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Heads up! A new Angular release is on its way. Since we plan to discontinues support for old browsers, we wanted to give you plenty of notice. As a secondary goal, this release will cover features to improve performance, and small API fixes that require small breaking changes and removal of apis that were previously deprecated. We're also making a change to how we number stable/unstable releases.
AngularJS 1.3 discontinues support for Internet Explorer 8
Why we're doing this:
- Modern browsers have evolved. Although our stats tell us that only a small percentage of users are on Internet Explorer 8, maintaining compatibility requires code that slows the rest of AngularJS down.
- In April 2014, Microsoft will be ending support for Windows XP, which means the end of support for the operating system most of Internet Explorer 8 users use.
Dropping support for Internet Explorer 8 will enable us to add more exciting features to Angular faster, decrease Angular's support burden, and cut our build time in half, while affecting only a very small proportion of users.
But what if your users still rely heavily on Internet Explorer 8? If your app needs to keep supporting older browsers, you have a few options:
- Keep using Angular 1.2.x.
- Use 1.3 and test (or if you're feeling lucky, hope for the best). The changes in version 1.3 won't be actively removing the hacks in Angular that make Internet Explorer 8 work. Most things that work now will probably keep working. But we're going to stop testing against Internet Explorer 8 in our CI server configuration. And we won't be fixing issues that are solely related to support for Internet Explorer 8 users.
- Look for commercial support outside the core project - the Angular ecosystem is now big enough that it wouldn't be shocking to us if a company started offering commercial support for Angular apps on IE8. (entrepreneurs: hint hint!)
Removal of deprecated apis
We are aiming at the promise unwrapping in Angular templates that we deprecated before v1.2.
New naming conventions for release versions
Since our long term goal is to move to semantic versioning (semver) for Angular 2.0, starting with AngularJS 1.3 we are replacing odd/even versioning we used previously with semver's pre-release notation.
What does that mean?
- The first stable release under the 1.3.x release train will be 1.3.0.
- Unstable releases toward 1.3.0 will use semver's pre-release notation (#.#.#-text.#) So, for example, 1.3.0-beta.1 and 1.3.0-beta.2 would be unstable releases.
New features for 1.3? Tell us what you care about.
We have a handful of things that we want to add, but we also want to hear from you! Since there is no good way to create a poll on GitHub, we are going to abuse GitHub a bit — if you care about a particular Issue or PR please post a comment with text "+1" on it. When the poll closes Mary Poppins will count the votes casted during the duration of the poll, *de-dupe* them and count them. (She'll then delete the vote comments and replace them with a summary comment.) The poll will close on January 2 and we'll use the results when deciding what to add to the 1.3 release.
OK. But when is Angular 1.3 actually coming?
We still have a few things lined up for the 1.2.x release train, and we want time to consider your votes. In spite of that you should see the first beta builds of 1.3.0 starting to roll out in January with the usual 1-2 week frequency.

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Bisons, Stoner roll to win
Not only did the Bisons win their fourth game in a row on Monday night, they welcomed their most valuable player back to the lineup.
After missing 37 games with a hand injury, slugger Mike Hessman returned to the line up and helped the Herd to a 6-2 victory over the Rochester Red Wings from Frontier Field.
Hessman doubled in his first at-bat in over a month and later drove in his 58th run of the season to give Buffalo the insurance they needed to defeat its closest rival.
Hessman took his swings wearing extra padding on the top of his right hand, but neither that nor the time off slowed the slugger's torrid early-season pace. He finished Monday's contest 2-5, starting with a lead-off double in the second inning.
Then in the eighth, with the Herd nursing a 3-2 advantage, Hessman hit a towering pop fly to left. Just in front of the wall, Rochester's Matt Macri dropped the ball, allowing Luis Hernandez to score.
Three batters later, Hessman scored on Fernando Martinez's double to make the score 5-2 Bisons. In the ninth inning, the team's top run producer plated his 58th run of the season with an RBI-single to left.
Hessman had been out since being struck by a pitch on his right hand on June 6 in Norfolk. The Bisons were just 16-21 without their top slugger.
After trailing 2-0, Lucas Duda put the Herd on top in the sixth inning with a two-run home run. For Duda, the blast was his 10th of the season.
Tobi Stoner (5-7) earned the win. The righty allowed just two runs on three hits in six innings of work. He induced double plays in the fifth and sixth innings to keep the Red Wings within reach for the Bisons offense.
BISONS NOTES:The bullpen combination of Brian Bruney, Ryota Igarashi and Manny Acosta kept the Red Wings scoreless over the final three innings of the game…Luis Hernandez finished the game 3-5 with three runs scored…Prior to the game, the Red Wings held a mascot kickball game. Buster T. Bison kicked the game-winning three-run homer to win the contest for his squad.


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November 24, 2012
The chairman of the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has provided aspiring terrorists with an idea – use a .22 rifle to take out power transformers.
"There are ways that a very few number of actors with very rudimentary equipment could take down large portions of our grid," FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff said at a Bloomberg Government breakfast in Washington last Friday. "I don't think we have the level of physical security we need."
A would-be al-Qaeda miscreant "could get 200 yards away with a .22 rifle" could take down the power grid, Wellinghoff warned.
Mr. Wellington did not provide an explanation why — over the last decade — the terrorist group has not targeted the power grid in the United States.
Bloomberg Government describes itself as a "single, comprehensive web-based information service for professionals who interact with or are impacted by the Federal Government."
The notorious gun-grabber, New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, owns the online subscription-based service.
"Wellinghoff has managed to inject an anti-rifle scare into the energy debate that Bloomberg News, in thrall to its billionaire anti-gun zealot master, has the means to disseminate to the general public to manipulate and gin up the fear needed in order for planned 'solutions' to be introduced," writes David Codrea.
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Stay away from the Coachmen brand. They are poorly constructed and problematic.
I have recently looked at the Nexus videos and am overly impressed by them. The only other Class C/B+ coaches I feel are over and above the usually named top companies, Born Free, Lazy Daze, and Winnebago, are Phoenix Cruisers and Coach House. (and the RIP Chinooks of the mid-2000s.) Those 3 to me not only join the top group, but might actually surpass them in many respects. The company videos they produce tell you so much about them, their quality, and thoughtfulness in the building and design processes.The price point of the Nexus C's have won me over so far as maybe the best quality and price. Gotta watch their videos if in market for a Class C.Same for Phoenix Cruiser videos if you can live with a little bit smaller unit. Being able to buy a new Nexus for price of a 4 yr old Phoenix Cruiser is what will probably be the nail in the coffin for me.
This is a five year old thread. I doubt the guy is still looking.
Being able to buy a new Nexus for price of a 4 yr old Phoenix Cruiser is what will probably be the nail in the coffin for me.
So you will buy the Phoenix, right?
Warranties are sales tools. There's a reason why Honda and Toyota have the worst warranties in the auto industry, hint, they don't need it to sell their cars. There's also a reason that Kia & Hyundai have the best, hint, they need it to sell their vehicles.
Things are changing in the automotive world......... Consumer Reports list the Kia Optima as the #1 mid sized sedan.
But, the current political stance with North Korea could alter Kia's ability to maintain their warranties and supply parts.
North Korea would also need to alter a rather large U.S. military presence there too.
I bought a used 2013 Hyundai Veloster two years ago and it has been the best car I have ever owned. Not one problem in two years except a flat tire. But my next car will be a Tesla.
Tom my neighbor bought a new Tesla S and let me take it for a nice drive...what an amazing car.
Yes, I test drove an S last year and it was one amazing experience. The very best car I have ever been in. So many unique features. When the model 3 is finally for sale this year I expect people to go nuts for them. I have seen the future and it is a Tesla. I am already planning a trip to Banff National Park right after I buy it.
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Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Yolanda Foster took her daughters Gigi, 19, and Bella, 17, to lunch in New York City on Monday (May 12).
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BIG EAST: Notre Dame to stay in conference for one more season
SOUTH BEND, Ind. >> Notre Dame will stay in the Big East for at least one more season.
