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Headwaters (NYSE: HW) is a diversified company providing products, technologies and services in two industries: construction materials, including coal combustion products, and alternative energy.
Company Description
Headwaters currently operates in three industries: building products, coal combustion products (CCPs) and energy.
- In the building products segment, they design, manufacture, and sell architectural stone, resin-based exterior siding accessories (such as shutters, mounting blocks, and vents), concrete block and other building products. Revenues consist of product sales to wholesale and retail distributors, contractors and other users of building products.
- Headwaters operates in the management and marketing of CCPs, including fly ash used as a substitute for portland cement. Revenues in the CCP segment consist primarily of CCP product sales with a smaller amount of service revenue.
- In the energy segment, they are focused on reducing waste and increasing the value of energy-related feedstocks, primarily in the areas of low-value coal and oil. Revenues for the energy segment through December 31, 2007 consisted primarily of sales of chemical reagents and license fees related to their former Section 45K business. Beginning January 1, 2008, and for the foreseeable future, revenues for this segment consist primarily of coal sales.
Source: Headwaters, Inc. May 7th, 2009 10-Q


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Guangzhou Daily did a piece of news on April 6th comparing the change of Chinese tourists' spending overseas in the last decade to that of their European, American, and Japanese counterparts, and came to conclude that the radical change reflects the change of status of Chinese tourists from being despised to being valued and respected. Dissents on the conclusion soon followed, clearing the difference between being valued and being respected.
The chart attached in the news shows the average consumptions by Chinese tourists are 1) 3000 USD in France, triples that by European and American tourists; 2) 2200 USD in Australia comparing to only 712 USD by Japanese tourists; 3) and 1276 USD in Korea.
Here is the story. Ten years ago, foreign hotels out of despise set up "specific areas" for Chinese tourists; nowadays when invited by foreign tourism bureau Chinese get to stay in the most luxurious hotels of that place while their western counterparts be arranged to relatively less starred or rural ones. The world views Chinese tourists in a completely different way now, more and more countries are paying double attention to Chinese tourist market, value and respect Chinese tourists.
One day ten years ago, Cai Zezhou went to a north European country for business negotiation, he recalled: "I was going to canteen for breakfast when a waiter gestured me to go to the buffet at ground floor. I didn't mind at the time until later when I found out that all whites are dining on the second floor and all Chinese are at ground floor." The hotel set up a specific area for Chinese because they think some whites may not be happy dining with Chinese in the same canteen. What's more the food variety in the specific area was much fewer but priced the same. Cai Zezhou felt insulted so he when to the manager who didn't show much concern to about Cai's complain at first until Cai broke a plate angrily then the manager showed him to second floor.
"It is common in the preliminary phrase of China's Reform and Opening up." Said Wang Jian, spokesman of Guangdong China Travel, "the existence of "specific area" for Chinese is mainly due to culture differences, for instance, Chinese like to speak loudly when dine while westerners enjoy quiet meal."
Last year, Cai Zezhou accompanied his wife shopping in a luxurious pro shop in France, they were surprised to be received by shopping guide that spoke Chinese; same thing happened in Italy where a guide approach them and began detail introduction as soon as he heard Chinese, leaving other tourists aside. Cai added: "There are signs in Chinese everywhere in Sydney Airport; local people are willing to take the initiative to speak Chinese; and they provide Australian Declaration Card in Chinese on international flights."
Xie Qian as a experienced outbound travel guide has deep feeling about the change of Chinese tourists' status "Foreign hotels of high class used to feed on western tourists, now they count on Chinese tourists so they are getting more and more considerate for us." She said lots of minor changes can tell that Chinese tourists are being valued, for example, Helsinki Airport of Finland now has signs in Chinese character; there is even Chinese broadcast in some Japanese airport; Switzerland mall Luzern has a sign that read "恭喜发财" (gong xi fa cai, greeting in New Year) stuck in the front.
Wen Qian, vice manager of Guang Zhi Lv (广之旅, alleged biggest travel agency in Southern China) also notices the difference. One time she was invited for a expeditionary tour by a country, she was arranged to stay in a six star hotel and assigned a interpreter throughout the tour, while her western counterparts of the tour can only stayed in three star ones located on the outskirt of the city. She said: "We are treated better because the Chinese tourists market is getting bigger with world's No.1 growth rate."
Overseas Chinese Cai Wei attributed the change of China's status and image to the 2008 Olympic Game, he believed the Game did a great job in promoting China, and Shanghai World Expo and Guangzhou Asian Game will go on generating positive impression for China.
Professor Huang Yunte is also a oversea Chinese, he wrote a book on Cantonese living in the US, he told the reporter: "I published the book not long ago, the editor is American who asked me 'do Chinese people think American is stupid?'. It is true that Americans think highly of Chinese, they used to admire Japanese, but now Chinese are no less lower than Japanese in terms of position in their mind."
However Professor Liu Wei from Guangdong University of Finance thought that shopping malls, hotels and restaurants are all chasing after profit, whichever country will be willing to provide superb service for a certain countries' tourists as long as the tourists can bring huge economic benefits. "The respect only stays on surface." he added, "there are still many bad behavior with Chinese tourists, such as talking aloud in western restaurants, dressing improperly on some formal occasions. Apart from business units, lots of foreigners still hold discrimination against Chinese. Only when we get rid of these uncivilized habits can we gain foreigners respect in real sense."
Below is a commentary from Zaobao on April 8th.
The day before yesterday I was having dinner with my Singaporean friends when one of them expressed his deep impression of Shenzhen's tourist site Window of the World where mini replicas of world famous spots gather. He said if you focus your camera to the mini Eiffel Tower without taking in any Chinese tourists, you will think it is the real Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Immediately another friend objected and said there should be as many Chinese tourists as possible in the photo to resemble the real one. He also pointed out that it was mostly Chinese in the lines that wait outside LV head store at Avenue des Champs-Elysees, Paris will not be Paris without Chinese tourists.
In Hong Kong, things are no more different. In the past, Hong Kong people don't like to do business with mainland tourists and call them "Ah Chan" out of the bias that mainland people are poor. But now they make sure that all employees at the store can speak Mandarin so that mainland tourists as their "god of wealth" can enjoy good service.
As for Europe, the US, Japan and Korea, it is common to see signs and guides written in Chinese. They know well about Chinese tourist buying behavior. I remember one time I was travelling in Jizhou Island, Korea, the shop assistant mistakenly think I was a Chinese and shout out at me "有发票,进来看(Come and see, we have invoice)."
These occasions revealed that Chinese tourists are everywhere around the world now, and they are being more valued by overseas tourist markets. (then the author quoted from gzdaily, see Para 3 above) However I don't think there is a equal mark between this "value" and "respect". Chinese tourists are spending money overseas of course they will be valued, but to gain respect, they have to do more than just squandering money.
A friend of mine working in hotel business told me that hotel employees prefer western tourists to mainland people not because they fancy exotic culture but westerners do score higher in manners, westerners respond to their greetings and praise as well as tip them for good service; in occasions of dissatisfaction, western tourists tend to be more patient and listen to their explanation or accept apologies, unlike some mainland tourists who don't even try to listen just set out to scold, thinking they are somebody just because they pay.
Another friend of mine as a tour guide in Singapore once said that lots of Chinese tourists come to Singapore just to shop, in brand pro stores especially, they are not interested in other things. Singapore is renowned shopping world of course, but it is a little bit shallow for Chinese tourists to go there to shop only. Singapore is a multicultural country with various cultural tastes to offer, if Chinese tourists don't take the opportunity to embrace the culture to improve their knowledge, they can only continue with being valued but not necessarily respected. Many western tourists are respected there because they are willing to get to know and appreciate local culture, as well as to get closer to local people.
Rednet once did a commentary saying people do not necessarily embrace manners and indentify honor against shame even when they are full and warm. (Chinese proverb "仓禀实,知礼节;衣食足,知荣辱" suggests positive relation between spiritual wealth and material wealth). Many people view their status higher than others when they have money in hand, and take it for granted that they deserve more respect from others. But they forget that a chair, no matter it is made of gold or diamond, is no more than just a chair, nobody will pay tribune to it.
Chinese manners are somewhat better, but none radical change in genera. But why they are received differently so soon overseas? It takes 3 years to foster a big cat, but even 3 generations can not guarantee to hatch a gentleman. From being despised in the last decade to being valued today, a big turn as such is probably just boosted by money.
It is simple to be valued, as long as you are rich, this is a realistic world; but to be respected is far more difficult because money can not buy others' respect. It is true that the number of civilized and respectable Chinese tourists is rising, but foreigners look at Chinese as a whole, therefore to become member of that respectable group, all Chinese people have to try and participate to learn how to respect other people no matter poor or rich and others' cultures from the bottom of their hearts, and abandon the thought that being able to squander makes them somebody.
" Ten years ago, foreign hotels out of despise set up "specific areas" for Chinese tourists; nowadays when invited by foreign tourism bureau Chinese get to stay in the most luxurious hotels of that place while their western counterparts be arranged to relatively less starred or rural ones."
Made up story.
" The hotel set up a specific area for Chinese because they think some whites may not be happy dining with Chinese in the same canteen."
Bullshit. I can't imagine any hotels in Europe who would do this. If any division was made it would only be because Chinese people prefer different food than most westerners.
Oh wait,, come to think of it there might be another reason. I have been to buffets here in China and seeing how the Chinese generally behave in such an environment there might be something to it. Last time I went with my former neighbour in Guanzhou. One of those Brazilian all-you-can-eat places. He loaded up 5 kilos of meat on three plates (vegetables? bread? No way! Meat is the expensive thing. You shouldn't eat anything else) sat at the table for 3 hours and had to leave half of it in the end feeling absolutely gutted that he didn't get more "value" for his money. Afterwards he phoned me pissed off at the restaurant for making him constipated for 3 days. I couldn't stop laughing.
Honestly it's hard to appreciate the "study" and the rest of the article after reading such crap in the beginning of it.
Regarding the "bad manners" of Chinese tourists they have very surprising rivals!
A recent research among tourism agencies showed that the most disliked tourists in the wrold are French(!) cause they are thought to be arrogant, bad at foreign languages and greedy.
Here is the link – http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE56829Z20090709
I have heard about the separating Chinese tourists from white people thing before from media and friends so the article is not groundless rumor. And this doesn't surprise me given the reputation of certain European countries' attitude towards religious and ethnic groups. Explanation I heard is that some European customers can't stand group Chinese tourists "making noise" in dinner. I say it's culture difference. For Chinese, eating is a part of social networking where people meet new friends, cement the ties with old friends, do serious business and talk about family affairs. It's so important that Chinese people often greet each other with 今天你吃了吗?(have you eaten today?) as an intimation that "we can go eat together and talk". Being exuberant and active in dinner is always a Chinese culture: Chinese people invented a variety of 行酒令 (drinking games) as early as 1100BC. Those games for scholars are called 雅令 (like doing Impromptu) and those for common folks are called 俗令. You can read more about Chinese dinner games from
As to the Chinese tourists getting favorable treatment from spending more, I have two thumbs up. It's always good to have nonviolent ways to 'counterbalance' discrimination. "If you don't treat me equally, I will purchase your restaurant and have you a Chinese boss". LOL.
Sure China is getting richer but 99 percent of the population will never see a dime of that money.
No way it's only 99%. In an usual 'China is collapsing' post, the number should be 99.99%. LOL
