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The Congress polled about 11 crore votes to win the 2009 general election decisively. In 2014, when the country votes again, it will have more than 14 crore mobile Internet users alone. That�s a thought for pause. And that�s the thought that Narendra Modi seized upon at a BJP office-bearers� meeting in Delhi on April 7 to underline how the 2014 polls could be won � on the Internet. Two months later, after being named the BJP�s campaign committee chief, he told a Maharashtra core group meeting that there were 165 Lok Sabha seats where social media could be used to enhance the campaign pitch.
That thought has since then fructified into an Information and Communication sub-committee headed by Rajya Sabha MP Piyush Goyal, as part of the panels set up by the BJP on July 19 to look after various aspects of its poll campaign. The sub-committee in turn is helped by the party�s IT cell, with an alumnus of IIT-BHU, Arvind Gupta, as convenor, and a Communication (or Samvad) Cell, headed by an MBA degree holder from IIFT (Indian Institute of Foreign Trade), Anupam Trivedi.
The BJP�s IT drive includes a third arm outside the party fold: Rajesh Jain. An IIT-Bombay alumnus and one of the original IT entrepreneurs turned venture capitalists and serial entrepreneurs, he is working as a volunteer for the party.
�Rajesh, Arvind and Anupam are the three pillars of my Information and Communication sub-committee,� says Piyush Goyal.
While Gupta and his team look after digital and social media platforms, Trivedi�s men work on content development. Jain and his self-initiated team handle IT-enabled election management down to the booth level.
If anyone had doubts about how thorough this work was, Jain effectively removed these at a meeting in the Capital on August 18, according to those present. Asked to make a presentation before a gathering of BJP central office-bearers, state unit chiefs and state organisation secretaries, Jain took up former deputy chief minister of Bihar Sushil Modi as an example, used a software tool that crawls through the Election Commission�s database of electoral rolls, identified the BJP leader�s polling booth, then the other voters from his family registered there, and ended up finding that there were two voter cards issued to one member of Sushil Modi�s extended family. By then, Jain had the audience�s complete attention.
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Does anyone know if this is a good program? I'm thinking about applying for it for Fall '08, but I don't know anyone who has gone to the school. I would love to know anything from quality of faculty to design of the program to... Read More
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I am graduating from the program in December and my small loft apartment downtown will be available after 12/3. It is perfect for one person and is within walking and biking distance of campus (map 33 Cannon St. to see the block it is on). The rent is $870/mo and this includes all utilities. Not having to commute in and park will make those long days ahead of you so much easier. If you are interested, send me a message and I will put you in touch with the property manager.
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Until he whispered the lie, the ultimate betrayal, and walked away only to wed another woman.
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A hearing late this month will decide when and where Jones Act shipping lines and shippers will face off in court. The carriers face nearly two dozen class-action lawsuits filed by shipper attorneys in the wake of a federal antitrust investigation into alleged price fixing.
At least 21 similar cases have been filed in Miami and Jacksonville, Fla., and San Juan, Puerto Rico, against Horizon Lines, Sea Star Line, Crowley Liner Services and Trailer Bridge, the four carriers that dominate the U.S. mainland-Puerto Rico trade. Other lawsuits in California accuse Horizon and Matson Navigation of antitrust violations in the Hawaii and Guam markets.
The carriers are fighting the lawsuits, which they describe as baseless, and say they are cooperating with the federal investigation.
The investigation became public knowledge April 17 when Justice Department agents raided offices of Horizon, Sea Star and Crowley and subpoenaed information from Trailer Bridge and Matson. More recently, there have been unconfirmed reports that federal officials seized records from a non-vessel-operating common carrier in the Puerto Rico trade.
At first it appeared the investigation centered on the Puerto Rico trade. However, Matson, which does not operate in Puerto Rico, later confirmed the investigation also includes pricing practices in other domestic shipping markets. Shipping between the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaii and Guam is covered by the Jones Act, which requires carriers to be U.S.-flag and operate only U.S.-built vessels.
The first class-action suits against the Puerto Rico carriers were filed less than a week after the raids and subpoenas. Other lawsuits followed, and now the courts are working out how the cases will be consolidated and where the consolidated case will be heard.
Carriers have asked that the case be heard in U.S. District Court in Jacksonville, but various plaintiffs have asked for Miami, San Juan and even the eastern district of Louisiana, which includes New Orleans and Baton Rouge. A multidistrict court panel set arguments for July 31.
The lawsuits against the Puerto Rico carriers make similar, albeit general, allegations of collusion to fix rates and fuel surcharges. The lawsuits say the carriers boosted rates despite a weak market and acted in lockstep to increase fuel surcharges. They also cite the federal investigation and suggest in order to obtain subpoenas and search warrants, investigators must have probable cause.
Rates in the Puerto Rico trade have risen since the demise in 2002 of bankrupt NPR-Navieras, the privatized successor to Navieras de Puerto Rico, which had been owned by the Puerto Rico government. When NPR-Navieras was liquidated, Sea Star was the sole bidder for the company''s four ships. Three of the vessels were scrapped, and the fourth was sold to Horizon (then called CSX Lines), which later provided ship capacity to Sea Star under a vessel-sharing agreement.
The Hawaii and Guam lawsuits allege price-fixing by Matson and Horizon. A class-action lawsuit filed May 9 on behalf of Taste of Nature, a candy and snack manufacturer based in Los Angeles, accuses the lines of conspiring to fix fuel surcharges, limit capacity and fix domestic intermodal rates in the Guam trade.
On June 4, Taste of Life filed a class-action lawsuit making similar allegations of antitrust violations in the Hawaii trade, and adding an accusation that the lines had improperly refused to deal with freight forwarders.
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Without realizing it, people will perceive things according to how they want to see them, a new study suggests.
"There is an age old hypothesis in psychology that a person's wishes, hopes and desires can influence what they see," said David Dunning, Cornell University psychologist and co-author of the study. "This theory had lay dormant for about 40 years, though, without any supporting evidence. We wanted to test the murky waters again."
In five separate tests conducted by Dunning and a graduate student, Emily Balcetis, 412 volunteers from Cornell were presented with an ambiguous picture that could be interpreted as two distinct figures—either a horse's head or the body of a seal, for example. They were told they would be assigned to a taste test of either fresh-squeezed orange juice or a gelatinous, clumpy and rather unappealing veggie smoothie, depending on whether they saw a farm animal or sea creature.
More often than not the participants chose the figure that would lead them to the juice.
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Daniel Ricciardo insists as long as the numbers say it is still possible he will fight for this year's Drivers' Championship title.
Although Mercedes have a healthy lead in the Championship races, double points at the season-finale could result in a dramatic turn around.
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Village Voice Media Brass Got Pay Cut
We've been covering the copious cutbacks in staff at the LA Weekly. We found this internal memo via Romenesko about further reductions:
We are also going to take these additional measures effective January 1, 2009:
1) All VVM senior managers and officers, including Jim Larkin and Michael Lacey, are taking 15% pay reductions.
2) VVM Publishers and Editors are taking 10% pay reductions until our revenues begin to grow again.
3) We will suspend the Village Voice Media match into our 401-K plan. The plan will still remain open and we urge you to take advantage of the tax deferred personal savings advantages.
