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Businesses in Battle Creek thrive in the global economy because of an incredible infrastructure that meets and exceeds the physical, technological and transportation system needs across multiple industries.
An exceptional industrial park, easy access to multiple major highways, fiber telecommunications, a local airport and another 5 international airports within about 100 miles provides businesses with a convenient location to move or start their business. More than forty trucking lines provide service to the area.
Learn more about us here.
Fort Custer Industrial Park is a world-class industrial park that is home to 25 international-based companies. These businesses include 26 Japan, 4 Germany, 1 Austria, 2 Canada, and 1 Denmark based companies.
International businesses choose Battle Creek for many reasons, some of which include our Foreign-Trade Zone, proximity to large logistics hubs between Chicago, Detroit, and Northern Indiana, and the diverse workforce and talent.
View the entire directory of international companies here.
Battle Creek offers a 3,000-acre industrial park that is home to more than 80 companies, including 25 international businesses. Fort Custer Industrial Park offers low land prices with hundreds of acres available there, as well as at the Airport. This includes shovel-ready sites and infrastructure that is already in place.
Companies are choosing Battle Creek because of the size of our immediate workforce, and that of surrounding communities. Employers in the area are able to pull from an approximate workforce of 740,000 people who are part of a population of over 1.9 million within a one-hour commute and 60-mile radius, respectively. In fact, the average commute for those working in Battle Creek is about 20 minutes.
Key industry sectors are diverse, which provide opportunities for workforce training & development, diversification, and collaboration among all businesses here in Battle Creek and beyond.
Learn more about the demographics and how your business can take advantage of all that we have to offer and contact us today.
Financial incentives are a key factor in determining your business location. BCU will guide you through various state and local funding opportunities to customize an incentive package for your organization. Several incentives are available based on job creation and investment.
Direct Investment Fund
This is a fund that can provide up to $500,000 or 50% of start-up capital at advantageous rates. Learn more about all of the different incentives and financing options available for companies who choose Battle Creek.
Review all of the different and creative financial incentives we can assist you with here.
Port of Battle Creek
The Port of Battle Creek, Michigan, is an uncongested inland port of entry, where imports clear Customs in a timely manner. Unlike larger coastal ports, goods may arrive in the morning, be cleared by U.S. Customs, then move to the factory floor by afternoon. The Port of Battle Creek is midway between Detroit and Chicago on the I-94 transportation corridor. Sixty-percent of both U.S. and Canadian consumer markets can be reached by overnight shipping from Battle Creek.
Companies conducting international trade from Battle Creek benefit from the efficient services of the U.S. Customs Port of Entry and Foreign-Trade Zone #43 located in Fort Custer Industrial Park. Learn about the potential advantages of using the Inland Port of Entry and more information about Foreign-Trade Zone benefits here.
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Welcome to Battle Creek
"The City of Battle Creek is a superb place to be in business because of the specialized and individualized support offered by Battle Creek Unlimited and its staff. BCU offers the highest level of customer service to make sure all current and future businesses are successful. They go above and beyond to put Battle Creek on the map globally for business recruitment and retention as well as manage and nurture one of the finest industrial parks in the world, Fort Custer. The City of Battle Creek couldn't ask for a better partner!"
"Gallagher Uniform has resided in the Fort Custer Industrial Park since 1991. Battle Creek Unlimited and the City of Battle Creek were instrumental in our move here. Our success continues today with these important partners, who ensure the park is well maintained, safe, and delivering the resources necessary. The Fort Custer location has been ideal to reach our customers throughout Michigan and Indiana. The surrounding natural environment also provides great recreational opportunities for our associates to enjoy outside of work."
Founded in 1893, Gallagher Uniform is a 5th generation, family business specializing in uniform programs, mats, towels and facility services for business and industry."
"W.K. Kellogg founded Kellogg Company in Battle Creek more than a century ago. It has always been home to Kellogg and remains the location of our global headquarters today. With its central location between Chicago and Detroit along the I-94 interstate, Battle Creek provides us easy access to a wide selection of diverse suppliers and vendors whom we partner with to meet the needs of our business, our customers and our consumers. Kellogg is committed to doing our part to make Battle Creek a great place to live, work and play and we are proud to partner with Battle Creek Unlimited to help ensure a strong, vibrant community for the future."
In December of 2003, Prairie Farms Dairy, a farm coop, opened it's 35th manufacturing plant with the assistance of Battle Creek Unlimited. The staff at BCU engineered the sale of a closed Kellogg plant to Prairie Farms Dairy to convert to a milk and juice bottling plant for Prairie Farms' Michigan members. Since 2003, we have expanded production and BCU was there to assist in moving each project through the regulatory process. 2017 will see the beginning of our next and largest expansion phase to date. BCU is already involved helping things move forward, smoothly.
Prairie Farms Dairy was deciding between Kalamazoo, Lansing or Battle Creek to establish its base in Michigan. Without the staff of BCU and the excellent facilities of Fort Custer Industrial Park, Prairie Farms Dairy would not be in Battle Creek today. We would not have had the excellent facility that has allowed Prairie Farms to continue to grow its business at our current pace."
"KCC works regularly with BCU and other workforce development organizations to ensure that companies have the skilled employees they need to compete in today's global economy. KCC's Workforce Solutions Department is the business, industry, and job-training arm of the College. The department serves business and industry by developing and delivering cost-effective, high-quality, and flexible learning solutions that specifically meet the unique needs of employers."
"During our past 24 years of operation in Battle Creek, BCU has been a valuable business partner to both Kal Aero and Duncan Aviation. BCU was instrumental in both the initial move to the W.K. Kellogg Airport by Kal Aero in 1992 and a major expansion of Duncan Aviation in 2005."


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Mr Horrigan, Primary Executive Principal of the MLT and Mrs Nash, Principal of Maltby Academy have recently visited Lord Scarbrough at Sandbeck Estate.
This was an excellent opportunity for both school leaders to outline to Lord Scarbrough the developments in the MLT and how the MLT continues to support the education of young people in Maltby.
Mr Fletcher, MBE and Mr Buck from the Maltby School Lands Foundation also attended and it was an opportunity to hear about the great significance of Sandbeck Estate, the family history and the work of the Maltby School Lands Foundation. It was of great interest to set a context to this and all the work that is carried out to contribute and support the whole community. This continues today as the Maltby School Lands Foundation sponsors an award at the annual Maltby Academy Sixth Form Awards Evening where students are recognised and rewarded for outstanding progress and achievement.
(Pictured below left - right: Mr Buck, Mrs Nash, Mr Horrigan, Lord Scarbrough)
The Maltby Learning Trust are grateful for the keen interest that is shown by both Lord and Lady Scarbrough in the work of the academies we look forward to continuing to look for opportunities to work together in the future.

