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November 10, 2005
Utah Transportation Commission
November 10, 2005
Provo, Utah
The regular meeting of the Utah Transportation Commission, held in the Utah County Commission Chambers, 100 East Center Street, Provo, Utah, was called to order at 1:33 p.m. by Chairman Glen E. Brown. He introduced the Commission and welcomed those attending. Commissioner Lewis was excused from the meeting.
Approval of Minutes
Commissioner Bodily moved to approve the minutes of the October 21, 2005, Commission meeting held in Blanding, Utah. Commissioner Millington seconded the motion and the minutes were approved.
Chairman Brown said the minutes of September 23, 2005, needed to be reconsidered. Commissioner Warnick moved to reconsider the minutes of the September 23, 2005,Commission meeting held in Tooele, Utah. Commissioner Wells seconded the motion and the minutes were opened for reconsideration. It was noted that on page three, second paragraph, line 5, the amount listed as $82 million should be changed to $18 million. Commissioner Warnick moved to approve the September 23, 2005, minutes as corrected. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Wells and approved.
Local Area Presentation by Region Three
Chairman Brown turned the time over to Commissioner Millington for introductions of local elected and other officials, and for the local area presentation by Region Three. Dave Nazare, Region Three Director, gave a report on ongoing and upcoming construction and pavement projects, upcoming signal projects, and a couple of environmental studies in progress. Merrell Jolley from Region Three reviewed the I-15: Utah County EIS in detail. Commissioner Millington turned the time back to Chairman Brown.
Public Comments
Mayor Fritz Boyer of Springville discussed north/south access through Springville, which he feels is very restrictive. He said the growth of Mapleton is having an affect on SR-77. Possible reconstruction of the Spanish Fork interchange could provide another route into Mapleton. SR-77 needs to be looked at carefully in terms of its potential impact in the future, or it ultimately will become a transportation problem.
Mayor Tim Parker of Saratoga Springs discussed SR-68, a major artery through their city. They are in need of doing what they can to expedite improving that road. He also suggested looking at some kind of road that takes traffic from the I-15 corridor to west of the lake, through Cedar Valley, for traffic that would otherwise bypass Utah Valley, heading to points further south. Mr. Nazare noted that some earmark money was just approved for SR-68 and they are trying to work out what exactly they can do with those funds and how they are going to approach a project there. They're looking at doing an environmental assessment, which will take about two years.
Vincent Liddiard, Eagle Mountain Council, discussed SR-73, which ties into SR-68. Their city has mainly one point of access for both Utah County and Salt Lake City, and is a growing area of concern for transportation. Most of their residents work in Salt Lake County and take SR-68 to get there, but they do most of their shopping in Utah County. Their prime concern is having an east/west corridor through northern Utah County, but they are also concerned about a north/south corridor through western Utah County. The Cedar Valley area in western Utah County currently has a lot of opportunity for planning, and they would love to help encourage that. They would also especially like to see the widening of SR-68 through Saratoga Springs, as that's a corridor that Eagle Mountain uses as well.
Chairman Brown said they are aware of the needs in northern Utah County, as well as in all of Utah County, and considerable efforts are being made by way of planning and development. They are equally frustrated with the long time frame it takes to secure proper permits and do all the design and development for something to actually happen, but they are doing their best to alleviate the transportation problems.
Mayor Jerry Washburn of Orem City discussed SR-89 and the Pleasant Grove railroad bridge, and asked that strong consideration be given in making sure that the bridge is able to accommodate a future light rail route. As for the 8th North project, which is scheduled for completion to the 10th East area, he's concerned that if funding constraints become acute, there may be some temptation to reduce the length of the project and he would strongly encourage the Department to not consider that as an alterative. Rather, find additional funding by partnering with the Legislature. His final issue is with the I-15 EIS alternatives. One additional alternative needs to be considered, and that is a combination of alternatives four and five, not just an either/or decision between commuter rail and bus rapid transit.
Mayor Lewis Billings of Provo City expressed appreciation for the air tower at the Provo Airport. He discussed the high priority of the improvements needed on I-15 and said they are anxious to give input during the EIS process on what needs to happen to the alignment of Center Street at I-15. He also discussed improvements needed on Geneva Road, the earmarked funds received from SAFETEA-LU for a Provo Airport west side connector, the need for replacement of the University Avenue viaduct that goes over the railroad, and traffic signal coordination. He also mentioned their concerns about the north/south capacity of the I-15 corridor, and suggested they start looking at a possible secondary corridor in Utah County. Chairman Brown expressed his concerns about the earmarking process and the affect is has.
Dave Knecht, Provo City Council, briefly discussed a potential development on the west side with very limited access. He told them it was premature to approve what they were asking for because of infrastructure problems, and now the developer is suing them. Mr. Knecht noted that the Harper/Curtis bill would take away the prerogative of cities to turn down proposals, unless they somehow harm the public's health, safety and welfare. It reverses their current zoning practices where they expect a developer to show how they're going to benefit the community.
Tim Taylor, Saratoga Spring City Council, asked about the carpool lane being put in on I-15 from the Point of the Mountain south, and if it was really going to alleviate congestion. Director John Njord remarked that if it were built as a general-purpose lane, it would fill up in a matter of about four years and be at the same congestion level as today. However, if it's kept as a carpool lane, they can improve the level of service on I-15 for about eight years. Mr. Taylor said in other cities, there are certain time frames for the carpool lane in the mornings and afternoons; the rest of the time it become a general-purpose lane. Director Njord said that is something they could do additional analysis on.
Representative John Dougall said the key to how transportation is approached is obvious. A system has been created in which cities cannot control their own destiny, so they have to go to the state or the feds to try and fund their projects. That needs to be changed. Cities need to be able to manage their own destiny and things need to evolve closer to the local level for projects, unless they have significance to the entire state. But lots of those other roads are really local roads and are not significant state facilities. Representative Dougall remarked that the federal highway bill is a travesty. The earmarks in it are a disaster, and he believes the federal government is destroying the transportation system as a result. Perhaps legislation ought to be considered that says if any locality solicits funds from the feds, they will lose funds from the state in return.
Project Prioritization Process
Ahmad Jaber, Program Development Director, said this process has been developed over the last year and has been presented to the Commission at different meetings. Recommendations were also presented to the Interim Committee in September and October. They are now at the point in the process where the recommendation is for the Commission to approve this rule to proceed with the formal rulemaking process. It will then come back to the Commission for their final approval following the 30-day public process.
Commissioner Warnick made a motion to send the Administrative Rule through the rulemaking process. It was seconded by Commissioner Bodily and approved.
Planning and Programming
2006-2010 STIP Amendment #2
Max Ditlevsen, Program Finance Director, referred to the exhibit in the Commission's binders showing Wasatch Front Regional Council's (WFRC) TIP Amendment #1, and said it is a listing of the high priority and transportation improvement projects that were earmarked from the SAFETEA-LU bill. He pointed out the amendment for the noise walls along Bangerter Highway that was discussed at the Tooele meeting, and two other items, one dealing with a new transit project, the other a reallocation of federal funds. The request today is for the Commission to consider approval of STIP Amendment #2. It would then be forwarded to the FHWA and FTA for their approval. Additional discussion focused on the process the local governments and others will have to go through to actually receive the money and make their projects a reality, and the earmarks in general. Commissioner Wells mentioned that discussions are taking place in different forums about the earmarking, but she's not sure there is a solution. Everyone looks at it a little differently.
Commissioner Warnick moved to approve STIP Amendment #2. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Wells and approved.
2006-2010 STIP Funding Adjustment
Mr. Ditlevsen said the Moab Main Street project and the two US-491 projects are in the southeastern part of the state. One of the US-491 projects is listed in 2005, the other in 2008. The Department recently went through the bidding process and the bids were considerably higher than the engineers estimate. So, the proposal to the Commission today is to take $2.6 million from the 2008 project on US-491, leaving it with $6.4 million. Of that $2.6 million, $1 million would be moved to the FY 05 project on US-491, and $1.6 million would be moved to the FY 05 Moab Main Street project. These two projects would also need to be moved from FY 05 to FY 06 on the STIP.
