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Saint Martinville, Louisiana 9.42 miles N
Broussard, Louisiana 12.49 miles NW
Erath, Louisiana 13.21 miles SW
Abbeville, Louisiana 18.91 miles SW
New Iberia, Louisiana (337) 256-8681
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May 2015 - $16.00
This is a very nice family-oriented park that is easily accessible by big rigs. The entryway could use better signage as it is located in association with the parish fairgrounds and hard to see from the road. The young lady was very polite and helpful, but her co-worker was slightly bored and it showed. The park itself is clean and spacious. There is a water park for the kiddos, clean laundry and community center. We do not have children and it was the off season so it was very quiet. Sites are level and paved and are back-in, but backing in is easy-peasy as roads are paved/packed gravel also. The park is secure with a gated entry. We stayed one more night than we planned. Could get noisy when full, but all in all it was a very pleasant stay. Be sure to go to Rip Van Winkle Gardens while in the area. We stayed a 45' RV w/ toad. - h2oskier
Apr 2015 - $45.00
First the bad:
1-Cement pads are fine but they have built up shells in between sites so high that when you step off the shells you can easily turn your ankle. We had several people almost fall down.
2-The grass was uncut and looked terrible.
3-A lot of unattended small kids riding around on electric scooters with no helmets.
4-People walking pit bulls throughout the park with kids running all around.
5-No cable even though they say they have cable
6-Could not connect to wi fi
7-Way overpriced in my opinion
The Good
1-Nice tables at every site
2-Supplied fire rings
3-Called office for assistance with 50 amp breaker and someone came out immediately
4-Full hookups at every site
5-Nice pull through sites
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All in all the group we camp with have fun wherever we are so none of the bad stopped us at all.
We camp on an average of once every month or two and we try different parks. If the area in between the sites was level and had the grass cut and the place looking a little cleaner we may consider trying it again, but as of now, I think we will move on and scratch this one off our list. Obviously they are trying to be like Cajun Palms, but as of right now, they are not even close. - BryanK.
Feb 2015 - $35.00
Large park, a lot of sites, newer park with no trees. Grass is growing in between concrete sites, level with full hook ups. - USAF1
New Iberia, Louisiana (map) | (337) 365-9865
Sites: 91 | Latest Rate: $25.00 | 4 Reviews
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Mar 2013 - $25.00
Friendly staff and good RV Park. Great Wi-Fi close to the office, and just off highway 90 and 83 interchange. Did not use bathrooms while here, so don't know about them. Spacious and it appears to have some long term residents. Great place to stay to explore New Iberia and Avery Island which are close by. - Legends Of America
Apr 2007 - $20.00
This is not a campground, this is a trailer park. We did not see another "camper". The restrooms, laundry facilities, and pool were very dirty. I would not stay again. - bcampbell
Jan 1970 - $20.00
This park is close to many Acadian attractions--Tabasco, Konkrito and New Iberia. We were greeted efficiently and pleasantly, accompanied to our 50-amp site and welcomed warmly. While highways are conveniently nearby, noise is not a problem.
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schedule more time here next time around. - Motorhome Madness
New Iberia, Louisiana (map) | (337) 364-6666
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The site was a pull-through on grass. We had to use leveling blocks due to the uneven area. We arrived late and had a hard time finding the site. They are not in any type of numerical order. The staff were extremely helpful and allowed us to stay after checkout time so we could tour Avery Island and the local sites. They recommended local favorite restaurants and we weren't disappointed. - Ron and Terry
May 2015 - $25.00
Park was nice and lady in the office was most helpful. Sites are primarily gravel and a little small but not too unlevel. No patio. - Imanana2
May 2015 - $25.00
This is the best park in the area. Large gravel sites with concrete patios. There are a lot of permanent residents, but everything is neat and tidy. Office personnel was very friendly and helpful. Good 50 amp service. We could not have asked for more in this area. - Freedom Bus


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Christopher Marinello, general counsel for The Art Loss Register, a London-based organization that keeps a database of stolen and missing artwork, recently recovered a Matisse oil painting stolen from a Stockholm museum in 1987.
"A quarter of a century is not that unusual for stolen paintings to be returned," Marinello said. "Eventually they will resurface. Somebody will rat somebody else out. It's really only a matter of time."
The FBI announced Monday that it knows but is not disclosing the identities of two men who posed as police officers and stole 13 works of art from the museum in 1990. The theft remains the largest art heist in U.S. history.
Bob Wittman, a retired FBI agent from Philadelphia who specialized in art crimes, said he helped recover a set of seven Norman Rockwell paintings stolen from a Minneapolis museum in 1977. The paintings were found in Rio de Janeiro in 2001. Wittman said he also helped recover an original copy of the Bill of Rights that had been stolen more than 130 years earlier.
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May 1st, 2012 #1
How to give emotion/feeling to your work?
I've been examining my work recently and, besides the anatomy still needing work, I've realized that my artwork has no emotion or feeling when you look at it. I don't find it impacting. At first I thought it could be a color thing, but as my usage of color has been improving from taking painting lessons, I haven't seen improvement in the field I'm looking for. I'm so frustrated over this because everyone mentions anatomy, color, perspective, balance, blah, blah, blah... but no one ever mentions emotion in artwork.
So here's my silly question: How do you give emotion, feeling or some sort of impact to your work?
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You do not give emotion to your work. You EVOKE emotion with your work to the person viewing it.
In the early stages of learning, this is something you should not worry about. Gaining knowledge and experience will enable you to evoke feelings from the viewer.
Understanding and knowing the basics to the point of not having to remember will give you more understanding.
All this, takes time.
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May 1st, 2012 #4
Emotion, feeling, impact, mood, resonance, etc. are all implied by the fact that you're making art and have something to say or convey, so it sort of goes without saying. In studies these things do not come through just like practicing scales and chord changes on a guitar does not mean it is a song.
Everyone mentions those technical things because they are the words and vocabulary required to say something worth saying. Your dismissal of them, and missing the bigger picture does not bode well.
Also, it can be very difficult for the creator to see or feel the impact of one's work...it's a weird thing but we relate to our own work differently than others see it, and not just technically but emotionally as well.
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Comics are a fun way to practice this among many other things it forces you to do.
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I'm saying you'll relate to your work very differently than others will, and have a completely different set of emotions, struggles, etc. that puts it in a different context than how others will see and respond to it.
