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Consumer cyclical stocks declined 1.3% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.7%, the Nasdaq fell 0.9% and the S&P 500 was down 0.7%.
Some of the biggest losers among consumer cyclical stocks include:
- Harley-Davidson Inc (HOG[1]): HOG stock is down 3.1% today.
- Delphi Automotive Plc (DLPH[2]): DLPH stock is down 2.7%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Lear Corp (LEA[3]): LEA stock is down 2.7% today.
- Borgwarner Inc (BWA[4]): BWA stock is down 2.4% today.
- Tenneco Automotive (TEN[5]): TEN stock is down 2.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Ford Motor Company (F[6]): F stock is down 2.2% today.
- Irobot Corp (IRBT[7]): IRBT stock is down 1.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Visteon Corp (VC[8]): VC stock is down 1.8% today.
- Dana Holding Corp (DAN[9]): DAN stock is down 1.8% today.
- La-Z-Boy Inc (LZB[10]): LZB stock is down 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
For more information on the best stocks to buy[11] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[12].
And for more on the hot stocks moving most on Wall Street right now, check out our archive of daily market movers by sector here[13].
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3G networking reaches the top of the world
All of the TeliaSonera/Ncell 3G base stations in the Mount Everest region run on solar or solar hybrid power
"Guess where I'm calling from..." - using the new 3G network high in the Mount Everest region
The highest 3G base station is located at an altitude of 5,200 meters and gives locals, trekkers, and climbers access to a mobile phone network wherever on the great mountain they may be
Users can enjoy connection speeds of up to 5Mbps on the new 3G network in the Mount Everest region
Updating Facebook from high in the mountain range
TeliaSonera has confirmed that those at the summit will be able to update their Facebook profile with a photo from the top of the world
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Cream brought the country blues classic Sittin' on top of the world to an international audience in the late 1960s... and now you can watch it on YouTube while you're sitting there. Through its subsidiary Ncell, the Swedish telecommunications group TeliaSonera has launched 3G services in the Mount Everest area of Nepal – which makes the company the providers of the world's highest mobile data service.
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Tool review: 10" Sliding Mitersaws
- • Nonsliding saws
- • Count on miter settings for repeatable cuts
- • Other factors to consider before getting a slider
- • Slide your mitersaw dollars to these models
Slide your mitersaw dollars to these models
By the end of our testing, two dual-bevel saws had risen to the head of this class: the Bosch 4410 and the Makita LS1016L. Both models provide test-leading miter ranges from 60� right to 52� left with rock-solid detents. The Bosch has nine miter detents and five bevel stops. We like its microadjuster for fine-tuning miter angles and its included table extensions for extra support.
But the Makita edges past the Bosch with a soft-start motor and more miter detents (10) and bevel stops (7). It also has the smoothest sliding and plunging action in the test, the tallest fence (by 1/2"), and the only factory-supplied blade capable of making furniture-quality cuts. For all this, the LS1016L earns our Top Tool honor.
If you'd like to get a slider but can't spring for the Makita, consider Craftsman's 21237 for just $250, our Top Value. This saw has few amenities, but it's accurate when set up correctly, and, although slightly underpowered, it cuts acceptably with a slower feed rate.
Learn the results of our testing of the Bosch 4405 and 4410, Craftsman 21237 and 21201, DeWalt DW717, Hitachi C1-FSH, Jet JMS-10SCMS, Kobalt SM2505LW, Makita LS1016L, and Ryobi TSS100Lin the December 2010/January 2011 issue of WOOD magazine, or download the review.
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Actel Announces New FlashPro4 Programmer
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Actel Corporation (Nasdaq: ACTL) today announced FlashPro4, the newest hardware programmer supporting Actel's flash FPGAs: the IGLOO® series and ProASIC®3 series (including RT ProASIC3), SmartFusion(TM) and Actel Fusion® families. FlashPro4 also supports FPGA embedded software program and debug managed by Actel's SoftConsole Integrated Design Environment (IDE) for embedded processors.
FlashPro4 offers high performance communication through the use of USB 2.0 and is high-speed compliant for full use of the 480 Mbps bandwidth. For IGLOO nano 1.2 V core FPGAs, 1.2 V programming is supported.
"FlashPro4 provides our flash FPGA customers with the latest hardware technology for performing both hardware design implementation and software program implementation for embedded processor designs," said Wendy Lockhart, senior manager, design solutions, Actel. "In addition, it provides a common approach for facilitating FPGA debug for tools such as Synopsys® Identify® RTL debugger and Actel's on-chip debug, plus SoftConsole, Actel's embedded software IDE. It is also low enough in cost that our customers can include it with their end systems, so their customers and support personnel can readily perform in-system programming updates in the field."
Key Features
- Provides programming for hardware design for all current Actel flash FPGAs and embedded software design and debug for embedded ARM® Cortex(TM)-M3, Cortex-M1, 8051s, and future embedded processor designs.
