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During the first week of October, the Association of American Railroads released its report on railroad traffic for the month of September. The report revealed that railroad traffic was up 4.4% year on year and the weekly average of intermodal units on the rails was the second-highest level ever recorded; only the Labor Day holiday prevented September from being the highest-volume intermodal month in history.
The volume of aggregate (sand and gravel, in part due to fracking activity) carloads on the rails expanded 10% year on year, the volume of auto-related carloads expanded 12%, and petroleum and related product carloads expanded 10.4%. However, it was not all good news as carloads of coal and grain declined 3% and 11% respectively during the period.
All of this is good news for global railcar leasing company GATX Corporation and domestic railcar leasing company American Railcar Industries (NASDAQ: ARII ) , which specializes in the production and leasing of tanker cars for the oil and gas industry. However, declining carloads of coal and grain are bad news for FreightCar America (NASDAQ: RAIL ) , which specializes in the production of coal and hopper (grain) railcars.
A growing industry
Oil-by-rail is a rapidly growing industry. Political uncertainty surrounds many pipeline construction projects, and rail remains the only viable way to transport oil from many backwater oil wells. This has driven a huge investment in the rail car tanker industry with The Greenbrier Companies (NYSE: GBX ) leading the charge. At the beginning of the year, the company announced that during the last quarter of 2012 it received $160 million worth of orders for tanker cars. To put that in perspective, $160 million is just under 10% of the company's total sales for 2012. The company is also expanding production to meet demand for tankers cars and management is targeting an annual build rate of 3,800 tanker cars by year end 2013: a 280% increase on 2012's total production of tanker cars..
Billionaire support
Meanwhile, Icahn Enterprises LP (NASDAQ: IEP ) has recently formed a joint railcar leasing venture with its chairman Carl Icahn. Icahn Enterprises will provide cash and railcar assets worth $737 million to the new venture, American Railcar Leasing LLC, which is designed to capitalize on the highly lucrative railcar leasing industry. Icahn Enterprises already holds a controlling interest in American Railcar Industries, which itself has a large and growing leasing fleet of 32,500 railcars generating an average return on investment of nearly 10% annually. According to one estimate, the new American Railcar Leasing LLC will generate operating income of around $120 million for Icahn Enterprises during fiscal 2014, which is a return on investment of 16.3%...not bad.
Wrong side of the fence
Unfortunately, FreightCar America is set to lose out as the company does not manufacture tanker cars. Actually, the company specializes in coal and hopper (grain) railcars, two commodities with falling cartloads being transported. Indeed, during the first half of this year, FreightCar's revenues collapsed a staggering 80% from the same period the year before as the number of railcars delivered by the company collapsed from 2,800 during the second quarter of 2012 to only 700 during the second quarter of 2012. All of this is bad news, and with the volume of coal and grain transported on the railroads set to continue to decline, it does not look as if FreightCar's position will improve anytime soon.
Foolish summary
The oil-by-rail boom within the US is gaining traction, and there are numerous ways to profit. However, the best way would appear to be through either Icahn Enterprises or American Railcar Industries, both of which have sizable, highly lucrative railcar leasing fleets.
On the other hand, FreightCar is unlikely to benefit from this boom, and the company is struggling with falling demand for its coal and gain railcars.
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President Barack Obama says the country is restoring trade benefits to former pariah stat.
President Obama's homeland security adviser says it'd be very hard to hack into system to alter outcome.
Statement was part of medical information campaign released today.
No details released to public; show will not air until Thursday.
Former Secretary of State calls Trump 'a national disgrace'
Secret investigation looked into whether he illegally coordinated with outside groups
Republicans demonstrate a commanding fundraising advantage
Gov. Mike Pence had barred state agencies from helping them settle in state
Teamsters official says group endorsed senator because of pension vote.
Toledo's last clinic remains open thanks to lower court decision.

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What's the one sure fire way for you to ensure the kids you coach learn? Engage them. That's it. It's so simple that it gets overlooked. We assume there must be far more complicated interactions that will lead to learning that we must implement. We lose sight of the fact that sometimes the simplest answer is the best answer.
Let me ask you something. When do you feel most engaged in an activity? When you are exuberant or when you are miserable? Actually, no need to answer. This is another simple one, isn't it?
In my travels across the country, I cannot say that there is a soccer player that I've come across where I felt I could say, "You do not require any more skill practice. You're skillful enough." Every kid I came across on a soccer field should have been and needed to be more skillful than they were. Canadian soccer players need to be more skillful. But that's my wish for the kids. And my wish imposed on the kids would make it an adult-centred program. That's where I as an adult involved with youth sport start to lose sight of the simplicity of my job as a coach. I get my blinders on because I realize that it is MY job to teach those players to be more skillful.
But my job is simply to engage the players first.
If it is to be a truly player-centred program than I need to focus more on engaging those players in order to get them to own the desire to become more skillful. They need to become more skillful because they want to be more skillful. Not because I want them to or tell them that they need to be. I need to worry more about creating the conditions for engagement and spend less time worrying about all the corollary things that will positively spin off of a learning environment that is ripe with joy and wonder.
So as a coach, how do you do that?
In a recent MindShift post, educational writer Annie Murphy Paul speaks of a research study conducted on Finnish primary school students on the topic of joy. The researchers followed the kids around for two school years. Literally. They took pictures of their emotions, looking in particular for one: joy.
What did they find? As you can well imagine, joy did not emerge from long-winded lectures by the teachers. When learning is seen as a passive exchange of information from knower to knowee, there is little room for engagement. For you as coaches that means you need to find ways to get the kids taking an active role in their learning. Ask them questions. Create problems for them to have to solve. Get their opinion on the types of things they want to do at practice or ask them for their thoughts on tactics during competition.
In the study, joy did show up when learners got to work at their own level and their own pace. If you coach a team sport, then this one is a difficult proposition but it can be done. Team sports are so focused on individuals learning to do what's best for the time that often individual development can get lost. Team sport coaches can try and go the extra mile by coming up with a few progressions – both more advanced and more basic – when creating practices. It could be as simple as just getting some help from assistant coaches or even parents to work 1-on-1 with kids that are either ahead or behind the rest of the group.
A social atmosphere can also encourage joy. If you coach a team sport than this one is already done for you as practice is always social – especially if you coach girls. When one kid sees another kid experiencing joy it can be contagious. When one kid joyously interacts with another kid it can be contagious. Not surprisingly, kids working together can share and therefore experience more joy than working alone.
Finally, play and joy are inexorably linked. For a child, play is the equivalent of work for an adult. It is how they learn. And play means kid-driven not adult-driven. They need to lead it. That's important. Play is important. You can't tell me that play is not enjoyable. We've all had our moments of weakness where we've found ourselves slipping back into a second (or third, or fourth) childhood. Some of us have never left our first childhood.
We get so caught up in trying to do what's right for kids that we miss the blinding glimpses of the obvious. Typically what's needed is right under our noses. This blog serves as one of those reminders to look under your nose. So how do you tell if the kids you are coaching are joyously engaged in what they are doing? Again, look under your nose by taking a page from the Finnish researchers. Make the time to stand back and study the faces of the kids you coach. What do you see? Excitement? Sadness? Indifference? It is just that simple.
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There's no need to ever feel left out again at the water cooler conversation. Here's a rundown of the stories currently trending in the world, the country and your backyard.
