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I'm a fun-loving. On one hand there is still a little girl inside me who wants sing, laugh and enjoy her life in every minute and rejoice in all the flowers, animals, greenery huddles, snowflakes, shafts of sunlight... On the other hand I'm a self-confident, modern and grounded woman.I NEED my soja cappuccino in the morning, I love my family and my close friends! I love to dress up and go out for dinner, I enjoy the evenings with my girls, I love to dance, to go to the theatre, to the museum, to nightclubs, to bars, I love to travel, to see and discover new countries and culturs. I like football and old, fast cars...
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Orlando from Virginia Woolf, all the books from Simone de Beauvoir,
Oscar Wilde, Sartre, Handke and history books.
I love,love,love ;-) all the series from Star Trek with Captain
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Music: Nirvana, Guns n' Roses; Johnny Cash, Morcheeba, Saint Germain, Jazz, Brit Pop, Electroswing, Simon&Garfunkel, Dance music for a Night with my girls ;)
Oscar Wilde, Sartre, Handke and history books.
I love,love,love ;-) all the series from Star Trek with Captain
Kirk and Jean Luc Picard,of course SATC, Action,Marvel and Science
Fiction Movies. I like to watch history documentations.
Music: Nirvana, Guns n' Roses; Johnny Cash, Morcheeba, Saint Germain, Jazz, Brit Pop, Electroswing, Simon&Garfunkel, Dance music for a Night with my girls ;)
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coffee, coffee, coffee ;-) my books, my family, my friends
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the life, about the political occurrences and how much are we willing to spend to save the climate and the nature.
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Netflix and takeout, or getting your party on — how do you let loose?
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield, North Carolinas largest health insurer, posted an 11 percent gain in revenue thanks to nearly 100,000 new customers and higher insurance premiums collected by the nonprofit.
The financial performance and membership growth was reflected in larger compensation packages for Blue Cross top executives in 2013, six of whom broke the $1 million-a-year barrier last year.
The Chapel Hill health care organization said Friday it enlarged its customer base to 3.84 million people last year from 3.75 million in 2012 and revenue grew from $5.8 billion to $6.4 billion.
Blue Cross expects to see a larger-than-normal increase in revenue and membership growth this year, however, as a result of the Affordable Care Act, which requires most Americans to obtain health insurance, said Blue Cross Chief Operating Officer Gerald Petkau.
Enrollment under the Affordable Care Act got underway in October but isnt reflected in Blue Cross membership totals for 2013 because the insurance policies didnt become effective until this year.
Still, the health care law accounted for millions of dollars in extra expenses as Blue Cross bulked up its computer network capacity to include new health plans and to exchange information with federal databases. Petkau said the Affordable Care Act, and the implementation of a new operating system, accounted for $65 million out of a total of $220 million in infrastructure and technology expenses in 2013.
The health care organization has not disclosed how many people in North Carolina have signed up for individual insurance under the Affordable Care Act. More than 150,000 have signed up statewide since October with Blue Cross and with Coventry Health Care of the Carolinas, the only two insurers offering subsidized coverage under the health care law in North Carolina.
Blue Cross said that claims and medical expenses rose 11 percent to $5 billion last year. Petkau said that a rise in premiums is usually mirrored in a rise in health care expenses.
Overall, the organization said consolidated net income rose to $92.6 million in 2013, up from $57.7 million the year before.
The organizations top 10 executives netted more than $13 million in compensation last year, each getting an annual pay increase in several cases the raises exceeding $100,000.
Blue Cross reported that CEO Brad Wilsons compensation increased by nearly half-a-million dollars to $2.96 million in 2013, from $2.48 million in 2012.
Chief Information Officer Jogenia Abernathy, the lowest-paid of Blue Crosss top 10 earners, was paid $675,465 in 2013, an increase of $167,733 over the previous year.
Spokesman Lew Borman said executive compensation is pegged to pay packages at similarly sized companies in related industries.
Blue Cross board members pulled down annual compensation ranging from $61,803 to $101,608, depending on the number of meetings they attended and subcommittee chairmanship responsibilities they held. Board duties are part-time jobs taken by corporate executives, university chancellors, retired executives and others in leadership positions.
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TxDOT campaign to reduce Hispanic drunk drivers
El Paso, TX (KTSM) — TxDOT launched a campaign Thursday to help prevent Hispanics from drinking and driving.
With Mexican Independence Day right around the corner on September 16th, TxDOT officials wants drivers to aware about the dangers of mixing alcohol with the roadways.
On average, Hispanic men between the ages of 18 and 34 account for nearly half of all alcohol-related crashes in texas.
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The U.S. Energy Department's natural-gas inventory report, scheduled for release at 10:30 a.m. in Washington, will show that supplies rose 0.9 percent last week, according to a survey of Bloomberg users.
The government's report will show that inventories gained 28 billion cubic feet in the week ended July 20 to 3.191 trillion cubic feet, according to the survey.
Natural gas for August delivery rose 3.2 cents, or 1 percent, to $3.102 per million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange at 10:21 a.m.
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I couldn't get used to the number or naming of Intel cores, or which Generations they are at. Upgrading a Laptop CPU was a pain, never sure which CPU to use 478 or 479 etc
So I stuck to AMD, which isnt bad at all and very much enjoying it running AMD FX 8350 @4Ghz both at work and at home.
I have AMDat work with our Hyper-V servers too, so if i need to upgrade the CPU with more cores I can do and get up 24-cores if I need too.
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Service members take to the ocean at the Na Koa Wounded Warrior Canoe Regatta
Updated On: Aug 16 2014 07:50:53 PM HST
One of the highlights of the Duke OceanFest on Saturday was the Na Koa Wounded Warrior Canoe Regatta. Each canoe was manned by American service members at Fort DeRussy.
Click here to watch Nana Ohkawa's report.
Army Col. Greg Gadson, the grand marshal of the event, raced for the first time in an outrigger canoe. He lost both his legs while serving in Baghdad. He's one of many wounded warriors in the races overcoming challenges in life.
