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December 19, 2006
AUGUSTA, Ga.---Delta Airlines is trying to fight a takeover bid by US Airways, and they're bringing that fight right here to Augusta.
More than 100 people gathered with city and state leaders at the Delta Reservation Center along River Watch Parkway this morning, talking up the benefits of the airline in the state and in Augusta.
They say if US Airways does get control of Delta, it will mean job losses, higher prices to fly, and fewer choices.
Nine events like this one were held around the country today. They call the campaign Keep Delta My Delta.

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Growing Reliance On Chinese Demand And Production Facilities May Prove Risky For Taiwan's Top Companies, Say S&P Reports Jul 10
- July 2010
- Region: China, Taiwan
- Standard & Poors
- Asia Cement Corp.
- Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.
- Formosa Plastics Corp.
- Ho-Ping Power Co.
- KWorld Computer Co. Ltd.
- Nanya Technology Corp.
TAIPEI (Standard & Poor's) July 13, 2010--Taiwan's top 100 companies strengthened their performance year-on-year in the first quarter of 2010. But many obstacles could hinder further recovery of their credit profiles in 2010. That's the finding of two commentaries published recently by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services. According to the commentary titled "Top Taiwanese Companies Make Headway In Restoring Credit Profiles, But Difficulties Remain," the pace of global demand recovery and the growing risk of interest rate hikes top the list of uncertainties facing Taiwan's leading companies in 2010. "Rising labor costs in China and the unpredictable nature of the Chinese government's policies to cool down the economy could also put the financial metrics of firms with a strong exposure...
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- Taiwan Power Co.
- Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd.
- Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.
- Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd.
- Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.
- United Microelectronics Corp.
- Ritek Corp.
- Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd.
- Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.
- Compal Electronics Inc.
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
- CMC Magnetics Corp.
- China Airlines Ltd.
- Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp.
- Formosa Plastics Corp.
- Fortune Motors Co. Ltd.
- Nan Ya Plastics Corp.
- Unimicron Technology Corp.
- Qisda Corp.
- Macronix International Co. Ltd.
- Mai-Liao Power Corp.
- Wan Hai Lines Ltd.
- HannStar Display Corp.
- Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp.
- Chi Mei Corp.
- Cathay Real Estate Development Co. Ltd.
- Pan Ram International Corp.
- Nanya Technology Corp.
- KWorld Computer Co. Ltd.
- Asia Cement Corp.
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My Precious! Matt Cowlrick To Voice Impression of Gollum For Andy Serkis on TV
By Stephanie Ciccarelli
October 21, 2008
There Can Only Be One!
For those of you who are fans of the Richard and Judy Show in the UK, some great news!
On Friday October 24th at 8 p.m. on 'Watch' (Sky Channel 109 and Virgin channel 124), Richard and Judy will have a feature showcasing a number of people who can imitate the voice of Gollum, a character in J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings (movies directed by Peter Jackson) whose voice has been made famous by the actor Andy Serkis.
In the presence of Andy Serkis, a number of contestants will get their inner Gollum on to be broadcast on the telly nationwide.
Our very own Matt Cowlrick, an Australian voice over artist, is one of the contenders.
Coming off a win in another competition sponsored by Three Mobile in Australia, wherein he also impersonated Gollum, Cowlrick's impression of Gollum won him and a friend $10000 worth of travel, which helped Cowlrick to get over to the UK.
Will lightning strike twice?
VOX: Congratulations on qualifying for this contest Matt! Can you tell me a bit about the contest and how you came to be entered?
MATT COWLRICK: I answered a lead on a casting website, where I had to give my experience and why I'd be up for the challenge. Then they called me, I did a little phone audition and was chosen as one of the three participants for the show being recorded tomorrow.
VOX: You're doing an impression of Gollum, a character from the Lord of the Rings that was voiced by Andy Serkis, an amazing voice actor who will be present for this contest to boot. What are you feeling right now? Are "butterflies" an accurate assessment?
MATT COWLRICK: I'm little bit nervous, actually! Mainly because I don't usually like to do impressions of characters in front of the voice actors who created them. It's not necessarily because of nerves, but I feel more like I'm doing a bad impression of the actor, and not the character! However, I think this time will be ok, seeing as the impression is the focus of the challenge.
VOX: You've got to fly nearly half-way across the globe to do this. What kind of preparations do you need to make for the contest? Anything special to get all "Gollumy"?
MATT COWLRICK: I was already here in London, so it was just good timing to be in the neighbourhood. In terms of preparation? Oh, I suppose the usual; eat some raw fish, spend the night obsessing over a bit of jewellery, develop an evil second personality... standard method acting.
VOX: That's handy that you were in the neighbourhood :) What time will this air? You'll be on the "Richard and Judy Show", right? Is it a variety show in the UK?
MATT COWLRICK: I actually have to check when it will be airing, whether it is tomorrow night or later in the week. Seeing as I just arrived here in the UK, I haven't had the chance to watch the show yet. However, from what I have found out about the show, it seems that it is Richard and Judy's new program on digital TV. It's a variety show, apparently like the UK Oprah.
Here's a blurb on the show...
"After seven successful years at Channel Four, Richard and Judy are now hosting a topical prime-time chat show on the brand new digital channel, Watch. From 7 October 2008, Richard and Judy's New Position can be seen weeknights from 8pm."
VOX: What is the prize for the person who wins?
MATT COWLRICK: Alas, no prizes that I know of. Perhaps the chance to take over as Gollum in Lord of the Rings 4? Though I can think of more than one reason why that won't happen...
VOX: How can we show our support for you?
MATT COWLRICK: Tune in if you've got the channel 'Watch' in the UK! It is on Sky channel 109 and Virgin TV 124. I will also find out if there is any way to watch online.
A special thanks to Matt for sharing this exciting information with us. Just to let you know, we'll be doing a follow up to Matt's story here on VOX Daily with more details from the show :)
Break a leg, Matt. We're all rooting for you!
Best wishes,
StephanieRelated Topics: Andy Serkis, Contest, Gollum, Matt Cowlrick, Richard and Judy, TV, UK
- Michelle Ann Dunphy
- October 21, 2008 7:35 PM
- Aunty Lynne
- October 22, 2008 3:11 AM
- Joe J Thomas
- October 22, 2008 9:43 AM
- Kara Noble
- October 22, 2008 1:31 PM
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- October 22, 2008 1:59 PM
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Yay Matt! Jacob and I will be rootin' for ya.Posted by:
Hey Matt, what absolutely fabulous news.I hope we have that channel, Uncle Paul will not be watching the aussies get done again if that's the case! Go go you good thing. xxxxxxxPosted by:
Go, Matt, Go!!!
Kudos to you man... very nice.
Gotta let us all know if it ends up online.
That's great!
KaraPosted by:
That's our Matt!
Pop a vocal cord (break a leg) and tell R&J hi! :D
All the best, buddy!
Always knew you were a gun!Posted by:


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Christopher C. Lindner -
I've placed some of the presentations I've given here for your
viewing pleasure. Some are research related, some were for
courses, and some were for astronomy open-house events. Some
are in .ppt format, and some in .pptx . If you're using an
earlier version of Microsoft Office, you may not natively be able to
open the .pptx files. However, never fear! Microsoft has
created a patch for
Office 2003 that will let you read .pptx . Enjoy!
What's out there? was a mini quiz show I presented for
the College of Charleston Open House on multiple occasions.
It's meant to be played with those little classroom handheld clicker
things and I had lots of fun doing it.


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To educate pledges in a fraternal organization so that they can become fratty. The act of pledgucating usually walks a fine line between hazing and transforming pledges into cool and tough men.
I'm going to pledgucate the shit out of him so that he can be a fratstar like myself.
We are pledgucating these boys into men.
We are pledgucating these boys into men.
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Title says it all. I have been going crazy looking for this song, and I can not find it, nor can the person who used to play it all the time. There are a bunch of other people who are looking for it as well and they just can't remember the name either.
The song is fast paces, up beat, and sung by a woman. I can't think of the singers name either, and neither can they, other wise we would have found it by now. It is such an awesome song as well, and its a shame I can not think of the name, or the artist.
One of the lines goes something like this: "When I was a young girl I found a dinosaur in my back yard", or something of the sort, and no one I know can find this song, and its driving me nuts.... Can anyone please assist me in finding this song, and post it here please? If anyone does, I will be grateful to you for a long time!