No debris found: Those searching for the missing Malaysian jetliner thought they may have spotted a debris field from the plane on a Chinese satellite image, but Malaysian officials told reporters Thursday they went to the area in the waters off Vietnam and found nothing. U.S. aviation investigators say they now believe the plane remained in the air for hours
after it disappeared from
radar screens. Malaysian officials say they don't believe that was the case. Full story: Fox News
NYC blast: At least six people were killed and dozens injured when what is believed to be a gas leak caused an explosion that demolished two New York City apartment buildings. Searchers are shifting through what remains of the buildings, using thermal imaging to search for any survivors or victims. Full story: The Associated Press
Two dead at SXSW: A man fleeing police hit and killed a couple early Thursday at the South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. According to police, 23 others were injured when the man drove through barricades and plowed into a crowd as he was being chased. The couple he killed was riding on a moped. Full story: The Austin Statesman
Reubin Askew dies: Former Florida Gov. Reubin Askew died Wednesday at a Tallahassee hospital. Askew, who guided the state through a tumultuous period of school integration in the 1970s, was 85. Full story: The Associated Press
Sharper indicted: Darren Sharper, a former NFL safety who played part of his career with the New Orleans Saints, was indicted Wednesday in Arizona on two counts of sexual assault and three counts of administering dangerous drugs. Sharper was indicted on similar charges in California and is in jail there. He has been accused of raping at least nine women in five different states. Full story: CBS
Suing the president: The House passed a bill Wednesday that would fast track congressional lawsuits that would bring suit against the president for failure to enforce federal laws. Republican congressional members said President Obama has extended deadlines on the Affordable Care Act, and failed to enforce the federal law banning gay marriage in order to "circumvent Congress." The vote was 233-181. Full story: The Associated Press
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Do you buy groceries? Have you seen the skyrocketing price of gasoline? This card gives you 5% cashback on both. It also gives you 1% on everything else, 30 free phone minutes a month, and a whole host of other random credit card protections that you probably don't care about.
Everything I'm going to tell you in terms of benefits is available from their application page [3], but keep reading for my personal experiences with them.
The 5% for gasoline is clutch, especially with gas over $2 a gallon. With 5% you are getting over ten cents back, which pushes the price under $2 (my psychological break point). I used to get gas at Costco because it was about 5 cents cheaper than the closest Exxon, but after 10 cents off the Exxon gasoline is cheaper.
The cash-back process is a little strange. The max cash-back is $300 (boo!) and you have to specifically request your checks (why?) and they have to be greater than $50. The cap isn't the strange part, it's the specific requesting of your check that doesn't make sense to me. Just do it automatically so you don't have to pay someone to take my call. A little known fact is that you also get 5% back on "eligible AT&T consumer products and/or services." I have an AT&T Wireless cell phone plan and hopefully this will cover it, otherwise I get the typical 1%.
The free minutes and the other telephone stuff is pretty useless because I have a cell phone so that's not a good reason to get the card. There is also an free annual review of your purchases which breaks down the categories in which you spent your money. You probably should run a budget and use that as an accurate measure of your spending, not this free annual review.
Also, Citi is very aggressive in trying to keep people on the program. I threw out the $15 check (I regret it because $15 is more than the typical $3 for signing up) so I'll have to wait until they send it out again. I called and asked but the only thing the CSR can offer is a "rebate check" where you purchase something, send in a receipt, then get a check… too much hassle.
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Rowlesburg events set for the summer
ROWLESBURG - The little river city is gearing up for the summer festival season. This year there will be several major events coming to Rowlesburg, which include the following:
Friday to Sunday: The 5th annual River City Festival of the Arts;
June 30 and July 1: Norther WV World War II Reenactment and Living History;
July 6 to 8: The first annual Bluegrass on the Cheat;
Aug. 25: Appalachia Visited Road Race; and
Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 to 3: Labor Day Festival.
Pen Mar Summer Music Series listed
CASCADE, Md. - The Pen Mar Park 2012 Summer Music Series has announced the following lineup. Musicians and groups will perform from 2 to 5 p.m. in the 4,000 -square foot dance pavilion. Concerts are held rain or shine.
Friday: The Shades of Blue Orchestra;
June 3: The Rocky Birely Combo;
June 10: The Headliners;
June 17: The Dave Winter Group;
June 24: Accordionist Cheryl Kataline;
July 1: Arrow Trio;
July 8: Back to Back;
July 15: Organist Jim Powers;
July 22: Spectrum;
July 30: Jay & The Jingos
Aug. 5: The Andy Angel Quartet;
Aug. 12: Music By Just Us;
Aug. 19: The Steve Hayes Trio;
Aug. 26: The Ray Birely Orchestra.
Concerts are free and open to the public.
For more information, call 240-313-2807.
MHS Concert Fest to be held June 8
MARTINSBURG -The Martinsburg High School Concert Fest, featuring SCARAB, "A Tribute to Journey" with Cazhmiere, will be held June 8 at Cobourn Field, at Martinsburg High School. Gates open at 4:30 p.m. Concert begins at 6 p.m. Tickets range from $5 to $20.
For more information, visit www.mhsbb.com/con cert.
Concert Series set in the Park
MARTINSBURG - Martinsburg-Berkeley County Parks & Recreation will host its 2012 summer concert series at 7 p.m. every Thursday, beginning May 31, at War Memorial Park. Event is sponsored by United Commercial Travelers of America, EcoLab and Chick-fil-A. Lineup includes the following:
May 31: Blue Ridge Rain;
June 7: The Martinsburg Jazz Orchestra;
June 14: Blue and Gray Barbershop Chorus;
June 21: Soule Intention Band;
June 28: Fast Lane;
July 5: Harmony Along the Potomac Chorus Chapter of Sweet Adelines International;
July 12: Joe Taxi, featuring Christian Lopez from "American Idol;"
July 19: Stoney Creek Bluegrass Band;
July 26: The United States Navy Band, "Commodores;"
Aug. 2: The United States Navy Band, "Cruisers;"
Aug. 9: Williamsport Community Band.
For more information, visit www.mbcparks-rec.org.
Blues fest looms on the horizon
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - The Western Maryland Blues Fest will be held May 31 and June 1 through 3. Festivities begin at 5 p.m. May 31 with the free "Blues Prelude" concert in University Plaza. Special concerts include the Lotta Blues Show on June 1 and the Downtown House Party on June 2.
For more information or tickets, visit www.blues-fest.org.
Lonestar headlines Clarke Co. fair
BERRYVILLE, Va. - Multi-platinum country music group, Lonestar, will be the feature entertainment at the 58th annual Clarke County Fair. The group will perform at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 18. Track seats are $30; and grandstand seats will be $25. Tickets go on sale June 2 at the Clarke County Ruritan Fairgrounds. In addition, Dailey & Vincent will perform at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 15. Tickets for this show will be $25 for track seats and $20 for grandstand. Ticket prices do not include the gate admission.
For more information or tickets, call 540-955-2530 or visit www.clarkecountyfair.org.
Opera House to host live music
SHEPHERDSTOWN - The Shepherdstown Opera House has announced the following lineup:
June 4: Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk
June 30: The Alchemystics;
July 2: Trixie & Monkey's All-American Burlesque Circus Show;
July 6: Dangermuffin;
July 14: Furnace Mountain;
July 20: Drymill Road.
Admission ranges from $5 to $30, depending on the concert, and more information is available at www.OperaHouseLive.com.
W. Va. 'Rumble' biker rally planned
MARTINSBURG -The WV Rumble in the Valley Biker Rally will be held June 14 to 16 off Novak Drive. Event will feature Bo Bice on June 14; Kashmir on June 15; and Blackberry Smoke on June 16. Blackberry Smoke is this decades answer to Lynyrd Skynyrd. They have shared the stage with legends such as Marshall Tucker, Allman Brothers and Montgomery Gentry.
For more information, visit www.wvrumbleinthevalley.com.


