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- Year:
- 2011
- Length:
- 130'
- Engine/Fuel Type:
- Twin / diesel
- Located In:
- Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Hull Material:
- Fiberglass
- 8384-2667523
- Current Price:
MTU Extended Propulsion Coverage (EPC) through Nov. 4, 2018!
Most Comprehensive Coverage Available on the Market
Worldwide Coverage
$500 Deductible, Fully Transferrable
Fully Transferrable 5-year ABS survey and Cayman Island yearly survey just completed
1,500-hour MTU service on main engines completed
Full generator service completed
New bottom paint applied, new zincs, new prop speed
Entire boat (hull and superstructure) was compounded, waxed and detailed
All records are up to date and boat is Turn Key Ready, just bring your clothes and go!
The 2011 Westport 40M 130' Tri-Deck Motor Yacht, "Amarula Sun," is well known for her ocean-going performance, quality construction and unsurpassed comfort and function. Arranged for privacy and convenience, her luxurious interior is welcoming and inviting.
The expansive main salon, complete with a Kaleidescape movie player, 50" HD LCD TV, surround sound receiver/speaker/sub-woofer, and Samsung Blue Ray player, easily transforms into the ultimate home or yacht theater. Here, family and guests can relax or be entertained. The convenience of a large day head is accessible from the starboard entry foyer.
The formal dining area is forward of the main salon with eight chairs that encircle a gorgeous table made of Pommele Sapele wood with Mahogany accents. A hinged door provides privacy and separation between the galley and the dining/salon, where servers have easy access. The beautiful galley features full-size, top of the line stainless steel appliances and granite countertops. The layout also incorporates two built-in ovens by Gaggenau, a Fisher Paykel double drawer dishwasher, a Broan trash compactor, a Perlick icemaker, a deep double sink, and plenty of storage.
The immense owner's suite with private ensuite head is nothing short of magnificent! Located forward on the main deck, the master stateroom maximizes spaces and features a king-size berth with upholstered headboard, built-in dressers, a Kaleidescape entertainment system, and a large HD LCD TV. An area with a desk (that doubles as a vanity table) and his/her dressing rooms afford the owners additional privacy, while a completely separate study area offers room to conduct business, if desired.
Below the main deck, four well-appointed staterooms accommodate guests. Two VIP staterooms, both with full entertainment equipment, ensuite heads and king-size berths, are located port and starboard. Two additional guest staterooms each provide side-by-side twin berths and plenty of storage. Separate crew accommodations for up to eight are provided in four staterooms, along with a crew galley and lounge.
Entertainment aboard "Amarula Sun" is found in many plush areas of the yacht, including the skylounge, pilothouse, aft deck, foredeck, sundeck, as well as the main boat deck. Among the various amenities are a wet bar with barstools, undercounter refrigerator and icemaker, fireplace with TV above mantel, large HD LCD TVs, DirecTV satellite receiver, and much more. Outside entertainment and fun include a custom Freestyle waterslide, (2) Wave Runners, and a 18' Nautical rigid bottom with 90hp Yamaha.
Recent upgrades include full factory recommended service performed on the twin MTU DDC 12v4000 2735hp engines (1,500 hour) and generators, new zincs, new prop speed, complete boat (hull and superstructure) compounded, waxed, detailed and new bottom paint has been applied.
Call today to get the full details and schedule a personal showing. Prepare to be amazed.
"Amarula Sun" is truly spectacular!
To receive more information on this yacht please contact:Chris Carrere
(813) 503-8398
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Please contact Christopher Carrere at 941-757-1365
Additional Specs, Equipment and Information:
Boat Name
Amarula Sun (name reserved)
Flag of Registry: Cayman Islands
LOA: 130 ft 0 in
Beam: 26 ft 0 in
Minimum Draft: 6 ft 5 in
Displacement: 385000 lbs
Total Power: 5470 HP
Engine 1:
Engine Brand: MTU
Engine Model: 12V4000
Engine Type: Inboard
Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
Engine Hours: 1750
Engine Power: 2735 HP
Engine 2:
Engine Brand: MTU
Engine Model: 12V4000
Engine Type: Inboard
Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
Engine Hours: 1750
Engine Power: 2735 HP
Maximum Speed: 24 knots
Number of cabins: 5
Main Salon
The main salon is expansive and well designed. The 50" TV rises out of the aft corner cabinet. The aft entry door is stainless steel framed, glass, open/close sliding mechanism with pneumatic seal. She showcases designer flooring and wall coverings, one sofa, cocktail table, two occasional chairs, three end tables, a game table with three chairs.
- Runco 50" HD LCD TV
- Surround sound receiver/speaker & Sub-Woofer
- Direct TV Satellite receiver
- Samsung Blue Ray DVD/CD player & USB
- iPod docking station
- Crestron 2-way touch panel control
- Kaleidescape movie/music player
Located off the starboard entry foyer, the day head features a stone top vanity, vessel sink, toilet, stone flooring, and coordinated bath accessories.
Forward of the main salon is the formal dining area. Servers have easy access from the galley via a dual-hinged door. The formal dining table, made of Pommele Sapele wood with Mahogany accents, seats ten guests. There is a buffet storage to port, starboard and aft, with storage for sixteen 5-piece place settings of china, flatware, stemware, and A/V units.
- Northland 30" reach-in refrigerator
- Northland 18" reach-in freezer
- Two built-in standard ovens by Gaggenau
- APW Wyott countertop finishing oven
- 5-Burner Cook Tek Induction cooktop
- Panasonic 1000-watt programmable microwave oven
- Fisher Paykel high temp double drawer dishwasher
- Perlick 48-bottle wine cooler
- Perlick ice maker
- Polished chrome hot water dispenser by Insinkerator
- Broan trash compactor
- Speakers built into the unit
- Direct TV Satellite receiver
- Crestron 2-way touch panel control
- Kaleidescape movie/music play
Master Stateroom
The spacious master stateroom features a king-size berth with upholstered headboard, built-in dressers, an entertainment system and A/V equipment complimented by Crestron control, office area with desk, vanity table/desk, and private his/her dressing rooms with ample storage, dresser, hanging space, and designer accent lighting.
- Nightstands
- Vanity table/desk and chair
- Lighted makeup mirror
- Master office – desk and chair
- Runco 42" HD LCD TV
- Surround sound receiver/speaker & Sub-Woofer (plus speakers in master head)
- Direct TV Satellite receiver
- Samsung Blu Ray DVD/CD player & USB
- iPod docking station
- Crestron 2-way touch panel control
- Kaleidescape movie/music player
- Halogen down lights
- Safe
- Designer wall treatment and flooring
- Dressing room: dressers and hanging rods on each side
Master Head
- Vanity with stone countertop
- Dual china sinks
- Fixtures and bath accessories
- Speakers from master stateroom
- Designer marble flooring
- Mirrors over vanities in his/hers heads
- Lighted wall-mounted make-up mirror
- Headhunter Royal Flush Hydro-Vac toilet
- Kohler bidet
- Shower with frameless tempered glass door and marble surround
VIP Guest Stateroom - Port
- King-size berth
- Upholstered headboard
- Nightstands with drawers in the base
- Pair of speakers
- Direct TV Satellite receiver
- Samsung Blue Ray DVD/CD player & USB
- iPod docking station
- Crestron 2-way touch panel control
- Kaleidescape movie/music player
- Designer wall treatments and flooring
- Built-in A/V equipment complimented by Crestron control
VIP Head - Port
- Vanity of Pommele Sapele wood with Mahogany accents
- Stone countertop
- China sink
- Fixtures and bath accessories
- Glass: Fixed oval port light with removable stainless cover
- Designer stone flooring
- Headhunter Royal Flush Hydro Vac toilet
- Kohler bidet
- Shower with frameless tempered glass doors
- Lighted makeup mirror
VIP Guest Stateroom - Starboard
- King-size berth
- Upholstered headboard
- Nightstands with drawers in the base
- Pair of speakers
- Direct TV Satellite receiver
- Samsung Blue Ray DVD/CD player & USB
- iPod docking station
- Crestron 2-way touch panel control
- Kaleidescape movie/music player
- Designer wall treatments and flooring
- Built-in A/V equipment complimented by Crestron control
VIP Head - Starboard
- Vanity of Pommele Sapele wood with Mahogany accents
- Stone countertop
- China sink
- Fixtures and bath accessories
- Glass: Fixed oval port light with removable stainless cover
- Designer stone flooring
- Headhunter Royal Flush Hydro Vac toilet
- Kohler bidet
- Shower with frameless tempered glass doors
- Lighted make-up mirror
Twin Guest Stateroom - Port
- Twin berths
- Upholstered headboard
- Designer wall treatments and carpeting
- Built-in dressers
- Nightstands and wardrobes
- Pair of speakers
- Direct TV Satellite receiver
- Samsung Blue Ray DVD/CD player & USB
- iPod docking station
- Crestron 2-way touch panel control
- Kaleidescape movie/music player
- Built-in AV equipment is controlled by Crestron
Twin Guest Stateroom - Starboard
- Twin berths
- Upholstered headboard
- Designer wall treatments and carpeting
- Built-in dressers
- Nightstands and wardrobes
- Pair of speakers
- Direct TV Satellite receiver
- Samsung Blue Ray DVD/CD player & USB
- iPod docking station
- Crestron 2-way touch panel control
- Kaleidescape movie/music player
- Built-in AV equipment is controlled by Crestron
Crew Quarters
The captain's cabin with private head accommodates two. Crew quarters with two heads accommodate four in two cabins. There is immediate crew access to the galley via the direct galley/crew quarters stairway. The fourth crew cabin (engineer's cabin) is located aft of the engine room with private bath.