Athletic director Jack Swarbrick said Thursday the university would like to leave the Big East for the Atlantic Coast Conference before the required 27 months' notice for departing members, but was unable to reach an agreement to do so before next season.
"We've said all along we would try to develop a timetable for leaving earlier because we think it's in both parties' interest. That just hasn't happened," he said.
Swarbrick said because no agreement has been made to leave before next season, the Irish needed to move ahead as part of the Big East for 2013-14 so coaches could begin putting together schedules.
"We have teams that play ACC teams as part of their nonconference schedule. You have to know if you're booking those or not. Conversely, if we weren't going to be in the Big East, you'd probably want to be you're scheduling Big East teams in those games," he said.
Notre Dame basketball coach Mike Brey first brought up the subject during his teleconference Thursday, saying that one reason the university decided to remain in the Big East another season is it believes the seven Catholic schools that have decided to leave and form their own league will remain in the Big East next season.
"I feel strongly that the Catholic schools are going to be there with us. That's one of the reasons we decided to sit tight," Brey said. "It looked like the Catholic schools were not going to be able to formulate this league that they're going to put together by next season. Now I think anything could happen. Could they put it together in the next six weeks? I mean nothing would shock me."
Swarbrick said that if the seven Catholic schools left before next season, Notre Dame could reconsider its decision. Brey said he believes those schools will stay another season.
"But I think we feel that they're going to be in there, we're going to be in there, so the last hurrah is going to be next year, not this year," he said.
Swarbrick said, though, that even that isn't definite. The school announced in September it would be leaving for the ACC -- football remaining an independent -- meaning the 27-month notice doesn't expire until 2015. But Swarbrick said the Irish would like to leave after 2013-14.
"Because we think it's in everybody's self-interest. The negotiations are ongoing," he said.
Big East associate commissioner John Paquette declined comment Thursday.
Brey said the decision allows him to move ahead and start putting together a schedule for next season.
"Thank God we have some direction," Brey said. "We will play in the Big East next year, and you know what, I'm OK with that. I've had a little buyer's remorse on this ACC and going through the league and playing in these different buildings and wondering if it's going to be the last. So that you know you're in the ACC, excuse me, in the Big East, you can start to schedule you're non-league stuff."
Brey said the Irish already are scheduled to play Indiana in the Crossroads Classic in Indianapolis, Ohio State in the Gotham Classic and at home against Santa Clara.


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The Presidio of San Francisco was the oldest Army installation operating in the American West and one of the longest-garrisoned posts in the country. Three flags have flown over this former military post on the strategic Golden Gate. Established by Spain in 1776, the Presidio of San Francisco became a Mexican outpost in 1822. In 1847, during the Mexican War, the New York Volunteers occupied the Presidio's adobes inaugurating 147 years of growth as a major U.S. Army post. Now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the Presidio has 1,491 acres, vast Army-planted forests, miles of beaches and bluffs, hiking and biking trails and 768 historic buildings and structures including massive coastal batteries. It is one of the largest and most innovative preservation projects in the Nation.
During World War II the Presidio became the nerve center for Army operations in defense of the Western United States, including, for a time, Alaska. General John L. Dewitt led the IX Corps and Fourth Army from his headquarters at the Main Post. The Harbor Defense Command, which was under the General's authority, was located at the old Battery Dynamite. Through the early 1940s, a new mine casement and various emplacements and support buildings (now mostly demolished) were provided to protect the Bay Area. Elsewhere on the reservation, the substantial and impressive building programs that continued to distinguish Presidio architecture through the year 1940 shifted radically in 1941 to hastily planned projects of light wood construction in response to the new World War. Today, many of these World War II "temporary" buildings at the Presidio, as well as other bases, have been demolished; the Post's best examples of such buildings and groups of buildings remain in the areas of the Main Post, Fort Winfield Scott and Crissy Field. By 1942, construction of a permanent nature resumed and several prominent buildings were added to the Post during that period, including the Red Cross building, a radio transmitting station for the coastal defenses, two large and impressive identical houses built as officers' family quarters and an indoor pool and gymnasium.
On the bay side of the Presidio is former Army Air Corps' Crissy Field with a restored grass landing field. Across Mason Street is Building 640, a small 1928 hanger that was the home of the Military Intelligence Service Language School in 1941. Here Japanese American soldiers studied military Japanese to serve as interpreters and intelligence personnel in the Pacific Theater. The National Japanese American Historical Society will renovate it as an interpretive center (expected to open in 2006). The Presidio Trust, a Federal government corporation, is charged with rehabilitating and making the Presidio self-supporting by 2013. Today, the housing is available for leasing by the public and former Army offices are leased to 175 non-profit and for-profit organizations.
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Kelly not paying attention to NFL teams
Brian Kelly says leaving Notre Dame "isn't an option." Alabama's Nick Saban says he has no "unfinished business" in the NFL.
While Oregon coach Chip Kelly ponders which NFL job - if any - he wants, the coaches getting ready to meet in the BCS championship said during media day at Sun Life Stadium that they have no interest in jumping to the pros.
Brian Kelly is in his third season with the top-ranked Fighting Irish and has led them to an undefeated season. Notre Dame will try to win its first national championship since 1988 by beating No. 2 Alabama on Monday night.
The 51-year-old Kelly has steadily climbed the coaching ladder, from Grand Valley State to Central Michigan to Cincinnati to Notre Dame, winning big at every stop along the way.
The next logical step would be the NFL, but for now, he said he has no desire to give it a try.
"Leaving is not an option. I don't even think about it," he said Saturday.
Chip Kelly is being courted by the Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills. There haven't been the same type of rumors and speculation about Brian Kelly.
He said even if an NFL team was interested in talking to him about a job vacancy, he wouldn't know.
He said there is a strict protocol in place and any NFL team would have to speak with his agent first, and that information wouldn't be passed along to him until after the BCS championship game.
"I think from my perspective I've got the best job in the country, NFL, college, high school, whatever," Kelly said. "I just look at the place that I'm at and thankful for the opportunity that I have."
Saban, who did a two-year stint with the Miami Dolphins before taking the Alabama job in 2007, doesn't seem to have any interest in going back. But the rumors about NFL teams being interested in the Crimson Tide coach come up just about every year.
"I don't have any unfinished business in the NFL," Saban said. "It's not something I'm concerned about. It's not even anything I want to do."
It's getting easier to believe the 61-year old Saban with every passing year, but the way he left the Dolphins will always leave some doubting what he says.
"I guess I have to say it. I'm not going to be the Alabama coach," Saban said on Dec. 21, 2006, two weeks before he became Alabama coach.
Saban has a chance to win his third national title in the last four seasons with the Crimson Tide, and fourth championship overall. He also won one in 2003 with the LSU. He left the Tigers for the Dolphins after the 2004 season and went 15-17 in two seasons with Miami.
"I'm not looking for new challenges," he said. "I'm just trying to take advantage of helping the challenging situation that we have and continue to be successful."
AP Sports Writer Time Reynolds contributed to this report.
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The Slip (also known as Halo 27) is the eighth and latest studio album from Nine Inch Nails. It was released as a free download on May 5, 2008, and contains the previously released Web-only singles "Discipline" and "Echoplex."
The album is available for download in a variety of formats, including MP3, lossless FLAC and high-quality WAV files. When playing the MP3 files in an MP3 player a different piece of artwork is displayed for each song, as was the case with Ghosts I–IV.
The FLAC, M4A and WAVE formats are distributed via torrents through tracker.nin.com. All formats include a PDF file with artwork and credits, all songs include individual track art and lyrics embedded. All files are 100% DRM-free.
Physical product
The Slip is available as a physical product in CD and vinyl formats. The 6 panel digipak is limited to 250,000 pieces worldwide, each individually numbered, and includes a DVD of NIN performing five live tracks from The Slip at rehearsals, a 24-page booklet, and an exclusive sticker pack. It was released on July 22, 2008 in the US and Canada, and on July 21, 2008 in the UK and Europe.
Originally, the physical product was intended to be released on July 22, 2008 in the US, Canada, and Japan as a numbered, CD/DVD package, limited to 250,000 units with the UK, Europe, and Australian unnumbered editions to be released on July 21, 2008, with the same content as the North American and Japanese editions. It is not known at this time why the decision was made for the numbers produced to be reduced.
