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Which is more amazing: that 2013 marks 30 years of the Flaming Lips as a functioning concern, or that it heralds the 23rd year of their partnership with Warner Bros. Records? It's difficult to judge. The first anniversary reflects the band's perseverance; the second, their canniness. This happy, heady band of self-tabbed freaks has indulged nearly every creative whim in a career that has taken them from Oklahoma (state rock song: "Do You Realize??") to the festival circuit, which they rule on the regular.
Of the Class of '83, the Flaming Lips have outlasted Bathory, Killdozer, Poison, and the Jesus & Mary Chain. Unlike fellow '83 alums Phish, Camper Van Beethoven, and My Bloody Valentine, who had their own reasons for pulling the plug, the Lips have never taken an extended hiatus, despite major lineup changes and personal struggles. And like Guided By Voices, Melvins, and Ozric Tentacles (and unlike the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who've had four between-album gaps of four-plus years) they've maintained a steady release schedule for decades.
All of this — the longstanding major-label relationship, the continued relevance, the tens of thousands of people gleefully becoming hamster-ball supports — is remarkable stuff for a one-time acid-punk band out of Oklahoma City. (Their wonderful origin story holds that the band heisted its instruments from a church. It connects whether your sympathies lie with punk, urbanity or secular humanism.) Of course, the Lips broke out of the Sooner State with one hell of a psychedelic crowbar: Wayne Coyne, a restless, boundlessly energetic musician and performer. For 30 years, he's been the Flaming Lips' own Paul McCartney, the man who keeps things moving by setting creative challenges, enlisting collaborators, and providing indefatigable enthusiasm.
The band has ebbed between periods of intense experimentation and relatively straightforward songcraft. They followed up the winningly daft alt-rock breakout hit "She Don't Use Jelly" with Clouds Taste Metallic, an album of honed, buzzy guitar-pop tunes, then followed that with Zaireeka, a record designed to be heard on up to four CD players simultaneously. Zaireeka was recorded while they were piecing together the simplest, most anthemic record in their catalog: The Soft Bulletin, a permanent fixture in best-of-decade lists. And always, there would be the detours: collaborative EPs with Neon Indian and Lightning Bolt, parking-lot concerts consisting of dozens of audience members playing tapes in their cars, the long-gestating film Christmas On Mars.
The neo-psychedelic boomlet of the '80s and '90s produced acts (generally British) that focused on evoking the sounds, and acts that evoked the whole trip. Veterans of the anything-goes hardcore scene that gave us Butthole Surfers, Scratch Acid, et al., the Flaming Lips were always firmly in the second camp, first on a DIY level (bringing a motorcycle onstage for accompaniment, embellishing their stage setup with Christmas lights), and then on some proper major-label shit. All the extrasonic stuff — the giant hamster ball, the fans donning animal suits, the gummi skulls and fetuses housing flash drives — is absolutely integral to understanding the Flaming Lips. They are obsessed with spectacle.
Spectacle is a fantastic thing, of course: it jolts us into a new view of our surroundings, or simply affords us a distraction along our graveward path. "Death is the only thing worth singing about," Coyne said in an interview last year, "but I don't want it to be a bummer, so I embrace it by saying, 'We are going to die, motherfuckers, so let's make sure we are alive.'" The Flaming Lips' music is riddled with images of giant bugs, robots, and brains, nearly all of which are deployed as various metaphoric steps in coming to grips with a wonderful world that will see us all buried.
As reluctant residents of Earth, the Lips have had their brushes with tragedy. In 1996, bassist Michael Ivins had a tire crash through his windshield in a bizarre auto accident. Multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd grappled with drug addiction for years (allegedly costing the band the continued services of guitarist Ronald Jones), culminating in his shooting heroin on-camera for Brad Beasley's 2005 documentary The Fearless Freaks.
Their fans may always debate the extent to which drug use informs the band's creative process (for what it's worth, Drozd says he got clean shortly after that harrowing scene, while Coyne remains coy about his own chemical regimen), but even if Wayne were currently gobbling E by the fistful, it's far less noteworthy than his interest in other people's trips. Even as the Lips continue to mount rolling freakshows in a city park near you, they're not trading in the the wide-eyed acid evangelism of classic psychedelia, or the transgressive rave bliss of 20 years ago. At their heart, they're an existentialist rock band in the Pink Floyd mold: fascinated with the implications and limits of escape. Only they're, y'know … fun.
Considering how much the Flaming Lips have chucked against the wall in 30 years, their catalog is strong from stem to stern. There are those who grew up paying fealty to the beatific space-pop of the Soft Bulletin and Yoshimi years, and others who yearn for the six-string reigns of Jonathan Donahue or Ronald Jones. For some, Wayne Coyne has become a kind of alt-rock father figure, dispensing grace to thousands at a time and following his cracked muse into his fifth decade. Others view him as a meddling old-timer, picking fights with the likes of Win Butler and Erykah Badu in the press while unveiling an endless series of gimmicky releases. Still, it's hard to argue against this: Three decades after their founding, he Flaming Lips remain one of the great American underground success stories. None of their albums sounds quite like another. They're always moving, swallowing styles and studios whole, turning out records that sound like no one but the Flaming Lips.
These are the Flaming Lips' full-lengths, with the exception of the Christmas on Mars soundtrack. (It's best heard with the film.) Head for the comments to discuss your smiling deathporn immortality blues. Start the Countdown here.


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We are looking into taking down a conservatory and replacing with an extension but our property has a stream cutting across the back garden and underneath part of the bungalow. This continues under our road and beyond. I doubt we would be allowed to close it up / block off our section of the stream. Can anyone advise us as to how difficult / additional cost this would incur with laying foundations ? The road has no history of flooding and there are no visible signs of subsidence, leaks, cracks, damp etc.

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Hayk was an ethnic Armenian born in Tabriz, Iran to a family of teachers; his mother was Persian and his father an Armenian socialist (a member of Social Democrat Hunchakian Party) who had taken refuge from Tsarist authorities in Persia during the 1880s.He returned to Russia in his teens, was a radical journalist in Tiflis, where he studied at the Armenian Theological Seminary, and spent five years in jail for revolutionary activities before he was drafted in 1914. Because of his background, Gai had been assigned to the Turkish front, where repeated bravery under fire won him a battalion commander's stars, the Cross of St. George (3rd and 4th class), and the Order of St. Anna, all awarded by General Nikolai Yudenich. Captured by the Turks, he escaped and returned, badly wounded, to Russia on the eve of the February Revolution. During World War I, Bzhishkyan rose to the rank of captain. Gai had become a Bolshevik before the October Revolution." He became a military commander in 1918, when he fought against the Czech Legion ("White Czechs") and the Orenburg Cossacks of ataman Alexander Dutov.
During the Polish–Soviet War of 1920, he helped Tukhachevsky drive the Poles back to Warsaw. Gai was appointed commander of the III Cavalry Corps ("Kavkor"), attached to the IV Army, and consisting of the 10th Division (N. D. Tomin) and the 15th (Kuban) Division (V. I. Matuzenko), with the 164th Rifle Brigade in support. In Tukhachevsky's plan, the role assigned to the Kavkor was "of the utmost importance". It was to operate on the extreme right wing of the Soviet advance and turn the flank of the Polish defence lines, thus allowing them to be rolled up by the attacking armies. The Kavkor advanced rapidly, taking Vilnius on July 14, Grodno (where the Red cavalry encountered tanks for the first time) on July 22, reaching the Vistula in the second week of August, and cutting the crucial Warsaw-Gdańsk railway.
