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Just working on a client's accounts and have noticed that Company A which is VAT registered has been receiving a management charge from company B which isn't VAT registered - NET OF VAT.
Both companies are run by the same husband and wife and are associated.
Am i right in thinking that the charge should have been standard rated?
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Absolutely, this often catches out people trying to have the best of both worlds, one business so they can reclaim everything and another so they can avoid charging non commercial customers.
If HMRC looked at it they might insist on both companies being registered. I've seen a limited company, a trade and a property rental business owned by the same person and run separately where HMRC made the registration cover all three.
The only defence might be that it was for labour only and hence exempt, but its a bit thin.
I may be wrong ...
... but I think it was stated on a recent thread that if the "management charge" is purely a recharge of shared expenses it may not be VATable
VAT on shared expenses
That might be the case if VAT was not reclaimed on the shared expenses, but who were the invoices made out to?
unless they are a VAT group
It sounds like both companies should be registered - if they are business splitting. However, if they had a group registration - ie both companies have the same reg no, then the transactions between the two companies don't attract VAT.
I would be advising the client about the issue but if there genuinely are two separate business' and one is below the VAT threshold then it shouldn't be charging VAT.
Hang on, who is paying who?
Company A which is VAT registered has been receiving a management charge from company B which isn't VAT registered
What do you mean by 'receiving'?
If company A is charging company B then VAT should be charged.
If company A is being paid by company B then VAT does not come into it as B is not registered.
But be aware of the Cost sharing arrangements proposed for the 2012 budget see here
I read it as ...
... VAT reg company A receiving management charge (i.e. cash) therefore should be raising a VAT invoice to company B!