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11 – There are 11 days until the #OptaProForum submission deadline. bit.ly/2cdws1i. Starting. https://t.co/FolGLocRuq 28 Sep
.@premierleague have published an article using @Worville's 'carries' to assess how to combat @diegocosta. bit.ly/2d63SfR. Force. 23 Sep
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.@Burgundywave discusses squad building with @padraigsmith, Sporting Director, Colorado Rapids. bit.ly/1Hnj29V. Interview. 17 Sep
The latest episode of Three At The Back offers advice and insight on the #OptaProForum. bit.ly/2cDSOo5. Submission. 16 Sep


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Today's news of Bishop Eddie Long leaving the church he has led since 1987 poses an interesting test case for the validity and future of a twentieth century phenomenon known today as the megachurch. New Birth Church in Atlanta Georgia is certainly not the first large congregation in recent years to experience a leadership change in the midst of scandal but definitely one of the largest. The test is not so much how an institution can adapt to the need for sudden change, as it is a study on the cult of personality that drives many large houses of worship these days.
There is no doubt that the key leader's personality has been determined as a factor in the rapid growth and sustainability of many large membership churches over the last 20 years but the decisive factor in the church's ability to prolong growth in coming years will depend largely on the next generation of potential church goers response to the big box experience in a world that appears to be vacating huge shopping malls of the 1980's for open air boutique shopping experiences. There is no doubt the big box retailer is here to stay, but does that reality transfer to the church?
In a recent article Skye Jethani (Huffington Post 11/08/11) questions the future of the megachurch based on an infographic appearing on the web and based on research compiled by Forbes, The Christian Post, and Leadership Network. The article is positing the possibility of a megachurch bubble forming as the predominantly and historically conservative, white, suburban, baby-boomer led institution which has grown from 10 megachurches in 1970 to at least 1,500 megachurches today with worship attendance in excess of 2,000 attenders in light of an average of 50 smaller congregations closing their doors weekly in America. Jethani points out the following potential signs of trouble ahead for mega ministries:
- A possible change in attendance patterns of Baby-Boomers nearing retirement could change the financial landscape of the big box church.
- With the average age of megachurch pastors being 50 years of age what will be the effect of leadership transitions on congregations, which have had long tenured leaders?
- The infographic shows that half of all megachurches (48 percent) are located in young, growing suburbs of a major city but recent demographic studies are revealing the impact of a slowing economy on suburban life since the recent real estate bubble burst.
- Jethani points out that the chart shows that 85 percent of megachurch attenders are white but "the census bureau reports that whites will be a minority in the U.S. by 2042, eight years earlier than last predicted. And that date may accelerate once again depending on immigrant birthrates. And in some parts of the country the date will be much earlier. The point is, if most megachurches remain 85 percent white they will find a shrinking pool of potential members as the population becomes increasingly brown."
In my upcoming book entitled "The Jesus Insurgency" (Abingdon Publishing) I mention one additional factor many church leaders appear to be ignoring and that is the perspective of future supporters of church budgets and missions; our youth and younger adults who are making decisions right now as to whether or not church attendance will be a Sunday priority or will it lose out to entertainment options, sports activities, and chilling (also known as relaxation). Finally, with the news of Bishop Long's departure in light of the steps the 18,000 members of New Birth Church in Atlanta, Georgia will need to take in identifying a new leader and the call for reflection on the relevance and effectiveness of the megachurch in the days to come Skye Jethani astutely states, "The cultural and demographic conditions that have fueled much of the megachurch movement, multiplication and growth are changing. And whenever a new movement tries to leap from one generation to the next there are some who don't clear the gap."
Jesus once said, "Upon this rock I will build my church and the gates of hell (and the shenanigans of humans) shall not prevail against it"…. It may just look a little different as time goes on. Peace!


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Analyst accuses Samsung of not wanting Windows Phone success
0. phoneArena 13 Mar 2013, 15:57 posted on
Unlike the Android ecosystem (and the overall smartphone ecosystem around the world), Samsung is not doing all that well with Windows Phone. Windows Phone has been dominated by Nokia, which isn't much of a surprise given the partnership between Nokia and Microsoft. But, an analyst is now saying that Samsung actually isn't doing well with Windows Phone because the company doesn't want to see the platform succeed...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
19. iguano (Posts: 101; Member since: 10 May 2012)
why compete with the best manufacturer of the world that are comming back? when you are the king of the plastic bad quality devices?
samsung will gona make cheap plastic devices all the time that they can, in the future when they get tired of stealing the money of all the fandroids that they sold super cheaps devices for 700$ they gona compete with nokia in windows phone... not now...
69. Veigald (Posts: 290; Member since: 13 Jan 2012)
The "king of the plastic bad quality devices" statement made me lol, good one!
20. So-Sayz-Eye (Posts: 30; Member since: 08 Nov 2011)
Anyone who has taken a business course in college knows that bubbles exist, apple going through theirs right now, even MS with windows. No one can be on top forever, android will eventually collapse, maybe not in terms of blackberry, but their stocks will drop and people will start to question where's the innovation (see apple bashing all over phonearena). The point being, why shouldn't Samsung support multiple platforms, it only helps to be safe. Nokia never prepared and they fell from the top spot, so did blackberry.
Honestly, the only reason I see Samsung not wanting to support WP is the license fees. Why eat your profits from a free open source OS where nearly every dime goes back to you, or pay a license then hope sales are well. Honestly if Samsung and Nokia both support WP and actually compete it benefits WP as Samsung has that voice now to bring people to a platform, which is what they might be hoping for with Tizen.
MD needs to either stop license fees, go open source with WP or at least give oems the ability to tweak the OS for their phones as long as their willing to provide updates and assure proper functionality in return. At least that's my take on things, right or wrong its my opinion.
39. UrbanPhantom (Posts: 949; Member since: 30 Oct 2012)
In answer to your question, the reason for not allowing individual vendors to mess with WP code is the same reason they don't allow them to mess with the desktop operating system. They need conformity, since allowing customization of the OS would introduce instability, as well as insecurity. The biggest weakness of Android is that it has ZERO security, and permits identity information and financial data to be easily compromised or stolen. Microsoft is able to offer a higher level of security, and speed too, but only if it keeps close tabs on it's OS, and prevents needless fragmentation.
Samsung obviously does not want to see Nokia return to prosperity and success. That would mean competition for themselves, and they will do everything possible to prevent a successful comeback for the company. Samsung also represents a big threat to Apple, and it might be in the best interest of Microsoft and Apple to take aim against Samsung and Google, and prevent either company from marketing hardware and/or software for either PC's and MAC's. They could also launch more aggressive lawsuits, in syncronization, and try to bankrupt the lesser Android OEM's. Only time will tell the outcome of such fights, but I am certain we have not seen the last of the patent disputes...
87. jroc74 (Posts: 6005; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
I said this before.....why would Samsung care about Nokia succeeding with WP?
How does Samsung WP's not selling well have to do with Nokia?
Isnt WP supposed to be about Microsoft?
Android has....zero....... security? Try fanboying a lil less next time....
94. papss (unregistered)
I would never say no security but its not great...but that goes with the open platform... Can't have it all right? All platforms have weak spots
108. UrbanPhantom (Posts: 949; Member since: 30 Oct 2012)
Good cop, bad cop...you get to be good cop today, papss. Hahah
110. papss (unregistered)
Lol some of these guys are unbelievable sometimes
125. jroc74 (Posts: 6005; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
I agree. Thats why I put emphasis on zero.
32. pongkie (Posts: 538; Member since: 20 Aug 2011)
I thought Sammy is only making WP to keep MS from suing them license fees for using android.
57. snowgator (Posts: 3583; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
Nah... Samsung still pays royalties for MS patents.
41. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
No, I think MS is the problem. I get that they wanted to boost Nokia, seeing as though they have a mole in place as CEO, but paying them to use WP was a mistake. That may have been a slap in the face to other OEMs. I think if they start repairing the relationships with other OEMs, they will succeed, but all the exclusivities and favoritism while WP was still in its infancy was a big mistake.
42. hate_dc (Posts: 10; Member since: 26 Dec 2012)
people buying WP bcus of nokia...if WP wthout nokia i know wp will stay in a box..and people wil not buy it....but if nokia step forward in andriod..i know nokia+andriod will smoked samsung and apple..
