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First he forced out the Army secretary, Francis Harvey, in March 2007, because of the scandal at Walter Read Army Medical Center over the handling of disabled veterans. Then this March he got rid of Admiral Fox Fallon, the head of Central Command, who had made his position untenable through what were perceived as public disagreements with administration foreign policy. Now he has canned Air Force Chief of Staff General T. Michael Moseley and Air Force Secretary Michael W. Wynne. Gates had developed a long line of grievances against them. As detailed by Air Force Times:
Those grievances include criticism of the Air Force's nuclear weapons handling, two major acquisitions programs that have been stalled by protests, the service's inability to rush more surveillance drones to the war zones, apparent conflicts of interest of current and retired senior officials related to a $50 million contract to produce a multimedia show for the Thunderbirds, and repeated clashes with Pentagon leaders over the number of F-22s the Air Force will buy and other budget issues.
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Ed Whitcomb remarriesFebruary 18th, 2013 at 11:40 am by Jim Shella under Jim Shella's Political Blog
Former Governor Edgar Whitcomb has married Evelyn Gayer, his companion in recent years. The 96-year-old Republican held a wedding reception over the weekend in Rome, Indiana.
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Jets ready for Pats' Gronkowski if he plays or notThe Associated Press | October 20,2013FLORHAM PARK, N.J. The New York Jets are ready for Rob Gronkowski whether he plays or not.
The New England Patriots tight end was cleared by his doctors Friday to make his season debut today, according to agent Drew Rosenhaus. Jets coach Rex Ryan wasnt taking any chances in his teams preparations this week.
Like we said from Day 1, I assumed hed play, Ryan said. Im assuming (Tom) Brady will play. But thats how much we assumed this guy was going to play. I dont know if they were saving him for us or whatever, but I had a funny feeling he was going to play.
Gronkowski missed the first six games after offseason surgery on his back and broken left forearm, but Patriots coach Bill Belichick would neither confirm nor deny Gronkowski would play. The teams injury report listed him as questionable for the game.
That means, as far as the Jets know, the Patriots will make a game-time decision on Gronkowski. New York missed him in the teams first meeting in Week 2, a 13-10 win for New England, although the tight end has practiced every week during the season.
After that first game, Ryan said, I felt for sure hed play against us the second game.
Ryan and his players insisted that New York would not need to alter its game plan one way or the other.
They have capable guys, but that just adds another weapon for Brady, safety Dawan Landry said. But, were ready.
At 6-foot-6 and 265 pounds, Gronkowski provides problems for most defenses, who have to decide how to go against him use a safety or a speedy linebacker, or sometimes, both.
Hes a good player, cornerback Kyle Wilson said. I dont know about matchup issues. It just comes down to making the play or not.
In six career games against the Jets, including one in the playoffs, Gronkowski has 24 catches for 313 yards and four touchdowns. So, New York knows exactly what kind of effect he can have.
Hes a big vertical threat in the red zone and Brady looks for him, Landry said. This week is going to be no different.
Gronkowski caught six passes for 78 yards and two scores the last time he played against the Jets in the teams first meeting last season.
I think youd have to ask a lot of teams the same question, like, `Oh, you couldnt stop him in the red zone? Ryan said. Yeah, thats true. Us and almost every other team in the league.
Safety Antonio Allen has defended Gronkowski in the past, and Ryan could use a mix-and-match type of coverage that includes Allen and possibly Kyle Wilson as well as perhaps linebacker Demario Davis.
Hes just another target, Wilson said. Hes big in certain parts of the field and certain situations. What weve got to do is everybody do their job. If your job is to cover him, be where youre supposed to be and if the ball comes, just make the play.
Sounds simple enough, right? But Gronkowski has been tough to handle during his first three seasons.
He was the first tight end in NFL history to have three straight years with 10 or more touchdown catches, and could become the fastest to 40 at his position. Gronkowski has 38 scoring catches in 43 regular-season games. The fastest tight end to 40 was San Diegos Antonio Gates, and it took him 71 games.
The Jets can draw off their experience of playing against Atlantas Tony Gonzalez, whos an inch shorter than Gronkowski but just as dangerous a pass-catcher. Gonzalez had 10 receptions for 97 yards two weeks ago against the Jets.
Those guys are hard to cover, Ryan said. Even when you think youve got them covered, theyre still open just because of their size and catching radius.
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Very interesting analysis. I'm sure I'm not alone in just about stroking out when I saw that McDonald's on Disney property...any Disney nerd worth his salt knows that eliminating that sort of thing from the experience was one of the primary motivating factors behind the massive land purchase at WDW.
And I totally agree that the propping up a lackluster park like MGM or pouring massive resources into dumbing down Epcot has certainly been a drain on the Kingdom of Could Have Been. Deploying the shovelware concept to WDW also allows them to get away with halfassing parks. Seriously, would anyone drive more than 50 miles get to WDW if MGM was the only park there? Those of us who saw Animal Kingdom in its opening days have seen what a bare minimum park looks like. To me, it seems a little embarrassing and counterproductive, but if you're looking at it as icing on a cake, you're going think I'm just being crabby.
I don't actually mind the smaller "support" attractions. I miss Discovery Island, and I think Typhoon Lagoon is pretty cool. But, I think the quality of even these attractions has gone downhill. Typhoon's slides aren't as new or beefy (I haven't seen the new coaster) as Blizzard Beach's, but the place certainly looks a lot nicer. There was also a serious attempt to make the place self-contained and to shield the outside world from view. Compare that to BB where you can see highways and parking lots. And leave it to Disney to bill a mall as a major attraction.
In terms of "plussing" parks, I am actually somewhat reassured by the "new" Space Mountain in Disneyland. That's exactly the sort of thing I think Disney should be doing all the time (although perhaps without the huge wait and the deceptive advertising, but as long as the Disney board has no integrity, you can't have everything). I very much support the idea of hanging on to the nostalgiac fun without letting things succumb to obsolesence and decay.
As for the MK becoming a museum...I submit that it is even less than that since, as you mentioned, numerous classic attractions have been removed all together. Certainly an unhappy pattern, especially considering all the space available.
You know, when I first saw the setup at Universal Orlando after they opened Islands of Adventure, I sort of pooh-poohed it, being a WDW junkie. Everything seemed sort of piled on top of itself. But after visiting it quite extensively, I have to say that I think I actually prefer it to the current Disney config. I like walking, and really like the convenience and time savings of everything being in one place.
It's great to be able to leave your hotel room and be on the Hulk in just 6 minutes (I timed it). You lose the incredible atmosphere of taking the monorail to Epcot, but since Disney has cheaped out, I have to say that walking to IOA beats the crap out of waiting for a bus and perhaps even requiring a transfer (and another wait) to get to where you want to go.
What's the point of spacing everything out if it only detracts from the experience of getting where you want to go?
The Universal setup even allows a crank like me to sort of enjoy the CityWalk concept. As long as I'm not making a special trip to a mall, it actually seems like a nice extra, but I'm not going to take 4 buses to get to a Rainforest Cafe. It's kinda cool to leave Marvel Island, go check out the latest Marvel movie, then come right back to the Island over the course of a few hours. No way would I fight the Disney transportation system to pop out of the MK to catch the latest Disney cartoon, then fight my way back to the park.
As for giving up on the real EPCOT, I blame that all on Walt's smoking. I agree that it was probably unreasonable for us to expect EPCOT to be built after the mad genius was gone. I recently read a book about EPCOT's planning, and it said that when Walt met with the leaders of major corporations to discuss the project, it would take at least half an hour for everyone to settle down, since they were all awe- and starstruck by The Man Himself. Roy was cool and all, but I can't imagine he would garner such a reaction, and it was going to take same serious magic to get something like EPCOT off the ground.
Anyway, Kevin, thanks for another thoughtful article. While I enjoy a good round of "look at these pictures of peeling paint" as much as the next guy, it's the Big Picture thinking that really intrigues me.
