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Tonight and Saturday
Wind southwest 10 to 15 knots increasing to south 25 late this evening then veering to west 25 after midnight. Wind diminishing to west 20 Saturday afternoon and locally gusts to 30 along the coast.
Rain ending after midnight. Fog patches dissipating early Saturday afternoon.
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Tonight and Saturday Seas 1 to 2 metres building to 2 to 3 late overnight then subsiding to 1 to 2 Saturday afternoon.
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Sunday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots.
Monday Wind variable 10 to 15 knots.
Tuesday Wind northeast 20 knots.
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Ice ForecastsIssued 10:00 AM EDT 3 July 2015 Today Tonight and Saturday
Ice EdgeIce edge estimated from Labrador 5705N 6125W to 5720N 5840W to 5800N
5800W then northward. Sea ice north of the ice edge.
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Bergy water.
Iceberg BulletinIssued 11:00 AM EDT 3 July 2015
Iceberg LimitIceberg limit at 0000 UTC 3 Jul estimated from Newfoundland near
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4330W to 4900N 4400W to 5530N 4730W to 6000N 5700W.
Western iceberg limit at 0000 UTC 3 Jul estimated from Quebec near
5038N 5925W to Newfoundland near 5000N 5744W.
Iceberg Count51 to 100 icebergs.
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Technical Marine SynopsisIssued 8:00 PM NDT 3 July 2015 Tonight and Saturday At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight dissipating trough located over the
northern Grand Banks.
At 8:00 p.m. NDT tonight low 1005 mb located south of the Burin
By 3:30 p.m. NDT Saturday departing low 992 mb located east of
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Marine Weather StatementIssued 7:49 PM NDT 3 July 2015 A developing low pressure system south of the Burin Peninsula will
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early Saturday morning. Near-gale force southwest to west winds are
expected across the Grand Banks as the low passes. Marine interests
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Grey's Anatomy Season 9 Spoiler: Constance Zimmer's Character to Interact With [SPOILER]
Grey's Anatomy Season 9 is already overflowing with new characters, and, as we've previously reported, another is coming to town for a long arc starting in January. Constance Zimmer is joining the show as "Dr. Cahill, a confident, self-possessed and laser-focused professional with a wicked sense of humor."
Of course, on a show about doctors, another doctor could end up interacting with anyone. But now, thanks to some tweets from the cast, we have a better sense of at least one person this new doc will spend time with.
Read spoilers at your own risk! For more on Wetpaint Entertainment's philosophy on spoilers, click here.
On November 28, Jessica Capshaw (Arizona Robbins) tweeted, "Having so much fun with [Constance Zimmer] here at Grey's. She is pretty rad so get ready party people..." So it sounds like we'll be seeing some scenes with Arizona and Dr. Cahill.
Not long before that, Constance tweeted the photo below, saying "Behind the scenes, literally #greysanatomy..." Could that be Arizona's wheelchair, or is she totally moved on to walking with a prosthetic? Either way, it's a cool photo.
Dr. Cahill will also be taking part on a major conference scene that involves "everyone" that Patrick Dempsey tweeted about. In response to Patrick's tweet, Constance wrote "Yup I'm there too believe it or not."
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Catch the next new episode of Grey's Anatomy on Thursday, November 29 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
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On our recent post about bonuses at Bingham McCutchen, some commenters complained about our coverage of the firm. Here's what one said: "What this article fails to mention is that NO ONE made their hours, it's THAT slow. Good job, ATL, for eating whatever it is Bingham pays you to NOT report [on bad goings-on at the firm]."
Actually, we're perfectly willing to report on negative developments at Bingham (or any other major law firm). Just email us or text us (646-820-8477), and we'll investigate.
There's certainly a lot to cover over at Bingham: tumbling profits, partner departures, and unfortunately timed staff layoffs. We've collected some reporting from around the web, which we've combined with inside information from ATL tipsters at the firm. Let's have a look, shall we?
We'll start with the decline in partner profits. Over at Thomson Reuters (sub. req.), Casey Sullivan has an article with this provocative title: "Bingham losses worst in 20 years: chairman."
It's not a great title, since Bingham didn't actually lose money in 2013; rather, the firm saw declines in revenues and profits (for the first time in 20 years of growth up to this point, according to firm spokesperson Claire Papanastasiou). Anyway, here's the report from Thomson Reuters:
The big Boston law firm Bingham McCutchen, facing diminished work in some practice areas as well as partner defections, has seen its revenue tumble by $110 million in 2013, according to the firm. Bingham chairman Jay Zimmerman outlined the issues confronting the firm in an interview with Reuters ahead of the release of the 2013 financial figures reported by the American Lawyer.
Calling it the "most challenging financial year" Bingham has had in two decades, Zimmerman attributed the downturn to the settling of large cases, such as claims over the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the changing business landscape after the financial crisis.
Revenue at the firm was down over 12 percent, and stood at $762 million compared to $872 million in 2012, according to a Bingham spokeswoman. Pay for equity partners would be cut on average, by 12.8 percent, from $1.7 million to $1.5 million.
Misery loves company. As Casey Sullivan notes, other firms are suffering too:
By no means an exception, the 123-year-old Bingham is a prime example of the ills afflicting major U.S. law firms. Over the last two years, firms such as Patton Boggs; Weil, Gotshal & Manges; and Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson have been similarly affected.
In January, for instance, Patton Boggs reported to its partners that its 2013 revenue was $278 million, a 14 percent drop from $318 million in 2012, according to an internal memo obtained by Reuters.
As we know from Patton Boggs, partner defections go hand in hand with declining profits. A firm can get caught in a vicious cycle: a dip in profitability causes partner departures, which in turn cause the dip in profitability to deepen. Is that what's happening at Bingham? From the Thomson Reuters report:
Bingham's woes have been heightened — as they have at law firms like Kaye Scholer, Fried Frank and Patton Boggs — by a spate of partner defections. In summer 2013, an 11-partner securities enforcement team left for Sidley Austin, and at least five co-heads of other practices have left since then.
Zimmerman said he was disappointed by some of the departures, but noted there is more partner movement in the legal market these days. He also said that more departures were expected as the firm is "actively managing its business."
Some of the partners had been asked to leave the firm, a Bingham spokeswoman confirmed.
That's a fair point; it's all too easy to view every lateral partner move as a coup for the new firm and a loss for the old firm. At the same time, five practice co-heads is a lot of leaders to lose — and the defense of "we wanted those partners to leave" does not have a happy history.
The American Lawyer has been covering some of the most high-profile departures out of Bingham. Here are some highlights from Am Law's lateral moves column, "The Churn" (sub. req.):
There are some notable names here. Kenneth Lore served as co-chair of Bingham's real estate practice, as noted by the WSJ Law Blog (which broke the news of the real estate group's move). Raymond Marshall, a former president of the State Bar of California and a 36-year veteran of Bingham, served on Bingham's
executive firm committee.
Here is what one ATL source had to say about Marshall's departure:
With former State Bar president Ray Marshall leaving for Sheppard Mullin after 36 years, and only 74 attorneys remaining in the SF office, what is happening to Bingham?
Bingham résumés are circulating….
We reached out to Bingham for comment. Here is the firm's statement on Marshall's move:
While we wish Ray the best, we continue to strategically and selectively invest in our firm in all offices. In big law today, it is not uncommon for partners to change firms. In the past year alone, we've added a number of strategic hires across the firm — including an eight-partner IP team led by Richard de Bodo to our Santa Monica office, a seven-lawyer investment funds group in Asia, leading derivatives partner Dan Budofsky to our New York office, three antitrust partners in Washington and London, and four lawyers to our corporate and IP practice groups in our Silicon Valley office, among many others. We also further invested in the firm with the election of 10 new partners in January.
