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A stool is a tool! Bimbo is a stackable stool made of compression moulded wood. A cut out hole as a handle makes the stool easy to move around. Bimbo can be used almost anywhere one needs a temporary little place to sit or something to balance a foot on when one can´t quite reach and, of course, as a movable small table. Bimbo can be used together with Bimbed and Bimbord as a nesting table. Use our design tool to create your own setting with Bimbo.
Bimbo started off as a colourful sketch, of small stackable stools, on the back of a presentation for another product. We liked the sketch and Peter Brandt was given the commission to further develop his idea. The result was Bimbo, which has received many awards over the years and has grown into a family of stools and small tables.
Can be used together with Bimbed and Bimbord as a nesting table
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We’re heading into a parentless generation
I thought I’d seen it all, until this week’s news about the Standish City Police issuing seven minor-in-possession citations to 11 and 12-year-old minors came out.
The first question that I asked myself was, “What the heck is going on?”
The second was, “Where in the world are the parents?”
Maybe we really are heading into a parentless generation.
According to information obtained by Standish Police Chief Mark Christian these children were left home alone, and the worst part of the story is that they obtained the alcohol from a 43-year-old man who lives next door to the home where the minors were drinking.
Christian also said that the minor’s mother who owns the residence was gone visiting family downstate.
This entire situation is not only extremely disturbing, but it’s outright terrifying.
More than a dozen children were at this residence, and at least seven of them were consuming alcohol.
According to Christian, the 43-year-old man used money compiled by the minors to purchase the alcohol.
The ages of 11 and 12 are way to young too even think that drinking is a good idea. These kids should be out fishing, riding bikes, playing basketball, anything that kids do.
This is not a group of 17-and 18-year-old teenagers; they are kids.
Where do these children even get this idea to have a drinking party?
This current generation of children need to have a reality check, and it starts with the parents.
It’s easy for anyone to play the Monday morning quarterback and say, “Well, why didn’t the parents check to see if the mother would be home.” But, the reality is, kids lie.
All of the details on this issue are not out yet, but I hope that people who know about this situation use this as a reality check and start paying more attention.
Not all kids are bad, and we need to remember that. But this is one of the scariest incidents I have had to cover since I started working in this area.
I have to say that this is a great community. We don’t need to have black eyes like this, because this is a community of good hard-working people. But this incident is just terrible.
Parents, please take the time to know what your children are doing. The life we have been given is so precious and so short; incidents like this are so risky and just not worth it. These kids have no idea that the actions they take now will affect them for their lives.
If any children read this, please just think before you act. I know that doing things now sounds fun, but you have to be smart. This time you have is so precious you should cherish it. This applies to every kid, from 10 to 17. Your friends are not looking out what is best for you, that’s your job, and your parents’ job.
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Monday, March 29, 2010
I'm a Barbie girl
I know I've been promising you all some snaps of my Sonia Rykiel pour H&M haul, but I've been in a state of denial at how much I've spent on the collection. Sure, happiness is a wardrobe full of Sonia, but it's also a bank balance that's not in the red!
So, to make myself feel better about splashing out, I've decided that instead of wearing everything at once, I'm going to bring out a new piece every month. Not only will that prolong the excitement of owning Sonia at high-street prices, it'll mean I'll have something new to wear until the end of 2010 at least!
To help me unveil my first Sonia Rykiel pour H&M piece on this blog, I've called in a style icon who's bigger even than Sonia. With a career that has spanned 50 years, she's achieved international status and joined the ranks of Madonna, Britney and Kylie by being known by her first name only. Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce Barbie and my new BBF (best blogger friend) at Barbie of the Day, who provides a daily fashion fix by showcasing Mattel's leading lady in a wardrobe of custom-made pieces that reflect the season's trends and trendsetters.
All that's left to say is... come on Barbie, let's go party!
Bargainista Fashionista wears:
Cotton sweater, £24.99, by Sonia Rykiel pour H&M
Cotton skirt, £19.99, by Sonia Rykiel pour H&M
Sunglasses, £1, from Primark
Sweater by Barbie of the Day
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BBC Introducing radio shows and downloads
Find your nearest local BBC Introducing show, read up on our national shows and get hold of the latest downloads and podcasts
Every week over 30 local BBC Introducing shows all over the UK play music they have discovered through the BBC Introducing Uploader.
Our family of local shows across the UK are at the frontline of discovering and playing new artists from their area - and it could include you.
But it doesn't end there. Our local shows also recommend the best tunes from their area to specialist and daytime DJs on Radio 1, 1Xtra, 6 Music and Asian Network. That means, if you're the cream of the crop, your music could be heard by a nationwide audience. It all starts by signing up and uploading your best tracks.
Our network of local BBC Introducing shows
These are the local shows that your music gets sent to. By signing into the Introducing Uploader and letting us know your postcode, we can send your music to your closest BBC Introducing show.
From January 5th 2013, every BBC Local Radio station across England and the Channel Islands will broadcast a BBC Introducing programme from 8pm on Saturday evenings. All other show times are indicated below.
Regional and national shows:
Across The Line on BBC Radio Ulster (Mondays, 8pm)
BBC Introducing in the East Midlands (BBC Derby, BBC Leicester, BBC Lincolnshire and BBC Nottingham)
Vic Galloway on BBC Radio Scotland (Mondays, 8pm)
BBC Introducing: The South (BBC Solent, BBC Sussex, BBC Surrey)
Bethan Elfyn on BBC Radio Wales (Saturdays, 7pm)
Adam Walton on BBC Radio Wales (Saturdays, 10pm)
BBC Introducing in the West (BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Gloucestershire, BBC Wiltshire and BBC Somerset)
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Simply Calphalon® Nonstick 14-Piece Cookware Set and Open Stock
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We Love our new cookware ! My husband's the cook and I'm the dish washer and we both love our new cookware! He has been looking for a set to purchase for about a year and when my mom offered to buy us a set for his birthday he knew he wanted Calphalon. I'm so glad he put in the time and researched this purchase bc these pots are amazing! Easy to cook with, easy to clean, and they look great hanging on the wall! This is the first time I have ever taken the time to write a product review. That's how impressed I'm with the quality of this cookware! I was inspired to write this review after I left chicken noodle soup warming up on stove for over 20 minutes. Yes, I thought I was going to be a disaster! The soup was burnt, all the stock had boiled out and the noodles where cooked to the pot. This is why I should just stick to dishwasher, who buns soup? But guess what it literally took less than one minute to clean the pot and no damage was done! O an my husband says they perform great too! I like everything HE has cooked in them. You can't go wrong purchasing Calphalon. January 14, 2012
Look no further!! If you're in the market for new cookware, CONGRATULATIONS!!!! You just found the perfect set!! Beautiful, durible, and the very definition of " non-stick", this set has it all! You could literally burn a solid layer of cheese in these pots and pans, let it sit overnight without soaking, and the next day when you wash it, it slides right out like it was never there! Absolutely insane!! But don't just take my word for it. Try it for yourself. You will not be disappointed!! Just make sure to read the instruction booklet for washing and caring guidleines before your first use. If I ever do need another set, I'm buying this set again. I joke with my husband that this set might outlast our marriage :) December 13, 2011
Awesome Cookware I had originally registered for another set of cookware then started reading the reviews and wasn't happy with my selection. Thankfully no one has purchased that set so after that I found this set and bought it with gift cards. I am so happy with this set of cookware. It cooks so evenly it's amazing. You don't realize what even cooking is until you see this set. Cleans up easily. I would recommend this set to anyone looking for new cookware! December 5, 2011
Good but... I love this cookware, but the first time I used the deep frying pan (the one with the long handle and the small handle), it got all cut up. I use plastic utensils on my cookware, so I am not sure what happened. I took it back to where I bought it and they replaced it with no hassles. I have not had a problem since then with any thing else. September 23, 2011
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I spent my girlhood in a little Italian pizza shop. A real nook of a place. Red walls, wooden bench-seat booths, speckled linoleum, cracked 8×10′s of displaced Paesanos, wobbly brass and glass ceiling fans, half-full shakers of oregano, red pepper flakes, and freshly grated parmesan. Royal blue menu boards with white lettering. Recipes born in Italy and raised in America.
There, I earned my first paychecks, accepted dollar tips, and garnered advice about boys from Alfredo, my second grandfather. His Italian accent curling and bubbling around rough English sentences. “Andrea why-a you wear-a flip flopas in the kitchen?!” His insistence that my high school boyfriend come inside to pick me up after my shift. The hug he wrapped me in when that boy broke my heart.
I worked there for years in high school and during summers in college. I remember the smells, the heady aromatics of sizzling garlic and onion, the air as thick and viscous as olive oil. There was no air conditioning. You read that right. 95 degree days inside a pizza oven. I’d wipe sweat off my forehead with the short folded sleeve of my red Casabella tee as I tapped the rickety register with fuschia polished fingers. The only moments of respite coming from shoving my head deep inside the freezer chest to scoop Ronnie’s slush on Thursday nights. Crowds pouring in from the weekly concert at the town gazebo. Nights that ended with flushed cheeks, sore feet, and slicks of blue raspberry and watermelon Italian ice on my forearms. Scars to prove the heat of the oven, long after the temperature gauge went wonky.
My memories of Casabella taste like steak and cheese subs. Shavings of rib eye seared to a pink center, sauteed mushrooms and peppers- both juicy with the rich drippings of the beef that sizzled alongside them. Alfredo scooped the mixture inside a soft white bun and topped it with slices of provolone cheese, sweet caramelized onions, and “hots.” And at 8:30pm, just as my shift was nearing its end, I remember his hands- thick skinned, olive, and wrinkled- pulling it from the oven. No pot holder necessary. There it was tanned and toasty, cheese bubbling, a gift to be wrapped it in white paper.
I’d guess I ate a steak and cheese sub five nights a week back then. To date, it’s my favorite sandwich order. The problem with my affection for cheesy beef hoagies is that they’ll never taste the way they did at Casabella. I’ve searched five states and hundreds of mom and pop shops for one that comes close, without any luck. The truth is, what I’m searching for isn’t simply a mixture of beef, mushrooms, peppers, caramelized onions, and provolone. I’m searching for a feeling of being young, and loved, and happy. I’m craving nostalgia.
I learned during my late teens, that family owned and family run, mean something. They mean that all who spend their days, nights, and weekends, slicing pizza pies and shaving ice for locals, are part of that family. I grew up in that skinny brick building, wedged between Lord’s Department Store and the old time barber shop. At sixteen, Casabella was a home. A place where calling in sick would mean that Al had more work than he should at 75, and that John would be stuck without someone to ring and answer the phones while he stretched homemade dough. And truth be told, going to work was fun. We shot the breeze, we argued like only hot tempered Italians do, we laughed so hard that customers questioned just how much vino was in the spiced sauce.
I went back to Casabella, years after I’d said my final goodbye, and the owners were new. The inside had been redecorated. It was cleaner, brighter, modern. But sadder somehow. I missed my friends…missed my family… and that steak and cheese.
Steak and Cheese Subs with Peppers, Onions, and Mushrooms
(Makes 2 sandwiches)
- 2 fresh Italian sandwich rolls- the whiter and fluffier the better
- 1/2 lb steak, preferably rib-eye but sirloin and other cuts work well
- 1 TBSP olive oil
- 1 small onion, sliced thinly
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms
- 1/2 green bell pepper, sliced thinly
- a pinch of sugar
- a very generous amount of salt and pepper
- 2 thick slices of provolone cheese, cut in half
Ask your butcher to cut you a half pound of high quality beef- I used sirloin because it looked freshest at the market.
Set a large frying pan, cast iron skillet, or griddle over medium-high heat. When it’s very hot, add the oil and the vegetables. Saute for about 4 minutes, until they have softened. Add a pinch of sugar to them- trust me here, the sweetness will be much appreciated. Push the vegetables to the sides of the pan and add the beef to the center. Generously season with salt and pepper. Be heavy handed here. Stir the beef almost constantly for about 2-3 minutes, until it is no longer pink. Mix it in with the vegetables and remove the pan from heat. Split open your sub rolls, fill evenly with the beef, mushrooms, peppers, and onions, and top with the sliced provolone cheese. Place the filled subs in the oven to toast for 1 minute- until the cheese is melted and slightly bubbling.
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It’s been a while since I last wrote Saturday Morning Tuneage, but (perhaps along with my presence on this web site) it’s something I’ve been hoping to resurrect. A spate of new music purchases this past week reminded me just how much I enjoyed spending my Saturday mornings with my laptop and my favorite headphones – so (at least this week) I’m setting aside some tuneage time.
Maybe (probably?) it’s just me, but it seems like the majority of performers that appear in movies – while usually musicians in real life – are merely playing additional characters. So I suppose it was entirely natural for me to think that The Boxer Rebellion wasn’t a real band when one of the main characters in the rom-com Going the Distance dropped the group’s name. But, much to my surprise, the indie-rock group popped up on the set list of my friend Andy’s long-running Internet radio show! A quick Amazon search revealed they’ve actually released three albums, the oldest of which dates back to 2005. It only took a few previews to convince me to pick up all three…
Exits (2005) – Amazon, eMusic
I started my chronological tour of The Boxer Rebellion with Exits. Frontman Nathan Nicholson doesn’t waste any time before introducing us to his range – he gives equal time to quiet, subdued lyrics and urgent, almost-imploring vocals in the album’s opening tracks. The occasional distortion seems well-placed, and has a nice analog quality to it – you can almost see the board’s VU meters peaking into the red in Nicholson’s voice. While hints of Coldplay come through occasionally, the far more-indie sound of the instrumentals was a nice differentiator.
My first run through Exits – as with the other two albums – played through my office open-air as I wrote various bits of software. It was great coding music inasmuch as it maintained a good pace and an urgent tone – but no particular track stood out enough from the background for me to stop and take note of it. If I were to queue up the album on a different day, I can’t pin down any one that I’d jump to – all were good, but none were catchy enough to stand out. One possible exception was the atypically-melodic “Never Knowing How Or Why”.
Union (2009) – Amazon, eMusic
I started to notice patterns as I moved on from Exits to Union. The four years of (presumable) work and maturation that preceded Rebellion’s sophomore effort showed immediately, but the band certainly tipped their hats to their first release: come out the gate with a strong beat and prominent vocals to get the listener’s attention, make everything flow with nice seamless transitions, and offer a stylistic variety that (quite justifiably) shows off your musical versatility.
Unlike Exits, however, the songs on this album had contrast. When a new one came on, I noticed. I noticed the acoustic subtlety of “Soviets”. I noticed the head-nodding, foot-tapping magnetism of “Spitting Fire”. And I noticed the bits I’d go back to the next time Union ends up in front of me.
The Cold Still (2011) – Amazon, eMusic
After listening through five years of music-making in my first two hours with The Boxer Rebellion, I had a pretty good idea of what to expect when I dove into their most-recent release. Of course, as most assumptions go, I was wrong. Right out the gate with “No Harm”, the band made it clear they intend to be taken seriously. The indie-sounding guitar tracks are pushed farther into the album, and they wait to turn up the catchy-dial. This was the point where I stopped my work and took notice.
In The Cold Still, the lyrics turn more introspective and dark – but in light of their accompaniment remain encouraging-sounding. More than just offering song-to-song contrast, the band now juxtaposes sounds with emotions, and explores the complexities that take them beyond the typical indie sound – they achieve a phenomenon I’ve wanted to explore more: Some of the songs enter that personal canon of music that seems unfathomable not to have been written. For a perfect example of all-of-the-above, listen to “Organ Song” with your eyes closed. It makes you want to get up and run. Not from anything, or to anywhere. Just run.
If you couldn’t tell from the above, I’m glad The Boxer Rebellion is a real band. They’ll certainly be regularly appearing in my playlists from now on, and I hope they keep up the good work in their releases. In the mean time, do pick those releases up – if you have any sort of affinity for indie rock, you’ll be glad you did. | <urn:uuid:eb6497f8-172b-4138-ab12-77d923b9171c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.daverea.com/author/dave/page/2/ | 2013-05-19T10:23:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966004 | 1,059 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Alternatively, you can be tough and take steps towards really assessing which banks are insolvent when you use market prices to value their assets. These banks can be taken over in a scaled-up FDIC-type procedure (no golden parachutes!), and controlling stakes in fully recapitalized banks can be sold off immediately to new private owners. The new private owners can handle, under proper anti-trust supervision, the break up the banks. This approach will be cheaper for the taxpayer (but nothing is free at this stage), easier to explain to the electorate and their representatives, and it will work – this is in fact the standard prescription because it always works. But it will not make powerful bankers happy.
So which way is the Obama Administration heading? We honestly don’t yet know; the signals are mixed.
Indications that we are rolling over for the banker lobby are: (1) weak executive compensation caps, announced last week, and (2) insufficient money available or yet sought to back up the recapitalization that should follow the “once and for all” stress test of the banking system. The math on point (2) is: there is only $320bn left from TARP, of which – we learned today – $100bn is to go in further support for the securitized credit market, $50bn for housing support (and this could end up higher), and at least $50bn for private-public toxic asset purchase/loan scheme (thi is my inference from the statement that this bank should be $500bn going on $1trn total). The $120bn or so left over is probably not enough to recapitalize one major troubled bank, let alone the entire system.
But there are also more positive signs. Secretary Geithner was much more critical of bankers and their compensation schemes than officials have been to date. And President Obama is clearly angered by bankers’ arrogant bonuses. The Administration’s messages of transparency and accountability are refreshing and exactly on the mark. And I liked this line from Geithner (from CNNMoney),
“These banks need to understand that access to government resources is a privilege, not a right. It’s not for the banks. It’s for the people, and companies depend on that.”
Do the banks understand this? Read Lloyd Bankfein’s article in Monday’s Financial Times, and tell me if you see any such indication from the CEO of Goldman Sachs.
So how do you get message across? Obviously, we need the comprehensive stress test immediately and it has to be transparent and very tough. And this is where David Axelrod and Rahm Emanuel have apparently been exactly right in the past 10 days. According to press reports (NYT yesterday and WSJ last week), both have pushed for tougher symbolic and substantive actions that would hurt bankers’ pocketbooks and weaken the largest banks.
Remember, weakening the big banks and their bosses should not be seen as an unfortunate side effect of beneficial medicine. It is exactly what we need to do under these circumstances. Unless and until these banks’ economic and political influence declines, we are stuck with too many people who know exactly what they can get away with because their organizations are “too big to fail.”
And weakening these banks (or actually having some of them go out of business and be broken up) as part of a comprehensive system reboot – with asset revaluations at market prices and a complete recapitalization program – will help return the credit system to normal.
For reasons that are not obvious, Axelrod and Emanuel have not prevailed on the degree of toughness towards the American Banking Oligarchy. But this may change. Let us hope it is soon.
Originally published at the Baseline Scenario and reproduced here with the author’s permission.
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Here's an idea that I've been pondering for years now. I doubt if I'll ever build it myself. I just don't see much need for it for me. (though now that I'm feeling inspired to maybe some day engineer my own e-bike, who knows?)
But it ought to be cheap enough. And some of you guys who are technically oriented might be able to make some use of it.
It's a bicycle dynamometer. I'll try to attach my crude drawing of it as well.
The bicycle will need to be suspended above the ground. Right behind the rear wheel you'll want to place the equivalent of a child's see-saw. (Though it won't have to be that heavy duty. I'm sure a 2 X 4 will be more than enough) Attached to the bicycle end of this see-saw, or better yet 'the torque arm', would be a standard bicycle brake. You would slip this over the rear tire and line it up with the wheel rim so that it is ready to stop the wheel spinning. At the other end of the torque arm would be any old bathroom scale. Just have it sitting on a platform right below the end of the torque arm.
Start up the bike at WOT. Start applying the brake. (It would be very helpful to have an ammeter measuring the current running through the motor) The torque arm will, naturally, pivot on it's fulcrum and push down against the bathroom scale. You'll be able to calculate the torque at the wheel's rim, or where the rubber hits the road, from this. With an ammeter in the loop, you'll be able to measure the drive train's torque from 'almost no load' right up through 'watch it! you're gonna burn up the motor!' With a tachometer (or a bicycle speedometer) you could measure power through this range as well.
For anything more than quick tests, heat will be a problem. Might melt the brake pads. But if you ran water over both sides of the wheel rim right before the brake pads, then you'd have all the cooling you'll need. I suppose it'll also make the braking, and measuring, more smooth.
In my drawing I put the fulcrum at the wrong end, now that I think about it. Imagine you were grabbing onto a wheel that was delivering, say, 50 ft/lb of torque. If the fulcrum were 5 ft from the wheel and 1 foot from the scale, then the scale would be absorbing a 'weight' of 250 lbs. This would put your measurements right in the useful range of that scale. I'm sure that you would want the fulcrum to be closer to the scale than to the bicycle.
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|Table 1. Tissue Weighting Factors (WT) for Individual Tissues and Organs|
|Tissue or Organ||Tissue Weighting Factor (WT|
|Gonads (testes or ovaries)||0.20|
|Red bone marrow||0.12|
|** The remainder is composed of the following additional tissues and organs: adrenal, brain, upper large intestine, small intestine, kidney, muscle, pancreas, spleen, thymus and uterus.|
The tissue weighting factor (WT) is an important unit of radiation measurement that weights the equivalent dose in a particular tissue or organ in terms of its relative contribution to the total deleterious effects resulting from uniform irradiation of the whole body. This weighting factor takes account of the probability of fatal cancer, the probability of nonfatal cancer, weighted for severity, and the average length of life lost due to an induced cancer.
The values shown in Table 1 were developed from a reference population of equal numbers of both sexes and a wide range of ages. In the definition of effective dose they apply to workers, to the whole population, and to either sex. When an equivalent dose to an organ is multiplied by the (wT) for that organ, the result is the effective dose to that organ:
- Effective dose = sum of [organ doses x tissue weighting factor]
The unit of effective dose is the sievert (Sv).
According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) "For purposes of calculation, the 'remainder' category in Table 1 is composed of the following additional tissues and organs: adrenals, brain, upper large intestine, small intestine, kidney, muscle, pancreas, spleen, thymus and uterus. The list includes organs which are likely to be selectively irradiated. Some organs in the list are known to be susceptible to cancer induction. If other tissues and organs subsequently become identified as having a significant risk of induced cancer they will then be included either with a specific WT or in this additional list constituting the remainder. The latter may also include other tissues or organs selectively irradiated."
In those exceptional cases in which a single one of the remainder tissues or organs receives an equivalent dose in excess of the highest dose in any of the twelve organs for which a weighting factor is specified, a weighting factor of 0.025 should be applied to that tissue or organ and a weighting factor of 0.025 to the average dose in the rest of the remainder as defined above.
- International Agency for Research on Cancer, Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, 2001
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I just returned from a trip to Ilkley and Otley, England to visit with my colleagues at WoolSafe®Headquarters. This part of England is where thousands of sheep are raised - much to my surprise, for food (mutton and lamb chops). However, a wonderful byproduct is the beautiful wool fleece which is used for carpet and rug manufacturing. One of the highlights of my trip was a day spent in Manchester visiting the British Wool Bureau, two wool processing plants and finally a yarn dyeing and weaving facility which manufactures wool yarn for Karastan®here in the U.S.
Wool carpeting is still manufactured and sold in the United States and is invariably finding its way into upscale environments.
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Round-up: Huby pounces for Tigers to turn tables and bring end to Salford's winning streak
Dave Hadfield was a schoolboy convert to rugby league, the game which, one way or another, has dominated his life ever since. After working for newspapers in Shropshire and Blackpool (where he covered the fortunes of Blackpool Borough) he travelled the world, working mainly in Hong Kong and Sydney. He became The Independent's rugby league man in 1990 and has written five books on the game and broadcast extensively for Sky and the BBC. Dave played his last game at the age of 53 and would have set up a try if anyone could have been bothered supporting his break. When not writing about the sport, he now limits himself to a bit of tick and pass with his local club, the Bolton Mets. Family includes supporters - of varying degrees of dedication - of Salford, Wigan, Sheffield Eagles and St George Illawarra.
Monday 11 June 2012
Salford's winning run ended at three matches as they were pipped at the post by Castleford yesterday. The in-form City Reds were on their way to their fourth victory when Sean Gleeson's try made it 30-22 with time running out.
The struggling Tigers, however, found some fight to snatch a precious win. Their captain, Danny Orr, who started the game on the bench, completed a rare hat-trick of tries and, in the last minute, Craig Huby followed Rangi Chase's kick to score the try that clinched a 34-30 win that will lift much of the gloom at Cas.
Wigan kept a firm grip on top place in Super League with a 36-14 victory at the Catalan Dragons. George Carmont's two second-half tries were crucial, but it was not all good news for the Warriors. Welsh prop Gil Dudson could be out for as long as six months with ankle ligament damage, while Brett Finch has announced that he is going home to Australia at the end of the season.
Wigan are expected to step up their pursuit of Chase, while their coach, Shaun Wane, lamented the loss of Dudson, a forward in whom he has seen a rapid improvement.
At the other end of the table, London Broncos moved off the bottom spot, at the expense of Widnes, who they beat 28-24 with Antonio Kaufusi's late try.
Warrington had their match against Leeds won in the first half-hour, when they piled up 30 unanswered points. Gareth O'Brien and Chris Riley scored two tries apiece and, although the Rhinos staged something of a fightback to eventually lose 37-18, there was no sign of an end to their current uncertainties.
They lost Brent Webb and Ian Kirke to injuries, but the Warrington coach, Tony Smith, expects Brett Hodgson to be fit to captain the Exiles against England on Saturday, despite limping off with a tight hamstring.
It was one-way traffic at Langtree Park, where a weary-looking Bradford shipped 54 points against St Helens. Young centre Josh Jones, who agreed a new contract last week, led the way with a hat-trick of tries, with Paul Wellens and Jonny Lomax claiming two each.
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He signed 654 bills into law, made 25 foreign trips and had 113 golf outings.
As President Obama's first term comes to an end, Mark Knoller of CBS News has gathered some statistics about the first four years.
Some of the numbers "show that the economy recovered from its recession on his watch but annual federal deficits topped a trillion dollars four years running, (and) the National Debt soared," writes Knoller, an unofficial White House historian.
Among our favorite stats, per Knoller:
National debt -- Jan. 2009: $10.616 trillion; Jan. 2013: $16.432 trillion (At $5.8 trillion, it's the largest increase in the national debt under one president. Mr. Obama says $1.3 trillion was waiting for him on the day he took office. The debt equals 104 percent of GDP).