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Dinner to honor ailing 14-year-old
Over the past eight years, Gina Diaddigo has watched 14-year-old Hailey Van Der Weele grow up.
Diaddigo, of Penn Township, has been best friends with Hailey's mother, Stephanie Van Der Weele, since the pair worked together at the Pepperwood Grille on Route 30 in Hempfield.
"Hailey is the little girl you want your daughter to grow up to be," Diaddigo said. "She's a warm, caring, wonderful little girl."
Devastating news about the "athletic, intelligent, well-behaved" former Greater Latrobe student came this summer for Hailey and her family when she was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a bone and soft tissue cancer.
Diaddigo said she and other family friends have done their best to be emotionally supportive, but wanted to contribute to the Van Der Weele family financially during this tough time, which includes regular trips to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC for chemotherapy and radiation treatments.
A spaghetti dinner is planned in Hailey's honor from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday in the Greensburg Masonic Center, 349 Donohoe Road, Hempfield.
Stephanie Van Der Weele said she and her husband, Michael, were hesitant at first to publicly accept help but have always been extremely grateful.
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One local couple gave proceeds from a Greensburg haunted house, another friend set up a fundraiser dinner at a Hoss's restaurant and the volleyball team Hailey played on in the school district had a special fundraising match.
Coach Jordan Zeunges hoped for $800 in donations for the family in the "Dig 4 Hailey" event on Oct. 7, but ended up raising more than $7,000 with T-shirt sales, raffles and donations.
"I had no idea it was going to go that well," Zeunges said, adding that the members of the team who knew Hailey were "ecstatic" at the total. "I'm very proud of all of them, especially the underclassmen."
The coach was glad to see her former player happily spending time with her old teammates.
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This was the first time many of them had seen Hailey without hair, but even members of the opposing team gave their support, Stephanie Van Der Weele said.
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The teenager faces surgery this week, which will remove her left kidney, her adrenal gland and possibly her spleen. The tumor doctors found was 11 by 14 centimeters, Stephanie Van Der Weele said.
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Move over Vegas, because later this month, Ilkley will be hosting its very own heavyweight title fight, featuring a very local contender.
Ilkley's very own Fred 'Bam Bam' Mathews is set to take on Skipton's Chris Kinsey for the vacant 'Pride and Glory' British K-1 Heavyweight belt, which is the headline bout at the 'Brawl in the Hall' event taking place at the King's Hall on Sunday February 24.
Mathews, who was one of the heroes of Ilkley Rugby Club's crusade to Twickenham last year, took up K-1 almost two years ago simply as a way to keep fit after suffering a serious injury.
But it's this rapidly emerging variation of kickboxing that has now taken priority, and the 28-year-old has decided to quit rugby in order to concentrate on his fighting.
"I'd played down at Ilkley for near enough 23 years," says Mathews, "And I really enjoy the kickboxing, so I thought I'd have a change and give it my best shot."
The title fight will also be Mathews' first entry into the ring after an opponent withdrew from their scheduled bout late last year, and in Chris Kinsey, who is 32, the Ilkley fighter will be facing someone of considerable experience. "Chris is someone I have a lot of respect for.
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Lately my dog has developed the habit of crawling around on his elbows with his back legs stretched out. As he has no fleas, I was puzzled by this behaviour until I was suddenly struck, like a certain person on the road to Damascus. No question about it. My dog is praying.
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Bangs and whimpers
The good news is that we have reduced overall risk, but that might just have pushed up large, unlikely risks. To some extent we are dealing with a luxury problem: when small disasters happen all the time we do not have the time to plan for the big ones. But by reducing small disasters we might set ourselves up for bigger ones. In the case of forest fires preventing small ones leads to a build-up of combustible debris on the forest floor that eventually leads to a major conflagration. In the case of banking systems we might prevent banks from going bust, but that adds to the inefficiencies and distributed risk of the whole system. The expansion of antibiotics resistance and global transmission rates is setting us up for a higher risk from pandemics.
Another important realization was that fat tails are dangerous. Many disasters have a "fat tail" distribution where the total number of causalities over time is dominated by the largest disaster, not the median disaster. Some disasters like earthquakes probably have a cut-off, but pandemics, wars and genocides could potentially go all the way up to the total human population. Governments may be best at managing median disasters, not the extreme ones where no old rules apply - here we need entirely new approaches such as deliberate decentralization and in-depth resiliency.
Perhaps the most up-and-close risk right now is flu pandemics. While the EU has good chances of resisting it due to a generally healthy population, side-effects such as panicked closing of borders, economic trouble and breakdowns in the health sector are a real risk. Worse, different countries have different levels of resiliency and planning, and during a serious pandemic this could lead to intra-EU problems.
Unfortunately decision-making about risk is hard. Often risk discussions
are actually proxies for ideological discussions, and government programs
about risk often become hijacked by various interests. We are under-investing
in dealing with uncommon or "unthinkable" disasters, we allocate resources
based on biased probability or harm estimates and we might overreact when
something happens. But recognizing that occasionally overwhelming disasters
happen might actually be helpful for constructing a truly resilient EU
health care system. Instead of perfect service under all conditions we
should look for graceful breakdown, decentralisation and flexible approaches.
That way the bangs and whimpers might be turned to merely an ouch.
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we need bottled water?
Both Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, the two biggest producers of bottled water in the US, are experiencing lower sales. The sales in Europe, where the financial crisis has not yet hit so bad, seem to be quite stable. The US market responds to this new situation in various ways some US restaurants have stopped offering bottled water to their customers. Similarly, state offices encourage their employees to drink more filtered tap water and some even prohibit purchases of bottled water with taxpayers' money. To promote their ecological goals, Marriott International bought its employees bottles for long-term use that can be refilled at various places throughout the company.
Seeing the way people respond to income changes, it seems that purchasing bottled water is more a matter of lifestyle than health. If people believed that bottled water truly is better for their health as the producers of these products would like us to believe - they would surely not scratch it off their grocery lists so quickly. Demand for products which are of great potential importance for your health should not be very income-elastic. After all, there does not seem to be an overwhelming evidence of particular health effects associated with drinking bottled, as opposed to tap, water.
Let me not be misunderstood: I am not one of those who see bottled water
as a threat to the environment. If people are willing to pay for a bottle
of Dasani (which is, it seems, purified tap water), so be it. The current
development shows that the alleged problem with environmentally damaging
and in the eyes of some wasteful consumption, will most
likely take care of itself.
devil may (Medi)care
As pointed out in a recent briefing paper by our AEI colleague Joe Antos "as Medicare goes, so goes the nation". As with pension reform (Social Security) there is talk of money in a trust fund (you wish), but as Medicare offers universal coverage to the population 65 and over, financing will become acute when the baby-boomers start retiring in 2011 (i.e., in 3 years). The new president would do well to launch comprehensive, savings-based reforms on both counts if he seeks re-election.
Here is another good AEI
article to remind us about the true nature of the US system. Unfortunately,
the obvious bears repeating: no, Medicare is not market-based. Yes, repealing
price controls would be beneficial for our health.
Binding Heavy Metal Fears
The US National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) wants to investigate chelation therapy against autism in children. Chelation uses certain chemicals to bind and remove heavy metals from the body. The researchers did not propose the study because they think it is an effective therapy, but because many parents think heavy metals are the cause of their children's problems and give them chelation treatments anyway.
Scientific evidence for a heavy metal link to autism is very weak (for example, autism does not occur when children are subjected to mercury poisoning) and there are some known risks with chelation since it can remove necessary metals such as selenium, calcium and copper from the body. NIMH director Tom Insel explains, "we were getting reports that this was a therapy in broad use and there were very substantial questions about both its efficacy and its safety". Unsurprisingly there is criticism about the morality of testing a therapy almost certain not to work on children, especially since there is some risk involved. Critics think NIMH has simply caved in to a loud pseudoscience lobby.
Karl Popper famously pointed out that scientific knowledge only grows when we refute erroneous theories. While proper medical trials aim at disproving the therapy if it actually is useless, the normal expectation is that it will work undertaking expensive trials for testing what will not likely work is simply wasteful, and there is a huge range of just barely possible theories that could be tested. In this case the goal is to demonstrate to the world that a particular activity is useless or harmful. That could be a justification for the testing if a refutation (or success) would give benefits larger than the cost. But even if the study successfully refutes chelation it is unlikely to convince parents or the chelation enthusiasts: their position is not founded on scientific thinking but rather on a pre-scientific idea of impurity as a cause of disease.
A study would still give some knowledge, but whether this is enough
to justify the cost and risk is hard to tell. Maybe the most important
use would be to show that the scientific community actually does take
public complaints seriously. But trust is not arbitrarily valuable: in
a system such as the EU the temptation to fund goodwill-raising research
may be much stronger than the desire to actually focus on what is cost
map, on-line edition
"It's a disease-mining system that uses the Internet to look for outbreaks going on around the world, bringing all this information together in one view."HealthMap shares its findings about global health for free with anyone who is interested in them. Apart from English, it surfs the internet also in Chinese, Spanish, Russian and French. To show an example of their work, Brownstein says:
"We've traced the earliest reports of SARS back to Internet chat rooms where people were talking about this problem going on in Guangdong Province The only information coming out to the rest of the world was through such informal channels, but nobody paid much attention at that point."All the data that are gathered by the system are then used to create alerts for various regions throughout the world. A regular user can look up the news collected for his or her area. The internet indeed offers a lot of potentially useful information which can be aggregated in the real time at very low cost. The HealthMap seems to be a very promising way of making that information available to millions of individuals around the globe.
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price of health
Seeing that the deficit of the public health budget is today 95 billion euros (or 5.2 per cent of GDP), as economist Jacques Delpla asked in Les Echos last week, should we simply ban deficits? Well, yes and no. It all depends on if we consider the present third-party payment system, or another in which individuals take greater responsibility for their health and therefore for spending.
The RAND Corporation Health Insurance Experiment (1971-1982) remains the most comprehensive of its kind and provides intriguing keys to the problem. Two patient groups were studied: the first got "free" coverage, and the second could choose between purchasing care or other services for the first few thousand dollars of expenses (deductible). The result: the second group chose to reduce expenditure by 25-30 per cent without any negative impact on health. The first group consumed 43 per cent more health care, although this provided no measurable value.
So yes, the current system encourages over-consumption (somebody else
is paying supposedly) and then tends to crack down on those who really
need care. No, the appropriate level of health care spending should not
be a political decision. But it is today!
No Trials Please, We're British
Cost-effectiveness is a subtle issue, since costs for drugs in the UK
are not set through a market mechanism. The UK government unilaterally
scrapped a price contract with industry halfway through its term, imposing
a 5% cost cut. As any first-year economics student can tell, this will
produce shortages one way or another. The utility of a drug is also hard
to estimate, making the decisions of NICE an unpredictable risk to companies;
the cost of this risk is added to the cost of other drugs. The result
is fewer and more expensive drugs available to patients and fewer clinical
trials. These factors conspire to make the UK an unfriendly place for
pharma companies, who will naturally go elsewhere. No wonder the
industry is languishing. Not exactly the result intended by a government
trying to make the country an attractive
place for drug developers..
cross-border healthcare?
Of course, cross-border healthcare provision has its risks, too. Namely, if reimbursement rules were set too liberally, insurance companies would have to pay for useless procedures that may not even exist in the patient's home country. Yet it is relatively easy to avoid such pitfalls and it seems that the Commission's package successfully avoids them. Namely, it plans to apply only to those treatments that are available at home and it sets the reimbursement limits to the level reimbursed in the home country. These two features appear to be sufficient to prevent cross-border competition to be a drain on health insurance schemes, which are oftentimes provided publicly.
A caveat might be appropriate: We observe important cross-country price
differentials in the service sector even despite possibilities of cross-border
competition. Traveling, search, and overcoming the language barriers are
costly and some individuals may find the idea of traveling for cheap services
to be too difficult to digest. This is even more so in the case of healthcare,
which is loaded with a heavy emotional content. Most people would consider
me a terrible cynic if I sent my aging grandmother to a foreign country
for a surgery, just because it is cheaper. There is nothing wrong with
that view; it simply shows that the law of one price should sometimes
be taken with a grain of salt. Nonetheless, mobility and cross-border
competition should be encouraged, not hampered; and it is commendable
that the EC has started to adopt this plan.
tide turning
But there's a more fundamental problem, which is the very basis of the NHS a state funded, state driven healthcare service. That this is now an anachronism is made all the more clear by a new book from Dr Helen Evans, formerly of CNE and now director of Nurses for Reform.
Sixty Years On: Who Cares for the NHS? is based on a new survey of 100 leading British health experts. The research shows that speaking off the record an overwhelming majority of Britain's health elite accepts a much greater role for private provision including private hospitals, clinics, GP services and dentists. They call the NHS "inequitable", "two tier", "rationed" and "costly", and a majority also believes it is too "monopolistic" and wants to see a much greater role for private insurers and even the introduction of personal health savings accounts.
As Dr. Evans puts it: "The results show that the world has moved on from the 1940s. Opinion formers are now much more aware of the in-built failures of the NHS. As people's expectations increasingly outpace what the state can deliver, and as nationalised healthcare loses the battle for hearts and minds, behind the scenes our opinion formers are starting to seriously consider market alternatives."
The tide is turning.
la recherche de l'excellence perdue
To know what is to be done, you need to know what is going on. Our friends at the Institut Montaigne last week handed over confidential data to the weekly L'Express, revealing the best research laboratories in France (A+ rating). (Although not included in the article, 15 per cent of them received a 'C', meaning that their existence is questioned?).
For biomedicine and health, there was one striking result : the centre for molecular genetics at the University of Paris VI has 69 researchers ; but only 44 of them are publishing (this is the faculty which sneaked into 39th place in the Shanghai survey!). What says the Minister? "Making research valuable and patenting are France's weak points" and that we need to further pool research results. Also, the Grandes Ecoles "don't have enough researchers".
The Minister recently recruited 475 (!) foreign experts to evaluate
the French system, but first she had to make sure that their per diem
was increased to 120 euros, up from the going rate of 60 Bon courage!