We mentioned the Bingham new-partner news here, noting the group's impressive diversity across practice areas and offices.
Moving down the totem pole, let's hear from some non-partners at Bingham. One associate is angry about Bingham's move to a new model for secretarial support:
Can you guys please report on this? Bingham switched its secretary model to "teams" of "legal administrative assistants." Partners will have dedicated "LAA"s but everyone else, of counsel, associates, paralegals, will no longer have a secretary and instead are to use a "team" of LAAs.
We actually reported on this previously, when we covered Bingham's recent staff layoffs. A memo describing the new secretarial model in greater detail appears on the next page.
How are lawyers reacting to the shift? Not well:
Everyone is annoyed, and it screams cost cutting. There is absolutely no benefit to client service or efficiency, no matter how hard they try to spin it. And they laid off [several] secretaries in Boston last week, including 4 who were laid off during the snow storm on February 5, after schlepping to work in the snow, only to be handed a pink slip. You can imagine how much that boosted morale.
We reached out to Bingham about laying off people during a snowstorm. Here is the firm's statement on the cuts:
There is never an ideal time to let someone go, and a lot of thought and consideration goes into these. It's true that we conducted the planned layoffs during the snow storm and some of the people affected came to the office that day (as they would any other day), while others did not. Those who came in the day after the storm were informed when they returned to the office.
Fair enough. We can't let this brutal winter bring the entire world to a standstill (which is why Elie Mystal and I schlepped up to Hartford in a blizzard for our debate at UConn Law, sponsored by the school's chapters of the Federalist Society and the American Constitution Society). But it's still unfortunate when people receive bad news on an already bad day.
So that's the latest news at Bingham, from partners to associates to staff. We'll continue to monitor the situation at the firm. If you have information you'd like to share with us, please email us or text us (646-820-8477). Thanks.
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Australia has given the green light to an estimated A$6 billion ($4.7 billion) acquisition of 24 Boeing F/A-18F Block II Super Hornet fighters, with the lead aircraft to be delivered in early 2010 and initial operational capability to be achieved late the same year.
Defence minister Brendan Nelson says contract talks are expected to result in a deal being signed later this year, and that Australia will keep open the option of operating a mixed future fighter fleet of Super Hornets and Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters (JSF). "A final decision will be made during the next decade to either maintain a mixed fleet or 'on-sell' the Super Hornets and acquire the fourth squadron of JSF," he says. "But the clear preference is likely to be four squadrons of JSF."
Australia has approved the A$6 billion acquisition of 24 Super Hornets
The Super Hornet deal may include a purchase of Raytheon AIM-9X Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missiles, rather than funding to modify the aircraft - so far operational only with the US Navy - with new software to support the integration of MBDA's ASRAAM, already fielded by the Royal Australian Air Force's current F/A-18A/Bs.
Australia is already studying a possible AIM-9X acquisition to equip its planned JSF fleet, and the new missile option will be investigated further as part of a high-level RAAF air weapons roadmap due to be considered by Australia's peak Defence Capability Committee this month (see story below).
Nelson says funding for the 24 new fighters will come from a supplement to the Department of Defence budget between fiscal years 2007-8 and 2016-17. The A$6 billion deal will also cover associated weapons and new infrastructure. "There is no impact on the current level of funding for the JSF project, nor deferrals [or] deletions from the [Australian] Defence Capability Plan," he says.
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Those with an appreciation for fine bamboo fly rods will find great pleasure in owning and fishing a genuine handcrafted ZIA~RODS bamboo fly rod. Expertly crafted with uncompromising skill and great attention to detail, ZIA bamboo fly rods are esthetically pleasing and wonderful to fish with. Whether making delicate dry fly presentations or swinging wet flies, ZIA bamboo fly rods will seem to come to life in the casters hand. All my rods are "deluxe" and constructed from only the finest materials and finished to the highest standards. I take pride in my work and it's reflected in the finished product delivered to you. The premium Tonkin Cane used on all my fly rods is first flamed to a pleasing brown tone which includes a fine agate stripping guide, nickel silver ferrules, chrome snake guides, wraps and tipping in premium Pearsall's silk, select cork grip, a beautiful nickel silver reel seat with figured stabilized hardwood insert, then spar varnished with a hand polished finish. These are but a few of the details...
All of my Handcrafted Bamboo Fly Rods are beveled, temper heat treated, precision taper milled, hand planed, glued and finished one at a time by me. Standard rods are two piece with two tips and feature the 2X2X2 node spacing. My bamboo fly rods are based on traditional and proven classic tapers derived from the past masters. These tapers are slightly adjusted to complement today's fly lines. The (Standard) fly rod is the Hexagonal rod. These fly rods are constructed using six strips for each section. The Quadrate, (Quad) fly rods are square in cross section and are made using the same tapers as the (Standard) Hexagonal fly rods but four strips of bamboo are used for each section. These rods use a conversion factor to fit the four strip (Quad) profile. All fly rods are best suited (balanced) using Double Taper (DT) fly lines unless otherwise noted, then Weight Forward (WF) lines will be most effective. All rods come complete in a custom labeled protective tube.
Fit, function and finish on all rods is guaranteed for the period of ONE YEAR from date of shipment except where neglect is evident. Prices includes express shipping, insurance and taxes. $250 deposit required on all orders. Finished fly rods and shipping dates are approximately 60 days or less from time of order. Some fly rod models may be in stock, contact me for details. Special orders for different components or tapers from the standard models as listed are quoted on an individual basis, I am open to most request, as there are hundreds of published rod tapers available. Fly rod Restorations quoted. All fly rods will be shipped at time of full payment received.
So what's all the talk about? Bamboo is said to have one of the best "feels" of any fly rod material. It's possible to feel the rod as it flexes and loads the line. The action is less rushed, I'd call it a much more relaxed style of casting. In a good taper, the rod actually helps the caster by storing energy, then delivering power to the line. Loops can be a little larger in bamboo, but this doesn't mean shorter distances. Bamboo has greater cushioning effect on a bolting fish, thus protecting light leaders and tippets. A bamboo fly rod has strength with the ability to handle and play any fish encountered. A bamboo fly rod in longer rod lengths will be heavier, but an experienced fly caster will note, as their casting improves, one tends to take fewer casting strokes. There is undeniable beauty and history in a cane rod, they are made by a real person who has placed their name on the rod, and their heart into its construction. Bamboo fly rods hold there value.
The look and feel of a bamboo fly rod inspires awe that defies description. A handcrafted bamboo fly rod in the hand speaks silent volumes to the craft of the artisan.
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The Fast, Medium and Slow Actions
The fast action rod has most of its flex in the top quarter and will be stiffer in the middle and butt.
The medium action rod has most of its flex in the top half, leaving the bottom half stiffer.
The slow action rod is one that will flex down its full length
The Progressive Taper
The Progressive taper is a rod which has a smooth, even increase in thickness all the way to the handle. A rod built to this form will get increasingly stiffer towards the grip, therefore the more load that is applied the deeper the rod will flex. This type of design is good for casting at short, medium and long distances.
The Parabolic
The Parabolic type of rod will flex more in the butt section when a heavy load is applied. They have a stiff middle section and a flexible butt section. Rods with parabolic tapers are slow and powerful and make fantastic roll casting rods.
Recommendations and Advice
If you need advice on what type of rod to choose I will be very pleased to help you.
Taper Selection and Pricing
6' 3" 4 wt. Young (PHY) Midge - Handy, very positive and crisp medium/fast action fly rod.
