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Rudd warns China world will be watching Hu case
PUBLISHED: 18 Mar 2010 12:12:51 | UPDATED: 18 Mar 2010 12:12:51PRINT EDITION: 18 Mar 2010
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has issued a veiled warning to China over its handling of the Stern Hu case, saying the "world will be watching".
The trial of the Rio Tinto mining executive and three other employees of the Anglo-Australian resource giant will begin in China on Monday.
But crucial elements of the trial, on charges of infringing commercial secrets and taking bribes, will be held behind closed doors.
The case has been a stress on the vital economic relationship between Canberra and Beijing – and companies around the world have kept close watch, concerned how it may impact its employees working in China.
Mr Rudd said authorities continued to do what they could to help Mr Hu. "The Australian government will do all that is necessary to support Mr Hu's interests," he said.
But he noted that China had a different legal system to Australia.
In comments that could be seen as a caution to a country whose economy is heavily entwined with many in the West, Mr Rudd said the way the case was handled would be monitored worldwide.
"The world will be watching how this particular court case is conducted," he said.
Opposition MPs urged Mr Rudd to work harder to help the Australian businessman, given the importance that had been attached to his relationship with China.
Liberal backbencher Andrew Laming demanded Mr Rudd work harder on the case. "I'd ask the Prime Minister, who has always played up his connections with China, to do a little more than he has," he said.
Fellow Liberal Dennis Jenson agreed the trial should be open and transparent.
"As far as legal proceedings are concerned they should always be public apart from where there are issues of state security, for instance, (or) defence issues," Dr Jenson said. "They should be held in public so justice is not only done but is seen to be done."
Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown is not convinced Mr Hu will get a fair hearing. "The sentence for Stern Hu will have been pre-determined in Beijing," he said. "Australia needs to be, in the strongest terms at least at the ministerial level, telling China that it must open that trial."
Family First senator Steve Fielding agreed. "I think the Prime Minister needs to pick up the phone," he said, adding that a consular staffer or someone from Mr Rudd's office could be present at the trial.
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Rochdale have branded speculation linking boss Keith Hill with the vacant managerial position at Crystal Palace as "a complete non-story".The Eagles are searching for a new manager following George Burley's recent sacking and the highly-rated Hill has been linked with the Selhurst Park hot-seat."This has been going on since last week and to be honest we are getting tired of people creating stories with no substance or truth," said Dale chief executive Colin Garlick."Rochdale AFC have had no approach from Crystal Palace and we have said as much to anyone who has contacted us."This is just pure speculation, paper talk and a complete non-story."
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In the Bronx at that time, D. found this to be the correct approach. Since the Angels have never carried weapons, they've had to rely on their attitudes for intimidation. There now seems to be a consensus that the local Angels chapter, which started patrolling in 1986, was effective in driving the drug dealers out of town, but news stories from the early '90s show that not everybody was impressed.
"They were on the radio, people donated money, they started local recruiting, and they got a lot of media attention," a police official told a Sun-Sentinel reporter. "We worked with them for a little while, but when Sliwa went back to New York, it sort of faded fast. I don't think they lived up to the media hype. The concept is good, don't get me wrong, but I don't remember much more happening here than a couple of marches."
So far, the Lake Worth Angels haven't been able to establish much of a presence.
"Haven't seen 'em," D. says, "except on the news." And from what she's seen, they appear to be a bunch of shabby-looking guys with beer guts. For police officers, it's one thing to be out of shape. They carry guns. But for an unarmed, out-of-shape volunteer...?
A man drinking at the Havana Hideout echoes that sentiment.
"I can outrun every one of them," said Mike Asaro, a mustached carpenter with a parrot named Bogie on his shoulder.
He has no problem with the Angels, except that he's been spotting them a lot in the downtown area, where there isn't a crime problem. There's good reason for this — the Angels still need more recruits.
City Commissioner Jo-Ann Golden fears that the Angels are ill-equipped to deal with Lake Worth's issues and that the police, who are already short-staffed, may be called upon to defend the Angels.
"These are armed gangs," she says exasperatedly of the city's drug dealers. Only after they were invited to the city and Golden complained did the Angels present themselves to the City Commission to state their goals.
The Lake Worth Police Department, on the other hand, supports the Angels. Sgt.Ponce and Chief Smith say they are clear on the group's goals — to rally the community and to assist police in any way they can. They don't expect the Angels to interfere in gang warfare that involves AK-47s. But they do have specialized training to deal with street crime.
"These aren't just people standing around on a corner," Ponce says. "They know what they're doing."
At the businesses on Lake Worth Avenue, particularly the bars, the Angels are greeted on recruiting missions with friendly handshakes, gushing "thank yous," and a flurry of dollar bills. One man at Igot's Martini Bar empties $23 from his wallet and hands it over. From across the street, a man with a mullet catches sight of the Angels, jumps to his feet, and pumps his fist in the air.
"All right!" he shouts. "Good to see you! Excellent!"
Before confronting a single villain, the Lake Worth Angels seem to have achieved hero status in the minds of many.
Our mission is to patrol Bryant Park during the city's Independence Day celebration. It includes a slew of food stands, some jumbo trampolines, a Grateful Dead cover band, a Kiss cover band, and a lot of drunken townies. Only four Lake Worth Angels have shown up for the occasion — Siew, Ryan, myself, and Richard Head, an original Lake Worth Angel and our patrol leader.
We've got three guys from Fort Myers to help out. One of these is the chapter leader, Juan Martinez. Street name: "Contact." He has brought along two recruits: "Rocky" and "Cali."
