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Behind the glitz, glamour, and Cirque du Soleil, there are thousands of people backstage in Las Vegas who make it all happen every night, sometimes two or three times a night. ED asked you to let us know who some of these backstage mavens were and you responded in kind. This is only the tip of the ice sculpture of all the hard workers who relentlessly toil to get the shows, concerts, tradeshows, exhibits, etc. up and running smoothly; our hats go off to both the folks mentioned here and the myriad others who quietly get the job done.
Roy Bickell and Jeff Baer
We work in the Las Vegas Convention Center quite a bit for a company based in Atlanta and, as we all know, sometimes the "official" channels can get a little murky. Two guys that it pays to know are Roy Bickell and Jeff Baer.
Roy is the guy who doles out the IATSE stagehands and riggers, as well as the lifts in the LVCC. He is always eager to meet with me or my guys for a pre-con and follows through on his promises, sometimes months after the meeting. He is meticulous and on top of his game. On several occasions, he has been asked for favors late into the setup, sometimes after hours, and he has never let me down.
Jeff is one of Roy's top guys who is sent out to supervise an exhibit setup. For a supervisor, he spends more time in a manlift than anyone I know. It is time well spent, too, since all of us feel he is extremely effective in accomplishing the day's goals. His diligence motivates others (including my guys) to give a little more. His answer to every issue that comes up: "No problem."
We have developed a camaraderie with Jeff that does not exist anywhere else we work. Without keeping score, he runs for coffee sometimes, one of us runs for coffee sometimes, someone always shows up with drinks, snacks, something to make life on the floor a little bit better. That's really what there is to Jeff — he's dependable, effective, and enjoyable to be around — and he makes life on the floor a little bit better. "No problem."
— Scott Whitfield
Imagination & Technology
Amy Quigg, DAV Productions
In a few short years, Amy has been put in charge (and tripled the size) of the film and video department of Las Vegas-based DAV Productions. She's built a "niche" market out of producing high-end corporate and industrials for meetings and events, broadcast use, and the entertainment industry.
Amy's avid editing techniques and shooting style are everywhere. In fact, on any given night, you'd be hard pressed to avoid seeing corporate roll-ins, trade show new media, and even spots running on casino road signs that have been created by her or one of her producers. Most amazing is that she's only 26. But don't let her age fool you; she directs union labor as effectively as her own hand-picked team, sits with world-class event planners for input and brainstorming sessions, and directs Fortune 100 CEOs, government officials, and top-name performers with style and grace.
Amy puts clients at ease during an initial phone call with her ideas, resources, and depth of experience, shocks them with her age at their first live meeting, and thrills them with her remarkable work.
As far as I know, Amy's never been recognized for her unbelievable creativity, work ethic, and leadership abilities, and considering her tireless effort in a male-dominated industry (and in Vegas!) she deserves it. Unlike some, Amy Quigg gives production in Vegas a good name.
— Dave Miller
Denis Savage and Francois "Frankie" Desjardin
I have been an audio professional in the entertainment business for over 30 years. My experience with Denis Savage and Francois "Frankie" Desjardin is unique. Not only are they in powerful positions, they are intelligent, professional, and courteous. It is rare to come across people in life with all these traits, let alone audio pros. Even more rare is their desire and drive to push the envelope with audio technology for the betterment of the show.
Denis Savage has worked with Celine Dion for nearly 20 years as FOH mixer and now sound designer for A New Day at Caesar's Colloseum. He is the nicest guy you will ever meet. Denis loves technology and isn't afraid of it. Having said that, they respect technology and don't push it too far. They have an ultimate responsibility to Celine and to the audience. Celine's show in Vegas not only sold out every night for the last 18 months, it receives compliments from laymen and professionals alike, such as "the best sounding live show in Vegas" or "the best sounding vocal ever in live sound."
Frankie Desjardin is the lead sound engineer and has worked with Denis for nearly a decade. He is on top of his game and knows every intricate detail of the audio engineering of the Celine show. Denis relies on him every night to keep everything running smoothly. Frankie is a Meyer-certified SIMM operator and monitors the Meyer speaker system during the show. Denis and Frankie regularly tweak the speaker system for ultimate performance.
They both took a chance with a new SSL console for FOH and it has paid off nicely. The console works flawlessly, offers them features and sound quality not available in other live console designs and the show is a success. We believe Denis and Frankie are true pioneers and unsung heroes of the entertainment business and certainly Las Vegas.
— Phil Wagner
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Robert Trombetta, West Coast IATSE, International Representative
Bob is assigned to bring local 720 IATSE back to life. For years, Las Vegas has been the entertainment mecca of the West and Local 720 played a major role in that success, but in the last five years it has fallen on hard times. Bob has succeeded where others have failed and is breathing life back into what was once the backbone of live entertainment in Las Vegas.
— Larry Stanfill
Tim Brennan, Martin Las Vegas
Tim Brennan tirelessly devotes himself to seeing that every venue, no matter how large or small has the best lighting it can have; he connects people together; he provides customers the assurance that things are possible and can be on time and on budget. He is a man of immediate action and passion, someone who can always be counted on to make that hard phone call and say what needs to be said.
His family's history is a classic Las Vegas American dream story, yet he did not simply fall into this, he started at the bottom, in the shop with a broom and worked his way up to the position of being able to drive down the strip and point to an spectacular achievement on every block of that legendary boulevard.
Don Dillingham, Alumifax, Inc., President
Don Dillingham came to Las Vegas from Oklahoma in 1938 and has made this his home ever since. Don went to schools and hung out in hotels and showrooms that no longer exist, in a "small town" that also no longer exists, but Don has been able to keep up with the all of the Las Vegas changes.
