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Mr. Chairman, thank you for convening this hearing on Belgium's leadership of the OSCE, an organization that has stood the test of time in promoting the core values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law. I appreciate this opportunity to renew my acquaintance with Minister De Gucht given our common interests within the OSCE and beyond. Last year Dr. Henry Kissinger met with the Commission in conjunction with the 30th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act. He acknowledged the unanticipated impact of ideas reflected in that document and the process it produced that has made human rights a legitimate subject of international debate. Indeed, the Helsinki Process and contribution of this Commission have helped uphold the freedom and dignity of many individuals – but many others wait for the promises made in Helsinki to be fulfilled.
For those committed to democracy and respect for human rights, we are here to help you overcome the legacy of the past. To those despots determined to remain in power at all costs, the day is coming when your people too will say "enough" to official corruption, rigged elections, and chronically poor governance. Regrettably, the gap between commitment and reality on the ground in a number of OSCE participating States remains wide and, in at least a couple of countries, is growing alarmingly wider. The failure of some to adhere to longstanding OSCE commitments is indeed leading to a division between those committed to building, consolidating and strengthening democracy and those determined to thwart democratic change.
This past March we witnessed these decidedly different approaches being played out in Belarus and neighboring Ukraine. In the first, we saw a sad repeat of the rigged elections that have robbed the people of Belarus of a voice in choosing a path toward democracy and away from dictatorship. A week later, the people of Ukraine used the ballot box to consolidate the gains of the Orange Revolution through the first post-Soviet elections to be deemed completely free and fair.
Turning to Central Asia, I remain deeply concerned over the continuing and intensifying repression in Uzbekistan and was appalled to see President Putin host Karimov on the eve of the anniversary of the bloody Andijon massacre. Denial of even a glimmer of freedom on Turkmenistan has become so routine that regrettably few pay much attention to the hardship of the people in that country. Meanwhile, factions in Kyrgyzstan seem more determined to gain advantage than to consolidate change made possible through upheaval that toppled dictatorship there. In Tajikistan, a country that had to contend with the ravages of civil war, the political space in the lead up to elections later this year appears to be shrinking. Finally, Kazakhstan, a country many had hoped would provide real leadership in embracing OSCE commitments and leading by example, has failed to improve its already poor record on human rights and democracy, thus dooming its nascent bid to assume the chairmanship of OSCE in 2009.
Ironically, those insisting on the need for "reforms" of the OSCE are countries that routinely and often blatantly ignore their commitments on human rights and democracy. This group is not interested in strengthening the OSCE, but scuttling the organization's human rights and democracy-promoting activities. We should not allow our attention to be diverted from the real issue -- implementation of agreed upon commitments.
Mr. Minister, as the point person on human trafficking issues for the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, I want to stress the importance of pursuing robust anti-trafficking efforts even as you seek a qualified candidate to serve as Special Representative. In this regard, it is critical to move ahead now, including the follow-up this fall on the issue of forced and bonded labor. Momentum must not be lost on such important ongoing efforts!
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.


text: By Pastor Vince CarrigSports Writer Tigers forward Tyler Freeland hunted up a steal and 6-foot-5 center Joe Rettele put back Freeland's missed free throw so Dundy County-Stratton slinked out of Grant with a 48-45 win over the Plainsmen Saturday night. The Plainsmen had the lead and breathing room after Colton White got possession and bounce-passed to Tim Johnson, who laid the ball off the backboard for a 45-42 lead with 1:06 to play. A horrifying sequence of events left Perkins County without a win: freshman forward Trey Haislip banked home a wide open offensive rebound on the 5-2 Tigers next possession. Then, Freeland nabbed a steal and drew a foul. Freeland tied the game with his first free throw, but his missed second free throw bounded high enough that only Rettele could reach it. Reach it Rettele did, glancing it off of the right side of the glass and down to give Dundy County-Stratton a 47-45 lead. Rettele finished as he started–scoring points–knocking down a free throw and forcing Perkins County to need three points in 6.8 seconds just to tie the game. The Tigers defense allowed no clear view of the basket during the last ticks and sank Perkins County's record to 1-6. Dundy County-Stratton held the lead for over three quarters of the game, pumping it as high as seven points with forward Dylan Petersen's free throw at 5:41 of the third quarter. But the Plainsmen stalked the Tigers from behind, taking their first lead (36-35) with six minutes left when guard Quinton Hite dribbled coast-to-coast and crammed a layup in a small window between defenders. Each team took possession of the lead twice from that point, and one team tied the other twice as well. Rettele fittingly scored the Tigers final three points, as he led all players by scoring 23 total. He scored like a house on fire burns in the first half, imposing his will through pivots and putbacks close to the basket for eight points in both the first and second quarters. Alex Johnston led the Plainsmen attack with 17 points, relentlessly surging toward the basket for shots and foul calls. The senior power forward gave Perkins County a late 42-41 lead with a shot high and wide off of the backboard. He took advantage of five of six free throws allotted him. Finding themselves down quickly at 9-2, the Plainsmen gained some equilibrium and entered the second quarter trailing 15-11 thanks to White's breakaway layup and Poppe cramming a shot down from the low post. As the Plainsmen continued to make up ground in the second quarter, Rettele got a favorable bounce at the halftime buzzer. His shot from the right corner went off the front rim and launched straight up in the air. The ball skinned the backboard and fell through the net for a 28-22 Tigers advantage. The freshman Haislip also stole a pass in the fourth quarter and used a hesitation move at the basket to give Dundy County-Stratton a 39-37 lead. His offensive rebound and putback helped him to lead all Tigers not named "Rettele" with seven points.Next Action The Plainsmen play just one game this week, with Ogallala making the 20-mile drive to Grant. The 1-4 Indians scratched out a win over Sutherland, but have lost all four games by double digits and allowed Minden to hang 80 points on them.PC 45, DCS 48DCS 15 13 7 13–48Perkins Co. 11 11 10 13–45 Scoring leaders–Perkins County: Johnston 6FG 5/6FT–17; Hite 5–10; Poppe 1 4/7–6; Johnson 2 1/2–5; Dundy County-Stratton: Rettele 10 3/6–23; Haislip 3 1/2–7; Stute 2 (1[x3])–7.


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NEW ORLEANS (WUSA) -- As the city prepares for the crush of nearly one million people, there are other activities on the calmer side.
The last authentic steamboat on the Mississippi river takes tourist and residents alike on a two-hour tour with a live jazz performance.
The river tour might be a good option for those seeking to get away for the madness as hundreds of thousands are just days away from arriving to New Orleans for 'Super Gras' -- a convergence of Mardi Gras and the Super Bowl.


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Members of the 1985 World Championship team to be featured at FanFest
The Royals will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the 1985 World Series victory by paying tribute to members of the championship team at the 2010 Royals FanFest presented by Sprint and Teva Neuroscience. The club's marquee offseason event is set for Friday, January 15 from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, January 16 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Overland Park Convention Center in Overland Park, Kan.
Team members, including Hall of Famer George Brett and 1985 World Series MVP Bret Saberhagen, will participate in a special autograph session on Friday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. The group will then be featured in a roundtable discussion on the Sprint Main Stage beginning at 7:35 p.m. Several '85 players will participate in additional events throughout the two-day event.
Royals FanFest will also feature appearances and autograph sessions with current Royals, a Zack Greinke backpack giveaway, new interactive games for all ages, main stage programs and more.
Along with Brett and Saberhagen, members of the 1985 Championship Team scheduled to appear include Steve Balboni, Joe Beckwith, Buddy Biancalana, Buddy Black, Steve Farr, Danny Jackson, Charlie Leibrandt, Dennis Leonard, Hal McRae, Darryl Motley, Jorge Orta, Greg Pryor, Jamie Quirk, Jim Sundberg, Frank White and Willie Wilson. Please note that participants are subject to change.
The Royals greats will join a number of current players at FanFest, headlined by the 2009 American League Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke and 2009 Royals Player of the Year Billy Butler.
FanFest tickets may be secured by visiting www.royals.com/fanfest. Tickets may also be purchased by calling (816) 504-4040 or visiting the Kauffman Stadium Box Office during business hours (Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.). Online and phone orders are subject to applicable service fees.
Tickets purchased in advance will be available at discounted prices. Advance two-day passes are $18 for adults and $9 for youth (ages 6-17), while advance single-day tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for youth. All kids age five and under will be admitted free. In addition, Royals 2010 season ticket holders will receive complimentary admission for Friday's events.
Tickets will also be available at the Overland Park Convention Center on the days of the event. For a complete listing of prices and purchase options as well as updated information on players scheduled to appear and event programming, visit www.royals.com/fanfest.


