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I don't really know what to say about this PIA press ad from a bygone era... Except, remember when you could do bold graphic image solutions in advertising without offending anyone? Yeah, neither can I. Here's a dramatic black and white press ad for PIA - Pakistani Airlines - advertising that they fly to New York.
Honestly, why hasn't this been all over the web a million times already? Oh, it has, and I missed it? Sorry. Still worth a second look. Ktxbye.
...Is that French? Wow, this just gets weirder doesn't it?
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I don't remember seeing this back in '79, or regurgitated on the web since 9.11. It certainly would not have enticed me to fly PIA. Back in '79 I was a devotee of Pan Am. Now that was service!
Is this real? Spooky. When and where did this ad run?
Thanks, now I know that thing is real. Nobody would photoshop an entire newspaper like that.
Somehow, I'm not surprised that you had that crafty forethought. :-) Pan Am was the best. Their coast to coast and TransAtlantic service was unparalleled. When they went out, I had almost achieved the miles I needed for a 30 day round the world pass. I think that was one of the best frequent flyer awards ever. 30 Days unlimited anywhere Pan Am flew. If only...
It's a stunning ad for any era. In the late seventies and early eighties New York was best symbolized with the modern twin towers, which is why the towers were targeted in the first place.
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seeing the 79 add reminds me of theUnion Carbide" add i seen in Fortune
magazine from the sixtys It was basically the scene of the Bo pal Desastor tragedy that would occure in 1984 the one where
millions of people were poisened in thar sleep .
Im talking about a sixtys ad showing a merial(litho) of people who"
for all the world look terrified who appear to be fleaing the
city of Bo-pal Indiia and the union carbide plant in the background lureing above the fleaing bopal peasant citizens
it might have been the 1962 fortune or the 64 i had several
years and i no longer have them so somebody here try to
establish which year', i thought that this is relevant to this storys plot
The PIA ad is fantastic. When was the last time you saw a newspaper ad with such dramatic imagery? I see rubbish most days.
It is incredibly dramatic even in the pre 9.11 world, but also probably ill conceived even in that era.
i think thar were 2 union carbide adds im thinking... that this... is sister add to another scene" 1 with the exacte distilery plant in background it may just be somewhat more suspicious... if my
memory serves me ,and... thank you - tod.brody' !
I've seen that PIA ad before, & seem to remember some people saying it was part of a secret 9/11 conspiracy....of course, a flight ad from the late seventies is obviously part of a diaster that takes place 22 years later...
I love that everything is a conspiracy these days.
"These days"??? - It's been like this since JFK's assassination (1963). Of course, there have been other times when real conspiracies were actually quite active, to say nothing of those conspiracies that are fantasies.
"Remember, no matter where you go... There you are." (Buckaroo Banzai).
"Hey, barkeep, 2 Rock Over Hip-Hops and 1 Bach Over Vivaldi with ice."
This PIA ad is fantastic. So graphic. So real.. uhm.


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Antoine,Did you mean the floor at 700 degrees F rather than 70 degrees F?Peter
They certainly look good from here! I also love the pics of the flames inside the oven...kind of mesmerizing.
Very nice. What size are the pies?
Thank you, here is one more just for the flame.

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Forest rangers rescued three men early Friday morning after their small plane crashed into the McKenzie Mountain Wilderness early Thursday evening.
State Department of Environmental Conservation spokesman Dave Winchell identified the men as 54-year-old Michael Oster, 58-year-old Jeff O'Connor and 51-year-old Frank Dombroski, all from Westfield, N.J. The plane was on its way to the Lake Placid Airport when it crashed.
The Lake Placid Volunteer Ambulance Service assessed the subjects, who declined further treatment or transport, Winchell said in a statement. A Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson told the Associated Press that the plane was a Vans RV-10 amateur-built experimental aircraft and crashed at 6 p.m. Thursday. The spokesperson said the flight departed from Somerset Airport in Bedminster, N.J.
Initial news reports had the plane crashing into Nye Mountain in the High Peaks because that's where emergency responders first thought the plane had crashed.
The plane crash was reported to Essex County 911 at about 6:30 p.m. Thursday by one of the men in the plane, using a cell phone. The caller provided coordinates of the crash site, which were relayed to DEC's dispatch center in Ray Brook. When the coordinates were plotted on a map, the site of the plane crash was near the summit of Nye Mountain, a High Peak south of Lake Placid and just west of the Adirondak Loj.
Six forest rangers responded with snowmobiles to private lands north of Nye Mountain and headed to the crash site with cold-weather gear.
A state police helicopter was also dispatched from the Adirondack Regional Airport in Lake Clear, but at 7:35 p.m. its crew advised other searchers that they were unable to reach the crash site due to weather and darkness.
A forest ranger was in direct phone contact with the men at the crash site. They reported that they were in good condition, had erected a tarp as a temporary shelter and put on extra clothing to stay warm.
At 10:50 p.m., forest rangers concluded that Nye Mountain was not the correct location. It was determined that the original coordinates were provided in an untypical format, Winchell said.
Plotting the coordinates in another format, it was determined that the crash site was actually just west of Lake Placid, near Big Burn Mountain, and the Jackrabbit Trail.
Three of the forest rangers were redirected from Nye Mountain to Big Burn Mountain and were joined by a fourth ranger. The forest rangers were able to reach the crash site by snowmobile via the Jackrabbit Trail.
Forest Rangers located the three men at 1:55 a.m. The men were evacuated by snowmobile to the Whiteface Inn Road, where they were evaluated by the Lake Placid Volunteer Ambulance Service. It was determined the men were fine, and they declined any further medical treatment or transport.
State police are providing crash site security pending investigation by the FAA.
The crash caused planes to be delayed at the Adirondack Regional Airport in Lake Clear.
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The private plane was headed to Danbury, Conn. and the Cape Air plane was inbound from Boston.
"As soon as air traffic lost communications with the RV(-10), they wouldn't let any other aircraft in the area until they determined it was safe," Hurwich said.


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My 1st sourdough bake was a success. The crust flavor was mild but i wanted to start at the bottom of the totem pole and experiment. I did have some questions about doughball itself. When I took it out of the container most of the gases escaped and it went limp. I've done lower hydration room temp ferments and haven't had this issue before. I did reball it at the 24hr mark but it didn't take long for it to expand and flatten out again before it started rising aggressively. Was my doughball very flacid due to hydration (63%), under kneading or over fermentation possibly?Nate
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How Bad Are Banks at Customer Service?
By Hal M. Bundrick
NEW YORK (MainStreet) One-third of bank customers are still smoldering over a problem that they couldn't get completely resolved. With that fact as a backdrop, nearly two-thirds (65%) of bank customers surveyed by the Carlisle & Gallagher Consulting Group say their primary financial institution is not as good as -- or much weaker than -- great customer service companies like Zappos, Amazon or Disney.
And nearly three-quarters (72%) of the problems that were resolved required two or more interactions.
Apparently there are a lot of things that can go wrong with banking services. The survey reveals that core banking products are frustrating consumers most. More than one third (38%) of complaints focused on personal checking, 14% on credit cards, 12% on mortgage related issues and 12% on debit cards. Some of the issues most difficult to resolve were:
- Mortgage problems -- 88% of the issues reported required 2 or more interactions. Most involved loan modification and loan servicing.
- Credit cards -- 72% of credit card problems required 2 or more interactions and centered on fraud and disputed transactions.
- Debit cards -- 66% of debit card problems required 2 or more interactions and involved fraud and frozen accounts.
- Personal checking -- 64% of personal checking problems required 2 or more interactions and were in regard to erroneous fees and missing or misapplied payments.
Getting your problem solved on the first call is a rare but rewarded response: 22% of consumers said they would do more business with the bank when their issue is resolved with one interaction. More than half (51%) of consumers stated they felt like a "valued customer" when their issue was resolved in one interaction -- and their confidence in the financial institution increased by 38%.
"Financial institutions have a long way to go to become great customer service organizations," said Patricia Sahm of Carlisle & Gallagher. "In today's world of instant gratification, consumer expectations are being shaped by experiences outside of the financial services industry where content, interactions and features are richer, delivering a more engaging and rewarding experience for the consumer."
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Burial plans of Yoko Ono
There is an article in the "Metro" about Yoko Ono's burial plans. She states that she is a firm believer in Egyptian Mythology and a collector of real Egyptian artefacts and is still considering burial in this manner! She has a mummy case which is over 3000 years old of which would be ideal -as she is not too tall. She went on to say there are still people around who are able to carry out the transitional mummification techniques! Then she talks about the Stars and believe it or not makes a lot of her business decisions by following them and how she was "chosen" by a strong power to protect Lennons legacy etc etc!


