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Compacts with huge zoom ranges have been entering the market left right and centre in recent years due to higher demand. The Fujifilm X-S1 may appear to be much the same as its competitors, but it's got some high-end features that put other superzooms to shame.
First and foremost is the X-S1's 2/3-inch sensor, which is the same 12-megapixel one as found in the Fujifilm X10. As the physical size is far larger than various compact cameras' sensor sizes there's the immediate advantage of larger pixels for better image quality and those pro-looking blurred background shots - due to shallow depth of field, which is already pronounced at longer focal lengths - will be easier to achieve.
In the hand the Finepix X-S1 feels sturdy and has taken forward the best design features from Fujifilm's HS20 superzoom. The 24-624mm zoom lens has a manual zoom barrel that's a lot like using a DSLR lens, and there's even a manual focus ring tucked towards the body side of the lens. It provides the utmost control and is far more fun and accurate to use than a standard compact lens. The focal length may not be quite as massive as something like the Canon PowerShot SX40 HS - but that's on account of the Fujifilm's larger sensor. Much more zoom and the camera would be the size of a house. As it is, it's fairly large, but no more so than expected.
There are also small updates that are crucial for such a camera to be deemed "more professional". An autofocus switch on the front of the body can easily shift between single, continuous and manual focus and saves unnecessary menu digging. The camera's rear controls are quite similar to a Nikon DSLR in some respects - lots of buttons provide quick access to settings, which makes for easy use. There's a metal rotational dial that projects out the top of the camera, lipped over the back for easy use with the thumb, that controls the main aperture/shutter setting depending on which mode is selected. It's a shame there's no front thumbwheel to make for a more versatile and more DSLR-like experience, as there is plenty of empty space to place one conveniently.
Our favourite feature has to be that the X-S1's electronic viewfinder is quite unlike any other you'll find in a superzoom camera. That's not to say it's the very best viewfinder we've ever seen - look to the Sony NEX-7 for that - but it's streets ahead of the competition in this market area. The viewfinder itself is so much bigger than the one in the Fujifilm HS20 and this makes it a pleasure to use, plus the 1.44 million dot resolution is significant. An eye-sensor means the viewfinder auto-activates as the camera is neared to your eye, which makes for seamless switching between it and the rear LCD.
The screen on the back is mounted on a tilt-angle bracket for more versatile use. The 460k-dot resolution here is ample, but not as high resolution as some high-spec compacts. A small moan, but a fair one given the X-S1's £699 price tag. At a pound short of the epic £700 mark, this is one expensive superzoom - and that's certainly going to limit its appeal to all. Saying that, everything is under one roof here and the 24-624mm lens ought to be sufficient for almost any given circumstance, which may make it more appealing than a DSLR for some.
The model we used on the Fujifilm stand at the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 wasn't a final release version, but with the camera due sometime in February-March it felt close to completion. Focusing was accurate 9 times out of 10, even at the fullest zoom in the dimly lit hall. Blurred backgrounds were looking lovely at this focal length - the benefit of a long lens and large sensor combination.
However the whole system feels a lot like the HS20. That's not to say it's bad, but it doesn't feel like a huge step up compared to the consumer kit. The X-S1 ought to take elements from the higher-end X-Pro1's menu system and design and really needs a faster, more responsive focusing system to truly knock our socks off. It's very usable in its current state, but HS20 users considering upgrading will undoubtedly be expecting more.
Elsewhere there's a 500-shots-per-charge battery which sounds pretty decent but isn't something we were able to test out. RAW and JPEG shooting and full manual controls come as standard, all easily accessed via a one-touch function button and the top mode dial respectively. A pop-up flash is built-in, or a TTL hotshoe means full compatibility with more powerful flashguns.
Our verdict? So far the X-S1 looks impressive. The design's right, the manual zoom lens is very cool, the viewfinder helps take this superzoom to new levels not achievable before, and we have no doubt that image quality will be sublime… but the autofocus system ought to be a bit more creative and yet faster considering this compact is more expensive than a Nikon D5100 kit.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (102 votes).
In short: A really well Organised Friendly Race with the added reward of a free glass of beer at the end.Date of review: June 11, 2012
In short: Good race, disappointingly doesn't qualify as a PB as on grassIn full: Good race- first 2 miles around West Park, then out on to road and pavements (not all were cordoned off so pedestrians were sometimes in the way) and then back into the park for the final mile. Free photo and t-shirt at end, as well as spot prizes- excellent for price.Only drawbacks- results and presentation were slow and times do not count as a PB as it was on grass.Otherwise, good run.Date of review: June 11, 2012
In short: very encouraging marshals, great photos and super fast results!Date of review: June 21, 2011
In short: One of my favouritesIn full: Echo all the plaudits but with one very small grumble, for the second year in a row the XL t-shirts ran out before I ran in - 46 mins. As it 'appens, technical shirts seem to be smaller sizes so the XXL shirt fits great! Other than that, a thoroughly enjoyable and well organised event whatever the weather. Well done and thanks LERCDate of review: June 13, 2011
In short: Every year it gets betterIn full: Loved the ladies with the cow bells, and the running top&mug&goodie bag.Date of review: June 13, 2011
In short: LERC Congrats on a fantastic eventIn full: Well done on a fantastic event today (5 miler). Support of the marshalls was amazing, loved the cow bells. They really made the difference. Great flat course. Generous goody bag.Speedy results and free photos! Superb.Thank you to all and see you next year. Date of review: June 12, 2011
In short: This is a great race - there for the 3rd time this yearIn full: Speedy results and great photos are a real plus for this very friendly race. The marshalls were encouraging and there was support en route. Hope to be back again next year.Date of review: June 12, 2011
In short: LERC setting the standard in fine style!In full: Change of course this year, but for the better. More park,less road,fewer long straight hauls, but still keeping it's PB potential, as this is a flat course. As always at LERC, an excellent prize structure for this race, making for good competition at the top of the field. For those further down, the marshalls had bags of enthusiasm...even unexpected rain did not dampen spirits...Cheerleaders at the start, cow-bell ringeres on the way round (could catch on!)...and a mug, t-shirt & goody bag for their 25th anniversary at the finish. Splendid indeed!Date of review: June 12, 2011
In short: A nice flat course great organisation and a big thank you to the marshalls for there support upporteDate of review: June 12, 2011
In short: Excellent mainly park based runDate of review: June 12, 2011
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In the company's first quarterly report as a public company, Palo Alto did what it had to do to affirm to investors that although the company is young, it can deliver the goods. For its fiscal fourth quarter, Palo Alto saw its revenue jump to $75.6 million representing an increase of 88% and topping the $40.2 million it reported in the same quarter of a year ago.