Crew Galley/Lounge
- Dining settee with table/cabinet
- 24" Sub-Zero refrigerator
- (2) Sets Miele washer/dryer with locker above
- 2-Drawer Perlick refrigerator
- Sharp Carousel Microwave oven
- TV – AV Equipment
- Counter with sink/cabinet storage
- VHF and depth sounder
The upper lounge entertaining area is located aft of the pilothouse with sliding glass doors to the boat deck. The skylounge features include:
- Wet bar
- Perlick under-counter refrigerator and icemaker
- Settee
- Desk with loose chair
- Fireplace with TV above mantel
- (4) barstools
- A/V equipment
- Runco 50" HD LCD TV
- Surround sound receiver/speaker & Sub-Woofer
- Direct TV Satellite receiver
- Samsung Blue Ray DVD/CD player and USB
- Boat iPod
- Crestron 2-way touch panel control
- Kaleidescape movie/music player
- Designer Mahogany wall treatment
- Halogen down lights
- Designer flooring
Upper lounge day head features vanity, mirror, toilet, designer stone flooring, and wall treatment.
The comfortable control center features a raised and expansive settee where the owner/guests can enjoy a panoramic view. The high quality joinery work established throughout the vessel is also evident in the pilothouse dashboard, with its extensive array of navigational equipment. Other features include:
- Leather covered dash panels
- Pommele Sapele wood panels with solid mahogany edge
- Traditional wooden helm wheel
- Chart table to port side of main helm
- Settee and wood settee table
- (2) Crown Mariner helm chairs, matching the settee
- Halogen down lights
- Built-in desk and loose chair
- Designer floor covering and wall treatment
- Charting kit
- Log book
Electronics & Navigational Equipment
Pilothouse Navigational Aids:
- Bridge Switching Systems (BSS) Five 26" widescreen Nauticomp displays
- Chart Plotter: Nav 1-Transas Navisailor 3000 ECS, Nav 2-MaxSea Time Zero displayed on BSS and wireless keyboard/mouse
- GPS: (2) Furuno commercial grade WAAS/GPS units in pilothouse
- AIS: Furuno FA-150 interfaced to Radar and Electronic Chart with Pilot Plug
- Radar: Two Furuno FAR-2117 X-Band Radars. One with 8.0 ft. Open Array and one with 6.5 ft. Open Array; 96 N.M. range. Radars are heading stabilized with speed input for ARPA input to both radars.
- Wing Stations: Outside pilothouse, port and starboard
- Molded composite cover
- Electronic engine controls
- Main engines start and stop
- Jog steering
- Rudder angle indicator
- Bow thruster
- Horn controls
- VHF: (2) DSC Furuno FM-8800 in Pilothouse with Emergency battery back-up
- Furuno FM-3000 in the crew lounge
- Handheld GMDSS VHF radios w/desktop chargers supplied
- SSB: Furuno FS1570 with DSC capability
- G.P.I.R.B. McMurdo G5 Smartfind Plus 406 GPS EPIRB
- McMurdo Class S4 Rescue S.A.R.T.
- Navtex: Furuno NX700 Paperless Navtex Receiver
Satellite Communications (Satcom) Components:
- FleetBroadband FB500 for Voice, and Internet Access; Voice connected through Phone System
- VSat Sea Tel WaveCall 4006; Internet/Data connectivity service and (2) VOIP lines
- Satcom "C": Furuno Felcom15 Inmarsat SatCom C
- Furuno PP510 Printer
- Furuno Felcom 15 SSAS Upgrade kit
- Furuno GPS Module kit
- Sat Phone: Iridium 9505 with Marine mounting kit
Satellite Entertainment
- TracVision HD11 w/IP Antenna Control Unit; Universal World Ka-/Ku-/Ka-band Linear/Circular Quad-output LNB
- TracVision HD7 SWM Expansion Kit - 32 tuners
Telephone System:
Panasonic Digital telephone system with 20 stations and 20 phone units, 2 phone stations have LCD displays and 5 stations are cordless. Cordless phones are located in Master Stateroom, Sky Lounge, Pilothouse, and 2 in Salon (one intended for Aft Deck). Telephone system is connected to Satcom, Cell Phone, two VOIP and Shore Phone voice line. Includes a single 100' Telephone/Cable TV combination shore cord.
- Telephone System Components
- Panasonic PBX TDA 100
- 24 button LCD Display phone (2)
- 24 button speaker phone (13)
- Cordless system phone (5)
- Gangway intercom with sockets at Passerelle
- APC 1000VA 670W Smart UPS
- Shore Phone: Weatherproof phone connection at starboard bustle locker
- Cellular Telephone: 2 Telular SX7e GSM Quad Band GSM Cellular Phone
- WIFI: Marina Hotspot Amplifier, GeoSat ECHP
- Gyrocompass
- Simrad GC-85 Compact System interfaced for display on Autopilot, Radars and Electronic Chart
- Magnetic Compass: Ritchie F600 G-5 mounted centerline at pilothouse helm station
- Halcyon fluxgate compass interfaced with Brooks and Gatehouse (B & G) Weather Instruments
- Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS)
- Simrad AP50 with Gyro input and back-up
- Fluxgate Rate Compass
- Dedicated RFU to steering shelf for direct feed to the autopilot
- B & G Hydra 3000 Graphic Function Display includes air temperature, barometric pressure. Graphic Function displays in pilothouse, crew lounge
- Color Sounder: Furuno FCV-1200 BB color video sounder with display on BSS
Doppler Log:
- Furuno DS80 Doppler Speed Log
- APC 1000VA 670W Smart UPS, full load runtime 6 minutes
Electrical System
- Generators: (2) Northern Lights 92Kw 1800 RPM
- Shore power: 50/60 Hertz, single phase, three phase, and high/low voltage
- (2) ASEA brand shore power converters
- Newmar 95 amp/24 V DC Ship's system
- Newmar 20 amp/24V DC main engine starting bank
- Newmar 20 amp/24V DC generator starting bank
- Newmar 95 amp/24V DC for emergency bank
- Newmar 95 amp/24V DC for reserve for reserve bank
Deck Equipment
- Swim platform
- Teak decking
- Wash down hose bibs
- Swim ladder sockets
- (4) Pop-up cleats
- Gasoline filling station
- Stainless steel swim ladder
- Steps to main deck, with handrails, port and starboard
- Capstans port and starboard
- (6) Underwater lights
- 2" Removable staple rails
Aft Deck
Full-service bar with four loose bar stools, large cushioned aft settee with two small (fixed pedestals) coffee tables and A/V equipment. Other features include:
- Runco 42" Flip-down LCD exterior TV
- (2) Pairs of speakers
- Direct TV Satellite receiver
- Boat iPod
- Crestron 2-way touch panel control
- Kaleidescape movie/music player
- Teak decking
- Gloss finish teak dining table (fixed pedestal)
- (10) Dining armchairs with cushions
- Settees facing forward with cushions and covers
- Full-service bar with ice bin, bottle storage and stone countertop
- Perlick refrigerator
- Runco 42" Flip-down LCD exterior TV
- Misters
- Lighting control for the aft deck
- Entertainment system controls
- Wing doors; locking Plexiglass
- Wash down hose bibs
- Stainless steel rails
- Pair of speakers
- Boat iPod
- Crestron waterproof hand held remote
- Teak decking
- Wash down hose bib
- Flag staff
- Chrome Ship's bell
- Deck lighting
- Anchor windlasses/capstans
- Hatch: Chain locker access and fender storage
- Settee: Fixed gloss finish teak pedestal table
- Foredeck seat: storage underneath for windlass control and chain wash down control
- Bow "V" seat with built-in cushion
- Runco 42" Lift-up LCD exterior TV
- (2) Pairs of speakers
- Direct TV Satellite receiver
- Boat iPod
- Crestron 2-way touch panel control
- Crestron waterproof hand held remote
- Kaleidescape movie/music player
- Teak decking
- Misters
- Wet bar with Perlick (2) drawer refrigerator
- Mast – FRP
- Wash down hose bibs
- Large, varnished teak dining table
- (10) Dining arm chairs with cushions
- (2) Small end tables
- (5) Chaise lounges and cushions
- Kahlenberg air horn Model F3 with light
- Custom hot tub with multi-zone jets
- Hardtop integrated with mast
- Stainless steel handrail
- Courtesy flag halyards; port and starboard on mast
- Runco 42" pop-up LCD exterior TV
- (2) Storage lockers
- (2) 72" Westmarine dock boxes for storage
Forward Observation Deck
- Teak decking
- Stainless steel handrails
Boat Deck
- Runco 42" flip-down LCD exterior TV
- Pair of speakers
- Direct TV Satellite receiver
- Boat iPod
- Crestron 2-way touch panel control
- Kaleidescape movie/music player
- Teak decking
- Misters