The double gatefold vinyl release contains one 180-gram LP and a 24-page booklet. Unlike the CD release, the vinyl is not numbered. It was released in the US and Canada on august 5th, 2008, and in the UK and Europe on August 4th, 2008.
On July 16, 2008, Trent Reznor posted two images of the physical product on nin.com. The post was entitled "The Beginning and the End". The first image shows him holding two copies of the album, hiding his face behind them. The second image shows the backs of both CDs. The one in back reads 1/250,000 and the one in front reads 250,000/250,000.
The Limited Edition also comes with three 4" x 4" stickers, each representing one of 9 illustrations to album songs (printed in booklet or individually embedded in distributed media files), with the difference that none of the stickers have the red lines. The stickers appear in consistent order, which allowed community to dub them 1st, 2nd and 3rd sticker packs and create The Slip Owners Database [1].
The cover of the insert is a new piece of artwork that depicts several light gray lines on a dark background (the same color as the one for 1,000,000). Five lines, two on the ends and three in the middle, all travel straight downward from the top edge to the bottom. Two more lines, in between the three middle and two outside, on each side, start straight downward, then slant inward, then travel straight downward parallel to the other lines before they would intersect the ones in the middle. These lines combined form the usual NIN logo (second "N" being backwards).
Third Disc & 11th Track
There was some confusion about the physical release, mostly due to information on Amazon.com (US) and other online retailers. The product description indicated the release included three discs which were rumored to include an unreleased or "hidden disc" of unreleased studio tracks entitled "The Take Over". Later on, the track listing on the site was updated to show 11 tracks. The 11th track was entitled "Slip".
All of this was clarified as rumor and error when the official release information was posted on July 21, 2008 at theslip.nin.com/physical
Track Listing
12" Vinyl
B1 "Head Down" - 4:55
Album Credits
This album is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike license.
More information: www.creativecommons.org
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Prior to the album's release, a message was posted on nin.com, simply stating "2 weeks!". The previous time the same message had been posted on the site had been to forbear the release of Ghosts I-IV. Two tracks, "Discipline" and "Echoplex", were also released through radio and the internet respectively, both containing the message "go to www.nin.com May 5" in their ID3 tags.
On May 5th, nin.com was updated with the title Halo 27 and a link to theslip.nin.com with the message: [2]
(thank you for your continued and loyal support over the years - this one's on me)
The album site requires a password to be submitted where the link to the download page can be sent to. The site itself states:
as a thank you to our fans for your continued support, we are giving away the new nine inch nails album one hundred percent free, exclusively via nin.com.
we encourage you to remix it, share it with your friends, post it on your blog, play it on your podcast, give it to strangers, etc.
Multitracks for the songs were then posted for download from remix.nin.com
According to a Rolling Stone article, the album was finished May 4th and sent to Sudjam, the company that manages nin.com, at 9:30 p.m. for a midnight release.
In a nin.com update on June 26th, 2008, it was reported that since the album's release on May 5th, 2008, over 1,400,000 people had downloaded The Slip from theslip.nin.com. That number represents individual people, and excludes multiple downloads from the same order.
Relation to Year Zero
Like Ghosts I–IV, the release of The Slip came as a surprise to most fans, who were expecting the next release to be a continuation of Year Zero. Reznor has indicated in interviews since the release that a Year Zero sequel was still in the works.
Aside from Art Is Resistance logo in the artwork for "Letting You", there are no clear, direct references to characters or events in Year Zero. Some tracks share similar themes, such as abuse of power ("Letting You"), an avatar of destruction ("Demon Seed"), submission to authority ("Head Down"), imprisonment ("Echoplex") and the appearance of entities in the sky ("Lights In The Sky"). Other songs, however, like "1,000,000" and "Discipline", seem completely unrelated and feature more "traditional" NIN themes of personal turmoil. It remains unclear which portions, if any, of The Slip should be considered canon in the Year Zero storyline.
The high quality wave download torrent includes a subdirectory named "The Slip art", containing JPEG images. However, the file "02-1000000.jpg", has an incorrect file extension. This is actually an Adobe Photoshop CS3 (Macintosh version) file with a single layer and no significant meta information attached.
According to a Japanese interview with modwheelmood, the hand on the cover of The Slip is that of Alessandro Cortini, while the shoulder is Reznor's. Cortini also states that he did not actually play anything on the studio album, though his performances are included on the rehearsal DVD.
There also seems to be a mistake in the wave files; The track "The Four Of Us Are Dying" is mistitled "Demon Seed" and vice versa.
The final page of the PDF gives credit to "(c) 2008 niin." This appears to be a typographical error.
Audiophile message board Hydrogen Audio noticed mastering errors on the 24/96 high-def WAVs, which was followed by posters "ningineer" and "treznor" who wrote that they had recontacted the mastering studio and released the WAVs in addition to high-def FLACs.[3] On May 15th the nin.com Halo 27 blog post was edited with the message: "Some friends at hydrogenaudio pointed out an error with the high resolution WAVE files we didn't catch. The corrected files are now posted along with high resolution FLAC files as well. If you're interested in these, simply re-download the new files. Sorry for the hassle!"
A Google Earth KML file representing downloads of The Slip according to geographic region was made available from nin.com on June 26th, displaying over 1,400,000 downloads (not including multiple downloads) that had come from theslip.nin.com.
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Much of the hilly island of Mykonos is dotted with churches—more than 400—built by locals to fulfill a vow or honor a saint. The whitewashed seventeenth-century church of Panagia Paraportiani, the oldest of all, is on the cover of our March issue. The Byzantine-inspired beauty rises above Chora, the main town on Mykonos, and is but one stop in our guide to shore excursions (see "Europe by Sea: 7 Perfect Days in 7 Popular Ports").
How to Get There
Many ships call on Mykonos—including the Seabourn Odyssey and the Crystal Serenity, which won top marks in our annual Cruise Poll (February 2012). To spend more time on these picturesque shores, fly here from Athens or take a five-hour boat ride from Piraeus. Consider staying at the Mykonos Grand: The minimalist aesthetic perfectly frames stunning sea views (30-228-902-5555; doubles from $239).
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Just to the left of the frame is the Old Port—a five-minute walk east along the shore—where ferries set sail for the sacred isle of Delos, birthplace of Apollo and Artemis. Walk back and just past the church is Little Venice, an uncrowded neighborhood with dozens of tavernas. Kounelas, near the harbor, is a traditional taverna that locals say has the best fish (30-228-902-8220; entrées from $40). Little Venice also has the finest sunset views: Grab a glass of ouzo and watch the orb descend behind Paraportiani's sparkling white belfry into the Aegean.
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Strong support for Uplyme school project
PUBLISHED: 15:44 26 November 2012
Residents back plan to relocate the school to a site near the village hall - with extra parking and new hard play area
Plans to build a new primary school at Uplyme have been given a big thumbs up by residents.
The vast majority of the 250 people who expressed a view at an exhibition to unveil the scheme have backed it.
Of the 116 feedback forms received by organsiers, 95 per cent were positively in favour, with three percent unsure and just two per cent opposed to the plan.
But the trustees of Mrs Ethelston's School have made some changes to the project following suggestions made at the exhibition and consultation with neighbours to the site, which is next to the village hall.
They include:
* Increasing spaces at the shared car park from 31 to 40 – double the number of the existing village hall's overflow park.
* Establishing a user/management agreement between the school and village hall trustees to ensure the car park provides the maximum benefit for the entire community and a safe environment during school hours.
* Including a new 35m by 21m all-weather hard play area next to the school and new shared car park, providing a total usable area of 735sq m, suitable for play times and team sports such as netball and five-a-side football.
The revised plan has already received strong support from the parish council which met to discuss it last week.
Rob Lane, trustee and foundation governor, welcomed the village's backing for the new school.
He said: "It's vital that we continue to provide an outstanding education to Uplyme's children, and our plans to relocate the school are an essential part of this ongoing process."
East Devon District Council planners are expected to rule on the outline application by January 2.
