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In light of yesterday's bomb attack in Damascus that killed three key officials in the regime of Bashar al-Assad, it's not too early to consider the way forward in a post-Assad Syria.
Conflicts in Libya, Iraq, and elsewhere illustrate that by the time the battle reaches the capital, the night is far spent. Even as the UN Security Council again split on Syria, with Russia and China vetoing sanctions today, international leaders were already looking beyond the final collapse of the 42-year-reign of the House of Assad. British Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday called again on Mr. Assad to step down, while President Obama urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to abandon his Syrian ally.
A post-Assad peace and reconstruction framework would require a significant departure from business as usual both within Syria and in the way that the world interacts with this strategically placed country.
Examples in other countries show that a transition will be greatly aided if Syrians can:
First, be inclusive. As the South African transition in the early 1990s illustrated, bringing all parties to the table is essential. Both Iraq and the protracted peace process in Burundi – in the volatile Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa – underscored the perils of exclusion.
Syria is emerging from four decades of brutal minority rule. The society is fragmented into nearly four dozen ethnic groups and a plethora of competing political groups. Without meaningful participation from, say, Assad's Baathists or the Iranian-sponsored Hezbollah, in transitional and constitutional negotiations, building social and political unity will prove frustrating, if not impossible. Leaving these groups out could also provoke more violence.
Second, integrate the rebel forces and national Army under civilian authority. In effect, the many and continuous defections of high-ranking Syrian military officials and rank-and-file soldiers have already set this process in motion.
Security is a precondition to transformation and development. In Syria's context, that means protecting borders, safeguarding minorities, and sealing off chemical weapons estimated to be cached in 45 different locations throughout the country. The credibility of the armed forces after Assad will depend on unifying previous belligerents and on joint leadership committed to an interim national unity government.
Third, protect, encourage, and engage civil society. In the brief sunlight period following Bashar al-Assad's ascent to power in 2000 after the death of his father, Hafez al-Assad, cafes buzzed with vibrant political and social debate amid expectation of change.
Syrians are a vital, engaged, intellectual people. Even in the darkest periods of the 42-year reign of the Assads, in a police state as invasive as the erstwhile East Germany, passionate debate persisted underground. A thriving civil society – comprising a free press; nongovernmental health, education, and development organizations; returning intellectuals from the diaspora, and unrestricted universities and students movements – is essential for reconstruction.
Fourth, draw on experience from other post-conflict societies – in particularly South Africa, Rwanda, Mozambique, Bosnia, and Iraq, where there are deep wells of human talent and diverse models of reconciliation.
Given Syria's geopolitical context, set at the crossroads of a region undergoing tremendous upheaval and fragile democratization, transition in Syria will be impossible without constructive international support. While the future of Syria must be in the hands of its people, the end of the Assad era, however it comes, will require resetting the way in which the world engages with the country.
From outsiders, Syria will need:
- Military support to seal off and ultimately depose of chemical weapons, and also the integration and adaptation of the armed forces under civilian command.
- A small, atypical working group comprising political and development advisers from the US, the former colonial powers Britain and/or France, Russia, and neighboring Turkey and Iran. As improbable as such a coalition seems, unless interests are harmonized – or at least checked – across the range of diverse and adversarial outside actors with deep historical ties to Syria, there will be no effective way to curtail counterproductive and possibly destabilizing external meddling.
- Repeal of sanctions and economic reengagement linked to democratic reforms. Humanitarian relief will be urgent across the most heavily war-affected cities and regions of Syria. In a country of negative economic growth and high unemployment (-2 percent and 12.3 percent respectively) and a burgeoning youth bubble, jumpstarting the economy will be essential to providing an interim government with breathing room.
- A carrot from Israel. The wider potential good of a democratic Syria is regional realignment – specifically, an end to Damascus's violent interference in Lebanon and partnership with Iran in state-sponsored terrorism. Both of these would be valuable and hitherto unimaginable gains for Israel. A good-will gesture, such as offering to negotiate a solution to the Golan Heights with a peaceful, elected government, would give impetus to Syrian reform.
- A long-term assistance strategy. The South African political scientist Greg Mills has argued that a country's recovery is likely to be at least as long as its period of decline. As experience shows in Egypt, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and elsewhere, societies emerging from prolonged tyranny struggle against their own lack of practical democratic experience. The standard election-centered peacekeeping model of the past two decades often failed to establish lasting new norms of governance and civic engagement.
While it will be essential to forge an interim national unity government as quickly as possible following the Assad regime, the international community should support a textured approach in helping to building the mechanics of democracy. It should start with assisting in local and then provincial elections, as a means of encouraging popular participation in government and forging credibility of elected leaders.
In the ongoing transformation of the Middle East, Syria is the big domino. Get it right there, and democracy will gradually become the new regional norm. Success depends on aligning long-term domestic and international interests.
Kurt Shillinger was a national political reporter for The Christian Science Monitor and Africa Correspondent for The Boston Globe. He conducted political research in Syria in the mid-2000s.


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If you've ever had the misfortune of driving a modified Corvette with a terrible clutch, you know all too well how badly it can affect the entire driving experience. And we're not talking about a stock unit that's slipping—we're talking about a calf-straining beast that acts more like an on/off switch than a smoothly modulating unit.
Slowly leaving a parking lot? Here, let me chatter twice, bog, and then shut off on you. Trying to slip the clutch a bit at the track? Best I can do is full engagement right off the floor and an embarrassing 2.6-second 60-foot time. Yes, a bad clutch can ruin everything.
Do I sound bitter? Maybe, but I've had the displeasure of driving horrible clutches in a variety of cars for years. Some grabbed right off the floor, some waited until the very tippy top of the pedal travel, and some just did whatever they liked whenever they felt like it. Too grabby, too "slippy," too firm, too soft…it can be hard to find one that's just right, and considering that installation involves removing the entire driveline on a fifth- or sixth-generation Vette, it's important to make the right choice the first time.
So, when Quarter Master released its new single-disc Optimum-SR clutch package for the C5 (a dual-disc unit is also available), we had a decision to make: Stick with an old favorite, or try the new kid on the block?
On paper, the stats are impressive. Featuring billet construction, the Optimum-SR 10.4-inch single weighs 50 percent less than a factory LS6 clutch and can hold up to 700 hp and 500 lb-ft of torque. According to the company, the kit's lighter weight "creates reduced Moment of Inertia (MOI), allowing the engine to rev and de-rev quicker than a stock OE unit." A sprung hub and proprietary spring technology are said to allow for a higher clamp load while still offering excellent power modulation and release force.
Finally, the entire clutch is rebuildable, should it need service down the road, which can save you money in the long run. At $2,145, it's not the cheapest offering on the market, but, as is often the case with aftermarket performance parts, you get what you pay for in the clutch world.
Of course the real question is, how does it drive on the street? Our test car, a 445rwhp '03 Corvette Z06, rolled into the shop at AntiVenom in Seffner, Florida, running a thrice-replaced factory LS6 clutch. The pedal feel was smooth as silk, and engagement was good, but in the upper-rpm range (6,000-plus), the car would no longer shift into the next gear.
With the Quarter Master unit installed, our immediate thought was that something in the hydraulic system must be wrong. The pedal was so soft, so velvety, that we couldn't actually believe the clutch was engaging. A couple of tests proved everything was working correctly, and the pedal was in fact just that easy! It was like a stock clutch right off the assembly line: silky smooth, without any intense pedal effort.
Clutch in, drop it in gear, and we're off. Chatter? None. Bucking? None. Driveline noise? Nope. Quicker revs? Absolutely. High-rpm shifting problems? Gone! Smiles? All around. The Optimum-SR really did feel like a factory unit (much like a stock LS7, if you've driven one), but it allowed the engine to rev quicker and the clutch to engage faster. Even if you're a clutch cynic like me, this is one billet beauty that will keep you smiling.

