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"Buried Secrets" is the winter premiere of "Suits." If you haven't seen the episode, then beware of spoilers. To review the briefings on the last case, click here. Be sure to check out the slideshow for more quotes from the episode. "Suits" airs Thursday nights at 8 on USA.
Rinaldi is back, and you know what that means, Mike wants to kick his ass. Rinaldi tried to play on Mike's sense of good guys and bad guys. This had the potential to have Mike question if his role has changed, but the writers don't take it there. Instead, the focus shifts back on Mike's father. While the news that Mike's dad had two drinks lead to some nice scenes, it would have been great to see Mike consider whether or not he was doing the right thing. The writers try to have this moment happen by having Mike offer Rinalid some help, but it doesn't feature Mike wondering about if he is doing the right thing or if he is the villain.
Louis is determined to get to the bottom of Mike's picture not being in the file room. Since he is Louis, the way he learns that Mike might have never gone to Harvard is by talking into his Dictaphone. Some things just never change. It is hilarious, but very Louis. The writers handle this very well. They lure viewers into thinking that either Louis will confront Sheila or that Donna's manipulation has done the trick. In the end, Louis discovers there is something wrong with Mike's transcript. Louis knows everything about Harvard and the people who graduate from there, so if he didn't notice something was wrong, it would have not painted Louis in the best light. What do you think Louis' next move will be?
Here are some thoughts on elsewhere in the episode. Mike talks to Rachel about what his parents were like, and what happened the last time Mike saw his parents. This is extremely heartbreaking and absolutely fantastic. It is great to see this side of Mike. He has opened up to Harvey, but not in the same way that he opens up to Rachel. Speaking of Harvey, he is working through his own relationship woes. Scottie and Harvey are most enjoyable when they are bantering or trying to outdo one another, like at the restaurant when Michael Phelps shows up. It is still hard to decide how to feel about them as a couple. Personally, I'm cautious just as Jessica is. What did you think of the episode?
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A rare, fleeting experience when you come into contact with someone who you are strictly friends with on Facebook. This person may have been in that one class freshman year, or met during an evening of heavy drinking followed by a clutch friend request at 3AM. Facebook unicorn's namesake comes from the unicorn itself. You've read about it, you've seen pictures of it, but interaction in real life is strange and uncomfortable. The slight nod of the head and acknowledgment of existence is the proper response to the phenomenon, to act as if you actually knew who they were would only degrade yourself (see: creeper).
Guy 1: Hey, isn't that the chick that was in our Bio class freshman year?
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Flight controllers are closely monitoring the weather at the Kennedy Space Center and at Edwards Air Force Base. High winds and possible cloud cover are forecast for Kennedy that could prohibit a landing there. The forecast for Edwards calls for acceptable landing weather.
To land on the first opportunity to Florida, Endeavour would fire its engines to begin its descent at 2:53 p.m. CST. For the second Florida landing opportunity, Endeavour would fire its engines at 4:24 p.m. to leave orbit. For a landing in California, Endeavour would fire its engines at 5:51 p.m. CST.
Along with the six astronauts, aboard Endeavour are 332 high-density tapes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission containing data that will be used to produce global maps more accurate and more unified than any available today. During 222 hours and 23 minutes of operation, Endeavour's radar covered 99.98 percent of the planned mapping area - land between 60 degrees north latitude and 56 degrees south latitude - at least once. About 94.6 percent of it was covered twice. Only about 80,000 square miles in scattered areas remained unimaged, most of them in North America and most already well mapped by other methods. The data on the tapes would fill about 20,000 CD's. The total area mapped is more than 47.6 million square miles.
Also aboard Endeavour is a student experiment called EarthKAM which took 2,715 digital photos during the mission through an overhead flight-deck window. The NASA-sponsored program lets middle school students select photo targets and receive the images via the Internet. The pictures are used in classroom projects on Earth science, geography, mathematics and space science. More than 75 middle schools around the world participated in the experiment, which set a record. On four previous flights combined, EarthKAM sent down a total of 2,018 images.
The last Space Shuttle mission to land at Edwards was STS-76 in March 1996. Since then, 20 missions have landed at Kennedy.


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Happy 21st to ELLIOTT from THE RUBENS!
We're wishing our favourite curly coiffed, rubber faced and regular funny guy keyboard player, Elliott from The Rubens, a most MASSIVE 21st birthday!
To think, Elliott is spending his 21st writing material for the 2nd album from The Rubens….we would have been dancing around the lounge room getting ready for a night on the town listening to Red Riders! Not so bad, really.


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PaubloPowers wrote:Here's a house I built from this plan (here)
Obviously it's not EXACTLY alike.... but I think it's well enough for me
It's for my family of 6 (yikes, I know!!!)
SO it's not available for download, unless requested!
Here are some of the pictures of the interior
PaubloPowers wrote:The floor plan is the houseplan except for the backyard
That roof gave my so much trouble... I had to opt to make a 2nd floor deck behind the purple teen's room... grrr
I just downloaded a modified version of EA's curtains that fit the veranda windows, so I'll replace all those curtains....
The sides of my floor tiles... I tried colouring it with wall paint... didn't work.... How does it work?
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PaubloPowers wrote:I still can't colour that area of the floor below the fence in the foyer...
PaubloPowers wrote:New house from a plan I found online... I didn't furnish it because I don't fancy excessively modern furniture, and this house calls for it. What'd be really cool, is if someone else furnishes it and shares their work.
This house is a shell, and there's no CC
Also, I really hate how the sims compresses my screenshots... and I end up with this poor quality... anyone with advise?
!!!!My studio finally uploads my houses!!!!!!
here's the link
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PaubloPowers wrote:Registering on the studio?
Or registering with all the numbers you have to enter before you install.
I actually started to furnish it very contemporary.... But I got tired out.
Thats the house plan.
What steps would I take to start this challange?
PaubloPowers wrote:New build
The furnished version is available in a slide show, click here to veiw it.
To download either furnished or cc free shell, here's a link to my thread to the download links [here]
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TusCA Ristorante Restaurant Review: It's easy to make assumptions about a corporate-run hotel/conference center dining room: a yawn of stuffed chicken breast, pasta primavera --- the usual suspects. But TusCA's menu manages to navigate tourist waters and local tides with ease. As for the value-seeking former, the family restaurant gives a nod with spaghettini and pizza offerings under $10 a diner. At the other end of the spectrum, the petite filet perched on blue cheese mashed potatoes, and the spinach lasagna are both deeply satisfying. For dessert, we recommend the strawberry shortcake if it's available. A compact wine list includes lots of options by the glass. Service is personable and prompt and there's a pleasant view of the golf course.
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Marvel's October 2014 solicitations, released Tuesday, included word that the latest volume of "Thunderbolts" will end that month, with issue #32, by writers Ben Acker and Ben Blacker and artist Kim Jacinto, described as the "final issue of the series."
Acker & Blacker's run on the book started with issue #27, released last month. Following multiple one-shot Marvel projects -- including "Thunderbolts" and "Deadpool" annuals, and the "Wolverine: Season One" original graphic novel -- "Thunderbolts" is the first ongoing series for the duo, best known as the creators of podcast/live stage show "The Thrilling Adventure Hour."
