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A special $1,000 cash award will be given each year to recognize one SPA or EPA non-faculty employee who has suggested an idea, procedure or program that, when implemented, resulted in improved operations. Recipients must be permanent employees who not only submitted an idea that improved cost-effectiveness, safety or convenience; promoted sustainability; and/or solved a problem on campus, but also supported the implementation of the idea in a manner consistent with department procedures and a spirit of promoting collaboration among students, faculty, staff and community members.
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2014 Kenneth "Shay" Davis
2013 Steven Allen Leamon
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iPhone App Review: Band
There are many great iPhone applications that can be downloaded for free from the app store. But if you try them out, you'll find that most of the paid applications are actually worth their prices as well.
Take this application from Moo-Cow-Music, for example. It's called Band, and it could quite possibly be one of the best applications ever created for the iPhone's multi-touch platform.
If I'm not mistaken, Band is the very first iPhone app to mess with multi-touch and music creation, combining different instruments and a few other extras all on the same place. It provides the user with a very straight-forward user-interface that's easy to learn, and once you get the hang of it, it will be quite difficult to get yourself to stop using Band.
The basics
Every time Band is launched, the user is presented with a very simple settings page. The SETUP tab brings up settings for individual instrument volume and pan, as well as global volume for all installed instruments. The LOAD/SAVE tab lets users load any of the three pre-loaded demo songs, while the HELP tab brings up a useful collection of hints in using the application.
Settings for Metronome, Tempo, and Beats per minute can also be found and tinkered with, but this option is only recommended for advanced users.
The instruments
And now, on to the instruments!
Band features five pre-installed instruments, not counting the Audience, which you can also tap to produce sounds of cheering. Those five instruments are the Rock Kit Drum Pad, Funky Drummer Drum Set, Grand Piano, Bassist, and 12 Bar Blues. All these are actually fairly normal instruments, although I have to admit that this is the first time I've heard of the 12 Bar Blues. It turned out to be pretty awesome.
Using the instruments turned out to be as easy as it looked. Just tap on any portion of the instrument, like say, any key on the Grand Piano, or any string on the Bass guitar, and you'll be producing eargasmic music in no time. Of course, you'll have to know exactly what notes in the octave each key represents, or what type of sound comes from each particular drum type to make really great music, but Band is a great and unique way to learn if you have no experience playing instruments in the real world. You can even manipulate the fake audience to cheer you on even though you suck. It's that cool.
Band also provides a pseudo music lesson in playing the Grand Piano, 12 Bar Blues and Drums, with its three preloaded demo songs which you can add to or base your work from. I learned playing Fur Elise just by watching as one of Band's demos. I also managed to feel and later on memorize the keys to the song Happy Birthday too. And I'm still learning.
The verdict
All in all, Band is an app for people who want to learn how to make music the easy way. You will only be able to make somewhat childish music on this app, but then again, the overall feel of the app is a bit childish in itself. And the output really depends on how much a person is willing to put into it as a user. For what it's worth, Band is highly-recommended download, and if you don't end up creating music that the whole world will want to hear from it, at least you had a lot of fun.

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Position: E
Height: 6-4 Weight: 213 lbs.
Born: March 2, 1931 in Panama City, FL
High School: Rosenwald
College: Bethune-Cookman
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 26th round (306th overall) of the 1953 NFL Draft.
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Slated for delivery in 2018, a fourth Oasis-class ship may be added to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s fleet of enormous cruises. The cruise line's executives announced the new ship orderFriday at a keel-laying ceremony for the third Oasis-class ship in Saint-Nazaire, France.
Launched in 2009, Oasis-class ships are the world's largest passenger ships. The fourth ship order is still subject to financing and documentation requirements. According to a press release, projected capital expenditures for 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 are $1.4 billion, $1.4 billion, $2.2 billion, $0.3 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively, taking into account this order and existing ship orders.
Two Oasis-class ships – including the ship executives announced today – are slated to join Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas , which launched in 2009 and 2010 respectively.
Oasis-class ships have 16 decks with 2,700 staterooms. The ship includes a 'Central Park' with 12,000 live trees and plants.
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How to get phlegm out of her throat?
It seems like this cough is keeping her from sleeping. Any help is appreciated. She's 17 months if that's any help.
Have you called her pediatrician? We always kept a humidifier in dd's room when she was sick
i use a vaporizer and swear by it. you can get them at walmart for like 12 dollars.
You need to increase fluids to thin out the mucus I would avoid milk products they tend to make mucus worst according to what I learned in college. Call the pediatrician you can find a over the counter medicine that says expectorant not a suppressant to loosen the mucus.
Sleeping with head propped up and a cool mist humidifier also helps
I would say lots of fluids as tolerated, and if has difficulty drinking with all that congestion, offer popsicles. Definitely a vaporizer/humidifier too. Head propped up while resting.
Fever associated with this cough? What color is it? Post nasal drip? Call her pedi-you don't want this turning into bronchitis/pneumonia esp at age 17 months..agree with fluid intake to thin the mucous but she should really be seen esp if it is interrupting her sleep
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Due to a small and irregularly shaped lot, I am using Cliff Donley's Hot
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through a standard tv balun)] antenna.
The antenna performs well for HF (receive only). As I also like to listen
to MW and LW broadcasts, I used a long wire (directly connected), passed out
of a window (I'm on the second floor), and run around the house perimeter at
ground level. The total length about 200 feet. The antenna works but is
rather noisy.
I considered installing a skyloop in my attic, but the total length would
only be about 120 feet.
I am asking the resident experts to comment on this idea:
The plan is to run a loop made from 4-conductor telephone station wire
around the attic floor, connecting each end-of wire to a wire of a different
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attic in four turns. A higher number of conductors could be used if
practical. Also, a matching transformer and coax are options.
As mentioned, this would be for 'receive only'. Would a tuner be necessary?
What would be an optimal length for the loop?
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The UMWA Health and Safety (H&S) Department works to protect the safety and health of UMWA members on the job.
The Department monitors the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Mine Safety and Health Administration to ensure each are implementing effective safety and health rules and regulations. Through an intensive program, the H&S Dept. trains UMWA members to serve as workplace safety representatives. These reps raise health and safety issues with employers and function as advocates for individual workers' safety and health concerns.
In the past year, the Department has been focusing on reforming the Federal Black Lung Disability Program, pushing MSHA to implement effective diesel exhaust rules and fighting to protect workers from overexposure to dangerous levels of noise. To find out more about the UMWA's Health and Safety program contact Dennis O'Dell at (703) 291-2433.
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On July 1, 1867 the British Parliament passed the British North America Act. This act of parliament officially joined Upper Canada (Ontario), Lower Canada (Quebec), New Brunswick and Nova Scotia into the new Dominion of Canada. On this same day, John A. Macdonald was sworn in as the first Prime Minister of Canada. To support the government there was a civil service of 30 people.
