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Unlocking Job Opportunities
uMkhanyakude is situated in the north-eastern
region of KwaZulu-Natal. The District extends from
Mtubatuba (St Lucia) in the south to Kosi Bay in the
north, across to the Lubombo mountains in the west.
The district is mainly rural with the only formalised
town being Mtubatuba in the south. However, several
towns are growing rapidly, such as Hluhluwe, Manguzi,
Jozini, Mkuze and Mbazwana.
The N2 and part of the Lubombo Mountains form
a physical divide within the district. The Lubombo
mountain range is known for its spectacular scenery
made up of dense natural forests, rugged rock
faces, caves and rivers that wind through deep
mountain gorges.
A high proportion of the district is under thicket,
grassland and wetland while remaining areas are
cultivation land and settlement. Large areas of land
are under communal tenure in the district, located in
the traditional authority areas under the jurisdiction of
the Ingonyama Trust. The remaining areas are under
state conservation or private ownership with limited
formal urban areas.
uMkhanyakude is home to the Big Five animals and
offers memorable year-round tourism experiences
with mild winters and hot summers. The district
includes the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, the first World
Heritage Site proclaimed in South Africa. The Park
stretches along the Zululand coast from Mapelane in
the south to Kosi Bay in the north. The name reflects
the many areas that make up its 220 000 hectares,
such as Lake Sibaya, Sodwana Bay, Mkhuze Game
Reserve, False Bay, Fanies Island, Charters Creek, Lake
St Lucia, and Cape Vidal. iSimangaliso made modern
natural history when living fossils - coelacanths - were
discovered off its warm Indian Ocean shoreline. See
uMkhanyakude is well positioned to reap the benefits
of South African-Mozambique business relations
and infrastructural development like the Durban N2
Corridor to Maputo.
Better east-west access routes need to be
established to improve accessibility to tourism and
local economic development opportunities along the
coast and in the hinterland.
The key drivers of the local economy are agriculture,
services, tourism and retail. Agri-processing has
potential, but this has yet to be realized as a key driver.
uMkhanyakude forms part of the Lubombo
Transfrontier Conservation Area. This conservation
area includes South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique.
The Tembe-Futi portion of the Lubombo Trans-frontier
Conservation Area falls within uMkhanyakude, with Ndumo and Tembe Elephant Park forming major attractions.
uMkhanyakude has applied for the entire district to be
declared as a Biosphere Reserve, ensuring that all economic
development is in line with conservation principles.
The Jozini Dam is an integral part of the economy of the
region. Drawing water from Maputaland"s Pongola River,
the dam comprises a series of oxbow lakes and pans
teeming with fish and bird life. Tiger fishing from luxurious
house boats is a popular attraction. The dam, one of the
largest in the country, is a potential tourism resource in the
area. The Muzi Lake, boat and canoeing projects also offer
invaluable development potential.
The alluvial soils surrounding the river have considerable
agricultural possibilities. Jozini Dam is designed to irrigate
more than 80 000 hectares of agricultural land. Crops
include sugar cane, rice, coffee, cotton, fibre crops and
various sub-tropical fruits. Other agricultural products
in the region include timber, tomatoes, chillies and
pineapples. The area produces over 90% of South Africa"s
queen pineapples. There is potential for canning or bottling
of pineapples.
KZN premier Senzo Mchunu recently announced that
the Makhathini Flats will be rejuvenated unlocking job
opportunities in agriculture, tourism, freight and logistics,
maritime, automotive, rail and manufacturing. "We want
to ensure the repair and maintenance of the irrigation
infrastructure in order to stimulate agriculture. We will be
putting more emphasis on the rehabilitation of the 3950ha
of irrigation land and infrastructure," said Mchunu.
"Aquaculture is not a well-established commodity in the
area and we are focusing on an evaluation of fish production
in the Phongolapoort dam and the development of
infrastructure on the Makhathini Research Station, which
will supply fingerlings to the project and release below
the dam to ensure a sustainable population of fish for the
communities." said Mchunu.
Investment Opportunities
Mkuze Regional Airport
Jozini Hydro-electric Scheme
Makhathini Flats Development (Sugarcane, fruit and vegetables production and processing)
Expanded timber production
Fishing industry based on natural resource harvest supplemented by aquaculture
Expanded ha under cashew and coconut production for processing of oils and nuts for export
Establishment of high value - up market anchor tourism sites to "trigger" further structured investment
Municipal Demarcation Board Code: DC27
Location of Head Office: Mkuze
Municipal Area (km²): 13 859 km²
Population (estimated): ± 573 340
Local Municipalities: uMhlabuyalingana; Jozini;
The Big 5 False Bay; Hlabisa; Mtubatuba
uMkhanyakude" refers to the greenish tree with
some thorns (Acacia Xanthophloea Fever Tree) that
mainly grows in the uMkhanyakude District region. Literally it means "that shows light from afar."
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Mayor: Cllr. SJ Vilane
Acting Municipal Manager: Mr. EM Mzimela
Physical Address:
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Postal Address:
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Tel: +27 35 573 8600/8613
Fax: +27 35 573 1094
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Ebony Crescent
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Tel: +27 035 550 3080
Fax: +27 035 550 3088
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Physical Address: Lot 308, Ebony Crescent,
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Postal Address: Private Bag X 6091, Hluhluwe, 3960
Tel: +27 (0)35 550 3080
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Survey finds outlook of white residents best in 7 years
There is a growing disparity between urban and suburban New Jersey residents when it comes to how they view the quality of life in their hometowns, according to a Monmouth University's Garden State Quality of Life Index made public Thursday.
Last year, the Quality of Life Index score from residents of urban areas stood at +12 compared to +23 in stable towns and +27 in growing suburbs. The urban score is now -1, which is a 13 point decline compared to +31 in stable towns and +34 in growing suburbs.
The index score among black and Hispanic residents (+7) is now half of where it stood last year (+13). It has increased slightly among white residents (+31 up from +26).
The growing negative view by blacks and Hispanic residents differs from upbeat outlook of whites.
In its quarterly tracking of New Jerseyans' satisfaction with life in their state, Monmouth pollsters find that its Quality of Life Index has ticked up to +24, 3 points higher then December and 1 point higher then in May. The index stood at 22 in August.
Currently, 2-in-3 residents rate New Jersey as either an excellent (15 percent) or good (52 percent) place to live. This 67 percent positive rating is up from 57 percent in August and 63 percent nearly a year ago. It marks the highest positive reading on this question since 68 percent of New Jerseyans said the same in a 2004 poll.
"We have seen some upward movement in the Garden State Quality of Life Index over the past few months, led by increasingly positive views of the state as a whole," Prof. Patrick Murray, the poll's director, said.
Positive views of residents' local areas stayed stable, including ratings of one's hometown (73 percent), environment (72 percent), crime (62 percent), and schools (60 percent).
The Quality of Life Index score did experience a significant uptick among older residents. It now stands at +29 among state residents age 55 and older, compared to +21 for those 35 to 54 and +23 for those 18 to 34.
The Quality of Life Index was created to serve as a resident-based indicator of the quality of life in New Jersey. The index is based on five separate poll questions: overall opinion of the state as a place to live – which contributes half the index score – and ratings of one's hometown, the performance of local schools, the quality of the local environment, and feelings of safety in one's own neighborhood. The index can potentially range from -100 to +100.
The poll was conducted by telephone with 817 New Jersey adults from Oct. 5 to 9. This sample has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percent.