The current volume of "Thunderbolts" started in December 2012 from the team of Daniel Way and Steve Dillon, as part of the initial wave of Marvel NOW! launches. Though this is the end of this "Thunderbolts" incarnation, Marvel doesn't seem to go without the title for too long, having published multiple versions of the series since its original debut back in 1997.
Also notable from Marvel's October solicitations: The publisher confirmed its first "Star Wars" material since this past January's announcement that the license was moving from long-time home Dark Horse Comic to Marvel (both Marvel and Lucasfilm are under the Disney corporate umbrella). Advance solicited for January 2015, it's a omnibus reprinting 880 pages of the company's early Star Wars material, titled "Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years."
Other noteworthy Marvel new releases in October include the four-issue "AXIS Revolutions" miniseries by Dennis Hopeless and Ken Lashley, a companion to event series "AXIS;" and a "Death of Wolverine: Deadpool & Captain America" one-shot by Gerry Duggan and Scott Kolins.
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Mazda is teasing us once more, this time by letting us catch a glimpse of the new Mazda-6 derriere, in particular the area between the handles and the third pillar. This new video, that follows the previous two, shows us some details of a car, which is true to the Takeri Concept design, just like the CX-5 was to the Minagi concept: the SUV was mass-produced featuring only minor differences compared to the Minagi. The car is the first model to use the Kodo design language, developed by Chief designer Akira Tamatani.
Mazda has revealed that the car will be painted with the new colour called Soul Red, a very deep, high-saturated and low in brightness shade. We're looking forward to have some more information and details.


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Securing the rights to the Chicago-area premiere of Alan Bennett's "The History Boys" was something of a coup for the respected, mid-size company. The announcement came more than a year ago. That left plenty of time for anticipation to build for Bennett's Tony and Olivier award-winning sexual and intellectual coming-of-age tale about middle-class teens at a middling boys' school in northern England.
It was worth the wait. TimeLine's production triumphs. Look for it to figure prominently come award season.
Masterfully directed by Nick Bowling, with a terrific, all-encompassing set by Brian Sidney Bembridge, it's a carefully attuned show: personal and heartfelt but not overly sentimental.
Bowling has assembled a stellar cast dominated by the "boys" of the title, an infinitely likable, absolutely convincing octet whose suburban contingent includes a couple of impressive newcomers from Naperville and Glendale Heights, along with several veterans hailing from Lake County. What's remarkable is how thoroughly these eight young actors inhabit - with equal parts swagger and sensitivity - the roles of precocious prep school students preparing for the exams that will determine whether they'll be admitted to Britain's elite Oxford and Cambridge universities, or relegated to their second-tier counterparts.
Equally remarkable is Bennett's play, a droll, dense examination of education that matches Tom Stoppard in its erudition and exceeds him in affection.
"The History Boys" pits old-school idealism against new-school pragmatism in asking the question of whether learning should be cherished for its own sake or seen objectively as a means to an end.
Bennett expresses these opposite views through his teachers. The beloved, deeply flawed Hector (a complex performance by the excellent Donald Brearley), values knowledge for knowledge's sake and truth over all. Unfortunately, his affection for his boys transcends the proper student-teacher relationship. Then there's Irwin (the brilliantly understated, inaccessible Andrew Carter), the repressed, young academic coach who advocates "flavoring" the facts and manipulating the truth for maximum effect.
"History nowadays is not a matter of conviction," he says. "It's a performance."
Irwin urges his students to adopt the contrary view - "find a proposition, invert it and look around for proof," says one convert - not because they believe it, but because expressing it sets them apart from their more privileged counterparts. That bit of academic gamesmanship, Irwin suggests, gives them an edge with the examiners deciding their fate.
An unsettling discussion of the Holocaust reveals the danger of Irwin's intellectual relativism, which Hector derides as "journalism." At the same time, there's something to be said for encouraging young people to challenge the norm, reconsider that which time has hallowed, dabble in the subversive now and then. Kudos to Bennett for incorporating it among the many ideas "The History Boys" addresses. Kudos to Bowling and company for expressing them so eloquently.
The cast includes several newcomers, among them the perceptive Will Allan, a North Central College senior, who plays the sensitive, self-aware Scrips, and Northwestern University junior Alex Weisman. Weisman is pitch-perfect as Posner (who embodies both the success and failure of Hector and Irwin's ideologies), an awkward young man infatuated with the class heartthrob Dakin (a seductively, self-absorbed Joel Gross, a Metropolis Performing Arts Centre veteran). Also deserving mention is Michael Peters as the shrewd but unrefined Rudge, the school jock counted out before he even enters the game; Glendale Heights' Brad Bukauskas as the comedian Timms, Rob Fenton as hipster Lockwood and Behzad Dabu and Govind Kumar as Muslim students Akthar and Crowther. Rounding out the cast is the ever-reliable Terry Hamilton as the status-conscious headmaster and the razor-sharp Ann Wakefield as Mrs. Lintott, the lone woman in the world of boys.


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In a week in which she led her team to a 2-0 record, vaulting them into 1st place in the Jayhawk West Conference, Seward County Lady Saints sophomore Rachel Barnes has been named KJCCC Player of the Week. Barnes has lived up to the hype early in the 2009-2010 season leading Seward in both scoring at 17.2 points per game and rebounding at 8.4 rebounds per game. Wednesday Barnes helped the Lady Saints somewhat avenge last season's loss to Hutchinson in the Region VI Finals as she had a game high 22 points and 12 rebounds in Seward's 53-43 win over the previously undefeated and 11th ranked Lady Dragons. Saturday while scoring just 10 points, Barnes found other ways to fill up the stat sheet in the Lady Saints 14 point road win over Barton County. Barnes grabbed 8 rebounds, dished out 7 assists, and picked off 7 steals to help Seward remain undefeated on the season and more importantly, move to the top of the Jayhawk West Standings before the break. Barnes and the Lady Saints will have their hands full this weekend in the Pizza Hut Classic as they take on 10-1, 25th ranked Northeastern JC on Friday night followed by the team picked to win the Jayhawk East Conference, Labette on Saturday night. Free tickets for this weekend's tournament can be picked up at either Liberal Pizza Hut location or at any of the locations on the SCCC/ATS campus.
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Militant reformism and the prospects for reforming capitalism
Predictable friction in the IWW
Socialist electoralism and the capitalist state
Scaling the wall: what to do if you get stuck while reading Marx's Capital
Venture syndicalism: fanning and dousing the flames of discontent
"No politics in the union"? Come off it
Review of The Soul at Work by Franco Berardi
Occupy vs eviction: radicals, reform, and dispossession
No more double-edged swords
Hypotheses on reform and repression in the United States
Capitalism and planning
Sometimes it feels like
Navigating negotiations
Nate Hawthorne takes a look at how labor-capital structures of negotiation have changed in response to worker militancy and the state changing how it deals with what capitalists do. Along the way he gets into Joe Burns' new book, the ILWU-EGT conflict, the Occupy movement and 'direct unionism'.
Making our languages for politics
After the next storm passes
Armed struggles metaphors and a right-wing structure of feeling
Marx's models and actual capitalism
Struggle changes people
Occupy Everything, and Everything for Everyone
Reform is possible and reformism is guaranteed
An article by Nate Hawthorne responding to 'Is reform possible?' on whether significant reform is possible in contemporary capitalism, how it could happen and why it is important to consider the question.