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Former USURPER "vokillist" Dan "Tyrantor" Lawson has joined the Brookfield, Illinois folk metal act EARTHEN.EARTHEN features former and current members of DISINTER, GORGASM, and DEAD FOR DAYS. EARTHEN is scheduled to perform at Vakyrie Fest in Minneapolis in June. More details to follow. For more information, visit www.myspace.com/earthenband. Watch EARTHEN's "The Forever Forgotten" video below.
Former USURPER Frontman Joins EARTHEN
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by Edgar Allan Poe
Ulalume Sadness Quotes
How we cite our quotes: (Line)
Quote #1
The skies they were ashen and sober; (line 1)
Things sure don't start out on a happy note, do they? From the word go, everything in this poem seems sad, even the sky. We especially like the word "ashen." Can't you just see the sort of dismal, grayish misty night surrounding the speaker? It's easy to imagine how this could make his already miserable mood even worse.
Quote #2
She has seen that the tears are not dry on
These cheeks, where the worm never dies, (lines 42-3)
These lines are literally dripping with sadness. The speaker imagines the goddess Astarte looking down on this world of death and misery, and taking pity on him. The image of cheeks covered with endless tears is powerful and definitely super sad. In this poem, like in a lot of Poe's poetry, human emotions have a way of taking over the entire world. It's not just that the speaker is sad; he is also living in a world of sadness. Actually, maybe that would make a good trailer for a movie about this poem: (Announcer Voice) "In a world of sadness, one man must find the tomb of his lost love…"
Quote #3
In agony sobbed, letting sink her
Plumes till they trailed in the dust—
Till they sorrowfully trailed in the dust. (lines 58-60)
Poor Psyche! She seems really bummed here. Actually, she seems like the portrait of sadness. That little bit about her angel-wings trailing in the dust especially gets us down. Don't you kind of want to give her a hug?


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The release of the remaining state report card data Wednesday revealed one district and eight schools in Washington County with excellent ratings, including four buildings that met or exceeded 100 percent of state performance indicators.
The data for the 2011-12 school year is still considered preliminary until an investigation by the Ohio Auditor's office into attendance tampering in some districts is completed. Until then, the familiar state report card documents will not be published, although much of the data that determines them is now available in a spreadsheet format at education.ohio.gov.
Initial data was released in late September, providing a pretty good idea of where districts would fall. All of the 26 indicators except for attendance were included in that initial release. The overall performance index score and rating - ranging from "excellent with distinction" to "academic emergency" - were also omitted.
The Wolf Creek Local school district met all indicators in the performance index, meaning 75 percent or more of students tested proficient in 24 different subjects and grade levels and the district's attendance and graduation levels met or exceeded state requirements. Both Waterford High and Elementary School met all indicators and received excellent ratings.
Wolf Creek Superintendent Bob Caldwell said last month that the ratings reflect support from staff, students and the community but noted the district still has goals to work toward, as it did not meet the adequate yearly progress standard, which measures whether students are improving at the required rate.
The Fort Frye Local, Frontier Local, Marietta City and Warren Local districts all received effective ratings. Belpre City Schools was the only district in Washington County to receive a rating of continuous improvement, while Belpre Elementary School garnered the only academic watch rating in the county.
"We're not satisfied with the results obviously, but (we) believe our kids and teachers are working hard, and we're going to continue to work ... to make sure our kids achieve at a higher rate," Belpre Superintendent Tony Dunn said.
Eight schools in Washington County received excellent ratings. In addition to the Wolf Creek schools, Fort Frye's Beverly-Center Elementary and Warren Local's Little Hocking Elementary met all of the performance indicators on which they were assessed.
Only Waterford High School accomplished that feat for 2010-11, although the other three who did it this year were just one indicator away then.
Also receiving excellent ratings were Marietta's Putnam Elementary School, Warren's Barlow-Vincent Elementary and Fort Frye and Warren high schools.
"It's very rewarding to be the superintendent of a district - and I'm speaking of Fort Frye and Warren - that have faculty and staff that really have the best interests of kids at heart when they come to work," said Tom Gibbs, superintendent of both districts.
Warren's district rating was excellent last year, thanks to a boost from the value-added measure, which showed that for two consecutive years, students had achieved more than a year's worth of learning in a year's time. This year, the district met, but did not exceed, that threshold.
"From my perspective, it's pretty incredible that we've at least maintained," Gibbs said.
The district made a number of significant cuts prior to the start of the 2011-12 school year in an effort to free up general fund money for major building repairs following multiple failures of a bond issue to build new schools. Among them was the reduction of about 20 staff members, a dozen of them teachers.
"We increased class size; we decreased the amount of intervention available; we no longer provide high school transportation," said Gibbs, adding that it would take extensive study to determine what effect if any the elimination of high school busing had on the factors that go into determining the value-added score.
Maintaining excellent and effective ratings "just speaks incredibly well of the teaching faculty who works with the kids everyday and the kids and their families, who come to school prepared to learn every day," he said.
Gibbs noted that Fort Frye, of which he became superintendent in May, has had some obstacles to overcome, including changes in leadership and not being a part of the Appalachian Collaborative organization by virtue of not participating in the Race to the Top funding program. He praised the leadership of high school Principal Susan Rauch and district director of instruction Noreen Mullens as well as teachers who have worked on their own to learn and improve their practices.
"I am impressed with the work ethic of the faculty here," he said.
The other schools in the Fort Frye and Warren districts earned effective ratings, including Salem-Liberty Elementary, which was classified as continuous improvement for 2010-11.
Of the schools that were rated excellent this year, only Putnam Elementary did not achieve the designation last year.
Overall, Marietta City Schools maintained its effective designation from the previous year. Phillips and Washington elementaries also kept effective ratings, while Harmar dropped to continuous improvement.
Also rated with continuous improvement were Belpre High School and Frontier's Newport Elementary School.
Frontier Superintendent Bruce Kidder said action is already planned to address areas of need at the school, including increased intervention services during the school day and in the form of after-school tutoring.
Kidder noted that some of the lowest overall scores were in the sixth grade, and those students have already moved on to the middle/high school. That means efforts will not focus solely on Newport.
"We'll look at what we can do for those seventh-grade students who actually need something," he said.
Kidder noted one of the advantages of being a smaller district is that it's easier to identify which students need assistance in which areas.
As a district, Frontier met the same number of indicators for 2011-12 as it did the previous year.
The Belpre City district and both of its schools received effective ratings for 2010-11. For several of the test results this year, they were within a handful of students of meeting the performance indicator.
Even before the scores were released, Dunn said the district was focused on improving its math performance. For example, several teachers attended a professional development program at Marietta College over the summer dealing with math concepts and teaching strategies.
"We're hoping that those efforts are going to pay off ... with this year's scores," Dunn said.
Six of Belpre's eight grade levels tested did not attain 75 percent proficiency in math.


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Definition of deride in English:
verb[with object]
Express contempt for; ridicule: the decision was derided by environmentalists
More example sentences
- So I didn't ridicule or deride contributions, and published most emails critical of me, my style, and my substance.
- It has been derided by some critics as straying too far from historical fact in order to show a well-polished fiction.
- Scotland's newest soap opera has had a shaky start, derided by the critics for its wooden scripts and dull characters.
ridicule, mock, jeer at, scoff at, jibe at, make fun of, poke fun at, laugh at, hold up to ridicule, pillory;
disdain, disparage, denigrate, pooh-pooh, dismiss, slight, detract from;
sneer at, scorn, pour/heap scorn on, taunt, insult, torment;
treat with contempt, vilify;
lampoon, satirize
informal knock, take the mickey out of
Australian/New Zealand informal poke mullock at
vulgar slang take the piss out of
archaic contemn, flout at
- Example sentences
- His nationalism was as expansive as his cosmopolitanism, and he railed in equal measure against the narrowness of native deriders of Scotland and the shallowness of Anglophobia.
- Why does the man of understanding not respond to the derider? Because the derider will turn his derision on him or continue the original derision against him.
Mid 16th century: from Latin deridere 'scoff at'.
ridiculous from mid 16th century:
This comes from Latin ridiculus 'laughable', from ridere 'to laugh'. Ridicule dates from the late 17th century. Derision (Late Middle English) and its later relatives such as deride (mid 16th century) come from the same root.
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It was, however, only six years later that the issue of the integration of
works of art in the Knesset building, and especially the two "jewels in the
crown" - the Chagall tapestries and mosaics and Karavan's wall in the plenary
hall – started to be dealt with seriously. In the Implementation Committee
there was talk of establishing an expert art committee,117
but it was finally Gad who decided, more or less on her own, which works to
order and from whom.118 Gad's
main problem was the scanty budget at her disposal.119
Gad mentioned her distress to the Speaker of the Knesset, Kadish Luz, and in a
letter that she sent him on September 2, 1965, she had the following to say:
Dora Gad got to know the ceramics artist Chava Kaufman in the course of working
with her on previous projects.128
At Gad's request Kaufman created a ceramic wall for the general cafetaria of
the Knesset, whose dimensions are 21.00 X 2.85 meters. The wall is composed of
ceramic tiles made in a special technique, which enables variation in and
transparency of colors. The artist chose soft colors, and the entirety is
abstract and decorative. One of Kaufman's teachers from the period when she
studied in Paris was the mosaic artist, who Chagall had brought to the Knesset
in order to produce his mosaics - Nino Melano.
Another two works of art, which were planned but were not executed, were a
tapestry by Mordechai Ardon, and a mosaic by Nahum Gutman.129
Gad also wanted a work in enamel by the artist Vera Ronnen for the Committee
floor, but this was not materialize.130
It should be noted that Dorothy de Rothschild, who donated the money for most
of the art works, did not intervene in matters of design, except for the corner
in memory of her husband and his father, the Baron Edmond de Rothschild.131