Dow Jones Industrial Average -- Jan. 2009: 8,077; Jan. 2013 (1/18/2013): 13,616 (It's a 58 percent increase on Mr. Obama's watch).
Bills signed into law: 654 (90 of which named U.S. Post Offices).
Bills signed into law by Autopen: 3.
Cabinet meetings: 19.
Nations visited: 35 (several more than once).
Golf outings: 113 (Most frequent venue: 52 rounds at Joint Base Andrews).
Flights on Air Force One: 836.
Presidential pardons: 22 - This is the fewest of any president to date since James Garfield in 1881 who served only 200 days until his death. Asked why the president has granted so few so far, a spokesman said Mr. Obama "takes his Constitutional power to grant clemency very seriously and each recommendation received from the Department of Justice is carefully reviewed and evaluated on the merits."
Number of speeches, remarks and comments: 1,852
Number of speeches delivered with Teleprompter: 699
Number of speeches in which he referred to Slurpees?: 35 (During the 2010 midterm election campaign, Mr. Obama often portrayed Republicans as "sippin' Slurpees" while Democrats struggled to pull the U.S. economy out of a ditch.
Number of states visited to date: 44.
States not yet visited: 6 (Arkansas, Idaho, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah).
Vacations: 13 (spanning all or part of 83 days).
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(TEMPE, Ariz.) February 26, 2008 — Supply management professionals have a new tool to help them gain executive support and internal consensus for social responsibility programs. The first and largest supply management institute in the world — Institute for Supply Management™ (ISM) — has added a new resource to its Social Responsibility Web site. The downloadable document is titled, A Call to Action: Developing a Social Responsibility Business Case.
Members of ISM's Committee on Sustainability and Social Responsibility developed the business case template to support planning efforts of supply professionals who seek to develop or enhance programs within their organizations. The document covers descriptions, reasons for change, key steps to implementation as well as potential costs, benefits and risks inherent to implementing social responsibility programs.
A Call to Action: Developing a Social Responsibility Business Case is available to any interested individual regardless of membership status in ISM. Go to ISM's Principles of Social Responsibility Web site at www.ism.ws/sr. Select Principles of Social Responsibility from the list at the right side of the screen, and then select the Business Case link. Material may be copied and used with permission with credit given to ISM.
Now in its fourth year, ISM's social responsibility initiative continues to flourish. Forty-three companies and organizations have formally extended their support to ISM's Principles of Social Responsibility. Links to many of those organizations' social responsibility programs are also located on the ISM Social Responsibility Web site.
As the largest supply management institute in the world, the mission of Institute for Supply Management™ (ISM) is to lead supply management. By executing and extending its mission through education, research, standards of excellence, influence building and information dissemination — including the renowned monthly ISM Report On Business® — ISM continues to extend the global impact of supply management. ISM is proud to recognize professional excellence in supply management with awards such as the ISM R. Gene Richter Awards for Leadership and Innovation in Supply Management and the J. Shipman Gold Medal Award. ISM's membership base includes more than 40,000 supply management professionals in 75 countries. Supply management professionals are responsible for trillions of dollars in the purchases of products and services annually. ISM is a member of the International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management (IFPSM). | <urn:uuid:bbab016e-8138-4410-89ca-89c016439090> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.ism.ws/about/MediaRoom/newsreleasedetail.cfm?ItemNumber=17711 | 2013-05-19T09:55:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932193 | 499 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- At its essence, the presidential inaugural symbolizes American democracy's peaceful transition or extension of power.
Every four years, the winner of the preceding November election swears to defend the Constitution. Cannons boom and bands play. It all unfolds outside in public, usually before a massive throng that thunders its approval.
The simple practice and symbolism of inaugurating a president has remained consistent throughout American history -- 56 times before Sunday -- although the date, the pomp and the ceremony have changed since George Washington took the first oath 224 years ago.
Thirteen years after the Declaration of Independence and more than a year and a half after the Constitution was ratified, Washington was sworn in on April 20, 1789, at Federal Hall in New York. The capital city later named for Washington was just a swamp at the time.
He set the precedent of kissing the Bible after the oath.
Franklin Pierce broke the tradition of kissing the Bible. He placed his left hand on it instead in 1853.
Washington is also credited with creating other traditions. For instance, he started the inaugural parade when government officials, members of Congress, Army units, and prominent citizens escorted him to the ceremony.
The oath of office is specified in Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution. The oath for other federal officials, including the vice president, is not in the Constitution.
The oath of office reads, "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
The "(or affirm)" allows the president-elect to choose to affirm or to swear the oath of office. Only Pierce and Herbert Hoover chose to affirm rather than swear their oath.
The words "so help me God" do not appear in the Constitutional oath. That phrase was supposedly ad-libbed by Washington, setting a precedent for future presidents.
President Barack Obama has requested his oath include the phrase.
A personal aspect of the inauguration is the Bible.
John F. Kennedy was the first Catholic president -- his religious identity was a contentious issue in his run for office.
Only three presidents did not use a Bible: John Qunicy Adams opted for a volume of law; Theodore Roosevelt used no Bible or book at his first inauguration in 1901. Lyndon Johnson used John F. Kennedy's Roman Catholic Missal during his hastily arranged swearing-in aboard Air Force One en route to Washington following Kennedy's assassination in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963.
Like fingerprints, no inaugural address is the same -- they come in all lengths, tones and with all kinds of different motives. Some aim to set the agenda for the president's term, others aim to define how the president will govern.
Washington delivered the shortest address at his second inauguration in Philadelphia. It totaled 135 words.
The longest was about 8,500 words and delivered by William Henry Harrison, who refused to wear coat on the cold March day in 1841. He caught a cold and died from pneumonia a month later.
Some memorable lines from inaugural addresses:
"With malice toward none, with charity for all." - Abraham Lincoln, March 1865.
"Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." - Franklin
D. Roosevelt, March 1933.
"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you --- ask what you can do for your country." - John F. Kennedy, January 1961.
January 20 falls on a Sunday this year as it did in 1917, 1957 and 1985. As a result, Obama will take the official oath in a private ceremony that day at the White House. He will follow up with the public ceremony on Monday at the Capitol.
Obama will be the first president to have two oaths administered publicly and privately. In 2009, Chief Justice John Roberts flubbed the oath as he read it Obama during the public ceremony. They did it again the next day at the White House to leave no question
Thomas Jefferson was the first president inaugurated in Washington, March 1801.
The first inauguration on January 20 by decree of the 20th Amendment was in 1937.
Andrew Jackson was the first to take the oath on the East Front of the Capitol.
Ronald Reagan of California was the first to be inaugurated on the West Front of the Capitol in 1980.
Jimmy Carter, in 1976, was the first to walk from the Capitol to the White House.
The first inaugural streamed live on the Internet was Bill Clinton's second ceremony in 1997.
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Yeah, yeah. We know. You just watch the Super Bowl for the commercials.
Here at CNN Tech, most of us also enjoyed what turned out to be a pretty competitive game. Not to mention an excuse to obsess over Twitter for a few hours.
But that didn't mean we didn't take notice of which Web and tech companies shelled out the big bucks to nestle in between ads for corn chips and beer in black bottles.
Gone are the halcyon days when every tech-bubble startup with a dream and a sock puppet advertised during the game. But plenty of heavy hitters were in evidence.
In no particular order, here they are, with a little tech-world analysis about what, if anything, they achieved:
We're calling this one the tech winner of the night. Because who doesn't love Amy Poehler?
The "Parks and Recreation" and ex-"Saturday Night Live" star rattles off rapid-fire consumer tech questions while playfully sexually harassing a Best Buy clerk (but in a really cute way). And saying "dongle."
Is it enough to get tech-obsessed shoppers to forgo online retailers for a good, old-fashioned brick-and-mortar store? We're not sure. But it was a valiant effort. It also showcased the store's emphasis on selling mobile gadgets instead of TVs or home electronics.
Some of our favorite one-liners:
-- "What's LTE? Is it contagious?"
-- "Can I use a dongle with this? Does it make you uncomfortable when I use the word 'dongle'?"
-- "What's the cloud? Where is the cloud? Are we in the cloud now?"
-- "Will this (a tablet) read 'Fifty Shades of Grey' to me in a sexy voice? Will you?"
The Web address clearinghouse kept to its usual Super Bowl-ad strategy. Which is to say, titillating some while annoying or disgusting many others.
This year, it was a splotchy-faced nerd (yay, stereotypes!) sucking face with supermodel Bar Refaeli. The makeout session, meant to highlight Go Daddy's "When Sexy Meets Smart" slogan, came complete with superimposed sucking sounds that would have felt right at home during a face-hugger assault from "Aliens."
At least race-car driver Danica Patrick left her clothes on this time. Everyone did, in fact, but that likely didn't appease many critics of GoDaddy's lad-mag-style commercials. Who was the smart one again? Not the woman? Gotcha.
All that said, how many more domain-registration companies can you name without a Google search?
Instead of focusing on a single product, Samsung used funnymen Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd basically to say "Samsung" a lot while pretending to fight over who will get to be in the commercial.
They both brandish Galaxy Note smartphones, while LeBron James makes an appearance via the screen of a Galaxy Tab. But the main point here seems to be to continue establishing the brand as a fun alternative to Apple (which, notably, didn't buy Super Bowl TV time).
And to let the world know Rogen would wear a diaper for Samsung.
Fresh off unveiling its BlackBerry 10 operating system and two new phones, the company tried to keep its badly needed momentum going with a 30-second spot in which a guy uses the new BlackBerry Z10 to set himself on fire, grow elephant legs and magically turn an out-of-control big rig into an exploding pile of rubber duckies. | <urn:uuid:3d634055-0ddb-493b-875c-2e51151834b9> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.kxly.com/news/technology/Breaking-down-the-Super-Bowl-tech-ads/-/5622068/18400270/-/item/0/-/12vdtxbz/-/index.html | 2013-05-19T09:57:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948259 | 747 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Aiming for a title Mr Fry I see. Maybe MPs have done nothing wrong in the eyes of the Cambridge and Oxford Uni educated establishment figures. But back in the real world something is decidedly wrong in the state of Denmark when most MPs get double the average wage in expenses a year.
I had a lot of respect for Stephen Fry up until this. Making statements like this shows him for the abject, isolated twit he is.
The entire country wants to start sticking MPs heads on poles for their blatant abuse of the system, and this twat see’s nothing wrong in it.
Parliament is meant to be above us all, and they are amply rewarded for it. 50 years ago, it was an unpaid position with only food and travel covered. Maybe it should go back to that, much like JP’s and Magistrates, and it will hopefully eliminate these greedy bastard career MPs and leave the job to people that genuinely want to do the right thing.
My respect for Stephen Fry just nose dived…
Most of the population would love to live on an MP’s salary of £65,000 a year! They’d even be prepared to buy their own food and pay their own mortgage.
Maybe Stephen Fry sees nothing wrong with getting the tax payer to pay to get your pool cleaned… or you moat maintained… or the hedge round your helepad trimmed… but most people do. We pay our taxes and expect them to be used properly. And we expect out MP’s not to be saint, but to at least live by the same ethics as the rest of us. Seriously, if I claimed anything like that, or was got caught fiddling the system, in my job I’d be sacked very quickly.
It seems that, reading the article, that Stephen Fry is not saying the MPs have done nothing wrong, he does in fact state that he has no sympathy for them. Instead, I think he’s making the seperate valid point, that as soon as the british public smell blood, they move in for the kill, because we’re currently (as a general public) happier to blame others, MPs, whoever, for all the ills of the country, rather than accept any personal responibility ourselves. He makes the point of wanting everything but on low taxes, clean environments but with lots of cars etc to make this clear. On this more general point, I think I agree with him. Few people these days take responsibility for their own actions.
Why not read what he actually says?
“I’m not sympathetic to the MPs at all. I don’t think they’re sorry, I only think they’re sorry they’ve been found out.”
Or go buy The Big Issue and read the actual article, as I’m sure what is written here is paraphrased and repackaged to make a bigger story out of a smaller one.
It’s not like PinkNews has never done that before.
There’s a really good impromptu interview broadcast on the BBC news web site, with Stephen Fry talking to Michael Crick on this topic. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8044719.stm
And what he says in that broadcast makes a bundle of sense. Appalling as the behaviour of some of the MPs have been, we’ve not heard of two dozen MPs whose behaviour has been objectively scandalous. And the furore is small beer in comparison with the massive issues we should be getting ourselves wound up about.
If the debt the Government have placed on the UK in that last year was paid from the complete bill for MPs – salaries and expenses (even including staffing expenses) – it would take 1,500 years to repay, without including a penny of interest!
Or should we talk in the context of lives? (Was it 800,000 people estimated to have been died as a result of the Government’s illegal war in Iraq?)
Or should we talk in terms of liberties enjoyed by the UK since magna-carta being taken away slice-by-slice over the last few years?
Or should we talk about democracy represented in parliament itself, that has become the feeble, toothless puppet of half-a-dozen members of the inner cabinet and their press secretaries?
This is the Mother of all storms in Mother’s favourite china teacup. In any real kind of real context, becoming transfixed with MPs expenses at the cost of all other issues seems like fiddling while Rome burns. And that’s basically the point Stephen Fry was making.
Personally, I think its entirely silly to be worried about a few grand in expenses when the government is wasting millions if not billions on replacing trident and id cards.
Although, the hypocrisy of Alaisdair Darling fudging his expenses whilst having a stance on being ‘tough on benefit theives’ seems to imply that theft is ok when your a rich white man, but not ok if your poor.
And what are the British public supposed to say then? If there was no reaction, he’d probably be making some idiotic comment about how apathetic people are in contrast to, say, the French where they take to the streets and kick up a stink when they’re angry.
Would he belittle another nationality like he did the British with his patronising arrogance?
Most people have to work hard for their money (and I don’t mean look like a pompous twat for 30 seconds in a coffee advert Mr Fry) and they have every right to be angry when they see their taxes being pissed up against a wall.
He’s s smug media luvvy.
“The entire country wants to start sticking MPs heads on poles for their blatant abuse of the system”, says RobN. Okay, not of itself an unreasonable emotion, given the betrayal of the electorate. But why is it coming from Rob, who expends such a great effort on slagging off “miserable left wing old queens” such as Pink News? Sticking the bourgeoisie’ heads on poles is after all, a classic revolutionary leftist position and takes Rob far to the left of the Greens, the Communists, most Trotskyite groupings and a considerable proportion of the anarchist movement. Well done, Rob – you’re about as far to the left as you can get.
Perhaps all Steven Fry was saying is that, whilst MPs have brought their catastrophe on themselves, the Brits’ moral outrage is dangerous. Not so many years ago, British media indignation was directed at gay people, folks with AIDS, new age travellers and single mothers. Gay newspapers were firebombed, queerbashing was through the roof and at one point, in 1987, 75% of the polled electorate demanded immediate recriminalisation of homosexuality.
So far, the electoral recipients of hostility to MPs could be any one of a number of political groupings. The Liberal Democrats, Greens, Socialist Labour Party, Plaid Cymru, and various single-issue candidates have all made capital at the expense of the largest two parties. But the oppositional vote could also go to the Christian Party, British National Party or English Democrats, which have expressed marked opposition to gay human rights.
Of course, there are more important things than MPs expenses, but I beleive they reprented the last straw that broke the camel’s back.
Obviously, Miss Fry hasn’t read a previous PinkNews article describing the vile homophobic “Robinson Family” income amounting to £600,000.00 a years under the auspices of the taxpayer. And if that wasn’t enough, they even each claimed a further £100.00 each for food.
No, Miss Fry, I agree with were your coming from, but there is something still rotten in the state of Denmark.
All the best.
Fry is a sell out! He has sold his soul to the BBC for money. This statement by him is to try and take the attention away from his friend Jonathan Ross.
He was on the first show that came back on the air after Jonathan Ross’s suspension.
Fry doesn’t talk for the gay community, he talks for the BBC.
Jess/Ian et al. : Just because I work on the capitalist model, rather than the socialist one, that does NOT condone fraudulent behaviour.
Irrespective of party politics, these elected representatives have proved themselves unworthy of holding public office, and if they cant manage their personal finances, how in fucks name will they be capable of running the countries? As others have said, this was the final straw. Everyone has long suspected that most of our politicians were bent to some degree, but when they were exposed for what is, agreed, trivial matters, everyone is just wondering what these people have done whilst feigning to run the country?
Stephen is right. I know scores of people who fiddle their expenses and tax returns – this is potential tax payers money. The public is so scoldingly hypocritical it is unbelievable. We are idiots. Hes totally right about the tax thing too – we want utopia but wont pay for it!
It’s terrible that a politician is being hypocritical, but he’s just following the trend. How many influential people have Swiss bank accounts or avoid paying income tax? Many. I think that it’s a newsworthy item in and of itself, but I don’t think that the fact that Stephen Fry is commenting on it is newsworthy. I agree with him that the high moral stance is pretty awful, but I will go a step further: there are a lot more newsworthy items. If the MP is ousted, that’s not up to the press. The press’s job is to expose real muck, and there are people doing a lot more than just having a meal on taxpayers.
Olive et al
we’re pissed with our MPs because THEY make the kaws, THEY make the rules, THEY pontificate, THEY make capital about benefit fraud, banking incompetence, THEY tell the rest of us to tughten our belts…
We are angry because they’ve been proven to use the public purse as their personal bank accounts while everyone else has had to go without. I don’t begrudge my MP a decent salary, I do begrudge him living as though money is no object.
Good for Stephen Fry – a breath of fresh air in this debate. The hypocracy of the British public towards their elected members IS nauseating – rank double standards when 1000′s of Brits and immigrants alike are busily milking the welfare state for every drop of benefits they can get their lazy greedy paws on, and 10′s of 1000′s of Brits working in both public and private sector claiming expenses and jollies willy nilly like they are going out of fashion. Unfortunately we British have always excelled in exhibiting generous helpings of double-standards and envy and love nothing better than to harp on about the behaviour of others whilst at the same time doing exactly the same thing ourselves or wishing we could and get away with it! Its the same values that underlie the national attitudes to both wealth and sex!
I agree with Stephen here. The British public are fickle. People are being stabbed, attacked, gangs and gun/knife crime are rife in this country yet as soon as money is being stolen, the whole nation arises.
Whilst these thefts by those in power is clearly wrong; are there not also other, more important issues we as a collective should fight against?!
Meanie: Whilst these thefts by those in power is clearly wrong; are there not also other, more important issues we as a collective should fight against?!”
Like what? Jonathan Ross’s comments on the radio?
As I stated earlier, the expenses matter is trivial by comparison to many national matters, but it demonstrates the qualities of the people we voted into power, and the fact that if they can be so arrogant as to think that their behaviour is acceptable, then what hope have we that they would also be able to manage more important situations that require government decisions? It is not the expenses debacle in itself, but the demonstration of complete elitism, naivety and total hypocrisy they have almost to man, displayed.
I think Fry has a point. The British are great at whinging, but we never actually do anything proactive to change the status quo.
All these Pink News mentions of people being ‘openly’ gay are beginning to sound a tad old-fashioned — and after all, if they weren’t ‘openly’ gay, they wouldn’t get mentioned in Pink news. Couldn’t we just stick with plain ‘gay’?
As for Fry, he’s clearly saying something more complex than ‘MPs, drink your fill.’ All the odd publicity for his view may itself be a form of journo revenge.
i have to say i’d agree with Mr Fry – if you actually read the article he states he does not hold sympathy for the MPs; he is trying to highlight the finger pointing that is happening.
PS im voting Green.
PPS are the MRLP still on the go?
I think what’s appalling is how those in power are getting establishment figures to try and get off the hook.
Getting people like Fry and the arch bishop to say stop picking on MPs just wont work. We the people wont stop until we see real reforms to our democracy. That means the expulsion of the political class and real people representing our interests. Not the Oxford and Cambridge educated ex private school people, who have never worked outside the political world.
Though you will find most have parents who worked as bankers like Cameron.
The message has gone out to the old school tie maffia that they are in trouble and if they want to keep the old guard in power they had better stop the revolt.
I must say this is typical of most readers inability to read further than the first few words of an article!
Sorry, I must have been reading a completely different article to some of you… I must have missed the one where Mr Fry said it was in any way OK for the MP’s to milk the system, or that he agreed with it?
The whole point of his comments was to highlight the ‘it’s not ME, it’s HIM!’ mentality and finger-pointing.
Can we PLEASE read the message?
BEFORE shooting the messenger?
I did hear Stephen fry talk and read the article and i still find him a smug,arrogant,self absorbed,over indulged,over rated, 24 carrat twat.But then again knowing his history as a criminal himself is it surprising he has these views
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“I did hear Stephen fry talk and read the article and i still find him a smug,arrogant,self absorbed,over indulged,over rated, 24 carrat twat.But then again knowing his history as a criminal himself is it surprising he has these views”
Again dear, what views? That he has no time for MP’s with their noses in the trough? That he thinks they are only sorry that they have been caught, and not for what they have done? Do you not agree with him?
Or are you just being judgmental? Judging a book by it’s cover? Do you KNOW him?
No, maybe not.
I agree with Kate – some of the headlines in PinkNews are very tabloid and dated – “openly gay” smacks of a news of the World headline from the 1980s. Besides, only a fieldmouse in the Outer Hebrides would be unaware of Stephen Fry’s sexuality so why mention it all, especially when it has nothing to do with the matter he was voicing his views. How about describing him as simply Broadcaster and Actor?
Fry puts over emphasis on characature – it’s part of the way he has handled being a Slovak jew with aspirations to become an upper class English Gentleman, a culture traditionally prone to anti-semitism and zenophibia.
Hence he ‘charactures’ the current crisis as one of the group behaving in well known ‘characteristic’ ways. By doing so he misses the point. Westminster, an ancient anachronism, has harboured seperate rules for it’s members for 100s of years. What is happening is the collapse of part of that model.
The issue is strictly about democarcy and political reform. It’s about applying the national Law which we as citizens must follow to members of Westminster for the first time in it’s (600 year ?) history.
The real scandal is that we allowed this system to remain in place for so long and yet touted arogantly our paliament as something democratic. Compared to Scandanavian parliaments, even some aspects of American decomcracy and of course our European neighours, Westminster has been exposed as shockingly backward in recent days.
I’m also voting for the Green Party.
There are far greater problems facing Britain than the expenses row – the economy; the erosion of civil liberties; the surveillance culture we live in; the illegal, ongoing war in Iraq. Even in terms of parliament there are more serious issues – namely the fact that the undemocratic House of Lords still exists; and the fact that democractic parliament (House of Commons) has become a powerless institution; the fact that the electoral system in Britain is ’1st past the post’ which basically ensures that Britain does not have a parliament representative of the electorate’s wishes. To top it all the head of state in Britain is not democratically elected.
I want the MP’s to have their expenses sorted out but I was massive reforms elsewhere as well ie have an elected House of Lords and head of state and a more representative electoral system
Yep, I’m voting for the Green party too!
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After having his hat handed to him and being shown the door by his opponent in a debate performance so poor for Barack Obama that his only recourse was to bully Mitt Romney on the campaign stump the next day, what is a candidate hoping for re-election supposed to do to change the momentum?
Have the Labor Department revise previous unemployment numbers to show that the economy created 86,000 more jobs during the summer than first reported, then conclude that as a result, the unemployment rate has actually fallen below 8.1 per cent in for the first time in almost four years.
The Labor Department reported the economy had added 114,000 jobs in September. That is not fast enough to keep pace with population growth, much less reduce the rate of unemployment.
If growth in the human population is creating new workers faster than economic growth is creating new jobs, how is it possible that the unemployment number went down?
And why did it unexpectedly happen in a report issued immediately after an Obama debate performance that left him on the ropes and displayed his weakness to a television audience of 67.2 million?
How about that? A sudden, unexpected, unexplainable change in the jobs numbers making them more favorable to Obama’s re-election aspirations. And it just so happens to occur at a crucial moment in the presidential race.
The fact is so many people have had such little success finding work they have fallen out the unemployment data pool. How does that mean jobs outlooks are improving? They have been out of work for so long they have reached their 99 week unemployment insurance benefits limit and thus are no longer counted by the Labor Department.
This artificially lowers the unemployment statistics and creates a false impression that “progress” is being made in the single most important number to struggling unemployed Americans.
Of course, this does not deter the “re-elect Barack Obama at any and all costs” members of the “progressive” Party Pravda.
What was their reaction?
Yahoo News headline: “US jobless rate falls to 7.8 pct., 44-month low.” The sub-headline: “US unemployment rate falls to 7.8 pct., lowest since 2009, giving Obama a potential boost.”
First paragraph: “The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent last month, dropping below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years and giving President Barack Obama a potential boost with the election a month away.”
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matrix wrote:Cool! One last question, will there be a versus mode??? (I LOVE VS MODE!)
matrix wrote:Thanks! By the way are you really Simon Strange?
Legionmaster wrote:I dunno. I'm not a fan of the alliteration. Plus, if it's there, it should be Kaiju Kombat for visual symmetry. If Mortal Kombat can do it, why can't we?
Mr. Strange wrote:Legionmaster wrote:I dunno. I'm not a fan of the alliteration. Plus, if it's there, it should be Kaiju Kombat for visual symmetry. If Mortal Kombat can do it, why can't we?
Because "Kombat" is the context of a video game is part of the Trademark of Mortal Kombat.
GIGAN05 wrote:PopInPicsPresents Wrote:
I'd be cool to have kaiju who were maybe cut from the final release battle in the far background of certain environments.
Godzilla Battle Legends did it with Jet Jaguar so that would be sweet.
Godzilla 2000 wrote:We've had-
Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee
Godzilla: Save The Earth
Perhaps we can go back to the naming pattern of the first two and dub the new one-
Godzilla: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
PopInPicsPresents wrote:Personally, I'd love it to be called Giant Monsters All-Out Attack or maybe just Monsters All Out Attack.
SpanishBulldog63 wrote:UltramanGoji wrote:Now you know, and knowing is half the battle!
And the other half is fought with a shotgun!
ebirahsmeg1 wrote:I hope it is like Godzilla Unleashed, but good. The concept behind the Pipeworks games is just fine...however, you need to:
- Fix the *HORRIBLE* control from GU
- improve the graphics
- improve the buidling destruction system (Look at the destruction system from the Sega Dreamcast Godzilla Generations for reference)
- more monsters (removed Krystass and Obsidiot for new kaiju, such as Hedorah, Gorosaurus, Ebirah, Battra, Monster X, Keizer Ghidorah, Manda, Gabara, etc.)