- Cocktail table with (2) love seats with cushions and (2) armchairs
- Wet bar with Perlick (2) drawer refrigerator under counter
- Custom electric BBQ grill with stainless housing – upgraded to larger unit
- Wash down house bib
- 5' x 8' Ensign Flagstaff
- Composite mast
- Chocks for tender
- 3000 Lb. davit with full hydraulic control and back up reserve power pack
- Polished stainless steel handrails
Engine/Mechanical Equipment
- Main Engines (2) x MTU DDC 12v4000
- Horsepower 2735 HP each
Air Conditioning:
- Marine Air Model MCWLT – 240W
- (5) Compressors
- Chillers: 208 Volt/3Phase/60Cycle/30Ton
Other Machinery:
- Water makers (2) x Sea Recovery Aqua Whisper 1800, total capacity 3600/GPD
- Stern Thruster: 16" Dual prop, 55Hp hydraulic motor
- Bow Thruster: 16" Dual prop, in-hull, 65Hp hydraulic motor
- Steering System: Digital Hydraulic, via engine drive hydraulic pumps
- Stabilizer System: Zero speed Naiad 525, 22 sq. ft. fins
- Nautica 18' Widebody ST, 4-stroke, 115Hp Yamaha outboard Starboard console
- VHF Radio with fold-down antenna
- CompassDepth sounder
- Cover
Security/Firefighting/Safety Equipment
- (7) PTZ color cameras (2/engine room, 2/exterior aft deck, port and starboard side, 1/starboard side deck, 1/port side deck, 1/mast, displayed on CCTV system)
- Monitoring station with display of BSS
- Closed Circuit Television
- Night Vision Camera: FLIR M Series
- Signal and Lights
- Ship's whistle
- Ship's bell
- Air powered horn: Kahlenberg F-2 five trumpet
- Kahlenberg M511-A signal timer
- Full array of running lights
- Carlisle & Finch 200 watt xenon, 15 million candlepower, remote controlled search light
Firefighting Equipment:
There are four fire stations and three pumps (the main AC pump, a back-up diesel pump, which is fixed, not portable, and the third is the AC bilge pump which can be switched over to run as a fire pump). Each station contains a hose, angle valve and high/low volume nozzle. The primary electric fire pump can be started form any fire station or locally.
- Hoses: (7) 1 ½" x 50' FM listed lay flat type
- ABS approved fire nozzles (1) at each of the four hydrant stations
- Pump, primary: Centrifugal, flooded suction, 66gpm@40psi
- Pump, back-up: Diesel powered portable, flooded suction centrifugal
- Strainer: Sea suction strainer for fire/bilge manifold, bronze 2" Y strainer
- Seawater Intake: Bronze with stainless steel grate
- Hose Rack: Fiberglass construction with rolled hose storage in fire station
Fire Sprinkler System:
The interior of the vessel is protected by sprinklers which draw from the ship's fresh water supply. In the event the water supply is depleted, the system will revert to seawater use without interruption. Engine room is protected by gas smothering FM200 system. Water delivery is by two pumps, operating individually or in tandem, depending upon demand. A small pressure tank maintains the stand-by pressure in the system. Control panels are located in the engine room with a mimic display in the pilothouse.
Galley Hood Fire System:
- Independent, fixed system is located in the main galley in the hood above the stove
Fire Extinguishers:
- Dry chemical (9) Ten lb., (1) Three lb. and (1) Ten lb. Carbon Dioxide type extinguisher
- Equipment required for charter service under Cayman Islands Shipping Registry and MCA compliancy for up to 12 passengers
- Life Raft: (4) Ten-Man Solas approved life rafts mounted on boat deck rails
- (23) Coast Guard approved adult life preservers with water lights
- (6) Coast Guard approved child life preservers with water lights
- (4) 30" Diameter ring buoys
- Flare kit
- Perko bell
- Medical Kit - MCA Compliant
Special Features
- Classification: ABS + Ai Commercial Yachting Service AMS
- MCA Compliant
- MTU Extended Propulsion Coverage through November 5, 2015 or 4,000 hours
- Stabilizers: Naiad At Rest Stabilization
- Kaleidescape Movie/Music System throughout vessel (upgraded to a 4U system with 8 x 3 TB hard drive storage capacity and a 500 disk Blu-Ray Vault)
- Gasoline filling Station (at swim platform)
- Underwater Lighting
- Misters (aft deck, sundeck and boat deck)
- Electric BBQ Grill (boat deck) upgraded to larger unit
- Night Vision Camera FLIR M-Series
- Fireplace with TV above mantel (skylounge)
- Designer Mahogany wall treatment (skylounge)
- Five-Burner Cook Tec Induction Cooktop (galley)
- (2) Wave Runners and Custom Slide
Exclusions to include, but are not limited to, owner's and crew's personal items, and piano. The name "Amarula Sun" is reserved. A complete and detailed list of items to be removed from "Amarula Sun" will be provided at time of sale upon written request.
"Amarula Sun" represents the very best of her class in Tri-Deck motoryachts. She offers a turn-key, like new opportunity for any buyer in this category; with an unmatched balance of high speeds and range, plus fuel efficiency at slower speeds, she is ideal for any application.
Her ABS Classification and MCA Compliance; "Amarula Sun" is the perfect platform for the global charter market. This 40 Meter continues in the 130' Westport tradition with reliability, performance and unequaled support for owners and crew.
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
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Princess Kate (aka the Duchess of Cambridge) is Pregnant!
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December 7 2012, 08:18 PM
Jim Steele
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Re: Princess Kate (aka the Duchess of Cambridge) is Pregnant!
Trigger, exactly. Trigger. You could conceivably trigger a suicide by being rude to someone, but nobody would hold you directly accountable. Depends on the individual, and none of the people jumping to conclusions know anything about the individual.
wissaboo wrote:
I think the point is that you don't know what kind of issues someone already has when you publicly make a fool of them and destroy their career.
you can at least agree that the dj's knew that was what the fall out was going to be?
I understand the point, but I think it's a bit of a slippery slope, if you'll forgive me for using that tired old phrase.
I don't think it was the DJ's intention to destroy anyone's career, and by all accounts they hadn't. According to the hospital themselves no disciplinary action had been brought over this, and according to palace they considered the nurses involved very much victims of the prank and had not complained to the hospital. So to say anyone's career had been destroyed would appear to be running contrary to what's been reported.
And, according to those same reports, the DJ's actually expected to be hung up on as soon as the hospital staff heard their "awful accents" (a reasonable assumption - it does beggar belief that they actually got through). So I don't think the DJ's knew (or cared) what the fallout would be, no. They apparently expected it wouldn't go anywhere near as far as it did.
What they did was mean, unfunny, grossly inconsiderate and unbelievably stupid. I'm not in any way defending what they did. But to suggest that they're directly responsible for the poor woman's death as many are doing is simply wrong.
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Bulls Game Notes For Monday vs. Indiana
* The Pacers have won two of the three matchups this season and five of their last seven overall against the Bulls. However, each of Indiana's two losses in that span has come in Chicago.
* The Bulls have alternated wins and losses in each of their last five games overall (WLWLW). Chicago owns the lowest scoring offense in the NBA this season at 93.2 points per game.
* The Pacers have lost two straight and five of their last seven road games, while averaging just 91.0 points in those seven contests.
* Indiana's leading scorer, Paul George, has scored a total of just 18 points over his last two games. George is averaging 14.3 points on 26.1 percent shooting from the field in his three games against the Bulls this season.
