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The legendary photographer Joel-Peter Witkin, previously featured here and now on view at LA's Jack Ruthberg Gallery, weaves strange erotic narratives through his staged images, some of which take weeks to complete. His body of work reads like a love poem to the grotesque, transforming what society deems taboo into miraculously beautiful scenes.
Witkin's images avoid judging the body, opting instead to reveal mankind's universal but most private erotic yearnings and fears. In his reinterpretation of Canova's famously sensual yet demurely reclining Venus, for example, naked male genitalia slip from cover as if by accident, the organ poignantly vulnerable, delicate, and human, seemingly caught between erection and flaccidity.
Sexual hunger again becomes the subject of another image that seems to deconstruct Romantic paintings like Theodore Gericault's The Raft of The Medusa, famed for its haunting depiction of dead, drowning flesh. Here, a suspenseful, tragic rescue effort is transformed into a sort of desperate orgie on the verge of climax; a pair of heaving breasts is grabbed like melons.
The erotic, though filled with the dangers of physical and spiritual nakedness, is often elevated to the divine. A shirtless woman, her breasts bared, inserts her finger into a book much like the Virgin Mary in Renaissance paintings of the Annunciation. In these photographs, nuns pose alongside nudes, and horns (symbolic of lust) are merged with crowns of thorns (symbolic of Christ)
The gorgeous set of images challenge societal ideas of social acceptability, implying that the most exquisite beauty is often found in our most frightfully private moments of lust and longing. Within all of us, lies erotic impulses that can manifest in magical and dangerous ways. Be sure to check out Witkin's work at Jack Ruthberg Gallery, where he will exhibit alongside his long-estranged brother, the legendary painter Jerome Witkin. (via Lenscratch and Etherton Gallery)


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At Los Gatos, Rachel rowed and played water polo. In 2002 she finished second at US Rowing Nationals in the 4+ and finsihed third at Junior World Championships held in Lithuania in the 8+. Then in 2003, she went to Junior Worlds again - this time to Athens, Greece, and finished second in the 8+. She played water polo all four years of high school and was named MVP for three of those years. At Yale, Jeffers has rowed on the V8+ all three years and won all three medals at Eastern Sprints, winning bronze her freshman year, gold her sophomore year and silver her junior year. In her freshman year, she also won a silver at NCAAs. In both her sophomore and junior years, she was named to All New England and All American teams, and in 2006 she won a bronze medal at the World Championships held in Eton, England rowing in a 4-. Rachel is a senior in Branford College and is Captain of the women's crew team. Inspirational quote: "The truth is that his smile said everything that his lips did not. His smile said to me, 'I was training while you were sleeping Santiago.' It also said, 'I won this tour 4 months ago, while you were still deciding what bike frame to use in the Tour. I trained harder than you did, Santiago. I don't know if I'm better than you, but I have outworked you and right now, you cannot do anything about it. Enjoy your ride Santiago. See you in Paris." - Santiago Botero on Lance Armstrong


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Below, you will discover our COMPLETE listing of Eastern Florida anchorages, arranged in a rough, north to south, geographic format. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO NARROW YOUR SELECTION of EF Anchorages to those in a specific geographic sub-region, locate the RED, vertically stacked menu, on the right side of this, and all Cruisers' Net pages. Click on "Eastern Florida." A drop down menu will appear, with a blue background, Now, click on "EF Anchorages." A sub-drop-down menu will now appear. The first selection is "All Eastern Florida Anchorages," which is where you are now. Below this selection, however, you will find listed 12 Eastern Florida geographic sub-regions. Select your waters of interest, and after clicking on your choice, a list of EF anchorages will appear, confined to the sub-region you have picked!


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Montpelier, Vt. -- May 15, 2014 -- Beginning May 15th, Sprint customers in Vermont will be able to use their mobile phones to send a text message to 911 for emergency help.
"The addition of Sprint as a Text-to-911 provider is beneficial for all of our residents and especially important for those with speech or hearing impairments. Sprint is a preferred provider for many who are not able to make a voice call to 9-1-1, and we are excited to be able to offer this service to that community," said David Tucker, Executive Director of the Enhanced 9-1-1 Board.
The Vermont 9-1-1 Board has been engaged in the process of establishing text to 9-1-1 service since early in 2012. An earlier trial with Sprint was successful, but the trial ended last year while Sprint worked on enabling the service across its nationwide network. The addition of Sprint is the latest step towards a goal of achieving text-to-911 services across the state.
Wireless customers in Vermont using text-to-911 should always keep the following in mind:
- Customers should use the texting option only when calling 9-1-1 is not an option.
- Customers should always include clear location information with the first text message sent to 9-1-1, along with the nature of the emergency. Unlike 9-1-1 voice calls, emergency personnel will not be able to determine location information for a customer sending a text message to 9-1-1, nor will they be able to speak with the person sending the text to quickly ascertain their location.
- Abbreviations and slang should never be used with text messages to 9-1-1.
- Customers must be inside Sprint's "home" wireless network coverage in Vermont.
- As is the case with calling 9-1-1, customers should only text 9-1-1 for emergency situations that require an immediate response from police, fire or emergency medical services.


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A small town in Northern Ireland has decided to cancel its "twin cities" agreement with Gaza City to protest the recent terrorist rocket fire that sparked Operation Pillar of Cloud and the fact that Gaza is ruled by a terrorist organization.
The Moyle Town Council made the decision less than a year after signing the twin city agreement and sending its representatives to visit the Gaza Strip.
The decision came about as the result of a fierce showdown in the town council. Pro-Palestinian activists affiliated with Northern Ireland's Sinn Fein movement initially put forward a proposal for the town to publicly show solidarity with Gaza in its war with Israel. But the local Friends of Israel movement put forward a counter proposal demanding that the town cut its ties to Gaza. The latter proposal won the day.
Also influencing the decision was detailed information regarding the Hamas attacks on southern Israel that was passed from the Israeli Embassy in London to one of the Moyle Town Council members.
"[We] are constantly striving to strengthen ties in Northern Ireland, not only with the political leadership, but also with local organizations, councils and the community of Christians who love Israel," explained the Israeli Embassy in London.
The embassy said that it is working to repeat this success in other cities and towns in the UK that have similarly aligned themselves with the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.
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Forum:Saving in GTA1
Not really sure if this is the right place to ask, but anyway, I downloaded the game and just wonder if you can save? If not, does it save between each city, or do you have to play the whole game at once? Thanks in advance! TheSwede 20:30, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
- You have to complete the whole level before it saves.--spaceeinstein 01:38, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
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On its second consecutive year, Doc at Work, our laboratory of ideas reserved for professionals, is focused on the work done by Italian film schools, in the belief that their activity plays a strategic role as regards not only training, but also the entire audio-visual sector.
We believe film schools are like outposts that offer a vantage point on the work done by young talents as well as training grounds in which the new generations of cineastes are allowed to experiment. Doc at Work – Campus wishes to establish a dialogue with and support the activity of the most representative Italian schools. Therefore, we selected some of the films made in 2018 by students of the Scuola Holden in Turin, the Civica scuola di cinema Luchino Visconti in Milan, the Centro FilmaP – Atelier di Cinema del Reale in Naples and Zelig – School for Documentary, Television and New Media in Bolzen.
Moreover, the 60th edition of Festival dei popoli will have as Special Guest the FAMU Film and TV School of the Prague Academy of Performing Arts of Prague (CZ), that will present a selection of works made by their students.
The programme, composed of 16 titles (including shorts, medium, feature length and animation films), mostly unpublished, will be presented in the program of the 60th Festival dei Popoli on November 5-7. All the directors will be present at the festival where, in addition to presenting their works to the audience, they will attend masterclasses, workshops and other training events especially addressed to them.