Actually, China is getting richer but GuoBao is correct, hardly any Chinese are super rich and if they are, it's most likely cause they have relations to the government of some sort and store the money. And once again, China isn't the most rich at all, just take a look at its GDP per capita, it doesn't even rank at the top 50s nor the top 70s so basically you are making yourself look bad, even if China does have a lot of purchasing power, once again, it's GDP per capita is low, quite low in fact, so be ashamed Wang Er, you ignorant child wo uses acronyms.
Funny you would say:
"Explanation I heard is that some European customers can't stand group Chinese tourists "making noise" in dinner. I say it's culture difference. For Chinese, eating is a part…"
Bla bla bla…
How many times have I heard here in China "When in Rome…"
Even the Chinese government has been sending out list of Do's and Don'ts for Chinese tourists when traveling overseas. Included in those lists are instructions for tourists to not spit in public, use a quieter voice indoors, not to walk three or four abreast on sidewalks.
I'd say more of those signs in Chinese are a result of people getting sick and tired of dealing with rude, loud Chinese tourists making a mess of things. For example, Chinese language signs in hotels which read "Do not use bed sheets to polish shoes."
We don't say "When in Rome …" but 入乡随俗 (follow their rules when visit a different place) in Chinese, and that's probably you haven't heard it many time in China if you don't speak much Chinese. No, we say 入乡随俗 a lot.
My point is, unlike an European tourist visiting another European country with *similar* customs (like dress code and dinner policy), many Chinese visitors are unfamiliar with the 'rules' in the counties visited. I'm not saying Chinese tourist should neglect other counties' rules and do whatever they like, but telling the Chinese side of story, that why speaking aloud is not a problem in China and the reason some Chinese were bringing that habit abroad arises from their ignorance of local custom but not deliberately pissing off their host. Mutual understands are needed.
I have not problem if loud group tourists are allocated in a different dinning place from individual travelers in a hotel, but I'm against offering fewer variety of food with same price as Mr. Cai experienced in the article, and I'm against moving *all* Chinese travelers to a separate dinning area based on their ethnic group no matter if they are individual travelers/loud speakers or not. This *is* discrimination by definition.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying spiting in public, talking aloud to disturb other guests in hotel rooms or polishing shoes with bed sheets (gosh is that real?) is OK in China. Most Chinese hate such behavior. However, you can't just label all Chinese tourists with the same tag that few of them have earned with their bad habits. Doing so is a part of ignorance on the host side.
"many Chinese visitors are unfamiliar with the 'rules' in the counties visited."
So LEARN! Is it really that bloody hard to open google and do a quick search on basic manners for where you're going?
"I'm against moving *all* Chinese travelers to a separate dinning area based on their ethnic group no matter if they are individual travelers/loud speakers or not. This *is* discrimination by definition."
Yeah it would be like making all Mexicans get quarentined even though they aren't all sick… oh wait…
Um… How about it would be like arresting all Black people in Sanlitun before the Olympics instead of just arresting the drug dealers… haha right… China does that too…
I don't agree with discrimination but it's hard to feel sorry for Chinese when foreigners in China get treated with huge amounts of discrimination as well.
Darling "eating is part of social networking" in many countries such as my of origin Italy. Having lived and traveled throughout many countries in Europe I never came across hotels who discriminated Chinese segregating them in different eating ares. However, since living in China for almost 3 years I must say if such incidents ever occurred maybe they were a result of the appealing table manners that some Chinese seem to posses. Spitting around, trowing food on the floor, being loud and rowdy and treating waiters as slaves are not acceptable ways of behaving in good restaurants… Having said this also many westerners would be better off improving their table manners
thats sadd mate drinking games are not civilized , china is better for inventions not for manner.
It is all about showing off how much money they have. Flaunting their wealth for all the world to see, giving themselves face.
That is typical, while in China you get respected by spending money it is not so in Europe. So they will "endure" anything if you spend money but they hold you in disregard
My Chinese friends in college always used to go to casino buffets and ONLY eat the king crab legs, because it was the most expensive thing. They'd spend like 2-3 hours there just eating crab, it was hilarious.
White people would do the same. I worked in a buffet, trust me on this. I've also seen people, white people (I'm mentioning white since ur making a racial distinction) so fat that they'd need to be moved on a wheelchair, loading pile after pile of meat on their plates.
So no, it's not just a Chinese thing.
westerners are fat, nothing new there, but that's usually the westerners who can afford to travel aren't as disgusting as the Americans stuck inside our borders
Speak for yourself! I'm westerner and fit… Saying all westerners are fat is like saying all Asians are skeleton thin. Stereotype
most 5 star hotels I've been to, have many level for different packages paid for. When you pay for basic package cheaper than normal it was ground floor buffet. I you for the business suite. The buffet is out of the of the question. But if you paid for luxury sweet they usually have a smaller room setup just for the rich people on higher floor usually the sixteenth floor. Where you get half as much food and but plenty of free wine to go around and services you can't get on any other floor. Its really not a matter of separating the chinese from the whites. But a hotels job is to comfort the guest in anyway possible. If it means demographically placing people together accordingly that is supposed to the idea. Fuck respect from strangers. If you feel uncomfortable be civil about it.
Group tourism always get this treatment because they are a burden for the rest of the average patron. They all come and line up at the same time. Space becomes scarce, people who paid top tier money for services are getting neglected by the flow of a large enthusiastic crowd of group tourist. Then there is the constant smoking, indoor spitting yelling, staring, pointing and picture taking from the chinese groups especially when they see people they would not normally see. I had this experience when I went to San Diego's Old Town. I thought I was had left them in beijing they got a kick out my black ass. Im in many photo albums across Asia baby.
"brand pro stores" …You only use "pro store" if you're talking about a "pro shop," which is a golf store. You should probably translate as "luxury brand stores."
I think most people back in the US or Europe (who have never been to China or seen Chinese in their element) don't really have respect nor disrespect for Chinese people. Once you see them spitting, dressing like shit, yelling at each other, and ganbei'ing red wine you start to lose respect. All of China's money can't buy class.
Haha true that, I thought Chinese people were great, I didn't realize why so many Koreans hated on them- until I moved to China. You could be in the middle of Mongolian grasslands but the second two people start arguing or fighting you'll get rows of spectators 6 deep to get their entertainment.
I literally laughed out loud.
Go visit your nearest bar.
Nice try on the "whataboutism".
That said, the social expectations for your nearest bar are quite different from the average restaurant or even tourist attraction. Surely I would have fit in well with the average Chinese when I was a child (with a very loud and piercing voice even indoors), but my parents trained me out of that before I reached maturity.
Unlike China (and to some extend the US), money will not get you respect and consideration in europe. The other problem is that many Chinese tourists do not change their habits when travelling abroad: yelling at the table, burping loudly at the table or when leaving the table, spitting on the floor, lacking respect for the restaurant staff, etc.
That said part of the article is the usual 'China now has a lot of face abroad' propaganda and actually so far the Chinese tourists spending in europe has been below what the tourism industry was expecting. Most of them comes in tours that zip thru many countries in the shortest time possible and at the lowest cost possible.
As for the american tourists, while they do not spit and burp, they are oftten too loud and proud abroad. And i am sure they are worst than the french when it comes to foreign language (remember english is a foreign language in all of europe except UK).
Not really, english is still widely used in placed other than the UK. Maybe you should zip thru europe. It very accommodating for english speakers, on a far greater level than lets say China and Korea put together. From Amsterdam to France I didn't have a problem communicating with the local at all. Well maybe the strong fucking accents in Paris but english is far more advance than I thought they would be.
first: learn proper grammar
second: learn proper manners
Well you did not read me well: i did not say that europeans cannot speak english outside UK. I said that's not the native language as a 'reminder' to some american travellers who feel upset when someone cannot speak their language well enough.
I live in europe so i understand the linguistic situation at least as well as the average tourist who 'zips thru europe'. So yes, the education level here is higher than in the US, and most europeans can speak 1 or 2 foreign languages and english is likely to be one of these. I also know china fairly well and i agree with your comparison.
As for the strong accent of the french people, first it is not as pathetic as the accent of many americans attempting to say 3 words in french. Second they feel their language is nicer and richer than english, so they cannot leave it completely behind when speaking english. Third, the fact that many native english speakers do actually like the french accent does not encourage them to improve their elocution in english.
i'd have to agree with you on all points made. Allot of my fellow Americans can't seem to get the accent down for french or any other language and I get embarrassed to be around those that have been in a certain country for over 5 years, married to a native and still linguistically suck . There are the exceptions but rare to say the most.
To be honest with you french is a beautiful tongue to hear but I fucking hated learning it. I didn't want to learn spanish because I already knew it but California's curriculum to graduate was 2 years foreign language and to get into UCLA preferred 1 advanced placement course. So I had picked french just to be different and to be compliant and I never had to apply it even in France. If I had stayed longer it probably be a different story.
"The hotel set up a specific area for Chinese because they think some whites may not be happy dining with Chinese in the same canteen."
Ten years ago? In Europe? I can assure everyone that, as GuoBao has already said, this is utter nonsense and a total fabrication – just like those bullshit stories about the French during the Carrefour episode two years ago.
This story is just lubrication for a nationalistic wank-fest.
The Chinese are known for making up stories to boost their ego. Such pettiness!
Do they also fabricate penis size to boost their egos?
Even the state-run media wouldn't dare lying about that one:
"The relevant departments released a shocking statement today- according to Chinese experts, Chinese men have large penises.
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Jiang Yu held a pre-screened press conference with state media earlier Tuesday.
'Earlier irresponsible reports of Chinese men having tiny, tiny penises are not only in direct contrast to the facts, but are harmful to Sino-US sexual relations. I can personally assure you that the many Chinese penises I have tried were simply enormous, staggering in both length and girth.' said Jiang at the press conference.
A recent poll conducted by experts at CHINADaily have also recently confirmed this fact, with 80% of respondents listing themselves between 8-10" (cun), and the other 20% were surveyed as 'larger than any of the listed options.'
Xinhua News Agency
Pure made up story. In all my time travelling around Europe I've never seen chinese getting separated from whites in hotels.
Any way I would have to agree, because I have been shamed by many china men at the GYM. They like to stare so I stare back. Chinese are pretty good at staring at dicks and point how small mine was. But then they leave it at that. 8-10 inches no. But they are bigger than japanese porn stars limp. Can't vouch for erect china man, thank God but Im sure every race has their big men. I think the stereo type is the difference between the extremely huge cocks from the west and not so huge here in asia. In fact there was a serious study or survey done some people that release similar information in the US. It was broadcasted on SPIKE tv. Chinese beat out another nation I forget by 2 inches. China penises fall in the average size margin.
But you still have to think most stereo types do have some real grounds and facts to them. Even if you were joking I still take you serious.
During my trip to Cambodia, some of the local workers told me how they loathed Chinese people in the hotels and how they shoved, spat and talked loudly in their temples–even though there were signs all over the place in Chinese saying not to.
I think it was even worse because most of the Chinese there saw themselves as superior to the Cambodian people. Yes, the Cambodians were poor and some of the places weren't very clean, but at least the men didn't shove me aside so they could take a photo or get food first.
Cracker/YT and their penis comparison. Don't you little boys ever get tired of always talking about penis? Seems to me like the only thing Cracker has that is bigger than Chinese dudes is the homosexual population.
comer cachorro? gato? nunca
Funny about the "有发票" thing. I have heard that a couple times before and didn't believe it… but it was about prostitutes in Amsterdam. And they neglected to mention that the point of mentioning 有发票 is that these big spenders are touring on public funds.
