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Join SEIA and GTM Research for a webinar covering the highlights of the U.S. Solar Market Insight: 2013 Year In Review. 2013 was an historic year for the U.S. solar industry, driven in part by a record level of installations in the fourth quarter. The webinar will touch on some of the main drivers of this historical growth as well as expectations and challenges for the market in 2014 and beyond.
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Earlier this month, Cheniere Energy (NYSEMKT: LNG ) announced that it was going to make an Initial Public Offering for Cheniere Energy Partners LP Holdings, LLC. If you own shares in any part of Cheniere or may be considering owning shares, then you may be asking yourself how the company will have three separate publicly traded entities all centered on a single LNG terminal. It's a pretty complex maze, but let's break it down so you can better understand how your investment in the Cheniere Energy suite generates income.
Where's the money?
The easiest way for anyone to understand how the fleet of Cheniere energy companies works is to start with where the company makes money: the LNG terminals and the associated pipelines. Right now the Sabine Pass LNG terminal, all of its pipeline assets, and the $250 million in take-or-pay contracts for the LNG regassification facility signed with both Total (NYSE: TOT ) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX ) are currently held by Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSEMKT: CQP ) .
Cheniere Energy Partners then has four separate entities that own it. Cheniere Energy is the general partner, with a 2% share in the limited partnership. As the general partner, it has incentive distribution rights that will kick in once Cheniere Energy Partners starts to generate a surplus of operational cash. The rest of Cheniere Energy Partners is divided up among public shareholders, Cheniere Energy Partners LP Holdings, and private equity firm Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX ) .
Of the 365 million shares of Cheniere Energy Partners distributed to these various entities, only 21% are currently entitled to the distributions the company pays out. By Aug. 9, 2017, or after the third liquefaction train comes online at the facility, which ever comes first, any Class B shares owned by Blackstone Group and Cheniere Energy Partners LP Holdings -- 39.7% of shares outstanding -- will convert to common shares and receive distributions as well. The remaining 37% shares are subordinated shares owned by the holding company, which will start to receive distributions once the MLP generates enough distributable cash for all other shares as well as pay off the debts incurred as the company paid distributions before it was generating cash flow.
Based on the estimates from Cheniere's recent investor presentation, Cheniere Energy Partners should receive $1.2 billion in distributable cash flow from its operating subsidiaries, and any leftover cash from Cheniere Energy Partners will be distributed to these holders.
So where does the IPO come into play?
The IPO of Cheniere Energy Partners LP Holdings -- which will trade under the New York Mercentaile exchange under the symbol CQH -- will be a public offering on that 55.9% ownership in Cheniere Energy Partners. Shareholders in Cheniere Energy Partners LP Holdings will split ownership of this new entity with the general partner, Cheniere Energy. But since the IPO hasn't been completed yet, the share of ownership for each isn't determined. What makes owning this part of the company compelling to investors over the MLP is that it's a C corporation, so the company pays income taxes on the distributions and the investors don't need to worry about the K-1.
One thing that makes it less attractive, though, is that as a shareholder you are not entitled to voting rights to the board of directors. The general partner will have the only shares with voting rights in the company, unless the general partner owns less than 25% of the shares outstanding on the holding company.
The supreme leader
What about the head of the company, Cheniere Energy? This part of the company will generate its income from the general partnership stake in the MLP, as well as any dividends it may receive from the holding company. As the MLP starts to generate surplus operational cash and increase its distribution, then Cheniere Energy will receive incentive distribution rights based on this structure.
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What this means is that the total share of the distributions from the MLP will increase early on and the general partner will not grow as quickly. Once those subordinated share obligations are met, though, the general partner will receive a larger and larger share of the the distributable cash flow as those incentive distribution rights kick in. Also, Cheniere Energy is the part of the company that owns the second proposed LNG facility at Corpus Christi, Texas. Unless the company decides to transfer ownership to one of its subsidiaries, then any income generated by that facility will go directly to Cheniere Energy.
What a Fool believes
It's not easy keeping the Cheniere Energy story straight with so many different entities all trying to carve up a piece of one LNG terminal, but investors in any iteration of Cheniere should know how that part of the company makes money going forward. Early on, the holding company may be the more attractive pick, but as those subordinated shares are fulfilled then the general partner could be the best bet for the future of the company.
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NourishedEm, I hear you on how frustrating that is. I have less than 6 months until I'm done school and can officially call myself a nurse, but it drives me CRAZY sitting through classes on diabetes or dealing with diabetic patients because there is so much misinformation! Sitting through a CW nutrition class. Ugh.
The wife & I expected weight loss and got it in spades. Both of us broke through 35 year plateaus.
Totally unexpected results so far [8 weeks into our Primal/Paleo diet]
1) DRAMATIC improvements in Wife's blood pressure & heart rate. For the first time in 40 years, her BP is normal & her HR is super normal.
2) No more pains in her right knee
My own unexpected results.
1) I have just finished with my annual cold in RECORD TIME of only 1 week. A cold for me is devastating because it always goes into my chest, and I suffer for many weeks. This year for the first time, it broke & started clearing up in days instead of weeks.
2) My resting heart rate had been high for decades. As in 95 to 105. I thought that was normal for me. Now my resting HR is down to 80 to 85, and it gets down there rapidly.
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Sorry, but the American Diabetes Assn promotes the SAME High Carb Low Fat food Pyramid promoted by the FDA. So, too does the Diabetes doctors. Will you be willing to do at least a telephone interview if I can get the attention of FOX News or Michael Moore?
I'm looking for professional whistle blowers willing to expose the TRUTH.
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Most major thing - no migraines. Weird little bonus (maybe not so little), all of those pills I used to eat from my medicine cabinet - they're staying in that medicine cabinet. Honestly - how friggin' crazy - I can't recall the last time I needed ibuprofen, excedrin migraine, benadryl, or a sleep aid. I used to call ibuprofen the "athlete's' best friend"
Oh... come to think of it .... I don't even know what to call this, but for five years or so I've had what looks like a bruise on one ankle - a cluster of broken blood vessels under the skin, that fades when pressed but doesn't hurt. Friends grin at me wryly and say you get those as you age. Hrmph. Anyway, it hasn't disappeared, but it's definitely fading. Give it another few months and I think it'll be gone.
By the way, it's actually really encouraging how many medical professionals there are here. May you all crown your careers by writing new standard text books and sitting (or stomping, if you prefer) on government committees.
I think my BPH issues are getting better, too. I've been on PB about 2 weeks.
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IBS symptoms are mostly gone. I hardly ever fart anymore. In fact, that is how I can tell if something I eat when out had any hidden flour or sugar. If it makes me fart -it did.
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Kohl's eliminating about 60 corporate positions
Kohl's Corp. said approximately 60 positions at its corporate offices will be eliminated over the next several months.
