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Nigerian match officials have been appointed by CAF to handle the Confederations Cup last 16 second-leg tie between Ghanaian Premier League side Medeama SC and Zesco United of Zambia.
Joshua Opeyemi, 33, will steer affairs from the middle while his countrymen, duo, Peter Elgam and Robert Aundugh assist him from the flanks.
A reserve referee, also a Nigerian – Ferdinand Udoh, has been appointed to travel with the trio as part of CAF's policy to ensure no obstruction to proceedings should anything incapacitates the center referee.
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Making Sense of Economic Indicators
The government's releases of various economic indicators such as GDP, the CPI, and unemployment receive wide coverage in popular media such as TV networks and newspapers. In a measured and authoritative voice, various economists and other experts who are interviewed discuss their views regarding the health of the economy. Thus, a rise in an indicator like GDP is interpreted as good news while its decline is seen as pointing to trouble ahead.
The experts' opinions are not only confined to the health of the economy in general. They also offer their advice regarding various forms of investments. Some economists who present their assessments seem to be able to offer viewers not only qualitative but also quantitative analyses.
For instance, they will advise viewers that the economy is likely to grow by 0.6 percent in the next quarter, and thereafter the growth will jump to 1.2 percent. Or, they will state that low inflation makes it so much easier for the central bank to lower interest rates to strengthen economic growth.
These types of comments leave a deep impression on viewers that economists are really on top of the issues. But what are the tools that economists and financial experts utilize in their assessments of the economy? What is the basis of their framework of thought?
Making the Data Talk
In order to make the data "talk," economists utilize a range of statistical methods that vary from highly complex models to a simple display of historical data. It is generally held that by means of statistical correlations one can organize historical data into a useful body of information, which in turn can serve as the basis for assessments of the state of the economy. In short, it is held that through the application of statistical methods on historical data, one can extract the facts of reality regarding the state of the economy.
Unfortunately, things are not as straightforward as they seem to be. For instance, it has been observed that declines in the unemployment rate are associated with a general rise in the prices of goods and services. Should we then conclude that declines in unemployment are a major trigger of price inflation? To confuse the issue further, it has also been observed that price inflation is well correlated with changes in money supply. Also, it has been established that changes in wages display a very high correlation with price inflation.
So what are we to make out of all this? We are confronted here not with one, but with three competing "theories" of inflation. How are we to decide which is the right theory? According to the popular way of thinking, the criterion for the selection of a theory should be its predictive power. On this Milton Friedman wrote, "The ultimate goal of a positive science is the development of a theory or hypothesis that yields valid and meaningful (i.e., not truistic) predictions about phenomena not yet observed."1
Is Everything Uncertain?
So long as the model (theory) "works," it is regarded as a valid framework as far as the assessment of an economy is concerned. Once the model (theory) breaks down, we look for a new model (theory). For instance, an economist forms a view that consumer outlays on goods and services are determined by disposable income. Once this view is validated by means of statistical methods, it is employed as a tool in the assessments of the future direction of consumer spending. If the model fails to produce accurate forecasts, it is either replaced, or modified by adding some other explanatory variables.
The tentative nature of theories implies that our knowledge of the real world is elusive and that economists cannot even be certain about the law of supply and demand--everything is in a state of flux. It is argued that while we accept that an increase in the supply of a good for a given demand will lower the price of a good, this does not always have to be the case. One could also imagine a situation in which the price of a good will increase.
It follows, then, that we are condemned to be in total uncertainty with regard to the real world. Since it is not possible to establish "how things really work," then it does not really matter what the underlying assumptions of a model are. In fact anything goes, as long as the model can yield good predictions. According to Friedman,
The relevant question to ask about the assumptions of a theory is not whether they are descriptively realistic, for they never are, but whether they are sufficiently good approximation for the purpose in hand. And this question can be answered only by seeing whether the theory works, which means whether it yields sufficiently accurate predictions.2
Two Kinds of Economists
The view that our knowledge is tentative and that we can never be certain about anything has given rise to two groups of economists. In one camp there are the so-called theoreticians, or "ivory-tower economists," who generate various imaginary models and use them to form an opinion on the world of economics.
In the other camp we have the so-called "practical" economists, who derive their views solely from the data. Whereas the ivory-tower economists are of the belief that the key to the secret of the economic universe is through abstract models, the "practical" economists hold that if one "tortures" the data long enough, it will ultimately confess and the truth will reveal itself.
Economic theory, however, must have only one purpose--to explain the essence of economic activity. But statistical methods are of no help in this regard. All that various statistical methods can do is just compare the movements of various historical pieces of information. These methods cannot identify the driving forces of economic activity. Likewise, models that are based on economists' imaginations are not of much help either since these theories are not ascertained from the real world.
Contrary to popular thinking, economics is not about GDP, or CPI, or other economic indicators as such, but about human activities that seek to promote people's lives and well-being. One can observe that people are engaged in a variety of activities. They are performing manual work, they drive cars, and they walk on the street and dine in restaurants. The distinguishing characteristic of these activities is that they are all purposeful.
Thus manual work may be a means for some people to earn money, which in turn enables them to achieve various goals like buying food or clothing. Dining in a restaurant could be a means to establishing business relationships. Driving a car could be a means for reaching a particular place. In other words, people operate within a framework of ends and means; they are using various means to secure ends.
Purposeful action implies that people assess or evaluate various means at their disposal against their ends. At any point in time, people have an abundance of ends that they would like to achieve. What limits the attainment of various ends is the scarcity of means. Hence, once more means become available, a greater number of ends, or goals, can be accommodated--i.e., people's living standards will increase. Another limitation on reaching various goals is the availability of suitable means. Thus to quell my thirst in the desert, I require water. Diamonds in my possession will be of no help in this regard.
Human Action Is Central
Since purposeful human action permeates the world of economics, it is this fact that gives rise to various economic indicators like GDP, the CPI, the unemployment rate, etc. In short, the fact that human action is purposeful is the key to making sense of various economic indicators.
To undertake the identification of data, one is required to reduce it to its ultimate driving force, which is purposeful human action. For instance, during an economic slump, a general fall in the demand for goods and services is observed. Are we then to conclude that the fall in the demand is the cause of an economic recession?
We know that people persistently strive to improve their life and well-being. Their demands or goals are thus unlimited. The only way then for general demand to fall is via people's inability to exercise their demand. In short, problems on the production side, i.e., with means, are the likely causes of an observed general fall in demand.