This has been my experience at least and seems a common thread with all my artist friends, maybe others don't experience this, IDK. Very ften I'll have a painting that I'm only so-so about but others love...and some that I like the most people just don't relate to. Just one of the minor mysteries that we are so much a part of our work that we are blind to it...like the proverbial fish swimming in water.
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You've gotten some excellent advice already. I'll just add a little exercise that might help you get more used to conveying emotions.
We used to do this exercise in a beginning painting class to warm up, and it may be helpful to you. Take something simple, like the alphabet or shapes or just lines, and paint it angry. What type of line would evoke an angry feeling? Would it be soft and flowy, looping gracefully around the canvas, or would it be jagged and severe, harsh even? It sounds so silly, but paint happy shapes. Don't give them faces or anything literal. Just paint shapes that make the viewer feel light and joyful. Use everything at your disposal to get the feeling you want, like how they're placed on the canvas (are they clustered together, floating freely, or crashing into eachother?), their size (big and imposing or tiny and delicate?), etc.
After some practice, you can try adding colors, but make the concepts a little more evolved - like apprehensive numbers or agitated letters. The point isnt to create masterpieces, and you shouldnt spend more than a couple of minutes on each. The point is to loosen up and experiment. You can try having people guess what feeling you're going for, just don't be too disappointed if they're off - if they guess a negative emotion, like frantic, when you were going for a different negative emotion, like fear or anger, you're doing pretty good. If they guess a negative emotion, like frantic, when you were trying to convey something similar but positive, like excitement, you're still doing pretty good!
I find listening to music can sometimes be helpful too. Is there a band that makes you feel tranquil or a genre that makes you aggressive? Use that.
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You have to CARE about your work to do that.
Not about what you are telling with your work, or about the worthy cause you have there or the like - that's an instant recipe for producing a piece of pretentious crap. You have to care deeply about the picture itself and the characters in it. Be an actor playing a role, not a craftsman making an ornate shoebox.
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|Daniel Evans
Jenny Livsey
Matthew Rhys
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Y Mabinogi (English title Otherworld: not a literal translation) is a 2003 Welsh film based on a series of Welsh tales written by bards in the Middle Ages. It is mostly animated, although the very beginning and end sequences are live action. It follows three main characters who find themselves moving from their world in West Wales to the setting of the tales of Welsh mythology known as the Four Branches of the Mabinogi (Welsh: Pedair Cainc y Mabinogi, often referred to as simply Y Mabinogi), from which the film's title is derived. The film is available in both Welsh and English language versions, as is the graphic novel on which the film is based.
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Car 504: "Dispatch, this is 504. Suspect ran a red light, over."
Dispatch: "Roger, 504. Apprehend him!"High Speed is a pinball game designed by Steve Ritchie, with software by Larry DeMar and art by Mark Sprenger (playfield) and Python Anghelo (backglass); it was released by Williams Electronics in 1986. The game is based on a high-speed police chase between the player (in his cherry-red Lamborghini) and the long arm of the law. The player must first advance a set of traffic lights from green to yellow to red; after he runs the red light, the police will immediately follow. If the player escapes, he can start three-ball multiball for a chase at breakneck speeds, complete with flashing lights and siren.High Speed is noted for several industry firsts — it was the first pinball with a full theme song, the first Williams pinball with alpha-numeric displays, the first pinball to dynamically adjust match percentages and replay score values, the first solid-state pinball with detailed diagnostic reports, and the first game to detect and compensate for broken switches on the playfield. Even without these features, it is fondly remembered by numerous players for its adrenalin-pumping action and fast gameplay, a sterling example of why Steve Ritchie is considered "The Master of Flow". This was the most popular pinball of 1986 with over 17,000 tables sold.A video game version for the Nintendo Entertainment System was developed by Rare Ltd. and published by Tradewest. To the detriment of purists, it added video-only obstacles, such as a mad mechanic who attempted to slap the ball down the flippers. After over twenty years, a true recreation of the game without extraneous features is available for The Pinball Arcade.
This pinball table demonstrates the following tropes:
- Based on a True Story/Dramatization: Word Of God is that the game was based on a real-life police chase. Ritchie was caught on Interstate 5 in California driving at 146 mph in his 1979 Porsche 928.
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- The bonus counter maxes out at 69,000 points.
- A player's score will roll over at 10,000,000 points. The player's score will be displayed as 9,999,999 on the high score table if they manage to "roll" the score counter.
- Cool Car: The game's cherry-red Lamborghini.
- Creator Cameo: Steve Ritchie and Larry DeMar, the designer and programmer, respectively, provided the speech for this game.
- Dynamic Difficulty: This was first pinball game to feature a reflexing replay value (that is, the score a player needed to reach for a free game would be adjusted automatically based on how frequently players were able to reach it).
- Flat "What."/Oh, Crap:Car 504: "Dispatch, this is 504. He got away, over."
Dispatch: "504, this is dispatch. He what?"
- Have a Nice Death: When you drain your last ball down the outlanes, you hear a sound a car skidding and crashing.
- Hood Ornament Hottie: Seen on the back glass, looking astonished at the policemen chasing her.
- Hot Pursuit
- Progressive Jackpot: This was the first pinball game to feature this.
- Rated M for Manly: How else can you describe a game centered on a high-speed police chase in an exotic car with a sexy blonde in the passenger seat?
- Real Place Background: The playfield freeways are labeled after their Real Life counterparts — the Bayshore Freeway (route 101), the Santa Monica Freeway (interstate 10), and the San Diego Freeway (interstate 5).
- Vanity License Plate: The car sports KINGPIN plates, as seen on the backglass.
The Getaway: High Speed II was a sequel designed by Steve Ritchie, with software by Dwight Sullivan and artwork by Mark Sprenger (playfield) and Doug Watson (backglass), and released in 1992 by Williams. Once again, the player hits the highways in his souped-up sports car, and once again, Car 504 is on his tail... and he's bringing his friends.The game features a magnetic Supercharger on the playfield that accelerates pinballs around an upper loop, building up speed before returning it to the player. A gearshift allowed the player to change gears, and judicious shifting is needed for higher scores. The table also features ZZ Top's "La Grange" as the main theme music.A video game version for the Nintendo Game Boy was developed by Unexpected Developments and published by Williams. After High Speed was released for FarSight Studios' The Pinball Arcade, an in-game bug within the PC version caused the inadvertent announcement that this game will join its predecessor in the compilation in the near future.
