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First and foremost I can see what I am after in the sharpest prints. They are indeed sharper than my best 4x5 negs enlarged to 8x10. Part of this whole project is a response in my part to a post (here or on LF forum) that an "8x10 contact would be superior to a 4x5 enlarged to 8x10". Always being skeptical, I wanted to see for myself, thus the incentive to get that 8x10 camera working after all these years.
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Another thing that I think was not clear is that I used the dirty scratched glass to AMPLIFY the problem I am trying to solve. For example, a few dust specs here and there are not going to show up well on a scan to post for your all to see. Also, the randomness of a few dust specs could influence the results. That is, I might get a better result because the few dust specs landed in inconspicuous places in the print, or by chance I got the glass cleaner for one test than another.
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NBAA to Honor Bob Hoover, Bill de Decker at 2014 Convention
Famous air show pilot, co-developer of the Aircraft Cost Evaluator, each to be presented an award
Contact: Dan Hubbard, (202) 783-9360, [email protected]
Washington, DC, Aug. 6, 2014 – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is pleased to announce that Robert A. (Bob) Hoover and R.W. (Bill) de Decker will receive NBAA's Meritorious Service to Aviation Award and John P. "Jack" Doswell Award, respectively. The awards will be presented this October at the 2014 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA2014) in Orlando, FL.
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Famed air show pilot Bob Hoover has had a long and distinguished career, first as a combat aviator during World War II, then serving as a military and civilian test pilot and longtime air show performer. Recognized by his signature wide-brimmed straw hat, Hoover is often referred to as "the pilots' pilot." Jimmy Doolittle, a fellow aviation pioneer who served in the United States Air Force, called Hoover "the greatest stick-and-rudder man who ever lived."
During World War II, Hoover was shot down and spent 16 months as a prisoner of war before escaping by commandeering a German fighter. Upon returning to the United States, he evaluated captured enemy aircraft and flight-tested U.S. combat airplanes, including the first jets. As an alternate pilot for the supersonic Bell X-1, Hoover flew the chase plane when Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in 1947. During his military career, Hoover's citations include the Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, the Legion of Merit and the Prisoner of War Medal, among others.
After leaving the Air Force in 1948, Hoover became a civilian test pilot, working for North American Aviation and Rockwell International for more than three decades. Considered a founder of modern aerobatics, Hoover, who has piloted more than 300 types of aircraft, is best known for his jaw-dropping aerial demonstrations in the P-51 Mustang and Shrike Commander.
Enshrined in the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1988, Hoover regularly attends NBAA's annual convention, where he joins other legendary aviators in presenting the National Aviation Hall of Fame's Combs Gates Award, which is named for business aviation leaders Harry Combs and John Gates, and recognizes aviation history, research and preservation efforts.
Commenting on the award to Hoover, NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen said, "Bob Hoover is well established as one of the world's most accomplished aviators. He has been an inspiration to multiple generations of pilots, including business aviators, and has been an active participant in NBAA's convention for many years. We are honored to bestow upon him our Association's highest honor, in recognition of his long, illustrious career."
Bill de Decker
Bill de Decker is chairman of the board of Conklin & de Decker, the aviation research firm that has been providing comparative aircraft acquisition, ownership and operating cost data and analysis – including the Aircraft Cost Evaluator and Aircraft Performance Comparator products – for 30 years.
Educated as an aerospace engineer, de Decker began his career in 1962 as a design engineer on the Apollo moon landing program, followed by a stint at Boeing doing helicopter design work and cost analysis. He worked for Dassault Falcon Jet from 1970 to 1976, selling aircraft and establishing a jet transition program, as well as the company's international marketing department. From 1976 to 1989, de Decker managed FlightSafety International's Falcon and Bell Learning Centers, in addition to the company's Communications Systems Division. In 1989 he partnered with the late Alan H. Conklin to form Conklin & de Decker.
De Decker served on NBAA's Associate Member Council from 1999 to 2005, and in 2008, NBAA and his firm established the Alan H. Conklin Business Aviation Management Scholarship, which each year provides $5,000 to an undergraduate student who is pursuing a career in business aviation management and is enrolled in an aviation management program at a University Aviation Association-member school.
Commenting on the award to de Decker, Bolen said, "Bill de Decker has been a strong supporter of NBAA since the 1970s. As the leader of a company that pioneered the development of objective aircraft cost and operating data, he has performed an invaluable service to the industry which has contributed to advancing the professional and efficient management of business aircraft."
First presented in 1950, the NBAA Award for Meritorious Service to Aviation is one of the aviation industry's most prestigious honors. Candidates for the award must be individuals who, by virtue of a lifetime of personal dedication, have made significant identifiable contributions that have materially advanced aviation interests. Previous Meritorious Service to Aviation Award winners include Charles Lindbergh, Jimmy Doolittle and Bill Lear.