The Fort Myers Angels started up around the same time as Lake Worth's. But their nine recruits have been training for a solid three months and are ready to graduate in a couple of weeks, Martinez says. Smiling, he asks Siew when his recruits will graduate.
Siew doesn't answer. There is in fact no date set for our graduation. Most of our recruits have attended only a handful of patrols and just one martial arts class. "There's no way it's been three months," Siew says.
"Yesss," Martinez says, teasing Siew.
"Well, I have to do more speeches, and I have to do more press" is Siew's explanation. Then he refocuses the conversation on the mission at hand.
"We're going to be hit up with this rain, guys," Siew says, surveying the overcast sky and questioning whether the estimated turnout — 25,000 — might be optimistic. Head places a blue whistle over my head. If things get hectic, my job is to blow the whistle, call 911, then take off running to find help.
"If we see somebody smoking pot, what do we do?" somebody asks.
"Smack their face," Siew says. "I did that one time... We were down off of Lake Worth Road... This guy is dealing right in front of me... talking all kinds of smack... I went 'WHAM' and pushed him. He goes flying. I said, 'Oh, that was assault, wasn't it?' You want me to call 911 for you?"


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1 cup unbleached, all purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 1/4 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
3 1/4 Tbsp unsalted butter
2 large eggs
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I am researching the Downs and Anderson families of Ocean County, New Jersey. George Henry Downs married Martha Jane Anderson, and resided in Berkeley Township, NJ during the mid 1800's. If anyone has any information on these individuals and would like to share, I would be terribly appreciative. I am also researching (though it seems in vain) the Pierce family from Tracy, Minnesota and also of Ocean County, New Jersey. My grandfather was Dale Wilbur Pierce and his father was Carl Albert Pierce. I don't know much about his family at all and would love to hear from any fellow Pierces! In addition, I am researching the family of Frederick Pashal Monahan, my great-grandfather. It seems as though his famiy will be the most challenging to learn about as he was supposedly orphaned at a young age. I do know that he was born in Canada (I believe New Brunswick) in 1899, and that he had several siblings. He moved to Lakehurst in Manchester Township, New Jersey and wed my great-grandmother, Edith May Downs. Fred was employed in Manchester at the Naval Warfare Engineering Center in Lakehurst, working in the Fire Department. My family tree is constantly growing, yet in it's early stage it still consists of many surnames. Among some of the most prevalent are: Pierce, Gray, Monahan, Downs, Anderson and Cummings. I'm not nearly finished, and you'll see that I have a lot of incomplete information on many individuals, such as birth dates and places. If you would like to share information, feel free to contact me via e-mail at any time, and I'll update the tree with the new information. My work has been verified by census records, public records such as birth, death and marraige certificates, many cemetery visits and personal interviews with family members. It is a collaborative effort, with the greatest assistance coming from some fellow tree growers - my Aunt Denise and my Aunt Dee. Thank you for all of your help! |
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Inside Howard Stern's Epic Birthday Bash
HBDHappy Birthday, Howard Stern!
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Howard Stern, the King of Talk Radio, is celebrating his 60th birthday Friday night with an epic bash at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Gary Dell'Abate, producer of "The Howard Stern Show," revealed Jimmy Kimmel is hosting the star-studded affair, while comedians Louis C.K. and Sarah Silverman (as well as late-night host David Letterman) are among the guests of honor. The hottest ticket in town will be broadcast live via Sirius XM to fans of "The Howard Stern Show." In the meantime, scroll down for photos from the event.
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A Guid New Year Dear Readers, I will get down to replying to your recent comments once I get a chance...in the meantime all the best for 2013 to one and all.
Tuesday, 1 January 2013
5 comments:
- Steve said...
Hope you've had your fair share of lemonade too, Jimmy! Happy New Year!
- Tuesday, January 01, 2013 9:07:00 am
- jams o donnell said...
Here's hoping that 2013 is a good year.
- Tuesday, January 01, 2013 5:43:00 pm
- Toast said...
Do you get black bun in Mexico??? Wait a mo, I live in Scotland and have never had it! It must be a southern delicacy ;O)
HAPPY NEW YEAR JIMMY!!! - Wednesday, January 02, 2013 2:52:00 pm
- boxerthai said...
Happy New Year, Jimmy!
- Thursday, January 03, 2013 1:11:00 am
- Löst Jimmy said...
Steve - thanks and to you & your family too
Jams - Cheers! And to you too, here's to a good 2013
Toast - Nae Black Bun here, it's grand stuff. Was obligatory at my Granny's on Hogmanays. All the best for the year ahead old chum!
BoxerThai - And to you my Metal Brother, Slainte! - Saturday, January 05, 2013 4:32:00 am
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TelecomPaper Your One-Stop Source for Telecoms Information!" Telecompaper (Telecompaper) CHINA MOBILE LIMITED. Vodafone wil belang in China Mobile verkopen. China Mobile. China Mobile Communications Corporation (Chinese: 中国移动通信集团公司) is a Chinese state-owned[4] telecommunication company that provides mobile voice and multimedia services[5] through its nationwide mobile telecommunications network.[2] The company is one of the largest mobile telecommunications companies by market capitalization today, and it was named as such in March 2011.[6] China Mobile Limited (Chinese: 中国移动有限公司) is listed on both the NYSE and the Hong Kong stock exchange.[2] As of July 2013, China Mobile (Chinese: 中国移动) is the world's largest mobile phone operator by subscribers with about 760 million.[7] History[edit] A state-owned enterprise directly controlled by the government of the People's Republic of China[4] and also a public company that is listed on the NYSE and the Hong Kong stock exchanges,[2] China Mobile has dominated Chinese mobile services since its inception.
