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TYSONS CORNER, Va., Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) and mobile software, today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the "Leaders" quadrant in the 2013 "Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms" report.(1)
According to Gartner, the dominant theme of the market in 2012 was that data discovery became a mainstream BI and analytic architecture. Increasingly, Gartner sees more organizations building diagnostic analytics that leverage critical capabilities, such as interactive visualization, to enable users to drill more easily into the data to discover new insights. Furthermore, Gartner believes "this emphasis on data discovery from most of the leaders in the market — which are now promoting tools with business-user-friendly data integration, coupled with embedded storage and computing layers (typically in-memory/columnar) and unfettered drilling — accelerates the trend toward decentralization and user empowerment of BI and analytics, and greatly enables organizations' ability to perform diagnostic analytics."
A copy of the Gartner report is available, compliments of MicroStrategy, at http://www.microstrategy.com/gartner.
In 2013, MicroStrategy delivered a bold set of innovative solutions and critical capabilities for its Business Analytics, Mobile App Platform, and Cloud offerings.
MicroStrategy Reinforces its Enterprise-Scale Pedigree With Innovations in Visual Exploration, Dashboards, Big Data and Business Analytics
In July 2012, MicroStrategy unveiled MicroStrategy 9.3™, the latest version of its core business intelligence platform. MicroStrategy 9.3 includes dozens of powerful new capabilities and improvements to Visual Insight, MicroStrategy's data discovery software, increased support for advanced analytics from 'R' — an open source language for predictive analysis — and improved connectivity to Hadoop®. In addition, MicroStrategy 9.3 delivers a high speed "Google-like" search experience and introduces an innovative administration product, MicroStrategy System Manager™, for automating manual, multi-step processes. Taken together, these enhancements help ensure that business people can receive critical business information at the right time for making better business decisions.
In November 2012, MicroStrategy certified its integration with the Amazon Redshift data warehouse service. Launched by Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon Redshift is a cloud-based analytical data warehouse service designed to deliver high performance analytics for data warehouse and Big Data applications.
MicroStrategy Offers Advanced Mobile Capabilities
In January 2012, MicroStrategy announced the general availability of MicroStrategy 9.2.1m for customers to build information-driven mobile apps for iPhone®, iPad®, and Android™ devices. MicroStrategy 9.2.1m contains over a dozen new capabilities that further enhance MicroStrategy-powered mobile apps. The new capabilities include support for offline mobile transactions, intelligent offline caching, and a secure mobile content management system — all resulting in a richer user-experience.
In April 2012, MicroStrategy unveiled a new version of MicroStrategy Mobile™ that delivers enhanced integration with Apple's AirPlay® feature. This capability extends MicroStrategy Mobile wirelessly onto conference room screens, encouraging spontaneous conversations rather than static slide presentations. When MicroStrategy Mobile users "mirror" their business apps onto screens, the device becomes a data remote-control, letting the user discuss the data on the screen while controlling it wirelessly from an Apple device. For more information, visit: https://www.microstrategy.com/mobile/.
MicroStrategy Extends Leadership in Cloud BI Offering
MicroStrategy continued to establish itself as a leader in Cloud-based business analytics. During 2012, customers on its MicroStrategy Cloud Platform ran over 2 million reports per week through the Company's innovative BI in the cloud service.
MicroStrategy Cloud™ builds on the analytic, visualization, and mobile capabilities of MicroStrategy 9.3 and offers customers a turnkey business analytics solution, including infrastructure, data hosting, ETL, and BI technologies. The MicroStrategy Cloud service also includes expert resources to manage and monitor the systems. Customers of all sizes have found value in the MicroStrategy Cloud service through improved business agility, lower cost, and lower financial and operational risks.
MicroStrategy Unveils Express, an Innovative Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Offering
In October 2012, MicroStrategy announced the general availability of MicroStrategy Express™, enabling any businessperson — regardless of technical skill — to access and analyze data on his own, and deploy powerful data-driven web and mobile intelligence apps to thousands of users within days. Express combines the simplicity and flexibility of a cloud-based solution with the analytical depth, performance and scalability of world-class business intelligence. Business people can access on-premises and cloud-based data rapidly and securely, and explore it using powerful and intuitive data visualizations. They can design and share mobile apps without writing a line of code. They can build boardroom-quality dashboards using pixel-perfect editing capabilities, and automatically publish personalized documents to any number of recipients. To try the service, visit https://www.microstrategy.com/express/.
In 2012, MicroStrategy delivered numerous technology innovations for its Wisdom, Alert, and Usher product offerings.
Wisdom: In July 2012, MicroStrategy announced the availability of MicroStrategy Wisdom Professional™, a market intelligence application that can explore the demographics, interests, activities, and preferences of nearly 20 million Facebook users in the Wisdom dataset. MicroStrategy Wisdom Professional provides businesses with intelligence to improve a wide range of marketing activities including brand management, consumer promotions, media buying, location planning, competitive analysis, business development, and social media marketing. To sign up for a free trial of MicroStrategy Wisdom Professional, visit: http://www.wisdom.com/professional/.
Alert: MicroStrategy Alert is a cloud-based platform that lets retailers deploy a branded mobile commerce app in a matter of weeks, without the high cost and delay of developing an application from scratch and maintaining it on their own. By integrating with a retailer's customer data system, marketing assets and social channels, Alert-powered apps can include a broad range of functionality, including a native storefront, store and product locators, digital receipts, and loyalty features. In addition, Alert offers other innovative capabilities, such as targeted promotions, peer-to-peer gifting, and detailed analytics on commercial activity and customer usage. In January 2013, West-Coast based specialty retailer Tilly's launched a state-of-the-art mobile commerce app, powered by MicroStrategy's Alert Mobile Commerce Platform, providing its customers with an enhanced experience of the Tilly's brand. Features include access to exclusive Tilly's content, a streamlined mobile shopping experience, and wallet functionality that allows personalized promotions and receipts. To see what Alert can do for other brands in only a matter of weeks, visit: http://www.alert.com/.
