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Tie game! Overtime!
Tie game! Overtime!
Burn down the disco. Hang the blessed DJ. Because the music that he constantly plays, it says nothing to me about my life.
Woohoo!!! Go USA!
"Why are those Dodger pitchers in the Reds bullpen?"-GAC August 28, 2009
Variatio delectat - Cicero
"I tried to play golf, but I found out I wasn't very good." -Joey Votto on his offseason hobby search
An MLB.com reporter asked what one thing Votto couldnt do. I cant skate or play hockey, Votto said. Well, I can skate ... but I cant stop.
Wow wow wow wow wow. How great is this?
I feel like crying right now.
Miller was phenomenal.
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
That sucks. Oh well. Considering Team USA was at best a longshot to even get that far in the tournament, winning the silver medal is pretty darn great. Congrats to all those guys (especially the USA goalie who was insanely good this whole series) and I guess Canada gets their lucky #14 gold medal after all. I was kind of hoping to see if Canada would self destruct if they didn't win this medal today, LOL
I bet Sidney Crosby gets booed by the USA Penguins fans when he gets back to his own team, LOL
"I tried to play golf, but I found out I wasn't very good." -Joey Votto on his offseason hobby search
An MLB.com reporter asked what one thing Votto couldnt do. I cant skate or play hockey, Votto said. Well, I can skate ... but I cant stop.
Ugghhh. How can this get worse? Oh, I know, Nickelback is playing in the closing ceremonies...Why not Rush, Canada? Why?
Variatio delectat - Cicero
Ugh, I only watch Olympic hockey and I loath Canada right now!
Finland doesn't even get an appearance? did they get their medals under their hotel room doors?
Go Gators!
Couldn't have scripted this game any better. Too bad for the US. This means so much to Canada. If the US couldn't have won it, I was hoping the Canadians would. For quite a while, guys like Luongo, Nash, Iginla, Heatley, and even Brodeur are going to be cheered like they are on the home team when their teams go into Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal.
The Rally Onion wants 150 fans before Opening Day.
Damn. We can't even say, "At least it wasn't Crosby who beat us." Just remember, Pens fans: country before club.
What if this wasn't a rhetorical question?
All models are wrong. Some of them are useful.
So, when is game 3 of the best 2 out of 3 series?
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People enlist the help of a financial planner because of the complexity of knowing how to perform the following:
Personal financial planning is broadly defined as a process of determining an individual's financial goals, purposes in life and life's priorities, and after considering his resources, risk profile and current lifestyle, to detail a balanced and realistic plan to meet those goals. The individual's goals are used as guideposts to map a course of action on 'what needs to be done' to reach those goals.
Alongside the data gathering exercise, the purpose of each goal is determined to ensure that the goal is meaningful in the context of the individual's situation. Through a process of careful analysis, these goals are subjected to a reality check by considering the individual's current and future resources available to achieve them. In the process, the constraints and obstacles to these goals are noted. The information will be used later to determine if there are sufficient resources available to get to these goals, and what other things need to be considered in the process. If the resources are insufficient or absent to meet any of the goals, the particular goal will be adjusted to a more realistic level or will be replaced with a new goal.
Planning often requires consideration of self-constraints in postponing some enjoyment today for the sake of the future. To be effective, the plan should consider the individual's current lifestyle so that the 'pain' in postponing current pleasures is bearable over the term of the plan. In times where current sacrifices are involved, the plan should help ensure that the pursuit of the goal will continue. A plan should consider the importance of each goal and should prioritize each goal. Many financial plans fail because these practical points were not sufficiently considered.
Financial planning should cover all areas of the client's financial needs and should result in the achievement of each of the client's goals. The scope of planning would usually include the following: Risk Management and Insurance Planning : Managing cash flow risks through sound risk management and insurance techniques Investment and Planning Issues : Planning, creating and managing capital accumulation to generate future capital and cash flows for reinvestment and spending Retirement Planning : Planning to ensure financial independence at retirement Tax Planning : Planning for the reduction of tax liabilities and the freeing-up of cash flows for other purposes Estate Planning : Planning for the creation, accumulation, conservation and distribution of assets Cash Flow and Liability Management : Maintaining and enhancing personal cash flows through debt and lifestyle management Relationship Management : Moving beyond pure product selling to understand and service the core needs of the client
Step 1: Setting goals with the client This step (that is usually performed in conjunction with Step 2) is meant to identify where the client wants to go in terms of his finances and life.
Step 2: Gathering relevant information on the client This would include the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the client's financial and relevant non-financial situation.
Step 3: Analyzing the information The information gathered is analysed so that the client's situation is properly understood. This includes determining whether there are sufficient resources to reach the client's goals and what those resources are.
Step 4: Constructing a financial plan Based on the understanding of what the client wants in the future and his current financial status, a roadmap to the client goals is drawn to facilitate the achievements of those goals.
Step 5: Implementing the strategies in the plan Guided by the financial plan, the strategies outlined in the plan are implemented using the resources allocated for the purpose.
Step 6: Monitoring implementation and reviewing the plan The implementation process is closely monitored to ensure it stays in alignment to the client's goals. Periodic reviews are undertaken to check for misalignment and changes in the client's situation. If there is any deviation or significant change to the client's situation, the strategies and goals in the financial plan are revised accordingly.
Financial planning is usually a six-step process, and involves considering the client's situation from all relevant angles to produce integrated solutions. The six-step financial planning process has been adopted by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Financial planners are also known by the title financial adviser in some countries, although these two terms are technically not synonymous, and their roles have some functional differences.
Although there are many types of 'financial planners,' the term is used largely to describe those who consider the entire financial picture of a client and then provide a comprehensive solution. To differentiate from the other types of financial planners, some planners may be called 'comprehensive' or 'holistic' financial planners.
Other financial planners may specialize in one or more areas, such as insurance planning (risk management) and retirement planning.
Financial planning is a growing industry with projected faster than average job growth through 2014.
To protect the industry, financial planning professionals and practitioners from across the globe (starting from the United States) have begun to form trade organisations to provide self-regulations and to maintain some orderliness in the industry. Some, such as the FPA, have begun to organize high-level training programmes and certify members who successfully completed these programmes.