Dal Hawks, Region Four Director, explained that when the bids were opened on the two projects, it was done such a way that they were combined and awarded as one project to one contractor. Because it was the second time the bid was opened on the Moab Main Street project, they went back and reviewed the project and changed the scope of the pavement and changed the pavement design to a less expensive design. They also hoped that by combining the two projects they would get a favorable bid. However, asphalt prices and concrete prices came in much higher than anticipated for the two projects. There was further discussion about the bid environment in the southeastern part of the state.
Commissioner Wilson moved to approve the funding adjustments and movement of the two projects from FY 05 to FY 06 on the STIP. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Warnick and approved.
Review of Administrative Rules
R920-50-1 Ropeway Operation Safety Rules
Tracy Conti, Operations Engineer, said this change is due to an accident at Brian Head last year, and would put stop gates on both terminals of a ropetow. This will become a national standard within two years, but local operators are already working on making this happen now.
Accomplishments/Conditions and Needs Reports
Motor Carriers
Rick Clasby, Director of Motor Carriers, gave a powerpoint presentation on Port of Entry operations and revenues, driver/vehicle inspections, carrier review and safety audits, accidents and fatalities, a VI/WIM project update, and a satellite port concept.
Pat Morley, Director of Aeronautics, gave a brief report on the St. George replacement airport. Craig Ide, Aeronautics Pavement Engineer, reviewed pavement management, conditions and preservation, accomplishments, and needs. Kirk Nielsen from Aeronautics discussed their challenges and accomplishments, including the implementation of the project management process, the consultant fee study, providing guidance for consulting fees, and airport inspections.
Informational Items
- Commission Committee Reports/Assignments
The vacancy on the Utah Air Travel Commission (UATC) was discussed. It was determined that Commissioner Millington would serve as the Transportation Commission representative to the UATC.
Transportation Commission Meetings
The next regular meeting of the Utah Transportation Commission is scheduled for Friday, December 9, 2005, at the UDOT Rampton Complex, 4501 South 2700 West, Salt Lake City, Utah. The following dates and locations were also scheduled:
January 20, 2006 – SLC
February 17, 2006 – SLC
March 10, 2006 – Kanab
April 21, 2006 – SLC
The meeting adjourned at 3:50 p.m.
The following Commissioners, staff members and others were in attendance:
Glen E. Brown, Chairman
Stephen M. Bodily, Vice-Chairman
Jan C. Wells, Commissioner
Bevan K. Wilson, Commissioner
Ken Warnick, Commissioner
J. Kent Millington, Commissioner
LeAnn G. Abegglen, Commission Secretary
John R. Njord, Executive Director
Carlos M. Braceras, Deputy Director
Jim McMinimee, Project Development Director
Tracy Conti, Engineer for Operations
Ahmad Jaber, Program Development Director
Max Ditlevsen, Program Finance Director
Linda Hull, Director of Legislative and Government Affairs
Tom Hudachko, Director of Public Affairs
Bret Anderson, Program Development
Rick Clasby, Director of Motor Carriers
Pat Morley, Director of Aeronautics
Craig Ide, Aeronautics
Kirk Nielsen, Aeronautics
Dave Nazare, Region Three Director
Merrell Jolley, Region Three
Geoff Dupaix, Region Three
Brent Schvaneveldt, Region Three
Shane Marshall, Region Three
Dal Hawks, Region Four Director
Wes Bolinger, FHWA
Joe Brown, GOPB
Representative John Dougall
Darrell Cook, MAG
Dan Nelson, MAG
Doug Hattery, WFRC
Mayor Dennis Nordfelt, WVC/WFRC
Vincent Liddiard, Eagle Mountain City Council
Mayor Jerry Washburn, Orem City
Doug Forsyth, Orem City Council
Mayor Lewis Billings, Provo City
Dave Knecht, Provo City Council
Wayne Parker, Provo City Administrator
Mayor Tim Parker, Saratoga Springs
Marsha Paskett, Saratoga Springs City Council
Tim Taylor, Saratoga Springs City Council
Mayor Fritz Boyer, Springville/MAG
Mick Crandall, UTA
Hugh Johnson, UTA
Walt Gilmore, SL Co.
Juan C. Arce-Larreta, PRATT
Bill Farrand, PRATT
Bob Clegg, URS
Ron Clegg, PB
Cam Ryan, Sem Materials
Caleb Warnick, Daily Herald
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This North Carolina native has come a long way. After training in gymnastics for 11 years she segued into modeling and later acting. All those years in the gym paid off and this blonde beauty has consistently been featured in FHM, Stuff and MAXIM magazines. The actress has proven her comedic chops and incredible talent, scoring an Emmy in 2007 for her role on NBC's "My Name is Earl." She's also scored standout roles in several films including Joe Dirt and I Love You, Man.
Jaime branched out into the fashion world, launching her own clothing line, J'Aime. Young Hollywood caught up with the budding designer backstage at her first show where she shared the tips to balancing life as an actress, designer and new mom to son, Dezi James. Jamie Pressly's gorgeous looks and immense talents have earned her a spot as one of the most sought-after actresses in Hollywood. We haven't seen the last of this blonde bombshell.
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BREAKING: Gilligan Retiring
Delaware House of Representatives Speaker Bob Gilligan has announced his retirement.
The Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction
The truth really is stranger than fiction. More than your standard GOP closet case.
From The GOP To America
Rep. Phil Gingrey of Georgia, talking to The Hill about the payroll tax cut fight:
"Everybody else said, 'Look, this is a 'Braveheart' moment. You, Mr. Speaker, are our William Wallace. Let's rush to the fight. Get us back to Washington, let's get to our work and we're doing that.' "
DeLuca Has A Primary Opponent
Senate Pro-Tem and Colin Bonini BFF Tony DeLuca is not only facing a primary opponent next year, he will also face a primary challenger. Attorney Bryan Townsend will challenge Senator DeLuca for the Denocratic nomination.
The Sublime Ridiculousness Of Herman Cain As GOP Frontrunner
Still wrapping my head around Herman Cain as the GOP frontrunner-of-the-moment. The Tax Enough Already Party is supporting the guy who wants to raise their taxes and blow up the deficit.
Reflections On Occupy Delaware
On Saturday I attended the first ever Occupy Delaware rally at Rodney Square in Wilmington.
Breaking: Kovach To Challenge Carney
Tomorrow NCCo Council President will announce formation of a committee to challenge US Rep John Carney for the DE-AL seat.
Heckuva Job, Teabaggers
In the new NYT/CBS poll, Congress gets the highest ever disapproval rating, 82%.
Thanks, Supreme Court
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The tea leaves think that Christine O'Donnell isn't running for Senate.
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The Oscar nominations were announced this morning. Rather than make a LOOOONG post of all of them, go to this link for a list.
I am really surprised over a few things.
#1-- Dreamgirls was not nominated for Best Picture. Whether or not it is the best picture, it won at the Golden Globes. I can't believe it wasn't nominated. Jennifer Hudson and Eddie Murphy got nominations, and a ridiculous THREE songs from the film were nominated (while the best original song from the globes wasn't nominated at all), but no best picture.
#2-- Volver wasn't nominated for best foreign language film.
#3-- Abigail Breslin was nominated for best supporting actress. I'm thrilled! She was amazing in Little Miss Sunshine, and now ties with Tatum O'Neil for the youngest actor/actress to get a nomination at 10 years old.
I have at least 3, but preferably 5, movies to see before Feb. 25th. Notes on a Scandal, Little Children, Letters From Iwo Jima, Pan's Labyrinth, and Blood Diamond.
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I'm also throwing a party when Bush leaves office..the world is invited.
No we won't. McCain/Palin will prevail. Watch and see . . .
It's weird to me that Obama talks about the ECONOMY
Did anyone see where they had to empty three elementary schools to fill up the gym for the McCain rally this morning. Desparation is really setting in. They must have been waiting for Ditka and the governator. What a joke.
Yes on november 4th, we should all stand up and hail mr president obama!!!!
It's weird to me that Obama is talking about the ECONOMY being his main concern, and how badly people are struggling . . .
and I'm getting weekly calls from his campaign for me to donate HUNDRES OF DOLLARS AT A TIME to his campaign so he could spend more than anyone in history.