7' 0" 4 wt. Dickerson 7012 - Delicate to cast short with power to reach, medium action fly rod.
7' 0" 4 wt. Payne 98 - The Standard! A splendid casting medium Dry Fly action rod with great casting power to reach cruising trout.
7' 0" 4 wt. Leonard 38H - A cherished taper and a terrific medium/fast Dry Fly action rod, considered a crisp taper.
7' 0" 5 wt. Garrison 201e - A formidable 5wt. Shorter progressive/medium taper in a 5 wt.
7' 6" 3 wt. Caenis - A delightfully casting medium/fast action Dry Fly rod with a crisp action that throws small dry flies with accuracy to wary fish.
7' 6" 4 wt. Young (PHY) Perfectionist - A true CLASSIC! This fine fly rod is a semi parabolic taper. If there is a perfect small trout rod, this is it.
7' 6" 6 wt. Young (PHY) Martha Marie - A well balanced semi parabolic taper. Some consider this a rod with authority in a medium/fast action trout rod.
7' 9" 5 wt. Garrison 209e - An elegant, smooth progressive/slow taper rod with good backbone for medium size fish, yet a delicate enough tip for dry fly presentations. Best all around taper.
8' 0" 6 wt. Dickerson 8014 - A powerful medium/fast action fly rod capable of handling larger wild trout or bass. Good selection for swinging wet or dry flies.
(hollow fluting any above fly rod's butt section only, add $100)
7' 9" 4/5 wt. - Young (PHY) Para 14 - An impressive parabolic/slow action rod!
8' 0" 5/6 wt. Young (PHY) Para 15 - The CLASSIC parabolic/slow action rod with equally distributed power for that long cast.
8' 0" 6/7 wt. Young (PHY) Para 16 - A versatile parabolic/slow action rod with power for larger wet or dry flies. For something in-between the Para 15 and 17, this is it!
8' 0" 7/8 wt. Young (PHY) Para 17 - Unequaled strength in a parabolic/slow action rod. Made to handle large wild fish without undue strain on the cane.
The Parabolic action is defined as a slow action rod that bends in an arc evenly along its entire length. Thus, the Parabolic action utilizes all the bamboo to it's best advantage as more work is demanded of it. Paul H. Young (PHY) says, "On delivery of the cast, the lower half of the rod gets in its power impulse while the upper half is still flexed. Then, as the tip straightens, a seemingly second power impulse applies, which straightens out a long line or shoots an abundance of line, if desired." The action arches well down into the grip/butt section when sufficient stress is applied. This taper is more constant than in the dry fly action which will have a larger lower butt section with a comparatively light, flexible tip. The Parabolic will have a lighter butt section with a heavier tip. As more load or working strain is imposed on the Parabolic action, the heavier tip begins to "shrug" off the work and distribute it further down into the butt section. You can feel the butt section flex into the grip. Since the butt section is light in comparison to the tip section, it will more quickly respond with an increasing arc, throwing the entire rod lengths stored energy into play. My Parabolic rods are two piece with a Parabolic taper that arc's deeply into the butt section. This long even bend makes for a smooth and powerful casting rod. To me a Parabolic action rod is one that has an even workload potential throughout its entire length. This work capability is not held in reserve within the lower section of the rod, rather it is equally distributed throughout the rod's taper lay up. To put all of this kinetic energy to work does require a slower casting presentation, but when harnessed, awesome distances can be achieved with very little effort to the caster.
The bamboo fly rod has a history, a past; The cane was once a growing, living thing, which has been transformed into a beautiful work of art. When I fish with bamboo, it seems to come to life again. I seem to fish better, I'm more relaxed in my casting. I think a little more about my presentation and approach to the stream. I spend more time observing what the water, trout and the insects are doing. It's a time to reflect on my surroundings, taking in the nature of things, of being part of it.
"Life's short, fish bamboo"
The bamboo fly rod shown above is just one sample of my style of building. Each rod maker must find his own place, I have found mine in a style of simplicity and function. Each of my handcrafted bamboo fly rods are a functional tool to be used as a medium to express character and individualism in the person. I hope will you enjoy fishing with my bamboo fly rods as much as I have enjoyed making them.
"I have never yet caught a fish on the first cast, nor have I ever made a first cast without thinking I would catch a fish"
The hardware used in a bamboo fly rod is about as expensive as hardware used in any other quality made fly rod. Bamboo fly rods will command a higher initial price due to their complexities of manufacture, but the real expense is in labor. Each section of a bamboo fly rod is made of multiple strips of bamboo. Although there are four and five strip bamboo fly rods, most rods have six strips in each section. A six strip, two piece, two tip bamboo fly rod has 18 strips in it. Estimated times to build a two piece, two tip bamboo fly rod range from 30 to 40 hours. Although some parts of the construction process can be sped up by use of a machine, the care needed to create a beautiful handcrafted bamboo fly rod can't be hurried.
At any given time I may have a few rods in different stages of development. I plan my production rate at one rod per month. This gives me a little time for unforeseen events. Actually prepping, sawing, precision beveling, heat treating, milling and hand planing the individual bamboo strips to taper and assembly goes fairly smoothly, drying time is something that I can't control. After each rod section is glued it has to dry for at least 48 hours. Wraps also have several coats of finish and can take 24 to 48 hours to dry. Final finish has to be given drying time and usually takes a week or so to set the varnish for polishing. Depending on the method I use and the humidity and temperature of the shop, I do my best to give the customer an honest completion date.
"The Handcrafted Bamboo Fly Rod is Sculptured. This sculpture is not only pleasing for the angler to touch and behold, but is a tool used in the anglers art of casting. Casting for the fish that has been seen in one's mind time and time again. At the rise the angler is allowed a glimpse of the mystery which comes from below the surface. Casting at that magic moment, the fly is taken. That familiar pulsating tension is felt running the length of the cane rod. Fulfillment is only for a brief moment in time, as the desire to repeat is never ending."
Handcrafted Bamboo Fly Rods
Daniel Gowe, Maker
Santa Fe, New Mexico
(505) 466-6281
Customer: S A M P L E
Taper: (PHY) PAUL YOUNG, PERFECTIONIST
Length: 7' 6" (7' 6" 4wt. 2 piece/2 tips)
Line Weight: #4 (DT) DOUBLE TAPER OR (WF) WEIGHT FORWARD LINE
Action: MEDIUM (Semi Parabolic)
Hollow Fluting: (add $100) : N/A
Sections: 2
Tips: 2
Bamboo: FLAMED AND HEAT TEMPERED LIGHT BROWN
Node Spacing: 2X2X2
Reel Seat: BOYD CLASSIC STYLE, FINE KNURLED, POLISHED NICKEL SILVER
Reel Seat Spacer: PREMIUM, LIGHT COCOBOLO HARDWOOD
Reel Seat Finish: SEMI GLOSS
Winding Check: CLASSIC STYLE, KNURLED NICKEL SILVER
Ferrule Type: SWISS, NICKEL SILVER
Ferrule Size: 13/64
Cork Grip Shape: CIGAR WITH BURL NATURAL CORK SPACERS
Cork Grip: AAA GRADE CORK TAPERED TO 6"
Hook Keeper: BRONZE LOOP
Stripping Guide: ARCANE, NICKEL SILVER WITH RED BANDED AGATE
Guides: SNAKE, STANDARD CHROME
Tip Top: SNAKE, STANDARD CHROME
Wraps: NAPLES SILK, ROYAL HUNT
Guide Tipping: NAPLES SILK, ROYAL HUNT
Intermediates: NAPLES SILK, ROYAL HUNT
Signature Wraps: N/A
Rod Finish: GLOSS SPAR VARNISH, HAND POLISHED
Additional Service: N/A
Thank you for your order. Construction of your ZIA ~ RODS Handcrafted Bamboo Fly Rod will start immediately. Your bamboo fly rod will be done in progressive stages. A progress photo report will be e-mailed to you on occasion during construction.
