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Here's an interesting question: If Ronald Reagan were president today, would he cut a budget deal with congressional Democrats? And would it then cost him the support of the party he basically invented?
In comments to Bloomberg View on Monday, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush suggested that would be a distinct possibility for the late former president, as well as his successor and Jeb's dad, George H.W. Bush. Both men struck notable deals with Democrats during their presidencies that included tax increases as well as spending cuts, Mr. Reagan in 1982 and Mr. Bush in 1990.
"Ronald Reagan would have, based on his record of finding accommodation, finding some degree of common ground, similar to my dad, they would have a hard time if you define the Republican Party… as having an orthodoxy that doesn't allow for disagreement," he said, according to a Bloomberg article.
Mr. Bush said he doesn't define the party that way, but added, "We're in a political system in general that is in a very different place right now."
His views didn't go over well with one self-appointed keeper of the Reagan flame.
"That's silly," said Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, a group that encourages politicians to sign a no-new-taxes pledge, in an interview. "Ronald Reagan made the modern Republican party. … If he were alive today, he would be leading the parade" for holding the line on tax increases.
Mr. Reagan signed a deal in 1982 that included new taxes because – lacking sufficient conservative allies in Congress – he had no practical alternative, Mr. Norquist said. In addition, Mr. Reagan later came to believe the budget deal he signed with Democrats in 1982 was a big mistake, Mr. Norquist noted. The senior Mr. Bush also said that his 1990 budget deal was a mistake. In both instances, Republicans didn't even get the deal they expected because while the tax increases went into effect, the spending cuts never really materialized, Mr. Norquist said.
Mr. Bush – who has often been mentioned as a presidential candidate, and could yet emerge as a contender for 2016 if Mitt Romney falls short – appeared more focused on the broader lack of common ground in Washington these days.
The GOP presidents of the 1980s "got a lot of things done with bipartisan support, but right now it's just difficult to imagine," Mr. Bush said.
Mr. Bush also criticized Democrats for sticking too close to hyper-political talking points.


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Elevation Partners was conceived as a investing powerhouse that would make savvy bets in digital media, entertainment and consumer Internet companies. Rock-and-charity maven Bono signed on as a partner to lend his money and star power to the firm. But for Bono and Elevation today is hardly a "Beautiful Day."
Last summer, Elevation was deep in talks to make an investment in Pandora, the digital-music company that made its stock-market debut today. But Elevation missed out on the opportunity, and a huge windfall.
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Top 7 Woodworking Pet Peevescomments (25) September 1st, 2009 in blogs
As I type my hands are stained purple, I've got a nasty paper cut, and there's dried glue on my new pants. All thanks to my woodworking habit.
Don't get me wrong, I love building furniture. But it comes with consequences.
I asked around the office and it turns out the white oak I've been milling up all week is the cause of the purple stain on my hands. The tannins in the wood reacted with my skin chemestry similar to the process of fuming or ebonizing. Well that stinks. No amount of scrubbing and orange soap will remove the stain.
This latest turn of events inspired me to come up with my list of woodworking pet peeves. I tried for 10 but could only come up with seven; I suppose that's a good thing.
7. Twists in Resawn lumber: The great thing about buying rough lumber is that you can resaw thick boards into veneers and bookmatched pieces. But nothing is more frustrating than splitting a board in two only to have it twist and warp beyond repair.
6. Gluing up furniture parts backwards. There's nothing worse during the glue-up process than assembling your parts only to find out that you put a piece in backwards or upside down. Here's a tip on keeping track of parts.
5. Wood movement. I know, wood movement is natural. But couldn't Mother Nature invent a tree that didn't shrink and expand with changes in humidity? And I don't mean plywood or MDF.
4. Wear and tear on your hands. As I noted earlier, I learned the hard way that white oak can turn your skin purple. Equally as annoying is how wood can dry out your skin. Maybe it's an East Coast thing, but every winter my hands turn dry and crack something brutal whenever I'm in the shop. Finally, there's the dreaded splinter. For more on this see Tom McKenna's recent post for splinter removal techniques.
3. Sharing tools. I mostly work in a community workshop so this is a regular problem for me. I could strangle the guy who left the tablesaw blade set to 89 degrees!
2. Dings in a finished workpiece. There's nothing worse than dropping a workpiece after you've just finished preparing the surface with a plane or sandpaper and ending up with a big ding. Here's the best technique I've seen for getting a ding out.
1. Dried glue on my clothes. No amount of washing or picking will remove dried glue from your shirt or pants. In fact, the clothes dryer only bakes it in. Worst of all, dried glue looks like old boogers. Not a great fashion statement.
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And the next why are chisels always really really sharp when you drop them on your foot, is that to show your wife that you have red blood?
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1. Cool, quirky jigs I MacGyvered together that I couldn't
part with but forgot what they are for or took apart
for storage and have no idea how to put them back together
2. Catching clothing on vise and cabinet door
3. Sandpaper, in particular super fine wet silicon carbide
that I tear into small pieces and don't write the grit
on the back
4. Straightest piece of wood in stack but has the most
surface blemishes
5. Carrying full 5 x 5 sheets of Baltic Birch esp. through
a doorway. You have to do your best Chuck Berry duck
walk imitation
6. Solvent cans with the spout in the middle of the can's
top. 1. you can't get a good grip on the child proof
cap to open it and 2.once you get it open they pour so
badly that your bound to get solvent everywhere.
7. Long twisted and kinked extension cords
8. Changing dust collector bags and bagging out shop vac
9. Dealing with dust collection system connectors and
nozzle adapters
10. Banding strap identations on the factory edges on the top
and bottom sheets of your plywood delivery
11. Dropping the nut and/or washer in the table saw cabinet
12. Jointing a twist out of aboard
13. I worked in a public shop for a few years, so changing
jointer/planer blades every couple of weeks sucked
Also, did someone comment about how its crazy to use super glue on finger splits...crazy, but it was intended for battlefield suturing. Don't if that means it 's good to use regularly but it's the only thing, short of chopping off your fingers that beats N.E. winter finger splits esp. if you also work in the home improvement sector where you find yourself sometimes doing tile, concrete, basic masonry or what I call the Wet Trades...murder on the hand in winter ...no pain quite like it. Miserable is he on the jobsite who forgets his crazy glue in the winter.