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17 mystery writers are given a task each Christmas to come up with a very short story surrounding one item-the bookstore in NYC.
I liked the stories and some I felt I didn't get the whole thing because they were so short. Going to get other works by the authors and read their longer works as they were interesting to listen to.
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).
A collection of Christmas stories by established authors, all commissioned by Otto Penzler, the proprietor of the Mysterious Bookshop in New York. Every year, Penzler would ask a mystery writer to write a short Christmas mystery, and include the Mysterious Bookshop in the story. He has gathered them into this fun collection, and I enjoyed reading them all!
Otto Penzler is the proprietor of New York City's Mysterious Bookshop. This collection of short stories grew out of a 17 year tradition at his store of having one of his favorite mystery writers pen a short story featuring his bookshop in it each Christmas as a thank you gift to customers. The collected short stories, originally published individually, are now available to anyone who wishes to read them via this collection. As is usual in such a volume, some of the stories were better than others. One of my favorites was the story penned by Ed McBain entitled "I Saw Mommy Killing Santa Claus." The one thing that became quite clear to me is that my mystery interests are quite different from those of the shop owner. Only two or three of my favorite writers were included in the collection. Having never been to the Mysterious Bookshop, I did get a feel for the shop and its owner after reading so many stories with the setting; however, I'm not sure it is a shop I would frequent even if I lived in New York City even though mystery is my favorite genre. I did come to one other conclusion, the mystery genre, in general, does not lend itself well the the short story form.
From the Introduction: As a way of thanking our customers for their support, I have commissioned an original story from some of the finest mystery writers in America each Christmas season for the past 17 years.
As owner of fabled The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City, Penzler laid out a few ground rules for these stories:
The story must be a mystery/crime/suspense story.
It must be set during the Christmas season.
At least some of the action must take place in The Mysterious Bookshop.
In their entirety, this collection of short stories has a lot to say about The Mysterious Bookshop and its owner. I would love to pay a visit there to see how closely fiction resembles truth.
There are seventeen stories in this book written by famous mystery writers and some who may not be quite as famous, but are just as skilled. As a whole, it's a strong collection that any mystery reader should enjoy.
For me, the strongest stories in the book had humor, irony and the occasional touch of poignancy. Stories like Ron Goulart's "Murder for Dummies," Ed McBain's "I Saw Mommy Killing Santa Claus," "The Grift of the Magi" by S.J. Rozan, and "Christmas Spirit" by Michael Malone.
Any way you serve it up, Christmas at the Mysterious Bookshop is a perfectly murderous way to put yourself in the holiday spirit!
For seventeen years, Otto Penzler, owner of The Mysterious Bookshop, now at 58 Warren Street in New York, commissioned mystery authors to write a short story. The conditions were that the story should take place at Christmas and involve The Mysterious Bookshop in some way. These he bound as pamphlets and gave to his customers as Christmas gifts. Christmas at the Mysterious Bookshop contains all the stories in one volume.
Each reader is sure to find a favourite among the varied styles. Not only is the Mysterious Bookshop itself enticing, but this collection is irresistible. An entertaining read not to be kept purely for seasonal enjoyment.
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Green, Julia and Hawkey, Sue and Ingram, Jennifer and Denham, Alison (2007) "Not on my own": women's experience of herbal practice as particiapnts in a randomised controlled trial. In: Celebrating Primary Care Research Conference, 15 Mar 2007, Avon Primary Care Research Collaborative, Bristol. (Unpublished)
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Start > Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > Programs and Features > Uninstall or Change a Program.
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Permanent removal
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Windows XP 64bit
Isn't BING a product of MSN? I've tried just about every thing I see here, and it only works for a short period of time. It really makes me angry! If I try to do a search with GOOGLE, sooner or later Bing interferes, and some time it just shows up regardless of what I'm doing. I don't believe this to be accidental, but a calculated effort on the part of MSN to ram Bing down the throats of its members. I've been on line with MSN for almost ten years, but now I'm so irritated by this BING crap that I'm about ready to switch to another server!
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Isn't BING a product of MSN? I've tried just about every thing I see here, and it only works for a short period of time. It really makes me angry! If I try to do a search with GOOGLE, sooner or later Bing interferes, and some time it just shows up regardless of what I'm doing. I don't believe this to be accidental, but a calculated effort on the part of MSN to ram Bing down the throats of its members. I've been on line with MSN for almost ten years, but now I'm so irritated by this BING crap that I'm about ready to switch to another server!
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|13 May 2011
Well, Microsoft made a smart move by making the Address Bar an Address Bar + Search Box (All-in-one)
About my bundled Bing Bar: Honestly, I don't mind it. Quick notifications for the websites I visit hourly, 5-day forecast, local theater information, all right from the toolbar (no new tabs or windows).
On IE8 & Firefox, the Bing Bar drastically slowed the browsers, but with IE9, I've noticed no speed reduction. Seems to be integrated quite well with Microsofts new GECKO heaven. :P
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|24 Aug 2011
Windows 7 (64-bit)
How to get rid of Bing Toolbar
I had the same problem. Every new tab in FireFox defaulted to the Bing search engine. I tried all the stuff mentioned in different forums. Nothing worked. I finally went to c:\program files (x86)\ and searched for "startnow". Several things came up. One was the uninstaller for the "StartNow" toolbar. It's gone.
This fix is for Windows 7 (64-bit). May be the same for c:\program files\ in 32-bit OSes.
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Remove bing as a search provider in IE 8 (64-bit)
It took me ages and many seraches to no avail. So I 'experimented' and I 'fudged' it I was so surprised!
First I was able to uninstall bing via Add/Remove Programs, BUT bing remained as one of the 'search providers' with IE. Like a virus!
So I disabled Bing in IE but still it wouldn't go away.
Then I 'donwloaded' and installed Wikipedia, Wikipedia was already part of IE 8 (64-bit) in my HP version of Windows 7, but I was unable to remove Bing until I actually went through the Install process for Wiki. I guess the install process made changes to the registry which had an impact on what I was able to remove in IE, in this case bing?
I went back into IE and selected Wiki as my default search provider, and was then able to delete Bing in the Seach Providers section of the Add-on's.
I tested that it worked for sure by shutting my machine down and then restarting. And found bing is really gone. It's out of my life. I couldnt belive it. Crazy bing. If Microsoft thinks this is a sure way to ensure users will learn about bing and then will actually choose it over Google or FireFox or some other search engine, then they're going about the wrong way. It's turning people away from the idea altogether, even if they were thinking of giving bing a go. No one wants it back once they get rid of it. It's likely a virus. Unbelieveable.
I hope this may work for some other poor soul out there.
Through my travels I have come to suspect that the reason so many users are finding the solution/s for the bing-thing to be varied is perhaps because of the 'type' of Windows they pruchase. Eg my notebook is a HP Pavilion-dv7 and it came with it's own version of Windows. Purchasing Windows outright, or with a specific brand of computer means that the way in which windows is loaded is varied, and has diffrent types of drivers, bloatware and apps bundled with it. So, the removal, or disabling of bing works diffrently for different users? I have no proof as such, its just that I have found a certain pattern in reading people's posts.