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In Kid Icarus: Uprising there is the option to offer hearts to the goddess via the vault menu. The description for this option is just:
There's no reward for an offer, but it will bring the goddess closer in spirit!
To say this least, this is a terrible uninformative sentence. What affect does offering hearts to the Goddess have? Exactly what does bring the goddess closer entail?


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- Company: French Connection
- Price: $58
- Official Site: FrenchConnection.com
- Release Date: 2008
A cross between a driving glove and a work glove, this short leather option from French Connection ends up as a hybrid of classic design and urban flash, and it's really a study in contrasts. The traditional elements like the leather and high-end-detail stitching give off a certain air of reserve, while the modern stylings, like the ribbed cuff and shorter length, bring in a touch of flash. When you pull all these contrasting pieces together, you get a handsome pair of gloves that are both high quality and fashion forward.
The French Connection Short Leather Glove fuses together upscale elements with casual reserve; most of the time you get one or the other, but these gloves have the right balance of each, making them a very interesting, urban-savvy option (just what you'd expect from FCUK). On the one hand, you have the tastefully polished look of the leather, and on the other hand, you have the street-smart efficacy of the ribbed cuff. Again, other gloves usually choose one or the other, needing to be either a dress glove or a work glove. That's why together (which they're usually not) the two combine into an unexpected merger of beauty and usefulness. Looking at the glove and its upper-class impact on your outerwear will be part and partial to the practicalities it brings to your everyday comfort. And that fusion gives this nonconforming set of gloves an edge over all the rest.
As long as you don't lose one, these gloves might be a cold-weather favorite for many winters to come; they have both form and function, which are two things often lacking in menswear. But given the considerable appeal of the leather, particularly the black and brown choices, plus the added utility of the ribbed cuff, this set of hand-warmers offers guys a practical accessory that's also very stylish. Guys will appreciate the enduring quality of that comes from both the leather and the standard design elements. It's a handsome, universally appealing glove that owns a modicum of flash, especially the gray model, which will probably end up being the least enduring of the three. All things considered, the French Connection, though known more for its here-and-now designs, has gone slightly beyond the current season; its short leather gloves have serious potential to stick around long after this season's first frost.


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The Weather Channel predicts a 50% chance of rain for the HMSA Classical 25K, one of the events in this year's Houston Marathon Warm-Up Series.
The good news is the the temperature at the starting line is predicted to be a very comfortable 53 degrees and will reach a high of only 70; ideal conditions for Houston's road warriors.
If you're registered, here are your packet pick-up times and locations:
Thursday, November 11
10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Fleet Feet Sports in Spring, Texas, 8220 Louetta Road Spring, TX
Friday, November 12
10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Fleet Feet Sports in Rice Village, 2408 Rice Blvd.
Saturday, November 13
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Fleet Feet Sports, 6590 Woodway at Voss
Not yet signed up? According the the Houston Masters site, the procrastinators among us can still sign up at packet pick-up.
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Sorry for the long question, but it's not so simple to explain.
Consider a mind map like this:
I want to draw branches in a cartesian coordinate system. I'd like to find two equations which define the boundaries of a branch (upper and lower). These two lines should intersect where the branch ends. Then the region between this two lines is filled and we have a branch.
These equations should take into account several factors: the starting point of the branch $P(x_1, y_1)$ (which for the first level branches is the origin $O(0, 0)$ of the axes) and the end point $Q(x_2, y_2)$ - where the mouse basically is (I will re-draw the branch if the mouse moves).
Is it possible to find such two equations that will allow me to draw a branch with that shape?
I think I can divide the problem in 3 cases:
- the end point is above the start point (i.e. $X_Q - X_P > 0$);
- the end point is at the same level of the start point (i.e. $X_Q - X_P = 0$);
- the end point is below the start point (i.e. $X_Q - X_P < 0$).
For the first case I found this:
which is given by: $\displaystyle f(x) = e^{\sin \left( \sqrt{\ln \left(\dfrac{x + .61}{3} + 1 \right)} \right) } - 1$
and its translation by the vector $[0.8067, 0]$.
For the equal case, my best try is this:
which is given by: $g(x) = \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{x + 2}} - .3$.
Finally, for the last case I can reflect the first one about the $x$ axis: .
Any other ideas?
EDIT: About sharpening the question: straight lines are not useful since I want mind map branches to be pretty. I know it's not mathematical to explain like that but there is no other way. Branches should be as close as possible to the picture's ones: mine have a very different shape. I would be thankful to anyone who could point me in the right direction.


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We love that OSEA packs a ton of good stuff (like organic seaweed!) into their vegan skin care line, and we're completely addicted to spritzing Sea Minerals ($32) onto our faces. The toner can go on over or under your makeup - either way, you're left with softened skin that feels hydrated and healthy. Wanna really feel refreshed? Keep your bottle of Sea Minerals in the fridge and spritz when you need to cool down sunburned or wind-chapped skin.
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Transfer Window: Day 27
- 27 January 2013 09:14
- Posted by @dclayton_MCFC
As Thursday's deadline draws ever nearer, the transfer rumours involving City appear to have shifted up a couple of gears with Christian Benteke, Asmir Begovic and Edinson Cavani linked with late moves to the Blues.
Central to the reports, it appears, are alleged quotes from Mario Balotelli's agent suggesting a late switch to AC Milan could still happen – this despite Roberto Mancini's insistence his striker is going nowhere.
The spark to the latest Mario stories is the Sunday Mirror quote: "And Balotelli's agent Mino Raiola said: 'Until January 31, anything can happen, we are monitoring.'"
The Observer's Jamie Jackson adds fuel: "Milan will this week offer Manchester City €20m (£17m) for Mario Balotelli as the Italian club finally make concrete their desire to bring the striker to San Siro.
"The bid is less than City's £24m valuation though the English champions will note that Milan's intent to sign him is serious: the price is same amount Balotelli cost them from Internazionale in the summer of 2010.
Milan may yet be able to increase their offer by around €4m, which would meet City in the middle
...The Observer...
Paul Hetherington takes things a step further, adding: "But the Daily Star Sunday understands City boss Roberto Mancini would only sanction such a move if he had a replacement in first.
"The striker he wants is Napoli's Uruguay star Edinson Cavani. And City already have a £40million offer on the table for Cavani, 25."
Tired of the Mario rumours? Matt Law in the Sunday Mirror suggests a new name on the radar…
"Aston Villa are being circled by Premier League vultures preparing swoops for Christian Benteke.
Tottenham, Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool have all been alerted by Benteke's brilliant start to life in England with crisis club Villa
...Sunday Mirror...
"Striker Benteke is one of the signings of the season, having already netted 11 goals including a brace against Liverpool at Anfield.
"Tottenham have so far shown the strongest interest, but Arsenal, City and Liverpool will also watch him carefully until the end of the season."
And the Mirror's Law doesn't end there, linking City to Bosnian shot-stopper Begovic: "City and Manchester United are going head to head in a battle to sign Stoke City keeper Asmir Begovic.
"They want the 25-year-old Bosnian international to provide competition for Joe Hart and David de Gea.
"Stoke boss Tony Pulis is determined to keep Begovic, who cost £3million from Portsmouth three years ago.
"At Stoke, Begovic is guaranteed a regular starting place, which he couldn't count on at the Etihad or Old Trafford."
