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White Clay Creek: A Wild and Scenic River Partnership
Today's post is a guest blog by Shane Morgan, Management Plan Coordinator White Clay Wild & Scenic River Program White Clay Creek | J A Thomas There are only 208 Wild and Scenic Rivers, select rivers of the U.S., which possess outstandingly remarkable scenic, recreational, geologic, fish and wildlife, historic, and or cultural values. To… Read more »
Washington's River Renaissance
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Dams are problem creators, not problem solvers
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#9584The exceptional photographer, Dennis Stock took these photographs in 1967 on the set of the Planet of the Apes in Los Angeles.
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#9573Paul Robertson's (of Pirate Baby's Cabana Battle Street Fight 2006) new pixel-art film Kings of Power 4 Billion %. 12 minutes of painstakingly animated insanity.
#9564"Tea granules in hot water.Taj Tea Trail tea tasting and more." Beautiful ads - Ogilvy & Mather, Mumbai, India - creative director Anup Chitnis. They really remind me of Dale Chihuly's work.
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#9558"Drawing Room" is an awesome new spot for the Playstation Network from Terry Hall and the Love Commercial Production Company.
#9556skillful virginia artist elizabeth perkins uses a variety of techniques to create her exquisite functional and decorative glass works.
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It's Friday, March 30, and it's been quite a first quarter for stocks. Heading into today's session, the Nasdaq Composite (COMP) was up 18.8% since the start of January, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) had advanced 11.6%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) had gained 7.6%. As we put a bow on a bullish three months for stocks, here are some headlines worth checking out:
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The agent of Everton attacker James McFadden has opened the door to Celtic to move for the Scotland hero.
Reports claim the 24-year-old striker has been targeted by the Scottish champions but would have to pay Everton at least £4million and around £20,000 a week in wages.
Celtic would also face stiff competition for the player's signature but his representative Willie McKay has given the Hoops hope that they could succeed in luring McFadden north of the border.
He told the Daily Record: "There would be a number of clubs interested in James if he were available for transfer.
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Hello everyone. Just checking in. Sorry, I haven't taken the time to read the latest posts. Hope everyone is well.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
I want to write other card out /read
and get to bed eary...for a another long work week
This is my time saying Good Night to all..........
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There was a giant chicken leg in the sky over my house this evening!
I hate it when that happens.....
You get going, believing you're gonna get a treat, only to have your hopes dashed because they're closed.
No fun.
It happens to me a lot with car parts. I can't think of how many times I've missed the deadline to get something on the truck from Reno to Fernley by just a few minutes.
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I love you all, and nanners!
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It's really terrible. At least they had a cone blocking their drive thru. I went through KFC's once at 2 minutes to 9 and they rather rudely informed me that they closed at 9 and wouldn't serve me. Guess it's the world telling me to stop spending money.
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If you've spent any time looking through Paint Booths reviews, you'll have noticed that there's 2 different styles of booth to choose from, the dry filter and the water wash booth. Knowing which to choose can be difficult, so here's some tips.
What's the difference between the two?
Dry filter booths work with paper filters, or a similar synthetic material, in order to trap the solid waste generated by the coating. In a water wash booth, this job is done by a curtain of water in order to flush the waste product through to the waste reservoir. Do bear in mind that it's only the solid waste generated that will be trapped like this- the solvents in the solution will evaporate off.
If you're a pat-time or first time paint booth buyer, you'll probably be tempted to go with a dry filter booth, as they are often far more economical. While they can be an excellent choice, be aware that there is only a certain amount of solid waste that can be trapped before the booth flow is impacted. At the point this occurs, production will be stopped for the length of time it takes to change and replace the filters. What filter type you've chosen will have a profound impact on the load time, and you are always advised to spend some time with paint booth reviews to help you choose a material that will work well for your purposes and needs.
What else affects the filter change time on a dry filter booth?
There's quite a few other factors which will affect the load time of the filter, ranging from the efficiency of the spray gun itself- a high efficiency gun will ensure that more of the paint reaches the painted surface and less waste is generated- through to the atomization air pressure of the gun. Contrary to gut instinct, an over-atomized fluid will cause a drier spray, and the drier the spray the more easily it will be drawn into the filters rather than the project. Likewise, if fluid is being over-pressurized, a faster filter lading time will be needed. Lastly, the air flow through the booth- the factor that effects how much material is drawn away- will also have a profound impact on the filter change times. By controlling for these factors, you can significantly [and favorably] impact the length of time the booth spends offline. It will also have a positive impact on the amount of coating used in each session by cutting down on waste.
However, if you are a professional, and even some semi-professional, high output booth user, you may wish to consider using a water wash booth instead. If you reach a point at which the down time for filter replacement is costing you more than the installation and maintenance costs on the water wash booth would, it's definitely time to reconsider.
All in all, whether you opt for a dry filter or water wash booth as your choice, there's a lot to be gained from spending some time with paint booth reviews to ensure your purpose fit's your needs and your budget.


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The Game Development BFA gives a well-rounded education in the arts with an emphasis on understanding and applying techniques including 3D modeling, animation and lighting in video game production.