- add some TOHO kaiju that weren't in a G film (i.e. Gaira, Sanda, Gezora, Kameba, Ganimes, Dogora, Magma, etc.)
- give each kaiju their own unique ending, not just the same general ending.
- Release it for the PS3 and Xbox 360, *NOT* just the Wii or Wii 2.
- For God sakes, drop Fire Rodan for the classic Showa Rodan.
- Once again, please use showa or Heisei incarnations for King Ghidorah, *NOT* the pathetic GMK KG (which is *not* popular among fans).
Just my two cents...
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Sayvoice Text to speech reader-5 voices 4.0
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Sayvoice Text to Speech Reader is software which can convert your text documents to Wave and MP3 audio files, so you can listen to your documents on a regular or car stereo, CD, MP3 player, or Pocket PC, or integrate spoken audio content into your product presentations. Sayvoice is also an online translating tool which allows you to provide your customers with speedy, multilingual translations in seconds. With a simple click, a non-English speaker can view articles in their own language. This suite includes 5 free natural & pure voices. 12 Key Features 1.Reads text using text to speech technology. 2.Ability to save the speech as compressed mp3 or wav files (eg. to listen to the recording on your ipod). 3.Read/Save text or a selection of text. 4.Ability to read a selection of text in the internet browser. 5.Works within Internet Explorer, Notepad and almost all other text based programs. 6.You can install new voices if you don't like the default ones (any SAPI 5 voices can be used). 7.Intuitive and user friendly to make it as easy as possible to listen to text. 8.Online translation 9.Ability to change your software skins. 10.Online update your software any time. 11.High converting speed, wonderful output quality. 12.Windows Vista compatible.
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Jake Walton and Cal Arnold grew up in houses a baseball’s throw away from each other. After years of playing the game together, whether in their yards or on a diamond, the two Union County standouts will share one more baseball experience when they travel to the North/South All Star Games in Myrtle Beach on June 16-17.
“I think it says a lot about your program when two of your players are selected to an all star game,” said Union County baseball coach Tommy Petty. “This is a great honor and privilege for these guys.”
The maximum number of athletes that can be selected from each team to participate in the All Star Games is two and for the past couple of years, two Union County baseball players have been invited to participate.
Nominations for the North/South All Star Games are collected from coaches of opposing teams and Walton said he was appreciative and a felt it was a great accomplishment.
Arnold agreed, “It feels good that other coaches think that much of you and give you that honor.”
The two said they were especially happy about having the opportunity to make the trip to Myrtle Beach together.
“We’ve played ball together since we were little,” said Walton. “It will be good to get to play one last game together.”
Both athletes talked about the closeness of the entire Jackets team this year and attributed their success to the bond they’ve formed.
“Us seniors have played together since Dixie baseball,” said Arnold. “Before you can become any team, you have to be able to rely on each other and be FOR each other. Even the best players in the world need their teammates’ support. Our team was real close.”
Walton added that he’ll never forget the 2012 Union County baseball team.
“We weren’t the most talented group that Coach Petty’s ever had, but he says that we came together better than any other,” said Walton.
However, Petty would be the first to acknowledge the talent level of these two particular players.
“Jake was probably the most feared hitter in our region,” said Petty. “And Cal earned respect early on as a catcher. Some teams tried to steal bases on him and most ended up going back to the dugout.”
Petty said that he knows coaches from opposing teams were familiar with Arnold’s arm strength and that it forced cautious base running.
“At first, I was wondering why some of these teams didn’t try to steal,” said Petty. “Then I figured it out. They don’t want to get thrown out. That is respect.”
Arnold said that Petty had a lot to do with his development on the baseball field.
“He’s put a lot of hard work into making us better as a team and a lot of work into helping me individually” said Arnold. “I’m deeply appreciative of everything he did for us and I’m going to miss it all very much.”
Walton said that along with Petty, his dad Steve deserved a lot of credit for helping mold him into the player he is.
“My dad goes to hit with me anytime I want to,” said Walton. “We have spent a lot of late nights in the cage, hitting.”
Petty said that it was typical of Walton to leave practice and spend an extra hour in the batting cages.
“This is something younger players need to do if they want to be better hitters,” said Petty. “Jake is an example that hard work pays off.”
Walton will further his baseball career at Spartanburg Methodist College this fall while Arnold will spend a year at USC Union before transferring to Clemson University, where he’s already been accepted.
But before they go their separate ways, the boys look forward to one last game.
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CLEVELAND (AP) - Russell Westbrook dunked on the Cavaliers. Byron Scott slammed them even harder.
Westbrook began a personal 12-point scoring tear by crushing a two-handed jam in the third quarter that awakened his listless Thunder teammates and led Oklahoma City to a 95-75 win Sunday over Cleveland, leaving Scott to doubt his team's toughness.
``I'm really starting to question what type of heart we have as a basketball team,' the coach said.
Westbrook scored 14 of his 20 points in the third quarter, helping the Thunder open a 20-point cushion and coast to an easy win. He began his one-man sideshow by delivering a dunk that stunned the Thunder, the Cavs, ushers, vendors, mascots and 19,000 fans.
``It caught us all by surprise,' Kevin Durant said. ``That was a big-time dunk. I've been waiting for that one.'
Westbrook followed it up with five consecutive layups, spinning around or blowing past any Cleveland defender daring to cover him.
Scott was incensed that none of his players bothered putting a body on Westbrook.
``It was too easy,' he said. ``He's a great player, but it gets to a point as a team where enough is enough and somebody has to knock him on his (rear end). It's as simple as that, and that's where the heart part comes in. Or are you just going to keep backing down and taking it?'
Durant, the NBA's leading scorer, had 19 points - nine below his average - but the Thunder hardly needed their superstar while improving to 19-6 against Eastern Conference teams.
Daniel Gibson scored 13 and J.J. Hickson had 15 rebounds for the Cavaliers.
James Harden scored 16 and Serge Ibaka finished with eight points, 14 rebounds and seven blocks for the Thunder.
Westbrook and Durant combined for 23 of Oklahoma City's 25 points in the third. With his team up by 19 entering the fourth, coach Scott Brooks rested his two All-Stars. They spent the entire fourth quarter on the bench relaxing and laughing.
``We still wanted to play the right brand of ball no matter what,' said Durant, who had scored at least 20 in 16 straight games. ``Play the right way, make the right passes, make the right rotations on defense. But it did feel good to sit a little bit in the fourth.'
The Thunder were leading 59-47 when Westbrook powered toward the basket and rose in the air. At first, it looked as if he was going to just lay the ball up, but he double-pumped and flushed it, posterizing three or four Cavs and leaving his teammates in awe.
Westbrook even caught himself off guard.
``I ended up jumping and moving the ball and finishing it,' he said. ``It got us going.'
It finished the Cavs.
On Oklahoma City's next possession, Durant complained about a non-call when he got pushed from behind and was slapped with a technical. After Cleveland's Anthony Parker missed the free throw, Westbrook approached Durant, whispered something to his teammate and they slapped hands.
From there on, the Cavs couldn't contain Westbrook.
``Once he gets it going, he's tough to stop,' Durant said. ``He did everything within the offense and everybody still looked good. They (the Cavs) were talking a little bit over there. That's one thing Russ doesn't really like. It kind of ticks him off a little bit.'
Later, Gibson had nothing but nice things to say about Westbrook.
``He put his stamp on the game,' Gibson said.
The Cavs are short-handed, playing without injured starters Anderson Varejao and Antawn Jamison. They were also missing point guard Baron Davis, who left the team a few days ago to be with family in Los Angeles following the death of his grandmother.
After scoring 10 in the first quarter, Durant was out as the Thunder, who have many more weapons than just him, opened a 20-point lead with little resistance from the Cavs.
Oklahoma City seemed to be going through the motions, and Cleveland seized a chance to cut into the lead. Parker's 3-pointer in the final second of the quarter brought the Cavs within 50-38 at halftime, but Westbrook took matters into his own hands in the third.
``That's what he does,' Brooks said. ``He's a terrific player that's improving every day.'
Notes: Thunder F Kendrick Perkins hasn't played since coming over in a deadline-day trade from Boston because of a sprained left knee. Perkins is close to making his debut. He went through a full practice Thursday. ... Scott hopes Davis will rejoin the team on its upcoming West Coast trip. Cleveland visits the Clippers, Davis' former team, on Saturday. Davis' grandmother, Lela ``Madea' Nicholson, died last week. Her funeral is Tuesday. ... Cavs G/F Christian Eyenga needed four stitches to close a cut he got during practice Saturday.
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The 20th volume of a book that documents Berks County history will hit the historical society shelves next month. And Tuesday the author gave a special sneak peek.
"So you never know if you're going to find something or whether you're not going to find something," said George Meiser IX. "That I thought was kind of neat."
Meiser has completed researching and writing the 20th volume of Passing Scenes. He's a historian and a photographer.
"I have 28,000 photographs and that takes up a lot of space," said Meiser.
He doesn't take all the photos.
"Everywhere I go, someone says, 'Mr. Meiser, I have a picture I want to show you,'" said Meiser.
His research usually starts with an old photo somewhere in Berks County.
"The first thing they want to know is: does it still exist? If it does, what does it look like today?" said Meiser.
That's how he made a discovery in Birdsboro.
"And no idea this was there, no idea people in Birdsboro interested in canals; had no idea that was there," said Meiser.
Meiser said he made a major historic find: an old canal office building.
"It's the only one I know that survives," said Meiser.
At 75 years old, he said he was also able to solve another mystery.
"They searched everywhere. Is there a picture of Quinter's Bridge? No one had a picture of Quinter's Bridge," explained Meiser.
But Meiser said he found the old photo.
"You can see it was taken in the 1920s, look at the old car here," said Meiser.
And he knows where it is today: an overpass on Gibraltar Road.
"It's there; they buried it, so it's still there," said Meiser.
Just one arch reinforced with cement is visible.
"You get lucky every once in awhile," said Meiser, "It's like winning in the lottery."
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Rome Apartment badly damaged in fire
ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - An apartment unit was badly damaged after a fire broke out in Rome on Sunday afternoon.
The fire happened at a two-apartment complex on North James Street and broke out around 4:00 p.m. It took fire fighters only 11 minutes to bring the fire under control.
Fire officials say the flames originated in the kitchen of the upstairs apartment unit. That unit is no longer livable, according to authorities.
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We asked today what foods are on your Super Bowl MUST-HAVE list! Here are some ideas everyone came up with... use them at your big party this year!
- crab dip
- old bay seasoned chicken wings
- crockpot meaballs (recipe here)
- pepperoni bread
- 7 layer dip
- spinach dip
- subs or hoagies
- cheeseburger sliders
- pizza bites
- pigs in a blanket
- chili and cornbread
- crab pretzels
- mozzerella sticks
- guacamole and salsa with chips
Comment below with anything you want to add to the list!
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Dell EqualLogic PS-M4110 Blade Arrays
Dell's newest member of the EqualLogic PS Series, available fall 2012, is the scalable and easy-to-manage Dell EqualLogic PS-M4110 blade array. Streamlined to scale in minutes. Designed to manage with ease. Our award-winning blade servers and EqualLogic storage arrays are designed for ease of management, energy efficiency and high availability to help you avoid complexity and build a converged infrastructure that will scale as you grow.
New! Dell EqualLogic PS6110 Series
The new PS6110 series next-generation 10GbE array is designed for large enterprise endeavors with multiple physical and/or virtual servers. Virtualized scale-out architecture delivers true storage simplicity, reliability and performance that enterprises.
Dell EqualLogic PS6100 Series
EqualLogic's latest PS Series arrays are designed to meet the performance and availability needs of virtualization environments in medium to large enterprises. Featuring six new array configurations, including 2U/2.5" drive options, there is an EqualLogic solution suited for your capacity and performance requirements. | <urn:uuid:d30b4b3c-ba57-441b-86fa-32d5040926e1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/global/products/landing/en/ap/equallogic?c=au&l=en&s=gen&~f=lg | 2013-05-19T10:36:08Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697380733/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094300-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.900296 | 236 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Apple usually disables jailbreaks in new software releases. That is part of the reason why it took so long for Absinthe to debut for the iPhone 4S. It appears that Apple is also trying to break Siri running on unsupported devices, such as the iPhone 4. Many people who use Spire, the popular Siri port for the iPhone 4, have reported Siri is now disabled on their unsupported device. Has another cat and mouse game begun?
Historically, to get Siri working on an older device, you only need a server host and an iPhone 4S certificate. However, Apple apparently added a “SetActivationToken” that breaks services like Spire.
Just as quick, hackers have found a temporary workaround to get Spire working again. The fix is simply to delete “com.apple.assistant.plist” and the service should work again.
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Buttons is Mindy's faithful dog who appeared on Animaniacs. He is voiced by Frank Welker. Buttons is a lot like Lassie but gets in trouble instead of being the hero. He is often harmed by whatever danger Mindy narrowly avoids. He has a tendency to scream like a chicken and a monkey at times. He did get rewarded at the end of Wakko's Wish. Buttons owner gave Buttons a plate of steaks for his heroic actions. | <urn:uuid:18b3213d-018f-4406-8b22-08252cee8cfe> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://animaniacs.wikia.com/wiki/Buttons | 2013-05-22T07:19:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.983786 | 98 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
ADL Sponsors 'Streetball Hafla' Summer Camp for Arab and Jewish Teenagers
Jerusalem, June 29, 2007 ... The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) teamed up with the Israeli Ministry of Science, Culture and Sports to put together a unique basketball summer camp for Arab and Jewish teenagers in the Galilee.
The camp, dubbed "Streetball Hafla," involved some 160 teenagers and their coaches from 14 villages and communities in northern Israel. They participated in a three-day festival that took place June 26 - June 28 at the Wizo Youth Village in Nahalal. Under the slogan of coexistence and tolerance, the youth shared rooms and competed in mixed teams. Campers learned fundamentals of the sport and went through the ADL's A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute anti-bias training program.
During the festival there were interactive workshops and artistic events, including the painting of a mural and drumming. The culmination of the camp revolved around a Streetball tournament that saw teams compete in three-on-three, high-paced basketball games very popular in the United States. Families and friends from the Arab and Jewish communities attended the finale where they too mingled and shared food.
The Streetball Hafla was the first of its kind event in Israel where Jewish, Christian and Muslim teenagers lived together and competed in mixed teams to create teamwork and friendship. The youth came from the Jewish communities of Emeq Yizrael, Ramat Yishai, Misgav, Emek Hayarden, Nazereth Ilit, Bikat Beit Shean, and the Arab towns and villages of Iksa'el, Deboriah, Tamra, Arabah, Shefra'am and Ibllin, Um el-Fahm and Nazereth.
One of the highlights of the camp was the visit by Soccer star Abbas Swan, an Israeli Arab. He was greeted with great enthusiasm by the kids who listened to his message of clean sportsmanship without hatred and bigotry.
"It's more than just about basketball and hanging out together. It's about meeting as equals and breaking down walls of prejudice and intolerance. Streetball and ADL's expertise in stereotype-reduction education is a winning combination to accept 'the other'," said Phyllis Gerably, Managing Director of ADL's Israel Office. "This camp is a pilot that we envision growing to a national program."
The Streetball project was made possible by a generous donation by the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution.
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Train hits car in Pa.
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — A vehicle crash involving a train occurred on Alleman Road Monday afternoon in Guilford Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Police said Carmen Chavez-Lozoya, 31, the driver of a Ford Explorer, did not completely stop at a stop sign before crossing railroad tracks.
Chavez-Lozoya started to cross the tracks about 1:30 p.m. while a train was traveling south on the tracks, state police said.
The operator of the train pulled an emergency brake when he saw the Explorer, but he could not stop the train before impact, state police said.
Chavez-Lozoya and a 3-year-old female in the Explorer suffered minor injuries, state police said. Another passenger in the vehicle was not hurt.
Cash stolen from vehicles
GREENCASTLE, Pa. — Wallets and cash were stolen from multiple vehicles on Joy Drive, Dallas Drive and Daybreak Lane in Antrim Township over the weekend, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Access was gained to the vehicles by breaking windows, state police said.
The thefts occurred between 1 a.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday, state police said.
Anyone with information about the thefts can call state police at 717-264-5161.
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West Easton Council will take a long hard look at the position of borough manager to establish a formal job description and goals for whoever is hired.
Council members said during their most recent meeting that the job has been overseen by council President Kelly Gross, with responsibilities being shared by borough staff.
"It has been a run on tradition," said Mayor Gerald Gross, who is K. Gross' father. "It's not a borough manager, it's an office manager," he said of the unstructured position, which has put a lot of stress on both the staff and his daughter. "I'm not just talking as a father," he added.
Councilwoman Marian Molleur noted, "Even though I've only been here one year, I do see the burden it was on Kelly. It's not a pretty position; it's a burdensome job."
G. Gross urged the council to have the borough's personal committee look at the position and come back to the council with recommendations.
"This is a suggestion from the office of the mayor," G. Gross said, adding that a study of the position could take up to a year to complete. The Council agreed to get moving on the issue immediately.
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I often share pure commercial work and cases, but today I need to share this stunt made by FoxP2 from South Africa regarding poor crime conviction rates.
Apparently, more and more South African criminals escape conviction due to people disturbing crime scene evidence and the communication objective and goal of DNA Project therefore was to educate the public to never interfere with any crime scene.
FoxP2 chose to created a 6x8m canvas out of small white stones. Onto this they spray painted the giant mugshot of a criminal. As people walked over the installation the criminal’s identity became more and more unrecognizable. - The result or proces of erasing the mugshut is quite provocative and unpossible to misinterpret. | <urn:uuid:e5b0081d-5c88-42bb-8a45-b5bdb7ac42af> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://attention2ads.com/post/26407165739/dna-project-cape-town-crime-scene-provoke-to-educate | 2013-05-22T07:20:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950755 | 145 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
I think a good way to start this blog post series will be to explain some appliance terminology and what it all means. A short encyclopedia, if you will. This is not necessarily all in alphabetical order.
I might get a little technical, but I’ll try to apply the K.I.S.S. rule (keep it simple, stupid) wherever I can.
Compressor-Based System: An appliance that uses a compressor, or pump, with a closed refrigeration system, and uses a refrigerant to cool a particular space. This could be a refrigerator, wine cooler (some), kegerator or deep freezer. Common refrigerants include R134A and R410A, among others.
Thermoelectric / TE: An appliance that uses electronics/electricity to cool a small space without the use of refrigerants. These typically consist of a cooling node (Peltier effect) and fans to distribute the air inside the cabinet and dissipate the heat to the outside. They are, for the most part, efficient, although there are a few drawbacks, especially if you are trying to build it into a cabinet. I’ll delve into that in a later post, along with what exactly a Peltier unit is in simple terms.
LED: Refers to a Light Emitting Diode, which is a commonly used electronic component. All diodes allow electricity to flow in one direction only. Think of it as a one way street, except this one glows when the electric flows. They are used for operation and mode indicators, and also for general lighting purposes. Sometimes they use different colors and are commonly used to highlight and display wines in wine coolers.
Cooling Fans: This will mostly apply to thermoelectric, or TE, wine coolers. They do different jobs: some distribute the cooled air inside the cabinet or at the evaporator coil on compressor-based units, and others get rid of the hot air at the back of the cabinet or from the condenser coils on compressor-based units. Most of them consist of the same small DC-powered fans you find in your desktop computer.
Portable Dishwasher: This isn’t the one your mom used to roll around the kitchen and store in a corner. These actually are small enough to sit on a countertop. These are really simple to install. Most come with two hoses, a drain and supply, and a quick connector to attach to a standard kitchen faucet, in place of the aerator. They are typically not meant for a permanent installation. They come in different sizes and capacities, also.
Portable Air Conditioner: An alternative to the typical, window-mounted A/C unit. These usually have one hose used to exhaust out the hot air produced during the cooling process, though some will also have an intake hose. They are mounted on casters, so they can be moved room to room. Most will evaporate the majority, if not all, of the water produced in the exhaust air, but if they don’t get rid of all of it, they will usually have a drain at the bottom of the unit to get rid of the collected water. Portable air conditioners usually will require a 15 amp circuit to run properly, although there are some that require 20 amps or more. Most will come with a window fitting kit that is easily assembled, as they have to be vented to the outside of the room being cooled in most cases.
Portable Ice Maker: An ice maker that is small enough to sit on a counter, produces 6-12 cubes at a time, uses a self-contained water supply and storage for the ice after the cycle is complete. These are not high volume units. Typically, they will not refrigerate the ice and it will melt back into the water tank to start the process over yet again. I recommend moving each batch of ice out of the ice maker and into your regular freezer.
Kegerator: A refrigerated appliance used to keep beer cold and dispense beer. Usually has a connected tower and faucet, with dispenser head to pour the beer and on board CO2 storage to pressurize the beer. They also usually have casters for portability and can be used with multiple beers of your choice, sometimes more than one keg can be used (called a dual tap kegerator). Some kegerators are much smaller and utilize a 5 liter mini keg. These are fairly new on the market. The larger kegerators fit a half shell sankey keg, or Cornelius keg. Some of the mini keg 5 liter units will run on 12V DC and are popular with tailgaters.
Portable Freezer / Refrigerator: These are unique, as they can be used in a vehicle, or boat, or while camping and for emergency uses. Some use compressor-based refrigeration, while others use TE technology. A TE unit typically will not be able to refrigerate to freezing or below, and they will usually be good for 40 degrees F below the ambient temperature around the unit. Think short term storage, like trips to the grocery store. The compressor-based units are infinitely more flexible, allowing for -0 degrees F operation, up through 50+ degrees F, in most cases. Both can be operated from 12V DC and 120V AC, depending on the model. Each type has their pluses and minuses and I will cover those later. Personally, I like them both!
Wine Cooler: These come in a wide variety of sizes and capacities. The same can be said for the refrigeration system used. While they have a large temperature range to work with, the TE models generally will hold wines from 45 degrees F-65 degrees F, depending on the ambient temperature of the room they are located in. A compressor-based unit will usually hold wines at 40 degrees F or less, and can be built into a cabinet, as the condenser coil and fan is at the bottom front of the unit. One thing to remember with wine coolers in general: They are designed for long term STORAGE, not drinkability, and that applies to TE units in particular. Again, that is a general guideline, so YMMV, or Your Mileage May Vary. (I love acronyms, don’t you?)
Til next time!
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Fake Steven Slater Apologizes (Update!)
Remember Steven Slater's impostor, the chubby blond man who fooled Page Six (who corrected today) and a whole boatload of partying gay guys? He's apologized for his actions! We obtained an email from "I'm-Not-Slater" to Daniel Nardicio, the Playgirl VP whose birthday he showed up at.
From: Not Steven
Date: Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 9:11 PM
Subject: APOLOGY for the Slater drama
I just wanted to send you a quick note and say I am truly sorry for any embarrassment I may have caused you at your birthday party on the Sea Tea boat.
The entire Slater thing has been a bit crazy ...
On Friday people started asking me "is that you?" My office received numerous calls. Over lunch I was accosted by a fan of Slater's who was insistent on getting an autograph. He became verbally abusive because he did not believe I was not Slater. Later, on my way home I was stopped twice again.
By Sunday evening I had been asked and replied "No, I am not Slater" to over a dozen people, some on Sea Tea even asked to see my ID because they thought I was snubbing them! I got tired of arguing (yes, you are - no, I am not - yes you are ...) so I just started to say: "I cant discuss it". With this reply people seemed to drop the issue. As the questions continued, at some point I started to jokingly reply "Fly Delta", a humorous alternative to giving long winded denials every 15 min. I should have nipped it in the bud but failed to do so and the rumors got out of control. Had I been at a bar I would have left before any of this happened.
One internet post said I scammed my way into the party and got free drinks - this is not true. I purchased the ticket from Sea Tea and to the best of my knowledge I did not recieve any drinks paid for by anybody that was under the impression that I was Slater.
For the record I think Slater is a hero, and I never set out to impersonate him - I just happen to look the way I do!
Again I apologize for any hurt I may have caused you and hope you can forgive me.
We tried to contact Not-Slater, but haven't received a response. So we still don't who the guy actually is (the email address didn't give any clues).
Not-Slater did respond to Gawker's Maureen O'Connor, however. He told her basically everything he told Nardicio above. O'Connor contacted Nardicio, who admitted that he made up the part about Not-Slater taking vodka (you lied to us, Daniel!); he was trying to plug Belvedere, who sponsored the party. And the part about Not-Slater weaseling his way onto the guest list might not be true, either. The whole thing is looking like just a fake mess of fake fakery.
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Last week was a whirlwind of activity for VMware and that’s especially true for those of us in the world of SMB. We’ve pulled together this post as a recap of the SMB related sessions, announcements, activities you might be interested in. What is your list of highlights from VMworld last week? Let us know what you heard, saw and learned in the comments section below.
SMB Spotlight – Solutions for Automating IT in the Small-to-Midsize Business
Russ Stockdale, Vice President and General Manager of VMware SMB Solutions, presented current and future solutions for helping manage and automate IT functions, setting up disaster recovery solutions, and ensuring business continuity.
“Virtualization is now mainstream amongst SMBs, with companies increasingly focused on finding the best ways to extend the benefits of virtualization to improve IT availability and protect their businesses with enhanced backup / recovery solutions. It is great to see so many SMB IT pros here at VMworld talking about how they are gaining a competitive advantage with their virtualization deployments.” Russ Stockdale
Read more of Russ Stockdale’s take on Extending the Benefits of Virtualization for SMBs
Russ also spoke with a few SMB’s innovators focused on finding the best ways to extend the benefits of virtualization to improve IT availability and protect their businesses with enhanced backup / recovery solutions.
Learn more about customers featured in the Spotlight and the obstacles they have overcome in their virtualization journeys.
- Seven Corners - Took 144 servers virtual and recently deployed their own virtual private cloud in 90 days. Watch the video.
- Myron Steves Case – Consolidated 72 servers down to eight within 90 days, cutting disaster recovery times and costs. Read the success story.
- MLB Network – Built out a highly reliable, agile and resilient IT environment in just a few weeks. MLB Network launched on January 1, 2009 in approximately 50 million homes as the largest network debut in cable history. And while MLB Network may be a global brand, it is also a classic midsize business with 450 fulltime employees, 14 IT staff and just two VMware specialists. Leveraging VMware vSphere, the MLB Network team built out a highly reliable, agile and resilient IT environment in just a matter of weeks. They started by virtualizing their business critical applications, allowing them to manage a single environment. From there the MLB Network IT team, began creating and virtualizing additional custom applications, creating a more dynamic on air-experience for viewers.