- Common interface for hardware and software debug for Synopsys Identify, Actel on-chip debug, and Actel SoftConsole embedded software IDE
- Low cost in-system programming (ISP) hardware for a single FPGA or chain of Actel flash FPGAs
- Supports 1.2 V programming for Actel IGLOO nano 1.2 V core FPGAs
- Replaces and is fully backward compatible with the previous FlashPro3 programmer
Pricing and Availability
Actel's FlashPro4 programmer is now available for US $49. The part number is FLASHPRO4. The kit includes a USB cable, a ribbon cable with 10-pin JTAG connector, and a quickstart card.
The FlashPro software is available for free, either standalone or as part of all Actel Libero® Integrated Design Environment (IDE) versions.
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Actel is the leader in low power FPGAs and mixed signal FPGAs, offering the most comprehensive portfolio of system and power management solutions. Power Matters. Learn more at www.actel.com.
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After Obama
We can imagine what lies ahead in 2017 — no matter the result of either the 2014 midterm elections or the 2016 presidential outcome.
There will be no more $1 trillion deficits. About $10 trillion will have been added to the national debt during the Obama administration, on top of the more than $4 trillion from the prior eight-year George W. Bush administration. That staggering bipartisan sum will force the next president to be a deficit hawk, both fiscally and politically.
In addition, there will be no huge new federal spending programs — no third or fourth stimulus, no vast new entitlements. The debt is so large and voters so tired of massive borrowing that the next president will talk not of "investments" but of balancing the budget. In 2016, President Hillary Clinton or President Marco Rubio will tell us that cutting spending and living within our means is the new cool.
If eight years of borrowing, printing, spending, and lending vast sums of money at zero interest did not lead to economic recovery, then the antithesis of all that will be the explicit platform of Republicans and the implicit one of Democrats.
Obamacare may remain in name, but in fact most of its provisions will be discarded or amended. Its full implementation next year will result in almost everything that was not supposed to happen: higher health-care premiums, rationed care, scarcer doctors and fewer jobs. Obamacare will mostly go the way of the Defense of Marriage Act — officially the law of the land, but its enforcement simply ignored by the powers that be.
Despite an increase in carbon emissions since 2000, the planet did not heat up in the last 15 years. Scientists will continue to argue over global warming, but politicians will not talk much more of implementing costly cap-and-trade policies. They will still praise green energy as the way of the future, but they will not continue the massive subsidies to substitute it for far cheaper fossil fuels.
Instead, expect a renewal of federal oil and natural gas leases on public lands. There is too much newly discovered recoverable energy on federal property to continue to delay its full production — and too much of an upside in cheaper gas at the pump, more independence from Middle East autocracies, more jobs, more money and more economic growth.
Do not expect the same level of increases in disability and unemployment insurance and in food stamps. The trajectories of all those programs since 2009 are not sustainable. For all the talk that Social Security and Medicare are not in bad shape, Democrats and Republicans after Obama will be forced to save both programs by either upping the eligibility age, curbing some benefits or hiking payroll taxes — or all that and more.
The next president will jettison the sort of class warfare that has led only to short-term political gain and long-term polarization. Obama's "fat cats" and "one percenters" will disappear from the presidential vocabulary. We will hear no more accusations that the successful really did not build their own businesses, or that they should have known when it was time not to profit because they had made quite enough money. Expect just the opposite: a Bill Clinton-like schmoozing of small businesses to please start buying, hiring and expanding again.
Aside from the partisan furor over whether the Obama policies have worked — Democrats will say that things would have been worse without them; Republicans will insist that a natural recovery was turned into long-term doldrums — we will not see them continued.
We are institutionalizing, in European style, huge government, high unemployment, sluggish GDP growth, serial annual deficits, ballooning aggregate national debt and massive dependency, along with near-zero interest rates. The two parties will disagree over the contours of this chronically weak economy, but not over the fact of its weakness — or soon, even its causes. Most Americans will not wish to continue down the road to Italy or Spain.
Barack Obama is a landmark figure: young, charismatic, seemingly post-national and supposedly post-racial. For those reasons alone, he enjoys a level of unshakeable political support not predicated on the actual record of his tenure as president — in the manner most remember fondly that he won the Nobel Prize but don't quite know what he did to earn it.
Obama's economic record will be dispassionately acknowledged to be similar to that of Jimmy Carter. But, unlike Carter, Obama will remain a mythical figure in liberal circles.
To borrow a line from a classic Western, "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." And so we will do just that.
(Victor Davis Hanson is a classicist and historian at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. His new book, "The Savior Generals," will appear this spring from Bloomsbury Press. You can reach him by e-mailing[email protected].)
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There have been many movies I didn't like but others did, and many I liked but others didn't. Among the latter was 1980's live-action "Popeye."
The script and songs are questionable, and the production was troubled. The casting, however, is remarkable, including Shelley Duvall as Olive Oyl and Ray Walston as Poopdeck Pappy — but chiefly, Robin Williams in the title role.
"Robin Williams was a genius in that film," said a friend who hadn't liked "Popeye" but was blown away by Williams' performance.