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Palo Alto has a platform that helps corporate clients secure their network while safely enabling them to manage the increasingly complex and rapidly growing number of applications running on their networks. Investors want to know how long this growth spurt will last before the company becomes an acquisition target. I think Cisco (CSCO) will be calling soon.
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Two days ago I was trying a sample of sheng pu with the only friend, who drinks tea, that I have (sad but true) and while he was separating the chunks he saw a very small white insect (like a very small dot) inside the chunks. Unfortunately we couldn't take any pictures of it since it got inside the leaves and couldn't find it again.
We drank the tea anyway and it was quite good IMHO.
I told the vendor about it and he said that is quite normal in pu and that it doesn't cause any harm to human body nor tea and it even help to promote the tea aging process.
Honestly speaking I haven't ever seen any bug in my pu. My only concern is buying whole cakes and getting them with these insects and that they cause any damage to the tea or my health. And also that these spread to my other cakes at home.
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Hey my names Alfred Troy i am 15. 5 foot 8. i practice at dansland, classic, dosser, and hotshots. i play D5 and i have only played in 2 tournaments. i play front but prefferbly snake and im realy good at it. thats mainly all i practice at in hopes of perfecting it. I physically practice everday and im very fit and fast. i want to play gfoa again, mabye find a team i can play the whole season with. Id love to play other tournaments. I just love the game so much and want to play competetively. Id be willing to join newbie teams. I may be young but i will surely raise hell out there. message and we will talk from there.
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My suggestion is to practice more on other bunkers not just snake, It will help you get into a team if you are balanced and can play all bunkers not just snake.
Other then that good luck I play at dans and hope to see you there when i get my pmr fixed
Other then that good luck I play at dans and hope to see you there when i get my pmr fixed
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Hey, dans land and hotshots are my locals. 15 6'1. I can play anything, however, im built like a tank. Setup: evil omen 2.0, empire reloader b, dye throttle, invert avatar, evil jersey, evil pants
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- The sink location problem is a combination of network flow and location problems: From a given set of nodes in a flow network a minimum cost subset \(W\) has to be selected such that given supplies can be transported to the nodes in \(W\). In contrast to its counterpart, the source location problem which has already been studied in the literature, sinks have, in general, a limited capacity. Sink location has a decisive application in evacuation planning, where the supplies correspond to the number of evacuees and the sinks to emergency shelters. We classify sink location problems according to capacities on shelter nodes, simultaneous or non-simultaneous flows, and single or multiple assignments of evacuee groups to shelters. Resulting combinations are interpreted in the evacuation context and analyzed with respect to their worst-case complexity status. There are several approaches to tackle these problems: Generic solution methods for uncapacitated problems are based on source location and modifications of the network. In the capacitated case, for which source location cannot be applied, we suggest alternative approaches which work in the original network. It turns out that latter class algorithms are superior to the former ones. This is established in numerical tests including random data as well as real world data from the city of Kaiserslautern, Germany.
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- There are several good reasons to introduce classification schemes for optimization problems including, for instance, the ability for concise problem statement opposed to verbal, often ambiguous, descriptions or simple data encoding and information retrieval in bibliographical information systems or software libraries. In some branches like scheduling and queuing theory classification is therefore a widely accepted and appreciated tool. The aim of this paper is to propose a 5-position classification which can be used to cover all location problems. We will provide a list of currentliy available symbols and indicate its usefulness in a - necessarily non-comprehensive - list of classical location problems. The classification scheme is in use since 1992 and has since proved to be useful in research, software development, classroom, and for overview articles.
- Planar Location Problems with Barriers under Polyhedral Gauges (1999)
- The Weber problem for a given finite set of existing facilities {cal E}x = {Ex_1,Ex_2, ... ,Ex_M} subset R^2 with positive weights w_m (m = 1, ... ,M) is to find a new facility X* in R^2 such that sum_{m=1}^{M} w_{m}d(X,Ex_m) is minimized for some distance function d. In this paper we consider distances defined by polyhedral gauges. A variation of this problem is obtained if barriers are introduced which are convex polygonal subsets of the plane where neither location of new facilities nor traveling is allowed. Such barriers like lakes, military regions, national parks or mountains are frequently encountered in practice.From a mathematical point of view barrier problems are difficult, since the prensence of barriers destroys the convexity of the objective function. Nevertheless, this paper establishes a descretization result: One of the grid points in the grid defined by the existing facilities and the fuundamental directions of the gauge distances can be proved to be an optimal location. Thus the barrier problem can be solved with a polynomial algorithm.
- Geometric Methods to Solve Max-Ordering Location Problems (1999)
- Location problems with Q (in general conflicting) criteria are considered. After reviewing previous results of the authors dealing with lexicographic and Pareto location the main focus of the paper is on max-ordering locations. In these location problems the worst of the single objectives is minimized. After discussing some general results (including reductions to single criterion problems and the relation to lexicographic and Pareto locations) three solution techniques are introduced and exemplified using one location problem class, each: The direct approach, the decision space approach and the objective space approach. In the resulting solution algorithms emphasis is on the representation of the underlying geometric idea without fully exploring the computational complexity issue. A further specialization of max-ordering locations is obtained by introducing lexicographic max-ordering locations, which can be found efficiently. The paper is concluded by some ideas about future research topics related to max-ordering location problems.
