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23 July 2010
Angela Wilson: VIP Media Launch of New York Bridal Gala (22 July 2010)
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- Kristy Sayer-Jones @ Southern In Law said...
You get invited to the best events
Looks like you had a great time!
- July 23, 2010 at 7:15 AM
- OohLookBel said...
I don't know what it says about me in that I prefer the food to the dresses (for the moment, anyway). Fabulous catering! Have you been to Berta yet? It's being reviewed all over the place.
- July 23, 2010 at 11:20 AM
- Cass said...
The food looks delicious, but the guilt of digging into your food amongst the meal starved models would be too much to take. ;)
- July 23, 2010 at 4:34 PM
- Laura said...
Everytime I see a post from you I'm amazed by your detail, I feel like I was there.
I hope you had time to enjoy yourself
- July 23, 2010 at 6:08 PM
- Bree Robertson said...
Great post Simon, love the photos. I borrowed a couple for my blog! :)
- July 23, 2010 at 7:36 PM
- Simon Leong said...
hi kristy, i don't know how but it just happens :-) i'm sure you'll be getting invited to lots of events too soon enough. you get heaps of sample products which is great.
hi bel, hehe i prefer the food too but the dresses were pretty special. i've been to Berta and spotted masterchef Matt and Geroge there http://simonfoodfavourites.blogspot.com/2010/07/berta-new-italian-kid-on-block-sydney-9.html
hi cass, i think i spotted some of these models eating some of the food but i didn't leave them much :-)
hi laura, i'm glad it makes you feel like your there. i think that's what i'm trying to achieve. a bigger picture with some finer details of any event or restaurant so you get to know what to expect. although some of the surprise of visiting a new place is lost then. i always enjoy myself at these events. there's always something interesting to inspire me to photograph.
hi bree, thanks for letting me know about the pics. hope you had a great night. if i had realised it was you i would have tried to come up and have a chat :-)
- July 30, 2010 at 11:34 AM
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I'm getting ready to relax until the end of the year and saw this message in my FB feed this morning and thought..... It would be really cool to share this to inspire others to perhaps try something new in 2016!
The follow dialogue has some questions about Blueprint Education and then the following statement from Mark...
"Blueprint education is a non profit. Our mission is to inspire students to make better choices and be champions of their own learning. I'm the CEO. We apply the principles of Agile to elementary and high school education."
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For me at least, this is one of the best messages I could have read all year.
If what you read in some of the following posts inspires you, reach out to John Miller or Mark French. I know that either of them would be more than pleased to share what they have been up to or help you learn more about bringing Agile Values and Principles to your education system.
There are some exciting things happening next year at Blueprint and I can't wait to start sharing those! Stay tuned.
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What a difference a year makes.
Last August the Fayette school district started off the year with the smallest kindergarten class in recent memory—only 19 pupils.
This year, 43 students have enrolled, with the possibility of two more.
The influx of students is resulting in two kindergarten sections this year, principal Dr. LuAnn Boyer told board of education members Monday. In fact, the kindergarten class will be second only to incoming seventh graders, a class that started off in 2010 with 51 members.
Boyer said that enrollment continues to fluctuate from day to day, but as of Monday the elementary had gained seven compared to last year.
Boyer said the pre-K enrollment will be larger this year with the combination of the Head Start classroom and the Education Service Center (ESC) preschool. Several years ago the ESC class was moved to Pulaski due to a lack of classroom space.
Secondary school principal Dan Feasel said that enrollment is close to last year's level.
REPORT CARD—The preliminary district report card shows the district earning "excellence" standing, although report won't officially be released until Aug. 24.
Feasel said the keyword for teachers this year is "rigor."
"That's not necessarily making something tougher," he said, "but to answer things more thoroughly, to be more in depth."
He believes it will benefit students on the state test.
HIRING—District resident Audra Roesti was hired to serve as the half-time family consumer science teacher. The position was reduced from full-time for the coming school year due to budget troubles.
Roesti has helped with school projects through her employment at the Fulton County Health Department.
By her request, Sue Repp's hours will be reduced by 15 minutes to six hours a day for her food service job. Chris Hylander was hired to fill a vacant food service position at 6.25 hours a day.
Cinda Metcalf was hired as a substitute teacher.
SUMMER SCHOOL—Classes started Monday for elementary school students. Twenty-one students who didn't achieve proficiency on stating testing were invited to attend, Boyer said, 12 of them showed up Monday.
The cost of the program is paid through the 21st Century grant.
DOUBLE DUTY—Fayette superintendent Russ Griggs is again working part-time with the Swanton district. The Swanton school board understands his prior commitment to Fayette and accepts that duties with Fayette take top priority, he said.
Griggs said he initially thought the Swanton job would be short-term, but the arrangement could last the entire school year if Swanton doesn't act to fill the position.
TURBINE—District treasurer Kelly Bentley said the January to June comparison of electrical costs shows a savings of $12,877 or 31 percent from the previous year.
She said this is most accurate comparison made so far on the cost benefits of the wind turbine.
PARKING—Work is being arranged to repair a portion of the parking lot where buses stop to unload students. Board member Kirk Keiser asked if the work wasn't done correctly.
Griggs said it followed the specifications, but due to poor planning, the area should have been built with reinforced paving.
He's hoping to have Gerken pave the area when Gamble Road is repaired, but that date is still unknown.
TRANSPORTATION—Kelly Hartman was hired to transport a special needs student for the afternoon route from a Wauseon school with a pay rate of $25 a day.
PRESCHOOL—The district will serve as the fiscal officer for the Northwest Ohio Community Action Commission for a fee of $1,600.
POSTERS—Students Caleb Sager and Aubrey Lemley received certificates from the Severe Weather Awareness poster contest.
VOLUNTEERS—The following volunteers were approved for athletic programs: Jason Nicely, varsity girls basketball; Andy Van Zile, freshman boys basketball; and Amy Kessler, seventh grade girls basketball.


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On Wednesday, the IRS announced changes to its 5-year-old campaign to force greater tax compliance from millions of Americans with undisclosed foreign accounts.
"Our aim is to get people to disclose their accounts, pay the tax they owe and get right with the government," IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said in a statement.
The changes to the IRS' offshore account compliance program should help the people in the U.S. and abroad who unintentionally cheated on their taxes by having offshore accounts, while also pushing those who have been trying to hide money abroad to come forward sooner.
The first change is an expansion of the streamlined filing compliance procedures, which allow U.S. taxpayers living abroad who didn't know they were out of compliance to catch up on their U.S. filing requirements without paying steep penalties.
"To encourage these taxpayers to come forward, we're expanding the eligibility criteria, eliminating a cap on the amount of tax owed to qualify for the program, and doing away with a questionnaire that applicants were required to complete," Koskinen said.
The second change will allow those that don't qualify for the streamlined procedures because their tax evasion is considered willful to participate in this program. People who want to participate in this program will have to provide more information than in the past, submit all account statements at the time they apply for the program, and in some cases pay more in penalties than they would have done had they entered this program earlier.
"[W]e want to send a message to anyone who continues to willfully and aggressively evade our tax laws by hiding money overseas that they will pay a higher price for that noncompliance," Koskinen said.
Since the IRS started its offshore voluntary disclosure initiatives in 2009, there have been more than 45,000 voluntary disclosures and the collection of about $6.5 billion in taxes, interest and penalties. Federal prosecutors have filed more than 100 criminal indictments since the campaign began in 2009.
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Kayaking is a water fun sport where one uses a Kayak to stride across the water. The Kayak is a low canoe-like boat that lets the paddler paddle and oar at the same time. As one of the water sport that is quickly becoming popular, Kayaking is a fun way to explore a the water surrounded scenic spot.
A peaceful kayaking does for a perfect fun activity when on a trip. What started out as one of the most important activity with the purpose of hunting is now one of the popular water sports. Kayaking is becoming one of the favourites for tourists and water sport lovers.
The main purpose of a 'Kayak' is to go on a hunting or fishing. In fact, the word 'Kayak' translates to 'Hunters Boat'. As a smooth and sleek moving boat let the hunters to easily sneak up on the their hunt.
