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For more information about T.37 store and forward fax, refer to [http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/voice/fax/configuration/guide/vf_t37_str-fwd_fax_ps6350_TSD_Products_Configuration_Guide_Chapter.html Configuring T.37 Store-and-Forward Fax].
For more information about T.37 store and forward fax, refer to [http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/voice/fax/configuration/guide/vf_t37_str-fwd_fax_ps6350_TSD_Products_Configuration_Guide_Chapter.html Configuring T.37 Store-and-Forward Fax].
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The following fax call flows are described:
Fax Pass-Through and Fax Pass-Through with Upspeed
Fax pass-through is the simplest technique for sending fax over IP networks, but it is not the default, nor is it the most desirable method of supporting fax over IP. T.38 fax relay provides a more reliable and error-free method of sending faxes over an IP network, but some third-party H.323 and SIP implementations do not support T.38 fax relay. These same implementations often support fax pass-through.
In fax pass-through mode, gateways do not distinguish between a fax call and a voice call. Fax communication between the two fax machines is carried in its entirety in-band over a voice call. Fax upspeed is similar to pass-through in the sense that the fax call is carried in-band over the voice call. The difference is that when you use upspeed, the gateways to some extent react to the fax call. Although relay mechanisms are not employed, with upspeed the gateways do recognize a CED fax tone and automatically change the voice codec to G.711 if necessary (thus the designation upspeed). Turn off echo cancellation (EC) and voice activity detection (VAD) for the duration of the call.
When a DSP is put into voice mode at the beginning of a VoIP call, the DSP is informed by the call control stack whether the control protocol can support pass-through or not. If pass-through is supported, the following events occur during a fax call:
- For the duration of the call, the DSP listens for the 2100-Hz CED tone to detect a fax or modem on the line.
- If the CED tone is heard, an internal event is generated to alert the call control stack that a fax or modem changeover is required.
- The call control stack on the originating gateway instructs the DSP to send an NSE to the terminating gateway, informing the terminating gateway of the request to carry out a codec change.
- If the terminating gateway supports NSEs, it responds to the originating gateway instruction and loads the new codec. The fax machines are able to communicate on an end-to-end basis with no further intervention by the voice gateways.
Fax pass-through call flow is shown in Figure: Fax Pass-Through and Fax Upspeed Call Flow.
Figure: Fax Pass-Through and Fax Upspeed Call Flow
Cisco Fax Relay
Cisco fax relay is the oldest method of supporting fax on Cisco IOS gateways and has been supported since Cisco IOS Release 11.3. Cisco fax relay uses Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP) as the method of transport. In Cisco fax relay mode, gateways terminate T.30 fax signaling by spoofing a virtual fax machine to the locally attached fax machine. The gateways use a Cisco-proprietary fax-relay RTP-based protocol to communicate between them.
Cisco fax relay is the default operation and, in the absence of any explicit CLI on the dial peer, is used when a fax transmission is detected. If voice calls are being completed successfully between two routers, fax calls should also work. Events that occur during a Cisco fax relay call fall into the following call phases:
Cisco Fax Relay Fax Setup Phase
When a DSP is put into voice mode at the beginning of a VoIP call, the DSP is informed by the call control stack whether fax relay is supported and if it is supported, whether it is Cisco fax relay or T.38 fax relay. If Cisco fax relay is supported, the following events occur:
- Initially a VoIP call is established as if it were a normal speech call. Call control procedures are followed and the DSP is put into voice mode, after which human speech is expected to be received and processed.
|If a fax answer or calling tone (CED or CNG) is heard at any time during the call, the DSP does not interfere with the speech processing. It allows the tone to continue across the VoIP call leg.
- A normal fax machine, after generating a CED or hearing a CNG, sends a DIS message with the capabilities of the fax machine.
- The DSP in the Cisco IOS gateway attached to the fax machine that generated the DIS message (normally the terminating gateway) detects the HDLC flag sequence at the start of the DIS message and initiates fax relay switchover.
- The DSP also triggers an internal event to notify the call control stack that fax switchover is required. The call control stack then instructs the DSP to change the RTP payload type to 96 and to send this payload type to the originating gateway.
- When the DSP on the originating gateway receives an RTP packet with payload type set to 96, it triggers an event informing its own call control stack that a fax changeover has been requested by the remote gateway.
- The originating gateway then sends an RTP packet to the terminating gateway with payload type 97 to indicate that the originating gateway has started the fax changeover. When the terminating gateway receives the payload type 97 packet, the packet serves as an acknowledgement. The terminating gateway starts the fax codec download and is ready for fax relay.
- Once the originating gateway has completed the codec download, it sends RTP packets with payload type 96 to the terminating gateway. The terminating gateway responds with an RTP packet with payload type 97, and fax relay can begin between the two gateways. As part of the fax codec download, other parameters such as VAD, jitter buffers, and echo cancellation are changed to suit the different characteristics of a fax call.
Cisco fax relay fax setup is shown in Figure: Cisco Fax Relay Fax Setup Call Flow.
Figure: Cisco Fax Relay Fax Setup Call Flow
Cisco Fax Relay Data Transfer Phase
During fax relay operation, the T.30 analog fax signals are received from the PSTN or from a directly attached fax machine. The T.30 fax signals are demodulated by a DSP on the gateway and then packetized and sent across the VoIP network as data. The terminating gateway decodes the data stream and remodulates the T.30 analog fax signals to be sent to the PSTN or to a destination fax machine.
The messages that are demodulated and remodulated are predominantly the phase B, phase D, and phase E messages of a T.30 transaction. Most of the messages are passed across without any interference, but certain messages are modified according to the constraints of the VoIP network.
During phase B, fax machines interrogate each other's capabilities. They expect to communicate with each other across a 64-kbps PSTN circuit, and they attempt to make best use of the available bandwidth and circuit quality of a 64-kbps voice path. However, in a VoIP network, the fax machines do not have a 64-kbps PSTN circuit available. The bandwidth per call is probably less than 64 kbps, and the circuit is not considered a clear circuit.
Because transmission paths in VoIP networks are more limited than in the PSTN, Cisco IOS CLI is used to adjust fax settings on the VoIP dial peer. The adjusted fax settings restrict the facilities that are available to fax machines across the VoIP call leg and are also used to modify values in DIS and NSF messages that are received from fax machines.
The call flow of the Cisco fax relay data transfer phase is shown in Figure: Cisco Fax Relay Data Transfer Call Flow.
Figure: Cisco Fax Relay Data Transfer Call Flow
T.38 Fax Relay
T.38 provides an ITU-T standards-based method and protocols for fax relay. Data is packetized and encapsulated according to the T.38 standard. The encoding of the packet headers and the mechanism to switch from VoIP mode to fax relay mode are clearly defined in the specification. Annexes to the basic specification include details for operation under Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and H.323 call control protocols.
T.38 uses data redundancy to compensate for packet loss. During T.38 call establishment, voice gateways indicate the level of packet redundancy that they incorporate in their transmission of facsimile User Datagram Packet Transport Layer packets (UDPTLs). The level of redundancy (the number of times that the packet is repeated) can be configured on Cisco IOS gateways.
There is work under way to implement T.38 fax switchover independently of the call control mechanisms. This is referred to as "bearer level signaling" and makes use of Named Service Events (NSEs).
