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On Monday February 27th, 2012, WikiLeaks began publishing The Global Intelligence Files, over five million e-mails from the Texas headquartered "global intelligence" company Stratfor. The e-mails date between July 2004 and late December 2011. They reveal the inner workings of a company that fronts as an intelligence publisher, but provides confidential intelligence services to large corporations, such as Bhopal's Dow Chemical Co., Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and government agencies, including the US Department of Homeland Security, the US Marines and the US Defence Intelligence Agency. The emails show Stratfor's web of informers, pay-off structure, payment laundering techniques and psychological methods.
G3 - IRAQ/US - US VP arrives in Iraq
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Date | 2011-11-29 17:35:49 |
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Politics 11/29/2011 7:23:00 PM
BAGHDAD, Nov 29 (KUNA) -- US Vice-President Joe Biden arrived in Iraqi on
an unannounced visit Tuesday for talks with the country's top leaders, a
month before American forces' withdrawal from Iraq, a foreign ministry
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Biden arrived for a two-day visit for talks with President Jalal Talabani,
Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki and other officials.
Talks are presumably over Al-Maliki's upcoming visit to Washington and the
US trainers in Iraq.
American forces are to fully withdraw from Iraq by December 31 next. (end)
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The Devil, The Detail and Cost Benefit Analysis
On January 18, 2011, President Obama signed an Executive Order that addresses regulatory reform. Among other things, all federal rules affecting business will be reviewed to see if they are "outmoded, ineffective, insufficient or excessively burdensome." Prominent in the Order is a directive that:
Each agency must, among other things: (1) propose or adopt a regulation only upon a reasoned determination that its benefits justify its costs (recognizing that some benefits and costs are difficult to quantify); (2) tailor its regulations to impose the least burden on society, consistent with obtaining regulatory objectives, taking into account, among other things, and to the extent practicable, the cost of cumulative regulation; (3) select, in choosing among alternative regulatory approaches, those approaches that maximize net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public health and safety, and other advantages; distributive impacts; and equity); (4) to the extent feasible, specify performance objectives, rather than specifying the behavior of manner of compliance that regulated entities must adopt; and (5) identify and assess available alternatives to direct regulation, including providing economic incentives to encourage the desired behavior, such as user fees or marketable permits, or providing information upon which choices can be made by the public.
In other words, the agencies are to do a cost/benefit analysis of their regulations. This is not a new requirement, but it is interesting that the President would choose this time (just before the State of the Union Address) to reiterate the principle.
Perhaps not surprisingly, the EPA has decided to modify its method of determining the value of a human life when it comes to regulatory analysis. In a draft White Paper issued on December 10, 2010, EPA sets out its new formula. I'll leave it to you to decipher the sixty-two page tome, but you should be happy to know that you are worth more today than you were last year. (While perhaps a consoling thought, one should consider the source).
One notable aspect of the Paper is that EPA proposes to add a 50% "cancer differential" to arrive at the appropriate life valuation. In effect, this says that dying is costly but dying of cancer is 50% costlier than the risk of dying in other ways. That increased risk, then, must be calculated into the cost/benefit analysis.
There is no question that applying cost/benefit analysis to regulatory reform is necessary and appropriate. Like so many economic tools, however, the devil is in the detail; that is, what you count (and don't count) becomes the real fighting issue. As a general rule, one side tends to emphasize the hard costs of environmental regulation while the other attempts to put a dollar value on the benefits of the regulation. Benefits tend to be the harder side of the equation because many are intangible or unquantifiable (like "human dignity" and "fairness" - newly added by the President), with the "value of life" being high on the list. For the fourteen economists who can decipher it, the White Paper changes the way that value is computed. And don't forget that the U.S. Supreme Court has recently said that it is up to the agency to determine what to include in a cost/benefit analysis for regulatory purposes.
My only comment about the change is that we shouldn't get too exited (or buy more life insurance) just yet -- we likely will be considered for "re-valuation" in two or six years.
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Talented local students showcase their science fair projects at the District 16 Science Fair at Belmont College.
St. Clairsville, OH (March 29, 2012) - For over 22 years, students from schools in Belmont, Harrison, Jefferson, and Monroe Counties have displayed hundreds of science projects at Belmont College. The halls were recently filled once again with scientific inquiry.
More than 70 students from 11 local schools competed in the 2012 District Science Fair at Belmont's Main Campus in St. Clairsville on Saturday, March 24.
Students from the following schools participated: Barnesville Independent Elementary; Bishop John King Mussio Elementary and Junior High School; East Richland Christian; Leona Middle School; Shadyside Junior High School; St. Clairsville Middle School; St. Mary's Central - Martins Ferry; St. Benedict Elementary - Cambridge, St. Mary's Central - St. Clairsville; Steubenville Catholic Central High School; West Elementary, as well as a home-schooled student.
The district science fair is for students who have participated in and achieved superior scores in their school fairs or have been selected by their teachers as having exceptional projects. These projects are judged again by more rigorous standards, and the top projects among all displayed are recognized and rewarded with superior ratings and special awards sponsored by a variety of donors. The very top students are then selected to represent District 16 at the state-level competition at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
The district fair gives participating students a chance to display all of their projects in one location to the general public. As such, Belmont is giving value to education in general and recognition to students who excel in scientific inquiry specifically. There is educational value as the students are not only judged, but the judges write comments to help the students improve on what they have done, so that each time they do a project, hopefully they learn more about scientific research.
"The number of quality projects that we had this year was very impressive," said Rita Fulton, Professor of Biology at Belmont College, who was the main organizer of the event. "A heartfelt congratulations and thank you goes to all teachers and parents for all of your support for these students who represent the winners from their local school fairs and exhibits."
