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Approval of the Minutes: Mr. Ragan moved to approve the minutes of December 5, 2002. Mr. Carver seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
The Newtown Township Zoning Hearing Board met on Thursday, December 5, 2002 in the Newtown Township Building. In attendance and voting were Mario Lionetti, Chairman; Thomas Ragan, Vice-Chairman; John Lenihan, Secretary; and Franklin Carver, Member. Also in attendance were James J. Auchinleck, Jr., Esq., Solicitor; Thomas Harwood, Zoning Officer; and John McHugh, Stenographer.
Call to Order
Mr. Lionetti called the meeting to order at 7:40 PM
Pledge of Allegiance
The Agenda was Reviewed
Continued Application of John W. Melsky, Estate of Ruth Melsky
Continued Application of Raymond J. Menna and Mary Menna
Continued Application of Newtown Center Associates
Application of Platinum Executive Suites
Continued Application of Raymond J. Menna and Mary Menna
Mr. Auchinleck advised the Board that the notice had been advertised with an incorrect address. The notice had been re-advertised with the address corrected, as 417 Taylor Avenue. The application had been read into the record at the November 7, 2002 meeting.
Mr. Raymond J. Menna was sworn in.
Mr. Lionetti asked if anyone present wished to be a party to this application. There was no response.
Mr. Menna explained that he wishes to enlarge his kitchen. The plans call for a 29 foot by 16 foot one story addition to the rear of his house. He would also like to put an 8 foot by 14 foot shed in his yard. This would bring his impervious surface ratio to 18.57%, and the Ordinance only permits 13%. He said that he has a family of six, and they have outgrown the small kitchen.
Mr. Carver asked if the property currently has 16% impervious surface.
Mr. Menna said that he does have 16% impervious surface now.
Mr. Lenihan said that he had visited the site, and he does not believe that the addition would cause any drainage problems for the neighboring properties. He said that this home had predated the current Ordinance, and that the previous maximum impervious surface ratio had been 20%.
Mr. Ragan said that there have been other variances granted in this neighborhood for similar additions without any drainage problems.
Mr. Harwood had no comment on this matter
Mr. Lenihan moved to grant a variance from Section 405(B) and a special exception under 1208(C)(2) of the Joint Municipal Zoning Ordinance of 1983 to permit construction of a 29.8 by 16 foot one story addition and an 8 by 14 foot shed resulting in a maximum impervious surface ratio of 18.57% where 13% is the maximum permitted, and to permit expansion of a building on a non-conforming lot. Mr. Ragan seconded and the motion passed 4-0.
Continued Application of Raymond J. Melsky, Estate of Ruth Melsky
Mr. Auchinleck said that the matter had been continued in order for Mr. Harwood to produce, and Mr. VanLuvanee to examine, the Township files.
Mr. David Sander, representing Newtown Township, said that Mr. Harwood had reviewed the files and would clear his testimony. He said that the Township would be a party to this application, only as to the question of deemed approval of the Permit Application.
Mr. Harwood said that he had reviewed his files and found a copy of a written decision dated April 15, 2002, and previously submitted at Exhibit A-5.
Mr. Sander submitted as Exhibit T-2, an unsigned copy of this same document, "Notice of Zoning Disapproval of Application for Use Permit".
Mr. Harwood stated that T-2 is his April 15, 2002 opinion on the question of placing a detached house on subject 1.385 acre lot. This document was drafted by Mr. Harwood's secretary and reviewed, and approved by Mr. Harwood. It is a standard procedure for Mr. Harwood's secretary to draft such notices for his review and approval.
Mr. Sanders asked if Mr. Harwood knew if Exhibit T-2 had been mailed.
Mr. Harwood said that Exhibit T-2 had not been mailed. He said that Exhibit A-5, page two, with his signature affixed, had been mailed, along with Exhibit A-5, page one, a post it note signed by his secretary.
Mr. Harwood explained that the MEA system referred to in T-2 is an electronic program that accesses real estate at the Bucks County Courthouse.
Mr. Sanders submitted as Exhibit T-3, a map generated by the MEA system showing the subject parcel as "lot 3". This map is based on Bucks County records and documents on file at the County Courthouse.
Mr. Harwood explained that Exhibit T-2 makes reference to Section 401(B) of the Joint Municipal Zoning Ordinance of 1983, which requires lots in the CM, Conservation Management District, to obtain a variance from the Zoning Hearing Board to build a house on a lot of less than three acres, and the subject lot is in the CM district and is less than three acres. Exhibit T-3 shows the parcel as 2.521 acres.
Referring to the line dividing the lot into two separate lots, Mr. Harwood said that Exhibit T-2 sites Section 1208(C)(1)(a) of the Joint Municipal Zoning Ordinance of 1983 which requires, "that an owner of two or more contiguous non-conforming lots at the time of the effective date of the Ordinance, which when combined, would create a lot of conforming size, or which could be consolidated to minimize non-conformity, shall be required to combine such lots". Section 1208(C)(2) of the Ordinance requires that a special exception must be granted by the Zoning Hearing Board to alter or erect a building on a non-conforming lot. Exhibits T-2 and A-5 conclude that the applicant must seek relief from the Zoning Hearing Board for permission to build.
Mr. King asked if Mr. Harwood's files show that Mr. Cordes sent him a fax of the sewer easement plan on April 16, 2002.
Mr. Harwood said that he did receive such fax on or about April 16, 2002, and that the file contained additional and different information shortly after April 15, 2002, than it did when Exhibit T-2/A-5 was written on April 15, 2002.
Mr. Harwood confirmed that Exhibit T-3 was obtained from a system that uses the Bucks County Recorder of Deeds, the Tax Map Office and the Board of assessment as sources.
Mr. King said that T-2/A-5 states that compliance shall be met by obtaining a variance and special exception, and that the application before the Board is seeking such relief.
Mr. VanLuvanee noted that on the sewer easement map attached to the application, each parcel is labeled as the same lot. He said that the lot/lots became non-conforming in 1983. He asked Mr. Harwood if the Joint Municipal Zoning Ordinance (JMZO) of 1983 places any time restrictions on acting on a zoning permit.