Usher: MicroStrategy Usher™ is a mobile identity network that offers businesses a more convenient and secure alternative to physical IDs, keys, and cards. It also provides a more effective way to manage the workforce, improve customer service, and reduce the threat of cyber-attacks. To download Usher, visit: http://www.usher.com/.
"We believe our consistent position in the Leaders quadrant over the past five years underscores our commitment to quality, performance and innovation," said MicroStrategy President Paul Zolfaghari. "As significant demand for visual data discovery functionality has developed over the past few years, MicroStrategy has not only been keenly focused on perfecting our visual data discovery product, MicroStrategy Visual Insight, but we have also renewed our dedication to increasing the usability and ease-of-use of the entire platform overall."
(1)Gartner "Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms" by Kurt Schlegel, Rita L. Sallam, Daniel Yuen, Joao Tapadinhas, February 5, 2013.
About the Magic Quadrant
Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product, or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
About MicroStrategy
Founded in 1989, MicroStrategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) is a leading worldwide provider of enterprise software, including the MicroStrategy Business Intelligence (BI) Platform™, the MicroStrategy Mobile Platform™, and MicroStrategy Applications™. The Company offers its technologies for deployment in customer data centers and as proprietary cloud services. The MicroStrategy BI Platform enables leading organizations to analyze vast amounts of data and distribute business insight throughout the enterprise. The MicroStrategy Mobile Platform lets organizations rapidly build enterprise-caliber mobile applications needed to mobilize business processes and information. MicroStrategy Applications are a set of application services designed to help enterprises deploy mobile commerce and loyalty services, build mobile identity and cyber security services, as well as generate real-time insights into consumer preferences. MicroStrategy Cloud™ allows enterprises to deploy MicroStrategy BI apps and mobile apps more quickly and with lower financial risk than with traditional on-premises solutions. To learn more about MicroStrategy, visit www.microstrategy.com and follow us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/microstrategy) and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/microstrategy).
MicroStrategy, MicroStrategy Business Intelligence Platform, MicroStrategy Mobile, MicroStrategy Mobile Platform, MicroStrategy Applications, MicroStrategy Cloud, MicroStrategy 9.3, MicroStrategy System Manager, MicroStrategy Express, MicroStrategy Wisdom Professional, and MicroStrategy Usher are either trademarks or registered trademarks of MicroStrategy Incorporated in the United States and certain other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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The 3rd International Internet of @ThingsExpo, co-located with the 16th International Cloud Expo - to be held June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY - announces that its Call for Papers is now open. The Internet of Things (IoT) is the biggest idea since the creation of the Worldwide Web more than 20 years ago.
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Cultural, regulatory, environmental, political and economic (CREPE) conditions over the past decade are creating cross-industry solution spaces that require processes and technologies from both the Internet of Things (IoT), and Data Management and Analytics (DMA). These solution spaces are evolving into Sensor Analytics Ecosystems (SAE) that represent significant new opportunities for organizations of all types. Public Utilities throughout the world, providing electricity, natural gas and water, are pursuing SmartGrid initiatives that represent one of the more mature examples of SAE. We have s...
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The security devil is always in the details of the attack: the ones you've endured, the ones you prepare yourself to fend off, and the ones that, you fear, will catch you completely unaware and defenseless. The Internet of Things (IoT) is nothing if not an endless proliferation of details. It's the vision of a world in which continuous Internet connectivity and addressability is embedded into a growing range of human artifacts, into the natural world, and even into our smartphones, appliances, and physical persons. In the IoT vision, every new "thing" - sensor, actuator, data source, data con...
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The Internet of Things is tied together with a thin strand that is known as time. Coincidentally, at the core of nearly all data analytics is a timestamp. When working with time series data there are a few core principles that everyone should consider, especially across datasets where time is the common boundary. In his session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, Jim Scott, Director of Enterprise Strategy & Architecture at MapR Technologies, discussed single-value, geo-spatial, and log time series data. By focusing on enterprise applications and the data center, he will use OpenTSDB as an example t...
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How do APIs and IoT relate? The answer is not as simple as merely adding an API on top of a dumb device, but rather about understanding the architectural patterns for implementing an IoT fabric. There are typically two or three trends: Exposing the device to a management framework Exposing that management framework to a business centric logic Exposing that business layer and data to end users. This last trend is the IoT stack, which involves a new shift in the separation of what stuff happens, where data lives and where the interface lies. For instance, it's a mix of architectural styles ...
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An entirely new security model is needed for the Internet of Things, or is it? Can we save some old and tested controls for this new and different environment? In his session at @ThingsExpo, New York's at the Javits Center, Davi Ottenheimer, EMC Senior Director of Trust, reviewed hands-on lessons with IoT devices and reveal a new risk balance you might not expect. Davi Ottenheimer, EMC Senior Director of Trust, has more than nineteen years' experience managing global security operations and assessments, including a decade of leading incident response and digital forensics. He is co-author of t...
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The Internet of Things will greatly expand the opportunities for data collection and new business models driven off of that data. In her session at @ThingsExpo, Esmeralda Swartz, CMO of MetraTech, discussed how for this to be effective you not only need to have infrastructure and operational models capable of utilizing this new phenomenon, but increasingly service providers will need to convince a skeptical public to participate. Get ready to show them the money!
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The Internet of Things will put IT to its ultimate test by creating infinite new opportunities to digitize products and services, generate and analyze new data to improve customer satisfaction, and discover new ways to gain a competitive advantage across nearly every industry. In order to help corporate business units to capitalize on the rapidly evolving IoT opportunities, IT must stand up to a new set of challenges. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Jeff Kaplan, Managing Director of THINKstrategies, will examine why IT must finally fulfill its role in support of its SBUs or face a new round of...
