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June 16, 1971
Central Michigon University Boord of Trustees
Meeting of .lme 16, 1971
Mt. Pleasont, Michigon
Noembel"J pre!lent: NIt. lawrence D. Rahilly, Vice Choirmon; Dr. Roger M.
Busfield; Or. Lloyd M. Cofer; NIt . Alfred J . Fortino; Mrs . Kotharine C.
Hofstad; NIt. Wal te r W. Wightman; Dr. William B. Boyd, President.
Membenabsent: Miss Dee Boenma; NIt . James M. Umphrey, Chairmon .
Also attending: Dr. Terrence J. Carey, Secretory to the Boord of Trustees
and Vice President for University Rela tions; NIt. Arthur E. Ellis, Vice
President for Public Affuin; Dr. Charles J . Ping, Provost; NIt. Jerry R.
Tubbs, Vice President for Business and Finance.
The meeti ng was called to order at 2:20 p.m. by the Vice Chairman.
It was moved by Dr. Roger Busfield, !leconded by NIt . Wolter Wightman,
and calTied, that the minutes of the May 15, 1971, meeting be approved.
The Boord of Trustees expressed condolences to the fomily of Poul l. Evett,
Associate Professor, English, who died May 10, 1971.
It was moved by Dr . Roger Busfjeld, !leconded by Dr . Lloyd Cofer, and
calTied, thot the following recommendations of the administrotion be
Retiremenh, Resignations, Te""inations , etc . :
Kathleen Boissonneault, Instructor, English, effecti ve May IS, 1971
Anne Freling , Instructor, English, effective May 15, 1971
Robert C. Hsu, Assistant Professor, Economics, effective f-Joy 15, 1971
Ronald l. Keaton, Assistont Professor, Businen and Administration ,
effective May 15, 1971
__ Re tiremenh , Resignations, Terminations, etc . - conti nued
.lack Kendall, Assistant Profe5$or, Mathematics, effective May IS , 1971
lawrence R. leemaster, Assistant Professor, Busine" and Administration,
effective June 4, 1971
Shari Lynn Neumon, Instructor, Health Education, effec tive May 15, 1971
Kenneth Newton, Instructor, Speech and Dramatic Arts, effective
Moy IS, 1971
Borhol'l:l Steidle, Assistant Profes.sor, History, effective May 15, 1971
James S. Sutliffe , Instructor, Economics, effective May 15, 1971
Jane Balcerzak, Head Resident A- I, Hoosing Programs
!v1orian Cliff, Head Residen t A-I , Housing Programs
Koren Devine, Inlennediate Cleric C-2, Public Safety
William Floria n, Custodian MF-4, Physical Plant
Esther Gl'l:Ihom, Head Resident A-I, Hoosing Programs
Gertrude Knight, Head Resident A-I , Housing Progl'l:lms
Cynthia Lowe , Secretary C-5 , Biology
Ruth Miller, Quod Nonager A- I , Hoosing Progroms
Susan Reinhart, tntennediate Cleric C~2 . Biology
Gloria Smith, Cleric Steno C-3, Off Campus Education
Jomes Spagnolo , Head Resident A-I, Housing Progroms
.lames Wadley, Actninistrotive Assistant A ~5, Student Affai"
Fronces W. Anderson, Assistont Profeuor, Women's Physicol Education,
10 months, 1971 -1972
B.S . , New Yocic University, 1948
M.A., University of Maryland, 1965
Ph.D . , University of New Mexico, expected August 1971
Jockson M. Anderson, Professor, Recreation, 10 months, 1971-1972
B.S., West VirginiQ Wesleyan College, 1939
M.A., New York University, 1940
Ph.D., New Yocic University , 1948
Doniel W. Benjamin, len-porory Instructor, Biology, 10 months, 1971 -1 972
B. S., Centrol Michigan University, 1968
M.S., Centrol Michigan University, 1970
George W. Bowmon, Associate Professor, Student leeching, 10 months,
B.A., Grinnell College, 1948
M.S . , Droke University, 1951
Ed . D., University of Nebraska, 1963
Jerome Brown, Assistant ProfeSSOt', Special Education, 10 months,
B.S., Cornell University, 1964
M.S., S.U.c. at Buffalo, 1968
Ed.D., Wayne Stote University, expected Augud 1971
Nelson F. Burnel f, T emporory Auistont Instructor, Mathemotics, 10 months,
(Appointment as Temporary lrutructor if M.A . received by August 1971)
B.S . , Centrol Michigan University, 1970
Ri chord Buchanon, T emporory Instructor, Busineu and Administrotion,
10 months, 1971-1972
B.S., University of Illinois, 1966
M.B.A., Washington University, 1969
Sharon C. Clemen, Temporary Instructor, Foreign Languoges, 10 months,
B.A. , Aquinos College , 1966
M.A., Michigan Stote University, 1967
Appointmenh - continued
lee Cox, Temporary Instructor, Physia, 10months, 1971-1972
B. S., Brighom Young University, 1953
M.S . , Brigham Young University, 1959
Robert l. DeBNin, Instructor, Mlthemotics, 10 months, 1971 -1 972
(Appointment as Assistont Professor if Ph.D. received by August 1971)
A.B., Colvin College, 1963
M.S. , Purdue University, 1965
Ph.D . , Konsos Stote University, expected August 1971
Williom R. Dickinsoo, Assistonl Professor, Student Teaching, 10 months,
B.A., Michigan Stote University, 1955
M.A . , Michigan Stote University, 1963
Ph.D., Michigan Stote University, expected August 1971
Richard Featheri nghom, Professor, Busineu Education, 10 months,
B.S., Kent Stote University, 1957
M.Ed., Kent Stote University, 1959
Ed. D., University of North Dokoto , 1965
Poul Federoff, Associate Profeuor, Student Teoching, 10 montN, 1971-1972
B.S . , Woyne Stote University, 1955
M.Ed., Wayne Stote University, 1964
Ed.S., Wayne Stote University, 1964
Ed.D., Michigan Stote University, 1967
Kenneth G. Honce, Visiting Professor, Speech and Dramatic Ath,
one4olf time, Fall Semester, 1971-1972
B.A., Olivet College, 1924
M.A., Olivet College, 1926
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1937
Dennis Horton, Instructor, h\lsic, 10 months, 1971-1972
B.M. , Univenity of Michigan, 1964
M.M., University of Michigan, 1965
Carole A. Howord, Instructor, Women's Physical Education, 10 months,
1971 -1 972
B.S., Centrol Michigan University, 1954
M.A., Western Michigan University , 1971
Appointmenh - continued
Robert Kiley, Chairman and Auociote Professor, Art, 1971 - 1972
B.S. , University of Michigan, 1956
M.S ., University of Michigan, 1957
Gerald Kochanny, Jr., Adjunct ProfeSSOf, IndvstTiol Education and
Technology, 10 months, 1971-1972
B.S. , University of Michigan, 1955
M. S., 8radley University, 1957
Ph.D ., Michigan State University, 1962
Donie l F. Konkl e , Temporary Assistant Instructor and Clinical
Audiologist, Speech cmd Dramotic Arts, 10 months, 1971 - 1972
8.5., Centro I Michigan University, 1966
M.A., Ce ntrol Michigan University, expected July 1971
Potricio L. Orr, Instructor, Geogrophy, 10 months, 1971-1972
(Appointment as Assistant Professor if Ph . D. rece ived by August 1971 )
B.S., Mi chigan State University, 1968
Ph . D. , Michigan State University , expected August 1971
Donold J . Peddie , Instructor and Assistan t football Coach, Men's
Physicol Education, 10 months, 1971-1972
B.S., Miami University, 1966
M. Ed . , Miami University, 1967
Charles E. Reed, Assistant Professor, Health Education, 10 months,
B.S., Western Michigan University, 1953
M.A., W."tem Michigan University, 1954
Ph . D., Southern Illinois University, expected August 1971
Ronald P. Sexton, Anistont Professor, Spedol Education, 10 months,
8 .5., Eastem Montano College, 1959
M.S., Eostern Montano College, 1964
Ph. D., Universi ty of Oregon, expected August 1971
Douglas D. Smith, Instructor, Mathemotics, 10 months, 1971-1972
(Appointment os Assistonf Profenor if Ph.D. received by August 1971)
8.5., University of Illinois, 1964
M.A., University of Hlinois, 1966
Ph.D., Pennsylvonio Stote Unive rsity, expected August 1971
Appointments - continued
Oouglos Volek, Assistant Profes$Of, Biology , IOmonths , 1971-1972
B.S., Michigan Stote University, 1964
M.S., Michigan Stote University, 1967
Ph . D., Univenity of Wisconsin , 1971
Roger VonHorn, Assistont ProfessO'", Psychology , 10 months, 1971-1972
B.S., Iowa Siote University, 1966
M.S., Iowa State University , 1967
Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1969
lyman Von Winkle, Jr., Associate Professor, Student leoching, 10 months,
1971 - 1972
A.B., Co lvin College, 1957
M.A., Mich igan Sta te University, 1960
Ed . D. , Michigan Sta te Uni versity, 1968
Mi choel P. Weber, Instructor, Hi story, 10 months, 1971 - 1972
(Appointment 05 Anistont Professor if Ph. D. rece ived by August 1971 )
8. 5. , Edinboro State College , 1959
M.Ed., Edinboro Sto te College , 1964
Ph. D., Carnegie- Mellon Univers ity , expected August 1971
Armin E. Wildermuth , Associote Profes$Of, Philosophy , 10 months,
Ph . D. , University of Bosel, 1960
Michael P. Wolfe , Anistont Profeuor, Student Tea ching , 10months,
1971 - 1972
B. A., Beloit College, 1965
M. S. , University of Wisconsin , 1966
Ed . D, Ari zOI'IQ State Universi ty, ellpected Augus t 1971
Margo ret O ' Neal , Gradua le Admiss iom Cl erk C-4, Graduote Office
Dolores Peovey , Clerk C-I, Mailroom
Dennis Seiffe rl ein, Cuslodion MF-4, three - fourths time , Physi col Plont
Jomes Wojcik, Assistant Di rector of Development, Ins titutiono l
Development, 15 months
Promotiom ar'ld Redossif'ications:
Jomes E. Hoyes from Vice Provost fOf" Re$eOrch ond Professor,
Secondary Education (12 months) to ProfessOf", Secondary
Education (10 months) , effective August 15, 1971
Ernest l. Mi nel li from Professor and Chairman, Inoo strial Educa tion ar'ld
Technol09Y (10 months) to Vice Provost fOf" Instruction and Research or'ld
Professor, Industrial Edu cation ond Technol09Y (12 months), effective
AU9Vst 15, 1971
Suson Himmel to Clerk Sleno C-3, English
Julianno Pell to Secretory C-5, Biol09Y
Roso Torres to Field Coordinator A-3 , Migront Education Center
Salary ond Adiustmenb:
William Gollesch, from Auistont Professor, Personnel Deporhnent and
Counselor, Counseling Center, to Counselor, Counseling Center on
special assignment to the Student Affairs Office
Gilles Lobrie, Foreign Longuosel, received Ph .D., from InstnJctor to
Assistant Profeuor, effective f.NJy 2, 1971
Chorles Pi lOni, Assistont Professor, Student TfI<Iching, from 10 months
to 12 months, effective July 1, 1971
Extension of Probationory Period:
Robert A. Sar'lder, IrutnJctor, Ge09rophy, extension of probotiorory,
non-tenured status through the 1972-1 973, 1973-1974, 1974-1975
gcademic years
Leaves of Absence:
James E. Hayes
Secondary Education
John L. McCarthy
Speciol Education
FoIl Semester 1971 -72
Acodemic Years 1971-72
gnd 1972-73
With full poy
Withou t poy
Leaves of Absence continued
Robert A. Sar'lder
Ge09rophy Deportment
Academic Years 1971-72
and 1972-73
Speciol Appaintment/Tenure:
President Boyd recommended that the reappointment of
8eniomin R. Boyd not be opproved.