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I just upgraded my old NexRemote software (that came with my CPC1100) to v. 1.7.22 and I notice this has the latest GEM and NXS firmware to version 4.21 - I also have a newer Nexstar+ HC with my CG-5 mount and I realize now that I never saw the CD or it did not come with NexRemote software. So my question is, can I use my NexRemote software GEM 4.21 plugged into the newer NexStar+ HC or is that a non-starter? Is there another NexRemote software for the newer + HC ? The firmware on my NexStar+ HC is 5.20.
NexRemote & NexStar+ HC ?
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NexRemote will work with the new Nexstar+HC, it will emulate the old 4.21 HC. There isn't a Nexstar+ HC version for NexRemote and it may not be trivial to do one because there are a lot of changes under the surface.


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BETHESDA, Md. (WUSA) -- Bruce Leshan has covered many storms and many tragedies in his long, decorated career. However, he's probably never had to cover a storm's impact quite like this one.
Sandy brought heavy winds to Montgomery County, Md. Enough wind and rain to force trees from their roots.
One of those trees toppled onto Leshan's home, crushing his top floor, into his bedroom.
The tree crashed into his bed, while Leshan was out of town. His wife had luckily gone downstairs to watch television.
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Under the Big Top with the Cole Bros. Circus
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After graduating, a friend from circus school told her about a job opening and in less than 24 hours she was in her first professional show, a motorcycle high wire act that she worked for one and half years.
Kaplan is a newcomer to the Cole Bros. family — having been with the circus for four months now — and is thrilled to be a part of the tradition. " The circus is so different from any other form of live entertainment. It pushes the boundaries of what you believe."
Hundreds of circuses have come and gone since the mid-1800s, when Cole first introduced his circus to villages and small towns throughout the U.S. Circuses large and small, carried by horse-drawn wagons or on dozens of railroad cars, three-ring circuses and dog-and-pony shows alike crisscrossed North America bringing entertainment to the public. Cole Bros. Circus has survived all this time still appearing much as it did over 100 years ago under the Big Top. Since 1884, generations of Americans have been caught up in the sights, smells, sounds and feats of skill that typify the Cole Bros. Circus – including the new generation of young performers, such as Kaplan.
"I am living my dream," she said. "I always wanted to work in a Big Top circus and to be here is fantastic. There is so much I want to do here."
Kaplan is thrilled to be part of the circus "family." "We love what we do," she said," and we do it all together very day for nine months out of the year. We live together and we eat together. We get to be really close and look out for each other."
Despite artistic "temperaments and an occasional flare-up of "sibling" rivalry, the cast members of the Cole Bros. Circus really act "just like family," according to Connors, "living in a small, very special
"We're there for each other in times of trouble," Connors said, "as well as when it's time to get together and have fun." Performers gather under the Big Top for birthday parties, to attend baby showers, and even celebrate weddings.
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The conference aims to help those working in the public sector, specifically addressing the problem of improving "services whilst managing with reduced budgets". The sessions will look into how the need for a greater flexibility of work styles, has created "new ways of working" that mean work can be carried out "anytime and anywhere". The benefits of these new styles of working will also be explored, such as boosting morale within the organisation and aiding employee retention, offering a wider variety of services, improving efficiencies in the provision of those services and reducing and consolidating the property portfolio, which is the second biggest cost to an organisation.
As such IBM will be discussing our Smarter Buildings and Flexible Working initiatives.
If you are attending the event, please make sure to come and listen to the IBM Smarter Buildings experts at 13:30. Claire Penny will deal with the question "ICT – Help or Hindrance?" The session will cover the 2011, UK Public Sector Property, Estates & FM Survey Report which provided great insight into the challenges facing Public Sector property managers – and what they were doing about tackling them. Challenges ranged from balancing operational requirements, with the need to demonstrate value for taxpayers' money, to the need to manage Public Sector assets efficiently.
The survey also showed that, far from being a barrier to success, ICT was increasingly being seen as a means to solve problems, with over half of all respondents agreeing that ICT was not a serious issue inhibiting real estate savings but that ICT is part of the solution – not the problem. This work session will illustrate how IBM has tackled some of these issues on its own global portfolio. We will show how it is possible to extract, collect and process data within and about our buildings so that not only can the individual buildings be managed more effectively, but the overall portfolio can be sized and shaped to meet business needs.
You can also talk to our experts by coming to stand 12, where we will be happy to take you through a demo of Tririga, or IIBM, and discuss the current road map with you.
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The event is open to the public and is free to attend. For more information, call 248-364-6726.
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The Top American Football Terms You Should Know About
Getting crazy about football but can't grasp what those 4-4-4's coffin corners, jumbos and Hail Mary's mean? Then research no longer and comment like a pro when the next season starts. Here are the top American football terms you should know by heart:
Gridiron- If you've watched Gridiron Gang, gridiron is not just a cool name for Kilpatrick Detention Center's Football team. Gridiron is in fact the game of American football itself. It came from the crisscrossed lines or griddle which you see in a regular American football field. This term separates the game from other football games like soccer, rugby league, and rugby union.
Hail Mary- Yes, religion is also involved in football. In fact, some services are totally cancelled on Super Bowl Sunday while others are praying fervently for their teams. However, this term has nothing to do with religion. Hail Mary in football means a last resort to get a touchdown when there is not much time. Roger Staubach pioneered the throw in his comeback victory in 1975.
Coffin corner- This area is where punters kick the ball out of bounds so that it can be pinned back near their end zones.
Face Mask- While injuries are common in this rough sport, there are certainly no medical operations going on in the field that requires the wearing of face masks. Instead, this term is to mean a foul when a player grabs his opponent's helmet while making a tackle. Its 5-yard penalty was abolished early in 2008.
Birdcage- Even if nasty and rough players have inflicted serious injuries over the years, none of them were imprisoned in a birdcage so far. Rather, this term describes the extra vertical and horizontal bars in linemen's facemask.
Fumble- This occurs when a player accidentally loses the possession of a ball. Offensive tackles who rarely hold the ball can legitimately run with them in case of a fumble. Of course, if you saw the NFL preview promos featuring Shaun T from the fitness company Beachbody performing some killer throws then you would appreciate how difficult this could be! To see Shaun making an ass of himself, check out this insanity workout review site which has a video of Shaun fumbling.
Icing the Kicker- Of course you can whack the face of the kicker with an icing during celebrations, but not in the field. This term is to mean calling for a timeout when the kicker is about to get the ball snapped. This is an ancient tactic that can get most kickers nervous.
Jumbo- Love eating hotdogs to a football game? However, you will most likely drop what you are eating when faced with this offensive package. Would you want to run over a full back, two tight-ends and a half back? I thought so.
4-4-4-The numbers represent the number of players. However, you cannot do this on NFL since the players on each team are only 11. But if you are in Canada, go ahead because you can have as much as 12 players.
Now, does it make sense? So, if you hear someone saying about Hail Mary's you won't think of him praying to the Virgin Mary for his team to win. There are so many football terms out there but you can start memorizing these by heart. Who knows one day, you will be lucky to be in the podium and start commenting like John Madden on NBC Sunday Night Football?