46. voxmarc (Posts: 332; Member since: 22 Aug 2012)
samsung has success on android....why bother to join two failure,MS and NOKIA...it will be like Fail + Fail = Fail...samsung doesn't wanna add to this formula.
49. UrbanPhantom (Posts: 949; Member since: 30 Oct 2012)
Add your own life to that mix, and you'd have fail+fail+fail+fail! :oP
59. MartyK (Posts: 816; Member since: 11 Apr 2012)
Fail + Fail = Fail...samsung doesn't wanna add to this formula
That's some funny sh*t ..lol
52. papss (unregistered)
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55. akki20892 (Posts: 3901; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
wait for few years guys.......apps coming, features coming then windows will on top and nokia will on top....!!!
99. EclipseGSX (Posts: 1717; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
Keep waiting because you will be for a loooooong time
107. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
60. snowgator (Posts: 3583; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
Okay- I am a Samsung Focus S user, so here is my "they never walked on the Moon, and the Earth is still flat" gossip thought:
-Sammy still has to pay royalties to MS for their patents that Android uses, but made a deal to have them a whole ton less if they produced WP devices. From the number of Androids they sell, how much more profit does even 5$ per handset less to MS put in their pockets? Tons and tons. So if their WP's break even, it is all good.
-Sammy hasTizen devices coming out, and that will be an OS they have a vested interest in. Yes, I am betting that Sammy is way more interested in the long term success of that.
-Sammy is currently putting their Moles into MS HQ and bugging Nokia so they can trace out their movements, kidnap their significant others, and hold them for ransom to force WP to close shop. I think they have just hired hitmen to take out every HTC employee, wiping out their top Android competitor AND another serious WP maker all in one swoop.
Okay, maybe just the first two. But without the last one, there ain't no movie rights to sell.
97. jroc74 (Posts: 6005; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
"Sammy still has to pay royalties to MS for their patents that Android uses, but made a deal to have them a whole ton less if they produced WP devices."
I think many ppl forgot about that. I have a feeling HTC WP isnt selling well too. And they might not care too. I have a feeling Samsung and probably HTC did WP's just to please MS....and didnt care if they succeeded of failed.
Still amazing that Motorola basically said F U to Microsoft....lol. They were in the red when WP was preparing to launch, and they are barely hanging on in the mobile dept. Still no Motorola WP tho. Gotta give them credit to sticking to their guns.
104. UrbanPhantom (Posts: 949; Member since: 30 Oct 2012)
Why does Samsung have to pay Microsoft? Oh wait, did they steal from them as well as Apple? Man o' man, Sammy is the king of thieving me thinks...
The only thing not selling well is your Android fanboy attitude and utterly baseless claims. WP8 is the fastest growing OS in the world right now, and what bothers Android fans is that they can't do anything to prevent Microsoft and Nokia from stealing market-share.
Motorola Mobility is irrelevant, and the company was purchased by Google for patents only. What remains of them is being torn apart now, and there are job massive layoffs. Some rescue ;o)
126. jroc74 (Posts: 6005; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
Have a fanboy battle with an actual fanboy. Its useless with a non fanboy, k? Case in point....I stopped reading at steal.
You sound like a broken record...
63. papss (unregistered)
What? SS would steal ideas from others? I don't believe it..
71. Edmund (Posts: 656; Member since: 13 Jul 2012)
I was thinking the very same thing the other day but was too afraid to say it.
74. DEVIL.666 (banned) (Posts: 10; Member since: 12 Oct 2012)
WP7.8.9 is all a fail failing and is dieing dead.
Wp. Has no Apps and games.
Emty is
Wp are the last to get apps while ios and Android receiver's are utmost. Look at instagram they have to wait till May.
There are no highend games support till 1 month ago.
WP articles are always getting bashed trashed and Trolled. Its the most hated disliked platform.
WP is a iOs wannabe. Copycat.
In GsmArena the amount of hate and full of Trolls.
Nokia is a dying company and is dead.
81. UrbanPhantom (Posts: 949; Member since: 30 Oct 2012)
The fact that I stole your personal data by hacking your insecure Android device is beside the point...
If you hate it so much, then why are you here yapping about something you claim to be inconsequential? I think You're full of 3hit, mr 666.
Owned ;o)
86. lubba (Posts: 1313; Member since: 17 Jan 2011)
Now Google is stealing the idea of unifying their OS. Come on! Stop it Google. Form your own ideas. I sense fear.
89. Muzhhur (Posts: 260; Member since: 14 Sep 2012)
Agree, they are so selfish
101. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
Those analyst are a bunch of DOUCHE BAGS. Samsung says they won't be supporting WINDOWS OS any more cause there's not enough demands for it. if their are demands for it they will make more hardware. look at SONY & MOTOROLA their not making any WINDOWS mobile phones right now focusing on Android OS which is their money making dept. Stop being a mad fanboy douche bag analyst
105. papss (unregistered)
Agreed with that reason. Every company is motivated by money so with more people going to WP it would bring more vendors. Sony might be the exception since m$ and Sony are competing in another very important area
106. UrbanPhantom (Posts: 949; Member since: 30 Oct 2012)
Samsung is too busy stealing from Microsoft and Apple to bother making quality hardware for WP8. Perhaps it's time Microsoft and Apple stopped supporting Samsung device used for both PC and MAC...
112. papss (unregistered)
That would hurt them for sure
102. Dunknown (Posts: 84; Member since: 23 Jul 2012)
I'm not sure why so many people admire the complicated Android system. From my opinion Samsung could not beat Nokia in terms of the Windows Phone OS. If Microsoft is designing their own phone, this will sure allow Nokia to take a drastic move towards android. With Nokia in the Android os, it will sure win back its crown. This year and last year as well as the coming years, I realised that Nokia has been applying all the researched stuff on to their phone. I agree to an article that Nokia is the most Innovative Phone, second place comes under Apple while third is Blackberry, unfortunately Samsung came under the fourth place. Really hope Nokia could still gain back its crown. Nokia really the best. Samsung doesn't fit for those who are rough.
113. joey_sfb (Posts: 5741; Member since: 29 Mar 2012)
Microsoft want WP to be successfully they have to do a lot more A & P. Can't depend on their partner like Samsung.
Samsung pump loads of revenue into their Android Phone A & P as Google shares their 10% Ads income with Samsung. Microsoft might want to go the same. No companies in the right mind want another mega size 'Apple' as competition.
Apple sucks!!!
121. supersammyfans (Posts: 26; Member since: 24 Nov 2012)
Nah, the useless WP is dead before they release (not to mention the R.I.P. BB10 are dead by now too), only their owner the M$hit and their brainless partner like the failure Nokia and HTC still continue to help them develop this $hit only, Sammy know it is failure that why they abolish them
123. NateAdam8 (Posts: 388; Member since: 17 Feb 2012)
Samsung is more focused on the Tizen OS so they can have something to get them out of that loop they're stuck in called Android, Yes it's a good OS but every company that makes Android has FanFags out there saying it's the best Android Maker in the world and If Samsung is as Great of a Smartphone Maker as you FanFags say then why don't they just make a Windows Phone Device that'll finish killing Nokia off the world and show people they are as Great as people think they are cause if not just STFU and go play with your f**kING ANDROIDS and stop saying crap like WP is dead cause they keep saying if Apple doesn't change the UI of the iPhone it'll fail like Symbian but look and the iPhone selling like food in America so STFU and don't say crap when you don't know who's buying Android, iPhone, WP or even Blackberry just cause you like Samsung+Android doesn't mean everybody else does and I know at least 7 Samsung FanFags who wanted to see the Samsung+WP cause they want Nokia to get beat at there Game and Disappear Forever and stay gone, So if Samsung is so Great they should prove with a WP to beat them all but if not stay with Android cause it easy to SELL.