Mr. Harwood said that it does not.
Mr. VanLuvanee asked if, in Mr. Harwood's opinion, the JMZO permits two homes on the same lot.
Mr. Harwood said that this is not permitted.
Mr. King asked Mr. Harwood if his file contained a copy of Exhibit A-1, Mr. Cordes' letter to Mr. Harwood regarding Mr. Melsky's formal application for a use permit as required by section 1403 of the JMZO.
Mr. Harwood confirmed that his file contains a copy of this letter, and a copy of Exhibit A-2. He said that his files do indicate that he had a telephone conversation with Mr. Cordes on March 26, 2002, in which he advised Mr. Cordes to use a "Newtown Township Building Permit" form in place of a "Zoning Use Permit Application".
Mr. Auchinleck asked Mr. Harwood to clarify the date of the signature on Exhibit A-5.
Mr. Harwood stated that Exhibit A-5 was signed immediately prior to mailing on or about July 25, 2002. He said that Township Exhibit T-2, the unsigned copy of A-5 had not been signed, nor had it been mailed.
Mr. VanLuvanee entered as Exhibit H-2, Newtown Township Zoning Ordinance of 1959, and H-3, the Ordinance as amended in 1979.
Mr. King stipulated as to the contents.
Mr. VanLuvanee stated that in 1979 the Ordinance required a minimum lot size of 130,000 square feet, or three acres. The subject tax parcel was non-conforming in 1979.
Ms. Mary Ann Miller of 285 Stoopville Road was Sworn in.
Ms. Miller said that she had known Ruth and Steve Melsky for as long as they had owned the first lot in 1956. She said that the Melsky family had purchased two buildable lots with the intention of eventually building homes on them. She is aware that many development builders construct homes on smaller lots throughout Newtown, and she feels that it is unfair to require the Melsky family to conform to the three acre requirement when exceptions have been made for the large developments. She said that she hoped the Board would consider that this family had been a part of the community for many generations, and had owned this property for nearly a half-century.
Ms. Michele Black was sworn in.
Ms. Black said that she has lived next to the subject lot since 1977, renting from the Melsky family. She said that she feels the Zoning Hearing Board should consider that the lot had been purchased as a buildable lot long before the Ordinance changed, and an exception should be made. She said that she has heard of other exceptions being made in the Township for conditions that pre-date ordinances. She hopes that the Zoning Hearing Board will allow a building on this lot which had originally been intended as a buildable lot.
Mr. Gene Mannherz was sworn in.
Mr. Mannherz said that he had known the Melsky family all of his life. He said that the properties had been purchased in 1956 and 1959 as buildable lots. He said that the previous owner of the lot, Mr. Johnson, had sold it as a building lot. He felt that because the surrounding lands are being sold to developers who build homes on less than three acre lots, that Mr. Melsky should be granted the same exception.
Mr. King presented to the Board a Memo of Law that he said addressed the issues to be considered. He referred to page five of the memo, which cites cases which find that whether two lots have one tax parcel number is immaterial. He said that his memo also cited cases supporting his premise that it is a legal hardship to force the owner to combine two contiguous lots. He said that the Melsky family separately acquired each lot and that each acquisition pre-dates the Ordinance. He said that it was never the Melskys' intention to combine the lots, as evidenced by the treatment of each parcel as separate; one lot was farmed, one landscaped; trees were planted to demarcate the lot line. Mr. King said that he felt that the proper way to address the Melskys' application was with a variance, however he thought that the Board could also find that the original application had been deemed approved because a decision had not been rendered, nor his clients been notified of a decision in the required 90 days.
Mr. Sanders said that regarding the deemed approval of the original application, there is no time restriction on the code department to respond to a Use Permit according to the Zoning Ordinance. He said that the Ordinance does place a 90 day limit for review of a Building Permit, but that this is not a Building Permit, but a Use Application.
Mr. VanLuvanee said that the Codes Department did take action on the Application, notifying the applicant in July. He said that the Zoning Hearing Board does not have jurisdiction to rule on the issue of deemed approval, only on the Special Exception and Variance.
Mr. VanLuvanee said that every property is subject to change under Ordinance. The parcel is 2.5 acres and does not conform to the Ordinance. He said that this has been considered one tax map parcel for 45 years. He said that Exhibit H-3 shows that this parcel had been non-conforming prior to the current Ordinance. He said that there is no evidence of hardship to grant a special exception as one owner owns the entire 2.5 acres which are required to be combined. He said that the two parcels had not been maintained as two parcels, but as one tax map parcel.
Mr. Auchinleck advised the Board that he was not sure if the Zoning Hearing Board has the authority to rule on the question of deemed approval. He said that if approval had been denied, the Zoning Hearing Board could grant variances and special exceptions. He said that he would like to do additional research before he advised the Board on the q1uestion of deemed approval.
Mr. Lionetti asked if the property owner had communicated with the taxing authority to join the two properties into one tax map parcel.
Mr. Auchinleck said that if one owner owns two contiguous lots they are combined by the Ordinance, however if the properties had separate ownership, even one lot belonging to Mr. Melsky and one to Mrs. Melsky, they could not compel the owners to combine the lots.
Mr. Carver asked Mr. Auchinleck if this case was similar to one before the Board a few years ago, in which non-conforming properties on Cloverlee Lane had been granted a variance.
Mr. VanLuvanee said that in the Cloverlee Lane application there was evidence of separate interest, such as separate sewer lines.
Mr. Auchinleck said that he would like to research whether the Board has authority to rule on the question of deemed approval. He said that if the application is deemed denied, then the Board could consider the granting of a variance and a special exception, but he wanted to determine whether the Zoning Hearing Board could rule that the application had been deemed approved.
Mr. Lionetti suggested that testimony be closed at this point and that the matter be continued to a special meeting on December 19, 2002 at 7:30 PM, to allow Mr. Auchinleck to research the question of deemed approval, at which time the Board would render a decision.
Mr. VanLuvanee asked if the Board would accept additional Memoranda of Law.
Mr. Lionetti said that they would accept additional Memoranda of Law.
