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There is no doubt that the capabilities of design, analysis, and GIS software programs for civil engineering applications have expanded significantly during the last decade. Laying the foundation for this development are innovations in computer hardware and connectivity. To get a better understanding of this impact, CE News posed two questions to a number of software and technology providers.
How have innovations in computer hardware and connectivity during the last few years impacted development and use of design, analysis, and GIS software for civil engineering applications?
Adam Strafaci, senior industry marketing manager, Infrastructure, Autodesk: The last several years has seen significant innovations in computer hardware and connectivity in three major areas: desktop computing power, cloud computing, and broadband access/mobile computing. These innovations are not only having dramatic impacts on how we develop design, analysis, and GIS software, but also on how our users experience using this software.
The increases in computing power at lower cost of hardware continue to enable software to do more, especially in the domains of visualization, simulation, and analysis. As building information modeling (BIM) starts to gain traction in infrastructure, civil engineers are expecting to do more with their information, including using it to develop photorealistic renderings of projects and to support analysis for optimizing designs. The increases in computing power support this workflow.
The rapid expansion of cloud computing has provided civil engineering professionals with what is essentially infinite computing and storage capacity. Engineers can now conduct analysis and visualization leveraging farms of CPUs to iterate in ways that are not feasible on the desktop. Huge datasets can now reside securely in the cloud and be accessed and collaborated on by project team members. And projects can be shared with stakeholders using the Web in ways that even a few years ago were expensive, cumbersome, and labor-intensive.
Finally, the continuing advance of broadband access along with the reduced cost and improved portability and capability of devices has brought mobile computing into the mainstream of civil engineering. It is now practical not only to take plans or designs into the field on smart phones and tablets, but to create and update them and capture the conditions on the ground while sharing the changes in near real time with an extended project team.
Perrine Parrod, product marketing manager,Geospatial,Bentley Systems Inc.: Regarding hardware, 64-bit gave access to more memory. The main benefit is that users don't run out of memory when opening very large models. Also, processors are faster (improvements during the last 10 years). The main benefit is that it allows users to model all-pipe models for more realistic representations of real-world systems. This means that when smart skeletonization (model simplification) is used, it is not to allow faster calculations anymore; modelers now have the flexibility to either:
- keep skeletonizing their model, mostly as a way to simplify hydraulic models when increasing complexity of the work does not add value to the modeling activities anymore; or
- create a sophisticated all-pipe model, for geospatial system planning.
Faster processors have also allowed software companies to develop Genetic Algorithm-based capabilities for engineering applications that generally require a huge number of trial-and-revision cycles, such as model calibration and pipe design and rehabilitation.
Hard drives are faster. This means faster performance with modeling processes such as saving results and generating reports.
Connectivity improvements have allowed users to collaborate more effectively on projects from different parts of the world. For example, with Bentley's ProjectWise, project teams can improve work sharing, better manage all engineering content, and better leverage existing hydraulic and hydrologic models, ultimately reducing project costs.
Another example of benefits is the capability to publish data on the Internet. For example, using Bentley Geo Web Publisher is a cost effective way to share corporate information and data both to the public and staff members.
Ron Breukelaar, Ph.D., chief scientist, BLUERIDGE Analytics Inc.: There are two main improvements. First, software for civil engineers (and for engineering in general) has become much more portable with the advent and adoption of high-speed Internet. Running software "in the cloud" has made it substantially easier to share files and collaborate on projects, reducing time and effort. It has also made updates and patches, CDs, large downloads, et cetera, a thing of the past.
Second, significant improvements in CPU speed and memory size have made it possible to develop "smart" software that truly optimizes real-world civil engineering problems. This makes it possible to use the computer to not only calculate the feasibility and cost of a certain project, but also, "ask" the computer to find a more cost-effective or environmentally friendly solution.
Brad Heil, vice president – Products & Services, Eagle Point Software: Cloud computing (in different forms) has begun taking hold in our market within the last few years. While it started with firms sharing project files, it is evolving into a way in which other content and services are delivered. The day in which high-speed Internet is consistently available for companies of all sizes is nearing. It's certainly not as widely available and persistent as electricity, but it's close. That, coupled with customers' caution to store proprietary information offsite has meant a slow adoption for the cloud, but one that is certainly gaining speed.
As this type of always-on connectivity continues to take hold, companies are benefiting immensely by utilizing alternative, lower-cost ways to solve the problems of implementing new workflows, training, and supporting their people on engineering design software.
Alan Sharp, business manager, Software Solutions, Trimble Navigation, Ltd.: The key innovations that have impacted the development and use of design, analysis, and GIS software have been:
- the availability of high-speed wireless Internet using cellular and WiFi technologies;
- improvements in processing power available through the combination of multi-core processors and the affordability of larger memory in personal computers;
- improved graphics speed for better visualization;
- lower-power computing devices enabling increased use of in-field computing using touch screen tablet computers; and
- development of common file formats that allow different software solutions to share information easily
What specific features of your company's design, analysis, or GIS solutions for civil engineering applications significantly leverage these hardware and connectivity innovations?
Strafaci (Autodesk): Innovations in desktop computing power, cloud computing, and broadband access/mobile are impacting the Autodesk BIM for Infrastructure software portfolio on a number of fronts. From a pure computing power standpoint, the increased desktop capacity really set the stage for the workflows supported by the new Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite. While civil engineering professionals have long used analysis, simulation, and visualization tools in their workflows to help optimize designs, it was generally a disconnected time-consuming process. The software in the Infrastructure Design Suite Premium, supported by increased computing power, allows civil engineers to integrate this type of optimization into their design workflow and get more immediate feedback.
In terms of cloud computing and broadband access, one of the more interesting developments is a new offering on Autodesk Labs called Project Galileo Online. Essentially what this technology does is help users of our new Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler conceptual design software collaborate on models in the cloud. Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler, released in August 2011, helps GIS, planning, and civil engineering professionals evaluate future infrastructure in the context of what already exists. Central to the products capabilities is its ability to help quickly build very large models of existing infrastructure from available data including GIS information, imagery, CAD data, and BIM models. This model then becomes the foundation for conceptual sketching and serves as platform for engaging with project stakeholders. With the new Labs technology and the combined power of the cloud and increased bandwidth, it is now possible to collaborate on these huge models virtually.
Parrod (Bentley Systems): WaterGEMS' Darwin modules use the most recent technological advances in the high-performance Fast Messy Genetic Algorithm (GA), enabling the evaluation of hundreds of thousands of alternatives that meet user constraints. Faster processors have enabled this huge number of calculations to be made in a few seconds, and engineering industry applications are numerous:
- Darwin Calibrator automates the model calibration process by making hundreds of thousands of adjustments matching the model to real-world conditions. The main benefit for engineers is to be able to use a reliable decision-support tool. Darwin Calibrator's capabilities have also been extended to water leakage modeling, allowing engineers to leverage flow and pressure data to find locations where detailed sonic leak detection should be initiated.
- Darwin Designer optimizes design and rehabilitation for water distribution systems. The Darwin Designer solutions maximize the hydraulic performance of the water distribution system and minimize capital investment, based on hydraulic constraints, allowable pipe sizes, and associated unit costs entered by users.
- Darwin Scheduler optimizes pump scheduling for water distribution systems. By using GA optimization to control nominated pumps during an extended period simulation, it avoids a manual trial and error approach to finding the most efficient operating schedule, ultimately helping to reduce energy usage and costs.
Breukelaar (BLUERIDGE Analytics): SITEOPS is one of the first completely cloud-based civil engineering software products in that it runs within a Web page and can be accessed from anywhere. Upon purchasing our software, users receive a login name and password and can immediately start working in their browser.