129. charms55 (Posts: 41; Member since: 08 Nov 2011)
Android is the cheap way to go for OEM and for carriers. iPhone has an almost fanatical loyal base of users and it is far less likely that most would bail to another platform.
Android, on the other hand, has a less robust, more fractured base of users. They are more tied to a carrier than OEM. Android phones are a dime a dozen on many carriers. You should see the rows of them here in Japan from Samsung, Panasonic, Sharp, Fujitsu, HTC....list as long as your arm. Perhaps on carriers in other countries, it is different.
So the last thing that Samsung wants is a UI that cuts into their softer fan base. To be honest, I think they don't give their loyal "Samsung" customers the benefit of the doubt, and that includes a lot of very satisfied Windows Phone users. I also question the knee-jerk reaction of the media to this story.
However, actions often speak louder than words. We all know Samsung is cooking up their own UI to help keep those loyal Samsung users. They will keep their dominance in the Android market, but we also know their support for Windows 8 and Windows Phone is tenuous at best. They were given the priority to introduce their Windows based tablets and their Windows Phone even ahead of Nokia and they squandered that chance. They had the pole position for holiday buying and they chose to present vapor hardware, not even available.
And now they are pulling their RT tablets. And has anyone seen hide nor hair of the 32GB Ativ S? Other than "Pre-order" status, again....vaporware.
130. lubba (Posts: 1313; Member since: 17 Jan 2011)
Apple has or will drop Samsung's processors for Intel's or is it Qualcomm's? Isn't that great Troll?
142. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
Windows Phone has been dominated by Nokia, then Android will be dominated by Samsung.
143. techspace (Posts: 1036; Member since: 03 Sep 2012)
samsung is sabotaging wp because its a platform that is dominated by nokia and it makes sense because as long as people think of android, they will think of samsung, but when they think of wp, they think about nokia, not samsung
nokia and ms are allies....they are making devices that could compete with samsung's galaxy series smartphones, why would samsung promote wp?
they will make ativ smartphones but that doesn't mean that they love wp


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First energy, second heat, third water: O Little Drops, Nina Canells third solo exhibition made specifically for mothers tankstation, bears witness to the single-minded focus of her work from its very outset. 1 With its recurrent attention set upon the themes of energies and forces, both visible and invisible, water has long been a preoccupation, with numerous and significant pieces that have explored its essentially differing forms and potentials: solid, liquid, vapour, life-giving, imprinting, eroding, soothing and wildly destructive. 2 Such pieces as Shedding Skin (perpetual current for twenty-four buckets), Perpetuum Mobile (283 Stone) and Anatomy of the Rising Tide, are historicised in international exhibition record. Half the pace of a given place, one of her earliest works, from the first mothers exhibition (hers and ours), employed water as a weight, while Thermal Mass, 3 from her subsequent show, submerged a red emergency light in a small pale of water.
At a point when we had still not seen the new work for the coming show, we requested a couple of pointers from the artist to help direct us in formulating a text. 4 Two enigmatically reductive ideas arrived. Firstly, a single line of poetry, re-composed ( above) horizontally, rather than in its original downward-flowing, vertical form, extracted from Apollinaires 1918 Calligramme, il pleut (quoted complete, ... below. 5 I should note that altitudes and gravitational pull might be considered as other substantially dominant and reoccurring themes in Canells work and the bonds fall off that hold you ). And the second, the even more elusive suggestion of less heat, more moisture, scribbled on the back of an exhibition checklist at the end of brief meeting in Minneapolis, itself home to the great Mississippi River (then frozen) and her first solo American institutional exhibition. Hydrology may concur with Canells notion, but might incline towards a reversal of emphasis, more heat less moisture, as heat acts positively upon the mass of water, turning it into vapour. In Canells version, the absence or negation of event merely allows the constituent element to linger longer. Less heat does not, of course, increase the volume of water, but allows it to pool, as the coolness upon the surface protects its mass. Too much cold, of course, makes it almost a dangerous, slippery rock. Thinking about water, thinking about ice, thinking about a falling tear
The enigmatic, multi-talented and social-media-friendly Canadian astronaut, Commander Chris Hadfield, recently tweeted a YouTube video, Tears in Space (dont fall) 6, apparently dislodging the central Newtonian axiom that anything that has risen or been raised up must eventually fall or return to earth. In a concise and playful pedagogical staging from onboard the International Space Station, Commander Hadfield illustrates that tears (here faked for demonstration purposes) exclusively form as balls of water, that drift around and just get inconveniently bigger the more an unhappiness expresses itself physiologically. Eventually, the evaporation process might occur, but given the cold that permeates two hundred and twenty miles above the earth, this is not going to happen in a hurry (the surface protects its mass). In the meantime, any such human unburdening leaves its physical evidence as a floating pool of salty emotion, biding its time, until the entire space station returns to earth, one way or another (along with the fallen tear). Perhaps even in space you cant entirely escape the altitudinal, Newtonian law. Alternatively, absorption is always a practical solution to an unwanted moisture issue, and one that Canell enacts in the gallery, with the presence of numerous dishcloths, laid out, flat, like fragments of non-objective paintings, gravitationally repurposed for the floor. Thinking about crying, thinking about cold, thinking about gravity
Thinking about something, thinking about anything, makes me think about thinking about things? Gaston Bachelard notes the meditation upon a thing is much like slipping into a daydream, in that you are subconsciously aware that you are in it, yet simultaneously uncertain why you are in it, exactly where or how it began, and where it is liable to lead or end. Perhaps the state of intimate immensity, as he describes it, is a productive state in or from which to think about Nina Canells work?
One might say that immensity is a philosophical category of daydream. Daydream undoubtedly feeds on all kinds of sights, but through a sort of natural inclination, it contemplates grandeur. And this contemplation produces an attitude that is so special, an inner state that is so unlike any other, that the daydream transports the dreamer outside the immediate world to a world that bears the mark of infinity.7
Like Bachelard, like Apollinaire, Canell thinks about things outside of or aside from orthodoxy. Her visual syntax alights gracefully upon lumpen (in the sense of dispossessed or uprooted) things, plumbing accessories, for example. Which in her hands are made to seem as if they are the weightless, phenomenological or philosophical expressions of much higher, but passing notions, elusive fancies that float away, like tears unfettered in space, free from the usual sorts-of-laws that bind us clods of earth (to earth). Forces that impact upon the expectations of material and rational behaviours are lightly brushed aside, the weight of a water drop seems equally light, or heavy, as a little lump of concrete, a ball of chewed-up gum or a hanging droplet forged from iron. Having evaporated things with the heat of thought, a cohesive stain remains, a pattern (a memory of thought), while a cloud of impending meanings, a reservoir of other, many more unspoken but potent thoughts, forms above, waiting to rain down. Pooling, floating, eventually evaporating, rising again.
1 Nina Canells three exhibitions with mothers tankstation, over a period of seven years, have witnessed her artistic evolution from a recent graduate, to one of the most respected and quietly influential of European sculptural practitioners, and follow the sequence:
Energy; We woke up with energy, January 2006
Heat; Slight heat of the eyelid, February March, 2008
Water; O Little Drops, April June 2013
2 The artist also notes that there is also something to be said for the near infinite number of forms, shapes and directions of precipitation which can be observed on the Irish Isle.
3 Collection of Irish Museum of Modern Art.
4 I have noted before that 99% of all known press releases are written from a position of unknowing.
5 Il pleut, Guillaume Apollinaire, 1918.
Le texte:
Il pleut des voix de femmes comme si elles étaient mortes même dans le souvenir
cest vous aussi quil pleut, merveilleuses recontres de ma vie, ô gouttlettes!
et ces nuages cabrés se prennent à hennir tout un univers de villes auriculaires
écoute sill pleut tandis que le regret et le dédain pleurent une ancienne musique
écoute tomber les liens qui te retiennent en haut et en bas
6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P36xhtpw0Lg
7 Bachelard, Gaston, The Poetics of Space, pg 183
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There was a recent debate on Wine Therapy (link here, but you'll need a password to access it) about, among other things, whether or not sparkling wine is intrinsically less terroir-expressive than still wine because of its process: i.e. does the méthode champenoise, as we used to call it, remove the wine farther from its terroir?
