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Facts About Hawaii Coffee
When is Hawaii's harvest season for coffee cherry (coffee fruit)?
The coffee may be harvested year round in the Hawaiian Islands, the primary season begins at the end of summer and may last until the beginning of spring.
Hawaii is the only state that grows coffee, thanks to its unique tropical climate.
How many coffee farms are there in all throughout all of the Hawaiian Islands?
The Kona region has between 650 and 700 coffee farms, most just three to seven acres in size. With the decline and then complete end of the sugarcane era in the Hawaiian Islands there has been a recent move toward planting coffee as an alternative agricultural crop in many areas other than Kona.
The other coffee farms on the Big Island include farms in the districts of Kau, Puna and Hamakua (about 40 farms) and on the other Hawaiian Islands (about 50 farms) including coffee farms on Oahu, Maui, Molokai and Kauai.
The three biggest coffee farms in Hawaii include a 4,000-acre coffee plantation on Kauai, a 500-acre plantation on Molokai, nearly 200 acres on Oahu, and a 500-acre plantation on Maui.
How many acres of land in Hawaii are planted with coffee, and how much coffee do these coffee farms produce?
Total acreage of coffee grown in Kona is about 2,000 acres, while the total coffee acreage in Hawaii overall is about 7,800 acres and more than half of that is on islands other than the Big Island of Hawaii.
The Big Island has about 790 coffee farms while the other islands only have about 40 farms including two very large coffee plantations, one on Molokai and one on Kauai.
Coffee farms in Hawaii produce about 1,400 pounds of coffee per acre per year on average. A three to five acre Hawaii coffee farm may yield about 20,000 to 40,000 pounds of coffee fruit, which is known as coffee cherry.
How much coffee is produced each year in Kona Coffee Country?
Up to three million pounds of green coffee beans (unroasted coffee beans) are produced each year in the Kona region.
A large amount of the Kona coffee crop is blended with other coffee beans (e.g., 90% Central American coffee beans mixed with 10% Kona Coffee beans to produce Hawaii Kona Blend Coffee), and thus there is an average of about twenty million pounds of coffee sold each year with the label of Kona Coffee (though much of it is more properly described as Hawaii Kona Blend Coffee).
Overall Hawaii Coffee Production
The State of Hawaii currently produces about seven to nine million pounds of green coffee beans (unroasted coffee beans) each year.
Hawaiian Coffee Grading
The State of Hawaii has defined five different grades for green coffee beans (unroasted coffee beans): Hawaii Extra Fancy, Hawaii Fancy, Hawaii No. 1, Hawaii Select, Hawaii Prime, Hawaii No. 3, and Offgrade.
For more information on these see Hawaii Coffee Grading.
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Gangadharan nair Pulingat..
Depression. - Poem by Gangadharan nair Pulingat..
The youthful days the happiest moments
The life itself in its perfect mood
Where mind is free from stresses and strains
The learning intellect in its own spirit.
The young son the hope of family
His worthiness as a human being
Important to family and the society no doubt
Expecting the growth and thereupon the job.
One day he comes in a pessimistic mood
Throws away the books and keeps mum
Not listening others, and sits in his room
Not bothered to tell anything to anyone
Days passes his reluctance for involvement
Family and community slowly he withdraws
Unable to understand the causes, they feels sad
Their hopes for a better future comes to futile
Here comes, the case of a depression sometimes.
Better to engage in matters of important
To play with others with less strains and anxiety
The world is perfect for living with happiness
Efforts to be a better future of life awaiting.
Topic(s) of this poem: friendship
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Comments about Depression. by Gangadharan nair Pulingat..
Piyush Dey (8/21/2014 10:33:00 AM)
Yes. perfect said, dear. life is to live with utter happiness and present is be acted upon rather than depression which has all negative effects. your poem coneys a very truthful message. nice write. (Report) Reply
Nalini Jyotsana Chaturvedi (8/10/2014 10:15:00 AM)
Have been battling it for many years now. Medications can help but it consumes all happiness. Makes one completely non functional. Thanks for sharing this. It's a very lonely world out here for us who are depressed (Report) Reply
Geetha Jayakumar (8/8/2014 1:34:00 PM)
Beautiful poem on Depression. It can always happen any time. If treated in initial stage, it can be cured. Especially parents and friends can help the boy to come out of depression easily. Usually, children don't discuss many things openly, this is the main reason when parents comes to know of it too late. They may show anger, sadness unknowingly. Parents have to keep on looking for changes...meaningful write especially for the youths of todays..Thanks for sharing. (Report) Reply
Deepak Kumar Pattanayak (8/8/2014 1:27:00 PM)
The truth is expressed of hopelessness in youthful days..........so nicely composed (Report) Reply
Valsa George (8/8/2014 11:07:00 AM)
Now a days, depression drowns the life of many youngsters.... It has to be treated at the initial stage itself.... requires counselling and empathetic attitude from others. It is unfortunate if a boy who is the hope of a family suddenly falls to depression...! . Poignant and thoughtful write! (Report) Reply
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One of three men who admitted breaking into two businesses – including a Buffalo scrap metal company where prosecutors say more than $90,000 was taken from a safe – was sentenced Thursday to five years' probation and ordered to make restitution for his share of the loot.
Lloyd Flood, 19, of Stewart Avenue, had pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree burglary in the March 24 break-ins at Clinton Auto Wrecking at 1125 Clinton St. and Metalico Buffalo at 127 Fillmore Ave. He had faced a maximum prison sentence of seven years on each count.
Prosecutors said Flood and co-defendants Dakota Williams and Troy Jones broke into Metalico through the roof, after finding no cash at Clinton Auto Wrecking. Williams took $8,000 in cash and some lottery tickets from the Metalico safe. They divided up the cash, with Williams and Flood getting $3,000 each and Jones getting $2,000 and the lottery tickets.
After they split up, prosecutors said, Williams returned and took more cash.
Police recovered $350 and the lottery tickets from Jones, $1,500 from Flood and more than $10,000 from Williams when they were arrested in April.
State Supreme Court Justice Russell P. Buscaglia on Thursday ordered Flood to repay Metalico the remaining $1,500. He also granted him youthful offender status, sealing his criminal record.
Williams, 18, of East Delavan Avenue, and Jones, 19, of Reo Avenue, Cheektowaga, also had pleaded guilty.
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It's All About Love is the story of two lovers and their attempts to save their relationship in a near-future world on the brink of cosmic collapse. John, and world-famous ice skating star, Elena, are about to sign divorce papers when they realise that, in spite of everything happening around them, their love is worth fighting for. It's All About Love is a fresh take on modern love and future life as two lovers struggle in a conspiracy of epic proportions.
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It was a dark night in 1963, and a struggling young band by the name of Tom and the Senators were performing in the inauspicious surroundings of Fochriw Social Club.
From the start, there was tension in the air – but midway through the group's set, an almighty punch-up broke out among the audience.
As chairs and glasses were thrown across the compact venue, a notorious heist was about to take place.
When the lights came on after the brawl, organisers realised a a live chicken, due to be awarded as a raffle prize, had been plucked from its cage.
Meanwhile, in the van taking the band away from the hall, a distinctively husky voice asked his colleagues: "Guess who is going to have chicken tomorrow?"
The voice belonged to a young singer who would later adopt the stage name of Tom Jones – and go on to become one of the world's most famous performers.
But despite his subsequent success and wealth, he has remained banned from Fochriw ever since, as a result of his feathery crime.
But nearly half a century later, it seems a detente corr could finally be on the cards – after Sir Tom's bass guitarist returned to the club to present a replacement chicken.
Describing how the bird was originally stolen, Vernon Hopkins, now 70, said: "The band was called Tom and The Senators back then and the chicken was first prize in the club raffle.
"There was going to be a raffle of the chicken to raise money for the club at the end of the night.
"A great many of our audiences, up and down the valleys, comprised mostly of miners and they worked hard and played hard.
"But this was no ordinary punch up.
"It just went on and on, tables and chairs and pint glasses flying all over the place.
"We had to stop playing when they started fighting at the foot of the stage. We had to use our microphone stands to keep them from spilling onto the stage.
"The curtains were suddenly drawn and we started packing up our equipment like our lives depended on it
"It was bedlam. We were lucky to get out in one piece.
"Tom was lying down in the back of the van and I remember this gruff voice saying, "Guess who is going to have chicken tomorrow?'"
Tom and the Senators were blacklisted from the club in the Rhymney Valley for more than 40 years.
But now people the village of Fochriw, population of 1,000, have vowed to put the past behind them.
Mr Hopkins said: "It was great to go back and give them a chicken. It was good of them to forgive us."
Sir Tom has admitted the foul crime – but he remembers it as a right turkey.
He said: "We were on stage when a fight broke out in the club and everyone just went mad.
"It was a brand new club and all the furniture got totally flattened, so they closed the curtains.
"As I turned, there were three hampers at the side of the stage that were supposed to be raffled off for Christmas.
"I saw this turkey sitting there on top of one and thought: "I've got to have that".
"Everyone was fighting and no-one was watching what I was doing. So I took the turkey and stuck it in the back of one of the amps."