* Joakim Noah has scored at least 20 points in two of his last three home games after hitting the 20-point plateau just twice in his previous 18 home contests.
* Indiana boasts the best scoring defense in the NBA this season, limiting its foes to just 91.9 points per game. Chicago is allowing just 92.1 points per game – the second-best mark in the NBA.


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Arrow Through My Heart Bracelet in Terracotta
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Careful! Wear your heart on your sleeve and cute cowboy crooner's might lasso you up and put cupid's arrow straight through your heart. Or you can wear your heart on your wrist and sport this arrow charm.
color: Terracotta Cool Made to order Handmade in the USA quality material; U.S.A; style# 330674501


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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
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ALBANY, Ga. — Wednesday's Dougherty County Board of Education meeting produced a mix bag for the system. The Board discussed painful budget cuts for the upcoming fiscal year, and saw 17 of its best and brightest students awarded Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Presidential Scholarships worth more than $1 million.
The four-year scholarships ranged from $116,000 to $12,000. The process began earlier this year when Superintendent Joshua Murfree approached FAMU.
"I wrote them and told them we had some worthy scholars down here," Murfree said. "When I started out, my goal was to provide post-secondary placement opportunities for Dougherty County's children.
"The scholarships are for children who don't have anything and are rewards for doing what they are supposed to do academically."
The scholarship money is weighted by SAT and ACT test scores and grade-point average.
Scholarship winners by school are:
Albany High
Forrest Schultz, $116,608; Chelsea Fitzhugh and Jessica Burnett, $20,000 each; Andrew Tabatt, $16,000. Five Albany High juniors also earned scholarships: Katherine Godwin, Abigail Shepard and Shivam Patel, $103,000 each; Courtney Wallace, $16,000; and Indyia Simpson, $1,200.
Dougherty High
Alesha Thomas, $103,000
Monroe High
Kason Jones and Chelsea Cox, $16,000 each; Elisabeth Banston and Alexander Landin, $12,000 each.
Westover High
Ellen Roberts, Benjamin Clenny and Kwasi Wrensford, $116,000 each.
In regard to the pending FY 2012-13 budget, which is facing an estimated $9 million shortfall, board member Carol Tharin suggested cutting all DCSS travel expenses by 50 percent, closing or repurposing some schools, early retirement buyouts, letters of non-renewal sent to all teachers named in the CRCT cheating report and outsourcing of some school services.
"We've been asking for this information since last summer, and it's not been forthcoming," Tharin said. "We need to look at these options and find out how much we can save. Remember, they are just options. It's like preparing for a hurricane, but it doesn't necessarily mean we'll have to use them."
Tharin also suggested selling surplus school land and buildings.
Murfree responded by saying he had some specific options and would present them to the DCSS Finance Committee when it meets Tuesday.
The superintendent added that he had a three-year plan that would implement cost-cutting measures.
The next meeting of the full board is set for May 14 at 7 p.m. at the school administration building.
Sister_Ruby 3 years, 7 months ago
What was the outcome of the agenda item (last on the list unfortunately) entitled: letters of non-renewal for CRCT accused teachers and administrators" ??????
It sounds like Dr. Murfree intends to take care of this and budget items all by himself. What is the Board for exactly??
Momof3 3 years, 7 months ago
Congrats to all the students who received scholarships! Great job and much luck on your college careers!!
Could we not have done another article for all the crap they added at the end? Let the kids have their good, POSITIVE moment! ughhhhhh
Terry.Lewis 3 years, 7 months ago
Ruby, that was a discussion item. The board will not vote on issuing letters of non-renewal, this is all on the superintendent. Mom, reality, like gravity, cannot be denied.
Momof3 3 years, 7 months ago
I get gravity, but maybe the headline should have been Students get scholarships AND other DCSS news... just saying... I don't care if it's news, just let the kids have their stuff to themselves is all.
Hawk59 3 years, 7 months ago
Congratulations to all of these students, as well as all others who have worked hard to maintain consistent grade point averages to receive their scholarships. Good luck in your future endeavors!
coachjohnson42 3 years, 7 months ago
@ MOMOF3......you are wasting your time.....these people want BLOOD all the time.....they hate when DCSS does something great.....thats why they hardly ever post positive articles about the DCSS on PURPOSE!!!.....but if you want to hear some good educational "feel good" stories.....you have to go to these schools and talk to the teachers and kids....forget about reading too much stuff like that on here.....GOOD NEWS DONT SELL PAPERS!!
Momof3 3 years, 7 months ago
Coach, I am at AHS all the time. My daughter plays sports for them (and I never miss a game!!) as well as being in their Magnet Program so I KNOW there is so much positive going on there and I am so proud of each and every one of these kids!!
coachjohnson42 3 years, 7 months ago
Good for you. I love all the DCSS schools and I think they get a bad rap sometimes by design. As I read these educational stories, I have learned to read "between the lines" and see what the editor is really trying to say. Its all political.....Have you noticed it?
Momof3 3 years, 7 months ago
Politics.... seems to be what makes the world go round.. or at least Albany anyway.
tywebb 3 years, 7 months ago
quit whining.
why don't you take the editors job, since you can do such a better job. I can see your headlines now:
Black kid beaten for being black, but white kid beaten for other reasons. DCSS getting a bad rap from people who care too much about education. I Love bubbavet_rureel. And so on!!!!
coachjohnson42 3 years, 7 months ago
If I were editor, our educational stories would be of a higher quality fiber with a meaningful message. Slander and sarcasm would not exist.
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Connie Drake fixed her eyes on her husband's third-floor apartment window.
"I'm staying here until I find out something," Drake said late Sunday morning, standing amid a cluster of relatives of four people missing in the wake of an overnight fire at 102 James St. "He's in there, and I'm not leaving."
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Drake and the others kept a brave vigil for hours as the morning chill gave way to a warming sun. It ended in tears.
Glen Drake was one of four people found dead Sunday by firefighters in the rear part of the three-story, wood frame building. The three men and one woman each died in a different apartment, alone.
At about 11:30 a.m., Utica Fire Chief Russell Brooks announced that two victims had been recovered, one from a first-floor apartment and another from the second floor. Brooks hugged an older woman for a long time as she wept, as several others cried and embraced. Still others, including Connie Drake, remained grim-faced and continued their wait.
Page 2 of 4 - Then, at about 1:30 p.m., Brooks approached the families still gathered at the yellow police tape and spoke with them quietly. More crying, more hugs.
"We didn't live together, but I loved him," Connie Drake said, softly.
Authorities were not releasing the names and ages of the victims Sunday. Members of Bruce Bush's family said they believed a body found on the third floor was his. The identities of the victims found on the first and second floors, a man and a woman, could not be learned.
This was Utica's second multiple-casualty fire in the past 18 months. On April 1, 2008, four people died in a boarding house fire on Whitesboro Street. That fire was intentionally set, but no arrests have been made.
Investigation continues
The cause of Sunday's fire remains unknown. It started a little after 1:30 a.m., routing 14 residents from the 12-unit apartment building into the streets. The blaze required a massive response by Utica firefighters, who were still stamping out hot spots close to 12 hours later. The fire was declared under control at about 4 p.m.
Smoke from the blaze shrouded much of central Utica into the Sunday morning hours, and residents many blocks away called the fire department fearing there was a fire in their own neighborhoods. New Hartford firefighters at 2:30 a.m. ran a large yellow hose north on Oneida Street to the fire scene to provide more water pressure from a main along the Memorial Parkway.
Timothy Klotz, the owner of 102 James St., had failed to register the building with the fire department for the building inspection program, and was fined $100 in June 2008. Despite that, he never registered with the program, fire officials said.
Fire department records show that none of Klotz's other 11 Utica properties is registered, officials said.
"This particular landlord had a directive from a judge to do it," Brooks said. "What's at risk? Not just valued property, but lives."
Klotz also owned a neighboring building that was destroyed by fire in a Feb. 14, 2006, fire.
The city's Arson Task Force, the state's Office of Fire Safety and Prevention, and the police department's Identification Unit assisted with the fire investigation.
Late Sunday evening, officials issued a news release stating the fire began in the kitchen of a first-floor apartment and spread along plumbing chases and exterior partitions to the attic.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
"Right now, we are open to any possibilities," Brooks had said earlier in the day.
The scene
All morning and into the afternoon, a parking lot behind 102 James St. was filled with friends and family members of those who were missing.
Page 3 of 4 - They embraced and sometimes wept. Many chain-smoked to help cope with the tension.
Connie Drake said her husband, who worked at O.W. Hubbell & Sons steel manufacturer, was quiet, funny and a very hard worker.
Like Glen Drake, Bruce Bush lived in a third-floor apartment at the rear of the structure.