Talk about talking from both sides of his mouth. Oh yes, that's what he does best. We're in bad economic times, but give me money . . .
EVERYBODY - Out to Vote on Tuesday!!!!!
This is our chance for a generational change that comes once a generation or in a single life. Let's not blow this opportunity to join behind a peaceful LEADER of the 21st Century. Let's get our country back for our kids & grandkids.
Obama/Biden '08
I'm glad I have the ability to fact check the GOP ticket. I'm amazed at their barefaced lies. One more thing, where exactly are John McCain's scars? In his mind. This guy has one big ego and an unrealistic snese ofentitlement. And what's up with the SNL appearance? His campaign is the only joke we need. Let Obama and Biden get on with running the country with dignity and honor, not cheap publicity stunts (like you). Next I bet he'll be campaigning with the Terminator in a vain attempt for street cred. Whoops! He already tried that gimmick. Four days and counting, John. Too little, too feeble, too erraatic, too geriatric, too wobbly, too untrustwotrthy, too foolish, too late. Happy Halloween!
I think it is great that democrats are going to be back in control of Washington for the first time since 1994. Perhaps now that Bush is out of office he can finally be tried for high treason regarding the inside job of 9/11.
Thank you Mr. Vice President!
mccain is a jew basher giving money to khalidis organization 5 to 1 (joe kiloz)so lets vote obama now!!!btw mccain gave guns to saddam hussein in the past back in the early 90s.
When Obama wins and you Repugnantcans say your moving please do so. Wait. There is not anywhere for you to go that agrees with your world view. Maybe France would take you.
If Sarah Palin wasn't so mean and nasty, I would feel sorry for her because I think McCain has ruined her political career by exposing her empty head. She was perfectly happy fooling citizens in Alaska. Her problem is, she thinks she is intelligent and she is not. My 11 year old knows more than she does about the V.P. role.
Happy Halloween All!
If you want to watch something truly terrifying tonight HBO has a double feature – "Hacking Democracy" and "Recount"!
Let's prevent a repeat and get out and VOTE! I did it early here in NC for That One/Biden and it was GREAT! Right now NC is breaking toward the Dems with all the early voting – still not counting the chickens here until they hatch!
The Republicans are going to have to eat alot of crow this thanksgiving instead of turkey. After all we wouldn't want the republicans becoming cannibals by eating other turkeys would we? Although I've heard they would eat their own young to win, I think it's going to be a pretty easy transition for them to move into the Obama fold.
"Only in America is my story even possible. No red state or blue state...but the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" – Barack Obama 2004.
I decided way back in 2004 that if this young man ever ran for Presidence, he got my vote. 4 years on – and i believe my choice has never been more perfect. When the young, old, black, white, Asian, Hispanic, gays, straight, poor, rich,...all unite, then the change we need is just 4 days away.
We love you O-BIDEN!
f the McCain team can't get a single plumber from one place in Ohio down the road to another place in Ohio how can we expect him to put tgether a team that can get 250,000 plus of our brave soldiers back from Iraq.
Jeus was a liberal by he way, so don't expect him to be on McCains side.
Yeah, baby. Only 5 more days before President Elect, Barack Obama.
Just out of curiosity has anyone on these blogs seen a blog by a McCain/Palin supported who cited McCain's policies as a reason to vote for him in this election.
I read these blogs and some on other sites and just can't recall anyone supporting the Republican ticket citing a policy of why they are giving their support and how that policy will help America.
Obama – Cool, thoughful, intelligent policy that is well explained – a statesman
McCain – a new "-ism" for every day of the week (Racism and terrorism came first. Socialism didn't work either because both he and Sarah had to state in interviews that that is not the case. Then came Marxism, and so we go to communism ). Truly the man is out to inspire fear and terror. I think that that makes him a terrorist that we all should fear!! THIS time it isn't going to work!! Americans are sick of this erratic stupidity. This is not high school student council elections. This is for real.
For the sake of your northern neighbour make it happen. The world needs Obama.
The gods has said it, The 44th president of America is OBAMA. Americans this is a new done and with OBAMA America will reinstall his lost glory in the world and make new friends and I tell you the world will be a better place to live. God bless America God bless OBAMA.
JP if your reading this please google the Berg report and you'll see why a federal judge has said that Obama's birth certificate is authenic and there's many articles to support it.Go get alife.It's people like you and others commenting and smearing lies about this man that you have no facts to support.I say to you and others to go get a life.How would you like someone to slander your name or a family member's name they way this man' character have been executed.Shame on This is the dirtiest campaign as far as human dignity that I have seen.If you don't like him just don't like him but remember he like you have a family an d to think people are calling him a terrorist,unamerican and just tom think one of the things Obama said was families were off limits so don't you think that's ironic when people aren't thinking about how his family feel when these terrible accusations are being made for this country to see and hear.I hope you know a god because some day you may have to ask him for forgiveness when you find out this man(Obama is not who you thought he was.
Im chopping down this cherry tree as we speak.
I would rather be poor, no food, no job and no home than vote a man into the white house with...
1. no experience
2. socialist views
3. ties to very, very, very questionable people
Wake up everyone!


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Avs Record First Shootout Win Behind Kolesnik
by Staff Writer / Colorado AvalancheLaaksonen beat Martin Brodeur with a backhand shot after Joe Sakic, Marek Svatos, Milan Hejduk, Alex Tanguay, Pierre Turgeon and Andrew Brunette missed for Colorado.
Vitaly Kolesnik, who won his second game in two starts since he was recalled from the minors on Tuesday, stopped New Jersey's Viktor Kozlov, Brian Gionta, Scott Gomez, Alexander Mogilny, Sergei Brylin, John Madden and Jamie Langenbrunner.
In regulation, Brunette had two goals and Sakic also scored in the first period as Colorado jumped out to a 3-0 lead. Jay Pandolfo, Gionta and Gomez scored for New Jersey, which dropped its third straight game.
Gomez sent the game into overtime, scoring at 10:09 of the third period with a deflection of Richard Matvichuk's point shot.
Brunette opened the scoring at 3:31 of the first period, putting in his own rebound in a goal-mouth scramble. Turgeon assisted on the goal for his 1,300th career point. Turgeon is the 27th player to reach that level.
Sakic scored with 3:31 left in the period.
Brunette struck again with 1:19 remaining in the first, blasting Turgeon's rebound past Brodeur.
The Devils cut it to 3-2 in the second period.
Pandolfo took a feed from Mogilny and split the Colorado defense to fire a shot over Kolesnik's glove at 5:49.
The Devils struggling power play, only 1-for-33 in the previous five games, connected on its first opportunity with the help of a lucky bounce at 7:12 to cut the Avalanche's lead to 3-2.
Kolesnik went behind his net to play a Devils' dump in. The puck never got to him. It hit a crease in the boards and bounced right to Gionta, who scored before Kolesnik could scramble back into position.
Notes: Avalanche forward Dan Hinote played in his 300th game. ... Devils defenseman Dan McGillis was a healthy scratch for the fourth straight game. ... With Kolesnik in goal again, David Aebischer was not in uniform for the first time this season. Peter Budaj was the backup.


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Picture the scene, playing a gig and someone comes up to you asking to review their CD. OK or so I thought! There is a massive 13 tracks on here so imagine the task of reviewing ALL of them! Ok, someone pass me some Pro-Plus!
Fish - The opening track on the demo comes in with such raw power I am nearly knocked off my seat. Pure R.O.C.K! A very distinctive voice has Lee Uttley, blessed with such power and clarity he could sound like any vocalist due to his extensive range. The guitar "solo" just before the middle 8 makes the song sound a little dated but serves the purpose quite well. A very funky and catchy opener and can guess this a "jumpy" number when played live.
Bedroom Superhero - This track is quite a quirky little number. A more relaxed approach this time, especially the guitars, likened to playing almost clean sounding overdriven chords on the verse and the bridge rather than the power chords of the previous track. This is a very catchy chorus with very distinctive backing vocals that add to the overall vibe of the song. Sounds almost like some early Radiohead material. An average track with a very catchy chorus.