Without poy
It WOI moved by Or . Roger Btaf'ie ld , seconded by WIt:. Alfred Fortino,
or'ld carried, thot the President's recommendotion be occepted .
The President did recommend thot he be outhorized by the Boord to
neSOliote with Benjamin Boyd ond thot if mutually so tisfa ctOf'y
arrangemenb can be mode fOf" further study, thot he be free to offer
reappoi nhnen t without tenure for 1971-72 os on extention of Benjomin
Boyd's probationary period.
It was moved by Dr. Lloyd Cofer, seconded by Mr. Walter Wightman,
ond carried, thot the recommendation of the President be approved.
It WOI moved by Mrs. Kgthorine Hofstad, seconded by Mr . Alfred
Fortino, ond carried, thot the following policy be odopted and thot an
opproprlote sltJtement be placed in the University cotol09 .
Refunds ore made only when the omount received exceeds the
chorge by S2 .01 or more, or ..... hen the refund is requested by
the remi Iter.
Controct Award:
It was moved by Mr. Alfred Fortino, $l!!conded by Dr . Roger Busfield,
ond corried, thot the contracb for the new Health Service Building
be owarded to the lowest bidders, provided they are within budget
and upon proper certificotion by the Architecb. Further thot the
President of the University be outhorized to moke such oword ond
sign the necessory documenb .
Heal th Services Building - cont inued
ConstnJction Fimncing:
It was moved by Mr. Alfred Fortino, seconded by Dr . Roger Busfield ,
and corded , tho t the written Resolution perta ining to the fi nanci ng
of both $hort- and long -tenn loons for the new Health Services
Bu ilding be adopted , with the insert ion which is not in writi ng and
ta be incorporoted in the Minutes thot, the closing do te in
Parugruph B, Page 4, and other places read ·after June 15, 1972,·
and that necessory cOlTections be mode in name J.Pellings .
The tatal amount from this financing is $2,OSO. OOO. An interest rute
of 4- 1/2 per cent per annum is to be paid semi -onnuo lly on
September 15, 1971, and June 15 , 1972. Following June 15, 1972,
the interest rete will be equot to the greater of B-1/2% or 2- 1,/2%
above the Mmicipol Bond Buyer Index inte rest ra te for 20 bOMs
a t June 15, 1972, poyoble semi -onnuol ly on each September 15
and June 15.
President Boyd sta ted that the University has no intention of being in
the position of paying the penalty.
It was moved by f./'n . Katharine Hofstod, seconded by Dr . Roger
Busfield, and corded, thol the following Resolu tion be adopted:
WHEREAS, The 1971 Legislature has as yet (6-1 6-71) nat
a pproved appropriations for the 1971 -72 Fiscal Year, and
WHEREAS , It is not possible to adopt on Operating Budget
for the 1971 -72 Fiscal Yea r until the Legisla ture a cts on
appropria tions, a nd
WHEREAS , It is necessory to pay 1971 -72 so lary and other
opera ti ng costs sta rti ng 7-1-71, NOW
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• •
• •
Expenditure Authorization - continued
BE IT RESOLVED THAT, The President of CentTo l Michigan
University be au thorized to expend IUd! funds as are
neceuory to pay solory, wage a nd operating cosh as are
necessary to keep the in$lilution operating for the
period 7- 1- 71 through 9-30-71.
PTS AND ADMINIST,RATiVE SALARY RANGES:
It was mo...ed by Dr. Roger Busfie ld, seconded by Mr . Wolter Wightman,
and carried, tha t the following Resolu tion be adopted:
BE IT RESOLVED THAT, The President is authorized to implement
cornpenso ti on increases (solary and fringe benefits) for Professional,
Technical, and Supervisory (PTS) and Administrati ve staff as
appropria te .
It WO$ moved by fW . Wol ter Wightman, seconded by Dr. Roger Busfie ld,
a nd colTied, that the value of the official residence be increased $50
per month.
It was moved by Dr. lloyd Cofer, seconded by Nn. Katharine Hofstad,
and colTied, that the following gifh be accepted with the appreciation
of the Boord:
The Dow Cnemica l Company
Dow Coming Corpora tion
Facu lty/ Staff - HPER
Charles A. Engl ish
David Keilitz
Gift- in-kind: Styrofoom DB Boards
Designated: The Dow Chemicol
Scholarsh ip Fund
500.00 Designated: School of Busine»
Adm inisrn, tion
25 .00 Designated : Iv\emoria l Gifh
Clearing Account
25.00 Designa ted: Athl etics
100 . 00 Genera l Fund
Gifb - continued • • Gifts - continued
Ed Bonnell I 100.00 Generol Fund
louille T. Nehil I 25.00 General Fund
Jerry MeFariane 100.00 General fund
Stonley T. and Potricio 25 .00 Generol Fund
The next meeting of the Boord of Trustees will be August 20- 22,
at Beaver 'slond.
(McGuire) Poskiewicz
.!orTHU F. Brooln 150.00 Generol Fund The meeting WOI adjourned at 3:40 p.m.
Charles A. ood Koren (Mcintyre) 25.00 Generol fund
~;"£ 7 "'th.
Potrick D. Sweeny 50.00 General Fund
..lock and Florence london 25.00 General fund Secretory
Fronk J. Berardino 25.00 General Fund
Pauline L. loylin 25.00 General Fund
Robert K. and Nancy J. Stuart 30.00 General fund
Dovid T. and Nory Goodell 100.00 General Fund • • Horry J. Avery 50.00 General fund
Shennan D. Hi cks 25.00 General Fund
Robert and Geroldine (Collins) 25.00 GenerQI Fund
The Cleveland Electric 50.00 General Fund (oVtatching Grant
Illuminating Foundation of Rober' M. Ginn)
John cnd Coroline Dugvid 25.00 Generol Fund
Alfred and Jane Camlin 25.00 General Fund
Russell leCronier 25.00 General Fund
Cleon and Marianne Richtmeyer 25.00 General Fund
The General Electric Faundation 50.00 General Fund (fv\atching Grant
of Wolter Se ibel) • • 209
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Hey guys! Been using PS3 Media Server for some time. Works well over my setup (Win Home Server running PS3 MS wirelessly). Can stream thru to an XBR9 Sony TV and PS3 with no issues with multiple file types. Now, needed to get wireless going in another room and found a cool little gadget Sony had just launched (network media player (SMP-N100)). Figured it would be a snap and work as well too, right? Wrong!! Oh, it can see the PS3MS and I can browse to all the files. However, every time I select one, all I get is a corrupt file error. Mind you, these are the same files which work on the PS3 and XBR9 TV.
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Double Studio P1813
Floor No.
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Washer/dryer
- Lockable room
- Towels
- Baby cot
- Kitchen
|Talbot Square, W2 1TS London, United Kingdom
|Property type
|Property ID
|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
Double bed suitable for two people
Iron with table
Self contained kitchen
En-suite bathroom
Free Internet
Communal area washing machine with dryer
All linens & towel provided
Sussex Garden, Paddington
Moment walk to Paddington tube and main station
5 min walk away from Lancaster gate tube station
10 min walk away from Edgware road tube station
TV with DVD players.
Over 1000 cable channels
Broadband Internet.
Special Features
Free Weekly service cleaning
Maid service available on special request
Cab service available on special request
Travel Information
Nearest tube station: Lancaster Gate, Paddington
Lines: District, Circle, Central, Bakerloo & Hammersmith City and Central line
British Rail: Paddington
Heathrow Express: 15 min travelling from Heathrow Airport in every 15 min
Buses: Easy access to oxford Street, Knightsbridge's Harrods and other popular area
Entry phone system
Any early check-in or late check-out may be avaible on request – Should inform well in advance
Key collection: Foundation, 7, Spring Street, Paddington, London. W2 3RA .UK ( less than 5 mins. walk from Paddington station/Lancaster Gate station & the apartment )
Need to provide a copy of valid identification on your booking ie copy of Passport
For key pick up/deposit and other we will be available from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm throughout the week and Saturday 10 am to 2 pm. If you arrive before or after these time notify us immediately
|Weekly rate
|Check-in after
|Check-in before
|On arrangement
|Check-out before
|Cancellation Policy
Beautiful apartment located in quiet area close to Hyde Park.