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WUSB's Summer 2015 Reggae MarathonBy DJ Ev on Sat, 06/27/2015 - 12:55pm
WUSB is proud to present our 3-Day Summer 2015 Reggae Marathon, starting at 8pm on Thursday, July 2nd and running until midnight on July 5th. Tune in at 90.1 on your FM dial and online at http://wusb.fm
Tonight on the Sounds of FilmBy Angelo on Thu, 06/25/2015 - 11:18am
Tune into WUSB's the Sounds of Film on Thursday to hear Tom Needham's extensive interviews with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Jim Messina, comedy legend Lisa Lampanelli, and actor/writer Wallace Shawn. Jim Messina will be discussing his long career with Buffalo Springfield, Poco and Loggins & Messina. Lisa Lampanelli will be talking about her Epix comedy special, Back to the Drawing Board, and Wallace Shawn will be speaking about his new Criterion Collection called 3 Films, which includes My Dinner With Andre, Vanya on 42nd Street and A Master Builder.
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On Wed, 1 Dec 2004, Richard Crawford wrote:
> I'm attempting to install LuMiX (http://www.lumixtech.com) from the CD
> that they sent me. The instructions that came with the CD say to gunzip
> and untar the files onto a bootable partition on the destination
> computer's hard drive.
> Unfortunately, I'm at a loss here. I've installed Linux plenty of
> times, but it's always been from a boot CD: Red Hat, Fedora, Debian.
> SuSE, etc. Not once have I installed from a .gz archive.
> Assuming that the target computer currently has Windows 95 on it, how do
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Economy is topic of Obama's first press conference
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Today the U.S. Department of Labor put the nationâs unemployment rate at a 14-year high: as of October employers had cut 240,000 jobs.
In President-elect Barack Obamaâs first press conference since the election, he addressed job loss and the struggling economy as his top priority as he transitions into the White House. Obama spoke about relieving strain on middle class Americans and extending unemployment benefits, as crucial first steps toward fixing the economy.
A stimulus package is on the agenda for the newly elected president, and though he hopes to accomplish a package before entering the White House, if necessary he will make it so when in office.
Carmakers Ford and GM are expected to announce billions of dollars in third quarter losses and yet another round of job cuts. Obama says that this industry is important to fixing the American economy.
President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush invited the Obamas to the White House. Obama says he and the president plan to sit down and talk, but he said that focusing on he and the presidentâs bipartisan differences will not solve any of the problems facing America.
Obama closed by saying that the work required to fix America's struggling economy will only be accomplished by putting politics aside. Obama also reiterated several times throughout the conference that America has only one president at a time, and that President Bush and the current administration are still in power until Jan. 20.comments powered by Disqus


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Thread: My 1st BNG : Seasonal game!
October 6th, 2012 02:28 PM #31
My name is April Daisy. http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-pho...php?st=c8b9683
My husbands name is Rudolph Felix "Rudy". http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-pho...php?st=0bc14b3
Our first born is called Wednesday Piper. http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-pho...php?st=859552b
Our second child is called Snow Natalie. http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-pho...php?st=4baca4f
The third time we have B/B twins called Palmer James and Birch Joseph. http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-pho...php?st=622035f
When the twins are 1 we have triplet boys called Finnegan Rory, Rafferty Lorcan and Breccan Conall. http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-pho...php?st=f31daf5Kaspar, Felix, Dmitri, Rudi and SorenAmelie, June, Belle, Luna and Violet*Not expecting, just collecting*
October 6th, 2012 02:52 PM #33Senior Member
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1. Your Boyfriend Proposes to you on 26th Setember and You marry on 25th December
Pick your and your husbands FN and MN from this list http://nameberry.com/list/412/Christmas-Names
Names: Felix Balthasar Nobbs and Natalie Carol Nobbs
2. On January 31st you find out you are pregnant with your first child and on October 31st.
If you're wearing a Black,Brown,Orange,Red,Yellow or green top You have a boy!
Pick FN and MN from this list : http://nameberry.com/blog/halloween-names?pid=194
Bram Casper Nobbs
3. When your child is 7 months you find out you're pregnant again on May 21st. 9 months later on December 21st your second child is born
if you're bare feet it's a boy!
Pick their FN and MN from this list http://nameberry.com/list/305/Christmas-Baby-Names
Nicholas Frost Nobbs
4. When your first is 23 months and your second is 7 months you're on hoilday July 9th and find out you're pregnant again with twins! Then on Easter you gave birth to them
If your name begins with j,k,l,m,n,o,p,q or r you have B/B
Pick FN and MN out of this list http://nameberry.com/list/374/Easter-Names
Pascal Birch and Rene Palmer
5. when your oldest is 4.5, your second is 3 and the twins are 1 (2 next month) you find out that you're pregnant for the final time you conceive on st Patrick's day
If your fave colors are dark you have 3 girls
Pick FN and MN from these lists http://nameberry.com/list/328/Irish-Names-for-Boys and http://nameberry.com/list/2/Irish-Names-for-Girls
Saoirse Niamh, Moira Ailis, Ciara Tiernan
Felix and Natalie
Bram (7), Nicholas (6), Pascal and Rene (5), Saoirse, Moira, and Ciara (3)Expecting #1 November 2015.It's a boy!
October 6th, 2012 03:11 PM #35Senior Member
Favorite NamesGirls: Adalyn, Aria, Darcy, Hollyn, Isla, Kaylynn, Lyra, MaisieBoys: Atticus, Chandler, Declan, Ezra, Holden, Kieran, Parrish, Silas
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http://www.babynames.com/namelist/9824783 My name list!
October 6th, 2012 09:35 PM #37Senior Member
I'm Erin, a teenaged writer who loves names (and dessert).
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Girls names of the moment: Delaney | Eleanor | Georgia | Kate | Lucy
Boys names of the moment: Felix | Harry | Liam | Theo | Tobias
October 6th, 2012 11:21 PM #39
1. Your Boyfriend Proposes to you on 26th Setember and You marry on 25th*December*
Noel Nicholas and Natalie Belle
2. On*January*31st you find out you are pregnant with your first child and on*October*31st.
If Your wearing any other color it's a girl!
(G) Piper Wednesday
3. When your child is 7 months you find out your pregnant again on*May*21st 9 months later on*December*21st your second child is born*
if your bare feet it's a boy!
(B) Frost Joseph
4. When your first is 23 months and your second is 7 months your on hoilday*July*9th a find out your pregnant again with twins! Then onEaster*you gave birth to them*
If your name begins with j,k,l,m,n,o,p,q or r you have B/B*
(B) Birch Breton & (B) Simon James
5. when your oldest is 4.5, your second is 3 and the twins are 1 (2 next month) you find out that your pregnant for the final time you concive on st*Patrick's day
If your fave colors are dark you have 3 girls*
(G) Brigid Aine, (G) Emer Saoirse, and (G) Maeve Ciara
Piper, Frost, Birch, Simon, Brigid, Emer, and Maeve.Future Little Ones
Lydia Violet, Rosalie Elsa, Cora Penelope, Amelia Isobel
Finn Matthew, Henry Johnston, Troy Oliver, Archer Bryce


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The poorest car-owning households spent at least 31% of their disposable incomes on buying and running a vehicle in 2012, the foundation said, up from 27% the year before.
The figures - based on data obtained from the Office for National Statistics - showed that in 2012 the poorest families had a maximum weekly expenditure of £167, of which £51.40 went on a car.
