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Unemployed get in line for Northland jobs
DULUTH - John Powley, a construction worker from Duluth, has been out of work since August. He has been looking, but to date has had no luck finding a job.
"I see a lot of stuff like hospital jobs, but almost nothing for blue-collar workers like me," Powley said as he poked through listings on a computer at the Job Service office in Duluth.
His predicament is all too common in the current economy. There are many more people looking for work than there are jobs available.
In fact, for every open job in Northeastern Minnesota, there were more than eight unemployed people actively searching for work in December 2008, the most recent month for which job vacancy data is available.
It's doubtful that anything has improved in 2009. More likely things have gotten worse, as unemployment in the Arrowhead -- St. Louis, Carlton, Lake, Cook, Aitkin, Itasca and Koochiching counties -- leapt 28 percent in January from 14,143 people to 18,159.
"I know it's really tough. But there are still jobs out there," said Drew Digby, a regional labor analyst for the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.
He acknowledged, however, that good jobs are attracting scores of applicants.
"If you're looking for work, you're probably going to face a lot of competition," Digby said.
Vicki Thoen, an accounting and human resources manager for Epicurean Cutting Surfaces, a Duluth manufacturer of kitchen boards, recently posted an opening for a CNC (computer numerical controlled) machine operator. In short order, it received about 70 applications.
"A lot of the applicants weren't really qualified. I'd say about half of them were not properly trained. But I think that probably shows just how desperate people are," she said.
Betsy Harmon, manager of the Job Service office in Duluth, posted a temporary opening for a similar office in Virginia. Within two days, she received more than 80 applications for the full-time job paying north of $15 per hour. Harmon said she was impressed with the caliber of the candidate pool.
"It's hard for jobseekers, but if you're an employer, you have the luxury of being able to pick from the best of the best right now," she said.
Digby often encourages unemployed workers to consider opportunities in new fields. He pointed out that retraining assistance is available for many people out of work.
"Now is not a bad time to retrain," he said. "Most of us agree the economy of the future will look better, but the shape of the work force may be much different. We may not have the same kinds of jobs as we did 10 years ago."
Powley, for one, is laying plans to go back to school to train for work as a helicopter pilot.
"Up until now, I've sort of rolled with the punches. I've been a johnny of all trades, and I've been able to get by," he said. But based on his recent experiences Powley, has concluded it's time for a new strategy.


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Karcher RoboCleaner RC 4.000 cleans with a combination of a sweeping roller and vacuum. It is equipped with a sensor which detects the dirt density and chooses one of 4 cleaning programs. The RoboCleaner avoids obstacles, including steps and stairs, with the help of integrated contact and collision sensors. The machine also remembers its path, so it does not needlessly cleans the same area over and over. After finishing the work, an infrared beam guides RC 4.000 to its base station. Karcher.

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This topo is very good, better than the topo in the guidebook.
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The Bruins only recorded a handful of scoring chances in the first period against the Islanders, but the opportunities they did get mainly came as a result of their breakout play.
Starting with a couple of short passes in their own zone, the B's jumped into the rush after Dougie Hamilton stepped in and took a pass from Jarome Iginla. The puck was then left for a streaking David Krejci who made a nice skate-to-stick play in front of the net, but was unable to light the lamp on his shot.
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I recorded the sound at my door when it was windy and the wind houls in the door.
Short air swoosh when hiting processed from microphone touch noise
Ocean sound at Miami Beach (Miami, USA). Recorded on October 28th 2011 with a Sony PCM D50.
A short 24 bit 96khz stereo recording of bird tweets.
Recorded here are several Amish horse and buggy carriages passing through the tiny town of Smicksburg PA, late on a ...
Horse Drawn Carriage Ride walking in Central Park, New York City
Birds chirping outside my front door. Probably Purple Finch with a Robin at the end.
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What are the functional areas of business that must be integrated with a company's four phases of strategic management that includes thinking, planning, implementation, and feedback?
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Functional areas in business are the various departments that oversee the operations of an organization. Some predominant functional areas out of many more are:
- Research and Development
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An organization's functional areas are integrated with strategy revision, new strategy development, strategy management, and strategy delivery.


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New agreement with leading packaging company
Billerud Fresh Services AB has signed an agreement with Carmel Container Systems Ltd. from the Hadera Paper Group to become a member of the Fresh Box Alliance.
Carmel Container Systems Ltd., a leading packaging company in Israel, has recently signed up as a full member of the Fresh Box Alliance. This alliance is a global network of select, top-quality packaging manufacturers working for the worldwide fresh produce industry.
Members of the alliance have access to an optimised supply chain management concept called SoliQ™, specifically created for the global fresh produce industry. SoliQ was created by Billerud Fresh Services AB to ensure efficiency throughout the fresh produce cold chain. The concept utilises real-time data and is backed up by technical knowhow in order to meet the specific requirements of both importers and retailers. The SoliQ concept represents decreased costs and improved margins for all stakeholders in the supply chain. The increased protection of produce through SoliQ also leads to significant environmental benefits.
"We are very pleased that Carmel has joined the Fresh Box Alliance, since Carmel is an innovative and dedicated player in this industry," says Tobias Bergarp, Managing Director at Billerud Fresh Services AB. "Carmel is expected to supply between seven and nine million SoliQ boxes to the European market in the coming season. Their commitment shows their ambition as a proactive player on the market, but also that SoliQ creates value for their customers."
"Carmel is driven by the ambition to develop optimal packaging performance," says Doron Kempler, Managing Director at Carmel Container Systems Ltd. "We are convinced that our membership in the Fresh Box Alliance together with the opportunity to use the SoliQ concept will be of great benefit to our customers. The SoliQ concept also takes into consideration the dynamics in a retail store, such as handling, shelf readiness and aesthetic appeal, which are of importance to our customers. In Billerud Fresh Services we have found a good match and trusty partner."
"We are at the starting point of an exciting journey that will improve efficiency in the supply chain and secure fresh and nutritious fruit and vegetables for European consumers," says Tobias Bergarp. "I look forward to seeing other dedicated and professional companies follow in Carmel's footsteps." says Tobias Bergarp.
For further information, please contact:
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Billerud's business concept is to offer demanding customers packaging materials and solutions that promote and protect their products – packaging that is attractive, strong and based on renewable materials. Billerud has a world-leading position within several product segments including paper for consumer packaging and industrial applications. Production takes place at three integrated pulp and paper mills in Sweden and at one paper mill in the UK.


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LAND O'LAKES — Less than a week after hundreds of school bus drivers filed a grievance over the new policy, the Pasco school district said it will drop its ban on beverages behind the wheel.
The district has long prohibited bus drivers from drinking or eating while the bus is in motion. But the rule was expanded this school year to require bus drivers to lock down the bus in a safe location and leave the operator's compartment in order to have something to drink.
Bus drivers said they spend hours in hot buses and should be able to sip water when stopped at a red light.
District spokeswoman Summer Romagnoli released a statement Tuesday evening saying the new language would be removed.
"We believe the previous language ensures the continued safety of students and employees," she wrote. "We appreciate our employees bringing this matter to our attention and value our employees' service to the students of Pasco County."