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One of the biggest challenges when developing connected devices is identifying user value and delivering it through successful user experiences. In his session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, Mike Kuniavsky, Principal Scientist, Innovation Services at PARC, described an IoT-specific approach to user experience design that combines approaches from interaction design, industrial design and service design to create experiences that go beyond simple connected gadgets to create lasting, multi-device experiences grounded in people's real needs and desires.
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Enthusiasm for the Internet of Things has reached an all-time high. In 2013 alone, venture capitalists spent more than $1 billion dollars investing in the IoT space. With "smart" appliances and devices, IoT covers wearable smart devices, cloud services to hardware companies. Nest, a Google company, detects temperatures inside homes and automatically adjusts it by tracking its user's habit. These technologies are quickly developing and with it come challenges such as bridging infrastructure gaps, abiding by privacy concerns and making the concept a reality. These challenges can't be addressed w...
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The Domain Name Service (DNS) is one of the most important components in networking infrastructure, enabling users and services to access applications by translating URLs (names) into IP addresses (numbers). Because every icon and URL and all embedded content on a website requires a DNS lookup loading complex sites necessitates hundreds of DNS queries. In addition, as more internet-enabled 'Things' get connected, people will rely on DNS to name and find their fridges, toasters and toilets. According to a recent IDG Research Services Survey this rate of traffic will only grow. What's driving t...
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Scott Jenson leads a project called The Physical Web within the Chrome team at Google. Project members are working to take the scalability and openness of the web and use it to talk to the exponentially exploding range of smart devices. Nearly every company today working on the IoT comes up with the same basic solution: use my server and you'll be fine. But if we really believe there will be trillions of these devices, that just can't scale. We need a system that is open a scalable and by using the URL as a basic building block, we open this up and get the same resilience that the web enjoys.
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Connected devices and the Internet of Things are getting significant momentum in 2014. In his session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, Jim Hunter, Chief Scientist & Technology Evangelist at Greenwave Systems, examined three key elements that together will drive mass adoption of the IoT before the end of 2015. The first element is the recent advent of robust open source protocols (like AllJoyn and WebRTC) that facilitate M2M communication. The second is broad availability of flexible, cost-effective storage designed to handle the massive surge in back-end data in a world where timely analytics is e...
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We are reaching the end of the beginning with WebRTC, and real systems using this technology have begun to appear. One challenge that faces every WebRTC deployment (in some form or another) is identity management. For example, if you have an existing service – possibly built on a variety of different PaaS/SaaS offerings – and you want to add real-time communications you are faced with a challenge relating to user management, authentication, authorization, and validation. Service providers will want to use their existing identities, but these will have credentials already that are (hopefully) i...
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"Matrix is an ambitious open standard and implementation that's set up to break down the fragmentation problems that exist in IP messaging and VoIP communication," explained John Woolf, Technical Evangelist at Matrix, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at @ThingsExpo, held Nov 4–6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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P2P RTC will impact the landscape of communications, shifting from traditional telephony style communications models to OTT (Over-The-Top) cloud assisted & PaaS (Platform as a Service) communication services. The P2P shift will impact many areas of our lives, from mobile communication, human interactive web services, RTC and telephony infrastructure, user federation, security and privacy implications, business costs, and scalability. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Robin Raymond, Chief Architect at Hookflash, will walk through the shifting landscape of traditional telephone and voice services ...
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Explosive growth in connected devices. Enormous amounts of data for collection and analysis. Critical use of data for split-second decision making and actionable information. All three are factors in making the Internet of Things a reality. Yet, any one factor would have an IT organization pondering its infrastructure strategy. How should your organization enhance its IT framework to enable an Internet of Things implementation? In his session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, James Kirkland, Chief Architect for the Internet of Things and Intelligent Systems at Red Hat, described how to revolutioniz...
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n. The main product made by Iron City Brewing Company, which was formerly the Pittsburgh Brewing Company until the brewery moved from Pittsburgh to Latrobe, PA. While Iron City Beer is classified as a macro-Pilsner, it is closer in taste to an India Pale Ale. As such, Iron City Light Beer has more flavor than most "regular" macro-Pilsners. Iron City Beer is known as an "ahn" by the locals (in Pittsburghese), and is a significant part of Pittsburgh's culture, and particularly its sports culture.
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Aviation careers in sight for Wooddale's 'fly boys'
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Dreaming about making six figures in an aviation job is just a dream for many, but is close to reality for Wooddale High School seniors Darius Hooker and Wesley Carter.
by Dena L. Owens
Special to the Tri-State Defender
Dreaming about making six figures in an aviation job is just a dream for many, but is close to reality for Wooddale High School seniors Darius Hooker and Wesley Carter. Hooker and Carter graduate on May 13, and at the same time, each will earn his pilot license.
|Wesley Carter (left) is the vice president of the Wooddale Rocket Team and Darius Hooker (right) is the team's president. (Courtesy photo)
"I've always been interested in planes – how they are designed and how they are built, said Hooker. "When Wesley and I met, we became like a tag team to support each other's success in aviation training."
Hooker and Carter met in 2008 at an aviation camp. Since then, they are as close as brothers and their families are intertwined in supporting the students as they move toward aviation careers.
"When we started this, some students called us nerds and didn't understand why we couldn't always hang out," said Carter. "This is a blessing for us and our futures, and we'll help those following us."
The "fly boys" are advised by Jeff Holms – school instructor, pilot, and director of Wooddale's aviation program – and supported by experts in the community – Gary Cole, a retired CPA who leads the Rocket Society at Shelby Farms, and Bill Wood, a retired executive and activist for aviation careers. The program and its supporters have led Hooker and Carter to solid career paths that will help them earn high salaries by their early twenties.
After graduation from Wooddale, Hooker will attend Mid-South Community College to complete coursework for an aircraft frame and power plant license. He will then begin a paid internship at FedEx as an aircraft mechanic while completing his degree at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in aeronautic engineering.
Once Carter receives his diploma, he will attend Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro to earn a bachelor's degree in air traffic control through the Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative. Starting with his freshman year, Carter will work in a paid internship as an air traffic controller.