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No one uses my tools again, ever.
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By the way with the exception of poly glue and titebond 3 it all comes out of clothes in the wash eventually.
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I saw the blog on wood working glue on clothes, but did not see a solution. Anyone have advice on how to get dried glue off clothes?
Thanks, Jim
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Won't feel so nice in the cuts but hey, clean hands make the man.
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University researchers have discovered a protein that controls tumors in breast cancer, a possible path toward the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. The lactation protein, known as Elf5, inhibits metastasis, the spread of the disease to other organs.
"The same protein that controls milk production also protects us from developing invasive breast cancer," molecular biology professor Yibin Kang explained. Kang was a co-author of the study, which was conducted at labs at Princeton and the University of Buffalo and was featured as the cover paper in this month's issue of Nature Cell Biology.
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A sign that the Obama administration is willing to publicly challenge Egypt's commitment to parliamentary democracy: various Middle Eastern news sources report that the administration insisted that at least 10 members of the Muslim Brotherhood, the country's chief opposition party, be allowed to attend his speech in Cairo on Thursday. The brotherhood is a Salafist/ Islamist party with branches in many countries, and it does not have a reputation for liberalism and has supported violent campaigns against Israel (and Egypt's own government). It has deep roots in the region and traces its intellectual lineage to Sayyid Qutb, a top American-educated Islamic intellectual who was executed -- or martyred -- by the Egyptian government in 1966. The Brotherhood has direct links with Sunni groups like Hamas in the Palestinian territories. Its standing in Egypt has suffered as of late because of a crackdown by the Egyptian government and a growing frustration that it is too conservative (anti-women's rights, the whole gamut) for a modern Middle East. Still, it's the largest Sunni opposition party in the world, and it's clear that the Obama administration wants to engage the Sunnis -- even the less moderate Sunnis -- in his "Mutual Respect" tour. Hoping to tamp down criticism that by speaking in Egypt, Obama is giving legitimacy to Hosni Mubarak's quasi-dictatorship, the administration also invited leading human rights activists to the speech.
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Among those exhibiting at the Fair will be Columbus' Lindsey Gallery. While the gallery will be showing the work of several of its artists, the collection is highlighted by the work of Amber Groome. The self-taught Groome has been making dolls from polymer clay for years, but it took awhile before she was able to come to terms with the idea of parting with them and allowed the gallery to show her work. With the dolls often stuck with pins or seeming to be in some state of metamorphosis, her work has elements of the macabre. As Groome, who suffers from bipolar disorder, puts it, "They are symbolic in their afflictions. For me, my dolls are a testimony to the trauma and sorrow of being female and living with mental illness…. The dolls are adored and loathed by me at the same time." The power of her art is unmistakable, with its rustic forms belying a complexity of emotion. When she returns from New York, Groome will have a joint show with Morris Jackson at the Lindsey Gallery.


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Are Renewables and Energy Efficiency on Your Holiday Shopping List?
With the holiday season in full swing, renewable energy and energy efficiency may be the last thing on most people's minds, but determined U.S. organizations are hoping to change that. The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), for instance, has developed a "windy" gift list. AWEA suggests either buying green power or buying products from companies that do so. See the AWEA press release.
Of course, energy experts always say to focus on energy efficiency first before trying to meet your needs with renewable energy. With that in mind, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reminding consumers that they can save energy by buying gifts that carry the DOE/EPA Energy Star label. Energy-Star-qualified electronic equipment uses up to 50 percent less energy than conventional equipment. See the EPA press release and Energy Star's Home Electronics Holiday Gift Guide.
On December 6th, San Francisco took a further step to encourage an energy-efficient holiday: the city offered strings of energy-efficient LED (light-emitting diode) holiday lights through a trade-in offer. Residents could trade up to two strings of working lights for LED lights. SF Environment and the Pacific Gas and Electric Company coordinated the holiday light exchange. See the SF Environment announcement.


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On Monday, Vermont Technical College in Randolph Center will have free events beginning at 9 a.m., where participants will build a wall in Hartness Library to symbolize Kings contributions to social justice issues. Community service projects will happen during the day, and President Barack Obamas second inaugural speech will be telecast at noon at the Campus Center.