The reason Chinese are given their own dining hall may well partly be to do with their hatred of all foreign food, but is mainly because the international community doesan't want to eat with dirty people who spit yellow phlegm all over the tables, chairs and floors. Also, since China is a highly-discriminatory country where foreigners are not allowed to stay in guesthouses and are rarely allowed to pay the same price as foreigners, I think we can reciprocate quite happily in our discrimination of our slit-eyed goon visitors.
chinese should be more polite bad manners are never worth respect
The overwhelming majority of Chinese tourists overseas still arrive in foreign countries on full-package or semi-package tours i.e. their meals and rooms are already arranged and included. This is often done by the tour company with getting the best possible price in mind. This is why it is extremely common for Chinese tourists (a group) to be shown to a different buffet or be seated in a different part of the restaurant; their tour company didnt pay the full price so they dont get the full experience.
It has less than nothing to do with race or background. If they had walked as a guest without a piece of paper in effect saying "Good for 20pax- please redeem with tour company" then they would have received the same meal.
its really pathetic, thier manners suck.
Have you ever seen anyone bringing the WHOLE jar of milk and a WHOLE tray of cheese onto their own table in a hotel buffet breakfast? Well, I have- and they are the infamous Chinese Mainlanders.
Have you also seen someone who rub their legs and spit inside a plane? Well, I have – and I don't need to tell you where they are from…
They can wear Armani suits, carry Hermes handbags whatsoever but they would still remain as barbarians who lack manners, common sense, hygiene, and are inconsiderate
/In the past, Hong Kong people don't like to do business with mainland tourists and call them "Ah Chan" out of the bias that mainland people are poor./
What is this past you speak of? I was born in Hong Kong, but my grandparents are from Mainland China. Most Hong Kongers have grandparents and parents from Mainland China – and it is because of this closeness that Hong Kong was brought to tears over the Tiananmen Square massacre – because they have relatives and friends there. It is because of this closeness that during the famine, Hong Kongers that are still poor in the Post War times, brought what they have to COUSINS who have even less in Mainland, to their brother and sisters, aunts and uncles or even parents.
Leon Lai was from Beijing, and he's one of Hong Kong entertainment's "Four Sky Kings", during the 80s and 90s – to this date, lots of women still fancy him. Mandarin pop songs made the top charts in Hong Kong in the 80s.
Many Hong Kongers are against the PRC /party/, but the ones that are against the /people/ of mainland are a minority that tends to be young. I've seen that video of the ignorant Hong Kong guys harassing innocent mainland tourists with the 'locust song' – they are young, they probably don't remember that their great grandparents are from China, or their Chinese grandparents died early – it's even possible that their PARENTS are from Mainland and they don't get along!
Doing business…my grandfathers were Chinese from Mainland – they both did business in Hong Kong just fine, as are some of my uncles who arrived a bit later.
Anti-Chinese sentiment in Hong Kong is a really new thing. It was impossible for my parents's generation (born 60s-70s) to feel superior to Mainlanders or feel cold blooded about the fate of China, because their parents are from China and they also have aunts and uncles there. I'm the first generation (80s-90s after) that has lost touch with the blood relations I have in Mainland, but I still have my grandmother from Mainland China!
It is true that SOME Chinese from Mainland have behaved poorly, but some are good – my grandmother is one of them!
Ironically, anti-Chinese sentiment probably didn't exist until at least a decade after the British left! Mandarin was to the Hong Konger what French is to the English – it's in some pop songs, a lot of them soft love songs! Especially the ones by Leon Lai.
Example: this Leon Lai song starts with a Cantonese narration, and then its the Mandarin romantic song – note the traditional Chinese caption. Leon Lai's Mandarin songs are very popular in Hong Kong, Mandarin love songs from Chinese artists is a huge subgenre in HK – it's used even in Cantonese movies.
Another one, Beijing born Faye Wong is a hugely respected and loved star in Hong Kong, and her "I'm willing" song is a huge hit. Cantonese is the official language of Hong Kong and HK will insist on it staying their dominate dialect for every day use, but Mandarin is actually considered exotic and romantic, it sounds softer and more romantic in songs than the more fighty Cantonese:
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"Moira" is the new single by Finnish singer-songwriter Maini Sorri and Jörgen Hansson. Backed with "Moira (Instrumental Version)", this is the most recent example of the Sweden-based Sorri's pop signature sound. Writing since age 8, Sorri has had some time to polish her tuneful trademark performing her songs live as well as on TV and radio.
Released mere days ago "Moira" not only reveals her previous vocal training but also demonstrates she must have paid attention when she was a student of music theory and composition. It's got a new yet not at all foreign sound to it. Sorri was happy to shed some light on the subject.
"'Moira' is a song about my young fan Moira. I gained her as a devoted fan when I sang at Swedish radio's Song contest in Axevalla, Sweden. I told (American) Gary Cornman about the sweet six year old girl Moira and he surprised me by writing a poem about her that I then composed". It was later remixed by Jörgen Hansson who also sang background vocals.
The second track is a simply the underlying instrumental. It allows the listener to focus on the actual music composition. The single's recently released accompanying music video was directed by W. A. Henderson and stars Cindy Clark both from Hollywood, Los Angeles. If it works with audiences as well as some of her previous work it will soon be on radio playlists in Sweden, Finland, the UK, the US, Spain and other countries.
Sorri's new music video is currently on YouTube and her music is available on Facebook, ReverbNation, Bandcamp, the global online radio station Last.FM, MySpace and online stores worldwide. Check out Maini Sorri's "Moira". You won't be (ahem) sorry.
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Henrik Zetterberg withdrew from the Olympics on Friday due to a herniated disc but nine of his Detroit Red Wings teammates continue playing in the tournament, which completed group play on Sunday.
Next up are elimination games on Tuesday, followed by the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Those Red Wings who didn't go to Sochi, Russia, will return to practice 2 p.m. Wednesday at Joe Louis Arena, following a 10-day break.
The Red Wings' next game is Feb. 26 at Montreal. They play in Ottawa the next night and after a four-day break visit New Jersey on March 4.
The NHL trade deadline is 3 p.m. on March 5.
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Clubs: SL Benfica, CD Operário, Rio Ave FC, Porto FC, Real Betis Balompié (loan), SC Braga (loan), Sporting Clube de Portugal, Olympique Lyonnais (loan)
Miguel Lopes has risen from relative obscurity to take his place in Portugal's UEFA EURO 2012 squad, earning his surprise call-up thanks to a succession of strong displays for SC Braga in the second half of the 2011/12 season. An energetic, all-purpose full-back, he can play on either flank.
• A native of Lisbon, he started out with SL Benfica's B side but was unable to break into the first team and went off to the Azores to play lower-league football with CD Operário before helping Rio Ave FC win promotion to the Portuguese top flight in 2007/08.
• Enjoyed an impressive debut Liga campaign, making 26 appearances – all starts – to help the Vila do Conde club finish in an unexpectedly high position of 12th.
• His fine form drew the attention of FC Porto, but after joining the club in summer 2009 he made scant impact, losing out to Jorge Fucile in the battle for the right-back berth and making just 12 Liga outings and none in the UEFA Champions League; he did, however, start the 2010 Portuguese Cup final triumph over GD Chaves.
• Left Porto in 2010 for a season-long loan at Real Betis Balompié; missed out on the Dragons' treble-winning campaign under André Villas-Boas but helped Betis win the Segunda División and return to Spain's elite.
• Back at Porto for 2011/12 but remained out of favour and went on loan in mid-campaign to Braga, helping the Arsenalistas finish third in the Liga and making his European debut in a UEFA Europa League round of 32 first leg tie against Beşiktaş JK.
• Strong season earned a place in Portugal's UEFA EURO 2012 squad and made his international debut against Turkey in June, but did not go on to appear in the tournament finals.
• Returned to Porto for the start of the 2012/13 season, before making the switch to Sporting in January 2013. Loaned out for the 2013/14 season to Lyon in France.
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Google Now launcher arrives for older Nexus devices
In the Play store now
OWNERS of older Nexus devices are being invited to update the Google Now launcher today, as the latest Android 4.4.2 Kitkat release gains wider availability.
The Google Now launcher was previously limited to the Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 Android devices, however as of this morning it has landed in the Google Play Store for free download.
Other phone makers' handsets aren't able to download the new launcher, with the exception of Google editions of popular handsets such as the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 bought through the Google Play store running stock Android without modification.
The new launcher puts Google Now, the company's customised search tool, front and centre of the user experience, with its tiled menus now accessible with a swipe gesture from the homescreen.
Google has been increasing the functionality of Google Now incrementally since its first release in 2012, with rumours of a smartwatch version continuing and a desktop version for the Chrome browser and Chrome OS users in beta testing.
In addition to voice search, the Google Now service also offers a proactive information service that learns from your daily routine, search results and preferences such as favourite sports team or stocks held. As well as weather and details of conditions on your daily commute, it also tracks packages, provides boarding cards for selected airlines and sends alerts when favourite webpages are updated.
The Google Now launcher also adds the always-on "OK Google" hot phrase to trigger a voice search without touching the screen. µ
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BL games (also known as yaoi games) usually refer to H games oriented around homosexual couples, though they can be any male/male dating sim or visual novel. The defining factor is that both the playable character(s) and possible objects of affection are male (BL stands for Boys' Love). As with yaoi manga, the major market is assumed to be female; in addition to BL games proper, many otome games have incidental homoerotic content. Games aimed at a homosexual male audience may be referred to as bara. A 2006 breakdown of the Japanese commercial BL market estimated it grosses approximately 12 billion yen annually, with video games generating 160 million yen per month.[1]
Only a very few BL games have been officially translated into English. In 2006, JAST USA announced they would be releasing Enzai as Enzai: Falsely Accused, the first license of a BL game in English translation.[2] Some fan communities have criticized the choice of such a dark and unromantic game as the US market's first exposure to the genre. JAST USA subsequently licensed Zetta Fukujuu Meirei under the title Absolute Obedience,[3] while Hirameki International licensed Animamundi; the later game, although already nonexplicit, was censored for US release to achieve a 'mature' rather than 'adults only' rating, removing some of both the sexual and the violent content.[4] The lack of interest by publishers in licensing further titles has been attributed to widespread piracy of both licensed and unlicensed games.[5]
List of titles
- 24-ji, Kimi no Heart wa Nusumareru ~Kaitou Jade~
- Akai Yoru Hoshi no Sasayaki wo Kike
- Animamundi
- Angel Knight
- Angel's Feather
- Apocripha/0
- Artificial Mermaid ~Silver Chaos 2~
- Birdie ~Bokura no Ren'ai Shinrigaku~
- Boku no Kareshi wa Juliet
- Cafe Lindbergh ~Bokura no Ren'ai Shinrigaku 2~
- Celestine ~Hikari to Kage to Uchuu Kaizoku~
- Dynamite Darling
- Enzai
- Fragrant Tale
- Gakuen Banchou
- Gakuen Heaven
- Gigolo
- Guisard ~Bokura wa Omoi wo Mi ni Matou~
- Guisard Shuffle ~Bokura wa Omoi wo Tokihanatsu~
- Hanamachi Monogatari
- Hotel Chronos
- Hunk's Workshop
- Kannagi no Tori
- Kichiku Megane
- Kuro no Tsuki
- Lamento ~Beyond the Void~
- Lasting Snow
- Laughter Land
- LIVExEVIL ~Shakunetsu no Edema~
- Lucky Dog 1
- Miracle Heart
- Mori no Kioku
- Ore no Shita de Agake
- Oujisama Level 1
- PrinceXPrince
- Saikyou Darling
- Seikai Houretsuden
- Seraphim Spiral
- Silver Chaos
- Soshite Bokura wa
- Suits wo Nuida Ato...
- Suki na Mono wa Suki Dakara Shōganai!
- sweet pool
- Teikoku Sensenki
- Togainu no Chi
- Zettai Fukujuu Meirei
- America's first English Yaoi Erotic Sim Game "Enzai" Review, Akiba Angels, July 2006.
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[Apologies for duplication.] LITA NGCIG Meeting at Midwinter: Three Next Generation Catalog Projects The LITA Next Generation Catalog Interest Group will meet on Sunday, January 13, from 4:00 to 6:00pm in the Hilton Garden Inn (conveniently located just outside the convention center), in Salon A/B. We will have presentations and discussion about three locally developed and/or open source catalog projects. Ross Shanley-Roberts of Miami University will discuss their SolrPac project; Bess Sadler of the University of Virginia will discuss their Project Blacklight; and Chris Barr and Andrew Nagy of Villanova will discuss their VuFind project. A brief business IG business meeting will follow the discussion. See you in Philadelphia. -- Thomas Dowling tdowling <at> ohiolink.edu