Vodafone Group - corparate website. Vodafone. Vodafone Group plc /ˈvoʊdəfoʊn/ is a British multinational telecommunications company headquartered in London and with its registered office in Newbury, Berkshire.[2] It is the world's 2nd-largest mobile telecommunications company measured by both subscribers and 2013 revenues (in each case behind China Mobile), and had 453 million subscribers as of June 2013.[3][4] Vodafone owns and operates networks in 21 countries and has partner networks in over 40 additional countries.[5] Its Vodafone Global Enterprise division provides telecommunications and IT services to corporate clients in over 65 countries.
Vodafone has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It had a market capitalisation of approximately £89.1 billion as of 6 July 2012[update], the third-largest of any company listed on the London Stock Exchange.[6] It has a secondary listing on NASDAQ. Name[edit] Vodafone 360. PocketLife vodafone. iPhone app. Ad: Prepaid Millionaire. Vodafone Foursquare Partnership Expands to Australia, Portugal. The Vodafone – Foursquare partnership expanded under-the-radar beyond the UK in June, with the geolocation startup now featured by Vodafone in Australia and Portugal.
As in the UK, the partnership isn't about new features or deep integration, it's about Vodafone showcasing Foursquare to its millions of subscribers. In the Portugal deal announced last week, Foursquare is now featured on Vodafone Portugal's mobile portal (My Portal or Vodafone live!) And users can get a link to foursquare.com/mobile by sending a free text message with the text '4square' to 12345. A Foursquare app will also be highlighted in Vodafone's App 360 store (not sure if that is Apple, Android or something else). Information and resources for Location Based Open Source Software from Vodafone Wayfinder. Vodafone plots course for Wayfinder by giving it away free! Vodafone's purchase two years ago of Wayfinder for 230 million Swedish crowns (roughly $31 million USD) to backbone its location services is now, brace yourself, being given away!
Your eyes don't deceive, Vodafone has made almost all Wayfinder code available via open source. According to Vodafone's internet director Pieter Knook, "Given our decision to stop developing turn by turn location based services as part of our core business, it seemed an obvious choice to make the code we own open source. We look forward to seeing its continued use in all sorts of different applications in the future." Pocket Life wins race to bring real-time location-based social networking to Facebook. Pocket Life , the geo-location social network initially created out of Vodafone's Innovation lab in Australia, has released its new Facebook app, bringing real-time geo-location integration to Facebook.
The release, just in time for the f8 Facebook developer conference which starts this Wednesday, is a market first according to the makers, Pocketweb. The app was actually released quietly today and will be officially launched later on in the week. Verizon Wireless. Verizon Wireless. Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless and branded and referred to as Verizon, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Verizon Communications Inc..
VZW is the largest mobile network operator in the United States, providing wireless services to 102.8 million subscribers as of Q4 2013.[4] Headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, the company was formed as a joint venture of American telecommunications firm Bell Atlantic (renamed Verizon Communications) and global British telecommunications company Vodafone.[5] Verizon Communications holds 100% percent ownership; Vodafone previously held 45% of what was a joint venture.[6][7] On February 21st, 2014, Verizon purchased Vodafone's 45% stake in the joint venture for $130 billion.[8] History[edit] On April 3, 2000, Verizon Communications began operations as the result of the merger between Bell Atlantic Mobile and GTE. Droid from Verizon Wireless. Get things done.
Perform the tasks you need to with software that makes sense. No useless add-ons. No bloat. No distractions. Mobile Exciting!! - Samsung Mobile. Promoties - News&Events - Samsung Mobile Nederland. Nieuws - News&Events - Samsung Mobile Nederland. Search superswypers. T Wireless. AT&T Jumps into Mobile Location Biz SCVNGR. T-Mobile. Sherpa. Geodelic. Brings Serendipity to Location – GigaOM. From chip makers to mobile phone giants to tiny upstarts, location-based services are seen as the wireless world's pot of gold.
Among those looking to dip into that pot is Geodelic, a Santa Monica, Calif. -based startup that this week announced $3.5 million in funding from Clearstone Venture Partners and Shasta Ventures. Even more impressive is the fact that Geodelic has partnered with T-Mobile to offer an LBS application known as Sherpa on the the company's myTouch phone. Unlike other mapping applications, Geodelic's technology customizes your location search according to your interests and preferences. According to Geodelic: Geodelic (geodelic) Skyhook Wireless Powers Location on Sherpa App Available in Andr. Connect and share with friends, family, and T-Mobile.
Android 2.0 Coming to T-Mobile G1 [RUMOR] Owners of T-Mobile's G1 phone might be getting the latest version of Google's Android operating system, if rumors are to be believed.
The rumor, credited to an "anonymous source," says that G1 owners will get an over-the-air update to the Eclair build — either Android 2.0 or perhaps even the latest Android 2.1 build on the Nexus One (a.k.a. Google Phone). If true, it would be welcome news for G1 owners, who increasingly feel left behind with the release of the Droid and imminent launch of the Nexus One. Nonetheless, the sourcing is weak on this one: A single anonymous source on an unofficial Android blog doesn't instill 100 percent confidence. HTC. HTC Corporation. History[edit] Cher Wang (王雪紅), H.
T. Cho (卓火土), and Peter Chou (周永明) founded HTC in 1997.[9] Initially a manufacturer of notebook computers, HTC began designing some of the world's first touch and wireless hand-held devices in 1998.[10] The company is credited with creating the first Android smartphone, the first Microsoft-powered smartphone (2002) and the first Microsoft 3G phone (2005).