Wooddale's aviation program is in its third year of existence, and hard work by members of the current team has paid off. The team has been invited to compete as a finalist in the 2012 Team America Rocketry Challenge in Washington D.C. on May 12. Only100 teams were selected for the national competition among 678 teams nationwide. The contest involves launching a student-designed rocket carrying two eggs (without breaking them) for a flight lasting between 43 and 47 seconds. The team's rocket scored a "2" – with "0" being a perfect – to earn a finalist spot.
Following the May 12 contest, the top 10 teams will split $60,000 in cash and scholarships. The best teams will have the opportunity to fly to London, England to see the Farnborough International Airshow and compete in an international rocketry tournament.
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text: On January 4, 2004, about 1530 Alaska daylight time, a ski-equipped, experimental Gothard Super Cuby airplane, N3354B, sustained substantial damage when it collided with trees after a loss of engine power during takeoff at Anderson Lake, about five miles northwest of Palmer, Alaska. The airplane was being operated by the pilot as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal local flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The solo airline transport pilot received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed.During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on January 4, the FAA aviation safety inspector who responded to the accident site, said witnesses told him the airplane had not been flown for several months. They said the pilot had installed the snow skis and preflighted the airplane just prior to the takeoff. The inspector was told the airplane took off and climbed about 80 feet above ground level before a complete loss of engine power occurred, and then descended into trees. The inspector said the airplane sustained damage to the left wing and spar, and that the pilot was transported to the hospital.In a written statement to the NTSB dated January 12, 2004, the pilot stated he completed a thorough preflight inspection, and that a loss of power after takeoff necessitated an emergency landing. He reported the airplane received substantial damage to the left wing spar and strut. The pilot did not provide any information relating to the preaccident mechanical condition of the airplane, or what may have precipitated the loss of engine power.


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Catholic Scouts in the Oakland Diocese
Oakland Diocese Catholic Scout Programs
Live the 12th Point of the Scout Law ...
"A Scout is Reverent"
The Oakland Diocese Catholic Committee on Scouting will be hosting a variety of activities for scouts of Catholic faith during the 2014-2015 school year. Scouts can earn Religious Awards based on their age group and can attend Scout Reteats. All scouts, leaders and families are invited to the Cathedral of Christ the Light for the annual Celebration of Scouting. Also, scout units are invited to camp, have day activities or courts of honor at the scout campsite of the Diocesan Youth Retreat Center. See the pages of this website for more information and
Click Here to download a Calendar of Catholic Scout Activities for 2014-2015.
Oakland Diocese Scouts at the Cathedral of Christ the Light for the annual
"Celebration of Scouting"
Scouts from around the Oakland Diocese gathered at the Cathedral of Christ the Light for the annual "Celebration of Scouting" on Saturday, February 8. With the theme of "Loving God and One Another in All That We Do!", the prayer service honored scouts, scout leaders and scout families. Scout gather each year for the "Celebration of Scouting" in February.
Click Here to visit the Celebration of Scouting Page for more information.
Click Here to read the article in the Catholic Voice.
"A scout is reverent."
As part of a comprehensive program of youth ministry, the Church offers a variety of religious experiences to young people in scouting!
Coordinated on the diocesan level by the Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting, scouts of Catholic-faith in the Oakland Diocese have the opportunity to:
- Earn Scout Religious Awards by completing activities centered on their faith.
- Attend an Annual Retreat with other scouts.
- Attend the diocesan-wide "Celebration of Scouting" at the Cathedral of Christ the Light.
- Camp with their scout group at a campsite at the Diocesan Youth Retreat Center
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Republican candidate for governor Bruce Rauner at a Chicago news conference last month. (AP File Photo/Stacy Thacker)
Rauner's old firm set up Cayman Island funds when he was boss
SPRINGFIELD — Republican Bruce Rauner not only has personal investments in the Cayman Islands, but he presided over his former private equity firm as it set up other investment vehicles in the Caribbean tax haven known for its secrecy.
The Chicago Sun-Times verified through the Cayman Islands' government-run online business registry that a total of a dozen investment funds were established there by Chicago-based GTCR between June 2009 and July 2011, when Rauner chaired the firm.
Three of those are funds in which Rauner declared last fall that he had a personal financial stake and that were the subject of a Sun-Times report earlier this month. The candidate for governor has said repeatedly that those personal investments were completely above-board and did not lower his state or federal tax obligations.
The new disclosure of a broader corporate involvement in the Caribbean nation by GTCR under Rauner's stewardship comes after he was pilloried last week by Democrats, who portrayed him as a "billionaire" out of touch with working-class Illinoisans.
U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., the wounded Iraq War veteran, went so far as to liken the Winnetka Republican to a "deserter" for personally investing in the Cayman Islands and not paying his "fair share" of taxes. The nation doesn't tax investment income nor require earnings be disclosed to foreign taxing bodies such as the Internal Revenue Service.
Rauner's camp has blasted Duckworth's charge as "outrageous."
In the face of such harsh political rhetoric, Rauner insists he has paid what he owes but has been unwilling to release a section of his tax returns that Democrats believe could corroborate his claim and shed more light on his foreign holdings.
GTCR declined comment to the Chicago Sun-Times about the additional funds set up in the Caymans during Rauner's watch as chairman, a post he held until late 2012. The company wouldn't respond to the newspaper's inquiries about how much is invested collectively in those funds, why they are based in the Cayman Islands, whom those funds are open to, and if there are minimum-deposit requirements.
But a top Rauner aide Monday defended the funds' creation and said they all relate to GTCR's 2009 investment in Bermuda-based Ironshore, Inc., a specialty insurance company, and a 2011 GTCR acquisition of Gridlock Holdings, a provider of custom news and traffic reports for non-U.S. media outlets.
Rauner spokesman Mike Schrimpf said setting up "flow-through" offshore funds such as GTCR's Cayman Islands offerings is a "common" and legal investment strategy for private-equity firms to help protect the resources of tax-exempt entities, such as state-run pension systems — including the General Assembly Retirement System from which Quinn eventually will draw a pension.