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Foot in the Door!
Lonestar Dogs
Junior Burger
2012/11/28 16:13:58
Well I've done it! Though I've been studying the Hot Dog Cart business for a year, though I've been able to get out ONCE and sling dogs for a Farmer's Market event in association with a hot dog restaurant in the neighborhood, I've not yet been able to open my umbrella on a regular basis for my own business and self. Locations were really causing me problems. Finding them AND meeting the requirements in each municipality locally.
Today I was out pounding the pavement trying to find locations. Tomorrow morning I get to set up shop for a factory. It's a trial, but hey! It's a start! Then I've got another account Monday, a small truck yard. It's not the fabulous foot traffic I hear you guys getting but I am truly excited. Dropped off flyers and business cards at five other companies in the same industrial park today as the Decision Makers weren't in the office. I'm not slinging with the big dogs yet but I'm on my way!
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2012/11/28 17:02:25
everyone starts as a cocktail wienie.
you have to work your way up to the 1/4 lbers.
Lonestar Dogs
Junior Burger
Re:Foot in the Door!
2012/11/29 15:10:08
Well, even as a cocktail weenie day 1 went by well enough! Got setup in time for a 10:45am lunch shift. Had the guys from the warehouse as well as several of the truckers delivering there stop by. Stayed real steady. About 11:30 I went to check in with the Manager as we'd discussed prior. He asked if I could stay a bit longer, had about 20 more guys going to lunch at Noon. At 12:30 I was breaking everything down.
All told pulled in $150 on the first day. The Manager wants me back tomorrow. See how it goes and how the guys like it.
While I was there a mobile taco truck pulled into the lot for about 15 minutes. Served a couple of things then was gone again.
The manager asked if I'd consider showing up for the night crew about 2am. Understanding its the middle of the night he mentioned his crew of 40 + didn't have a lot of options, plus its their busy receiving time and they have 50 to 60 trucks delivering at this time as well. Once we see how it goes tomorrow I may plan on hitting a few overnights as well.
Things learned?
Give myself an hour and a half to setup. Today I had a bit less than an hour and felt rushed.
Sold a few more chips and drinks than expected with 'combo' meals but still not much of either.
Sausage -on-a-stick sold real well, cooked those on a griddle.
Polish, Brats, Hotlinks didn't move at all.
Any thoughts from the 1/4lb-ers?
Double Cheeseburger
Re:Foot in the Door!
2012/11/29 18:32:51
OK, my thoughts....
$150.00 is great for a first day.Especially for 2 hours Tomorrow will tell you if the novelty wore off.
As for 2 AM stuff....Can you do daytime and that? Like sleep from 3-11 PM?
Is this Xmas business? Could get you thru the winter and teach you things so you are ready to go gangbusters in the Spring
Can you get some kinda notification to the truckers that you will be there?
(Break-one-nine).I'm sure the company has a data-base of all the trucks that come in. One mass E-mail telling them dinner is hot and ready as they wait for the truck to be unloaded. Remember, Dogs aren't just a meal....their a quick snack to hold you over.
I say jump on it. You're new, take what you can get. Takes about 3 days to fix your worst mistakes, though you learn something new every day. Your 1 1/2 hour set-up time will soon be 1/2 hour. Make a check list and do everything in order, first being get the fire burning, of course after you've stabilized your cart.
And explain your "Sausage-on-a-stick"
Lonestar Dogs
Junior Burger
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2012/11/29 19:22:05
In reverse order
* Sausage On A Stick - I get em at Restaurant depot. It's just a smoked sausage skewered on a stick. I used to buy em all the time when I went to rennaissance fairs! I loved em. Seems I ain't the only one, they moved pretty well today.
* The extra time is just to get things to temp comfortably. Today was a bit on the cold side for Tx and it took a while for me to be happy with the temperatures.
* Nope not Christmas business. This is a Cold Storage Warehouse out in the industrial part of town. But where they are located, no fast food joints nearby and hard to go find something and get back to work in 30 minutes.
* The manager's going to verify the lunch time for the third shift people. With a combination of Warehouse workers and 50 - 60 incoming trucks, I have no problem being up and out somewhere between midnight and 2 AM. If we start the night crew I'll make sure word's out but great thought and thank you for it.
* The Manager and I are discussing being there probably 3 days a week, a M-W-F type setup.
I think today would have gone better had they known I was going to be there. This afternoon they put the word out in the warehouse and the offices that I would be back tomorrow.
Oh and got a compliment! Fella said 'Best Chicago dog I've had and that includes the ones I've had in Chicago!'
Ice Cream Man
Double Chili Cheeseburger
Re:Foot in the Door!
2012/11/30 02:26:45
Their not going to eat dogs everyday.
If you can try some other things, soup, sandwiches, burgers, etc.
Lonestar Dogs
Junior Burger
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2012/11/30 15:48:18
Due to Health Department regs here I can only serve hot dog and hot dog type products. I truly understand them not wanting dogs every day. Only going to be there 3 days a week. I'm doing the overnight crew this Sunday night at Midnight. That includes 50+ truck drivers that are delivering at that time as well. I'm thinking the night shift will actually be more profitable than the day shift. Though today was another good day!
Junior Burger
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2012/12/18 18:03:55
I certainly don't want to upset any health inspectors. Do you have a griddle for the sausage on a stick? If you do, then at some late night locations, where you seldom see the inspectors, I sell 2 different hotdogs in a half pita instead of a bun. One has precooked chopped up turkey and cheese as a topping. The other has chopped up pepperoni and mushrooms, cheese and onion if they want it. I advertise them as a Turkey Dog(HTD) and a Pizza Dog(HTD)....Hold The Dog....You can do it even if you don't have a grill, just use 1/4 pans to keep the toppings warm.
Lonestar Dogs
Junior Burger
Re:Foot in the Door!
2012/12/21 14:28:08
Midnight - Thanks for that! Always looking to add in new thoughts and ideas. Yep the griddle works the Sausage on a stick and the sauted onions very nicely. Been thinking of adding a 'nacho dog' and a 'frito pie' dog as well. Both relatively simple and self explanatory. - Still looking for locations though. This one started well enough but already its died down. Yesterday I pulled in a rocking $45 for 2 hours worth of work...
Double Cheeseburger
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2012/12/23 03:14:14
Lonestar, Congrats on a great start. Seems like you have a good plan. Do not go there everyday because they will surely "burn out" on hot dogs. Can you do precooked brats & cheddarwurst? Hillshire Farms is a good product as well as Johnsonville. Just be creative with your menu AND your toppings. Franks Hot Sauce and related toppings make a good "Buffalo Dog" etc. Maybe feature a dog of the day (or week) so they have something guaranteed to be different. Good Luck in the future!! DD
Lonestar Dogs
Junior Burger
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2012/12/23 22:30:25
Dads! Thank you so much for the feedback! Always looking for ways to change it up. I tried the johnsonville pre-cooked brats. My biggest concern with those is they appear to be about half the size of my vienna beef 8/1 dog. Lot of Hispanic folks in the area seem to really like 'Valentina' sauce. A brand of hot sauce known best in the area as 'mexican sauce'. I can do pretty much anything pre-cooked, its just finding the right things for the audience. Perseverence though...I'll get there! Ooh! And on top of that...my 30th post! Yay!
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Lloimincia Hall scored a perfect 10.0 on floor and Rheagan Courville recorded four individual titles as the No. 8 LSU gymnastics team cruised to a 197.275-194.575 victory at Missouri on Friday night in the Hearnes Center.
For LSU (7-2, 3-1 SEC), the 197.275 marks a season-high, besting the 197.100 the Tigers earned at the Metroplex Challenge on Jan. 26.
Hall's 10.0 on floor is the first perfect score of her career, and it is the first 10 for LSU since March 7, 2009, when Ashleigh Clare-Kearney did it on vault against North Carolina State in the Maravich Center. Hall's 10.0 is the first in a road meet for LSU since Clare-Kearney did it on vault at the Super Six Challenge at Arkansas on Jan. 5, 2007.
Courville won the vault title with a career-high tying 9.95, and she tied for the bars and beam titles with a 9.85 and 9.90, respectively. Courville posted a career-best 39.600 to capture the all-around crown, her fourth all-around victory of the season.
Kaleigh Dickson and Sarie Morrison also shared the bars title with 9.85's, and Jessie Jordan shared the beam title with Courville as she tallied a career-high 9.90 in the anchor spot. Hall won floor with the 10.0.
LSU's 197.275 stands as the 13th-best team total in school history, and it is the highest score for the Tigers since a 197.400 on Feb. 20, 2009. It also marks LSU's highest road score since a 197.850 at Oklahoma on March 11, 2005.
"We did what we have been practicing all week in the gym," LSU coach D-D Breaux said. "The kids responded well tonight, especially with some new faces in the lineup. We were able to rest some kids in events, and that is always important to have fresher legs when you get to the postseason.
"It was a fantastic team performance tonight, and we can't wait to get back in the Maravich Center and compete in front of our fabulous fans next week."
LSU will return home for the first time in four weeks next Friday when the Tigers host No. 19 Arkansas at 7 p.m.
Meet results
2. Missouri 194.575 (VT —48.675, UB —48.750, BB —48.700, FX —48.450).
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All-Around — 1. Rheagan Courville 39.600, 2. Kaleigh Dickson 39.350, 3. Jessie Jordan 38.750
Vault — 1. Rheagan Courville 9.95, t2. Jessie Jordan 9.875, t2. Randii Wyrick 9.875, t5. Britney Ranzy 9.85, t5. Jessica Savona 9.85, 8. Kaleigh Dickson 9.825
Bars — t1. Rheagan Courville 9.85, t1. Kaleigh Dickson 9.85, t1. Sarie Morrison 9.85, t5. Britney Ranzy 9.775, t5. Randii Wyrick 9.775, 12. Jessie Jordan 9.125
Beam — t1. Rheagan Courville 9.90, t1. Jessie Jordan 9.90, t1. Rachel Updike (Missouri) 9.90, 4. Ericka Garcia 9.85, 5. Kaleigh Dickson 9.825, 6. Lloimincia Hall 9.80, 11. Britney Ranzy 9.10
Floor —1. Lloimincia Hall 10.0, t2. Rheagan Courville 9.90, t2. Jessica Savona 9.90, t5. Kaleigh Dickson 9.85, t5. Jessie Jordan 9.85, 10. Randii Wyrick 9.75
Track and field
FORBES WINS LONG JUMP: In Fayetteville, Ark., LSU's Damar Forbes followed a personal-best performance in the 60-meter dash with the NCAA's third-best mark of the season to win the Tyson Invitational long jump crown and highlight Friday's action at the Randal Tyson Track Center.
After sprinting to a personal record of 6.73 seconds in the 60-meter semifinal, Forbes had a seasonal-best of 26 feet, ¾ inches on his first attempt in the long jump.
Forbes was joined by Lady Tigers junior Denise Hinton, who finished one inch shy of her own school record mark with a 69-8¾ to capture her fourth weight throw title in five meets this season by three feet.
Senior Takeia Pinckney turning in perhaps the breakthrough performance of the night for the Lady Tigers as she earned a third-place finish in the women's 60-meter dash championship while cracking the Top 5 of the NCAA rankings after sprinting to a seasonal-best time of 7.28.
LSU got 11 individual performances and two relays ranking among the NCAA's Top 10 for the 2013 season.
"It was a great finish to the day for both our teams, that's for sure," LSU coach Dennis Shaver said. "We saw some today who really positioned themselves well for a run in the postseason. This is the time of year where you really have to start showing that consistency week-to-week. There are some who are showing that, and even taking their performance to the next level.
"That's exactly what we've seen from both Damar and Denise throughout the season. It was great to see Takeia really step up her game tonight and show what she can do."
Women's tennis
LSU TO FACE NO. 39 LONG BEACH STATE: In Long Beach, Calif., the Lady Tigers will take on Long Beach State at 1 p.m. CST Saturday at the Rhodes Tennis Center.
"We are excited for two tough matches on the road this weekend," coach Julia S. Sell said. "We are going to be challenged by very different weather conditions and a much faster court surface.
"We had a great battle with Tulane, and we caught up on rest yesterday in preparation for a very good Long Beach State team."
No. 46 LSU (4-0) is coming off a 4-2 road victory over Tulane on Wednesday. The doubles pair of Mary Jeremiah and Ariel Morton notched their third consecutive doubles win, which clinched the doubles point, and Morton scored her 25th career singles win for her second straight overall 2-0 day. Freshman Ella Taylor made her court two debut and tallied her fourth straight win, defending her undefeated record in dual match singles.
LSU is undefeated against Long Beach State (2-1), and this will be the third matchup between the team, who last met in 2009.