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Some schools have a time policy for professors which allows students to leave if the instructor does not arrive after a given amount of time. Clock Blocking is when a professor arrives just before this time expires.
It was 11:14 and we were so close to having class cancelled when Dr. Jones walked in and totaly clock blocked us.
by DJ Walt April 23, 2009
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When you're looking forward to leaving work early or on time, but are kept late either by a new assignment from your boss or a chatty coworker.
I was all set to rush out of work at 5:00, but then I got totally clockblocked by my boss and wound up staying till almost 7.
by Ben Frey April 07, 2006
When you're having a sexual dream and it's interrupted by your alarm clock.
I was about to screw this chick in my sleep at 7:59 and at 8, I got a clockbock. The alarm fuckin clockblocked me. Dirty bastard.
by Anthony-RJ August 27, 2008
when you had the opportunity to get lucky, but are not permitted to due to time constraints
Dude, I so could have gotten laid last night, but I got Clock Blocked and had no time to make a move since the bar was closing in 5 minutes
by DGarrett February 15, 2010
When your alarm clock goes off at the wrong time, preventing you from sleeping in.
Jane: "I forgot to reset my clock last night for daylight saving's time, and my alarm went off an hour early. There goes my beauty sleep."
John: "You, my friend, have been clock-blocked."
John: "You, my friend, have been clock-blocked."
by MoreMagic March 07, 2008
When you are having a dream involving intense sexual content, when all of the sudden your alarm clock goes off and you wake up in the middle of it.
I was banging Meagan Fox in my dream last night, but i was totally clock blocked when my alarm clock went off as I was about to get a blow job.
by redcard101 February 07, 2012
Effectively a cockblock, only by someone who simply spends all their time doing something else.
Dude, all she does with her free time is study, its such a clockblock.
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Need help with Celestron AVX!
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In addition to John L.'s suggestion, make sure the bolt that holds the head on the tripod is tight, if it is loose the head will wobble in azimuth. As for reticles eyepieces yes they are worthwhile for alignment, 12mm or so is a popular focal length. Orion has a centering eyepiece with a of about 20mm fl with a 70 degree FOV that might work very well for aligning. Good Luck!
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You are right, it will wobble when the center fixing bolt is loose. The adjustment knobs aren't meant to fix it in place. Line it up, tighten the fixing bolt.
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I've tightened down everything but it still is shaky.
Did you check to see if the azimuth pag is tight as suggested above? The azimuth adjusting screws press on a peg that is screwed into the mount base. If the scope still moves with both the azimuth adjusting screws tight against the peg, it either has to be a loose center bolt or a loose azimuth peg. Those are really the only degrees of freedom. If you've tightened the center bolt, that only leaves the azimuth peg.
Posted 18 January 2014 - 04:38 PM
Is the fixing bolt bottoming out before it has a chance to clamp?
Check the alignment pin again....
Perhaps it is time to break out a dial indicator and start looking around to find out exactly where the play is coming from...
Can you post a pic of where you think the play is? Can you see the gap in the mounting surface?
Are you only seeing it when looking through the scope? Are you tightening the clutches sufficiently? The dovetail clamp?
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REALLY stupid question, but you are sure you have the head seated on the baseplate correctly?
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I flipped the adjustment peg around to the other side and the problem persists.
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I just tried that, It was like pouring gasoline on a fire. It gave it free range of motion.
That makes it pretty obvious that your center bolt is not clamping the mount head to the tripod with enough (or any) force. If it were you would not be able to budge the mount head. Something is preventing the center bolt from clamping properly. Even if the center bolt seems tight it's not clamping which means something is bottoming out before the center bolt can clamp the mount head to the tripod base. You should be getting a good clamp force on the center bolt whether the spreader bar is attached or not.
Take some PICTURES! That would really help us see what's going on. It's not that complicated and should be an easy fix what ever it is.
Posted 21 January 2014 - 09:45 AM
One other potential problem area is that the threads on the center bolt may be bottoming out in the mount head. This could happen if the hole is not deep enough. Try putting a washer between the bottom of the tripod head where the center bolt clamps on the underside of the tripod and the center bolt 'stop'. To do this you will need to unthread the center bolt from tripod head, add the washer and screw it back into the tripod head.


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Testimony :: The Honorable George V. Voinovich
Commissioner - Helsinki Commission
I would like to thank the chairmen for scheduling this hearing today to examine U.S. policy toward the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). I am glad to have the chance to be here, and I look forward to hearing the testimony of our witnesses.
I continue to believe that the OSCE does crucial work to promote human rights and democracy in Europe and Eurasia. I have been pleased to participate in the annual meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly during the last four years.
While the Parliamentary Assembly meetings are just one part of the OSCE's overall agenda, I believe they serve as a vital forum where we, as United States lawmakers, are able to come together with our counterparts in 54 other OSCE Participating States to discuss pressing human rights issues facing the international community.
At the meeting this year in Berlin, we examined the role that the OSCE can play in the global war on terrorism. We also discussed items that have been on the OSCE's agenda for many years --- such as organized crime, corruption, money laundering and the trafficking of arms, drugs, and human beings. The significance and urgent need to pay attention to these growing problems has been heightened in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001.
Also on the agenda in Berlin was a separate session to highlight an alarming increase in anti-Semitic violence in Europe. At the meeting, co-chaired by Germany and the United States, members of the international community came together to call attention to the growing problem, and to call on OSCE Participating States to take action. In addition, the Parliamentary Assembly adopted a resolution on anti-Semitic violence in the OSCE region, which condemned the escalation of anti-Semitism, recognized the danger of anti-Semitic violence to European security, and urged participating states to bolster the importance of combating anti-Semitism --- by taking action to direct law enforcement to complete thorough investigations of anti-Semitic criminal acts, holding follow-up seminars to explore effective measures to prevent anti-Semitism, and condemning anti-Semitism in their countries and in regional and international forums.
Many of us believe this issue must stay on the front burner. I encourage the OSCE to devote one of the three supplementary Human Dimension meetings next year to the subject of anti-Semitism in the OSCE region. I am also hopeful that at next year's session of the Parliamentary Assembly, delegates can report back on the action they have taken to combat anti-Semitism in their respective countries.
Additionally, I have continued to pay close attention to the work that the OSCE is doing in southeast Europe. In Berlin, the Parliamentary Assembly passed a resolution, which I sponsored, that recognized continued challenges in the region and urged the international community to remain engaged to promote peace and stability in southeast Europe. It expressed support for ongoing democratic reforms, and recognized progress that has been made in countries in the region, including Macedonia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and others. It also called on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to cooperate fully and unreservedly with the War Crimes Tribunal.
I am pleased that the OSCE remains active in efforts to promote stability in the region. In May, I had the opportunity to visit with the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Pascal Fieschi, during a trip to Pristina. We talked about the "benchmark goals" released by the UN Mission in Kosovo, which call for continued efforts to promote respect for human rights in Kosovo. I encouraged Ambassador Fieschi to monitor progress on the implementation of these goals, and to use them as a guide for assessing where we should redouble our efforts.
During my meeting with Ambassador Fieschi, we also discussed the vital work that his team is doing to promote democratic reform and respect for human rights in Kosovo. They were encouraged with voter participation in parliamentary elections last November, when members of Kosovo's minority communities came to the polls to cast their ballots. Right now, the OSCE team in Kosovo is focused on the October 26th municipal elections, and they have been working hard to again encourage all eligible voters to exercise their right to vote. They are also engaged in efforts to promote respect for human rights and to improve the situation for all of Kosovo's citizens, including minority groups. I believe their work is a crucial component of the international community's efforts to promote security and democracy in Kosovo.
I also spent time in Macedonia this spring, where OSCE staff members are monitoring the implementation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement, which was signed by the Macedonian government and ethnic Albanian political parties in August 2001. The OSCE was also present for the parliamentary elections that took place on September 15, 2002, resulting in the peaceful transfer of power from Prime Minster Georgievski to Branko Crvenkovski. This is a major accomplishment, and it is important to the stability of Macedonia that the OSCE continue to monitor progress on efforts to uphold the Framework Agreement.
These initiatives are just a sampling of the OSCE's involvement around the world, but I believe they make crucial contributions to efforts to promote human rights and the merits of democracy. I will continue to stay on top of the OSCE's work in southeast Europe, as well as efforts to combat the perils of organized crime, corruption, and anti-Semitism in the OSCE region.
I am pleased that one of our former Ohio state troopers, who spent time working with the U.N. police force in Kosovo, has just joined the OSCE Special Police Matters Unit. His team is working to coordinate police missions in Bosnia, Kosovo, and other places in the world, and hopes to improve upon them.
At the Parliamentary Assembly meeting in Berlin, we passed a resolution which urged the OSCE, working with the international community and regional initiatives such as the Southeastern European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) and the Stability Pact to prioritize the problems of organized crime, corruption and trafficking in human beings, arms and drugs, and to increase coordination to more fight these realities. I believe the work of the OSCE and this special unit is crucial in this effort. Sharing information and building upon best practices will go a long way in the world, and I believe it is crucial that the OSCE, working with the United States and the European Union, as well as groups like SECI and the Stability Pact, continue these important endeavors.
As a member of the Senate, I will continue to remain engaged with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. I am thrilled that our Ambassador to the OSCE, Stephan Minikes, has been very involved and active, and I look forward to working with our colleagues at the State Department and in the international community to promote respect for human rights at home and abroad.
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Madison, S.D. – The Black Hills State University volleyball team defeated Dakota State 3-1 in the Dakota Athletic Conference opening match. The Yellow Jackets knocked off the Trojans by scores of 25-17, 15-25, 26-24 and 25-22. Black Hills State is now has a record of 6-12 (1-0 DAC).
Maggie O'Neill led the Yellow Jackets with had 14 kills and four service aces. Kayla Drieling added nine kills and four block assists while Tori Lounsbery recorded 29 assists. Brittani Casados added 14 digs.
Black Hills State will return to action Saturday night when the team travels to Mayville, N.D. to take on Mayville State at 3 p.m. CT/2 p.m. MT.
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FAIRFAX, Va. (WUSA9) - Virginia Department of Transportation workers are preparing thousands of trucks to clear nearly 18,000 miles of roadway in Northern Virginia. At 4 am Wednesday, 4,000 trucks will be ready to roll, stationed either along highways, or in subdivisions. VDOT says it has a plan for both highways and subdivisions, with crews beginning simultaneously on the most heavily used roads first.
Once two inches have fallen, major routes are treated with chemicals and plowed. In subdivisions and other low-volume roads, hills and other trouble spots are treated with sand and plowed when two inches have accumulated. Click here for more information on northern Virginia's snow removal program, and report road problems to 1-800-FOR-ROAD or firstname.lastname@example.com.
VDOT spokesperson Joan Morris says because the forecast calls for rain first, they will not be pre-treating roads with brine that helps keep ice and snow from sticking because it would all just wash away first.
Something else that wasn't around during the last big snow storm: the I- 495 Express Lanes, which are lined with the white plastic lane separators. They could easily be demolished by plow trucks. But Morris said VDOT has contracted with four "Flusher" trucks that are designed to get the show out in between the separators.
It's going to be a mess out there tomorrow and V-Dot is asking drivers to stay home and let the ploughs do their work. If you must go work, consider Metro Rail ... which says it can operate on a normal schedule with up to six inches of snowfall.
However, up to eight inches the third electrified rail can become snow impacted, aboveground tracks may ice over, and rail yards can become impassable.
VDOT also has a new web tool called the snowplow-tracker map, which is activated once more than two inches of snow has fallen, is at http://novasnowplowing.virginia.gov/.
It's designed to give residents information about the plowing of their neighborhoods. You can find the web tool on VDOT's website, and then by plugging in your own address. According to Morris, it will tell you three things:
1. Whether your neighborhood has been ploughed
2. Whether ploughs are in your neighborhood
3. Whether your neighborhood has already been ploughed.
A video on how to use the website is available on VDOT's YouTube site at http://youtu.be/HMRaItZLgyo.
VDOT will get the information from the truck drivers who will be armed with maps, (not electronic) and will deliver the information back to the command post as soon as possible.


