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Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has received an $8.7 million order for vehicular intercom systems from a nation in the Middle East.
The country's armed forces will install the Harris RF-7800I in Main Battle Tanks and other armored vehicles. The system will allow crew members to talk with each other within vehicles, while also creating a network backbone that integrates vehicular and handheld tactical radio systems.
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The RF-7800I is a comprehensive solution for in-vehicle voice and data communication, tactical network connectivity, and battle management system interoperability. It emphasizes modularity, allowing customers to configure vehicular intercom systems according to their mission requirements. System components are easy to install, lightweight and require minimal power to operate. The system provides clear voice communications in the noisiest of environments.
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All classrooms at Richmond Hill Primary are equipped with interactive Smart Boards that students love to use while enriching their education. Teachers at the school have found technology to be a vital part of educating students in this digital age.
ATLANTA - Georgia faces a tough battle to implement education reforms in 26 school districts as more massive state funding cuts loom on the horizon.
Lanier Primary teacher Alison Holcombe said she wants students to remember her in part as "the long-haired lady who always had a smile on her face."
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Diane Rodriguez of Richmond Hill has been awarded a 2+2 bachelor degree in legal studies from Kaplan University.
ATLANTA - More than 13 million students and 1 million educators will share $3.4 billion from the second round of the federal "Race to the Top" grant competition, the U.S. Education Department said Tuesday.
Bryan County Middle School recently hosted a "Rocket Lab" to let students investigate the relationship between force, mass and motion. The exercise promoted science education.
State School Superintendent Brad Bryant is accepting applications for the 2010-11 student advisory council.
When it comes to backpack safety, most people tend to think about injuries caused by a heavy backpack or one worn improperly. However, there are other dangers associated with backpacks and caution should be used.
SAVANNAH - Students attending Savannah Technical College's Liberty Campus have more options than ever in pursuing business career paths by enrolling in the management and supervisory development program. Students may earn an associate's degree, diploma or human resources specialist technical certificate of credit, which is also embedded in the degree.
Ezekiel B. Gaines of Richmond Hill has been named as one of 207 students who were selected for the Distinguished Achievement List for the 2010 summer term at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College by Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs Niles Reddick.
College students, from freshmen to graduate students, are gearing up for the start of a new school year. The colleges at the Army Education Center began the fall semester Monday. Classes start at Armstrong Atlantic State University's Liberty Center on Aug. 16. And many recent high school graduates are packing up and preparing to move away from home to attend classes.
A coalition representing more than 5,000 public virtual charter school students, parents, teachers and supporters from across Georgia charged the state's Charter School Commission with ignoring state law by refusing to create a funding formula based on sound research and actual costs of public virtual charter schools.
Applications are being accepted for before and after school programs, pre-school childcare and pre-kindergarten at area YMCA branches.
"Bake sales are out;" fun runs are in, with excess calories in the crosshairs.
You can learn more about how a person thinks by looking at the small words they use rather than the big ones, according to a massive study of college admission essays conducted by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin.
Duke may have one of the best law schools in the country, but in recruiting new students, its promotional materials point out that Durham's bar scene has exploded in the past few years.
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Another example of G Adventures changing people's lives was sent to us via Facebook late last week. While Trekking Annapurna with us recently, Jørgen V. shot this amazing video. Enjoy!
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It was an "amazing" video. Thanks for sharing the beauty of Nepal and its people's simple lives. Safe Travels !!!
I did this trek about 4 years ago, it changed and in many ways saved my life, the beauty of Nepal woke me up to really what matters in this world, you have to do it, I was 54 at the time and loved every minute of it. Just do it!!!!!!
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I just bought a box, and I noticed some are hollow point and some aren't, any reason?
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What does the box say? If you don't want the plated or hollow points, take them back to the store and ask them why. Then come back and tell us what they said!!
People get the government they deserve.
That is really odd. Was the package sealed when you bought it? CCI's QC is normally better than that. The HP's will not cause any problems for you as they are generally barely a pin hole.