The title of 'financial planner' continues, however, to be used by individuals in the financial industry in most countries, as there are little or no legal barriers to prevent the use of the title. The governments in many countries where the financial planning profession is taking roots are beginning to play an increasingly active role in tasking themselves to ensure the market is orderly. More stringent laws and guidelines are being progressively introduced to keep the profession in check. Additional qualifications have also recently emerged that have extended on the financial planner series of designations, to include specialist skill sets like those in wealth management or private banking.
In Australia, the financial planning services are initially delineated by law by the granting of licence to deal in securities or advise on investments. Licences are issued under stringent criteria by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), which has evolved these regulations vigorously over the years. Financial planning is now a highly regulated industry in Australia especially where financial advice to the public is involved. Practitioners who offer advice that could influence a client's decision to purchase a financial product must meet minimum training requirements and be licensed by the ASIC. The meaning of 'licenced' refers to Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) holders and representatives or authorised representatives of licence holders. Broadly, most people embarking in financial planning will start as an authorised representative of a licence holder.
Becoming a financial planner in Australia involves two main steps:
The licence holder is the authorised representative, and will be ultimately responsible for the advice given by the planner. The licence holder therefore must make sure the representatives meet all compliance and training prerequisites. As of November 2005, there were approximately 4,300 licence holders registered with ASIC and over 42,500 authorised representatives in Australia.
In 2005, amendments to the Malaysian Insurance Act require those who carry out financial advisory business (including financial planning activities related to insurance) and/or use the title of financial adviser under their firm (which, like in Singapore, must be a corporate structure) to obtain a licence from Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM). Some persons who offer financial advisory services, e.g. licenced life insurance agents, are exempted from licensing as a practising requirement.
Again, in 2007, the Capital Market Services Act (CMSA) comes into force as another of the consolidation exercises of the government to move the industry towards a one regime regulatory environment.
As it currently stands, one of the basic requirements to apply for a financial planner or financial adviser licence in Malaysia is that the key company officers, e.g. directors, must be an RFP designee (most if not all Malaysian FChFP designees also carry the RFP designation). Subsequently, in September 2006, the CFP qualification is included as one of the alternatives that can be used by the financial adviser licence applicant. With this development, the demand for financial planning courses has begun to take root in more concrete forms in Malaysia. The licence applicant must also be a member of a self-regulatory organisation (SRO) in financial planning recognised by the authorities. For this purpose, the two SROs currently recognised by both the Security Commission and Bank Negara are the Malaysia Financial Planning Council (MFPC) and the Financial Planning Association of Malaysia (FPAM). The purpose of this requirement is to ensure some form of self-supervision for persons practicing financial planning.
Being 'licenced' to practice financial planning is not the same as merely having a professional 'qualification' in financial planning. A person may be professionally qualified in financial planning, but without a licence required by the law, he cannot practice the trade in that country or call himself a financial planner there. As of now, there are quite a bit of qualifications related to financial planning that can be found in world. The most prestigious financial planning designations are those which are not just of advanced standing and well-known, but are also recognised by the relevant authorities for licensing purpose.
In some places, individual employees within a licensed & registered Investment Advisor firm such as a: brokerage, bank or insurance company may be exempt if providing complementary financial planning services in relation to their existing products and services. Moreover, financial planners should be extremely careful in providing estate planning or taxation advice for a fee, as these fields are highly regulated by government agencies that control the practice of lawyers and Certified Public Accountants (CPAs). The term "Investment Advisor" also includes any person who uses the title "financial planner" and who, for compensation, engages in the business, whether principally or as part of another business, of advising others, either directly or through publications or writings, as to the value of securities or as to the advisability of investing in, purchasing or selling securities, or who, for compensation and as part of a regular business, publishes analyses or reports concerning securities.
In a newly emerging profession such as financial planning, there is a lack of regulation, especially in the early years of development. The need for some forms of self-regulation and the demand that a financial planner be competent and trustworthy have prompted several independent financial services organizations to introduce certifications and ethical benchmarks to meet these challenges in accordance to the need in each country. Those who meet the requirement of the certification process and ethical standards will be awarded a professional financial planning designation.
One of the oldest, best-known financial planning certification service marks is the Certified Financial Planner (CFP), which has gained global recognition because of its active standard setting activities and worldwide presence. The CFP designation was first introduced in the United States in the early 1970s to meet the need of the consumers. The CFP mark now belongs to the CFP Board of Standards (CFP Board), USA, which has member associations world-wide.
The CFP Board was founded in July 1985 as the International Board of Standards and Practices for Certified Financial Planners, Inc., (IBCFP) by the College for Financial Planning (College) and the Institute of Certified Financial Planners (ICFP). The IBCFP became Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. (CFP Board) on February 1, 1994. As a professional regulatory organization acting in the public interest by fostering professional standards in personal financial planning, the CFP Board establishes and enforces education, examination, experience and ethics requirements for CFP certificants. The CFP service mark is promoted world-wide through member associations, the FPAs.
The Fellow Chartered Financial Practitioner (FChFP) designation was developed by the National Association of Malaysian Life Insurance and Financial Advisors] (NAMLIFA) in 1996. The designation was adopted by the Asia Pacific Financial Services Association (APFinSA) in 2001 as the unified designation for its member associations in 11 countries.
The Registered Financial Planners Institute (RFPI) formed in 1983 in the United States to promote professionalism among those who are or will be active in the field of financial planning for individuals and businesses. The RFPI is an international organization with chapters and members throughout the world. The RFPI offers study programs both in classroom conducted seminars and correspondence courses. RFPI is a collective membership of financial planners and is designed to serve the interest of both its members and the general public in matters relating to financial planning. RFPI recognizes qualified individuals by designation of RFP, SRFP who are in the field of financial planning which would include: insurance, attorneys, real estate, bankers, CPAs, stock brokers, securities or other professionals licensed in similar fields that have the ability to properly financial plan individuals or businesses in their related fields.
The Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) credential was established for CPAs in the United States who specialize in personal financial planning. The credential is awarded exclusively to members of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) who have demonstrated considerable experience and expertise in that area. As of today, the AICPA has granted approximately 3,300 CPA/PFS credentials.
