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I recently released my first video that uses some of the powerful features in After Effects. What really caught my attention was the power of colorizing effects and levels: it really is a lot like Photoshop for video, but with the ability to animate all of the controls.
I feel kind of like Pippen looking into Gandalf's Seeing Stone.
For my first video I used a smidgen of the power of AE. I wanted to try and achieve a vaguely uncomfortable colour cast to accentuate the dramatic revelations. I think I might have gone a little overboard with the blue, but it certainly helped to give a consistency to each of the shots and it's given me a great insight into how movies get that "movie" look.
I really want to start exploring more of the power and my next video is already shaping up to use masks, keying and the Roto Brush tool to cut people out of their original setting.
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With the introduction on Friday of Mike Zimmer as the next head coach for the Minnesota Vikings, general manager Rick Spielman can cross the top item off his to-do list. Now the offseason can really get cranked up for the Vikings.
The Vikings and their rookie head coach have plenty of work in front of them if they are going to turn around a team that only won five games last season.
The good news for Vikings fans is that in today's NFL, a turnaround can occur very quickly. Looking back to last season, there were four teams that improved by at least five wins—Kansas City (+9), Philadelphia (+6), Carolina (+5) and Arizona (+5).
The Vikings themselves made a big jump from their 3-13 season in 2011 to a 10-6 mark in 2012; the seven-game improvement was the largest in franchise history.
Unfortunately, things can also turn the other way—just ask the Houston Texans or the Atlanta Falcons, who lost 10 and nine more games respectively in 2013 compared to 2012.
During his introduction on Friday, Zimmer was already talking about winning a Super Bowl. If that's going to happen, then he really needs to get busy.
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When can a stock rating of Buy be a bad thing? When the stock market analyst's firm has a rating higher than a Buy. Analyst don't like rating things a sell, which is essentially the kiss of death, and so oftentimes you'll see a Hold or a Neutral rating when the analyst really means sell. Have you heard of this before? Yeah me too, it's like some big joke. Analysts are just like you and me, many of them are terrible at picking stocks, like their jobs, and don't want their boss or their customers breathing down their throat. They don't rate stocks a hold because the company will start hassling them and institutional investors will start asking why, they can easily just put down a Hold or Neutral, indicate the negative outlook, and no one gets all hot and bothered. That's just one nugget in Stephen McClellan's Full of Bull [3].
Who is Stephen T. McClellan? He is a CFA and former Wall Street investment analyst with thirty-two years of experience covering technology stocks. He wasn't just any old investment analyst, he spent 18 years as First VP at Merrill Lynch and eight years as VP at Solomon Brothers, two huge names in the investment banking industry. The man knows his stuff and has distilled much of it in this book.
This book cuts through the hand waving, smoke, and other financial hocus pocus and explains how things really work. Some of the ideas in this book aren't huge surprises (Wall Street is extremely short term, Analysts with a lot of flair are all show, Wall Street has a big company bias – all those are gems in Chapter 1 alone) but many of them really start getting your brain going. When you couple it with some of the insights of other "behind the scenes" books (I like Trading with the Enemy [4]), you start the realize that it's just like any other business.
After a few chapters on how things really work, McClellan starts putting on his CFA hat and offers up some advice that I would've done well to know several years ago. Here are a few section headings from Chapter 3: Strategies in Quest of the Ideal Investment:
- Turnarounds Almost Never Work
- Don't Try to Catch a Falling Safe
- Avoid Participating in Initial Public Offerings
- Don't Buy or Sell in Reaction to Press Articles or Media Information
- Give Stock to Your Kids
One of the best gems in the book appears in the Afterword: "You should use the Street the same way you would employ The Wall Street Journal, a friend's investment suggestion, or any investment idea that comes to mind. That is, view the Street as just one among many sources of information pertaining to potential investment strategies and opportunities. Like any input, the information it offers is only a starting point – not a final conclusion." That's right, those hundred thousand dollar and million dollar suits in the Ivory Towers of Wall Street aren't soothsayers… they're just like you, me, and Bob in Accounting. It's just information.
Finally, and I've said it in book reviews in the past, I'm a sucker for books that give you an inside look at an industry. This is one of those types of books so I thoroughly enjoyed reading it, definitely a more entertaining read than your standard investment advice book (this isn't really an investment advice book, persay).
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Color Carnival # 5
A colorful poster seen at the Changi Airport, inside a changing room for mummies and babies. Strictly no males allowed so mummies can breastfeed in peace.
For more COLORS, do click on the Color Carnival Banner.
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3 comments:
- Martha said...
This is so cute! Perfect for the Color Carnival! :-)
- June 11, 2009 at 7:04 AM
- storyteller said...
Kewl choice for Color Carnival ;--)
I played at Happily Retired Gal (my WordPress Blog) this week.
Hugs and blessings,
- June 12, 2009 at 1:28 AM
- Far Side of Fifty said...
Hi Jama, Great entry..so cute! :)
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"dude, you've got to see this. get online and yougle "(video title here)"
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like google-ing something but in the youtube search engine.
sally: " hey, whats that video with the floating goat??"
kam: " idk, yougle it"
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In IM, email or a forum comment, when someone asks you for general knowledge information directly instead of just using Google. (which is what you may need to do)
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On Monday, members of the Phoenix Fire Department will build a playhouse for 5-year-old Phoenix boy, Ori Wright, who has been battling Leukemia since the age of 2.
Last spring, he was referred to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona for a wish by a social worker from Phoenix Children's Hospital. His wish was to have a playhouse that resembles a real firehouse.
"We are thrilled that the Phoenix Fire Department is going to take part in helping grant Ori's wish," said Elizabeth Reich, president and CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona.
The Phoenix Fire Department has a long history with the Make-A-Wish foundation of Arizona, dating back to the 1980s when they helped grant the first official wish for a Phoenix boy named Frank "Bopsy" Salazar.


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An Analgesic And Narcotic Drug Obtained From Opium And Used medicinally To Relieve Pain.
Internet Is My Morphine.
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An addicting drug that can be taken by tablet, syrup, injection and possibly even through smoking..Morphine alleviates severe pain.
''Oh look!'' That chick is addicted to Morphine!
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BOSTON—If the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers is any indications, now might be a good time to stock up on antacid.
The Original Six rivals, meeting in the playoffs for the first time since 1973, match each other strength for strength—great goaltending, elite defense, star forwards, effective role players, and the ability to thrive on physical play. The differences between them are minute, and in Game 1, the difference was a nudge of the puck.
Coming up the ice on a 3-on-2 in overtime, Derick Brassard tried to connect with Rick Nash, but Zdeno Chara, skating backward, got his stick out and deflected the cross-ice pass behind Nash. Brad Marchand, who had been chasing the play, circled around and picked up the puck, then ran a give-and-go with Patrice Bergeron, beating Mats Zuccarello into the New York zone and scoring the winning goal once Bergeron passed back to him.
Just like that, it was 3-2 Bruins, and a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. With a 48-35 advantage in shots on goal, including 16-4 in overtime, with multiple goalposts hit along the way, there was no arguing that the result was anything other than just, but it also went to show how close these two teams are, and why the series is expected to be full of tight contests like Game 1.
"I think it's dead on," said Boston goalie Tuukka Rask, who made 33 saves, when asked how closely the opening game of the series fit his expectations. "Some chances, but it's not like trading chances at each end. They box out well, they block a lot of shots, so it's really a battle to get pucks through and get scoring chances. Today, I think we played a really good defensive game, too, so it was pretty much what I expected."
The Rangers lived up to their shot-blocking reputation by getting in the way of 29 Bruins attempts, while Boston blocked 21 New York attempts. The overall discrepancy in shots was a result of the Bruins' power play having a better night than the Rangers' man-advantage unit: at 5-on-5, the shot count was only 35-32 for the home side.
"We did some good things, and some things that we need to adjust in the neutral zone, and stuff like that," said Bergeron, who was 14-for-18 on faceoffs and recorded a point in overtime for the second straight game, following his Game 7 goal against Toronto. "We'll see what the coaches say in the next few days."
Both teams will make adjustments heading into Game 2 on Sunday, trying to get whatever slight edge might prove to be the difference after there was so little to separate them in the opener. New York's plan of splitting up the shutdown defense pair of Dan Girardi and Ryan McDonagh served its purpose as neither of Boston's top two lines was able to establish consistent possession, but individual players, namely Marchand, David Krejci, and Nathan Horton, stood out with their efforts. Meanwhile, the Rangers struggled to come up with an answer for Boston's offensively-active defenseman—not only Chara, who led the Bruins with nine shots on goal, but Dougie Hamilton, who had five, and Johnny Boychuk, who twice struck iron.