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text: Military Sealift Command: Weak Controls and Management of Contractor-Operated Ships (Chapter Report, 12/12/95, GAO/NSIAD-96-41). Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Military Sealift Command's (MSC) management of its contractor-operated ships, focusing on whether MSC has: (1) adequate management controls to oversee contractors and prevent abuses; and (2) sufficient oversight to ensure contractual requirements are being met. GAO found that MSC: (1) is vulnerable to contract abuse, since its internal controls are inadequate to oversee its contractor-operated ship programs; (2) does not verify crew-performed repairs, review subcontractor invoices, or supervise overhaul work due to a lack of communication between headquarters reviewers and field personnel; (3) Comptroller is responsible for coordinating the internal control program, but he does not have the authority to ensure that MSC internal controls are sufficient and being adhered to; (4) has no guidelines for systematically establishing personnel requirements or comparing contractual requirements with contractor performance; (5) has no formal system to identify and implement best practices that could improve contractor performance and reduce costs; and (6) has acknowledged its organizational problems and plans to designate program managers and establish formal lines of accountability. --------------------------- Indexing Terms ----------------------------- REPORTNUM: NSIAD-96-41 TITLE: Military Sealift Command: Weak Controls and Management of Contractor-Operated Ships DATE: 12/12/95 SUBJECT: Internal controls Repair costs Ships Navy procurement Equipment maintenance Contract monitoring Contractor performance Contractor personnel Overpayments Documentation IDENTIFIER: T-5 Tanker T-AGOS Ship DOD Operation Restore Hope Desert Storm Desert Shield Saudi Arabia Somalia ************************************************************************** * This file contains an ASCII representation of the text of a GAO * * report. 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We are unable to accept electronic orders * * for printed documents at this time. * ************************************************************************** Cover ================================================================ COVER Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management and the District of Columbia, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate December 1995 MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND - WEAK CONTROLS AND MANAGEMENT OF CONTRACTOR-OPERATED SHIPS GAO/NSIAD-96-41 Military Sealift Command (703061) Abbreviations =============================================================== ABBREV CFO - Chief Financial Officer DCMC - Defense Contact Management Command DOD - Department of Defense GAO - General Accounting Office MSC - Military Sealift Command Letter =============================================================== LETTER B-265707 December 12, 1995 The Honorable Carl Levin Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management and the District of Columbia Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Dear Senator Levin: This report responds to your request that we review the Military Sealift Command's management of its contractor-operated ships. Our review focused on whether the Military Sealift Command has (1) an adequate system of management controls in place to oversee contractors and prevent abuses and (2) sufficient oversight to ensure contractual requirements are being met. Unless you publicly announce its contents earlier, we plan no further distribution of this report until 10 days after its issue date. At that time, we will send copies to the Secretaries of Defense and the Navy; the Commander, Military Sealift Command; and other interested parties. We will also make copies available to others upon request. Please contact me on (202) 512-5140 if you or your staff have any questions. Major contributors to this report are listed in appendix II. Sincerely yours, Mark E. Gebicke Director, Military Operations and Capabilities Issues EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ============================================================ Chapter 0 PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 0:1 Two cases involving the Military Sealift Command's (MSC) contractor-operated ships illustrate the dangers of poor management controls and the resulting too-heavy reliance on contractors' integrity. One case involved fraudulent overtime practices by the crew members of a ship management company, and the second case involved the severe deterioration and improper crewing of MSC's sealift tankers. As a result of GAO's 1994 report on the sealift tankers,\1 the Ranking Minority Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management and the District of Columbia, Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, asked GAO to examine MSC's contractor-operated ship programs. Specifically, GAO determined whether MSC has adequate management controls (1) to oversee contractors and prevent contract abuses and (2) to ensure contractual requirements are being met. -------------------- \1 U.S. Navy/Military Sealift Command: Weak Contract Administration Led to Unsafe and Poorly Maintained Ships (GAO/OSI-94-27, Aug. 31, 1994). BACKGROUND ---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 0:2 To carry out its mission, MSC uses a combination of government and privately owned ships with civilian crews who work either directly for MSC or for MSC's contract-operators. This report focused on 40 of MSC's 69 contractor-operated ships. These 40 ships were in the 5 programs where MSC awarded long-term contracts for 3 or more ships. These programs include maritime prepositioning ships, T-5 tankers, oceanographic survey ships, T-AGOS surveillance ships, and fast sealift ships. MSC spends over $400 million per year to operate and maintain these 40 ships. In fiscal year 1994 alone, MSC spent $93.8 million to maintain and repair these ships. RESULTS IN BRIEF ---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 0:3 MSC's internal controls are inadequate to oversee its contractor-operated ship programs. As a result, MSC is vulnerable to contract abuse. MSC lacks basic internal controls in its verification of crew-performed repairs, in its review of invoices for subcontracts, and in its supervision of overhaul work. MSC does not verify that it has received the goods or services it is paying for, in part because there is a disconnect between headquarters reviewers and field-level personnel, whose main concern is the operation but not the cost of the ships' repair. Also, though MSC's Comptroller is responsible for coordinating MSC's internal control program, he does not have the authority to ensure that MSC's system of internal controls is sufficient and is being adhered to. MSC also lacks sufficient oversight to ensure that contractual requirements are met. MSC has no guidelines for systematically establishing personnel requirements such as citizenship and security requirements. Neither does it systematically compare contractual requirements with contractors' performance in obtaining security clearances and trustworthiness evaluations for crew members. Finally, MSC does not have a formal system to identify and implement best practices that could be used to improve the contractors' performance or reduce the programs' cost. MSC's fragmented lines of organizational authority represent a significant impediment to sound management controls. MSC has acknowledged such organizational problems and plans to designate program managers and establish formal lines of accountability. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS ---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 0:4 MSC'S INTERNAL CONTROLS ARE INADEQUATE TO PREVENT OVERPAYMENTS FOR SHIP REPAIRS -------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 0:4.1 In two programs, MSC does not require contractors to adequately document that minor repairs are actually accomplished. GAO's review of minor repair reports, which list repairs to be applied toward contract-defined thresholds, found that contractors for three programs were overstating these reports in various ways. One contractor was billing MSC for the straight time hours of its regular crew, when only overtime hours are reimbursable. Another contractor was wrongfully claiming cleaning jobs as reimbursable. A third contractor was billing twice for the same jobs. After the contractors for two of these three programs met their minor repair thresholds, they were reimbursed by MSC for all minor repairs. One was paid $685,946 for fiscal years 1991 through 1995. The second was paid $741,360 in fiscal year 1994 alone. At the time of GAO's review, MSC had not yet determined whether the contractor for the third program had met its minor repair threshold. For some programs, MSC's review of invoices for subcontracted work is also insufficient to prevent excessive payments by MSC. First, MSC does not uniformly require contractors to provide invoices with supporting documentation that would indicate that prices are fair and reasonable. For example, GAO found that one contract required the contractor to submit evidence of competitive bidding with every subcontract and that the MSC field unit had deducted amounts from the contractor's invoices for inadequate documentation. For another contractor, on the other hand, GAO found no supporting documentation with invoices that would indicate whether prices were fair and reasonable. In one case, MSC had approved an invoice for $3,560 to "provide labor, tools and material necessary to replace twenty (20) lampshades . . . [and] relamp and repair as necessary" without any evidence of whether this work had been awarded competitively, why it had not been done by the ship's crew, or how extensive the work was. GAO also found that MSC had paid a subcontractor $260 per lamp to repair 10 lamps and replace their lampshades, when it could have purchased new lamps for $210 each (excluding the cost of installation). A qualified electrician, who is part of the ship's crew, could easily have performed this repair at about half the labor rate charged by the subcontractor. For two programs, MSC headquarters invoice reviewers could rely on available field staff to verify that the subcontracted work was done or that it was reasonably priced. However, in only one program are field staff involved in the invoice review process. One MSC contract requires that the contractor obtain MSC approval before subcontracting for industrial assistance that costs more than $25,000. However, this contractor split large jobs into smaller ones and thereby circumvented this requirement. In one instance, the contractor submitted 71 separate invoices totaling $202,294 for welding-related work; 18 of these invoices were submitted on the same day. MSC has known about this practice since 1990 but has not taken any action to prevent it. Also, even though a ship's overhaul can cost MSC up to $6 million, MSC does not always have assurance that repair work, particularly unforeseen repairs not specified in overhaul contracts, is completed or is reasonably priced. This lack of assurance is due in part to the fact that MSC has no agencywide requirement for its representatives to be present during ship overhauls. When an MSC representative is not present during an overhaul, MSC is relying entirely on the integrity of the contract operator to protect the government's interest. At MSC, internal controls to prevent contractor fraud and abuse are weak in many cases. In response to the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, the Secretary of Defense directed that senior managers play a more active role in identifying, reporting, and correcting poor internal controls. However, though MSC's Comptroller is responsible for the coordination of MSC's internal control program, he does not have direct authority to ensure the sufficiency of these controls or their implementation. MANAGEMENT CONTROL WEAKNESSES IMPEDE MSC'S EFFORTS TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE ITS SHIP PROGRAMS -------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 0:4.2 MSC does not have standard procedures for developing personnel requirements in its contracts. For example, while most contractors are required to submit the resumes of key personnel to MSC for approval before the personnel are assigned to a ship, one contractor is not. Also, a similar inconsistency exists for the requirement that crew members be U.S. citizens. Finally, MSC has not provided guidance or standardized procedures to be used in establishing security requirements for crew members. As a result, key contract requirements have inadvertently been left out in some cases, and MSC has no assurance that its ships' crew members are qualified, trustworthy, and properly cleared. No one person or office in MSC is responsible for tracking trustworthiness evaluations and security clearances for all MSC's contractor-operated ship programs to ensure that contractors comply with contract requirements. People from the Office of Security, the Operations Office, and the Operating Contracts Division are involved with the security clearances and trustworthiness evaluations of ship crews, but communication among these offices is poor. As a result, MSC cannot ensure that contractual requirements for crews to be trustworthy or appropriately cleared are being met. The contractor-operated ship programs GAO reviewed used two different contracting methods to control ship maintenance and repair costs. However, MSC has no formal system for comparing the two contracting methods to determine whether one method is more cost-effective than the other and therefore should be used for all of MSC's contractor-operated ship programs. MSC's program managers rely on legal, contracting, engineering, accounting, and security personnel who are located in different departments in MSC and report to the heads of their individual departments. This fragmented organization has contributed to MSC's failure to ensure that its contractors comply with their contracts. MSC was planning a reorganization beginning in October 1995 to "clarify accountability, responsibility, and authority" for its ship programs. RECOMMENDATIONS ---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 0:5 GAO is making a number of recommendations to the Secretary of Defense to strengthen MSC's internal controls and to improve its oversight of contractor operations. For example, GAO is recommending that MSC institute procedures to improve its verification of crew-performed repairs and its review of subcontractor invoices. To assist in the implementation of these and GAO's other recommendations, GAO is also recommending that MSC consider expanding the responsibilities of MSC's Comptroller or creating a new position, which would include the current Comptroller's duties. Further, GAO is recommending that MSC's program managers assign an individual responsibility for contract provisions, such as those dealing with trustworthiness and security clearances. In addition, GAO is recommending that the Commander of MSC instruct his personnel to discuss and evaluate ways of identifying and implementing best practices into their contractor-operated ship programs. AGENCY COMMENTS ---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 0:6 In official oral comments, the Department of Defense (DOD) generally agreed with GAO's recommendations. DOD partially concurred with the findings but disagreed with the conclusion that internal controls are weak. DOD did agree that there are opportunities for further improvements in the internal controls applied to contractor operation of MSC ships and said it has already implemented remedial measures. DOD also stated that in view of the unusual procurement situations highlighted in the report, the Commander of MSC is focusing additional attention on risk analysis and the design of appropriate internal controls. GAO continues to believe that MSC does not have an adequate system of controls over its contractor-operated ships. Recent fraudulent practices of a former MSC contractor and the continuing investigation by federal law enforcement agencies into MSC operations support GAO's conclusion that MSC's internal controls are inadequate. INTRODUCTION ============================================================ Chapter 1 The Military Sealift Command (MSC) provides ships for fleet support; special missions; and strategic sealift of equipment, supplies, and ammunition to sustain U.S. forces worldwide. While MSC uses a combination of government and privately owned ships to carry out this mission, all these ships have civilian crews who work either directly for MSC or for MSC's contract operators. MSC'S CONTRACTOR-OPERATED SHIPS ---------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 1:1 This report deals with contractor-operated ships, which account for 69 of the 200 ships in MSC's fleet (see table 1.1). Our review specifically focused on 40 ships in the 5 programs where MSC awarded long-term charter contracts for 3 or more ships.\1 These programs include maritime prepositioning ships, T-5 tankers, oceanographic survey ships, T-AGOS surveillance ships, and fast sealift ships (see fig. 1.1). MSC spends over $400 million per year to operate and maintain these 40 ships. This figure includes payments for leasing the 18 privately owned ships in the group. Table 1.1 MSC's Fleet as of June 1, 1995 -------------------- \1 Twenty of the contractor-operated ships that we did not review are under short-term charters. The remaining nine ships are operated by seven different contractors. *** Error occurred during conversion. Document is incomplete. ***


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PolyWall – Low Poly Wallpaper
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Culture and Tourism Minister Kim Myung-gon called on his staff to apply liberal amounts of passion and spirit to their duties.