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Oomph! - U-Said (Live)rate me
U said 'We could be a nation'
It's time - Time to make amends
Wake up! - Feel the fascination
Join us! - Fate is in our hands'
Raise your body!
U said 'Meet me at the station
It's time - Time to be a man
Awake! - Feel your domination
Restrain! - Every now and then'
Raise your body!
Don't think too much! - Listen!:
I am the mood that sticks in your mind
I am the boot that kicks your behind
I am the thorn that burns in your side
I am the dawn - The turn of the tide
I am the heat that's making you sweat
I am the beat that's breaking your head
I am the sound that's giving you pain
I am the hound that's living again...
U said 'Stop your lamentation
It's time - Time to understand
Live fast! - Drop reincarnation
Die young! - Only for your land'
Hold your head up high
I kick it away - You bother!


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March launch planned for ESA's gravity mission
ESA is now gearing up to return to Russia to oversee preparations for the launch of its GOCE satellite – now envisaged for launch on 16 March 2009. This follows implementation of the corrective measures after the anomaly with the Rockot launcher that delayed the launch of GOCE by Eurockot Launch Services last October.
An advance party from ESA has just arrived at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia to arrange logistical matters while the team of engineers will arrive in mid-February.
The 5m-long GOCE (Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer) satellite has been in storage at the launch site since last October. Once the team of ESA and Thales Alenia Space engineers arrive, work will begin preparing the satellite for launch. As prime contractor, Thales Alenia Space has led an all-European consortium of over 40 companies to build the GOCE satellite.
ESA's GOCE Project Manager Danilo Muzi commented that, "The team are really eager to resume the launch campaign and to finish the job interrupted last autumn. The launch in a few weeks time will be the deserved reward for all their efforts."
GOCE is the first in a series of Earth observation satellites called Earth Explorers. These small missions are developed in direct response to a range of Earth-science issues identified by the scientific community whilst demonstrating new technology in space. GOCE certainly lives up to this – its sleek high-tech design embodying many firsts in terms of design and use of new technology to map Earth's gravity field as never before.
The satellite has been designed to orbit just 250 km above the surface of Earth – its unusual aerodynamic shape cutting through of what remains of the atmosphere. This low-orbiting satellite is the first mission to employ the concept of gradiometry in space. The concept involves the measurement of acceleration differences over short distances between an ensemble of proof masses inside the spacecraft that respond to tiny variations in the 'gravitational tug' of Earth as it travels along its orbital path.
The data acquired by GOCE will bring about a whole new level of understanding of one of Earth's most fundamental forces of nature. Improved knowledge of the gravity field is one of the most important building blocks for understanding how Earth works. Mapping the gravity field with unprecedented accuracy, the GOCE mission will realise a broad range of fascinating new possibilities for the fields of oceanography, solid Earth physics, geodesy and sea-level research – significantly contributing to our understanding of climate change.
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CHILDREN would be given free skipping ropes and compulsory cookery classes under a health chief's radical call to beat the obesity crisis.
Dr Frances Howie, assistant director of public health at NHS Worcestershire, says "we cannot carry on as we are" in attempting to beat the bulge epidemic.
She has outlined a number of ideas to encourage healthier lifestyles including: Asking primary schools to give all children skipping ropes to encourage them to exercise; Making cookery classes in schools compulsory to promote healthier eating; Making sure new buildings come with car parks "three- quarters of a mile away" so workers are forced to walk at least some distance to get in.
It was revealed last week that half of Worcestershire's population is now either overweight or obese.
Dr Howie appeared before a meeting of Worcester City Council's scrutiny committee to take part in a Q&A with politicians and outline the proposals.
She said: "If we don't get it right, in the years to come all we'll end up dealing with is overweight people and those who suffer from alcohol abuse.
"If we do get things right over the next 25 years we will see all those problems pulled back, much more assistive technology and many more people living at home than would otherwise be the case in their later years.
"We need people to take better care of their health so we get rid of lifestyle- related disease, which is the worrying trend emerging from this new generation for the first time."
During the debate Councillor Roger Berry, the Mayor of Worcester, said the county was "fiddling while Rome burns".
"There is so much poverty about and society is becoming increasingly unequal – without decent homes and salaries for people, young children have even less chance of being healthy," he said.
"Cookery classes are all very good, but if you're stuck in a B&B and homeless, it won't help."
Dr Howie said: "Everyone I speak to at the county council understands we can't go on as we are, so I'm optimistic.
"The link to obesity and poverty is well known. We've got to engage a society which thinks cooking is something only chefs do on television."
Figures show 115,990 people in Worcestershire are obese, including 20,779 five to 14-year-olds.
In April, Worcestershire County Council takes over responsibility for public health


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We had a bit of a problem with TMC today. I created a menu block for a new feature ("Coffee House Diaries") and then went off into an afternoon meeting (cupping Cup of Excellence Colombians - v. interesting).
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The trouble with the "missing white woman" beat is I'm never quite sure what I'm supposed to learn from those stories. Part of it is that I'm too ADD to get sufficiently engrossed in the details, because it often happens years later that a story like Natalee Hollaway gets recapped in Vanity Fair and I'm like, "Holy shit this makes up for all those hours I wasted trying to figure out who killed Chandra Levy." So anyway, Stacy Peterson. Could I be forgiven for assuming they were talking about Lacey Petersen the first few days of this? She married a cop thirty years her senior at nineteen years old. His ex-wife had "drowned" suspiciously. Another ex-wife feared "accidents" and says he was abusive. He goes on Today to talk to Matt Lauer and shows no signs of remorse or really, humanity. Blames her desire to divorce him on her "menstrual cycle." He gets away with all of it, because he's a cop. And what do you say? What do you learn from this? Some people are not twisted or manipulative in a way that is at all interesting or relatable or revelatory of the human condition but can only be called "evil"?
And they prey on the weak, and the young, and the meek, and the trusting? Fuck, isn't this shit what Law & Order is for? On Law & Order, shits like this guy get sentenced to life and it only takes an hour. When it happens in real life, you start to rethink your position on the death penalty.


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The 1st Training and Development Show Debates How New Technology Is Helping Develop the Leaders of Tomorrow
04 Dec, 2012, 04:00 GMT
DUBAI, UAE, December 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Attended by 1,500 learning and development professionals
The Training and Development Show Middle East, the largest training and workplace learning exhibition and conference in the region, opened today with a sense of excitement as hundreds of learning, HR and training professionals gathered to talk strategy, network and source the latest training solutions.
The show is held under the patronage of the United Arab Emirates Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, under the theme of "Nurturing tomorrow's leaders" and was officially opened by H.E. Humaid Moh'd Al Qutami, Minister of Education and Chairman of the Board of the Federal Government Human Resources Authority.
In a survey conducted by Terrapinn Middle East, 78% of local businesses commented that developing effective leaders is their number one challenge. This is perhaps unsurprising given the diverse and fluid movement of expatriates and the huge investment in Emiratization.
"The success of your business is routed in the talent business - your success is dependent upon the quality of talent you attract, select, develop and retain. Your differentiator is your intellectual capital - your talent, your leaders," remarks Laura Parker, General Manager of Terrapinn Middle East. "Leveraging new technology in times of dramatic change can accelerate skill development, only those organisations that proactively fill performance gaps and prepare a highly adaptable workforce will be built to last. For the foreseeable future, the ability to continuously train, transform and develop people and their skills will be critical for any agile, high-performing organisation."
According to Parker, the unrelenting change in the technology behind many training platforms as well as the advent of informal learning channels has shaped the upcoming Training & Development Show. For two days, hundreds of chief learning officers, human resource professionals and training managers will focus their attention on the theme "Nurturing tomorrow's leaders with effective training, succession planning and professional development initiatives". The show features 70 free seminars, over 40 exhibitors and a high-level conference designed to explore innovative techniques and technologies for making employees your most competitive business advantage.
The survey, which was conducted amongst 650 Middle East businesses, revealed that digital learning platforms were the top training technology being implemented by Middle East-based companies in the coming 18 months with wireless and mobile being in the top three.