This pinball table demonstrates the following tropes:
- Actionized Sequel
- Car Porn
- Cool Car
- Creator Cameo: According to artist Doug Watson, the driver on the backglass is Steve Ritchie.
- Determinator: 504.Car 504: "This time I'm gonna nail that dirtbag."
- Donut Mess with a Cop:
- The player locks the second ball by pulling up to Donut Heaven, where 504 happens to be taking a break.
- If the animation panel shows your car pulling up to Donut Heaven and there are three police cars present, quickly shifting gears will start a 20-second Secret Mania score mode.
- Driving Stick: A variation; instead of a traditional plunger, the game uses a shifter, used to launch the ball and to change gears. To shift up, you need to build up the RPM gauge.
- Easter Egg: On the backglass, the initials "XAQ" and "DWF" refer to the game's programmer, Dwight Sullivan and the game's composer, Dan Forden, respectively.
- Have a Nice Death: When you drain your last ball down the outlanes, you hear a sound a car skidding and crashing. Also, when you drain your last ball normally, a sound of a car crashing plays.
- Hellish Copter: After you've collected the "Getaway" Jackpot and still have at least two balls in play, shooting a ball into the Tunnel will get the helicopter to follow you and crash, awarding the Helicopter Bonus.Car 504: "Where'd he go?"Pilot: "He went in the tunnel—"Car 504: "HEY! LOOK OUT!!"*CRASH!*
- Hood Ornament Hottie: The hitchhiker."Nice wheels."
- Hot Pursuit
- Kinetic Toys Are Just Better: The Supercharger.
- Mythology Gag: The explosion DMD animation after collecting the Getaway Jackpot is taken directly from Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
- Nitro Boost: Seen on the backglass art, and represented by the playfield Supercharger.
- Oddly Named Sequel 2: Electric Boogaloo
- Pinball Scoring: Relatively tame compared to some other Williams pins of The Nineties, but scores are much higher compared to its predecessor.
- Rated M for Manly: Exploding helicopters are very manly.
- Real Song Theme Tune
- Sequel Escalation
- Vanity License Plate: KINGPIN, once again.
- Vehicular AssaultDispatch: "504, you are authorized to use lethal force."
- Video Mode: Available after you've reached 3rd Gear. Drive your car along a three-lane highway and dodge slow-moving Volkswagens. Change gears to go faster and earn more points.
- Wizard Mode: Redline Mania, which is available after reaching 5th Gear. It's a three-ball multiball with everything lit, and the Super Jackpot scores 100 million points (instead of 50 million)."RED... LINE... MANIA!"
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Dispatch: "504, this is dispatch. He what?"
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Miss Rhodie: How did Hayti feel when the idea of urban renewal came up? Mrs. Boyd: Terrible, terrible, and the thing about it, since urban renewal we have found out that there were certain people that reaped some of the benefits of that, and got money out of it. How, I don't know, but everybody didn't, and there were some areas that were left out that were supposed to be rehabilitated and were not, and I got a friend that fought to get her neighborhood rehabilitated because they promised it to start with, and she led the fight in her neighborhood and they finally won, and they were able to relocate and tear down those little shacks they were living in. One of those people in that area was the famous Ernie Barns, who is an artist, he was a football player for North Carolina Central University, and went on to play professional football and now he is an artist with a lot of fame. The people were real upset at first, real upset, and I think some of them were even more upset when they found out that some of the people got money from this change, and these are people like city councilman. I have no proof, but this is the only thing I've heard since urban renewal in the 60s. Some people got more than others when they bought houses, and it's something I understand that happens in communities, that they go through and do this urban renewal, and some people come out on the short end, but I guess that's part of life too.
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In America, it's the choice of blue-collar workers and hipsters — an unpretentious lager known primarily for its cheap price tag. But in China, some versions of Pabst Blue Ribbon are something else entirely: high-end alcoholic beverages that would be right at home in a socialite's manicured hands. Pabst Blue Ribbon 1844 was introduced a few years ago in China with a price tag of $44 a bottle. The ad copy that went along with it read: "It's not just Scotch that's put into wooden casks. There's also Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer 1844. Many world-famous spirits are matured in precious wooden casks — Scotch whisky, French brandy, Bordeaux wine…" and goes on to call the beer "truly a treasure among beers."
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Howard Johnson
You'd be forgiven if you walked into some of the Howard Johnson hotels (they're part of the Wyndham Hotel Group) in China and thought you were in a Westin instead. The hotel chain, which most Americans consider a basic budget accommodation, operates roughly 50 hotels in China, many of which are four- and- five-star properties. "Some of them have resorts and spas — they're very nice," says Steve Papermaster, the CEO of venture development firm Powershift Group. Take Howard Johnson's resort property in Shanghai: You walk into a marble lobby with high ceilings and a chandelier and are treated to perks like a high-end spa, rooftop tennis courts and a wine lounge. There are more than 200 Howard Johnson hotels in the U.S.
Buick: It's not your grandpa's car in China. The Buick, long seen by American consumers as an old man's car (the average buyer in the U.S. is around 60 years old, according to some estimates), is seen by the Chinese as a stylish luxury car, says says Deb Weidenhamer, founder and CEO of iPai, an auction house in China. The luxury play is working well in China: 810,000 Buicks were sold in China last year; in the U.S. only about 200,000 were sold. And J.D. Power & Associates predicts that by 2016 Buick sales could hit one million in China. While Buick recently launched a new ad campaign in the U.S. to combat it's fuddy-duddy image, it's still got a long way to go before it's seen by Americans the way the Chinese see it.
Pizza Hut
While there are some relatively fancy Pizza Hut locations in the U.S., most of us associate this brand with getting cheap pizza quickly. But Chinese consumers view Pizza Hut — which has more than 1,000 locations in China — as a nicer sit-down restaurant, says Weidenhamer. "You don't think fast food when you walk in, you think restaurant," says Papermaster. "They're more like a Chili's or an Applebee's." Indeed, its more upscale interiors look like sushi restaurants would in the U.S. and its menu includes items like chestnut chicken rice, scallop paella and gold caviar prawns.