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Pine Technologies, a well-known supplier of high-performance Nvidia GeForce graphics cards best known for its XFX brand-name, on Monday said that it would cease to exclusively sell Nvidia-based products and will start making and selling ATI Radeon graphics cards.
"We are delighted as this partnership allows us to incorporate the current and future AMD graphics technology into our future graphics card designs, and enables our R&D teams to develop an even wider range of graphics products for our worldwide customers," said Michael Chiu, chairman and chief executive of Pine Technology Holdings.
XFX will debut its first ATI Radeon HD 4000 series-based cards in early 2009. ATI Radeon products from XFX will come with all of the popular features that XFX is known for, including factory overclocked XXX series, XFX's support and access to customized drivers.
Even though the market share of XFX is hardly high, it is a rather popular brand name among enthusiasts that can further popularize ATI Radeon brand among gamers. Moreover, when XFX brings substantially faster ATI Radeon graphics cards to market, they will pressure a lot of pre-overclocked Nvidia GeForce adapters that are available widely.
Further popularization of ATI Radeon brand is just what the doctor ordered to AMD, who is working hard to get 50% of the desktop discrete graphics chips market share.
"In the world of PC gaming, XFX is synonymous with the extreme performance that enthusiast's crave. Their decision to partner with AMD and launch AMD GPU-based XFX graphics cards speaks to the level of excellence achieved by the ATI Radeon™ HD 4000 series," said Rick Bergman, senior vice president and general manager of ATI, graphics product group of Advanced Micro Devices.


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Five more winter perfumes
Five gorgeous fumes for enjoying by the fireside.
Today is the first really cold day we've had this winter. It was glacial in our bedroom this morning, and it was straight out and into my down-filled dressing gown and mohair socks, then raking out the woodburner and getting it fired up.
Perfumes are a great comfort in winter, the olfactory equivalent of a blankie (or onesie, or slanket, wherever your taste may lie). Here are five that are perfect for the freezing weather. Curl up and enjoy with a good book and some chocolate.
* Five O'Clock Au Gingembre, Serge Lutens
With top notes of tea and bergamot, middle notes of ginger, cinnamon and wood, and base notes of cocoa, honey, amber, patchouli and pepper, where could you go wrong? The scent equivalent of the traditional pain d'epice - the more cinnamony French version of ginger cake - this fragrance is just made for afternoon tea with friends around a roaring fire, after a crisp country walk. Crack out the fruit cake and Speculoos and enjoy to the full. Five O'Clock is a quiet fragrance - spray it on your clothes if you need more of a 'hit'.
* L'Air du Désert Marocain, Andy Tauer
A bewitchingly beautiful frag that is warm and comforting for winter. The top notes are coriander, cumin and petitgrain, with rock rose and jasmine in the heart and a base of cedar, vetiver and animalic ambergris. For me, though, it's mainly those traditional churchy spices, but in a combination that feel warm and dry (rather than cold, like Incense Avignon) that makes this fragrance so appealing. The perfect thing for arming yourself before stepping out into the cold night air. Five stars from Turin, and no wonder.
* Tea for Two, Artisan Parfumeur
My introduction to the tobacco scent in fragrance, this was the only perfume I wore for about 10 years. Designed by Olivia Giacobetti, it's good enough to eat, with top notes of tea, bergamot and star anise, heart notes of cinnamon, ginger, gingerbread and spices, and base notes of honey, vanilla, leather and tobacco. Makes me think of Aran sweaters and tweed skirts, peat fires and lardy cake. Wonderful. For some idiot reason, Artisan are discontinuing production, so get it while you can.
* Parfum Sacré, Caron
My first perfume from the house of Caron, and oh how I love it. A full mixture of perfume categories, it is all at once smoky, oriental, flowery and gourmand. Notes of pepper, cardmon and coriander meet rose and white musk (not that I can smell roses at all), amber and sandalwood, but over it all lies a note of incense. A truly warm, wintery and delightful fragrance that will wrap you up like a pearl-grey cashmere sweater. Get the strongest version you can find - Caron are stingy with the concentrations of their perfumes.
* Un Crime Exotique, Parfumerie Générale
Part of Parfumerie Générale's Private Collection, Un Crime Exotique is a fantastic gourmand. With notes of gingerbread, Chinese osmanthus, tea, cinnamon, star anise, vanille, maté and sandalwood, on me it smells quite simply like the most delicious spicy apple pie in the world - all sugar pastry, cloves and cinnamon, fresh and hot out of the oven. You know that feeling when you walk into a really high-end bakery at Christmas time? This is it.