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USA Songwriting Competition Winner Kate Voegele Back on "One Tree Hill," Releases 3rd Album
NEW YORK (Billboard Magazine) – USA Songwriting Competition Winner Kate Voegele is back on TV show "One Tree Hill" and has just released her third album yesterday "Gravity Happens" under ATO records. Kate Voegele won first prize in the 10th Annual USA Songwriting Competition in the Pop category. She went on to perform at USA Songwriting Competition's showcase during SXSW (see picture), went on to get signed after winning the USA Songwriting Competition and she hit Top 40 in the Billboard charts with the same song that she won at the USA Songwriting Competition with "Only Fooling Myself".
On the May 17 episode of CW's teen drama "One Tree Hill," Mia Catalano -- the character played by Kate Voegele -- returns to Tree Hill feeling refreshed after a brief sojourn to work on her music.
Voegele knew exactly how her character felt: the pop-rock singer/songwriter missed a few episodes of "One Tree Hill" this past winter to finish her third album "Gravity Happens" for ATO Records (May 17).
"It was a much-needed little sabbatical to take because music is really my first language," the 24-year-old artist said. "I've been doing it a lot longer than I've been in this acting world, and I'm so happy that I took the plunge and did it."
Since joining the show in early 2008, Voegele has juggled her musical endeavors (her last album, 2009's "A Fine Mess," hit top 10 on the Billboard 200 Album Charts) with her filming schedule. She also toured the country with Jordin Sparks.
While the dual commitment has made Voegele's day-to-day life more hectic, her role on the show has resulted in original songs like "No Good" and "Wish You Were" garnering prime placements on the long-running program.
"Heart in Chains," the first single from "Gravity Happens," will be performed by Voegele on the show's season finale -- the same day the album is released.
Meanwhile, Voegele will showcase her visual artistry in an upcoming sponsorship with Oakley sunglasses: The budding painter designed original artwork for a signature pair of shades that will hit stores this summer. Each pair will include a free download card for "Gravity Happens.""It's all very connected," Voegele says. "Even some of my lyrics are in this design for the sunglasses. Oakley has been an amazing partner and sponsor, and I'm stoked to see come out soon."
In the meantime, Voegele will be busy unveiling "Gravity Happens," which she described as "more honest and raw." The set features sing-along tracks like "Hundred Million Dollar Soul" and "Sunshine in My Sky." She's joining Natasha Bedingfield on the latter's Less Is More summer tour, which kicks off June 5 in Northampton, Mass.
As for taking on additional acting projects aside from "Hill," Voegele says, "I never would have dreamed that we would have such a cool tie-in with a show like 'One Tree Hill.' So you kind of just take it as it comes."
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This is a FPS RPG game with a combination of land battles and naval battles. Players will encounter other pirates on the sea, fight with pirate firelock for boarding actions and even siege a harbor city.
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Heroes of the Seven Seas is the first VR game combining the features of naval battles and FPS shooting.
Players must control the warship's movements while making attack to your enemies with different weapons. Based on the 16th century real naval battle, warships in Heroes of the Seven Seas equipped with cannons at the fore,left and right side of the ship, in different angles to against the enemies.
In the Boarding actions, player will take out the pirate style firelock to engage the enemies rushing onto the deck.
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World War II veterans receive hand-carved canes
First lady Ann LePage presents canes in Westbrook
Hand-carved Eagle Canes were presented to five special World War II veterans from Maine.
The canes were presented Sunday by Maine first lady Ann LePage, retired Lt. Col. Peter Ogden and Andy Rice, a member of the Maine Wood Carvers Association.
Lt. Col. Ogden also presented each man with a special Maine silver coin that is issued only to WWII veterans.
John "Jack" Coady said the cane is special, "I was in the hospital about six months ago and they wanted me to use a cane. I said no. But this one, I think I'll use."
For Clayton Mason the can reminds him how lucky he was to come through the war, "It makes me feel, you know, how lucky you are that you came through the war as good as you have."
The presentation took place at the home of Elmer and Alice Inman in Westbrook.
On June 30, 1943, 107 volunteer 17-year-olds, all from Maine, were sworn into the U.S. Navy. The group became known as the "Maine Victory Platoon."
Five members of the platoon received Eagle Canes. They are Elmer "Tug" Inman, Daniel Deroch, Daniel Lorello, John "Jack" Coady and Clayton "Clayt" Manson. Their company commander was a young man named John Reed, who later became the governor of Maine.


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Black Friday a mixed bag for retailers
Justine Griffin/Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Despite the earlier opening hours, Black Friday proved to be a mixed bag for most retailers, with reports showing traffic was up over the weekend, but sales were down on Friday.
As several analysts had predicted, what some have taken to calling "Black Thursday," or even "Black Thanksgiving," leeched some of the power of the traditional Black Friday.
But by another yardstick, the overall shopping period from Thursday to Sunday was a big win for retailers and perhaps the broader economy, depending on how the rest of the Christmas shopping season plays out. The bulk of the nation's economy is driven by consumer spending.
The National Retail Federation said its survey found that the average consumer spent $423 during the four-day shopping period. That was about $25 more than last year, and by the federation's tally means total spending rose nearly 13 percent to an estimated $59.1 billion.
ShopperTrak, a Chicago-based research firm that monitors foot traffic data, said that the number of shoppers who made purchases inside stores on Black Friday rose by 3.5 percent from a year ago to more than 307 million store visits across the country. By region, southern states saw an 8.7 percent increase in that traffic for Black Friday.
But the total number of sales shoppers produced showed the erosion of Black Friday's traditional seat as the biggest shopping day of the year.
Overall sales on Friday were down 1.8 percent because of earlier doorbuster deals that split transactions over Thankgiving Day and Black Friday.
"What's interesting is that consumers seemed to come out early for doorbuster deals, but that's all they bought," said Jeff Green, retail analyst with Phoenix-based Jeff Green Partners. "Retailers have trained us over the years to shop promotionally. If it's not on sale, we're not touching it."
About 28 percent of holiday weekend shoppers were at stores by midnight on Black Friday, up from 24 percent last year, the retail federation reported. More than 247 million people visited stores for Black Friday.
"Black Friday shopping continues to expand into Thanksgiving Day and will impact the way we look at all of the 'Black' weekend results, since more shopping hours allows for more shopping visits and a smoothing of sales across all of the days," said Bill Martin, ShopperTrak's founder.
Black Friday brought about $1 billion in online sales this year, making it the heaviest online spending day to date before Cyber Monday, according to data released by comScore Inc., a Virginia-based analysis firm.
"There's no question that millions of people were drawn to retailers' aggressive online promotions this weekend," said Pam Goodfellow, director of BIGinsight Consumer Insights, in a statement. "However with shopper traffic increasing at department, discount, and clothing stores over the weekend, it's clear that consumers still recognize Black Friday as one of the biggest shopping days of the year, as they have for decades."
The SuperTarget on University Parkway saw the biggest Black Friday crowds since the store opened, said executive team leader Danielle Sladky.
A line of several hundred wrapped around the side of the building before the store opened at 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving. The earliest shoppers got in line around 6 p.m. the same day.
"We got a lot of compliments from shoppers about opening at 9 p.m. this year," Sladky said. "Guests enjoyed shopping right after dinner instead of waiting for later openings. It was definitely our biggest crowd yet."
At Bradenton's Best Buy, the crowds extended back 200 feet from the building before the store's midnight opening on Black Friday, said general manager Jon Elliott. Dedicated shoppers began lining up as early as the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
"This was the second year in a row we opened at midnight. We saw a very similar crowd to last year," Elliott said.
Doorbuster deals — like 40-inch Toshiba flat screen televisions — flew off the shelves in minutes on Black Friday, he said. It also was the first time the store used barricades to help control crowds outside.
Westfield Sarasota Square Mall opened at midnight for the first time this year, and several hundred people waited outside for the mall opening, said Todd Beckwith, the mall's director of marketing.
Nearly all of Sarasota Square's tenants were open with doorbuster deals. Crowds were strongest from midnight to 5 a.m., he said.
"Everyone is pleased with the sales so far this year, and some are reporting significant sales — even the best in their districts and regions — over the year before," Beckwith said.
Shoppers continued to stream into the mall throughout the day on Friday. While some retailers ended their Black Friday sales midday on Friday, others refreshed them with a new set of sales that lasted the rest of the weekend.
"The longer they extend Black Friday into Thanksgiving and then forward into the weekend, the less we'll see of the maddening Black Friday crowds," said Green, the Phoenix-based retail consultant. "And I think that's good for the consumer. The definition has changed, and you're seeing steady traffic through the weekend instead of just one mad rush."


