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ORLANDO, FL -- (Marketwired) -- 07/28/14 -- Engage Mobility, Inc. (OTCQB: ENGA) - Consumer Brand Happy Cheeks has chosen Engage Mobility (ENGA), a leader in mobile customer engagement, to promote its new free trial offer of personal toilet seat cleaner, using Engage's proprietary mobile marketing platform, click to call and mobile augmented reality.
Happy Cheeks provides products that give consumers peace of mind while they visit public restrooms. Happy Cheeks products are specifically designed to be portable, convenient, and effective. All Happy Cheeks products will easily fit into a pocket, purse, or travel bag and are perfectly suited for travelers and people on the go.
For a limited time only, consumers can receive a free bottle of Happy Cheeks with the payment of shipping and handling.
"Engage's Mobile Marketing Platform is a great way to attract and interact with new users for our free trial offer," stated Courtney Jeffries, the 23-year-old inventor of Happy Cheeks. "We believe in our product so much we want to give it away so people can experience Happy Cheeks for themselves. Engage is a leader in mobile marketing technology and they were by far the most cost effective marketing choice."
"We are pleased to help Happy Cheeks move to the world of mobile marketing," stated Jim Byrd Engage Mobility CEO. "Offering a personal consumer product with our advanced mobile technology is a winner."
To receive a free trial bottle of Happy Cheeks, visit www.myhappycheeks.com for details or call toll free 855-838-7502.
About Engage:
Engage Mobility, Inc. (ENGA) is a mobile technology, marketing and data company that help businesses acquire new customers and keep existing customers engaged. The Mobile Engagement System is a proprietary technology that delivers a value-added service to the consumer and corporate customers. The system integrates a cutting-edge augmented reality app with a proprietary cloud- based video delivery system, a mobile CRM, Dynamic Data delivery system, and access to Engages substantial database of over 40 million consumers and businesses. Engage operates from offices in Orlando and Kansas City. For more information, visit www.engagemobility.com.
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Faced with unfamiliar teams, the Blazers went to work and won seven out of their eight games. Their loss to St. John's early in the season proved to consolidate the team, and they worked harder, winning the remaining games and taking a win in the semi-finals. The Blazers went against St. John's Eagles for the championship.
The Blazers were the obvious underdogs facing a strong St. John team again. After their semi-final victory and in light of St. John's trouncing of their semi-final opponent, Coach Marcus Marcic planned his attack. Equipped with knowledge of the Eagles' offense, he sought to bolster up the Blazers' defensive strategy. The Eagle annihilated their semi-final opponent scoring 40 points, with the Eagles' top contributor scoring a whopping 26 points. If the Blazers had any chance at winning, they needed to shut down the Eagles' scoring leader.
The Blazers had some extended practices the week before the big game. They were ready to go on May 18 to work their hardest to win a Division I title.
The game was a slug fest from the get-go. There were turnovers, fouls, points lost and points made. The girls hustled back and forth, Blazers would take the lead, but the Eagles would fly ahead. It was a white knuckle ride for each six minute quarter. In the end, the Eagles prevailed 25-22.
The Blazers successfully shut down the Eagle's top scorer and held her to only a few baskets. Coach Marcic commented to the Eagles' team when his team received their second place trophy, "I look forward to the battles that are to come playing (the Eagles) through the eighth grade."
"This Good Shepherd team earned the right to remain in Division I," Marcic added, "In their first year playing Division I, the girls more than exceeded expectations. They performed week-in and week out, and relied on each other to battle all season. Each and every player contributed at critical moments to help win games for the Blazers. It was a great season and I look forward to playing an even tougher group next year in sixth Grade."
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Intellectual Property
Lopez v. Gap, Inc.
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Case #: 11-Civ. 3185 (PAE)
Full Text Opinion: http://sdnyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/11cv3185-Lopez-v.-The-Gap.pdf
Trademarks: TRADEMARK; UNFAIR COMPETITION (Trademark infringement was not found when marks are not sufficiently distinctive and use primarily geographic terms.)
Opinion (Engelmayer): Daniel G. Lopez ("Lopez") has been making t-shirts bearing the designation "Lower East Side" or "LES" in three specific design variations since 1999. He has sold them on the street, over the phone, and through the internet. In 2009, Old Navy came out with two t-shirt designs that prompted Lopez to file several pro se claims, most of which were dismissed. Old Navy filed a motion to dismiss the remaining federal unfair competition claim as well as the common law trademark and unfair competition claim under New York law. The court considered these under the Lantham Act, which requires inherent distinctiveness and use in commerce. It found that geographic terms are not inherently distinctive, without a secondary meaning or stylization. Even though Lopez's product was a result of design efforts, the use of letters in an acronym is common throughout the apparel industry. Lopez did not advertise and most of his transactions were in cash and thus unverifiable. In addition, there was only one sale that he made to an out of state customer, which the court did not find constituted interstate commerce, another consideration in the "use in commerce factor." There was also no likelihood of confusion because the mark was based on geographic factors, and was not the same as the Old Navy design. Since Lopez sells his products in lower Manhattan and Old Navy has a national market, there was no issue with the proximity of the products. In sum, there was no likelihood that the typical purchaser would be misled by the mark. Accordingly, the court GRANTED Old Navy's motion to dismiss.


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Birds of the World takes flight at the State Fair of Texas for the last time
Photo: Sarah Hoffman/Staff Photographer
A bird flies to Steve Martin during the State Fair of Texas Birds of the World at the Fair Park band shell. While the birds aren't tethered during the show, he's never lost one.
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Bacteria in Your Chicken Breasts: It's There, But is it a Problem?
By Jacob Bunge
A new battle over the safety of U.S. chicken has taken wing.
Consumer-safety advocates and poultry producers fired off salvos of statistics Thursday over contaminants in raw chicken, after Consumer Reports unveiled an investigation the group said showed "potentially harmful bacteria" on 97% of chicken breasts tested.
The industry immediately fired back: Out of 160 million servings of chicken consumed in the U.S. per day, 99.99% are eaten safely, said the National Chicken Council in a lengthy statement.
Hang on to your stomachs, chicken fans: They may both be right.
Consumer Reports' tests found that shoppers stand an extremely good chance of taking home chicken breasts contaminated with bacteria such as escherichia coli – E.coli — or salmonella, which can cause food poisoning. The report says that about half the 316 chicken breasts, which were purchased at stores around the U.S., contained bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotics.
The findings followed a new push by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, outlined last week, to scale back the use of antibiotics in food-producing animals, part of an effort to curb the rise of drug-resistant bacteria that could make it harder for doctors to treat sick people with antibiotics.
None of this is particularly new or frightening, particularly if you're cooking your chicken before you eat it, argues the National Chicken Council, a trade group for poultry producers. While some daring diners air the virtues of raw-chicken dishes, it's a trend that has yet to catch on. The U.S. government advises cooking chicken breasts to a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees to ensure it's safe to eat.
E.coli and other bacteria like enterococcus and klebsiella pneumonia, which can cause infections, aren't considered food safety risks in chicken by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the chicken group said. "Eliminating bacterial entirely is always the goal," NCC President Mike Brown says in a statement. "But in reality, it's simply not feasible."
The industry might make more progress combating dangerous bacteria if food regulators had a consistent standard, says Bill Marler, a Seattle lawyer specializing in food safety. "There's this whole nonsensical discussion that it's okay to have some pathogenic bacteria and not others," says Mr. Marler, referring to bacteria that cause infections in humans.
If regulators like the USDA and its Food Safety and Inspection Service designated, say, e.coli as an adulterant – a substance legally barred from being in food or beverages – the poultry industry would eventually find a way to stamp it out almost entirely, Mr. Marler says.
"Until you have that as a goal, or a standard, you're going to continue to have these conversations where the industry will say well, it's the consumers' responsibility," he says.


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There were two champions on the ice Friday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, yet only one of them was crowned as such. The Rangers Stanley Cup dream came to an end with a 3-2 double overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings, their third overtime defeat of the memorable series.
