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The state of the Indian economy might look discomfiting, but not in the least to government managers. The June quarter GDP expansion, the slowest in four years at 4.4%, and a considerable moderation sequentially from 4.8% in March quarter, reflected a near-collapse of investment activity and consumption, but department of economic affairs secretary Arvind Mayaram protests any notion that the Indian economy�s status has been stained.
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He told FE that the raid by speculators on the rupee was aided by �a fear of many unknowns� and was unlikely to last for long given the many positives on the current account side which everyone acknowledges. The US economy, he believed, was still in a flux. So it was unclear if the Federal Reserve � which �created mayhem in world markets� by hinting at the imminent withdrawal of its quantitative easing programme without laying out a structured programme � would indeed raise interest rates �that much�. The Fed would rather watch many indicators like the employment data than take the plunge, he said.
On the domestic front, good news is glossed over while �wild and imaginative stories are floating around and many bogeys raised�, Mayaram said. He listed the aspects that could positively influence the GDP. Rural consumption was going to increase (kharif acreage is up 8% annually) and �create a virtuous cycle�. Foreign direct investment flows in FY14 would be some $16 billion higher than last year�s and the impact on the aggregate demand of the expenditure facilitated by $27 billion worth of projects cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Investments between January and April would be felt latest by the fourth quarter. �A R1-lakh-crore contraction in government expenditure achieved between October and March to rein in the FY13 fiscal deficit (at a creditable 4.9% of the GDP compared with 6.4% many had predicted) had a (debilitating) spillover effect,� the official said, explaining why the Q1FY14 growth was flattish. The enhanced government spending in Q1 � roughly the entire Plan amount meant for the first half was released by June � would tell on the GDP in the second half.
In his last speech, RBI Governor Subbarao blames UPA for mess Indian rupee, economy is in
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Local Relief Grows For Devastated Areas After Philippines Hit By Another Typhoon
Landslides buried two families in the Philippines as they sheltered in their homes from Asia's latest deadly typhoon, which killed at least 16 people and left more than a dozen flooded villages cut off Sunday.
Police Senior Superintendent Loreto Espineli said a family of five, including a 1-year-old boy, died when their home in Benguet province was buried as Typhoon Parma hit Saturday. Seven people, including another family of five, were buried in a nearby village, he said.
Parma moved Northwest into the South China Sea near Taiwan Sunday before hooking back towards the Philippines and interacting with Typhoon Melor, which is growing over the north Pacific Ocean and pushing west. The good news is its not expected to hit the Philippines coast again, just cause more heavy rains.
Parma hit just eight days after an earlier storm left Manila awash in the worst flooding in four decades, killing almost 300 people.
Tens of thousands of Filipinos fled to higher ground as Parma bore down on the main island of Luzon bearing winds of 108 mph (175 kph) and driving rain. Towns in half a dozen provinces were battered, and downpours swelled rivers to bursting, officials said. Power, phone lines and internet links were down across the north, making it difficult to get reports about the extent of damage, Armand Araneta, a civil defense official responsible for several northern provinces, told the AP.
"We really got the brunt of the wind," he said by phone from Tuguegarao city, capital of Cagayan province. "Many trees fell here. The winds knocked down cables, telephone lines - even our windows got shattered by the strong winds."
Manila escaped the worst of the storm. On Sept. 26, Tropical Storm Ketsana killed at least 288 people and damaged the homes of 3 million. Ketsana went on to kill 99 in Vietnam, 14 in Cambodia and 16 in Laos.
Sunday, Child United, a Seattle-based nonprofit organization, gaterhed relief supplies and donations to send to the Philippines later this week. along with more clothes, shoes, towels, blankets, sheets and food they plan on collecting and combining with online monetory donations.
Child United promotes education in the Philippines, but switched their focus when disaster struck. "When we found out that there was so much devastation in the Philippines," said Christine Umayam, "we just had to change our focus and put it out there for relief."
Parma was part of more than a week of destruction in the Asia-Pacific region: an earthquake Wednesday in Indonesia, a tsunami Tuesday in the Samoan islands, and Ketsana.
In Indonesia, the United Nations puts the death toll at 1,100 and its expected to rise some more. On Sunday, government officials ans search teams lost hope of finding any more survivors under the rubble, and instead began focusing on retrieving bodies and setting up tents for the tens of thousands of homeless and providing them with food and drinking water.
According to the AP, hundreds of children went back to class Monday in schools set up in tents in Indonesia's earthquake zone to get counseling on the loss of loved ones and homes, as authorities tried to restore normalcy after the disaster.
Meanwhile, In Samoa, medical teams are giving tetanus shots and antibiotics to tsunami survivors, as grieving residents begin burying the dead. At least 169 people are known dead after Samoa and its neighboring Pacific islands were hit by an earthquake and tsunami. Bodies are still being pulled from the sea and dug out from under sand, mud and debris. Many billagers in remote areas of American Samoa were waiting for government officials to assess damage to their homes and shops before they can start to clean up.
McChord Air Force Base joined a massive convoy effort from the United States, Australia, and New Zealand to help out those in the Samoa Islands recovering from a deadly tsunami. A C-17 loaded with supplies and a nine-person Federal Emergency Management Agency team left for American Samoa in the early evening, with the goal of making it by midnight while refueling in mid-air.
It's one of several local efforts to help out several Southeast Asian countries that have been devastated in the last few days by natural disasters.
Local non-profit, World Vision has sent a small group to the Samoa Islands to get a better idea of what's happening on the ground there, because they say communication with loved ones has been difficult.
"It's just, the waiting, and it's hard," says Lina Thompson with World Vision, "and we're just hoping and praying for some good news."
Mercy Corps is concentrating their efforts in Indonesia. "Mercy Corps has a substantial presence in Padang working on disaster preparedness," said Craig Redmond, Mercy Corps Southeast Asia Regional Director. "No one is better positioned to respond to this emergency than us." They are providing temporary shelter items, other relief supplies and provision of clean water.
Tim Serban, Snohomish County Red Cross volunteer from Marysville and a member of the spiritual care response team is being deployed to American Samoa as part of the massive mobilization of Red Cross personnel and supplies being sent into weather-devastated areas in the Samoa area.
"This is an exceptionally busy time in that part of the world," Chuck Morrison, director of the Snohomish County Red Cross stressed. "We've got people, hundreds of families with children who need help just to get through the day and survive the effects of the tsunami, along with flooding and typhoon activity in the surrounding area. And there's another typhoon on the way," he added.
The Red Cross has dozens of volunteers already providing food and supplies in the Philippines as well. A team of 50 volunteers are enroute to American Somoa supplement the efforts of the local Red Cross team. The Red Cross has a warehouse on American Samoa supplied with cots, flashlights, and cooking and clean-up supplies, and will be sending in additional supplies as quickly as possible.Copyright © 2014, The Morning Call