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Robin L. Sanders
DUBUQUE, Iowa – Services for Robin L. Sanders, 48, of Dubuque, formerly of Fairmont, Minn., will be 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Rd., Dubuque, Iowa with Pastor Diane Grace officiating.
Robin passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center, Dubuque. Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Robin was born June 21, 1964, in Fairmont, Minn., daughter of Leanne (Zalesky) and Duane Senne. She married Michael A. Sanders on Aug. 21, 1982.
Robin arrive in Dubuque in August of 1982 and immediately found work at Sunnycrest Manor. Robin worked from 1982 to 2011. Every person at Sunnycrest was like family to her. She retired and committed her life to her husband, children, grandchildren and her dogs.
Robin enjoyed many things. She volunteered at Sunnycrest after retirement, planted flowers and especially the trip to Hawaii with Mike in 2012. It was the vacation of her life.
Survivors include: her loving husband, Mike; four children, Nathan (Letha Mihalakis) Sanders, Natalie (Eli Merfeld) Sanders, Shawn (Tom) Kohnen of Dubuque and Jeremy (Nikki Tigges) Sanders of Wisconsin; seven grandsons, one granddaughter, and Nathan and Letha's little princess who is due Jan. 29, 2013. Robin wanted to love and cherish this little one as she did all the others. She also has one great-grandson; parents, Duane and Leanne Senne; four sisters, Shelly (Ed) Clayton of Illinois, Rhonda (Duane) Haney, Nicole (Brian) Allen and Lynette (Jay) Katzenmeyer and one brother Todd Shumski all of Minn.; many brothers and sister-in-laws, and many nieces and nephews. She also leaves behind her loving dogs Charlie (Tuna) and Dozer (Bubba).
Preceded in death by her grandparents, Serle and Marjorie Zalesky, Earl and Irene Senne; mother-in-law, Grace Sanders; nephew, Toby and his daughter, Marley Tischhauser; and her beloved dog, Jack.
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Daimler's Smart factory: A very German and French operation
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Few luthiers design with so little regard to boundaries—real or perceived—as Swiss builder Claudio Pagelli. He builds inspired acoustics, archtops, and electrics with an irreverent aesthetic that rarely stays on one path very long. The Andre archtop (left) was built to celebrate his 30th anniversary in business and features a body and neck of Canadian maple, a top crafted from moon-cut Swiss alpine spruce, ebony binding, Schertler tuners with tagua-nut buttons, and a Häussel pickup. Like so many of Pagelli's designs, it pulls off the tough act of being classic and deconstructionist at once.
As for the Ekolette (right), it seems to be a blend of the extroverted stylings of Italian electrics from Bartolini, Eko, and Gimelli. Its name, says Pagelli, is a mix of Eko and Echolette—a German amp company from the '60s and '70s—and the shape is based on a bass design from years ago. "We always thought it would be a great shape for an electric guitar." Specs include a mahogany body and neck, a maple top, an Indian rosewood fretboard, Q-tuner neodymium pickups, Gotoh bridge, and Kluson-style tuners. "The back and sides match the color of the pickups," Pagelli explains, "but the rest is covered with vintage-stock Italian mother-of-toilet-seat [pearloid]. The sound is very open and clear—almost acoustic—but with lots of sustain."
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Fans of growling baritones channeled via brawny 496R (neck) and 500T (bridge) humbuckers have cause to celebrate at the sight of this 28"-scale beauty with a "'50s Rounded" neck profile and Grover tuners. Finished in pretty honeyburst, this thump machine looked bossy just hanging there.
(RIGHT) Lâg Imperator I3000 Master
Michel Lâg Chavaria brought his guitars to the US just two years ago, but they've been something of a fixture in Europe for decades. The new Imperator I3000 Master has a mahogany body with a spalted, quilted, or flamed maple top, a choice of hardware finishes ("black satin," nickel, or "antique gold"), and DiMarzio, Seymour Duncan, or EMG pickups.
PRS Bernie Marsden SE
Hardworking former Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden has been honored with a signature PRS this year. This SE has a 24 1/2" scale, PRS SE 245 humbuckers in the bridge and neck positions, and a Wide Fat neck.
Nick Page Guitars Strich-II
Berlin-based Nick Page had some of the most stylish guitars on the Musikmesse floor this year. Though some of his designs pay subtle homage to classics from Supro, Zemaitis, and Rickenbacker, they're dressed up with custom hardware and Page's unique slotted headstock. The Strich-II shown here has a fiberglass body, vintage 1960s Filter'Tron pickups, a 3-way selector, Volume and Tone knobs, a Bigsby-style vibrato, and a maple neck with a rosewood fretboard and Dunlop 6105 fretwire.
Nik Huber Krautster II
When we visited Nik Huber at his workshop in Rodgau, Germany, after Musikmesse (keep an eye out for the forthcoming video tour on premierguitar.com), he told us the back-to-basics Krautser models (the one-pickup Krautster I and two-pickup Krautster II) have become his most successful designs. So it only made sense that he update the line a bit. Both versions are now available with an optional veneer of thin, oxidized silver (left and middle).
Duesenberg Rezobro
Perhaps the single most innovative guitar development at Musikmesse came from the folks at Duesenberg. The Rezobro features a semi-hollow mahogany body with a spruce top, and it enables you to blend remarkably realistic resonator tones with the electric tones from its bridge-position humbucker and neck-position P-90. While some in this day and age might expect this feat to be accomplished with digital processing or modeling, the Rezobro does it mechanically: A metal plate attached to the stop tailpiece extends up to the one-piece bridge, and two piezo pickups under the plate transmit the vibrations between it and the bridge. For more tonal variety, the metal plate also has adjustment screws for a tighter or looser resonator sound. Controls for the electronics include Master Volume, magnetic-pickup Volume, dual piezo Volumes, and a Master Tone knob, as well as a piezo toggle, and a 3-way magnetic-pickup selector. Other cool features include Duesenberg Z tuners and a nut with height screws for easily setting up slide-friendly action. The Vintage White version shown here was custom-built for Keb Mo.
(LEFT) Blasius Guitars
Hungary's Blasius Guitars—which has primarily offered basses until this year's Musikmesse—unveiled a new line of ornate custom solidbodies with deeply carved bodies and highly figured woods. The guitars shown here feature Sublime pickups (with matching wood covers in the left two models), and the guitars on the left and right feature a Schaller Hannes bridge.
ESP had a bazillion guitars on the show floor. But none were quite as arresting as this touch of evil.


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hey, laz...welcome back...
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are the lyrics this time as good as yours, better...or worse
oh, dang, sorry, man...could not resist
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Topic: Implementing Real Time Chat
I'm' thinking about adding one of those slide up buttons that says something along the lines of "Click to Chat with our Sales Associates". To my knowledge there aren't any magic gems that handle this for us yet, so I was thinking of doing it this way..
rails g model ChatUser \
ip_address:string user_agent:string tracking_cookie:text
rails g scaffold Message \
chatroom_session:integer chat_user_id:integer
So then I can attribute all of the messages to a particular browser or store them in the database just in case the user gets disconnected and would like to start where they left off. I've mocked up some .html.erb files and they look like this right now..
<link type=text/css rel='stylesheet' href='/stylesheets/chat.css'>

Customer Chat

One of our specialists will be with you momentarily.

<input id="real_time_interaction_msg" name="real_time_interaction[msg]" type="text" onkeypress="handleKeyPress(event,this.form)" value="">
function getUniqueChatroomSessionId(){
return 00000001;
function checkThatSessionIsUnqiue(){
function channelPullingLoop(sessionId){
// URL: "/real_time_interaction/getData?sessonId=" + sessionId + "&lastSuccessfulPull=" + lastSuccessfulPull
var newData = "GetDataFromAjaxFeed";
if (newData != null){
$('#chat-msgs').append("
" + newData + "
");
var lastSuccessfulPull = "12:00";
var uniqueChatroomSessionId = getUniqueChatroomSessionId();
setInterval("channelPullingLoop('" + uniqueChatroomSessionId + "')", 1000);
So down the road, that channelPullingLoop() will be pulling down data from rails via a route like
URL: "/real_time_interaction/getData?sessonId=" + sessionId + "&lastSuccessfulPull=" + lastSuccessfulPull
So with the above URL, it would do a query for any messages made since lastSuccessfulPull, which would be a date time value.
Does anyone know of any tuts that could help me with this project? I actually don't know very much about cookies or if they can be stored in the database as text like I'm thinking, but yeah, this is where I am right now on things =/ I'm thinking tommorrow I'll caffinate and cludge through this problem, so any advice is appreciated.
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Daniel Laleman
Jan. 18, 1926-April 22, 2013
MINNEOTA – Mass of Christian Burial for Daniel Laleman, 87, of Minneota will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Edward Catholic Church in Minneota. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today with a Rosary at 4 p.m. and a prayer service at 7 p.m. at Rehkamp-Horvath Funeral Home in Minneota. Visitation continues from 9-10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial is at St. Edward Catholic Cemetery in Minneota.
He died Monday, April 22, 2013, at his residence in Minneota.
Daniel Omer Laleman was born Jan. 18, 1926, in Marshall, to Maurice and Helene (and Slembroeck) Laleman. He grew up on the family farm south of Minneota. On Jan. 18, 1949, he was united in marriage to Agnes Goossens. The couple farmed and raised their family near Minneota until moving into town in 1989. Daniel worked for Heartland Foods and Wal-Mart where he enjoyed tending to the pet fish. He also enjoyed woodcarving, especially birds, and vegetable gardening.
Survivors include his children; Pat (and Clarence) Louwagie of Cottonwood, Dave (and Janell) Laleman of Minneota, Fran (and Joyce) Laleman of Minneota, Ed (and Bonnie) Laleman of Minneota, Rosemary (and Robert) Novotny of Westminster, Colo., and Gary (and Bonnie) Laleman of Ghent; grandchildren; Terry (and Jackie) Louwagie, Karen (and Travis) Jackson, Darin (and Heidi) Louwagie, Renae (and John) Robbins, Amber (and Brad) DeBriyn, Leiah Louwagie, Angela (and Jim) Loftus, Tony (and Josie) Laleman, Jeff Jessica) Laleman, Lori Wersal, Chad (and Jenny) Laleman, Ryan (and Julie) Laleman, Brad (and Becky) Laleman, Bruce (and Laurie) Laleman, Tim (and Alyssa) Laleman, Rick (and Carol) Laleman, Danelle (and Rob) Wardlaw, Karla Novotny, Lauren Novotny, Drew Laleman and Spencer Laleman; 35 great-grandchildren; siblings, Omer Laleman, Etien (and Marian) Laleman of Minneota, Leona Thooft of Tyler, Mary Ann Buysse of Minneota and Bernice Wyffels of Donna, Texas; sister-in-law, Bertha Laleman; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Agnes; grandchildren, Mike and Ken and great-grandson, Bruce John; brother, Joe Laleman; brothers-in-law Harold Buysse, Elmo Wyffels, Amandus Thooft; and sister-in-law Zona Laleman.
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An evening of off-beat comic sketches directed by SCC Theatre major, Katie Lowe. Featuring the comic stylings of John Alexander. Two performances Friday, April 11th and Saturday, April 12th. Both performances are at 8:00pm in SCC's Stoner Little Theatre, in Stoner Hall on the Somerset Campus.
Advance tickets go on sale on Monday, April 7th. Box office is open from 9:00am to 4:30pm Monday through Thursday. Advance tickets are only $4.00. Tickets are $6.00 at the door.