Alec Martinez buried the rebound of a Tyler Toffoli shot at 14:43 of the second overtime to end the Rangers magicial run.
Henrik Lundqvist made 48 saves in an incredibly valiant effort between the pipes in Game Five on Friday. Jonathan Quick finished with 28 for the Kings, who won their second Cup in the past three years.
The Rangers had carried a 2-1 lead into the third period--on goals late in the second by Chris Kreider and Brian Boyle--and Lundqvist kept it that way with huge saves on Willie Mitchell and Jake Muzzin through traffic thirty seconds apart seven minutes into the period. However a questionable tripping penalty called against Mats Zuccarello at 7:39 led to a Kings power play goal which tied the score, 2-2, just 18 seconds later.
Lundqvist made a pad save on a Drew Doughty shot--after New York had failed to clear the puck out of its own zone--and Marian Gaborik pushed the rebound over the goal line for his league-leading 14th playoff goal, and second of the Cup Final against his former team, tying the score at the 7:56 mark of the third period.
With the fans screaming "We want the Cup!", the Kings piled on the pressure, forcing the Rangers into a series of turnovers and icings as the period progressed. It was yet another third period in this series in which the Rangers were vastly outplayed by the Kings, but Lundqvist held them at bay and perhaps a too-excited Kings team helped New York with a string of misfired shots, as well.
By time the buzzer sounded signaling the end to regulation, an exhausted Rangers team trudged off to the dressing room after having been outshot 12-3 over the final twenty minutes of play. Only one of those Ranger shots--a spinning one by Boyle from the low slot with 4:09 to play--required a sharp save by Quick.
The first overtime was an absolutely thrilling, heart-stopping 20 minutes of end-to-end action played by a pair of champions. Both teams seemingly played without fear, often throwing caution to the wind in an attempt to secure the Game Fve victory, with both teams coming oh-so-close to sealing the deal on several occasions each.
Ryan McDonagh beat Quick with a power play shot from left wing at 4:43 of the first overtime, but saw his shot hit the far post flush. Eight minutes later Kings forward Tyler Toffoli rang a shot off the crossbar, and the two teams played on into the Los Angeles evening.
Lundqvist made 13 saves in that first overtime including an amazingly-quick left-pad save on a Justin Williams slam dunk just 1:47 into the extra period. Williams was also stoned twice more in succession by Lundqvist with 4:48 to play in the first overtime, and there were other near mises by Jeff Carter and Tanner Pearson, as well.
At the other end of the ice Quick made a huge blocker save on a Kreider breakaway with 33 seconds left in the opening overtime, and also denied Martin St. Louis on a pair of great chances from the slot--one a deflection, the other a one-timer--midway through the period. Quick made ten saves in the first overtime.
After being held to single digit shots on goal, and turned aside at every turn by the Kings excellent defensive play, the Rangers finally broke through late in the second period, incredibly turning a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 lead in a blink of an eye--with both goals the product of terrific special teams play.
Kreider tied the game at 15:37, chipping in a power play shot from in front of the Kings net after a pretty cross-crease pass from Ryan McDonagh. It was only New York's second power play goal in 20 opportunities during the Cup Final, and only the 13th power play goal scored by the Rangers the entire 25-game post-season. The goal was Kreider's team-best third on the power play this spring, his fifth overall, and his first of the series. Brad Richards also assisted on the goal, along with McDonagh.
The Kings pushed back after the visitors had tied the score, and seemed poised to answer back when granted a power play of their own at 17:37. However with Dominic Moore in the penalty box for a hooking minor, Carl Hagelin raced after a loose puck near the benches at center ice and worked it to Boyle skating through the zone. Boyle carried the puck over the blue line, drifted to his left, and then snapped the goal of his career up and over Quick's glove into the top right corner of the net with just 29.6 seconds remaining in the second period. From the penalty box Moore celebrated wildly and the Staples Center went quiet.
It was a dramatic turn of events as the Rangers ahd trailed since the 6:04 mark of the first period. The Kings started the game with a great surge and had the Rangers back on their heels, and it almost seemed inevitable that they would score early, which they did when Justin Williams banged his ninth goal of the post-season under Lundqvist off a scramble in front. Lundqvist had made several saves during that frantic sequence, but never saw Williams slip the puck under him.
From that point onward the Kings seemed content to shut the Rangers down with a complete team defensive effort. To the Rangers credit, they righted themselves and played much better after allowing the first goal, not to mention the first five shots of the game.
New York managed just six shots in each of the first two periods, while the Kings totaled 17 through 40 minutes of play. Lundqvist was tested more often than Quick, and LA did possess the puck more than did the visitors, but the disparity in play was not so great. Still it did not make the sudden turn of events late in the second period any less surprising.


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Big Bash for Russian Gas Giant
MOSCOW — Russian gas giant OAO Gazprom hasn't had much to celebrate recently, but it's found a way to raise spirits: a $1.8-million party in the Kremlin.
Gazprom will early next year celebrate the 20th anniversary of the final step in its transition from the Soviet Union's Ministry of Gas Industry to a joint-stock company. The company this week announced the results of a tender to provide services for the concert at the State Kremlin Palace.
It's been a tough few weeks for Gazprom, as it postponed its flagship offshore gas project amid ballooning costs and the European Union launched an investigation into alleged antitrust violations.
But that will all be forgotten at a glitzy night to celebrate Russia's biggest company. Guests will be welcomed by balloons, flowers and large letters declaring "20 years," then entertained by a concert broadcast on state television. The tender conditions spared no details: The waiters at the buffet, guests may notice, will be wearing special neckties and cravats.
There's no news yet on who will headline the concert. At the 15th anniversary, Tina Turner and Deep Purple — the favorite band of then-company chairman Dmitry Medvedev — were the stars.
"This is simply surreal," Mr. Medvedev, who is now prime minister, said at the time.
Mr. Medvedev is having a celebration of his own today, although it will be somewhat more modest. He's intending to celebrate his 47th birthday with his family, Interfax cited the government press service as saying.
"In the near future, he intends to celebrate his birthday informally with work colleagues, including President Vladimir Putin," the press service said.


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I've Been Away For A Week...has Anything Happened ?
Posted 24 February 2012 - 03:40 PM
Has anything of any interest happened this week ?
I spoke to a nice Indian chap this week who wants to move to the UK his main reason...because he gets the impression from the BBC website that the UK is doing well in the recession.
Posted 24 February 2012 - 03:49 PM
Less can be more.
Posted 24 February 2012 - 03:59 PM
Osborne says; Printing money is the last resort of desperate governments when all other policies have failed.
George Osborne December 2008; Savers and pensioners are the forgotten victims They are innocent bystanders and its simply not good enough for the Government to walk on by."
In his 1997 Budget speech, Gordon Brown said, "I will not allow house prices to get out of control and put at risk the sustainability of the future". He went on to say that he did not want a return to "instability, speculation and negative equity" of the 1980's and 1990's.
Posted 24 February 2012 - 04:03 PM
In short nope, you haven't missed anything, move along.
- Workfare boycott and the benefit trap still alive and well.
- Rents up 0.1% apparently (6.0% London, negative in other areas of the uk, averaged out at 4.3% increase YoY according to LSL report.)
- House price's up with rush of buyers or down with a buyer shortage depending who is reporting, the usual. i.e fairly stagnant, but FTB incentive is going, and people trying to beat the deadline skewing the figures which people are taking for a spring bounce and good times ahead.
- Lots of disaffect HPC's. While in a crash, want it bigger and better than ever.
- All the major banks have made record losses again, but still paid bonuses to keep talent. Oh and AVERAGE wage for an investment banker at Barclays is 199k, while at rbs it is ONLY £119k. I really don't think my career councillor at school properly informed us of our choices back then :/. If only I could be paid that much for loosing money on my pension.
Many other things, but that depends on what you find significant....
Edited by Squeeky, 24 February 2012 - 04:13 PM.