This car spending included £16.40 for fuel, £9.50 on insurance and £6.10 for repairs and servicing.
RAC Foundation director Professor Stephen Glaister said: "Before tax we have some of the cheapest petrol and diesel prices in Europe but when you add in fuel duty and VAT the picture changes dramatically."


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Medha Agarwal
Medha is currently a student at Harvard Business School. She previously worked at skedge.me, and enterprise online scheduling start-up, where she is working to help grow the company. Previously she worked as an Associate Consultant at Bain & Company, where she advised private equity clients on debt and equity investments as well as developed corporate strategy for clients in the consumer goods, industrials, banking, and medical technology industries.
Medha has an A.B. in Social Studies from Harvard University. While there, she served as a member of the Varsity Lightweight Crew team. This is where she was first exposed to the effect of eating disorders and developed a passion for helping those coping with body issues.
Jack Britvan
Jack J. Britvan, SIOR began his Real Estate Career in 1977 and is President and Owner of Commercial Realty Services of Long Island, Inc., Woodbury, New York. Jack is past President (2004/2005) of the New York City and Downstate New York Chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR). He is a founding board member of the Commercial Industrial Brokers Society (CIBS) and had been a Board Member for 13 out of the 20 years since CIBS was established. In January 2011 Jack retired as Secretary to the CIBS Executive Board of Directors. On November 10, 2010 Jack was honored by CIBS via his receiving of CIBS Distinguished Leadership Award.
In 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and again in 2012, Jack was re-elected Vice President of the Metro New York Chapter of New York State Commercial Association of Realtors (NYSCAR). Jack has taught the New York Real Estate Broker's course at LIU/C.W. Post College and has been a lecturer and panelist to various organizations.
Jack "actively" participates in several charities: The American Cancer Society (for 24 years), where Jack served on the Long Island Board of Directors for eight years, was a member of the Division's Executive Committee for 5 years, served as Income Development Chairman for two consecutive terms and created several successful fundraising events.
Jack was personally honored at a function hosted by OSI Pharmaceutical for his involvement in enacting Nassau County Smoking Bans which has spread to New York State and other States.
Jack presently sits on the Board of Directors for Project Heal. Other charities include the Executive Advisory Board of CAPS (Child Abuse Prevention Services) retired in April 2008 and he is a former member of WLIW Public Television Advisory Council. Jack has also worked with and been honored by The Theresa Foundation and the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI).
Sara A. Brody
In September 2013, Sara became the Executive Director for The Project HEAL. For three years prior, she was the Director of Strategic Business for Murfreesboro Dental Excellence and Dr. Nate's Naturals in addition to managing other entrepreneurial ventures for the company's owner, located in Murfreesboro, TN. Upon moving to Murfreesboro, in 2007, she co created and ran a non profit organization called Rutherford LEAP which was dedicated to providing public school students in Rutherford County, TN., with the tools they need to be successful in the workplace and in higher education through the daily use of technology in the classroom. In 2006, Sara left Lehman Brothers Inc., after a successful 22 year career where she held a variety of leadership roles in the Corporate Real Estate, Corporate Advisory, Operations and Information Technology divisions.
Sara has had a life long passion for learning and education coupled with the desire to help others. She graduated from Binghamton University with a B.S. in Political Science and lives in Rye, NY with her family.
Lawrence Holzberg
Larry brings his over 25 years of life insurance sales, management experience, and his skills in the brokerage
marketplace to American Business. He is directing the expansion and development of the brokerage operations in American Business. In addition, he will use his in depth knowledge of the wide range of insurance companies and products to serve individual clients.
Larry joins American Business after functioning as a Principal of Rampart America for fourteen years. He is currently the President of the National Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors- New York State, Chairman of Security Mutual Life's Field Advisory Committee and an active member of Association for Advanced Life Underwriting.
Larry is an avid golfer and is Past President of his Country Club and a member of the Board of Directors of Project Heal and the Board of Directors of Long Island Caddie Scholarship Fund. Larry lives with his wife, Joan and their two daughters in Commack, NY.
ADDRESS: 10 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 302 Great Neck, NY 11021
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Jane Stewart Saffran
Jane Stewart Saffran has been a corporate attorney at ABC/Disney for the past twenty-two years, overseeing a group of lawyers and legal assistants who provide legal support to the ABC Television Network; the ABC Owned Television Stations; the ESPN Radio Network and Radio Stations; the Radio Disney Radio Network and Radio Stations; and Hyperion Publishing. Prior to joining ABC, Jane worked as an associate at several large New York City law firms, specializing in real estate and corporate transactions, as well as employment law and general litigation.
Prior to attending law school, Jane taught at two New York City private schools, while attending Columbia Teachers College and Bank Street School of Education. Jane has a B.A. degree in Psychology and Education (Magna Cum Laude; Phi Beta Kappa) from Smith College, and also attended Princeton University for the first two years of her college career. After teaching for four years, Jane attended Fordham University Law School, from which she received her J.D.
In addition to serving on the Project HEAL Board, Jane is a Board Member of both the Douglaston Local Development Corporation and the Douglaston Little Neck Historical Society. She also serves as a mentor for ABC mid-management employees in the ABC Executive Mentoring Program. Additionally, she is a mentor in the ABC/LaGuardia High School Mentoring program, where she is paired with a student throughout their high school career, providing academic, "life skills," and college counseling advice.
Laura Schlosberg
Laura Schlosberg, PhD has over 15 years of professional experience in higher education bridging academic affairs, student life, and central administration at Duke University and Harvard College. As an advisor, instructor, dean, and mentor, she has worked closely with undergraduate students for over a decade. Her skills include strategic planning and implementation, program management, financial planning and budgeting, web communications, assessment, and grant writing. A graduate of Wellesley College, Laura earned her Master's and PhD in Russian History at Duke University. She has served on the Board of the Association of Women in Slavic Studies and currently chairs the Committee on the Status of Women in the Association of Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies. Laura also is an Annual Fund Assistant Representative for Wellesley College.
Meredith Shepherd
For over 27 years Meredith Shepherd has held senior positions in Human Resources for a number of high profile organizations in the fields of Entertainment, Service, Technology, and Advertising. For the last 12 years she held the position of Chief Human Resources Officer for Weight Watchers International, where, in addition to leading the organization's talent strategies and operations, she was also responsible for their charitable giving strategy and execution. Meredith held similar senior level positions at Young & Rubicam Advertising, Notara Software and Comedy Central.
In addition to Project Heal, Meredith is involved in organizations providing college access to under served populations; hunger relief programs at both local and international levels; and serves as the Head of the Parents' Committee at The School for Ethics and Global Leadership in Washington DC.
Meredith lives in New York City with her husband of 25 years, Tony, an executive in the travel industry and their two children.


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TurboGears Book Ships Today!
Nine months of my life, and now it's officially done. I haven't actually seen a copy of the book, so if you order now you might actually get your copy before I get mine.
I'm very behind on this, but I've also created a website for errata, resources, and other book related stuff.
If you've read it in Rough Cuts, or as part of our fantastic review team, feel free to drop by Amazon and toss up a quick review. And now that I've done this part of the TurboGears documentation thing, I'm moving my focus to the online documentation, and I'm trying to put together several Documentation Sprints between now and the end of February.
If you're interested in helping us to improve the documentation on TurboGears feel free to drop me a line at mark dot ramm at gmail dot com.


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Bangkok Airways has projected that its 2011 revenues will grow by 29% from last year on strong growth in both its domestic and international services.