Nearby attractions: 35 minutes from Buckingham Palace
two large bedrooms, ideal for 5 (2 adults and three children)
functional living area.
clean and very bright.
Bel appartement situé dans quartier calme à deux pas de Hyde parc.
Proche des sites touristiques : 35 min de Buckingham palace
deux grandes chambres, idéal pour 5 (2 adultes et trois enfants)
cuisine salon fonctionnels.
propre et très lumineux.
we spent a very enjoyable week holiday in this lovely apartment. we were welcomed by the owners who gave us the keys when we arrived. The apartment is exactly like the pictures.
well located, 20 minutes walk from Oxford.
We recommend this apartment.
thank you again
Nadja & Jürgen
We had a pleasant stay. Renting fully met our expectations and we enjoyed to find a very well maintained housing, clean, quietly ..... The property is very well located, easy to find and nice area, with shops nearby. We thus advise (for 2 people obviously).
Nous avons passé un agréable séjour. La location correspondait complètement à nos attentes et nous avons apprécié de trouver un logement très bien entretenu, propre, sans bruit..... Le logement est très bien situé, facile à trouver et le quartier agréable, avec tous commerces à proximité. Nous le conseillons donc (pour 2 personnes évidemment).
Key handover has worked without problems. Room was newly renovated and very
clean. Groceries, restaurants and subway around the corner everything within easy reach.
Room was a quiet location on a small park. For 2 people ideal for 3
a bit short, unfortunately no coffee Maschiene available.
Schlüsselübergabe hat problemlos geklappt. Zimmer war neu renoviert und sehr
sauber. Lebensmittel, Restaurants und U-Bahn um die Ecke alles gut zu erreichen.
Zimmer hatte eine ruhige Lage an einem kleinen Park. Für 2 Personen ideal,für 3
etwas knapp, leider keine Kaffee-Maschiene vorhanden.
Apartment very well located with metro and bus lines at 100m, leaving you at the center in less than 20 min.
The size of the apartment is suitable for two people, and if you are located on the ground floor is ideal.
Key collection is a bit confusing because the address is for a business of Real Estate, but pick the office is in the basement of the same. The person who was in the reception was not very friendly, and cost we confirmed that this was where the office was located.
Highly recommended.
Apartamento muy bien ubicado, con líneas de metro y autobus a 100m, que te dejan en el centro en menos de 20 min.
El tamaño del apartamento es adecuado para dos personas, y si estás ubicado en la planta baja, es ideal.
La recogida de llaves es un poco confusa, ya que la dirección corresponde a una empresa de Real Estate, aunque de recogida el despacho está en el sótano de la misma. La persona que estaba en la zona de recepción no fue muy amable, y costó que nos confirmara que era allí donde se ubicaba la oficina.
Muy recomendable.
The apartment is conveniently and centrally located, close to Paddington. Ideally connection to train to Heathrow and metro and is very quiet. A little tiring is the 4th floor without elevator.
The apartment is a bit small, bathroom very tight, the sofa bed in the kitchen living room is for a child in order.
Great facilities with TV, internet, DVD player, hair dryer, toaster, microwave, kettle fridge and 2 plate stove. For us it was enough and we found the location great.
Die Wohnung liegt sehr günstig und zentral, Nähe Paddington. Idealer Anschluss an Zug nach Heathrow und U-Bahn und ist sehr ruhig. Etwas anstrengend ist der 4. Stock ohne Aufzug.
Die Wohnung ist etwas klein, Badezimmer ziemlich eng, das Schlafsofa im Küchen-Wohnzimmer ist für ein Kind in Ordnung.
Tolle Ausstattung mit Fernseher, WLAN und DVD Player, Fön,Toaster, Microwelle, Wasserkocher Kühlschrank und 2 Plattenkocher. Für uns hat es gereicht und wir fanden die Lage toll.
I stayed 10 days at P1808. The situation is as close to perfect as you get in London (close to railways, two underground stations and various buses; local shops, restaurants and bars), but still quiet. The bathroom is also OK. On the negative side, the studio is quite expensive, but very small. The cooking possibilities are rather poor, and there is no proper table at which to enjoy your meal or sit working. There was a lack of pots and other kitchen utensils when I arrived, but the assistant was very kind and provided on short notice what I needed. The internet connection was not very good. My conclusion: If you travel alone, perhaps acceptable. For a couple: not sufficient except for a short stay.
We were 100% happy with this apartment. Great location (two tube stations, grocery stores, pubs and shopping mall nearby). Clean, big bedrooms. Would go again!
Marvelous location. Good apartment. The bathroon is small for fat people. The kitchen is small not good for serious cook. After all is excelent for couple. I recommend. If you don't like stairs look for other one.
Apartment located on the first floor with a balcony, the spaces are really small and minimal but complete with all the amenities: a double bed, kitchen, bathroom.
When we arrived at the agency we were escorted to the apartment which was about very little. We found the apartment clean and tidy, as promesso.La area is recommended for the convenience to the metro since there are 2 nearby metro stations (Paddington, Lancaster Gate) and also nearby there are shops and cafes for every necessità.Consigliatissimo short breaks where the need is to have a point of reference not practical and functional for long stays as small spaces! would also like to compliment the staff Wimdu for assistance during the booking in contattatare owners.
Appartamento situato al primo piano con balcone, gli spazi sono veramente ridotti e minimali ma è completo di tutti i servizi: letto matrimoniale, cucina, bagno in camera.
Quando siamo arrivati in agenzia siamo stati accompagnati all'appartamento che distava pochissimo. Abbiamo trovato l'appartamento pulito ed ordinato, come promesso.La zona è consigliata per la comodità alla metro dato che sono disponibili 2 stazioni metro vicine (Paddington, Lancaster Gate) ed inoltre nelle vicinanze ci sono negozi e locali per ogni necessità.Consigliatissimo per soggiorni brevi dove l'esigenza sia quella di avere un punto di riferimento pratico e funzionale non per lunghi soggiorni dato gli spazi ridotti!!Inoltre vorrei complimentarmi con lo staff Wimdu per l'assistenza durante la prenotazione nel contattatare i proprietari.
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In part, that may be due to middling ratings. The New York Times noted that the Nov. 5 debut of "Start-Ups" notched about 700,000 viewers, citing Nielsen data from Bravo. But that audience dropped by about 25 percent over the next five episodes, to a nightly average of 517,000.
Bravo's hit "Real Housewives of Atlanta," by contrast, garnered 3.61 million viewers last week, according to a website called TV by the Numbers.
But while some TV critics said Bravo had abandoned "Start-Ups," cast member Kim Taylor told this newspaper that the network had always planned to air the final episodes on consecutive nights so they wouldn't get lost in the Christmas shuffle.
Taylor, who came up with the idea for a fashion startup called Shonova during her 11 weeks taping the show, also said Nielsen ratings underestimate people who record a program for viewing later.
"The household income for viewers of our show skewed so much higher than their average that my guess is our DVR numbers put us over a million viewers," said Taylor, who had previously worked in TV production on shows such as "Gossip Girl."
Being on the other side of the camera, she said, was exhausting, but worth it to promote her new company.
"Ninety-nine percent of the feedback I've gotten for myself has been really positive," Taylor said. "My clients love it."
As for the vitriol that many valley denizens poured on "Start-Ups," she said thick skin is one of the key traits of any good entrepreneur.
"Everyone said, 'Oh, it was terrible,' " she said, "but everyone watched it here."
Even Derek Andersen, a startup veteran who disliked the show, admitted it had a strong local following.
"I think it was more out of curiosity and wanting to see the people they knew," said Andersen, who runs a Palo Alto-based entrepreneurship network called Startup Grind,
Still, he said, "The biggest problem with 'Start-Ups' is that it's just bad television. Forget the fact that there aren't enough tanning beds in Silicon Valley to support the cast: The show is totally uninteresting to watch."
Just how to spice up a show about an industry where people primarily sit in front of computers was a challenge, Zuckerberg acknowledged in a November email to this newspaper.
Folks who carped that the show focused too much on parties and catfights didn't give enough credit to how hard the on-screen entrepreneurs work, Taylor said.
"I assure you that I don't sleep," she said. "I'm not celebrating Christmas with my family."
Contact Peter Delevett at 408-271-3638. Follow him at Twitter.com/mercwiretap.


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Supercomputer Ranking Offers Clues About Chips, China
If doubts lingered about a major shift in supercomputer technology, the latest ranking Monday of the 500 largest scientific systems should dispel them–as well as any fears that China might claim a lead in the field anytime soon.
The latest Top500 list–compiled twice a year based on results of standard speed tests–anoints a machine called Titan at Oak Ridge National Laboratory as the speediest on the planet. This wasn't too much of a surprise based on the lab's recent comments about the system.
But the Titan's ascendance nevertheless is a milestone for efforts to popularize system designs that use two varieties of chips to get computing work done faster. While most supercomputers still lean heavily on the PC-style x86 microprocessors sold by Intel and Advanced Micro Devices, more specialized chips are also being added to achieve greater leaps in performance within a reasonable power budget.
Titan, an upgrade of a Cray system called Jaguar, adds new AMD chips but gets most of its speed from a new Nvidia chip family that is based on the technology used to provide sophisticated graphics in videogames. Nvidia on Monday is providing the first details of the new Tesla chips, the K20 and K20X, which the company says are three times faster than prior-generation products.
The system, which edged out an IBM system called Sequoia at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for the top ranking, scored a ranking on a benchmark test called Linpack of 17.59 petaflops, or quadrillions of scientific calculations per second.
In all, 62 systems on the latest Top500 list use some sort of additional accelerator or coprocessor chip, up from 58 systems in the list released six months ago.
Another sign of the times is the Dell system that ranked No. 7 on the latest list–Stampede, which is currently being installed at the Texas Advanced Computing Center. Besides the latest Intel Xeon chips, the system exploits a new coprocessor called Xeon Phi that is based on x86 technology rather than an entirely new type of computing engine.
Not until the eighth position on the list do we find a system in China. That machine, the Tianhe-1A, set off considerable hand-wringing among some researchers about threats to U.S. dominance when it took the No. 1 spot on the list in November 2010. But there seems to have been little progress since then; while machines like Sequoia and Titan have set new records, the Tianhe-1A is the only Chinese system in the Top Ten.