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Sharon Dianne (Orre) Stratton, 73, died Sept. 24, 2013, at home, surrounded by her loving family.
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Some Minecraft fans may be growing anxious to know an exact release date for the upcoming editions of the popular series that are expected to launch on the Xbox One, Playstation 4, and PS Vita sometime in August. However, the reason that a specific date has not yet been announced is likely because one has not been decided upon due to the fact that these new versions of Minecraft are still in development. Providing an update on the next editions of Minecraft, 4J Studios confirmed on July 29 that they are still actively removing bugs from the game.
Judging from messages directed towards 4J Studios around the web, many are fearful that the lack of an official release date means that the Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita editions of Minecraft might not release in August. News that the developer hasn't yet completed working on the upcoming ports has only fueled concerns of an imminent delay.
However, all that the developer has left to do at this point is rid the game of known bugs. This is the final stage in game development and means that 4J Studios actually is very close to being ready for release. News that the new-gen editions of the game are nearing the end of their development cycle, alongside the fact that both the 4J Studios and Mojang have not made any announcement otherwise, means that gamers should still expect Minecraft to launch on the Xbox One, Playstation 4, and PS Vita on time.
Minecraft has now sold well over 50 million copies across all platforms since its initial launch on PC. Two years ago, the creative sandbox title launched on the Xbox 360. Additional ports have since release on the Playstation 3 as well as iOS and Android devices. The popular game will be doubling the number of platforms it can be played on later this summer when it lands on the Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita.