Keep on engaging the grey matter. We appreciate it.
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Wonderful article, Kevin. Never having been to WDW I found it very interesting.
Being an artist and a creative person I've always subscribed to the theory that "less is more."
[QUOTE=Manganese Nodule]Very interesting analysis. I'm sure I'm not alone in just about stroking out when I saw that McDonald's on Disney property...any Disney nerd worth his salt knows that eliminating that sort of thing from the experience was one of the primary motivating factors behind the massive land purchase at WDW.
I also enjoyed your thoughtful and well written post, MN. One slight correction to what you opened your post with though. That shot of "The Vegas Style MacDonalds" doesn't sit on Disney property. It is on Anaheim's Harbor Boulevard directly across the street from DL's main gate.
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It is exceptionally rare that I disagree with Walt Disney, in fact this might be the only time, but I've always felt the run-down motels and neon lights in Anaheim actually *helped* Disneyland's escapism, not hurt it. It's a matter of contrast, here you're in the middle of the suburban slums and all of the sudden you're wisked away to a fantasy world where everything is so brand new and clean. You appreciate things more when there is contrast: earning money feels better after you've been broke, joy feels better after you've been miserable, and inside Disneyland feels better when you've just walked past a cheap and seedy Motel 6.
On the other hand, I would've loved to have seen what Walt would've done with more land in Anaheim. If he only had enough land and money to expand in that city, things would be so much different. Perhaps it is better that we will never know that scenario, we all know Disneyland is what it is because of its intimacy and it's its small size that makes it special. Also, keeping in mind that Anaheim was empty in 1954, it would've been possible for Walt to have owned tons of land like he did in Florida. Can you guys imagine Anaheim today with Disney owning 30,000 acres of it!? It would've changed the entire face of the city forever. Disney already technically "owns" Anaheim, but it just would've been more official if they had the land too.
Even though it didn't work out the way Walt wanted, I feel that what we have today is better than anything we could've hoped for. A very special park in Anaheim and a huge mega-resort in Florida. Two VERY different resorts that complement each other because of their similarities as well as their differences.
Thanks!Originally Posted by desertdweller
I was referring to the McDonald's out there by the All-Stars...I think it has a giant shake and maybe some Fry Guys or something, but I haven't been to WDW in a long time and all those images seem to be merging with Aqua Teen Hunger Force in my mind right now...One slight correction to what you opened your post with though. That shot of "The Vegas Style MacDonalds" doesn't sit on Disney property. It is on Anaheim's Harbor Boulevard directly across the street from DL's main gate.
Anyway, I guess I didn't notice that it wasn't the same McDonald's.
I very strongly disagree with this article.
1. Disneyworld various attractions are still surrounded by miles of wilderness. The first reaction to any first time visitor to Disney World is always focused on this fact. And it is very rare to be at any particular place and be taken away from the spirit of the place with outside distractions. While you do pass different resorts while driving from park to park, you pass much more wilderness. Disney World is more like some kind of enchanted desert island where different magical experiences pop up. Not at all like crowded entertainment complexes.
2. Vegas stile McDonalds? have you BEEN to Vegas and Disneyworld? There are much more intrusive McDonalds in DeMois or Salt Lake City than in Disneyworld. The fact that McDonalds is in Disneyworld is a very convient thing. I suppose there are some who would wish disney to break every corprate tie and get rid of everything that is not striclty disney, but I don't think those people understand the way things are.
3. Epcot, MGM studios, DAK and the rest, while bemoaned by many, still manage to capture the feeling and spirit of Walt. What makes you upset? that such e-tickets are not built in the Magic Kingdom or that such e-tickets are built in the first place? The Magic Kingdom still draws the most visitors of any Orlando theme park! Why not add extra oomph to the other parks? Do you not remember watching old reruns of Disney's real life adventures? or all of those behind the scenes specials that make the extras of most Disney DVDs? The spirit of such things live in all disney parks. While not all of them are as pretty and sparkelly as the Magic Kingdom, they all deserve to be the most they can be.
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Great article...but on that same note one has to wonder, can the parks get too big? Your point about Cedar Fair was a good one, bigger is not always better, but put that into perspective to the Magic Kingdom and it makes sense why they have not had any new E-Tickets since Splash Mountain. The Magic Kingdom already takes two days to fully appreciate, but can be done in a day. Imagine however if they added another e-ticket to keep you in line forever, you'd end up sacrificing one of the small rides, which it has plenty of.
Sure things like the Keelboats and skyway were nice (and are missed) but at the same time having a few less things means the visitor who has one day in 10 years to visit the park can see most everything. EPCOT needed a ride like Soarin, you can wait for Soarin, TT and Space and still see everything. The Magic Kingdom doesn't need a new E-Ticket (not that I'm saying I'll be upset if it gets one ), and it's additions like Buzz and Philharmagic are much loved.
Overall very though inspiring article!
Great post, Athlonacon! I first visited relatives and DL in '59 and Anaheim was a gorgeous, progressive city on the move at that time.Originally Posted by Athlonacon
In the early '60s it was among the top ten cities most desirable to live in. Before Florida, Disney did try to work out a way to expand its boundaries but it required the cooperation of the City of Anaheim to do so. I've resurrected a post of mine back in early March about the proposed exapansion.
The Original Downtown Disney?
The State of the Resort presentation being presented today in Anaheim is certainly interesting and offers a glimpse of just how much Orange County has prospered and profits from DLR's presence. This got me thinking about a project that is now decades old but one that I still think about and ponder at times.
The Original Downtown Disney?
Anaheim, California today is a thriving, greatly changed city compared to 50 years ago when Disneyland lowered its drawbridge and changed the citys destiny. I wonder how different it would be if an opportunity they had placed before them in the mid 60s had been accepted.
I was working in downtown Anaheim at that time, which was a thriving area of retail stores. A department store, a couple old hotels, shoe repair shop, Danish bakery, two movie theaters and many of the buildings dating to the turn of the century. In brief, it was a very nice area that had lost some of its luster due to the beginning of urban sprawl and a shopping mall 2 miles away.
My memory of this is a little fuzzy since I dont recall it getting a lot of press. Walt Disney, as most of us know, wasnt very thrilled with what had happened just outside his front gate. Not able to purchase enough land originally, the developers and entrepreneurs moved in and a hodge-podge of motels, shops and restaurants appeared around Disneyland.
Disney presented a proposal and plan to assist the city in renewing and redeveloping Anaheims downtown area while expanding the tourists experience. A model of Lincoln Avenue was unveiled that featured downtown Anaheim with all the buildings sporting new facades. It was an International City concept as I recall with themed restaurants, shops and entertainment. The monorail was going to be extended to make a loop connecting the park and downtown. There was a lot of excitement and talk about the project but the general feeling was that Disney was trying to get too much control of the city. I dont know what really went on between the city council and Disney but it just faded away. I asked a city employee a few years ago and he said he remembers seeing the model sitting in a basement at city hall.
Of course, Disney moved on to Florida and Epcot and Anaheim in the 70s moved forward with a redevelopment plan of their own which basically destroyed all of downtown with a wrecking ball. Its fascinating to think about what could have been and wonder if Anaheim didnt make a huge blunder in not accepting that offer.
One hears a lot about Long Beach and how they missed the boat on Disney Seas and the failed ski resort in northern California that was axed due to environmental issues. The Disney America project in Virginia was pretty much shelved because of being in the middle of Civil War battlegrounds that many thought was a sacrilege.
This project seems to have faded away, just like the orange groves and strawberry fields that once blanketed the county.
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Well, I think the primary factor was so that others couldn't suck on the teat of Disney without paying for the privilege.Originally Posted by Manganese Nodule
Secondary was the supposed blight. I don't think Walt would have minded the business abutting the park if he had some control over the content.
I think Walt bought as much as was financially possible at the time. Once word leaked out, the remaining parcels jumped in value. According to Jim Hill (but countered by a Chatter here), some of the Timon/Pumbaa parking lot is still owned by others.