The following sections address call-control-initiated switchover mechanisms:
H.323 T.38 Fax Relay
The T.38 Annex B standard defines the mechanism that is used to switch over from voice mode to T.38 fax mode during a call. The ability to support T.38 must be indicated during the initial VoIP call setup. If the DSP on the gateway is capable of supporting T.38 mode, this information is indicated during the H.245 negotiation procedures as part of the regular H.323 VoIP call setup.
Once the VoIP call setup is completed, the DSP continues to listen for a fax tone. When it hears one, the DSP signals the receipt of fax tone to the call control layer, which then initiates fax changeover as specified in the T.38 Annex B procedures. The H.245 message flow shown in Figure: H.323 T.38 Fax Relay Call Flow contains the following events:
- The detecting terminating gateway sends a ModeRequest message to the originating gateway, and the originating gateway responds with a ModeRequestAck.
- The originating gateway sends a closeLogicalChannel message to close its VoIP UDP port, and the terminating gateway responds with a closeLogicalChannelAck while it closes the VoIP port.
- The originating gateway sends an openLogicalChannel message that indicates to which port to send the T.38 UDP information on the originating gateway, and the terminating gateway responds with an openLogicalChannelAck.
- The terminating gateway sends a closeLogicalChannel message to close its VoIP UDP port, and the originating gateway responds with a closeLogicalChannelAck.
- Finally the terminating gateway sends an openLogicalChannel message that indicates to which port to send the T.38 UDP stream, and the originating gateway responds with an openLogicalChannelAck.
- T.38-encoded UDP packets flow back and forth. At the end of the fax transmission, either gateway can initiate another ModeRequest message to return to VoIP mode.
Figure: H.323 T.38 Fax Relay Call Flow
SIP T.38 Fax Relay
When the call control protocol is SIP, T.38 Annex D procedures are used for the changeover from VoIP to fax mode during a call. Initially, a normal VoIP call is established through the use of SIP INVITEs. The DSP needs to be informed that it can support T.38 mode while it is put into voice mode. During the call, when the DSP detects fax HDLC flags, it signals the detection of the flags to the call control layer, and the call control layer initiates a SIP INVITE mid-call to signal the desire to change the media stream.
The SIP T.38 fax relay call flow shown in Figure: SIP T.38 Fax Relay Call Flow contains the following events:
- The terminating gateway detects a fax V.21 flag sequence and sends an INVITE with T.38 details in the SDP field to the originating gateway or to the SIP proxy server, depending on the network topology.
- The originating gateway receives the INVITE message and sends back a 200 OK message.
- The terminating gateway acknowledges the 200 OK message and sends an ACK message direct to the originating gateway.
- The originating gateway starts sending T.38 UDP packets instead of VoIP UDP packets across the same ports.
- At the end of the fax transmission, another INVITE message can be sent to return to VoIP mode.
Figure: SIP T.38 Fax Relay Call Flow
MGCP T.38 Fax Relay
MGCP T.38 fax relay conforms to ITU-T T.38, Procedures for Real-Time Group 3 Facsimile Communication over IP Networks, which determines procedures for real-time facsimile communication in various gateway control protocol (XGCP) applications.
MGCP-based T.38 fax relay has the following call flow:
- A call is initially established as a voice call.
- The gateways advertise capabilities in an SDP exchange during connection establishment.
- If both gateways do not support T.38 fax relay, fax pass-through is used for fax transmission. If both gateways support T.38, they attempt to switch to T.38 upon fax tone detection. The existing audio channel is used for T.38 fax relay, and the existing connection port is reused to minimize delay. If failure occurs at some point during the switch to T.38, the call reverts to the original settings it had as a voice call. If this failure occurs, a fallback to fax pass-through is not supported.
- Upon completion of the fax image transfer, the connection remains established and reverts to a voice call using the previously designated codec, unless the call agent instructs the gateways to do otherwise.
A fax relay MGCP event allows the gateway to notify the call agent of the status (start, stop, or failure) of T.38 processing for the connection. This event is sent in both call-agent-controlled and gateway-controlled mode.
T.37 Store-and-Forward Fax
T.37 provides an ITU-T standards-based method for store-and-forward fax operation. The fax transmission process is divided into distinct sending and receiving phases with the potential to store the fax between sending and receiving, if necessary.
Cisco recommends that you dedicate a mail server to fax mail and avoid the conflicting configuration requirements of traditional e-mail and fax-mail servers. Optimize each mail server for its individual functions-for example, fax messages should usually retry transmissions every 5 minutes whereas normal e-mail should retry every 30 minutes, and fax messages should give up after 3 to 4 hours whereas normal e-mail should not give up for 4 to 5 days.
A topology for T.37 store-and-forward fax is shown in Figure: T.37 Store-and-Forward Fax Topology.
Figure: T.37 Store-and-Forward Fax Topology
For more information about T.37 store and forward fax, refer to Configuring T.37 Store-and-Forward Fax.


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ArtsWatch: YouTube Safe Harbor, Round Two
In recent news ...
On April 5 the Second Circuit Court of Appeals rejected some of the reasoning used by the Southern District of New York's U.S. District Court in 2010 when it granted YouTube summary judgment against Viacom's infringement claims. At the time, Viacom expressed eagerness for the appellate process and its hopes were realized now that the higher court has provided new guidance on ISPs' safe harbor protections. The District Court must reconsider the existing factual record, taking a fresh look at the service's "knowledge or awareness of any specific infringements" and whether YouTube "willfully blinded itself to specific infringements." The lower court must also consider whether new discovery of evidence is needed to find additional facts pertaining to the video site's "'right and ability' to control infringing activity" as well as a narrower issue of whether any of the video clips in the lawsuit were part of a third-party syndication deal. Consumer advocates were pleased that the ruling did not impose new requirements on ISPs and YouTube was pleased that the issues remain confined to the past rather than the present. "This balanced decision provides a thoughtful way to distinguish legitimate service providers from those that build their businesses on infringement," said Viacom in a statement.
Digital Music News is "actively soliciting ... litigation assistance" from "potentially sympathetic organizations" since an anonymous comment on its site has dragged it into the multiple ongoing lawsuits against music sharing service Grooveshark. The comment alleged that the service's executives had guilty knowledge about uploading and hosting infringing material, but DMN insists it now has no information of evidentiary value in its database and believes Grooveshark's legal discovery filings are "vindictive."
On April 2 the multi-industry Center for Copyright Information announced the leadership put in place to roll out the Copyright Alert System first announced in July 2011. Charged with alerting infringing Internet users that their accounts are being misused, CCI's executive board is loaded with ISP and content industry major players, including AT&T, Comcast, MPAA, RIAA, Verizon, and Viacom. Its advisory board represents leading consumer-oriented organizations such as the Center for Democracy and Technology, Future of Privacy Forum, iKeepSafe.org, and Public Knowledge. The American Arbitration Association has been retained to provide independent review if consumers dispute alerts. The executive director position will be filled by Jill Lesser, whose background spans high-tech, copyright and consumer activism. "I am excited to lead CCI as it begins this constructive effort to reduce and deter online copyright infringement in a way that is centered on education and deterrence, not punishment," said Lesser. Gigi Sohn, CCI advisory board member and Public Knowledge president and co-founder, blogged that she will be a whistle-blower or even resign if she believes that this opportunity becomes heavy-handed, anticonsumer or anti-Internet. She hopes to discourage tougher copyright enforcement legislation by helping the alert system function well. "I believe that if implemented properly, the copyright alert system could have a positive impact on illegal file-sharing while at the same time protecting Internet users' rights," Sohn said.