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The green bins are here to stay so get over it
By: Cam Christianson
| Posted: Thursday, Apr 10, 2014 11:43 am
So the green bins have been delivered and the schedule has been set for a staggered start in April for residents to get their first pick up of organic recycling and yet people are still complaining to the City saying that they don't want it.
Sorry it is too late, the bins are here now, use them.
I had some reservations about these bins.
What would I use them for? I have a garburator and I mulch my grass, which is the best thing you can do for your lawn so what could go in there? Now that I have the bin, I will use the garburator less as I have learned it costs more for the water treatment then for me to walk out to my sidewalk with a bin once a week. I'll put some grass in there and other yard trimmings. But I am the minority. There are only two of us in the house and we don't have a lot of waste.
We won't have any pizza boxes for the bin or fast food containers because we don't eat that stuff. We do have lots of produce and food scraps so that'll go in the bin.
I remember back in Saskatchewan when we were told we couldn't burn the garbage anymore and we had to use garbage bags.
The end of the world didn't come then and it won't now.
I have heard every excuse and reason for not wanting these bins and most of them make very little sense at all.
I love the one that if I don't use it why should I pay for it?
Well if I do use it and use all the other city recycling options and I have no garbage for that week should I get a week off my City bill for the garbage portion? I doubt it.
What if I go away for a month and don't use any water maybe the City will take care of the fixed charges on my utility bill for that month as well. Again I doubt it.
Maybe a third option for me. Since I don't have any kids, why should I pay an education tax? Why? Because we all do.
Everyone paying their fair share is what our community is about and what makes us a community.
I also like the comment about the smell of the organics will be awful. What about your garbage now?
We get pick-up every week and on my garbage day the community doesn't smell awful so why would it be worse with these bins.
It'll actually be better because the green bins will keep all the food and smell inside as opposed to residents feeding the ravens on a weekly basis when they get into your bags that sit on the sidewalks now.
And in the winter all that organics will be frozen the first day and you'll never notice it.
City staff just didn't think this idea up one afternoon in their office.
They had open houses for citizens to come and have their say. The first of which was attended by 20 people.
They ran a pilot for the summer in 352 homes in a couple of communities in Airdrie and got feedback from those citizens that this was a good thing.
They published more articles about it in both papers and on the radio they did more studies and still it all seemed like a good thing.
Then finally when the project was a go and people found out they had to have the bin and had to pay $5 a month then "Oh my God the world is coming to an end and we don't want these awful things. What a tax grab $5 a month, how dare they charge me this? It must all be going into Mayor Brown's pocket. And now I have to buy special bags for the small bin too. There goes another $4 for 25 bags, which will only last me about four months."
I would like to believe our elected officials when their staff has said this will cost less next year and hopefully even less the year after that once the costs have been recovered. If in two years, this starts to cost us $10 a month then there is an election coming up vote them out and run in the election yourself and make the change back to the old way.
Think of the alternative. The City could have done nothing and said we'll keep doing everything the same way and then next year the City of Calgary said "sorry Airdrie but garbage disposal is going to cost more." So City of Airdrie staff put forth an extra $5 a month on your bill. You might be mad but there is nothing we can do about it when the big guy to the south says the costs are going up. Then the next year another $5 and still we grumble a bit but we pay it.
If the City's plan works out and at least 60 per cent of residents use this green bin then our garbage costs will go down and when Calgary says it is going to cost more well that's OK because our usage is down about 40 per cent and we can absorb some of those costs more easily.
Even better is if the City says we only get one garbage bag a week and your garbage costs are cut in half as well. Wait a second, now my bill has gone down a bit, well thank you City staff for doing what we ask of you and trying your best to keep our expenses down.
Please let's put a bit of trust in our City staff to do what we ask of them. Use the bins or don't use them, they are here to stay.
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As they begin their senior year of high school, classmates of Kelli O'Laughlin are sponsoring a car wash Aug. 16 in LaGrange Highlands in her memory.
The car wash will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pleasantview Fire Protection District station, 1970 Plainfield Road.
Students are asking patrons to donate $5 for a wash and consider buying raffle tickets for a variety of prizes donated by area businesses.
Proceeds from the third annual car wash will benefit the Kelli Joy O'Laughlin Memorial Fund, which provides scholarships for area high school students and support for various charities.
Classmates said they were pleased to raise $2,500 the first year, enough for one scholarship.
Just after beginning her freshman year at Lyons Township High School, the 14-year-old was killed by an intruder in her Indian Head Park home Oct. 27, 2011.
Residents of surrounding communities have rallied in support of her parents, Brenda and John O'Laughlin, in a variety of events and fundraisers, including an annual 5-K in November and pack-the-place events at LT and Gurrie Middle School in La Grange.
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Current policy says land within 100 feet of a stream cannot be disturbed by mining unless a company can prove it will not affect the water's quality and quantity.
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The ski resort that straddles the California- Nevada border expects to begin construction this summer of a 750-seat lodge near the top of the Gondola, said resort CEO Blaise Carrig.
The resort also plans to develop a club in Heavenly Village that would include amenities such as lockers and a spa. The project was put on hold when the recession hit, but should move forward as the economy improves, he said.
"Our view as a company in these times is we're moving forward," Carrig told the Tahoe Daily Tribune. "We're not static and we're not trenching."
Plans also call for a chairlift connecting the Sky Express chairlift to the top of the Gondola and replacement of the Galaxy chairlift with a high-speed quad chairlift.
The resort evaluates which capital projects to undertake on an annual basis and does not have a projected timeline for the chairlift projects, Carrig said.
Heavenly's attention is likely to expand beyond just the ski slopes and mountain village, Carrig added.
The company is looking at opportunities elsewhere at Tahoe, including the possibility of managing recreational attractions being under-funded or cut by state agencies such as Emerald Bay Campground, he said.
Tahoe's south shore is undergoing a "shift in dynamics" from gambling to a more recreation-focused tourist destination, Carrig said, and Heavenly is likely to play a major role in the transition.
"We think we can be an emerging player," Carrig said. "People just see us as a ski entity, but we're much more than that."
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RICHMOND—With the same 20-plus-one majority that fueled Republicans' claim to power two years ago, Senate Democrats on Tuesday muscled new rules through the Senate that give Democrats control of the body.
One day after the 11-vote special-election victory of Democrat Lynwood Lewis in the 6th Senate District, Democrats changed committee makeup and put Democrats in charge of Senate committees.
Doing so will pave the way for Democratic priorities, particularly Medicaid expansion, which senators said will likely show up in a Democrat-written Senate budget.
Defending their maneuver, Democrats repeatedly invoked the way Republicans took control in 2012, when the Senate was at 20–20 and then-Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling was the tie-breaking vote for Republicans.
Now it's 20–20 with a Democratic lieutenant governor.
In 2012, Democrats decried the Republicans' move as a "power grab" that was unfair in an evenly split body. They went so far as to file a lawsuit over it.
On Tuesday, they said they were simply doing unto others as had been done unto them.
"I think that we certainly have been every bit as fair to the Republicans as they were to us," said Sen. Dick Saslaw, D–Fairfax. "By and large it's been as fair as it was two years ago at this time. We're continuing the tradition started two years ago of fairness."
