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The Statewide Collegiate Business Plan Competition invited attendees to assist in judging the elevator pitches of its semifinalist teams during the luncheon. Each of the 20 collegiate teams (selected from a field of 141 earlier this fall) will have two minutes to pitch their innovative business ideas to the audience. The luncheon attendees will score the pitches. These scores will be combined with others to determine which 10 teams will move to the final round and compete for one of two prize packages of $10,000 plus $6,000 in services to start their businesses in West Virginia.
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Away from the World, the new album from Dave Matthews and The Band, has just hit the streets. No, I haven't lost my mind and forgotten the name of the band for which this site exists. Quite the contrary; this album is simultaneously one of the great musical accomplishments for the band, as well as a near solo showcase for Dave himself. Read on past the break for a more in depth look.


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Lee was the third son of Capt. Henry Lee I (1691–1747) of "Lee Hall", Westmoreland County, and his wife, Mary Bland (1704–1764), the daughter of Hon. Richard Bland, Sr. (1665–1720) and his second wife, Elizabeth Randolph (1685–1719).
Lee was born at "Lee Hall" in 1729, settled in Prince William County, living at "Leesylvania", near the town of Dumfries. He served as a Justice of the Peace in that county and first in commission. In addition he was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1758, where he served on and off until 1772. He was a member of the Virginia Convention from 1774-1776. Lee served as County Lieutenant for Prince William, and was active in the duties of that office during the Revolution. Henry Lee II also served as a member of the State Senate in 1780. Henry's will was dated August 10, 1787, and was probated in Prince William County on October 1 of the same year.
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All of the thanks to goes to Carnius for a great mod, I am thankful that you are kind enough to make this for me and the rest of the CNC community, without caring about any kind of pay or reimbersment. I and, I believe the rest of the CNC community really just want to say, THANKS CARNIUS! and thank you for coming to TEF.
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There are a few notable issues with generic USB chargers. The computer needs to be on to charge, you need different chargers for various devices and you may need software on the computer to start charging.
With the CSQUID, there is CHARGE mode to allow you to charge even when the PC is in standby and also does not need software installed when the PC is on. A single cable with APPLE, MINIB and a MINI-to-MICRO adapter will charge almost all your devices. It also has a SYNC mode that allows you to transfer data without using another cable.
The CSQUID continues to charge the portable device through the computer even if the computer goes to standby thereby reducing the drain on the earths resources. In addition to standby charging, it can also charge when the PC is on and do data transfer. A single cable replaces several existing datasync/charge cables for Apple and Micro-USB devices. It does not need pre-installed synchronization software just to charge through USB.


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Anyone else having low signal on NC2? Since upgrading last night I've constantly had 1-2 bars on 4G whereas MJ7 was always much higher. Doesn't seem to matter where I am around town. Ran some errands earlier and kept track of signal strength. It ranged from 1-2 bars to nothing at all, dropping to 3G several times.
Running BajaROM.
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BajaRom 15 and higher contains the new NC4 modem as part of the ROM. If you are having signal problems, you can flash back to the MJE modem using odin.
Personally, I'm not having any problems on the NC4 modem but I also live in an area where LTE Band 4 has been turned on. I often get better download speeds over LTE than I do from my 50 MB cable internet.
Sorry, I should have clarified. Baja might have the NC 4 modem file included with the rom, but the only way to change your modem is via Odin. If you are on nc2, I'd recommend upgrading to the nc4 modem as their have been lots of reported problems with the nc2 modem.
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Allow me to set the record straight. I love, and I mean luuurve just about everything J.J. Abrams, Robert Orci and Alex Kurtzman have ever done. I have never had any doubt that, with those three at the helm, the forthcoming Star Trek reboot could be anything but absolutely kick-fucking-ass.
But, as Dr. Gonzo once said, I'm starting to get the fear. MTV's recent interview with Abrams reveals this horrifying tidbit:
MTV: Having been fortunate enough to view a few scenes recently, do you think fans will be surprised by the amount of humor in the film? [Editor's note: In one sequence, an allergic reaction to medication results in massive swelling of Kirk's hands and face … think "Nutty Professor."]
Are you panicking yet? This is the sort of gag I've seen before, in both the Will Smith vehicle, Hitch and Martin Short's 1991 cinematic roadkill, Pure Luck.
The whole "look-at-me-I'm-the-Michelin-Man" trope is not the stuff of intelligent space opera. But, Abrams assures us that MTV is taking the gag out of context.
Abrams: It's funny, because when you see a quarter of something or less, it's easy to draw conclusions about what the whole thing is. The thing with the hands is probably the most extreme sort of borderline-silly thing that happens in the movie. But the humor in the movie is constant within the wit of the characters.
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Britain's climate, in common with that of the rest of Europe, is not static. On the contrary, since the end of the last ice age it has undergone a wide range of major and minor fluctuations, from the Climatic Optimum some 6,000 years ago, when the rising sea finally broke through Britain's last land connection to Continental Europe, through the early Medieval Warm Period (c. 750-1250 AD), when vineyards flourished in England, to the subsequent Little Ice Age (c. 1250-1850 AD), when frost fairs were held regularly on the frozen Thames. From about 1850 there was a climatic amelioration lasting until c. 1950, which was succeeded by a cooler spell, most pronounced in the Arctic, until c. 1980, since when it has been increasingly counteracted by the man-induced global warming of the 'greenhouse effect'.
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Have been living in Seattle for a bit and miss Three Brothers, nothing like that to be found out here. If 3 Bro is a fav of yours, Ilija's Place, Cudahy should be on your radar screen. YUM YUM
Carol Deptolla is a strange guy........don't know why Coquette Cafe is on the list - that place is consistently bad. I love Maxie's and Bacchus, but what happened to Mr. B's - which is the best steak house in Milwaukee!!
Bunkers? Bunkers??!!
I lack the words.
I like the list, but something needs to be pointed out for Carol Deptolla.
It doesn't matter how you word your intro, about this not being the "best" 30 restaurants in Milwaukee (star ratings). The average Milwaukee citizen, and JSOnline reader, is still mentally trained from the way Dennis Getto previously reviewed restaurants. Just like doing an initial review, if you say something is good/great, than you just made a restaurant tons of money. If they were subpar, or get left off a "top of milwaukee" list, you possibly just sank their battleship.