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Hey Kenneth, There are three benefits: > > - reduces the CPU overhead in both the client and the DB server > for converting to/from ASCII numbers > You solution based on PL/pgSQL function. I am doubt that execution of PL/pgSQL parser (loadable module, which aren't built into the PostgreSQL server) would be cheaper than such conversion. Furthermore, what if I want to SELECT from table which contains fields of different types, including arrays? How proposed PL/pgSQL function (which returns SETOF) can be using in this case? - decreases the amount of network traffic by more than 1/2 > Agree. > - binary transmission of query parameters helps protect against > SQL injection attacks > PQexecParams() was invented to protect users from SQL injections by separating parameters from SQL command and escaping then as well. Furthermore, there is no way to execute more than one command with PQexecParams() (according to the doc, this provides an extra protection from SQL injections! :-) > > Obviously, this is not as important for low performance systems, > with the possible exception of preventing SQL injection attacks, > but on high performance systems, minimizing the CPU overhead > due to data conversions is very useful indeed. > On the other hand, programming of such binary transmissions, IMO, it very tedious and error prone that is not acceptable for highly reliable systems. > > Whether or not someone chooses to use it would need to be > evaluated on a case-by-case basis. I posted the code because > the details on how to use binary array transmission needed > close examination of the documentation as well as the database > sources. If you are using PostgreSQL 8.3 or higher, and can > use an add on library, libpqtypes provides a very nice and > very useful API for managing binary parameter transmission. > I really hope that it could be included in the core PostgreSQL > to help others avoid the need to troll through the grotty > inner-workings of the database to figure out how to do this > using just libpq. > Thanks for sharing! -- // Dmitriy.
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text: Sven Panne <Sven.Panne at informatik.uni-muenchen.de> writes: > Yet another change request for the FFI libraries: For reasons of > consistency, I propose to introduce an intermediate module > Foreign.Marshal, which re-exports the modules: > > Foreign.Marshal.Alloc > Foreign.Marshal.Array > Foreign.Marshal.Error > Foreign.Marshal.Pool > Foreign.Marshal.Utils Seems reasonable. It is a useful addition, with a trivial implementation, so there's not much to go wrong I think. > While I'm at it: What was the reason for the decision that Foreign.C > re-exports > > Foreign.C.Types > Foreign.C.String > Foreign.C.Error > > but not Foreign.C.TypesISO? If there wasn't a good one, I propose to > add this for consistency again. I was recently pondering the same question. The answer is that Foreign.C.Types already re-exports everything from Foreign.C.TypesISO, and therefore, transitively, Foreign.C also does so. I do seem to remember a proposal at one stage to remove Foreign.C.TypesISO altogether by incorporating it fully into Foreign.C.Types. Given that the latter re-exports everything from the former, is there any reason for TypesISO to remain separate? Regards, Malcolm


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Through my internship with a television and radio news broadcasting company in Thailand, I was given a glimpse into the way Thai media functions. Based in Bangkok, this company represents a large portion of Thailand's media sector providing both national and relevant international news. I interned in the digital content department working on feature stories in the English language.
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Embraer today said Houston-based Magnum Jet has placed an order for 50 Phenom 100s, with options for another 50 Phenom 100s and/or 300s. The start-up company plans to offer "a turnkey ownership and comprehensive management program for very light jet owners and will operate…air limousine service for regional travel." Magnum Jet is scheduled to take delivery of its first Phenom 100 in early 2009. "The design of the Phenom 100, together with Embraer's reputation for quality and reliability, makes this new jet an integral part of Magnum's plans for the future," said Magnum Jet CEO Jim Burns. The Magnum Jet order was included in Embraer's June 30 backlog announcement of firm orders for more than 235 Phenom very light and light jets.
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It was story night at Dancing With the Stars Monday and viewers saw a new tale unfold. Jennifer Grey, whose high marks garnered her the leader board's top spot two weeks in a row, was bested by Audrina Patridge in week three. Patridge and pro partner Tony Dovolani earned the evening's top score of 26 for their moving soldier coming home-themed waltz, which Len Goodman called "the most touching dance."
That's not to say Grey and partner Derek Hough were completely knocked out of the picture. Their schoolboy fantasy-themed samba landed them in second place, tied with Brandy and Maksim Chmerkovskiy's Bodyguard themed samba and Rick Fox and Cheryl Burke's dejected ballplayer-themed samba, which Carrie Ann called "hot and sexy."
It's regarded as bad luck to open an umbrella indoors, but Kurt Warner and Anna Trebunskaya's lovers in the park-themed Fox Trot, which landed them in third place for the night with 23 points, had the judges showering them with praise. "So charming," Carrie Ann gushed. Kyle Massey and partner Lacey Schwimmer also received a 23 for their waltz, which told the story of finding love in a coffee shop.
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It was a poignant moment when Florence Henderson and partner Corky Ballas took the floor to waltz to Edelweiss. Henderson dedicated the dance to her late husband, John Kappas. The audience and judges alike were moved by the sweet performance, which earned her a solid 20 points. Tying Henderson were The Situation and Karina Smirnoff's time machine-themed Fox Trot. The judges were baffled by the routine (Bruno said it was a "Land of the Lost Fox Trot").
Bringing up the rear were Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas's young love-themed Fox Trot, which Bruno Tonioli found "very frustrating." Len didn't hold any punches: "I didn't like it that much." They earned 19 points, which is one more point than Margaret Cho and Louis van Amstel's Copacabana 'coming out' samba.
Many of this season's contestants have school-age kids that want to watch the show. Fox, Brandy, Warner and Grey have all had their kids sit in the audience this season. So how do the parents juggle dancing duties with making sure the kids get all of their homework done? They have lots of good support, and understanding kids. "She knows she's got to get all her homework done before she comes here," Grey says of her 8-year-old daughter. As for Warner, he says, "my wife has done a tremendous job."
It was a last-minute decision for Fox to bare his chest during his and partner Burke's samba routine. The two joked backstage after the show that they didn't necessarily agree on that particular maneuver. "He was like 'should we save it?' I'm like, save it for Situation's eight-pack?" Cheryl quipped. Ever since the two met they've had trouble seeing eye-to-eye. That's why Fox, who's 6'7″, hauls around a six-inch high apple crate for the 5'3″ Burke to stand on while they do post-show interviews for the cameras. "It's the least I can do for her – she's my coach and my teammate," Fox said.
A long commercial break was the perfect opportunity for Grey to escape the celebraquarium to get kisses and hugs from her hubby, actor Clark Gregg, and daughter Stella. On the next commercial break, former DWTS contestant Kelly Osbourne, who sat in the audience with mom Sharon, skipped across the floor to the judges' podium to exchange hugs and kisses with Len, Carrie Ann and Bruno. The crowd cheered and Osbourne was dared to take a spin on the floor. "No, no," she said with a smile, "No dancing for me tonight!"