Kayaks date back to a thousand years ago when the eskimos used Whales skeleton to drift along during hunts. Around the 1880's the Kayaks became a popular topic when the europeans started giving it great attention. By then Kayaking starting quickly becoming one of the most attempted water sport. In the 1970's Kayaking also became one of the mainstream water sports with Olympics now featuring white water Kayaking events too.
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Poll: Number of Renters Who Want to Own Skyrockets
The number of renters who plan to become home owners took a big leap in the past year, according to a survey by the PulteGroup of 506 renters. About six in 10 of the renters polled plan to purchase a home in the next two years.
"We're definitely seeing a renewed sense of optimism," says Jacque Petroulakis, a PulteGroup spokeswoman.
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Nothing like an incrideble evenings at a night club. Pub culture is increasing day by day in india in Metro cities.Now a days The Indian girls are having a great time having parties in the nights.Trend has been changed. When you are in the Metro Cities such as New Delhi or Chennai, Mumbai the Indian Girls have been Enjoying parties in the night clubs. Sexy and hot pics of Indian girls having party. The Hot Sexy Babe Pamela Anderson will host a Super Bowl 2011 party entitled SuperBash!Pamela Anderson is getting the party started! On February 4th, she will be taking over the Fashion Industry Gallery (FIG) in the heart of downtown Dallas and hosting THE Super Bowl XLV party: SuperBash 2011. Past attendees include Jim Carrey, Carmen Electra, Kim Kardashian, Jenny McCarthy, and John Travolta.General admission is $250 and VIP is $500. Table packages are available from $6,500 to $15,000. If you are feeling especially generous, you can splurge on one of the VIP Suite Packages which is a party within itself! All attendees get access to a premium open bar. Dallas SuperBash 2011 is set to be the biggest celebrity and athlete party for the Super Bowl XLV weekend.This is a strictly party atmosphere where you can mingle with the stars.
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What Makes a Family
1. A family needs people, a lot or just a few;
Now it can have a dozen, or only me and you.
The people can be grown, all big and strong and tall;
The people can be young, or short and squat and small.
But that's not the thing that makes us want to sing;
A family is more than that.
And this is what I'm thinking of:
A family's really a family when it's got love.
2. A family needs housing in red or brown or green,
Or any other color that you have ever seen.
The home can be a mansion, or just one room or two,
And made of bricks or lumber, or maybe long bamboo.
3. A family needs work, 'cause that's what life's about;
Sometimes we all work in, sometimes we all work out.
Oh, some work in the kitchen, and others in the yard,
And some work in an office, but all of us work hard.
4. A family needs fun, and giggles, games and laughs,
A visit to the zoo to see the tall giraffes,
A gallop on the horse, a drive in the car,
A swim in the ocean, depending where you are.
5. A family needs love; a touch, a smile, a squeeze,
Some way to say, "I love you"—you really must have these;
And if you do have love, then this is what you'll do—
You'll always treat your family as you'd have them treat you.
Yes, love is the thing that makes us want to sing;
A family is surely that.
Yes, this is what I'm thinking of:
A family's really a family when it's got love.
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The Gigabit PCIe Ethernet controllers vary on each board, so it will be interesting to see what the performance is on all the boards. Each of the boards uses a different Gigabit Controller. Let's take a look at what controller is on each of the boards.
To test the Gigabit PCIe Ethernet controllers we used the NTttcp tool to test Ethernet Throughput and the CPU utilization of the various Ethernet controllers used on the AMD Motherboards. To do this properly we set up one machine as the server: in this test an Intel Core i7 970 system with an MSI Big Bang XPower motherboard acted as our Gigabit LAN server.
On the server side, we used the following Command Line for Gigabit PCIe Ethernet Testing:
Ntttcpr -m 4,0,<Client IP> -a 4 -l 256000 -n 30000
On the client side (the motherboard being tested), we used the following Command Line:
Ntttcps -m 4,0,<Server IP> -a 4 -l 256000 -n 30000
At the conclusion of each test we recorded the throughput and CPU utilization figures from the client screen as that is the system being tested.
Benchmark Results: Total throughput of the MSI 990FXA-GD80 and the ASRock 890FX Deluxe4 were only 1MB/s apart. This is expected since they both use the Realtek 8111E Gigabit LAN Controller. The CPU usage of the ASRock 890FX Deluxe4 was higher than the MSI 990FXA-GD80 by 3.5% though.
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Career change: Poor spouse, poor me
My husband recently changed careers. Well, not really recently– actually two years ago. But for those of you who have never endured a career change, two years is nothing. It still feels like the beginning because salary-wise, you are at the beginning.
For the most part, his switch has been going well. He went from management positions in the entertainment industry to field research in a social justice think tank. Basically, he spends his days in prisons, trying to get the government to implement new programs.
He made the change exactly the way a career advisor would recommend– not surprising since he has to eat dinner with one every night. For those of you considering a change, here's the plan he followed:
Step 1. Soul search. Consider all aspects of change including lifestyle, pay, and any education you'll need. Be realistic about what you value in life and work.
Step 2. Downsize. Get rid of huge car payments, huge mortgage payments, and huge expectations for dinners, vacations, and clothes.
Step 3. Network. Headhunters and help wanted ads are geared toward people who have skills in a certain area. People who change jobs do not have skills in the new area, so networking is the best way to get someone to give you a chance.
Step 4. Try it out. You'll never know if you fit into the career environment until you try it. A baby step, like volunteering– or taking a part-time job– will allow you to go back to your original career if need be.
After step four, there is nothing but taking the leap. So my husband did. His mentor at his new job is 10 years younger than he is. His boss makes 25 percent less than what my husband's paycheck used to be. The people below my husband in the pecking order are college interns. And this is two years after he made the switch.
By all measures, though, my husband is flourishing in his new career. He's at a top non-profit agency, he's writing significant papers, he's working with geniuses. But he's making no money.
I keep telling myself that this is what we knew would happen. That we traded money for career happiness. I assure myself that my husband will make more money later, when he's not swimming in the ranks of college interns.
I know he feels guilty because he really, really, really, doesn't want to go back to the entertainment industry. And I can't stop thinking, "If you're unhappy in both careers, why not be unhappy in the one that pays more?"
I know you're thinking, "Gosh, Penelope, can you be a little more supportive?" But don't say that until you've had a spouse throw away a lucrative career. And anyway, I'm trying; I see there is one more step on the career change checklist that we probably should have done:
Step 5: Set spousal expectations. I should have gone through the process with my husband. I should have evaluated with him what sacrifices I can make, what lifestyle expectations I had, even how happy I expected him to be. I was so determined to let him make his own decisions that I'm finding now that I'm the one floundering.
You think, at some point, that you know for sure a career change was good. But that's not true for everyone. Or, maybe it's true for everyone, but not in the first few years. Yes, you can be sure that the new job is more fun or more rewarding than the old job, but how much more fun do you need to be having in order to justify the financial sacrifice?
I'm not sure. So we keep going on the career change path, hoping to find the answer buried beneath the indignities.


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The disappearance of pubs in England is to become the focus of a new research project led by the University of Leicester.
Take a walk through a typical town centre or village in England and the chances are you will stumble across a King's Head, Rose & Crown or a Red Lion for a pint of ale or a bite to eat. But how would you feel if the traditional public house were to disappear from our streets?
Pubs are amongst the most common and well-loved buildings in the country, but have recently been identified as 'a severely threatened building type' by English Heritage.
Academics from the University of Leicester are now looking into pubs in Leeds as part of a research project funded by English Heritage.
Having been the hub of the social life of many communities for centuries, the pub has played a key role in shaping English national identity. However, pubs have been closing in large numbers each week over recent years and are disappearing from our city centres and their outlying areas, often being demolished or converted into housing, shops or restaurants.
A team from the University of Leicester will focus on 19th and 20th century pubs in Leeds with an aim to identify and highlight significant and threatened buildings and increase understanding and appreciation of urban and suburban pubs.
The in-depth area study will involve assessing the buildings themselves and also talking to pub users, owners and local residents about the buildings and their histories.