I agree with Sweet Lew. I can't believe Mr. B's was left off the list. There are at least 10 to 15 restaurants, that are not even close to B's. I didn't always totally agree with Mr. Ghetto, but at least he was usually close. Bunkers ???? I think the JS needs to look at it's food critic and maybe re-evaluate. I think this list just shot a bg hole in her credability.
The fact that they set out on a supposedly national search and then settled on a writer who had previously worked for them and had never been a critic before had already shot her "credibility" before she started the job.
Not a single eatery listed with East Indian food .....hummmmm! Plate decoration seems to be the criterion, plus a fat 'check' to pay -as a measure of good food?????????? Visit London, UK and check their top ten list -seriously, you steak loving community.
Coquette belongs, you must have bad luck, I don't doubt your experiences, just that they are so different than mine.
Glad to see Lagniappe get some love.
Few cities have a place like Three Brothers, not a lot of cities in central/mtn/eastern time zones with a big presence of Eastern European immigrants, or serbians.
Sebastian's is great... I do not know about the rest.
Hmmmmm...where should I go this weekend, Mr. B's or Bunkers? Bunkers or Mr. B's? Tough call.
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Oxford City Councilors last week approved a bid to repair the roof on the former City Hall and fire station, the next step in readying the building for prospective tenants.
Officials and members of the community on Sunday afternoon watched the dedication and unveiling of an historical plaque for the Oxford School, an all-black school built in 1921 partially with funding from the Rosenwald Fund. Newton County Commissioner J.C. Henderson, next to the sign, emceed the dedication ceremony. Speakers included Rev. Harold Cobb, state Sen. Ronald Ransey, former teacher Emma Jean Williams, Leroy Nolley, Oxford Mayor Jerry Roseberry, attorney W. D. Ballard and alumni who chose to share their memories.
The first things many of the alumni of the Oxford School mentioned when asked about their time there were the vignettes of elementary school life in many places in many times: certain teachers who still stand out in memory, the principal, the café down the street that sold hot dogs at lunch time, someone giving out fresh apples and oranges occasionally.
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Oxford city officials plan to build a park for young children and parents on a vacant city-owned wooded lot in the Oxford Square neighborhood, though some residents there fear it would be taken over by teenagers if not patrolled well.
Oxford will dedicate an historical plaque marking the site of an all-black three-room school built mostly through private donations that operated in the city for more than 35 years.
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Oxford College announced that Kenneth L. Anderson, associate dean for academic affairs and professor of philosophy, has been named dean for academic affairs and chief academic officer, effective May 2012. Anderson will assume the role currently held by Dean Kent Linville, who has announced his retirement at the end of the 2011-12 academic year.
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Finding a tenant for Oxford's community building is a key step toward engendering a downtown district in a city that lacks a commercial or civic center, according to city officials.
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Authorities with the Newton County Sheriff's Office are searching for three armed robbers.
The sounds of twang and bluegrass will return to the Old Church in Oxford Saturday during the second annual Harvest Picking celebration.
An unused Oxford city building will be getting a roof repair soon to open the way for leasing the space and turning it into a component of the city's downtown plan.
You've probably heard that when you turn 100, you get a birthday card from the president. Bet you didn't think that was true, did you?
CultureFest, a celebration of the world's diverse cultural expressions, will be presented on the square in Covington on Saturday.
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RIP small rodent
Early this morning my cat took the life of a small mole/vole/some rodent which is now buried in the garden in my backyard. My cat spends a good portion of his time in the garage and a lot of that time silently waiting by the crack at the bottom, I imagine the murder took place near the inside door near the blood stain and the turned over rug.
I can not look down on the cat as this animal looks pretty close to a cat toy, but he was so proud to show me his trophy as he purred and pawed at it.
Let us partake in a moment of silence for Ralphie the rodent and remember him as he once was, tearing up the lawn and putting holes in the ground by the cats entertaining bird feeders.
Please add a moment of silence for Ralphie's brother whom my cat ate today. :-(
RIP Ralphie & Brother
Sorry to hear that. :(
Ralphie and his brother will not be down for breakfast. RIP rodents.
I really hope this thread is meant to be funny!!
RIP Ralphie and Reggie (brother of Ralphie) ....may you now dig holes to your hearts content on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge.
It is believed that Rodent murders occur every 10 minutes! Since typing this, Raelene (distant cousin to Ralphie & Reggie), sadly was taken from us while digging her way across Australia.
Please partake in another moment of silence for Raelene!
RIP Reggie, Ralphie, and Raelene's Grandpa (Grandpa Ronald) , who is the only rodent my cat ever killed. And that was a couple years ago.
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Arnold E. 'Arnie' Hagland passed away April 16, 2014, in Cape Coral, Fla., where he resided since 1996. He was 91.
He was born in Abington, Pa. and lived most of his life in South Jersey. Arnie, a distinguished veteran, served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Arnie was preceded in death by his loving wife, Dorothy Frenier Hagland, to whom he was married for 33 years, as well as his brother, Cal Hagland.
He is survived by his daughters, Stephannie Siegel (Harvey), Marcia Hannan (Jack), and Carol Fries, and his son, Arthur Hagland (Nanda).
Relatives and friends are invited to Arnie's viewing from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, Wednesday, April 23, at Dunn-Givnish of Langhorne, Pa., at 378 S. Bellevue Ave. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Park.
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My bike ('83 Bianchi Nuovo converted into a fixed gear) has been making an ominous creaking noise on the downstroke of both sides. It's been getting progressively worse and I think I've felt something slip a couple of times (though I can't be 100% sure about the slip).
It's a really low pitched creak and it's definitely coming from that bottom portion of the frame. I've popped my chainring off, adjusted the chainline and put it back on. This seems to reduce the noise for a while, but then it just picks right back up after 10-15 miles. None of my chainring bolts are loose at this point. I've also re-tightened my pedals, thinking that might be related.
My bottom bracket probably hasn't been taken apart since the bike was put together initially and it doesn't sound too great (gritty, needs lube) if you spin it without the chain attached, but it spins just fine. I've not been able to remove the bottom bracket in the past, so I may just need to break down and take it to the coop and use a vice.