SITEOPS utilizes sophisticated artificial intelligence algorithms to run through millions of combinations of layout, grading, and piping options for a site. Without recent developments in computer science, this would have been unthinkable. BLUERIDGE Analytics maintains a large collection of high-end servers in a secured facility. Although some functions of SITEOPS are actually performed on a local computer, the difficult "heavy lifting" computing required for cost optimization would be far beyond the reach of even today's fastest desktops, laptops, or typical office servers.
Heil (Eagle Point Software): Our Pinnacle Series solution for Autodesk customers leverages the Internet as a way to deliver multiple implementation, training, and support resources in a single, concise interface. Through a hybrid approach, content is delivered via the Internet and through a customer's local and wide area networks. Things of a more proprietary nature, such as custom workflow process content, reside protected on-premises. While other, more universal information such as video content, on-line training classes, chat, and technical support is delivered over the Internet.
There are many advantages to this approach. First, having a wide range of information available in this fashion helps democratize standard practices, education, and support resources, making content more readily accessible to everyone in the organization. Secondly, companies can ease themselves into the concept and benefits of cloud applications and services. And ultimately, this dual content delivery approach means companies experience less downtime, protect their intellectual property, and spend far less money than they would with conventional training and support service engagements.
Sharp (Trimble Navigation): Trimble has been highly focused on developing hardware and software solutions that enable the Trimble Connected Site for a number of years. Solutions such as the Trimble Internet Base Station Service, the Trimble SNM940 Connected Site Gateway, and Trimble on-machine radios connect the field to the office quickly and easily.
The availability of high-speed wireless Internet on the construction site allows the use of a single 3D model throughout the construction life cycle. Using Business Center – HCE by Trimble, estimating and data preparation departments can use the 3D model to compute material quantities for a project, and to extend its use into the construction phase of the project. This 3D design model is then freely shared and managed using Connected Community by Trimble. This connectivity enables the design engineer, site supervisor, and machine operator to all work from a common, current model.
Used for site positioning and grade checking, the Trimble Tablet and Trimble TSC3 controllers feature integrated connectivity to rapidly send and retrieve data or e-mail without the need for additional components or plug-in cards. The Trimble on-machine radios or the Trimble SNM940 Connected Site Gateway provide the ability to receive design files wirelessly on the machine, and send data from the machine to the office.
Due to recent advances in processing power, Trimble now offers an advanced alignment optimization system, Trimble Quantm, on personal computers. Formerly, Trimble Quantm was only available as a server-based service. Trimble Quantm Desktop enables sophisticated optimization and can be used not only for planning, but also for value engineering, with options explored in hours not weeks.


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(NEW YORK) — With all of the food fads out there, how can the average person sort out the truth?
In his latest book, Coffee is Good for You, health journalist Robert Davis demystifies the food research we read on a daily basis. Should we take multivitamins? Is red wine really good for you? Will gluten-free make you feel better?
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Generic name: delavirdine mesylate (de-LAH-vur-deen MESS-ihl-ate)
ALERT: Find out about medicines that should NOT be taken with RESCRIPTOR. Please also read the section &lduqo;MEDICINES YOU SHOULD NOT TAKE WITH RESCRIPTOR.&rduqo;
Read this information carefully before taking RESCRIPTOR. Also, read this leaflet each time you renew the prescription, just in case anything has changed. This is a summary and not a replacement for a careful discussion with your healthcare provider (doctor, nurse, pharmacist). You and your healthcare provider should discuss RESCRIPTOR when you start taking this medication and at regular checkups. You should remain under a doctor's care when taking RESCRIPTOR and should not change or stop treatment without first talking with your healthcare provider.
What is RESCRIPTOR and how does it work?
RESCRIPTOR is a medicine used in combination with other anti-HIV medicines to treat people with HIV-1 infection. Infection with HIV-1 leads to the destruction of infection-fighting immune system cells (called CD4+ cells or T cells), which are important to the immune system. After a large number of CD4+ cells have been destroyed, the infected person develops acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
RESCRIPTOR helps to block HIV-1 reverse transcriptase, a chemical the virus uses to make more copies of itself. The main goals of anti-HIV medicines like RESCRIPTOR are to decrease the amount of virus in your blood (called viral load) and to increase the number of CD4+ cells as much as possible for as long as possible.
RESCRIPTOR, when taken with other anti-HIV medicines, lowers the HIV-1 viral load in patients. Patients who took RESCRIPTOR as part of combination therapy for HIV-1 also had increases in their CD4+ cell count.
General information about RESCRIPTOR
RESCRIPTOR does not cure HIV-1 or AIDS and you may continue to experienceillnesses associated with HIV-1 infection, including opportunistic infections. Youshould remain under the care of a doctor when using RESCRIPTOR.
Avoid doing things that can spread HIV-1 infection.
- Do not share needles or other injection equipment.
- Do not share personal items that can have blood or body fluids on them, like toothbrushes and razor blades.
- Do not have any kind of sex without protection. Always practice safe sex by using a latex or polyurethane condom to lower the chance of sexual contact with semen, vaginal secretions, or blood.
How should I take RESCRIPTOR?
- You should stay under a healthcare provider's care when taking RESCRIPTOR. Do not change your treatment or stop treatment without first talking with your healthcare provider.
- You must take RESCRIPTOR every day exactly as your healthcare provider prescribes it. Follow the directions from your healthcare provider, exactly as written on the label.
- The usual dose of RESCRIPTOR is two 200-mg tablets 3 times a day or four 100-mg tablets 3 times a day, in combination with other anti-HIV-1 medicines. Either way, your total daily dose of RESCRIPTOR remains the same.
- You can take RESCRIPTOR with or without food.
- If you have trouble swallowing tablets, the 100-mg RESCRIPTOR tablets may be dissolved in water. Place 4 tablets in at least 3 ounces of water and allow the tablets to sit in the water for a few minutes. Then, stir the water until the tablets have dissolved and drink the mixture right away. Add a little more water, swirl, and then drink the rest of the mixture to be sure that you get all the medicine. The 200-mg tablets must be swallowed whole. They cannot be dissolved in water.
- Many people find it easier to take their RESCRIPTOR with breakfast, lunch, and dinner, since food does not interfere with RESCRIPTOR. It is a good idea to get into the habit of taking RESCRIPTOR on a regular schedule to make it easier to remember. Figure out things that happen every day at pill-taking time and take your tablets then. By taking your medicine along with activities you do every day, such as getting up in the morning, brushing your teeth, eating lunch, coming home from work in the evening, or watching a favorite TV show, you will find it easier to remember to take every dose.
- When your supply of RESCRIPTOR starts to run low, get more from your healthcare provider or pharmacy. This is very important because the amount of virus in your blood may increase if the medicine is stopped for even a short time. The virus may develop resistance to RESCRIPTOR and become harder to treat.
- Only take medicine that has been prescribed specifically for you. Do not give RESCRIPTOR to others or take medicine prescribed for someone else.
What should I do if I miss a dose of RESCRIPTOR?
If you forget to take a dose of RESCRIPTOR, take it as soon as possible. However, if you skip the dose entirely, do not double the next dose. If you forget a lot of doses, talk to your healthcare provider about how you should continue taking your medicine.
Who should not take RESCRIPTOR?
Together with your healthcare provider, you need to decide whether RESCRIPTOR is right for you.
- Do not take RESCRIPTOR if you are taking certain
medicines. These could cause serious side effects that could cause death.
Before you take RESCRIPTOR, you must tell your healthcare provider about all
the medicines you are taking or are planning to take. These include other
prescription and nonprescription medicines and herbal supplements.