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Funny Or Die did a great job pulling together every presidential SNL actor for this great reunion video.
SNL veterans will remember that Phil Hartman was President Reagan in the 1980s, but he was murdered by his wife in 1998. Older veterans will remember that Joe Piscopo played Reagan before that (1980-84), but is no longer funny.
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Four players mathematically have a chance to claim the honour of being Europe's leading player in 2009 although realistically it appears it will come down to the battle between Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood, who are separated by just €128,000.
It is certainly possible for either Martin Kaymer or Ross Fisher to catch McIlory but they must also rely on those ahead having indifferent weeks. With €433,000 between the fourth placed Fisher and McIlory and a first prize of €830,000 and a second prize of €553,000, much is still possible but the in form McIlory and Westwood appear unlikely to have a bad week.
The event is played at Greg Norman's Earth course at the Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai and this will be the first occasion the venue has been used for any event. It has only just opened so none of the players will have the advantage of having played the course previously although McIlroy represents the development and has no doubt had the chance to play the layout.
It is a bit hard to go past the leading four players in the money race as potential winners but Ian Poulter's recent win in Singapore gives him some hope and in a field laden with world class players there would be no real surprise if any one of 20 players were to win.
The Australians are represented by Geoff Ogilvy, Adam Scott and Robert Allenby and there will be much interest in Scott's performance after what have been encouraging signs in recent weeks. Ogilvy does not seem at his best of late despite a god weekend in Shanghai. He failed flatter last week in Melbourne.
Allenby has done well enough of late including a 3rd at the recent World Match Play but he is up against a very strong European field here and will need to be at his best.


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When the moons are in the correct alignment, October has 5 Sundays, your running Exchange 2003, you running in GMT timezone and using an email client using CDO ... you may find time will shift one hour!
Well, to be honest, I might have been lying about the 'moon alignment' piece but the rest is true. It appears that there is a bug in CDO for Exchange 2003 that when you have an October with 5 Sundays, meetings will not be entered as expected.
Luckily there is a hotfix for Exchange 2003 (also one for Exchange 5.5 and Exchange 2000) out and you have until 2010 before this problem would occur again. That should give you enough time to ensure that if you dont apply the fix this time that you do for the next time we have a 'month of Sundays'.


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Here's one last thing I came up with for our wedding. This is the last project, I promise! For the convenience of our readers, I made a card with the reading printed on it. Our readers wanted to practice the reading before the wedding, so I sent them a copy of our program. At the rehearsal dinner, I am going to give them these cards to tuck into their purse or pocket.
First, I typed the reading in Microsoft Word. For this particular reading, I divided it up into 2 columns, so that the card can fold like a envelopement. I didn't like the idea of index cards that could get lost or dropped. The font is large and bold for easy reading. I printed the text on cream paper (same as the programs). The dimensions are approximately 5″x6.5″. Then I punched the corners with an punch called "Imperial" that I bought for $2.49 at a Rag Shop Store Closing Clearance.
Using the text paper as a reference, I cut a piece of 6″x8.5″ pink cardstock. Reader Amy asked how people get such crisp folds on their programs. Here I am demonstrating what to do to get a crisp clean fold using the Making Memories Tool Kit. With a ruler to act as you straight edge, scratch a line along the ruler with the stylus where you want the fold to be.
Use the bone fold to fold the edge down nice and flat.
Adhere the text paper to the cardstock. I recommend glue dots over double stick tape because double stick is unforgiving and the paper will bubble.
Then fold. I folded it like a little "purse" and made it small enough to fit into a small clutch.
Here's the other one I made which folds up in the vertical direction.
Then I rounded the corners with a pair of scissors. I rounded the corners, so that the point doesn't catch on their clothing or poke a kid in the eye. Now I haven't figured out how to keep the flap closed over the card. I was thinking of lacing a ribbon through, but I haven't figured out how yet so that it can open easily.