Posted 24 February 2012 - 04:40 PM
"Capitalism has defeated communism. It is now well on its way to defeating democracy" ~ David Korten
"To think output and income can be raised by increasing the quantity of money, is like trying to get fat by buying a larger belt" ~ John Maynard Keynes
Libertarian = someone who acquired capital via system he claims to oppose, now wants to lock in gains
"Just tax the land as high as possible, everything else as little as possible" Me 2015
The problem with rentier capitalism (as I see it) is that eventually you run out of other people's productivity Me 2016
Posted 24 February 2012 - 05:25 PM
Northampton housing market hotter than Londons apparently. Rich Russians and Chinese rushing to live around the Racecourse, Abington Park, Lings, Lumbertubs and Thorpelands. Better get savvy and snap up a bargain!
Oh dear, go away for the week and the place
Thanks for the 'welcome home' that made me laugh,#
I read in the hindu times today that barrat homes ( or some other house builder) shares are up40 % since January and they have declared the housing market has turned a corner....That cheered my morning up no end
No mention in the paper of the ongoing government support and the the end of the stampduty holiday
Edited by TheCountOfNowhere, 24 February 2012 - 05:29 PM.
Posted 24 February 2012 - 06:34 PM
Oh dear, go away for the week and the place
falls apart.gets better
Thanks for the 'welcome home' that made me laugh,#
I read in the hindu times today that barrat homes ( or some other house builder) shares are up40 % since January and they have declared the housing market has turned a corner....That cheered my morning up no end
No mention in the paper of the ongoing government support and the the end of the stampduty holiday
Typical Hindu Times...
Shall walk this world, in credit, to his grave..'
'The pension system has been a very nice gravy train for all of those involved except for those paying into it.'
'Let's see if we can get it for the asking price..' Kirstie Allsop
"Be under no illusion. You will not escape the net..." S'rAlan Sugar
Sex, drugs and sausage rolls...
The House of Lords: 'The Ermine Vermin....'
Posted 25 February 2012 - 02:24 AM
BBB @ Dec 5 2004, 05:30 PM: some credit crunch guys....not my idea of a credit crunch......is it yours?
''first this will happen, then this will happen'' you all said..kind of throws all your baloney theories out of the window doesn't it?
They will do anything to avoid suggesting that the size of the pie is not the real problem, it's the way it is sliced.
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HUNTSVILLE The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi baseball team allowed runs in each of the first six innings on Thursday night dropping a 10-2 decision to Sam Houston State at Don Sanders Stadium.
The loss was the eighth straight for the Islanders, who dropped to 8-23 in the Southland Conference and 17-37 overall. Sam Houston State improved to 31-21 on the season and 17-13 in the Southland.
The Bearkats scored a pair of runs in the top of the first on a pair of sacrifice flies and an unearned run in the second off Islander starter Phillip Garcia. Garcia allowed three runs with two earned in his first start on the college level. He lasted one inning scattering four hits with a walk and no strikeouts.
"Sam Houston came out aggressive at the plate, but we didn't come out and do what we needed to slow them down," said Islander head coach Scott Malone. "We didn't throw many first strikes and had to work behind in the count.
"We just aren't playing well. They out-pitched us. They out-hit us for sure and they played better defense. They made the plays on defense and we didn't. We misplayed a sacrifice bunt and dropped a routine fly in right."
The Islanders pulled to within on in the top of the third. Jeramie Marek, who started the game with a single and a steal extending his hitting streak to 20 games which is third all-time, drew a one out walk in third. Jacob Perales moved Marek to third with a double. Both crossed the plate on a single by Stephen Flora. Flora leads the Islanders with 42 runs batted in.
Sam Houston would not allow A&M-Corpus Christi to score again, while crossing the plate twice in the bottom of third and twice in the fourth. They sealed the win with single runs in the fifth and sixth innings.
Freshman Sean Weatherford earned the win for the hosts improving to 7-5. The Bearkat permitted four hits in five innings. He struck out six batters. Three SHSU relievers Gillaume Duguay, Ryan Tapera, and Matt Shelton limited the Islanders to no runs on one hit in the final four innings.
A&M-Corpus Christi used three relievers after Garcia. Justin Grota allowed three runs in an inning of work with three walks and a hit batter. Trevor Foss permitted three runs in two innings despite striking out three and Roy Ferdin allowed two runs on four hits in two innings.
The Bearkats finished with 14 hits in the game with Adam DeLaGarza driving in three runs with a 4-for-4 performance. Three players recorded two hits including catcher Mark Wyatt led the way with two hits including a three-run home run and a double.
The series resumes Friday at 2 p.m. with the regular-season finale at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
"We want to wrap up the season on a good note," said the Islander coach. "Hopefully, Brett Gips can give us several good innings as a starter and we can play solid defense behind him and score some runs."


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LOS ANGELES — Is this it for Yonnhy Perez?
Nobody should write a fighter off after only his second pro loss, especially one as good as Perez, who briefly held the IBF bantamweight belt; and especially when the guy who beat him is former two-division titleholder Vic Darchinyan.
However, the manner in which Perez was repeatedly nailed, wobbled and generally manhandled by Darchinyan on Saturday at Nokia Theatre makes one wonder if the Colombian veteran has already seen his best days.
Perez (20-1-1, 14 knockouts), who is usually a relentless pressure fighter, wasn't able to get his vaunted volume-punching offense going against Darchinyan. Perez appeared listless as he absorbed flush power shot after power shot from Darchinyan (36-3-1, 27 KOs), who scored a second-round knockdown, and pushed him back on the Colombian back on his heels for much of the fight.
The way the bout was going many believe Perez caught a lucky break when his head collided with Darchinyan's a minute into the fifth round, producing an awful blood-spurting gash between his eyes that immediately ended the fight.
Perez was probably spared an extended beating from the awkward Armenian puncher. A long, punishing fight would have definitely shortened Perez's career.
Maybe it's already over. How can that be for a guy who only has 23 bouts under his belt?
Well, consider that Perez, who turned pro at the advanced age of 26, had close to 250 amateur bouts.
Consider his workhorse style of non-stop punching. Consider the kind of intense training — sparring and roadwork — that Perez must put his body through to be able to fight in the manner he usually does.
And then consider the back-to-back hard 12-round bouts Perez has been in.
He had to rally to stop Silence Mabuza in the 12th round of their hotly contested title-elimination bout in the top contender's home country of South Africa in May of 2009.
In his next fight, Perez went toe-to-toe with Joseph Agbeko, outworking the gutsy Ghanaian titleholder over 12 rounds to lift the IBF belt in a fight-of-the-year candidate in October 2009.
Perez's first defense of that title came against amateur rival Abner Mares, who boxed and brawled beautifully for 12 rounds but wasn't able to contain his relentless offense and pressure. Perez retained his title by holding the tough and talented young contender in yet another fight-of-the-year candidate last September.
And then the wheels on the Perez express began to come off. Perez lost his rematch to Agbeko, another tough 12 round fight that produced a few round of the year candidates during the heated middle of the fight.
Most observers chalked that loss up to Perez's inability to cope with the stick-and-move style Agbeko employed during much of the fight, but in retrospect maybe all those hard-fought 12-round bouts had already begun to take their toll.
Time will tell if that's the case, and soon. Perez, a very tall (5-foot-7) bantamweight, has fought at the 118-pound limit since he turned pro. Perhaps his next fight should be at junior featherweight (122 pounds) or featherweight (126 pounds).
Maybe the added weight will give Perez the legs he was missing during the Darchinyan fight.
Regardless of how much Perez weighs for his next bout, if his legs and reflexes are as slow as they appeared against Darchinyan, his downward slide will be a fast one.