"The guys that helped me in the canoe, it's inspiring because they are so willing, so enthusiastic about it. It makes you feel like (you're not) a burden, you feel proud to be a part of it," said Gadson.
The healing begins in the water, Wounded Warrior Project organizers said. Those with severe physical disabilities see what they can achieve, which gets their minds off hospital stays.
Some invisible scars also begin to heal.
"When you have mental injuries, the invisible wounds of war, it's peaceful out in the water. You have the support of the team and that helps you mentally and emotionally heal," said Steven Nardizzi, CEO of Wounded Warrior Project.
"I felt normal. I was paddling, I was contributing, and that's all that matters. It's about taking on life and recognizing that life goes on, and you may have to do things differently, but how is that not normal," said Gadson.
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we are kings of garbage time.
face it, we're not an elite team, no matter who says we are. we got down BIG against 3 playoff teams and were only able to muster an offense once those teams felt secure with their lead.
i'm not saying that Manning and Orton are the same. i'm just saying that we've all seen this sh*t before. our D is not any good at stopping good running games. and against good defenses, our running game sucks. the furious comebacks that fall short at the end are fine if you're looking for moral victories, but we're now 0-3 in that scenario. it doesn't get you into the playoffs.
but McGahee needs to hold onto that ball, and DT needs to hold onto the ball on the first drive. you can't have mistakes like that and expect to win against the Belicheat's of the world.
I think the Mane needs a lesson on what "garbage time" is.
When youre down 45-3 with 7 minutes left, thats not garbage time.
Against ATL: If we get off the field on third down, we're in a position to drive down the field and win the game. Same exact situation with Houston. And in this game? If Willis doesnt fumble, we're in position to be down three with 3 minutes left and a couple of time outs. Essentially setting us up for the same exact situation.
So we had a CHANCE to win all three. How is that "garbage time?" Writing all these "garbage time" posts is "moron time."
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Ed Westwick Speaks on Return of Gossip Girlby Steve Marsi at . Comments
The much buzzed-about Season 2 premiere of Gossip Girl is less than a week away - Monday, September 1 at 8 p.m. EST.
For some of us, it feels like it never left.
The gang is all over New York shooting, and we've covered it for you with extensive Gossip Girl spoilers and photos all summer long.
Now it's time to let the show speak for itself.
For one, Ed Westwick, who plays bad boy Chuck Bass, told MTV that he's happy to be back at work, with new episodes airing soon.
"It's been great," Westwick said. "It's been intense, and we're very excited to get back on the air and get back out there."
"When you're working on it, and you're on the inside of it, you don't find yourself getting caught up in the buzz," Westwick added. "But we are aware of it, and it's fantastic. It makes us feel our work is a success."The actor could only reveal a bit about what fans have in store when the show returns. Of course, it almost goes without saying that you should expect lots of sex, drugs and pretty new faces.
"There's new characters that are going to be introduced, and there will be twists and turns and all the usual love triangles," he said. "I think the issues and things that we touched on in Season 1 will be explored more."
"Personally, my character has more of an adventure and an exploration of his motivations and why he is the way he is," Ed Westwick noted.
But what about Chuck's tumultuous relationship with Leighton Meester's social queen Blair Waldorf?
In the season finale, Chuck got cold feet about their relationship (and the hots for an interior designer), leaving Blair to jet off to France with a random business exec.
Everyone's dying to know if those crazy kids will make it work.
"Basically, we left off in season one with Chuck making the decision not to pursue Blair, and I think he spent the summer contemplating that," he said. "When we come back in season two, we see how he is with his decision."
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ed... i love your eyes!
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Gosh! I love these two.. I just took the poll and it's like 70% Chair and 30% Bate. ahahahahah! The writers better get it right.. We love Chair. Chair is Hot. Chair is Sexy. Chair is Epic. That's all. : )
They better get back together-SOON-they are the only reason I watch the show
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CHICAGO — Children's librarians and caregivers tired of leftovers now have a new resource for storytimes that integrate books and games with math, science and early literacy activities. "Cooking Up a Storytime: Mix-and-Match Menus for Easy Programming," published by ALA Editions, features kids' favorite topics, like animals, families, farms and food.
CHICAGO — Learning that takes place "after hours" in a club setting is often an undersupported component of children's education. After-school clubs built around books encourage independent, recreational reading, which in turn has a positive impact on the rest of a child's day. In "After-School Clubs for Kids: Thematic Programming to Encourage Reading," published by ALA Editions, Lisa M. Shaia offers a year's worth of ready-to-implement program ideas for librarians and educators.
CHICAGO — An all-in-one resource for researching library and school grants, "The ALA Book of Library Grant Money," published by ALA Editions, is back in a new edition and more useful than ever, offering refreshed content and even more guidance on locating grant funding sources.
CHICAGO— An MLIS can provide the skills you need to get a library job, but building a library career means knowing how to maximize your potential every step of the way. Benefiting those fresh out of library school as well as experienced professionals, "Making the Most of Your Library Career," published by ALA Editions, is filled with valuable insights into how to better launch and manage a library career.
CHICAGO — ALA Editions announces an exciting new workshop, How to Build a Great Team: One Year to Success with Catherine Hakala-Ausperk. This workshop will consist of two 90-minute sessions and take place from 2:30 p.m. Eastern/1:30 p.m. Central on Wednesdays, April 16 and 23, 2014.
CHICAGO — In recent years the number of Americans who have decided to handle their own legal affairs without the help of a lawyer has skyrocketed. Ranging from people writing their own wills or drafting a contract to those trying to represent themselves in court, they're going to public and academic libraries for answers.
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Romeo and Juliet (Quarto 2, 1599)
The most lamentable Tragedie
2308Now do you know the reason of this haste.
2309Fri. I would I knew not why it should be slowed.
2310Looke sir, here comes the Lady toward my Cell.
Enter Iuliet.