And this is why when Walt and Roy Sr were buying up parcels in FL, they did it through multiple companies whose true ownership was kept secret for as long as possible.
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Great article, Kevin. You make some tremendous points, as have the posters thus far.
While I agree that Magic Kingdom has seemed rather static these past several years, compared to the other three WDW parks, there's a few mitigating factors (most of which have been brought up by others):
First, the other three parks were sorely in need of upgrades, particularly MGM and AK. Up until the current wave of new EPCOT attractions beginning with Test Track, it really seemed like walking through "1982 Land." I miss Horizons and World of Motion, too, but the park seemed so sterile; it slowly is gaining it's own flavor. The Studios and (of course) AK were so short of attractions, one can't deny improvement was surely needed - was anyone not tired of seeing the "Empty Nest" house from the tram?
Second, there was actually an attempt to upgrade MK back in the 90s, albeit half-hearted. The Pressler regime actually did try to update Tomorrowland, based on the Paris model. (I didn't say it was a good idea).
Finally, the combination of the turn of the century economic downturn coupled with the adverse impact of 9/11 put a big crimp into Disney's plans. There were some great ideas, for example, the whole of Disney Seas, but without the funds Oriental Land Company commanded and with so much tied up in Cali Adventure, ABC and Fox Family, the stateside company let the Florida property stagnate.
Hopefully, with Iger and Ouimet in place, ABC back in first, and the Eisner's Strategic Planning division dismantled, all four Florida parks will continue getting some much needed TLC.
I have to disagree pretty strongly about MGM. It's awfully lame, and even the E-ticket attractions don't fit the theme. I think the problem (as people who've been to Universal Studios Florida know) is that a movie studio is a really boring theme for a park. The point of a theme park (as I see it) is to make you feel like you're in a completely different reality. It's a giant, immersive, 3-dimensional story.Originally Posted by thejoshualee
But if your conceit is that it's only a studio, you're trying to immerse someone in an environment which you are already acknowledging is phony. You're not saying "Welcome to Neverland", you're saying "Welcome to this place that isn't really Neverland but looks a little bit like it", or, worse, "Let me show you how I can build a thing that can trick you into thinking this is Neverland, as long as you're not allowed to get too close to it and can only see bits of it at a time".
For the most part, MGM looks better than USF, but the studio "look" is large, uninteresting rectangular warehouses. Who decided that was a good idea for a theme park? USF is even more boring with its realistic-looking city blocks. "Wow, I really feel like I'm on an asphault street! Amazing!"
Also it's blatantly obvious that MGM was created because there was already another movie theme park in Orlando and Disney wanted a piece of their action.* The idea of Disney playing catch-up is depressing.
Obviously, USH is another story, since it's an actual studio with some chance of seeing stars or some trace of real films being made. That's its own kind of magic. But a phony studio designed to give you a phony experience is just too weak.
For a while, it looked like they had learned their lesson. When the Animal Kingdom opened, there wasn't much to do, but it looked great. Instead of the incredibly weak water tower icon, it has that beautiful awesome tree...but then they built DCA, so I guess the lesson didn't take. Maybe they can only react to their most recent failure.
If Disney had the resources to maintain the same level of quality across all parks, the idea for the article would never have crawled across Kevin's brain.What makes you upset? that such e-tickets are not built in the Magic Kingdom or that such e-tickets are built in the first place?
That's what Kevin's saying! They all deserve an appropriate amount of attention and resources, but it seems like Disney is spreading itself too thin. The solution is obviously to work harder or smarter, not to start closing things down (although if they bulldozed MGM and tried again, I wouldn't shed a tear).While not all of them are as pretty and sparkelly as the Magic Kingdom, they all deserve to be the most they can be.
* - I might be a little dim, but it took me some time before I realized that the Animal Kingdom was trying cash in on the Busch Gardens scene, just because the concept was so exciting (especially since originally there was more emphasis on fantastic creatures and the dinosaur theme seemed better in principle than execution).
Possibly, but McDonald's is like the poster child for what he would not have wanted there. It's a mundane place, famous for bad food and banality. It's the international symbol for blandness (if not corporate greed). What could be less magical?Originally Posted by sediment
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I've never noticed it, but there is kind of a stagnation in the older parks at Disney World. Personally, I kind of like that the Magic Kingdom is a museum of Disneyland. It's almost like Disneyland was kept in perfect preservation from the 1970's. Even Carousel of Progress is there untouched, although that name is such a misnomer now, it's more like Carousel of Stagnation.
Expedition Everest looks like it's really coming along. What an awesome ride it promises to be. Rocking Robots looks cool. Hope Disnland's Innoventions gets one in the future. Look forward to seeing Lucky one of these days as well.
Great article and photos, Kevin!
How does a story about history go out of date?Originally Posted by Athlonacon
It does suck that the final jump to the present is now too far away from the last scene, but adding another wedge to a pizza is no easy task.
It would actually be pretty cool to see the original "present" show now, because that's far enough in the past to be of interest to today's audience as history.
I never understood that argument about Horizons, either. One third of it was in the past, a third of it was in the present, and the final third was only superficially outdated (hairstyles, fashion, film instead of video, etc.)
It would have been pretty easy to fix up, although the problem with that is that it's a big cash outlay just to be able to say "Horizons...it's not so moldy any more!"
I guess when they fixed up Space Mountain in DL in a similar way, they advertised it as a big change anyway. Maybe the trick all along was just to lie!
This topic has always concerned me, because my profession involves, among other things, urban planning. But reading most posts on various Disney-related sites lead me to believe (incorrectly) that people mostly cared about what attractions were opening, what the fireworks were like, and how good or bad the latest parade was. But look at the quantity of insightful, well-written posts inspired by Kevin's latest column! I didn't realize that others cared about issues like this. I'm so glad.
I lived through, and dare I say sort of contributed, to the excessive expansion of WDW in the late eighties through the nineties. I will tell you that the creation of the Disney Development Company in the mid-eighties and its aggressive approach to development had a profound and lasting effect on the Disney urban landscape. The carefully crafted urban planning and visitor experience Kevin describes so well quickly unraveled. Some of the icons memorializing that unparalleled period of sprawl are the Swan and Dolphin Hotels looming over World Showcase, the Disney-created billboards along World Drive and Epcot center drive, and Downtown Disney. I do not think you will find better examples of bad ideas, bad design, and bad planning all coming together to really degrade the Florida property than those three things.
I often hope that, at the end of a long day, some of the suits at Disney and WDI surf the net and read what people, completely outside the insular culture of Disney, Inc., have to say about what they do. There's a lot of good stuff here. I hope someone's listening.


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NORTH AUGUSTA South Carolina artist Jim Harrison was quite busy on Saturday.
Harrison, who is based out of Denmark and is well-known for his paintings, writings and public appearances in the state, held an exhibition at the North Augusta Arts and Heritage Center. The exhibit, titled Jim Harrison: Scenes of the South, featured many prints and a handful of his original works on display.
This is what we call a minishow, Harrison said as he signed autographs for fans at the center. It is a concept we came up with, where we come in for a certain number of hours and put it up, then we leave that same day. Its simple, and it doesnt tie up our paintings for long. Weve done this at a fair number of places. We have 18 originals we bring, and we bring some prints, books and usually there is also a gift shop involved.
Of course, the gift shop involved on this particular day was the Arts and Heritage Centers very own.
Were here helping them make some sales, as well, Harrison said.
One item that proved to be popular was Harrisons cookbook, Southern Cooking and Southern Stories.
I cant cook a thing, Harrison said, joking that he does, however, know how to eat. I wrote some stories for it, but the beginning of that cookbook was my mothers homemade cookbook. I found it going through some of her things, and that prompted me to put that together. Some recipes have been added, but for the most part, its stuff I grew up eating.