New solutions for SMB IT Pros were announced. Learn more about these solutions:
- Introducing the New VMware Go Pro for SMBs
- Introducing the New VMware vSphere Storage Appliance 5.1 for SMBs
- VMware vSphere 5.1 Delivers New Features for SMBs
Journey to Your Cloud Makeover Contest
At VMworld, many SMBs submitted videos to win a $100,000 IT makeover for their company. You can submit your own entry anytime, anywhere at www.VMwareCloudContest.com.
If you missed VMworld or would like to reminise you can view announcements and keynotes online at www.VMwareNOW.com.
Stay in touch with VMware SMB online
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By Sam Macrory - 24th April 2010
Nick Clegg's strong performance in the first leaders' debate triggered a surge in support for the Liberal Democrats according to all opinion polls.
If this Lib Dem rise can be sustained, the party will be confident of ending the two-party dominance of power at Westminster and Whitehall that has lasted for nearly nine decades.
However the Lib Dems, and their forebears, have been here before.
Here are out Top Ten moments when the third party has appeared set for a breakthrough. Will it be different this time?
Hung out to dry
Before a dog called Rinka took centre stage in the increasingly bizarre life of Jeremy Thorpe, the charismatic Liberal leader stood closer to power than any of his successors have yet managed.
After a string of high profile by-election victories, Thorpe's Liberals enjoyed a pulse-raising poll rating of 30 per cent during the run-up to the 1974 general election.
His party eventually secured just 14 seats, a small tally but enough to leave Thorpe in the position of kingmaker, after the Tories amassed 297 seats to Labour's 301.
A weekend of secret negotiations – Thorpe left his Devon constituency home wearing his country jacket and Wellington boots in order to throw loitering hacks off the scent – with Conservative prime minister Edward Heath, foundered on electoral reform, and despite Thorpe's willingness to enter into coalition his party resisted Heath's overtures.
The following October the aforementioned Rinka was shot dead, and Thorpe's life began its spectacularly unravelling.
Going back to nowhere
David Steel's contribution to the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations began and ended with the following instruction to the Liberal Party: "Go back to your constituencies and prepare for government."
A gaffe, a wild exaggeration, or just a great moment of party political myopia, Steel's proclamation at the 1981 Liberal Party conference was prompted by poll ratings of 50 per cent for the Liberal/SDP Alliance.
Party activists salivated at the prospect of power, but in just over a year's time Mrs Thatcher was wresting the Falkland Islands back from the Argentine invaders with one hand and squeezing the life out of the Alliance poll rating with the other.
The Alliance won 25.4 per cent of the popular vote – a share which the warped British electoral system rewarded with just 22 seats.
In the end, as ever, it was a case of go back to your constituencies and prepare for more of the same.
Seduced to death
Knowing observers talk of Tony Blair's "insurance policy"; to others it looked like a severe case of jilting at the altar.
But if Paddy Ashdown was left feeling let down by Blair on his big day, the ex-Lib Dem leader would never say so.
He had admitted, during the run-up to the 1997 general election, that he had been handed the "best opportunity any leader of Britain's Liberal Party had had for the last 50 years to do what all of them wanted to do": namely constitutional reform and a realignment of the centre-left.
However, despite Ashdown and Blair first engaging in talks as early as 1993, once Labour had accumulated a thumping 179 majority, visions of a coalition began to fade.
Ashdown kept trying, however, and Blair kept coaxing. Perhaps Lord Richard Holme, the late Lib Dem peer, put it most accurately when asked by Ashdown if Blair had meant it. "Yes – but then the best seducers always do."
Once in a lifetime?
Moons in perfect alignment, cards set carefully in place, weather declared as perfect: 2005 was meant to be the breakthrough election for the Lib Dems.
A popular leader, Charles Kennedy, with an established media presence; a twin unique selling point in a strident opposition to an unpopular war, and a student-friendly financial support package; an unpopular and increasingly tired Labour government on the one side, and an official Conservative opposition led by a man associated with their darkest days in government.
Some talked of a post-election tally of 100 Lib Dem seats, while grand 'decapitation strategies' set out plans to kick further a Tory party well and truly down.
Somehow, it didn't quite happen like that, despite the party's 62 seats representing its highest post-war tally. Conditions would never be so ripe again, surely?
A Sixties swing to liberalism
When a by-election is called, the Liberal Party, in its various incarnations, can't seem to help becoming a little weak at the knees.
It all goes back to the Kent town of Orpington in 1962.
Perhaps, on reflection, the election of a party's seventh MP shouldn't be a cause for wild predictions of a new dawn, but when number seven's election is accompanied by a jaw-dropping 22 per cent swing and the first defeat for the Conservative Party in three years, then it's a little easier to get carried away.
Eric Lubbock, the now Lord Avebury, was the Liberal pin-up at the 1962 Orpington by-election, with his success prompting talk of a Liberal revival.
However, the party's grand tally of nine seats at the 1964 election kept such grandiose visions on ice. Again.
Singh when you're losing
Parmjit Singh Gill made a bit of history in 2004 after becoming the Liberal Democrats' first ethnic minority MP, but a year later he was gone, losing his seat at the general election and returning to a slower pace of life in Leicester.
But at the time of his by-election victory in Leicester South, Singh Gill, who overturned a 13,000 Labour majority, stood briefly as a figurehead for the Liberal Democrats' opposition to the Iraq War.
"The people of Leicester and of Birmingham have said that they want the government to change their ways," crowed triumphant party leader Charles Kennedy.
"And when they are ready for a change of government, it is not the Conservatives they will be turning to; the Liberal Democrats are the real alternative now."
The general election result suggested otherwise, but for Singh Gill the story may not be over – he's standing again this year.
Casualty of war
Was the Liberal Party destined for more success before the outbreak of World War I in 1914?
Its 1906 majority of 130 may have been wiped out during the two general elections of 1910, but the party, now propped up by Labour support, was still moving in the right direction.
Herbert Asquith was showing himself to be a reform-minded PM, as was Board of Trade president Winston Churchill and his chancellor David Lloyd George – who brought in the 1911 Parliament Act to overturn the Upper House's attempts to veto his redistributionist budget.
It remained on course for further election success – and reforms to follow – in 1914; two years later, as the war dragged on, Asquith was ousted by Lloyd George, the man he appointed as chancellor, and the party's slow limp to oblivion had begun.
By 1993 the Liberal Democrats' then campaigns director Lord Rennard, a man with a copyright on the term 'number-crunching guru', introduced a new weapon in the art of winning elections: tactical voting.
The unpopular Conservative government was to feel the brunt of the strategy, and after a string of by-election wins, the Lib Dems scaled new heights with the 1993 seizing of Christchurch from the Conservatives.
The result saw the largest swing against any government since 1918, with the Tory tally falling by a colossal 32 percentage points.
The Lib Dems leapt above the Tories in the national poll ratings, and premature breakthrough talk began once more.
Merger was the case
How different would the 1987 election have been had the Liberal Party and the SDP managed a more peaceful official merger?
"I believe that had we been able to fight in 1987, as two parties totally united in purpose and planning, to come together formally in the next Parliament, we should have got that vital step ahead of Labour and subsequent history might have been different," is the line from Lord Holme, but David Owen, the SDP leader, refused to play ball.
"When he gets obstinate, by God he gets obstinate", recalled Shirley Williams, one of Owen's co-founders of the SDP.
And, with Owen's resistance, the SDP ended up less popular than the Monster Raving Loony Party and the Liberal Democrats began the 1987 Parliament firmly on the back foot.
After Paddy Ashdown's leadership began with a disastrous fourth-place finish in the 1988 European elections, the party tried a bit of brand reinvention.
Its new logo – the bird of liberty – was dismissed as being "as dead as John Cleese's parrot" by Mrs Thatcher, who allegedly had to watch the famous Monty Python sketch three times before seeing any value in the comic reference.
But 1990s by-election success at Eastbourne, caused by Ian Gow's assassination by the IRA, seemed to cure the parrot of its lingering ill-health.
A 16,000 Tory majority turned into one of 4,500 for Lib Dem candidate David Belotti.
"The parrot has twitched!" declared the Evening Standard, and by the end of the year the Spectator had named Ashdown their politician of the year.
It was, of course, yet another false dawn, with the party's seat total falling at 1992's general election.
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phew! sweet dreams
I just discovered your blog, and I'm adding it to my list so I can keep up! I love it so far. :)
what a lovely nook, great inspiration. Happy Weekend!jess-hippiefroufrou
If my calculations are correct, that is insanely hot!!!!! Stay cool!
It has been so intense, hasn't it! We got rain today, drowning my market stall, but Hooray anyway. Cooled everything down.Love that postcard.
lovely!hope you enjoyed good sleep:)
I long for heat - but do love when a cool breeze comes to bring relief. The air just smells different too. Love that postcard.
The big heat has now come to us. 42 here today.
beautiful! i hope it stays cool for you :)
I am trying to encourage the breeze inside - such a hot week to come! Lovely picture.
Wow so very hot! We are in the -20s here, quite the opposite.
that's a beautiful story of you, your love, & the amazing gift of motherhood! : )you seem to lead such a wonderful life.How coincidental that you commented on my blog saying you're a yoga teacher...because i(just a week ago) got a job instructing yoga once a week at a local library here in my town. I'm a bit nervous, but very inspired & excited, also! Do you have any tips/suggestions for a first-time teacher?-Tori
a refreshing glimpse into the sunshine as we brave another winter on this side of the planet....peace & thank you for the light. | <urn:uuid:eced7e56-4e70-4efa-a120-8c9acd1f3ab2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://cheandfidel.blogspot.com.au/2009/01/its-here.html | 2013-05-22T07:47:33Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940743 | 346 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Leonard to Speak on IP Issues in Political Campaigns
Mark Leonard will co-chair a panel on intellectual property law issues in political advertising at the California Political Attorneys Association’s ("CPAA") annual retreat in Monterey, CA on September 10, 2011. Mark will provide an overview of common trademark, internet and social media issues that arise in political campaigns and address strategies on how campaigns can avoid IP infringement and privacy law violations. Intellectual property law issues are arising more frequently with each election cycle and Mark has advised numerous campaign organizations, officeholders, interest groups and political parties on a variety of intellectual property and defamation law issues.
The CPAA is a nonpartisan California nonprofit corporation that provides a forum for the exchange of information between and among the members of the Association regarding political law and takes and presents positions on proposed legislation, regulations, and policy matters before appropriate state and federal agencies. | <urn:uuid:6198e977-befb-4c7d-94b2-695a7b9c8ff3> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://davisandleonard.com/blog/bid/68977/Leonard-to-Speak-on-IP-Issues-in-Political-Campaigns | 2013-05-22T07:47:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.927449 | 179 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
|[m2e-users] Code completion only for direct dependencies|
we are currently moving our complete build management from Ant to Maven. One advantage now is the strong dependency management, especially for transitive dependencies.
But within eclipse, there is a big downside, that we didn't see before:
The code completion allows every developer to use classes from any transitive dependency, even though it isn't explicitly declared in our pom.
An example: An open source library uses Google Guava internally, but we - for some reason - don't want to use it in our code. The "Maven Dependencies" in Eclipse contain Google Guava, because it is needed by that 3rd party library, and is consequently also offered in the Eclipse code completion.
Is there a way to tell m2e to restrict the access only to the direct dependencies, declared in our pom.xml? Maybe by generating Eclipse access rules for the "Maven Dependencies" Classpath Container?
Thank you very much and best regards | <urn:uuid:276bb808-b2b2-4287-9a3a-4bc1a01191d6> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://dev.eclipse.org/mhonarc/lists/m2e-users/msg02337.html | 2013-05-22T07:40:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.921532 | 212 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
In the latest Science Saturday at bloggingheads, George Johnson tries to diminish the relevance of the climategate emails by saying that "everyone does it". As if, that's just locker room science talk.
There is no excuse for trying to hide the medieval warming period statistically, or diminish the credibility of critics. It isn't simple talk, and more than a white guy can say they use the N-word casually but that means nothing: everyone knows that someone who talks that way isn't credible on racial issues.
Talking about coalitions, and hiding conspicuous trends, is pure slanting data to one's predisposition. If someone shaded beta-return data from the 1970s because they were not relevant to the CAPM ,that would be conscious fraud. Luckily in economics we are all looking at the same data, so no one would even try to do that, but if they did, it would be a big, black stain. There is no good excuse for what they said in those emails. | <urn:uuid:1c4d8bcf-0246-463e-87e0-6ca6930b1531> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://falkenblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/its-not-science-to-slant-data.html?showComment=1261492364886 | 2013-05-22T07:48:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967117 | 202 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
In the ’80s the future of car interfaces held lime graphics, tinny voices, and blocky LCD gauges. How far we’ve fallen!
Motive has collected several YouTube videos, each shot by casually proud owners of various cars, that showcase the cutting edge of American and Japanese car console displays. There’s lots to learn about what works and what doesn’t, lessons which can still be applied today as more and more cars add touchscreen navigation consoles to their dash, if not entirely digital gauges.
The Euro-tinged voice of the Audi UR-Quattro, embedded above, is alluring. | <urn:uuid:8445d82f-7544-4904-b2eb-354568855884> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/07/09/a-collection-of-digi.html | 2013-05-22T07:48:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933434 | 133 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
High Street Horror: Your local HMV store could become a Tesco Metro
24th Jan 2013 | 23:39
Masterplan: Supermarkets kill HMV, set up shop in empty HMVs
The latest speculation surrounding the future of HMV suggests many of them could be turned into town centre convenience stores.
Administrators Deloitte are currently weighing up the options after the entertainment retailer collapsed last week.
It is thought that even if a buyer is found - and that's looking increasingly like HMV Canada owner Hilco - not all of the company's 230 UK and Ireland stores will survive.
That news, according to the Guardian, has supermarket vultures Morrison's, Tesco and Sainsbury's circling around vulnerable stores with a view to expanding their own presence on the high street.
The report claims that Morrison's is looking to buy up 20 sites from HMV, while also sniffing around soon-to-be-vacant Blockbuster outlets.
It is widely acknowledged that HMV's life was made much more difficult by supermarkets undercutting its prices on CDs, games and DVDs, so it would be a cruel irony if our local HMV became a Tesco Metro.
Neil Saunders of Retail analysts Conlumino said: "There is a big push for good convenience store space and there is probably more demand than supply.
"HMV has some quite prime sites on high streets, but not all its sites will be suitable."
The HMV saga looks set to rumble on in the coming weeks. Earlier this week, we reported on news that Hilco had snapped up the company's £176m debt for a cut-price £40m, with a view to buying up the chain.
Yesterday brought rumours that Hilco also has its eye on Jessops and wants to open up photography kiosks within HMV stores. | <urn:uuid:d07287f3-ddc0-4b35-b0e9-1c9c1e5fc71b> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://m.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/high-steet-horror-your-local-hmv-store-could-become-a-tesco-metro-1127419 | 2013-05-22T07:33:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960661 | 382 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Maharishi Institute is a certified Microsoft Academy. The Microsoft IT Academy Program is designed for Microsoft-certified academic institutions worldwide and offers world-class training in information technology.
All Microsoft international certifications are regarded by ISETT Seta in South Africa as accredited courses. Each Microsoft course is already mapped to local NQF qualifications and all unit standard credits earned will be credited to the learner.
The program provides educators with the tools they need to effectively train students on Microsoft technologies, prepare students for the global economy, and create a skilled community. The Microsoft Academy offers curricula, courseware, and online learning for students focused on a profitable career path, life-long learning, and Microsoft certification.
Students participating in Microsoft Academy courses may be required to pay extra to write the international Microsoft examinations through partner suppliers of these exams.
Highlights of the program include:
A huge THANK YOU to @RegusBlog for supporting business education through your incredible donation of furniture to the Maharishi Institute!
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Last night, several riders who will be competing in the 2010 Red Bull Motocross of Nations (www.redbullmxon.com) this weekend at Thunder Valley MX attended a media kick-off event at the famous Grizzly Rose honky tonk bar in Denver.
Andrew Short (USA), Marvin Musquin (France), Max Nagl (Germany), Ben Townley (New Zealand), Jonathan Barragan (Spain), Rui Goncalves (Portugal), Tanel Leok (Estonia) and birthday boy,Tony Cairoli (Italy), got a taste of Western culture, challenging “Widow Maker,” the bar’s mechanical bull. In the spirit of not injuring any of them on the eve of the international competition, Widow Maker was more like Ferdinand the peaceful bull, but regardless still managed to buck the riders off in impressive fashion. Note Cairoli’s graceful “off” in the attached photo.
Denver Broncos football player Lonie Paxton, a huge moto fan who is friends with several US riders, came out to meet the international riders and watch the Red Bull TNT freestyle show that took place outside the Grizzly Rose.
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The game has changed
by Tacy Rayburn
Published: July 20,2009
Industry recruitment is totally different than it was 30 years ago
Notable job creation announcements since the start of the new year include the private prison in Adams County landing a federal contract that will bring 400 jobs with it, a call center in Meridian producing 273 jobs since October and Alliant Tech Systems in Iuka, which manufactures commercial aircraft composites, signaling plans to expand its facility and grow its workforce from 176 to 800 people in the next eight years.
Clearly, the efforts of state and local economic developers paid off in those cases.
Business recruitment and industry expansion play a prominent role in a community’s having enough jobs to employ its residents and a big enough tax base to pay for essential government services.
A struggling economy has put the brakes on a lot of opportunities economic developers have to lure new industry to Mississippi, so the game plan has changed.
“We’re salespeople, obviously, first and foremost,” said Griff Salmon, head of the Mississippi Development Authority’s global business division. “Our job is to sell the state and hit on the assets of what Mississippi has to offer.”
Salmon and the other self-described sales team at the MDA have landed some huge deals the past few years, from Nissan and PACCAR to Severstal and Toyota.
With all that on their resume, Salmon and the rest of the MDA team still can’t match the sales record of one entity.
“No one sells business more effectively than existing industry,” Salmon said.
The wooing of a client goes through a lot of stages, but it almost always starts with the client wanting to hear from businesses that have been in Mississippi and know what it takes and what it is like to operate in the state.
“If your plant manager, if your employees aren’t happy, don’t have a good quality of life, don’t have a strong workforce or aren’t happy with what they’re doing, then they’re not going to sell your, state, community or your workforce,” Salmon said.
“When we are recruiting, obviously we want to put a plant manager who has a wonderful experience in Mississippi and is thrilled to be here and is doing well in front of clients thinking about relocating, because they can sell it better than anybody.”
With that in mind, keeping existing business happy is paramount.
“As much as I hate to say it, being on the recruiting front, everything starts with existing industry,” Salmon said. “If people aren’t happy, it’s hard to sell other people on the values of Mississippi.”
Increasing the pressure on economic developers is the economy, which has essentially turned the business into even more of a buyer’s market that it was before things went south.
Companies looking to relocate or expand can expect states to fall over themselves to accommodate them because projects are scarce in a recession.
“In this economy, it’s difficult because companies are looking for the perfect situation, and they have to have everything fall into place to make their business model work, to sell (commercial) paper in the market and to get financing when you’ve got an economy going in the direction we’re going in,” Salmon said.
“Recruiting becomes all the more important. How do you differentiate your state, community or local group from everybody else in the market place? I think Mississippi, with limited funds, is doing a pretty good job of that. You have to look at, first and foremost, what are the drivers of the company, what makes their business plan work and how you can differentiate that from Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, etc. It becomes extremely important how you position yourself in the marketplace to do that in a lousy economy.”
Like a top-flight high school quarterback getting dozens of letters a day from football programs wanting him to play for them, companies with an eye on relocation or expansion hear from virtually every state that could use more jobs.
“The game has changed because you have that many more players,” Salmon said. “Used to be, companies would decide they had to be in a certain area. Nowadays, especially in an economy like this, people can be anywhere. If you’re not prepared, if you haven’t done your homework and – I hate to keep going back to this – you haven’t differentiated your product you’re already behind.
“We’ve entered a new era in recruitment of new business, simply because in the Information Age people can figure out everything they need to know about a piece of property, a building or whatever, without ever talking to the actual salespeople. Being out in the market in front of that is extremely important.”
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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced she was endorsed by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum.
Gotbaum said in a public statement, “Having known Kirsten since before she became a Congresswoman, I know she is very bright, capable and extremely hard-working. Kirsten learned quickly now that she represents the entire state and has adapted very well to her role. She continues to be a strong and dedicated leader for New York’s families, fighting for equal pay, quality and affordable health care, and the best educational opportunities for our children. I know that Kirsten Gillibrand will stand up for all New Yorkers and I am proud to support her.”
The statement comes three days after Representative Carolyn Maloney of Manhattan announced she will not challenge Gillibrand. Maloney, who, like Gotbaum, is from Manhattan, has not said who she’ll support for senate.
Representative Jose Serrano is also not running, nor committing to supporting Gillibrand just yet.
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913 F.2d 365
31 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 23
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
Isaac DWECK, Defendant-Appellant.
United States Court of Appeals,
Argued June 6, 1989.
Decided Sept. 10, 1990.
Patricia J. Gorence, Paul Kanter, Asst. U.S. Atty., Office of the U.S. Atty., Milwaukee, Wis., for plaintiff-appellee.
Gerald P. Boyle, Milwaukee, Wis., for defendant-appellant.
Before CUDAHY, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Isaac Dweck was charged in a four-count drug indictment and found guilty by a jury on three of the four counts. He was sentenced to a total of eighteen years in prison. Dweck appeals his convictions on those three counts arguing that there was insufficient evidence to find him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. He also claims that the district court erred in denying his motion for mistrial when one of his witnesses was questioned about a prior term of imprisonment which he had served. Finally, Dweck argues that the district court should have restricted the government's use of a witness under Criminal Rule 16 because of the government's failure to disclose Brady materials. We find no error and affirm the convictions.
I. Sufficiency of the Evidence
The government's principal witnesses were Dennis McCarthy, Joseph Schmidt, Randall Freidl, and Timothy Reilly. Each of these witnesses testified pursuant to a plea agreement. A brief summary of the government's evidence discloses that Dweck supplied cocaine to McCarthy, who along with Schmidt, Freidl, Reilly, and Karen Christensen were involved in an illegal drug operation. Cocaine was purchased in Florida and transported to Milwaukee where it was distributed.
More particularly, the government's evidence indicated that McCarthy first purchased cocaine from Dweck in Florida and resold it to Schmidt in mid-July of 1982. McCarthy asked Dweck if he could obtain a half kilogram of cocaine. Because he felt apprehensive about his first drug transaction with Dweck, McCarthy had Freidl accompany him to Dweck's home. McCarthy and Dweck left Freidl at Dweck's residence and drove to a nearby apartment where they purchased the half kilogram of cocaine for approximately $10,000 to $12,000 in cash. McCarthy stated that after picking up Freidl at Dweck's residence, he and Freidl packaged the cocaine in an empty Passport radar detector box and mailed it to Schmidt in care of the main Post Office in Milwaukee. His testimony was corroborated in part by Freidl who stated that he helped package the first cocaine received from Dweck in a Passport "fuzz buster" box. Schmidt also corroborated this story testifying that he received the cocaine in the Passport "fuzz buster" box at Milwaukee's main Post Office. The testimony of the witnesses was further corroborated by documentary evidence, including the postal receipts bearing Schmidt's signature.
In early fall of 1986, McCarthy discussed with Dweck the possibility of supplying cocaine to the drug operation on a regular basis. During the course of that conversation, Dweck agreed to furnish cocaine to McCarthy's girlfriend, Karen Christensen, or McCarthy's drug customers when McCarthy was out of the country. In return, McCarthy was to receive payment for facilitating the deals.
Because McCarthy was out of the country in November of 1986, Schmidt testified that he contacted Karen Christensen who gave him Dweck's telephone number. According to Schmidt, he called Dweck to arrange a cocaine purchase. When Schmidt arrived at Dweck's home, Dweck called one of his "sources." Dweck and Schmidt thereafter went to the "source's" home to make the purchase. Dweck entered the residence while Schmidt remained in the car. After a short while, Dweck returned to the car with a kilogram of cocaine for which Schmidt paid him approximately $15,000 in cash. After packaging the cocaine at McCarthy's residence and mailing it to himself, Schmidt distributed the cocaine in Milwaukee.
In December of 1986, another drug transaction occurred. According to Schmidt, on this occasion he contacted Dweck by telephone to ask for more cocaine. Schmidt thereafter went to Dweck's home where he and Dweck waited for the "source" to arrive. Upon his arrival, Dweck went to the "source's" car and returned with one half kilogram of cocaine. Schmidt paid for the cocaine, returned to McCarthy's home and later transported the cocaine to Milwaukee by automobile.
On appeal, Dweck argues that the evidence presented at trial was not credible and, thus, insufficient to find him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt as to any violations of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841(a)(1) [possession with intent to distribute cocaine] and 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2 [aiding and abetting in the commission of the substantive offense charged]. Specifically, Dweck challenges the credibility of the government witnesses because each testified pursuant to a plea agreement with the government and some of the witnesses admittedly had histories of drug use. As a consequence, Dweck claims the totality of the witnesses' testimony cannot rise to the level of establishing proof beyond a reasonable doubt.1
We reject this argument. "A court reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence must uphold a conviction if, 'after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.' " United States v. Hammond, 826 F.2d 577, 579 (7th Cir.1987) (quoting Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 319, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 2789, 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979) (emphasis in original)); see also United States v. Whaley, 830 F.2d 1469, 1472 (7th Cir.1987), cert. denied, 486 U.S. 1009, 108 S.Ct. 1738, 100 L.Ed.2d 202 (1988). In other words, this court will "reverse a conviction for the lack of evidence only when the record contains no evidence, regardless of how it is weighed, from which the jury could find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt." United States v. Williams, 858 F.2d 1218, 1221 (7th Cir.1988) (citing United States v. Redwine, 715 F.2d 315, 319 (7th Cir.1983), cert. denied, Strong v. United States, 467 U.S. 1216, 104 S.Ct. 2661, 81 L.Ed.2d 367 (1984)), cert. denied, Froschauer v. United States, 488 U.S. 1010, 109 S.Ct. 796, 102 L.Ed.2d 787 (1989); see also United States v. Angulo, 864 F.2d 504 (7th Cir.1988).