Emma Dwyer, Business Development Executive for Heritage at the University of Leicester, said: "This is a great opportunity to combine expertise from our School of Archaeology and Ancient History and our Department of History of Art & Film in a project that will have an impact on public understanding of how the pubs of Leeds have developed, and the risks they face from conversion and redevelopment."
Emily Cole from the assessment team at English Heritage said: "Across the country, the number of pubs has been falling steadily for over a century and those dating from 1918-85 are, in particular, increasingly threatened with closure or demolition. They are therefore a high priority for English Heritage and this project in Leeds is one of a number we are carrying out to increase our knowledge of the architectural style and development of these pubs and their historical and social significance, and to gauge the level of protection that already exists or that it is felt that they deserve."
The results of the project will be presented at a public workshop in Leeds in autumn 2014 and the findings will be written up as a report, forming part of English Heritage's work on historic towns and suburbs for the National Heritage Protection Plan.
A second study also funded by English Heritage will focus on Bristol.
It is hoped that this will also prove of use and interest to local authorities, community organisations and other local groups in understanding and protecting these culturally important buildings.
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The gods smile on 'Clash of the Titans' remake
As decisions go, it was the same kind that faced the 1970s souls who had to pick just the right warlock-and-serpent mural for their customized van. Should the Pegasus be white or black? Maybe glowing red eyes too? And what if -- instead of noble feathers -- the mighty steed of myth came with a killer pair of bat wings?
That was one of the choices French filmmaker Louis Leterrier wrestled with last summer on the set of "Clash of the Titans," the Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures adventure that just pulled in $105.6 million worldwide in its opening weekend.
On a crisp, blue-sky afternoon in a soundstage outside London, the tall, slender director watched with intense focus as his star, Sam Worthington, bulled his wall through the panicked streets of Argos on his way to meet destiny while carrying the head of Medusa in a bloodied sack. It was going to be another marathon day for the director; the Gorgon sister's head might have already been in the bag but there were hundreds of epic decisions ahead for a project that would finish with 1,400 visual-effects shots on the screen.
"The first time someone said, 'We're doing a "Clash of the Titans" remake,' I thought it was crazy, I thought it was an offense to the original," Leterrier said, referring to the 1981 fantasy with Harry Hamlin and Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion monsters. "The idea of someone redoing that movie with horrible CG creatures -- I hated the idea. And then I watched the original again, and I said, 'Actually there may be a way to pay homage to the original one and do something new and special.' "
The solid opening for the $122-million production did not signal a complete victory for Leterrier. The reviews for the film have not been especially kind.
Kenneth Turan, for instance, writing in The Times, said the movie has a "numskull plot" and a cluttered feel because of a late-in-the-game conversion to 3-D. But for a certain generation of male moviegoers -- the one that includes the 36-year-old Leterrier -- the "Clash of the Titans" brand name comes with a guilty-pleasure crackle that has nothing to do with serious film criticism.
The original was the first film Leterrier remembers seeing at a theater, and the creature creations of producer and effects pioneer Harryhausen were so distinctive and intriguing that the youngster was dazzled and started on a career path to becoming a second-generation filmmaker (his father, François Leterrier, directed the 1977 erotic film "Goodbye Emmanuelle"). Not everyone, though, holds the now-dated sword-and-sandal film up to such lofty status.
Take Worthington, who shrugged when asked last year on the set whether he felt as if there were any extra pressure in a project that had such a popcorn heritage. He said fanboy recollections of the film were more emotional than they were accurate.
"It's a movie people remember, sure, but when people say to me, 'I love it, it's my favorite,' I think, 'Did you watch it lately, mate?' "
"Clash" stars Worthington as Perseus, Hamlin's role in the original, who this time around is lean, mean and out for vengeance as opposed to the earlier pretty-boy plot of earning glory to win the hand of a woman. Leterrier said he chose Worthington because he wanted a scrappy Achilles, not some muscular Adonis.
"I didn't want a big, handsome American who looks like a superhero and who, when you see him at the beginning of the movie, you know right away he's going to win in the end," he said. "I wanted a troubled guy, a guy who is dragged through this ordeal and doesn't want to be a hero. . . .
"In films these days, you have the very strong superhero actors and the very fragile actors. The in-between, the guys that go back and forth, are very rare. And Sam is that guy."
It's a role that adds to the Australian actor's unusual status as a specialist in half-human roles; he was a forlorn cyborg in "Terminator Salvation," a blue alien hybrid in "Avatar" and now the half-human, half-god son of Zeus (Liam Neeson).
Perseus was raised by Spyros (Pete Postlethwaite), an earnest fisherman, who dies in an attack by the dark god Hades (Ralph Fiennes). Perseus directs his rage and grief toward the gods, who increasingly are angered and alarmed in conflict with humans. The mortals are obviously no match for the powerful gods of Olympus: A key concept from screenwriters Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi is that the gods get their power from the worship of mortals and, without the prayers and tributes, that power and sway will fade.
That wasn't the only new wrinkle. The white Pegasus that was such a signature visual from the original is black this time around (but the red eyes and bat wings were deemed too demonic), and more gods are on-screen, such as Poseidon (Danny Huston), who Leterrier said would have a far more prominent role in a potential sequel, which looks more likely with the box-office start. The mechanical owl Bubo makes a fleeting appearance as a nod to the first film.
Leterrier -- who directed "Transporter 2" and "The Incredible Hulk" with Edward Norton -- has a view of "Clash" as a trilogy where the story expands out in concentric circles with Perseus at its center. The Titans, the parents of the Greek gods, would see their first action in a movie named after them.
Worthington said he and Leterrier are hopeful.
"Some movies end and you say, 'What's the sequel? We can't do another one because the story is over,' " he said. "But things aren't resolved in ours. There's still the dilemma between father and son and where the relationship of Zeus and Perseus stands. And the humans and their war with the gods and the desire for change and fairness."
The disgruntled mortals and the aloof, powerful gods even bring a bit of class commentary into the pure-summer adventure, although looking too deeply into a glossy summer movie can lead to eye strain.
Mostly, it's interesting that the 21st century special-effects film not only returns to Greek myth but it also celebrates the audacious visuals of fanboy culture without shame -- take the silver suit of armor worn by Zeus that manages to evoke the gleaming warriors of "Excalibur" and the strong anime influences and cosmic deities of Jack Kirby's pioneering comics work with Thor and the New Gods. The armor, one suspects, could have been bent into shape by Led Zeppelin's hammer of the gods, says screenwriter Hay.
"If the movie works the way we hope it works, it will access that way you watched movies when you were a kid and you were just psyched to go see a movie," he said. "It was a quest for awesomeness at all times. It should kind of be like metal, you know, like the side of an old-school custom van?"


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As expected, UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva (33-4 MMA, 16-0 UFC) will meet top contender Chris Weidman (9-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) on Independence Day weekend at UFC 162.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) previously passed along news of the targeted bout, and Newsday.com today confirmed it as official with UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta.
The event takes place July 6 in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and Facebook.
Weidman has long campaigned for the fight, and though officials initially appeared they'd go another direction, UFC President White ultimately relented this past month and said he'd likely be next for the champion.
Weidman's title hopes recently got a boost when fellow contender Michael Bisping suffered a loss to Vitor Belfort, which cost the Brit a promised a title shot. But Weidman, a former NCAA Division I All-American wrestler, has put together a worthy body of work, including a perfect 9-0 record and wins over UFC notables such as Mark Munoz and Demian Maia.
He'd face what is clearly his biggest test yet in Silva, who's emerged as arguably the greatest fighter in MMA history with 17 consecutive wins, 16 straight UFC victories and 10 successful title defenses. Most recently, he followed a title win over Chael Sonnen with a non-title victory over Stephan Bonnar in a 205-pound non-title fight in this past October's UFC 153 headliner.
Additional UFC 162 bouts and ticket information are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
For the latest on "UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman," stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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Some 15 years ago, my wife and I attended a barbecue fundraiser for a local nonprofit. As we made our way through the crowd, I bumped into a friend I hadn't seen in a while.
Jack (not his real name) was the CFO of a good-sized public company. After catching up on work, family and mutual friends, we moved on to a topic that was at the top of the list for parents of college-aged children: the schools our kids were considering.
Soon, what had until that point been a pleasant conversation, suddenly became much less so.