He said: "I remember someone asked me where I'd got it and I replied: "It was in the raffle".
Club official Neil Evans remembers being one of the 200 people that fateful evening – because it was his brother's wedding reception.
He said: "I must admit Tom and the band were magnificent but during the performance a fight broke out and all hell broke loose and that's when a chicken went missing.
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New York (AFP) July 7, 2008
Oil prices fell sharply Monday in a move some traders attributed to an ease in geopolitical tensions related to Iran's nuclear program and a strengthening US dollar.
New York's main oil futures contract, light sweet crude for August delivery, slumped a hefty 3.92 dollars to close at 141.37 dollars. The contract had earlier fallen over five dollars before trimming some of its losses.
In London, Brent North Sea crude for August settled down 2.55 dollars at 141.87 dollars a barrel.
Prices retreated following an extended weekend break here Monday after the New York contract struck a record high of 145.85 dollars and after Brent struck an all-time peak of 146.69 dollars last Thursday.
New York floor trading was shuttered on Friday due to the Independence Day public holiday in the United States.
Prices cooled after Iran offered to negotiate on its nuclear drive over the weekend, but without a freeze on uranium enrichment, in its first comments since responding to an international package aimed at ending the standoff.
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said he hoped to meet later this month with Iran's top nuclear negotiator, after Tehran gave its response to a package of incentives aimed at halt its uranium enrichment.
"Following the news that Iran may be prepared to compromise on its nuclear development program, oil prices are a little softer," said analysts at the John Hall Associates energy consultancy in London.
"However, the region accounts for a sizeable portion of global (oil) production so until more definite news of a compromise is forthcoming then prices will continue to attract a premium."
Iran, the world's number four crude producer, is locked in a standoff with the West over its nuclear energy program. The country claims it is for generating electricity while some Western nations fear Tehran is developing nuclear weapons.
Six world powers are offering Iran technology and negotiations if it suspends uranium enrichment.
Traders said the stronger US dollar also depressed oil prices.
"The greenback was stronger, extending gains from the end of last week and helping to put more pressure on oil prices," said Sucden analyst Andrey Kryuchenkov .
A strengthening US currency makes dollar-priced crude more expensive for buyers using other currencies, and potential dampens demand among some market players.
The dollar rallied against major currencies after US President George W. Bush, speaking over the weekend ahead of a Group of Eight (G8) summit in Japan, said his administration backed a "strong" dollar.
Oil blazed a record-breaking trail last week, driven by geopolitical tensions over Iran, a weaker US dollar and tightening global supplies, traders said.
Sky-high oil prices -- which ramp up the cost of petrol, jet fuel, and domestic electricity and gas among other fuels -- have triggered fears about inflationary pressures and world economic growth.
Rising fuel costs, especially gasoline prices, have sparked protests around the world.
The G8 rich nations -- Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States -- opened a summit Monday aimed at battling rocketing oil and food prices that threaten to derail the global economy.
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Basically, I'm a crazy 18-year-old girl named Schmergo who loves Ron Weasley, musicals. church, Monty Python, (British humour, gotta love it!) Discworld, Artemis Fowl, spoofs, Disney, Les Miserables, the Scarlet Pimpernel, taking over the world, The Bartimaeus Trilogy, and, most of all, writing cheesy and insane stories! That was a run-on sentence.
Favourite characters: Ron (and the Weasleys in general), Neville, Remus, Lucius Malfoy, Luna, Theodore Nott, and.... VOLDYPOO! Almost all of my stories will either include Voldy or one of his servants.
My name: Okay, it's weird and random. I typed in the first thing I could think of. I assure you that the only thing I impale is cheese cubes on toothpicks! I should change my name to Schmerg_The _Impala... quite a different connotation, as impalas are adorable deer-like things. Yurp.
The Dark Lord's Blog: A really ludicrous humour fic that people seem to like. This will eventually have a plot! Ooh, spooky... And yes, the exploding pop-tart thing DOES work. Don't sue me if you try it and die in the process.
My Other Fics: I'm too boring to describe 'em. There are summaries at the bottom of this page. *Gestures in a very Vanna White-ish manner*. But... I'd recommend "Long-Distance Extendable Ears," because I think it's my best. "Love A Duck" is a pretty funny chaptered Marauders mystery/adventure... don't be deterred if you haven't read "The Scarlet Pimpernel," the story it's loosely based on. The Potter's Pentagon trilogy is the one I probably worked the hardest on... I think you'll like at least one of the main characters. *Puppy dog eyes* Also, I wrote a ton of musical spoofs. They're fun! Read them!
As closing, I would like to say, LLAMA LLAMA DUCK! Thank you.
You're welcome.
Sing to the tune of "Gaston" from Beauty and the Beast
Gosh, it disturbs me to see you, Tyrone
Looking so gloomy and blue.
Everyone here�d love to be you, Tyrone
Or at least make out with you!
Just look at the huge crowd of chicks about you�
You�re everyone�s favourite guy!
Everyone wants to read fics about you�
And it�s not very hard to see why!
No one flies like Tyrone
Has nice eyes like Tyrone
When my hit list�s fulfilled, no one dies but Tyrone!
For you awe and inspire us all daily
Perfect, a pure paragon!
You can ask Ivy, Giorgi, or Haley�
You�re the hottest OC from �Potter�s Pentagon!�
No one�s fit like Tyrone
Takes a hit like Tyrone
No one else is a bloody great git like Tyrone!
Yes, it�s true my physique�s been called captivating�
My, what a guy that Tyrone!
And we mean every word we sang
Tyrone is the best�
Well, except for Wolfgang!
No one�s been like Tyrone
A king pin like Tyrone
No one else bullies poor Wolfie Quinn like Tyrone.
For there�s no one as toned or as chiseled!
No one else has such fabulous hair!
Why, our homie T-Dawg�s off the hizzle�
Be back in a tick, have to wrestle a bear.
No one�s strong like Tyrone
Gets a song like Tyrone
No one else here is wearing a thong but Tyrone!
Well, I�m back, that bear wasn�t participating!
Probably scared of Tyrone!
When I was a lad, I�d lift two hundred pounds
And I sweated and whimpered and bled.
And now that I�m grown, I lift five hundred pounds
So my biceps are big as my head!
No one flirts like Tyrone!
Looks up skirts like Tyrone�
No one else is the king of perverts like Tyrone!
Emma Weasley�s incredibly irritating!
MY WHAT A GUY� TYRONE!
The story totally won't open! And it sounds so interesting! WAAAGH!
This is very good-- very random, but I like random. Ooh! Sponge cake for dessert tonight! Sorry about that, but you can see what I meant about randomness. I especially liked the Mrs. Norris thing. I really want to hear the rather interesting story involving three eggs, Hagrid, and a tie that was too small, though!
Your portrayal of Ron is just like my friend (irritatingly amazing eyes, anyone?) and your Hermione could be me! Incredible!
Gorgeous story. I liked the wild goose (or is that duck) chase for Mrs. Norris? The breakfast thing is so true! I'm always hungry again by second bell!
I am now convinced that you actually know my friend and you based your Ron off of him. Quite eerie, really.
This is scrumdiddlyumptiously good. My favourite part was 'the person who sits behind you is bored and amuses HIMSELF by harassing you pulling your hair, doing artwork on the back of your shirt, throwing things at you, moving around your chair, stealing things from you etc etc'" because this reminds me of this bloke I sit next to in maths. (No, I'm not British, but I find English colloquialisms terribly funny.)
I liked all of the 'just kiddings'. I kept falling for them, because I'm the definition of gullible, which my friend-who-reminds-me-of-Ron keeps using to his advantage.
I swear, your Ron is EXACTLY like my friend. The way he used the word 'weird' about seventeen point three times while talking about Parvati is spot-on.
INCREEEEEEEDIBLE! The best romance ever read MUST involve a duck who's secretly a cat and a bizarre little jig. Okay, I've said numerous times that Ron reminds me of my friend, but this is uncanny. My friend seems like an idiot, and then suddenly, he acts SMART! Scary!
Wow, this is so randomly funny! I love it! Where on earth do you get your inspiration? (Crack, perhaps?)
You have a unique way of phrasing things, and I can expect (I read the chapter titles) that this story will be spifftastical.
Author's Response: I thank you, and read your stories in turn.
Wow, the beginning of this chapter, his flashbacks, and the author's notes were among the funniest bits of writing I've ever read. The part about the mushrooms and the Tarantella made me snort. Loudly. Like a centaur.
Author's Response: Mushrooms make me snort too. Though in an altogether different way.
OH MY GOSH! I absolutely died laughing. I ADORE MOTM! (I don't even want to know where you got the name) and of course, the leotard bit was truly inspired. The part about the drugs cracked me up... hahaha, get the not-really-all-that-subtle play on the word 'crack?' Yeeaaahh...
Author's Response: Man Of The Mountain. MOTM.
Wow! The author's note is longer than the chapter! Flitwick is my absolute favourite now...
Author's Response: Flitwick was funny. I shall bring him back in the next chapter.
Wow. I lied when I said Flitwick was my absolute favourite. Oigroig is my favourite. And Batman. And Magorian. And...