However, the Polish counter-attack resulted in the encirclement of the IV Army. Gai's Kavkor attempted to break out. After several engagements, it was finally pinned against the German (East Prussian) border by the pursuing Poles. The Kavkor crossed the border on August 26, and Gai was interned by the Germans in the Salzwedel camp near Berlin.
Bzhishkyan was the People's Commissar of the Army and Navy of the Armenian SSR and later a military history lecturer and researcher in 1922. From 1924 to 1925, he was the chief of the military garrison in Minsk. In 1926, he continued his studies at the Military Academy of the General Staff. Upon graduation in 1927, Bzhishkyan managed the Frunze department. He was a professor and the Head of the Department of War History and Military Art in the Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy from 1933 to 1935.
He was twice awarded with the Order of the Red Banner; in 1919 for battles in the Volga Region of 1918 and in 1920 for the Polish campaign.
In June 1935, he was dismissed from all his posts and the army and was also expelled from the Communist party. On 3 July 1935, he was arrested and accused of "creating a military-fascist organization in the Red Army" by the Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the USSR. 11 December 1937 Bzhishkyan was shot.
After Stalin's death, he was rehabilitated on 21 January 1956 and restored in the party posthumously.
Hayk Bzhishkyan commanded some regiments, divisions and higher military formations:July–November 1918:
1st Samara Infantry Division, transformed into 24th Rifle Division that took over Simbirsk (Ulyanovsk) and was later known as "Samara-Ulyanovsk Iron Division"January–May, 1919: 1st ArmyAugust–September 1919: 42nd Rifle DivisionSeptember 1919-March 1920: 1st Caucasus Cavalry DivisionDuring the Polish-Soviet War he commanded the 2nd Cavalry Corps and (from June or July) 3rd Cavalry Corps, also known as "Kavkor", on the right flank of the Western Front. In August 1920 he covered the retreat of the 4th Army and was interned in East Prussia.
Hayk's first name is sometimes given as Gaia, Ãàÿ, or Gai, as well as Ghaia or Ghai; the patronymic is sometimes spelt as "Dimitrievich" or "Dimitriyevich" or "Dmitriyevich"; the last name also spelt as Bzhishkyants (Áæèøêÿíö); in Polish sources related to Polish-Soviet War he is referred to as either Gaj Brzyszkian, Gaj Dimitrijewicz Gaj or Gaj-Chan (Khan), or Gay-Khan (English spelling). His first name, Ãàéê, is a Russian transliteration of "Haik", which was further corrupted in various Latinizations.


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Bushwell Plaza is the apartment complex that Carly Shay, Spencer Shay, and Freddie Benson live in. It is located on the west side of Kennedy Square, Seattle.
Lewbert worked at Bushwell Plaza as a doorman after he broke up with Marta Trundel. After being injured by an iCarly prank gone wrong, he was temporarily replaced by Spencer in 2008 while he recuperated because of an injury. In iFind Lewbert's Lost Love he was arrested for 6 months and 30 days for slapping a cop and took the blame for Chuck for stealing TV remotes so he can get away from Marta, who had found him again with the help of the iCarly crew. He came back as the doorman sometime before iEnrage Gibby.
According to series creator and director Dan Schneider, the building is a former business building that was eventually converted into an apartment complex.
There are multiple elevators in Bushwell Plaza. If you walk into the lobby, pass the stairs, keep going, and turn left, you will reach the main elevator. This elevator can take you to any floor—but not into people's apartments.
Some of the apartments ("lofts", as they're called) have cargo elevators that run through them, like the Shay's apartment does. These are special elevators that are NOT accessible by just anyone.
To use the cargo elevator that runs all the way up through the Shay's loft, you must have authorization. You have to be allowed in by Lewbert, or Spencer, or Carly. Otherwise, that elevator will not open inside the Shay's loft. Also, Carly and Spencer have a special magnetic key which allows that cargo elevator to open inside their apartment.[1]
One apartment Freddie stayed in (iMove Out) was shown to be extremely cheap ($100 a month), although it was more of a storage room than an actual apartment. There was no bathroom (but there was a sink), no curtains, and every time someone used the elevator there was a loud, scary noise. In 2008, a clock was added (there was no clock in iHeart Art), in half of season one.
- No playing racketball inside.
- No installing soda machines without Lewbert's permission.
- No dogs.
- No illegally leaving muffin baskets on desks.
- No singing.
- No playing games.
- No using portable generators or airconditioning units in apartments.
- Carly and Spencer Shay, [8-C]
- Freddie and Marissa Benson, [8-D] (temporarily 8-H in iSam's Mom)
- Griffin and his mother, [4-G] (previously occupied by "the lady whose gums are always bleeding")
- Marty Klemish, [7-C]
- Dr. Dresdin, [10-G]
- Chuck, Chip, Gia and Mr. Chambers - they evidently live on the 11th floor, because in iBattle Chip, Chip plays loud music above the iCarly studio during a webcast.
- Lewbert (doorman)
- Mr. and Mrs. Harlensenchester, [7-L] (moved out)
- Mrs. Halberstadt and her son Gary Halberstadt, [13-B]
- Patrice [8-G] mentions she lives only a few apartments from Bensons.
- George the Bra, [36-D]
- Justine and her daughter Bethany
- T-Bo, [8-D] (after iQ)
- Emmett (on the 6th floor)
- Unknown woman with kids [6-C] (mentioned by Gibby in iGoodbye)
In Real Life
In real life, the building shown on the outside shots of Bushwell Plaza is the Eastern Columbia Building in Downtown Los Angeles. The "Eastern" words have been edited out to read "Bushwell." However, there is a real Bushwell Plaza building in Seattle next to the Washington Mutual Tower.
- On each floor, the floor number is indicated by large red numerals about 45 cm high - except for the sixth floor, where for some unknown reason the numeral is blue (as seen in "iFind Lewbert's Lost Love").
- Bushwell Plaza actually has a 13th floor (as seen in "iScream on Halloween") - this is unusual, as most buildings omit 13 and go from 12 to 14 as few people would want to live or work on the 13th floor.
- The building has a parking garage - this is mentioned in iFind Lewbert's Lost Love by the anonymous tennant who likes Fig Nooters, but is never seen;
- The building also has a laundry room. This is first intimated in iFind Lewbert's Lost Love when Chuck is caught by Spencer leaving an apartment and initially claims he is going to do laundry for the tenants while they are in Wisconsin. It is mentioned again in iMeet The First Lady when T-Bo barges into the Shays' apartment and asks to borrow laundry detergent.
- The building reappeared in the Sam & Cat special #TheKillerTunaJump.
- In "iQuit iCarly" we see that Bushwell Plaza has at least 14 floors. In "iFind Lewbert's Lost Love", on the seventh floor we see a sign pointing to apartments 7N to 7Q, which indicates there are up to 17 apartments on each floor. Hence there could be as many as 238 apartments in the building. However in the lobby there are only eight mailboxes.


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Invented by Louis Braille, braille cells were arranged in numerical order and assigned to letters of the French alphabet. Most braille alphabets follow this assignment for the 26 letters of the basic Latin alphabet, or for the equivalents of those letters in a non-Latin script.
The first ten braille letters are ⠁⠃⠉⠙⠑⠋⠛⠓⠊⠚, usually assigned to the Latin letters a–j. The next ten repeat that pattern with the addition of a dot at the lower left, the third ten with two dots on the bottom, and the fourth with a dot on the bottom right. The fifth decade is like the first, but shifted downward. Many languages which use braille letters beyond the basic 26 for simple letters in their script follow an approximation of the English values for the additional letters.
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WORCESTER � Anyone flying into or out of Worcester Regional Airport over the coming week will by greeted by a 6-foot-tall menorah.