The following students received superiors this year, and as such are eligible to represent District 16 at the state-level competition at The Ohio State University on May 5: Cassidy Arai, Bishop Mussio Junior High; Jacob Barnhouse, St. Benedict Elementary; Catherine Beaulieu, Bishop Mussio Junior High; Stephen Bolster, Bishop Mussio Junior High; Rachael Bruner, East Richland Christian (Alternate); Zoe Buccella, Home Schooled; Sarah Butler, St. Clairsville Middle School; Robert Chesonis; St. Mary's Central - Martins Ferry; Raychel Costain, East Richland Christian; Theresa Duff, Bishop Mussio Junior High; Juan Dunlap, East Richland Christian; Owen Gainer, East Richland Christian; Matthew Gress, St. Mary's Central - St. Clairsville; Nathan Jackson, St. Benedict Elementary; Maria Kelly, Bishop Mussio Junior High (team); Sarah Lendon, East Richland Christian; Erin Luyster, Barnesville Independent Elementary; Alex Madzia, St. Clairsville Middle School; Madigan Malin, St. Clairsville Middle School; Natalie Mastroianni, Bishop Mussio Junior High; Andrew Milewsky, Bishop Mussio Junior High; Mason Milliken, Barnesville Independent Elementary; Bill Raymond, Steubenville Catholic Central High School; Mark Rest, Bishop Mussio Junior High; Jaron Rine, St. Mary's Central - Martins Ferry; Emily Stevens, Bishop Mussio Junior High; Brandon Verardi, East Richland Christian; Jordan Wood, Bishop Mussio Junior High (team); and Maurkesha Young, Bishop Mussio Junior High.
Chosen as the top project was that of Zoe Buccella, Home Schooled student from Barensville, Ohio. Her project titled "Avian Liberation from the K-T Extinction: A Contemporary Meteorological Perspective" received the Belmont College President's Award.
Second place was awarded to Juan Dunlap, East Richland Christian student from Bethesda, Ohio for his project titled "A Comparison of Carbon Sequestration Levels in Alternative Biofuels."
Both first and second place winners received cash awards.
Several special recognitions and cash awards were also given from sponsors including: Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh, American Electric Power (AEP), District 16 Science Fair Committee, BWiser Institute, Ohio Water Environment Association, and Soybean Council.
The following students received recognitions from Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh:
The following students received the M.J. Piccin and Associates Memorial Award from Belmont College:
The following students received recognitions from Belmont College:
The following students received the Governor's Award for Excellence:
The following students received recognitions and a camp scholarship from BWiser Institute:
The following student received recognition and a $100 cash award from American Electric Power:
The following student received recognition and a $100 cash award from Ohio Water Environment Association:
The following student received recognition and a monetary award from the Soybean Council:
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Those who served on the 2012 Science Fair Committee were: Rita Fulton, Professor of Biology and committee chair, Sally Butterworth, Academic Specialist-Math, Engineering, and Industrial Skills; Christopher Clantz, Assistant Professor of Natural Sciences, Sandy Morelli from Bishop John King Mussio Junior High School; John Earls, Retired Engineer; Vince Thornburg, Shadyside High School; April Woods, East Richland Christian Schools; Lynda Keylor, St. Clairsville Middle School.
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Zoe Bucella (left) receives the Belmont College President's award for her project titled "Avian Liberation from the K-T Extinction: A Contemporary Meteorological Perspective" from Dr. Joseph E. Bukowski, Belmont College President.
Juan Dunlap (left) receives the District 16 Science Fair Committee second place award for his project titled "A Comparison of Carbon Sequestration Levels in Alternative Biofuels" from Dr. Joseph E. Bukowski, Belmont College President.
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How many birds have their own Wiki page?
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Patricia Gonzales & B95
From Phillip Hoose on Delaware Bay:
This is Argentine shorebird biologist Patricia Gonzales, minutes after having spotted once again the apparently bionic Red Knot whose leg bears an orange band inscribed B95. He migrates back and forth to his breeding grounds nearly 20,000 miles each year.
His lifetime frequent flyer mileage greatly exceeds the distance between the earth and the moon. Hence his nickname–and the title of my book about him, Moonbird. I've never quite been able to spot him, though Patricia, who has an amazing connection with him, has held him in her hands and seen him many times.
Moonbird Spotted in Delaware!
Two photos of B95 taken yesterday by Patricia Gonzalez and Allan Baker at Reeds Beach, NJ. B95 is now at least 21 years old, and has flown enough miles to go to the moon and most of the way back. He has already been declared a Natural Ambassador of the city of Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina where he was banded so long ago.
The Moonbird is an inspiration to all!!! —Charles Duncan, Shorebird Recovery Project
Even the Moonbird Might See the Earth
Thank you to Ryan in Bloomington, IN for this amazing poem! Ryan wrote "World" after a school visit from Phillip Hoose featuring the book Moonbird.
My major weapon is a good narrative
Thank you to David Snodgress of the Herald-Times for writing about Moonbird and Phillip Hoose's to Summit Elementary in Indiana.
"Students got to know B95, a small bird that has flown the distance it takes to get to the moon and halfway back, when author and Indiana University graduate Phillip Hoose came by Summit Elementary. To tell third-, fourth- and fifth-graders about B95, Hoose shared pictures of the red knot, a shore bird with a speckled back that travels more than 9,000 miles from its breeding grounds in the Arctic to South America each year. He played his guitar, leading students in sing-a-longs, and the crowd of almost 200 students "awww-ed" at the sight of photos of baby red knots, with their fuzzy white feathers and tiny beaks.
When Hoose asked for questions, their hands shot up into the air. They wanted to know if the baby bird's mother and father help it learn to fly and how the red knots are able to fly such long distances. They also asked how Hoose got his ideas to write a book like "Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95" and what his other books were about. Talking with youngsters gives Hoose a chance to spread awareness about the reduced populations of animals like red knots.