2312Pa. Happily met my Lady and my wife.
2313Iu. That maybe sir, when I may be a wife.
2314Pa. That may be, must be loue, on Thursday next.
2315Iu. What must be shall be.
2316Fri. Thats a certaine text.
2317Par. Come you to make confession to this Father?
2318Iu. To aunswere that, I should confesse to you.
2319Pa. Do not denie to him, that you loue me.
2320Iu. I will confesse to you that I loue him.
2321Par. So will ye, I am sure that you loue me.
2322Iu. If I do so, it will be of more price,
2323Being spoke behind your backe, then to your face.
2324Par. Poor soule thy face is much abusde with tears.
2325Iu. The teares haue got small victorie by that,
2326For it was bad inough before their spight.
2327Pa. Thou wrongst it more then tears with that report.
2328Iu. That is no slaunder sir, which is a truth,
2329And what I spake, I spake it to my face.
2330Pa. Thy face is mine, and thou hast slandred it.
2331Iu. It may be so, for it is not mine owne.
2332Are you at leisure, holy Father now,
2333Or shall I come to you at euening Masse?
2334Fri. My leisure serues me pensiue daughter now,
2335My Lord we must entreate the time alone.
2336Par. God_shield, I should disturbe deuotion,
2337Iuliet, on Thursday early will I rowse yee,
2338Till then adue, and keepe this holy kisse.
2339Iu. O shut the doore, and when thou hast done so,
2340Come weepe with me, past hope, past care, past help.
2341Fri. O Iuliet I already know thy greefe,
2342It straines me past the compasse of my wits,
2343I heare thou must, and nothing may prorogue it,


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CROON TIME. Brooke Nicole Sjoquist was among the performers on Nov. 14 when Eau Claire Jazz Inc. (in partnership with UW-Eau Claire) presented Gatsby's Gala at the Davies Center. The jazz age-themed dance took cues from The Great Gatsby's ...
RUFF WEATHER. Even the cold, snowy weather on Monday, November 10 couldn't dampen the spirits of Phoenix Park's beloved canine statue, who still told passersby to "Have a Great Dane!"
GUITAR HERO. On Friday, Oct. 24, living guitar legend Buddy Guy visited the State Theatre. Guy's body of work has had a fundamental impact on multiple generations of blues and rock 'n' roll guitarists.
TRICK-OR-TRICKED-OUT. Brent Knutson and his family take Halloween pretty seriously. With the entire place (and yard) decked out in the spookiest stuff, kids flock to it on Halloween. He said last year they had more than 500 kids stop by ...
KEEPING UP THE CURB. A man waters his front yard plantings as a young girl scoots by near Manz Elementary on Eau Claire's south side. Something as simple as keeping your yard looking nice and tidy goes a long way toward making a neighborhood ...
A LENGTHY DINNER. Roughly 120 people (only about half of them are shown here) gathered for dinner on the Grand Avenue Footbridge over the Chippewa River on Wednesday, Aug. 27. It was the first ever Grand Evening on the Bridge, a fundraiser ...
Featuring over 700 cars (such as the sweet truck above), the 2014 Indianhead Swap Meet & Car Show was August 3 at the Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds.
CHALKING UP ANOTHER YEAR. Nearly 150 artists and thousands of connoisseurs of concrete art descended on Wilson Park in downtown Eau Claire on Saturday, Aug. 2, for Volume One's annual Chalkfest.
HANKY SELFIE. Eau Claire Express fans at a recent game in Carson Park (left to right): Andrea Phan, Sarah Morgan, Danielle Schweiss, Anne Brennan, and JJ Smieja. Photo by Janelle Krause.
YEE-HAW, Señor Kitty. Just some of the fans seen at Country Fest 2014 out near Cadott. See more photos from June 26 & 29 with headliners Blake Shelton and Florida Georgia Line ...
CURRENT STANDINGS. Just a little stand-up paddleboarding on the water of Braun's Bay in Eau Claire's Carson Park – an activity filled with (surface) tension.
THE PAGODA HAS LEFT THE BUILDING. On May 22, crews detached and removed the iconic pagoda from the former Woo's Pagoda restaurant on Hastings Way. It now belongs to the Chippewa Valley Museum.
STONE COLD INSTALLATION. Sculpture Tour Eau Claire installed its fourth round of sculptures downtown on May 6 and 7. This hefty beauty can be seen on the corner of Madison and North Barstow Streets.
ON WITH THE BOW! No Brand Con 2014, the Chippewa Valley's premiere event for Anime, cosplay (above), tabletop and video gaming, and general geekery ran April 25–27 at The Plaza Hotel & Suites.
POP STAR. UW-Stout student Bryce Smith pops a glitter-filled balloon on the catwalk during UW-Stout's annual Fashion Without Fabric show April 12. Smith and fellow student Taylor Jacobs created the outfit ...
FROM THE TOP. Milwaukee's Vic & Gab performed at UW-Eau Claire's The Cabin on Saturday, March 29. Vic & Gab was named one of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Bands To Watch in 2014.
On March 6, Tiit Raid (above) and Peter Phippen played "Shading" at UWEC's Foster Gallery – a visual/auditory piece by Australian artist Catherine Schieve. The piece combines hieroglyphics as musical score and art – various forms of music ...
SHROUDED IN DANCE MYSTERY. On Sunday, February 23 friends and students of dance artist Barry Lynn celebrated his 100th birthday with a dance concert at the Heyde Center for the Arts in Chippewa Falls.
AMIRIGHT? The latest installment of Volume One's grown-up storytelling series – Let's Be Honest – happened at The Local Store on Feb. 13, with four featured yarn-spinners and an open mic.
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At the US National Snow Carving Competition in Lake Geneva, Wis. (Jan 29-Feb. 1), local artists Steve Bateman and Jason Anhorn teamed up with Wauwatosa's David Andrews to take home First Place ... again.
WISCONSIN ESKIMO. V1 photographer Tim Mather caught this shot of his son Heinz out on the ice of Lake Menomin in Menomonie while ice skating earlier this winter.