Anyone have any thoughts as to what might be creaking? This is my primary means of transportation and I'm afraid that something is going to snap at some point and I'll end up a stain on the road.


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In Part 2, Christopher Panzner looks at how independent producers have to be a vertically-integrated individual as well as a little of a cowboy to survive in the industry.
Read Part 1 of Cowboys and Indies: the Vertically-Integrated Individual.
Part 2 The New Animation Pipeline: Son of Better, Cheaper, Not Necessarily Faster
If youre gonna maximize your budget/optimize quality, you might wanna revisit an analysis of the animation process and the Japanese manga formula (i.e., Akira, Ghost in the Shell). And dear, dear Finance Friends, try and make the reciprocal, Herculean effort it takes for artists to understand finance, and try to understand the basics of The New Animation Pipeline.
Script: The script is, ironically, one of the cheapest elements of a film and, of course, everything. But, ironically, it is the part that takes the most amount of time. Every effort should be made to make the script airtight before doing anything else. Take the time since its less a question of money, especially if you are doing the writing. From first flash of inspiration to final draft it is five years. One to think about it, one to work out the nuts and bolts, one to do the development (with initial designs/graphics) and two to get it right (beat outline = three months, beat outline to first draft = three months, first draft to second to final draft = three months for the first writer subsequent writers/readers/partners, etc. reading it, suggesting changes, etc. being the lions share of the time after that.)
A European feature film script writer gets anywhere from 50K to 75K to do a first, second and final draft. A European animated budget these days is normally between 7-10 million. One percent of the budget for a 7.5 million budget!
Design: Again, one of the cheapest elements of a film but, once again, time-consuming. Getting the design right and getting characters to work together graphically as an ensemble and with the backgrounds is a biatch. A year to get the style right and another to do the production bible. The less people there are involved, the better. Normally, one/two/three people part-time for the development, two to three people full-time (the same people?) for the full-color bible/key BGs/animation tests/etc.
Storyboard: Again, the storyboard is, ironically, one of the cheapest elements of a film but everything once the script/designs are locked off. This is where the manga formula can save you oodles of dosh:
Dramatic camera angles instead of movement (animation), heroic/dramatic poses
When it doesnt move, dont move (hair blowing in the breeze, intense close-ups on the eyes, etc.); when it does move, it moves well (the characters) but keep your distance when you can (keep the characters small so theres less to animate less pencil mileage show off the BGs); in the 10 or so big scenes, throw time/talent/money at them (50-horse battle, etc.) but keep it short with lots of cuts so you can split up your animators. Long, arduous scenes will be the death of you and the animator (only one guy can do it and retakes will be near impossible).
multi-plane: the characters hold but BGs move slightly. Backgrounds are, once again, one of the cheapest line items in a feature and can be very lavish, adding lots of richness. Have lots of them and lots of OLs. Use the camera moves and multi-plane for drama, not the animation use posing.
The storyboard should be as fat and detailed as possible; all key poses should be included. Camera moves, timing, slugging, etc., should be extremely precise.
Keep this stuff in mind when you write the damn script. Put it in there!
Music: Again, one of the cheapest things, believe it or not. But one of the most powerful. The music is an actor, think of it that way. And use it as one.
Animatic: here is the ultimate irony. The animatic is the film. And it is, no contest, the absolute cheapest thing in the entire budget. An animatic is not an option, it is a requirement. And, seeing as how it costs next to nothing and takes almost no time, there can be no objections whatsoever. Once you have your storyboard, all of the timing, editing, etc. The Film, including final voices and preliminary music mix (final mix and SFX can come later) will be done here. Your key poses are here with only the in-betweens left to do.
Watch it over and over and over again. Watch it with the crew, watch it with friends, watch it with strangers, watch it again, watch it, watch it, watch it, watch it. Get it squeaky tight and lock it off, adjust/correct the storyboard and go. As scenes are animated, insert the linetests into the animatic, then the color version, then the final version and keep watching it over and over and over again. Keep an eye on the timing since sometimes animators will add seconds that could amount to minutes at the end and change the pace, timing, etc. of the FILM.
The rest is post (picture + FX + M&E) magic.
**(Note: no digital sweatshop description, here, because were just talking creative )** Suffice it to say that scan-paint-compo-render-rushes (in order, ready for editing) is a fat line item for which a digital production subcontractor, depending on where he/she is located, can access local subsidies (typically Europe) or as an out-of-pocket co-producer part (typically Asia), to finance up to a third of the production budget, in some cases, and will not bother with the editorial content of a family film!
Animation: The animation is the most expensive part, but be smart:
Do the difficult scenes first, more energy at the start than at the end, good for morale, you dont notice the early mistakes, get warmed up for character animation, etc. Also, theres never time/budget left at the end, so really important stuff gets sacrificed, unfortunately, which can cost you a peptic ulcer, your film, your reputation. Diminishes the stress level, too, and allows you to concentrate on niceties and window dressing in post.
Shadows: black adds richness, depth and drama have lots of shadows (cheap, too).
Take extra special, Vaseline-intensive care to get the lip-synch right films are essentially talking heads. If the lip-synch is screwed up, all you do is stare at the lips and dont follow whats being said or the story.
- Give animators sequences, not characters. It makes them happier to know they did a chunk of a movie. They can also say to their friends in the movies, I did this bit. Watch the model drift, too (as the animators get to know the characters better, they embellish.)
Get yourself the best assistant director/animation supervisor (a wrist, in Hollyspeek) you can find to keep an eye on only that, if need be (although he or shell be doing shed-loads more in time.) And somebody you like, is funny, relaxed and kicks asses diplomatically. Also, try and give the animators the scenes they want to do or what you think they can do best or what they think they can do best (without starting a war.) Pit them against one another by showing especially good scenes to everyone without a word or saying who did it. They will know and will try to do better than that on their bits.
- Let the animators show off but watch the timing. Sometimes they will go over the time, but sometimes it might work so well you want to keep it. Encourage discipline, though, or it will be hell to pay for the ego-manship.
Then you sit in a post suite and do your deal with the Devil. Dont move from there, either. The assistant director is your legs (retakes, quick fixes, errands, coffee, etc.) Dont move and dont leave until you have the film in the can.