Merrilee Anderson, president of the Arts and Heritages board of directors, said Harrisons visit to the center made for a very good day.
Jim Harrison brought many people to the center, she said. I was there for most of the day, and it was a steady stream. I recognized a lot of people as (Arts and Heritage Center) supporters, but he also brought in a lot of people I hadnt seen before. A lot were acquaintances of his, and they stayed to chat. It was a good day for us. It brought in business, new people and was well worth doing.
The exhibit was a small taste of what can be found at Harrisons exhibit in Denmark. The gallery is located on One South Main Street and is open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The gallery also is open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For more information, call 800-793-5796 or visit www.jimharrison.com.
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A ground-breaking bipartisan poll released today shows that the public overwhelming supports commonsense immigration reform that includes a path to earned citizenship for current undocumented immigrants and strong accountability measures. The poll demonstrates that public sentiment in favor of commonsense immigration reform sentiment is true across party lines, as well as race and ethnicity.
The national survey of 1,003 registered voters showed the majority of voters wanting a long-term fix for our broken immigration system that includes a path to full citizenship for immigrants here without papers. The poll was sponsored by Service Employees International Union (SEIU), America's Voice Education Fund, and National Immigration Forum.
"We will continue to build support throughout the country and keep reaching out to all sectors of society," said SEIU International Secretary-Treasurer Eliseo Medina today on a news conference call highlighting the poll results. "We believe the time is now, and we look forward to getting it done."
Early news coverage of the poll results on the Huffington Post here. More details on the complete poll findings from SEIU.org here.


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Screening: Wild Combination: a Portrait of Arthur Russell (2008)Screening: Wild Combination: a Portrait of Arthur Russell (2008)http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/172421Stokes Auditorium2011-04-19T19:00:002011-04-19T21:00:00
April 19,2011 7:00PM–9:00PM
Stokes Auditorium
Part of Go Bang: The Music of Arthur Russell
John B. Hurford '60 Humanities Center Haverford College
Screening: Wild Combination: a Portrait of Arthur Russell (2008) Directed by Matt Wolf
Tuesday, April 19th, 7:00 p.m.
Stokes Auditorium
WILD COMBINATION is director Matt Wolf's visually absorbing portrait of the seminal avant-garde composer, singer-songwriter, cellist, and disco producer Arthur Russell. Before his untimely death from AIDS in 1992, Arthur prolifically created music that spanned both pop and the transcendent possibilities of abstract art. Now, over fifteen years since his passing, Arthur's work is finally finding its audience. Wolf incorporates rare archival footage and commentary from Arthur's family, friends, and closest collaborators—including Philip Glass and Allen Ginsberg—to tell this poignant and important story. Organized by Associate Professor of English Gus Stadler.
Also of interest:
Closet Heterosexuality: The Queer and the Deleuzian in the Work of Arthur Russell
Talk by Tim Lawrence
Wednesday, April 20th, 4:30 p.m.
Sharpless Auditorium
Tim Lawrence is a Reader in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences in the University of East London, where he leads the Music Culture: Theory and Production degree. He is the author of Love Saves the Day: A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970-79 (Duke University Press, 2003), and Hold On to Your Dreams: Arthur Russell and the Downtown Music Scene, 1973-92. Duke University Press, 2009. He is a founding member of the Centre for Cultural Studies Research, which organised the Cultural Studies Now conference at UEL in July 2007, and a founding member of Lucky Cloud Sound System, which has been putting on parties with David Mancuso since June 2003. In 2009 he was awarded a Research Leave grant by the AHRC to work on his third monograph, Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor: A History, 1980-84. He has published in journals such as Cultural Studies, Dancecult, the Journal of Popular Music Studies,Liminalities, Loops, New Formations, Social Text, Third Text and Yeti. He also contributes reviews to the Wire, and has given guest lectures in Berlin, Bologna, Coventry, Faensa, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, Milan, New Jersey, New York, Oxford, Rome, Salford and Stockholm.
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Spa heaven in Wyboston
Posted: December 04, 2012|
Louise Cummings enjoys an indulgent day of pampering and pure relaxation at the region's most exciting new spa at Wyboston Lakes
I have been lucky enough to visit some of the most beautiful spas around the world, from a Mandara hideaway in the Maldives to a hot, hot, hot hamam (staffed entirely by strapping young men!) in Winnipeg, Canada. Closer to home, I've found some beauties including Aqua Sana at Elveden Forest, Lifehouse in Essex, Sanctuary Spa in Cambridge and the grand dame, Ragdale Hall at Melton Mowbray. Each has their highlights and I've often found myself imagining taking the best bits of all of them and creating a pampering paradise. Well, stone the crows, someone has finally done it – at Y Spa, Wyboston Lakes.
Emma-Jane North, spa director, has many years of experience working at some of the best spas in the country – and her insight is obvious as she takes me on a tour of the luxurious new addition. We start with the contemporary café, dominated by a huge fish tank built into the wall. Next door is the manicure and pedicure area, boasting deluxe treatment chairs covered in luxurious fabrics and countless vibrant OPI nail varnishes. Moving through, we enter a special double treatment room, suitable for the disabled, and the spa's Mud Glorious Mud chamber, ideal for detoxifying treatments.
The changing rooms, accessed via a magnetic wristband that also allows guests access to the thermal spa area, are the best I've seen. Fun phrases such as 'Forever Young!' and 'Looking Good' grace cute booths fitted with hairdryers and mirrors, while the lockers bear bright seasonal scenes, so you can keep your belongings in an area to suit your mood!
Entering the thermal spa, I drop off my footwear at the cute 'Slipper Parking' cupboard and prepare for some serious R&R. First up is Steamy, a magical cavern with iridescent mosaic tiles that sits at 100 per cent humidity and warms me up nicely. I'm not a big fan of saunas, but Softy – next door – is perfect for wimps like me. At 60 degrees and with 30 per cent humidity, not to mention its ergonomic design and floor-to-ceiling window with views of the garden spa, it becomes my firm favourite.
Having eyed the 11-metre hydrotherapy outdoor pool, I can't wait to plunge into the bubbling waters. Though it's cold outside, the waters are deliciously warm and it's sheer joy being pummelled by the powerful jets, mesmerised by flames from the outdoor fire.
Some Like It Hot!, a Kelo sauna, encased in a cabin made from 100-year-old logs, overlooks the pool. At 85 degrees plus, it's not for the faint hearted. I lasted three minutes. Burning up, I threw myself on the mercy of The Chill Zone braving a Glacier Shower and the Frost Wall (brrr!) before retreating to the steam room Salty.
Lunch was served in the café, though guests can opt to eat at Wyboston's Waterfront Restaurant. There were lots of light bites, plus the option to create your own salad, but I plumped for stir fry duck with egg noodles, pak choi and sweet chilli, which was very tasty. Literally hours later, I managed the afternoon tea; dainty cakes, open sandwiches and warm mini scones with jam and cream, it was decadence personified.
Booked in for a hedonistic two-hour Elemis Absolute Spa Experience, I headed up the stairs to the treatment waiting room, which had a rustic feel to it. My therapist Katie was so adept at the full body massage and facial that I practically snoozed through the experience; hopefully she took this as a compliment.
Feeling sleepy, I retired to the relaxation area, which features three cosy areas; the Big Sleep, dominated by a huge fireplace and comfy loungers, Time Out, with several shiny, swivelling reading pods, and behind a curtain, three divine waterbeds warmed to body temperature.
My final treatment was an OPI Indulgent Hands treatment, and from the state of my cuticles, it was just in the nick of time. Exfoliated, moisturised, pampered and preened, my nails looked decidedly healthy, and were topped with a limited edition James Bond OPI polish – On Her Majesty's Secret Service no less.
Massaged, polished and super relaxed, my day at the new spa had been just the tonic, and with such fantastic facilities just 20 minutes up the road, it begs the question 'Y go anywhere else?'
Find out more about Y Spa at www.yspa.co.uk or call 0333 7007 667.