His brother, Mike Bush, had been standing vigil outside the burning structure since 4:30 a.m.
He held a Styrofoam coffee cup in his hand and waited.
The Utica man said he'd seen his brother's bicycle leaning against a drain pipe, a sign that he probably hadn't left the building.
"All I can do is just stand here and hope and pray he wasn't in there," Mike Bush said before learning his brother's fate. "Everywhere he goes, he usually takes that bike with him."
Bruce Bush was not among the 14 residents — members of six families, including one infant — who escaped and were given shelter on cots early Sunday in the Utica Police Department's public safety center a short distance down the road. As the morning wore on, Mike Bush prepared himself for the worst.
"It certainly doesn't look good," he said.
Nine hours after he first arrived, he learned his brother had died in the fire.
The search
Overnight, the Utica Police Department's Warrants Unit had worked off a list of 20 building residents provided by Klotz. By daylight, all but a handful had been accounted for, including one man who was working during the night as a cleaner at Turning Stone Resort and Casino.
Initial reports set the number of the missing at five, but Brooks later said that number had been revised to four.
Brooks said firefighters had to tread carefully in conducting the search. The fire caused so much damage that the roof and parts of the third floor collapsed before 9 a.m., raising questions about the structural integrity of the building and possible risks to firefighters.
"It's a dangerous, hazardous process," Brooks said of the search for victims. "We can't risk firefighters' lives for people whose lives have already been claimed."
At the public safety center, which opened earlier this summer, the people who escaped the fire were interviewed by Utica police investigators and city fire marshals, and were provided doughnuts and coffee. The American Red Cross of the Mohawk Valley assisted, providing blankets.
Later, building resident Scott Margarum and others who survived the blaze spoke with anxious friends and family who had come to learn what had happened to their loved ones.
Margarum had been disturbed by a neighbor's loud music, only to discover when he went to complain that the building was on fire. He and other residents lost pets. One man lost his collection of more than 1,000 CDs.
Page 4 of 4 - Outside, Mike Bush soon was joined by his wife, Theresa, and other family members, including Bruce Bush's daughter, Nicole Bush, 18. Bruce Bush also had a son, Jesse James Bush, 7, Mike Bush said.
"He did love his two kids," he said after the death was confirmed to the family by firefighters. "They always came first."
He called the fire "a tragedy and a loss of life for nothing."
At about 2:30 p.m., Mayor David Roefaro arrived on the scene.
"It's tragic," he said. "My heartfelt sympathies to the victims' families."
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Update 2 - 21 Sep 2010
I've removed the lo-res wmv links because so few of them (<5) actually had videos behind them. Use the MP4 links for lo-res and WMV-High for hi-res.
Update 21 Sep 2010
There are now also MP4 files available. These are lower resolution than the HQ-WMV files, and therefore only about a third the file size. Note that virtually none of the lower-res wmv files are up yet (and may never be - I'm still looking for clarification from the TechEd online team on this).
The content from this year's TechEd Australia is making its way up to TechEd Online. If you just want to watch/download one session, then it's really easy to do so from the TechEd Online site, but if you want to grab the content in batches, then the easiest way to do so is with a download manager. Thanks to this post from Brian Keller, my favourite is Free Download Manager.
The other side of the equation is that you need a list of the URLs to set up FDM's download list. To that end, I've generated a list of the URLs for the slides, the High-quality videos and the standard quality videos. I've pivoted by track and by speaker, as well as provided a list of all the sessions.
Note that this is an auto-generated list based on all of the breakout sessions and not all sessions are up yet nor will all of them even eventually have all three components (even though there's a link for all of them). FDM takes care of this nicely though by just telling you it can't find a file and moving onto the next one. You can even retry later to pick up any that have gone up in the meantime.
Last week at the Australian Partner Conference, I presented a session on "New opportunities - developing with Office 2010 and SharePoint". Due partly to the target audience and partly to time constraints, I mentioned resources rather than delving into them deeply. I promised in the session that I'd post my resources links here.
Note that you'll soon be able to download the deck as well from the APC website.
Visual Studio 2010/.Net Framework 4 Training Kit http://bit.ly/1EEqlz
Lots of other Training Kits http://blogs.msdn.com/b/acoat/archive/2010/07/01/training-kit-redux-more-developer-resources-than-you-could-shake-a-stick-at.aspx
OpenXML SDK http://bit.ly/9lAeEv
SharePoint 2010: Developer Platform White Paper by David Chappell http://bit.ly/4BNVGI
Guidance for developing applications for SharePoint 2010
Andrew's Blog http://blogs.msdn.com/acoat
Platform Video http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Acoat/The-Cloud-Platform-Story/
Document Creation and Conversion with the OpenXML SDK and SharePoint 2010 Word Automation Services – Part 1
Can't believe I haven't blogged about this.
For just over nine months now, Michael Kordahi and I have been producing a Podcast called Frankly Speaking. It's hard to believe we've recorded just over a session per week for 41 weeks. We've had a bunch of great guests and we generally just chat about current tech things with a bit of a Microsoft bent.
You can subscribe to the feed here or via iTunes here.
This year at TechEd Australia (aka #auteched) the locknote was delivered by Miha Kralj, Director in the office of the CTO. The session was entitled "How IT is changing us and our future" and was delivered using a very cool style called PechaKucha – 20 slides, each on the screen for 20 seconds. Miha actually delivered 5 x 20 slides, an introduction and then a section based loosely on each of the four TechEd themes – Learn, Connect, Explore and Evolve.
The style features information overload, with each slide having at least two, and sometimes as many as four separate but complementary pieces of information appearing during the 20 seconds. Common things in Miha's presentation were a scrolling factoid across the bottom of the slide and a "Book worth reading" recommendation that appeared at about the 10 second mark.
Due to popular demand and with Miha's permission, I've compiled the factoids and book recommendations from his deck. The recording of the session itself will be available from TechEd Online some time in the very near future.
Guy Kawasaki: Reality Check
Byron Acohido, Jon Swartz: Zero Day Threat
Elting E. Morison: Men, Machines, and Modern Times
Robert Fulghum: All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
Janis Fisher Chan: E-Mail: How to Write and Manage E-Mail in the Workplace
Dan Heath: Made to Stick
Tim O'Reilly, Sarah Milstein: The Twitter Book
Brian McWilliams, Allen Noren: Spam Kings
Don Tapscott: Grown up Digital: How the Net Generation Is Changing Your World
Guy Kawasaki: The Art of the Start
Nancy Duarte: Slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations
Michael E. Gerber: E-Myth Revisited
Clayton M. Christensen: The Innovator's Solution
Malcolm Gladwell: Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
Thomas Kelley: The Art of Innovation
Phil Baker: From Concept to Consumer: How to Turn Ideas Into Money
David Weinberger: Everything Is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder
Stephanie Chandler: From Entrepreneur to Infopreneur
Jonathan Boehman, David Weigelt: Dot Boom: Marketing to Baby Boomers
Bjorn Renneus Guthrie: Tomorrow We are Driving Computers Which Look Like Cars
Sandy Berger: Great Age Guide to Gadgets & Gizmos
Russ Unger, Carolyn Chandler: A Project Guide to UX Design
James H. Gilmore, Joseph B. Pine: Authenticity: What Consumers Really Want
Chris Anderson: The Long Tail
Clara Shih: The Facebook Era
Dianne Sweeney: Kissing Frogs In Cyberspace
Michael Erbschloe, John Vacca: Net Privacy
Peter F. Drucker: Management Challenges for the 21st Century
Richard Florida: The Rise of the Creative Class
Peter Yellowlees MD: Your Health In The Information Age
Don Tapscott: Wikinomics
Jeff Howe: Crowdsourcing
Valerie Landau: The Engelbart Hypothesis: dialogs with Douglas Engelbart
For each completed evaluation form Microsoft will donate $1 to the IT Fund for Kids - a Starlight Foundation initiative.
Only 35 minutes to go before prize giving starts! Yay!
By 2014 more than 45% of new workloads will be delivered through Cloud Computing
The top 10 Web sites accounted 31 percent of all pageviews in 2001, 40 percent in 2006, and about 75 percent in 2010.
Does information value of 50MB of YouTube kittens equal a 5MB NYT article?
Mobile phone is a million times cheaper, 100,000 times smaller and 1,000 times faster than MIT computer in 1965.
There are 60 mobile phones per 100 people – more than 4 billion total.
More than 76% of 159 million adults in US pay their bills online.
Japan has the highest concentration of fax machines: 93 per 1,000 people.
3.4 billion text messages are sent each day in the US – on average 357 messages per month.
247 billion emails are sent each day – that's 527 million since this presentation started.