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USA Taekwondo is excited to announce its 2013 High Performance Programing. The attached announcement includes information about Cadet, Junior and Senior level athletes as well as the upcoming Athlete Development Camp. The announcement also includes information and dates for all 2013 Coaching Seminars along with the requirements for coaching restricted divisions. Registration for all seminars and camps will be made available on March 15, 2013.
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Falconer Man Faces 54 Charges In Deer Jacking Case
A Falconer man is facing dozens of charges following a deer jacking investigation.
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police charged Bruce Giddy, 60, of Falconer, with 54 misdemeanor charges, the agency announced today. The charges include 46 misdemeanors of Environmental Conservation Law and eight Penal Law misdemeanors.
In addition to deer jacking – the illegal practice of shooting deer with the use of an artificial light – the investigation unveiled numerous other offenses.
"This is the highest number of violations we've had associated with a single deer jacking case within our region," said Frank Lauricella, Division of Law Enforcement Region 9 Police captain. "Thanks to the months-long investigation and dedicated work of our environmental conservation officers, DEC was able to successfully solve this particularly egregious deer case that involved multiple serious offenses."
The case began when the Jamestown Police Department contacted DEC Police on Nov. 25, 2012, to report a deer had been shot and left on a school property in Jamestown over Thanksgiving weekend. Witness reports indicated the man shot the deer from his vehicle within a residential area and on a school property.
After a four-month investigation, DEC Police were able to track down the suspect and also link him to numerous similar incidents where deer had been shot in residential areas and left behind, as well as with a lengthy list of other hunting-related violations.
Charges against Giddy include reckless endangerment for shooting on public property and within a residential area. Each misdemeanor carries a jail term of up to one year and fines range from $200 to $2,000 per charge. Giddy will be arraigned on the town of Ellicott charges Tuesday, April 16, and on the city of Jamestown charges Tuesday, April 23.
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Skip to comments.Oscar-Winning Producer of 'Schindler's List' Slams Obama, Salutes Breitbart
Posted on 03/13/2012 7:46:01 PM PDT by Nachum
Gerald R. Molen is an Oscar-winning film producer whose credits include "Rain Man," "Minority Report," "Twister," "Schindler's List" and "Jurassic Park."
My fellow patriots,
As we sit in our comfort-laden abodes, sipping our lattes or pink lemonades and either wishing the snow would be gone for another year or baseball season would start so there was something interesting to do, the world continues to move forward. But as we seek other interests, we are not listening to the sounds emanating from the world around us. If you would listen carefully you would recognize the woeful sounds of America gasping for its very breath of life and its inner soul.
Yes, the sounds are there. We just don't listen. We only hear (or see) what we want. As the country gasps for clarity of purpose, we the people figure someone or something else will come along and fix the problems for us. I don't think so. The warning signs have been there for a long time. A very long time. It is my humble opinion that, during these turbulent times, we find ourselves in the dilemma of our lifetimes. As a country we have been either asleep or just too comfortable in our own cocoons to realize the depth of our plight.
An event took place in 2008 that changed the world we live in. It changed the face of America, it changed the direction of our moral values, it changed how we view the future and how we see ourselves as human beings and it changed the make up of our basic freedoms that we so irreverently tossed aside for entitlement freebies and empty promises by the engineers at the helm.
Thus, I have some questions; As we sit at the precipice of financial collapse from debt and entitlements,
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Bless you Mr. Molen.
If Hollywood cracks and crumbles, the DemocRATS are in heap big trouble.
Well said.....
This guy will never work in Hollyweird again
See the movie preview by clicking on the link at the end of this email.
Dinesh D'Sousa is president of Kings College (NYC). In this 14 minute video he is speaking at CPAC 12 (Conservative Political Action Committee) about Obama's book Dreams from My Father, and promotes a movie titled Dinesh D'Souza - Obama & 2016 from the producers of various outstanding movies including Braveheart, Jurassic Park, Shindler's List, etc. The movie is coming to theaters this summer 2012.
An extremely important movie is coming out this summer titled Dinesh D'Souza - Obama & 2016.
Dinesh D'Souza is author of many New York Times best sellers, and has written the book The Roots of Obama's Rage (available at Amazon.com). The movie is from Gerald R. Molen, producer of Academy Award Winning Schindler's List. It explains in plain language who Barack Obama really is, what he stands for, and the dangers of his being re-elected for another four years. Click below on this movie preview which came out Feb. 28, 2012. Share it with others. The preview has already been seen by over 177,000 people and within a short time will have been seen by millions!
Based on his past work, he likely doesn't need to.
That was a POWERFUL read.
'Tis a pity he'll never work again.
One of the best essays on liberty and our current fortunes I have read.
Wow! Coming from Hollywood, this is nice to see. Reinforcements from that quarter are very very welcome.
I think the term is:
"You'll never eat lunch in this town again"
Soooo Hollywood....kiss kiss.... "I'll call ya."
Anyone with Ryoko, I'd recommend the documentary movie, "Inheritance."
Some of the scenes from `Schindler's List' are shown. Monika, the daughter of the monstrous camp commandant Goeth met with Goeth's housekeeper, Helen, 60 years later.
Mark to read later...
Breitbart's Revenge Continues On!
Tis a pity hell never work again.
What this is, is evidence of the rediscovery by Americans who have lost their way, of the Principles and Truths that impelled our Founders to risk their all:
"And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor."
Somehow I don't think he cares whether he ever works in Hollywood or not. I'm encouraged to see more and more conservatives from the movie industry speak out. Hopefully there will be more.
As a successful producer he can do anything he wants in Hollywood, including tell the liberals to go play in the street.
Thank you very much for posting this, I read that book and I think that D'Souza is one of the few that truly understands Obama. I'm going to send this out to everyone!
"I read that book and I think that DSouza is one of the few that truly understands Obama."
Good book and I've heard Dinesh speak on it as well as other things on cspan - I really like him. But the one thing he doesn't get into, and indeed, rather pooh-poohs, is BHO's love affair with Islam and his likely still being a Muslim. DD also doesn't touch on anything concerning whether BHO was actually born here, i.e. an American.
Other than those two things (very important in my book), I think he's pretty accurate about his father hang-ups and anti-colonialism.
This is powerful stuff!,
This will begin the certain demise of Barack Hussein Obama. It may well put him in prison.
This is not all there is to say about this fraud, but it will serve to catalyze the hitherto un-curious media to actively participate in his downfall.
The production and producer have unassailable credentials, even when under attack by the progressive socialists who still adhere blindly to this sham of a man.
Let's pray his servants fall with him.
No, it won't. The media will never turn on BHO. They will revere and honor him until their last dying gasp.
He sees a void in the world and in his own in-actions in the world...he stepped forward! great letter!
Portion of the last paragraph about Andrew's passing:
He was a great example for all of us to aspire to. We cannot allow his passing to be just a closing of another chapter in the fortunes of America. We must carry his part of the burden he was so willing to share for all of us.
In freedom and in purpose, I am
Jerry Molen
Post of the year. Thank you, Nachum.
second Hollywood guy in one week.
This one has clout.
They're going to demonize the guy who brought us Schindler's List?
Let 'em try.
He's 77 years old and has already made his mark.
Gerald Robert Molen ( born January 6, 1935 )
This brought tears to my eyes.
Right on. What a patriot!
No election will ever be a walk in the park but if you look at the evidence the Democrats are running scared. Look at how they are attempting to make this election a war on women. The war on the 1% must have been a resounding success from their polling data. The Democrats will talk about anything but the state of the country. It may be wishful thinking but in spite of the Democrats best efforts the worm is turning.
Chris Rock is gonna kick somebodys butt.
Wonder if Mark Levin would be interested in interviewing him.
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2012 Yonex BWF World Junior Championships -Chiba, Japan
The 2012 Yonex BWF World Junior Championships will be held in Chiba, Japan from Thursday 25 October to Saturday 03 November 2012.
The Suhandinata Team Cup championships will start from Thursday 25 - Sunday 28 October while Individual Events for the EYE LEVEL Cups will start from 30 Oct - 03 November 2012.The seeding for individual events will be decided at the team managers meeting on 28 October 2012.
The Committe of Management will decide the seeds based from the Continental Confederation's recommendation, players performance at the Suhandinata Cup and also using the latest world rankingand Junior World ranking as a guideline.
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Dell's $24.4 Billion Buyout: Is This What the Fed's Ben Bernanke Wanted?
Updated to reflect Moody's bond rating downgrade
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Beleaguered PC maker Dell(DELL) reached a deal to be taken private by company founder Michael Dell and investors that include software maker Microsoft(MSFT) and private equity firm Silver Lake Partners .
The takeover is noteworthy because Dell's namesake is raising his bet on a turnaround of the world's third-largest PC maker with a controlling stake in the buyout, as the company shifts into IT services, analytics and software businesses that could put it in closer competition with IBM(IBM) , Oracle(ORCL) and Cisco(CSCO) .
The $24.4 billion price for Dell also amounts to the largest leveraged buyout since the financial crisis and, in fact, stands as one of the biggest private equity deals of all time. As such, Dell's takeover may be a strong indicator of growing animal spirits on Wall Street after the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Monday near 14,000 and within reach of record highs.
Still, Dell's buyout and the reported $15 billion in debt needed to pay for the company may actually hurt its transition from PCs to tech services, instead of providing a buffer from shareholders. The deal, in that sense, may raise questions about whether M&A markets and a surge in stocks augur well for economic growth.
Notably, Dell's takeover raises one crucial concern: Is this what Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke wanted?
Technically, Michael Dell's fortune, Microsoft, Silver Lake and investment banks Barclays(BCS) , Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAC) , Credit Suisse (CS) and RBC(RBC) are financing the $24.4 billion takeover.
But, in reality, the deal also is being financed by the Federal Reserve, by way of easing policies that put most interest rates, including those of risky debts, near record lows.
Low rates promoted by the Fed have, in effect, created record demand for any debt carrying a substantial yield -- for instance, the billions in leveraged loans that are a crucial part of Dell's proposed takeover. In 2012, the Fed's low-rate policies and asset purchases helped create a record year for junk bond sales, according to Dealogic, and yields fell to record lows, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch's Global High-Yield Index .
In Dell's takeover, Michael Dell is reportedly putting up about $4 billion in equity, mostly by contributing his 14% stake in the company. Meanwhile, Silver Lake will put up a reported $1 billion in equity, and Microsoft will provide a $2 billion loan.
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Rory Phillips of The Impossibles spoke to the Austinist about the band's upcoming reunion shows this weekend.
Were you surprised by how quickly the show sold out?
Totally and completely floored by the fact that … there was just kind of no precedent for it. Even in the band's heyday when we did really well, we weren't a band that really sold venues out. We were the band that could pack it out pretty well and it would be a good show and everybody was happy. But honestly I would love to dig into the numbers and find out why.
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Cannon Beach - Thursday Morning
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Cannon Beach Oregon ... Thursday 10am 16Jul2009. Temp - 69. Sunrise 541a. Sunset 902p. Nature is keeping the air conditioning around 70 today in Cannon Beach. Some wind out of the south with the marine layer at bay a mile or so out over the ocean. With a 94 degree forecast for Portland and the Willamette Valley , we are anticipating refugees here at the beach. As some of you know, I haven't put new photos up in a few weeks. I have just been too busy as of late. Yesterday I returned from a trip and will now try to get photos up more often. I always enjoy hearing from those of you who write and do find inspiration in your words. For today's surf shot go to the SurfCam page. There, you will also find today's photo and surf report from Mark Mekenes of Cannon Beach Surf. .. George