In Australia, the financial planning specialisation, CPA (FPS), is available to those members of CPA Australia who can demonstrate their eligibility through experience and education within the financial services industry.
The objectives of the FPS designation are to:
The FPS designation is available to CPAs, and is based on a points system, where a minimum of 100 points must be accrued. Although all CPA Australia members who provide financial product advice must be licensed by ASIC, a member does not have to be licensed to first obtain the CPA (FPS) designation.
The Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) is another financial planning qualification, conferred by American College, USA). Since 1982, the ChFC has remained among the most extensive education available for professionals seeking a designation in financial planning. To date, more than 41,000 individuals have attained this distinction. This designation has also spread to Asia, where designees are found in countries like Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, China and Hong Kong.
In Europe, the €uropean Financial Planner (€FP) designation conferred by the €uropean Financial Planning Association (€FPA) is gaining ground as a financial planning certification mark. The €FPA is the largest professional and educational organisation for financial planners and financial advisors in Europe and is the only Financial Planning Association created solely in the interest of European financial planning consumers and practitioners.
Globally the Chartered Wealth Manager (CWM) is one of the fastest growing financial planner specializations which focuses on developing critical relationship management skills for financial planners and advisors. The designation is conferred by the Board of Standards of the American Academy of Financial Management in 145 countries.
The rest of the certification qualifications related to financial planning include: Fellow, Financial Services Institute (conferred by LOMA, USA; the Certified Private Banker designation (conferred by the American Academy of Financial Management); the Certified Financial Marketing Consultant (CFMC) conferred by the Institute of Marketing Malaysia.
Globally, cross-recognition agreements are being developed to facilitate the learning of financial planning. The 2 major accrediting agencies, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), which accredit over 560 of the best business school programs, provide the Certification of MFP Master Financial Planner Professional from the American Academy of Financial Management, which is available to AACSB and ACBSP business school graduates with finance or financial services related concentrations.


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Stew takes the criticism in stride: "I've been more explosive during rehearsals and Heidi bears the brunt of that. I wish we could be more like Brecht and Weill. They always addressed each other formally."
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SEMPORNA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The kidnappers of the two women from the Singamata Reef Resort off Sipadan were also involved in the abduction of a Taiwanese woman from Pom-Pom Island last year and 21 people from Sipadan Island in 2000.
"One of them is believed to be involved in the kidnap of Taiwanese woman on Nov 15 in Pom Pom Island, while the rest are believed to be involved in the Sipadan island kidnapping (of 21 people) in 2000," Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) director-general Datuk Mohammad Mentek said in a statement.
He said that based on intelligence received, Chinese tourist Gao Huayuan, 29, and Filipina resort employee Marcy Darawan, 40, were being held on an island in southern Philippines by Abu Sayyaf gunmen and were in good shape.
"We believe that this particular kidnap for ransom group is active and aggressive in the southern Philippines," he said, adding that the local Filipino community might have provided information to the gunmen.
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What the NHL CBA situation means for junior-eligible players
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Here's a minor detail that should get some more attention if the league and NHLPA don't agree on a new CBA by Sept. 15: What happens to the younger players with junior eligibility?
The current agreement between the NHL and CHL states that players under the age of 20 that don't make the NHL after the first nine games of the season have to be returned to their junior clubs (in the OHL, QMJHL and WHL) for the rest of the season. Those players are not eligible to play in the AHL.
Once a player goes to their junior league for the season, they can't go the NHL in that season. This raises questions over what would happen if the NHL season started late.
Because the 2004-05 season was cancelled entirely and the following season started on time, there was no precedent set during the last lockout for NHL-ready players starting the season with their junior clubs and then going to the NHL when the season started. There isn't a rule in place to cover such a scenario, so an amendment to the NHL and CHL's transfer agreement — which recently expired, making this all the more confusing — would be required.
Per a league source, teams are still waiting to be advised on which players will be allowed to play in the AHL should there be a lockout. The source assumed that the potential amendment of CHL/NHL eligibility would also be discussed at that time.
In the 2004-05 season, all NHL players (meaning players who had played in the NHL, not NHL-ready prospects) under the age of 22 were allowed to play in the AHL. Patrice Bergeron — who had played the previous season in Boston — was among them, and in this case a player like Tyler Seguin would be allowed to play in the AHL since he is 20 years old.
The question for the Bruins, as touched upon in Sunday's column, is what would happen with 19-year-old Dougie Hamilton. He's expected to make the Bruins out of training camp this season, but if he starts the season in the OHL with the Niagara IceDogs, the NHL and CHL would need to amend the transfer agreement to allow players in his situation to go to the NHL. It would be hard to imagine the CHL drawing a hard line and not allowing players to leave, as their relationship with the NHL has prevented them from losing young stars (such as a Hamilton last year) to the AHL during normal seasons.
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At Saturday's 'Give Back to Pat' event at Fisherman's Inn, the Kanville Community Child Center students made Pat Hill (above, right) a quilt, which was presented by Kathy Kovach. Photos submitted by Laurie Hannula to email@example.com ELBURN—"Spectacular,"...
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Elburn Chamber of Commerce Winter Dinner, "A Night at the Races," was held at the Elburn Lions Club Saturday. Pat Hill (left) of Hill's Country Store received the Member of the Year Award, and Annette Theobold (right)...
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KANEVILLE—Kaneville Village President Pat Hill's list of goals for 2014 are straightforward and to the point. There are road improvements she would like to complete this next year, concerning the resurfacing of Merrill Avenue and Lovell Road...
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KANEVILLE—Hill's Country Store, 2S133 Harter Road, in Kaneville, is currently hosting a charity event called the "Great Purple Cupcake Project" as a way to raise epilepsy awareness.
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Kaneville Post Office to reduce hours
KANEVILLE—An announcement calling for reduced hours at the Kaneville Post Office was made during the Kaneville Village Board meeting on Feb. 21.
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Calendar puts Kaneville's rich history on display
KANEVILLE—At last, there is a calendar to commemorate and depict the history of Kaneville. The "Remember When" 2013 calendar marries each month of the year to a piece of Kaneville history.