In life, strive to take the high road....It offers a better field of fire. "Robo is right" Fuzzball
sounds like a mix up at the factory.
wisdom comes with time and time is never ending
I buy a lot of CCI Mini-Mags in both RN and Hollow Point But I never had a box that was mixed. I would just shoot them and not worry about it if it was me. I guess it must have been a Mfg packaging error as was said. OC
I've used boxes of both HP and RN but never got a box with them mixed.
If the pain is lacking so is the discipline... "the only 911 call I need is chambering a round" - Mr. Muller, MO car dealer
Never got a mixed box of CCI's before either. I did one time buy a box of Milwaukie Best that had Miller Lite in it. What a disappointment. I drank it anyway though.


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The party leadership therefore, wishes to announce that all campaign activities, from the National to the constituency level have been suspended with immediate effect and will resume after the burial of the late Alhaji Aliu Mahama. We mourn deeply with the widow, Hajia Ramatu Aliu Mahama, the children and the entire family. The late former Vice president of the Republic of Ghana, Alhaji Alui Ahama, distinguished himself as a two-term Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, from 2001 to 2008. He singularly held up the party's fortunes, throughout the country and was well loved by the NPP faithful and his nation. All NPP offices have been asked to fly their flags at half mast in honour of him, until further notice May Allah guide us through this grave moment of sadness. ……………signed……..
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Plant stems Epiphytic algae that grow on plant stems are collected using garden shears to clip the plant stems below the water line. The plant stems are placed into a plastic whirlpak bag and tap water is added. The stems are then massaged through the bag to remove attached algae, rinsed with additional water and discarded. The surface area of each plant stem is calculated from field measurements to obtain a quantitative sample.
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A Millisecond Infrared Stopped-Flow Apparatus
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In this paper, we have described a stopped-flow apparatus that is capable of measuring infrared kinetics in the amide I′ region of a protein's vibrational spectrum. The dead time of this setup, determined by the reducing reaction of 2,6-Dichlorophenolindophenol by L-ascorbic acid, is between 6 to 15 ms, depending on the flow rate. Therefore, this stopped-flow IR method provides a means of measuring infrared kinetics in a time window that is not easily accessible to other mixing-based IR techniques. Using this apparatus, we have studied the alkaline transition of cytrochrome c and have found that this conformational event proceeds in a biphasic manner. The characteristic time constants of these two phases were determined to be 68 ± 20 ms and 624 ± 37 ms, respectively.
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Originally posted by Projectseph I really don't want to derail this thread by turning it into a GW2 discussion. If you post this question in the GW2 forum I'll be happy to answer it. |
The thing I'm wary with about The Secret World is combat itself. Now, I love that the game seems to not be about *only combat*, seeing as it's my biggest peeves... But it seems like combat is still going to be the main form of gameplay here, and well, Funcom's not done too god in that department, in my opinion. Many people like AOC's combat, but to me it's gimmicky, unwieldy and not really fluid, I also find the animations disjointed. Even in AO, I was more into builds than combat itself. Other than that, The Secret World is definitely more my kind of MMO than GW2 or anything else in the near future, and this includes ArcheAge, which I have high hopes for. On the other hand, just going on my experience with GW, I fully expect GW2 to play quite well, and I'm hoping I will enjoy playing it on and off for quite some time - especially the PVP. |
Originally posted by Sector13 sry but, if anything, people are jumping in the funcon hate train. |
Originally posted by page theres these things called anima well dotted about where you can change your 14 skills for free (providing you have earned spare skills). some of these wells appear in dungeons, as its necessary to change spec within the dungeon for certain encounters. For example one boss hits so hard you cant tank or heal through him, but there is cover in place that prevents damage, so its highly recommended that for that fight all players in the party switch to a rdps spec and make use of the environment for protection. (I won't spoil it by saying who the boss is). Lower "level" PVE instances are very flexible though, you don't need the trinity to complete them, they just used the trinity in the presentation, because they were presenting to industry suits, to whom the terms "wow" and "mmo" are like "hoover" and "vacumn cleaner". on a side note: I don't get the GW2 vs TSW thing, I wan't both games to do well for trying to do something different and shake the genre up a bit. All Kudos to Arenanet and Funcom for not churning out YAEQCs* *Yet Another Everquest Clone |