I was visiting Anselme Selosse yesterday afternoon with some folks from the Franciacorta winery of Uberti (Silvia Uberti, pictured in this photo, was a stagière here in 2003), and this same question was posed regarding still and sparkling wines. Selosse's response was more or less identical to mine in Wine Therapy. "There is no answer to that question," he said. "The minerality is clearly present in champagne; the terroir is obviously expressed. You can see it."
Later, I thought about this idea again as we were tasting various wines. We had tasted a recently disgorged (3rd of March) version of Substance, which was forceful and almost severe in its soil expression, possessing a fierce, naked intensity of terroir that few wines made anywhere, of any type, can achieve. Substance comes from two vineyards in Avize—the shallow, clay-rich Chantereines and the steep, chalky Marvillannes—and the tremendous accomplishment of this wine was that both soil types were clearly and distinctly expressed, harmoniously intertwining yet not at all blurring each other.
Afterwards, Selosse poured me a sample of the solera that Substance is made from, which currently contains wines from 1986 through 2007 (the finished wine that we tasted was 1986-2001), and the curious thing was that as vin clair, this was so much quieter and less expressive than in bottle. The components were all present, but there was clearly something about the "champagnization" that amplified and completed the wine, expanding the aromas and bringing the elements into focus. Obviously I shouldn't have been surprised, as vin clair is always less aromatic and less forthcoming than finished champagne, but to see the two together side by side was a striking comparison.
Now, I realize that this actually says nothing about whether a still or sparkling wine is more terroir-expressive. I do think, however, that in this region the champagne process makes a more complete wine, which is why it continues to be used, and in becoming more complete I believe that the wine has the potential to become more expressive. Champagne, at any rate, is obviously a terroir-expressive wine. All you have to do is taste.
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The loss of Ray Whitney will be problematic at first for the Coyotes, but the addition of Steve Sullivan and David Moss are expected to offset the reduction in points that were eliminated when the veteran winger left for Dallas.
The re-acquisition of Zybnek Michalek solidifies a defense that should be the strong point of head coach Dave Tippett's squad.
The goaltending situation will be the same as it was last season, with Mike Smith at the controls with Jason LaBarbera deputizing when needed.
The coaching staff is also the same, with veteran assistant coaches Jim Playfair and John Anderson returning behind the bench alongside head coach Dave Tippett. Former Coyotes goaltender Sean Burke returns as goaltending coach and Dave King will be the development coach.
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As a fast-growing casual dining concept, investors are naturally going to compare the new carb-laden kid on the block to Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG ) , but the comparisons may be premature.
Yes, both companies specialize in the fast-casual niche that's growing at the expense of traditional casual dining. Customers crave quality eats that are prepared quickly. Prepaying at the counter comes in handy, since there isn't a need to flag down a server for a check at the end of a meal.
There are other similarities between Chipotle and Noodles, and it's not just that both stocks doubled the day they began trading.
Chipotle's claim to cult status popularity is that its comps remained positive even during the darkest recessionary stretches. Noodles is there, too, having posted positive same-store sales in 28 of the past 29 quarters.
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Chipotle was a lot larger than Noodles when McDonald's chose to spin off the fast-growing burrito roller.
Chipotle had 489 restaurants by the end of 2005. Revenue had climbed 33% to $627.7 million that year, and comps had posted eight consecutive years of double-digit comps.
Noodles is doing well, but not that well.
Revenue climbed 17% to $300.4 million last year, and Noodles closed out the year with 276 locations. Systemwide comps have grown 3.7%, 4.8%, and 5.4% in its three most recent fiscal years.
In short, Noodles is half the size -- and growing at half the rate -- of Chipotle at the time of its IPO. The average Chipotle restaurant was making more than the average Noodles unit is making now.
Chipotle's IPO pop boosted its market cap to $1.4 billion. Noodles -- with the inevitable over-allotment of shares pushing its total share count to 29.4 million -- is now worth more than $1.1 billion.
To be fair, Chipotle went public at a time when casual dining was still unproven. Even if it takes another three to four years for Noodles to get to where Chipotle was at the time of its IPO, it will probably command a market cap greater than $1.4 billion at the time if the fundamentals continue to hold up.
Noodles has a surprisingly unique concept, specializing in all types of noodles -- from Asian noodle bowls to Italian pasta dishes to Americana mac and cheese staples -- that help limit the veto vote that may shoot down family or group outings to fast-casual establishments with narrower menus. However, with the easy money already made and the concept still lacking the cult status distinction that Chipotle has achieved, Noodles is clearly no Chipotle.
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At Richmond's premier bed and breakfast, attention quickly shifted from earthquake assessment to hurricane preparations on Wednesday, August 24th. There were normal obligations, breakfasts for guests who were debating the best routes home, laundry, ironing, cleaning, and stocking up. Of course, every now and again a telephone caller would ask: "Is the hurricane coming your way?" Innkeepers and bed and breakfast owners are pretty talented, but I don't think knowing the future is part of the job description or even in the cards. At the last minute, one guest room cancelled and we breathed a slight sigh of relief, our responsibilities were looming less large.
Back to the preparations: water, lots of it! new batteries for the personal flashlights! groceries to make a hearty gourmet breakfast that need no cold ingredients! That really stretches the limits of creativity! Buy ice, make ice, get ice any way we can to stuff available space in the freezer. Fill the bathtubs with water so we can flush if we have no water. Make sure we have enough D-Cells for the battery operated personal fans in case the electricity is cut. Keep the cellphones fully charged – makes them a little less accessible while they are plugged in but if we lose power we'll have maximum capability. Fill the car up with gas so that if we have o go anywhere we can, and if cellphones need charging, we can recharge them in the car.
Friday afternoon, there's a knock on the door — it's our guests here celebrating a very special birthday. We get them settled in their room, give them a tour of the house, hospitality: a glass or two of wine and some hors d'oeuvres. We discuss local dining options for the evening and they walk to Pescadoes China Street for a delightful dinner. Our discussion is paused while we take delivery of our farm fresh eggs from New Kent County. These eggs get delivered every Friday evening right to our back door!
After our guests leave for dinner, we print out the weather forecast for tomorrow and place sweet treats on their bed. Naturally, we're chuckling at how silly this usual task seems in light of expected Hurricane Irene. They make it back to the inn, settle in, and no storm yet.
In the morning we have rain and some wind, Mike, chef, here at the William Miller House, whips up Hurricanes to accompany breakfast. It's a hearty breakfast consisting of a Hanover County tomato, mozzarella, and basil scramble topped with parmesan, bacon from Keenbell Farms, bourbon maple sweet potato home fries, southern biscuits, and, of course, water, juice, coffee and tea. We directed our guests to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to check out the Faberge exhibit – thinking indoors is best and it's less than a mile away. They return to the inn early, by now wind is fierce, trees are blowing in the wind, branches are falling. We breathe a sigh of relief. We know where they are, then quickly realize we are responsible for their safety now.
The wind and rain continue, the bed and breakfast grounds are littered with branches and leaves. The reservation for dinner at a local restaurant is cancelled when the restaurant closes. We offer them two choices: we'll search out a restaurant that is open or please feel free to eat dinner with us in the innkeeper's quarters. After about a half an hour, the decision is made, they will eat with us. A sense of relief takes over when we realize they will not be out driving this evening in this storm.