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FAIRMOUNT HEIGHTS, Md. – Prince George's County officially has asked the town of Fairmount Heights to take down two speed cameras in place on county roads.
A May 3 letter from Haitham A. Hijazai, director of the Prince George's County Department of Public Works and Transportation, tells Fairmount Heights that under Maryland law, town officials were supposed to submit a plan and get approval from the county for the cameras.
But he says the town did neither.
"I am requesting that you immediately remove the speed monitoring devices from the County's roadways until such time as they may be utilized in compliance with State law," the letter states.
The letter preceded a Tuesday meeting between Fairmount Heights Mayor Lillie Thompson-Martin and Town Attorney Jason DeLoach. Neither Thompson-Martin nor DeLoach would comment on the letter, saying they hadn't seen it until WTOP showed them a copy.
The cameras are on Addison Road at L Street and on Sheriff Road at Balsamtree Drive. They currently remain in place, although they are turned off and are not issuing tickets.
"While we applaud the Town's commitment to promoting safe driving, we also must ensure compliance with the State Law concerning the use of speed monitoring devices," reads the letter.
DeLoach and Thompson-Martin declined to participate in a recorded interview, but did tell WTOP they plan to fully investigate whether the allegations in the letter are true.
"Assuming the town did not file a plan, then Prince George's County is correct that the two speed cameras are in violation of the Maryland statute," says attorney James Liskow. "However, it's not unheard of that the county could misplace paperwork."
Some municipal corporations in Prince George's County were allowed to start speed camera programs during the administration of former county executive Jack Johnson after applying for permission and not receiving a response within the required 60-day window.
DeLoach and Thompson-Martin will consult with the Fairmount Heights Town Council and camera vendor Brekford Corporation before responding to Prince George's County.
Town officials also decided against sending a police officer to argue for 12 speed camera tickets in district court on Wednesday. Those tickets will be dismissed.
"If I had a pending ticket in Fairmount Heights, knowing what's contained in the letter, I would call the town and ask the case be dismissed. If it wasn't, then I would go to court and contest the citation," says Liskow, whose court challenge successfully got a speed camera ticket tossed in Montgomery County.
"I would think you have a good faith case to ask for a dismissal and I think you would win the argument in front of most judges."
DeLoach and Thompson-Martin would not comment on whether police will attend district court in June to argue on behalf of speed camera citations.
But a question remains regarding drivers who've already paid tickets in Fairmount Heights.
According to Liskow, while anyone could file a motion to set aside the judgment, the filing fee would essentially negate any $40 award. He adds that while a class-action lawsuit would be possible, it takes time and effort that many people are unlikely to devote over such a small sum of money.
In addition, it's unclear whether such a lawsuit would be successful. He points to a similar type of case involving Montgomery County in which the Maryland Court of Appeals didn't directly address the issue.
Meanwhile, DeLoach tells WTOP that Fairmount Heights will be open and forthright with both Prince George's County and the public about their investigation.
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Chestnut Hill, MA (Sports Network) - Patrick Heckmann scored a team-high 14
points to help the Boston College Eagles fend off the Wake Forest Demon
Deacons for a 66-63 victory in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup at Conte
Joe Rahon and Ryan Anderson added 12 points apiece for Boston College (11-13,
3-8 ACC), which also received 10 points from Lonnie Jackson. Rahon contributed
nine rebounds and four assists for the Eagles as they ended their two-game
losing slide.
C.J. Harris poured in a game-high total of 23 points for Wake Forest (11-13,
4-8), which was coming off of a 25-point win over Florida State. Travis McKie
tallied 11 points while Devin Thomas pulled down nine rebounds in the setback.
After the hosts held an early 11-point lead, Wake Forest took a narrow 37-36
edge into the intermission by shooting 57.7 percent from the field and holding
a 15-12 edge in rebounds. The Eagles stayed close by knocking down 6-of-12
attempts from beyond arc in the first period.
The Demon Deacons connected on 42.9 percent of their shots from the field
after halftime, but they also went just 1-of-7 from 3-point range during the
stanza. Boston College battled back and picked up its third ACC win of the
season by converting all 12 of its free-throw attempts in the final 20
Wake Forest had possession trailing by just one point with seconds remaining,
but Harris committed a costly turnover which sent Jackson to the charity
stripe, where he extended the Eagles' lead just before time expired.
The Demon Deacons held a 27-24 edge in the rebounding battle, but it was not
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Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Kevin Durant scored 27 points, and the Oklahoma
City Thunder moved into the second round of the playoffs with a 103-94 win
over the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center.
Kevin Martin added 25 points for the top-seeded Thunder, who captured their
Western Conference quarterfinal series in six games.
The Thunder will host the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference
semifinals starting Sunday afternoon in Oklahoma City.
The fifth-seeded Grizzlies finished off the Los Angeles Clippers in six games,
winning at home Friday, 118-105.
Never before has a team rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win an NBA playoff
series. The Rockets were halfway to accomplishing the task after winning two
straight, but failed to hold a double-digit lead Friday night.
James Harden totaled 26 points, six rebounds and seven assists for Houston,
which also received 25 points from Chandler Parsons. Omer Asik had 13 points
and 13 rebounds.
The Thunder had a one-point lead going into the final quarter and clamped down
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Politics | Should politicians pick business winners and losers? The Solyndra debacle is a black eye for those who say yes, but the practice is bipartisan and widespread not only in Washington, but in Mississippi, Texas, and other states
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SAT question: How do you explain the Obama administration's $528 million loan to solar panel manufacturer Solyndra, now bankrupt?
A. Corruption. Major Obama donor/Solyndra investor George Kaiser-through his George Kaiser Family Foundation-made four visits to the White House on March 12 and 13, 2009. He says he did not discuss the Solyndra loan there.
B. Patriotic wisdom. President Barack Obama said on Oct. 3, "Not every single business is going to succeed in clean energy, but if we want to compete with China ... we've got to make sure our guys here in the United States of America at least have a shot."
C. "Mistakes were made." Some people goofed-but avoid personal responsibility by phrasing this in the passive voice.
D. Governmental arrogance. Bureaucrats are bad at picking winners and losers, particularly when it comes to start-up companies.
Answer key:
A. May be correct, since the Department of Energy reportedly fast-tracked the Solyndra loan, over objections that the company was too risky, and announced it two weeks after Kaiser's visits.
B. The Obama administration is sticking to this free-spending position. The U.S. Department of Energy just rushed through $4.7 billion more in loans for solar energy companies to beat a midnight deadline Sept. 30, when the fiscal year ended.
C. Plenty of evidence for this. Regarding Solyndra, it's not only that "hindsight is always 20-20," as President Obama said: "People felt like this was a good bet." Staffers at the Office of Management and Budget had early concerns. Forbes on Sept. 17 headlined one story, "Yes, It Was Possible to See This Failure Coming," and explained how Solyndra right from the beginning was non-competitive in pricing against not only other kinds of energy providers, but even against other solar panel manufacturers.
D. Probably the best answer, as even Obama administration members and associates sometimes admit privately. In December 2009, Solyndra investor Brad Jones sent a worried email to President Obama's top economic adviser at the time, Larry Summers. Jones wrote about the Obama administration's first year of dispensing largesse: "The allocation of spending to clean energy is haphazard; the government is just not well equipped to decide which companies should get the money and how much." Summers responded, "I relate well to your concern that gov is a crappy vc [venture capitalist] and if u were closer to it you'd feel more strongly."
One problem facing the United States, though, is that "crony capitalism" and governmental picking of winners and losers are roiling not only the White House: Many state governors and their associates are trying to do on a smaller scale what Team Obama has done big-time. They generally fare as poorly. U.S. solar manufacturers SpectraWatt (which received New York taxpayer funds) and Evergreen Solar (Massachusetts taxpayer funds) declared bankruptcy weeks prior to Solyndra's collapse.
Since it's easy for Republicans to blast Obama and for newspapers to cover Washington misdeeds, WORLD decided to look beyond the Beltway at two governors who have tried to pick winners and losers. We examined the record of one Republican governor with stellar corporate connections, Mississippi's Haley Barbour, who has not been dogged by a full-court press. We then reviewed the pickings of Texas governor Rick Perry that are now being examined in the light of his presidential candidacy.
Barbour, former chairman of the Republican National Committee, is well-connected: For years before becoming governor in 2004 he was a Washington lobbyist for major corporations ranging from Philip Morris to Microsoft. During the past year and a half he has brought six green energy manufacturers to Mississippi with taxpayer-backed loans totaling $400 million. The loans will be funded with bonds in a state where the total fiscal year 2011 budget is $4.5 billion.
The six companies receiving loans-Twin Creeks Technologies, Soladigm, Stion, KiOR, Calisolar, and HCL Cleantech-do not appear to have direct ties to the Barbour administration, though Calisolar's chairman, John Correnti, is a friend of Barbour's. The loans seem strange in that The Wall Street Journal in March quoted Barbour's disapproval of the Obama's administration's green energy funding: "The federal government too often is picking winners and losers. I don't think we should be saying we are willing to fund this kind of energy but not that kind of energy."
Despite that rhetoric, Barbour has placed his own bets on manufacturers of monocrystalline and thin-film solar panels, renewable crude, energy-efficient glass, solar silicon, and bio-fuels and bio-products. State legislators, thinking of the 4,550 green jobs these companies collectively promise, have supported him. Although all six companies are venture capital-backed, and most had no previous commercial-scale manufacturing experience, legislators asked few questions.