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Businesses fined in sting operation
FAIRMONT – Two businesses were fined $500 Monday night by Fairmont City Council for selling alcohol to a minor in a sting operation.
The alcohol compliance checks took place in May of last year, when an underage person, under the supervision of a police officer, attempted to purchase alcohol from local establishments that hold liquor licenses.
The two businesses that failed to pass the check were Interlaken Golf Club and Expressway-BP.
The fine from the city is $500 for first-time offenses, though technically both BP and Interlaken have failed previous sting operations, in 2004 and 2001, respectively. Because of the amount of time that has passed since those incidents, City Attorney Elizabeth Bloomquist recommended fining them as first-time offenses.
Councilman Terry Anderson questioned if the fine should be higher, in accordance with general price increases.
"I just don't think $500 is very much," he said.
"The economy is not booming," Bloomquist pointed out.
The council has the authority to increase the fines, something it will likely discuss in the future.
Also fined through the court system were the two employees who sold alcohol to a minor. Amelia Dawn Fernandez, with Interlaken Golf Club, and Michael George Egeness, an Expressway-BP employee, both entered guilty pleas for gross misdemeanor charges.
In other business?Monday, the council:
o Approved a construction grant agreement with Minnesota Department of Transportation. The grant is for $216,943 and will supplement Federal Aviation Administration funding that is paying for reconstruction of the airport's main runway.
o Approved a low bid of $928,611 from OMG Midwest of Mankato for reconstruction of Elm Street, from First Street to the railroad tracks.


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He holds four higher education degrees: Bachelor of Arts from Southern University, a Master of Arts degree and a Juris Doctorate degree from Howard University, and a Master of Laws from George Washington University. Ike Leggett graduated from Southern University in 1967 as a Distinguished Military Graduate. In 1981 he was selected as the Southern University Outstanding Alumni. He finished first in his class from Howard University Law School, graduating Magna Cum Laude. At the time of his Howard Law School graduation, he held the third highest academic average in the law school's history. In 1985 Leggett received the Outstanding Alumni Award from Howard University Law School.
In November 2006, Isiah Leggett was elected to a four-year term as Montgomery County Executive. He is the first African American to be elected to this public office. In November 2014 he was reelected by County voters, with winning over 65% of the ballots cast in each election.
Isiah Leggett was the first African American to be elected to the County Council. Ike Leggett served four terms as an At-Large Member (1986 – 2002). He also served as the Council's President three times (1991, 1998, 1999) and as its Vice-President three times (1990, 1997 and 2002). As a Council Member he also chaired the Council's Transportation and Environment Committee and served on the Education Committee.
His other political service includes chairing the Maryland Democratic Party from December 2002 – December 2004, which involved working with local officials throughout the State of Maryland. Leggett was elected as president of the Maryland Association of Counties in January 2015.
In earlier leadership experience he served as an infantry Captain in the United States Army. His tour of duty in the Vietnam War earned him the Bronze Star Medal, the Vietnam Service, and Vietnam Campaign Medals. As an administrative aide he specialized in small business concerns for Congressman Parren Mitchell of Maryland's 7th Congressional District. He also worked as a Social Security Administration claims examiner and as a staff attorney for the Department of the Navy.
In 1977 Ike Leggett was selected as a White House Fellow, one of a small number of citizens selected from across the country for their exemplary civic, professional and educational achievement. This program assigns the Fellows as staff members to the President of the United States and Members of the Cabinet. After his term as a Fellow, the Board of Directors of the White House Fellows Foundation elected Leggett as its Treasurer.
He served as a Professor of Law at the Howard University Law School from 1975 - 2006. He ran the day-to-day operations of the Law School as its Assistant Dean from 1979 – 1986.
Leggett's community service is extensive and diverse. In 1979 and in 1981 the County Executive appointed him to serve as a member of the Montgomery County Human Relations Commission (now called Human Rights Commission) and then Chairman of the Commission from 1983 – 1986. From 1982 – 1986, he also chaired the Commission's Hearing Panel on Employment Discrimination.
Leggett has been an active board of directors member of a number of professional, civic and community organizations including: the Jewish Foundation for Group Homes, the Maryland College of Art and Design, Leadership Montgomery, the Montgomery Multiple Sclerosis Center, the Montgomery County Chapter of the NAACP, Impact Silver Spring, the Board of Directors of the Montgomery County Tennis Association, the Washington Area Housing Partnership, Montgomery County Boys and Girls Club, Metro PFLAG, and the African American Business Council. He is also a member of the Urban League, the Vietnam Veterans Leadership Forum, the National Bar Association, the American Bar Association, Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Burtonsville Kiwanis, and the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.
He has received more than three dozen honors and awards from some of these and a variety of other organizations, including the Leadership Award from the Maryland State Teachers Association, Humanitarian of the Year Award from the Montgomery County Humane Society, the Distinguished Public Service Award from the American Lung Association, the Good Scout Award from the National Capital Area – Boy Scouts of America, the Advancement of Public Service Responsibility Award from the Maryland Bar Foundation, and the award for Achievement in Environmental & Occupational Health from Metropolitan Washington Public Health Association.
Ike Leggett lives in Burtonsville with his wife, Catherine, who is Vice President for Human Resources of the International City Management Association; ICMA is a non-profit company that assists retired public service employees with financial matters. His daughter, Yaminah, a bio-medical researcher, and her family live in Silver Spring. Ike is a member of the Resurrection Baptist Church of Olney.