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Spooky Spirits in Southampton
The Southampton Historical Museums and Research Center will host "Spooky Spirits in the Barn" for children nine years old and under from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 25 at Rogers Mansion, 17 Meeting House Lane in Southampton, a property owned by the Southampton Historical Museums and Research Center. The event will follow Southampton Village Rag-A-Muffin parade.
Southampton Town:Â Noyac Preservation
With appraisals in, authorizing resolutions adopted, and negotiations concluded, Southampton Town has become the owner of nine acres of land located on Old Sag Harbor Road in Noyac.
The property is comprised of two vacant parcels designated in the Eastern GEIS area of the Town's Community Preservation Project Plan, which identifies target properties, and is bordered by substantial tracts of already preserved land.
"This was an opportunity for the Town to add to its park, recreation, and open space holdings," said supervisor Linda Kabot. "It links contiguous woodland properties and is in close proximity to a trail system."
The property was purchased from the Texas Beverly Company, a 12-year old investment corporation owned by Morgan Brown and Catherine Nelson Brown, who are the daughter and ex-wife of famed developer Harry Joe "Coco" Brown Jr. Born to a prominent Hollywood family, the Beverly Hills native made his first major real estate score in buying 188 acres atop Beverly Hills, and building 115 houses there. In the mid-1990s, locals learned the name when Brown acquired 56 acres for his "Houses at Sagaponac" development and enlisted 34 leading architects to design each home.
A public hearing was held before the town board on April 8 as part of the Community Preservation Project Plan to determine if the town should acquire the Noyac parcels with Community Preservation Funds. The board then decided it to be "the best alternative for the protection of community character." In adopting an authorizing resolution later that day, the town board allocated $1.9 million for the purchase.
New York State Assembly:Â CPA Requirement For Comptrollers
New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. announced on Friday, October 10 that he will introduce legislation requiring any town comptroller in a first or second class town with a population of 15,000 to be a certified public accountant pursuant to New York State Education Law.
"Our towns have annual budgets that are in the tens of millions of dollars," said Thiele. "The Community Preservation Fund alone generated over $90 million on the East End last year. Town budgets receive the bulk of their revenue from the property tax. Our taxpayers deserve to know that a true professional is handling and investing their money. The town comptroller's position should not be just another patronage job."
"At a time when the entire nation is in a financial crisis, every town is forced to make difficult decisions about their finances," he continued. "Now, more than ever, we should ensure the town comptroller has the financial expertise needed to keep town finances operating smoothly."
All towns on Long Island would be required to meet the requirements of the proposed law, with the exception of Shelter Island, according to Thiele. The bill will be formally introduced for the 2009 legislative session in January.
John Jermain Memorial Library:Â Architects Forum
The public workshop with architects Herbert S. Newman and Partners – the Connecticut-based firm selected by Sag Harbor's John Jermain Memorial Library to design the next phase of the library – will be held on Saturday October 25 from 9 a.m. to noon, in the Pierson High School cafeteria. This event will provide a forum for the community to participate in focused small-group discussions about library services, collections and programming, according to library director Cathy Creedon.
The information generated at the workshop will be used for future discussions about space, program division and location.Â
"I am excited about this event, and can think of no better way to celebrate the building's 98th birthday and no better way to guarantee the library's centennial is all it can be," said Creedon. The library building's birthday was on Friday, October 10.
Southampton Hospital:Â Free Flu Clinic
The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the best way to prevent the flu is by getting a flu vaccination each year.
Southampton Hospital will be holding a free flu clinic for adults only on Wednesday, October 29 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The clinic will be held in Parrish Memorial Hall, which is located on the northeast corner of Lewis Street and Herrick Road in Southampton. For more information please call 726-8700.
East Hampton:Â Group for Wildlife
Responding to the East Hampton Town Board's decision to expand hunting in seven town areas, the attorney for the East Hampton Group for Wildlife has sent the town a notice of dangerous condition. The notice says the expansion of hunting "may cause serious injuries to the general public" and includes risks such as the possible shooting of pets and deer/vehicle collisions resulting from "frightened animals running into the roadway." The notice puts the town on warning, and it could be used in court in the event that a citizen suffers harm from the expansion of hunting and files a claim against the town.
The hunting decision was made at a town board meeting on August 5. The notice was mailed to the town on September 30.
"The decision to expand waterfowl hunting to a place such as Gerard Drive in Springs, with its numerous homes, creates unnecessary risks," said William Crain, president of the East Hampton Group for Wildlife.
The notice adds that recent expansion of hunting areas "exacerbates risks created by the expansion of hunting to Jacob's Farm and other areas in 2004," as well as the town's permission to hunt on lands that border residential areas or include hiking trails.
For more information, residents can call Crain at 668-3384 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Bay Street Theatre:Â Election Night Coverage
Tired of watching the political debates at home by yourself? Wish you could share the ups and downs of the evening with your neighbors and friends but don't have a big enough screen? Come to Bay Street. On Wednesday, October 15, as the presidential candidates gathered at Hofstra for the final debate, Bay Street hosted the community as the event as it unfolded on a feature-film size screen.
And, whether you are Republican, Democrat, Independent or undecided, cast your vote on November 4 and then join your friends again for Election night fun.
"These political evenings afford Bay Street the opportunity to be a gathering place for our community", said general manager Tracy Mitchell.


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As a fitness fundraiser it's important to know the difference between standard FitBit activity (i.e. the pedometer) and logging a fitness activity which will show up on your fundraising page.
This video guide will take you through how to log a fitness activity (e.g. a run) so you can start counting your fitness with FitBit and Everydayhero.
N.B - some virtual events and campaigns will have the pedometer switched off, so don't be shocked if you don't see your day to day fitness on your page!


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This week I am linking up with The Olivers Madhouse and their Magic Moments Monday linky
Our holiday to Butlins last week was one long 'Magic Moment' and so I found it fitting to link up!
We booked a midweek 'tots' break at Bognor Regis in Sussex. Location wise, it's situated well, as it's close to Brighton and Worthing etc. This meant we only had a short drive of about an hour from Bournemouth too. We arrived at 12pm, and immediately went inside the pavilion for some Family fun!
At Bognor Regis they have a funfair outside (Like Minehead and Skegness) and they also have an indoor tots funfair. Straight away, Gabriel went on all the rides. We then ventured into the lego play areas and craft areas. There is so much to do!
At 3pm we checked into our room and then went for dinner. We had booked an inclusive meals package with our break and so breakfast and evening meal was included. The food was good. We're vegetarian and always found a good selection of food available. They gave us baby food for Willow (Heinz) and Gabriel ate a great range of food too. We all especially loved the chocolate torte cake for dessert!
Throughout our stay we went to lots of shows and character theatre. Our favourites were Sesame Street, Thomas and Friends and Fireman Sam. The quality of the shows was fantastic and Gabriel loved them all. We spent a lot of time in the week wandering around the complex riding the different rides, playing on the amusements and Dave and I had a small air hockey tournament! (Which became slightly competitive but was so so funny!) I also won a Peppa Pig toy on a 'grabber' machine. We were all overjoyed at that, we love Peppa!
On an evening we ate then headed to the one of the evening entertainment venues to watch the Family shows. We didn't stay late, but there is also a nightclub on site for those who can stay awake long enough!
We saw an impressionist and some cabaret acts. Gabriel loved attending the tots disco and danced away with the Redcoats!
We also visited the fun fair outside, played in the outdoor play areas,took a walk in Bognor Regis along the beach and went swimming in the fabulous Splashworld at Butlins. They have slides, bubble pools, climbing frames, waves and rapids. We didn't stop!
Inside the Pavillion, the soft play areas for babies and toddlers are so wonderful we never ran out of things to do despite the odd rain shower. Willow loved the ball pool and they have lots of baby toys available too.
During the week Gabriel also attended 'Soccer Tots' Dave was very excited about taking him as he himself is very passionate about football! Gabriel loved it! He wore a football bib, did some drills and kicked the ball about. At the end of the week he was presented with a medal and a certificate, he went on stage all by himself for the presentation! Dave and I were so proud of him. They said he was the youngest player they'd had completing the programme! I was so emotional when I saw him on stage collecting his medal. Our little boy is growing up!
We had an absolutely wonderful week, and will be sure to return. Gabriel and Willow absolutely loved the shows and activities their beaming smiles all week were the evidence! If you have Children under five I'd definitely recommend a stay at Butlins Bognor Regis on one of their term-time breaks!