Psycho Eric - Starts off with the whole band going "full force", the only thing that lets this section down is the hi-hats are mixed too high and almost drown out the drum sound completely. A bass and drum combo for the verse almost mimic the rhythmical pattern that the vocals are taking to good effect. Funky chords are taken in the 2nd verse, which brings the track to life and glides straight through the bridge to the chorus with ease. The chorus is, like most of Slightly Alien's music, very catchy. It mimics the rhythmical pattern from the bass in the verse, and consists of La's! A slightly dated sounding track, dare I say it, with a catchy chorus!
Pour You Out -This song possesses one of the sweetest guitar lines I have heard in a long time. This is undoubtedly one of the best tracks on this demo in my opinion, due to its mainstream quality. The chorus is almost Coldplay like in the vocals, due to some of the falsetto notes sung by Lee Uttley, who really shows his talents off to good acclaim on this track. A very good track.
Cant Stand Up - After Pour You Out, comes this little number. Not too sure about the distorted chords in the verse. There has been an overdub of an acoustic guitar and this would have been better put higher in the mix for the verse so it gives the bridge and chorus a little space to breathe. Strong vocals in this song and some quite funky drums in the verse make the song glide along smoothly.
Colour Slides - This song has a very nice sounding verse section, with clean guitars and the drums sticking to a simple beat. Has a quite "indie" bridge/chorus which adds a different quality to slightly alien's music. The middle 8 goes into a half time feel which brings the song out. Unlike slightly alien's material on this demo, this track doesn't have such a catchy chorus.
Mashed Potato Mind - Before you all start laughing at the title of this, this is the most commercially viable track on the demo and again some stunning guitar work by Jimmy Green. The track starts off with a slightly overdriven(very slight!) guitar and the blend between the guitar and vocals is superb, they really compliment each other. It is the chorus that does the track justice again. One of the most clean sounding choruses I have heard for a long time. A lovely acoustic guitar solo adds to the songs quality.
Hooked - Starts off with all guns blazing, vocals very powerful, nice clean sections during the first verse. Heavy chorus, but not a very catchy one. Nice falsetto vocals in the chorus. Unfortunately this song ain't my cup of tea but still it is a very good song.
Who Knows Best - I was very intrigued at this song due to it having a 20 second sample at the beginning of the track. The use of chord structure in the chorus is very nice indeed. A very good song which would stand out in a set of original material from this demo.
Glamour for Camera's - Now by the time I got to this track I thought I had heard all there was to hear from slightly alien. But they changed direction with this song. Starting off with the chorus on just guitar and vocals sounded nice. The verse changed direction completely sounding different due to the arpeggio chords. The chorus is reminiscent of early Mansun material. A very catchy little pop song.
Pure Class Punk - This is PURE PUNK! Reminiscent of the early Foo Fighters material, with melodic verses and heavy choruses. Quite a good track here.
Running With No Shoes - A "catchy" track here, the verses are quite melodic with quite a funky little guitar line, but as like most of the other material on this album, the chorus is where the song comes to life. Very reminiscent of early Mansun material in the way the drums and guitars work together. A very nice section where the drummer does a nice military type drum beat as the alternative to a guitar solo. Very interesting track.
Smooth Out The Ride - This is a bonus track on the album. A song with just acoustic guitar and vocals, a nice track on its own. It would have been nice with a couple of harmonies on this track to bring it to life a little more. Very nice vocals, powerful and clear, even on the high notes.
Clearly Slightly Alien have a lot of talent and if this demo is anything to go by, I am predicting BIG things for this band - you know where you heard it first.


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I was looking through some of my old SAI files when I saw my sketch of this. The sketch wasn't great but I thought it would be fun to see if I could turn it into something that looked some what decent as a challenge for myself. And, even though I said I wouldn't be uploading for a little bit, I figured I might as well throw it up.
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The iPod is almost ubiquitous when it comes to MP3 players, the way Band-Aid is to bandages and Xerox is to photocopying. As the popularity of this bit of personal tech has continued exploding year after year, the search for the best way to enjoy the fruits of your auditory gizmo grows ever more difficult. Everyone wants a piece of the pie, some worthwhile and some not, and Japanese earphone maker Radius has made the leap to North America to throw their offerings into the fray. Do they measure up? First let's look at what the three models – Atomic Bass, TruTune, and Atomic Straps – have in common.
They each come with three sizes of silicone covers for the speakers that serve to affix the buds to your ear canals (rather than hanging by the cartilage below). The advantages are that they usually stay in place and block out exterior noise effectively. The downside to that, of course, is that you really can't hear what's going on around you, making them potentially risky for use in busy areas, or if you go jogging off the beaten path.
The silicone covers are replaceable, so despite the fact that in-ear phones run the risk of picking up some earwax and dust, you can always pitch them and get new. However, after a short time of use, if you aren't careful, the speaker housing where the silicone attaches may scrape your ear when inserting or positioning them.
As mentioned, they usually stay in; however, during a test at the gym, when lying back on a bench for weights or sit-ups, they started to slip out a bit. The plastic coating on the wire also had a tendency to stick to a sweaty body, and may also tug now and then as you move. This is in contrast to the Sony MDR-Q33 headphones I've been using for a few years now, which have a wire insulated in a non-stick woven material. Of course, the clip-on MDR-Q33s don't isolate sound nearly as well, for better or worse.
Another point of contention is how Radius' press materials go on about them being "a fraction the cost of comparable models," but didn't specify which models they were referring to. The three models available are between $35 and $40, and a quick search on Amazon.com reveals similar products from makers like Apple, Sony, and Philips for half that price, if not less.
However, the difference may be made up in energy consumption and design. I'm not sure if I just have weird ears or what, but typical ear bud designs just won't stay in if I so much as move. The Radius models stayed put most of the time. They sport 32-Ohm impedance, or twice that of standard earphones. This leads to longer battery life, but is it worth twice the price? The style may be the deciding factor here, as they are pretty sharp looking.
Let's look at what really matters: the sound quality. This and the connectivity options are where the different models really start to diverge.
First up is the Atomic Bass model, with a MSRP of $39.95. These were by far the best all-around performers, with full bass and a solid balance from low to high and everywhere in between. The bass very rarely bottomed out or showed any distortion except at ridiculous volumes, but if you're doing that, you deserve it. They may actually be too clear, as they picked up a hiss in the background as soon as I connected them that none of my other headphones have detected. The cable is about three feet long from the jack to the earpiece split, so it's not ideal for a home stereo or setting your MP3 player down on the table much more than an arm's length away. However, it's also not so long that it'll get tangled around your knees while running. It has a standard headphone jack and will fit pretty much any normal audio device, unlike the Atomic Straps that we'll cover later. The U shape to the split in the cable skews weight slightly to one side, and may tug more on the left bud than the right during use. All in all, this was the strongest of the three where sound quality is concerned, and has the benefit of apparently being the only Radius model available on Amazon as of this writing.
Next up is the TruTune design, priced at $34.95. They're billed as the affordable alternative to the Atomic Bass, though $5 isn't really that much, and the difference in sound quality is significant. It's like the Atomic Bass model stole all the thunder of the TruTune, literally. The bass performance is nonexistent by comparison. I put these in first of the three and thought they weren't too bad, but putting on any other headphones made the difference very apparent. They look nice and come with an extender cable so you can put your audio player further away, but between this and the Atomic Bass, definitely go for the latter. Being that they're really not that much cheaper, it can't even be said that "you get what you pay for."
Bringing up the rear is the niche-iest of the bunch, the Atomic Straps, running a familiar $39.95. It's a candidate for a naming fail, as there is only one neckstrap, and it has nothing to do with the "Atomic"-ness of the sound. Quibbles aside, the draw of this model is that it acts as a lanyard for the third generation iPod Nano, and nothing else. Literally, it won't connect properly to any other device, given the design of it. It won't even fit other models of iPods. I tried using the extender cable from the TruTune to connect it to my Sansa MP3 player, and it sort of worked, but the connection point was so loose that if you move it at all, it comes unhooked. The pin doesn't securely fit the hole. On top of that, in what I was able to hear from them, the sound quality skews too much toward bass to an overpowering degree, ending up sounding muddy. There's a bit of high-range, but mid-range gets lost. I think the bass ate it. And again, they're designed deliberately to only work with that specific iteration of the Nano.