Technology allows people to learn anytime and anywhere. This can involve delivering content not only via the Internet, but also via an Intranet, interactive TV, DVDs and so on. The Training and Development Show showcases many examples of e-learning including virtual classrooms, online training courses, Intranet-based learning, online tutorials, digital collaboration and many more.
"With a squeeze on budgets companies see several benefits of e-learning over other forms of learning and development, the most obvious of which is the cost; it is often a much cheaper solution than other options - group licences can often be purchased, meaning that you can train your entire team. Convenience: perhaps the most significant benefit of e-learning is the associated convenience - you can choose when and where to learn, provided you have the appropriate equipment, meaning you can learn at your own pace. Consistency: being able to deliver standardised training to your whole team or workforce is another benefit, particularly when trying to introduce a new skill or procedure to your employees," says Nicola Wartnaby, Marketing Director, Terrapinn Middle East.
The Training & Development Show, sponsored by Wilson Learning and Manipal Global Education Services is the only show in Dubai offering such a wide variety of free seminars. "Attendees get the real deal on training and development: how to design it, develop it, and deliver it for results that actually benefit the company, its employees and its stakeholders," said Jamie Hosie, Project Manager, The Training and Development Show.
The event runs Tuesday 4 and Wednesday 5 December, with more than 1,500 learning and development professionals expected to attend.
Topics being discussed include:
- How to drive business competitiveness and profit through your people, Starwood Hotels & Resorts
- How to create an engaged workforce to drive customer loyalty, Wilson Learning
- How to implement learning initiatives in a multicultural workplace, Dubai Customs
- How to use blended learning, Federal Authority for Government Human Resources
- How to integrate the L&D department, Axiom Telecom
- How to achieve better bang for your buck: Psychometrics, Assessments & Training, Etisalat Academy
- How to improve the learning experience by leveraging simulations, Manipal Global Education Services
- How to adapt workplace learning for the millennium generation, Genesis Institute
- How to design leadership models to engage UAE culture, FERRARI WORLD ABU DHABI (Farah Leisure)
- How to design learning programmes that support nationalization, Emaar Hospitality Group
- How to drive skill acquisition amongst local talent, Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company
- How to integrate mobile technology into learning, Microsoft Corporation
- How to engage employees by using gaming technologies, Middle East eLearning Association
- How to create the ultimate learning journey, Bensouda Consulting
- eLearning: Reenergizing learning with technology, Edict Training
- How to create leadership initiatives that lead to motivated and results driven teams, Landmark Group
- How to apply blending training techniques for development of HR, Ministry of Finance UAE
- How to launch a workforce nationalization initiative, National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NDAB)
- How to integrate social into the learning environment, IBM
- How to identify emerging talent through informal workplace learning, SHL
- How to design technology-driven training programmes, Dubai Duty Free
- How to assess the effectiveness of learning and HR programmes, Jumbo Electronics
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Chelsea And Drogba Make Wasteful Barca Pay
Didier Drogba scored late in the first half and Chelsea mixed luck with resolute defence to keep free-scoring Lionel Messi in check and defeat holders Barcelona 1-0 in their Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday.
Barcelona dominated possession, hit the bar and the post and had what looked like a certain goal cleared off the line at a rain-lashed Stamford Bridge.
The Spaniards had 24 attempts on target compared to one by the hosts but Ivorian Drogba made the most of his sight of goal when he fired low and hard past Barca goalkeeper Victor Valdes two minutes into stoppage time at the end of the first half.
"We created so many chances, I had no idea we were going to do that, but we failed to score against a very good side who were very strong," Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola told a news conference.
"You have to be a strong side to be in the semi-finals of the Champions League. We knew it was going to be a tough challenge and it was."
Frank Lampard, who like Drogba, John Terry and Ashley Cole, have all been rejuvenated since Roberto Di Matteo took control of the side from the sacked Andre Villas-Boas in early March, began the move after winning the ball from a hesitant Messi close to halfway.
Lampard's raking pass found Brazilian Ramires whose low cross from the left eluded the Barca defenders with Drogba pouncing at the far post to score.
Di Matteo was full of praise for Chelsea's "old guard", who followed up last weekend's 5-1 thrashing of Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup semi-finals.
"In the past a lot public opinion said that these boys, the old guard, are over the line and too old to play two games; they have played two games in a short period of time, and I think they gave the answer on the pitch tonight."
However, before and after the goal, Barca were the dominant force with Messi orchestrating most of their attacking moves, but for all his inspired brilliance, he was unable to conjure up a goal either for his team mates or himself. The Argentine forward, who has scored 63 goals for Barca this season, has now failed to score in seven matches against Chelsea.
Although this match was about far more than records and statistics, some telling numbers did emerge after a rainswept night in west London.
The defeat was only Barcelona's third loss in 63 games this season and they have now failed to beat Chelsea in the last six matches against them and the Londoners are now unbeaten in 14 matches, home and away against Spanish opposition.
Those figures could all have been very different if Barcelona had scored just once from the many chances they created.
Back in London almost 11 months after beating Manchester United at Wembley last May to lift the European Cup, Barca began as if they had no intention of letting Chelsea into the match at all.
Barcelona, bidding to become the first club since AC Milan 22 years ago to lift the European Cup in successive seasons, took a grip of the game almost from the kickoff and went close to taking the lead after 10 minutes when Andres Iniesta's ball over the top found Alexis Sanchez onside and in space 15 metres from goal.
His well-executed chip beat goalkeeper Petr Cech but Chelsea escaped when the ball bounced back off the bar and was cleared.
Chelsea made their intentions known early on, trying to exploit a perceived weakness in the Barca defence by playing quick balls through the middle to Drogba. He twice ran on to them but was let down by a poor first touch both times.
But that tactic did pay dividends for the goal -- just after Barcelona had fluffed another good scoring chance four minutes earlier when Messi went on a jinking run through the Chelsea defence before teeing up Cesc Fabregas with a shot that looked goalbound until Fabregas's former Arsenal team mate Ashley Cole cleared the ball off the line.
Barcelona played a longer ball game in the second half, but still totally dominated the action with Adriano forcing Cech into a good diving save early in the half.
They almost made all their pressure tell in stoppage time when an angled drive from substitute Pedro hit the base of Cech's post, and rebounded to Sergio Busquets who blasted it over the bar.
With the tie still evenly balanced ahead of next week's second leg in Barcelona, Guardiola added: "Obviously we are going to try and score and maybe we will have another 24 chances. But it is difficult against a side that defends as deep as Chelsea do."


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sir im shreya, from india a newbie and i want to contact my mother.. she past away 9 yrs ago.
Namaste Shreya I am so sorry hearing about your loss.
First of all, it is not wise or respectful to call them to communicate with you, they have a life ahead, so let them move on. Bless and let them move inward with their after life.
Hello I just joined this site you can call me stellar I am a sensitive as well and have had many experiences since childhood. Due to the nature of the experience I had with what I believe to be a poltergeist or similar entity when I was a child I have been obsessed with ghosts, spirits, angels, and demons since a child the experiences I have had as a child were terrifying, I actually played and talked with things that weren't there, recently I have been obsessed with talking to spirits because after a few years of silence the shadow people have came back. They were coming in my room (one of my friends woke in the next room and seen one walk in one night as well) until I got a gargoyle statue, I already had gotten two foo dogs to put on my bed stand cuz they were holding me down. Since I got those they were just standing over my bed, since I got the gargoyle they just stand at the door. They are too powerful to be ghosts, and do not have the same quality as poltergeists either, they are def evil. I have been doing research on psychic vampires and I believe that is what the shadow people are. Also my mother called me a couple days ago and told me she had a dream that (creeps me out as I have not told her about the shadows) she was in a certain house she's never bn in b4 a gray shingle house, there is a shadow person walking towards her pointing at her, I'm chanting in Latin with my crystal ball, (she lives three states away never seen my ball) my brothers are screaming you can't have her and her dog is standing in between the shadow and her. My boyfriend also had a dream the night before involving voodoo and three ladies who he had never seen before and he is a total non believer, I have recently picked back up my craft (I don't have a label for myself yet as too exactly what path I'm taking because I still haven't decided yet) because my books were burnt before, I seem a post here earlier though I can't find it now where a gentleman said his wife and child died the same month after seeing shadow people, I'm looking for more information so I may can know what I'm dealing with exactly so I can better protect my mother beyond using gargoyles ect for good. Thank you blessed be
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I to have problem with unreliable NAND-flash. I noticed that my board producer had changed the NAND-flash from
Toshiba TC58NVG1S3ETA00 to
Micron mt29F2G08abaeawp
but I am not sure this has led to increased number of defect boards.