U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Victoria Espinel announced her second annual report on March 30 via the White House blog. For those who had long hoped that U.S. law enforcement would make antipiracy a serious priority, the document represents a coming-of-age moment reporting heartening progress and extensive efforts. The Copyright Alert System is mentioned as just one of several efforts to facilitate voluntary private sector actions. The defeat of rogue website legislation falls into its larger context of encouraging legislative reform, with wins as well as losses and a determination to continue to press for new laws that improve IP enforcement. There are many other areas of focus and summaries of the work contributed by many federal agencies, including outreach to international law enforcement. To pluck two nuggets from the many substantive accomplishments listed, it seems better coordination is playing a demonstrably positive role. First, describing a boost in efficiency, Espinel's report said, "The level of enforcement dramatically increased by over a third across the board and this increase in law enforcement operations occurred with only a 5 percent increase in projected spending." Second, based on progress by the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center multi-agency task force, better teamwork and organization are becoming routine. "De-confliction is the process of vetting investigatory activities throughout the law enforcement community to ensure law enforcement resources are not duplicated and wasted. The number of cases de-conflicted increased to 2,877 — a 429 percent increase in comparison to 2010," the report said. Another noteworthy area of effort that is still in progress is a broad study of U.S. IP industries and their economic impact.
Game consoles are maturing as home entertainment centers, with an increasing number of on-demand streaming video services available. The Los Angeles Times recently reported that Microsoft Xbox 360 households now spend a little more than half their average 84 hours of streaming per month consuming movies, television and music. On April 3 Amazon Instant Video became the latest addition to Sony PlayStation 3's array of video services. Cnet News recently rounded up the consternation consoles' new digital rights management is causing their traditional market of dedicated gamers who purchased titles on optical disc with the expectation these could be resold as used. Internet ID codes now enable gaming services to cripple or enable console titles' special features based on their publishers' business models and terms of use.
On March 30 China's State Internet Information Office announced that 16 websites had been shut down and six people were arrested due to spreading politically objectionable rumors. An unexpected change in communist party leadership led to rumors of "military vehicles entering Beijing and something wrong going on in Beijing."
The Recording Academy actively represents the music community on such issues as intellectual property rights, music piracy, archiving and preservation, and censorship concerns. In pursuing its commitment to addressing these and other issues, The Recording Academy undertakes a variety of national initiatives. ArtsWatch is a key part of an agenda aimed at raising public awareness of and support for the rights of artists. To become more involved, visit Advocacy Action @ GRAMMY.com and sign up for Advocacy Action E-lerts.
Click on the "ArtsWatch" tag for links to other GRAMMY News stories in this series.


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Top Ten Treasures at Kawasaki USA
Don't Miss Stories on Motorcycle.com
1972 Mach IV 750: 74 throbbing horsepower, 423 pounds (dry), $1,395. Someday when we look back at the hydrocarbon era, this thing will be the poster child. Maybe those who believe man and dinosaur roamed the earth together are referring to this bike?
Anyway, thanks very much for the stroll down Memory Lane, Kawasaki people. And may we all continue to Laissez les bon temps roulez.


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|2012-08-14, 14:59
|Link #1283
Sharing my world thru art
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Anywhere I can draw inspiration from
Age: 36
|2012-08-14, 15:20
|Link #1284
Unleashing the Homu-Rage
Join Date: Apr 2010
Sorry for making such a stupid mistake. Gets confusing with so many male users with female avatars and whatnot, not that my avatar is helping things.
Now, back to your regularly scheduled psychological discussion!
|2012-08-14, 16:36
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Try me! <3
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Germany
Age: 35
The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced that Haertseed does this not for his entertainment (or not only), but rather he primarily does this to actually help them.
The body switching was to have them get to know each other better, and to get them to talk about their issues and help each other overcome them.
Then, when he noticed that the gap between Taichi and Iori was so huge it was impossible for them to ever get together by themselves. He then thought up the plan with Iori jumping off the bridge into the water, and then pretended he situation was critical - when in all reality, it wasn't even remotely close to reality.
Anyway, the shock served its purpose, and we finally have Taichi and Iori talk about their feelings.
However, once the truth was revealed and the shock faded, both instantly went back to their previous states, as if nothing had happened.
Even wwith Heartseed helping out and having them talk with each other (which they wouldn't have doen otherwise), nothing resulted from the talk.
As such, Iori are a hopeless couple with no chance of getting anywhere, despite Heartseed pushing.
Before Iori can have a relationship with anyone, she needs to find herself first - and it looks like that will be still a long way.
Aoki and Yui have a *much* greater chance of getting together. Aoki doesn't have any problems like Taichi has with is extreme shyness, and Yui is already starting to overcome her androphobia. The "kick in the nads" method helped, and I think that her beating up those guys will help her as well. Not right away, but in the long run, where she'll realise that her fear is totally baseless,and she can easily hold herself against men.
Inaba really needs to act out her desires. Heartseed let her act out her desire already once. Now she needs to make a conscious decision to act it out by herself. She, too, needs to stop being a "selfless freak" and start thinking of herself, rather than trying to bring a couple together which doesn't have any hope whatsoever right from the beginning. She needs more self-esteem and trust in *herself*, especially.
|2012-08-14, 16:43
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Black Steel Knight
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Indonesia
Discussing the show based on what we get so far is okay of course. Thats the point of this thread and thats what Ive also been doing.
|2012-08-14, 17:14
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Flying in the Air
Age: 31
Inaba's trust problem stems from self-loathing. She regards herself as flawed and pathetic, and utterly unworthy to be trusted or loved. She thinks it's her nature to doubt people because she is despicable to begin, her "true self", one that she fears people would find out. With that sort of self esteem, how would she trust others when she can't even accept or trust herself? Also, do remember that even though she instinctively distrust others, her rationality still enables her to trust people because she genuinely wants to believe in them. However, she'd never believe in herself, not the slightest.
Anyway, I'd like to point out that we can argue all day long about which issues stems form which, so I'd rather treat them as two separate, equally weighted traits that complements each other. It makes the logic a lot simpler to understand.
Also note that "trust issue" would only be a correct description if you include Inaba herself in it. I find many arguments calling her out for "not-trusting-others-problem", which in my opinion, is less than half of the whole picture and gives off a false impression of her as a haughty, self-centered prick. Truth is, she's not. She's always placing others before herself. So you're entirely correct that she's pretty much Taichi 2.0 but in a more passive sense.
Lastly, since you brought up Inaba being the level-headed rational type, I kinda want to throw it out there that, being rational allows her to think about things in many different perspectives, good and bad. Here's the problem: Having a negative self esteem and emotionally sensitives, she easily starts seeing the negatives a lot more than the positives. Uh-oh. She gets herself stuck in a loop with negative outcomes.