Mr. Lionetti moved to continue the Application of Raymond J. Melsky, Estate of Ruth Melsky to December 19, 2002, to render a decision only. Mr. Carver seconded and the motion passed 4-0.
Continued Application of Newtown Center Associates
Mr. Harwood advised the Board that this applicant had requested a continuance, and may possibly withdraw the application.
Mr. Ragan moved to continue the application of Newtown Center Associates to January 2, 2003. Mr. Lenihan seconded and the motion passed 4-0.
Continued Application of Platinum Executive Suites
Mr. Lenihan read into the record the application of Platinum Executive Suites, LLC., KJMED LLC., owners requesting a variance from Section 1403(D)(1)(c) of the Joint Municipal Zoning Ordinance of 1983 to permit under a blanket certificate of occupancy instead of securing individual certificates of occupancy. The subject property is 12 Penns Trail in the LI Light Industrial Zoning District.
Mr. Auchinleck advised the Board that he had a letter from the attorney for the applicant requesting a continuance to January 2, 2003.
Mr. Ragan moved to continue the application of Platinum Executive Suites, LLC to January 2, 2003. Mr. Lionetti seconded and the motion passed 4-0.
Approval of the Minutes of November 7, 2003
Mr. Lenihan moved to accept the minutes of November 7, 2003. Mr. Carver seconded and the motion passed 3-0-1, with Mr. Ragan abstaining.
Mr. Lionetti moved to adjourn at 9:30 PM. Mr. Carver seconded and the motion passed 4-0.
Respectfully Submitted
Mary Donaldson, Recording Secretary


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"Doom and Gloom" has dominated headlines for much of the last year as our country feels the effects of a devastating economic recession. But now, local experts say they're seeing signs that things are finally starting to turn around.
Economic experts say since December of 2007, the U.S. economy has been on the decline. But after more than a year of reports on record unemployment rates, sharp market drops, and faltering sales figures, they and many others are now saying the worst appears to be behind us.
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Across the board, experts agree it will take months or possibly years before the economy makes a full recovery -- but they say we're starting to move in the right direction.
"I think housing has always been one of the startup points for the economy," said Hamm.
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How Intel is Raising ARM's Profile
Pick up almost any cellphone, tablet computer or games console and it will have an ARM processor at its heart. Despite, or perhaps because of this ubiquity, the U.K. company ARM Holdings that created this chip technology is rather less than a household name.
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"We're a UK company and as a consequence we don't normally fit into the US tech coverage, so when Intel come along and say 'we're getting into smartphones' all the Germans say 'hold on, we've already got smartphones—and if you aren't in smartphones then who is?'
"So they say 'it's Qualcomm and Nvidia and Ti and, oh they are using this technology from ARM', so suddenly your message is getting out there."
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Newtonian Mechanics, Electromagnetism, Quantum Mechanics and Statistical Mechanics are the four subjects that form the foundation for our modern physical understanding of the world, an understanding that can lead to quantitative predictions of many physical processes. Historically, a set of core concepts: space, time, mass, force, momentum, torque, and angular momentum, were introduced in Newtonian Mechanics in order to solve the most famous physics problem, the motion of the planets. The principles of mechanics successfully described many other phenomena encountered in the world. Conservation Laws involving energy, momentum and angular momentum provided a second parallel approach to solving many of the same problems. In Physics I, we will investigate both approaches: force and conservation laws. Our goal is to develop a conceptual understanding of the core concepts, a familiarity with the experimental verification of our theoretical laws, and an ability to apply the theoretical framework to describe and predict the motions of bodies (expert problem solving). This understanding is a necessary prerequisite for additional study of Electromagnetism, Quantum Mechanics and Statistical Mechanics.
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Young, Hugh D., and Roger A. Freedman. University Physics with Modern Physics. 11th ed. San Francisco, CA: Addison Wesley, July 25, 2003. ISBN: 9780805386844.
You are responsible for reading the textbook and working assigned problems. You should start homework early and get help if needed before the due date.
Each Sunday and Thursday evenings there will be an on-line assignment using the Mastering Physics software that comes with the Young and Freedman Textbook. The questions will cover some of the material in the up-coming class. The goal of this assignment is to introduce you to the concepts that will be covered in class the next day. Your answers will be graded by the Mastering Physics software. We are not asking you to teach yourself, but to prepare yourself for class. The assignments will be due at 10 pm Sunday and Thursday evenings. To receive credit for your work, you must submit your assignment electronically before the due date.
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Chapter 16 Quotes
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It most froze me to hear such talk. He wouldn't ever dared to talk such talk in his life before. Just see what a difference it made in him the minute he judged he was about free. It was according to the old saying, "Give a nigger an inch and he'll take an ell." Thinks I, this is what comes of my not thinking. Here was this nigger, which I had as good as helped to run away, coming right out flat-footed and saying he would steal his children—children that belonged to a man I didn't even know; a man that hadn't ever done me no harm. (16.8)
Okay, aside from how gross this passage is, notice the contradiction. Huck says "his children" when he's talking about Jim, but then, just two words later, says that those children "belonged" to a different man. Does Huck realize this contradiction, on some level? Or is this Twain, pointing out how much Huck still has to learn?
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Well, I can tell you it made me all over trembly and feverish, too, to hear him, because I begun to get it through my head that he WAS most free—and who was to blame for it? Why, ME. I couldn't get that out of my conscience, no how nor no way. It got to troubling me so I couldn't rest; I couldn't stay still in one place. It hadn't ever come home to me before, what this thing was that I was doing. But now it did; and it stayed with me, and scorched me more and more. I tried to make out to myself that I warn't to blame, because I didn't run Jim off from his rightful owner; but it warn't no use, conscience up and says, every time, "But you knowed he was running for his freedom, and you could a paddled ashore and told somebody." That was so—I couldn't get around that noway. That was where it pinched. (16)
Talk about moral crisis. Huck realizes that, according to the laws of the land, he's the wrongdoer, because he's helped Jim escape. And Huck may be a liar and a runaway, but he's not sure he should be breaking any laws. His internal system of morality is in head-on conflict with the external system of laws that he's learned from the widow. Which one's going to win?