Don worked as a plumber during the day at the Dunes Hotel, and as a stagehand at the Desert Inn at night in the 1960s, while raising a family. In the late 60s, 70s, and 80s, as lighting designer, Don toured extensively with Paul Anka and Tom Jones. He was also the lighting designer for many other headliners when they came to Caesar's Palace in the 60s and 70s, as they usually did not travel with designers. Don is a 36-year member of IATSE Local 720 and is the developer of the "water fog system" that is used for light enhancement in theatrical, touring, and showroom situations.
In the late 1970s, Don found a product that he thought would revolutionize the lighting industry, and started importing the "Thomas Engineering aluminum PAR can" into the Las Vegas showrooms and theatres. He began Alumifax, Inc. in 1981 and started selling and using the aluminum PAR cans on the tours and the shows he was working on. Soon everyone in Las Vegas, and most national tours, were using the lightweight PAR cans and the industry standard Thomas Engineering aluminum trussing.
Along the way, Don worked with the best lighting designers and the best (and worst) headliners and music groups. He has seen Las Vegas develop from literally a one-horse town, with only one paved street, to the metropolis it is today, and he worked, and is still working very hard to keep his company competitive in the 21st century.
— Karen A. Edmundson


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Kennedy Space Center Ultimate Experience: Dine with an Astronaut and Up-Close Tour with Transport from Orlando
Read what other Viator.com travelers think about the Kennedy Space Center Ultimate Experience: Dine with an Astronaut and Up-Close Tour with Transport from Orlando. What they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved, it's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
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I would suggest this tour. I am happy with this program. If you have children, you should take this program. You will not disappointed.
best tour ever.
Simply great
This activity was very educational, i was great to hear what happens when the astronaut are in space, we had a great time and the meal at lunch was outstanding.
This was fantastic tour, we went here when the Government shutdown was on so we couldn't attend NASA but thankfully the Kennedy Space Centre is not government run..... the family enjoyed spending the whole day here. The astronaut we meet had some very interesting stories to tell.
ABSOLUTELY fantastic. it was a great experience and lunch with the astronaut was a very learning experience. we were very fortunate to seen the brand new Atlantis Center 2 days before the opening. a great bonus. our tour guide was excellent and very helpful. a must see!!!!
It was a privilege to have the opportunity to meet an astronaut, the highlight of our trip to Florida.
If you are a space freak you are going to be so glad you went on this trip
i had the best day it just went so quick my wife even loved the day'.
lunch with the astronaut .i just had a great day thanks
bus driver was so helpfull to all in the bus
Transportation was worth it. Do the shuttle sim for sure even if you cant see all of visitor center. Lunch with astro well worth it (good food, presentation, Q/A). Atlantis to be displayed late summer. Bus tour of launch sites, inside VAB, and saturn rocket (skip saturn show) was the best part.
The bus driver / tour guide is very experienced and suggested good route to us, so we can get more things covered with the limited time. You actually need to go for a 2 days trip or 2 separate visits in order to see the major attractions. It was great to meet and have photos with the astronaut, Tom Jones, the only astronaut that had been on 4 space missions.
We went on the Ultimate Space Tour which was fantastic. It included lunch with an astronaut. The buffet lunch was really good and Gerry Carr the astronaut was very interesting. We could have easily spent more time at the Kennedy Space Centre as there was so much to see. I would really recommend this
Great experience more than I expected with the Astronout lunch. The guided tour of the VAB and launch pad was very impressive. Our guide was very knowlegable. I was impressed with information on shuttle banners and the stored remains of the Columbia to remind all working on each mission how important it is to get it right every time. Finalising this with the Saturn 5 display was topping on the cake. We also had an opportunity to view the Alantis shuttle prior to the extensive work to place it on display. It is very impressive to see an actual orbiter that has been in space many times.
The only conn if I need to talk about one is that one day is not enough to do the tour comming from Orlando and leaving a 5pm. Perhaps an earlier start and later close would help.
Brilliant. Great day -meeting the astronaut was fabulous and he was so friendly. Recommend the Ultimate experience to anyone.
This tour again was excellent, we had a very knowledgeable guide and the visit to all the exhibits was brilliant. A great day again.
Heather B
Brilliant trip. unexpected bonus when our tour took us into the vehicle assembly building for the first time in 40 plus years. This was a test run for a tour they hope to run latter if NASA approve. Only down to day was some concern re experience of bus driver eg park in wrong place , tickets not ready so time wasted but all round a great trip. lunch with astronaut was also fantastic. Drop off at end of day was painful and add.ed hour and a half to the day


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Santas needed for Vivary Park charity fun run (From This is The West Country)
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Santas needed for Vivary Park charity fun run
7:00pm Thursday 8th November 2012 in Somerset
VOLUNTEERS willing to dress up in Santa suits while completing a run for charity are being sought in Taunton.
The Children's Hospice South West Santas on the Run event takes place in Vivary Park on Sunday, December 2 at 11am.
Promoter Marina Leadbetter said: "The Run is a race people can run, walk or jog and is open to everyone as the course is suitable for wheelchair and pushchair users."
Entry is £10 for adults, £5 for children under 16 and a family ticket is £25. See www.chsw.org.uk/santas or call 01271-325270.
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Letter: Support the Stoneridge extension
Original post made on Feb 20, 2009
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, February 20, 2009, 12:00 AM
on Feb 20, 2009 at 5:57 pm
Thank you Gerry Brunken!! Please show up at Tuesday's meeting and speak to the council, yet again. SDE needs all the support it can get, even if it's been said so many times before.
on Feb 20, 2009 at 9:05 pm
Of course no Dublin resident has to "hit the freeway" to get there. They are already connected to El Charro. And soon (in a year or two)Jack London Blvd. will go through to El Charro and no Livermore resident will have to "hit the freeway" to get there. Only Pleasanton residents will not be able to get there without standing in the freeway gridlock. Why attach this island of land to Pleasanton when it is already more connected to Dublin and Livermore?