To be sure, China still ranks No. 2 in terms of the number of supercomputers installed, no small feat. But the country's 72 systems falls far short of the 251 running in the United States, while Japan–which operates the No. 3 machine–remains ahead of China in terms of the aggregate performance of the systems in use. Germany, in fact, placed two machines ahead of the Tianhe-1A–both supplied by IBM.
Among system makers, IBM and Hewlett-Packard remain No. 1 and No. 2 in the field. Cray, which takes its name from the late supercomputer designer Seymour Cray, has a much smaller number of systems. But Titan allowed the company to increase its share of the Top500 total performance to 17.4% from 8.8%.
The Top500 list, which is marking its 20th anniversary this month, is compiled by researchers Hans Meuer of the University of Mannheim, Germany; Erich Strohmaier and Horst Simon of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; and Jack Dongarra of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.


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TV, Comic Books
Fantagraphics' announced Complete Carl Barks Disney Library, which recently began publication with Walt Disney's Donald Duck: "Lost in the Andes" is a godsend of a comics project.
The publisher does the heavy-lifting of finding, formatting and even contextualizing the work of one of comics' undisputed (and, in some way, unrivaled) masters and putting it all together in an easy to find and read source, making Barks' influential work available to casual readers to either easily finally find out why The Good Duck Artist has the reputation he has, or to discover his work for the first time.
Before cracking the cover, I will admit there was one aspect I was a little leery about. Because so many of Barks' stories dealt with the Ducks visiting exotic lands, because the stories in this collection were produced between 1948 and 1949 and because Disney doesn't exactly have the most sterling reputation when it comes to representing diverse nationalities or ethnicities, I was sort of concerned about what the lily-white ducks would be faced with when they journeyed to South America or Africa. Or, more precisely, how Barks would present what they would be faced with.
Reading Will Eisner's Spirit comics and being confronted by his Ebony White or Osama Tezuka's work and seeing the various racial stereotypes that pop up in it can be a bit like finding a fly in your soup—by biting down on it. It's great stuff, but there's that extremely unpleasant moment you could have done without, you know? (Also, while I haven't read it, it's my understanding that Tintin may have had at least one less than politically correct adventure in the Congo).


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Published: Monday, October 8, 2012 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, October 8, 2012 at 11:11 p.m.
Portions of the following information are based on facts provided by the arrested individuals. Those individuals have been booked with, not convicted of, the offenses shown. All accused should be presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Oct. 7, 2012
Terrebonne Sheriff's Office
Brandon Jamil White, 26, 9738 Ravensworth Drive, Houston, Texas, holding for other agency.
Bryce Adrian Broussard, 39, 128 Hope St., Bourg, three counts failure to appear, contempt of court, two counts resisting arrest by violence, battery on police officer (injury), battery on police officer.
Sequille Oneil Lamark, 21, 130 Celestine St., Dularge, domestic abuse battery, aggravated battery, theft more than $500.
Houma City Police
Kaina Nicole Guidry, 31, 105-A Marmande St., Houma, two counts failure to appear, disturbing the peace by fighting, misrepresentation during issuance of summons.
Louisiana State Police
Diego Alberto Escoto-Vargas, 22, 117 Martin Drive, Amelia, DWI, speeding, no driver's license.
Bryan Wayne Little, 34, 316 Paulette St., Houma, DWI, speeding.
Tyler John Eschete, 42, 5214 La. 56, Chauvin, fourth offense DWI, speeding, registration violation.
Rustin Lee Guidry, 17, 108 St. Peter Road, Thibodaux, DWI.
State Police
Jonathon Buford, 32, 314 Barrileaux St., Lockport, unlawful presence of a sex offender.
Lafourche Sheriff's Office
Gerardo Sanchez, 30, 640 St. Louis St. Apt. 2, Raceland, aggravated second degree battery.
Oct. 8, 2012
Lafourche Sheriff's Office
Billy Crochet, 33, 124 Crochet Drive, Des Allemands, contempt (3 counts).
Brandon Steele, 29, 6053 Bayou Black Drive, Gibson, contempt.
Tommy Southall, 48, 503 Adam Hall St., Napoleonville, contempt.
Dontrell Davis, 25, 112 Davis St., Paincourtville, contempt.
Nicco Dilizia, 21, 3707 Johnson St., Metairie, distribution of schedule I (marijuana), violation of uniform controlled dangerous substance law.
Terrance Vicks, 18, North Thibodaux St. Apt. J, Thibodaux, theft (felony), attempted simple burglary of inhabited dwelling.
Earl Sanders Jr., 51, 1237 Canal Blvd. Room 110, Thibodaux, simple burglary of a motor vehicle.
Thibodaux Police
Earl Landry, 39, 1718 S. Barbier Ave., Thibodaux, dogs roaming city streets/roads.
Probation and Parole
Bernard Baker, 29, 309 Johnson Ridge, Thibodaux, fugitive of Terrebonne Parish.
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SANTA CLARA -- Jim Harbaugh is coaching Sunday against one of his former teammates, one who's still playing 12 years later: Carolina Panthers wideout Steve Smith.
"We were both on the (scout) team, and I just really enjoyed throwing the ball to Steve Smith, some of his first passes," Harbaugh said Friday.
Harbaugh closed his 15-year career in 2001 as a Panthers backup. Reflecting on that stint, he cited Smith's energy, leaping ability and excellent hands, all of which will be on display Sunday when the Panthers (5-3) visit the 49ers (6-2).
Harbaugh said his throwing sessions with Smith are still what he talks about most from his Panthers tenure, noting: "I would say, 'There's a guy there in Carolina named Steve Smith who's really good.' Then he became a great, Hall of Fame-type player."
Smith has evolved into the Panthers' all-time leading receiver. He has a team-high 36 catches for 387 yards and three touchdowns this season.
"The intensity of (Sunday's game) will be good for some of our young players," Smith told Peter King for Friday's TheMMQB on mmqb.si.com. "It'll wake some of them up. I think it'll be a chippy game, which is in my element. Good old-fashioned football."
Smith and Anquan Boldin, the 49ers' leading receiver, are two of the NFL's most physical wideouts, but their on-field demeanors differ.
"Steve will have a history with people that he doesn't care for ... and you might get a fight out of him," 49ers cornerback Carlos Rogers said. "Anquan just has a physical style of play. ... If there's one that almost gets into a fight, that's Steve Smith, but he backs it up all the time."
Rogers said he and Smith got along well in their previous meeting, when Rogers was with Washington in 2009. If he isn't covering Smith or former 49ers teammate Ted Ginn Jr. on the outside, Rogers will shift to the slot and match up against Brandon LaFell.
Quarterbacks are completing only 50 percent of their passes and producing a 67.7 passer rating when targeting Rogers. Those marks, respectively, rank him 13th and 21st among the league's cornerbacks.
If Rogers weren't playing so solidly, the 49ers could summon a potential successor in Eric Wright, who was activated last week and might make his season debut Sunday. Wright is preparing to play but didn't say if that's the plan, nor did Harbaugh.
In what's called "The Catch II" in 49ers lore, Owens snagged a 25-yard touchdown pass from Steve Young to defeat the Green Bay Packers 30-27 in a Jan. 3, 1999, NFC wild-card playoff game. Owens' 40th birthday is Dec. 7, exactly 10 years after he scored two touchdowns in a win over the Cardinals in his final 49ers home game.
For more on the 49ers, see Cam Inman's Hot Read blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers.
Carolina (5-3) at 49ers (6-2),
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Boston Celtics (5-1) at Oklahoma City Thunder (3-2)
Sunday, November 7
Game #7 Road Game #3
Radio: WEEI, WWLS
Oklahoma City Arena
Referees: Ron Garretson, Olandis Poole, Sean Wright
This is the first game of a tough 4 game road trip for the Celtics. It is also the first of back to back games with a game vs the Mavericks looming on Monday night. The Thunder are 1-1 at home while the Celtics are 1-1 on the road. These two teams will meet again for the second and final time on November 19 in Boston.
The Thunder are 51-66 overall and 29-29 at home all time versus the Celtics, including their time in Seattle as the Sonics. The Thunder are the 3rd youngest team in the league with an average age of 24 years old. They are 2-0 so far against Eastern Conference teams, having already beaten the Bulls and Pistons.
Point Guard
Rajon Rondo 11.3 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 15.5 APG .483 FG%
Russell Westbrook 22.2 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 6.6 APG, .418 FG%
Shooting Guard
Ray Allen 18.0 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 2.5 APG, .470 FG%
Thabo Sefolosha 3.6 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 2.0 APG, .333 FG%
Small Forward
Paul Pierce 19.3 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 3.7 APG, .458 FG%
Kevin Durant 26.4 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 1.8 APG, .374 FG%
Power Forward
Kevin Garnett 15.7 PPG, 9.8 RPG, 1.8 APG, .500FG%
Jeff Green 19.4 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 0.6 APG, .440 FG%
Jermaine O'Neal 6.4 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 1.9 BPG, .500 FG%
Nenad Krstic 6.2 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 0.0 BPG, .414 FG%
Boston Bench Mob
Marquis Daniels
Glen Davis
Luke Harangody
Nate Robinson
Von Wafer
Semih Erden
Kendrick Perkins (knee) out
Avery Bradley (ankle) day to day
Shaquille O'Neal (knee) day to day
Rajon Rondo (plantar fasciitis) probable
Delonte West (Suspended)
Thunder Reserves
Serge Ibaka
James Harden
Eric Maynor
Cole Aldrich
Daequan Cook
DJ White
Royal Ivey
Byron Mullens
Mo Peterson
Nick Collison (knee) out
Key Matchups
Rajon Rondo vs Russell Westbrook
Rondo once again faces one of the top young PG's in the league. These two PG's were vying for a spot on Team USA before Rondo withdrew and were was talk about which was the better PG. Rondo always has a little extra motivation playing against the rising PG's in the league.
Paul Pierce vs Kevin Durant
Kevin Durant is making a case for being the best player in the NBA and is already in MVP talks for this season and Pierce will have his hands full trying to guard him. Durant is also a good defender so this may be a tough game for Pierce all the way around.
