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Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- European finance ministers grappled with an assessment that Greece's economy is deteriorating as they began a six-day battle to stave off a default and shield banks from the fallout.
A review by European and International Monetary Fund experts showed Greek bond writedowns of 60 percent and more official aid would still leave the country with a debt load bigger than its annual economic output by 2020.
Finance ministers braced for "tough" talks at a crisis- management marathon running until Oct. 26, as pressure mounted to stamp out debt woes that threaten to infect the global economy. Aid of 256 billion euros ($354 billion) for Greece, Ireland and Portugal have failed to stabilize markets or prevent the turmoil spreading to France, co-anchor with Germany of the European economy.
Europe's international image is "disastrous," Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker told reporters before the Brussels meeting. "We're not really giving a great example of a high standing of state governance."
Juncker, chairing today's talks, cancelled the normal post- meeting press conference. Finance ministers from all 27 European Union countries meet tomorrow. EU and euro-area leaders gather on Oct. 23, to be capped by another euro summit on Oct. 26.
The negotiations "will be tough and the situation is serious," Dutch Finance Minister Jan Kees de Jager said. "We really need to step up efforts, make extra reforms, extra cuts and strict agreements on budgets."
Stocks, Euro
European and U.S. stocks, the euro, and bonds of struggling countries rose today on speculation that European leaders will find a cure. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index advanced 2.5 percent. The euro added 0.7 percent to $1.3877.
With President Barack Obama stressing the "urgency" of a fix, the search for solutions was snagged by a falling-out between Germany and France, the tandem at the heart of the crisis response ever since the new Greek government discovered a wider-than-expected budget hole in October 2009.
With French bond premiums at euro-era highs, French President Nicolas Sarkozy is campaigning for a European Central Bank role in boosting the firepower of the 440 billion-euro rescue fund, a measure opposed by Germany.
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble denied a Berlin- Paris rift, saying Germany pushed back decisions originally slated for Oct. 23 to give the government time to consult lawmakers.
'Not Stuck'
"France and Germany are not at all stuck in their positions," Schaeuble said.
Seven options are on the table for leveraging the fund, known as the European Financial Stability Facility. Germany and the ECB have ruled out granting it a banking license, the most potent option.
"New ones are coming into the process because smart people are looking for creative options," Austrian Finance Minister Maria Fekter said in an interview. "None of the models are amazingly better than the others."
One way under consideration to break the deadlock is by keeping the EFSF going instead of replacing it with a planned permanent fund, two people familiar with the discussions said yesterday.
The resulting combination of the EFSF and 500 billion-euro European Stability Mechanism would deliver 940 billion euros to impress the markets, the people said. A consensus is emerging to start the ESM in mid-2012, a year ahead of schedule, they added.
'Turn for the Worse'
The meeting's start was overshadowed by the report by the European Commission, ECB and IMF that pointed to "a turn for the worse" in Greece.
Divisions over the handling of Greece were thrown into relief by the report, which was obtained by Bloomberg News. It contained a footnote that the ECB, which has lobbied against writedowns, "does not agree" with the inclusion of the bond- loss scenarios.
Officials are considering five scenarios to update a July agreement that foresaw 21 percent losses on Greek debt for private bondholders, people familiar with the deliberations said. They range from sticking with a voluntary swap to a so- called hard restructuring that forces investors to exchange Greek bonds for new ones at 50 percent of their value, the people said.
Greek Needs
A deepening recession and delays in enacting budget cuts have raised Greece's financing needs by at least 20 billion euros since July, when euro leaders hammered out a 159 billion- euro package, the people said.
"Given still-delayed market access, large scale additional official financing requirements would remain, estimated at some 114 billion euros," according to the auditors' report, dated today. "To get the debt down further would require a larger private sector contribution" of at least 60 percent to reduce debt below 110 percent of gross domestic product by 2020.
The government in Athens forecasts the debt load next year at about 172 percent of GDP.
"The situation in Europe is very difficult," Finnish Finance Minister Jutta Urpilainen said. "Our meeting tonight will be also difficult."
The ministers signed off on on the payout of its 5.8 billion-euro share of an 8 billion-euro loan to Greece. It's the sixth installment of a 110 billion-euro package awarded in May 2010.
Greek lawmakers clinched that payment by passing fresh austerity measures yesterday, as hooded protesters threw rocks and battled riot police outside the parliament in Athens.
The skepticism outside Europe of a soft landing for Greece was captured by Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega. Speaking in Campinas, Brazil, today, Mantega said "the numbers still won't add up. A restructuring of Greek debt is inevitable. The debt is very big to be sustainable."
--With assistance from Jonathan Stearns, Tony Czuczka, Fred Pals and Chiara Vasarri in Brussels, Brian Parkin in Berlin, and Mario Sergio Lima in Campinas, Brazil. Editors: James Hertling, Patrick Henry
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NEW YORK, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines announced that, effective today, the airline is the only U.S. carrier offering 180-degree flat-bed seats and personal on-demand entertainment in premium cabins on every scheduled, long-haul international flight from the New York area.
United has outfitted 182 international aircraft with all-new United Global First and United BusinessFirst cabins. With more than 450 daily departures to more than 150 cities, United offers the most nonstop flights to the most destinations around the world from New York's three major airports – Newark Liberty, Kennedy and LaGuardia. United also offers the most flat-bed seats and the most extra-legroom economy seats from New York's three major airports.
"We continue to invest in every aspect of the customer experience – online, in our airports and in the air," said Jeff Foland, United's executive vice president – marketing, technology and strategy. "With more robust online and mobile tools, more modern terminal facilities and lounges, on-demand entertainment and a growing number of our aircraft with global satellite Wi-Fi, we are working to ensure we remain the New York region's best choice for air travel."
United in New York/ NewarkUnited operates a major global gateway hub at Newark Liberty, the most convenient airline hub to Wall Street and Times Square and the only New York-area airport served directly by regional and national rail lines. Customers departing from or arriving at Newark Liberty can transit between the Newark Liberty International Airport rail station and United's terminals within minutes. The rail station offers immediate access to New York Pennsylvania Station, New Jersey and southern New York State. This week, United detailed $150 million in plans to redesign the airline's Terminal C check-in facilities at Newark Liberty, install new flight-information displays, deploy a new checked-baggage screening system and complete construction of a widebody maintenance hangar. Inflight Experience In addition to its terminal investments and improvements to its long-haul international aircraft, United is upgrading its transcontinental p.s. Premium Service aircraft that fly from New York Kennedy to San Francisco and Los Angeles. The Boeing 757 aircraft will, once retrofitted, offer flat-bed premium cabin seats and Wi-Fi and personal on-demand entertainment available throughout the aircraft. The fourth p.s. aircraft to be retrofitted enters service in June. The airline anticipates completing the entire p.s. fleet by year-end. United is also outfitting aircraft with satellite Wi-Fi, offering inflight connectivity on long-haul international flights. The airline expects to have more than 200 aircraft with satellite Wi-Fi before the end of the year. This month, United deployed the 200th aircraft with live television, giving United the world's largest fleet of aircraft equipped with live television. United.com and Mobile Technology United offers customers the convenience of booking and managing travel online and via mobile devices. The airline offers the most saver-style award seats for frequent flyers among the largest U.S. global carriers, according to the 4th annual Switchfly Reward Seat Availability Survey published this month by IdeaWorksCompany. Additionally, the airline offers customers the ability to book and manage travel on the four largest mobile operating systems.