- Posted October 28, 2012
Kaneville Board talks Post Office hours
Calls for residents to attend Nov. 1 meeting KANEVILLE—Kaneville Village Board members on Oct. 18 discussed the upcoming forum that will outline the possibility of reduced hours for the Kaneville Post Office.
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Kaneville remembers former village president
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The search continues
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Kaneville trustees discuss zoning, building code officer
KANEVILLE—The Kaneville Village Board last Thursday discussed the hiring of a Village Zoning and Building Code Enforcement Officer.
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Kaneville to commemorate KHS baseball state champs
KANEVILLE—The Kaneville Village Board on Oct. 20 passed a resolution to purchase signs commemorating the Kaneland High School's Boy's Baseball State Championship.
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I wouldn't think the line snapping would be a problem, even if the break occurred relatively close to the bridle, especially if there were still some segment of the drogue in the water.
My major concern would be a wave coming over the stern and into the cockpit, which has occurred in the past with drogues deployed from the stern. Having witnessed a wave coming over the stern of a boat first hand, I wouldn't want this to happen to me. The boat didn't sink, but it came very close to going down, the cabin was rapidly flooded as was the engine compartment. Fortunately, the boat was quickly turned into the wind before the next wave struck, the bow kicked up violently, and the water in the cockpit rolled over the boat's low transom. This happened in Chesapeake Bay last year just a mile or two above Pooles Island during a brief, but powerful thunderstorm.
Now, in the above situation, it was a powerboat, but I would think the same rules apply. I'm still reading the above posted link and I'll make further comments when I'm finished perusing the text.
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Four countries and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have come together to create the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program, a fund dedicated to increasing food production and encouraging sustainable farming practices in the world's poorest countries. In the wake of the economic crisis and rising food prices, there are approximately one billion hungry people worldwide. According to the World Bank, three quarters of those one billion people depend on agriculture for a living. The Global Agriculture and Food Security Program will invest in farm machinery, improving planting and irrigation techniques and building better roads to link farmers to their markets. The U.S. has already...
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In California, more than 6 million tons of food products are thrown away every year by farms, restaurants and supermarkets. Food shelters, on the other hand, do not have the supply to meet the ever-increasing demand. A recent examination by California Watch and the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism took a close look at California's food system to try to identify the reasons why these unwanted food products are not channelled to food banks and other organizations where donations are greatly needed. The examination concluded that many grocery stores are more likely to throw away food than to donate it to local food banks because of liability concerns. Often, stores will donate...
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Naked Chef Jamie Oliver's new prime-time reality show Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution premiered on ABC last week to high ratings. The show chronicles Oliver's attempt to revamp eating habits in Huntington, West Virginia, a community that is one of the most statistically unhealthy in the U.S. Oliver is a Food Network chef, healthy food advocate and TED prize winner. In the first two episodes, he tackles the Huntington cafeteria lunch menu, quizzes elementary students on their knowledge of vegetable basics and attempts to break one family of their reliance on deep-fried foods by introducing healthy recipes. [caption id="attachment_2962" align="alignleft" width="279" caption="Jamie Oliver,...
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Hannaford Supermarket has joined the effort to support dairy farmers in the Northeast by launching the "Keep Local Farms" program in its 171 stores in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont on January 12. Locally sourced dairy products in Hannaford markets will be clearly labeled with the "Keep Local Farms" icon to help increase consumer awareness and support for local dairy farmers. Hannaford is also encouraging customers to further contribute to the "Keep Local Farms" program by providing the option to donate an additional $2 or $5 upon checkout. The Vermont Dairy Promotion Council, the New England Dairy Promotion Board and the New England Family Dairy Farm Cooperative...
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BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead presents the work of Daniel Buren (born Boulogne-Billancourt, 1938), widely considered to be France's greatest living artist and one of the most influential and important figures in contemporary art for the last 50 years. Buren has exhibited in many of the world's major art institutions and realised numerous external commissions. This summer, a major exhibition at BALTIC will include new and existing work by Buren in its Level 3 and 4 galleries, including a large-scale commission for its renowned Level 4 gallery.
In the 1960s Buren developed a radical form of conceptual art, a 'degree zero of painting', creating works which draw attention to the relationship between art and context. He abandoned traditional painting and adopted the 8.7 cm wide vertical stripe, used as a 'visual tool' to prompt a reading of the work's surroundings rather than just the work itself. Made with paint, fabric, paper, tape among other materials, the stripes appear in his interventions in galleries, museums, and public sites. For almost four decades, Buren has chosen to make work in situ, responding to a particular location, and colouring the spaces in which they are created.
While the stripes have remained a recognisable and intrinsic element of Buren's practice, recently his works have become more sculptural and architectural in form. The artist's installation Excentrique(s), at the Grand Palais in Paris, commissioned for MONUMENTA, 2012, comprised a series of raised, coloured circular structures covering the 13,500 m² nave and providing a 'ceiling' that could be walked under.
At BALTIC, Buren will present a selection of rarely seen reliefs, paintings and sculptures from the last seven years on Level 3. Luminous fibre optic works from the artist's Electric Light series (2011) continue the artist's preoccupation with form, space, light and colour. Other works made with paint, fibreboard and tape play with depth, surface and architecture. The works will provide further insight into the breadth of his practice.
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Daniel Buren was born in Boulogne-Billancourt in 1938. He has been the subject of retrospectives at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (2005) and the Centre Pompidou, Paris (2002). His work is also included in prestigious private and public collections worldwide. Buren has exhibited at the Venice Biennale more than 10 times and was awarded the Golden Lion for his French Pavilion in 1986. That same year, he produced his first and most controversial public commission, The Two Plateaux, for the main courtyard of the Palais-Royal in Paris. In 2007, he received the Praemium Imperiale for Painting from Japan. Most recently, he was selected to exhibit at MONUMENTA 2012 at the Grand Palais in Paris.