144 years, and a marginally larger civil service, later it was a busy day of celebrating Canada's birthday in Annapolis Royal. Unfortunately, this was also a working day for the author of this particular blog so I was not able to attend many of the events in town. I missed the street dance, I missed the flag raising, I even missed the free hot dogs and cake at Fort Anne. What I did manage to see were the fireworks at Fort Anne. These fireworks were a bit of a bonus because in Annapolis Royal we normally have firework displays on Natal Day weekend in August. As usual, it was a good display and everyone went home happy. In case you happened to miss the fireworks, here are some highlights. Happy Canada Day.
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College Hockey:Four players score as Minnesota earns series split with Minnesota State
MANKATO, Minn. — Adam Wilcox made 26 saves as No. 1 Minnesota recovered from a series-opening loss to beat No. 14 Minnesota State 4-1 on Saturday.
Justin Holl, Nate Schmidt, Zach Budish and Erik Haula scored for the Gophers (18-4-4, 10-4-4 WCHA).
The Mavericks' Zach Lehrke cut Minnesota's lead to 3-1 in the third period and Minnesota State had a Johnny McInnis goal waved off on video review 27 seconds later because the puck went in off his glove.
Stephon Williams stopped 25 shots for the Mavericks (16-9-3, 10-9-1), who ended Minnesota's 10-game unbeaten streak with a 2-1 win on Friday in Minneapolis.
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Tonight is the big premiere of a new season of "So You Think You Can Dance." On Wednesday, Hollywood Life shared that Justin Bieber will be joining the show this season. This could be a good thing or a bad thing for the show. Justin does have a lot of fans but also has a lot of haters.
Bieber is a big fan of the show and has always wanted to do it. This season 11 is the first time that it has worked out where he can do the show. Justin will be introducing the new dance crew element. The show will still have its individual competition this part will be totally different and Justin will be a part of it along with his choreographer.
They will introduce two crews on each audition show. Then fans get to vote for their favorite on Twitter. This will be your chance to pick your favorite. Justin will be on four episodes of the show while this is all going down. He will be helping out with the dance crew part only. The top crews get to compete on the show and the best one even gets to perform on the big "SYTYCD" finale.
Justin Bieber went to his Twitter to share about how he will be on the show and wants fans to watch it all go down. He said, "Me and @NickDeMoura are bringing something new to #SYTYCD tonight. Vote for the best crew. http://youtu.be/Cj3ErXbfSLI." You won't want to miss this season. Justin is a great addition but the fact that they are adding dance crews is one of the best things.
"So You Think You Can Dance" will show a big two hour premiere tonight. It airs new episodes on Fox ever week at 7 p.m. on Wednesday nights. If you love dancing, you are going to love this series. You can get into it even if you have not watched a season in the past.


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Norman Douglas Johnson
Position: K
Height: 6-2 Weight: 202 lbs.
Born: May 31, 1960 in Garden Grove, CA
High School: Pacifica
College: UCLA (school history)
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 43 (1998th overall since 1950)
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Where have all the butcher shops gone, long time passing? Where have all the butcher shops gone, long time ago? Forgive my play on the Peter, Paul and Mary song "Where Have All The Flowers Gone" which was released in 1962, probably the last time I saw an actual butcher shop. I remember the days shopping with my mother when she went to the local butcher off Garrison Boulevard, our purchases wrapped in butcher's paper instead of today's purchase from local supermarkets which are hermetically sealed on a styrofoam container. In those days of yore the butcher knew your name and your children's names – they were knowledgeable on the best ways to prepare your cuts of meat. Well the days of yore are back.
Restaurateurs Spike and Amy Gjerde are pleased to announce the opening of their full service retail butcher shop, Parts & Labor. Located at 2600 North Howard Street in Baltimore's Remington neighborhood in a reclaimed auto repair space, Parts & Labor is not only a butcher shop but soon to open restaurant next Thursday, April 24th. Here is a sneak peak of the menu.
Parts & Labor is part of the growing new school butchery, where they know the farms, who the animals were raised by and what they ate. From the Local Butcher Shop in Berkeley, California pricing is done from one of three sections of the animal to Fleisher's Grassfed and Organic Meats in Brooklyn whose owner Josh Applestone is at the forefront of the new school butchering movement, butcher shops are on their way back.
Parts & Labor's six-person butchery team, led by Head Butcher and Executive Chef George Marsh, breaks down all the whole animals for sale in the retail shop and for dishes on the upcoming restaurant's menu as well as the Gjerdes' other restaurants, Woodberry Kitchen, Artifact Coffee and Shoo-Fly. Their expertise in seam butchery — a traditional French butchery method that highlights the product with minimal waste — is showcased in the shop's featured cases, which includes cuts of Liberty Delight Farm beef, Whistle Pig Hollow and Rettland Farm pork and Many Rocks Farm goat on a regular basis, in addition to salami and patés.
Alongside popular cuts such as ribeye, porterhouse and bone-in pork chops, Parts & Labor offers a number of lesser known cuts such as bottom blade, bavette and culotte. The meat case, divided into three parts — meat, poultry and cured products — also offers local guinea hen whenever available and cuts of mutton. Selections of house-cured meats are also available; kielbasa, salami, mortadella and country ham. Staff will be fully versed not only in the cuts of meat along with the best preparation options.
Designed to offer a complete shopping experience to customers, Parts & Labor stocks a variety of local products to fulfill meal prep needs.
To aid entertaining needs, the store has a growler station where guests can opt to take home any of the 20 regional beers and ciders on draft. The beer program focuses on American craft beers predominantly from the East Coast, with a number of taps devoted to Baltimore breweries such as Full Tilt, Union Craft Brewing and smaller local farm beers such as Frey's Brewing Company.
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Pan Pacific debut its 'Pan Pacific' brand in Myanmar.
Sunday, 8th December 2013
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Pan Pacific Hotels has announced a conditional JV with Shwe Taung Group, one of Myanmars real estate corporations and infrastructure development, to develop the first 'Pan Pacific' hotel in Myanmar, to be known as Pan Pacific Yangon. (subject to receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals from the relevant Myanmar authorities)
The joint venture would be on a 20:20:60 shareholding basis, with Pan Pacific Hotels Group holding an interest of 20% and Shwe Taung Group controlling a 60% interest, while City Square Pte Ltd will own the balance 20%.
Apart from the said regulatory approvals, the joint venture is also subject to various other conditions, including the entry into a series of related agreements by the Parties and/or their respective affiliates and the Joint Venture Company (where applicable).
The partnership, which was formalised with a signing ceremony in Myanmar on 26 October, will also see Pan Pacific Hotels Group manage the 348-room hotel. The event was attended by Mr Robert Chua, Singapore Ambassador to Myanmar, Myanmar government officials as well as representatives from both companies.