Nexus One: The Google Phone Has a Name. It's just about confirmed now: Google will sell its own phone, built by HTC and named the Nexus One. It will sell the Google Phone online and unlocked, so you'll need to buy your cellular service separately. The entire user experience is designed by Google, according to the WSJ. KPN.com - informatie, service en online winkelen. WaarZitWie HiKPN. KPN Acq- uires iBasis For $93.3 Million. Dutch telecom group KPN has agreed to acquire the 44% of U.S. -based operator iBasis that it doesn't already own for $3 a share, or $93.3 million in cash. A special committee of the iBasis board has approved the terms put forward a couple of weeks ago, and is urging company holders to accept KPN's tender offer. KPN says it intends to complete the acquisition of iBasis through a merger no later than today.
Sprint: Cell-Mobile Phones,Wireless. SingTel leads Asia's telecommunications with offers on Mobile, B. Property Buddy itunes.apple. Go! Shopping for Android. Go! Shopping provides you with accurate indoor maps to the major malls in Singapore. With Go! Shopping, you no longer need to squint at maps within the mall to find the nearest restaurants, shops or cinemas. Find information on stores and promotions plus navigate from one store to another all at your fingertips.
Carriers worldwide ramping up their support for geolocation apps. More indications that carriers worldwide are taking an active role to leverage the growth in popularity of location services and augmented reality today came from Singapore carrier SingTel, which is releasing two apps to the public (and a third app for subscribers only that is a price comparison app) today. Property Buddy The first app is a called Property Buddy and is available for the iPhone 3GS (and we're assuming the iPhone 4), with an Android app in the works. The augmented reality app allows users to point their camera phones at residential properties for real-time overlays of property information from Singapore's Urban Redevelopment Authority, including prices and available properties.
Go! Why Gmail's New Phone Service Scares Mobile Providers. Google announced a new communication service this week – you can dial up your friends and talk to them on their phones through your computer. The service joins Gmail's other capabilities – like instant chatting, videochatting and of course e-mailing – and is probably not a function that mobile providers are rejoicing over. While many are calling the Gmail phone a competitor to Skype, mobile providers across the board may have cause for jealousy.
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Congratulations and welcome to Maricopa Integrated Health Systems. MIHS is committed to excellence in patient care, patient safety and nursing competence; we want to ensure that all new employees have the information, resources, and the support necessary for an easy and successful transition into their new job. As you get ready for Employee Orientation we have gathered training materials and study guides for you to review or download to help prepare you. We look forward to having you as a member of our health care team.
Drug Calculation Study Guides and Practice Test with answer key
All health care providers required to administer medications must take the drug calculation test. Drug Calculation Testing is performed Wednesday, the week of orientation. We advise you to review the materials provided prior to orientation. Click on the hyperlink for study materials:
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Most hospital bedside nurses and monitor techs are required to take an ECG test that is also given on Wednesday, the week of orientation. This includes recognizing the rhythms, measuring the intervals, and knowing the appropriate treatment/algorithm according to American Heart Association Guidelines. We advise you to review the materials provided prior to orientation. Click on the hyperlink for study materials:
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Septic Flesh: The great mass
29/06/11 || Altmer
These Greeks have done it again. Their last album, "Communion", was a hit 'round these parts (these parts being the Nether Regions). They won me over that time with a powerful mix of blasting, Behemoth-ish death/black, but with a really neat melodic touch sprinkled all over the top. In fact, you can see that, apart from me, most of GD splooged over the album: staffer Euthanatos covered it for the site a while back when it came out, and in this Audio Autopsy the collective staffers of the time decided it was the best record of the month. As you can see, that's quite some boots to fill.
Now, I do not know what our resident Greek hero Khlysty (now ex-staffer) thinks about this record, as he's probably been around since their inception, but I am here to impress upon you all that this album is not any less than the previous one (and since I am not Khlysty I haven't heard what came before "Communion"). What I do know is that Septic Flesh possess one vital ingredient that elevates their style one notch above that of its companions, and this is songwriting. The band manage to crush using their heavy riffs, they manage to use the melodies at exactly the right time, and they manage to keep the groove going and flowing. They just picked up where they stopped last time round and go on. They're doing exactly the same thing as last time, just as good, as violent, and as epic as ever.
You see, one thing Septic Flesh adds to their mix of Behemoth with melodies, is little neat touches of keyboards that make the music sound a bit cinematic as well as powerful. Most of the album could be the soundtrack to something like the Exorcist, and I mean that in a good way. There are these cool little melodic string-inspired moments that just spice it up a little extra and make the song sound even more grandiose than it already is. It's like making the perfect pie and then sprinkling extra cherries on top. Just so we won't forget that there's always something extra to savour when it comes to these Greeks.
Apart from that, the songs are built from a solid backbone. Thumping guitars and double bass encircle the ears, like wave upon wave of distorted notes of awesome. The guitars groove to a sexcellent degree (seriously, most of the riffs they use are plain gold), the double bass accentuating the faster bits like a charm. They also know when to groove and when to blast, which makes it even more of a treat: there's no monotony. They rollercoaster you out of your bedroom chair like you're in a loop-dee-loop.
But they're also clever bastards. The melodies they use sound a bit Eastern European at times – it's like they're infusing it with a special Greek touch just to show who they are. It's like there are traces of their roots without delving into full blown cheesery or folk metal – it's a subtle nod to their roots. It's brilliant. I love it. Even the use of the Prague Philharmonic is clever and subtle – you could easily blow it by overproduction and layering, but they kept the basic ingredients at the forefront and added garnishing like they should.