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Commander of Uzbekistan Islamic Party Killed in Afghanistan
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Friday, August 17, 2012
Kabul (BNA) a commander of Uzbekistan Islamic Party was killed by
bombardment of NATO forces in Afghanistan yesterday. Mullah Anwar was
came under bombardment of NATO forces and lost his lives in the
outskirts of Shakamesh district of Takhar city. According to NATO press
statement said to BNA, in this air attack, several other rebels who
were work for Uzbekistan Islamic Party were killed. It should be said
that in first, military operation conducted for arresting of Mullah
Anwar by Afghan and NATO forces. According to NATO Mullah Anwar
directed terrorist attacks of rebels in the vicinities of Borka and
Ashkamesh district of Takhar and Baghlan provinces. According to this
statement, Mullah Anwar handed in abduction of governor and mayor of
Ashkamesh district. Governor and mayor of Ashkamesh district of Takhar
province were killed in terrorist events last Sunday. Meanwhile the
police officials in the north of Afghanistan called killing of this
commander useful in betterment of security of peace in Takhar and
Baghlan province. In this operation, two members of Uzbekistan Islamic
Party with tens kg of explosive devices were arrested as well.
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that photo is from 2004 , not from the attack on the mullah and crew , sorry
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Uzbekistan oh great. another country we have to invade.
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Australian Navy personnel scrambled to respond to an area, about 65 nautical miles northwest of Christmas Island.
Debris was spotted about 40 nautical miles west of the island.
The vessel was believed to be carrying around 60 people.
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This is a discussion on Re: Solving: too many timeouts resolving ... disabling EDNS - DNS ; > Hi, list, I have upgraded our dns servers to version 9.5.0 P2, we have > a hight load, and a merged setup of authority and recursive servers, I > know this is bad, but one can't have everything it ...
> Hi, list, I have upgraded our dns servers to version 9.5.0 P2, we have
> a hight load, and a merged setup of authority and recursive servers, I
> know this is bad, but one can't have everything it wants, specially
> when having low resources.
> I have running in almost all the problems listed on this list since
> the upgrade for the vulnerability of kaminsky:
> Out of file descriptors, ... etc, it has been a realy hard job, we
> also have to change our firewall beacuse of the problems with udp
> packages, and until now almost everything is solved, but one thing
> that realy has me crazy.
> We are tunning in rhel 5.2, customs rpms packages of 9.5.0 P2 built
> for highs loads, we have 2000 zones, and almost 7000 recursive
> clients, I'm trying to fix the problem of:
> too many timeouts resolving ...: disabling EDNS
> a average ping from our network has this responses
> PING google.com (220.127.116.11) 56(84) bytes of data.
> 64 bytes from jc-in-f99.google.com (126.96.36.199): icmp_seq=1 ttl=236
> time=582 ms
> 64 bytes from jc-in-f99.google.com (220.127.116.11): icmp_seq=2 ttl=236
> time=583 ms
> PING isc.org (184.108.40.206) 56(84) bytes of data.
> 64 bytes from external.isc.org (188.8.131.52): icmp_seq=1 ttl=50 time=610 m
> s
> 64 bytes from external.isc.org (22.214.171.124): icmp_seq=2 ttl=50 time=610 m
> s
> I did all the test to confirm our firewall allow big udp packages,
> even I have used dig to query for dnssec, and it works ok, so I don't
> understand why bind timeouts the edns query, so, I'm wondering, what
> is the timeout for a edns query, could I change this value to a custom
> one, why dig can do edns queries, and why bind can't do it, and says
> timeouts and disable this, I know edns is important for the next step
> to use dnssec, but if dig can do it, why binds timeouts???
> Any ideas..
> Best regards, Aliet
"disabling EDNS" is issued when named experiences too many
timeouts to EDNS queries and named decides to give up on
EDNS and revert to plain old DNS. Now timeouts can be the
result of many things. Broken nameservers that don't respond
to EDNS queries. Firewalls that block EDNS queries.
Firewalls that block fragmented responses. Firewalls/NATs
that don't handle out of order fragments.
Timeouts can also be due to other network problems including
unreachable servers.
If you are getting lots of these then you do have network /
firewall problems. They may however *not* be caused by EDNS.
The message has the symptom "too many timeouts", what it
was trying to do "resolving 'ns.cmmail.com/AAAA' (in
'cmmail.com'?)" and what named doing "disabling EDNS" to
try to rectify the problem.
It does not say "EDNS is broken".
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I run into this problem too sometimes. I have trouble doing technique on people that have a strong karate background and are very rigid as uke. Personally I like to be loose and not plant when I am uke because I feel that it is a more committed attack. I think when somebody plants their feet and doesn't move when they tsuki, it may not be committed because all nage has to do is back up an inch out of their reach. I may be totally wrong on this which is why I'm posting. Now, I can say that when somebody throws a munetsuki and is within range and plants their feet that it is not nearly as much of a problem. Maybe the problem is that when people plant their feet and are not deep enough for a good attack that the techniques are hard to make work. Maybe somebody can shed some better light on this for me.
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Both the California Symphony and the Oakland East Bay Symphony are closing out their respective seasons with final concerts this weekend, but each of them has another shoe or two to drop as well.
In the case of the California Symphony, that will be the announcement, sometime in the weeks to come, of a new permanent music director for the 25-year-old organization. Robert Trevino, the guest conductor for this weekend's series of concerts in Livermore's Bankhead Theater (Friday night) and Walnut Creek's Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts (Saturday night and Sunday afternoon) is the seventh and final candidate vying for the position in a series of "tryout" concerts that have filled the subscription season. Trevino, associate conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony, has quite formidable material for his audition: Beethoven's Violin Concerto, with Caroline Goulding as soloist, Berlioz's mighty "Symphonie Fantastique" and the world premiere of California Symphony resident composer D. J. Sparr's "Violet Bond: Concerto-Overture," featuring the composer as soloist on electric guitar.
Competition is on
The guest conductor's competition, for those of you who have not been keeping close watch, has been impressive: Robert Moody, David Commanday, Michael Butterman, Sean Newhouse, Alastair Willis and San Francisco Symphony resident conductor Donato Cabrera have gone before him and are all still in the running.
Over in Oakland, Michael Morgan and his estimable musicians will call it a season with a jam-packed concert at 8 p.m. Friday in the Paramount Theatre. Bach's glorious "Magnificat" is on the program, with soprano Shawnette Sulker, countertenor William Sauerland, tenor Trey Costerisan, baritone Nikolas Nackley and the Pacific Boychoir providing the vocal forces. Pianist Terrence Wilson, a Juilliard graduate with an Avery Fisher Career Grant, a Grammy nomination and performances with most of the major symphony orchestras of the country among his credentials, will be the soloist for Beethoven's Fifth Concerto, the "Emperor." Cesar Franck's tone poem "Le Chasseur Maudit" ("The Accursed Huntsman") will bring the darker, more sinister elements to the program, labeled "Saints and Sinners," and the world premiere of composer and OEBS principal cellist Daniel Reiter's "Mysterium" will be another decided highlight when it opens the program.
Tribute to a jazz icon
With all that effort mounted, you'd think Morgan and the orchestra would be ready to hang up their hats and go home, but they will be back within a month for a star-studded tribute to a late East Bay icon, a "Celebration of the Music of Dave Brubeck," at the Paramount on June 1. Opera star Frederica von Stade and singer Wesla Whitfield will be among the performers, who also include jazz pianist Taylor Eigsti; percussionist Jason Lewis; saxophonist Dayna Stephens; and Brubeck's son, the trombonist and bassist Chris Brubeck, whose symphonic collaboration with his father, "Ansel Adams: America," will be performed as 102 of the famed photographer's most stunning prints are projected on a screen.
As busy as they are, anticipation is still running high for Oakland East Bay's next season, which will be their landmark 25th, with plans announced late last week. The 2013-14 season will open with a bang and go out with a loud roar: The Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner bicentennials will be observed on opening night Nov. 8, with Verdi's Overture from "La Forza del Destino" and the "Ritorna vincitor!" aria from "Aida" (sung by soprano Othalie Graham) anchoring a program that includes Mason Bates' "Mothership" and concludes with the heart-pounding Immolation Scene from Wagner's "Gotterdammerung."