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DENVER, Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Although the ongoing study by The Integer Group ® has shown an increase in online shopping over the last three years, the latest study is showing online shopping overall has leveled out. Even though online shopping is steady, Boomers are continuing to increase their online purchases (up 4.5 percent since 2011) and Millennials who said they are purchasing more online is down 7 percent from 2011. This was revealed in the latest issue of The Checkout , an ongoing shopper behavior study conducted by Integer ® and M/A/R/C Research.
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Even though many shoppers in the survey noted that they are shopping about the same amount online as they were three months ago, there are some interesting shifts in purchase categories. Since the January 2012 issue of The Checkout, online purchase of health and beauty has increased significantly among shoppers aged 50 to 64, growing nearly 12 percent. The percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds who say they've purchased any products online, even once, has dropped in all categories except books, music, and tickets. Overall, none of these categories saw major growth from 2011 to 2012.Data for The Checkout comes from a national survey conducted by Integer and M/A/R/C where consumers are asked about their shopping attitudes, shopping behaviors, and economic outlook. Topics range from criteria shoppers use to select retailers, to which in-store stimulus is most likely to drive purchase, to factors that might lead shoppers to leave an aisle empty-handed. The Checkout is available for download at Integer's blog ShopperCulture.com. About The Integer Group The Integer Group ( www.integer.com) is one of the world's largest promotional, retail, and shopper marketing agencies, and a key member of Omnicom Group Inc. Integer lives at the Intersection of Branding and Selling ® and creates strategic marketing solutions for clients in categories that include retail, beverage, packaged goods, telecommunications, home and shelter, automotive aftermarket, and power sports. Integer has more than 1,200 employees working in U.S. locations as well as international offices in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, North and South America. Join the conversation on shopping culture and brand strategy at www.shopperculture.com. About Omnicom Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) ( www.omnicomgroup.com) is a leading global marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom's branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, digital and interactive marketing, direct and promotional marketing, public relations, and other specialty communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries. SOURCE The Integer Group
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What are the others saying about Firestone Destination le?
Forums are a good place to harvest reviews and gather information about your purchases. They are more likely to be authentic and completed too. Therefore, its a good idea to check out what are the fellow drivers are saying about Firestone destination le in the discussion forums.
For a start, if you look at clubarmada.com forums, user "VeeTec" claims the after switching his Contitracs with Firestone Destination le, it change his whole driving experience. The drivability improves as he felt more comfortable, stable and quiet even compared to a brand new Contitracs tire. After two weeks of usage, it still continues to amaze him as the handling is as good as the 1st day of usage.
It may sound dramatic but he exclaimed that the first day of installation, his family met a harsh thunderstorm on the way back and the road condition was horrible. However, the good traction on Firestone destination le has allowed him to drive his vehicle confidently without sliding or slippage and safety brought his family back home.
Secondly, a quick review by an anonymous in Tirerack.com revealed that although the Firestone Destination le is an OEM tire, it has performed remarkably well and the wear on the treads is decent as the grooves are still quite deep even at a mileage of 50,000 miles. It probably is the best OEM tire he has used and it's lucky to get Firestone destination "out of the box".
If you dig deeper on Firestone Destination le using Google, you will see more interesting reviews that gives you an insight into this incredible tire. Given the specifications and technologies involved in the making of this tire, it's no wonder that it has received so many praises in the internet.
Anyway, just in case you don't believe the review, go ahead and take a look at the forum threads here: http://www.clubarmada.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-8005.html and http://www.tirerack.com/survey/SurveyComments.jsp?additionalComments=Y&tireMake=Firestone&tireModel=Destination+LE&commentStatus=P
Shoot me an email if you have any reviews you would like to share with everyone
How does the technologies in Firestone Destination le benefit us?
If you have read my previous post, I talked a lot about the various features of Firestone destination le so this time round I will be talking deeper into the underlying technologies. The UNI-T technology which I was mentioning many times is actually stands for "Ultimate Network of Intelligent Tire Technology". It's a combination of various technologies Firestone has developed and incorporated into their line of tires especially Firestone Destination le. Let's take a look what are the technologies.
For a start, they have developed L.L. Carbon which is an advanced form of carbon black which is often used by all tire manufacturers to reinforce the rubber. The L.L. Carbon is make up of molecular structure that resembles grapes and they are chained together firmly. This results in better absorption of stress from wear and tear and the resistance of cracking and chipping.
Secondly, the COCS (Computer Optimized Component System) technology is being used with a computer to determine the perfect combination of surface groove design, materials, internal construction, side wall and many more depending on criteria. The usage of COCS allows the computer to automatically calculate all the "what if" and from the helpful simulations after the calculations, engineers from Firestone are able to design the right tire for every needs.
Lastly, the O-Bead technology is helpful in creating a perfect tire assembly. Without it, the tire would not fit very well to the rim which results in inefficiency of the wheel rotation. Think about it, what one is easier to roll: A rolling egg or a rolling fully-rounded wheel. Many of the tire manufacturers today have overlapped joints where the ends of the bead meet causing small gaps in between tire and rim. The game changing O-Bead get rids of this problem by using just a single continuous strand of wire and that would effectively create a rounder tire assembly for greater drivability.
As you can see, so many thoughts, energy and efforts are spent into designing Firestone Destination le so that consumers like us can benefit from it. In the next post, I'll be publishing more reviews of Firestone Destination le from various sources.
What goes into the design of Firestone Destination le?
The Firestone destination le was designed to empower light trucks and SUV with the new UNI-T technologies which results in a more comforting and at the same time powerful ride. Let's take a look how does the UNIT-T technologies help the tires. Firstly, it features a 5 degree noise reduction which produces "muting" sound waves to diminish noise when you are traveling in the highway. Being a frequent user of the highway, I love this feature because I don't have to turn my radio volume so high to mute the road noise anymore!
Secondly, the spiral wrap on the tires surface ensure the durability and capability when your vehicle is traveling in high speed as the continuous nylon wrap holds the tire firmly together.
Thirdly, if you travel in wet terrain or tropical countries, the deep circumferential grooves would come in handy as it can efficiently channel water out of the main grooves area to increase resilience to hydroplaning. The open shoulder tread design is also made to facilite the channeling of the water from the deep grooves to the outside the tire. These features would greatly improve traction on wet terrains and handling capabilities on emergencies like hydroplaning. Hydroplaning is the number one disaster to avoid so these safety feature are very important.
Lastly, in the bead construction of the Firestone destination le, the O-Bead technology allows the use of a single continuous strand of wire to improve overall comfort. Well you might think, what's the big deal about using a single continuous one? That's where you are wrong. By using a single continuous cable, it eliminates small and unwanted gaps between the tire and rim which results in a firmer tire assembly. It then translates to better drivability and stability.
In the next post, I'll be giving out more detailed info on the technologies of the Firestone destination le so please stay tuned
My personal Firestone Destination le review
I have been using Firestone Destination le on my Tacoma 2005 truck and I'm proud to say that after passing 68,000 miles, it's still performing well. Proof? The tires passed this year's inspection. Anyway, the tread is running out and it's time to get a new set of Firestone destination le.
For the past few years with this increable tire, I'm impressed at the capability to perform at most terrains: highway, snow, dirt and just about everything else. The tread life is awesome as it lasts me close to 70,000 miles with a rotation in the middle of this term.
While I noticed that many people over the internet quickly slammed the Firestone destination le, saying that it has a bad tread life, I would say that it heavily depends on driving patterns. It affects 65% of tread wear and the rest of the 35% depends on wheel alignment and suspension. Some people drive crazily like there's no tomorrow and it's no wonder that these tires would not last. My advice: go easy on the pedal and you can save your tires as well as your precious gas.
Bottom line: Yes, go for it. Where can you get such great tires for $500 a set!
There are many online tire stores selling Firestone Destination for a very affordable price and you can even use a coupon code on it to save even more!
What is Firestone Destination le?
The all new Firestone destination le with Uni-T technology aims to bring performance out of sports utility vehicles and light pickup trucks. Designed with the Firestone's weathergrip tread compound, it's designed to enhance traction in many conditions and terrains including tricky ones like snowy roads. If you look at the cross section of the tire, you will notice that it has a symmetric tread design which has independent blocks to increase performance and at the same time generate noise canceling waves to cancel out all the tire noise. It's made to last as the Firestone destination le has inner steel belts with wrapped nylon to reinforce the strength of the tire and the polyester cord body can help to reduce the impact of bumpy ride, ensuring a smooth one.
It comes with various popular sizes and most importantly it's very affordable at average of $140 per tire. Like other firestone tires, the Firestone destination le comes with 5 years or 50,000 miles tread life warranty. Even if you are not happy about what it can offer, you can ask for a full refund or exchange within 30 days!
Up next, I'll be giving my personal review about this incredible tire so stay tuned!
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Are you looking for information and reviews of Firestone Destination le? Stay tuned to my blog as I will be rolling out detailed information and reviews from various sources of Firestone Destination le and with all these vast amount of information I'm sure you will know whether Firestone Destination le is right for your vehicle.


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The apocalypse has come and gone, and I am still alive and kicking. I'll be taking the next several days to recharge, but unfortunately no longer than that. The GRE is only one part of the grad school admissions process. Now comes…well, everything else. Looking ahead, these are the next four big stops that I can see along the road to grad school. So much to think about! I love thinking! I love it!
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Now that I have a (unofficial) GRE score, I have a better idea of where I should/can apply. So far, all I've done is make a big list of all the schools that might possibly interest me; now the next step is to whittle away at the list until I get down to a reasonable list of four or five schools. This is by far one of the scariest/exciting-est (not a word) things I've ever had to do in my life — I don't think any other decision will define the rest of my life as much as this one will. No turning back now!