In the end, it a music paradigm garage band (orchestra, rather). Give key talent a piece of the backend and less cash up front for more glory. Small team, bad attitude, live in pajamas/headphones and make COFFEE. (AWN historical exception #3.)
Thats it. Thats the rant. Too late now, information is a one-way road do with it what you will, but its too late, now. Its in there. But just in case you missed it: pre-production (relatively) cheap, animation expensive. Ego, Cashflow, Coffee and Integrity.
And, Last But Not Least, our old friend Mr. INTEGRITY! (AWN historical exception #4.)
For an artist, no matter how long she or he lives, life is short. How many great films can you do in a lifetime? It takes two-three years. It takes five to think about it. How old are you? The great thing about making an animated feature is that there are less people you have to deal with, everyone is immediately serious and dedicated because their names on the marquee, youre only as good as your last picture and, if youre lucky enough to make one, you not only will want to make another movie, but just might get a second opportunity.
With or without the same wonderful, talented people. This is a small world after all. (Walts mommy didnt raise no fool!) Animation, despite its vast numbers, is a relatively small band of brothers/sisters. Its hard enough as it as to make a film without creating aggravation for others.
(New vocabulary alert: Schadenfreude, to take malicious satisfaction in the misfortune of others.)
Special thanks to all the courageous souls who contributed to this article.
Chris Panzner has split the last 25 years doing TV, animation and films. His favorite joke is: Ya know, I was thinking the other day no, wait, that wasnt me. He recently created writing company Power Lines and production/distribution company Eye & Ear.


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Moniteau County Regional Economic Development Council (MRED) to host Regional Planning Commission
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
The Moniteau County Regional Economic Development Council (MRED) will host a meeting of Mid Missouri Regional Planning Commission (MMRPC) in Moniteau County at 9 a.m. Aug. 9, at the California City Hall Conference Room. A tour of Burgers' Smokehouse will follow at 11:30 a.m.
Every other month the MMRPC conducts an economic development committee meeting. The meeting place alternates between the Columbia Regional Airport site and one of the counties supported in the region.
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By Alice Perry Linker
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Its a tall climb into the cab of the snow blower. The seat cover is worn and torn; the throttle sticks out of the cab just above your left shoulder, and the gears and levers on the floor appear to need a certified mechanic or maybe a weightlifter just to move them.
As he manipulated the controls of the ancient machine, driver Bob Kelly of the Union County Public Works Department said it took him about three seasons to learn to drive the machine well. Hes the only driver allowed to take the snow blower out on the road, said Public Works Director Richard Comstock.
Nobody knows how old the blower is. Its constructed of bits and pieces from several generations of equipment. The main truck is a 1950-vintage Army surplus, and the diesel engine that powers the augers that move the snow is at least 30 years old maybe older.
Comstock half jokingly told the Union County commissioners last week that the snow blower was World War I surplus.
Bob Kelly carries about 20 gallons of oil when he goes out, Comstock said. The brakes quit yesterday, and one of the guys in the shop gave him a long rope with a rock tied to it.
The brakes were working Monday morning when Kelly was finishing up blowing snow from some of the shorter stretches of county roads narrowed by high snowbanks pushed there by plows.
Unlike the blowers of the 1990s, the countys vintage machine is noisy and smelly with diesel fuel, as well as somewhat uncomfortable. Kelly wrestled the blower as it tried to slide into the snow piled high above a ditch on the side of Starr Lane.
Those augers want to pull it into the snow, he said. No matter how hard I turn the wheel, itll pull.
For a time, Kelly thought he would have to call somebody to tow the blower from the snow bank. He persevered, though, backing up and moving forward, blowing out snow mixed with mud, and finally the old machine moved to solid ground.
Kelly said hes blown snow from banks almost as deep as the cab windows, and hes worked in the dark, operating the machine almost by feel.
Put a bag over your head and you know what its like, Comstock said.
The ancient piece of equipment is one of two blowers owned by the county.
When the truck section wears out, as Kelly thinks it will after this winter, county mechanics will find another surplus truck to take its place. Comstock said that at $300,000 per blower, he doesnt plan to buy a new one any time soon.
The old one can do almost as much as the new ones, Comstock said.
The county did buy a modern snow blower in 1990, the year of a big snowstorm. That year, the county also bought a fleet of blue trucks, still known as the new blue trucks. Each truck now has between 313,000 and 340,000 miles on its engine.
Despite the age of the equipment, the snow blowers, graders and sanders are on the road after each major snowstorm. This year, the 14 drivers worked about 15 days straight before getting last weekend off. They plow about 550 miles of the 650 miles of county roads during the winter, and they burn about 1,000 gallons of diesel a day.
Comstock said that after about 12 days, burnout sets in. The number of consecutive days worked in 2002 is far from the record, however. That was set in the winter of 1989-90, when road department employees worked 40 days without a break.


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Speculation: Star-Crossed Premiere Date / Air Day
After reviewing The CW's proposed calendar for January 2014 it appears there may be an opportunity for Star-Crossed and The 100 to air together on Fridays. One in the time slot currently occupied by The Carrie Diaries, and the other in the time slot occupied by Nikita.
The Calendar (available below) indicates that The Carrie Diaries season finale airs January 31, 2014. With Nikita's final season only 6 episodes long and it's finale scheduled to air on 27 December 2013, the 9:00PM Friday time slot will be available from January onwards. It would however, be extremely unusual for The CW to air two brand new series on the same night. Usually a new series is supported by the lead-in of a popular, well-seated series to ensure viewers are tuning in, so a schedule rotation could be on the cards.
If the Friday openings are planned for the new mid-season shows, I would surmise that neither series would air until late February or March due to the lack of promotional materials released (the last in May 2013). A March, April or May premiere date would make the most sense to allow The CW time to advertise and promote both series.
If Star-Crossed airs on Friday's will you be tuning in?
Update: The Latest details released make it appear Reign will air its' season finale on May 29, 2014. This leaves time for Season 1 of Star-Crossed to air between June and September, before Fall shows return. Fingers crossed we don't have to wait that long!