Boston, meanwhile, must come up with a better answer for Brassard, who sprung Nash to create a scoring chance that led to McDonagh's goal at the end of the second period, and who may have had an assist on a game-winning goal if the 6-9 Chara did not require such a long stick.
"They're trying to be patient, and we want to make sure that we're playing fast, not just playing slow and letting them use it to their advantage," Girardi said. "We want to initiate the tempo and make it fast, get on the forecheck, and try to get things going that way."
New York's two goals came from playing a speedy game. The Rangers busted up the ice after a faceoff with 15 seconds left in the second period to set up McDonagh's goal, then scored off the opening draw in the third period on a shot by Derek Stepan.
The Rangers, however, did not establish enough of a forecheck, except in small bursts, finding their rhythm disrupted by physical Bruins defensemen with active sticks. It was one of those sticks that tipped a puck, and tipped Game 1 in Boston's favor.
"Tonight was one of those things where the little details make a big difference in the game," Bruins coach Claude Julien said. "That poke check that (Chara) made at the right time, and then giving us a chance to come back and score was huge. Zdeno does those things over and over ... and we appreciate that kind of play from him a lot."


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Caballero Grill in Goodyear will host a special dinner with wine pairing at 6 p.m. Saturday. The five-course meal will feature five wines by Midnight Cellars, and its assistant winemaker will be on hand to talk about each.
On the menu:
Midnight Cellars Chardonnay, served with a selection of cheese, salami, coppo, with olives, artisan bread and olive oil.
Midnight Cellars Full Moon Red, paired with wild mushroom risotto, fresh basil, tomato and fennel.
Midnight Cellars Estate Merlot, served with roasted pork tenderloin with a blueberry Merlot reduction.
Midnight Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Nebula, accompanied by top sirloin with grilled mushrooms in smoky tomato sauce with roasted garlic mash.
Midnight Cellars Estate Zinfandel with vanilla ice cream with candied pecans and brandy cherries on oatmeal crumble.
Details: Caballero Grill, 1800 N. Litchfield Road in Goodyear. 6 p.m. Saturday. $39. 623-935-4287, caballerogrill.com.
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v. A subtle way of asking someone to fuck.
Hey Brandon, do you wanna zonk out?
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To receive a score of 0 when playing zonk.
Simeon zonked out on his first turn today.
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Paternal grandmother is Renee Jones of Struthers.
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Sometimes, I come across albums that blow me away so much, that I will attempt to write music of my own. While usually, I attempt to either write melodic doom metal similar to Anathema's The Silent Enigma and The 3rd and the Mortal's Tears Laid in Earth, Burning Witch once inspired me to attempt to write drone metal. Although I ended up never finishing what I tried to create, it is interesting how one album can be so original, so well-performed, and overall so great, that I would want to change the direction of the music I would want to write. Crippled Lucifer (Seven Psalms for Our Lord of Light) by Burning Witch was one of the first albums to have brought me into the dark, underground, realm of extreme doom metal. Because of that, this is one of my all-time favorite albums.
What I love about this album is how Burning Witch touches on several different styles of doom. They alternate between traditional doom, sludge, drone, funeral doom, and stoner rock. Most of the bands I can think of that combine elements of sludge and drone are lightened greatly by post-rock elements (such as Dark Castle or Year of No Light), or they play a bit too raw for my liking (such as Moss or Whitehorse). However, Burning Witch had more of a stoner-influence on their music rather than post-rock, and they also threw in some melodic riffs for some odd accessibility. The riffs are never too depressing, or too noisy, and yet, they pound like sledgehammers. Also, while the vocals mostly consist of abrasive screams, Edgy 59 also throws in some strange clean vocals every now and then throughout the album. To me, his clean vocals sound like Ozzy while on several tabs of acid. It adds a cool psychedelic touch to the music, and they specifically stick out on 'Warning Signs', 'Communion' and 'Sacred Predictions'. Lastly, the biggest highlight for me would be the atmospheric drone interludes that really stick out during 'Communion', 'Country Doctor', 'Tower Place', and 'Sea Hag'.
The icing on the cake would be the interesting artwork. The darkly beautiful imagery of occult paintings and sketches (all printed in a black and gold color scheme) create a cool visualization of the music for the listener. The only negative I really have for the album is how the lyrics for only three songs ('Warning Signs', 'Sacred Predictions', and 'Tower Place') are printed. These songs are about mental illness, depression, and drug addiction, written with such sincerity that you can't help but wonder if these are based on actual events. Since the lyrics to those songs are written so well, I'm curious to know what the other songs are about.
So, I would say that people who listen to Cough, Monarch, and Thou will love this. Also, things to watch out for on the album are the clean vocals on 'Warning Signs', the drone interlude on 'Communion', the intro to 'History of Hell', the intro to 'Tower Place', and the point in 'Sea Hag' in which the music starts to pick up.
Classy! This is a great doom album. Very slow and deep, with the vocalist(s?) alternating between a distant, moaning clean voice (like a twisted version of Ozzy) and a tortured, agonised cry. I believe these guys went on to later form Sunn O))) - this isn't quite as slow and minimalist as Sunn O))), but it's still pretty damn slow and grinding.
The highlights, i'd say, are the first and fourth tracks, but the album doesn't really work like that. It flows as one body, like a flow of heavy lava slowly crawling down the edge of a volcano, ready to devour an innocent village below. As far as I can tell the lyrics are of a Christian nature as apose to a Satanic philosophy. Doom metal has always seemed to take this stance, possibly to differenciate itself further from the speed and thrash metal of the 80s. When Slayer and Venom were donning pentagrams and upside-down crosses and speedily blasting through odes to devil worship and hellfire, Saint Vitus and Trouble crawled slowly through treks of dark revelation passages, sombre confessions and sermons of hell-to-sinners - arguably a much darker philosophy.
The structure is brilliant - it's a semi-progressive album, quite often going off and doing it's own thing as apose to following a song-like pattern, but then returning to certain bits to make sure it's hammered into our heathen brains. Definately an essential doom album, and very underappreciated it seems. Get it if you can.
Alot of us are familiar with the work of Steven O'Malley. Sunn O))), Teeth Of The Lion Rule The Divine, and, yes, Burning Witch. This album, being the only full-length before their split-up, has impressed me very much. Most doom bands mix their styles too much with boring death metal, but the best is always what we know as the stuff that really sticks to its Sabbath roots. This is definatly one of those bands. Some of us may be familiar with O'Malley's other work in Khanate, the ultra-slow, overdriven doom machine. This can be compared, and unfortunatly means it could just as well be a Khanate record. This is very slow and down-tuned doom at its best! Singer Edgy 69 does amazing vocals, sounding like the drug that creates doom. This voice and its great FX echoes through your mind when blasting this foul record! Lyrics can also be heard and recognized, thank goodness. Drums are at it's slowest and simplicity is all. This makes this record a very good background record. The vibratos in the guitar work make it o-so-Sabbath, taking you back in time. 'Crippled Lucifer' starts off with the mighty tunes of Warning Signs, an eight-and-a-half minute song which can be downloaded in saple form at http://www.southernlord.com/images/warning.mp3 . The rest of the CD takes on the gimmest forms by tearing you down in the exact same fashion as Warning Signs for more than an hour!! All great eight songs are long enough to take you to hell!