Jen Johnson said the company is turning some accounts payable and sales audit positions over to a third-party vendor.
"This is not a decision we took lightly," Johnson said in a statement. She said the corporation believes "this is the best choice to serve the long-term needs of the business and improve process efficiencies."
Johnson said the affected employees are being offered severance packages and outplacement services to assist in their transition.
The employees were told Wednesday. Terminations are expected to begin Dec. 1 and continue through the end of February, the company said.
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East Palestine school board to meet
EAST PALESTINE - Members of the East Palestine school board will meet at noon Sunday in the EPES Media Center.
United Local Booster Club to meet
HANOVERTON - United Local Athletic Booster Club's meeting begins at 6 p.m. Monday in the high school library.
Salem Public Library's Spy School set
SALEM - Children in kindergarten through sixth grade are invited to be secret agent librarians and break a code, uncover secret information and learn the tricks of the spy trade at Salem Public Library's Spy School on Feb. 18. Sessions begin at 11 a.m. or 2 p.m. Classes will include Disguises 101, Stealth Training, and Code Breaking followed by a spy mission. The program is free, but requires registration starting Feb. 11, at the library or by calling 330-332-0042, option 3.
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SALEM - J.R. Straley, director of food services for Salem City Schools, will prepare the meal for the Banquet in Salem to be served from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Memorial Building. The sponsors are the Salem High School Chapter of National Honor Society and the Spanish Club. The meal offers tomato soup, barbecue ribs, homemade macaroni and cheese, tropical fruit salad, green beans, fresh fruit and vegetables and assorted desserts. Additional sponsors are needed. For information call Patty Colian at 330-831-2169.
Lisbon school board to meet Tuesday
LISBON - The regular meeting of the Lisbon Exempted Village Board of Education begins at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the board room at the BOE office.
Columbiana school board to meet
COLUMBIANA - The Columbiana Exempted Village Schools Board of Education's meeting is slated at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the high school media center.
Salem 1939 lunch set at Salem Hills
SALEM The Salem High School Class of 1939 plans to meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 13 at the Salem Hills Golf and Country Club.
Leetonia 1962 breakfast planned
LEETONIA - Leetonia High School Class of 1962 will meet for breakfast at 9 a.m. Feb. 15 at Das Dutch Haus in Columbiana.
Deming retirees to hold breakfast
SALEM - Deming retirees and former employees are invited to breakfast at 8 a.m. Feb. 19 at the Salem Hills Golf and Country Club.
Salem Library book sale scheduled
SALEM - Salem Public Library's semi-annual, used book sale, sponsored by Salem Public Library Memorial Fund Association, will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 2 in the gymnasium of St. Paul School, 925 E. State St. The sale will include adult fiction and non-fiction, regular and large print books, children's books, audio-visual materials, magazines and more. For information stop in or call the library at 330-332-0042.
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SALEM - Vendor and/or advertising tables, sponsorship and event tickets are available for the Salem Community Center's fourth annual Women's Night Out on March 20. Women's Night Out centers around information, products and services for females of all ages. Event tickets will only be available through March 11. For information or to purchase tickets call 330- 332-5885 or stop by the SCC front desk.


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Yemen to hold national reconciliation conference on March
Alsahwah.net- Minister of Legal Affairs
Mohammad Al-Mikhlafi has said that preparations are ongoing to hold a national
reconciliation conference on the upcoming March, pointing out that the
conference aims to prevent any future conflicts or human rights violations.
In an interview with an Emirati newspaper, he
affirmed that a law drift of " transitional justice" is prepared,
affirming that this draft is designed to give justice to those people affected
by political conflicts from the 1995 civil war until 2011.
He further said that this draft focuses on violations
of human rights committed in 2011 against peaceful protests.
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All lecture theatres have integrated audio-visual and projection facilities. The Presentation Services Team has an ongoing programme to upgrade the equipment in all Pooled lecture theatres and seminar rooms across the campus.
Problems with the audio visual equipment in the pool rooms should initially be reported to the local technician. Each of the pool rooms has a notice with contact details of the locally based technician responsible for the room. Should you not be able to contact the local technician then you should contact the Presentation Services Co-ordinator.
Problems with the Induction Loops should be reported to Tim James on 88143.
The Cardiff University Wireless Network is available free to University staff, students and invited guests in many of the pool rooms. For a list of wireless locations please visit INSRV's Wireless Network web pages.
Trust Staff: Following a recent re-imaging of the Heath Park pool room PCs, Trust staff will now only have access to the workstations and not the University network or internet. Please contact the Roombookings Team for workstation log-in details. Please also note that University computers do not support hospital encrypted USB sticks.
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With Hallowe'en just passed, it brings to mind another spectre that appears to have been revived: Individual Pension Plans (IPPs). And it's good news for business owners.
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This year marks a milestone for Newport as it was ten years ago this month that we launched the company…one that we envisioned would be a home for successful entrepreneurs and other high net worth families to invest with professionals and access trusted advice on all wealth management matters. On behalf of everyone at Newport, thank you to our 600 families we serve across the country and to the friends of the firm for contributing to our vision and helping to make the dream a reality. It has been a privilege which we do not take for granted.
Imagine for a moment, the federal government gave you the opportunity to create a corporate pension plan, just for you. A plan that would provide you with dependable income in retirement – much like that enjoyed by teachers or civil servants – funded by your corporation.


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Polls for city and school board elections are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today in Lubbock County.
Here is an overview of the races, candidates and places to vote, according the Lubbock County Elections website...
Just a few hours before filing deadline, two of the city's races got a bit more competition as did those for the Lubbock Independent School District Board of Trustees.
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Gorgeous, as usual. I nominate Becky as the queen of bargellos.
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Beautiful! I would love to know the name of this, and where to get the pattern.
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Your use of color is AMAZING!!! love to have this "NAVAJO INSPIRED" (as I call it) pattern!!! Keep up the FAB work!!!
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The logo from the hit film Ghostbusters inspired any number of imitations, from "Cub busters" during the baseball play-offs to "pricebusters" in various ads, Fritzbusters and Reaganbusters in the election and even Trollbusters (Santa Cruz, Calif. punks who beat up indigent street people called "trolls" because they seek shelter under the city's bridges). Los Angeles Times sports columnist Scott Ostler finally organized his readers to put a halt to it. Those who signed up, of course, were "Buster Busters."
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Ted Kennedy Jr. to run for Connecticut Senate
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Ted Kennedy Jr. is planning to run for the state Senate in Connecticut in his first bid for public office.
The son of the late U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, of Massachusetts, will announce Tuesday he intends to seek the Democratic nomination for the 12th Senatorial District, two people with knowledge of the decision said.