- A Note on Center Problems with forbidden Polyhedra (1999)
- The problem of finding an optimal location X* minimizing the maximum Euclidean distance to existing facilities is well solved by e.g. the Elzinga-Hearn algorithm. In practical situations X* will however often not be feasible. We therefore suggest in this note a polynomial algorithm which will find an optimal location X^F in a feasible subset F of the plane R^2
- Heuristics for the K-Cardinality Tree and Subgraph Problems (1996)
- In this paper we consider the problem of finding in a given graph a minimal weight subtree of connected subgraph, which has a given number of edges. These NP-hard combinatorial optimization problems have various applications in the oil industry, in facility layout and graph partitioning. We will present different heuristic approaches based on spanning tree and shortest path methods and on an exact algorithm solving the problem in polynomial time if the underlying graph is a tree. Both the edge- and node weighted case are investigated and extensive numerical results on the behaviour of the heuristics compared to optimal solutions are presented. The best heuristic yielded results within an error margin of less than one percent from optimality for most cases. In a large percentage of tests even optimal solutions have been found.


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SARANAC LAKE – The former executive director of the Tendercare Tot Center, which will close its Lake Colby facility on Friday, says she believes the preschool and day-care provider's finances were in good standing when she parted ways with the organization late last month.
The chairman of Tendercare's Board of Directors, however, says that's not true. He said the board's decision to close the center was necessary to keep the nonprofit organization financially solvent, and that Tendercare was behind in its payments to the Saranac Lake Central School District, which owns the former Lake Colby Elementary School.
Deb Sior is the former executive director of Tendercare. She contacted the Enterprise this week, requesting to speak about the state of Tendercare's operations prior to her departure at the end of January. During an interview at the Enterprise office, she claimed that Tendercare was up to date on tax payments and other bills.
"I never missed a payroll, I never missed payroll taxes – not a penny of it was ever late," Sior said. "New York state taxes, I paid every two weeks, federal taxes I paid every two weeks – never late."
But the board's chairman, Ben Kline, said he doesn't understand how Sior can make that assertion.
"You can ask the school district what the outstanding balance is," Kline said. "But heat payments and rent payments going back months – that doesn't sound like they were paid. … We would not have made the decision (to close) had we not been put in that position. It was a really tough decision to make. Any time an ex-employee starts making claims – I don't know how to, or if it's even worth, responding. Anybody can say, 'It was all looking good when I left.' Well, not really."
Dan Bower, the Saranac Lake Central School District's assistant superintendent for business, confirmed that some money is owed, but the exact amount in back payments hasn't been determined. That figure will be presented to the board at the next meeting.
Bower said because the matter involves a potential legal issue involving an existing contract, he couldn't comment any further.
Copies of Tendercare's most recent federal 990 form, accessed on GuideStar, shows that the organization ended 2010 with more than $18,000 in profits. At the end of 2011, after the Lake Colby center was opened, Tendercare had incurred a loss of about $27,500.
Sior, who has a background in early childhood education, became Tendercare's executive director in 2004. At the time, she said the organization was losing money. She said she helped secure better health insurance for employees and improved the quality of service the center provided.
"At the end of about four years, we were doing really well, and I started looking to expand," Sior said. "The community needed it. We even had a community-wide meeting. … Everybody decided we had to do something."
Sior explained that expanding the physical size of the Ray Brook day-care center wasn't possible, so she began looking at other buildings. When the school district closed Lake Colby, Sior approached administrators about moving in.
"I talked to Jerry Goldman and Dan Bower and said, 'We have no money, but this what we need to do for the community,'" she said. "And they were willing to give me a lease for $20,000 per year, which was a lot."
To make it work, Sior spoke to officials with Head Start, an early childhood education program serving Clinton and Franklin counties, about sharing the lease. Tendercare's board approved the plan in July 2011, and the center opened in September 2011, taking in 3- and 4-year-olds from the Ray Brook facility, which created additional slots there for infants and toddlers.
"The first year, we were living on borrowed time," Sior said. "It was a brand-new business. We had literally doubled our size. We had 30 students in Ray Brook, and we had 45 over at Lake Colby."
Sior said the expansion helped keep tuition costs low and let her give staff members raises. Adding more children at the Ray Brook center wasn't possible, she said, since the state sets strict limits on how many children a day-care provider can have. Those limits are based on the ratio of children to adult staffers. For example, eight 4-year-olds need to have one adult present at all times.
"Ray Brook couldn't sustain the quality of care and benefits to employees without a substantial increase in fees," Sior said. "Lake Colby was actually helping to support Ray Brook."
Sior said Tendercare made it through its first year at Lake Colby with minimum staffing. On top of lease payments, she said fuel oil bills were approximately $2,500 per month.
"And I kept in touch with Dan and Jerry, and they said, 'We just need to have our money by July,' which is the end of the fiscal year," Sior said. "We met all our expenses, they were paid in full by July, and the August school-age program didn't do as well as we thought (it would). … We started again in September, and soon after that, Adirondack Kinder Pals closed and everybody was horrified."
ADK Kinder Pals, a day-care provider in Lake Placid, closed abruptly last fall.
Tendercare took on additional children, Sior said, and was at full capacity for the 2012-13 school year.
Kline said Tendercare was only able to meet its expenses at the end of the 2011-12 school year by asking parents to pre-pay for summer programs.
"We can't do that every year when the heat bills are stacking up," he said. "You can't continue to do that."
Sior said she would often delay depositing her own biweekly paycheck of about $1,200 to make sure other payments went through. In December, when health insurance premiums changed, Sior said she mistakenly entered two premium payments in one pay cycle. The mistake was caught, she said.