With proper care and use, your bamboo fly rod will last to hand down to the next generation.
Wipe your rod carefully after each fishing session, and be sure that it's thoroughly dry before putting it in its case. In an aluminum or any other type of air tight case, a damp rod will mildew which can ruin the rod. Remove the rod when you get home and allow it to air dry before returning it to its rod tube.
Keep the ferrules clean and free of dirt. When assembling or taking down a rod, never twist the joints, pull them straight away from each other to part. Never lubricate ferrules.
Do not leave a rod in a leaning position which will place a strain on the rod and possibly create a set or curve to the rod.
Avoid exposing a rod to extreme changes in temperature or humidity.
When fly fishing, be careful when a hook becomes caught on an overhanging branch, rock or submerged log, as yanking is likely to put a set in the rod or could cause it to break. If you're unable to get to the hook, pull slack line from the reel, then pull the line only, (don't use the rod as leverage). Pull the line evenly until the hook pulls loose or the line breaks free.
A set in the tip can be caused by putting too much strain on a fish, or using a heavier line weight that's not correct for the rod. It is recommended to alternate the tips from one fishing session to another.
Take the rod sections down when moving through the brush.
+ P series of rods: + P equals plus power. These rods are plus power for more authority at the tip. These rods are cut with a thicker tip section. (No price change)
Pentagonal, (Penta): Rods are now available in the Penta, 5 sided format, (except Parabolic tapers). Now you can have your choice of the new Penta (5 sided), Hexagonal, Hex (6 sided), or Quadrate, Quad (4 sided). (Same price as Standard rods)
New LWHB (Light Weight Hollow Built) Series: These rods are made up using all listed tapers, (except Parabolic tapers). These rods are hollow butt built, use in shop made lightweight sliding band aluminum reel seat hardware, lightweight stained hardwood spacer and thin wire guides, finished with the minimum of wrappings, no varnish. The rod blank is stabilized using Nelsonite 30B02, polished then wrapped. (Value priced at $750)
ZIA ~ RODS BAMBOO FLY ROD'S: A custom-built fly rod of selected Tonkin cane. Four, Five and Six strip construction. All strips are cut and prepared from a single stalk of heat-tempered bamboo. The result? A perfectly balanced fly rod of uniform toughness and resiliency. Bamboo Fly Rods available at prices from $750 to $1200. Want to know how Bamboo Fly Rods are made? Send for free information sheet on the complete construction process.


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Former Ajax striker Cedric van der Gun has joined Swansea on a free transfer.
The 30-year-old Dutchman was a free agent after leaving FC Utrecht at the end of last season and has signed a one-year deal with the Swans, with the option of a further year.
Van der Gun trained with the Coca-Cola Championship side this week and passed a medical on Thursday morning.
The striker can boast Ajax and Borussia Dortmund as two of his previous clubs and also had a spell with ADO Den Haag, where he played with Swans duo Dorus de Vries and Ferrie Bodde.
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It is a good printer. I print all of my documents, Scan all of my documents.Old Photo's that are old and it turns them into Like new New using one of the color correction. It is a good all around Printer. Easy to set to my wireless center in the house. I would recommend this anyone thing of purchasing one
This is the second printer I purchased. The first one was damaged in the box. The bottom frame plastic base was broken in the box during handling at some point. 2nd replacement printer was difficult to set up and the paperwork for the cd printer is extremely poor or non existant. Micro Center was expecially helpful to straighten out the concerns I had with the printer. I thought I could read and understand the English language until I started reading the paperwork that came with this printer. Otherwise, with the help I received, the printer was installed successfully. My problem is not with the printer but with the lack of good information on how to use it.
The Artisan 837 prints professional quality photos an prints fast, i the get the colors i see on the monitor. this printer is small for what it will do. The printer will print from memory cards witch is nice, you can remove the memory car from your camera an install in the printer an print with out using your computer. But this printer will use ink like a sink full of water an you just opened the drain !!! If i knew that it used this much ink i don't think i would have bought it.. Not happy...with how much ink it has used in a short time
Easy setup, excellent printer. Quality of photo printing is a 10. This is my 3rd Epson printer,will never buy any other brand. Very happy with my purchase.
Many advance feature. Especially for those people who is crazy for AirPrint feature fro IOS devices. Very good quality for photo printing. But seems have trouble to grab A4 size glossary photo paper if only 1 page in the tray. In this case, pager jam will happen all the time until you put more paper into the tray.


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The Sports Network
DATE & TIME: Wednesday, January 30, 11:59 p.m. (et)
FACTS & STATS: Site: Walter Pyramid (4,200) -- Long Beach, California. Television: ESPN News. Home Record: UCSB 5-4, LBSU 6-2. Away Record: UCSB 2-8, LBSU 5-6. Neutral Record: UCSB 0-0, LBSU 0-0. Conference Record: UCSB 3-5, LBSU 7-1. Series Record: Long Beach State leads, 61-55.
GAME NOTES: The top team in the Big West Conference settles in for another outing at the Walter Pyramid on Wednesday night, as the Long Beach State 49ers entertain the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos.
Not only is LBSU the top team in the Big West with a record of 7-1, but the squad is also sporting an impressive home win streak of 21 consecutive games entering this contest. At home over the weekend, the 49ers made it look easy against UC Irvine in an 81-59 final, which means the team has won six in a row after losing the first game of the month at Cal Poly (79-73).
Meanwhile, the Gauchos are alone in eighth place in the Big West with a record of 3-5 after falling to Hawaii at home last Saturday, 78-73. The defeat, which happened to be the first true road win of the season for the Rainbow Warriors, was the second in a row for UCSB.
Long Beach State won the first meeting of the season between these two teams earlier this month by a score of 77-70 on the road, thanks to Michael Caffey who tallied 19 points, pulled down nine rebounds and handed out five assists, one of four players to score in double figures for the 49ers as they shot 54.2 percent from the floor. The Gauchos, who shot only 56.5 percent at the free- throw line in the meeting, also turned the ball over 18 times.
Now having four straight over UCSB, LBSU leads the all-time series by a count of 61-55.
UCSB was dominated on the glass, 45-30, and outscored at the free-throw line by the Rainbow Warriors, 25-10, as the team bowed to Hawaii over the weekend. Taran Brown led three double-digit scorers for the Gauchos with his 15 points, followed by Kyle Boswell and T.J. Taylor with 12 and 11 points, respectively, in the home setback. Clearly the team missed Alan Williams, out with a knee injury, as he leads the way in both scoring (17.4 ppg) and rebounding (9.9 rpg), and without him the Gauchos were beaten up on the glass. Still listed as questionable for this clash with LBSU, if Williams is again unable to go that leaves Boswell and Brown as the top scoring options, the only players scoring in double figures at the moment outside of Williams.
Except for only 60 percent accuracy at the free-throw line, the 49ers were hitting their shots at a high rate against UC Irvine, connecting on 56.9 percent from the floor overall and 11-of-19 beyond the arc, as they crushed the Anteaters by 22 points at home. James Ennis led a quartet of double-digit scorers with 17 points, followed by Dan Jennings with 14, Peter Pappageorge with 11 off the bench, and Keala King 10, to go along with seven rebounds and four assists. Ennis heads a list of four players scoring double figures on the season overall, putting up 17.0 ppg, in addition to clearing 6.9 rpg which is also first on the unit. Caffey (12.2 ppg) may be shooting only 36.7 percent from the field and 27.8 percent beyond the arc, but the team needs him on the floor because of his passing ability (85 assists) and defense (28 steals).