NBAA established the Doswell Award in 1987 to recognize lifelong individual achievement on behalf of and in support of the aims, goals and objectives of business aviation. It is named for Jack Doswell, a renowned World War II combat veteran, business pilot and flight operations director who was actively involved in many NBAA initiatives throughout the 1970s, and whose gifts inspired a high standard of involvement in the business aviation community. Previous Doswell Award winners include Robert Breiling, Dick Van Gemmert and Chuck McKinnon.
NBAA2014 will take place from Oct. 21 to 23 in Orlando, FL at the Orange County Convention Center and nearby Orlando Executive Airport (ORL).
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When we bring the entire team to Sundance or Toronto or any other festival, we try to each pick one part of the festival to cover. That doesn't mean we're restricted to only one section, but that's our general focus. For me, any time a festival has a Midnight Movies section, I'll be the one covering that. Sundance is no exception, and tonight, I was at one of the two midnight screenings. They showed "Tim & Eric's Billion $ Movie" at the Library, and I'll catch up with that in a few days. They also screened "The Pact" at the Egyptian, and that's where I was.
I may have chosen poorly.
Last year, Nicholas McCarthy was here with a short film, also called "The Pact," and it appears someone who saw the film decided to give McCarthy the chance to expand it to feature-length. I just saw the short film for the first time on Thursday, and I liked the short. I thought it was stylish and effective, and it demonstrated a clear ability on the part of McCarthy to craft chilling suspense and strong visuals. The short starred Jewel Staite and Sam Ball as a brother and sister who are called back to the house they grew up in to deal with the death of their mother. In the short, it's obvious that these two didn't get along with Mom while she was alive, and it seems that although she's dead, she lingers on in spirit form.
The short impressed me because of the control it displayed. McCarthy basically used the short to showcase the way he builds scares. Unfortunately, he's hampered in many ways in the feature, and the material gets blown out in a way it can't support. It's a thin story, built on a heady combination of improbable behavior and genre cliche, and it almost feels like it's a horror movie for people who rarely, if ever, actually watch horror movies.
It's a haunted house story, and a modestly-scaled one, at that. I'm down for a good haunted house movie. I really liked "Insidious," to name one recent example. The problems with "The Pact" have nothing to do with the genre itself. The feature turns the son and daughter of the short film into two daughters, condenses the short film into the first ten minutes, and then spends another 90 minutes or so just running in circles.
Here's what bothers me. In the feature, Caity Lotz stars as Annie, the girl who has spent most of her adult life running from any sort of real emotional connection. One of the reasons she's angry is because her sister (played by Agnes Bruckner) has a history of addiction, and now that they're having to deal with their mother's estate, the last thing Annie needs to deal with is a relapse. When her sister goes missing inside Mom's house, Annie finds herself drawn into this mystery, determined to figure out what's wrong with the house. All of that sounds fine, but instead of letting the character ideas that he sets up in the dynamic between the sisters or in the hints we get about their mother's behavior, he almost immediately abandons character in favor of threadbare plot mechanics. Nothing about the girls drives anything than happens in the movie, and the "secrets" that the film is hiding don't really have anything to do with them, either. There's quite a bit of shoe leather spent on establishing a key plot point about eye color, and the way it's finally paid off makes absolutely no sense. When I saw that short, there was so much promise, and somehow, the feature squandered every single bit of it.
The structure is a familiar one, and McCarthy doesn't seem to realize just how familiar. Instead, he treats every beat of this film as precious, and his tendency to lean on the jump scare becomes grating after a while. The biggest problem is that he just doesn't seem to have any knack with actors. He seems far more at home just dealing with the mood or the scares than he is directing these actors to play the reality of this situation. There are some flat-out bad ideas in the movie, like a subplot about a blind medium that Annie went to school with is ridiculous, both in conception and execution, and Casper Van Dien shows up in a small supporting role as The Worst Cop Of All Time. By the time the film finally coughs up its "big secret," I could not have cared less. I was just hoping to be done with the film already. It wears out its welcome, plodding along through a non-mysterious mystery, and I even think the short feels more accomplished technically than the feature. In general, this is not going to serve as a calling card for McCarthy, and I'd have a hard time imagining this one getting any sort of wide release.
Still, that's just one midnight movie. We've got plenty more coming this week, and I'm excited to see them. "Black Rock," a horror film starring Kate Bosworth and Katie Aselton, who also co-wrote and directed the film, is up tonight, and I've got my fingers crossed.