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Honda's reputation for standard-setting engineering and pioneering design is legendary, built upon such revolutionary products ranging from the first Super Cub to the CB750 and GL1500 Gold Wing.
Developing our powersports products with an eye toward both maximum performance and bulletproof reliability is paramount, but there's a third credo to which Honda is dedicated just as seriously as the first two: delivering the safest ride possible.
The Proof Is On the Product
And this is where that legendary innovation and engineering comes full circle, in not only providing the foundation for industry-leading powersports products but for industry-defining safety features as well.
Exhibit A, the Gold Wing's Airbag System, arguably the biggest breakthrough in motorcycle safety in decades, if not ever. The first of its kind on a production motorcycle, the Honda Airbag deploys from atop the fuel tank and helps protect the rider from frontal (or head-on) impacts—the most serious type of collision for a motorcyclist.
Another recent safety milestone is the eABS System found on the all-new 2009 CBR1000RR and CBR600RR, the first-ever such braking system on a supersport machine. Essentially a blending of Honda's Combined Braking (one of the Silver Wing scooter's key features) and Anti-Lock Braking Systems (found on the Gold Wing, ST1300 and select scooters), eABS—short for Electronically Controlled Combined ABS—delivers the benefits of both systems, electronically optimizing braking pressure while enhancing rider control by applying varying amounts of front braking force whenever the rear brake is engaged.
Innovative safety-minded features such as these can be found throughout the Honda Powersports line-up. From the Silver Wing's Combined Braking System (CBS), to Big Red's three-point ELR seatbelts, cross-circuit braking (where the operator will still get front and rear braking even if one brake line fails) and side safety doors, as well as the AquaTrax's Limit Mode (which controls the top speed setting) and off-throttle steering, we build our products with an eye to keeping you safe while you play.
(For full details on these and other unique Honda feature, go to www.hondanews.com.)
Honing Your Skill Set
There's more to riding safely and having fun than simply how we engineer our machines. And while starting off with the best-built and safest motorcycles, ATVs, scooters or PWC in the industry obviously already puts you a step or two ahead, the concept of learning to ride safely and responsibly is equally imperative.
Honda has been at the forefront of rider training and safety for decades, committing ourselves to helping riders develop safe and smart riding skills through the establishment of the Honda Rider Training Centers. Each site offers four specifically designed training courses, including the Motorcycle Safety Foundation's Basic RiderCourse, Experienced RiderCourse and DirtBike School, and ATV Safety Institute ATV RiderCourse. With our flagship HREC based in Colton, CA, along with locations throughout the U.S., proper and safe riding technique is just a phone call or email away. (For more information on how to register for a Rider Training Course, go to Rider Education.)
Honda is also affiliated with numerous industry organizations across the country dedicated to teaching motorcycle, ATV and PWC riders of all ages the art of riding safely. And in our desire to start every new Honda motorcycle or scooter owner off on the right foot, we have partnered with the Motorcycle Safety Foundation to offer free MSF training through membership in the Honda Rider's Club of America (also complimentary for one year with your purchase).
Rider training is a win-win for everyone involved: it's fun, educational and, in the long run, will help you establish good riding habits from the first time you twist or thumb the throttle.
What You Can Do
It may seem obvious, but we can never say it enough: safety starts with the rider, and only you can decide if you're going to ride smart or, well, stupid. Riding a motorcycle, scooter, ATV or PWC is an exercise in responsibility, and not just to yourself, but to others, to the environment and to the sport as well.
There are several simple things you can do to ensure a fun, safe ride, like not forgetting to read your owner's manual and safety materials. Also, get in the habit of inspecting your machine before you ride, and always wear the proper safety gear (helmet, eye protection and protective clothing and footwear). And never ride under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Again, it really all comes down to exercising responsibility, obeying your local laws, using common sense and respecting the rights of others.
In other words, always making sure you ride safe and smart. Because as we all know, stupid hurts.
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Welcome to the CRG Discussion Forum!Forum registration problems: Make sure you enter your email correctly and you check your spam box first. *Then* email KurtS2@gmail for help.Classified ads are not allowed on the forum.
I sent an email as my attempts to attach a photo didn't work. It was a jpeg file so not sure why it wouldn't take it.
I have seen vin#s stamped in this order also, but i have seen it done only in a certain vin# range or time period. But i have not seen many Los vin#s stamped up-side down. Roger
Mike,That paper is probably a UOIT - pretty rare to find. The codes should match your trim tag.