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China Chengxin Credit Rating to Start to Rate Bonds in Hong Kong
China Chengxin Credit Management Co., one of the country's main credit ratings agencies, will start rating bonds in Hong Kong as more Chinese companies sell debt in the city.
China Chengxin has obtained a credit rating license from Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission, said Philip Li, managing director of China Chengxin Asia-Pacific Credit Ratings Co., the company's Hong Kong unit.
"We will try to target those corporates which have closer relationships with their parent company in China," Li said in a telephone interview today.
Chinese companies are increasingly turning to Hong Kong to sell debt denominated in China's currency, the yuan. Corporate issuance for the so-called Dim Sum bonds, some of which don't have ratings, increased 11 percent to 89.4 billion yuan this year.
In August, China's Vice Premier Li Keqiang announced a 50 billion yuan quota of Dim Sum sales by mainland-based companies when he visited the city. Baosteel Group Corp., one of China's largest state-owned steelmakers, raised 2.9 billion yuan in February as the first issuer under the program. Electricity producer China Datang Corp. sold 1 billion yuan of three-year Dim Sum bonds on June 8, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Chinese ratings companies often give higher investment grades than their international counterparts. China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd.'s Dim Sum bonds due July 2014 were rated BB-by Standard & Poor's, while its onshore bonds of the same tenor were graded AA by Beijing-based Chengxin. BB- is three levels below investment grade at S&P, while AA is the third-highest ranking at Chengxin.
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How to choose an immigration consultant
The process of immigration requires lots of paperwork and several other formalities. Hence, it is quite obvious to feel overwhelmed while doing so. A good option for prospective applicants thinking of immigration to Canada or any other country is to hire the services of immigrant consultants or immigrant attorneys to manage the whole process.
But, if you think you can handle all the things for the immigration process by yourself, then, you are not a suitable candidate for choosing an immigration lawyer.
Do you know there are quite a few fairly sound reasons to hire the services of an immigration attorney to ease the path for your immigration to any country? Hiring the services of any immigration consultant becomes all the more advisable if there is any legal complication posing a hurdle in the way of your immigration or you don't have sufficient time or determination to complete the procedure for immigration.
A. Steps before Hiring an Immigration Consultant—-
If you feel the need to hire an immigration attorney to handle your immigration case, then you need to keep in mind the following useful tips ——
1. Seek references—It's always good to ask for recommendations from your family, friends or people whom you trust. Have a
dialogue with numerous immigration consultants before finally hiring one.
2. Ask about their qualifications and experience—Another point worth remembering is to know whether the immigration advisor is
authorized or not. If yes, find out his work experience as an immigration consultant.
3. Services and fee—You must know about the services to be provided and the fee to be charged by any immigration advisor and you must get all this information in writing to avoid any complication later on.
4. Ask queries—Don't hesitate to ask queries and clear your doubts about the immigration lawyer.
B. Steps after Hiring an Immigration Consultant—-
1. Get a contract in writing and read all the information on it before proceeding to sign the document. See various services mentioned and the fee to be charged for such services.
2. Don't sign any blank application forms.
3. Ask for a receipt for any payments made by you.
4. Never leave any original documents with the immigration lawyer.
5. Always mention your immigration representative's name and his contact information on the application form. Always notify the immigration office if and when you change your immigration advisor.


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Kissell brings call, enrollment experience to BPC
MOUNT VERNON -- Brad Kissell is the son of a third-generation pastor and believes his calling to Christian service is in higher education, specifically in enrollment growth.
Kissell's calling, experience and visionary abilities complement Brewton-Parker College's restructuring of its enrollment services, and he became the institution's first dean of enrollment management on July 1.
"Higher education is my passion and I feel the call to Christian higher education," said Kissell, who has worked in the enrollment area for 13 years -- most recently at Indiana Wesleyan University as director of enrollment management for more than three years.
"My job before me is to help Brewton-Parker College grow the quality and quantity of its student body. In addition, I plan to assist the college in understanding who our students are, what they need and what the marketplace needs."
As dean of enrollment management, Kissell oversees the restructuring that brings Brewton-Parker's admissions, financial aid, retention and registrar's offices under one umbrella.
The restructuring evolved after Jim Beall left his position of eight years as director of admissions to become director of Brewton-Parker's Savannah Center under Brewton-Parker's external programs division.
"I see Brewton-Parker as being at a junction where we have a good opportunity for significant growth over the next several years," said Kissell, who holds a master's degree in nonprofit management from Eastern University in suburban Philadelphia.
"Dr. David Smith (BPC's president) has provided the institution strong leadership over the last several years. Dr. John Waters (vice president for enrollment services) has pulled the enrollment and student affairs areas in line, providing excellent services to the students we serve. We have quality personnel and excellent faculty that, along with the administration, will assist the institution in its growth. It will take time, but it can happen with each area of the college working together as a team."
Kissell's wife, Juanita, is Brewton-Parker's new director of counseling and career services. During the past year and a half, they founded and directed Servant's Beacon, a ministry for pastors, their families and churches.
"As dean of enrollment management, Mr. Kissell brings a level of experience and professionalism that the college has not previously enjoyed," Waters said. "His love for students and his passion for Christian education make him a great fit for Brewton-Parker College."


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ROCKFORD — Harpist Nanette Felix and soprano Gale Ketteler will perform at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 9 at the Emerson House, 420 N. Main St., as part of Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center's "Music on Main … Classically Inspired" series.
The performance will feature movie theme songs, as well as blues, folk and classical music.
Felix is the principal harpist for the Dubuque and Rockford Symphony orchestras. Ketteler performs as a guest artist with various symphony orchestras and the Rockford Concert Band.
Admission: $10, adults; $5 for students up to age 25. To purchase tickets: 815-964-9713, mendelssohnpac.org.
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Vanessa Barder, 7, from Redmond, Wash., occupies her time while waiting for a delayed flight on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008 at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Wash. Two runways are operational at SeaTac Airport, but airlines are canceling many flights. Airport spokesman Perry Cooper says hundreds of people are stranded waiting for their next flight. (AP Photo/The News Tribune, Peter Haley)
Los Angeles (AP) Travelers are stuck up and down the West Coast after a barrage of winter weather shut down trains, planes, and even buses.
Greyhound Bus Terminals in Portland, Ore., and Seattle remain closed, with no buses going in and no buses leaving.
More than 100 stranded passengers in Seattle have been sent to three homeless shelters or allowed to stay at the station. The situation is similar in the Old Town Station in Portland.
There were long, snaking lines at virtually every western airport customer service counter.
Red Cross worker Colleen Stone in Los Angeles says she's trained for disasters and the airlines aren't. She and her family have been trying to get from Illinois to Seattle for two days.
On the rails, Amtrak could have partial service restored today on the tracks between Eugene, Ore., and Vancouver, British Columbia.