Oh, I get it. Pleasanton residents get to use a park they can drive to and use the planned-for parking area. Otherwise, sit in gridlock if you want to shop or get to the ice rink while Dublin and Livermore laugh at us! What a deal!
on Feb 21, 2009 at 8:44 am
Nice post! But how are these people going to get re-elected if they do what is smart and obvious. One minor adjustment to your post though, we won't have to sit in grid-lock traffic, we just have to sit for 15-20 min at the metering lights to get to these "Pleasanton" facilities


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Results from the more than 230,000 patient-completed surveys on patient experience of care—known as the Clinician and Group Surveys – Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CG-CAHPS®) — from 651 clinics are now available for consumers to use along with other information on the cost and quality of health care providers.
The data is collected as part of Minnesota's Statewide Quality Reporting and Measurement System and is the most comprehensive look at patient experience on a statewide basis in the country. Minnesota's 2008 health reform law set up this system which requires clinics to report their performance on a standard set of quality measures. MDH partners with MN Community Measurement to collect the data, and MN Community Measurement reports results on MNHealthScores.org. Clinics can also use survey results to see where they are performing well, and identify areas for improvement.
View the CG-CAHPS® patient experience press release.
MNCM has updated its corporate website (MNCM.org) to increase functionality and give users a better experience. Features of the new site include:
- Easy, intuitive navigation
- Quick access (fewer clicks) to the most-used information
- Enhanced multi-media capabilities
- A new newsletter format – visit The Measurement Minute section and sign up for our newsletter
Content is now organized in ways that are more intuitive for our key audiences, and we have added dynamic news and social media feeds that enhance the work we do. We are excited about a site design that encourages visitors to regularly come back and explore what's new.
Although invisible to users of the site, some of the infrastructure changes are equally important. The new site is flexible and easily adaptable to new content, with a simple content management system and automated newsfeeds, which will save staff time and ensure that content is up-to-date and robust.
As before, the site links to current reports, news and MNHealthScores. We invite you to explore our new site and share your feedback with us.
The complex present and promising future of measurement will be explored in the MNCM seminar "Measurement in Motion," a daylong conference on April 3 at the Earle Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center. Paul Douglas, a storied innovator in the data-rich field of meteorology will set the scene. Gerry Shea, Interim President of the National Quality Forum, who has served as assistant to the president of the AFL-CIO since 1995, will highlight national issues in measurement.
Hear from national experts, attend sessions that span the triple aim of cost, quality and patient experience, and contribute to a framework for measure development.
A new online resource, called the Help and Healing toolkit, brings together easy-to-use depression tools and information for patients and health care providers--helping individuals better understand and manage their care and treatment goals. The materials - including patient and provider talking points, treatment planning, self-management techniques, and information to help providers measure treatment outcomes - were developed by a working group of clinicians and related experts, including patient advocates and employer representatives.
Help and Healing is the result of a collaborative effort between MN Community Measurement, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving health care through public reporting and measurement, and the Minnesota Health Action Group, a non-profit coalition of public and private employers looking to improve the value of the health care system in Minnesota, by focusing on higher quality, lower cost and better health outcomes for all.
Depression can be healed. We can help.
It's important to recognize the signs and symptoms of depression and how to work with a health care provider to treat it. Learn more at Help and Healing.
MN Community Measurement teamed with Consumer Reports to publish local ratings on diabetes and vascular disease care. We chose these two health issues because they affect so many Minnesotans:
- Heart disease contributes to 1 out of every 5 deaths in Minnesota
- About 20% of Minnesotans have diabetes
This special publication can help you:
- Measure the care at your clinic
- See how your clinic compares to other clinics
- Learn how to achieve optimal diabetes and vascular care
Use the Consumer Reports insert and MNCM's resources to help you talk with your family and your doctor about taking steps to achieve better health. See the press release for project details. A related Consumer Reports article about HealthPartners highlights cost and quality information for several metro-area medical groups.


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According to the paper, the request stems from yesterday's WSJ report detailing how Bain Capital allowed its employees to invest their retirement money in Bain acquisitions through a special class of shares whose values could go through if the deal was successful.
The "report raises additional questions about Gov. Romney's manipulation of the tax laws" including whether Romney "may have engaged in questionable maneuvers to drive up the value of his IRA," Obama spokesman Ben LaBolt told the WSJ.
While Romney's financial disclosure forms show that he invested his IRA in Bain deals, they do not indicate whether or not he took advantage of the special share class. The IRA was valued at between $20.7 and $101.6 million as of August 2011.
Tax returns usually don't include details on IRA investment returns, but the Obama campaign hopes that past returns might provide more insight into their opponent's retirement investments.
In a statement to Business Insider, Romney's campaign spokeswoman Andrea Saul accused the Obama campaign of "playing politics" by asking for more tax returns:
"The Obama campaign is playing politics, just as he's doing in his conduct of foreign policy," Saul wrote in an email to BI. "Obama should release the notes and transcripts of all his meetings with world leaders so the American people can be satisfied that he's not promising to sell out the country's interests after the election is over."
Romney released his 2010 and preliminary 2011 tax returns earlier this year, bowing to pressure from his primary opponents, but he has so far refused to release any earlier returns.


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Protecting the Electronic Health Record - Our CenterpieceApril 30, 2005 8:00 pm | by Mark Jacobs | Comments
The Character of Healthcare today intensifies the need to protect patient data from unforeseen disasters and destruction. In recent times, providers of care have increasingly expanded their computerized technology portfolios and increased contributions to Electronic Health Record (EHR) repositories as a replacement to the patient chart.