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Photo-souvenir : Daniel Buren 5 Colours of Electric Light situated work, 2011
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Screwball With SnowballSubmitted by dochoc on Wed, 03/25/2015 - 12:04
Last month, Oklahoma's senior U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe held up a snowball on the Senate floor as indisputable proof that not only was the northeast United States enduring a bitter cold winter but also that global warming was simply a myth.
Indeed, the northeastern U.S. has experienced a snowy, cold winter, but new information has recently been released that on a global level, this recent winter—December through February—was the warmest winter ever recorded in history. In fact, the last 12 months, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), were the warmest ever recorded in history as well.
Inhofe, who believes global warming is actually a left-wing hoax among scientists to lower the profits of the oil and gas industry and that only God can control the climate, looks even more foolish now than he did in February. But Oklahomans are used to these types of Inhofe stunts and have continued nonetheless to send him to office. There is, however, a solid, progressive group of people in Oklahoma who adamantly oppose Inhofe's sophomoric approach to global warming, which threatens the planet and has been accelerated by manmade carbon emissions.
To repeat: One particular weather event or events in one particular area of the world doesn't tell us much about climate change, which is measured over decades and even centuries. It's the steady, long-term trajectory that matters and the larger issues, such as the melting of the arctic ice cap, rising sea levels and consistent weather-pattern changes.
NOAA reported that the world's air and sea temperatures were a combined 1.48 higher than the national average for the 20th century and the highest ever record. According to NOAA, the states of Washington, California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona were extremely warm this winter and broke records. California, which is experiencing an extreme drought, was especially warm. So while the northeast was icy cold the western U.S. was especially warm. Other parts of the world that experienced warmer weather, NOAA states, were "Central America, northern and central South America, Australia, most of Africa, and much of Eurasia, including a broad swath that covered most of Russia."
Inhofe, now 80, has based much of his political career on disputing scientific claims that point out the role of carbon emissions from the burning of fossil fuels to power our cars and planes. As a senior Senator and again chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works committee, he's once again in a position to do much damage to the planet. Actually, bringing melting snowballs to the Senate is only political theater in which Inhofe revels and the local corporate media either celebrates or ignores. Trying to turn back or block rules that would limit carbon emissions is a far more dangerous endeavor.
I will point out again what the mainstream media often fails to note. From 2009 to 2014, Inhofe accepted $454,500 in campaign contributions from the oil and gas industry, according to OpenSecrets.com, and more than $1.7 million from the same industry during his entire career.
Mainstream journalists these days don't often note when it comes to Inhofe how campaign money buys influence. Perhaps, people just accept now the role of big-donor money in influencing politicians, and maybe Inhofe pulls a theatrical stunt now and then for his sheer enjoyment or out of insecurity as he seeks attention. I don't know.
I do know Inhofe continues to make Oklahoma look backwards and, even worse, uncaring about the environmental welfare of the plant.
Senator Jim, Please Stop Making Oklahoma Look So BadSubmitted by dochoc on Mon, 02/16/2015 - 11:17
(I apologize in advance for the following Monday morning meltdown in the last paragraph. But, hey, be sure to catch my Thursday post this week in The Lost Ogle, especially all you zoologists, okapi experts and bat-eared foxes.)
When will U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe call it quits and just stick to basic, local constituency issues?
Oklahoma's 80-year-old senior Senator is widely and jokingly known around the world for calling the science of global warming a "hoax" and for citing Biblical evidence for his unscientific views.
Now he's waving around photographs and blasting Russia for its continuing involvement in Ukraine, but the photographs aren't authentic in the sense in which he presented them, and he simply just doesn't know what he's talking about.
Why can't he just work at getting more jobs at Tinker Air Force Base or more federal highway improvement money for Oklahoma? Why does he have to present himself on the world stage as some major player in global affairs and the global environment?
Inhofe's latest embarrassment is outlined here in this excellent article in The New York Times. To simplify it, Inhofe gave a Senate presentation in which he used inauthentic photographs showing Russia's "current" military involvement in Ukraine. Some of the photographs, which were supposed to prove recent military action, date back to 2008. He also "revealed some apparent confusion about the mechanics of digital photography," as the article notes. In other words, he didn't seem to know you could just get on the ol' Internets by cracky and check out the accuracy and dates and specifics about images or even old timey photographs.
The local media here needs to hold Inhofe more accountable for these types of actions. They hurt our state's image, and Inhofe, as I mentioned earlier, needs to stick to local advocacy and focus on the smaller things that could benefit the state.
Please, Jim, let other people—even other Republicans—deal with geopolitics and climate change. You've had your say. We get it. We know where you're coming from. Your opinions are obviously OUT THERE already. They are on the Internet, in books, on television, on radio. Stop making the state look so bad. Stop. Please. Stop. I'm begging you. Please.
Taking The Heat: Has The Fracking Boom Really Been Good For Oklahoma?Submitted by dochoc on Fri, 01/16/2015 - 14:56
Scientists have just reported that 2014 was the warmest year ever recorded, providing more evidence that manmade carbon emissions are accelerating global warming and threatening to do more extensive damage to the planet's ecosystems.
Here in Oklahoma, many people are worried about the world oil glut and lowering gasoline prices, which are already damaging the state's economy. But it's precisely the burning of fossil fuels produced in energy states like Oklahoma and elsewhere in other countries that is contributing to the much larger problem—some would argue the world's greatest challenge—of climate change.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA, according to media reports, have concluded the average temperature in 2014 was, respectively, 58.24 and 58.42 degrees Fahrenheit. This is more than 1.2 degrees above the twentieth-century average. NOAA reported that nine of the ten warmest years ever recorded have come since 2000.
Meanwhile, scientists reported in September that Arctic sea ice was at its sixth lowest level ever recorded. Arctic ice reflects ice back into the atmosphere cooling the planet. Less ice means a warmer planet.
Scientists throughout the world have long argued that growing carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels in vehicles and energy plants increase what is known as the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect, a natural phenomenon, is when carbon dioxide, methane gas and water vapor, get entrapped in the atmosphere causing the planet to stay warm.
But too much warmth can cause damage to the environment in several ways: Rising ocean levels caused by melting Arctic ice threatening coastline property, longer and harsher droughts diminishing the world's food supply, extinction of wildlife disrupting natural habitats and extended heat waves killing people.