Solar panel manufacturer Twin Creeks Technologies was the first green energy company to receive a Mississippi stimulus. In April 2010, the California-based company announced its intent to set up its first commercial-scale plant in the state and received a $50 million loan award. Twin Creeks held its grand opening in May of this year, but it still isn't manufacturing a commercial product. The company has promised to create 500 jobs over the next five years, and 180 by the end of 2011, but in June it reported having 15 employees. On Oct. 3 it listed two job openings on its website.
Twin Creeks' new 88,000-square-foot factory, funded with $22 million in state dollars, sits in Senatobia. No sign or logo identifies the plant. Twin Creeks spokesperson Tarpan Dixit says the plant is not in commercial production but in "validation mode" and waiting for certification-but that's not the message conveyed by state officials. At Twin Creeks' grand opening in May, Barbour said he was "delighted to celebrate the start of production" at the factory. In September Kathy Gelston, chief financial officer of the Mississippi Development Authority-the state's economic development agency-said the factory was producing "sellable panels."
Tate County Economic Development Foundation director J.E. Mortimer recently toured the factory and saw the equipment: "We are still looking for really good things from this company. ... Solyndra is nothing at all like Twin Creeks." Gelston has said the green energy companies can only use the loans for building and equipment, so taxpayers have collateral if any of the companies collapse. But she admits that the Authority hasn't assessed the forced liquidation value of the assets, should a fire sale become necessary.
Some involved in the Twin Creeks deal have political connections. W.G. Yates & Sons Construction of Philadelphia, Miss., built part of the Twin Creeks plant. Executives and family members from W.G. Yates' parent, The Yates Companies, gave $25,000 to Barbour's federal PAC in August 2010. The Yates Companies also donated this year $10,000 of in-kind air travel to Haley's PAC, a Barbour fundraising arm in Georgia. Several partners at one Twin Creeks backer, DAG Ventures, are Republican donors. Firm co-founder John Duff Jr. gave more than $100,000 to the Republican National Committee, and then started giving to the Democratic National Committee.
Yates spokesman Kenny Smith said, "The Yates family did give money to the governor's Georgia PAC because they were optimistic that he was going to run for president and they were supporting him in that effort. It had absolutely nothing to do with the work at Twin Creeks."
It's hard to know about funding of the five other companies: Secretive hedge funds back some of the companies, hampering transparency. One venture capital firm, Khosla Ventures, funds four of the six green companies that received loans from the state. Artis Capital Management, a hedge fund with ties to Khosla, backs two of the companies. Artis (also a backer of Solyndra) is an intensely secretive $1 billion hedge fund. Its website is password-protected, and its investors are unlisted. Public filings with the SEC only reveal the company's president and counsel, and neither appears to have ties to the Barbour administration. Last year Artis partner David Lamond gave a paltry $500 to Haley's PAC in Georgia.
Barbour has also promoted an experimental $2.4 billion clean coal plant owned by Mississippi Power Company (MPCo.), which is part of Southern Company. When the plant comes on line, rates for poultry farmers will increase by more than 30 percent, and other customers also anticipate increases. (In the public electric utility model prevalent in southeastern states, power companies are regulated monopolies required to provide customers with the cheapest electricity available, but they are also private companies: Captive customers must pay for any improvements approved by state regulators.)
The new plant idea has much to commend it: The plan is for the plant to mine on-site, low-grade lignite coal, insulating customers from market volatility in fuel costs. It is likely to be the first commercial-scale power plant in the nation to capture its carbon dioxide emissions. MPCo. argued for the plant's economic benefit by comparing it to the alternative: a plant with much lower construction costs that would run on natural gas, a fuel that has historically been subject to significant market cost spikes.
Barbour said the new plant would be a "home run for Mississippi," but his backing for the project raised some eyebrows: Southern Company since 1999 has spent more than $2 million with BGR Group (formerly Barbour, Griffith & Rogers), according to federal lobbying disclosure documents. Barbour helped found BGR and, according to a blind trust document filed with the Mississippi Ethics Commission, owns shares and has a profit-sharing plan with the firm. (Barbour's blind trust is supposed to insulate him from conflicts of interest: Assets are placed into a trust at the time of inauguration and kept by a trustee away from the official's eye.)
The new plant is being built with the help of $270 million in U.S. Department of Energy funds that BGR helped Southern Company to get and then hold onto, after Florida officials said no to the building of a coal plant there. Critics of the new coal plant note that drilling technology has advanced in recent years and new supplies of cheap shale gas have flooded the market: The Department of Energy now says natural gas costs will be low and stable for years to come, making this coal plant economically questionable. If this holds true, the plant will have imposed significant costs on customers instead of saving them money as promised. Plant critics point out that Mississippi's Baseload Act makes it possible for customers to be charged for a power plant's construction even if it is never completed or never works properly.
Barbour spokeswoman Laura Hipp told WORLD that alternative energy companies must "meet benchmarks before receiving state funds" and must return the money if they violate their contracts. She said Twin Creeks now employs only 16 people but stated the company is only contractually "committed to employ 500 employees within five years." She said, "Mississippi Power's facility fits in perfectly with our plan to provide an affordable, stable fuel source produced in Mississippi for generations-not simply five or 10 years down the road."
Presidential candidate Rick Perry has interwoven politics and economics throughout his 11 years as governor of Texas. WORLD noted on Sept. 10, "Big donors to Perry's campaign have received support for their interests in low-level radioactive waste disposal, horseracing, poultry, new technology, and other endeavors. As one former aide said, 'Some fleas have attached themselves to the dog.'"
Many Perry donors have given hundreds of thousands of dollars and, according to studies by the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Dallas Morning News, and other newspapers, received subsidies and contracts for their businesses. These hostile observers have been unable to prove "pay to play" connections, though, because Texas government under Perry's watch has been so pro-business that many non-contributors have prospered just as much.
The Washington Post found the most frequent payoff, if there was one, was appointment to a prestigious board like the University of Texas regents. That's a tradition in Texas and other states, which is why conservative regents often enjoy their positions and do nothing to check liberal academic dominance.
The Los Angeles Times analysis found that half of the 150 large givers to Perry over the last decade-he raised $37 million from them-received business contracts, tax breaks, or appointments. For example, Joe Sanderson gave $165,000 to Perry, and his Mississippi-based company received a $500,000 grant to open a Waco chicken hatchery and processing plant. Unrelated, since Perry has made it clear, as one of his campaign commercials notes, that "Texas is open for business"? Related? Observers differed.
The biggest Perry donor, clocking in at $1.1 million, is leveraged buyout master Harold Simmons. One company he owns, Waste Control Specialists (WCS), received a license to construct the first new low-level radioactive waste disposal site in the United States in three decades.
Simmons, listed by Forbes last month as the 33rd richest American ($9.3 billion), told the Dallas Business Journal in 2006 that WCS was losing several million dollars a year, but approval of a license would give the company "a fantastic future." Simmons said, "We first had to change the law to where a private company can own a license, and we did that. Then we got another law passed that said they can only issue one license. Of course, we were the only ones that applied."
Simmons said his company had found in west Texas "a perfect site ... with perfect geology, and the people out there are all for it. The problem is with the bureaucracy. ... But we think the odds are highly in our favor that we will be able to work through the bureaucracy." His forecast was accurate: As the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in 2007 and 2008 considered whether to give licenses to WCS, Simmons met twice with Perry. The Commission voted 2-1 to give WCS a go-ahead.
The dissenting member, Larry Soward, told the Los Angeles Times that "the other two commissioners knew full well it was a very important matter to the governor's office." Perry did not reappoint Soward when his term ended in 2009. WCS is now poised to aggregate not only radioactive waste from 35 states but hundreds of millions of dollars. The ugliness or beauty of this decision is in the eye of the beholder: The Times saw undue influence, but Perry defenders say he cut through the bureaucracy.
During September The Wall Street Journal joined with Texas reporters in questioning Perry's connections. Unimpressed with government's record in picking winners and losers, both conservatives and liberals examined the Texas Emerging Technology Fund created at Perry's request in 2005: It has committed $200 million from taxpayers to fund 133 start-ups. The Journal noted that Perry, along with his allied lieutenant governor and the speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, has final decision-making authority concerning the grants.
The Dallas Morning News found that some $16 million from the tech fund has gone to firms invested in or run by major Perry contributors. This past spring state auditors pushed for greater transparency in fund management but found no evidence of fraud or illegal activity. While Texas-sized grants have not led to enormous losses like Solyndra's, one medical imaging company that received a $1.5 million award in 2007, ThromboVision, went bankrupt last year.
Texas state Rep. David Simpson, elected in 2010 with Tea Party support, said the fund is "fundamentally immoral and arrogant [with] the appearance of impropriety, if not actual impropriety." Another Republican, state Sen. Mike Jackson, noted "criticism about the lack of transparency and insinuations of cronyism." The Texas House of Representatives in May voted 89-37 to close the fund-only to have the legislature's conference committee keep it in business, with $140 million more to spend.
That's not a good conclusion, according to Michael Sullivan, who heads Texans for Fiscal Responsibility. Sullivan points out: "Government should not be playing the role of venture-fund capitalist. ... It's always easy to spend other people's money, and especially easy to spend other people's money to the benefit of one's own friends." Taxing one business to fund another, and forcing taxpayers to invest in companies, is inherently unfair.