"My major weapon is a good narrative," the author said. The nonfiction story of B95 doesn't only describe the life of one bird, but it also "portrays the worldwide crisis in species loss." During his presentation, Hoose referred to young people who were working to protect red knots, and he said, "we could use some letters," because writing messages to legislators might help the long-distance fliers become recognized as an endangered species.
Hoose has been going from school to school talking to kids for about 30 years. "I love kids," he said. "I want them to know that a writing life is available and there are real people who do this."
Erika Peek, a fifth-grade teacher at Summit, had a similar idea when she invited Hoose to speak. "It's inspiring to see someone doing something that they love," Peek said. As a teacher, she hopes students will grow up into people who can make their passions their livelihood. "It was nice for the kids to meet a speaker with Bloomington ties," she noted. She hoped it helped the students realize that authors could be among their next-door neighbors.
After Hoose's presentation, Peek's students settled into their desks to write poetry or read his books. Leading up to the author's visit, they had been working in all of their classes on projects related to writing or the subjects of Hoose's nonfiction, and they will continue to do so after his visit. Peek intends to tailor her upcoming lessons to the students' interests by exploring areas they were curious about through research activities.
"The speaker may be gone, but we can find other ways to answer their questions," she said."
B95 Spotted in Argentina
"The last we heard of a red knot known as B95 — after his tag — he was in Canada. It was August, and he was on his way south.
As usual, scientists studying red knots figured it might be their last sighting of him. No bird lives forever, they keep telling themselves.
But recently, he's been spotted — several times! — on wintering grounds at Rio Grande, at the southern tip of Argentina."
Read more from the Philadelphia Inquirer
Save the Red Knot! Sign the Petition!
If you have read the book Moonbird by Phillip Hoose, you know that one individual bird has had incredible staying power while his species is under great threat. You can help the Red Knot.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed to protect the Red Knot rufa under the Endangered Species Act. Doing so would not only benefit the Red Knot, but other shorebirds since many other species have similar long migrations and are declining due to habitat pressures. But in order for The FWS to follow through on this recommendation to turn into a real listing your help is needed.
Thanks to the Friends of the Red Knot for initiating this petition.


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Lil' Boosie wants to pull Jesse Jackson from out of the boom boom room inside your church's fellowship hall to fight for his freedom. Good luck with that, Torrence.
. . . But really, I'd feel like I'm just punching these crackers back in the face for what they're doing to me. This is my first conviction. Jesse Jackson needs to be down here screaming for me too. This my first conviction and I'm doing jail time. I know millions of people with paper on them for gun and drug charges, but [I got sentenced] because of who I am.
But after winter must come spring.
Jail only makes you sell more records. Niggas are already asking to book me for the first Saturday I'm home. Offering [amounts of] money I've never gotten before [for shows]. I'm just gonna be in there chilling, looking at pictures, beating my dick to bad bitches.
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Ceramics are the oldest tradition in Chinese art, and many fine examples spanning 5,000 years are on display at the Seattle Asian Art Museum in "Glaze, Pattern and Image: Decoration in Chinese Ceramics." To fully appreciate this magnificent collection, you might want to first read "A Cup of Light" (Delta, $13.95), just out in paperback by Portland author Nicole Mones. An art-world mystery and romance, it is a breathtaking exploration of the intricacies of Chinese porcelain through the eyes and hands of Lia Frank. A specialist sent to Beijing by her Sotheby's-like employer, it falls to Lia to determine if a recent find of 800 Imperial pots are real or expert copies. As the story of her research unfolds, so does the compelling history of the collection, its unsurpassed beauty and exorbitant prices, and the details that determine authenticity or ferret out fakery. Price Points Victoria Hagan is a New York designer for the rich and famous who recently started her own line of furniture, carried on the West Coast only by the Susan Mills showroom at Seattle Design Center. The pieces are elegant, versatile, graceful and expensive, with an emphasis on dark woods, white upholstery, wingback chairs and sleekly shaped tables. Signature nail studs trim out side tables and chocolate-brown sofas, the familiar parson's table coated in aged leather becomes a thing of luxury. If you like the look but not the prices ($3,700 for a club chair, $4,020 for the leather table) check out West Elm, the mail-order catalog from Williams-Sonoma, owner of Pottery Barn. The look is simple and modern, with beds, tables and chairs in the darkest and silkiest of woods, and you'll find plenty of white upholstery (as well as citron and amethyst). While nail-stud trim is lacking, there's plenty of rich fabrics and woven textures, as well as lighting, futons, vases and rugs, all at prices from $149 for a set of three nesting tables to a sofa for $679. To order a West Elm catalog, call 866-428-6468.
Cool and Cheap
It's Easy To Be Green An online company with an emphasis on recycled and natural products, My Backyard advocates chicken therapy and herbal bath blends. Eco-friendly information is as plentiful as products at www.mybackyard.com. While you can order kitchen composters, healing herbs and teacup bird feeders, the site also offers recipes for cooking from the garden, instructions on building backyard habitat and organic seeds to plant a relaxation garden. If you prefer to shop a little closer to home, Emery's Garden Nursery in Lynnwood puts an emphasis on safe and natural gardening, at the nursery and on their new Web store (www.emerysgardenstore.com). You'll find such environmentally conscious products as cocoa mulch that repels slugs as it conserves moisture, bat guano, ergonomic tools to dig out weeds, and old-fashioned fly swatters with wooden handles and real metal screens. Emery's Garden is at 2829 164th St. S.W., Lynnwood, WA 98037; 425-743-4555.