Local beer in China tends to be downright cheap — some sell for less than the equivalent of 50 cents a bottle in stores — but foreign brews tend to be an exception. Indeed, bottles of Budweiser sometimes sells for almost triple the cost of some local beer. And even as Bud sales have been faltering a bit in the U.S., the company is gunning to become the king of beers in China (though they market themselves as "Style of the King" since China has restrictions on using word's like "best" in their marketing materials), according to The Wall Street Journal.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- For the third year in a row and for the 10th time in school history, Mike Martin Field inside Dick Howser Stadium will play host to an NCAA Super Regional as the action begins today when Florida State (45-17) hosts Vanderbilt (45-18) with the first pitch scheduled for noon on ESPN2.
The Seminoles and Commodores will square off for the first time ever in postseason play as the two schools have met just three times before -- with all three meetings coming in Tallahassee back in 1972.
Today's game also marks Florida State's 33rd consecutive trip to the NCAA Regional, which is the second-longest streak in the nation behind only Miami (38).
However, it's no secret that FSU has never won a College World Series title in coach Mike Martin's 29-year reign in Tallahassee.
And Martin, like last year -- and the year before that, and the year before that -- hopes this is finally the time for his team to break through.
"We've got a ballclub that plays well together," Martin said Thursday during media day for the Super Regional.
Martin named a pair of sophomore lefties as his starters: Sean Gilmartin (8-7, 4.74) will pitch the opener with Brian Busch (5-1, 4.24) up in game two.
Sophomore third baseman Jason Esposito led Vandy's offense this season with a .359 batting average to go with 10 home runs, 59 runs batted in and 30 stolen bases in 34 attempts. Left-handed hitting Aaron Westlake clubbed 14 home runs and drove in 58 for Vanderbilt.
The Seminoles' 1-2 punch comes from junior outfielders Tyler Holt and Mike McGee, who doubles as Martin's closer.
Holt led the Seminoles with a .349 average and scored 79 runs while also stealing 29 bases in 31 tries. McGee hit a team-high 14 home runs and drove in 67 besides 11 saves after claiming the closer's role early in the season.
"Holt is a guy who goes about his business and makes sure everybody else goes about theirs," Martin said. "He's played in a College World Series; he's played in super regionals."
Vanderbilt coach Tim Corbin credits a weeklong trip to Japan in late November for jump-starting a young Commodore baseball team now just a pair of wins away from its first trip to the College World Series.
Vanderbilt (45-18) came out of the loser's bracket to knock off top-seed Louisville is last week's regional round and advance. The host Seminoles (45-17) swept through their region in Norwich, Conn., with three straight wins to advance.
Overall, this is Florida State's 48th NCAA Regional, which is the second-most ever, trailing only Texas. The Seminoles and Longhorns are the only two schools to make 40 or more tournament appearances.
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SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants have rewarded NL MVP and batting champion Buster Posey with a nine-year, $167 million contract. Posey's deal, announced Friday by the reigning World Series champions, includes a club option for 2022 that could raise the value to $186 million over 10 years. The agreement is the longest for a catcher and the largest in Giants history, surpassing Matt Cain's six-year, $127.5 million contract. Posey had been due to make $8 million this year. He instead gets a $7 million signing bonus — with $5 million payable Oct. 15 and the remainder Jan. 15 — and his 2013 salary is reduced to $3 million. The agreement includes a full no-trade clause.
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After touring the possibilities of macro photography, the course details essential gear at several price levels, including lenses, flashes, and other accessories. Next, Ben explores the special challenges of macro photography: dealing with moving subjects, working with extremely shallow depth of field, focusing, lighting, and more.
The course also explores advanced close-up tools and post-processing techniques, such as using Adobe Photoshop to "stack" multiple shots to yield wider depth of field than a single shot can convey.
If you've been watching the movies in this course in order, then you've now done some close-up and macro shooting using very affordable gear. I'm hoping you're finding you enjoy a macro approach to the world. You should also have seen that lens reversal, point-and-shoot cameras, and extension tubes are completely viable, very effective macro tools. But, as you've seen, they have some shortcomings. Extension tubes cut light. Lens reversal takes away your aperture control. If you've played with a close-up lens, you've probably found it didn't give you a tremendous amount of magnification. And, all three tools have issues with edge sharpness.
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13CSP011 - PCL - Upgrade Addressable Fire Alarm System
Project Summary
The abbreviated Summary of Work is as follows:
Upgrade Addressable Fire Alarm System: Replace existing fire alarm system in PCL building with new addressable system. Work shall include all fire alarm devices, panel (s) and interconnections for a complete installation including support of 3rd party commissioning, and coordination with on-going sprinkler project. Reference complete scope of work and specific schedule in plans and specifications.
The general Construction Budget for the project is approximately: $450,000.00 to $510,000.00.
Project Site
Perry Casteneda Library (PCL)
Key Dates:
- Pre-Proposal Conference Site: FC1 2.106 Large Conference Room
- Pre-Proposal Conference Date: January 29, 2013 Time: 10:30 A.M.
- Notice to Proposers Out: January 23, 2013
- Specifications and Plans Available on or about: January 25, 2013
- Envelope #1 Date: February 21, 2013 Time: 10:30 A.M.
- Envelopes #2 and # 3 and Public Response Acknowledgement Date: February 22, 2013 Time: 10:30 A.M.
(All proposal envelope openings held at FC1, Room 2.102. See map below.)
- No. of Addenda: 2
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FC1 - Facilities Complex Building 1, 1301 E. Dean Keeton, Austin (Corner of Dean Keeton and Lafayette St.)
From the South: Take the Manor Rd. exit and continue north through the light passing Mt. Calvary cemetery on the right. Turn right at the LBJ Library sign and stay to the left. The Facilities Complex is just across Dean Keeton. Turn left. At the second driveway, turn right.
From the North: Take the Manor Rd exit. Turn left at Manor Rd. then left again onto the frontage road. Continue north, passing Mt. Calvary cemetery on the right. Turn right at the LBJ Library sign and stay to the left. The Facilities Complex is just across Dean Keeton. Turn left. At the 2nd driveway, turn right.


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Paterson, whose address was given as present whereabouts unknown, has also been charged with possessing a gun and pistol.
It is also alleged that he attempted to defeat the ends of justice by wilfully setting fire to a car and concealing two handguns at the back of Coatbridge library in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire.