Burning Witch is definatly one of the better bands from the modern Sabbath reign! This one deserves THREE!!! \m/ \m/ \m/


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text: Video: 6 Years of Kidrauhl – TAKE YOU – Acoustic by jbz 18/01/2013 | 9:36 47 Posted in News since it has been 6 years since i started youtube.com/kidrauhl maybe i should upload a new acoustic song on the channel to thank u all. Amazing! Reminder: Believe acoustic album out January 29! Related Bieber News Comments Newer Comments » whats up 18/01/2013 | 9:40 First! The real biebah 19/01/2013 | 12:59 I don't understand why some haters say that he can't sing when he hit those high pitches in an amazing unbeliebable way!!! He has an awesome voice and like I said the high pitches are my favorite they r just so touching and beautiful…I love being a belieber Real Alisha 19/01/2013 | 1:14 Ikr! He is so amazing and his voice too………i luv his smile. #6yearsofkidrauhl oxBelieberxo 19/01/2013 | 6:11 Me too @ The real biebah. It gives me chills when he hits high pitches.. so good. Isabella Bieber 19/01/2013 | 9:20 Take You is my backround song that tells me who i reall am!! I love Justin!! I hope Justin understands that!! Isabella Bieber 19/01/2013 | 9:21 & i saw this yesterday on JUstin Bieber News!! y yall need 2 b so late!! Kayla Bieber 21/01/2013 | 9:34 congrats!!! whats up 18/01/2013 | 9:46 He sounds amazing<3 Belibah till forevs :-D 18/01/2013 | 9:50 He's so amazing hot cute sexy beautiful and he has suuuuuuch a good voice MUAH MUAH Belieber. 18/01/2013 | 9:52 OHMYGOSH HE'S SO AMAZIN Nicole 18/01/2013 | 10:39 OMG! He is Sooo AMAZING!! and Justin has such a Beautiful voice I LOVE him <3 Lenora 18/01/2013 | 10:58 Omg justin 6 years ago u started to change my life soo much and now I'm going to a second one of your concert on June 26 2013 in San Jose and I just consider myself soo blessed with everything I have and I'm so glad to be called a belieber……love u justin ivan 18/01/2013 | 11:11 No playback, microphone, voice enhancement; just his voice. See, he can sing haters. belieberforevverr♥ 19/01/2013 | 5:29 so truee! oxBelieberxo 19/01/2013 | 6:13 Totally agree @ivan. His voice is amazing! Laura 18/01/2013 | 11:58 Wow, beautiful! Niha bieber 19/01/2013 | 12:26 Take me home… love ya justin… 😉 JaylaBieber 19/01/2013 | 12:40 Been with him for 6 years! Wow. <3 Niha bieber 19/01/2013 | 12:45 Yaaa… love him so much.. sukarlih 19/01/2013 | 1:07 will yOu Mary Me JB. . . I LovE yOu. .<3 <3 <3 brookebelieber 19/01/2013 | 1:37 he's so skinny addison 19/01/2013 | 1:48 I think he can sing, but he plays with his vocal too much. it sounded like it's straining him to sing the song. sometimes more is less. belieberforevverr♥ 19/01/2013 | 5:30 so not truee? Narmadha 19/01/2013 | 6:58 what? O.o it' not true. Justin is amazing! 19/01/2013 | 2:01 he amazing!and veryyy beatifull boyy ! all around the world I want say to justin: YOU IS MY DARLING!!! LOVE U JUSTIN 19/01/2013 | 3:29 Justin i love you so much!!!!!! It's so amazing your voice and everything about you !!! I need you Justin kisses!!!! $$$belieber ***forever$$$ 19/01/2013 | 4:27 justin plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz take me with u in your home and up in your room plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz i want to see your room and your home plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz i want to see u justin plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz i love your voice u r great u r the one for me u r my hero u r my everything i love u justin soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much essie j 19/01/2013 | 4:31 that was so amazing i can't wait for the whole album 😀 belieberforevverr♥ 19/01/2013 | 5:28 gorgeouss baby.<3 ur my no.1 love you so muchh oxBelieberxo 19/01/2013 | 6:10 Omg, his voice sounds so good. I love it when he sings this song. Can't wait till I hear it on Believe acoustic.. and for sure It's going to be playback when I listen to it. I love you justin 😉 jessie 19/01/2013 | 8:02 that was horrible. jessie believe 19/01/2013 | 9:34 Your horrible!! Get off this site. Selin BELIEBER FOR EVER!!! 19/01/2013 | 8:35 His Voice is amazing!! I LOVE YOU JUSTIN BELIEBER FOR EVER!!! I can't wait for his aucoustic believe album!!! taylor 19/01/2013 | 9:23 not his best. when he sang as long as you love me on ellen he was better then. kirsty @kidrauhls_xx 19/01/2013 | 9:48 I don't understand how people can say Justin cant sing when he can he is amazing there isn't one fault about him at all love you Justin xxx ivan 19/01/2013 | 10:58 He can't sing the same song always with absolute perfection. This was merely a tease to show how his album is going to be like. The fact he paused and laughed shows this. Frank Sinatra one of the greats forgot words at times so he was not always perfect. the same with a lot of great artists I have heard who had pitch or memory problems at times. I think he did great. Belieber 19/01/2013 | 11:06 Beautiful .! Love his smile .! Victoria Bieber 19/01/2013 | 12:21 I am very happy that so acoustic album! kaili 19/01/2013 | 2:09 most amzing thing he has done for fans and people need to stop saying he cant sing he is so amzing without all the things on cd's. he has grown up alot and i love this song 1 of my favs Mrs.Kidrauhl 19/01/2013 | 2:19 I love Justin and this is making #Believe Acoustic sound better already!!! #Believe In Biebah 19/01/2013 | 2:37 Justin's neck vein is about to explode. Newer Comments »


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> > OLD MESSAGE DAVE![/color]
> So, the fact that you posted this twenty days ago makes it old and
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> can't be held responsible for what you posted that long ago? Are you
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> all the reports on the reactors in Iran specified that "enriched
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Say, JP, who do we all know who was huge on the Mac? Huge! A real devotee
from Texas who lived on the Mac? Who never uses her own name on the net any
more for good reason? Do you know anyone like that?
Now you are in your role as net cop using an old name. Good grief, a name
not used since she moved to Oregon. Who could it be?
Yes, a 20 day old post is old and irrelevant. That you feel it necessary to
continue to drag it up repeatedly to attack Ken pretty well tells you have
moved into an area of hysteria. Nothing new to post on, so you post dozens
of attacks on a 20 day old post. Interesting, you claim to have proved that
Ken "lied" yet both he and I posted some articles supporting his statement.
You didn't like the sources. Only yours seem to count. At the very least,
that references were made to articles should trash your wild claims to have
"proven" Ken to be a "liar." But it seems not to have deterred your angry
claims. That you have so closely allied yourself with David Moore, easily
the most notorious troll in Internet history is speaking volumes about you.
The more you stalk Pangborn, and run off wildly about old posts the more you
classify yourself as just one more Usenet crank! I can only wonder why you
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Lasers: Unconventional Weapons of Criminals and Terrorists
By E. Robert Bertolli, O.D.; and Dominic R. Pannone, O.D.
asers have become part of everyday life in the industrialized world since the ruby crystal laser was developed by Theodore H. Maiman at Hughes Aircraft and the gas laser by Arthur L. Schawlow and Charles H. Townes at Bell Laboratories, both in 1960. Prior directed-beam devices were only in the imagination of science fiction writers and in the pursuit of scientists. These days, most individuals have used laser-based devices routinely, if not consciously, including laser pointers in the academic setting; store product scanners; compact disc and DVD players; and other medical, industrial, and entertainment technology, with an evergrowing list of applications.
With lasers becoming more commonplace and more easily accessible, the danger of individuals or groups using them to inflict harm—ranging from distraction and camera flash–like afterimages to permanent damage to the field of vision—has risen. Injuries have been reported both to the cornea (the front of the eye) and to the retina (the back of the eye). For actual tissue damage to occur, attackers would have to modify a low-power laser (such as a green 632-nanometer wavelength laser, typically less than five milliwatts unmodified); otherwise, a more difficult to acquire industrial or military-style device would have to be employed. Making modifications to commercially available lasers or acquiring industrial or military lasers implies a motive considerably more sinister than a desire to commit pranks. Law enforcement agencies must be aware of the possibility of terrorists or other criminals using these devices illegally for their own gain.
What Is a Laser?
The term laser stands for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. Lasers are designed in various wavelengths and powers, and they are classified according to the type and the amount of damage they can cause to living tissue.
Modes of Operation: Laser modes of operation include continuous or pulsed waves. A continuous laser is constantly "on." A laser in pulsed mode is activated either in short flashes or in one brief flash. Laser classifications group types by power, depending on wavelength. Relating the potential for damage to living tissue is simpler and more practical.
The following is a very simplified summary of the classifications:
Wavelengths and Ocular Consequences: Eye tissue damage takes place due to that particular tissue's affinity to absorb a particular wavelength of light. The cornea absorbs ultraviolet and far infrared. (Refractive laser eye surgery, for example, employs an ultraviolet excimer laser to remove a controlled amount of corneal tissue, thus changing the way the eye bends light.) The internal crystalline lens of the eye absorbs ultraviolet and also microwave frequencies. The retina absorbs near infrared and visible laser wavelengths.
Invisible lasers (those whose wavelengths are in the ultraviolet or infrared range) are not perceived by the eye and give no visible clue of their presence until damage occurs. Carbon dioxide laser beams are one of the beams invisible to the human eye. This far infrared wavelength (10.6 microns) can shatter glass; crack windshields; opacify optics such as spectacle lenses, binocular lenses, and camera lenses; and ignite fuel at six kilometers (almost four miles). In a continuous wave, it will char flesh and destroy the cornea. In pulse mode, it will vaporize the front layers of the cornea.