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I had leftover graham crackers from making gingerbread (graham cracker) houses with my little ones and decided to give this recipe a whirl. The spices add warmth to the buttery caramel that makes these graham crackers extra yummy and addicting.
Spiced Caramelized Graham Crackers
12-14 full sheets of honey graham crackers
1/2 cup butter, cut into small pieces
1/3 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Sliced almonds, for sprinkling (about 1 generous cup)
Position a rack to the center of the oven and preheat it to 350 degrees. Line a 12-by-17 inch rimmed baking sheet with foil for easy cleanup. Arrange the graham crackers snugly in the pan, covering as much of it as possible (break a few crackers to fill in any gaps).
In a small saucepan, combine the butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger and nutmeg. Melt over medium high heat, stirring often. Boil for 2 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
Pour the caramel evenly over the crackers. Use and offset spatula to quickly smooth the caramel over the surface. Sprinkle generously with the almonds. Bake until bubbly, 8-10 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack before breaking into pieces.
*My sister Stephanie and I think that they would be yummy to use for ice cream sandwiches.
*My sister Stephanie and I think that they would be yummy to use for ice cream sandwiches.
Recipe from Piece of Cake blog


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SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The announcer in the Shayba Arena was trying to pump up the crowd between periods of yet another Olympic women's hockey mismatch, though her heart didn't really seem to be in it.
"It's 5-0," she yelled in a voice that echoed across the ice. "But you never know what is going to happen."
Actually, in women's hockey you usually do. The script is a familiar one for anyone who has watched the sport, and nobody is going to deviate from it at the Olympics.
The two most powerful teams in the sport will beat everyone put in front of them. Most of those games — save for the ones in this Olympics against Finland — will be lopsided routs, the outcome determined from the moment the teams take center ice.
And the U.S. and Canada will play for Olympic gold.
Nearly two decades after women's hockey made its Olympic debut in Nagano, the sport remains stuck in a rut. The names of the countries that fill up the eight-team tournament differ slightly every four years, but the ones at the top never seem to change.
The only drama Monday when the U.S. played Switzerland came late in the game, and that was only because the Americans came close to scoring in double digits in a 9-0 win. The only reason it was that close was that the Swiss have a goalie who played at Northeastern and has a knack for gobbling up the puck.
A few nights earlier, goalie Florence Schelling raised her arms in triumph as she left the ice, savoring the only kind of victory the Swiss were going to get against Canada — a moral one. Canada won 5-0, but Schelling sparkled in goal, stopping another 64 shots the Canadians threw her way.
"Without her it's maybe 15-0," said Canada's Hayley Wickenheiser, who goes back to the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano and is the all-time leading Olympic goal scorer with 17.
Asked afterward what his team wanted to do against the United States, Switzerland coach Rene Kammerer had lowered expectations.
"Against the U.S. we want to score," he said.
That didn't happen; in fact the Swiss never came close to sniffing a goal. Even when Switzerland had an advantage on a power play in the second period, the U.S. mostly controlled the puck while playing four against five.
Little wonder that former IOC President Jacques Rogge warned after the debacle that was women's hockey four years ago in Vancouver that "We cannot continue without improvement."
The only surprise in Vancouver came after Canada beat the U.S. 2-0 for the gold medal and the Canadians came back on the ice afterward to guzzle beer, swig from bottles of champagne and smoke victory cigars.
It was Canada against the U.S., of course, because it always is Canada against the U.S when it really matters. The two countries have won all four golds, three silvers and a bronze at the Olympics, and no other nation has ever made the title game in the world championships.
That kind of dominance is what made the IOC get rid of baseball and softball in the Summer Olympics. But in the Winter Games the teams help pad the number of female Olympians, who still trail males by a large margin.
Take away 168 hockey players and there would be only 990 female athletes in Sochi compared to 1,712 men.
Just why the U.S. and Canada are so much better than other teams is simple to explain. They train year around, play together year around, and come from countries where hockey is part of the sports culture. A handful of other countries throw teams together for tournaments, but often it's like putting a small college football team in against the Seattle Seahawks.
"People need to be patient," U.S. coach Katey Stone said. "There have been tremendous strides made in the sport of women's ice hockey. And I think we should talk less about what if the gap is big versus how are we going to continue to close the gap because I think it's closing."
In the case of one country, it just might be. Finland has been competitive so far in Sochi, losing to the U.S. 3-1 in their opening game and giving Canada a bit of a game Monday, losing 3-0 though being badly outshot. Finland was put in the same bracket as the U.S. and Canada while most of the weaker teams were put in the opposite bracket in an effort to limit blowouts.
Still, games like that give other countries some hope they might one day catch up, and gives those who love the game and believe that it can be every bit as entertaining and competitive as the men's tournament some ammunition to make their case.
Their hope it won't be long before the Shayba Arena announcer will be right: When the women's teams meet you never really know what will happen.