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Is it ok to run my computer for about 12-15 hours without shutting it down? I use my computer and I am online a lot and I do a lot of downloading. Please let me know.
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Yessiree, never shut that bad boy down.
Running constantly is what Server setups are designed for. Your average home desktop is not really meant to be left on long periods of time, but no usually occurs from doing so. Maybe some excessive log clutter and an over abundance of temp files accumulation as well as your pagefile never being optimized in any way. But all you'll see is slow downs. Hell, mine has been running 32 hours now just defragging my Game drive using the new Ultimate Defrag.
well hell, what can i say... i am downloading movies and other shit on via torrents 31 all week and i just shut my laptop when i'm tired of it... just keep in mind though, keep it air ventilated well enough...and shutdown the resource hoggin apps on long runs. also close the sidebar shit.. useless when dling.
Here are my views:
1. It won't hurt to leave your computer running 24/7 if it needs to be running. But if it doesn't, switch it off, it will save you quite a few $$$ if you switch it off
2. Look at web servers, they are left running 24/7 without a problem. A large company I work for, we recently found a server that we have forgotten about, it was left on for 1700 days (about 5 years) and that was running smoothly. However, can be some issues as it has been on for so long, the elements cool down and can crack so it won't be able to boot again
3. I heard somewhere, power consumptions for the worlds data centers are only like 3%, and half of that energy is for cooling (ie air conditioners)
4. Lifespan - the longer it's on, usually, the shorter it lives. Since a Hard drive is mechanical, it has moving parts and they can only keep moving for a certain amount of time.
5. Conclusion - best to turn it off when possible.
Seems to me to be like religion, conspiracy theories, climate change and vegetarianism.....choose what suits you and run with it!
i also leave my laptop running for more than 24 hrs when am home and i haven't experienced any problem. i only shut it down when am in a moving vehicle. i would love to know, if it is good to shut it down when in a moving vehicle or just hibernate or put it to sleep
Good question! I think you should definitely shut down when on the move.
I knew a person whose laptop drive crashed when he was on the move. It
was on standby/sleep mode.
Don't worry your computer will live as long as they were built to run. Those who leave
there computers running constantly make the electric companies profit even more
billions. The electric companies CEO'S really could use some new mansions, luxury planes, yachts, golf courses and vacation resorts. Everybody raise there right hand and say, "We Solemnly swear to leave all our electricity running continuously, maybe the electric companies CEO'S will lower our utility bills and invite us to join them counting their profit's.
If you have Pets, lots of carpet or heavy human traffic, do a spring clean on your CPU fan and heatsink, If you have always on broadband beware, the baddies will find you.
If you live in countries where the power bills are going up,uP, UP allow your machine to hibernate. If like me you can't help yourself and buy new computers when you don't really need them, don't worry, we won't have them long enough to get any of the above problems OH! and I'll feel good knowing I'm not the only one addicted.
Long term on time has been known to cause the micro-flopers (forgot the
"technical name", the part of the cpu that thinks, the on off switches (010101) that process everything) to freeze to a permanent side.
Also, long time battery pluged-in-ness can screw up its storage capacity in laptops. Oh and power bills are high too.
Does the power usage still come into the question if you put your computer to good use, even when you're asleep? You can always use your downtime to run virus and malware scans, work on a download queue, share some processing time for science, or compile software. Human fingers do not power a computer, only tell them what to do, and don't need to be present for the computer to do it's job.
If you don't put your computer to use while you're away, sure, turn it off if you like.


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Workers End Strike at Central Park Boathouse
The 44-day strike at Central Park's Boathouse restaurant ended Wednesday night as the restaurant's operator and workers union reached a four-year contract that will give employees free health care and raises.
Workers are expected to ratify the contract Thursday at noon, said Josh Gold, a political director for New York Hotel Trades Council, the union for the restaurant workers.
The agreement, first reported by Crain's New York, comes as the National Labor Relations Board was preparing to lodge a legal complaint, akin to an indictment, against restaurant operator Dean Poll. The complaint would have alleged that the Boathouse illegally threatened workers and punished more than 15 employees for attempting to unionize.
Now that a contract has been reached the complaint will likely be dropped.
Last year the union and Poll were unable to reach an agreement on Tavern on the Green, leading Poll to lose his rights to operate the closed restaurant.
Frank Marino, a spokesman for the operator, said Poll remains interested in operating Tavern if the city issues a new request for proposals for Tavern. Both sides said the Boathouse contract could ease future negotiations on Tavern, if Poll were to be awarded a contract again. City officials had said they were going to issue an RFP for Tavern last fall. On Thursday a spokesman for the mayor said there are no firm plans and the city was still deciding on the long-term use of Tavern.
The Boathouse contract was heralded by all sides, including by Deputy Mayor Robert Steel, who played a critical role in negotiations held at Gracie Mansion.
"Not only does the restaurant add to the vibrancy of the City in one of its most stunning settings, it also provides important City revenue, and this agreement will allow it to continue to thrive," said Steel in a statement.
"This is a good thing for the city, this is a good thing for visitors, this is a good thing for residents who want to dine in the park," said Gold. "And this is great for Dean… and for the workers. You're going to have over 100 workers who have no cost health care for themselves and their family."
Marino said the agreement was good "for the long-term viability of the Boathouse."
The Boathouse has paid about $3 million a year to the city in recent years; its contract with the city expires on Oct. 31, 2021. The city will review its existing contract with the Boathouse "to ensure its continued vitality for both the City and its operator in light of these changed circumstances, potentially through financial adjustments and additional capital improvements," according to a statement.


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Adani Group has promoted ventures like Adani Enterprise, Adani Wilmar, Adani Power among others. Now MPSEZ will be known as APSEZ, Adani Group informed the stock exchanges on Monday.


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The Math of Affirmative Action for Democratic Delegates
Democrats' votes in state primaries earlier this year determined, more or less, the votes of their delegates this week in Denver. But Democratic voters' demographic characteristics helped determine which delegates were selected to cast those votes on their behalf. The national party called on each state's party to use an affirmative-action program for delegate selection, continuing a practice first adopted in 1976.
Those rules push state parties to make tough calculations and rough estimates about the proportion of their Democratic voters who are, say, African-American or — even more difficult — lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT).
The Texas Democratic Party, for one, hired vendors to categorize traditional last names from its voter files from recent elections — for instance, voters with the last name Ramirez were counted as Hispanic. Then these numbers were refined using correction factors provided by the vendors. This technique could be used to varying effectiveness for Native Americans and Asian-Americans as well, but not for African-Americans, so the party estimated their participation in past elections. Data from the Census Bureau could be used to get a better handle on each group's population, but not on their party affiliation or turnout rates.
"This was the best estimate the Texas Democratic Party could come up with," party spokesman Hector Nieto told me by phone from Denver on Monday, in response to several specific questions about the methodology.
The representation goals were sometimes set higher than the calculations suggested. For Texas, the desired number of African-American delegates, set at 23.5% of delegates, is "generously higher than those numbers would show," according to a state party document. The calculations also yielded a goal for Hispanics of 30.8% of the delegation, or 70 delegates. But the party had vowed not to lower any constituency group's representation, so Hispanics' share remained at 72 delegates. "We just wanted to make certain that at no point in time would representation goals from prior conventions be reduced," Mr. Nieto said.
For categories beyond ethnicity and race, counting was trickier. The party relied on an LGBT advocacy group, Stonewall Democrats, for its estimate that 6% to 8% of the electorate was LGBT, since that category isn't counted by the Census Bureau or identifiable by last name. And to arrive at its goal of 9% to 12% for people with disabilities — a group that is counted by Census — the party relied on a nationwide poll from 2004 of party leanings among people with disabilities, as well as a decade-old study of turnout rates in the group. Mr. Nieto said the party used the best available estimates.
As it happens, that was the only representation goal that wasn't met — there are just 11 delegates with disabilities from Texas, short of the goal of 21 to 27 delegates, according to Mr. Nieto.
The Republican Party doesn't set such stringent requirements for delegates to its convention, though it encourages state parties to "take positive action to achieve the broadest possible participation," and to endeavor to have equal numbers of men and women.
Further reading: In the print Journal, June Kronholz explained how delegates are elected. Each state Democratic party has set affirmative-action goals; as a sample, here are Kansas's, Maryland's and Wyoming's.