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Sir John Gilbert His father was a captain in the Royal East London Militia, but after this regiment was disbanded, became an estate-agent. John Gilbert started in this business but showed a talent for sketching, and submitted his first picture for exhibition at the age of nineteen. He was soon exhibiting at the Royal Academy and became a full academician in 1876. Five years earlier, he had been knighted. Gilbert was also a major illustrator of the nineteenth century and frequently contributed pictures to the Illustrated London News one of which depicted the Charge of the Scots Greys at Waterloo. His interest in history led to numerous paintings, particularly water-colours of historic battles. The Civil War was a common theme in his output, and several important canvases exist: Waiting for the Ring: Marston Moor (Southgate Gallery of Wolverhampton), A Regiment of Royalist Cavalry, and Naseby (Towneley Hall Art Gallery, Burnley), which was exhibited at Royal Academy in 1873. Similarly, the Crusades and the Middle Ages provided material for military pictures, e.g. The Morning of the Battle of Agincourt and Queen Margaret of Anjou taken prisoners after the Battle of Tewkesbury (both Guildhall Art Gallery), Crusaders an the March (water-colour in Victorian and Albert Museum), and The Battle of the Standard, Northallerton (water-colour in Guildhall Art Gallery; another version at Oldham Art Gallery). His canvas Edward 111 at the Siege of Calais was destroyed by enemy bombing when the Guildhall Art Gallery was hit. Reference: DNB; Spielman 1897; Oldcastle 1878 More about Sir John Gilbert |
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The Defense Department, after a two-year delay, released a report April 18 urging Congress to lift restrictions on satellite exports, and some experts – as well as the so-called 1248 report – say failure to do so could pose a threat to national security, reports Amber Corrin in Defense Systems. .
Currently satellites and related equipment are governed under the U.S. Munitions List, but the report advises control of satellites be transferred to the Commerce Department and that decision-making be handed over to the White House.
With the report finally released, it's now up to Capitol Hill lawmakers to get the ball rolling on meaningful action. However, some familiar with satellite export control issues aren't optimistic for true change.
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Genaray Introduces New On-Camera LED Lights
Every videographer knows that LED lighting fixtures feature significant improvements over older lighting technology, especially in the category of on-camera lights. First, they last much longer and are fairly resistant to shocks when compared to incandescent bulbs. Second, they are very efficient and produce less heat, emitting the same amount of light while drawing less power. This translates into longer run times and fewer battery swaps. LEDs are also flicker free and can be dimmed without significantly dropping their color temperature. Recent advances have also improved the general quality of the light that LEDs output.
Genaray has recently released a lineup of on-camera lights that fall into three different product lines: Compact, Foundation, and Professional. They're all battery powered and most support and include AC adapters. Some of the units feature variable color temperature and some have a fixed color balance for outdoor lighting conditions.
Currently the only light in the Compact series is the LED-2100. It measures 2.9 x 2.3", is only 1.2" thick, and weighs .11 lb. Although it is small, its 36 LEDs feature the equivalent output of a 40-watt light. It has a 25-foot lighting range with a 65-degree spread, and a built-in diffuser creates a soft beam. The LED-2100 features a color temperature of about 5600K, making it suitable for outdoor use or for mixing with daylight sources. It comes with two 700mAh lithium-ion rechargeable batteries that are good for about an hour each. It also includes a universal voltage wall charger and a European-plug adapter.
The light has a built-in cold-shoe foot with a 1/4"-20 threaded hole on its bottom, and it also features three cold-shoe slots for attaching additional LED-2100 units, for four times the brightness. These slots are integrated on the left, right, and top of the unit. Rounding out this light's accessories are an offset mounting bracket and an adapter for the Sony AIS Shoe Mount. With the offset bracket you can position your illumination on the side of the camera instead of directly over the lens. The LED-2100 works well with small DSLRs, mirrorless cameras, and small camcorders.
Stepping up in size and power is the Foundation series of lights, featuring one daylight and one variable-temperature unit. This series provides more power and longer run times and is suitable for use with medium-sized camcorders and DSLRs. Common features include flicker-free dimming, cold-shoe mounts with 1/4"-20 female threading, and removable diffusion. The LED-5300 looks only a little larger than the Compact LED-2100, but it packs a much bigger punch, with 120 daylight-balanced LEDs that provide 640 lux at 3'. The unit includes a rechargeable battery, a charger, and a universal AC power supply, which can power the light while you charge the battery. The light features a single dial for powering on/off and dimming, a built-in filter slot, and a constant color temperature of 5600K. An included diffused warming filter lowers the light's color temperature to 4300K, providing a slightly warmer light source when used with daylight-balanced sources, and a cooler look when used with tungsten-balanced light sources. In addition to the diffused warming filter, the LED-5300 also includes a diffusion filter, a Sony AIS shoe-mount adapter, and a soft-sided carrying case.
The LED-5700T packs 240 LEDs (120 tungsten and 120 daylight) into a housing that's only 6.25" wide by 3.5" tall. It features a variable color-temperature dial and a separate dimming dial; a dedicated On/Off switch allows you to power down without changing your color balance or dimming settings. The light puts out 1100 lux at 3'. It features a rear battery mount, and although it does not come with a battery pack or charger, it accepts Sony V, P, H, and L series batteries natively, Panasonic CGR-D batteries via an included plate, and 6x AA batteries via an included dummy battery case that attaches to the rear battery mount. The 5700T also features a built-in battery tester, a feature common to all the other lights in this series except the 5300. The light mounts on a camera using an included ball-head mount. This ball head has a 1/4"-20 stud at one end and a cold-shoe foot at the other. You can unscrew the cold-shoe foot to expose a 1/4"-20 threaded hole that offers additional mounting options. You also get two slide-in diffusion filters, one clear and one magenta, a Sony AIS shoe-mount adapter, and a soft carry case. Weighing only 9.1 oz without the battery, this light is usable with medium-sized camcorders and DSLRs—its light weight will not much affect their handling.
There are five on-camera lights in the professional series. Three of these lights—the LED-6200T, LED-6500T, and the LED-7100T—maintain a compact form factor and are a good match with DSLRs and medium-sized or larger camcorders. The LED-6800 and the LED-7500T, however, share a very wide profile that sets them apart from the other lights. The LED-6200T, LED-6500T, and the LED-7100T each feature two metal adjustment knobs, one for powering On/Off and dimming, and one for changing color temperature from tungsten to daylight balanced. These knobs turn smoothly and remain set, essential during a shoot—you don't want your color temperature or brightness accidentally shifting during a shot. The lights all feature a locking battery system and include a universal AC adapter, battery charger, built-in battery tester, ball-head mount, and a soft-sided carrying case.