Its FPS style gameplay with the camera pulled back a notch add RTS elements and multiplayer (which anything that has more than ten people in it these days is called an MMO) Looks fun though. |
Originally posted by snapfusion yeah as if definition of what is MMO is marked in stone right? |
Originally posted by Lexin Doesn't this entirely depend on price of the sub, prices in the shop, and value of the product? Just Sayin' I can imagine a hypothetical MMO where I would pay a sub and then occassionally buy things in the shop. As a complete tangent, I don't think this game exists. And probably won't for at least 10 years or until the MMO market completely crashes and then the industry recovers into something that's more about the "game" rather than the "business of making games." I guess the problem is that in the current enviornment I think cash shop + sub carries a lot of risk -- exploiting the customer; lazy design, or worse - business-driven design; pyschological manipulation. We live in an industry where if you do it "right" you come up with the business model before you come up with the game. The first question that gets asked is "okay... how do we monetize this?" Not like... "what would be an awesome game we could make, that customers would pay for because they see value because there is no other game out there which delivers this experience" Of course when you make any product you want to know how you are going to sell it, and deliver it. That's a huge part of a business. But I feel when you are making entertainment, the most important thing is making something entertaining. Not making something that hits all the right bullets that your market-analyists and executives have identified as the features to maximize revenue, because "Well if we don't have X feature in our game, how can we ever expect to hit Y users and make Z profit?!." At anything above the indie / small company level, this is how games often get designed. |
Honnestly i wait to test their game engine.
The game engine they used for AoC wasn't very good for an mmorpg (very beautiful but very heavy, too many "loading")
After that, demon hunting urban mmorpg, thats a good idea to change with pure fantasy. I hope that will success in.
i just wonder is it is real open world (i mean we can go where we want, stay in town , visiting open house, stay somewhere farming, killing mobs...) or a more linear
It's Funcom...and my past history with them (a long battle about how crafting should be a larger focus in AOC during the pre launch era...then them subsequently caving in to my point (not necessarily me, just my point) months/years after launch) which prevents me from pre-ordering TSW or really following it at all. That said I wish it a ton of success and it may be a game I pick up a few months to a year after launch if it hasn't gone F2P. I wish it grand success if only to prove the folks who aren't capable of playing anything that isn't a level/class based, structured hand-holding progression system that classless, skill based systems do work...again. Again, during their time, UO and SWG(pre CU/NGE) were very successful games subscription wise. "Many nights, my friend... Many nights I've put a blade to your throat while you were sleeping. Glad I never killed you, Steve. You're alright..." Kickstarter 2 / Naysayers 0 |
Originally posted by cali59 Way to remove a small piece of my post and take it entirely out of context. I was posting in RE to other posters about how "The Classless system"in TSW could be just another Pre-Game-Hype that every game seems to flaunt 1 or 2 of. (Such as Rift, or GW2, and still TSW) In no way was I aiming at SPECIFICALLY targetting or bad mouthing GW2. Please don't accuse me of derailing a thread because I used the name of another game as an example of current "Advertising Trends". |
Originally posted by Projectseph I was not accusing you of derailing a thread. I was saying that my answering your questions on how GW2 works here in this thread instead of the GW2 forums would be derailing. You claim you wrote that to talk about hype. First you're saying that Rift did something but it didn't live up to the hype. Had you followed it up with something like "GW2 is also promising something, will that live up to the hype?" then that would be one thing. But instead of doing that, you're asking very specific questions about how GW2 works. They're questions which, to be honest, show that you don't really understand how GW2 works at all. I was trying to help you by suggesting that you post those questions in the appropriate forum where I'd be happy to help you again by answering them. That offer still stands if you're interested. |