73% of senior citizens (60+ years old) in US utilize the Internet on a regular basis.
Statistically there is over 7% chance that someone just twitted about this session.
81% of all global email traffic is spam – up from 61% in year 2005.
Average US household upgrades all electronics in the house every 3.5 years.
Internet in 2010 is estimated to be over 7 exabytes large – that's 7 million terabytes.
A typical Pecha Kucha night includes eight to fourteen presentations of 20 slides each, 20 seconds per slide.
The cloud is a metaphor for the Internet based on how the internet is described in computer network diagrams
Birthday of PC is August 12, 1981, when IBM introduced model number 5150,
IBM XT (1983) ran @ 4.77 MHz. Laptops today run @ 3,060.00 MHz.
Smartphones with touch screens account 55% of 166 million units sold in 2009.
Average American watches more than 4 hrs of TV per day (that is 2 months per year).
Video games target at least 40 hours of focused entertainment per game per user.
Wii Fit surpassed sales of Halo 3 and became $1B business in 4 months.
47% of TV viewers in US would pay for ad-less broadcasting of content.
Fastest txting is 160-character SMS in 41.52 seconds – more than 4 chars per second!
On Christmas 2009 Amazon sold more kindle e-books than paper books for the first time.
Japan is the largest market for new gadgets with over 65 million active gadget users.
Microsoft SYNC sales in Ford, Lincoln and Mercury line-up exceeded 1 million users in 2009.
US stats: 58 Million overweight; 40 Million obese; 3 Million morbidly obese.
Voice recognition software has recognition accuracy at 98.5% - still not enough for a mass adoption.
Nokia manufactures 13 (non-smart) mobile phones every second.
Mobile phone penetration in Kenya and Tanzania will hit 100% before 2013.
mPesa has 8.3 million active users – that's 21% of entire Kenyan population.
The number of devices that are connected to the Internet is expected to pass the 5 billion milestone later this month.
Netcraft survey from March 2010 measured response from 206 million internet sites.
Internet is transferring over 2,000 PB (Petabytes) of information per month.
Cisco Nexus switch can move all Wikipedia content in 0.001 seconds.
Facebook aggregates 40 Gbps backhaul traffic per server cabinet into its network core.
Stocks of data center providers are performing well above the IT industry average.
On average, Akamai serves 1.5 million simultaneous media streams through its CDN network.
32-bit IP address space can address 4,294,967,295 possible combinations.
IANA Pool exhaustion: October 2011. RIR pool exhaustion: August 2012.
As of 2010, IPv6 readiness is not considered in most consumer purchasing decisions.
Today there are only 4 home routers on the market that are IPv6 ready.
The size of Internet was roughly 5 million terabytes of data. That was in 2009.
Every 2 months YouTube gets more content than all TV networks produced since 1950.
There are over 250 million unique daily visitors to Facebook.
Over 380 couples that met online get married or engaged every day.
Folding@home is the most powerful distributed computer, sustaining 6.3 petaflops.
Human brain processing speed is estimated between 100 teraflops and 100 petaflops.
Garry Kasparov can examine approximately three positions per second. Deep Blue can compare200 million pps.
Studies show that automation increases production up to million times with deterministic quality control.
87% of surveyed IT vendors declared that their solutions are ready for the cloud.
Information anxiety is produced by the ever-widening gap between what we understand and what we think we should understand.
Over 90% of young people have online access, up from 75% in 2000.
In only 4 days Fox Home Entertainment sold 6.7 million DVD and Blu-ray units of Avatar
Organic food market grows 18% per year, topping $30 billion in 2009.
More than 15 million American adults suffer from Social anxiety disorders.
Only 32% of Facebook users customize their privacy settings.
85 percent of all juveniles who interface with the juvenile court system are functionally illiterate.
Deep web (non-indexed web) is estimated to be 500 times bigger than visible web.
86% of technology professionals claim that they understand how encryption protects the data.
Human knowledge doubles every 3-4 years according to sociology research.
The term Knowledge Worker was first coined in 1959 by Peter Drucker.
There are over 130 years of recorded lectures available freely on the internet.
66% of 16,000 students from 31 top US universities admitted to have cheated at least once.
There are currently 1,116,967 lawyers practicing in the United States.
Over 22 million legal documents from various legislations are available online.
Average tuition for public medical school in US is $25,000 per each year of study.
Average age of medical doctor in US is 47 – that means they studied medicine at least 20 years ago.
MBA graduate is expected to get on average 17.5% higher salary than non-MBA manager.
Companies that used crowdsourcing shortened development for 14% and lowered the cost for 35%.
There are over 18.000 active offers of products and services for $5 on fiverr.com.
Nearly every aspect of our life is changing due to impact of Information Technology.
US kids spend on average no more than 2.5 h on week and 6.2 h on weekend with their father.
The national graduation rate in US is 71%; up to 85% of US population has high school diploma.
Top universities: Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, Cambridge, MIT, Caltech, Columbia, Princeton, Chicago, Oxford
Studies less than decade old: New Media, Biotech, Organic Agriculture, Homeland Security, e-Business, Nanotechnology.
95% of all songs downloaded in 2009 were not paid for.
Over 1,000,000 books are published this year; that's over 114 books during this presentation.
In 2009, 42% of all hotel bookings were generated over the Internet.
In 2009 US travel sales booked online reached $135 billion.
In 2008 campaign Obama raised $55,000,000 in 29 days through online social networks.
More people play online games than are prepared to go out and vote.
Zopa was the first P2P money lending company, linking lenders and borrowers directly.
Since the economy collapse, small private investors are still shy to invest through large brokers.
Estimated 4.7 million Americans uses prescription drugs non-medically.
Up to 80% of CAT scans created in US are transferred in real-time to India for an expert opinion.
Research shows that genetic factors can significantly alter response to drugs.
Intelligence amplification refers to the effective use of information technology in augmenting human intelligence.
By 2014, over 40% of new spend, over 45% of new workloads and over 25% of total workloads will use the Cloud Computing.


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Game of Thrones 3.8 - "Second Sons" - Rate and discuss
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I voted Above Average. It was interesting how the title came from the mercenary band but actually did centre on various second sons - Thannis and Tyrion (Sam was a firstborn but secondary in his father's affections.
Nice to see Ferdie from This Life (Ramon Tikarin) in there in the Second Sons, even if he was short-lived. I must admit that the cockney accents there threw me - I always imagined them being Arabic or Asian. The pay-off with the severed heads was great though.
The use of Gendry instead of Edric Stone is quite intriguing and could go somewhere (arguably, Gendry is getting a better storyline here than in the books), while Stephen Dillane and Liam Cunningham as Stannis and Davos work really well together.
The wedding was a hoot, as expected and I'm not sure what was my fave scene - Cersei v Margarey, Cersei v Loras or Tyrion v Joffrey. Actually, scratch that, it has to be TvJ (as always) but it was a close-fought thing. Meanwhile, it's clear that Arya and the Hound are going to be a great double act.
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Slumping Ravens hand offense over to Caldwell with three games remaining
Cam Cameron was fired Monday as offensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens, who have lost two straight and are still striving for consistency in the running and passing game.
Cameron ran the Baltimore offense since the start of the 2008 season for coach John Harbaugh. Since that time, the Ravens' attack has repeatedly taken a back seat to the team's defense, and this year the offense ranks 18th with 344.4 yards per game.
Jim Caldwell, who was hired as quarterbacks coach before the season, will assume Cameron's duties. Caldwell was head coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 2009-11.
Harbaugh didn't give a detailed explanation for the move, which came less than 24 hours after the Ravens lost to the Washington Redskins 31-28 in overtime.
"We put 28 points up, so you're not going to say it's a reaction to a down offensive performance. It's not that. I think that's really important to point out," Harbaugh said. "It's what I believe is best going forward for our offense and for our football team."
RG3 uncertain for Sunday
All the medical terms associated with Robert Griffin III's knee injury can be boiled down to one simple message: It's not too bad.
Beyond that, there are still some very important unknowns.
The NFL's top-rated quarterback might or might not play Sunday when the Washington Redskins visit the Cleveland Browns.
Around the league
Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue will rule today on the latest round of player appeals in the NFL's bounty probe, and any potential punishment will be delayed by a week, a person familiar with the decision said.
• The Oakland Raiders reinstated linebacker Rolando McClain from the suspended list and cut starting cornerback Ron Bartell in the team's latest roster shake-up.
• Michael Vick and LeSean McCoy passed concussion tests and could return to practice with the Eagles as early as today. Tight end Brent Celek sustained a concussion in Sunday's win at Tampa Bay and won't play against Cincinnati on Thursday night.
• The Arizona Cardinals claimed quarterback Brian Hoyer off waivers from the Pittsburgh Steelers.