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2001 Yamaha Bear Tracker Full Service Manual
Steve1981 posted a topic in Yamaha ATV ForumView File 2001 Yamaha Bear Tracker Full Service Manual Figured I would share what I had. This really helped me out. Tinkering with my wife's atv now, so Looking for a 96 Polaris Xpress 300 service manual, preferably a free download. Submitter Steve1981 Submitted 09/29/2018 Category Yamaha ATV
Any DIY bumper kits that anyone is aware of?
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Call it nepotism, or call it good genes. From the Barrymores to the Bridges family, the Fondas to the Douglases, talented families have dominated Hollywood since its inception. And Britain has its own share of gifted acting dynasties, but who is the greatest ever? That's the question Siobhan Thompson set out to answer in the latest episode of Anglophenia's YouTube series. And what's most surprising is how interconnected these clans are. Watch as she counts down the five best:
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Knowledge Base
Label Design Optimizations
Article ID: 219 - Updated: Apr 11, 2011 - Products: - Version: Any - Category: Install and Upgrade
To achieve fast label printout make sure you send the minimum amount of data to the printer. Namely the shortest the printfile is the faster the transfer to the printer is resulting in the faster printout.
We recommend the following possibilities of the optimization:
- Do not use any TrueType fonts for variable text objects, but only internal fonts. If you must use TrueType fonts, download them to printer memory using the application NiceMemMaster.
- When communicating with NiceLabel print engine, use "session print". In this mode you do not print the labels individually, but send all data to the printer and then execute printing.
- If you do not achieve adequate label printing speed with steps 1 and 2, you can just download the entire label into the printer memory (for supported printers). What you would do is:
- Design label in NiceLabel Pro.
- Use the command File -> Export -> Export to printer to save the label to the printer.
- From your application you would not communicate with NiceLabel print engine, but directly with the printer. You need to format and send the "recall file" to the printer. The recall file is a text file with printer commands. The commands in the recall file would select a label from the printer, set the variable values and print required amount of labels.
- No NiceLabel software is involved in the print process in this case. The label is already stored in the printer so all you send is just data for the label. The achieved printing is at the maximum possible speed.
- But you need to be familiar with printer command language. You must create a recall file and send it to the printer from your application.
- If using counters on the label
NiceLabel tries to create the optimal printing stream in order to minimize label transmission time to the printer and to speed up label printing. One of the optimization options is sending the label to the printer only once and specifying the label quantity. If this functionality does not work in your case, verify the following:
- Do you use NiceDrivers printer drivers? If you see "(Windows)" written next to the printer name in the bottom status bar in NiceLabel Pro, NiceLabel does not communicate with the printer using the optimized method. The reason might be that you do not have NiceDriver installed.
- Verify that the optimization to NiceDriver is enabled.
- Go to File -> Label Setup -> Printing tab.
- Make sure the options "Optimize printing of identical labels" and "Use advanced printer driver interface" are both enabled.
- If you use counter on the label, make sure it is defined as printer internal counter, not as NiceLabel counter.
More information:
- White paper: A Programming Integration White Paper
- Programming Manuals for your thermal printer


text: I desperately need to backup about 30Gb of photos, and CDs seems like a waste of time. $$ is somewhat of an issue right now, or i would just get another HD, but my computer has a DVD burner and I have DVDs, so why doesn't XP allow me to burn files onto a DVD like a CD??? Does anyone know of any cheap or freeware DVD burning software that won't crash my computer...?


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'You stupid b******' Ghost photographer on moment spooky voice SWORE at him
A GHOST photographer got more than he bargained for when he was SWORN at by a spooky voice after trying to make contact with a paranormal presence.
Gordon Rutter, who compiled the book Ghosts Caught On Film 3, says he was sworn at by a ghost
Famed author Gordon Rutter, who compiled the book Ghosts Caught On Film 3, says he was called "a b******" in a bizarre sound recorded while trying to hear the supernatural.
The strange noise is known as electronic voice phenomenon (EVP), a sound which is often interpreted as coming from a spiritual being, Mr Rutter explained.
It is captured by asking any spirit that could be around a question, and then recording a minute of silence to see if you can catch a response.
But Mr Rutter and a team of ghosts enthusiasts could not believe their ears when they were blasted with an expletive as they played back their recording.
One of the questions I asked once was: Could you show yourself? I thought, I you can see the ghost then there's definite proof
Speaking to Express.co.uk, Mr Rutter said: "One of the questions I asked once was: Could you show yourself? I thought, I you can see the ghost then there's definite proof.
"We played the tape back and, it was quite clear, it was a voice apparently saying: I already have, you stupid b******."
EVP remains relatively unexplained, with believers of the paranormal and psychologists often at loggerheads over its reasoning.
Ghost hunters claim EVP is a supernatural message, while psychologists suggest humans merely interpret the odd noise into their own language.
Gordon Rutter and a team of ghosts enthusiasts could not believe their ears
Mr Rutter said that while psychologists could be right, there still remains no clear answer surrounding where the sounds come from in the first place.
He claimed that EVP can even be captured inside a metal box, where radio waves and other interferences that could make their way into a recording are cut out.
Mr Rutter said: "When these things are recorded, it's silent. There is no noise. We've done these recordings inside a metal box, in a room, to cut out radio waves.
"I'm fascinated as to where these sounds come from, even if these sounds are not ghosts or voices. Where are they coming from?"
He added: "I can rationalise it in myself that there's a sound somewhere and we're kind of just making the sound sound like a voice, because that's what we're programmed to hear.
"But taking that a step further, where has that sound come from?"
While he may have experienced EVP, throughout his career chasing the paranormal, Mr Rutter confessed that he has yet to actually see a ghost.
Mia Wasikowska stars in the new spooky film Crimson Peak
But he recalled visiting some of the most haunted places in the UK, and named Edinburgh as having "more spooks per square mile" than other places in the UK.
Mr Rutter said: "Every city you go to will always claim they've got the most haunted pub in the UK.
"A lot of them now are capitalising on that now as part of their advertising, and there's also a massive ghost tourist industry.
"There's a series of pubs in Edinburgh that are actually built into one of the bridges that crosses the valley that part of Edinburgh is built into.
"Those are volts that used to be inhabited by people in the 17th century during the plague times. So they've got a very spooky atmosphere to them."
10 most haunted places in the worldSat, October 31, 2015
From presidential palaces in Colombia to film centers in the Philippines, the most normal places are not always as they seem. In honor of Halloween, global real estate marketplace, Lamudi, guides you through the world's top 10 haunted properties.
In global terms, he named South East Asia as having the spookiest places in the world, citing places such as Japan and Thailand as being accepting of ghosts.
The ghostly confessions from Mr Rutter came ahead of the release of the supernatural horror film Crimson Peak, starring Mia Wasikowska.
When the father of Edith Cushing (Wasikowska) dies in mysterious circumstances, a seductive stranger Thomas Sharpe (Hiddleston) sweeps her away to Allerdale Hall, a house filled with secrets that will haunt her forever.
The film was praised by Mr Rutter for using genuine images from real ghost photographers, including one from the 19th century showing a ghostly presence above a sleeping man.
Called Master Herrod, the image was taken in 1872 by a photographer called William Mumler.
• Crimson Peak is available on Blu-ray™ and DVD on 15th February courtesy of Universal Pictures (UK)


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Evento realizado no interior de São Paulo reuniu os principais players do mercado de medicina laboratorial e tecnologia da informação
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UAE bourse gains $2bn on bank merger reports
ABU DHABI, September 4, 2018
The UAE stock exchanges gained Dh7.5 billion ($2.04 billion) in market cap on Tuesday following reports purporting initial negotiations on potential mergers between Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Union National Bank and Al Hilal Bank.
The shares of the ADX-listed ADCB and Union National Bank therefore closed high at Dh8 and Dh4.34 respectively, following robust demand by investment agencies and individuals, reported state news agency Wam.
The development created positive sentiments that pushed ADX General Index high by 0.94 per cent to 4983 points, with DFM following suit by 0.27 per cent up to close at 2837 points.
The reported potential merger, if materialised, would be the third of its kind across the country over the past 10 years after the merger of NBAD and First Gulf Bank into First Abu Dhabi Bank and the merger of the Emirates Bank International and the National Bank of Dubai into Emirates NBD, stated the report.
The move, coupled with a noticeable momentum provided by the property and energy sectors, strengthened the market gains of today's session, during which Etisalat jumped to Dh16.76, with Taqa Abu Dhabi National Energy Company up 6.3 per cent to Dh1.18.
At DFM, Emirates NBD climbed to Dh9.30 followed by Dubai Islamic Bank to Dh5.15, with Emaar leading the growth at the real estate sector at Dh5.40, it added.


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Project Value:
$23 billion
Located 560 km north of Adelaide, South Australia, Olympic Dam is a multi-mineral underground mine. It is the world's fourth largest remaining copper and gold deposit and the world's largest known uranium deposit. It also contains significant quantities of silver.
BHP had planned a significant redevelopment of the mine to transform it from an underground mine to an open pit mine. The expansion would have been staged, requiring construction activity over a period of 11 years.
During the feasibility and design phases WT Partnership seconded two staff to BHP to provide cost planning and cost estimating covering all aspects of the project including:
- Site camps (Temporary and permanent)
- Construction costs associated with process plant
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- Airport
- Intermodal terminal
- Above and below ground mining infrastructure
- Overland conveyors
- Full mine, mining camp and auxiliary services (Power, gas, water, comms, fire)
Our team also provided significant cost planning advice relating to the construction of a new $3 billion hydrometallurgical plant incorporating production of three estimates including Capex costs, labour costs and common distributables.
The work our team performed on the hydrometallurgical plant was recognised with a BHPB In-House Excellence Award.
Once the project reached detailed planning and budgeting phase WT Partnership's team provided cost planning services for works associated with the Western Access Corridor, Administration and minor building, Port Augusta Wharf, Wharf Access Corridor, Sulphur Materials Handling Facility, the Pimba Intermodal Terminal and Passing Bays components of the project.
The project had been approved by the South Australian, Western Australian and Federal Governments following review of the Supplementary Environmental Impact Statement and Roxby Downs and Environs Development Plan Amendment, however BHP's board has decided not to commence the works.