Jack has a very hard-core view on the matter: unless his kids got into top-notch schools, their professional and economic futures weren't likely to amount to much. To drive that point home, he summed up his own résumé evaluation process this way.
"I look at the school first and toss anything less than second-tier."
I could feel the back of my neck heating up.
"If that's the case," I said, "then what about first-generation students like me?" (My dad made it through sixth grade and my mom, a few years more.) "What about those of us who worked our way through night school at a local college? We wouldn't stand a chance!"
Sadly, a majority of American adults share my friend's view.
According to a recent survey that was conducted by Gallup and the Lumina Foundation, when it comes to finding well-paying employment, 80% of Americans said that school choice is either very (30%) or somewhat (50%) important.
Fortunately, however, those who sign payroll checks don't share that opinion.
Of the 623 business leaders who were also surveyed, only 9% responded that where a job candidate earns his or her degree is very important, and 37% believe it is somewhat so.
That's good news for students and their families.
Those who need a longer or less costly runway for their academic pursuits shouldn't fret about the consequences of their personal circumstances. Even when school choice matters, where you start isn't nearly as important as where you finish—as long as you do.
Students and their families should also view these findings as yet another reason to "shop the competition," which, according to the Cooperative Institutional Research Institute's annual Freshman Survey, is precisely what's taking place as roughly one-quarter of students who were accepted by their first-choice colleges and universities had elected to attend other schools. Nearly 60% cited financial considerations—tuition costs, insufficient financial aid and so forth—even though roughly the same percentage said that school choice remained a "very important" consideration.
When it came time to send our own kids to college, my wife and I focused on several factors including curricula diversity (because our kids didn't have a clue about what they wanted to be), proximity (because travel expenses have to be taken into account), "fit" (because it was their life—not ours), and, of course, cost (because our family's resources weren't unlimited).
Money and school choice aside, however, which should matter more: the knowledge a job candidate may have acquired during the course of an academic career or how he or she uses it? It's heartening to know that a majority of those 623 business surveyed leaders think the latter.
This article originally appeared on Credit.com.
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Mitchell D. Weiss is a contributor to Credit.com, an experienced financial services industry executive and entrepreneur, adjunct professor of finance at the University of Hartford, a member of the board of the university's Barney School of Business and co-founder of its Center for Personal Financial Responsibility. Mitch is also the author of College Happens: A Practical Handbook for Parents and Students, Life Happens: A Practical Guide to Personal Finance from College to Career-2nd Edition, Life Happens: A Practical Course on Personal Finance from College to Career and Business Happens: A Practical Guide to Entrepreneurial Finance for Small Businesses and Professional Practices.


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July 14th & 15th, 2012
Greenfield, MA
Hilltown Families and the Green River Festival have partnered up to offer two very lucky families a pair of weekend passes to the 26th Annual Green River Festival (their 2nd Annual 25th Anniversary!), the weekend of July 14th & 15th, 2012!
With a pair of tickets, and free admittance for children under twelve, two adults can take a gaggle of kids and plan on spending the day at this great festival, all weekend long! Tickets do not including parking or food.
Details on how to enter to win are below. Deadline to enter to win is Friday, July 6th by 7pm (EST).
Located in Greenfield, Massachusetts, the festival is presented by the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce on the campus of Greenfield Community College. This 2-day festival combines music on multiple stages, delicious local food, crafts from a range of artisans, a dance tent, family music on the River Meltdown tent, balloon illuminations and hot air balloon launches (weather permitting) for Western Massachusetts' biggest outdoor event of the summer!
The Green River Festival began in 1986 as a balloon festival and has gained increasing popularity each year as more and more music and dance entertainment have been added. Today it has become a fantastic summer musical event in Western Massachusetts with three stages of music. This year the festival will feature Arlo Guthrie and the Guthrie Family, Los Lobos, Ozomatl, Richard Thompson, Rubblebucket, Rebirth Brass Band, David Wax Museum, Chris Smither, Winterpills, CJ Chenier, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Elizabeth Cook, Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three, The Sweetback Sister, Lake Street Dive, Peter Mulvey & The Crumbling Beauties, Martin Simpson, Session Americana, Lee Fields & The Expressions, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, and many many other great acts!
Family favorites on the Meltdown Stage this year include: Uncle Rock, Flannery Brothers, Deedle Deedle Dees, Alastair Moock & friends, Mister G, Dog on Fleas, and several others. See the complete schedule here.
Find out more about this award-winning Western Mass music festival at www.GreenRiverFestival.com.
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Let $k$ be a number field , $f \in k[x]$ of degree $2g$ with distinct roots, and $X$ the complex plane with the roots of $f$ removed. Then define the abelian scheme $J \rightarrow X$ where for each $t \in X$, $J_{t}$ is the jacobian of the hyperelliptic curve $y^{2} = f(x)(x - t)$. Then there is a monodromy representation of the topological fundamental group $\rho: \pi_{1}(X) \rightarrow \mathrm{Sp}_{2g}(\mathbb{Z})$ which preserves the Riemann form on the homology elements of the fiber over the basepoint.
I know that the image of this representation is the subset of $\mathrm{Sp}(\mathbb{Z})$ whose image modulo 2 is the identity but don't know of any "elementary" proof of it. In particular, I've seen it claimed that for genus $g = 1$, the image of the representation is simply $\Gamma(2) \cap \mathrm{SL}_{2}(\mathbb{Z})$. Can anyone tell me how to prove it for this elliptic curve case, in an intuitive way? I'm looking for something similar to http://rigtriv.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/monodromy-representations/, which I can't quite follow.
I would very much appreciate any kind of argument, but especially a relatively intuitive, visual one.


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May 16, 2010 by Lifepainter
More thift find sharing. I don't think this kimono is vintage, but I liked the pattern and color. For now I have it on hanger on closet door to please my eyes when I wake up in morning. Later I thought I might use the fabric in a remake project. Which reminds me that I need to snap some photos of the wonderful linens I found when I was thrifting with my mom in her town earlier this year.


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some moments are priceless
Seems Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently met with Libyan national security adviser Mutassim Qadhafi. This is part of the continuing thaw in U.S.-Libyan relations that's been going on for a few years now. But who's kidding who? Oil, terrorism, and the domination of Africa were clearly not the real issue at this meeting. And I think we all know who won the battle for the sassier-looking pantsuit.
(Photo: State Department via The Economist's blog. Thanks to The Bad Historian, who sent this over earlier this week. )


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Disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris has been spat at in prison.
The 84-year-old Australian was targeted during an incident at Bullingdon's mens prison in Oxfordshire.
"Someone did aim a spit at him but he was not spat on and was not physically hurt," a source said.
News of the incident came as it was announced Harris has applied for permission to appeal against his convictions for a string of indecent assaults.
A spokesman for the Judicial Office confirmed lawyers had lodged papers at the Court of Appeal this week.
Harris was convicted of 12 indecent assaults on June 30 at Southwark Crown Court – one on an eight-year-old autograph hunter, two on girls in their early teens and a catalogue of abuse of his daughter's friend over 16 years.
The court will now consider whether to grant permission for him to continue with his appeal bid.
Harris, a family favourite for decades, was finally unmasked as a predator who was fixated with under-age girls during his trial, with jurors told how his 16-year campaign of sex abuse against his daughter's friend "haunted" her and made her abandon her dreams as he continued to be adored by millions of fans worldwide.
His fall from grace was underlined as he was stripped of a Bafta fellowship and accolades in Australia were removed, and he faces losing his prestigious CBE.
The performer's multi-million pound fortune is also at risk from potential compensation claims.
Harris was jailed for five years and nine months for the sex abuse, so he is due to serve just under three years for the crimes, which occurred between 1968 and 1986.
Earlier this week, the Attorney General's Office confirmed the sentence would not be referred to the Court of Appeal for being unduly lenient.


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I'm pretty sure Gert won't have time to do that, but if someone out there with a rev2 would like to oblige...eightbit wrote:Hi Gert,
can you please renew the drawing with measurements from current production boards, including the mounting holes of the modB rev2 board?
Thanks in advance,
Gert,Gert van Loo wrote:Done,
very late reply, I know, but it is done now.
