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Police: Colorado Man Dies In Rollover Crash In New MexicoNew Mexico State Police say a Colorado man has died in a rollover crash north of Shiprock.
Search Continues For Missing 'Expert Mountaineer And Climber'Crews are searching for a missing mountain climber who had plans to climb Pyramid Peak and Maroon and North Maroon Peak earlier in the week.
Navajo Nation Sues Feds Over Massive 2015 Colorado Mine SpillLeaders of one of the nation's largest American Indian tribes blasted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as their attorneys sued Tuesday, claiming negligence in the cleanup of a massive mine waste spill.
Authorities ID Remains As Those Of Missing Colorado Treasure HunterA treasure hunter who disappeared this year while searching for an author's cache of gold and jewels in the New Mexico wilderness was confirmed dead.
2 Colorado Railroads Get National Recognition As The Best In AmericaA Colorado railroad has won the USA Today competition as Best Train Ride in America.
Authorities: Colorado Man Killed In Crash In New MexicoAuthorities say a Colorado man has been killed in a highway crash in New Mexico's Guadalupe County.
New Mexico Sues Colorado Over Huge 2015 Mine Waste SpillNew Mexico is suing the state of Colorado, saying its northern neighbor should be held responsible for the contamination from a massive mine waste spill last year as well as decades of toxic drainage from mines near the headwaters of a shared river.
New Mexico Again Criticizes EPA Over Handling Of Mine SpillNew Mexico again criticized the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday over a massive mine waste spill that tainted rivers in three states, accusing the agency of lying about the seriousness of the blowout.
Treasure Hunter's Disappearance Still A Mystery After MonthsFixated on computer screens and video monitors, an army of volunteers scattered across the country has been painstakingly reviewing hundreds of images and hours of footage recorded over the last four months, desperately hoping to find a single clue to the whereabouts of missing treasure hunter Randy Bilyeu.
CSU Rams Knock New Mexico Out Of 2nd Place In Mountain West With 86-67 WinEmmanuel Omogbo, Antwan Scott and John Gillon each scored 18 points and Colorado State knocked New Mexico out of a tie for second-place with Fresno State in the Mountain West with an 86-69 victory Tuesday night.
'It Hit Us Hard': Navajo Nation In New Mexico Still Suffering From Mine SpillShiprock, a volcanic plume frozen in time, is sacred to the Navajo people who live there. So too is the water that flows through this land. Last August that water, which brings life, brought trouble.
Silverton Unanimously Votes To Ask For Superfund Cleanup Due To Mine SpillThere's now a vote on whether to ask for a U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Superfund cleanup in the mountains around Silverton.


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No industry is a more visible symbol of the project economy than Hollywood. Producers, directors, and a huge supporting business cast come together around specific films, collaborate intensely, and then disband. The results are sometimes glorious, sometimes disastrous. But blockbuster or bomb, there's always the next project.
Jeffrey Wyatt, 30, doesn't make movies. But he does know how to operate Hollywood-style. As a project manager with Universal Creative, the unit that designs and builds attractions for Universal Studios's theme parks and resorts, he works on the leading edge of the project world. Wyatt recently led a seven-person team that completed in six months an effort that can take as long as three years launching a new attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood. The show, called Totally Nickelodeon, opened this past Easter. The date wasn't negotiable; the show was to be the park's marquee attraction for the summer. "We started in September 1996, so it was a fast-track project," he says. "Very fast."
Here's where Wyatt thinks the project world is heading in Hollywood and elsewhere:
Teams that deliver together will stay together. "Half of my Totally Nickelodeon team, including me, is joining a team with several of the core people who worked on Jurassic Park, a mega-attraction that took three years to create. Management knows the value of keeping core people together. They have a common language, a set of shared experiences. Companies won't invest just in people; they'll invest in teams."
Smaller teams will do bigger things. "We want the best talent for every project. That's why we hire people job-by-job. We may work with the same people a lot, but we're always looking for new talent. Full-time teams will keep getting smaller. Companies will keep a core group: project coordinators, finance people, schedulers. But that's as much to manage the company and its relationships as to manage the project."
Teams will work closely, even when their members work apart. "Life becomes email, voice mail, conference calls, swapping computer files and I mean complete design files, which people can mark up and send across the country. Totally Nickelodeon was designed by Nickelodeon's in-house designers, who are based at Universal Studios Florida. But we managed the project from Universal Studios Hollywood. Before I joined Universal, I was a show producer for interactive exhibits at Coca-Cola's Olympic City, a temporary theme park for the Atlanta Olympics. I managed that project from my home in Newport Beach, California."
Teams will do more than one thing at a time. "We do a lot of 'fast-tracking.' It's like the construction industry they start putting down the steel before they've finished the design. On Totally Nickelodeon, it wasn't unusual to work in three shifts: the general contractor would work during the day, the lighting specialists would come in at night, and the performers would rehearse whenever possible. The theater was never quiet."
A version of this article appeared in the December 1997/January 1998 issue of Fast Company magazine.

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Review: Indie Game: The Movie
Making video games during a living is the dream job for a lot of people, especially while you get to make exactly the sort of you want. Indie Game: The Movie shows the uncivil realities of being an indie developer and the hotspur, sweat, and tears that go into form those dreams come true.
This documentary shows the phenomenal rupture between being an indie developer and laboring for a large corporation. The thin skin focuses on four different developers and their stories: the Super Meat Boy team, Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes; Phil Fish who created Fez; and Jonathan Blow, the the maker of Braid. In all cases the games are at that time released and Indie Games: The Movie, is a front back at how and why they were made.
In the contiguous two hour long film, you'll evidence Edmund and Tommy trying to make perfect Super Meat Boy before their coin runs out, Jonathan Blow defending Braid, and in the proceeding earning a reputation on the Internet, and Phil Fish worrying in all parts of money and experiencing the extremes of feeling, mainly due to his game-workmanship ex-partner.
The film begins contiguous the completion of the games, giving viewers a savor of the drama that will later issue. We then go to beginning of every one journey, learning about the games and the men in the rear of them. The way it was bullet is excellent. It's tardy paced, and they get some distinguished stories and reactions out of the devs, that adds emotion to the experience.
Not only is creating a game with a team of two or three humbler classes incredibly hard, the indie devs state in language a lot of themselves into their projects. "I made it in quest of myself" Edmund says about Super Meat Boy. To these men, sales and ratings slip on't really matter — obviously they defect to make a game gamers be pleased enjoy, but these games often comprise their childhoods, which is what makes it likewise heartbreaking to watch.
There are crowd more indie games the movie could hold focused on, and the documentary team ball 300 hours worth of footage. They took the firmness to focus on a small selection to gain greater stories with other detail, and I think that was the fit move. Super Meat Boy, Fez, and Braid were beneficial choices because even if you dress in't really play indie games, you gain at least heard of these ones.
Indie valorous fan will be please to be told that extra footage will be profitable when the special edition of the documentary is released, allowing there's no announced time yet. It will be interesting to listen and see more about how these games (and others) were made, bound the developers themselves were the converging-point, which is good because that's the greatest in number interesting part.
The emotional intensity during Indie Game: The Movie makes it unfeeling to watch in places, as you pay attention them break down, cry, get depressed, and receive angry. It's an emotional rollercoaster that ends up material you feel for these guys and you will them on because you genuinely necessity to see them succeed.