• Jacksonville Jaguars coach Mike Mularkey was released from the hospital Monday afternoon after a brief stay that included tests. Mularkey showed up at the facility a day after his team's 17-10 loss to the New York Jets and started feeling ill.
• Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe will miss next weekend's game at Oakland with a rib injury, and could be out the rest of the year.


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2003 Pontiac Grand Am • 150,000 miles
My pontiac grand am 2003 heater does not work properly, some day I have full heat, the next I have half heat and another day no heat. Please help me
November 6, 2012.
November 6, 2012.
What is your normal engine operating temp in degrees F? Does the engine reach normal temp? Are the heater hoses hot when problem occurs? Another possibility might be the temp door, under the dash. You would need to visibly/physically check door when problem is ongoing.
My temperature is 194 F most of the time, it reach 215 F sometimes but it rare. The heat continue to be alternative whatever the temps of my engine. I try to change the heater mode setting and the heat level setting too but nothing work. I have not checked the heater hoses, I just dont know where beginning to check
That operating temp is too low. Do you live in an extremely cold area? Your low speed cooling fan won't even turn on till about 223 degrees. Maybe an issue with thermostat stuck open?
I'm living in Quebec, in Canada, its extremly cold in the winter, I will check the thermostat position and the heater hoses and if dont have positive results, I will tell you, thank you very much
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When car sits for 20-30 minutes after ignition turned off and engine was at operating temp. It is hard to start 10-15 cranks before starting. If started when hot as soon as turned off it will start within 1 crank. Fuel pressure is good at 40lbs when running and will be 35 lbs after sitting for 30-45 minutes. Have no injectors leaking, vacum hose on fuel preassure regulator does not have gas in it. The odd thing is I can turn car off at operating temp and immediately open gas cap on tank and relieve fuel pressure with a fuel preassure gauge and let sit for 30-45 mintues, car will start like it should in 1 crank again with all fuel pressure relieved. Can you help
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River View's Coty Cochran runs for a short gain during Friday night's game against Cambridge at River View High School. / MATTHEW LEASURE/Tribune
WARSAW - The good news for the River View faithful during Friday night's homecoming game was the scoreboard: Home 19, Visitors, 7.
The bad news? It was only halftime.
A stunned-looking Cambridge team regrouped during the break and came back to squeak out a 22-19 victory over the upset-minded Black Bears.
It seemed to be a game that the Bobcats were willing to hand over as they gave the ball over once on downs, were flagged three times for 30 yards and coughed up a fumble in the first half.
But it was still Cambridge that scored first blood when Tyler Hardesty broke off a 28 yard run to the end zone. Nick Liptak hit the PAT kick and it was 7-0 with just 10 seconds off the clock in the second quarter.
River View wasted no time in responding. Vincent Moore provided the sparks as he turned a crossing pattern pass from Ben Lafferty into a 44 yard gain. Three plays later, he broke free for a 27 yard touchdown gallop. The snap on the PAT was high, and the score stood at 7-6.
On Cambridge's next possession, Kirk Wetherell broke off a 24 yard run, but a swarm of Black Bears forced the ball free, and River View got possession back at their own 44.
Lafferty connected again for a big gain, this time to Kyle Bassett, for 31 yards to the 25. Coty Cochran capped the drive with a five yard touchdown run. The PAT kick was no good again, and the score stood 12-7 with 6:35 left in the half.
But they weren't done yet. After forcing Cambridge to punt, they got the ball back on their own 46.
It only took Cochran two rushes this time, the first for a gain of four and the second a 50 yard sprint, to score River View's third touchdown of the game. Luke Longetta nailed the PAT and the score was 19-7 with 2:20 left in the half.
But after halftime, Cambridge came back with a grinding ground game that wore down the Black Bears.
"It was a tale of two halves," Head Coach Chad Massy said. "We came out and had a lot of things going in the first half. We ran the ball well and controlled the offensive and defensive lines and we


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I did a search and didn't come up with much informtion about these and we all know how us hipsters LOVE bullhorns, so I thought I'd post up some pics.
I went for these because they've got a nice deep drop and they're different. And different = expensive. I paid $60 + 5 shipping (they cost $10 to ship BTW, thanks King Kog).
They seem nice so far, but I've yet to ride them because my bike doesn't have wheels. I know I shouldn't let something stupid like that stop me, but I don't think my bike stand will support the extra weight.
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Heavy snowfall caused blackouts in more than 56,000 households in Hokkaido Prefecture today.
Hokkaido Electric Power company said the snowstorm has affected power transmission cables in the cities of Muroran, Noboribetsu, Toyako, and other cities and municipalities.
The Japanese Meteorological Agency warned of continued snowfall through this evening, with cumulative snow expected to reach as much as 16 inches (40 cm) in the heavy-hit southern coastal areas of Hokkaido through tomorrow afternoon.
The agency has issued snow storm warnings in coastal areas of Hokkaido, as well as other northern prefectures Aomori, Akita, Yamagata and Niigata.
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A drowning victim was retrieved from a rock quarry in Harriman Sunday evening.
Emilio Smithwick, 35, of Harriman, was swimming with others at the Walnut Hills quarry Sunday afternoon when he and another man jumped off a cliff into the water.
Smithwick did not emerge and the second man was injured in the jump and taken by ambulance for treatment of his injuries.
"There was another man diving off some cliffs with him. He apparently has some broken ribs, possibly," Harriman Police Chief Randy Heidle said.
Water loss in aging utility systems is a growing concern.
Rockwood is putting water losses at a costly 35 percent of what it produces, but Kingston and Harriman have dealt with them, too.
Of them all, Kingston seems to have made the quickest turnaround.
City Manager Jim Pinkerton, who is also over the city's water department, said 10 years ago the water loss was as high as 50 to 60 percent of the water treated.
Celebrating the legacy of service from men and women of the greatest generation, the Spirit of '45 exhibition opened last week at the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge in conjunction with the World War II surrender of Japan on Aug. 14, 1945.
There were 16.1 million Americans who served in the military during World War II. Today, there are 3 million surviving.
Through artifacts from the museum archives, museum visitors have opportunities to learn more about everyday heroes.
Editor's Note: Readers are cautioned that some names may be the same as, or similar to, other members of the community.
Amanda Michelle Disney, failure to appear misdemeanor. Dismissed. Forgery. Guilty.
Dewey S. Yarber, theft up to $500, failure to appear misdemeanor. Dismissed.
Dale J. Brooker, public intoxication. Guilty.
Property deed transfers as recorded at the Roane County Courthouse July 1-7:
From Fannie Mae and Federal National Mortgage Association to Paul Brown by warranty deed, Dist. 1, Lee Samuel E. Lot 7, $27,000.
From Frank Lane Charton, Frank L. Charton, Sylvia S. Charton and Sylvia Charton to Kelly King and Lisa King by warranty deed, Dist. 1, W W Hill, Lot PT2 and PT3, $245,000.
From Susie D. Woods and Donnie Woods Estate to Phillip E. Branson and Cynthia D. Branson by warranty deed, Dist. 4, 3 acres, Hwy 72, $83,000.
Kingston Rotary Club celebrated 57 years of service to the community earlier this month.
At the meeting, charter member George Warlick shared stories of the early days.
A number of longtime members also chimed in with their memories of the organization through the years.
Newer members talked about why they joined Rotary, making the commemoration a sharing of the past, present and vision for the future between generations in the true spirit of Rotary.
Gov. Bill Haslam has appointed Bill Landry as East Tennessee representative of the Tennessee Historical Commission.
The appointment, effective July 5, runs through June 30, 2016.
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It is one thing to see how much food you can grow in a limited space and to look for small-size varieties, but it is quite another to try to grow the largest of something.
Perhaps you are aim-ing at a prize at the county fair, or just wishing to outdo your neighbor who had the biggest pumpkin on the block last year.
Whatever your motive, growing giant plants is much fun.
Delicious tomatoes, a fairly new variety which is, indeed, delicious, grow to about 3 pounds apiece.
Steven and Julia Atchley-Pace of Vonore announce the engagement of their daughter, Julia C. Hurley, to Christopher E. Ahler.
He is the son of Dr. Julian and Margo Ahler of Kingston.
No wedding date has been set.
The bride-elect is employed by the state of Tennessee, Lenoir City Utility Board and her company, The JaCy Consulting.
The prospective groom is employed with Ahler and Co. in Harriman and Visionary Horizons in Knoxville.
Jerry and Brenda Freels announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Jessica Freels, to Benjamin Jones.
He is the son of Donnie Jones and Miriam Kelmers.