I SURE HOPE THE SAFETY'S ON! Chippewa Valley Theatre Guild's production of Steel Magnolias runs Jan. 9-12 and 16-19 at the Grand Theatre.
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Thursday, June 9, 2005
Korea is one of the global leaders in IT industry, but the nation's awareness of ethics falls short of its technological reputation. Nothing shows this better than the ongoing controversy about the cyber terror against the "dog excrement girl." The young woman has become the hottest target on the Korean websites since she reportedly got off a subway car without cleaning up her pet's poo. The Internet has turned what could have ended just as a personal rebuke into a national bashing.
There are more cases of an "Internet witch-hunt." A college student is on a leave of absence from school after a bombardment of comments from web surfers for his scuffle with a friend at a library. An office worker had to quit his job after someone wrote that the suicide of his former girlfriend was due to his "betrayal." Soon, the location of his workplace and even his cell phone numbers were being circulated. The Internet is turning the whole society into a kangaroo court.
These were only part of the recent examples of defamation of characters and infringements on privacy. It was not so long ago a few female entertainers had to leave their jobs for quite a while as their love-making scenes were freely circulating on the Net. These days, even teenagers are spreading pornographies just to increase visitors to their blogs, and teens addicted to violent computer games are imitating the scenes off-line with little sense of guilt. Some morbid addicts don't leave their rooms for years.
All this dark side of IT superpower is evidenced in various statistics. The number of cyber crimes, such as pornography, encouraging gambling and other violations of social orders, even blasphemy, increased from 11,033 in 2002, 18,031 in 2003 and to 34,035 in 2004. The number of libel cases alone almost doubled to 2,285 last year from 1,248 three years ago. The number of Koreans subscribing to the Internet stood at 12.1 million, representing 70 percent of the total number of families, the highest level even among OECD countries.
Belatedly, the government is stepping up efforts to crack down on this infringement on privacy. In what shows the nation's overall lack of sensitivity in this area,however, even the Ministry of Communication and Information has recently come under fire for trying to computerize the biological information of high school students. Before it is too late, related agencies are advised to introduce real names and mandate the disclosure of information managers and enhance the certification procedures.
Eventually, however, it should be up to the good sense of web surfers as well as some societal soul-searching to prevent the lack of ethical awareness from turning the IT superpower into an IT villain.
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Laura Roxberg and Bailey Belvis
Feb. 25, 2012
COLLEGE STATION, Texas. - The Mizzou track and field team saw Laura Roxberg (Overland Park, Kan.) and Ricky West (Scarborough, Ontario) claim Big 12 titles on Saturday (Feb. 25) as the program completed the final day of the Big 12 Indoor Championships. Roxberg became the first-ever Tiger to win the women's mile run at the Big 12 Indoor Championships as she clocked in at 4:43.31 to edge Texas' Marielle Hall, who clocked in at 4:43.53. West clocked in at 1:47.81, a massive personal-best, as he claimed the Big 12 800m title, just edging Texas A&M's Joey Roberts.
In all, the Tiger men finished the two-day competition in eight place with 47 points while the Tiger women finished 10th with 29.33 points. Roxberg was the bright spot for the Tigers as she scored 14 overall points after winning the mile and taking fifth in the 1,000m run at 2:50.87.
Mizzou had several other notable performances in the middle-distance events, highlighted by Leslie Farmer's (Jefferson City, Mo.) third-place finish in the 600-yard run as she clocked a time of 1:20.70, which was ahead of the pace of the previous stadium record at Texas A&M's Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium. Staying on the women's side, Bailey Belvis (Prosper, Texas) joined Roxberg as a scorer in the mile as she clocked in at 4:55.24 to take seventh place overall.
On the men's side, Blake Irwin (Bettendorf, Iowa) joined West as a scorer in the men's 800m run as he was clocked at 1:499.46, taking fifth place overall. Ryan Blackwell (Fenton, Mo.) scored in the 600-yard run as well, turning in an eighth-place finish at 1:12.93. Worth noting on Saturday was the performance of senior Dan Quigley (St. Louis, Mo.) who, just one day removed from scoring for the Tigers with a school record run in the 5,000m run, as he took 10th overall in the 3,000m run at 8:09.54, just missing All-Big 12 honors in the event. His time is in the all-time top five at Mizzou.
Moving to the field events, Brooks Mosier (Lee's Summit, Mo.) took fourth place overall in the men's shot put after turning in a top throw of 18.33m (60-1 ¾) for All-Big 12 honors. The field was loaded with tough competitors as the top two finishers set NCAA automatic qualifying marks in the event. Camille Hayes (Indianapolis, Ind.) scored for the Tigers in the women's high jump with a mark of 1.70m (5-7).
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carson is suggesting that he dont think hell be ready to go for any game this preseason. today m. lewis hinted that if he doesnt play in the next game or 2 hes not gonna start him. is lewis putting the hot iron to him to get his ass on the field?
lewis covered his ass fromappearing to play the heavy hand by stating that only carson knows when he mentally and physically feels ready to go and the team is not gonna dictate when that happens.
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Christina Ricci Shoves Herself Into a Refrigerator, Inspires the Latest Celebrity Hashtag
Some of the odder side effects of social media are those viral trends of doing weird shit for kicks (and retweets and likes), and also referring to celebrity actions in hashtag (see: #lawrencing, which emerged thanks to Jennifer Lawrence's Golden Globes dinosaur step). Christina Ricci is the latest to utilize both of these phenomena, after posting a pic of herself on Twitter...in a refrigerator.
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Yes, pants would have been more appropriate fitting-into-fridge attire. But, hey, I saw my opportunity and took it. pic.twitter.com/s3lhRg9Bg3
christina ricci (@ChristinaRicci) November 27, 2013
Ricci actually posted the pic back in November, but in honor of her appearance yesterday on Live! With Kelly and Michael, Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan posted cramped pics of their own, with the hashtag #Riccing:
We have yet to see if #Riccing is the new planking, but it seems that the greater trend here is #(insert celeb name here)-ing. Since Instagram is the perfect platform for self-branding, it was only a matter of timeand if it spawns hilariousness like this, then we're into it.