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Broiled or Grilled Fish with Chermoula
Adapted from Martha Rose Shulman, author of The Very Best of Recipes for Health.
The Moroccan herb-spice blend called chermoula is both delicious and easy.
If you broil the fish, the juices will accumulate on a foil-lined baking sheet and taste delicious poured over the fish.
Serves 4
1 1/2 to 2 pounds firm white fish fillets, such as Alaskan halibut or cod (four to five 6 oz portions)
Salt and freshly ground pepper
1 cup chermoula (below)
Additional lemon juice and wedges or olive oil to taste
Nutritional information per serving (based on halibut): 248 calories; 12 grams fat; 2 grams saturated fat; 2 grams polyunsaturated fat; 8 grams monounsaturated fat; 83 milligrams cholesterol; 2 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 271 milligrams sodium (does not include salt to taste); 32 grams protein
This pungent Moroccan herb sauce is traditionally served with grilled fish. Its also great with roasted vegetables, lamb, or chicken. It's best served fresh, but you can put in a jar, pour a film of olive oil over the top, and refrigerate it for a few days.
Makes approximately 1 cup
2 cups cilantro leaves (2 large bunches)
1 1/2 cups parsley leaves (1 large bunch)
3 to 4 garlic cloves (to taste), halved, green shoots removed
1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon salt (to taste)
2 teaspoons cumin seeds, lightly toasted and ground
1 teaspoon sweet paprika
1/2 teaspoon coriander seeds, lightly toasted and ground
1/8 teaspoon cayenne (more to taste)
1/3 to 1/2 cup organic extra virgin olive or macadamia nut oil, to taste
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
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The following blog was written by Rear Adm. Thomas S. Rowden, Director of Surface Warfare. In it he talks about some of the ongoing operations, innovations, and future goals of the Surface Warfare community. Adm. Rowden will be speaking at the 25th Annual Surface Navy Association National Symposium in Crystal City, Va., next week.
Since I last wrote, multiple holidays have passed — I hope that all of you have entered into this new year with a renewed sense of purpose. I am confident that this year will be filled with successes from our Fleet with support from those of us here inside the beltway.
During my travels in November and December, I had the opportunity to spend time with some of our greatest supporters at the SNA Greater Washington Chapter Lunch, watch several of our outstanding Sailors advance, visit with innovators and professionals at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and PEO-IWS and SWE Science and Technology days, and more. It is an honor to encounter so many positive aspects of our surface force on a daily basis. You all inspire me. In that vein, I hope you're planning to attend the 25th Annual SNA National Symposium in Crystal City, January 15-17.
Among the featured speakers will be Secretary Mabus (SECNAV), Vice Adm. Copeman (COMNAVSURFOR/SURFPAC), Rear Adm. Thomas (COMNAVSURFLANT), and others who continue to set the pace for Surface Warfare. I intend to address you all on our desired internal Navy practices and how we can do business better when building surface ships. Additionally, I trust you will find the recently mailed Cardinal Headings publication a valuable product which aligns our vision, guiding principles, and direction.
Today we find our Nation in a very uncertain fiscal climate. Accordingly, we must now, more than ever, focus on program wholeness as we make the challenging decisions necessary in what will likely be a period of flat, if not lower, funding for the Department. CNO's call for us to "Be Ready" challenges our team to formulate forward-leaning technologies and capabilities by harnessing the talent and imagination of our most innovative assets – you, our Navy's Sailors. I am interested in your ideas and suggestions for ways to improve the capability of our Fleet while reducing overall cost.
As evidence of our commitment to filling capability gaps in a cost-effective manner, I'm excited to share with you that USS FREEDOM's preparations for deployment to Forward Operating Station Singapore continue on schedule. Her deployment will generate valuable lessons as we implement new constructs for manning, training, maintaining, sustaining, and tactically operating forward. She'll participate in International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX), Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT), and multiple Theater Security Cooperation (TSC) events. Of primary importance, FREEDOM's deployment is proof positive of our commitment to the Asia-Pacific region.
Another significant update to our future Fleet's composition is the recent unification of ZUMWALT's hull and deckhouse. Like her namesake Adm. Elmo Zumwalt, the 19th Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), DDG 1000 is technologically savvy and Sailor friendly. In preparation for her scheduled christening and launching in 2013 and her delivery in 2014, ZUMWALT will undergo rigorous tests, trials, and certifications. Significant events in that process include 'Gas Turbine Generator Light Off' and 'Float Off,' where the ship is physically transferred (or launched) from BIW's shipbuilding station Land Level Transfer Facility to the water in 2013. In spring 2014, ZUMWALT will get underway for Builders Trials and Acceptance Trials, where her hull, machinery, electrical equipment, and systems will be fully tested and inspected. Following delivery, the ship's schedule features a year-long battery of shipyard and underway events known as Mission Systems Activation (MSA), integrating and aligning her systems to warfighting mission readiness. Following MSA and crew move aboard, the ship will conduct Sailaway in 2015, and then participate in multiple inspection and qualification trials leading to a Post Shakedown Availability (PSA) as she is readied for service to the Fleet. ZUMWALT's final new construction milestone is her achievement of Initial Operating Capability (IOC) in 2016. At that point, ZUMWALT will be a state-of-the-art combat-ready surface combatant.
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As I prepare to close, I want to return to a topic I introduced in my first SITREP, that of the value of Surface Warfare. Despite the current tenuous fiscal environment and the ever-changing political landscape of the Middle East and Asia-Pacific, our ships are relevant, credible sources of combat power throughout the world. "Flags on Halyards" fly in Ghana from High-Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) during Africa Partnership Station (APS) 2012 and in the Arabian Sea from USS JASON DUNHAM (DDG 109) on deployment. They fly with our Sailors in Souda Bay at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Center during Eurasia Partnership Capstone 2012 (EPC 12). We are the ready, relevant stewards of the nation, and we remain on watch despite the OEF/OND draw-down. Our force is resilient, and no matter the impact of the financial climate, our team operates whenever and wherever there is a call to arms. Our Fleet embodies our nation's need for an overt, tangible maritime presence operating forward. I look forward to hearing from you this spring following the roll-out of our video series highlighting "The Value of Surface Warfare". We will also stream live footage from SNA next week.
I encourage all of you to join me at SNA National and engage in conversation about the professional matters affecting surface naval forces and the United States Navy. Thanks for all you continue to contribute to Surface Warfare and to our nation.
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This is a transcription of this speech made for the convenience of readers and researchers. A single copy of the speech exists in the Senate Speech file of the John F. Kennedy Pre-Presidential Papers at the John F. Kennedy Library. Page images of the speech can be found here.
No problem better illustrates the lack of constructive and dynamic leadership in Washington today than the problem of chronic unemployment.
For the harsh fact of the matter is that in over half our states - including Massachusetts and Wisconsin - there are areas which have been bypassed by the current national prosperity - areas in which thousands of able, anxious workers are unable to find jobs for long periods of time - areas in which families are not concerned with the price of the latest and shiniest gadgets, but with meeting basic expenses for food and rent - areas in which inadequate unemployment benefits and lack of area redevelopment programs are not abstract exercises in political science, but harsh, tangible, frustrating facts which have to be faced every day in the week. These are the areas of chronic unemployment, of consistent economic distress - the depressed areas - the areas which have too often been neglected in Washington.
Franklin Roosevelt said that "the test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have too much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
And he followed these words with actions - with programs - with creative leadership. Unemployment compensation - social security - federal mortgage insurance - and the many other reforms of the New and Fair Deals have staved off complete disaster for many Americans. In our hard hit areas the banks are still open - men receive limited benefits for a limited time - sweatshops have not sprung up - some help is available. But the problems are growing - unemployment is now up to 4 million - benefits are inadequate in the face of today's inflationary spiral - and - more important - we are making no effort to get at the root causes of chronic unemployment.
Yet - despite these new and growing problems - in the last eight years we have seen no new policies - no fresh programs - no increased awareness of today's problems - no increased concern for the plight of the unemployed. During the past eight years nearly all reform - all social advances have ground to a halt - and it will only be in 1961 - with a Democratic President in the White House - that the great march forward will be resumed.
But the people of La Crosse need no reminder of the failures of the past - no recitation of the hardship and distress brought about by chronic unemployment - no description of America's unshared prosperity. For the closing of automotive plants has brought widespread joblessness to La Crosse - many of your citizens are feeling the result of economic decline at first hand - the lack of vision in Washington is causing a lack of adequate incomes here in Wisconsin.
It is vitally important that this Congress take immediate action to fill the gaps in leadership - improve our social welfare programs - and raise the standards which are no longer adequate for 1960. Last year I sponsored a bill to improve and extend our program of unemployment insurance - to make sure - by a system of nationwide standards - that every unemployed worker gets a decent benefit for a decent period of time - so that he and his family will not have to get by on the present national average of less than $31 a week - which in some States is cut off after as little as six or ten weeks.
But the extension of unemployment compensation - essential as that is - is not the answer. It does not strike at the causes of unemployment in those areas which are the victims of chronic economic distress. There are - of course - a variety of causes in different sections of the country. Some areas have been hurt by shifts in plant locations and the closing down of local factories - others have exhausted their natural resources - others have always lacked basic facilities such as a water supply - still others have been hurt by fluctuating demand for their products - and others by automation or technological change.
It is no answer to say that the unemployed workers and their families in these areas should move elsewhere - that they should seek work where jobs are more plentiful.
Many do. But many are over 40 or 50 years of age - many lack the skills necessary for a new job in a new area - many lack the funds to travel to another state - many are women unwilling to leave their homes.
Moreover, is it not natural that they should want to hold on to their roots and try to "stick it out"? Their communities represent tremendous investment in schools, churches, buildings, paved streets, utility systems and all the rest. Surely these should not be abandoned - no matter what some economic theories may suggest - without a greater effort on our part to save this investment.
And they can be saved. Solutions can be found. Each community and state must bear the major responsibility. But Congress has a responsibility also - for this is a national problem. And Congress can assist the local communities in the creation of new jobs, new facilities, new capital and new industries.
To meet these ends, to deal with the problem of depressed areas in a constructive fashion, we have designed the so-called Area Redevelopment Bill. This is not a hastily conceived measure - but one that has been shaped and reshaped over the years.
This bill first passed the Senate in 1956, when - as chairman of the Labor Subcommittee as well as co-author of the bill - I had the honor of serving as its floor manager. But this important bill died under attacks in the House. Finally - in 1958 - the Area Redevelopment Bill passed both Houses of Congress. Our depressed areas and our unemployed workers thought assistance was finally on the way. But their hopes were tragically crushed when the President of the United States chose to veto the bill.
Last year, the Senate again passed area redevelopment legislation. We expect it to pass the House this year. We can only hope that the President will be unwilling to delay solution of these problems for still another year, and will permit it to become law - but if there is to be a veto, that veto must be overridden.
This program is in no sense a "handout" or a "dole". It is not a relief measure. Instead, it is a program of long-term investment in repayable loans to help these areas help themselves.
Many of the hard-hit areas have natural resources, strategic locations and an available labor supply. They are ripe for new industries, but they cannot get private capital. Local capital is more limited than in prosperous areas, and outside capital is afraid to come in. These areas need credit on favorable terms and at low rates of interest. The Federal Government can help such communities, with the cooperation of private lending institutions and state and local governments, to raise the funds necessary to create new industries. A long-term loan at a low rate of interest granted by the Federal Government may frequently be just the added incentive necessary to encourage private capital to develop the area. This is provided for in our bill.
Sometimes a community will need loans or grants to build public facilities, such as water supplies or access roads, which are needed for new industries. These are provided for in our bill.
Nearly every area suffering from severe and prolonged unemployment needs technical assistance to study ways to help itself. Such assistance would be available under the terms of our bill.
Often vocational training is necessary to retrain workers in new skills, to provide new industries with the right kind of labor force. This, too, is provided by our bill, along with subsistence payments to trainees who have exhausted their unemployment compensation payments.
This is a modest bill - this is a sensible bill. It represents the best traditions of the American people as well as the highest traditions of the Democratic Party.
It is a program which can help to re-establish La Crosse - and the many other centers of economic distress - as a center of productive industry - as a place where men can work and earn a decent living as a welcome and important part of a prosperous America. It is a program which the entire nation urgently needs - and this is the year we are going to get it.
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More experiments with the D100: the idea was to see if I could beat the burn-out problem I've noticed on a couple of occasions in white subjects.In this first shot the water lily was brightly lit from the side by the sun, while the leaves and water were only partially lit, or in the shade. I used manual mode and underexposed by about 1/3 stop. The hoverfly was an unexpected bonus - they move incredibly fast.http://www.btinternet.com/~alan.clifton/NikonD100/WaterLily.jpgAF-S 28-70mm f/2.8 at 70mm, 1/125 sec, f/10In this shot the Mock Orange was brightly sunlit from above. Again, I used manual mode and slightly underexposed.http://www.btinternet.com/~alan.clifton/NikonD100/MockOrange.jpgAF-S 28-70mm f/2.8 at 70mm, 1/320 sec, f/13For both photos:White Balance: Direct SunlightTone Compensation: Less ContrastColour Mode: Adobe RGBImages were saved as uncompressed NEFs and processed using the Nikon View 5.1.1 plug-in for Photoshop. In each case the mid-tones were pushed using curves to bring the exposure back into balance.What do you think?Alan.
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#1. "RE: D100 and white subjects" | In response to Reply # 0
Magnificent images.You make it look so easy.Thanks Alan.
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#3. "RE: D100 and white subjects" | In response to Reply # 1
Alan, Looks very good...I have a question posted under this link about lenses, I could not find the one you used under the rits website. Is it an ed? or S or D lens. Do you have any knowledge about the 24-85 -2.8 d lens, and soft images at the wide angle setting?thanks;Harry
#4. "RE: D100 and white subjects" | In response to Reply # 3
It's this one.I'm afraid I'm not familiar with the 24-85mm f/2.8-4D. You might like to take a look at the Photozone evaluations to get some idea of how owners rate it.Alan.
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#2. "RE: D100 and white subjects" | In response to Reply # 0
Great shots Alan.I am flying a bit blind at this point since I don't have the D100 as yet. I wonder, and this is strictly conjecture, if settng the white balence to cloudy -3 as recommended by Moose Peterson in his review would accomplish the same result. I think he uses that setting constantly.
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#5. "RE: D100 and white subjects" | In response to Reply # 0
Great shots Alan!I was wondering if anyone could give me some advise on this subject. I'll be taking pictures at a friend's wedding in November, using my D100. Obviosuly the bride would be in white, so I expect to come across these type of issues. what advise would people give me? Should I under-expose as a rule or use bracketing to overcome the D100's white-balancing problems? (I'll be using the SB-80DX as well).Any help would be greatly appreciated.jb
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#6. "RE: D100 and white subjects" | In response to Reply # 5
Isn't under exposing for a wedding dress the general rule of thumb? I believe there have been several discussions on this in the Wedding Photo discussion group. I don't know about bracketing to componsate for white balance. Manually adjusting your white balance for the lighting that you will be using might be a better idea. The impression that I get from my experiense and from every review that I've read is to abandon auto-white balance. For now I'm going to be manually tweeking the white balance. Moose Peterson\'s article on white balance is an interesting read on the topic.DaveDosch Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but bubbles.
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#7. "RE: D100 and white subjects" | In response to Reply # 5
So far I've found that if I have a white subject I need to slightly underexpose: 1/3 or 2/3 of a stop is generally enough to prevent burn out and any loss of detail. To compensate I then brighten the image in Photoshop: for the two shots above I used curves to boost the low and midtones. This technique seems to work well in that it brightens the image but doesn't loose detail from the whites. Remember these are NEFs, though, so I had more dynamic range to play with than I'd get with JPEGs. On the subject of white balance you're best off using the manual modes or preset mode. If you're shooting NEFs then it doesn't matter so much since you can correct things using the Nikon View plug-in.Since you've got plenty of time before the wedding see if you can find some subjects to experiment on. If you set the camera up to show highlights in playback mode (see pages 115 and 134 in the manual) and check your shots immediately after taking them then you should quickly get a feel for what works.Alan.
Montreal, CA
503 posts
#8. "RE: D100 and white subjects" | In response to Reply # 7
Thank you for the beautiful pics and the info, Alan. Now, am I wrong or isn't white balance just disabled when shooting in NEF, like all other image settings?BTW, do you have any idea why, even though I have set my color mode to Adobe RGB, very often when opening my (fine JPEG) pics in PS 6, it asks me if I want to "convert" the image to Adobe RGB? And lastly, if I want to post some pics, what image size and definition should I use? If I try to keep them at 70k they become unpublishable. There must be something I do wrong but I don't know what it is.Thanks
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Hamilton, US
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#10. "Nikon doesn't tag their digital files with colorspace i" | In response to Reply # 8
...so you have to attach the appropriate colorspace when you load the file standalone into Photoshop. Interestingly, if you go through the Nikon Editor hook to Photoshop, the image is automatically tagged with the "Nikon Adobe RGB 4.0.0 etc." color space, which I can't find anywhere in the Photoshop menu. (Must be buried in one of the NikonView folders.)Cheers.
#11. "RE: D100 and white subjects" | In response to Reply # 8
>isn't white balance just disabled when shooting in NEFThe Nikon View Photoshop plug-in uses the white balance you set by default, although you can change it to one of the other presets - but you can't fine tune them like you can in-camera. The only other setting you can adjust is exposure compensation, so I guess other parameters - such as the tone compensation curve - are based on the camera setting.>And lastly, if I want to post some pics, what image size and >definition should I use? If I try to keep them at 70k they >become unpublishable. There must be something I do wrong but >I don't know what it is. Try resizing your pictures so they're no more than 600 pixels on their long axis (so they'll fit most screens) then save them as a JPEG and adjust the amount of compression until you get a file size below 70Kb. You should be able to get good looking results most of the time that way.Alan.
#9. "RE: D100 and white subjects" | In response to Reply # 7
Thanks for the advise guys - I will definately experiment quite a bit before their big day. Sounds like NEF is the way to go for "important" shots such as wedding, bacause of the flexibility afterwards?cheers,jb
#12. "RE: D100 and white subjects" | In response to Reply # 9
NEFs do give you more leeway to correct things after the event; assuming you have Photoshop (or another application that can use the plug-in and supports 16-bit images) give them a try and see what you think. I use them all the time unless I need to take a really large number of shots.Just make sure you've got plenty of storage. D100 NEFs are very large at about 9.7Mb - I only get 25 of them on a 256Mb CF card.Compressed NEFs vary in size but are typically about half that. The problem is they can take as much as 45 seconds to write, so if you fill the 4 shot buffer you end up waiting for the camera.Alan.