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Hutson Mason threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns and Todd Gurley scored four times to lead Georgia to a wild come-from-behind 41-34 double-overtime victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday.
Georgia finished its regular season at 8-4 while Georgia Tech fell to 7-5.
Gurley's third rushing touchdown, a 25-yarder on the first play of the second overtime, was the difference in the game.
The day started horribly for the Bulldogs, as the Yellow Jackets roared out to a 20-0 lead behind the passing of Vad Lee, who threw for 171 yards on just seven pass attempts in the first half. Meanwhile, Mason, who started in place of the injured Aaron Murray, struggled at the outset for the Dawgs.
That all changed late in the first half when Mason finally found his rhythm, completing all five of his passes to lead UGA to a touchdown just before thee break. It carried over into the third quarter as the Bulldogs cut the lead to 20-17 thanks to a 40-yard Marshall Morgan field goal and a nine-yard touchdown pass from Mason to Michael Bennett.
Tech bounced back in the fourth quarter by driving 75 yards to score on a seven-yard pass from Lee to DeAndre Smelter to put the lead back at 10, 27-17. But Georgia responded with a 77-yard drive that ended in Gurley's first rushing touchdown.
All the Yellow Jackets had to do at this point was hang on for the remaining 6:37 and they would have their first win over their in-state rivals since 2008. But on the next drive Lee gift-wrapped a pass to Georgia safety Josh Harvey-Clemons, who returned it to the Tech 25 yard line. The Bulldogs stalled at the 15-yard line but tied the game with Morgan's 32-yard field goal with 4:17 to play. Both teams failed to score on their final drives and the game went to overtime.
In the first OT, Lee redeemed himself somewhat by scoring his second rushing touchdown of the game. But that's when Gurley took over for Georgia.
The sophomore had carries of 8, 11 and six yards, the final one for the score, to score UGA's first OT touchdown, then took his next carry in the second OT for his fourth score of the day. Tech failed to score on its next drive and the Dawgs got the win.
On a day when college football saw several dramatic finishes, this one didn't quite stack up. But Georgia showed a lot of heart in coming back to win this game. This was a team that showed so much promise early in the year before being decimated by injuries. Credit to the Dawgs for not packing it in.


text: Ocean Offshore Marine India uses the latest equipments. We are the best institute to offer the offshore courses in Delhi. We offer all types of courses related to the offshore Industry. BOSIET course is a minimum requirement to work offshore. The course consists of four modules; Safety Induction, Helicopter Safety and Escape (HUET), Sea Survival and First Aid, Fire Fighting and Self Rescue. The BOSIET is required for cold water areas and includes additional training in the use of survival suits and emergency breathing systems during the HUET module. Hydrogen Sulphide is the chemical compound with the formula H2S. It is a colorless gas with the characteristic foul odor of rotten eggs. ... This course covers the characteristics of hydrogen sulphide gas, potential physiological effects of exposure as well as the use of H2S equipment and escape breathing apparatus. Helicopter Underwater Escape Training in most other countries, (often abbreviated HUET, pronounced hue-wet, hue-way or you-way) is training provided to helicopter flight crews, offshore oil and gas industry staff law enforcement personnel, and military. The aim and objectives of the HLO Initial Training Programmer are to equip the delegate with the initial knowledge, understanding and skills required to perform the role of Offshore Helicopter Landing Officer (HLO)safely and effectively. The HLO Initial Training is designed for personnel who are to be appointed the role of an Offshore Helicopter Landing Officer (HLO) Fast Rescue Craft / Boat course is designed as per IMO guidelines. It is to train personnel to operate FRC/FRB, which is mandatory for deployment in offshore field as per IOGP and on RO-RO passenger vessels as per IMO. And Ship Manning, Offshore Recruitment, Offshore Training, Marine Training, CDC & COC Assistance