It was around that time that Sior's mother's health began deteriorating, and Sior said she decided it was time to think about retiring. In January, she spoke to the board about interviewing two current staffers – Amanda Hayes and Jessica Field – for the executive director position.
Sior said those interviews occurred while she was in Long Island visiting her mother. When she returned, she said she met with Kline and another board member.
"They said, 'We're terminating you, or letting you resign,'" Sior said. "I said, 'Why?' And they said, 'Well, you made those mistakes on the premiums and the girls' withholding. And then you wrote on the pay stub of those girls that you owed them that money … and you asked employees to hold their checks.'"
Sior said she did ask Hayes and Field to hold one of their paychecks for 24 hours, apparently so other expenses could be met. Sior said if they had objected, she wouldn't have done it.
Additionally, according to Sior, a representative of New York Family Benefits asked her to fill out a weekly form to track payments and expenses. Sior said she didn't think it was necessary because taxes were being paid.
When that state representative met with board members in Saranac Lake, Sior said she thinks the board panicked.
"I have been totally cut off," she said. "Not a board member or a staff member have been allowed to contact me in any way."
Sior said she couldn't determine whether she was fired or asked to resign. Kline declined to discuss the matter since it involves a former personnel member.
Some parents have asked if the board's oversight of bills and expenses was careful enough.
"It's a valid question," Kline said. "I think, had we been getting the answers (to the questions) we were asking as to where we were and who was owed and what our financial position was in, had we been getting the real answers, we might have seen this coming a little faster. We had people coming to us after the fact to say, 'This was going on,' or, 'This was going on.' We can't have that."
Kline said some families had "accumulating balances of tuition," and those children were still coming to the day-care center every week.
"The person who is in charge of the day-to-day operations should be the one to say, 'OK, we've set a policy that if you don't pay by X date, you don't come,'" he said. "They continued to come. If we're not getting the clear information and correct information, we can't act."
Asked if Tendercare had discussed negotiating a lower lease with the school district, Kline noted that did happen last year – but high heating costs remained.
As of Tuesday, Kline said Tendercare will be able to move forward with operations at its Ray Brook facility and continue to provide quality services.
"We have found that the other facilities have the ability to open up rooms and take on (kids), so children have places to go," he said. "The school is looking at trying to put together an after-school program similar to what Lake Placid (school) does already."
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Awesome. Where did you bake it in the oven, and on a stone?I just got my blue steel pan for Roman style pizza but I may have to break away a bit and load one of these up with some garlic, basil, and plenty of EVOO....
Nice job FCB; it's like a Detroit, but thin. I bet it was tasty!
Great looking pizza. Thanks for sharing the photos.
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Protection questions remain
Reducing the size of a proposed flood protection plan for the city of Minot wouldn't be cost effective, judging by numbers presented this week to city officials.
The city was told that if the project was built to protect the city from a Souris River flow of 27,400 feet per second, Minot's share of the $820 million cost would be an estimated $543 million. If the scope of the plan was reduced to protect the city to a level of 10,000 cfs, Minot's share of the cost would be about $30.7 million less, a savings of roughly 6 percent.
Granted, $30.7 million is a lot of money, but it wouldn't make sense to reduce the level of protection by such a large percentage without recouping corresponding financial savings. The price tag wouldn't change much because city officials want to keep the project's footprint the same size, so the level of protection could be built up to 27,400 in an emergency. That means the same amount of money would be spent on acquiring land and easements, and the nine miles of flood levees and 2.2 miles of flood walls would have to be built to the 27,400 standards in case the levees had to be raised in an emergency.
There are still unanswered questions that make the city's ultimate decision on the size and scope of a flood protection plan much more difficult. For instance, if changes can be made with Canada to the management procedures of the Souris River, or if changes are made to upstream storage basins like Lake Darling, does the city need protection to the 27,400 cfs level? If not, can the footprint of the protection plan be reduced enough to significantly change the total cost of the plan?
It would seem that those questions, along with others, need to be answered before the city can commit hundreds of millions of dollars to any project.


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G-Star Elwood for Women
The G-Star Elwood is now re-engineered into a feminine and flattering look, honouring the natural shape of the female form. For this season the G-Star Elwood has been updated with a clean and modern look.
The G-Star Elwood has a unique design with half-moon-shaped, chino-inspired front pockets, a seam across the thigh and a 3D constructed knee that sculpts the leg. For women, the G-Star Elwood – MC 5620 has been updated for a contemporary look with tonal stitching and a new 3D knee construction, where the side seam crosses the knee toward the inner leg, resulting in a clean look and inventive new 3D patterns and fit.
As G-Star's lead designer for women, Rebekka Bach says of the design: "The 3D denim construction makes this jean more elaborate and crafted. It's a wardrobe staple to 'tune up' a super feminine blouse in gauze or silk. I love to start every season with the philosophy of endless possibilities in denim, which keeps us innovating."


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Manson Anchors
February/March Newsletter Update
1. Manson Boss Anchor release onto the market
2. Bowmaster patented underwater Turning Mechanism
3. Manson Submarine Anchor launch
4. Insight on completed projects in 2011
5. Boat Show round up & updates for Manson in 2012
6. Manson Olympics
Manson Boss Anchor release onto the market
Manson Anchors launched the Manson Boss Anchor at METS 2011. The Manson Boss anchor is the most technically advanced and safest anchor to hit the recreational boating market. It boasts even faster setting and even higher holding power.
The Manson Boss was specifically designed to suit power boats in the 20'-100'ft range and boasts an average of 20-25% more holding power than other next generation anchors.
As the Boss only has one long slot in it, a key feature is the new patented Shackle Preventor. The Preventor changes the slot from a general short slot usage into a sliding slot to assist retrieval in foul seabeds. The Preventor is very quick and easy to operate and remains on the shank all the time.