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Economics research firm John Dunham & Associates' study says dropping the dollar bill in favor of dollar coins, as proposed in Congress, would create an annual loss of $1 million in business activity in Alabama's 6th District, which includes Birmingham.
The transition would increase costs for businesses in the district by nearly $500,000 a year, the study says.
"Essentially, changing to a coin would be a tax increase on retail and service firms of all sizes in Alabama," John Dunham, president of John Dunham & Associates, said in a statement.
"Alabamians are already struggling with a poor economy and high unemployment rates, and forcibly removing the dollar bill from circulation will only exacerbate these problems."


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The firm's attorneys are all excellent and committed negotiators and trial attorneys, with extensive experience in all aspects of family law and litigation. They represent their clients in contested trials as well as in amicable settlements, tailoring particularized strategies and programs to the needs of each of their individual clients. The firm's lawyers have represented Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Linda Lavin and Laurence Fishburne, Alison Stern (the former Mrs. Howard Stern) and Patricia Duff (former wife of billionaire Ronald Perelman). They have been responsible for cutting edge, landmark decisions, for which they are recognized and cited.
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TC TO JAMES DODDS ; 4 May 1844; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18440504-TC-JADO-01; CL 18: 34
CHELSEA, 4th May, 1844
MY DEAR SIR,— Several weeks ago I received a very pleasant letter from you which has never yet been in any way acknowledged. Nothing can exceed the hurry one is kept in here. I prefer writing you even this much to absolute silence, which, in some bad hour, you might interpret otherwise.
My interview with you in Edinburgh remains very clear and very pleasant.1 The sight of your face, of your indomitable laughing eyes, gives new assurance; your whole way of life seemed to me of good augury. With thews and sinews such as these, a man who will walk along steadfastly, regardless of the weather and wayside provocations, is sure enough to make some handsome journey of it. Right good speed to you! My best wishes go with you always; and if there be at any time any help or service I can lend you, fear not to ask it. With many kind regards and good hopes, and begging you to remember me affectionately to the Gordons,2—I am, in great haste, yours always truly,


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Fans will get an inside look at Tulane football each week during the 2014 season with the Tulane Coach's Show on WWL-TV.
April 16, 2014
New Orleans - WWL-TV is happy to announce a new partnership with the Tulane University Athletics Department, bringing the "Tulane Coach's Show" to the leader in local sports, news, and weather.
The 30-minute broadcast will air this fall and feature Green Wave football Coach Curtis "CJ" Johnson and the members of the award winning Eyewitness Sports Team: Doug Mouton, Juan Kincaid, and Bryan Salmond.
"This is a great partnership of two locally proud institutions", said WWL-TV General Manager Tod Smith. "Green Wave football is a tradition in Southeast Louisiana and now our viewers will get the ultimate coverage during this exciting time in the program's history"
The announcement comes as Tulane football gets ready to kick of its first season in Yulman Stadium-- a state-of-the-art 30,000 capacity stadium located at the University. It marks the first time a Green Wave football game will be played on campus in almost 40 years.
"Tulane is thrilled to partner with the top station in the market," Tulane Director of Athletics Rick Dickson said. "This is a great opportunity to showcase Coach CJ, our student-athletes and our football program throughout the fall on a professionally produced show. I believe it will be a tremendous benefit for our fans, potential recruits and, of course, all of our local players and their families. This partnership, which will reach throughout the state and region, is another in a series of upgrades for Tulane Athletics as we enter the American Athletics Conference and open our inaugural season in Yulman Stadium this fall."
"I am truly excited to partner with WWL-TV for the Tulane Coach's Show this fall," Tulane head coach Curtis Johnson said. "This is a great opportunity to showcase Tulane football on one of the top television stations in the city, state and region. I look forward to working with WWL-TV to bring the best of Tulane football to our fans every Sunday night this fall."


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An animal lesser than any seen hitherto
I am continuing to loot the Royal Society. One of the more interesting gems of today's session was an extract of a letter published in the Philosophical Transactions in 1668. It was from an Italian scientist, Giornale de Letterati, who described a microscope of a "new fashion" that had been constructed by another Italian, Eustachio Divini.
Here is the description of a session with Divini's microscope:
What could this Atome of Animals have been? Unfortunately the letter doesn't indicate if the sand they were watching was dry or wet. Since the animal had many feet, it was most likely an arthropod of some sort. However, if the sample was from an aquatic habitat, the animal could have been a tardigrade, but I don't think tardigrades have white and scaly backs. The tiny animal was probably real, but we need to keep in mind that many details the early microscopists thought they saw may have been optical artifacts created by their imperfect instruments.