The symphony's season closes with a 25th Anniversary Finale on May 16, 2014, entirely devoted to Hector Berlioz's monumental Requiem, harnessing the forces of the orchestra, the Oakland Youth Orchestra, the Oakland Symphony Chorus and opera star Thomas Glenn, tenor.
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Home Mortgage Disclosure (Regulation C): Adjustment To Asset-Size Exemption Threshold
Final Rule; Official Commentary.
The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) is publishing a final rule amending the official commentary that interprets the requirements of the Bureau's Regulation C (Home Mortgage Disclosure) to reflect a change in the asset-size exemption threshold for banks, savings associations, and credit unions based on the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The exemption threshold is adjusted to increase to $42 million from $41 million. The adjustment is based on the 2.23 percent increase in the average of the CPI-W for the 12-month period ending in November 2012. Therefore, banks, savings associations, and credit unions with assets of $42 million or less as of December 31, 2012, are exempt from collecting data in 2013.
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- I. Background
- II. Procedural Requirements
- Administrative Procedure Act
- Regulatory Flexibility Act
- List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 1003
- Authority and Issuance
- Supplement I to Part 1003—Staff Commentary
- Section 1003.2—Definitions
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This final rule is effective December 31, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Back to Top
Joan Kayagil, Senior Counsel, Office of Regulations, at (202) 435-7700.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Back to Top
I. Background Back to Top
The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 (HMDA) (12 U.S.C. 2801-2810) requires most mortgage lenders located in metropolitan areas to collect data about their housing-related lending activity. Annually, lenders must report those data to the appropriate Federal agencies and make the data available to the public. The Bureau's Regulation C (12 CFR part 1003) implements HMDA.
Prior to 1997, HMDA exempted certain depository institutions as defined in HMDA (i.e., banks, savings associations, and credit unions) with assets totaling $10 million or less as of the preceding year-end. In 1996, HMDA was amended to expand the asset-size exemption for these depository institutions. 12 U.S.C. 2808(b). The amendment increased the dollar amount of the asset-size exemption threshold by requiring a one-time adjustment of the $10 million figure based on the percentage by which the CPI-W for 1996 exceeded the CPI-W for 1975, and it provided for annual adjustments thereafter based on the annual percentage increase in the CPI-W, rounded to the nearest multiple of $1 million dollars.
The definition of "financial institution" in Regulation C provides that the Bureau will adjust the asset threshold based on the year-to-year change in the average of the CPI-W, not seasonally adjusted, for each 12-month period ending in November, rounded to the nearest million. 12 CFR 1003.2. For 2012, the threshold was $41 million. During the 12-month period ending in November 2012, the CPI-W increased by 2.23 percent. As a result, the exemption threshold is increased to $42 million. Thus, banks, savings associations, and credit unions with assets of $42 million or less as of December 31, 2012, are exempt from collecting data in 2013. An institution's exemption from collecting data in 2013 does not affect its responsibility to report data it was required to collect in 2012.
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Administrative Procedure Act
Under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), notice and opportunity for public comment are not required if the Bureau finds that notice and public comment are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest. 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B). Pursuant to this final rule, comment 1003.2 (Financial institution)-2 in Regulation C, supplement I, is amended to update the exemption threshold. The amendment in this final rule is technical and nondiscretionary, and it merely applies the formula established by Regulation C for determining any adjustments to the exemption threshold. For these reasons, the Bureau has determined that publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking and providing opportunity for public comment are unnecessary and the amendment is adopted in final form.
Under section 553(d) of the APA, the required publication or service of a substantive rule shall be made not less than 30 days before its effective date except for certain instances, including when a substantive rule grants or recognizes an exemption or relieves a restriction. 5 U.S.C. 553(d). As this rule increases the exemption threshold, and is therefore a substantive rule that grants or recognizes an exemption or relieves a restriction, the Bureau is publishing this final rule less than 30 days before its effective date. Additionally, as it is in the public interest to make the updated threshold for the asset-size exemption available publicly as soon as possible after all data needed for the calculation are available, the Bureau is making the final rule effective immediately upon publication in the Federal Register.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) does not apply to a rulemaking where general notice of proposed rulemaking is not required. 5 U.S.C. 603 and 604. As noted previously, the Bureau has determined that it is unnecessary to publish a general notice of proposed rulemaking for this final rule. Accordingly the RFA's requirements relating to an initial and final regulatory flexibility analysis do not apply.
List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 1003 Back to Top
Authority and Issuance Back to Top
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection amends 12 CFR part 1003 as follows:
PART 1003—HOME MORTGAGE DISCLOSURE (REGULATION C) Back to Top
1.The authority citation for part 1003 continues to read as follows:
2.In Supplement I to part 1003, under Section 1003.2—
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Section 1003.2—Definitions
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Financial institution.
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2. Adjustment of exemption threshold for banks, savings associations, and credit unions. For data collection in 2013, the asset-size exemption threshold is $42 million. Banks, savings associations, and credit unions with assets at or below $42 million as of December 31, 2012, are exempt from collecting data for 2013.
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Dated: December 21, 2012.
Richard Cordray,
Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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In 1975, W. David Kingery was very busy with various sailing activities. He was a member of the Beverly Yacht Club, on the Board of Governors of the Blue Water Sailing Club, and interested in doing a single-handed race from England to Newport. To qualify for the race, David chose to do a single-handed voyage to Bermuda and on this trip was struck with the concept of organizing a race to Bermuda for cruising yachts and family sailors.
Having successfully completed the Bermuda trip, he discussed his idea with Dickie Bird of the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club and then with Leo Fallon, Commodore of the Blue Water Sailing Club, and with various members of the Beverly Yacht Club. Support was promised from all three clubs; the 1977 Marion-Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race began with supporting clubs at each end and an additional staff of enthusiastic volunteers from the Blue Water Sailing Club.
The first Marion-Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race in 1977 saw 104 starters cross the line. The going was slow in light southwesterly winds and most of the expectant officials at the finish line thought CHEE CHEE would cross first. But her position was not accurate and SILKIE appeared to take line honors, first on corrected time and first short-handed.
The next race in 1979 saw 128 starters plunging into 25-knot southwesterly winds. The struggle with nature caused two dismastings and 14 DNFS. SILKIE took the short-handed trophy while GABRIELLA took first to finish and first on corrected time. A new Family Trophy was created and awarded to ASTEROID.
In 1981, 143 yachts crossed the starting line. Not far into the race, the wind picked up and by halfway had turned into 45 knots of howling trouble. Thirty-eight boats did not finish mainly due to gear problems and lack of wind. SATAN'S MERCY sank close to the Gulf Stream and the crew was rescued by WINDBURN whose crew then elected to carry on with the race. Calms near Bermuda shortened food supply for the expanded crew and she powered into Bermuda. Fifteen others were so late finishing that the Race Committee was not at St. David's to take their time. SLY MONGOOSE took line honors, EDELWEISS first on corrected time, SILKIE took short-handed again while the Family Trophy went to LEGEND.
In the 1983 Race, Ron Noonan's WILDFLOWER from Class G won first overall. Herb Marcus again took honors sailing short-handed in SILKIE and ASTEROID won the Family Trophy.
In 1985, light air from the south dogged the fleet almost down to Bermuda where on Wednesday morning a massive southwesterly started honking. The winners reached into the end zone from the west, but most of the fleet beat into repetitive thunderstorms. CARIOCA and FLEETWING were dismasted with FLEETWING finally abandoned. Twenty-two boats withdrew during this final insult, but PIRATE stole the show on corrected time not far behind CHARISMA'S first to finish. SILKIE again took the short-handed trophy and LEGEND was awarded the family prize. The Bavier Trophy was awarded to CARIOCA and the Air-Sea Rescue Team of the U.S. Naval Air Station.