Generally speaking, Inaba is cool and rational by nature but emotionally sensitive (further amplified by being a normal teenager), which resulted in her irrational self loathing and fear of hurting others, as well as instinctive second thoughts about believing in others.
She's absolutely shameless about her erotic secrets though, I might add.
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|2012-08-14, 18:45
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Age: 28
For example, I hate Taichi's messianic archetype and the fact that he resembles a typical dating sim protagonist. If later episodes challenge this interpretation of mine, then fine, but before then, I'm holding on to my view. It's certainly a valid one.
|2012-08-14, 19:05
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Black Steel Knight
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Indonesia
|2012-08-14, 19:23
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Age: 36
(For myself, I had this concept of politeness so drilled into me as a kid that I'll never even say something "sucks" even after it's done. I'll just explain why I couldn't enjoy it, if anything. "If you can't say something nice..." Well, a topic for another thread.)
|2012-08-14, 20:25
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Sharing my world thru art
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Anywhere I can draw inspiration from
Age: 36
Little change of pace
|2012-08-14, 20:54
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Black Steel Knight
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Indonesia
Ah, nice sigs, Jmac ^^.
|2012-08-14, 21:09
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Seishu's Ace
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Kobe, Japan
Using a disaster that everyone in the audience knows is coming anyway as an analog for not developing characters for half a series seems like a stretch. Character development is something that should be a relative constant, not something that can be deferred for much of a series and then dumped in. It may still happen but the fact that it hasn't already is a valid point of contention.
|2012-08-14, 21:27
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
I'll take the Inaban one. ^_^
|2012-08-14, 21:29
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Dai Korai Teikoku
Okay, I need an Inaba-chan gif signature, preferable showing the mischievous side to her personality. Would like it if it uses a gray tone for the Kokoro Connect logo, and uses 稲葉 姫子 instead of the romanization of her name.
|2012-08-14, 21:37
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Black Steel Knight
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Indonesia
For example: If a person walks out after seeing the first part of Wolverine and then gives conclusion "the movie is great coz there are no plot holes and consistently smart!", will that be valid?
Just FYI: I'm not blindly love this series. I too have suspicions that the male characters won't get decent development even after the series ended, but I try to think more objective and reserve my judgement on chara development until the show is over.
|2012-08-14, 21:42
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We're Back
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Location: Discord
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Compact fusible switches for finger-safe circuit protection
Gladiator compact fusible switches have been added to AutomationDirect's product offering of circuit protection devices. The single-pole, two-pole and triple-pole ac devices are available in Class CC and Midget fuse models; single-phase dc devices are also available. The 35 mm DIN rail mountable switches' compact size reportedly takes up only one-third the space of a molded circuit breaker and two-thirds the space of traditional fusible switches, saving space in control panels. The full voltage rating of up to 600 V ac (80 V dc) apparently allows installation flexibility in many applications where feeder and branch circuit protection are required.
Equipped with lockout/tagout capability and finger safe construction, Gladiator switches promote safe workplace practices by preventing contact with live components. Open fuse indication provides faster troubleshooting and reduced downtime.
Class CC fuse models are UL98 listed and have a 200 kA Short-Circuit Current Rating; Midget Class fuse models are UL508 listed and have a 1 0kA Short-Circuit Current Rating. A 5A auxiliary contact with one normally-open and one normally-closed contact is also available.
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Gemstorm needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 51 designs submitted by 14 freelance designers.
Kingsford Cross
I am a web designer looking after http://www.kingsfordcross.com. Normally my clients provide me with a logo and I work off that but this time they don't have a logo so I need some creative designs for the logo as I just don't have the time right now to do create it. I have done some initial work which can be used or thrown out if think it's rubbish. I don't mind :)
Kingsford Cross is a new build apartment complex. High end big apartments and town houses. The apartments will have very high specification interiors and targetted at single professionals, business people flying in from England on a regular basis, airline pilots & cabin crew and definitely young married couples looking for a first home. The key word to describe the apartment complex is quality.
In 1932 a guy called William Kingsford-Smith made the first east west transatlantic flight from Portmarnock, Ireland to Newfoundland in Canada. His aeroplane was called the Southern Cross. Hence the name of the complex - Kingsford Cross. Portmarnock is on the coast and is an affluent suburban area beside the sea about 10 miles north of the capital and close to the country's biggest airport.
If you visit http://www.kingsfordcross.com/logo.htm you'll see some fonts I like and some initial attempts I made to create a logo. There could be a problem with the website in the next day or so which is being fixed if you can't access the link above try this one: http://126.96.36.199/~gemst49/logo.htm.
This should give some idea as to what I'm looking for - only a bit classier. You can use other fonts if you like but see below for a note... Abstract or cutouts or background images of the aerolane will also be considered but I'd like to keep the basic shape of the real aeroplane if possible.
In terms of colour I have no preference. I personally favour Gold, Green and Light Blue but I'm not bothered that much. This is new apartment complex and it's a green field site so go nuts but keep quality and class as the theme - the cheapest apartment will be about $500,000 so imagine seeing your logo on the gate of the complex as you drive up... it's got to reflect the class of the complex.
The logo MUST work in both Black and White and Colour and I'd like high resolution files in TIFF, JPG and GIF if possible for both black and white and colour versions for PRINT media and WEB media. If you choose to use a font that I don't already have then you must also be able to send me the font for further use on the website and print media.
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Recently, the Impact video game was launched for fans who want to recreate the TNA Wrestling experience at home. Now, through the new TNA DVD Boardgame, created and released by Game Development Company (GDC), fans now have the option for a more old-school method of gameplay. Recently, SLAM! Wrestling had the chance to visit GDC's home office and was given some time to play the game.
The game mixes elements of traditional board games, and fantasy card and dice games (like Dungeons and Dragons or Magic: the Gathering), combined with a bit of memory recall skill, to create a fun experience suitable for the entire family. The objective is to guide a stable of TNA wrestlers to capture all four of the TNA championships (World, X-Division, Tag Team, and Knockouts), using silll, strategy, and luck. Players (2 to 4) move around the board and depending on the square they land on, have the chance to purchase wrestlers or attributes, challenge each other to matches for belts and/or cash, or answer a DVD trivia question.
Matches are played out using rolls of the dice. Basic matches consist of players alternating throws of dice in a classic high-low elimination battle, with roll modifiers based on the character's strength and stamina attributes as presented on the wrestler's photo card. A special die gives a player a chance to go for broke by cheating to win, with the risk of things backfiring and resulting in an immediate DQ loss. There are special rules for the various types of gimmick matches that TNA is known for, including battle royals and House of Pain matches. The rules for these are more complex, so fortunately, the DVD comes with a handy Help feature that shows them on-screen. Depending on the number of players involved, the matches are actually quite fun to play out, and even those who aren't directly competing can get into the action with side bets - so there are really no lulls in the game, even when it's not your turn,
Landing on certain squares results in the player having to answer a DVD question. These are mini-games that utilize actual clips and photos from TNA's video library. The questions can be spot-the-difference, memory recall, or fill-in-the-letters. GDC used hundreds of clips and they are randomly selected during the game, so each time the game is played will be different. TNA announcer Don West provides the voice-overs for the clips, adding to the authenticity of the experience.