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Dan Savage Investigates the Recent Pot Legalization in Washington and Colorado: Video
Posted On Thursday, January 10, 2013 By Accidental Bear. Under Health, Queer News Tags: Colorado, Dan Savage, Pot Legalization, Washington
42 Seconds: Pot Legalization and Marijuana Reform | Dan Savage: American Savage | TakePart TV Dan Savage investigates the recent pot legalization in Washington and Colorado and how it has already dismissed over 220 misdemeanor cases. He also gives a brief ...
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Hair Balls of the Day: Gay Lumberjack's Washington Wedding
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"Keep the Promise on AIDS" March Draws More Than 2,000 in Downtown Washington
Posted On Monday, July 23, 2012 By Accidental Bear. Under Health, Queer News Tags: AIDS, Keep the Promise on AIDS, march, Washington
HIV/AIDS activists march along 15th Street, N.W. (Washington Blade photo by Michael K. Lavers) More than 2,000 HIV/AIDS activists from around the world took part in the "Make the Promise" march through downtown Washington on Sunday. The Rev. Al Sharpton, journalist ...
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Handpicked News: DOMA Red Tape, Legal in Washington, Gavin Newsom 2014, Polygamist Leader…
Posted On Thursday, August 4, 2011 By Accidental Bear. Under Queer News Tags: ABC Family, Chief Seattle, Defense of Marriage Act, Kitsap Sun, Same-sex marriage, Seattle, Suquamish tribe, Washington
Same-Sex Marriage Becomes Legal in Washington (at Least One Part) Chief Seattle would be proud. The tribe he led in the late 1700s, the Suquamish, has made a giant leap toward equality by allowing and recognizing same-sex marriage. According to the Kitsap ...
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Excellent news – Congresswoman Giffords is back and voting tonight!"
Posted On Monday, August 1, 2011 By Accidental Bear. Under Uncategorized Tags: ABC News, Arizona, Congress, Gabrielle Giffords, Joe Biden, Twitter, United States Congress, Washington
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Gay Couple Frees Coyote From Giant Mayonnaise Jar: Gay Super Heros
Posted On Monday, August 1, 2011 By Accidental Bear. Under Queer News Tags: Animal control officer, Costco, Kubota Garden, Rainier Beach Seattle, Seattle, Tennessee, United States, Washington
Gay super hero role models! Ok, maybe that is over doing it, but not if you were this poor little curious coyote. AB Two Seattle men came to the aid of a coyote pup with an unusual predicament. The pup had a ...
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The Sarah Palin Battle Hymn
Posted On Tuesday, January 18, 2011 By Accidental Bear. Under Uncategorized Tags: Cold blast, Free, God, Harvard University, Hosting, lol, Sarah Palin, TEA PARTY, Washington, Web Design and Development
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#203 - ishotthedeputy (01/27/2013) [-]
The basketball team at my school has this big rivalry game every year that's really fun and in years past, there would be a contest to see which school could eat the most chick-fil-a (not the most productive contest, but it was yummy), and all the profits would go to a cancer fund (coaches vs. cancer). Well this year they discontinued it after the Lesbian and gay Club at the other school protested the contest, so no money to cancer.
TL;DR Not all gay rights rallies are productive and public schools ar too scared of getting sued by butthurt parents
TL;DR Not all gay rights rallies are productive and public schools ar too scared of getting sued by butthurt parents
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#211 to #210 - whipptron (01/27/2013) [-]
Yeah. Your story would be like if the basketball team had the KKK Cater for them, and the KKK would promise to donate some of that money to cancer research. and some black students got upset about that.
The LGBT groups are right to be upset, and your whining just serves to highlight your homophobia.
The LGBT groups are right to be upset, and your whining just serves to highlight your homophobia.
#214 to #211 - ishotthedeputy (01/27/2013) [-]
The guy was asked in an interview what his opinion was on gay marriage and all he said was, "I believe marriage should be between man and woman" and he's getting kicked out of cities. That is nowhere near the KKK. At all. It's LGBT groups being completely intolerant of other views, despite their advertisement of doing the opposite.
#221 to #216 - ishotthedeputy (01/27/2013) [-]
Homophobia is a fear and complete hatred of homosexuals. I think gays should be allowed to be together with benefits and everything, I just ask that they not call it marriage. That's not fear and hatred. Don't swear at a guy you think is wrong and say you're doing your job. Fight for something that actually matters. gay marriage will come. It just needs time. Have some goddamn patience
#249 to #217 - anonymous (01/27/2013) [-]
It's really stupid that you're getting thumbed down. Must be a lot of sensitive homosexuals or just women on funnyjunk, cause all you did was present something that was unfair in your opinion, and tried to prove a point with it.