He told reporters that the Democrats, in revamping Senate committee membership, used roughly the same partisan proportions as Republicans used two years ago.
"2012 set precedent," said Sen. Don McEachin, D–Henrico. "All we did was replicate what they did."
Republicans, though, said it's different this time, largely because now it's in the middle of a four-year Senate term, rather than at the beginning when committee assignments or rules changes are usually made.
"This is absolutely unprecedented. Do not try to cloak it in the custom, usage and tradition of the Senate," said Sen. Tommy Norment, R–James City.
Norment said the Senate should be embarrassed, and chastised his colleagues for the way in which they seized power. But, he said, Republicans won't react the way Democrats did in 2012.
"We are not going to sit here for 58 days and block a budget and not offer any alternative approach and just say no no no no," Norment said. "We are not going to be the obstructionists."
Republicans saved much of their protest for a new rule change from Democrats that allows any Senate bill that is substantially amended by the House to be diverted to the Senate Rules Committee, rather than to the full Senate or to a committee that deals with that bill's subject matter.
Democrats said it was prompted by the way a 2011 bill that added new restrictions to abortion clinics was passed. In that case, a House amendment was made to a Senate bill that then came straight back to the full Senate and passed. They swore it would rarely be used.
Republicans weren't comforted; Sen. Walter Stosch, R–Chesterfield, called it "one of the most dangerous amendments" he's seen.
"What this does is it quashes the bicameral nature of this legislature," said Sen. Richard Stuart, R–Stafford. "Every one of us in here was elected to come here and be a voice Take us off the committees, that's fine I understand that. That's your prerogative as the majority party. But don't injure the voters of Virginia, and that's what you're doing with this amendment."
Some Republicans said the new rule was simply a way for Democrats to avoid taking hard votes.
Democrats said Republicans misunderstood the point of the new rule.
"It's not a veto, it's not a super-senator, there's still committee action that has to take place," McEachin said.
Democrats now control the committees, and Republicans lost seats on several of them. Stuart will no longer serve on the General Laws and Commerce and Labor committees, although he's now on the Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee.
Sen. Bryce Reeves, R–Spotsylvania, loses his seat on the Courts committee and the General Laws committee, and goes to the Local Government Committee.
Democrats appointed co-chairs of just one committee—the powerful budget-writing Finance Committee, which will be jointly run by Democratic Sen. Chuck Colgan and Republican Stosch.
Asked if Medicaid expansion will be in a budget written by Senate Democrats, Saslaw said it was "probably a good bet."
Of all the Democrats' priorities, Saslaw added, "the biggest one is Medicaid expansion. It is a very big goal."
Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, who has the critical tie-breaking vote that helped pass the Democrats' new rules Tuesday, cannot vote on budget bills. But some Senate Republicans have been supportive of Medicaid expansion.
Saslaw also said that under Democratic control, school charter bills won't get far. And he intends to defund the statewide school district that former Gov. Bob McDonnell pushed for as a tool to take over failing schools.
Asked if Democrats plan to revive any of their bills that Republicans have already killed this session, McEachin said they need time to talk about it. But Sen. Janet Howell, D–Fairfax, whispered, "Dream Act," a reference to legislation to let teenagers who aren't citizens but were raised in Virginia qualify for in-state tuition at colleges.
Democrats may be able to press more of their own priorities through the Senate now, but that changes nothing in the House, where Republicans still hold a strong majority and will likely thwart some Senate Democratic goals—particularly Medicaid expansion, something strongly opposed by House Republican leaders.
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ISO 8568:2007 specifies performance parameters and methods of inspection of mechanical shock-testing machines and gives guidelines for describing their characteristics. It is intended to ensure that the potential user of a particular shock-testing machine is provided with an adequate description of the characteristics of the machine, and also to give guidance on the selection of such machines.
ISO 8568:2007 is applicable to the shock-testing machines that are used for demonstrating or evaluating the effect of shock conditions representative of the service environment and also for diagnostic testing. The purpose of the shock test is to reveal mechanical weakness and/or degradation in specified performance. It can also be used to determine the structural integrity of a test specimen or as a means of quality control.
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Paul Seawright
Paul Seawright (born 1965) is a Northern Irish artist. He lives in his birthplace of Belfast, Northern Ireland, and is Professor of Photography and Head of Belfast School of Art at the University of Ulster in Belfast.
Life and work[edit]
He is best known for his early work from his home city of Belfast, particularly the series Sectarian Murder, 1988.[1] In this series, he photographed the sites of sectarian murders around Belfast, and paired the images with newspaper reports from the period. By removing reference to the victim's religion, he depoliticised the violence, focusing on the extensive civilian losses in the Northern Irish "troubles" (more than two thirds of deaths between 1969 and the ceasefires of 1994 were civilian). He was also the first editor of the Belfast-based photography magazine Source.
More recently, he has made photographs in post-war Afghanistan[2] and urban Africa (Invisible Cities).[n 1] In 2002, he travelled to Afghanistan, having been commissioned by the Imperial War Museum, London, to respond to the attacks of Sept 11th and the subsequent war against the Taliban. His photographs of minefields and battle sites have been exhibited internationally and are in numerous public collections.
Paul Seawright is Professor of Photography at the University of Ulster, and was formerly Dean of Newport School of Art, Media and Design at the University of Wales, Newport, United Kingdom. He was awarded a personal chair by the University of Wales in 2001, and is a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, Royal Ulster Academy of Arts and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. In 2005, the FotoMuseum Antwerp exhibited a major survey exhibition of his work with accompanying catalogue Field Notes.[n 2]
Seawright is a Council member of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland[3] and Vice President of the Royal Ulster Academy of Arts.
- Foundation Art - University of Ulster, Belfast
- BA (Hons) Photography Film and Video - West Surrey College of Art & Design (Tutors Paul Graham and Martin Parr)
- PhD University of Wales
- Invisible Cities, Paul Seawright, Works from Africa, Ffotogallery 2007[4]
- Paul Seawright Field Notes, Fotomuseum Antwerp,2005[5]
- Landscape of War, Centre d'art la Panera Spain, 2004
- Gestes, Le Printemps de Septembre Toulouse, Actes Sud, 2003
- Maintenant: Now, Vincent Levois, Le Mois de la Photo, 2003
- Re-Imagining Ireland: Irish Art Today, University of Virginia Art Museum, J Hartz.
- Further: Artists from Wales at the Venice Bienniale, Merrell, 2003
- Hidden, Paul Seawright, Imperial War museum/ bangorMuseum of Modern Art, 2003
- Profiles: Paul Seawright by Fintan O'Toole, BBC4, 30 minute documentary, 2003
- Afghanistan:Ashes to dust, BBC Radio Wales, BBC World Service 30 min documentary, 2002[6]
- The Gap Show - Critical Art from Great Britain, Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund Germany
- The Forest, Paul Seawright, Hasselblad Centre, Museum of Fine Art Gotenberg, Sweden, 2001
- The Map, Paul Seawright, Catalogue/Public Art Project SDCC (22,000 distributed)
- British Art Show 5, Catalogue, 2000
- Paul Seawright, Monograph, Centre of Photography, Salamanca, Spain, 2000
- Tokyo Photo Bienniale Catalogue, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography 1999
- Irish Art Now, From the Poetic to the Political, Merrell Holberton Publishers,1999
- Constructing Identity, (The Missing)', Netherlands Foto Museum, Rotterdam 1997
- Residential, Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin, 1997
- L'Imaginaire Irlandais, Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, 1996
- Inside Information, Paul Seawright, Photographers Gallery, London, 1995
- Nervous Landscapes, Southeast Museum of Photography, Florida, 1994
- Documentary Dilemmas, The British Council, London, 1993
- The Orange Order, Paul Seawright, The Arts Council of Northern Ireland, 1993
- Shocks to the System, The Arts Council of Great Britain, London, 1993
- Valokuvataide Arkitaide, Helsinki, 1989
- Death, Cambridge Darkroom Gallery / Kettles Yard, 1988
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- The Art Institute of Chicago.