Honorable Mention
Kevin Garnett vs Jeff Green
This is the matchup that most favors the Celtics. KG has a height and an experience advantage and should be able to use both of those to boost him to a big game.
Keys to the Game
Take Care of the Ball - The Celtics have been up and down in this area but they tend to get sloppy for portions of games and turn the ball over way too much. They need to take care of the ball and limit turnovers.
Rebound - After doing a good job on the boards in most of their previous games, the Celtics were out-rebounded 43-31 by the Bulls, which is one of the reasons the game was so close. They have to do a better job on the boards to limit the Thunder's fast break and second chance opportunities.
Defense - The Celtics need to get back to their defense first mentality. In the last two games, they have allowed way too many easy shots. They have been turning on the defensive pressure when they need to down the stretch, but keeping up the defensive pressure all game would go a long way toward eliminating their tendency to give up big leads.
Bench Play - After a few disappointing outings, the Bench Mob finally came alive against the Bulls, outscoring their counterparts 37-19. The starters have been playing way too many minutes and they need the bench to step up and given them a boost when they come in.
Odd Fact
Thunder is a fitting moniker for the Oklahoma City franchise, not only as a reference to powerful storms in the area known as Tornado Alley. The Oklahoma City-based 45th Infantry Division carries Thunderbirds as its nickname, and that's a reference to the state's Native American heritage.
Rondo's Feet
As Rondo goes, so go the Celtics for the most part. The Celtics need him healthy and in the lineup. If he is limited or unable to play, they are in a bit of trouble, especially until Delonte comes back.


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Jack Robinson on loan to Wolves
Great move for everyone this one, it is till the end of the season. He hasn't really looked ready for us even in a covering role but has quality. Hopefully he can have a nice little run in the side and gain some experience.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 Feb 19, 2013 23:11 Flag
He really needs regular football in order to progress to and prove whether he really should be knocking on the first team door, or looking for football elsewhere. Wolves and the Championship should be a good level to prove that eitherway.
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A Yahoo! User Feb 20, 2013 20:57 Flag
On this thread, no one has talked about Enrique at LB? Is there something we should read into that snub?
At first it made no sense and made me a bit nervous since he's really our only other left back, and when we played Agger there in the final minutes of the City match, we lost.. That said, he looks solid at times and shaky at others, but needs the game time, so the way I see it, with Coutinho having impressed so much as a starter right away up front, we're loaded up there in Suarez, Sturridge, Coutinho, Sterling, Downing and even Henderson/Suso. So, that essentially relegates Downing back to reserve LB, and at least knowing Wisdom can do a job at RB, then Glen is first up to switch over. Plus, while I don't know the date, Kelly has a return in mind too..
I think next season, we could be really packed back there with another CB and left back.
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That was the key for me Jase, Kelly is training with the ball again now and will return in March by the looks of things (that is when our next league game is anyway!). For me, Downing, Johnson and Agger are better equipped for us at left back then Robinson right now so the loan was a nessescity really.


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Awhile back, SnakeByte turned me on to what has to be the greatest "Compare" programme known to Man, God, Vishnu, and that guy who mugged your mum last week, Beyond Compare. This thing (aside from not being free) makes all other File Comparison applications look like they're still in nappies. It can compare Files, Folders, whole Drives, Registries (!), Images, even MP3's - via content, binary/interpreted, etc, etc, etc. Yes, we all have our favourite applications for comparing things, and this is mine.
But that's not the point of this post - merely the cause.
About 6 months ago on this forum I did a tongue in cheek triptych series of doctored photographs of Nikos as Mother Teresa, Nikos as a Castro Supporter, and Nikos as an evil Greek Dictator.
The other day I was playing around using Beyond Compare to look at and display the "differences" between the source photos and the end result, and I found something disturbingly odd about the Castro image (the middle one, above). At the time I thought it would be humorous to replace the head of the guy in the NSA shirt on the far left with fgagnon's forum avatar, I just started up Gimp and the job was done. But, when comparing the source files recently (before/after) something weird showed up.
Beyond Compare has four formats for displaying the (main) differences between two photographs - Blend Mode, Binary Operation Mode, Mismatch Range Mode, and Tolerance Mode.
The original image is in the left panel, the "after" image in the right panel, and the edited differences displayed graphically in the centre panel highlighted as colour (the unchanged parts are displayed in black and white). Obviously what we're concentrating on here is the centre panel and most importantly of all, how Tolerance Mode reveals a snarling demon hiding in Fred's Soul, which, quite frankly, is a little weird:
So if Jesus can appear in a Tortilla, the Virgin Mary in a sliced Tomato, or Che Guevara in a Swirl of Sand, who's to say that Fred's inner-Demon can't be revealed by a simple superimposition with a 51 year old photograph? :twisted:
I do, however, like to think there's still grace in his heart. :D


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Love yoga. Hate yoga. Doesn't matter—you're just stealing the blocks. Instead of inching into a pretzel pose, you'll use them to tone. Everything. "I designed these exercises on blocks to throw you off balance, which forces your abs to kick in to help you stabilize," New York City trainer Terri Walsh says.
You'll need: Two yoga blocks. Newbies, try firmer ones, like the Gaiam Sol Natural Cork Blocks ($19 each; Amazon.com) that we used. They're a little easier to maneuver on than squishier foam versions.
The plan: Do the routine on the tear-out cards three times a week on alternate days for a month and you'll see blockbuster results.
Arthur Belebeau
Sit on edge of block, right leg extended with heel on other block; lean back so left forearm rests on floor. Extend left leg straight up, and grab ankle with right hand (as shown) to start. Lower left foot to block, rotate torso to right, and hug right knee to chest with left arm as right hand comes to floor. Return to start. Repeat for 30 seconds. Switch sides; repeat.
Log this workout.
works back, abs, obliques
Larsen & Talbert
Lie faceup with legs straight up, squeezing block between calves; place hands on forehead, and engage abs to lift shoulders off floor. Keep abs tight as you twist hips to right, bringing right elbow to left thigh (as shown). Then twist hips to left, bringing left elbow to right thigh. Continue alternating sides for 2 minutes.
See the video.
works abs, thighs
Sit on side-by-side blocks, knees bent, feet on floor; lean back; brace upper body with forearms on floor. Cross left leg under right leg; tap floor with left foot; place right ankle on left knee. Extend legs in a wide V (as shown). Cross legs in opposite direction (right foot on floor, left ankle on right knee). Alternate sides for 1 minute.
works back, abs, thighs
Start in a deep lunge with right leg forward, left knee on a block, other block on floor inside of right foot. Lean forward, rest right forearm on block, place left forearm perpendicular to block on floor, and extend right leg behind you to left. Open torso to left, reaching left arm up (as shown). Return arm to floor. Open torso to right, reaching right arm up. Continue alternating for 30 seconds. Switch sides; repeat.
works obliques, back, thighs
Place blocks flat on floor wider than hip-width apart, one vertical to body, one horizontal. Stand with right foot on vertical block, left knee raised to hip level, arms extended to right at shoulder level. With right foot on block, lunge left leg to left side just outside of other block, reaching right arm to touch left foot, left arm overhead (as shown). Return to start. Repeat for 1 minute. Switch sides; repeat.
works abs, butt, thighs
Start on all fours with right hand on block that is vertical to body, left hand on floor, left foot flat on horizontal block, toes turned out to left, and right leg extended behind you on floor. Open torso to left, extending arm up. Return to start, then tap right foot to left heel (as shown). Return to start again. Repeat for 1 minute. Switch sides; repeat.
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What is Lean?
Part of the Lean For Dummies Cheat Sheet
Lean is a customer-centric methodology used to continuously improve any process through the elimination of waste in everything you do; it is based on the ideas of Continuous Incremental Improvement and Respect for People.
Focus on the fundamentals
The basic principles of Lean are
Focus on effectively delivering value to your Customer
Respect and engage the people
Improve the Value Stream by eliminating all types of waste
Maintain Flow
Pull Through the System
Strive for Perfection
Your customer tells you what they value
You customer defines value or value-added with the following three conditions:
It must transform the product or service.
The customer must be willing to pay for it.
It must be done correctly the first time.
If you don't meet all three of these criteria, then you have non-value-added activities or waste.
What's waste anyway?
Waste comes in three main forms:
Mura or waste due to variation
Muri or waste due to overburdening or stressing the people, equipment or system
Muda also known as the seven forms of waste
The following are the wastes most commonly associated with Lean:
Transportation: Is there unnecessary (non-value-added) movement of parts, materials, or information between processes?
Waiting: Are people or parts, systems or facilities idle — waiting for a work cycle to be completed?
Overproduction: Are you producing sooner, faster, or in greater quantities than the customer is demanding?
Defects: Does the process result in anything that the customer would deem unacceptable?
Inventory: Do you have any raw materials, work-in-progress (WIP), or finished goods that are not having value added to them?
Movement: How much do you move materials, people, equipment, and goods within a processing step?
Extra Processing: How much extra work is performed beyond the standard required by the customer?
Sometimes you will also hear the disengagement of people" identified as a form of muda.


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Minnesota Valley Lutheran, 60
Sleepy Eye Public, 40
Finding themselves in the same situation as last year and looking for another playoff season of "Upset City," the Sleepy Eye Indian girl's basketball team was unable to pick up a win against the Minnesota Valley Lutheran Chargers in postseason play. The MVL Chargers avenged last year's buzzer-winning loss against the Indians with a huge win. Tuesday, Feb. 26 was the end of the basketball season for many of the Indian girls, but every player except for senior Tia Cselovszki will return to play again next year. The young Indian squad has a bright future, and will only lose two players in the next two years.
The Indians started the game out with the lead at 5-0, but MVL answered with six of its own points. The lead shifted a little, but then MVL took control with a three-point shot making the game 11-9. The Chargers led the game at that point. The Indians struggled to stay in the game in the first half, especially after Josie Schieffert left the court due to an injury in the middle of play.
That was a huge loss for the Indians, especially since Schieffert was leading the scoring with 11 points in the first half.