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Apperian Launches Open API For Enterprise Mobility Platform
BOSTON, April 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --Apperian, Inc., the leading platform for securing and managing enterprise mobile apps, today announced the availability of an open application programming interface (API) for Apperian's entire enterprise mobility platform. Now Apperian customers and partners have the unique opportunity to take advantage of the fully extensible platform, its robust mobility management capabilities and its unmatched scalability to complement and extend their own enterprise mobility solutions.
"Apperian is almost an advertisement for openness," said Cormac Foster, Research Director at Gigaom Research in his report titled, Sector RoadMap: Enterprise mobility management."Unlike other competitors in the EMM market, their strategy is application-focused and leverages their open platform to partner with complementary technologies."
Apperian is the only solution in the enterprise mobility management market with a fully extensible platform that makes it easy for partners and customers to integrate and extend their own solutions into their own or third-party IT infrastructures. Recently, the company launched a brand new, first-of-its-kind mobile app policy engine that is completely open and makes it easy and fast for enterprises and business partners to develop custom app usage and security policies for enterprise mobile apps. Opening the entire platform with APIs is the next phase of extensibility for Apperian and the company continues to innovate new ways to make its technology easily accessible and flexible for partners and customers.
"We support the approach Apperian has taken by opening its platform to partners and enterprises," said Adam Bookman, co-founder of Propelics, a leader in enterprise mobile strategy and mobile app development."Not only does this make it easier for Apperian partners and customers to integrate with existing IT systems, but it also enables the development of extensions on the platform to meet specific client needs. This direction saves time and enables the delivery of new value in the market."
Leading mobility vendors and Apperian partners have already leveraged the open APIs by seamlessly integrating Apperian's mobile app publishing capability into their technology. More than a dozen partners have already integrated, including IBM Worklight, Appcelerator, Mobiquity, Xamarin, iFactr, AnyPresence, and ViziApps.
"By opening up our APIs we are now enabling enterprises and partners to leverage our capabilities as a true mobility platform," said Carlos Montero-Luque, Apperian's chief technology officer. "The openness of Apperian's platform is similar to what Salesforce did with Force.com. We offer the flexibility for customers and partners to easily integrate with their existing enterprise infrastructure as well as to offer new and extended capabilities on top of our platform. The API is broad, secure and stable and provides partners and companies with more freedom which is important in a market like mobility management that's filled with proprietary approaches."
To learn more about Apperian's open API please visit: http://www.apperian.com/enterprise-application-management/extend-enterprise-mobility-management/
About Apperian
Apperian is the industry pioneer for mobile application management and helps mobile enterprises deploy apps to their employees. The company's cloud-based platform offers a branded enterprise app catalog to users while providing a comprehensive management backend that helps IT professionals manage the full lifecycle of mobile apps and content. With a seamless user experience, Apperian protects and manages what matters most the business apps and data while driving the highest possible levels of app adoption. Leading enterprises are tapping Apperian to help them with enterprise mobility to get critical mobile apps in the hands of employees, contract workers and franchisees. The company has received numerous industry recognitions and was recently named one of the 'Top Places to Work' by the Boston Globe and one of the 'Top Private Companies' by AlwaysOn and OnMobile. Apperian was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Boston with teams throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia. For more information please visit http://bit.ly/ApperianOverview or follow the company on Twitter at @Apperian.
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Justin Timberlake is back. Seven years after FutureSex/LoveSound's release, Timberlake delivers with an album demonstrating the maturity and sophistication he's gained throughout all this time. The 20/20 Experience is sexy, not in the brazen, eager, carnal way FutureSex/LoveSounds is, but in the confident manner of an artist artfully demonstrating his prowess.
Timberlake may very well be the George Clooney of pop music – he just gets better with age. Timberlake's music has matured well throughout the years. From his 'N Sync days to his current status as a mature artist, Timberlake has consistently raised the bar for himself and exceeded fan expectations. If he continues on the upward swing, the rumored second volume of The 20/20 Experience will be nothing short of greatness.
Though less upbeat and dance club ready than 2006's FutureSex/LoveSounds, The 20/20 Experience will still rock your body to the core. Timberlake uses Southeast Asia-inspired beats and Latin rhythms ripe with sensuality to reach the rawest rhythms and get any body moving.
Timberlake takes a vintage inspired approach to the album, drawing on soul, older disco and R&B influences.
This is especially evident in the previously released single, "Suit & Tie," and one of the album's stronger tracks, "Pusher Love Girl." Though "Suit & Tie" sounds a bit like a mashup track, Timberlake's smooth singing of "let me show you a few things about love" is playfully, and nearly seamlessly, integrated with Jay-Z's verses.
"That Girl" is a standout track, so soulful it hurts. Timberlake's vocal talent is often underutilized on previous releases, but on "That Girl" and The 20/20 Experience as a whole, he gives it his all and demonstrates his full range and styling. The use of brass adds to the appeal, lightening up the groove-heavy song.
The darker side of love is explored in "Don't Hold the Wall" and "Tunnel Vision." Both convey the torture of giving into seduction, the feeling of being powerless to lust or infatuation. "Tunnel Vision" is an epic track of sorts – classical musical instruments crescendo to consume the listener in the full Timberlake experience.
However, the album is not without its flaws. "Mirrors" is one of the weaker moments of The 20/20 Experience. It seems to toss Timberlake back to the 90s boy band wonderland from whence he came. The beatboxing in the background sounds human-produced, which though interesting, is just begging for the song to be covered on an upcoming episode of "Glee." Additionally, "Spaceship Coupe" would be a stronger song without the off-putting, porn-esque screams.
Living up to the hype generated by his seven year hiatus, Timberlake is one of the few mainstream pop artists who continue the art of the album: It is seamless in its transitions, providing a pleasure-filled listening experience you'll truly get lost in. The 20/20 Experience is Timberlake's signal that he is confidently taking his place among today's music royalty – a rank he's clearly earned.
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Ohio point guard: 'Our focus is on Temple'
It's been a dizzying few days of brackets and upsets, and it's certainly just a slip of the tongue, but it was still a bit amusing to see D.J. Cooper, unquestionably Ohio's leader and arguably the Bobcats' best player, sitting at the podium Saturday and speaking to a room of writers and say this, when asked if he thinks much about how a win would mean a trip to the Sweet 16, or if he blocks that out:
"That was our goal, you know, from last week, just to focus on the four teams in our bracket," he said. "That was one of our goals to move on from, beat Michigan, play the winner between South Florida and Temple. And it's Temple, so now our focus is on Temple."
Then an awkward second, and he's nudged by a teammate. "I mean South Florida," Cooper said. "My bad."
Of course, most everything Ohio has said has been very complimentary about the Bulls, such as this from head coach John Groce.
"Playing a very good South Florida ballclub ... watched a lot of film on them and really appreciate how tough they are and how physical they are and how well they defend," Groce said. "Stan's got those kids playing at a pretty high level right now. It's a great challenge for us, but one we're looking forward to tomorrow."


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Crystal ball gazing can be seen as a necessary exercise for investment advisers and strategists as it allows them to focus their thoughts, consider various scenarios and evaluate risks and opportunities, Craigs Investment Partners broker Greg Easton says.
Rather than rely too heavily on market predictions, Craigs preferred to consider them as talking points that might encourage some insightful debate and thought.
The predictions
(1) Returns from shares will again beat fixed income and residential property.
Shares were the best place to invest in 2012, and Craigs thought they would take first place again this year, Mr Easton said. Dividend yields would remain much higher than interest rates, companies were in good financial shape, earnings were growing and investor sentiment was likely to move further in favour of shares.
(2) Australian shares will do better than New Zealand shares.
For the past three years, the New Zealand market has been a much stronger performer than Australia's. That could turn around over the coming years. Australia had cut interest rates aggressively, China was stabilising, Australian shares looked better value than New Zealand shares and sentiment - which was at rock bottom - could only go up. In Australia, Craigs liked companies such as AMP, Spark Infrastructure, ANZ Bank, Seek, Computershare, BHP and Rio Tinto, he said.
(3) The official cash rate will remain unchanged all year.
''We can't see any reason for the Reserve Bank to increase interest rates until sometime in 2014,'' Mr Easton said.
''We might get a bit of growth boost from the Christchurch rebuild but it won't justify any movement in rates, and investors looking for income won't get any reprieve from the current low interest-rate environment.''
While many high-dividend companies had already performed well in the wake of low interest rates, those such as Sky TV, Argosy Property, DNZ Property, Vector and Telecom still looked ''reasonable value'' and should continue to attract attention in 2013.
(4) At least five new companies will list on the NZX.
With or without state-owned enterprises, activity in terms of new listings and opportunities should continue to build. The market was strong, sentiment was high and there was a lot of cash sitting in low-return bank deposits.
''In 2013, we might have the best year for some time when it comes to new investment opportunities. A key beneficiary of this trend will be the NZX,'' Mr Easton said.
(5) China will recover to a growth rate of 8%.
Chinese economic growth for the September quarter was 7.4%, having consistently slowed since the first quarter of 2010. That could well be a turning point and growth in China could start to re-accelerate in 2013.
(6) Growth shares will do better than high-income shares.
Over recent years, the safe, defensive, high-yielding shares had been outstanding performers, Mr Easton said.
''They still look attractive and will hold up well. But we might see a continuing rebound for some of the more cyclical companies such as those in the building sector, those exposed to equity markers or the retailers.''
Under that scenario, the mid-caps and smaller companies might also continue to outperform their larger peers.
(7) The Christchurch rebuild will get properly under way.
After many delays, there are signs of the rebuild process gathering some ''decent'' momentum, he said. That should help economic growth as a whole as well as benefit the construction sector and stocks like Fletcher Building, Opus and Steel & Tube.
(8) Apple shares will go back up to $US650 ($NZ788).
Having hit a high of $US700 in September, Apple shares fell 25% over the following few months. The company remained an outstanding growth opportunity, had no debt and was good value on almost every measure, Mr Easton said.
(9)American house prices will outpace Auckland house prices.
Auckland house prices were great for property investors last year, rising more than 10%. The Auckland market still had strong fundamentals but even the most one-eyed property investor would concede that valuations were beginning to look expensive relative to rents and incomes. American houses were starting to show some strength after many poor years. The wealth effect that would have on sentiment and the US economy was significant.
(10) The New Zealand dollar will fall.
''If ever there was a contrary call at the moment it would be for the New Zealand dollar to weaken or the US dollar to strengthen.''
Like most economists, Craigs' official view was that the currency would remain above US80c this year, but it was worth raising as a scenario because if it did fall, many investors were poorly positioned, Mr Easton said. After the outstanding performance from the local market in 2012, investors had been driven even further into domestic assets.
The kiwi was strong and no-one should be eager to see it collapse. However, some weakness would help exporters and a better-than-expected US economic rebound would see the US dollar recover.
''If nothing else, we should give some consideration to the possibility of international markets outpacing the local market over the coming year and use our strong currency to add some good-quality global companies,'' he said.
Last year
1: Recession in Europe, while US economy surprises. Correct
2: No break-up of the eurozone in 2012. Correct
3: No hard landing for China. Correct, but only half a point as Craigs also predicted it would achieve 8% growth when it only got into high sevens.
4: Shares have a positive year. Correct
5: Interest rates remain very low. Correct
6: NZ dollar rises against our major trading partners. Correct
7: Fixed interest does not repeat its 2011 performance. Correct
8: Barack Obama re-elected US president. Correct
9: Mighty River Power might not be only game in town as legislative changes might enable Fonterra to introduce share trading allowing the public to invest. Correct
10: Inflation falls back to low levels. Correct