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He noted that many tasks lie ahead, including copyright issues in the broadcast industry related to the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement. He stressed the ministry must go all out to help the city of Pyeongchang win the right to host the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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Eurobricks Collectable LEGO Minifigures Series 3 Building Contest
[CATEGORY B Entries]
Get ready for a contest so exciting that you'll fourget your headgear!
Category B - Build the first Eurobricks Collectable Minifigures Series 1
Build an 16x16 vignette from any theme where you could display a complete customised unique 16 LEGO collectable minifigures that will be part of the inaugural launch of the Eurobricks Collectable Minifigures Series 1.
What are you going to design and build for your first Eurobricks Collectable Minifigures Series 1 in Category B?
Spaceman ~ Crash Test Dummy ~ Cheer Leader ~ Tribal Hunter ~ Robot ~ Ninja ~Clown ~ Magician
Forestman ~ Wrestler ~ Caveman ~ Deep Sea Diver ~ Nurse ~ Skater ~ Zombie ~ Cowboy
Mexican ~ Weightlifter ~ Pop Star ~ Traffic Cop ~ Lifeguard ~ Jungle Explorer ~ Spartan ~ Vampire
Pharaoh ~ Witch ~ Mime Artist ~ Ringmaster ~ Karate Master ~ DJ ~ Surfer ~ Skier
Space Alien ~ Snowboarder ~ Fisherman ~ Samurai Warrior ~ Sumo Wrestler ~ Elf ~ Tribal Chief ~ Rapper
Space Villain ~ Hula Dancer ~ Tennis Player ~ Mummy ~ Gorilla Suit Guy ~ Baseball Player ~ Race Car Driver ~ Pilot
Viking ~ Mad Scientist ~ Lawn Gnome ~ The Monster ~ Sailor ~ Street Skater ~ Werewolf ~ Ice Hockey Player
Ice Skater ~ Soccer Player ~ Hazmat Guy ~ Kimono Girl ~ Musketeer ~ Artist ~ Surfer Girl ~ Punk Rocker
Category B - The Rules
- Build a vignette that display a complete customised unique 16 LEGO collectable minifigures that will be part of the inaugural launch of the Eurobricks Collectable Minifigures Series 1. The vignette measures 16 studs by 16 studs (No height limit).
- You are required to design a complete customised unique 16 LEGO collectable minifigures that will be featured in the inaugural launch of the Eurobricks Collectable Minifigures Series 1.
- The vignette and the customised Eurobricks Collectable Minifigures Series 1 will be evaluated as a whole.
- The vignette can be of any themes that will allow you to showcase the Eurobricks Collectable Minifigures Series 1 in the best possible presentation.
- This is a combination of both building contest and minifigures customisation. Be creative and use your imagination to put your ideas together to showcase your ideal Eurobricks Collectable Minifigures Series 1.
- You must state and provide a name and short descriptions of all 16 Eurobricks Collectable Minifigures in your entry.
- Inappropriate and licensed minifigures such as Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Prince of Persia, Pirates of the Caribbean, etc creations are not allowed. If you think LEGO is likely to release it as part of their regular designs, then it is likely to be appropriate, otherwise please ask if you are unsure.
- A reasonable overhang is allowed to accommodate tree limbs or minifigure accessories, but may not exceed more than 2 studs outside the base.
- No Series 4 minifigures are allowed. You may not use the official minifigure or it's new accessories/parts from Series 4 in your official entry pictures. You may use accessories that already existed, but not new ones from Series 4 like the electric guitar, rapier, for example. Please note Series 1, 2 and 3 minifigures and parts are allow in this category.
- Official TLG stickers are allowed.
- Clone brands' (Oxford, Megablocks and suchlike) parts are definitely forbidden.
- Entries must be new customs. Any entry published online prior to the start of the contest will be disqualified.
- You may not include in your entry any decal or other design element created by other customisers; actual custom plastic items (such as BrickArms, BrickForge and similar) are allowed, as long as you clearly refer to them in the text description below by stating the parts used for each customised minifigures if any and to give due credit for it. In summary, you may only used your own designed decals and not others. If you are using actual custom plastic items, be sure to state them clearly in your entry description.
- There is no parts limit as long as it all fits within the vignette.
- Entries are to be posted in this topic.
- One entry per person. An entry must include a picture (no larger than 800x600) showing the vignette together with the completed Eurobricks Collectable Minifigures Series 1. You may include up to 4 more images following the same rules. If you choose to take additional pictures, you may link to an outside gallery.
- Digital backgrounds are allowed.
- No LDD entries.
- Upload your images onto those dedicated image hosting websites such as Brickshelf, Flickr, etc. Do not use Eurobricks attachment to upload your images.
- No digital added decals or parts' colour changes will be allowed.
- No webcam or handphone camera images can be used for the submitted entry. It must be taken in a clean and decent background with enough brightness to show the beauty of your entry.
- The contest begins now and will end on the 20th of June, 2011 at 1200hrs (GMT+8). Voting will begin immediately after that and will last 7 days.
- In the event of a tie, the Staff will vote to decide the winner(s) and all Staff decisions are final.
- Any violation of the rules will be subject to disqualification.
The Voting!
At the end of the entry period, a posting topic will appear listing the eligible entries for the above categories. Members who joined prior to the start of the contest will then be able to post how they wish to use their 3 points to vote for the entries they like best. A single entry may receive all 3 points, or the points may be divided between 2 or 3 entries, however the voter wishes. Detailed voting rules will be announced at the start of the voting. Members who join after the start of the competition may choose to enter but may not vote. This is to stop vote rigging.
It's just that simple!