It's not no other than essential viewing for fellow developers, gamers should to look this film as well. If you're a developer, you'll declare by verdict yourself relating to the individuals, and whether you're a gamer you'll exist amazed by the hard work these canaille put into making your games, the boisterousness and trauma that goes into them, and that which they have to endure. You'll furthermore find a new appreciation for each indie games you have played and hopefully exist inspired to try more in the time to come.
Indie Game: The Movie is useful now on Steam for $9.99 and DRM-independent from the official site.
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Hawley website worth more than toilet paper
June 27, 2012 —
At its monthly meeting on June 13, the Hawley Borough Council approved financing for a new website for the borough. In the discussion leading up to the vote, council member Mary Sanders argued the cost for the website would be no more than a year's supply of toilet paper and paper towels for the borough building, and won over the members of the council by stating, "A website's got to be worth more than toilet paper!"
Among other topics discussed were plans for an upcoming parade in honor of veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan war, to be held by the American Legion on Church St. Approximately 40 soldiers will be in attendance on August 18, and a picnic will take place afterward.
On June 27, there will be a bicycle sale in the parking area of the bandstand. Safety checks will also be performed on any bicycles brought in on this date. A bicycle rodeo is scheduled for August 17.
Hawley website worth more than toilet paper
I don't understand how this comment came from. Comparing a website cost with toilet paper is sounds somewhat odd. Well, this is not a topic at all. It is really interesting to watch a upcoming parade in honor of veterans. This is a tribute to those people who lost their lives in a war. This will surely be a most important pared this year. Looking to join this pared.
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On This Day … 10 JanuaryJanuary 10th, 2016 |
1871 – Laurent DAGENAIS (31) married Marceline QUENNEVILLE (28) 145 years ago in Quebec, Canada. (3rd great-granduncle -m)
1886 – Henry ABARE was born in Chazy, New York 130 years ago to Barnabe Abare & Delia DUPREY. (1st cousin 4x removed -p)
1894 – Joseph HAWLEY was born in Ogemaw, Michigan 122 years ago to Sarah FLEWELLING & Charles Hawley. (great-granduncle -m)
1895 – Antoine BELAIR was born in Canada 121 years ago to Louis Belair & Rosalie LAPAN. (1st cousin 4x removed -p)
1898 – Elizabeth LAPAN Latourneau died 118 years ago in Kawkawlin, Michigan at 23 years old. (3rd great-grandaunt -p)
1899 – Stephen GARDNER Jr. died 117 year ago in Sanilac County, Michigan at 69 years old. (3rd great-granduncle -m)
1929 – Edna BOOTH was born in Rogers City, Michigan 87 years ago to Alonzo Booth & Ruby COOPER. (1st cousin 2x removed -m)
1982 – Hubert MOSEY died 34 years ago in Cold Springs, Michigan at 55 years old. (1st cousin 2x removed -p)
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#14844 - 01/09/01 12:36 PM Re: but
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Adding the "but" to the end is simple mangulation of the language through an unnecessary rearranging of the sentence structure. (Maybe that's what an anastrophe is - haven't looked that one up yet.)
My name in vain thou shalt not take, stales (that goes for you Kiwis, too...)
#14845 - 01/09/01 03:25 PM Re: basically
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>the fashion was to start every second sentence with grundsätzlich (=basically)....I managed to keep from screaming ...
I used to have a boyfriend who started most sentences with "basically" and end them with ... "and such". I didn't manage to keep from screaming. He didn't last.
Other fashionable words around that time were:
timewise, workwise ... everythingwise.
My current pet peeve is "enjoy" with nothing after it. What am I meant to enjoy? At least adding "it" would give me a clue.
#14846 - 01/09/01 11:04 PM Re: but
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Annastrophic pouts My name in vain thou shalt not take, stales (that goes for you Kiwis, too...)
You're not half bad, but.
I wish I could send you all an MPEG of the beer ad which kicked off a resurgence of trailing "buts" here. It was a hoot, although MaxQ was miffed because it was Speights, not Tui._________________________
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#14847 - 01/10/01 12:00 AM Re: but
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A deranged Scarfie claimed that MaxQ was miffed because it was Speights, not Tui.
Yeah, right.
#14848 - 01/10/01 08:16 AM enjoy
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My current pet peeve is "enjoy" with nothing after it.
Oh, Jo - I do so agree with you!!! It is a phrase that grates on my nerves, too. After that, there is nothing left to enjoy.
And to save postage (and keep my addiction under control) I have been following the "but" debate with fascinated interest - thank goodness it hasn't caught on over here, yet - and I'm wondering if its use is as a type of phatic emphasis. It certainly comes over that way from the examples adduced; as,indeed, does the use of "eh?", from my experience of its use in London.
#14849 - 01/10/01 08:35 AM Re: eh
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>indeed, does the use of "eh?", from my experience of its use in London
There is also the matter of the Glasgow "eh" (pronounced - e-grunt) which tags itself onto the end of every thing said. [note to comics - rarely have I heard anyone say "eh jimmy"]
#14850 - 01/10/01 08:38 AM Re: but/not
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I wonder if "but" is replacing "not", another irritating fashion.
#14851 - 01/10/01 08:43 AM Re: enjoy
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jo complains: My current pet peeve is "enjoy" with nothing after it.
Rhuby concurs: Oh, Jo - I do so agree with you!!! It is a phrase that grates on my nerves, too. After that, there is nothing left to enjoy.
The version US'ns most often use is, "Have a nice day!" The proper response when insulted by the sort of boor who would dare to wish you well without being specific about how you accomplish that goal is to reply, "The same to you."
#14852 - 01/10/01 09:11 AM Re: enjoy
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- and there is always the phrase, which I am assured was originated by the Chinese, "May you live in interesting times!"
#14853 - 01/10/01 09:20 AM Re: enjoy
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and there is .. phrase ... by the Chinese, "May you live in interesting times!"
I have always been told this is a Chinese "curse" -- along the lines of "May the flea's of a thousand camels..."_________________________
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Deal brews for Kachi to buy Tully's Coffee
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Boulder-based Kachi Partners has signed an asset purchase agreement that has been accepted by TC Global Inc. doing business as Tully's, said Gayle Bush, a debtor attorney involved in the case.
Kachi would pay $1.25 million up front in the transaction, according to court documents. It would assume certain company liabilities, including $1 million in gift cards, $1.6 million in lease contracts and $200,000 in employee vacation accrual, according to court documents.
The transaction is expected to close before the end of the year, although no date has been set, Bush said. Kachi Partners made the offer in advance of a scheduled bankruptcy court auction.
Kachi spokesman Shawn Hallinan referred all questions about the purchase to the bankruptcy court documents. The firm invests in distressed middle-market companies and other "special situations," according to its website.
Tully's filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October. Its coffee-shop chain operates 47 corporate-owned stores in Washington and California. It has closed 19 other unprofitable coffee shops since filing for bankruptcy, according to published reports. The company also has agreements with franchises and grocery stores to sell its coffee in various forms. It was founded in 1992.
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New Bulgarian Patriarch Serves 1st Liturgy
February 25, 2013, Monday // 09:19
Neofit is the new Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. File photo by BGNES
The new Bulgarian Patriarch and Sofia Metropolitan Neofit will serve his first solemn mass Monday after his election by the Holy Synod and official enthronement one day earlier.