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"And now let us believe in a long year that is given to us, new, untouched, full of things that have never been. "
MD 902 Explorer
More than 20 years after it was conceived, the MD 902 Explorer is coming into its own as a fast and comfortable light twin-engine turbine helicopter that performs exceptionally well in hot temperatures and high altitudes.
Up front, you'll find room for two pilots, although the 902 can be flown easily and safely by one. In back, in VIP configuration, there is space for four to six passengers and a 48-cubic-foot luggage hold. Thanks in part to MD Helicopters' proprietary No Tail Rotor (Notar) technology, the $5.875 million 902 can outperform many "newer" designs, is quieter and has good operating economics.
Originally conceived for the medevac and law-enforcement markets, the model is growing in popularity as an executive transport. Since 1998, more than 100 Explorers have been built and production is ramping up anew, with deliveries of 25 scheduled for this year, up from about a dozen in 2008.
These are modest numbers compared with those from Eurocopter and Bell Helicopter, but they're impressive in light of MD Helicopters' history. You see, in the summer of 2005, the company had virtually been left for dead.
The European consortium that owned MD then had hopelessly undercapitalized it. Production of all models ground to a stop. Customers were fed up with product non-support, suppliers and employees were unpaid and the bankers were doing a carrion hover above the corpse, getting ready to sell off the parts and pieces. Over four decades, a diverse and distinguished ownership chain-from billionaire/aviator Howard Hughes to McDonnell Douglas to Boeing-had been unable or unwilling to make a go of the Mesa, Ariz.-based helicopter manufacturer, despite great designs and enormous market opportunities. This was a company that seemingly snatched defeat from the jaws of victory at every turn.
During the 1960s, MD, then called Hughes Helicopters, won a U.S. Army contract for hundreds of light scout and attack helicopters for the Vietnam War. However, costs bloated, the promised delivery schedule slid deeply into fiction and the Army canceled the deal, giving the contract instead to Bell. That helped ensure Bell's prosperity for decades. The civilian variants of that Bell OH-58 replacement Army helicopter, known as JetRangers, remain the world's most ubiquitous turbine helicopters today.
Then in 1987, when McDonnell Douglas owned MD, the company embarked on a revolutionary, clean-sheet-of-paper design called the Explorer. It was first aimed primarily at European markets, where noise restrictions are stricter than in the U.S. and aircraft must have two engines to operate at night in instrument conditions. (More than 30 Explorers are now based there, primarily in the United Kingdom and Germany.)
The design features extensive use of composites; a quiet, bearingless, five-bladed main rotor set up "walk under" high so patients and passengers can "hot load" with the rotor spinning; and a trapezoid-shaped door under the tail boom for fast stretcher loading. Dual oversized sliding side doors make passenger entry and egress quick and easy. The tall, 130-cubic-foot cabin ameliorates claustrophobia and the low-slung instrument panel and panoramic windshield give pilots a superior view. In addition, the helicopter has a comparatively small footprint for a light twin, allowing it to be easily and safely maneuvered into and out of tight landing spots and parked in smaller hangars than some of its contemporaries. The Explorer also boasts integrated engine and systems monitoring instruments that were considered extremely advanced for their time.
All of these things are nice, but what really sets the Explorer apart from the competition is the aforementioned Notar system.
On most helicopters, the torque of the main rotor is counteracted by opposite thrust from the tail rotor. Power to the tail rotor is transferred from the engine, or engines, via a main transmission and a drive shaft that runs the length of the tail boom. If that shaft, the attendant tail-rotor transmission, gears or the tail rotor itself fail, anti-torque is lost and the helicopter will likely spin out of control without quick pilot action. (This generally requires a maneuver called an autorotation, which involves an immediate steeper-than-normal descent and landing.) More benignly, under heavy loads, in hot temperatures, at higher altitudes or in certain wind conditions, conventional helicopters can suffer a lack of tail-rotor authority resulting in restricted maneuverability and, in rare circumstances, loss of control. These are bad things. Proper aircraft maintenance and flying technique generally prevent them, but the possibility is always there under the above-mentioned conditions.
Notar uses a high-speed, transmission-driven fan to move a high volume of low-pressure air through the tail boom. The air exits through slots on the right side of the tail boom, creating up to 70 percent of the anti-torque forces generally provided by a tail rotor. With foot pedals, the pilot can control the pitch of the blades on the Notar fan and a jet thruster at the end of the boom to modulate the Explorer's yaw. Adjustable fins on the boom-the vertical stabilizer control system-are automatically driven by onboard gyros to smooth out turns and limit a helicopter's natural tendency to occasionally fishtail in forward flight.
Notar consumes plenty of engine power while the Explorer is in a hover, but uses less for cruise flight and climb. That means the Explorer can climb faster and higher and haul more weight than similarly powered ships. It also contributes to a smooth ride. (However, the system isn't bulletproof.)
All this was very progressive and when the Explorer came to market in earnest in 1998 it should have cleaned up, save for two significant details: It was priced $1 million more than the competition and ownership of the company was again in limbo, following Boeing's acquisition of McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing wanted to keep the U.S. Army Apache attack helicopter program but sought to dispose of MD's civilian helicopter line. Bell was interested in most of it but not the Explorer because it competed directly with its own emerging Model 427. Ultimately, the federal government blocked Bell's partial acquisition on antitrust grounds and the civilian assets of MD were sold to RDM Holdings of the Netherlands in 1999.
All the while, improvements continued to be made to the Explorer. Gross weight was increased by 500 pounds to 6,500 in 2007 and more powerful engines were added, as were supplemental fuel tanks and emergency skid floats. But by July 2005 the company was on the ropes. The investment firm of Patriarch Partners, which specializes in buying and fixing distressed enterprises, bought MD and poured an estimated $200 million into it. Patriarch renegotiated its plant lease, replaced the management (twice), brought supplier accounts current and set about to satisfy long-suffering customers.
In 2006, Patriarch also bought Heritage Aviation to handle interior completions.
For Explorer VIP cabins, Heritage fashioned a modern modular design that quickly changes between a four- and six-place interior. In the four-place club configuration, the cabin seats are demarcated by two facing cabinets that hold beverage and entertainment centers. Cabinets are mounted on seat rails and easily interchange with two additional seats when a six-passenger layout is needed. The cabinets house a beverage center and in-flight entertainment systems, including a CD/DVD/MP3 player and Flight Display Systems' moving map, which is linked to the 15-inch monitor in the cabin divider. Heritage completed the look by custom machining the bezels and door trim before sending them out for platinum finish plating. Metallic-tinted Lexan inner cabin windows provide privacy as well as ample light. Sound-dampening insulation was added to quiet the cabin.
Patriarch CEO Lynn Tilton personally assumed the helm at MD, made customer service the top priority and even had her own Gulfstream G200 jet fly parts to grounded customers. She also uses a 2006 MD Explorer (N881LT), owned by the company.
Her efforts are paying off. According to Tilton, MD turned profitable in late 2007. In 2008, it scored second (after Bell) among all turbine civil helicopter manufacturers in the annual Product Support Survey published by our sister publication, Aviation International News. MD's new stability has breathed fresh life into the Explorer and the helicopter's order book is building.
Having watched the dramatic turn-around of M.D. Helicopters and seeing Lynn Tilton, wrestle with many issues including, supply chain, assembling an executive team, dealing with the defense procurement process and the economy in general. It is good to see her getting the credit she deserves.
The M.D. Helicopter line is thriving again after being resuscitated and almost on life support. Police agencies have been ordering the single engine turbine 500E, 530F in record numbers. The twin engine 900 series is likewise doing well in impressive numbers. Both single and twins are hot-rods in the sky, stable and easy to fly platforms.
If there was a Presidential round-table where business and industry executives could offer up solutions to improve America's products and services, I would hope they invite Lynn Tilton, having acquired and turned around over 70 companies and proven track record of returning them to profitability and growth. America is yearning for more like her.
As an owner of the MD 902 and also 530, I think they are great helicopters.
I could have bought anything, and the bells etc certainly are cheaper as the article states.
But the 902 and 530 are just too good to pass on buying.
Lynn Tilton, well she is simply awesome!
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Savings of: $0.97 (17% off)
Flax Snax Spicy
Posted by Reviewer1371781 on Sep 01, 2011
The first time I bought them they were broken into bits but the next batch held up well in the shipping. The spice isnt overpowering so you can still taste the seeds. THe package is great for carrying around in my bag. My family loved them!
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I will buy these again. Spicy, crunchy, raw, healthy....perfect!
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Absolutely delicious, very spicy and tasty!
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Great for kids!
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Hero Nutritional Products, Yummi Bears, Multi-Vitamin & Mineral, Cherry, 90 Gummy Bears
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5.10 The Marking and Point Systems
Academic achievement is indicated by the following letter grades and points used in calculating grade point averages:
Grade Quality - Level Grade - Points per Credit Hour
A - Highest - 4
B - Second - 3
C - Third - 2
D - Lowest - 1
F - Failed - 0
X - Student failed to complete course and did not withdraw. The grade X remains on the permanent record and is figured in the grade point average as zero grade points.
The following symbols appear on the record but are not included in calculating grade point averages:
L - Audit - Given only if arranged at the time of registration.
N - No report - Instructor did not report grade.
P - Passing - A permanent grade which indicates work quality equivalent to grade of "B" or better. Given only for specifically approved courses.
M - Satisfactory - A temporary grade which indicates satisfactory progress and that a permanent grade will be assigned upon completion of a course sequence. M grades may not be assigned to theses, dissertations, or similar capstone research projects.
U - Unsatisfactory Performance - Equivalent to not passing or not satisfactory.
I - Incomplete - Given only when part of the required work is missing and arrangements have been made with the instructor complete the work.
I grades are reported to the Registrar's Office on the grade report sheet. An incomplete grade agreement between the Instructor and the student is not required. The "I" grade may remain on the student's academic record for up to two consecutive terms. This policy does not prohibit instructors from awarding an "I" grade for a lesser period of time. The student will have to make up an incomplete grade by the date the instructor has stipulated or if no date was stipulated, no later than the last day of classes of the second term. Failure to make up an incomplete grade will result in it being changed to a grade of "F".
Instructors may extend, one time only, the "I" grade for up to an additional two consecutive terms by submitting a grade change form to the Registrar's Office. If an "I" grade is awarded or an extension is granted for less than two terms, instructors must advise the student of the time period. If an "I" grade is assigned or an extension is granted for a period less than two terms, then it will be the responsibility of the instructor, after the specified period has expired, to assign a grade to the student by submitting a grade change form to the Registrar's Office.
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Tonight we celebrate new perspectives of and on the de Young's collection with Erik Jekabson's String-tet.
Friday Nights at the de Young are after-hours art "happenings" that include a mix of live music, dance and theater performances, film screenings, panel discussions, lectures, artist demonstrations, hands-on art activities, and exhibition tours. Local artists conduct drop-in workshops, debut new commissions, display their art in the Kimball Education Gallery, and take part in conversations about the creative process. The café offers a delicious Friday Nights prix-fixe menu and specialty cocktails, and the observation tower is open until 8 pm. Artist Fellows, Artists-in-Residence, curators, scholars, and arts educators all play an active role in making Friday Nights an engaging museum experience for all.
The Art of Painting Music: Allegro (ma non troppo)
Peggy Gyulai's work explores the connections between music and the expressive possibilities of paint on canvas. She approaches music as a subject, object, and inspiration, and, like Richard Diebenkorn, invokes the dynamic tension between abstraction and representation in order to create substance from the most ephemeral phenomena.
Live music celebrating the de Young's permanent collection by Erik Jekabson's String-tet. This ensemble features Jekabson on trumpet, Michael Zilber on saxophone, Mads Tolling on violin, Charith Premawardhana on viola, John Wiitala on bass, and Smith Dobson on drums and vibraphone.