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This Special Session expresses the deep consideration that we, the generation of today, must have for children and adolescents, the generation of tomorrow. Reuniting ten years after the historic Children's Summit in 1990 should not be simply an occasion for taking stock of what has been done or lamenting what has not. It is above all an opportunity to reflect on what remains to be done, to map out a common path of cooperation, and to learn from each other, for the benefit of children. A world fit for children: this is the commitment that we are reconfirming today, and that will guide us in our future actions.
One month ago we met in Madrid where we signed a commitment to create a society for all ages. Today we are strengthening that commitment: we must show that we really do want to build a world for all generations, starting by investing in the young, the future of each and every society. We must show that we really do wish to build a world in which each generation appreciates the other and shares in the common good.
To achieve this reality, to safeguard the future, we need to act. We cannot remain on the sidelines while tragic events affecting the lives of children in so many parts of the world unfold before our eyes; nor can we refuse to question our part in these events and correct or improve our behavior.
Despite the commitments solemnly proclaimed at the 1990 Summit and despite the almost universal acceptance of the United Nations Convention on Children's Rights, violence toward and exploitation of children, isolation of children, and indifference to children's needs occur all too frequently and in too many different forms.
Therefore, at UNGASS 2002 we should also admit how little we have done at times in the face of these problems, acknowledge the varied challenges facing all countries, and discuss possible common strategies.
Education and Health Care
Violence against children takes the form of discrimination, exclusion from schooling, an alarming increase in the number of street children in devastated urban neighborhoods, and the traumatic loss of cultural roots for children caught in chaotic migration processes. These phenomena may be old but they are also intolerable, making it incumbent upon the entire international population to deliver assistance and protection to the little victims.
It is the duty of our generation adults and parents as
well as political and governmental leaders to provide this assistance and
safeguard the lives of these young people. Within the framework of the
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Our commitment to education is flanked by a strong health care initiative to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, malnutrition and denutrition, especially among women. Italy has invested considerable financial and human resources in the world UNAIDS program, and is the second largest donor to the Global Fund against HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. We intend to focus our efforts also on the social aspects of the fight against HIV/AIDS in children.
"Children do not belong to us; they belong to the world," as Kahlil Gibran said. No parent and no Government can mold them to their wishes. It is the duty of parents to protect children from their vulnerability, and to encourage their talents. It is the duty of Government to reduce the gap between the older and younger generations, through schooling and adult education, and improve inter generational relations.
Poverty Eradication and Children
Over the past ten years Italy has directed greater resources to programs designed to safeguard the rights of children and adolescents in developing countries. Since December 1998 Italy has had its own "Guidelines" for development cooperation programs that involve children, and intends to treat children and young people more and more as an essential development resource in which to invest. Consistent with this approach, the child/adolescent is no longer seen solely as a beneficiary but rather as an agent of development and the subject of inalienable rights.
For the three year period 1999-2001, in the framework of a coordinated and multi-sector approach, Italy has allocated major voluntary contributions to international organizations that deal with children, for cooperation programs to be implemented in close coordination with NGOs, regional authorities and UN Agencies.
My country is also paying special attention to the issue of international adoption. Recently approved laws strengthen the principle of subsidiarity of international adoption, and guarantee adoption procedures in the child's best interests. Our aim is to cooperate with the institutions in the home countries toward fostering social policies, improving conditions, thereby promoting national adoption and foster care with a view to allowing children to remain in their home countries.
Long distance support is one of the resources on which Italy intends to focus, allowing better organization and coordination of projects implemented through the generosity of so many people. The aim of such initiatives is to provide young people with real opportunities to be independent, activate their resources in their home countries, and develop a spirit of initiative and cultural and professional skills that will help them to escape the spiral of pure charity.
Violence against Children
In the area of multilateral collaboration, Italy was one of the first countries to support the two Optional Protocols at the 1989 New York Convention on Children's Rights, which were adopted at the Millennium Summit in 2000. And I am pleased to announce that this morning I deposited the instrument of ratification for the two Protocols with the UN Secretariat.
The two Protocols address two different forms of violence against children: one is trafficking in children, the sale of children, child pornography and prostitution; the other is children in armed conflicts. To fight both forms of violence, we must use efficient strategies and methods that promote and support development in the societies of origin of these children. To this end, last July Italy hosted an international UN workshop on children in armed conflicts, aimed at drafting an agenda of commitments for monitoring critical situations and establishing a global network of experts. We are also committed to creating a permanent group of experts to study the best ways to fight this phenomenon.
Child Labor
Italy is at the forefront of the ILO's Global Campaign to raise awareness of what strategies countries can adopt to stop child labor. Both the Government and the social partners supported Italy's participation in the International Program on the Elimination of Child Labour (I.P.E.C.). Workers were fully involved in the program, dedicating their time to fundraising for the campaign to eliminate the most harmful forms of child labor.
Children were also at the center of world attention during the Palermo Conference of December 2000, at which the Convention against Transitional Organized Crime was opened for signature, together with the two attached Protocols against smuggling and trafficking in human beings, especially women and children. Italy is proud to have hosted this important event, and to have been one of the first countries to sign the texts. We hope that the Convention will soon reach the required number of ratifications for its entry into force.
Our goal in negotiating these international instruments was not to criminalize the victims of illegal trafficking but to fight the criminal organizations that profit from them. Italy is making sure that the commitments solemnly undertaken are actually implemented. In recent years we have promoted a number of projects, in close collaboration with the international agencies, to fight child trafficking and guarantee children protection, assistance and the means of being reintegrated into their families, schools and social systems.
Promoting Well Being
These rights are summarized in the principle proclaimed by the 1989 Charter and now incorporated into Italian laws on childhood: the minor citizen has the right to well being, the right to live in a world that is also fit for her or him.
A world fit for children, the theme of this meeting here in New York, must guarantee above all the right to a family, to grow up and develop one's personality in a climate of love and understanding, under the care and supervision of one's parents, in an atmosphere filled with affection and physical and moral security, guaranteeing food, a place to live, free time and adequate health care.
In Italy, the family still represents the basic structure for the education of a person, the protection of his or her well being, and the fostering of social unity. It is the first place where children learn, in the broadest sense of the word. Over time they acquire a sense of social responsibility and recognize the active role they have to play. The family is the structure that guarantees the handing down of the cultural and moral heritage to younger generations, through inter generational exchange and the promotion of equality between the different generations of a single family. The role of the elderly within family relationships is fundamental in the way they contribute to the learning process of young people.