You know what, I'll just say that this FIC is my favourite and stick with that. I'm now favouriting it.
Author's Response: Aw. Well, if it counts for anything, you\'re my favorite reviewer... mostly because you\'re, like, my only reviewer. Anyway, I promise to update soon. School and stuff.
This is just getting better and better! The part about RHED and the new colour was hysterical.
Dude, I just went to Finland. It's really nice. The whole city of Helsinki is like one big Ikea. (And of course, there's the Finland song in Monty Python's Spamalot.)
Author's Response: One big IKEA? I\'m packing bags as we type.
YUSS! Monty Python references! (I'm a massive fan...) This chapter was my favourite so far. Absolutely everything was funny... the bridge of death, the video game, Dumbledore's hilarity, the description of people (Ralph Nader... Mickey Mouse...), the life expectantcy of a capybrara, the last sentence... you're brilliant at this. I only found out about this story from Zoheb, and I'm so glad I did.
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"Im sorry about this, Harry. But not really." Okay, that's very funny. Oigroig reminds me strongly of Professor Pippy P. Poopypants from Captain Underpants (*cough* Er, I mean, not like I regularly use Professor Poopypants's Name Change-o Chart 2000 every day or anything...)
The whole thing about the students attacking people with normal names was very funny, although I think Draco Malfoy is a beautiful name, actually. It rolls off the tongue. Pity Draco himself is such a pansy...
Author's Response: Malfoy, maybe. \"Draco,\" no.
OH MY GOSH! That was brilliant! I love this story so much! The Gameshark idea is one of the best I've ever stumbled across, and the whole thing about all of the things that JK Rowling said weren't true (ie. Crookshanks being the Unknown Soldier) just slayed me with laughter. The first paragraph was also great. I'm surprised that this story isn't more popular-- it's one of the best humour fics I've seen.
Author's Response: I know, right? This story should so be more poular! I\'m awesome!
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'In' backward is 'ni?!' Why, that's preposterous! I can't believe he went to the Centaur Liason office! Why, that's also preposterous!
My favourite sentence was: "The train was extremely cool." I'm not quite positive why. The Gothmage idea is almost a spoof of some of the crazier darker characters I've seen flitting ever-so-seriously around this website.
Author's Response: Yes, \"in\" backwards is indeed \"ni.\" I took it up with several English professors, but they just gave me blank looks and bellowed at me to get out of their classroom. They just aren\'t ready for the truth, I suppose.
"A gander at his face somehow always reminded casual onlookers of a fledgling stunted parasauralophus." Brilliant sentence. "Why, you look like a fledling stunted parasauralophus, Sir!"
This chapter seemed a bit more... distracted than the others, maybe because there are so many characters. I loved the beginning and the naming process, though.
Author's Response: It took me forever to figure out how to spell \"parasauralophus.\"
This is hilarious! As a Ron fan, I'm very glad that you made Harry the stupidest one for once.
This chapter is hilarious! I've never been much of a Draco fan, but I love your portrayal! I was Scrooge in that play once (Yes, I am a girl), and so I know the story well. My favourite line was, "Are you the ghost of bad fashion?"
That's cute! I can just imagine Snape's heart growing, and his eyelashes fluttering, just like the Grinch in the film.
Harry's hilarious! My favourite part is: HARRY: *Bursts into the common room* Hermionehermionehermionehermionehermionehermioneeee! *Crying* HERMIONE: Its okay, its okay just tell me whats wrong. HARRY: Well, Hagrid, Ron and I? *Sniffle* We were we were making a snowman? And it sort of sort of *Hiccup* came to life. HERMIONE: I see. Of course, he's the hero, he gets anything!


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Cattle grazing property listings have surged in south-east Queensland after late summer rains, but this is not being met by a rise in demand, according to Herron Todd White.
The valuation firm said the short-term outlook on the market "doesn't appear too optimistic for any recovery".
"Potential vendors are now coming out of the woodwork for various reasons. Most consider now is a good opportunity to advertise their property for sale, with the perception they are now more marketable with body of feed, stock water supplies replenished or waters in storage and or full moisture profile for future plantings," Herron Todd White said in its latest rural market update.
"The reality is, the pool of purchaser doesn't appear to have increased, therefore there is a real risk of further saturation of property listings."
Recently passed-in auctions include Nardo, a 3349-hectare property north east of Roma, in May and Romona, a 2931-hectare mixed farming holding, despite a number of registered bidders present.
"The market at present is slow and vendors now realise . . . they have to be prepared to meet those market expectations," HTW said.
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Filed under: Hearing loss
A staggering number of Americans (approximately 36 million) have hearing loss, and one-third of those probably could have been prevented. Hearing loss continues to be a safety hazard for Warfighters at home and in the field. So how do we combat this not-so-silent epidemic? Here are a few tips to help you protect your hearing.
- Wear a hearing protective device (HPD). HPDs should be worn for noise levels at or above 85dB. Not sure what 85dB really means? Check out this guide to occupational noise levels. Also check out "How Loud is Too Loud?," a graphic designed to inform Warfighters about how and when to choose the proper HPD for their jobs.
- Learn how to wear your HPD correctly. Even if you have the correct protection, it may not be effective if you're not wearing it correctly.
- Always have disposable HPDs handy. Disposable HPDs are lightweight and easily portable. Make them a part of your everyday gear.
For more information about how to protect yourself against or to seek help for hearing loss check out the DoD Hearing Center of Excellence website or make an appointment with your local hearing loss treatment center.
Veterans who served in the U.S. and abroad between September 2001 and March 2010 were four times more likely than civilians to suffer from severe hearing loss. In fact, two of the most common disabilities affecting service members today are hearing loss and tinnitus, says the Hearing Center of Excellence (HCoE). Hearing loss and tinnitus seriously impact force readiness as well as the emotional and social well-being of those affected.
However, not all hearing loss results from the noise pollution Warfighters experience in the field. Many everyday exposures, such as your MP3 player or loud music in your car, can be just as damaging as firearms or helicopters. To maintain good hearing and operational readiness, Warfighters must use safe listening practices at all times. HCoE recommends these safe listening practices:
- Never listen to your MP3 player at maximum volume.
- Following the "60:60" rule: 60 percent maximum volume on your MP3 player for no more than 60 minutes a day.
- Take periodic breaks of 15–20 minutes when listening to loud music to allow your ears to recover.
- Select headphones or earbuds designed to remove background noise.
- Exercise caution when listening to music in the car. Listening in a confined space increases the risk of hearing damage.
- Wear hearing-protection devices such as earplugs at concerts, sporting events, parades, and other high-noise situations.
For more information on how to protect your hearing, as well as treatment and rehabilitation for hearing loss, please read this article from HPRC and visit HCoE.


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Charter school legislation deeply flawed
12 April 2013
Charter school legislation deeply flawed
The Green Party opposes the legislation that will bring in charter schools.
Today the Education and Science select committee reported back on the Education Amendment Bill.
"The establishment of the charter school system in New Zealand will be to the detriment of a high-quality public education system," Green Party Co-leader Metiria Turei said today.
"Bringing in a new class of publicly funded schools that are unaccountable is a deliberate attempt to privatise the public school system.
"New Zealand has a world class public education system that scores extremely well in OECD comparisons.
"Implementing the charter school system will be in direct conflict to this world class system.
"The Bill implementing charter schools provides these schools with a high level of discretion and control but fails to provide an adequate level of oversight.
"At least through the select committee process there is now a new provision that allows for the application of the Ombudsmen Act.
"Sadly this slight improvement is not enough to save some deeply flawed legislation," Mrs Turei said.


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There is much mystery and misinformation surrounding the origin and use of maritime distress calls. Most of the general populace believes that "SOS" signifies "Save Our Ship." Casual students of radio history are aware that the use of "SOS" was preceded by "CQD." Why were these signals adopted? When were they used?
The practical use of wireless telegraphy was made possible by Guglielmo Marconi in the closing years of the 19th century. Until then, ships at sea out of visual range were very much isolated from shore and other ships. The wireless telegraphers used Morse Code to send messages. Morse Code is a way of "tapping" out letters using a series of dots (short signals) and dashes (long signals). Spoken, short signals are referred to as "dih" and long signals are referred to as "dah". The letter "A" is represented by a dot followed by a dash:
By 1904 there were many trans-Atlantic British ships equipped with wireless communications. The wireless operators came from the ranks of railroad and postal telegraphers. In England a general call on the landline wire was a "CQ." "CQ" preceded time signals and special notices. "CQ" was generally adopted by telegraph and cable stations all over the world. By using "CQ," each station receives a message from a single transmission and an economy of time and labor was realized. Naturally, "CQ," went with the operators to sea and was likewise used for a general call. This sign for "all stations" was adopted soon after wireless came into being by both ships and shore stations.
In 1904, the Marconi company suggested the use of "CQD" for a distress signal. Although generally accepted to mean, "Come Quick Danger," that is not the case. It is a general call, "CQ," followed by "D," meaning distress. A strict interpretation would be "All stations, Distress."