For more information about medicines you should not take with RESCRIPTOR, please read the section titled &lduqo;MEDICINES YOU SHOULD NOT TAKE WITH RESCRIPTOR.&rduqo;
- Do not take RESCRIPTOR if you have an allergy to RESCRIPTOR. Also tell your healthcare provider if you have any known allergies to other medicines, foods, preservatives, or dyes.
- Tell your healthcare provider if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. The effects of RESCRIPTOR on pregnant women or their unborn babies are not known.
- If you are breastfeeding, do not breastfeed. We do not know if RESCRIPTOR can be passed to your baby in your breast milk and whether it could harm your baby. Also, mothers with HIV-1 should not breastfeed because HIV-1 can be passed to the baby in the breast milk. Talk with your healthcare provider about the best way to feed your baby.
- Talk with your healthcare provider if you have liver or kidney disease. RESCRIPTOR has not been studied in people with liver or kidney disease.
- Certain medical problems may affect the use of RESCRIPTOR. Be sure to tell your healthcare provider of any other medical problems you may have.
Can I take RESCRIPTOR with other medicines?
RESCRIPTOR may interact with other medicines, including those you take without a prescription. You must tell your healthcare provider about all medicines you are taking or planning to take before you take RESCRIPTOR. It is a good idea to keep acomplete list of all the medicines that you take, including nonprescriptionmedicines, herbal remedies and supplements, and street drugs. Update this list when medicines are added or stopped. Give copies of this list to all of your healthcare providers every time you visit or fill a prescription.
Do not take the following medicines with RESCRIPTOR because they can cause serious problems or death if taken with RESCRIPTOR:
- VERSED® (midazolam) Injection and Syrup (for sedation)
- HALCION® (triazolam) Tablets (for sleep problems)
- XANAX® (alprazolam) Tablets (for anxiety)
- D.H.E. 45® Injection, ERGOMAR®, MIGRANAL®, WIGRAINE®, and CAFERGOT® (for migraine headaches)
- METHERGINE® (for bleeding after childbirth)
- ORAP® (pimozide) Tablets (for seizures)
- PROPULSID® (cisapride) Tablets and Suspension (for heartburn)
- HISMANAL® (astemizole) Tablets (for allergies)
- SELDANE® (terfenadine) Tablets (for allergies)
Do not take the following medicines when you take RESCRIPTOR. They may reduce the levels of RESCRIPTOR in the blood and make it less effective. Talk with your healthcare provider if you are currently taking these medicines because other medicines may have to be given to take their place:
- Rifampin (also known as RIMACTANE®, RIFADIN®, RIFATER®, RIFAMATE®) (to treat tuberculosis)
- Phenobarbital (for seizures)
- DILANTIN® (phenytoin) (for seizures)
- TEGRETOL® (carbamazepine) (for seizures)
Do not take RESCRIPTOR with St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum), an herbal product sold as a dietary supplement, or products containing St. John's wort. Talk with your healthcare provider if you are taking or planning to take St. John's wort.
Taking St. John's wort may decrease levels of RESCRIPTOR and lead to increased viral load and possible resistance to RESCRIPTOR or cross-resistance to other anti- HIV medicines.
Do not take RESCRIPTOR with cholesterol-lowering medicines MEVACOR® (lovastatin) or ZOCOR® (simvastatin) because of possible serious reactions. There is also an increased risk of drug interactions between RESCRIPTOR and LIPITOR® (atorvastatin), BAYCOL® (cerivastatin), and LESCOL® (fluvastatin); talk to your healthcare provider before you take any of these cholesterol-reducing medicines with RESCRIPTOR.
Medicines that require dosage adjustments:
It is possible that your healthcare provider may need to increase or decrease the dose of other medicines when you are taking RESCRIPTOR. Remember to tell your healthcare provider all the medicines you are taking or planning to take.
Before you take VIAGRA® (sildenafil) with RESCRIPTOR, talk to your healthcare provider about problems these 2 medicines can cause when taken together. You may get increased side effects of VIAGRA, such as low blood pressure, vision changes, and penis erection lasting more than 4 hours. If an erection lasts longer than 4 hours, get medical help right away to avoid permanent damage to your penis. Your healthcare provider canexplain these symptoms to you.
- If you are taking both VIDEX® (didanosine, ddI) and RESCRIPTOR: TakeVIDEX (buffered tablets) 1 hour before or 1 hour after you take RESCRIPTOR. Taking them together causes lower amounts of RESCRIPTOR in the blood, making both medicines less effective.
- Protease inhibitors: A number of healthy volunteers and HIV-1-infected patients were studied while taking RESCRIPTOR with one of these protease inhibitors: CRIXIVAN® (indinavir), INVIRASE® and FORTOVASE® (saquinavir), NORVIR® (ritonavir), or VIRACEPT® (nelfinavir). RESCRIPTOR was shown to increase the amount of these protease inhibitors in the blood. RESCRIPTOR is expected to increase the amount of AGENERASE® (amprenavir) and KALETRA® (lopinavir + ritonavir) in the blood. As a result, your healthcare provider may choose to lower the dose of one of these medicines or monitor certain lab tests if these protease inhibitors are taken in combination with RESCRIPTOR.
- Antacids should be taken at least 1 hour before or 1 hour after you take RESCRIPTOR because they can slow the absorption of RESCRIPTOR.
Based on your history of taking other anti-HIV medicine, your healthcare provider will direct you on how to take RESCRIPTOR and other anti-HIV medicines. These drugs should be taken in a certain order or at specific times. This will depend on how many times a day each medicine should be taken. It will also depend on whether the medicines should be taken with or without food.
What are the possible side effects of RESCRIPTOR?
- This list of side effects is not complete. If you have questions about side effects, ask your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist. You should report any new or continuing symptoms to your healthcare provider right away. Your healthcare provider may be able to help you manage these side effects.
- The most important common side effect seen in people taking RESCRIPTOR has been a skin rash. The rash occurs mainly on the upper body and upper arms, and sometimes on the neck and face. The rash appears as a red area on the skin with slight bumps, and it can be itchy. The rash tends to occur early, usually within 1 to 3 weeks after you start taking RESCRIPTOR, and it usually lasts less than2 weeks. Watch your rash carefully and talk to your healthcare provider about how to treat it. If the rash is going to be serious or severe (with fever, blistering,sores in the mouth, redness or swelling of the eyes, or muscle and joint aches), you and your healthcare provider will usually realize it during the first 3 days of the rash. If you have symptoms of a severe rash, you should stop taking RESCRIPTOR and speak with your healthcare provider as soon possible. Be prepared to explain where the rash is, your temperature, and whether or not you have other symptoms.
- Other side effects include headache, nausea, diarrhea, and tiredness. Of these, nausea was the most common.
- Changes in body fat have been seen in some patients taking antiretroviral therapy. These changes may include increased amount of fat in the upper back and neck (&lduqo;buffalo hump"), breast, and around the trunk. Loss of fat from the legs, arms and face may also happen. The cause and long-term health effects of these conditions are not known at this time.
- Before you start using any medicine, talk with your healthcare provider about what to expect and discuss ways to reduce the side effects you may have.
How do I store RESCRIPTOR?
- Keep RESCRIPTOR and all other medicines out of the reach of children. Keep the bottle closed and store at room temperature (between 68°F and 77°F) away from sources of moisture such as a sink or other damp place. Heat and moisture may reduce the effectiveness of RESCRIPTOR.
- Do not keep medicine that is out of date or that you no longer need. Be sure that if you throw any medicine away, it is out of the reach of children.
General advice about prescription medicines:
Discuss all questions about your health with your healthcare provider. If you have questions about RESCRIPTOR or any other medicines you are taking, ask your healthcare provider. You can also call 1-877-844-8872 toll free.