Shwe Taung Group boasts a diverse business portfolio which includes property development, retail mall management, construction and construction materials, energy and infrastructure. With a workforce of 6,000 people, the Group is one of the largest employers in Myanmar.
Opening in 2016, Pan Pacific Yangon will be part of a mixed-use development that also comprises serviced apartments, retail and office spaces. It is strategically located along Shwedagon Pagoda Road and Bogyoke Aung San Road in the heart of Yangon city centre, and opposite Bogyoke Aung San Market (previously known as Scott Market), a key attraction and a major bazaar for tourists and locals alike.
Bringing to life the Pan Pacific brand promise of Your Refreshing Pacific Experience, Pan Pacific Yangon will feature 348 beautifully furnished rooms and an extensive range of luxurious guest facilities including a swimming pool, spa, gym, ballroom, meeting rooms, an all-day dining restaurant and a speciality restaurant. The hotel will also offer expansive views of iconic destinations such as the Anglican Trinity Church, Yangon River and the bustling Yangon downtown.
The new Pan Pacific hotel will strengthen Pan Pacific Hotels Groups presence in Myanmar where it owns and has been operating the award-winning PARKROYAL Yangon for the past 12 years. Widely recognised as one of the top luxury hotels in the country, PARKROYAL Yangon will soon be refreshing its guest experience through extensive renovations of its public spaces, restaurants and ballroom.
Having established an early and successful presence in Myanmar with PARKROYAL Yangon, we are now eager to introduce our other acclaimed brand Pan Pacific to the Myanmar community and international guests, says Gwee Lian Kheng, Group Chief Executive, Pan Pacific Hotels Group.
Pan Pacific Yangon underscores the Groups steadfast confidence in and commitment to Myanmar as an important growth market. By responding to the increasing demand for quality hotel rooms and service through our distinctive Pan Pacific and PARKROYAL brands of hospitality, we look forward to contributing further to Myanmars flourishing tourism industry.
Within Myanmar, Pan Pacific Hotels Group is also exploring opportunities in Naypyidaw, the countrys capital and the host city for the 27th Southeast Asian Games this December and the 2014 ASEAN Summit.
With solid, proven credentials as a hotel management company, Pan Pacific Hotels Group is an ideal partner for us in promoting the citys progress through prime developments, says Aung Zaw Naing, Group Chief Executive Officer, Shwe Taung Group.
The Pan Pacific brand is synonymous with enriching Pacific experiences, discreet elegance and personalised service. We believe that this joint venture will bring together a synergic blend of development expertise and management skill-sets to enhance the quality of hospitality services in Yangon. It will also create local job opportunities and help promote the tourism sector as a whole.
Headquartered in Singapore, Pan Pacific Hotels Group owns and/or manages 20 Pan Pacific and 14 PARKROYAL hotels, resorts and serviced suites in Asia, Oceania and North America with a total inventory of over 10,000 rooms, including those under development.
In addition to Pan Pacific Yangon this year, the Group also signed two management agreements for PARKROYAL resorts in Bogor (opening 2015) and Bali (opening 2016), paving the way for the brands debut in Indonesia.
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6'4, 280 pounds | Defensive end | Clemson
Pass rush: Bowers has a good burst off the line that he turns into power. Shows good snap anticipation. By far the best bull-rushing defensive end in this year's draft. Has impressive power to move offensive linemen backwards. Effectively uses a swim to get past linemen. Doesn't really use other pass rush moves other than the swim.
Pursuit: Is very good in pursuit, especially against the run. Shows good range to make plays on the backside. When Bowers gives full effort, he works hard to the ball. Had some lapses as a junior where he throttled his play down.
Run defense: Is a powerful defensive end who can get low to stop the run. Is better working the run to the inside than the outside. Still, Bowers mostly bull rushes and works to keep outside contain. Has lined up at tackle and has the power to beat guards when he stays low.
Strength: Here is one of the main areas that makes Bowers ready for the NFL right now. He shows the strength to bull rush offensive linemen backwards and at times demands double teams. Has some trouble against double teams, especially when he's not low. Got to show off his power plenty as a junior when Clemson used him as a 3-technique to pass rush from the inside.
Tackling: Can be an explosive hitter when he reaches the ball carrier. Has the strength to knock the ball loose on tackles. Changes direction pretty fluidly to keep up with shifty runners.
Technique: For Bowers to succeed his has to get leverage. At times in 2010, though, he often came out of his stance too high, allowing linemen to get below him. While Bowers doesn't get driven backwards, he does get held up. Has good hand usage to fight off linemen, though. Rarely gets in trouble against counter moves.
Final word: Not a lot of true defensive end prospects have Bowers' blend of strength, size and quickness. Make no mistake, he's the kind of 4-3 end that a team can plug in for years to get pressure on the quarterback. Bowers can also shift inside in nickel situations and is strong and instinctual enough to handle draws.
The most obvious comparison for Bowers is former New York Giants end Michael Strahan. Bowers isn't quite as boisterous as Strahan, but he's similar in playing style. Bowers has a good burst off the snap and turns that burst into power.
His main move is a straight forward bull rush with a swim, just like Strahan. You might not get a lot of double moves or spins out of Bowers, but he doesn't need them.
Bowers was highly recruited out of high school but was considered an underachiever until 2010. A knee injury that essentially knocked him out of three games slowed his progress as a sophomore. But he finally delivered as a junior. He came into the year in much better shape and finished with 15.5 sacks and 26 tackles for loss.


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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State's Division I ice hockey program went live in Happy Valley Friday night.
In front of a sold-out crowd, the Nittany Lions debuted under coach Guy Gadowsky. Amid all the pomp and circumstance, there was a game to be played, and though Penn State dropped a 3-2 decision to American International in overtime, it's clear the program is headed in the right direction.
There was atmosphere aplenty in the Greenberg Ice Pavilion, as fans packed the stands and lined the balconies above the ice to watch the new squad. The long-awaited day was made possible with the help of energy company executive Terry Pegula, who owns the NHL's Buffalo Sabres and who made a $102 million donation to the program and his alma mater in 2010.
Penn State freshman Casey Bailey scored the program's first goal at the 4:37 mark of the second period, but American International junior Jon Puskar scored with 21 seconds remaining in overtime to break a 2-2 tie.


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These are the first flyers we ever made way back in early 1998 right after the release of the F&F-EpicEscape cd. They're quite simple and raw, we based our work on the original flyers we got directly from the band but we felt we had to add the name of the band in the classic Sui font to make it more notable as well as some additional info like band contact etc…Looking at them now we feel they're carrying too many infos but that was our main goal when doing it, let everybody know that ST were back.
In the bottom part of the flyers you can read what was supposed to be the title of the ST come back cd, it was then changed into Freedumb. These flyers were part of a massive distribution, we handed out like 3.000 flyers in a whole afternoon during a stop here in Milan of the Warped Tour.