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In the begining I just need One datastore, and I would like to integrate an IMAP server (postfix/Cyrus) as if it was a datastore, then I could move the box from the OLD postfix/Cyrrus to Zimbra.
On Postfix/Cyrrus I can route using /etc/postfix/transport
On Zimbra I expect zimbraExternalImapHostname to route and config correctly NGINX so the main server will known were to route imap connections.
I'am not sure of that and I am testing this.
Of course there would be no webmail on the Old P/C, I just want to known if I can route IMAP to the OLD server while setting my new Zimbra installation, so the move will be easier.
any experience on that ?
thanks for your time.


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Cyclones Ink Top Recruit Bethanie Brown
AMES, Iowa – Bethanie Brown, considered by many to be the top distance runner in Maine, has signed her financial aid agreement to run for Iowa State, head coach Andrea Grove-McDonough announced today.
Brown originally committed to run at Connecticut under Grove-McDonough. However, Brown was granted release from the Huskies when the 2012 NCAA Northeast Regional Coach of the year accepted the position with the Cyclones.
A native of Waterville, Maine, Brown was a nine-time high school outdoor state champion. She was a three-peat champion in the 1,600-meter run and 4x400-meter relay, also capturing back-to-back titles in the 3,200 meter-run as a junior and senior. Brown tacked on the 800-meter title in her senior campaign. Brown is also a seven-time indoor state champion and took home the individual title at the 2012 state cross country meet.
Nicknamed 'Maine's Mighty Miler' by Running Times Magazine, Brown boasts personal best times of 4:50.39 in the 1,600-meter run, 10:13.90 in the 3,200-meter run and 2:15.44 in the 800-meter run (Indoor). She captured the 'distance triple,' winning all three events at the 2013 Maine High School State Championships.
Grove-McDonough is very excited to have Brown on the roster.
"Bethanie gives us an immediate contributor and some added depth on our roster," Grove-McDonough said. "She will be someone who mixes it up with our top runners and works hard every day. She brings a lot of energy to the program and is very mature for a freshman. She's someone who just wants to come in and work hard and that's a great quality to have."