At the second Berlin Radiotelegraphic Conference 1906, the subject of a danger signal was again addressed. Considerable discussion ensued and finally SOS was adopted. The thinking was that three dots, three dashes and three dots could not be misinterpreted. It was to be sent together as one string.
The Marconi Yearbook of Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony , 1918 states, "This signal [SOS] was adopted simply on account of its easy radiation and its unmistakable character. There is no special signification in the letter themselves, and it is entirely incorrect to put full stops between them [the letters]." All the popular interpretations of "SOS," "Save or Ship," "Save Our Souls," or "Send Out Succour" are simply not valid. Stations hearing this distress call were to immediately cease handling traffic until the emergency was over and were likewise bound to answer the distress signal.
Although the use of "SOS" was officially ratified in 1908, the use of "CQD" lingered for several more years, especially in British service where it originated. It is well documented in personal accounts of Harold Bride, second Radio Officer, and in the logs of the SS Carpathia, that the Titanic first used "CQD" to call for help. When Captain Smith gave the order to radio for help, first radio officer Jack Phillips sent "CQD" six times followed by the Titanic call letters, "MGY." Later, at Brides suggestion, Phillips interspersed his calls with "SOS." In SOS to the Rescue, 1935, author Baarslag notes, "Although adopted intentionally in 1908, it [SOS] had not completely displaced the older 'CQD' in the British operators' affections." (It is interesting to observe that Marconi was waiting in New York to return home to England on the Titanic.)
The first recorded American use of "SOS" was in August of 1909. Wireless operator T. D. Haubner of the SS Arapahoe radioed for help when his ship lost its screw near Diamond Shoals, sometimes called the "Graveyard of the Atlantic." The call was heard by the United Wireless station "HA" at Hatteras. A few months later, the SS Arapahoe received an "SOS" distress call from the SS Iroquois. Radio Officer Haubner therefore has the distinction of being involved in the first two incidents of the use of "SOS" in America, the first as the sender and the second as the receiver. The U.S. did not officially adopt "SOS" until 1912, being slow to adopt international wireless standards. Source(s):
http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/060199tip6.htm S.O.S. came from Morse Code. It is a distress call which is made up of three dots, three dashes, and three dots.
It doesn't really stand for anything - just a simple, easy code used as a distress call. And it does NOT stand for "Save Our Ship" as I used to believe when I was six years old. save our ship idk sending out signal maybe? Save our souls used to be a short call of distress for ships that meant save our ship. but some made it into save our souls. Contrary to popular notion, the letters SOS do not stand for "Save Our Ship" or "Save Our Souls". They were selected to indicate a distress because, in Morse code, these letters and their combination create an unmistakeable sound pattern.
this was from a quick net search Save Our Souls = S.O.S. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOS save our souls Save our Souls Contrary to folklore, "SOS" does not stand for "Save Our Souls." The otherwise meaningless string of letters was selected because it is easily recognizable and can be sent rapidly. SOS means "Save Our Souls".
BUT: Actually it was "CQD" - "Come Quick, Desaster!"
It was turned to "SOS" because it's easier to morse:
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THEN they invented "Save Our Souls" save our ship Save
Our = SOS
Souls It originally was created by British Sailors...and means Save Our Souls. It was abbreviated to SOS for the purposes of Morse Code. save our ship
save our souls save our ship it stands for Save Our Souls, not Ship, because it is and was used by aircraft as well same old soldier ? It literally means Save Our Souls and was tapped out in morse code with three dots (3 short tapping sounds) for S followed by three dashes (lever held down for 3 long sounds) for the O and then three more dots. Generally used by sailors in distress when the ship is going down. SAVE OUR SOULS From what I learn from Holywood Movie I think it stand for "S h it Oh S h it" SOS means save our souls. This distress signal was sent out in Morse code by ships by flashing three dots three flashes and three dots again. SoS is a distress call meaning "Save Our Souls"
This distress signal was used on the Titanic as well as many other disasters.
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A new strain belonging to the genus
The genus
Violacein (3-[1,2-dihydro-5-(5-hydroxy-1
The gene cluster for violacein biosynthesis has been sequenced from several of the violacein producers, including
Violacein has shown anti-protozoan [
Based on these properties, violacein would seem to be commercially interesting for therapeutic purposes and it has in fact been proposed for dermatological purposes [
Up to now
In this study, a new strain of the genus
In this study, four bacteria producing a blue pigment were isolated from the sea surface microlayer at the coast of Trøndelag, Norway. Sequencing of partial 16S rDNA sequences (1490 bases) from the four strains revealed two unique sequences that were 99.3% identical. Both displayed 98.8% identity to
To optimize the conditions for production of antimicrobial compounds, the isolates were cultivated on four different production media, with or without 50% seawater. Interestingly, the isolates grew slower or displayed no growth on media containing seawater. Some pigment production could be seen in the growing cultures, but probably due to the poor growth the antimicrobial activity was very low in the extracts of such cultures. The inhibited growth of the bacteria on media containing seawater indicates that they might be of terrestrial origin.
Antimicrobial activity of
Extracts from
The compounds eluting at 9.5 minutes and 13 minutes had m/z values deviating less than 1.4 ppm from the molecular ion stochiometries of C15H9O4 and C15H9O5, respectively. Relative amounts of these two compounds could not be estimated from the UV data as their extinction coefficients are not known.
As previously mentioned,
Fractionation of the bacterial extracts followed by antimicrobial assays revealed that the antibacterial activity was found in the same fractions as the blue pigment, indicating that the activity found in
As earlier described,
Despite that the
Initial screening for
Phylogenetic analyses of amino acid sequences of partial
A comparison of the similarity of the VioA- and VioB protein fragment from different violacein producers to the proteins from
A mixture of 1–4 colonies with 5 g glass beads and 2.5 mL 0.9% NaCl with 0.1% Tween 20, was whirlmixed for one minute. Whirlmixing was repeated after 15 min. The cell-material was centrifuged and washed twice with sterile water, before resuspension in 1.5 mL sterile water.
The isolates were cultivated on different 1% agarose (production) media to facilitate production of secondary metabolites. Initial cultivation, extraction and antimicrobial assays were performed as described earlier [
Upscaled tests, with reduced number of production parameters, were performed by cultivation in flat 6-well Tissue Culture Plates (Sarstedt nr 83.1839.500) with 1.5 mL agarose media in each well, inoculated with 25 μL inoculum. Extraction was performed with 2.5 mL DMSO. Dried cultures on agarose media was crushed, and incubated with DMSO and glass beads on a rotator for 2 hours in the dark.
Cell extracts for liquid assays were prepared from supernatant and pellet of liquid cultures. Initial tests based on results from cultivation on solid media and agar diffusion assays, were performed to determine the optimal incubation time and production medium. Precultures of
The bacterial extracts were stored at −20 ºC, and tested in agar diffusion (a.d.) and liquid assays (l.a.) for antagonistic activity against
Samples of selected DMSO-extracts were fractionated using an Agilent 1100 series HPLC system equipped with a diode array detector (DAD) and a fraction collector. Each sample was fractionated using two different types of LC-columns: (1) Agilent ZORBAX Eclipse XDB-C18, 5 μm, 4.6 × 150 mm and (2) Agilent SB-CN 3.5 μm, 4.6 × 75 mm. For both types of columns, a flow of 1 mL/min of a mixture of 0.005% formic acid in deionized water and acetonitrile was used as mobile phase. In both cases the concentration of acetonitrile was kept at 25% the first minute, then increased linearly from 25 to 95% during the next 11 minutes and kept at a concentration of 95% for the rest of the run. The fraction collector was used to collect 12 fractions of the eluent from 1 minute until 13 minutes from injection. The samples were first fractionated using LC-column (1). The fractions displaying antibacterial activity (see below) were further fractionated in parallel using conditions (1) and (2).
The samples from LC-fractionation were dried in a vacuum centrifuge (Savant Speed-Vac), dissolved in DMSO and the bioactivity of the fractions determined in an agar diffusion assay using
Bacterial DMSO extracts were purified on a C18 solid-phase extraction column, 55–105 μm (Waters nr.WAT036945), and eluted with methanol. The methanol solutions of the purified compound were analyzed on an Agilent 1100 HPLC system equipped with a diode array detector (DAD) and an Agilent time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometer with an electrospray ion source run in negative mode (350 ºC gas temperature, 12 L/min drying gas, 50 PSI nebulizer pressure). For the LC separation, a Bonus-RP column (3.5 μm, 2.1 × 50 mm, Agilent Technologies, USA) was used. The mobile phase consisted of a mixture of 10 mM ammonium acetate (pH 4.0) and acetonitrile at a flow of 0.3 mL/min. The concentration of acetonitrile was kept at 25% the first two minutes, then increased linearly from 25 to 90 % during the next 24 minutes and kept at a concentration of 90% for the remaining 2 minutes.