The neodymium yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) laser of 1,064 nanometers (near infrared) is also not visible, usually is in pulse mode, and is not filtered by aircraft windshields. This laser causes retinal tears as well as retinal and vitreal hemorrhages. Pulsed ruby lasers of 694 nanometers, green frequency doubled nd:YAG lasers (532 nm), and continuous wave argon blue-green lasers (514 nm) all cause retinal thermal burns, and pulsed mode will cause flash blindness, retinal burns, and vitreal and retinal hemes.2 Ultraviolet lasers, which as mentioned earlier have a beam invisible to the human eye, cause a photochemical reaction in living tissues, and pulsed mode causes corneal and skin burns.
Lasers as Weapons
In the military setting, extremely high-powered lasers have been developed for antimissile systems; more typically, military lasers are used for "blinding" optical components of enemy weapons systems or for ranging and target designation for guided munitions. However, combatant nations are forbidden by the Geneva Convention Protocol IV of October 13, 1995, from using lasers to blind enemy troops. Yet examples of such use exist, such as in the Iraq-Iran War, where range-finding lasers apparently featured or were perhaps modified to feature an antipersonnel mode. Iranian troops were reported to have ocular injuries consistent with such weapons.3
Information from a U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security memo stated that al Qaeda had explored lasers as a weapon, including a possibility of lasing aircraft cockpits to interfere with pilots' ability to operate their aircraft safely.4 The most vulnerable portion of a flight to such an attack is in landing.5 However, terrorism was reportedly not thought to be the cause of the numerous aircraft lasing incidents that have been reported. It must be noted that the Aum Shinrikyo cult in Japan, which executed the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack, was developing a fluoride laser for terrorism purposes.6
Lasing Incidents
Lasing of aircraft, whether causing pilots to suffer actual ocular tissue damage or only temporary difficulties with vision, can result in crashes. In a lasing incident, pilots may experience any of the following: a dazzling effect, which temporarily disorients pilots (see figure 1); an afterimage lasting for several seconds, temporarily blinding them (similar to the afterimage experienced after being photographed with a flash); reddening, warming, or burning of the skin around the eyes; burning of the retina, causing permanent blind spots (in the medical profession referred to as scotoma); and bleeding into the vitreous as a result of a broken retinal blood vessel, which clouds vision. Any of these effects will cause pilots to experience visual impairment for a period of at least several seconds, if not minutes—placing the aircraft in grave danger.
Aircraft have been lased many times both before and after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Some of these incidents occurred in a military setting: a Russian vessel suspected of lasing a U.S. military aircraft, resulting in pilot eye injuries; two U.S. helicopter pilots suffering eye injuries in Bosnia after lasers were aimed at them from the ground; and a suspected use by North Korea of ZM-87 neodymium military lasers on U.S. helicopters in the Korean demilitarized zone.7 Currently, the Chinese-made ZM-87 lasers are on the market for a relatively high price.8 The ZM-87 lasers have the capability of flash-blindness and even tissue damage at 10 kilometers (over 6 miles).9 Nonmilitary incidents include uses of lasers at landing aircraft in Salt Lake City, Utah; Teterboro, New Jersey; Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Sydney, Australia, as well as lasings of police helicopters.10
Lasing incidents are not limited to aircraft. A laser show accident at an outdoor rave in Moscow resulted in eye injuries to dozens of attendees.11 Other incidents have involved fire trucks, buses, and sporting events.12 Fortunately, slowing and stopping ground vehicles is one possible recourse to laser-induced visual impairment—unlike with aircraft.
Preventing Injury during a Lasing Incident
For any laser event, victims should close their eyes or move out of the line of sight to avoid further exposure. Closing one eye allows continued visual function while protecting the closed eye from exposure. If vision is compromised from an afterimage on the central retina, strategies such as eccentric, or indirect, viewing are helpful. By operating with peripheral (side) vision and using scanning movements of the eyes, no objects in the direction of travel are obscured by any blind spots (see figure 2). (Unfortunately, the sharpness of vision decreases exponentially as the distance between the center of the retina and the part of it used for vision increases. Instruments can be extremely difficult to read under such conditions.)
Afterimages or blind spots occupy a fixed amount of space in a person's field of vision. While a blind spot persists, objects located in that spot may be undetected. As an object comes nearer to the observer, however, the object projects an increasingly larger image on the observer's retina, to the point that the image eventually exceeds the affected area and overlaps onto a functioning area. Retinal afterimages can last several seconds to several minutes before vision returns, whereas a retinal lesion—true damage to ocular tissues—may not ever return to normal function.
In a military setting, eye protection is available for lasers of particular wavelengths as anticipated by intelligence or as applied to training exercises. Protective lenses prevent potentially harmful wavelengths from reaching the ocular tissues.13 Industrial and medical laser operators use goggles to protect their eyes from the particular wavelength of the lasers they use. Regular spectacle lenses provide very little protection and may in fact focus the laser beam to cause more damage than no spectacles at all. Currently, however, the U.S. Department of Transportation does not recommend "new equipment for aircraft and aircrew."14 In recent years, agilent lasers with changeable wavelengths have been developed, making protection more difficult. In an effort to adapt to the changing threat, a laser threat detection/warning system has been developed to warn pilots and determine the geographic origin of the beam.15
After an Incident
With any suspected lasing incident, the FAA requires reporting, and a medical eye evaluation should be considered for all potential victims.16 The exam should include visual acuity (in the form of an eye chart) and a grid pattern test (known as an Amsler grid) for scotoma as well as central visual distortion known as metamorphopsia. 17 Biomicroscopy should be performed to examine for corneal damage, and a dilated retinal evaluation should be performed for detecting possible hemorrhages and retinal lesions. If injury is apparent, the doctor will initiate the necessary therapy.
The introduction of laser use laws may discourage many pranksters, but unfortunately, there are those who will disregard any such laws and regulations. Technology is now providing cheaper, smaller, more powerful, more efficient lasers. In fact, the market is presently flooded with cheap class II and IIIa laser pointers, as well as industrial class IIIb and IV lasers and their components—which can be observed with just a quick search on eBay. Therefore, the potential for abuse remains. Whether motivated by malicious intent such as terrorism or carelessly implemented for stargazing or misguided amusement, recent lasing incidents should drive law enforcement agencies to take measures to guard against injury to their officers and the members of the communities they serve.