Neofit, formerly a Ruse Metropolitan, prevailed over two other candidates at runoff.
The other two were the Stara Zagora metropolitan Galaktion, and Lovech's Gavriil.
The procession of senior clergy of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church from the building of the Holy Synod to the Alexander Nevsky cathedral, led by Neofit, started at 9 am.
The holy liturgy begins at 9:30 am. A small reception will be held later at the Holy Synod building.
Neofit will be meeting with the President, the Speaker of the Parliament, the outgoing Prime Minister, and other officials on Tuesday.
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Story: Waikato tribes
Home of the Māori King movement, the lush Waikato region is the territory of numerous tribes descended from the people of the Tainui canoe. Key roles in their story have been played by women: the ancestor Kahu, who as a widow named many landmarks on a journey of grieving; Te Puea, founder of the Tūrangawaewae marae; and the late queen, Dame Te Ātairangikaahu.
Full story by Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal
Main image: River mouth at Port Waikato
The Short Story
A quick, easy summaryRead the Full Story
The large Waikato group of tribes are descended from the people of the Tainui canoe, and take their name from the Waikato River, New Zealand's longest. Their region stretches north from the Mōkau River in Taranaki to the Tāmaki isthmus where Auckland city now stands. Kāwhia, on the west coast, has special importance because it was the final resting place of the Tainui, and the first homeland of the Waikato peoples.
When her husband died, the ancestor Kahu made a famous journey from Kāwhia to Hauraki. Along the way she named landmarks such as the mountain Pirongia (Te Pirongia o Te Aroaro ō Kahu – the scented pathway of Kahu). Two other important ancestors are Tūheitia and his son Māhanga, who were both great warriors. Māhanga gave his name to a Waikato tribe, Ngāti Māhanga.
The King movement
As more British settlers arrived in the 1850s, Māori people around New Zealand decided to choose their own king, to show their unity and control of the land. The King movement became linked with the Waikato people because the first king chosen was the Waikato chief Pōtatau Te Wherowhero. His descendants have continued to take on the role of king or queen. In 2008 the king was Tūheitia Paki, son of the late queen, Dame Te Ātairangikaahu.
War in Waikato
At first the New Zealand government was suspicious of the King movement, and wanted the fertile Waikato land for the European settlers. In 1863 soldiers invaded the Waikato, and although the tribes fought fiercely, they could not stop the troops pushing south. The final battle was at Ōrākau, south of Te Awamutu, in 1864. Māori defenders made their last stand with the famous cry, 'Ka whawhai tonu mātou, ake, ake, ake!' (We shall fight on forever!). They were forced into exile in what became known as the King Country, and the government confiscated the Waikato lands.
In the 1920s and 1930s Te Puea Hērangi, the granddaughter of the second king, led the Waikato people in building the Tūrangawaewae marae at Ngāruawāhia. This is now the centre of the King movement.
The late queen and her brother, Sir Robert Mahuta, brought the Waikato raupatu (confiscation) claim to conclusion in 1995. The government gave the Waikato people compensation for past wrongs, and an apology. They have since set up a college and health services, and have many marae, businesses and other projects in the Waikato. In 2013 over 40,000 people were affiliated with the Waikato tribes. More than 13,000 lived in Auckland.


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Last night Tommy and I previewed Eagles-Giants. Good show. We went pretty long on this one, but we got into a flow, so hey, why not? Apologies for the lack of podcasts this week. I believe our last one was Sunday night. We talked about the Eagles-Giants matchup from every angle. I think I called Keith Rivers a starter (oops), but otherwise it's all good stuff.
We also talked a little Brian Dawkins and our favorite Dawk moments. Tommy liked Dawk's hit on Fred Lane, which is a forgotten one. I noted his tackle on Ahman Green in the 4th and 26 game that led to the Eagles' goal line stand just before halftime. Without that tackle, there probably is no 4th and 26.


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Howdy everyone, I get the Legendary Times and it is really amazing. I personally am excited about the EVD article on Puma Punku, the Unsolved Mystery of the Andes. In the article I believe the EVD states that each of these amazing structural components were measured and put into a computer program to see what would happen. Where can I buy a copy of the computer program? This is amazing. If you or anyone else has any idea where to find a copy of the computer program, I would be greatly indebted to you to tell where to go to obain a copy.
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In the wake of the announcements of the 2008 Nobel Prize winners - which included no South Korean recipients - government officials in Seoul publicized an ongoing and ambitious program aimed at producing Nobel Prize winners from their nation. The plan is to identify the most promising candidates in appropriate fields and to provide them with generous research support. South Korean President Kim Dae Jung received the 2000 Nobel Prize for Peace, but there have been no South Korean recipients in the other Nobel fields - physics, chemistry, medicine, or literature - a fact which apparently is bothersome to some in South Korea, especially because neighboring China and Japan have produced Nobel Prize winners.
I am not convinced that the South Korean strategy will result in Nobel Prizes that would not otherwise have been awarded, but we will see. In the meantime, I wonder why it should matter so much. More generally, why should it matter so much to the citizens of any nation that it be considered the best?
Many of us feel that it does matter. As an American, I acknowledge that I followed the 2008 Olympic medal tallies very closely, wanting the United States to win more gold medals than China, or at least more total medals, or at least more medals with athletes who met minimum age requirements, or more something, or more anything, even when I had no idea what the events entailed. As an Ann Arborite, I acknowledge that I want the Michigan Wolverines to win the BCS title game someday, if only so I can stop pretending that "Hail to the Victors" is a song about the 43 currently-enrolled University of Michigan students named Victor. And as a psychologist, I acknowledge that I remain excited that Daniel Kahneman - another psychologist - received the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize for Economics. Why should it matter so much to be the best or - in the case of Nobel Prizes, Olympic gold medals, or football championships - to share an identity with those who are the best?
In broad terms, the answer no doubt lies deep in human nature and our desire to think well of ourselves, if only vicariously. But here I pose a more specific question: Why should it matter so much to be the best, as opposed to second best or third best or simply good or even just good enough? Why does South Korea desire a Nobel Prize winner - isn't it impressive that the nation has a 99+% literacy rate and that its elementary school students rank second world-wide on math achievement tests and third world-wide on science achievement tests? That's more than good, but obviously still not good enough in the eyes of some.
As I thought about these matters, I was reminded of the intriguing work by psychologist Barry Schwartz, described in his 2004 book The Paradox of Choice. Schwartz proposes that people can be arranged along a dimension anchored on the one end by a strategy of maximizing (striving always to make the best decision or choice) and on the other end by a strategy of satisficing (being content to make a satisfactory - good enough - decision or choice). Maximizers spend more time than satisficers making decisions and may even make better ones. But the rest of the story is that they regret their decisions more and are less happy with their lives. Doubts always linger that their choices were not the best possible.
Does the desire to be the very best - #1 by some criterion - reflect a strategy of maximizing run amok? Do we all become maximizers when we don the identity of our nation or tribe? Do we attend to awards and medals and championships because they are proof positive that we indeed are the best, that we have "chosen" wisely to be aligned with a given group, if only by the accident of our birth?