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EU Conducts Antitrust Raid on Intel, RetailersBy Reuters - | Posted 2008-02-12 Print
The European Commission conducted antitrust raids
against Intel Corp's Munich offices and against retailers selling
products of the world's largest chip maker, the Commission and the chip maker
SAN FRANCICSO (Reuters) - The European Commission conducted antitrust raids against Intel Corp's Munich offices on Tuesday and against retailers selling products of the world's largest chip maker, the Commission and the chip maker said.
The European Union watchdog's actions ratcheted up pressure on Intel and broke new ground by raiding Germany's huge Media Markt-Saturn and British electrical goods retailer DSG International Plc, which owns Dixons and Currys.
Intel has been preparing for a Brussels hearing on March 11 and 12 to answer pending charges it abused its dominance of the market for central processing units (CPUs) at the heart of every PC.
"Commission officials carried out unannounced inspections at the premises of a manufacturer of central processing units and a number of personal computer retailers," said Jonathan Todd, a Commission spokesman.
He said the Commission, accompanied by local law enforcement staff, conducted the raids because it had reason to believe the companies "may have violated EC (European Community) Treaty rules on restrictive business practices and/or abuse of a dominant market position."
Intel confirmed the raids.
"There has been a raid on our offices in Munich. As is our normal practice, we are cooperating with authorities," said Chuck Mulloy, a spokesman for the chip maker .
In London, British retailer DSG said it was part of the sweep as well.
"I can confirm that officials from the EU Commission are currently conducting an inspection at our Retail Support Centre in Hemel Hempstead," a DSG spokesman said in a statement.
Germany's Media Markt-Saturn also confirmed it was raided. It is a subsidiary of trading company Metro, which controls most of that country's retail electronics market and operates in other countries as well.
The raids come as Intel faces a closed hearing in Brussels next month on charges that it slashed prices below cost and offered huge rebates in an attempt to drive smaller competitor Advanced Micro Devices Inc out of the market.
The Commission was already investigating Media Markt-Saturn for its ties to Intel, acting on a reference from the German anti-cartel agency. The retailer sells PCs with Intel CPUs but not those by AMD.
The Commission is the EU's antitrust watchdog and has powers to fine companies up to 10 percent of their global annual revenue for competition abuses.
(Additional reporting by Jens Hack in Munich and Dan Lalor in London; Editing by David Holmes, Paul Bolding)
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Students in a mixed-age (grades 7-12) service learning class at the Vermont Commons School worked with the South Burlington Land Trust on a project documenting changes to South Burlington's landscape over the past century. The project included conducting archival research, interviewing long-time residents, and documenting sites of historic interest in South Burlington. Students created a website that makes this data available to students, residents and planners. The website included an interactive map that allowed browsers to view historical locations throughout South Burlington, as well as the history behind them. Additionally, students worked on a full-length video-documentary telling the story of South Burlington through existing oral histories and interviews with town historians.
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Steamship Paparoa in Wellington Harbour, between ca 1911-1926
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The steamship `Paparoa' in Wellington Harbour. Photograph taken by John Dickie between circa 1911 and 1926.
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Dickie, John, 1869-1942 :Collection of postcards, prints and negatives, Reference Number PAColl-3037 (196 digitised items)
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Historical Notes: The `Paparoa' was a twin screw steamer built in Scotland in 1899 for the New Zealand Shipping Company. She was destroyed by fire in 1926. (Information from Rex Hardy's shipping books, Vol 3, 37, held at Turnbull Library Pictures)
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Inscriptions: Inscribed - Photographer's title on negative - bottom left: S S Paparoa. Wellington
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Remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, during the Signing Ceremony of the "Aircraft Sector Understanding on Export Credits for Civil Aircraft"
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, 30 July 2007
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is a great pleasure to be here with you for the signing ceremony of the "2007 Sector Understanding on Export Credits for Civil Aircraft' known as the Aircraft Sector Understanding (ASU). It is an unprecedented deal with many virtues, a remarkable achievement which will provide a solid new framework that will help us promote "fair-play" in a crucial sector for global progress.
Let me start by saying that this new ASU is the result of a long process of negotiations that included, for the first time, a non-OECD country: Brazil, the third largest producer of commercial aircraft with the fourth largest work-force in this sector.
The New ASU: Agreeing on "the rules of the game"
The new ASU, which was negotiated in close consultation with the private sector, will help to build a level playing field for the world's major exporters of civil aircraft. This will be done by providing protocols that determine the most favourable financial terms and conditions that official export credit agencies may offer.
With this instrument, which replaces our 1986 framework, we seek to strengthen an international agreement on "the rules of the game" for supporting exporters, but also an efficient system for exchanging information, producing reliable data and applying peer-pressure when necessary.
In contrast with the 1986 framework, the new ASU is much broader: it includes all players in the sector (the previous arrangement did not include Brazil), and all types of civil aircraft, spare parts, engines, and associated services such as refurbishing and cargo conversion. It is more detailed regarding the rules applicable to both new and used aircraft and the financial rules to be observed. It also includes provisions to facilitate the extension of its protocols to future exporters of civil aircraft such as China or Russia, should these countries wish to join the Agreement. We are talking about a much more sophisticated tool.
Such a rich and versatile agreement will bring multiple benefits for the aircraft exporting sectors of the signatory countries. Let me mention four of them:
1. It will enhance the predictability and transparency of official support measures; two indispensable ingredients to ensure fair-play and to encourage further participation and innovation.
2. It will neutralize the distorting effect of support schemes, by ensuring that the overall financial cost of such support is equivalent for any buyer/borrower, regardless of the origin of such official support.
3. It will foster competition among exporters based on quality and the price of goods and services, rather than on the official support involved; thereby avoiding a "subsidy race" among the government-supported Export Credit Agencies.
4. Very importantly, it will contribute to reducing the likelihood of bilateral trade disputes and litigation in the aircraft sector by providing an open space for systematic communication and, when necessary, the ability to have recourse to active transaction-based information exchange.
In sum, we are introducing an innovative instrument that will add transparency, confidence and reliability to a strategic sector in international trade that is of significant value for human progress and global economic integration. This is a sector where we cannot afford the slightest short-cut in quality standards: in 2006, 2 billion people made journeys on scheduled airlines.
The Strength of a Gentlemen's Agreement
The fact that the status of this new ASU is a Gentlemen's Agreement does not weaken this instrument. On the contrary, it means the ASU we are signing today is stronger because it is the product of dialogue, conviction and trust. All the signatory governments are here of their own political will in order to pursue mutually beneficial fair-play and common interest.
Our extensive experience at the OECD with peer learning, information exchange and evidence-based peer pressure confirms that participating countries reap benefits from such agreements independently of the legal form they may take.
Therefore, this agreement could be as strong as other official legal instruments between governments, because the parties are aware that a breach of the rules may endanger the stability of the whole understanding.
Concluding Remarks
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The negotiation and signature of this Agreement reflects the current "metamorphosis" of the OECD and its evolution into a global "hub". We are committed to the generation of innovative policy tools to improve the global economy.
The new ASU will provide the needed solutions. It is no "magic wand", but it is a legitimate instrument to prevent and defuse trade conflicts in a very contested and crucial sector, a new safety net against potential transaction based disputes. If we had had this agreement 15 years ago, much of the costly disputes may have been avoided or scaled down.
The OECD will dedicate all its experience and know-how as a generator of consensus and a respected source of soft law to the application and monitoring of this new international agreement that we have created together. I am convinced that with your commitment and support we will turn distrust and litigiousness into predictable and healthy competition.
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The disaster of Bangladesh's Rana Plaza Building collapse, which killed 1,127 people, is a result of a serious of bad, horrible, choices. A committee appointed by Bangladesh's government recently concluded a study as to why the building collapsed. Their findings reveal that everything starting from the site of the building, to it's foundation, selection of materials, construction, inspections, approval and operation all factored into to the catastrophic failure of the garment factory. The owner of the building, Sohel Rana has been arrested along with three engineers and four factory owners, who will all be tried for the role they played in the disaster.
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When workers noticed cracks in the building's walls and pillars the day before the collapse, the building was shut down briefly. But the next day, the owners and factory managers forced their employees to return and resume work. Unfortunately this wasn't the start of the problem, it was merely the culmination of a series of poor, ignorant and misguided choices. The study performed by Bangladesh's government reviewed the damage, construction plans, and the site to learn where the fault lay. The findings revealed that even from the very beginning the project was riddled with problems and doomed for failure.
Starting with the location of the building, the ground itself used to be covered in water and was filled with trash, which did not provide a good solid foundation on which to build a factory or any building for that matter. During construction, Sohel Rana "used extremely poor quality iron rods and cement," according to committee head Khandker Mainuddin Ahmed, and the building featured "a series of irregularities." Rana had permission to build a six-story building, but illegally constructed two more on top for a total of eight stories. In addition, the factory was not intended as a garment factory at all, so it was not designed to handle the number of employees, the heavy machinery or their resulting vibrations. What is even more shocking is that the government never caught these mistakes during an inspection in either construction or operation phases.
All of these factors added up to a failure that was bound to happen. Rana, his fellow owners, building engineers and inspectors are fully to blame, but they could have saved lives if they had conceded that the building was flawed and not forced the employees to return to work. The study, while not surprising, reveals how flawed the system is. Both construction and the garment industry have a long way to go to improve conditions and ensure this never happens again.
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The confusion surrounding the American response to the Syrian government gassing its own people has shocked foreign policy wonks. Here is Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, after the president threw the problem to Congress, then, facing defeat, handed negotiations with Bashar al-Assad to his nemesis Vladimir Putin: "The President has essentially allowed the red line in Syria to be somewhat ignored." And here isHaass's final verdict on the president's dillydallying: "Words like 'ad-hoc,' 'improvised,' 'unsteady' come to mind. This is probably the most undisciplined stretch of foreign policy of his presidency."
There is little sign the president has yet grasped the cost of contradicting all his top foreign policy advisors. Secretary of State John Kerry, National Security Advisor Susan Rice, and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel were each asked for advice, then ignored. Obama appears oblivious to the fact that his fumbling over Syria has severely diminished his authority, even among close colleagues and his own party. He is under the impression that marching to the top of Capitol Hill and marching down again and backward flipping on decisive action against a despotic perpetrator of dastardly mass murder is simply a matter of "style."
He seems to think his real enemies are not Assad, Putin, Ali Khamenei, Iran's top mullah, and Kim Jong-un, the North Korean tyrant, but "folks here in Washington." "Had we rolled out something that was very smooth and disciplined and linear would have graded it well, even if it was a disastrous policy," he told George Stephanopoulos.
The president's erratic behavior over Syria, the political equivalent of texting while driving, has profoundly undermined his credibility. It may mean he sits out the next three years as a lame duck president, fiddling with designs for his memorial library in Honolulu, instead of steering the country back to prosperity. But the immediate test of his failure to fulfill his threat to punish Syria when it crossed the red line on poison gas will be his next great domestic confrontation with Congress: the impending vote on raising the debt ceiling.
Obama has drawn a red line on the debt ceiling and over the weekend repeated his resolve not to discuss the issue with Republicans. "What I haven't been willing to negotiate, and I will not negotiate, is on the debt ceiling," he said. But why should anyone in Congress believe him? If Assad can cross an Obama red line, why not House majority leader John Boehner?
Boehner would probably be satisfied, like the president, if lifting the debt ceiling by October 1 were linked to adjusting some of the sequester's most destructive cuts to public spending. There is plainly room for maneuver when moderate Republican lawmakers want to halt deep cuts to the military and Democrats want to reinstate some social programs that help the poor and needy.
But, while Boehner enjoys the title House Majority Leader, he is not the leader of the majority in the House, where Tea Party types rule the roost and dictate party policy. The Tea Party people have said they will not raise the debt ceiling, are determined to defund the Affordable Care Act, and do not have the neo-conservatives' affection for military spending. They are prepared to allow the American government to default on its debts rather than give in on any of these points.
One of the oddest aspects of the recent mayhem in Washington is why the president asked Congress to help him over Syria when he knew a majority in the House are opposed to anything he suggests, irrespective of its merits, because they detest him as much as for how he looks as for what he believes in. As he explained to Stephanopoulos, "We have a faction of the Republican Party, in the House of Representatives in particular, that view 'compromise' as a dirty word, and anything that is even remotely associated with me, they feel obliged to oppose."
In those circumstances, asking Congress to help him out of a hole in Syria was as inept as asking Putin to save him from having to send in the cruises. Yet within the space of two days the president did both.
The Syria debacle has shown that defying the president has its own rewards. Assad was threatened with punitive action if he dared use chemical weapons; he did and will not be punished. The president's policy used to be to hold Assad's regime to account for using chemical weapons; now it is merely to help confiscate the weapons so he won't do it again. And even that depends on the good offices of Russia to ensure that the cornered Assad, facing not just the extinction of his regime but of him and his family, does not gas again. So much for the president's promise to provide justice for the 1,400 gassed to death.
The lesson for House Republicans is that Obama's word is not his bond. When push comes to shove he backs off. He lacks their resolve. They live in a universe of specific goals and absolutes and he lives in a world where promises are wishful thinking and final warnings are followed by a wagging finger.
Next week, the president will be preoccupied with the U.N. general assembly and a likely meeting with the new Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani. The following week the debt ceiling agreement lapses. Two weeks later — or thereabouts — the government runs out of cash and starts closing departments and cutting services. There is little time left to talk.
With the debt deadline looming, will the president blink as he did when Assad ignored his warnings? Will he start negotiating rather than allow further damage to America's prestige when the nation starts to default on its debts? It would be out of character if the House Republicans did not march over the president's red line, if only to see what happens.
(Nicholas Wapshott is a Reuters columnist. Opinions are his own.)