Members of the Central Massachusetts Chabad received permission recently from the Massachusetts Port Authority, which owns and operates the airport, to place the Jewish symbol in the facility's lobby.
The menorah is a symbol of Hanukkah, which is also known as the Festival of Lights.
Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of the second Temple in Jerusalem, shortly after the Maccabees, a small group of Jewish rebel fighters, successfully revolted against King Antiochus IV in the second century B.C.
The weeklong holiday features a nightly lighting of the menorah.
Rabbi Mendel Fogelman of Central Massachusetts Chabad said he thought it would be a great idea to put a menorah at the airport, given JetBlue's startup this month of daily flights between Worcester and Fort Lauderdale and Orlando.
"It's just a great way of welcoming people who fly JetBlue, and other people who use the airport," said Rabbi Fogelman.
The local Chabad has been erecting a Hanukkah menorah at Newton Square since the 1970s.
Wednesday at 4:30 p.m., the first candle at the Newton rotary was lighted during a small ceremony attended by the public and local dignitaries. Potato latkes, a traditional food for the holiday, and other treats were served.
The first lighting of the menorah at the airport also took place Wednesday.
Rabbi Fogelman said brochures will be available at the airport to let people know what the holiday is all about.
"It's all about bringing light to the world," said the rabbi. "It's all about religious freedom."
He said more and more Jewish groups are setting up public menorahs around the world, including communities in Westboro and Shrewsbury.
For the first time since 1888, Hanukkah coincides with the American celebration of Thanksgiving.
Hanukkah is based on a lunar calendar and usually occurs closer to Christmas.
Religious scholars and mathematicians said the first day of Hanukkah won't coincide with Thanksgiving again for another 78,000 years.


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Our club has seven members, one of which says that she does not like having to read a book that someone else has chosen so she plans to leave unless we change how we discuss books. What she wants us to do is to have all of us read a different book and then all come to the meeting and share our particular book with the other members. What do you advise?
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The Chicago Police Department is investigating allegations of sexual assault involving two North Side officers, police said Wednesday night.
A 22-year-old woman was walking along Broadway near Granville Avenue in the Rogers Park Police District shortly after midnight Wednesday when two uniformed officers from the Town Hall District in a police SUV offered her a ride home, a police source told WGN-TV. The source said the woman got in the vehicle and was driven to her apartment.
The woman reported the officers followed her inside to her first-floor apartment and sexually assaulted her. The source said the officers left behind parts of their uniform and a cellphone.There was no immediate explanation why the officers were outside their assigned district at the time of the alleged incident.
The investigation was initiated after the department was notified of the allegations Wednesday, police said in a statement.
The two accused officers have been relieved of their police powers pending an investigation.
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Palissade Chair Design: Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for HAY. Fakta: Created for outdoor use, this balanced collection comprises 13 different furniture typologies that all share the same principle geometry. The collection has been developed over the course of two years by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for HAY. It grew from a period of research at their studio into outdoor furniture typologies. The Palissade collection is visually light yet reassuringly strong; it is classical in form and simple in construction. Each individual piece has been carefully engineered to hold the body in perfect balance. There are almost imperceptible, but significant changes to the angles, curves and the juxtaposition between the frame and slats in each different typology. The design itself provides comfort and elegance, while the colour palette of light grey, anthracite and olive allow the pieces to be at home in both natural landscapes and urban settings. The Palissade collection is significant in that it has been designed to improve over time; it is full of precision yet celebrates ageing. Størrelser: W47 X D56 X H45/80 cm Flere billeder / Inspiration
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The Ebell Theatre was known earlier as Holt's Ebell Theatre and the Metro Ebell. It was converted into apartments in 2004.
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the ebell hasnt existed for decades….the building had been used by the ebell womens club after it was closed as a theater in 1960's….I remember seeing the Robe(1953)there with my dad, grandma and brother in in 1953…The theater was very comfortable
In the early 90's they showed old films there though a class from Long Beach city. it was a cool place. It is currently being turned into (Loft) apts.
Construction at the Long Beach Ebell is moving along, the interior is gutted and can be see from the outside through several big holes cut into the side of the building. It looks like there going to maintain the buildings footprint and façade.
Good news-the loft condo construction is just about complete and half of the units have been sold. The builder has done a great job of updating without losing its character.
Unfortunately, the projection booth loft has been sold, but the tri-level one with the proscenium arch is available, with rooftop view deck over the long beach skyline.
Driving down Alamitos Avenue today, near Third Street, I saw what was clearly a theater at one time. The facade has been repainted, but the building doesn't appear to be in use. As the Ebell is a few blocks away, I ruled that out. If anyone has info about this theater, please let me know.
Litigation in December 1947, per the LA Times:
Suit for $468,000 damages was filed in Federal court yesterday by Dave Rector, Long Beach independent theater operator, against Milton Arthur Cabart Theaters and 15 major producers and distributors.
The action charges violation of anti-trust laws in restraint of trade in that the defendants allegedly conspired to relegate the plaintiff's theater to the position of a "last-run" theater, making it impossible for him to compete on a fair basis.
Rector operates the Ebell Theater in Long Beach. Pending hearing of the suit, Rector asks for an injunction restraining the defendants from the asserted discrimination.
I solved the Alamitos Avenue question. The building was an auditorium and a skating rink, but never a theater. It just looks like one.
The Ebell Lofts site is defunct. There is a discussion of the renovation on this page:
Here are some October 2008 photos:
They have a new site, but not sure for how long. Nice history and pictures.
The Ebell Theatre of Long Beach, CA was built in 1924 It was converted to 11 unique residential lofts in 2005 in sizes ranging from 1200 to 2200 square feet. The original exterior was preserved in the process, and it is recognized by the city as a Historical Landmark for it's unique architecture and community history.
ADRIAN JOHN EBELL, son of Henry T. and Mary (Palm) Ebell, was born Sept. 20, 1840, of English and Dutch ancestry in Jaffnapatam, on the Island of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). When about ten years of age, he was sent to this country with an older sister to be educated. After preparatory school he entered Yale in 1858. He then taught music in New Haven and in Chicago, and then moved to St. Paul and took some noted photographs. He served for a short time in the Indian war in Minnesota, with the rank of 1st Lieutenant. He wrote an article June 1863 in Harpers Bizarre titled "The Indian Massacres and War of 1862" . http://harpers.org/archive/1863/06/0039583 He then returned to Yale and graduated at the Scientific School in 1866 with a PhD.
He afterwards studied medicine at the Albany Medical College, graduating M.D. in 1869. In the meantime he had begun to lecture before schools and lyceums on natural science. In 1871 he established himself in New York City as director of "The International Academy of Natural Science,†which comprised a plan of travel and study in Europe for annually organized classes of young ladies. He was married, in September, 1874, to Oriana L., daughter of Dr. A.J. Steele, of New York. He embarked from New York, on one of these study tours, late in March, 1877 and died en route at age 37.
He made a visit to California in 1876, and while here he organized a class in Oakland. After his death the name "Ebell" was taken by the Oakland chapter or "Club" Other chapters founded later used the same Ebell name.
The Ebell Club of Long Beach, an all women's organization, was established in 1896 with the purpose of bringing culture to the Long Beach area. It is Long Beach's oldest civic and philanthropic organization. Their original mission was described as a united effort toward the highest development of humanity, philanthropic activities, wider horizons for women everywhere and opportunities for their higher education with emphasis on the arts and sciences. At the turn of the century, most women in Long Beach of affluence and education belonged to this organization. They met in a club house at the corner of Daisy and Ocean Avenues until 1919.