The jury was fully apprised of the character of each of the government's witnesses and the fact that they received favorable plea agreements in exchange for their cooperation and testimony at Dweck's trial. As such, the jury was clearly in position to determine the credibility of the government's witnesses. Drawing all reasonable inferences in favor of the government, Dweck's conviction on each count is supported by sufficient evidence.
II. Evidence of Prior Imprisonment
Julie Dweck, the appellant's wife, testified on behalf of her husband that she met him in 1979, one month after the death of his father. She stated that at that time he was unemployed and living off a $500,000 inheritance from his father. She further testified that her husband had never dealt drugs or had large sums of cash at their home. The thrust of her testimony was that her husband had always been a clean living, responsible citizen who had never been involved with drugs.2
In an effort to impeach the credibility of Mrs. Dweck, the government sought to show that she could not have met her husband in 1979 as she claimed. The fact is that in 1979 Dweck was serving a prison term following a conviction for distribution of cocaine. During cross-examination, Mrs. Dweck was asked by the prosecutor when she met her husband. The following colloquy took place:
Q. ... About when did you meet him?
A. About 1979.
. . . . .
Q. ... Can you tell me when, what year you met your husband? You got married in 1983, is that right?
A. I have a problem with dates. I'm highly confused. Even when I graduated from college. Okay.
Q. Just take your time. I don't mean to make you nervous soA. Okay. What do you want to know, when I met my husband?
A. What year? ' 79 or '80, my last year of college.
(Tr. Vol. 2, pgs. 147-149.) During recross-examination, the Assistant United States Attorney elicited the following:
Q. I'm just trying to establish whether, which of the two years that, or approximately when it was. And then you dated for a period of time after that?
Q. So, if it was like the summer of 1979 then you dated until you were married?
Q. Okay. Did you date all that time or was there, was your husband not available for part of that time?
A. What do you mean not available?
Q. Okay. During part of that time was your husband not living in Florida?
A. As long as I've known my husband he's always lived in Florida.
Q. Was your husband in prison during part of that time?
A. Before I knew him.
Ms. Leesfield: (Dweck's attorney) Your Honor, I object to the question.
The Court: Overruled.
Ms. Leesfield: That means you can answer.
A. Okay. Before I knew him.
Ms. Gorence: (AUSA) I have no further questions.
(Tr. Vol. 2, pgs. 157-158).
Nothing further about Dweck's prior imprisonment was brought to the attention of the jury by the government. The jury was never made aware of the nature of Dweck's prior conviction or his thirty-six month term of imprisonment.
After the witness was excused, and outside the presence of the jury, defense counsel moved for a mistrial on the specific ground that Dweck's prior conviction was more than ten years old. The government responded that the question was designed to "impeach Mrs. Dweck with her statement when she continued to state ... that she had known him from that time and that he was in Florida." The motion for mistrial was denied. The district judge found that the question was asked in an effort to impeach the credibility of Mrs. Dweck after she had been given a number of opportunities to correct her testimony.
Dweck's objection was obviously based on the provisions of Federal Rule of Evidence 609 which prohibit impeachment by the use of convictions which are more than ten years old. However, Dweck now concedes, as he must, that Rule 609 "is not really an issue here because that would only come into play if the appellant had testified." We certainly agree that Rule 609 is inapplicable for it applies only when a prior conviction of the witness testifying is brought out on cross-examination.3
Recognizing that the specific ground of his objection made at trial was inapplicable, Dweck is forced to raise new grounds on appeal which were not presented to the district court. Dweck now argues simply that the reference to prior imprisonment was "unfair" and that the district court should have had an opportunity to determine if the matter was "more probative than prejudicial."
The question posed by counsel for the government was designed to lead to an answer which would impeach the credibility of Mrs. Dweck. Thus, the question was of a type generally permissible under Federal Rule of Evidence 607.4 For the purpose of impeachment, the subject was neither immaterial nor irrelevant. In this situation, a motion for mistrial based on an objection under Federal Rule of Evidence 403, however, would have focused on a legitimate issue--that is, whether the probative value of Dweck's prior imprisonment was substantially outweighed by other trial concerns including the danger of unfair prejudice to Dweck.
Because this argument was not made at trial, it cannot be made on appeal absent a showing of plain error. United States v. Blanton, 884 F.2d 973, 978 (7th Cir.1989). Consequently, we consider whether the mention of Dweck's prior imprisonment amounted to plain error under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 52(b). As interpreted by the Supreme Court, Rule 52(b) "authorizes the Courts of Appeals to correct only 'particularly egregious errors' ... those errors that 'seriously affect the fairness, integrity or public reputation of judicial proceedings....' " United States v. Young, 470 U.S. 1, 15, 105 S.Ct. 1038, 1046, 84 L.Ed.2d 1 (1985) (citations omitted). The Supreme Court in Young went on to say that a reviewing court cannot properly evaluate a case except by viewing an assertion of plain error against the entire record. Id. at 16, 105 S.Ct. at 1046. As a cautionary reminder, the Court reiterated:
In reviewing criminal cases, it is particularly important for appellate courts to relive the whole trial imaginatively and not to extract from episodes in isolation abstract questions of evidence and procedure. To turn a criminal trial into a quest for error no more promotes the ends of justice than to acquiesce in low standards of criminal prosecution. (citation omitted).
Id. at 16, 105 S.Ct. at 1047. Viewing this case as a whole, it is readily apparent that the reference to Dweck's prior imprisonment did not result in a miscarriage of justice or actual prejudice. The case mounted against Dweck was quite strong. There was overwhelming evidence that Dweck had made a number of direct sales of cocaine. It is highly unlikely that in the course of a trial spanning several days the single brief reference to a prior imprisonment affected the outcome of this case. The government made no further reference to the imprisonment and the jury was unaware that Dweck's prior conviction involved drugs. The jury, in fact, acquitted Dweck on one of the four counts of which he was charged. There was no plain error resulting from the reference to Dweck's prior imprisonment.
Whether the reference to Dweck's prior imprisonment runs afoul of the balancing test of Rule 403 is a close question--but one we need not resolve in light of our determination that there was no plain error.5 Blanton, 884 F.2d at 978.
III. Brady Material
On the day of trial, Dweck's counsel moved for sanctions pursuant to Rule 16(d)(2) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963). He claimed that certain material relating to drug trafficking and drug use by McCarthy prior to 1986 had not been furnished to his counsel. In addition, a presentence report prepared in another case involving McCarthy had not been made available to Dweck. The government responded that all Brady material had been provided to the defendant. The district judge conducted an in camera examination of the 300 pages in the government's case file in Cause No. 87 CR 155 (E.D.Wis.), an unrelated drug smuggling and money laundering case involving some 26 defendants including McCarthy.6 Following the in camera examination, Judge Evans stated:I reviewed all the material last night and in my opinion there is no Brady material here that's been withheld by the government.
The fact of the matter is that Mr. McCarthy has admitted up and down that he is up to his eyeballs in the drug business and has been dealing, selling, doing everything that a drug dealer does, false names and what have you, and the long reports of the DEA here are simply McCarthy's statements about other people that he's done long and big time drug dealing with. There is nothing here that goes to the charges against Mr. Dweck. There is no fodder for even attacking his credibility beyond what has already been noted. For instance, he says on page 13 that he was freebasing cocaine. That's already in the record. The jury has heard that he has done that. Mr. Dweck's name is mentioned a few times in these reports and he's testified consistent with that. So I find no Brady violation, and not even the smell of one that would require further analysis and review of this point by me.
In addition to the analysis by Judge Evans, the record demonstrates that Dweck's counsel thoroughly and at length cross-examined McCarthy eliciting detailed testimony of McCarthy's prior convictions, use of false names and extensive illegal drug involvement.
Dweck succinctly describes his position on this third issue as follows: "Everything in the world that the government has about Dennis Sean McCarthy and his life of drugs [during the period covered by the indictment] is germane and therefore discoverable under Brady." Dweck further contends that whether or not the information concerning McCarthy is cumulative is of no consequence--it must be disclosed.
There is no question that in Brady, the Supreme Court held that the government must disclose evidence that is both favorable and material to the issue of guilt. Impeachment evidence, as well as exculpatory evidence, falls within the Brady rule. United States v. Bagley, 473 U.S. 667, 676, 105 S.Ct. 3375, 3380, 87 L.Ed.2d 481 (1985) (citing Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150, 154, 92 S.Ct. 763, 766, 31 L.Ed.2d 104 (1972)). Nevertheless, the Supreme Court has also held the prosecutor need not routinely deliver his or her complete files to defense counsel. United States v. Agurs, 427 U.S. 97, 111, 96 S.Ct. 2392, 2397, 49 L.Ed.2d 342 (1976). "The evidence [withheld by the government] is material only if there is reasonable probability that, had the evidence been disclosed to the defense, the result of the proceeding would have been different. A 'reasonable probability' is a probability sufficient to undermine confidence in the outcome." Bagley, 473 U.S. at 682, 105 S.Ct. at 3383; see also Agurs, 427 U.S. at 111-12, 96 S.Ct. at 2401. Implicit in the materiality requirement "is a concern that the suppressed evidence might have affected the outcome of the trial." Id. 427 U.S. at 104, 96 S.Ct. at 2398. "The mere possibility that an item of undisclosed information might have helped the defense, or might have affected the outcome of the trial, does not establish 'materiality' in the constitutional sense." Id. at 109-10, 96 S.Ct. at 2400. Therefore, the prosecutor is only required to disclose evidence favorable to the defendant that if suppressed, would deprive the accused of a fair trial. Bagley, 473 U.S. at 675, 105 S.Ct. at 3380. In other words, the prosecutor does not violate his "constitutional duty of disclosure unless his omission is of sufficient significance to result in a denial of the defendant's right to the fair trial." Agurs, 427 U.S. at 108, 96 S.Ct. at 2400.
Generally, where impeachment evidence is merely cumulative and thereby has no reasonable probability of affecting the result of trial, it does not violate the Brady requirement. See, e.g., United States v. Jackson, 780 F.2d 1305, 1311 (7th Cir.1986); United States v. Polizzi, 801 F.2d 1543, 1553 (9th Cir.1986); United States v. Mackey, 571 F.2d 376, 389 (7th Cir.1978).
As we have noted earlier, the jury had a clear picture of McCarthy as a government informant and his history as a major drug dealer and user. Dweck's claim that "everything in the world" that the government had regarding McCarthy and his life of drugs from 1980 through 1988 had to be provided under Brady, is incorrect as a matter of law and provides no independent basis for the reversal of his conviction.
Finally, to the extent that Dweck argues that the district judge abused his discretion in concluding in his analysis that the government case file contained no impeachment information, he lacks any basis in the record to support such a claim. Dweck chose not to include the material examined by the district judge in camera as a part of the record on appeal. As we held in United States v. Anderson, 724 F.2d 596, 599 (7th Cir.1984), "[i]t is not our duty to search beyond the record to see if some basis for a reversal exists because of a claimed error which has no foundation other than speculation. It is the duty of an appellant to bring the record to this court to support each claim for reversal." Id. What the court further observed in Anderson certainly may apply here--that is, "[n]o doubt [the appellant] entertained the idea, as do we, that the district judge fairly and conscientiously examined [the in camera material] and correctly found no basis for [its disclosure]." Id.
On the basis of the law and the record in this case, we find no violation of the government's duty to disclose impeachment information under Brady.
Based on our examination of the record and reviewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, we hold that there was sufficient evidence to support Dweck's convictions. We further hold that there was no plain error with respect to the reference to Dweck's prior conviction. Finally, the record before us discloses no violation of the government's duty to disclose information concerning its witness, Dennis McCarthy.
For the reasons set forth above, the convictions of Isaac Dweck are AFFIRMED.
Dweck also argues that because statements were allowed into evidence under the co-conspirators exception, Federal Rule of Evidence 801(d)(2)(E), a closer scrutiny is warranted when reviewing a sufficiency of the evidence challenge on appeal. That is not the case. There is no rule in this circuit warranting closer scrutiny for challenges based on the sufficiency of the evidence when evidence is admitted under a hearsay exception. See, e.g., United States v. Zambrana, 841 F.2d 1320 (7th Cir.1988); United States v. Garner, 837 F.2d 1404 (7th Cir.1987), cert. denied, 486 U.S. 1035, 108 S.Ct. 2022, 100 L.Ed.2d 608 (1988); but see United States v. Silverman, 861 F.2d 571 (9th Cir.1988)
According to Mrs. Dweck, sometime after they were married in 1983, Dweck obtained employment on a commission basis with a company called Theft Busters. Mrs. Dweck also testified that she did not know how her husband was paid by Theft Busters, never saw any pay stubs, nor did she know if he had an additional source of income. Mrs. Dweck also testified that she was unaware that in June, 1987, her husband had $220,000 in a separate bank account
Notwithstanding its inapplicability, Dweck's prior conviction was within the ten-year time limitation set forth in Rule 609(b). Dweck was previously sentenced in March of 1979, and the examination of the witness occurred in September of 1988
Federal Rule of Evidence 607 provides: "Credibility of a witness may be attacked by any party, including the party calling him."
The reference to Dweck's prior imprisonment was, at worst, harmless error. See United States v. Lane, 474 U.S. 438, 449, 106 S.Ct. 725, 732, 88 L.Ed.2d 814 (1986). Again viewing the evidence as a whole, the reference to Dweck's prior imprisonment had no "substantial and injurious effect or influence in determining the jury's verdict." Id. We should point out, however, that it would have been preferable for counsel for the government to request a sidebar conference in advance and advise the court that she intended to pursue impeachment of the witness using the matter of Dweck's prior imprisonment in 1979
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New York's two U.S. senators called Monday for fellow Democrat Hiram Monserrate, the state senator convicted last week of misdemeanor assault against his girlfriend, to resign his seat.
Sen. Charles Schumer, of Brooklyn, said Monserrate "should do the right thing" for New York and his constituents and step down. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a Hudson Valley congresswoman appointed to fill the vacancy left when Hillary Rodham Clinton was named secretary of state, said if Monserrate doesn't resign immediately state lawmakers should move to expel him.
"Domestic violence has no place in our society, and certainly has no place in the state Legislature," Gillibrand said. "We must take a hard line against violence toward women in our society."
Calls to Monserrate and his attorney were not immediately returned Monday.
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Let the 2nd round begin: after 33,000 reader votes and a hard-fought (and tight) first round of judging, our panel of fashion experts (including boutique owners, fashion school instructors and designers) have narrowed down the 2010 Seamless in Seattle contestants from 38 to 12:
Must Strike a PoseThaw Spring Fashion ShowThursday (5/6) - Refresh your style at Seattle’s annual Thaw Spring Fashion Show, an evening of funky fun in SoDo benefiting the Northwest chapter of the Huntington’s Disease Society of America. Founded four years ago by Liz Weber (whose family has a history of battling the disease), Thaw highlights local designers such as Michael Cepress and Jill Lindsey, and past winners of Seattle mag’s Seamless in Seattle competition. 6 p.m. $75–$250. 66 S Hanford St.; thawfashionshow.com
I was trying to write this month’s shopping column this morning, but I admit, I am way too hyped about tonight’s Thaw Fashion Show to focus (plus I’ve had three shots of espresso). For fashionistas headed to SoDo tonight, I’ve noted six things you just can’t miss—and for the fashion savvy who won’t make it, we will be cluing you via @Seattlemag and @kcalamusa on Twitter:
The 3rd annual Thaw Fashion Show will transform an industrial SoDo warehouse tomorrow night for the city’s unofficial spring fashion kick-off.
As much as we are excited about the fashion, the more important factor is Thaw exists to raise money for the Huntington's Disease Society of America, helping families battle Huntington's Disease, which organizer Liz Weber has experienced personally within her own family.
Today (Wednesday, May 5th), from 11am-8pm, Taste will be offering $3 desserts from pastry chef Lucy Damkoehler to all diners. Or head on over after work: There's an extended happy hour going on at the bar from 3-7pm, with all Happy Hour menu items and draft beers going for $3 each.
Looking to do something different with Mom this Mothers Day? Seattle Parks naturalists are leading a Mothers Day Walk through Carkeek Park. Check out spring wildflowers and learn about one of Seattle's largest urban watersheds.
Seattle mag fashion correspondent Joan Kelly lends her expertise to Seattlemag.com with her "In the Closet" series, a monthly video installment on Seattle shops, looks, trends and more. This month, Kelly stopped by Sassoon Salon (1405 5th Ave.) in Downtown to tell us about the season's hottest new cuts. Watch and learn.
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Delancey in Ballard continues its occasional special multi-course dinners with this month's Chuckanut Brewer's Dinner. These events are often limited to those lucky folks on their mailing list, but we've got the details:
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Woo-hoo! SIFF is just around the bend! Check out this sampling from the lineup (which features many local filmmakers, hurrah!) and start blocking off your calendar. The fest starts May 20, so use these remaining weeks to get yourself into tip-top movie watching condition. Hydrate! (Er, but not too much.)
Here's this year's trailer (enjoy it now... because no matter how good it is, you're bound to get sick of seeing it before every SIFF movie!):
Now that Capitol Hill's favorite fish-n-chip spot will be open all day (Sunday - Wednesday 11:30-12 a.m., Thursday - Saturday 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 a.m.), you can stop by whenever. But you might want to hurry up and get there tonight when the Fish Fry team will be cookin' free french fries and servin' up $2 New Belgium pints. Need more incentive? Swing by "The Fish Fry Is Now Open All Day Celebration " show at adjoining Neumos and jam to local artists Wet Paint, Haunted Horses and Broken Nobles. Free fries after 7 p.m. and free show at 8 p.m. 925 E Pike St. 206. 329.
Tonight Maria Hines of Tilth Restaurant, one of our current Best Restaurants chefs, competes on Top Chef Masters. And look who she’s cooking for – the cast members and TV crew of the hit TV show “Modern Family.” The theme of this meal is not announced, but NBC told us that the chefs will be making classic dishes current – a reoccurring point of view and one that Maria thrives on. The show airs at 10 pm on Bravo.
Dan Nelson, author of Best Hikes With Dogs in Western Washington, will discuss how to enjoy safe, responsible hikes with dogs, briefly covering canine gear issues, first aid, and fitness training. He will then present a slide show on some of his favorite pooch-friendly hikes in the Cascades and Olympics, followed by a Q&A session. | <urn:uuid:583112ac-b7a5-4993-b2c2-bda9a232a4b5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://seattlemag.com/blogs?page=95 | 2013-05-22T07:43:40Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.925595 | 1,089 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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This photo shows the major solar flare of October 28, 2003 as it occurred. Active region 10486 played up a spectacular show in the morning on Tuesday 28 October 2003. An X 17.2 flare, the second largest flare observed by SOHO, was setting off a strong high energy proton event and a fast-moving Coronal Mass Ejection (CME). The CME hit the Earth at 1 a.m. EST Wednesday the 29th about 19 hours after it left the Sun. NOAA space weather officials classified the geomagnetic storm as a G-5 or "extreme" on a scale that runs 1 to 5.
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Heading into next season, expectations will be far greater than at this time last year for the Ottawa Senators.
A return to the post season and life beyond the first round is where the bar will be set.
But just how high will that measurement of expectation go? After all, it was only last year the Senators were a lottery pick and most experts expected them to finish lower than that for this season!
With plenty of talented young prospects on the rise, there will be difficult decisions to be made in Ottawa from the draft, through free agency right up to training camp.
The biggest questions surrounding the Ottawa Senators this summer will be the future of their Captain Daniel Alfredsson, and resigning Erik Karlsson. Alfie has one year remaining on his contract that will pay him $1 million but he is 39 years old and may decide to retire. While he is still playing at a All-Star level, he suffered two concussions this season, and had back surgery the previous off season. It is a real possibility that he chooses his health and family over playing the final year of his contract.
Regardless of Alfredsson’s decision, the Senators management will have difficult decisions to make in regards to their forward roster. The Sen’s filled out their roster with players from the Binghamton Senators Calder Cup winning roster from the previous season. Colin Greening, Zack Smith, Eric Condra, and Bobby Butler all played a regular role in the NHL. At times, Greening was looking like a potential Calder Trophy candidate for the rookie of the year playing on a line with Jason Spezza and Milan Michalek. All three were All-Stars, Spezza and Michalek after some ballot box stuffing campaigns in the host city Ottawa, and Greening on the Young-Stars roster. Zack Smith played the third line center position admirably, but Butler and Condra were inconsistent at best.
This training camp there will be plenty of competition for those jobs. In the playoffs, Sens fans got a look at two promising players in Mark Stone and Jakub Silfverberg, both of whom acquitted themselves well in their NHL debuts. Mika Zibanejad is another promising player who will challenge hard for a top six role after nearly earning the spot last year right out of the draft.
Potential vacancies at forward may come from Alfredsson (retirement), Jesse Winchester, Zenon Konopka, and Rob Klinkhammer as UFA’s, and Jim O’Brien, and Kaspars Daugavins as RFA’s. Nick Foligno is also a RFA but he will be an easy player to resign.
Further clouding the picture is the fact that center Peter Regin who the Sens had hoped would play the second line center position missed most of the season with shoulder injuries again. He has been resigned to a one year deal for only $800K. A steal if healthy! Problem is, Kyle Turris was acquired and filled that role more than adequately. With Zack Smith in the third line role where does Regin fit in? Zenon Konopka played an important role for the Sens winning face-offs and providing toughness, but was a healthy scratch at times and may be lost to free agency. Stephane Da Costa showed he has some excellent skills and offensive vision, but should not be considered for a third or fourth line responsibilities as his defensive abilities are wanting. He will either remain in Binghamton, or be moved.
While the Senators may look to upgrade in the top six wing position, the solution may come from within in the likes of Jakub Silfverberg, Mika Zibanejad or Mark Stone. If the Sens look outside the organization for help at forward, it will likely be for a depth or leadership player.
Potential Forward Depth Chart
Greening – Spezza – Michalek
Zibanejad – Turris – Silfverberg
Foligno – Regin – Neil
Free Agent – Smith – Condra
If Alfredsson does not retire, the Sens could have a real log jam if Regin is healthy and Silfverberg and Zibanejad seem NHL ready as well as potentially Stone. Condra, Butler, and Daugavins could all relegated to the AHL and it would seem Winchester, Konopka, and Klinkhammer will be let go.
On the blue-line, the Sens will have to resign Norris Trophy favorite Erik Karlsson. While that will be a complicated negotiation and expensive, I believe a deal will get done before training camp.
Potential departures on defense in clued UFA’s Filip Kuba, Matt Gilroy, and Matt Carkner. With little options in the prospect pipeline expect the Sens to make an attempt to retain at least one of their UFA’s. No player enjoyed a bigger comeback last season the Kuba who was awful last season and was booed by fans during the team’s home opener. If Kuba is resigned, it will be at less than the $3.7 he earned last year. Matt Carkner is a favorite of the organization, the players, and fans. At $700k he was a bargain, and could be resigned for similar money at a home town discount. Unless either Patrick Wiercioch, or Mark Borowiecki are ready to make the jump ( and I don’t think either is) The Sens will have to add a defender or two via trade, or free agency. Potential off season targets could include Dennis Widman who would play top pairing with Karlsson or local boys Kurtis Foster or Bryan Allen who would come in at a far lower cap hit that Wideman.
Potential Defense Depth Chart
Karlsson – Gonchar
Phillips – Cowen
Carkner – Free Agent
In goal the Sen’s are very secure with Craig Anderson. Anderson has three years remaining on his deal at just over $3 million and with Ben Bishop well suited as a solid back up there is no need to rush future started Robin Lehner. One potential dilemma the Sens may face is Lehner is a very confident player. Usually an attribute in goalies but Lehner may be confident to the point of cockiness and demand a shot at the NHL, Perhaps he may demand a trade. With two years remaining on his contract, he has little leverage, and may need to bide his time.
Potential Goal Depth Chart
At the Draft:
The Sens will potentially target a defenseman as their forward ranks are swelling and the trade of David Rundblad has left their defensive prospects thin. Potential targets could include Olli Maatta of the London Knights, Matthew Finn of the Guelph Storm. Goal tending is another position the Sens may address at the draft and could target such prospects as Malcolm Subban of the Belleville Bulls or Andrei Vasilevski out of Russia.
The Sens likely will not pursue a significant player, rather some depth on the fourth line, and perhaps a top four blue-liner. There will be more departures than arrivals via free agency in Ottawa this summer.
There is potential for a significant trade this summer perhaps at the draft as the Sens may wish to move up in the draft, target a defenseman or package Lehner for an impact player now, and replace Lehner with Subban.
Salary Cap Situation:
With no CBA, who knows! However, the Sens do have 15 players under contract at a cap hit of about $37 million. They need to resign Karlsson and Foligno but even after that, there is plenty of cap space and limited roster spots to spend it on so the potential for a significant add by either trade, or free agency is there. Owner Eugene Melnyk has demonstrated in the past his willingness to spend up to the cap if he believes the Sens can be a contender.
Are the Ottawa Senators true contenders? If they continue to develop as they did last season there is no reason to believe they are not. One thing is for sure; if they are not legitimate Cup contenders as soon as next season, they will be soon! With prospects such as Silfverberg, Zibanejad, Stone, Lehner and more coming to join the likes of Spezza, Karlsson, Turris, and Anderson this young core has loads of skill, potential and promise for Sens fans to look forward to.
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By Gary Mihoces, USA TODAY
In his opening weeks as a New Orleans newcomer, he instantly dispelled the notion that he was just another patch on a leaky Saints defense, returning interceptions for touchdowns of 97 and 99 yards.
He finished the regular season — his finest — with nine interceptions (three for TDs) from his free safety position. His 376 yards on interception returns in a season set an NFL record.
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Now, at 34 and in his 13th pro season, he is back in the Super Bowl. Sharper was a rookie with the 1997 Green Bay Packers when they lost to the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXXII. Now, he is the ball-hawking, big-play leader of a secondary that will take on Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday.
At his position and age, wear and tear can take a toll. He is a testament to staying power and the perfect free agent fit.
"I thought I'd be back (in the Super Bowl) many times, playing in Green Bay, going as a rookie and having Brett Favre as your quarterback," says Sharper, tied with Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott for sixth place on the NFL career interceptions list with 63.
"That just lets you know how tough it is to get to this point. I made sure I let guys on our team know that so that we can appreciate it and make the most of this moment."
Last year, Mike Tomlin, his college teammate and fraternity brother at William & Mary, won a Super Bowl ring as coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. His brother, Jamie Sharper, 35, won a Super Bowl in the 2000 season as a Baltimore Ravens linebacker.