Some of those problems have obvious major consequences. For example, rising ocean levels could submerge millions of buildings and homes throughout the world in water, forcing massive human displacement. Droughts kill growing crops and reduce the drinking water supply. Other problems, such as wildlife disruption, which include insects, don't necessarily have one clear and shared consequence, except in cases like fewer fish, a major world food source.
Republicans, most notably Oklahoma's U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, have denied that manmade carbon emissions have contributed to global warming. It's widely known that Inhofe claims scientists throughout the world are involved in a leftist conspiracy aimed at hurting oil and gas companies and that the warnings of the impact of global warming are simply a "hoax." He has also argued that only a god could impact the environment in any major way.
"The arrogance of people to think that we, human beings, would be able to change what He [a god] is doing in the climate is to me outrageous," Inhofe once said in an interview. That's Inhofe and his wife with Vice President Joe Biden pictured right in a recent Senate swearing-in ceremony.
Inhofe is now chair of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and has announced he will fight to rollback rules by the Environmental Protection Agency to protect the environment from pollution while reducing carbon emissions.
Meanwhile, in other Oklahoma-related news, the hydraulic fracturing or fracking boom in this state and others has contributed to a world oil glut that has dropped the price of a barrel of oil below $50, a steep drop from the $100 to $110 a barrel range last summer. This means oil and gas companies here are planning to reduce production, which means fewer jobs and less tax revenue for the state.
So Oklahoma gets it all ways. The fracking bust could very well lead to a major economic downturn in Oklahoma, not experienced since the 1980s. Yet the fracking boom produced more of the carbon dioxide that leads to environmental crises, such as the current extreme drought in western Oklahoman that's creating a major agricultural and water crisis in the state. Oklahoma also now leads the lower 48 states in the number of 3.0-magnitude or higher earthquakes, which scientists argue are caused by the wastewater injection well process used in the fracking process.
None of this will probably impact Inhofe's quest to add as much carbon dioxide as possible to the planet's atmosphere. It's important to note Inhofe has received more that $1.7 million in campaign contributions from the oil and gas industry, according to OpenSecrets.org.


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KENTWOOD, La. -- McDaniel's Dairy Farm sits on South Lewiston Road, just outside the city limits of Kentwood.
Larry McDaniel said it's been a peaceful place to live and raise his livestock for more than 60 years, and that hasn't changed since Goodrich Petroleum drilled and fracked a well yards from his front door just a few months ago.
When asked if he'd had any problems with sound, smell or water, he said no. Regarding vibrations, he said, 'There was a tiny little vibration you could feel it a little bit.'
McDaniel admits there has been minor road damage near the entrance to the site, but he trusts the company to take care of it, because he says they've been good neighbors thus far.
Goodrich said that's the goal.
'We try to be good stewards of the land, the environment and take the interests of our mineral owners and investors into account with everything we do out there in the field,'said Daniel Jenkins, director of Corporate Planning and Investor Relations at Goodrich.
While opponents are glad to hear there have been no problems at the site, so far they say their concerns are also for what could happen in the long-term.
'We're realists,'Amanda Fisher said. 'We want to hear all the information. That's what it's supposed to be. The thing that's scary is the chances that things can go wrong, and they have gone wrong in different places.'
McDaniel doesn't own the land and doesn't own the mineral rights, but he is in the footprint of the project, so he could make money off of the well. But he said that's not why he's OKwith it, and he wants others to see the reasons for themselves.
'Whoever they are, if they've got a concern, come up here, they're more than welcome to come in my yard,' he said.
Goodrich said it and its partner Encana fracked about 15 wells in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale last year with no issues. The company anticipates between 40 and 60 fracking projects to start in the shale this year.


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Late last year, we reviewed the new Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S49 Keyboard and the Komplete Ultimate Software setup which was rather expensive all together, but still provided a superb experience when using them together to craft beats. NI will now offer the Komplete Kontrol Keyboards with a free software download that will give users lots of Komplete sounds and melodies to start crafting beats without needing to purchase additional software. The NI team also has also launched a limited-time KEYS TO KOMPLETE Sales Special.
Maschine Astral Flutter Expansion
The NI Team is always releasing brand new soundpacks for users of its popular Maschine Production Stations to keep things fresh for aspiring producers when making new tracks and beats. The newest MASCHINE Expansion for Hip-Hop "galactic" style productions is called Astral Flutter and it comes with abstract and tweak-able sounds and grooves to get you started. There's also a version available for the iMaschine iphone app.
Akai Advance Series Keyboards Preview [Video]
The New Akai Pro Advance Series Keyboards will come in 25-key, 49-key, and 61-key variants and includes high-quality features such as the semi-weighted keybed, official MPC RGB backlit Pads, control knobs, rubberized mod & pitch wheels, and a high resolution full-color screen to view and change parameters. Check out this quick Advance Keyboard walkthrough video with Jennifer from Akai and T-GUT from the djbooth.
NI Maschine Studio Savings Special
The Native Instruments Maschine Studio is a very powerful tool that can be used as a centerpiece for any producers who want to make music. We reviewed the Maschine Studio last year and we found that it provides best-in-class control with two new hi-res color displays, a new edit section with a large jog wheel, and very responsive 16-multi-color backlit velocity-sensitive drum pads with an unlimited number of groups. From now until April 30th users can now purchase a new NI Maschine Studio for only $799; which is a pretty massive $200 discount!
AMS Ultimate Home Studio Giveaway [Video]
American Musical Supply is our official DJ and Production equipment partners who always have inventory on hand to get us out of a jam. AMS is sponsoring a new "Ultimate Home Studio Free Giveaway" for US residents who fill out a simple form for entry. The Grand Prize for this giveaway is worth over $14K and includes a Pair of Genelec Monitors, a Mackie Control board, a Neumann Microphone package, and much more.
ASADI Maschine Performance [Video]
We recently reviewed the Native Instruments Maschine Studio hardware and software which is a great production tool that can be used in the studio behind the scenes or in all out live performances. Check out this new live drumming video by ASADI on the Native Instruments Maschine MK2.