No I can't do that.I am wondering if you could add the following to it.
Location of the P1, P5 and P6 -- just the Pin 1 location from 0,0
Can anybody confirm this?TonyD wrote:Gert, many thanks for updating the drawing.
Any chance someone could post it as a file attachment as scribd is asking for $9 to download it


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I'm trying to find 1 last set of programs for my rig, and that's a good HIPS/IDPS.
I currently have NIS-2012 (which I guess you can consider a form of IDPS), but I need something else in case that fails.
Proactive, or just a monitor... I need something else to monitor hidden processes and see them, or manually control their execution.
Here are some I've found so far...
- SystemSafeMonitor (SSM)
- IceSword
- EQSecure
- WinPatrol
- DynamicSecurityAgent (DSA)
- Fortego's All-Seeing Eye
- ProSecurity (PS) ... I can't find this anywhere, anyone know where I can DL it?
- Any other program not listed...
I know some of these use hooks or heuristics to try and find the pesky ones, but I'm mainly looking for a "recent" program that works well on Windows XP.
As I said, it can be an active one, or a passive monitor with just alerts.


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12 Sweet Peach and Nectarine Desserts for Summer
How much I appreciate a given produce item's on-season is directly proportional to how flavorless and unyielding it is during the dead of winter, when out of stir-crazy desperation I find myself wildly grabbing at overly bright fruits and vegetables from the shelves of my local supermarket. Tomatoes are the greatest culprit here (how can something so shiny-red on the outside be so pale and mealy within?) but peaches aren't far behind; you know what I'm talking about if you've ever bitten into a peach with a crunch. Peaches shouldn't crunch!
Good news for my mental health: peach season is here, which means I've been alternating between stuffing them into my mouth (no crunching here) and stuffing them into desserts. Nectarines, too! Click through our slideshow to see the peach and nectarine recipes we're loving most this summer.
What's the difference between a peach and a nectarine, anyway? Besides a slight genetic difference that keeps nectarines smooth-skinned while peaches are fuzzy, they're otherwise very similar in taste and texture, and can be used interchangeably in baked goods and desserts. The type of fruit doesn't matter so much as the quality; ideally your fruit is juicy and sweet enough to eat out of hand, but it's not even a big deal if it is less than perfectly ripe: just adjust the amount of sugar to compensate.
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On the Flightdeck during Aviation Disasters
Technology 101
USAir Flight 427 on Approach to Pittsburgh flew through Wake Vortex and Lost Control
Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 search is still ongoing. We're seemingly no closer to understanding what happened than before. There has been a lot of speculation. And rebuttals to that speculation. With many people saying things like why didn't the crew radio? Why didn't they report a problem? While others are saying that it is proof for their speculative theory. That they were either under duress, had no time or were in on it and, therefore, went silent. So what is it like on the flightdeck when something happens to an aircraft? Well, because of past CVR (cockpit voice recorder) transcripts from previous accidents, we can get an idea.
On September 8, 1994, USAir Flight 427 flew into the wake vortex (little tornados trailing from a large plane's wingtip) of a Delta Airlines Boeing 727 ahead of it. This sideways tornado disrupted the airflow over the control surfaces of the USAir 737. Disrupting it from level flight, causing it to roll left. The autopilot tried to correct the roll as the 737 passed through the wake vortex core. Causing more disruption of the airflow over the control surfaces. The first officer then tried to stabilize the plane. Control of the aircraft continued to deteriorate. We pick up the CVR transcript just before this event (see 8 September 1994 – USAir 427). CAUTION: The following recounts the final moments of Flight 427 and some may find it disturbing.
CAM-1 = Captain
CAM-2 = First Officer
CAM-3 = Cockpit Area Mike (cabin sounds and flight attendants)
RDO-1 = Radio Communications (Captain)
APP: Pittsburgh Approach
APP: USAir 427, turn left heading one zero zero. Traffic will be one to two o'clock, six miles, northbound Jetstream climbing out of thirty-three for five thousand.
RDO-1: We're looking for the traffic, turning to one zero zero, USAir 427.
CAM-3: [Sound in engines increasing rpms]
CAM-2: Oh, yeah. I see the Jetstream.
CAM-1: Sheez…
CAM-2: zuh?
CAM-3: [Sound of thump; sound like 'clickety-click'; again the thumping sound, but quieter than before]
CAM-1: Whoa … hang on.
CAM-3: [Sound of increasing rpms in engines; sound of clickety-click; sound of trim wheel turning at autopilot trim speed; sound similar to pilot grunting; sound of wailing horn similar to autopilot disconnect warning]
CAM-1: Hang on.
CAM-2: Oh, Shit.
CAM-1: Hang on. What the hell is this?
CAM-3: [Sound of stick shaker; sound of altitude alert]
CAM-3: Traffic. Traffic.
CAM-1: What the…
CAM-2: Oh…
CAM-1: Oh God, Oh God…
APP: USAir…
RDO-1: 427, emergency!
CAM-2: [Sound of scream]
CAM-1: Pull…
CAM-2: Oh…
CAM-1: Pull… pull…
CAM-2: God…
CAM-1: [Sound of screaming]
CAM-2: No… END OF TAPE.
At 19:03:01 in the flight there was a full left rudder deflection. The plane yawed (twisted like a weathervane) to the left. A second later it rolled 30 degrees left. This caused the aircraft to pitch down. Where it continued to roll. The plane rolled upside down and pitched further nose-down. The pilots never recovered. The plane flew nearly straight into the ground at 261kts. The crash investigated focused on the rudder. Boeing redesigned it. Pilots since have received more training on rudder inputs. And flight data recorders now record additional rudder data. This incident shows how fast a plane can go from normal flight to a crash. The captain had time to radio one warning. But within seconds from the beginning of the event the plane crashed. Illustrating how little time pilots have to identify problems and correct them.
An In-Flight Deployment of a Thrust Reverser breaks up Lauda Air Flight 004
A plane wants to fly. It is inherently stable. As long as enough air flows over its wings. Jet engines provide thrust that push an airplane's wings through the air. The curved surfaces of the wings interacting with the air passing over it creates lift. As long as a plane's jet engines push the wing through the air a plane will fly. On May 26, 1991, something happened to Lauda Air Flight 004 to disrupt the smooth flow of air over the Boeing 767's wings. Something that isn't supposed to happen during flight. But only when a plane lands. Reverse thrust. As a plane lands the pilot reverses the thrust on the jet engines to slow the airplane. Unfortunately for Flight 004, one of its jet engines deployed its thrust reverser while the plane was at about 31,000 feet. We pick up the CVR transcript just as they receive a warning indication that the reverse thruster could deploy (see 26 May 1991 – Lauda 004). CAUTION: The following recounts the final moments of Flight 004 and some may find it disturbing.
23.21:21 – [Warning light indicated]
23.21:21 FO: Shit.
23.21:24 CA: That keeps, that's come on.
23.22:28 FO: So we passed transition altitude one-zero-one-three
23.23:57 CA: What's it say in there about that, just ah…
23.24:00 FO: (reading from quick reference handbook) Additional system failures may cause in-flight deployment. Expect normal reverse operation after landing.
23.24:12 CA: Just, ah, let's see.
23.25:19 FO: Shall I ask the ground staff?
23.25:22 CA: What's that?
23.25:23 FO: Shall I ask the technical men?
23.25:26 CA: Ah, you can tell 'em it, just it's, it's, it's, just ah, no, ah, it's probably ah wa… ah moisture or something 'cause it's not just, oh, it's coming on and off.
23.25:39 FO: Yeah.
23.25:40 CA: But, ah, you know it's a … it doesn't really, it's just an advisory thing, I don't ah …
23.25:55 CA: Could be some moisture in there or somethin'.
23.26:03 FO: Think you need a little bit of rudder trim to the left.
23.26:06 CA: What's that?
23.26:08 FO: You need a little bit of rudder trim to the left.
23.26:50 FO: (starts adding up figures in German)
23.30:09 FO: (stops adding figures)
23.30:37 FO: Ah, reverser's deployed.
23.30:39 – [sound of snap]
23.30:41 CA: Jesus Christ!