He was, indeed, a genius. But he rarely reached his potential in movies, perhaps because his strength lay in comic improvisation, not in realizing a script.
Plainly Williams had bigger problems than finding the right vehicle. It's been suggested that his move into dramatic roles was an effort to grapple with issues he hadn't been able to get at. Maybe his newly disclosed Parkinson's disease was the last straw. His mentor, the great Jonathan Winters, had his demons, too, but he seems to have conquered them, and he lived to 87.
I never watched "Mork and Mindy," so I was oblivious as Williams rose to fame. Except for "Popeye," I'd mainly just heard the name.
That changed in 1983, when I visited that same friend in New York and she took me to Catch a Rising Star, a club for up and coming performers. We sat through several pretty good stand-up acts, and then, to everyone's astonishment and delight, Robin Williams came in. He was ushered to the stage, about 15 feet in front of me, and proceeded to deliver 40 minutes of deeply satisfying insanity.
Where did all that stuff come from? The references, the voices — how could he think of it all and adopt those personalities on the spot like that?
Williams and Winters were comic Mozarts: They could "just turn on the faucet," as one of my music teachers put it. That the material was so fresh is the hallmark of improvisation, and Williams was its master.
He was also a smart, kind and generous man. Mentioned many times over the past week has been the irony of someone who brought so much joy to so many people, on and off stage, being himself such a tragic figure.
I once read an interview with somebody who had attempted suicide. His view was that people don't kill themselves out of hate or apathy, to hurt others, or even to escape situations. They kill themselves because they're in mental anguish. They hurt, nobody can understand, much less help, and they just can't take any more.
At 63, Robin Williams had had enough. We don't know the source and nature of his pain; we only know that it wasn't mitigated by the fact that we could never have had enough of him.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bausch + Lomb, the global eye health company, will launch several innovative products at the upcoming Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (Chicago, November 10-13), which will provide ocular surgeons with compelling new treatment options for customizing patient care and potentially improving outcomes. The company will be providing hands-on demonstrations of the newly approved VICTUS™ Femtosecond Laser platform and enVista® hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lens, and showcasing its broad range of surgical, pharmaceutical and consumer vision solutions in its booth (#3126). In addition, there will be research presented at the conference related to several new products, along with a series of thought-provoking talks in the Bausch + Lomb booth, led by industry luminaries and company executives.
New Launches: VICTUS™ Femtosecond Laser Platform & enVista® Intraocular Lens
Earlier this summer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted 510(k)-clearance for the VICTUS™ femtosecond laser platform to Bausch + Lomb and partner, Technolas Perfect Vision GmbH (TPV), a leading ophthalmology laser company. The VICTUS femtosecond laser is capable of supporting cataract and corneal (LASIK flap) procedures on a single platform. The versatile system is designed to provide greater precision compared to manual cataract surgery techniques, potentially enhancing patient experience. Together, Bausch + Lomb and TPV have been promoting the system globally and will be performing demonstrations in their booths during the meeting (#3126 & 4226). In addition, Bausch + Lomb is sponsoring a breakfast symposium at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 6:30 a.m. CST entitled, New Femtocataract and IOL Technology for the Refractive Cataract Surgeon, followed that evening by a TPV-
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The Trailhawk's rugged good looks were right at home against the backdrop of changing seasons.
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We've arrived at episode #53 of the Autoblog Podcast, which means we're at the final stage of the Autoblog Podcast Relaunch Sweepstakes. The prize this week is the king of all iPods, an 80GB iPod Video. It doesn't get any better than that, so if you've been waiting to enter the sweepstakes, now's the time. To do so, listen to the podcast and wait to hear the secret keyword revealed. Once you've got it, email the keyword to abresearch at gmail dot com along with your name, age and address. That's
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We told you about two Chrysler concepts that will be debuting at the 2007 North American International Auto Show back in late November when the automaker released sketches of the Chrysler Nassau and Jeep Trailhawk. Today we were offered a video (embedded after the jump) that gives us glimpses of each concept amid snaps of bongo drums being played. The theme of the short vid is "Marching to the Beat of a Different Drum", and just by releasing such a video we think they're point is made. The above
Looks the trickle of officially leaked images is becoming a deluge far in advance of the L.A. Auto Show next week. First it was the interior pic of the 2008 Chevy Malibu released by General Motors earlier today, and now the Chrysler Group has given us renderings of a pair of concepts that will appear in its booth at the L.A. show. Pictured above is the Jeep Trailhawk, so named for the "cropped" headlamps that "produce the countenance of a bird of prey." Or so says the highly stylized PR text tha
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The Mississippi Senate is moving forward with a bill that would require the consolidation of the West Point School District and the Clay County School District, and some longtime Clay County school officials say they're totally in favor of the consolidation.
For 21 years Annie Johnson has served on the Clay County School Board and currently serves as its president. Johnson said consolidating the two school districts in the county is a wise move by state leaders and feels that it will be a great deal for both West Point and Clay County.