The EU Street Team wasn't up yet and these flyers were distributed just locally in Milan and some other clubs in other Italian cities.
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ARMOR ALL BATHURST 12 HOUR organisers look forward to welcoming Audi back to Bathurst to defend their title, after media reports this week confirmed the German brand would return to the race in 2012.
Confirmation of Audi's return follow Event Director James O'Brien meeting with senior Audi Motorsport Management at the Spa 24 Hour race (incidentally, a race won by an Audi R8 LMS) in July this year.
In what is set to be a joint operation between the top German-based Phoenix Racing operation – a successful outfit in both GT and DTM (German Touring Car) competition – and local team Melbourne Performance Centre, two new-specification Audi R8 LMS models will travel to Australia for the February 24-26 Event next year.
Audi finished 1-2 in the 2011 race, the car driven by Marc Basseng, Darryl O'Young and Christopher Meis edging out the 'Aussie Audi' steered to second by Bathurst 1000 champion Craig Lowndes, Warren Luff and Mark Eddy.
"When I met with Audi in July this year they were very keen to confirm their participation and return to Bathurst to defend their Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour title," James O'Brien said.
"It needed to clear the Audi board and the various logistical hurdles that go into planning a major international operation like this, but it is great they have gone 'on record' with local media and as an Event we are thrilled to have them commit to returning. The team received a warm welcome this year and were embraced by Australian fans and the local community.
"Audi's return is important in showing other potentially interested brands how much value they can get out of the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour and we are confident it will lead to increased interest from potential entrants and fans alike."
Audi's planned return joins a number of major entrants already committed to the Event in a wide variety of machinery, ensuring that the 2012 Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour will likely feature the most diverse field yet.
Queensland driver Roger Lago sent V8 Supercar driver David Russell to Europe this week to take delivery of a brand new Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 from German team Reiter Engineering, whilst New Zealand-based Motorsport Solutions has already confirmed the entry of two Porsche's and at least one – if not more – BMW Production car.
The Event's international partnership with Creventic has resulted in four potential entrants confirming their intentions to race, including UK-based Birchwood Racing (Aston Martin N24) and VDS Racing Adventures (Ford Mustang GT3). Parkes (NSW)-based GWS Motorsport will enter three production cars, with more entrants across all divisions to be revealed in coming weeks.
The 2012 Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour will be contested on February 24-26, 2012 and will feature an action-packed program including four strong support categories; Sports Sedans, Saloon Cars, Formula Ford and Improved Production.
For more information head to the all new website – www.bathurst12hour.com.au, or follow the race on Facebook (facebook.com/Bathurst12hour) or twitter (@bathurst12hour).


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Predictive dialers are useful tools for companies all over the world who want to leverage statistical algorithms to greatly cut down the amount of time agents spend waiting between conversations, helping to significantly increase productivity within any environment it's placed in.
SpitFire is a major company deeply rooted in this space that is known for its Enterprise Predictive Dialer which boasts fully blended outbound and inbound call routing, can easily manage any number of campaigns, and runs on Microsoft (News - Alert) SQL.
When leveraging the Enterprise Predictive Dialer, it is simple to transform designated agents into "Transfer Agents" who can handle transferred calls with a vital customer data screen that is sent directly from the Outbound Agent. The Transfer Agent has a screen similar to the Outbound Agent screen, and it is jam packed with important information in regards to the specific customer. This is an ideal solution for companies who require a way to take over calls from Outbound Agents, then transferring both the calls and data to "Closers" or "Verifiers." In addition, the Transfer Agent can use his or her license to make outbound calls, set up unlimited custom disposition fields, and even set automatic callback alarms.
With only a one-time, low-cost price and all monthly fees completely eliminated, some of the features powered by this dialer are: Web-based management, blended outbound and inbound call routing, unlimited campaigns, call recording, coaching and monitoring, automated redialing, skill groups, a variety of do not call lists and real-time wallboard statistics.
Moreover, companies can see multiple benefits when acquiring this robust solution. One of these advantages is that it allows an agent to speak to more than one person at a time. This small feature can drastically improve productivity by up to 150- 400 percent.
Predictive dialers can also enable a business to improve time management. The SpitFire solution maintains readily available do-not-call lists, and can organize data into practical data sheets including sales, leads, and call-back information. Agents can now find the optimal time of day to call, and discover the best possible lead and pitch—according to a specific client.
Lastly, this solution give real-time feedback reporting on any call that takes place and comes complete with a toolbar called Campaign's Manager which monitors calls while keeping performance and efficiency at an all-time high.
An essential tool in any organization's tool belt is a predictive dialer and by implementing this one solution, growth possibilities become virtually endless.
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Related definitions that you should know as you increase your understanding of predictive dialers include:
Dialer: generic term for any computer-driven device that places outbound calls and connects the answered calls to an agent or operator.
Agent: telephone professional to whom a predictive dialer sends the ready call.
Predictive Dialer: Predictive dialing was introduced for the purpose of increasing efficiency within calling centers. They are computer based system that automatically dial groups of telephone numbers, and then passes live calls to available agents. The SpitFire Enterprise dialer utilizes sophisticated algorithms to speed up and slow down the call rate based on, number of available agents, number of available lines, the campaign's average call time and other statistical information.
Quick Connect: Quick Connect allows your agents to log in one-to-one with a phone line. This option is great for B2B purposes, especially when your agent needs to be on the phone line through the entire call.
Fixed Dialing: Fixed Dialing gives your call center manager the power to manually set the volume of calls. The software will then automatically dial a predetermined number of lines per agent. Fixed dialing is ideal for political campaigns, charity campaigns, and other situations drop call ratios are not a factor.
Auto dialer: makes thousands of calls screening for busy signals, no answers, fax machines while detecting answering machines/voicemail and delivers pre-recorded messages. SpitFireX Auto Dialer is a low cost solution for voice broadcasting.
Predictive dialers use complex mathematical algorithms that calculate, in real time:
SpitFire Enterprise Predictive SEP is a fully blended call center solution that supports unlimited lines, agents, and campaigns. Its greatest strength is in its flexibility: multiple campaigns can be set up, viewed, and changed with the click of a button. With easy options for customization, data and dispositions can be catered to each campaign. In addition to our user-friendly interface, SEPhighlights full customer data and combines multiple campaigns on one screen. All the information your agents need is accessible at a glance, freeing their energy to focus on what matters: the calls.
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PlayStation 3 owners have something to be excited for in the coming weeks, as Sony are expected to give their online market place, the PlayStation Store, a fresh new look.
Sony received some feedback which pressured them into doing so, which is set to coincide with the general opinions of its constituency to build an all-new streamlined shopping experience. Eric Lempel, the VP of Sony Network Entertainment has said:
PlayStation Store now offers more than 20,000 pieces of game-related content including downloadable games, add-ons and themes and more than 100,000 videos and TV shows.