After losing the first meeting of the season between these two teams, the Gauchos certainly have revenge as a motivating factor this time around, but considering LBSU has been untouchable at home this year, it doesn't appear as though UCSB will be able to swing momentum in its favor.
Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Long Beach State 73, UC Santa Barbara 64


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KORN in Boston???
Hey everyone, I was on a website that says Korn wll be playing at the House of Blues in Boston, MA on Nov 3rd at 7pm with Downlink and Datsik, can anyone tell me if this actually going to happen???
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my ticket shipped out today will be here wednesday cant friggin wait its going to be "wicked" awesome.
Re: KORN in Boston???
Well I`m very disappointed with Korn. I had purchased a VIP package to get drum lesson from Ray, driving 5 hours from Montreal to do this. Now they call me 2 days before to tell me that due to some logistic problem, they cannot offer this to me anymore. They reimburse the package but not the ticket. And they are not willing to give any priority to futur package that might come in my area. Very very disappointed with the manner in which this is handle.
Re: KORN in Boston???
Does anybody have an idea when to arrive if you've purchased a VIP package for the Boston concert?


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The Hepworth Wakefield, Gallery Walk, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 5AW
This summer The Hepworth Wakefield launches the digitisation of the Gott Collection. Join us for an insight into the recently completed project that has made the collection accessible for the general public to view for the first time
This event took place in September 2014 and the entry is now archived.
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SIMPLE molecules that "recognise" each other can spontaneously link up and form an interwoven mesh, say a team of chemists. This trick, which mimics many biological processes, could be harnessed to make a vast range of designer chemicals.
Fraser Stoddart and Matthew Fyfe of Birmingham University and their colleagues interwove molecules using a process from "supramolecular" chemistry. Here chemists rely on the fact that some molecules join up like pieces of a jigsaw, just as two single strands of DNA join to form a double helix only if matching pairs of bases are in suitable positions to link up.
Chemists have already made self-assembling molecules that use one kind of recognition site, or "motif". For instance, several years ago, Stoddart and his colleagues managed to thread ring-shaped molecules onto strand-like molecules (
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HARDY Charles married Sophia ORCHARD 1887
Information & Research Journal.
Charles Edward HARDY (born Gippsland) and Sophia Jane ORCHARD were married in Victoria in 1887.
Charles death not located.
Sophia died 1936 in Sandford, Victoria, aged 70 years.
Parents recorded as Daniel James ORCHARD and Abigail unknown.
Five children located Victorian records for Charles and Sophia.
Daniel Joseph HARDY.
Born: 1888 Stratford, Victoria.
Died: -
Annie Maria Emily HARDY.
Born: 189 Stratford, Victoria.
Died: 1977 Bairnsdale, Victoria, aged 87 years.
Married: unknown WHITE.
Year: -
Place: -
Grace HARD.
Born: 1896 Stratford, Victoria.
Died: 1983 Bairnsdale, Victoria, aged 87 years.
Married: unknown SWAN.
Year: -
Place: -
Elizabeth Beatrice HARD.
Born: 1898 Stratford, Victoria.
Died: -
Charles Clive HARDY.
Born: 1907 Traralgon, Victoria.
Died: 1976 Bairnsdale, Victoria, aged 68 years.
Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria.
on 2011-01-06 01:12:35
TONKIN lives in Victoria, Australia.
Please note.
Journals are intended to assist new researchers locate family lines in Australia and should only be used as a guide for follow up research and record searches as intended.
Due to spelling and informant errors appearing in the records, typo errors and my misreading of the records mistakes must be expected. Errors will be corrected when detected.


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Originally posted by TheComte
reply to post by Aleister
That's what I thought. This whole series pretty much explains why the world is the way it is and nobody really gives a hoot.
I thought it would get more play but maybe I made a mistake by putting it in TV Forum.


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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. (AP) - OK, we get it.
There's no conference like the SEC.
They land the best recruits, hire the sharpest coaches, build the biggest stadiums.
Their players are faster, bigger and stronger.
And they win. Or, to be more specific, they win the games that really count. As in, the BCS title game. Southeastern Conference teams have won that one four years in a row. The top-ranked Auburn Tigers will try to make it five on Monday when they play No. 2 Oregon of the Pac-10, a conference that will be expanding next season and is in the midst of a big push for more recognition.
But really, in the face of the SEC, aren't they all?
"I'm sure fans are getting worn out," said ESPN GameDay host Chris Fowler. "I think one conference dominating the championship for as long as the SEC has, it's probably not the best thing for it."
Fact is, regardless of who wins Monday, all the conferences are playing catch-up with the SEC _ have been seemingly forever and will be for a while longer. The advantages have been built in for years, starting with the fact that there's a dense population base in the South full of strong, fast kids who love football. (Exhibit A: 12 of the 22 players in Auburn's starting lineup come from within 200 miles of the campus. At Oregon, that number is one.)
Two or three decades ago, a greater percentage of those Southern kids would get lured up to Notre Dame, Michigan and other northern locales _ one of the big selling points being that those teams traditionally found themselves on TV more than the Southern schools.
Cable has taken care of that.
The SEC cemented its advantage when it became the first of the major conferences to come up with the idea of expansion to 12 teams and playing a conference title game.
That was back in 1992. Longtime SEC beat writer and broadcaster Tony Barnhart remembers running into then-Alabama coach Gene Stallings in the hotel in Destin, Fla., the day that decision was made at the SEC meetings.
"He pulled me to the side and said, 'Tony, this is a bad idea. The SEC will never win another national championship,'" Barnhart recalls, restating the commonly held belief, back then, that an extra game would add an unnegotiable hurdle to the title quest. "Well, that year, he won it, and the SEC has been winning national championships ever since. That experiment only served to make the SEC stronger. It was out front and had a nationally televised big game."
That big game led to the first of several fat TV contracts, which have helped make the SEC the richest of the conferences. That leads to bigger stadiums, better scoreboards and weight rooms and more money available to hire the best coaches.
No big irony then, that in 2010, a year of massive realignment _ Colorado and Utah to the Pac-10, Nebraska to the Big Ten, the near disintegration of the Big 12 _ the SEC stood pat.


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- Jul 31:
- Bradley Manning's convictions could still give him life in prison
- Jul 30:
- Some of the fallout from Manning-WikiLeaks case
- Manning guilty of 20 charges, not aiding the enemy
- Jul 29:
- Verdict reached in WikiLeaks court-martial
- Jul 27:
- Judge deliberates in GI's WikiLeaks trial
- Jul 26:
- Manning arguments wrap up; judge to deliberate
- Jul 25:
- Closing argument given in Manning, WikiLeaks trial
- Prosecutors: Manning abused his country's trust
- Jul 19:
- Witness: Manning said he had no allegiance to US
- Jul 18:
- Judge upholds most serious charge in Manning case
- Jul 12:
- Amnesty wants charges dropped in WikiLeaks case
- Jul 9:
- Witness: No harm to US from leaked Gitmo files
- Jul 8:
- Why did he do it? The Manning-WikiLeaks defense
WASHINGTON — U.S. officials pressured Afghan President Hamid Karzai to remove a former warlord from atop the energy and water ministry a year ago because they considered him corrupt and ineffective, and they threatened to end aid unless he went.
Karzai rebuffed the request, according to secret diplomatic records, and the minister — privately termed "the worst" by U.S. officials — kept his perch at the top of an agency that controls $2 billion in U.S. and allied projects.