On the morning of Friday, June 19th, 1987, a fleet of 149 yachts was becalmed around the starting line. Sailboats of different size and shape awaited their time just outside of Sippican Harbor. The many boats with spectators, including Sir John Swan, Premier of Bermuda and an avid cruising sailor, waited for the start down Buzzards Bay. An early sultry wind continued to freshen throughout the afternoon, with most classes starting in a smoky southwesterly of 25 knots. All classes got away cleanly with no premature starts, no fouls and no protests reported to the committee.
The 59-foot Class A cutter RUNAWAY took line honors on Monday night, completing the race in 80 hours. RUNAWAY benefited from the strong winds in the frontal weather system that produced the fastest Marion-Bermuda Race ever. LEGEND, the winner of First Overall, took the Class B silverware along with the Family Trophy. LEGEND'S crew of Kevin Carse, his wife, Lorraine, two sons Kevin Jr. (18) and Thomas (16), Kevin's brother George and a family friend, Bob Gulomb, credited their win to long experience in sailing to Bermuda, especially across the tricky Gulf Stream.
The start of the 1989 Race suffered several postponements due to the lack of adequate wind. However, once the race was underway, one hundred and sixty-three vessels, the biggest fleet in the history of the Marion-Bermuda Race, cleared the starting line and headed for that pleasant rendezvous in Bermuda. On Monday, Warren Brown's WAR BABY of Bermuda crossed the finish line after 72 1/2 hours at sea, breaking the previous record.
Corrected time honors went to John Elliot's 34 foot Class F sloop YUKON JACK, followed closely by BWSC Commodore Jim Hayes' 40 foot Class E sloop SHAMBLES. Of the 145 yachts that finished the race, 45 shared in the awarding of 69 trophies at an indoor ceremony at the Princess Hotel.
Entries for the 1991 Race on June 21st again indicated a full fleet - attesting to the need for an event that is comprised of only offshore vessels manned by cruising crews.
Entries for the 1991 race were down from the record '89 fleet, probably reflecting the recession. However, on June 21st one hundred seventeen vessels cleared the starting line without incident on a beautiful day headed for Bermuda. Coincident with the fleet entering the Gulf Stream was the arrival of a storm from the northeast, purportedly having a radius of some 300 miles. With winds gusting to near hurricane force, the stream quickly became a maelstrom of confused seas running between thirty and forty feet. After struggling through many hours of hell, the fleet emerged from the stream into relatively quiet waters. A tribute to the preparations and seamanship of the participants was the fact that there were no major mishaps.
At the trophy presentations in Bermuda, sixty-six awards were bestowed on grateful participants. Corrected time honors went to Richard Carleton's Class E Pearson 36, ORION, followed very closely by Morris Kellog's Class F Shannon 43, BLUE MAGIC.
The Bavier Seamanship/Sportsman Trophy was awarded to Francis Checkoski for his outstanding performance bringing his vessel safely into Bermuda.
The dawn of June 15, 1993 brought another beautiful day in Marion, heralding the start of the ninth Marion-Bermuda Race. However, by the time one hundred and fifteen entries had arrived at the starting area, the typical Buzzards Bay Sou'wester had kicked in with winds estimated to be twenty to thirty knots. In addition, the entire Bay was shrouded in thick fog. Aside from a two vessel collision requiring the retirement of both vessels, the Race Committee, through Herculean efforts, was able to send the fleet on to Bermuda without further incident.
The fleet's passage down Buzzards Bay tested the navigational skills and the mettle of all participants. Several groundings and near misses were reported, but by nightfall all had cleared Sow and Pigs. The passage through the Gulf Stream and on to Bermuda presented a near idyllic sail, from all reports.
On Monday evening the Bermuda vessel, ALPHIDA, skippered by Kirk Cooper repeated its 1991 performance, claiming line honors. However, this year in spite of light winds off Bermuda, ALPHIDA set a new Marion-Bermuda course record for the shorter course. WAR BABY still holds the record for the long course.
Again the Trophy Award ceremony was held outdoors under sunny skies at the Princess Hotel. Presiding over the affair was RHADC Commodore Vic Garcia with the Honorable Sir John Swan, Premier of Bermuda, handling the presentations to sixty-seven sailors. Corrected time honors went to Ron Noonan's Class G WILDFLOWER. This represented a repeat of first overall for Noonan as well as his third First in Class Award.
June 16, 1995 marked the tenth running of the Marion-Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race. Seventy-seven entries cleared the starting line in perfect weather for a fast sail down Buzzards Bay. Two vessels, however, experienced rigging problems and were forced in for repairs. By dusk, all the racers had cleared the bay and were headed for the Gulf Stream.
Upon arrival at the Gulf Stream, the conditions were truly uncharacteristic. For over sixteen hours, a dead calm persisted while the entire fleet drifted off to the east. The arrival of wind found the fleet completely together, leading to the start of a virtually new race for the next three hundred odd miles to St. David's Head.
Dick Leather's COLUMBINE crossed the line at 2220 on Tuesday to claim First to Finish honors. Thirty minutes later, Phil Hutchinson's VERITAS reached the line. In the succeeding twenty-four hours, the entire fleet roared into Bermuda ready to partake of the hospitality and the festivities.
On corrected time, Carter Cordner's Westsail 32, KEMANCHA, claimed the overall winner's trophy denying Ron Noonan's WILDFLOWER a "hat trick" by less than thirty minutes.
On Friday, the BOACA sponsored the inaugural Friends and Family Fun Race. Fifty boats took advantage of this opportunity to view Bermuda from the water and enjoy the frivolity of the day. At the awards ceremony, Ron Noonan's WILDFLOWER claimed the winner's trophy but Nelson Gifford's SUDIAN was a shoo-in for the largest crew (34 all dressed in pink) and also Best Tude Award (Best Attitude). This fun race is scheduled to become a featured adjunct to future MBCY races.
A much needed rain day forced the awards ceremony indoors at the Princess. However, the affair went off without a hitch. RHADC Commodore Rego presided while the Honorable E.V. Woolridge, Minister of Tourism, ably presented some fifty-seven trophies. The Bavier Seamanship/Sportsman Trophy was not awarded this year. However, the crew of SPINACHE received a certificate of merit for their commendable act of seamanship in stopping to investigate and salvage the log and personal effects from an abandoned yacht in the Gulf Stream.
1997 marked the twentieth anniversary of the Marion Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race. Over the past ten races some twelve hundred yachts (many repeat entries) have participated in the "premier ocean racing event for bona fide cruising yachts and cruising crews". History has proven that there is, indeed, a demand for this biennial event.
On the twentieth of June eighty four yachts cleared the starting line in typical Buzzards Bay weather and headed for Bermuda. This year's skippers had the option of utilizing unrestricted electronics. However, for those who elected to navigate the old fashioned way, by celestial, a three percent bonus was given to their time allowance. Interestingly, about seventy five percent of the entries chose to make the passage relying solely on star sights and dead reckoning.
Time honors went to AKKA skippered by Alex Rosenbladt from Atlantic Highlands; N.J. Overall first place on corrected time went to one of the smallest vessels in the fleet, MAJEK, skippered by Abbot Fletcher of Bath, ME. This vessel, over thirty years old, crewed by the Fletcher family, illustrated that a well sailed classic design can compete in any arena.
Friday's Friends and Family Race drew over forty vessels for a twenty-five mile race around Hamilton Harbor, followed by a waterfront party at the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club.
Trophy presentations took place on Saturday at the Princess Hotel where some fifty sailors were recipients. This event culminated a week of sailing and related festivities with many participants already looking forward to 1999.
On June 18, 1999, the twelfth Marion Bermuda Race got underway on schedule. This year's fleet numbering 103 vessels, equally divided into six electronic or celestial classes, faced an unusual downwind start with winds of 18 to 20 knots from the northeast. Through a variety of tactics, the fleet negotiated Buzzards Bay and by nightfall was on course directly towards the Gulf Stream.
Tuesday, June 22 signaled the arrival of the fleet in the Bermuda area. TEMPTRESS crossed the finish line at 1111 to take line honors followed shortly by SCARAMOUCHE. The majority of the fleet sailed into Bermuda on Wednesday followed by the balance all finishing on Thursday. On corrected time DAKOTA, a Swan 46 skippered by Doug Ely of Milford, CT, was declared the winner on corrected time.