In the end, the clear winner is the Atomic Bass. The TruTone lacks low-range punch of any sort, and the limitations of the Atomic Straps are even greater, though it will probably work okay for the specific set who can make use of it. The Atomic Bass held its own against the similar Sony MDR-E10LP, which start at $15 and drop from there.
With that in mind, it comes down to user preference. Do ear buds not stay in your ears very well? Do you want to block out all the noise around you? Do you want to pay twice as much (or more) and save a bit of battery life? If you said "yes" to any of those, Radius' first foray into the North American market may be for you. Me? I'll keep the Atomic Bass buds handy, but I expect to still use my old Sonys most of the time.
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Learn Different Concepts of Manufacturing Applications In this six-week online Certificate in Manufacturing Applications Online Course, you will learn how successful organizations effectively use master production scheduling (MPS), production activity control (PAC), material requirements planning (MRP), and inventory management. You'll also discover how the application of Six Sigma, and statistical process control (SPC) increase customer satisfaction, and you'll learn about the elements of a logistics system, including warehousing and receiving. Course Fast Facts: Only 6 weeks to complete this course
Approximately only 2 to 4 hours per week of study is required This course is delivered 100% on-line and is accessible 24/7 from any computer or smartphone Instructors lead each course and you will be able to interact with them and ask questions You can study from home or at work at your own pace in your own time You can download printer friendly course material or save for viewing off line You will be awarded a certificate at completion of this course How to study online course? Upon enrolment an automated welcome email will be sent to you (please check your junk email inbox if not received as this is an automated email), in order for you to access your online course, which is Available 24/7 on any computer or smart mobile device. New courses start every month to ensure that we have the correct ratio of students to tutors available, please ensure you select a starting date when you go through our shopping cart, at checkout. The course is easy to follow and understand. Recognition & Accreditation All students who complete the course receive a certificate of completion with a passing score (for the online assessment) and will be issued a certificate via email.
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We'll begin our first lesson by exploring the essential area of manufacturing strategy. We'll consider a firm as a system, look at a few key strategic terms, and talk about market analysis. Then, we'll review the background of manufacturing strategy and discuss its foundation. And finally, we'll finish up by identifying what's involved in developing and implementing a manufacturing strategy and investigating strategic choices.
Demand ForecastingIf there's one area that's caused problems for manufacturers over the years, it's forecasting. Today, we'll start with the characteristics of forecasting and see how you can use a qualitative, quantitative, or a hybrid approach that follows certain types of rules. Then, we'll discuss the requirements for developing and implementing a sound forecast, exploring how to forecast new products. We'll finish by examining various ways to control your forecasts.
PlanningNow that you have a good understanding of manufacturing strategy and demand forecasting, you need to perform manufacturing planning. Planning is a pervasive activity. It gives rise to just about everything. Today we'll talk about how planning and control work together, discuss the nature of manufacturing planning, and explore a few planning techniques, including Gantt charts and the network diagram scheduling method.
PurchasingPurchasing employees contribute greatly to the success of manufacturing organizations. Every dollar saved by purchasing equals a dollar of profit. It's too bad that many firms don't realize the value of purchasing. They view it as a clerical function—simply a matter of sending purchase orders to suppliers. In this lesson, we'll take a whirlwind tour through the world of purchasing. We'll briefly discuss the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), look at the way for purchasing to be proactive instead of reactive, and explore the seven steps of the purchasing cycle.
Lean ManufacturingToday, we'll discuss lean manufacturing. This topic has an interesting history. It originally came from Henry Ford's operations in the United States in the early 1900s. Japanese industry popularized it in the 1970s, and it was later introduced in the Western world as just-in-time (JIT) during the early 1980s. By the early 1990s, the terms lean production or lean manufacturing began to appear. Few firms use the JIT label these days. So, lean manufacturing it is. We'll discuss its benefits and the various elements of it, starting with good housekeeping (5S) and concluding with quality at the source. After that, we'll close with a discussion on how to implement lean manufacturing.
Production and Inventory ControlSomeone once called production and inventory control (P & IC) "organized foresight plus corrective hindsight." It begins with receipt of a sales order and ends with delivery to the customer. It requires knowledge of what should happen and what did happen. For many years, P & IC personnel have played a valuable role in completing manufacturing schedules and satisfying customers. So, today, we'll examine the primary duties of P & IC: master production scheduling, shop floor scheduling, production activity control, material requirements planning, and inventory management.
Capacity PlanningOf all the concepts we've discussed so far, none is more important than capacity. After all, if you don't have sufficient capacity, you won't manufacture much! In this lesson, we'll start out with an overview of capacity and define a few terms, including design and effective capacity, and actual output. We'll explore how rough-cut capacity planning and capacity requirements planning (CRP) help measure available capacity. Then, we'll move on and examine a few capacity-use strategies as they relate to customer demand, technology, and other variables. And we'll finish up by discussing three essential tools to help with capacity management: break-even analysis, decision trees, and decision theory.
Manufacturing EngineeringToday, we'll begin our three-part discussion on how engineering and manufacturing work together. Manufacturing engineering brings a certain level of sophistication to a production environment. We'll take a tour through the manufacturing engineering function, starting with its history, its relationship with other departments, and its major functions. Then, we'll explore the essential activity of process planning and review the various elements. We'll also examine key manufacturing engineering focus areas including computer-aided process planning (CAPP), value analysis, design for manufacturability (DFM), concurrent engineering (CE), rapid prototyping, and expert systems.
Industrial EngineeringSince we spent the entire last lesson discussing manufacturing engineering, I think it's only fair that we give equal time to our friends in industrial engineering (IE). IE joins people, machines, materials, and information to bring efficiency and effectiveness to a production operation. IE views human beings as a vital component of a system. Today, we'll start out with a brief overview and history of industrial engineering. Next, we'll discuss work measurement and explore ways to develop work standards. We'll determine how earned value performance measurement helps you control costs and performance. Then, we'll wrap things up by looking at flowcharts and examining their benefits.
Quality EngineeringIn this lesson, we'll finish up our trilogy on engineering by tackling quality engineering. Quality engineers are responsible for assuring a high performing, quality system. To achieve this, they need a good understanding of quality costs, Six Sigma, and statistical process control (SPC), including its main components, which are run charts, control charts, and process capability. Today we'll discuss each of these topics.
LogisticsManufacturing companies must know the ins and outs of physical transportation (otherwise known as traffic or logistics). Since your company either directly or indirectly pays for transportation, you need a good command of the basics. We'll start out today with an overview of the logistics system and briefly review each element. Then, we'll move on to discuss warehousing and examine many transportation concepts such as tracing, carrier modes and types, and the receiving process.
ProductivityOur topic for this last lesson is productivity. Quality and productivity form a potent one-two punch for manufacturers. When both are present to the right degree, your chances for success are high. Like quality, the journey for productivity improvement is never-ending. We'll begin with an overview of productivity. We'll look at the basic productivity calculation, talk about historical global productivity trends, and examine the experience curve. Next, we'll look at measurements of productivity and review how quality and human effort affect productivity. Finally, we'll explore the various productivity factors and discuss the elements of a productivity improvement system.
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PHILADELPHIA — Alteva announced Wednesday that its board of directors appointed Brian Kelley as the company's interim CEO.
Kelley is a member of the company's board of directors, and will remain a member of the board, according to Alteva. He will no longer serve on the audit or compensation committees. Alteva in March fired both CEO and President David Cuthbert and Chief Operating Officer Jay Conn as part of an organizational restructuring.
The company, formerly known as Warwick Valley Telephone Co., is working on finding a permanent CEO, according to a press release. Alteva maintains an office on Main Street in Warwick.