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slightly ambiguous answer?
While the interpretation of the B&N rep's answer to the OPs question seems likely, the statement is a bit ambiguous. Could the B&N rep be thinking about the limit on the recipient of the loan rather than the lender? In other words, can you lend the book only once or only once to any single recipient? I think some clarification is necessary before everybody writes the nook off. I think most would still prefer a still less restrictive lending policy than even one short loan per recipient, but the difference between one loan period & one per recipient is fairly significant.
If it turns out that the policy is indeed one loan period, it is not impossible with some concerted pressure that B&N might change the policy somewhat to mollify potential customers.
I'm not a likely purchaser of the nook w/ a 6" screen as I'm used to my Iliad, so I'm not the one to pursue this. Just thought it worth raising the possibilities.
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Catherine Woerner
b.September 23, 1826 Württemberg, Germany
d.December 18, 1891 Franklin Township, Lenawee County, Michigan
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m. April 7, 1855
Facts and Events
Catherine Martha Woerner was born September 23, 1826 (S1 & S2) in Wurttemburg, Germany to Michael and Katherine (Schaberlia) Woerner, the first of nine children. In 1853, three of her brothers came to the United States settling in Adrian Township, Lenawee County, MI. (S3) They liked it so much that one went back to Germany in 1854; and returned to the U.S. with his mother, his sister Catherine Martha, and his other siblings (S2), ther father having died in the interim. They all settled in Adrian Township at and near the intersection of Tipton Road and Sheppard Road.
Catherine Martha Woerner (usually known as Martha) married Michael Wilson April 7, 1855 in the Tecumseh M.E. Church By W. P. Judd (S1). Martha purchased the homestead 40 acres of their farm in 1862 in Franklin Township on the west side of North Adrian Highway across from the tee intersection with Russell Road coming from the east.
Catherine Martha Wilson died December 19, 1891 after an illness (S1, S5 & S6). She left the homestead 40 acres to her seven children who were still living at the time of her death. She is buried in Raisin Valley Cemetery in row 2 from the westline and grave 8 from the southline of the cemetery (S7).


text: In general, this time of year isn't one I would personally associate with being any more or less loved-up than another part of the year; in general, I'm fairly cynical about the concept of Valentine's Day and the hearts in the shop windows and sudden buying of chocolates and cheesy cards and all the rest of it. And that's not me being embittered – the idea of love and celebrating what that means is wonderful, obviously, but Valentine's Day just makes it all seem unnecessarily commercial and I think it demeans it a little bit. Anyway, some of my favourite songs are love songs – some of them as pessimistic as I can be, some of them far more positive and lovely, and I thought that I'd get over my pre-Valentine's eye-rolling and share some songs about love with you:


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I just finished a child's activity book and last week-end lined tote bags. This week-end I am off for a short vacation with my hubby and not allowed to take the computer. See my items here
Just finished making some inchies. My first ever. They are small 1″ embellishments to add to any craft project. What fun. Can't wait to make some more of these.
In May I organised a "mini-quilt swap†where everyone had one partner. But as I was sorting out the pairs I realised that I didn't want just one partner for myself so I asked if anyone wanted to do a "mini mini-quilt swap†directly with me (as well as their official partner) – 23 of my wonderful bloggy friends said yes so I am building an incredible quilt wall at my house with beautiful pieces of work from around the world and at the same time sewing my fingers off making all the return quilts! It has been great fun and we have a flickr group (http://www.flickr.com/groups/719671@N25/pool/) for the main mini-quilt swap and I am putting regular updates of the quilt wall on my blog
– pop over if you would like to see my fantastic wall! Lucy x
I'm very pleased with a tutorial that I've done on how to make fabric flowers from scrap fabric – the tutorial can be seen here: http://sewingbusiness.com/2008/06/09/flowers-from-fabric-remnants.aspx
Also shown are several ways to use those "scrap" flowers – as decorations on children's clothing, in quilts or wall hangings, and even as a bouquet of flowers for a centerpiece.
I've been on a bag spree: here's the proof!
I'm especially proud of the Button Bag, which is my own design. I may just write up the pattern, even!
I've been making up some pincushions, the old "tomato" style 🙂 You can see them on my blog 🙂
I want to share my recent/current project so badly. But I can't show any pictures. I am making my own wedding dress!! It is turning out beautifully. I've never done anything like this before. I can't share pictures because I don't want my fiance to see it until the wedding in September.
Here are my latest sewing adventures: click here:
I hope I win. Jena
I made hemp shower curtain liners a little over week ago–with grommets! There are a couple of pix at my blog. They're not fancy, but highly functional, and much greener than the plastic ones we had.
Oops! That should be http://www.thebolsachica.blogspot.com !
I just finished writing a tutorial for my latest purse creation – the Pleated Purse. Check it out at http://www.thebolsachica.etsy.com
ok – it worked that time – the first message that mustn't have worked said :
I'm excited about putting my first submission in to this project (above link) – I made a little embroidered piece which I will sew into a little art quilt this week – very fun!