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I was sorry to hear Jim say that, it was such a lowering of him. My conscience got to stirring me up hotter than ever, until at last I says to it, "Let up on me—it ain't too late yet—I'll paddle ashore at the first light and tell." I felt easy and happy and light as a feather right off. All my troubles was gone. (16.9)
We hate to break it to you, but almost everyone is happier going along with the dominant social practices—like helping out the Nazis before World War II, or agreeing that black people really should be enslaved. It's way hard to go against everything that you've been taught, and everything that your family and friends believe. No wonder Huck feels better when he decides to rat Jim out.


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Charter of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Synopsys, Inc. (As last amended on September 1, 2015)
Purpose The Audit Committee (the "Committee") is appointed by the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Synopsys, Inc. ("Synopsys") to act on behalf of the Board in fulfilling its financial oversight responsibilities relating to: (i) the integrity of Synopsys' financial statements and accounting and financial reporting processes and Synopsys' systems of internal accounting and financial controls; (ii) the performance of the internal audit services function; (iii) the annual independent audit of Synopsys' financial statements and internal control over financial reporting, the engagement of the independent registered public accounting firm (the "Independent Auditors") and the evaluation of the Independent Auditors' qualifications, independence and performance; (iv) the compliance by Synopsys with legal and regulatory requirements that pertain to Synopsys' financial statements and systems of internal control over financial reporting, and Synopsys' disclosure controls and procedures; (v) the evaluation of enterprise risk issues; and (vi) the fulfillment of the other responsibilities set out herein and as the Board may from time to time prescribe. In addition, the Audit Committee shall serve as the "qualified legal compliance committee" of Synopsys within the meaning of Part 205 of Chapter II of Title 17 of the Federal Register (in such capacity, the "QLCC"). The approval of this Audit Committee Charter shall be construed as a delegation of authority to the Audit Committee with respect to the responsibilities set forth herein.
MembershipThe Audit Committee shall be comprised of three or more directors as determined by the Board, each of whom shall meet the independence and other requirements set forth in (i) the rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market (the "Nasdaq Rules"), and (ii) the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), one of whom shall be designated by the Board as Chairperson. All members of the Audit Committee shall have a basic understanding of finance and accounting and be able to read and understand fundamental financial statements at the time of appointment as required by the Nasdaq Rules. Additionally, at least one member shall have past employment experience in finance or accounting, requisite professional certification in accounting, or other comparable experience or background as required by the Nasdaq Rules and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act").
AuthorityThe Audit Committee shall have full access to all books, records, facilities and personnel of Synopsys as deemed necessary or appropriate by any member of the Audit Committee to discharge his or her responsibilities hereunder, and to investigate any matter brought to its attention within the scope of its duties. The Audit Committee shall have authority to retain, at Synopsys' expense, special legal, accounting or other advisors or consultants as it deems necessary or appropriate in the performance of its duties as set forth in Section 10A(m)(5) of the Act and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC Rules"). The Audit Committee shall have authority to require that any of Synopsys' personnel, counsel, Independent Auditors or investment bankers, or any other consultant or advisor to Synopsys attend any meeting of the Audit Committee or meet with any member of the Audit Committee or any of its special legal, accounting or other advisors and consultants. The Audit Committee shall have the authority to pay, out of Synopsys funds, ordinary administrative expenses that, as determined by the Audit Committee, are necessary or appropriate in carrying out its duties.
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CompensationMembers of the Audit Committee shall receive such fees, if any, for their service as Audit Committee members as may be determined by the Board in its sole discretion. Such fees may include retainers or per meeting fees. Fees may be paid in such form of consideration as is determined by the Board in accordance with applicable law, the Nasdaq Rules and the Act.
Members of the Audit Committee may not receive any compensation from Synopsys except the fees that they receive for service as a member of the Board or any committee thereof.
MeetingsThe Audit Committee shall meet at least four times annually, and thereafter with such frequency as it shall determine necessary or appropriate for it to fulfill its responsibilities under this charter.
MinutesThe Committee will maintain written minutes of its meetings, which minutes will be filed with the minutes of the meetings of the Board.
ReportsThe Committee shall provide regular reports to the Board regarding the deliberations, actions taken and recommendations of the Committee.


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Nanosilver Markets 2011
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Nanosilver -- whether in powder, ink or nanostructure form - promises all that industrial silver offers but at a higher performance level. Thus nanosilver inks are more conductive and cure at lower temperatures than equivalent inks that use conventional silver. Nanosilver powders are highly potent antibacterial agents and solutions made with silver nanostructures seem to be one of the best available alternatives to ITO, widely used as a transparent conductive coating in the display industry.
The suitability of nanosilver for such a broad range of applications is encouraging and has drawn a large number of firms into the nanosilver business. These include everything from major multinationals who believe there is enough money in nanosilver to impact thebottom line to VC-backed start-ups offering the latest silver nanostructures. In the middle there are a growing number of mid-cap firms offering fairly generic nanosilver powders of various kinds.
Nonetheless, the nanosilver market faces important challenges. Although the amounts of nanosilver needed to perform a given task can often be less than for an equivalent standard silver preparation, nanosilver products are currently very expensive and may be hard for potential customers to cost justify. In addition, there are concerns that widespread use of the material' s otherwise useful antimicrobial properties will cause unexpected negative health and environmental effects. As a result, there are now growing regulatory barriers to the use of nanosilver that could cool sales significantly in the coming years.
With all this in mind, this new report from NanoMarkets analyzes the opportunities presented by nanosilver over the next eight years. The report covers nanomaterials, including nanopowders and other silver nanostructures; nanosilver-based inks, pastes and adhesives, and nanocomposite materials. This report focuses on all the leading applications for nanosilver and also provides coverage on the product development and marketing strategies of the leading players. As with all NanoMarkets reports, this publication provides eight-year forecasts for these materials broken out in both volume and value terms.
NanoMarkets has been reporting on industrial uses of silver and silver-based products for over five years, and this is our latest report in this space. Other areas covered in reports by NanoMarkets include "Silver Inks and Pastes," "Silver in Photovoltaics Markets" and Silver Powders and Flakes.