In a recent TV interview, Manning slipped and referred to Sharper as Jamie. Sharper jokingly responded by referring to Manning as Eli (his brother with the New York Giants). But Manning is well aware of Darren.
"He's an awesome player," Manning says. "He's a center fielder back there for that defense. … He covers a lot of ground. He uses instincts. He sees something. He feels like it's going to happen. He reacts to it even though it might not be what he's supposed to do on that play. … What a great free agent acquisition for the Saints."
Has he ever tried on his now retired brother's ring?
"I couldn't do that, nah nah, because he shows it in my face so much that I knew what it looked like, so I didn't necessarily want to see what it felt like," Sharper says. "When he first got it, it was like, 'I got one up on you.' But now on this road we're on right now, he wants me to get a ring."
'The ball kind of finds him'
The Saints, vulnerable to big pass plays in 2008 when they finished 8-8 despite having the NFL's top-ranked passing game, were looking for a quarterback in their secondary last March when they signed Sharper, a free agent after four seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and eight with Green Bay.
Sharper liked the Saints' prospects. He also liked his chances of making big plays in the scheme run by new defensive coordinator Gregg Williams.
"He's the ball hawk I've been wanting back there for a while," veteran linebacker Scott Fujita says. "His ball skills and his instincts are as good as anybody in the league and as good as anybody I've ever seen play."
Strong safety Roman Harper, in his fourth season, welcomes Sharper's savvy.
"He takes a lot of pressure off me. He allows me to do some things I do well," Harper says. "I'm just glad he's a part of teaching me and part of this team as a leader."
In the Saints' divisional playoff win against the Arizona Cardinals, Sharper had a fumble recovery that set up a touchdown. In the NFC title game against his former Minnesota team, he had 11 tackles.
Deion Sanders, the former shutdown cornerback who's now an NFL Network analyst, is not shocked.
"Sharper turned my head years ago, not just this season," Sanders says. "Very few guys can go to another team and still remain who they are, and he's one of those guys."
Saints coach Sean Payton salutes Sharper's durability.
"To play double-digit seasons as a safety is rare because it's a collision position. There are a handful of positions that it's hard to have longevity at. That's one of them," Payton says. "I think he takes care of himself. I think he's got good instinct. He's one of the players (where) the ball kind of finds him. Those things have served him well."
Sharper, 6-2, is a bit lighter this season. He says he's under 210 pounds, without specifying what he had been except that it was a "little heavier." However, he primarily credits his success to a scheme in which he feels truly free to play free safety.
He had one interception last season with Minnesota. In his last three seasons, he had a total of nine.
"The style I played in Minnesota last year, I was more of a protective, a guy that kept everything in front of us," he says. "I tried to prevent the big play. In Gregg Williams' style of defense, I'm allowed to be a playmaker, trust my instincts and attack the football. It's two worlds from where I was last year and this year. That's probably why the numbers are so different."
In 2008, the Saints had 15 interceptions. Since-released cornerback Jason David led the way with five. This season with Sharper, they had 26 in the regular season.
"They wanted me to be a guy back there that was going to make things happen," Sharper says.
Staying tight with Tomlin
At William & Mary in his native Virginia from 1993 to 1996, Sharper had 24 interceptions. The first two years of his college career overlapped with Tomlin's final two seasons as a wide receiver. Both were members of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
When Tomlin was an assistant in Minnesota, he coached Sharper. "I'm still close friends with Mike," Sharper says.
"When I came in (at William & Mary), he took me under his wing when I was a freshman — positively and negatively," he adds, laughing but not elaborating.
"Our relationship is tight. I talked to him before our playoff run and got some tips about some teams the Steelers faced that we might have had the chance to see. We stay in touch a lot. He always has good words of advice."
Then he adds, laughing again, "They are a lot different than the words of advice he had when we were in college."
"I've had longevity in this league, but they've ascended pretty quickly," Sharper says. "That's a testament to them, and it's also a testament to me to be able to last to see them get to the points they are in their career."
Sharper is a win away from the high point of his career.
"It's been 13 years for me, and I played on some darned good teams," he says. "When you get to this point, you have to make sure that you do everything so it's a good memory at the end of the day, not a bad one."
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There's nothing like a cup of hot tea on an autumn day, and chai is my absolute favorite. Chai (or masala chai), is an Indian drink made by brewing tea with spices and herbs. I'm a spice lover, so it's right up my alley. I love the intense flavor, and find myself craving it all autumn and winter. You can buy it as a concentrate or tea bag, but I prefer the flavor of the whole spices, so I make it at home. You should be able to find the spices in the bulk section of whole foods or your local grocery store. Also, if you're avoiding caffeine, roobios is a good substitute for the black tea. The milk to water ratio is typically 3 to 1 (water to milk), but you can make it with any ratio you like. You can play around the the spices and sweetener, too.
Cheers to the lovely autumn ahead of us.
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup coconut milk
2 teaspoons loose leaf black tea
1 cinnamon stick
3 cardamom pods
little pinch of cloves
2 slices ginger
1 star anise
honey to taste (about 1 teaspoon)
Begin by heating the water and milk, in a small saucepan. When it starts to bubble, add in the spices, and turn off the heat. Let it steep for 2 minutes, before straining into a mug and adding honey, to taste.
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CMS Announces New K Codes for Oral/Mask Use with CPAP
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Friday, March 30, 2007
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced effective July 1, 2007, three new K codes will be established for oral/mask use with continuous positive airway pressure devices.
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TU women vs. SVSU
February 13, 2010 - Zach Baker
Early on, it's 7-2 Saginaw Valley State. Tiffin's lineup features Jonette McQueen. It's the first time I remember the 6-3 frosh getting a start.
Dragons have opened 1 of 7 from the floor, and trail 11-2 with 14:37 to go in the half. Slow starts have been a large part of TU this season.
Jenna Saarela gets an offensive board, dribbles back to the right corner and buries a 3 for SVSU. TU coach Pam Oswald calls timeout and starts screaming. It's 16-6 at the 12:50 mark.
-At 9:45. SVSU leads, 24-13. Jaeb is starting to assert herself offensively (she had 35 the last time these teams met), but the Dragons are allowing too many easy baskets, which has been another thing that's been an issue this season.
-SVSU gets a left wing 3 from Jasmine Kennedy, a layup from Aysha Boston, and a steal and layup from Boston again. It's 35-20 SVSU, causing Oswald to burn a timeout just moments before the 5-minute media timeout. Right now, Tiffin is being outhustled. (4:41)
It's gotten ugly. Cardinals went on a 17-1 run, upping their lead to 24. It's 45-25 with less than a minute left.
Considering the Dragons beat this team in Michigan, this has to be extremely disappointing to Oswald. At the half, TU trails, 49-28.
At the 14:57 mark of the first half, it's 60-39 SVSU. TU's showing more energy, but the hole is so big it will need more than that.
- A Karli Mast jumper moments ago made it 66-53, as close as the Dragons have been in a long time. But with 9:06 left, TU still trails, now b y 15. It's 68-53 with 9:06 left.
Mandy Jaeb's 3 from the right corner makes it 72-60 at the 6:11 mark. TU (and Jaeb, who has 24) have played tough here in the second half. The question is, can the Dragons sustain it and make it close.
And now it's really starting to get interesting. Mandy Jaeb's layup makes it 74-67. On the next possession, SVSU loses the ball. 4:32 left. We've seen TU do this. Can it finish?
The incredible has happened. After being down 24 points, the Dragons have a 78-77 lead after a Stephanie Kelly left wing trey with 1:20 left.
Saginaw Valley won, 82-78. Kelley Wesp's jumper-turned 3-point play with 25 seconds left was the difference. TU had a chance to tie, but Jaeb's layup attempt across her body rattled around the rim and fell off.
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By now, many have heard of the comments uttered by National Organization for Marriage chairman John Eastman regarding Justice John Roberts’ adopted children and adoption in general.
The leader of a prominent anti-gay organization called Supreme Court Chief John Roberts’ decision to adopt children the “second-best option,” the AP reports.
“You’re looking at what is the best course societywide to get you the optimal result in the widest variety of cases. That often is not open to people in individual cases. Certainly adoption in families headed, like Chief Roberts’ family is, by a heterosexual couple, is by far the second-best option,” said John Eastman, chairman of the National Organization for Marriage.
Eastman was responding to a question about the Chief Justice’s position on the rights of same-sex couples. Roberts and his wife adopted two children, Jack and Josie, in 2000. Both children are now 12 years old.
No doubt there will be some claiming that we are making too much of Eastman’s statement or that it was a simple gaffe which takes needed attention away from the important subject of marriage equality
But attention over Eastman’s words are not a phony moral panic and to label his comment as a simple “gaffe” is trivializing its harm.
What Eastman did was to push a concept into the idea of family which has no business being there. Families should never be judged on a tier. They aren’t baked goods at the state fair to be given ribbons marking 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
Nor should it be implied that families exist in a caste system where the designated “gold standard” grabs all of the attention while other families who are not that “standard” are either hardly mentioned or downgraded.
When it comes to families, there is no such thing as a “second-best option,” except unfortunately in the head of Eastman and his organization which – I may point out – has never offered any new ideas of placing orphaned or foster children into any family households at all, including the two-parent heterosexual household it holds so dear.
Nor has NOM ever offered any solutions to the real problems facing families of all stripe such as poverty, unemployment, lack of decent health and education options, or lack of good housing.
Eastman and NOM are like charlatans from days of old who would roll into town after town masquerading as physicians while hawking a useless cure-all with flowery rhetoric and flashy bottles.
In this case, the cure-all seems to be keeping members from the gay community from getting married and keeping same-sex families in the background. And like those charlatans, Eastman and NOM talk a good game, but when you get past the rhetoric and the flash you realize that the cure-all cures nothing.
Keeping gays and lesbians from getting married and keeping same-sex families in the background has never improved the quality of life of any household. It has never saved a family’s mortgage nor gotten a family’s children into a decent college.
Keeping gays and lesbians from getting married and keeping same-sex families in the background has never paid overdue utility notices, rent, or medical bills.
What this rhetoric does is pits us against one another by fooling us into thinking that the love and support each family is capable of giving should be judged not by how much good it does but who is the giver.
The rhetoric places status above love, support, and the willingness to sacrifice – three qualities which all good families have in abundance.
Eastman and NOM’s rhetoric is a game, i.e. a vulgar exercise in passive-aggressive homophobia which cushions some from accepting the simple fact that maybe their disagreement with marriage equality has less to do with saving the family and more to do with their inability to deal with innate inaccuracies about the gay community and same-sex families.
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I bought the Light trek 4's about a month and a half ago and they are far and away the best poles I have ever used.
I have or have had Komperdel C3's, Black Diamond CF poles, Excel carbon and Life Links.
The GG are so light is amazing. The grips are fantastic and the twist locks have functioned perfectly.
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April 23, 2010
Future Shock Blog
Minor League Update: Games of April 22
And After Strasburg, We Get Champman
It's probably for the best than some bad weather has finally disconnected the schedules of Champman and baseball's top prospect Stephen Strasburg, who both made their pro debut on the same day. It's just too much to keep up with, and now we can focus on them one at a time. On Thursday, it's was the Reds lefty's turn, and he continues to miss plenty off bats, while also unfortunately continuing to struggle with his control and miss the strike zone. Only 54 of his 95 pitches went for strikes, but as usual, he flirted with the upper 90s on several occasions and flashed a good slider at times. It's the highest upside non-Strasburg arm around, but it still needs more refinement.
Announcing His Presence With Authority
The second overall pick in the 2007 draft, Moustakas has been a bit of a disappointment with the bat, entering this year with career averages of .262/.320/.444, although it should be noted that each of his first two seasons were played in brutal hitting environments. His 2010 debut was delayed until Thursday due to an oblique strain, but he quickly enjoyed his first taste of a good place to hit by cracking home runs in his first two at-bats of the season and later adding a double for good measure. Beyond the power, which comes from some of the best bat speed in the minors, Moustakas also has a top of the line arm. There's a reason he went has high as he did nearly three years ago, and he might be ready to justify it.
Getting Things Going . . . And How
I've quipped in a few places here and there that Freeman didn't belong at Triple-A, as he's only 20 years old and struggled last year one level below. I looked smart a week ago when he was hitting .139, but he's been on a tear since, as the best game in the minors last night makes him 10-for-23 in his last six games with 20 total bases. Troy Glaus has been getting his fair share of boos in Atlanta, but don't worry Braves fans, he's just a one-year stop gap for Freeman.
Well, You Certainly Can't Call Him Inconsistent
The Smokies played two yesterday, and Castro had two hits in both games. That's not a surprise, as he had two hits on Wednesday as well. Oh yeah, Tuesday too. Monday? Yup, two hits. With six straight two-hit games and nine overall in 13 contests, the 20-year-old is up to .404/.426/.649, and the Cubs are this much closer to making a mistake and calling him up to the big leagues before he is ready and hoping he can salvage what looks to be an already sinking ship.
The Next Neftali?
Tanner Scheppers, RHP, Rangers (Double-A Frisco)
Scheppers stuff isn't quite in the range of Neftali Feliz, but it's not far off either. One of the best pure arms in the 2009 draft, Scheppers comes with a load of red flags revolving around his injury history and fear of further arm problems down the road, but he's healthy for now and nothing short of dominant. Pitching in the mid-to-upper 90s with a filthy power breaking ball, Texas League hitters are now 3-for-29 against the 23 year-old with 13 whiffs. Featured here yesterday, the Rangers called up first baseman Justin Smoak last night to help a flailing offense. Scheppers might not be far behind in order to shore up the bullpen.
A second-round pick in 2008, Avery has as much in the tools department as anyone in the Orioles system, but he's still far from a refined product, as miserable plate discipline led to a .646 OPS at Low-A in his full-season debut last year. Still, tools guys are the kind of players that take big step forwards, and while it's too early to classify as official, Avery is off to a great start in the Carolina League, batting .388/.474/.469 and showing plus-plus speed, good defense, and most importantly, a much more patient approach.
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The Office of Marketing Communications (OMC) offers a wide range of services that support the marketing of Boston College to various external constituencies, including prospective students and parents, prospective graduate students, alumni, and the general public. While OMC focuses on projects that require a combination of original design, writing, and photography, the office also handles projects that may require only one of these services. Specific projects include print and online communications as well as signage, banners, and other types of promotional vehicles. | <urn:uuid:9018f1bb-79fc-46f4-af15-eaa28f02f12f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.bc.edu/content/bc/offices/omc/whatwedo.html | 2013-05-22T07:42:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950742 | 107 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
A gorgeous evening skirt will make you look and feel instantly glamorous. This season, go for all out girly-ness with a skater skirt in lace, chiffon or even PU. Or why not try a seriously sexy bodycon pencil skirt in an eye catching sequin fabric? Maxi skirts with knicker shorts are also a hot trend, and keep an eye out for foil prints or lurex glitter finishes for extra style points. Whichever skirt you choose, make sure those pins look endless by teaming it with some fabulous high heels. | <urn:uuid:57d97188-229c-4108-8a89-718ff681917f> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.boohoo.com/restofworld/skirts/evening-skirts/icat/eveningskirts/ | 2013-05-22T07:14:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.920112 | 111 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Now that's a map with allot of character. Perhaps the mountains should have snow on them, but visually they look really believable. I like your parchment-style legend/map key as well. Oh and can totally relate to your quandary about the length of time it takes for your computer to perform a single command: using RobA's tapered stroke path on the rivers of my map took literally hours on my computer. Great job, and here's some rep. | <urn:uuid:4c729316-f2f9-4964-b0a3-61ebbfe931a4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.cartographersguild.com/finished-maps/9212-oostangelt-en-de-verboden-pas.html | 2013-05-22T07:42:31Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968963 | 95 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
03-13-2006, 01:30 AM
mammal extinct for 11 million years is...well.... not extinct
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It has the face of a rat and the tail of a skinny squirrel -- and scientists say this creature discovered living in central Laos is pretty special: It's a species believed to have been extinct for 11 million years.
The long-whiskered rodent made international headlines last spring when biologists declared they'd discovered a new species, nicknamed the Laotian rock rat.
It turns out the little guy isn't new after all, but a rare kind of survivor: a member of a group until now known only from fossils.
Nor is it a rat. This species, called Diatomyidae, looks more like small squirrels or tree shrews, said paleontologist Mary Dawson of Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
Dawson, with colleagues in France and China, report the creature's new identity in Friday's edition of the journal Science.
The resemblance is "absolutely striking," Dawson said. As soon as her team spotted reports about the rodent's discovery, "we thought, 'My goodness, this is not a new family. We've known it from the fossil record."'
They set out to prove that through meticulous comparisons between the bones of today's specimens and fossils found in China and elsewhere in Asia.
To reappear after 11 million years is more exciting than if the rodent really had been a new species, said George Schaller, a naturalist with the Wildlife Conservation Society, which unveiled the creature's existence last year. Indeed, such reappearances are so rare that paleontologists dub them "the Lazarus effect."
Another well-known example is the coelacanth, a primitive fish that existed before the dinosaurs and was thought to have gone extinct 65 million years ago, until one was caught in 1938 off the coast of southern Africa.
"It shows you it's well worth looking around in this world, still, to see what's out there," Schaller said.
The nocturnal rodent lives in Laotian forests largely unexplored by outsiders, because of the geographic remoteness and history of political turmoil.
Schaller called the area "an absolute wonderland," because biologists who have ventured in have found unique animals, like a type of wild ox called the saola, barking deer, and never-before-seen bats. Dawson described it as a prehistoric zoo, teeming with information about past and present biodiversity.
All the attention to the ancient rodent will be "wonderful for conservation," Schaller said. "This way, Laos will be proud of that region for all these new animals, which will help conservation in that some of the forests, I hope, will be preserved."
Locals call the rodent kha-nyou. Scientists haven't yet a bagged a breathing one, only the bodies of those recently caught by hunters or for sale at meat markets, where researchers with the New York-based conservation society first spotted the creature.
Now the challenge is to trap live ones and calculate how many still exist to determine whether the species is endangered, Dawson said.
My guide/game tradelist
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What CAG'ers have to say about alonzomourning23:
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The Cayman Islands Film Commission (CIFC) was established in January 2009 as part of the Cayman Islands Investment Bureau, and is mandated with the promotion and development of the Cayman Islands film industry.
As a government agency, the CIFC promotes the Cayman Islands as a prime location for film, television, music video, and advertising productions, and also facilitate these productions with every aspect of production from development and pre-production through post-production. The CIFC acts as a liaison between all film/photography producers and all relevant Government agencies.
In addition, the CIFC works to build capacity in the local entertainment community to create opportunities for Caymanians to write, produce, direct and possibly finance their own projects entirely within the Cayman Islands. Through an ever expanding educational program, locals are trained to aide incoming producers, studios and productions as a whole.
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By Andy Mannix
By Caleb Hannan
By Olivia LaVecchia
By CP Staff
By Aaron Rupar
By Jacob Wheeler
By Olivia LaVecchia
By Aaron Rupar
The last week of the Minnesota State Fair officially signifies the beginning of the end of summer: back to school, back to work on the farm, back to long pants, socks, and the inimitable Northern Plains layered look.
Jaded veteran though I am, I've never arrived at the fairgrounds at six a.m., as the gates open. My thrill at parking a mere half-block away--for free--is quickly dampened by the realization that although the gates are open, nothing else is until nine. The only other fairgoers at this ungodly hour are mall-walker types--older couples in pantsuits and Easy Spirits, lowering their blood pressure while mapping out the day's fairgoing strategies. At least fifteen people have lined up in front of a still-closed tent, hoping to score one of the limited number of Larks, wheelchairs, and wagons available for rental.
Another group of early birds is staked out near the grandstand: men and women of all ages, who have clustered around the local TV stations' broadcast booths hoping for a chance to meet the anchors and send on-camera greetings to the folks back home. Unlike these diehards, I cannot subsist solely on a lust for fame, and now that the food vendors have begun unrolling their awnings and lighting fires under their sleeping vats of grease, I embark upon a quest for the much-hyped Pancake-on-a-stick booth.
Up on Machinery Hill, things are gearing up for a good old-fashioned tractor pull. At least, that's what a dentally challenged young man with a modified ZZ Top beard tells me when I ask why three people in life-size animal costumes are chasing Channel 9's Alix Kendall on a riding lawn mower.
Around half past eight the regular Fair funseekers commence to trickle in, fueling up on mini-doughnuts and elephant ears and holding family meetings around the information kiosks. I enter the grandstand confident that I'll be able to browse unencumbered by crowds, but by 9:05 all three floors of the enormous arena resemble I-494 on a Friday afternoon. The only free space surrounds a display of pianos and organs, where a lone woman slow-dances to the demo music while her family points and laughs. Fairgoers shuffle numbly through the maze of As Seen on TV products: the Space Bobber, the Magic Pen, the Craftmatic Adjustable Bed. A farmer takes a time-out from the pushing and shoving, reclining in an empty hot tub while a smooth-talking hawker gives him the hard sell. "Hey, check out Grandpa learning how to sew!" someone shouts behind me, but when I turn around I see that Grandpa is merely sitting in front of a demo machine while Grandma haggles with the salesman.
THE SWEETEST STATE Fair memories are made on the Midway. Who among us can't recall sharing a car on the Mad Mouse with a junior-high sweetheart, or learning how to smoke behind the Girl-to-Gorilla tent, or covering the floor of the Tilt-a-Whirl with partially digested cotton candy? (Well, I certainly can.) Though the fashions and the soundtrack of this traveling Babylon change with time, the activity, and the prizes in the game booths, remain essentially the same.
On the Fair's last Saturday night, with the dulcet sounds of whatever it is that remains of Lynyrd Skynyrd emanating from the grandstand and a dense, antediluvian mist shrouding the fairgrounds, Minnesotans of school age know they have to make every second count. The chill has allowed some teenagers to sport their brand-new school clothes: turtlenecks, blinding-white sneakers, Old Navy TechnoChinos--but most females between 12 and 20 are presenting a variation on the Christina Aguilera look, i.e., more makeup than clothing.
Preteen girls, afraid and excited to be on their own at night and surrounded by strange boys, huddle in corners, planning what to say if approached. Their male counterparts are oblivious, of course, thoroughly tweaked by that deadly combination of caramel apples and the prospect of another go-round on the Inverter. A young skinny blonde in big shoes and small shorts causes more neck injuries than the roller coaster, as passing men twist their heads around for a second glance. "Hey, supermodel!" shouts one admirer, but he receives no response.
Committed high schoolers and their friends walk six abreast as though lined up for a wedding photo: girls on one side, boys on the other, happy couple in the middle. A group of young men draped in Tommy windbreakers and gold chains practice bedroom eyes on anything remotely female while recipients feign rude uninterest. The rituals are just as faithfully observed by the older-but-restless set, the men emptying their pockets in an attempt to knock over beer bottles, shatter plates, or pop balloons with darts while their bored partners stand by, so weighed down by stuffed rottweilers, Hello Kittys, and Tweety Birds they can barely light their Doral 100s.
After Labor Day, the smell of new pencils will replace the smell of grease, livestock, and other Minnesotans in the collective Twin Cities consciousness. But some girls will still clutch tiny stuffed frogs won at the ring-toss booth, debating whether to instant-message that boy they met at the Curly Fries stand. Blue ribbons will be pressed into scrapbooks; the cattle that won them will become dinner. And, mingling with the memories of this year's Great Minnesota Get-Together will be a whiff of the promise of next year. See you there.
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Help was given from many organizations during fire
The Board of Directors of the Mancos Fire Protection District and the members of Mancos Hose Co. #1 wish to recognize and thank the following organizations for their help during the Weber Fire. Without their dedication and unselfish assistance, it would have been very difficult to achieve the successful protection of homes and property during this disastrous wildfire.
All it took was one call and they were ready to respond with manpower and the apparatus necessary to reach that goal. A friend and neighbor were in need of help and they volunteered to commit their personnel to assist our community during this time. We could not have done it without their help.
Our heartfelt thanks go out to each of them. We were proud to work next to each of these departments: Fire Departments — Mancos Hose Co. #1, Cortez, Ft. Lewis Mesa, Ute Mtn. Utes, San Juan Co., N.M., Durango, Pleasant View, Dolores, Lewis, and Rico. Thanks also to Mancos Marshall, Cortez Dispatch Center, Red Cross, Southwest Ambulance, Montezuma Co. Sheriff, Federal Government Management Teams III and II and all incoming wildland firefighting teams.
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Opinion L.A.Time's a-wastin'. Next May, Norman Corwin celebrates his hundredth birthday. The nation should celebrate with him. The genius poet of radio, the Mozart of the spoken word, Corwin has won almost all the plaudits his craft can offer -- Peabody awards, an...
FOX40 NewsJOHN LOBERTINI (FOX40 News): So, first question: Here it is, March, and you're just now declaring your candidacy. Why did you wait so late in the game? JERRY BROWN (candidate for Governor): Well, by traditional standards, this is not "early," and I've...
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFox Broadcasting is inching closer to bringing Conan O'Brien back to late night. Key Fox executives, including Rupert Murdoch, are on board with the plan and would like to finalize a deal in coming weeks so they can make a splash on May 17 when the...
Gary Coleman, who soared to fame in the late 1970s as the child star of the hit sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes" and whose post-TV-series life included a stint as a shopping mall security guard and an unlikely run for California governor, died Friday. He was...
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WGN NewsLetters home from Miles Snyder to Rosella Hawkins 1942-1945 These letters are courtesy of Miles Snyder "I had known Rosella since our college days a the U of I. We dated some, to no serious romantic consequence. We began exchanging friendly letters...
A former sergeant with the New York City Police Department was sentenced Wednesday to 32 years-to-life in prison for shooting his ex-wife to death. John Galtieri was given 25 years-to-life for the murder of Jeanne Kane, and seven years for weapons...
Staff reporterSimon Winchester discusses the geological causes and the sociological consequences of the great San Francisco earthquake. His latest book is A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906. (11/30/06) Simon...
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The Big PictureAndrew Klavan is a gifted thriller novelist who happens to be a political conservative. And because he's a right-winger, he happens to think that Hollywood is chock-full of leftist dilettantes who disrespect all sorts of important cultural icons, from...
The Daily MirrorFeb. 13, 1980: John Belushi comes to UCLA to receive the Jack Benny Memorial Award for Excellence in Entertainment. Asked if he would do serious movie roles, Belushi replies: "These days, people need comedy."...