The Italian government is deeply committed to new, coherent and coordinated policies to benefit the family. Rather than simply providing economic support for needy families, various instruments can be implemented by making families part of the process of identifying their needs and implementing projects to meet them.
As I stated in Madrid last month, Italy is the country with the lowest birth rate in the world. To finally reverse that demographic trend and relaunch the active role of the family in society, we intend to take an integrated approach that addresses financial and fiscal issues, the provision of social services aid structures, and labour policies.
The Italian government intends to create a new welfare system that fosters broad horizontal and vertical subsidiarity between central, regional and local government as well as the active involvement of families, associations, and private social organizations. Our action aims not just to respond to emergency situations but also to promote the well being of the family as a unit and of all its members, first and foremost children.
A world fit for children means the right to a healthy environment, such as a child friendly city. Childhood policies in Italy favor what we called shared planning, involving the participation of all the social actors who deal with children: local government, public institutions, businesses, private social organizations and the service industry. Shared planning encourages children, especially adolescents, to reappropriate urban spaces and the local cultural heritage, and makes them a part of the decisions that promote their rights and define their spaces.
The New Media and Children
Even before their first day of school, children develop a spontaneous literacy primarily through the media. Their close contact with the new technologies does not make them dependent; it gives them a new way of seeing the world, of picking up signals or searching for stimuli. Ignoring the new means of communication would be equivalent to shutting out both the real world and the future. This is why it is indispensable for the child to become active in its own socialization process, for example in schools.
In the context of the new media, the world offered by television is still one in which children in many countries are immersed for many hours a day, a world with a strong influence on psycho social development. Italy hasn't forgotten that television continues to play an important role as an agent of socialization that often fills the empty spaces in a child's day. Our goal is to assure the quality of what is offered on TV. TV and the Internet are an opportunity for learning and social development, a supplementary resource that can offer valid models of other life styles and values.
Prevention. Protection and Recovery
By these three imperatives Italy is committed to integration and inter
institutional interaction through:
Training in prevention, protection and recovery of the victims is the focus of Italy's projects to combat the sexual abuse and exploitation of children. The key to "zero tolerance" of these phenomena is training and awareness raising, along with tougher laws and law enforcement.
A world fit for children means that school and play are the jobs of young citizens. Italy is strongly opposed to all the worst forms of child labor, and is currently finalizing a coordination instrument to fight this phenomenon, not only from the central government but also through local government. Our goal is to build a child protection network, supported by the Government, that is closer to the needs of the child and its family.
Education has a key role in this project, which faces the difficult challenge of reintegrating the child or preadolescent into a normal school system.


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Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL Network is reporting Saturday morning on Twitter that the Pittsburgh Steelers are trying to trade running back Jonathan Dwyer. Dwyer, the Steelers sixth-round draft pick in 2010, is considered to be the more marketable running back on the roster currently, but is also only under contract for 2013 after signing a one-year restricted tender in the amount of $1.323 million. The Steelers drafted Michigan State running back Le'Veon Bell in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft on Friday and they also added free agent LaRod Stephens-Howling to the roster on Friday in Read more [...]
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Highlanders blow away Hurricanes for Super victory
Eliot Dixon scored one try and set up another as the Otago Highlanders beat the Wellington Hurricanes 21-14 to win their first Super Rugby title.
Eliot Dixon scored one try and set up another as the Otago Highlanders beat the Wellington Hurricanes 21-14 to win their first Super Rugby title.
Ireland will take on France, Italy and South Africa for the right to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup after the four countries were officially confirmed as the bidders for the competition.
Australia coach Michael Cheika has included France-based backs Matt Giteau and Drew Mitchell in his 40-man training squad for the Rugby Championship against New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina.
Wallabies fullback Israel Folau has signed a three-year extension to his national contract in a coup for the embattled Australian Rugby Union.
Ireland's rugby league side have named a training squad ahead of their upcoming game against Belgium.
Welsh referee Nigel Owens will take charge of Ireland's crunch Pool D Rugby World Cup clash with France on 11 October.
Graham Rowntree insists England will continue "pushing themselves to the limit" in defiance of the heatwave sweeping the country in their pursuit of being the fittest team at the home World Cup.
Japan's trouble-plagued new national stadium, the centrepiece of the 2020 Summer Olympics, will cost more than $2 billion to build, nearly twice the original estimate, and be completed two months later than first thought, officials said on Monday.
Ireland will host the World Rugby Women's Sevens series qualifier 2015 with UCD the venue for the event from 22-23 August, it has been announced.
Scrum-half Fourie du Preez faces up to six weeks on the sidelines with torn medial collateral ligaments in his knee in the latest injury blow to South Africa ahead of the World Cup in England.
Scotland head coach Vern Cotter has added Edinburgh duo Dougie Fife and Ben Toolis to his pre-World Cup training squad.
World Cup winners Frans Steyn and Jaque Fourie have been recalled to an extended Springbok squad for their first five matches of the year, the South African Rugby Union said on Saturday.
Former Leinster boss Matt O'Connor has spoken about the disappointing season that led to his departure, and backed Leo Cullen to succeed him as head coach.
Munster out-half Ian Keatley has been left out of Ireland coach Joe Schmidt's 45-man squad for the four-Test match summer series against Scotland, Wales and England.
Former New Zealand captain Tana Umaga has been named as the new coach of struggling Super Rugby side the Blues.
Isa Nacewa has said he is coming back to Leinster to win trophies, and that his body is "really good condition" after two years out of playing.
Emerging Ireland made it three bonus point wins on the trot as they saw off the challenge of hosts Georgia 45-12 before lifting the World Rugby Tbilisi Cup for the first time.
Nine changes have been made to the Emerging Ireland starting line-up for tomorrow's clash with Georgia from the side that overpowered Uruguay 33-7 in the Tbilisi Cup.
Ireland finished the World Rugby U20 Championship on a high note when they secured seventh place with a battling 17-9 win over Scotland at Stadio Zaffanella.
Italy's rugby bosses have brokered a deal to end the players' strike and set their World Cup preparations back on track.


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Here are the results of Sport Auto's comparison test among the M5 F10, Panamera Turbo S, and E63 AMG Performance Package. The M5 doesn't come out on top in the raw number categories, but still gets the nod from Sport Auto for its handling and overall dynamic package.