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I'm sure you've seen entries in campground guidebooks and on entry kiosks at the entrances to National Park, Monument, or forest service campgrounds that designate maximum length limitations. "Maximum size 27 feet," for instance. So, if you were driving a 28-foot Class C, or towing a 28-foot fiver, did you cross it off your list of potential camping locations? If so, you may have missed an opportunity to visit what might be a wonderful national treasure or a nesty, forest campsite beside a tumbling stream.
The maximum length referred to means that all–or most–of the campsites in the campground will accommodate that length. But . . . some will also accommodate longer lengths, sometimes much longer. Those who write the rules do not want to officially include longer lengths when maybe only three or four campsites will fit longer lengths, and if those are taken but smaller ones remain open, they may get in a tangle with RVers with a longer rig urging them to move someone with a shorter rig out of the larger site and into a smaller site. Or, when those with larger rigs show up and find there are only a few that fit the maximum size stated and they are taken.
Whatever the reasons–not that I blame them at wanting to avoid such hassles–knowing this does open up some options. If you can fit into the campsite they won't tell you to leave. And often, the measurement is made from the wheel barrier at the rear of the campsite to the front, the length of the pad itself . So, when you back in, your overhang extends over the barrier adding quite a few feet to the length that will fit. But watch out for those wood posts that some campgrounds use. Your overhang may not clear them. And there might be several sites that are long enough even without the overhang factor.
When you arrive at a campground that has a stated maximum length, drive around the campground and if you find one you fit into–no extending into the road, into foliage in the rear, or onto other obstructions–take it. It's unlikely that you will find a host or ranger that will ask your length–unless they know exactly which sites are open and whether you will fit in any of them.
In national parks, it's a bit more difficult, especially on busy holidays and weekends. If the park is filled everyday those that assign campsites may hold to the size maximum to reduce chaos, so plan to arrive early mid-week, before they start to fill up, when you can scout for larger sites on your own.
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Wade Michael Page acted alone when he fatally shot six worshippers and injured four others in his rampage at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek on Aug. 5, the FBI said Tuesday.
In its statement, the FBI said it found no evidence to suggest the attack was "directed or facilitated by any white supremacist group." The FBI and Justice Department initially had said they were looking into Page's killing spree as an act of domestic terrorism.
Teresa L. Carlson, special agent in charge of the FBI's Milwaukee office, said the investigation was now officially over.
"During the shooting at the temple, Page exchanged gunfire with two Oak Creek police officers, seriously wounding one, before being shot by another officer, then turning his weapon on himself. There is also no evidence to suggest the attack was part of any ongoing threat to the Sikh community," the FBI statement says.
Page shot Oak Creek police Lt. Brian Murphy multiple times. His fellow officer, Sam Lenda, a decorated sharpshooter, shot Page. Page then put his 9mm handgun to his head and fired what would be the fatal shot.
"We join the Sikh community in grieving the loss of their loves ones," Carlson said. "We continue to work with temple leaders and all of our law enforcement partners in an effort to keep the community safe."
Carlson said the FBI generated 200 investigative leads, interviewed 300 people and collected more than 200 pieces of evidence.
Since the shootings, members of the Sikh community have lobbied Congress to require the FBI to track hate crimes against Sikhs.
Amardeep Kaleka's father, temple President Satwant Singh Kaleka, was killed trying to stop Wade. Amardeep Kaleka said Tuesday that his faith community largely was satisfied with the results of the investigation, though he conceded no one ever will really know why Page went on his rampage.
"Our chief focus now is that we are interested in what we can do as a nation to stop this from ever happening again," he said.
Members of the Sikh community had been briefed in advance of the FBI's report.
Page had moved to Milwaukee in late 2011, perhaps for a girlfriend who might have shared his white-power beliefs. But Page and Misty Cook broke up weeks before the shooting.
Page's strong beliefs in the white power movement had led to speculation that an organized group of white supremacists had been involved in the temple shootings. But the FBI report concludes that there was no evidence to make that connection.
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Actavis And Forest Announce Preliminary Stockholder Merger Consideration Election Results
Actavis plc (NYSE:ACT) and Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:FRX) today announced the preliminary results of the elections made by stockholders of Forest regarding their preference as to the form of merger consideration they will receive in connection with Actavis' pending acquisition of Forest. Subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions, the closing of the acquisition is expected to be effective on July 1 st, 2014.
As previously announced, on February 17, 2014, Actavis, Forest, Tango US Holdings Inc., Tango Merger Sub 1 LLC and Tango Merger Sub 2 LLC, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Forest stockholders were entitled to elect to receive, (i) .3306 of an Actavis ordinary share and $26.04 in cash, without interest (the "Standard Election Consideration"), (ii) .4723 of an Actavis ordinary share, subject to proration and allocation procedures set forth in the Merger Agreement (the "Stock Election Consideration") or (iii) $86.81 in cash, without interest, subject to proration and allocation procedures set forth in the Merger Agreement (the "Cash Election Consideration"), in exchange for each share of Forest common stock. The deadline for making this election was 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on June 27, 2014 (the "Election Deadline").
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Anti-Christ Comparison Chart, Who Can Be and Who Can NOT be The Son of Perdition
|Scriptural Requirement
|Bashar Assad
|Prince Charles or Sons
(This focuses on Prince Charles. But you can apply most of this to any of his family as well.)
|1. Claims to be God, Worshipped as God above all gods. Daniel 11:36-37
|assad: YES, Click here and read confirmation #1 for PROOF that assad is worshipped as god, worshipped above all gods, by his soldiers which take their orders from him. Proof of others (outside his army) worshipping him as well.
|obama: NO, he may be called "messiah" by some, even worshipped by many, But no body literally believes that he is truly god.
|prince charles: NO, has no followers as god
|2. Daniel 11:40 "And AT THE TIME OF THE END shall THE KING OF THE SOUTH PUSH AT HIM: and the KING OF THE NORTH SHALL COME AGAINST HIM LIKE A WHIRLWIND
|assad: YES, he has the king of the south (egypt and/or Israel) pushing against him. King of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Turkey coming against him like a whirlwind, about to be intensified.
Click here for some of the evidence that NATO and Israel are pushing at him and preparing to come against him like a whirlwind.
|obama: NO, there is NO northern king or southern king coming against him like a whirlwind. N. Korea is the closest possible match to this right now. But the only thing N. Korea could do is strike just one American city and N. Korea would very quickly be destroyed by American missiles. It is no match.
|prince charles: NO, there is NO northern king or southern king coming against him like a whirlwind.
|3. he will invade Israel and many other middle eastern nations.
Daniel 11:40-41 "....and he shall enter into the countries and shall overflow and pass over. He shall enter also into the glorious land (Israel) and many countries shall be overthrown..."
|assad: YES, he has already previously attempted to invade Israel and has treatened to do so again. He will do so after he recovers from the deadly head wound caused by NATO. he is also already at war against many middle eastern nations and will use that as reason to invade them.
|obama: NO, The Untied States will NEVER invade Israel. That's ridiculous.
|prince charles; NO, England will NEVER invade Israel. That's ridiculous.
|4. To recover from a deadly head wound. Rev. 13:3
|assad: YES, suffering from heady head wound right now and will intenstify when NATO attacks soon. Click Here and read confirmation #5 for PROOF that the greek words in Rev. 13:3 refer to a capital city (Damascus) being pounded flat.
|obama; NO, has not occurred.
|prince charles; NO, has not occurred
|5. Daniel 7:20 look was more stout than his fellows. (Can mean tall, Powerful; forceful, Stubborn or uncompromising, great, master, chief, captain, lord)
|assad; YES, 6'2", taller than most any world leader, a "great" captain of an army that has been successful at fighting off rebel fighters from Israel, France, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Jordan, England, etc. he is forceful, stubborn and uncompromising.