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Brooklyn Conservative's Elect Officers for Next Term: Fran Vella Marrone to Chair
Thursday, September 20, 2018
CONTACT: Fran Vella-Marrone
The County Committee of the Kings County Conservative Party met yesterday to elect its new slate of officers as follows:
Frances T. Vella-Marrone – Chairwoman
David Ryan – Vice Chairman
Nanci Roden – Executive Secretary
Ross Brady, Esq. – Treasurer
Chairwoman Vella-Marrone said, "I want to thank former Chairman Jerry Kassar for his years of service and dedication to the Kings County Conservative Party and I look forward to his continued guidance and support. I also want to congratulate all of the newly elected officers of the Kings County Conservative Party. Together we will work to elect quality candidates to public office and speak out on important issues. "
Jerry Kassar said, "I wish to congratulate Fran and her newly elected officers and wish them a productive term. I very much enjoyed the many years I served as Chairman; the people I met and the candidates we endorsed some who went onto to be outstanding elected officials. I plan to remain active in the Brooklyn Party and as a Vice Chairman of the State Party."The Kings County Conservative Party has candidates running throughout Brooklyn for the positions of Congress, State Senate, Assembly and Judge along with the Party's statewide ticket in the upcoming general election on November 6, 2018.


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Halloween Humor – by Joelle Legendre (Floridaborne)
The cat rug lies, with squiggly tail
on concrete floor, with sharpened nail
quietly waiting to impale
the witless human walking by.
Do not be fooled, his innocence
is but a ruse with ill intent,
for those not wary will lament
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- By Richard EisenbergMoney & Work EditorAugust 11, 2016
- By Richard Eisenberg
Part of the Political Issues and Policies Special Report
Based on the election coverage, you might think Republicans and Democrats disagree about everything. Turns out, that's not the case when it comes to their money, according to personal finance surveys out today from Lincoln Financial Group and CreditCards.com.
Sure, when it comes to the U.S. economy, Republicans tend to think things are pretty lousy and Democrats typically believe they're pretty good (see this recent Gallup survey). But it's a different story for their personal financial outlook, retirement views and debt and spending habits.
"In this election year, we were a little pleasantly surprised how much unity there was in their approach to retirement," said Jamie Ohl, president of retirement plan services at Lincoln Financial Group. "92 percent of both Democrats and Republicans said they don't want to work in retirement. That was a driving force behind their unity."
The Lincoln Financial Group Survey
Some other findings from Lincoln's 2016 M.O.O.D. of America poll of 2,267 adults (the acronym stands for Measuring Optimism, Outlook and Direction, of course):
Only 26 percent of Democrats and 25 percent of Republicans think they are managing very well planning for retirement.
Members of both parties are optimistic about their finances. The survey found that 83 percent of Democrats and 80 percent of Republicans feel optimistic about their financial future. This echoes the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research May 2016 survey, where 66 percent of Americans described their personal finances as good.
MoreFellow Americans: What's the State of Your Finances?
They think they're just OK managing day-to-day finances. Just four in 10 Democrats and Republicans (38 percent and 39 percent respectively) say they are managing very well when it comes to financial planning and budgeting. In the AP-NORC survey, two-thirds of Americans said they'd have trouble immediately paying an unanticipated bill of $1,000.
They're struggling to save for the future. A full 68 percent of Democrats and 70 percent of Republicans say the payments they need to make now make it hard to plan or save. "That's a universal obstacle across all generations," said Ohl. "For Millennials, the number one issue day-to-day is student debt. For boomers, it could be paying for college for their children."
And they're not planning for the future very well. Only 26 percent of Democrats and 25 percent of Republicans think they are managing very well planning for retirement. And just 27 percent of Democrats and 33 percent of Republicans think they are managing very well planning for their family's future.
"The challenge is how to better educate individuals to leverage their desire to provide for their families and overcome obstacles," said Ohl.
They also find dealing with their retirement plans overwhelming. A stunning 68 percent of Democrats and 70 percent of Republicans said that trying to understand their retirement plan options "can be an overwhelming process."
MoreGood-Enough Retirement Planning Is Good Enough
Ohl said the financial services industry needs "to make it easier for people to understand how to turn their retirement plans into a stream of income to last their lives." In a blog post I wrote earlier this week, I noted that only a minority of large and medium-size companies with 401(k) plans currently let employees turn their accounts into annuities when they retire.
I was a little surprised to see the huuuuge percentage of Republicans and Democrats telling Lincoln that they don't want to work in retirement. Other surveys I've seen show sizable percentages of workers saying they expect to work in retirement.
"The words in the surveys are important," said Ohl. "In our survey, 92 percent said they don't want to have to work in retirement." In other words: they want the choice, not a requirement.
The CreditCards.com survey of 1,000 adults also found strikingly similar views about debt, credit cards and spending when polling Clinton supporters and Trump supporters. (CreditCards.com Senior Analyst Matt Schulz told me the percentage differences between the camps were too small statistically to be meaningful.)
"We were shocked when we saw these results," Schulz said. "So much has been made of the differences between Trump and Clinton supporters and we went into this survey expecting to see significant differences in the way they handled credit cards. It just didn't appear."
The CreditCards.com Survey
Highlights from the CreditCards.com survey:
Only about half of each group owe credit card debt (51 percent of Clinton supporters and 55 percent of Trump supporters). The rest pay off their balances in full or don't have credit cards. "Since the recession, we've seen a gradual, but apparent, trend towards more people paying off their balances at the end of the month," said Schulz.
Most have at least one credit card (64 percent of Clinton supporters and 69 percent of Trump supporters). Both groups have an average of roughly three cards apiece.
About a third have paid credit card bills late (34 percent of Clinton supporters and 28 percent of Trump supporters). And roughly 15 percent of both groups have paid them late in the past two years.
Mobile payment services such as Apple Pay? No thanks. "Most data show that Trump supporters are a little older than Clinton's, so you might think that Clinton supporters would be more likely to use mobile payment services like Apple Pay," said Schulz. Nope. CreditCards.com found that 78 percent of Clinton supporters and 80 percent of Trump supporters never use the services. They'd rather whip out credit cards, debit cards, cash or, increasingly rarely, a checkbook.
And regardless of which candidate they favor, Americans prefer cash-back credit cards over airline-miles cards. In the survey, 70 percent of Clinton supporters and 73 percent of Trump supporters said they favor cash-back cards. Just 20 percent of Clinton supporters and 12 percent of Trump supporters favor airline-miles cards.
"That's one thing pretty much everyone agrees on in every survey we've ever done," said Schulz. "Everyone loves cash back when it comes to rewards."
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The big A's got a fee-vah and the only prescription is … well, an iPhone and about 16 hours of sleep. But since neither of those are in the offing, the only prescription is more Petraeus! Sound off here if you're watching. There's no shortage of things for Brit Hume to ask him: today's hearings didn't tell us jack about the key issue Petraeus was supposed to resolve, namely, whether he expects we'll be positioned for a broader withdrawal next summer after the surge brigades are rotated out. His answer? Ask me in six months:
Lefty Fred Kaplan calls the hearings a "disgrace", which is ironic considering that most lefties (and righties, of course) had their minds made up before Petraeus sat down. While we wait for Hume and co., here are three of the charts from his presentation this afternoon. The good, which is self-explanatory:
The bad, showing virtually no progress in expanding Iraqi security forces except among the greenest recruits:
And the useless. Some of the lefty bloggers are giving him flack for this and I can't say I blame him. Follow along and you'll see that he wants five brigades — the surge troops — out by July '08 and then everything fades into the mist after that. It's Kaplan's lament in graphic form:
As for the quotes of the day, the first comes from Petraeus's testimony. The whole debate reduced to three sentences — and minus, of course, any particulars.
And the other quote, which comes from Crocker. He flies under the radar but he's eloquent about the Iraqi predicament on those few occasions that I've read him quoted at length:
As I say, sound off below. We'll probably have a highlight or two. In the meantime, ponder the mystery of why, with all the complaints about Petraeus cooking the books for Bush, he'd agree to an exclusive interview with Fox News and thereby feed into the Fox-haters' paranoia. By all means talk to Brit, but talk to Blitzer and CNN, too.
I leave you with this from Newsweek. We heard the rumblings of disagreement between Petraeus and the Pentagon just the other day. If this is true, we don't know the half of it:
But it's questionable whether even the smoothest-talking salesman could appease public opinion—or Petraeus's Pentagon detractors—at this point. NEWSWEEK has learned that a separate internal report being prepared by a Pentagon working group will "differ substantially" from Petraeus's recommendations, according to an official who is privy to the ongoing discussions but would speak about them only on condition of anonymity. An early version of the report, which is currently being drafted and is expected to be completed by the beginning of next year, will "recommend a very rapid reduction in American forces: as much as two-thirds of the existing force very quickly, while keeping the remainder there." The strategy will involve unwinding the still large U.S. presence in big forward operation bases and putting smaller teams in outposts. "There is interest at senior levels [of the Pentagon] in getting alternative views" to Petraeus, the official said. Among others, Centcom commander Admiral William Fallon is known to want to draw down faster than Petraeus.
Update: A few highlights. The buzzworthy segment is the middle stretch where Petraeus talks about Iranian influence inside the country and Brit pointedly asks whether we need to bring the war home to Tehran — a nudge we'll doubtless be hearing about tomorrow from the Fox haters. Petraeus dodges the question. They both have praise for Maliki, which rings false; Lantos did a good job bringing out his duplicity in the opening statement this morning. The segment ends with the two of them giving their assessments of what they hope to achieve by winning the war. Interestingly, they're not quite on the same page although they're both thinking big picture. The most important part, though, is probably the very beginning when Crocker talks about our chances at victory. We can win, he says, if we're ready to buckle down and commit long term. Read the polls and you'll see that most of the public isn't. So much for Iraq.