Shelia V. Evans age 41, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2013, in Jackson.
Funeral services are Saturday, February 16, 2013, at 1:30 p.m. from Callahan M.B. Church in Woodland. The body will arrive at the church at 1 p.m. Burial will follow in Callahan M.B. Church Cemetery.
Carter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Two weeks ago, the West Point annual banquet was held under the theme "Our Secrets Revealed." The idea being that West Point has tons of history and scores of new opportunities for the future.
Aside from our contributions to the arts and being the home of renowned businesses like Southern Ionics and Mossy Oak, West Point is also home to nearly 200 of arguably the best cattle in the state.
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"Is there aught a remedy for this neglect of rural life? Let us, at least, yield ourselves to the gratifications of a beautiful dream that there is. In our dream, we have limitless resources, and the people yield themselves with perfect docility to our moulding hand. The present educational conventions fade from our minds; and unhampered by tradition, we work our own good will upon a grateful and responsive rural folk. We shall not try to make these people or any of their children into philosophers or men of learning or of science.
Our President's second inauguration and State of the Union address have now come and gone, and it is evident that crucial budget cuts remain a possibility if no further agreements are reached by March 1.
To the left, Suzie Marshall plays keyboards as Susan Moore plays on the Grand Piano at Bryan Public Library on Wednesday. The special Love Song-theme Noontime Tunes, sponsored by the West Point/Clay County Arts Council graced a packed house with melodies. Watch a short video of the duo at www.dailytimesleader.com Photos by Bryan Davis
The Lady Eagles took on Sharkey-Issequena Academy in the opening round of the MAIS A North Central Tournament on the campus of Calhoun Academy.
Hebron Christian jumped out to an early 18-11 lead in the first half, but were outscored by Sharkey 15-3 in the second quarter giving the Lady Confederates a 26-21 advantage going into halftime. The Lady Eagles answered during the third quarter regaining the lead with three minutes left in the quarter and closed the third leading 33-32. Foul trouble hampered Hebron in the fourth quarter allowing Sharkey to pull away and defeat Hebron 59-40.
It only takes a second for a team to win or lose a game. This statement always seems to hold true especially during the postseason of basketball, a sport known for exciting finishes.
The West Point Green Wave entered into the district 2 5-A tournament after a 14-11 regular season and going 3-3 within region play. The five-hundred district record landed the Wave as the third-seed in the region tournament at New Hope and set a date with Lowndes County foe, the New Hope Trojans.


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Right; think back now to the most embarrassing thing you've ever done in your whole life. Maybe it was the porn mag you shoplifted when you were 11, or maybe it was the one-night stand you had last month... with your bank manager.
Come on. Feel the guilt. Squirm. And now, imagine what it would be like to suffer from that feeling every single morning.
Here's the problem. I get a car to test, for a week usually, and in that time I'm able to work out almost nothing. Oh sure, I can tell you how fast it goes and what it looks like. I'm even able to determine if it's noisy.
But in actual fact, none of this stuff really matters. Take the Ford Puma for instance. Having been bowled over by the styling, the performance and the promise of low, low Ford- style running costs, we made it the Top Gear Car of the Year.
And, impressed by our report on the programme, a friend of mine bought one. And over dinner last week, he shoved his finger up my nose and explained that if you lift the tailgate up when it's raining, several gallons of water pour into the boot.
I never spotted this because when I tested the car, it was dry. But in the big scheme of things, it's not the end of the world. What concerns me far more is that I can't report on the one area that really matters - reliability.
In the last series I decided that the new Alfa Romeo GTV was the best coupe you could buy. It was pretty much the fastest and, though looks are subjective, I'll come round to your house with a broken bottle if you disagree that this mini Ferrari is a supermodel in a sea of excrement.
Now I knew it would not be reliable. I knew that after six months, if I'd pressed the window switch, the boot would have opened, and that if I'd mashed the throttle into the carpet, the bonnet would have flown away. I knew all of this. But I had no proof. So I couldn't say it.
"What concerns me is that I can't report on the one area that really matters – reliability"
And as a result Dr Lynch of Belfast bought one. And now he's written to say that it's the most unreliable piece of donkey-do ever to grace the Emerald Isle. In nine months, the car has been off the road for eight weeks. And I told him to buy one. Oh my God. The guilt. The angst.
And what's this? The next morning I got a letter from Simon Saunders who, following my report, has a Land Rover Freelander. It arrived with the speedo calibrated in kilometres. And over the summer, the speaker fell out of the door, the transmission began to rattle, it ate oil like a school boiler and the air conditioning began to think it was a shower, hosing water into the cabin.
Sadly, it hasn't actually broken down so, technically speaking, under the terms of my agreement with the MD of Rover, Dr Hasselkus, Simon is not allowed to burn anyone's house down. But he is cheesed off.
And so is Andy Jones. Because he bought a Volvo T5R which received the Clarkson small-boy-in-toy-shop treatment on TV. I loved it. I raved about it. Andy bought one and to list all the faults, he used up all the paper in my fax machine. My hair stood on end as I digested the litany of problems. Oh God, the CD stopped working; pass the razor. Oh no, it judders; where are the Disprin?