The alternative, which may strike some as heresy or treason, is to be satisfied if we live in a nation that is good enough. A "good enough" nation sounds like a country of losers, but is it really? Here some positive psychology reframing is needed. To decide that a nation is good enough, we need to pay attention to what it does well. A nation that is good enough allows us to count its blessings and our own. A nation that is good enough can become better, and we can help. In contrast, if our goal is to live in the very best nation, we end up attending to what it does not do well and worrying that its rank may slip away. And the vast majority of us around the world will always be losers, because only one nation can be the best.
I know of no research that has ascertained the prevalence of maximizers and satisficers across nations. Maybe these studies exist, and maybe someone can bring them to my attention. Schwartz approaches the distinction as an individual difference, not a group feature. But imagine a nation in which everyone wants to be #1, takes forever to commit to a course of action, second-guesses all decisions that are eventually made, and in general is not as happy as outsiders would expect.
Now imagine a good enough nation. It's easy if you try. Where do you want to live?
Schwartz, B. (2004). The paradox of choice: Why less is more. New York: HarperCollins.


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The Golden Archipelago
Shearwater continue to explore the beauty, menace, and fragility of the natural world – and that increasingly rare species, the indivisible album – on The Golden Archipelago, the band's most absorbing and accomplished work to date. The new record is the third panel of a triptych that includes 2006's enigmatic Palo Santo and 2008's acclaimed Rook, albums linked by themes of environmental and personal decay and humans' impact on nature. In The Golden Archipelago, Shearwater turn to a portrait of life on islands – a world of alternating lushness and austerity, numinous silences and sudden cataclysms, and the strange flowerings of plant, animal, and human life that only arise in isolation. These are intimate subjects for songwriter Jonathan Meiburg. As a researcher, he's camped on islands at the edges of the world, including the Falklands, Tierra del Fuego, the Galapagos, Madagascar, Nunavut, and New Zealand's Chatham Islands, and once spent a few surreal months in a remote Aboriginal settlement in northern Australia. Adding his grandfather's WWII experiences as a radio operator in the South Pacific to these travels gave Meiburg plenty of fodder for the songs of The Golden Archipelago, in which he weaves these times and places together with common feelings of wonder, grief, and defiance. The Golden Archipelago opens with the first strains of the anthem of Bikini Atoll, sung by Bikinians in exile on the islet of Kili, where they've lived since atomic tests left their home uninhabitable. It's a fitting introduction to the gentle, eerie "Meridian", with its depiction of an air raid on an island garrison. From there, Shearwater take us on an island-hopping journey of spectacular contrasts, from the distant heights of "Landscape at Speed" to the snowy expanses of "Hidden Lakes", from the manic, shuddering confines of "Corridors" to the isolated vistas of "Castaways". It's an album of lofty goals and great risk, but Shearwater have never been afraid to dream in widescreen. Like Kate Bush's Hounds of Love, Husker Du's Zen Arcade, or Pink Floyd's polarizing opus The Final Cut, The Golden Archipelago's beautifully and strangely-wrought musical textures summon a majesty, drama, and individuality that few current records attain, or even attempt. The band worked for months with producer John Congleton (St. Vincent, Black Mountain, Polyphonic Spree, Explosions in the Sky) to capture the thrilling dynamics that have always marked their live performances, burnished by subtle orchestrations and cascades of mallet percussion. The results are singular, revelatory, and demand to be appreciated as a whole. Islands under siege, islands of impenetrable solitude, islands of the world and islands of the mind - all are here in The Golden Archipelago, whose shores and reefs flicker and beckon, even as they crumble under rising seas.
Hailed as "almost impossibly majestic and beautiful" (NPR "album of the year"), Shearwater's Palo Santo (2007, Matador), a suite of ethereal but oddly disquieting art-rock songs loosely centered around the life and death of singer Christa Paffgen (aka Nico), marked the Texan quartet's debut on the national stage. Several publications, including The New York Times, named it one of the year's best, and the band's singular combination of sonic abandon and restraint, spun around the soaring, otherworldly voice of part-time ornithologist Jonathan Meiburg, drew comparisons to late-period Talk Talk and both the lovely and anxious moments of Eno's early solo work.
This year's much-anticipated Rook takes the band into realms both richer and stranger. Though a similarly haunted, elegaic mood - punctuated by flashes of dread and menace - pervades the album, Rook is its own animal, at once more accessible (the near-title track, "Rooks", anchored by Thor Harris' thunderous kick drum, a booming organ, and a stately trumpet line, could almost be mistaken for radio-friendly) and more accomplished than its predecessor, with a depth and grandeur that seem improbably packed into the album's tidy 35 minutes. Squalls of feedback have largely given way to sudden gusts of strings and woodwinds, though the band's fondness for unusual instrumentation remains intact - harp, hammer dulcimer, and a curiously carved metal box all take featured roles. Each song is a mini-epic, from the in-medias-res opening of "On the Death of the Waters" to the pounding (but drumless) urgency of "Leviathan, Bound", the abrupt rock of "Century Eyes", the crystalline depths and heights of "I Was a Cloud" and "The Snow Leopard", and the final, elegant flourish of "The Hunter's Star". Rook is unlike any other album you'll hear this year - or any year. It has the vividness and ineffability of a waking dream, the strange beauty and internal logic of a fairy tale, and above all, evokes a vanishing world that may or may not be our own.
Palo Santo: Expanded Edition
Shearwater has transformed itself to the point of reinvention on Palo Santo, the band's fourth album. The first Shearwater release to be made up entirely of songs by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Meiburg, Palo Santo resembles previous Shearwater albums only incidentally. It's a thrilling, paradoxical record—icily warm, welcoming and threatening, sloppy and immaculate—and one which NPR called "impossibly majestic and beautiful" in naming it the best record of 2006.
The austere folk that was a trademark of previous Shearwater records makes periodic appearances in Palo Santo, but thorny forests of static and distortion have sprouted up to occasionally obscure it. The band also channels previously unheard influences; the driving staccato piano of "Seventy Four, Seventy Five" recalls early John Cale, "La Dame Et La Licorne" suggests Talk Talk covering "Madman Across the Water", "Failed Queen" takes on the Incredible String Band and Meddle-era Pink Floyd. "White Waves" uncorks a swaggering and impressively heavy electric guitar riff, while "Sing, Little Birdie" might be some forgotten 78 of an old standard, warbling through a morphine haze. Some of the record's more disorienting soundscapes could inhabit the same strange continent as the Cale-produced classic Desertshore by Nico, whose life inspired each song on Palo Santo.
Meiburg and Will Sheff, who began their collaboration as members of the critically lauded Okkervil River, founded Shearwater in 2001 as an outlet for quieter songs on which the two were working, but it wasn't long before Shearwater turned into something else. Shearwater's debut, The Dissolving Room, introduced Meiburg's now ex-wife Kimberley Burke on upright bass; shortly after, drummer and vibraphonist Thor Harris joined. The addition of multi-instrumentalist Howard Draper plus tours and support dates with the Mountain Goats, Akron/Family and Blonde Redhead hardened Shearwater from a casual ensemble into a tightly focused rock band. Subsequent albums Everybody Makes Mistakes and Winged Life and the EP Thieveshave found Meiburg's elegant melodies and striking voice increasingly at the center.