text: THE BAYONET: CAMP LEE, VA., [illegible] 10, 1918 ELEVEN REGIMENTAL NEWS NOTES Gossip and Pertinent Facts Relating to the Camp Life of the Various Regimental and Company Units. DEPOT BRIGADE Hq. Det. First Training Battalion. This was a week of few doings, aside of getting about 1,000 white recruits and 1,100 colored recruits things were rather quiet around these diggings. Every one is working hard, so we could have few doings for THE BAYO-net. But watch our for next week. Take note-The adjutant, entering the office this morning, inquired if anything came in. One of the clerks answered, No, sir; and the adjutant walked out again. First Company. The First Company sure is a company now. When they go on a hike with their 35 men it looks like a battalion instead of a company. First has been filled with able-bodied men for the last three months. With Sergeants Auld, Flude and Pierce back for duty from the line officers, we now have a staff of cadres that cannot be equaled in the group. The recruits of this company should feel proud and consider themselves lucky that they happened to get under the wing of these competent instructors. Sergeant Currier is on S. D. with the M. P. Good job for him, as it will save him car fare, and he will be in the districts every day that he so oftenly visited. Sergeants Sandulak and Daniels are on S.D. with the colored company. How the two can take care of 270 men is a mystery to us, but they are doing it just the same. With only five days' training under their careful instructions they were able to do their bit at guard duty, which shows very good to the credit of the instructors. What the word mess means we sure have it. The mess hall was built to feed 150 men at one time. The word we got from Sergeant Rothschild, our mess Sergeant, that just the other day he fed 450 men at one meal. That's going some, and when he can stretch 200 meals to 450 is still more than we can answer. How he does it we don't know, but he does it just the same, and all we know is that we are hungrier after dinner than we were before. Second Company. Second Company is once again filled up with new men, having received about 225 new drafted men from Philadelphia. Sergeant Petrikin is back again from his five days' sojourn in the wild and woolly west of Johnstown, Pa. Some of our sergeants are going to try and get to be officers. More power to them as second lieutenants. Privates Hoke, Santucci and Balisky are now military police, and therefore the training cadre need never be afraid to go to the wonderful city of Petersburg. Santucci and Balisky are very much experienced men in this line, both having been high officials in their home town in Italy. Sergeant McGahan has finally decided to become an officer. Sergeant Goldbloom has presented the office force with one of his pictures; it is the best thing we have, and will have it enlarged later. Sergeant Davis is very busy issuing clothing just now. In fact, so busy that he had forgotten to give any dope for THE BAYONET. Third Company. At last we have got back to our old bunks, and we hope to stay for a while. Looks like France for the Depot Brigade, as the supply officer for the Third Company is giving out full field equipment for the whole company, Sergeant Marks included, although we never see him on the drill field. We wish our newly appointed sergeant all the luck in the world, and we can only advise him to stay away from the dance halls. The new rookies are very much worried about the cut up of the Third Company, as he seems very much worried-about-mail not going out to Manor, Pa., until the division moves. Captain Matthews has great hopes for the new baseball team. Of course, we cannot blame them for not winning the first two games they played. Luck to Supply Sergeant Duncan, who is just back from ten days' furlough. Sergeant Paul Duncan just finished a three months' course at the U. S. R. Officers' Line Training School, and we all hope Sergeant Duncan will soon get commissioned. The latest reports show that in the next draft we will receive one man from Manor, Pa., and we haven't heard Sergeant Hunt say a word about that big city since. Fourth Company. Sergeant Estil Morris is fast coming into the limelight in the company. He has become especially popular since some of his recent achievements in Petersburg. He also shines in "non-com" school. He can explain anything in Field Service Regulations by the "nature of the terrain." Sergeant Morris certainly was a great help to us the last time we moved. He was busily engaged in holding down his bunk after it was moved, so no one would move it again. At doing bunk fatigue he is a close rival of Sergeant Miller, who is at present on duty with the "colors" at the 42d Company. Sergeant Hostetler has lost a great deal of sleep lately pondering over the following question: "Where does Sergeant Estil Morris get his meals while he is in Petersburg on late passes?" Our ever-busy little bee, "Major" "Ysaye" Buck will die of ennui if we don't soon get some more rejects. And if Sergeant Buck does not stop playing those cheerful melodies on the violin we will die of sorrow. They certainly are touching. They are so touching that hobnails fly soon after he starts playing. One of our satellites from the bituminous coal region of Pennsylvania, during a conversation, remarked that a friend of his could not read the language of this country because he was not born and raised here. Upon being asked of what country his friend was a native our brilliant friend replied, "England." If the amount of equipment we are getting is indicative of the future amount of work we will do in the future, we want to get transferred to a tank unit. We congratulate our newly-appointed sergeants and corporals. They are Sergeant John T. Irwin, Sergeant Edward F. Januszewski, Corporal Abram P. Hays, Corporal John R. Roberts and Corporal Joseph Msall. Headquarters Detachment, Second Training Battalion. Adjutant, Second Battalion to Eighth Company: Send in at once roster of conscientious objectors. Ten minutes later in a note from Company Eight: "Attached hereto is rester of unconscious objectors-Corporal Fulmer." Sergeants Campbell and Diefenbach went out last Sunday to take pictures, but Dieffy was unlucky enough to have a pretty girl flirt with him, so he "beat it" home, camera and all. Bashful sergeant. All good-looking ladies looking for information regarding Camp Lee and its soldiers, for some unknown cause inqure at Second Battalion Headquarters. Information as to who the magnet is that draws them here is requested. Phone 151. Camp Lee, is familiar to all the world (apparently). Sergeant-Major Derner welcomes the foreign rookies by giving them a warm hand shake. At least, when he advances his hand to take their local board papers they clasp it and smile. Hence all "wops" love the sergeant-major. Lieutenant Stewart, our ex-adjutant, writes from Texas that he is in a cavalry unity minus any horses. His present mount is a beautiful black "tin lizzard." Corporal Smith received two letters from Youngstown yesterday. That is only twelve this week. Nothing serious yet, I suppose. We can't find fault with Smith much, though, for she is surely a peach. Fifth Company. There has been a great struggle in this company for the past few days to get the best qualified man to assist Dr. Head in his duties, since Fleck joined the police force. Corporal Simmons has returned to the company for duty, after having a few weeks' vacation at the canteen. If Elmo can get his mind away from Hopewell during drill hours the company will profit greatly by his return. We have no doubt but that the art of throwing mules will be taken up in this battalion in a few days in place of instruction in bayonet fighting. For particulars see Lieutenant Sloan. Corporal Pillion dropped a neat little [illegible] the other day, but he is not worried a great deal, as he knows just where it was dropped. Sergeant James L. Dean has just returned from his ten-day furlough. It is reported that he is now working in double harness. Cook Cox-Mac, what are we going to have for dinner? Mack-Hash." Cox-We had better make another trip to town; these utensils are again getting rather worse for the wear. Who is that coming through the woods so early this morning? Why, that's Slim taking his hike in from New Bohemia. Captain Wolfe-When this addition to the orderly room is completed it will not be necessary to have any more portraits posted on the wall of the new section. When this war is over Sergeant Hellmuth is planning on several law suits. As it is now, all he can think of is "Sue." Sergeant Reed says he has gained wonderfully in weight in the past two weeks. We hope it won't be long until he is back to normal again. Sixth Company. With the arrival of new recruits, some busy times have been seen around the company during the past few days. Also that old reputation that was held by Sixth Company, in the line of drilling and doing things in the right way, is again evident. The new recruits have been doing so excellent that compliments have already been passed about the company. Sergeant Reddington, who has seen service on the farm before coming into the army, believes in planting trees real deep. But if "Rip Van Winkle" wants any information regarding the planting of trees, he is advised to see Sergeant Whiteaker, who claims to have been born and raised on the farm. Purely Personal-Sergeants Whiteaker and Kolric visited friends in James River last Sunday. We wonder what the result was of their visit. Corporal Norman wants to know who placed the fire exstinguisher under his bunk one night last week. Well, to tell the truth, "Paaky," a strange dog, must have rolled in while you were visiting your aunt in Petersburg. Seventh Company. Once more we have the rookies with us, and have started them on their military career in an endeavor that they might be able to land the Kaiser. It has been whispered around that we are to have them assigned to us permanently, but such news is too good to be true. The Seventh Company men resembled a prisoner wearing the stripes when they came from off the drill field the other day. The reason being that the officers conceived the idea of giving each man a little chalk mark for every mistake made while drilling. In a short time we hope to see some of them wearing the regular corporal or sergeant stripes. Privates Charles L. Jones and Walter H. Hayek have been promoted to corporals in this company. Sergeant Potts is busy these days picking out material for the new baseball team. There is a lot of good material to pick from in the new bunch of men, and the Seventh Company hopes to have the winning team. We have an acting corporal who will soon be qualified to act as supply sergeant. When reporting his squad he said, "One man absent, but I have another man in his place." That is the spirit that will take us to Berlin. Bill Feller is now our mess sergeant, and we all agree when it comes to preparing a menu he is right on the job. Why, we actually had hot biscuits for breakfast the other morning. Lieutenant Ritter, who has been on special duty at the mustering office, though he needed a little exercise, and got in a game of baseball the other evening, with the result that he is laid up with a sprained ankle. Sergeant John P. Vance drilled a new company during the past week. We all know that he is an excellent drill master, but, coming down to brass tacks, that army of his on the upper lip has it all over the four platoons the Seventh Company appeared on the field with the other day. He had his "mustache" army doing "squad right, right about," that even Sergeant Reddington was astonished at its marvelous performance. Corporal Rosso thinks he is a funny character, but, oh! joy, he hasn't anything on Sergeant Caldwell. Ask no questions. See Sergeant Hess. Our mess sergeant, who belongs to the Charity Squad, is simply gone "nutty, nutty" these days. We guess his "dearest" in Jackson, VA., surely must have bawled him out for not writing her for such a long, long time. Eight Company. Said Hilpert to Hess, "You see 'twas like this-." Said Hess to Hilpert, "There goes that story again." Well, any way, there were five men in a boat and the wheel came off. Sergeant George Diffenbach declares that Luther Burbank invented the grape fruit. Private Flanigan never belonged to this kind of any army before. Was it the Salvation Army you joined, Flanigan?? If any one is short of change go to Sergeant Parmelee, or Corporals Jefferson and Fulmer. They took up the collection at the Baptist Church last Sunday night. Honest, they did, you just ask Cooks Thomas McQuaide and Morris Shaffer. Captain Pitts to Private Hatch. "Do you wish to apply for the R. O. T. C.?" "Yes, sir." "For which branch do you wish to apply." "Well, sir, I'd admire to be a colonel." Company Eight is sure happy. Our officers have been assigned to use and we have a full company. Let's get the Kaiser. What does it mean when Cook Cunningham gets three pink letters and a box of candy in one day?? Corporal Fulmer-You should have seen my girl when that fellow tried to kiss her. She was the angriest I ever saw her, why she almost knocked his teeth out. Supply Sergeant Parmelle-What did she do to you the first time you tried to kiss her" Corporal Fulmer-(After slight hesitation). Well, I still have my teeth. Headquarters 3rd Tr. Bn. The officers and clerical force of this office have had few minutes we could call our own, due to the fact that our battalion received nearly a thousand new recruits this week. Sergeant-Major Deaner left yesterday on a five-day pass, being called home on account of the serious illness of his sister. Sergeant Fitzgerald recently returned from a five-day pass, reported having a fine time and is back on the job again. An old, but true saying, "There is mate for every many in this world," not true in the case of Colonel Paul Lappin, he claims the nearest mate he can find is just seven inches taller than himself. The office force is thanking Sergeant Ralph McLaughlan for taking it upon himself to have the windows in this office cleaned. Tenth Company. Sergeants Cassidy and Hamilton, who attended the third officers' training school, returned to duty with the company on Wednesday last. They spent ten days furlough after the training camp broke up, April 20. Both state that they had a fine time while home. Private Rankin will soon have another class of buglers to instruct. He hopes to find some excellent windjamers among our new men. As is usual with new men, our recruits are anxious to know when they will get their uniform. We tell them that it is the men themselves and not the uniform that makes a soldier. They still think that the uniform will do this for them. Among our new men is one who was once well-known in intercollegiate football circles. Charles O. Pratt, at one time a member of Glen Warner famous Indian team, will soon be wearing the uniform of honor. He played football at the Carlisle Indian School with such famous stars as Jim Thorpe, Powell and Arcassa. "Little Willie" McCarter has joined the ranks of Uncle Sam. Willie spends the winter playing professional basketball up in the hard coal regions at Wilkes-Barre and Hazleton, and the summer by selling ice. He will probably be sorry that he is not selling ice this summer, when the Tenth Company drill sergeants get through with him. Sergeant Elicker is broken-hearted now that he has lost his job as M. P. in Petersburg. The girls must have been too nice to you, Howard. Our non-coms were greatly disappointed that the new men were not examined on Friday, they all hoped the men would have sore arms on Saturday, thus relieving them from drill. Two days off together would be too many, boys. We would like to advise Private Cunningham to make application to attend the next officers' training camp. He falls in and forms the company very well for a man with only two months' training. Go to it boy, you will be corporal yet. Eleventh Company. We have received our allotment of 250 men from the last draft quota arriving in camp. They are all from Western Pennsylvania, and are a fine looking bunch of men. We are sure that we can make good soldiers out of them and that they will soon be ready for "over there." A baseball team has already been organized, and there are some star players on the team. We have played one game with Ninth Company, beating them by a score of 15 to 1. A schedule has been compiled for this group. Watch next week's BAYONET for results similar to the game with the Ninth Company. The Eleventh Company believes in not only beating the other team, but beating them bad. Twelfth Company. It was announced in the columns of this paper a week ago that this organization was without men. We take pleasure at this time, however, in boasting of 230 high-grade recruits. As usual-demonstrations galore that are new to military life have been executed by recruits in our vicinity. The writer observed