It certainly all adds to one key thing: they definitely have their inspirations, but they still sound unique. I mentioned Behemoth before – sure, some of the riffs might sound Behemoth-ish, but because of the added melodic spice and production the sound is in a league all its own. Not to detract from the awesome band that is Behemoth, but this just sounds a little bit more epic and less violent than Behemoth does. In any case, you could pick any song from this album, put the needle on the record, and notice it's them in ten seconds. That's almost always the hallmark of a great band. Knowing it's them before the song has even got going. Septic Flesh have that ability and it's amazing to see a contemporary band that's got the unique vision to make it work.
Even with the flaws this album has (the clean vocals that crop up every so often sound very nasal and flat), they don't really kill the vibe. It's like they managed to work around those quite well without sacrificing honesty or integrity. Clever use of vocal dynamics adds only to the quality. In fact I've not often come across a band where I can identify the flaws so easily and not mind them at all. Another hallmark of a great band – the ability to turn a weakness into a strength. Septic Flesh possess it.
Just like the Greek people, the Greek culture, the language, the food – Greek music always produced something that's worth listening to and savouring. Greece isn't the biggest haven for metal music, but with Septic Flesh they have an iron in the fire of quality heavy metal music. The Greeks were onto something years ago with their plays, their epic stories, their philosophy, their mythology and unique culture – they have not lost their touch. This is a band their country can be proud of. Should be proud of, even.
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- Spiros "Seth" Antoniou: harsh vocals, bass
- Christos Antoniou: guitars, orchestrations, samples
- Fotis Benardo: drums
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- 03. Pyramid God
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"Think Globally - Act Locally" is a great idea that's been sadly reduced to a bumper sticker slogan. But there's a new movement that's bringing the idea back.
Buzzwords like "sustainability" and "carbon footprint" have become part of our vocabulary, and we grapple with the effects of global warming, a struggling economy, and rising fuel prices. But what do they really mean? Is it realistic to live a "carbon-neutral" life? Author and radio correspondent Doug Fine tried...for 12 months to live "off the grid" on a remote Ranch in New Mexico...his findings: "It's not easy being green."
Today, Where We Live, a conversation with Doug Fine about his book, "Farewell My Subaru: An Epic Adventure in Local Living."
We'll also talk to groundbreaking environmental writer Bill McKibbon...he's spent a career writing about these ideas...and in his new book, "Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future" he argues that a more prosperous world is not necessarily one filled with more stuff.
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The guest you had on this morning ( 4/04/08 ) who advocated us all to go out and invest in solar panels ( or wind-powered electrical generators ) for use at our homes in my opinion has a good heart, but his argument doesn't make sense. My first criticism is that there are much better investments of public and private money that can reduce the carbon footprint than to categorically subsidizing costly electrical generation systems.
Limited spending of public and private funds would initially be better spent on things such as:
• Expanded community recycling systems ( for example collecting aluminum foil – a very energy intensive product )
• Subsidizing private and business purchases of energy efficient cars ( say a $1000 payment on any car getting >50 mpg
• Payment of a energy system's consultants to determine if a solar or wind-powered system was appropriate for a location
• Federal funding for development of greatly more efficient electrical energy transmission technologies
• [ I'm not an expert on this, but there must be a lot of other ideas ]
A second criticism is that faced with a crisis ( whose coming has been apparent for years ), Congress, consultants, and companies who produce energy using/saving products immediately jump to rigid solutions without having adequately thought through the implications and examined better uses of the available funds. It's my belief we need a very high-level Federal commission to take up where Jimmy Carter left off to devise a best-can-do strategy to address the energy-use problem at hand. This commission should be composed primarily of scientists, engineers, economists, and finance experts, plus a very few key persons from Congress. It should be set up in a manner that leads to a project somewhat like the Manhattan Project in the 1940's.
I request that you devote a program ( or several programs ) to having a small panel of experts discuss what opportunities exist for conserving electrical use, recycling high carbon footprint materials, and improving energy using devices efficiencies.
Thank you for today's great program on a critical subject. // Richard
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I just heard a caller on the where we live program say that the pay back period for PV solar panels did not match the return of putting that money into a bond. He quoted 9 cents a (fixed) cost per kwh for electricity.
First the cost now in Ct is 12 to 14 cents per kwh and is going to raise with the cost of oil/natural gas. After say 10 years installed PV panels may well be paying back a very good return when electricity reaches 20 plus cents a kwh.
Secondly, PV panels and the associated energy efficiency improvements improve the economy in general - i.e. Sweden is one example. Also a realy BIG important gain in quality of live /economy is that PV panels reduce pollution that means clearer air, less maintenance of understructure, and healthier local foods.
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Check www.ctcleanenergyoptions.com to find out how any CL&P or U.I. customer can simply sign up to get their electricity from windpower & small hydroelectric instead of from coal, natural gas and nuclear (which is where it comes from, otherwise). Its easy and not expensive to get clean electricity generated from windpower and small hydroelectric right now! (More states also have this option available.)
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Dear Where We Live,
Thank you for airing this excellent and important topic.
My husband and I have been taking many steps to reduce our consumption
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This Spring begins our second season of growing about 40 varieties of
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What we can't use immediately gets canned, frozen, and given to
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We're currently remodeling our kitchen -- we insulated the outside
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When we replaced my elderly car with a new one, we bought a very small
one with high gas mileage. In good weather, I ride my bicycle to
classes. We also bought a used tandem bicycle last year which we use
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pannier bags on the back for groceries, library books, or anything!
Finally, my husband is about to switch jobs from a hospital in
Bridgeport (a 30-minute car ride on I-95) to one right here in New
Haven. He'll be able to ride his bicycle every nice day and when it's
snowy or rainy he can take the city bus! We'll save the environment
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The small-screen adaptation of the Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson comedy will air on the edgy cable network next summer — but is America ready for more Charlie?