The authors have served as adjunct speakers at the Connecticut Police Academy on the medical aspects of horizontal gaze nystagmus (HGN), a type of impaired-driving test. ■
1University of Kentucky Environmental Health and Safety Division, "Fact Sheet: Laser Safety," http://ehs.uky.edu/radiation/laser_fs.html (accessed January 7, 2009).2U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (USACHPPM), Medical NBC Battlebook (Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland: USACHPPM, 2000), 6-10 to 6-15, http://www.bt.usf.edu/Reports/NBC%20battlebook.pdf (accessed January 12, 2009).3"AFMIC [Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center] Special Weekly Wire 32-90(C) (U)," released August 25, 1997, GulfLINK Document Index, Federation of American Scientists Intelligence Resource Program, http://www.fas.org/irp/gulf/cia/970825/970613_ww32_90c_D_txt_0001.html (accessed January 7, 2009).4"Terrorists May Use Lasers to Blind Pilots, FBI Warns," Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2004, http://articles.latimes.com/2004/dec/10/nation/na-lasers10 (accessed January 7, 2009).5See Van B. Nakagawara et al., "The Effects of Laser Illumination on Operational and Visual Performance of Pilots Conducting Terminal Operations," DOT/FAA/AM-03/12 (Washington, D.C.: Office of Aerospace Medicine, 2003).6Kyle B. Olson, "Aum Shinrikyo: Once and Future Threat?" Emerging Infectious Diseases 5, no. 4 (1999): 513–516, http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol5no4/olson.htm (accessed January 7, 2009).7"Russian Ship's Laser Caused Eye Injury, Navy Officer Says," Associated Press, February 12, 1999, Venik's Aviation, http://www.aeronautics.ru/nws002/ap036.htm; "Lasers Burn U.S. Pilots' Eyes," ABC News, November 4, 1998, Federation of American Scientists Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) News, http://www.fas.org/nuke/control/ccw/news/bosnia981104_laser.html; "Report: N. Korea Fired Laser at U.S. Warplanes," May 13, 2003, NewsMax.com, http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/5/13/74427.shtml (all accessed January 7, 2009).8"Catalog: Missiles (Select) of China (2nd Artillery)," University of Wisconsin Colleges Department of Political Science, http://www.uwmc.uwc.edu/political_science/MIIIE/catalogmissilesc.htm (accessed January 13, 2009).9Jane's Chem-Bio Web, "Directed Energy Weapons and Sensors," chap. 8 in China's Aerospace and Defence Industry, December 1, 2000, Venik's Aviation, http://www.aeronautics.ru/archive/research_literature/aviation_articles/Janes/topics/plasma_stealth/Directed%20Energy%20Weapons%20and%20Sensors.pdf (accessed January 7, 2009).10"Laser Injures Delta Pilot's Eye," Washington Times, September 28, 2004, http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20040928-111356-3924r.htm; Alan Levin, "N.J. Man Charged with Aiming Laser at Aircraft," USA Today, January 4, 2005, http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2005-01-04-laser-aircraft_x.htm; "Green Lights at Airport," Associated Press, December 29, 2004, http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/1309846.html; Frank Walker, "City's Worst Laser Attacks on Aircraft," Sydney Morning Herald, March 30, 2008, http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/citys-worst-laser-attacks-on-aircraft/2008/03/29/1206207485440.html; "Laser Pointer Hits NYPD Helicopter," Associated Press, August 1, 2006, http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2006/08/01/laser_pointer_hits_nypd_helicopter/ (all accessed January 7, 2009).11Chris Baldwin, "Ravers Lose Sight at Laser Show," Reuters, July 14, 2008, http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSL1452972520080714 (accessed January 7, 2009).12See Appendix B in R. James Rockwell Jr., William J. Ertle, and C. Eugene Moss, "Safety Recommendations of Laser Pointers," Rockwell Laser Industries, http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/esh/hazardous_activities/laser/resources/Rockwell_Laser_pointer_safe.pdf (accessed January 7, 2009).13USACHPPM, Medical NBC Battlebook, 6-20.14"U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta Announces New Laser Warning and Reporting System for Pilots: Measures to Safeguard Pilots and Passengers, Support Timely Enforcement," U.S. Department of Transportation press release, January 12, 2005, http://www.crcpd.org/Homeland_Security/LaserWarning.htm (accessed January 13, 2009).15James Darcy, "New Navy Invention: Laser Detector Protects Pilots' Eyes," Navy Newstand, December 10, 2004, http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2004/12/mil-041210-nns02.htm (accessed January 7, 2009).16ATO-R System Operations Security, "Reporting of Laser Illumination of Aircraft," Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circular, U.S. DOT AC70-2, January 11, 2005, http://www.aopa.org/members/files/ac/ac70-2.pdf (accessed January 7, 2009); and USACHPPM, Medical NBC Battlebook, 6-3, 6-14, 6-15.17USACHPPM, Medical NBC Battlebook, 6-14.Top
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Since 1969, UMass has been home to The Boltwood Project, a student-led Service-Learning course that partners with 14 community programs for people with disabilities. Students participate in weekly service sessions at local community sites. Over 200 student participate in The Boltwood Project each year.
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SRVCLRNG 298: Boltwood Practicum
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THE FUN CLUB / Bangs Community Center
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Amherst, MA 01002United States
LOS AMIGOS / Bangs Community Center
70 Boltwood Walk
Amherst, MA 01002United States
State Dept. of Developmental Services
1 Roundhouse Plaza
Northampton, MA 01060United States
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Farren Care Center
340 Montague City Road
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Berkshire Hills Music Academy
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R. KELLY drops the bump-and-grind and shows his sensitive side to the ladies on "When a Woman Loves," an old-school slow jam from the R&B star. $1.29 at zune.net.
NATASHA BEDINGFIELD delivers a self-empowering message on "Strip Me," the acoustic-guitar-laced title track of her third set, due Nov. 9. $1.29 at iTunes.com.
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE comes back blazing on "The Only Hope for Me Is You," from Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, out Nov. 22. $0.99 at amazon.com.
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It was no big shock when Gov. Chris Christie proposed that 10 percent across-the-board cut in income tax rates.
But then Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester) turned this into a poker game. He met the ante and even raised Christie, at least from the perspective of the middle-class taxpayer.
Sweeney proposed letting taxpayers take a credit against their income tax equal to 10 percent of their property tax. There were just two provisos. One was to cap the tax credit at $1,000 per year. And the other was a cutoff for households above $250,000 annual income.
Details are still sparse on just how that tax cut would be implemented and how much it would end up costing. But recently, the Democrats put together a website. On it is a calculator that lets you compare how much relief you'd receive under the competing plans.
Run the numbers and you'll see that every household earning less than $235,000 a year does better under the Democratic plan than the Republican plan.
Is that a win for Sweeney? Or did Christie cleverly lure him into cutting taxes at levels that fly in the face of the do-gooders' demands for more revenue?
Let's run a few more numbers. The Democrats say there are 2.62 million households with incomes under the $250,000 level. They say the plan would cut taxes by about $1.3 billion when fully implemented in four years. That's roughly the same amount as would be cut under Christie's plan.
Or so they say. When I run the numbers, I start to suspect the Democratic plan would cut taxes even more than Christie's.
Not that I'm complaining. I don't know about you, but every year around this time, I visit my tax guy. We have a nice chat as he does my return. Then he tells me I'm getting a big refund check from Washington, but must sent a big check to Trenton.
Sweeney's plan would eliminate that problem forever. What's not to like?
From Christie's perspective, I suspect he'd dislike that $250,000 cap on annual income. There are towns in North Jersey where you need that much dough just to pay the mortgage.
Fine. Let's eliminate that $250,000 cap. It doesn't cost as much as you might think. The Democrats say there are only 136,000 households above that line. Those taxpayers would have their tax deduction capped at $1,000 like the rest of us, though. Extending the plan to cover them would amount to a rounding error in the total tab.
Such a deal would have to look sweet to Christie. Even sweeter, Sweeney has deep-sixed his fellow Democrats' call for a return of the so-called "millionaires tax."
So that would be a big win for Christie. The state budget has to be adopted by the beginning of July. The national Republican convention is in August. Guess who'd be the hero to all those red-staters amazed that a Republican could cut taxes in a blue state?
As for Sweeney, what's in it for him in this high-stakes game?
He's playing his cards close to his vest, so it's hard to tell. Perhaps he's just standing up for his South Jersey constituents. They've always been shortchanged by a state that sends most of the revenue north to the big Democratic machines in Hudson, Essex, Union and Middlesex counties.
Or perhaps he's got plans in the event Christie makes that move down I-95. The rest of the potential candidates for governor are still espousing the big-spending, tax-the-rich rhetoric common to their party.
State Sen. Barbara Buono of Middlesex has been a reliable voice for that wing and is widely believed to be in the running for governor next year. Another potential contender, state Sen. Richard Codey of Essex County, did not exactly compile a record as a tax-cutter in the year he served as governor.
Meanwhile, Sweeney's ready to set himself up as the architect of the biggest middle-class tax-relief plan in recent state history.
I don't know just what he's up to, but it looks like tax relief is in the cards.


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Manga Mania
Wide-eyed superheroes, latex-booted heroines and wild-haired supervillains might seem like unlikely international goodwill ambassadors, but Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs hopes they will be just that. The politicos are gambling that manga and anime -- distinctive forms of comic books and movie animation, respectively -- and the diehard fans who dress up as their favorite characters in homemade costumes to attend conventions (the practice is called "cosplay") will spruce up Japan's image abroad. It's a risky bet.
Manga got its start in post-World War II Japan when cheap entertainment was in short supply. But it wasn't until the late 1980s that Japanese comics gained notice abroad. Now the U.S. market for anime is worth approximately $4.35 billion, according to the Japan External Trade Organization. Annual manga sales in North America have more than doubled since 2002, totaling $200 million in 2006 according to research firm ICv2.
The Japanese government wants to capitalize on this growing popularity. Japan's cultural diplomacy has generally focused on more traditional Japanese art forms, such as kabuki and noh theater and okiyo-e woodblock prints. These days it's doubling down on cartoons.
In June, it awarded the first International Manga Award. Recognition went to four non-Japanese cartoonists from Malaysia, Australia and Hong Kong for their help in advancing manga abroad. Grand prize: a government-sponsored 10-day visit to Japan. This autumn, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will introduce an Anime Ambassador program to boost interest in anime films overseas. Tokyo anticipates spending at least 20 million yen ($175,000) a year on this new "manga diplomacy campaign."