Kennedy, 52, is a health-care lawyer who lives in Branford, a coastal town near New Haven, and has been mentioned as a possible political candidate.
As a member of one of America's most prominent political families, Kennedy has campaigned on behalf of Democratic politicians, including Connecticut U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, and President Barack Obama.
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HUB 01 is a mobile housing terminal developed by dmvA and Office A3 and presented during the international Biennial 'Interieur'. The concept is based on three principles; 'mobility', 'personalized student rooms' and 'educational design'.
In view of globalization the idea is to provide an opportunity to students to take their own room to different places and attach it to a central terminal by a 'plug-in' system. A prototype of this terminal is built in Courtrai and follows the form of an I-phone. This mobile terminal houses a central kitchen, a living room and a bathroom. By a simple connecting system (hidden by the yellow accordion) the individualized rooms can be attached to the terminal.
The rooms all have different concepts. One concept is 'back to basics', based on ecological principles and clad with plants. Another one is based on passive living, walls are completely clad with solar panels and a wind-turbine is placed on the roof. The one with the skate platform was placed in the center of Courtrai during the Biennale, but can also be attached to the terminal. Three minimalistic white units of 6 m2 each, provide a bed, toilet and workspace to those students who want to live and work without being distracted.
The central terminal is based on dimensions of a container 244 x 600 and can be dismounted in case it should be moved. The project is a vision on the future of learning, the future of living and the future of the student, educational design.
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text: More thoughts on research topics. Decision Alignment <http://erights.org/decision/>. Bill Tulloh and I have been talking about a larger taxonomic framework in which to organize plan coordination issues, both the emphasize the analogies between the human world and the computational world, as well as to draw attention to the continuity of these issues across the interface between these worlds. Say we have a system complex enough to describe in terms of interacting intensional entities, say Alice and Bob, and potential cooperative interactions between Alice and Bob. Imagine that Alice is attempting to subcontract/delegate some portion of her job to Bob. In any such system, we need to examine how Alice can influence Bob to behave in a manner more likely to serve Alice's interests. In the human world, when the question is put this way, the conventional economic point of view too quickly focuses on incentives almost exclusively as the answer. Indeed, our overall label, "Decision Alignment", is a takeoff on "Incentive Alignment". I say "too quick" because incentives only become the limiting issue after various more fundamental issues have been dealt with. For example, how hard is it for Alice to explain to Bob what Alice needs in terms Bob can understand and act on? By jumping to incentive issues, the conventional economic perspective assume away the difficulty of these logically prior issues. Even after explanations are adequate, incentives are rarely sufficient by themselves for Alice to shape Bob's behavior, because Bob may have too many "moral hazard" opportunities. By contrast, if Alice can grant Bob only narrow least authority, which is as relevant in the human world as we hope it will be in the computational world, this will often reduce Alice's risks from Bob more than incentive issues can. In the human world, the distinction between what we call "inspection" vs "monitoring" is often fuzzy. But the logical distinction is still meaningful. By "monitoring", we mean watching (sampling) Bob's output, how he behaves. By "inspection", we mean examining Bob's internal mechanism, how he's constituted, to figure out if the logic of Bob's internal mechanism means he's unlikely to misbehave in certain ways. Once we see that Alice can use all five techniques to shape Bob's behavior, we can examine how Alice can make synergy between these techniques. For example, when Alice couples least authority with incentive alignment, now Alice only has to worry about moral hazards within the narrower set of choices left open to Bob. -- Text by me above is hereby placed in the public domain Cheers, --MarkM


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Processor: Intel Core i5 430M
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The Lenovo IdeaPad Z560 0914-3YU is par for the course when it comes to performance, and its 15.6-inch screen makes it a wonderful productivity machine for multitaskers. But a small battery and bloatware bog down this laptop for achieving a better score. If you have a big bankroll, the MacBook Pro 15-inch (Thunderbolt) (4 stars) is our current Editors' Choice in the desktop replacement category, but $2,199 is a bit much
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NVIDIA GeForce 310M: The GeForce 310M is the successor of the GeFore G210M and based on the same chip with very similar clock rates (shader speed +30MHz to 1530MHz).
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Syracuse, NY -- I know I've been a Sad Sack when it comes to where things are going with the economy. So I'll pass along this fresh news item, hot off the wire:
Retailers report May results above expectations
NEW YORK (AP) -- Tax rebate checks gave consumers a little extra money in their pockets during May, but most were still spending conservatively, buying necessities such as food and gas and shying away from splurging on clothing or furniture. The result was some better-than-expected sales for the nation's retailers, with lower-priced merchants like discounters and wholesale clubs showing the strongest gains.
Accordingly, Costco Wholesale Corp. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. were among the strongest performers, but fewer rebate dollars made their way to the mall, and retailers such as Gap Inc. and American Eagle Outfitters Inc. missed expectations.
"It was a great month for discount retailers, but the rest of retail is struggling to capture a share of the consumer's wallet," said Patricia Edwards, a portfolio manager and retail analyst at Wentworth, Hauser & Violich in Seattle.
OK, that said, the real heart of this story, to me, lies in the first quote: "It was a great month for discount retailers, but the rest of retail is struggling..."
This is kind of what I've been saying here on the blog -- and in the Store Front e-Newsletter -- the last few weeks. It's going to be discounters such Aldi and Steve & Barry's that are going to see significant boosts. Add Save-A-Lot to that mix. Look for warehouse clubs to get membership boosts. Watch the slumping dollar store niche find new life. Supermarkets might enhance their shopper's club cards to keep their traffic steady.
That's a good thing along the retail bargain road.
What about everything else? How will this play with Carousel's expansion -- remember, we still don't know what's going in there -- and Township 5, Fairmount Fair, the Route 31 corridor...?
It's really starting to concern me that we aren't getting the details about tenants. Really starting to concern me, and not just because higher-end retail might be having a bad quarter or two. You still have to weigh-in the ripple effect of gasoline prices -- there's no end in sight -- and add a heaping helping of the credit crunch...
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NOT SINCE HERBERT HOOVER PROMised a chicken in every pot has there been such a stirring yet simple declaration of culinary-political purpose. "The American people want health," says Waller Scheib III, the newest White House appointee, "but they still want ice cream."
Scheib, 39, though, isn't just some sloganeering politician—he is the nation's new First Chef, picked by Hillary Rodham Clinton to impose healthy American values on the White House kitchen. His appointment (he takes over in mid-April) lays to rest Kitchengate, the tempest in a soup tureen caused when incumbent Pierre Chambrin resigned, reportedly because of the First Lady's preference for low-fat fare.
Scheib, raised in Bethesda, Md., has a culinary pedigree as American as apple pie. "My mother always had something going in the kitchen," he says, "and I was always nosing around, seeing what was going on."