23.30:44 – [sound of four caution tones]
23.30:47 – [sound of siren warning starts]
23.30:48 – [sound of siren warning stops]
23.30:52 – [sound of siren warning starts and continues until the recording ends]
23.30:53 CA: Here, wait a minute!
23.30:58 CA: Damn it!
23.31:05 – [sound of bang]
[End of Recording]
The 767 Emergency/Malfunction Checklist stated that upon receiving the warning indicator ADDITIONAL system faults MAY cause an in-flight deployment of the thrust reverser. But that one warning indication was NOT expected to cause any problem with the thrust reversers in stopping the plane after landing. At that point it was not an emergency. So they radioed no emergency. About 10 minutes later the thrust reverser on the left engine deployed in flight. When it did the left engine pulled the left wing back as the right engine pushed the right wing forward. Disrupting the airflow over the left wing. Causing it to stall. And the twisting force around the yaw axis created such great stresses on the airframe that the aircraft broke up in the air. The event happened so fast from thrust reverser deployment to the crash (less than 30 seconds) the crew had no time to radio an emergency before crashing.
Fire in the Cargo Hold brought down ValuJet Flight 592
One of the most dangerous things in aviation is fire. Fire can fill the plane with smoke. It can incapacitate the crew. It can burn through electric wiring. It can burn through control cables. And it can burn through structural components. A plane flying at altitude must land immediately on the detection of fire/smoke. Because they can't pull over and get out of the plane. They have to get the plane on the ground. And the longer it takes to do that the more damage the fire can do. On May 11, 1996, ValuJet Flight 592 took off from Miami International Airport. Shortly into the flight they detected smoke inside the McDonnell Douglas DC-9. We pick up the CVR transcript just before they detected fire aboard (see 11 May 1996 – ValuJet 591). CAUTION: The following recounts the final moments of Flight 592 and some may find it disturbing.
CAM — Cockpit area microphone voice or sound source
RDO — Radio transmissions from Critter 592
ALL — Sound source heard on all channels
INT — Transmissions over aircraft interphone system
Tower — Radio transmission from Miami tower or approach
UNK — Radio transmission received from unidentified source
PA — Transmission made over aircraft public address system
-1 — Voice identified as Pilot-in-Command (PIC)
-2 — Voice identified as Co-Pilot
-3 — Voice identified as senior female flight attendant
-? — Voice unidentified
* — Unintelligible word
@ — Non pertinent word
# — Expletive
% — Break in continuity
( ) — Questionable insertion
[ ] — Editorial insertion
… — Pause
14:09:36 PA-2 flight attendants, departure check please.
14:09:44 CAM-1 we're *** turbulence
14:09:02 CAM [sound of click]
14:10:03 CAM [sound of chirp heard on cockpit area microphone channel with simultaneous beep on public address/interphone channel]
14:10:07 CAM-1 what was that?
14:10:08 CAM-2 I don't know.
14:10:12 CAM-1 *** ('bout to lose a bus?)
14:10:15 CAM-1 we got some electrical problem.
14:10:17 CAM-2 yeah.
14:10:18 CAM-2 that battery charger's kickin' in. ooh, we gotta.
14:10:20 CAM-1 we're losing everything.
14:10:21 Tower Critter five-nine-two, contact Miami center on one-thirty-two-forty-five, so long.
14:10:22 CAM-1 we need, we need to go back to Miami.
14:10:23 CAM [sounds of shouting from passenger cabin]
14:10:25 CAM-? fire, fire, fire, fire [from female voices in cabin]
14:10:27 CAM-? we're on fire, we're on fire. [from male voice]
14:10:28 CAM [sound of tone similar to landing gear warning horn for three seconds]
14:10:29 Tower Critter five-ninety-two contact Miami center, one-thirty-two-forty-five.
14:10:30 CAM-1 ** to Miami.
14:10:32 RDO-2 Uh, five-ninety-two needs immediate return to Miami.
14:10:35 Tower Critter five-ninety-two, uh, roger, turn left heading two-seven-zero. Descend and maintain seven-thousand.
14:10:36 CAM [sounds of shouting from passenger cabin subsides]
14:10:39 RDO-2 Two-seven-zero, seven-thousand, five-ninety-two.
14:10:41 Tower What kind of problem are you havin'?
14:10:42 CAM [sound of horn]
14:10:44 CAM-1 fire
14:10:46 RDO-2 Uh, smoke in the cockp … smoke in the cabin.
14:10:47 Tower Roger.
14:10:49 CAM-1 what altitude?
14:10:49 CAM-2 seven thousand.
14:10:52 CAM [sound similar to cockpit door moving]
14:10:57 CAM [sound of six chimes similar to cabin service interphone]
14:10:58 CAM-3 OK, we need oxygen, we can't get oxygen back here.
14:11:00 INT [sound similar to microphone being keyed only on Interphone channel]
14:11:02 CAM-3 *ba*, is there a way we could test them? [sound of clearing her voice]
14:11:07 Tower Critter five-ninety-two, when able to turn left heading two-five-zero. Descend and maintain five-thousand.
14:11:08 CAM [sound of chimes similar to cabin service interphone]
14:11:10 CAM [sounds of shouting from passenger cabin]
14:11:11 RDO-2 Two-five-zero seven-thousand.
14:11:12 CAM-3 completely on fire.
14:11:14 CAM [sounds of shouting from passenger cabin subsides]
14:11:19 CAM-2 outta nine.
14:11:19 CAM [sound of intermittant horn]
14:11:21 CAM [sound similar to loud rushing air]
14:11:38 CAM-2 Critter five-ninety-two, we need the, uh, closest airport available …
14:11:42 Tower Critter five-ninety-two, they're going to be standing by for you. You can plan runway one two to dolpin now.
14:11:45 one minute and twelve second interruption in CVR recording]
14:11:46 RDO-? Need radar vectors.
14:11:49 Tower critter five ninety two turn left heading one four zero 14:11:52
RDO-? one four zero
14:12:57 CAM [sound of tone similar to power interruption to CVR]
14:12:57 CAM [sound similar to loud rushing air]
14:12:57 ALL [sound of repeating tones similar to CVR self test signal start and continue]
14:12:58 Tower critter five ninety two contact miami approach on corrections no you you just keep my frequency
14:13:11 CAM [interruption of unknown duration in CVR recording]
14:13:15 CAM [sounds of repeating tones similar to recorder self-test signal starts and continues, rushing air.]
14:13:18 Tower critter five ninety two you can uh turn left heading one zero zero and join the runway one two localizer at miami
14:13:25: End of CVR recording.
14:13:27 Tower critter five ninety two descend and maintain three thousand
14:13:43 Tower critter five ninety two opa locka airports aout ah twelve o'clock at fifteen miles
[End of Recording]
The cargo hold of this DC-9 was airtight. This was its fire protection. Because any fire would quickly consume any oxygen in the hold and burn itself out. But also loaded in Flight 592's hold were some oxygen generators. The things that produce oxygen for passengers to breathe through masks that fall down during a loss of pressurization. These produce oxygen through a chemical reaction that produces an enormous amount of heat. These were hazardous equipment that were forbidden to be transported on the DC-9. Some confusion in labeling led some to believe they were 'empty' canisters when they were actually 'expired'. The crash investigation concluded that one of these were jostled on the ground and activated. It produced an oxygen rich environment in the cargo hold. And enough heat to start a smoldering fire. Which soon turned into a raging inferno that burned through the cabin floor. And through the flightdeck floor. Either burning through all flight controls. Or incapacitating the crew. Sending the plane into a nose dive into the everglades in less than 4 minutes from the first sign of trouble.
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Germany's get-tough attitude toward Greece, echoed by Austria, Finland and the Netherlands, has angered Greek officials who say they have done everything they were asked to do in order to be granted a second bailout by the troika of the European Union, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank. Yet northern countries in the eurozone persist in their doubt and criticisms of Greece, and an already difficult situation has become even more fraught with emotion as the rhetoric escalates.
Reuters reported that late Thursday Athens managed to find extra cuts in its budget to satisfy additional demands by the troika. Yet things were far from decided, as a two-stage plan of granting, first, enough money to avoid default in March and second, an additional bailout in the wake of Greek elections was floated among eurozone ministers, as reported by AdvisorOne.