Don't forget, AO is still alive and kicking. So they must have done something right. |
Originally posted by Chivalry1978 Lol...try not to be so sensitive. There were no veiled insults. Your analogy is terrible. That's it. Nothing personal meant by it. Anyways, yes, TSW has a lot of potential. We'll see how it pans out. I'm watching it, but I can certainly understand why some would be wary about Funcom. Yes, mmo launches have had their issues but if you have been around as long as you say playing these games then you know well as I do that launches have come a long way compared to how they used to be. Some have actually been rather impressive. As they should...live and learn they say. {mod edit} 1. For god's sake mmo gamers, enough with the analogies. They're unnecessary and your comparisons are terrible, dissimilar, and illogical. 2. To posters feeling the need to state how f2p really isn't f2p: Players understand the concept. You aren't privy to some secret the rest are missing. You're embarrassing yourself. 3. Yes, Cpt. Obvious, we're not industry experts. Now run along and let the big people use the forums for their purpose. |
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Not only that, a major percentage of their funding for TSW is coming from AoC. Their 'failure' with AoC is leading to the development of a whole new MMORPG. They are doing something right. I can not remember winning or losing a single debate on the internet. |
Originally posted by lizardbones problem is this reminds me of Daoc to Warhammer, the ealier one was 100x better than the newer one. Some ppl just dont ever learn from their mistakes. |
oooOOOOOo zombies!! I want to play just because it has zombies. lol That would be killer if the game had risk vs reward so I could actually get scared of dying. NEWS FLASH! A bank was robbed the other day and a man opened fire on the customers being held hostage. One customer zig-zag sprinted until he found cover. When questioned later he explained that he was a hardcore Darkfall Online player and knew just what to do. |
ArenaNet > Funcom GW2 > TSW 2 - 0 But that's just me. :) TGIF...Thank God I'm Female "My Fantasy is having two men at once... |
Originally posted by Adamantine Whats wrong with you ?....Do we need to dial 9-1-1 :) |
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While health care reform will get much of the attention of the US House and Senate next month, members of Congress have other priorities, as well. Chief among them is still the economy and whether the federal stimulus plan is working.
"There is a lot of chatter nationally about whether it's succeeded. I can tell you locally it has," said McIntyre.
McIntyre points to stimulus money that has helped pay to keep teachers in classrooms in the face of state and local budget cuts, as well as paying for more first responders.
"In our area there's explosive growth, and fire departments have got to have the capability to deal with the growing population, so do police departments, so do rescue squads," McIntyre said. "We've gotten a significant amount of money for our first responders. That's something every tax payer benefits from. It's not targeted to one group."
The Congressman said the stimulus has also brought $11 million to our area for beach renourishment. But just last week, the town of Carolina Beach said there was not enough money to take care of all of its oceanfront. McIntyre said that's due in part to state spending cuts, and that he will continue to fight for what he said is the most cost-effective federal funding.
"For every $1 we spend on beach renourishment, it generates $320 in tourist revenue. That is essential to our economy. That's a stimulus that can't be replaced."
But back to health care; McIntyre said the process needs to slow down and focus on fixing specific problems like Medicare and Medicaid abuse and better utilizing existing resources, like community health centers, like the one in Wilmington.
McIntyre added, "They are reaching the uninsured, and they're not driving up the federal deficit even more or adding a trillion dollars if it's part of a massive program like this where there's so many unknown ramifications."
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Goldilocks (Sukhumvit )
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Address: Ground floor, Goldilocks (Sukhumvit ), 199, Ratchadaphisek Rd., Khlong Toei, Klong Toey, Bangkok 10110 Thailand See map
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Goldilocks is Philippines' favourite bakeshop. It has 5 branches in Bangkok and one of its branches is Goldilocks (Sukhumvit ). It is located in the Klong Toey district of Bangkok on Ratchadaphisek Road. This bakery offers and serves homemade cakes, cupcakes, cookies, chocolates, etc. It is famous for its specialties such as polvoron, mamon, ensaymada, brownies and a lot more.