Charlie Sheen is returning to television!
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Malaysians are rejecting the notion that their homeland is a nesting ground for terrorists, after two Malaysian nationals were arrested in Lebanon with alleged plans to become al-Qaeda suicide bombers.
It is simply not in the nature of Malaysian Muslims to take a warring stance, says Ustaz Suhaimi Haris, a former religious teacher turned full-time social activist.
"In every matter, we believe in discussion to find solutions. War is always a last resort. Then even in war, there are rules which protect children, women and the sick and elderly," Suhaimi told Khabar Southeast Asia.
Muslims should seek reference from the Qur'an in times of trouble and not rely on the word of questionable characters with dubious backgrounds, Suhaimi said.
"It is clearly stated in the sunnah (teachings) on what course of action is to be taken in regards to the proper way of conduct in society," he says.
M. Said Othman, a senior lecturer at the University of Malaya, cautions against stereotyping Muslims as terrorists.
"We should avoid generalizing things. It's like saying all women drivers are bad or all Westerners are morally corrupt, two things which we know are very far from the truth," he remarked.
"At the same time, it is not impossible for our young men to face the risk of being recruited into terrorist organisations. If young ladies can be roped in as drug mules, then young Muslim men are not spared as well," he said.
"But it is important to remember that al-Qaeda cannot be regarded as a representative of the Muslim nation. They are but just a few men out of the millions of Muslims who prefer peace over war anytime," Said added.
Concern over global links
Lebanese authorities arrested the two in Beirut on October 18th, Malaysia's Foreign Affairs Minister Anifah Aman announced late last month. They were later identified as Razif Mohd Ariff, 30, a businessman, and Muhamad Razin Sharhan Mustafa Kamal, 21, a student.
Ariff, an unmarried Kuala Lumpur native said to have worked in the construction industry, previously studied in Pakistan and later Yemen, where he was deported after attempting to contact al-Qaeda members, The New Straits Times reported.
He and Kamal met earlier this year via a social networking website and planned to join al-Qaeda as suicide bombers, the report said. They flew to Turkey, then to a European country where an al-Qaeda operative arranged a flight to Beirut. After they began contacting militant elements there, they were arrested.
Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein called the pair's alleged link to international terrorist groups "worrying", according to The Times.
"Malaysians' involvement with terrorist organisations based in the Middle East is unusual as local links have so far been limited to regional groups such as Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) or Darul Islam," he said.
Historical perspectives
Amini Amir Abdullah, a scholar at Universiti Putra Malaysia who has traced the existence of Islamic terror organisations in the country, confirms that JI, which was responsible for the 2002 Bali bombings and other terror acts, was present in Malaysia in 1993.
Nasir Abas, who made headlines in 2003 by defecting from the terrorist camp and is now working with Indonesian police, once acted as advisor to its members at the Madrassa Luqmanul Hakim in Johor Baru, he explained.
The madrassa became a central meeting point for supporters of such ideologies, who used religious education as a cover. Among those who frequented the school was Masrizal bin Ali Umar, who was involved in the 2003 Marriott Hotel bombing in Jakarta that killed 12 and injured 150.
According to Abdullah, JI failed to take off in Malaysia, because its extremist ideologies were not accepted by local Muslims.
"Malaysia is a safe and harmonious country and the authorities are fully prepared for any threats," he told Khabar.
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In the wake of the arrests came the discovery that a Malaysian service provider was hosting the English-language version of an al-Qaeda web portal, tawhed.net. The government promptly shut it down, along with two other terrorist websites, Shumukh Al Islam and Al Faluja, according to The Star.
Earlier this week, Malaysia's House of Representatives (Dewan Rakyat) rejected a member's call to hold a public debate about Malaysia's link to the web portal, described as al-Qaeda's largest online library.
Apparently seeking greater civic introspection in the wake of the troubling events, the MP, Lim Lip Eng, is now calling for a home ministry probe into the matter.
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Dear Len & Rosie: I am a single mom, engaged to be married. I also own a house that I am making payments on. My daughter, who is 25 years old, is on the title of the home with me as joint tenant. I do not want to do a prenup, but I want to make sure my children inherit my home if something should happen to me. Is there anything I need to do? Would a trust protect them? – Sherry
Dear Sherry: Even though you do not want to enter into a prenuptial agreement with your fiancé, it's probably best that you do so anyway. The reason you need a prenup is because you haven't completed the purchase of your home. When you get married, your paycheck will be community property, half owned by your husband. When you use your earnings to make your monthly home loan payments, you will be spending community property to buy property titled in your name alone. Despite the fact that your husband's name will not be on the title to the home, he will have a legally valid claim against part of its equity, because everything purchased with community property is community property, regardless of how it is titled.
If you want to make sure your husband won't be able to claim partial ownership of your home upon your death or a divorce, you need to do one of two things. Either you need to use only separate property to pay off your home loan, or the two of you need to enter into a prenuptial agreement that declares your earnings to be your sole and separate property, or at least declares that your home will remain your separate property even if community property is used to purchase it.
If you create a prenuptial agreement, both you and your fiancé must have your own independent attorneys. This may seem wasteful, but it's necessary. In California, there is a strong legal presumption that a prenuptial agreement is invalid unless both parties have their own lawyers advising them as to what rights they are giving up by entering into the agreement. It may be bothersome for you to create a prenup, but it is really the only way you can guarantee that your future husband won't try to take part of your home away from your children.