While on Friday Bloomberg reported that it appeared that Germany had backed off the two-stage plan, Austrian Finance Minister Maria Fekter was quoted saying, "The skepticism is especially strong among the triple-A states over whether Greece will be able to make it. The risk of a Greek insolvency is not off the table."
Additional criticisms were flying on both sides of the negotiation table and old resentments were on the rise, perhaps doing more to threaten the euro zone than disagreements over money. Twice in one week, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble compared Greece to a "bottomless pit." And German officials called for greater external oversight of Greece's efforts to slash debt, as well as an escrow account to ringfence funds for debt payments.
Greek President Karolos Papoulias, an 82-year-old veteran of resistance both to Nazi occupation and a military junta between 1967 and 1974, responded to Schaeuble's comments, saying in the report, "I cannot accept Mr Schaeuble insulting my country. Who is Mr. Schaeuble to insult Greece? Who are the Dutch? Who are the Finnish?"
Already-angry politicians in Athens have said they have done everything they were asked to do, and Public Order Minister Christos Papoutsis on Thursday characterized the euro zone approach to "sheer blackmail." Protesters against austerity have already burned both German and Nazi flags at demonstrations in Athens. An anonymous Greek official was quoted saying, "We are starting to believe Germany wants to kick Greece out of the eurozone. Some recent German statements have been particularly provocative and offensive."
France has warned Europe not to push too close to the edge of a Greek default. French Prime Minister Francois Fillon warned Friday that EU officials should not "play with the default of Greece." He added, "The Greeks have promised very important reforms. The Europeans now have to keep their commitments."
Asked about a divergence in approach between France and Germany to the crisis, Fillon was quoted saying, "There is no divergence with the chancellor, who absolutely shares our positions, but we hear people sometimes in Germany express difference opinions … within the German government."
Chancellor Angela Merkel has repeatedly said that Greece will not be allowed to default, but Schaeuble has been far more critical, seeming to veer from the purely financial into political territory. He particularly angered Greece when he appeared to urge a delay in Greek elections with a comment that Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has been granted a year to push through reforms by Italian parties.
That remark brought in return a rebuke from Greek government spokesman Pantelis Kapsis, who was quoted saying, "I have nothing to say in response to Mr. Schaeuble–it is absolutely up to Greece when to hold elections."
Italy, too, has concerns about Berlin's insistence on strict austerity for the southern nations of the eurozone as the solution to the debt crisis. One senior Italian official who did not want to be identified was quoted saying, "Are the Germans going to break down Europe for the third time in a century?"
Nicholas Spiro, managing director of Spiro Sovereign Strategy in London, was quoted saying, "Germany appears to be hedging its bets: giving Greece a slim chance to stay in the eurozone while preparing the ground for its possible exit. We believe a tipping point has been reached beyond which Greece's membership of the eurozone is no longer deemed essential, or desirable for that matter."


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The 802.11n standard for Wi-Fi may still be technically a draft specification, but the IEEE has now completed the 802.11r specs, making a new standard for Wi-Fi roaming. Why should you care about this? It's designed for those moments when a Wi-Fi-connected device moves between hotspots, something the original 802.11 specs didn't have in mind. Typically a transition between spots involves a drop and re-associate delay of around 0.1 seconds, which is enough to drop a VoIP call: 802.11r allows re-association with the new Wi-Fi source in less than 0.05 seconds, which should keep your call connected. The specs and also cover security associations and reservation of QoS resources for roaming Wi-Fi connections and have been under development for four years. [DailyWireless]
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United States District Court, S.D. Florida
October 10, 2019
Rhonda Gallipoli, Plaintiff,v.Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Defendant.
N. Scola, Jr. United States District Judge
Gallipoli complains that her employer, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.,
discriminated against her on the basis of her gender. She
seeks relief under theories of both disparate treatment as
well as disparate impact. In response, Walmart has filed a
motion to dismiss. (ECF No. 7.) Walmart argues, among other
things, that the Plaintiff fails to state a claim under
either theory. Walmart now asks the Court to stay discovery
until the Court rules on its motion to dismiss. (ECF No. 8.)
The Plaintiff objects to the stay, arguing that no discovery
has yet been requested and, in any event, Walmart's
motion to dismiss is not "clearly meritorious."
(Pl.'s Resp., ECF No. 12.) Having considered the
parties' arguments and for the following reasons, the
Court finds a limited stay in this case warranted and
therefore grants Walmart's request for a
stay of discovery. (ECF No. 8.)
courts are given "broad discretion over the management
of pre-trial activities, including discovery and
scheduling." Johnson v. Bd. of Regents of Univ. of
Ga., 263 F.3d 1234, 1269 (11th Cir. 2001). And district
courts have "broad authority to grant a stay."
In re Application of Alves Braga, 789 F.Supp.2d
1294, 1307 (S.D. Fla. 2011) (Goodman, Mag. J.) Courts
consider the relative prejudice and hardship "worked on
each party if a stay is or is not granted" and general
efficiency. Fitzer v. Am. Institute of Baking, Inc.,
No. 209-cv-169, 2010 WL 1955974 (S.D. Ga. May 13, 2010);
Feldman v. Flood, 176 F.R.D. 651, 652 (M.D. Fla.
1988) (noting that a court must also weigh "the harm
produced by a delay in discovery" against "the
likely costs and burdens of proceeding with discovery")
(citations omitted). Moreover, so long as a stay is neither
"immoderate" nor indefinite, a stay can be
appropriate in the interest of judicial convenience.
Ortega Trujillo v. Conover & Co. Communications,
Inc., 221 F.3d 1262 (11th Cir. 2000) (provided a stay
will expire within reasonable limits, it is not immoderate).
In considering the balance, a court may take a
"preliminary peek" at the merits of a dispositive
motion to see if it "appears to be clearly meritorious
and truly case dispositive." McCabe v. Foley,
233 F.R.D. 683, 685 (M.D. Fla. 2006). After reviewing
Walmart's motion to dismiss, the Court finds the issues
raised, particularly with respect to the Plaintiff's
failure to state a claim on either her disparate treatment or
disparate impact claims, appear clearly meritorious. See
Ray v. Spirit Airlines, Inc., No. 12-61528-CIV, 2012 WL
5471793, at *1 (S.D. Fla. Nov. 9, 2012) (Scola, J.) (quoting
Feldman, 176 F.R.D. at 652-53). And if the motion to
dismiss is granted in its entirety, which at this preliminary
stage appears likely, the need for discovery in this
proceeding will be eliminated. Further, the Plaintiffs
objection to the stay based on the current lack of discovery
in this case is not viable in light of her recently filed
discovery motion in Allred v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.,
No. 19-80922-Civ-RNS, ECF No. 23, Pl.'s Mot. at 7 (S.D.
Fla. Oct. 8, 2019), wherein she advises that "discovery
has just begun."
Court thus finds a stay warranted and grants
Walmart's motion (ECF No. 8). Discovery
is therefore stayed until this Court issues
its order on Walmart's motion to dismiss. If the motion
is ultimately denied, discovery must immediately move
forward. Additionally, the Court lifts the previously imposed
suspension of briefing of Walmart's motion to dismiss. To
that end, the Plaintiff must respond to Walmart's motion
to dismiss on or before November 4, 2019.
Walmart must file its reply, if any, within seven days of the
Plaintiff's filing of her response.
brief stay of general discovery, will not cause any prejudice
to the Plaintiff who will be afforded sufficient opportunity
to conduct discovery if any of her claims advance in this
Court. The parties must file an amended joint discovery plan
and conference report within seven days if
the Court denies any aspect of Walmart's motion.
While discovery is stayed, the parties shall take no
action except to complete briefing of Walmart's motion to
dismiss or as otherwise directed by the Court. If
either party believes this case should be reopened, that
party may file a motion to reopen the case, indicating the
relief sought and why that request warrants the reopening of
the case.
the Court denies, without prejudice, the discovery motion
filed in the Allred case, referred to above, as it
pertains to this Plaintiff. If any aspect of Walmart's
motion to dismiss is ultimately denied the Plaintiff may
refile her motion, in this case, to the extent it
applies to her individual case.