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Shop, chat and linger with friends along Indiana's Antique Alley.
Looking to have some fun on a quick weekend getaway? Rain or shine, summer or winter – Antique Alley is always open and waiting for you in Richmond and Centerville.
Indiana's Antique Alley
Famous Antique Alley offers Indiana's most diverse antique destinations. Two different trails, maps available at the Richmond/Wayne County Visitors Center, will guide you along Eastern Indiana's highways and byways to over 900 individual shops, dealers and malls. Trail 1, from Richmond west to Knightstown, is the perfect way to explore the Historic National Road (U.S. 40) and then circles back to Richmond on picturesque SR 38. Trail 2 takes you north out of Richmond along US 27 to Portland.
Historic Centerville
The hub of Antique Alley Trail 1 is Historic Centerville, home to Webb's Antique Mall , Indiana's largest destination for antique shoppers. With 85,000 square feet of antiques at your disposal, you'll wile away hours browsing and hunting for that special something. Once you've found it, spoil yourselves at the Historic Lantz House just down the road on historic U.S. 40. This small bed and breakfast has a lot to offer – 19th century brick buildings, historically decorated living spaces and playful gardens that will charm you. But it doesn't lack modern conveniences - each of the five bedrooms offers a private bath and air-conditioning. And the breakfast is scrumptious, too!
Historic Richmond Depot District
In the 19th century, Richmond was an up-and-coming rail gateway to the West. Now, it's a charming, quaint town with historic neighborhoods reflective of its past. One of its better-known neighborhoods is the Historic Richmond Depot District . The district has transformed through the years into a trendy shopping destination with one-of-a-kind shops and restaurants. A perfect example is the Ghyslain Richmond Bistro located at the Loft. This full-service bistro serves a delightful lunch and dinner, but dessert is the real show stopper here! Owner and chef, Ghyslain Maurais, is certified in French pastry, chocolate décor, candy making, blown/pulled sugar and bread making. Sample his fabulous pastries, homemade gelato and masterpiece gourmet chocolates. They're almost too pretty to eat…almost!
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The BGS mineralogy and petrology collections contain upwards of a million samples, housed at Keyworth and in Edinburgh.
Roughly a quarter of this is prime material arranged into a number of major archive collections, please see the key to alphabetical prefixes for further details.
The petrological thin sections (microscope slides) are being imaged (plane and cross polarized light) and progressively linked to the database. Currently about 100 000 Scottish thin sections are available (S & N registration series). 75 000 English and Welsh thin sections (E registration series) will be added in due course.
The database contains over 200 000 entries and includes most of the prime material. The information has been accumulated over many years from variable sources and it contains some inconsistencies and imperfections. Feedback on these is welcomed and should be directed to Mike Howe.


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|JSC2010-E-090702 (8 June 2010) --- NASA astronauts Michael Barratt and Nicole Stott, both STS-133 mission specialists, participate in an exercise in the systems engineering simulator in the Avionics Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The facility includes moving scenes of full-sized International Space Station components over a simulated Earth.
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The Countdown has begun and the Olympics are right around the corner. Here is a list of Olympics apps for iOS, Android, Blackberry and Windows Phone.
Apps for Watching the Olympics
BBC Olympics App – The BBC app is a FREE comprehensive app with everything you could ever want to know about the London 2012 Olympics. It is available in iOS and Android flavors however, it appears for now only the iOS app is the only one that will let you watch streaming video. A screenshot can be seen below.
NBC "Live Extra" App – This app will give you live access to the Olympics however, there are some stipulations. To quote their website, "Access is free for subscribers to a cable, satellite or telco TV service package that includes CNBC and MSNBC."
Official London 2012 Olympic Mobile Apps
The London 2012 Olympics have come out with a few mobile apps of their own. See below for screenshots, descriptions and download links.
Official London 2012 Join In App – If you plan on being in London to watch the games, then this is the app for you. In their own words this app is a "mobile guide to help you plan, enjoy and share your Games experience". This is a FREE app.
- Download iOS
- Download Android
- Download Blackberry (Wow can't believe they did this one)
The London 2012 Results App – This app is probably the one you'll find most useful if you're watching the games from the comfort of your own home. They describe the app by saying,"The Official London 2012 Results app provides all the latest news, schedules and results, allowing users to keep up-to-date with the latest action live across all Olympic sports and Paralympic sports." It is a free app and so far the only one to include the Windows Phone family.
Official London 2012 mobile game – Just for fun, London 2012 has launched an official mobile game that features 9 Olympic events. It comes in iOS and Android flavors and has a free and premium version. Visit their Facebook page to learn more about it.
Keep checking back with Techie Buzz as we continue to update you on the latest mobile apps surrounding the Olympics!