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The best videos this week include new ones from Dr. Dre, Neon Indian, Flying Lotus, Perfume Genius, and Banjo Or Freakout. There's also this cutesy, precious Daylights video that's become sort of a viral hit because of the story behind it. You might need it after watching this Yuck video:
Yuck – "Rubber" (Dir. Michael Reich) (NSFW)
We posted Yuck's "Automatic" a few weeks back, a slow-moving bird's eye view of the city. This is something completely different. Yuck's "Rubber" video is sort of a girl's languid daydream while being trained as a dog groomer. It may be the only music video to blend shots of a naked breast and mons pubis in the shower with shots of dogs getting their anal glands expressed. It's gross, but kind of not. The actress's heavy-lidded dreaminess during the second half of the video, combined with the track, makes everything surreal and pretty. This video is actually a couple weeks old, but it's my favorite of this week, probably of the last few weeks.
Daylights – "I Hope This Gets To You" (Dir. Walter May)
Here's how to make a viral music video. Combine a compelling love story with a cute video and a convincing argument for passing this along. From the description on YouTube: "After my girlfriend moved away for graduate school, I wanted to create something different to express my feelings for her. I secretly created a song and video with my friends the Daylights in hopes that it would be passed around and get to her organically. WITH YOUR HELP, we can meet this goal and it can stand as a symbol of what we can do as an digital social community. This is dedicated to anyone who is separated from people they love." Apparently she did see this video (wouldn't it just take one mutual friend on Facebook?), but the video is still fun and appealing on its own.
Bear Hands – "Crime Pays" (Dir. Andrei Bowden-Schwartz)
Every scene in this video looks like it came from a film or a documentary you'd love to see. Also keep your eye out for Mike Tyson.
Timmy Schumacher – "The Fire" (Dir. Marc Swadel)
Marc Swadel has done clips for Sonic Youth and the Libertines, and worked on the All Tomorrow's Parties movie. The concept for this video is a Tupperware party-style gun party, where giggling housewives coo over different handgun models. (via Antville)
Banjo Or Freakout – "105″ (Dir. Simone Pellegrini)
Like the Bear Hands video this clip has gorgeously-shot scenes of crimes being committed. But here it's at the hands of a one babyfaced teenage delinquent. My favorite part are the boys (her classmates?) playing basketball, who give her an understanding, non-judgmental look when they leave the basketball court.
Dr. Dre – "Kush" (Dir. Joseph Kahn)
The big special effect in this video has shown up a lot lately, from The Other Guys to those TNT promos. The method (from what I've read) is using a motion-capture camera that moves exactly the same way each take, then using background extras that are models and dancers, people really good at holding their bodies in one position for a long time. The dollar bills, tipped glasses, etc., are added in post-production, and any wires are removed. This video shows how it's done.
Fenech Soler – "Demons" (Dir. Casper Balsev)
Like many video directors, Casper Balsev is also a photographer, but few directors make videos where every frame looks like a photograph. That's one of his gifts, another is making songs that you'd normally not want to listen to, kind of tolerable. I interviewed him a while back about his Presets video. There are some similarities here: both use slow motion, and mundane things like sand, powder, and fog become beautiful. But I don't think any of his past videos have used this much color.
Honorable Mention:
Darwin Deez – "DNA" (Dir. Miles Crawford)
Perfume Genius – "Lookout, Lookout" (Dir. Patrick Sher)
Flying Lotus – "Zodiac Shit" (Dir. Adult Swim)
Neon Indian – "Mind, Drips" (Dir. Lars Larsen and Edward Leckie)
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I think Kanye's "Monster" video is the best video of the week (even though it's just a preview):
Darwin Deez…that was awesome.
best part of stereogum – these ridiculous freaking music videos.
the dr.dre vid was pretty kool but couldnt just help but notice the subtle advertising in the video.
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Due next week via Memphis garage-punk institution Goner Records
"When you sing in a hardcore band," says Ex-Cult's Chris Shaw, "everything is very concrete because you have this idea you're trying to convey in a two-minute span. I wanted to get weirder than that and not go into writing a song already knowing exactly what I wanted to say, but rather, hear the music and then let whatever I was thinking about take over. The weirder the better."
Shaw, who had also served in Memphis hardcore unit Vile Nation, found the perfect set of collaborators to achieve just that, combining with friends in the local punk scene (including members of Magic Kids) as well as cyclonic San Franciscan Ty Segall. In March, after a series of Ex-Cult shows at SXSW, Segall approached Shaw and his bandmates about producing their yet-to-be-recorded debut full-length on Memphis' Goner Records. They shipped off for San Francisco thereafter, hunkering down in Eric "King Riff" Bauer's Chinatown studio to craft a weird, sometimes frightening set of tight-fisted proto-punk that Shaw says was definitely influenced by the Bay Area. "That place is like a dream world, so going there and laying down an album with your good friend pretty much was as cool as it sounds."
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SACRAMENTO—One of the seven crew members aboard a missing Coast Guard C-130 plane believed to have been involved in a mid-air collision with a Navy helicopter has been idenitified as a Rocklin resident.
The Sacramento Bee reports the family of 22-year-old Danny Kreder was informed by the Coast Guard of the man's disappearance off the coast of San Clemente Island.
The family of Kreder was reportedly told of his disappearance around 7:00am local time. Kreder's family is from a small town in unincorporated Texas.
FOX40 News attempted to search public records for Kreder and identified previous addresses listed near Waco, Texas and Camp Pendleton, California, but could not confirm a Rocklin home address.
Thursday evening, eyewitnesses reported seeing a fireball off the coast of San Clemente Island where authorities with the US Coast Guard report one of their C-130 planes, based out of McClellan Airfield in Sacramento, likely was involved in a mid-air collision with a Navy AH-1 helicopter.
FOX40 News was the first to learn that the Coast Guard C-130 plane was based out of Sacramento's McClellan Airfield. It's unclear if the seven people on board the C-130 are from the Sacramento area.
The names of those missing have not been officially released by the US Coast Guard, but it has been confirmed that the families of those missing have been notified of the incident.
In a prepared statement, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said the federal government was "providing every available resource to fully support the multi-agency search effort under way to locate survivors of this devastating accident.''
"As we hope for the best, we are reminded of the danger and personal risk that the courageous men and women of the Department of Homeland Security and our armed forces confront every day in order to ensure the safety, security and resilience of our great nation,'' Napolitano said.
The Coast Guard is among the agencies overseen by DHS.
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Speak of the devil. In comes the husband, with Cruz in hand. "Mummy, you were singing in the Spice Girls!" the toddler says. They've just returned from taking his big brothers to school.
"Were you listening to the Spice Girls in Daddy's car?" Victoria asks.
"Yes!" He's running back and forthzip, zip, zipa Cruz missile. The whole family is going on the Spice Girls' 40-date reunion tour beginning December 2. "I wanted my children to see that Mummy was a pop star," Beckham says. "It was the last opportunity for them to stand in a crowd full of people screaming for the Spice Girls."
She introduces her husband. A gay icon himself, he has a shy smile, a small voice, and a strong, leathery handshake. He sleeps covered in tattoos. Sweeping up Cruz, his Mini Me, he throws him over a shoulder and carries him off to the kitchen.
Meeting David was "completely love at first sight," Beckham says. "I remember it so clearly." The Spice Girls were at their zenith when she flew with Fuller to a Manchester United match. David had yet to wow the world with his way of bending the ball. But he wowed her. She gave him her phone number on her airline ticket stub. "And he told me he went home and wrote the number on so many other things in case he lost it," she says. "We found the ticket the other day!" They dated for months under the radar. "We drove around in his car and would sit in car parks and talk for hours and hours. We didn't need to go out for meals. We didn't need to go out for drinks. We just wanted to be together and get to know each other."
"It was a fascinating time," Fuller says. "She was Posh Spice, and David was just on the brink of being the biggest footballers in England. They were so in love and desperately keen to get married. I was the father figure in the group, so I was like, `Take it slow.' But Victoria was just so deliriously happy and determined."
And you know what that means. "They have a unique chemistry," Fuller says. "They've been through amazing and difficult times. They're like an island, but that's what makes them special. They keep each other on their toes. They're also critical of each other, pushing the other to be better."


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Oh Yes, The Facebook
I guess we should have seen this coming.
Texas Republican Senatecreep Ted Cruz told the GOP to stop reading the New York Times. You know, pretending that most of them can read big words.
And that set me to pondering that the first step of any cult is to cut you off from reality. I am semi-intelligent. I can watch Fox News and come away with my values and ideals intact. The same is not true for the followers of Ted Cruz. If they are exposed to the New York Times, they will immediately vote for Hillary Clinton. In medical and psychological terms this is called "stupid."
But just cutting them off from the New York Times isn't enough. The Facebook is also a tool of the devil.
Just looking at pictures of your cat or what you had for dinner is far too tempting a lifestyle for Ted Cruz's Teapartiers. They now have their own Facebook.
Okay, there's an upside. I only have two Republican friends on Facebook, and now they can go post their crazy crap somewhere else. It's not that I fear it will pollute my mind, it's just that I just hate knowing how many people will believe any damn lie that ted Cruz, the NRA, and GOP tells them. And that Snopes has a liberal bias.
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Drew Peterson murder trial to start at the end of July
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Just as he was about to confirm Drew Peterson's long-awaited murder trial will start at the end of July, the judge asked the former Bolingbrook police sergeant if he had any reservations about the date.
"I've been in solitary confinement for three years, your honor," Peterson said.
His lawyers told him to hush, but it was done. Jury selection in Peterson's trial for the drowning death of his third wife, 40-year-old Kathleen Savio, will begin July 23. Opening statements start July 31.
And once it's underway, prosecutors will not be allowed to mention any presumption that his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, might be dead too. Will County Judge Edward Burmila laid out that and several other ground rules in an hours-long hearing Thursday to prepare for Peterson's trial.
An Illinois appellate court ruling cleared the way last month for the trial to finally begin, and lawyers on both sides have said they're eager to get started. It's been three years since Peterson was arrested on murder charges for Savio's death, and now his trial is less than 10 weeks away.
Savio was found dead in a dry bathtub in 2004 while she and Peterson were in the midst of a bitter divorce. Peterson's attorneys argue prosecutors have no physical evidence to tie Peterson to her death, and they even asked the judge to bar prosecutors from convicting him "upon innuendo."
Burmila shot them down, though, and suggested they ask him for a verdict after prosecutors put on their case.
"You're asking me to have a trial in advance of a trial," Burmila said.
But the judge's decision to bar any mention of Stacy Peterson's possible death was a partial victory for the defense team. Her 2007 disappearance prompted authorities to revisit Savio's death, which was initially ruled an accident.
"I guess you'd have to be living under a rock not to know what's gone on in this case," defense lawyer Steven Greenberg conceded.
But Burmila said prosecutors may ask witnesses why they waited for years to talk to police about Savio's death. Some witnesses are expected to testify they didn't call police until Stacy Peterson went missing.
Thursday's hearing began in Burmila's small 20-seat courtroom but moved to a larger courtroom after a lunch break. There Peterson was allowed to sit unshackled at a desk among his attorneys. He again wore glasses, a blue prison jumpsuit and sported a thinner beard.
He seemed calm throughout the proceedings, and he managed to get through the day without landing himself in hot water with a bailiff the way he did a few weeks ago.
Sue Doman, Savio's sister, and husband Mitchell Doman also watched wearing buttons featuring Savio's face. At Greenberg's request, Burmila said those won't be allowed in the trial.
The judge said prosecutors can't argue the Rev. Neil Schori, or any other witness, has enhanced credibility because he's a minister. Schori's expected to testify that Stacy Peterson told him her husband coached her "for hours" to lie to police when questioned about Savio's death.
But still pending is a request from Peterson's team to bar testimony from attorney Harry C. Smith, who they said violated attorney-client privilege when he testified at an evidentiary hearing about conversations he had with Savio and Stacy Peterson.
Burmila found those conversations were covered by attorney-client privilege, but he said Savio might have waived that privilege when she purportedly told Smith, "If I die, you have to go to the authorities and tell them that Drew did it."
Attorneys will argue about that and other defense motions — Peterson' lawyers said more could be coming — when they return to Burmila's courtroom June 6.
Greenberg predicted Peterson's trial will last about a month. But opening statements in the case are now planned just two weeks before the trial of another high-profile Will County defendant: alleged family-killer Christopher Vaughn.
Though the cases are handled in different courtrooms, the men have at least one prosecutor in common. Vaughn is scheduled to go to trial August 13.