Cost-Justifying Your Backup PlanFebruary 28, 2005 7:00 pm | by Dorian Cougias | Comments
Moving your backup plan through the budget process isn't going to be a breeze-getting companies to part with the green stuff is never easy. However, this article will provide you with language and spreadsheet calculations that translate CIO- speak into the obscure CFO dialect. And hopefully, that will make the process a bit simpler.
What's With The Weather?February 28, 2005 7:00 pm | by Chris Hebert | Comments
All across the country, extreme weather events seem to be making the headlines on a regular basis. What's going on? Has the atmosphere suddenly gone wacky? Is global warming to blame? What about El Niño or La Niña? Are all of these extreme weather events simply the result of natural variations in the Earth's ever changing climate? And is there anything you can do about it?
BCP for Small and Medium-Sized FirmsFebruary 28, 2005 7:00 pm | by Al Berman | Comments
The need for business Continuity planning has grown rapidly in the 21st century, driven by both regulatory compliance requirements and customer demands. Business continuity is as critical to small and medium-sized companies as it is to their larger competitors.
Yamaha: Achieving BCP HarmonyFebruary 28, 2005 7:00 pm | by Buffy Rojas Editor-in-Chief | Comments
Established in 1960, Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA), then Yamaha International Corporation, offers a full line of musical instruments, audio/visual, and computer- related products to the U.S. market. Also, YCA subsidiary Yamaha Exporting, Inc. is engaged in exporting many products and materials to overseas markets.
The Hurricanes of 2004December 31, 2004 7:00 pm | by Buffy Rojas Editor-in-Chief | Comments
The best exercise is a real event, but that's the worst way to find out where the holes are in your plan," says Susan Fisch, business continuity specialist with the Florida State Turnpike Authority (Boca Raton, FL). Lucky for Fisch, her organization's plans were pretty solid. "We had most of our activity in hurricane preparation," Fisch says. "And it paid off. We were ready."
BCP You Can Bank OnDecember 31, 2004 7:00 pm | by Buffy Rojas Editor-in-Chief | Comments
At COMMERCE BANK, "BANKER'S HOURS" start as early at 7:30 a.m. and often end at midnight. And in its quest to be "America's Most Convenient Bank,"Commerce is expanding more than just the typical teller's work day. Headquartered in Cherry Hill, NJ, Commerce has more than 320 locations throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania, metro New York, and northern Delaware.
Basel II and Business ContinuityDecember 31, 2004 7:00 pm | by Brian Zawada and Angela Isaac | Comments
The financial services industry, especially medium- and large-size banks, often have formal business continuity programs in place that encompass crisis management, business resumption, and IT disaster recovery processes. Many of these programs, however, can be improved in terms of scope and maturity.
Protecting Employees During WartimeDecember 31, 2004 7:00 pm | by John Briley | Comments
Maintaining Business Continuity requires more than just attention to detail in the home office. As too many executives know first hand, snags and slip-ups during business travel can delay (or derail) deals, slow up production, cost money, and generally disrupt the rhythm of your business. This is why so many companies are paying more attention to protecting their traveling employees, especially when sending staff overseas in a time of war.
Keeping Production Line RunningDecember 31, 2004 7:00 pm | by Perry Depew and Frank Brown | Comments
In addition to traditional pressures of labor crises and material costs, the Information Age has ushered in global competition and the continually accelerating pace of change. American manufacturers today must fully employ the engineering, processing, and logistical capacities of their entire supply chains. America's drive toward customer responsiveness and business process and supply chain optimization must be as relentless as our foreign competitors'.
The Right Mix: Balancing Technology and Services in Designing an Effective Data Protection and Compliance PlanApril 27, 2004 8:00 pm | by Phil Gilmour President and CEO | Comments
This session is relevant for up to mid-sized companies, often without the luxury of compliance departments and sizeable IT staff, to determine how to best blend hardware, software and services into a cost-effective plan to meet corporate policie...
Government Perspective on Business RecoveryApril 27, 2004 8:00 pm | by Richard Harris Management Analyst | Comments
This session will focus on the experiences and strategies in planning for possible interruptions to our business of running the government and how to negotiate obstacles such as gaining management commitment, ensuring public awareness, articulat...
Continuity with Collaboration: A Framework for National Response and Homeland SecurityApril 27, 2004 8:00 pm | by Scott Ream President | Comments
Americans continue to be frightened about terrorism and their general well being at home. Why? In short, lack of collaboration. Public corporations and public officials should demand that their plans, approach, methods, technology and all parts ...
Best Practices: Is There Such a Thing When You Are Developing Your Disaster Recovery Plan or Your Business Continuity Plan?April 27, 2004 8:00 pm | by Stuart Murray Senior Business Continuity Consultant | Comments
In this tough economic environment, it is tempting to cut resources in business continuity planning (BCP). This presentation covers some specific industry-recommended best practices for BCP and DRP and will help you incorporate that into your da...
Decision Rights—Avoiding Chaos and Conflict During CrisesApril 27, 2004 8:00 pm | by Cole Emerson Director, Assurance | Comments
As part of corporate governance, clear identification of roles, responsibilities and decision-making during normal operations is expected. This presentation will cover the decision rights process required to ensure a more effective response to m...


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China daily newspapers
Original post made by Mal on Nov 6, 2012
Comments (5)
on Nov 6, 2012 at 9:16 am
Yes, Danbury Park received yesterday and today....trying to influence our elections ?????? Are they trying to get Chinese Americans to stand with China instead of America.. Tragic if that's the case.
on Nov 6, 2012 at 12:33 pm
Haven't you heard about or noticed "the Asian Invasion"???