With so much to choose from, the redesign offers easier navigation to locate the perfect game, video or application. Product pages will deliver in-depth information about games and videos, while providing an amazing high definition visual experience found only on PS3.


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Another snail at the edge: Batillaria minima
The previous post in this series was about Littoraria irrorata. Unlike the latter, however, Batillaria minima prefers the ocean side of the line between the sea and the land, if there is such a line, and it is active only when it is fully submerged. I photographed and examined these snails during my recent trip to Tampa, Florida.
These snails live in the intertidal zone. Any slow-moving animal that makes the intertidal zone its permanent home needs to have evolved the ability to withstand desiccation and heat, sometimes lasting for hours. I suspect that such traits were crucial preadaptations for the evolution of true terrestriality in gastropods. Batillaria, however, hasn't evolved far enough to step permanently to the "other side". When the tide is out, these snails withdraw into their shells, closing their apertures with a soft operculum.
Note the tiny barnacles to the right of the snail.
One difference between B. minima and L. irrorata is how they respond to disturbance at low tide. If you pick a L. irrorata from where it has attached itself and place it on the sand, the snail will come out and crawl to another vertical post. B. minima, on the other hand, stays sealed in its shell wherever it is placed. This simple test, which I tried, demonstrates that L. irrorata is almost a terrestrial snail, whereas B. minima has a long way to go, if it is headed in that direction.
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TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION will be a combat runner style game with some of your favorite Autobots.
"The TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION mobile game will deliver an explosive interactive entertainment experience on mobile devices for TRANSFORMERS fans and consumers looking to extend their movie experience after the credits roll," said Barry Dorf, vice president of partnerships and alliances at DeNA. "This isn't your typical runner game; this game puts the player in the middle of an action-packed Hollywood blockbuster where it's destroy or be destroyed!"


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The Daily Docket: Movie Gallery Screens Liquidation Plan
Movie Gallery Inc., which operates Hollywood Video, has filed a bankruptcy liquidation plan, Reuters reports.
The Justice Department is suing Orrick Herrington Sutcliffe, claiming the prominent San Francisco law's firm's alleged "dishonesty" in a Chapter 11 case has damaged the integrity of the bankruptcy system. Ready the Daily Bankruptcy Review story here.
General Growth Properties Inc.'s newly formed finance subsidiary said it will offer more than $2 billion in notes, MarketWatch reports.
According to BusinessWeek, Neuberger Berman Group LLC, a money manager that had been part of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., had brought together some former Lehman executives to invest more than $1 billion.
SpongeTech Delivery Systems Inc. may get a federal trustee to oversee its bankruptcy case, the New York Post reports.
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It's not too late for "The Hateful Eight."
Over the weekend, writer and director Quentin Tarantino teamed together with a slew of actors for a live reading of his "Hateful Eight" script, at the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. The three and a half hour reading (formally titled "Film Independent Presents the World Premiere of a Staged Reading by Quentin Tarantino: 'The Hateful Eight,'" an appropriate mouthful for such a big occasion) was a one-time only event, performed by Tarantino veterans including Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Roth and Kurt Russell.
Even Bruce Dern, who was earmarked for a role before the infamous "Hateful Eight" screenplay leak , was on hand for the reading.
Deadline reports that there were "several standing ovations" throughout the reading of Tarantino's "sometimes laconic, sometimes sardonic and often violently profane" screenplay. Further, it sounds as if the Western epic isn't as dead in the water as once believed. Following the leak of the "Hateful Eight" screenplay, a betrayed Tarantino said he would no longer be making the movie. Now, it appears things have changed.
"I'm working on a second draft and I will do a third draft, but we're reading from the first draft," Tarantino told the crowd. "The Chapter 5 here will not be the Chapter 5 later, so this will be the only time it is seen ever."
It sounds like time has healed some of the wounds Tarantino suffered during the "Hateful Eight" script leak. It remains to be seen if the Western will be his next film, or if he ever makes the movie at all. For now, it certainly appears that he's still actively interested in the subject matter — and that's as strong a sign as any for anyone still dying to see "Hateful Eight" come to life .
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The Journal of Steffanie Rivers: Acts of Omission
*Ever since I had that bad experience with a stalker some fifteen years ago I've learned to pay less attention to the obvious, because oftentimes it's what is not stated that is most important. Take for example the recently revised study that concluded (among other findings) African and Latino students fared better in the job … Continue reading The Journal of Steffanie Rivers: Acts of Omission
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*There's a "man down code 10" situation in the family of Keyshia Cole. The singer has finally made a statement confirming reports on the blogosphere that she is beefing with her mother Frankie and sisters Neffe and Elite. In a statement Friday (01-08-10) announcing both her pregnancy by Cleveland Cavaliers basketball player Daniel Gibson and … Continue reading Keyshia Cole Explains Family Rift


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In Pierre, S.D. the state Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 46, felony animal cruelty legislation for acts of malicious, and intentional torture against animals reported Thursday's Rapid City Journal.
South Dakota is the only state in the union without a felony animal cruelty penalty. At the present time, acts of animal cruelty are considered misdemeanors; punishable by a maximum one year prison term and a $2,000 fine.
The new legislation will make extreme acts of cruelty a Class 6 felony, punishable by a maximum of two years in prison and a $4,000 fine.
The debate to make animal cruelty a felony has been rife in arguments for the past five years with the agricultural industry, however the new legislation clarifies standard livestock treatment as acceptable practices as in branding cattle and would not be considered mistreatment.
An important participant, State Veterinarian Dustin Oedekoven, has worked with humane advocates and the agricultural community to agree on a compromise.
According to the Argus Leader, Sen. Larry Lucas, D-Mission stated:
"Individuals that would do a malicious act against an animal obviously may have that same type of evil thoughts in their mind against humans."
While many humane advocates see the legislation as too weak, most people agree it is a step in the right direction and will address the issues of egregious abuse and cruelty done to the animals of South Dakota.
The legislation now moves to the House Ag Committee and onto the House floor.
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Over the past 2 weeks I have been really struggling with insomnia and not being able to find a single comfortable position in bed. I feel like I am up every 2 hours awake. Not because I have to pee, more because I can't find a comfortable position and my body just won't fall into a deep sleep.
Not being able to sleep and not feeling really well is starting to make me feel really down. Anyone out there having the same issues?


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March 19, 2012 — Jordan Macpherson was named the CAVALOR 'Athlete of the Month' for February by Jump Canada.
Macpherson, 22, of Toronto, ON, topped a starting field of 55 entries to win the $15,000 Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix on February 12 at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, FL. Developed specifically to showcase riders under the age of 25 that are capable of competing at the grand prix level, the Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix Series is comprised of four events. Macpherson won the first leg riding Piccobello du val de Geer, her 13-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare, after posting the fastest time in a four-horse jump-off.