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GWENT Police are appealing for information after a 45-year-old man from Blaenavon went missing.
Peter Knight has been missing from his home of Anne Street, Blaenavon, since last night and police are particularly concerned about his whereabouts as Mr Knight is known to suffer from anxiety and depression.
He was last seen speaking to someone outside the Market Tavern on Broad Street, Blaenavon, at 11.35pm last night and possibly seen walking up the same street 15 minutes later.
The police helicopter was being used in the search earlier today.
Mr Knight is described as being five feet eight inches tall, medium build, with short dark greying hair.
He was wearing light green faded cut off jeans and a grey, white and yellow striped polo shirt. He could possibly be wearing a coat.
Anyone with any information about his whereabouts is asked to call 101.


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Re: Software caused connection abort when committing large files with cygwin/svn
From: Max Bowsher <maxb_at_ukf.net>
Date: 2005-09-06 19:50:52 CEST
GOVAERTS Lieven wrote:
> Subversion is still using neon 0.24.x, and neon 0.25.x has changed a lot
1.3.x (trunk) supports 0.25.x already.
> Question to the Cygwin Subversion package maintainer: do you plan/have
Yes - I did a trial run with the aborted 1.2.2 release a while ago. I'll get
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Caring Currents
Dr. Death Wants Your Vote
Last updated: Apr 02, 2008
In what is already a politically heated election, Jack "Dr. Death" Kevorkian is again fueling the fires of controversy by announcing plans to run for Congress in Michigan's 9th District.
Kevorkian ignited controversy in the 1980s by steadfastly asserting his belief that physician-assisted suicide is sometimes the best form of medical care. Then, in 1998, Kevorkian audaciously starred in a 60 Minutes broadcast administering a lethal injection to a patient suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease who had asked for his help in dying. Kevorkian was convicted of homicide for that act and released after serving the minimum eight years in prison, earning time off for good behavior.
Kevorkian's political platform has only one plank: that the Ninth Amendment to the Constitution basically allows an individual to do anything as long as it doesn't hurt anyone. And in that, he includes assisting a terminally ill patient with suicide.
The recent announcement from Kevorkian, 79, has given new life to the debate on the issue of doctor-assisted suicide, along with strongly-felt pros and cons .
And it refocuses the spotlight on its legality. In 1994, Oregon enacted the first American law legalizing physician-assisted deaths -- and the U.S. Supreme Court upheld it in 2006. Several other states are considering similar legislation.
The issue still has the power to split Americans right down the middle. In the most recent Gallup poll asking whether doctor-assisted suicide is "morally acceptable," 49% said it was acceptable; 44% said it was wrong.
Where do you stand on the issue of doctor-assisted suicide?
Jack Kevorkian pictured above in a January, 2008 speech; photo with permission under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation license.
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I've been praying for some time about whether I am called to the diaconate. I've thought it might be the case, and my wife has suspected as well. During our priest's homily today, something he said gave me a sudden sense that I am being called. He was talking about Dr. Kübler-Ross's work with terminally ill people. She mentioned that these people facing the ends of their lives and looking back at what they had done with their time all seemed to focus on two elements: love and service to others. Something about his words brought me certitude about what I should be doing with my life. So I spoke to him after Mass, and he is going to pass my name along to the deacon who is beginning the next formation session soon.
So please pray for me and for my family.
Another wonderful thing happened at Mass today. Father announced that our church would be hosting the Sanctuary project next week. Santuary is an effort among the interfaith community in Boise to provide homeless families with shelter during the cold season. Two years ago, the city turned over control of the largest homeless shelter in the city to a private organization that also runs a rescue mission. While that organization does some great work, they made a decision that many feel wasn't wise. They decide to make the shelter for men only. Doing so makes for a smoother operation, and apparently they have fewer incidents with the police when families and single men are separate. This put a lot of people in a bad situation.
Last year, Sanctuary was started by a number of area churches, temples, and religious organizations. Originally they proposed a tent city, but the weather was simply too harsh, and the city seemed to be quite against it. Instead, the various local churches opened their doors for a week at a time to provide a place for these homeless people to sleep. St. John's Cathedral wasn't able to accommodate Sanctuary last year. However, this year, we got involved right up front.
Father had to make a tough decision, one that angered some parents of the children who attend the parish school. However, he announced today that we would be hosting Sanctuary starting tomorrow evening. He said that this was, for him, the only option available to his conscience, and he hoped that we would come to support his decision. I don't usually approve of applause at Mass, but I was extraordinarily touched when he finished and the entire congregation burst into applause. I feel blessed to worship with such a group.
So please pray for our parish as well!
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After sharing my most recent elevator corridor glass installation, I remembered that I had never shared a similar installation created for Fallsgrove Plaza Medical/Office Building in Rockville, Maryland back in 2013 (though I did write a short blog post about it last January).
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Last month, I made another sawtooth kilnformed glass piece for Fallsgrove Plaza, a new medical office building in Rockville, Maryland, designed by DVA Architects for Lerner Enterprises.
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Lately I've been contemplating the relationship between works of art and their titles. As we know, a title can contribute layers of meaning, narrative, nuance, confusion, contradiction, or even humor to a piece. Recently I saw an exhibition of work by Color Field exponent Jules Olitski, at the Toledo Museum of Art which included a […]


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Kobo Abe was one of Japan's greatest postwar authors, with his works of science fiction and existential plays on alienation and absurdity drawing comparisons with European writers such as Franz Kafka and Alberto Moravia. However, he also wrote theoretical criticism that merged literary and philosophical perspectives into insightful examinations of consciousness, linguistics, creativity and militarism.
Some of these insights appear in his critically acclaimed novels. "The Woman in the Dunes" (1962), for example, addresses the hierarchical relationships that serve to legitimate social formations, a theme Abe discusses in more detail in several of the essays included in this collection.
Many of the works contained here remain firmly focused on the absurd. An essay on the definition of literature is titled "The Hand of a Calculator with the Heart of a Beast," and traces an attempt by Abe to "write about how to write fiction when there are no methods to write fiction."
And yet it ultimately all makes sense. When examining whether a writer can answer the question of whether he is writing while thinking or thinking while writing, Abe cites a passage of prose from Vladimir Mayakovsky: "About 1913, returning from Saratov to Moscow, I said to a woman traveling in the same carriage, in order to prove my respectability, that I was 'not a man, but a cloud in trousers.'" One can only hazard a guess to know what that means, and yet Abe appears more than comfortable discussing such material at length. And all of a sudden, the absurd doesn't quite seem so insane to us after all.


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NEW YORK (CBS) In an unexpected (not really) twist in the media-explosion that is "Jon and Kate Plus 8," the cops were called to the Gosselin residence in Lower Heidelberg Township, Pa. Thursday night after the dueling duo got into a blowout fight, according to celebrity gossip site TMZ.
In a video interview posted on TMZ.com, Jon Gosselin said Kate Gosselin called the police after he refused to let her in the house during his time with their children. "She tried to come home yesterday and I wouldn't let her in the gate. And I guess she called police," he said.
Jon Gosselin said Kate Gosselin "didn't agree with my babysitting."
Jon Gosselin said the police recommended they settle their dispute with their lawyers. The police spent only spent 10 minutes at the house, according to TMZ.
Soon after the altercation, Kate Gosselin left the property and checked into the Days Inn Hotel, TMZ reports.
We would have expected Kate Gosselin , who according to US Magazine makes $75,000 an episode, to stay in fancier digs.