Thanks to Hillary and this Prez...China OWNS US.
We're going to have to learn to speak and read Chinese.
So sad.
on Nov 14, 2012 at 6:19 pm
I just want to know how to stop it- I don't want any propaganda from the butchers in Beijing.
I called the Valley Times and they said they weren't doing it, so who is?
on Nov 14, 2012 at 6:48 pm
Ok, I found the number for the local china Daily office - its in San Francisco:
Address: 575 Market Street Suite 1875 San Francisco, CA 94105
Tel: 415-348-8288
If enough people call, maybe they'll get the message and stop sending their crap to our houses!
on Nov 15, 2012 at 8:30 am
I got them 2 days before election, on election, and day after. It was rich Chinese campaigning with hits against Romney. They didn't want a tough guy. They got their guy who will go easy of china, tough on America.
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks edged higher on Wall Street Thursday on signs of strength in the U.S. job market, but continuing uncertainty about Greece's debt problems kept the gains in check.
The Dow Jones industrial average was up 53 points to 12,834 around 11:15 a.m., erasing a pre-market decline caused by fears that Greece's latest bailout package could fall apart.
The broader Standard & Poor's 500 was up 5 at 1,348 and the Nasdaq composite was up 11 points at 2,926.
The Labor Department said weekly applications for unemployment benefits dropped for the fourth time in five weeks to the lowest point since March 2008. That was before the financial crisis imploded and when the jobless rate was just 5.1 percent, far below the current rate of 8.3 percent.
The stronger reading on the jobs market led traders to sell Treasury bonds, a sign that they're more comfortable plowing money into riskier assets like stocks. That pushed bond prices lower and lifted the yield on the 10-year Treasury note to 1.97 percent from 1.93 percent.
The market has been rising slowly but steadily for most of the year, as investors shake off some of last year's fears about a second recession and the S&P's August downgrade of U.S. debt proved to have minimal real effect.
John Burke, president of Burke Financial Strategies in New Jersey, thinks some of the calm has been caused by the Federal Reserve flooding the market with cheap money. The Fed has promised to keep interest rates near zero for the next several years, which could prop up the economy rather than let it work out problems with its growing budget deficit.
"They're pushing the problem off," Burke said. "We're fine today, we'll avoid (another) recession, but what's that going to do to us when the term is up?"
European markets didn't do as well. As it has for weeks, deal-making on bailing out Greece dawdled on without any real clarity. Greece is trying to negotiate with its lenders, including the 16 other countries that use the euro, for breaks on some of its loans coming due next month. If it doesn't get the bailout, it will spiral into bankruptcy and could be forced to leave the euro.
Stock indexes in France, the U.K., Germany and Spain slid on worries over whether Greece will secure the bailout, though the ATHEX index in Greece climbed 1.1 percent.
The euro fell slightly to $1.30, a sign of waning confidence in Europe. The euro had been rising more or less steadily since mid-January, but stalled out late last week around $1.33.
Borrowing rates rose for Italy and Spain, a sign that investors are worried that the two countries would be dragged back into a crisis that had shown signs of easing. Portugal, another troubled euro zone country, reported 14 percent unemployment, the highest on record.
Some of the lenders, including richer euro zone countries like Germany, have complained that Greece hasn't lived up to previous commitments to cut spending, a hard task in a country where citizens have grown used to extravagant government spending.
Gas prices could be a lurking problem, rising as Iran threatens to crimp its exports. The average price for a gallon of gasoline is around $3.52, up 23 percent since Jan. 1. That's the highest ever for this time of year, and experts say it could climb to $4.25 a gallon by late April.
In other stocks making big moves:
-- General Motors rose 5 percent, boosted by news that it had earned its highest profit ever in 2011, just two years after the auto giant teetered near collapse and had to be rescued by taxpayer money. The profit masked some troubling statistics, including losses in Europe and South America, but investors didn't seem to mind.
-- Jam maker J.M. Smucker plummeted 6 percent after the company missed analysts' estimates for net income and revenue.
--Molson Coors rose 4 percent after the beer maker beat analysts' expectations, helped by higher sales of Modelo beer in Japan and Coors Light in Latin America and China.


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Republican US presidential candidate Mitt Romney suggested Friday that he would be prepared to send ground troops into Syria in order to secure loose chemical weapons.
Speaking to CBS News, Romney said, "I think we have to also be ready to take whatever action is necessary to assure that we do not have any kind of weapons of mass destruction falling into the hands terrorists. And whether that requires troops or whether that requires other action by our friends and allies there -- Turkey is very involved, Saudi Arabia is -- but of course, we have to retain the option to protect ourselves and our friends from weapons of mass destruction."
Romney's comments came after US President Barack Obama warned earlier this week that if Syrian President Bashar Assad were to use his chemical weapons or move them in a threatening manner it would constitute "a red line."
Syria last month acknowledged for the first time that it had chemical and biological weapons and said it could use them if foreign countries intervene -- a threat that drew strong warnings from Washington and its allies.
Western countries and Israel have expressed fears chemical weapons could fall into the hands of militant groups as Assad's authority erodes.
Israel has said that if Syrian-backed Hezbollah guerrillas used the situation to take control of the weapons, it would "act immediately and with utmost force."
When addressing the threat of Syria's chemical weapons on Friday, Romney stated that "there's a wide array of potential threats, but clearly the concern would be that some terrorist group -- whether Hamas, Hezbollah, al-Qaida or others -- would receive the capacity to carry out a mass destruction, mass death event, and therefore, America has to be ready whether it's there or anywhere else in the world."
Romney also addressed the prospect of Iran obtaining nuclear weapons in the CBS interview, reiterating his stance that he would be prepared to initiate US military action in order to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran.