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World Cup notebook: U.S. support at new heights; Dallas' Gonzalez mentored by Landon Donovan
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Today's matches
France vs. Nigeria, 11 a.m. (ESPN, Ch. 23 in Spanish): The Group E-winning French, who scored eight goals in opening wins against Honduras and Switzerland, have overcome the complete failure of the 2010 tournament and are brimming with confidence. Right back Bacary Sagna went as far as to say it would be a "failure" not to win the tournament. Meanwhile, Nigeria managed to navigate a bonus payments dispute to escape with a second-place finish in a group featuring Argentina.
Germany vs. Algeria, 3 p.m. (ESPN, Ch. 23 in Spanish): Algeria seeks revenge for the 1982 group stage finale that became known as "The Disgrace of Gijon," when West Germany and Austria played the last 80 minutes without any real effort to score since the result, a 1-0 West Germany victory, allowed both to advance. Mario Götze is expected to replace injured forward Lukas Podolski in Germany's starting lineup.
U.S. buoyed by growing support
SAO PAULO — The last time the U.S. played in a World Cup in Brazil, just one American reporter was on hand, using vacation time and paying his own way.
Sixty-four years later, about 100 credentialed U.S. media members are covering the tournament — and that doesn't include staffers from the networks broadcasting the games.
Back home, millions of people are watching on giant screens or office computers, at bars and public gatherings. In their protected Brazilian bubble, U.S. players find out about it via email, text, tweet, Facebook, cable television and all sorts of other inventions that didn't exist in 1950.
"All the bars and the pubs and restaurants are packed, and it's all over social media and people are taking off work," goalkeeper Tim Howard said. "That says a lot. They do that for the Super Bowl. So the fact that they're doing it for the World Cup is special."
Stars in other sports are taking notice. San Francisco pitcher Tim Lincecum pulled on a U.S. road jersey after throwing a no-hitter last week.
This kind of attention and hype would have been unimaginable not just in 1990, when the U.S. returned to the World Cup after a 40-year absence, but even as recently as 2010.
"Obviously when we were in Korea, when we were in Germany, South Africa, the support has always been there, but it's just a lot bigger," said defender DaMarcus Beasley.
Dallas' Gonzalez has notable mentor
SAO PAULO — Landon Donovan is still playing a role for the U.S. World Cup team: supporting defender Omar Gonzalez, a Skyline product and his Los Angeles Galaxy teammate.
Watching from California after being cut from the roster, Donovan supplies tips.
"I send messages back and forth with Landon," Gonzalez said. "He's been great for me, just giving me advice, and it's been great having him there just to talk about things."
A three-time MLS All-Star, the 6-5, 210-pound Gonzalez agreed last August to a multiyear contract paying $1 million in base salary this year and $1.25 million in total compensation. A strong showing at the World Cup could lead to the 25-year-old being sold to a European club.
Dutch airline offends with tweet
RIO DE JANEIRO — What was meant to be a joke has turned into a PR blunder for Dutch airline KLM after it angered Mexican soccer fans by taking to Twitter to celebrate the Netherlands' dramatic comeback victory.
Within minutes of the Netherlands' 2-1 victory over El Tri, KLM let loose on its Twitter feed a picture of an airport departures sign under the heading "Adios Amigos!" Next to the word "Departures" is the image of a man with a mustache wearing a sombrero.
The post immediately went viral, with A-list Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal using not one but two expletives in a 140-character Tweet to tell his 2 million-plus followers that he'll never fly the carrier again. The post was pulled a half-hour later without an explanation. KLM later issued a formal apology.
For its part, Mexican national carrier AeroMexico tweeted its support for the country's soccer team under an arrivals sign.
"Thank you for this great championship," AeroMexico said. "You've made us proud and we're waiting for you at home."
FIFA selected Algerian referee Djamel Haimoudi for Tuesday's United States-Belgium match. … A record of almost 389,000 tweets were generated in the minute after Chilean defender Gonzalo Jara's penalty shot hit the right post and allowed Brazil to advance Saturday. The previous record of 382,000 followed Percy Harvin's kickoff return in this year's Super Bowl.


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HA celebrates most successful development year with over 1,000 new homes
Published by Anonymous for 24dash.com in Housing and also in Development
Sovereign Housing Association has recorded its most successful year of development, completing over 1,100 new homes.
The 37,500-home provider built 1,104 new homes in 2013/14 across the south and South West, despite a fall in government funding.
The homes Sovereign built in the last financial year surpassed the 1,034 it provided in 2012/13, and included homes for 'affordable' rent, market rent and outright sale, as well as social rent and shared ownership.
Phil Stephens, Sovereign's development and commercial director, said: "There is a huge need for more housing – especially affordable housing - across our operating area and, given rising house prices and the cost of living, I am proud we've been able to provide homes to more than 1,100 households in the past year.
"Operationally it is still a difficult market so our partnerships with developers, local authorities and the government's Homes and Communities Agency have been crucial in getting these homes built."
In 2013/14, Sovereign built:
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• 70 market rent properties
• 26 homes for outright sale at our Beechfields View development in Torbay
"The funding situation is very challenging, but by adopting a commercial mind set and diversifying our portfolio, we have been able to continue to deliver our ambitious development programme, and so meet a very real housing need," Phil Stephens added.
The development programme is a combination of Sovereign's own schemes, joint ventures and Section 106 opportunities with developers as well as properties funded by the Homes and Communities Agency.
Sovereign expects to exceed 1,000 homes built next year, with firm commitments to build at least 1,053 in 2014/15.
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LinkedIn Shares Tumble After Hours
Remember that super-hot LinkedIn IPO? Well, now's your chance to buy more new LinkedIn stock!
Although you might want to wait for it to stop falling first: LinkedIn shares are down 7% after hours, on news the social-networking thingy is going to issue $100 million more in shares.
The stock was recently trading at about $78, compared with its opening-day closing price of $94.25.
Here's their release:
LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE:LNKD) announced today that it has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for a proposed public offering of shares of its Class A common stock. LinkedIn is proposing to sell approximately $100 million of its shares, as well as any shares issued to the underwriters to cover over-allotments. The remaining shares will be sold by existing stockholders.