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C Input & Output
getchar() & putchar(), gets() & puts(), scanf() and printf()
C – Input & Output
When we are saying Input that means to feed some data into program. This can be given in the form of file or from command line. C programming language provides a set of built-in functions to read given input and feed it to the program as per requirement.
When we are saying Output that means to display some data on screen, printer or in any file. C programming language provides a set of built-in functions to output the data on the computer screen as well as you can save that data in text or binary files.
The Standard Files
C programming language treats all the devices as files. So devices such as the display are addressed in the same way as files and following three file are automatically opened when a program executes to provide access to the keyboard and screen.
Standard File
File Pointer
Standard input
Standard output
Standard error
Your screen
The file points are the means to access the file for reading and writing purpose. This section will explain you how to read values from the screen and how to print the result on the screen.
The getchar() &putchar() functions
The intgetchar(void) function reads the next available character from the screen and returns it as an integer. This function reads only single character at a time. You can use this method in the loop in case you want to read more than one characters from the screen.
The intputchar(int c) function puts the passed character on the screen and returns the same character. This function puts only single character at a time. You can use this method in the loop in case you want to display more than one character on the screen. Check the following example:
The gets() & puts() functions
The char *gets(char *s) function reads a line from stdin into the buffer pointed to by s until either a terminating newline or EOF.
The intputs(const char *s) function writes the string s and a trailing newline to stdout.
When the above code is compiled and executed, it waits for you to input some text when you enter a text and press enter then program proceeds and reads the complete line till end and displays it as follows:
The scanf() and printf() functions
The intscanf(const char *format, …) function reads input from the standard input stream stdin and scans that input according to format provided.
The intprintf(const char *format, …) function writes output to the standard output stream stdout and produces output according to a format provided.
The format can be a simple constant string, but you can specify %s, %d, %c, %f, etc., to print or read strings, integer, character or float respectively. There are many other formatting options available which can be used based on requirements. For a complete detail you can refer to a man page for these function. For now let us proceed with a simple example which makes things clear:
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Two funny guys at an ice-cream car trying to convince me I should buy them something. They were parked in the Sultanhamet area of Istanbul just in the garden between the Blue Mosquee and the AyaSofia.
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While the unemployment rate has increased from December to January, North Carolina�s unemployment funds, as of January, were nearly $2.6 billion in the hole with a reserve fund balance of about $77 million.
While the unemployment rate has increased from December to January, North Carolina�s unemployment funds, as of January, were nearly $2.6 billion in the hole with a reserve fund balance of about $77 million.
Randall E. Parker, an ECU economist, explained the deficit as the end result of President Barack Obama increasing the unemployment benefits through the recession. The longer the increased benefits continue to be paid out, the larger the state�s debt gets, he said.
�That�s a lot of money for the state of North Carolina,� Parker said about the $2.6 billion deficit. �� The state�s got to pay it back.�
There are two ways to pay off the debt, he said. One is to cut the benefits and the other is to increase employer taxes.
In January, there were 87,974 regular initial unemployment claims made, an increase of 25,113 from December. Fifty percent of those claimants are expected to be called back to their jobs.
Unemployment insurance benefits paid out in January totaled nearly $117 million to 127,323 claimants � an increase of 16,492 since December.
Both the state and national unemployment rate increased 0.1 percent from December to January. The state�s rate rose from 9.4 percent to 9.5 percent, while the national rate increased from 7.8 percent to 7.9 percent.
The state�s rate is down 0.1 percent from a year ago, while the national figure is down 0.4 percent from January 2012.
In North Carolina, the number of unemployed people increased by 6,243, or 1.4 percent, to 453,276 since December and by 2,634 from a year ago. The civilian labor force increased by 9,131, or .2 percent, to nearly 4.8 million.
This year�s data is based on the 2012 estimated U.S. Census population.
The unemployment increase can occur for two reasons, Parker said.
�Unemployment could be up because more people lost jobs than found them,� he said.
Parker said a second reason could be that more people re-entered the workforce. They might have given up looking for a job, and then when the economy began to look better they started looking again.
�That would be a very positive sign, in my opinion,� Parker said about the second reason.
The seasonally-adjusted non-farm industry employment increased by 15,100 to more than $4 million from December and 85,700 from a year ago. The total private sector grew by 83,000, while government jobs grew by 2,700.
Leisure and hospitality jobs saw the highest employment increase. Parker said the jobs that have increased are generally the low-skill positions. Both low- and high-skilled jobs are quicker to bounce back than the mid-level skilled jobs, he said, calling it a stratified labor market.
�History is repeating itself,� he said. �So that�s why everyone should get some skills.�
Food manufacturing jobs had the largest increase of manufacturing jobs over the month and year in January. Parker said he wasn�t sure what the reason was.
Hourly earnings for manufacturing jobs are up 18 cents, but employment has decreased and weekly hours are down.
�It may be that what some factories are doing is what�s called job sharing,� Parker said his hypothesis is.
It could be that employers are cutting back hours instead of laying off workers.
Parker said wages have not risen much for the last 12 years because of increased employer-paid health insurance costs.
�An 18 cent increase is a positive thing,� he said.
The next unemployment update with county rates will be released Friday.
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A Steampunk Give-away
Tordotcom is having Steampunk Fortnight! (Because fortnights are very steampunk things to have. And also: who doesn't want to have a fortnight filled with gears and pipes and also some very excellent fiction?)
They're doing a library give-away that includes one of First Second's books, The Professor's Daughter. And who doesn't want that? Here's where you can enter to win.


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The Gold in Green is "Fool's Gold"
It seems the tides are turning for the economics of "green", and the luster may be off the rose in "CleanTech". Why should this be a surprise? Take a look at the latest article from Reuters.com. "Venture firms seek light green tech bets" http://tinyurl.com/5wlckrc .It seems that all of the people who expected to "cash in" ...


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Recovery Month promotes the societal benefits of prevention, treatment, and recovery for substance use and mental disorders, celebrates people in recovery, lauds the contributions of treatment and service providers, and promotes the message that recovery in all its forms is possible. Recovery Month spreads the positive message that behavioral health is essential to overall health, that prevention works, treatment is effective and people can and do recover.
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The retirement of baby boomers will have a dramatic impact on the job market in the coming decade. This webcast will touch on which advanced economies will see the most dramatic impact, the occupations that are most likely to be affected, and how this will affect competitiveness of different countries. It will also look at how quickly job markets are tightening at the moment, and when a return to faster wage growth can be expected.
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- Insights into the impact of retiring baby boomers on the labor market in advanced economies.
- A look into how the difficulty to find the right talent will develop in the coming decade.
- Insights into what this will mean for wage growth, profits, and attrition rates.
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Bert Colijn is a senior economist that focuses on the European market. He works on the European Commission FP7 project NEUJOBS, focusing on productivity and economic growth in Europe in 2025. Besides this, he works on developing European indicators and analysis of the European economies.
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July 24, 2014
LAWT News Service
California's economic health continues to improve, and the Los Angeles Basin is the heart pumping up productivity in the Golden State according to a report issued by the Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy.
The LA Basin region, which includes Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties, is the fourth largest economy in the United States, and 16th worldwide, with nearly $1 trillion in gross domestic product, according to the study.
"This is great news for our region, which is home to every type of industry from high-tech to manufacturing, movie making, food production and much more," said Board of Equalization Chairman Jerome E. Horton. "I'm proud to represent Los Angeles, which is a huge part of one of the most economically rich and diverse regions in the country. I have been working at ensuring the LA region continues to be the economic driver it is now, and into the future."
Horton cites the new Manufacturing and Research & Development Equipment Exemption as a business builder and economic driver, allowing companies in the LA Basin and throughout California to take advantage of tax exemptions that could translate into more productivity, and more importantly, new jobs.
According to the study, the LA Basin saw job growth up 2.8 percent in 2013 as the region ($995 billion in GDP) came in behind California ($2,203 trillion), Texas ($1,533 trillion) and New York ($1,310 trillion) when it came to economic output. On a global scale, the LA Basin would rank 16th behind Mexico ($1,261 trillion) and ahead of Indonesia ($868 billion).
The LA Basin also brought in plenty of tax revenue to help fund the vital resources we depend on in our state in 2013. The BOE's first-quarter 2013 report on taxable transactions said the LA Basin took in $63,643,921,000.
The BOE is committed to helping California's small businesses succeed, and offers small business seminars to assist them. These workshops offer ways for business owners to find tax credits and other deductions to boost output and sales, helping California continue to be a leader on the global stage.