"We certainly have to maintain all options that we have. But Iran becoming nuclear and potentially providing fissile material to Hezbollah or other of the groups that are associated with that nation, the potential of those groups bringing that fissile material to our continent even to the United States, that's unacceptable. No question in my view that we can put all matter of pressure upon the regime that's there, but they have to also know that a military option is one which we would be willing to consider if they do not take action to dissuade a course towards nuclearization."
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Revive your body and mind with this pamper day for two at a Virgin Active Health Club. You'll choose from over 35 locations across the UK for this sensational experience as you and a friend enjoy full access to a range of health club facilities including a swimming pool, sauna, steam room and gym.
As part of your day, you'll also each receive a 40 minute spa treatment each from a choice of four. Take your pick from a facial with the addition of either a head or hand massage, or a back, neck and shoulder massage with addition of a head or leg massage. Whichever one you choose, you're sure to leave feeling relaxed, revived and ready to face the world again
On arrival at your chosen Virgin Active Health Club, you will be greeted by a member of staff who will explain the range of facilities and services available to you. Take a relaxing dip in the pool, or unwind in the sauna or steam room before your treatment.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is so fed up with being grilled over his handling of the Beslan catastrophe that he lashed out at foreign journalists on Monday. "Why don't you meet Osama bin Laden, invite him to Brussels or to the White House and engage in talks," he demanded. "No one has a moral right to tell us to talk to child-killers."
Mr. Putin is not a man who likes to be second-guessed. Fortunately for him, there is still one place where he is shielded from all the critics: Israel.
On Monday, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon warmly welcomed Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for a meeting about strengthening ties in the fight against terror. "Terror has no justification, and it is time for the free, decent, humanistic world to unite and fight this terrible epidemic," Mr. Sharon said.
There is little to argue with there. The essence of terrorism is the deliberate targeting of innocents to further political goals. Any claims its perpetrators make to fighting for justice are morally bankrupt and lead directly to the barbarity of Beslan: a carefully laid plan to slaughter hundreds of children on their first day of school.
Yet sympathy alone does not explain the outpourings of solidarity for Russia coming from Israeli politicians this week. In addition to Mr. Sharon's pronouncements, Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said the massacre showed "there is no difference between terror in Beersheba and terror in Beslan." And Haaretz quoted an unidentified Israeli official saying that Russians "understand now that what they have is not a local terror problem but part of the global Islamic terror threat. The Russians may listen to our suggestions this time."
The underlying message is unequivocal: Russia and Israel are engaged in the very same war, one not against Palestinians demanding their right to statehood, or against Chechens demanding their independence, but against "the global Islamic terror threat." Israel, as the elder statesman, is claiming the right to set the rules of war. Not surprisingly, the rules are the same ones Mr. Sharon uses against the intifada in the occupied territories.
His starting point is that Palestinians are only interested in annihilating Israel. From this basic belief, several others follow. First, all Israeli violence against Palestinians is an act of self-defence, necessary to the country's very survival. Second, anyone who questions Israel's absolute right to erase the enemy is an enemy. This applies to the United Nations, other world leaders, to journalists, to peaceniks.
Mr. Putin has clearly been taking notes, but it's not the first time that Israel has played this mentoring role. On Sept. 12, 2001, Israeli Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was asked how the previous day's terrorist attacks in New York and Washington would affect relations between Israel and the United States. "It's very good," he said. "Well, not very good, but it will generate immediate sympathy." The attacks, Mr. Netanyahu explained, would "strengthen the bond between our two peoples, because we've experienced terror over so many decades, but the United States has now experienced a massive hemorrhaging of terror."
Common wisdom has it that, after Sept. 11, a new era of geopolitics was ushered in, defined by what is usually called the "Bush doctrine": pre-emptive wars, attacks on "terrorist infrastructure" (read entire countries), and an insistence that all the enemy understands is force. It would be more accurate to call this rigid world view the "Likud doctrine." What happened on Sept. 11 is that the Likud doctrine, previously used only against Palestinians, was picked up by the most powerful nation on Earth and applied on a global scale. Call it the Likudization of the world, the real legacy of Sept. 11.
Let me be absolutely clear: By Likudization, I do not mean that key members of the Bush administration are working for the interests of Israel at the expense of U.S. interests (the increasingly popular "dual loyalty" argument). What I mean is that, on Sept. 11, George W. Bush went looking for a political philosophy to guide him in his new role as "war president." He found that philosophy in the Likud doctrine, conveniently handed to him ready-made by the ardent Likudniks already ensconced in the White House. No thinking required.
Since then, the Bush White House has applied this logic with chilling consistency to its global "war on terror." It was the guiding philosophy in Afghanistan and Iraq, and may well extend to Iran and Syria. It's not simply that Mr. Bush sees America's role as protecting Israel from a hostile Arab world. It's that he has cast the U.S. in the same role in which Israel casts itself, facing the same threat. In this narrative, the U.S. is fighting a never-ending battle for its survival against irrational forces that seek nothing less than its total extermination.
And now the Likudization narrative has spread to Russia. In that meeting with foreign journalists on Monday, The Guardian reported that Mr. Putin "made it clear he sees the drive for Chechen independence as the spearhead of a strategy by Chechen Islamists, helped by foreign fundamentalists, to undermine the whole of southern Russia and even stir up trouble among Muslim communities in other parts of the country. 'There are Muslims along the Volga, in Tatarstan and Bashkortostan. . . . This is all about Russia's territorial integrity,' he said." It used to be just Israel that was worried about being pushed into the sea.