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May 28, 2016
Before a crowd of friends, family and public officials, Joe Norwood took the oath of office as Lauderdale County's District 4 supervisor.
Justice Court Judge Robbie Robinson officiated.
Board president Craig Hiit of District 3 said the direction of the board could change.
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Norwood said he's ready for the challenge ahead.
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Chevy W-Series Engine Build - The Reanimator From 348 To 437Written by Marlan Davis on November 1, 2009 Joe Sherman goes crazy with the smaller W motor, stroking it to 437 ci and making 650 hp
Fifty years ago, the Chevrolet W-series 348/409 blazed a legendary trail across America's racetracks. While Chevy's early big-block has always retained a faithful following among resto guys and nostalgia racers, until recently the lack of modern piston, ring, cam, valvetrain, and cylinder head technology limited the engine's potential. The introduction of Edelbrock aluminum heads a year ago began a rekindling of interest in the historical engine, and it's now possible to bring it into the 21st century with modern high-tech ingredients, including Scat stroker cranks and rods, CP flyweight pistons with thin rings, Comp quick-acting mechanical roller cams, and T&D shaft-mount rocker systems. The only limiting factor is the scarcity of blocks, with rebuildable 409 castings costing a pretty penny. However, the smaller 348 blocks can still be found, and hopefully by the time you read this, World Castings will have released its long-rumored Merlin aluminum 409 block with four-bolt mains and the capability to build 509ci engines.
In the meantime, Joe Sherman decided to revisit 348/409 technology using modern parts. Sherman is well known to HOT ROD for making big power numbers per dollars invested and even used to race the W-series motors back in the day. So that HOT ROD's readers could actually replicate this build in the real world, Sherman started with a more available 348, boring it 0.045 over and installing a Scat 4.00-inch stroker crank to build a 437 that makes 650 hp on pump gas. That's about 150 hp more than a good-running, old-school, full-race 409 used to make back in its days of legend. Read on to find out what it takes to reanimate your own W-series mill.
Block And Rotating Assembly
Why build a 348? "Most 409s have been rebuilt already and are hoarded by collectors," Sherman says. "A 409 core typically costs $4,500 to $5,000; you can get a 348 for only $1,000 to $2,000." The 348 and 409 blocks are easy to tell apart: A 348 block has the oil dipstick on the driver side; a 409 block's is on the passenger side. For this build, Sherman found a pristine, never-overbored 348 block, but after the build was under way, it was discovered that early-production '58 castings have some undesirable design features.
Some '58-only blocks- including Sherman's 348 casting No. 3732811 as well as No. 3751872-lack spark plug cooling hole provisions found on later blocks and use a rope rear main seal (no other two-piece rubber seal fits). Later 348 and all 409 blocks use a standard Mark IV big-block Chevy two-piece rubber rear main seal. Sherman's early block was also drilled with a weird three-hole starter mounting pattern.
Many 348s can be safely bored up to 0.125 inch oversize after sonic-checking (from the stock 4.125 bore all the way to 4.25), but that's still smaller than a stock 409's 4.31-inch bore size. Being conservative, Ultra Precision Machine bored and honed Sherman's block 0.045 inch over to 4.170 inches. With the 0.045 overbore and 4-inch Scat stroker crank, displacement came in at 437 ci. Ultra also cleaned, Magnafluxed, and decked the block, align-honed the mains, balanced the rotating the assembly, and touched up the intake valve seat radius on Edelbrock's heads.
Sherman gives two reasons for the strange 0.045 overbore: First, the CP custom pistons were ordered before Sherman actually had a block, so he couldn't be sure what shape the bores would be in. Second, for reduced drag, the trick CP pistons use a thin, ultralow-tension, 1.2mm-0.043-inch-3mm ring pack with the two compression rings back-cut for reduced radial clearance. In Sherman's experience, such ultrathin rings "are fragile, and it's really dicey to excessively file-fit them." Ordering the custom CP pistons 0.045 instead of 0.040 over kept hand-filing to a minimum with the usual 0.005 oversize file-fit ring sets intended for a 0.040-over build.
Sherman was able to install the pistons and thin rings by hand into the cylinder without a compressor, nixing the need for the large (and compression-ratio-reducing) installation chamfer found on many stock slant-deck 348/409 mills. Note that on a high-perf 348/409, only the piston's intake side has a valve relief. There are two different mirror-image pistons, with the intake valve notch location reversed to line up with the particular cylinder's intake valve location. Final compression ratio is 11.0:1.
Cylinder Heads
What really helps wake up a 348/409 is Edelbrock's new aluminum heads (PN 60819, complete; PN 60809, bare). As cast, the Edelbrocks can support about 575 normally aspirated horsepower. Sherman upped the ante, considerably porting the heads' intake side. His pushrod-pinch and short-side mods really paid off, upping the heads' theoretical performance potential to 677 hp, a more than 100hp improvement. The heads install on the block using ARP head bolt set PN 135-3602 and Fel-Pro PN 8007PT head gaskets included in the Fel-Pro full overhaul set PN FS8007PT-3. The same overhaul set fits all 348/409 engines. Fel-Pro doesn't offer 348/409 performance gaskets.
Cam And Valvetrain
A solid roller cam is needed to keep up with the ported heads and make big numbers upstairs. The custom profile is based on Comp Cam's popular HXL lobe series. HXLs are favored by many Super Stock drag racing and oval track racers, making great torque and power in a moderately sized head. Sherman says, "These profiles have relatively big lift and valve motion without beating up the valvetrain." This engine's steel billet roller has more than 0.700-inch lift and more than 260 degrees duration at 0.050. Sherman ordered it with an optional pressed-on cast-iron distributor drive gear that permits retaining the conventional iron distributor gear for long-term street durability. As delivered, Edelbrock's heads come with 120-pound springs capable of supporting up to 0.600-inch-lift flat-tappet cams. Sherman replaced them with Comp's roller cam-compatible dual springs. The cam used has 265/270 duration at 0.050, lift with 1.7:1 rockers of 0.737/0.737 inch, and an LSA of 108 degrees.
A Stef's aluminum oil pan and Stef's supplied big-block Chevy oil pump circulates 10W-30 oil. With the pan's sophisticated internal baffling, a separate windage tray isn't needed. If using a stock-type pan, a '65 to '74 big-block Vette windage tray (GM PN 3967854) fits. For maximum valvetrain durability, Sherman did not restrict top end oiling. A beltdriven crankcase evacuation vacuum pump is mandatory with this motor's thin compression rings and 7-pound ultralow-tension oil ring.
Like all '67-and-earlier Chevy V-8s, the 348/409 originally had a canister-style oil filter. The 409 resto specialists at Show Cars offer a conversion kit (PN 3222A) for the later, more convenient, Chevy spin-on filter (ACDelco 1218 or equivalent). This kit requires use of the original '67-and-earlier bypass valve; if you don't have one, order Show Cars PN 3222. Sherman also used a FilterMag clamp-on magnet with 600 pounds of pull force (PN RA365) to help the spin-on filter trap potentially dangerous particles. "It's cheap insurance," Sherman says.
Fuel, Spark, And Exhaust
Sherman installed Edelbrock's Performer RPM dual-quad intake, which looks like a classic period piece but incorporates modern engineering design for max performance in the 1,500- to 6,500-rpm range. He says its the best mass-market 409 intake currently available. For those who prefer a single four-barrel, Edelbrock has a new Performer RPM single-carb intake as well (PN 7158, small-port heads; PN 7159, large-port heads).
The dual-quad intake accepts only AFB- or AVS-type carbs. On this max-performance effort, Sherman utilized two Edelbrock Performer 750-cfm units (PN 1407) with "the richest metering rods just to be safe."
Most standard 348/409 headers have 1 7/8-inch primaries and 3 1/2-inch collectors, as per the generic dyno headers used by Sherman to run this engine on the dyno. However, the high-revving stroker could really use larger headers, such as the classic early '60s Jardine 2-inch tri-Ys.
Note: All dimensions in linear inches unless otherwise stated. Engine type: Chevrolet 348/409 OHV V-8 Compression ratio: 11.0:1 Displacement: 437 ci Bore x Stroke: 4.170 × 4.000 Fuel: Chevron 91-octane unleaded Total advance: 40 degrees Max power at rpm: 650.5 hp at 6,900 rpm Max torque at rpm: 533.8 lb-ft at 5,500 rpm Estimated cost (parts and labor): $14,000
Short-Block Clearances Main bearing: 0.0025 Rod bearing: 0.0022 to 0.0027 Crank thrust: 0.008 Rod side: 0.020 Rod center to center: 6.385 Piston to wall: 0.005 Piston compression distance: 1.200 Piston deck height: -0.005 (above deck) Top ring endgap: 0.017 to 0.019 Second ring endgap: 0.014 to 0.016 Oil ring endgap: 0.022 Piston to valve: 0.075/0.085
Camshaft Type: Custom Comp Cams solid roller Grind No.: 409CH 3409S /4265S R108 Lobe lift: 0.434/0.434 Rocker arm ratio: 1.70/1.70 Valve lift (zero lash): 0.737/0.737 Duration at 0.020: 298/303 degrees Duration at 0.050: 265/270 degrees Lobe separation: 108 degrees Installed centerline: 106/110 degrees Valve lash (cold): 0.012/0.012
Cylinder Heads Type: Edelbrock aluminum, PN 60819 Valves: 2.200/1.720 Runner volume (as cast): 220/115 cc Chamber volume: 7 cc Head gasket volume: 12.2 cc Flow at 0.700 lift (ported): 329/226 cfm Spring pressure closed: 270 pounds at 2.000 Spring pressure open: 670 pounds at 1.300
All the modern tech paid off when the motor was run on Sherman's SuperFlow dyno. Despite its 11.0:1 compression ratio, the engine's cranking compression was still a reasonable 195 psi, which in Sherman's experience is safe on 91-octane unleaded street gas in the hands of a competent tuner. In fact, the engine performed best with 40 degrees of total ignition advance. Running 1 7/8-inch primary-tube headers and 3-inch spacers under the 750-cfm Edelbrock carbs, the engine made a peak 650.5 hp at 6,900 rpm and 533.8 lb-ft at 5,500 rpm. The spacers proved to be worth about 20 hp compared with the no-spacer configuration. Sherman attributes this sterling output primarily to the Edelbrock heads, Comp cam, modern CP piston and ring technology, and the GZ vacuum pump. One could only imagine what World's forthcoming 500ci-capable aluminum block will be capable of. But 650 hp is definitely no slouch in a 50-year-old mill, with the bonus that the engine under the hood will have a distinctive look all its own.
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Sherman supports the crank with Federal-Mogul 348/409 replacement-series tri-metal main bearings (PN 4036M). The rods ride on Federal-Mogul's Competition-series big-block Chevy set (PN 8-7200CH). All GM 348/409 blocks have two-bolt main caps.Unlike some competitive 348/409 stroker kits, the CP/Scat rotating assembly has no cylinder block clearance issues. Scat's profiled rods are specially designed for use with stroker cranks, featuring a 1/8-inch shorter-than-normal, 7/16-inch-od, ARP bolt.Neutral-balanced small-block Chevy harmonic dampers fit the 348/409, but a fabbed timing tab is needed due to different timing mark locations. The stout, fully degreed, ATI, 7-inch-od, steel small-block Super Damper (PN 917780) used here exceeds SFI specs and is fully rebuildable. Eight-inch dampers won't clear the water pump.Like many Pro engine builders, Sherman believes the intake ports have the most impact on a head's performance potential. He did a lot of work on the intake runner's short-turn approach to the valve as well as widening the pushrod pinch. He improved intake port flow at 0.0700-inch lift by more than 18 percent. The exhaust side "was just barely cleaned up."Most 348/409 blocks and heads (including Edelbrock's) have spark plug cooling slots (arrows). To prevent a massive coolant leak, these slots must be plugged when installing later-style heads on an early '58 block like Sherman's that doesn't have the extra holes or even full casting material in that area.Out of the box on Sherman's SuperFlow bench, at 0.700-inch lift, the Edelbrock heads flow about 278 cfm on the intake side and 222 cfm on the exhaust. In fact, the intake side basically stalled at 0.600. After porting by Sherman, the 0.700 lift numbers increased to 329 cfm (intake) and 226 cfm (exhaust).Why the weird-looking billet? Everyday 409 cams are fairly mild. With insufficient sales volume to tool a dedicated high-lift billet, over-0.390-inch lobe lifts mandate grinding the profile on a considerably reduced base circle (Sherman's cam has 0.434 lobe lift). Comp's small-block Chevy full-oiling solid roller lifters (PN 888-16) fit in the 348/409 block just fine.For increased stability at 7,000 rpm, Sherman installed T&D shaft-mount, 1.70:1 rocker arms (PN 3005). It's the only 348/409 shaft-mount setup currently available. Comp PN 959 dual springs and PN 739 titanium retainers fit the existing pockets by replacing the head's as-delivered spring cups with 0.030-inch shims and using plus-0.050-inch offset keys.
Stef's also supplied a standard-volume big-block Chevy oil pump (PN 6215) with a pickup (PN 6055) to match its pan. Stef's can optionally weld the pickup into the pump for positive retention, as shown here. A big-block Chevy oil pump driveshaft was the right length in this block with the Stef's pump (not a small-block or stock 348/409 shaft).The thin rings need positive crankcase evacuation to reach their full potential. Sherman uses a GZ Motor Sports vacuum pump run at 75 percent engine rpm to develop 12 inches of vacuum in the crankcase (anything more drys out the piston pins). Sherman modified GZ's universal big- and small-block Chevy mounting bracket for the 348/409. Edelbrock supplied the aluminum water pump, PN 8858.The 348/409 deck surface is nonperpendicular relative to the rod throw's vertical motion, so the exhaust valve opens toward the cylinder wall. To keep the Edelbrock head's 1.72-inch exhaust valves from hitting the 348's cylinder walls with the big cam, Sherman ground additional clearance beyond that offered by the factory-machined scallop.Back in the day, Jerry Jardine tri-Y headers (2-inch primaries x 3 1/2-inch collectors) were the choice of hard-running 409 racers. Jerry's current dba, the J. Jardine Header Palace, is making them again for fullsize '58 to '63 Chevys, but they wouldn't clear Sherman's dyno. Joe thinks they could be worth another 15 hp, with an even broader torque band. Embee Performance applied thermal-barrier coatings to this set.The 348/409 distributors are longer than other Chevy V-8 units. Fortunately, MSD offers a 348/409 electronic ready-to-run distributor with vacuum advance (PN 8393). It does not need an external controller. Sherman juiced it with MSD's Blaster 2 coil (PN 8202). MSD also supplied the 8.5mm spark plug wires.Edelbrock's Performer RPM dual-quad intake (PN 5409) fits Chevy 348/409s with GM large-port heads or its own aluminum heads. A version for small-port heads is also available (PN 5408). Edelbrock Performer or Thunder Series AVS carbs (or competitive AFB/AVS equivalents) must be used due to the tight carb spacing (Holley-type carbs won't clear).