Total-DNA of the bacteria was isolated using DNeasy Blood & Tissue Kit (Qiagen) according to manufacturer's protocol. PCR with bacteria specific primers, BP_F27: 5′-AGA GTT TGA TCM TGG CTC AG-3′ and BP_R1492: 5′-TAC GGY TAC CTT GTT ACG ACT T-3′, was performed to amplify 1.5 kb of the 16S rRNA gene [
The PCR was performed using initial denaturation at 94 ºC for 4 minutes, followed by 35 cycles of 94 ºC for 45 seconds, 55 ºC for 20 seconds and 66 ºC for 2 minutes. A final extension was performed at 72 ºC for 8 minutes. PCR products were purified after excision from agarose gel, using QIAquick Spin Kits according to the manufacturer's instructions (Qiagen). Purified PCR-products were transformed into
The 16S rDNA fragments were sequenced from the pDrive-clones using the primers M13 reverse: 5′-AACAGCTATGACCATG-3′ and M13f forward: 5′-GTAAAACGACGGCCAGT-3′ described in the Qiagen PCR Cloning Handbook (04/2001). The sequencing was performed using BigDye® Terminator v3.1 Cycle Sequencing Kit (Applied Biosystems). The sequencing program consisted of a initial step at 96 ºC for 1 minute, and 25 cycles of 96 ºC for 30 seconds, 45 ºC (M13r) or 50 ºC (M13f) for 15 seconds and 60 ºC for 4 minutes.
Degenerate primers for amplification of parts of
The phylogenetic analyses of the cloned sequences were performed using MEGA 4 [
This work was supported by the Research Council of Norway. We are grateful to M. Lando and G. M. B. Thomassen for help with some of the sequencing work.
Chemical structures of violacein (A) and deoxyviolacein (B).
Phylogenetic relationship between partial 16S rDNA sequences (1354 bp) of known violacein producers, using the neighbor-joining method with 2000 bootstrap replicates. Closest matches from the BLAST search,
Phylogenetic trees constructed of the amino acid sequences of VioA (
Bacterial strains and plasmids used in this study.
|Cyhr AmBs, Hps, Nyss
|Amoxs, Amps, Cms, Ccls, Nbs, Oles, Pens, Pcns, Rifs, Tys
|Ampr, Ctcr, Eryr, Lcmr, Vcmr, Amr, Bacr, Csr, Spr
|Amr, Bacr, Csr, Spr
|CTC (strain 492) This study
The American type Culture Collection.
Cyh: cycloheximide, AmB: amphotericin B, Hp: haloprogin, Nys: nystatin.
Amox: amoxicillin, Amp: ampicillin, Cm: clindamycin, Ccl: cyclacillin, Nb: novobiocin, Ole: oleandomycin, Pen: penicillamine, Pcn: penicillin, Rif: rifamycin, Ty: tylosin.
Amp: ampicillin, Ctc: chlortetracyclin, Ery: erythromycin, Lcm: lincomycin, Vcm: vancomycin, Am: apramycin, Bac: bacitracin, Cs: cycloserine, Sp: spectinomycin.
Culture Collection, Gothenburg University.


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WordCamp Norway's very first Developer Day!
2012 saw the very first WordCamp Norway! The second WordCamp Norway will be held on the 26th of January at Radisson Nydalen in Oslo and tickets can be purchased here.
Our second year of WordCamp see's the introduction of a developers day which will take place on the 27th of January at the Metronet offices, Nydalsveien 12b!
The program for the day includes exclusive presentations and activities which includes a charity hackathon for CISV – a charity dedicated to peace education.
For more details see our program.
Anyone is welcome to attend the developers day, simply purchase your tickets for WordCamp Norway and automatically receive admission to the developers day. Click Here.


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University News
Speech-Language Pathology Students Help Children with Cleft Lip and Palate
The School of Communication Sciences & Disorders provides early intervention speech therapy to those in need.
Working South of the Border
After a year in Mexico on a Fulbright Scholarship, Catie Prechtel '14 has headed south again to keep teaching English. An anthropology and Spanish major at Pacific, Prechtel hopes to make a career teaching English and exploring other cultures.
Improvements to North Side of Forest Grove Campus Begin Week of July 20
An extensive reconstruction of University Avenue and landscape enhancements will give the campus' north entrance a new look and feel.
Notes from Under the Oaks | July 2015
Over the past few weeks, I've been working on a new alumni communication stra
Dr. Richard Rutt, Director of the School of Physical Therapy, Announces Retirement
Dr. Rutt will retire at the end of the 2015-2016 academic year following 24 years of service at Pacific University.
University's Psi Chi Honor Society Named a Model Chapter
Pacific's chapter is among the top 4 percent in the country to be designated as such by the national organization.
Physician Assistant Student Joseph Sutherland '16 Serves as President of National Student Organization
Sutherland is the first Pacific University student to preside over the Student Academy of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
Psychology Major Amy VanderZanden '16 Interns at Prestigious Research Center in Philadelphia
The senior from Portland is spending the summer at Temple University in Philadelphia working under the direction of renowned neuroscientist Nora Newcombe.
Alumnus Represents Brazil in Football World Championship
Heron Souza de Azevedo '14 has worked nearly a decade to help grow American football in his native Brazil. In July 2015, he represented his nation's team at the International Federation of American Football World Championship in Ohio.
University Avenue to Undergo Reconstruction
Later this month, the north side of Pacific University's Forest Grove Campus will undergo significant road construction on University Avenue between Sunset Drive and College Way to improve both driver access and pedestrian safety.


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Weres the rest
It was so cute
I want more
I want more
I want more
Clear enought?
Even when you rumple your hair.
I hate that Ive come to expect,
That life without you I cant bear.
(Inspired by Kat's poem in 10 Things I Hate About You )
Loved it!!!!!!!
It was cute and it made me all bubbly!!!!!
I'm slow
At fiest I thought it was a girl and now I see that its an owl...lol
Wat does r.a.g. Stand for....I'm blonde here and slow.....
Great story
I don't like that aly girll......ewwww....she's a hoe. Slut bitch and watever else
Wata player!!!!!!
Love the story...I think I said that already
Author's Response: Thanks! The next chapter is in the queue. Miss Radcliffe~
Couldn't be better...hahahaha
Ron comes across Ginny's diary, four years after the war has ended.EDIT: 1000 reads!
That was good..I even cried!!!!
Loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Loved it.....u guys should do a hole story on the dressing issue....that would rock!!!!!!!
I love the way u make sirius and james argue with each other..and always yelling about who hotter....mad funny.....and once again I loved it...I always do ur storys are the best....u should rite a bok
That was a great story....keep writing more.....there really funny too
30 July 07: Chapter 15 up and runnin'!! Eventually, 16 forward will post. Thanks you guys - and yay Deathly Hallows! No Spoilers, but definite cannon!!!!!
Even Harry wondered how in the world the obvious loathing Lily felt for James could have turned into a marriage. How could they have loved each other? Well, if this ever bothered or troubled you in the slightest, look no further! 'The Princess and Prat' picks up around the time of the Pensieve Scene in book 5...
Read "The Princess & the Prat" to find out how it all began!!! Also posted on HPFF.com, with over 1110 reviews.
Its good!!!
Ur started it off just right
Keep writing!
Wat a staker jame is!
Love this story!!!
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Love it!
No other way to put it!
They kissed!
Like acually kissed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love u!
Wonderful story!
The best yet!!!!!!
Does she read it...haha...watch it be him asking her to the dance...I'll laught at lilys face....even thought I love her!!!!!!!
Great story by the way.....but I would like to see more j and l moments...but I'm sure they come along in a little while!!!!!!!!!!!
He can't just give up...*tears*
Omg...I'm crying a thousand rivers here...
Its so sad....it reminds me of some point in my life.
Loved it!!!!
Keep writing more stories about lily and james!!!!!


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Hi All,
I'd like to block traffic from China, using a zone file from http://
www.ipdeny.com/ipblocks/. But in the GUI it's not possible to easily
add such a long list of ip ranges. Is there another way to add such a
list to m0n0wall, for example by editing the settingsfile and
creating an alias for the whole list?


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Guest author Marjorie Agosin will lead a special intergenerational book group on her new book, I lived on Butterfly Hill. Dinner will be served followed by our book group discussion.
The program is free and open to Jewish girls, ages 10-14, their mothers and grandmothers or special friends.
Girls who register by December 1st will receive a free copy of the book.
Event Location: Aviv Centers for Living
240 Lynnfield Street, Peabody, Massachusetts, 01960
Fact Sheet
Sunday, January 25, 2015, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
* Registration closes on January 19th
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Ralph-Michael Giordano recreates classic Hollywood photos with Colorado actors
Kendra Buck as Gloria Swanson
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Colorado's independent film scene is booming, says filmmaker and photographer Ralph-Michael Giordano, whose exhibition A Colorado Tribute to Classic Hollywood will be featured at Tenn Street Coffee and Books on First Friday, as part of the Tennyson Street Artwalk. Giordano has spent the last six months rebooting classic photographs of Hollywood stars. The new images feature fourteen Colorado actors posing as Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Lana Turner, Elizabeth Taylor and beyond. In advance of the August 1 opening, Westword spoke with Giordano about his photographs and his homegrown homage to the Golden Age of Hollywood.
See also: Catherine Opie talks selfies, AIDS and her shift from representation to abstraction
Westword: Unpack the title: A Colorado Tribute to Classic Hollywood.