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|Naples (Italy), 1970
|Geneva, Switzerland
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|Container Shipping and Logistics
|€25.65 billion (2015)
|€5.61 billion (2014)
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|MSC Cruises
Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. (MSC) is the world's second-largest shipping line in terms of container vessel capacity.[1] Yet, because it has no stocks exchanged on the market, it has no obligations to issue its budget certified by independent parties; as a consequence, the data MSC releases about itself is not verifiable. As of the end of December 2014, MSC was operating 471 container vessels with an intake capacity of 2,435,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).[2] The Geneva-based[3] Swiss company operates in all major ports of the world.[4] MSC's most important port is Antwerp in Belgium. MSC Cruises is a division of the company focused on holiday cruises.
MSC was founded in 1970 as a private company by Gianluigi Aponte when he bought his first ship, Patricia, followed by Rafaela, with which Aponte began a shipping line operating between the Mediterranean and Somalia. The line subsequently expanded through the purchase of second-hand cargo ships. By 1977, the company operated services to northern Europe, Africa and the Indian Ocean. The expansion continued through the 1980s; by the end of the decade, MSC operated ships to North America and Australia.[4]
In 1989, MSC purchased the cruise ship operator Lauro Lines, renamed to Mediterranean Shipping Cruises (MSC Cruises) in 1995, and subsequently increased the cruising business.[4]
In 1994, the line ordered its first newly constructed ships, which were delivered beginning in 1996 with MSC Alexa. They were built by Italian shipbuilder, Fincantieri.[4]
As of October 2014, Diego Aponte (son of MSC founder Gianluigi Aponte) was named president and chief executive of MSC, taking over from his father who was named group executive chairman. Gianluigi Aponte would continue to oversee all group related activities as well as supporting Diego in shaping the future of MSC.
The company today[edit]
As one of the world's leading container shipping lines with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, MSC operates 480 offices across 150 countries worldwide with over 24,000 employees. MSC's shipping line sails on more than 200 trade routes, calling at over 315 ports.
MSC operates vessels with a capacity of up to 19,244 TEU, including one of the largest container ships, MSC Oscar. The company remains independent and wholly owned by the Aponte family under the leadership of Diego Aponte who was appointed President and CEO by his father and company founder GianLuigi in October 2014.
In May 2014, MSC cruises closed a deal to order two new vessels from the Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri in a 2.1 billion euro order.[5]
In August 2014, MSC ordered a new cruiseship worth up to EUR 3bn ($4.13bn) from STX France. The Saint-Nazaire yard will build two firm ships for EUR 1.5bn. The first ship is due in the first half of 2017, with the second in the first half of 2019. The contracts will provide 16m working hours for the French shipbuilder. The order has been on the cards since February, with a vessel size of around 160,000 gt cited. Passenger capacity will be about 4,000 people.[6]
In December 2014 the MSC shipping line ranked number 6 in Lloyd's List Top 100 Most Influential People in Shipping.
In January 2015 MSC launched the largest container ship, MSC Oscar, with a capacity of 19,224 TEU. Registered in Panama, MSC Oscar, built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, joins the Albatross service in January at part of the 2M VSA with Maersk Line.
Accidents and incidents[edit]
MSC Napoli[edit]
MSC Napoli operated by MSC under charter from its owner, had to be abandoned in the English Channel due to European storm Kyrill in January 2007.
MSC Sabrina[edit]
On 8 March 2008 MSC Sabrina ran aground in the St Lawrence River close to Trois Rivières. After being lightened by the MSC Jasmine the ship was eventually towed off on 4 April.[7]
MSC Jessica[edit]
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MSC Jessica, has been dismantled in the shipbreaking yard of Alang at Gujarat, India, in violation (?) of the European legislation and the Basel Convention.[8] On 4 August 2009, six labourers died when a huge fire engulfed Jessica while being broken at plot number 24 that belongs to Uday Chaudhary.[9]
MSC, as other shipping companies, do not take the responsibility of decontaminating the ships before sending them to be broken in the South Asian shipbreaking yards of India and Bangladesh.[10] So doing, they save on costs and increase profits by shifting the costs to the labourers and the local environment. Local villagers, fishers, workers and environmentalists claim that shipping companies should assume their responsibilities, respecting labour and environmental law.[11]
MSC Nikita[edit]
On 29 August 2009 the MSC Nikita collided with the Nirint Pride off the port of Rotterdam. The MSC Nikita was holed in the engine room and subsequently towed to Rotterdam. There were no casualties.[12] After emergency repairs to her stern she was declared a constructive total loss.