The second half was the turning point for the Sleepy Eye Indians, letting go of the hope of upsetting the MVL Chargers team this year. Sleepy Eye fell to the MVL Chargers at a score of 60-40. Head coach Ryan Hulke looks forward to the future of the squad, "I am very proud of our effort Tuesday night. MVL is mostly seniors and juniors, and we fought all night with them. They wanted to push us around because we are such a young team, but we pushed right back. I hope the girls remember what this game was like come next November because we need to play with this mentality every game. Unfortunately, we lose our lone senior Tia Cselovski. Tia is a great example of what a teammate and leader really is. She has never once complained about playing time or her role within our team."
Game stats
McKayla Ahlrich:
12 points, 7 rebounds
Josie Schieffert:
11 points, 7 rebounds
Justine Gonzalez:
10 points
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Scientists at the CRC have been working with Eld's deer for almost a decade. This species, once found throughout southeast Asia, only occupies a fraction of its original range. The majority of this current range is in Myanmar (formerly Burma). Eld's deer are an endangered species, and it is estimated that only 1,500 can be found in the wild. The majority of these animals can be found in Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary in Myanmar. Research has been conducted at Chatthin in order to establish baseline biological data for this species which has otherwise been undefined. Without this baseline knowledge, it is impossible to make successful management decisions.
Historic and Present Ranges of Eld's Deer (Click to enlarge with more details)
Through extensive radio-tracking and other survey techniques conducted by local wildlife staff, it has been observed that eld's deer prefer dry dipterocarp forest. This forest type occurs in dry areas of southeast asia below 1,000 meters elevation. Unfortunately, these characteristics are also well suited for agriculture. As the human population has increased in the last century, most of the dry dipterocarp forest has been converted to agricultural land. This rapid change in land use has decimated the habitat available for eld's deer, and is considered the largest threat to their survival.
|Forest (green) and nonforest (beige) areas in and around Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary
Current research at the CRC is addressing the issue of habitat loss through the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing. Satellite images obtained from different dates and different spatial scales are being analyzed in order to determine the current extent of dry dipterocarp forest. This analysis will provide insight into where unknown populations of eld's deer may be found, as well as where future reintroduction efforts may be successful.


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LinkedIn said it's acquiring Newsle, a startup that highlights news about people in a user's professional and social networks.
Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Through Newsle's software, people can follow contacts from online networks such as LinkedIn and Facebook, and receive news about them seconds after publication. Newsle will remain a stand-alone service and will combine its technology with LinkedIn's product, the companies said Monday in separate blog posts.
LinkedIn has faced a slowdown in growth in recent quarters. To boost sales, the biggest professional-networking website has been working to bolster job-related services and has invested to expand its user base in China. The acquisition of Newsle will give Mountain View-based LinkedIn tools to provide its customers with better business knowledge, according to the company's blog post.
"We both want to provide professional insights that make you better at what you do," Ryan Roslansky, LinkedIn's head of content products, said in the company's post. "Knowing more about the people in your network —- like when they're mentioned in the news —- can surface relevant insights that help you hit your next meeting with them out of the park."
Newsle, based in San Francisco, said its investors and advisers include Lerer Ventures, SV Angel and Bloomberg Beta, the fund backed by Bloomberg, the parent of Bloomberg News.
Joseph Roualdes, a spokesman for LinkedIn, declined to disclose further details of the integration or terms of the deal.
LinkedIn shares rose 2 percent to $159.70 at the close of Monday's trading. The stock has declined 26 percent this year.


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My first blog entry for the Free Software Magazine is dedicated to someone important to free software.
Therefore, I would like you to pause for a moment here, and say a silent "thank you" to Ettore Perazzoli. Do it now, don't go diving into Google to see who this guy is first, don't just skip this paragraph, don't do anything else. It's a simple "thank you", just trust me and say it.
I met Ettore at the PlutoMeeting 2000 in Terni, and I'll never meet him again on Earth: Ettore died at the end of 2003 at the age of 29. He was a programmer at Ximian, and had his hands on many parts of what is currently your GNOME desktop: he contributed to Nautilus, and a lot of Evolution comes from his work. His last piece of software, f-spot, was committed to the CVS just two days before his death.
Why he died? How? I asked it myself many times, but no official answer was given.
At that PlutoMeeting he spoke about his work on Evolution, Camel, Bonobo... (if you are using Ubuntu Linux then these things are running over and under your desktop). He was great! He had the gift of clarity, and underwent two hours of questions before waving the white flag: "guys, sorry but I can't go on, I am dead!". I knew why he was so tired: we all went for a pizza the night before, and he arrived saying: "dammit! I messed with my laptop's kernel and it went in panic! Not good, having to hold a talk tomorrow... It took me some three hours to have it sorted out!"
I can't say I knew him deeply, but I felt he was a wonderful person. And from what his friends said and wrote, and still say and write, I know my feeling was right.
Therefore, if you are a GNOME user, say that "thank you" each time you start your desktop environment; if you are an Evolution user, do the same. If you are of any Christian confession, just thank our God that was so kind to give him to the world and say a little prayer for him; if you have other Gods or other confessions, do the same as appropriate for your religion. And if you have no religion, just say that "thank you", it will suffice.
Ciao Ettore
I was friends with Ettore. Our lives had a lot in common - he went to the US, I went to Australia.
Things didn't turn out the way they should have. I agreed with him on many levels, and still today can't see Evolution at work without thinking about him.
Goodbye, Ettore.
Another humble farewell
Thanks Marco for putting up this article about ettore. I have recently switched from Windows to Ubuntu and never looked back (except for some of my official work which still cannot run on Ubuntu).
While I'm simply amazed about all that I use on Ubuntu (Gnome, OpenOffice, Evolution, Drivel, Rhythmbox, Korganizer and Automatix to sample a few), it was wonderful to know about the man, who was the cause for some of these.
I say "Thank you" to the Gods of all religion. God(s), please bless the whole GNU/Linux Team and Free Software Community out there!!!
- Ramesh, India.


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Future telescope could shatter solar high-resolution barrier
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Future telescope could shatter
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Study looks to launch in 2012
March 3, 1999: Discovery is always just beyond the limit of resolution, scientists like to say. To reach beyond limits that are about to be stretched by the Solar-B satellite, scientists at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and the University of Alabama propose to design a telescope that would virtually put solar flares under a microscope.
Right: A tornado's power pales compared to this twister.
A computer model depicts the likely cross-section of a sunspot
where magnetic flux tubes rise through the visible surface and
stir flares and other active events. (NASA)
December 3: Mars Polar Lander nears touchdown
December 2: What next, Leonids?
November 30: Polar Lander Mission Overview
November 30: Learning how to make a clean sweep in space
Davis will present a proposal for a "Next Generation of Solar High-Resolution Imaging Instrumentation" at a meeting today of the Mechanisms of Solar Variability Science Working Group in Washington, D.C. NASA charters such working groups to look ahead to the kinds of advanced instruments that will be needed to answer questions that will be raised by new instruments that are still being built.
"The Transition Region and Coronal Explorer, launched in 1998, demonstrates that improvements in resolution reveal new and unexpected phenomena," Davis explained. This was true of each new solar telescope that preceded TRACE, all the way back to Galileo's discovery of sunspots in 1610. TRACE is studying the mysterious transition region where the solar atmosphere's temperature soars to millions of degrees even as it is thinning out.
Left: A composite image of the sun built up from multiple exposures taken by TRACE. (NASA)
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"We want to understand the dynamics and internal structure of magnetic flux tubes down between the granules that we can see now," Davis explained. The flux tubes are involved in the formation and growth of sunspots and solar flares.
"We also want to understand the changes in magnetic energy, structure, and helicity in active region magnetic fields. What are the relationships between fine-scale magnetic activity and overlying coronal structures? How do the structure and evolution of magnetic fields connect with convection below surface?"
Right: What's going on in there? Spicules - narrow, short-lived jets of gas - are part of the dynamic visible surface of the sun. (NASA)
The questions are more than academic. Understanding what controls solar flares and sunspots  and the solar cycle - can help in understanding what drives space weather effects around the Earth. The sun is also the best plasma physics laboratory for understanding other stars and the inner workings of controlled fusion experiments on Earth.One of the competing concepts for the Next Generation Space Telescope is a deployable reflector that would unfold like a flower. TRW has demonstrated large reflectors (right) using this technology
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TRACE home page (Lockheed-Martin)
The Solar-B mission fact sheet
Next Generation Space Telescope home page at Goddard Space flight Center
The Next Generation Space Telescope will succeed the Hubble Space Telescope early in the 21st Century. To take the NGST's resolution a step beyond the phenomenal views that Hubble provides, NASA is studying several large mirror concepts, including a 6-meter (19.7-ft) thin-shell mirror, and a deployable 8-meter (26-ft) mirror. Both would have special systems to fine-tune their shape, thus avoiding the expense of polishing a perfect mirror on Earth.
The Space Interferometry Mission will use four or six smaller mirrors separated by 10 meters (33 feet). The multiple mirrors will focus their images together to give the same sharpness as a 10-meter mirror, although the image is not as bright.
Right: The Space Interferometry Mission, under study by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will employ 4 or 6 mirrors that combine an image to give the same sharpness as a single, larger mirror.
One of these concepts, or the best elements of both, will probably find its way into the design of the next-generation solar telescope. Davis says that final design decisions and instrument selections will be made after experience is gained from the NGST, Space Interferometry Mission, and Solar B. If all goes well, the next-generation solar instrument would become a "new start" in 2008, and be launched in 2012.
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Cars Coming Soon: Peek Into the 2013 Detroit Auto Show
The 2013 North American International Auto Show, informally known as the Detroit Auto Show, opens to the media on January 14.
This is a big one, friends, with hotly anticipated debuts coming from BMW, Chevrolet, Mercedes-Benz, Infiniti, Lexus and more.
Chevy could steal the show, for better or worse, with its new C7 Corvette (rendering above). Whether it stuns or disappoints, you can count on epic media coverage of America's supercar. Ford, by contrast, will show up with a new van called the Transit. Yawn. Come on, guys, where's the next iteration of the great GT!?