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Scout's Honor: Two local teens earn Eagle Badge
WORTHINGTON -- Two local teens were awarded the Boy Scouts' highest honor in a ceremony Monday night in Worthington -- the rank of Eagle Scout.
Cody Ingenthron and Brandon Meyerdirk, members of Boy Scout Troop 134, each received the Eagle badge and a scarf that signifies their rank. It was the first ceremony in the troop's history in which two individuals received the award.
Achieving the rank of Eagle Scout takes years of work, as Boy Scouts must perform a number of tasks to earn merit badges along the way. The final step -- obtaining the rank of Eagle Scout -- requires the individual to complete a project that benefits their community.
Ingenthron's project was to provide families with an individualized picnic space at Chautauqua Park. Originally, he envisioned constructing two or three picnic tables separate from the string of tables the city has chained together in the park. The individual settings, he said, would give families more privacy in gathering for their picnic.
However, in meeting with the City of Worthington about his idea, Ingenthron learned the park no longer had a picnic space that was handicap-accessible. The table that met the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) had been damaged.
Ingenthron took the city's suggestion and sought donations of money and supplies to construct a new ADA-qualifying picnic table, complete with a handicap-accessible grill and a 9- by 13-foot cement pad with attached 5- by 5-foot cement sidewalk.
A refurbished steel picnic table frame and donated plastic lumber from Bedford Technology was used to construct the ADA-approved table. The tabletop is raised higher than a standard picnic table and extends on one end so that a person in a wheelchair can access it.
Worthington Ready Mix donated cement for the project, CRI Construction donated the forms and materials, Arnie's Welding made the mounting bracket for the grill, and work on the table legs was donated by John's Body Shop and Quality Auto Body.
Ingenthron's project was completed in October 2004 and was later approved by the Boy Scouts' district Board of Review in Luverne. At that point, he knew he would be receiving the Eagle Scout.
The honor has been a goal of Ingenthron's ever since he switched from the Cub Scouts to the Boy Scouts in the middle of fifth grade.
"It was the highest honor," he said. "I decided to strive to see how far I could go."
Of course, it helped that Ingenthron watched other members in the Scouts obtain their Eagle badge.
Though no longer a member of the Boy Scouts -- he became ineligible after celebrating his 18th birthday in February 2005 -- Ingenthron continues on with Troop 134 as an adult member. The Minnesota West Community and Technical College freshman said he'll likely continue as an adult Scouts member until he moves away to complete his four-year college degree. He remains undecided about his career plans, but one thing is for certain -- achieving the rank of Eagle Scout will definitely look good on his resume, he said.
Brandon Meyerdirk's Eagle Scout badge will be given to him more than two years after he completed his final project -- and is a testament to his determination not to give up.
The Worthington High School senior said that after meeting his Eagle Scout requirement -- he conducted an educational program on heat exhaustion, heat stroke and hypothermia for participants in the 2003 King Turkey Day parade in Worthington -- he put the final step, completing the paperwork, on the back burner.
Meyerdirk finally went before the Scout's Board of Review in November to report on the completed project. He learned then that his Eagle Scout badge would be forthcoming.
The idea for Meyerdirk's project came from his mother, who had helped with a similar presentation years earlier.
"It hadn't been done for quite a while," said Meyerdirk, adding that he had originally thought about just supplying water and juice for parade participants at the end of the route. The Board of Review members suggested doing the educational program in conjunction with handing out the fluids.
Meyerdirk said the program was well received by parade participants, and volunteers helped him to explain the symptoms of the various ailments as well as treatments. Wallet-sized cards filled with handy tips were also handed out during the event.
With their final requirements met and their Eagle Scout badges achieved, both teens are proud of their accomplishment.
"To me, it means I have a great responsibility," Meyerdirk said. "People look up to me more and respect me more because of it. I need to act like an Eagle Scout now when I'm out in the public."
Meyerdirk received a second honor Monday night -- a Navy commendation plaque. The honor is given to Eagle Scouts who plan to enter the armed services.
Already enlisted as an E-3, Meyerdirk plans to complete the Navy's nuclear program. He leaves July 12 for basic training in Chicago and will then go on for further training in South Carolina. Eventually, he said he will work on a submarine.


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Victims of fatal crash on Highway 36 identified
The names of the victims of last night's fatal collision on Highway 36 near Hydesville have been released.
The four occupants that received fatal injuries are 40 year old Daniel Lentz Ole Morris (restrained in the driver seat), 33 year old Alisha Marie Summerfield (seated unrestrained in the right front passenger seat), 20 year old Savanna Nicole Line Ramirez (seated unrestrained in the rear truck bed) and a 13 year old girl from Fortuna who was also seated unrestrained in the rear truck bed.
The four occupants that sustained injuries were a 15 year old boy and a 15 year old girl from Fortuna, a 15 year old girl of Scotia, and 21 year old Christopher Douglas Spencer of Fortuna. Each of these injured occupants are listed as in critical, but stable condition.
DUI as a collision factor remains under investigation pending a toxicology report from the Humboldt County Coroner's office.
The Hospice of Humboldt Grief Support Services is offering grief counseling to any friends, family, or community members effected by this tragic incident. The Grief Support Services hotline is (707) 445-8443.


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The Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority is accepting applications for requests for funding from the Tourism Product Development Fund (TPDF) for the 2016 grants cycle. As guided by legislation, tourism projects must demonstrate that they can generate substantial new and incremental room nights, and therefore increase the economic impact on the community, to be considered for a grant or loan. Information on the process, schedule and links to the application files can be found here.
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You've probably already noticed that we recently redesigned the Wedding Paper Divas blog to feature a gorgeous leafy motif. If you love this new look, you're in luck—it was inspired by one of our super chic and ultra-talented wedding stationery designers, Picturebook!
Founded in 2001 by Kelly Verbrick and Liz Malherek, Picturebook is a unique design studio that specializes in simple, contemporary style. We love their less-is-more design philosophy, which really lets your own personality shine through every card, invitation and handwritten note you send.
Here are a few of our top picks from this fun and fashionable design studio, but you can also see all of our wedding stationery by Picturebook. Then let us know—which design your favorite? Can you pick just one?