MSC Chitra[edit]
The container ship MSC Chitra collided with another vessel MV Khalijia III on 8 August 2010 in Jawaharlal Nehru Port causing the spillage of approximately 300 containers into the port waters. Jawaharlal Nehru Port and the adjacent Mumbai Port were closed for several days until the containers could be cleared and no longer present any danger to shipping.[13]
MSC Elena[edit]
In 2006, MSC was levied a US$10 million fine, and placed on five years probation, after being found guilty in a "magic pipe" case involving MSC Elena in which more than 40 tons of sludge and oil-contaminated bilge waste was intentionally discharged over a five-month period in 2004.[14]
The container ship MV Rena, owned by Costamare and chartered by MSC, ran aground on the Astrolabe Reef, near Tauranga, New Zealand On Wednesday, 5 October 2011, at 02.20am (Tuesday 4, 13.20 UTC) with a speed of 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph). MSC, being a charterer and not the owner or manager of the vessel, has denied that it was responsible for the navigation of the ship.[15][16]
MSC Flaminia[edit]
The container ship MSC Flaminia caught fire following explosions in the Atlantic Ocean on 14 July 2012 and was abandoned with the loss of two of her 25 crew. [17][18]
Notable ships[edit]
- MSC Oscar
- MSC Beatrice
- MSC Bruxelles
- MSC Camille
- MSC Carmen
- MSC Carouge
- MSC Chicago
- MSC Cordoba
- MSC Daniela
- MSC Danit
- MSC Fabiola
- MSC Flaminia
- MSC Geneva
- MSC Leigh
- MSC London
- MSC Madeleine
- MSC Monterey
- MSC Napoli
- MSC Nuria
- MSC Pamela
- MSC Prestige
- MSC Rosaria
- MSC Sabrina'
- MSC Eleni'
- MSC Wide Charlie
- MSC Sindy
See also[edit]
- Clemenceau disposal controversy
- Ship breaking
- Ship decommissioning
- Shipbreakers (film)
- Wrecking (shipwreck)
- Ship breaking yards
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- ^ "Contact". Mediterranean Shipping Company. Retrieved on 05 January 2015. "12-14, Chemin Rieu - CH-1208, Geneva - Switzerland"
- ^ a b c d "The history of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. SA". Swiss Deep-sea Shipping. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ http://www.tradewindsnews.com/shipsales/337948/msc-cruises-seals-eur-21bn-order
- ^ http://www.tradewindsnews.com/shipsales/334503/msc-signs-for-cruise-duo
- ^ "2008 Nightmare - M/V MSC Sabrina". Cargolaw.com. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
- ^ Toxic Watch Alliance (5 August 2009). "Swiss Hazardous Ships Bought for Dumping on South Asian Beaches?". IMO Watch. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ Express News Service (5 August 2009). "Six die in fire at Alang Ship Breaking Yard". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ "Industrial Waste Conflicts around the world". EJOLT. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ Federico Demaria (1 December 2010). "Shipbreaking at Alang-Sosiya: an ecological distribution conflict". Elsevier. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ "MSC Nikita rammed near engine room by smaller geared vessel off Holland | Certified Transportation Network". Ctngroup.com. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
- ^ Siddharth Philip (11 August 2010). "Mumbai Port Partially Re-Opens as Work Clearing Shed Containers Continues". Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ "Magic pipe incident draws huge fine". AllBusiness Marine Log. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ "MSC - News about MSC". Mscgva.ch. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
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- ^ "Maritime Bullettin". Retrieved 18 August 2012.
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Best Day helps children with special needs build confidence and self-esteem through safe, fun filled adventure activities which stretch their limits, expand their true potential, reinforce their achievement, and connect them with diverse populations in their community. Current activities include Surfing, Body Boarding, Kayaking, SUP (stand up paddling), Outrigger Canoeing, and Snow sports.
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Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! This was our first event with Best Day Foundation at Brick III Beach and I am eager to attend more events. Right from the start at check in my son was assigned his buddies Gabby and Arianna, What more can I say about those 2 girls then fabulous, understanding, going with the flow, caring, patient, I can go on and on. It took my son a little time to warm up but in no time they had him playing and I was able to separate, not an easy task for us. When I saw the participants and volunteers coming on to the beach with the entire organization cheering them on, it brought tears to my eyes. To see my son and everyone's children welcomed and feel so special, no words to describe that as a mom. Most of the time our families are in doctor appointments, therapies/treatments, school meetings, with what seems like an endless battle. A day at the beach, impossible for me. For a few hours we could forget those diagnosis and challenges our families deal with and have fun!
The event overall ran smoothly with so many people in attendance, all the children had the ability to participate in all the events offered. Seeing the volunteers encourage children who were hesitating and then they would succeed on getting them in the water or on a surf board and for some just putting a helmet on. I watched the volunteers with a young boy, the volunteers all put on helmets to help him, wear his. They did all they could! Hearing chuckles and seeing smiles between those ocean waves, sight and sound I will never forget, especially my own sons. I could continue to rave and go on and on about your organization but think it is best to say, thank you for the Best Day Ever not just for my son but for myself also.