After graduating from "the other CIA"—the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y.—in 1979, Scheib worked at the Capitol Hilton in Washington (where he met his wife, Jean, now 35, also a chef) and then at the Boca Raton Resort & Club in Florida before becoming executive chef at the Greenbrier resort in While Sulphur Springs, W.Va., in 1991. There he supervised a staff of 200 and, yes, served healthy meals. "Our light dishes are indistinguishable from normal food," he says. "It's good food; it's just lower fat." But what if the First Family wants hamburger? "If they want a great burger," says Scheib, "you give them a burger better than they expected."
Scheib, who has two sons, 6 and 3, has just one regret—that his mother, Jean, who died last month at 67, didn't live to see his appointment. "She got me started on the road," he says. "It would have been nice for her to see the final destination."
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Not so peaceful at the peaceful island
Although this was my first visit to Amanpulo it was my fourth experince of an Aman resort. I therefore feel that i have some degree of insight to be able to write this review as i am aware it may upset some of those who have experinced this resort and think very highly of it. I was looking forward to an amazing experience similar to those that i had encountered when visiting other aman resorts. Unfortunately, that wasn't to be. I will not return to what is a beautiful setting which aman so brilliantly excell in. However, my partner and i experienced annoying problems and issues. Some of these problems were not the fault of the mangement as it involved other visitors to the resort, but some issues, i belive were. Two of the large villas on the island with 4 bedrooms each had been rented out to three families with lots of children. Before i continue, can i say that i am not anti children or anti children being at the resort. I infact come from a large familiy with many children. However, the 13 children ranging between 9 and 16 spoilt the atmosphere on many occaisions. Mainly as a result of the parents simply not being there to supervise activities. I can accept noise and fun around the pool. But at times this was excessive, shouting for drinks and cocktails, dive bombing into the pool, shouting for the waiter, screamimg at each other. At times the pool area looked and resembled a public pool a strewn with inflatables. The children were under 16 but clearly drinking acohol. They were driving around the island on the golf carts throwing stones and trying to run over the birds on the island. I can imagine these buggies being seen as some sort of excitement for the children, but the resort information clearly states no children under 16 to drive. One evening at the beach club we were having dinner. The cost of this came to around �130 british pounds. However, it was spoilt by the unsupervised children running and screamimg through the beach club shouuting for drinks. The parents came later, one of the few times i saw them with their kids, obvioulsy slightly drunk, with towels wrapped around themselves rather than shorts or clothes, shouting and screaming encouraging their children to take their clothes off and go skinny dipping. sitting on the bar, not at it. Not what i wanted to experince while having a 5 star meal. Now, i really don't mind if the parents want to let their kids drink, i don't mind shouting and screaming or even skinny dipping as long as it is around their own villa and not in the public area at dinner time when we're trying to eat. The poor waiter apologised, called for the manager. We were given a free beach side dinner the next eveining, but i am afraid that wasn't really the point or what i expect from this resort. I will concede that one could argue that this was not the fault of the manager. Unfortunately, there were other issues. We booked late for this holiday and all the beach side casitas were full, so we opted for a hill side casita. This was great with fantastic views over the sea and island in the distance (better view than from a beach side to be honest). However, the resort was full most of the 10 days we had there and i am afraid amanpulo didn't do full capcity very well. One huge problem came when during the day we went to the beach club, unfortunately, there are only 6 beach beds for those guest who don't have a beach casita (beach casitas have access to the beach and there own beds and umbrella) If you look on the aman web page and find the photo of the beach club with white sand and blue sky you will see the beds and umbrellas in the picture and also see how close they are to one another. They are extremely close together and not at all private. Anyway, private or not, they were all full. So here i am on this lovely 5 star island with no where to sit on the beach. We did seek the manger out who arranged for sunbeds to be set up on the beach, but i didn't expect to have to get up early to bag a sunbed. Also, the beach club had this irritation of palying 24 hour music. Now i can understand the 'chill out' music could be played to get you in the mood, but slience would have been nice at times. However, i didn't expect or want Doris Day singing 'what ever will be will be, our future's not ours to see.....' and some other crooner singing 'moon river' . In other aman resorts the staff were in - obtrusive. Friendly, gracefull and gracious. If you left your villa etc by the time you returned your villa would have been cleaned ready for your return etc. You simply didn't feel there was any intrusion. However, this was not the case in amanpulo. The staff were friendly, so please don't get me wrong, but although this may sound pedantic after experincing other aman resprts i really don't want the staff knocking on my door asking if they could turn the bed down or change the fruit. I just don't feel amanpulo did 'full capcity' very well. There was no greetings of hello or goodbye by name as is the tradmark of aman, by any of the staff, probably due to the fact the resort was full and staff simply couldn't remember names. Again, this sounds rather lame, but maybe not when you are paying for a different level of service. The bedtime snacks you recieved on your return to the casita at night , apart from being not very apertising, were dressed on a plain saucer (used for cups) and covered in cling film!! very 5 star (not). similarly, I appreciate it is an island, and i can accept 1 or even 2 items of the menu not being available, but when it got to 3 and 4 times it was just silly. To summarise, it is a lovely setting, but not the exclusive retreat i had hoped for. The maldives do this style of holiday and resort so much better, especially if you look at the top end of the market. I believe the resort was built in 1993 and to be honest i think it looks a little tired and dated. I appreciate the philosophy of aman and using local and traditional workmanship etc, but it really could do with a face lift and given the cost of staying there i am sure they could afford to do this. As for the amenities i do not mind or care if the casitas have TV's and DVD's or not, but if they are advertising caista that come with this facility and technology i just hope they update to fit more in line with 21st century technology and be less intrusive and obvious. I didn't enjoy this huge black blob of a TV been stuck on the end on the bench with another stack next to it for the DVD and CD, it just didn't look or feel classy- less obvious would be good. I was an avid fan of aman and have never minded what some critics say are somewhat inflated costs for what you get, but this has certainly scarred me and has left me feeling that aman can get it wrong. I will look more closely at what other hotels have to offer next time beofre simply heading for an aman hotel.
My husband and I stayed at the Amanpulo on our recent trip to South East Asia. We had just come from the Four Seasons in Langkawi, one of the most beautiful hotels we ever stayed at, and were curious about the Amanpulo.
first of all, we have never seen a more beautiful island, the water, and the beach are just paradise. You cannot get enough of the turquoise sea. We spent many hours snorkelling, swimming and diving in the perfect water.
As for the hotel, the Amanpulo is really nice. I wouldn't say it's wonderful, as you can see that it is aging a little bit. But the service was excellent most of the time, and the setting is just superb. The food is ok, but again not excellent. Would we go there again? Absolutely, but for the water, not for the hotel. If the Amanpulo wasn't set on this paradise island, I don't think we would go back.