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And if you still need to see the show, you can always tune in with host Paige Davis every Saturday night at 8 and 9 on TLC, The Learning Channel. You can also catch shows at noon on Sundays and 4 p.m. weekdays. Design Trends 2003 The Seattle Design Center is celebrating its 30th birthday this year. A resource for design professionals and the public (the showrooms are open to all on weekdays between noon and 5 p.m.), the center is in the business of showcasing and forecasting design trends. Here's what's predicted for our Northwest design future: Indoors: Furniture is either moving toward classic simplicity with clean lines, or sumptuous curves and cutout details. The newest pieces, such as a black sleigh bed, go with a range of styles from contemporary to traditional. Muted earth tones dominate, with an emphasis on yellow, apricot, gold, blue, green and brown. Combining of materials, old and new, wood and metal. Rugs in softer weaves and neutral tones. More dressy fabrics such as silks and velvets in upholstery and accessories. Pattern is subtle, while texture is bold and luxurious, as in chenille, wool and linen. Outdoors: We're moving away from sunbrellas, bright colors and nylon strapped chairs to outdoor dining and sitting rooms that are functional, comfortable and elegant. Eclectic mixes of materials look new, such as combining stone, teak and stainless steel. Fabrics have softer, more interesting weaves and subtle colors taken from the natural environment. Outdoor kitchens, sinks, fireplaces and overhead heaters are increasingly popular. The Seattle Design Center is at 5701 Sixth Ave. S. in Georgetown; www.seattledesigncenter.com)
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I've seen systems with a cable under mechanical tension spanning ten or twenty feet. Ikea sells systems like this. The cable is visible, and it's the only support for hanging 12V pendants. The Ikea cable is copper with a coating (it looks like tin).
I'd like to make another series of low voltage lights on a cable, and not buy the Ikea kit. Where can I buy copper cable, coated?
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Probbaly no were less expensive then the kit. |
You might try Waytek Wire. They seem to have a fair quantity of specialized products. Note that I have no experience with the company, just know of them. This is not an endorsement, et cetera. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Waytek Wire
- Posted by yosemitebill (My Page) on Fri, Dec 17, 10 at 21:27
You may want to Google "trapeze wiring" but it seems to be much more popular in the UK than here in the US, although I do have two sets with lighting fixtures, that I purchased at Home Depot. As brickeyee alluded to, the kit from Ikea may be much more economical than finding the cable by itself. |
searching with Low Voltage Trapeze Wire OR Lighting I find : It can cost about a dollar a foot. It is common in Australia. It is indeed the term for the cable used in these exposed situations, i.e. 12V, stretched taut and carrying a mechanical load. At Waytek, a selection of wires and cable, including marine wire, UL wire, speaker cables is here: I'll send them an email asking which cable is the right one for the description above. |
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Want: purple walking apostle (Neomarica caerulea). Have: yellow walking apostle (Neomarica longifolia I think) and blue/white (Neomarica gracilis) pugs to share. Th.ey are terrific houseplants, bloom every year but flower lasts only a day |
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Wood Casting by Hilla Shamia is a collection of furniture made out of damaged materials. Each piece may look unflawed at first, but upon closer inspection it becomes apparent that the wood used has been burnt around the edges. The Israel-based product designer chose to work with such defected lumber in order to show the beauty in preservation. He writes, "The negative factor of burnt wood is transformed into aesthetic and emotional value.[...] The general, squared form intensifies the artificial feeling, and in the same time keeps the memory of the material."
Combined with cast aluminum, the burnt wood is given another lease on life. Wood Casting by Hilla Shamia maintains the lumber's organic beauty, while giving it more purpose.


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Body armor for dishes. Why save the china for special occasions? Wrap up your good stuff or your everyday stuff, and make it stick. Wrap's adaptable shape slides over most standard bowls, suctions to the table, and acts as a bumper between the dish and hard surfaces. No bowl is getting shot-put across the dining room on your watch.
**PLEASE NOTE: Bowl not included_
Material: Cover
Brand: boon
Origin: Imported
Boon baby products make feeding and bathing fun and mess-free for both babies and parents. Founded by Arizona-based mom Rebecca Finell in 2004, Boon started out with the award-winning Frog Pod — an adorable frog-shaped bathtub organizer — and quickly expanded to include the Squirt baby food-dispensing spoon, the Naked collapsible bathtub, the Glo rechargeable nightlight, and many other innovative essentials. The company's sleek, futuristic Flair pedestal high chair comes with a pneumatic lift for easy adjusting and a dishwasher-safe tray for quick clean-up; its intelligent design has helped it to collect several awards from some of the web's most popular parenting sites. From its bowls and sippy cups to its rubber duckies, Boon's products are PVC-, phthalate-, and BpA-free to protect your little ones from harmful health effects.


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I have ps3 cech3004. Base ofw is 3.66. Can i downgrade lower than base firmware? I am new in ps3 and i don't know everything yet.
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Phi Kappa Phi (PKP) is a national honorary organization founded at the University of Maine in 1897. The Society's mission is "To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others." Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines with more than 300 chapters. The society's name comes from the initial letters of the Greek words forming its adopted motto: Philosophìa Krateìto Photôn, "Let the love of learning rule humanity."
The Butler University Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1922. Each spring the chapter elects qualified seniors and juniors, who may be enrolled in any of the six colleges of Butler University. The initiation ceremony is usually held in April.
President - Judith Harper Morrel, Ph.D., professor of mathematics and executive director of the Center for High Achievement and Scholarly Engagement.
Secretary - Royce Flood, Ph.D., Retired and Adjunct Professor.
Treasurer - Cathy Holland, Center for High Achievement and Scholarly Engagement.
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Beginning as a hunting lodge in 1946, Buck's T-4 eventually grew into one of Southwest Montana's favorite roadhouses. Buck and Helen Knight opened the business with a philosophy of home-cooked food and genuine, friendly service. The Lazy T-4 brand
became synonymous with friends, food and fun in the Gallatin Canyon. Mike Scholz purchased the lodge from the Knights in 1972, and kept that philosophy interwoven in his business as he expanded the property to become Buck's T-4 Lodge.