1st place: BMW M5 – 620 hp on the dyno (claimed: 560)
Tires: Michelin Pilot Supersport
Weight: 1963 kg
0-100 km/h (62 mph): 4.3 s
0-200 km/h (124 mph): 13.0 s
Flexibility (80-120 km/h) (50-75 mph) in 5th/6th gear: … CONTINUED
M5POST member cidair shows us how his recently delivered Silverstone F10 M5 looks against the E60 M5 in Silverstone. Both are beautiful cars. Check out the photos inside and let us know how you think the consecutive M5 generations compare.
Also inside are stats and photo comparisons we put together in the past comparing the M5 F10 to the M5 E60.
The BMW 335i (F30) sedan is put to the test against the more powerful (and more expensive) Audi S4. Can the 335i keep up? While the 335i was down on acceleration compared to the S4, the author still picked the 335i over the S4. Why? Here's some of the notable things said about each car and how they compared:
"The 300hp inline-6 in the 3-series impresses with its sharp throttle response and smooth-as-silk operation. Not only does it accelerate the 335i strongly, but it also shows a … CONTINUED
The BMW M3 DTM cars are set to take on their Audi and Mercedes Benz rivals for real and for the first time in just over two weeks at Hockenheim (on April 29), but the race cars first face off in this photo session from Media Day, where for the first time the final DTM cars were revealed together. This will be BMW's first DTM race since October 11, 1992.
Subject to the same regulations, the three German marquees' cars share similar general aero bits and styling, … CONTINUED
Here's a good look at the current F30 3 series against the preceding two generation 3 series – the E90 and E46 sedans. Here's the tale of the tape:
F30 vs E90 sedan physical specs, F30 is:
3.66 in (93 mm) longer body
1.45 in (37mm) wider track [front]
1.85 in (47 mm) wider track [rear]
0.31 in (8 mm) taller
1.96 in (50 mm) longer wheelbase
0.59 in (15 mm) more legroom for rear passengers
0.31 inches (8mm) more headroom
F30 vs E46 sedan physical specs, … CONTINUED
The 2012 328i (F30) takes on the Audi A4, Infiniti G25, Mercedes C250, and Volvo S60 in this latest sports sedan compare by Car and Driver.
Does the F30 retain its spot at the top of the sports sedan food chain? See the review inside.
What is the fastest way to travel in South Carolina: By car or by boat? Matt Farah finds out by racing the new BMW 650i convertible against Zack in a Boston Whaler. First one to Hilton Head Island wins.
Next week's episode will feature the X6 M.
The 2013 BMW X1 has been announced for the US market and is making its US premiere at the 2012 NYIAS currently underway.
The X1 arrives in dealerships in the Fall in three models:
sDrive28i (240hp, RWD, starts at $31,545)
xDrive28i (240hp, AWD, starts at $33,245)
xDrive35i (300hp, AWD, starts at $39,345)
The 28i models receive an 8 speed automatic transmission and the xDrive35i uses an 6 speed auto transmission.
The M Sport Package (seen below) will be … CONTINUED
We've spied the upcoming 3 series F31 touring again, but this time we get a look at it against the outgoing 3 series E91 touring model. As one can see, the two share similar rooflines and tailgate shapes. However, the F31′s tailgate appears more sculpted, extending out to a more pronounced trunk lip than the E91. The F31′s roof spoiler is also flatter than the E91 roof spoiler, giving the F31 roofline a sleeker shape near the C pillar.
The F31′s side character line is also deeper … CONTINUED
The just unveiled BMW i8 Concept Spyder naturally calls for a comparison to its open-air sibling. It's an interesting comparison for several reasons. Seeing both concepts shows the differences between both cars/concepts but also shows some progress BMW has made in the development of the Concept i8. At first sight, the i8 Spyder looks even more focused and 'mean' than the i8 Coupe. Part of the reason for this is that the i8 Spyder is 15 cm or 6 inches shorter than the i8 Coupe (see … CONTINUED
Here is a brief but telling clip of the F10 M5′s sounds versus that of the E92 M3. Both are powered by a V8, but the M5 features a 4.4L bi-turbo V8 pumping out 560hp while the M3 is powered by a 4.0L naturally aspirated 414hp V8. Video by, courtesy of, and thanks to ednet01.
While we've seen many of our worldwide members taking deliveries of their 2012 F10 M5, none have yet been delivered to North America. Canada should see the first deliveries in just weeks … CONTINUED
Here's a sight not easily or commonly seen – two of the rarest and fastest production M3s ever made. Both the E46 M3 CSL and E92 M3 GTS were lightweight models of the standard M3 with a modest power bump. Each also figured other upgraded components such as suspension and braking.
Only 1,400 of the M3 CSL were produced for its only model year (2004). The M3 CSL was 240 pounds lighter than the regular M3 and featured a 17hp /1 lb-ft torque gain over the standard … CONTINUED
The new BMW 3 series F30 (320d) has been named by Autocar as its pick for the Best Car in the Real World, over the popular Range Rover Evoque.
The 320d F30 was given five stars by Autocar, the highest accolade their we-drive-everything testers can bestow on a car, and they are extremely careful not to spray it about. The last five-star verdict went to the Ferrari 458 Italia in 2010. Read about it inside.
Autoexpress rightfully calls 3 the magic number for BMW. It's BMW's top selling model and has set the standard in the small-medium sports sedan class for decades. As such, any new 3 series model is always big news and the natural question to come to everyone's mind is how it compares to its most direct rivals – traditionally the Audi A4 and Mercedes Benz C Class.
No surprise, the F30 comes out on top as it has in all the comparisons so far. See the full details/results … CONTINUED
Site member and renowned driver Advevo shows how much driving skill equalizes the power and performance difference between cars. The 1M is no slouch but on paper it gives up much to the lightweight M3 GTS, but Advevo manages to keep it a very close race on this Nurbrugring lap.
This lap by Advevo in his 1M was completed in just 7.45, an impressive task in and of itself.
We recently featured a video of the F30 328i running to 155mph, now watch and compare with this video of the F30 335i doing the same. Both feature very impressive acceleration and gear changes.
CAR Magazine is next up with its M5 comparo in which the F10 M5 is matched against the E63 AMG and Jaguar XFR. The question asked is whether the new M5 can relclaim the title of best super saloon? See for yourself inside.