Alternatively, consider the situation in which the central bank announces that increasing money supply growth while price inflation is low can lift real economic growth. To make sense of this proposition we must examine the essence of money. Money is the medium of exchange. Being the medium of exchange, money can only facilitate existing real wealth. It cannot create more wealth. Money cannot be used in production. It cannot be used in consumption. Hence we can conclude that printing money is not the right means to promote economic growth. In other words, the goal--of lifting real economic growth--cannot be achieved by means of printing money.
The knowledge that people are pursuing purposeful actions also permits us to evaluate the popular way of thinking that the "motor" of the economy is consumer spending--i.e., demand creates supply. We know, however, that without means, no goals can be met. But means do not emerge out of the blue; they must be produced first. Hence, contrary to the popular thinking, the driving force is supply and not demand.
The fact that man pursues purposeful actions implies that causes in the world of economics emanate from human beings and not from outside factors. For instance, contrary to popular thinking, individual outlays on goods are not caused by real income as such. In his own context, every individual decides how much of a given income will be used for consumption and how much for savings. Whilst it is true that people will respond to changes in their incomes, the response is not automatic and it cannot be captured by a mathematical formula. In other words, every individual assesses the increase in income against the goals he wants to achieve. He might decide that it is more beneficial for him to raise his savings rather than consumption.
Using the ends-means framework, we can demonstrate that wages or economic activity do not determine prices as popular economics has it. Thus Bill, a potato farmer, believes that his well-being will improve if he can secure for himself and his family a supply of apples. Likewise, an apple farmer, John, has concluded that securing a supply of potatoes will raise the living standard of his family. In short, the means in Bill's possession are not suitable to further his well-being. Similarly, the means in John's possession are not suitable to lift his living standard.
By entering an exchange, both Bill and John will be able to realize their goals and thus promote their respective well-beings. For instance, they might agree that it is a good deal to swap one apple for one potato. Thus by securing one apple, Bill has sacrificed one potato. This sacrifice is the price of an apple, or the amount of potatoes that Bill must offer in order to secure one apple from John.
The price, or the rate of exchange, of one good in terms of another is the amount of the other good divided by the amount of the first good. Observe that price is the outcome of different ends, and hence the different importance that both parties to a trade assign to means. Also note that prices are not caused by outside factors like the level of unemployment or wages.
Numbers Do Not Explain
Contrary to mainstream economics then, without the knowledge that human actions are purposeful, it is not possible to make sense out of historical data. On this Rothbard wrote,
One example that Mises liked to use in his class to demonstrate the difference between two fundamental ways of approaching human behavior was in looking at Grand Central Station behavior during rush hour. The "objective" or "truly scientific" behaviorist, he pointed out, would observe the empirical events: e.g., people rushing back and forth, aimlessly at certain predictable times of day. And that is all he would know. But the true student of human action would start from the fact that all human behavior is purposive, and he would see the purpose is to get from home to the train to work in the morning, the opposite at night, etc. It is obvious which one would discover and know more about human behavior, and therefore which one would be the genuine "scientist."3
The popular view that sets predictive capability as the criterion for accepting a model is absurd. Even the natural sciences, which mainstream economics tries to emulate, don't validate their models this way. For instance, a theory that is employed to build a rocket stipulates certain conditions that must prevail for its successful launch. One of the conditions is good weather. Would we then judge the quality of a rocket propulsion theory on the basis of whether it can accurately predict the date of the launch of the rocket? The prediction that the launch will take place on a particular date in the future will only be realized if all the stipulated conditions hold. Whether this will be so cannot be known in advance. For instance, on the planned day of the launch it may be raining. All that the theory of rocket propulsion can tell us is that if all the necessary conditions will hold, then the launch of a rocket will be successful. The quality of the theory, however, is not tainted by an inability to make an accurate prediction of the date of the launch.
The same logic also applies in economics. Thus we can say confidently that, all other things being equal, an increase in the demand for bread will raise its price. This conclusion is true, and not tentative. Will the price of bread go up tomorrow, or sometime in the future? This cannot be established by the theory of supply and demand. Should we then dismiss this theory as useless because it cannot predict the future price of bread? According to Mises,
Economics can predict the effects to be expected from resorting to definite measures of economic policies. It can answer the question whether a definite policy is able to attain the ends aimed at and, if the answer is in the negative, what its real effects will be. But, of course, this prediction can be only "qualitative."4
The fact that people consciously pursue purposeful actions provides us with definite knowledge, which is always valid as far as human beings are concerned. This knowledge sets the base for a coherent framework that permits meaningful assessments of the state of an economy. In contrast, analyses that rely solely on statistical correlations cannot be of much help, for they are totally groundless. Hence comments made by various experts who rely on such frameworks are arbitrary. All that these experts can do is repeat already-known data and simply offer a baseless view.
Even the most sophisticated econometric models will not be able to do the trick. For large econometric models are nothing but a collection of various mathematical formulas that were computed by means of sophisticated statistical methods. These formulas, however, only provide description of various economic indicators; they can tell us nothing about the essence of economic activity.
Fanciful Assumptions
Similarly, we must reject all the comments that are based on "purely" theoretical models, which derive their foundation from economists' imaginations. A model, which is not derived from reality, cannot possibly explain the real world. Such a model is the outcome of an exercise in futility.
For example, in order to explain the present economic crisis in Japan, the famous mainstream economist Paul Krugman employs a model that assumes that people are identical and live forever and that output is given.5 Whilst admitting that these assumptions are not realistic, Krugman nonetheless holds that somehow this model will produce solutions to the current economic crisis in Japan.
It is interesting to note that most successful businessmen don't have time for various statistical methods in running their businesses. The formula for their success is their depth of understanding of the business they are in. In short, they are always in control and know what is happening in their business domain. A businessman who "knows what he is doing" doesn't require statistical correlations to assess the future direction of his business.
The arbitrary nature of mainstream economics has given rise to the view that there is a gulf between theory and practice. A distinction is made between theoretical and practical assessments. Comments like "it is a great theory; however, I cannot make use of it" are often heard.
Yet there is no such thing as a good but not applicable theory. To be applicable, a theory must emanate from the facts of reality, i.e., that human beings are engaged in purposeful actions. Economists and various other financial experts who derive their knowledge of the economy solely from statistical correlations of various historical data run the risk of misleading themselves and their audiences. Likewise economists who base their views on imaginary models are not in a position to say anything meaningful, and whatever they utter is just plain arbitrary.
- 1. Milton Friedman, Essays in Positive Economics (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1953), p. 7.