Given that this is the first Shearwater record on which Meiburg's is the only voice singing lead, it's surprising how varied the vocals on Palo Santoare. Far from a standard-issue indie-rock mumbler, Meiburg's expressive voice leaps with grace. The lyrics start out clear and direct, but soon become abstract and indecipherable; there's a comparable tension in the instrumentation, where antique organs cozy up against a quartet of harmonized shortwave radios, and arpeggiated banjos battle the world's most hideous-sounding fuzz bass. Arrangements, too, crystallize into perfect harmony only to be cracked open again by dissonance. There seems to be some kind of narrative thread, but it's broken, frayed, frozen, with a persistent sense of mystery.
This 2007 Matador release is a completely refurbished 2-disc version of the original 2006 Misra CD. Five of the original 11 tracks have been entirely re-recorded, and the second disc includes four new songs (including the Skip James cover "Special Rider Blues") and demo versions of four Palo Santo tracks. There is also new artwork and deluxe packaging. Shearwater will have a CD of all-new material in early 2008.
"One of the year's best rock albums...These 11 flickering — and hummable — songs tell a desperate but not quite decipherable story."
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"This is a chilling release, epic in both reach and accomplishment...one of the finest records to be released in recent memory."
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Shearwater - 'The Island Arc' at Austin's Central Presbyterian Church, Jan. 15
"On January 15th, 2011, Shearwater will present The Island Arc, the trilogy of albums that includes 2006's Palo Santo, 2008's Rook, and 2010's The Golden Archipelago, in a single, complete performance at the beautiful Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas. This will be a one-time-only event - we've never performed these thematically-linked albums in order, and probably never will again. We've also never played some of the songs live at all. We'll be joined by old and new friends for this show, and we promise a really special evening for everyone. The Island Arc isn't a farewell show, not by a long shot, but it does feel like a bookend. It's a way for us to look back and to clear the way for what's next - which, whatever it is, is going to be quite different from these records. We begin recording a new album in early 2011. " - Jonathan Meiburg Tickets are now on sale. 1. Red Sea, Black Sea b/w Sing , Little Birdie single (from Palo Santo): A. Red Sea, Black Sea (192k mp3) B. Sing, Little Birdie (192k mp3) 2. The Snow Leopard b/w South Col (from Rook): A. The Snow Leopard (192k mp3) B. South Col (192k mp3) 3. Castaways b/w God Made Me (from The Golden Archipelago): A. Castaways (192k mp3) B. God Made Me (192k mp3)
Shearwater live on Chicago's WLUW today at 4:00PM CST
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="540" caption="(photo by Amy V. Cooper)"][/caption] As you probably already know, Shearwater is on tour. If you're in Chicago, not only should you check out their show tonight at Lincoln Hall, you should get a taste of what to expect by tuning in to WLUW at 4:00PM CST for a live session with Jonathan Meiburg and company. Listen in at 88.7FM. In addition to tonight's show in Chicago, there are a few more dates remaining on Shearwater's November jaunt across these United States, so catch them if you can. Tue Nov 16, 2010 – Chicago IL – Lincoln Hall Wed Nov 17, 2010 – South Bend IN - Subkirke Thu Nov 18, 2010 – St. Louis MO – Duck Room Fri Nov 19, 2010 – Lawrence KS – Jackpot Saloon Sat Nov 20, 2010 – Norman OK – The Opolis Damian Jurado supports on all dates.
Thor Harris' 21-Point Plan For A Long & Successful Musical Career
Apologies if you've already seen the below screed at CNN.com, Hit Parader or Cat Fancy, but on the off chance you've not read "How To Tour In a Band or Whatever", by Shearwater's grandmaster percussionist Thor Harris, here's another opportunity to do so. How to Tour in a Band or Whatever by Thor Harris 1-Don't Complain. Bitching, moaning, whining is tour cancer. If something is wrong fix it or shut the fuck up you fucking dick. goddamn. 2-If you fart, claim it. 3-Don't Lose shit. Everybody loses shit. Don't fucking do it. Asshole. 4-Don't fuck anyone in the band. There are tons of people to fuck who are not in this band. Dumbass. 5-If you feel like shit all the time, drink less beer at the gig. You will play better & feel better. What are you… a child? Some have the endurance for self abuse. Most don't. 6-Remember the soundman's name. He will do a better job. 7- Eat oranges. Cures constipation & prevents colds. 8-Masturbate. Duh… Where & when? Be creative. You're an artist right? 9-If YOU can't carry your suitcase 3 blocks, it's too goddamn big. 10-Respect public space in the van. Don't clutter, you Fuck. 11-If you borrow something, return it. Not Fucked Up. 12-Do not let the promoter dick you or talk you out of the guarantee. If there were not enuf people there, it's their fault. 13- Driver picks the music. 14-One navigator only (usually sitting shotgun). Everyone else shut the fuck up. 15-Soundcheck is for checking sounds. Shut the fuck up while everyone else is checking. 16-Don't wander off. Let someone know where you are. 17-Clean up after yourself. What are you… a goddamn toddler? 18-Touring makes everyone bi-polar. Ride the waves as best you can and remember, moods pass. So don't make any snap decisions or declarations when you are drunk or insane. 19-Fast food is Poison. 20-The guestlist is for friends, family & people you might want to fuck. Everyone else can pay. They have day jobs. 21- Don't evaluate your whole life while you're sitting in a janitor closet waiting to go on. You think you're above having shitty days at work? Shut up & do your goddamn job.
Shearwater November Tour Begins
Photo Credit: Jake Giles Netter Shearwater kick off their November US tour TONIGHT at The Bottletree in Birmingham, AL. And to get you in a Shearwater state of mind be sure to watch this recent live piece on the band that aired on WHYY Philadelphia's On Canvas. Tue Nov 02, 2010 – Birmingham AL - The Bottletree Wed Nov 03, 2010 – Tallahassee FL - The Engine Room Thu Nov 04, 2010 – Orlando FL - The Social Fri Nov 05, 2010 – Atlanta GA - The Earl Sat Nov 06, 2010 – Chapel Hill NC - Local 506 Sun Nov 07, 2010 – Charlottesville VA - The Southern Tue Nov 09, 2010 – Washington DC - Rock and Roll Hotel Wed Nov 10, 2010 – Philadelphia PA - Johnny Brenda's Thu Nov 11, 2010 – Cambridge MA - Middle East Downstairs Fri Nov 12, 2010 – Brooklyn NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg Sat Nov 13, 2010 – Pittsburgh PA - Thunderbird Cafe Sun Nov 14, 2010 – Detroit MI - Magic Stick Mon Nov 15, 2010 – Columbus, OH - Outland on Liberty Tue Nov 16, 2010 – Chicago IL - Lincoln Hall Wed Nov 17, 2010 – South Bend IN - Subkirke Thu Nov 18, 2010 – St. Louis MO - Duck Room Fri Nov 19, 2010 – Lawrence KS - Jackpot Saloon Sat Nov 20, 2010 – Norman OK - The Opolis Damian Jurado supports on all dates. Middle East on 11/11 - Shearwater supports Horse Feathers (also on the bill are Damian Jurado + Anais Mitchell).
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In recent years, web development is the most important application in internet. Caching related technique improves the web server performance significantly. However, existing caching schemes cannot deal with the dynamic web pages efficiently. Thus, in this paper, the authors propose a caching scheme and then use web session objects and database-related dynamic web cache to implement the dynamic web cache system in Tomcat web server. They show how to build the dependency between dynamic web pages and the underlying database fields and session objects. Their experimental results show that Tomcat with proposed dynamic web cache can increase the stability of web server and improve web server throughput by up to 290%.