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Michael Ferland
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2008-09: Michael Ferland scored 45 goals with 40 assists and had 52 PMs in 44 games with the Brandon Wheat Kings Midget AAA team. He also skated in one game for the Beasejour Blades in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League.
2009-10: Ferland learned from all of his experiences in his rookie season with the Brandon Wheat Kings. The solid winger scored nine goals along with 19 assists and a plus 16 rating while taking 85 PIMs (11 fighting majors) in 61 WHL games. Ferland gained from his rookie season to come back next season better conditioned to play on the top two forward lines for Brandon. The Wheat Kings had a strong playoff push in which Ferland scored three goals with an assist in 15 WHL playoff games. The rookie forward was lucky enough to play for the host team of the 2010 Memorial Cup championships where his team made it past the Calgary Hitmen but lost to the Windsor Spitfires in the finals.
2010-11: Ferland started his second season with the Wheat Kings being forced to undergo knee surgery on October 7, 2010. Ferland's toughness is already well known, but after recovering from the knee injury, he put his skill on display more often in a solid sophomore season. The physical forward scored 23 goals with 33 assists and a plus three rating while accumulating 110 PIMs (12 fighting majors) in 56 WHL games. Ferland showed his value in the playoff series as he tied for the team's lead with four goals. Despite the series-ending game six loss to the Medicine Hat Tigers, the power forward managed to score a hat-trick. Ferland showed his ability to score the big goals all season long including the playoff-clinching win by scoring in overtime.
2011-12: Ferland was the second-leading scorer for WHL Brandon and signed a three-year-entry level contract with the Flames in December 2011. Trailing only Ottawa prospect Mark Stone, who was the WHL's second-leading scorer with 123 points, Ferland scored 47 goals with 49 assists in his third junior season and was plus-17 with 84 penalty minutes in 68 games. Eighteen of his goals came on the Wheat Kings power play. Brandon finished second in the East Division and reached the second round in the playoffs. Ferland scored 3 goals with 3 assists and was plus-three with 6 penalty minutes in eight playoff games.
2012-13: Ferland began the season in pro hockey — skating with Flames AHL affiliate Abbotsford and then playing three games in December with the ECHL's Utah Grizzlies — before returning to the WHL as an over-age 20-year-old. In seven games with the Heat he had no points and was an even plus/minus with 10 penalty minutes. Ferland had 1 assist and was -2 with 5 penalty minutes playing for the Grizzlies. He returned to Brandon in late December and skated in four games with the Wheat Kings before being traded to Saskatoon. Ferland clicked playing alongside fellow over-age forward Brenden Walker with the Blades before suffering a late season injury. In 26 games he scored 8 goals with 21 assists and was +25 with 18 penalty minutes. Ferland returned for the four-game playoff series with Medicine Hat and was -2 with no points and 2 penalty minutes.
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Ferland plays the power forward role with his puck patience around the net and quick accurate release. The rugged winger can dominate a game with his size or by dropping his gloves when necessary and doesn't shy away from the physical play in both ends of the rink. He will need to continue improving his skating and two-way game to succeed at the professional level.
Ferland starts the 2013-14 season on a new page. Last year, the forward had an up and down season, which ended on a positive note with Ferland playing for the Saskatoon Blades (WHL) and rediscovering his scoring touch. The Manitoba native saw time playing last season in the AHL, ECHL, and WHL, as he was struggling to find his game. However this season Ferland has entered with a positive mindset and outlook, and finds himself in Abbotsford as the season begins.


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Good overall plot and production that do not come together in the sharp focus of a conventional horror film. Entertaining nonetheless.
Filmmaker Mary Harron prides herself on making films that are outside of the mainstream. If you saw American Psycho and, especially, the more obscure I Shot Andy Warhol this flick is right up your alley. Unfortunately, this film does not have the simmering Christian Bale. However, it does have a cast of energetic young actors who get the story across with sincerity and grace.
The film was shot in Montreal is a suitably old, dark and misty institutional-looking former hotel that itself suggests dark secrets and unmanageable karma. Before the story begins the building itself appears ready to collapse under weight of its spiritually crippled past.
Reeling from her poet fathers grim and gory suicide, Rebecca (Irish actress Sarah BolgerThe Tudors) enrolls at the school and begins to rebuild her life through her friendship with fellow student Lucie (Sarah Gadon) and the other well-off, fashionable and quirky residents of the academy.
This changes when new student Ernessa (Lily Cole) arrives and seems to cast a spell over the entire place. One-by-one, the students on whom Rebecca has learned to rely, leave the scene. Some leave the school on their own two feet. Some leave through more violent methods.
Rebecca becomes increasingly jealous in the commanding position the new girl Ernessa has achieved in her short stay in the dorm. She is especially jealous of Ernessas relationship with Lucie, which borders on lesbianism. As the odd and violent events mount up, it is unclear if they are accidents or if they are cleverly disguised murders.
Rebecca suspects Ernessa is at the bottom of it, but the audience finds it hard to tell if the creepy Ernessa is the perpetrator or if the obviously mentally unsound Rebecca is pulling a Norman Bates Psycho move.
Director Harron uses the rooms of the hotel/school as compartments of secretive grief that isolate the souls of the girls from one another. What happens in the rooms, stays in the rooms and nobody, except, perhaps, the suspiciously omniscient Ernessa, knows the whole story.
There are flashbacks to Rebeccas fathers suicide and Rebecca, herself, seems to be taking the place of her father, her blood mingling with his in an incestuously suggestive death pact stretching across generations. English teacher Mr. Davies (Scott Speedman) provides a provocative father substitute for the young girl.
Rebeccas guilt over her fathers death makes her super protective of Lucie, bit it is unclear if that is a positive behavior or malevolence towards Ernessa who definitely appears to know more that she is letting on. Throughout, the adults at the school are bewildered and hopelessly out of their depth in the spiritual adventures of their charges. The teens clearly are running this ship while the adults are straightening out the deck chairs.