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BASEL, Switz.–Panalpina's specialized division for large-scale projects is one of the fastest growing areas of its business, the company noted.
Known as Panprojects, the division experienced 20% year-on-year turnover growth in 2013 and now has over 400 dedicated staff. One of its latest and largest projects involved work on an offshore oil platform section for energy giant BP in Azerbaijan, the company said in a release.
The ceiling transport and logistics cost for a single industrial project is expected to cross the $1 billion mark in the near future, such is the growth of this increasingly important aspect of business.
Panprojects was established in 2002 to directly address the logistics needs of the world's most ambitious industrial projects. The service creates tailor-made, end-to-end transport networks for each project, said Panalpina.
Chris Kent, global head of Panprojects, attributes the division's growth to its vast experience and flexible approach to these large jobs that mean it can tailor its workforce and global set-up to suit specific projects.
"We've spent years developing the people and processes that improve efficiency on major projects," he says. "Our people around the world have the local expertise and the global support to establish new routes and continually develop better ways of working on a single project. Their health and safety, together with that of our subcontractors, is a top priority for us and they work in a framework that demonstrates full compliance with legal and regulatory requirements."
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LG, which has been in Englewood Cliffs for 25 years, wants to build on a 27-acre site at 111 Sylvan Avenue in Englewood Cliffs on a site formerly occupied by Prentice-Hall. Kenneth Drucker, a design director with the architectural firm HOK, said LG executives wanted a design that minimized the building's impact on the environment — "They want to use the building as a symbol of energy efficiency and low-carbon design," Drucker said.
So the company agreed to plant more than $1 million in mature trees that will increase the buffer with neighbors to the south from 10 feet to 100 feet.
John Taylor, a spokesman for LG, said the $300 million project will create 2,000 construction jobs over a two-year period. He said it also would enable LG to expand its workforce in Englewood Cliffs from 500 today to 1,200 by 2017.
Steve Bush, a carpenter, said work has been so scarce for some trade union members that they are not getting enough hours to qualify for medical benefits.
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County Executive Kathleen Donovan has been an early proponent of the project citing the economic benefits.
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From all accounts, Robert Vincent Damon was one of the good guys.
He'd enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, fighting at Saipan and Tinjan before serving in the occupational forces in Japan after the war.
Following his service, Damon returned to Washington state. A minister and professor, he was working toward completing a master's degree at the University of Washington when the Korean conflict broke out. Damon was recalled to active duty with the Marines.
In early 1951, Sgt. Robert Damon was part of Dog Company, leading a rifle platoon fighting Chinese troops in the hills and valleys of central Korea. The experienced Marine was revered by his fellow Marines.
"Sgt. Damon had to be the most caring and righteous Marine I ever met," Fred Frankville wrote in his memoir, "Running with the Dogs in Korea: Memories of a Dog Company Combat Marine."
"We all called him 'Mother Damon' because he worried about all the young Marines in our company," Frankville wrote. "He helped the exhausted young Marine carry his pack.He always seemed to have a swallow of water left in his canteen to give a Marine who was dying of thirst.He got the wounded down the hill in the dark.He said the right words to a troubled Marine."
Dog Company crossed the 38th Parallel in early April 1951. On April 10, Dog Company platoons attacked Chinese positions dug into Hill 491.
Damon was leading a Marine squad that attacked a Chinese bunker that night. Some of the squad members would later write accounts of the action.
Under fire from machine guns, small arms and grenades, Damon reached the bunker.
"I looked to my left and saw Sgt. Damon standing on top of a bunker and firing a .38 revolver into the entrance," wrote Perry J. Dickey, a member of Damon's squad. "(Damon) fired several rounds and then I think there was more than one shot, possibly a volley, from the bunker and Sgt. Damon was fatally shot in the chest at a range of a few feet."
Sgt. Damon was gone.
The nation lost a hero. His wife, daughter and son lost a husband and father. That son is Robert Vincent Mommsen of Ketchikan.
For Damon's actions that day, he was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Citation.
"His great personal bravery and outstanding devotion to duty so inspired his comrades that they swept forward and rapidly secured the objective," according to the citation. "Sgt. Damon's heroic actions were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service."
His willingness to uphold those traditions, to perform his duty, to faithfully serve, cost Sgt. Damon his life.
Sgt. Damon has not been alone in that sacrifice. Many thousands of United States servicemen and women have lost their lives while serving to protect and preserve this nation.
This fact bears repeating: They gave their lives.
Memorial Day isn't about a day off from work. It's not about a day of fun in the sun.
No. Memorial Day is about respect, honor and gratitude.
We who remain, who enjoy the freedoms and lifestyles made possible by those who have sacrificed everything, owe a debt that cannot be fully repaid.
Memorial Day is opportunity for us to at least pay our respects, honor their memories and show that we as individuals and a nation are grateful.
We should make good use of that opportunity on Monday.
Ketchikan's American Legion Post 3 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4352 are involved with Memorial?Day events. These include an 11 a.m. walk from the American Legion hall on Park Avenue to Centennial Square for a wreath-laying ceremony; and a noon ceremony at Bayview Cemetery. There also will be a national minute of silence observed at 3 p.m. local time.
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Legislative Affairs Feature -- May 2002
By Ken OrtolonSenior Editor
In 1988, a little red card started a conservative revolution on the Texas Supreme Court and cemented the reputation of organized medicine as a force to be reckoned with in Texas electoral politics.
"A Clean Slate for '88" -- an extensive grassroots campaign to elect conservative judges to the state's highest civil bench -- was a high watermark for the Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee (TEXPAC). This year, TEXPAC is celebrating another high point in its history -- its 40th anniversary.
TEXPAC's leaders from throughout its four-decade history, as well as Austin politicos who have watched it grow, say the organization has evolved from humble beginnings into one of the most successful grassroots political movements in the state.
"I've seen it evolve from what at the time was a group just trying to prove its worth," said San Antonio child neurologist Sheldon Gross, MD, who chaired TEXPAC's Board of Directors in the mid-1990s. "It has evolved into what I think is the most important state [medical] PAC in the country and one of a very small handful of PACs in Austin that are at the top of the pyramid in terms of political influence."
TEXPAC was founded by a handful of physicians and the late TMA General Counsel Philip R. Overton in 1962, when the concept of political action committees was fairly new. Writing in his book Inside Medical Washington, Standing Up for Doctors' Rights in the Nation's Capital , the late James H. Sammons, MD, says Texas physicians had only an "informal group" that got involved in electoral politics before TEXPAC.
"We sat around the table and talked about the need to raise money to support political candidates," wrote Dr. Sammons, a former TMA president and executive vice president of the American Medical Association. "The way to do that in those days was to reach in your pocket and simply put your pro rata share into the pot. And that's what we did."
A PAC Is Born
But in the early 1960s the political stakes were getting larger for medicine. In 1961, the AMA Political Action Committee (AMPAC) was created, partly in response to physicians' fears about creation of the Medicare program. AMA, according to Dr. Sammons, decided to step up its level of political involvement because physicians feared the government was making promises to the elderly that it couldn't keep.
"The political atmosphere nationally was fueled by a small but dedicated cadre of social activists who were then and still are blatantly intent on nationalizing the entirety of health care delivery," said Kemp thoracic surgeon Milton V. Davis, MD, a former TMA president and early AMPAC board member.
Dr. Davis says his job as an AMPAC board member was to actively encourage state medical societies to create their own political action committees.
But TEXPAC's successes were slow in coming. Initially, physicians were reluctant to get involved in the political arena.
"Only a few physicians initially believed either that there was a need or that we could or should actively participate," Dr. Davis said.