The privately held carrier said it is targeting minimum revenues of baht (Bt) 10.6 billion ($356 million) this year, up from Bt8.3 billion in 2010. Revenues for the first half of 2011 reached Bt5.2 billion, said the airline.
Passenger numbers are likely to reach 3.1 million in 2011, up by 17% from last year. The airline's most popular destinations are Koh Samui, Phuket and Chiang Mai, and its Bangkok-Mumbai and Bangkok-Dhaka services have been "well-received".
Bangkok Airways recently inked a codeshare agreement with Singapore-based regional airline SilkAir. It will also deepen its codeshare partnership with Finnair, Malaysia Airlines and India's Kingfisher Airlines to "drive more traffic to Thailand", said the airline.
The airline plans to add three more aircraft to its fleet within two years. The first of two 144-seat Airbus A319s is scheduled to be delivered in November 2011 and the second in February 2012. A 162-seat Airbus A320 is expected to arrive in October 2012.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Georgetown forward Greg Whittington has been declared academically ineligible.
"Greg will not participate in competition until further notice," Georgetown coach John Thompson III said in a statement.
Whittington ranks second on the team in points (12.1) and rebounds (7.0) per game.
He missed Georgetown's 67-51 win at St. John's on Saturday, and guard Jabril Trawick started in his place. Georgetown (11-3, 1-2, Big East) hosts Providence on Wednesday night.
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Records of Right Vote: Americans with Disabilities Act
Today is the last day to vote! Do you want the Americans with Disabilities Act to be displayed first in the new "Records of Rights" gallery? Vote now!
Today's guest post was written by Amber Powell, archivist at the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library.
At the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (known as the ADA) on July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush said, "Three weeks ago we celebrated our nation's Independence Day. Today we're here to rejoice in and celebrate another 'Independence Day,' one that is long overdue. With today's signing of the landmark Americans for Disabilities Act, every man, woman and child with a disability can now pass through once-closed doors into a bright new era of equality, independence and freedom."
The ADA proved to be a comprehensive declaration of equality, expanding federal civil rights laws to include disabled Americans. The legislation … [ Read all ]
Posted by Hilary on November 15, 2013, under - Civil Rights, - Presidents, Disability History.
Tags: ADA, George H. W. Bush, President Bush, Records of Rights vote
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The people are voting. And the winner is . . . up to you!
Today's blog post comes from Bruce Bustard, curator at the National Archives in Washington, DC.
"Exercise your right to vote! This time, help shape the new exhibition space at the National Archives." David S. Ferriero, Archivist of the United States
The National Archives invites you to choose an original document for our new exhibition.
America's founding documents—the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights—are icons of liberty. But the ideals enshrined in those documents did not initially apply to all Americans. They were, in the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. "a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir."
"Records of Rights," a permanent exhibition in the new David M. Rubenstein Gallery at the National Archives in Washington, DC, allows visitors to explore how generations of Americans sought to fulfill this promise of freedom. "Records of Rights" showcases original and facsimile National Archives documents to illustrate how Americans throughout our history have debated and discussed issues such as citizenship, free speech, voting rights, and equal opportunity.
Now everyone can join this debate and help the curators select the first original landmark document to be featured for the November 8 opening. Make your mark at the "Records of Rights Vote," an online poll where you can help choose the opening document to be displayed.
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Archives Spotlight: Making the Constitution accessible
October is American Archives Month! To celebrate, we're running a series of "spotlights" on the many locations that make up the National Archives. Today's post features the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, and was written by Rick Blondo, management and program analyst at the National Archives.
The Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights are on permanent display in the Rotunda at the National Archives Building. But up until 2003, some visitors could not easily see these important documents or the documents displayed along with them.
The design of the original display cases, built in 1935, meant that items were displayed flat or nearly flat with the front edge of the cases about 40 inches above the floor. This height and angle made it nearly impossible for young children or people in wheelchairs to see the documents.
New display cases, installed as part of a building-wide renovation from 2000 to 2005, make those documents easily viewable by all visitors. During the renovation, we learned there was no accessible design standard for exhibit display cases containing original archival records. We consulted with experts and used a mock-up to test different heights and angles of display.
In 1999, volunteers tested and
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On June 28, Cirrus Design Corporation finally lifted the veil on "the-jet," the much-anticipated clean-sheet design for its "personal jet." "We're calling it a 'personal jet' not because of its size, but because it's a natural extension of our SR22 line," said Cirrus cofounder and CEO Alan Klapmeier. "Like the SR22, the-jet is designed to be owner flown, and it will be loaded with innovative features, including the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System. While it's technologically advanced, it's also designed to be exceptionally easy to fly, offering customers the opportunity to grow into yet another lifestyle change with Cirrus." " />
Certification and deliveries of the King Air C90GTi are on track for the fourth quarter of 2007. Pursuit of international certifications will immediately follow with the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA); Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Venezuela and Guatemala are expected by the end of the year.
Built using the proven and reliable design of the Beechcraft King Air C90 series airframe, the Beechcraft King Air C90GTi seats up to seven in a roomy, squared-oval cabin that allows greater passenger headroom. It also has a heated and pressurized baggage storage area that's easily accessed during flight and a fully enclosed aft private lavatory. The rugged, performance-orientated C90GTi also provides operators with the versatility to land on short runways or unimproved strips, where most jets are unable to land. Being a turboprop, the Beechcraft King Air C90GTi is incredibly fuel-efficient with low operating costs. For more information, visit www.hawkerbeechcraft.com.
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Adam Aircraft announced that Hainan Zhong Hang Tai General Aviation Airlines, the Hainan, China-based operating entity of Ameritech Aerospace, has placed a firm order for 50 Adam Aircraft A700 VLJs. "The business plan of the Chinese company has been developed with the goal of capitalizing on China's fast-growing general aviation market, with fractional-share programs and air-taxi operations in mind," said Jason Fan, CEO of Hainan Zhong Hong Tai General Aviation Airlines Ltd. "Due to the immediate charter and air-taxi growth opportunities in China, we made the A700 our choice because it has the largest cabin space of all the VLJs. In addition, the aircraft combines prestige, luxury and speed with its innovative twin tails, which remind people of a Formula 1 race car."