Ralph-Michael Giordano: A Colorado Tribute to Classic Hollywood is an idea I came up with early last year. I wanted to work with a lot of Colorado actors who were appearing in all of these indie film. It's really kind of amazing, because Colorado is experiencing an indie-film renaissance right now. Every weekend, somebody's making a film, whether it's a short film or a feature. There are so many filmmakers constantly creating art, which is really great.
John Showalter and Shanna Grace as Charlie Chaplin and Paulette Goddard.
Ralph-Michael Giordano
I thought, in a way, this resurgence of filmmaking creativity reminded me of a Hollywood thing happening -- our own version of it. I've always wanted to do a photo shoot -- a kind of a Vanity Fair type of thing -- where you take people and you put them in these positions where they're portraying famous people. I decided, why not do a similar pictorial event, work with these Colorado actors and dress them up as Hollywood icons?
Jimmy Lee Combs as Henry Fonda.
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Upcoming Events
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TicketsFri., Sep. 8, 7:30pm
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How did you find your actors?
I started looking at Facebook for actors that fit the bill. Some were people I've worked with on short films. I'm also a filmmaker. Others, I just met through Facebook. I called them up and said: "Hey, I've seen your work and I'd like you to be part of this project. What do you think?"
Kendra Buck as Veronica Lake.
Ralph-Michael Giordano
How did they respond?
It's interesting. Nobody said no. Everybody was in because they liked the idea. We kept it a secret. We didn't tell anybody what we were up to. We just said we were working on this photography project. I kept putting teasers up on Facebook as I was working with the actors. It took about six months to complete the project, to get all fourteen actors.
Read on for more photos and thoughts from Ralph-Michael Giordano.
Jeremiah Walter as Buster Keaton.
Ralph-Michael Giordano
Who are some of the actors you're referencing?
We have Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, Brigitte Bardot, Steve McQueen, James Dean, Natalie Wood, Gloria Swanson, Veronica Lake, Errol Flynn, Laurel and Hardy and Buster Keaton. It's an amazing mix. We chose actors that range from the 1920s all the way into the '70s to give it a cross-reference of the total Hollywood scene.
Cougar LIttlefield as James Dean.
Ralph-Michael Giordano
What was the process like?
It was a lot of fun, and it was also very difficult trying to match all those different eras. I think we did a pretty good job capturing what we wanted to. They didn't have to be exact look-alikes. It was just to present the idea. Sometimes, we took a photo that was a famous publicity shot that these actors had done, and we tried to recreate it. Then we would move on from there and say: Here's the role. What if we did this? What if we did a series where you turn your head this way? It was a representation of what those photos were. Some of them are pretty darn close.
Alicia Berrutias as Carol Lombard.
Ralph-Michael Giordano
Talk about the relationship you see between the Colorado independent film scene and Hollywood?
There is this relationship between going to L.A. and here in Colorado. A lot of my actors that I worked with had either already left to go to L.A. or are on the verge of going. At least five of my actors out of the fourteen have already done that or are going to, basically giving it a chance. That's the next step -- to find some sort of success in your hometown and then move on. It will be interesting to see what happens. It will be kind of nice to see somebody from the tribute actually make it in a sitcom or a short film in Hollywood.
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Luke Banhamas as Montgomery Clift.
Ralph-Michael Giordano
What is our scene borrowing? What is unique here? As far as mimicking things, it's funny. I think it was Francis Ford Coppola who said: "If you're going to steal, steal from the best." Basically, I don't think I steal as much as I'm inspired by the things other people are doing.
Heath Heineas as Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.
Ralph-Michael Giordano
What inspired you?
The original idea came from a Life magazine spread that was done with Marilyn Monroe back in the early '60s before she died. They did something similar where she portrayed famous Hollywood icons of the past. I guess that was always in my mind. I always thought that was a fascinating piece. I found those pictures on the Internet, and I shared them on Facebook to say: This is where I got this idea.
Taryn Ryan Long as Brigitte Bardot.
Ralph-Michael Giordano
This has been going on for a very long time. People have been admiring the past of Hollywood. We are honoring the fact that we are a growing artistic community. We might not be Hollywood yet, but we're getting there. There was a time when Colorado was really a major hub for filmmaking. Hollywood came here a lot to shoot Westerns and what not. We were a big-time back-lot for the studios. We had the Alexander Film Company here in Colorado Springs, which was a major film center for many, many years.
Giordano's free exhibition opens at 6 p.m. Friday, August 1 at Tenn Street Coffee and Books, 4418 Tennyson Street. There will be live music from The Hoagies. Find me on Twitter: @kyle_a_harris
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The medical equipment financial leasing means that leasing companies purchase equipment for the purpose of renting them to hospitals, according to the medical equipment and manufactures chosen by hospitals. By signing finance leasing contracts, leasing companies rent equipment to hospitals and gain rents from these companies. It is a financing service.
In logistics, leasing companies purchase equipment from suppliers and rent them to hospitals. In the movement of funds, leasing companies pay money to equipment manufacturers or vendors, and hospitals pay rents to leasing companies. The three parties ensure and guarantee each other's duty and right by signing finance leasing contracts, equipment purchase contracts and maintenance agreements.
Besides the expenditure on the estate, the expenditure on medical devices is the biggest for a hospital. In recent years, owing to Chinese government' strict control on the drug promotion to doctors and launch of separate accounting and management for medical and pharmaceutical income, the movement of funds in a hospital is seriously affected. Therefore, many hospitals are not able to buy new equipment. Under such circumstances, financial leasing, the mature and advanced mode of financing and purchase in advanced countries, becomes an effective way to solve the problem. The competition in the medical market is more and more violent, so more and more hospitals realize the importance of financial leasing.
By 2009, China's expenditure on medical equipment will have reached tens of billions USD; however, the market scale of the medical equipment leasing only costs over 100 million USD. The penetration rate of Chinese medical equipment leasing is less than 2%, so the potential of the market development is great. For Chinese domestic market, the risk of medical equipment leasing business is low and there are many chances for equipment resale. Many famous international medical equipment companies like Siemens, GE and Hitachi have carried out the leasing business in China. So does some Chinese local enterprises.
One obvious feature of medical equipment financial leasing is that a leaser owns both a creditor's rights and real right, which is a trading form separating ownership and use rights. When the lessee violets the contract, the leaser can reduce losses and risks by withdrawing and dealing with the subject matter of the lease.
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|Lea Ann Abernathy, was born on March 21, 1907 in Kirkwood, MO.
Abernathy majored in English Southeast Missouri State Teacher's College,
and graduated with a Bachelors degree in 1935.
While attending Southeast, Abernathy was a reporter for the Sorosis Literary Society, associate editor of the college yearbook, the Sagamore, and president of the Sigma Tau Delta, a professional fraternity that promoted the mastery of written expression. She was also awarded the Collegiate Medal by the chapter membership for best serving the organization.
Many of her literary works were published during her time as a student. These publications include: Independent Woman, Globe-Democrat, Gateway for Girls, The Rectangle, National Parent-Teacher, School and Community, and Kaleidograph. She passed away on September 27, 1981.
|Special Collections and Archives houses a bound volume (60p) of poems by Abernathy, member of the Southeast Missouri State Teachers College class of 1935. Poems published in "Our Dumb Animals," the Capaha Arrow and read on station WEW, St. Louis University, 1948.
|Click on the links below to read some of Abernathy's works:
|"A College goes up," a poem written to commemorate Southeast Missouri State Teachers College's 75th Anniversary.
|"Consolation," a poem.
|"Epitaph for Jennie Ellis Keysor," a poem.


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Rare AC/DC Recordings To Be Destroyed?
A report from The Irish Times says that over a thousand tapes from the old Windmill Lane recording studio in Ireland, including rare recordings by AC/DC, Metallica and others, are waiting to be reclaimed either by the artists or their record labels. If that doesn't happen by May, they will start to be destroyed.


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The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame opened a permanent Pat Summitt exhibit on Friday, the first day of activities for the 2014 NCAA Women's Final Four.
The Pat Summitt exhibit features memorabilia, photos, videos and interactive displays highlighting the former women's college basketball coach.
The Nashville Local Organizing Committee is providing free admission to the exhibit, which is located inside Bridgestone Arena, from Friday through April 8.
Now the head coach emeritus of the Lady Vols, Summitt is the all-time winningest coach — men's or women's — in NCAA basketball history. Her eight NCAA national championships are second-most only to the record 10 titles by UCLA men's coach John Wooden. She is the only coach in NCAA history, and one of three college coaches overall, with at least 1,000 victories.
"Pat Summitt has been the single most influential person in women's sports," said Bill Emendorfer, executive director of the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. "As a native Tennessean, her roots and values run deep with the heritage of this great state. It seems fitting to open the Pat Summitt Exhibit during the Women's Final Four. The exhibit offers a unique opportunity to follow this Tennessee legend from her youth to her career as both a player and coach. It will be an opportunity to catch a glimpse of how Coach Summitt rose from a Tennessee farm girl to a national legend."
The exhibit is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday; and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. April 8.