The Ebell Club and Theatre was built in 1924 by Clark Philip/ CT McGrew. No expense was spared during its construction. It is an example of Churrigueresque architecture. Its lavish, sculpted facade style date back to Spanish architect Jose Churriguera (1650-1723) who developed the style that is characterized by play of light and shade through lush cement ornamentation. It was heavily damaged in the 1933 Long Beach earthquake, but was quickly repaired. In 2003 the Club was restored to its former elegance and now serves as a popular location for wedding receptions.
The Ebell Theatre was constructed as a 1000 plus seat theatre with both stage and screen. It was used commercially as a movie theater from the 1930's to the 1950's. It changed hands several times and was also knows as "Holt's Ebell" and the "Metro Ebell". Construction to repurpose the building to eleven new residential loft units was started in 2003 and completed in 2005 by JR Van Dijs . Each unit has a unique floor plan and sizes range from 1200 to over 2200 square feet. Each unit has exterior space including balconies and roof decks for the upper floor units.
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I had to wake up this morning around 315am.
Jetstar were unable to get us to leave from Brisbane airport, so we had to catch charter buses from 345am to the Gold Coast. By the time I checked out of the hotel, my bus didn't leave until 445am.
Once at Coolangatta airport, there was a huge queue checking in the 270 passengers onto today's flight. Going through the screening process, they decided to pull me up on the huge chunk of cheese I had in my messenger bag. I thought they were going to confiscate it, but luckily they just put in through separately to check it.
All that 4.7kg is mine! Cheese is expensive in Japan, so it's like gold to me right now.
My rescheduled flight finally left around 830am. Overall the flight wasn't too bad. I requested a window seat and somehow got one of the central seats instead. Go figure. At least the seat next to me was free.
For our troubles today they provided in-flight meals free of charge.
My baggage took a while to come through, but it was easily identifiable.
My father thought it'd be better wrapped in plastic than with a padlock.
I could spot it a mile away, and so could everyone else!
Along with the chunk of cheese, I got a lot of other food as well - Chocolate, biscuits and coffee.
There were even clothes in that suitcase.
It took ages to get home. Unfortunately I missed work today, so I'll be faxing that letter Jetstar provided.
First day back tomorrow.
Monday, 5 January 2009
Here Comes The Cheese
I had to wake up this morning around 315am.
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It is the first time that I used the Linux DownloadUpdates.sh script to make a Windows 7 update ISO. (I previously always used the Windows version.)
In folder wsusoffline/sh I ran "./DownloadUpdates.sh" and selected "[4] Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2 64 bit", "[b] deu", "Download Service Packs? [y]", "Download .Net framework? [y]", "Download Microsoft Security Essentials files? [y]", "Download Microsoft Windows Defender definition files? [y]" and "Create ISO-Image after download? [y]".
This should be identical to "./DownloadUpdates.sh w61-x64 deu /makeiso /dotnet /msse /wddefs"…
I mounted the ISO on Windows 7 x64 using WinCDEmu 4.1 and ran the update.
At one point a line showed up noting "unzip.exe not found" or similar, when it was trying to install \w61-x64\glb\Win7AndW2K8R2-KB3191566-x64.zip. I looked and found no unzip.exe in \bin, while there was one on the Linux box where I had created the ISO, but not in /wsusoffline/lient/bin, only in wsusoffline/bin, together with gsort.exe, join.exe and wget.exe.
Meanwhile on Windows 7 x64 I unpacked and installed Win7AndW2K8R2-KB3191566-x64.zip by hand, which worked as expected.I was also surprised to find a couple of more important updates available afterwards in Windows 7 x64 from the Windows Update control panel (i.e. online): A long list of >40 important updates and >40 recommended additional updates or so…
On Linux I then also ran "./DownloadUpdates.sh w61 deu /makeiso /dotnet /msse /wddefs /nocleanup" and "./DownloadUpdates.sh all-61 deu /makeiso /dotnet /msse /wddefs /nocleanup" and unzip.exe is still not in the /client/bin directory.
So my guess is, that the Linux script simply forgot to copy the unzip.exe to the /client/bin directory. And I also guess that this could be easily fixed.
FYI, I'm on Debian GNU/Linux, amd64, testing.
And: thanks very much for the Linux script! Highly appreciated!


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Maps, plans, illustrations, postcards, photographs and glass slides of individual towns, cities, regions etc in Italy.
This series is part of Patrick Geddes' large collection of maps, plans, photographs, prints and drawings of countries and regions around the world. Much of this collection was part of Geddes' Cities and Town Planning Exhibition.
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You don't need to know everything about a business before you invest. But you do need to know enough to understand a few key factors: price, product economics, competitive position and permanence. The best way to understand those factors is to ask the right questions.
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But how does one analyze any stock if one has to know the inside and outside factors especially when one is only an investor and really does not know the ins and outs of the business but only knows the info of the 10-ks,14As or S-1 when available?
How would we know that it is the agents of the Western Union Co. that are a big factor in purchasing this stock?
How would we know Carnival Cruise keeps its costs down compared to the other cruise lines?
In my opinion we can only know that info if we know everything about the businesses and that is impossible for the average investor.
As you mentioned in your article, even Warren Buffet did make mistakes and if he did and it looks like he did it a lot, the average investor who knows no executives that are passing info on what the company plans to do almost has no chance to make the right decisions on investments.
What do you think about that and how can we get info like that?
You need to go beyond a formulaic approach. You need to use common sense. Questions are the key to analyzing a stock. You need to keep asking questions. And it is often best to actually ask those questions in writing.
Whenever you read a 10-K, 10-Q, 14A, S-1, earnings call transcript, etc., you want to have a notebook, a pen, and a calculator. Jot down questions whenever they come up. Don't try to standardize your approach. Instead ask questions that would be relevant to someone buying the entire company.
Basically, imagine you were acquiring the whole company. What questions would you have? What due diligence would you do?
You don't have to limit yourself to the SEC reports. In fact, you shouldn't. There is no limit to the research you can do. No limit to the sources you can use. And, honestly, talking to a company executive would not be my first choice. Even if you had complete access to the CEO – I'm not sure that's what would be most helpful in analyzing the stock.
In fact, I've invested in many micro caps. In some cases, I know I could have talked to management. I didn't. I know plenty of people who do. I've never believed it would help me much. And I've always believed it would bias me.
I prefer looking at past behavior. I've seen plenty of company presentations about the future. With few exceptions, I ignore them. When I say I think a company will buy back stock, do dumb acquisitions, etc., it is almost always simply because that's what they've done over the last 10 to 15 years.
The only exception to this rule is when management has already achieved long-term goals in terms of capital allocation, economic value added, etc., and then sets out another five-year plan. If a company like Ball (NYSE:BLL) laid out future plans – I would listen. But that's rare.
So we know how I don't do research. I don't talk to management. And I usually don't even listen to management. At least not about the future. So what do I do?
I read the SEC reports for the company and for its competitors. I also read earnings call transcripts. And I love to look at company presentations. Old ones. Reading what a company said it was going to do in 2000 or 2005 now that it's 2013 can tell you a lot.
I spend a lot more time with historical financials than most people. EDGAR now goes back about 15 years. So you can put together your own 15 year long Value Line-style sheets for any company just by entering EDGAR data from old 10-Ks into Excel. I always do this. And I like to do it both for the company I'm looking at and for competitors.
That worksheet will raise a lot of questions. And what you need more than anything when researching a stock is a good list of questions.
For some very well-known companies there will be books to read. In the last year, I looked at both DreamWorks (NASDAQ:DWA) and Carnival (NYSE:CCL).