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by Ngoc Tu
On the 30th anniversary of my first experience with freedom, the bittersweet memory of leaving Vietnam's prison camp, it seems, took place just yesterday. The date is November 25th, 2010. My family surrounds me and I give thanks for the beautiful display of successful sons and daughters, healthy grandchildren, and an array of oriental as well as traditional Thanksgiving food. All this at the cost of four gold nuggets, I say to myself. I sigh, am relieved, and remember all the individuals who could not afford this opportunity…
(To learn more about life in the camp and Mr Tran's complete story part of California State University, East Bay's Migration Story collection, go to: http://www.migrationstory.org/Thanh_Tran.html)
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Cisco Upgrades Network Switches, Routers for SDN Environments
The new switches and routers are part of Cisco's larger Cisco ONE strategy of bringing greater programmability to all parts of the network.Cisco Systems officials are refreshing the company's campus and edge switches and routers, bringing greater programmability to the appliances as the company looks to continue pushing forward with its Cisco Open Network Environment initiative. The new and enhanced switches and routers, announced June 24 at the Cisco Live 2013 conference in Orlando, Fla., are part of the company's new Enterprise Network Architecture, which is designed to drive the programmability and automation to networks that are needed to deal with such significant data center trends as mobility and cloud computing. Cisco's Open Network Environment (ONE) and onePK developer toolkit are the company's answer to the demands for more simplicity, programmability and automation that have given rise to software-defined networks (SDNs) and network functions virtualization (NFV). According to Cisco officials, the goal of Cisco ONE is to bring software programmability throughout the network—from ASICs and operating systems to networking functions and services. Cisco's onePK enables developers to create networking applications that are designed to facilitate business applications. With the Enterprise Network Architecture strategy, Cisco officials said they are looking to bring greater programmability and openness to campus and branch environments to improve performance and agility, and make them more application-aware.
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We got to the cashier for the clock and discovered it was closed for the holidays. Hearing the organ music, we ventured inside the Cathedral and were greeted by quite a spectacle. Christmas Mass Choir and organ music full blast and incense invading your nostrils. Josh and I thought it was heavenly, kids got a bit bored.
Got some great photos and videos of the singing.
To keep them waiting till the end, I told the kids the last hymn of Christmas Mass was always the most joyous - Aiden thought it'd be "jingle bells" bless his soul.
We stayed till the end, the hymn was "Gloria in Excelsis Deo" and have to say any good Choir from Scared Heart in Suva or Lady of Perpetual Help in Lautoka sing it much better (at least more joyfully). Funny how people were leaving before Communion and straight after. In Fiji, you'd be too madua to leave before the priest had left as he'd call you out next Sunday, or you just thought you'd sinned again and going to hell. Read a new word - Creasters - Catholics who only go to Mass on Christmas and Easter. Moral masturbation at its best.
We see the clock and it is amazing. Story with the photos.
After Mass we wander around the closed Markets. I called it - without snow and without anything distinct, the Strasbourg Christmas Markets are over-rated.
Feeling bored we bought 24hr tram tickets and caught a random tram going north
Kehl is the sister city of Strasbourg across the River Thine that serves as the France - Germany border. A short bus ride with the same 24hr tickets and we were in the middle of, an equally deserted town. We walked for ages to find anything that was open and had to settle for so-so pizza. Our culinary adventure turning out to be uneventful so far - sandwiches last night and pizza tonight. Hope we're not having Chinese tomorrow.
Anyway, we make it back to the Strasbourg markets by 6pm thinking they'd be alive, and they're closing! We buy more very expensive snacks and as we sit in front of the Mairie we decide that's it - next winter we go north, way north like Finland where they accept the Euro and they have real snow.
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Profile: NGFA Shipper/Receiver Committee
Date Posted: January 27, 2014
This article is reprinted by permission from the NGFA Newsletter, Volume 66, Number 2, Jan. 24, 2014.
Editors note: NGFA relies heavily on its 18 active committees and councils to address significant issues related to public policy and industry business. As such, NGFA has launched a series of profiles looking at the committees, their priorities and leadership to keep members up-to-date on current issues. A new committee will be featured each month in the "Committee Corner" based on association priorities.
Committee Name: Rail Shipper/Receiver
Committee Chairman: Dan Mack, vice president of transportation and terminal operations at CHS Inc., St. Paul, Minn.
NGFA Liaisons:
• Randy Gordon, president
• Jared Hill, director of legislative affairs
• Charlie Delacruz, vice president and general counsel
Committee Members: Below is a list of active committee members as of Jan. 23:
• Shane Berrett, Gavilon LLC, Kansas City, Mo.
• Wyatt Brummer, The Scoular Company, Overland Park, Kan.
• Robert Carlson, Landmark Services Cooperative, Cottage Grove, Wis.
• Jerry Cope, Dakota Mill and Grain Inc., Rapid City, S.D.
• Dan DeRouchey, Berthold Farmers Elevator LLC, Berthold, N.D.
• Roger Fray, West Central Cooperative, Ralston, Iowa
• Scott Fredericksen, Archer Daniels Midland Company, Decatur, Ill.
• Mark Huston, Louis Dreyfus Commodities, Kansas City, Mo.
• Scott Malony, Penny-Newman Grain Co. Inc., Fresno, Calif.
• Jim McKinstray, The Andersons Inc., Maumee, Ohio
• Scot Ortman, Kokomo Grain Co. Inc., Kokomo, Ind.
• Ryan Pellett, J.D. Heiskelle & Co., Elkhorn, Neb.
• William Shortal, Central States Enterprises Inc., Heathrow, Fla.
• Kevin Thompson, Cargill Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.
• Charles Threlkeld, CGB Enterprises Inc., Mandeville, La.
• Greg Twist, Ag Processing Inc., Omaha, Neb.
• Phil Waddell, Foster Commodities, Fresno, Calif.
• Ryan Warner, Bunge North America Inc., St. Louis, Mo.
• Randall Wuttke, Farm City Elevator Inc., Darlen, Wis.
• Kevin E. Zimski, Land O'Lakes Inc., Shoreview, Minn.
Committee Purpose: The NGFA is regarded widely as the lead agribusiness trade association on rail transportation and service issues.
The committee is comprised of shippers, receivers, marketers and users of grain and grain products by rail. All types and sizes of companies are represented, including country and terminal elevator managers, grain processors, feed manufacturers, integrated livestock and poultry feeding operations, grain rail transportation experts, and other senior-level managers.
The committee focuses principally on congressional rail legislation, rail rulemakings and proceedings initiated by the federal Surface Transportation Board (STB), and service-related issues confronting the grain, feed, grain processing and export sectors.
Major Current Committee Activities: The committee currently is focusing on the following major issues:
• BNSF Service-Related Problems: The committee is interacting with the BNSF Railway to address deteriorating service that has plagued grain shippers and receivers over the last six months or longer, as well as the lack of predictability and transparency on when current service-related disruptions will be resolved.
The NGFA will be requesting that the BNSF establish estimated cycle time/velocity-based performance standards that realistically can be expected by grain and grain product shippers and receivers for the remainder of 2014, including at harvest. Service-related issues with other carriers also will be addressed.
• Competitive Switching: The NGFA is engaged actively in a current STB proceeding that may result in new proposed rules to enhance competitive switching in terminal areas that lack effective competitive transportation alternatives.