The anchor's shank has also been FEA optimised for strength and efficient weight distribution. It is also made from the same certified 800mpa high tensile steel as the Manson Supreme. The Boss's shank clearance has been streamlined for access into tight pulpits on motorboats.
The Manson Boss is 100% New Zealand made, like all Manson Anchors' range. The anchor's intellectual property is secured by being copyright protected and is patent protected. The Manson Boss will be available in store around April/May 2012. Please visit
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2. Bowmaster patented underwater anchor Turning Mechanism
After extensive research and testing, Manson's sister company Bowmaster has developed a new underhull anchor turning mechanism solution. This system was specifically designed in conjunction with Manson Anchors' new Lloyd's Register approved Submarine Anchor. The turning system enables both 90 degree turning (for symmetric baseplate) and 180 degrees turning (for asymmetric baseplate) of the Submarine anchor. Bowmaster began by fabricating a 7m tall test rig to simulate the anchor coming home into the pocket and being turned by the system.
Once the rig was made, numerous 3D designs were trialled as the rig allows each different system to be quickly installed and testing to begin. Systems were soon refined and developed before the final testing was done with 1000 test anchor cycles. No matter the rotating position, the Submarine Anchor is able to be aligned every time for secure and safe stowage.
The system works in all hull materials such as steel, aluminium or GRP. Bowmaster has finally met the increasing demand in the Superyacht market for a compatible all in one anchor package solution.
Bowmaster supplies the full system including anchor pocket, the turning mechanism, hawse and all related spares. The mechanism is also removable so if damage somehow does occur, the device can be easily replaced without the need to dry dock the vessel. All items are made from either SAF2205 or 316 Stainless Steel.
Bowmaster Turning Mechanism test rig
3. Manson Submarine Anchor launch
Manson Anchors have launched their latest Superyacht anchor, the Manson Submarine anchor. The Manson Hiding anchor provided the starting point for development and in conjunction with Bowmaster, various features were added to the anchor to make it even more suited to underhull deployment and increase the holding power. This underhull deployed Submarine Anchor will achieve complete seal and ensure laminar flow of the hull. It also comes with special side plates to lock into the underwater anchor pockets.
Manson Anchors have already customers purchasing the systems and photos will be published in the
next quarterly newsletter.
4. Insight on completed projects in 2011
2011 has seen Manson Anchors fabricate and deliver many Superyacht anchor sets whilst Bowmaster has complimented them with bollards, chocks and fairleads. Being able to supply a full set of equipment has suited many of our customers well. Manson can provide full 3D drawings for all the equipment and all product is made to the finest standard possible in New Zealand. Manson has shipped globally to yards in South America, USA, New Zealand, Europe and the Middle East and is currently working on new orders for 2012. Here are a few snapshots of some of our delivered orders in 2011.
Stainless steel Manson Kedge anchors 1440kg,
Bowmaster Chock and Superbox Swivels
SW100 RS Cape Arrow,
Ph. F. van Rooyen
Courtesy of Southern Wind Shipyard
Stainless steel Manson Kedge anchors 325kg
5. Boat Show 2011 round up and updates for Manson in 2012
In comparison to 2010, Manson Anchors has experienced a positive boat show attendance and outcome. It was also a first time for Manson to exhibit at the Workboat Show in New Orleans, which was the ideal location to introduce our galvanised workboat anchor range to that sector of the marine industry. Manson Anchors will be present at the following boat shows throughout 2012: London, Sanctuary Cove, Sydney, Auckland, Southampton, Monaco, Annapolis Sail, IBEX in Louisville, Fort Lauderdale, METS in Amsterdam, Workboat Show in New Orleans and finally the Paris Boat Show. Manson will be showcasing their anchors on their own stand or as part of one of their distributors' stand. The sales & marketing team will keep you updated on dates and stand location closer to the time of the show. Manson Anchors was also pleased to catch up with all of you last year and wanted to thank you again for taking the time to talk to us and come see us at our stand. The team is already looking forward to seeing you again this year!
6. Manson Olympics
The Manson team wanted to farewell 2011 with a customised Manson Olympics competition. The annual Christmas function started off with a heated 1½ hour karting race, contested in teams of three. This was followed by a challenging list of games carried out at Manson Head Quarters, like shot put with anchor neck, 5-legged race, tug-o-war to mention a few.
The competition was close but the winning team was excited to take a computer and full equipped cricket-chilly bin home as their hard earned prize. Well done Ken and Kirifi!
Next Issue: June 2012
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From their drunken, self-destructive punk rock beginnings to their drunken, self-destructive college rock conclusion, The Replacements accumulated one of the most approachable yet volatile catalogs in American rock 'n' roll. Fill up both sides of a cassette with their best songs and you'd be hard-pressed to find a better mixtape; the only trouble would be agreeing on which songs to include.
Director Gorman Bechard couldn't get the band to talk for his documentary, "Color Me Obsessed: A Film About the Replacements." But you know who loves to talk? Fans. So Bechard talked to musicians (The Hold Steady, The Decemberists), critics (Robert Christgau, Ira Robbins) and actors (Dave Foley, George Wendt) to expound on what's so great about the 'Mats.
After the movie, a boatload of bands including Second State Butchers, SPD GVNR and Animal Cubes will play a tribute at The Summit.


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Smokes Plus is open in New Ulm
NEW ULM – The new tobacco shop Smokes Plus hopes to make a strong start in New Um and to distance itself from the controversy surrounding a similar, now-closed shop.
In addition to the traditional offerings of cigarette packs and cartons, the shop sells cigars, e-cigarettes and products for hand-rolling cigarettes. Premium brand cigars like Montecristo and Cohiba are available at the store, which is located in the strip mall near WalMart.
Smokes Plus co-owner Kamal Kehelaouinet, who runs a similar shop in Marshall, expanded to New Ulm to take advantage of an opening in regional tobacco sales. He sees New Ulm as an option instead of driving to Mankato. He plans to emphasize specialized smoking products.