The gameplay is entertaining and has a lot of longevity - because there are so many elements involved both in terms of luck and strategy, no two games are completely the same. Visually the game is stellar, from the full-colour photo cards of the TNA Stars and Knockouts, down to the board itself, which features a cool aerial picture of TNA's signature six-sided ring.
If there is one complaint of the game, it's that some players may find the DVD mini-games a bit too simple. However, that really depends on the skill set of the players involved, so it might not even be an issue. Even if it is, though, it's one that's easily remedied. One recommendation is to make up a "house rule" such as allowing any player to guess the answer in an open free-for-all, or after a certain time has elapsed.
Overall, the TNA Wrestling DVD Board Game is an excellent production, and strongly recommended for fans of the company, families, and board gamers in general.
For more information on the TNA DVD Board Game, visit www.gamedevco.com or tnadvdboardgame.blogspot.com.
Bob Kapur is a player. Send him big ups at email@example.com.


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Equity investment made in software company
Mitsubishi Electric Automation Inc. has made a 19.9 percent equity investment in the U.S. software company Iconics. The move enables Mitsubishi Electric to incorporate Iconics' supervisory-control and data-acquisition (SCADA) software in factory and process automation solutions, primarily for new social infrastructure opportunites in emerging markets.
Mitsubishi Electric will also work with Iconics to develop and market energy management and control solutions for factory and process automation applications in key emerging markets, such as China, Southeast Asia, India and Brazil, which are raplidly developing infrastructure for ground and air transportation, water and waste water treatment, building facilities and more.
The company expects sales of factory automation solutions for infrastructure projects in emerging markets to reach $130 million, in the fiscal year ending in March 2014.
Mitsubishi Electric Automation Inc.
Iconics Inc.
– Edited by Chris Vavra, Control Engineering, www.controleng.com
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- 1 oz. bag frozen, shelled edamame
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, sliced into thin strips
- 1 Tblsp. olive oil
- 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup reduced-fat feta cheese crumbles
- salt to taste
- Bring a small pan of water to boil, remove from heat. Put cranberries in water and let sit for 5 minutes to rehydrate. Drain well, remove as much water as possible and set aside.
- Cook edamame in boiling, salted water for 5 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water to stop cooking. Pat dry.
- Toss edamame, cranberries, basil, olive oil and pepper together. Add salt, if desired.
- Gently toss in feta cheese. Serve chilled or at room temperature.
Terri's Notes
~ Fresh, gorgeous, SIMPLE - and something new for summer!
~ Find shelled, cooked edamame in the frozen vegetable section of your store.
~ I made it all new with the edamame, 2 Tblsp. lime juice, 1 Tblsp. olive oil, 1/2 cup fresh cilantro and chopped red bell pepper. Add cumin, salt and pepper to taste.
~ Add green onion, corn or black beans, season with garlic and oregano...sweet and salty, spicy or savory, it's all good and up to you.
~ Add edamame to any of your vegetable or veggie/pasta salads for extra protein and color.
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Wind River Device Software Optimization Technology Flying at the Heart of the Boeing KC-767A Tanker Aircraft's Integrated Modular Avionics Design
- World's leading aerospace company selects Wind River DSO technology for use in mission control system on Boeing KC-767A Tanker aircraft
- Maiden flight of Wind River Platform Safety Critical ARINC 653, the industry's first multi-application COTS ARINC standards-based platform in flight
PARIS and ALAMEDA, CA. — PARIS AIR SHOW -- June 13, 2005 — Wind River Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIND), the global leader in Device Software Optimization (DSO), today announced that Wind River Platform Safety Critical ARINC 653 has been deployed by Smiths Aerospace for Boeing's advanced aerial refueling tanker. This Italian Air Force KC-767A recently flew its maiden flight in May and will be flying from the United States to France for the Paris Air Show. The Smiths Aerospace Mission Control System (MCS), which manages the flight guidance, navigation, and communications capabilities for the Boeing KC-767A aircraft, utilizes Wind River Platform Safety Critical ARINC 653, a reliable commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) foundation which improves product performance and reliability, critical to keeping both people and information safe. The KC-767A MCS is the first in-flight avionics application to use the Wind River Platform Safety Critical ARINC 653 — proving that Wind River's solutions meet the highest level requirements for reliability and safety.
In order to remain competitive in today's fast changing landscape, aerospace and defense (A&D) manufacturers must optimize their device software development to provide next-generation applications with unprecedented levels of security and connectivity. Wind River and Smiths Aerospace collaborated on Wind River Platform Safety Critical ARINC 653 for Boeing to provide a solution that met ARINC 653 requirements and supported the development goals of the Boeing KC-767A tanker program. This platform provides an efficient environment for the development of certifiable systems and applications, with attendant low cost of change, to support Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA). Wind River is the only DSO provider to deliver quality solutions that provide A&D manufacturers with the tools they need to continue developing technology that distinguishes them from their competitors while lowering development costs.
"Smiths' and Boeing's use of Wind River Platform Safety Critical ARINC 653 further demonstrates to the greater aerospace and defense industry that Wind River DSO solutions have taken flight," said Rob Hoffman, program director, aerospace and defense field operations, Wind River. "Wind River has quickly established itself as a trusted provider of airborne avionics operating systems and tools, transferring our 20 plus years of experience to yet another critical area in the aerospace and defense industry."
Wind River Platform Safety Critical ARINC 653 is completely ARINC 653 compliant and provides robust partitioning in space and time to ensure fault containment in accordance with IMA requirements. It also comes with a fully integrated development environment designed to support development and certification of applications to meet RTCA/DO-178B, Level A certification. As part of the flight certification of Boeing KC-767A Tanker aircraft, Wind River Platform Safety Critical ARINC 653 is providing certification artifacts that meet RTCA/DO-178B Level A requirements. The current Smiths MCS has five "partitions" certifiable to RTCA/DO-178B software levels ranging from Level B to Level E. Additionally, Wind River Platform Safety Critical ARINC 653 enables A&D manufacturers to benefit from a flexible business model that can be used across multiple products and projects.
AdaCore supplied the GNAT Pro Ada Technology used in the tanker project as part of its partnership with Wind River. "We are pleased to be part of the team that has helped make possible Smiths Aerospace & Boeing's successful maiden flight of the KC-767A tanker," said Robert Dewar, president & chief executive officer, AdaCore.
About Wind River
Wind River is the global leader in device software optimization (DSO). Wind River enables companies to develop and run device software faster, better, at a lower cost and more reliably. Wind River Platforms are pre-integrated, fully standardized enterprise-wide development solutions. They reduce effort, cost and risk, and optimize quality and reliability at all phases of the device software development process from concept to deployed product.
Founded in 1981, Wind River is headquartered in Alameda, California, with operations worldwide. To learn more, visit Wind River at http://www.windriver.com or call Wind River at 1-800-872-4977.
The Wind River logo is a trademark of Wind River Systems, Inc., and Wind River and VxWorks are registered trademarks of Wind River Systems, Inc. Other marks used herein are the property of the respective owners.
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US Senate rejects House offer amid shutdown crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) — Much of the vast machinery of the U.S. government ground to a halt Tuesday as Democrats and Republicans blamed each other for a partial shutdown that closed federal agencies, national parks and research facilities across the nation.