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inductance of SMD 2W milliohm resistor
I am trying to choose between using 47 mOhm SMD resistors (2W) and corresponding current sensing shunts for overcurrent sensing in a class d output stage. Shunts have very low inductance (basically just 20 mm of straight wire), but what is the inductance of the typical SMD resistor (how are they internally constructed)?
I have bad experience when it comes to inductance in axial 47 mOhm "non-inductive" resistors, so I want to know if my design is forced to use expensive shunts, or if I can manage with resistors without too much sacrifice in inductance.
The inductance of wire over a grond plane should be well under 20 nH/inch, so the inductance of a 2W SMD is negligable. (I can't imagine this is a wirewound resistor.)
and don't forget that the impedance of the inductive part is swamped by the d.c. resistance and that the PCB material becomes conductive around a few hundred MegaHertz due to parasitic capacitance :)
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SPRINT legend Usain Bolt made history last night as he grabbed a third gold
for the second Olympics running — and celebrated by doing the MOBOT.
Still holding the baton after the fastest 4 x 100m relay in history, Bolt
performed British hero Mo Farah's trademark salute by putting his hands on
top of his head in an M shape.
He repeated the gesture for TV cameras in tribute not only to Mo but to
spectators too.
Delighted by the reception he has received, he said: "Everybody in England,
I'd like to thank you for your support — I wish I could run in England every
"For me it has been an honour. It was wonderful — I am just so happy.
"It was beautiful to end on this note. It's a wonderful feeling and it has
been a great championships."
Led home by Bolt, the Jamaican team set a world record of time 36.84 seconds
in front of 80,000 roaring spectators at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford,
East London.
The US team was beaten into second spot and Trinidad and Tobago ran in third.
The triumph added to the golds Bolt won in Sunday's 100m final and
Thursday's 200m.
And it meant he had successfully defended all his Beijing titles from four
years ago.
Spectators including Arnold Schwarzenegger were wowed as Bolt zoomed to
victory along with Nesta Carter, 26, Michael Frater, 29, and Yohan Blake,
22. Flag-waving Jamaican fans cheered the foursome on a lap of honour and
one excited female fan had to be held back as she tried to clamber on to the
Looking at the finishing time, Bolt joked: "I know it was possible we could
have gone even faster but we have to leave some room for improvement!" His
glorious Games had begun with winning the showpiece 100m in 9.63 seconds — a
fraction behind his own 9.58 world record.
He then romped to 200m fame in 19.32 seconds, again just outside his own world
As he crossed the line that night he raised a finger to his lips as if to
silence critics who had doubted his fitness. He said: said: "I'm now a
legend. I am the greatest athlete to live.
"To all the people who doubted me, who thought I would lose here, you can stop
talking now. I am a living legend."
Earlier in the week The Sun told how Bolt had begged Manchester United manager
Sir Alex Ferguson for a trial at the Old Trafford club.
The 6ft 5in star was backed by club captain Rio Ferdinand who said he would
put in a word with his hardline boss.
Bolt said at the time: "People think I am joking. But if Alex Ferguson called
me up and said, 'OK let's do this, come and have a trial', it would be
impossible for me to say No.
"I would not take up the challenge if I didn't think I was good enough. I know
I could make a difference. I would be the fastest player in the team — but I
can play as well."
BBC sorry over Hoy
BBC bosses apologised after presenters chatted through Sir Chris Hoy's medal
Viewers complained after a journalist spoke over the national anthem during a
report on Team GB's victory in the men's team sprint cycling.
Sir Chris, Jason Kenny and Philip Hindes were on the podium while the reporter
gave the result of the race.
The Beeb said: "We recognise that correspondents should not record pieces to
camera during the national anthem and apologise for any offence caused."
Spice up kids' sport
SPICE Girl Mel C is backing our campaign to make sure more kids get SPORTY.
The exercise-loving star said: "It's vital that when kids go back to school
they go back to sport lessons. Exercise is crucial to their health — and we
don't want to miss out on the next generation of Olympians.
"There are so many 'role models' who aren't all that positive. But our
athletes are truly inspirational."
Mel, left, joins the likes of long jump gold medallist Greg Rutherford and
boxer Amir Khan in backing our Support Sport In Our Schools scheme.


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There Is More to Life than Elephants and Jackasses
This article is example #8,933 of the importance of Jack Hunter as an Old Right, non-neocon writer and speaker. Jack discusses his meeting with Kirkpatrick Sale, the radical decentralist who had enough principle to have his name removed from the masthead of The Nation when that magazine began drooling over Obama.
Sale, whom I have also met, and who even contributed a blurb to Who Killed the Constitution? (which I wrote with Kevin Gutzman), is a very interesting person. Long associated with the Left (though not the managerial, centralist Clinton/Biden/Obama kind), Sale thinks the present system is evil and corrupt beyond repair, that it is possible for political societies (yes, ours included) to be simply too big, and that the only solution is a radical decentralization in which the imperial temptation to force every neighborhood into a centrally planned mold is set aside, and where everyone can simply find a place he likes.Details


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A scorpion deathlock is a sex position when a woman is laying on her stomach and the male arches over her, grabbing both breast and coming down hard in the anus, as if stinging her. Extreme precision is needed to get the penis into the anus at such an extreme position.
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You can now receive your weather forecast from the National Weather Service anywhere, anytime using your wireless device. All you need is a wireless device that can surf the Internet along with a wireless Internet service provider. Read the full Service Description Document about this experimental service.
You can use one of the following URL's to access your complete weather forecast via your mobile device:
What kind of weather information can I receive?
Once you enter your "City, St" or zip code, you will receive your current weather information and links to the following...