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Colonel James A. Mulligan
On September 12, 1861, Southern troops under Sterling Price advanced against Lexington, Missouri, which was held by a numerically inferior Union force under Colonel James A. Mulligan. Mulligan left the following account of the first day of the battle.
Mulligan and his men had turned back Price's first probing attacks, but Price's force outnumbered Mulligan by nearly four-to-one. In the coming days, Mulligan and his men would find themselves surrounded in their makeshift fortifications on the grounds of Lexington's Masonic College."The Siege of Lexington, Mo."By Colonel James A. Mulligan.
ON the night of the 30th of August, 1861, as the "Irish Brigade" (23d Illinois Volunteers) lay encamped just outside of Jefferson City, Mo., I received orders to report to General Jefferson C. Davis, commanding in the town. On doing so, I was informed by General Davis that the cavalry regiment of Colonel Thomas A. Marshall, which had left for the South-west some days before, had reached Tipton, where it was hemmed in by the enemy, and could neither advance nor return, and that he wished me to go to Tipton, join Colonel Marshall, take command of the combined forces, cut my way through the enemy, go to Lexington, and hold it at all hazards.
The next morning the "Irish Brigade" started with forty rounds of ammunition and three days' rations for each man. We marched for nine days without meeting an enemy, foraging upon the country for support. We reached Tipton, but found neither Colonel Marshall nor the enemy, and we passed on to a pleasant spot near Lexington where we prepared for our entry into the city. The trouble was not as much the getting into Lexington as the getting out. At Lexington we found Colonel Marshall's cavalry regiment and about 350 of a regiment of Home Guards. On the 10th of September we received a letter from Colonel Everett Peabody, of the 13th Missouri Regiment, saying that he was retreating from Warrensburg, 34 miles distant, and that the rebel General Price was in full pursuit with an army of 10,000 men. A few hours later General Peabody joined us.
There were then at this post the "Irish Brigade," Colonel Marshall's Illinois cavalry regiment (full), Colonel Peabody's regiment, and a part of the 14th Missouri-in all about 2,780 men, with one six-pounder, forty rounds of ammunition, and but few rations. We then dispatched a courier to Jefferson City to inform General Davis of our condition, and to pray for reenforcements or even rations, whereupon we would hold out to the last. At noon of the 11th we commenced throwing up intrenchments on College Hill, an eminence overlooking Lexington and the broad Missouri. All day long the men worked untiringly with the shovel. The evening, but six or eight hours after we had commenced, our pickets were driven in and intimation was given that the enemy were upon us. Colonel Peabody was ordered out to meet them, and two six-pounders were planted in a position to command a covered bridge by which the enemy were obliged to enter the town. It was a night of fearful anxiety; none knew at what moment the enemy would be upon our devoted little band, and the hours passed in silence. We waited until the morning of the 12th, vigilantly and without sleep, when a messenger rushed in, saying, "Colonel, the enemy are pushing across the bridge in overwhelming force." With a glass we could see them as they came, General Price riding up and down the lines, urging his men on. Two companies of the Missouri 13th were ordered out, and, with Company K of the Irish Brigade, quickly checked the enemy, drove him back, burned the bridge, and gallantly ended their work before breakfast.
The enemy now made a detour, and approached the town once more, by the Independence road. Six companies of the Missouri 13th and the Illinois Cavalry were ordered out, and met them in the Lexington Cemetery, just outside the town, where the fight raged furiously over the dead. We succeeded in keeping the enemy in check, and in the mean time the work with the shovel went bravely on until we thrown up breastworks three or four feet high.
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon the engagement opened with artillery. A volley of grape from the enemy was directed at a group of our officers who were outside the breastworks. Our men returned the volley. The contest raged about an hour and a half, when we had the satisfaction, by a lucky shot, of knocking over the enemy's big gun, exploding a powder caisson, and otherwise doing much damage. The fight was continued until dusk, and, as the moon rose, the enemy retired to camp in the Fair Ground, two miles away, and Lexington was our own again.