So I read "The Men Who Would Be King," "Disney War," "Selling the Sea," "Devils on the Deep Blue Sea," etc. I also read books less directly connected with those companies themselves where I knew some parallels were present. For example, I read a couple books on Pixar. And a biography of Walt Disney. That was all background for analyzing DreamWorks.
That might sound like a lot of work. But it's really not. I'm sure you read plenty of books each year. Replace some of your reading with books that will help you analyze some specific investments you're looking at.
The key is to focus. Most people flit around. Once you have a possible investment in your sights – block out everything else. Don't spend half a day thinking about Carnival or DreamWorks. Spend a whole month focused on just one stock.
Once you get into the mindset of a dedicated analyst, reporter, investigator – whatever analogy you want to use – it will become second nature. You will have a trail of common sense questions to follow. And they will take you to new and different sources.
Sticking with the DreamWorks and Carnival examples, there were plenty of conference call transcripts to read. And a few recorded calls to listen to. For those two companies the CEO is an owner/operator who goes on the conference calls himself. So they are particularly valuable.
For DreamWorks, there were also probably half a dozen good interviews with Jeffrey Katenberg online that I had to watch. Everything from Charlie Rose to industry events.
I also watched a couple DreamWorks movies in theaters. And I ordered all the past DreamWorks movies. I rented the DVDs instead of streaming the movies so I could also listen to the commentaries.
That's all just background. And none of it is hard to do. It's not exactly unpleasant reading books and watching movies. It's true that for the interviews – and just about everything else – you're taking notes. But no one is judging you on your notes. They just have to be clear to you.
It's important to understand you don't need to know everything. I did a lot of research on DreamWorks' products. I talked to some parents and kids – since I'm neither – who see DreamWorks movies in theaters. I went to theaters so I could see the actual audiences.
That's not necessary with most products. I can't judge a lot of products. I use Windows 8. And Windows 8 is obviously important to Microsoft's financial future. But if I was going to invest in Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) – I wouldn't put any special stock in my impression of Windows 8. I have no reason to believe my view of a tech product is better than what analysts, etc., are saying. I'm not a good guide to what the public wants. And certainly not what large corporations want.
DreamWorks was different because the reception of their movies by the public is the key to investing in that business. Movie ticket prices are fixed. They aren't set by DreamWorks. The distribution of the movie – done through a major distributor – is well understood. I know roughly how many screens DreamWorks can get on. I know the kind of marketing budget they have.
The key question is how many people will show up in each theater. For most companies, you worry about price and volume. Not with movies. With movies you just need to worry about volume.
If I was analyzing another studio, I wouldn't have gone to see any of their movies. The only reason to see DreamWorks movies was because they are repeatable. All DreamWorks movies are big CG animated family movies. They try to build franchises out of them. There is an element of repeatability here. They are doing the same thing over and over. I needed to study that thing.
When analyzing any investment you want to focus on the things that are: constant, consequential and calculable.
The kind of movies DreamWorks makes is constant. Public reception is consequential. As we saw when Rise of the Guardians flopped. Is public reception calculable?
There are some numbers you can play around with. And I did. I looked at how big the CG animated market has been each year since Toy Story. How much of the overall box office does it claim? How much of that market segment does DreamWorks get? How much do new entrants, smaller movies, lower quality movies, etc., matter?
I was able to answer some of these questions. For example, it's obvious the top CG animated movies tend to account for a huge part of the business regardless of how many CG animated movies come out. There is probably some built-in audience for any Pixar release and – to a lesser extent – any DreamWorks release.
However, the possibility for total failure when you move away from these two companies was much higher.
All of this information was easy to gather using websites like Box Office Mojo, the-numbers, etc.
Once you have an industry you are interested in – follow it. For example, I read Variety. Entertainment companies can make good investments. I can understand some of them. It's a fine place to fish for good stocks. They aren't always cheap. And in most years I know I won't find any entertainment stock worth buying. But it won't hurt to have the background knowledge that reading Variety every day provides.
I highlight anything that interests me and then I go look up those companies. Or I look into the economics of that kind of venture.
You never know when this will come in handy. For example, DreamWorks was originally just a movie company. It has since gotten involved in a musical (Shrek), TV shows, etc. It also bought a TV show library with some character rights involved. It licenses rights. It has considered – in a couple different forms – getting involved in theme parks. And there has been speculation about a DreamWorks-branded cable channel.
So it helps if you have some background knowledge of all these things.
How is that possible? Isn't that way too much work?
For one stock – it is. But business knowledge is an investment in itself.
Right now, I'm looking at Mediaset (GETVF). I've looked at News Corp before (NWS). So I've looked at Sky Italia before. That gives you some free context for understanding Mediaset. If you've already looked at Sky Italia, you already know more about the competitive landscape in Italian TV than you would if you were coming to Mediaset fresh.
Even knowing something about DreamWorks can help you understand Mediaset. A huge investment – around 1 billion euros a year – for Mediaset is TV rights. These are often rights to football (soccer) and movies. A lot of the movie rights come from American majors. DreamWorks is not considered a major in terms of its overall film production. But it is in the business of selling the TV rights to big movies. So part of learning about DreamWorks involves learning about why HBO or Netflix wants the movies, how much they are willing to pay, how long a deal runs, how it works, etc.
This kind of knowledge is transferable. In fact, a lot of what we'd consider "expertise" on a subject is really just the ability to transfer knowledge from stuff you learned in the past and apply it to a new situation you are facing now.
Knowledge accumulates. And knowledge of public companies – especially of slow-changing companies – doesn't go stale very fast. If I had a great grasp of Mediaset as it was in 2006 – which I didn't – I wouldn't need to do much work on the stock today. There have been changes in Sky Italia's position. And the condition of the Italian advertising industry is totally different. It's at a low point right now. It wasn't back then.
But most of the key points about Mediaset don't change in just a few years. The same is true of most businesses. If you look at the kind of businesses Warren Buffett favors – knowledge has a long shelf life. He understood Coke in 1989. He doesn't need to do a lot of work to understand Coke today. It doesn't change much. Once you know Coke you always know Coke. So when the stock price drops you just need a quick referesher. You don't need to start from scratch.
You don't need to answer that many questions about a stock. The key concerns are:
1. Price
2. Product Economics
3. Competitive Position
4. Permanence
If you think about it, those are the assumptions that make up your DCF and your buy decisions. I never actually do discounted cash flow calculations. They aren't helpful in practice. But they are nice in theory. So you want to apply the principle of a DCF to your analysis.
For example, you can look at Mediaset's past cash flows – I paid special attention to the last 15 years – and compare them to today's price. It's obvious if you do that (using either average dividends paid, average free cash flow, average EBITDA, etc.) that it's worth buying the stock even if it doesn't turn a profit for the next 5 years (because of a lousy advertising market in Italy).
That's because dividends have averaged 330 million Euros a year over the last 15 years. And the company's market cap is just 2 billion Euros today. A yield of 16% starting in 2018 would more than make up for the lack of any cash flows before then.
So, you see I don't need to know everything about Mediaset to decide whether or not to buy the stock. Using a common sense approach of counting the last 15 years of dividends I then drew a totally arbitrary line in the sand to help me make a decision.
I assumed the Italian advertising industry would be hopeless for the next five years. And it would be back to normal by 2018.
You can argue with those assumptions. I won't defend them as logical. I will defend them as a reasonable and simple way of ballparking whether Mediaset might offer a high enough return to offset the risk.
And what is that risk?
Here is where we can focus on what the key questions are. We know that if Italy "reverts to the mean" around 2018 or so in terms of advertising spending – we'd be fine if Mediaset were in the same sort of position then that it is now (and has been in the recent past).