Native Instruments Komplete & Maschine Updates [Video]
Late last year, we reviewed the new Native Instruments Powerful tools that allow producers to make music of all styles and genres. The Native Instruments Maschine Studio easily allows users to bang out beats on the drum pads while the Native Instruments Komplete Keyboards made it simple to add a melody to the rhythm. Now Native Instruments has integrated the Maschine Studio with the Komplete Keyboards to make an easy and intuitive workflow for production.
[Review] Epsilon EPM 8.0 Active Monitor
The Epsilon company has been producing brand new DJ & Lighting equipment for the masses and today we take a look at the new EPM 8.0 powered studio monitors to see how these would work in a DJ and studio/production environment. These affordable monitors only cost $199 each and have an internal amp, 8-inch woofers, three different input types, and a rubbed MDF enclosure for good sound and durability.
Maschine Prospect Haze Expansion
The NI Team is always releasing brand new soundpacks for users of its popular Maschine Production Stations to keep the creative juices flowing for aspiring producers when making new tracks and beats. The newest MASCHINE Expansion for Hip-Hop producers is called Prospect Haze and it comes with melodic sounds and grooves from the 90's "golden-age" Hip-Hop era. There's also a version available for the iMaschine iphone app. Check out the details in the press release from NI and the links after the jump.
Epsilon EPM 8.0 Monitor Unboxing [Video]
Epsilon has been bringing out new DJ & Lighting equipment at an extremely fast pace and we're happy to report that they've decided to send some new gear our way to see if it can hold up to the tests in the DJbooth. The latest product for review is the new Epsilon EPM 8.0 powered studio monitors. These affordable monitors have an internal amp, 8-inch woofers, three input types, and a rubbed MDF enclosure for good sound and durability. Our full review will be complete within the next two weeks, but check out our unboxing & first impressions video to see them fresh out of the package.
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|Loyalka, S. K.; Ghosh, Tushar K., Dr.; Prelas, Mark Antonio, 1953-; Tompson, R. V. (Robert Vaughn), 1958-; Viswanath, Dabir S.; Al-Dahhan, Muthanna; Gardner, Robin P.
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|Prismatic and pebble bed very high-temperature reactors (VHTRs) are very attractive both from a thermodynamic efficiency viewpoint and hydrogen-production capability. This project addresses numerous challenges associated with the fuel cycle, materials, and complex fluid dynamics and heat transfer. The objectives of the project are to: i. Conduct physical experiments for fission product transport phenomena in the overcoating and compact structural graphite and transport through TRISO coating layers ii. Develop improved sorption measurement techniques to measure the accumulation of condensable radionuclides ("plateout") in the VHTR primary coolant circuit and obtain representative data iii. Develop advanced computations of charged, radioactive dust (aerosol) transport in the VHTR coolant circuit and confinement by exploring direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) techniques for deposition and resuspension and conduct experiments to verify computational predictions iv. Develop a program to measure emissivity for various VHTR component materials, both bare and oxidized, and obtain extensive data v. Develop an experimental program to characterize gas, fission product, and particle flows in the complex geometries of pebble bed modular reactors (PBMRs) and help improve computational approaches and computer programs through experimental understandings This project is leading to research training of about a dozen Ph D students at the participating universities. Upon graduation, these students will be able to contribute even more effectively to the future challenges in the global deployment of nuclear power generation and hydrogen technologies. We will discuss the VHTR technology and research challenges. We also describe progress on the project by the three Consortium participants.
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24 year-old Matthew Chung is charged with attempted murder for the April incident.
He pleaded not guilty and was released.
The victim was seriously injured.
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Bangalore: The countdown is over, and all roads lead to the Trade Centre Bangalore at the Export Promotion Industrial Park in Whitefield Industrial Area for The Hindu Opportunities Job Fair on Saturday and Sunday. Last year, 45,000 candidates lined up for the fair, and a bigger turnout is expected for this year's event.
To help candidates reach the venue, the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will run special services. The buses will operate from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. between the job fair venue and the Kempe Gowda Bus Station, Shivajinagar Bus Station, K.R. Market and Marathahalli.
The job fair, organised by The Hindu with Cognizant as the event sponsor, is all about matching young or experienced jobseekers with potential employers.
Individuals over 20 years of age, graduates, postgraduates and professionals with two to 10 years' experience can apply by filling up forms to be circulated at the venue.
To register their names, interested candidates can browse the Net for www.thehindu.com or www.tmifirst.com/hf6/index.aspx. Once registered, candidates can look forward to a rewarding experience, featuring short-listing of candidates, tests, interviews and eventual recruitment.
Look out for the big brand companies from the information technology (IT) and IT-enabled services sectors, which will be present in large numbers.
In the case of professionals with less than two years' experience, the participating companies have pre-screened the registered CVs of graduates or postgraduates, including those with engineering degrees. Invitations have been sent to candidates whose profiles match the requirements of companies.
Professionals with two to 10 years' experience can register their names during the event.
They can walk into the job fair along with a printout of the registration confirmation form.


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The web home of Chris and Marianne Vaughn's hobbies:
puppetry and jewelry-making
(and an excuse for Chris to spend time playing with web design)
September 25, 2000: Well, we've had this domain name for several months now and I haven't done a thing with the site. I think it's about time to update it, don't you? So, with that in mind…
A lot's happened in our lives since I stopped working on my web pages devoted to the Muppet performers and Fraggle Rock and put up those first pictures of Marianne's jewelry back in 1997. The biggest one for me is that instead of just being a fan of the Muppets (which I still am), I'm now a puppet-builder and puppeteer. I'm not a pro by any means, but I've lent a hand to professional productions and I've gotten to know some of the very people I idolized back then. I've made lots of friends through the puppetry guild here in DC and the parent organizationPuppeteers of America and had a really good time.
For much of the past year I was working on a television show called Ten Acre Park for a public access cable station here in Fairfax, Virginia. I left the project before we got to the point of producing anything but it's still going strong.
I'm now working on another project with some friends to produce puppet videos which we'll publish on the net. More on that later…
Here are the web sites that we made several years ago. They haven't been updated in a very long time, but please feel free to visit them.