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To the Editor:—
Should specific therapy for incurable cancer be started at the time of diagnosis or postponed until troublesome symptoms occur?In certain patients with incurable cancer, specific chemotherapy or radiation could perhaps be withheld until such time as troublesome symptoms arise.This philosophy somewhat parallels recent thinking in treating patients with chronic leukemia.It is wise to see these patients at regular intervals for examination, reassurance, and symptomatic therapy.
Report of a Case:—
A 31-year-old man was first seen by us in 1951 with a mixed tumor of the left testicle. This was removed surgically and radiation therapy followed. This orchiectomy was performed July 5, 1951, and by September a chest roentgenogram showed a nodule just lateral to the heart border in the region of the lower lobe of the left lung and soon a second nodule appeared there.On January 18, 1952, a left lower lobectomy was
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Photos: The Gangnam in 'Gangnam Style'
Gangnam is the most upmarket neighborhood in Seoul, South Korea's capital. Known as Seoul's Beverly Hills, Gangnam's streets are lined with designer-brand shops and trendy bars and restaurants. South Korean singer PSY was raised in the area and his hit song "Gangnam Style," with his quirky horse-riding dance, has stormed to No. 1 in charts around the world, while the video has been watched more than 454 million times on YouTube since July. Here are some images of Seoul's Gangnam area.
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Looking out over the island of Hvar from the top of the hill near town, Hvar fortress began its life in the early 1500s as an outpost of Venice. Boasting wide views of Hvar city and the surrounding islands, even before you enter the building, Hvar fortress offers a landscape of beauty for the eyes. Once inside, the medieval architecture will entrance you, from the thick stone walls complete with arrow slits, to the prison chambers and crenelated walls. Known for its collection of ancient Greek amphorae, the fortress was actually built on top of ruins dating from the Roman Empire, and subsequently rebuilt repeatedly over the centuries until taking on its current form. Do yourself a favor and take a guided tour late in the evening - the sunset and nighttime views of the surrounding area are first-rate. Your tour of the fortress will give you more of a sense of the island's history, and leave you basking in the glow of an enriching experience.