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Bit and pieces that have been floating around in my head for years.
Stuff about God, after death, etc.
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The use of pesticides to protect crops before and after harvest and during storage and in animal husbandry can lead to great improvements in human and animal nutrition and in preventive medicine provided that their use is properly controlled. Such control must be exercised throughout the whole cycle of the production of a pesticide, its use and disposal, and particularly so before it is authorised for marketing.
General guidelines are used to advise on pesticide registration. Most countries, whether by statutory or voluntary means, regulate the sale and supply of pesticides. However, they tend to differ in the extent and nature of the information to be supplied by manufacturers on the effect and safe use of the products they have registered.
The booklet "Pesticides", the seventh edition of which was published in 1992, gives guidance to authorities responsible for registration as well as to manufacturers on the basic information required for a pesticide such as toxicity, residue, environment, wild-life and efficacy data. It includes a special chapter on tests to be carried out to evaluate the efficacy of pesticides.
Special measures to ensure safe and correct use of pesticides by the private user have been defined in recommendations on the domestic use of pesticides. Furthermore, guidelines for the evaluation of pesticides used for the control of public hygiene pests (eg. rodents and flying and crawling insects) were published in 1994. They provide guidance on the types of risk evaluation recommended for specific categories of products in relation to their intended use, the information required for the assessment, test protocols, acceptance criteria and information regarding labelling of products.
A resolution on antifoulants was adopted in 1993 and guidelines for the evaluation of antifouling paints were published in 1994. The content and use of antifouling paints, which are designed to reduce the growth of "fouling" organisms on underwater structures (eg. hulls of ships), require careful monitoring due to their possible detrimental effects on non-target aquatic organisms. A follow-up report on risk assessment of antifoulants was published in 1996 which suggests how the risk assessment of antifoulants could be carried out to regulate the handling of these products in the different member States based on the Swedish and Dutch experiences and includes an emission model of antifoulants.
A report on contamination and protection of ground water from pesticides was published in 1993. It describes the situation and policy in Partial Agreement member countries regarding ground water and agricultural pesticides, and gives guidance for the protection of ground water and drinking water from pesticides. Specific guidelines for the protection of ground water from pesticide residues were published in 1995. Furthermore, reports on pesticide residues in surface waters in Northern Europe, Germany and the Netherlands, and on volatilisation and deposition of plant protection products were also published in 1995.
In 1990 the Council of Europe and the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation (EPPO) set up a joint Council of Europe/EPPO panel of experts to elaborate decision-making schemes for the environmental risk assessment of plant protection products.
This assessment is of vital importance. A team of more than 150 experts worked to produce a framework on which to develop risk assessment procedures for the various areas of environmental concern.
The Joint Panel has developed assessment schemes for use by chemical manufacturers and regulatory authorities, that aim to:
guide assessors on the questions to be addressed, and the data that may
need to be requested from registrants;
provide information on the test methods and approaches that are suitable in
each case;
indicate how the data should be interpreted in a consistent manner, involving expert judgement where appropriate;
produce a reliable assessment of environmental risk that is suitable to aid risk management.
A joint publication on the decision-making schemes is under preparation.
A workshop on stored product protection and post-harvest treatment of plant products was held in 1995. Insecticides, together with fumigants, are today the principal agents used in the protection of crops against insects. Much interest was focused on new developments in alternative strategies and approaches to prevent insect infestation or to control it.
The proceedings of the workshop were published in 1996.
In 1996 the Committee of Ministers adopted the following resolutions:
Resolution AP (96) 2 on preservative products for uses other than on wood;
Resolution AP (96) 3 on disinfectants.
Since 1998 relevant activities concerning pesticides and food safety have been carried out by the Committee of experts on nutrition, food safety and consumer health.


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1 USS Lexington Museum on the Bay
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2914 N. Shoreline Blvd. USA - Corpus Christi, TX 78402-1116
This mammoth World War II aircraft carrier, berthed near the aquarium across the Harbor Bridge from downtown, was the most decorated carrier in US Navy history. Reported sunk four times, the ship was nicknamed "The Blue Ghost" both for its ..
2 Texas State Aquarium
Industrial tourism and theme park
2710 N. Shoreline Dr. USA - Corpus Christi, TX 78402-1004
More than 350 species of Gulf of Mexico marine life are at "home" in a series of ecosystem exhibits, including marsh and shoreline, pier and estuary. Islands of Steel replicates an offshore oil platform surrounded by nurse sharks and amberj..
3 World of Discovery
Museums and art
1900 N. Chaparral St. USA - Corpus Christi, TX 78401-1114
Comprising a museum and authentic re-creations of Christopher Columbus' fleet, this complex explores everything from dinosaurs to sunken treasure. Highlights of the Museum of Science and History are a 17ft scale model of an offshore oil rig and a mul..
4 South Texas Institute for the Arts
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1902 N. Shoreline Blvd. USA - Corpus Christi, TX 78401-1138
This bayside art museum is as often noted for its stark white architecture (1972, Philip Johnson) as for its collection. Changing fine-art exhibits feature traditional and contemporary works, mainly by Texas artists.


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Skydance Productions and Annapurna Pictures, who are producing the upcoming "Terminator" reboot film trilogy, are also developing a TV series to work in conjunction with the new first film due for release in 2015.
Zack Stentz and Ashley Miller ("X-Men: First Class," "Thor") are penning and executive producing the series. Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier, who are writing the upcoming film, are also executive producing the series.
The series is said to "follow a critical moment from the original 1984 Terminator movie, taking it in a completely different direction that the film."
The reboot film is expected to be tied to the original 1984 film as well. As both the trilogy and series progress, the two narratives will be designed to ultimately intersect.
Paramount is involved in the films but isn't in the TV series. Megan Ellison, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Marcy Ross will produce both the film and TV series.
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Zero-G has announced the release of House Fabrik, which is described as a cutting-edge selection of over 1300 samples and 1.3Gb of the deepest tech and minimal house music around - all in pristine 24-bit audio.
House Fabrik is full of "stunning" drumloops, "infectious" bass and synth loops, atmospheres, melodies and FX as well as hundreds of unique one-shots, stabs and hits.
- Riffs – Beats – Basslines – FX Loops – Sub Bass – Melodies – Atmospheres – Pads and more.
- Includes:
- 1310 Acidized WAV files.
- 1310 AIFF Apple Loops.
- 810 Stylus compatible REX2 files.
- 150 EXS24 Instruments.
- 150 Kontakt Instruments.
- 150 Reason NN-XT Instruments.
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New Memorial mat head coach Iannarelli putting emphasis on hard work
ELKHART — Jim Iannarelli spent the past winter, more or less, being groomed for the job, and now it is his and he's running with it.
Iannarelli, 31, has been named head wrestling coach at Elkhart Memorial High School after nine seasons as an assistant coach in a program where he was an athlete.
The 2000 Memorial graduate takes over the reins from Brian Pfeil, who resigned as head coach after the 2012-13 season to spend more time with his family and with his full-time job.
Iannarelli's philosophy is simple.
"Work hard. Win matches," said Iannarelli. "Last year, in my opinion, was a rather disappointing season."
Yes, the Crimson Chargers with its 10 seniors won the Elkhart Sectional and tied for the Northern Lakes Conference championship, but the program saw a long NLC dual win streak snapped and did not have any wrestlers make it to the IHSAA individual State Finals in Indianapolis for the first time in nearly a decade.
"I find that unacceptable," said Iannarelli. "With the talent we have on our team, there should be multiple people down there (at the State Finals) every year."
Iannarelli, who coached for six seasons at West Side Middle School prior to becoming the top assistant at Memorial last winter, is familiar with all the current and most of the upcoming Memorial wrestlers.
Returnees with varsity experience include Tieshawn Johnson, Phillip Mathiak, Eugene Moody-Neukom, Chris Morris, Jon Osoria and Tony Vaughn.
"They know how 'Coach I' operates and know what to expect," said Iannarelli. "There should be little, if any, transitional strain."
Iannarelli expects to have Brian Weaver and Nick Corpe — also former Memorial wrestlers — back on the coaching staff next year along with some other candidates.
Club workouts on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school have been going on throughout the spring and Iannarelli hopes that wrestlers will continue to put in the time — either at Memorial or at Regional Training Centers at Jimtown or Penn — during the summer.
"The ones that do the offseason work are going to be successful," said Iannarelli.
Iannarelli graduated from Indiana University Bloomington in 2004 with a degree in biochemistry. He later received his teaching certification at Indiana University South Bend. He'll continue to be a seventh grade science teacher at West Side.