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My two young sons had the best day at Ventura Beach with Best Day Foundation. They got to do the things that they've never done before like surfing, kayaking, and more with wonderful caring volunteers at their sides. The foundation provided great safety gears and supervision. My husband and I were busy capturing the moment by snapping photos. The foundation also provided the kids with delicious lunches and great goody bags for suveniors. They each got recognized with a metal award at the end of a fun day. We had an awesome day of our lives. We deeply appreciate all you do for these disabled children in our community. Best of luck on your mission.
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We had an amazing time in Ventura with Best Day! My son loved the surfing, we met great people, everything felt safe and well organized. Can't wait to visit again.
My son had the most amazing time! The organizers were so pumped and excited my son totally fed off their energy. We were so lucky to be able to truly have " The best Day ever!" With Best Day Foundation.
The days I've spent volunteering at Best Day have been the best days of my life. You can definitely find me there all six days next summer.
I can't say enough about the best Day foundation. We took both our children with autism surfing today in Brick NJ and the experience was awesome from beginning to end. The volunteers and workers were so professional and caring and it was so organized. We don't often go to the beach because it's difficult but they make it so fun for the kids and the parents can actually watch and enjoy their kids surfing. They gave my children an experience they soon won't forget. I love the awards ceremony and lunch at the end. It was the BEST DAY EVER as my son said.
Joshua was lucky enough to expience a Best Day that he will never forget! The staff and volunteers were absolutely amazing and we are beyond greatful for the amazing opportunity.
When I asked Joshua what his favorite part of the day was he said "all of it, it is my special day!". He gave every activity a try and at the end of the day he was so proud of himself.
The staff and volunteers did a outstanding job at making every child feel special and awesome. The people who worked the event were truly the number one reason Joshua had such an amazing day. The encouragement they gave Joshua gave him the confidence he needed to try new activities that he on any other day would most likely not do.
The smiles on the all the children's faces when they received a medal at the end of the day was as a mother my favorite part of the day. Watching my son smile and having a awesom day was a amazing experience for me as well.
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Just got home from the August 2 event on Brick III beach. All I can say was " that was the best day ever" I was a volunteer and just the amount of love and smiles and happy giggles from the kids made my heart swell! What an amazing group of organizers, volunteers and most of all family's and the amazing kids that participate. Truly one of the best days I have had.
Little did I know I was in for the best day of my life volunteering with the Best Day Foundation. I was instantly in awe of the positive energy of the child I was partnered up with. A kid like no other, he was only looking forward to what the day had in store. Not only did Nathan expand what he thought was possible in himself, but so did I.
I was at the beach earlier this summer. Two teenaged boys were standing in the shallow surf, talking about their favorite sports. The taller of the boys said his favorite sport was surfing, and the other agreed. Then the taller boy headed out on a board to ride the waves. Totally typical interaction, except for one thing. The surfer was an adolescent with cognitive disabilities, and his buddy was just your average teen with an extraordinarily big heart. Best Day made it possible for both boys to experience something they wouldn't have otherwise, because chances are, they would not have run across one another in school or in their social circles. Beyond the fun of surfing, paddleboarding, body boarding, or skiing and sledding, those types of interactions are what Best Day is all about.
At a Best day event, youth with disabilities get to enjoy the types of beach and snow experiences that typically developing individuals sometimes take for granted. Volunteers who love outdoor activities get to share that love with people who otherwise face barriers to participating. It is safe, warm, and inviting. Nobody talks about doctors or procedures or school struggles...it's just the best day ever. The very, very Best Day.


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Great safe Jennifer from CA on 05/07/2015 – Verified Buyer
This safe is solid and secure and big enough to fit several items from papers to odd shaped items. The combination lock is easy to maneuver.
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Spend the $ elsewhere Chika from Omaha, NE on 02/22/2012
We HAD a similar model. The electrical lock will malfunction on its own over time, forcing you to drill it open. Sentry will not provide/sell parts once a safe is drilled open for repairs. Basically you are throwing your $$$ away. From the mouths of locksmiths - "Sentry Safe is good only to keep the honest people out. If someone really wants to get in - they can pry this open very easily, or peel the steel off without any issue. These are toss aways. They are good for fire protection, but that's about it."
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There are some people who want to get a more darker skin and there are some people who want to whiten their skin face. For those who try to find ways to whiten their skin face, let me tell you that ther are a lot of options you could try and you have to try in order to be sure you do the right thing for you. As I know, from my grandmother, lemon is good for a skin whitening thing, but you can't use it alone for a couple of days and expect for miracles – you have to try some recipes (I'll keep you in touch in below) and you may also see a dermatologist in order to be sure you check the best thing for your face and don't do things from your mind, things that could have some negative effects on your skin. There are also people that say that this is risky and if you put to much lemon on your face and have sunburn problems, then you could have more problems that you could imagine. It's better to make the best decision about all this stuff and don't just get the first thing like lemon or brown sugar on your face if you think it does not work.