- 2. Milton Friedman, ibid, p.15.
- 3. Murray N. Rothbard preface in Ludwig von Mises's Theory and History (Auburn, Ala.: The Ludwig von Mises Institute, 1985).
- 4. Ludwig von Mises, The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science (Kansas City: Sheed Andrews and McMeel, 1978), p. 67.
- 5. Paul Krugman, "Japan's Trap," May 1998, at http://web.mit.edu/krugman/www/japtrap.html.


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Pablo Felices-Luna never forgot the first impression that Manitoba Theatre for Young People made on him in 2002 as he arrived as a wide-eyed directing wannabe.
He was in Winnipeg to shadow and assist his mentor, Kim Selody, artistic director of St. Catharine's Carousel Players, rehearse two shows, The Odyssey and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Felices-Luna was wowed to walk into a one-of-a-kind building specifically constructed for kids and full of passionate artists dedicating their professional lives to theatre for young audiences.
"It was so inspiring," says Felices-Luna, who Thursday was appointed MTYP's third artistic director. "I told the board of directors that emotionally I never left. I love what MTYP stands for."
Eight years ago he succeeded Selody -- a longtime creative collaborator with MTYP's founding artistic director Leslee Silverman -- at the Carousel Players. When Derek Aasland suddenly resigned in May after 16 months on the job, Felices-Luna was quick to apply to become MTYP's third artistic director. He was one of 15 applicants, seven of whom were interviewed by the MTYP search committee.
Last Thursday, the 41-year-old father of three preschool girls quietly slipped into Winnipeg "like I was on a spy mission" for his final face-to-face interview with the board. The next day he was offered the job. He will take up his new post Nov. 15 after overseeing a couple of Carousel projects in the fall.
"I was surprised by the call but very happy," he says during an telephone interview from his office in St. Catharines. "I knew I was in against some tough competition because this is an organization with a lot of cachet across the country."
When he gets here he will be greeted by a few familiar faces, including Ardith Boxall, who was part of the cast of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in 2002. Since Carousel Players was a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatre, he served on several committees with Boxall, the artistic director of Theatre Projects Manitoba, and Camilla Holland, general manager of the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre.
"It's a fabulous choice," says Boxall. "I thought he was the most perfect candidate. He's a warm and generous person. He's a great listener and will always speak up when it is necessary."
Felices-Luna joins a company on the rebound from a nasty 2012-13 season that saw the ouster of Silverman, the driving force of MTYP for over two decades, and continuing cash flow problems that caused missed payrolls. Aasland shrunk the season to five productions and made sure MTYP did not add to its accumulated debt which stands at approximately $1.5 million.
"I followed what was going on very closely," says Felices-Luna, whose mother tongue was Spanish but is now fluently bilingual. "I was personally devastated when things looked grim. We were all concerned about losing one of the most important organizations in theatre for young audiences in Canada."
He will contact Silverman, saying not to do so would be completely disrespectful.
His priorities are to integrate the programming so that it influences what is happening in the theatre school as well as ensure that MTYP remains focused on touring its work in the region.
"MTYP has always been a linchpin for touring in central Canada," he says. " I think it is very important MTYP continue to act as a conduit for work from both ends of the country while making sure Winnipeggers see the best theatre Canada has to offer."
Felices-Luna was born in Peru and came to Canada at 15 on a scholarship for an international school on Vancouver Island. He returned home to Lima for one year to study theatre before he enrolled at University of Victoria where he graduated in 1995 and earned his Masters in Fine Art in directing from York University in 1998.
He met Carrie Costello, a Canadian playwright and puppeteer, in 1995 and decided to stay in Canada. Felices-Luna served as artistic director of the young children's troupe Castlemoon Theatre from 2001-06 before moving over to head Carousel Players.
He's looking forward to all the challenges of the job and the city, which of course includes the harsh winters.
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First though here's a little background history on my epilepsy. Around 11 I was diagnosed with epilepsy after having my first seizure (which was tonic clonic generalized) at the hot springs due to overheating. After that instance I didn't have any seizures for about 1 to 2 years and had a few tonic clonic seizures when I was 13, one causing me to have a serious concussion due to impact with the ground. When I was at the age of 15 focal partial seizures started to occur about 4-5 times a month along with the uncommon time when it spread to full body compulsions and unconsciousness. I am now at the age of 16 and on a new medication stablelizing the frequency of my seizures to 1 partial seizure every 2 months and on some very rare occasions it spreads to a tonic clonic generalized.
Now that you have some background here's my question. Are there certain things I can do to increase the chances of me "outgrowing"my epilepsy, or do I just cross my fingers and hope for the best?


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So, my name's Koko, my english isn't really that wonderful so please excuse me if you find
I still dream of the day that Kishimoto will finally open his eyes and realise that this world needs Itachi and revive him back. so yeah, I can keep on dreaming...
I work in a mental hospital, it's a nice job, I guess
My fics 'Avatar Naruto' and 'Akatsuki life behind doors' are absolutely horrible. I'm not even sure if I want to continue, I wrote them years ago and then one day
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For this experiment, I started with a Core 2 Duo E6600 processor. This CPU is currently the lowest-cost version of the Core 2 Duo with 4MB of shared L2 cache. The native core clock is 2.4 GHz, with a 9X multiplier, but quite a few people have reported getting up to 3.5 GHz, even when cooling it just with a fan.
Since I wanted to overclock the system, I wanted something a bit beefier than the standard Intel cooler. An overclocked system often runs substantially hotter than one running at normal speed. For this particular case, I splurged: I spent $50 on a Zalman CNPS 9500-Cu. The horizontally mounted fan and the heat-pipe configuration do a first-rate job of keeping hot CPUs cool.
Because I was also trying out my hypothesis about the abilities of low-cost cards in SLI mode, the motherboard choice was necessarily restricted. I definitely needed an SLI-ready board. I thought a while before deciding on the ASUS P5NSLI. At first blush, it looks like a good candidate, using nVidia's nForce 570 SLI for Intel chipset. Its obvious limitation is that in SLI mode, the two PCIe graphics slots shift from 16 lanes down to 8 lanes apiece. Theoretically, this shouldn't be an issue with the graphics cards I chose, which won't ever use the full bandwidth offered by X16 lanes. Theoretically.
I wanted good, reliable memory but didn't want to drop $400 or more for cutting-edge stuff. I ended up settling for Corsair's entry-level DDR2/800 XMS memory, the CM2X1024-6400. You can find 2GB TwinX kits, each containing a pair of the 1GB modules, for about $280 on the Web.