But while Japan's use of manga and anime relies on their proven market appeal, the content and fan base of these trendy products make them ill-suited for Japan's public relations campaign.
Perhaps the biggest problem is the highly sexualized nature of the form, which can be exceptionally seedy, if not illegal. Earlier this year, 13 manga comics, including "Rape Me in My School Uniform" and "Pedophile's Banquet II," were labeled "harmful books" by the Kyoto Prefecture for featuring excessive sexual acts involving girls under the age of 13.
Anime and manga also tend to perpetuate negative images of daily life in Japan. Madeleine Rosca, one of the International Manga Award winners, notes that the cartoons did nothing to sell her on the country. "Japan comes across as a bit scary culturally—terribly formal and deeply strict," she explains. "Most of the stories we get tend to be stereotypes showing heavy workloads and strictness, and a super-adherence to tradition."
Nor are the cartoons immune from the politics that color Japan's international relations more generally, and especially with its neighbors. As Ming Wan, director of the global affairs program at George Mason University, cautions, there is a limit to how much Tokyo can push its cultural products before manga and anime are viewed as government propaganda. This is especially true in China, where some already see Japanese manga as a tool of indoctrination. An article published by the Chinese paper Global Times in June 2006 accused manga of trying to "retell history" to cover up Japan's war crimes and infect Chinese children with Japanese values.
And there's a certain weirdness factor. The nearest American counterpart to anime-inspired costume play may be Star Trek and Star Wars conventions, whose participants also dress up as their favorite characters. Those gatherings have entered the broader cultural consciousness more as a source of late-night television humor than as a viable goodwill export.
Despite these drawbacks, at Ani-Com Hong Kong, a comics fair held in late July, it seemed that Sailor Moon, Detective Konan and the other stars of Japanese cartoons have been making friends for Tokyo. Cosplay competitors at the convention said their attraction to manga and anime had developed their interest in Japan. Many had taken up study of the language, and others were saving up to visit manga's homeland.
If capturing the youth "vote" is the goal, Tokyo may be on to something. At the Hong Kong convention, a group of five 18 year-olds dressed as ninjas from the Japanese video game Tenchu posed for photographers. "Arigato!" they called to their fans, brandishing their fists and samurai swords. "We love Japan!" But will their parents?
Ms. Bosker recently completed a Robert L. Bartley Fellowship at the Far Eastern Economic Review.


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Peter Chapman, who writes and edits for the Financial Times, has written "The Last of the Imperious Rich: Lehman Brothers, 1844-2008," a biography that begins with the arrival by ship of Henry Lehman in New York City, as he "escapes a German region shot through with political oppression and anti-Semitism," according to a review today in USA Today.
Two younger brothers, Emanuel and Mayer, followed Henry to the United States when they came of age.
Henry Lehman then moved to Montgomery, where he established a small shop selling groceries, dry goods and utensils to cotton farmers. By 1850, his 2 brothers joined him in the business, and they named it Lehman Brothers, according to records in the Harvard University Business School library.
After evolving from a dry-goods store to a commodities brokerage, the firm bought and sold cotton from planters living in and near Montgomery. It soon became the most significant part of their business.
After Henry's death from yellow fever in 1855, the remaining brothers continued to focus on their commodities trading/brokerage operations, according to the Harvard records.
According to the USA Today review, "Alabama was mostly rural, and Lehman had knowledge of farming from Germany. Cotton exports from the Southern tier of the United States found markets in Germany. In addition, Lehman was acquainted with German emigrants who had already settled in Mobile, Ala., where Lehman visited before moving along to Montgomery, with its river access and moneyed class ready to buy what the immigrant hoped to sell."
James Loeb, 86, retired owner of Loeb & Co., a Montgomery cotton brokerage, told the Huntsville Times that the Lehman brothers had a brief partnership with a well-known Montgomery family - the Durrs.
"You never really know how people ended up here, but four siblings in that family ended up here," said Loeb, whose business is now run by his son, Jamie.
Loeb, who said he has fond memories of trading cotton on the Huntsville Courthouse Square in the 1950s, said the Lehman brothers weathered the Civil War and "lived in a wonderful antebellum house on Court Street."
After the war, he said, the brothers decided that one of them should move to New York.
Loeb told the Huntsville Times that Lehman Brothers continued a Montgomery office even after the headquarters moved to New York. "A nephew lived here and managed their affairs well into the 20th century."


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It's been a long trip from Yugoslavia to Amarillo, but Smajo Beckanovic has a different journey in mind today.
He jets off for New York City today to compete against three other finalists in the 2007 Ultimate Cranberry Foodservice Recipe contest.
Beckanovic, executive chef at Randy's at the Paramount, will prepare Craisins Encrusted Pork Tenderloin for a panel of judges. The winner takes home $25,000 and bragging rights.
The winner will be announced Friday.
When a representative from Ocean Spray encouraged Beckanovic to give the contest a try, he declined.
"I really didn't know what to do," he said.
But after a little more encouragement, he decided to pair cranberry products with pork, which goes well with a variety of flavors, he said. In two days, he had his recipe. Beckanovic, 29, will compete against older, seasoned chefs. The finalists' recipes were chosen from among hundreds submitted.
Whether he brings home the dough or not, Beckanovic is feeling good.
"Already I feel like I won," he said.
Beckanovic arrived in Chicago in 1997 from his homeland of Yugoslavia. He moved to Fort Worth where he lived five years.
"I met my wife in Fort Worth, and we got married and then we moved to Texline to work for her parents," Beckanovic said.
He and Paige Beckanovic are now parents of Matilda, 4, and Oliver, 9 months. They live in Amarillo. Beckanovic's love of cooking dates to his bachelor days when he lived alone.
"I cooked a lot for myself, and I like to cook. Then I just decided three years ago - we talked about it, and I decided to go to school to be a chef," he said.
The contest provides Beckanovic's first trip to New York.
"I am so excited," he said.
On his sight-seeing wish list are the Statue of Liberty and Ground Zero, site of the 9/11 terror attacks.
"I don't know if I will have time or not."
Orvilla Allred, who owns Randy's at the Paramount, with her husband, farmer Randy Allred, is excited about Beckanovic's chances in the contest.
"I think he has as good a chance as any. We're rooting for him all the way," Allred said.
The contest showcases the versatility and flavor of the cranberry, said Keith Benoit, director of foodservice at Ocean Spray.
"The team at Ocean Spray is truly impressed by the originality of the foodservice recipes submitted. The Ultimate Cranberry Recipe Contest reinforces our commitment to providing top quality ingredients, so we can continue to support the exemplary talents of these professionals," he said.
Craisin Encrusted Pork Tenderloin
3 cups (6 1.75 ounce packages) Ocean Spray Craisins Trail Mix - Cranberry and Chocolate
2 cups (4 1.75 ounce packages) Ocean Spray Craisins Trail Mix - Cranberry, Fruit and Nuts
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
2 2-pound whole pork tenderloins, cleaned
1 5.5 ounce can Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail
4 tablespoons Ocean Spray jellied cranberry sauce
1 teaspoon beef base
1 cup heavy cream
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place all packages of trail mix into food processor and pulse until coarsely ground. Do not over process. In ovenproof 13-inch by 9-inch pan, drizzle olive oil and place pork tenderloin in pan. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
Rub trail mix mixture into tenderloins, covering entire pork loins, reserving 4 tablespoons of trail mix for sauce. Place tenderloins into a preheated oven and cook 30 minutes or until center reaches 155 to 160 degrees. While tenderloin cooks, pour the can of cranberry juice into a medium saucepan and reduce by half over medium-high heat. Add 4 tablespoons cranberry sauce and whisk mixture. Add the reserved 4 tablespoons of trail mix mixture and continue to stir. Add teaspoon of beef base and cup of heavy cream. Cook until sauce thickens. Let simmer over low heat until ready to use. Add salt and pepper to taste, if desired. When pork is fully cooked, remove from oven and pan. Slice into 1-inch thick medallions. Top with sauce and serve. Garnish as desired.
Servings: 12
Cranberry Mojito
4 cube (¾ ounce) brown sugar cubes
10 mint leaves, about ¼ ounce
½ ounce Ocean Spray Craisins Sweetened Dried Cranberries
Juice of 1 lime
6 ounces Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail
2 cups cubed ice
1 sugar cane swizzle stick for garnish
1 lime wedge for garnish
1 mint sprig for garnish
20 ounce tall glass
1 bar tumbler
1 muddling stick
Place sugar cubes, mint leaves, lime juice and sweetened dried cranberries in bar tumbler and begin to crush and blend ingredients.