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Every "Project Runway" fan's favorite designer is hitting fashion headlines thanks to his newest foray into designing shoes.
There are few designers out there that can boast the "Project Runway" pedigree that Mondo Guerra can. The fashion designer was fan favorite of his season, runner up of "Project Runway: Season Eight," winner of his season of "Project Runway: All Stars," and is a current mentor on the "Project Runway" replacement show "Under the Gunn."
This reality television fashion competition success has paid off for Mondo Guerra. Earlier this year he announced he'd be designing for See Eyewear and then just as quickly announced his new shoe collection in collaboration with Crocs! On top of these partnerships Mondo has continued to create for his own celebrity favorite eponymous line.
Related: Mondo Guerra's Fashion Week El Paseo collection
The Crocs collaboration features everything you would expect from Mondo Guerra. Fun colors, pattern mixing, and every little detail accounted for- right down to the specialty Mondo themed packaging. The fashion designer created three flats for the collection and all retail in a very affordable price range, just $39.99 to $49.99. The three shoes in the collection are all inspired by winning looks Mondo created while on "Project Runway" and "Project Runway: All Stars."
The only downside is that these are a limited edition collection available only in the Crocs Harold Square flagship store located at 152 West 34th Street in New York City. Of course some crafty shoppers have already listed pairs of the limited edition Mondo Crocs on auction sites like eBay. The line launched just last week and has reportedly been a steady seller at the Crocs store, leading to speculation that an extended line may become available online in the summer.
Mondo Guerra is following in the footsteps of other celebrity designers who have decided to launch limited edition shoe collections in recent months. Most notably the long talked about SJP shoe line from Sarah Jessica Parker launched just a few weeks ago. The actress kicked off her partnership with Nordstrom with the opening of a short lived New York City pop up store during the first few days of her launch.
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Like Guerra Parker, a former "Project Runway" guest judge, saw many of her shoes end up on eBay quickly after the collection hit the shelves.
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Susanna pursues sexual adventure online and finds an anonymous soul mate among the onanistic torsos. Is it possible he lives in her own building?
Leda's first love brings tenderness, heartbreak and a powerful sexual awakening at the behest of Paul and Rachel —two very different best friends.
As time passes, some couples start to become like brother and sister. in others it is the other way around. For Aaron and Katherine, it's a little more complicated.
Transgressive, sardonic, lyrical, comic; irresistibly erotic yet also romantic, Krissy Kneen's writing has been acclaimed for its fearless honesty. In this suite of linked stories, she addresses taboos of all kinds with a subtle wit and an insistence on sexual pleasure.
Disclaimer: I bought this book at a Chapters (Think B&N in Canada) with real money I really earned.
Review: It's all about consent. That's what one of the characters says in the second vignette piece in the book. It's all about consent. Right and wrong have no place in this book. Your moral compass is unwanted and unnecessary. Here it's just about the consent of the participants. Be they animals, siblings or a co-worker in a dark alley.
This book is comprised of 3 connected vignettes which detail stories of unconventional love and desire in the fullest detail. Each is titled after the classic art piece it is modelled after and delves into levels of taboo sexual behavior with a depth, sensitivity and insight rarely offered. This is not porn. This is a book about love. And the dirtiest book I've read in a long long time. It takes balls to not only write about these topics, but to do so in a way that makes the reader invest in these unconventional relationships despite the taboo discussed. When Paul (a German Shepard) dies, I teared up as his human lover mourned him, when Katherine discusses the loss of passion in her sexual relationship with her brother, I felt her pain like a tangible thing.
I have to wonder how this book made it past the censors on Amazon or onto the shelves of a mainstream bookstore. I'm thrilled it did. It's rare that I can pick up a book, flip to any page and blush, and then do it again, and again. By the third random flip, I knew I had to buy this.
Susanna and the Elders –
In this piece, Susanna is born into a deaf family, and although she herself can hear and speak, she comes to relish the silence of her childhood. The imagery of sound and it's affect on Susanna's state of mind is phenomenal. As lyrical as poetry but sensual and evocative. And we haven't even hit the dirty stuff yet. This first vignette is relatively tame (considering the rest of the book), delving into the addiction of internet sex chat rooms and videos.
The art chosen for this piece is important. The woman (Susanna) is nearly naked but the men are fully clothed. The character Susanna finds the woman's exposure unsettling and later, during her internet chats, she refuses to turn on her webcam, sticking to the shadows to speak to the men and women she meets but refusing to expose herself. Even with her online love interest she remains unseen and unheard.
It's only when she's completely and physically exposed in her desire that she's able to surrender and find love.
The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife –
Leda (named after the Greek Myth of Leda and the Swan) is an innocent young girl who sees bodies as ways to express affection. When her German Shepard, Paul, humps the sheets of her bed, all she knows is that it makes him feel good and that this is a good thing. As she gets older and discovers what sex is, her love for Paul takes a sexual turn. At school, Leda meets a girl who doesn't fit in, but the two hit it off, becoming friends in their discussion and curiosity about sex. This too becomes sexual when Leda and Rachel spend the weekend alone at Rachel's uncle's farm. Yes, I said farm. As in with animal in a barn. You see where I'm going here?
This story is filled with the normal emotions and longing of a girl during her sexual coming of age. Jealousy, adoration, devotion, curiosity, experimentation. It just happens that all these things happen in a bestial and lesbian context. But as Rachel says, it's all about consent. In the minds of these girls, the animals are giving consent, the girls simply offer the opportunity and the animals make the decision. It isn't until years later when Paul is dead and Rachel is no longer a part of her life that Leda ventures into non-con. Can sea life consent? If it's not a mammal, can it understand Leda's mammilion invitation?
Leda's story becomes about sensation. The feeling of the cold water on her naked flesh and the strange caress of an Octopus (yes, you read that right). When Rachel returns to her life the realization that she had turned her back on her pack, her human lover and herself due to petty jealousy, something the animals never succumb to, she is overwhelmed by the desire to put her zoo family back together. Then, Rachel suggests they go online to find other people like them… to an internet chat room…
Romulus & Remus –
Aaron is addicted to internet porn. Despite the naked body of his devoted love/sister lying in the next room, he finds himself in chatrooms nightly, falling in love with one woman and watching the mating rituals of a young zoo family. He finds comfort, companionship and distraction in the images before him. Men and women just as broken and lonely as him. His marriage to the woman he's loved since he was born with an adoration that overwhelmed his young heart is stalled, flaccid.
She too feels this and falls into depression over the mundaneness of their life together and her job. While he finds his online, she has an affair with a co-worker. Affair might be a misnomer, a ravaging? Can the siblings find their way back together, to be as close as the wild twins Romulus & Remus suckling from the same wolven teet? Can their love overcome the day to day of married life? Perhaps a little internet exhibitionism and anonymous admission of their familial sin will renew the taboo rush which first brought them together.