The State Department correspondence, written as Karzai was assembling a Cabinet shortly after his 2009 re-election, reveals just how little influence U.S. officials have over the Afghan leader on pressing issues such as corruption.
Reining in graft is seen as vital to Afghanistan's long-term stability. President Barack Obama last month cited an urgent need for political and economic progress, even as military successes have blunted the insurgency in some regions.
But U.S. aid to Afghanistan has continued despite the dispute over the former warlord, Ismail Khan, in December 2009.
U.S. Ambassador Karl Eikenberry pressured Karzai to remove Khan, a once powerful mujahedeen commander, from the top of the energy and water ministry, according to two State Department reports written at the time by U.S. Embassy officials in Kabul.
They were disclosed last month by WikiLeaks.
A Dec. 19, 2009, memorandum distributed internally under Eikenberry's name described Khan as "the worst of Karzai's choices" for Cabinet members. "This former warlord is known for his corruption and ineffectiveness at the energy ministry," the memo said.
Even with U.S. threats to withhold aid, Karzai rejected requests to replace Khan.
"Our repeated interventions directly with Karzai . . . did not overcome Karzai's deeply personal bonds with Khan," one of the reports said.
Asked earlier in 2010 about the corruption allegations, Khan, during a brief interview with The Associated Press, did not respond directly to a question asking whether he was profiting personally from the ministry. He denied any widespread problems of corruption or mismanagement.
"No money is missing from the ministry," he said. "All the income goes directly to the bank."
Khan said he was unaware of any complaints against him or the ministry. "If there have been complaints, nobody has come to me to tell me," he said.
The U.S. continued pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into new energy and water projects that the ministry used to help generate tens of millions in customer fees. Many of those fees are lost each year partly because of corruption, according to U.S.-funded reviews of the ministry's operations.


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Celebrity in Death (In Death Series)
By: J.D. Robb
Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
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Her career in homicide has taken her into the darkest depths of New York City's underground—and sometimes Lieutenant Eve Dallas feels more comfortable in those kinds of places than in the high-rise, high-society world of her billionaire husband, Roarke.
But while she's no party girl, she's managing to have a reasonably good time at the celebrity-packed bash celebrating the debut of The Icove Agenda. This time it's Eve, not Roarke, who's a guest of honor, since the film is based on one of her famous cases. Her partner, Peabody, is practically giddy over rubbing shoulders with Hollywood royalty. Eve, on the other hand, is more likely to roll her eyes than have stars in them. But she has to admit it's a little spooky seeing the actress playing her, who looks almost like her long-lost twin.
Not as unsettling, though, as seeing K. T. Harris, the actress who plays Peabody—drowned in the lap pool on the roof of the director's luxury building. Talented but rude, and widely disliked, K.T. had made an embarrassing scene during dinner. She clearly liked being the center of attention. Now she's at the center of a crime scene—and Eve is more than ready to get out of her high heels and strap on her holster, to step into the role she was born to play: cop.
Audiobook Details:
Release Date: Feb 21, 2012
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Language: English
Meet the Author
J.D. Robb
Sarah Hardesty
Jill March
Nora Roberts
Eleanor Marie Robertson was born on October 10, 1950 in Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.A. She was the youngest of the five children, also the only girl, of a marriage with Irish ancestors. Her family were avid readers, so books were always important in ...
Meet the Narrator
Susan Ericksen
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Jun 01, 2011
The 34th book of this series..Expected publication 2012
At last, please, please more Roarke scene and want more of hot lovemaking!!:P
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Nov 09, 2011
I really enjoyed this installment. My favorite books are the ones were Eve and Roarke are at odds, and though that wasn't the case here I found the case interesting and the usual cast of characters engaging. There was quite a bit of humor laced throughout. The whodunit was pretty easy to figure out ... more...
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> - the bootloader; I believe this situation is greatly improved since my
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These days, there's one that goes into its own partition/slice: yaboot.
> - tuning the framebuffer for good video performance
For whatever reason, on my G3 iBook2, nothing had to be tweaked, here.
> - the mouse: it only has one button so you need to emulate the other two for
> X apps that expect three buttons
This is something I had to hand-hack into one of the init scripts at the
time I disabled Ubuntu's gnome-session startup, installed Windows Maker,
and set that as the default window manager: There's a utility you
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About This BookRowan's village of Rin is under attack by vicious ice creepers, creatures that flow down from the Mountain bringing endless winter to the land.
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WWW.NTS.ORG.UK3WELCOMEHermiston Quay, 5 Cultins Road, Edinburgh EH11 4DFTel:0844 493 2100Website:www.nts.org.uk E-mail:email@example.com The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay KG KT GCB OMPresidentThe Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry KBE FRSE DLChairmanProfessor Sir Kenneth Calman KCB MD FRCS FRSE DLChief ExecutiveKate MavorThe National Trust for Scotland is a charity, independent ofgovernment, supported by legacies, donations and thesubscriptions of its 309,000 members. Scottish Charity Number SC 007410Scotland in TrustManaging editor:Neil BraidwoodEditor: Iain GaleDeputy editor:Don CurrieDesigners: Matt McArthur Marie IrvineAdvertising manager:Julie Twaddell (0131 556 2220)Advertising executive:Hayley OrrPicture researcher: John SinclairEditorial Steering GroupHenk Berits, Neil Braidwood, Don Currie, Andrew Davies,Iain Gale, Ian Gardner, Clare Meredith, Jim WhytesideContributorsMike Bolam, Rob Brady, Adam Campbell, Stuart Delves,Antoinette Galbraith, Walter Neilson, Sam Phipps,Shannon Tofts Scotland in Trust is published three times a year by CMYK Design, on behalf of the National Trust for Scotland.Printed in the UK by Pindar plc©TheNationalTrustforScotland2011/12.ISSN1479-0424 CMYK Design91 East London Street, Edinburgh EH7 firstname.lastname@example.com Circulation: 179,970 (Jan-Dec 2011)SPRINGis here and so startsanother busy visitor season withthe National Trust for Scotland.We've been working hard over thewinter running record-breakingChristmas events, celebrating Burns'sbirthday and planning ahead.We've started work on deliveringthe Trust's strategy. Our plan for YearOne is ready and can be read on ourwebsite. The focus is on Sowing the Seeds, so that by 2016the Trust is at the forefront of good conservation practice, withits finances secure and you, as members, confident in its roleas an advocate for the conservation of Scotland's heritage. One change in 2012 is our programme of local assemblies.Introduced because we'd like to engage more with members,these events will showcase what's happening at Trustproperties and give you a chance to meet those involved inlooking after your favourite places. We hope to see lots of youout there. The Annual General Meeting will still take place -this year it's in Edinburgh on 22 September.We've been investing in our properties to ensure they are ingood order and offer great visitor experiences. Two gems havebeen pepped up - we've updated visitor information at theAngus Folk Museum, using sound in an innovative way tobring this unique treasure trove to life. At Preston Mill, thereare enhanced facilities and a new presentation of thefascinating story of the mill. It could be time for a visit. At Threave you can enjoy the new sculpture garden and inWester Ross we'll be close to completing vital repairs to thebridge over Corrieshalloch Gorgeby the time you read this.The bridge, which is almost 140 years old, is a terrific feat ofengineering - so it's quite a job. At Ben Lawers, we'll beunveiling new facilities and interpretation over the summer.There are lots of reasons to revisit favourite properties - I hope you enjoy spending time with the Trust this year.Kate MavorChief ExecutiveThe conservation charity that protectsand promotes Scotland's natural andcultural heritage for present andfuture generations to enjoyContactsAll photography ©The National Trust for Scotland unless otherwise stated. The National Trust for Scotland takes no responsibility for advertisements withinthe magazine. No unsolicited manuscripts please
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Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. 3Spread seeds in a 4-sided sheet pan and toast in oven until puffed and slightly golden (but not browned), 6 to 8 minutes. Cool completely on a plate.