Help! We can't get out. -Rock #riccing #dumbwebcrazeoftheday pic.twitter.com/lmm1RYPEAj
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text: FR FR Working Document on the deployment of the European Rail Traffic Management System ERTMS. The Commission is planning to adopt by June 2005 a Communication on the deployment of ERTMS/ETCS. In this framework, the principal aim of this working document is to provide a basis for the Interoperability Committee meeting, to be held on 22 February 2005. Member States are invited to provide their contributions, which will give input and will be used for establishing the final position of the Commission, no later than 31 March 2005 FR 1 FR 1. INTRODUCTION Technical barriers to the interoperability of trains– i.e. their ability to run on any stretch of the network –has still today a negative impact on the competitiveness of the rail sector. Although freight wagons and most passenger carriages can technically circulate on the majority of the network, the same cannot be said of locomotives, which suffer numerous constraints, particularly with regards to signalling. Significant differences remain between the networks in Europe, most of which were built from a national perspective and which have long played on these differences to protect their own interests or those of their national railway industry. This has hampered the development of rail transport on a European scale; at the same time, road transport has benefited from the absence of technical barriers in its development. Similarly, other modes of transport have benefited to a greater extent from new technologies. Moreover, the existence of closed markets, in particular in the field of railway signalling, has not encouraged the development of common and consistent standards that are easily exportable and likely to cause a drop in equipment prices. For a number of years now, locomotives and traction units, designed to operate under different power systems, have provided some flexibility in railway services. However not all problems have been solved in particular with regards to railway signalling. This working document identifies the key issues related to the harmonization of railway signalling, the costs and benefits to various actors and presents the strategy of the Commission to achieve interoperability. 2. ERTMS AND THE INTEGRATED RAIL AREA 2.1. The importance of a harmonised signalling system in Europe Currently, more than twenty different signalling systems coexist in Europe. These systems, generally developed for one national network, vary widely in their performance (separation distances between trains and therefore line capacity) and their safety level. Furthermore, part of the network does not have signalling systems with a sufficient level of safety able to automatically stop trains in case of danger. FR 2 FR The main existing signalling systems today in Europe Fatal accidents connected with the signalling A collision which occurred, in fog, near Bologna in Italy on 7 January 2005 left seventeen dead. This accident followed a series of collisions occurring throughout Europe in recent years, in particular near Albacete in Spain (nineteen people killed in June 2003), in Pécrot in Belgium (8 deaths in March 2001) and in London in the United Kingdom (31 people killed in October 1999). Even though investigations are still underway, it is clear that a modern signalling system which included an automatic train protection would have contributed to preventing such accidents. Today, rolling stock intending to cross borders must be equipped with multiple on- board systems capable of processing the data sent by the various national systems on the ground. Once the rolling stock design is complete, it becomes prohibitively expensive and sometimes impossible, to add further new systems on board. For this reason, in the majority of the cases, rolling stock must continue to stop at the first station after a border in order to change engine. In this context the deployment of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), the initial development of which began in the 1990s as a result of Community framework research programmes, and then continued development funded on the trans-european transport networks, represents a considerable step forward in the interoperability of railway networks. FR 3 FR 2.2. The European traffic management system, the ERTMS This system consists today of two main elements: – GSM-R is based on the GSM standard but uses different frequencies allocated to the Railway and also contains specific advanced functions. It is the radio system used for the transmission of information (voice and data) between on- board and trackside. – ETCS, the European Train Control System, a system which not only transmits the permitted speed directly to the train driver but also continuously monitors that the permitted speed is respected. The three "levels" of the ETCS system With ETCS, the track sends information to the train enabling it to continuously calculate its maximum permitted speed. For ETCS Level 1, on lines where there is trackside signalling (lights and "traffic signs" allowing the driver to know the permitted speed), this information can be forwarded by standard beacons (Eurobalises) located along the track. For ETCS level 2, information can also be forwarded by radio (GSM-R) and it is no longer necessary to retain trackside signals. This allows substantial savings in investment and in maintenance. The detection of the location of the trains is still done by trackside systems. Lastly, for ETCS level 3, the train itself sends its rear end location, making it possible to optimise line capacity and reduce the trackside equipment. For all levels, a train based computer, the Eurocab, compares the speed of the train with the allowed maximum speed and slows down the train automatically if necessary. FR 4 FR A third "layer" relating to the traffic management element is currently under development. This third layer that will fully exploit the potential offered by the European satellite navigation system, Galileo, is currently still in demonstration phase on a North-South corridor of the trans-european network (Rotterdam - Milan) within the framework of the Europtirail pilot project. 3. THE DEPLOYMENT OF GSM-R Member States are currently replacing their obsolete analogue radio systems with GSM-R. Implementation is advancing rapidly across the whole of Europe. Indeed, as GSM-R is implemented using the existing public GSM standards, this provides a quality of service and reduced cost that could not have been achieved with national systems developed specifically for a national network. Thus, today, more than 100,000 kilometres of line are already or being equipped with GSM-R. The deployment of GSM-R has however to be monitored at the Community level in order to ensure consistency between the national deployment strategies, service continuity and in order to avoid "holes" in the trans-european network. The deployment of GSM-R remains in particular a strategic priority in the majority of the new Member States. More technically, the interoperability of the applications developed by different manufacturers must be carefully supervised. In particular, it must be ensured that, when crossing borders, trains are not affected by the "hand-over" between different telecommunication providers. 4. THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE ETCS The deployment of ETCS is being carried out less quickly than that of GSM-R. Indeed, as this system has been developed specifically for the railways it does not benefit from the existence of standards developed for other sectors, as with GSM-R. Thus the path to stable specifications has been achieved firstly from the development phase, which was supported by Community funding through research framework programmes in the middle of the 1990s, and then from further development via funding from the trans-european trial sites, and finally from preproduction of equipment. Now that specifications are stable and products are tested, ETCS seems impossible to circumvent when renewing signalling equipment. Nevertheless, rapid deployment of the system is hampered by the long lifecycle of trackside and train-borne signalling equipment. Obsolescence of traditional signalling systems, their high costs, in particular in terms of maintenance, and their incompatibility has led actors of the sector to recognise that ETCS is the only possible long term solutionfor rail signalling of the trans-european networks. Nevertheless, the long lifetime of trackside signalling equipment and of rolling stock (generally in the order of several decades), does not encourage rapid deployment based on the natural renewal of equipment. FR 5 FR The information related to the ETCS and GSM-R implementation plans, as transmitted by the Member States to the Commission -even if it requires updating due to recent implementations - shows clearly that "gaps" remain in the network, particularly for ETCS, and that a community action is necessary in order to avoid uncoordinated deployment of ETCS in the European Union. If Member State deployment plans remain unchanged, important trans-european network links will still not be equipped by ETCS, even by 2020. Further, new rolling stock would still need to be fitted with old national systems, in addition to the ETCS. The cost of multiplying on board systems: the case of the Thalys The PBKA trainset of the Thalys high-speed train, which delivers the important Paris-Brussels-Cologne connection and Amsterdam, must be compatible with four different traction systems (power) and seven existing national signalling systems. The additional cost due to these different systems is estimated at 60% of the total cost of each trainset. 4.1. The obstacles to the rapid deployment of the ETCS Without a proactive deployment strategy, trackside and onboard equipment would only be fitted with ETCS during signalling renewals. In practice, ETCS deployment requires the installation of an ETCS "module" on board locomotives and also the installation of trackside equipment, enabling ETCS data to be sent to the train such that it is able to permanently supervise its maximum permitted speed. As it is impossible to both install ETCS on board equipment on all trains simultaneously and instantaneously migrate from the old trackside signalling system to ETCS, the coexistence of at least one "legacy" system and ETCS on board and/or on trackside is often inevitable. The existing national systems thus constitute an important barrier to the development of ETCS. Indeed, it is natural that a large number of trains will be operating on an existing line planned for renewal or upgrade. Limiting access on the line to only trains fitted with ETCS will be considered restrictive and economically unacceptable. Moreover, in order to circulate on the remaining part of the network, trains must regardless be fitted with the relevant "legacy" system. Thus, in the case of upgrade to an existing line, if the analysis considers only an isolated line, and does not take the benefits of interoperability and network effect into account, may not necessarily favour the fitment of ETCS. In any event, the existing trackside system must also be maintained for an undefined transition period. For this reason, in a number of cases, even when a line has to be completely upgraded, a short-term analysis will not necessarily impel the infrastructure manager or the railways undertakings to implement ETCS. FR 6 FR However, if the new European signalling is not taken into account at the time of the construction of the line or at the time of major modernisation work, the later installation of this new European signalling will become much more difficult as it will have to be carried out on a line already in operation. The additional cost will be case specific but can reach 80% of the installation cost of a new line. Similarly, on board the train, until a substantial part of the network is equipped with ETCS, it can sometimes be considered by the railway undertakings as an additional system which is not absolutely necessary for immediate operation as the majority of lines will have, for a transition period, to continue being equipped with one or more traditional systems. However, if ETCS installation is not incorporated during the design of the train, the post installation cost will be much higher (approximately 3 times higher). 4.2. The main benefits of the ETCS The ETCS system is an element in a strategy aiming to revitalise the rail sector. ETCS will facilitate in particular the development of the international rail traffic, both for goods and passengers by contributing to enabling rolling stock to cross borders. What is at stake, particularly in terms of external cost reduction such as pollution, noise, safety or congestion, is colossal. Any element contributing to better equalise the balance between transport modes makes such cost reductions possible. Even if it is difficult to make an overall analyse, insofar as there are various possible implementation strategies for ETCS trackside and that each existing system has specific costs and performances, it is generally recognised that ETCS trackside costs are significantly lower. Moreover, as conventional systems age and become obsolete, their maintenance costs rapidly increase. On board the trains, the cost of the ETCS is equivalent to that of the existing systems, but, currently, at least one signalling system must be installed for each country that the train operates in. The driver, if he is not changed at the border, must be conversant with each one of these systems. Having only one system to operate will reduce therefore the complexity of rolling stock as well as simplifying the operations and maintenance. Moreover, the fact of having a European standard which will be deployed relatively quickly on a European scale, in a context of free competition between the railway manufacturers, will confer on the latter a competitive advantage when exporting their products outside the Union. This will encourage a drop in prices of signalling equipment within the European Union. ETCS: an export market for European rail industry Bombardier Transportation was awarded in spring 2004 a €32 million contract for the equipment of 414 trains and of 760 kilometres of lines in Korea. This contract follows a previous one, concerning 756 trains and 1200 kilometres in Taiwan. FR 7 FR Lastly, the ETCS makes it possible to fit secondary lines with a signalling system offering a safety level at least equivalent to the system currently used on high speed lines. On the main lines, the ETCS also makes it possible to increase capacity. According to the UNIFE1, ETCS may increase the track capacity between 15 and 20% in relation to the existing systems. 