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About the Book
Vergetelheid - Oblivion - addresses the theme of forgetting and remembrance along pictures taken during a travel through Northern Greece.
Features & Details
- Category Fine Art Photography
Large Format Landscape, 13×11 in, 33×28 cm
80 Pages
- Publish Date Jul 20, 2010
- Tags Zagoria, Griekenland, Greece, oblivion, vergetelheid
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About the Creator
Gerphil Kerkhof
Haarlem, Netherlands
When I bought my first digital camera in 2003 it led to a rediscovery of photography, making it an important part of my life. I experience it as very much enriching the way I see and experience things, and as a true way of expressing and exploring myself. I hope this is conveyed in my pictures and in my books.
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4 in X 8 out with industry-leading AD/DA conversion and 4 world-class mic pre's. The Quartet bridges the gap between the Apogee Duet and the Apogee Symphony I/O, and now take 25% off any single Waves plugin or 35% off any Waves bundle when you purchase any Apogee interface!
The ultimate desktop studio interface and control center for Mac
Apogee Quartet is a professional USB audio interface designed to deliver the ultimate desktop recording experience to the Mac-based studio. Featuring 4 inputs and 8 outputs of Apogee's industry-leading AD/DA conversion technology as well as 4 world-class mic preamps, Quartet bridges the gap between the 2-channel Apogee Duet and the 8-channel Apogee Ensemble.
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Personal Protection
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How do you protect your personal digital data especially when on the move? You might rely on a system that includes encryption, passwords and backups. While there is nothing wrong with this type of approach, it does rely on the human element especially with regards to remembering those all-important passwords and the task to which each one relates. If, like me, your memory is not all that it should be, then you might like to consider using technology to help in this matter. SCM Microsystems, a company well versed in the field of PC security, believes it can offer a solution as part of its CHIPDRIVE product range. Admittedly this solution was developed for the business user but there is nothing to stop the ordinary consumer putting it to good use.
Recently I have been looking at the company's Secure Stick solution which consists of a USB stick; Masterkey card with 24KB of flash memory; and various items of software. By removing the detachable front cover of the USB stick you can insert the supplied Masterkey card once you realise it needs to be slotted into the cover rather than just placed inside. However before insert the stick into a USB port you will need to install the software that comes with the device.
The software is made up of various drivers and the CHIPDRIVE Smartcard Office suite. Forming this suite are elements dealing with secure logon; a password manager; disk encryption; form filler; address book (although this does relate to bookmarked Internet URLs rather than your personal contact details); and a notepad. The relevant data is stored on the Secure Stick.
You can cherry-pick from the various components before selecting the hardware driver from a list of supported devices. This list uses images to help decide which one is relevant for your purpose. You can also choose whether to include the software as part of your start-up routine and have icons displayed on the desktop or Quick Launch tray. After a system restart you will be advised to insert the Secure Stick into a USB port so that you have access to the various features of this product.
Passwords can be saved automatically to the Secure Stick or when requested as they are entered during a live session. Saved passwords can be designated to be used automatically or when requested. A further option allows you to transfer passwords from one device to another using the clipboard.
With the CHIPDRIVE encryption feature you can create an encrypted section on a hard drive using a slider to adjust the size. This drive can be designated for your sole use or shared with others.
The Form Fill utility requires profiles to be created for individual users. As with the passwords, this data can be set to be entered automatically into online forms or only at the user's request. An option is available to limit this feature to avoid forms that have less than a user-defined number of fields.
As mentioned earlier the Address Book relates to Internet URL bookmarks. These can be imported from a supported browser which covers Internet Explorer, Firefox and Mozilla.
The CHIPDRIVE Notepad allows you to create brief notes which will be encrypted and stored on the USB device. This feature has support for copy & paste with notes stored in a hierarchical tree structure. A basic search feature is included. Any data stored on the Secure Stick can be backed up to a hard drive or other connected media.
Using this device and related software should protect your personal data with the minimal of effort on the part of the user by the simply method of removing the Secure Stick, As yet the product lack support for Vista and would benefit from improved printed documentation which, currently, is limited to a few lines on the packaging. System requirements are Windows 2000/XP with 64MB of RAM and 55MB of hard disk space. Pricing has been set at £35 which might seem a lot until you realise the value of the data being protected.
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Jamai Raja 1st December 2015 Written Update, Jamai Raja 1 December 2015 Telly Update, Written Episode 1st December 2015, Jamai Raja 1st December 2015 Written Update Review, Jamai Raja 1 Dec 2015 Written Story.
Jamai Raja 1st December 2015 Written Update
The Episode starts with Sid and Roshni walking in the jungle……Sid says he is hurt on his head. Roshni tears her dupatta and ties on his head. Mere Rubaru plays………..She says we shall leave from here. Sid asks her not to hit him on his head again. He sings song. Shabnam searches for them in the jungle.
Simran argues with DD and blames Roshni. They verbally start fighting. Nani moves her hands and legs, and tries to stand on her feet on her own. She stands up and goes near DD and Simran. DD, Simran and Mona are shocked to see her standing on her feet. They help her sit down. DD says thank God…She says you might can talk also and asks her to try. She says she will call the doctor. Sid says as we came to the temple, we shall pray for your intelligence. Roshni rings the temple bell, followed by Sid. Roshni prays and closes her eyes. Sid adores her and then prays loudly asking God to make Roshni lose her anger, and gives her strength not to get scared of cockroach. He eats the prasad laddoos irritating Roshni. She then eats laddoos too and says she is also hungry. Roshni thanks the God. They leave.
Roshni and Sid are sitting near the bonfire. Roshni asks him question about ant and elephant and laughs telling the answer. She laughs and falls on him. Ang Lagade Re plays……………..She kisses on his face. She then realizes and says you are not Sid. Sid says I am Sid only. She says you are not Sid. Sid keeps his hand on her mouth and gets closes to her. He asks her not to stop herself and says I want to tell you everything. He asks her to identify him and says I am not the one you are thinking and is the one for whom you have been waiting. He says I want to tell you the truth and says I am your Sid….Just then a car comes and stops there stopping Shabnam to hear them. It starts again and splashes mud on her face. Shabnam gets angry and then sees them missing.
Sid and Roshni come home and stop fighting. Yash asks them not to fight and says leave this fight for Sam and me. Yash meets DD. Roshni tells DD that they are saved because of Yash today. Roshni and Sid pretend to fight infront of Sam and Yash. She says we shall sign on the divorce papers. Sid says right away….DD asks what is happening? Roshni says I can't bear you. Sid asks her to take out papers and end it. Yash asks what is happening? Sam says how can you talk about divorce. Sid and Roshni fight again. Sam says it doesn't matter who makes mistakes and asks her to look at her life. She says if I would have handle my life well then my life would have been different. Sid says she is gaining sympathy. Yash says Sam is right and tells that we have to oversee small fights. Sid says that's what I want to say. Roshni asks them to start afresh and become friends.
Sam and Yash looks at each other.
Sam and Yash hug each other. Sam apologizes to him and promises not to do any mistake again. She says I missed you. Yash apologizes to her for letting her go and hugs her. DD asks them to be happy always. She blesses them. Mona blesses them too. Shabnam comes home. Mona tells her that Sid and Roshni have united Yash and Sam, and says this house have got both jamai's. Shabnam is angry. Mona says you have always fooled me and said that you will unite my daughter with Yash. She says you are very ill mannered woman. Shabnam tries to slap her, but Yash holds her hand and warns her not to do anything. Mona says it is God's justice which is applied on your face She brings more mud and applies on her face.
Shabnam washes her face and tells that everything is done by Sid's lookalike. She thinks to trap Raghu in a conspiracy and says their happiness is limited.
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Pastel on thin board or paper laid on board, 12" by 18" (21" by 26" as framed), the subject the swampy shore of a small lake or pond with distant scattered trees, signed in the lower right corner "A. Joullin". This is a very fresh, clean work by a noted Northern California artist of the 19th and early 20th century. Joullin was born in San Francisco and he died in that city, so his place in Northern California art is assured. According to a detailed biography appearing on the site of The North Point Gallery, Joullin exhibited an early desire to become an artist, a desire that his father tried to subdue by directing his son to the engraving business. However Joullin the younger's drive to become an artist persisted, and he graduated from the California School of Design at age 19. He studied and became friendly with the noted, wordly French painter Jules Tavernier, taking lessons from him, before two years of study in Paris. By 1887 Joullin was launching his art career in San Francisco, meeting with excellent critical review, painting familiar local sights such as Chinatown and the dunes around the western edge of the city. In fact he became known as a specialist in painting sand dune environments. Today Joullin's paintings sell at fine galleries and at auctions like Bonhams and Butterfields, and his work is included in the comprehensive collection of the Oakland Museum. There is no title on this work and no date; see images of the reverse of the board which shows some foxing spots, but the work itself is very clean. I note a small brown spot in the sky at upper right. Note that all photos were taken through the non-glare glass, so the actual painting is even better than the images would suggest. I recommend discarding this glass. The frame is modern and functional though not especially flattering to the work. The painting was found near Santa Barbara. .
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Last week my family spent an afternoon in Cave City, Kentucky on the way to visit my in-laws. If you've been on that stretch of interstate, you've likely almost run off the road after spotting this life-size dinosaur replica right at the exit.
In its heyday, Cave City was full of family fun and quirky roadside attractions: Dinosaur World, Guntown Mountain, haunted houses and mazes, waterslides, putt-putt golf, bumper cars, train rides, etc. Several of those are still in operation, but most of them are not. Bigger and flashier amusement parks like Kentucky Kingdom and Beech Bend have all but sucked the life out of this once-booming tourist area.
I've always had a strange attraction to abandoned buildings. I always want to stop and look at abandoned houses, abandoned barns, even abandoned businesses. I can't help but wonder who left them there just rotting away. Why haven't they been sold or torn down? What were they like in their day? Who just walked away? So Cave City was some kind of strange and twisted delight for me, replete with abandoned roadside attractions. I just couldn't resist snapping a few pictures to share with you. This abandoned souvenir store is appropriately named "Off the Beaten Path."
This is the old door at a no-longer-used entrance to Onyx Cave. You can still enter the cave through the cave souvenir shop (which we did).
Nothing like a little hillbilly golf. The sign is still in pretty good shape, but the actual golf course hasn't faired as well (as you'll see below).
Yes, that's a bathtub and toilet right in the middle of TW's Redneck Golf. Not sure if they were part of the original golf course, but I suppose there's a "you're-a-redneck-if" joke in there somewhere.
The discolored rhino and gorilla still guard the parking lot of this abandoned arcade. No one has played Pac-Man here in a long time.
This roadside teepee built in the 1970's was probably the backdrop for a lot of snapshots for tourists. Who knew that Native Americans used hollow-core doors?
This souvenir shop/trading post is still in business. There's just nothing I can say that is clever enough to capture the essence of this photo.
I guess some people are still buying firewood around here, because that truck doesn't look very old.
The dark skies above these colorful but abandoned shops seem appropriate. I love the kitsch of all of this, but there's also a melancholic nostalgia about this place that haunts me. It calls to mind childhood family trips to Pigeon Forge before Dollywood and outlet malls. Does anyone else remember Hee-Haw Village?
I think you can safely say that this haunted house is a whole lot scarier now than when it was in business.
I cannot understand why any thinking person would abandon one Pizza Hut and build a new one right beside it. Does that make good business sense?
Don't get me wrong. There are several attractions that are still alive and . . . well, they are at least still alive. Dinosaur World, Guntown Mountain, Kentucky Action Park, Mammoth Cave, various souvenir shops, and fast foods joints are among the businesses that are still in operation. And maybe they will survive another decade if they capitalize on their strengths. Because there are at least a few of us who are willing to pay a few bucks to spend some time in an honest-to-goodness ghost town. And there's a lot less traffic and shorter lines than in Kentucky Kingdom or Dollywood.