Alteva board appoints Kelley interim CEO
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Kaitlin M. McTague 12/11/2007 2:45:42 PM
Oh, just gorgeous...I have no words...where is this picture taken?? - you have a great eye and I love the angle at which this was taken - also the blurred green light just finishes it all off so well :) - this truly made me smile.-Kaitlin #806242
Ursula I. Abresch 12/11/2007 2:51:12 PM
Thank you, Kaitlin. It was taken in Trail, British Columbia ... this is the new bridge over the Columbia River. :) #5196656Jeff Robinson 12/11/2007 4:29:15 PM
This is Outstanding Ursula and I really enjoyed your gallery! Very nice work! Jeff #5196991Ursula I. Abresch 12/11/2007 5:34:06 PM
Thank you, Jeff, for your nice words :) #5197265Shirley Sicurello 12/13/2007 5:01:26 AM
Great eye, wonderful image. Well done! #5202927John Caruso 12/26/2007 9:16:09 PM
What a concept and what a composition. Fantastic work, Ursula! #5256500Elida Gutierrez 1/25/2008 4:17:39 PM
Especialy for the winnersEvy Johansen 1/25/2008 6:58:51 PM
Congratulations on your beautiful win, Ursula!! #5396587Alexis Yobbagy 1/26/2008 1:18:53 PM
SUPER HUGE CONGRATULATIONS!!! What a great shot!!!!!!!!! #5400520Ursula I. Abresch 1/26/2008 4:17:24 PM
Thank you very much, Alexis, Evy, Elida, John, and Shirley! #5400933Donna LaMattino Pagakis 1/26/2008 11:00:49 PM
Congratulations Ursula, great textures and design! #5402291Dominick M. Dimacale 2/1/2008 2:19:11 AM
Congratulations Ursula on your Win!Dominick #5426622
Ed Heaton 2/3/2008 6:19:14 AM
Great image Ursula! Congrats on your winner! #5436337Kcalpesh B. Ajugia 2/4/2008 1:43:58 AM
Great Capture, Ursula, Congrats on being a winner!! #5439802Katarina Mansson 3/28/2008 4:40:40 AM
This is such a brilliant photograph Ursula! Love the POV, composition, colors and title. A belated congratulations on your win! #5709331Shelly A. Van Camp 1/28/2009 6:32:18 AM
Very Beautiful! #7097944Remi Trepanier 2/24/2009 5:34:43 PM
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Since it was first established, Roman has developed a strong identity as a design led and fashion forward retailer. Our business is fast paced, exciting and aspirational, with our passion and enthusiasm reflected in the brand.
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Work this little frill detail blouse this season with an all over crinkle. Featuring a button front fastening, a v-neckline and 3/4 length sleeves, this blouse comes complete with a back tie to help cinch you in at the waist.


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"11th-Floor near KaDeWe" !!! - in BERLIN
Massimo di ospiti4
Camere da letto1
Dimensioni39 m²
piano11(con ascensore)
- Adatto a famiglie e bambini
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- Parcheggio disponibile
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- Balcone / terrazzo
- È permesso fumare
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Indirizzo | Lietzenburger Straße, 10789 Berlin, Germania |
Tipologia di alloggio | Appartamento |
Codice dell'annuncio | 51ORLVJA |
Tasso di accettazione | 50% |
Tempo di risposta | poche ore |
Calendario aggiornato | 4 settimane fa |
The Apartment -- one of our four quite attractive Apartments - is located on the 11th Floor of a modern 17-Story High-Rise-Building, with a great View over the Roofs of Berlin from its large Balcony.
Here is a Quotation from one of our Guests:
"An extraordinary Combination of a central and exciting Location, - AND - relaxing Greens and numerous Trees, - something to be found very rarely !!" -- To be seen nearby, - from the balcony, or a few steps away from the Apartment, - is the world-renowned "KaDeWe" -Department-Store, or "Department-Store of the West".
It is located directly adjacent to the Wittenbergplatz.
In the center of the Wittenbergplatz, a historic Underground-Subway Station can be admired - 100 years old !!! - (built 1911-13), from where Trains can be taken to every possible Sight-Seeing-Treasure of Berlin and its Surroundings, be it a Museum, a Monument, or a Concert Hall.
-- The Castle "Sanssouci" in Potsdam? (in 30 Minutes from the Zoo) !!!
Around the Wittenbergplatz, there are also numerous Cafes and Restaurants, which are placing quite a number of Tables and Chairs outside in front of their Establishments
On sunny or pleasant days, hundreds of Tourists -- OF ALL NATIONALITIES !!! -- can be seen sitting there, enjoying their Dinners or just having a great Drink.
Also, in the immediate area, a number of Supermarkets can be found, one of which, with the name of "KAISERS", open until midnight, is also located at the Wittenbergplatz.
When visiting the KaDeWe-Dept.- Store, the experienced Tourist will take the Elevator immediately to the 7th Floor, because he knows that there, a Buffet is expecting him,
-- of the most distinguished Quality and Taste !
Only a few steps away from the Entrance to the KaDeWe, Sightseeing- Busses are leaving frequently, inviting the Tourist to enjoy a Tour through Berlin.
Looking west, or down the Tauentzienstrasse, one can see the "Gedächtniskirche" or Memorial Church. Just before the Church on the right hand side is the "EUROPA-CENTER", with the "IRISH PUB" located right inside of it ! There, a Live Band is playing every single Night of the Week !!!
And let's not forget the large Water-Clock located in the Main-Hall, together with a number of interesting Cafes and Restaurants, and some quite exciting Stores.
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We had a warm welcome and a great stay at Bernd's place, a very knowledgable and interesting man! He showed us around and how do buy tickets at the tube station and was a reliable source of information!
Berlin is fantastic and our stay at Bernds house made it even better!
Super clean and comfortable flat! the bed is the obvious feature of this place! A great night's sleep! :)
I've been staying with my two children aged three nights in the apartment.
It is well equipped with appliances, especially the kitchen and bathroom are neat and tidy. The hair dryer did not work, but Bernd is helpful and advisable to remedy the situation. Before coming to Berlin Bernd called me and that was welcoming. He offered us on arrival for transportation to the apartment and we were very happy because we arrived early in the morning. It seemed that we had to bridge time and Bernd handed us a suggestion.
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I was well introduces to the surroundings, the building and the flat. Safe area and building.The flat is bright and quiet, facing a backyard with trees. Spacious wardrobe in the hall, and a practical table on wheels for the suitcase.Nice, practical bathroom and a hairdryer. Good bed with pleasant bedlinen.Big TV with many interesting chalnnels, 2 in english.The TV can be turned around and watched in many angles.The separate kitchen with window had modern equipment: fridge, owen, microowen and waterboiler.Short distance for coffe-food- and wineshopping.
I felt well and relaxed in the apartment.I knew I could have support from Bernd if I needed it, especially bacause of his knowledge about Berlin and his exellent english.
Whishes for a stay in the future: 2 big smooth dinnerplates and 2 lunchplates. Bottle of spray cleaningstuff placed in the bathroom.
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File: Light'n'Stylish Minimap10-31-08 |
Fixed my own time problem with:...
Posted By: Portalius
Fixed my own time problem with:
local clck = date("%H:%M")
works like a charm :)
File: Light'n'Stylish Minimap10-30-08 |
Hey there...
i totally adore th...
Posted By: Portalius
Hey there...
i totally adore this tiny minimap addon! very cool coded! :)
Just one little problem:
As you can see in the screenshot, the clock ain't working at all...
Any idea what could cause this problem?
File: PolMonitor10-16-08 |
Any chance for an update to this RE...
Posted By: Portalius
Any chance for an update to this REALLY great addon??
it does not seem to work with the latest patch.
Having multiple toons, and remember to buff up before starting to play, has never been easier :)
File: Better Inbox05-02-08 |
Best mail addon I'v ever tried! Lov...
Posted By: Portalius
Best mail addon I'v ever tried! Love the fact that you can choose between taking the gold, the items or everything at once. Also a very nice feature that it displays the total amout of gold in your inbox.
Only thing I'v "kindda" missing, is somekind of address box for the sent mail tab. making it easier to mail players who is not...
File: ControlFreak05-02-08 |
No.. This will not show if you are...
Posted By: Portalius
No.. This will not show if you are being CC'ed, Conrtol Freak is all about your own CC abillitys. eg. Hibernate(druid) sheep(mage) fear undead(pala) sap(rouge) banish(warlock) and so on.