|obama; NO, 6'1", the weakest leader America has ever had, losing the wars in Iran and afghanistan
|prince charles; NO; 5'10", not even king yet and getting older by the day.
|6. Horn with eyes. Daniel 7:8, 7:20
|assad; YES ABSOLUTELY, he is a eye doctor! Please Click Here and read confirmation #11 for further information. Also, the horn is supposed to come up in the same area where 3 horns/kings/presidents had previously been plucked up. Assad's trouble (deadly head wound) intensified after President Mubarak of Egypt (plucked up Feb. 11, 2011), Muammar Gaddafi of Libya (plucked up Oct. 20, 2011) and Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of the nation of Tunisia (plucked up Jan. 14, 2011) were all three, overthrown or plucked up! The entire "arab spring" movement has not only removed 3 horns but will also be responsible (with NATO's help) to strike at assad which will result in him actually standing up as the son of perdition.
|obama; HALF Point, it could be said that "eye" refers to knowledge in general. However, the horn is supposed to come up in the area where 3 other horns/kings/presidents have been plucked up or removed. obama does NOT fit that part of the description of the horn. We could say 43 presidents before him were removed but i don't see anyway of saying that just 3 horns were plucked up.
|prince charles; HALF point, it could be said that "eye" refers to knowledge in general. However, the horn is supposed to come up in the area where 3 other horns/kings/presidents have been plucked up or removed. Prince Charles does NOT fit that part of the description of the horn. We could say that if/when he becomes king, that one horn (a queen) was plucked up before him but i don't see anyway of saying that 3 horns were plucked up.
|7. Daniel 11:37, Not regard the desire of women
|assad; YES, Alawi muslim's believe women do not have a soul, therefore they disregard the desires/needs of women.
|obama; NO, i don't see how we can apply this requirement to obama. he is pro-abortion which regards women's personal choices over the life of another human being. His wife is also very well respected by democrats.
|prince charles; NO, i don't know how we could apply this requirement to him.
|8. Daniel 7:25 shall think to change times and laws
|assad; YES, Click Here to learn about the muslim "Mecca Clock" which will change time zones across the globe.
|obama; HALF point, he sure knows how to change laws for the worst, but i cannot see any way that he intends to change time.
|prince charles; NO, does not fit requirement.
|9. War against the Saints. Daniel 7:21, Daniel 12:7, Rev. 13:7
|assad; YES. Right now he is trying to act friendly to the Christians but after he joins forces with the pope and conquers many nations, he will eventually make it very clear that he is THE enemy of the Saints. he is a muslim = enough said!
|obama; YES, absolutely fits this one! which is the reason many people believe that he is the anti-Christ. But just fitting 5 out of 15 requirement's isn't enough.
|prince charles, NO, i don't see any evidence at this time.
|10. he must the king of an Eighth Empire. Rev. 17:11
These 8 empires have always existed in the same region.
|assad; YES,
1 - Egyptian Empire
2 - Assyria Empire
3 - Babylonian Empire - (until 539 or 550 BC)
4 - Medo - Persian Empire - (The Achaemenid Empire ca. 550330 BC)
5 - Grecian Macedonia Empire - (The Seleucid Empire 312 63 BC and Ptolemaic Empire 305 BC to 30 BC)
6 - Western Roman Empire, 27 BC AD 476, centered in Rome, Italy. The Western Roman Empire continues today in the Roman Catholic Church, Roman numerals, Gregorian calendar, names of months and days, etc.
7 - Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine/Byzantium Empire), AD 285 1453, centered in Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey. Eventually evolved into the ankle of The Ottoman Empire 12991923. Still exist today in different forms in Iran, Turkey, Syria.
8 - End Time 8th Kingdom, Revived Assyrian/Babylonian Empire under Bashar Assad, Worldwide and diverse (has a mixture) but it is of the 7 in that it is Babylon and a combo of all the above.
|obama; NO, There have NOT been any 8 empires to rule the United States. The USA is not an 8th existence of anything. The USA is NOT in the same region as the history of babylon.
|prince charles; NO, We might could say that many empires have ruled in the region of England. But England is still NOT in the historical region of Babylon.
|11. Must be Assyrian.
Isa. 10, Isa. 14:25 Isa. 19:23 Isa. 23:13 Isa. 30:31 Isa. 31:8 Isa. 52:4 Ezek. 31:3 Hosea 5:13 Hosea 11:5
Daniel 7:20 with Isa. 10:12
Micah 5:1-5 with Rev. 11:2
Ezekiel 28
Click here and read confirmation #20 for further explanation.
|assad; YES: he is the king of Syria.
|obama; NO he is not assyrian.
|prince charles; NO he is not assyrian.
|12. becomes strong with a SMALL group of people.
Daniel 11:23 "And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people".
|assad; YES, His family came to power with the alawai sect, a very small minority sect of islam which was much hated by most muslims. For his family to come to power is nothing short of a miracle. They did not have the support of anyone.
|obama; NO, he came to power with the help of democrats a very huge political party in the USA. He has had the endorsement of Iran, Russia, China and many nations.
|prince charles; Yes, Since the king could only come from one family, he could fit this description.
|13. Against Egypt and Libya.
Daniel 11:42-43
|assad; YES, he is the enemy of the muslim brotherhood that now controls egypt and libya. When he manifestes himself as the end time son of perdition, he will conquer his enemies and bring them under his control.
|obama; YES, by helping to bring the muslim brotherhood into power in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, he has come against those nations.
|prince charles; Probably not; There is reason to believe he may be on the side of the muslim brotherhood.
|14. Son of Perdition: What does the word "perdition" mean? In 2 Thes. 2:3, the greek word for perdition is Strong's G684 - apoleia, which means destroying, utter destruction. he must be the son of destruction
|assad; YES; his dad was famous for almost completely destroying Damascus in the rebellion that was against him in his day. Now, the son, assad, is following his dad's footsteps of destruction.
|obama; YES; he is destroying the USA, the American Constitution, Israel, Egypt, etc.
|prince charles; NO, i couldn't see him killing a fly!
|15. Connection to Rev. 13:18 the number of man 666
|assad; YES; click here for the true understanding of 666. Learn how the number refers to nazism, islam and communism.
|obama; YES; Same reason as assad. Both obama and assad are leaders of nazism, islam and communism.
|prince charles; YES. Same reason as the other two. Let's face it, all three are anti-Christ. But only one can be the son of perdition.
|Total Score, # of Requirements Met
|assad; ALL 15 of 15 It is VERY CLEAR that assad is the son of perdition!!!
|obama; 5 of 15
|prince charles; 2.5 of 15
MYTH #2: Must be European. Antichrist must come out of the "Revived Roman Empire"
FACT: There is NOT any scripture in the entire Bible that uses the word "europe" or "european". There is a "Euroclydon" (storm) in Acts 27:14 but has nothing to do with the anti-Christ. The ONLY national identity of the son of perdition mentioned in the Bible is that he is the king of Assyria and prince of Tyrus.
Ezek.28:2-12 calls him the prince of Tyrus. Tyrus was an ancient city of Assyria.
MYTH #3: He comes from among ten kings in the restored Roman Empire.
FACT; Yes, he must come from among 10 kings or be a leader of 10 kings. But those 10 kings are NOT going to be western European. They WILL include Russia, China, Iran, Iraq and other islamic AND COMMUNIST nations. It is an end time confederation of islamic and communist nations, NOT a western european empire. Click Here to see evidence.
MYTH #4: His name must add up to 666 with gematria.
FACT: Rev. 13:18 "Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six."