Picture perfect
ive been to many beaches and amanpulo one of the very few that captured my heart. the sand and the ocean is just breathtaking. i cannot wait to be back in amanpulo. it's a bit sad that only few people ever heard this paradise.
From the moment you check into the Aman lounge at Manilla airport you know you are in for something very special.On arriving on the island you are greeted by the staff and are whisked away on your "golf cart" for a quick tour of the island before arriving at your "casitta"We had a beach "casitta" which had its own short private path to the beach, and what a beach, the whitest sand I have ever seen and the water glistened from the palest green to the deepest tourquois, you can walk to the reef and snorkle, and in places it is like being in a glass of water its so clear.The "casittas" each had wall to wall windows,giving a spetacular view of the water and neighbouring island.A king bed and seating area, a huge bathroom with dressing area and seperate shower and soaking tub, fresh fruit daily, water, and wonderful toilet products ,fluffy towels and a great cotton robe to lounge about in.Outside a large deck with two day-beds and a hammock, all in private surrounds. With-in being on the island for half an hour ,all the staff know you by name and their sole purpose is to make sure you get your every wish, with-out being in your face. The food was great ,an al-carte menu and daily specials but also the chef would cook anything with-in reason ,that you desired.You can eat at the restaurant, on the beach or be taken to some deserted spot for complete privacy. There were only 30 people staying the week we were there, so at times it felt as though you had the whole island to your self.Diving is good, the snorkling great, you can wind surf and do as much on the water as you want or just "veg" out and enjoy. If you want lots going on this isnt the place for you, for total relaxation on a beautiful island, then go for it. The spa is wonderful, I had the best massage given by Irene and a pedicure which sent me to sleep.I could go on and on but I think you get the picture....
A little taste of Paradise
As seasonal travellers who have been privileged to stay at some of the finest hotels and resorts in the world, we treated ourselves recently to a 10 day stay at Amanpulo, which for us has been way and beyond the best experience we have had.The island itself is picture postcard perfect- the sand, the sea and the lush vegetation coming together in perfect harmony to make tropical swimming at its very, very best. The resort compliments this perfection by being nestled in largely unobtrusively and providing a standard of accommodation and general facilities without peer at the highest level.Add to this a dining experience at every meal that by any definition is gastronomic. (Chef Craig deserves so much praise) and you have true paradise.
As if this were not enough, the greatest highlight of all was the unbelievable level of service from the warmest, most gentle people we have ever met. The word impeccable simply does not go far enough.For sure we must give all the credit to the staff, but in the same breath one must acknowledge the vision and work of the Aman founders and trainers who have harnessed the beauty of the Philipino staff and developed them and the resort to a level that frankly is beyond perfection.
We can only say to all those who made our stay there a truly memorable experience, thank you, thank you, thank you - we will be back !!!!
PS By no means an afterthought, the fact that we could eat whenever we wanted, wearing shorts and cool, comfortable clothing also helped to create this perfection.
Perfect trip
What an amazing experience! From the moment we arrived in Manila, everything was great. We were picked up to the airport and taken to the Aman lounge to wait for our private plane. short plane ride to the resort. once there, we were taken to our beautiful casita (beachfront). highly recommend the beachfront casitas. walking right onto the beach is amazing. the highlights: wedding blessing, beach bbq, sunset cruise, powder beach, crystal clear water, the warmth of the people, perfect service, beautiful atmosphere, great food. the cons: can't think of any. it was the best trip we've taken. we are so spoiled now!
Amanpulo Experience
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I must make comment on this, because i saw a comment that almost made my wife cancel this trip to the most fantastic island resort we have ever experienced. Actually from the moment we arrived at Manila airport, which is not that modern at all, we were met by an Amanpulo staff and taken straight to our hotel in Manila which was arranged by the resort - it was the Peninsula Hotel, a 5 star which was absoultely fine for our overnight stay. We were collected in the morning in a car that had a baby seat for our new born and safely taken through the crazy traffic to the waiting area that was very pleasant and we were looked after well with coffees and juices until we were ready to fly to Amanpulo. Amanpulo, we were met by the GM off the plane and his staff, shown to the Casita, we had time to swim and chill out on the beach, no problems with the sand flies that we were warned against and then had the most memorable first night as our baby was baby sat by a local nanny. We didn't expect this, but we made the most of it every day at dinner, we had a live fish for our first dinner, a Beach BBQ for our second, a Filipino Feast for the 3rd and room service most nights after that as our days were so busy with skiing and massages and too much sun. The resort was almost full they said but i doubt it because we really didn't see more than about 10 other couples around. We were showered with hand written cards from the Aussie GM Shawn and given flowers (we were on honeymoon with our baby)! Also chocolate strawberries and afternoon tea one day as a much needed surprise. All up in two words - Awesome Experience. We have been to Lizard and Bedarra in Australia and as good as they are, this place is far superior. We recommend highly this amazing island and its ever so friendly staff and manager. Try it, you will be amazed!
Amanpulo is the Ultimate Private Island Retreat.
Perfect beach with powder white sand
Very exclusive and private resort
Comfortable rooms
Private golfcart to bring you around the island
Have breakfast served on the beach if you wish
Very Peaceful and relaxing.
Island resort less than 1 hour from Manila.
Possibly the World's Best Private Island Retreat.
Amanpulo Honeymoon
We spend our honeymoon at the Amanpulo in October 2004, at the time of the 2 day power cut. The only thing that annoyed us alot, was that we were not provided with more candles, so we had to shower and get dressed more or less in the dark, and we did complain about this to the management.
Dinner was a buffet on the evening without electricity, the choices were limited, but due to this, dinner was on the house, the guests did not have to pay for this meal. The hotel management repeatetly apologized for the inconvenience, and we received a complimentary bottle of champagne - i guess because it was our honeymoon.
We did take their offer of moving to a treetop casita for the first night, as the power was working in those rooms,even though we had booked the more expensive beachside casita. On checking out, we discovered we had not been charged at all for this night!
We had booked the dive package,and even though the dive center is a bit run down (for such an expensive resort), the boats and the dive instructors are wonderful and so were the dive sites.
The beach and the ocean are breathtaking, and even though the hotel was pretty busy, we hardly ever saw anyone else - except at meal times -perfect fo a honeymoon.
We did have a wonderful honeymoon, despite the power cut, and the management did their very best to compensate for the inconvenience.
We would definitly go there again and we plan to celebrate our anniversaries at a different Amanresort each year.
A beautiful paradise upon arrival. The Casitas are wonderful-however our power was cut for 2 days. Management offered to move us into the tree-tops for the night, but we chose to not endure the inconvenience. Minimal food was available, but adequate-not for the price we paid. Our package included 2 massages and my husband opted out-quite possibly the worst massage I have ever had (not to mention the mosquito bites I received in the Spa Casita at the time.) Since we declined the
2nd massage I obtained a manicure-again, the world's worst. Not the proper implements or skill. Completely unacceptable for the prices charged.