Addressing controversy
An unique issue facing Smokes Plus is the controversy about the store's prior occupant – Smokes 4 Less. Smokes Plus was required to agree not to sell herbal incense products and to keep its products that could be considered drug paraphernalia to just 25 percent of the store's retail space.
The scrutiny came after New Ulm City Councilor Les Schultz and others expressed concerns that Smokes 4 Less was selling herbal incense products for consumption as synthetic cannabinoids, which mimic the effects of marijuana. An undercover drug task officer purchased one of the packages, and sent it to the state for testing, but the results have not yet been returned.
Kehelaouinet has been previously charged for selling synthetic cannabinoids, but he entered an Alford Plea in the case. An Aflord plea allows the accused to admit there may be sufficient evidence for a conviction while maintaining innocence.
Kehelaouinet said he is dedicated to breaking with the problems of Smokes 4 Less and meeting City requirements. He has agreed to allow the New Ulm Police Department to occasionally conduct voluntary sweeps of the store to confirm compliance. He said he simply wants to be operate his store, and that he will not sell any illegal products on the premises.
NUPD Chief Myron Wieland said he has found the new store and its store owner to be very cooperative.
Schultz, who was also the only councilor to vote against issuing the cigarette license to Smokes Plus, said he is "surprised and pleased they appear to be in compliance with our agreement." However, he will be watching to make sure the store continues to honor the terms of its license.
New Tobacco tax
When asked how the new state tobacco tax will impact his business, Kehelaouinet said he has made plans to stock hand-rolled tobacco products and e-cigarettes to meet its impact on the market. He expects people to be pushed towards hand-rolled cigarettes because they are much cheaper than traditional cigarettes. He expects other smokers to switch to e-cigarettes, which are not taxed. Smokers may also use e-cigarettes as a stepping stone to quitting.
Either way, he anticipates the tax to create a drag on his business. However, he expects that offering a diversity of products will offset the issue.
The store is open from 10 a.m to 8 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m to 6 p.m on Saturdays and closed on Sundays.
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Even though the video didn't play well for me (hardware/connection issues) and I didn't actually HEAR much of what was said (ironic, I know), I found myself tearing up. Watching joy and amazement will do that for you, I guess. Thank you for posting it!

did this young woman have a cochlear implant?

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did this young woman have a cochlear implant?

A nice post - thank you :)

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A nice post - thank you :)


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Clothing: Roberto Cavalli dress and trench coat, Saks Fifth Avenue, Palm Beach.
Jewelry: Sequin, Palm Beach
Two years ago, Kait Parker swept into West Palm Beach like a big bold front from the West, rising through the ranks at WPTV to become primary fill-in for chief meteorologist Steve Weagle.
"I honestly couldn't have asked for a better community to come into," says Parker, who previously worked for a station in Montgomery, Alabama. "I feel like I've clicked with everyone really quickly."
When she's not on the air, Parker emcees an array of charity events, talks to schoolchildren about weather and teaches college-level meteorology and climate classes online.
"I was raised by a teacher and a firefighter, so anything having to do with [those disciplines], I'm totally involved," says Parker, a Texas native. "And any event that involves putting a pie in my face or sitting me in a dunk tank, I say, 'If this is raising money, then let's do it.'"
South Florida sunshine appeals to the outdoorsy Parker, who kayaks, jogs and plays with her dog, Bruce, in her spare time. This spring, she'll be the official meteorologist for Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter.
Location: The Four Arts Gardens, Palm Beach
Stylist: Katherine Lande
Makeup: Deborah Koepper, Deborah Koepper Beauty, Palm Beach
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My pastor was a big follower of Pastor MacArthur in the 80's! He had a similar expository teaching style which was so unusual in the urban church in America! Because of him, Dr. MacArthur, Chuck Swindoll, and Moody Bible Institute I am now a pastor, trying to build a "true church" in urban Cleveland, OH. I thank God for the teaching ministry of John MacArthur! He will never know the lives he has touched with the gospel in places desperate for the Word! Because of you and others Urban America has hope! Never Stop!! God Bless!
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Could I be more grateful for John MacArthur's ministry and gty.org? Nope! I thank the Lord for what He has done. May God continue to bless us through you.
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Pastor MacArthur, i give thanks for your life. I thank God that He has His faithful ministers that are teaching His word correctly. You may never meet me, but i was steeped in charismatism and yet i knew i had no victory over sin. I thought i loved Jesus and now know that if i had died, i would have headed straight for hell. Jesus begun true grace upon my life when one day i fell down on my knees, and deeply cried "Jesus have mercy on me!" After many years of professing christianity i became convicted through studying Gods word that i was living and teaching false doctrines. I begun to study His word in a different way. But still believed some of the old stuff i had learnt. By grace slowly slowly i begun to understand that many parts of my understanding of Gods word was not accurate. I needed help and believe me when i say NOONE AROUND ME WAS EVEN SLIGHTLY TEACHING GODS WORD ACCURATELY and actually i was a better teacher than most and yet knew that there was a lot that i didnt understand. Then one day, as i was watching the gospel channels on sky, along came a man who was saying some of the new things i was learning about Gods word. I immediately was very drawn to him and although most of the other pastors just turned him off, i knew i wanted to hear more of him. I googled him up and came accross his sermons. That man was you Pastor MacArthur. Since then, i have been so blessed and fed by you. May He who begun a good work in you, bring it to completion. I thank God for your life. Pastor, keep on and may grace continue to be your portion. Thanks.
I pray that one day, God will make it possible for me to come to the masters serminary. I would gladly give up all.
I look forward to see if there will be a transcript. My country desperatly need this message. Here Christianity is build on everything else than the truth.