That requires three things. One, Mediaset's equity must survive the Italian crisis of business confidence (business confidence is what we care about because Mediaset is advertiser supported). Two, Mediaset's competitive position must be maintained long enough to enjoy an Italian ad recovery. Three, Mediaset would need to remain as unregulated as it is today.
Now we can start asking specific questions about those risks. We can talk about how many ratings points Sky Italia can take from the former Mediaset/RAI duopoly over the next five years. We can talk about possible political restrictions on Mediaset (Silvio Berlusconi is the largest shareholder) like reducing the ad time allowed per hour of programming. Or increasing the amount of ad time allowed at RAI. We can also ask how important the digital television frequency auctions might be.
Then we try to use what we know to answer those questions. In some cases, we may be able to measure how much of a margin of safety there is. For example, Mediaset could survive a 10% decline in advertising revenue from today forward. A 15% decline would not be fun. A 20% decline would require some sort of restructuring. That's bad. Mediaset's costs are very fixed. That's how TV networks tend to be. So you either need to borrow more money or you need to issue stock or you need to cut back on your TV rights spending.
To answer the question of whether it would be easy to borrow money we flip to the info on debts and net financial position. It's in the annual report. And it's not pretty. It shows they are using a lot of bank debt rather than carefully spaced long-term bonds. They are not positioned the way you would want to be in an economic crisis. And obviously that is our biggest fear. Because if advertising and liquidity both plunged at the same time in Italy, Mediaset would have problems. So that answers the debt question. It's a real concern.
The option of issuing equity is easy to answer. We don't want them to do that. Mediaset's equity is incredibly cheap – on a price-to-sales, price-to-cash flow, etc., basis – compared to TV companies around the world. In fact, Mediaset's own Spanish subsidiary (which is publicly traded) trades at a much higher price.
Therefore, the issuing of shares – even if it were possible – would be terrible for investors. We wouldn't want to see that.
I'm not concerned about the spectrum auction idea. Plenty of failed Italian TV businesses had spectrum. Sky Italia succeeded because it had content. It's important to have movie rights, football rights, and the willingness to lose a lot of money for the first couple years to enter the Italian TV market. Spectrum is not the barrier I'd be most concerned about. I can't speculate on whether Mediaset might be harmed through political actions because of its association with Berlusconi.
The process I just walked you through is specific to Mediaset. I followed that process – and asked those questions – based on what the key questions were that would determine my views on Mediaset's
1. Price
2. Product Economics
3. Competitive Position
4. Permanence
In this case, the key issues are – I believe – just #1 and #4. If you buy Mediaset common stock and the company is later reorganized in some way – through bankruptcy, dilution, etc. – you obviously paid too high a price. Likewise, if Mediaset's competitive position (versus Sky Italia) deteriorates horribly within just five years you have a problem. And if Mediaset fails to survive the next five years you have a problem.
I think it passes the product economics and competitive position tests easily. And, obviously, if Mediaset doesn't have to raise capital then today's price for the common stock is definitely low enough. As I mentioned, it's trading at just six times the average past dividend. Even when you consider the amount of debt – enterprise to average past cash flow is fine.
So all the questions revolve around whether Italian advertising will recover and whether Mediaset will survive to see that recovery. The fixed nature of Mediaset's costs were a key part of that concern.
So you do need to know things like what state the Italian advertising market is in, whether that is cyclical or permanent, how fixed a TV network's costs are, etc.
All of these things are easy to find out once you know what questions to ask. So the problem isn't finding the information you need. The problem is knowing which questions to ask. That is always the hardest part.
The best way to fix this problem is to be completely focused on one stock at a time. Once you find a stock you think has promise you should devote all your investing time to understanding that business.
Most investors don't do that. They look at a lot of stocks for short amounts of time. They pay attention to what the market is doing. They follow a lot of investing news. They worry about where the euro is headed, etc.
All you need is a good system for finding promising stocks. And then the determination to focus exclusively on a promising stock once you find it.
It's impossible to learn everything you need to know about a stock unless you have a single-minded focus on that one business. If you can maintain that focus, it's really easy.
I know it still sounds hard. But it's really no harder than what reporters, biographers, etc., do every day. Once you have a topic to focus on you can come up with questions, follow leads, etc.
There is no standard format for doing this. Each stock is unique. So the research process you end up following is also unique.
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You don't need to know everything about a business before you invest. But you do need to know enough to understand a few key factors: price, product economics, competitive position and permanence. The best way to understand those factors is to ask the right questions.


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AWWWW! Bark in the Park took over Cincinnati! How can these Reds players concentrate on their game when there are so many adorable dogs in the stands? While the dog outfits were lovable, my personal favorite aspect was the Reds' scoreboard. Shin Soo Choo as Scooby Doo was a classic, but Zack Cozart as Clifford the Big 'Reds' Dog definitely takes the bone!


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Snow caused slick roads, accidents during morning commute
Accidents cause closures on multiple highways
Quick-moving snow showers wreaked havoc on Tri-state roadways during the Wednesday morning commute.
Eight major accidents caused problems on tri-state roads.
Northbound Interstate 71/75, between the split and Mt. Zion Road, was the last stretch of road to reopen after morning accidents.
There were multiple reports of multiple-vehicle accidents in northern Kentucky, Hamilton County and Indiana.
Transportation officials admitted that most roads were not pretreated in advance of the snow showers, which were forecast to be light, although many Cincinnati streets were pretreated.
"This morning, the temperature dropped and the city had some slick spots and (refreezing)," traffic and road operations superintendent Jarrod Bolden said.
Crews were called in after the snow began falling and problems were reported before dawn.
The most serious accident was on Interstate 74 near the Brookville exit. Officials said six vehicles slid off the road to avoid colliding with a jackknifed semi-truck.
A pregnant woman was hospitalized as a precaution after a four-car accident on Interstate 275 at Kilby Road.
A stopped truck closed northbound Interstate 71 between Stewart and Kenwood Roads around 6:30 a.m. The highway was closed for almost an hour.
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Torrington student excels at job with Perry Technology
Torrington >> Josh Gangloff, a senior at Oliver Wolcott Technical High School, has created gears for drones used by the United States military.
Through his co-op program, which he began during his sophomore year, Gangloff has had an opportunity to work on real life problems for a real company, Perry Technology. It is an opportunity Ray Tanguay, computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) department head at Oliver Wolcott, hopes all of his students have the chance to do.
Gangloff applied to Perry Technology, based in New Hartford, when he was 16 because his dad worked there. Gangloff found the opportunity on his own, but Tanguay said often the companies reach out to the school when they are looking for workers.
According to their website, Perry Technology manufactures gears and splines for different aerospace companies.
Gangloff said he goes to work for several hours most days after school lets out. He said he is paid well and has worked on a variety of projects for the company. He has worked on drones and airplanes for the military. Gangloff said he creates a lot of solid models for different parts.
"Government parts have to have a 100 percent inspection," said Tanguay. "Every part has to be inspected and the materials have to be certified."
The solid models allow the company to make sure measurements are correct before the gears go into production. Gangloff makes models to make production more efficient.
"I get things done fairly quickly," said Gangloff. "They give it to me when they need something done fast."
Gangloff said he works mostly on his own, but there is some collaboration with other workers on the floor. Gangloff works with 2D linear drawings and 3D animation to create the gears.
"It allows you to show how gears are fabricated that you wouldn't be able to see in real life because there would be oil everywhere," Gangloff said of 3D animation software.
Tanguay said animation has been a great advance in the classroom.
Gangloff has been accepted to the University of Connecticut for mechanical engineering. He said he might like to come back to Perry Technology after he has gotten his degree.