The myth of 666 Gematria is based upon a misinterpretation of Rev. 13:18. Gematria is of babylonian origin and is basically Kabbalah witchcraft. It is unreliable and have led to many false declarations of who the son of perdition could be.
Recommended link #1 about gematria
Recommended Link #2 on gematria
Click HERE for the true meaning of "666" of Rev. 13:18
MYTH #5: Bible Codes.
FACT: Bible codes are NOT real. They are unreliable and have led to many false declarations of who the son of perdition could be and other false doctrines. Recommended Link about bible codes with additional links
MYTH #6: Antichrist will not be married. He will be gay.-- Daniel 11:37
That is a misinterpretation of Daniel 11:37. It doesn't say that he won't be married. It doesn't say that he will be gay. It doesn't say that he will leave the natural affection of women. It says he won't regard the desire of women, in other words he doesn't have any regard/respect/consideration for the desires/will/needs/lives of women. He dis-respects women.
CLAIM: Son of Perdition must sign a peace agreement, which will later be broken.
Where in the Bible does it tell us to look for the signing of a peace treaty or a rebuilding of the temple? In Matthew 24, Mark 13, luke 21 Jesus gave us a very good and detailed list of things to look for. Matt.24:5 false christ and deceivers, :6 wars and rumours of war's. :7 warfare, famine's, pestilences, earthquakes. :9 martyrdom and persecution. :11 false prophets. :12 lawlessless and lack of love. :14 This Gospel of The Kingdom preached in all the world for a witness to all nations. :15 abomination of desolation, son of perdition standing in holy place. THOSE ARE WHAT WE ARE TO LOOK FOR. Notice it NEVER says to look for the building of a temple or a peace treaty. The last thing to happen before the great tribulation is to be an abomination spoken of by Daniel. So we must go to Daniel. DO NOT ASSUME WE MUST SEE THE TEMPLE BEING BUILT AND A PEACE TREATY SIGNED. MATT.24 DOES NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT US BEING ABLE TO SEE SUCH. DO NOT ADD TO SCRIPTURE. Daniel 9:25 describes a rebuilding project that was to occur to prepare the first coming of Christ. :26 the messias is cut off and the city and temple destroyed. All of that was already fulfilled thousands of years ago. :27 is the main verse used by everyone to assume a peace treaty and rebuilding of temple. But please search this verse for the world PEACE TREATY. You won't find it because it's NOT there! We do find the word covenant. But it doesn't say what kind of covenant nor does it describe any details of the covenant. It also mentions the overspreading we abominations he shall make it desolate. So we see a destruction. But we do NOT see rebuilding project. It does NOT say anything about us witnessing a rebuilding project. It says he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease. Again it's talking about a abomination and a ceasing of sacrifice. People ASSUME AND INTERJECT that therefore we must see the beginning of such sacrifices and therefore we must see a temple being built. Even Revelation and 2 Thessalonians 2 says there will be a temple. Therefore people ASSUME AND INTERJECT that we must see the temple being built. However Scripture NEVER tells us to look for the building project to begin. It is DESOLATION (destruction) that we must look for and witness. Not rebuilding. Desolation of what? =Jerusalem. So how can we have an abomination and desolation without a temple? The son of perdition will be sitting in the temple. i am NOT saying there won't be a temple. But we are not to look for the rebuilding project. but rather we are to look for the armies to invade Jerusalem. When you shall see the city surrounded with armies you will know the desolation thereof is near. NEVER says when you shall see the temple. The key is found in Matt.24:26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold he (Christ) is in the desert, go not forth, Behold he is in the SECRET CHAMBERS, believe it not. WHY? Because it is the FALSE CHRIST, the son of perdition who will be in SECRET CHAMBERS! Daniel 9:27 the word OVERSPREADING means WING, extreme part, corner, hem, quarters. NOT an entire fancy visible temple. Maybe eventually during the tribulation maybe he will add onto it and make it visible. But currently, It's ALREADY been built underneath the temple mount! The sacrifices have already begun and the covenant already signed between assad of syria and Israel. ALL IN SECRET. We have evidence that the Jews were doing some massive digging underneath the temple mount around 2010 and Israel and assad were in SECRET meetings. We do NOT know for sure the exact dates of any covenant or for the completion of the secret wing of the temple. The bottom line is that we are never told in scripture that these things would publicly be displayed. It is the WAR/INVASION/ARMIES/DESOLATION that we are told to look for. The son of PERDITION means DESTRUCTION. NOT son of Peace. He is described as a man of war. If there is to be any peace treaty, He is not known for it. In Scripture, he is known for war and destruction.
In 2012, a sister in Christ shared with me a dream she had in 2009 about children drawing pictures of the temple. She saw animals in the sky in the presence of GOD. i believe the dream meant that the temple would be built very soon after 2009, including animal sacrifices. The fact that the sister in Christ shared with me this dream in 2012, was a confirmation of what i was already thinking and believing. This was BEFORE it was released to the public that there WERE secret peace talks between assad and israel in 2010. The article also says that in July of 2009 that they were planning to meet. The article states that they were sworned to secrecy. So i believe that they were in peace talks in 2009 and 2010 and that some agreements were made and that they did sign a covenant in 2009-2011 allowing a secret wing of a temple and animal sacrifices underneath the temple mount starting in 2011.
Secret Israel-Syria Peace Talks in 2010, revealed in late 2012
Suspicious digging under Temple Mount in 2007
'Israel digging under Temple Mount' 2009
Basher Assad proclaims that Peace in the Middle East can only come thru him. he was previously seen as a powerful peace broker by many people. Those that worship him as god, proclaim that he is a man of peace and is the only one who can bring peace. In 2009, John Kerry said that peace in the middle east could ONLY come thru bashar assad.
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It was a very tight race in Round 3 of our annual Gadget Freak of the Year contest, sponsored by Allied Electronics, but one project came out on top, by the skin of its teeth, really, and will join the winner of Rounds 1 and 2, Al Linke and Thomas Byrne, in the final round.
Dick Bipes' Boat Lift Controller With Remote garnered the majority of the votes in Round 3. So, who will join Al, Thomas, and Dick in the final round, set to begin January 5? Watch the following four videos presented in the slideshow (and check out the related project) and then cast your vote. In two weeks, we will present the winners of each of the four rounds in a final showdown.
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"You have to make sure not to make a hole in the paper," said Bodine, pointing to the 10 large spools of festive paper on the two carousels before them.
The Mesa women put their paper skills to the test at Fiesta Mall on Saturday, working one of the first shifts on the first day the mall offered gift wrapping to customers. Risking grumpy shoppers was worth it, the women said: The money they raised will support extracurricular activities at Adams Elementary School in Mesa, where Bodine is a fifth-grade teacher. Suggested donations range from $4 for a small gift box to $6 for larger boxes.
Like most of the volunteer wrappers, Zobell and Bodine relied on years of wrapping presents for their own families for inspiration. Using supplies donated by mall management, the women stood boxed in by counters, at the ready with scissors and lots of rolls of tape. Choices included 10 varieties of vibrantly colored holiday paper that all receive a standard gift-topper: a glossy white adhesive bow. Volunteers from other groups will raise money wrapping gifts until Christmas Eve.
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ABC News, "World of Warcraft is the new golf."
I read it on the Interweb, so it must be true. ABC News as part of their PC Magazine section has posted an article on WoW becoming a channel to meet and network with business contacts.
"Overheard at brunch: two tech entrepreneur types discussing World of Warcraft. "What server are you on? What guild? Yeah, me too. It's a good way to schmooze." Is that true? Has logging on to the world's most popular massively multiplayer online game replaced a few rounds on the links as the way to make the right business connections in our tech-driven culture?"