The LED-6200T features 144 LEDs (72 Daylight and 72 Tungsten) packed into a 5.25 x 3.5" housing that's only 2" deep and weighs only 0.46 lb. Only slightly larger and heavier than the 5300, it takes the same 2200mAh battery and provides the same 640 lux at 3', but the color temperature can be adjusted from 3200 to 5600K. Another feature of this light is that you can attach three additional 6200T units to it, onto built-in cold-shoe-mount fittings on the top and sides. The light's cold-shoe foot is removable, to reveal a 1/4"-20 female, which you can use to mount the light on an accessory arm. The 6200T also features a removable diffuser, which attaches magnetically and securely to the front of the light. The 6500T and 7100T also feature magnetic filter attachments.
The LED-6500T and LED-7100T are essentially bigger versions of the LED-6200T. The LED-6500T features 209 LEDs (110 Daylight and 99 Tungsten) and puts out 900 lux at 3'. It includes a 2200mAh battery, measures 6 x 4 x 2", and weighs 0.58 lb. The LED-6500T can also attach to additional LED-6500T lights, but mounting is a bit different from those of the above-mentioned lights. It's designed for stacking one unit on top of another. It consists of a rail on the bottom and a locking track on the top. You can slide one unit on top of another, but Genaray doesn't recommend stacking more than three of these lights together.
The LED-7100T is similar to both the LED-6200T and LED-6500T, but with a few important differences. First, it has no built-in stacking function. But with its 312 LEDs (156 Daylight and 156 Tungsten), it has an output of 1400 lux at 3', so you probably won't need additional lights. To accommodate the 312 LEDs, the light is 7.5" wide by 4.5" tall, only 1.75" thick, and weighs 0.76 lb. It keeps all the features of the 6200T and 6500T, but because it is wider than the other lights, Genaray was able to fit a second battery mount on the back. Not surprisingly, the 7100T comes with two 2200mAh lithium-ion batteries and a dual charger. All three of these lights should easily fit your needs, without overwhelming most mid-sized camcorders and DSLR cameras.
This brings us to the last two lights in the Professional series, the LED-6800 and LED-7500T. While these two lights share many features with the other three units, they differ enough that they could easily comprise their own series. Both units are the same size—10" wide by 4" tall and 2.25" thick—and they both weigh about three quarters of a pound without the battery. The LED-6800 features 256 daylight-balanced LEDs that produce 1900 lux at 3'.
The LED-7500T produces 1500 lux at 3' with its 320 LEDs. The "T" stands for "variable temperature," so the LED-7500T has 160 daylight- and 160 tungsten-balanced LEDs; 1500 lux with just 160 LEDs is a pretty respectable output. Both lights take just one battery, but it is larger than the battery that fits the other three lights in the Professional series. The LED-6800 and LED-7500T include a slide-in diffuser, and the LED-6800 also includes a warming diffuser so you can mix it with tungsten sources.
You can stack two LED-7500T units together, and you can also stack LED-6800 and LED-7500T units together, one atop the other. The 10" width of the lights gives you a nice wide source to wrap your subject with light, instead of the smaller, more concentrated source of the other lights. Its width may make it a little cumbersome to use with medium-sized or smaller camcorders, so while you can technically use these as on-camera lights, you can also use them off-camera as fill lights or kickers. The lights attach easily to accessory arms, light stands, or poles by means of their 1/4"-20 mounting threads, allowing you to take advantage of the width, brightness, and light quality these two units provide.
The following Genaray LED lights will take all the Sony L series batteries, so you can get larger batteries for them all or you can use your own L series batteries: LED-5300, LED-5700T, LED 6200T, LED-6500T, LED-7100T, LED-6800, and the LED-7500T.
For more information about these products, stop by the B&H SuperStore in New York, or speak with a sales professional over the phone at 1-800-606-6969 or online via Live Chat.
Light intensity | 40W equivalent | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Number of Daylight LEDs | 36 | 120 | 120 | 72 | 110 | 156 | 256 | 160 |
Number of Tungsten LEDs | N/A | N/A | 120 | 72 | 99 | 156 | N/A | 160 |
Color Temp | 5600K | 5600K | 3200 to 5400K variable | 3200K to 5600K variable | 3200K to 5600K variable | 3200K to 5600K variable | 5800K | 2800K to 6500K variable |
Lux at 3' | N/A | 640 lux | 1100 lux | 640 lux | 900 lux | 1400 lux | 1900 lux | 1500 lux |
Beam Angle | 65° | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Voltage | N/A | 6 - 9 V | 7.2 - 8.4 VDC | 7.4 - 14.8V | 7.4 - 14.8V | 7.4 - 14.8V | 6.5 - 12 V | 6.5 - 12 V |
Dimensions | 2.9 x 2.3 x 1.2" (7.3 x 5.8 x 3 cm) | 5 x 4.5 x 1.25" (12.7 x 11.4 x 3.2 cm) | 6.25 x 3.5 x 2" (15.9 x 8.9 x 5 cm) | 5.2 x 3.5 x 2" (13 x 9 x 5 cm) | 6 x 4 x 2" (15.2 x 10.1 x 5 cm) | 7.5 x 4.5 x 1.75" (19 x 11.4 x 4.4 cm) | 10 x 4 x 2.25" (25.4 x 10.1 x 5.7 cm) | 10 x 4 x 2.25" (25.4 x 10.1 x 5.7 cm) |
Weight | .11 lb (50 g) |
.32 lb (147 g) | .56 lb (.25 kg) |
.46 lb (208 g) | .58 lb (.26 kg) | 0.76 lb (.34 kg) | .71 lb (.32 kg) | 0.76 lb (.34 kg) |
Battery | 2 x 700mAh Li-ion | 2200mAh Li-ion | Sony V, P, H, and L natively; Panasonic CGR-D via included plate; 6 x AA via included dummy battery case | 2200mAh Li-ion | 2200mAh Li-ion | 2200mAh Li-ion | NP-F750 type | NP-F750 type |
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What's the best way to white balance using the 6200. I had a hard time in a warehouse facility the other day. Should I get color temp of area, then dial in a match with the Genaray then color balance or just select the color temp on the Genaray that I want to choose and white balance from that?