There has, indeed, been a dramatic and dangerous rise in religious fundamentalism in the Muslim world. The problem is that, under the Likud doctrine, there is no space to ask why this is happening. We are not allowed to point out that fundamentalism breeds in failed states, where warfare has systematically targeted civilian infrastructure, allowing the mosques to start taking responsibility for everything from education to garbage collection. It has happened in Gaza, in Grozny, in Sadr City.
Mr. Sharon says terrorism is an epidemic that "has no borders, no fences," but this is not the case. Terrorism thrives within the illegitimate borders of occupation and dictatorship; it festers behind "security walls" put up by imperial powers; it crosses those borders and climbs over those fences to explode inside the countries responsible for, or complicit in, occupation and domination.
Ariel Sharon is not the commander-in-chief of the war on terror; that dubious honour stays with George Bush. But on the third anniversary of Sept. 11, he deserves to be recognized as this disastrous campaign's spiritual/intellectual guru, a kind of trigger-happy Yoda for all the wannabe Luke Skywalkers out there, training for their epic battles in good versus evil.
If we want to see the future of where the Likud doctrine leads, we need only follow the guru home, to Israel — a country paralyzed by fear, embracing pariah policies, and in furious denial about the brutality it commits daily. It is a nation surrounded by enemies and desperate for friends, a category it narrowly defines as those who ask no questions, while generously offering the same moral amnesty in return.
That glimpse at our collective future is the only lesson the world needs to learn from Ariel Sharon.
Naomi Klein is the author of No Logo and Fences and Windows.


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The easy part -- well, it's not easy but it requires only a change in attitude -- to succeeding in that job is to partner with the business and understand where it wants to go. It's hard to help anyone get anywhere these days unless you understand his or her strategy. You certainly can't align your technology strategy to meet the business's need if you have no idea what that need is.
Once you understand the business's strategy and where it wants to go, the hard work has to start. But most people try to take the easy way out. They start looking at technology because it can help people get somewhere, but no one bothers to make sure it's the right destination.
The business couldn't care less what technology you're using. Yes, businesspeople have spent the last few years learning about technology, and they're happy to argue tech with you -- but the truth is that they don't care. They spent the time learning tech because IT couldn't be bothered but they had stuff they wanted to get done. Is it any wonder they still talk about the best way to lay out a database, provision memory to a virtual machine, or ask for a specific networking technology in a project?
The same applies your customers and employees. They couldn't care whether their data is cloud-enabled or whether you control things from on premises or off. They're just looking to be enabled so that they can get their work done or buy your product; they aren't looking behind the curtain.
The big secret to enabling enterprises or customers is quite simple: Stop worrying about whether you can enable mobile with a cloud (you can) or whether you can use a Hadoop cluster to parse big data (you can do that, too).
Instead, start looking to build a stable of capabilities and, from there, architectures. You may have three, four, or five types of cloud. They may be IaaS, SaaS, or PaaS; they could be public, private, or hybrid. The real question is what are the capabilities you can provide with these tools. It's how you put them together to enable your users to get their work done and the business to get where it's going. You're going to add security pieces to the stable and undoubtedly will use APIs. It's how you assemble the technology horses that will determine if you are successful and how quickly you can get it done.
IT is successful when it concentrates on building the stable of horses it needs. Too often today, IT buys the hyped thoroughbred that can win the Triple Crown when the business really needed a few workhorses to plow the fields.
This article, "The secret to IT business success: Stop focusing on the tech," originally appeared at A Screw's Loose and is republished at InfoWorld.com with permission (© Brian Katz). Read more of Brian Katz's The Squeaky Wheel blog at InfoWorld.com or at A Screw's Loose. For the latest business technology news, follow InfoWorld.com on Twitter.


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Greensburg —
The North Decatur girls basketball team defeated South Ripley, a potential sectional opponent, 51-35 at home Tuesday night. North improves to 2-3 on the season.
The Lady Chargers led 24-22 at the half after cruising to a 15-6 lead after the first quarter.
"We definitely showed signs tonight of the team that we are capable of being every night that we take the floor. It is a process," said North head coach Brad Bryant. "We have worked very hard since the South Decatur game of trying to clean up our act a little. We showed improvement against Knightstown, but only for a half. It was really fun to see the girls come out tonight and put it together for an entire game…a full 32 minutes of solid basketball and to come out on top 51-35."
Bryant said he was pleased with the play of the defense against a dangerous Raiders team.
"The one thing I really like about our team at this point is our defense," he said. "We have done a really nice job. For the third quarter we held SR to only two points, and for the game 35 points. I will take that any night."
Senior Jenna Meyer, who has had a double-double in four of North's five games, tallied 24 points and 10 rebounds.
Jenna Meyer had another very good game," said Bryant. "She did a great job of getting a lot of great looks at the basket."
Junior Andrea Volk followed with 10 points. Senior Veronica Yager, junior Anna Wallpe and freshman Mary Hughes each scored four points. Junior Abby Lamb added three, and junior Myra Steele chipped in two.
Bryant said the two biggest positives of the night were the clean play and fewer turnovers, and North's shooting. The Chargers committed just 13 turnovers on the night, and shot 55 percent from the field – including 8-for-8 in the fourth quarter.
"South Ripley comes at you the entire game. They want to trap and make it difficult for you," he said. "We have had back to back games now seeing teams that do this. So, we were ready for it. Our girls did an excellent job of handling it. Emma (Geis), Myra, Andrea, Veronica and Mary…all of our guards did a really good job tonight. From a shooting standpoint, we have talked a lot about getting better looks. We have some good shooters, but I just don't think we have found our rhythm yet. Until then, we need to find the high percentage shots. Our shooting was much better tonight because our passing was much better. We did a nice job of making the extra pass and finding the open person."
Bryant also credited the play of Volk, Lamb and Anna Wallpe.