You can read the entire World of Warcraft is the New Golf article at ABC News.
Episode #2 of the TenTonHammer.com podcast is alive and well at Podcast.TenTonHammer.com. Congratulations again to "Phatty" who sent us in a question and choose a City of Villains Collector's Edition as his prize.
A new comic is also online, just look in the upper right corner of any of our sites, titled 'Field and Scream' we take a look at another kind of game.
Thanks to the good folks at Cryptic Studios for the front page link to TenTonHammer.com. We couldn't do it without support from developers like you.
There has been a flurry of debate across various game blogs centered on a bet that Second Life would have more North American users than World of Warcraft in two years.
On the surface this seems like an easy call. World of Warcraft has six million paying members and Second Life has considerably less even though you can play for free. The crux of the argument for Second Life to be the eventual winner is that player created content will be more entertaining than developer created content in the long run.
For Second Life to win this bet, a few very important events need to occur.
1) Content creation in Second Life needs to be made far easier or users need to become more technology savvy. The barrier to entry is high and wide and electrified. Just thinking about it gives me a shock.
2) World of Warcraft needs to start hemorrhaging users at an alarming rate.
3) Someone creating content for Second Life needs to create something or some things compelling enough to get people to take notice.
There is an opportunity cost involved with playing a MMOG. If you play one and want to do well in it, garnering some sort of virtual respect from the virtual people that you play with, then you are obliged to play the game well and to play the game often. There is a committment of time and a committment to bring your skill in the game to a certain level.
Linden Labs, the developers of Second Life just received $11 million in funding. This seems like quite a windfall until you consider that six million players are paying Blizzard $15 per month to play World of Warcraft.
Second Life proponents will surely tout that it is not a game, but a world. I agree with that sentiment and believe that it is exactly that which will keep it from overtaking our 800 pound gorilla friend, World of Warcraft.
My perspective is skewed of course as I cover games, not worlds, but the line between the two is becoming thinner all the time.
Which will be larger in two years, worlds or games? Second Life or World of Warcraft? I'd love to hear your thoughts. (.mp3 format if you want bonus points in the swag give away) Send them in.
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With several people already logging in to play Level 10 "capped" characters, Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach (DDO) can be daunting for the complete newbie. Things as simple as character creation and navigation are intimidating tasks when playing and learning the mechanics of a game for the first time. Our DDO - TenTonHammer writer Corso wants to help:
Your first important choice is your character's race. I'm sure you'll notice that some of the race attributes make that race better suited for some classes than others, with humans being a sort of middle ground. You can make your decision based on statistical advantages, or work purely from a roleplaying perspective--either way, the choice is yours. Classes define your character even further, so it's important to figure out your playing style as you decide what you want to be when you grow up. Do you want to be a spell slinging elf, a healing human cleric, or a mighty halfling barbarian (hey, why not)?
Read all of Corso's DDO Newbie Know-How, and be ready for the adventure!
Episodic gaming, season 2 is now available on DVD.
There is an excellent article at Guardian Unlimited that takes a well-rounded look at episodic gaming. Shane Dabiri of Blizzard Entertainment voiced his opinion on the subject.
"So, episodic gaming looks set to significantly shake up the games industry. But will it breed the never-ending game? Even though he is a key man behind the world's leading massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, Shane Dabiri isn't convinced: "Some massively multiplayer games have persisted for many years - many people are still playing StarCraft, a real-time strategy game we released in 1998. As for how long an episodic or regularly updated game could maintain an audience's interest, I suspect it's for as long as the game experience continues to provide value to the player.""
You can read the entire Episodic Gaming Article at Guardian Unlimited.
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We have another comic today, courtesy of Boomjack. If you liked Playdead, you'll lo.. well, probably like Field & Scream, a WoWesque take on a magazine dedicated to a totally different kind of game.
Episode 2 of the TenTonHammer podcast now live!
This week's news, the World of Warcraft 1.10 patch aftermath, more City of Villains Issue 7 coverage, and a look at one of the most recently announced MMOs-in-development, Warhammer Online round out this week's TenTonHammer Podcast, Episode 2!
John Hoskin hosts a 45-minute discussion covering the massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) industry. Co-hosts Phil Comeau, Jeff Woleslagle and Nicole Hamlett look at the 1.10 World of Warcraft patch and City of Villains Issue 7. They'll also break down the week's top news stories and respond to a listener's question regarding an MMO in-development: Warhammer Online. Oh, and there might be something about an MMO geared to the fundamentalist Islamic community!?
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On April 5, 2006, Turbine opens the door to the Dragon's Vault, the first content module for DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE™: Stormreach™! The Dragon's Vault module will provide players the opportunity to battle the dangerous Vault of Night that is protected by a ferocious guardian – a red dragon in a large-scale raid encounter, as well as 15 other compelling new dungeons.
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1up.com has a base construction strategy guide for one of our favorite games - City of Villains.
If you wish to raid your enemies, you must prepare your own defenses. Resist here the temptation to demonstrate to the world the full reach of your power, and only construct those rooms that are actually necessary to your plans. You will need, of course, at least 6 chambers, other than the entry room and the actual vault, where you will be storing that Item of Power you have your eyes fixated upon, because you must have exactly six dimensional anchors to secure your prize.
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The Bank of Japan's failure to achieve its inflation target will see the yen rebound to the highest since 2012, reversing the results of its unprecedented stimulus, according to Tokai Tokyo Securities Co.
The New Zealand dollar slid against all its major counterparts amid speculation the Reserve Bank will make comments aimed at curbing the currency's strength as officials set monetary policy at a meeting tomorrow.
The yen strengthened after Japan cut its economic assessment, underlining the fragility of the global economy and spurring demand for the safest assets.
Australia's dollar snapped a three- day gain after government data showed the nation's retail sales unexpectedly declined.
China's effort to loosen its grip on the yuan is just the boost Asia needs to catch up with the rest of the world in shifting dealing onto electronic platforms.
Treasury 10-year notes fell for the first time in three days as investors weighed whether Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen will signal the U.S. economy is strong enough to withstand cuts in stimulus in testimony today.
Japanese purchases of foreign bonds to weaken the yen may become more likely as the nation rejects trading partners' rights to criticize its currency policies.
The yen rose against most of its 16 major counterparts before a German report forecast to show a gauge of business confidence dropped for a fifth month, increasing the allure of the Japanese currency as a haven.
The yen held gains from yesterday versus most of its major counterparts as declines in Asian stocks and concern about Greece's ability to complete a debt swap supported demand for the currency as a refuge.
"There are lots of Japanese investors who are keen to invest, but there are not enough high-grade bonds in this region."
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The survival of the school-reform movement, as it's known to champions and detractors alike, is no longer assured. Even a couple years ago, few would have predicted this turn of events for a crusade that began with the publication of A Nation at Risk in 1983, gathered momentum as charter schools and Teach for America took off in the 1990s, and surged into the spotlight with No Child Left Behind in 2001. As a schoolteacher, I know I didn't anticipate this altered landscape. If one person can be credited—or blamed—for the reform movement's sudden vulnerability, it's a fiercely articulate historian, now in her 70s, named Diane Ravitch.
That Ravitch helped conceive the movement she now condemns makes her current role even more unexpected. Almost four decades ago, Ravitch emerged as a preeminent chronicler of, as she put it, "the rise and fall of grand ideas" in American education. The author of 11 books, including Reign of Error (out this month), she has traced the past century's successive battles over how best to deliver a quality education—and to whom.