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ACCESS 2.0 Speaking & Writing: Assessing What Students Can Do
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For many states, the ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 online Speaking and Writing Tests mark a change from a face-to-face to a computer-administered test format. This new format allows students to demonstrate their academic language development on a series of tasks that reflect classroom language use.
In this session, presenters will discuss the research and rationale behind the design of the computerized test, show sample test materials, and discuss implications for classroom teaching.


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Q. I read your series of posts on "Is hell a place of never-ending punishment?" with great interest. Which view do you personally favor?
When it comes to my own personal reflections on this issue, I actually start with a different question, not "Does hell last forever?" but "Will there be anyone in hell who doesn't want to be there?" I say at the end of my last post in the series you mention, "Maybe the thing to do is to allow our understanding of the character of God to inform our view of what happens after death, rather than letting possible interpretations of the afterlife make us question what we would otherwise believe about what God is like." And based on what I understand God to be like, I can't imagine God leaving sincerely repentant people in hell—that is, people who wish they had repented, based on what they now realize. (I recognize this view might be controversial, something that many people may not have heard before, but this is the view I favor.)
So I guess you could say I believe in some kind of opportunity to respond to God's offer of salvation even after death. Paul did include "death" as among the things that cannot separate us from the love of God in his list in Romans. It's hard for me to imagine God shutting the door of heaven to people anywhere who genuinely want to come in.
On the other hand, there actually are people who will want to be in hell. They will take the same attitude as Satan in Milton's Paradise Lost, "Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven." To give another example, in James Joyce's novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the main character, Stephen Dedalus, after explaining that he has "lost the faith," continues:
"I will not serve that in which I no longer believe, whether it call itself my home, my fatherland, or my church: and I will try to express myself in some mode of life or art as freely as I can and as wholly as I can, using for my defense the only arms I allow myself to use — silence, exile, and cunning. . . . I am not afraid to make a mistake, even a great mistake, a lifelong mistake, and perhaps as long as eternity too."
William Ernest Henley wrote similarly at the end of his poem Invictus:
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
So there are some people who will chose self-determination above God's gracious offer of salvation, because they want to run their own lives, no matter where that leads. (These are all examples from literature, but they capture an attitude that can be found in life as well.)
So hell is a place where people do not acknowledge the sovereignty and authority of God. My next question is, "Would God allow such a place to exist for all eternity?" I don't think so. I think we see from the Bible that the end matches the beginning. In the original creation, everything was harmonious and under God's rule. God allowed the rebellion of sin for reasons we don't fully understand, but I believe God gave only conditional and temporary permission for this rebellion to occur. God's ultimate design is to bring all things back under his rule and authority. (Paul wrote at the beginning of Ephesians, for example, "With all wisdom and understanding, God made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ." Paul also wrote in 1 Corinthians, "For Christ must reign until God has put all his enemies under his feet"—no lingering rebellion.) If that's the case, then hell will not exist for all eternity, since it is a place where, by definition, God's authority is denied and resisted.
Well, that's the view I favor, anyway, though I respect the opposite view as well. Both views can appeal to much in the Scriptures for support. I don't think we can dot every I and cross every T when it comes to filling out all the details of our understanding of the afterlife. But that's how I think about these things personally, anyway.


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Vamos, Melon System Support Team!
We are like-minded and take all decisions together."
They say their team work is well-oiled and uncomplicated. They say the reason is that all of them are cheering for PFC CSKA Sofia. And if there's trouble, it comes with the Premier League because all of them are fans of different English clubs. They are Melon's System Support team, a.k.a. Bobby, Ivo, Iliyan and Yuri.
Boris Ganchev arrived at Melon first, on his birthday on 15 November 2010. Back then, he was living and working in the UK and wasn't very happy with his job there. He was visiting for two months and decided to go through the job ads, just for the sport of it. He had never heard of Melon before when he came to an interview with the then system administrator. Bobby liked him a lot. He enjoyed the conversation and the described work process. Starting at Melon was one of the main reasons he returned to Bulgaria.
Next came Ivaylo Vrabchev, in September 2013. He also didn't know anything about Melon until he got to an interview with one of the managing partners and the head of the .NET team. He chose to trust them. "And indeed things have been developing exactly the way the two of them explained, proposed and promised," Ivo says.
Iliyan started in the beginning of 2014 as an intern and after three months Ivo invited him to stay full time as a Junior Sys Admin. Yuri is the latest addition to the team, since April 2015. While working and studying at the Computer Science Department of the Sofia University, again for the sport of it, he went through the job ads, found Melon's and applied.
"OK, now we can tell what we broke last, right," asks Yuri jokingly.
Their job at Melon is to support the system of the company that now comprises more than 150 software developers and other employees, so that it can function the way it's expected to. Ivo says that they are constantly optimizing and improving it.
Yet, the biggest task ahead of them is to organize and tidy up their room or as Yuri puts it – to eliminate the question: where's that thing? "Which reminds me of – where are the HDMI cables," Iliyan asks. "The work is really dynamic and this chaos here is just another prerequisite," Ivo explains.
Melon's System Support team has two distinct units – in-house operations and system support services. The latter is in charge of the clients that Melon offers second and third level support to. Ivo says: "It's very interesting and requires implementing new technologies to facilitate and ease the clients' work." The team is also looking for new members by interviewing prospect interns who may eventually get hired as a full-time junior system administrator.
The Melon System Support team's favorite part of the job is after they successfully complete a big task, when they can see and then celebrate the results. Bobby says that those are the moments when they know they've acquired new know-how combined with the incredible feeling of fulfillment.
Every Monday they have a meeting to talk over what they did last week and plan the new one. All organized, the System Support team have enough time for other activities such as to renew their Microsoft Gold Partnership, to watch football games and have beers together. "The exceptional thing about us is that all four people get along really well," Bobby says. "We are not only the right colleagues, but also very good friends. We are like-minded and take all decisions together. There're no unhappy team members."
Also, the guys support Bobby's musical talent as part of Melon's band The Tarricates. As they put it – here we have gathered one musician and three musical cripples. The very first day Bobby started at Melon TheTarricates had a rehearsal and he asked to join. Ever since he's been playing keyboards. At the moment the band's rehearsing once a week to get ready for their annual December concert at Mixtape 5 in Sofia. Usually they gather between 200 and 400 people. "Yeah, with no marketing whatsoever," Bobby says. "After all, three managing partners play in the band."