Ominously, there were suggestions from leaders in both parties that the shutdown, heading for its second day, could last for weeks and grow to encompass a possible default by the Treasury if Congress fails to raise the nation's debt ceiling.
Speaking at the White House, President Barack Obama accused Republicans of causing the first partial closure in 17 years as part of a non-stop "ideological crusade" to wipe out his signature health care law.
House Speaker John Boehner disagreed: "The president isn't telling the whole story,′ he said in an opinion article posted on the USA Today website. "The fact is that Washington Democrats have slammed the door on reopening the government by refusing to engage in bipartisan talks."
About 800,000 employees — about a third of the federal workforce — are being forced off the job in the first government shutdown in 17 years, suspending most nonessential federal programs and services. People classified as essential employees — such as air traffic controllers, Border Patrol agents and most food inspectors — will continue to work.
Among the furloughed workers were some at the National Institute of Health's famed hospital of last resort, where officials said no new patients would be admitted for the duration of the shutdown. Dr. Francis Collins, agency director, estimated that each week the shutdown lasts will force the facility to turn away about 200 patients, 30 of them children, who want to enroll in studies of experimental treatments. Patients already at the hospital are permitted to stay.
The shutdown began when Congress missed a midnight deadline Monday to pass temporary funding bill, stalled by conservative efforts to push through a delay in Obama's health law.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he would not negotiate as long as Republicans were holding up a straightforward spending bill to keep the government operating.
The Senate vote marked the fourth time during this fight that it has rejected House Republican proposals, including an initial attempt to defund the health care program altogether.
House Republicans answered the latest Senate vote with a proposal for legislation to reopen portions of the government, including iconic national parks like Yosemite and Yellowstone, while still demanding concessions on health care. The bills covered the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Park Service and a portion of the Washington, D.C., government funded with local tax revenue.
Democrats generally opposed all three, saying Republicans shouldn't be permitted to choose which agencies remain open and which stay shut. As a result, all fell well short of the two-thirds majority needed for expedited passage under House rules.
The White House also issued veto threats against the bills. White House spokesman Jay Carney said it was "not a serious approach."
Republican aides said all three bills that were sidetracked could be brought up again on Wednesday under rules requiring a mere majority to pass. They said the House might also vote on a measure to reopen the hospital at the NIH, after several Democrats cited the impact on patients.
White House communications director Jennifer Palmieri told MSNBC that the administration is open to changes in the health care law in future negotiations, but not as part of passing a budget bill.
Stock markets around the world reacted resiliently, with analysts saying significant damage to the U.S. economy was unlikely unless the shutdown lasted more than a few days. U.S. stocks edged higher Tuesday, while European stocks mostly recovered after falling the day before the shutdown deadline. Asian stocks were mixed.
The stalemate pits Democrats against a core of conservative small-government activists who have mounted a campaign to seize the must-do budget measure in an effort to dismantle the 2010 health care reform, which is intended to provide coverage for the millions of Americans now uninsured.
In the House, conservative Rep. Marsha Blackburn predicted the standoff would drag for several days. "People are going to realize they can live with a lot less government," she told Fox News.
Republicans passionately oppose the plan they have dubbed "Obamacare" as wasteful and restricting freedom by requiring most Americans to have health insurance.
Ironically, a major expansion of the health care law — the very event Republicans had hoped to prevent — was unaffected as consumers flocked for the first time Tuesday to websites to shop for coverage sold by private companies — with government subsidies available to many to lower their premium costs.
National parks, museums in Washington and agencies like NASA and the Environmental Protection Agency nearly closed. The National Zoo in Washington was closed to visitors and employees turned off the popular panda cam that had showed off a weeks-old cub.
Pentagon and administration lawyers were looking for ways to expand the number of Defense Department civilians who are exempt from furloughs, amid worries that that the shutdown is damaging U.S. credibility among its international allies, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said.
Until now, such temporary spending bills have been routinely passed with bipartisan support, ever since a pair of unpopular shutdowns in the winter of 1995-1996 severely damaged Republican election prospects and revived then-President Bill Clinton's political standing.
Republican leaders have voiced reservations about the effort and many lawmakers predicted it wouldn't work, fearing the public will blame their party for the shutdown. But individual Republican House members may face a greater risk by embracing a compromise. Many represent heavily partisan congressional districts, and voters in Republican primaries have ousted lawmakers they see as too moderate.
Looming ahead is a potentially more dangerous fight: Republicans are likely to take up the health care fight again when Congress must pass a measure to increase the nation's borrowing cap. The U.S. risks a market-rattling, first-ever default on its obligations if Congress fails to raise that limit.
The White House was operating with a skeletal staff Tuesday, and officials were discussing whether Obama should change plans for a trip to Asia scheduled to begin Saturday.
The State Department continued processing passports and visas because that service is financed through fees. Embassies and consulates overseas were also open.
Associated Press writers Andrew Taylor, Connie Cass, Donna Cassata, Alan Fram, Nedra Pickler and Seth Borenstein contributed to this report.


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Pearl News
02 Apr
Pearl Welcomes Chad Sexton
Pearl Drums is very proud to announce their newest addition to their artist roster, Chad Sexton of 311. As we all know, 311 is one of the premier acts of our time with a career spanning over 19 years and receiving multiple platinum and gold albums worldwide. 311 is set to release their latest installment to their legendary career with their new album "Uplifter" whose deluxe version includes an 80 minute documentary titled, "The Road to 311 Day". Uplifter, which was produced by Bob Rock (Metallica, Bon Jovi, Motley Crue, Aerosmith), is scheduled to drop on June 2nd and their first single off the album, "Hey You" hits the airwaves on April 17th. Chad Sexton is no stranger to the Pearl family. Being a long time Pearl Hardware endorsee, Chad recognized the company for its service and support of its artists, as well as the quality and dependability of Pearl Drums. Drumming in a major International act can put a heavy strain, and much demand, on your equipment each night. Being the leader in innovation and technology, Pearl has found a way to not only provide fantastic sounding drums, but also to make those drums durable and dependable every time you sit down behind them. Chad recognizes this, the same way 311 fans and drummers around the world recognize Chad's unforgettable snare tone that he has obtained from his Pearl Free-Floating snare used throughout his tenor with 311. Those same renowned tones that have backed 311 for years are still prominent today with the upcoming release of "Uplifter". 311 is starting back up where they left off, dominating the charts, traveling the world, and selling out amphitheatres on a nightly basis. The band is gearing up to embark on their spring tour from April 15-May 16, and their annual Summer Unity Tour which runs from June 3-July 12. Tickets and other information about the upcoming tours, and more information about "Uplifter" can be found at www.311.com or www.myspace.com/311. "Uplifter" hits stores on June 2nd so be sure to go out and pick up a copy wherever music is sold.


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Scripture: Exodus 26:30 NIV Set up the tabernacle according to the plan shown you on the mountain. (also 27:8; 25:40; Acts 7:44; and Hebrews 8:5)
Observation: Moses went up the mountain to spend time with God. Not only did he bring down the Ten Commandments, he brought back plans to build a portable tabernacle. God not only told Moses; He showed Moses. Surely there must have been times when the builders went to Moses with questions about the plans and Moses said, "Here is how I saw it on the mountain."