The trip to the neighboring island of Manomac was nice for the sandbar lunch, but we really question the visit to island itself. 2000 Inhabitants, 1000 of them children. No running water, electricity, Catholocism preaching no family planning-5,6,7 children per familyl Only a midwife-no doctors. Other than Amanpulo, fishing and farming are the only sustenance. Without Amanpulo, this would be far more destitute than it is.
Skip the trip to Manomoc-just have the lunch.
The food from Craig here is spectacular (be careful of the "Beach BBQ's) where some of the waiters burn your food beyond recognition.
All in all, not a good value for the prices charged.
We would not return nor recommend the Aman Resorts. We have travelled the world-wide and were sorely disappointed.
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It's been another week of honeymoon adventures here. Shortly after my post a week ago, and on the last day night at Amun Ini, I came down with an upset tummy. I didn't think it was food poisoning at first--just a reaction to too much heavy food and not enough of the kale and salmon my body was used to in Southern California. It didn't go away on …
A Part of God's Wonderful Creation
All of us are considered as travellers? We have gone to different places;it could be local or international. We have seen somehow part of the world. But how could we really enjoy being such?
I love going to different places especially when I can see and discover beautiful and amazing piece of God's creations. Well, we can never separate God with all the things we can see around us. We used to appreciate them, enjoy moments with them, and ...
The Day the Foreigner Crashed in Our Village
We woke up early to an overcast, but nonetheless beautiful, El Nido. From the communal area we could see the giant limestone cliffs of El Nido, which we must have passed, oblivious, on our way into the small town the night before. I am generous to call it a town, because as our early morning walk taught us, there isn't much going on inside the town. If you want to go on a tour, however, El Nido seems to be the place. What with rainclouds looming, we opted out of a boat ...
Palawan Island
We would like to visit this fantastic place for its landscapes and its mysterious areas which have, very nice place ,the shores are sandy, what becomes a major attraction tourist., some disadvantages that this occurs is ...
El Nido
Greetings from El Nido! I've spent the last couple days island hopping around El Nido. We were brought to beautiful white sand beaches with crystal clear water, amazing lagoons with granite walls, some of which we had to swim through small openings in the granite to find secret beaches and lagoons, and all along the way on the boat, we see island ...


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13 is our lucky number!!!
This is gonna be a good year at Golden Saddle Cyclery!
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And I really hope you all come along for the ride. Thanks again for 2012 but now let's ride! We'll be closed today and tomorrow but will be back open Thursday January 3rd, 2013. See you guys then.


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Katy Hobbs, M.Ed., RYT, began her practice of yoga in 2001 while living in Los Angeles. In 2002, she began teaching children's yoga at a California elementary school for gifted children with learning disabilities. The summer of 2005, Katy attended the Yoga for the Special Child basic certification program at the Integral Yoga Institute in New York City. In March 2007, she completed her 200-hour Yoga Alliance teacher training through Priya Yoga in Dallas. She received her prenatal yoga certification through Mamaste Yoga in May 2007. In October 2008, Katy completed her postnatal certification through Samatva yoga. Currently, Katy is working on her 500-hour yoga therapy certification under the loving guidance of Michelle Andrie.
Prior to Katy's first Nia class in 2003 she had not even heard of Nia, but was hooked by the end of her first experience. In June 2004, Katy attended the Nia White Belt training in Baton Rouge, LA with Helen Terry. In May 2006, Katy received her Blue Belt in Nia from Carlos Rosas in Chicago, IL. In June 2008, Katy received her Brown Belt in Nia for Carlos & Debbie Rosas in Portland, OR. In February 2009, while pregnant with her second son, she attended her Green Belt training with Carlos Rosas in San Antonio, TX. August 2010, Katy will return to Portland for the final level of her Nia training, the Nia Black Belt. Katy says that Nia is the biggest compliment to all of her passions and has truly taught her the "body's way" of moving. Katy's practice of yoga and Nia has improved her health, strength, communication skills, and overall well-being. She hopes you will join her on the joyous journey toward health.


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CAMDEN -- South Jersey Tourism Corporation (SJTC) announced today it has awarded four Tourism Development Cooperative Grants to assist local organizations with their marketing and promotional efforts throughout the region.
Created in 2003, the SJTC develops and promotes tourism assets in Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer and Salem Counties. By promoting South Jersey as a destination and increasing visits to its many attractions and cultural and heritage sites, SJTC¹s goal is to stimulate economic growth and maximize the value that tourism brings to the region's communities.
Four Tourism Development Cooperative Grants were awarded at $2,000 each to the following local organizations:
-- Symphony in C, Camden County: assist with production of seasonal brochure promoting concert series.Over 50,000 copies are produced and distributed throughout the region each year.
-- Main Street Mount Holly, Burlington County: assist with events and activities scheduled as part of Historic Holly Day on Dec.13. Multiple tours are scheduled as well as a re-enactment of the Battle of Iron Works Hill and the Revolutionary War.
-- Swedesboro Economic Development Committee, Gloucester County: funding will support the 2nd Annual Olde Kings Jazz Festival to be held Oct. 11. Various local musicians will perform as well as internationally known artists Denis DiBlasio and George Rabbi.
-- Appel Farm Arts and Music Center, Salem County: support Sample the Bounty of Salem County project. This new project brings together local attractions and businesses to showcase Salem County during a special one-day event.
Funding for the Tourism Development Cooperative Grants was made possible by the New Jersey Division of Travel and Tourism.
For more information about travel and tourism in South Jersey, visit South Jersey Tourism Corporation online.


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Neoseeker.com Forum Thread: Black Ops - page 1
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Author: Pretator8616
Date: Dec 16, 10 at 4:27am (PST)
Subject: Black Ops
I was playing Black Ops for DS the other day, and i noticed alot of LoW (Legends of War) clan members they seemed good enough... If anyone has any info on joining the LoW clan please reply to this thread.
Author: Chevve
Date: Dec 21, 10 at 4:50am (PST)
Subject: re: Black Ops
If you managed to find out what LoW stands for, I'm sure you could find their website. Advertising isn't allowed here, so I can't post it.
Author: Pretator8616
Date: Dec 21, 10 at 9:16pm (PST)
Subject: re: Black Ops
LoW stands for Legends of War its a clan]
Author: Chevve
Date: Dec 25, 10 at 3:34pm (PST)
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I know. =/ You already stated that in your first post.
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Great Ocean Road
Anonymous, March 2009
Very good tour that cannot be missed!
Irene C, January 2016
Picture taken last December, very nice weather!