There is a lot of literature on how to make NAND-flash more reliable, increasing number of ECC bits and even adding a redundant boot system.https://www.ronetix.at/an014_SAMA5D3x_8bit_ECC.html
My board only has 2 ECC bits per 512 bytes. The NAND data sheet says 4 ECC bits is minimum. I would like to change the ECC bits to 8 but I don't know how. At what point is the number of ECC bits set?
I have a sama5d3 xplained board. Is there somewhere instructions on how to increase the number of ECC bytes from 4 to 8 for that board?
The nand flash is defined in the following way in the dts file, sama5d3.dtsi.
Can anyone point me to any documentation about these parameters?
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nand0: nand@60000000 {
compatible = "atmel,at91rm9200-nand";
#address-cells = <1>;
#size-cells = <1>;
reg = < 0x60000000 0x01000000 /* EBI CS3 */
0xffffc070 0x00000490 /* SMC PMECC regs */
0xffffc500 0x00000100 /* SMC PMECC Error Location regs */
0x00110000 0x00018000 /* ROM code */
interrupts = <5 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH 6>;
atmel,nand-addr-offset = <21>;
atmel,nand-cmd-offset = <22>;
pinctrl-names = "default";
pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_nand0_ale_cle>;
atmel,pmecc-lookup-table-offset = <0x0 0x8000>;
status = "disabled";
nfc@70000000 {
compatible = "atmel,sama5d3-nfc";
#address-cells = <1>;
#size-cells = <1>;
reg = <
0x70000000 0x08000000 /* NFC Command Registers */
0xffffc000 0x00000070 /* NFC HSMC regs */
0x00200000 0x00100000 /* NFC SRAM banks */
clocks = <&hsmc_clk>;
Or please explain the following parameters:
/* ROM code */ in reg <>
/* NFC Command Registers */
I am not sure my parameters are correct.


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Recipe from Shawn Duncan of Deatsville, Ala.
3-4 large boneless/skinless chicken breasts
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 8 oz container sour cream
1 bottle of poppy seed
1 stick Ritz crackers
1/2 stick butter
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1. Boil chicken for about 45 mins - 1 hr, done. Drain and chop.
2. In a bowl, combine cream of chicken soup, sour cream, chopped chicken, salt, and pepper.
3. Smooth out into casserole dish.
4. Crumble Ritz crackers on top.
5. Melt butter and drizzle on top of crackers.
6. Sprinkle top with poppy seeds.
7. Cook at 350 degrees for approx. 20 - 30 mins or until crackers start to brown.
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With so many singers competing on television, the return of "The Voice" Monday will test how much music audiences can take.
"The Voice" is back even as ratings are down for the NBC hit and TV's other top singing contests, Fox's "American Idol" and "X Factor." But singing shows still do better than almost anything else, so viewers don't seem ready to abandon them yet.
"Idol" was television's No. 1 show for the eight years it had the singing-competition niche almost to itself. But then came "The Voice" and "X Factor."
With so much music in the air, "Idol" no longer rules.
Also read: 'The Voice': Ratings, Talent … But Where Are the Breakout Stars?
It has set all-time lows for its Wednesday performance shows for the last four consecutive weeks. (The show's Wednesday installments, like those of "X Factor," earn higher ratings than the Thursday results shows. Similarly, NBC earns higher ratings for "The Voice" on Mondays than on Tuesdays.)
"Idol" fell from the top spot last season, losing it to "Sunday Night Football." Even worse for the series, "The Voice" nearly tied it for TV's second-most popular show.
Also read: 'American Idol' & 'Voice' Winners: Who's Broken Out, Who's Just Broken (Slideshow)
This season, the Wednesday edition of "Idol" is behind not only "SNF" but also the scripted CBS series "The Big Bang Theory." The fall Monday edition of "The Voice" is behind all three of those shows, as well as ABC's "Modern Family."
But even with lower ratings, "The Voice" is still NBC's top show, aside from "SNF" and its pre-game coverage. So the network is doubling down.
"The Voice" is the first of the three singing shows to attempt two different versions in the same year, one in the fall and one in the spring. Fox airs "X Factor" in the fall and "Idol" in the winter.
"The Voice" is trying to stay fresh by changing its judging panel for the second cycle, adding Usher and Shakira.
But new judges don't necessarily help: "X Factor" is down despite adding Britney Spears and Demi Lovato," and "Idol" is slipping after the addition of Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban.
The good news for viewers whose ears are starting to ache? No other singing show has taken hold like the Big 3. ABC's "Duets" failed to catch on over the summer.


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Small Plant News: Volume 4, Number 12
|Small Plant News Archive Page. This is an archive page. No new content is being added. While these newsletters remain available for reference purposes, the documents do not reflect changes to Agency policy that may have been instituted since the newsletters were published. Also note that resources and websites mentioned in older issues may have moved or may no longer be available. Points of contact for various initiatives may have changed.
In This Issue:
- What Does It Take To Create a Regulation?
- FSIS Proposes To Change Procedures for Tested Products
- Commonly Asked Questions & Answers
What Does It Take To Create a Regulation?
By Jane Johnson, DVM, and Kazuhiro Okumura, LTJG, USPHS
As you know, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issues regulations that apply to the products that you produce. You may hear through the grapevine that a regulation has been proposed or is being created, but it may be quite a while before it becomes official and you actually see it in print. That's because there are multiple steps required in issuing or changing a regulation, many of which are required by law. Let's review the process for creating a regulation.
First, when it comes to the Federal Government's regulatory drafting process, the terms "regulation" and "rule" are usually considered interchangeable. This means that when you read or hear about a proposed rule, you are reading or hearing about a proposed regulation. The term "rule" will be used throughout the rest of this article.
The start of a rule can be almost anything that triggers a need. Some common beginnings are new legislation passed in Congress, petitions submitted by citizens, economic or social needs, or an emergency situation, such as a disease outbreak.
After the need for a rule is identified, FSIS' Office of Program and Policy Development (OPPD) forms a docket team. A call memo, which is basically a request for participants, is sent to supervisors in OPPD, as well as Assistant Administrators in other FSIS program areas. Staff members who have significant or direct involvement with the subject of the new rule are assigned by their supervisors to participate on the docket team.
Depending on the need identified, the docket team begins by drafting an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR); a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), also known as a proposed rule; or an interim final rule. The ANPR is used when the agency needs additional input from the public before it can develop a proposed rule. An NPRM, as the name implies, is used to notify the public that the agency is considering changing or creating a regulation. The interim final rule is the actual regulation that will become effective on the specified date. It is used in situations where the agency has good cause to skip the NPRM (proposed rule) stage, but still wants to invite some comment from the public.
The initial draft often reflects the input of various subject matter experts. These experts make sure that any available supporting data is included.
The docket team must ensure that all of the proper paperwork is completed, all paperwork includes the required components, all of the appropriate analyses have been completed and are included, and the draft document is reviewed and cleared by all appropriate FSIS managers and any additional subject matter experts deemed necessary to guarantee all of the information provided is accurate and understandable.
The draft rule then has to be reviewed and approved by the FSIS Administrator and then USDA, including the USDA Office of General Counsel before review and approval outside USDA by the Office of Management and Budget.
After an ANPR, proposed rule, or an interim final rule has been developed, it is made available for public comment. This is accomplished by publishing it in the Federal Register, which is published on a daily basis. It provides official notification of agencies' proposed rulemaking, final rulemaking, public meetings, and other type of actions that require public notification. The Federal Register can be accessed on the Internet at www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR.