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
- The Tate, London
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Strasbourg.
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Leipzig.
- Government Art Collection, London.
- Contemporary Art society, London
- The Imperial War Museum, London
- National Museum of Wales, Cardiff
- Portland Art Museum, Oregon
- Waterford RTC
- University of Cork/Glucksman
- Simmons and Simmons, London
- ACC Bank, Dublin
- AIB Collection Dublin
- Deutsche Bank Frankfurt
- Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum
- Vereins-und Westbank, Hamburg
- BMW, Munich
- Collection Agnes b, Paris
- The Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada
- The International Center of Photography, New York
- The Arts Council of Ireland
- The Arts Council of Great Britain
- The Arts Council of Northern Ireland
- The British Council
- Southeast Museum of Photography, Florida
- The Ulster Museum, Belfast
- Royal Hospitals, Belfast
- Crawford Art Gallery, Cork
- The Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin
- Buhl Collection, New York
- Fonds National d'Art Contemporain, Paris
Selected exhibitions[edit]
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- Anxious Landscape, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast, 2008
- How We Are: Photographing Britain, Tate Britain, London 2007[7]
- Field Notes, National Media Museum, Bradford 2007[8]
- Invisible Cities, Ffotogallery, Cardiff 2007
- Invisible Cities, Sies + Hoke Gallery, Dusselldorf, 2006
- Naughton Gallery, Queens University Belfast 2006[9]
- Invisible Cities, Kerlin Gallery Dublin 2006
- Foto Museum Antwerp – Field Notes, 2005
- Seoul Photo Triennale, The Seoul Museum of Art, Korea, 2005
- Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Invisible Cities, 2005
- Blue Sky Portland - Hidden, 2005
- Motor City – Museum der Bildenden Kunste, Leipzig, 2005
- The Wonderful Fund Collection - Le Musee de Marrakech, Morocco, 2005
- Four Now – Lewis Gluksman Gallery, University of Cork, Ireland, 2005
- Centre de la Photographique Ile de France, Paris,2004
- Hidden Sies-Hoke Düsseldorf, 2004
- National Centre of Photography Thessiloniki Greece (Photosynkria), 2004
- Hidden, Rena Bransten San Francisco, 2004
- Further, Glynn Vivian Swansea, 2004
- Further, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, 2004
- Further, Wales at The 50th Venice Bienalle, 2003[10]
- Hidden, Irish Museum of Modern Art, 2003[11]
- L'Espace Vox, Mois de la Photo Montreal, 2003
- Le Printemps de Septembre, Toulouse, 2003
- Imperial War Museum, London, 2003
- Chapter, Cardiff, 2003
- Oriel Mostyn, Llandudno, 2003
- Aberystwyth Arts Centre and Gallery, 2003
- MKG, Milton Keynes Gallery, 2003
- Re-Imagining Ireland: Irish Art Today, University of Virginia Art Museum, 2003
- Recherche: Galerie du Jour Agnes b, Paris, 2003
- The Unblinking Eye, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, 2002
- GewaltBilder - Gewalt in der Gegenwartskunst Museum Bellerive, Zürich, 2002
- The Gap Show - Critical Art from Great Britain Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund Germany
- Foundation Marangoni, Florence Italy, 2002
- Inside Open - Napoli, Italy, 2002
- Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin, 2001
- Hasselblad Centre, Kunst Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2001
- Angles Gallery, LA International Bienalle, 2001
- Galerie du Jour, Agnes b Paris, 2001
- Irish Art Now: From the Poetic to the Political Chicago Cultural Centre, Irish Museum of Modern Art, 2001
- New Directions, Winston Wachter Fine Art, Seattle, with Candida Hofer, Vik Muniz and Shirin Neshat, 2001
- A470 Oriel Mostyn Gallery, Llandudno, Wales and Chapter, Cardiff, 2001
- Werner Mantz Prize, Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Maastricht, Netherlands, 2001
- Depicting Absence/Implying Presence San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art California, inc James Casebere, Sophie Calle, Candida Hofer, 2001
- On the Margins, Barbara Kraków Gallery Boston, with Michael Ashkin & Jan Henle.
- 50 Years of Irish Art, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, 2001
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb, 2000
- Grieder Von Puttkamer, Berlin, 2000
- Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago, 2000
- Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, 2000
- Bonakdar Jancou Gallery, New York, 2000
- Photo.doc, Forum Box, Helsinki, Finland, 2000
- Maureen Paley/Interim Art, London, 2000
- Centro de Fotografia, University of Salamanca, Spain, 2000
- Auto Werke, Deichtorhallen - Hamburg. Group show with Gillian Wearing, Wolfgang Tillmans, Sharon Lockhart, Thomas Struth, 2000
- British Art Show 5; (Travelling show) Venues include: Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh; Southampton City Art Gallery ; Ffotogallery Cardiff, Ikon Birmingham, 2000
- 0044, Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast and Crawford, Municipal Art Gallery, Cork
- Irish Art Now: From the Poetic to the Political, McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College; Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, 2000/01
- Foto Biennale, Netherlands Foto Institute, Rotterdam, 2000
- Lautlose Gegenwart, Bielefelder Kunstverein, 2000
- 0044, PS1, New York, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, 1999
- Engaging Tradition, Hotbath Gallery, Bath, 1999
- Surveying The Landscape, Lombard/Freid Fine Arts, New York, 1999
- Fragments of Document & Memory, Tokyo Photo Bienalle, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, 1999
- Contemporary Art, Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast, 1999
- Concern for the Document, Vox, Le Mois de la Photo, Montreal, Canada, 1999
- Silent Presence, Staatliche Kunsthalle, Baden-BadenGermany
- Contemporary Art, Arts Council of Ireland Collection, Limerick City Art Gallery
- Under Exposed, Public Art Project, Stockholm.
- Revealing Views; Images from Ireland, Royal Festival Hall, London, 1999
- Declinations of Boundaries, Two Person Show, Galerie Lichtblick, Cologne, 1999
- Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, 1998
- Angles Gallery, Santa Monica, 1998
- Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago, 1998
- Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, 1998
- Galerie du Jour/Agnes b, Paris, 1998
- Troubled, Photography and Video from Northern Ireland, The Light Factory, and Contemporary Art Museum, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1998
- Europe in Decay, 3 Person at Light Hall, Kuopio and Helsinki Cathedral, 1998
- Sightings - New Photographic Art, ICA, London, 1998
- Le Printemps, Cahor, France - Two Person Exhibition with Martin Parr.