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Jesse wrote: "Re: must be wrong Well rest assured my friend I believe many are wrong. - As your beliefs must inevitably lead you to believe. I cannot prove my beliefs, you cannot prove yours.
. . . the post modern "truth is relative" is, by definition, self defeating . . . and you get that! KUDOS! - I wouldn't high-five me just yet. I find religious belief systems en masse to be self-defeating to humanity. Being at best complicit in war, death, destruction and impeding science, which could save lives. Instead death/pain occurs to innocents.
Re: Willing to consider myself wrong That is like asking a man if he is willing to concede that the sun may not rise tomorrow. Sure, maybe. But I have a CLOSE personal friend who God recently healed out of a fresh wound and cast . . . we have dead men walking in our church . . . cancer victims given 2 mo's to aright their affairs who now years later and still breathing and confounding the doctors . . . my DAUGHTER born congentially blind can now tell you how many fingers I hold in front of her face . . . So, my sun rises everyday as is the reality of God in my life and the substance of truth. So with all the confidence that I have in the rising of the sun, I tell you, I know the truth and His name is Jesus Christ. - I am heartened by your personal gain. Belief is a powerful thing. The mind is a powerful thing. I am not discounting belief. Simply questioning systems that act contrary to life on Earth.
Re; Attested to by scientists Categorical fallacy. That is like saying art isnt true because a marine biologist hasnt tested the painting . . . huh? Exactly. -Here, I simply point out you answered your own question, to your own satisfaction. Belief is simply belief. I believe the Sun is good, but two Suns is not better, unless you truly want peace on Earth (which would not contain life). Further, I merely said science is in conflict with religion. The two cannot co-exist. Nothing more.
Scientifically speaking, you cant even prove you woke this morning! LOL . - I must admit, the laughing is getting a tad annoying. The condescending tone is rather humorous, considering you can't prove a thing.
because according to the scientific method you must have a controlable atmosphere with repeatable variables by which to test data and test again and retest and when all the data remains the same one can call something "scientifically provable" by the modern scientific method . . . u cant ever wake today again so you have an unrepeatable variable. So how then do you see that you woke today? - I must apologize, this is an old psyche 101 parable. I can't prove I'm here, but I wrote this. There is evidence we exist. I caused you to write this?
But why muddy the waters? We're talking about the existence of a God... and your proof is that there is no proof we're here. So God's here too, based on the fact we may not be here either. Good one.
it is called circumstantial evidence (v. no evidence) . . . and the bible is RIFE with it. The resurrection of Jesus Christ has more evidence than any other event in ancient history. That is fact.(really?) I have looked at EACH and EVERY supposed "contradiction" in the Scripture . . . and EACH and EVERY one has a resoloution - There are other books. I am going to have to call you on "EACH and EVERY contradiction". It's simply not possible to resolve 100% conflicting stories. It cannot be done.
But I really dont think that is the issue friend . .. intellectual "issues" are rarely the real issue at heart. -You believe this to be true? Without any evidence?
Your first statement drove at a heart within you that is offended for the evils that are seen in the world . . . and you laid charge to God for those . . . I would venture to say your rejections are more emotional and spiritual underneath the veneer of intellectual reasons. :-)" - My desire for a better humanity, relies on a better humanity. I will not, and did not, factor in a God.
"I would venture to say your rejections are more emotional and spiritual underneath the veneer of intellectual reasons."
I would not venture the guess you guessed. I would then have to venture the guess you were wrong under the veneer of your unprovable beliefs.


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Birds tweet and they are not limited to 140 characters to convey their message.
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You think these past two days were bad well get ready for more days like this. We all know more and more people are moving over to Brunswick County and nothing is being done to help improve the roads. UNTIL WE ALL STAND UP TOGETHER AND DEMAND SOMETHING TO BE DONE IT WILL STAY LIKE THIS!!!