Application: When I have questions about living out my Christian life, I can think back to how my dad did it, or how Pastor Shurance did it. Their visual examples help me better understand the written words.
Prayer: Lord, thank you for coming to earth to show us how to live. And thank you for the people you placed in my life to show me how live in my world. Amen
Pastor Leon
Making friends for time and eternity!


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2K is the new home of WWE
After the liquidation of THQ, WWE has found a new publisher in the form of 2K.
Confirming the rumours, 2K and WWE have engaged in a multi-year agreement that gives the publisher exclusive worldwide rights to the WWE video game franchise.
The series will continue to be developed by Yukes and the first game published by the firm will be WWE '14, set to arrive this autumn.
The WWE series is a great addition to our stable of triple-A titles, and we're very happy with this exclusive agreement with our new partners," said David Ismailer, Chief Operating Officer for 2K.
We look forward to capturing the excitement of WWE and marrying it with the same commitment to authenticity and entertainment that we give to our NBA 2K and MLB 2K franchises."
2K seems a good fit for the franchise having secured notable success with the NBA 2K series.
The development work on the WWE franchise is impressive, and we're excited to combine our background in developing the NBA 2K series with theirs in this new partnership," added Greg Thomas, Executive Vice President of 2K Sports.


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Attack on coalition over welfare
The coalition Government has come under a sustained attack for a raft of welfare reforms that critics claim are punishing the poor and hitting women hardest.
A senior child protection figure warned that record numbers of children would be taken away from their families as the impact of public-sector cuts and benefits changes hammered home.
Anthony Douglas, chief executive of Cafcass, the organisation that represents children in care cases, told the Independent he feared the number of cases could rise by up to 8%.
He added: "Given what we know about the association between poverty deprivation and care, the increase in economic difficulties can take away the margins of support for people who are just managing to keep things together. Often quite small amounts of support can make all the difference. So I think that there is a risk of underestimating the way in which this support can keep some families going."
Meanwhile, Labour claimed cuts to child benefit that came into effect at midnight, combined with a three-year benefits and tax credits squeeze, was a "huge assault" on millions of working families. Research compiled by the Commons library for the shadow equalities minister Yvette Cooper shows 4.6 million women who receive child tax credit directly will be hit by a cap on welfare increases, according to the Guardian.
It comes as the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) published a report claiming changes to the way government is uprating benefits is a "poverty-producing" move that further hit the poorest. The charity warns that while pensioners have been given a triple lock guarantee of a notable rise, the worst off will face a "double lockout" that "cuts them loose from the cost of living and the mainstream of society".
Chancellor George Osborne announced last year annual rises in most working-age benefits are to be capped at 1%, cutting a further £3.7 billion from the welfare bill, but insisted he would protect the vulnerable by continuing to increase carer benefits and disability benefits in line with inflation.
The charity warns levelling the cap over each of the next three years would amount to a 4% real terms cut in benefits on top of £18 billion of already announced cuts. It found welfare spending on workless families has been falling and warned under the changes absolute and relative child poverty will increase.
CPAG chief executive Alison Garnham said: "It's wrong to punish the poorest and most disadvantaged in our society by cutting social security protection every time growth targets are missed while the better-off are protected. It really would be politics of the worst kind if, as reported, this bill has been laid to create a political dividing line - we are talking about real lives, not political games."
Prime Minister David Cameron has defended cuts to child benefit payments, which will see families with one earner on more than £50,000 lose some or all of the payment while households with two parents with salaries just under the trigger keep theirs, insisting the move was "fundamentally fair".


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Grandmother Gets No Respect
Some Freepers added a few gems to Grandmother's
own impressive list of 2005 predictions.
You gotta smile. Forthwith:
Sandy Berger STILL won't be in jail.
During the coming year Michael Moore will still be filled with hate, lies and meatball sandwiches.
DEMS tears will run dry and they will ask the government for water money.
Some Weird Comments on Lisa Montgomery
A few brickbats came my way due to my posting on Lisa Montgomery, confessed murderer of Bobbie Jo Stinnett who also ripped her baby out of her womb. Some brickbats might be deserved, some certainly are not. I'll post them in the interest of fair and balanced though all comments are readily available under each applicable post.
This is to avoid criticism when I DON'T continue to post the bashing or other comments in the future unless I have a response. I have no response to any below and will let the comments speak for themselves.
Careful, Patricia. You're liable to get drool all over your keyboard.
You are so clearly trying to manipulate this poor man to get the edge on a book about Montgomery that it's a bit nauseating.
He seems like a smart guy from his interviews. If it is him I am pretty certain he'll see through your "let MEEEEEEE get YOUR side out!" bullshit.
Posted by Anonymous to The Kaitlyn Mae Book at 1/3/2005 08:44:46 AM
I am neither Carl's kid nor am I one of lisa's siblings. I am very close to the family though and I am so sick of the reporting being twisted and bent out of shape so as to be a lie when the media and other webpages get something. I tremble for the Stinnetts when they finally come out and make a statement. Their lose is too much to bear let alone exposed by a trash hungry media and even more trash hungry public. You say that you aren't the media so your part in putting this on the web is much worse as you pass on second hand gossip and make things worse for the innocent victims in this. Just shut up spouting trash and if you must write then write something good or at least the truth if you must print tragedy. I choose to remain anonymous as I too am a private person. I supect that you too want to make money from this as you seem to be so keen to write the book don't you think that is rather sick? That is what I call dirty money.
Posted by Anonymous to The Kaitlyn Mae Book at 1/3/2005 10:21:05 AM
I'm so sorry but, you seem poorly educated. You should study up on the topics you discuss, before discussing them.
Just my thoughts ;)
Posted by Anonymous to The Kaitlyn Mae Book at 1/3/2005 01:23:09 PM
A Bit More on the Montgomery Case
Below is a picture I came across on the web. It was also featured in a recent National Enquirer. Notice how Lisa Montgomery holds that dog. Weird.
Strange way to hold a dog.
Also, I received an interesting email which I won't post as it wasn't a comment on this Blog. The emailer asserted that Kayla Boman, Lisa's daughter, hadn't lived with her mother since July 4 of last year. Kayla has been living in Alabama with a friend.
the official affidavit on the Lisa Montgomery arrest is online.


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Linda C. Richardson and Earl J. Riley were wed on June 4, 2011 in Key West, Fla. The Rev. Ron Scott officiated.
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Who Should Pay for Special Event Security in Yakima? [MAYOR'S BLOG]
Tonight, at the Yakima City Council meeting, the group will consider a special events policy related to security. In specific, Yakima police overtime.
The city currently spends $50,000 on Police overtime for special events such as the Sunfair parade and other community events like the PNWU 5K fun run and the May Day march.
The question is, who should pay for what? The police only have so much money in their overtime budget and you would think that it should go toward fighting crime not guarding a street during a parade.
But don't you want some of your money to go towards positive events that the entire community enjoys?
The City Council will discuss the issue tonight at city hall at 6pm. What do you think?


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23rd International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors OFS23
|The Proceedings of this conference are published in the SPIE Digital Library along with over 370,000 papers from other outstanding conferences and SPIE Journals.