(Oh, and regarding my obsessive Fraggle and Muppet sites… thank you, I'm feeling much better now.


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This page contains Joy Mech Fight Unlockables for Nintendo Wii called "Boss Characters" and has been posted or updated on Apr 7, 2009 by janie. Let us know what you think of this Unlockable by thumbs voting.
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- Developer: Nintendo
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- Genre: Action Fighting
- Release: May 21, 1993
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2008 saw Apple prove its worth as a competitor in the handheld console market dominated by Sony and Nintendo. We've rounded up the things both gaming giants could learn from Apple. And for good measure we've compiled a list of the greatest iphone games available.
Alternate Endings
This is more of a video 'Choose Your Own Adventure' than anything else, good for a quick bus trip. But it is a nice throwback to the days when full-motion video games were considered cutting-edge. Ah, Night Trap, I miss you.
The classic Atari 2600 game, on your iPhone. It's a little twitchy, but hey, it's free.
Blackbeard's Assault
Match cannonball colors and keep them from hitting the X. If you've ever played Zuma, you'll feel right at home.
Booty Blocks
What is it about pirate puzzle games? Flick booty around the screen with your fingers.
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Here's a quick little vocabulary game, kind of like what you'd see in the newspaper - if you still read newspapers.
In this brain bender you use objects to angle water drops and solve puzzles.
Aurora Feint - The Beginning
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While Mexico is riddled with centers of endemism — its pines, oaks and deserts offering a distinctive Middle American flavor — the Mayan south is instead a Neotropical paradise.
This past March after I co-led the WINGS Western Chiapas and Oaxaca tour with legend Steve Howell (seeing many of those wonderful endemics, perhaps the topic of another blogpost), I got to spend a full week with him on our own in the Lacandon region of far eastern Chiapas – the tropical lowlands and foothills bordering Guatemala. Steve knows Mexico like no other, yet since much of this area was inaccessible until recently, some of the areas (and all of the hotels) were new territory even for him.
I've led the Palenque tour a couple of times, and that area offers just a taste of what lies farther down the newly paved highway to Yaxchilan. The border between Mexico and Guatemala here is formed by the Usumacinta River, flowing through this distant gap seen from the highway.
What used to be a very long, bumpy road taking all day is now covered in a couple hours. Once there, you can now find good hotels right near the river where the boats depart for the ruins.
It's a short ride to the ruins, which are not only interesting to look at but also offer good access to the forest undertstory. The White-whiskered Puffbird at the top was one of the birds we encountered here. We also visited the famous Bonampak ruins, not far away.
I'm always on the lookout for orchids, and this minute Notylia barkeri at Yaxchilan caught my attention. Thanks to Gerardo Salazar for the ID.
Even farther south there are community-based tourism projects, such as the Las Guacamayas lodge, where one can still see Scarlet Macaws in the wild in Mexico.
The people here have been encouraged in various other ways to find ecologically sustainable ways to make a living, and these butterfly bookmarks (and other handicrafts) represent one avenue.
They also offer boat excursions up beautiful, small Tzendales River, up and over several travertine waterfalls, into the Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve.
Our guides caught this Vieja species, one of several species of cichlids we ate for lunch.
This Salvin's Kite Swallowtail (Eurytides salvini) was kind enough to stay posed for both of us to get photos. We didn't know it at the time, but there were no published photos of this insect in the wild.
We were pleased to find Central American Pymgy-Owl quite common in this pristine forest.
While in the area, I added over 20 birds to my Mexico list – such tropical things as Plain Antvireo, Russet Antshrike, Scaly-breasted Hummingbird, Tawny-crowned Greenlet, and the White-whiskered Puffbird. But the highlight of the week was our stopping at a big, weedy field and recognizing it as potential Gray-breasted Crake habitat. There being no Mexico records for this bird didn't keep us from stopping, and indeed, within moments of my playing my iPod three of them were calling from the field, one very close. It eventually crossed the road in a weak, flapping run to the opposite ditch. When they first started calling, Steve was still getting out of the car. He was also skeptical when I first yelled "Gray-breasted Crake!" suggesting perhaps I was hearing a frog. So at least for a few moments until he heard them clearly and suspended his disbelief, I had a bird in Mexico that Steve didn't have.
Another highlight of our scout was the side road through the freshwater marshes of Pantanos de Centla Biosphere Reserve near Villahermosa. Like a mini-Pantanal, there was never a moment we weren't surrounded by birds. These photos of Pinnated Bittern and Crane Hawk were taken from the roadside.
Steve had never seen such concentrations of Pinnated Bittern, Bare-throated Tiger-Heron, and Northern Jacana as we saw along this road. When we do our new WINGS tour here this coming February we'll make the detour to include this great area.
Photo at top: White-whiskered Puffbird at the Yaxchilan Ruins digiscoped with a Sony DSC-W320 and a Zeiss FieldScope. All photos by Rich Hoyer.
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When you try to repair your Windows XP installation or when your computer first restarts after you upgrade to Windows XP, you may receive the following STOP error message on a blue-screen:
A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.
If this is the first time you've seen this Stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps:
Check to make sure any new hardware or software is properly installed. If this is a new installation, ask your hardware or software manufacturer for any Windows updates you might need.
If problems continue, disable or remove any newly installed hardware or software. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use Safe Mode to remove or disable components, restart your computer, press F8 to select Advanced Startup Options, and then select Safe Mode.
Technical information:
*** STOP: 0x0000006B (0x0000003A, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)
If you are experiencing this STOP error message on a blue screen in Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
(https://support.microsoft.com/kb/981833/ )"STOP: 0x0000006B" Stop error message during startup on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
This issue may occur if the Roxio GoBack program is installed in your computer.
Note The GoBack program is also included with the Norton SystemWorks program.
To resolve this issue, cancel Windows XP Setup, remove GoBack, and then restart Windows XP Setup.
To work around this issue, disable GoBack when Windows XP Setup restarts the computer:
Warning If you disable GoBack, all historical GoBack-related information is lost, and you cannot use GoBack to restore your computer to an earlier state.
To obtain additional support information for the GoBack program, visit the following third-party Web site:
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