We decide to dine in the dining room, our guests provided a special bottle of French wine they brought back from Europe, and we get to know them better over a dinner of baked potato, prime rib eye steak prepared sous vide, mixed green salad with tomatoes and candied pecans and a vinaigrette dressing. For dessert, we presented the birthday girl, with a brownie with candles and a scoop of pistachio gelato! It was quite an enjoyable time for us and I hope our guests enjoyed it as well.
The entire day on Saturday and into the night, we watched as the street tree through which our communications and electric feeds span the street, whipped and stretched the lines. We expected to lose both communications and power at any time, but thankfully we did not. We laundered everything we could in anticipation and ironed all afternoon just in case power would be out for days like with Isabell several years ago. Our only issue is that the communications span over the road is now low and the first truck up or down the street will take it out. We have our fingers crossed.
Our guests left us Sunday morning to return home and check out the damage there. We took 4 pickup truck loads of branches and leaves from our yard and sidewalk to the city dumpsters to make the property presentable for our next guests!
Innkeepers just keep on going – sort of like that pink bunny!
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March 6, 2016 Enews from The NBO Scout Training Team and BSA Crew-911.
See Crew-911 in action in the March 2016 issue of Scouting Magazine. We're in the March Issue of Boy's Life too!
Sunday, March 13, 2016 - 11:30 AM Our Annual EMR/LG Crawfish Lunch! Contact us for location and details
Sunday, March 13, 2016 - 2:00 PM American Red Cross FA-CPR/AED Instructor Update with Gidget Swift
Friday, March 18, 2016 - Crew-911 Event at GSUSA Camp Silver Springs
Saturday/Sunday, March 19-20. 2016 - American Red Cross Wilderness and Remote First Aid, GSUSA Camp Silver Springs
Saturday, April 2, 2016 - WEBELOS First Responder Adventure, Crossroads Baptist Church
Saturday, April 2, 2016 - American Red Cross Adult FA-CPR/AED, Crossroads Baptist Church
Friday, April 29, 2016 - Crew-911 Event at Lost Pines Scout Reservation
Saturday/Sunday, April 30-May 1, 2016 - American Red Cross Wilderness and Remote First Aid, Lost Pines Scout Reservation
As always, lots going on with our Training Team and BSA Crew-911! All our EMR/LG Alumni, Crew-911 members, Green Shirted Friends and all American Red Cross instructors are invited to our annual crawfish lunch next Sunday, March 13. The location is a secret but just ask and we'll let you know! Email us for directions. Let us know by 10:00 AM Sunday if you're coming ! Our youth friends are our guests but we do ask the adults to chip in a few bucks to cover the annual feast! You'll be amazed how much crawfish teenagers can eat!
Following our feast, current or almost current, American Red Cross FA-CPR/AED-Instructors are invited to join us at MGL Consulting Company's new Woodlands office for an Instructor Update. Gidget Swift, our good friend and ARC National resource will present the new instructor material and make sure everyone is properly registered in the ARC instructor data base. This is an easy way to get your instructor certification current! We will teach the new program at our April 2 class too. We'll meet at 2:00 PM for the update which should take about an hour. Please use this address and NOT the address on the MGL web site! MGL Consulting Company, 8708 Technology Forrest Place, Suite 100, The Woodlands, Texas, 77381. We'll be using the entrance off the north parking lot. Email us if you plan attending.
We'll need our youth BAT/WEBELOS First Responder Adventure-Instructors and our FA-CPR/AED-Instructors for Saturday, April 2. Please let Ashlynn know or email us if you want to help. This will be a large class and we'll be using our new BAT resources and the new ARC material. We have room in the class for more participants too. See our web site to register.
Our first WaRFA class for 2016 will be Saturday/Sunday, March 18-19 with our friends at GSUSA Camp Silver Springs. Our youth Crew-911 officers are planning a Crew-91 Event for Friday night too. You can count on loud music, movies on the video screens and probably some cold pizza too, plus lots of fun. We need our EMR trained First Responders for the Saturday night and Sunday scenarios. Rumor has it Pitmaster is providing our Saturday evening BBQ dinner! There is plenty of room in our WaRFA class! Please pass the word. See our web site to register.
Join us for a special WaRFA program at Lost Pines Scout Reservation, April 29-May 1. We are joining with our old friends from Capitol Area Council's Crew-911 and we have youth instructors joining us from Western Colorado Council too. Capitol Area Council welcomed us to Lost Pines when we were unable to confirm a suitable location in Houston. We'll offer our Friday evening Crew-911 event too and our youth officers have planned activities for our youth staffers on Saturday. Guys, we need all our Crew-911 youth members, green shirted friends and WaRFA instructors for this class! Check with Ashylnn if you plan to staff.
We have lots of challenges this year but we're off to a great start. We welcome new youth Crew-911 members so please help pass the word. Crew-911 and our unique Training Team is nationally recognized for our youth programs. It's our many volunteers that make as so successful! Thanks guys.
Jay Walker
Advisor, BSA Crew-911
The Woodlands/Conroe Texas
December 27, 2015 Enews from The NBO Scout Training Team and BSA Crew-911
Sunday, January 3, 2016 - Organizational Meeting, Emergency Medical Response/Lifeguarding Class of 2016
As always guys, lots happening with the training team and Crew-911!
Sunday, January 3 is the date. MGL Consulting Company's new corporate office in The Woodlands is the place and 2:00 PM is the time.... Emergency Medical Response/Lifeguarding Class of 2016 will officially begin. Rumor has it that we have a big class again... BUT, as of today, we only have few names on our confirmed list of new participants. So... now is the time to invite your friends... The new participant requirements remain the same... "fifteen by March 15" for LG certification, fourteen is the minimum recommended age for Emergency Medical Response with approval from the course directors. We do not use a formal registration form for this class... just email us and show up for the orientation meeting. As always, the deadline is our orientation meeting on January 3. We do need to hear from our returning alumni and prospective EMR-Instructor candidates too. Please pass the word. MGL Consulting Company's new offices are located at:
8708 Technology Forrest Place, Suite 100
The Woodlands, Texas, 77381
DO NOT Google MGL's address from their website, use the above address! They have moved to their new facility and it's a perfect location for our class.
Some great new stuff for this year... a few new faces and lots of old friends returning too. We will be offering The American Red Cross Lifeguarding program and the current revision of Emergency Medical Response. Once again, a good portion of our class will be electronic. We will have the participant's material available to download to your computer or favorite e-reader. We will offer ARC Lifeguarding-Instructor and ARC Emergency Medical Response-Instructor too.
We will be meeting at the conference room at MGL Consulting for the EMR sessions and we will again be using the Conroe Swim Center for our Lifeguarding program. We will be visiting our favorite local restaurants for lunch too as well as checking out some new ones. Believe it or not, Mr. Novotny has actually found restaurants in The Woodlands that will let us back again this year... Our good friends at our favorite Chinese buffet restaurant will be on the lunch schedule for sure.
The cost for the EMR/LG program has not yet been finalized but it will be about the same as last year, around $160.00/person. As always, we will do our best to keep the cost down. Youth scholarships are available. Remember to plan on about $12.00/week for lunch. We have again worked some special meal deals too and we will have our traditional craw-fish boil this year too.
Our EMR/LG Class of 2016 offers teens, fourteen and older and young adults the opportunity to learn and practice advanced first aid, lifesaving, and rescue skills… Please pass the word to Venture age youth that would like to find out more about Crew-911 and our programs. You can email us at firstname.lastname@example.com or just plan to join us at 2:00 PM next Sunday at MGL for our official kick-off meeting. It is an annual tradition for our staff to have lunch before the kick-off meeting at Beijing Chinese Restaurant, 409 Sawdust Rd, The Woodlands. New participants are welcome to join us there about 12:30 pm too.