Anyone may submit comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov, mail, fax, or hand delivery to the agency (the address and fax number are provided with the information published in the Federal Register). The typical comment period for most proposed rules is 60 days. However, comment periods may be as short as 30 days, as long as 120 days, and may even be extended beyond the initial comment period if the agency deems it necessary.
After the comment period closes, the docket team will analyze and carefully consider all comments received. For most rules, FSIS will not hold public meetings. However, for certain proposed rules, the agency will decide to hold meetings, which can lengthen the comment period. The docket team will address all issues raised by the comments in the final rule and may include revisions based on the comments received. After the final rule is complete, it is made available to the public. In most instances, a rule does not become effective until at least 30 days after publication.
So there you have it. All of these steps are necessary to make sure the rule accomplishes its objectives and can be applied fairly.
To receive email alerts when new FSIS Federal Register publications are issued, sign up at www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations_&_policies/federal_register_publications_&_related_documents/index.asp . For policy-related questions, contact FSIS' Policy Development Division at (800) 233-3935 (6:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays) or http://askfsis.custhelp.com (any time).
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FSIS Proposes To Change Procedures for Tested Products
By Jane Johnson, DVM
FSIS inspection program personnel periodically take samples of products to check for adulterants and verify your plant's compliance with the regulations. In Small Plant News, Vol. 3, No. 4, we included an article titled "Make 'Test and Hold' an Integral Part of Your Operation," where we explained the benefits of holding your product and not releasing it into commerce until test results are received.
Although FSIS has recommended and requested that you adopt a "test and hold" strategy, the agency has never made it mandatory. On April 11, 2011, FSIS published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register regarding "its intention to change its procedures and withhold a determination as to whether meat and poultry products are not adulterated, and thus eligible to enter commerce, until all test results that bear on the determination have been received."
This means that any product that has been tested by FSIS must be held until the testing results are known. FSIS inspection program personnel will not apply the mark of inspection to product represented by the samples until after the results of product testing have been received. You'll still be allowed to package and label products that are normally packaged and labeled with the printed mark of inspection as part of the production process, but the products won't be allowed to enter into commerce.
This change in procedure should help to substantially reduce serious (Class I or Class II) recalls for meat and poultry products, which will benefit both consumers and you. Consumers will benefit through a reduction in foodborne illness that may result from eating potentially adulterated product. You will benefit from the cost savings attributed to avoiding recalls and the temporary loss in sales that often follows a Class I or Class II recall.
You can read the NPRM, Docket Number FSIS-2005-0044, "Not Applying the Mark of Inspection Pending Certain Test Results," on the Agency's Web site at www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/rdad/FRPubs/2005-0044.htm. The comment period ended on July 11, 2011.
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Commonly Asked Questions & Answers
Q. If "retraining employees" is the proposed preventive measure for meeting the corrective action requirement, is a plant required to document the specific retraining event when it occurs?
A. If the establishment's preventive measure is that the employee "will be retrained," documentation that retraining occurred is required to demonstrate that the training was performed to meet the requirement of 9 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 416.15(b) and 9 CFR 416.16(a).
Q. For single-ingredient products or products for which there is a standard of identity and bear Halal, Zabiha Halal, or Kosher on the label, can I take advantage of the generically approved label system or do I need to submit them for a sketch approval?
A. Yes, in accordance with the generically approved labeling regulations (9 CFR 317.5 and 381.133), you may take advantage of the generically approved labeling system for labels bearing Halal, Zabiha Halal, or Kosher, provided there are no special claims, guarantees, or foreign language (including Arabic script or Hebrew script) on the label.
Q. Do I need to submit a label for a Halal, Zabiha Halal, or Kosher product that bears a foreign language for sketch approval?
A. Yes. When any foreign language (such as Arabic or Hebrew) is on a label, sketch approval is required and direct translation of all foreign language must be included on the application. Additionally, when the label states that the food has been "certified" Halal, Zabiha Halal, or Kosher, the name of the organization doing the certification also needs to appear on the label, and "certified" acts as a special claim that requires sketch approval. The label application needs to include documentation that demonstrates that the certifying organization's standards are met. For example, Company AZ submits a label for a Halal product labeled as "IFANCA Certified." FSIS would require Company AZ to submit confirmation from the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA) that Company AZ's product meets the IFANCA requirements for certification.
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Managing Editor: Jane Johnson, DVM
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Annual report 2016: Siteimprove reports 50% growth as it expands global footprint
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Copenhagen, Denmark – May 11, 2017: Siteimprove A/S today announced its 2016 full year financial results marking yet another year of solid progress for the company. Both in terms of financial performance and the successful launch of key initiatives aimed at creating more growth in the years ahead.
For the fifth consecutive year, Siteimprove achieved strong growth in 2016 increasing its annual recurring revenue by 50% to DKK 260 million. This was driven by solid growth in the company's existing subsidiaries, particularly the US and Canada, but also early success in many of the company's newer subsidiaries. Australia, Austria, Norway, France and the Netherlands for example all of which have been established within the last three years.
In 2016, the global reach of the company's software intelligence platform grew by an impressive 39% to nearly 5,000 customers with a total of more than 80,000 users. This was driven by more demand from private companies, public institutions and educational organizations, whose core operations increasingly depend on a well-managed digital presence. Moreover, growing focus on digital accessibility including the perspective of more legislation in this area in several key regions of the world, also triggered increased interest for Siteimprove.
Commenting on the 2016 result, Chief Executive Officer, Morten Ebbesen says: "Siteimprove is going through a period of significant change as we prepare to take the company to the next level of growth. In 2016 we invested more than 100 million DKK and we will continue to invest heavily in the coming years to keep our growth at the same pace. Both in terms of geographical expansion and product innovation, but also go-to market strategy and growth investments in all departments."
In 2016, Siteimprove noted a net loss of DKK 44.2 million, which is in line with management expectations considering the substantial investments made. Over the last three years alone, Siteimprove has launched sales activities in 13 new countries and established subsidiary offices in seven of them. By year-end 2016 the total number of employees reached 381, an increase of 47% compared to 2015. Meanwhile, Siteimprove increased its R&D expenditure and also invested in other key initiatives aimed at strengthening operational efficiency.
Siteimprove has positioned itself as a global pioneer and leader in SaaS based software intelligence that transforms the way organizations are able to manage the quality of their digital presence and deliver it consistently to users across all relevant platforms. Siteimprove has coined this 'act with digital certainty', which is the new tagline of the company. Siteimprove's software helps customers manage their website through automated quality assurance, accessibility, analytics, SEO and more. As more and more companies recognize the importance of managing content on websites to ensure an up-to-date and professional digital appearance towards customers, business partners and potential employees, demand for Siteimprove's software is increasing.
Download Siteimprove's annual report 2016 here.
Financial highlights
- In 2016 net revenue increased with 49% to DKK 200 million (2015: DKK 134 million). Annual recurring revenue grew by 50% to DKK 260 million in 2016.
- The total number of customers grew by 39% in 2016 to nearly 5,000 customers. More than 80,000 users worldwide now use Siteimprove.
- In 2016, a net loss of DKK 44.2 million was noted in line with management expectations considering an overall high investment level to prepare Siteimprove for more growth.
- Cash flow from operating activities amounted to DKK 12.4 million (2015: DKK 14.3 million).
- At the end of 2016 (31 December) Siteimprove employed 381 employees globally, which represents an increase of 47% compared to year-end 2015.
Investor contact
Martin Wagner
Chief Financial Officer
Siteimprove A/S
About Siteimprove A/S
We're a people-centric company driven by digital certainty. We've helped more than 5,000 organizations transform the way they manage and deliver their digital presence. The digital age has made us more connected, informed, and mobile. However, it's easy to lose visibility of your digital presence and strategic goals. Between our intelligent automation software and a crew of knowledgeable experts, we help organizations find the clarity they need to achieve digital certainty every day.


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Christian Academy tennis coach Jeff Mallory was observing a clinic nearly a decade ago when he spotted an exceptional 7-year-old player on a nearby court.
"She was very small but yet she had really good technique and was playing aggressively,†recalled Mallory. "I just remember thinking 'Who in the world is this little girl?' â€
That little girl was Ellie Gerlach.