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Angel Canales, El Sentimiento Del Latino En Nueva York
CD (TTH 25199 / 8888),Released 1979;Re-Issued 1994;
Back in stock! Limited quantities... Angel Canales, who once threw all of his music into the ocean, is one of Latin music's unsung heroes. A great vocalist with a very distinctive style, he has remained an enigma with virtually no airplay. This recording is a classic. His band smokes. Highly recommended. - BP "Released by Angel Canales in 1979 on his own label. Canales was as outspoken in the press about the injustices in the Latin music scene as he was flamboyant on stage. The progressive arrangments, mostly written by trumpeter Steve Guttman, were ahead of their time and the flamenco-like tremolo in Angel's voice gave him the moniker, 'El Differente.' This recording features his working band in top form. Check out the classic son, 'Soy del Monte,' with its trad/rad approach. The hippified merengue approach to the title cut, a perfect blend of jazz and Latin elements, showcases the creativity of this unsung hero and his group. " (Bobby Sanabria, 98/99 Catalog)
Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa
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Ernesto Lecuona, Lecuona The Ultimate Collection 2 CD Set
CD (BMG 68671),Released 1997;
Back in stock! The most extensive collection of piano compositons by legendary Cuban musican and composer Ernesto Lecuona, performed by the artist himself! 'Lecuona - The Ultimate Collection' contains internationally known favorites including 'Malagueña,' 'Siboney,' 'Danza Negra,' 'Maria la O' and many others - plus ten rare, previously unreleased selections! -BP "Cuba's greatest composer. This collection is a must for serious students and aficionados of the music. Lecuona is featured playing his own compositions (he was a superb pianist), including his most popular works like 'Siboney' (which was recorded by Sarah Vaughn and Dizzy Gillespie), as well as ten previously unreleased selections." (Bobby Sanabria, 98/99 Catalog)
Category: Dance Traditions => Tropical Dance: Various=> Cuba
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Various Artists, Cuba Classics 3 New Directions In Cuban Music: ¡Diablo Al Infierno! ***
CD (Luaka Bop 9 45107-2 (OS4 Limited)),Released 1992;
The compilation ¡Diablo Al Infierno!: Cuba Classics III by pop/rock/world beat explorer David Byrne and Cubanophile Ned Sublette best exemplifies contemporary Cuban music and indicates where its headed. This compilation, as Cubanophiles will attest, is only the tip of the iceberg as far as whats happening in contemporary cuban music, but for the novice and collector it is a good representation. Although Cuba has been closed off from the U.S., the symbiotic relationship continues to nourish both parties involved. Who knows what will happen when the island finally opens up? The powerbrokers in Miami are already in a struggle as to who gets what. Whatever happens, the music on this album is a testimony of the greatness of a culture that is constantly in evolution. In the 1950s if you were hip you were down with the Cuban Cool". How many parents of the baby boom generation danced the Mambo/cha-cha and went to Cuba for their vacations? Thanks to people like Byrne and Sublette we get another chance before the shit hits the fan. With Irakete, Sintesis, Los Van Van, Pio Leyva, Los Blues, Dan Den, Zeus, NG La Banda and much more.
Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa Cubana=> Cuba
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Cortijo Y Su Combo, Time Machine
CD (Musical Productions 6212),Re-Issued 1997;
"Legend has it that Puerto Rican nueva trova (new troubador singer) Roy Brown went to Cuba and laid this 'lost-in-the-promo shuffle' side on Chucho Valdez; he flipped; and hence Irakere was formed. I don't know how true that story is but I do know that this record is a definite must because you'll flip when you hear it. Cortijo, an icon in the history of Puerto Rican rhythm (bomba and plena to be exact), recorded this album with a band of young turks from the University of Puerto Rico who wished to stretch the limits of the island's folklore. Even the original cover art was futuristic with its time machine concept. Unfortunately, the CD you'll get has a new bikini laden bimbo and no liner notes. Arrangements by Pepe Castillo and the most prolific guitarist living today, Edgardo Miranda, showcase the Latin/fusion/jazz concept with Puerto Rican rhythms 'al maximo.' Recorded in 1974, originally released on Coro.
Category: Folkloric => Plena/Bomba=> Puerto Rico
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Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Mi Gran Pasion
CD (Universal/Pimienta 360613),Released 1991;Re-Issued 2004;
"Danzón in the modern context as performed by Cuba's young virtuoso composer/arranger/pianist Gonzalo Rubacalba. A good example of bringing the roots to the future."
Category: Latin Jazz => Latin Jazz=> Cuba
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Jerry Gonzalez, Rumba Para Monk - Jerry Gonzalez & Fort Apache Band
CD (Sunnyside SSC1036D),Released 1989;
"The finest example of small group Afro-Cuban jazz to date. 'NUFF SAID!"
Category: Latin Jazz => Latin Jazz
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John Storm Roberts, The Latin Tinge: The Impact Of Latin American Music On The United States.
Book (Oxford University Press OM1),Released 1979;Re-Issued 1999;
"Everytime you hear funk, rap, pop and rock, and even jazz on the radio you're hearing something that in one way or another has some relation to the Latin musical experience. This book tells you why, pilgrim."
Category: Books => Books: Other
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Machito And His Afro-Cubans, Kenya: Afro-Cuban Jazz
CD (Roulette/Capitol/Blue Note 22668),Released 1957;Re-Issued 1999;
"The band that was formed in 1940 by Mario Bauzá and his brother-in-law Frank Grillo (Machito) in New York City fused Cuban rhythms with jazz. This 1957 classic was inspired by the then newly formed republic of Kenya. Jazz soloists abound. Cannonball Adderley, Doc Cheatham, Candido, Patato and others highlighted in glorious big band fashion. Also check out 'Intimo Y Sentimental' (Tico 1123; Catalog #TL-11672.1) to hear Macho's sister Graciela, one of the greatest vocalists of our time, and other offerings in Descarga which showcase Macho's singing (example: 'Live At North Sea '82' TTH 1904; Catalog #TL-0298.1)."
Category: Dance Traditions => Big Band Mambo Jazz
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Mario Bauza, Tanga
CD (Universal/Pimienta 360628),Released 1992;Re-Issued 2004;
"Featuring an incredible array of musicians in a big band setting, this is the album that brought the long under-recognized father of the Afro-Cuban jazz tradition into the press's and public's eye. Chico O'Farrill's five movement treatment of Mario's groundbreaking tune 'Tanga' is the highlight. A personal note: German producer Götz Wörner didn't even know who Mario was. He just happened to be walking by New York City's Symphony Space and saw there was an 80th birthday tribute to Mario featuring Dizzy Gillespie and others. He knew who Dizzy was, so he bought a ticket. The rest is history. Oh, by the way, you'll recognize the drummer. "
Category: Dance Traditions => Big Band Mambo Jazz
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Mario Bauza, Tanga
CD (Universal/Pimienta 360628),Released 1992;Re-Issued 2004;
"The man who changed the course of 20th century music when he formed the Machito Afro-Cubans and fused jazz with Afro-Cuban rhythm recently passed away on June 11, 1993 at the ripe young age of 82. This album, done in 1992, brought this unsung hero into the public consciousness. It features a five movement treatment of his tune 'Tanga' by Chico O'Farrill and the 23 piece Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra. P.S. The finest example of small group Afro-Cuban jazz to date. P.S. You might recognize the drummer."
Category: Dance Traditions => Big Band Mambo Jazz
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Mongo Santamaria, Our Man In Havana
CD (Fantasy 24729),Released 1960;Re-Issued 1993;
"A compilation of two complete albums ('Our Man in Havana' and 'Bembé'). Mongo as a conguero and bongocero was one of the first to expose American audiences to authentic Afro-Cuban ritual music. This compilation is a must."
Category: Latin Jazz => Latin Jazz
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Santana, Caravanserai
CD (Sony 31610),Released 1972;
"Santana always gets dissed by the die-hard 'Típico' crowd, but his unique fusion of jazz/rock/blues and Afro-Cuban music are directly responsible for influencing Irakere, Los Van Van and others. After commercial success with his first three albums, he produced this album after being turned on to John Coltrane by his drummer Mike Shrieve. It has everything from avant-garde jazz, middle eastern, rumba and Brazilian elements to spiritually uplifting lyrics; a masterpiece."
Category: Pop/Other => Rock
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Tito Puente, Top Percussion / Dance Mania
CD (Bear Family 15687),Released 1958;Re-Issued 1993;
"Two classic Puente recordings that changed Latin music history, recorded in 1957-8, now on one CD. 'Top Percussion', (along with 'Puente In Percussion', also reissed on CD), features the Afro-Cuban rhythm section of timbales, bongo, and conga with only the bass showcasing each instrument's solo capabilities with virtuosos Puente, Mongo and Willie Bobo throwing down while Bobby Rodriguez on bass lays down the law. 'Dancemania' features Puente's big band in all of the popular Cuban dance styles: mambo, cha cha, guaguancó, etc. With Puente, Ray Santos and Gil Lopez charts that all burn. No wonder Dancemania has been the highest selling Latin dance album of all time. Oh, by the way, Santos Colón is on vocals and a young kid by the name of Ray Barretto had just taken Mongo's place while Monchito Muñoz replaced Willie Bobo for this album."
Category: Dance Traditions => Big Band Mambo Jazz
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Tito Rodriguez, Palladium Memories
CD (Disco Hit/TTH 2064),Released 1971;Re-Issued 1988;
"The vocalist/bandleader who brought elegance, style and panache to the Latin bandstand. Rodriguez had one of the most superbly disciplined big bands of his day which was the perfect backdrop for his unique jazz influenced phrasing. I recommend this compilation because you get to hear not only Tito, but also his band, blowing hard on the classic jazz mambo 'Faggot's World.'"
Category: Dance Traditions => Mambo, Cha Cha Cha, Pachanga
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Trio Vegabajeño, 20 Exitos Inmortales En Música Continua
CD (Ansonia 1581),
"The bolero; the inheritance of romantic troubador music we got from the conquistadores. Trio Vegabajeño; nobody does it better."