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John Steiner Movies and Career Information
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John Steiner is an English actor. Tall, thin and gaunt, Steiner attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and worked for a few years at the BBC. Steiner featured in a lead role in a television production of Design for Living by Noël Coward. Later he found further work primarily in films. In the late 1960s, Steiner was hired to play a part in the spaghetti western Tepepa. He found himself in demand in Italy and moved there, specialising in playing villains in a great number of Italian B-films and exploitation films. John Steiner has appeared in various genres of films, including horror films and police actioners. He also became a favourite of famed Italian filmmaker Tinto Brass featuring in Salon Kitty alongside Ingrid Thulin and Helmut Berger, and in Caligula. Steiner was in very steady demand until the late 1980s. As the Italian film industry dwindled, Steiner retired from acting in 1991 and moved to California, where he became an estate agent. Steiner has recently contributed to DVD extras on some of his films and given interviews about his Italian work.
- John Steiner Movies before 2015
- Paprika (2007) 2007
- Caligula 1999
- Kommando Leopard 1985
- Yor, the Hunter from the Future (Il Mondo di Yor) 1982
- Beyond the Door II 1979
- Little Archimedes (Il Piccolo Archimede) 1979
- Shock (Schock)
- Ancines Woods, The (El bosque del lobo)
- Tepepa
- Cut and Run (Inferno in diretta)
- Slap the Monster on Page One (Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina)


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JWC TO JEANNIE WELSH ; 26 July 1844; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18440726-JWC-JW-01; CL 18: 155-156
Friday [26 July 1844]
My good Child
It is not today that I can answer your most welcome letter as it deserves— I must keep myself very quiet today "morally and physically"— But I will write a few lines just to certify you that I DO love you as well as before—perhaps even better—for I feel more sorry for you than before— Take that consolation, such as it is in the meanwhile, till I have got the cramp fairly out of my stomach—and my head recovered into its normal state. I stood the journey far too well—and was too well the first day—not to have some formidable reaction to apprehend—and so I have been twentyfour hours in bed with headach and a sort of cramp that comes every five minutes or so, and makes me scream out—
Carlyle looked very pleased to have me back at first but he is already relapsed into his usual indifference— Darwin told me that he had seen him just once during my absence—on Sunday last when he found him with Mr Cunningham1 "of whom he seemed dreadfully wearied" that he looked indeed "thoroughly wretched" so wretched— that he (Darwin) found himself wishing I would return immediately before "the poor man died outright for want of having someone to grumble to"! Darwin is going into Kent the end of this week and then to Shrewsbury—he put off his going a week when he heard that I was coming—and yet to have seen him walk in with his nonchalante air, one would have said he could have dispensed with a sight of me till the end of the world. Mazzini came the first morning— I asked him "how he knew?" He shrugged his shoulders and said "the wonder would rather have been if I had not known"— I find him looking better than I expected— He awaits the decision of the secret commuttee2 with supreme indifference— On Lord Brougham's great idea of the "Gaming house"3 he remarked that he wondered so imaginative a character as Brougham had not rather accused him of having "kept a cook-shop of human flesh"! If any attacks are made on his character in their Report he will make a public justification of himself—and the Editor of the Westminster Review has been applying to him for particulars of all the "murders" he has committed and projected that he may have a vindicatory article upon him in his next number.4— There are plenty of honest people now to take up his cause— But all that is as nothing for him compared with the troubles in Italy—the Bandieri are not certainly known to be taken—far less "shot"—all that stuff in the newspapers was unofficial—and he has had no private communications as yet— —but still he has grounds enough to fear the worst5—Lady Harriet has been making new advances to him—which for a Tory woman of her distinction connected with the enemy as she is, does infinite "credit to her head and hort"6 He was engaged to her last night and she had brought divers persons in authority to meet him and Carlyle was there OF COURSE. But Mazzini will not be caught by that syren—the insensible man that he is!— He did not come!!!7— It must be strange for the Lady Harriet to have found one man that can resist her fascinations and refuse her invitations— But I must stop Babbie I am doing myself hurt by writing even this sort of babble god bless you my own Babbie— Only beware of Marrying Mr Bensons8 and all will be well some time. But that would be a fatal step if I have any spirit of divination in me! I dislike that man at once and for ever—ask me not why—for I cannot tell you—only he is antipathetical for me— My first look into his eyes satisfied me that he would never make a deserving husband for my own upright—gentle Babbie.
Kiss my uncle for me—alas—that I should need a proxy for so pleasant a duty—and give my kindest love to all the rest
Yours ever affectionately
Jane Carlyle


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Veteran defenseman Cory Sarich is improving after being injured in a cycling accident July 21, he said Friday on Twitter.
"I am up and moving and may get to go home today," Sarich wrote. "I am extremely blessed to be sitting here sending everyone an update."
Sarich, 35, was struck by a motor vehicle while training in Invermere, British Columbia, agent Tim Hodgson said in a statement released by the Colorado Avalanche, for whom Sarich played last season.
Sarich said he sustained "five broken vertebrate and some serious road rash."
He was hospitalized in Calgary and said he did not have surgery and is not wearing a brace. The timeline for his recovery and return to the NHL is uncertain.
"I am blessed to be here and will most likely make a full recovery," he wrote.
Sarich played 969 games over 15 seasons with the Calgary Flames, Tampa Bay Lightning and Avalanche. He had one goal, nine assists and 38 penalty minutes in 54 games with Colorado last season.
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Tolerance to the anhedonic effects of ...
|Tolerance to the anhedonic effects of lipopolysaccharide is associated with changes in syntaxin immunoreactivity in the nucleus accumbens
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|The bacterial endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS) produces a host of effects in mammals known collectively as 'sickness' behaviours. Acute treatment with LPS also results in a loss of hedonic capacity in rodents that can be measured by changes in responding for reinforcing electrical stimulation of the lateral hypothalamus. In contrast, repeated exposure to LPS typically leads to the development of tolerance to many of the physiological and behavioural effects of endotoxin, although the effect of chronic treatment with LPS on anhedonia remains unknown. In the present experiment, rats were trained to respond on an ascending-series current-intensity intracranial self-stimulation (ICSS) protocol, and were then treated with either acute or sub-chronic LPS (100 mug). Compared to vehicle-treated subjects, acute exposure to LPS induced a dramatic loss of ICSS responding; however, with repeated exposure to LPS, rats developed a behavioural tolerance to its anhedonic effects. To investigate a potential molecular substrate for the anhedonic effects of LPS, quantitative immunohistochemistry was used to measure levels of the synaptic proteins syntaxin, SNAP-25 and synaptophysin in the dorsal and ventral striatum of rats treated acutely and sub-chronically with LPS. A single injection of LPS produced a significant decrease in syntaxin immunoreactivity in the nucleus accumbens core and shell, while similar treatment in chronically treated rats that displayed behavioural tolerance had no effect. These results demonstrate a novel molecular substrate for the effects of LPS, and imply that the underlying physiology of the transient anhedonic effects of LPS may differ from that involved in chronic psychiatric disorders in humans.
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According to the Intentional Community (IC) website, there is a group which began in 2013 an effort to start a new ecovillage in Upstate South Carolina. The mission statement of the group is "living 4 less but having more."
Mr. James Toye, the group's listed contact person on the IC website, says that he is very interested in natural building. Knowing the present difficulty in getting such designs past building regulations and codes in the region, he has been investigating a Tiny House community. Read the suggested article below about Lloyd Kahn's tiny house experiences.
The Upstate South Carolina ecovillage is currently in the planning stages. There are no fees for joining, no required labor fee. One of the huge advantages about building in an ecovillage is the help from community members with various backgrounds in natural building. There are also the unique shared interests in things like more simple and healthy lifestyles, efficient energy use, environmental protection, food production, in addition to the sense of community.
The Upstate ecovillage is not based on a cohousing model, but current members are open to having community cohousing. Members are to have completely independent finances and will be allowed to have existing debt, education will be in public schools, and community decisions will be made by consensus of all members.
With no diet restrictions, everyone will have individual eating choices. The members would like to have shared meals about once a week. They currently produce between 25 to 50 percent of their own food. Alcohol and tobacco are allowed and used occasionally.
There is no identified leader or leadership core group, but those interested in getting more information on helping build an intentional community in Upstate South Carolina should email James Toye on the website. Any other forming ecovillages should be registered on the IC website to spread the word.