Brand XSince starting my gig here at Brand X last October, I've become very enamored of downtown Los Angeles. There's something about this part of the city that really appeals to me, aesthetically speaking, in a way that, frankly, the beaches, desert and...
L.A. NOWWith the Academy Awards in Hollywood this weekend, millions will be looking up at the stars. But if you look to the ground on the sidewalks of Tinseltown, you see stars too. On a night that celebrates the hot new......
The Daily MirrorSawdust Trail Leads Through Midway To you, Cucamonga may mean nothing but a Jack Benny joke, but to history it may be remembered as the scene of one of Christianity's major jurisdictional disputes. Recently, a syndicate was formed to buy acreage in that...
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Sometimes a story is too good to keep to yourself, this my friends is one of those rare glimpses into the unexpected. The design process for the Zink Top 7 spread came together seamlessly. Every experimental idea I had worked perfectly; there were no plan B’s needed. I was en fuego! Even the materials practically found me.
In this city timing is everything. As I was walking down the street tar covered gravel, asphalt chunks, and sand dropped from overhead scaffolding right in front of me. Roofers were removing the weathered old materials in preparation for winter storms. It was raining my set!
Picture this: An ecstatic woman on the street digging through gravel, in a dress and heels, whipping tools and work gloves out of her limited edition Coach bag, surrounded by baffled construction workers. If you know NYC you know it is hard to stun a construction worker into silence – in retrospect they must have checked the headlines for an escaped lunatic over coffee the following morning. Fast forward, gravels mixed, glued, painted, poly sealer and iridescents used to simulate puddles of oil slick liquid, 2 boxes of bones received express from fellow SCAD Alum, Edward Seay in Kentucky and the set was made! Time for the magic!
Japanese photographer Teru Onishi was elated with the design, texture and contrast of grime and gleaming white bone. On a set you try multiple configurations of prop styling and this day was no different. Teru requested that we cut open the thigh bone making it possible to slip the bracelets onto it…easy enough. His assistant went to it, sawing away with the swiftness any coroner would have been proud of. As the bone separated a huge surprise was discovered.
Ants and larva covered the table and a wave of insects darted from the bone! Lets pause a moment - While I love to get dirty and clearly exhibit tom-boy tendencies toward power tools and all things Home Depot, bugs are NOT my thing. Should a rogue insect happen into my apartment, I cover it with a bowl, trapping it for my boyfriend to deal with later. Again…I don’t do bugs! Now back to the squirming ecosystem in the studio - it was like I was transformed - a trifecta of strength surged through me the likes of JEM, She-Ra and Wonder Woman combined! In what seemed like seconds I used my HAND to sweep the ants into a trash bag, grabbed the bone, ran to the sink, flooded it with water, shook out the remaining inhabitants, exterminated several ants running up my arm, wiped down the table, knotted the trash bag and tada! Saved the day! Who knew there was an entire ant village participating in my design process; now that's collaboration! | <urn:uuid:5e85eefd-e57d-4fd4-aebc-d739845beae8> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.cravingdepth.com/blog/2011/3/16/behind-the-scenes-when-good-sets-go-bad.html | 2013-05-22T07:33:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963298 | 575 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Making sense of the job market
For senior Hillary Bates, Sac State’s Career Center has served as a sort of launching pad for her future. The accounting major was able to spiff up her resume, sharpen her interview skills and even learn how to weigh job offers with the help of the center’s counselors.
The result would be envy of any student in the country. After interviews with eight different accounting firms over the past fall semester, Bates came away with five job offers. This summer she will start to work for one of the country’s “Big Four” accounting firms, Ernst & Young, in its Roseville office.
Joining Bates at the same accounting firm will be Lillian Li, who also had her pick of job offers after working with the Career Center. The staff helped her write a personal statement
that won her a scholarship, and showed her the proper etiquette for a business lunch.
The Career Center doesn’t guarantee multiple job offers
for every student, but it can help students find their way in
today’s world of work. “Not only did the Career Center help
me become a better job candidate, it also taught me things
like the value of lifelong learning throughout my career to be
ready for other opportunities in the future,” says Bates.
As students seem to start career planning earlier and earlier
during their college education, the Career Center has become
one of the most popular destinations on campus. It recorded
nearly 40,000 visits last year, and has been recognized for its
work, earning the award of excellence from the California Career Development Association in 2003.
“Students know that work will be such a large portion of their lives and they want to make good decisions about what they do with their work lives,” says Marilyn Albert, director of the center. “Our role is to give them the counseling, the resources and the opportunities to help them use their education here to find rewarding careers.” It is apt to become even more popular as the economy produces more new jobs. According to a survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, businesses are expected to hire 14.5 percent more new college graduates in 2005-06 than in 2004-05.
“We work hard to help prepare our students for new job
opportunities,” says Eva Gabbe, manager of recruiting programs
at the center. “At the same time, we are working with employers in the Sacramento area and beyond who look to us for talented employees. We have become one of the campuses that recruiters visit on a regular basis.”
Helping students set career direction begins during freshman
year. Nearly every day faculty who teach freshmen bring their
classes to the Career Center so students can get an introduction to career planning and become acquainted with the vast resources in the center.
After deciding a major, or sometimes before, students can drop in for one of the most popular services: career counseling.
“Many students only know about careers through what they
have learned from family or friends, but it is a big world out there and there’s much to be explored,” says Martha Schuster, training supervisor at the center.
Two veteran career counselors at the Career Center say one of
their most important roles is working with students to help them
find satisfying career paths of their own choice.
“We try to find out what interests a student, either in the classes he or she takes or what the student does with spare time. From there we teach the students how to relate their interests, as well as their values and skills, to the decisions they are making about their academic programs and potential careers,” says Dave McVey, a career counselor for 20 years.
Christye Peper, who also has been at the Career Center for 20
years, says she tries to help students begin to see the broad range of career possibilities in their major. “Many students are surprised to learn how creatively they can apply their education in a variety of fields and diverse occupations.”
McVey added that career counselors also remind students that the work world is constantly changing. “We want students to know that they will probably change jobs and/or careers several times during their lifetime and that new jobs and emerging fields will be created that don’t exist right now so it is helpful to keep learning new skills,” he says.
Peper and McVey are just two of the 11 career professionals
available to Sac State students, thanks to a successful partnership between the Career Center and the counselor education graduate program in career counseling.
During a walk-in appointment, a student can talk with a counseling graduate student such as Lisa Noma. She spent the fall semester critiquing resumes, explaining the resources of the Career Center and answering general questions about jobs and careers. “It has helped me Iearn how to develop rapport with
students as they start to explore their career possibilities.”
When students begin their search for jobs, another slate of Career Center services comes into play.
Student gain work experience through opportunities such as
internships or cooperative education arrangements. The Career
Center’s cooperative education program was strengthened last
fall with the addition of counselors focusing on the University’s Colleges of Engineering and Computer Science, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and Health and Human Services. “What we have done is to have counselors imbedded within those Colleges so they can be more accessible to students. The program helps our students gain real job experience in their fields,’’ says Albert, the Career Center director.
More formal than an internship, cooperative education involves an agreement between a student, an employer and the University for a paid job with academic credit.
“The co-op program really enhances the ability of students to get employed after graduation. Employers like to see that work experience on their resume,” says Julie Collier, a Sac State counseling alum who is now a career counselor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science.
The Career Center also prepares students to enter the workforce through its workshops. Students start by attending the Career Center’s “Resumania,” during which students bring in their resumes for review by local employers. Students brush up on their job interview skills during the “Mock Interview” workshop. And the Career Center’s “Major Fair” and “Career Fair” both attract hundreds of students exploring academic and
career options. There is also the popular “Etiquette Dinner” which helps students with the finer points of dining over business.
The etiquette dinner was so helpful to accounting major Li that
she attended two. “One of my job interviews took place over
lunch and I really felt comfortable eating and knowing which fork to use with the salad,” says Li, who is from Beijing, China and was still becoming accustomed to Western dining habits.
Recruiters show great interest and confidence in Sac State students who sign up for job interviews through the Career Center, says recruiting manager Gabbe. Last semester more than 200 recruiters visited campus to interview students for job openings. And it is not just Sacramento-area employers who recruit at the University. An engineering firm from Idaho hired 16 Sac State engineering
graduates last spring.
Once they land a job, Gabbe says, students today tend to be
more savvy in areas such as salary. “Students are coming out of college and go into their first jobs with loans to pay off and other expenses, so they are learning the importance of negotiating their salaries.”
But accounting senior Li says she learned something even
more valuable from the Career Center. “One of the most important things that the Career Center does is to help give students the confidence we need to go out into the work world,” she says. | <urn:uuid:4662102a-9ae6-4602-a585-c46c5ed80669> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.csus.edu/pubaf/journal/spring2006/Main%20Articles/jobmarket.htm | 2013-05-22T07:13:08Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973421 | 1,640 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Industrial Building Near DFW Airport Sells
18 Jun, 2008, Dallas, TX
Tenants Include Dallas Cowboys Merchandising
Cushman & Wakefield of Texas, Inc., the premiere commercial real estate services firm in Dallas/Fort Worth, announces the sale of a 151,845-square foot Class A industrial building located at 1011 Royal Lane in DFW Airport, Texas. Kurt Griffin, Natalie Kampen and Wilson Stafford of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Bandera Ventures, Ltd.
Cobalt Capital Partners purchased the building, which is 100% occupied and located on a ground lease at DFW Airport. Cobalt is a private real estate equity firm focused on the acquisition and ownership of high quality light industrial properties located in the United States.
“One of the challenges with this deal was the ground lease and how to underwrite that situation,” said Mr. Griffin, a senior director in Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets Group. “Cobalt did a great job of understanding the value of the asset, and then performing on all the terms of the sale.”
1011 Royal Lane was built in 2005 by Bandera Ventures, Ltd., a real estate development and investment firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Current tenants include Dallas Cowboys Merchandising and Direct Logistics.
“This project was extremely well built and indicative of the type of quality assets developed by Bandera,” added Mr. Griffin. “It will provide tenants with an efficient operating environment and should continue to offer excellent investment upside to the new owners.”
Cushman & Wakefield is the world's largest privately-held commercial real estate services firm. Founded in 1917, it has 221 offices in 58 countries and more than 15,000 employees. The firm represents a diverse customer base ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. It offers a complete range of services within four primary disciplines: Transaction Services, including tenant and landlord representation in office, industrial and retail real estate; Capital Markets, including property sales, investment management, valuation services, investment banking, debt and equity financing; Client Solutions, including integrated real estate strategies for large corporations and property owners, and Consulting Services, including business and real estate consulting. A recognized leader in global real estate research, the firm publishes a broad array of proprietary reports available on its online Knowledge Center at www.cushmanwakefield.com.
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As a small business starts to grow, organization and business management become major factors when making everyday business decisions. Resource management quickly turns into insight into new business opportunities but sometimes developing small businesses don’t have the resources to catch-up with their growth. Microsoft Dynamics is currently running a Business Challenge where they looking for three worthy businesses who are trying to gain more control over their growing companies with a giveaway of $45,000 toward new ERP software and implementation services.
In order to be considered for this giveaway you need to make a short video explaining how Microsoft Dynamics ERP could positively transform your business operations and increase your potential for future success. Once your video is complete, upload your video to the “Win To Grow” website and share it with as many friends and colleagues as possible to help you receive the most votes. There are currently only 4 videos uploaded so odds are in your favor! Three companies will then be awarded $45,000 toward their ERP systems. This money will be put toward licenses for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013, Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013, or Microsoft Dynamics SL 2013 and implementation services from a Microsoft Dynamics Partner. If this is something that interests you please read the full Terms & Conditions and upload your video today! This contest closes February 15th 2013. Be sure to post your video entry in our comments so we can vote for your business!
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…Kathi Kirsch! Along with her helpful team of elves, she transformed her everyday office into the holiday masterpiece you see to the left. Note the relevant themed Visa, Mastercard, and Interac ornaments on the tree – care to take a guess what department she’s in?
There were many others in the running that did a fantastic job. One eBridger even went as far as hanging stockings (with care) for everyone here at eBridge! But, Kathi’s winning display clearly sets the bar for next year. Is it even possible to one-up this?
Congrats to Kathi and a very safe and happy holidays to everyone!
We launched the new version of our online integration platform over a month and a half ago. At that time, we asked for your suggestions and feedback to help us make it even better. Since then we have received loads of valuable ideas, suggestions, and concerns from many of our clients. This has been a tremendous help – thank you to all that have participated; keep it up!
We would like to invite you to share with us your insights surrounding Payment Gateways (eg. PayPal). The survey is only one question in length and should only take approximately three minutes to complete. If you are an eligible participant and complete the survey before July 31st, 2010, you will automatically be entered to win one (1) $25 iTunes Gift Card!.
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WIN AN Apple iPad @ IRCE 2010!
That’s right – we have a 16GB iPad (Wi-Fi only) that we want to give to you. All you have to do is come by booth #140 at the 2010 Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition in Chicago to cast your ballot! The random draw will take place once we return, so check back or follow us on Twitter for the announcement.
Further contest details and some surprise consolation prizes will be available at the show!
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What's New for 2005
The 2005 Pontiac GTO receives a new engine -- the 6.0-liter LS2 V8. The new V8 produces 400 horsepower, up from 350, and 395 lb-ft of torque, up from 365. More rumble comes from a new split dual-exhaust system, and new exterior options include two new colors and an available hood scoop.
The GTO legend started back in 1964, when Pontiac offered Tempest/Le Mans buyers a GTO option package. That performance-enhancing option proved so popular that the GTO became its own model and is often credited as the first true "muscle car." Although some purists would say the "real" GTO died in 1973, the GTO name lasted until 1974 when the car was based on the Pontiac Ventura, itself a thinly disguised Chevy Nova. With only 200 horsepower and distinct Nova looks, it's easy to see why many do not consider the '74 to be a true GTO. As the performance dwindled, so did the popularity of the GTO and sales swiftly declined. The introduction of the more realistic "net" horsepower rating in the early '70s couldn't have helped, as it was surely difficult for local dealers to explain why a '71 GTO with a 400-cubic-inch V8 produced only 255 hp. By 1972, some of the GTO's former glory was restored, but the dark cloud of emissions control and government-mandated bumpers loomed large, and the once-proud Pontiac became nothing more than just another GM clone. Miraculously, GM has resisted the urge to slap the GTO badge on anything since 1974. It seems all the more curious given how fast and loose Chevrolet plays with its once-coveted "SS" moniker. We can't help but wonder how close the first Grand Prix GTP came to being labeled a GTO, but thankfully those in charge at Pontiac realized that "GTO" shouldn't be within a mile of a front-wheel-drive V6 automobile -- V8s only, please. GM was able to deliver on that promise thanks to a little help from its Holden division in Australia. The Holden Monaro CV8 is the basis for the modern-day GTO, and like GTOs of the past, the new version is a 2+2 coupe. The Holden received styling revisions to make it look more like a Pontiac. The resulting twin grille and a slightly familiar rear-end treatment say "Pontiac" even from 20 yards away. Initially, the GTO was powered by GM's LS1 V8 making 350 hp. For 2005, Pontiac slid the LS2 6.0-liter V8 under the hood, good for 400 hp. Blasting from zero to 60 in less than 5.5 seconds and blitzing the quarter-mile in under 14 ticks means a 2005 Pontiac GTO will simply embarrass nearly any old Goat you could name. A four-speed automatic transmission is standard, and all GTOs come with four-wheel antilock disc brakes, as well as a limited-slip rear end and traction control. An optional six-speed manual transmission only adds to the fun, and with a fully independent, performance-tuned suspension and 17-inch wheels wrapped in performance tires, the car is able to hold its own in the corners while still delivering a relatively supple ride.
Body Styles, Trim Levels, and Options
The 2005 Pontiac GTO is offered as a 2+2 sport coupe in one generously appointed trim level. The standard features list includes full leather trim (seats, steering wheel, shift handle); a premium Blaupunkt audio system with an in-dash six-disc CD changer; keyless entry; eight-way power-adjustable front seats; a trip computer; power windows, locks and mirrors; air conditioning; cruise control; and 17-inch aluminum wheels. Aside from choosing a transmission, there are no additional options.
Powertrains and Performance
There is only one engine available on the 2005 Pontiac GTO -- a 6.0-liter V8 rated at 400 horsepower and 395 pound-feet of torque. The standard transmission is a four-speed overdrive automatic, but a six-speed, close-ratio manual transmission is available as an option. Regardless of which transmission is selected, all GTOs come with a limited-slip differential and electronic traction control.
All GTOs come standard with four-wheel antilock disc brakes, electronic traction control, multistage front airbags and an emergency mode that shuts down the vehicle's systems and unlocks the doors in the event of an airbag deployment. Side airbags are not available, nor is stability control. The GTO has not been crash tested.
Interior Design and Special Features
Unlike the original GTO, this modern-day version is no stripper. Comfortable leather-trimmed seats; a 200-watt, 10-speaker sound system; and a comprehensive trip computer all come standard. The overall design is straightforward with large analog gauges and an easy-to-use climate control system. Access to the rear seats is tight as you might expect, but they are quite comfy once you're seated.
On the street, the 2005 Pontiac GTO has a luxury carlike ride quality, and when pushed a bit, it seems to handle predictably and respectably, despite a fair amount of body roll. But when driven more aggressively, the car feels heavy and the steering a little slow and numb. Blazing engine performance and powerful brakes, however, showcase true muscle car roots. | <urn:uuid:f5295737-2aab-4742-a54c-71e06ac437bc> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.edmunds.com/pontiac/gto/2005/ | 2013-05-22T07:38:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933449 | 1,166 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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What happens when Chris Rock, the Blind Boys of Alabama, D'Angelo and a dozen other artists come together for the love of Prince? The best damn tribute to one of the greatest musicians of all time.
Last night, The Music of Prince was celebrated at an annual benefit concert at New York's Carnegie Hall. Since the series inaugural concert nearly nine years ago, nearly $700, 000 has been raised for music education programs for underprivileged youth.
This year's musical subject was honored with appearances from D'Angelo, The Roots, Bilal and a (very pregnant) Maya Rudolph and Gretchen Lieberum—performing their Prince cover band Princess—were announced early but the evening's real treats came from its surprise performances: Chris Rock's animated reading of "If I Was Your Girlfriend," ad-libbing in "would he make you laugh, and laugh like Chris Rock?" and Wendy, from Prince & the Revolution, playing bass on "Purple Rain" and later giggling as Princess sang the backwards lyrics from "Darling Nikki."
Not to be out done, indie darling Alice Smith and her husband Citizen Cope, stripped down "Pop Life"; diva Bettye Lavette made us blush with her take on "Kiss"; and the Blind Boys of Alabama did a fitting interpretation of "The Cross."
But the night belonged to Kat Edmonson, who's cover of "The Beautiful Ones" was heavenly, and D'Angelo, who seemed to embody Prince during his rapturous rendition of "It's Going to Be a Beautiful Night" and "1999." By the end of the night, shouts of "two thousand zero zero" spilled from the stage to the streets. Yes, the Purple One still reigns. | <urn:uuid:eefaf453-b229-4aed-bad0-ed187908f6ae> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.essence.com/2013/03/08/dangelo-chris-rock-maya-rudolph-and-more-honor-prince-annual-benefit-concert | 2013-05-22T07:49:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956644 | 357 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Razer Tiamat 7.1 True Surround Sound Headset Review
Tim Mammatt / 338 days ago
Razer are a well established gaming peripherals brand that is incredibly popular across the globe. With product ranges including gaming mice, keyboards, speakers, headsets and even gaming laptops, Razer cover all the bases with high performing and top quality peripherals. We’ve seen several of their products here before at eTeknix.com, and with no surprise the majority of them walked away clutching an award. Will this be the case with their newest headset that we have in today? Lets find out.
Headsets are a very important component for the full, immersed gaming, studio or cinema experience and there are many companies out there that claim they provide the full experience. This isn’t always the case though, as a lot of the time cheap headsets are given a facelift, and have “gaming” slapped in the name, hiking the price up another £20 or so, for comparatively a lot less. Then there is also the debate over the best kind of surround sound – virtual or true. Today Razer have provided us with their Tiamat 7.1 True Surround Sound headset, so we hope to address some of the issues.
The Razer Tiamat is the company’s first true 7.1 surround sound headset, which they even boast as the “World’s first true 7.1 headset”. Could cramming 10 drivers into the headset reduce the depth and quality of the sound? There is only way to find out… read on | <urn:uuid:d19cd1f9-dcc4-4b89-9a6b-b0d0b6077d65> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.eteknix.com/razer-tiamat-7-1-true-surround-sound-headset-review/ | 2013-05-22T07:47:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701459211/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105059-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953548 | 329 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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Positive Discipline Workshop - Four Weekly Sessions beginning May 20, 2012 - Alexandria
Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 7:00 PM (EDT)
The Positive Discipline Workshop – Eight Hour Series is scheduled in four weekly sessions of two hours each (7pm - 9pm). Workshop session dates are:
May 20, 2012
*Skip - May 27, 2012 -NO Class Memorial Day Weekend*
June 3, 2012
June 10, 2012
June 17, 2012
Not many connect the word discipline with the term positive, but under the direction and expertise of Dr. Rene you’ll learn how to use techniques to instill positive, healthy behaviors. The Positive Discipline Workshop will help parents learn:
§ Various ways to approach discipline situations with your child
§ Methods to help your child express their emotions without “melting down”
§ Specific language to effectively solve discipline exchanges
§ The role of consequences in discipline situations
§ The importance of consistent response from parents
§ How to defuse potentially difficult situations such as tantrums and power struggles
Parents will learn about expected behaviors by age and a wide range of ways to solve common issues. Fewer battles, better listening, more peace! The Workshop is designed for parents of children 1 to 10 years old.
To learn more about our Parent Workshops, please visit http://www.parentingplaygroups.com/parentworkshops.htm
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Should you not be able to attend the scheduled Workshop, we will gladly credit your payment toward any future Parenting Playgroups Workshop you wish to attend.
There are no refunds given for payments made for our Children's Programs or Parent Workshops. If you make a payment and need to cancel or change plans, you can put your paid tuition towards any future Children's Program or Parent Workshop at Parenting Playgroups. There is no time limit for applying this credit. If a Program or Workshop is cancelled for a power outage, weather condition or similar event, we will work to provide a make-up class or you may apply your paid tuition towards any future Children's Program or Parent Workshop at Parenting Playgroups. If we have to cancel a Program or Workshop due to low enrollment or a scheduling conflict, you can attend a make-up, apply your paid tuition towards any future Children's Program or Parent Workshop at Parenting Playgroups or we will issue a refund. If paid thru paypal, this refund will incur a small, paypal cancellation fee.
The information and materials provided in the Workshop are the property of Parenting Playgroups and are protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws. You are free to display and print for your personal, noncommercial use the information you receive at the Workshop. But you may not otherwise reproduce or distribute any of the materials without the prior written consent of Parenting Playgroups. Requests for permission to reproduce or distribute materials should be sent to us at firstname.lastname@example.org
Our name reflects our passion and our expertise! We are dedicated to helping parents raise happy, successful children from birth through 10 years of age, and to help make their families stronger.
Founded and created by Dr. Rene Hackney, a leading parenting and child development specialist, Parenting Playgroups offers interactive learning Parent Workshops, Children’s Programs, Social Skills Groups and Group Workshops and Coaching/Consultation.
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By Elaine Hegwood Bowen
Moscow, Belgium is a quaint movie about Matty and her family: her art teacher husband Werner, (Johan Heldenbergh) with whom she’s been since high school, her daughters Vera and Fien, and a son named Peter.
Matty (Barbara Sarafian) works in the post office and probably thought her life had been made and that she’d live a nice, ripe old age laying in the arms of Werner. But at some point, Werner had a mid-life crisis and he left Matty and his children to go live with a younger woman named Gail. Matty figured her only problem was missing Werner, as well as raising her children and working in a boring job.
And then there was the car accident—wherein she meets Johnny (Jergen Delnaet), the truck driver who would literally and figuratively take Matty for a spin.
Matty is described as a woman whose soul is full of dents and bruises, and it takes her a while to respond to Johnny’s apparent interest in her. There wouldn’t be much wrong with Johnny, but Matty thinks the age gap, she’s 41 and he’s 30, is too much; plus deep down she’s pining for her husband to come to his senses and return to his family.
Immediately following the accident Matty and Johnny have harsh words for each other, and she’s thoroughly pissed that her car’s trunk is no longer operable. Johnny takes it upon himself to secure Matty’s address, and he just shows up to offer to repair her trunk. She reluctantly offers him a dinner of blood sausage to repay him, and thus begins the couple’s relationship.
Her daughter helps with her wardrobe for the first date, and Matty finds herself in the truck’s cab at the end of the evening having sex—an experience she vows that will never happen again. But if she and Johnny are to have sex again, it would have to be in the truck’s cab, because the truck is where he lives.
Matty is just embarrassed by the entire episode. But when she returns home, Vera reminds her in a sassy way that her t-shirt is on backwards, although Matty swears that it was an unmemorable date and that nothing happened.
Johnny is immediately smitten and he later wows Matty with a pair of red Versace pumps he buys during one of his runs to Italy. But it is not as simple as Matty liking Johnny, as she discovers that Vera doesn’t care for Johnny, and it’s also revealed that Johnny has a history of beating his ex-wife.
As the unlikely relationship between the two progresses, Johnny falls madly in love, even spending time at Matty’s house with the children, eating dinner and just hanging out with the children.
But in dialogue that’s made so simple and direct throughout most of the movie, Matty is emphatic when she tells Johnny that she’s waiting for her husband to return. She further tells Johnny that she thinks he’s a jerk and after a public scene when she and her children are out with Johnny and run into his ex-wife and her new lawyer husband, Matty is convinced that Johnny has violent tendencies when he drinks, and she calls the whole thing off.
In the interim, Matty receives that for what she wishes, her husband acknowledges that his “fling” with the younger woman won’t last forever and he finally makes up his mind to return home.
This causes bittersweet confusion for Matty, and in one scene the entire family, with husband and boyfriend, as well as Vera’s unexpected guest, shares a dinner.
Werner and Johnny began arguing, belittling each other’s professions, and Matty has had her fill of it all. She storms out of the room, saying she wanted all the men to please leave.
Afterward, Matty is forced to do a bit of soul searching. Werner is banking on the fact that Matty will want her family back, no matter that he left her for the younger woman. Vera is pretty much concerned that Matty won’t accept her new love—who turns out to be female; and Johnny resorts to a passionate version of Mona Lisa via Karaoke to win back Matty’s heart.