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Faye Watson was just a teenager in St. Petersburg when she lost one of the closest members of her family.
"I had a sister who was murdered in this city," said Watson, recalling how difficult it was to get people in her neighborhood to cooperate with police investigators.
"Of course we wanted the community to help us, to tell them what they know," Watson said. "But there's also a sense of not being protected when you share information. And self-preservation is always going to be the number one choice."
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Mayor Rick Kriseman formally introduced Holloway as the chief Tuesday morning and scoffed at critics concerned that he passed over four finalists in favor of Clearwater's former chief.
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Holloway said he believed that many local police departments had turned too much attention to outside threats like terrorism in the years following 9/11, and it was time for St. Petersburg police to look inward to the local community.
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Both are great choices and you're not going to go wrong either way. I carry an XD9SC because I prefer how it feels over the Glock. Rent both, shoot both, get the one that works better for you.
Looking for a new carry.XD9sc or Glock 26? Which on and why? Thanks ,and I'm only looking at these two options. Kahr is out.
Both are great choices and you're not going to go wrong either way. I carry an XD9SC because I prefer how it feels over the Glock. Rent both, shoot both, get the one that works better for you.
I've tried both and ended up with the XD9SC becaus it felt better to hold with the subcompact mag and the xtension, and because of SA's lifetime warranty and great customer service reviews.
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Thanks for the responce guys. So far its split with good reasons for both.
I prefer Glock period.....sorry I wasn't much help.
I chose the XDSC. I didn't see much of a difference either way so I went with the lower priced gun. The XD was about $90 less than the Glock.
I have shot both and I now own a Glock-19. That little gun just fits me so well. The fit and trigger reset on the Glock just did it for me.
another vote for the XD9. glocks don't fit me therefore I have no reason to own one.
I already have the glock 19 and its a great gun but I need some thing alittle smaller. I use to carry kahr mk9 and pm9 but do to bad customer service they are going up for sale, so I'm looking. I'm leaning twards the XD it fits my hand better than the 26.


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What Is A Ladyboy?
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Posted 2006-03-30 22:34:05
Good God!
After my first trip to Thailand, I am in a state of horrific confusion.
Prior to my visit, I was aware of transvestites, transsexuals, or whatever they are, in the USA and in other Western countries.
Mostly men who turned themselves into ugly women of sorts.
However, while in Thailand, I saw quite another story entirely:
Beautiful MEN living as women!
I have been doing a lot of internet "research" and outside of brainiac sites like http://www.transacademics.com or outright porno sites like http://www.ladyboyblue.com
I see very little out there regarding the ORIGINS of this whole Thai ladyboy phenomena.
Fellow board members:
When did this Thai ladyboy gig start?
Is it milleniums-old or something current and fashionista?
Are these people gay?
Good grief, am I gay????
I have NOT touched any of these people.
I do not intend to do so.
However, they are so good-looking they terrify me.
Perhaps no more trips to Thailand for ME???
Posted 2006-03-30 22:42:10
the difference between a man and a woman has got a lot to do with the genitalia
Posted 2006-03-30 22:47:06
Hmmm well each to their own for their likes/dislikes.
Tolerant carefree Thai attitudes are largely responsible which is a lesson that should be learned everywhere.
Posted 2006-03-30 22:50:21
but there is no difference between a man's and a woman's mouth..........32 teeth and a tongue
Posted 2006-03-30 22:57:33
sure you've got to be tollerant here at going home time, most guys have met a boy named Sue and you won't hear about it on this web site
Posted 2006-03-30 23:06:30
When did this Thai ladyboy gig start?
long time ago , follow adam 'n eva ..adiva was born
Is it milleniums-old or something current and fashionista?
not fashion ,i reckon
Are these people gay?
Posted 2006-03-30 23:14:54
this gig didn't start that long ago, but the participants have come along in leaps and bounds.........you can't tell me you've never seen a beautiful one ?????????????
Posted 2006-03-30 23:22:15
We've discussed this a lot in the Gay forum; you might want to take a peek. I mean, if your original post is sincere.
There is a caricature, a stereotype, of gay man in Thailand, usually called "katoey," with various spellings. They wear makeup, maybe even go transvestite and dress as a woman, they try to speak in choirboy counter-tenor, they make exaggerated body gestures, and they're what some Westerners call overly 'camp.'
Then there are lots of gay Thai men, like my boyfriend, who acts like a man unless he's behind closed doors. You also wouldn't be able to tell that I'm gay unless you brought the subject up.
However, if they have the big operations (not just wear a padded bra), then they're no longer consider men or katoeys and are just female women girls with female genitalia. Not gay any more; just female.
I just got one of the definitive books on the subject, about gay Thais, and it's several hundred pages long.
Huge subject. Thai gender orientation is more a matter of what's inside the brain, than what's inside the underpants.
Posted 2006-03-31 00:26:56
I read onnce that there was research to prove a massive amount of men wanting to be women in Thailand. Some professor or other put it down to genes. It is acceptable here so that's obviously something to do with it but I think there are more 'ladyboys' here than any other country I have seen. Even in my son's school at age 10, there are emerging ladyboys - also accepted!
Posted 2006-03-31 01:00:46
The following is an interesting paper by Andrew Matzner (Independent researcher and Adjunct Professor in Women's Studies at the Hollins University, Virginia, USA.) on the subject On the Question of Origins: Kathoey and Thai Culture
Posted 2006-03-31 01:05:21
Transgender, Katoey, Khatoey, transsexual...it's a complicated item and not so easy to explain, let alone to understand.
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Transgender is a very complex topic, where definitions are often still up in the air. Usually, the only way to find out how exactly people identify themselves is to ask them, and sometimes, transgender people either cannot or will not define themselves any more specifically than transgender, queer, or genderqueer.
Books and articles written about transgender people or culture are often outdated by the time they are published, if not already outdated at the time of composition, due to inappropriate and/or outdated questions or premises. Not only psychology and medicine, but also social sciences deal with transgender people, and each starts from a very different point of view, offers very different perspectives, and uses a different nomenclature. The difference is mirrored by the attitude of transgendered people towards transgender issues, as can be seen in the articles listed below.""
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Posted 2006-03-31 02:36:09
The phenomenon of transexuality in Asia isn't confined to Thailand. Before Uncle Lee popped up there was quite a large group of TS in Singapore with Bugis Street as their playground. Also to be found in Penang and Fort Butterworth. As far as the OP is concerned - joined today - first post - stereotypically controversial subject. Couldn't be a troll? Surely not!
Posted 2006-03-31 03:18:16
A ladyboy is just what the name implies. And if you are aking us if you are gay well you might be.
Edited by bbigman21, 2006-03-31 03:19:29.
Posted 2006-03-31 04:22:07
Don't know about the OP, but as for 'ivorbishop'; joins last August, lurks of 7 months and then posts crap designed to wind people up. Familiar behaviour from a well known serial troll.