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Spread 10 wafers in 1 layer on a rack. Paint tops of wafers lightly with coloring using a pastry brush (for white wafers, brush with water). Let stand until pliable, 3 to 5 minutes (if too wet to lift, let stand until slightly drier). Invert wafers, then spoon a level teaspoon dulce de leche onto unpainted side of each. Fold each in half, pressing to spread dulce de leche just to edge. Insert 8 seeds halfway into dulce de lechedulce de leche is firm enough to hold seeds in place, 1 to 4 hours.
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There are a number of different computing groups on campus. The top level group is Information Systems and Technology (IST). They run the services that are used across the whole campus, like telephones, email, networks and many web sites. The next level that relates to the ECE department is the faculty level computing support (Engineering Computing). Their main service is running a number of computing labs used for course work.
The last level of support for our department is our local support groups. These are split in two, for departmental computing and research computing. There are computers supplied by the department (mostly for coursework and administration) and computers purchased by individual professors for the use of their research group.
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The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite revisions (formerly called "competing revisions") from currently funded NCI U01 cooperative agreement projects for early-stage development of enabling informatics technologies to improve the acquisition, management, analysis, and dissemination of data and knowledge. As a component of the NCI's Informatics Technology for Cancer Research (ITCR) Initiative, this FOA aims to promote interdisciplinary collaboration in the development of innovative computational methods and informatics approaches that are essential for cancer research on all fronts to accelerate scientific discovery and ultimately translate data into knowledge and clinical practice. Applications that focus on data processing and analysis or mathematical/statistical modeling alone without new technology development are not appropriate for this FOA.
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Super Bowl again to be streamed live online
The Super Bowl will again be streamed live online.
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Researchers have developed the FAMIUM development platform and are using it to create new application scenarios for adaptive video streaming in web browsers. One highlight is that content can be split between ...
Microsoft is bringing a pared-down version of its Office software to Android phones, but it won't work on Android tablets just as it doesn't on iPads.
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Taiwan's struggling PC makers are unveiling a new generation of ultra-thin laptops at the world's second-biggest computer show this week, even as they tap into the ever-expanding tablet market to help compensate ...
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Hewlett-Packard on Monday said it is selling its webOS mobile operating system to South Korean consumer electronics titan LG to use in Internet-connected televisions.
Baidu Inc., which operates China's most popular search engine, said Tuesday its quarterly profit rose 36 percent as an economic rebound helped to boost advertising spending.
China's population of Internet users rose 10 percent last year to 564 million even as communist authorities tightened controls on content, according to data released Tuesday.
The latest version of Microsoft's Web browser is now available to the vast audience connecting to the Internet on personal computers running on the Windows 7 operating system.
Microsoft teased the release of the next generation of Internet Explorer by unveiling an online game crafted to show that websites can be as richly playful as "apps."
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Exeter, California (PRWEB) March 26, 2009
Leading Sucralose manufacturer Guangdong Food Industry Institute/L&P Food Ingredient Co. Ltd. (GDFII/L&P) today announced that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) in Washington D.C. has extended the target date of its final decision in the sucralose case, from March 25 to April 3. This Section 337 patent dispute (docket# 337-TA-604) was filed against the company by its main competitor, Tate & Lyle Corporation (T&L).
"GDFII/L&P was the first company to manufacture sucralose outside of the U.S.A and continues to be committed to meeting its customer needs of high capacity and superior grade sucralose in the growing sucralose market in the United States and elsewhere, and remains confident of a positive outcome once the ITC issues its final determination," notes Mr. Sanyong Wang, a corporate officer of GDFII/L&P.
Mr. Bassam Faress, spokesperson of GDFII/L&P and Director of Sales/Marketing at Ingredients Specialties, Inc., a global alliance partner of GDFII/L&P, adds "we continue to look forward to this anticipated positive final ruling as we move ahead with our strategic marketing and expansion plans for Sucralose."
The U.S. ITC governs investigations into allegations of unfair trade practices and had in its September 2008 initial determination issued by Administrative Law Judge Charles E. Bullock of the ITC, noted that GDFII/L&P has not violated any of the patents asserted in this Section 337 dispute. Furthermore, the Commission found one of the patents asserted by T&L to be invalid. Of the 4 patents asserted by T&L, one of the patents asserted was dropped before the hearing and following an inspection of GDFII/L&P's manufacturing facility; T&L's expert acknowledged that GDFII/L&P Food's current process, as inspected, did not infringe two of the other asserted patents; and a fourth patent expires in July 2009, only a few months after the new target date April 3rd for the ITC's final decision.
Guangdong Food Industry Institute/L&P Food Ingredient Co. Ltd. (GDFII/L&P) is a specialty ingredients manufacturer that pioneered the development and manufacturing of Sucralose at its ISO 9001:2000 and HACCP certified facility in China. In alliance with Ingredient Specialties, Inc. of Exeter, California, provides a global distribution network that markets Züeit ® brand Sucralose to the food, beverage, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industries as a Kosher and Halal certified non-caloric high intensity sweetener. Züeit ® is a trademark of Ingredient Specialties, Inc. Exeter, CA, U.S.A.
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As recall fever is sweeping the state, a number of cars in the Pico-Robertson and Fairfax neighborhoods are sporting bumper stickers that say "Recall Golus." Who is Golus exactly, you ask? Is it Gray Davis' middle name? The name of the 136th candidate on the ballot?
The stickers, which Rabbi Shimon Raichik of Chabad of Hancock Park produced, are actually a call for the Messiah to come. Golus is the Ashkenazi pronunciation of the Hebrew word galut, meaning exile, as in the state of being for the Jewish people before the Messiah comes and redeems us all to Israel.
If Golus is recalled, then the entire state of California will be transported to the Holy Land, and we won't have to worry about a budget crisis, Davis's lack of personality or unsavory Arnold Schwarzenegger interviews -- which definitely makes recalling Golus something worth thinking about.
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NYS Psychiatric Institute - 1051 Riverside Drive - 1st Flr Auditorium
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Professor of Epidemiology and of Medicine
*Adult Psychiatry Grand Rounds*
Linda Fried, MD, MPH, is DeLamar Professor and Dean of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University; Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine, and a Senior Vice President at Columbia University. Prior to her appointment to Columbia, Dr. Fried was associated with The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine where she held the post of Professor in the Department of Medicine, with a joint appointment in the Department of Epidemiology at The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Dr. Fried received her B.A. in history from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and her M.D. from Rush Medical College. She did an internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago, followed by a Masters of Public Health at The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. Dr. Fried has done fellowships in Internal Medicine, Cardio- vascular Epidemiology, and Geriatrics.
She is an elected member of the Institute of Medicine, has been the Chair of the Working Group on Program, National Advisory Council on Aging, and has been on numerous study sections at NIA, NHLBI, and NSF. She has received many honors throughout her career starting with "Intern of the Year" from the Department of Medicine at Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, to her most recent award, The John Hopkins Department of Medicine's Award for Contributions to Women's Acdemic Careers in Medicine. Dr. Fried has published more than 280 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and has written 27 book chapters.


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Airborne babies, head injuries and more lead paint
By asoglin
Thursday, October 25th, 2007 at 3:31 pm in Health & Safety.