The Spectacular Twelve Apostles
Devi S, October 2015
See the fascinating Twelve Apostles at Port Campbell National Park
Visit Loch Ard Gorge, Razorback Island Arc
Devi S, October 2015
Wow, the view was awesome, My family enjoy the trip very much
Port Campbell National Park
Devi S, October 2015
Experience the stunning town of Port Campbell National Park
The Great Ocean Road
lindsaceto, October 2015
One of the many beautiful rock formations!
Great Ocean Road Day Trip Adventure from Melbourne
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Great Ocean Road Day Trip Adventure from Melbourne


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One of Jeffrey Zeldman's biggest passions is web standards. Here, Zeldman, co-founder of the Web Standards Project and founder of Happy Cog offers his take on the current situation:
"A few days ago I validated the top 100 United States websites according to Alexa and I think seven were valid. But if you look under the hood, there were almost no table layers or anything like that. There was a standards awareness even among the sites that had problems. It's just become normal among many developers and designers. They understand that markup is supposed to be semantic. And there's growing interest in microformats and curiosity about HTML5. Things are happening."
Zeldman, who co-founded the Web Standards Project in 1998, admits that HTML5 is surrounded by a lot of unrest. Many standardistas are worried about the direction it's going in, but he thinks the overall picture isn't actually that bad.
"Among the vanguard of people such as Eric Meyer and John Allsop of Web Directions North there is a frustration that things are moving slowly and they're not sure if the direction we're moving in is good. But I think the larger community, people who use Dreamweaver or just do table-based design, have started thinking about the semantics of their markup and about optimising CSS. All the frameworks that have come out are helping to get acceptance of CSS."
Keeping it simple
There's still a lot of work to be done to improve web standards, of course. Zeldman points out that the understanding isn't always there and some people think it's a good CSS layout if you use a bunch of divs with no semantic markup. Overall, he wants things to be much simpler.
"I'd like to be able to design as easily as if I was using Photoshop," he explains. "I'd like to be able to create a multicolumn layout and control source order without having to do advanced mathematics or hire Eric Meyer or Dan Cederholm to figure out the CSS because I can't. I'd also like to be able to embed fonts via @font-face as a law-abiding owner of a font. I'd like to be able to buy Franklin Gothic and use it for all the headlines on my website and not have a user able to easily pirate it, or the ITC coming after me for violating its copyright. But right now I can't use typefaces that designers have been using for hundreds of years."
The world of standards certainly can be confusing, but Zeldman doesn't see it as a huge problem that there are currently many different guidelines to web standards (he says that if you pick one and adhere to it, you're doing a good thing).
"A bigger problem than multiple standards is the lack of clarity in those standards. Accessibility is like usability or even the aesthetics of design. Two designers look at a design and have three opinions about it. Validation is easy – you run your site through a validator and it's either valid or it isn't. The rest of the stuff, such as whether my logo or the biggest headline should be the h1 in my HTML, isn't so easy and is subject to interpretation. We have arguments about all this stuff. Sometimes it's silly how many arguments we have about it, but I think there's a greater good to the fact that we're having these discussions."
The greater good might be that everything Zeldman uses on the web has now been designed with web standards, which makes him very happy. "I'm not against Flash and I love the work that people such as Joshua Davis do," he explains.
"It's brilliant, but I've always been in this other area of web development that I thought was probably better for most content. There was a point in the 90s when I felt like a sucker for doing HTML and CSS and telling people about this stuff. I looked at all these people who had pure typographic control and could do animation, all this great, fun stuff, and I was this jackass saying 'No, we should use HTML'. I felt like a loser, but we won – HTML has won.
"That's the amazing thing for me. People use Flash for film and they use it for what Daniel Mall calls 'the experience layer' as part of a standards-based site. So there are uses for Flash, but basically HTML, CSS and JavaScript have become the real platform of the web now. I feel very heartened by that; it's the thing that makes me the happiest. Even if it's not always the best markup, what are Facebook and Twitter? They're web standards with some scripts. They may not validate, but they're still CSS layouts and simple markup, and that's great!"
Surviving the crunch
Jeffrey Zeldman founded Happy Cog, initially as a one-man business, at the beginning of 2000 in New York, when the bubble began to burst. Companies were wiped out and the economy was devastated, but Zeldman kept working. He says this downturn is like nothing he's seen before and he knows plenty of web designers who are worried about losing their jobs, but there are also lots of things you can do to survive.
"You have to provide good value," he says. "If you're ethical, do a good job and become known for that, you'll get more work. Don't underprice your services. You don't have to take a job because it's from the first person who comes in. Otherwise you're going to be working on a project for three months, maybe six months and you'll be miserable. Just because the economy is bad, it doesn't mean you have to be unhappy. And you have to court clients more and communicate honestly and regularly with them.
"Those days when you never met the client might be over. And a final piece of advice: do cool free stuff that doesn't make you any money. It will totally grow your brand and get you clients. Putting yourself out there with your writing or your design (especially if you're a quiet, socially shy nerd who doesn't like going out and socialising at parties) will help a lot."
In a way, that's exactly what Zeldman himself did with A List Apart (www.alistapart.com). In 1998 there wasn't an online magazine that talked about web design the way he wanted to read it, so he started one. Now Happy Cog gets clients because someone read a great article on A List Apart that wasn't even written by the agency.
A successful conference, An Event Apart (www.aneventapart. com), developed out of it and will come to four cities in the US this year. Plans to bring the conference to Europe have been put on ice during the recession, but Zeldman vows to revive them next year if the brand lasts.
Also in the pipeline is a web app version of the Web Standards Advisor, which is currently available as a Dreamweaver extension that enables you to validate your HTML, CSS and microformat. "I'm also writing a third edition of Designing with Web Standards, which makes me feel like Al Pacino because they're dragging me back in. But I reread the second edition and realised it was out of date."
It's no surprise that Zeldman compares himself to Pacino; he is the godfather of web standards, after all. And, unlike Pacino, it's a given that he won't stop after three instalments. Designing with web standards has become Zeldman's life story.
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TV Trailers: William H. Macy in 'Shameless'; US Adaptation of 'Skins'
Posted on Thursday, October 21st, 2010 by Adam Quigley
Two new TV trailers were released today, and coincidentally, both are for US adaptations of British TV series. The first is Shameless, Showtime's remake of the ongoing UK show (now in its eighth season) about an alcoholic single-father and his many children that he barely takes care of. Whereas the original series dealt with British underclass and working class culture, the American update has William H. Macy as the patriarch of a working-class Chicago family contending with the recession. Emmy Rossum plays the eldest daughter, who's tasked with holding the family together.