- Photos Leurres, French Institute, Prague (Nan Goldin, Lewis Baltz, Sophie Ristelheuber), 1998
- Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 1997
- Le Lieu, l'Orient, France, 1997
- Françoise Knabe Gallery, Frankfurt,1997
- Lie of the Land touring exhibition - Gallery of Photography, Dublin, Centre Nationale de la Photographie, Paris, Copenhagen, Salamanca, Athens.
- Inside Out, Galerie du Jour/Agnes B. Paris - 3 Person with Richard Billingham & Tom Wood, 19996
- L'Imaginaire Irlandais, Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, 1996
- Ceasefire, Wolverhampton Museum and Art Gallery 1995
- Ffotogallery, Cardiff, 1996
- Houston Fotofest, 1996
- Paul Seawright, Inside Information, The Photographers' Gallery, London, 1995
- Paul Seawright, Inside InformationGallery of Photography, Dublin, 1995
- Paul seawright, Sectarian Murder, Cornerhouse, Manchester, 1994
- Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 1993
- The United Nations General Assembly Building, New York, 1993
- Documentary Dilemmas, British Council touring Europe, South America, India, Ireland, 1993/4
- Arts Council Gallery, Belfast,1993
- The Old Museum, Belfast, 1993
- The International Center of Photography, New York, 1992
- Impressions Gallery, York, 1992
- History of the Photographic Image, Rencontres Intls de la Photographie, Arles,1992
- Recent Acquisitions, Ulster Museum, Belfast, 1992
- Through the Lens, Arts Council of Northern Ireland touring exhibition (USA)1992/3
- The Gallery of Photography, Dublin, 1992
- Paul Seawright, The Orange Order, The Photographers' Gallery, London, 1991
- Shocks to the System, Arts Council of Great Britain, Royal Festival Hall, London, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, 1991
- Gallery Vapauden Aukion, Helsinki, Finland, 1989
- Mikkelin Valokuvakeskus, Mikkeli, Finland, 1989
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Paul Seawright, biography, bibliography, works at Sies + Höke Galerie, Düsseldorf
- Paul Seawright at the Kerlin Gallery
- Irish Museum of Modern Art
- Wales at the 50th Bienalle of Art
- Rena Bransten Gallery
- Tanya Bonakdar Gallery
- Photography Now
- University of Ulster, School of Art & Design
- Newport School of Art, Media and Design


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Friday, January 24, 2014
'ESPN New York 98.7' Host Michael Kay to Simulcast on the YES Network. That's the afternoon drive slot on the New York cable channel owned by the New York Yankees that's been home to WFAN, New York's Mike Francesa for the past 12 years ( a portion of that with former co-host Chris "Mad Dog" Russo). This was not unexpected as the YES Network announces the multi-year deal that begins on February 3. This is a good fit for YES as Michael Kay has been the play-by-play man for YES' New York Yankees telecasts, and the host of the network's "CenterStage with Michael Kay" interview show, since the network launched in March 2002. He also hosts various programming specials on YES. Network president of production and programming John J. Filippelli says, "Michael Kay is a New York sports institution, having covered the New York sports scene for more than 30 years. Michael personifies the New York sports scene. He boasts a constant stream of A-list guests, and gives passionate New York sports fans a platform to exchange their views. Michael fits in perfectly with our programming lineup. We also thank Mike Francesa for his 12-year partnership with YES. Mike – along with Chris Russo when they co-hosted our simulcast for the first six years – played an important role in the launch and growth of YES. We wish him all the best." Kay comments, "I'm really happy Don LaGreca and I are going to be simulcast on YES. We have a great time doing the ESPN Radio show and that will come through even more with the visual aspect. While it is still predominantly a radio show, I don't think you should ignore the camera in the room and we are going to have fun with that. The national reach of YES is going to allow even more people access. And the people at YES, where I have worked since the onset, do everything first class so I'm sure the show is going to be presented in a great manner. I can't wait."
Nielsen's 'Connected Life Report' Indicates Connected Car Becoming More Important. The results of a new study by Nielsen dubbed the "Connected Life Report" shows consumers buying new vehicles are increasingly aware of the connected car and for many it is an important feature in buying a new car. Nielsen says its study reveals "63% of connected car drivers said they looked for built-in features during the car-buying process. Among those who purchased connected cars, the features drivers said were important included internet-enabled navigation (79%), safety alerts (76%), vehicle diagnostics (74%), and entertainment connectivity such as voice controls for communications and streaming audio (80%)." When it comes to which connected car features were important to consumers, 42% stated that entertainment connectivity was "very important." (Fifty-one percent said emergency connectivity was "very important" and 49% stated internet-enabled navigation was "very important.")
Envision's 'Where Are They Now?' Comes to Madison. At Mid-West Family Broadcasting's sports talk WOZN, Madison, Envision Radio Networks' "Where Are They Now?" with Ahmad Rashad joins the programming. The company says the daily, 60-second vignette "tracks down all of the big names in sports and gives you their whereabouts since leaving the game." With "The Zone 1670 AM" now carrying the program, "Where Are They Now? with Ahmad Rashad" joins over 100 affiliates on the Envision Sports Network.
CBS RADIO's WIP, Philadelphia to Broadcast 'Wing Bowl 22' in Spanish. In keeping with this year's theme of "doubles" due to this being the 22nd "Wing Bowl," the action taking place at the Wells Fargo Center on Friday, January 31 will also be broadcast in Spanish on WIP's HD3 channel. WIP host Rickie Ricardo will be the Spanish play-by-play announcer for the world-famous chicken wing eating contest produced by the sports talk station. Ricardo comments, "It's an honor for me to be the first Spanish-language voice of this grand event known as 'Wing Bowl 22!'" Neither the World Series in baseball nor the postseason action of the NFL has the worldwide impact of the battle between Man vs Chicken Wing. This will be a monumental moment in my career as well as for the huge Hispanic fan base. I pledge to add the spice and heat of our culture to each mouthful." Ricardo is a radio veteran of 33 years and one of the country's most high-profile bilingual air personalities. Ricardo has been the play-by-play announcer for the Philadelphia Phillies Spanish broadcasts for the past seven years. He is also the Spanish-language voice of the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles and programming consultant for cable's Music Choice Television Networks.
Public Radio Chiefs Support FM Chip Push. The chief executive officers of both NPR and American Public Media co-authored an opinion piece in the public media trade mag Current.org in which they express support for the move to activate FM chips in smartphones. NPR acting president and CEO Paul Haaga and American Public Media CEO Jon McTaggart write that because of the public's need to have access to information during emergencies, the need is critical. "Because of public radio's role as a trusted media and information resource and an essential public-safety asset, we hope all stations will join us in calling upon the mobile phone industry to install and activate FM chips in all cellphones and smartphones." The two ask public stations to do two things: sign their stations up for NextRadio so listeners already using the app can identify and listen to said stations; and encourage listeners to contact their cell carriers and request they install and activate FM chips in smartphones. Read the entire piece here.