"Caribbean vehicles are common for private-equity funds as well as institutional investors like the Illinois' pension fund that Pat Quinn is invested in, especially when the companies they are investing in already have international operations and headquarters. Pat Quinn knows this because he is a major investor in the Caymans through the state pension system, where he also appoints a controlling number of individuals to the pension board," Schrimpf told the Sun-Times.
"Bruce was also comfortable with it because that kind of investment does not reduce the taxes paid by individual investors on their income. It didn't reduce taxes on Bruce's income, and it doesn't reduce Pat Quinn's taxes either," he continued. "The fact is Bruce pays the same tax rate as Pat Quinn."
But Quinn's campaign seized on the new disclosure of more Cayman Islands investments linked to the multimillionaire private equity investor.
"Not only does Republican billionaire Bruce Rauner stash his own riches in the Cayman Islands to avoid taxes, he also parked his firm's money there," Quinn spokeswoman Brooke Anderson told the Sun-Times. "This is just the latest revelation about Mr. Rauner's shady business dealings that raises more questions than answers.
"Mr. Rauner is great at gaming the system for his own financial benefit while the rest of us play by a different set of rules," she continued. "He is clearly hiding things from the people of Illinois, and he needs to release his full tax records."
A left-leaning tax-reform think tank in Washington, D.C., that has studied offshore investments called the GTCR holdings registered in the Cayman Islands during Rauner's stint an open invitation to its investors to skirt paying taxes because of the intense secrecy surrounding the country's financial system.
"By putting the funds in the Cayman Islands, he's making it easy for his investors to cheat, which means he'll have more investors than he'd otherwise have, and he'll earn more fees from it," said Rebecca Wilkins, senior legal counsel for the Citizens for Tax Justice that estimates the federal government loses $100 billion a year in owed tax obligations because of foreign tax havens.
GTCR was close-lipped Monday when contacted about Wilkins' allegation.
But another expert on international taxation said GTCR, with its offshore holdings in the no-tax venue, is merely taking advantage of existing U.S. law for the benefit of its investors.
"It doesn't sound like they're doing anything differently than any of these other private equity firms are doing," said Michael Knoll, a University of Pennsylvania law professor in Philadelphia and co-director of that university's Center for Tax Law and Policy.
Knoll said it is "very common" for private equity firms to register in the Cayman Islands to sidestep U.S. rules affecting mostly non-profits and other tax-exempt institutions that could otherwise be taxed on earnings that are debt-financed.
"Private equity is filled with all kinds of debt and runs the risk of many of these entities investing in it being taxed," he said. "If we don't think it's right, a better approach than criticizing them for doing it is for us to change the law so [offshore investments] are taxed differently. That's a policy debate. If we change the debate, the tax results would be different."
Noting that Rauner has paid more than $25 million in taxes in the past three years and donated $13 million to charities, his campaign spokesman said Quinn's focus on the Cayman Islands is merely a diversion from his own serious political problems that put a second full term in jeopardy.
"This is all a smokescreen by Pat Quinn to distract attention from his broken promise on taxes, the horrendous level of unemployment in our state, his cuts to education funding, and the fact that his administration is under federal investigation for corruption," Schrimpf said, referring to the governor's botched 2010 Neighborhood Recovery Initiative anti-violence grant program.
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Michael Ma: Things that Samsung could do to move smartphone imaging forward.
RAW - This would improve, white balance correction at post, Highlight/Shadow recovery, better denoising options
Manual camera controls
Sometimes we want motion blur. Sometimes we can keep the phone still while snapping a photo with 1 second shutter speed. Let the users decide what we can and can't do.
Lens profiles for Adobe Camera Raw, iPhones have it to correct distortion, vignetting,, etc.
Most phones have fixed aperture so exposure control is very limited.
Najinsky: Can I be your new joke writer for your headlines. I promise I'll never use Carl and Ice in the same sentence again.
I like Carl's eyes...
intruder61: i want the $5000 hermes edition
All black stealth streetshooter edition without the red dot for 5000$.
Joe Ogiba: So 15/12 fps is a new video standard ? I guess if you are making a Keystone Cops movie it's ok but I would stick with 1080p60 for any action shots.
Fast speed, not slow-mo.
lightleak: If they make palm sized full frame compacts now, please stop telling me a digital 6x7 slr is totally out of reach and will never happen.
Something like a digital medium format rangefinder (Mamiya 7) would be nice.
tommy leong: "....With its 15mm-equivalent, 110 degree angle of view, it will be the widest-angle rectilinear prime lens for APS-C/DX format SLRs.."
does sigma 8-16mm count as a rectilinear lens?
How come nobody mentioned that Sigma is a zoom lens, not a prime...
RX10 - APS-C three-point zoom lens (28mm f2, 35mm f2.8, 45mm f3.5).
You can find K-5 body-only for around 750€ and 800€ with kit lens (Europe) and I doubt K-30 will be much cheaper.
Where is that 1" sensor with 1.4 lens that every fanboy out there was preaching about?
qwertyasdf: This is a living proof that m43 lenses are way overpriced.
What about Olympus 9-18mm?
chalnicolas: I wish they would offer their sensor in a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. Ideally join m43 and become the third company to build bodies for that mount … I guess they could sell a lot and also foster the sales of their own current and future m43 lenses!
Medium format foveon sensor in a rangefinder body sounds nice.
Fuji, build me a digital X-Pan!!!
Charles Laigo: Not that it really went away (only died down a bit), but is the megapixel race now back with a vengeance?
Screen res war never ended so... Well... You know.
Charles Laigo: Not that it really went away (only died down a bit), but is the megapixel race now back with a vengeance?
Megapixel war never ended so it can't restart.
Peter KT Lim: Photo quality come from the size of the image sensor, not mega pix.