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While most folks find the speakers on their iPads adequate, they can be difficult to hear clearly in noisy environments or when they're several feet away. Recently, we covered an accessory that amplifies the iPhone4 by about 13 decibels. Now, to help the third-generation iPad (and the earlier iPad2) be all that it can be, Evan Clabots and his team at Brooklyn's Nonlinear Studio have come up with a similar clip-on solution that simply and effectively boosts output - the Amplifiear. Read More
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Altec Lansing has come to the rescue of music lovers who like the idea of streaming music wirelessly around the home, but can't afford to invest in systems from Olive or Sonos, or who don't want to be shackled to Apple Air or iOS devices. The inMotion Air universal wireless speaker can pump out any audio stored on a computer up to 333 feet away via an included adapter, while mobile devices can also supply the music via Bluetooth. Audio enhancement technology offers CD-quality performance, regardless of source compression encoding. Read More
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China submarines soon to carry nukes, draft U.S. report says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China appears to be within two years of deploying submarine-launched nuclear weapons, adding a new leg to its nuclear arsenal that should lead to arms-reduction talks, a draft report by a congressionally mandated U.S. commission says.
China is alone among the original nuclear weapons states to be expanding such deterrent forces, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission said in a draft of its 2012 report to the U.S. Congress.
Beijing is "on the cusp of attaining a credible nuclear triad of land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles, and air-dropped nuclear bombs," the report says.
China has had a largely symbolic ballistic missile submarine capability for decades but is only now set to establish a "near-continuous at-sea strategic deterrent," the draft said.
The deployment of such a hard-to-track submarine-launched leg of China's nuclear arsenal could have significant consequences in East Asia and beyond. It also could add to tensions between the United States and China, the world's two biggest economies.
For instance, any Chinese effort to ensure a retaliatory capability against a notional U.S. nuclear strike "would necessarily affect Indian and Russian perceptions about the potency of their own deterrent capabilities vis-à-vis China," the report said.
China is party to many major international pacts and regimes regarding nuclear weapons and materials. But it remains outside of key arms limitation and control conventions, such as the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty signed in April 2010 and the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. The United States historically has approached these bilaterally with Russia.
Congress should require the U.S. State Department to spell out current and planned efforts to integrate China into existing and future nuclear arms reduction, limitation, and control discussions and agreements, the draft said.
In addition, Congress should "treat with caution" any proposal to unilaterally, or in the context of a bilateral deal with Russia, reduce operational U.S. nuclear forces without clearer information being made available to the public about China's nuclear stockpile and force posture, it said.
A spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Washington, Geng Shuang, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
China is estimated by the Arms Control Association, a private nonpartisan group in Washington, to have a total of 240 nuclear warheads. The United States, by contrast, has some 5,113, including tactical, strategic and nondeployed weapons.
The Pentagon declined to comment directly on China's march toward creating a credible nuclear "triad" involving strategic bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched ballistic missiles.
"We monitor carefully China's military developments and urge China to exhibit greater transparency regarding its capabilities and intentions," Lieutenant Colonel Monica Matoush, a Defense Department spokeswoman, said by email.
Any assessment of China's ability to have a nuclear triad would be an intelligence matter and likely be classified in nature, she added.
The final version of the report is to be released next Wednesday by the U.S.-China commission, a 12-member bipartisan group set up in 2000 to report to U.S. lawmakers on security implications of U.S.-China trade. (Editing by Lisa Shumaker)
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Good for you HandsomeBob.
What year is your Snipe from? I sailed on a wooden Snipe at a camp in the Adirondack Mtns. as a teenager. It was a fun boat to sail but was not rigged as neatly as today's racing Snipes that have every sail shape control known to mankind rigged.
SNIPE sailboat specifications and details on sailboatdata.com
It is good to be able to sail with just the main sail and with both the main and jib. It is a little more work for one person to handle both sails but should be easier in light winds.