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Rick Perry Might Be Able to Appeal to Democratic Voters After All
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When he danced with rabbis singing Hanukkah songs.
He promises to do something neither Bill Clinton nor George W. Bush were willing to do: Move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
The Texas governor is having quite the NYC trip.
He really likes Dave Matthews Band, bro.
"I wanted to make him feel comfortable."
Unemployment was up in the month of August.
One renowned Perry-watcher thinks he might be.
He's leading Romney by nearly twenty points in a new poll.
The former front-runner isn't panicking, for now.
"We better load up, because he is bringing it."
And it gets more extreme from there.
"Is Rick Perry dumb?"
Governor of Texas? More like the governor of TAXES.
He's up by double digits over Mitt Romney in three national polls.
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Baranek: Jen DeJarld adds new chapter to Mother McAuley volleyball legacy
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Of shadows and seniors ...
On Saturday, Jen DeJarld earned her first championship in the nine years she's been volleyball head coach at Mother McAuley.
It was an electric moment when the last point went on the board in a 25-22, 25-19 victory over Benet and the Mighty Macs jumped for joy on the court.
The previous time McAuley won it all was in 2004. It was Nancy Pedersen's final season, after which she retired as a legend at the Southwest Side school with 829 victories and nine state titles.
DeJarld, Pedersen's top assistant for a decade, was trusted with the McAuley legacy.
Who would have thought it would take this long to break out from under the shadow? One person who hasn't wailed and gnashed her teeth about it is DeJarld.
"That's not why I coach, only for a state championship," she said. "I coach to work with young ladies in our neighborhood and our school, and I hope I've imparted something more than just volleyball wisdom to them.
"There are a lot of life lessons and being good people. Is it great? Absolutely. Is it addicting? I've been doing it 19 years, so, yeah. I've been a part of a lot of state championships. This one is very special because it's my first as a head coach, and it's with my daughter (Ryann) and my team."
When you break down the career of Jen DeJarld, you've got to take a few things into account.
One of them is timing.
For all but one of Pedersen's titles, Marist didn't exist when it came to girls volleyball. In 2004, the RedHawks program, under another Pedersen protege, Natalie Holder, was just taking off.
The addition of another major option to play volleyball on the Southwest Side resulted in smaller freshman tryout days at McAuley.
Then there was the IHSA's decision to go to four classes, which resulted in smaller postseason playoff fields that just don't seem to change much from year to year.
Where with the two-class system McAuley could wind up going north to Palatine or Fremd, now it's always the same 16-team sectional in the mega-strong south. This season's Sandburg Sectional was so deep that 17-6 Richards was an 11 seed. Don't expect that trend to change.
Through it all, DeJarld, who also has three third-place finishes and a second in Class 4A, still has had more state success than any other coach in the Southland.
Not bad following a classy, talented and successful act in Pedersen.
As for the seniors, much credit for McAuley's run to the title has to go to Courtney Joyce, Jenny Phelan, Mallory Maxwell, Claire Martin, Lauren Carlson, Maddie Meyer, Molly Geary and Gabrielle Ennis.
Joyce, obviously, was the heart and soul of the Macs as the starting setter who had multidimensional talents. Phelan's and Maxwell's roles grew as the season went on as effective servers and defenders.
Even those who didn't play a lot created an atmosphere the five sophomores (Ryann DeJarld, Carla Cahill, Maggie Scanlon, Kelsey Clark and Kennedy Arundel) DeJarld brought up for the 2012 run to a third-place finish in Class 4A could flourish.
"I've coached some of these kids since fifth and sixth grade," DeJarld said. "They were special back then. My senior class, I knew there was something special in them. We had two classes loaded with talent, my juniors and seniors. I don't get that every year.
"I was 10-strong in each class that came to us back to back. That's pretty rare. The seniors, not only were they talented, but their leadership skills were so strong. My juniors, I hope they learned from those leadership skills, because we're going to need a lot of leadership from them next year."


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Zend\Math namespace should contain the common used math-related classes in other namespaces. This improves reusability. At the moment of writing, Zend Framework uses a BigInteger class within the Zend\Crypt namespace. This should be refactored to the Zend\Math namespace in order to improve reusability. Also within the Zend\Locale namespace mathematical functions are often used such as a custom round function, normalize, etc. There even is a special class devoted to doing this (Zend\Locale\Math).

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Poll is ok whether to update Confluence or not IMO.

Apr 04, 2012

IE: Confluence - The largest issue here is that if we do upgrade confluence the proposal system that was based on confluence will no longer work as the plugin that handles it is no longer maintained. While I agree that some of the features are very nice and handy (we use it internally at the company I am at); I'm not sure it makes sense without finding a way to preserve the current proposals inside of it today.

Apr 04, 2012

Agenda items should really have had some discussion on the list or IRC before being brought up here. I'm voting against discussing teamCalendar as the first I heard of it was today when checking the agenda. Additionally: we're trying to reduce the number of tools we host ourselves, not add to them (as maintaining them is a time sink); such a tool would require anybody wanting the calendar to be registered (which is not the case now).


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Looking forward to next show!
This site is sposored by the Brunswick Coin & Stamp Club. If you are interested in finding out about upcoming Coin and Stamp Shows in Maine, please click on the Maine Show Calendar tab at the top of this page.
Sunday July 13th, 2014 Coin & Stamp Show
The Brunswick Coin & Stamp Club is sponsoring our annual Winter Coin & Stamp Show on Sunday July 13th, 2014. The upcoming July Show is another sellout with the following dealers in attendance who will be staffing 40+ tables.
Alan Millay
Anthony Hickey (NH)
Bim Fennimore
Bob Caouette Coins
Carl Knightly
Chris Creps
D & S Coins
Doug King
Ed McDonough
Frank Trask - Trask & Parady Numismatics
Franklin County Coin & Currency
Great East Collectibles
Hall Stamps
Hilltop Farms (VT)
James Scherer
Jesse LeBlanc – dba Vest pocket Coin & Currency
John Dirnbauer Rare Coins
John Pothier
John Williams
Kevin Nolan
Mark (Tiny) Voight (Boothbay, Me)
Michael Tripp dba Mussell Ridge Coins
Pete Bosse dba Pete's Cards
Rich Howard dba Howards Collectibles
Ron Rojas
John Crane -dba S & J Collectibles
Sam Fuller
Sandy Sandelin
Coins, currency, medals & tokens, stamps, post cards, ephemera and postal history, as well as collector supplies will be available for sale. As usual, there will be a "silent bid" auction which is one of the favorites of many collectors attending the Show. Hourly door prizes, including ( 2 ) $50.00 bills.
All Coin & Stamp Shows sponsored by the Brunswick Coin & Stamp Club are listed/advertised on the internet and can be found at the following web sites:


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Nichols Brothers to Build Second WSF 144-Car Ferry
US Fab Contracts Nichols Brothers Boat Builders to build the second 144-Car Washington State Ferry Superstructure. At their Seattle facility, US Fab, a subsidiary company of Vigor Industrial will partner once again with Nichols Brothers Boat Builders of Freeland, Washington to build the second 144-Car Washington State Ferry. The Vessel is the second to be built in the Olympic Class for Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries division. Construction of the first vessel is currently underway at both US Fab and Nichols Brothers facilities. Construction of the Superstructure will commence in December 2012 following the delivery of the first structure to US Fab. Nichols Brothers will be responsible for fabrication of the superstructure to include the Grand Block consisting of all structure above the lower vehicle deck, including the ramps to the upper vehicle deck, and outfitting of each pilot house. Nichols Brothers will deliver the Grand Block on a barge to US Fab for final assembly in November 2013. The vessel is a double ended passenger automobile ferry for 1,500 passengers and 144 vehicles. The vessel characteristics are as follows: Length Overall 362'- 3" Length Waterline 335' – 0" Beam Molded 83' – 2" Depth Molded, Main Deck 24'-6" Design Draft 16'-5" Propulsion Plant 3000 BHP x 2
AMCV Awards Columbia Queen Contract
American Classic Voyages (AMCV), granted a $6.4 million contract for construction completion and outfitting on Columbia Queen to Nichols Brothers Boat Builders of Whidbey Island, Wash. The 161-passenger U.S.-flag riverboat, which will be readied by Nichols for service on the Columbia River system, will be operated under The Delta Queen Steamboat brand. Offering Pacific Northwest cruises beginning in April 2000, Columbia Queen will travel the Columbia
Nichols Brothers Introduces Its Biggest Passenger Catamaran Ever
Nichols Brothers, based in Whidbey Island, Wash., recently delivered a 144 ft., 450-capacity passenger catamaran for Catalina Cruises, dubbed Catalina Jet. The vessel, which is the largest passenger catamaran to be constructed by Nichols, will run between Long Beach and Catalina Island at a speed of 36 knots.Employing four Caterpillar electronically controlled 1,950-hp diesel engines, to power Ulstein Bird Johnson waterjets
Empress of the North Scheduled for Completion in May 2003
American West Steamboat Company has begun construction of a second sternwheeler cruise ship, the Empress of the North, scheduled for completion in May 2003. The Empress of the North is being built by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders in Freeland, Wash., where her sister ship, the sternwheeler Queen of the West, was completed in 1995. Designed in Seattle by naval architects, Guido Perla & Associates, the Empress of the North will be 360 ft. long and accommodate 236 passengers and 84 crew
Nichols Brothers Boat Builders Looks at Expanding
According to a report from the South Whidbey Record, Nichols Brothers Boat Builders is looking at expanding its operations into Oak Harbor, Wash. in order to have a larger role in building ferries for Washington state. Source: South Whidbey Record
Largest Passenger Catamaran from Nichols
The largest passenger catamaran to be completed by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders - at 144 ft. in length and with a 450-passenger capacity - was delivered to Catalina Cruises. The four-engine, 36 knot vessel is planned for service between Long Beach, Calif. and Catalina Island. Catalina Jet employs four Caterpillar 3512B, electronically controlled, 1,950-hp diesel engines to power MJP J550 DD waterjets supplied by Ulstein Bird Johnson
Bollinger Announces Consortium for Future Building Opportunities
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. announced at the International Workboat Show in New Orleans that an agreement was reached to form an international consortium to respond to a Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition program for the Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV). The JHSV program brings together Navy, Army, Marines, and SOCOM to pursue a multi-use platform. The JHSV is a new generation, multi-use platform capable of transporting troops and their equipment, supporting humanitarian relief efforts
Navy to Christen Experimental (X-Craft) Sea Fighter
(Pictured is the Littoral Surface Craft – Experimental, "X-Craft," will be christened SEA FIGHTER (FSF-1) on 5 February 2005. The ceremony will take place at the Nichols Brothers Boatyard on Whidbey Island, Washington.) The Navy will christen the experimental X-Craft "Sea Fighter" and designate it as the first Fast Sea Frame, Saturday, Feb. 5, during a noon PST ceremony at Nichols Bros. Boat Builders, Whidbey Island, Wash.
Crowley Takes Delivery of Vigilant
Crowley Maritime Corporation took delivery of the Vigilant, a new Z-Drive tugboat that is being chartered from BayDelta Maritime, Inc., for use in Crowley's ship assist and escort business in Cook Inlet, Alaska. The nimble, powerful, ice-strengthened tug will be stationed at the Tesoro Alaska Company's Nikiski refinery in Cook Inlet on a year-round basis to provide enhanced safety and environmental protection for tankers docking there
Fourth High-Speed Environmentally Friendly Ferry
Kvichak Marine Industries and Nichols Brothers Boat Builders recently delivered M/V Taurus, their fourth high-speed, environmentally friendly ferry to the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) located in San Francisco. WETA mandated that their new passenger ferries integrate as much green technology as possible and that emissions be 85% cleaner than the current EPA emission standards for Tier II (2007) marine engines
Higgins Named CEO of Nichols Brothers Boat Builders
Gavin Higgins has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Ice Floe LLC dba Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB), the company announced today. Effective immediately, Higgins replaces Matt Nichols, one of the company's founders who has served as CEO of NBBB since February 2012
Ferry Return Adds to SF Bay Passenger Capacity
SF Bay Ferry says that its passenger loads increased significantly in 2013 and continue to increase in 2014. The refurbished 250 passenger Bay Breeze will bring needed additional carrying capacity to San Francisco Bay Ferry's Harbor Bay/San Francisco service thereby relieving occasional
Bay Delta Equips New Tug with Markey Winches
San Francisco headquartered Bay Delta Maritime commissioned a sixth Delta Class Tug with Nichols Brothers Boat Builders out of Whidbey Island Washington. The Jensen designed M/V Delta Audrey, is a 100'x40' z-drive tractor tug that is set to be delivered in June
State leaders christen first Olympic-class ferry at Vigor
State elected, transportation and manufacturing leaders were on hand today to celebrate the christening of the state's first 144-car Olympic Class ferry, the M/V Tokitae, at Vigor Industrial's shipyard in Seattle. Lynn Peterson, Washington's Secretary of Transportation
Nichols Brothers to Build Arctic Landing Craft
Bowhead Transport, LLC has recently awarded Nichols Brothers Boat Builders a contract to construct a new 150 by 50' Landing Craft. The landing craft will operate in Arctic coastal villages of the North Slope Borough of Alaska and between the Pacific and Arctic oceans.
SD Builds Tractor Tug Replica Model
San Marcos, California-based SD Model Makers delivered three replica models of a 100-foot tractor tug to Nichols Brothers Boat Builders of Freeland, Wash. The 24-inch scale model ship replicated the Nichols Brothers lasts build -- the second of two new 100' x 40' Z-drive ship assist tractor tugs
Vigor Industrial Promotes Bryan Nichols and Grant Fosheim
Vigor Industrial made two promotions in its sales and marketing team, advancing Bryan Nichols to Manager of Sales and Marketing and Grant Fosheim to Sales and Marketing Associate. Bryan Nichols joined Vigor Industrial in 2011 as a sales representative
Harley Tractor Tug 'Robert Franco' Launched
Nichols Brothers Boat Builders has launched the first of two tractor tugs they have contracted with Harley Marine Services. The new tugboat will be delivered to Harley Marine Services in mid April 2013. The Tractor Tug, a Jensen Maritime of Seattle, Washington design
Nichols Brothers Boat Builders Launch M/V Robert Franco
On March 14, 2013 Nichols Brothers Boat Builders launched the M/V Robert Franco the first of two tractor tugs Nichols has contracted with Harley Marine Services. Nichols began construction of the 100' x 40' Z-drive ship assist tractor tug in May of 2012
Washington Governor Makes Weld on State's Second Ferry
Washington Governor Jay Inslee officially kicked off the construction of M/V Samish, the state's newest 144-car ferry, by making the first weld on the vessel at Vigor Industrial's Seattle shipyard Friday. Earlier in the week US Fab, the Vigor company building the ferries
Jensen Maritime Designs Harley Tugs & Barge
Crowley Maritime subsidiary, Jensen Maritime complete design of 2 ASD tugboats & a deck cargo barge for Harley Marine. Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company Jensen Maritime recently completed the designs of two new ASD tugs
Jensen Designs Two Tugs, Deck Barge for Harley
Jensen Maritime, Crowley Maritime Corp.'s Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company, recently completed the designs of two new ASD tugs, based on the popular Valor tugboat design, and a 250' x 70' x 15' 8" deck barge for customer Harley Marine
Markey Fills Out Electric Towing Winch Line
As the new year begins, Markey Machinery is preparing a new TES-40-75HP electric towing winch for shipment that will be installed on Harley Marine Services new Z-drive ship assist tractor tug "M/V Robert Franco". The first item of two suites of deck machinery specified by Harley for
Nichols Taps Higgins as COO
Gavin Higgins has joined Nichols Brothers Boat Builders as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Gavin Higgins has been appointed the Chief Operating Officer at Nichols Brothers Boat Builders. Gavin's duties will include oversight of Engineering, Production, Project Management
Build Team for WA Ferry Announced
Build-In-Washington Team announced for Washington State's next new ferry. Multi-company approach means 500 jobs across the region. Major members of the build-in-Washington subcontracting team that will build the state's new 144-car ferry are now set