Speaking of your children, you have another problem. If your home is in joint tenancy with only your daughter, when you pass away, your daughter is going to own your home (except for whatever claim your husband may make). Your other children won't inherit any of it, regardless of what your will or trust says. If you want to make sure that all of your children inherit your home equally, the home should be in joint tenancy with all of them, or you should get your daughter to sign the home back over to you. Then, you can create a trust to divide the home up the way you want after your death.- Len & Rosie
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34 Shared Use of Railroad Infrastructure with Noncompliant Public Transit Rail Vehicles: A Practitioner's Guide
other methods of limiting potential damage from a derailment should be considered. Detectors
generally don't prevent problems, but provide early warning of hazardous conditions, and can
be more easily installed. When a detector is triggered, an interface with the train control system
normally causes nearby signals to display a STOP aspect and also broadcast a radio alert to oper-
ators and the control center. Generally the operating rules stipulate that all traffic must halt until
a restart movement command is received from the control center. The control center would
investigate the cause of the alarm and confirm a safe condition exists before authorizing traffic
to resume.
Interoperability of Freight Trains in Shared Territory
A key issue for shared-track operations is the compatibility of freight equipment with the train
control system. The locomotives used on branch lines can be a dedicated fleet, and fitted with
the vehicle-borne cab signal apparatus. They will operate normally in a cotemporaneous man-
ner, with the train control system ensuring safe spatial separation between trains. The controls
on board a locomotive would be programmed differently to factor in freight braking rates and
operating speeds. Freight train lengths may exceed the length of light passenger rail trains. A
longer freight train could occupy two or more track blocks. The train control system should
automatically accommodate the longer train.
The most difficult condition is the operation of a nonequipped "foreign" (i.e., from a railroad
outside the shared-track corridor) locomotive on the shared-territory. Where unequipped freight
equipment operates, special operating Rules and Procedures will assure operating safety.
· Temporal separation methods can be used to backstop the occasional situations where non-
equipped conventional equipment must detour over the shared territory.
· If conventional trains only travel for a short distance on shared-track, turnouts can be set and
locked to give the nonequipped freight train exclusive possession while they make the move-
ment. The train control system will still prevent intrusions by passenger trains.
Application of speed control systems to freight trains is potentially problematic. Enforced
braking of freight trains has two principal drawbacks.
1. The braking performance of a freight train is more variable and unpredictable, depending
on the mix of loaded and empty cars, the car types in the train, and the condition of the
2. Too high a braking rate can result in high longitudinal forces in the train, potentially leading
to damage and derailment.
However, with a properly designed enforcement system, freight locomotives could apply
a low braking rate that does not pose a derailment risk. This is feasible and may be justified
for a captive fleet of locomotives where freight trains travel for a substantial distance on the
Planners are advised to review typical freight cargo, train lengths, operating speeds, active
tracks, car counts, and other traffic characteristics along with track alignment and geometry. This
can aid in identifying potential hazards or warning system locations.
9) Fail-Safe Train Separation
If a true cotemporaneous operation is planned, a higher level of safety assurance is required.
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operational safety. A minimum off-the-shelf shared-track train control system should feature
intermittent or continuous cab signaling. The recommended system uses appropriate combina-
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Enabling Shared-Track: Technology, Command, and Control 35
tions of traditional signaling technology. The system should incorporate automatic train stop
capability and overspeed protection.
· Automatic train stop capability: vehicle-mounted components that communicate with the
signal system to force a train stop when there is insufficient separation from the train or
obstruction ahead. The primary additional device is a receiver to read and process informa-
tion carried by track circuits, beacons, or electro-magnets. The carborne receiver is specific to
the chosen train control system.
· Overspeed protection: limit train speed to below posted speed limits to prevent excessive
speeds on curves or through switches and to provide adequate stopping distance.
In general, these methods of providing fail-safe train separation supply additional function-
ality using elements physically integral to the rest of the basic train control system (track circuits,
line wires, and bungalows and wayside signals) and adding appropriate components.
Essentially, the train control system monitors train speeds where speed reduction is necessary.
The location to begin braking is selected on the basis of entry speed, deceleration rate, and dis-
tance to go before encountering a stop signal or a collision hazard.
a) Applications of Automatic Train Stop Systems (ATS) (Intermittent)
Basic railroad-style ATS systems are unlikely to provide an adequate level of collision safety,
especially on single-track lines. The high number of train meets at passing sidings, and the
chance of an "acknowledge and forget" event constitutes unacceptable risk. Transit-style ATS,
with an enforced stop on passing a signal at danger combined with modest top speeds and
high braking rates is an option for less demanding applications. Transit ATS could be applied
where freight traffic is very low or where passenger vehicles are to be prevented from encroach-
ing on a short section of track "locked out" temporarily for a freight movement, as on NJ
Transit's Newark City Subway.
Enhanced ATS appears to be the most attractive for concurrent shared-track operations.
The risk of "acknowledge and forget" incidents is much reduced by the additional warnings
and enforcement to limit speed approaching a danger signal, and by enforced braking on
passing the danger signal.
b) Applications of Cab Signal Systems (Continuous)
Traditional power frequency fixed block systems with cab signaling and enforcement, like
that installed on the Northeast Corridor and on New York area commuter rail systems, is
mature and also would be suitable. Designed for high density, high speed operation with
mixed locomotive-hauled and multiple-unit trains, they will likely exceed safety require-
ments for ordinary shared track operations.
c) Audio Frequency Coded Track Circuits: The State of the Art
Continuous cab signal technology (in "b" above) requires high capital and maintenance costs.
Recent technological advances have reduced somewhat the life-cycle costs of coded-track cir-
cuit based systems. Compared to a traditional cab signal system, the audio-frequency track
circuit system has many advantages.