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The Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa welcomed an overflow crowd Nov. 9 for the 22nd annual Celebrity Chef Dinner benefiting Share Our Selves. Nearly 300 guests helped raise $187,000 in support of SOS Orange Aid Project, which collects food from restaurants, grocery stores, bakeries and caterers for distribution to low-income Orange County residents.
Barons Rock for Cancer Cure
They called it "Rock and Roll for a Cure." The Orange County Barons Ball, co-chaired by Jeanie Gibson and Karyn Sanderson, unfolded recently at the Santa Ana Country Club, with proceeds benefiting the American Cancer Society.
Debbie Douglas, representing the group, estimates that there are more than 11,000 people in Orange County who will be diagnosed with cancer in the coming year. Funds raised will provide medical treatment, wigs, emotional counseling, referral and free transportation for medical visits for Orange County cancer patients in need.
To date the OC Barons League has raised nearly $5 million for the cause.
Ans host CASA benefit
And speaking of causes, two of O.C.'s most remarkable women, Helene An and her daughter Elizabeth An, of AnQi Gourmet Bistro and Noodle Bar at South Coast Plaza, hosted a $50,000 charity dinner last week benefiting Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County, or CASA.
Three celebrated chefs created a lavish dinner for 20 guests that was billed as an "Around The World Gastronomic Feast." Ten generous couples donated $5,000 each to raise the impressive sum for CASA. Participating in the event were Josiah Citrin of Melisse and Celestino Drago of Enoteca Drago.
Segerstrom Center, LA Opera present 'Foscari'
The Segerstrom Center for the Arts recently joined with LA Opera presenting a very special concert performance of Verdi's "The Two Foscari" in the René and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall.
The stunning performance featured the renowned Plácido Domingo, supported by a fully staged production and cast from the critically acclaimed Los Angeles Opera. The O.C. crowd was over the moon, offering standing ovations galore at both the intermission and the finale.
Post-performance, the crowd gathered at the chic Marche Moderne for a late-night cast party hosted by Center President Terry Dwyer. Spotted in the Marche soirée were Tracy and Roger Kirwan, Marilyn McCorkle, chair of the Guilds of the Center, Mary and Richard Cramer, Suzie and Paul Frank, Wanlyn and Benton Bejach, and the respected Debra Gunn Downing, executive director of marketing at South Coast Plaza.
Center Club hosts 'Wicked Divas'
The 2012-13 Pops concert series from the Pacific Symphony kicks off Friday with a pre-concert cocktail party at the Center Club in Costa Mesa prior to the performance of "Wicked Divas." Hosted by the Pacific Symphony League, the celebration will raise funds to support the many educational programs offered by the Pacific Symphony Orchestra.
Speaking of the Center Club, the $3-million renovation, a first in the club's 26-year history in Orange County, is set to be completed later this month and will be followed by a grand re-opening that will include a Charity Classic fundraiser which will honor Center Club founder Henry Segerstrom and his wife, Elizabeth. The event is scheduled for Jan. 31 with proceeds earmarked to benefit local charities.
High Tea and Fashion Show
The Balboa Bay Club & Resort, Newport Beach, welcomed an overflow crowd for the 23rd annual Ronald McDonald House High Tea and Fashion Show.
The Orange County Chapter of Ronald McDonald House provides low cost and often free lodging and support for families with seriously ill children being treated in local medical facilities. The event honored the memory of Gene Widdicombe, the first chairwoman of the event in Orange County. Widdicombe was also the first female McDonald's owner and operator. The glamorous retailers of Fashion Island provided a spectacular fall fashion show.
THE CROWD runs Thursdays and Saturdays. B.W. Cook is editor of the Bay Window, the official publication of the Balboa Bay Club in Newport Beach.