Friday saw the third running of the BOCA Friends and Family Race over a 25 mile course within Hamilton Harbor.
On Saturday the Hon. David Allen, Minister of Tourism, had the honor of presenting over 40 trophies at a reception at the Princess Hotel. A new trophy, the Ocean Spray Marion-Bermuda Team Trophy, was awarded to the Naval Sailing Squadron represented by FLIRT, SWIFT and VIGILANTE. In closing the presentation, the 2001 race date was announced as June 22, 2001.
The thirteenth biannual Marion to Bermuda Race started 79 boats in a southeasterly breeze on June 21, 2001. By the time the fleet reached the Gulf Stream several boats had succumbed to technical problems, forcing their withdrawal from the race. Once beyond the stream, the fleet fell into a windless environment that turned the race into a drifting match. Over the next few days, frustration resulted in more retirements, bringing the dropout rate to 30% of the fleet.
After five and a half days, Phil Hutchinson's "Veritas" arrived in Bermuda to take line honors. The balance of the fleet arrived in Bermuda over the next 19 hours.
The awards ceremony was held at the Princess where over forty trophies were awarded. "Solace", a Tachiba 40, skippered by David Owen from Northport NY, received the RHADC "Past Commodores" trophy for the best performance of the electronically navigated yachts, while "Spinache", an Island Packet 35, received the Beverly Yacht Club "Polaris" trophy for best performance among the celestially navigated yachts, as well as First Overall for the entire fleet.
Thus, in spite of the excellent performance by many winning yachts, the 2001 race, which started out with so much promise, ended up as the slowest race in Marion to Bermuda Race history.
Friday June 20, 2003 saw the start of the fourteenth biennial Marion Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race with seventy eight vessels clearing the starting line without incident, with a northeast wind of about ten knots. What a glorious sight those vessels electing to carry the newly accepted asymmetrical spinnakers presented to the spectator fleet as they blasted down Buzzards Bay and headed for the predicted favorable eddy in the gulf stream.
After clearing the gulf stream, the fleet with favorable weather and a brisk southwest wind rapidly closed on Bermuda. At 1613 ADT on Monday Robert Mulderig's 72 foot sloop STARR TRAIL took line honors, narrowly failing to eclipse the standing record by about an hour. By late Wednesday the remainder of the fleet had all arrived in Bermuda. Of interest, the final vessel to arrive bettered the elapsed time of the winner of the 2001 Race.
Following two relaxing days in lovely Bermuda including the popular Friends and Family race on Friday, Saturday saw the award giving ceremony held at the Princess Hotel. Some forty five trophies were presented as a conclusion to one of the fastest races on record.


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Randy Cunningham, Interim Director
City of Huntsville
Building Inspection Department
320 Fountain Circle
Huntsville, AL 35801
(256) 427-5331
The Inspection Department Enforces Building Codes and Zoning Ordinances for the City of Huntsville.
The goal of the Inspection Division of the City of Huntsville is to provide protection for the health, safety and welfare of the general public in relation to the use and occupancy of structures by enforcement of adopted Building Codes, to protect the value and character of neighborhoods by enforcement of Zoning Ordinances and to protect the general public from abuse by unlicensed Contractors and sub-contractors by enforcement of Contractor Licensing Laws.
1. Footing Inspections: Inspections are required for setbacks, footing depth and widths, and steel Rebar.
2. Foundation Inspections: Made after the grading of the crawl space for drainage, construction of piers, placement of 4-inch drain line, and location and spacing of anchor bolts (not required for slabs).
3. Framing Inspection: Made when shingles, sheathing, insulation, windows and fireplace (if prefab) are installed (need all plumbing, electrical, gas/mechanical rough completed). The house should be "in the dry" at this point. Brick ties should be on the house and felt on plywood corners if bricked. All wood should be protected from moister before brick can be applied. A separate brick inspection can be made before the framing if needed. Masonry fireplaces are to be inspected when brick is laid to throat of chimney. All areas to be concealed need to be inspected.
4. Final Inspection: To be made when structure is completed and ready for a Certificate of Occupancy.
NOTE: The "HOLD" on engineering from the City of Huntsville Engineering Department and the "HOLD" for the sub-contractors list at the City of Huntsville Inspection Department must be released before a Certificate of Occupancy will be issued.
1. Slab Inspection: Made before gravel and poly are installed over pipes and water lines.
2. Sewer / Water Line Inspection: Made before sewer line and water line are covered.
3. Rough-In Inspection: Made when all lines are stubbed and pressure tested prior to sheetrock.
4. Final Inspection: Made when fixtures are set and plumbing is completed.
1. Slab Inspection: If any electrical lines are installed in slab, and if any electric lines are to be concealed.
2. Rough-in Inspection: When wires are pulled and stapled just prior to installation of sheetrock (NO insulation is to be installed before this inspection. Any electrical lines to be concealed must be inspected.)
3. Final Inspection: When all fixtures, plugs, and appliances are installed. All electrical work should be completed at this time.
4. Final Inspection: Air conditioning final to be made when all electrical lines and disconnects are completed to the heat and air unit.
1. Rough-in Inspection: When all gas lines and refrigeration lines that are to be concealed are run inside structure. All ductwork to be concealed must be inspected prior to installation of sheet rock.
2. Final Inspection: When all gas appliances are installed and completed and all mechanical work finished. Work area around unit is to be furnished to code specifications.
When requesting an inspection, please provide the following:
Type of inspection requested.
Permit number.
Address of inspection.
Name of contractor or owner.
Inspections MUST be called in only by that particular permit holder (Prime Contractor or Sub-Contractor) For more information, call 256-427-5331.
1) Two full sets of plans and specifications stamped by an architect and/or professional engineer in the State of Alabama if the building is over 2,500 square feet is size, or is an assembly, educational, institutional, or hazardous occupancy.
2) A completed Application for Building Permit.
3) A septic tank permit from the Madison County Health Department if the property is outside Huntsville's area of sewer service.
4) A completed "routing sheet" if the property to be developed is not located in an approved subdivision.
5) The City Engineering Department requires 4 sets of stamped civil drawings for the development.
6) A copy of the deed to the property if the owner plans to act as the General Contractor. An owner can act as his General Contractor if the building is less than 5000 square feet, not over 2 1/2 stories, or not an assembly, educational, institutional, or hazardous occupancy. If an owner acts as the General Contractor, then they are stating they know all technical codes and ordinances. (This is NOT recommended)
7) If the project involves a food establishment, retail market, and/or food-processing establishment, the kitchen facility or service layout must be approved by the Madison County Health Department. The Health Department requires 2 sets of plans for their review.
8) If a commercial swimming pool permit is to be secured, then it must be approved by the Madison County Health Department and the City Engineering Department must sign off on the site drawing.
9) A copy of the letter from the State Building Commission is required if the project involves city or state monies, or city or state property. All public schools and related structures, all private schools with over 25 or more pupils, all hotels/motels, public inns, and lodging houses with 15 or more rooms for rent, and/or any motion picture theater must be reviewed by the State Building Commission.
10) If the project is covered by the City of Huntsville's Master Plan, then a letter must be submitted showing the project has been through the Planning Commission giving approval for "Location/Character/ and Extent."
11) If the project is for a building or any addition to a building in any of the Research Park Districts, then an approval letter from the Research Park Board must be accompanied with the building application.
12) If the project received a Board of Zoning Adjustment variance or Historical approval, then a copy of the letter of approval must accompany the building application.
13) If the project is located in the flood fringe area, then a flood development permit is required. This must be obtained by the City Engineering Department and a copy submitted with the building permit application.
14) If there are 15 or more parking spaces or 5000 square feet of PVA area, (any area a vehicle can drive across) then two sets of landscaping plans and certified photometric plans must be submitted to the Inspection Division for review.