Tanguay said the benefit of the co-op program is that students build relationships with companies before they get out of school. If a company has a good relationship with a worker, they want to keep them on.
"It's every shop teacher's goal to prepare them to enter the workforce and be successful," said Tanguay. "It gives the kids a head start. He will have his diploma and two years of experience plus his engineering classes."
As Gangloff finishes up his senior year, it is a time to reflect on all of the interesting opportunities he had as a result of his co-op.
"I never really think about it, but it is pretty cool to think I built something that helps a drone rotate its camera in Afghanistan," said Gangloff. "It's cool to think a kid from Torrington did that. People don't realize how much of the aerospace and military industry is worked on here."
"I'm very proud of my students," said Tanguay, "sort of like a proud parent."
Reach Kate Hartman at 860-489-3121, ext. 343.


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2 charged in 20-year-old's death
Two men have been charged in a homicide case less than a day after it happened.
Des Moines police said Marquice Morris, 18, of Des Moines, and Joshua McCoy, 20, of Des Moines, were charged in the Wednesday shooting death of Christopher Byers, 20.
Morris was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree robbery and a work release violation. McCoy was charged with first-degree murder and first-degree robbery.
Police said that the vehicle that was believed to be involved in the case has been located and impounded.
Both men are being held in the Polk County Jail. Look for an update on KCCI 8 News at noon and as they come in on KCCI.com, KCCI's mobile website and apps.
Officers were called to a home at 923 Frazier Ave. at 2:28 p.m. on Wednesday on a report of a shooting.
Police spokesman Sgt. Jason Halifax said Byers was shot at least once. He was unresponsive when officers arrived and was declared dead a short time later at Methodist Medical Center.
Court records show both Morris and McCoy have criminal histories.
McCoy was on parole after a drug conviction when he was arrested in the Byers case.
Morris was on work release after violating his parole when he was picked up at Fort Des Moines. He was in prison for a year on a theft and assault conviction.
According to a police report, he and two other men harassed a 45-year-old woman at a bus stop before punching her in the face and ripping her purse off of her arm back in April of 2011.
Residents of the neighborhood where Byers was shot said they were surprised by what happened in their neighborhood.
"I'm shaking now, because it got me so scared," said neighbor Debbi Gray.
Gray was having lunch outside her home, watching her grandchildren play when the shooting happened.
"I heard, 'pop, pop,' and I heard squealing tires and at the time I didn't think much of it because it's almost the Fourth of July, and I thought people are setting off fireworks. But within an hour, all these folks were here, and I realized what I'd heard was for real -- gunshots and squealing tires," said Gray.
If you know anything that could help police with this case, you're urged to call the Des Moines Police Department at 515-283-4824 or Polk County Crime Stoppers at 515-223-1400.


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Nearly 350 people including school teachers, doctors and actors have been arrested in what Toronto police called one of the largest child porn busts they have ever seen
Police yesterday said that 386 children were rescued as a result of the sweeping investigation.
More than 100 people were arrested in Canada and 76 in the US in an investigation dubbed Project Spade. Others were arrested in other countries.
"It is alleged that officers seized hundreds of thousands of videos detailing horrific sexual acts against very young children, some of the worst that they have ever viewed," Inspector Joanna Beaven-Desjardins said.
Australian Federal Police commander Glen McEwen today confirmed that 65 men had been arrested in Australia as a result of the Canadian investigation, and six Australian children had been removed from harm.
Police said the children were "rescued from child exploitation" but did not give more details. Beaven-Desjardins said the investigation began with a Toronto man accused of running a company since 2005 that distributed child pornography videos.
Police allege Brian Way, 42, instructed people around the world to create the videos of children ranging from 5 to 12 years of age, then distributed the videos via his company, Azov Films, to international customers.
The videos included naked boys from Germany, Romania and Ukraine, which it marketed as naturist movies and claimed were legal in Canada and the United States. Police said they executed a search warrant at Way's company and home, seizing about 1,000 pieces of evidence: computers, servers, DVD burners, a video editing suite and hundreds of movies.
Way was charged with 24 offences, including child pornography. He is in jail. Police also designated Azov Films as a criminal organisation, charging Way with giving directions on behalf of a gang.
Beaven-Desjardins said this is the first time in Canada that anyone has been charged with being a part of a criminal organisation in regards to child pornography.
Police said they began their investigation in 2010 and worked with Interpol in more than 50 countries including Australia, Spain, Mexico, Norway and Greece.
"This operation shows that international police cooperation works. Despite large amounts of material and that this is time-consuming work, this shows that the Internet is not a safe haven for crimes against children," Norwegian police spokesman Bjoern-Erik Ludvigsen said in a statement.
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The Cradle of Violence
Essays on Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Literature
Stephen WilsonThis collection of essays focuses on the unconscious roots of human behaviour in a range of settings: the consulting room, the small group, the workplace, the therapeutic community and the GP's surgery. The author observes that in violence there is an attack not only on the victim, but on the perpetrator's own universe of meaning and value. Learn More1995, 176pp
Challenges in Forensic Psychotherapy
Edited by Hjalmar van MarleThis book explores topical policy and practice issues and the innovative Dutch system of treatment for forensic patients. It discusses the importance of the setting for treatment, inpatient or outpatient, voluntary or compulsory and the question of what makes a patient suitable for treatment is a theme that runs throughout the book. Learn More1996, Paperback / softback, 9.02in x 5.98in / 229mm x 152mm, 172pp, £34.99ISBN: 978-1-85302-419-1
A Practical Guide to Forensic Psychotherapy
Edited by Estela V. Welldon and Cleo Van VelsenForensic Psychiatry has expanded over the last twenty years with a dramatic increase in forensic psychiatry posts and medium secure unit beds. There has been increased concern with the treatment, which is seen by many to be of great importance, and management of mentally ill offenders which has led to more interest in understanding. Learn More1996, 300pp
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Valerie Anne BrownThis book consists of a series of assessments designed for professionals working with mentally disordered offenders and clients with challenging behaviours. It is written for psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, probation officers and professionals involved in court diversion schemes and is for use both before and after admission. Learn More1997, 76pp
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Christopher Cordess and Murray CoxWidely regarded as the definitive work on forensic psychotherapy, this major compendium is now published in paperback in one volume.This compendium of forensic psychotherapy brings together the contributions of over sixty authors and covers all aspects- both theoretical and applied- of this currently crystallizing field. Learn More1995, Hardback, 9.84in x 6.50in / 250mm x 165mm, 992pp, £185.00ISBN: 978-1-85302-240-11998, Paperback / softback, 9.53in x 7.01in / 242mm x 178mm, 738pp, £75.00ISBN: 978-1-85302-634-8
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The Atlantic Ocean dances with the sun and volcanoes
Natural fluctuations in the ocean temperature in the North Atlantic have a significant impact on the climate in the northern hemisphere. These fluctuations are the result of a complex dance between the forces of nature, but researchers at Aarhus University can now show that solar activity and the impact of volcanic eruptions have led this dance during the last two centuries.
Imagine a ballroom in which two dancers apparently keep in time to their own individual rhythm. The two partners suddenly find themselves moving to the same rhythm and, after a closer look, it is clear to see which one is leading.
It was an image like this that researchers at Aarhus University were able to see when they compared studies of solar energy release and volcanic activity during the last 450 years, with reconstructions of ocean temperature fluctuations during the same period.
The results actually showed that during the last approximately 250 years – since the period known as the Little Ice Age – a clear correlation can be seen where the external forces, i.e. the Sun's energy cycle and the impact of volcanic eruptions, are accompanied by a corresponding temperature fluctuation with a time lag of about five years.