There are mixed messages of established horror clichés such as vampires and zombies that the filmmaker is not able to meld and focus with suitable skill. The result is a somewhat disjointed message of mixed horror images and plots, all of which come together in a not unpredictable ending. Perhaps the sins of the family follow the daughter.
However, the film would have been more powerful if somebody would have been definitively at fault. Then, the punishment in the end would have been more suitable. As it is, the plot seems to revolve around some ill-defined curse that has been visited on everybody. Perhaps a curse that feeds on teenage rivalries, jealousies and betrayals.
In any event, the cinematography and sets are suitably creepy and claustrophobic, and, of course, the young girls suitable sexy and desirable. The final message is one of moving on, but that comes across as unsuitably rational in what is otherwise a moderately bloody scary movie. It might have been better if the filmmaker went one way or the other instead of trying to be both a horror film and a psychological study. It is a tough line to walk.
Produced by American Psycho producer Edward R. Pressman. Suitable creepy cinematography by Declan Quinn who was DP for Jim Sheridans monumental In America.
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Directed by: Mary Harron
Written by: Mary Harron, Rachel Klein (novel)
Starring: Sarah Bolger, Sarah Gadon and Lily Cole
Release Date: April 16, 2012
MPAA: Rated R for some bloody images, sexuality, drug use and language
Running Time: 82 Minutes
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Linda Riley: Craig's motto
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
To the editor:
This seems to be Craig's motto:
I didn't get my way today, I think you should all go away!
I went to get gas and look at the cost! I want them to get a new boss!
I went to the store to buy a banana. What?! They're green! New manager!
Then tried to buy new shoes and clothes. Sizes and colors oh no! Obviously the buyers must go!
Went out to eat and ordered the special, Not at all what I wanted! Call to the presses!
So far this year I didn't get The right president,
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I didn't get my way today! I think you should all go away!
Linda Riley
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alcashion 2 years ago
So far I didn't get my way today. As I consider all that is in the way Of good government, honesty and sense of fair play. No. I did not get my way today.
I doubt that I'm greedy or even needy, But I do not want my officials be seedy. I ask they not lie or deceive, you see? Just the simple requirement of integrity.
So if I seem a complainer, whiner or malcontent It's only because our finances are spent In ways not approved by the voters you see Or in ways detrimental to our prosperity.
I have this strange notion, a sense of devotion to call aloud "foul", for where would we be if those in authority forget.... they serve We.
Taxpayer 2 years ago
Al, Very good. The two that weren't mentioned that drive me up the wall: "It's just Craig/Moffat County, so don't expect too much" and "Why do you expect our kids to get better numbers on the tests, this is just Craig/Moffot County". Gets my blood pressure up 90 points every time I hear someone make those comments.
Joanna Hatten 2 years ago
I think Mrs. Rileys comment is directed towards that publicity that her daughter, the quality control officer at the Memorial Hospital, has been getting. We all like to defend our children but I think Mrs. Riley needs to understand how her daughters actions and conduct are directly affecting other peoples LIVES and HEALTH.
sc428 2 years ago
No I think it was more a commentary on the whiny people that pout and write nasty editorials when they don't get their way
Joanna Hatten 2 years ago
I'll whine and pout all day long when it comes to mine or my families health. No arrogant overpaid pencil pusher will ever shut me up.
twin2175 2 years ago
Al and getagrip: get off your pitty party. I don't know of any organization that doesn't have struggles. However, forcing out a great leader is crazy. Al, I think will your witch-hunt ever end. If you are that unhappy here because this town is not run the way you want it to be, leave town. My opinions do not reflect any of The Memorial Hospital.
Joanna Hatten 2 years ago
Twin2175....no pity party here. I made an educated decision to never set foot in the Memorial Hospital after an incorrect surgery and wrong medication were given to my child. To which I was told.....well we are sorry but mistakes happen. I can list a dozen more similar stories. Craig is a GREAT place to live and raise kids.....unfortunately our hospital just can't quite get it together. I have no doubt that there are great people working there. I even voted in favor of the hospital hoping it would help because I hate driving 45 minutes to ensure my family gets QUALITY and COMPETENT care. SO....don't ever accuse me of a pity party. I voted to RAISE my tax $$ because I wanted a quality hospital....that just hasn't happened so how about you get out of the hospital cafeteria and review some patient files. Maybe patients have valid complaints....hmmmmm.
Joanna Hatten 2 years ago
For the record....Im not an Al fan....I think he's an idiot who casts a negative shadow on our great valley.
hello81625 2 years ago
getagrip - Jennifer Riley is NOT the quality control officer at TMH - she is the Service Excellence Officer - the quality control officer is the only member of the administrative team that we have not heard from during all of this - Interesting since there have been several quality issues raised. This same person is responsible for all clinical oversite, quality and risk management - why is her integrity not a question - perhaps she is very good at managing her own risk hmmm....... -she is also behind many good people losing their jobs.
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Posted onTo keep dealers from having to purchase expensive yachts with floorplan financing, Irwin Jacobs outlined plans to open four yacht centers in the United States and Europe that will house a complete lineup of Carver and Marquis yachts.
"This will be where our dealers will be able to fly down and these products will be there for all of our dealers to see," Jacobs told Soundings Trade Only. "We don't want our dealers speculating. We don't want programs incentivizing them to buy more yachts and then end up with floorplan problems."
The centers will be housed in three U.S. locations, as well as one in Monaco. The U.S. showrooms are planned for Lake Lanier, near Atlanta, under the Singleton Marine Group dealership; and in South Florida, with Galati Yacht Sales; and Yacht Blue.
"We'll be putting these in four locations where we have what we consider Class A, on-the-water marinas with very high-quality-service level dealers," said Jacobs, estimating there are currently 30 Carver/Marquis dealers in the United States.