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If Roger Federer has an ounce of gratitude, he might want to think about sending Rafael Nadal's racket one of those ironic but heartfelt thank-you notes that Jimmy Fallon has made famous.
What began as an innocuous callus on his left hand turned into a gaping wound for Nadal against Grigor Dimitrov in the Australian Open quarterfinals. It eventually produced a pool of blood and, in some minds, represented a potential field-leveler. It remains a painful, performance-impeding blister, all because of the repeated rubbing between Nadal's palm and his Babolat AeroPro Drive.
It was a grisly scene actually, at least in the relatively modest terms of tennis lacerations. Nadal, who is famously focused, was visibly bothered by the discomfort. It didn't help that he was on the court for 3 hours and 37 minutes, during which his gash was re-taped multiple times.
Well it appears that Federer just might (we stress, might) have the upper hand, so to speak, when he meets his longtime nemesis Thursday night in the Australian Open semifinals.
"He's been tough to play against, no doubt," Federer told reporters after his quarterfinal win. "I'm happy I get a chance to play him in a Slam again. I don't remember the last time we played.
"The head-to head record is in his favor. I'm looking forward to speaking to Stefan [Edberg], because when we spoke together, you know, when he came to Dubai and we spoke about the game, we clearly spoke about playing Rafa as well.
"He thought he had some good ideas, so I'm looking forward to what he has to say. Clearly with [coach Severin Luthi], he knows him inside out. I'm looking forward to hear what the boys have to say. We'll prepare. I hope I can get a win. We'll see.
Federer, of course, needs any assistance he can get, considering his dubious history with Nadal. By now you're well aware of their head-to-head numbers:
• Overall: Nadal leads 22-10
• Outdoor hard courts: Nadal leads 7-2
• All Grand Slams: Nadal leads 8-2
• Australian Open: Nadal leads 2-0
So you can see why Federer probably isn't in much of a rush to lend Nadal any of his adhesive tape.
But what we can safely say is that Federer will be in a rush to get to the net when they meet Friday. It has been close to a decade since we've seen him make such a staunch effort to move forward and end points quickly, eschewing the grind-it-out baseline game that has failed him in the past year.
According to ESPN analyst Brad Gilbert, Federer's net game is just one of three reasons he's looking like the player who has 17 Grand Slam titles on his stirring résumé.
"Stefan Edberg has had a huge impact," said Gilbert, who guided Andre Agassi to two Australian Open titles. "As soon as Federer brought him on, it was a new beginning. Edberg was one of the great serve-and-volley players of all time, and he constantly has Federer thinking about closing in and finishing off points at the net."
Against Andy Murray in the quarterfinals, Federer was the aggressor from the outset. He channeled his new coach's philosophy almost flawlessly by approaching the net 66 times, winning 49 of those points.
What about that new gear we've heard so much about?
"I've been saying for four years Federer should have switched to a bigger racket," Gilbert said. "I'm surprised he didn't stick with it for the entire summer [in 2013]. It's really helping him with his return and backhand."
And health?
"This might be as good as I have seen him in three or four years," Gilbert added. "He's playing great defense, jump-sliding and hitting those squash shots. He's moving unbelievably well. His back is finally healthy."
Federer's run to the final four in Australia ends a terrifying stretch that saw him go out in the second round of Wimbledon last year and then in the fourth round of the US Open, a sequence of events that left the tennis sphere very much doubting whether we'd ever see another vintage run.
And now look where we are: Federer had won 14 straight sets until Murray took the third in their quarterfinal matchup. And this from a guy who is 32 years and 169 days old. If Federer can navigate past Nadal, he would become the fourth-oldest player to reach the Australian Open final. Federer, for one, knows that these opportunities are precious at this point in his career.
"Yeah, things don't get easier," he said. "But at the same time they might become more enjoyable. Maybe I can play with less pressure. Maybe I just love it. I still love competition. Still feel maybe there's something big around the corner.
"You know, I'm just trying to find out and see if that's the case. I do feel it is. But only time will tell if it's possible or not."
Speaking of time, Nadal is hoping he has enough to heal his latest malady, but as Gilbert said, no other player in the world could have prevailed under those circumstances except him.
"His will and competitive spirit are unlike anyone else's in the game," Gilbert said. "And let's face it, that blister isn't going away. I saw it. It's the size of a quarter. It's nasty."
But in the crucible of sports, stuff happens. For Nadal, considering his long litany of injuries, notably his precarious knees, a hand wound isn't going to keep him from a shot at more history. If Nadal goes on to win the Australian Open, that would give him two titles at each Slam. Only the great Rod Laver can say that. It also would give Rafa 14 major titles, tying him with Pete Sampras for second all time, leaving him only three behind Federer.
If that were to happen, you'd better believe the greatest-of-all-time debate will be as fierce as it has ever been. And considering Nadal's age, 27, and his passion to play as long as he physically can, the possibility of perching himself atop the pantheon of this sport is a very real possibility.
But as provocative as that sounds to us, Nadal is taking his run in Melbourne one blister at a time.
"I feel that with the tape I can lose the racket when I serving," Nadal told reporters after defeating Dimitrov. "That's my feeling, no? The racket can go. That's a terrible feeling for a serve, because then when you have this feeling you are not able to accelerate at the right moment.
"You lose a little bit the coordination. Yeah, that's a big deal. But right, I served slower. I served bad. I was able to win a match against a very difficult opponent, so that has much more value than when everything is great."
This will be the 33rd chapter -- with the Super Bowl looming, we'll give you the Roman version, XXXIII -- in a storied, albeit one-sided, rivalry. The first time Federer and Nadal met was a decade ago in Miami, where, as a 17-year-old whippersnapper, the Spaniard triumphed in straight sets. They last played in Australia two years ago in the semifinals, an ultra-competitive match that Nadal won in four sets. That also happened to be the last time they met at in any major. As it stands right now, Rafa is on a four-match winning streak against Federer in which he's dropped only one set.
Sounds like we know how things are going to turn on come game time. Not so fast, says Gilbert.
"Let me just say this," he said. "Federer is probably considered the slight favorite given Nadal's blister, and if he can pull it off and go on to win the final, you might have to consider this the best win of his career."
And for Fed fans, were it to happen, there might not be enough thank-you notes in the world to express their gratitude.


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Michelle Obama Reveals Her Fashion Motto
The First Lady says she dresses for practicality, but loves supporting young designers
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First Lady Michelle Obama may be a major fashion plate, but she's not choosing her daily looks based on labels — it's all about practicality.
Speaking to reporters Monday during a roundtable at the White House for her Let's Move! campaign, Obama revealed her personal style motto. "I have to wear what I love," she said. "I have to feel good in it. My day-to-day wardrobe choices are very practical. I'm like, 'What's the temperature?' 'Am I going to be sitting in the grass?' 'Will I be playing with kids?' 'Can I sit on the floor?'"
The First Lady explained that her key concerns are generally about her shirts bunching up or not covering enough of her back, because "if I bend over [I'm] worrying about that … embarrassing shot," she joked.
And though she chooses her casual clothes — H&M, Gap, Talbots, Target (which she wore Monday, above) with a purpose — naturally, she also shops for what she really likes. "It's like my music," she explained. "Everything in my closet is something that I love, so that I can make choices based on what makes sense, knowing that I'm going to love whatever it is. I think that tends to be my philosophy."
Obama said that with the focus off her clothes, she can focus instead on the people she's with at any given event. "If I'm comfortable in what I have on, that's second nature, and then all my attention can go to the people in the room that I'm with at the time, and I don't have to worry about whether something is riding up or whether my feet hurt. I don't want to waste anxiety on something as limited as clothes."
However, when it comes time for major galas, the First Lady does think a bit more fashionably. "I try to be thoughtful about spreading the wealth: young designers," she said. "Mixing things up is important to me."
But at the end of the day, it's about the personal impression she's making on others, and not so much about her looks. "Ultimately, did they walk away feeling good and inspired, and maybe ready to think a little bit differently?" she said. "That's what I'm hoping to do with the interactions I have."
–Kate Hogan