"Our NLOC decided early in the process that we needed to leave our community with a lasting legacy of celebrating women's basketball and women's athletics. Working closely with the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, we committed to opening this Pat Summitt exhibit in Nashville during Final Four week. What better way to celebrate Tennessee's own Coach Pat Summitt than with 30,000 basketball fans," said Margaret Behm, co-chairwoman of the Nashville Local Organizing Committee. "Coach Summitt changed women's basketball in this state and in our country and we are proud to be a part of this living legacy that celebrates her amazing career."
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Quick Q & A With Caroline Wozniacki
While at the Sony Ericsson Open, I had the chance to have a comfy chat, (comfy because instead of the regular folding chairs we did our interview a nice leather couch - upgrade!) with Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki. She truly embodies her nickname "Sunshine" because her smile lights up a room and is infectious! Enjoy!
What is your passion outside of tennis?
I love baking!
What is your favorite thing to bake?
Everything! All cakes - chocolate cakes, cookies, bread. All different kinds of things.


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Effects of Reducing Salaries With 25% in Romania Upon The Process of Tax Evasion
Tax evasion by 25% due to reductions of wages occurs at all levels of social hierarchy, being amplified by a lack of education and tax payers, plus some legislative and administrative shortcomings of tax administration. The phenomenon is even more striking, as the man, by the nature of his mental, emotional and educational, has the inclination to put individual interests before the general society. The specific economic determines behavior of individuals, underdeveloped areas, periods of economic recession, economic transition, economic reorientation and reshaping the workforce requires major compromises for subsistence
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Brookings Mountain West presents "The Hidden STEM Economy: The Surprising Diversity of Jobs Requiring Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Knowledge," a talk by Jonathan Rothwell, senior research associate and associate fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program.
Policy and businesses leaders have argued that there is a shortage of highly educated workers in professional occupations related to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Critics have countered that Ph.D scientists often face a difficult academic labor market and do not necessarily earn higher wages than other professionals. Yet, both sides of the STEM debate have been relying on an ill-defined definition of STEM work. Using a detailed survey of worker knowledge requirements, this research project redefines STEM jobs based on the level of knowledge required in STEM fields to perform occupations. The results uncover two facts previously unrecognized in the STEM literature: A surprisingly high number of jobs require high-level STEM knowledge in at least one field, and roughly half of these jobs do not require a bachelor's degree. The presentation will highlight these and other results from this work and discuss the policy implications for STEM education and workforce development nationally and at the regional level.


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• Percept Pictures to release 'Mission Possible'
Marathi Cinema has a good news! Percept Pictures, India's premiere and the only fully integrated entertainment company, has taken on the distribution rights of forthcoming Marathi film 'Mission Possible' .
Directed by Pushkar Jog, 'Mission Possible' is obviously a big budget film by Marathi movie standards today. The film walks a new path by offering a complete entertainer with action, emotions, style, voguish music, dance & romance all rolled into one, backed by an intriguing murder mystery. Something that's not commonly seen in Marathi Cinema. The film attempts to enthuse the youth to watch Marathi Cinema with slick production values, modern sets, exotic locations with a touch of glamour. The highlight of the film is a song "Swapna Sha……" sung by Swapnil Bandodkar, which is the first Marathi song shot in scenic Ladakh.
Percept Pictures has been a leader in acquiring & distributing films with fresh & distinctive content. Known for identifying the right film for the right audience with focus on multiplexes, their previous releases Page 3, Malamaal Weekly etc. speak about their success . The company also carried out the release of 'Khuda Ke Liye', a historic event, being the first Pakistani film to be released in India over last four decades. Animated & Children films catering exclusively to the kids like 'Hanuman', 'My friend Ganesha', 'Makdee' etc. have been their offerings for children. They are the one to bring fascinating Hollywood blockbusters such as Hancock, The Mummy, Spider Man 3 etc. to the Indian audience
"Mission Possible" being a trend setter, would be promoted on a large scale. The star cast of the Film will be visiting various cities across the state such as Pune, Nagpur, Mumbai, Aurangabad, Sangli etc; 15 to 20 days prior release. So, look out for the stars of this film in your city.
The reason for Percept Pictures to present "Mission Possible" is simple. This is what the company feels, "It is very different from the kind of Marathi films that we see nowadays. Moreover, the film has a fresh & youthful treatment. We are confident that this film would not only be well appreciated by the masses but also be a trend setter taking the Marathi Film Industry altogether to a new high." Percept Pictures plans to market and distribute this film as the biggest Marathi language film till date. "The release of this film will simultaneously cover all the belts of Maharashtra, Goa and Marathwada in Nizam circuit. The marketing reach will be across all mediums starting with TV, Radio, Outdoor (Hoardings, OOH screens, Bus shelters and Bus panels - all across Maharashtra), Internet and Press," says Yusuf Shaikh, Head of Acquistion & Distribution, and Percept Pictures.
Apart from directing & acting in the film, story & lyrics of the film have been penned by the multi talented Pushkar himself, who is also singing his own songs in the Film.
The strong storyline is supported by excellent performances by the entire cast comprising of talented Manisha Kelkar & Saii Tamhankar, who play the lead heroines supported by noted actors like Sharad Phonkse, Niranjan Namjoshi, Astaad Kale, Shantanu Moghe, debutant Amit Kalyankar & Mohan Joshi with Ganesh Yadav in a guest appearance. The Music is directed by the Saii- Piyush duo & the cinematographer(DOP) is Sanjay Khanzode.
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• High Court orders Screening of Marathi films mandatory in Mumbai
Gone are the days, when Marathi films were released in only two or three single screen theatres in Mumbai. In the recent past, some of the Marathi films even saw the multiplexes opening their doors, looking at the overwhelming response they witnessed. But, the majority of the single screen theatres were reluctant to release Marathi films. Indeed, Marathi films have been doing a good business posing as a big competition for the Bollywood, especially in Mumbai. No wonder, some of the Bollywood film distributors started blocking all the theatres in Mumbai , preventing the release of Marathi films and the theatre owners only encouraged such unethical practice. This was a deliberate move to only kill the popularity of Marathi films.
Such a step motherly treatment to regional cinema received a strong opposition from Bangalore, when the South Indian Film Federation warned the theatre owners against blocking all the theatres with a new Bollywood release during the first week. It had only prevented the regional cinema to find theatres for release.And, their protest and warning did help to curb such an unprincipled practice. In a place like Mumbai, the theatre owners were only taking advantage of the neglect by Maharashtra Government and the tolerance of Marathi film makers towards this issue. There is already a government resolution of 1968, making it mandatory for theatre owners to screen a minimum of 112 shows per year. But, the theatre owners only disobeyed it and had moved to court recently challenging this resolution.
However, the latest verdict of the Bombay High Court has come timely giving a great relief to the Marathi film industry. As per this ruling, all single screen theatres across greater Mumbai will have to screen at least 44 shows of Marathi films every year. This will have to be implemented in such a way that at least for four week in a year they will have to screen 11 shows of Marathi films per week, that too between 12 noon and 9 pm. Isn't that a great victory for Marathi film makers ? MMW takes this opportunity to congratulate the entire Marathi film industry on this happy occasion; but at the same time expect quality films, so as to keep the audience with them.
There were arguments and counter arguments before the division bench of Justice gave their ruling. Some of the arguments in favour of theatre owners also went to the extent of saying that Marathi people were more keen on watching Hindi films. But, the sensible division bench passed the most welcome verdict which goes in favour of Marathi film industry. Nobody should take Marathi people for granted. They are admirers of good cinema. If there are bad Bollywood films, they always turn their back to them; but if there are good quality films no matter whether in Marathi or Hindi, they never miss them. Marathi film makers should take note of this audience psychology and offer something new and different to attract good crowd. And who says, Marathi films are only watched by Marathi people ? In the recent past, Marathi films, released in multiplexes witnessed 50% of non marathi audience. Further, prints of Marathi films released with English sub titles, have received multiple audience even at international level.
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• 'Maziya Priyala Preet Kalena' on Zee Marathi
Ektaa Kapoor is all set to launch her first Marathi venture o 'Maziya Priyala Preet Kalena' on small screen. The so called eternal love story will be televised on Monday to Saturday at 8 pm w.e.f 14th June 2010 on Zee Marathi.
This TV serial is a pure love story of an innocent NRI girl and a lovable boy belonging to a middle class family, portrayed by fresh faces Mrunal Dusanis and Abhijeet Khandkekar. The cast also includes Sneha Kulkarni, Prasad Jawade as new faces from 'Maharashtracha Superstar', a popular acting reality show of Zee Marathi. Along with them renowned theatre artistes Sanjay Mone, Suhita Thatte, Sumukhi Pendse, Amita Khopkar are playing major roles.
Talking about the first marathi venture of Balaji Productions, Ekta Kapoor has revealed that she was not really concerned about the cast or the lavish sets; but all that mattered to her was the strong storyline. On opting for newcomers, she says, "I would prefer a hard working guy or a girl, who is not so popular, but has that passion to work hard and possesses the art of perfection."