· Lower capital and maintenance costs
Testing and maintenance burden is minimized
Fewer relays are used, thus bungalows and relay cases are smaller
Fewer impedance bonds
Fewer conductors means fewer terminations and less wire tagging, simpler installation
Very few insulated joints, reduces installation and track maintenance costs
· Easier to bid and award because of nature of technology and larger pool of vendors
· Track circuit lengths are easier to tailor to a route
Longer in line-haul segments
Shorter near stations and crossings, for better operational control


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Post-herpetic neuralgia is pain that continues after a bout of shingles. This pain may last from months to years.
Shingles is a painful, blistering skin rash that is caused by the varicella-zoster virus. This is the same virus that causes chickenpox. Shingles is also called herpes zoster.
Post-herpetic neuralgia can:
Even though there is no cure for post-herpetic neuralgia, there are some ways to treat your pain and discomfort.
You can take a type of medicine called NSAIDs. You do not need a prescription for these.
You may also take acetaminophen (such as Tylenol) for pain relief. If you have liver disease, talk with your health care provider before using it.
Your health care provider may prescribe narcotics pain relievers . You may be advised to take them:
Narcotics pain relievers can:
Your health care provider may prescribe skin patches that contain lidocaine (a numbing medicine). These may relieve some of your pain for a short period of time.
Zostrix, a cream that contains capsaicin (an extract of pepper), may also reduce your pain.
Two other types of prescription drugs may help reduce your pain. You must take them every day, and they may take several weeks before they begin to help.
Both types of these drugs have side effects. If you have uncomfortable side effects, do NOT stop taking your medicine without talking with your health care provider first. Your provider may change your dose or prescribe a different medicine.
Many non-medical techniques can help you relax and reduce the stress of chronic pain. Some of them are:
A common type of talk therapy for people with chronic pain is called cognitive behavioral therapy. It may help you learn how to cope with and manage your responses to pain.
Call your health care provider if:
Cohen J. Varicella-Zoster virus (chickenpox, shingles). In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. . 24th ed. Philadelphia,Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 383.
Warts, herpes simplex, and other viral infections. In: Habif TP, ed. . 5th ed.St. Louis,Mo: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 12.


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AB receives gift to name Dr. Timothy DeWitt's studio
PHILIPPI, W.Va. - Faculty are the heart of Alderson Broaddus and many of the College's students become life-long friends with their professors. The value and significance of one such friendship was illustrated recently as an alumni couple acknowledged a faculty member's dedication and friendship by giving a gift honoring Dr. Timothy DeWitt, professor of music.
David '88 and Karen '89 Rainey's generous gift to AB will be used to have Dr. DeWitt's studio named the "Dr. Timothy L. DeWitt Brass Studio," located in Paul Jones Hall.
"How honored and humbled I am by this generous gift to AB, honoring my work in the brass studio," said Dr. DeWitt, in response to the recognition. "The fact that the presentation was made by Dr. Rainey and President Creehan during our 15th Annual 'Brass in the Grass' concert this spring made it even more significant for me. On the floor of Wilcox Chapel that day were ninety brass players—current and former students, college alumni, area musicians and teachers—as well as music department colleagues, and friends. I consider this honor to be theirs as well, and I consider myself blessed to be able to do the work I do, with the people I am fortunate to call my students, colleagues, and friends."
Dr. DeWitt is in his 30th year at Alderson Broaddus. As professor of music, he teaches high and low brass, music issues and analysis, and serves as the department's recruitment coordinator. Under his direction, the Alderson Broaddus Brass Choir has become regionally and nationally recognized, having toured primarily the Eastern United States and Canada, and completed its first European performance tour of Austria, Hungary, and the Czech Republic in the summer of 2003. DeWitt was named AB's Outstanding Faculty of the Year at the College's 2006 commencement ceremonies.
Current and former students from his studio have been named semi-finalists and winners in state, regional, and national solo and chamber music competitions and have been accepted (and awarded assistantships) for graduate study at major schools of music throughout the country. Former students hold collegiate and public school teaching positions throughout the eastern United States and Canada, some having performed with such prestigious ensembles as the River City Brass Band, the United States Army Bands, the United States Navy Atlantic Fleet Band (Norfolk), Pacific Fleet Band (Hawaii), and Seventh Fleet Band (Yokosuka, Japan) the United States Air Force Band of Liberty (Boston) and Heritage of America Band (Langley, VA), the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Miami Symphony Orchestra, the Richmond Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Glenn Miller Orchestra.
The Raineys currently reside in Daniels, W.Va., and work in Beckley. Karen is employed by Raleigh General Hospital as a staff surgical physician assistant. David works for Access Health Ob/Gyn and is on the staff of Raleigh General Hospital. During his AB student years, David majored in biology, chemistry, and education and he was active in multiple student organizations and music ensembles, including the Brass Choir. In 1989, Karen earned a degree in sports medicine and in 1991 completed requirements for a degree in medical science (physician assistant). As a student, she served as a resident assistant, was active in Baptist Campus Ministries, played tennis and softball, and served as a student athletic trainer for the men's and women's basketball teams. Karen and David Rainey have three daughters: Catherine, Emily, and Heather. Catherine just finished her freshman year at AB and looks forward to starting her sophomore year in the fall.
According to Dr. DeWitt, "the Raineys represent the spirit of AB, with their continued commitment and dedication to the campus and its mission."
To learn more about naming opportunities to honor a faculty or staff member, or alumni, please contact the Office of Institutional Advancement at 304/457-6321 or via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com


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