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Wyaconda River
Executive Summary
The Wyaconda River basin is located in the Glaciated Plains Natural Division of southeast Iowa and northeast Missouri. The basin drains 458 square miles of land, of which 336 square miles lie within the state of Missouri. The Wyaconda River, a fifth order stream, is the largest within the basin and enters the Mississippi River above LaGrange, MO. There are 18 third order and larger streams within the basin.
The upper basin differs to some extent from the lower basin. The upper basin is characterized by soils from the Deep Loess and Drift general soil associations and the topography is rolling to hilly with some wide, nearly level ridge tops and bottom land. The lower basin is characterized by soils from the Central Mississippi Valley Wooded Slopes and the topography is dominated by more rugged hills and broad floodplains. Stream gradients are fairly low throughout the basin, with the exception of a few small tributaries in the lower basin.
When the first settlers arrived in the basin, approximately 50% of the land was tall grass prairie. Agriculture became the dominated land use and continues to this day. Forty-two percent of the basin is currently used for croplands, while 40% of the basin remains in grasslands. The impact of agriculture on basin streams is significant. Channelization of streams and sedimentation from poor land practices continue to be the major management problems in the basin. Excessive sediment from non-point sources is the main water quality concern, with no significant impact from point sources. Both channelization and sedimentation reduce aquatic habitat and disrupt ecological processes within these streams.
Forty-five species of fish were found in recent surveys from 1988. The dominant fish families were the minnows (17 species), catfishes (7 species), sunfishes (7 species), suckers (6 species), and perches (5 species). The most common and abundant species collected in recent surveys were the red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis) and bigmouth shiner (Notropis dorsalis). Sportfish (13 species that provide angling opportunity) comprised approximately 3% of all fish collected in basin streams. Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), probably the most popular game species, occurred at 40% of all sites, but accounted for only 1% of the total fish collected. Three species found in the basin prior to 1988 and not found in recent surveys include the following: Mississippi silvery minnow (Hybognathus nuchalis), bluntnose darter (Etheostoma chlorosomum), and ghost shiner (Notropis buchanani), which were all last found in 1941. All three species have likely been extirpated from the basin. No threaten or endangered species have been collected in recent surveys.
Due the highly altered state of the upper basin streams, public use is minimal. Habitat reductions from channelization and excessive sedimentation have made the fish community less appealing to anglers. Boaters are scarce due to the same channel alterations. Opportunities for improvement do exist by working with landowners on a watershed scale to reduce sedimentation and channelization. Other management opportunities include: acquiring new and develop existing stream access areas to increase public use, passively restoring riparian areas on MDC areas, assisting landowners with corridor restoration, long-term aquatic community monitoring, fishery research needs,assisting citizen-led watershed conservation efforts, and educating youth.
We would like to thank Ross Dames and Travis Moore for their assistance with manuscript preparation and field sampling. We also thank Randy Haydon for his effort in field sampling and data entry. Thanks to Bob Hrabik, who performed the field sampling in 1988. Resource and Assessment Monitoring Program data was provided by Matt Combes. Matt Matheny assisted with formatting of the final document and provided guidance. Harlan Kitch, George Smith, Craig Fuller, Darrick Garner, and Kyle Reno assisted with field sampling.
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Chris Williamson and Brian Todd, January 2005, Missouri Department of Conservation
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The above empty space should have had a New Year Logo in it, but it didn't work. I was trying to work out how you get Google images to appear here. How on earth did Gary put the pink wheelbarrow on the lawn?
Back again, lunchtime snack here.
Am amazed at how long it takes to dismantle a tree. Daughter will have lots of decorations for her house- we've already had a bit of a sort out, but they will all go away into their usual boxes for the meantime.
1 decision has been made. Am dragging OH to GC on Saturday, after supermarket shop. Then can buy a half-price 'skinny' tree in the sale. OH will be on hand to load box into car too. Have checked up on the proposed cabinet depth & measured existing tree & it just wont work where I thought, with needing access to a socket for lights. BUT, daughter will, hopefully, have a bay window! So she can have our wide tree & have to decorate both sides this time! She actually agrees a good idea! So there will be 2 trees, all being well in the loft this time!
Right, must crack on. J.
Gary -
Still laughing!!!!!
Can't remember why I came on now, what I was going to say
Liz-you can save google images as a picture file -or upload them to photobucket
The tree is coming down
I saved it as a picture file and when I clicked insert image it appeared on the box on this page, then I clicked submit reply and it had disappeared.
Try again-it should work
Still laughing.
just given next door neighbour 3 raspberry plants, great long roots, I've kept 2 really don't need more.
Taken a deep breath and changed/will change internet provider, hope I have more success than Becks.
Think I'll put front garden on garden design thread to see if anyone else has ideas.
Thanks a bunch Bjay-so my idea was not any good?
No as I have said it made me think curves. And led me to wondering about 1 big curve or 2 small curves, so you sort of channeled my thinking
When a local neighbourhood watch geyser came round to see my garden he called it quirky so Gary, I think he would say your pictures would fit in!!
This geyser would make a nice feature
This geezer might not
and your geyser/geezer was?
Daughter has just found my balloon pump circa '60's. No, she cant have it, t'was part of my childhood, but they sell them on e-bay!
Now to see if I can fit the tree back into it's box- I may be gone some time...... J.
Afties, Quirky - love that word . Been mooching around the semi-solid bits in the garden but it's far too wet to tackle anything really. Found squirrel damage in a tub of bulbs.
Bjay, Gary's vision would certainly be a talking point .
Hola, Geoff. So you've made your mind up.
Thinking of changing my name on here. I sound like an extra from Dallas.