The ceremony will be at 4 p.m. Sept. 10 at Misty Mountain Chapel, Wartburg. A reception will follow in Misty Mountain Reception Hall, Wartburg.
All relatives and friends of the couple are invited to attend.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Jess and Violet Freels, and the late Ralph and Kate Cromwell.
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Randall's wife, Marion, who died in 2005, always supported him playing the drums.
"She was always in favor of my playing," said Randall.
Randall has also actively volunteered for many years and has received a number of honors for his efforts. He said he just enjoys being able to help people.
Randall credits his health to being active throughout his life.
"If I don't [remain active], I get lazy and then I get fat," joked Randall. "I got to keep going. I was this morning, for an hour, over at Sunnyview in the gym doing exercises."
Service memories
When he was in the National Guard, he also took pictures for the state and one memory remains alive through a picture hanging on his wall. The picture shows a 155 mounted canon of the 209th Artillery of the 27th Infantry Division at Fort Drum. The picture shows the cannon directly upon firing with a plume of smoke coming out.
"[Sgt. Pat Pugsley] kept taking pictures and pictures and pictures of every time they fired the 155," he said. " I was sitting in the jeep and it was raining and I got a little pissed off at him and I turned around with my little camera and took his picture of him taking pictures in the rain and that was what came out."
The picture, taken in 1972, was printed in the Stars and Stripes, a military newspaper, Randall recounted with pride.
In 1944, Randall was drafted into military service in his mid 20's. He served during the final two years of the World War II. In the Army, he was a sergeant with the Army's First Division and lived through various battles.
The good times and experiences are what he likes to share though.
"I do not quote anything that happened in the war. I won't talk about it, I won't think about it. It is too much," he said.
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2011 NOTY: Bulltron Regional, Part 2
There are plenty of excellent biblical names for boys -- Absalom, Elnathan (which would look fantastic with an apostrophe), Jaazaniah, Patrobus, Uzziah, Zadok, et al. Leviticus is quite the selection. Forget the parts of this book of the Bible about animal sacrifice and dietary laws and cut to the money line, in Chapter 18:
"Do not lie with a male as one lies with a woman; it is an abhorrence."
As Slate's David Plotz wrote while blogging the Bible, "a lot of ink, and probably some blood, has been spilled about the meaning of this verse." But it's hard to get around the favored conservative interpretation. So did the parents of our No. 12 seed, Leviticus Payne, a future Michigan cornerback, know of what they named? Hard to imagine they didn't. As Plotz wrote, "There is no Brokeback Mount Sinai."
As for No. 13 Col. Many-Bears Grinder, she's a she. And an all-around bad ass: combat vet, Bronze Star recipient, wife of a Vietnam vet. "Grinder's first name was originally a nickname that stuck, so she legally changed her name." Makes you wonder what her given name was.
Two votes, below.
No. 5 Silverberry Mouhon: Cincinnati-bound defensive end.
No. 12 Leviticus Payne: Michigan-bound cornerback.
No. 4 Mercedes Bunz: Visionary writer, if she doesn't mind saying so herself!
No. 13 Col. Many-Bears Grinder: Tennessee commissioner of veteran affairs.
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MERCEDES BUNZ LOSING IS A TRAVESTY!!!!! This is the biggest upset since Nova over Georgetown in 85!!!ReplyDelete
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Mercedes Bunz must win! That name is awesomely silly, while Many-Bears is a name change and doesn't sound badass no matter how badass she may be.ReplyDelete
OMG - are you out of your minds? Mercedes Bunz not advancing?! Many-Bears Grinder is great, but come on, folks... MERCEDES BUNZ. I ask that greater minds prevail here and that the collective consciousness come to... well... consciousness?ReplyDelete
We can't have a nickname advance at the expense of a Mercedes Bunz. That cheapens, and goes against what this league is all about. RISE UP PEOPLE, AND TAKE BACK THE BUNZ.ReplyDelete
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For those with LO in a bassinet or pack n play- when will they move to their own room?
baby is only 2 weeks old now- but with 3 previous children we switched them out of the co-sleeper when they were old enough to start crawling out on their own- sorry I can't remember in my sleep deprived state right now what age that even is LOL
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When she sleeps through the night. I don't do anything to train my babies to sttn so she might be over 12 months like my son was.
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Girl - 11.19.12
She's a noisy sleeper so I am getting better sleep now but she doesn't cio or sleep though the night. I still get up and check on her and am eating her fussy noises vs I'm awake and need you noises. But when she was waking up before I was carrying her into her room to nurse her. So this makes more sense.
I think I was more distraught putting her in her own room the first night then she was. Lol. She slept and sleeps fine.
my little one has a bassinett downstairs and upstairs he has a crib (our room is upstairs)
Out hr = put her
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"Doug Nishimura cautions that partial toning or split-toning with selenium will leave the untoned portion of the print unprotected, as the selenium preferentially tones finer grains of silver in high-density areas of the print first. Untoned portions of the image may be subject to future deterioration.* This flies in the face of longstanding advice from Kodak which, as repeated by Ansel Adams and many others, said that selenium provides protection even in very high dilutions which do not cause color changes. Apparently at one time Kodak Selenium Toner may have contained "small amounts of highly active sulfiding agents" which provided protection that selenium alone cannot provide unless toning is carried to completion. At some point in the 1980's manufacturing changes eliminated these agents. Doug Nishimura indicates (in a letter to Jennifer Scott) that complete protection with Kodak Selenium Toner requires a dilution of not more than 1:9, and a toning period of 3 to 5 minutes at 68º."
It's not only shorter fixing but also making the dillution stronger, so the effect is the same only it does not penetrate the whole paper.
I've read about that a couple of times now and my teacher advised the method so there has to be some truth in it.
He once had to send his prints to Kodak to let them test if it was archival worthy for the gallery who asked for a Kodak-certificate. He finally got his process right and that was partially due to the fact he fixed shorter but with an intenser dillution which made it easier to get rid of the fix in the paper.


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I got a 2002 saturn station wagon with a 2007 2.2 ecotec engine and it would not start. The computer was replaced with a brand new one and still would not start. The dealer charged $800.00 to "fix it" they didn't and still charged us. Someone said to change the crankshaft because the sensor is not comparable. If is anyway to fix it without changing the crankshaft?
February 2, 2013.
February 2, 2013.
This is what happens when you change years. Compare the new crank sensor with the one in the old engine. If they are different, see if you can reuse the old one. Let me know what you find.
It is different. The original have 2 wires and the new one have 3 wires. Anything we can do to make it comparable?
Sorry. Also the old sensor was put back in on the new one but it didn't start.
I am going to let this post stand for another tech to look at. I honestly don't know if there is a way. I don't think there is.
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Getting new and much stronger evaluations in place for teachers and principals in New York is proving as difficult as one would expect, but, with millions of dollars on the line, school district officials and unions must get their act together, fast.
Specifically, in this case, the state Department of Education says 10 school districts, including the City of Poughkeepsie's, are going to be out considerable sums of money unless they fully comply with the plans.
While this is, indeed, alarming, state Education Commissioner John King acknowledges that six of the districts - again, including Poughkeepsie - at least submitted paperwork by last year's deadline documenting they had reached agreements on new teacher and principal evaluations. While King said there are shortcomings in those plans, he said these districts "showed real progress" and can get funding restored if they act quickly.
Poughkeepsie school officials are vowing to do so and must make good on this pledge.
At issue is $1.9 million in money that Poughkeepsie is supposed to receive under a Student Improvement Grant application. The money is designated for an array of critically important matters to improve the high school, from professional development to after-school and Saturday programs for students.
Keep in mind that approval of these monies was based, in part, on signed commitments that the districts, teachers and principals would revise collective-bargaining agreements to include stronger, more meaningful evaluations of educators.
What's more, ultimately there is much more at stake than this particular grant application. Under the Obama administration's "Race to the Top" program, states are in competition for scarce federal funding for education. New York lost out on an initial round of funding, in part, because it had not improved its evaluation process of teachers and principals to include student test scores.
The state was one of the winners in the second round of funding - receiving $700 million - because it agreed to address this matter, as well as increase the number of charter schools in New York.
These evaluations will play a significant role in a wide array of employment decisions, including tenure determinations. And teachers and principals receiving two consecutive "ineffective" ratings could be charged with incompetence and considered for termination following a hearing. Nevertheless, it's up to the districts to reach specific agreements with teacher unions regarding how those evaluations will be implemented, including a proper appeals process.
In releasing a progress report on how the states are doing in complying with Race to the Top, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan cautioned that "backtracking on reform commitments could cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars for improving New York schools."
The onus is on the school districts - the administrators, school boards, principals and teachers - to ensure such a backsliding doesn't happen.


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