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This week's picks include Hockeysmith, Madlib, Knox Brown, and Sorceress. Enjoy!
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Following the release of her new album, I Never Learn, Lykke Li dropped by the Apollo Theater for an intimate performance with 1500 of her closest friends. As one of only two non-festival performances set on her tour, this rare show caught the singer off guard as she remarked that it had been awhile since she had a seated audience.
Kicking off the show as she did the new album, "I Never Learn"'s raw acoustic riff broke the silence as Lykke's grungy Western-European band took to the stage. Transitioning into "Love out of Lust," Lykke made sure to keep fans who have yet to hear the new album engaged before she played her new single, "No Rest for the Wicked."
"Sorry my new album is such a bummer," Lykke muttered into the microphone after finishing her new single before asking for the heartbroken attendees to raise their hands for her next song, "Never Gonna Love Again."
UK alt-pop duo Hockeysmith's new video for "Hesitate" shows the two women roaming free in an open space and desperately trying to undo angst.
Look out for the But Blood EP on May 26.
DMV rapper GoldLink dishes a summer barbecue friendly jam he calls "Sober Thoughts" with a slinky electro-soul production thanks to Kaytranada.
With the Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton soundtrack comes a grab bag of previously unheard Madlib instrumentals, including the intoxicating "Cue 06."


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The carcasses of 14 mutilated dead cows washed ashore in Sweden and Denmark have been tied to a Lebanese ship that had been transporting the animals from the United States to Europe, then dumped them overboard after they died during a storm in the Bay Biscay. It was also noted although some of the animals had been shot, all the bodies had their ears cut off, stomachs slit and rear legs ties together.
According to Danish police, the Lebanese vessel had originally asked for permission to unload the dead animals in a Russian port but were turned down, and ended up dumping them into the Baltic Sea about 11 miles from the coast of Bornholm Island.
They also noted that the reason for the mutilations was not as sinister as first imagined.
"The ears had been cut to remove the earmarks identifying the animals, and the stomachs slit to ensure the animals sank, while the back legs were probably bound so that a crane could grab and hoist the cow overboard," explained Danish officer Boje Joergensen.
The Lebanese ship is currently "being held at a Baltic port," pending a Swedish police investigation into the incident. It is also likely that its crew will be prosecuted for management since dumping dead animals in the Baltic Sea is prohibited," stated authorities from South Zealand and Lolland-Falster.


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Does anybody know where James Brown's 2 part tutorial went to?
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Hi all: Back 5 or more years ago James Brown created a very nice tutorial on using SEC and included a number of neat extentions including linking it into a database etc. Does anybody know where that went to. I know he moved it somewhere after it left sixshooter.v6.thrupoint.net, but spending some quality time with google today didn't turn it up. Does anybody have an updated link to the articles? It would be a shame to lose access to that resource. -- -- rouilj John Rouillard =========================================================================== My employers don't acknowledge my existence much less my opinions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2


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Wearing two of my favorite #vintage finds today. Who says you can't wear white after Labor Day?
'Twas a beautiful day in NYC!
The sun is out, amazing finds at estate sale, apples waiting to be picked. Oh #HappyDays!
We've started "A Perfect Match" series, putting together two or more of our vintage finds that look made for each other. Right now I'm sharing these on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, but maybe I'll start doing more of these and post them on here first. What do you think?
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You are the sun and moon and stars #vintagelove
I'm swooning over these vintage Whiting & Davis mesh snake belts — hand-picked with love from a recent estate sale. Stay tuned for a preview of more glam vintage belts coming soon to the shop!
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A busy day calls for a moment to rest…even if it's on the floor! Wake me up when it's time for dinner 🙂 #itsbeenalongday
All in all it's been a very busy week at CutandChicVintage HQ, as the photo above suggests! If you want to follow our goings on with Instagram check us out at @cutandchicvintage.


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Who Stole Summer?
By templedf on Aug 08, 2005
This is outrageous! The high today was 61°F (16°C) and the low was 46°F (7°C)! It's August, and the last time I checked, Germany was in the northern hemisphere. I know the winters here are supposed to be cold, but the summers too? No wonder drinking beer is the national pastime!


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Honda To Recall 1.5 Million Vehicles to Fix Transmissions
Honda Motor Co. says it will recall certain 2005 to 2010 4-cylinder Accord, 2007 to 2010 CR-V and 2005 to 2008 Element models to update the software that controls their automatic transmissions. The recall includes about 1.5 million vehicles.
The car maker says that without the updated software, the automatic transmission's secondary shaft bearing could be damaged if the transmission is shifted rapidly among the drive, neutral and reverse positions. Drivers often shift this way when trying to free a vehicle that is stuck in snow or mud.
If the shaft bearing is damaged this way it can cause the engine to stall or make it difficult to shift into the park position. The planned update to be made under the recall will ease the transition between gears and decrease the risk of damage. Honda says no injuries or deaths related to the problem have been reported.
The company says it will begin notifying customers of the recall on Aug. 31. After that date customers will also be able to find out if their vehicles are affected by going to www.recalls.honda.com or by calling (800) 999-1009, and selecting option 4.


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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The No. 15 Arizona volleyball team improved to 4-0 on the season with a sweep (30-21, 31-29, 30-24) of No. 18 UC Santa Barbara at the Bronco Invitational this evening.
"Neither team played particularly well, but it's still nice to come out with a win," Head Coach David Rubio said. "We'll have to play better tomorrow in order to pull off a win."
Arizona setter Stephanie Butkus was injured during the match and will likely miss the remainder of the tournament. "With Steph's injury, Amy (Dyck) will have the opportunity to take advantage of starting," Rubio said.
UP NEXT: The Wildcats face host and No. 25 Santa Clara at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow, Sept. 9.
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Brewster Police Department has hired former Twisp Police Officer, Mike Hartnett- putting an end to a battle between the Brewster Police Department and the Brewster City Council that lasted about a year and a half.
The Brewster Police Department was finally given the go-ahead to re-establish a 6-officer force, after operating with five officers due to a hire freeze imposed by the council after the retirement of an officer in June of 2011.
The recent decision to allow the sixth officer to be replaced follows a survey sent out to Brewster residents, seeking input on the issue.
Brewster Police Chief, Ron Oules, says his department, as well as the community, are fortunate to have Officer Hartnett on board.
Hartnett comes to Brewster as a lateral hire, meaning he is fully trained and qualified – something Chief Oules says is a huge bonus for the city.
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As a stay at home parent, weekdays tend to be filled with one mundane task after another, and little attention is given to making weekend plans. Add to this the difficulty finding a babysitter and efforts to live within a budget, and you have the perfect recipe for another uneventful Saturday night at home. If you are ready for a change, Bowling Green's Family Enrichment Center has planned an event on February 20th that will provide entertainment for the whole family without breaking your budget and help prevent child abuse at the same time.
"Funniest Kids Around" is an annual event that gives local children with a great sense of humor an opportunity to perform for a live audience at the Capitol Arts Center. Chosen from auditions at the end of January, the show features children from kindergarten to sixth grade performing a three-minute act. Those chosen as the funniest in each age category will earn prizes, including savings bonds, and the grand prize winner will have the chance to perform live on WBKO. Last year's winner was even featured on "The Bonnie Hunt Show."
This event will be held at the Capitol Arts Center on Saturday night, February 20th. Participants will arrive by limousine for their red carpet entrance at 6:15, with the show beginning at 6:30. Tickets are $5 for adults and $1 for children, and all proceeds will go to support the Family Enrichment Center.
While only one child will leave with the title "Funniest Kid Around," everybody involved in this event will go home a winner. Children have the chance to be a star, families get a fun night out for very little money, and the Family Enrichment Center receives much needed funding. This will allow them to continue their efforts to help families in the Bowling Green area, including respite childcare, parenting education classes and support for adoptive families. For more information about the Family Enrichment Center, visit their website or call them at (270) 781-6714.


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This season of "The Bachelor" has been eventful. Juan Pablo Galavis had a hard decision after the hometown dates but ultimately chose to send Renee Oteri home. Oteri made an impression on America when she shared her story about being a single mom. She connected with Juan Pablo on a parent level that many of the other women did not understand. According to a March 1 report from US Weekly, Renee Oteri is engaged to be married now. Fans were upset that Oteri was not chosen as the new 'Bachelorette,' but now it is clear why.
Renee Oteri was a fan favorite. When she went on the one-on-one date with Juan Pablo and he bought her a dress that was custom-tailored, fans believed she would be the one to win it all. While there was nothing that could have been better, Juan Pablo chose to send her home before the overnight dates. Oteri was devastated but has since moved on. It appears that the man she is engaged to is someone she has known since her son was quite small. They have previously dated and Oteri's family is thrilled about the news.
"The Bachelor: Women Tell All" special is set to air March 3 on ABC and Renee Oteri will be a part of it. It will be interesting to see what she has to say about her time spent with Juan Pablo. There was some intense controversy this season and many of the women have a strong distaste for the man they were trying to win over. Will Oteri be on Juan Pablo's side or does she side with the other women?
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