Dealers around the country will be able to bring customers down to a yacht center, and a captain and crew will be on hand for sea trials. Consumers will be able to try out any of the models. And since 80 to 90 percent of Marquis and Carver owners have custom work done on their boat, this will give them the opportunity to design the yacht they really want.
"What we want to do is build our business around retail business and the dealer will have an opportunity to make money without having to worry about the end of the year where they've got to discount the boat and curtailments and everything," Jacobs said.
"We're putting up about $15 million to do this. That's the investment for us, at least at this early time, and we're happy to do it because at least it will control the inventory down to a level that really is more on our side and we can control these boats, so to speak, and they won't get on the Internet and be competing against each other," he added.
This model wouldn't work for all of Jacobs' boat lines, such as Larson boats, but for larger boats it's ideal.
"The whole world has changed so dramatically that we've got to come up with a way to support our dealers where they can truly make some serious money in the business," Jacobs says. "We do not want them to take on risk today, we want them to take on the risk of making sure they service the product, not stock the product."
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As our collective global socio-eco conscience becomes better developed, there is fast growing concern on how large of a carbon footprint we are leaving for future generations to deal with on our behalf. As a result, literally dozens of companies are involved in the research, marketing and production of sustainable and clean-burning fuels. Investors have jumped on board by the thousands, recognizing that growth in this sector is not a fad but a necessary trend. There are loads of options for prospective buyers here, ranging from investing in companies that design and produce alternative and clean fuels to investing in the companies that design and sell the engines that run on the fuels. One fuel option in particular is looking mighty viable as a replacement for utilizing gas and diesel in engines and that is, surprisingly, natural gas.
Before you scoff, consider this; natural gas is clean, it is considerably cheaper, and it is already being seriously considered as an alternative to gasoline. Natural gas is abundant and, this is key, can be domestically sourced which in turn reduces our nation's reliance on imported oil based products. So, naturally, you may be thinking that an investment in a company that offers engines that burn clean fuels sounds like it might be a worthwhile prospect. Well, it definitely has some merit. In fact a lot of factors are coming together that might just make now the perfect time to invest in the perfect storm for natural gas to become the up-and-coming alternative fuel source for vehicles on the road today. The trucking industry has already said that it wants to use natural gas, the truck-stop operators are ready to sell it, and Corporate America has indicated that it will be happy to cash in on the major cost cuts that natural gas will bring. As a clean, cheaper alternative choice, natural gas also has White House and Congressional support, and is gaining a serious toehold abroad, especially in China.
Now consider Westport Innovations (NASDAQ: WPRT), which may be the strongest pure play in today's market for any company that produces engines and fuel system technologies that use natural gas. The Canadian based company's engines are designed operate on clean-burning fuels such as compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, hydrogen, and bio-fuels such as landfill gas. The company's venture with Cummins Inc. (NASDAQ: CMI) makes and sells the most expansive range of low-emissions alternative fuel engines for trucks and buses globally. The company also has contracts with dozens of top manufacturers. WPRT leverages its technology by partnering with OEMs to develop, build and sell its engines. The strategic partnerships provide it with entry points to manufacturing capacity, supply chain infrastructure and global distribution networks without acquiring the outlay associated with them. A huge plus in my opinion.
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Filmmakers take up cause of West Memphis Three
An interview with Amy Berg, director of "West of Memphis," a documentary that tells the story of three teenage boys hastily convicted of killing three children in Arkansas in 1993 — and the subsequent fight to free them.
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When Oscar-nominated director Amy Berg ("Deliver Us from Evil") first heard from producers Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh six years ago, she wasn't very familiar with the West Memphis Three. The story of three teenage boys convicted of killing three children in 1993 Arkansas had been explored in the "Paradise Lost" documentaries by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, but Berg at the time knew little about the case.
"I had to go and do my homework," she said, in an interview at the Toronto International Film Festival last fall for her documentary "West of Memphis" (opening in Seattle March 15). "Before I signed on, I needed to be convinced that this guy was innocent."
"This guy" was Damien Echols, one of the three accused youths, and the focal point for a movement to free them that gathered momentum for many years. Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley were found guilty in 1994, in two controversial trials that many saw as a rush to sentencing to calm a panicked community. "Joe and Bruce were down there when the trial was going on — a witch hunt was happening, and they were capturing that," said Berg.
A former investigative journalist, Berg spent six months studying the case. "The more I read, I was becoming more and more outraged," she said, describing the volume of conflicting evidence. "It's an intoxicating case — you get pulled in."
Jackson and Walsh, makers of the "Lord of the Rings" films, became intrigued in 2005 by the idea of making a new documentary about the West Memphis Three. "It wasn't a question of, oh, this story's been told," Berg said, referring to the "Paradise Lost" documentaries (made in 1996 and 2000; a third was released on HBO in early 2012). "It was a whole new vantage point on the case, because so much information had been investigated between 1999 and 2008."
Among the new developments: DNA evidence uncovered in 2007 found no connection between the three young men and the victims — but did identify a hair belonging to the stepfather of one of the children. (Though "West of Memphis" presents him as a more-than-plausible suspect, he was never investigated.)
Eventually, the story found an ending, if not exactly a fairy-tale one. In 2010, the Arkansas Supreme Court (after years of pressure) agreed to call a hearing to discuss a new trial. Before that could happen, in August of 2011, the three men were released under an Alford plea (in which they maintain their innocence but plead guilty, and were sentenced to time served). As Berg explained, they're now free men, but won't be cleared of the crimes unless they were granted an exoneration, or if a new investigation found somebody else responsible for the murders.
Though Berg has moved on to other projects (her feature-film debut, "Every Secret Thing," is about to begin production), the story of the West Memphis Three still haunts her.