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I've been an asthma sufferer for over 20 years. About a week and a half ago I had sinus surgery to treat chronic sinus infections. Since that time my asthma symptoms have been significantly worse. Is this to be expected so soon after surgery?
— Marie, Michigan
No, worsening of asthma is not an expected side effect of sinus surgery. In fact, asthma often improves once the sinuses are cleaned out, as having constant drainage from the sinuses down the back of the throat can aggravate asthma significantly. I would look for a specific reason to explain why your asthma is acting up. One possibility is that you've caught a cold and aren't experiencing the symptoms — except for the asthma — because your sinuses are swollen already from the surgery. Another possibility is that your asthma medications were changed prior to the surgery or just after. Perhaps you were treated with corticosteroids before the surgery and these have now been stopped.
There are many things to consider, and I would encourage you to begin working with an asthma specialist, in addition to the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) surgeon you are already working with. Both asthma and chronic sinus infections are complex problems that differ from person to person. ENT specialists are invaluable in providing dramatic interventions, like sinus surgery, that can make people feel better instantly. However, chronic sinus problems do not just go away if the factors that caused the infections to develop in the first place are still present. This would be the case for individuals with environmental allergies (for instance, dust mites or molds), occupational exposures, or problems with the immune system. If these problems are not defined and addressed, the sinus infections usually start up again within a few years. In addition, people often need to try several different combinations of medicines to get the problem under control, and this process requires ongoing attention to the details of how someone responds to a given medication.
I strongly feel that sinus problems are best managed with the combined skills of an ENT surgeon and an allergist. The ENT surgeon can clean your sinuses out, and the allergist can help you prevent the problem from returning. Pulmonologists (lung specialists) are also experts in asthma, although I think an allergist would be a better choice for you, as allergists are more focused on the sinuses as well as the interaction of the person with his or her environment.


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What's hot: Red snapper have been the first target on offshore trips this past week, and it could not get much easier. These fish are stacked as high as 100 feet off of the bottom in some spots. Since there are so many fish on each spot feel free to use any number of techniques to catch them.
Tactics: Red snapper have ferocious appetites and usually devour any live or frozen bait. During the course of a feed the larger and more dominant snapper will move up in the water column. To target these fish try a "knocker rig." This setup consists of a smaller egg lead, usually about ¼ to ½ ounce, placed on the main line right above the hook. The smaller lead will present the bait in such a way that it looks like a stunned baitfish sinking to the bottom and therefore an easy target. Another more traditional style of fishing is a standard fish-finder rig. This rig has a sliding lead on the main line, then a swivel, connected to a length of leader and finished with the hook. A trick that works for us: drop this rig to the bottom baited with a sardine, then reel up about 20-30 feet of line (depending on depth) and wait for the hit.
Grouper: With gag grouper closed we target big red grouper in depths of 120-180 feet. These fish will eat most offerings, such as large Spanish sardines or pinfish and other live baits. Another way to catch these brutes is the use of a 3- to 4-ounce bucktail jig. This past week the groupers caught with artificial baits were larger than the ones taken on live or frozen baits.
Bonus fish: While anchored for bottom fishing have a flat-lined bait swimming behind the boat. We have seen schools of mahi-mahi in depths of 110 feet and more. Having a surface bait out will almost always yield action, and in some cases a fish of a lifetime, such as a sailfish or a big wahoo.
Steve Papen charters out of Indian Shores and can be reached at (727) 642-3411 or www.fintasticinc.com.