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Pat Summitt Celebrates Grand Achievement
Your guest Fixer is Garey G. Ris:
Pat Summitt has been the face of Tennessee's Lady Vols for 35 years, winning eight national championships along the way. On Thursday night in front of 16,058 adoring fans, she hit career win 1,000 with Tennessee's 73-43 rout of Georgia. The Vols' 17-5 record and No. 12 ranking are that much more impressive when you consider Summitt's top two scorers are rookies.
"Few coaches on any level in any sport have this kind of longevity. If you're going to work at one place for 35 years, you must be committed, successful and loyal," David Climer writes in the Tennessean. "Pat's batting 3-for-3. She's as orange as they come."
ESPN's Mechelle Voepel says Summitt has achieved the 1,000th win thanks to a creative coaching move. After the Vols' 80-70 loss earlier this week, a game in which Oklahoma's Whitney Hand blitzed them for 20 points, Summit changed things up. "So to address that lapse by her players, Summitt had them do the scouting report for Georgia, not her assistants," Voepel writes. "She decided that would get the point across about how important it was to really pay attention to the report."
CBS Sports' Bucky Dent concurs. "At 56 years old, Summitt remains as passionate as she was at 22. She made her freshman-laden squad wash their practice gear after a sloppy loss this month at Vanderbilt," Dent writes. "She didn't start [Angie] Bjorklund at No. 6 Auburn (on Jan. 25) because the sophomore left her shoes at the team hotel — for the day-before practice — and forced the team bus to U-turn back to retrieve them."
Now Summitt will be teaching lessons and winning games at Tennessee through 2014, after signing a contract extension.
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He's sold a lot of jerseys in the U.S., but David Beckham may not play another match for the Los Angeles Galaxy. So much for the initial splash his 2007 arrival created for Major League Soccer.
Beckham, who's on loan to AC Milan, isn't interested in returning to L.A., and he said as much Thursday. He'd rather stay with Milan and play in a World Cup. Beckham, however, has a five-year deal with the Galaxy.
The Los Angeles Times's Grahame L. Jones says that with the leverage it has, MLS should exact a princely sum for allowing the 33-year-old to bolt. So far, the Galaxy hasn't shown signs of playing hardball. "They could have played the game the way the big clubs do — the way Real Madrid and Manchester United circled each other over the future of star player Cristiano Ronaldo last year, or the way AC Milan and Manchester City indulged in all sorts of give-and-take over the future of Kaka this year," Jones writes. "Instead of going into hiding, the Galaxy and AEG could have and should have turned the tables. They could have started by saying that as long as AC Milan was courting their player, they would expect something in return — say a Ronaldinho or an Andrei Shevchenko, both of whom languish on the AC Milan bench."
Sports Illustrated's Jonah Freedman says it's useless to force Beckham to stay. "Even if the Galaxy decide to play hardball, he won't be a pleasant figure to have around L.A. this upcoming season," Freedman writes. "After a torrid start last year, Beckham had a nasty habit of disappearing as it became obvious to him just how 'inferior' the talent around him was."
Beckham's numbers were pedestrian in L.A.: only five goals in 30 games. More than that, though, by bailing on MLS now, Beckham shows once again that players have all the clout, Martin Rogers writes on Yahoo Sports. "Soccer is a cutthroat business where players wield the ultimate power and are not afraid to use it."
ESPN's Steve Davis thinks it's time for Americans playing in Europe to come home.
Meanwhile, the Independent's Nick Harris says the Football Association, English soccer's governing body, is worried about match-fixing.
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The Los Angeles Lakers have beaten the defending champion Boston Celtics twice this season, ending Boston streaks at 19 wins in December and 12 on Thursday night. In their latest loss, the Celtics believed Paul Pierce was fouled on the last shot. The officials didn't see it the same way, and L.A. escaped with a 110-109 overtime victory. The Boston Globe's Bob Ryan thinks the NBA had the wrong officiating crew for the rematch of last season's NBA Finals.
"What were these three men doing working a game of this magnitude?" Ryan asks. "On a February Thursday night when there are only three games on the schedule, someone in power thinks that Monty McCutchen, Jim Capers Jr., and Leon Wood should be working what was, in the minds of many, the biggest game of the 2008-09 regular season? Really?"
The Orange County Register's Kevin Ding sees promise in the Lakers' hard-fought win. "The Lakers beat Boston at its own rugged game, leaving Celtics coach Doc Rivers lamenting that his guys 'were the retaliators a lot tonight,' " Ding writes. "If the Lakers can win in Boston playing this way, they can win anywhere, anyhow."
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Even though Citigroup has needed billions of dollars in federal bailout money, the beleaguered bank says it remains committed to its $400 million deal to plaster its name on the New York Mets' new stadium. But New York Daily News columnist Michael Daly has a better idea than naming it Citi Field.
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Carol and Helen Galashan are 21-year-old identical twins training for synchronized diving for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. No surprise that they have the same interests: Both study sport and exercise science at Leeds Metropolitan University. In only 2 ½ years, the pair has become formidable, winning a competition on Thursday performing a world first: an arm-stand back double somersault with 1½ twists. "They share the same taste in clothes, music and food, have the same favorite color (pink) and last year, by sheer coincidence, bought each other the same Christmas card and the same present: La Senza underwear, same color, same style, same size," Simon Hart writes in the Telegraph. "They also look so alike that people are forever getting them mixed up, and even their coach took several weeks to tell them apart."
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We heard constantly leading up to the Super Bowl about the sportswriter's No. 1 rule: No cheering in the press box. Even so, it must have been tough for Larry Fitzgerald Sr. to cover his all-world son, Larry Jr., whose Arizona Cardinals came up just short against the Pittsburgh Steelers in last Sunday's Super Bowl. (And who, according to breaking reports this morning, just lost offensive coordinator Todd Haley, who will become the Kansas City Chiefs' new head coach.) "It was an exciting experience to be in the spotlight with my son emotionally and share in making history when all I did was do what I always have done: cover his games and cover the Super Bowl," Larry Sr. writes in the weekly Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder. "No cheering in the press box — never have, never will — but this one will be with me for a long time."
– Tip of the Fix cap to reader Danny Shameer and the print Journal's Greg Corcoran.
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I'm starting to get questions about which theme I used to redesign DavidChartier.com so here you go: it's the Enfold WordPress theme by Kriesi. That's a ThemeForest affiliate link, by the way; if you pick it up, I'll get a small kickback towards finishing the construction of my mansion sometime around the year 3012.
I wanted a beautiful, flexible theme that had portfolio and content block features similar to Squarespace, but something I could run on WordPress at my host, WPEngine (affiliate link). Enfold is ready to go out-of-the-box but also incredibly flexible, right down to myriad header and navigation styles. Here comes a bullet list of things you might care about:
- Layout Builder plugin for drag-and-drop WordPress content in posts and pages
- responsive (if you want)
- retina-ready
- WooCommerce support (I don't sell anything here yet, but I have some ideas in the oven)
- lots of beautiful slideshow options
- WordPress post formats, including links and quotes
- solid documentation and even video tutorials
- quick updates (it was WordPress-3.6-ready within a day or two)
- great support from the theme author
That last one is especially important to me. I'm a Know Enough to be Dangerous type, but I don't have a PhD in PHP and I'm getting tired of doing the forum and documentation shuffle when WordPress has a case of the mondays. I need support that can step in and help with things, which is a big part of why I pay for WPEngine and premium themes.
There are still a few things I'd like to tweak, but overall I am thoroughly satisfied with Enfold. I think I finally found a design I can stick with for a while. Give Enfold a look.


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University in London this September? Congratulations!! Why don't you try bell ringing?
Why Bell Ringing? Ringing is great fun! There are about 40,000 bellringers in the UK, and 40,000 people can't be wrong! With that many ringers, it's a great hobby socially too. No matter where you go in the UK, you're never far from a tower with bells and a band of ringers who will welcome you – including the pub afterwards (the ULSCR is very good at this)!
Home Tower:
St Olaves, Hart St. (near Tower Hill tube), 8 bells, 11-3-23
Practice night is on Thursdays, 19:00-20:30 (term time) – 18:30 for handbells and is followed closely by drinking at a nearby pub!
Service ringing is every 1st & 3rd Sunday throughout the year (10:15-11:00) followed by breakfast…but we also ring elsewhere on Sundays.
Membership is open to all past/present members & employees of any institution or college in London whether you ring already or would like to learn.
The University of London Society of Change Ringers was founded just after the end of WWII with the objectives being the promotion of the art & science of change ringing in the University of London & ringing for church services.
ULSCR welcomes all ringing abilities and our active social calendar includes: a wide range of tours, treasure hunts, picnics, handbells, competitions (including the Southern Universities Association weekend), peal/quarter weekends, theatre trips, concerts, parties, dinners, Ringing World infiltration and lots more!


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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) -- Late City Councilman Harry Butler was laid to rest Monday. Hundreds gathered for his memorial service at Canyon View Vineyard Church.
From city council to school board to visiting inmates in jail, Butler's devotion to the community was apparent in everything he did. Nearly every seat at the service was taken by someone whose heart was touched by Butler.
"Harry was genuine and would give his very last if you needed it and sometimes even if you didn't need it," said relative Mary Mayes.
Butler served on City Council from 2001- 2005 and was reelected this April. He also served eight years on the District 51 School Board and was a minister at Handy Chapel church in downtown Grand Junction.
"His desire to serve this city whether on school board or City Council or his beloved Handy Chapel wasn't to gain recognition, it's because he wanted to serve," said Chaplain Dan Cox during the service.
Butler died from natural causes June 2 while working in the yard of a rental property he owned. He was 69-years-old.


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Take a sneak peek at the new NIST.gov and let us know what you think!
(Please note: some content may not be complete on the beta site.).
Bobby Berg arrived at NIST as an NRC postdoc in 1983. In subsequent years, he and Mike Moldover developed a series of novel oscillators that were used to measure the subtle viscosity increase that occurs near liquid-liquid and liquid-vapor critical points. NASA sponsorship extended that program to microgravity, and Bobby was principal investigator for experiments that flew on Space Shuttle flights in 1997 and 2003.
During 1998-2012, Bobby worked in the Pressure & Vacuum Group, where he calibrated spinning rotor gauges and developed techniques to measure gas flow rates in the range from 0.01 to 1000 cm3 per minute. The improved techniques led to viscosity measurements of helium and other gases with uncertainties small enough to test quantum mechanical ab initio calculations of gas viscosity. He also developed apparatus and techniques to measure the vapor pressures of metal-organic compounds that are used as precursors by the semiconductor manufacturing industry.
Bobby's present work in the Ultraviolet Radiation Group supports measurements of the degradation of optical mirrors caused by photoresists intended for EUV lithography.
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Ultraviolet Radiation Group
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1983-present, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD
Ph.D. Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
M.A. Physics, Duke University, Durham, NC
B.S. Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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Definition of Valletta in English:
Named after Jean de Valette, Grand Master of the Knights of St John, who built the town after the victory over the Turks in 1565.
Words that rhyme with Vallettaabetter, begetter, better, bettor, biretta, bruschetta, carburettor (US carburetor), debtor, feta, fetter, forgetter, getter, go-getter, Greta, Henrietta, letter, Loretta, mantelletta, operetta, petter, Quetta, setter, sinfonietta, sweater, upsetter, vendetta, whetter
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