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N. BILLERICA, Mass., April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging today announced that Premier Purchasing Partners, L.P., the group purchasing division of Premier Inc., has awarded Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging a three-year, sole source contract for Definity(R) (Vial for Perflutren Lipid Microsphere Injectable Suspension) -- the leading echocardiography contrast agent in the United States.
Under the terms of the agreement, Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging will offer Definity to Premier's 1,500 hospital facilities and hundreds of other affiliated healthcare sites throughout the United States. The agreement is in effect through December 31, 2007.
"As leaders in the field of cardiovascular imaging, we are very pleased to enter into this agreement with Premier -- another innovator in the healthcare industry," said Cory Zwerling, president, Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging. "Most importantly, we look forward to working with Premier to bring the benefits of Definity to the patients served throughout its leading network of facilities in the United States."
In patients with suboptimal echocardiograms, Definity enables physicians to visualize the borders of the heart more clearly. By improving the visualization of the primary pumping chamber of the heart, Definity-enhanced echocardiography may improve the ability to evaluate left ventricular wall motion -- a critical indicator of heart function.
Important Safety Information About Definity(R)
Activated Definity should not be administered in patients with known cardiac shunts nor by direct intra-arterial injection. Extreme caution should be exercised in patients who may have cardiac shunts and in those with chronic pulmonary vascular disorders. The safety of activated Definity at mechanical indices of > 0.8 and with end-systolic triggering has not been established.
Administration of activated Definity(R) (Vial for Perflutren Lipid Microsphere Injectable Suspension) occasionally may be associated with QTc prolongation. The overall incidence of treatment-related adverse events was 8.4 percent and those reported most frequently included headache, back or renal pain, flushing, nausea, chest pain and dizziness. Definity will not be properly activated, and must not be used, unless it has completed the 45 second Vialmix(R) activation.
About Premier, Inc.
Premier, Inc. is a major strategic alliance in U.S. healthcare entirely owned by more than 200 of the nation's leading hospital and healthcare systems. These systems operate or are affiliated with more than 1,500 hospital facilities and hundreds of other care sites. Premier provides an array of resources supporting performance improvement in healthcare delivery, such as comprehensive supply chain management resources including group purchasing for more than $21 billion annually in supplies and equipment. Other improvement services include clinical performance initiatives, comparative databases and related applications, capital life-cycle management, insurance programs, and practice management support. Premier is headquartered in San Diego, California, with major office locations in Chicago, Illinois, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit http://www.premierinc.com/.
About Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging
Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging Inc. is a worldwide leader in cardiovascular imaging whose mission is to extend and enhance human life by offering innovative approaches to see deeper into the heart and vasculature. Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bristol- Myers Squibb Company , a global pharmaceutical and related healthcare products company whose mission is to extend and enhance human life. For more information on Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging, visit http://www.bmsmi.com/.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and involve inherent risks and uncertainties, including factors that could delay, divert or change any of them, and could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from current expectations. These factors include, among other things, market factors, competitive product development, governmental regulations and legislation, patent positions and litigation. No forward- looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking statements in this press release should be evaluated together with the many uncertainties that affect Bristol-Myers Squibb's business, particularly those identified in the cautionary factors discussion in Bristol-Myers Squibb's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Bristol-Myers Squibb undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Definity(R) and Vialmix(R) are registered trademarks of Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging Inc.
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Mark is an accredited specialist in environmental, planning and local government law and a member of HWL Ebsworth's Planning, Environment and Government group. He has 20 years experience in planning and environmental law and previous experience in town planning and project management.
He advises on property development, town planning and environment approvals, administrative procedures and related areas of property law. He has acted in relation to major project approvals including inter-state highways, major water pipelines, industrial estates, residential subdivisions and commercial projects.
Mark acts for local governments and other statutory authorities and private sector developers in relation to all aspects of property development, and regularly appears before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal of Victoria and Planning Panels and Advisory Committees.
He advises local government and water authorities on all aspects of administrative procedures. Mark has extensive experience in the water sector including in relation to water trading, water policy, governance, and compliance in addition to project approvals and environmental issues.
Mark has been named in Best Lawyers™ Australia for Climate Change Law, Government Practice, Land Use and Zoning Law, Planning and Environmental Law and Water Law. Additionally Mark has been recognized as the Water Law "Lawyer of the Year" for Melbourne. Mark has also been ranked as a "Leading" Victorian Planning and Environment Lawyer in the 2013 Doyles Guide for Best Lawyers.
- Advising and acting for Dennis Family Corporation and other landowners in relation to the Armstrong Creek Urban Growth Plan and subsequent preparation of precinct structure plans and development contribution plans for the various precincts in Armstrong Creek, a large development area to the south of Geelong;
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- Acting on the first major water transfer pipeline in Victoria as part of the state government water infrastructure program. Mark led the team obtaining all the planning and environmental approvals;
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The other day an IT guy I know tried to do this but when he opened the properties of the remote server in ADUC, there was no Delegation tab! Why? Because he hadn't raised his domain yet to Windows Server 2003 domain functional level.
Moral: Those "smart" properties sheets, which add or remove tabs based on other configuration settings, can be confusing! Plus you can't always trust the documentation because sometimes it assumes things. Oh well.
Mitch Tulloch is lead author for the Windows Vista Resource Kit from Microsoft Press, which is THE book for IT pros who want to deploy, maintain and support Windows Vista in mid- and large-sized network environments. Mitch is also the author of Introducing Windows Server 2008, the first book from Microsoft Press about the exciting new server platform. For more information on these and other books written by Mitch, see www.mtit.com.


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TRAINERS at Taunton's UK Hydrographic Office have been passing on their expertise to hydrographers from Algeria, Bulgaria, Solomon Islands, Sri-Lanka, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, and Japan during a 15-week course.
The students picked up fundamental skills and knowledge to compile and maintain digital and paper navigational charts to the standard required for safety of sea-going navigation as part of the NIPPON Foundation-sponsored initiative.
Lynton Greatwood, UKHO's cartographic training and development manager, said: "At UKHO we continue to support the development of the capability of sister hydrographic organisations around the world and we are very proud to be associated with this project."
In addition to practical assignments, the students enjoyed field trips to the Port Authorities of Bristol and Brixham.