In 1991, she shifted from observer to policy adviser, becoming an assistant secretary of education under George H. W. Bush. An outspoken critic of progressive pedagogical theories, she urged rigorous national standards and gravitated toward conservatives promoting parental choice, vouchers, and charter schools. Market-based alternatives, she decided, were the answer for impoverished parents desperate to see their children escape broken inner-city schools.
A decade later, No Child Left Behind's bipartisan push for federally mandated assessments brought Ravitch's favored prescriptions into the mainstream. A growing cadre of social entrepreneurs—including Teach for America's founder, Wendy Kopp, and many former TFAers, among them the creators of the KIPP charter schools—focused more intently on improving teacher quality. This was the key, they argued, to boosting achievement among disadvantaged students. They attracted generous backers, not least the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Executives from Silicon Valley and Wall Street hedge funds joined the cause, financing new organizations, such as Democrats for Education Reform, to push for more innovation. Soon the movement commanded allegiance from Democrats and Republicans in Congress, secretaries of education from both parties, and several big-city mayors and school superintendents. Ravitch, for her part, briefly advised George W. Bush's first presidential campaign. The only figures conspicuously absent from this burgeoning coalition seemed to be traditional teachers and their unions, whom many reformers judged a primary obstacle to necessary change.
President Obama embraced his predecessor's policies with, if anything, greater gusto. His Race to the Top initiative, employing federal stimulus money, encouraged states to open more charter schools, use student test scores to assess teacher quality, and dismantle tenure. The revolution appeared nearly complete. Except that by 2010, Diane Ravitch had broken ranks.
That year, she published a carefully researched book in which she reflected on the movement she'd helped launch but could no longer support. Surveying the data, she concluded that the reform effort was just another in the parade of high hopes that policy makers and practitioners had promoted through the decades. Their strategies couldn't transform schools into engines of social mobility, because they did little to address the underlying causes of the achievement gap between white and minority students: entrenched segregation and poverty in America's urban core. The book was called The Death and Life of the Great American School System, but it might as well have been called The Corrections.
The evidence Ravitch marshaled was damning. Some charters were superb, but most were not outperforming traditional public schools. Recalcitrant teachers unions weren't a chief cause of failing schools after all; plenty of charters, freed from union strictures, were foundering. Nor had No Child Left Behind generated a substantial rise in student achievement. Now that standardized-test scores determined schools' fates and funding, the curriculum in many districts emphasized rote prep. Benchmarks got revised downward. Even a few of Ravitch's conservative former colleagues conceded that she was essentially right on the facts.
A former compatriot, Ravitch was perfectly poised to lead the mid-course correction the reform movement acutely needed. Who better to ask the tough questions and propose the necessary adjustments before another wild pendulum swing exhausted the public's patience for innovation, as Ravitch the historian had warned happens again and again? She challenged reformers' alarmist narrative about an entire public-school system in sharp decline, noting that affluent American students were doing just fine. But the most-impoverished students were more socially isolated than ever.
Ravitch and her book instead further polarized an already strident debate. Movement crusaders denounced her as a doomsayer with no constructive answers. Although the reformist camp was more diverse than Ravitch acknowledged, its more hard-line proponents circled the wagons. They declined to scrutinize even the obvious excesses of their movement: the zealotry of D.C.'s superintendent of schools, Michelle Rhee, who soon found herself linked to a cheating scandal; the shady for-profit charters and so-called cyber schools with no record of serving disadvantaged children; the hastily adopted and unproven teacher-assessment schemes; a pricey new bureaucracy of McKinsey-style reform consultants, deployed even as classroom budgets were gutted.
Ravitch had taken to social media with the fervor of a teenager, and she responded to critics with fire-hose blasts of tweets and blog posts. Plainly thrilling to the role of polemicist, she accused one "loathsome" reformer of having "ruined the life" of a career educator "for filthy lucre." Her opponents gave as good as they got. Whitney Tilson, a financier renowned for circulating pro-reform e‑mails, denounced Ravitch's "thuggery."
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SA3/RA3 Types with Body Width 32mm Added to the RCP4 Series:
* RCP4-SA3C – Slider Type
* RCP4-RA3C – Radial Cylinder Rod Type
Catalog #: CJ0207-1A-UST-2-0914 (3.8 MB)
Pages: 32
Achieving High-speed Opening/Closing and High Gripping Force, the ROBO Cylinder® Vertical Grippers
1. Slider Type and Lever Type
2. Supporting Multi-point Positioning, Adjustable Gripping Force
3. Highly Rigid, Accurate Guide and Driving Part
4. Self-locking Mechanism to Prevent the Work Part from Dropping upon Power Off
5. Ultra-compact Slider Type: RCD-GRSNA
ACON-CA and DCON-CA Positioner Controllers
Catalog #: CJ0211-1A-UST-2-0914 (2.5 MB)
Pages: 12
Introducing the ACON-CA controller (for the ROBO Cylinder® RCA/RCA2/RCL series), the DCON-CA controller (for the ROBO Cylinder® RCD series) — High functionality and performance is packed in a space-saving, compact body!
PowerCON SCARA IXP Series and MSEL Controllers
Catalog #: CJ0219-1A-UST-1-0814 (5.8 MB)
Pages: 20
Introducing the Cost-effective Pulse Motor Type IXP to the IX Series of SCARA Robots
1. Due to pulse motors, the IXP costs around 1/2 a conventional model
2. All models come standard with battery-less absolute encoders
3. The robot weights approx. 30% less than a conventional model
4. Added 3-axis specification and 4-axis gripper specification
Direct Drive Motor DD < 2nd edition >
Catalog #: CJ0199-2A-UST-1-0814 (1.9 MB)
Pages: 12
The Direct Drive Motor is a rotary actuator that directly drives a rotary table with a motor without using any speed reducing mechanism such as a belt or reduction gears. Eliminating the speed reducing mechanism explains why high speed and excellent response can be attained with such a compact frame.
Latest Additions—High Torque Type, Large Hollow Bore Type, High Resolution Type
1. High Speed, High Acceleration/Deceleration, High Payload
2. Index Absolute Type or Multi-rotation Absolute Type Can be Selected
ROBO Cylinder® with Battery-less Absolute Encoder as Standard Equipment
the RCP5 series actuator with battery-less absolute encoder, realizing the convenience of an absolute encoder along with the cost and simplicity of an incremental encoder
The battery-less absolute encoder is an innovative encoder requiring no hassle or cost of battery replacement or adjustment associated therewith (patent pending), as rotational position data is recognized by a combination of gears to make the battery, which has been a required component of any traditional absolute encoder, no longer necessary. This encoder is ideal for the automobile industry and other production facilities where many absolute type actuators are used.
RCS3-CT8C/CTZ5C Catalog
Catalog #: CJ0210-1A-UST-2-0814 (1.8 MB)
Pages: 8
ROBO Cylinder® high-speed type — Achieving the max. speed of 2500 mm/s and max. acceleration of 3.2 G (Instantaneous max. acceleration of 4.8 G)
Improved high-speed performance reduces the cycle time!
TTA Series Catalog
Catalog #: CJ0206-1A-UST-3-0514 (2.6 MB)
Pages: 24
Improved tabletop robot for cell production applications, featuring significantly higher payload, maximum speed and rigidity! Three times as many I/O points as conventional models and more variations!
RCP4W-RA Series Catalog
Catalog #: CJ0205-1A-UST-2-0214 (2.9 MB)
Pages: 16
Introducing the IP67 Water-proof Radial Cylinder, the newest addition to the dust-proof/splash-proof ROBO Cylinder® RCP4W series — Built-in guide to achieve longer strokes while accommodating a radial load on the rod!