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Could Jill Zarin and Bethenny Frankel be returning to "The Real Housewives of New York City?"
According to a March 18 report by Hollywood Life, Aviva recently appeared on VH1's "Gossip Table" where she addressed the possible cast change involving the former cast members.
"I heard they are going to replace Heather and Carole," Aviva told the panel. "Heather and Carole are trying to be like Ramona and Sonja … NOT! And I heard that Jill and Bethenny might come back and boot them off the show!"
Bethenny Frankel left the series years ago, continuing on with the network in her own spinoff show with Bravo. One year later, Jill Zarin, along with three other official housewives, were booted from the series and replaced by the three new wives who currently star on the series, Aviva, Heather, and Carole.
While seeing Jill and Bethenny return to the show would surely be exciting for fans (and likely result in a ratings boost for Bravo), a March 18 report by Gossip Cop claims Aviva's report is completely untrue.
"Gossip Cop checked in with a Bravo insider, who tells us exclusively that Drescher's claims are 'ridiculous,'" the site reported.
"The Real Housewives of New York City" season six is currently airing on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on Bravo.


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Join us for an evening with Ashley "Iguana" Lowe, who will share videos, photos, and anecdotes from her 2011 hike of the Pacific Crest Trail. Her journey began at the Mexican Border and ended six months later at the Canadian Border.
The Pacific Crest Trail spans over 2,600 miles. It starts in the vast desert of California, unfolding into the mountainous wilderness of the High Sierras and ending in the pristine volcanic peaks of the Cascade Range in Washington.
Every year, hundreds of people take a step out of their normal life, leaving their jobs, families, friends and modern comforts behind in attempt to complete the trail.
Iguana is currently planning a thru-hike of the Continental Divide Trail from Montana to New Mexico.
Whether you are planning your own long distance hike, just getting into hiking, or are an armchair traveler who enjoys stories of the outdoors, this presentation will have something for you.
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About Queensland Airports Limited
Queensland Airports Limited (QAL) is a regional airport specialist with an emphasis on creating significant regional airport development in Queensland and northern New South Wales. QAL is a 100% Australian owned, Queensland based company and owns and operates Gold Coast, Townsville, Longreach and Mount Isa Airports. QAL has been operating key regional airports in Queensland since 1998.
As part of its portfolio of aviation support businesses, QAL also owns the Northern Australian Aerospace Centre of Excellence (NAACEX) in Townsville.
Our airport and aviation services achieve operational excellence through a long-term commitment to regional investment, sustainable growth, regional partnerships and innovative strategy.
As a group we are passionate about finding innovative ways to achieve sustainable passenger growth that will not only benefit shareholders but benefit the regional communities we serve, our environment and business partners.
A definite 'hands on' approach to long term growth in air access and profitability to all partners is pivotal to QAL operations.
QAL's principal shareholders are:
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The 'QAL Way' is at the heart of our organisation and the foundation of value creation throughout our airport and aviation support businesses.
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QAL is a regional airport specialist. Our focus is to create significant regional airport development in Queensland and northern New South Wales. Our track record in passenger growth and financial management is matched by a sustainable investment in airport infrastructure.
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Sustainability principles are central to QAL's business strategy. We adopt a triple bottom line approach to all our activities, balancing financial results with our hands-on community and environmental involvement.
This is demonstrated through out sponsorship investment, which spans community initiatives including the Mount Isa Rotary Rodeo.
QAL's environmental objective is to maintain community and government confidence in our ability to manage and grow our operations by demonstrating a genuine commitment to environmental stewardship. It is our policy to assure the environmental integrity of our operations and facilities (both aviation and non-aviation) at all times.
Each airport has employed a strategy that reflects their unique environment. Strategies are continually being updated as our natural elements evolve.
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We are committed to an integrated partnership approach to business development and marketing, working cooperatively with the local tourism industry and airlines. Our partnership approach is based on three core principles:
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As a group we are passionate about finding innovative ways to achieve sustainable passenger growth that will not only benefit shareholders but also the regional communities we serve, our environment and business partners.
A highlight of the group's innovation strategy is the Northern Australian Aerospace Centre of Excellence (NAACEX). Located at Townsville Airport, NAACEX is the hub for aerospace industry in North Queensland.
QAL has a focus on our people. We invest in talent and provide a pathway for the development of our people and give them opportunities to succeed.
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We previewed the delightful adventure game featuring a broom wielding protagonist traversing a variety of strange dream worlds, Anodyne this past September leaving at a planned Fall 2012 release date. But despite slipping past that they didn't want to keep you waiting according to their twitter feed Anodyne is coming at you February 4th for PC, Mac, and Linux available on the official website for the game still available for pre-order at the reduced price of $7(down from $10).
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The Belmont Stakes had been breaking hearts for 35 years heading into June 7. But thanks to California Chrome, there was hope that the 204 Belmont Stakes could fulfill the dreams of horse racing and its fans starving for a Triple Crown. Instead, the Belmont was the same it has always been since 1978, as it capped another Triple Crown free season thanks to California Chrome tying for fourth place -- which triggered the wrath of his owner.
The Belmont came down to a photo finish where Tonalist beat out Commissioner -- although neither horse ran in the Kentucky Derby or Preakness. As such, California Chrome's owner, Steve Coburn, called the strategy "the coward's way out" and railed against the entire Triple Crown system of letting horses skip the Derby and Preakness. He even repeated his comments on the TODAY Show on June 8 instead of issuing any apologies.
Coburn turned out to have more fireworks in him than his horse, as California Chrome never challenged down the stretch. Like in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, he was near the front of the field from the start, but he never got a move going to take the lead. He was boxed in by the leaders and had to move from the rail to the outside, not finding any room or any real spark of energy.
Even jockey Victor Espinoza admitted that California Chrome was worn out by the end of the Belmont Stakes, like so many Triple Crown challengers before him. Despite dominating at Kentucky and at the Preakness, it wasn't his day in New York, although all signs pointed to him breaking the 35-year-long Triple Crown drought.
The 61-year-old Coburn also proclaimed that he would never see a Triple Crown winning horse in his lifetime again after the loss. It is a feeling that much of the horse racing community must have sometimes, especially after a Belmont Stakes like this. After Coburn brought up the problem of not stopping horses from skipping Triple Crown race, the issue of the possibly antiquated system of running three races in five weeks will likely also come up for debate.
Since California Chrome couldn't break the Triple Crown drought, the sentiment may be that the system has to be blown up for the streak to end. Until then, the Belmont Stakes may forever be the most heartbreaking event in horse racing.


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College Hockey:Stewart's 36 Saves Propel Northern Michigan to Upset of Notre Dame
Wildcats Kill Two Man Disadvantage in Third
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The Northern Michigan Wildcats used an early 2-0 lead to snap a five-game skid against Notre Dame, upsetting the No. 8 Irish, 3-2, at the Joyce Center on Saturday night.
Despite being outshot 38-18, the Wildcats' defense (3-5-1; 2-3-0-0 CCHA) was able to limit the quality chances of a struggling Notre Dame offense that has been averaging just 2.30 goals per game.
"Part of the problem right now is, since we're not scoring, we're looking for the perfect shot," said Irish coach Jeff Jackson. "That's one of the unfortunate parts of when you're in a scoring slump. We're maybe not shooting when we should, or being too fine with our shooting. That's one of the things that we're dealing with.