Please use this thread for any further discussions or questions pertaining to this contest and most of all ...
Have fun!
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Mingshui million loan to support livestock production
Ming Shuixian actively support the development of animal husbandry, aquaculture industry to increase efforts to put in loans this year, has accumulated loans to farmers invested 55 million yuan farming, pig production, beef cattle, sheep Development of the three leading industries.
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Glengarry Glen Ross
by David Mamet
Glengarry Glen Ross: Symbols Quiz
Think you've got your head wrapped around Glengarry Glen Ross? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. According to Levene, what is a man?
His family
His work
His dreams
His friends
Q. Other than the leads, what does the thief steal from the office?
A Horcrux
Q. Where does Roma meet Lingk?
The office
A hotel
Police station
Chinese restaurant
Q. Who does Lingk say is making him cancel the contract?
Business partner
His wife
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Q. Which property does Roma pitch to Lingk?
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It wasn't planned when the 2014 track season got under way with the Clear Channel Radio/Kim Nutter Invitational Friday night at Stadium Field.
"I didn't know," Parkersburg senior Landon Miller said. "We never really talked about it."
The 'we' was Miller and Big Red girls standout Sarah Bever while the 'it' was the fact the Parkersburg duo competed in the same four events.
"When you think of it, it's kind of neat," added Miller. "Sarah is an impressive athlete and to compete in the same events she does is neat."
Miller had just watched from the starting line of the 110 meter high hurdles as Bever sped past John Marshall's Torie Derrow to capture first place in the 100 meter high hurdles.
Not to be outdone by his female counterpart, Miller jumped out to a fast start in the boys' version of the race and held off Wheeling Park's Richard Cummings for his first victory in the event.
"I was nervous," Miller said. "I haven't run these (110 meter highs) before, so I wasn't sure what to expect."
He also didn't expect what came earlier in the meet as well as later.
Both athletes competed in the high jump at the meet's start with Bever finishing second with a leap of 5-feet, 2-inches while Miller placed third with an effort of 5-feet, 6-inches.
As the meet wound down to its final few events, both headed toward the start of the 300 meter hurdles, An event in which both were listed among the best in the Mid-Ohio Valley last spring.
Bever, who earned high point honors, out-dueled Park's Dolan for the second straight time, winning with a time of 48.79 seconds. Miller, however, was not as fortunate as the Patriots' Cummings earned a measure of revenge with a winning time of 41.78 seconds as Miller finished second in 41.89 seconds.
The duo closed out their first day's work by anchoring their shuttle hurdle foursomes to victories. Bever, however, once again one-upped her male teammate as she teamed up with Tiffany Cline, Lauren Maloney and Lauren Leaman to establish a new meet mark with their winning time of 1 minute, 7.46 seconds.
"It (competing in the same events) is a little weird," said Miller. "We don't practice much together so we never really talked about it."
That doesn't mean that the two won't spending some time this week talking about it as the Big Reds prepare to head to Cabell Midland.
"We are both very competitive people, so I'm sure there will be some talk," Miller laughed. "We might have to take it to the track to settle it."
Miller and Bever weren't the only two Big Reds having outstanding first meets.
Senior Chandler Hamilton joined Bever as high point producer and set meet records in the 100 and 200 meter dashes while Whitney McAtee and Brandon McIntire came away with a pair of individual wins.
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Epic from Blue Sky Studios wasn't really on my radar until yesterday, which could be slightly in part to my aversion to the word "epic," but yesterday I caught the trailer and it looks really fun. The list of actors lending their voices is amazing and I cannot resist checking out Christoph Waltz (Mandrake). Feast your eyes on the poster and trailer for Epic.
Trailer: Epic – Official Trailer 2 [HD]
I was really surprised at how good this looks, and the cast of voices is incredible. We will definitely be seeing this one.
Epic featuring the voices of Jason Sudeikis, Steven Tyler, Amanda Seyfried, Pitbull, Beyoncé Knowles, Josh Hutcherson, Judah Friedlander, Colin Farrell, Aziz Ansari, Blake Anderson and Christoph Waltz is slated to hit theaters May 24th 2013.


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Zero Motorcycles is expanding sales of its electric motorcycles into Singapore and other parts of Asia through a distribution deal with AMPLE, a firm specializing in the electric vehicle market.
"Zero Motorcycles and AMPLE share a common goal of expanding the electric vehicle movement globally," said John Lloyd, Zero's vp of world wide sales, in a release. "With AMPLE's marketing and distribution efforts, consumers in Asia will now have the opportunity to test ride and buy the high-performance Zero Motorcycle product line locally."
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Autumn Fairy Leaf Table Toppers
While most of us are busy planning and preparing our favorite Thanksgiving dishes, the autumn fairies of Pixie Hollow are scurrying about turning the foliage red and gold and then jumping on the newly colored leaves to make them fall from their branches. Inspired by the artistry of these tiny folk, this sponge-painting craft lets kids transform yellow craft paper into beautiful dappled leaves to dress up your holiday table or use as place cards. For an extra shimmery effect, they can even add a frosting of glitter glue "pixie dust."
Print the template and cut out the pieces. Use the pieces as patterns for cutting different size leaves from yellow craft paper. For each leaf, you'll need to cut a matching pair of shapes (one for the front and the other for the back).
Put some paint on the paper plate and thin it with a few drops of water.
Working on a protected surface, show your child how to sponge red paint onto the leaves to give them a colorful mottled appearance. (Have her practice on scrap paper first, if she likes.)
Add a touch of "pixie dust" by accenting the painted leaf tips, or the whole leaf, with glitter glue.
Now it's time to assemble the pairs into leaves. Turn over each leaf back so that the painted side is facing down and use a couple of glue dots to stick a pipe cleaner stem in place, as shown. Now use a glue stick to attach the matching leaf top, making sure the edges of both leaf halves line up.
Coat both sides of the assembled leaves with glue sealer and set them aside for a short while to dry. Then you can give the leaves a little more shape by gently creasing the centers and/or curling the tips and stems.