Pentax K-5 is APS-C and its Sony sensor is in many ways much better than Canons 5DII that is FF.
wilsonlaidlaw: I just hope the lenses are better than the rubbish fitted on the front of recent Kodak digital cameras, to which they put their name. Given their reputation for wonderful large format lenses, I was amazed they were prepared to risk their reputation on these awful plastic blobs.
Sorry, you don't understand. Leica and Zeiss DON'T make point and shoot lenses. Panasonic and Sony make them and buy Leica/Zeiss brand name for marketing reasons. But still, lens has to apply to some standards of those brands.
wilsonlaidlaw: I just hope the lenses are better than the rubbish fitted on the front of recent Kodak digital cameras, to which they put their name. Given their reputation for wonderful large format lenses, I was amazed they were prepared to risk their reputation on these awful plastic blobs.
Leica and Zeiss don't make point and shoot lenses, Panasonic and Sony do.
Iron Mike: a 15 in display with 2880x1800 resolution will make stuff so small it will be very hard to see, including text. The 1080 resolution on my 16 in laptop is bad enough, this will only be worse...
Apple doesn't invest millions creating new displays, they simply buy them.
Why didn't they include a cable lock (clamp) for full-sized HDMI out??? Cable can still get pulled out by accident and converters port can still get damaged...
This is ridiculous.
marianco: The price leader for 4K Professional Cameras is Red.
When you price a Red Scarlet 4K camera starter kit, you realize that without lenses, the price starts at $17,000 for the body with battery, LCD screen, etc.
The Red Zoom lenses start at $6000 for a 17-50 mm Zoom.
The Red Prime lenses start at $4250 for the 100 mm lens.
In comparison, Canon's EOS-1D C costs only $15,000. And you can start your lens kit with the $120 50mm prime or the $950 24-105 L Zoom.
Canon is so much less expensive.
You can use Canon lenses on Scarlet.
Scarlet is RAW and has proper video features.
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In the latest extravaganza from executive producers Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis, millions of dollars and long hours in the digital animation studios have produced...a photorealistic, computer-animated, generic American suburb! Location costs must be getting pretty damn expensive nowadays. As Monster House begins, we follow a leaf slowly descending on the wind into the yard below, not dissimilar to the feather at the beginning of Forrest Gump. Every pixel, every vein in the leaf looks spot-on. Then a girl on a tricycle zooms by, and damned if she isn't rendered as crudely and plasticky as those artificially coiffed humans in the Duracell battery commercials a few years back.
There seems very little point in having this film be computer-animated--in fact, the script, by Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab (both best known for the famously never-aired Owen Wilson/Jack Black TV pilot Heat Vision & Jack), was written with a live-action adaptation in mind. It was later thought that a final transformation in the movie's third act would be far too ambitious for the realistic approach, but honestly, what we see isn't that different from stuff that has previously been achieved via stop-motion animation. Even the advantages granted by the digital format aren't fully utilized; clarity is usually one big plus, but first-time director Gil Kenan often deliberately sets the background out of focus, or shifts the focus as one would in live action, when it's completely unnecessary to do so (The Lion Kingwas guilty of similar tricks in 2-D, and neither movie is well served by the technique, especially with more and more of us accustomed to HD-TV).
The plot isn't much. Youngsters DJ (voiced by Mitchel Musso), "Chowder" (Sam Lerner), and Jenny (Spencer Locke) are intimidated by a creepy old man named Nebbercracker (Steve Buscemi, animated in such a way that one can easily imagine how well he might have played Gollum) and his frightening old house, which seems to literally consume toys carelessly left on its lawn. When Nebbercracker apparently has a heart attack, the house gets even scarier, acting autonomously and making scary "faces" with its windows, door and porch. Eventually the kids go inside, more or less copying the climax of every Harry Potter movie, in which the hero, the heroine and their goofy friend go down into that scary room no one has ever entered and face supernatural trials. The coolest thing about Monster House is that Kathleen Turner's face was actually motion-captured to create the house's expressions, creating perhaps the most literally wooden performance of all time.
Motion-capturing Turner is one reason to use computers; another is the ease with which a CG cartoon can be translated to 3-D. Some theaters will get Monster House in this format, but no particular effort was made to present it that way for critics. It seems an odd call, but Disney similarly held back the 3-D version of Chicken Little, and Warner Bros. did likewise with the 3-D IMAX version of Superman Returns. If the filmmakers' fear is that critics tend to dislike special effects, they should recall that most of those who saw The Polar Express in 3-D IMAX two years ago came away with a far more favorable impression than they got from the 2-D version. The novelty of the experience, and the potential richness of digital 3-D, can overwhelm minor quibbles, and it's easy to see how Monster House might work better that way.
As with Over the Hedge, there's a sense here that computer animation may be getting too realistic for stories that are meant to work as cartoons. Why make the backgrounds looks so real if the characters are going to be brazenly cartoony? And if you're going for cartoon characters, why give them such grungy textures? The kids and parents on display here look like Jimmy Neutron bit players who've been rolled in dirt. (And hearing Jason Lee's voice emanate from a teenager is just plain weird.)
In fairness, though, the children at the press screening seemed to enjoy things far more than the adults. An unpleasant gag about peeing into Mountain Dew bottles elicited uncontrollable laughter, as did one about an adult diaper. They also loved Nick Cannon's cameo as the token goofy black guy. For this adult, however, actual human beings onscreen might have ratcheted up the tension, of which there is none. It's no coincidence that Nebbercracker is the most interesting character: He's the only one who looks like the actor voicing him. None of this is likely to bother the kids, but unless your theater shows Monster House in 3-D, try sneaking into the next room while the young 'uns are preoccupied.
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Antonio Banderas says it was one of the "biggest paradoxes" of his life that he was approached to voice his Puss In Boots character.
The Spanish actor provided the voice of the fictional cat in the Shrek films and last year landed his own spin-off about the feisty feline, who he says he "loves".
The 51-year-old said: "It was one of the biggest paradoxes and ironies of my life.