The principal purposes of this offering are to raise capital for the company, facilitate an orderly distribution of shares and increase the company's public float. The proceeds of the primary portion of the offering will be used to provide additional working capital for LinkedIn, including further expansion of its product development and field sales organizations, for capital expenditures and potential strategic acquisitions or investments. As part of the underwriting procedures, all selling stockholders, as well as all officers and directors, have agreed to lock-up agreements for a period of 90 days following the offering.


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Categories: Fullmetal Alchemist
Characters: Other, Reader, Various
Description: Two years later, you thought everything was over. Unfortunately, it's not. Heartless infiltrated worlds where most can be harmed severely. That's where you come in.
You join Sora on another quest, meeting new people, and possibly even falling in love.
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--Must have some sort of pairing: whether it's Sora or Riku, or a character from the worlds above.
--I suppose you could do more than one world. It'll be challenging to incorporate many relationships (say, for example, KHR! or PoT have a lot of characters. having other worlds could be troublesome). But if you want to do multiple, shoot for it!
--No yaoi or yuri.
--Must state in your summary that you're responding to this challenge. :) I can't wait to read.
--Even if the character is really, REALLY dark, try not to have them turn into a Nobody/Heartless. (Like Mukuro... Or Byakuran... Yeah, you get the gist.)
--I'd prefer if you keep to the worlds above. ;) But you can go whatever.
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You can have love triangles, squares, or other shapes. But don't focus on just meeting and stuff. Try to include some adventure, like saving people and fighting off heartless, and not just romance. ;)
Get crazy, get wild~ Probably the opposite of Bazooka Failure. x) Do your best!
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Getting down and dirty to prevent flooding on the Waldo Canyon Fire burn scar. More than 40 Air Force Academy football players, cheerleaders and dancers took on a mitigation project on Tuesday.
One tool at a time, cadets were hard at work in the wellington gulch.
"I'm just glad to be part of it. Glad I can get out and serve the community a little bit," said Cadet Patrick Halloran, an offensive tackle.
"It's kind of scary to see that this was on fire and now I'm here standing in the same place that was burning up. It's kind of surreal," said cadet and fullback Broam Hart.
The Coalition for the Upper South Platte led the project. Deputy Operations Director Jeff Tienken said, "This is just fantastic. We've been prepping this site since last year with the hopes of a group such as this."
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The football players were happy to offer up their brawn.
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DA Watkins' resign-to-run policy goes away quietly
Good news if you're an ambitious Dallas County prosecutor who might want to step up to a judgeship in 2014. District Attorney Craig Watkins' "resign-to-run" policy for his workers apparently no longer exists.
Watkins had put this policy in place about May 2009, according to a Dallas Morning News story in November 2009 about Chief Public Defender Lynn Richardson's attempt to put in a similar rule, which generated some controversy:
Watkins said he enacted such a policy for his office about six months ago to eliminate influence peddling at the Frank Crowley criminal courthouse downtown.
Watkins said that before he was DA, he remembers seeing defense attorneys negotiating plea deals with prosecutors who were judge candidates and then handing them envelopes with campaign contributions.
"For our system to work better overall, it's a policy that needs to be in place throughout the court system," Watkins said.
So then, if prosecutors wanted to run for judge, they had to give up their steady DA's office paycheck. Today, one of Watkins' current ADAs, Dominique Collins, is a nominee in the race for the Criminal District Court No. 4 bench. The News' has recommended her opponent, Tom Nowak (who has his own history with Watkins' office).
During our candidate interview, we asked Collins about resign-to-run. She said she had no idea whether such a policy existed and that she had received no management static about seeking this felony court bench.
I asked Debbie Denmon, Watkins' new spokeswoman, about resign-to-run. Her response: "Yes, that was the policy in 2009."
Me: "So it's no longer the policy today? When did it change? And why?"
After a little bit of a wait and some back and forth: "DA Watkins doesn't have any comment on his policy, other than what was already stated."
Nowak, ironically, was one of two prosecutors fired after Watkins' successful 2010 re-election run, supposedly for attending the Republicans' election-night party. Watkins has denied a political motive for canning Nowak and veteran John Grau, although they apparently were the only two Watkins' ADAs who hung out with the Republicans that night.
At the time, Nowak said he was called to the office of Watkins' first assistant, Terri Moore, and told to vacate. Moore, he said:
… accused him of "badmouthing Mr. Watkins" and refused his repeated requests for specifics. He doesn't deny Republican sympathies but says he went to the party to support several friends running for office.
"His thin skin was legendary," Nowak said, "but I didn't think it was this bad."
In an unfortunate postscript, Watkins, in January 2001, would fire seven more veteran prosecutors, again with political motive a plausible theory. Jonathan Neerman, then the Dallas County GOP chair, called the firings "disappointingly political" and said they called into question Watkins' integrity.
Collins, who has been with the DA's office for seven years, clearly does not recall a memo rescinding resign-to-run, but she's running as a Democrat. Could be irony. Could be the reason. I guess we'll find out in 2014 if any ADAs run as Republicans.


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> do with string based threadsafe hashmap...any good suggestion for
> that !?]
First, be sure to test the simplest solution: check the number of
requests that are the most requested, if this number is pretty small,
a single array and linear search may be enough. I am serious, bench it
Otherwise, use your language toolkit (using C++ ?) and check hash
tables or btrees (if C++ std::map).
But be sure to test the simplest scheme.
Note that the hardest part is not the hashing/btree/storage but the
cache management: expiration, how many items to be stored in there
Note that for general questions (I mean algorithm) you may have better
luck in groups like c.l.c, c.l.c++ or comp.programming.
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Students can enter the graduate sustainability program in January, February, August or September. 15 credit hours (foundation courses) are required for the Certificate and 30 credit hours are required for the M.S. degree.
Sustainability MBA students should consult with the College of Business graduate program academic advisor to determine a schedule that best combines MBA and sustainability courses. Visit the College of Business website more more specific information. The sustainability concentration requires SU 6003, SU 6013 and SU 6023. Many MBA students choose to complete SU 6043 and SU 6053 to receive the Certificate.