There are lots of offers online including Buy a Day Spa and bring your friend for free.


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Natalia tells Gus the truth, Reva kidnaps Lizzie, Beth tries to escape the over-protective Alan, Rick and Mel try to be friends.
At juvie, in a tense moment, Gus levels his gun on Rafe as he holds a gun on the guard. Harley runs in and shout out that Rafe is his son. Rafe is so shocked that he lets the guard grab the gun from his hands. Gus stands frozen with a dumbfounded look on his face. Rafe is dragged away with a fierce glare in his eyes. Harley approaches Gus but he moves away from her, unable to think of anything to say. Eventually he starts repeating quietly: 'I have a son, I have a son?' How could Natalia not have told him this before? he wonders. Harley puts her arm around him and explains how she found out. Natalia walks in, seeing them there, she worries about how confused Rafe must be. In a panic, she wants to find him, but Gus needs to hear the truth from her mouth first. 'How could you keep my son from me?' She would have told him but she didn't know where he was or what to do. 'If I had known, I wouldn't have left. I would have married you and stayed for you and our child,' he says as Harley looks on uncomfortably. She raised him all alone and did the best she could, but he's had a lot to deal with. Gus wishes that he'd been there. 'What's done is done,' she says. Harley offers to leave them alone and kisses Gus goodbye. Natalia explains that she only came because she wanted to see what his life was like and, when she saw that he was happy with Harley, she didn't want to ruin that. He asks about his son, how old he is, does he like baseball? She gives him a few details and promises to show him all of his report cards and pictures eventually. From her purse, she pulls out a photo of Rafe when he was a day old. She gave him 'Joseph' as a middle name, in honor of Gus' father. He is still in shock about all of this. Sitting down, he imagines that Rafe must hate him. Natalia hopes that Gus doesn't hate her. 'I could never hate you,' he says, embracing her. Tears fill her eyes as he walks into the corridor with the photo, pausing for a moment before he goes on.
At the mansion, Beth starts calling her daughter, concerned that she seems to have disappeared. Alan walks in and Beth kicks her bag under the sofa. He tells her that he wishes she would consult with him before having lunch with Lizzie; he wants to spend as much time with her as possible. She tells him that it's nice that he's spending so much time with her, but he shouldn't be neglecting work. He needs to know where she is having lunch because he will pick her up after to take her on a tour of boarding schools. Baffled by this excessive degree of forethought, Beth tells him that she needs time alone with her daughter. He reluctantly agrees and she walks him out the door, then returns to worry about Lizzie's whereabouts.
Down by the water, Lizzie is thanking Reva for being so supportive, but, when she turns her back, Reva chloroforms her, knocking her out. After apologizing to the unconscious girl, she calls Jonathan and tells him that she's done what he asked. As Lizzie's phone rings, Reva pulls it out of her purse and throws it in the water. She nervously begins to talk to herself and list off all of the things that worry her. She then promises Lizzie that they'll have some fun when they're finished with this 'errand'. Eventually an anonymous man comes and takes the unconscious Lizzie away while Reva sends a message to Jonathan that she will be along.
In juvie, Ashlee and Daisy are cleaning up their room. Daisy starts teasing her for kissing Coop and Ashlee teases her for her relationship with 'vent boy.' They hear a commotion outside and move toward the door but a guard shuts them in. Later, Rafe comes to the vent and tells Daisy that he has bad news. She promises him that things could be worse. The only good thing about this place for him is her. The guard soon arrives and tells Rafe that he'll soon be looking at a real jail cell. He takes him away. Harley arrives to say goodbye. They hug and then sit down. Harley promises her daughter that she and Gus always get through their problems, but gives no further explanation. Meanwhile, Rafe has been sent down to a holding cell. Gus walks in and their eyes meet.
At Company, Leah is showing off the new phone that Rick bought her. She wonders where her new little sister is going to live. Mel says that depends on what happens between Beth and Alan. Leah thinks that they should do something special for Father's Day and begs her parents to let her borrow a credit card to buy her father some decent clothes. As she giddily strolls off with card in hand, Mel tells Rick to stop spoiling their daughter. She asks about Beth. There is nothing between he and Beth, Rick asserts; the real problem is Alan. Mel is sure that he can win against Alan if he fights dirty. 'Are you prepared to fight dirty Rick?' Alan asks, barging in on the conversation. 'You impregnate my wife and then I find you sitting down with the woman whose heart you broke,' Alan taunts as he sits down across from them. Mel defends herself; she and Rick will always be together for their daughter. Alan continues to taunt Rick and his various bastard children. Mel won't let Rick to rise to this and takes him away. Reva walks in and Mel warns her about the 'stink' in there as they walk out. Walking over to Alan's table, Reva pours his coffee onto his lap and begins loudly attacking him for writing a check to the cancer society that bounced. He can't understand and she doesn't stick around to explain, taking a quick bow and flying out the door.
On Main Street, Leah runs into Beth and tells her that she had better let her father see his baby. Beth claims that she wouldn't try and keep them apart and tries to explain herself. Leah doesn't need any explanations; she knows that Beth wants Alan for his money and Rick for ...other things. No matter how hard she tries, she'll never be as good a parent as Rick is though. When Beth goes home, Alan tracks her down; he's been following her. Beth is starting to feel like a prisoner. Alan's sorry that she feels 'smothered', but he only wants what's best for her. She reiterates that she needs space, she even thought of taking up painting again, but that would require him giving her time to herself. 'You're frustrated with Elisabeth and your taking it out on me,' Alan surmises, incorrectly. Beth shakes her head. Alan discovers her packed bag and asks her what's going on. She explains that she is going to visit Mindy in Paris. Alan assumes that Lizzie was supposed to drive her but thought better of it and brought her and the baby home to him. He hugs her close, the discomfort clear on her face. Meanwhile, Rick and Mel sit down on Main Street. They're glad that they can be friends for the sake of their daughter. Mel reminds him that if he's fighting Alan, he better be ready to let all of the skeletons in his closet come out. Alan has even more skeletons, Rick reminds her. She smiles, and tells him that he better be ready to fight Beth too.
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Mallet tries to resist Griggs' plans to push him into his old life.
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We are honoured to announce the contract award for the delivery of 28 Terex Straddle Carriers Noell SC644 E, diesel-electric units in 4-high version, to Transnet Port Terminals, Durban Container Terminal in South Africa.
The ordered Terex Straddle Carriers will be handed over to our customer in Durban from September through December 2011, while the contract contains as well an option for 22 additional units with the same configuration to be supplied to Transnet in 2012 and 2013. Further, Terex Noell has contractually agreed to organize comprehensive training sessions taking place in Germany and in South Africa for Transnets staff. These intensive trainings are meant to bring the highly innovative Noell diesel-electric technology close to Transnets operation and service personnel, which is a completely new Straddle Carrier generation for them. Additional measures under a comprehensive CSDP Program have been agreed as well.
The contract signing ceremony took place on the 30th June 2011, where we have been pleased to welcome Mr. Brian Molefe (middle of picture), Group Chief Executive Officer Transnet, and Mr. Karl Socikwa (right-hand side), Chief Executive Officer Transnet Port Terminals, in Germany. The below picture shows them with Mr. Guido Luini, Managing Director of Noell Mobile Systems GmbH after contract signature.
Having received this outstanding order was an important milestone for us to expand once more our strong Terex Noell Straddle Carrier fleet presence in the region, especially on the African continent.
We thank Transnet Port Terminals once again for their appreciated order and trust and thus, are looking forward to further intensify our amicable partnership in the near future!
We are glad to announce, Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC), in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has recently awarded Terex Port Equipment a contract for 20 Terex® Noell SC624E diesel-electric Sprinter Carriers - 1 over 1, 9 6. The Sprinter Carriers will see service in the new Khalifa Port which is currently being constructed at Al Taweelah in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. The first phase of the Port will see its infrastructure completed by Q4, 2012.