"Because I came to America without even speaking the language and the fact that they called me for the use of my voice is unbelievable."
Antonio, who will next be seen co-starring with Ewan McGregor and Channing Tatum in action thriller Haywire, started his acting career in Spain while he was still in his teens and says he still loves what he does.
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The Villa can take up to 15 persons and offers a warm and welcoming living area with a spacious modern layout of a bright airy kitchen overlooking pool area. Air conditioned rooms, cable TV /wifi also installed.
Adjoining Villa Sunset is property Carville villa apartment Ref: 430443. Both properties are private and have same activities and leisure
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Superb villa with lots of space. Kept to a very high standard and very comfortable. Nice size bedrooms and kitchen and excellent bathroom facilities.
View from rooftop very nice at night. Great base for exploring the island. Davis and Jane could not have been more helpfull in arranging airport transfers and island tours.


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Downs After Dark
Horse racing fans slipped into something slinky, straightened their bow ties and took in a high stakes night of intrigue and high society.
Gilda's Night at Bittners
Celebrants crowded into Bittners on Nov. 15 to take part in the 10th anniversary of Gilda's Night, where guests were treated to an evening of cocktails, dinner provided by Chef Dean Corbett, and a big dose of excitement.
Crafting Great Bites, Pouring Great Beer
A restaurant that showcases all the best beers the state of Kentucky and the surrounding areas have to offer.
Dining Out to Make a Difference
"It's a catalyst," national spokeswoman Pam Grier says of the upcoming Dining Out For Life. The event, which consists of dining at select restaurants one night a year to raise money for HIV/AIDS service organizations, is happening in Louisville on Nov. 19.
The Writer's Block Festival 2014
The annual Writer's Block Festival kicks off this Saturday in NuLu's Green Building.
In The Kitchen: Edoardo Bacci
Edoardo Bacci: Brasserie Provence
Vernon Lanes Brings It!
Why don't I go bowling more often? When revisiting The Vernon Club–the neighborhood bowling alley of my old stomping ground, I was reminded that the place has survived so much change in this city.
Honoring Louisville's Greats
Some people work for long established companies, some for burgeoning startups, others for themselves. And, of course, there's everything in between.
The Candle Glow Gala 2014
One of the best events each year on the social calendar is Hosparus' Candle Glow Gala, and this year the Marriott Louisville Downtown played host, on Nov. 8, to the benefit for Hosparus, which provides hospice care for children.
A Fab Start for the Fighting Irishman
Patrick McSweeney became a member of the Bellarmine University men's basketball team last season.


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Atlus' Arc System Works-developed Persona themed fighter is now available for the Xbox 360 along with a couple of other releases.
Abyss Odyssey review for PC, PSN, XBLA
Abyss Odyssey's unique combat mechanics and randomized world are worth a look, but just barely.
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Kick some demon butt, make some fighting babies. Not necessarily in that order.
Daylight review for PC, PS4
Daylight certainly qualifies as scary, but falls a little short in everything but atmosphere.
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Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl unleashes a brand new story mode for the series, but doesn't abandon the first-person dungeon crawling, map making fun that makes the series one of the best portable RPG's around.
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A hurricane can create an enormously panic inducing situation for adults. Imagine how scary and dangerous one can be for children. Adults that live in a geographic area prone to hurricanes may invest significant time learning how to stay safe when such a weather emergency arises. The ability to keep yourself safe will not be enough when you have children. You will have to care for their safety and well being.
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Natural disasters can happen anywhere in the world. You don't have to live close to the coast to experience flooding and other damage to your home. Severe thunderstorms and torrential rains cause millions of dollars of damage to homes each year. Flooding is a concern when a weather system gets stuck over one area and dumps a lot of rain. Flooding occurs when the ground can't absorb the water fast enough.
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Though you might be feeling a bit shocked after a disaster, you'll find that it is in your best interests to take action fast. If your home or property has been damaged after a disaster, you'll find that it is best to call your insurance provider as soon as you can. Start by calling them to alert them to your claim; they can give you further instructions as well.
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For the most part, remember that people with greater degrees of damage are usually assessed first; it is not necessarily on a first-come, first-served basis. This is something that can make a huge difference to your situation, so you may realize that you have to be patient. However, this does not mean that you need to deal with being forgotten. Call regularly for updates as you feel appropriate.
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Captain America Adult Womens Costume
Be the hero of Halloween when you decide to wear the officially licensed Captain America Adult Women's Costume. This adorable red, white and blue costume dress comes complete with brown suspenders and pocket belt, and matching character eye mask.
Private Pin Up Adult Womens Costume
It's time for you to join the Army and teach them all a lesson in this Private Pin Up adult womens costume. The khaki, zipper-front dress features ribbon trim and clear straps and comes complete with shrug and attached tie, belt and a matching hat.
Army Cadet Dress Adult Womens Costume
Report to the party in this darling Army Cadet Dress adult womens costume and you will earn your stripes. The short, camouflage min dress of this sexy womens costume comes complete with matching wrist cuffs and a hat - wear it and fall in line on Halloween!
Major Trouble Adult Womens Costume
Cause some havoc around the barracks in this sexy Major Trouble adult womens costume. You'll be saluted for your duty in the 100% polyester, military green dress, complete with name tag, collar with attached tie and a matching hat.
US Army Mini Dress Adult Womens Costume
They will line up to enlist at the sight of you in this US Army Mini Dress adult womens costume. The khaki mini dress of this uniform-inspired sexy womens costume features an attached belt and gold button accents. A matching hat and wrist cuffs complete this womens soldier costume.
Pretty Paratrooper Adult Womens Costume
Everyone will salute you wearing this Pretty Paratrooper Adult Women's Costume. Form fitting camo bodysuit with zip up chest gives you the chance to show some skin while harness straps you in. You're tougher than the boys - and sexier!