Lemon juice skin whitening
The thing about lemon juice is that it can have one of the effects that you do not want to – it does not only whiten your skin, it can brighten your skin to, you can have problems from the sun and so on. But, before you go to a dermatologist (or you see one – it's better to have a specialized advice before getting something on your face, thinking that you could have acne or other nasty stuff you do not want to mess with), you should see/check that there are more things you could try in order to whiten your skin. You could try lemon juice, but besides lemon juice there are a lot of combinations you could do or ask the doctor, in order to have the best thing for you.
Lemon juice combinations
With it you could make a homemade bleach, here are a few recipes you could try/use/check or do a little research in order to see if they are good for something not, most of them I've asked, know from my grandparents or neighbors that know stuff about this – traditional and herbal stuff always works when you have less money and you need faster results:
- there is said that lemon juice and honey (mixed together) could be used for a sensitive skin, not to get the acid from the lemon juice directly on your skin because you could have some sort of problems – an acid on your face is going to prone you to large pores or other nasty stuff you do not want, you need to protect yourself so be careful, also be careful about the sun burns and stuff while you have that lemon juice in your skin. Also, brown spots are a thing that could be given to you because of this juice/treatment and you staying to much in the sun – protect yourself and do not let this type of things to happen to you.
- turmeric is also a good thing to choose/mix with honey or lemon juice, limes and stuff – they are natural bleachers and they could help your skin very much, it also depends on your skin, the results depends.
- cucumber juice – as you know (or you may have seen in movies) there are a lot of ladies and not only, who have a lot of masks or cucumber pieces on their faces, before going to sleep. Cucumber juice is good for your skin and in some situations it could lighten your skin and make it brighter.
Brown sugar skin whitening
There are also people who have things like brown (Latina) complexion and because of this they could do have some real problems. In this case brown sugar, honey, outmeal, lemon juice and so on, are going to help you with the real deal. There are a lot of things and recipes with brown sugar and I'll be trying to get a couple of them in order to test and tell you more.
Here is another thing you could use in order to whiten your skin (for real):
- lemon juice
- brown sugar
- aloe vera – reduce pain, it's also good for kidney stones – so it's good for your health.
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A child reads a pop-up book, three-dimensional or movable book, on... Photo d'actualitéConte de fée,Enfant,Forme tridimensionnelle,France,Horizontal,Illustration,Lire,Livre,Livre animé en relief,Média,Paris - France,Personnes féminines,Petite-fille,Style de vie,Technique d'illustrationPhotographer FRED DUFOURCollection: AFP 2010 AFPTO GO WITH AFP STORY BY BERNARD PELLEGRIN - A child reads a pop-up book, three-dimensional or movable book, on December 04, 2010 in Paris. Pop-up books made known in the 19th century by German Lothar Meggendorfer are more and more popular on the market especially on the eve of Christmas celebrations. AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR (Photo credit should read FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images)


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Aquino: No oath before Philippine chief justice
MANILA, Philippines - MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The Philippines' president-apparent Benigno Aquino III refused Friday to take an oath of office before the new chief justice, alleging impropriety in the appointment by the outgoing president in the dying days of her term.
The move would be a symbolic first blow against the scandal-tainted President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo if Aquino takes office.
The son of Philippine democracy icons questioned Arroyo's appointment on Wednesday of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona, who was her chief of staff and spokesman. Aquino cited constitutional prohibitions on appointments two months before the end of a president's term, but a majority of Supreme Court judges ruled in March the two-month ban does not apply to the position of chief justice.
"I do not want my own oath-taking, if I do it, to be before a questioned entity," he told reporters in his northern home province of Tarlac.
He said instead he may be sworn in by a village chief in Tarlac on June 30 at the end of Arroyo's term.
Aquino has 41.85 percent of Monday's vote with results from 90 percent of precincts counted by Friday afternoon, a government-accredited election watchdog said. His closest rival, ousted President Joseph Estrada, had 26.47 percent.
Aquino appealed to Arroyo to reconsider her decision and called on her "to recognize the new government's right to appoint the next chief justice." He warned other judges on the bench he would not recognize the move, adding they risked being ousted from the bench for supporting it.
Presidential spokeswoman Charito Planas warned the refusal of the incoming president to recognize the chief justice appointed by Arroyo could lead to a constitutional crisis.
"All of us, including the president, must follow and respect the law," Planas said. "Let's give respect to a co-equal office for a smooth management of the country."
Aquino has said if elected he would form a commission to investigate allegations of corruption and other wrongdoing during Arroyo's nine-year rule.
He said Arroyo made the chief justice appointment because "she probably assumes she'll be facing a whole ton of cases, a whole lot of them, (and) she is looking for a sympathetic or friendly faces from those who will (try) her case."