The Terex Noell Sprinter Carriers will be operational in the new Port no later than mid 2012. The contract includes an option for ADPC to order additional Sprinter Carrier units for the second phase of the new ports development said Waleed Hammad - Vice President of Corporate Procurement of ADPC.
We are proud to have been chosen by ADPC to provide our world-class Diesel-Electric Sprinter Carriers to this important new port, said Guido Luini, Managing Director, Noell Mobile Systems GmbH. ADPC has chosen our diesel-electric Sprinter Carriers after careful analysis. This large order is evidence of the confidence that large port authorities like ADPC have in the quality of our companys equipment, expertise, customer service and after-sales support.
This order from ADPC is a step further toward our goal of establishing Terex Noell Sprinter Carriers as the leading equipment choice for horizontal container transportation in all major port terminals worldwide. said Thomas Ostermann, Vice President, Terex Cranes. Another of our key objectives is to establish Terex Noell Sprinters as the most effective and flexible solution for semi-automated Greenfield terminals and ADPC is on its way to becoming one of the largest port terminal developers in the world.
This is the second Terex® Noell SC624E Sprinter Carrier contract awarded to the company in recent months, following 4 diesel-electric units that were delivered to CSXI, North Baltimore (USA) and a contract for 20 diesel-hydraulic NSC422H units for Hyundai Development Corporation for the new port of Busan, South Korea. Both the Abu Dhabi and South Korea projects will be operating their Sprinter Carriers in semi-automated terminals.
This order confirms Terex® as the dominant brand in the market of Sprinter Carriers.
WESTPORT, CT, July 27, 2009 Terex Corporation (NYSE: TEX) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the port equipment businesses of Fantuzzi Industries S.a.r.l and Noell Crane for net consideration of approximately 155 million. Financial arrangements were made with existing financial creditors of Fantuzzi to provide Terex with long-term financing on favorable terms for substantially all of the acquisition price.
We are quite pleased that Fantuzzi and Noell and their team members are now part of the Terex Cranes family, said Rick Nichols, President, Terex Cranes. Fantuzzi and Noell are unquestionably leaders in the design, manufacture and service of port equipment, and although the global economy is slow today, the longer term prospects for intermodal transportation remain very attractive and substantial in scope. This acquisition also helps diversify our Cranes business, and expands the product offering of Terex Cranes to the port industry beyond our current stacker product line.
The existing Terex reach stacker product line will be joined by the Fantuzzi product range that includes Noell branded straddle carriers, both Fantuzzi and Noell branded rail and rubber tired gantry cranes, mobile harbor cranes, ship-to-shore cranes, and reach stackers and forklift trucks designed to improve port productivity and throughput.
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Terex Corporation is a diversified global manufacturer with 2008 net sales of $9.9 billion. Terex operates in four business segments: Terex Aerial Work Platforms, Terex Construction, Terex Cranes, and Terex Materials Processing & Mining. Terex manufactures a broad range of equipment for use in various industries, including the construction, infrastructure, quarrying, surface mining, shipping, transportation, refining and utility industries. Terex offers a complete line of financial products and services to assist in the acquisition of Terex equipment through Terex Financial Services. More information on Terex can be found at www.terex.com.
After the celebration of 40 years of Straddle Carriers manufacturing and the delivery of No. 2000, we have been honored receiving repeated orders from PSA HNN Group MSC HT Belgium for in total 53 diesel-electric Noell Straddle Carriers. The supply will be entirely made in Antwerp.
This confirms that Noell Mobile Systems GmbH represents the benchmark in this technology: a clear sign of the commitment from our team which always dedicates the best efforts to keep customers fully satisfied.
We thank PSA HNN Group - MSC HT Belgium for these orders and are looking forward to these important and specific Straddle Carrier deliveries!
Noell Mobile Systems GmbH and VPA Virginia Port Authority signed, on 07th February 2008, the contract for the delivery of about 33 diesel-electric Noell Straddle Carriers, NSC 634 E, to Norfolk. This is the biggest single contract ever signed for Noell Straddle Carriers.
Thus, Noell Mobile Systems GmbH thanks once again the Virgina Port Authority for the given trust and is looking forward to an ongoing fruitful partnership.
In Summer 2007 Noell Mobile Systems GmbH received an Straddle Carrier order from TCB, Container Terminal Barcelona, for the first time. Meanwhile, all 12 diesel-electric Noell Straddle Carriers NSC 644 E are running sucessfully and on the 23rd January 2008 it was the right time to celebrate this during an official ceremony hold at the terminal.
We thank TCB very much for this order which was a milestone in the Southern Europe market and we are looking forward to future Straddle Carrier deliveries.


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5 Wickedly Simple Ways to Make Business Easy . . .and Life Great
Posted by Melissa Galt in Motivation, Success Habits
It has taken me years to learn this, but learn it I have. Life and work is as hard or easy as we decide to make it. Really.
Think about this for a minute. When you create solid success habits that drive the right clients into your business, when you have solid systems in place for delivering value to those clients, when this means that you have a profitable business model and cash flow you can count on, then doesn't the rest of your life become pretty great too? Your business fuels the bigger dreams of your life. When your business or career works, your life works. So let's take a look at the 5 wickedly simple ways to make business easy and your life great!
#1 Know What You Want
This isn't rocket science. When you don't know what you want, anything will do. I remember my Dad asking us, when we were kids, what movie we wanted to see. When we'd reply "I don't know," he'd say "okay, we won't go." OUCH! You can't get what you don't know you want. So get clear on what you want (and let go of what you don't want.)
#2 Have a Plan
As I addressed in a recent article, winging it doesn't work. You will waste more time, more energy, and more unhappiness being a wandering generality instead of a meaningful specific (thanks to Zig Ziglar for those monikers.) Craft a plan. It doesn't have to be set in stone, it isn't going to be perfect. It is intended to be a flexible road map for achievement and experiences that you can tweak, improve upon, and change along the way. Perfect is not a plan.
#3 Create Habits of Success
What you do repeatedly informs your business and your life. Make sure the habits you have formed serve your success and don't rob you of it. This might include what time you get up each day, if you exercise, eating healthy to keep your energy up, saying daily devotionals, how many calls you make per day, how many prospects you reach out to, how many clients you say thank you to and more. Success leaves clues, your habits are your clues.
#4 Develop Systems of Value Delivery
You will save time and energy when you develop systems to deliver your value. You may not think you have them, I bet you do. I did things differently in my business for years and it wasn't until I began teaching it that I realized I had a collection of systems that drove my success. This also meant it could be duplicated and wasn't dependent on my unique talent but could be leveraged by many others with their own unique talents.
#5 Say Thank You
Every time you say thank you, to a client, to a vendor, to yourself, to your family, to anyone you multiply your good fortune. When you forget, you quickly step into that space of lack. Stay in abundance with gratitude. Gratitude is an essential success habit and can be easily incorporated into any system you create to deliver your value and gifts.
Talk to me!! What are your success habits? What is your plan? I love hearing from my readers.
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Nica Mandigma
Twitter: nicamandigma
You're so right! Perfect is not a plan. I myself have been caught up with planning and I get stuck in that phase trying to perfect it. Like they say, all the best laid plans can go awry.
At the moment,I am at the habit forming stage. I'm reading "How to Win Friends and Influence People" hoping to develop habits of successful people.
Nica Mandigma recently posted..When to Hire an SEO Virtual Assistant
Melissa Galt
Hey Nica,
Glad to hear you are forming success habits, keep me posted!
Hugs, Melissa
Janie Robbins
Thanks Melissa. I needed this as a reminder and motivator.
Janie Robbins
My latest success habit is over-communicating to my team. I have been burned by enough mistakes to know that someone may not retain information and the blame can fall anywhere (but usually on the project owner!) Say it, then email it, then remind and check in. We are all so busy that being a pleasant and persistent does pay off.