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text: 2nd Circuit: Alleged Viewing of Dirty Movies at Work Results in Claim By Maria Greco Danaher 5/16/2008 Permissions The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a female worker's gender-based discrimination claim, but let her proceed with a gender-based hostile work environment claim challenging the alleged watching of dirty movies at work. Eleanora Patane began working at Fordham University as a secretary in its Classics Department. In that position, she worked for a professor, John Richard Clark, who at times during Patane's employment held the position of department chair. Patane alleged that Clark engaged in sexually inappropriate conduct and also asserted that his actions created a sexually hostile work environment. Her allegations centered largely on claims that Clark habitually watched pornographic videos on his office computer and that Patane was required to open and deliver the videos to his office as they were mailed to him. She also alleged that Clark used her office computer to view pornographic web sites when he came to the office on the weekends. Although Patane complained about Clark's viewing and use of such materials to Fordham's equal employment opportunity director, no remedial actions were taken. Subsequent to Patane's internal complaints, Clark allegedly "removed virtually all of her secretarial functions, kept her entirely out of the departmental information 'loop,' refused to speak to her and communicated with her only by e-mail." Patane filed a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and ultimately filed a lawsuit in federal court, alleging both sexual discrimination and hostile environment under Title VII, along with related state claims. The district court granted the defendants' motion to dismiss all of the claims. On appeal, the 2nd Circuit upheld the dismissal of Patane's sex discrimination claim, but reversed the dismissal of the hostile environment claim. Mistreatment at work is actionable under Title VII when it occurs because of an employee's sex. In this case, Patane failed to plead any facts to support the claim that she was subject to any gender-based adverse employment action, or that any gender-based motivation for her "mistreatment" existed. The 2nd Circuit therefore found that the district court had properly dismissed the Title VII discrimination claim. In spite of that, the court went on to hold that Patane's hostile environment claim could go forward. It specifically found that Patane had pled all three of the elements of a sexually hostile work environment—namely, that: • The conduct was objectively severe and pervasive (i.e., it was an environment that a reasonable person would find to be hostile or abusive). • Patane herself subjectively perceived the environment to have been hostile or abusive. • The conduct was hostile because of Patane's gender. Further, the court spelled out the factors that it could consider in assessing the environment: • The frequency of the discriminatory conduct. • Its severity. • Whether it is threatening/humiliating, or a mere offensive utterance. • Whether it unreasonably interferes with an employee's performance. The court then found that Patane's allegations that she observed pornographic videos in Clark's office, that she was forced to handle the videos as part of her job, that Clark used her computer to view pornography and that Patane's complaints were unavailing, were sufficient to create a jury question under Title VII. Patane v. Fordham University , 2nd Cir., No. 06-3446 (Nov. 28, 2007). Professional Pointer: Employers should recognize that discriminatory behavior not directed specifically at an employee still may contribute to the creation of a hostile environment for that individual, regardless of whether a claim of individual sexual discrimination can be supported. If the alleged gender-based activity is severe and pervasive enough to alter the terms and conditions of employment both objectively and subjectively, an employer may be found liable for violation of Title VII under a hostile environment rationale. 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Ahh, October baseball... the thrill of post-season play. As I struggle to keep up with all of the division series games, I'm also keeping one eye on that other great bat-and-ball game: cricket. Last month I was glued to my computer catching all the action during a thrilling Ashes series. This was one for the record books. I toyed with the idea of blogging about it after England forced a follow-on in the third match against arch-rival, Australia (Yankees v. Red Sox has nothing on this rivalry). But then I felt I might have to explain the follow-on, the Ashes, and even the game of cricket to my fellow Americans. By then the Ashes were over, with glory going to England, and I was occupied by other things.
For those of you who have not yet caught cricket fever, I leave your edification in others' hands. All I will say is that to begin to understand how huge it was for England to win the Ashes series over Australia, you must know Australia's dominance in international cricket. They are so dominant, that they star in an ODI Super Series better known as Australia vs. the World XI (a.k.a. Australia vs. the Rest of the World, or Australia vs. the Best of the Rest). Despite their Ashes loss, and despite setting a fairly attainable goal of 256 for the first Super Series match, Australia won today's first match by 93 runs.
The World Series is one thing, but what about a Best vs. the Rest?
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March 16, 2005
Tip o' the hat to the Little Master
Sachin Tendulkar has become the 5th cricket player to score 10,000 career runs today in India's test match against Pakistan. It's no wonder they call him the "Little Master". Did you know that he swings one of the heaviest bats in world cricket? His bat weighs almost 3-½ pounds! And his technique is almost all wrist action -- I don't know how he does it!
Incidently, there was a great story in the New York Times on Sunday about what this recent test series means to the Pakistanis and Indians who live in the Punjab Province, which has been divided since the partition in 1947.


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I thought I'd used this title before, but I was thinking about this one, backgrounds. The idea here is similar.
From this angle, can you identify this vessel?
It's a shipshape Pegasus!
From the same perspective, Justine McAllister and Franklin Reinauer leaving the KVK for the AK.
Ditto equally shipshape Mary Turecamo, from a perspective such that the visor practically obscures the house windows.
What's the tale of three wakes . . . one recent and the others less so?
This is a good view of how a model bow fits snugly in the notch.
Where's this and what's this? Although it looks like a building being overrun by tropical flora and fauna,
this might generate a different set of associations.
This was taken from the same vantage point but with the camera pointed a bit higher yet, and it makes all the difference.
It's OSC Vision entering the Upper Bay last weekend, giving new meaning to the term "shipshape." And the fauna here could be called landscaping goats . . . . or "scapegoats," for short.
Two ships . . . well, at least until you examine the farther one more closely.
All fotos by Will Van Dorp, who did this earlier goat homage here.
First foto comes thanks to William Hyman, who took it eight days ago. Resolute waits along the dock in MOTBY for its next assist. In the background is a lesser-known 9/11 monument, a Tsereteli statue given to the US as an official gift of the Russian government only six years ago. Putin himself came here for the dedication. Resolute is six times older than the monument, and when it was launched, no doubt no one would have imagined a Russian-donated statue would stand anywhere in NYC.
Ireland dates from 1940; she first appeared on this blog only five months ago here.
No vessel makes more noise as it passes as OSG Vision. And if you don't know her power in "equines," check here. I guess that partially explains the throbbing, only partly since President Polk is rated at 57,000!
Amy Moran (1973, 3000 hp) assists OSG Vision and OSG 350 through the Kills.
Amy C McAllister (1975) follows McAllister Sisters (1977) to the next assist.
Bruce A. McAllister (1974) here assists Baltic Sea I (2003) rotate and then head outbound.
A few seconds earlier, McAllister Sisters used noticeable force to push Baltic's stern around.
There was once a Baltic Sea that belonged to the same fleet as Beaufort Sea (1971), but that other Baltic now works out of Lagos, Nigeria. I've written the new owners to ask for fotos, but . . . so far, in vain.
Bering Sea (1975) and Jane A. Bouchard (2003) spend some time at the fuel dock.
No tug appears on this foto, but some of you just know which tug is mated to RTC 135. Cruise ship, I believe, is Explorer of the Seas. Answer about the tug follows.
Gelberman (1980) may look like a tug, but USACE call it a "debris collecting vessel." More info on her can be found in this post from three and a half years ago.
Thanks to William Hyman for that first foto; all others by Will Van Dorp. And the tug mated to RTC 135 is Nicole Leigh Reinauer.
These fotos taken since last Wednesday show part of the range of weather we've had since Wednesday. And here's a surprise: Crowley's Courage in the Stapleton anchorage . . . as of this writing, she's off Florida halfway between Jacksonville and Miami.
Lincoln Sea, same day, off BAT, just before that wicked storm erupted . . . derupted/descended . . . Great pics at that link.
Buchanan 10 was making her way across the Upper Bay as
the wind started to kick up some splash. Did I get wet? Yup . . . but I always carry a dry bag for stuff that dislikes water. And I was afraid of getting zapped by the electricity in the sky as I walked home from the subway. Yup . . . tugster on the subway.. Hey . . . parts of the subway lines allow me to travel beneath the sixth boro without a submarine, as depicted by Duke Riley.
Here's Siberian Sea, also on Wednesday.
Saturday morning light was quite different, after more than two days of rain. D . . . I hope that answers your question about shooting through glass. This was the huge 12,000 hp OSG Vision pushing OSG 350 westbound on the KVK yesterday morning. Given what ATBs work the Great Lakes, I'm wondering about the claim here that Vision, a year even, was the world's largest ATB unit. On this foto, I'm also shooting into the morning sun.
Here Wicomico passes MSC Federica. Notice the white structure atop the containers (left of the turbine) on Federica.
Here's a close-up. Anyone else notice it? . . . identify it?