And then, this morning I really did reach for the carving knife. A driving instructor wrote to say that in the last four years he has covered 130,000 miles in his Nissan Micra. It has been subjected to the worst kind of brutality from Maureen and her ilk and, apart from regular servicing, it has only needed two new brake pads.
A Nissan bloody Micra, for heaven's sake. I hate the Nissan Micra. I have joked about this lump of Japanese junk for years. It is as sensible as a sandal, with as much flair as Johnny Rotten's trousers. Yet it works, every single day, without fail.
There is only one solution. Treat what I say about cars as entertainment - but under no circumstances actually go and buy anything I like.
Seriously, the guilt is killing me. Every morning, Postman Pat delivers another tale of woe from some poor sod who wanted that 150mph top speed. He wanted to generate two 'g' on every roundabout. And now the car is sitting in a workshop with oil spewing out of its heater vents. Please don't write to me any more. Please. Write to Quentin. It's all his fault.


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They defeated their rivals by seven wickets and booked their ticket to New Delhi, where they would meet nine other winners from nine centres in the all-India fixture from April 24.
The Valmiki team also pocketed Rs. 50,000 for emerging victorious in the zonal fixture while the Bhaskar team settled for Rs. 35,000 as runners-up. The Bhaskar team made 102 in 35.4 overs and, in reply, the Valmiki team overhauled the target in the 22nd over by losing three wickets. Speaking at the prize distribution function, former international stumper and Andhra Cricket Association director (operations) M.S.K. Prasad said the players from the both the teams had the wherewithal to represent Andhra and India in the higher-level of cricket.
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"Both wicketkeepers (Santosh and Sampath) were good. I would like to have them in the residential academies coming up from this academic year. The ACA will take care of their education as well," said Mr. Prasad amid thunderous applause. He said some of the players had the skills to represent Andhra in the State teams. Procam International director Sankaran said while it was easy to get sponsor for senior cricket, the junior cricket, especially the school cricket, suffered owing to lack of sponsors. "School cricket was sponsored by Parle and Boost earlier. Now, Coca Cola is taking care of school cricket. Next year, we would like to add two more States to the existing 10." He also asked the players to concentre on physical fitness as it was paramount for the success of any cricketer at any level of cricket.
He said 22 boys would be selected after the New Delhi tourney and they would be kept in a camp under the Australian coaches. "We will select a final 15-member squad to travel to Sri Lanka to play a three-match series. Later, we will select the best of three players who will travel to England and stay with three families and pursue their education and cricket," explained Mr. Sankaran.
ACA treasurer Raheem, ACA Central Zone secretary Koka Ramesh, and ACA media manager C. R. Mohan took part in the function.
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According to Clarkston Police, Marjorie Young spanked the boy 80 times as a punishment because he would not do his homework. The boy was being homeschooled at the time.
Young, who was originally charged with 2nd-degree assault-domestic violence, was sentenced to 90 days in jail with credit for one day served, and the rest suspended. She was also given unsupervised probation and must pay fines in the amount of $2,240, according to court officials.
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A new report suggests that California agriculture already uses water efficiently and disputes the notion that conservation could free up large amounts of water for other uses.
Increasing water efficiency would generate only 330,000 acre-feet per year of new water, according to the study, which was conducted by the Center for Irrigation Technology at CSU Fresno. That represents about 0.5 percent of the state's water use.
Switching from flood irrigation to less water-intensive methods, such as drip irrigation, usually will not make more water available in a given region because runoff may be reused by other farmers or fish and wildlife, the study says. Flows that seep into the soil but are not used by crops may replenish the groundwater supply.
"What they point out is that what isn't used by one farmer is generally used by others," said Tim Quinn, executive director of the Association of California Water Agencies, a coalition of public water agencies. Other users may benefit as well, he said. For instance, "virtually every wildlife refuge relies on return flows from agriculture for its sustenance."
In addition, improving agricultural water conservation may have unintended consequences. For instance, the study notes that many cities are dependent exclusively on groundwater, so boosting agricultural efficiency may result in less water seeping into underground aquifers, thereby depleting city supplies.
The only way to significantly reduce farm water consumption is to take some land out of production or change the types of crops, which is not a true water savings, but rather a diversion of water to other uses, the study concludes.
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While it's true that water systems are interconnected, more intensive farm water use has consequences beyond the total volume of water available, said Rebecca Nelson, lead researcher for the Comparative Groundwater Law and Policy Program at Stanford University.
"If a farmer uses water, generally, the quality of that water will decrease when it goes to the next use," she said.
More water application means more pesticides and fertilizers as well, and nitrogen-rich runoff from farms seeps into groundwater supplies and can contaminate wells with nitrates, she said. Nitrates might cause "blue baby" syndrome, which causes infants to carry less oxygen in their blood. That can be a particularly tough problem in poor communities where people cannot afford to dig deep wells that bypass nitrate contamination, she said.