Now a 16-year-old sophomore, Gerlach is a star for the Lady Centurions (5-2) and a strong contender to win this year's state singles title.
The daughter of two Division-I athletes and younger sister to three tennis-playing brothers, Gerlach was absorbing the game's finer points while most of her peers were still in the sandbox.
Taught By Spencer
"Even as a young child she was extremely focused. She was all about winning,†said Rob Spencer, the head pro at Louisville Indoor Racquet Club, who has worked with Gerlach from the beginning.
Since joining the varsity squad in sixth grade, Gerlach has racked up a remarkable 72 wins and just eight losses. In 2009, as a seventh-grader, she and partner Emily Mallory won the Kentucky High School Athletic Association state doubles title. A regional singles crown and a trip to the state quarterfinals came the following season.
Last year Gerlach claimed her second-straight regional singles title before falling 6-0, 6-3 to senior Samantha Maddox of Lexington Catholic in the state final.
"I think she's always been a little bit precocious because she has three older brothers,†said Dr. Jo Ellen Gerlach, Ellie's mom and a former tennis player at Kentucky.
Brothers Hunter, 26, Taylor, 24, and Dylan, 21, all played at Manual and were key in Ellie's development.
"I watched them so much since I was little and really got to know the game at a young age,†Ellie said. "There's never a reason why I can't hit or practice.â€
Hunter and Dylan went on to play at Murray State. Ellie's father, Dr. Chip Gerlach, was an outfielder at Louisville from 1972-1976.
In addition to the high school season, Gerlach crosses the country competing in United States Tennis Association (USTA) junior tournaments and is looking forward to another summer on the road.
"(Tennis) brings so many new opportunities. I get to travel to like fifteen states a year … and meet all these new girls and people and coaches. It's just a really exciting adventure,†she said.
Good Student
Even with the time and travel demands, Gerlach maintains a 3.9 GPA in the honors track at CAL and, unlike some junior players on the USTA circuit, she is unwilling to sacrifice her high school experience.
"People have made (tennis) into something that I don't really like. (You're expected to) just give up everything in your life and live in an academy away from your parents and play tennis for eight hours every day.
"Many of my friends in USTA tennis do this and I see a lot of them get injured and quit because of it. No one wants to do that,†Gerlach said. "Honestly, I've just found a happy medium. On the weekend I don't play tennis as much and have a little fun.â€
According to Spencer, Gerlach's multidimensional nature carries over to the court.
"If she's having a bad day she still finds a way to win. Whether she has to come in (to the net), hit more balls out of the air or push the ball…she stays out there and does what it takes,†he said.
The three-time All-State selection is 5-0 this season and has yet to drop a set. With six more victories Gerlach will surpass Emily Mallory (77 career wins) to become CAL's all-time wins leader, but her primary goal is a singles title.
"It's not going to be easy. People say because Samantha (Maddox) graduated that I'm automatically going to win and that's not true at all because there are a lot of great girls,†Gerlach said.
Test Next Week
On April 26 Gerlach will get a mid-season test when Fort Thomas Highlands and highly regarded freshman Meredith Laskey come to town. Laskey was the No. 2 seed in last year's state tournament as an eighth-grader.
"I'm excited to play her because I've heard a lot of great things about her,†said Gerlach. "We've never played so it's going to be really interesting.â€
Contact columnist Chris Cahill at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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In May, Vanguard celebrated its 44th anniversary. I use the word "celebrate" loosely, as there was no lavish party, champagne, red and white balloons, or other celebratory accoutrements.
There was, however, a trivia question: Can you name the 11 original funds at the company's inception in 1975?
Jeopardy champ James Holzhauer probably couldn't answer this one, but I was determined to do so. It wasn't as easy as I had imagined. I consulted a few books, checked several shareholder annual reports, and even called upon the assistant to the late Jack Bogle. We could verify 10, but the 11th eluded us until I came across a yellowed press release ("Fund Group and Wellington Management Company Reach Accord").
The 11 funds:
- Wellington™
- Windsor™
- Ivest
- Wellesley® Income
- W.L. Morgan™ Growth
- Exeter
- Gemini
- Westminster Bond
- Trustees' Equity Fund
- Explorer™
- Fund for Federal Securities
The discerning eye will notice no index funds. Vanguard 500 Index Fund would be introduced a year later. That means the original 11 funds were all actively managed.
So, for those who think of us as the "big indexer in Valley Forge," our roots are actually in active. Here are some "did you know" facts about Vanguard's active funds.
An active legacy
Vanguard's active roots date back to the founding of Wellington Fund in 1929. Wellington weathered the stock market crash of that year and the ensuing bear market by adhering to a long-term, disciplined, and diversified approach—an approach that would become the hallmark of subsequent Vanguard active offerings.
Today, Wellington is the industry's oldest balanced fund, reaching its 90th year of operations on July 1. It is also one of the largest balanced funds, with $105 billion in assets,* which is a testament to its enduring strategy, low costs, and consistent performance.
Size and scale
Vanguard is one of the largest active fund companies in the world, managing $1.3 trillion in actively managed fund assets, which represents nearly one quarter of our $5.4 trillion in total assets under management.** This puts us in the position to engage leading investment firms from around the world to oversee Vanguard mandates. It also enables us to invest a considerable amount in the skilled professionals of our internal Quantitative Equity and Fixed Income Groups and in advanced technology to manage vast sums of money effectively and efficiently.
Rigorous manager search and oversight
Vanguard maintains a thoughtful, comprehensive process to identify, evaluate, and monitor our investment advisors—both external and internal. We seek talented advisors that have demonstrated capabilities, deep investment management teams, well-articulated strategies, consistent philosophies, and strong track records. To instill even greater confidence in our active capabilities, the process is continual and includes oversight by the company's senior leadership and the funds' boards.
Competitive performance
Why invest in an actively managed fund? Simply put, to provide you the opportunity to earn higher returns than peer funds and corresponding market benchmarks.
Let's look at Vanguard's record. Over the last 10 years, 86% of Vanguard's actively managed stock and balanced funds beat their peer-group averages, and 36% beat both peers and benchmarks.†
Identifying funds that will outperform is challenging without the proverbial crystal ball. As such, a mix of index and active strategies is prudent, with the following considerations:
- Be patient. While active funds can outperform over longer periods, you must be able to tolerate the inevitable periods when the strategy underperforms.
- Be realistic. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. And any analysis of performance is highly dependent on the time period, meaning that—one year to the next—the total returns and relative outperformance numbers shown here could vary substantially.
- Be cost-conscious. High costs represent a high hurdle for active funds. Mr. Bogle used to say, "Fish in a low-cost pond." The average expense ratio for Vanguard actively managed equity funds is 67% lower than the industry average.††
- Be tax-savvy. Active equity funds tend to distribute taxable dividends and capital gains, so they're better held in tax-advantaged vehicles, such as your IRA or 401(k) plan.
Author's note: In the interest of full disclosure, I have been invested for lengthy periods in a number of Vanguard's actively managed stock and bond funds, primarily in my IRA and Vanguard retirement plan.
*As of June 30, 2019.
**Sources: Vanguard and Morningstar, Inc., as of March 31, 2019.
†Source: Vanguard, using monthly return data from Morningstar, Inc., covering the 10-year period ended June 30, 2019. Compares average fund performance across 28 Vanguard actively managed stock and balanced mutual funds (Investor Shares) against their Lipper peer-group averages and their respective stated benchmarks. Averages include funds that invest both in the U.S. and internationally, as well as funds that were merged or liquidated during the 10-year reporting period. Only mutual funds with a minimum 10-year history were included in the comparison. Results will vary for other time periods. All fund performance data are net of fees. The competitive performance data shown represent past performance, which is not a guarantee of future results. View fund performance
††Vanguard average active equity fund expense ratio: 0.27%. Industry average active equity fund expense ratio: 0.81%. All averages are asset-weighted. Industry average excludes Vanguard. Sources: Vanguard and Morningstar, Inc., as of December 31, 2018.
All investing is subject to risk, including the possible loss of the money you invest. Diversification does not ensure a profit or protect against a loss.