It has been a great year for The NBO Scout Training Team and for BSA Crew-911. We overcame some interesting challenges this year but overall we met our expectations! We trained some great new WaRFA instructors in Colorado and had a lot of fun at their SOAR camp too. Rumor has it we will be in Boys Life magazine this Spring too. The Team and Crew-911 are nationally recognized for our unique programs for teenagers. Over 25 years now guys and over 30,000 trained! We are a success because of you. A little late Merry Christmas to you all and Happy New Year... Thanks for a great 2015... 2016 will be even better.
Jay Walker
Advisor BSA Crew-911
The Woodlands/Conroe, TX
September 7, 2015 Enews from The NBO Scout Training Team and BSA Crew-911
Saturday, September 12 - Basic Aid Training, BAT for Twin Bayou District, at St. John the Devine
Friday, September 25 - Crew-911 Event at GSUSA Camp Silver Springs near Conroe, TX.
Saturday/Sunday, September 26/27 - ARC Wilderness and Remote First Aid at GSUSA Camp Silver Springs
As always, lots going on with our Training Team and BSA Crew-911. Our instructor training trip to Western Colorado Council camp SOAR was a great success! We now have 20 youth and adult instructors prepared to offer The American Red Cross Wilderness and Remote First Aid program to their Council. It was a fun week for all of us!
Here is a link to the SOAR article in their regional on-line magazine with pictures of our training taken by the Boys' Life staff photographer. The WaRFA program starts on the PDF page 33. The Forum August 2015
We need our BAT trained youth instructors for next Saturday. The class is at St John the Devine Episcopal Church, 2450 River Oaks Blvd in Houston. This is scheduled to be a large class guys and we need youth instructors! Please let Justin know if you can help. Drag along a Venturing age Scout and we will offer an on the job training program too. The usual lousy pay guys, but we will feed you and there will be about 50 WEBELOS that will have a great time and perhaps learn a lot too.
Our next WaRFA at GSUSA Camp Silver Springs is Saturday/Sunday September 26-27! All our Crew-911 First Responder trained youth and our many green shirted friends are invited to join us Friday night for the Crew-911 event too. We do need our guys for the scenarios on Sunday. Just let Justin know or drop us an email. All our instructors are welcome too. Saturday dinner is Pit Master BBQ. Yell if you want to be our guest.
We have plenty of room in our September Wilderness and Remote First Aid class too. Please invite Venturing age youth and adults to join you for this fun training event! Help us pass the word. Rumor has it a few of our newly trained youth instructors from Colorado will be joining our staff too. We will be overnighting in cabins with real beds and matrasses and the food plan is great!
The impact of Crew-911 and our Chartering Partner, The NBO Scout Training Team reaches beyond Houston. We are nationally recognized for our programs. Thanks to our many dedicated volunteers, yet another Council has started a program like ours. It's you guys that make it work. Thank you for being a part of our unique organization!
Jay Walker
Advisor, BSA Crew-911
The Woodlands/Conroe Texas
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Paul Gray (born 1 August 1958, Rochford, Essex, England) was the second, most well known bassist for the Southend-on-Sea teen rockers Eddie and the Hot Rods,[1] scoring several hit singles and albums in the late 1970s, including "Do Anything You Wanna Do". In early 1980, he was recruited to join the punk rock band The Damned to replace Algy Ward on bass.[2] Gray contributed to two studio albums, The Black Album and Strawberries, but abruptly left the band in February 1983 due to discontent and the desire to do something "different". After The Damned he joined UFO and remained until their split in 1987.[3] He also sessioned live and on records for artists as diverse as Johnny Thunders, Rob Tyner (MC5) and Andrew Ridgeley (Wham!).
In 1989 Gray was lured back into rejoining The Damned, ostensibly for a one-off UK / US / Japanese reunion tour. For the next eight years these became an annual event, with both Gray and Captain Sensible touring and recording with their own band in-between other commitments, with Gray also reforming Eddie & the Hot Rods for one album, Gasoline Days, for which he contributed the songwriting, and supported the album with several tours in the UK and Germany.
Gray was heavily involved with Community Music Wales for a number of years, a charity aimed at nurturing and helping young bands based in Cardiff, until severe tinnitus and hyperacusis precluded continuation with any musical activities. In 2005 he took up the post of Regional Officer, Wales & Southwest England for the British Musicians Union. He occasionally guests with The Damned on stage when they appear in the Welsh city.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Biography: Eddie & the Hod Rods". AMG. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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I just met Prince Harry
I had to go to Middle Wallop Army Camp to pick some squaddies up, they kept me waiting 20 mins, so I got out the car and had a cigarette.
Then this guy in a suit and a young lad came accross the roundabout from the officers mess and were walking towards the main gate where I was waiting. It wasn't until they started to walk right past me I thought thats Prince Harry.
So I nodded and said "Aright yer cunt" and he just smiled and nodded back. (I'm lying about the alright you cunt bit)
When I eventually picked the squaddies up I said "Was I just seeing things or did Prince Harry just walk past me" and they told me he is there learning to fly the Apache Helicopter.
So I decided to take my lunch break and tell you all about it. Not that anyone would be interested, it's not like I ****ed him or hit him or anything exciting like that.
Wish I had actually said Alright yer cunt, I wonder what reaction I would of got.
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technically ya didnt meet him
ya saw him up close
but i see ya said u didnt fukem
boy r u gonna hate urself tomorrow
u had yourself a chance to bag u a prince
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Who gives a **** mate? You got a bun in the opven thats more important than this ginger twat who never did **** all in his life but be born into privelege and the stolen money of centuries of proletariat.
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Franz Kafka (1883-1924) wrote his famous, seventy printed pages long Brief an den Vater [1960, Letter to his Father, 1966] in 1919 at the age of 36 when he was at the zenith of his literary career and already in the early stage of tuberculosis. He neither sent the letter-essay to his father, Hermann Kafka (1852–1931), nor was it published during his lifetime. According to his friend, Max Brod (1884-1968), he gave it to his mother, who did not deliver it, and later entrusted it to his confidante, Milena Jesenská (1896-1944). Kafka's narrative reveals that the immediate motive for writing the letter was the father's disapproval of Kafka's second fiancée, Julie Wohryzek (1891-1944), because of …
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ABS Protocol Reaches 29 Ratifications
31 January 2014: Benin, Burkina Faso and Myanmar have ratified the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (ABS), bringing the total number of ratifications to 29.
"These recent ratifications by Benin, Burkina Faso and Myanmar establish the necessary momentum towards entry into force of the Nagoya Protocol in time for the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, to be hosted by the Republic of Korea in October 2014," said Braulio F. de Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The ABS Protocol will enter into force 90 days after the date of deposit of the 50th instrument of ratification.
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This Week in Honors, August 19-23
Dear Honors Community,
Bang -- and we're off on another semester! Be sure to check your Maricopa email account every Monday so you can be in the know for All Things Honors. If you have any Honors friends or classmates we may be missing on this email, have them contact us and we'll get them added.
Special welcome to our new Honors students
We warmly welcome our new Fall 2013 Honors students! Whether we met you in our Presidents' Scholars orientation sessions last week, or are slowly meeting as you come to class, or to the Hub, know that we're happy to have you. We hope you take advantage of all the Honors Program can offer you. Your Honors experience is what you make it.
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Everyone in the Honors community is welcome to use the Hub as their campus home. Stow your lunch in the fridge, eat with friends, use the computer lab, or just come chill out and read a magazine. We don't have a lot of rules around here, but please use common sense and respect the place and the people in it. And remember our motto: Don't Be a Fool, or We'll Have to Make a Rule.
Please note our new Hub hours:
Monday-Thursday, 8:00-5:00
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Honors Locker Lottery
If you would like to take your chance at getting one of the Honors lockers, please get your name to Colleen or Julie at the front desk by noon on Friday, August 23. We will do the drawing at 12:05 and let you know if you're a locker winner by that afternoon.
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