• Grain Rail Rate Proceeding: The NGFA will be submitting extensive comments this spring on a new proceeding launched by the STB in response to comments submitted previously by the NGFA concerning the lack of a reasonable method for grain shippers to challenge unreasonable freight rail rates.
The STB has indicated it is open to considering an entirely different method for grain shippers to challenge unreasonable freight rates, and the NGFA plans to propose an alternative that is consistent with its overarching philosophy of fostering a competitive transportation environment consistent with free market principles.
• Addressing Unreasonable Business Practices by Carriers: The committee is focusing on the increasingly troubling practice of carriers assessing accessorial and other charges, as well as shifting of liability for loss-and-damage claims.
• FDA Implementation of Safe Food Transportation Provisions of Food Safety Modernization Act: The committee will be providing input along with other NGFA committees concerning the Food and Drug Administration's proposal, scheduled to be issued in late January, implementing the safe food transportation provisions of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
The committee's goal will be to ensure sufficient flexibility in FDA's rules to prevent certain classes of rail and other freight from being ruled "off limits" for use in transporting grain and grain products.
• Rail Legislation: The NGFA continues to evaluate opportunities to amend the Staggers Rail Act at some point in the future to require the STB to better balance the need for rail competition and competitive service with its existing statutory requirement to ensure revenue adequacy of rail carriers.
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By Tom Lehman 11:34pm, August 2, 2013In his latest weekly address, Gov Markell says Delaware must focus on improving employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
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"This includes making employment of people with disabilities part of a broader state workforce strategy; finding and supporting more businesses who hire people with disabilities; making states model employers of people with disabilities; and preparing youth with disabilities for the workforce," Markell says.
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No Matter Where You Go, Some Things Stay The Same
Things like religion. Even before arriving in Indonesia, I knew I would be here for the entire month of Ramadan (a holy month in Islam) and I was super excited, but very unsure of what to expect. As it turns out, Ramadan in Indonesia is not much different from Ramadan in New Jersey or Pennsylvania. In fact, it may actually be easier. Throughout my studies and experiences with Muslims of different sects and lifestyles, I have found that Ramadan, at its very core, is ALWAYS the same: you wake up to eat suhoor (the morning meal eaten before sunrise) and then you pray and go back to sleep. At magrib time, you break your fast with traditional Ramadan foods like dates and tea.
I have always found Ramadan easier when I am busy. When I first started fasting as an eight year old, Ramadan was in January which is, in my opinion, the perfect time for young children to start fasting (applicable to children in the Northeast US at least) because the days (sunrise to sunset) are super short. I would eat suhoor an hour before school and break my fast about an hour after school, and I had school to keep me busy during the day.
Right now in New Jersey, sunrise is around 4:00 and sunset around 8:30; in Yogyakarta, sunrise is around 4:30 am and sunset around 5:35 pm. It is a lot better than Jersey by the accounts of my friends. There are also cultural differences in prayer; some Islamic groups pray tarawih (extra prayers done only during Ramadan after Isha prayer) as two sets of 4 and one set of 3 whereas in the US (and other Islamic groups in Indonesia) pray it as 6 sets of 2 and then 1. (The numbers refer to rakats, each rakat is one complete up and down cycle when praying–its a little difficult to explain, but maybe the images below can help clarify.)
(ignoring the words) one full rakat starts with the second image, with the hands folded across the chest, moves to the hands-on-knees position, back to an upright position, then to a forehead-to-the-ground position, then sitting back with legs folded under you, and back to forehead-to-the-ground position.


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It's back to work Monday for nearly 3,000 of Hawaii's federal workers, despite the government shutdown.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Saturday the Pay Our Military Act permits the Pentagon to get rid of furloughs for employees who "contribute to the morale, well-being, capabilities and readiness of service members."
But the order raised a big question for many Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employees and the union representing them.
"Do we come back, get paid or do we wait until Congress agrees on the budget," said Don Bongo, Hawaii Metal Trades Council President. "All we heard was that all furloughed employees, as well as the excepted employees, will be paid on time."
The order does clear up a financial concern for those excepted employees, which were required to work despite the shutdown, in order to keep things running at the shipyard.
"The excepted workers were kind of concerned that they won't be able to apply for unemployment benefits as the furloughed employees had the ability the file claims for unemployment," Bongo said.
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I have to admit that the new Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition processor is somewhat boring. And there are two reasons for that. First, there is nothing principally new about it. All we have is simply a manufacturer-overclocked previous flagship CPU model. It results in a pretty expect performance boost of 2-4%, slight increase in the power consumption and no real improvement in the overclocking potential. Second, the top LGA 2011 processors do not have any real competitors. In case of heavy multi-threaded load these six-core monsters leave all LGA 1155 as well as Socket AM3+ processors very far behind.
However, no one promised us anything magical here. The launch of Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition is more of an image move. Intel simply reminded us of the LGA 2011 platform and the fact that it is today's fastest desktop configuration available. Of course, the existing LGA 2011 users will not rush after the new CPU, because it won't offer them anything new. However, it may appeal to those who are in the process of building a new high-performance desktop targeted for resource-demanding professional tasks among other things, but who haven't yet joined the LGA 2011 eco-system. If you are one of those users, we have great news: Core i7-3970X comes at a standard price for Intel's flagship processors of $1000, so it makes absolutely no sense to even consider Core i7-3960X at this point.
At the same time, the launch of the new Core i7-3970X also gives us cause for concern. This CPU still uses the old 32 nm Sandy Bridge-E design, while the low-end and mainstream users have long been able to enjoy the new Ivy Bridge microarchitecture and more energy-efficient 22 nm semiconductor devices. As we see, Intel is not in any hurry to share their innovations with the flagship platform. The recent launch of the Core i7-3970X indicates that it will still be a while before we see new advanced six-core Ivy Bridge-E LGA 2011 processors.


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Lydia Hearst's Fashion Promo Film Sounds a Lot Like Justin Timberlake's
Hearst models Tara Subkoff's diffusion line for Bebe in a short film. Like Justin in the William Rast promo, she's being chased.
Lydia Hearst loaned her acting and modeling skills to Tara Subkoff to showcase the designer's diffusion line for Bebe. Rather than just model the clothes, Hearst stars in a short promotional film by Subkoff that will be shown in Bebe stores in August. What's more, the socialite turned model turned actress writes about the experience in her column in this week's Page Six Magazine.
It's a take on the '50s noir movie Kiss Me Deadly, and I play a deranged actress being hounded by the paparazzi … I speed down Mulholland Drive in a 1948 Buick, pursued in a frantic chase by the "mad snappers," but I am so delusional that I cannot figure out whether they are trying to help me or hurt me. Obviously, I am wearing clothes from Tara's fall collection.
Now wait a minute. This reminds us of something … Justin Timberlake's movie for his clothing line William Rast! In that film, Timberlake is being chased by the police after committing some crime. So what's with all these running-away-from-something fashion promo films? Are they meant to convince us a certain label's clothes will help us escape our troubles? Don't get us wrong — we adore this outpouring of creativity, but if these are just exercises in escapism, well, they already invented alcohol for that.
Lydia Hearst's Chronicles [Page Six Magazine]
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The Reserve Bank of Australia has dropped the Grinch's outfit to spread some Christmas cheer by cutting the key interest rates by 25 basis points to 3 per cent -- the lowest level since April 2009, at the height of the global financial crisis.