Former TMA Executive Vice President Robert G. Mickey, who served as TEXPAC director from 1967 to 1976, says TEXPAC raised only about $20,000 the year he started with the organization.
One of his first efforts was to enlist the aid of county medical societies in recruiting members. Despite some initial reluctance, Mr. Mickey convinced the Dallas County Medical Society to place a voluntary TEXPAC dues check-off on its membership application. Dues at the time were $30 per year. Harris County Medical Society soon followed suit.
"Within maybe a year, we had 13 of the 20 largest county medical societies signed on," Mr. Mickey said. "So the money began to come in. We doubled the money in the next year, then doubled it again." By the mid-1970s, annual contributions were approaching $400,000.
With the growing political war chest, TEXPAC's successes began to grow. But Houston ophthalmologist Alan C. Baum, MD, a former TMA president who chaired TEXPAC in 1990-91, says the organization was not having much impact in influencing health care policy.
"We succeeded because we tended to support incumbents," he said. "But we didn't affect change. We rarely stepped out on a limb to do something that would make a difference."
Putting Down Grassroots
That, however, began to change in the late 1970s as organized medicine began to learn that political success involved more than writing a check. One of the first significant changes came in the early 1970s when the TMA Board of Trustees appointed two TMA Alliance members to serve on the TEXPAC board. The alliance, then known as the Women's Auxiliary to the Texas Medical Association, soon proved its worth in grassroots electoral politics.
According to Celebrating Our Diamond Jubilee, 1918-1993, written by Helen Alexander, Elizabeth Nixon, and Frances Hatfield, a major turning point occurred in the mid 1970s when alliance members from San Antonio were asked to talk with a local legislator -- a trial lawyer -- about health care issues. San Antonio general surgeon Everett Bratcher, MD, and his wife, June, volunteered to visit the lawmaker but were snubbed, the authors wrote.
In the 1976 election, Ms. Bratcher and others in the local medical community recruited Republican businessman George Pierce to run against the incumbent. Despite their inexperience at running a political campaign, the TEXPAC-backed candidate came within 1,000 votes of winning. Two years later, the group backed Mr. Pierce again, and with a considerable amount of grassroots campaigning by alliance members, he won.
Since then, the alliance has been a major contributor to TEXPAC's success. "TEXPAC's reliance on the alliance is significant," said current TEXPAC Chair Robert T. Gunby Jr., MD, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Dallas.
With the willingness of both physicians and alliance members to pitch in on grassroots campaigns, TEXPAC has become much more than merely a source of campaign funds, Dr. Gunby says.
"TEXPAC is so much more than just a check to a candidate," he said. "TEXPAC is a political grassroots movement. We don't ask physicians and alliance members to give to TEXPAC, we ask them to join TEXPAC, and that's a considerably different verb."
This grassroots advocacy has turned TEXPAC into one of the most respected political action committees in Austin. And its political successes have been many. Among those, a handful stand out as particularly important.
In 1986, TEXPAC backed Democrat Judith Zaffirini, of Laredo, against Republican State Rep. Bennie Bock, of New Braunfels, for an open state Senate seat despite vocal opposition from physicians from Representative Bock's House district.
"It was a very, very difficult fight in the endorsement process," said Austin political consultant George Shipley, PhD. "There were a number of doctors who dropped out of TMA because of it. But they went ahead and endorsed her, gave her $30,000, and, in my judgment, provided her with the margin of victory."
Since then, Senator Zaffirini has been a staunch advocate of medicine, chairing the Senate Health and Human Services Committee for several sessions. In 2001, she authored the Medicaid reform bill that provided physicians with their first substantial fee update in nearly a decade.
Another important race came in 1991, when Waco oral-surgeon-turned-lawyer David Sibley, a Republican, was battling Rep. Betty Denton (D-Waco) and others in a special election to fill a vacant Senate seat. Representative Denton led the balloting, but the TEXPAC-endorsed Sibley earned a spot in the runoff.
TEXPAC again weighed in, financing a get-out-the-vote campaign in areas of Dallas and Ellis counties where Sibley had considerable support.
"Our mission was to increase the voter turnout from the first balloting," said Fort Worth political consultant Bryan Eppstein, who ran TEXPAC's campaign. Since the election occurred at the height of the Persian Gulf War, Mr. Eppstein bought two miles of yellow ribbon and had it cut into six-inch strips. Then campaign workers mailed the strips or handed them out door to door, along with cards urging voters to support the men and women in the armed forces by exercising their right to vote.
"It's probably the single most successful get-out-the-vote program in the history of Texas politics," Mr. Eppstein said. "We increased balloting by 300 percent from the first election to the runoff."
Again, the new senator became a fast friend of medicine, sponsoring much of what became a landmark package of patients' rights bills enacted in 1997.
Building a Better Court
There have been countless other victories for TEXPAC over the years, but Mr. Mickey says the Texas Supreme Court races in 1988 were TEXPAC's "shining moment."
The 1987 session of the Texas Legislature had ended in frustration for physicians. A package of constitutional amendments to provide some tort relief was pulled down late in the session without a vote.
"We saw it as futile," Dr. Baum said. "We didn't feel like anything we did in 1987 would make any difference until something could be done about the state Supreme Court."
Dominated by the plaintiff's bar and considered highly activist, the court had a reputation for legislating from the bench. In 1977, physicians worked hard to advocate for major medical malpractice reforms only to see large portions of the new law thrown out by the court.
What's worse, charges of corruption were rampant. In 1987 the court was the subject of a highly critical exposé by the CBS newsmagazine "60 Minutes." The reported entitled "Is Justice for Sale?" was an open indictment of Texas' system of electing judges.
It was in that atmosphere that TEXPAC contemplated wading into the court races. And it was a chance remark at a meeting of TEXPAC leaders, TMA lobbyists, and members of the Jefferson County Medical Society that produced the spark for TEXPAC's most successful campaign.
"The room was crowded with doctors," said Kim Ross, TMA vice president for public policy. "I told them that what had to happen next was a change in the composition of the Supreme Court, that we had an opportunity to elect several new judges. And a doctor at the back of the room said, 'Well, don't send me a bunch of biographical and judicial information. Just give me a little card with the right name on it that I can give to my patients.'"
Cleaning the Slate
From that, "A Clean Slate for '88" was born. By the next morning, the late Alex Short, then TEXPAC director, had produced a prototype of the slate card listing the names of the five TEXPAC-endorsed candidates in Supreme Court races. Three were Republicans and two were Democrats. A loose coalition of physicians, alliance members, business groups, and defense attorneys quickly was formed to distribute them. In all, 1.2 million slate cards were distributed through physicians' offices and in workplaces across the state.
"Everybody knows that for most people the judicial races are a bit of a mystery," said Dr. Baum. "We saw this as a way for physicians to at least signal to patients who they thought were the qualified candidates."
Dr. Gross says it was at that moment that "it really struck doctors how much influence we can have if we decide to exercise it. People respect their doctors. When a doctor hands a patient a slate card and says these are all good people who would do a great job, that goes a long, long way."
The slate cards were backed by a grassroots campaign that produced educational pieces that large corporations used to educate their employees and shareholders about the impact the court was having on the business climate of the state. Ad campaigns, billboards, and phone banking were thrown into the mix.
In the end, the Clean Slate campaign succeeded in electing four of the five endorsed candidates -- ousting one activist justice, re-electing two recently appointed conservatives against strong trial lawyer opposition, and winning one open seat.
Getting Scrappy
Since then, TEXPAC's successes have continued. In 1998, it successfully backed Republican Supreme Court Justice John Cornyn for attorney general when virtually no other major political action committee would.
Dr. Gross says much of TEXPAC's success is attributable to its willingness to remain bipartisan.