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Roberto Orci Still Involved With Star Trek 3: Is JJ Abrams Directing?
Orci comments on his departure.
Edgar Wright Rumored For Star Trek 3; Robert Orci Out
There is fire behind the smoke.
Sleepy Hollow Season 2 Monster Villain Concept Art Posters
Extended season premiers Sept. 22nd.
Now Amazing Spider-Man 3 Loses Roberto Orci
Following talk of delays, AZ3 loses a writer.
Good News: Star Trek 3 Is Set In Space
Further away from Earth the better.
Roberto Orci Wants To Direct Star Trek 3; Parts Ways With Alex Kurtzman
Paramount taking a cautious approach.
Star Trek 2's Roberto Orci Would Do A New Animated Show Set In Movie Universe
Star Trek 2 writer Robert Orci discusses a new Star Trek animated taking place withing the J.J. Abrams created universe.
Star Trek 2 (2013): Production Starting and Rumors
Production begins, scripts, shooting locations and more in the latest on Star Trek 2.
Star Trek Animated coming soon to a TV near you?
While we are waiting for the new Star Trek 2, we may be getting a new Star Trek animated.
Roberto Orci on Star Trek 2 (2012) theme and fans
Robert Orci, writer on Star Trek 2, mentions the theme of the sequel and addressing fan's reactions to the first.


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Changes Atop WFLA as Media General Shakes Up Tampa Leadership
Media General has named John Cottingham interim general manager of WFLA as part of a series of personnel changes connected to the Tampa NBC-affiliate and its news partner The Tampa Tribune.
Citing a Tampa economy that has seemingly plateaued, John Schauss, vice president of Media General market operations, today announced that the company is moving a number of executives out of its Tampa-based Florida division. According to The Tampa Tribune, those leaving Tampa are John Schueler, president of the Florida division; Denise Palmer, vice president of news; and Cathy Helean, vice president of marketing. Read more


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By Eve Bergazyn
Deciding where to teach is the most important decision you make after deciding to move abroad, but the options for teaching English can seem overwhelming. Here is some guidance.
1. Kindergartens: These can be mind-numbingly boring, and if you hate singing don't apply. However, working with children is extremely rewarding. The kids have almost no inhibitions and are very affectionate.
Pay, in a large city such as Beijing, Shanghai or Guangzhou, is a minimum of RMB 150 (about $18) per hour and usually more, with little preparation or outside work. This can be the highest paying teaching job available, but generally does not
include rent or a plane ticket, and may require more than 20 teaching hours a week.
2. Boarding Schools: Unlike their Western counterparts, boarding schools are fairly common and spread throughout the countryside surrounding large cities. Paying anywhere from RMB 4,000 to 9,000 (about $480
to $1,090) per month, including apartment and reimbursement for an international flight upon completion of the contract, these are the best deal. Not only does the salary more than cover living expenses, it allows travel, with one month vacation
for spring festival, two months for summer, and two weeks' paid vacation. The younger the kids, the less marking but the more discipline necessary. It is very important to go over your contract carefully, as it is in any teaching situation in
China, and talk to several former foreign teachers at the school. Perks can include free food and free Chinese lessons.
3. Summer and Winter Camps: These are the best way to make some extra money while traveling. Lasting from one week to one month, you can make RMB 5,000 (about $600) for two weeks. Although these are intense
work environments, it is well worth it. Not only is it a great experience to interact with kids, but you also get the chance to spend time with Chinese teachers and college students (like camp counselors). You can also consider working at a camp
during a holiday from your regular job.
4. Part-Time Teaching and Tutoring: This is something you can generally do only after living in China for a while. Find students by posting ads on websites or through personal connections you make while
teaching. Students are readily available.
5. Teaching for a Recruiter: Being approached on the street by recruiters is a daily occurrence for a foreigner living in China. They will take around 50 percent of the total salary, but working for a recruiter
does have benefits: you are going to be working for public schools that can't afford a full-time foreign teacher.
6. Business English Teaching: Teaching business English usually requires a TEFL certification (which can be acquired in China or Thailand) and a heavy workload—more than the usual 15-20 hours a week with
evening and weekend hours. However, the students in this setting are very eager to learn and work hard. The company may provide lesson plans and should give a housing allowance in addition to the base salary of around RMB 8,000 (about $970) a
7. Advanced Degree Programs: If you have a master's degree, particularly an MBA, you can make a good salary working as a professor for a master's degree program at a university. The teaching load is light,
but you will have to do lots of preparation for lectures, paper assignments, exams, and hold office hours.
8. Career Teaching: If you are a career teacher you can make a good salary, paid in foreign currency. You can save money and live like a king. The salary is up to $40,000 a year. Competition for these jobs
is a lot fiercer than for the other foreign teacher jobs.
For professional teachers, there are really two options:
Working for universities is not lucrative and often does not pay for airfare, but usually includes room and board and gives you the chance to work with students who often have a fairly high level of English.
Be Tentative and Flexible
With a flexible approach to life and work and understanding that all plans are potentially tentative, I was able to fully enjoy my time teaching in China.
Foreigners often go to China and expect it to be like the West. It isn't. Teachers (and workers in general) often do not have the same working hours we have here and there is lots of bureaucratic red tape. But despite the
difficulties, it is an unforgettable experience, exposing you to a completely different life and giving you the chance to make lifelong friends and to challenge yourself.
Teaching Resources for Non-Teachers
• www.daveseslcafe.com is the mother of all teaching English abroad websites, providing job openings and training schools around the world, often with airfares
• The following websites provide job notices, business English teaching, tutoring, and especially summer camps; they also have advertisements for other jobs, both part and full-time. Invaluable for their classifieds,
these are also monthly magazines that provide tons of info on these cities:
• www.teach-in-asia.net/jobs (provides some job notices).
• www.chinatefl.com (mostly university job links, but also has some other schools).
• www.teach-in-asia.net/jobs (Tons of links, both for job and information seekers. Whether you are looking for a job or just thinking about making a
life change, this website is chock full of links.)
Questions to ask:
Not only do you want to talk to foreign teachers at schools you are thinking about, you also want to find out what it is like in the region. Ask about public transportation, working on weekends, what happens if you
are sick (i.e., if you have to make up a workday on a Saturday?), what the food situation is like (both on and off campus), what is within walking distance, how far the school is from the city center (by bus, not taxi), how much taxis cost,
what nearby attractions there are, class size, payment schedule (always on time?), organization of the administration, and foreign teacher turnover rate.
EVE BERGAZYN taught for two years in China for a variety of schools and programs. Recently repatriated to the U.S., she is now writing freelance and dreaming of her next trip to China.