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Calling All Activists!
Howard and I have a very interesting show lined up for you tonight!
When you think about Anonymous, some of their more daring exploits are probably the first thing that comes to mind. Hacking, Denial of Service attacks and such but that is not the totality of the internet culture that is known as Anonymous and it is the lesser known efforts and successes that Howard and I are going to be focusing on tonight.
We are speaking to 'Anonymous' or rather one particular Anon, Damian DeWitt, who has been deeply involved in one project with Anonymous for about five years. Get ready for your paradigm to be busted because I'll bet that no matter what preconceived notion you might have about Anonymous, Mr. Dewitt is going to blow it out of the water tonight!
As you know, we have been reporting on the problems at Narconon Arrowhead, a Scientology based drug rehabilitation center located in Canadian, OK for a few years now. The recent spate of deaths that have occurred at the center has placed Narconon Arrowhead in headlines all over the country. Our research and efforts to help expose the center's questionable practices and deception in recruiting 'students' into Narconon naturally intersected with a portion of Anonymous known as Project Chanology. "Project Chanology is a large-scale plan to dismantle the Church of Scientology in its present form"
If you are involved in activism of any sort, you don't want to miss this show!
I am certain that there is something valuable to be learned for all of us from an examination of the activism of Anonymous. They are an extremely diverse group and far from this being a stumbling block, as it almost always is with more traditional forms of activism, Anonymous allows for the diversity to become one of its greatest strengths. Where we constantly struggle with egos, agendas, and waste time scrapping over who gets credit, the format used by Anonymous to collaborate is such that these problems are swept aside or at least greatly minimized. Cultivating good leadership and establishing hierarchy often eats away at our time and energy. It slows us down and frustrates us because we realize that our world is moving very fast and we are always playing catch up. Personally, I can remember the few and blessed experiences I have had working on efforts where we did manage to rise above these stumbling blocks but as you know, that is the exception not the rule. But why? Every activist I know recognizes the need to work together where we can. We want to leave our egos at the door but more often than not, we are our own worst enemies. The truth is that we are simply human and we have always been and will always be (in this world at least) saddled with our human nature.
Watching Project Chanology do their thing has been fascinating to me. I have watched collaborative research and problem solving unfold in real time drawing on the diversity of talents and skills possessed by its range of participants. Let me say that when it works, it works beautifully.
So, what is it that they do, or not do, that makes the effort successful? You see left and right, Christian and Atheist, and every other dichotomy you can imagine, working (virtually) side-by-side on common goals. This alone is a remarkable feat. Yet, Anonymous will not compromise on freedom of speech or expression. How does this not devolve into fractures, flame wars and pettiness? For one thing, with that devotion to freedom of speech naturally comes a thick skin.
Participation is absolutely voluntary and it is the merit of participants' ideas, not their prestige that drives an effort. Chaos and purpose may seem mutually exclusive. Project Chanology proves it is not. How is this so? This is the evolution of activism and tonight we will ferret out the lessons that can be learned from the phenomenon that is Anonymous for anyone, anywhere who is trying to make a difference. Oh, and let's not forget the lulz while we are at it!
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How to Clean Your Tot — From Head to Toe
It's amazing what experts little kids are at getting big-time dirty. A long day of toddling around, playing, eating, and cruising the neighborhood makes an extrathorough bath time essential. Since the right products make all the difference, we've rounded up 15 of our favorites for getting your little one clean from head to toe. Scrub-a-dub-dub!
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Shimano Butterfly Flatside Jigs feature an innovative design that gives them the best perform when angle-vertical jigging from a drifting boat. The rear/center weight balance design of the Shimano Butterfly Flatside Jig lets it fall to the bottom quickly with a swinging motion. The off-set eyeball position allows the use of two different hooks for an overall better hooking ratio.
5 Stars based on 15 reviews
By Edward
Cape Cod, MA
April 19, 2019
Great Jig
Excellent jig. This has been a staple in my box for spring haddock and throughout striper season.
By Kyle
St Petersburg, FL
January 3, 2019
Great for AJ's
Great jig for AJ's on the wrecks.
By Kyle
St Petersburg, FL
January 3, 2019
Great for AJ's
Solid jig for Jigging up the AJ's off wrecks
By James
West Olive, Michigan
November 22, 2018
Catches Fish
Love the Butterfly Jig. Really catches the fish.
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June 22, 2018
They Work
Don't see many anglers on the West using these and not sure why. Fun and effective option to use for snapper, grouper, yt and amberjacks in deep Mexico waters (Southern CA too).
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May 24, 2018
Fish slayer
Love these spoons. They do the job
By jolo
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April 13, 2018
Well made, prefer the larger 224 gram size
Great bluefin tuna jig when sandeel are present
Prosgreat finish
Consone hook
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April 12, 2018
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Worderful finishing, interesting moves!
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April 9, 2018
Spectacular Saltwater Jig
One of my favorite lures for vertical jigging. Great for big game fish such as tuna, yellowtail, etc... Definitely a lure that you want to have in your tackle box if you are a saltwater fishermen.
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December 27, 2017
Shimano Butterfly Jigs
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March 11, 2017
Butterfly jigs sardine blue or silver green
Excellent results with these jigs, once you find the cod fish and the right speed for the day they are very effective
ProsNone yet
By Doug
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August 25, 2016
Well made
These are beautiful and well made jigs. The selection on TD is much better than the stores in the Seattle area
ProsSelection, availability, well made
ConsShipping $
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Best out there
Wether im targeting tuna or GT , the shimano jigs will allways be my go to jig when the fish is not on the surface!
Even use them when i fish in norway for Cod,halibut and other creatures of the deep.
I do how ever allways make my own hook rigs as i like too make sure it holds up to the big ones.
Even use them when i fish in norway for Cod,halibut and other creatures of the deep.
I do how ever allways make my own hook rigs as i like too make sure it holds up to the big ones.
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These are excellent all around jigs. Perfect for 60-100 ft. of water.
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Getting Stiffed: What Can You Do?
Getting Stiffed: What Can You Do?
In business, it's inevitable that sooner or later you won't get paid for the goods you shipped or services you performed. Or you may have lent money to an employee or your business, but won't be repaid. Being passive about the whole thing doesn't help. Learn what you can do to get your money!
If a customer or someone else owes you money, it's up to you to diligently try to collect. Invoices aren't like fine wine -- they don't get better with age. The longer you wait to collect, the less likely it becomes that you will collect all or even some of what you're owed.
Collection efforts include:
- In-house efforts. You or someone in your firm should contact the non-payer. Maybe the invoice was misplaced. Maybe the person just needs more time to settle up. Maybe you can work out terms to help the person pay what's owed.
- Sue in small claims court. If the amount outstanding is below the small claims limit in your area, you can quickly and easily proceed against the non-payer. Usually, you don't need an attorney and the small claims court process is relatively inexpensive. For example, say you are a photographer who took pictures at a wedding but have not been paid because the couple didn't like them. As long as you fulfilled your contract to take a certain number of pictures and they aren't blurry or otherwise "bad," you'll likely win your claim when you present your case to the judge.
- Attorneys. When your efforts fail to produce results, you can have an attorney help you. The attorney can send a letter to the non-payer, asking for prompt payment and stating that nonpayment can lead to your pursuing the claim to the fullest extent of the law.
- Collection agencies. Instead of using an attorney, you might turn to a collection agency. Doing this means you won't ever see the full amount you're owed (the agency typically takes a percentage of between 25% and 40% of what it collects). For instance, say you're owed $1,000 and agree to pay the agency 25% of anything it collects. After some time, it collects $600. You'll only receive $450 ($600 - 25% fee). But something is better than nothing and leaving collection to professionals frees your time for other business matters. Check with your *Better Business Bureau when engaging a collection agency to see that they are reputable.
Tax write-offs
If you can't collect what you're owed, you may be able to at least take a tax deduction for your loss. Business bad debts are deducted on your business return as an ordinary write-off. For example, say you weren't paid for a shipment of goods. After all collection activities have been used and you know that the funds are uncollectible (e.g., you shipped them to a company that has since gone out of business), you can deduct your loss.
When you lend money and are not repaid, determine whether it's a business bad debt or a non-business bad debt. Clearly, if your company lends money to an employee who cannot repay the loan (e.g., he's gone bankrupt), it's a business bad debt. It gets tricky when you lend money to your corporation that doesn't repay:
- If you lent the money to protect your job, it's a business bad debt and you can deduct whatever is not repaid as an ordinary business loss.
- If you lent the money to protect your investment, it's a nonbusiness bad debt. This is deductible only if the debt is wholly worthless. It is treated as a short-term capital loss (regardless of how long the debt was outstanding).
Caution: If you are on the cash method of accounting and are not paid for your services, too bad. Unfortunately, you can't take a tax deduction for your lost time and effect.
Tax rules on deducting bad debts are in IRS Publication 535.
Lessons for the future
If collecting from tardy or delinquent customers has been a painful experience, don't let it happen again. Change your payment arrangements so you are no longer in the position of having to collect after you've completed your job (e.g., shipped the goods; fulfilled the contract for services).
Get paid up front. This can be done by offering customers a wide range of payment options, such as cash, check, credit/debit card, or electronic payment (e.g., PayPal; AmazonPayments). Accept electronic payments on the spot using attachments from Square, Intuit, and others that turn your mobile devices into processors.
If you absolutely, positively must invoice, then adopt smart invoicing policies. Send them electronically and follow up if payment isn't received promptly.
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In the first installment of this series, you learned why incorporating an environmental management system as part of a broader business plan is becoming an essential part of running any company. Here the discussion continues with a look at on-press cleaning materials and practices with a focus on identifying VOC risks.
By Neil Bolding, Steven Abbott
In June, we took our first look at starting the process of making a screen-printing business more environmentally aware and responsible. The article covered the requirements of an environmental management system (EMS) and described the three things that are necessary for running a greener business; things that apply to just about any aspect of a business. Get any one of them wrong and plans tend to fall apart. These three essentials include the following:
• committed management
• good systems
• excellent work practices with staff who have bought in to the program
We focused on some of the savings MacDermid Autotype has achieved over the years, but I firmly believe there are significant savings that can be made by companies of any size, including printing businesses. The first steps detailed in the earlier article did not require looking at current materials usage but took the simpler approach of looking at business practices. In this article, we will move beyond practices to look at some of the key parameters associated with the materials you use and try to get a better understanding of their environmental impact.
Effective vs. safe: Which is more important?
Initially, it is essential to benchmark the current status of your material usage and the type and level of waste so that you can know through your EMS where you are coming from. This will help you make a well reasoned plan for improvements.
Within any EMS program, you must determine if you are in compliance in terms of the materials used or waste emitted. On a continuing basis, companies need to review their emissions to ensure they meet the local area EPA requirements for hazardous air pollutants or other volatile organic chemical (VOC) emissions. For example, many companies have historically used toluene-based press washes to wipe their screens down during a press run. The materials are low in cost and effective. But with our environmental hat on, this type of material would be unacceptable due to its high photochemically active nature, toxicity, and strict reporting requirements.
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Wow. Kindle Worlds. What a brilliant and fun idea! This is a game where everyone wins.
Writers who want to play in another writer's sandbox are able to create their own castles and add them to the structures that are already there. The original writer has the joy of watching their characters take off in new and exciting directions while earning a percentage from new stories, fans of the series can continue reading about their favorite characters, and authors can earn a royalty while writing in a popular series and expanding their readership.
Kindle Worlds is also a fun way for established writers to explore writing in a series different than the one in which they normally write. Several bestselling writers have written stories for Kindle Worlds, such as Theresa Ragan, Jana Deleon, Russell Blake, and Marquitta Valentine.
I love when musicians collaborate or sample the songs of other artists in their own work, especially when the artists are from vastly different music genres. The result is usually fresh and outstanding. It's remarkable what merging the visions of different artists can produce. I don't see Kindle Worlds as being much different, and I look forward to reading and writing many Kindle Worlds books.
I am especially excited about the launch of the Jack Daniels and Associates Kindle World, as I've been a huge fan of the series for many years. A couple of years ago I had the honor of collaborating with Joe on the short novel Jacked Up, which teams up characters from his wonderful Jack Daniels world with my series character Leah Ryan. So when Joe invited me to write a full-length novel featuring both characters, I was thrilled and jumped at the chance. The result was Happy Hour, which also combines both the Jack Daniels and Leah Ryan worlds.
I'm currently working on a story for the Codename: Chandler World, which launches On May 5, and I'm having a blast. So many times during the writing of these stories, I feel the biggest smile cross my face. It's amazing that it's possible for writers to choose from so many different worlds and just take off with them. The possibilities are endless.
How many of you are working on Kindle Worlds stories? Tell us in comments. I look forward to reading them!
Joe sez: It was fun co-writing Jacked Up with Tracy, and I'm thrilled to have her tackle a Jack/Leah novel on her own.
It's sort of like watching someone cook one of your recipes, in your kitchen, buy adding their own personal spin on the dish. Writers willing to let others experiment with their characters are in for some tasty surprises. And because both the Jack Daniels and Associates Kindle World and the Codename: Chandler Kindle World allow writers to keep full possession of their IPs, there are no sticky copyright issues over who owns what. Your characters stay your characters, and neither I nor Amazon have any claim to them.
Currently, Ann Voss Peterson and I are looking for writers to expand our Codename: Chandler Universe. We just finished a story with F. Paul Wilson, where Chandler meets his mainstay hero Repairman Jack. They fight. A lot. It was a ridiculous amount of fun to write, and we believe the readers will enjoy it just as much.
If you're interested in writing a Chandler story, email me. The deadline prior to launch is April 30. To learn more about Chandler, check out the page on my website.