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Olsen advises hard look at Lincoln County drainage
IVANHOE?- Lincoln County's regular board meeting on Tuesday was all about water as Environmental Administrator Robert Olsen delivered his annual report on drainage and the condition of Lake Benton.
Lake Benton has been plagued in recent years by the introduction of curly leaf pondweed and invasive species from Asia that has bloomed enough to choke the lake.
Olsen reported that in meetings with the state Department of Natural Resources and the Lake Benton Improvement District, an agreement was reached to draft a vegetation management plan sometime this summer.
The DNR was concerned about overuse of the herbicide used to control the weed in the lake, Olsen said.
Also of concern was the state of the 105 miles of open drainage ditch and 134 miles of county drainage tile lines. Olsen reported while open ditch is relatively easy to maintain, parts of the buried tile system are clay and concrete tile that is about 100 years old now. Much of the clay tile is crumbling, some of the concrete tile laid in acidic soil has no bottom, and most of the older tile is cracked throughout.
"Millions of dollars of tile need to be replaced," Olsen said. "The average tile life is 60 years, and we're well over that."
Olsen said it was fortunate that land and crop prices are high, and bonding companies are offering the best ever interest rates and return.
Possible problems include opposition from federal and state agencies.
"The three 'Rs' – repair, replace, reconstruct – are all simple procedures," Olsen said. "If you improve and significantly increase the hydraulic capacity of the system, it gets complicated."
Olsen said the situation was not yet urgent, but the county needed to consider start replacing tile before it does. He asked the board to consider authorizing a thorough evaluation of the system to see where line needs to be replaced first and plan meetings with landowners to discuss financing and assessment of benefits.
In other business, at the recommendation of Emergency Manager Jeanna Sommers, the board voted to authorize a $300 contract with the Minnesota Department of Transportation for the ability to put a microwave link on the MNDOT tower just north of Ivanhoe.
The board also authorized the renewal of a $4,050 contract with Safe Assure for Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration (OSHA) regulation safety training for county employees at Sommers' recommendation.
County Transportation Director Cara Nielsen presented the board with two proposals. The board approved, at Nielsen's recommendation, a contract with Southwest Health and Human Services for volunteer driver services at the federal mileage rate plus 10 cents, or 65 cents per mile.
The board also voted to accept state funds in the amount of $173,000 for the operation and maintenance of county transportation services.