Posted 2006-03-31 04:24:20
Uh yeah did see that - his history of posts do seem a bit of a lark.Don't know about the OP, but as for 'ivorbishop'; joins last August, lurks of 7 months and then posts crap designed to wind people up. Familiar behaviour from a well known serial troll.
Posted 2006-03-31 05:09:56
Now I'm worried.
I only like girls so I must be a lesbian.
Posted 2006-03-31 05:48:00
I have always Thought I was a lesbian
Posted 2006-03-31 06:45:24
My first thought was "Troll".
But then I thought, What the hel_l, I feed the soi dogs, why not the trolls ?
I see a number of katoeys and ladyboys in my neighbourhood.
From young boys prancing around in girls clothing and make-up, to the older ones who've earned enough money to start the medical procedures. There is also a couple of out-and-out gay guys living in the building, completely different than the "lady-boys".
In Thailand, I believe the katoeys are (legally) considered "Women of the Second Category", referring to girls that used to be guys. They come in all shapes, sizes and "gender status" (as in, how far along they have gone towards their conversion).
I have a totally unscientific theory about the lady-boys.
For many, many years now, large numbers of the poorer and least educated girls in Thailand have made a very good living in certain areas and "industries". The men are usually confined to less glamourous and lower-paying jobs like taxi-drivers and construction workers.
Those boys and young men see the girls bringing in the big money (relatively speaking) and living the high life. Not really doing any work, dripping in gold and partying all the time. A lot of men naturally would like a piece of that action.
Eventually, some started dressing and acting like women (trannies). They didn't have sex-change operations back then, so they had to be "creative" in more ways than one.
Some of those men had success in their new roles. That success lead to more men giving it a try.
Thai (Buddhist) society didn't condemn them the way western societies do. This lead to a unspoken acceptance of this practise.
Eventually, medical technology allowed these people to start the process towards actually becoming women (estrogen treatments, breast enlargements, "gender reassignment surgery"). Suddenly, men were looking very much like women, living similar lifestyles and bringing in similar money. Still not totally accepted by society (hence the "women of the 2nd category" legal status), but not rejected by that society either.
Young boys are growing up seeing the sexy girls parading around, and seeing an increasing number of katoeys looking the same as those girls. Those boys see their parents slaving away at regular jobs (tailors, laundries, food vendors, ect) and naturally want something better.
They start emulating the katoeys, sort of like young kids in the west emulate their sports and rock star heroes. Eventually, some of those kids grow up and take the next steps (beginning the medical process and starting to "work"). Much like the girls that get tattoos all over their bodies, the boys don't seem to think about the long-term consequences of their actions.
And now you see the results of those years and years of "evolution" in Thai society. Are katoeys gay ? Are they sexually confused ? Are they simply trying to get a piece of the action ? Do they view it as a "job" like many of the girls do ? Or is it a combination of the above ?
I don't get out of the city as often as I should (and could). What is the situation like in the small villages scattered throughout the poorer regions of the country ? Do you see a lot of the young boys there dressing and acting like girls ? Or does this mainly happen in the larger urban centers like Bangkok, Pattaya and Phuket ?
Edited by Kerryd, 2006-03-31 06:51:39.
Posted 2006-03-31 08:39:04
Im pretty sure i can tell the difference,
Ladyboys will always be men to me, i know alot of people on another Thailand forum who say they look like women, dress like women and are women down below (operation) so they are females.
No way i say. I believe they are gay (not everyone will agree) but if a man dresses up like a woman and want to get with a man then that is being gay in my book.
There is nothing wrong with being gay ofcourse
Posted 2006-03-31 08:58:05
It's not limited to the main cities... there's a khatoey in my missus' village in backwoods Korat in Issan.
Posted 2006-03-31 09:52:09
Interesting question, Kerryd. To add to Jai Dee's reply, I have just come back to Australia after spending a couple of weeks in my boyfriend's remote Issan village.
An old man from the village passed away and prior to the funeral, the whole village took part in 5 days of singing and dancing (and drinking). This included a number of teenage males from Nong Khai who were distant relatives of the deceased.
One of my boyfriend's Thai friends is a pre-op ladyboy in his late teens. Without going into any graphic detail, let's just say that the male teens from Nong Khai were very aroused by the ladyboy's flirting with them - even though they insisted they were all straight.
To them, a ladyboy is the same as a female.
Posted 2006-03-31 13:46:05
As with gender orientation discussions in the Western world, these discussions bog down instantly because we don't or can't agree on definitions. I suspect that 'katoey' and 'gay' and 'transsexual' and 'transvestite' each have distinctly separate definitions.
I've been gay in Thailand for three years now, and still I'm not sure if all katoeys are pre-op, just praying for the day they'll get their organs chopped off and grow some girlie parts.
Also, some perfectly straight, women-pentrating men like to dress up in women's clothes occasionally. I have never wanted to do that.
Perfectly straight thinking, straight acting Thai men resemble what Aussies think are pooves. They act more 'softly' than the overly macho, agressive, peacock-strutting cowboys. And thanks to "Brokeback Mountain," we have to reassess what cowboys do!
Very complex subject, and I'm moving this thread to the Gay in Thailand Forum, where it probably belongs. Everybody's welcome there, even if you have six heterosexual children, as I have.
Posted 2006-03-31 14:14:24
XX or XY?
Posted 2006-03-31 17:27:14
It's not limited to the main cities... there's a khatoey in my missus' village in backwoods Korat in Issan.
OK, but was that khatoey working/living in the "city" and returned home, or did he/she become a khatoey while living in the village ?
Not that it really matters either way.
Posted 2006-03-31 17:41:05
OK not THAT khatoey specifically, but there are plenty of khatoey born, and raised in Udon from what I have seen. Sure some of them make it to the big city, and some have to settle for Pattaya. But still plenty in Udon that dont make the trek.
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If we were dropping hints for potential Christmas gifts to our man, this Diamond Curved Journey Pendant ($700) from Blue Nile would probably be the first thing we let "slip." Elegantly designed in 18k white gold, this gorgeous pendant features seven diamonds which symbolize love's sentimental journey. Prong-set, the one-half carat total diamond weight suspends gracefully from a cable-link chain.
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Metal parts for nixie tubes
I got a sample of etched parts today, the quality is absolutely outstanding! Sharp edges, no etched spots, no under-etched places. I cant wait to put it all together! Sorry for quality of the photos, all were made in a hurry, as usual
Hexagonal anode grid
Bending line, it is 0.3mm thick, etched half-deep and pretty even!
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What will the small mesh, to the left in the last picture, be used for?
I knew that someone would notice it This is a sample from the etching factory produced for another customer, not me. It is amazingly fine grid, and it is blackened. I plan to design a tube with such a fine grid and use some blackened part for it


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