Blend until sweetened dried cranberries and mint are minced; sugar will be dissolved. Add ice and cranberry juice.
Mix well and pour into a 20 ounce tall glass. Garnish with lime wedge, swizzle stick and mint sprig.
Serving: 1
-By Jeff Leidy of Centerplate, San Diego, Calif.
What is a cranberry?
Yes, yes, you've eaten cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving ever since you can remember. The sauce is made from a native North American fruit called Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton, and is kin to about 1,350 other plants including Scotch heather, rhododendron and blueberries.
Cranberries are a low-growing, vining, woody perennial plant with small, alternate, ovate leaves. They grow best in a combination of soils and hydrology found in wetlands.
Farmers harvest cranberries in September and October.
Source: www.cranberryinstitute.org; www.umass.edu/cranberry
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Minister of State for Minority Affairs Ninong Ering Wednesday sought a discussion in parliament over the death of an Arunachal student.
"The minister of state for minority affairs has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar requesting for the suspension of the question hour, so that the issue can be discussed," an aide of the minister told IANS.
The last session of the 15th Lok Sabha begins Wednesday.
Nido Tania, son of Arunachal Pradesh Congress legislator Nido Pavitra, died Jan 30 after being allegedly beaten up by two shopkeepers following a row over his appearance and clothing in south Delhi's Lajpat Nagar market.
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Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9 or Isaiah 25:6-9; Psalm 24; Revelation 21:1-6a; John 11:32-44
Ruth 1:1-18; Psalm 146; (Deuteronomy 6:1-9; Psalm 119:1-8;) Hebrews 9:11-14; Mark 12:28-34
Hebrews 9:11-14; Mark 12:28-34
I read this week's lectionary passages last summer in the Urubamba Valley in my native Peru, and in my native Spanish: "Pero Cristo ya vino, y ahora el es el Sumo sacerdote . . ." At first I resisted the Hebrews passage, as I prefer Jesus' concrete teachings to more abstract theological concepts. So, while leading a tour group across the Andes, I turned to Mark: "And man must love God with all his heart and with all his mind and with all his strength; and he must love his neighbor as he loves himself."
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Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Weber of Alden celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a Mass of Thanksgiving in St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church, Cheektowaga, followed by a weekend trip with their children and grandchildren to Great Wolf Lodge in Canada. Mr. Weber and Maureen McNally were married Oct. 27, 1962, in St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, South Buffalo. He is a retired draftsman for Moog Inc.; she is retired from Alden Scientific Inc. They have five children and seven grandchildren.


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CDM Reaches 4000th Project Milestone
13 April 2012: The UNFCCC Secretariat has reported that the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has registered its 4000th project. The Indian wind power project is expected to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 21,807 tons a year, which is the equivalent of removing the emissions from 4,275 cars each year.
According to the UNFCCC, the first CDM project was registered on 18 November 2004. Currently, there are registered CDM projects in 74 developing countries, covering a range of project types, from projects to replace inefficient wood stoves, to wind power projects, to large industrial projects that destroy potent GHGs.
Over 900 million certified emission reduction (CER) credits have been issued to about 1500 projects in 47 countries. UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres remarked on this milestone and on the future of the CDM, pointing out that, "Governments, the international Board that oversees the CDM, and the UNFCCC Secretariat have worked continually to simplify the mechanism, broaden its reach, safeguard its environmental integrity and prepare the CDM for the future." She highlighted the importance to the CDM of countries' agreement on a second commitment period for the Kyoto Protocol. [UNFCCC Press Release]


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Having done Insanity.... it is not that bad. It really isn't that crazy or insane or "XTREME". I'm sure our fore-fathers did far more on a farm, LOL. The intense part runs like 25 minutes with breaks. If you aren't in shape, you can't go at it with the intensity of the people on TV. You have a long warm up with like 10 minutes of stretching, maybe a few of that doing shit like jumping jacks. Then you cool down and stretch for 5. Honestly... it may run for 50 minutes on the DVD. 5 of that is a warning, 10 is the warm up, 25 is the work out, 5 is the cool down and 5 is an infomercial for nutrient shakes.
It's not much harder than running a 5K.
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For the third time in the last 14 months, Gary Goff will lead his Tiffin University Dragons into Fawcett Stadium in Canton, right next to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The Dragons' first two trips there - for games with Malone last season and this season - have been tough on TU. The Dragons lost both games in overtime.
Today, Tiffin will face a different opponent -2-5 Walsh, a former American Mideast Conference rival from the Dragons NAIA days.
Times have changed. The Cavaliers are Division II now, and in their first season in the GLIAC.
Goff said Walsh's game plan is simple.
"They're old school football," Goff said. "They want to run the football, control the clock and play defense."
Walsh's top running back is Toba Olarewaju, who's averaging 87 yards a game. Quarterbacks Jack Dawson and Kevin Besser are averaging about 95 yards through the air, and the team has about 125 passing yards a game.
What impresses Goff, though is the Cavaliers' defense.
"I think their defense is very good," Goff said. "They've got a very good defense."
So how does TU combat that defense?
"You want to establish the run in every game, no question about that," Goff said. "But they're very stingy.
"We've got to make some plays down the field like we did last week," Goff said. "At the same time, try to get the running game going some."
The Dragons will be going for a few things today. A win over the Cavaliers would give them their first GLIAC road win, their first two-game winning streak in the GLIAC, and their first winning streak of any kind since 2007.
Goff said he wasn't sure if quarterback James Capello would be ready to play today. The usual starter has missed each of the last two games with an injury. With him out, Dan Pitts has stepped in and done a very nice job.
"I can't remember, any place I've ever been, where we've had a backup quarterback kind of come in and play as good as your starter, or even better in some cases," Goff said. "We were real careful with him when we first put him in there ... but I'm not scared to open up anything and everything to him. He's done a very good job."
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Creating awareness about the MDGs in Kenya by International Volunteers Day Coordinating Committee, Kenya
This year's theme for the IVD in Kenya will be "Volunteering to promote awareness and achievement of the MDGs in the community". The theme was selected based on the need to increase local knowledge about the MDGs and engage the community in volunteer activities to achieve the Goals. Read entry
From: IVD 2005 Blog30 November 2005, 09:52
Peace concert in Uganda by Bong Manzano
UN Volunteers in Uganda is spearheading a youth development camp, together with other international volunteer-involving organizations and government agencies. It is also coordinating a "peace concert" in Northern Uganda. Read entry
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Convocatòria de l'assemblea Anual de la Xarxa del Voluntaria d'Andorra i celebraciò del DIV by Xarxa del Voluntariat
Es convida TOTES les entitats voluntàries sense ànim de lucre i que formen part de la Xarxa del Voluntariat d'Andorra, o que puguin estar interessades a formar-ne part, a participar en la ja habitual trobada d'entitats com la celebració del Dia internacional del Voluntariat. Read entry
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Interviews & MDGs in Brazil by Chiara (UNV Brazil)
First of all thank you for your interest in our project! Feally, even if there is still many work to do, I think that we are on the right way! As for the interview, we will be interviewed by the Portal do Voluntário, this time Monica, the director of the ONG where I work, Natal Voluntários, will be interviewed! Read entry
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Cidade com Coração comemora Dia Internacional do Voluntário by Natal Voluntários
No Dia Internacional do Voluntário, 5 de dezembro, organizações e empresas de Natal o papel dos voluntários nas transformações sociais e planejam formas de envolvê-los ainda mais em causas de interesse público. Read entry
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Send volunteer-made Christmas cards
Send your yuletide greetings this year through cards made by volunteers. Iwith.org, a Spain-based volunteer-involving organization, recently launched a Christmas card design contest and received more than 100 designs from volunteer designers. Read entry
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Helping orphanages, half way houses in Lesotho
Under the leadership of Lesotho National Volunteer Commission, a small group of volunteer groups have taken the initiative to celebrate the International Volunteers Day. Read entry
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Preventing dengue, facilitating dialogue in Indonesia
I am writing with regards to the upcoming International Volunteer Day and other activities related to volunteering that will take place in December. I have attached a brief report on activities planned and you are welcome to participate. Read entry
From: IVD 2005 Blog25 November 2005, 15:40
Una sociedad solidaria en Peru by La Republica
Con motivo de la celebración del Día Internacional de los Voluntarios, el domingo 4 de diciembre delegaciones de voluntarios, personalidades y autoridades participarán de una misa en la Catedral de Lima a cargo del cardenal de Lima, Mons. Juan Luis Cipriani. Read entry
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MDGs 'Mumkin' in Sudan by Ganiyu A. Ipaye
MDGs 'Mumkin' in Sudan is to demonstrate the potentials of volunteers, working in partnership with local communities, government and other development partners (including the UN), to achieve Peace, Unity and Development, especially the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Sudan. Read entry
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The delicate balance of power between the kingdom of Ehb's powerful factions has fallen apart. As one of the few remaining members of the disgraced protectors of the land, the 10th Legion, it's up to you to rebuild the once-great Legion and stop Ehb from falling into darkness. Joined by a group of unique companions, you'll travel through the striking land of Ehb defeating all manner of villains and beasts through a combination of heroic abilities, screen-shaking magic, and pure cunning.