To use the finished leaves for place cards, simply tie name tags to the stems. Or you can scatter the leaves on the tabletop for a festive flare.


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Guinean Head of State to Run for Presidential Elections
Thursday, April 23, 2009
It was disheartening to hear that the Guinean military leader, Mousa Dadis Camara, will run for his country's presidential elections this year. At first when he assumed power last December, he promised to hand over power within the time-frame of December 2009. Gone are the days for coups in
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Our leaders should not impose themselves by power for life. We should respect each other and have a common goal of developing our respective nations. We should not try to destroy our opponents or maltreat them because of our own selfish gains.
We should also encourage pluralism to allow people to choose leaders of their choice. A good electoral system should be introduced to avoid vote rigging during elections. We should be able to learn from the maturity of the Europeans and Americans when it comes to matters of politics. We should avoid character assassinations or tribalism, but encourage concrete programs so that the electorate can make up their minds and vote for leaders of their choice.
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The Winter Chosen Crew Video contest opened its doors on December 1st, 2011. In 10 weeks over 550 crews from 12 countries submitted their videos for the world to see. These videos were filled with creativity, style, originality and progression. Many thanks to all the crews who took the time to share their creative vision with the world. These videos were made with lots of blood, sweat and tears, so without further delay let's see who made it into round 2. Round 2 takes the CHOSEN to a whole new level. From now on it's all about votes. To win, crews will be hustling to get as many votes as they can from across the world. The 3 crews with the most votes win a trip to the Chosen Sessions in Austria and the opportunity to battle it out for the ultimate prize - Living like a Nike pro. You have until 6pm PST on March 5th to cast your vote for the crew that catches your eye at nike.com/chosen. Start Voting!Read More


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The fun is, sadly, almost over - welcome to day nine of the 10 Billion Apps promo. Today, we have 10 new apps/games and only 1 repeat. Here they are:
- Sleepy Jack
- Deer Hunter 3D
- ezPDF Reader
- Tank Riders
- MX Moto (this is Camel Games' 3rd game that was featured, you could really have varied it up a bit, Google)
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Cars Coming Soon: A Lamborghini Surprise in Geneva
January 26th, 2012
Will we finally meet a Lamborghini SUV? A Raging Bull family sedan? An Aventador roadster?
All are possibilities, and, from what we hear, the Geneva Motor Show in March will finally confirm (or deny) the presence of at least two new Lambo models.
That's big news, and would double the lineup of the two-car exotic automaker. It shouldn't be too surprising, though, coming from a brand owned by ultra-ambitious Volkswagen.
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Why cite?
The purpose of citing sources is to give credit to the author for any ideas or quotations that you use and to enable your reader to locate the sources.
How to cite?
The best time to document sources is when you are actually using them. It can be very difficult to go back at a later date to relocate your sources.
Step 1 Decide what type of resource you are using - a book? A website? A magazine? An interview?
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Step 3 Write your citation, following the appropriate examples. Use the proper punctuation. Your source might not have all the parts listed in the guidelines and examples.
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Common types of sources are listed in this brochure. For explanations and examples of other types of sources, please ask your instructor, or refer to the following book: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th ed.) available in the library. Citation guides can also be found on the web via the Purdue Online Writing Lab.
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- Within your paper, when you refer to a source use a parenthetical citation such as: (Maslow 7). This refers the reader to page 7 of a book by Maslow that will be listed in the Works Cited.
- Start your list of sources on a new page with this centered title - Works Cited.
- The first line of a citation is flush left. Indent the rest of the lines one half inch.
- Double-space the entire list, both between lines and between entries.
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- Most entries should have a publication medium listed such as Print or Web.
- No need to list a URL unless the site would be difficult to find by searching.
- Abbreviate dates and publishers. See the examples or consult the MLA handbook.
Print Resources
Book by a single author
Author's name (last name, first name). Title of book. Edition (if appropriate). Place of
  publication: Publisher, year. Print.
Knott, Jeff. Navigating the Healthcare Maze: What You Need to Know. Sanford, FL: DC Press, 2009. Print.
Maslow, Abraham. Motivation and Personality. 3rd ed. New York: Addison, 1987. Print.
Book by two or three authors
First author's name (last name, first name), and additional author's name(s) (first name last
name). Title of book. Edition (if appropriate). Place of publication: Publisher, year. Print.
Baker, Amy J.L., and Benjamin J. Charvat. Research Methods in Child Welfare. New York: Columbia UP,
2008. Print.
Book by four or more authors
First author's name (last name, first name, followed by "et al.") Title of book. Edition (if
appropriate). Place of publication: Publisher, year. Print.
Choset, Howie, et al. Principles of Robot Motion. Cambridge, MA: MIT P, 2005. Print.
Book by a corporate author
Corporate author. Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher, year. Print.
World Health Organization. WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2008: the MPOWER Package.
Geneva: World Health Organization, 2008. Print.
Books with editors
Editors name (last name, first name), additional editor's name(s) (if any) (first name last name),
ed(s). Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher, year. Print.
Snyder, Carrie L., ed. Euthanasia. Detroit: Greenhaven, 2006. Print.
Government publications
If no author is listed, treat the government agency as the author. Give name of the
government first,followed by the name of the agency. Title of publication. Place
of publication: Publisher, year. Print.
Olmsted County Public Health Services. 2008 Olmsted County Community Health Needs Assessment.
Rochester, MN: Olmsted County Public Health Services, 2008. Print.
Work in an anthology
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source, add that info here. Title of anthology. Editor(s) of the anthology (if any) (first
name last name). Place of publication: Publisher, year. Page number(s) of selection. Print.
Vorse, Mary Heaton. "The War in Passaic." Journalistas: 100 Years of the Best Writing and Reporting by
Women Journalists. Ed. Eleanor Mills with Kira Cochrane. New York: Carroll, 2005. 106-09. Print.