Arroyo was accused of vote-rigging in 2004 and implicated in several scandals that led to coup attempts and moves to impeach her. She denies any wrongdoing and ran for a House seat in Monday's vote, winning with more than 90 percent of the vote.
Aquino's promise to wage war against rampant corruption that has plagued the Philippines has raised hopes, especially among the young who made up almost half the voters.
A 50-year-old lawmaker, Aquino campaigned largely on a family name and promised to follow the legacy of his parents, who are regarded as heroes in the country's democratic struggle against the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos.
It was only after his mother, former President Corazon Aquino, died of cancer last August that he decided to run, spurred by the massive outpouring of national grief for the leader who helped oust Marcos in 1986. She had inherited the mantle of her husband, Benigno Aquino Jr., an opposition senator gunned down by soldiers at Manila's airport in 1983 upon return from U.S. exile to challenge Marcos.
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at the Wiggle Southern Rough Ride!
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last years Wiggle Southern Rough Ride!
The Wiggle Southern Rough Ride is the opening MTB event in the 2015 Wiggle Super Series and is a fantastic way to start your year in the saddle.
This classic South Downs Mountain Bike route starts from Amberley Working Museum which is situated in the heart of the South Downs. The route has a number of leg warming hills and exciting descents on the Downs based between Amberley, Arundel & Steyning.
With three ride lengths of 34miles (Epic), 28miles (Standard) and 15miles (Short), you can choose how much fun you can handle… So start your 2015 season on a high and "get out and ride".
Last year's event 'sold out' well before the event as this ride has quickly established itself as a must do early season MTB 'Classic'.


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Show transcribed image text Lag and lead compensators are given by transfer functions: Determine )e.g. show) an algebraic formula of the maximum phase contribution for each compensator, and the frequency where the maximum phase occurs. Numerically verify the results using MATLAB for constant values at your own chosing (specify what values you chose for simulations). A lead compensator is cascaded with a space vehicle as in the block diagram shown below: Compute the closed-loop transfer function. Is the original system stable? What about the closed-loop system for Plot the B ode plot of the equivalent transfer function of the closed-loop system for a chosen value of alpha. How does your analysis cahnge if K(s) is a lag compensator instead with T2 = 1, and beta > 1?


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Tampa, Fla. (From left to right) Tampa Bay Buccaneers Michael Clayton, Shelton Quarles and Derrick Brooks experience the ultimate thrill of a 200 feet, 90 degree drop as Busch Gardens Tampa Bay launched the tallest and steepest dive coaster in the world: SheiKra. Here, the trio hits SheiKras water element, shooting a double 30-foot plume of water into the air. TOM WAGNER, BUSCH GARDENS


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Coal and Clean Energy
Coal has accounted for the largest increase in energy demand among the full range of energy sources. According to the IEA, the growth in coal usage, in both volume and percentage terms, has been greater than any other fuel.
Coal will play a major role complementing renewable energy sources. It will be one of the key sources of energy to address gaps in wind and solar powered electricity, both of which include risks of intermittent supply.
To meet the huge global demand for energy, all energy sources will be needed. Different sources of energy will suit different countries and different environments. Depending on the availability of natural resources, a decision may be taken between coal and gas as the most viable means of powering base load electricity. In many cases both will have a role to play. Nuclear technology may be available in some countries and not others.
Renewable energy will have a particular role to play in providing off grid electricity and in meeting peak demand. In countries where there is a significant coal resource, it is likely to be the preferred fuel for supplying base load electricity. In many cases this will be a matter of affordability and security.
Energy efficiency
Efficiency in coal-fired power generation will play an important role in the future production of electricity. This is particularly the case with the potential for high efficiency power generation to reduce CO2 emissions. Improving efficiency levels increases the amount of energy that can be extracted from a single unit of coal. Increases in the efficiency of electricity generation are essential in tackling climate change. A single percentage point improvement in the efficiency of a conventional pulverised coal combustion plant results in a 2-3% reduction in CO2 emissions. Highly efficient modern supercritical and ultra-supercritical coal plants emit up to 40% less CO2 than subcritical plants.
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
Carbon capture and storage technology will be a key technology to reduce CO2 emissions, not only from coal, but also natural gas and industrial sources. Figures in the IEA's WEO 2011 report estimate the potential for CCS to contribute 22% of global CO2 mitigation through to 2035. Further analysis by the IEA in their Energy Technology Perspectives 2010 report also shows that climate change action will cost an additional US$4.7 trillion without CCS.