I heard a one design racer at my club make a comment about the FS. The comment was critical of how narrow the gunnels of the boat are so narrow and therefore pretty uncomfortable when you have to hike out. The Lightning has gunnels that are nearly 1' wide making hiking out fairly comfortable.
Good for you for moving ahead!
It is an 88 McLaughlin. The controls will become familiar with time. I most likely won't use them all for a while but will need to know where they are and their purpose. I noticed most of the sail manufacturers have free tuning guides specific to the boat that look very helpful.
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Still can't bring myself to vote for "the One" but it is sure to be a long 10 weeks.
Obama is losing altitude and the convention should give him some bounce. No bounce with Biden, which I really thought would be helpful. Probably not popular to say, but I actually like Biden. Reminds me of a guy I dated years ago and still admire. Heck of a guy. Biden isn't polished always. If he thinks it, he says it. Something to be said for honesty.
If Biden were at the top of the ticket, I would vote for him in a heartbeat over JSM.
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Spectral evolution of an optical pattern in non local nematic liquid crystals
Optics Express, Vol. 13, Issue 17, pp. 6476-6481 (2005)
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We experimentally ascertain the role of non locality in the spectral evolution of multifilament patterns generated by modulational instability in nematic liquid crystals.
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(160.3710) Materials : Liquid crystals
(190.4400) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics, materials
(190.4420) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics, transverse effects in
(190.5940) Nonlinear optics : Self-action effects
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Original Manuscript: June 20, 2005
Revised Manuscript: August 2, 2005
Published: August 22, 2005
Marco Peccianti and Gaetano Assanto, "Spectral evolution of an optical pattern in non local nematic liquid crystals," Opt. Express 13, 6476-6481 (2005)
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On Wednesday of last week, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a 7-2 decision affirming a Fifth Circuit ruling permitting four state-law class actions to proceed against two New York law firms and others in a matter stemming from a $7 billion Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Allen Stanford. The scheme involved the sale of bogus certificates of deposit by Stanford's bank, Stanford International Bank, based in Antigua. Stanford was sentenced in 2012 and is serving 110 years in prison.
Investors in this scheme brought suit against two law firms, Chadbourne & Parke LLP and Proskauer Rose LLP, an insurance brokerage, Willis Group Holdings Plc, a financial services firm, SEI Investments Co, and an insurance company, Bowen, Miclette & Britt. The investors, as four sets of plaintiffs, filed civil class actions under state law contending that these defendants assisted Stanford in perpetrating the Ponzi scheme by falsely representing that uncovered securities (the bogus certificates of deposit) that plaintiffs were purchasing were backed by covered securities. The District Court dismissed these four cases under the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 (the "Litigation Act" or "Act").
The Litigation Act prohibits plaintiffs from bringing securities class actions under state law in matters in which plaintiffs claim "a misrepresentation or omission of a material fact in connection with the purchase or sale of a covered security." 15 U.S.C. 78bb(f)(1). The Litigation Act defines a "covered security" to mean "only securities traded on a national exchange." 78bb(f)(5)(E). The District Court held that the "Bank's misrepresentation that its holdings in covered securities made investments in its uncovered securities more secure provided the requisite 'connection' (under the Litigation Act) between the plaintiffs' state-law actions and transactions in covered securities." The Fifth Circuit reversed that decision determining that the connection between the Bank's misrepresentations regarding its holdings in covered securities and the fraud was too tenuous to trigger the Litigation Act. The Supreme Court agreed with the Fifth Circuit holding that the plaintiffs are not precluded for their state-law class actions under the Litigation Act.