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ARBIL, Iraq, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurds went to the polls on Saturday to vote for a new parliament at a time when their oil-producing region is seeking greater autonomy from Baghdad, against a backdrop of violent instability in the rest of Iraq and the wider Middle East.
The Kurds have managed to insulate their region against the violence that afflicts the rest of Iraq, attracting investment from some of the world's largest companies, including ExxonMobil and Total.
In recent years, the Kurdish government has warned it is prepared to divorce Arab Iraq, and is now laying the final stretch of an oil export pipeline to Turkey that could in theory give the region the financial means to stand alone.
That has put the self-ruled region at odds with the Iraqi central government, which says it has sole authority to control the country's vast crude resources and wants power to remain centralised in Baghdad.
"The strategic stakes are extraordinarily high," said Ramzy Mardini at the Beirut-based Iraq Institute for Strategic Studies. "The 2013-2017 government in Arbil will be responsible for the most significant decisions for the Iraqi Kurds in a quarter century."
Iraqi Kurds take great pride in having held the country's first ever democratic election in 1992 after former dictator Saddam Hussein withdrew his forces from the northern enclave.
The political arena has since been dominated by two parties - the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) - which share power having fought out their rivalries in a civil war during the 1990s.
The two ruling parties are widely expected to preserve their majority in parliament and continue their alliance, which would likely mean no major shifts in policy. President Masoud Barzani is leader of the KDP, and his nephew Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani also belongs to the party.
The election comes after a month of feverish campaigning during which at least two people have been killed by stray bullets. Strings of flags festoon the streets and posters of aspiring parliamentarians are plastered on nearly every wall.
Meanwhile in the rest of Iraq, Sunni Islamist fighters and other militants have been regaining momentum in their insurgency against the Shi'ite-led government this years, pushing the level of violence to its highest since 2008.
Four suicide bombers stormed a police headquarters in a town north of Baghdad on Saturday, killing six officers, security sources said.
Upheaval in the Middle East is undermining assumptions about the political order that condemned Kurds to minority status in four countries including Syria, where civil war has allowed them to carve out their own territory in the northeast.
But in Iraqi Kurdistan, opposition had taken shape against corruption, authoritarian rule and lack of transparency, particularly around revenues from the region's oil. In 2009, part of the PUK broke away to form a new party, Gorran (Change).
Gorran took a considerable chunk out of the PUK's support base during the last election, and is now seeking to make further inroads to weaken the grip of the two ruling parties.
The PUK was dealt another blow last December when its leader Jalal Talabani, who is also president of Iraq, suffered a stroke and was flown abroad for medical treatment.
"As long as the KDP and PUK do well in the elections and their alliance holds strong, the status quo looks set to continue into the foreseeable future," said a source in the Kurdistan Regional Government on condition of anonymity.
"The opposition has posed a challenge ... for some time, but it hasn't proven to be a serious enough challenge." (Editing by Pravin Char)


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Tivo_Kenevil wrote:Ah, FCD...Been a fan since '05 back when Juan Toja/Arturo Alvarez were with with the Hoops... They're looking solid again this year. Hopefully, we can get that elusive LH Trophy this year.
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If you wished you could live off your sterling reputation, like the people in Cory Doctorow's Down And Out In The Magic Kingdom, then rejoice — the Whuffie Bank has arrived.
Of course, right now it looks pretty basic: All it seems to do is tell you how many times someone on Twitter has mentioned you lately. Soon it'll tell you how many people on Facebook have done something or other. But it's just ramping up, and there are big plans. Eventually you'll "get a monthly salary based on your reputation. Whuffie is the world's first social currency."
Where will this money come from? Hard to say. Already, the Whuffie Bank is one of TechCrunch's Top 50 innovative startups of 2009. The biggest flaw in this plan, though, is that Doctorow's novel takes place in a largely post-scarcity world, and I don't quite think we're there yet. [The Whuffie Bank via ThreeFivesUp]


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Braintree (and neighbouring Bocking) has a long and fascinating history - emerging from a Bronze Age valley settlement as an important and flourishing market town located at the crossroads of two Roman roads.
The 14th century woollen cloth trade brought prosperity to the area leaving a legacy of fine architecture and listed buildings whilst the 18th century heralded the arrival of silk weaving and the famous Huguenot name of Courtauld. Generations of this generous family not only provided the increasing population with work and housing but also donated many public buildings including the magnificent former Town Hall. The grand central tower with striking clock dominates the Market Square whilst inside murals by Maurice Greiffenhagen depict scenes of Braintree's history. A bronze fountain of a young boy with shell and fish, designed by John Hodge, standing alongside St Michael's Church was yet another gift to the people of Braintree. By the mid 19th century the opening of a railway line offered the opportunity to transport bulk materials, which led to the establishment of large engineering firms such as Crittall's metal window company and Lake & Elliot iron foundry. A full story of Braintree's diverse industrial heritage and traditions is told at the District Museum in the town centre.
Newly opened in 2005 is the lottery funded Warner Textile Archive. This nationally important archive is a unique record of the history of textile manufacture since the 18th century and includes examples of woven and printed fabric produced by Warner's as well as examples produced by other companies.
In 1199 King John granted the town a charter to hold a weekly market. Today the market is held twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays, when the streets abound with colourful stalls and friendly faces. Discerning shoppers are attracted to the town throughout the year by the traditional and specialist smaller shops and the modern shopping centre George Yard with many High Street names, while bargain hunters are well served by Freeport Braintree an outlet shopping village on the outskirts of the town.
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TinCaps Win 2011 Bob Frietas Award
The Padres improvement at the minor league level continues as today it was announced that the Fort Wayne TinCaps have been named winners of the 2011 Bob Frietas "Organization of the Year" Award for the Class-A level, recognizing their successful 2011 campain and continuing contribution to minor league baseball.
The award, given annually, is presented by Baseball America. From the release:
"The Fort Wayne TinCaps have demonstrated a spirit of innovativeness as well as commitment to the Fort Wayne community with an out-of-the-box approach and dynamic new facility, Parkview Field, in downtown. We are pleased to recognize Fort Wayne as the 2011 Bob Freitas Award winner for the A level classification in Minor League Baseball," said Lee Folger, President/Publisher of Baseball America.
The TinCaps' honor continues the trend of success and improvement throughout each level of the Padres organization, following league championships by both the Lake Elsinore Storm (California League) and San Antonio Missions (Texas League) this year.


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Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and all the others once seemed to have our interests at heart; now that's looking a little more questionable; in the future, who knows where it'll end? Problem is, subtle privacy changes creep up on us in such a way that we're practically oblivious to them.
Today's Doghouse Diaries comic sums that up neatly. If you're unfamiliar with the boiling frog anecdote, here's a version from Daniel Quinn's The Story of B:
If you drop a frog in a pot of boiling water, it will of course frantically try to clamber out. But if you place it gently in a pot of tepid water and turn the heat on low, it will float there quite placidly. As the water gradually heats up, the frog will sink into a tranquil stupor, exactly like one of us in a hot bath, and before long, with a smile on its face, it will unresistingly allow itself to be boiled to death.
Sound familiar? [Doghouse Diaries]