This time next week Rodney we will be double millionaires
Dearest in Christ, With Due Respect And Humanity,Let me first of all inform you, I got your email address from a mail Directory and decided to mail you for a permission to go ahead.I am Mrs.Gretchen Mishra from Switzerland. I am married to Mr.Tom Mishra who worked with a construction company in Asia for twenty Years before he died in the tsunami disasters, we were married but without Any children. I am now suffering from long time breast Cancer and Cancer of the lungs, from all indication my condition is really deterioration and it is quite obvious that i won't live more than 2 months according to my doctor, this is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage Since his death I decided not to re-marry. I deposited the sum of four million five hundred thousand united states dollars($4.5million) with the Bicici bank Abidjan Cote D' Ivoire. And now i am willing to donate this sum of $4.5million to the less privilegeds and to contribute to development of church in Africa, America, Asia, and Europoe. My late husband was a very wealthy and after his death, I inherited all his business and wealth, Presently this money is still with the bank and the management just Wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward to receive the money or rather Issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf If I cannot come over. I am presently in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment Cancer of the lungs in a hospital , I have since lost my ability To talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to Live. Please i want you to note that this money is lying in the Bank in Abidjan Cote D' Ivoire I want a person that is trustworthy that will utilize 90% of this money to fund churches, orphanages and widows around the world but in my name Gretchen Mishra"As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank.I will also issue you a letter of authority that will prove you as The new beneficiary of this fund. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein and Keep this contact confidential till such a time this funds get to your Custody,this is to ensure that nothing jeopardizes my last wish on Earth.Thanks and God bless youI await your urgent reply.Regards,Mrs.Gretchen Mishra
My begging letter to you is in the post.
Geoff they are looking for someone trustworthy, so that is your get out clause I am stunned that you are actually going to make the leap, such fun.
I have planted 130 tulips and now will have a think about garden design problem
Foiled again-never fort of that
So JR-what you going to change to?-will it be another competition?
Becks wiil be missing for hours now
Yes, Geoff, don't forget your cyber friends.
Changing the subject, did anyone see Nature's Weirdest Events on BBC one two days ago? The polar bears were waiting for the ice to form and had gathered in a town in Churchill in Canada. One bear went towards some sled dogs which were tethered and the owner thought that the bear would kill the dog. To his amazment the polar bear and dog started to play together. Chris Packam, the presenter, said that sometimes the play instinct is stronger than the hunger instinct. Really worth watching on IPlayer if you missed it.
Been to the Iceland geyser, geyser from neighbourhood Watch was trying to persuade me to enter garden comp he was involved with, he was alittle like 2nd geyser!
Hi Becks, Are you back, back or just dropping in
Solved the electrical problem, when tumble dryer begins to get warm it trips the box. just phoned a man who will come and try to fix dryer - shock was, he is coming on Sunday What happened to a day of rest?
Hi Becks , Kate and Pam
Will watch that Pam. Sounds good.
No idea yet Geoff but I'll think of something.
Need to catch up on some stuff on the planner - still haven't seen Ripper St.


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Also the societies from the host countries will benefit from the Togo diaspora who has one leg in the host country and another still in their countries of origin. Maybe it will start by developing leadership for OLPC, but soon it will be accompanied by exporting technologies, know-how and experience from the host countries along Agenda 21, the MDG's and together you will be able to accelerate bringing the level of quality of life in Togo to a level that will inspire others, existing generations and generations to come.
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About the copyright status, there is one more possibility: for books that are in the public domain in their country of origin, they are also in the public domain in all those countries that apply the rule of shorter term. (According to article 7 from the EU Directive 2006/116/EC, this rule seems to be mandatory in EU Member States when applying to third countries.)


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Once again Stavros & Karon provided the perfect base for our excllent holiday. Golden Beach resort lived up to its name. The tavernas in the area were very good with enough variety to satisfy our needs. Suffice to say, we shall return next year.
Thassos is so relaxing. Dont go there for discos, late night drinking, loud music etc. Go there for stress free relaxation, rural lifestyle, timetables accurate to within half an hour each way, beautiful locals who think everyone is their friend. Yesterdays world, but, spotlessly clean.
They are so proud of the quality of their food and, rightly so.
The French could learn a lot from the Greeks about superb food preparation. When my fiance and I stayed, the weather was not too good, but, to be honest, it did not seem to matter at all. On the days that we could do nothing, we did nothing and, it really didn't matter at all.
Within a week of returning to Britain, with all its restrictions, stress, CCtv cameras etc., our holiday in Thassos seems so far away.
If I could live there I would. Will I go back? No question.
Excellent hotel, great location, fantastic people, I cannot paraise this hotel or the resort enough, there are buses that run on a regular basis so getting around is easy and cheap. Will be going back for years to come.
I have holidayed in Greece for many years, but have found Thassos offers the best range of amentities and attributes of any island. So much so that we have now moved to live on the island most of the year and as an author, have written a comprehensive guide book on the island. If you do decide to visit (as long as you are not looking for the 'Ibiza' of Greece), you will have a fabulous time and you don't just take my word for it.....Thassos has the greatest percentage of re-visits of any Greek destination!
See you on the beach,
Tony Oswin
We spent a wonderful week here in September. Quiet, but not too quiet. Beautiful beach with plenty of space, clean, soft sand and beautiful views of mountains behind, and small villages up the mountain side. Although small and peaceful, we found many tavernas tucked away, many to a good standard of cuisine, some offering some European fare, others very Greek. However if you are looking for an English pub, or fish and chips - look elsewhere, you won't find it here; only lovely beachside walks, or walks into the mountains to small Greek villages. There are plenty of trips available to the mainland or beaches further round the bay, and the usual Greek fun nights, if that's what you like.
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UCO Candle Lantern - Polished Aluminum
People love this UCO Candle Lantern - Polished Aluminum for so many reasons, it s candle is long burning, over 9 hours to be exact. The lantern is made of aluminum, lightweight making it easy to take along everywhere providing a warm, natural light to thousands of outdoor lovers. It is great for camping, backpacking and mountaineering, and ideal for keeping inside your tent when you are winter hiking. The lantern comes with a unique spring-loaded candle tube keeping the flame height constant at all times and minimize wax spillage. Lighting the UCO Candle Lantern - Polished Aluminum is also a cinch with its convenient lighting system, the chimney slides down inside the lantern allowing you a much easier access to light the candle, afterwards the chimney slides back into its original position and in this way protecting the candle flame from any windy conditions or drafts. The best thing of all, it does not use combustible fuels, and it does not have batteries that could fail, or need replacing, nor does it have mantles or bulbs that break. This is a though baby that you can carry along with you worry-free.


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Why Did Amazon Cut Cloud Computing Rates? Part II
Of course, the explanation behind the price decrease may be as simple as economies of scale. After all, the amount of data stored in S3 did triple in 2011, marking its fastest year of growth since 2006. At the same time, the challenge posed by smaller, yet rapidly growing rivals cannot be discounted. Hence, this move may also have been to leverage its first-mover advantage to stave off competition. Even with the more recent EC2 price decreases, Amazon has described it as passing on cost savings to its customers.