If you get CC'd on a bg, you can see the cooldown on the debuff, so why need an addon for that?
Or have I misunderstod something?
File: ControlFreak04-14-08 |
Originally posted by Purity
Posted By: Portalius
Originally posted by Purity
make a macro with /click ControlFreakFrame drop on action bar. Wallah!
I know about the making a macro thing... but I was just looking to make the "real" addon in the size of lets say 2-3 of my normal bottons, so that I could have the information provided by the addon together with my bottons.
File: ControlFreak04-13-08 |
Best addon I'v seen in a long time!...
Posted By: Portalius
Best addon I'v seen in a long time! Simple, easy to use, and enhanchen ones gameplay by miles :)
Only think missing (if possible) would be the means to resize the buttom size, and maybe skin the edge to match cycircle button layouts. That way you would be able to have controlfreak sit and replace the position of your "old" control...
File: HighRoller03-31-08 |
Why has this "only" been picked as...
Posted By: Portalius
Why has this "only" been picked as additional pick of the week?!?
This should be mod of the year! Great work!
File: Xparky03-08-08 |
I'm having a really annoying proble...
Posted By: Portalius
I'm having a really annoying problem with this REALLY great addon.
I dl it from this site, install and everything works as it should. then the day after I use my wowaceupdater, as I always do, and see that xparky's version is "n/a". So when I mark all addons and select update, it ofcause updates xparky aswell.
Problem is, that...
File: WoWInterface UI Manager - Windows02-19-08 |
To better discribe the problem for...
Posted By: Portalius
To better discribe the problem for you Shirik, I went in to my addons folder, and deleted every file named "update.wid" to have a clean programstart.
I then choose "Install New" and selected all the addons I wanted to update through your program. After this it wanted me to confirm all of them one by one. After all this, the progra...
File: WoWInterface UI Manager - Windows02-19-08 |
Great work on the update! seems to...
Posted By: Portalius
Great work on the update! seems to be working almost flawless now :)
after some working around in it, I have to it watch all the addons I'v downloaded from wowinterface.
There are some minor problems though.
When you use the "Install new addon" it shows you a list of favorite addons which is really great, but when I selecte...
File: WoWInterface UI Manager - Windows02-18-08 |
Worked alot better. This is a scree...
Posted By: Portalius
Worked alot better. This is a screenshot of how it looks now:
Apart from the "Error - Unspecified I/O Error" everything seems to work as it should.
One thing I like to know though is, how do i remove the "SewellUI", since it says that its an Unsupported Addon, there is n...
File: WoWInterface UI Manager - Windows02-18-08 |
Great job on fixing the connective...
Posted By: Portalius
Great job on fixing the connective issues!
Allthough I can't really explane the next problem, since I'm not sure how you intendet it to work, so I'll post a screenshot of how it looks after I connect:
What I'm I missing here?
just in case, this is a print of my error....
File: WoWInterface UI Manager - Windows02-17-08 |
Happy to hear that I might have bee...
Posted By: Portalius
Happy to hear that I might have been able to help out on this project.
Only thing I have running while trying the program is the latest version of Avast!.
So I tried turning that off to make sure it didn't do anything wrong, but that didn't change anything.
So I'm still stuck with the same errors.
Will be looking forward...
File: WoWInterface UI Manager - Windows02-17-08 |
When I start up the program its say...
Posted By: Portalius
When I start up the program its says:
"Unable to read favorites list. Check your internet connection and try again"
I'v then done a manual search through my addon list and added all the files that I'v downloaded from this page, and it just say: "Waiting for avaliable thread".
I'm unable to remove any of those files from the...


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I know English, Chiese and some japanese
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Volvo has renewed its contract with RAC for roadside assistance,coinciding with the companies' 20 years of workingtogether.
The renewal programme is the longest that RAC has secured with amajor motor manufacturer and will cover more than 300,000 new andselected used vehicles.
Abu Shafi, director of corporate partnerships for RAC, says:"This long-term arrangement with Volvo is focused on givingits drivers the best experience possible at a time of need and, inturn, supporting the Volvo brand values of which safety is one ofthe most important.
"Volvo customers have high expectations of their cars andthat extends to how they are treated if they ever require help atthe roadside. That is why we are glad to be extending our 20-yearpartnership."
The Volvo-RAC contract covers roadside assistance and breakdownrecovery in the UK and mainland Europe (not islands such as Majorcaetc) under the standard 12-month Volvo Assistance programmeprovided with all new as well as Volvo Selected Used Cars.
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With around seven millionmembers, RAC is one of the UK's most progressive motoringorganizations, providing services for both private and businessmotorists. Whether it's roadside assistance, windscreen repair andreplacement, learning to drive, vehicle inspections and checks,legal and financial services or up-to-the-minute traffic and travelinformation - RAC is able to meet motorists' needs. RACincorporates BSM, RAC Auto Windscreens, RAC Direct Insurance andHPI.
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Structural stability and decomposition of Mg(BH4)2 isomorphs - an ab initio free energy study
Publication: Research - peer-review › Journal article – Annual report year: 2009
We present the first comprehensive comparison between free energies, based on a phonon dispersion calculation within density functional theory, of theoretically predicted structures and the experimentally proposed a (P6(1)) and beta (Fddd) phases of the promising hydrogen storage material Mg(BH4)(2). The recently proposed low-density I (4) over bar m2 ground state is found to be thermodynamically unstable, with soft acoustic phonon modes at the Brillouin zone boundary. We show that such acoustic instabilities can be detected by a macroscopic distortion of the unit cell. Following the atomic displacements of the unstable modes, we have obtained a new F222 structure, which has a lower energy than all previously experimentally and theoretically proposed phases of Mg( BH4) 2 and is free of imaginary eigenmodes. A new meta-stable high-density I4(1)/amd structure is also derived from the I (4) over bar m2 phase. Temperatures for the decomposition are found to be in the range of 400-470 K and largely independent of the structural complexity, as long as the primary cation coordination polyhedra are properly represented. This opens a possibility of using simple model structures for screening and prediction of finite temperature stability and decomposition temperatures of novel borohydride systems.
Original language | English |
Journal | Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 1 |
Pages (from-to) | 7 |
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State | Published - 2009 |
Citations | Web of Science® Times Cited: 55 |
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Gym-rat commodities trader spots Jesse Jackson—but not Rahm—at East Bank Club.
Kingsbury and Kinzie Streets
Not that Sam Zell, right? Right. No relation.
What's up? I'm headed to the East Bank Club.
Just having a cigarette before hitting the treadmill? [Laughs] I know it seems kind of at odds.
The East Bank Club seems pretty sceney: celebrities, society types, politicians. Ever get an eyeful of Rahmbo in the locker-room shower? No. I've seen Jesse Jackson quite a bit. I guess he's famous. Barack used to play ball here.
What's your workout agenda? Today, I just don't feel like it, so I'm probably just gonna take a steam, sauna and relax.
Tense day at the office? Every day is tense to me!
What do you do? Trade commodities, so legalized gambling. [Laughs] For the most part, place your bets, see if you're right.
What kind of commodities? Oil, gas, gold, silver, agricultural products—I trade everything.
Given your line of work, is a trip to Vegas kind of redundant? Absolutely. I gamble for a living. I have really no interest whatsoever in gambling the money that I earned for enjoyment. If I can get into the gym and run, that makes me feel better. Back in the day, I was a college tennis athlete at University of Vermont and played while at school at Oxford University. If I can get onto a court, I still play.
Any New Year's resolutions? Eh, not really. I've never really been one for resolutions, New Year's or otherwise. In life, you can start any day. Tomorrow is as good as any other to start what you wanna start. I could quit smoking tomorrow, but I'm not going to.


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Did Microsoft actually put 'get repeatedly pwned by Syrian hackers' on its 2014 todo list?
Now its Office blog is trashed
Another week, and yet another successful compromise of Microsoft's servers by the so-called Syrian Electronic Army. And this time it's Redmond's revamped Office blog that got vandalized.
All your blogs are belong to us
"A targeted cyberattack temporarily affected the Microsoft Office blog and the account was reset," a spokesperson told El Reg in a statement.