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The Men Of Hollywood Are Waxing Their Hip Flexors And Tattooing Their Receding Hairlines To Stay Beautiful
According to manscaper to the stars, Luis Payne, the "hairless, bumpy chicken skin look that overtook the industry for a while" is out. In, is waxing the famous, male body to create the illusion of muscular contour. Payne shared his super secret manscaping tips with The Hollywood Reporter:
"Removing hair from hip flexors helps make one's body look narrower, while leaving a fuller 'happy trail' gives the appearance of abs…Don't let chest hair creep up into your beard — it helps you look slimmer. But leave a little on the chest, especially if you lack pectoral definition — that gives the illusion of having a fuller chest …Having tightly groomed body hair allows the audience to see the definition that has been built in various parts of the torso, like on Ryan Gosling."
Don't get all upset, he means that everyone wants to get their hip flexors waxed to look like Ryan Gosling, not that the Gos does it himself. Or maybe he does!?
Hold on though, before we try to make sense of hip waxing and chest beards, there are more baffling beauty treatments that are en trende for leading men. In yet another THR piece about how A-listers are fighting baldness, I learned of a "low-tech solution [that] is growing in popularity among those seeking to embrace baldness, fill in thinning hair or camouflage a scar" called scalp micropigmentation. It's basically a permanent cosmetic tattoo that mimics hair. Jae Pak, of Los Angeles' New Hair Institute explains that technicians "artfully create tiny tattooed dots all over the scalp to give the appearance of stubble or a cropped buzz cut" like Vin Diesel or Jamie Foxx.
Having worked at TheFrisky for a while now, I thought I knew a fair amount about obscure waxing and beauty treatments for both men and women (I mean…George Clooney gets his balls ironed!), but clearly, I know nothing. The men of Hollywood are going through more than I would have expected to stay beautiful. I wish I could feel bad for them. Sigh. I just can't seem to find it in my soul. [The Hollywood Reporter]


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Thank you for participating in our first "Name the Alcoa Ospreys" poll. We would also like to thank all of the students from Badin Elementary School for their help.
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Congratulations, Ollie, Olive, and Oscar Jr, on your new names.
Thanks, Alcoa and Badin Elementary students, for this fun poll.
Wonderful names for beautiful bird's! I certainly agree that Oscar, Jr. is perfect for little one! They are growing so rapidly!
Actually, Oscar, Jr should be the bigger one. Olive fits the small one. Just sayin!!
Befitting name for the little one finally got a good feeding.
Wonderful to see Oscar with a full crop.
correction, Oscar, Jr.
I also was happy to see Oscar, Jr. get a good feeding this morning. He is learning survival skills in the nest, which will give him an advantage after he fledges.
Students did a good job picking out great names.....thanks, kids. I'm afraid I'll still think of them as "terminator" and "runt" until the little one grows big and strong enough to really whomp the big one ! The middle chick seems to stay out of any confrontation
I also wanted to mention to SAMI.....I've never seen that camera angle........do I just not tune in at the right time......I watch so many nests I don't stay on one for long periods of time
OJ is obvious, but which one is declared Ollie and Olive?
I was never a fan of the name, Junior, but it fits the little one well. Thank you Alcoa for giving me the opportunity to see these birds from birth. I photograph wildlife in Louisiana but have never had the chance to photograph Osprey chicks, only the adults. This is a real treat.
That was quite a "race" in the voting for the names....:)
Even tho I'm still having the constant re-streaming & re-buffering issues I still continue to stop by & check on this sweet family :)
Great names! I agree that the baby should be "Jr.". I notice that with warmer temperatures, the chicks congregate at the "lake" side of the nest more and more often. Is it possible to change the camera focus to not quite so close up? This way we could see the entire nest. Thanks for your consideration. Love this site either way and have shared the website with many friends. Alcoa does a great job!
Oscar Jr. is perfect for the little one. So happy he's doing better. Sometimes it takes them awhile to figure things out. Now u need to tell us who the other 2 belong to. Carol
Mombrella for the chicks. Keeping them dry.
I have to quit looking in on this nest. What I see happening is too sad to watch.
I have come to loathe the big one's way of bashing the small one, even when food is not involved, and nicknaming him Terminator is to me pretty tasteless. I wont look again unless the little one makes it through the next few days. I know it is nature, but its also ugly too.
Looks like 'Dad' needs to begin to help during feeding time to make sure Jr. starts getting some share of the food! Otherwise, Mom gets overwhelmed by the 2 larger ones.
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Wrong message on North Korea
The Obama administration is revealing a dangerous naiveté regarding North Korea. In response to its threat to attack the United States and its allies, senior administration officials outlined plans for a limited "response in kind." It is hard to conceive of a more misplaced message to send to Pyongyang at this uncertain moment.
To a North Korean regime with a record of indifference toward the welfare of its own people, the U.S. promise of only a limited response to any military provocation is tantamount to an invitation for Pyongyang to strike South Korea, Japan or even the United States — knowing that it would face not overwhelming retaliation but rather a modest and manageable tit for tat.
Rather than use U.S. military power to deter North Korea from taking any actions, the White House has ceded initiative and escalatory dominance to Pyongyang.
The first challenge in statecraft is to understand the perspective of all the nations with relevant interests. Here, the major challenge to U.S. strategy toward North Korea is to recognize the role of China. President Barack Obama is fond of saying that North Korea's threats and belligerence "only deepen its isolation." Except they don't.
Despite perennial assertions that China's leadership is tiring of the conduct of its client state, the facts tell a different story — one in which North Korea can continue to count on its most important ally. At the end of the day, China prefers a North Korean buffer, even with the Kim family in charge.
And thanks to recent White House ruminations, the Kim regime can conclude that any allied response to whatever aggression it may be pondering would be limited.
Washington and its allies must understand that resilient nuclear threats from states such as North Korea seldom lend themselves to quick fixes or grand bargains. Instead, those allies should combine military deterrence and human rights advocacy as part of a long-term solution.
From a military perspective, making clear before any shots are fired that the United States will respond proportionally only highlights the U.S. reluctance to offer our allies in South Korea and Japan the full benefit of our security umbrella.
Washington and its allies would be well served to reprise the emphasis they placed on human rights and nonviolent political transition during the final decade of the Cold War. While North Korea is hardly fertile ground for a dissent movement, history shows that even in such tightly controlled environments, some will one day form a political opposition. But they will need help.
A limited but perceptible increase in independent media focused on North Korea — especially defector-run radio stations — provides such an opportunity. Thus did Poland under communist martial law eventually become free — especially with the tailwind of nearly united political support from the free world combined with convincing military deterrence. The same can happen in North Korea in our time.
Jay Lefkowitz was President George W. Bush's special envoy for North Korean human-rights issues. Christian Whiton was deputy envoy and is the author of the forthcoming book "Smart Power: Between Diplomacy and War."