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Resolved, that two Battalions of Marines be raised consisting of one Colonel, two Lieutenant Colonels, two Majors & Officers as usual in other regiments, that they consist of an equal number of privates with other battalions; that particular care be taken that no persons be appointed to office or enlisted into said Battalions, but such as are good seamen, or so acquainted with maritime affairs as to be able to serve to advantage by sea, when required. That they be enlisted and commissioned for and during the present war with Great Britain and the colonies, unless dismissed by Congress. That they be distinguished by the names of the first & second battalions of American Marines, and that they be considered a part of the number, which the continental Army before Boston is ordered to consist of.
—Resolution of the Continental Congress on 10 November 1775
Today is the 238th birthday of the United States Marine Corps. The history of the Marine Corps is one of the most fascinating of any armed service in the world. Starting out as a tiny force attached to Navy ships and shipyards the Corps has gained prominence as one of the premier fighting forces ever assembled. Flexible and deployable anywhere in the world on short notice the Marine Corps has seen action in "every place and clime" and continues to serve around the world be it in battle in Afghanistan or aiding American citizens affected by Hurricane Sandy and the Nor'easter of this week. Marine Corps Reservists always active in their communities touch the lives of needy children through the Toys for Tots program.
The Shores of Tripoli
In 1775 a committee of the Continental Congress met at Philadelphia's Tun Tavern to draft a resolution calling for two battalions of Marines able to fight for independence at sea and on shore. The resolution was approved on November 10, 1775, officially forming the Continental Marines. The first order of business was to appoint Samuel Nicholas as the Commandant of the newly formed Marines. Robert Mullan the owner and proprietor of the said Tun Tavern became Nicholson's first captain and recruiter. They began gathering support and were ready for action by early 1776. They served throughout the War for Independence and like the Navy they were disbanded in April 1783 and reconstituted as the Marine Corps in 1798. The served on the ships of the Navy in the Quasi-war with France, against the Barbary Pirates where a small group of 8 Marines and 500 Arabs under Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon made a march of 500 miles across the Libyan Desert to lay siege Tripoli but only reached Derna. The action is immortalized in the Marine Hymn as well as the design of the Marine Officer's "Mameluke" Sword. They served in the War of 1812, the Seminole Wars and in the Mexican-American War where in the storming of the on Chapultepec Palace they continued to build and enduring legacy. In the months leading up to the Civil War they played a key role at home and abroad. In October 1859 Colonel Robert E. Lee led Marines from the Marine Barracks Washington DC to capture John Brown and his followers who had captured the Federal Armory at Harper's Ferry.
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The Corps would serve through the Civil War and on into the age of American Expansion serving in the Spanish American War in the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Cuba where they seized Guantanamo Bay at the battle of Cuzco Wells. The would serve in China and be a key component of the international force that defended foreign diplomats during the Boxer Revolt as well as the international force that would relieve the diplomatic compound in Peking (Beijing). In World War One the Marines stopped the German advance at Chateau Thierry and cemented their reputation as an elite fighting force at Belleau Wood where legend has it that the Germans nicknamed them Teufelhunden or Devil Dogs, a name that they Marines have appropriated with great aplomb.
The Teufelhunden at Belleau Wood
During the inter-war years the Marines were quite active in the Caribbean and Asia and also developed amphibious tactics and doctrine that would be put to use in the Pacific Campaign. During the war the Marines served in all theaters but won enduring fame at Wake Island, Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Iwo Jima, Okinawa and numerous other battles in the Pacific war. Marine Aviators flew in some the most desperate actions in the war to support the Navy and amphibious operations ashore.
Medal of Honor Winner Mitchell Paige at Bloody Ridge, Guadalcanal
F2A Brewster Buffalo of VMF 221 at the Battle of Midway
After the war the Truman Administration sought to eliminate the Marine Corps but the Corps was saved by the efforts of Americans across the country and Marine supporters in Congress. That was a good thing because the Marines were instrumental in keeping the North Koreans from overrunning the South during the Korean War on the Pusan Perimeter, turned the tide at Inchon and helped decimate Communist Chinese forces at the Chosin Reservoir. After Korea the Marines would serve around the World in the Caribbean and Lebanon and in Vietnam where at Da Nang Keh Sanh, Hue City, Con Thien fighting the North Vietnamese and their Viet Cong allies. The Marines took the initiative to implement innovative counter insurgency measures such as the Combined Action Platoons which enjoyed tremendous success until they were shut down by the Army high command. These lessons would serve the Marines well in the new millennium during the Anbar Awakening in Iraq which changed the course of that insurgency and war.
The Marines would again be involved around the World after Vietnam serving in the Cold War, in Lebanon and the First Gulf War which was followed by actions in Somalia, the Balkans and Haiti. After the attacks of September 11th 2001 the Marines were among the first into Afghanistan helping to drive the Taliban from power. In the Iraq Campaign the Marines had a leading role both in the invasion and in the campaign in Al Anbar Province. After their withdraw from Iraq the Marines became a central player in Afghanistan where today they are engaged around Khandahar and in Helmand Province.
The Battle of Hue City
The Marines are elite among world military organizations and continue to "fight our nations battles on the air and land and sea." The Corps under General John LeJeune institutionalized the celebration of the Marine Corps Birthday and their establishment at Tun Tavern. General LeJeune issued this order which is still read at every Marine Corps Birthday Ball or observance:
MARINE CORPS ORDER No. 47 (Series 1921)
U.S. MARINE CORPS Washington, November 1, 1921
The following will be read to the command on the 10th of November, 1921, and hereafter on the 10th of November of every year. Should the order not be received by the 10th of November, 1921, it will be read upon receipt.
On November 10, 1775, a Corps of Marines was created by a resolution of Continental Congress. Since that date many thousand men have borne the name "Marine". In memory of them it is fitting that we who are Marines should commemorate the birthday of our corps by calling to mind the glories of its long and illustrious history.
The record of our corps is one which will bear comparison with that of the most famous military organizations in the world's history. During 90 of the 146 years of its existence the Marine Corps has been in action against the Nation's foes. From the Battle of Trenton to the Argonne, Marines have won foremost honors in war, and in the long eras of tranquility at home, generation after generation of Marines have grown gray in war in both hemispheres and in every corner of the seven seas, that our country and its citizens might enjoy peace and security.
In every battle and skirmish since the birth of our corps, Marines have acquitted themselves with the greatest distinction, winning new honors on each occasion until the term "Marine" has come to signify all that is highest in military efficiency and soldierly virtue.
This high name of distinction and soldierly repute we who are Marines today have received from those who preceded us in the corps. With it we have also received from them the eternal spirit which has animated our corps from generation to generation and has been the distinguishing mark of the Marines in every age. So long as that spirit continues to flourish Marines will be found equal to every emergency in the future as they have been in the past, and the men of our Nation will regard us as worthy successors to the long line of illustrious men who have served as "Soldiers of the Sea" since the founding of the Corps.
Major General
I have had the privilege of serving with the Marines in peace and war and the most memorable Marine Corps Birthday celebrations for me were in Ramadi with the Marine advisors to the Iraqi 7th Division and with the Marine Security Force Company at Guantanamo Bay Cuba. The highlight of my career was serving with the Marines in Iraq and I wear my Iraq Campaign Medal with pride. The Marines have helped my professional development as an office through the Amphibious Warfare Course, Command and Staff College and the Fleet Marine Force Officer Qualification. I count my Marines as some of my most enduring friends.
I have provide a link to a great tribute to the Marines, the official Marine Corps Birthday Message for 2013.
Happy Birthday Marines. Thank you for all you do.
Semper Fidelis!
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Find out about our Finestrat developments
Finestrat is a pretty municipality at the foot of Puig Campana and near the seaside.
Located 5 kilometres inland, the village perches on the slopes of the mountain with its houses clinging to the edges of sharp drops and its streets dating back to the times of Muslim Spain. The historical quarter is built on the foundations of an ancient Moorish castle offering fabulous panoramic views.
Puig Campana, with an altitude of 1410 metres, close to the sea and with its peculiar shape, is one of the most emblematic points along the Costa Blanca. It is a nature reserve and the ideal spot for enjoying unspoilt nature.
Due to its geographical location, Finestrat has been home to numerous civilisations throughout its history: we can find remains from the Late Palaeolithic period and traces of Roman and Iberian cultures. Finestrat reveals its markedly Moorish roots in the structure of its streets, and has all the charm of Mediterranean towns.
Fine cuisine, prepared by our expert chefs using typical Mediterranean produce and raw materials sourced from the mountain and from nearby fishing harbours, is part of its culture.
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Hibernation is one of the historic bands of Greek crust scene that are still active (the other one is Panikos). The term historic comes for their connection with some bands from the great era of late '80's-mid '90's of greek scene: Chaotic End and Forgotten Prophecy (and in a chain of links these bands were connected with some other legends such as Ashen Breath,Naytia, Human Lethargy,Stateless in the Universe and others). Their first ep was posted here, Malisha posted their last release "Into the Silence of Eternal Sorrow".
Loneliness was released by Power it Up in 2000. Cover artwork reflects isolation,despair and loneliness and stands off to crust cliches . The record comes with a nice booklet with lyrics and translation in English. There are four tracks here: The spoken word of first track delivers the first dark colors of despair and inner search in a world of hypocrisy and then the crust assault begins: Alex sings in a side tracks while Yanna in b side's.All tracks are fast and short delivering a blending of Doom and Nausea with a metal edged feeling,heavy riffs, excellent rhythm section and hard pounding drums. There are some slower parts while some keyboards here and there add more shades of darkness. the production is a bit better than the first ep
Loneliness (and all Hibernation records) had good reviews (check some in this fan made myspace) but according to Alex's interview in Mountza zine, Power It Up was not happy with it. weird....
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Ozeki VoIP SDK - Product Guide
Did you know?This SDK was used to build:
Ozeki Phone System XE - VoIP PBX Software for Developers Which is a high performance PBX system supporting Mobile and Desktop phones.
It was also used to create Ozeki 3D VoIP softphone. A cool SIP client that allows 3D Video calls.