Amazon's Jeff Barr wrote: "As we continue to find ways to lower our own cost structure, we will continue to pass these savings back to our customers in the form of lower prices. Some companies work hard to lower their costs so they can pocket more margin. That's a strategy that a lot of the traditional technology companies have employed for years, and it's a reasonable business model. It's just not ours…."
Another thing that I would like to bring up is Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's strategic line of thinking. As history shows, Bezos plans for the long term, even at the cost of short term losses. Amazon posted its first profit, a mere $5 million, in Q4 2001 – seven long years after launch. To the chagrin of its shareholders, it spent a lot of money building up its distribution network and technical interface. In time, those investments paid off handsomely. Today, it is one of the most recognized companies on the planet, with sales of $48 billion (2011) and a net income of $1.2 billion. Similarly, today Amazon Web Services comprise only a small portion of its portfolio. But it is growing rapidly, and promotional measures such as price cuts can help consolidate its position at the top of the cloud computing table.
By the way, Amazon rival Google has not taken this lying down and responded with major cuts of its own. The company now offers Google Cloud Storage at rates slightly lower than Amazon S3. The new pricing, effective retroactively from March 1, 2012, starts at $0.12 up to a terabyte (TB), down from $0.13 up to a TB. The next 9TB of storage now costs $0.105 per GB, down from $0.12 per GB. Additionally, Google also offers a free trial quota until June 30, 2012.
This quota is only applicable to the client's first project that uses Google Cloud Storage and gives them free usage of resources within that project, up to:
- 5 GB of storage
- 25 GB of download data (20 GB to Americas and EMEA; 5 GB to Asia-Pacific)
- 25 GB of upload data (20 GB to Americas and EMEA; 5 GB to Asia-Pacific)
- 30,000 GET, HEAD requests
- 3,000 PUT, POST, GET bucket, GET service requests
Further details are available at Google.
The cloud computing customer will surely say, "Let the price wars continue.
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Social Media Conferences Are Business Trips. Period.Jeannette Kaplun
As soon as I read the headline and the lede, I cringed. I know Katherine Stone. What could have been a wonderful opportunity for her has made her feel like crawling under a rock and had her apologizing to husbands and mom bloggers everywhere.
Thanks to the Wall Street Journal, I learned that the social media conferences that I attend are really just an excuse for me to get away from my family. I also think it showed blogging still is seen with contempt. According to the article's cartoon (because it was not an infographic), I also get to sleep in past 8:45 am. I wish that were true. During the most recent conference I attended, Hispanicize, events began at 7:30 am.
Regardless of whether bloggers enjoy a break in their routine while attending social media conferences (there is nothing wrong with that), the Wall Street Journal trivialized the travel many of us do. I couldn't help but feel it was a way to chastise working moms again. Why doesn't the WSJ question men when they travel on business? Why isn't anybody asking men about whether they feel daddy guilt? What about the women who attend conferences that don't have children? Why are we singling out women, especially moms? Why are people that aren't our kids calling us mommy?
I cannot even recall an article from mainstream media addressing daddy guilt or daddy business trips or why daddy might like to get away from his family. At least dad blogger Fred Goodall wrote a great post about how business travel also affects men. "My duties as a parent continue whether I'm at home or in a conference room 1000 miles away," he said. My husband, who also travels for business quite a lot, would agree with him. As a mom, I feel the same.
Maybe focusing on the business opportunities, the networking that brings in new clients or how empowering social media conferences are, would not have been controversial, but at least it would have been more accurate. Getting to see your friends in real life, meeting your clients face to face and growing your business are the main reasons I attend conferences like Mom 2.0, BlogHer, Blissdom, Blogalicious, Latism or Hispanicize. Not because I want to get away from my family or avoid making my bed. Actually, I will be attending events and conferences in spite of having to travel.
As if mom bloggers needed excuses to travel. Chances are that if your make a living out of blogging, you spend a lot of time on the road already.
Traveling for business is always grueling, even if you go to exciting and beautiful places. Especially if you're attending a conference. You will be constantly "on", pitching, learning, networking and trying to keep your business running while running from conference rooms, to meetings, to social events. Add in all the stress related to ensuring everything's organized at home, plus the catching up that you will have to do once you are back, and you won't crave a business trip that much.
Because that is what a social media conference is in the end: a business trip. It might be sprinkled with fun, but in the end, it's not really an excuse to get away from your family or a vacation. And in case you were wondering, yes, blogging is a full time job and does not stop because you are traveling.
If you want to read more about this discussion, here are other great posts:
What You Should REALLY Expect from Blogging Conferences
A Man's Defense of Mommy Bloggers
Hall of Shame: Publications That Have Burned Parenting Bloggers With Sensationalist "Spin"
Wall Street Journal Insults Mom Bloggers, Again
Wall Street Journal Has No Idea Who Mom Bloggers Really Are or What We Do
My Apology to Mommybloggers and Husbands Everywhere
A Reminder That Non-parents Can Attend Blog Conferences, Too
How Are Mommy Business Trips Different Than a Businessman's?
Read more of Jeannette´s writing here or check out her blog in Spanish.
And reach out to her on Twitter and Facebook. She loves it!
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Technology contracts: Know thy vendor!
An Online Outtake
Published In: Intelligent Utility Magazine January/February 2009
A CARDINAL RULE OF ANY CONTRACT FOR SERVICES OR PRODUCTS IS to ''know your vendor.''
Granted, the requisite knowledge will vary with the risk profile of the service or product, however, information technology and business process outsourcing contracts invariably require close vendor scrutiny. Examples for energy utilities include contracts involving automated meter reading (AMR) and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), meter data management (MDM) systems and customer information systems (CIS), to name a few. For such contracts the risk profile is affected by whether the deal is an outsourcing or a system acquisition. But either way, knowledge of the vendor is fundamental to a successful relationship for the utility. Moreover, knowledge acquisition does not end when the contract is signed, and contractual protection is needed to ensure that reality does not diverge from what the utility has come to know.