"Tonight, I thought we played one of our better games of the season. But, when you're not getting that offensive production, every little mistake is magnified. Whether it's a turnover or a missed assignment on a faceoff, penalties are magnified.
"I thought our guys played well. I thought they played hard and executed well. We made a few mistakes and they ended up in our net."
"I tell people, when you go into games, you go in to win both games and win every night you play," said NMU coach Walt Kyle. "But the truth is, on the road, it's very difficult to win, particularly here. It's a tough, tough environment. When you get the first night, it allows you to come back tomorrow."
"It's huge for our team, for sure, especially the three CCHA points against Notre Dame on the road," said NMU goaltender Brian Stewart. "We came in here last year and got killed both games. To come into tonight and to get that lead early, we kept the lead all game."
Northern took advantage of a pair of early goals and received a stellar performance from Stewart, who has struggled so far this year, for his first win of the season.
Stewart stopped 36 Notre Dame chances and was key in an NMU penalty kill that allowed one goal in five chances.
"We've seen a difference in him all week," explained Kyle. "I don't know what it was, but mentally, he was just struggling a little at the beginning. You're under a different kind of pressure when a year ago, he's not expected to do anything, and this year, his senior year, he wants to do well to see what lies ahead of him."
"It was my first win of the season," said Stewart. "Personally, I've struggled a bit at the start, and it was really good for game and my confidence to get that win. When we got that 2-0 lead early, and built on that, it made it a lot easier for me.
"I was just more relaxed and calm on the ice, and I think that helped me a lot."
It was a third-period five-on-three chance for Notre Dame where Stewart and company made their biggest stand and was the probable key to a Wildcats' victory.
Leading 3-1, midway through the final period, the Wildcats' penalty kill stepped up and preserved their two-goal lead by allowing Notre Dame's power play only a pair of shots. That shut down came in handy, as the Irish would pull to within one at the 11:44 mark of the period.
"It hurt us," said Jackson of the failed five-on-three chance. "Obviously, you want to capitalize on those situations. We had opportunities to do more on the power play, I thought. That could have been the difference for us tonight, scoring a second power-play goal."
"They did a very good job," added Kyle regarding the penalty kill. "You always start with your penalty kill in goal, and Stewart was the guy I thought did the job."
Freshman goaltender Mike Johnson stopped 15 of the 18 shots fired at him, but gave up a couple of soft ones in his second loss of the season.
"He played good, not great," said Jackson of his rookie netminder. "He may have been able to stop that second goal, but I thought he played fine. But every goal he gives up is magnified because it's a one-goal game."
Northern Michigan jumped out to an early lead on a pair of first-period goals.
Junior center Jared Brown notched his first goal of the year, thanks to a turnover at neutral ice. Chad Pietila forced the loose puck and fed it to Kyle Follmer. He sent a pass to Brown, who had Mike Maltese on the wing as part of a two-on-one. Brown wristed a shot from the right circle that bounced off Johnson's glove and trickled over the goal line for a 1-0 NMU lead.
Ray Kaunisto gave the Wildcats a 2-0 advantage at 12: 11 of the opening period, blasting a shot through traffic from between the circles for his third tally of the year.
After a hooking penalty to Jared Brown, the Irish got on the scoreboard with a nifty power-play goal. Brett Blatchford's shot from the point was tipped into the net by Kevin Deeth at 14:02 to cut the NMU lead to 2-1. Calle Ridderwall added an assist.
"Notre Dame got their stick on the puck on the one power-play goal, and it just got deflected," said Stewart. "For the most part, the defense played the rebounds really well and did a great job."
The Wildcats scored the game winner at 5:09 of the third period, thanks to a lightning-quick power-play goal. After a Teddy Ruth cross-checking penalty, Mark Olver won the draw to Erik Gustafsson in the Irish zone. He fed a short pass to Matt Butcher, who walked in on goal and fired a wrist shot over the glove of Johnson just eight seconds into the power play.
"The goal we got early in the third was kind of opportunistic," said Kyle. "We scored the power-play goal right off the bat. When you get opportunities, you have to make the most of it."
Notre Dame scored their final goal of the night at 11:44 of the last period. Ridderwall notched his fifth goal of the year on a blast from the right circle.
The teams conclude the series tomorrow afternoon. Game time is set for 4:05 p.m.
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If anything, the iPad announcement has opened the door to discuss once again the future of personal computing and whether the Tablet form factor will finally reach the masses. Sitting between the iPhone and a full-fledged laptop according to Apple, from the looks of it and the software environment it is based on, the iPad is a giant iPod Touch/iPhone with some enhanced functionality that take advantage of the larger screen and added processing power.
Apple wants to challenge the netbook which in spite of its obvious shortcomings -- many of which have continuously been addressed -- has been selling incredibly well and remains a trend of innovation and growth in the PC market.
Fueled by the popularity and success of the iPhone, the iPad doesn't reinvent the wheel like the smartphone did a few years ago, but it builds upon its strengths while inheriting some of its biggest flaws like the lack of multi-tasking and the closed environment that seemed more forgivable on a cell phone than it could ever be on a real computer.
However, given Apple�s impressive track of success, I wouldn�t dare to call off the iPad this early in the game. The company has showed an amazing ability at marrying the proper software with its own hardware, a feat almost impossible to duplicate in the PC world. The iPad pricing ($499-$829) caught more than one by surprise, but that�s not to say it�s cheap. In comparison, a last-gen netbook like the HP Mini 311 that sells for $400 carries an 11.6-inch display, Atom/Ion combo, 160GB HDD, USB/HDMI connectivity and will run any kind of Windows software you throw at it.
Ultimately it�s you, the early adopters and consumers, who decide to pay or not for such a device and what use you make of it.
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This branch is newly opened. I went on a Friday night and there was no crowd. Maybe most people are not aware that the street is already opened for business. Though the fried rice is not something to shout about, I find the char siew and roasted chicken are quite good. Another of their specialty is fried fish skin and squid.


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I did one like that by accident and the whole top of my boots went red and the bottom stayed black. It was weird.
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interesting, I hope the devs fix it soon
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I purchased this gown on sale on my birthday. It's gorgeous, very full, and a definite show stopper. Then my finances changed. I chose my guy over the princess gown and venue. Surprisingly, it turns out I'm a short dress girl! I just don't see myself using this gown for our future vow renewal. It's gorgeous, but it isn't me… and it's far too pretty never to be worn. So, I'm selling it for what I paid.
My gown has only been worn in the fitting room and never since. (I was afraid to accidentally muss it.) The gown has seen no fittings and no adjustments. It's been stored on its hanger in it's bag in the guest room closet (with hanging ceder blocks for moth protection) since I brought it home in 5/12. It's a label size 14 in white/silver. My measurements at the time of purchase were bust 39″, waist 32″, hips 43″, height 5′ 6′ (without heels).
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If serving tea for a group it is worth brewing a pot. Loose-leaf tea will taste best. A second pot of hot water should be provided to dilute over-brewed tea if necessary. If a waiter places a teapot on the table without pouring the tea the person nearest the pot should pour for everyone.