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We report on the latest developments at City College of San Francisco that have resulted in the school's loss of accreditation and impending shut-down.
The largest community college in California is destined to meet a dire fate one year from now, if heroic efforts to save the school are not successful. City College of San Francisco was recently notified by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges that it will lose accreditation by July 31, 2014. Although the school has few options left, extreme moves are in the works that could be the last hope for saving the failing school.
11 of 14 Changes Go Unaddressed
Problems for City College date far beyond the recent announcement of accreditation loss. San Francisco Gate reported that the commission evaluated the school in 2012, and made 14 recommendations for improvements that would save the schools accreditation status. Those 14 recommendations included:
- A revised mission statement for the school
- Use of the mission statement to allocate resources, with an increase of reserves
- An assessment of the college's effectiveness
- Evaluations of all staff members responsible for student success
- Determination of whether there is sufficient staff to ensure student success
- Identification of priorities in class curriculum and effectiveness of current courses and programs
- Assessment of whether student support services are hitting the mark
- Development of an effective planning process
- Leadership training for all staff and faculty members
- Reporting of financial information through timely, accurate process
- Inclusion of building operating costs in long-term financial planning
- Development of plan for maintaining and updating information systems
- Improvement of governance structure for more efficient decision-making
- Adherence to bylaws and policies by college trustees
The college was placed on severe sanctions and given eight months to show why it should remain accredited. The commission cited a broken governing system at the time, as well as poor fiscal planning and management. The deadline for City College expired in March and the commission made their recommendations in June.
According to trustees overseeing the school, progress was being made on at least some of these recommendations. San Francisco Gate reports that pay cuts implemented by the board have resulted in a labor dispute that continues at the school today. Officials also reorganized the college leadership structure, which included the elimination of a faculty leadership system. Also eliminated was the ability of 46 committees formed by the college to obstruct the decision-making process by college leaders.
The changes were met with plenty of resistance by current college faculty and staff – and they still weren't enough to satisfy the accreditation commission. The Los Angeles Times reported that at the beginning of July, the commission sent a letter to Interim Chancellor Thelma Scott-Skillman notifying her that the school's efforts had not made the grade in 11 of the 14 key areas of focus. As a result, the commission plans to revoke the college's accreditation in July of next year.
The Significance of Accreditation Loss
According to a report at the Huffington Post, loss of accreditation could be devastating to City College of San Francisco. The move would mean students at the school would no longer be eligible for financial aid. It could also mean other schools might not accept credits from City College, leaving students without many options for furthering their education. Finally, the school would lose the ability to receive state funding, since California law prohibits unaccredited schools from receiving taxpayer dollars.
A loss of accreditation would be a major black eye for the institution. Lack of funding may also lead to the likely scenario of the school closing its doors completely. In 2005, the Compton Community College District also lost accreditation, which prompted an immediate partnership with a neighboring community college district. Although the school continues to work toward a reinstatement of its accreditation, it has still not achieved that goal many years later. Some worry the same fate could await City College, leaving more than 85,000 students hanging in the abyss.
Placing Blame
City College of San Francisco places much of the blame for their current state on the accreditation commission. Tim Paulson of the San Francisco Central Labor Council was quoted in the Huffington Post as saying, "The actions of the ACCJC – an organization accountable to no one – have unnecessarily put at risk the livelihoods of the nearly 2,500 hard-working men and women at the college. What's more, their move to deny CCSF accreditation has imperiled the future of San Francisco's working people, who rely heavily on a CCSF education for workforce training, language learning, and a pathway to better futures for themselves and their communities."
Faculty, students and supporters of City College have also organized protests against the commission's decision. Some have said the commission has been no help in supporting the college as it has worked to make necessary changes. Others have voiced concern that there doesn't seem to be a way to satisfy the commission at this point.
New Trustee Appointed
In a last-ditch effort to stop the revocation of accreditation next year, the chancellor of the California Community College system, Brice W. Harris, appointed a special trustee to try to resolve the problems facing the school. Harris told the Chronicle of Higher Education that the college has failed to govern itself, and now must do "heavy lifting" to fix the problem. The special trustee, Robert Agrella, will replace the current governing board for the school, according to the Los Angeles Times. Agrella is the former president of Santa Rosa Junior College.
Agrella does have some time to file an appeal with the commission, which could extend the time before accreditation is revoked. Time will tell whether Agrella can work a miracle for this large institution, or if students will have to begin looking elsewhere for their higher education opportunities in California.
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Blog: TFWA World Exhibition - Day Two
Olly Wehring | 20 October 2010
After Monday's gentle breaking in, the Tuesday is traditionally the day when the TFWA really starts to buzz. That was certainly the case for me.
Yesterday was a day of meetings, starting with a coffee with Alex Mervart from juice and purée producer Funkin. Alex is here to push Funkin's pouches to airports, while also hunting for spirits firms to tie-up with. The company has already partnered with the likes of Beam Global and Bacardi, with the co-branding of its cocktail mixers. More, please, asks Alex.
Then, to Patrón's stand to catch up with COO John McDonnell. I usually meet up with John once a year when he comes over to London, and I'm always impressed with his bullish approach to the industry. Yesterday was no exception, as you can hear for yourself.
A trek along La Croisette to the Hotel Martinez followed, to meet up with Solomon and Joshua Ani. The father/son combo have set up an import company for the Diamond Standard vodka brand, and are on the hunt for distributors. So, if you're looking for a EUR145 (US$200) per bottle vodka to sell to your high-end clients, give them a shout. And, no, they didn't give me a bottle.