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Traverse City Events: Spring Dinners at Lobdell's Teaching Restaurant
This spring, experience succulent culinary excursions at Lobdell's: A Teaching Restaurant of Traverse City at Northwestern Michigan College.
At Lobdell's in the Culinary Institue at Northwester Michigan College you can enjoy a gourmet meal prepared and served by culinary students. Northwestern Michigan College's teaching restaurant offers the best view of West Bay in Traverse City.
Culinary students will offer five exclusive dinner events this spring:
March 16: Tastes of France fundraiser reception, $40/person
March 22: British Isles plated dinner, $30/person
April 13: Spanish plated dinner- $30/person
April 20: Italian plated dinner- $30/person
April 27: Garde Manger Grand Reception – $25/person
Make reservations between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, February 8 through May 2.
Reservations for each begin at 6 p.m. and are taken every 15 minutes until 7 p.m. Reserve early at 995-3120 as these events usually sell out quickly.


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I've just had the privilege to watch the very first episode of the new Find My Past TV series, which will be broadcast on the Yesterday channel on Thursday at 9pm. The following is a spoiler free review, but for a quick summary, two words - thumbs up!
The first episode follows 46 year old David, 31 year old Lara and 30 year old Lulu as they trace their connections to Operation Dynamo and the events of the Dunkirk evacuation. Their stories are connected - two particularly so - and they have no knowledge of those connections, but work their way through their own individual tales before a final meeting ties their stories together.
The first thing about the programme to note is that this is not just a series sponsored by FindmyPast.co.uk, but actually a series quite heavily branded as an extension of that platform. Due to the historic nature of the way that the series has been funded - Britain's first major product placement series essentially - there are of course the requisite numbers of sequences involving the website, though ironically for an event that took place in the Second World War, those sequences are by necessity short. Nick Barratt is the series genie who pops up to get the 'tree business' out of the way fairly quickly. I would have to say, in this episode, it works to an extent with one of the characters, although perhaps a bit tokenistic with the others, but thankfully it is all out of the way quite quickly. I say thankfully, because this series' strength isn't going to be about what the FindmyPast website can necessarily do for you - though you will definitely want to use it! - but about something far, far more fundamental which it nails brilliantly.
Many will want to compare the series with Who Do You Think You Are, but this is a very different creature entirely. There's no John Hurt wanting to be Irish, no Jeremy Clarkson looking for the missing millions, and certainly no Carol Vorderman walking into a shop and bumping into someone who just happens to have the answers! The main character is in some ways not the three individuals at all in fact - it is the story itself which rolls along chronologically, but which the three characters' journeys appropriately reveal at the right points. So why have them in at all? The reason is simple - this series is about connection. If you want to tell a tale of Dunkirk with just the facts and some nice footage, hire Simon Schama. But if you believe that the truth of a major story is always going to be more powerfully told from other people's smaller stories explored from the bottom up - essentially the revolution in history teaching that the wave of interest in family history has slowly been unleashing over the last few years - watch Find My Past.
The programme itself is quite punchy and does go at a rate. Being on a commercial channel it is in four parts, each topped and tailed with reprises and previews, but you're soon back into the swing of things after the ads. Chris Hollins is a competent presenter who works well, not meeting the three people featured until the end and competently narrating the relevant history throughout.
My overall feeling is that Who Do You Think You Are often asks the question, but rarely answers it - it tells you often about a celebrity you may have never heard of, and along the way occasionally reveals some interesting historical developments - but Find My Past will enthuse you to try to make that connection, particularly with the selection of topics that in most cases will have a broad appeal.
Looking forward to the second episode now on the Titanic - my great great grandfather helped to build it! :)
Where to find Yesterday: Sky channel 537, Virgin TV channel 203 and Freeview channel 12.