The tea is poured by the hostess or a nominated pourer. If leaf tea is served, a tea strainer is used. The tea is handed out one cup at a time after being poured, rather than pouring a few and handing them out in one go. The milk jug is passed around and each person adds their own milk. Use the spoon provided to stir the tea (without clinking against the cup) and, when finished, place it on the saucer. Cups are held by the handle – being careful not to raise the little finger – and placed back on the saucer between sips. Saucers remain on the table and are never raised when the cup is lifted up. Away from the table, raise the saucer.
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Le istitutioni harmoniche
Date: 1562
Creator: Zarlino, Gioseffo, 1517-1590.
Description: This is a 1562 copy of "Le istitutioni harmoniche," one of the most influential music theory treatises written by Gioseffo Zarlino. The first edition appeared in Venice in 1558. The treatise, divided in four parts, includes theoretical and practical elements of music. The first two parts discuss philosophical, cosmological and mathematical aspects of music, Greek tonal system and tuning. The third and fourth parts cover the rules of counterpoint and modes, respectively. This copy bears a dedication to Vicenzo Diedo. It contains a table of contents per chapter and list of corrections. Several handwritten annotations appear on the t.p. ink: "coll: cochi nuoi soc: Jesù;" "exdono Joannis Jerary;" and "Inscriptet catalog."
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Prattica di musica, utile et necessaria si al compositore per comporre i canti suoi regolatamente, si anco al cantore per assicurarsi in tutte le cose cantabili
Date: 1596
Creator: Zacconi, Lodovico, 1555-1627.
Description: This book is the first part of Lodovico Zacconi's "Prattica di musica," published in 1596. The contents of this book are divided in four parts covering: the history of music, definition of musical terms, introduction to musical notation, modes, time and prolation, rules of counterpoint, musica ficta, classification of musical instruments, and proper manner of singing polyphonic works and musical ornaments. A second part, "Prattica di musica seconda parte," was published in Venice in 1622. The library's copy contains the following pagination errors: leaves 30, 67, 124, 130, 134, 188 were numbered incorrectly as 29, 140, 130, 122, 130, 194, respectively. There are two leaves numbered 50, each containing the parts for the alto, bass and tenor with underlaid text "Beatus author seculi" and "Residuo." Each leaf is preceded by another leaf that contains the singing parts for the cantus, quintus and tenor. These are two versions of a polyphonic setting, in duple time and triple mensuration, respectively. In the second example, the words Gloria tibi domine" appear under the cantus and quintus.
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Isis, tragedie en musique
Date: 1677
Creator: Quinault, Philippe, 1635-1688.
Description: Libretto of the opera "Isis," by Philippe Quinolt. The music of the opera was composed by Jean-Baptiste Lully's and premiered on January 5, 1677 at St. Germain-en-Laye. The libretto is a loose adaptation of one of the episodes in Ovid's Metamorphoses. The plot resembles that of Lully's previous opera, Atys. It is set in pastoral and divine realms. In the opera, Jupiter courts the nymph Io, and jealous Juno imprisons her under the hundred watchful eyes of Argus. The god Mercury helps Io to escape and turns Hiérax, Io's former lover, into a bird when he tries to interfere. Then, Juno orders a Fury to torment Io. After a series of tortures, Io invokes Jupiter who interferes with Juno promising he will be faithful to her in exchange of her sparing Io. Juno then transforms Io into the Egyptian goddess Isis. On the title page for this opera, there is a lithograph illustration of the god Apollo holding a lyre and the goddess Euterpe playing a stringed instrument that resembles a guitar. It also depicts the fleur de lis, and on the background, an allegorical image Louis XIV, the Sun King.
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Date: 1680
Creator: Quinault, Philippe, 1635-1688.
Description: Libretto of the opera "Proserpine," by Philippe Quinolt; the plot is based on the story of the abduction of Proserpine and her descent into Hades, and also on Ovid's Metamorphoses, its original source. In the plot, Cerés, the goddess of the earth, summons the nymph Aréthuse to guard her daughter Proserpine. Aréthuse protests, and tells Cerés of her love for Alphée, the river god, but the anxious mother warns her she should not let her own feelings interfere with the assigned task. Alphée assumes that Aréthuse abandoned him to look after Proserpine. Taking advantage of the situation, Ascalaphe, Pluto's envoy, encourages Alphée's belief in Aréthuse's supposed infidelity; then, persuades both Alphée and Aréthuse into letting Pluto watch over Proserpine. Alphée and Aréthuse agree and as the lovers' attention wanders, Pluto seizes Proserpine and abducts her. Cerés learns of her daughter's abduction and in despair decides to withhold her gifts that give earth prosperity. When Alphée and Aréthuse finally reach Proserpine, they find that she has already eaten of the grain and tasted the fruit of the underworld, which condemned her to Pluto's control. Proserpine begs Pluto for mercy, but the love-stricken god refuses to free her. Pluto summons his judges ...
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Le triomphe de l'amour
Date: 1681
Creator: Quinault, Philippe, 1635-1688.
Description: Libretto of the ballet "Le triomphe de l'amour" written by Philippe Quinault in collaboration with Isaac de Benserade. It is divided in two parts. The first, contais the prologue and the ballet entrances (i.e., entrées); the second part contains flattering comments and instructions directed to the noble people participating in the ballet. Each of the entrées that comprise "Le Triomphe de l'Amour" reveal aspects of love triumphant. The theater represents a magnificently ornate place where a crowd receives Amour (i.e., the god Love), the son of Venus. The latter presides over the crowd and sings of the virtues of the king who has restored peace to his kingdom. Venus entreats everyone to pay homage to her victorious son. The first performance took place at Saint-Germain-en-Laye on January 21, 1681. The twenty entrées of this 'ballet de cour' (i.e., court ballet) were choreographed by Pierre Beauchamp with music by Jean-Baptiste Lully. Carlo Vigarani designed the stage décor and Jean Berain provided designs for costumes and decorations of this royal festivity. This copy includes a frontispiece engraving that depicts a stage setting by Daniel Marot.
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Date: 1683
Creator: Quinault, Philippe, 1635-1688.
Description: Libretto of the opera "Phaeton," by Philippe Quinolt. The plot is based on an episode in Ovid's Metamorphoses. In the plot, Phaethon, son of Climène and Soleil [the Sun], is filled with excessive ambition and pride. He abandons his beloved, Théone, and requests to the King of Egypt the hand of his daughter Libie. Climène, who after consulting the sea god Proteus knows of the demise that her son's avarice will bring upon himself, tries in vain to discourage his ambition for the throne of Egypt and urges him to renew his love for Theona. However, Phaeton goaded by the taunts of his rival, Epaphus, rides recklessly across the sky in his father's chariot. The spectacular ending includes Jupiter's thunderbolts aimed at stopping Phaethon's wild ride, and Phaethon crashing onto earth where he dies. An ensemble and chorus provide a sorrowful denouement. On the title page for this opera, there is a lithograph illustration of the god Apollo holding a lyre and the goddess Euterpe playing a stringed instrument that resembles a guitar. It also depicts the fleur de lis, and on the background, an allegorical image Louis XIV, the Sun King. It also includes an engraved frontispiece titled, "Le ...
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Amadis, tragedie en musique
Date: 1684
Creator: Quinault, Philippe, 1635-1688.