Come sunset, come party. Firstly, William Grant & Sons hosted a drinks reception on a boat moored in the harbour to show off Glenfiddich 19-year-old. I have moments when I enjoy my job so much that I have to pinch myself – sunset on a boat (and what a boat - even the TV was huge), in Cannes, with a dram of single malt was one of those times.
Back to reality, of a sort, and off to the Carlton hotel for Pernod Ricard's annual dinner. As ever, it was good to catch up with several folk I hadn't seen for quite a while, and fun to put the head of Pernod's travel retail unit in the Americas on the spot.
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WOSU-TV presents the tenth installment of the Columbus Neighborhoods series. This latest documentary profiles the city of Bexley.
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Ohio's GM plants were not immune to the auto manufacturing cuts. One of those plants is a stamping plant in Mansfield. WOSU traveled to Richland County to speak with some of its workers.
Cars pass by the gigantic GM stamping plant in Ontario, a small city of about 5,000 people just west of Mansfield.
The 900 workers at the plant got the bad news just as GM filed its bankruptcy papers. In a letter to workers, the plant manager announced the facility will close by next June, if not sooner – if market demand dictates.
This is not the first bad news employees have received. Four-hundred Mansfield workers were already laid off.
Just across the street from the GM plant is the office of its local union – United Auto Workers Union number 549.
The phone in Jim Russell's office was ringing off the hook all morning. Russell is a benefits representative. He's worked at the plant for 28 years.
"Just a second I better get that…Benefits. I'll zip it through again. Your welcome. (Are these people worried about their benefits? Or just calling with questions?) Both. Sure, especially retires after they just got cut," Russell said.
Mansfield workers have two options: take a buy out or try to re-locate to another plant.
Russell said GM's announcement to close Mansfield and three other stamping plants did not come as a shock considering the financial plight of the nation's auto manufacturers. He said he's not sure what will happen to his job. Russell said he may be around a little longer than most because he'll have to help with benefits and retirement plans. But the others? He said it'll be tough to find work.
"Just look at the economy. There's no industry. It's all going out of the country down the tubes. I mean there's nowhere to go really to find work in manufacturing," he said.
There are lots of long-time workers like Russell at the Mansfield plant. Take Bruce Bevan for instance. He's put in 25 years of service at the plant. He's 58-years-old and has been laid off since February.
When asked who he blames for GM's demise, well, he has a whole list of folks.
"Politicians, General Motors, oil companies, bankers. It's not just one person that made the big mistake, you gotta look at the whole picture. And the whole picture says it's everybody's fault. The American people for not buying American," Bevan said. Bevan's is not worried so much about himself. He said he's five years from retirement. He'll likely take the transfer option and move to another plant and retire. He's more concerned for newer employees.
"The ones I feel sorry for are the younger people. We all hired in with the expectation of the American dream. And some people are going to lose that," Bevan said.
One of those younger workers is Rick Metcalf. He walks up the front steps to the UAW office. Metcalf has worked at the plant for nine years and is a senior repairman. He got laid off in January.
"Wasn't surprising. I'm just here to figure out what to do next," he said.
Metcalf said he's at a loss of what to do next. He has the option to transfer to another plant. But like many workers he has a child, and he does not want to uproot his family. So he might take the buyout.
"I heard $45,000 plus a $25,000 car voucher, but that's all I heard," Metcalf said.
While the facility's workers are thought to be hit the hardest – they are losing their jobs – the towns near the plant will likely suffer from its closure as well.
Ken Bender is Ontario's mayor, the small city where the plant is located. Like everyone else Bender was not surprised to hear of the closure, but he was hoping for a miracle.
"This particular stamping plant by GM's own audits this year was number one in several areas: productivity, efficiency, energy efficiency. And we felt those were pretty significant factors that might keep it open," Bender said.
Bender said at the start of this year his town was doing OK fiscally. But like many others it soon discovered more cuts were needed to keep the city in the black. Now that the plant is closing the city stands to lose a good portion of its income tax revenue – about 33 percent.
Down the road is Mansfield, where many of the plants workers live. Mansfield Mayor Donald Culliver said the shutdown will devastate Mansfield and Richland County.
Culliver said Mansfield was already was upon hard times facing an $8 to $10 million deficit. The closing just compounds that fiscal difficulty.
"We going to have some hard times. Not only with those employees who pay income tax to the city of Mansfield, but also those companies that supply the GM plant. And I think that will be worse than actually income from the employees there," Culliver said.
Back at the UAW Bruce Bevan, from Mansfield, said he's not sure of his town's future, but he had a suggestion, something he said worked in the past.
"I don't know what's going to happen. My thinking is all the houses that's been built here in the last ten years, tear em down and put it back to farmland," Bevan said.


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Jordan Dumars quits Michigan program
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Jordan Dumars, the son of former NBA All-Star Joe Dumars, has left the Michigan basketball program.
Dumars, a walk-on with the Wolverines, joined the team after transferring from South Florida midway through the 2009-10 season. After sitting out a year, he became eligible before the second semester last year.
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In a statement released by Michigan on Monday, Dumars and the school cited nagging knee issues as a reason for the withdrawal.
"Battling injuries the last two years has been very difficult on me," Dumars said in the statement. "I love Michigan, I love the team, and I love basketball, however I had to make this decision to move on.
"I am thankful for the opportunity that was given to me and appreciate all the help I have received. I will always be a Wolverine."
Dumars never played a game for Michigan and wasn't expected to play much this season with seniors Zack Novak and Stu Douglass, juniors Matt Vogrich and Eso Akunne, sophomore Tim Hardaway Jr. and freshmen Trey Burke and Carlton Brundidge likely ahead of him on the depth chart.
He saw minimal time at South Florida before transferring. Dumars played in six games for the Bulls, including a career-high six points against Kent State on Nov. 25, 2009.