How to implement motion detector using C#
This article demonstrates how to implement and configure a Motion Detector for the purpose to detect moving objects on input videos. Please note that, before you begin to develop your own application, you have to add reference to ozeki.dll.
What is Motion Detector? When does it needed?
A motion detector is a device that detects moving objects, particularly people. A motion detector is often integrated as a component of a system that automatically performs a task or alerts a user of motion in an area.
Motion detectors have found wide use in domestic and commercial applications.
One common everyday application is activation of automatic door openers in
businesses and public buildings. Motion sensors are also widely used in lieu
of a true occupancy sensor in activating street lights or indoor lights in
walkways (such as lobbies and staircases).
A motion detector may be among the sensors of a burglar alarm that is used to alert the home owner or security service when it detects the motion of a possible intruder. Such a detector may also trigger a red light camera in put to work order to record the possible intrusion.
How to develop Motion Detector in C#?
Ozeki VoIP SIP SDK provides a mediahandler, called MotionDetectorHandler for the purpose
to detect motion on input videos. This media handler is able to receive and send
the video data, which means it can forward the input video after processing that.
The detector's sensitivy is configurable, and with the SDK it's also possible to send instant messages or e-mails, make calls etc. when motion is being detected.
Figure 1 - example Graphical User Interface for a motion detector application
MotionDetectorHandler can receive video data from any mediahandlers which implement the IVideoSender interface (WebCamera, AVPlayer, IPCamera etc.), and is able to send video data to any mediahandlers, which implement the IVideoReceiver interface (DrawingImageProvider, MPEG4Recorder etc.). To define these connections, you have to use the MediaConnector, provided by Ozeki VoIP SIP SDK, for example:
_connector.Connect(_videoPlayer.VideoPlayer, _detector); _connector.Connect(_detector, _imageProvider);
As the code snippet shows above, the _videoPlayer's video channel is being connected to the _detector object, and than the _detector is being connected to the _imageProvider instance.
The MotionDetectorHandler provides the opportunity to configure it's sensitivy, choose from highlighting modes, select a color for highlighting, subscribe to an event, which indicates when there is a detected moving object and more.
How to configure the MotionDetectorHandler?
A MotionDetectorHandler instance can be configured through its properties. These
properties have their default values, but since the success of detection depends
on these parameters, it might needs some configuration for the correct results.
The detection is depends on the following properties:
PixelIntensitySensitivy: the detector is calculating on greyscale images, so
the intensity of a single pixel can be between 0 and 255. When it is processing
two frames, this property sets that how much difference should be found between two frames
on the same position (pixel) to be recognized as a possible part of a moving object.
Default value is 30 as integer.
PixelAmountSensitivy: defines that how many pixeles should be detected
as moving object parts to recognize motion.
Default value is 0.3 as double, which means 30% difference between two frames.
DetectionFPS: defines that how many frames should be checked per seconds.
Default value is 5 as integer.
MotionDetectorHandler also provides the opportunity to highlight the detected moving object(s). The mode of highlighting can be set through the HighlightMotin property, and there are 3 modes of that:
- HighlightMotion.None: no highlight is being applied. Recommended for slover systems or slower network connection (in case of receivin/sending through network), since the received media data is not being modified.
- HighlightMotion.DrawAround: draws around the detected object with the set color.
- HighlightMotion.Highlight: fills the detected object with the selected color.
For highlighting moving object, you can set the color which will be used to indicate that object by the MotionColor property; it can be set through the MotionColor enum, and can be Red, Green and Blue.
How to get notified when motion has been detected?
MotionDetectorHandler has an event for the purpose to indicate motions' beginings and endings. This event is called MotionDetection. The event's argument carries the information whether the motion is starting or ending, for example:
_detector.MotionDetection += _detector_MotionDetection; void _detector_MotionDetection(object sender, MotionDetectionEvent e) { if (e.Detection) { _motionCount++; InvokeGuiThread(() => { lbl_MotionCount.Text = _motionCount.ToString(); }); panel_MotionIndicator.BackColor = _color; } else panel_MotionIndicator.BackColor = Color.Gray; }
If the value of e.Detection is true, than the motion is just beginning. If the value is false, than it is ending. In this example, _motionCount is an integer value which stores the amount of detected motions, InvokeGuiThread is a helper method which solves thread blockings, and the panel_MotionIndicator is a simple panel which changes its color to indicate motions.
Motion Detector application in C#
Please note that, in order to work with the following code, you have to:
- add reference to ozeki.dll
- create a Windows Forms application with a GUI and rename the objects as they are used in the source code
- you have to provide a "video.mp4" file in order to be able run the detector on something
using System; using System.Drawing; using System.Windows.Forms; using Ozeki.Media.MediaHandlers; using Ozeki.Media.MediaHandlers.Video; using Ozeki.Media.Video.Controls; namespace MotionDetector { public partial class MotionDetectorForm : Form { DrawingImageProvider _imageProvider; VideoViewerWF _videoViewer; MotionDetectorHandler _detector; MediaConnector _connector; AVPlayer _videoPlayer; Color _color; int _motionCount; public MotionDetectorForm() { InitializeComponent(); } void MotionDetectorForm_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { _imageProvider = new DrawingImageProvider(); _videoViewer = new VideoViewerWF(); _connector = new MediaConnector(); _detector = new MotionDetectorHandler(); // subscribes to the event, which indicates when motions are being detected _detector.MotionDetection += _detector_MotionDetection; _color = Color.Red; // the videoplayer is being set, it will play the "video.mp4" file when being started _videoPlayer = new AVPlayer("video.mp4"); SetVideoViewer(); // connects the input video to the detector _connector.Connect(_videoPlayer.VideoPlayer, _detector); // connects the detector to the output _connector.Connect(_detector, _imageProvider); _videoViewer.SetImageProvider(_imageProvider); // fills the ComboBox with the available colors cmb_DrawColor.DataSource = Enum.GetValues(typeof(MotionColor)); } // occurrs, when motion is being detected or the detected motion ends void _detector_MotionDetection(object sender, MotionDetectionEvent e) { // stores if the event indicates the beginning or the ending of the motion if (e.Detection) { // increments the counter of detected motions _motionCount++; InvokeGuiThread(() => { lbl_MotionCount.Text = _motionCount.ToString(); }); // indicates the motion within a simple panel panel_MotionIndicator.BackColor = _color; } else panel_MotionIndicator.BackColor = Color.Gray; } // sets the VideoViewerWF object programmatically void SetVideoViewer() { _videoViewer.Location = new Point(10, 10); _videoViewer.Size = new Size(375, 300); _videoViewer.BackColor = Color.Black; _videoViewer.TabStop = false; Controls.Add(_videoViewer); } // plays the video void btn_Play_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { _videoViewer.Start(); _videoPlayer.Start(); } #region Detector void btn_Detect_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { // _detector.IsRunning indicates if the MotionDetectorHandler is currently detecting or not if (!_detector.IsRunning) { // starts the detector _detector.Start(); btn_Detect.Text = "Stop"; } else { // stops the detector _detector.Stop(); btn_Detect.Text = "Start"; panel_MotionIndicator.BackColor = Color.Gray; } } // when the ComboBox of MotionColors is being set, it sets the detector's MotionColor property void cmb_DrawColor_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) { switch (cmb_DrawColor.SelectedIndex) { case 0: _detector.MotionColor = MotionColor.Red; _color = Color.DarkRed; break; case 1: _detector.MotionColor = MotionColor.Green; _color = Color.DarkGreen; break; case 2: _detector.MotionColor = MotionColor.Blue; _color = Color.Blue; break; default: _detector.MotionColor = MotionColor.Red; _color = Color.DarkRed; break; } } void InvokeGuiThread(Action action) { Invoke(action); } void btn_MotionIntensity_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { // how much difference should be found between two frames //on the same position (pixel) to be recognized as a possible part of a moving object. _detector.PixelIntensitySensitivy = Int32.Parse(tb_MotionIntensity.Text); } void btn_MotionAmount_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { // how many pixeles should be detected as moving object parts to recognize motion _detector.PixelAmountSensitivy = Int32.Parse(tb_MotionAmount.Text); } void btn_MotionFrame_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { // how many frames should be checked per seconds _detector.DetectionFPS = Int32.Parse(tb_MotionFrames.Text); } void radio_NoDraw_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) { // sets the mode of highlighting _detector.HighlightMotion = HighlightMotion.None; } void radio_Draw_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) { _detector.HighlightMotion = HighlightMotion.DrawAround; } void radio_HighLight_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) { _detector.HighlightMotion = HighlightMotion.Highlight; } void btn_ResetCounter_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { // resets the motion counter _motionCount = 0; InvokeGuiThread(() => { lbl_MotionCount.Text = _motionCount.ToString(); }); } #endregion } }
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What God has willed, what God has planned
I only know at His right hand
Stands one who is my Savior
I clung to these lyrics sung by Aaron Shust as I left experience my first moment of quiet since seeing for myself glimpses of the road our country will face after the elections are over.
I don't watch the news, I most of the time scroll past posts regarding the elections on facebook, but last night I felt I needed to watch. I told Matt, "I need to be informed, I need to know who I am voted for." I watched until 8:05 pm CST, five minutes past the scheduled start of the debate and then I was DONE! I saw everything I needed to see in those five minutes.
I saw enough to make me so anxious about what our nation will look like in a year.
Angry and frightened are really the only emotions I can articulate at the moment. In that five minutes I was driven back to the feeling I have had twice before, the "how do I raise children in this world" feeling I had as I sat on my sofa 15 years ago and saw the second tower fall. The same feeling hit me last year when one of our local sherif deputies was gunned down in a neighborhood gas station. How do I raise children in this world? What will tomorrow, next month and the next four years look like for my family.
I can only say, "I have no idea."
I have no idea…I am sure some people do have a good idea of what life will be like, those same people know exactly who they are voting for on November 8th. Me? Can I, seriously, do a write-in? Because I cannot, at all without being eaten alive by massive conviction, vote for anyone in this year's presidency election.
I cannot just vote my party and sleep at night, but then I cannot vote on the other side and live with myself.
Matt always says that if you know the bible and history well enough you have seen these patterns before, this crap that we are sitting in isn't new. I am not normally a negative nelly, but I feel the end is coming soon. Oh heavens to betsy that was dramatic as all get out.
Can we just agree that all of this just blows? Both of these people do not deserve 5-minutes of television air time much less four years as the top rank of our nation. Is this really what we have come to? Is Mitt positive that he can't jump back in at the last minute?