Chris Christie Scandals Top Talkers TenTM. The most-talked-about story on news/talk radio during the week of January 20-24 was the Chris Christie scandals. Coming in at #2 was the scrutiny and criticism of the rollout of the Affordable Care Act. At #3 was New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's attacks on conservatives and following at #4 was the Eastern freeze and Western drought tied with global warming. The Talkers TenTM is a weekly chart of the top stories and people discussed on news/talk radio during the week and is the result of ongoing research from TALKERS. It is published every Friday at Talkers.com. To view this week's entire chart, click here.
TALKERS Weekly Affiliate Roundup. Cumulus Media Networks announces the Mark Levin show is added to the schedule at KNTF, Chico, California and the "Red Eye Radio" show joins the programming at KKAT, Salt Lake City and KBHS, Hot Springs, Arkansas…..Radio America's Peter Schiff show joins the following stations: KFNN, Phoenix; WCKG-AM, Chicago; KLPW, St. Louis; WRSB, Rochester; WBNR, Poughkeepsie; KRAC, Marysville, California; KWBG, Boone, Iowa; and WLNA, Beacon, New York…..The XtreMedia-syndicated Kevin McCullough show is now airing in PM drive at WSHO-AM New Orleans.
Cool Job Opportunity. The Journal Broadcast Group is seeking an executive producer, news/web for news/talk WTMJ Radio/WTMJ.com in Milwaukee. This full time job requires a bachelor's degree in journalism, communication, media or related field. Skills required include: Strong news judgment; ability to work and make vital decisions under pressure; must have sound knowledge of journalistic standards and libel laws; excellent written and verbal communication skills necessary; strong interpersonal, organizational and leadership skills essential; digital/web skills; on-air abilities commensurate with market. Must have a minimum of 3 years as a reporter/anchor. Assistant news director, news director or similar background preferred. Duties will include: lead news staff and day-to-day operations of the news department. Ensure that news vision, disciplines and standards are effectively implemented and monitored. Schedule employees to ensure optimum staffing of the 24-hour news operation. Oversee story assignments. Report and anchor daily newscasts. Supervise and participate in severe weather coverage. Personnel management, maintain budgets and respond to other duties as assigned by the director of programming and news. Send cover letter, links and resume to: Tom Langmyer, 720 E. Capitol Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53212 or email@example.com. Journal Broadcast Group is an equal opportunity employer.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Entercom Promotes Pat Paxton to President of Programming. Fifteen-year programming staffer Pat Paxton is promoted to president of programming for Entercom Communications Corp. Paxton has served as senior vice president of programming since 2001. He began his work with the company in 1999 as OM at the old AC WQSX "Star 93.7." Entercom president and CEO David Field comments, "Pat has played a vital role in Entercom's growth and development over his 15 years with the company. He is an energizing leader, a terrific strategist and a deeply knowledgeable programmer. We are truly fortunate to have him on our team." Paxton says of the promotion, "The past 15 years with Entercom have been tremendously rewarding, both personally and professionally. Our entire Entercom team has worked tirelessly to create one of today's most admired media companies, which has not happened accidentally. I am proud to have been part of this team and I look forward to continuing to help create the very best audio brands in the industry. Huge thanks to David Field for his vision and leadership that has allowed all of us at Entercom to thrive."
WTAR, Norfolk Drops Comedy for News/Talk/Sports. The Sinclair-owned AM signal WTAR, Norfolk will drop the comedy format it is currently airing and flip to a hybrid talk/sports format that will feature "The Wall Street Journal This Morning" from 6:00 am to 9:00 am; Fox Sports Radio/DirecTV's Dan Patrick from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon; FSN's "Jay Mohr Sports" 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm; and Cumulus Media Networks' Michael Savage from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Tony Macrini, morning host at sister talk station WNIS made the announcement on January 20. General manager Lisa Sinclair says, "There's always something new to talk about and AM 850 WTAR keeps you engaged, informed and always entertained."
SiriusXM Opens Howard Stern Birthday Bash to Non-Subscribers. When the "Howard Stern Birthday Bash" begins at 4:00 pm ET on January 31 live from the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, the world will be invited to the party as SiriusXM is opening its internet service at siriusxm.com to non-subscribers. The company says that this unprecedented access to Howard Stern's live broadcast is a first for SiriusXM and Howard Stern. In addition to SiriusXM subscribers, anyone can stream "Howard Stern's Birthday Bash," an evening of unforgettable performances and special appearances from the biggest names in entertainment. The free stream will be available on compatible mobile devices as well as online through simple one-click listening; no need to download an app or enter credentials. Stern comments on the approaching broadcast to celebrate his 60th birthday. "I am honored by the number of performers who want to join me on stage, and the number of fans who want to get in. Now, thanks to SiriusXM, I can give the world access to this event for free through this special internet audio stream in addition to my fans listening on their satellite radios." The event is being hosted by Jimmy Kimmel with guests including Louis C.K., David Letterman and Sarah Silverman, with musical performances by Jon Bon Jovi, John Fogerty, Steven Tyler and many others.
Hartel to Head Up L&L's Columbia, South Carolina Group. The new SVP and market manager for L&L Broadcasting's Columbia South Carolina cluster is Mike Hartel – who most recently served as vice president and general manager of Curtis Media Group's WBBB, Raleigh. L&L CEO Bob Proffitt says of the move, "We had the huge benefit of having Bill McElveen step up as not only an in-market radio veteran, but to help us in the recruitment process to get the very best fit and talent to manage Columbia. Mike Hartel is a great fit for our Columbia cluster with his excellent track record, interactive focus, and competitive nature – a perfect addition to our growing company." Hartel comments, "I love what Larry and Bob are creating and I'm thrilled to be a part of their team. There is no place I would rather be than with a company that is hyper-focused on using live and local radio to serve our community, our clients, and our employees." The L&L Columbia cluster includes sports talk WOIC "ESPN Columbia 1230."
NYMRAD Announces New Executive Committee. At the New York Market Radio Association (NYMRAD), the executive committee of the board of directors has some new additions and changes in titles: Felix Perez, general manager, Univision Radio New York, moves into the chairman slot replacing Clear Channel Music + Entertainment's Joe Puglise who remains on the board of directors. Jennifer Donohue, director of sales, CBS RADIO New York, replaces Don Bouloukos as vice chairperson and Alex Cameron, SVP and market manager, Emmis New York, remains on the committee as secretary. NYMRAD executive director Deborah Beagan says, "I am very excited about working with Felix during this seamless transition of the executive committee. Felix has infused energy in his contributions to board meetings and under his leadership we will continue to develop initiatives that will advance radio in the vibrant New York marketplace." Perez adds, "I welcome the opportunity to work with Deborah and our radio colleagues to advance the value of NYMRAD to its members and aggressively increasing the profile and revenue share of New York radio."
Holiday 2013 PPM Data Released. The ratings for the Holiday 2013 PPM survey period are being released by Nielsen Audio. The first 12 markets including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, Houston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island), Riverside, San Jose, and Middlesex-Somerset-Union are out and that data can be found at our sister publication RadioInfo.com right here. Additionally, TALKERS and RadioInfo managing editor Mike Kinosian offers his "Ten Takeaways" from the first round of the Holiday PPM here.