Dungeon Siege III seamlessly blends intuitive action gameplay, a robust RPG system featuring a large selection of abilities, an extensive multiplayer component, and the depth of story that the game's creators Square Enix and Obsidian Entertainment are known for creating.
- Uncover a deep and changing story as you battle hordes of dangerous creatures in a mystical fantasy world
- Variety of modes let you adventure solo or with friends in multiplayer co-op, or online with up to four players
- Recruit companions with unique personalities, abilities, and views on the world around them
- Game marks the first time that Dungeon Siege is available for play on high-def consoles
- Play as one of four heroes: Lucas Montbarron (a skilled swordsman and son of the former Grand Master of the Legion), Anjali (an archon, a legend come to life), Reinhart Manx (a scholar of arcane magic), and Katarina (a master of warfare and magic)
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|Puffy Paint Textured Easter Egg Kids Craft
What would Easter be without the colorful, decorative eggs? Create a Puffy Paint Easter Egg Kids Craft out of homemade puffy paint and water colors! Makes a really fun and messy craft for preschoolers and up!
Classified: Incredibly EASY
What you need:
- White glue
- Shaving cream
- Watercolor Paint
- Paintbrushes and sponge brushes
- Cardboard (we used cereal boxes)
- Scissors
What to do:
Prep: Mix 1 part white glue to one part shaving cream (no exact science here) for the puffy paint. Cut some cardboard into egg shapes.
1. "Paint" the cardboard egg with the puffy paint mixture and allow to dry (usually within 24 hours).
2. Decorate the Puffy Paint Easter Egg with water color paint once it is dry. {We added glitter glue as well} The "puffy paint" mixture may become moist again with the water color- but it is very manageable to work with and is easy to paint on top. We experimented both ways. Feel free to add the paint while the puffy paint is wet for a different effect.
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JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Free WiFi
Main amenities
- 602 guestrooms
- 8 restaurants and 3 bars/lounges
- Outdoor pool
- Breakfast available
- 24-hour fitness center
- Self parking
- Business center
- Limo/town car service
- 24-hour front desk
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Computer station
What's around
- In Central
- Bank of China Tower (0.6 mi / 0.9 km)
- Pacific Place (0.1 mi / 0.1 km)
- Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (0.8 mi / 1.3 km)
- Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (0.9 mi / 1.5 km)
- Lan Kwai Fong (1 mi / 1.6 km)
- Hong Kong (HKG-Hong Kong Intl.) 35-min drive; 24.1 miles/38.7 km
- Hong Kong Admiralty Station 8-min walk; 0.4 miles/0.7 km
- Hong Kong Wan Chai Station 12-min walk; 0.6 miles/0.9 km
- Hong Kong Central Station 18-min walk; 0.8 miles/1.3 km
- Hong Kong Station 21-min walk; 1 miles/1.6 km
- Self parking (surcharge)
JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- This hotel has 602 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 35 floors
- Check-in time 2 PM-midnight
- Check-out time is noon
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- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- Children (11 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Pets not allowed (service dogs only)
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in public areas
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in rooms
- Self parking *
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- Buffet breakfast daily (surcharge)
- 8 restaurants
- 3 bars/lounges
- Coffee shop/café
- Poolside bar
- 24-hour room service
- Outdoor pool
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Spa tub
- Steam room
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- Business center
- Number of meeting rooms - 15
- Conference space
- Meeting rooms 15
- Conference space size (feet) - 12000
- Conference space size (meters) - 1115
- Computer station
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
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- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
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- Accessible bathroom
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- Premium bedding
- Pillowtop mattress
- Private bathroom
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Free toiletries
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- 42-inch LCD TV
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- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
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DiningFlint Grill and Bar - This restaurant serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required.
Man Ho Chinese Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in Chinese cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Reservations are required.
JW Cafe - This buffet restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Reservations are required. Open daily.
Fish Bar - This poolside restaurant specializes in seafood and serves lunch, dinner, and light fare. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). Reservations are required.
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A multi-track education day for the construction industry packed with dynamic sessions featuring the latest topics in steel design & construction.
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AT&T CENTER – The Western Conference Finals have invaded the AT&T Center for the third consecutive year, and one of the new storylines heading into Game 1 is the health status of guard Tony Parker (left hamstring sprain), and how the Oklahoma City Thunder will play without forward Serge Ibaka (left calf injury).
Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich said Parker did not participate in any contact drills at shoot around earlier in the day, but Parker was observed warming up before the game. On the Thunder side, Thunder head coach Scott Brooks said Nick Collison will start in place of Ibaka, as he's the right matchup for Spurs center Tiago Splitter.
"It's a good option for us," said Brooks of the decision to start Collison. "He's a good matchup for (Tiago) Splitter. Splitter is a very physical player – a great roller, finisher around the rim."
Brooks also said there's a chance the Thunder could use several smaller lineups if needed in the series.
"We can go smaller in our backcourt with Reggie (Jackson) and Russell (Westrbook)," said Brooks. "We can go smaller in our front court with Kevin (Durant) at the four, or Kevin at the five."
"Our lineups can be very fluid," continued Brooks. "We've had that flexibility all year long."
Around Arena Observations
- For San Antonio fans, Charles Barkley and the TNT crew will broadcast live from the arena tonight, as Barkley recently sparked controversy with his comments on some of the city's residents.
- Manu Ginobili was observed racing his two twin sons in the hallway downstairs before the game.
- Kevin Durant has some really interesting looking sneakers.
Rad shoes Durant is wearing pregame. #Spurs #Thunder pic.twitter.com/Sl6MtRVDG0
— Paul Garcia PS (@PaulGarciaPS) May 19, 2014
- Who will wear a suit for game one on the Spurs bench? Austin Daye, Aron Baynes, Matt Bonner, and Jeff Ayres were all observed warming up pregame, so it'll be interesting to see who is regulated to suit duties in Monday's opening game.
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Pop says Tony Parker didn't practice in contact situations at practice today. #Spurs #Thunder pic.twitter.com/iIMHsWT5gR
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The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced QAQC Director to join the business. This is a strategic appointment in which you will support the design process through clear and timely conveyance of KEO's design philosophy and its relationship to the overall project and corporate objectives. Working as QAQC Director, you will be integral to all systems design concepts on projects throughout the region.
Preference will be given to qualified candidates who can demonstrate experience of:
• Ensuring that all projects have the appropriate level of quality for client satisfaction and that designs are based on sound engineering judgments.
• Establishing and maintaining quality assurance methods that will maximize the accuracy, thoroughness, appearance, efficiency, bid ability, constructability and serviceability of the end product while minimizing liability and cost.
• Improving and maintaining the quality of service to clients through overall performance, including monitoring day-to-day operations of department personnel to ensure compliance with both client and code specifications as well as monitoring the procedure and performance of all consultants in the application of the QMS.
• Designing system solutions to solve quality problems that cross divisional lines including planning, organizing, directing, educating, and maintaining a corporate-wide quality management system.
• Ensuring continuous quality improvement.
• Providing monthly, quarterly and yearly reports to Senior Management for use in managing operations.
• Spearheading the selection, training and development of staff to implement quality improvement systems.
• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture or related discipline from an accredited University with a minimum of 20 years relevant post-graduate experience working in a quality assurance function on major projects.
• In-depth knowledge of engineering/architectural design and consulting operations.
• Certified Quality Professional CQP and Lead Auditor qualifications are required.
• Prior experience in the Gulf Region is advantageous.
About the Company
Founded in 1964, KEO delivers world-class professional design and management services.
KEO offers award winning architectural design, progressive infrastructure engineering and highly ranked project and construction management known for quality and professionalism. KEO is one of the largest AEP/PMCM firms and have consistently ranked in ENR in the top 200 International Design Firms as well as Top 20 International PM rankings 2004-2010. BD World recently ranked KEO #40 in the Top 100 Architects in the world.
KEO strives to be recognized globally and regionally as one of the finest project consultancy firms contributing to client success wherever we work.