CT4 Catalog * Rotational Axis Equipped Type added
Catalog #: CJ0194-2A-UST-1-1213 (3.1 MB)
Pages: 16
Higher rigidity, more efficient operation range, and greater straight moving performance can be achieved than standard parallel-linked robots!
TB-01 Catalog
Catalog #: CJ0208-1A-UST-5-0814 (1.4 MB)
Pages: 4
All your controllers can be now operated with one unit — The features include: supporting both program controllers and position controllers, easy-to-use design combining a 3.5″ full-color touch panel and keys, programs/data can be saved to SD cards, and more!
Mini ROBO Brake Option Catalog
Catalog #: CJ0209-1A-UST-1-1013 (736 KB)
Pages: 4
Mini ROBO Cylinder rod type / table type with brake option has been added. Adding a brake to the rear of the main body will change the size and appearance of the actuator.
ERC3 Series Catalog (4th Edition) * New models added
Catalog #: CJ0184-4A-UST-2-0214 (5.2 MB)
Pages: 56
Transform your factory with the efficiency-improving, space-saving ERC3 ROBO Cylinder® — Saving space with built-in controller / Supporting wide-ranging operations with longer strokes / Payloads and speeds have been increased by 1.5 times / Most affordable in our ROBO Cylinder® series!


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- 0Feb 24, '12 by ParkerNICUangelYea, I heard that too. Boo! I also heard today that they have close to 600 applicants!!! Omg! I'm a wreck!
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- 0Mar 22, '12 by shenderson16Me too!! Have your heard what the total cost is for the nursing program? I'm calling tomorrow to find out.
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Overcurrent and Earth Fault Relay Setting
Setting calculation is separated for overcurrent and eart fault relay. For both settings, there are few following input parameters:
- Name of Feeder
- Load Current: (IL) in Amps
- Min Fault Current (Line-Line) in Amps
- Max Fault Current (Line-Line) in Amps
- Relay Type
- Relay Code
- Relay No
- CT Primary Current (in Amps)
- CT Secondary Current (in Amps)
- Relay Error (%)
- CT Error (%)
- Over shoot (in seconds)
- C.B Interrupting Time (in seconds)
- Safety (in seconds)
Summary of overcurrent and earth fault relay settings:
- Actual Plug (Relay Pick up) setting
- Plug Setting Multiplier (PSM)
- Time setting
- Total Grading Time
- Low Over Current Setting: (I>)
- Actual Operating Time of Relay (tI>)
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There are still a ton of prospects on the board for Big Ten teams, so conference recruiting reporters Tom VanHaaren and Brad Bournival take a look at the best and worst case scenarios remaining for each team. Illinois Best-case scenario: Illinois...Blog | October 08, 2013
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With any conference there will always be battles on the recruiting trail within the Big Ten. Coaching changes, different philosophies and geographic location all factor in to who battles who. Here is a look at the top five Big Ten recruiting rival...Blog | October 01, 2013
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Each class within the Big Ten has its strengths and weaknesses, but there is a lot of talent joining the conference. Here is a look at the top classes in the Big Ten by position. Quarterback Strongest class: Penn State This one is close, as Penn...Blog | September 10, 2013
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We meet in Branford, CT, about once every 4-6 weeks and topics discussed range from physical sciences, to life sciences and social sciences. A knowledge of the topic being discussed is not required, nor is there any membership requirement or age restriction. Perhaps the only requirement is curiosity and a thirst for knowledge! Science and technology are integral to every aspect of life - history, geography, humanities, music - everything.
Now for a piece of excellent news for Tilde Cafe: as of January 23, 2009 you can find a link to us on the science cafes website maintained by WGBH Educational Foundation - WGBH is the public television station out of Boston, and produces NOVA among many other fantastic shows. Tilde Cafe is the only listed science cafe in CT, and the only one between NYC and Boston!
As of July 2014, the IRS has recognized Tilde Cafe as a 501(c)(3) organization. Gifts are deductible to the full extent allowable under IRS regulations.
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Distinct yet similar: dogs and humans - a recap of Tilde Cafe #50
Today was a milestone for Tilde Cafe, with it being the 50th cafe discussion since 2008! Keeping our sights on bringing you eminent scientists to speak on a panoply of subjects, dog-lovers in particular were treated to an absorbing afternoon about the intricacies and potential of canine genetics.
While humans and dogs have roughly the same number of genes, 23,000, these genes are spread over 23 chromosomes in humans, and 39 chromosomes in dogs. A working draft of the human genome was published in 2000; a working draft of the dog genome was published in 2004, using DNA from a female boxer, Tasha. With information on both genomes now available, previous observations of similarities between diseases of dogs and humans have been confirmed in many instances. This makes it even more compelling to understand and treat the shared diseases in dogs and humans.
All breeds included, dogs suffer from more than 300 genetic disorders, many of which resemble human conditions. The most common diseases among purebred dogs include cancer, epilepsy, heart disease, allergies, retinal disease, and cataracts, and current treatment provided is not very different from that provided to humans. With this in mind, and the fact that although 365 days define a year in the life of both dogs and humans, and that a dog's physiological age is on an average 7-9 times that of a human's, finding appropriate interventions for pathological conditions in dogs can have a direct bearing on treating similar human conditions. For example, the Canine Longevity Consortium is undertaking a significant collaborative effort funded by the NIH's National Institute on Aging to study aging in dogs - the Canine Longitudinal Aging Study. Although aging has been studied in laboratory animals, the studies have been conducted under controlled conditions that don't mimic the environments we inhabit. Enter, the normal life cycle of Canis lupus familiaris who shares our living environments and thus experiences the same environmental stresses and benefits that we experience! Because of the rapidity of canine aging, results from novel ways of treating dogs in this difficult period of their lives, can likely be swiftly translated to helping humans through similar discomforts. And, as dog lovers would say, this would be yet another instance of a dog being man's best friend!
For those who are interested in supporting efforts to discovering the links between canine and human cancers, the 2 Million Dogs Foundation is organizing fundraising walks around the US. Please visit http://www.2milliondogs.org/walks/upcoming-walks/ to find a walk in your area. If you are close to the Connecticut shoreline, there's a walk on November 9 at Hammonasset.
Here's a take on what Orhan Pamuk said in My Name is Red, "Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen": dog genetics will speak, and we will benefit from listening. Let's listen! Thanks Mark, for giving us a quick walk through the field and the potential it holds for both dog and human health.
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Colombia has almost come full circle in the past two decades, evolving from a country that in the 1990s suffered an exodus of foreign investors because of rampant political insecurity to the attractive economy today, luring a surge of investment as the military wins back control of resource-rich areas from cocaine-smuggling rebels.
Colombia's growing political stability is good news for the project cargo industry, because the past eight years under President Alvaro Uribe have allowed safe access to energy and mining projects that investors had earlier been forced to abandon when FARC rebels roamed the countryside.
Many foreign transportation providers who are doing business in Colombia are impressed by Uribe's progress, although guerrillas are still at large, and security problems are contained rather than resolved.
"We don't live in fear that rebels are going to assault one of our cargo trucks (loaded) with 40 to 50 tons of goods like they did in the past," said Hector Suarez, who has two decades of experience in project cargo logistics in the country and is now project manager at Kuehne + Nagel in Colombia. In a sign of the dramatic turnaround, Colombia ranked ahead of Brazil and Chile and 37th overall in a recent World Bank report on ease of doing business in a total of 183 countries.
After emerging from the global economic crisis without suffering a major recession, Colombia's gross domestic product is expected to grow 4 percent this year. Colombia expects total investments of $49 billion in the mining and energy sectors between 2010 and 2015, Mines and Energy Minister Hernan Martinez Torres said recently.