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Sometimes it can be difficult to explain a power quality problem and arrive at an effective solution without the benefit of a little back-and-forth discussion, which is one of the few shortcomings of Ask the Experts. And it always helps to have multiple perspectives to get a clearer picture of what may be causing your system distress. With that in mind, we posed this month's question to both Ask The Experts veteran Mark McGranaghan, vice president of consulting services for EPRI-PEAC, and newcomer Tom Short, senior engineer, EPRI-PEAC, early enough to give them a chance to pose follow-up questions to the submitter.
Q. We recently installed a transient recorder on the 138kV bus at one of our substations. Since the installation, a number of events have occurred that I'm not sure I can explain, but I've included plots of a few taken by the recorder. One plot shows a typical event on a 3-phase, 138kV bus (Fig. 1 above). Another plot is a close-up of Phase A for the same event (Fig. 2 at right). My question to you is, What is this? I think it's a lightning hit somewhere on the system, but I'm not sure. This event is happening when we have bad weather in the area. If it is lightning, why is it always on all three of the phases? I realize that the transients do go through possibly several delta configurations, but why always on all three phases? I have recorded 18 of these events since May 2003. There are a couple other interesting facts. For example, the initial hit will increase the voltage on each phase from 200V to 500V for one cycle and then drop to the original voltage. We've also seen no feeder breaker operations or any lateral fuses blown in any of these events. Finally, on a plot of all three phases, there are a couple more disturbances at 72 milliseconds and 250 milliseconds past the original hit. Each is one cycle in duration. Is this a reflected wave, assuming of course that this is a lightning hit? At this time I'm not seeing any detrimental harm to the system. If it's not lightning, what is it?
McGranaghan's answer: The plots you provided appear to be rms plots vs. time, rather than actual waveforms. Any short transient change in the waveform will show up in a plot of rms vs. time as affecting a whole cycle, assuming that the rms values are calculated as the rms value of the preceding cycle at each calculation point. Sometimes instruments calculate the rms value based on the previous half cycle. However, this half-cycle method isn't recommended.
A lightning transient is very short in duration and won't really affect the rms value to the amount shown on these charts. However, there may be something associated with a limit on the input circuits to the instrument that make it show up this way. The sampling rate of the instrument will also be an important factor in the correct calculation of the rms voltage, including a lightning transient.
Lightning appears to be a good theory. The follow-on events could be follow-on strokes associated with the overall lightning surge, which is a common occurrence. They aren't reflections of traveling waves; those happen in tens and hundreds of microseconds, not tens of milliseconds.
The fact that all three phases are being affected leads me to think that these could be strokes to ground rather than strokes to the line and that we're seeing the effect of some kind of neutral shift that affects all three phases at the monitoring point. It could just be related to the way the monitoring instrument is connected and the location of the ground connection point of the monitoring equipment. You're correct that a lightning stroke to the phase would be more likely to affect only one phase.
It would be more helpful to look at the actual waveforms associated with these events than plots of the rms voltage vs. time.
Short's answer: It looks like lightning to me, mainly because of timing. Each "event" is separated by 50 milliseconds to 200 milliseconds, which matches the characteristics of lightning. Lightning is often composed of an initial stroke followed by one or more subsequent strokes that follow nearly the same channel. That's why lightning flashes sometimes appear to have a strobe effect.
Another concurring element is that the first event is larger than the subsequent events. This again matches lightning, because the first stroke is generally larger than subsequent strokes.
Lightning can raise the voltage on all three phases. If lightning hits the shield wire of a 138kV line, it will raise the voltage potential of ground and also increase the voltage of all of the phase conductors relative to the shield wire.
What's interesting about the recordings is the one-cycle, square-wave like wave shape on the rms traces. My guess is it has something to do with the transducers and/or how your recorder calculates rms. If it calculates rms with a one-cycle rolling window, you might get something like that. Do you have any of the "raw" waveform traces (i.e. the actually sampled voltages, not rms)? Recordings of current might also reveal something.
After McGranaghan and Short's request for more information, the reader sent in additional plots (Fig. 3, Fig. 4, and Fig. 5) for review.
McGranaghan's response: As noted earlier, lightning can raise the voltage on all three phases. Florida transmission lines designed at 138kV will have a shield wire above the phase conductors. Lightning usually hits the shield wire rather than one of the phase conductors — that's why it's there. The current then flows to ground through the impedance of the tower(s) and its ground connection impedance, resulting in a transient voltage that affects all three phases simultaneously. If this transient voltage is greater than the insulation strength of the insulators on that tower, then the insulator will flash over. This is known as a back flash. If that happens, a short circuit will occur on one or more phases and the event would look much different than the one provided in the question.
The question about the recordings was with respect to the one-cycle, square-wave-like wave shape on the rms traces. The clarification provided here explains this is due to the one-cycle sliding window used to calculate the rms values. A three-cycle sliding window results in a different characteristic. The effect on the rms voltage isn't very significant, but it's enough to show that a transient event occurred.


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In the thirty years since his untimely death, there has been no shortage of documentaries and docudramas concerning John Lennon, and as a diehard Lennon and Beatles fan, I've seen them all. So it is with some surprise that I found the American Masters portrait LennonNYC so fresh and inspired; it takes a new angle on its subject, and paints its picture of him with a wealth of rare material and seldom-told tales from lesser-known sources.
Director Michael Epstein (who helmed the Oscar-nominated Battle Over Citizen Kane) wisely keeps his focus tight, zooming in on the last decade of the artist's life--creating, if you will, a love song about Lennon's romance with New York City. Epstein begins the film in 1971 (thankfully assuming that we all know who Lennon is, and sparing us the thumbnail Beatles bio), as Lennon and wife Yoko Ono move to New York from London and nest in a small apartment in Greenwich Village. Via extensive documentary footage and photos, Epstein creates a vivid portrait of the city at that time, and of that moment in the counter-culture.
As we now know, Lennon's interactions with said counter-culture--his anti-war protests and increasingly political songwriting--made him a target of the FBI, which put him under surveillance, and the INS, which targeted him for deportation. Those battles were examined in the 2006 documentary The U.S. vs. John Lennon, but that film was a shallow, flashy affair; in spite of the broader scope of this film, it delves into those investigations with greater detail and depth.
Much of that is due to Epstein's regard of Lennon first as a man, then as an artist and activist. He doesn't feel like the abstract entity that some of the worshipful documentaries have positioned him as. There is some painfully personal stuff here, like the story of the embarrassing display at a party that prompted his separation from Yoko; we're shown a series of photographs taken the morning after, and they're loaded with subtext. The vivid, first-person accounts of the subsequent "lost weekend" in Los Angeles are similarly candid and unvarnished.
This is not to imply that the film soft-sells Lennon's musical growth in the period. It creates a tangible picture of the artist at work, cleverly marrying studio chatter and outtakes with photos and complimentary animations, intercut with interviews of his fellow musicians and technicians. These are not the usual talking heads in a Lennon bio-doc, but they have plenty to add to the conversation; there's a great story about why he tuned his guitar as he did, and fascinating illustrations of his songwriting process, vividly comparing and contrasting his original demos and the final product. The animators ingeniously frazzle the animation with on-screen text to convey the chaos of the out-of-control Rock and Roll sessions, and the film articulates with clarity why that project went wrong, and why the next one (Walls and Bridges) went so right.
The music is, of course, tremendous--it's great to see that footage from the One to One concert at Madison Square Garden (how's about we get that show out on DVD?)--and the tapes are, in places, astonishing. The home audio tape of young Sean Lennon singing "With a Little Help to My Friends" to his daddy is a bit overwhelming, but nothing matches the studio tape of John in the studio, having Yoko put the phone up to the monitor so he can say good night to his boy. It just breaks your heart. Epstein knows that we know the end of the story, and handles Lennon's death tastefully but chillingly--a fade to black, the wail of a police siren. In the quiet, stark handling of that moment, Epstein manages to capture both the pain and inexplicability of his sudden, too-soon demise.
The film's anamorphic widescreen presentation is strong, not only with regard to the new interviews (which are crisp and well-rendered, with fine saturation and no artifacting) but the archival materials, which look quite good as well. Sure, there's the occasional scratchy clip, but most maintain a clean, undistracting quality, and the still photos look terrific (particularly the sharp black and white images).
The 5.1 surround mix is surprisingly active, at least by documentary standards, with the almost non-stop music full and immersive throughout the surround channels, and interview audio nicely balanced in the center. The songs sound great--the full, dirty sound of "Cold Turkey" is delicious, and the hefty bass of "(Just Like) Starting Over" give the LFE channel some real weight. Some of the demo recordings are a little hissy, but that's to be expected, considering the source.
A 2.0 stereo track is also available.
None. Boo.
In choosing to hone in on John Lennon's years in New York City, a place where he felt he could be his best self, LennonNYC somehow pulls of the neat trick of being both incomplete and comprehensive. There wouldn't seem to be much new to learn or say about the iconic musician, but the film's personal approach and cinematic fluidity makes for unexpectedly essential viewing.
Jason lives in New York. He holds an MA in Cultural Reporting and Criticism from NYU.