Coal to liquids (CTL)
Converting coal to a liquid fuel - coal liquefaction - allows coal to be utilised as an alternative to oil. CTL is particularly suited to countries that rely heavily on oil imports and have large domestic reserves of coal. South Africa has been producing coal-derived fuels since 1955 and has the only commercial coal to liquids industry in operation today. Not only are CTL fuels used in cars and other vehicles, but South Africa energy company Sasol's CTL fuels also have approval to be used in commercial jets. Currently around 30% of the country's gasoline and diesel needs are produced from indigenous coal. The total capacity of the South African CTL operations stands in excess of 160,000bbl/d.
Underground Coal Gasification (UCG)
In the last few years there has been significant renewed interest in UCG as the technology has moved forward considerably. China has approximately 30 projects using underground coal gasification in different phases of preparation. India plans to use underground gasification to access an estimated 350 billion tonnes of coal.
South African companies Sasol and Eskom both have UCG pilot facilities that have been operating for some time, giving valuable information and data. In Australia, Linc Energy has the Chinchilla site, which first started operating in 2000. Demonstration projects and studies are also currently under way in a number of countries, including the USA, Western and Eastern Europe, Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Australia and China, with work being carried out by both industry and research establishments.
Coal's Role in Sustainable Energy
Using publicly available figures from Vestas, a large manufacturer of wind turbines, WCA has calculated the amount of coal used in the production of offshore and onshore wind turbines as demonstrated by the infographic below:


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Awesome Curiosity landing video gets sound effects
Back in late August NASA offered up a video to go along with the Curiosity Rover landing allowing us to watch the final phases of descent in full motion. That original video lacked any sound effects making it an eerily quiet plummet towards the surface of the red planet. A new video for the Mars Curiosity Rover descent has now turned up on YouTube.


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YIELD: Makes 4 (first course) servings
ACTIVE TIME: 40 min
TOTAL TIME: 40 min
IngredientsFor mango salad
- 2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 (4-inch-long) fresh hot red chile, thinly sliced, including seeds
- 1 medium shallot, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
- 2 firm-ripe mangoes, pitted, peeled, and thinly sliced
- 16 jumbo shrimp (1 1/4 pound), shelled, leaving tail and adjoining first segment attached, and deveined
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 medium fresh jalapeño chile, minced, including seeds
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Accompaniment: lime wedges
- Special equipment: 16 (8-inch) wooden skewers (optional)
Make mango salad:
Whisk together brown sugar and lime juice in a large bowl until sugar is dissolved, then whisk in red chile, shallot, cilantro, and mint. Add mangoes, tossing gently.
Grill shrimp:
Beginning at thick end, insert a skewer lengthwise through each shrimp to straighten. Transfer to a tray.
Prepare grill.
Whisk together oil, jalapeño, cumin, and salt, then brush on skewered shrimp until well coated. Grill shrimp, turning occasionally, until lightly charred and just cooked through, about 4 minutes.
Toss mango salad again and divide among 4 plates. Arrange 4 shrimp on top of each serving.
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Nutritional Info
- Calories330
- Carbohydrates37 g (12%)
- Fat9 g (13%)
- Protein31 g (61%)
- Saturated Fat1 g (4%)
- Sodium469 mg (20%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat2 g
- Fiber4 g (15%)
- Monounsaturated Fat6 g
- Cholesterol228 mg (76%)


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JUR River County Government donates food stuff to SPLA Forces in the front-lines
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February 15, 2014) Authority of Jur River County in Western Bahr El Ghazal State has donated 71 cows and more than 30 bags of sorghum to SPLA forces as a gesture of solidarity for their commitment to defend South Sudan from aggressors.
Speaking to South Sudan Tribune, the county commissioner, John Madut Urbano said that the cows and the sorghum would be taken to the gallant SPLA forces who are in the front-lines protecting the country from the rebels who defected following attempted coup on December 15, 2013.
Urban explained that those seventy-one cows and sorghum would be handed to the state's Crisis Management Committee who will in turn deliver them to the SPLA.
"'The people of Jur River County have decided to support the gallant SPLA soldiers at the time when they need our support, as they are defending South Sudan from this unnecessary war imposed on the people by the former vice president Riek Machar '' the commissioner said.
Urbano also disclosed to South Sudan Tribune that the youth in the county are responding well to the mobilization call of joining national army for defending the country from the rebels.
He said: "I will tour all the payams in the county next week to explain the steps taken by the national government under the leadership of Gen Salva Kiir Mayardit in addressing the current crisis in the country".
Talking about security in the county, Urbano said the security situation in the county is stable and the state government has put in place measures and mechanisms to combat any threats in the county and the entire state.
The commissioner called upon all peace loving South Sudanese to denounce the current rebellion waged by Riek Machar against a democratically elected government.
He finally warned the youth on the rebel side not to be deceived and dragged into a meaningless war; instead, they should focus on enhancing the government programme of development, national building and reconciliation.
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Click on a letter in the list below to view all songs for that letter. The larger the text for the song title, the more popular the song is. Found a song? Then just click on it to start singing!
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