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Richard Dawkins has admitted he erred in signing the controversial petition mentioned in the previous post, and in a comment on Ed Brayton's blog, says the following:
I did sign the petition, but I hadn't thought it through when I did so, and I now regret it. I have asked the organizer to remove my name. Unfortunately, it seems that the list has already gone off to Downing Street but the organizer, Jamie Wallis, has kindly asked their web manager to remove my name. I suspect that he himself may be having second thoughts about the wording, and I respect him for that. It isn't always easy to get the exact wording right.
I signed it having read only the main petition: "We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to make it illegal to indoctrinate or define children by religion before the age of 16." I regret to say that I did not notice the supporting statement with the heading, "More details from petition creator": "In order to encourage free thinking, children should not be subjected to any regular religious teaching or be allowed to be defined as belonging to a particular religious group based on the views of their parents or guardians." If I had read that, I certainly would not have signed the petition, because, as explained in The God Delusion, I am in favour of teaching the Bible as literature, and I am in favour of teaching comparative religion. In any case, like any decent liberal, I am opposed to the element of government coercion in the wording. Furthermore, the Prime Minister, thank goodness, does not have the power to 'make' anything 'illegal'. Only parliament has the power to do that.
I signed the main petition, because I really am passionately opposed to DEFINING children by the religion of their parents (while 'indoctrination' is such a loaded word, nobody could be in favour of it). I was so delighted to hear of somebody else who cared about the defining or labelling of children by the religion of their parents (how would you react if you heard a child described as a 'seclular humanist child' or a 'neo-conservative child'?) that I signed it without reading on and without thinking. Mea culpa.
So there we have it. Unlike creationists, Dr. Dawkins shows a scientist's humility and willingness to admit to a mistake. I hope he is more circumspect in future about adding his name, and the considerable weight it carries, to anything that on the surface appears to support his views, before looking more deeply at its true ramifications.
PS: PZ Myers has spoken to Dawkins personally and confirmed it is Dawkins who commented at Brayton's blog, and that Dawkins has in fact recanted.


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IBM had its big launch yesterday of the [IBM Storwize V7000 midrange disk system], and already some have discussed IBM's choice of the name. Fellow blogger Stephen Foskett has an excellent post titled [IBM's Storwize V7000: 100% SVC; 0% Storwize]. On The Register, Chris Mellor writes [IBM's Midrange Storage Blast - Storwize. But Without Compression]. In his latest [Friday Rant], fellow blogger Chuck Hollis (EMC) feels "the new name is cool, if a bit misleading."
In the spirit of the [HP Product Line Decoder Ring] and [Microsoft Codename Tracker], here is your quick IBM product name decoder ring:
|In English
|Which company
designed it
|What IBM decided
to call it
|Intelligent block-level disk array that virtualizes both internal and external disk storage
|8 Gbps FCP and 1GbE iSCSI
|IBM Storwize V7000 disk system
|Real-time compression appliance for files
|10GbE/1GbE CIFS and NFS
|Storwize, now an IBM company
|IBM Real-time Compression STN-6800 appliance
|1GbE CIFS and NFS
|IBM Real-time Compression STN-6500 appliance
If you think this is the first time a company like IBM has pulled shenanigans with product names like this, think again. Here are a few posts that might refresh your memory:
- In my September 2006 post, [A brand by any other name...] I explain that I started blogging specifically to promote the new "IBM System Storage" product line name, part of the "IBM Systems" brand resulting from merging the "eServer" and "TotalStorage' brands.
- In my January 2007 post, [When Names Change], I explain our naming convention for our disk products, including our DS family, SAN Volume Controller and N series.
- In my February 2008 post, [Getting Off the Island], I cover how the x/p/i/z designations came about for our various IBM server product lines.
But what about acquisitions? When [IBM acquired Lotus Development Corporation], it kept the "Lotus" brand. New products that fit the "collaboration" function were put under the Lotus brand. I think most people can accept this approach.
But have we ever seen an existing product renamed to an acquired name?
In my post January 2009 post [Congratulations to Ken on your QCC Milestone], I mentioned that my colleague Ken Hannigan worked on an internal project initially called "Workstation Data Save Facility" (WDSF) which was changed to "Data Facility Distributed Storage Manager" (DFDSM), then renamed to "ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager" (ADSM), and finally renamed to the name it has today: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM).
Readers reminded me that [IBM acquired Tivoli Systems, Inc.] in 1996, so TSM could not have been an internally developed product. Ha! Wrong! Let's take a quick history lesson on how this came about:
- In the late 1980s, IBM Almaden research had developed a project to backup personal computers and workstations, which they called "Workstation Data Save Facility" or WDSF.
- This was turned over to our development team, which immediately discarded the code, and wrote from scratch its replacmeent, called Data Facility Distributed Storage Manager (DFDSM), named similar to the Data Facility products on the mainframe (DFP, DFHSM, DFDSS). As a member of the Data Facility family, DFDSM didn't really fit. The rest processed mainframe data sets, but DFDSM processed Windows and UNIX files. That a version of DFDSM server was available to run on the mainframe was the only connection.
- Then, in the early 1990s, there were discussions of possibly splitting IBM into a bunch of smaller "Baby Blues", similar to how [AT&T was split into "Baby Bells"], and how Forbes and Goldman Sachs now want to split Microsoft into [Baby Bills]. IBM considered naming the storage spin-off as ADSTAR, which stood for "Advanced Storage and Retrieval." Pre-emptively, IBM renamed DFDSM to "ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager" or ADSM.
- Fortunately, in 1993, IBM brought a new sheriff to town, Lou Gerstner, who quickly squashed any plans to split up IBM. He quickly realized that IBM's core strength was building integrated stacks, combining systems, software and services to solve business problems.
- In 1996, IBM acquired Tivoli Systems, Inc. to expand its "Systems Management" portfolio, and renamed ADSM over to IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, since "storage management" is an essential part of "systems management". Later, IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center would be renamed to "IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center."
I participated in five months of painful meetings to figure out what to name our new internally-developed midrange disk system. Since it ran SAN Volume Controller software, I pushed for keeping the SVC designation somehow. We considered DS naming convention, but the new midrange product would not fit between our existing DS5000 and DS6000 numbering scheme. A marketing agency we hired came up with nonsensical names, in the spirit of product names like Celerra, Centera and CLARiiON, using name generators like [Wordoid]. Luckily, in the nick of time, IBM acquired Storwize for its compression technology, and decided that Storwize as a name was way better fit than any of the names we came up with already.
However, the new IBM Storwize V7000 midrange product had nothing in common with the appliances acquired from Storwize, the company, so to avoid confusion, the latter products were renamed to [IBM Real-time Compression]. Fellow blogger Steven Kenniston, the Storage Alchemist from Storwize fame now part of IBM from the acquisition, gives his perspective on this in his post [Storwize – What is in a Name, Really?]. While I am often critical of the names and terms IBM uses, I have to say this last set of naming decisions makes a lot of sense to me and I support it wholeheartedly.
To learn more about the IBM Storwize V7000 midrange disk system, watch the latest videos on the IBM Virtual Briefing Center (VBC). We have a [short summary version for CFO executives] as well as a [longer version for IT technical professionals].
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White Chocolate Orange Cheesecake with Cranberry Compote
Recipe courtesy of Dena Marino, Ajax Tavern, Aspen, Colorado
- Crust:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoons butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 2 tablespoons water
- Cheesecake filling:
- 2 pounds softened cream cheese
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 6 ounces white chocolate, melted
- Cranberry compote:
- 6 cups cranberries, fresh or frozen
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 1 cup orange segments
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Use a food processor or by hand, mix the flour, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Add the butter pieces and mix until it resembles small pea size pieces. Add the yolk, vanilla, and zest, and mix until it forms a ball. Add the water to help dough come together. Form the dough into a disk and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Press the dough into the bottom of a springform pan and bake for about 20 minutes until golden brown and set aside. For the filling, use a mixer with a paddle attachment. Cream the cheese with the sugar on low speed. Add the eggs 1 at a time until smooth making sure to scrape the sides of the bowl. Add the vanilla and orange zest. Slowly pour in the melted white chocolate and mix until well combined. Pour the mixture into the springform pan. Wrap aluminum foil around the base of pan and up side to protect from water bath. Place pan on sheet pan or pan with high sides and fill with 1/3 water. Bake cheesecake for 40 to 45 minutes. Remove cake from oven and allow to cool for 4 hours before serving.
To make the compote, place the cranberries, sugar, orange juice, and zest in a saucepan and stir over low heat. Simmer until cranberries soften or pop. Cool mixture and add the orange segments.
Serve cheesecake with compote and orange segments.
This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The FN chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.
Recipe courtesy of Dena Marino, Ajax Tavern, Aspen, Colorado
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