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Feb. 12, 2011
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Yes, the UC Santa Barbara women's basketball team still remembered very well what happened last time they played UC Riverside.
And, yes, the Gauchos took out their month-long frustration on the Highlanders.
After a 33-point defeat a month ago in Riverside, it was the Gauchos' turn to do the embarrassing. Four players scored in double figures and UCSB held UCR to just 23.1 percent shooting in a 59-37 victory on Saturday, the team's fourth win in five games.
The Gauchos improve to 14-10 overall and 8-4 in the Big West while UCR falls to 13-10, 6-4. The victory moves UCSB into at least a second place tie depending on the outcome of the UC Davis-Long Beach State game.
"I couldn't be more proud," head coach Lindsay Gottlieb said. "As a regular season goes, this has to be up there one of the best in awhile - for reasons people outside our locker room don't even know. We had a struggle down there. To come back and beat them today doesn't just happen today. It speaks to the commitment and the players sticking together. We've had some bumps along the way, but they've been dialed in."
Nicole Nesbit and Sweets Underwood each had 15 points off the bench to lead the Gauchos while Mekia Valentine had 13 points and 18 rebounds and Emilie Johnson added 10 points.
For Valentine, it was her ninth double-double this season and the 18 rebounds tied a season-high. She has grabbed double-digit rebounds in five of her past seven games and is averaging 10.2 boards per game this season. In conference play, it's an even better 12.5 per game.
UCSB made sure not to just avenge its 81-48 defeat to UCR, but to get revenge from it. The Gauchos brought an intensity from the opening tip and turned it into a double-digit lead midway through the first half. Santa Barbara went up by 13 on Valentine's layup with 6:32 to go and Nicole Nesbit's three-pointer at the buzzer gave UCSB a 30-17 lead at halftime.
"This shows we can play with anybody as long as we play as a team and play with energy," sophomore forward Sweets Underwood said. "We can still get better. There's a lot of areas we can still improve. But we're playing some of our best basketball."
UCSB pushed its lead to 20 points on an Underwood layup with 7:23 to go and had a double-digit lead for all but one possession of the second half.
Nesbit scored 10 of her points in the second half in setting a new career-high. Johnson had four assists, two blocks and two steals and Underwood added nine rebounds.
UCSB outrebounded UCR, 50-28 and had 15 second-chance points. The presence of Valentine and Underwood in the post also helped UCSB score 18 of its points in the paint.
Santa Barbara travels to Cal State Fullerton next Thursday for a 7 p.m. tip-off. Josh Suchon will be broadcasting the pregame show live online by clicking here and on the air at AM 990 KTMS.
The Gauchos return home with a 2 p.m. game vs. Seattle on Sunday, Feb. 20 in what will be the team's annual Pink Zone game. Please click here for information on the event.
Tickets are available online by clicking here or by calling (805) 893-UCSB (8272).
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Giddings, standing tall in a male-dominated world
Diane Xavier | 3/27/2014, 9:13 p.m. | Updated on 3/28/2014, 1:23 p.m.
The Dallas Examiner
In celebration of the accomplishments of African American women during Women's History Month in March, the African American Museum in Dallas is hosting a lecture series of distinguished Black women who have made a significant contribution to society through their work.
It kicked off on March 1 with the Thelma Daniels Distinguished Lecture Series, which highlighted the Honorable Helen Giddings, the Texas House of Representative for District 109.
Giddings recently won her 10th term in office, winning the recent Democratic primary elections by 87.7 percent of the vote.
The Thelma Daniels Distinguished Lecture is dedicated to the humanities and women's issues and is named after the late Dr. Thelma Thompson Daniels, a retired educator and co-founder of the Dickie Foster Biennial Texas Black Women's Conference, according to Dr. Wright Lassiter Jr., chairman of the Board of Trustees for the African American Museum.
"Giddings is truly a representative for all of us," Lassiter said. "She has represented us in education, has passed some major legislation regarding identity theft, has been appointed to countless committees in our legislature, but most of all, she has been a strong supporter of the African American Museum."
Giddings, who is also president of Multiplex Inc., a specialty concessions company, spoke to the audience about what it is like being a female in a male-dominated world.
"To see my name listed as a distinguished lecturer is a little bit frightening because that's kind of up there from what I do," Giddings said. "In this country, in South Africa and in the African continent as a whole, it seems that women have always had to be just a little bit more creative in order to get ahead."
Giddings said that women still lag behind men when it comes to work and pay.
"Women are obviously still lagging behind men in terms of earnings," Giddings said. "Even today, we have women who are doing the same jobs as men, and getting paid less for the job that they are doing."
The same applies to women holding office in the United States.
"And when you talk about women as elected officials, we find that we are not really doing very well in terms of women being elected to offices here in Texas and the United States," she said. "Women do better when they run for those offices that are closer to home. We're more successful running for school board, running for city council, or running for a county office than we are for running the legislative office, and certainly running for Congress. The further we are from running away from home, the less successful we are and the less likely we are to run."
Giddings believes part of this inequality has to do with the fact that women are less successful when it comes to raising money.
"Women have real difficulty with raising money," she said. "If I was in charge of going out and finding some sponsors for links, I can do that. If I was in charge of going out and raising money for the African American museum, I can do that. It's a good cause. But ask me to go out and raise money to get Helen Giddings elected to the Texas House of Representatives, it's much more difficult and I think that's because of the way we were raised. We think if we go out and talk about all these things that we have done and will do, then it's a little bit of bragging and women have always been taught that there is something wrong with wanting power and money. So when you go out and start to raise money and think you can be in this office, in your mind it's associated with 'Wow, I'm going for power and I'm going for money.' I have always been taught that those are two things women are taught not to do."


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Art in the Park set for Saturday
New residents Brian and Peggy Lundberg, who had a pottery studio in the old Zion Lutheran Church in Moose Lake, saw the success of Agate Days when they moved to the community in the late 1990s but felt that there was a lack of other activities for the hundreds of people that were in town that weekend.
"We contacted art people throughout the area, and went to the city council and asked if we could use the park on the Saturday of Agate Days," said Peggy in a telephone interview. "They approved our idea, and we had 12 vendors that first year. Autumn Voices sang, and the Girl Scouts sold tacos in a bag."
That was the beginning of Art in the Park, held each year since 1999.
Now the vendors fill all 60 spaces available for the event, and add another dimension to Agate Days.
Peggy said that they had been involved in similar events in the Duluth area, and they had met many other artists. Those artists, along with the many artists in the local area, were the basis for the mailing list of artists that were invited to Art in the Park.
A committee was formed and planning began.
In those early days, Peggy said that she had written all of the letters and addressed all of the envelopes by hand as the event was being planned.
"There was a lot of time involved for me," she said. "Now it is all done on a computer."
The Lundbergs have retired from making pottery and no longer have a big role in the planning of Art in the Park.
As she looks back and compares the Moose Lake City Park with other parks where similar events have been held, Peggy sees that Moose Lake City Park has something special.
"Our park is ideally set up for Art in the Park," she said. "The many trees provide shade for both the vendors and the visitors.
"The Kiwanis has a pancake breakfast in the park in the morning. That fits together perfectly."
However, this year, the pancake breakfast will be held on July 27, in conjunction with the Moose Paddle and Triathalon.
The current organizers are Bernard and Susan Otterer and Walter and Roseanne Anderson.
Bernie Otterer said that all 60 vendor spaces are full this year, including five that have double spaces.
Vendors will have pottery, paintings, jewelry, wood carvings, stained glass, metal sculpture and photography to name a few of the arts that will be available for purchase.
One artist will be coming from southern Wisconsin, and another, who has family in the area, will be coming from Florida.
"We have artists that are coming from a fair distance away to take part in this event," said Otterer.
The event opens at 9 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m.
Live music starts at 11 a.m. and runs until 5 p.m. Featured will be music on the pan flute.
After Art in the Park, a Bluegrass Jam will begin at 5 p.m.
For the first time, the Art in the Park committee will be able to give back, due to the success of Art in the Park.
"We are going to make donations to the three local schools to support the arts in the schools," said Otterer. "This is the first year that we are giving the donations. We will be giving donations to the art classes in the Willow River, Moose Lake and Barnum schools this year. We will give to other schools next year."


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supreme needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 19 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
Nordic Industries & Technology
Nordic Industries (http://www.nordicindustries.se/) is a small but modern electronic components producer located in Sweden. Our team consists of highly experienced individuals that have worked in the same field at big companies like Ericsson and Nokia.
We offer our customers a flexible industrial production of small to medium sized batches of electronics with a very high production quality.
Our mantra is "det är inte kvalite som kostar utan avsaknaden av den" (It's not quality that costs but rather the lack thereof).
The image we stand for and want to communicate is an engaged, processional and quality minded company.
Nordic Industries is a pure b2b business company so the design is to be targeted at business visitors.
The target visitor is a purchaser at a company that is in need of electronics components, the company can be an existing or new customer. The visitor is looking for news on what's going on at the company, what we can do, what machines/equipments we have and what we can produce with them and contact information.
Our goal with the website is to give the visitor a good presentation about what we have to offer and make new customers interested in our company.
The website should reflect our high-tech production and our high quality which is a core value for us.
The website should be light and airy.
Nordic Industries' logotype should be used in the design, color code: #00539F. The colors of the design needs to work well with the logotype.
The images uc.gif, aaa.png and super2009.jpg should be in the design in some way; the best alternative is probably to place them in the footer in some way. I think it's ok to normalize the height or width of them and perhaps convert them to grayscale if this is necessary.


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