Combat Cutie Adult Womens Costume
It's time to enlist for a Halloween adventure - don the uniform and join the troops in this sassy Combat Cutie adult womens costume. The camouflage tank dress features a white top and red stars and a badge detail on the bust.
Desert Dolly Adult Womens Costume
…own kind of Desert Storm in this Desert Dolly adult womens costume! The digital camouflage mini dress of this sexy womens costume features short sleeves and a button-front closure along with a faux military insignia on the breast. A matching cap with flag logo completes this womens military costume.
US Army Adult Womens Costume
Do your duty on Halloween when you wear this US Army Adult Womens Costume. Slim fitting, short-cut camo zip up dress features classic army chest patch and includes matching cap.
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Gangster Girl Adult Womens Costume
Be the boss when you decide to wear this Gangster Girl adult womens costume. The black and white, 100% polyester pinstriped jacket of this gangster costume features solid black lapels and comes complete with matching pants, black necktie and a fedora hat.
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Opaque Black Adult Plus Size Stockings
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US Army Ranger Adult Mens Costume
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The quality of the water in Lake Erie has been a matter of concern for some time. Recently, algae blooms in the lake led to a shutdown of the public water system in Toledo, Ohio.
Now, new federal funding is being made available to help implement conservation techniques that are expected to improve water quality. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced this week that $2 million in conservation funds will be sent to Ohio to support a range of projects.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is also partnering with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to expand local coverage and will be contributing an additional $1 million in technical assistance, which will be used by the NFWF along with other public and private entities.
In addition, USDA said that it is working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help producers reduce soil and nutrient runoff by planting cover crops, controlling drainage and constructing systems like anaerobic digesters to reduce the amount of untreated effluent entering ditches, streams, rivers and lakes.
"Many farmers have consistently stepped up to the plate on efforts to protect our water and we want to provide support and incentives for continued action," Vilsack commented.
The Ohio Natural Resources Conservation Service, part of USDA, is inviting farmers in the Western Lake Erie Basin to apply for resources that will help with the planting of cover crops on vulnerable soils in order to reduce soil and nutrient loss from farm fields.
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Royal County of Berkshire Show
The Newbury and District Agricultural Society, which organises the Royal Berkshire Show, celebrated its centenary in 2013.
This two-day event, held in mid-September at Newbury Showground, celebrates the region's farming and rural communities. Livestock shows are the highlights of the event - with grand parades of champion cattle. There are also agricultural and countryside stands, a harvest festival service, a countryside pageant, a show garden, coaching parades, heavy horse displays, hot air balloon rides, and scurry racing (ponies 'scurrying' around a twisting course).
On both days the cream of British show jumping is on display in the main arena - the final of the Show Jumping Series is a fitting climax to the show.
There are more than 500 stalls, offering visitors a real taste of the countryside, with plenty of local produce on display. In addition, 2013 will see two spectacular displays from the RAF: on the Saturday, 10 members of the Falcons Parachute Display Team will descend on the Main Arena following a unique ariel freefall display and on Sunday, a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will take place.


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Seven years after oil was discovered in inland Uganda, first flows are still in the distant future
WHEN oil was discovered on the shores of Uganda's part of
Lake Albert in 2006, there were forecasts that production would
start within five years or so. The reality, after years of
disputes, is that first oil, together with the start-up of the
inland refinery the government is insisting on, will not be
achieved for another five years at the earliest. In October,
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facility, initially of 30,000 barrels a day (b/d) capacity but
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next year, starting construction work almost immediately and
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The only normal middle school in Peoria 150 to make AYP on ISATs. (The only other middle school to make it was washington economically and racially gifted school....the white, rich ghetto the district created to flatter yupster parents.
My experience of this school suggests a really dedicated principal and support staff, and more than several teachers who are intensely dedicated, despite the district's habit of retaining teachers in privileged schools and pink-slipping the faculty in economically depressed neighborhoods. A growing initiative to honor giftedness that doesn't measure on the Washington scale and increasing parent involvement make this the new go-to school. Check it out
i went to this school for 3 and a half years.its not as bad as you think. there are good kids and there is a good principal now...its lots of fun. and has alot of fun activities.your just mad bc you didnt go there. I LOVE CCMS!!!!
I absolutely, whole-heartedly hate this school. Very few good kids, terrible discipline, unhygenic, poor education, terrible principal, and few dedicated teachers.
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2708 West Rohmann Avenue
West Peoria, IL 61604
Phone: (309) 672-6506
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Tunisia arrests Salafist involved in 'terrorist acts'
Friday, February 14, 2014
By Reda al-Tamtam
TUNIS - Tunisian security forces on Friday arrested a Salafist over alleged involvement in "terrorist" acts in Chaambi mountains area of western central Tunisia, on the border with Algeria.
"Security forces have detained a hardline Salafist in Kasreen province," a security source told Anadolu Agency.
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The Tunisian army and police have launched a wide-scale security operation in Chaambi mountains in an attempt to flush out militants there.
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Drivers on I-75 may soon find smoother rides through southwest Florida.
The Florida Department of Transportation is just a couple of weeks away from going live with a $10 million upgrade to their I.T.S. system which monitors drivers on the interstate.
The system which consists of cameras, vehicle sensors and dynamic screens to transmit messages has already been online in Lee and Collier counties for over a year now.
The system is monitored from a central location in Fort Myers and the Florida highway patrol and the Department of transportation can route traffic based in the data acquired by the system.
F.D.O.T spokeswoman Debbie tower says that the system can be critical for keeping the traffic flowing in the event of serious incidents like accidents.
"What I.T.S. does is bring all the players together. Florida Highway patrol housed here can dispatch all the resources needed to respond and clear an incident more quickly. We can get get those messages up on our signs very quickly," she said in an interview this afternoon.
The department of transportation says that the system should be online and working within the next two weeks. After that they intend to turn their focus further north toward Sarasota and Bradenton counties.
Oh and if you are worried about the "Big Brother" aspect of being watched, Tower says not to worry. None of the cameras can record, they are strictly used for the traffic system.