Beaufort Sea passes Zim San Francisco.
By the way, what are those blue "seaco" units on San Fran's deck? Also notice the sailboat up there on the load!! Doubleclick enlarges.
Rounding out this post, my till-favorite large tug in the sixth boro . . . Atlantic Salvor, just a bit over half the hp of OSG Vision, not that hp tells the whole story.
Unrelated to this post but related to the major focus of this blog: I've adding the comment by R. A. Pena because it may please you and some of you may be prompted to research it. His note follows: with a bit of editing by me"
|we owe our life to the captn and crew of tug boat CABO ROJO; they saved us from capsizing on 13 of may 1966 on rough weather crossing from cuba to florida; will never forget them; our boat was a 17 footer; l was 18 yrs old at the time. now at 66 l would like to have a photo of the ship or his crew. god bless them and god bless america. note at the time of our rescue tugboat CABO ROJO was pulling 3 barges behind it with molasses on a trip from puerto rico to new orleans. who was to tell that [our] faint far away light was seen in the distance. it was going to be our salvation. thanks a million captn god bless. tugboat CABO ROJO and his crew. r .a. pena vero beach fl. 7-22-2012. note our boat the ANITA was abandoned to the mercy of the sea due to certain circumstances; every time l remember seeing it fade away under the lights of the reflectors of tugboat CABO ROJO l can't stop tears . thanks again for saving our life. gratefully yours r.a pena"
Mr. Pena . . . thanks for writing the wonderful note. I hope we can find a foto of CABO ROJO operating between PR and Nola in 1966.
0r . . . from Creativity to a Barefoot Princess in the time some folks sleep in on Saturday mornings.
0826 . . . from my office near Snug Harbor, I see this parcel tanker pass inbound.
0828, from near to far . . . Morton S. Bouchard Jr. , Creativity, and UACC Falcon on intial prep for a local shift east ward.
0914 . . . Atlantic Salvor drags a scow of bottom carving while Brian Nicholas (?) hauls paper for recycling. That's Marion Moran lower left taking Falcon's stern.
0928 . . . Brasil-bound Orange Star meets inbound OSG 350 pushed by OSG Vision . . .
0932 . . . Orange Star meets Zim Texas . . . with a cluster of tugs off her starboard side.
0938 . . . HOS Energy 11104 tails Orange Star. Siberian Sea appears to be Orange Star's escort, although really she's not.
0953 . . . Geese flee approaching Falcon and Gramma Lee T Moran.
1036 . . . looking along the flared bow of sea-bound NYK Joanna.
1037 Ellen McAllister trails Joanna outbound.
1055 . . . bulbous bow of Porto begs for paint, maybe the image of a ferocious eye would fend off all inattentive traffic.
1056 . . . Porto meets MSC Federica.
left to right . . . 1058 MSC Federica, Zim San Francisco, Porto.
1107 . . . under the flare of Zim San Francisco, last appeared on this blog here. And that's Vane's Wicomico out between Robbins Reef Light and Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower (1929) in the distance.
1113 . . . San Fran, Bruce A., and Elizabeth. San Fran last appeared in the blog inbound as seen from the Bayonne Bridge four months ago here.
1121 . . . Atlantic Concert heads inbound escorted by Ellen.
1144 . . . what's this crabby thing?
called either Barefoot Princess or Welcome to Patchogue. Note . . . that "patchogue" is a two syllable word. Twelve years ago, while going to that town to see a man about a boat, I made the error of asking if I was in "pa CHO gee" rhymes with "patchouli," sort of.
All fotos taken from my KVK offices this morning.
Afterthought: Do you suppose Patchogue is unilaterally annexing NYC's sixth boro?
Quick post . . . more on the 1934 Panama-built B/E Atlas III. My guess about the B/E is that it's Spanish for "barco d'educación" since it's a training vessel. Actually, check this site for dozens of "canal zone" era fotos and newer ones.
Let me focus on the Z-Tech tugs a bit. Click here for more info on them. Kamari . . . have seen it in New York's sixth boro… here assisted Atlantic-bound by Calovedora on the stern as Dolega heads back south for the next job. I've never seen a paint job like the one on the lighthouse.
Sub-sea construction oilfield services vessel Intrepid here geta assisted by Cacique on on bow and
Vergaquas 1 assists Overseas Rosemar (I've seen her in New York's sixth boro) on stern
and Dolega on bow. Pilotboat heads back south.
Besides all the construction you see in the background, the foreground shows the Panama Canal Railway. Originally I'd planned to take the passenger service up to Colon, but I decided to stay here and watch a day go by from relatively the same perspective, like hanging at my "offices" on the KVK. Note in the background the vessel above the Miraflores lock waiting for traffic to flow Pacific-bound.
My hunch is that most of the day's traffic on the railroad is containers on stacktrains like this, transferring containers from the Atlantic port of Manzanillo (MIT) to the Pacific port of Balboa.
Passenger service runs north early in the morning and south late in the afternoon. Victims of SS Central America, their pockets and bags stuffed with California gold passes from the Pacific to the Atlantic on this railroad. One of my favorite books in Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea.
In case you worried that Patty Nolan's figurefigure would go unrefurbished, check this out . . and just in time for the holiday. The 1931 vessel is updated, state-of-the-art, and decent! More Patty soon. If you don't get the "figurefigure" reference, well, this is a "headless" and limbless figurehead.
If you're really coordinated with screen controls, you can tour 1939 Hudson, the only pre-war sea tug museum in the Netherlands.
Here's Hudson posing with Elisabeth, Netherlands 2011 tug of the year. Click here to tour Hudson's engine room and see the Burmeister & Wain engine.
Ellen McAllister –that nose packs a terrific punch–rafts up with Nathan E. Stewart –now in the Pacific Northwest?–after the 2009 Hudson River tug race; the 2011 race will happen in LESS THAN two months.
Barbara McAllister (1969, ex-Bouchard Boys, ex- T. J. Sheridan) here pushes Bouchard No. 282 out of Port Jefferson.
And back in the sixth boro, here'sOSG Horizon and barge OSG 351 on possibly their first foray in these waters. Assist tug is Elizabeth McAllister (1967). Horizon is the twin of
OSG Vision. Another of the design is planned. Any guesses on the name?
Credits here go to David Williams, Fred Trooster, moi-meme for Ellen and Nathan, Justin Zizes, and John Watson.
And an announcement, this blog leaves on a gallivant tomorrow and may be silent for the better part of a week. We hope to surface in Jacksonville, Miami, Key West, and Dry Totugas. Cheers.
. . . or triplets. How much can you identify about these three eastbound units? Doubleclick enlarges fotos.Margaret Moran squares off with the bright orange Michele Jean,
semi-concealed Atlantic Salvor and Miss Gill,
Mary Gellatly and Colorado-registered Crow's Nest, Blue Curaçao Citrus and Miller Girls,
near-twin Vane Brothers boats,
several pairs, very roughly speaking, near the Narrows,
a pair of deckhands enjoying springtime on Eddie R,
and a pair of early-Cold War Ford tractors at a plowing party.
Happy Cinco de Mayo. All fotos by Will Van Dorp.
No . . . I'm not misspelling the name of that French city that enthralls all those singers like . . . PaperMoon. I mean sixth boro "p-a-i-r-s," which that French city just re-enacts, right? Pairs here like Siberian Sea and Stolt Invention, this latter featured in yesterday's Hoops post; or
small fishing boat and Stephen Scott Reinauer, or
Charles McAllister and OSG Independence, or
that same Charles McAllister and Serenity, or
the unmistakeable Lincoln Sea and the –is it–Eastern Dawn?