"Jordan has worked very hard the last two years to get back to the court," Michigan coach John Beilein said in a statement Monday. "However, these injuries have not allowed him to play basketball at a level he expects. This has not been easy for him, and I know he has thought long and hard about this decision.
"We will miss Jordan. He is a wonderful young man with a very bright future."
Dumars is the second player in three seasons to have his career end due to injuries, joining former Michigan center Ben Cronin, who ended his career due to a hip injury and is now a student assistant.
Michael Rothstein covers University of Michigan sports for WolverineNation. He can be reached at email@example.com or on Twitter @mikerothstein.
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Spell Success
Spell success is the rate at which casting a spell can be expected to succeed. As of 0.10.3 spell success rate is determined by a complex combination of:
- Spell skills
- Intelligence
- Spell level
- Armour EV penalty, mitigated by Strength and Armour skill
- Shield penalty, mitigated by the Shields skill
- Transformations penalties for (Blade Hands, Bat Form, and Spider Form) and Mutations (Wild Magic)
- Piety with Vehumet for Conjurations spells
- Any equipped wizardry items
Spell success calculations
It is debatable whether the following formulae are of real use during a game. However, inflection points such when the extra armour EV penalty disappears are fairly easy to discern. Calculating this stuff on the fly is only for savants!
Base chance
The code talks in terms of chance of failure, not success. Therefore, we want the spellFailure chance to be as low as possible - in fact, to reach a Perfect success rate, your chance to fail has to be negative. More on that below.
To begin with, there's a 60% chance of failure. From this, two things are subtracted - twice the caster's Intelligence, and a value calculated from the user's relevant skills. This value is similar to (but simpler than) the spell power. Note that these two factors are the only ones that directly improve spell success, while other factors described below only serve to mitigate spellcasting penalties. Therefore, focus on these areas if you want to maximize your spellcasting chances, particularly spell skills.
Here's an overview of the basic formula, before stepdown and miscellaneous penalties and enhancers.
spellFailure = 60 - [6 * spell skills] - [2 * Intelligence] + Spell difficulty + Armour/shield penalty
Spell skills
Very similar to the first part of the spell power calculation - in fact, it's the same bit of code that does it. Half of Spellcasting is added to twice the average of all the spell schools used in the spell.
spellSkills = [Spellcasting / 2] + [Average(SpellSkills) * 2]
Spell difficulty
A number is added, making spellcasting more difficult, dependent on the spell's level.
spellDifficulty = 3 (level 1) 15 (level 2) 35 (level 3) 70 (level 4) 100 (level 5) 150 (level 6) 200 (level 7) 260 (level 8) 330 (level 9)
Armour and shield penalties
The spellcasting penalties from armour and shields are linked together. The gist of it, for body armour, is as follows:
- The more a piece of body armour impedes Evasion, the more it will impede spellcasting.
- If your character's Strength is not at least three times your body armour's EV penalty, you receive an additional penalty to spellcasting.
- The Armour skill reduces your body armour's penalty, but non-elven armours with -3EV penalty or higher cannot have their penalty fully removed.
And for shields:
- The larger the shield, the larger the penalty. Bucklers are your friends.
- The Shields skill offsets the spellcasting penalty.
- For medium size characters every 5 points of Shield eliminates the penalty associated with a single point of EV penalty. Larger characters require less Shield skill, while smaller characters require more.
- If you are using a 0 EVP body armour, you need less Shield skill to remove the penalty. See shield penalties.
Racial armour also has an effect. Elven armour impedes spellcasting less than normal armour, while dwarven armour impedes it more. Wearing racial armour that matches the character's species reduces the penalty - which, for dwarves in dwarven armour, actually cancels out the racial penalty. Note that only body armour and shields affect spellcasting; bardings inflict no spellcasting penalty.
For the non-math inclined:
- Elven leather has no spell casting penalty.
- Elves can wear elven ring mail (-2 EV) with no spell casting penalty (assuming no additional shield penalty).
- Orcs can wear orcish leather with no spell casting penalty (assuming no additional shield penalty).
- Dwarven armor should be avoided for non-Dwarf characters.
- 9 points in Armor skill removes the spell casting penalty for leather (assuming no additional shield penalty).
- 27 points in Armor skill removes the spell casting penalty for all -2 EV armors (assuming no additional shield penalty).
armourShieldPenalty = max(0, max(0, 25 * adjustedArmourEVPenalty - racialArmourSpellcastingBonus) + 25 * adjustedShieldEVPenalty - 2000) / 100 adjustedArmourEVPenalty = 0 if armour EV penalty is 0, otherwise (EV penalty + max(3 * EV penalty - Strength, 0)) * (45 - Armour skill) * 100 / 45 adjustedShieldEVPenlaty = 0 if no shield, otherwise max(0, EV penalty * 100 - (Shield skill * 100 / max(1, 5 + sizeEvasionFactor))) racialArmourSpellcastingBonus = 0 + 2500 if elven armour - 1500 if dwarven armour + 1500 if in correct racial armour (eg, orc in orcish armour)
Step down
At this point, the spell failure is put through a step down curve. If it's over 45 (just into the 'Fair' range), it's unaffected, otherwise it needs to be progressively lower to improve the overall result. This is a stepwise curve, and complex to describe. In the table is the listed native chance to reach certain points (i.e., spell success bands), although note that there are a couple of further steps performed after this.
Description | Success rate | Needed fail chance |
Fair | 50% | 50 |
Good | 70% | 10 |
Very Good | 80% | −24 |
Great | 90% | −80 |
Excellent | 95% | −140 |
Perfect | 100% | −180 |
For Excellent, −140 actually gives a 96% chance of success here. It's not possible to hit 95% directly.
From −60 to −180 it's linear, with each difference of 20 giving 2% in the final spell success chance. So penalties affect bad wizards more than good ones. Penalty mitigation (for armour) applies before this, so the stepping function doesn't change that.