In the previous two centuries, i.e. during the Little Ice Age, the link was not as strong, and the temperature of the Atlantic Ocean appears to have followed its own rhythm to a greater extent.
The results were recently published in the scientific journal Nature Communications.
In addition to filling in yet another piece of the puzzle associated with understanding the complex interaction of the natural forces that control the climate, the Danish researchers paved the way for linking the two competing interpretations of the origin of the oscillation phenomenon.
Temperature fluctuations discovered around the turn of the millennium
The climate is defined on the basis of data including mean temperature values recorded over a period of thirty years. Northern Europe thus has a warm and humid climate compared with other regions on the same latitudes. This is due to the North Atlantic Drift (often referred to as the Gulf Stream), an ocean current that transports relatively warm water from the south-west part of the North Atlantic to the sea off the coast of Northern Europe.
Around the turn of the millennium, however, climate researchers became aware that the average temperature of the Atlantic Ocean was not entirely stable, but actually fluctuated at the same rate throughout the North Atlantic. This phenomenon is called the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO), which consists of relatively warm periods lasting thirty to forty years being replaced by cool periods of the same duration.
The researchers were able to read small systematic variations in the water temperature in the North Atlantic in measurements taken by ships during the last 140 years.
Although the temperature fluctuations are small – less than 1°C – there is a general consensus among climate researchers that the AMO phenomenon has had a major impact on the climate in the area around the North Atlantic for thousands of years, but until now there has been doubt about what could cause this slow rhythm in the temperature of the Atlantic Ocean. One model explains the phenomenon as internal variability in the ocean circulation – somewhat like a bathtub sloshing water around in its own rhythm. Another model explains the AMO as being driven by fluctuations in the amount of solar energy received by the Earth, and as being affected by small changes in the energy radiated by the Sun itself and the after-effects of volcanic eruptions. Both these factors are also known as 'external forces' that have an impact on the Earth's radiation balance.
However, there has been considerable scepticism towards the idea that a phenomenon such as an AMO could be driven by external forces at all – a scepticism that the Aarhus researchers now demonstrate as unfounded.
"Our new investigations clearly show that, since the Little Ice Age, there has been a correlation between the known external forces and the temperature fluctuations in the ocean that help control our climate. At the same time, however, the results also show that this can't be the only driving force behind the AMO, and the explanation must therefore be found in a complex interaction between a number of mechanisms. It should also be pointed out that these fluctuations occur on the basis of evenly increasing ocean temperatures during the last approximately fifty years – an increase connected with global warming," says Associate Professor Mads Faurschou Knudsen, Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, who is the main author of the article.
Convincing data from the Earth's own archives
Researchers have attempted to make computer simulations of the phenomenon ever since the discovery of the AMO, partly to enable a better understanding of the underlying mechanism. However, it is difficult for the computer models to reproduce the actual AMO signal that can be read in the temperature data from the last 140 years.
Associate Professor Knudsen and his colleagues instead combined all available data from the Earth's own archives, i.e. previous studies of items such as radioactive isotopes and volcanic ash in ice cores. This provides information about solar energy release and volcanic activity during the last 450 years, and the researchers compared the data with reconstructions of the AMO's temperature rhythm during the same period.
"We've only got direct measurements of the Atlantic Ocean temperature for the last 140 years, where it was measured by ships. But how do you measure the water temperature further back in time? Studies of growth rings in trees from the entire North Atlantic region come into the picture here, where 'good' and 'bad' growth conditions are calibrated to the actual measurements, and the growth rings from trees along the coasts further back in time can therefore act as reserve thermometers," explains Associate Professor Knudsen.
The results provide a new and very important perspective on the AMO phenomenon because they are based on data and not computer models, which are inherently incomplete. The problem is that the models do not completely describe all the physical correlations and feedbacks in the system, partly because these are not fully understood. And when the models are thus unable to reproduce the actual AMO signal, it is hard to know whether they have captured the essence of the AMO phenomenon.
Impact of the sun and volcanoes
An attempt to simply explain how external forces such as the Sun and volcanoes can control the climate could sound like this: a stronger Sun heats up the ocean, while the ash from volcanic eruptions shields the Sun and cools down the ocean. However, it is hardly as simple as that.
"Fluctuations in ocean temperature have a time lag of about five years in relation to the peaks we can read in the external forces. However, the direct effect of major volcanic eruptions is clearly seen as early as the same year in the mean global atmospheric temperature, i.e. a much shorter delay. The effect we studied is more complex, and it takes time for this effect to spread to the ocean currents," explains Associate Professor Knudsen.
"An interesting new theory among solar researchers and meteorologists is that the Sun can control climate variations via the very large variations in UV radiation, which are partly seen in connection with changes in sunspot activity during the Sun's eleven-year cycle. UV radiation heats the stratosphere in particular via increased production of ozone, which can have an impact on wind systems and thereby indirectly on the global ocean currents as well," says Associate Professor Knudsen. However, he emphasises that researchers have not yet completely understood how a development in the stratosphere can affect the ocean currents on Earth.
Towards a better understanding of the climate
"In our previous study of the climate in the North Atlantic region during the last 8,000 years, we were able to show that the temperature of the Atlantic Ocean was presumably not controlled by the Sun's activity. Here the temperature fluctuated in its own rhythm for long intervals, with warm and cold periods lasting 25 years. The prevailing pattern was that this climate fluctuation in the ocean was approximately 30
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It is time for one of our favorite annual features, the Anti-Pennant Race, the race for the worst record in baseball. The reward for the "winner" is the first pick in next year's amateur draft. This year is extra special as this marks the first time the Tampa Bay Rays are not in contention to win. In fact, last season the Rays became the first team to ever be awarded with the top pick in consecutive seasons (until recently, the top pick alternated between leagues), winning the Anti-Pennant in 2006 and 2007.
The first year this feature ran (2006), the top pick was not a sure thing, but David Price was the clear favorite. Last year, without an obvious favorite for the 2008 draft, we decided to name this feature after the inaugural namesake.
Without further ado, we present the 3rd Annual David Price Sweepstakes and the race for the top pick in the 2008 draft!
Notes on the Anti-Pennant Race…
- Colorado and Cincinnati were eliminated last night.
- 8 teams are still alive, but right now it appears to be a 3-team race between Seattle, San Diego and Washington. We just assume the top pick go to the NL, so we are rooting for either San Diego and Washington.
- Obviously a lot can happen between now and next season (a player could sign with Scott Boras or lose a limb or Michael Phelps could declare for the baseball draft) but here is a list of potential top picks. Back in February, Baseball America projected Kyle Gibson from Missouri to be the top pick next summer.


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Analysts at a group that supports the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) say the law may be helping a large number of young adults get and keep high-quality health coverage.
About 14 million young adults ages 19 to 25 joined or stayed on their parents' health plans from November 2010 to November 2011, and about 48% of those young adults may have gained access to that coverage as a result of a PPACA provision, the analysts say in a commentary released by the Commonwealth Fund, New York.
Health care system changes that expand young adults' access to coverage are important because about 40% of adults ages 19 to 29 were uninsured for at least part of 2011, and 60% of the young adults with no coverage or intermittent coverage said they had failed to get needed care, the analysts say.
The analysts based their commentary on results from an Internet survey of 1,863 U.S. residents ages 19 to 29.
About 16% of all young adults and about 20% of those who had gone without insurance said they had had to change their way of life to pay medical bills.
Even when the analysts looked at young adults with incomes greater than or equal to 400% of the federal poverty level, they found that 37% of those high-income young adults reported having had problems with medical bills or medical debt in the past year.
About a third of the young adults with medical bill payment problems said the bills or debts had forced them to delay education or career plans.


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