"Andrea Volk is starting to play with more confidence," he said. "Offensively it is coming for her. We need her to be a threat. When we get her clicking, along with Abby Lamb from the perimeter, to go along with our post presence, we can be very good. We also like a lot of what Andrea does defensively. She kind of flies around out there taking chances. She does a good job of making things happen for us defensively. Anna Wallpe delivered another solid performance. She scored four points, but she was very good on the boards again with 10 rebounds, five offensive. She did a nice job defensively."
Bryant also applauded the solid play of Geis and Hughes at guard spots.
"From Knightstown to South Ripley, I thought Em really did a good job," he said. "She looked like a point guard out there tonight. We don't expect her to score. We expect her to take care of the ball and defend. She is an excellent defender. I also thought Mary Hughes came in and did a really good job for us. Mary is a very good all round player. She just needs time to get comfortable out there. When she came in in the first quarter, she had two excellent drives to the basket. She plays with a lot of confidence and intelligence for a freshman."
North plays at Oldenburg, which is 5-1, on Thursday night.
"Hopefully, this win and how we went about doing our business, will carry over to this game," said Bryant. "Oldenburg has a very good team."
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Black Mesa is a remix, not a mod: The men who modernized Half-Life
Black Mesa isn't a remake, it's a remix. That's what four members of the team responsible for the Half-Life mod told the Penny Arcade Report this week. The audio analogy doesn't stop there, either. Much of the team's work has been focused on creating new story content and that means new lines to be recorded for the player to hear. Gathered onto what was collectively referred to as a virtual beanbag chair was Carlos Montero, project lead; Mark Abent, programmer; Ben Truman, story lead; and Mike Hillard, voice actor. Truman was clearly excited when I asked about his work. I told him it surprised me that someone could be considered story lead on a game that had been written 14 years ago. "I got a lot of flak for that when people asked me, they were like, 'So you hit Ctrl+X, Ctrl+V, or what?' The first Half-Life is known for its storyline so of course we preserved that, but there are a lot of things that were introduced with all the different Source games as the engine developed, so we wanted to take advantage of that functionality.""The NPCs in Half-Life 2 are very different from the NPCs in Half-Life 1. They've got a lot of chatter, ways that they communicate information to the player, and they interact with the world around them," Truman explained. In other words, Black Mesa is not a straight translation of the original Half-Life. In the near decade and a half that has passed since Half-Life's release, many lessons have been learned.
A house of cards, glued together with nostalgia – DON'T TOUCH!
"There was a lot of stuff that was acceptable in Half-Life that wouldn't be acceptable nowadays," Montero said. "Like when you turn a corner, and there's just a guard standing there, and he just starts to follow you, and he didn't say anything. We tried to make all that stuff make sense, just like, 'Oh give him a line. He should say hi, or he should talk about what he was doing, he has to fit into the world.'" The changes in voice acting and writing are sometimes subtle, sometimes overt, but the goal for all of them has been a sense of proper place. Truman described the situation as one full of fear and hesitation. "It's scary going into it. Putting in lines and everything, I realized, I am directly messing with someone else's sense of nostalgia," he said. "That has the potential to bite you in the ass so hard when you are taking somebody else's dreams or memories and putting your own spin on them. It can be very, very dangerous." "It's like building a house of cards," Montero added. "Exactly," Truman said. "And everyone has their own house, and it reads, 'Do not mess with my house.'" It makes sense, and is a fascinating, ironic circle: Half-Life is often regarded as a revolution in video game storytelling, and it features one of the most iconic silent protagonists. Yet here was a team of men daring to add story and alter voices. The men told me they tried very hard to walk the line of improving the game and staying true to the original vision. I told them I hadn't even noticed Hillard had provided a new voice-over. I mistakenly thought it was the original audio, albeit cleaned up with distortion removed. "That's the ultimate compliment," Hillard said with a laugh.
When you do it right, people won't be sure you've done anything
Hillard told the Penny Arcade Report that five years of voice work went into Black Mesa, which led to some obtuse requests. "[Ben] might go back and say 'Hey Mike, can you say a line this way, to make it sound like it did two years ago?'" Not only did voice-over have to match across the five-year stretch of time, but the team also spent a lot of focus on making the tone consistent across re-created lines and newly-written ones. "A good example of this is the ridiculous ties line," Hillard said. The line in question is simple: "Why do we all have to wear these ridiculous ties?" Hillard explained that the mod team wanted to deepen characterization while retaining the original tone of such lines. "So if you click on that scientist a bunch of times, he'll say more things about his pants being pleated, and everything like that. But the big thing is they all have to sound the same." The sad part is, even with a project eight years in development and five years of voice work, it feels like a lot of work is going unnoticed. The team told me that the only communication received from Valve has been a notice of their acceptance to Steam's Greenlight program, and players don't seem to explore as much as the developers would like. "We noticed a lot of people would just go in a linear path, and never look around. We were like, 'Look around, look behind you!'" Abent told the Penny Arcade Report. "We were yelling into our mics going 'Look, look, look! Just turn around, you're gonna see something awesome!' But they just kept going forward and it's like… ugh." The team seemed grateful for every person who has played Black Mesa, even if Steam has been quiet and players don't often act according to expectations. The mod's release marks fulfillment of a dream for them, Montero said. "When Half-Life: Source was released, I think there was this spark. It was a dream, you know? And everyone had it at the same time. Everyone had this dream of what Half-Life could be after playing Half-Life 2. That's exactly what we wanted to make. That's really the crux of it." Black Mesa isn't a modded version of Half-Life, it's updated, remixed, and in some subtle ways re-imagined. You can download it now to see for yourself and, on behalf of the people who put it together, I humbly suggest you do a bit of exploration.


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