Areas of concern should include the vendor's reputation, experience, expertise and commitment to the products and services sought. In addition, the vendor's financial strength and resources are key to its continued is success and its ability to stand behind its promises. Also important is the vendor's dependency on others to perform under its contracts. The more the vendor relies on others, the greater the risk of nonperformance.
Long-term outsourcing of mission-critical functions magnifies these concerns. The future is inherently uncertain - circumstances can and inevitably do change. The extended duration of many information technology and outsourcing agreements increases the risks associated with that inevitable change.
System acquisition agreements present a lower risk profile because the utility typically operates and controls the system. Nonetheless, continued vendor maintenance and support can be critical to effective long-term use of an acquired technology.
Take the example of Cellnet Technologies (or now Landis + Gyr), a first-tier provider of AMR/AMI infrastructure and services to energy utilities. Throughout most of the 1990s. Cellnet was a NASDAQ-listed, publicly traded technology company. In late 1999, it filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, reaching zenith on the risk meter. In 2000, Schlumberger Limited, the global oilfields service company, rescued Cellnet from bankruptcy and renamed it. Later that year, Schlumberger also acquired Sema, a French IT services and consulting firm, through a merger with the successor to Cellnet, creating SchlumbergerSema. In 2003, however, Schlumberger sold Schlumberger-Sema to Atos Origin, SA, successor to KPMG's technology consulting business in Europe. Shortly thereafter, ''Cellnet'' was acquired by a private equity firm in what was labeled by some as a management buyout. Then, in early 2007, Cellnet was acquired by the Bayard Group, a private company based in Australia, which also controls Hunt Technologies and Landis + Gyr.
If that's not dizzying enough, the changes in Cellnet's ownership, structure and name were compounded by an amoeba-like split up of the company in conjunction with the sale by Atos Origin to the private-equity firm. The business previously conducted by Cellnet (however named) was divided into four separate corporations under a unique Pennsylvania law that allows for such divisions, with each separate company not legally responsible for the obligations of the other affiliated companies. ''Cellnet,'' then part of a Delaware corporation, had to reincorporate in Pennsylvania in order to take advantage of the unique Pennsylvania law, although the four separate corporations reemerged as Delaware corporations.
Most of these permutations of Cellnet were relatively seamless for Cellnet's performance under its contracts. Indeed, most observers would conclude that Cellnet's current ownership reflects an improvement in vendor stability and resources. However, without question, the risk profile for Cellnet's customers has been a roller coaster.
Even today, Cellnet's structure is obscure to the casual observer. In mid-2007, Cellnet announced that it and Hunt had united and began marketing services and systems as ''Cellnet + Hunt.'' By mid-2008, ''Cellnet'' all but disappeared from the marketing lexicon, when the collection of affiliated companies rebranded under the venerable (and more international) ''Landis + Gyr.'' However, the corporate structure has not changed - Hunt Technologies and Landis + Gyr are legally separate entities (or actually a collection of multiple similarily named entities) and ''Cellnet'' continues as at least four distinct Delaware corporations. Because these are all separate corporations, each is not legally obligated to come to the aid of the others without an additional binding agreement to do so.
The change at Cellnet is just one example drawn from many similar situations. Nothing in Cellnet's history presents greater risks compared with competing vendors. Indeed, by most accounts, Cellnet enjoys a deserved reputation as a first-tier service and system provider to utilities. Nonetheless, risk profiles for their customers have clearly changed over time.
So how do utilities address risks concerning the vendor's reputation, expertise, commitment and financial resources, as well as maintain continued assurances through the term of its relationship?
Available approaches include effective precontract due diligence supplemented by contractual provisions designed both to elicit helpful information and to minimize surprises. In addition, contractual restrictions on future activities and changes can be key to ensuring stable risk profiles over extended time frames.
When it comes to due diligence, one area occasionally overlooked in contract negotiations is the true corporate identity of the vendor. For example, a utility may engage in extensive negotiations and due diligence with a particular vendor, only to find a contract proposed with a corporate subsidiary or affiliate. Instead of ''IBM,'' for example, the contractual party is ''IBM Solutions (Midwest).'' However, these entities are legally separate and distinct, carrying ramifications for the utility's risk profile. The financial statements, resources and even prospects of these entities may be very different. Although moral obligations (and reliance on business self-interest) have merit, continued support from the corporate parent may evaporate in the face of changed circumstances without a legal obligation to provide that support. One important thing to remember about dealing with a subsidiary is that its interests may be subserved (and sacrificed) to the interests of the parent shareholder, often with impunity unless effective contractual protections are in place.
Obviously, the service recipient or licensee needs to know the resources of the specific vendor/contractor that signs on the dotted line. A financial statement of a publicly traded parent company tells you very little about the resources of a subsidiary that signs your contract. Approaches to this problem can vary, but include changing the contracting party and obtaining parental or affiliate guarantees of performance or sufficient financial resources.
While getting things right at the beginning is critical, it is in fact only the beginning.


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This is a cooking games and fun games for kids.
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Hi, I am a tandem newbie and this is my first post here. My question is around the wisdom of riding a weighted tandem with v-brakes down a steep and long descent.
I have a Santana Visa tandem with a Burley Piccolo tag-along bike which connects to the rear rack. I ride with my two sons - 7 year old & 65 pounds as a stoker (with a kidback raised BB) and 4 year old & 40 pounds on the Piccolo. We have been out a few times and we all seem to be learning and are definitely having fun.
We are planning to do an overnight trip on Orcas Island in the San Juans later this month. I am thinking of climbing Mt constitution, which is a 1500 foot climb over 5 miles. I do question my legs, but am more concerned with the descent. Our bike has v-brakes. Although they function well, I am wondering if I should be concerned about all the weight (280 pounds of riders, the 30 pound Piccolo, and 25 pounds or so of panniers). I have never climbed mt Constitution, but it has 15% grade in places. We will have only bare necessities in only front panniers - we are hotelling it.
Although we have not taken our "mysteryship" on anything this steep yet, we have done well on shorter steep climbs, and the bike tracks very well and feels safe at 35 mph, which is the fastest we have been able to go. (I have ridden extensively as a solo cyclist, and also with my oldest son on the Piccolo with a solo bike).
I'd like your expert opinions and advice on safety. Thanks.