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Indigo Dyed Circle Print Pocket Square: I was so lucky to find a few bolts of Japanese Indigo Dyed fabrics & I infused them into this season's theme of the 'Handsome Professor'. They are nothing short of stunning - perfect for putting a unique spin a clean, polished look. This print is the traditional circle print in grey against the deep indigo backdrop. Made of 100% Cotton.


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Your workforce will love you
What is workplace giving?
Payroll (or workplace giving) is a super easy and cost-effective way to give pre-tax donations and help young people all across Australia.
Why should you get involved?
Workplace giving is a great way to give to the causes that mean the most to you.
For companies, there are many incentives to create your own program. Our mates over at Good2Give released a report titled 'Workplace Givers Revealed' highlighted that actually, within companies that had workplace giving programs, eighty five percent said their company's workplace giving program initiative made it a better place to work. It creates a more passionate and driven workforce that in turn will make your company a more desirable place to work for future employees.
By choosing ReachOut as one of your charity partners, not only to you help thousands (literally thousands) of young people, but you also show your commitment to a happy and healthy workplace.
of employees said their workplace giving program made their company a better place to work.
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Depending on the size of your organisation, there's a couple of ways you can get your program up and running
1. An easy to set-up (and administer) payroll or workplace giving program is delivered through your company payroll system. Your HR or payroll team just needs to let us here at ReachOut know that we'll start to receive payments and when we'll receive them, so just have them contact us for our banking details.
2. There's a number of organisations who can assist you to set up your workplace giving program. We've listed a few of them below and they'd be happy to help you set something up.
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We want to help you get ReachOut on your partner list so your employees can be a part of our goal to help all young people be happy and well. Simply fill out the form below and we'll be in touch!
Some inspiration from our mates at JB-HiFi
One of our workplace giving partners, JB Hi-Fi thinks that workplace giving is an ideal way to give back to the community.
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"Testing the New Pool-of-Threads Scheduler in MySQL 6.0" is the subject of a Sun blog where timc reports on his investigation into whether the Pool-of-Threads scheduler can provide an operating mode that supports a large number of clients that will be maintaining their connections to the database, without also sending a constant stream of requests to that database.
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Near the conclusion of the seventh annual MySQL Conference & Expo held April 20-24 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, recognition of the open source database's best customers, partners and open source community contributors was announced. Awards were presented for Applications of the Year, Partners of the Year, and Community Members of the Year.
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Texas governor and former Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry has thrown his support behind Minnesota Army National Guard Capt. Pete Hegseth in the Minnesota GOP Senate endorsement battle. The move comes ahead of the GOP State Convention, which starts Friday morning in St. Cloud, at which the party will endorse a candidate to run against DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar this fall. Competing for the endorsement are Hegseth, former state Rep. Dan Severson, and current state Rep. Kurt Bills.
Perry appears in a video endorsing Hegseth as "exactly the kind of patriot that we need."
Kurt Bills has the endorsement of Texas U.S. Rep. Ron Paul who remains a GOP presidential candidate. Perry dropped out of the nomination battle in January.


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The company's craftsmen also provide detailed multi-species wood marquetry designs to create custom designs, such as corporate logos.
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Glasspar introduced the G-3 in 1959, and it quickly became the company's most popular model
The Glasspar G-3 featured sharp lines and modern stylistic attributes, and it could reach speeds of 45-50 mph.
The first-generation Glasspar G-3, produced from 1959-61, featured a center deck separating the driving position from the ski spotter.
Fiberglass became a popular boatbuilding material in the 1950s, and with it came the ability to experiment in non-traditional designs and styles that were previously limited by wood construction.
Bill Tritt began experimenting with fiberglass boatbuidling in the late 1940s. By 1950, the Glasspar Boat Company was born and began producing a line of fiberglass reinforced plastic boats in Costa Mesa, Calif. By 1955, Glasspar had grown exponentially and produced 15-20 percent of all fiberglass boats in the U.S. In 1960, the company was producing boats in Tennessee, Virginia and Washington, in addition to Texas.
By the late '50s, affordable, swift, and stylish waterski boats were in high demand. The sport was a popular summertime activity and more families were pushing dear ol' Dad to buy "a boat we can ski behind." Glasspar introduced the G-3 model in 1959, and it quickly became the most popular model the company produced. The G-3 was a 13-foot, 6-inch outboard model with a deep-v bottom design and rear stability sponsons.
When most manufacturers were sporting fins, rounded hull lines and automotive features, the G-3 featured sharp lines and modern stylistic attributes – very forward-thinking for 1959. The hull was a true featherweight at only 390 pounds. The boats were outfitted with chromed Perko hardware, Airguide instrumentation and flashy anodized aluminum trim. With a 60-horsepower rating, it wasn't uncommon for G-3s to reach speeds of 45-50 mph. Many buyers took the horsepower rating as a recommendation and outfitted the hulls with 75-hp OMC V-4 engines and 80-100-hp Mercury 6-cylinder engines. The rear sponson design of the Glasspar G-3 gave it extra floatation and the added weight of the higher horsepower engines was no problem.
The first-generation G-3 model featured a center deck separating the driving position from the "ski spotter" and was produced from 1959-61. The second-gen G-3 eliminated the center deck, opting for additional cockpit space and folding jump seats. This version was produced in 1962-63, with a hiatus in 1964, then again from 1965-67.
Market Summary: If you grew up on the water in the 1960s, you probably saw a Glasspar G-3 first hand. And those people who grew up admiring these boats, and maybe even waterskiing behind them, are today's buyers. Restored, turn-key examples can be found between $5,000-$8,500 and represent an affordable way to get into the hobby. Look out wood classics, classic glass is gaining momentum.
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Michael Yon has this story of a neighborhood in Baghdad where Christians and their Muslim neighbors restored a cross on the neighborhood Catholic church and prepared it for the return of their Christian neighbors. The photo Yon posted several days ago was quite stunning, but I have to say that I found this post particularly touching. There are several images of the Muslim neighbors attending Mass in a show of support for their Catholic friends.
If you aren't aware of Michael Yon's efforts, definitely check out the stories and photos. He's an independent journalist who works for donations and embeds with miltary units throughout Iraq. If all of your war coverage has been coming from CNN or AP, you should take a look at what they aren't as eager to report.


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This is a huge series for our franchise. Obviously, winning this series puts us in the Eastern Conference Finals, in all likelihood against Miami. Also, a good playoff series against the Knicks could be just what the doctor ordered for the fanbase.
That said, I would like to know what the great basketball minds of Pacers Digest think will be the keys to overcoming the NBA Scoring Champ, homecourt disadvantage, and the bright lights of New York.