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Pat Buchanan: Reagan White House saw Newt as 'something of a political opportunist'
Joe Scarborough On Gingrich: 'This Guy Is Not Fit To Be President Of The United States'
Winnowing the Field
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We must all love Mitt Romney.
Blah. Can't stand Obama (mute the TV every time he appears), but if the alternative is Mitt, it's not worth the effort even voting next year. Granted, Newt isn't much to get excited about either, but the more the establishment attacks him, the better he seems (though intellectually I know his flaws are massive).
How did we get stuck with Mitt with all the talent we have in the GOP? I'm fully expecting Obama to get himself reelected at this point, albeit narrowly, say 51-49. There will be no passion with Mitt, none, outside Mormons and Karl Rove, our behind-the-scenes ruler.
Enter Gingrich, the current vessel for anti-Romney forces — and likely the final one. Gingrich's obvious weakness is a history of flip-flops, zigzags and mind changes even more extensive than Romney's — on climate change, the health-care mandate, cap-and-trade, Libya, the Ryan Medicare plan, etc.
…Gingrich has his own vulnerabilities. The first is often overlooked because it is characterological rather than ideological: his own unreliability. Gingrich has a self-regard so immense that it rivals Obama's — but, unlike Obama's, is untamed by self-discipline.
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (1995-1999) personifies the culture of personality that pervades politics: "look at me." Ego gratification instead of service and selfless interest is the politician's common cause.
The purpose of government is to promote economic activity by establishing and maintaining infrastructure; suppress pirates and thieves; establish equal weights and measures; provide security; establish courts to resolve disputes without bloodshed — justice.
According to the Periclean ideal, democracy serves the interests of the many in contrast to the phew.
Gingrich's money-making and spending habits have become a central issue in the presidential race since he has risen to the top of the Republican field ahead of Mitt Romney. Gingrich amassed a $150 million financial empire after leaving Congress and is still trying to dig out from under a mountain of debt from private charter planes and other pricey expenses in the early weeks of his campaign.
Some Democratic strategists worry about Gingrich's potential appeal
Democratic strategist Jim Jordan says he and others in the party "passionately" want to face Gingrich. And from the right, conservative pundit Ann Coulter is warning fellow Republicans that the former House speaker's past extramarital affairs and other baggage make him a far less formidable nominee than Mitt Romney.
Toxic, Newt Gingrich irritates partisans on both the Right and Left. Yet, the passion he evokes could knock out Romney, giving the election to President Obama. Romney may appeal to the donor Republican establishment but Gingrich will be perceived as a populist among Iowa and South Carolina primary voters, and especially conservative Floridians.
Romney and Gingrich, from bad to worse
By George F. Will, Published: December 2
Republicans are more conservative than at any time since their 1980 dismay about another floundering president. They are more ideologically homogenous than ever in 156 years of competing for the presidency. They anticipated choosing between Mitt Romney, a conservative of convenience, and a conviction politician to his right. The choice, however, could be between Romney and the least conservative candidate, Newt Gingrich.
Romney's main objection to contemporary Washington seems to be that he is not administering it. God has 10 commandments, Woodrow Wilson had 14 points, Heinz had 57 varieties, but Romney's economic platform has 59 planks — 56 more than necessary if you have low taxes, free trade and fewer regulatory burdens. Still, his conservatism-as-managerialism would be a marked improvement upon today's bewildered liberalism.
Gingrich, however, embodies the vanity and rapacity that make modern Washington repulsive. And there is his anti-conservative confidence that he has a comprehensive explanation of, and plan to perfect, everything.
Granted, his grandiose rhetoric celebrating his "transformative" self is entertaining: Recently he compared his revival of his campaign to Sam Walton's and Ray Kroc's creations of Wal-Mart and McDonald's, two of America's largest private-sector employers. There is almost artistic vulgarity in Gingrich's unrepented role as a hired larynx for interests profiting from such government follies as ethanol and cheap mortgages. His Olympian sense of exemption from standards and logic allowed him, fresh from pocketing $1.6 million from Freddie Mac (for services as a "historian"), to say, "If you want to put people in jail," look at "the politicians who profited from" Washington's environment.
His temperament — intellectual hubris distilled — makes him blown about by gusts of enthusiasm for intellectual fads, from 1990s futurism to "Lean Six Sigma" today. On Election Eve 1994, he said a disturbed South Carolina mother drowning her children "vividly reminds" Americans "how sick the society is getting, and how much we need to change things.. . The only way you get change is to vote Republican." Compare this grotesque opportunism — tarted up as sociology — with his devious recasting of it in a letter to the Nov. 18, 1994, Wall Street Journal (http://bit.ly/vFbjAk). And remember his recent swoon over the theory that Kenyan, anti-colonial" thinking explains Barack Obama.
Gingrich, who would have made a marvelous Marxist, believes everything is related to everything else and only he understands how. Conservatism, in contrast, is both cause and effect of modesty about understanding society's complexities, controlling its trajectory and improving upon its spontaneous order. Conservatism inoculates against the hubristic volatility that Gingrich exemplifies and Genesis deplores: "Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel."
Obama is running as Harry Truman did in 1948, against Congress, but Republicans need not supply the real key to Truman's success — Tom Dewey. Confident that Truman was unelectable, Republicans nominated New York's chilly governor, whose virtues of experience and steadiness were vitiated by one fact: Voters disliked him. Before settling for Romney, conservatives should reconsider two candidates who stumbled early on.
Rick Perry (disclosure: my wife, Mari Will, advises him) has been disappointing in debates. They test nothing pertinent to presidential duties but have become absurdly important. Perry's political assets remain his Texas record and Southwestern zest for disliking Washington and Wall Street simultaneously and equally.
Jon Huntsman inexplicably chose to debut as the Republican for people who rather dislike Republicans, but his program is the most conservative. He endorses Paul Ryan's budget and entitlement reforms. (Gingrich denounced Ryan's Medicare reform as "right-wing social engineering.") Huntsman would privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (Gingrich's benefactor). Huntsman would end double taxation on investment by eliminating taxes on capital gains and dividends. (Romney would eliminate them only for people earning less than $200,000, who currently pay just 9.3 percent of them.) Huntsman's thorough opposition to corporate welfare includes farm subsidies. (Romney has justified them as national security measures — food security, somehow threatened. Gingrich says opponents of ethanol subsidies are "big-city" people hostile to farmers.) Huntsman considers No Child Left Behind, the semi-nationalization of primary and secondary education, "an unmitigated disaster." (Romney and Gingrich support it. Gingrich has endorsed a national curriculum.) Between Ron Paul's isolationism and the faintly variant bellicosities of the other six candidates stands Huntsman's conservative foreign policy, skeptically nuanced about America's need or ability to control many distant developments.
Romney might not be a Dewey. Gingrich might stop being (as Churchill said of John Foster Dulles) a bull who carries his own china shop around with him. But both are too risky to anoint today.
My Man Newt
By MAUREEN DOWD
Published: November 29, 2011
In many ways, Newt is the perfect man.
He knows how to buy good jewelry. He puts his wife ahead of his campaign. He's so in touch with his feelings that he would rather close the entire federal government than keep his emotions bottled up. He's confident enough to include a steamy sex scene in a novel. He understands that Paul Revere was warning about the British.
Mitt Romney is a phony with gobs of hair gel. Newt Gingrich is a phony with gobs of historical grandiosity.
The 68-year-old has compared himself to Charles de Gaulle. He has noted nonchalantly: "People like me are what stand between us and Auschwitz." As speaker, he liked to tell reporters he was a World Historical Transformational Figure.
What does it say about the cuckoo G.O.P. primary that Gingrich is the hot new thing? Still, his moment is now. And therein lies the rub.
As one commentator astutely noted, Gingrich is a historian and a futurist who can't seem to handle the present. He has more exploding cigars in his pocket than the president with whom he had the volatile bromance: Bill Clinton.
But next to Romney, Gingrich seems authentic. Next to Herman Cain, Gingrich seems faithful. Next to Jon Huntsman, Gingrich seems conservative. Next to Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry, Gingrich actually does look like an intellectual. Unlike the governor of Texas, he surely knows the voting age. To paraphrase Raymond Chandler, if brains were elastic, Perry wouldn't have enough to make suspenders for a parakeet.
In presidential campaigns, it's all relative.
Franker than ever as he announced plans to retire from Congress, Barney Frank told Abby Goodnough in The Times that Gingrich was "the single biggest factor" in destroying a Washington culture where the two parties respected each other's differing views yet still worked together.
Newt is the progenitor of the modern politics of personal destruction.
"He got to Congress in '78 and said, 'We the Republicans are not going to be able to take over unless we demonize the Democrats,' " Frank said.
In the fiction he writes with William R. Forstchen, Gingrich specializes in alternative histories. What if America hadn't gone to war with Germany in World War II? What if Gen. Robert E. Lee had won Gettysburg?
The Republican also weaves an alternative history of his own life, where he is saving civilization rather than ripping up the fabric of Congress, where he improves the moral climate of America rather than pollutes it.
Romney is a mundane opportunist who reverses himself on core issues. Gingrich is a megalomaniacal opportunist who brazenly indulges in the same sins that he rails about to tear down political rivals.
Republicans have a far greater talent for hypocrisy than easily cowed Democrats do — and no doubt appreciate that in a leader.
Gingrich led the putsch against Democratic Speaker Jim Wright in 1988, bludgeoning him for an ethically sketchy book deal. The following year, as he moved into the House Republican leadership, he himself got in trouble for an ethically sketchy book deal.
Gingrich was part of the House Republican mob trying to impeach Bill Clinton for hiding his affair with a young government staffer, even as Newt himself was hiding his affair with a young government staffer.
Gingrich has excoriated Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae for dragging the country into a financial spiral and now demands that Freddie Mac be broken up. But it turns out that he was on contract with Freddie for six years and paid $1.6 million to $1.8 million (yacht trips and Tiffany's bling for everyone!) to help the company strategize about how to soften up critical conservatives and stay alive.
At a Republican debate in New Hampshire last month before this lucrative deal became public, Gingrich suggested that Barney Frank and Chris Dodd should be put in jail. "All I'm saying is, everybody in the media who wants to go after the business community ought to start by going after the politicians who were at the heart of the sickness that is weakening this country," he said.
Another transcendent moment in Gingrich hypocrisy. He risibly rationalized his deal, saying he was giving the mortgage company advice as a prestigious historian rather than a hired gun.
Gingrich boasts that he's full of fresh ideas, but it always seems to essentially be the same old one: Let's turn the clock back to the '50s. Just as Newt, who dodged service in Vietnam, once cast the Clintons as hippie "McGovernicks," now he limns the Occupy Wall Street protesters as hippies who need to take a bath and get a job.
Maybe the ideal man to fix Washington's dysfunction is the one who made it dysfunctional. He broke it so he should own it. And Newt has the best reason to long for the presidency: He'd never be banished to the back of Air Force One again.
Insiders Not Sold on Gingrich
Ihe Gingrich Moment has yet to catch on with National Journal's Political Insiders. Despite former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's surge in the Republican presidential nomination contest, overwhelming majorities of both Democratic and Republican Insiders still say former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has the better shot at beating President Obama in 2012.


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She doesn't harp on about it, but as well as looking lovely in a bikini, Myleene Klass is a classically trained musician. And on Saturday, she used her skills to perform at her manager's wedding.
Severine Berman has worked with Myleene for quite some time - as well as being her manager, she launched a line of baby clothes with Myleene in 2009. The label is called the Baby K collection.
Myleene tweeted pictures of herself in the taxi with children Ava and hero, captioned "3 adults, 2 babies, 1 harp, #SQUISHED" According to her Twitter account, she serenaded the newly married couple with music by the Goo Goo Dolls.
Entreprenur Myleene has plenty of projects to keep her busy over the Christmas period, including her new nail bar which she launched at the start of last month. She recently performed at a Save The Children Christmas Tree Sessions event in a festive reindeer jumper.
She told Madeformums.com that her daughter Hero would be getting a Christmas gift that "involved cats - she's cat made and for Ava it's anything that involves a mermaid." Roll on Christmas morning!
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Andrew Lippa was honored as a Stamps Distinguished Visitor at the University of Miami Frost School of Music in the first season, 2003-2004. He wrote the Tony-nominated music and lyrics for the Broadway musical The Addams Family and the music for the Broadway production of The Farnsworth Invention directed by Des McAnuff. In 1999 he contributed three new songs to the Broadway version of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown.
Lippa's awards include a Tony and Grammy nomination, sharing in an Emmy for the Nickelodeon TV series The Wonder Pets, the Gilman/Gonzalez-Falla Theater Foundation Award, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's Richard Rodgers/New Horizons Award, The Drama Desk and The Outer Critics Circle.