Odds & Sods. KNX, Los Angeles announces the return of the "Ask the Mayor" program to its airwaves on January 29. The CBS RADIO all-newser states that Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will be in the studio at 10:00 am when the show will be hosted by KNX 1070 news anchor Tom Haule and chief investigative reporter Charles Feldman and will "give Angelinos the opportunity to put the mayor in the hot seat."…..Not so fast, KCAA, Lorma Linda, "Free Talk Live" has been accepting Bitcoins as payment for airtime since 2011. Yesterday, TALKERS reported the Fred Lundgren-owned SoCal station claims to be the first it knows of in the U.S. to accept the cryptocurrency for ad time, but Mark Edge of the independently syndicated "Free Talk Live" program tells TALKERS he and co-host Ian Freeman have been accepting Bitcoins for more than two years. He adds, "We take Litecoin, too."…..Hoops fanatic and filmmaker Spike Lee is hosting the bi-weekly, "Spike Lee's Best Seat in the House" program on SiriusXM's NBA channel. The first show will air on January 30 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Eastern Freeze/Western Drought, Sochi Olympics Security Concerns, Chris Christie Scandals Aftermath, ObamaCare Rollout Criticism, Andrew Cuomo Anti-Conservative Remarks, and Roe v. Wade Anniversary Among Top News/Talk Stories Yesterday (1/21). The snow and cold weather affecting the East and the dry rainy season in the West leading to drought conditions there; concerns about security at the looming Sochi Winter Games; the effects of the recent scandals plaguing the administration of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie; scrutiny of the rollout of the Affordable Care Act; reaction to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's comments about conservative beliefs; and the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision were some of the most-talked-about stories on news/talk radio yesterday, according to ongoing research from TALKERS.


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Industry & Transport
July 2014
A Window into the Industry Collections
In July we have seen the usual range of new accessions entering the industry & transport collections. Amongst others we have received the following -
A serrated measuring stick used at Dinorwig slate quarry for marking out/measuring a roofing slate for trimming. Roofing slates' names and sizes were standardized in 1738 when General Hugh Warburton (joint owner of the Penrhyn Estate at the time) devised the famous 'female nobility' names for slates of different sizes (measured in inches) with names such as Empresses, Duchesses Mawr (Large), Viscountesses, and Ladis Llydan (Wide Ladies). The naming system soon became the industry standard, although the sizes varied slightly from time to time and area to area. In total there are twenty three serration on the measuring stick, measuring 26 inches in total. There are three serrations are two inches apart (at the top end of the measuring stick, closest to the nail), whilst the remaining twenty serrations are one inch apart.
This measuring stick is long, therefore could be used to mark and measure 'Queens' and large slates. The smallest slate that could be marked/measured with this stick are the 'Narrow Ladies' and above (16 inches in length and above).
This brass toasting fork depicts a miner and is inscribed 'BIG PIT BLAENAVON'. The fork would have been sold in the Big Pit Mining Museum shop in the late 1980s/early 1990s. Big Pit is now one of the eight museum sites that form Amguedffa Cymru – National Museum Wales.
An empty bottle of Penderyn 'Madeira' single malt Welsh whisky in its original packing. The company was launched in 2000 as the Welsh Whisky Company, but later became Penderyn Distillery. The Penderyn Distillery is situated in the village of Penderyn, which lies just within the southern boundary of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Penderyn Single Malt Whisky was launched by the Prince of Wales on 1st March 2004 at St. David's Hall in Cardiff. The whiskey is initially matured in bourbon barrels, and then further matured in special Madeira barriques.
This £10 share certificate was issued by the Neath & Brecon Railway. The railway was authorised by Act of Parliament in 1862 as the Dulais Valley Mineral Railway to transport coal to Neath. It was promoted and constructed by the contractor John Dickson who was issued with this share certificate. After being authorised to extend the railway to Brecon, it changed its name to the Neath and Brecon Railway.
Finally we have received two DVD's. One created by staff and student at Pontypridd High School on the Albion Colliery disaster in 1894. The other is titled 'Memories of Old Clydach' and is a collection of photographs, documents and memories from local people who lived in the area during the 1940s and 50s. There is a section on Clydach Merthyr Colliery and Players tinplate works.
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A Window into the Industry Collections
Amongst the new accessions we received in June was a 14" Sony 'Trinitron' colour teletext television set with remote control. This was manufactured by Sony at Pencoed, Bridgend, in 1995. If you look back to the December blog you will see another television set we acquired recently.
This slate sample originates from Maenofferen slate quarry, Blaenau Ffestiniog. It is a sample slate sent out to potential customers to show the colour and quality of the slate produced in the quarry. There are a number of slate veins in the Blaenau Ffestiniog area, all of which have their own name, such as New or Deep Vein, the Old Vein, Back or Middle Vein, and North Vein. This particular sample is from the middle vein of Maenofferen Quarry.
We have been donated a lovely collection of 91 photographs, the majority of which show the redevelopment work carried out by the National Coal Board at Glyncorrwg Colliery during the 1950s. I have illustrated three views here. The first photograph shows the colliery as it looked on 11 September 1951 before the reconstruction work started. The view is looking north up the valley.
The following two photographs show the reconstruction work. The first showing a circuit gantry on 1 November 1955 and the second shows the reconstruction work progressing on the headgear, and was taken on 6 Feb 1957.
On the 17th May 1965 an explosion caused by firedamp occurred at the Cambrian Colliery, Clydach Vale killing 31 miners. The colliery had been winding down to closure, and many of the workforce had been transferred, otherwise the fatalities might have been even greater. This image is of the front cover of the brochure commemorating a memorial service held on 17 May 2014. It shows the headgear preserved within a memorial garden.
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Conserving Government Propaganda prints from the Great War
Historic Photography Project (Esmee Ffairburn)
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Research in Norway and the Barents Sea
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The Georgia Association for Pupil Transportation (GAPT) is preparing for its 50th annual conference June 16-19 on the vacation destination of Jekyll Island.
The conference will offer a professional development component, with over 100 hours of information sessions, as well as a trade show featuring new school buses and supportive technology and equipment. GAPT has approximately 350 members, and just below 340 are expected to attend, which is a record number according to Garry Puetz, GAPT treasurer.
Participants can choose information sessions across five different tracks including safety, training and special needs.
Puetz added that the conference will offer much more training and information than in previous years, and believes that the record number of attendees is due to this.
"We're really excited about our professional learning sessions and how much content we are going to have," Puetz told STN.
The trade show component of the conference will take place on Wednesday and Thursday. It will feature developments in buses, technology and supportive equipment with over 80 vendors present. Blue Bird Corporation and Yancey Bus Sales and Service will take their latest propane-powered bus out on the road for a demonstration.
"It gives us an opportunity to see the latest and greatest things that our vendors have for us that will allow us to protect our students,"Puetz said about the trade show.
The conference will conclude Thursday evening with the annual business meeting as well as elections for the upcoming year's officers and Board of Directors. There will also be end awards and recognitions, including Champions from Georgia's Pupil Transportation Safety Competitions and the Valor Award for bravery displayed by a bus driver, which Puetz added is given to "bus drivers in the state of Georgia who may have done something above and beyond what their normal call of duty would be or demonstrated bravery and heroism in some way."


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