Projects will include oil exploration and production, refinery expansion, gas and oil pipelines, and power projects including wind turbines and thermoelectric plants. Analysts say that during the next decade, total investment in energy and mining could surpass $60 billion, with a focus on oil, gas, coal and gold projects. "I would hope that with investment just in refinery expansion, new hydroelectric plants and the renovation of thermoelectric plants, we would see at least 5 million tons in project cargo during this decade," Suarez said.
As these huge capital investments start up, global transport and logistics firms expect growth of between 20 and 25 percent in the project cargo business in Colombia during the next decade. In part, that growth will also be due to projects currently under way, including the construction of a new coal port terminal in Santa Marta province, on the Caribbean; hydroelectric plants, such as Pescadero Ituango at the mouth of the Ituango River in Antioquia province; and the expansion of the Reficar refinery near Cartagena, on Colombia's Caribbean coast. Reficar supplies Ecopetrol, the fourth-largest oil company in Latin America.
"The Reficar project in Cartagena is starting to develop, and the intention is obviously to participate with a significant cargo volume. The same can be said for Santa Marta," said Mauricio Lozano, head of sales in Colombia for Seaboard Marine.
Seaboard operates weekly services from the Port of Miami and the Port of Houston to the Port of Puerto Bolivar on Colombia's Caribbean coast, services already busy with project cargo and heavy machinery used to supply the huge multinational coal mine Carbones de Cerrajon, owned by global miners Anglo American, BHP Billiton and Xstrata.
The Caribbean port of Santa Marta is already a large port with railway access, and the government is spending about $800 million to modernize coal facilities there as well as at the Port of Barranquilla and the smaller Pacific port of Buenaventura. Exports of Colombian coal have increased about 70 percent since 2001, reaching a record 75 million metric tons in 2009. The government intends to increase that volume to 180 million metric tons by 2019 by attracting new mining companies and improving the rail and port infrastructure that serves the coal mines.
The excitement surrounding Colombia's revival is spreading beyond the Americas. BDP Project Logistics, a project cargo transportation and logistics company based in Singapore, is increasing its presence in Colombia this year following the success of its contract to handle the logistics for the construction of the Termocandelaria thermoelectric plants (see sidebar, this page), a multimillion-dollar project in the cities of Cartagena and Barranquilla.
"The company has a lot of confidence in the Colombian market, so that is why we are investing and increasing our presence here," said Arndt Droegemueller, BDP's director of business development in South America who is based in the Colombian capital of Bogota. "The energy sector represents about half our focus, and in 2010-2011, we are going to be really dedicated to that," he said. "In terms of oil, we have closed an important contract, and we hope by the middle of the year to participate for more logistics contracts in several energy concessions that have been recently announced and have their financing confirmed."
Economists, business leaders and political analysts agree that Colombia is benefiting from the deterioration of the energy and mining investment climate in neighbouring Venezuela, where insecurity and drug smuggling is growing and socialist leader Hugo Chavez has taken control of strategic sectors such as energy, banking, telecommunications and mining.
Bogota and Caracas are now poles apart on the global investment map, particularly in mining. Colombia is attracting companies ranging from Canadian exploration companies to mining multinational AngloGold Ashanti. For example, Canada's Greystar Resources aims to become the country's largest precious metals miner in production in 2012 at its Angostura gold and silver mine and expects to invest $600 million in the project.
While it is still a little early for Greystar to be handing out project cargo contracts, the miner's confidence in Colombia echoes the sentiment of many. "After nearly eight years of government under Uribe, we have seen that the country has been put on very strong footing and made very significant progress in economic growth and legislation to improve decisions for investment," said Frederick Felder, executive vice president at Greystar.
However, worries about political stability have not disappeared entirely.
One area of concern for Colombians is whether Uribe plans to run for a third term in a presidential vote in May. Some observers say Colombia risks weakening its democracy because Uribe is barred from seeking re-election and would need to win a referendum to change the constitution.
While time appears to be running out for the Harvard- and Oxford-educated lawyer, the risks for investors are seen as slight because several strong presidential candidates have emerged in recent months.
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Since U2 stunned the music world by delivering a surprise album at Apple's iPhone 6 unveiling and making it available to a half-billion iTunes users for free, they've gotten an avalanche of publicity.
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Italian soprano Magda Olivero, one of the most prominent interpreters of the Italian verismo operatic tradition whose career spanned 50 years, has died at 104.
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
The St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra is set to visit Taiwan for the ninth time in October and will give two concerts in Taipei.
Japan's 'a-nation' music festival, an annual series of summer concerts held in Japan, will expand overseas for the first time this year, with Taiwan slated as its first stop.
Monday, September 8, 2014
Girl group singer Simone Battle was found dead in her West Hollywood home, authorities said Saturday.
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Three young women surround a muscular, shirtless man, laughing, hugging and caressing his neck as he rocks his head back in pleasure.
Saturday, September 6, 2014
Argentine rock star Gustavo Cerati died on Thursday, four years after a stroke put him in a coma and ended the career of one of Latin America's most influential musicians.
Garth Brooks wondered if his fans would come back. He got his answer when he returned to the stage Thursday night.
Monday, September 1, 2014
A group of sexy dancers backed Iggy Azalea as Rita Ora joined her on stage. Kendrick Lamar shared the spotlight with label-mate Schoolboy Q during his set. Afrojack got the crowd jumping, and Imagine Dragons closed out the evening.
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Rappers are making their voices heard in the Missouri city where a white police officer killed an unarmed young black man, channeling hip-hop's earlier roots when the genre worked as a voice for the oppressed and spoke out against injustice.
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Welcome to GamesRadar's daily blast of all things pertaining to the ever-growing field of game music. Each post will introduce new sounds, games, composers and fan-made remixes of gaming's greatest aural achievements.
Game: Amplitude (2003)
Song: Everyone Says Hi
Composer: David Bowie and Tony Visconti
I bag on the tired "Ch-ch-ch-changes" headline all the time. After all, just because there's a popular song with the word "changes" in it doesn't mean you have to reference it 90 times a year. That said, I'm no Bowie hater. I have a late-blooming, latter-day appreciation for the groundbreaking, multi-talented man, all of which stems from his track "Everyone Says Hi," easily one of the best songs from 2003's Amplitude - aka Harmonix's pre-Rock Band, pre-Guitar Hero music title that carved a path for Activision to mine.
The song comes from Bowie's 2002 album "Heathen." This is a trancey, trippy remix of Bowie's somber original (check that here) that is absolutely perfect for a game like Amplitude. It's a bountiful feast for the senses, visually thanks to Harmonix's drug-induced virtual landscapes, and aurally to this clever, punchy re-imagining of Bowie's delivery.
Amplitude is also home to Freezepop's Super Sprode, which became so popular it appeared in Rock Band years later. I was fortunate enough to see the group perform this live at PAX 2007, and encourage every living thing to attend PAX's concerts. They're an unending stream of positive vibes from like-minded gamers, especially when songs as silly and playful as Super Sprode bounce around the hall.
Finally, if you find yourself disenchanted with Rock Band, Guitar Hero and the whole music game scene, seek out Amplitude for similar gameplay untouched by excessive deal-making and over-marketing. There's also PSP's Rock Band Unplugged, which is essentially Amplitude covered up with Rock Band's branding. Still a fantastic experience, so check 'em out.
Game music of the day: Bomberman 64
Green Garden by Akifumi Tada
Game music of the day: Atelier Iris
Town Where the Bells Chime by Ken Nakagawa
Game music of the day: Spider-Man vs The Kingpin
Epic shredding from Erik Frykman and Greg Strong
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