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The following items will be discussed during our one hour meeting. Input, ideas, feedback are all encouraged.
1. Attendance
2. Minutes from last meeting (March 8, 2003)
3. Membership
4. Finances - treasurer
5. Website - updates - handout
6. Newsletter
7. Publicity
8. Speed Climbing Records - discussion
9. Snowshoe - Updates for 2004
10. Event Involvement '04
11. Other business/ideas to grow the organization
12. Next meeting: Spring '04
Tentative Agenda, please contact Nancy for any additions and or changes
290 Hawthorn Avenue. To get there, take Broadway
heading North, past the Pearl Street Mall, then past Vic's and Moe's, where
the streets begin to run as tree names in alphabetical order: Alpine,
Balsam, Ceder . . . to Hawthorn. Take a left turn off of Broadway onto
Hawthorn (there is a stoplight at Iris, which means you have just gone too
far) and head West up the street, past 4th street (careful of the steep
climb where people often bottom out if they go too fast) and 290 is the 4th
house on the left of the dead-end street. There is only one house above us.
Park along Hawthorn but be mindful of neighbors' driveways. Please
bring dishes in through the front door. We will try to go vegetarian brunch
and last year we ended up without enough drinks or fruit items, as most
people brought bagels and other carbo-type dishes. I suppose that is why
they call it pot luck?
Dogs are allowed, but they need to be kept in the backyard and get along
with others. Children are welcome, of course, and they don't have to get
along with anyone.
Running will start as early as 8:00 am for the 3-hour crowd. 9:00 for the 2-hour
group, and 10:00 for the 1-hour bunch. If you want to go shorter, just show up
whenever and run until around 11:30 am, when the pot-luck brunch begins.
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Hello Dr. Lam,
So good of you to provide this forum and answer so many questions. Very informative.
I was looking through your very impressive photo gallery. I'm particularly interested in ways to reduce bad undereye wrinkles. Came across your photogallery for skin resurfacing, chemical peels. The last woman in the series, a blond lady, seems to have gottem tremendous results from her chemical peel, especially around the eyes. Can this be real? Are her results really the result of a chemical peel? Were there other treatments provided also? It just seems to good to be true. (Was she your patient? Was the photo air brushed, touched up?)
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Archive for the 'MySQL' Category
Hiring: Perl programmer, PHP programmer, UI/UX consultant
I don't get to say this often, but "I'm hiring" (at Percona):
I've been with Percona for about 5 years, so I can tell you: it's probably the best company to work at: great pay, great benefits, great people, and truly driven by a desire to do right by customers and do good work. What more can you ask for? Of course, all these jobs are MySQL-related: Perl + MySQL, PHP + MySQL–maybe the UI/UX job less so, but still close enough.
Speaking at PLMCE 2013
Yes it's still 4 months away, but some pre-selected sessions for Percona Live MySQL Conference & Expo 2013 have been released, and one is mine: Survey of Percona Toolkit: Command-line Tools for MySQL. If you've not heard of Percona Toolkit, or have but have been putting off getting acquainted with it, attend my talk and I'll get you off to a good start. And if you didn't know: I'm the lead PT developer, so I know the tools pretty well.
PT BOF at PLMCE 2012
PT BOF at PLMCE 2012, or: I submitted a session for Percona Toolkit Birds of a Feather at Percona Live MySQL Conference & Expo 2012. You should BoF too; hard deadline is Monday, March 12th: submit a BoF session, or submit a Lightning Talk.
Speaking at Percona Live MySQL Conference & Expo 2012
I'm speaking at Percona Live MySQL Conference & Expo 2012. My two talk are: Getting Started with Drizzle 7.1 and Verifying MySQL Replication Safely With pt-table-checksum 2.0. No, there's no relationship between those topics; they're just things I know well.
I've been stalking Drizzle for many years. When it went GA last year, I began hacking Drizzle, focusing on plugins which give it nearly all its functionality. Recently, I helped overhaul the configuration, administration, and plugin sections of the Drizzle docs. I'm also frequently poking around the plugins' source code. Consequently, I know a lot about making Drizzle work. My talk with transfer the bulk of the best of that knowledge to you so that you can return to your place of work/hobby/world domination and start using Drizzle 7.1 yourself without having to resolve some of the mysteries I had to resolve by reading the source code.
As for pt-table-checksum 2.0, part of Percona Toolkit, it's a complete re-write of the venerable pt-table-checksum 1.0 which worked very well for years but required some fine-tuning. Well, in certain cases it didn't work as well, which required more fine-tuning. So Baron redesigned the entire tool (with help and feedback from a lot of people at Percona), and I programmed it. It works wonderfully, and most of the time you can "just run it" and it will Just Do The Right Thing, but you will nonetheless benefit if you come to this talk and poke and prod its internal with me.
If you've never been to this conference before (formerly it was just the "MySQL Conference & Expo", but it's always been, afaik, at this time and place), you should really come because it's very enlightening. It's the Super Bowl/World Cup/Wimbledon/etc. of MySQL conferences in my humble opinion.
MySQL tools article
Although I no longer maintain hackmysql.com, I still actively develop MySQL tools. An article I wrote, 10 essential MySQL tools for admin, was published today. I hope no one's feelings are hurt if their tool isn't in the list, but it was rather difficult to compile the list given that so many tools are either not actively developed, not tested, or not well documented. Given lag time between writing and publishing, I was not able to write about Yoshinori's MHA or newer tools. And given length constraints, I was not able to write about more tools. In any case, the world of MySQL tools is alive and well.


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Game Description
The Alaskan wilderness is home to some of the most ferocious animals on Earth. Here is your chance to pay them a visit! Remington Super Slam Hunting: Alaska sends you into the cold, sometimes snowy wilds of the Alaskan frontier. Choose from 35 authentic weapons - including rifles, handguns, and bows - plus scopes and other accessories from Remington, one of the leading makers of outdoor gear. Hunt 30 of the biggest animals that call Alaska home in 35 different environments. Bring friends along on four-player co-op and competitive hunts, and save some space in that trophy room for the 150-plus trophies and achievements you can rack up as you play.
User Reviews
Average Member Rating: 5.3 out of 10
A Solid Entry in the Super Slam Hunting Franchise. (7 out of 10)
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If you've played any other Super Slam Hunting game, then you know what to expect: you go through several locations armed with a variety of weapons to shoot a variety of animals. In Alaska, you mainly hunt deer and moose, but you can also go for fish, rabbits, cougars, and other wildlife found in ...more
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|Tue, 01-16-2007 - 9:43am
Hello ladies (and gents if you're out there!).
|Fri, 01-19-2007 - 8:33pm
Olivia 1 year mild to moderate hearing loss
Cameron 2 1/2 years just diagnosed this week Mild hearing loss
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Since I am not a mommy, I tend not to start many threads. I do, however, post whenever I can and when I am in town. I check the board whenever I am online. I'm not sure what else I can personally do, but I am here to support you in any way that I can.
|Wed, 01-24-2007 - 3:30pm
Hi Maria!
I think part of the problem with this board is that "special needs" is such a broad category. I have one child with severe disabilites who is 14, another child with ADHD, behavioral and mental health issues who is 12. There are others out there dealing with totally different disabilities/special needs and different ages(thus at different stages of the game). Not to say we have nothing in common with each other. I just think it is sometimes hard to bring us together, to find those common threads???
Would they let you add folders for some more specific disabilities? Maybe a folder for resources/info? I don't know, just thinking here.
I do appreciate that you try to keep the board going, though! Thank you.
Pam, mom to 5; with one out of the nest, one that will never leave the nest, and one that will live in his sister's basement!


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Rus Ervin Funk
Howdy y'all;
I am Rus Funk, based in Louisville, KY USA. I have been working to engage men to end all forms of men's violence against women and others for over 25 years. I am the author of "Stopping Rape: A Challenge for Men" (the first book by a man for men about stopping rape) and "Reaching Men: Strategies for Preventing Sexist Attitudes, Behaviors and Violence (Jist Publications, 2006).
I am currently director of MensWork -- a grassroots social change organization that focuses on promoting male leadership to end all forms of sexual and domestic violence.
I am also active in advancing reproductive justice, and am on the board of our local ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project.
You can find out more about me at www.rusfunk.com
and more about MensWork at www.mensworkinc.com