To me, Melo comes first obviously. Slowing him is going to be a task for the whole team.
After that, DWest and Hibbert will have to bring it like they brought it in Game 6 against ATL. Our offense CANNOT stagnate against these guys, so the guards have to stay active and move the ball.
Paul George doesn't have to match Melo, just slow him down and continue grabbing rebounds and dishing assists.
As important as anything will be our mental composure. NYK has the star-power and homecourt advantage, so we are going to have plenty of calls go against us. We'll find out how mature this team has become.
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Have Mental Health Questions? Ask a Psychiatrist Online
Welcome, I'm a professional counselor and behavioral-consultant. I'd like to chat with you for a few moments to better understand your question and the situation you're describing.
I've worked as a treatment program developer and psychotherapist with kids with serious emotional and behavioral disorders in residential treatment. I've also worked as a school board behavioral consultant and crisis worker...
How has your grandson done academically in the past? Did he ever get good grades?
Very poorly, he is capable but has a problem with math and would not work at it. He was classified as attention deficit and on medication for a while
Thank you. It sounds to me like he might befit from an evidence based treatment intervention (counseling). Does the family have resources or insurance to get proven family counseling and support?
He was counselled in the past. One problem is where he lives, Goldsboro NC, near the air force base where he was raised (my son was in service for 26 years) and not always home. There is very little work available in this part of the country and My grandson will not discuss his problem because he does not think he has one, everyone else doesn't understand, so he says.
I see that you are still typing so I'm just waiting for your next response.
I live in NJ and have considered bringing him north to stay with me and try to get his GED so that perhaps he can get into the service where I think the regimented life may help him. I hesitate to suggest this but his mother is enabling him with money even allows him to smoke pot in the house.
That is to bad to hear about the enabling. I agree that the structure of military life can really make a positive difference in the lives of young people. I've often recommended cadets for the younger kids I've worked with...
The problem with a 19 year old as with say a 17 year old, with these kinds of behavior issues and drug use, is that they often lack the motivation to change. And at 19 they are usually considered adults and so there is little that can be done to influence their behavior. Has your grandson expressed an interest in the service?
Yes he has but as he lacks a high school diploma feels he will not be accepted and I agree with this. I want to go south and have a family conference and put my thoughts on the table but don't want to be the interfering mother-in-law. I am worried about Jake.
One of the great lessons from my work with families and teens with these kinds of issues is that it is so important for all of the adults and family members to be on the same page as far as support and intervention goes. Does his mother not understand the developmental risks associated with drug use and antisocial attitudes, peers and behavior? These are very serious.
She is a nurse in a drug rehab center
I see. So she must be familiar with the best available drug treatment practices, risks and resources.
What are her views on you grandson's situation?
I have told Jake I will help him but he has to prove to me that he is off drugs. She has told him how to get through a drug screening, this shocked me
Does she approve of his drug and alcohol use?
Is she open to Jake moving up north with you?
No but gives him money which she knows will go to pot
I have not approached the move north yet as I am not sure it's what I should do. I am 77 years old, live in an adult community and basically can only have him here for a limited time, the community has rules.
Do you feel comfortable bringing it up in a family meeting like you suggested earlier?
yes, I think I may be stepping on toes, but how else do I help this young man before he is lost deep in drugs.
Well, ideally he would get some effective drug treatment. You mentioned pending charges. May I ask what their for?
The reason I ask, is sometimes or often, a judge will be open to reduced or dropped charges conditional on a teen getting proven treatment. I've seen that be a serious motivator for young people to get the help they need.
It can be very helpful to have a treatment program or counseling in mind to present to the judge in court.
Many of the best programs are court ordered because they are proven to work. Please. Let me get you some links to the most effective treatment programs....
Here are just a few examples, and links to some the best evidence based drug treatment programs currently available for teens:
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I believe this could be an easy way to get him into counseling , thank you for that, I just am confused about how far I should go and how many truths I should lay on the table
Another one is called motivational interviewing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj1BDPBE6Wk
I guess I should call south, tell the family why I want to some and what I want to discuss
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That really depends on your family. In general terms, it's always best to just be honest and to express your genuine concerns from a place of love, so as not to elicit defensiveness or anger.
If you express your concerns and what you're willing to do to help, it's really up to others to agree, especially your grandson, given his age.
It sure would be great if he could get to a program like the 7 challenges or motivational interviewing based counseling. They are experts in getting teens and young adults internally motivated and committed to change drug and drinking behaviors.
OK you have helped with your guidance. Just wish me luck and hope that I can salvage a young life. Thank you.
In my own family counseling work, I've always found that if you criticize something enabling, no matter how true, you often get resistance and anger. Its usually best to emphasize benefits for all involved and heart felt concerns.
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LARAMIE, Wyo. - Wyoming sophomore forward Sara Paul was honored as the Preseason Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year on Monday by CollegeSportsMadness.com.
Paul, a Calgary, Alberta native, is the reigning 2011 MW Freshman of the Year and is coming off a season in which she led the team in points (21) by scoring eight goals and five assists, earning First Team All-MW honors.
"If the team is doing well, the individuals on the team will usually get honors like this," said Wyoming coach Pete Cuadrado. "We look to Sara as one of our offensive leaders and believe she will do great things for us this year."
Paul took 66 shots last year, which is tied for second on the Wyoming all-time list for a single season. Her eight goals also tied her for fourth on the all-time list in a single season. She had three game-winning goals in 2011, which is third-most on the all-time Cowgirl list for a single season.
New Mexico goalkeeper Kelli Cornell was named the preseason Defensive Player of the Year, while Lobo Alyssa Coonrod was honored as preseason MW Freshman of the Year. UNM coach Kit Vela was awarded preseason Coach of the Year.


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The fact that they're putting him on the other teams best offensive threat (at the guard position) EVERY GAME is crazy. When you've been playing that long, it's almost impossible to do both.
As an example, KG's scoring has been way down when compared to his years in MIN. Why? B/c he's utilizing that energy defensively (although now he's relegated to holding, bumping, forearms, etc)


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West Mifflin knocks off Central Valley in OT
West Mifflin needed overtime, but the No. 7-seeded Titans advanced to the WPIAL Class AAA championship game for the first time in 2004 with a 36-35 victory over No. 3 Central Valley on Friday night at North Allegheny's Newman Stadium.
Quarterback Derrick Fulmore dove into the end zone for a two-point conversion in overtime to give the Titans (11-1) the victory.