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• Nitin Desai to make a film on Raja Shivchhatrapati
After producing a mega TV serial 'Raja Shivchhatrapati' , popular art director Nitin Chandrakant Desai is now all set to launch his new film 'The Great warrior Raja Shivchhatrapati' The movie will be in English and Hindi languages. Mr. Desai has big plans for his mega movie, as he will be seeking the help of best technicians from Hollywood and Bollywood. He is also keen to utilize the services of Gulzar, the well known lyricist and would be meeting him soon. More details about the movie would be revealed on 24th June officially.
At present Mr. Desai is busy releasing DVD's of his popular mega serial 'Raja Shivchhatrapati' and at the same time also getting ready with the telecast of another historical TV serial 'Shrimant Peshwa Bajirao Mastani' on ETV Marathi from 14th June 2010.
Before the actual work on his film begins, he would produce one more serial based on the life of Sambhaji Maharaj, with Dr. Amol Kolhe playing the title role. Dr. Kolhe, will also play the role of Raja Shivchhatrapati in his film. To give more realistic look to his film, Mr. Desai proposes to shoot important scenes at the actual locations of the historical forts in Maharashtra, for which purpose he has applied for permission. The film's budget is expected to run into cores of rupees.
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• The Making of 'Haapus'
Producer Sanjay Chhabria seems to have mastered the Marathi film making and distribution process. Through his previous two films 'Mi Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy' and 'Shikshanachya Aaichha Gho' he made it a point to touch the hearts of Marathi audience. It was either by way of presenting a strong protagonist defending himself against insults or making a middle class father raise his voice against the age old and corrupt education system; so that the audience could co relate themselves with these characters. As a perfect businessman he not only paid his attention on script and direction, but also focused on marketing and promotion, which was lacking in Marathi film industry. Recently, in a TV interview, Mr. Sanjay made it very clear that the script and director are the real heroes of a successful Marathi film. " Unlike Hindi films, which become hit because of a hero, the success of Marathi film is more dependent on a good script and fine direction".
After being associated with Mahesh Manjrekar, he now joins hands with Abhijeet Satam, who is making debut as a director through their jointly produced film 'Haapus'. Abhijeet was previously associated with ad films.With this film, he also turns a co-producer. 'Haapus' made with a budget of 1.5 Crore, with almost an equal amount kept in reserve for the film's promotion, both of them seem to be confident about their film's success. As a producer, Sanjay did not only handle the finance and promotion side, but also kept himself creatively involved in every aspect of production, including presentation of the script. "Emotion is the key to be used very cleverly in the script of Marathi films," says Sanjay. And, when we look at the script of 'Haapus', it reminds us about the difference of opinion between father and son, when it comes to making business of Mangoes.
The story of 'Haapus' thus revolves around Gurav family with the head of the family - Shivaji Satam selling their crop through a middleman as per traditional practice, but when his son develops a new variety of crop, he decides to sell the same with direct marketing. This is where the conflict begins between father and son. In comes a school teacher, who has moved into their village and the story takes a different turn. In the story, you also find the two twin daughters of Mr. Gurav, who add some hilarious moments into the screenplay for a change, with one of them in love with an auto-rickshaw driver, only to give another twist to the story. " In all, it is a package of entertainment for one and all," that's what the director feels. The film has been shot at some of the natural locations in picturesque Konkan, busy streets of Mumbai and inside the Vashi fruit market, to give a more realistic look.
But, as quoted by them in the film's campaign, to know what is 'Haapus' all about, you need to not only taste it, but also enjoy it. With popular stars like Shivaji Satam, Subodh Bhave, Makarand Anaspure, Madhura Velankar, Pushkar Shroti, Sulabha Deshpande, Mrunal Deshpande, Manasi Magikar, Vidyadhar Joshi, Swarasha Jadhav, Sunil Dev & Dnyaneshwar in the cast and well known singers like Avadhoot Gupte, Vibhawari Apte, Urmila Dhangar, Rahul Saxena, Amruta Subhash, Anjali Kulkarni, Anuradha Marathe, Suvarna Mategaonkar, Pranjali Barve rendering their voices on the music of Dr. Salil Kulkarni, the film has certainly raised the hopes of the viewers. Now, all eyes on 25th June, when the film has its grand release all over Maharashtra.
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• 'Mumbai -Pune -Mumbai' - A film based on only two characters
The film's romantic pair of Swapnil Joshi and Mukta Barve want to spend a day on their own without any interference from anyone, in the ambience of beautiful nature. That's the gist of the film.
This 'Mirah Arts Prod. Pvt Ltd' presentation is written by Parag Kulkarni and Satish Rajwade with music by Avinash - Vishwajeet and cinematography by Suhas Gujrathi. The film is due for release on June 11.
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Blessed Memorial of Mor Athanasius Yeshue Samuel
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- Dearly beloved SOCM Forum Members / Readers,
"Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation." Heb:13:7
The Holy Syrian Orthodox Church celebrates the 16th Anniversary of the Blessed Memorial of Late Lamented Archbishop His Eminence Mor Athanasius Yeshue Samuel on the 16th of April. Thirumeni's illustrious life and self-sacrificing services as the Archbishop of the Syrian Orthodox Church in the Unites States and Canada brought about great recognition and a solid foundation for the Syrian Orthodox Church in the western hemisphere. The legacy of His Eminence also facilitated a special head start for the Malankara Faithful in North America.
The Malankara Archdiocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in North America is one of many noteworthy bequests of Mor Athanasius Yeshue Samuel. Since the early years of his service in North America, His Eminence maintained a close relationship and a warm corner for the Keralite Syrian Christians and made him available to their spiritual and community welfare.
From many who tread before us in the Lord's service to several of the present Malankara Archdiocesan Clergy and Faithful, including my humble self, were fortunate enough to enjoy and cherish that distinguished paternal care, hospitality, nurturing and unparalleled spiritual leadership of His Eminence and those are currently cherished with nostalgic feelings by many.
His Eminence was born on a Christmas Day in 1909 and passed on to the life eternal on an Easter Sunday (Gregorian) in 1995 and was entombed in the St. Mary's Cathedral, Losser in the Netherlands. Together with few others from the United States, my humble self were providential to attend the memorable funeral services, led by His Holiness, our beloved Patriarch, Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas. May the Lord keep the departed soul among His Preferred Ones and let the blessed memory of H. E. Mor Athanasius Yeshue Samuel be a strong hold to all of us.
In His Eminence' Blessed Memory 2011.
Fr. Mathai Varkey Puthukkunnathu
Vicar, St. Ignatius Elias III Syrian Orthodox Church, Atlanta, USA.
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playing the bebop standard Anthropology as a disarmingly slow ballad gave the young alto saxophonist Bruce Williams time to show what a good blues player he can be.
Ben Ratliff/New York Times
Bruce Williams is a promising young altoist whose playing is marked by both precision and passion.
Stuart Broomer/Cadence Magazine
He is a soulful musician but not over-obsessed with super technique. I enjoy his playing and I like his writing. His future looks very promising.
Stanley Cowell/jazz pianist/educator
As a saxophonist, Williams is a brilliant consolodationist, comprising Charlie Parkers bouyant tone, Hank Crawfords edge, and Jackie McLeans dexterity he previews the sound of jazz in the 21st century.
Eugene Holley Jr./Downbeat/JazzTimes magazine
After seeing the Cecil Brooks band live, I was compelled to purchase Brotherhood, the debut recording of the saxophonist Bruce Williams. Both live and on the recording, Williams solos are on the edge, electric, and exciting. Bruces performances occupy a rare place, some where between total control and absolute freedom.
Mark Griffith/Modern Drummer magazine
with a set consisting of a potpourri of standards, originals, blues and grooves, his style shows a tradition in transition approach. Williams has good chops and he shows quite a bit of promise.
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Unless you've been safely ensconced in a media-free hideaway, you've probably heard of Nate Silver, the predictive phenom who writes the FiveThirtyEight blog for the New York Times. Controversy has flourished because of the now 86% odds he gives Obama for winning the presidential election.
A lot of people, including Times conservative columnist David Brooks and MSNBC personality and former politician Joe Scarborough, disliked Silver's air of certainty about what they think is an uncertain process, and said so loudly. Then, of course, came the defense of Silver in other parts of the media.
Put politics aside for the moment. There are some important lessons in this discussion for entrepreneurs who are interested in what you could call "big data." As in predicting elections, in running a business it's easy to follow the path of many partisans and pundits and make fundamental mistakes about how to add up the distribution of risk and spot legitimate opportunities.
Lesson # 1: Prejudice doesn't trump prediction.
4 Lessons From Nate Silver's Election Predictions
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About week ago I got two CF adapters from
It looks very good , but not allow me to boot m0n0wall from it.
So . I order two adapters with 32mb CF from
It looks not so good because hand made, but was not a problem to write m0n0
image and boot from it.
Also this adapter inexpensive
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From: "Christopher M. Iarocci" <iarocci at eastendsc dot com>
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> My personal experience with these, they don't work. They're hand made,
> and sloppy looking at that. The picture is very misleading. It comes
> with a firewall installed on it, but I could never get that to work when
> it was sent to me, and couldn't get it to work after re-installing it as
> per their enclosed instructions. Forget getting any other apps to work
> on it.
> Chris
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