Melissa Galt
Sounds like you are dotting "i's" and crossing "t's." Always better to over-communicate than under.
Hugs, Melissa


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The battle between tech titans IBM and Amazon Web Services to win a cloud computing contract with the CIA worth up to $600 million now resembles a chess match, with each side answering the other's moves with legal filings and carefully crafted public statements.
AWS won the contract to build a massive private cloud infrastructure for the intelligence community in January. IBM then filed a bid protest in February that the Government Accountability Office upheld in June, directing the CIA to comply with recommendations it made.
Then on July 24, AWS challenged the necessity and scope of corrective actions the CIA took in response to recommendations from the GAO, filing a complaint against the federal government in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in hopes of expediting a resolution. AWS seeks a formal response from the court by Sept. 23.
But Big Blue didn't sit idly by.
Its legal team moved to intervene immediately, and its formal request was granted by Judge Thomas C. Wheeler on July 25 – neither AWS nor the federal government objected. In legalese, an intervener is a nonparty that joins ongoing litigation because the judgment affects the rights of the nonparty. As an intervener, IBM is also afforded the right to answer any claims made by AWS.
That IBM filed as an intervener is no surprise – AWS was an intervener in IBM's bid protest to the Government Accountability Office – but it highlights the importance of this cloud deal. It also suggests IBM will continue to be aggressive in pursuing a resolution. In its motion to intervene, IBM states it has a "substantial chance of receiving" the contract award and claims it and AWS have solicited or will solicit new proposals.
"Following GAO's decision, the [CIA] determined it was appropriate to revise the request for proposal, solicit new proposals from IBM and AWS, and make a new award decision," the motion states. "As a result, IBM has a substantial chance of receiving award of the (cloud) contract."
The CIA declined to comment on the specifics of how it carries out GAO's recommendations. AWS also declined to comment when contacted by FCW for this story, but maintained following its court filing that "the CIA got it right the first time" and touted its "technically superior, best value solution."
IBM, meanwhile, stressed to FCW the advantages it feels it has in security and reliability.
"IBM has been delivering trusted and secure cloud services to business and government clients for many years, and working with virtualization technologies for more than 40 years," the company told FCW in a statement. "IBM is committed to continuously infusing new capabilities, proven security and reliability, and leading edge technology for its enterprise cloud clients in the public and private sector. Now more than ever, the United States government needs the safety and security of IBM's decades of experience in managing sensitive data."
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For IBM, a long-time federal contractor that bought the world's largest privately held cloud computing infrastructure in SoftLayer Technologies in June, building a first-of-its-kind cloud for the CIA using its new capabilities would help solidify it as one of the major players in the federal space.
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A disposable protective foot pad, composite and its method of manufacture including a resilient planar foam base, an adhesive layer on one side of the base, carried by a film having another adhesive layer on its opposite side covered by a protective sheet. The foot pad composite is manufactured by feeding a web of elastomeric foam in contact with a double-sided film after one of two protective sheets is removed from one side of the film and thereafter simul- taneously die cutting a plurality of protective foot pads from the foam web, film and protective sheet composite.
1. A method of making a plurality of disposable human foot protectors adapted to be adhered to the human foot without other components and with only two layers after the removal of a protective sheet, including the steps of continuously feeding a web of planar elastomeric material, applying an adhesive to one side of the web while the web is moving with a protective sheet over the adhesive layer, and simultaneously cutting a plurality of individual foot protectors from the resulting elastomeric material adhesive and protective sheet composite.
2. A method of making a plurality of disposable human foot protectors adapted to be adhered to the human foot without other components and with only two layers after the removal of a protective sheet as defined in
3. A method of making a plurality of disposable human foot protectors adapted to be adhered to the human foot without other components and with only two layers after the removal of a protective sheet as defined in
There is a need in hospitals, athletic clubs, health clubs, rehabilitation facilities, health care facilities, hotels, and in fact even in the home environment for a low-cost, disposable foot protector.
There are presently available low-cost disposable cellulose paper slippers for this purpose, but these slippers do not provide an adequate barrier against bacteria and other foreign materials, and also are degradable when subjected to significant moisture, such as found in the bathing and shower environment.
There have, in the past, been provided a plurality of upperless footwear for a variety of purposes that include various attaching devices to other footwear, such as stockings.
The following is a list of United States Patents disclosing these footwear devices:
The Tranmal, U.S. Pat. No. 2,746,173, shows a vacuum-held sandal that has a plurality of suction cups, such as at 8, in the top surface that lock the out-sole 1, 4, to the user's feet.
The Saffir, U.S. Pat. No. 2,965,982, shows a high heel shoe with a plurality of magnets, such as at 3, that attach the shoe to the user's foot with a plurality of ferro-magnetic elements that are bonded to the user's sock or foot.
The Price, U.S. Pat. No. 3,059,350, shows a strapless sandal that has a plurality of hook elements shown at 18 that snag on the user's stockings and hold the sandals to the feet.
It is a primary object of the present invention to ameliorate the problems noted above in detachable footwear and provide a low-cost, readily disposable, protective foot pad composite and its method of manufacture.
In accordance with the present invention, a disposable protective foot pad composite and its method of manufacture are provided in an attempt to produce a very low-cost, mass producible, disposable pad readily attachable to the bottom of the human foot and one that provides an effective barrier to bacteria and moisture.
Toward these ends, the present disposable protective foot pad composite includes a planar foam base having an outer configuration conforming to a generic foot shape common to both the left and right foot, with a double-sided film attached on one side to the base with a protective sheet over the other side of the film. The double-sided film has a layer of adhesive on both sides and a protective sheet over both layers of adhesive. One of these protective sheets is removed prior to adhesion of the film to the foam base.
The foam pad composite is manufactured by feeding a web of planar elastomeric foam in contact with a double-sided film after one of two protective sheets is removed from one side of the film, and thereafter simultaneously die-cutting a plurality of protective foot pads from the foam web, film, and protective sheet composite.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will appear more clearly from the following detailed description.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present protective foot pad applied to the bottom of the human foot;
FIG. 2 is a top view of the protective foot pad illustrated in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a side view of the protective foot pad illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal section of the foot pad illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3;
FIG. 5 is a sub-assembly view of the double-sided adhesive film utilized in making the foot pad composite with protective layers on both sides thereof;
FIG. 6 is a plan view of a composite web from which the present protective foot pads are simultaneously die-cut;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the present protective foot pad with the upper protective sheet partly peeled away, and;
FIG. 8 is a schematic illustration of a web feed manufacturing system for the present protective foot pad composites.
Defining the drawings, and particularly FIGS. 1 to 5, the present disposable foot pad protector composite generally designated by the reference numeral 10 as seen in FIG. 1, is attachable directly to the bare bottom or sole surface of the human foot 11 without any attaching means surrounding the upper or metatarsal area of the foot. The present protective foot pad 10 is secured to the sole of the foot by direct contact with the epidermal skin on the sole of the foot and does not require the use of an intermediate attaching mechanisms such as stockings.
As seen in FIG. 2, the composite pad includes a wide toe portion 12, and a relatively narrower heel portion 13 that are generic to both the left foot and the right foot to decrease manufacturing costs and to reduce confusion of the user in application to his or her right or left feet.
As seen in FIG. 3, the composite pad 10 has a uniform thickness throughout its length and as seen more clearly in FIG. 4, which is an enlarged fragmentary cross section of the foot pad composite 10, the composite 10 is seen to generally include a heavy uniform thickness foam sheet 15, a contact adhesive layer 16, a sheet film 18 that initially carries the adhesive layer 16, an adhesive layer 20 on the opposite side of film 18, and a protective sheet 21 that is removable from adhesive layer 20 to expose the adhesive layer 20 for attachment to the user's foot, and of course sheet 21 is designed to be removed by the ultimate user.
The foam sheet 15 is preferably a closed cell foam so that it does not act as a sponge for moisture and is in the range of {fraction (1/16)}th to {fraction (3/16)}ths inches in thickness.