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Hernandez, a well-liked kitchen employee at Brasa Rotisserie restaurant in St. Paul, was biking home from work when he was struck by what witnesses described as a tan or beige SUV, which then sped away.
The GoFundMe account says Hernandez was "moving with the right of way," and that the SUV driver had run a red light before hitting him. Hernandez is described as an "avid cycling enthusiast who was vigilant about safety," wearing a helmet and lights to illuminate him at night, and someone who "strictly obeyed" traffic laws.
Hernandez was taken to Regions Hospital, where he has received treatment for "massive" injuries he suffered, including a severed spine, brain damage, and "many broken bones." Two surgeries have been performed to reduce swelling in Hernandez's brain, the GoFundMe says, but "his prognosis has the odds stacked against him."
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While away on an undercover mission, Undertaker Will Ritter has made an unthinkable alliance...with a Corpse! But though Robert Dillin (aka 'The Zombie Prince') is indeed one of those alien invaders who animate and possess the bodies of the dead -- unlike the rest of his kind, Dillin isn't evil. In fact, he wants to help. And Will needs that help, because the Queen of the Dead has learned the location of Haven, the Undertakers' secret HQ, and is planning a massive and deadly assault.

With the last day of the Corpse War finally upon them, Will and his friends find themselves in a desperate race to close the Rift between worlds and forever kill the Corpses. But can they do before Haven is overrun?

For that matter, can they do it at all?

Hello, folks.
When I published the first book in my five-book (plus one novelette) middle grade horror series, "The Undertakers," one of the questions I got most often from fans (kids, parents, librarians, teachers, etc.) was this: "How did you make your characters seem so authentic?"
Well, there's a long answer and a short answer. The long answer involves my childhood and the friends who shared it with me. It involves the poorly drawn comic books I used to author and share with the kids in my neighborhood. And, finally, it involves the invaluable input of my son, then twelve-years-old and now twenty-one, who became my guide when it came to all-things-pre-teenager.
The short answer is: I get kids, or at least I like to think I do!
Either way, that conviction is what enabled me to add complexity and depth to child characters ranging in age from eleven to seventeen. There's Will's reckless courage, Helene's resourceful independence, the Burgermeister's unflagging loyalty, Tom's nobility, and Sharyn's playful bravery and martial expertise. Even the secondary Undertakers, such as the quiet and wounded Amy, the brilliant but socially awkward Steve, and the forever-angry Alex, were drawn from memories of my own days attending three (count 'em: three) different junior high schools. My family moved around a lot.
Which made it all the harder when, in the fourth and penultimate Undertakers novel, "Last Siege of Haven," I killed one of those characters off.
I won't say which one; you'll have to read the book if you want to know that.
What I will say is that writing the scene broke my heart. This was a character I'd known for years, and penning her (or his) last words took a much bigger chunk out of me that I'd thought it would.
How odd it is to get that attached to a figment of your imagination. But the grief was so unexpected and profound that I had to fight to keep myself to backpedalling. After all, as some might say, a writer is the "god" of his universe. I made the rules and, theoretically, I could change them. If I wanted to, I could save this character, whose death was hitting me so hard. And I could do it through nothing more than the judicious use of my BACKSPACE key.
But the truth of it is that a writer is not the "god" of his universe. If anything, a writer is its slave. When I started the Undertakers Series, it was with a very clear and specific goal in mind: To tell a scary and powerful story about children fighting a desperate war against monsters that the grown-ups around them don't even know are there. I promised myself and, as the series progressed, my readership, that I wouldn't flinch from the horrors of war.
There can be no victory without sacrifice. Wars have casualties.
Soldier die. Even child soldiers.
So, in the end, I kept true to my promise and the story remained intact. There was no last minute rescue, no contrived and magical solution, and no white knight riding in on a shining steed. Just a brave Undertaker doing, as they always do, what has to be done for the good of all.
When the book gets released, I expect I'll get some letters.
Rest in peace, my friend. You did me proud.
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