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SU 6003 Sustainable Earth Systems
Studies how the Earth's systems are the model for sustainable and regenerative practice. Students will review basic Earth sciences and analyze the structure and function of abiotic and selected biotic systems to later apply these lessons to human and natural challenges. No prerequisite; introductory course.
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Students learn about the characteristics of a sustainable society and sustainability applications in society. Emphasis will be placed on sustainable applications of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. A final team project will apply sustainable society principles.
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This course teaches students to apply new strategic models, tools, and frameworks to incorporate sustainability and green business principles in the context of sucessful sustainable business practices in a competitive and profitable manner. A final team project will apply sustainable enterprise principles.
SU 6033 Special Topics in Sustainability
This course is designed to more quickly respond to the ever-changing world of sustainability by a one-time course offering that will not likely be frequently repeated. Content will be developed for each offering of the course. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
SU 6043 Capstone Project in Sustainability
This course provides students with the opportunity to evaluate and design a sustainability project. The students will identify a real world problem from their profession or career interests and apply what they have learned from prior sustainability coursework in SU 6003, SU 6013, and SU 6023. Other applications such as LEED AP certification training or other certification training leading to successful complete of certification may be applied.
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The course provides irreplaceable, on-site experiential learning in the world's most sustainable domestic and international destinations and is offered for variable credit. this travel is supported by student research, study and detailed examination of their journey to sustainability, characteristics of success and failure, and the leadership, social, economic and natural factors that facilitated them.
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This course probes more deeply into the nature of the "triple bottom line" – the simultaneous delivery of financial, social, and environmental performance – and expands student's knowledge of specific strategic models, tools, and frameworks and in-depth case studies in leading green business sectors that successfully incorporate social and environmental dimensions in a competitive and profitable manner. Prerequisite: Su 6023
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Students will shadow, serve and study with successful sustainability professionals in the specific specialization, field or level of advancement appropriate to their electives, goals and prior experience for the term of the course. Prerequisites: 24 hours in graduate sustainability
SU 6103 Creation Care and Spiritual Formation
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DEFINING IMAGE: Chow used this night shot of the Everest Base Camp for promotion on a business card, sparking much conversation and enthusiasm for his work. For more about this image, check out the article PDNedu Asks Photographers.
It's no coincidence that people compare doing really difficult things to climbing Mount Everest. The highest mountain in the world measures about 29,000 feet, with 100 mile-per-hour winds at the top and a third of the air we're used to breathing at sea level. Scaling it has cost more than 200 climbers their lives since 1953, and about 120 corpses still lie in Everest's snowy valleys. If Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air is any indication, you have to be a serious badass to even consider it.
In Stefen Chow's case however, climbing Everest is no analogy. He's actually done it—along with Gasherbrum II in Pakistan and Mount McKinley in Alaska—all with his camera in tow. But the difference between Chow and other mountaineers who record their summits for the folks back home is that for him, capturing the wildness of the mountain has spun into a professional photography career.
Initial Ascent
At first, it was just a hobby.
Malaysian-born, Singaporean-raised Chow became a mountain enthusiast on his first climb of Mount Ophir in Malaysia at age 15. The 4,000-foot rainforest mountain climb was thwarted when his group was attacked by bees, but Chow was hooked. "I was unscathed, and I got very intrigued with the mountain, as it revealed the best and worst in people, including myself," Chow remembers. "It just got me going for more."When it was time for college, math/science-inclined Chow majored in mechanical engineering at the National University of Singapore, graduating in 2003. He then took a job in Singapore with the German company Optibelt Asia Pacific. But as customary with recent college graduates looking for something more in life, Chow daydreamed of snowy mountains, not engineering. He started training to climb as a representative of his university, first traveling to New Zealand for a foundations course in mountaineering and then making seven expeditions in the Himalayas and Karakorams during the next three years. All this climbing was in preparation for the big one—Mount Everest—and through it all, he was snapping photos of his travels.
"Every time I went up the mountains, I had to take pictures," says Chow, who started with his father's old Nikon F2 film camera before graduating to the F60, F80 and eventually Nikon's D3X and D3S. "I wasn't that excited about taking pictures before, but on the mountains, I kept pushing myself, and the obsession to improve my photography became stronger each time."
Naturally, Chow showed his images to his friends and family, who encouraged him to consider shooting professionally. But in Singapore's equatorial location—where visions of high peaks are a rare novelty—he figured it was just lip service; his friends would be impressed by anyone's adventure travel shots. It wasn't until Chow began taking his book to local photography exhibitions and lectures that he thought there may be something to all that praise.
During one such exhibition, attended by New York–based United Nations photographer John Isaac, Chow approached the photojournalist, hoping for an informal review of his work. "I said, 'Hey, John, I have some photos that I really want your opinion about,'" Chow remembers. "After he saw the first two Everest photos, he hugged me.
I was quite surprised by the reaction, but he told me that my work was really strong and that I needed to get it out to people. That confirmation got me thinking that maybe my photos are special in some way."
Plunge Step
After that, Chow knew he would have to forge ahead quickly in order to seriously consider photography as a profession. In 2007, he left his then fiancée in Singapore and flew to New York City to photo assist and take classes at the International Center of Photography. Living on Rector Street in downtown Manhattan, Chow says the eight-month experience was invaluable.
"As a young, starting photographer, I was lost, but in New York, I was surrounded by people with the same dreams and photographers with 30 and 40 years of experience that I'd seen in magazines and posters," he says. "It's an infectious, incredible atmosphere, and I felt very welcomed by people who were willing to share resources and information."
During his stint in the States, Chow worked with editors from Sports Illustrated, Bloomberg News and the Associated Press. He also attended the Eddie Adams Workshop, which he counts as a defining chapter in his career. "So many photographic greats that I respected were there in the flesh and willing to talk to attendees," Chow says. "I asked questions like 'Is the work that I am doing right?' and 'What does it take to be a photographer for a lifetime?' Both questions were answered at length, in depth, and the workshop blew my mind."
Chow's mentors suggested that with his fluency in English and Chinese, China would be a great base for getting substantial photography assignments. So he made plans to move to Beijing in 2008, not entirely sure how he would fund not only himself but also his new wife, who would be a full-time student.