In its last Board meeting for the year today, the central bank heeded the appeals from struggling retailers after figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed retail spending remained stagnant in October.
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Official figures also showed consumers were planning to keep their wallets and purses firmly shut during the Christmas season, prompting RBA to ease rates.
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Rising unemployment, falling resource investment, weaker economic growth and a high dollar were all factors weighing on the RBA.
However, borrowers are not likely to see much relief, with the Australian Bankers Association warning that banks are unlikely to match any move by the central bank.
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At its meeting today, the Board decided to reduce the cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.0 per cent, effective 5 December 2012.
Global growth is forecast to be a little below average for a time. Risks to the outlook are still seen to be on the downside, largely as a result of the situation in Europe, though the uncertainty over the course of US fiscal policy is also weighing on sentiment at present.
Recent data suggest that the US economy is recording moderate growth and that growth in China has stabilised. Around Asia generally, growth has been dampened by the more moderate Chinese expansion and the weakness in Europe.
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Key commodity prices for Australia remain significantly lower than earlier in the year, though trends have been more mixed over the past few months. The terms of trade have declined by about 15 per cent since the peak, to a level that is still historically high.
Sentiment in financial markets remains better than it was in mid year, in response to signs of progress in addressing Europe's financial problems, though Europe is likely to remain a source of instability for some time. Long-term interest rates faced by highly rated sovereigns, including Australia, remain at exceptionally low levels.
Capital markets remain open to corporations and well-rated banks, and Australian banks have had no difficulty accessing funding, including on an unsecured basis. Borrowing conditions for large corporations are similarly attractive and share prices have risen since mid year.
In Australia, most indicators available for this meeting suggest that growth has been running close to trend over the past year, led by very large increases in capital spending in the resources sector, while some other sectors have experienced weaker conditions.
Looking ahead, recent data confirm that the peak in resource investment is approaching. As it does, there will be more scope for some other areas of demand to strengthen.
Private consumption spending is expected to grow, but a return to the very strong growth of some years ago is unlikely.
Available information suggests that the near-term outlook for non-residential building investment, and investment generally outside the resources sector, remains relatively subdued. Public spending is forecast to be constrained.
On the other hand, there are indications of a prospective improvement in dwelling investment, with dwelling prices moving a little higher, rental yields increasing and building approvals having turned up.
Inflation is consistent with the medium-term target, with underlying measures at around 2.5 per cent.
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The introduction of the carbon price affected consumer prices in the September quarter, and there could be some further small effects over the next couple of quarters. Partly as a result of that, headline CPI inflation will rise above 3 per cent briefly. Looking further ahead, with the labour market softening somewhat and unemployment edging higher, conditions are working to contain pressure on labour costs.
A continuation of moderate wage outcomes and improved productivity performance will be needed to keep inflation low, since the effects on prices of the earlier exchange rate appreciation are now waning. The Bank's assessment remains that inflation will be consistent with the target over the next one to two years.
Over the past year, monetary policy has become more accommodative. There are signs of easier conditions starting to have some of the expected effects, though the exchange rate remains higher than might have been expected, given the observed decline in export prices and the weaker global outlook.
While the full effects of earlier measures are yet to be observed, the Board judged at today's meeting that a further easing in the stance of monetary policy was appropriate now. This will help to foster sustainable growth in demand and inflation outcomes consistent with the target over time.
Bank under fire
The RBA has cut the cash rate by 1.5 percentage points since November 2011 but it kept it on hold at 3.25 per cent in November, inviting criticism.
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Some economists believe the central bank has moved too slowly to stimulate a weakening economy.
Market Economics managing director and former Gillard government advisor Stephen Koukoulas took to Twitter to criticise the central bank and call for a larger than normal rate cut on Tuesday.
"They have really misread things this year," he tweeted.
"RBA has only cut 25bps since June - despite hard evidence of below trend growth. Obviously it should go 50 (basis points or half a percentage point) tomorrow."
The ABS figures showed household goods retailers fared worst in October, with sales down 1.6 per cent, while cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services experienced a 0.3 per cent drop.
Department stores and clothing stores also saw their sales drop 0.1 per cent.
Food retailers were the only sub sector to record sales growth during the month, with spending up 0.9 per cent.
Conditions were worst in the Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania (down 2.2 per cent and 1.9 per cent respectively) and strongest in the Northern Territory and Western Australia (up 1.5 per cent and 0.9 per cent respectively).
The RBA has also been managing expectations about the longevity of the mining boom in recent months, and recently warned that the resources boom will peak earlier than expected.
With the mining boom slowly depleting, the RBA needed to lower rates to ensure that other areas such as business investment, housing construction and retail spending fill the growth gap.
In its most recent statement on monetary policy, the RBA downgraded its outlook for the Australian economy and put growth as "a little weaker" at just below 2.75 percent in the year to June 2013.
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World Breastfeeding Week starting August 1 draws international attention to one of the most natural acts a woman can perform, an experience many women find impossible to describe.
"Breastfeeding, we believe, is the best way for a baby to get nutrition in the first months of life," explains Cindi Zembo, RN, BSN, IBCLC, coordinator of the Lactation Program at Women & Infants Hospital. "Breast milk is nature's perfect baby food."
According to the national Office on Women's Health, breast milk produced just after a baby's birth is "liquid gold" for a newborn since it is rich in nutrients, minerals and vital antibodies that give babies immunity and help prepare their digestive tracts for the mature milk that will come later.
At Women & Infants, she says nurses place a newborn immediately on the mother's bare chest for important skin-to-skin contact, before teaching new moms how breastfeeding works.
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Zembo says that breastfeeding is a skill that new mothers and their babies learn together. At Women & Infants, they learn with a support network of lactation counselors and skilled nurses while they are in the hospital and through the hospital's Warm Line when they go home.
"It takes patience, and we are here to support and encourage them every step of the way," Zembo says.
If you are a new mom and have questions about breastfeeding or anything else about your health or that of your baby, call the Warm Line at 1-800-711-7011, Monday through Friday from 9 am to 9 pm, and weekends from 9 am to 5 pm. They can provide advice and information and can make referrals to the hospital's lactation consultants if necessary. For online information please visit Women & Infants microsite for Breastfeeding Information.


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Carnot cycle
1. (a b) Isothermal expansion at thermodynamic temperature T1 with heat q1 taken in. Heat energy is absorbed from a high-temperature source at constant temperature. The volume increases while the pressure drops somewhat.The net result is that of the heat abstracted from the hot source, some, represented by the area abcd, is converted into mechanical (or electrical) work, the rest being rejected to the sink. According to the Carnot principle, the efficiency of any reversible heat engine depends only on the temperature range through which it works, rather than the properties of the working substances.
It's important to recognize that what Carnot describes is an idealized heat engine. It proved useful for showing how steam engines (which were then being developed) could operate most efficiently. It was also a forerunner of the internal combustion engine.
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Now in its fourth year, the Athena Film Festival — a celebration of women and leadership — is an engaging weekend of feature films, documentaries and shorts that highlight women's leadership in real life and the fictional world. All-access passes are on sale now.
Join the Barnard Center for Research on Women for this year's Scholar & Feminist conference with the theme "Utopia," focusing on emerging visions for feminist futures.
Barnard hosted the sixth annual Athena Film Festival, honoring extraordinary women in the film industry
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