Tracking water use is notoriously tricky, but there is room for efficiency improvements, said Heather Cooley, co-director of the water program at the Pacific Institute, which advocates for greater water use efficiency. Available data from 2001 suggests that many farmers in the state still rely on wasteful watering methods, such as flood irrigation. A 2009 report by the institute found that wider use of water-sparing techniques, such as drip or scheduled irrigation, could save up to 17 percent of the total agricultural water applied to fields.
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The four-time Most Valuable Player was on Denver's roster Tuesday, the start of the new league year, triggering his guaranteed salary of $20 million a year for 2013 and 2014.
Manning, who turns 37 on March 24, had passed a physical earlier in the offseason, so it was no surprise to see his name on the roster when the league year and free agency officially began Tuesday afternoon.
Because Manning's health was questionable as he entered free agency last year after multiple neck operations, the Broncos signed him to a contract that did not include a signing bonus. It went counter to the structure of most NFL contracts and gave the Broncos a chance to bail without huge financial damage if Manning wasn't effective after the surgery.
In turn, Manning got two years guaranteed if he made it into the second season. The last two years of the deal - 2015 and 2016 - are worth $19 million each and are not guaranteed.
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Denver also brought defensive tackle Kevin Vickerson back, agreeing to terms on a two-year contract with the ninth-year veteran, who started 14 games last season and helped anchor the Broncos' second-ranked run defense.
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I decided to write a rebuttal since most of the tips on here are against whale watching. As I work in the hotel industry in Victoria, I know there are plenty of people including locals who enjoy the opportunity to experience Whale Watching. I say to all guests that whale watching on a zodiac is the thrill of a lifetime, even if you don't see whales, riding in the boat is enough fun.
Indeed, it is expensive (whale watching companies are also victim to high fuel prices), but it is an experience and realistically, there are lots of other items in this world that people pay an arm and a leg to see including Disneyland. It is an experience that makes you one with nature. Remember the tv show, "The Magic School" bus? This is an educational experience that brings you into the life of a whale. Certainly, one could open the debate that it is harmful to the whales but truthfully, I would beg to differ. Over 90% if not all of the whale watching companies employ university educated marine biologists or naturalists. These people as well as the companies know that it is in everyone's best interest to protect and preserve the whales. In my experience, I believe that the whale watching industry has actually helped greatly to preserve the whale species by educating the general public on the history, life, and importance of preservation of this beautiful creature. Afterall, without whales, they would have no business or industry! There are strict guidelines enforced by the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans as well as the Whale Watching Operators Association of the Pacific Northwest which works to minimize the impact the industry has on the whales.
I personally enjoy observing whales in their natural habitat and believe it or not, they do surprise you! You never know when a whale is going to surface underneath the boat or to breach (jump out of the water). I would much rather see a whale jumping out of the water on its own will rather than be forced or enticed by a trainer at Seaworld. Typically when whales jump out of the water in the natural environment, it is because they are checking us out or because they are playing. If there is anything that we should boycott, it should be whales kept in tiny marine aquariums being treated like goldfish. Whale watching is more than just about the whales. You also get to learn about other marine wildlife including California Sealions, harbour seals, birds, and porpoises.
Tours typically range from 2hrs and 30min to 3hrs and 30min. It does get chilly so be sure to dress warmly and possibly wet :) No whales sightings are not guaranteed. However, in the summer months of June-August when all 3 resident pods of killer whales are in the area, the rate of success is over 90%. If you don't see whales, most companies typically offer you the opportunity to go again for free on a stand-by basis until you see whales. This offer is typically valid for one year.
Alright, so, if I've said enough to sell you on the idea of whale watching, here's what to look for.....
Decide if you want to go on a zodiac, covered boat, or a scarab. Here's the difference. A zodiac is like a roller coaster ride on the water. If you enjoy a high speed thrill ride, the wind blowing in your face, water splashing and don't mind riding the waves with a few bumps, a zodiac is for you. I would not recommend it for people with back problems or pregnant women. On the opposite end, the covered boats offer a smooth, relaxing and warm experience. Many companies offer heated cabins, fully equipped with washrooms as well as indoor and outdoor seating. Finally, if you're looking for the best of both worlds - the scarab offers the speed of the zodiac but the comfort and stability of a covered boat. They are the most expensive of all three options but you can be guaranteed a first class experience!
Depending what type of boat you choose will help you narrow the search on available companies. Let's choose the most common type of boat, the zodiac. The zodiac is actually unique to the West Coast in that it was originally designed here for search and rescue operations. 99% of the companies in Victoria offer zodiac boats. What you want to look for when searching a company is time of departure, price, and if it is of importance, are there washrooms on board? Some zodiacs feature washrooms, other don't.