Six months before their scheduled move, a lucky break came through in the form of Chow's first major job. Keppel Shipyard—which converts super tankers into floating oil refineries—offered Chow a two-year contract to document its massive Singapore facility. "They wanted me to do a book for them, so I had full access to the shipyard and the 18,000 people they employed," Chow says. "It was incredible; I felt like I was an engineer again, but this time going in as a photographer."
The Keppel assignment paid enough to cover Chow's travel costs between Singapore and Beijing, thereby assisting with the couple's transition to China. "We didn't have enough savings to support my wife's education and living for two years at the beginning, but I said I would figure it out," Chow says. "It was photography that supported us all the way."
With photos documenting several different genres as a result of the shipyard assignment—from adventure to corporate to editorial—Chow's original idea to be a photojournalist had expanded. Rather than boxing himself in by focusing on where his photos would eventually land, he started building his identity by his images' voice and style. "I'm not really a photojournalist; I would call myself a photographer," he says. "My images look authentic, and there's a voice and concept behind them. I can lend my voice to any topic."
Reaching Summit
So far this tactic has worked. In addition to corporate assignments, Chow has gotten his share of editorial work in Beijing—most notably, a 16-page layout in the German magazine GEO, documenting China's top scientists and science facilities. Editor Ruth Eichorn wanted a modern, commercial feel, with all the lights and softboxes of a major production. Chow's background in engineering—with hours spent in the lab and a familiarity with how scientists conduct experiments—proved invaluable.
"Scientists are not used to working with a photographer for ten hours a day and are not professional models—especially in China, so it was very challenging on multiple levels," Chow recalls. "I did specific background research on each scientist so I could discern how their instruments and lab surroundings relate to their specific field of study. Then I did a mock shoot to show them what I was trying to do, and once they realized I was serious and professional about it, they were willing to invest their time in me."
Other clients have invested in Chow as well. He's worked with Time magazine, the Wall Street Journal and Cartier, among others, and is currently represented by Aurora Photos. He was nominated for PDN's 30 and the World Press Photo Masterclass, and his personal and professional works have been exhibited in Los Angeles, Paris, Beijing and Singapore.
With all the success of the past five years, Chow says the most useful tool in building successful relationships is consistently producing good work.
"It's not difficult to make a first contact with a magazine or company, but especially if you're just starting, magazines want to see both your personal work and your client work, plus know that you can do it on a consistent basis," he says "This is more important than a fancy e-mail, promo or gifts to a magazine, and it allows me to operate far from where many publications are based and still get regular work."
And if this philosophy suddenly fails him, Chow will still be climbing. In addition to scaling Denali last June (hauling 127 pounds of gear, 40 of it camera equipment), he's planning a South African climbing trip in mid-2011. He was featured in a group exhibition at ICP in January and is regularly getting assignments from his home base in Beijing.
"It's important to know that as a photographer, you're helping someone do his or her job," he says of his accomplishments. "An editor is always looking for a good photographer but also for someone who's pleasant to work with; you want to build bridges, not burn them. That attitude has helped me secure many long-term relationships."
THE SUMMIT IN VIEW: Everest climbers approach the 8,000 meter mark, with the summit in view at left. Altitudes this high are known as the Death Zone, because the amount of oxygen present can not sustain life.How does Chow actually maneuver his camera equipment and climbing gear while on the side of a mountain? Here's what he said:
"It is probably one of the only forms of photography where you have the same duties as an actual expedition team member while doubling as a photographer. I take more weight (my load was 127 pounds on Denali) and split the same chores with the rest of my team. When we reach our destination after a long ten-hour slough uphill, I am the first team member snapping away, so we don't miss the crucial moments. Even if I'm exhausted, I know this is the point when emotions are laid bare; it's the most honest form of photography. One of the most important points is to let your teammates know your role and how it will affect them. Sometimes I get ahead of them, and they might have to wait for a while (it feels longer at 23,000 feet). At times, they might have to wait on the rope while I concentrate on a landscape shot on a 45-degree slope. Their understanding makes pressing the trigger a lot simpler—it doesn't stop their grumbling, but at least they understand."
Cameras: Nikon D3X, Nikon D3S, Nikon D700
Lenses: Primes: AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4D, AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.4D IF, AF NIKKOR 180mm f/2.8D IF-ED, PC-E Micro NIKKOR 45mm f/2.8D ED
Zooms: AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED, AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED, AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
Lighting: Nikon SB–900 and Nikon SB–800 AF Speedlights, Bowens and Profoto Light Systems, Pocket Wizard transmitters
Audio: Zoom H4N Sound Recorder, Rode Videomic
Media: Sandisk Extreme IV Compact Flash Cards, Lexar Firewire Card Reader
Storage: Western Digital Hard Disks (MyBook and MyPassport)
Additional Gear: Gitzo Mountaineer Tripod, Manfrotto 055CXP RO3 Carbon Magnesium Tripod, Really Right Stuff Camera Supports
Bags: Think Tank Airport International Roller Bag, Shape Shifter Bag and Skin Modular Set
Computing Power: Apple 15-inch Mac Book Pro, 21-inch and 24-inch iMacs, Apple iPhone, iPad, Wacom Tablet
Editing Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4, Adobe Lightroom 3, Capture One Pro


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Topps Tiles expects rise in full year salesTopps Tiles has said it expects to report a 2% increase in UK revenues for the 53 weeks to October 2, 2010.
In a trading update released today, the company said it expects to see revenues in the region of £182.4m, up 2% from 2009, when revenues reached £178.8m in the UK.
When restated on a same reporting week basis, the total revenues will be broadly flat compared to 2009, said the update, while like-for-like revenues from UK stores are expected to show an increase of 1.7%, compared to a 13.1% decline last year.
Q4 revenues are expected to have increased by around 3.1% compared with the same period in 2009, with like-for-likes increasing by around 4%.
The board expects adjusted pre-tax profit for the 53-week period to be within the range of analysts' estimates, which is between £14.5m and £17.1m.
The group is currently trading from a total of 313 stores in the UK, having opened 12 and closed or relocated eight during the period.
The board will announced preliminary results for the period on Tuesday, November 30.
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