The latest round of recalls includes a million of these Bumbo baby seats, an award-winning baby product that already carries a warning against using it on elevated surfaces. It's designed for floor-level use only. But in 28 cases, parents placed their babies atop a table, the seat toppled and the head injuries include three skull fractures. Parents may contact the company for new, more blatant warning stickers – or better yet, don't put your babies on top of tables and walk away. Jeez.
In other recall news, hundreds of thousands of kiddie bracelets, Go Diego toy boats, and bobble-head football cake decorations have been recalled due to lead paint. Of course.
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Reynolds has developed, tested, raced, and refined the Element with relentless attention to detail for one reason: to go very, very fast. The result is a full carbon disc that provides every rider with incomparably low rolling resistance, exceptional torsional rigidity, and a drag coefficient that is measurably lower than any other similar wheel. The Reynolds Element dics wheel features a valve stem cup that accepts a standard pump head without an adapter.
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Chris Crowell is a veteran kindergarten teacher and contributing editor to Children's Technology Review, a web-based archive of articles and reviews on apps, technology toys and video games. Download a free issue of CTR here.
We've got quite the variety for you this week: Apps to help settle your kids down for bed and introduce them to the basic steps of cartoon animation. Plus, one particularly fun app that lets them (digitally) smash their food.


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Business iPhone 3G sales
Business shoppers can now buy the iPhone 3G online, AT&T has announced. Although the carrier has offered deals for business clients since the phone's July 11th launch, people ordering outside of large-scale enterprise deals have typically had to travel in person to an AT&T shop, and cope with lineups despite potentially urgent needs. Regular iPhone buyers must always shop in person.
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The global ombudsman, Amnesty International, has come down hard on the nation's security agencies, saying that their actions have escalated the violence in the north-east region of the country. The body also accused the Nigerian Army of carrying out torture and illegal execution of suspects.
Amnesty International, yesterday presented a report on the Boko Haram insurgence entitled "Nigeria in the Circle of Violence" in which it noted that the security agencies' response to Boko Haram's campaign of terror is worsening the situation.
The body called on the Boko Haram sect to immediately cease all abuses of human rights including attacks targeting civilians and civilian objects including schools. It urged the sect to give respect to the lives and safety of civilians and stop indiscriminate attacks.
The body said that the federal government has failed to adequately prevent or investigate the attacks or bring the perpetrators to justice while victims have not received prompt and adequate remedy.
The group disclosed that during its investigation, its request to gain access to prisons, police stations, military and State Security Service (SSS) detention facilities was denied by the authorities. This, it averred, prevented direct encounter with the inmates and an overview of the state of the country's detention centres.
"The brutal action of Nigeria's security forces in response to Boko Haram's campaign of terror is making an already desperate situation even worse.
"The cycle of attack and counter-attack has been marked by unlawful violence on both sides, with devastating consequences for the human rights of those trapped in the middle.
"People are living in a climate of fear and insecurity, vulnerable to attack from Boko Haram and facing human rights violations at the hands of the very state security forces which should be protecting them.
"The security operations targeting Boko Haram have been conducted with little regard for the rule of law or human rights.
Hundreds of people accused of having link with Boko Haram have been arbitrarily detained by a combination of the Joint Task Force - a combined force group commissioned by the president to restore law and order in areas affected by Boko Haram - the State Security Service, SSS, and the police," the Amnesty International secretary-general, Mr. Salil Shetty, and the body's deputy programme director for Africa, Lucy Freeman, said.
Amnesty International recommended to the government to, among others, publicly condemn all human rights violations by security forces including extrajudicial executions and other unlawful killings, enforced disappearance, house burning and arbitrary detention; make public the findings of previous committees set up to investigate the security situation in the northern and central Nigeria including allegations of human rights violation by security forces.
It called on the Ministry of Defence to review its rules of engagement of the JTF and other agencies carrying out law enforcement functions and bring them into line with the Nigerian constitution and the country's obligations under international human rights law and standards.
As to the army, police and SSS, Amnesty International called on them to ensure that all persons currently in their custody who have been detained longer than 48 hours were immediately charged with recognizable criminal offence, brought before a court or released.
The body said the agencies should ensure that no form of collective punishment is imposed, including through unlawful destruction of homes or other retaliatory use of force such as detaining or punishing individuals based on the acts of their family members.
The group called on the international community to condemn practices in Nigeria that violate human rights and cooperate with the country to end such violations.
While fielding questions from journalists, the group, which reiterated its position on abolition of death penalty, called on the federal government to take effective action to protect the population against the Boko Haram campaign of terror in the northern and central Nigeria. "Every injustice carried out in the name of security only fuels more terrorism, creating a vicious circle of murder and destruction," the group said.
Reacting to the allegation, spokesman for the army Col. S. K Usman said the allegations were unfounded. He told an international medium that there was no Nigerian soldier who killed innocent citizens "There is no Nigerian soldier that goes out on the streets to just kill innocent Nigerians. So whatever we do, we always make sure it is done within the ambit of the law."
The police high command also reacted to the Amnesty international report which indicted the country's security agencies, saying that no organisation, including the Amnesty International, was perfect.
Spokesman of the police Mr. Frank Mba, who made this position in a statement made available to LEADERSHIP, also picked holes in the methodology adopted by the body to arrive at its finding.
According to Mba, most of the sources quoted in the report were not named.
"The Force is deeply concerned over a key research methodology adopted by Amnesty International in compiling its report. The fact that most of the sources of the content of the report are 'not named', (and thus not open to confirmation or reconciliation) puts the authenticity, credibility and legitimacy of the report in question.
"In this regard, the Force will at all times, reward excellent deeds by its men, while at the same time holding accountable those found wanting in the discharge of their statutory duties, bearing in mind that no organization - including Amnesty International - is perfect," Mba said.
Mba, who pointed out the challenges faced by security agencies in the discharge of their duties, said the Force would not hesitate to accept honest and factual recommendations (if any) contained in the report and initiate appropriate reforms where necessary.


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Ethical browsing
What's to be done? Well, we can put the ethical burden squarely on internet users and sensitise them to the ultimate (even if indirect) consequences of their choices. There are many precedents for this. Mounting concerns over economic inequality, climate change, and child labour have led to the emergence of the "ethical consumption" movement, which seeks to get consumers to consider the ethical ramifications of their behaviour in the marketplace.
In a similar vein, why not think about applying similar concepts to our engagement with the internet? What would "ethical browsing" or "ethical social networking" entail? Never using sites that exploit facial-recognition technology? Refusing to do business with internet companies that cooperate with the US National Security Agency? These are the choices we'll have to make if we don't want the internet to become an ethics-free zone. After all, unreflective use of technology – just like unreflective shopping – does not a good citizen make.
But let's not allow internet companies off the hook, either. Of course, Google and Facebook are different from rapacious corporations exploiting poor farmers or underage children. Neither company is building surveillance tools that would be used by dictators. What they do, however, is help create the apposite technical and ideological infrastructure for such tools to emerge in a seemingly natural manner. This doesn't provide strong grounds for regulation, but it opens the door for citizen activism, boycotts, and, if all else fails, civil disobedience.
Internet companies know perfectly well that they've got responsibilities. Earlier this year, Eric Schmidt, Google's executive chairman, called facial-recognition technology "creepy" and expressed his concern about it. And yet Google has just endorsed this technology, albeit with the "opt-in" proviso. This, Google thinks, shields it from any accusations of unethical behaviour; after all, it's all up to the user! But would we be persuaded by oil companies claiming that anyone concerned with climate change doesn't have to drive a Humvee? Perhaps not. It's in pretending that they don't know how this sad movie ends that technology companies' chief ethical blunder becomes evident.
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