"I don't even know if you can let go of it, at this point," she said. "I feel so responsible to help them, to use the film as a tool to get them exonerated. It's unfair that they have to live with that on their record."
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US and emerging markets could sidestep euro fallout, Neptune's Dowey says
Emerging markets and the US could grow better than expected in 2012 despite the eurozone remaining a substantial threat to the global economy, Neptune's chief economist argues.
James Dowey says there is a "real possibility" that both regions, which are the drivers of global economic activity, will see growth come in above the current consensus expectations this year.
"Emerging economies have spent the past two years tightening monetary policy and normalising their fiscal balances," he explains. "Now they're facing headwinds from Europe they're loosening policy on both those fronts and it seems to be working."
Dowey also says the US has the chance of a significant improvement in its economic prospects. Recent months have seen a steady strengthening in US economic data, with manufacturing numbers climbing to seven-month highs and private-sector employers adding 243,000 jobs during January.
But the economist says the situation in Europe remains "pivotal" to world growth, warning: "European politicians retain the ability to derail the global economy."
Neptune's base case scenario for Europe sees the continent's banks continuing with their deleveraging efforts, which will create a moderate recession in the region. This would hamper US growth through the two's financial linkages and slow China's expansion through trade channels.
Figures published by European Union statistical office Eurostat show that economic growth in the eurozone contracted by 0.3% in the last quarter of 2011.
Dowey adds the impact of a European recession would be manageable in both the US and emerging markets, which should help to mitigate its effects and see downward pressures on growth limited to about one percentage point.
However, the political process in the eurozone is creating additional risks to the outlook.
"This is fundamentally a negotiation between conflicted parties and those situations tend to go down to the wire," the economist says.
"Nobody has an interest in this thing blowing up but equally nobody has any interest in solving things right now because everyone still has gains they want to make."
Dowey says a more extreme outcome would emerge if the eurozone's governments disagree "irrevocably" – leading to unilateral default, exit or disorderly non-resolution to the crisis – or the European Central Bank allows a systemically important bank to fail.
"If that happens then all bets are off – economic activity halts from California to Mumbai, transmitted through the global banking system and trade links," Dowey warns.
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drxs0 said:Wish the images were a bit bigger, would love to read her display.
Apparently the wrong batch have been sent out, because in the package from FOX the resolution indicated does not match the pictures.
Not sure how intelligent it is either to break an embargo that still has 7 or so hours to go before it is lifted.
I was looking at this image and comparing it to the new one above. Is the ground level entrance near the location of probe #2 ? This thing reminds me of an iceburg.


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Ugh. Have you ever felt a pit deep inside of your stomach as you've thought about having a difficult conversation? Thinking about asking your boss for a raise but know how she gets irritated easily? Wanting to talk with your child's teacher about concerns over how your child has been treated in class? Knowing that things are not the same between you and your best friend and you probably need to talk about that elephant in the room? Enter nausea, right? Mustering up the courage to have these types of conversations is really tough. And feeling confident about how to have them can be even harder. Sometimes it's easier to think about avoiding the person, place, or thing for a while, hoping it all blows over. But you know it probably won't.
Here's a simple little rule that I use and recommend when thinking about whether to avoid or confront a difficult issue. A while back, one of my friends introduced me to her "three day rule" for friendships. In a friendship, if something in a friendship or important relationship is bothering her or nagging at her for more than three days, she knows it needs to be addressed. I think that in a marriage, a "24 hour rule" is a healthy barometer of letting something go or addressing it with your spouse. After you decide if the issue or concern is something you can truly let go of (or not), then it is time to figure out how to have the conversation.
Often, when we have a tough talk with someone, we want to prove something, we want to send a very clear message. This backfires when the person we are talking with feels attacked and gets defensive. The conversation often ends with both people feeling misunderstood and frustrated, even angry. The key to approaching a hard conversation in a way that sets it up for success is to invite the other person in to the conversation with us—to move away from blame. Sharing your point of view and feelings is important and so is understanding that how we view the problem could change if we truly seek to understand the other's point of view. Realizing that each person brings different realities and understandings of the same event to the conversation can help in figuring out solutions together.
In coming blogs, I'll talk more about the elements of having that tough talk. In the meantime, think about the challenging conversations that you've had or think you might need to have. What has worked? What hasn't worked? What are questions you have when thinking about how to bring up something difficult with someone in your life?
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Two weeks from today, thousands of people will line up to see the 3D conversion of The Phantom Menace.
You won't be among them, as anyone who doesn't dress up as a Jawa knows, that movie sucked the first time around. No pair of glasses will shield that.
Instead, fire up the computer and set a course for the YouTube system, where you'll find Star Wars Uncut: The Director's Cut.
We told you about this ambitious, fan-created project when it began a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away (August 2010).
The deal: The original Star Wars (Episode IV: A New Hope) was divided into 15-second-long scenes, which were then claimed by Internet filmmakers who wanted to do shot-by-shot reenactments.
And reenact they did. The new "improved" clips contain original animations, a sexy female Vader storming the rebel blockade runner, and scenes recreated in Lego.
And now, they're finally stitched together into one full-length movie, complete with dialogue, soundtrack, you name it.
Everything, thankfully, except Jar-Jar.
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The V Magazine Asia Major editorial comes as a part of the publication's Spring 2013 issue. Models Edita Vilkeviciute,
Liu Wen, and Bianca Balti stood opposite Sung Jin Park who was the only male model featured.
Vilkeviciute, Wen, Balti and Park stood intertwined as they engaged in classic fighters poses for Asia Major. Photographer Mario Testino took the scene in with detail, releasing black and white finished for V Magazine.
In line with the title of this photoshoot was stylist Sarajane Hoare's inclusion of wrap robes, thin belts tied at the waist and large oversize jackets. These pieces were matched with hair expert Sam McKnight's execution of large pompadours, standing atop the heads of the team as they jumped in the air.


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