We've posted plenty of spy photos and videos of the next generation M3 sedan (F80) but this is the first high speed chase video we've seen, and the chase car is no slouch. Watch as a tuned BMW 1M coupe (with 420hp) pushes a F80 M3 prototype to 240+km/h on the Autobahn.
The F80 M3 is due to debut in the second half of 2013, likely for market release in Europe at the end of 2013 and in the US early 2014.


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Plenty of billionaires have become personally familiar with Botox, the wrinkle-killing drug. Activist hedge fund investor Bill Ackman may soon have an even closer relationship — as an owner.
According to a Wall Street Journal report, Ackman's Pershing Square Capital is "teaming up" with Valeant Pharmaceuticals to pursue a takeover of Botox-maker Allergan Allergan. It's an unlikely combination of activist investor and corporate conglomerate — that's sending shares of both public companies soaring.
Allergan, up 6% in trading during the day, rocketed 17% in after hours trading on the news. Valent is also up about 11% after hours. Allergan and Valent are similarly-sized, with about $42 billion in market capitalization.
According to the Journal report, Ackman has already built up nearly a 10% stake in Allergan, worth about $4 billion — making it his biggest investment ever. If so, he's do so quickly and quietly. As of Allergan's most recent proxy statement just a month ago, no entity associated with Ackman reported owning more than 5% of the company's shares.
UPDATE: According to an SEC filing released shortly before 5pm on Monday afternoon, Pershing Square has accumulated 9.7% of outstanding Allergan stock, or 28.9 million shares (including nearly 25 million call options and 3.5 million shares underlying forward purchase contracts). Technically, the shares are held by a new jointly-owned entity between Pershing and Valeant called PS Fund 1.
The entity is designed to dissolve after a successful acquisition, at which time Pershing Square will invest $400 million in shares of Valeant stock at a 15% discount to the per share market price.
Montreal-based Valeant has pursued a roll up strategy in recent years, buying its way into the top of the pharmaceutical business. Last year it purchased Bausch & Lomb for $8.7 billion. Before that, it acquired Medicis for $2.6 billion. Valeant's CEO Mike Pearson has said that it's his goal to be among the world's five biggest drugmakers within the next few years.


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Sting is now signed with the WWE but we have yet to hear of any concrete reports indicating plans for the former WCW and TNA star's first match. The latest WWE Inbox video features several WWE stars are stepping up to the plate and revealing what they would do to get a one-on-one match with Sting.
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Backup Exec 9 Restore
I am in the process of restoring Server 2003 the RAID array failed.
I have brought the server backup and installed Backup exec 9.0. But the tape that the backup is on keeps failing to catalog. It says the data is inconsistent looks like it is failing on SW compression
From what i have seen I need to update the drivers in Veritas 9. Which are no longer available.
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Was the data being backed up by Backup Exec 9.0 as well. Unfortunately, as 9.0 is not supported anymore, most of the download links for the patches would not work either. In case you are not able to find the drivers, you could still try to restore the data using any higher version of until Backup Exec 12.5, you could be able to find the Service packs and Hotfixes (including drivers)
Could you post the exact error message from the job log.
You will not find installables or drivers for BE9 as its a very old version and not supported too.
May be VJware can help you with the drivers for BE9, send him a private message.
Else as suggested by Jaydeep trying restoring with supported version of BE


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Tips for working full-time from home with a baby
I assume you will have childcare while working? I can't imagine working at home long-term with the baby actually home *with* you. It might work ok for a couple of months while baby sleeps a lot and isn't mobile, but soon enough watching a baby and working at the same time will be pretty much impossible if you expect to get any work done.
I did it with flexible work hours, but ended up working mostly when DH was home or after LO went down for the night. Here are my tips:
Things to keep LO occupied/ content: swing, playmat, bouncer, lots of different toys that you rotate every 20 minutes
Focus on developing regular sleep patterns. My LO napped longest in a swing. We sleep trained (its not for everyone) but having her sleep for long periods on her own was essential for us. I started putting LO to bed at 6:30pm at 2 months old (she would wake once MOTN and then wake for the day around 6:45/7a) and used that time to get things done.
Working at home with no childcare is draining- don't expect to get much sleep! I now have childcare for my 17 month old 3 days per week and its perfect- but I still work a fairly amount when DH is home- I really don't get much done at all unless its during her nap.
I have worked from home with both of my children, but only part-time. My feeling was I am home for a reason, to be with my child, so I only work during naps and after they are down for the night for the most part.
So a lot depends on how much they sleep in my case. With my dd I could usually get four hours of work in during naps and then some more at night. I know you are thinking you can get 8 hours in that way, but it's not that easy. You are tired, because you never get a break - you are either working at the job or working as mommy ALL THE TIME. For me, the most I could do was 20 hours a week without getting way too stressed.
With two (my dd is preschool part-time), I can get two hours a day in. When push comes to shove, I can work while they play, but I can never count on them being content without my attention so I'm talking about working for 10 - 15 minute intervals, then breaking to give attention, and that can be wearing on you and baby so it's not something you can do day in and day out.
You can make up some time on weekends if your dh is willing to help and you have the stamina. I sometimes go into the office for a large block of concentrated work time while dh watches the kids.
Hope we have not burst your bubble... If you get help at home you can maybe total 40 hours a week, if that is what you want to do. There is always a solution! Make it work, lady! :)
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It's impossible to be both a FT worker and a FT infant caregiver at the same time. Those who make it work without childcare are working odd hours (early in the morning, during naps, and late at night).
I have to plan on everything taking at least twice as long as before because I stop to breastfeed my youngest.
Without any childcare? I don't think it would be possible. Even when I didn't have the mothers help DH would watch (the then only baby) while worked at night. (I was technically working in another time zone in Europe for a bit after my oldest was born and it meant lots of odd hours)
On my phone, so autocorrect might make things interesting. :)
Rainbow baby princess arrived 9/15/2010
Our second baby ballerina came 11/14/2012
I can't imagine this would be possible without childcare.
Once in a while, I work from home when both my kids are home - they are 3.5 and 6.5 (so old enough to occupy themselves for periods of time) and it's still stressful and barely possible.
DS - 9/06 | DD - 8/09 | Baby #3 4/14
~~Michele~~mommy to Mason, aka The Bean!, June 27, 2008 and Declan, aka The Sprout!, August 11, 2009