More pairs in springtime would include North Sea and Katherine G (the jack-up vessel way over beyond Liberty Island) as well as all the architectural and monumental pairs here.
Nicole Leigh and Franklin Reinauer, and
McAllister Girls and Buchanan I.
Is it Ellen Bouchard here with Evening Light?
another shot of Katherine G with a pair of crewman sitting forward,
and . . . upcountry in farmland New York, a pair of megalithic Steiger tractors, compared with Larson and Lucas. . . tillers from today's NYTimes.
More "pairs in springtime" tomorrow.
You can see your own pairs and triplets, etc. on a tour with Working Harbor Committee, starting next week.
Hercules, something new,
Rae (ex-Miss Bonnie) . . . something as old as I am (launch 1952). And what dock structures is she moving?
OSG Vision pushing OSG 350 . . . something colossal
making the racket of hooves of 12,000 horses' hooves, not counting (1974-launch) Jennifer Turecamo's contribution.
McAllister Girls . . . and something serene before
As to that swan in the serene foto above, click here and scroll through for a previous fabulous encounter with a sixth boro swan, one who'll never sing.
Maria J (ex-Jesus Saves) . . .63′ loa (length overall), you've seen her here at least once before; since that link mentions vhf chatter, you must see bowsprite's latest creations and transcriptions. Maria J was quickly overtaken by the three Brants. Remember, for most fotos, doubleclick enlarges.
Crystal Cutler . . . 67′ loa, all new and shiny . . . has been in the harbor now at most . . . three months.
Recently I saw OSG Independence . . . 131′ loa pushing barge OSG 243 .. 557′ loa, in the sixth boro for the first time.
Swarming here from left to right: McCormack Boys … 73′ loa, Austin Reinauer … 110′ loa, and Bohemia … 95′ loa with barge GCS 235 … 285′ loa.
The venerable Crow, a Brooklyn-built Bushey tug …. 86′ loa. I believe Crow first appeared on the blog here, almost three years ago, back when she was "crow red." To hear Crow's horn and see its ability to raise/lower the wheelhouse, click here and see the embedded youtube at the end of that post.
Freddie K. Miller passes by in its latest colors. Remember when she was orange and also when she was white with black/orange trim and operating for the same fleet as …
Erie Service … 98′ loa, and Eagle Service … 115′ loa here? Beyond Eagle Service, might that be Scott Turecamo … 116′ loa?
Here's a light Norwegian Sea .. 131′ loa and here she is
deep in the notch of DBL 103 … at least 381′ loa. Any guesses on the build date of DBL 103?
2005 was launch date for that, from Bollinger Marine Fab. Click here for the main Bollinger site.
Finally, here's a mystery tug moving a deck barge through KVK last weekend. Snow covered up the name, and it's a tug I
can't recall seeing before. Help?
All fotos by Will Van Dorp, who's happy we're in the short winter month now.
Unrelated: If you didn't read Megan Fraser's comment in Non-Random Tugs 5, she embedded a link to all the photos in the exhibit at the Independence Seaport Museum in Philly. Here's a shortcut to the link to these fabulous images. Thanks, Megan.


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By Daniel firstname.lastname@example.com The smoke comes from somewhere deep within the house. Filling the hallway, it flows out of the open door in slow billows and drifts across the yard, swirling and thickening until the firefighters standing there, already anonymous in air masks and helmets, become silhouettes. The hardwood trees, bare before the cold wind, are blotted out by the smoke and take on the look of ominous, fairytale trees. The scene, however, is a training exercise in progress. Rich Elliott, a captain at the Clayton County Fire Department, squats outside the open door, peering into the burning house at floor level, letting the smoke pass above his head. A dark blue wind-breaker, and a black baseball cap, his only protection against the morning's biting cold, and the fire's emanating heat, he squats in the dirt by the door and watches the backs of firefighter recruits duck-walking through the thick smoke. Elliott, a training instructor, is watching the four recruits in blue helmets, practice a search-and-rescue procedure, going through the blazing building, room by room, in search of a practice dummy. One firefighter holds the nozzle on the line and the others, bunched up behind him, hang on to the hose with one hand, and feel through the smoky room with their other limbs. Elliott makes mental notes: They shouldn't be bunched up like that. They should spread out, put in some distance. They should know that. They would know that if this wasn't their first fire, the first time they've entered a flaming house and tried to see through thick smoke and move toward the fire. Elliott will tell them to spread out, not to huddle together like that. And then, the rookie team turns right, following the wall, to search the next room. The two dozen recruits are halfway through their training. The Clayton County Fire Department is burning down an abandoned, condemned house, an old two-bedroom structure off Ga. Highway 19/41 in Hampton, donated to the department for training purposes. Out front, a large sign advertises to passing drivers that the lot is "For Sale by Owner." The owners are behind the house, sitting in a truck parked by the curb, watching the smoke seep through the plywood roof and watching wave after wave of recruits rush in to learn the fundamentals of fire fighting. They're sitting in the truck with the windows rolled down, so they can smell the burning wood. The water from the hoses and the hydrant streams down the street and swamps the side of the road, turning the grassy ditch into a muddy marsh. Standing in the yard, Deputy Chief Jerry Russell tells supervisors to criticize the recruits as they go along, and not just wait until the end of the day. One recruit helps another replace an airpack, stripping the pressurized bottle off his back and replacing it with a full, fresh one. One rookie pulls off his blue helmet, dropping it on the ground. He pulls back a hood and takes off his air mask, breathing the cold, soot-filled air, he straps the mask back on and tightens it tighter around his face. "Are you ready?" someone asks, and four more recruits grab a hose and plunge into the burning building.
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Permission For opensource optimus support?
Will NVidia allow open source developers to try to work on some type of workaround or support for optimus systems?
Optimus is NOT TRUE dedicated graphics and should not legally be allowed to be advertised as such. we're out a grand because we trusted Nvidia's past reputation without checking to see how they were messing around with things.
My thoughts are that at the very least there should be easy development of drivers that would use the integrated gpu as simply a pass through bus that allows otherwise direct access to the nvidia gpu. So why not give open source developers the means if you're going to refuse to do it yourself without expecting x developers to make microsoft like apis. I don't understand why a simple communications function can't be written into the driver to allow easy passage through the igp into the nvidia gpu and back. This would seem to be the most logical solution if Nvidia is going to push this technology while misrepresenting it as dedicated when it's not.
The only other option, according to an attorney friend, we consumers have is to open a class action law suit against NVidia for false advertisement, which I don't really care to get into. I'm sure nvidia lawyers would claim that all the fine print excuses them but there is nothing listed in most advertisements that I have downloaded about the optimus technology NOT being true dedicated gpu technology. I only found out after checking for solutions when the nvidia linux driver refused to function properly.
Here's my personal problemproblem. My wife bought a laptop based on my recommendations of Nvidia's past record of excellence for supporting linux. I wanted a TRULY dedicated gpu. In times past this was only guaranteed by buying a system with an nvidia dedicated gpu. We get the unit only to find it has "optimus", and of course, since we bought it online we could not return it without a $200.00 penalty (sucks to buy a birthday gift online I guess). (asus n53s series with geforce gt540m gpu which was advertised as dedicated but has the intel integrated gpu blocking direct access to the nvidia gpu).