Description: Libretto of the 1684 opera "Amadis," by Philippe Quinolt. The premiere of Amadis was delayed for a year after Lully completed its composition in order to allow the proper mourning period for Marie Thérese, wife of Louis XIV, who died in July of 1683. While still abstaining from theater at court, Louis XIV at last allowed the first public presentation of "Amadis" at the Opéra in Paris on 18 January 1684. It was an immediate public success. On the title page for this opera, there is a lithograph illustration of the god Apollo holding a lyre and the goddess Euterpe playing a stringed instrument that resembles a guitar. It also depicts the fleur de lis, and on the background, an allegorical image Louis XIV, the Sun King.
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La Geneviefa
Date: 1685
Creator: Gigli, Girolamo, 1660-1722
Description: This is a ca. 1685 copy of the three-act libretto of "La Geneviefa" by Girolamo Gigli. The work was dedicated to Prince Francesco Maria of Toscana. The Sienese composer Giuseppe Fabbrini set the libretto to music for an opera staged at the theater of the Collegio Tolomei in Siena. Although the music of the opera is lost, the remark, "Il Sign. Giuseppe Fabrini, che ha data l'anima al verso con l'armonia della musica ..." in the preface of the libretto confirms Fabbrini's setting it to music. Concerning Fabbrini's operas, the Grove Music states that, "His operas to librettos by Gigli were all written for the college theatre which opened in 1685." The opera "La Genefieva" premiered that same year in February.
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Date: 1685
Creator: Quinault, Philippe, 1635-1688.
Description: Libretto of the opera "Roland" by Philippe Quinault; he based the plot of Roland on medieval legends of chivalry, setting episodes from Ludovico Ariosto's epic poem "Orlando furioso." Roland centers on the conflict between duty and love and the intervention of goddesses. This copy includes includes handwritten annotations of performers' names, and a frontispiece engraving undersigned by Jean Dolivar (i.e., Juan Dolivar) that illustrates one of the scenes from the opera. Jean-Baptiste Lully composed the music of the opera which premiered on January 8, 1685.
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Zephire et Flore
Date: 1688
Creator: Duboullay, Michel
Description: This is a digital reproduction of the 1688 libretto of the opera "Zephire et Flore" by Michel Du Boullay. The music of the opera is attributed to Louis and Jean-Louis Lully, sons of Jean-Baptiste Lully. It was performed for the first time on March 22, 1688 at the Palais Royale in Paris.
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The rules for government reporting of pension finances radically changed in June, 2012. Governments must use the new rules a couple of years from now. They will hugely increase most governments reported debt and pension expense.
Credit rating agencies are getting tougher on unfunded pensions. Moodys Investor Services will begin adjusting reported government pension finance values. They will indicate most governments have a lot more unfunded pension debt and should be paying far more to Pension Funds.
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Ive developed models to show the impact of these two changes. I used the models to produce reports explaining these changes to citizens.
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The way that state (and local government) budgets are presented is so fraudulent - theres a thing called the Government Accounting Standards Board that allows you (state and local governments) not to take (report) full pension cost, not to take (report) retiree health care benefits. It looks really free to continue state (and local) deficit spending which is nominally a balanced budget but only accounting fraud allows you to pretend its balanced.
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What impact will GASB 68 have on your government's financial statements? What does GASB 68 do, how and why?
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Data must come from at least 10 years of audited financial statements and Pension Fund actuarial valuations.
Here are three papers:
Major Pension Financial Reporting Reform = Major Hit on Mendocino County: (8/8/12) The impact of the new rules on Mendocino County - 11 pages. pdf file (654 KB)
Very Short Description of My GASB 68 Predictor Model: (8/8/12) A short description of my model - 2 pages. pdf file (164 KB)
Summary Description of My GASB 68 Predictor Modely: (10/16/12) A somewhat longer description, a summary of a more complex paper not posted here at this time - 8 pages with 5 pages of quotes from GASB 68. pdf file (790 KB)
During summer 2012 Moodys announced their intention to adjust reported government pension financial values used in their credit rating analysis. They published their draft adjustments for comments.
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Docket No. AB 6 (Sub-No. 481X)
BNSF Railway Co.—Abandonment Exemption—
in Walsh and Pembina Counties, N.D.
In this proceeding, BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) filed a notice of exemption under 49 C.F.R. § 1152.50 seeking exemption from the requirements of 49 U.S.C. § 10903 in connection with the abandonment of an approximately 18.12-mile rail line in Walsh and Pembina Counties, North Dakota.[1] The line extends between milepost 42.08 at Grafton and milepost 60.20 at Glasston. A map depicting the line in relationship to the area served is appended to this Environmental Assessment (EA). If the notice becomes effective, BNSF will be able to salvage track, ties and other railroad appurtenances and to dispose of the right-of-way.
The applicant submitted an Environmental Report that concludes the quality of the human environment will not be affected significantly as a result of the abandonment or any post-abandonment activities, including salvage and disposition of the right-of-way. The applicant served the Environmental Report on a number of appropriate federal, state, and local agencies as required by the Surface Transportation Board's (Board) environmental rules [49 C.F.R. § 1105.7(b)].[2] The Board's Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) has reviewed and investigated the record in this proceeding.
Diversion of Traffic
BNSF states that no local traffic has moved over the line for at least two years, and because the line is stub-ended, there is no overhead traffic on the line.[3] Accordingly, the proposed abandonment would not adversely impact the development, use and transportation of energy resources or recyclable commodities; transportation of ozone-depleting materials; or result in the diversion of rail traffic to truck traffic that could result in significant impacts to air quality or the local transportation network.
Salvage Activities
If abandonment authority is granted in this proceeding, BNSF indicates that it plans to convert the portion of the line between milepost 42.08 and milepost 52.50 to industry track. For the remaining portion of the line, BNSF plans to remove the rails, ties, and bridges. However, the right-of-way, ballast, and culverts would remain in place, and BNSF states that water flows located within the project area should not be disrupted.
BNSF provided a description of the typical salvage process in its Environmental Report, which states that salvaged ties may be reused in rail service, sold to lumber dealers for landscaping purposes, or loaded into railcars and shipped to an Environmental Protection Agency-approved site. In addition, salvage contractors are required to limit their activities to the right-of-way and are not allowed to place fill or other materials in water bodies, including inland waterways.
The land that the line traverses is predominantly a rural area. The Natural Resources Conservation Service and Bureau of Land Management's North Dakota Field Office submitted letters stating that they have no comments or concerns regarding the proposed abandonment. Accordingly, no mitigation regarding prime agricultural land or public land resources is recommended.
At the time of this EA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' St. Paul District (Corps) had not submitted any comments. However, one of the bridges that BNSF plans to remove as part of this proposed abandonment is located at milepost 52.90, which crosses Willow Coulee.[4] Accordingly, we are recommending that, prior to commencement of any salvage activities, BNSF consult with Corps' regarding the project's potential impacts to waters of the United States, and, if applicable, comply with the reasonable requirements of the Corps.
The North Dakota State Water Commission (SWC) reviewed the proposed project and submitted comments stating that the abandonment would have no effect on any identified floodplains or sole-source aquifers. Nevertheless, SWC expressed concern regarding identified floodway areas and requested that BNSF properly dispose of all waste material associated with the project. To ensure that SWC's concerns are addressed, we are recommending that BNSF consult with SWC regarding salvaging and abandonment procedures prior to commencement of any salvage activities.