15) If the project is for demolition, renovation, or an addition, an asbestos release form must be competed by the Division of Natural Resources and Environmental Management. This must be submitted with the building application.
Pre- Permit Code Review (optional)
This is either an informal meeting between all involved parties or a general review by staff only concerning various code requirements with regard to a particular project. At this stage only one set of plans are needed which will be returned to the owner or architect if requested. This review is not mandatory and is by request only, but is highly recommended on larger projects.
Footing Inspections: Inspections are required for setbacks, footing depths and widths, and steel rebar. Slab and footings shall meet engineer standards and the Standard Building Code. Slabs must also be inspected.
Foundation Inspections: Made after the grading of the crawl space (if any), draining of the crawl space and placement of a 4-inch drain line at the lowest point. Construction of piers and spacing of anchor bolts will also be inspected. (Not required for slabs)
Framing: Made when windows, shingles, sheathing, etc. has been installed in the building so no water can enter. Rough-ins are to be made prior to this inspection (just prior to sheetrock). Request a brick inspection before any brick is laid.
Ceiling Inspection: Made before drop-in ceiling is installed.
30 day Temporary: Made when all other 30-day temporaries have been passed. Building and electrical rooms should have working locks. BUILDING IS NOT TO BE OCCUPIED UNTIL FINAL INSPECTIONS ARE COMPLETED
Final: To be made when all other final inspections have been passed and structure is ready for a Certificate of Occupancy.
Slab: To be made if any electrical conduit or electrical wires have been installed in the slab.
Underground Conduit: To be made if any electrical conduit or electrical wires are to be run underground. Inspection must be made before that portion is concealed.
Rough-In To be made when wires have been pulled and stapled-Just prior to sheetrock, however, (NO insulation is to be installed prior to this inspection.)
30 day Temporary: To be made when the building and electrical rooms can be locked. Building must be secured and the electrical panel and ground on the outside must be completed. The electrical work inside the building must be safe prior to a temporary is passed.
To be made when all fixtures, plugs, and appliances are installed. All electrical work must be completed at this time. (Including the electrical for the HVAC System)
Slab Inspections To be made before gravel and poly are installed over pipes and water lines.
Sewer/Water Lines: To be made before sewer lines and water lines are covered.
Rough-In: To be made when all plumbing pipes are stubbed-out and pressure tested prior to sheetrock being hung.
30 Day Temporary: To be made when the sewer and rough-ins have been passed. (This inspection must be requested by the plumber.
Final: To be made when fixtures are set and plumbing is completed.
Slab: To be made if gas lines or mechanical work is run under or through the slab. Inspection is to be made before the work is covered.
Rough-In: To be made when gas or refrigeration lines are to be concealed inside the structure. All duct work to be concealed must be inspected prior to sheetrock.
30 Day Temporary To be made when the rough-in inspections have been passed and the heat and air systems are made safe. All temporary finals shall be requested by the HVAC and gas permit holders.
Final: To be made when all gas appliances are installed and completed. Also needs all mechanical work completed. The work area around the unit is to be finished to code specifications.
When requesting Inspections, please have the following information ready:
1. The type of inspection being requested.
2. The permit number
3. The address where the permit is held.
4. The name of the contractor, sub-contractor, or owner.
The "ENGINEERING HOLD" from the City of Huntsville Public Works Department and the "SUB-CONTRACTORS LIST HOLD" FROM THE inspection Division must be released before a Certificate of Occupancy will be issued. This list is to help with the inspection process but may not be all-inclusive. Check about inspections for your job when you obtain your permit.
30-DAY TEMPORARY will be issued for the testing of equipment ONLY. This will be limited to 30 days unless an extension is required and requested in writing to the Inspection Division. The building is NOT to be occupied by the tenant until a Certificate of Occupancy has been issued. The General Contractor must sign an affidavit at the Inspection Division before a temporary is granted. Also, the deposit MUST be in the General Contractors name at Huntsville Utilities before a 30-day temporary is granted and cannot be removed until a certificate of occupancy is issued and the power is in the name of the permanent occupant at Huntsville Utilities.
1. What hours are the Inspection Department Open?
The Inspection Department is open from 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday. The inspectors are in the office usually from 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. and again at 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
2. Where is the Inspection Department Located?
The Inspection Department is located on the second floor of the Public Services Building at 320 Fountain Circle, which is the northwest corner of Fountain Circle and Williams Avenue.
3. What codes are the Inspection Department under currently?
The 1997 Standard Building, Standard Plumbing. Standard Gas, and Standard Mechanical Codes and 1996 National Electrical Code. Codebooks may be obtained from the Southern Building Code Congress at (205) 591-1853.
4. Who can build a dwelling?
The state law requires that only a properly licensed contractor which holds a current certification through the Alabama Homebuilders Licensure Board or a currently licensed state general contractor with a license with a license number below 18908 can build a one or two family dwelling. The owner of the property may also build their own residence if they hold title to the property and it is to be their personal residence, which will not be offered for sale for at least a year. The owner acting as their own contractor loses any protection from the Alabama Homebuilders Licensure Board for any defects. The owner must adhere to all codes and ordinances.
5. Do I need a permit for accessory structures?
Yes. Accessory structures must be in the rear yard, at least five feet from the side and rear property line, off any easements that may be on the property, and cannot be over two stories. The accessory structures must be at least ten feet from any other structure including the main house. Plumbing in accessory structures is limited to one commode and one lavatory. On corner lots accessory structures must meet the required secondary front yard setback. The secondary front yard setback may be obtained by calling the Inspection Department at (256) 427-5341.
6. Do I need a permit for a fence?
No. Fences do not required a permit. If the fence is located in the Huntsville Historic District, it must have approval from the Huntsville Preservation Commission.
7. How are the setback lines measured?
Setback lines are measured from actual property lines.
8. When do I need a building permit?
A building permit must be obtained if the cost of the material and labor for such work is in excess of $250 dollars or structural work is involved in any amount. Painting, wallpapering, fencing, and floor covering exempt from permitting. When in doubt, call the Inspection Department.
9. Does everybody that I hire have to be licensed?
Yes. If you pay someone to do subcontractor or contractor work, they must be licensed with the Inspection Department. Subcontractors are only licensed to do certain work. Call the Inspection Department to find out if they are licensed to do the work you contracted with them. One phone call can save you a lot of time and heartache.
NOTE: For specific information for properly licensed contractors and sub contractors please contact the Huntsville Inspection Department at (256) 427-5331. Many people have found the Huntsville/Madison County Builders Association and Better Business Bureau to be a great resource for builders.
I.License Procedure
Types of contractors:
A.Home Building Contractor – This license is for building houses, remodel additions and repair. Must hold a license from Alabama Home Builders Licensing Board. This contractor can do small commercial work but cannot exceed $49,999.00.
B.State General Contractor – This license is for commercial work and is required when the contract amount is over $50,000. This contractor must be licensed by the State of Alabama General Contractors Board.
C.Plumbing, Gas, Mechanical, Electrical and Landscaping Contractors – These contractors must be certified by the appropriate State Board covering that disciplining trade. These contractors must purchase permits for their trade.
D.Sub-contractor / Specialty Contractors – Must be licensed for the type work they do. The license allows them to have 3 SCI items. They must work with a licensed contractor or the property owner acting as a contractor. Sub-contractors cannot buy building permits.
E.All contractors must show proof of insurance by a Certificate of 1. Policy must show a 10-day notice before cancellation.
2. Insurance must have 30-day life at time of licensing.
3. Must show products and completed operations. 4. General Liability Policy must have property and bodily injury with a minimum of $200,000 for each occurrence.
II. Permitting
A. New single-family dwelling permits are calculated using the following formula:
1. The square footage heated area times $15.00.
2. The square footage unheated area time $7.50.
3. Add both together and multiply times .005.
B. All other building permits are calculated using the Total contracting price times .005.
C. Any plumbing, electrical, gas or mechanical work will have to be permitted by the appropriate contractor.