Because the Supreme Court has previously held that "aiding and abetting" claims cannot be made under federal law, the plaintiffs in these class action suits are eager to pursue state law remedies against these law firms and other companies that had secondary roles in their transactions with Stanford. In Central Bank, N.A. v. First Interstate Bank, N.A., 511 U.S. 164 (1994), the Supreme Court held that "Section 10(b) [of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ('Exchange Act')] does not support aiding and abetting liability stating that the "the statute prohibits only the making of a material misstatement (or omission) or the commission of a manipulative or deceptive act." The Court would not impose Section 10(b) liability on a third party that did not itself commit a deceptive act. The Court decided that knowing about the primary violation was not enough to turn a third party (like a law firm) into a violator. Further, more recently, in Stoneridge Investment Partners, LLC v. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., 552 U.S. 148, 153, 155, 166 (2008), the Court held that a private right of action does not apply to suits against "secondary actors" who had no "role in preparing or disseminating" a stock issuers fraudulent "financial statements." Based on the holdings of Central Bank and Stoneridge, if the defendants in the four class actions were able to block the plaintiffs' state-law claims, the defendants could not be held liable for their roles in Stanford's fraudulent transactions.
The Supreme Court's Conclusion
Writing for the majority, Justice Breyer stated that the Court based its conclusion on five factors that it deemed supportive of the contention that "misrepresentation of a material in fact in connection with the purchase or sale of a covered security" only extends to misrepresentations that are material to the decision-making of those (other than the fraudsters) to purchase or sell a covered security (as opposed to an uncovered secured). The factors cited by the Supreme Court supporting this conclusion are:
The Defendants' and Government's Argument for Broad Interpretation
First, the defendants and the Government staged a precedence argument, pointing out that the Supreme Court has suggested that the phrase "in connection with" be given broad interpretation. However, the Court disagreed stating that in all cases in which the Court found the requisite connection between the misrepresentation and the sale or purchase, the security involved was "a statutorily defined 'security" or "covered security.'" The Court states that is could not find any case in which it ruled involving "a fraud 'in connection with' the purchase or sale of a statutorily defined security in which the victims did not fit" into the relevant statutory definition.
Next, the Government expressed concern that narrowly interpreting the Litigation Act would diminish the SEC's authority under the Securities Exchange Act, which uses the same "in connection with the purchase or sale" language. The Supreme Court disposed of this contention by stating that the authority of the SEC and Department of Justice covers all "securities," not just those traded on national exchanges. The Court pointed out that the SEC successfully prosecuted Stanford based on his Bank's fraudulent sales of certificates of deposit, which are "securities" even if they are not "covered securities."
Two Justices Dissent
Joined by Justice Alito, Justice Kennedy wrote the dissent, stating that because these investors purchased the certificates of deposit based on the false statements that these certificates of deposit were backed by covered securities there was requisite connection between the misrepresentation and the purchase or sale of a covered security. The dissent stresses that, in light of the precedent, even though those cases dealt with much less complex transactions, if the fraud depends on the purchase or sale of securities or the promise to do so, the connection is made. Therefore, these class actions under state law must be precluded by the Litigation Act. The dissent cautions that the majority opinion creates a new rule that departs from the precedent. Furthermore, agreeing with the Government, Justice Kennedy wrote that the Court's decision will negatively impact the SEC's enforcement authority as it is inconsistent with Congress's intent and "casts doubt on the applicability of federal securities law to cases of serious securities fraud."
Conclusion and Consequences
The Supreme Court held that the requisite "connection" between the materiality of the misrepresentations and the required "purchase or sale of a covered security" was not made in this case. Therefore the Litigation Act did not preclude the plaintiffs' class action suits under state law. There is no allegation that the material misrepresentations were "in connection with" the buying or selling of covered securities. The Court held that "at most, they allege misrepresentations about the Bank's ownership of covered securities. But the Bank is the fraudster, not the fraudster's victim; nor is it some other person transacting in covered securities."
The holding of this case allows these class actions based on state law against various law firms and others to go forward, widening the net of those potentially liable for the consequences of Stanford's Ponzi scheme. Furthermore, this decision leaves questions as to the purported narrowness of the interpretation of the Litigation Act. As Ponzi schemes become more sophisticated and complex, involving varying schemes and players, it will be interesting to see how courts apply the Court's interpretation.
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