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Jeb Bush, Bobby Jindal Star In New GOP AdJeb Bush and Bobby Jindal are starring in a new ad for a group seeking to rebrand the Republican Party.
Jindal Stands by Rick Perry for GOP Nomination BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal said Wednesday he's not giving up on Rick Perry as a contender for the Republican presidential nomination, despite the Texas governor's poor showing in the Iowa caucuses.


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Training EPCs with whip, chair and gun
Despite what we think, instrumentation and control is not a core component of most EPCs, but rather a necessary support service that sells the bread and butter of process and mechanical engineering.
ONE OF THE remaining hurdles to the adoption of fieldbus technologies in the automation and control realm is that many of the engineering procurement construction (EPC) firms that design and install facilities dont include fieldbus in their proposals.
Part of the reason for the reluctance to make this change is just that; it is a change with all the apprehension and baggage associated with those events. Change also comes with expenses for such things as:
- Procedures
- Work Processes
- Design Tools
- Calculations
- Training
ProceduresSystems in place defining how something is to be done will have to be modified to reflect adding this new technology, depending on the number of fieldbus types being considered. In many cases, if fieldbus technology is selected for a project, no one fieldbus is capable of meeting all the I/O needs, and so multiple buses, plus traditional analog or discrete signals, must be combined in one system. New ways of keeping track of which type of signal is doing what need to be developed. This leads to related changes in
Work ProcessesThe amount and type of interaction between engineering design teams is different in fieldbus, especially if you want to support field-based control. This means that the process engineers need to sit with the automation engineers to confirm the interactions between field devices, while the electrical engineers need to discuss physical equipment locations to minimize cable runs and installed costs, and the instrument engineers need to specify the actual devices. Fortunately, automation and instrumentation folks often are the same person.
The team also needs to determine who on the team is doing what task. With the field devices and associated field termination equipment now part of the control system network, for example, should the design of the cable and I/O be done by the electrical or instrumentation staff?
Design ToolsNew design tools are required to calculate the limitations and layout of these new networks.
CalculationsTraditional point-to-point systems were only concerned with having enough energy for one device. Now designers not only have to consider the energy at multiple devices, but evaluate other rules and limits on other items, such as total cable length, cable terminations, communication resources, and network cycle times necessary for the data to be collected. Fortunately, a selection of helpful, free tools is available from several suppliers, though each has its own limitations.
TrainingTo gain new skills, of course, users require training to learn and apply them. Unless a large project is willing to include training in its costs for using new technology, this requires an investment in unbilled time, which reduces profitability by increasing overhead. In addition, once new skills are learned, experience shows that designing fieldbus systems requires fewer hours than traditional point-to-point analog controls, which further lowers installers invoice and revenue, and makes their initial problem bigger.
This difficulty is compounded by the fact that, despite what we who have seen the light like to think, instrumentation and control is not a core component of most EPCs, but is instead a support service needed for selling the bread and butter of process and mechanical engineering. Of course, the automation suppliers, for whom this is a core competency, are filling this void by becoming, not only host system suppliers, but also complete automation suppliers responsible for everything from the field device through to the control system and the final control element.
However, not all is bad news. The good news is that some end users are forcing EPCs to include fieldbus as a deliverable, and some companies are learning these new skills. In addition, some EPCs believe having fieldbus-capable staff is a competitive advantage for bidding on projects, and for recruiting and retaining their staff. Some are investing in bringing these skills into their organizations through training or subcontracting arrangements with specialists. In fact, some institutions worldwide are offering fieldbus training, so interested organizations can obtain vendor-neutral introductions to the technology.
After this latest design hurdle is crossed, the next and close to last one remaining is the installation contractors. That, however, is the topic for another column, and one well discuss in the near future.
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A Conservative councillor is to stand down after 39 years at the next election.
Peter Goody, of Snaresbrook Ward, was first elected to Redbridge Council in 1975.
He was deputy leader of the Tory group from May 1996 to May 2000 and deputy leader of the council from March 1999 to May 2000.
He was praised by council colleagues at an an Area One Committee meeting this week.
Councillor Alex Wilson, of Wanstead ward, who is also standing down after five years due to career demands, said that he learned a lot from Mr Goody.
He added: "I didn't always agree with what he had to say, but I would always wait to hear his opinion on a plan before making my final decision.
"His knowledge of planning matters was so intense."
Resident Dr Richard Cooper said: "I would like to thank Peter Goody for the service that he has given to the community.
"He is one of the few people who has served this community as a whole, no matter their political views.
"Peter could challenge any interpretation with authority and clarity."
Mr Goody was suspended after being accused of indecent exposure while cutting his garden hedge in 2010.
He was cleared of the charge in court the following year.
Councillor Chris Cummins said Mr Goody has always believed in doing the right thing for the community.
He said: "Peter was always even handed with people, regardless of their political allegiance.
"He came to council for the right reasons, it was something he believed in.
"He fought to get Evergreen Field changed to a green open space back in 1998 and he was an expert on planning."
Today, Councillor Suzanne Nolan confirmed Mr Goody will be stepping down so he can spend time with his wife and children.
Ms Nolan described his decision as a "great loss" to the council, adding he will be missed by many.


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function and perfromance the e52
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Thursday, July 9, 1998 Published at 05:39 GMT 06:39 UK
Organic farmer makes genetic challenge
Devon demonstrations against the gene experiments.
An organic farmer is seeking a judicial review in the High Court to examine the experimental planting of genetically altered maize in a field next to his Devon farm.
Guy Watson believes there's a risk of cross-pollination between the maize and his own crops, which could mean he can no longer call his produce "organic".
Mr Watson estimates he could lose up to Ł20,000 as a result and is seeking to have the experiments stopped because he believes trials of the genetically altered crop might breach Government regulations.
But Dr Thomas Jolliffe of seed manufacturers Advanta Holdings UK Ltd says that there is no risk attached to the experiments they are carrying out in Devon.
"There are no risks perceived with this genetically engineered maize," he says.
"While cross pollination is theoretically possible, the consequences have been looked at and are regarded as not being significant."
The case won't be about the rights and wrongs of genetically engineering crops, it will be decided by the technicalities of how the government decided to allow the trials to go ahead.
But with public interest growing in this controversial technology the outcome will be closely watched.
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