The International Conference on 'Optical Fibre Sensors', OFS, is acknowledged as the world's leading conference on all topics related to photonic sensing technologies. OFS has provided a vibrant forum for reporting the latest advances in fibre-optic and photonic sensing technologies and related devices, as well as it has fostered the exchange of knowledge and ideas within the research and industrial communities. The conference series is held every eighteen months, in rotation between North America, Europe and Asia.
After 22 editions the twenty-third OFS conference, OFS23, arrives for the first time to Spain. It will be held from Monday 2nd – to Friday 6th June 2014 in Santander (Cantabria) one of the most beautiful, cultural and touristic cities of North Spain.
OFS23 will offer invited talks, tutorials and contributed paper presentations both in oral and poster sessions, special sessions, and an exhibition of commercial products, as well as social and cultural events.
You are welcome to join us in Santander!
Main Scope and Topics
The conference scope covers all aspects related to sensing using light with special focus on fiber optic and guided-wave sensing devices, systems, theories and techniques for research and applications in industrial, life sciences, medical, oil & gas, civil engineering, materials and defense industries, among others. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to the following:
• Physical, Mechanical, and Electromagnetic Sensors
• Chemical, Environmental, Biological and Medical Sensors and Biophotonics
• Interferometric and Polarimetric Sensors including Gyroscopes
• Micro- and Nano-structured Fiber Sensors including the Photonic Crystal Fibers and Gratings Sensors
• Multiplexing and Sensor Networking
• Distributed Sensing
• Smart Structures and Sensors including the SHM systems
• Sensor Application, Field Tests and Standardization
• New fibers, Devices and Subsystems for Photonic Sensing including the ones for security and defence
• New Concepts for Photonic Sensing
Conference Language: English
The Organizing Committee, Photonics Engineering Group, the University of Cantabria and their approved representatives cannot take responsibility for any accident, loss or damage to participants or to their property during the conference.


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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: Burberry Body Host!
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley hosts the Burberry Body event on Wednesday (October 26) at the Burberry boutique in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 24-year-old English model and actress, who's one of the fashion house's spokesmodels, met up with Chief Creative Officer Christopher Bailey on the carpet.
Also pictured at the soiree: Rosie's fellow Victoria's Secret Angels, Lily Aldridge and Erin Heatherton.
FYI: Rosie is wearing a dress, shoes, and bag all by Burberry. She accessorized with Queen Vee's necklace and bracelet, and rings by Arik Kastan and Yakira Rona.
20+ pictures inside of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Lily Aldridge, and Erin Heatherton at the Burberry Body event…


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Some of the genealogy newsletters we receive at the BCGS Walter Draycott Library are now only distributed by e-mail. To make it easier for our members and readers to see these, they will be archived and accessible on the Member #1 Computer on the main floor at the Library.
See the desktop shortcut named: Genealogy E-newsletters 2013
So far this year, we have
Grapevines, South Okanagan Genealogical Society, British Columbia, Canada, January 2013, Issue 1, Volume 21.
MN Families, Minnesota Genealogical Society, USA, January 2013, Number 1, Volume 33.
We may need to 'tweak' this process later, so let our Library Administrator know you like this.


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This document was added 06/18/2010.
Tasmanian LGAs that recorded the lowest earnings during the same time period included:
The data cubes in the release contain cross-tabulations of the characteristics of wage and salary earners such as age, sex, occupation and wage and salary income for the years 2003-04 to 2006-07.
Most of the data are presented for each Statistical Local Area (SLA) and Local Government Area (LGA) in Australia.
Data have been compiled from the Australian Taxation Office's (ATO) Individual Income Tax Return Database and are part of the Australian Bureau of Statistics' program to increase the range of regional statistics available, particularly through the use of administrative information from other government agencies.
The Main Features of this latest release includes analysis of the growth of wage and salary income over 2003-04 to 2006-07 at different regional levels (e.g. a table showing capital city/balance of state, maps of Statistical Local Areas) and there are key findings for each state/territory.
Also included is a more 'in depth' analysis of the regions in one state (Western Australia) as an example of how the data can be used to explore the characteristics of regions at a small area level.
In 2008-09, the bulk of those who came from other parts of Australia to Tasmania (72%) were from the eastern states: Queensland (3,654), Victoria (3,216), and New South Wales (2,703). For those Tasmanians who moved to other parts of Australia in 2008-09, over three quarters moved to those same three states: 3,618 to Queensland, 3,616 to Victoria, and 2,283 to New South Wales.
Overall the net migration gain for Tasmania from interstate in 2008-09 was 672 persons. Most of that gain was from New South Wales (+420 persons), Western Australia (+382), and South Australia (+247). Net migration losses were recorded to Victoria (-400) and the Australian Capital territory (-30) in the same period.
In 2008-09, Tasmania recorded losses of persons aged 15-29 years (636 males and 547 females) while every other age group recorded gains.
Overseas arrivals to Tasmania totalled 4,249 persons in 2008-09 while 2,105 Tasmanians moved overseas in the same period, leaving a net overseas migration gain to Tasmania of 2,144 persons.
The total population movements in and out of Tasmania in the period 2005-2009 was a gain of 8,000 persons from overseas and a loss of 300 people to other parts of Australia.
For more information, see Australian Demographic Statistics (cat. no. 3101.0) and Migration, Australia ( cat. no. 3412.0).
Also of interest is the recently released Demographic Change Advisory Council's (DCAC) latest Information Paper, Migration Trends in Tasmania which highlights migration in and out of Tasmania between 2001 and 2006. A copy of the Information Paper can be found on the DCAC website at www.dcac.tas.gov.au.
The Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) is a measure of young children's development.
Some years ago, the Australian Government recognised a need for all communities to have information about early childhood development. As a consequence, the AEDI was developed, with information collected about children in their first year of full-time school.
In 2009, the AEDI was completed nationwide for the first time. Between 1 May and 31 July, information was collected for 97.5% of the estimated five-year-old population in Australia.
Teachers completed a checklist which measured five key areas (or domains), of early childhood development:
These areas are closely linked to the predictors of good adult health, education and social outcomes.
The data was used to help create a snapshot of the early childhood development outcomes of Australian children.
What did it show for Tasmania in 2009?
Overall, the average scores for all key areas were the same as for Australia, except for language and cognitive skill (school-based) where Tasmania scored slightly higher than the national total.
The only key area where the percentage of children deemed to be 'developmentally vulnerable' was higher in Tasmania than Australia was for physical health and wellbeing.
The percentage of Tasmanian children classed as 'developmentally at risk' was higher than that for all Australian children for all the key areas except for language and cognitive skill (school-based).
The largest difference between Tasmania and Australia for those children who were on track (and above the 50th percentile) for all key areas was for language and cognitive skill (school-based) where the percentage for Tasmanian children was almost 10% higher.
For more information about the Australian Early Development Index, see the 2009 Report on the AEDI website at www.rch.org.au.
The Tasmanian Minister for Education and Skills recently released Tasmania's Education Performance Report 2009 - Government Schools.
This is the third annual snapshot of the public education system in Tasmania. The release enables comparisons of achievement and improvement since 2007 on a range of measures in the areas of:
Reports on each government school for each of the years 2007, 2008 and 2009 on each of these measures can be accessed at the school improvement website.
Information on some of the measurement issues involved in the data production can be accessed from the technical notes, also available from the school improvement website.
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