Fulmore rushed for 162 yards on 20 carries and scored three touchdowns and Jimmy Wheeler added 141 yards on 34 carries and a touchdown for the Titans.
Central Valley (9-3) star Robert Foster finished with 147 yards rushing and three touchdowns — two rushing and a 61-yard kickoff return.
West Allegheny 24, Thomas Jefferson 7 — Class AAA No. 4 seed West Allegheny (11-1) rushed for 122 yards on 47 carries and dominated time of possession as it upset No. 1 Thomas Jefferson (11-1) at Bethel Park.
Joe Carroll completed just 11 of 33 passes for 160 yards for Thomas Jefferson, including a 47-yard touchdown pass to Zach Schademan.
North Allegheny 41, Seneca Valley 17 — North Allegheny quarterback Mack Leftwich accounted for 439 yards of offense and seven touchdowns as two-time defending WPIAL champion North Allegheny (12-0) routed Seneca Valley (10-2) in the Class AAAA semifinals at North Hills. Leftwich was 18 for 23 for 360 yards and seven passing touchdowns. He also had 19 carries for a team-high 79 yards and two rushing touchdowns for the Tigers.
Woodland Hills 42, Upper St. Clair 20 — No. 7 seed Woodland Hills (10-2) took advantage of three early Upper St. Clair mistakes and rolled to an upset victory over the third-seeded Panthers (10-2) in a WPIAL Class AAAA semifinal at Baldwin Stadium.
Three first quarter touchdowns gave Woodland Hills an early cushion, and the Wolverines added three insurance touchdowns in the second half to preserve the victory.
Washington 26, South Fayette 14 — Shai McKenzie rushed for 293 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 3 Washington (12-0) to a 26-14 victory over No. 2 South Fayette in the WPIAL Class AA semifinals at Chartiers Valley High School.
South Fayette's Brett Brumbaugh threw for 218 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score, but he also tossed two interceptions.
Aliquippa 56, Jeannette 0 — At Peters Township, Dravon Henry rushed for 171 yards, and top-seeded Aliquippa capitalized on six Jeannette turnovers resulting in five touchdowns to bury the fourth-seeded Jayhawks and advance to its fifth consecutive WPIAL Class AA championship game.
Clairton 37, Neshannock 7 — Clairton (12-0) won its 59th straight game — tying Central Bucks West's state record — in a Class A semifinal victory against Neshannock (10-2) at Chartiers-Houston.
Tyler Boyd rushed for 121 yards on 17 carries and senior quarterback Armani Ford completed 10 of 14 passes for 154 yards and four touchdowns for the Bears.
Sto-Rox 34, North Catholic 20 — Lenny Williams rushed for two touchdowns and passed for two more as No. 2 Sto-Rox (11-1) edged North Catholic in the WPIAL Class A semifinals at Dormont Stadium. Running back P.J. Fulmore ran for 204 yards on 33 carries to lead sixth-seeded North Catholic (9-3). Williams completed 12 of 18 passes for 184 yards and rushed for 90 on 18 carries.


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Fairris Dean is machining division manager at Ward Corporation (Ft. Wayne, Indiana), a supplier of aluminum parts and components to the automotive, marine, motorcycle, recreational equipment and heavy truck industries. The company is entirely vertically integrated (there are four divisions: pattern engineering, foundry, machining and heat-treat), allowing for complete and total control over process and quality. Raw material literally goes in one end of the company and finished aluminum parts and assemblies come out the other.
So when Mr. Dean attempted to fix a persistent—and erratic—tapping problem that was causing unacceptable levels of scrap, he found himself searching for a cause and not finding one.
"I looked at everything—all the process parameters— and not only did nothing jump out as the cause of the problem, there appeared to be no cause whatsoever, says Mr. Dean. There was no discernable pattern; no rhyme or reason."
Mr. Dean says that some 300,000 lbs of aluminum are machined annually by the division, which employs 50 people and runs three shifts, 5 days a week. Machining takes place in 40,000 square feet arranged on two floors of a five-story building. As many as 486 different part numbers are machined each year in runs ranging from 100 to 200,000 pieces. Process operations include milling, drilling, tapping, reaming, finish turning and form tapping. Actual stock removal varies up to 0.750 inch. Typical materials are 356 and 319 cast aluminum. Tolerances are consistently tight, in the 0.0001-inch to 0.0005-inch range.
There were four jobs in which the erratic tapping problem occurred: A gear housing, two fuel filter heads and a transmission case. All four of the workpieces had threaded holes and tight tolerances on true position.
"On the gear housing," Mr. Dean says, "we were holding a 0.0007-inch true position off a 2" datum bore with a diameter tolerance of ±0.0005 inch to another datum bore with the same diameter tolerance over a length of 14 inches. Holding 0.0007 inch on a piece that long is really very tough—the aluminum tends to stress, to warp and to bend, and to spring back from the hydraulic fixture. Fluctuations in temperature can radically affect it, too. This is an expensive part, and a 6 to 7 percent scrap rate is just not acceptable. To try to get at the root of the problem, I had to begin at the beginning, at the base line and work backward." Mr. Dean notes that the nature of the tapping problem was particularly frustrating. The company would run three good threads and then the fourth would rip out. Then numbers five, six, seven and eight would run fine, only to have number nine rip out or go oversize. Then ten and 11 would be okay, but 12 would fail. Every parameter checked seemed to be exactly as it should: the tooling was fine, the tapping and speeds were fine, the fixture and the machine were fine, the coolant flow was fine—and yet the rip-out or oversize problem kept occurring with no predictability.
Mr. Dean says that with a tapping problem in aluminum, it's natural to look into the mechanics of the process for a cause. But when that failed to produce a result, he began to "think out of the box" for an answer. The alternative—accepting the scrap rate and living with it—was a position Mr. Dean was unwilling to accept. He began to suspect that the tooling was gumming up and sticking, resulting in torn and oversize threads. His focus now became the metalworking fluid used in all four jobs.
"I contacted our local ... Milacron distributor, and asked if there wasn't a fluid with better lubricity than what we were using, that was designed for aluminum work and specifically tapping," Mr. Dean says. He discovered that Milacron (Cincinnati, Ohio) was releasing Cimstar 3890, and that it might meet his needs.
Milacron paid Mr. Dean a visit and introduced him to Cimstar 3890, a biostable, chorine-free, high-lubricity fluid formulated for aluminum machining, threading and finishing applications. The two agreed to a controlled test on a single machine. Nothing has changed for the test—it's the same machine, fixture, tooling, speeds, feeds—except the fluid. The results, Mr. Dean says, were nothing short of remarkable.