One exemplary material for foam sheet 16 is urethane.
However, it should be understood that other similar foam products could be used and that urethane is merely one that has been found satisfactory for this purpose.
In FIG. 5, a film composite 22 is illustrated, including film 18, adhesive layer 16, adhesive layer 20, and protective sheet 21, and a second protective sheet 24. Sheet 24, as will appear in connection with FIG. 8, is removed prior to the adhesion of layer 16 to one side of the foam 15. The film composite 22 is commercially available from 3M Manufacturing Corporation.
However, it should be understood that other double-sided film composites can be utilized as well.
While the use of a double-sided film composite 22 is the preferred embodiment because it facilitates the mass production of the present composite protective foot pads, and it eliminates certain manufacturing problems such as the non-uniform spraying of adhesive, it should be understood that the present invention, in its broadest aspect, with respect to the protective foot pad per se and not its method of manufacture, encompasses the application of adhesive to one side of the foam 15 without the use of film 18.
The method of manufacture of the present protective foot pad composite is illustrated in diagrammatic form in FIG. 8.
As seen, a roll 30 of uniform thickness elastomeric foam 15 is fed by roller sets 31, 32, 33, and 34 in a linear planar direction.
A second roll 36 of the film composite 22 is fed around roll 38 where sheet 24 is removed and rolled exposing adhesive layer 16 to top surface 39 of the foam 15. At rollers 33, the modified film composite 22 is joined to the foam 15 by the attachment of adhesive layer 16 to foam surface 39.
Thereafter, platen 42, which carries a plurality of die-cut tools 43, arranged and shown in FIG. 6, stamps a row, such as one of rows 45, 46, and 47, from the composite web 50.
A variety of techniques can be used for removing the resulting preforms 52 from the web 50, such as vacuum, pressure blowing, and web bending.
Thereafter, the preforms 52, which are the completed protective foot pad composites, can be packaged as desired for the particular market application. That is, they can be packaged in packages of two, or simply bulk packaged, because as noted above, the pads are generic to both the left and right foot.
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I had to look into Wikipedia to get real name for the hat (it's called "cylinder" in russian) and I still might have some parts named incorrectly - english is not my native, it's also my first instructable so please don't judge too hard. I'll greatly appreciate all corrections.
Step 1: Get playing cards and stapler
The fastest way is to go to closest pharmacy - they always have different decks for sale (for some reason I like classic Bicycle decks for these projects).
You can also buy decks in bulk in your closest Costco, BJ's club or similar.
Most popular decks have red or blue backs and regular pocker faces but if you have some special project and you know where to look, you can find black backs, white (yes, empty) faces or even some colored ones.
As for stapler, you can buy the simplest one as I did or go for signature staplers like this red swingline stapler from Office Space movie.
Step 2: Attaching cards for the top
First, we want to make a top of the hat so we need to attach cards in a line long sides next to each other.
- Staple two cards overlapping them just just enough for one staple (you can quickly measure it by aligning one card to touch the circle on another card). Just staple them next to short side of a card.
- Check the other side to see if you stapled through both cards
- Keep stapling them to make a line of cards (amount of cards depends on a size of the target head - I got 15 and it was a little bit bigger then needed).
- Staple the last card to first one and try it on your head - it should fit relatively tight).
Huzzah, there is my hat! I skipped step 9 and added small pieces of bent wire to give it a curved brim.
and my brother's fedora, which i made as a present.
Very nice instructable and a splendid idea!
It's a quick, cheap project and definitely a looker and nice addendum to many costumes.
Was pretty fun making it :D
Can you post photos?
p.s can you put the hat on or will it just fall apart?
PS: If you try curling up the brim, you can get this nice Mad-Hatter curl to it. Looks more like a top hat.
PPS: No, I am not planning to put up an instructable for the suit, but if you use the basic principles in this instructable, you can do very well!
PPPS: Line the suit with duct-tape, and make the joints out of duct tape. Those are my instructables.
first, the fedora. i'm actually rather disapointed in it, but oh well, it was worth a shot. still going to give it to him ;)
now, a tip for the topper. be very careful about letting the cards overlap as you go down the rows. because of the bend in the top peice, the cards all want to pull towards the center, meaning that (especially if you have 3 or more rows) the opening for your head will be too small. i have to make do with a very tight hat....
I'm guessing you just took the inside of the brim and checked that on your head right?


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Today these collections are more relevant from a historical perspective rather than a scientific one. Nonetheless, they are important collections that provide a timeline of what existed several centuries ago and often reflect habitats and localities which are no longer around.
They also include some special items such as Sloane's vegetable substances collection, and the first example of Theobroma cacao - the source of cocoa and chocolate - to reach Europe.
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Apparently, you shouldn't count anyone else's chickens before they hatch, either. That's the message in the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's big September fundraising numbers.
The DCCC brought in $15.3 million in September, outraising the National Republican Congressional Committee ($12.4 million) by nearly $3 million last month. The NRCC touted its record September fundraising last week and tweaked the DCCC for not yet releasing its numbers at the same time as it was canceling some big TV reservations. For the whole third quarter, the DCCC raised $35.1 million -- a record quarter, the committee said -- to the NRCC's $30.9 million.
The DCCC also narrowed the NRCC's cash on hand advantage during September: Going into the campaign's stretch run, the NRCC had $29.5 million in the bank, while the DCCC had $26.4 million, compared to a nearly $10 million GOP cash advantage at the end of August.
However, part of the reason Democrats closed that gap was that the NRCC spent about $20 million in September while carrying the Republican independent expenditure effort. From the time that the committees aired their first TV ads in mid-August through the end of September, the NRCC accounted for about $17.8 million of $29.4 million in advertising-related spending by GOP outside groups, according to a review of filings with the Federal Elections Commission.
Now, after recent major October reservations by Crossroads GPS ($8.1 million), Americans for Tax Reform (nearly $6 million), and American Action Network and the Congressional Leadership Fund (about $13.5 million), the NRCC will have significantly more outside help for the final sprint than it did last month. But the DCCC's grassroots-fueled fundraising is helping Democrats keep up in the money war.
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BETSY LAYNE - The Betsy Layne Ladycats won in the opening game of a doubleheader at the Dome Friday night, defeating 58th District/Floyd County Conference foe Prestonsburg 54-32.
Betsy Layne improved to 12-11 overall and 6-2 in the 58th District/Floyd County Conference after posting the win.
Prestonsburg dropped to 6-19 overall and 4-4 in the district/conference following the loss.
Sophomore guard Brandy Morrow led Betsy Layne with a game-high 16 points. Senior guard Paige Watkins joined Morrow in double figures, adding 14 points for the Ladycats.
Betsy Layne owned a 10-point lead at the end of each of the first two quarters.
The Ladycats outscored Prestonsburg 14-4 in the opening quarter and carried a 25-15 lead into halftime.
Betsy Layne remained out in front in the second half. The Ladycats led 41-34 at the end of third quarter.
TJ Tackett tossed in eight points and Chloe Johnson added seven for the Ladycats.
Kelsi Tackett had four points, Emily Kidd three and Francescha Brunati two for Betsy Layne in the win.
Freshman guard Jackie Kidd led Prestonbsburg with 10 points. Kidd was the only Prestonsburg scorer to reach double figures. Narrowly missing double figures, freshman guard Tiffany Meadows netted nine points for the Lady Blackcats.
Shantele Collins scored six points, Allyson DeRossett netted three and Maddy Ousley chipped in two for Prestonsburg in the district/conference loss.
Betsy Layne 54, Prestonsburg 32
Betsy Layne (54): Watkins 14, Morrow 16,. T. Tackett 8, K. Tackett 4, C. Johnson 7, Kidd 3, Burnati 2.
Prestonsburg (32): Meadows 9, Collins 6, C. Kidd 2, J. Kidd 10, Ousley 2, DeRossett 3.
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