Category: Bolero => Duo/Trio=> Puerto Rico
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Various Artists, Merengue: Dominican Music And Dominican Identity
CD (Rounder 1130),Released 1997;
"Many of my musical colleagues put down merengue stating it is simplistic, repetitive, etc.. That may be true of the commercial castrated crap on much of Latino radio today, but merengue has deep roots in African, French, German and Polish culture which all synthesized and crystallized in the Dominican Republic. True believers, there are many styles, and you can check them out here along with rare field recordings. ¡Que Viva La Tambora!"
Category: Merengue/Bachata => Merengue
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A safer fracking liquid?
Food-based product has industry, environmentalists talking
February 8, 2013
Hoping to improve public opinion and address concerns from environmental groups about the process of hydraulic fracturing, those in the oil and gas industries are taking steps toward improving the......
A well is bored 5,000-8,000 feet down (5,280=one mile) then turned horizontally into the shale and bored up to two miles more. Holes are blasted in the horizontal pipes and water, sand and chemicals forced through at high pressure to fracture the shale and allow the gas to escape. This is called hydraulic fracturing or fracking. Each well can be fracked around 10 times. Productivity is huge at first (average of 4,300 million cubic feet per day) but drops off about 75% after the first year. The lifespan of a well is about 8 years. Wells sit on 5-acre excavated well-pads, and each well-pad can support up to 8 wells.
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JoshBrown: I often wondered how long they would work the wells. If not long I could see down the road many of the worksites just rusting away and being an eyesore.
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Ok for all the oil/gas nob suckers on here thinking the oil/gas companies are about anything other than making money.Fact the oil/gas companies sell they're products all over the world drilling more wells isn't going to lower the price of oil.Fractal well are short lived wells and won't last that long.
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Article was going so well until they referred to earthquakes. The mask fell off again. Will the assults ever end?
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Save your money. They don't care around here.
They just want to believe that whatever pennies are thrown there way from it will make them rich, powerful Republicans.
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It makes no difference to these enviro extremists if its safe or not. Their goal is to eliminate the use of all fossil fuels, to stifle growth, shrink the economy, and eliminate consumption.
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This is great news!!
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Area briefs: Clemson to face Troy in football in 2016
Published: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, July 25, 2013 at 12:26 a.m.
Clemson and Troy will compete on the gridiron on Sept. 10, 2016, at Clemson's Memorial Stadium, the schools announced on Wednesday after signing a contract.
This will be the second game between the two schools. In the 2011 season opener, Troy led Clemson 16-13 at the half, but the Tigers came back to win, 43-19.
LIMESTONE: A three-year member of the men's basketball program from 2010-13, shooting guard Ryan Bogdan (Charleston) was named as one of 10 All-Stars at the 2013 Eurobasket Summer League held in Las Vegas last week.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Rising senior Caulder Moore was named a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar, the Golf Coaches Association of American announced.
... Four members of the women's soccer team were named to the third annual SEC Soccer Preseason Watch List: Senior forward Danielle Au, junior goalkeeper Sabrina D'Angelo, junior defender Christa Neary and senior midfielder Elizabeth Sinclair.
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Seventeen-year-old Raymen Justice was shot in the neck in broad daylight half a block from his East Oakland apartment late last month while walking home from school. His father, Rayven, performed CPR for 40 minutes. Then, as a crowd of onlookers stood by, Justice held his son close and watched him die.
"It was the hardest damn bullet I've ever taken," said the 58-year-old veteran who was wounded in the Vietnam War.
More than 1,000 people have been killed in Oakland in the past nine years. That bleak statistic is important because it closely parallels the toll of American dead from hostile encounters -- 996 -- during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, which began nine years ago this month, costing American taxpayers, by some estimates, roughly $1 billion per month.
In some cases, the killers here used AK-47s, the weapon of choice among guerrilla movements and insurgencies around the world. Dozens of the dead were children.
As award-winning author Sebastian Junger points out in his recent book, "War," for which he spent 15 months embedded with soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade in an isolated and exceedingly violent valley in northeast Afghanistan, "You'd have to go to a remote firebase ... to find a level of risk that surpasses that of simply being a male adolescent back home."
Junger looked at statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and found that, statistically, it is safer to be deployed to a large and well-protected American military base in Afghanistan or Iraq than to survive unprotected in many parts of America, including some of the East Oakland streets where Raymen died.
"Children in these neighborhoods get assaulted, shot at, traumatized, and then swept up in this arms race of escalation," said James Garbarino, an expert on trauma at Loyola University in Chicago, who has worked extensively in war zones from Bosnia to Iraq. "Before you know it, you have a war-zone neighborhood. Fear leads to fear, which leads to pre-emptive assault."
Greater risk
The toll of this violence is disproportionately heavier among African-Americans and Latinos, and has been for at least a generation or more. According to the latest figures from the CDC, homicide is the leading cause of death for 10- to 24-year-old African-Americans and the second-leading cause of death for Latinos. In parts of Oakland, black males are at least 16 times more likely to die from homicide than their white peers, according to recent figures from the Rand Corp.
That will come as no surprise to the hardest-hit of Oakland's neighborhoods, where schools are generally dire and community centers rare. Violence is pervasive and can be extreme. Two of Raymen Justice's closest friends in Oakland also were killed in the months leading up to his death.
Wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the faces of his son and his two dead friends, along with the words, "Separated by Violence," Rayven Justice twitched angrily in his chair earlier this month.
"My country called me to fight in Vietnam. When I got there, got my first kill, I vomited for hours," he said. "Now this is worse. I feel like I'm in a war zone all over again."
Very often, experts say, the social stresses in Oakland's most troubled neighborhoods take on a life of their own. When that happens, said John Rich, a physician and trauma specialist at Drexel University in Philadelphia, the environment reaches a kind of tipping point and becomes "toxic." The results can be catastrophic, not just for the individuals, but for the long-term health of the entire community.
"Toxic stress is cumulative," he said. "Being under threat makes your brain adapt to that condition. Is that different from veterans? I can't say there's a whole lot of difference."
Coping with trauma
The war at home isn't just about casualty figures, though. It's also about trauma and how to deal with it. Children, like soldiers, cope by overcompensating. Experts refer to this cycle of increasingly out-of-control vigilance as "hyperarousal."
Rich and his colleague Timothy Corbin began focusing on the effects of this super vigilance in a largely African-American community of Philadelphia, where inner-city conditions mirror those in Oakland.
The teens in the Drexel program routinely expressed the same fears about their experience on the street that troops often do when speaking about the turmoil of combat, especially the unpredictable and exceedingly fast-paced rhythms of counter-insurgency.
They feared their lives could end at any moment. Their expectations for the future were diminished. The droning threat of constant, unanticipated violence numbed their emotional experience to a minimum, and in some cases wiped it out altogether.
But the key difference that distinguished the children in America from those fighting overseas was the conviction that nothing was going to change.
"Somehow there is a sense that the violence we see in Oakland is inevitable," Rich said. "People have thrown up their hands. The devastating loss of life is unacceptable, in the same way it is in a war zone. Many people see the victims as expendable in some sense."
The toll of a toxic environment on the community is potentially even more damaging.
When Loyola's Garbarino visited Cambodia's killing fields several years ago, he found that victims' mothers were experiencing depression rates of about 50 percent. He was surprised to find the same high rates of depression among mothers while visiting New Orleans' inner-city neighborhoods shortly before Hurricane Katrina hit.
Bearing 'the brunt of it'
Garbarino argues that far-flung war zones, where he has spent much of his time doing research, are eerily similar -- and more so every year -- to America's inner cities.
"Just like in a war zone, it's a dysfunctional system," he argues, "The people at the bottom bear the brunt of it."
To make his case, he points out that his efforts to have histories of violent offenders' childhood trauma included as evidence on their behalf began to be considered only in the late 1990s, after years of litigating that wound up all the way in the U.S. Supreme Court.
The situation on America's streets -- its other, undeclared war -- is even more complex and confounding.
After all, American troops are trained to fight and kill within bounds. U.S. military deployments are finite: a year or more, but they do end. When those deployments are over, troops may be traumatized, but they often return to a grateful nation and a community of support.
That's not always the case for the casualties of combat here.
For many American children, the school and the neighborhood often can be as much a source of trauma and pain as a mechanism for healing.
"That's the reality of what it means to live in a middle-class, mainstream community as opposed to one with repeated, compounded trauma," Garbarino said. "Trauma becomes a part of the fabric of life."
"Some of these areas simply switch from being free crime areas to war zones and back again," said Andrea Russi, the executive director of the Berkeley Center for Criminal Justice, at a recent symposium in Los Angeles about the health threats to men and boys of color in California.
As that happens, a parent's experience may come to resemble that of one of the platoon commanders that Junger profiled in his book who, faced with the reality that his men were fundamentally vulnerable, broke down: "I realized I might not be able to stop them from getting hurt," he told Junger, "and I remember just sitting there, trembling. That's the worse thing ever: to be in charge of someone's life. And then if you lose them? I could not imagine that day."
"The platoon is the same as your family," Junger said in an interview earlier this month. "A lot of the same feelings of love and commitment kick in."
Whether it was crime or war or something else entirely that killed Raymen Justice, his father cannot walk by the corner where he died anymore. He cannot take the No. 57 bus because it stops right there. He walks around instead, up one hill, down another, and into the quietness of his home.
He touches his hand to his forehead, indicating the spot where Rayven would kiss him every morning before leaving for school.
He says "I love you" in his son's voice.
"I gave up my life to raise him," he said. "They just don't know what they took from me."
2001 -- 84 -------------------------------- 3
2002 -- 108 ------------------------------ 18
2003 -- 109------------------------------- 17
2004 -- 82 -------------------------------- 25
2005 -- 93--------------------------------- 66
2006 -- 145 ------------------------------- 65
2007 -- 120 ------------------------------ 83
2008 -- 116 -----------------------------132
2009 -- 108 ----------------------------- 272
2010 -- *66 ----------------------------- 315*
Totals -- 1,030 ----------------------------996
*66 homicides in Oakland through Oct. 20; 315 U.S. troops killed so far this year. Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan began Oct. 7, 2001
Source: Oakland Police Department, U.S. Military