What a wonderful explanation of the "true Church".... thank you John for teaching the whole counsel of God's Word to all the scattered saints, that we in turn can share that truth with others. I have been listening to you for over 30 years, and have shared many of your tapes with those that God has brought across my path, and have seen hearts change when hearing the truth of God's Word; mine as well. Thank you again for being so faithful in your calling; you have blessed so many lives.
May God continue to bless you and Grace to You, mightily....
Glory to God in the Highest, for He alone brought me to the ministry of John MacArthur and GTY. The Lord God alone placed a hunger within my soul for truth. And I have been faithfully fed by John MacArthur and his faithful staff through sermons, articles, Q & A's and the blogs. I have been edified by others on the GTY blogs that are faithful and are hungry for God's Word as well. I have grown much.
Thank you to all responsible for carrying out God's Word through GTY ministry whether by staff member or by listener. I'd like to add, even though I was somewhat familiar with John MacArthur, God used Wretched Radio to encourage me to take more than just a look and a listen. In fact, Wretched Radio has made me aware of many wonderful pastors and their ministries that boldly and uncompromisingly teach God's Holy Truths. So I thank God for them as well as. It is so encouraging to see what God is doing around the world. It truly gives me hope.
Lastly, I believe that John MacArthur has a real love and sincere passion for God the Father, Jesus His Son and the Holy Spirit. Because I believe that John MacArthur has proven himself faithful to His Lord AND to his flock, which I now consider myself part of, I return to GTY for authentic help and understanding and encouragement in my walk with my Lord, Jesus Christ.
Lastly, my experience with GTY......the Glory belongs to God for God is in this ministry! Amen
I can relate with so many of you on this post... Thank God for GTY and pastor MacArthur, for some of us this is the only Christian Fellowship we have. May our God & Lord Jesus Christ continue to bless you and use you to strengthen and nourish the scattered flock beyond the immediate boundaries of the Grace Community Church..."How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!" Rom 10:15
Pastor John
thank you so much for your teaching..have been following and listening to you for 17 years..cannot wait to meet you in glory..it will take an eternity and then some to get around to meeting you..I long for my lords coming..seeing the world as it is today i believe and know it won't be long..keep up the good work..i pray for gty and ask the lord to keep you here til the trumpet call and we go to be with our lord..
Blessings to you and gty
Savannah Ga
I wholeheartedly agree with all of those expressing their gratitude for your sound doctrinal teaching. After over 30 years as a true believer, I finally found through your ministry and teaching peace in my heart that I am not alone in this walk and that there are a few that desire the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth no matter the cost.
Increased biblical knowledge, through your teachings, coupled with a consistent time in the Word of God has given me an assurance that I never had before of the love of God, the faithfulness of God and truly God's sovereignty.
May He be given glory through all that you do.
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System-related interventions to reduce diagnostic errors: a narrative review
- Hardeep Singh1,2,
- Mark L Graber3,
- Stephanie M Kissam3,
- Asta V Sorensen3,
- Nancy F Lenfestey3,
- Elizabeth M Tant3,
- Kerm Henriksen4,
- Kenneth A LaBresh3
- 1Houston VA Health Services R&D Center of Excellence, and the Center of Inquiry to Improve Outpatient Safety Through Effective Electronic Communication, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA
- 2Section of Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- 3RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
- 4Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland, USA
- Correspondence to Hardeep Singh, Section of Health Services Research, Baylor College of Medicine, 2002 Holcombe Blvd, VAMC 152, Houston, TX 77030, USA; hardeeps{at}bcm.edu
Contributors The authors declare that all the authors fulfil the criteria of authorship. In addition they declare that there is no one else who fulfils the criteria but has not been included as an author.
- Accepted 6 October 2011
- Published Online First 30 November 2011
Background Diagnostic errors (missed, delayed or wrong diagnosis) have recently gained attention and are associated with significant preventable morbidity and mortality. The authors reviewed the recent literature and identified interventions that address system-related factors that contribute directly to diagnostic errors.
Methods The authors conducted a comprehensive search using multiple search strategies. First, they performed a PubMed search to identify articles exclusively related to diagnostic error or delay published in English between 2000 and 2009. They then sought papers from references in the initial dataset, searches of additional databases, and subject matter experts. Articles were included if they formally evaluated an intervention to prevent or reduce diagnostic error; however, papers were also included if interventions were suggested and not tested to inform the state of the science on the subject. Interventions were characterised according to the step in the diagnostic process they targeted: patient–provider encounter; performance and interpretation of diagnostic tests; follow-up and tracking of diagnostic information; subspecialty and referral-related issues; and patient-specific care-seeking and adherence processes.
Results 43 articles were identified for full review, of which six reported tested interventions and 37 contained suggestions for possible interventions. Empirical studies, although somewhat positive, were non-experimental or quasi-experimental and included a small number of clinicians or healthcare sites. Outcome measures in general were underdeveloped and varied markedly among studies, depending on the setting or step in the diagnostic process.
Conclusions Despite a number of suggested interventions in the literature, few empirical studies in the past decade have tested interventions to reduce diagnostic errors. Advancing the science of diagnostic error prevention will require more robust study designs and rigorous definitions of diagnostic processes and outcomes to measure intervention effects.
The authors of this paper are solely responsible for its content. The findings and interpretations in the paper do not represent the opinions or recommendations of the institutions with which the authors are affiliated, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the NIH or the US Department of Health and Human Services.
Funding This study was funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Task Order Contract No. HHSA290200600001, Task 8. Dr Singh is additionally supported by an NIH K23 career development award (K23CA125585), the VA National Center of Patient Safety, Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, and in part by the Houston VA HSR&D Center of Excellence (HFP90-020).
Competing interests None.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.