You can compare the selection of whale watching companies to the selection of airlines. The cheapest companies are the no-frills companies. They will provide you with whale watching and just that. The more expensive companies have a little more to offer including complimentary hot drinks, binoculars, use of toques, ear muffs, gloves, sun screen. Some even give you a complimentary marine wildlife guide or photo CD to take home. Be sure prior to booking to ensure that the company does offer a whale guarantee meaning that if you don't see whales, they will let you go again for free on a stand-by basis. Not all companies offer that. If you book the trip through your hotel, they will typically pick you up and drop you off at the hotel free of charge. Don't worry, you won't pay more by booking through a hotel. Most hotel employees have been whale watching and they can recommend their favourite companies to you.
Unique Suggestions: One other thing to consider when choosing companies is the trip time - some companies go for 2.5 to 3 hours, others go from 3.5 to 4 hours. It may seem like a miniscule difference but bear in mind that if you travel from half way around the world to see whales and you have limited time, you want to make sure you see whales! There are some days that the whales are out of the 2.5 to 3 hour range which means that the extra 30min to 1 hour on the water will make the difference. There are only a couple of companies in Victoria that offer the longer tours and quite often they are the only companies that see whales on a given day. Those 2 companies are what I refer to as the premiere companies. They are the most expensive but offer the most bells and whistles. You are also given the greatest possible chance to see whales. I mean, what's another $10-15 if it means potentially going home and not seeing anything! The expensive companies typically own faster boats as well so they are able to travel farther distances than other zodiacs with slower engines. Also, the expensive companies do not jam their schedules full of departures which means that if the whales are out of the alloted time range, often the expensive company will take you as far as you need to go (within reason) in order to see whales because they don't need to worry about being back at home base for another scheduled departure. I've heard of some trips being as long as 6 hours.
Fun Alternatives: There is NO alternative! It is an experience unique to the Pacific Northwest and it is the time of a lifetime! Yes, there are some bad days but doesn't that happen everywhere?! If you don't want to spend the money on whale watching, ride the ferry between Victoria and Bellingham or the Anacortes-Sidney ferry or the Swartz Bay-Tsawassen ferry and maybe you'll get lucky!
Alternatively, go to French Beach in Sooke and you might be able to spot some whales from land. They like to hang around Sooke basin in the summer. You can often spot them from land on San Juan Island.
Why does everyone dress in those bright orange space station suits to go whale watching, i have spent hours sitting downtown near the boats take off points and you never hear anyone say OMG did you see that whale i want to go again... 'nuff said
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Fun Alternatives: take the ferry to some of the other islands such as pender or saltspring for the day you have a good chance of seeing whales on your way too and it would actually almost work out to cheaper!
Whale Watching tours...They charge you an arm and a leg and theres no guarantee you will see any whales. Besides, only the tourists do it (its sort of a faux pas with native northwesterners) and its very detrimental to the whales.
If you insist on going out whale watching (or whale harassing as the locals call it) don't tell any locals that you have done this.
People who go whale watching are considered ignorant "ugly tourists" who don't care about the environment.
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Ok this line of conversation confuses me. I live on the beach near race rocks and I am from BC. I SEE NOTHING WRONG WITH whale watching. It's good for the economy and when I am out on my sail boat and see whales I am always in aww.
The company's are respectful and even a bit over protective as I always drift when near them and have had some say I'm too close when I'm "adrift". It's the whales who are curious.
Any way yes it's expensive we all have to pay the bills and they only make money for a bit of the year.
And how is it faupas to talk about this? I did it when I came home from a job with the UN and what a way to come home.
Now when I look ot the window at race rocks I see the boats go and I want to be there. Yes it's cold and hard on the back but don't knock it till you tried it.
And as foreseeing them from the ferry. Well Im middle aged and only twice have I seen them from the ferry. From my boat lots so you can take in one of the beautiful islands but if you want to see whales GET ON A BOAT!
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Out of curiosity the lady with the negative comments. Are you going to Uvic? Thought so. Cheer up life is fun. Enjoy it.
I agree, whalewatching is awesome. Most operators are respectful, they have to be.
It seems to be the norm for negative speakers to bother to post, and postive ones to get on with their lives and not need to write about it. We just need them to write more positive reviews. Where I live it's not "ugly tourists" who are the only whalewatchers, locals love to do it just as much.
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|6th Premier of the Northwest Territories
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November 14, 1991 – November 22, 1995
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|Brian Mulroney
Kim Campbell
Jean Chrétien
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Nellie Cournoyea, OC (born March 4, 1940[1] in Aklavik, Northwest Territories) is a former Canadian politician, who served as the sixth Premier of the Northwest Territories from 1991 to 1995. She was the first female premier of a Canadian territory and the second female premier in Canadian history after Rita Johnston of British Columbia.
Cournoyea is of mixed Norwegian and Inupiaq heritage.
Before entering politics, Cournoyea was an announcer and station manager for CBC North in Inuvik, and a land claims worker for the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada.
She was first elected to the territorial Legislative Assembly in 1979, representing the electoral district of Western Arctic until it was dissolved in 1983, and then the new district of Nunakput for the remainder of her career in politics. She served the government in a variety of cabinet positions.