4.3. A rapid migration strategy Accordingly, if the installation of ETCS is not considered during the upgrade of an existing rail line or construction of a new line and a national system is installed, then interoperability on that line becomes much more difficult during the lifetime of the signalling equipment. This lifetime generally exceeds 20 years. The problem is similar for on board equipment, as it is not rare that a locomotive lifetime exceeds thirty years. Paradoxically therefore, while the main actors of the sector (industrialists, infrastructure managers, rail companies) agree to say that ETCS is the only up-and- coming solution for the rail signalling, analyses made in the short run and not taking account the implementation of the ETCS on the rest of the trans-european network, sometimes result in adopting a conservative attitude. As indicated previously, until a critical mass is reached for trackside, in terms of lines equipped with the ETCS system, and on board, in terms of fitted engines, the weight of "the legacy systems" will continue constituting a barrier to the deployment of the ETCS system: the infrastructure managers hesitate to set up a system which is not used by a sufficiently significant number of trains and, in parallel, railway undertakings will hesitate to equip their rolling stock with ETCS if the number of lines equipped with the system is not sufficient. On the other hand, once a substantial part of the network and of the rolling stock is equipped, ETCS equipment will be impossible to circumvent both on board and trackside and it will rapidly become the "norm". Until a genuine ETCS network is created and until a significant number of trains are equipped with ETCS, the trackside and on-board will continue to be equipped with the old systems. This represents additional costs as illustrated by the example of the Thalys. Moreover, trackside, ETCS will only be able to generate the economies connected with the removal of certain fixed equipment, such as the track side signalling, only when all rolling stocks will be fitted with the ETCS system. By shortening the migration period and reducing it to a period of ten to twelve years, whilst in parallel ensuring the interoperability of large international corridors, it is possible to substantially reduce the costs linked to the coexistence of various national systems. Such a strategy would also make it possible to fully benefit more quickly from the advantages mentioned previously. 1 Union of the European Railway Industries FR 8 FR Such a "rapid" migration strategy is supported by the rail sector that agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding, which lays down the basic principles for a deployment strategy of ERTMS within an indicative 10 to 12 years time period. 5. ETCS: FINANCING THE CRITICAL MASS This "rapid" migration strategy aims therefore to reach the critical mass over an indicative period from ten to twelve years by fitting ETCS systematically during signalling and rolling stock renewals as well as fitting, according to a coordinated deployment plan, existing rolling stock and lines. In order to make a first rough estimation of the costs, it is necessary to estimate the average costs of the ETCS per kilometre of line and per rolling stock equipped, as well as the number of kilometres and rolling stock to be fitted in order to reach the critical mass. 5.1. The "average" trackside and on board costs of the ETCS. The trackside costs vary largely according to the traffic density, whether it is a new line or not and the way in which one attributes certain costs (such as the deployment of the GSM-R system or those connected with keeping the old system) to the ETCS. The direct costs connected with the deployment of the ETCS vary therefore widely according to the cases in point. On average, it seems that the cost of €75.000 per kilometre for a double track, for ETCS only, i.e. without counting GSM-R, could be taken as a reference. Such rough estimation can obviously not substitute studies to be carried out on a case by case basis, in particular in the frame of studies related to corridors foreseen by the Memorandum Of Understanding referred to later in this document. On board, costs vary especially according to the difficulty of installing the ETCS system and of interfacing it with the other on board systems. According to UNIFE2 these costs vary between €200,000 and €300,000 per train, and are about €100.000 on new trains. These costs may be lower, in particular when a large number of vehicles of the same type are to be equipped with the ETCS. An overview of the results from the last calls for tender seems to indicate that these costs are dropping, in particular due to the effects of competition on a product that is becoming technologically mature. The example of the new high-speed line Rome-Naples For this line, which will be opened at the end of 2005, with ETCS as the sole signalling system, the total "direct" cost associated with ETCS is approximately €30,000 per kilometre for the trackside. The train on board equipment is approximately €300,000 per train. 2 Union of the European Railway industries FR 9 FR 5.2. An estimate of the size of the "critical mass" Obviously, it is difficult to accurately determine the exact level to which rolling stock and trackside must be fitted, thus ensuring that network managers "naturally" use ETCS and could do without the legacy systems. It is nevertheless necessary to carry out the best possible estimation from the current state of knowledge in order to evaluate the financial implications. With regard to the trackside network, the figure of 20,000 kilometres of double tracks should be confirmed by the rail sector. For on board, it is often considered that 10,000 existing locomotives or trainsets could be retrofitted over the ten-year reference period. 5.3. The cost of the "critical mass" Under the previous hypotheses, which remains to be confirmed by the sector and to be refined within the framework of studies to be lead corridor by corridor, the costs to be considered for a ten-year reference period would approximately be – 1,5 billion euros for trackside, corresponding to 20,000 kilometres of double track at EUR 75,000 per kilometre. This is the indicative average cost for the installation of ETCS on existing, upgraded or new lines. – 2,5 billion euros for the on-board, corresponding to the equipment of 10,000 existing engines (retrofitting), for which the installation of ETCS would cost approximately EUR 250,000 for each locomotive or trainset. In total, this "rapid" migration strategy would have therefore an annual cost of EUR 400 million. As a comparison, in the 15 "old" Member States approximately 13 billion euros was invested annually in infrastructure on the trans-european networks during the period 1996-2001. The investment in ETCS would represent 3% of the sole investment infrastructure. 5.4. The financing of the critical mass This project has a clear European added value that justifies a substantial support from Community funds. Studies under the framework of the trans-european Networks (TEN), and other technical support measures, can benefit from Community support by up to 50% of the eligible costs. For the other projects, Community support does generally not exceed 10%, but can be increased to 20% for cross-border priority projects where there is compliancy with the interoperability directives. FR 10 FR Moreover, Member States benefiting from cohesion funds can benefit from significant Community resources that may cover a large part (up to 85%) of the costs of the implementation of ERTMS in the railway projects they want to finance. The on-board costs of ERTMS can of course benefit from community support, as is a key part of the ETCS system. For the period 2007-2013, and within the framework of the trans-european transport networks, the Commission proposed3 a budget of 20.35 billion €. This proposal which has to be adopted by the Parliament and the Member States, stipulates that exceptionally, for projects linked to the deployment of interoperable systems, of safety and security, the rate may reach a maximum of 50% for the total eligible cost of the works. The cohesion funds should have a global envelop of € 63 billion, and half of this sum should be dedicated to the transeuropean networks. Half of this amount should be dedicated to railway projects. However a condition of this funding will be strict adherence to interoperability requirements. These funds could facilitate the deployment of ETCS on parts of the trans-european networks, and in particular for the major projects included in the list of the priority projects4, for which the work should start before 2010. This strengthened mechanism will, with no doubt, raise the level of ambition of national ETCS deployment plans whilst also supporting those first infrastructure managers and Railway Undertakings who are installing ETCS. 5.5. Financial conditions The deployment of ETCS requires that the on board signalling system is made compatible with the trackside one. In this framework, the potential role of national authorities and infrastructure managers to act as recipients of Community support whilst ensuring in a non-discriminatory way the granting financial assistance to the concerned railway undertakings for the on-board fitment of ERTMS equipment, should be considered. 