The conclusion of the movie holds surprises for everyone, but finally Matty appears to be free and ready to make the decision of a lifetime; one with which she can live, hopefully this time, for the rest of her life.
Moscow, Belgium will screen at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., Chicago beginning Friday, Jan. 9-15. For more info: visit www.musicboxtheatre.com.
Elaine Hegwood Bowen is a veteran public relations and journalism professional and former journalism professor. She’s publicist for her daughter, Hip-Hop artist Psalm One. A native Chicago South Sider, Elaine was a recent University of Maryland Bio Ethics, Health Disparities & Clinical Trials Fellow and winner of a Black Press Messenger Award.
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US 4530019 A
A pattern, useful in providing data to a processing scheme to control the fine positioning of a transducer head of a disk drive unit, comprises an erased gap followed by an automative gain control (AGC) information burst followed by a first burst of servo control information followed by a second burst of servo control information. The pattern is written on a disk by the disk drive unit using a mechanical index on an armature associated with the rotation of the disk as a primary time reference, with all other time references being based on a transition between the erased gap and the AGC burst. The first and second servo control information bursts are written alternately off track by one half of the track separation between the track of interest and the next adjacent tracks to each side thereof. Decoding the pattern using a comparator circuit, comparing the servo control information waveform with the output ramp from an integrator circuit, digital positioned control data results to adjust the transducer to be centered on the track of interest.
1. A method of initializing sector servo information on a disk storage media on a disk within a disk drive assembly, which assembly includes a mechanical index on an armature rotating said disk; means for sensing said mechanical index; a read/write transducer; means for controllably positioning said read/write transducer relative to said disk; means for selectively enabling either a read function or a write function of said read/write transducer; and comparator, integrator, and counter means for generating a digital servo control signal; said method comprising:
continously rotating said disk;
positioning said read/write transducer adjacent to the periphery of said disk and separated there from by at least one full width of a track to contain information to be written on said disk storage medium;
sensing said mechanical index and establishing an initial time therefrom;
momentarily delaying to accommodate mechanical index sensing errors;
fully erasing a track width of said disk storage medium for a fixed time increment;
writing on said disk a fixed time increment burst of automatic gain control information;
inwardly repositioning said read/write transducer by an increment one-half the width of a track;
using the read function of said read/write transducer to determine the transition between the erased increment and the AGC burst previously written to establish a time increment to the end of said AGC burst, whereon a first burst of servo control information is written, using the write function of said read/write transducer, for a known time increment and is immediately followed by an equal time increment of track erasure;
further repositioning said read/write transducer inwardly by an additional one-half track width increment, whereat another track erasure increment and AGC burst increment are written as previously described;
again repositioning said read/write transducer inwardly by one-half track width increment whereat the immediately preceding erased increment to AGC burst transition is used to establish a time for the end of said AGC burst, whereon track erasure is performed for a time increment equal to that of the previously written first servo control information burst followed by an equal time increment writing of a second servo control information burst;
successively performing the preceding sequence until all track positions of said disk storage media have been identified; and
returning said read/write transducer to a position one-half track outwardly removed from the first track written, whereat a second burst of servo control information is written in the manner described.
2. A pattern of magnetically coded information written, on a track of a rotating disk bearing storage media by a write transducer of a disk drive unit, said unit including a mechanical index associated with the rotation of said disk and means for sensing the passage of said mechanical index, sequentially comprising:
an increment, delayed by a predetermined time from the sensing of said mechanical index, wherein said track is fully erased;
an increment of signal having a low transition density serving as an AGC burst;
a first increment of servo control information, written in a position centered along an arc located one half of the distance between the center line of said track and the center line of a next adjacent track; and
a second increment of servo control information, having a time duration substantially equal to said first increment of servo control information, written in a position centered along an arc located one half of the distance between the center line of said track and the center line of a next adjacent track located opposite to the next adjacent track determining said first increment of servo control information.
3. A pattern of encoded information written on a track of a disk by a transducer of a disk drive unit, comprising:
an erased gap; followed sequentially by an increment of AGC information; followed sequentially by first increment of servo control information written off the center of said track by one half of the radial distance to a next adjacent track located to one side of said track; followed sequentially by a second increment of servo control information written off the center of said track by one half of the radial distance to a next adjacent track located to the opposite side of said track;
wherein said disk drive unit when operating in a read function mode, may decode said pattern to control the position of said transducer to be centered on said track by:
sensing a transition between said erased gap and said AGC information and using said transition as a time index to establish the start of said first increment of servo control information, the start of said second increment of said servo control information, and the start of subsequent data stored on said track;
enabling during the time of the first increment of servo control information, a substantially sinusoidal output from said transducer to be provided as one input of a comparator circuit;
starting an integrator circuit, generating a ramp output, at a time substantially equivalent to the starting time of said first increment of servo control information, said ramp output being input to a second input of said comparator circuit;
said comparator circuit then determining and retaining a count, in a counter circuit, of the number of waveforms of said substantially sinusoidal waveform that exceed said integrator ramp, said comparison continuing throughout the time increment of said first increment of said servo control information;
repeating said comparison, including restarting said integrator ramp, at substantially the starting time of said second increment of servo control information, retaining the resulting count;
adjusting the position of said transducer in accordance with any difference in count resulting from said first and said second increments of servo control information.
4. Means for decoding a servo control pattern written in accordance with the method of claim 3, comprising:
an integrator circuit, resetting and starting its integration upon receipt of a control signal, and providing an output ramp waveform;
a counter circuit; and
a comparator circuit accepting a substantially sinusoidal waveform otuput from a read transducer of a disk drive unit as a first input thereto and accepting said output ramp waveform as a second input thereto;
said comparator circuit providing a pulse output to said counter circuit, starting upon receipt of said control signal, for each increment wherein said first input exceeds said second input;
said control signal first originating after a first time delayed increment following a transition between an erased gap and an AGC burst, which time delayed increment starts said ramp output from said integrator circuit during a first burst of servo control information of said servo control pattern;
said control signal next originating after a second time delayed increment following said transition to restart said ramp output during a second burst of servo control information of said servo control pattern;
whereby a difference in count resulting between said first burst of servo control information and said second burst of servo control information may be applied to a digital control circuit controlling the position of said read transducer.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to magnetic disks utilized for data storage and in particular to sector servo patterns written on the magnetic disks by the same write head as is used to record data thereon.
2. Discussion of the Prior Art
The methods and processes for storing information on a magnetic disk are well known in the art. Also well understood are the methods and associated hardware used to recover the information stored on a magnetic disk and to process this information into signals useful by equipment such as digital computers. In recovering the information, two factors are essential. First, a read head of a disk drive holding the disk from which the information is to be recovered must be positioned over the proper track on the disk at which the desired data to be recovered is stored. Second, modern efficient data storage techniques allow each track to contain more than one segment of data thus requiring the proper segment to be located. Several methods of accomplishing track and segment location have been practiced in earlier systems.
One such system locates the start of a data segment by writing a pattern on the disk which starts with an erased gap followed by a preamble of written zeroes followed in turn by sector and track identifier codes. Servo position information, used to maintain the read head centered on the track, is then written subsequent to the sector and track identifier codes. This servo position information consists of an "A" burst written off track by one-half the separation between adjacent tracks on the disk and a "B" burst written off track by one-half the distance separating the data track of interest and the next adjacent track to the side opposite that used for the "A" burst. The data segment, written on track, follows the "B" burst. Position information to control a servo mechanism driving the read head, to adjust its position over the proper track, is derived by integrating a half wave rectified waveform from both the "A" and "B" bursts. The integrated amplitude is stored in a sample and hold circuit and is then summed to form the control signal amplitude (A+B). An analog voltage resulting from the signal processor and corresponding to the signal difference (A-B) is fed to a positioning summing junction. A linear motor is driven by the output of the summing junction to reposition the head so as to keep both bursts equal in amplitude. An example of this form of sector servo pattern is shown in FIG. 1 of the drawings herein. A variant embodiment of this system uses a peak detector instead of integrating the signal amplitudes of the "A" and "B" bursts. This alternate embodiment is very sensitive to the amplitude of the largest pulse within the bursts.
The preceding system is useful in that it is self-triggering, that is, the erase gap is used to locate the pattern on the disk. Additionally, the pattern contains track identification information as well as the position information. The pattern is written as a series of three "macro" steps. Referring to FIG. 1, an "A" burst is first written offtrack. The write head is then positioned on track and the erase gap preamble and identification codes are written. Finally, the write head is repositioned an additional one-half track and the "B" burst is written. Data is then entered by returning the write head to the "on track" position. Accurate timing can be achieved by detecting the transition from the erase gap to the preamble, which establishes the time for the end of the "B" burst.
This system generally requires that extra care be taken when writing the identification information so that it can be read "off track". In the described embodiment, two write heads are utilized. One write head serves to write a clock track to identify the start of the erase gap and the other write head, positioned so that the clock track overlaps the written codes, writes the pattern as described above. Both the integrating and peak detector processing schemes utilized in the above result in analog information which requires extensive circuitry, including analog to digital conversion means, to enable the information to be used by a data processor. This results in high circuit complexity, large space requirements for circuit boards, and high cost.
A differing servo pattern has been proposed as given by the ANSII proposal X3B7/1983-B, January, 1983. This pattern is depicted in FIG. 2 of the drawings herein. It is described as a pattern having a preamble of 29 bytes each of FF (base 16) followed by a single byte of FE (base 16). This preamble is followed by 15 bytes of 84 (base 16), termed the "up count", followed in turn by 15 bytes of 82 (base 16), termed the "down count." Two additional bytes of FF (base 16) and then two bytes written as blanks complete the pattern. The start of the pattern is located by a mechanical index placed on a armature plate and sensed by appropriate transducer means. The preamble supplies a synchronizing clock signal for the decoding of the pattern. The up counts and the down counts are self-identifying and each subsequent byte is displaced slightly farther off track than the preceding byte with the first up count byte being written on track. During the reading of the up counts and down counts, the amplitude of each up or down byte is compared to a reference using a single comparator circuit. When the read head is substantially following the center of the track, the count of the up bytes having an amplitude greater than the reference should be equal to the count of the down bytes having an amplitude greater than the reference. Any difference in count thus directly provides digitally coded information for track position. The start of the synchronizing preamble clock pattern provides an accurate timing point to establish the end of the servo pattern and the start of the data. The pattern can be self "write protected" by the mechanical index.
The pattern depicted in FIG. 2 requires an accurate location of a sensor which detects the mechanical index relative to the locations of the write head and read head. This pattern further requires that the write head have a microstepping capability to 1/16th of a track position. Additionally, a clock track timing reference must be given to write the pattern. Since there is only one mechanical index, only one pattern can be written per revolution. This further introduces potential error in reading a pattern written on a different drive having differing mechanical relationships. A further disadvantage can be observed in that relatively complex decoding circuitry is necessary to digitally identify the up and down counts.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a servo pattern that can be written by the disk drive used to enter data information on the disk.
Another object of the invention is to provide a servo pattern wherein index transducer tolerances and jitter can be ignored.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a servo pattern wherein a single timer may be used to encode and decode the pattern without resort to a separate clock track.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a servo pattern which may be decoded using a simple integrator and a single comparator to cancel offset, hysteresis and time delay.
A further object of the invention is to provide a servo pattern which can be located at any rotational location on the disk and which may include multiple servo patterns on the same track.
An additional object of the invention is to provide a servo pattern capable of being decoded to establish an automatic gain control useful in providing linearity in the decoding process.
Another object of the invention is to provide a servo pattern which may be write protected by timing from an index or from a previous pattern.
A further object of the invention is to provide a servo pattern capable of being decoded by integrated digital circuitry resulting in digital output servo information.
An additional object of the invention is to provide a servo pattern decoding scheme providing an increased noise immunity at low amplitudes than equivalent peak detector schemes or up/down schemes.
These and other objects of the invention are accomplished by providing a system in which a servo pattern accurately identifying the start of stored data on a disk and also giving read head positional information is written by the disk drive used to store data information on the disk. Based upon a mechanical index associated with the rotational position of the disk, the pattern of the present invention is written by synchronizing to the index, then delaying a convenient length of time to allow for transducer variation and then briefly erasing the disk to establish an erase gap. Immediately thereafter an automatic gain control (AGC) burst, generally consisting of a low transition density pattern, is written. This AGC burst may assume a variety of digital signal characteristics as long as the pattern allows "off track" overlap. Next, the write head position is moved "off track" by one-half track. The read function of the head is used to locate the transition between the erase gap and the AGC burst and, synchronized to the transition, an "A" burst of servo information having a well defined time increment is written and is followed by an equally long period wherein the disk is erased. The write head is then moved one-half track further and an erase gap and AGC burst combination is written as before. The write head is then positioned an additional one-half track where, in synchronization to the transition between the erase gap and the AGC burst, the disk is erased for a period of time equal to an "A" burst which is immediately followed by the writing of an equally long "B" burst of servo information. This process is repeated until all of the available tracks on the disk are written.
In use, the write head is then returned to the first track nearest the periphery of the disk and is then relocated one-half track nearer the periphery to enable writing a "B" burst servo information time increment either by writing the data sequentially during the writing cycle for the erase gap and AGC burst, allowing an appropriate synchronized time increment equivalent to the "A" and "B" bursts, or by locating the appropriate track after all servo information has been written and then using the transition between the erase gap and AGC burst to synchronize the start of data on that track. The primary embodiment of the invention envisions that a fully erased disk is available at the start of the process.
In order to decode the pattern, the transition between the erase gap and the AGC burst is located by the read head. The length of the erase gap and the length of the AGC burst need only be sufficient to identify them as such on the disk. This transition is used by a time-gated decode circuit to establish the time increment wherein the "A" burst of servo information is to be found, the time increment wherein the "B" burst of servo information is to be found, and to establish the end of the servo pattern. Additionally, the AGC burst waveform is input to an automatic gain control amplifier to establish a gain level for linear recovery of the burst amplitudes of the "A" and "B" bursts of servo information. At the appropriate time increment from the transition between the erase gap and the AGC burst when the "A" burst of servo information appears, the waveform from the read head is provided as one input to a comparator. The reference input to the comparator is provided from an integrator circuit which starts its integration ramp in synchronization with the established start of the "A" burst of servo information. By comparing the burst waveform to the integrator ramp, a pulse is generated for each transition of servo burst information whose amplitude exceeds the ramp. The number of pulses is counted by a counter circuit and will be in proportion to the burst amplitude for a given ramp integration rate. This process is then repeated to determine the pulse count for the "B" burst servo information. As the read head is displaced "off track", the relative amplitudes, and therefore the counts, will change for the "A" and "B" bursts of servo information. The pulses collected in the counter can then be read by a microprocessor which can perform the required calculations to determine the off track positioning of the read head in order to control a servo motor to reposition the read head directly on track.
Common to both the prior art and the present invention is a substantially circular planar disk, bearing a magnetic medium on its planar surfaces. Such a disk may be installed in a disk drive unit, often peripherally associated with digital data processors, wherein information may be recorded onto to the disk by a write function of a read/write head of the disk drive. The disk is rotated about its centroid by the disk drive so that the planar surface of the disk passes in proximity to the read/write head associated with the disk drive. The read/write head is positionable along a substantially radial path across the disk surface in a controllable manner by a servo motor of the disk drive.
The information recorded on the planar surface of the disk generally includes track identification information and read/write head positional servo information in addition to stored data information. When the digital processor requires information stored on the disk, the processor generates command signals to the read/write head servo to position the read/write head to the approximate radial location of the appropriate track on the disk. The information recorded on the disk is then read by the read/write head and is processed by appropriate electronic circuitry to assure that the proper track has been located. Adjustments to the read/write head position are accomplished in response to the servo information found on the disk. When the proper track has been identified and the read/write head position has been corrected, the stored data is then read from the disk for use by the processor.
Referring now to FIG. 1, a block diagrammatic representation of the information stored on a portion of one of the tracks of a disk according to the first embodiment of prior art discussed above, is shown. Although depicted as a linear progession of information, in reality the center line of the track 12 forms a circle substantially concentric with the center of rotation of the disk. Thus, the linear presentation reflects an approximation of an arc segment of that circle. Assuming that the disk is rotating so that the track 12 is moving from right to left with respect to a read/write head maintained in a fixed position by the disk drive, at the conclusion of a data segment 13 in which data may be recorded, the disk has had recorded thereon, in sequence, an erase gap 14, a preamble 15, sector and track identification codes 16, an "A" servo burst 17 and "B" servo burst 18, followed immediately by the start of the next segment 13' wherein data may be recorded. Typically, in the embodiment of the prior art first described earlier, the disk is supplied to the user with the erase gap 14, the preamble 15, the sector and track identification codes 16, and the "A" and "B" servo bursts 17 and 18, respectively, prerecorded on the disk. In such prior art servo patterns, typically the "A" and "B" bursts are written in an off-track position centered substantially half way between the center lines of adjacent data tracks, with the "A" burst and "B" burst being situated on opposite sides of the center line of the data track with which they are associated. Thus, the disk drive in which the disk is to be used may identify the appropriate sector and track and then utilize the servo information to appropriately position the read/write head to record data. Such patterns are typically prerecorded on each track of the disk by a mechanically precise and expensive servo writer apparatus. Several rotational passes are normally required for the recording of each track's servo and identification information.
Recovery of the data thus written is accomplished in a similar manner. The read/write head is positioned, using the pre-recorded sector and track identification codes 16 to locate the desired track and, if appropriate, the proper sector on the track. Then the pre-recorded "A" and "B" servo bursts 17 and 18 are processed and the head is adjusted in position so as to force the signal from the "A" burst to equal that from the "B" burst, thereby ensuring that the read head is positioned on the track center line at the boundary between the "A" and "B" bursts. Then the read function of the read/write head of the disk drive reads the data 13 as the disk rotates from right to left, in the illustrated embodiment, past the head.
Referring now to FIG. 2, the proposed ANSII servo pattern is illustrated in a similar manner. A track centerline 22, again representing an arc segment of a track on a disk, is prewritten by a servo writer with the track identification and servo pattern as shown. Again reading from left to right, the equivalent of the disk rotating from right to left, the prewritten pattern consists of a sequentially recorded group 23 of 29 bytes of information each readable as FF in base 16. A 30th byte 24 is appended to the group 23 and is readable as FE in base 16. The leading edge of the group 23 serves as an index for the pattern. Servo information consisting of 15 bytes 25 each readable as 84 in base 16 and 15 bytes 26 each readable as 82 in base 16, follows thereafter. This servo information, identified in the ANSII system as "up" bytes and "down" bytes, is written by the special servo writer by progressively repositioning its write head by a changing distance off the center line of the track. When such a pattern is read, the signal peak amplitude varies in an up ramp followed by a down ramp. A constant amplitude threshold circuit then allows a count of pulses over the threshold to contain track location information. Next in sequence, two additional bytes 27 each readable as FF in base 16 signify the end of servo information. Prior to the start of a data recording segment, two blank bytes 28 are written onto the disk. The index, the leading edge of the group 23, is used to time the start of the data.
Referring next to FIG. 3, a servo pattern in accordance with the present invention is illustrated. It is to be noted that the practice of the present invention eliminates the requirement for a special servo writer apparatus, in that the servo patterns herein are produced by the same write head and the same disk drive as is used for recording data. The diagrammatic representation shows linearized portions of four adjacent tracks 31, 32, 33, and 34, respectively, located on a disk of the type being discussed herein. The track servo information to control the radial position of the read/write head of the disk drive is written on the disk in the following manner. A mechanical index is incorporated on the armature of the turntable of the disk drive which causes rotation of the disk within the disk drive. Appropriate conventional sensor means are available for detecting the rotational position of the mechanical index. Assuming for purposes of illustration that track 31 represents the first track at the periphery of the disk upon which data is to be written, the read/write head of the disk drive is appropriately positioned for that track. A digital processor (not illustrated) controls the read/write functions and maintains all appropriate timing within this process. As the sensor indicates the passage of the mechanical index, an initial time 35 is established. After a predetermined time increment, the digital processor causes the read/write head to write an increment 36 on track 31 of the disk which is totally erased. Immediately thereafter an AGC burst 37 is written. Both the erase gap increment 36 and the AGC burst 37 have known time duration. The read/write head of the disk drive is then repositioned inwardly along the radius of the disk by one-half of the distance between adjacent tracks 31 and 32. When the read function of the read/write head of the disk drive detects the transition between the erase gap increment 36 and the AGC burst 37, a timing delay is initiated to cover the increment during which the AGC burst 37 is present and then an "A" servo burst 38 of known time duration is written on the disk followed by an equal time increment of total erasure of the disk. This increment of total erasure serves to ensure that subsequent "B" servo burst information, described below, will not be compromised by noise signals. The read/write head is then again repositioned inwardly along the radius of the disk by one-half track separation increment to the location of track 32. Again, when the mechanical index has been sensed, the time delay is initiated and an erase gap and AGC burst equivalent to those of 36 and 37 are written on the disk.
The read/write head is then again repositioned inwardly along the radius of the disk by one-half track separation increment to a position equidistant between tracks 32 and 33. By again sensing the transition between the erase gap increment and the AGC burst just written on track 32, a time delay equivalent to the AGC burst is established and at the end of that time delay, the read/write head is caused to write an increment of total erasure of the disk equal in time to the "A" servo burst 38 followed by the writing of an equal time increment of "B" servo burst 39 information.
The read/write head is then repositioned to be centered on track 33 whereat the process for track 31 is repeated. By repositioning the read/write head by one-half track increments across the complete usable radius of the disk, each track will have written thereon an erase gap increment followed by an AGC burst and each track will be bracketed by "A" and "B" servo bursts. The read/write head is then repositioned to a position one-half track radially outwardly from the first track on the periphery of the disk where a "B" servo burst is written as described. The read/write head may then be positioned appropriately over each track and data to be stored may be written on the disk, using the transition between the erase gap increment 36 and the AGC burst 37 to establish the time for start of data on a given track.
More than one data segment may be written on a given track. To accomplish this feature, the time increment from the mechanical index initialization time 35 to the end of the data for the first segment on a track is established. Subsequently, a further erase gap increment, AGC burst, "A" servo burst, and "B" servo burst may be written as described above, followed by data.
As an alternate approach, each time the read/write head is positioned along one of the tracks, data may be written allowing an appropriate time increment from the end of the AGC burst 37 to accommodate the "A" servo burst and "B" servo burst information.
Referring now to FIG. 4, decoding of the pattern written on a given track 41 will be described. Using only the read function of the read/write head of the disk drive, when the read/write head reads the transition between the erase gap increments 36 and the AGC burst 37, timing functions are started to identify the time increment during which the "A" servo burst 38 information will appear, the "B" servo burst 39 information will appear, and the time of the start of the data 42.
Adjustment of the position of the read/write head to ensure tracking along the center of a given track is accomplished by utilizing the "A" servo burst 38 information and the "B" servo burst 39 information processed in the following manner. A typical comparator circuit (not illustrated) is mechanized to have one input be the signal waveforms sensed by the read/write head. The other input to the comparator circuit is the output from a typical ramp integrator circuit (not illustrated). Referring to FIG. 5, the comparator and integrator are initialized to start functioning at time 51 which is at an established time after the occurrence of the transition between the erase gap and the AGC burst of the pattern described above. A different time increment is established for each of the "A" servo burst information and the "B" servo burst information segments. The waveform 52 represents, as a first example, the input to the comparator from the "A" servo burst information. The ramp integrator is started at time 51 and presents an input to the comparator shown as the ramp 53. The output of the comparator is mechanized to be logic level pulses exhibiting a high signal whenever the amplitude of the waveform 52 exceeds the integrator ramp 53. The waveform 54 is representative of the logic level output of the comparator. A counter (not illustrated) is mechanized within the digital processor to count the number of high signal level pulses output from the comparator. By making the same comparison on the "B" servo burst information, restarting the ramp integrator at the appropriate time, a count of high logic level signal pulses for the "B" servo burst can be achieved. When the read/write head is appropriately positioned to be centered on the track being read, the number of counts achieved from processing the "A" servo burst should equal that from the "B" servo burst. Any difference in count indicates an error in the positioning of the read/write head which can be corrected by utilizing the digital count difference to generate signals to control the head positioning servo.
Inclusion of the AGC circuits (not illustrated) allows the AGC burst of the pattern to be monitored and retained for use to adjust the gain of the circuitry used to process the read transducer output of servo information and also data to accommodate variations in the disk storage media. This is particularly useful to provide noise immunity if the disk is to be read by a disk drive other than the one on which it was created.
While the invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it will be understood to those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail, including substantial equivalents, may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
FIG. 1 is a block diagrammatic representation of the information contained along a portion of a track of a disk according to one embodiment of prior art;
FIG. 2 is a block diagrammatic representation of the information found along a portion of a track of a disk in accordance with the ANSII proposal of the prior art;
FIG. 3 is a diagrammatic representation of information placed on a portion of a number of sequentially adjacent tracks of a disk in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic representation showing the sequence of information derived from a portion of a track on a disk during the decoding process; and
FIG. 5 illustrates a typical waveform resulting from a read head during either an "A" or "B" burst of servo information, together with an integrator output and the resulting comparator pulse output, in accordance with the present invention.
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Advancing Home Performance House By House
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As the new associate editor for Home Energy magazine, I was assigned to cover a blower door test at the home of the magazine’s managing editor, Jim Gunshinan, in Walnut Creek, California. Was this to be another case of the cobbler’s shoes, or would the results be unexciting? The house looked pretty sound from the outside, with its moderate size and modern doors and windows. I arrived by bicycle at the house, on a peaceful, tree-lined street, to find Advanced Home Energy’s well-stocked biodiesel truck in the driveway. Company President Ori Skloot was directing his two coworkers to prepare the house for a blower door test by using blue painting tape and cardboard to seal the registers and the attic door. All of them had removed their shoes out of respect for the home and this added a refreshing element of polite comfort. Meanwhile, Skloot explained all the steps of a home performance test process to me and answered my questions in lay language. I found the claim that’s made on the Advanced Home Energy Web site to be true: “We keep you thoroughly educated and informed every step of the ...
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i am waiting ever impatiently for this film to hit in the US/Canada. WE had a chance to talk to the director and this film looks truly great!
lol I can't wait to see this it looks great kinda like a shaun of the dead thing..
we just gotta wait for LGF to get it out on dvd, or in a theatrical release for us.
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