"When you go into that room to make decisions as a TEXPAC board member, you leave all your party affiliations behind," Dr. Gross said. "What you look at are the candidate's voting record, his philosophies on tort reform, managed care, and Medicaid. You really should not care whether he's Republican or Democrat."
That sometimes makes for hard feelings. TEXPAC's recent decision to endorse Laredo businessman Tony Sanchez in the Democratic primary for governor was a case in point. During nearly an hour of heated discussion, many TEXPAC board members opposed the endorsement, preferring that TEXPAC stay out of the race altogether.
Dr. Shipley says that willingness to be controversial certainly has paid off for TEXPAC.
"TEXPAC has been a scrapper," he said. "It's been controversial, even with some doctors. But over the long haul it has put doctors at the table of power in the formation of health care policy by being willing to take risks."
Money Where Your Mouth Is
After 40 years of success, TEXPAC is continuing to look for new opportunities to influence electoral politics and health care policy. On the heels of its Supreme Court successes, the organization has now become involved in district and appellate court races.
But in spite of its success, TEXPAC leaders say recruiting new members is still their hardest task. Despite being one of the state's largest PACs in terms of fundraising, TEXPAC membership remains only about 20 percent of the total TMA membership.
"It's difficult for those of us who are involved and give it our heart to see other people shy away from it," said Carole Thompson, of San Antonio, one of the current alliance representatives on the TEXPAC board. "When you feel something's wrong with health care, you have to get involved. You can't just scream and be angry because you'll go nowhere."
Dr. Gunby says it's critical that more physicians and alliance members get involved if TEXPAC is going to keep up with its political foes.
"Many physicians think that politics is a dirty word," he said. "But that's how things get done. You have to participate or be swallowed up by other groups that are willing to participate."
Ken Ortolon can be reached at (800) 880-1300, ext. 1392, or (512) 370-1392; or by email at Ken Ortolon.
The Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee (TEXPAC) has accomplished great things for medicine during its 40-year history. But TEXPAC could accomplish even more with the help of a larger percentage of Texas Medical Association and TMA Alliance members.
Currently, only about 20 percent of TMA members also participate in TEXPAC. Robert T. Gunby Jr., MD, chair of TEXPAC's Board of Directors, says it's vital that more physicians get involved in electoral politics.
"This is one of the most important things that organized medicine does to protect our patients and our profession," Dr. Gunby said. "It's through political involvement that medicine's goals are met."
Joining TEXPAC is easy. Regular membership is just $125 per year for TMA members and $100 for alliance members. Residents can join for just $40; medical students pay just $10 per year. Spouses of residents can join for $20, and medical student spouses can join for only $10.
If you're ready for a higher level of involvement, join the TEXPAC 300 Club for only $300 per year or the TEXPAC Capitol Club for $1,000. TEXPAC 300 Club members receive invitations to special 300 Club-only events, 500 frequent flyer miles, a TEXPAC 300 Club pin, and more. Capitol Club members get tickets to an annual VIP event, insider briefings with Texas officials, a gold Capitol Club pin, 1,000 frequent flyer miles, special recognition in Texas Medicine, and more.
You can join TEXPAC online at www.texpac.org or by calling (800) 880-1300, ext. 1361, 1362, or 1363.
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We were all impressed with the vivid colors of the flamingos, Eli loved the snakes and otters (he finally got to see a King Cobra), Jess loved the Giant Pandas and the Polar Bears, Tim all of the Bears and Lily the big cats. Despite the $5.00 ice creams, it certainly was a worthwhile and thoroughly stimulating day. We got to ride back and forth on the Sky Gondola, had a 40 minute tour through the zoo on a double decker bus and even saw a short film in a 4D theater where we felt the snot of a dinosaur hit us on the face when it sneezed! One highlight (funny tidbit) was when we were riding on the double decker bus and as we passed an enclosure of monkeys, one of the males walked over to one of the females and began to copulate! The bus and Eli burst into giggles and fits of laughter. But, Eli, bless his innocence and between outbursts of giggles said: "Dad, that one is trying to push the other one off the branch!" What a day...It is best to let the pictures speak for themselves.


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Starting next week, Samsung will begin shipping its 55-inch OLED-based KN559500 television.
Samsung has been playing catch up for several months, as its rival LG has already released both a flat and curved display with similarly fashioned OLED tech. Although, Samsung argues that their OLED display is better because it uses "true" RGB design, whereas, LG utilizes a "White OLED" system that uses filters to produce the RGB spectrum.
Along with promises of "unprecedented picture quality," Samsung is also promising a hefty price tag for its 'true' OLED TV. Just shy of 10 grand, the estimated price tag for the KN559500 OLED TV is $8,780 USD (10 million won).
Like LG, Samsung will also release a curved model, but pricing and availability for this novelty set are currently unknown.
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When you put the install disc it it will ask you if you want to upgrade or do a fresh install..
With an upgrade you will keep all your files and settings
With a fresh install all is wiped
What ever you want to do buddy
I prefer fresh install, but i have all my drivers & files stored on an external drive anyway, so it doesnt matter.
But the pluses of a fresh install is A: I deletes all the crap we acculmate & settings we screw up B: All your trial programs can be re-installed (Yay-- Play on FREE again for 14days)
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The cheapest piston conversion I've seen is the aires kit and its $400. The POF upper looks good but its $1400 by itself. I'm gonna wait till the price comes down before I switch one of my ar15s over to a piston setup.
was thinking about converting my colt ar to a piston. are the conversion kits on the market any good? the kits that i've seen seem easy to install, and denny from anoother site swears by them. the only problem i see is trying to mill out my yhm free floating forearm to fit the piston assembly. any comments are welcome!
The cheapest piston conversion I've seen is the aires kit and its $400. The POF upper looks good but its $1400 by itself. I'm gonna wait till the price comes down before I switch one of my ar15s over to a piston setup.
Correction, the gas piston upper is made by Ares Defense and its called the GSR-35. Ares used to make flashlight guns and they made a pretty innovative folding machine gun called the FMG that folded up into a box the size of a cigarette carton. It was in the movie robocop. They also make the Shrike ar-15 belt fed upper. I've considered buying the gas piston upper but it seems like a bit of a waste since I have yet to have an jams with my ar in the couple thousand rounds I've shot from it. Of course I take better care of it than a soldier is able to.
Ares Defense, thats them .. they also make a $400 conversion kit that includes a new bolt carrier and a piston setup that replaces your gas tube. Another site did a write-up on it and showed how to do the installation. It looked very simple to convert over. Basically swapping carriers after removing the gas rings, putting a bushing in the gas tube hole in the receiver, driving the gas tube roll pin out and removing the gas tube, then put the piston setup in and replace the gas tube roll pin. All of this is done with no modification to the gun and can be switched back should you want to. I'm with PJM204 in that my ar15s run fine and I cant justify the price tag. But then again I don't drag them through mud, dirt or sand and my butts not on the line when I'm punching holes in paper.
There are several piston uppers on the market.
KKF was doing them way back before HK got the idea... good buyer feedback, I'd consider his offering:
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The "original" Boltcutter Rivet Squeezers:
Project Pink - the Pink and Blue AK-74:
Some info about op-rod "upgrades" for M16 style rifles...
The AR-18 design was built but never took off since the AR-15 design was "contract locked" by the gov't and as such couldn't really be altered. This design was of course bought and sold by Armalite as Armalite AR-180. The design was also imitated in the HK SL-8/G-36 and XM8 systems, the Enfield SA-80 bullpup rifle used by the Brits. That the SA-80 has problems is already known, but the gas system has never been identified as a problem on the SA-80, unlike the other parts of the rifle. I'm pretty sure there are other designs that use the AR-18 piston design but I'm not recalling them at this time.