Developing the hour-long drama is The Company Men writer/director John Wells, who also wrote the pilot. In typical Showtime fashion, it seems like show has a touch of sleaziness to it, but that half is thankfully balanced out by what looks to be more dramatic, heartfelt character work at the center of it. It certainly has a lot of potential, and is probably a show worth keeping an eye on.
Watch the trailer for Shameless, as well as the spot for MTV's Skins, after the break. Read More »


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CHILDREN whose emotional problems were partially related to transient absence of their fathers on navy duty were studied clinically (Trunnell, T., The Absent Naval Father: His Children's Emotional Disturbances, unpublished data). This clinical material vis a vis the effects of the transient paternal absence was rich and complex. This clinical material contained certain apparently recurrent threads. These suggested patterns, and empirical formulations based on this military experience were made in an effort to focus more clearly on the significance of paternal absence. These tentative formulations were more rigorously accessed in a civilian population in this present study.
These empirical formulations are examined utilizing the structure of three sets of hypotheses. 1. Paternal absence apparently has a significant albeit ill-defined effect on normal child development. It seems to correlate somewhat with the form and severity of psychopathology when and where manifested
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OA 101 Pilot Shirley Chevalier
Skim through the skies over the Green Mountain State in a newly restored 1959 American Champion, two-seater airplane with veteran pilot and photographer Shirley Chevalier to learn what prompted her to take up flying at age 40, and what's kept her climbing into the cockpit for more than 20 years.
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When it comes to learning about your hunting area and simply enjoying wildlife, there is no substitute for time spent outdoors. But game cameras are the next best thing. These motion-sensing cameras monitor what's going on in the woods 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Whether you're looking for the buck of a lifetime or simply a better understanding of the wildlife in your backyard, game cameras provide a fun, easy way to learn more about the critters that roam your favorite neck of the woods.


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Early on Sunday, April 29, 2007, a gasoline tanker truck crashed and burned on a connector ramp near Oakland, California, causing bolts and girders in the overpass above to bend and melt. As a result, the section of the overpass above the crash site collapsed. One of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Teams (MAITs) headed to the scene to document it using a Leica three-dimensional (3D) laser scanning system. The CHP currently owns five Leica Geosystems ScanStation systems, which it acquired late last year, and five MAITs are trained in their use. Laser scan data captured in this police investigation were able to aid engineers assessing damage to the structure and planning the engineering effort to reopen the roadway.
Because of risk of further collapse as the structure cooled, scanning did not start immediately. But no further collapse occurred, and once it was determined that the structure was relatively stable, MAIT members began scanning in midafternoon. Scanning eventually concluded after midnight.
The CHP's Lieutenant Fox says that capturing this much detail this rapidly "would not have been possible without laser scanning. We would have taken photographs, then tried to reconstruct a 2D diagram from the photos. But there's no way we could have captured all the damage without laser scanning." In highway accident investigations, speed is key. The CHP's decision to purchase laser scanning equipment last year was driven by the need to complete forensic investigations faster so that roadways can reopen sooner after accidents and criminal investigations.
"Had it not been for laser scanning and the CHP's agility in deploying it as quickly as they did, they would not have anywhere near the detailed forensic data they were able to capture," said Tony Grissim, Forensic Account Manager for Leica Geosystems. "This event really showcased the convergence of two important scanning markets, those being forensics and transportation infrastructure. The data collected by the police will also be used by the engineering team."
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Northrop Grumman Completes Implementation of Los Angeles Emergency Communication System
Northrop Grumman Corporation has completed the installation of a new computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system for improved emergency response for the City of Los Angeles.
Northrop Grumman's information technology (IT) sector led the seven-year migration of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) legacy CAD system to an enhanced emergency command control communications system. The implementation included a new CAD system and Northrop Grumman's CommandPoint Mobile applications.
CommandPoint Mobile interfaces between the command center and field units, providing public safety personnel with easy access to data and field unit status. This is the largest single police department implementation of Northrop Grumman CommandPoint Mobile products in the United States.
"Northrop Grumman brings five decades of experience designing and integrating reliable and progressive technologies for emergency planning and response that will benefit the LAPD and citizens, workers, and visitors to the city," said John Kavanaugh, vice president of public sector solutions for Northrop Grumman IT. "The LAPD's state-of-the-art emergency communications center will enable control center personnel to respond more rapidly to emergencies."
Advantages of the new system include improved response times; better coverage through a secure data network that facilitates the dissemination of data to field operations personnel; access to information via an intranet in more than 1,400 patrol cars; and a mapping capability for enhanced 9-1-1 communications and dispatches.
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BlueStreak Connect Announces Partnership with Drew, Mississippi
BlueStreak Connect announces its partnership with the City of Drew, Mississippi, where the police department will be using BlueStreak's ConnectSuite solution to overhaul its reporting process and increase the internal visibility of its records system. The implementation of ConnectSuite will also enable the department to share selective electronic information with first responders at the local, state, and federal levels.
Currently, the Drew Police Department relies on a paper-based reporting system, and reports must be accessed and transmitted manually from filing cabinets locked away at headquarters. Once fully implemented, ConnectSuite will digitalize all of the department's records, making them available in real time to all stationary and mobile units via desktop and laptop PCs. Additionally, once active, ConnectSuite will allow the department to selectively share records with local, state, and federal emergency responders during situations requiring interagency collaboration. "We are all about saving ourselves time and money, and BlueStreak's data solution allows us to do just that," said Chief Anthony Gibson of the Drew Police Department. "In a society that is growing increasingly dependent on technology, BlueStreak offers us an innovation that allows us to keep up to speed."
BlueStreak Connect's main product offering is the ConnectSuite, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) application, which allows small to midsized law enforcement agencies access to sophisticated electronic records management capabilities at a fraction of the cost and with minimal IT support.
"We are excited about our role in this strategic partnership and to be able to help the Drew Police Department modernize their record system," said Elena Castor, vice president of sales for BlueStreak Connect. "We designed the ConnectSuite solution with the needs of small and midsized law enforcement agencies in mind, so that they could access vital information in real time to better serve the public." ■
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Mann Library Now On Facebook
News article from December 31, 2012« main news page
We're happy to announce that Mann Library has gotten with the program—Mann is now officially on Facebook! Find us at facebook.com/mannlibrary for updates and alerts about:
- New library resources and services;
- Timely tips about efficient research tools and strategies;
- Public events (like this week's New Student Welcome), book talks and exhibits in and around Mann Library;
- Special alerts about changes in library operations (hours, loan policies, etc.);
- Wider news from the information frontier, hand-picked by Library staff for the best and coolest in currently available information resources and technology.
All of which to say, we're aiming for our new Facebook presence to help our users stay up-to-date on everything from new books in our stacks to new computers in our study spaces, from our current hours of operation to the best new information apps for mobile devices. Give us a visit and let us know what you think!