Tomc, Sandra. "An Idle Industry: Nathaniel Parker Willis and the Workings of Literary Leisure." American
Quarterly 49.4 (1997): 780-805. Rpt. In Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism. Ed. Kathy D.
Darrow and Russel Whitaker. Vol. 194. Detroit: Gale, 2008. 313-26. Print.
Encyclopedia or dictionary
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or dictionary. Edition number (if any). Year. (If the book is not well known, provide editors,
place of publication, and publisher.) Print.
Pasternak, Gavril W. "Codeine." Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior. Ed. Henry R. Kranzler
and Pamela Korsmeyer. 3rd ed. Vol. 1. Detroit: MacMillan-Gale, 2009. Print.
"Flash." Def. 4. The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English. Ed. Tom Dalzell and
Terry Victor. Vol. 1. London: Routledge, 2006. Print.
"Clinton, William Jefferson." Who's Who in America. 55th ed. 2001. Print.
Multivolume work
Author or editor (last name, first name), followed by "ed." (If appropriate). Title of work.
Number of volumes. (If only one volume is being cited, state the number of the volume
and give publication information for that volume alone.) Place of publication: Publisher,
year(s). Print.
French, Marilyn. From Eve to Dawn: a History of Women. 4 vols. New York: Feminist, 2008. Print.
Article in a magazine
Author (last name, first name). "Title of article." Title of magazine day month year: page
numbers. Print.
Lithwick, Dahlia. "Sotomayor in 60 Seconds: a Guide to the Confirmation Hearings." Newsweek 20 July 2009:
24. Print.
Article in a scholarly journal
Author (last name, first name). "Title of article." Title of journal volume number. issue
number (year): page number(s). Print.
Schram, Sanford F. et al. "Deciding to Discipline: Race, Choice, and Punishment at the Frontlines of Welfare
Reform." American Sociological Review 74.3 (2009): 398-422. Print.
Article in a daily newspaper
Author (if available). "Title of article." Title of newspaper without introductory articles [City
if this is a local newspaper without the city name in its title] day month year, edition (if
on masthead): page number(s). Print.
Bowley, Graham and Jenny Anderson. "For Goldman, a Swift Return to Big Profits." New York Times 13 July
2009, natl. ed.: A1+. Print.
Editorial in a newspaper
"Title of article." Editorial. Title of newspaper [City, if this is a local newspaper without the city
name in its title] day month year, edition (if on masthead): page number(s). Print.
"Carefully Consider Housing Data." Editorial. Star Tribune [Minneapolis, St. Paul] 15 July 2009: A12. Print.
Review of a film
Reviewer's name (last name, first name). "Title of Review (if available)." Rev. of Title of film
reviewed, dir. (first name last name). Title of newspaper or magazine day month year: page
number(s). Print.
Jacobson, A. Rev. of Made in L.A., dir. Almudena Cabracedo. Video Librarian Sept./Oct. 2008: 52. Print.
Web Resources
Online article databases
(Cite as you would a printed source, followed by) Title of database. Web. Date of access.
Tolson, Nancy."Making Books Available: The Role of Early Libraries, Librarians and Booksellers in the
Promotion of African American Children's Literature". African American Review 32.1 (1998): 9-16.
Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2008.
Web site
Name of the author (last name, first name). "Title of the page (if part of a larger Web site)."
Title of the overall Web site. Publisher or sponsor (or N.p.), Date of publication (if none,
use n.d.). Web. Date of access. < URL (only if necessary) >.
"State of the Birds." Audubon. National Audubon Society, 2009. Web. 4 Aug. 2009.
Daly, Lew. "The Case for Paid Family Leave." Newsweek. Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2009. Web. 4 Aug. 2009.
Doe, John. John Doe's Home Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 May 2009. <www-csstudents.stanford.edu/~mctam/>.
eBook - electronic book
Shalot, Andrew. How to do Everything With Online Video. New York: McGraw, 2008. NetLibrary.
Web. 29 Mar.2009.
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Personal interview - conducted by researcher
Name of person interviewed (last name, first name). Type of interview. Date of interview (day
month year).
Barker, Jasper. Personal interview. 7 Jan. 2000.
Black, Brianna. E-mail interview. 5-7 July 2004.
Film or video recording
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pertinent data (writer, performers, producer, original release date), if relevant, may be
included after the name of the director.
The Mummy. Dir. Stephen Sommers. Perf. Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, and John Hannah. Universal,
500 Nations. Dir. Jack Leustig. Warner Home Video, 2004. DVD.
Sound recording
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applicable).Title of Recording. Performer or conductor if necessary. Manufacture, Year of
issue (if year is unknown, write n.d.). Medium.
Clash. "Brand New Cadillac". London Calling. Sony, 1999. CD.
King, Carole. Tapestry. Rec. 1971. Ode Records, 1999. CD.
Television or radio program
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Station call letters, city location. Broadcast day month year. Medium. Other pertinent data
(narrator, director, peformers), if relevant, may be included after the title of the program.
"Chicken, Shrimp, and Sausage Stew." Hot Off the Grill with Bobby Flay. Food Network. 7 Jan. 2000.
"Warm Mix Asphalt." Narr. Sandra Larson. Living on Earth. Public Radio Intl. WGBH, Boston. 26 Sept. 2008.
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I'm all for that but I don't fully understand...
How will reducing sulfur content change the CO2 emissions generated?
It doesn't but then again sulfur is not the problem it is co2.
Why are you excited about sulfur, maybe the ward nurse told you that your poos had a lot of SO2??
What about Methane emissions from all the BS on this message board?
Sentiment: Strong Sell
Prime example of hyper emotional personality hindering rational though. In this case his fixation on MMGW has kept him from considering other forms of air pollution.
He sees everything surrounding air quality as a CO2 issue.
It is curable if he gets some therapy.
I'm for the consumer desiding what they want to drive, not a bunch EPA far lett wing kooks wanting to raise the price at the pump, and determine what people drive.