"We can confirm that no customer information was compromised. Microsoft continues to take a number of actions to protect our employees and accounts against this industry-wide issue."
Microsoft relaunched the Office blog on Monday, but in a series of Twitter postings the self-styled Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) mocked Redmond's attempts to keep the dastardly defacers at bay: "Changing the CMS [content management system] will not help if your employees are hacked and they don't know about it."
It's a highly embarrassing development for Microsoft. Last week the SEA successfully got into two official Microsoft Twitter accounts and one blog, and a few days later Redmond was forced to admit that some of its staff email accounts had also been taken over.
The SEA has made Microsoft a target because it claims Redmond is selling user data from Hotmail and Outlook to the US government for monitoring purposes. Microsoft has denied this, although it was named as a participant in the NSA's PRISM massive internet surveillance operation in leaked documents from whistleblower Edward Snowden.
This latest hack is another embarrassment for a company that has been making much of its advanced computer security capabilities. In November the Windows giant trumpeted its new Digital Crimes Unit facility, a CSI-style center designed to map cybercrooks around the world and stop them in realtime.
While Microsoft has had some success in tracking down and eliminating armies of hackered-controlled hijacked PCs (aka botnets), it might be an idea if Redmond spent a little more time putting its own house in order and allocated some resources to knocking back the SEA.
The hacking group started out going after media outlets and caused a brief stock-market rollback after broadcasting the report of an explosion at the White House on AP's Twitter feed. Rival hacktivist group Anonymous claimed to have targeted the SEA, but this latest attack suggests that the SEA is still out there cracking passwords. ®


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Marilyn Quayle
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Marilyn Quayle | |
Marilyn Quayle
Wife of the Vice President of the United States | |
In office January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 |
Preceded by | Barbara Bush |
Succeeded by | Tipper Gore |
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Born | Marilyn Tucker July 29, 1949 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Dan Quayle |
Children | Tucker, Benjamin, Corinne |
Alma mater | Purdue University Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law |
Occupation | Lawyer, novelist, politician |
Marilyn Tucker-Quayle (born July 29, 1949) is an American politician, lawyer and novelist. She is the wife of former U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle. She was the Second Lady of the United States from 1989 until 1993.
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She was born in Indianapolis. Her parents were Mary Alice (nee Craig, died 1975) and Warren Samuel Tucker (died 2004). She is the fourth of six children. She has three sisters (Nancy, Sally, and Janet) and two brothers (James and William). Marilyn's parents were both doctors. Her maternal grandfather was born in Maybole, Scotland.[1]


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place your bets now!...(archers spoiler)
(58 Posts)Dead or another ambridge coma special?
So...what do we think?...
Already heard the news, despite not listening in at 7.00 - Twitter was full of it! How long before it's up on iPlayer?
But back to your question - the timing fits in well with Brenda moving out - she can move in with Vicky and they can raise the baby between them.
Is it not Neil ?
Yup. The gun was shot in the direction of Neil and/or Darrell. Nothing to do with Moike.
And there was I thinking that Neil has come on in leaps and bounds in recent months - he is in danger of nicking David's place as village Good Guy. He is acting like a wise Elder, was reliable in a crisis and is generally 'solid'. I hope the SW don't have a nasty outcome penciled in for him. On the bright side, I suppose that it's more bad news for that odious twerp Tom.
It was a gun shot? I thought he was hit by the car. I hope they don't finish him off. It's become all too much Eastenders for me since that new editor took over - I was brought up in Archers country and I was quite happy when nothing really happened, it reminded me of home!
Gunshot. But it will be another Archers medical event, like Jazzer's miraculously healed brain damage, Brian's vanishing epilepsy, the three complete recoveries from comas, Abi's problem free happily brqstfeeding prematurity, Beth's milestone hitting Down's syndrome and Wolfgang's vanishing TB.
Not happy about this. Neil is one of the very few really nice people in Ambridge. I suppose that makes him expendable, like Nigel. I wouldn't have cared much if they'd got rid of Darrell, but I suppose they know that. I'd be over the moon if they got rid of Paul as that storyline is soooooooo boring unless there's some amazing twist coming.
Anyone else wonder if Matt was maybe at the dogfight?
Not happy about this. Neil is one of the very few really nice people in Ambridge. I suppose that makes him expendable, like Nigel.
My thoughts exactly. I also wondered if Matt was in attendance.
When VW did an interview the other day about leaving TA, she mentioned that the SW considered doing a murder storyline but it was veto'd by The Powers Above. I'm pinning my hopes on this. In fact, I'm hoping that it was a totally wild shot that didn't actually hit anyone. It was, after all, in a field, at a distance, in the dark.
I can't bear to listen anymore and just read the synopsis so that I can be amazed at how overly dramatic it has become
My guess wih baby Beth is that she disappears from the radio from about 1yr and then reappears at 14 with no sign of downs and becomes a stroppy teenager a la pip
Although the way it is going I'm not sure it's still going to be on in 14 years
There are so many stories that they start and then nothing comes of it.
I'm expecting Paul's surprise to be his ex wife tied up in the flat ready for his crazed revenge
Sorry - total brain fade in my post yesterday.... I am a regular listener, honestly - just get Neil and Mike muddled sometimes.
Omg just listened on iplayer. Exactly the same thoughts: not another death/coma/serious hospital situation. Darrell is such a prat!
Anyway can't wait for the next episode so I guess that was the aim.
Nooooo they better not kill off Neil You know the good guy involved in village matters etc.... it could happen I'm effing annoyed.... this is ridiculous coming so soon after Chris
Was going to put this on the other thread but that seems a bit more spoiler free so am sticking it here instead:
Definitely agree that The Archers is not supposed to be Corrie or Eastenders or anything like that and I will not be happy if they continue down that route. That said it's a great dramatic twist have the son almost killed, then just when it's all done and dusted off the father in a 'didn't see that coming' type way...the trouble is I don't want that from The Archers; it's not why I listen <pouts>
Darrell just irritates me beyond belief. I quite liked it when they introduced Elona and made it clear that it wasn't a DailyMailSpecial 'all them Eastern Europeans coming over here being scrounging criminals' but Darrell and the daughters are just loathsome.
I fear it doesn't look good for Neil, it would tie in nicely with Nic being pregnant as well - all the attention can be on Emma instead as she'll have lost her dad...
I fear you're right spuder agree about dopey Darryl and sort of nice Elona too. It's not what I listen for either.
SHOCKING stuff
Poor Neil, I hope darryl feels so guilty he tops himself or something. He's such a prat.
I agree, I liked the archers when the most exciting thing that happened all week was a cow getting a sore leg. Can't be doing with all the action.
but surely the villain Des won't get away?
Do we think Neil is dead?!?!
So now we can add "being shot in the shoulder" to the catalogue of illnesses,injuries and conditions that people in Ambridge seem to be able to shake off in hours with no after effects!
Oh shit- sorry if that was a spoiler...............
Also we've had somebody else telling the law about illegal activity and dramatic denouements ensuing before. It is getting too eastenders.
Where the hell are Linda and the llamas?
And did Wolfgang die of TB?
Go on spoil it tell me or do we have another cliff hanger? I noticed that lately Susan has been AWOL.
So its not just me that has been wondering if all of Lindy's llamas have had to be put down?
I'm guessing that they had a story mapped out about Lindy's llamas and Ed being trained up to go badger culling ... and then the Government cancelled the plan so they had to abort mid-story. (I'm a bit confused: I think they cancelled in the south midlands but it's still going ahead in the south west. Is that right?)
Do you want to hear Celia's husband's song: badger badger badger
Urgh, just listened to yesterday's episode... can't see Neil dying of his 'flesh wound' (although I did have a brief chuckle imagining his torso hopping around whilst Susan flaps in the background) so it's all going to be about DarrellTheWimp... I'm also very very bored of Tom and Brenda already.
And yes dammit I want to know if Wolfgang died of TB or not!
How do we think Pip is going to get rumbled for her big day out in London; it was just a day trip wasn't it given the cover story was she was revising in the library so she must be back by now?
Is it me or is th show getting even sillier?
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