So, now I'm stuck having to use windows for things that require the nvidia gpu since the dual gpu garbage was not clearly posted and disclaimed. I'm sure this is not unique to me but someone at nvidia could surely lobby the open source community for an easy, inexpensive fix, if they are afraid to provide one themselves.
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Sojourn of Foreign Delegations in Pyongyang
Pyongyang, August 25 (KCNA) -- The delegation of the Yanbian Daily of China led by President Ri Yong on Aug. 25 visited Mangyongdae.
It visited the old home of President Kim Il Sung there where he spent his childhood, cultivating his great will for revolution. Hearing stories about this historic house, the guests looked round the historic relics.
They visited the Tower of the Juche Idea, the Arch of Triumph, the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum and other places.
The delegation of Saitama Prefectural Council for Japan-Korea Friendship and Solidarity headed by Vice-chairperson Fumihiro Himori visited the Tower of the Juche Idea on Aug. 25.
It also visited the Grand People's Study House, the Pyongyang Metro, the E-library of Kim Chaek University of Technology and Pyongyang Secondary School No. 1 and other places and enjoyed the grand gymnastic and artistic performance "Arirang".
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Le Suite Boutique: The Newest Mobile Clothing Store in New York City
With the successful food truck phenomena in full swing, it was only time until the innovative idea of mobile stores expanded to categories other than food, particularly to fashion.
June 23rd Is National Pink Day! Here Are 10 of Our Favorite Pink Haired Beauties!
To the average person, June 23rd is just another day. But to celebrities and hair enthusiasts alike, June 23 has the potential to hold some significance. It is National Pink Day, a day to celebrate the popular color, as well as fabulous pink hairstyles of some of the best music artists!
Style Files: Rihanna's Dress at CFDA Awards Leaves Little to the Imagination
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Lorde is having a very fashionable moment.
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Therefore closing the Tom Ford meta loop.
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NFL Week 6 Pick: Buffalo Bills @ New York Giants Preview
- Updated: October 13, 2011
For the second straight week and for the fourth time this season, the Buffalo Bills find themselves as underdogs against a team that they have a better record than in NFL betting action in Week 6, as they take on the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium.
The offense for the Bills really appeared to be a passing machine over the course of the first few weeks of the season, but all of a sudden, QB Ryan Fitzpatrick has even cracked 200 yards in back to back games. Of course, what we have to remember is that last week he was playing against a Philadelphia Eagles team that has no front seven and an amazing secondary, so the pickings were slim to say the least. RB Fred Jackson picked up the slack and had another fantastic game, and he has made it that RB CJ Spiller is doing a heck of a lot more sitting on the bench than anything else, which is a shock at this point in his career considering how highly touted he was out of Clemson. The issues that we have with Buffalo is this defense. The team has allowed at least 23 points in four straight games, and it's not like all of these were against cream of the crop offenses. The Cincinnati Bengals scored 23 the last time that this team went on the road this year.
The fans of Big Blue have to still be in uproar over the fact that the Seattle Seahawks marched into MetLife Stadium and walked away with a huge upset last week. It was a weird game to say the least. QB Eli Manning threw for 420 yards, the most that any quarterback accounted for in Week 5. On top of that, we have to remember that the Seahawks flew from across the country to get here, something that normally results in disaster for most West Coast teams, but especially the Seahawks. Instead of an easy win, New York became the first double digit favorite to lose a game outright on the season. There are still some massive questions about this secondary, which is why we tend to think that Fitzpatrick is going to have such a great game this week. Even though QB Tarvaris Jackson didn't play the whole game, the Seahawks were able to move the ball up and down the field with both the run and the pass. The fact that this squad is allowing 251.2 yards per game through the air this year, No. 18 in the league is shocking to us, since these offenses that New York has run up against for the most part, really haven't been all that great.
Buffalo Bills @ New York Giants Pick: These two defenses aren't all that great. It's a relatively high total, especially in a game between two teams that really aren't considered powerhouses. However, we tend to think that both Manning and Fitzpatrick are throwing for over 300 yards, and both will probably find the end zone multiple times. Don't be shocked both teams get into the 30s as well.
NFL Pick: Over 50 at Bookmaker Sportsbook.
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Fredericton, NB Manhole Cover Competition
Working on this design was so much fun! It has been a great way to compose an ode to our lovely new city, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
"In this design, my aim has been to celebrate the vitality of Fredericton's rolling landscape with the St. John River as its life-giving centrepeice. Flora and fauna in the work include the: Chickadee, (AMAZING!) Atlantic Sturgeon, Fiddlehead Fern, Purple Violet, Balsam Fir, and Sugar Maple. "
While working on this, I daydreamed of the many moods of the river—-peachy pink in the sunrise, shrouded in a low mist, bright and beckoning, frozen still and covered in snow. I can't wait for spring when the water rushes down from the high places and swells it again. It is truly a gift to live in such a place as this.
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"The Lord has done great things for us and we are filled with joy!"
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Our school year let out super-late in Chicago this year because of the strike. This is one of the teacher gifts we made, inspired by similar lists seen around the web: here, here, and here.
The font is Quicksand bold by Andrew Paglinawan.
It looks great in a Ribba frame from Ikea, 8.5X11 free printable at this link:
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For a dear friend , who for many years has looked forward to the day she would become a mama. Hopefully he'll arrive any day now!!
From the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshu'a) meaning "YAHWEH is salvation". Joshua was one of the twelve spies sent into Canaan by Moses, as told in the Old Testament. After Moses died Joshua succeeded him as leader of the Israelites. As an English name, Joshua has been in use since the Protestant Reformation.
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ICQ releases new version of IM software18 January 2010
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I kind of thought so. They tried to tell me my board was to sensitive. The
memory was 440BX 256MB SDRAM and I run an ASUS 440BX P2B board. In any case
I am working on sorting some data (long distance billing information) for
work and I needed more memory 128MB was just way to slow. With the 384MB it
works in about half the time. I.E. from 25 minutes to 12 minutes to run some
quries. The refresh rates are a lot better also. In the future I will not be
buying any Memory at Fry's I could have gone online and gotten a lot better
for less, but I had to get this project going and 25 to 45 minutes for
queries was driving me nuts. I am glad the wife allowed me to get the extra
memory for my christmas present. Now if I can only get the office to pay for
it that would be a mery christmas he, he, he :^)
------Original Message------
From: "Deja User" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
To: firstname.lastname@example.com
Sent: December 24, 2000 8:49:13 PM GMT
Subject: RE: Re: [vox-tech] Memry Trouble??
Fry's does this bait-and-switch with bad ("incompatible") RAM all the time.
When you go back, they offer to sell you better RAM for about twice as much.
I'm going to keep repeating this every time it happens, because people just
don't seem to get it (or you've missed my previous posts regarding this!).
>Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 21:15:31 -0800
>From: Harry Souders <email@example.com>
>To: email@example.com
>Subject: Re: [vox-tech] Memry Trouble??
>Reply-To: email@example.com
>On Sat, Dec 23, 2000 at 11:08:05PM -0500, Roland Minden wrote:
>> Interesting it is from Fry's and is the cheaper memory. I might need to
>> online and get the memory instead, bummer.
>I was told they have a 14 or 15 day return policy on the cheap RAM.
>However, the paperwork that I signed and the packaging both say 90-day
>If you cannot get it to work (try re-seating it) then I would return it
>or sell it for just under the sale price that you bought it. About the
>only thing I can add is that the saleman said the ram, although good,
>will not work on every motherboard.
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