On November 14, 1991, she was chosen as premier under the territory's consensus government system, in which the premier is chosen by elected members following the general election. Cournoyea served as premier until 1995, and subsequently chose not to stand for reelection to the Legislative Assembly. She currently serves as chair and CEO of the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation.
She was a winner of the National Aboriginal Achievement Award in 1994, and has been awarded honorary doctorates in law from Lakehead University, Carleton University and the University of Toronto.
In 2008, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada[2] as well as inducted into the Aboriginal Business Hall of Fame.[3]
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Forum Energy readies exploration in Recto Bank
Philex unit earmarks $88.5M for project
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London-listed Forum Energy Plc, which is majority-owned by Philex Mining Corp., is spending up to $88.5 million to explore oil and natural gas prospects in disputed waters covering resource-rich Recto Bank.
The Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) confirmed that it had received and approved the UK firm's exploration program.
However, Philex Mining, the controlling shareholder of Forum Energy, said it had yet to receive the formal approval for the project.
PCSD said it would issue a document called "clearance" to formally inform Forum Energy of the approval.
According to the approved program, exploration activities will take place in an area covering 880,000 hectares, located about 80 nautical miles from mainland Palawan. Exploration activities are estimated to cost anywhere from $48.5 million to $88.5 million.
Forum Energy would have to apply for a separate clearance if it plans to move on to production, PCSD said.
The UK-based firm has until Aug. 14, 2015, to implement the drilling and investment schedule in Recto Bank. On Jan. 28, 2013, the Department of Energy approved a two-year extension of the drilling and investment schedule.
Forum Energy has also obtained a certificate of non-coverage (issued in lieu of the Environmental Compliance Certificate) from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources as well as certification from the National Commission of Indigenous People.
Philex Mining, which is chaired by businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan, holds 64.45 percent of the issued capital of Forum through subsidiaries FEC Resources Inc. and Philex Petroleum Corp.
Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho L. Petilla had said that the Pangilinan group might continue commercial talks with state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) on natural gas resources in the West Philippine Sea as long as territorial concerns were "untouched." Petilla said it was additionally a matter of "survival" for the Philippines since natural gas production at Malampaya might run out by 2024.
Pangilinan, in turn, had said that talks with CNOOC (through Phoenix Petroleum) continued on "a very preliminary basis" but there was "nothing tangible" to report so far.
Forum Energy, whose first-half losses nearly doubled year-on-year, posted higher project expenses in the period due to delays in SC72. It gets revenue from other projects like the oil-producing Galoc field off northwest Palawan. Forum Energy has a 70-percent interest in SC72. Monte Oro Resources and Energy Inc., which is led by business tycoon Enrique Razon, owns the remaining 30-percent stake in SC72. Walter Brown's A. Brown & Co. owns 11.4 percent of Monte Oro.
Both the Philippines and China are claiming sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea, which covers Recto Bank.
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FORT SCOTT, Kan. — The Carl Albert State College softball team completed the season sweep of Fort Scott College as the Lady Vikings won handedly twice by scores of 15-4 and 15-7 Thursday afternoon.
The Lady Vikings, who made up Wednesday's road doubleheader at Coffeyville, Kan., on Friday, have moved today's home twinbill with Northeastern Oklahoma A&M to 2 p.m. Sunday.
Then, the Lady Vikings will entertain archrival Eastern Oklahoma State College in a doubleheader at 2 p.m. Monday.


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Five persons were killed on the spot when a car in which they were travelling rammed into a stationary transport corporation bus at Singarakottai near Batlagundu in the early hours of Friday.
The deceased have been identified as M. Joseph, (48), his daughter Jesmi Joseph, a student of Sathyabama University, Chennai, his sons Johnny (26) and Jomi Jose (19), and car driver Sunil (32), all belonging to Kottayam in Kerala.
The bodies were shifted to the Dindigul Government Hospital for post-mortem.
The father and sons were returning to Kottayam after picking up Jesmi Joseph from Chennai for Onam.
The police said the car rammed the bus that was waiting for passengers to alight at Singarakottai bus stop. The car's front portion was completely crushed. Fire brigade and police personnel struggled for more than two hours to remove the bodies.


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Went down to my boat at White Rocks in Baltimore today to drain the freshwater tank. Light winds when I got there with a little sprinkle every now and then. As I'm taking the hose off the connection to the head sink to let it drain, I notice the wind picking up and rain starting to come in the hatchway.
Twenty minutes later we're getting 30 kt. winds gusting up to 40, with rain coming down sideways.
So much for any above-deck work.
Finally the tank finishes draining and I get to walk back to the car in driving rain with no foulies, not even a hat. Luckily it isn't far to the parking lot. I never checked the weather forecast, but I wasn't planning on sailing either. I got a bit of a ride in the slip, even so.
I did see a few sails out on the river right before I went below. Hope they made out OK. The weather radio announced a full gale warning for the afternoon, with a SCA until Sunday afternoon.
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her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
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