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The Bling Ring
|Release Date: June 14, 2013
|Running Time: 90 mins.
|MPAA Rating: R
|Box Office: $5,841,046.00
|Genre: Drama
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Summary:In this fact-based story, a group of celebrity-obsessed teens embark on a crime spree in the Hollywood hills. The teenagers track the famous targets online, go to their homes and steal property worth millions of dollars.
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I believe the new CE made my OTA reception worst. Is anyone else experiencing this?
Nothing has changed with the OTA tuners since they were enabled in December '06, except the fact that the VHF-Low channels were turned on.
My reception has been a bit worse than average the last few days, but its to due to atmospheric and topographic effects. My signals can fluctuate as much as 10%-20% with timescales of days. Nothing to do with any software release.
Hasan, or anyone else care to confirm?
Geaux tigers, I am not trying to bash your thread, I really hope there is some tweaking that D* can do to improve the OTA reception, as some of my channels are on the ragged edge. (Yes, channels that come in fine with my HDTV's tuner, so I understand your frustration). But, a drop in signal strength for a few days most likely isn't related to software.


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MANASSAS, Va. (WUSA9) -- A City of Manassas official says a possible explosive device has been rendered harmless by Virginia State Police.
Early investigation showed evidence of black powder in the device.
Employees from a business in the 9500 block of Technology Drive found what looked like an explosive device and contacted authorities, City of Manassas spokesperson Patty Prince said.
The device was found in a parking lot behind a building for the National Religious Broadcasters, Prince said.
Manassas City Police and Manassas Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene to investigate.
Authorities closed Technology Drive and Foster Drive for the investigation.


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Assuming she drew a Mule deer tag.
Hey Nvarcher. Your buck looks great! The taxi did all the airbrushing on his this afternoon. He was working on my deer and your goat at the same time. Your going to be real happy with the work.
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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - All Kobe Bryant wanted a month ago was to
make the playoffs.
He finally has his Los Angeles Lakers back on the right side of the standings.
Bryant tallied 19 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in the Lakers' 90-81
win over the Chicago Bulls.
The Lakers began the campaign 17-25, but have rebounded by going 16-6 since to
leap frog the Utah Jazz by a half-game for the eighth and final playoff spot
in the Western Conference.
Dwight Howard added 16 points and 21 boards for Los Angeles, which has won six
straight games at Staples Center.
Joakim Noah finished with 18 points and 17 rebounds for the Bulls, who have
dropped three of their last four tilts. Nate Robinson recorded 19 points and
eight assists in defeat.
LA headed into the break with a 44-40 edge, but began to pull away in the
Luol Deng's running hook shot pulled the Bulls within 49-44 with 9:47 left in
the third before the Lakers countered with a 16-3 surge. Steve Nash had seven
points during the swing, which was capped on back-to-back 3-pointer by Bryant
and Jodie Meeks for a 65-47 margin.
LA took a 73-61 advantage into the fourth and led by at least eight throughout
the final frame.
The Lakers led 20-16 after a period of play.
Game Notes
Chicago had won three straight in the series ... Nash scored 16 points ... Los
Angeles was just 5-of-26 from beyond the arc and 7-of-14 from the foul line
... Carlos Boozer had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Chicago.
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Royals announce 25-man roster
Today was the day for all Major League clubs to set their 25-man Opening Day rosters by the 3:00 p.m. (EDT) deadline.
The Royals purchased the contract of right-handed pitcher Jamey Wright from Omaha and designated outfielder Shane Costa for assignment and now have 36 players on their 40-man roster.
Here's the 2009 Opening Day roster for your Kansas City Royals:
PITCHERS (11) -Juan Cruz, Kyle Davies, Kyle Farnsworth, Zack Greinke, Ron Mahay (L), Gil Meche, Horacio Ramirez (L), Joakim Soria, Robinson Tejeda, Doug Waechter and Jamey Wright.
CATCHERS (3) – John Buck, Miguel Olivo and Brayan Pena.
INFIELDERS (7) – Mike Aviles, Billy Butler, Alberto Callaspo, Alex Gordon, Mike Jacobs, Tony Pena, Jr. and Mark Teahen.
OUTFIELDERS (4) – Willie Bloomquist, Coco Crisp, David DeJesus and Jose Guillen.
Thank you to everyone who came out to today's Open House, which was a great success! We'll post pictures of the Open House on Monday.


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Melanie Oudin continued to shock and awe with her inspiring play at this year's US Open taking out 3-time Grand Slammer and 2006 champ Maria Sharapova 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 in front of an electrified crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
After the epic win she told the cheering crowd ,
I've always been so competitive. I go out there and fight as hard as I can. I have 'Believe' on my shoes. That's what I did today. I ended up winning and I'm just so happy.
The 17-year old speedster already upset former finalist Elena Dementieva in the second round and will face her fourth successive Russian foe in Nadia Petrova for a coveted spot in the quarterfinals. She also defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the opening round.
If Mels recovers quickly from this obvious emotional victory she has a great shot against the always questionable veteran, especially in the key moments when Nads tends to freeze. And, as we've seen in the last two matches, when the going gets tough Mels gets FEARLESS.
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