Transformations penalties and Mutations
Blade Hands gives a penalty of 20, and Bat and Spider Form each gives a penalty of 10. The Wild Magic mutation gives a penalty of 7 for each level. Note that as this happens after the stepping, these can be taken as a direct on the spell success chances (modulo any enhancers - that suggests that for Transmuters, they are of greater value).
It's instructive to note the transformations that don't penalize spell success: Ice Form, Statue Form and Dragon Form.
transformationPenalty = 20 (for Blade Hands) 10 (for Bat or Spider Form)
Wizardry, Vehumet, and other factors
Finally (phew!) spellcasting success boosts from items and other sources are applied. Note that these are actually calculated as a reduction in the fail chance, so in the table below, a low number is better.
- Vehumet knocks 1/3 off the fail chance for Conjurations for disciples in good standing (piety over 70).
- Brilliance decreases the fail chance by one third (in addition to a wizardry bonus).
- Rings of wizardry and staves of wizardry give some assistance, given by their "Wizardry" bonus in that column, but they suffer from decreasing cumulative effects. Look up the combination of Rings and Staves you have in the table below. Other spell enhancers, such as rings of fire/ice or staves of various kinds, do not affect spell success chances, only their power. Wizardry is determined using this formula:
Wizardry = +3 (for every ring of wizardry) +4 (if wielding a staff of wizardry) +6 (under the effect of a potion of brilliance)
Note that there is an absolute limit of 50% for the effect of all enhancers.
The value in the "Fail chance" or "Vehumet" columns is the percentage of calculated fail chance used. Note that this happens after step down, meaning that enhancers have more effect for difficult spells than easy spells; don't load up on them if all your spells are Excellent, put on a ring of magical power instead! Looking at the table, it seems that after equipping two enhancers, you're not going to get much more benefit.
Equipment | Wizardry | Fail chance | Vehumet |
None | 0 | 100 | 67 |
- | 1 | 87 | 58 |
- | 2 | 79 | 52 |
- | 5 | 68 | 50 |
- | 8 | 62 | 50 |
- | 11 | 56 | 50 |
The final step
The number we have obtained isn't the final chance of failure. The game doesn't compare that number with a random number between 0 and 99, but with the sum of three numbers divided by three.
(1d101 + 1d101 + 1d100 - 3)/3 < fail chance
This is equivalent to applying this transformation to the chance of failure:
This sigmoid function makes it more difficult to decrease your failure rate when it is high or low, but it will go down very quickly when it is in the middle.


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The Fluke Networks LinkSprinter makes on-the-fly network testing quick, easy, and more affordable than ever
The Fluke Networks LinkSprinter represents a huge departure from the company's previous product offerings. Fluke Networks at one time had a near monopoly in the handheld network testing market, only to see its dominance crumble to competition from JDSU. The LinkSprinter represents Fluke's reinvention of its entry-level product. More important, the LinkSprinter reinvents the way IT professionals will view handheld network testing.
The bottom line is that handheld network-testing tools have been too expensive, too slow, and too cumbersome to carry as part of your regular toolkit. All too often it was easier for installers to "rock and roll" their network installations and test only when things didn't work. The test tools cost too much, and the tests took too long -- long enough to really bite into how many network drops you could install in a day.
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The industry has been screaming for a handheld network test tool that is fast, self-documenting, and affordable enough for every tech to carry one. The LinkSprinter 100 ($199, wired Ethernet) and LinkSprinter 200 ($299, built-in Wi-Fi) answer the call.
The LinkSprinter is an exploratory attempt at a truly inexpensive network test tool. Just ask any electronics design engineer about handheld platforms, and they'll tell you the biggest cost is that hunk of glass. Fluke Networks has removed that expensive hunk of glass by leveraging the smartphone in our pockets. The LinkSprinter 200 combines a built-in 802.11b/g Wi-Fi access point with a Web server, allowing any Wi-Fi-enabled, HTML5-savvy browser to serve as the "glass" for the tester. The LinkSprinter 100 also includes the internal Web server, but you'll need to access it through the wired network.
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"For Once in My Life" | ||||
Single by Stevie Wonder | ||||
from the album For Once in My Life | ||||
Released | October 15, 1968 | |||
Format | 7" single | |||
Recorded | Hitsville USA (Studio A); summer 1967 | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 2:52 | |||
Label | Tamla T 54174 | |||
Writer(s) | Ron Miller Orlando Murden | |||
Producer(s) | Henry Cosby | |||
Stevie Wonder singles chronology | ||||
"For Once in My Life" | ||||
Single by Stevie Wonder | ||||
from the album For Once in My Life | ||||
Released | October 15, 1968 | |||
Format | 7" single | |||
Recorded | Hitsville USA (Studio A); summer 1967 | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 2:52 | |||
Label | Tamla T 54174 | |||
Writer(s) | Ron Miller Orlando Murden | |||
Producer(s) | Henry Cosby | |||
Stevie Wonder singles chronology | ||||
"For Once in My Life" is a swing song written by Ron Miller and Orlando Murden for Motown Records' Jobete publishing company, and first recorded in 1966.
It was written and first recorded as a slow ballad. There are differing accounts of its earliest versions, although it seems that it was first recorded by Barbara McNair, but first released in 1966 by Jean DuShon. Other early versions of the ballad were issued by The Four Tops, The Temptations,Diana Ross and Tony Bennett whose recording was the first to reach the pop charts.
The most familiar and successful version of "For Once in My Life" is an uptempo arrangement by Stevie Wonder, recorded in 1967. Wonder's version, issued on Motown's Tamla label, was a top-three hit in the United States in late 1968 and early 1969. The song was included on the soundtrack to the 2001 film See Spot Run and the soundtrack to 2010's Shrek Forever After.