You may note that HK is adding an op-rod kit to existing M4 rifles for the
US gov't in addition to the "new" HKM416 complete rifles. I read an Army Times article just a few weeks ago that large-scale production isn't going to happen and the "clean your rifles" blame is still going to the soldiers
Check these out:
- this company is really proud of their rifle. They have that AR-18 style op rod in their M-16 upper for a few years now:
This is the "new" version of the original pre-ban AR-180
Check here too:
Copy of the Stoner 63 weapon system from Vietnam. QUICK-CHANGE BARREL!!!!
It is now discontinued for the "new" rifle they are making that is based on the same op-rod style action:
http://www.robarm.com/RA_m96_faqs_answers.htm#How does the M96 work?
Olympic Arms OA-93
- remember this one? This is the one that helped get 7.62x39 AP ammo added to the "no AP pistol ammo allowed in the US" list. I really am hesitant to list them because their attitude from the letters I read was "we have no control over the government, we're just here to sell guns" and were really ambivalent about the whole AP ammo ban BS. At any rate, it is/was a piston-operated design.
Bushmaster M17S:
Bullpup design (now discontinued)
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The "original" Boltcutter Rivet Squeezers:
Project Pink - the Pink and Blue AK-74:
wow, hcpookie, thanks for all the great info!
Originally Posted by hcpookie
There is one that you missed. Although the manufacturer, Vulcan Arms does not have a good reputation I have fired one of these and I was impressed!
Here is a link:
With a list price of $689.00, this rifle is priced pretty well. I just wish that someone else would have made it.
+1 for KKF takes a long time cause he is a busy man but he was develping first and a real solid system compared to ares and he can do it on the stag lefty models as well
Thanks philapino18 for starting the thread and thanks everyone for the info.
I have searched for gas piston uppers and could only find the POF $$$ so 400 is a little pricey but I can see paying it, I sat and tried to figure out how to do this myself which wasted a WHOLE lot of time and they did the foot work and took a chance on blowing themselves up so I think with the parts included that it aint bad.


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Two of my JET friends, Karina and Makenzie, and I went to a Maiko dance and dinner. It was a special event for a Community Center's 60th Anniversary celebration. THe dance that the maiko and geiko performed is usually seen in Kyoto in the Spring. The event was held in a big conference room with a bunch of round dinner tables. The dance was about an hour long and the hostess interviewed the 4 maiko (apprentice geiko, usually till the age of 20, then they become a geiko). THe dinner was delicious. There were 6 dishes. THere was an appetizer that was served in a fancy square dish. It had two squares of egg,tofu with jello on the top, sushi, and another thing of sushi wrapped in a leaf. Next, was miso soup, then there sushi served in a bamboo stalk (OISHI DESU!),some kind of fish, crab and cheese served in a crab shell (OISHI DESU!), bread with beef, and hard noodles with a vegetable and shrimp soup. FOr dessert, there was tea and flan. It was a Nagasaki cuisine. THe dishes were put on a big "lazy susan" that was in the middle of the table. It seemed that the lazy susan was moving though cause at times it would be hitting our dishes and then later the dishes across the table. The food came rather quickly, so we had to keep up with eating, taking our serving, and talking. It was interesting. Makenzie had trouble keeping up at times, but we all had difficulty. All in all, it was a fun night. And well worth the 25,000 Yen. This was my Valentine's present to myself and my big thing for this month.
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I just got a KVM (2 DVI-D, USB & Audio in/out) and have set it all up so I can switch the Apple Cinema Display between the Mac Pro & the MBP (clamshell mode/display-lid closed).
My issue is that when I switch from the MBP to the Mac Pro the MBP goes to sleep and so when I switch back to the MBP I have to wake it by tapping the keyboard, which is really annoying.
Has anyone come up with a hack/app/modification/fiddle that can keep a MBP awake when it's not the Mac outputting to the Display ?
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FOCUS Brands and Roark Capital Complete Purchase of Moe's Southwest Grill
Atlanta, GA (August 30, 2007) – FOCUS Brands, an Atlanta-based franchisor and affiliate of Roark Capital, announced today that certain of its subsidiaries have completed the previously announced purchase of substantially all of the assets of Moe's Southwest Grill, a fast-casual restaurant chain with 360 locations in 34 states and the District of Columbia, from Raving Brands. Recently ranked in Restaurant Hospitality magazine as one of the "Top Ten Growth Chains That Sizzle", Moe's offers fresh Southwest favorites, including burritos, quesadillas, and fajitas in a fun, family-oriented atmosphere.
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FOCUS Brands to Acquire Moe's Southwest Grill
Atlanta, GA (April 11, 2007) – FOCUS Brands, an Atlanta-based franchisor, announced today that through a subsidiary, it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Moe's Southwest Grill, a fast-casual restaurant chain offering fresh Southwest favorites, including burritos, quesadillas, and fajitas, in a quirky, fun atmosphere from certain affiliates of Raving Brands.
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Roark Capital Group Acquires Schlotzsky's, Ltd.
Atlanta, GA (November 21, 2006) – Roark Capital Group, an Atlanta-based private equity firm, announced today the acquisition of Schlotzsky's, Ltd. Schlotzsky's is a quick casual restaurant chain offering made-to-order sandwiches, soups, salads, and pizza. Founded in 1971 as the home of the Original™ toasted sandwich and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Schlotzsky's has approximately 365 franchised and company-owned locations generating $210 million of system-wide revenues throughout the United States and six foreign countries.
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FOCUS Brands Opens New Carvel Ice Cream or Cinnabon Location Every Two Days
Atlanta, GA (July 31, 2006) – FOCUS Brands, the franchisor and operator of over 1,300 ice cream stores, bakeries, and cafes under the brand names Carvel®, Cinnabon®, and the franchisor of Seattle's Best Coffee® on military bases and in certain international markets, announces mid-year results of 100 new store openings throughout the U.S., Egypt, Indonesia, Mexico, Oman, and Saudi Arabia. In addition, the company signed individual franchise agreements for 75 domestic locations; development agreements for eight new international markets including Aruba, Bonaire, Colombia, Curacao, Cyprus, Greece, South Africa, and St. Maarten/St. Martin; and four expanded development agreements in Mexico, Egypt, Jordan, and the Palestinian Territories.
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Roark Capital Group Completes Purchase of Cinnabon® and Seattle's Best Coffee® International
Atlanta, GA (November 4, 2004) – Roark Capital Group, an Atlanta-based private equity firm, announced today that its affiliate, FOCUS Brands Inc., has completed the purchase of Cinnabon and Seattle's Best Coffee International from AFC Enterprises. The two brands combine with Carvel Corporation, a leading provider of premium soft serve ice cream and ice cream cakes, to form FOCUS Brands Inc.


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Christmas Party Toy Giveaway 2011
Success breeds success! The Greenville Branch Library held its second annual Christmas Party Toy Giveaway on December 22, 2011 so the community and Jersey City children could share a bit of holiday cheer together, and from the photos, it's clear everyone was infused with Christmas Spirit!
New Jersey Room Returns 220 Year Old Book to Library of Virginia
Lost & Found:
Lost – Court Records, Stafford County, VA, prepared October 1791
Found – By NJ Room, Jersey City Free Public Library
Witness – The Return of this 220-year-old Volume to its rightful owners, the Virginia State Archives, on Thursday, October 20
Volume taken on March 30, 1863 by Capt. W.A. Treadwell, 4th NY Regiment as Spoils of Civil War
New Jersey wasn't a battleground state during the Civil War, yet a surprising 'find' by the New Jersey Room of the Jersey City Free Public Library brings the Civil War into local focus, up front and center, during this 150th commemorative year of that war's beginning.