6. ENSURING INTEROPERABILITY The Commission proposes therefore that a substantial financial effort be carried out in order to promote the interoperability in general and ETCS deployment in particular. In this context, it should be ensured that Community funds allocated to the sector, and in particular in infrastructure projects, do not go against the achievement of an interoperable trans-european network. 3 COM (2004) 475 final 4 annex II to Decision 884/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council FR 11 FR Compliance with interoperability requirements Generally, the Commission receives many good projects containing extensive Community benefits; however it is not always possible to fund them all. For this reason, funding priorities should be defined. Therefore, the non-compliance or non- application of the technical interoperability requirements in general, and the use of signalling systems other than ETCS in particular, even when justified legally, will be considered as a negative factor during the evaluations of these projects. More concretely, in projects involving GSM-R or ETCS, it must be ensured that a train equipped with an ETCS and GSM-R module from one manufacturer is able to operate on a network fitted with trackside equipment from another supplier. Similarly, a "seamless" (in the sense that the operation of the train will not be affected) hand-over between GSM-R networks, particularly at border crossings, shall be ensured. The industry is working on the basis of common specifications, laid down in particular in the technical Interoperability Specifications5 adopted for the High Speed by the Commission in 2002. For conventional rail, the STI has been approved by the competent committee on 23 November 2004 and should be adopted by the Commission when the translations will be ready (mid-2005). Obviously, these specifications will be subject to modifications, for example to take into account technology development and possible inaccuracies which may be identified during system development. Inaccuracies in the specifications could lead to the development of incompatible software for certain functions. In order to assure interoperability, a change control management procedure for modifications has been set up in agreement with the rail sector. The European Rail Agency will, in the future, deal with and arbitrate over any modification requests. It is foreseen that the agency will progressively, as from the second half of 2005, act as the System Authority for both ETCS and GSM-R. The European Railway Agency: the guardian of the technical specifications The railway agency shall in particular revise the technical interoperability specifications, which, for example, indicate the exact format of the messages which have to be exchanged between the track and the train. The agency will also assist the Commission in the evaluation, as far as interoperability is concerned, of projects benefiting from a Community financial support. Every two years, it will carry out a report on the progress achieved in the field of interoperability. 5 2002/731/EC FR 12 FR It must also be ensured that prototypes are fully tested before starting operation, with a view to ensuring that they are fully in compliance with the interoperablity specifications. In practice, the use of common "environment simulators", identical and accepted by the railway sector, appears essential for the conformity assessment of on-board ETCS equipment. Confirming that interoperability requirements are met For any project supported by Community funds and involving the implementation of ETCS or of GSM-R, the final payment will be subject to a demonstration that the system meets the interoperability requirements. For on-board equipment, this demonstration will have to include tests on identical environment simulators. For trackside equipment, discussions will be held with the sector with a view to setting up an appropriate method of detecting at the earliest possible stage any interoperability problem. A standard clause will be inserted to this end in the individual financing decisions. 7. ENSURING A COHERENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE ETCS SYSTEM Often, for an infrastructure manager, the decision to install ETCS on a line or on a part of its network depends on the strategy of its neighbouring networks. At the same time, a railway undertaking will not enter into a migration strategy without having clear visibility of the strategy of the infrastructure managers that manage the network it uses. In its turn, the migration strategy of the railway undertakings will have a considerable influence on the strategy of the infrastructure managers. Therefore, the need for coordination is obvious. FR 13 FR 7.1. The Memorandum Of Understanding between the Commission and the rail sector A MoU is envisaged between the Commission and the European Railway Associations (including manufacturers associations, infrastructure managers and railway undertakings) in order to promote the deployment of the ERTMS in general and of ETCS in particular. The rail sector in particular has committed itself to assisting the Member States in the preparation of the national plans, and also the Commission, in consolidating national plans into a European plan. The Commission expects from the rail sector that it collaborates fully in the development of studies, in particular to specify the costs connected with the migration towards ETCS on these corridors. 7.2. The European coordinator In this context, it appears appropriate to appoint a European coordinator who would facilitate the coordinated deployment of the ERTMS in general and of the ETCS signalling system in particular. He should facilitate the development of coherent national deployment plans and facilitate the implementation of the MoU mentioned previously. 8. CONCLUSIONS The Commission considers that rapid ETCS deployment on a strategic part of the trans-european rail network will have a snowball effect, making it possible to rapidly reach a situation where ETCS becomes the standard signalling system on some 18,000 kilometres of the trans-european network. Such rapid deployment is consistent with the revitalisation that is needed in the rail sector. In order to accelerate this deployment, this working document indicates how the financial resources available within the framework of the existing financial instruments could be mobilised, in particular for the first infrastructure managers and for the first railway undertakings who will take the path of fitting ETCS. At the same time the Commission will ensure that the interoperability specifications are strictly adhered to, in projects benefiting from Community support. FR 14 FR


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Matthew Macinnis
Macinnis, 27, who also goes by the alias Kyle Larouche, is wanted on warrants from Hillsborough County for probation violations stemming from an original conviction and sentence for second-degree assault by strangulation. Macinnis is described as 5-feet-8, 140 pounds, with blue eyes, brown hair and a mole on his right cheek. He is known to have friends and associates in the Manchester area.