Miller and Murden wrote the song in 1965 as a slow ballad, and passed it around various singers so that it could be tried out and refined. Among those who, it is claimed, heard and performed the song in about 1966 – but did not record it – are Jo Thompson, a club singer in Detroit; Sherry Kaye, who may have performed it in a musical revue at the Gem Theater;[1] and Johnny Hartman, who turned it down.[2]
Jean DuShon was one of the singers who was originally tapped by Ron Miller to demo the song as he was fine-tuning the composition. Miller was impressed by DuShon's rendition, and her version, produced by Esmond Edwards, was issued as a single on Chess Records' Cadet label in October 1966.[3] It was chosen "Pick Hit of the Week" by Detroit's WXYZ radio. Although the record label gave the sole songwriting credit to Murden, Motown CEO Berry Gordy discovered that Miller – who was contracted to Motown – had co-written the song, and reportedly asked Chess not to promote the single.[4][5] DuShon dropped "For Once In My Life" from her nightclub act and later said: "It was a very big disappointment in my life. I stopped singing it 'cause I didn't have the song. I didn't have anything. It wasn't mine anymore."[1][6]
"For Once in My Life" | |
Song by Barbara McNair from the album Here I Am | |
Released | 1966 |
Recorded | October 1965 |
Length | 2:56 |
Writer | Ron Miller Orlando Murden |
Producer | Frank Wilson |
At Motown, the song was recorded, perhaps as early as October 1965,[7] by Barbara McNair backed up by a symphony orchestra and produced by Frank Wilson. Some sources suggest that the song was originally written for McNair;[8] others that Gordy, hearing the song, insisted that she record it.[5] However, her version was not released until it appeared on her November 1966 album, Here I Am. It was also released as the B-side of her 1968 single, "Where Would I Be Without You".[9] In later years, McNair re-recorded the song with a faster tempo.
Singer Jack Soo claimed that he was the first male artist to record a version of the song, after he joined Motown in 1965 as one of their first non-African American artists. The record was never released and was permanently shelved in the Motown archives.[10][11] Another singer contracted to Motown at the time, Connie Haines, also claimed to have recorded an early unreleased version.[1]
The Four Tops recorded the song on their album 4 Tops On Broadway, released in March 1967 and, like McNair's recording, produced as a slow ballad by Frank Wilson.[12]
The Temptations also recorded the song for their pop standards based album The Temptations in a Mellow Mood, released in July 1967.[13] Baritone singer Paul Williams sings the lead vocal on the song, and it subsequently became his showcase number in the Temptations' live shows. Williams' most famous performance of the number was during The Supremes and Temptations' TCB television special in 1968, a performance cited as the apex of Williams' career. The song also made its way into The Temptations 1998 made-for-television miniseries on NBC. After celebrating The Temptations' (and Motown's) first Grammy win for "Cloud Nine", the actor who portrays Paul Williams (Christian Payton) sings the slow ballad version.
Also in 1967, "For Once in My Life" became one of Tony Bennett's more successful forays into contemporary songs. His version of the song peaked at number 91 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart, (#8 on the Easy Listening survey) and was the title track of his album For Once in My Life. "For Once in My Life" remained in Bennett's concert repertoire into the 2000s. In 2006 Bennett teamed up with Stevie Wonder to record a ballad tempo version for his Duets: An American Classic album, for which Bennett and Wonder received a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. Bennett also performed it on the Grand Finale of American Idol 6.
Stevie Wonder's version was recorded at about the same time as The Temptations' in the summer of 1967. However, Berry Gordy did not like Wonder's version, an upbeat rendition produced by Henry Cosby. Gordy vetoed the single's release, and the recording was shelved. Billie Jean Brown, the head of the Motown Quality Control department, finally coerced Gordy into allowing Wonder's version to be released in October 1968.[14]
Contrary to Gordy's instincts, "For Once in My Life" was a highly successful record, peaking at number-two on both the Billboard Pop Singles and Billboard R&B Singles (it was held off from the number-one spot on each chart by another Motown single Gordy had originally vetoed, Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"). "For Once in My Life", issued by Tamla with "Angie Girl" as its b-side, was later included as the title track on Wonder's For Once in My Life album.
Wonder's version of the track is often singled out by bassists as the greatest example of James Jamerson's playing style, with no two bars of music played alike during the whole song; a completely improvisational line that is both melodic and complementary to Wonder's vocal. Background vocals are by The Originals (Freddie Gorman, Walter Gaines, Hank Dixon, C.P. Spencer) and The Andantes (Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, Louvain Demps), and instrumentation by The Funk Brothers.
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A U.S. Senate committee voted in favour of action, clearing the way for a vote in the full Senate, likely next week.
The approval is for a more limited strike than President Barack Obama proposed - the resolution sets a 60-day limit on any engagement in Syria, with a possible 30-day extension, and bars the use of U.S. troops on the ground for combat operations.
The Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar and Saudi Arabia benchmarks slumped to multi-week lows on Wednesday but longer-term investors say prices are looking attractive as local fundamentals have not been changed by fears of a possible attack on Syria.
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Definition of screamingly in English:
To a very great extent; extremely: a screamingly dull daily routine
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Cowichan caches in big this summer with a massive geocaching event happening across the region.
The one-day valley-wide treasure hunt also includes tubing, hiking and biking events, a walking tour of Chemainus, and more.
The Island Spirit Mega Geocache event happens July 7.
"On the day of the event, we'll have lots to do," an Island Spirit press release says. "Entertainment, games, geocaching vendors, local artisans, food, educational and information sessions, as well as the Chris Yuill Magic Show."
In addition to the geocaching events, there'll also be three legacy trails of geocaches that feature the history, culture, plants, animals and wineries of the Cowichan Valley.
But the main event is the geocaching, with five levels offered and caches planted valley-wide.
The Island Spirit event is part of the WestCan legacy series of "mega events" that support rural economic development in Western Canada. The first WestCan event was held in 2011 in Three Hills, Alberta.
The Cowichan shindig is being run parallel with the Duncan Centennial program.
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