The Environmental Report states that there are no known hazardous waste sites or sites where known hazardous material spills have occurred on the right-of-way. Accordingly, no mitigation regarding hazardous waste sites or hazardous material spills is necessary.
Based on all information available to date, OEA does not believe that salvage activities would cause significant environmental impacts.
BNSF served the Historic Report on the State Historical Society of North Dakota (the State Historic Preservation Office or SHPO), pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 1105.8(c). There are eight bridges on the line that are 50 years old or older.[5] BNSF states that seven of these bridges are of an open deck timber trestle design and the remaining bridge is a plate girder bridge.
Pursuant to the Section 106 regulations of the National Historic Preservation Act at 36 C.F.R. § 800.4(d)(1), and following consultation with the SHPO and the public, we have determined that no known historic properties listed in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (National Register) would be affected within the right-of-way (the Area of Potential Effect, or APE) of the proposed abandonment. The SHPO has reviewed the proposed project and submitted comments stating that it concurs with the determination that the proposed abandonment would not affect historic properties. The documentation for this finding, as specified at 36 C.F.R. § 800.11(d), consists of the railroad's Historic Report, all relevant correspondence, and this EA, which have been provided to the SHPO and made available to the public through posting on the Board's website at http://www.stb.dot.gov.
Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 800.2, OEA conducted a search of the Native American Consultation Database to identify federally-recognized tribes that may have ancestral connections to the project area.[6] The database indicated that the following tribes may have knowledge regarding properties of traditional religious and cultural significance within the right-of-way for the proposed abandonment: Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota, and Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota. Accordingly, OEA is sending a copy of this EA to those tribes for review and comment.
We recommend that the following conditions be imposed on any decision granting abandonment authority:
1. Prior to commencement of any salvage activities, BNSF Railway Company shall consult with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' St. Paul District (Corps) regarding potential impacts to waters of the United States and, if applicable, shall comply with the reasonable requirements of the Corps.
2. To address the North Dakota State Water Commission's (SWC) concerns regarding identified floodway areas and the proper disposal of waste material associated with the proposed abandonment, BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) shall consult with SWC regarding salvaging and abandonment procedures prior to commencement of any salvage activities.
Based on the information provided from all sources to date, OEA concludes that, as currently proposed, and if the recommended condition is imposed, abandonment of the line would not significantly affect the quality of the human environment. Therefore, the environmental impact statement process is not necessary.
Alternatives to the proposed abandonment would include denial (and therefore no change in operations and no salvage activities), discontinuance of service without abandonment, and continued operation by another operator. In any of these cases, the existing quality of the human environment and energy consumption should not be affected.
Following abandonment and salvage of the rail line, the right-of-way may be suitable for other public use. A request containing the requisite 4-part showing for imposition of a public use condition (49 C.F.R. § 1152.28) must be filed with the Board and served on the railroad within the time specified in the Federal Register notice.
A request for a notice of interim trail use (NITU) is due to the Board, with a copy to the railroad, within 10 days of publication of the notice of exemption in the Federal Register. Nevertheless, the Board will accept late-filed requests as long as it retains jurisdiction to do so in a particular case. This request must comply with the Board's regulations at 49 C.F.R. § 1152.29.
The Board's Office of Public Assistance, Governmental
Affairs, and Compliance responds to questions regarding interim trail use,
public use, and other reuse alternatives.
You may contact this office directly at (202) 245-0238, or mail
inquiries to Surface Transportation Board, Office of Public Assistance,
Governmental Affairs, and Compliance,
If you wish to file comments regarding this EA, send one original and two copies to Surface Transportation Board, Case Control Unit, Washington, DC 20423, to the attention of Christa Dean, who prepared this EA. Environmental comments may also be filed electronically on the Board's website, www.stb.dot.gov, by clicking on the "E-FILING" link. Please refer to Docket No. AB 6 (Sub-No. 481X) in all correspondence, including e-filings, addressed to the Board. If you have any questions regarding this EA, please contact Christa Stoebner, the environmental contact for this case, by phone at (202) 245-0299, fax at (202) 245-0454, or e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Date made available to the public: May 11, 2012.
Comment due date: May 29, 2012.
By the Board, Victoria Rutson, Director, Office of Environmental Analysis.
[1] In 2010, the Board granted Dakota Northern Railroad the authority to discontinue service over the same line segment that BNSF now seeks to abandon. See Dakota Northern Railroad, Inc.—Discontinuance of Service Exemption—In Walsh and Pembina Counties, N.D., AB 1041X (STB served Jan. 22, 2010).
[2] The Environmental and Historic Reports are available for viewing on the Board's website at www.stb.dot.gov by going to "E-Library," selecting "Filings," and then conducting a search for AB 6 (Sub-No. 481X).
[3] According to BNSF, the line has been embargoed since 2009.
[4] A coulee is a ravine that was formed by running water. In addition, a coulee may be an intermittent stream that is dry at certain times of the year.
[5] The bridges were constructed between 1909 and 1969.


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Is it safe to assume that most, if not all, emails from a *.ru domain may be considered spam? From a log of 30000 emails from *.ru, its all been spam (over two months).
No, you cannot safely assume this. Maybe according to your mail servers you can assume this, but overall only 4.9% of total spam comes from Russia according to Trustwave.
According to Securelist the number is as low as 1.7% for January 2012.
See this picture for how far down Russia is placed on the spam list:
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If you sometime have to do business with a Russian you would have a bug that may be hard to identify later on, perhaps in a couple of years when you forgot about this configuration. Russia is the 9th largest country population wise in the entire world so it may be quite a big deal to block it.
I would look at the spam designated to you and see if you can identify any common denominators in the headers or content of the spam. There may very well be other ways to distinguish between the spam and no spam than blocking everything.
Server-side filters for mail are a much better solution. Start with a couple of really good DNSRBLs and then add SPF checking. Also, make sure your host isn't an open relay using the various tools around the Internet. Finally, set up a system (e.g. 'fail2ban') that will automatically block IP addresses at the 'iptables' level for a deterministic amount of time when they attempt to log into hosted services and fail repeatedly. This approach lets automated software handle blocking of bad mail at the originating source that you never really wanted to get in the first place - and will block the *.ru spam in the process while letting legitimate mail through.
After doing these things on my server, I saw a 99% drop in my incoming spam for my e-mail client. The rest of the inbound spam is dealt with by setting up a few simple client filters. You can, again, choose to block *.ru at this level but that is up to you. If you don't care about Russia or know anyone there, then block away but spammers always find new ways around generic blocks like that, so you'll be fighting a losing battle.
It might be that 99.99% of your mails from a .ru domain.
However wether you can block it depends on the 0.001% that are not spam. What do you want to do with them and most importantly what does it cost you to lose that message.
If this is a local site for a are in another country far away from Russia then it might be a small inconvience to you and you lose contact with someone. However if you are a site covering a more widespread are and say need to do business in Russia losing these emails might have a measurable cost in reputation if not money. In this case I think you have to ask the business owner how much it would cost to lose that contact and also tell them how much it would save to filter out the .ru domain an let them make a business decision.
I would assess based on where and how you conduct your business communication. If you NEVER conduct business outside of the united States then I would block all other traffic. I have doen this for several small and medium sized companies and I've yet to be called back on having to make an exception for an international address.
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