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Montreux Peace Conference on Syria: Statement by Federal Foreign Minister Steinmeier
Mr. Secretary General,
Minister Burkhalter,
Secretary Kerry,
Minister Lawrow,
Dear colleagues,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
This year, we commemorate the beginning of the First World War. We mourn the unnecessary death of millions of soldiers. We turn silent in the face of the tremendous suffering of millions of civilians. This great tragedy reminds us of the dramatic consequences when diplomacy fails.
The war in Syria is already a humanitarian disaster. Over a hundred thousand people have been killed. Over 2.5 (two point five) million Syrians have fled their country. Over 6.5 (six point five) million are internally displaced. The suffering of the Syrian people needs to stop.
War is always man-made. And it can only be stopped by man. Today's meeting can be an important step toward resolving this conflict. The attendance of so many Ministers is a sign of support for the Syrian people and of the will of the international community to back peace.
I would like to thank the Secretary General as well as Secretary Kerry, Minister Lawrow and the Joint Special Envoy, Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi, for bringing us all together today.
We must be clear: the primary responsibility for the disaster in Syria lies with the Syrian government. The Syrian regime has used brutal force against peaceful demonstrators. It has fuelled confessional hatred and extremism. It has targeted civilians with military weapons, including the use of chemical weapons on 21 August 2013.
The ongoing violence has created spaces for terrorism which has become a serious problem in Syria. We commend the efforts of the Syrian opposition groups to fight groups linked to al-Qaida, such as Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
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The international community must be ready to support any agreement with prompt support for rehabilitation and reconstruction. Germany stands ready – as we have throughout the conflict – to help our Syrian friends wherever we can. But the conditions for effective aid can only be provided for by the parties themselves.
Peace is never won easily. I call on the Syrian delegations to be courageous, ambitious and serious in their quest for peace. The delegation led by the Syrian National Coalition has already proven their courage by coming here today, against many odds and in the face of ongoing violence.
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On Thursday, April 28, Panamanian President Martinelli visited the White House and met with President Obama to discuss next steps with regard to the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement. This visit and the Trade Promotion Agreement build on a tradition dating back to 1906, when President Teddy Roosevelt traveled to Panama -- becoming the first U.S. president to leave the country while in office.
President Roosevelt was traveling to inspect the progress of U.S. construction of "the path between the seas" that would become the Panama Canal. The United States operated the Panama Canal for over 90 years, establishing close and enduring people-to-people contacts. In 1999, Panama became the owner and operator of the Canal, but our strong ties and shared history continue to bind us -- the United States remains the Canal's largest beneficiary. Approximately two-thirds of the ships passing through the Panama Canal are heading either to or from U.S. ports. Many U.S. ports are expecting to benefit from significant increases in freight shipments and the resulting jobs once the Canal expansion now underway is complete.
The United States has long been Panama's preferred commercial partner, with almost 30 percent of Panama's imports coming from the United States. In 2010, the United States enjoyed a $5.7 billion goods trade surplus with Panama. This trade surplus is particular impressive, considering Panama currently charges higher tariffs on American-made products than we do on Panamanian goods. The U.S. market is already largely open to imports from Panama, with 98 percent of Panamanian goods entering duty-free. However, U.S. industrial goods currently face an average tariff of 7 percent in Panama, with some tariffs as high as 81 percent. U.S. agricultural goods face an average tariff of 15 percent. Tariffs on U.S. chicken legs are as high as 260 percent!
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The benefits of the Trade Promotion Agreement are clear, and the rest of the world isn't waiting for us. Already, the United States faces stiff competition as Panama's other trading partners increase their share of Panama's total imports. In 2010, Panama finalized a trade agreement with Canada. Canada is of course an important trading partner in its own right; we also know that many Canadian goods and services directly compete with U.S. products. Similarly, the European Union negotiated an agreement which will provide advantages to European exports of machinery and transportation equipment. We need to ensure that our firms can compete on a level playing field to maintain their market share.
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Rudolph Lawrence, an access attendant in Barnard's Quad since 2004, was honored at a memorial service on Wednesday.
The college announced on Monday that Lawrence had died on March 21. He was 70.
Lawrence—known to most as "Rudi"—was remembered by colleagues and students as a friendly face and a free spirit with a love of music.
"He was just an exceptional person," Lina Del Valle, an access attendant in Brooks Hall, said. "He was always lending a shoulder that students could cry on. … He would be there for them like no other access attendant."
"He was always like what I want to call a free spirit," Del Valle said, adding that Lawrence went to Mardi Gras every year.
Lawrence, who leaves behind two daughters, grew up in New York, where he watched the growth of the R&B genre. He joined Barnard's staff in February 2004 as a desk attendant, and was transferred to the Department of Public Safety in 2009.
When he wasn't working the weekend night shift in Sulzberger Hall, Lawrence worked at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, handing out show pamphlets.
Students said that Lawrence was a welcoming presence on weekend nights.
"He was one of the reasons why I wanted to live in the tower my senior year, because he was an awesome desk attendant," Maitland Quitmeyer, BC '14, said. "He would always welcome us home after a night out with such a warm smile, saying, 'You girls look so nice.' He was a sweetheart."
"It was exciting to come home to Rudi," Malvina Kefalas, BC '14, said. "You felt safe and happy coming home because he knew who everyone was."
Isamar Lopez, BC '14 and a resident assistant who has lived on the Barnard Quad for three years, said that everyone knew Rudi by his signature "Welcome home, ladies" line.
"That's what he said all the time, and that's why everyone loved him, because he made it feel like home," Lopez said.
Lopez said that she and Lawrence were very close, and that he gave students advice on everything from fashion to relationships.
"One time I came downstairs and I had asked him, 'Is my outfit OK?' and he was like, 'No, go back up and change. If you are going to go out to a party you need to change,'" Lopez said.
Maria Padilla, Barnard's Public Safety supervisor, also remembered her colleague fondly.
"He was just an incredibly intelligent, streetwise, concerned guy," Padilla said. "He loved the students, talked to them if he saw that they looked like they were not in a good mood."
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