Read more: New Jersey Room Returns 220 Year Old Book to Library of Virginia
Summer Jam 2011
Library Foundation Fundraiser – "Summer Jam" –
Held at Michael Anthony's After a Whirlwind of Changes – & Still Well-Attended & Successful!
"Jammin – 1) Chillin out / Hangin out, 2) Listening to music, 3) Means to chill out and relax, 4) Hanging out playing music / Generally having a bit of a laugh, 5) Casually playing an instrument (usually a guitar) with another person, and 6) When you hang around somewhere with your friends."
That full definition from the Urban Dictionary is all anyone needs to know about jammin, the slang use of the word jammin' from Jamaican patois. "Summer Jam," the annual fundraiser from the Jersey City Free Public Library Foundation, embodies all that's relaxed and fun, where library staff members let their proverbial hair down and party with library supporters from all over!
"Summer Jam," held on Thursday evening, September 29, two weeks after its original date of September 15, at Michael Anthony's instead of Library Foundation Chairman Mike Ryan's latest incarnation of P.J. Ryan's, now located at 292 Barrow Street (at corner of Mercer Street). Due to Hurricane Irene and the supremely soggy weather for weeks on end, opening of the establishment had been delayed.
A Tale of Our City 2011
4th Annual A Tale of Our City, Jersey City's Book Festival, Presents 21 Authors –
The Most Ever!
A Mix of Established & New Writers, plus Entertainment Featured on Saturday, 9/10
"Nor rain… Nor rain… Nor rain…" There isn't any reason to continue with that age-old statement on postal carriers' perseverance, because not one…not two…but three torrential downpours interrupted this year's book festival. Postal carriers would be proud of Jersey City's tenacity!!!
In spite of all that rain, Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy and the Municipal Council, the Division of Cultural Affairs, and the Jersey City Free Public Library did proudly present A Tale of Our City, Jersey City's 4th annual book festival, on Saturday, September 10, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., which was held at the beautifully Victorian and historic Van Vorst Park, across the street from the Main Library, 472 Jersey Avenue (at Montgomery Street).
Singer/songwriter Chrissy Roberts saved the day, in her impromptu (and brilliant!) idea to gather festival-goers under the safety of the gazebo, where she entertained them with several songs. The fun was palpable, with children – and adults! – joining in the audience participation. (Check out the videos of her performances!)
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Report from NY Solicitor General Finds Elected Officials Rigged Aqueduct Bidding Process
New York State's highest-ranking elected officials rigged the bidding process for an unqualified gaming company seeking a lucrative contract to bring gambling to Aqueduct race track. That's the conclusion of a new report by the state's Inspector General Joseph Fisch.
Those involved in selecting Aqueduct Entertainment Group included Governor Paterson, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and State Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson. Fisch said the bidding process was entirely political.
"They all together with the governor had one continuency and one constituency only, and that was the state of New York," Fisch said. "And their responsibility to that one constituency was betrayed."
The report also found expert advice from the state's Division of Lottery was ignored, and that the company benefited from leaks by top state officials. The Inspector General has referred his findings to the Manhattan District Attorney and federal prosecutors who were already investigating the deal.
In a statement, Gov. Paterson's spokesman said the administration was still reviewing the report. He added that Paterson had set a new selection process in motion, which resulted in a new vendor being selected that produced $380 million for the state coffers.


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For Sale: 2004 Focus SVT EAP 5-door Screaming Yellow
Location: Modesto, CA - I will deliver, not for inspection, to about a 100 mile radius, including the bay area.
Year: 2004 SVT European Appearance Package ZX5
Color: Screaming Yellow
Miles: 112,500
Exterior Condition: 9/10: Shiny paint, 2-3 small dings. Clean paint and trim, tinted windows, lighter in front, not sure of %. New respray of hood and bumper, new foglights and polished HID's.
Interior Condition: 9/10: Clean Recaros and panels/dash. Light wear on driver's seat bolster, small screw holes in lower console from previous owner. New floormats with yellow SVT, including rear mat and cargo net. Stock subwoofer and 6 CD changer.
Wheels/Tires: SVT EAP greys, with Kuhmo Ecsta 4x in stock size, new in June with only 5k miles.
Service: Well maintained and up to date. I installed new brake pads in April and changed oil this spring before my summer trip. I have records of all service since I have owned the car and have most records since 2006, when the previous owner purchase from Galpin Ford at 60k. Timing belt/plugs/wires/accy belt done in June 2011, along with new battery. All OEM Ford parts, save the Duralast gold front pads.
Original post of my purchase in 2010. http://www.focusfanatics.com/forum/bst-archive/237410-svt-eap-yel-org-5dr-pref.html
I will post the CARFAX (actual company, not a competitor) records for the car later this week. I use this company when I bought the car and the only changes seem to be the service records from the times I have taken it in and the change of ownership. Check out other pics of projects and cars sold/current at http://www.pbase.com/egillis
$6,600. Selling to purchase new rear-wheel drive ride. More pictures at http://www.pbase.com/egillis/focus_svt
Eric G
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Picture dates are incorrect, they were taken Sept 9, 2012.
Paperwork, records, smog from 4/19/12
Today, for your approval...
I have posted photos of the CARFAX report from 8/26/12, smog report from 4/19/12, and a picture of the service records from previous owner(s) and my ownership.
The car is equipped with LoJack, as well.
Car has had 4 owners officially. Myself (1). The car was transferred to the previous owner(PO) from his girlfriend/wife(2,3). She (they) bought the car from Galpin Ford as a Certified Pre-Owned Ford. The service records start from this point (29000 miles) and are pretty much complete. The PO had Galpin print out the records he hadn't saved. The original owner (4).
From the CARFAX report, the car suffered from some light damage early on its life. The CARFAX has no details on the incident, but is estimated to have occurred between 5/05 and 5/06. I could tell when I purchased the car by very faint, light overspray in the recesses of the front passenger area (under hood in corners, deep into door jams, and one headlamp faded faster). No damage to understructure, and the only issue was lifting clearcoat on the hood and front bumper this spring/summer which I had professionally repainted/finished two weeks ago.
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Sorry for the low light pics, the details can be read by checking out the albums in the post above. I am a bit of a particular owner and try to keep my stable clean and reliable. I want the next owner to enjoy this car as much as I have. I am open to some negotiation on the price, and will answer any questions you may have about the car.
Thanks for making it this far,
Eric G
I and the car will be up in Willows at Thunderhill Raceway for the 24 hours LeMons race Saturday and early Sunday. North of Sacramento, south of Redding.
Eric G
Clean title in hand! Lower price! PM/post for any more info!
Eric G
Bump for a sexy yellow SVT! Still wish I had one. glws!
Oh good god. That Focus is everything I want in an SVT.......and you're on the other side of the country!
I can't imagine you'll have a hard time selling that. Were I anywhere near close I'd be all over it. Nice upgrade from my '04 zinc yellow regular ZX5.
Best of luck with it, fantastic car!
Same, we just left Fresno for Florida and this pops up. I'm tempted to fly back and buy this. We need a new daily driver. I'd call it the little school bus for the kids.
Forgot to mention, DynaMat in doors and other places from previous owner's 'system'.
I have used transport services for another car I sold in 2010 and can do that for the Focus car if desired. IIRC, from Modesto, CA to New Hampshire was about $1000 for an 83 Toyota Supra.
If you want a 5 door EAP SVT in a fairly rare color, this may be your next car! I really don't want to trade it in, rather offer to the SVT fans first.
Thanks for the compliments, its been a great car for me. If I wasn't so enticed by the FR-S, I'd be keeping it.
Eric G
what r they offering for a trade in value?
Eric G
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