"I've been in the trade for 25 years," Mr. Dean says, "and during that time I've had people try to sell me everything from allen wrenches to multi-million dollar robotic systems. But whatever the product, the proof has always been in the performance, and that's what we're getting with Cimstar 3890."
Mr. Dean reports that his scrap rate for the gear housing has fallen from 6 to 7 percent to less than 1 percent. The thread problem has simply disappeared. Tool life has increased a full 12 percent. And he's seen a significant increase in productivity. "I've been able to increase my feeds and speeds," he says, "where before, because I was ripping out thread, I had to slow the machines down. Now we're running up where we should be."
Mr. Dean also notes that he's able to "recycle" the Cimstar 3890, which saves time and money. He says, "Usually the water evaporates before I have to do anything. We just add more water and concentrate, then adjust the fluid concentration to the proper refractometer reading. We don't have to completely flush the entire system, as we do with other fluids—disposing of the spent fluid, cleaning out the sump, adding new fluid and recharging the system. With the Cimstar 3890, we just recycle and add makeup with no resulting loss in fluid effectiveness.
"Our customers are very intolerant of defects, and very understandably so," Mr. Dean continues. "They're pushing for 100 parts per million—not just for the machining division but for the entire corporation. For a foundry, heat-treat and machining facility, 100 parts per million is a very big issue. Everything we do has to work toward eliminating any potential for error and that includes even the seemingly small stuff—like solving what appeared to be an unsolvable thread tapping problem.
Mr. Dean notes that today he uses Cimcool Cimstar metalworking fluid 3800 on all the other machines and the Cimstar 3890 on three high-precision horizontal machining centers that run the tough threading jobs. And even though the CIMSTAR 3890 costs more than the 3800, Mr. Dean justifies the investment because it has paid for itself in extended tool life and the elimination of thread-related scrap.
"It takes just as much money to run bad parts as it does to run good ones," Mr. Dean says. "Same operating costs, same labor costs. But no one wants to run bad parts. In this business, you get the performance you pay for. We buy top of the line machining centers, fixturing, tooling and fluids. And the proof is sown on the floor with the operators. What is their reaction to the change in the fluid? No odor, no skin irritation, no spotting or finish problems—and no more torn or oversized threads. That's all the proof I need."


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Citroen's Dani Sordo has confirmed the reason he retired from Rally de Portugal this morning was because he wasn't listening carefully enough to his pace notes.
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Citroen's Dani Sordo has confirmed the reason he retired from Rally de Portugal this morning was because he wasn't listening carefully enough to his pace notes.
The Spaniard had enjoyed a great day on Friday, winning two stages and ending the leg just 4.4 seconds off rally leader, Sebastian Ogier.
However it all went pear-shaped in the first test on Saturday, when he went wide in SS6, the first-run through the 31.12 km Santana de Serra stage, and hit a small tree, breaking his right rear-wheel.
Speaking back in service at the Algarve Stadium, Sordo was clearly disappointed, although he still found much to be positive about, especially how he felt with his Citroen DS3 WRC car. He will now re-start on Sunday under the Rally 2 regulations.
"I had done a lot work looking at videos from recce and I had the feeling that I knew the corner well where the incident happened. My mistake was not listening carefully enough to the pace note," Sordo explained. "I carried a little bit too much speed into the corner and we hit the tree with the right-hand rear wheel, which broke right off. It was a small mistake. The good thing though, is we didn't make an error pushing too much."
"I can still take a lot of positive things from this rally," he continued. "We had good speed from the beginning and the feeling in the car was fantastic - it was incredible.
"We had lots of grip and managed to keep the car in line all the time. It was braking well and the traction was perfect too. That is good [news] for the coming rallies.
"I am of course disappointed for the team, because everybody was motivated and excited. I'd prefer to have finished like this and not to finish fourth or fifth, like I did in Mexico.
"[Overall] I feel bad [about the error], but on the other hand I feel good about the car and that is really important for the future. Everything was going perfectly up to that point in SS6. [As I said] I felt fantastic in the car, in fact I don't think I have ever felt so good on gravel. I hope I can reproduce that feeling in the next few rallies," concluded the Spaniard.


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In the event of war, he is more likely to be found snoozing in front of the fire than fighting on the beaches.
But this marmalade moggy is keeping alive the spirit of Winston Churchill in his own unique way.
Jock VI, a rescue kitten from a Croydon animal shelter, has taken up residence at Churchill's former country estate to honour the wartime Prime Minister's dying wish.
The tomcat is the latest in a growing line of Jocks to move into Chartwell, in Kent, following in the pawprints of a ginger puss given to Churchill as a birthday present by his private secretary Jock Colville in 1962.
Cat-lover Churchill owned a menagerie of felines but was particularly besotted with Jock I, who he named after Colville.
Jock VI enjoys his new garden furniture
The pair would eat dinner together and the tomcat said to have been with the minister when he died.
Their bond led to Churchill's deathbed instruction that there should always be a marmalade cat with white feet and chest living at Chartwell.
The fifth puss retired from public life last year when his owner, the former house and collections manager, left the estate.
It freed up a vacancy for Jock VI - formerly known as Malley - whose rags-to-riches tale would be the envy of any young cat.
The seven-month-old kitten was a down-and-out stray until he was rescued by Croydon Animal Samaritans in January.
Two months later, he has the run of Chartwell's 80 acres and the attention of thousands of visitors a year, after being spotted on the rescue centre's website.
Jock VI surveys his manor
Anna Nikolic, a trustee and fosterer at the 40-year-old charity, said: "We were just very lucky that they spotted him and thought he fitted the bill.
"He is a lovely cat, very easy-going and friendly and quite cheeky. He was has gone off to live in lovely and famous surroundings."
Jock VI - who is fond of tuna but dislikes opera and being left alone - now spends his days lounging on Persian rugs and roaming Chartwell's dozens of rooms.
He comes and goes using a cat flap approved by an historic buildings inspector.
Katherine Barnett, the estate's new collections manager, "Jock VI has had a difficult start to his life, but as the saying goes, a cat will always land on its feet. I'm delighted with Jock.
"He's a very caring, loving cat and I think our visitors will get lots of enjoyment from seeing him around the property for many years to come."
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South Korea's top internet providers have launched an antitrust complaint against Google, alleging that the US group is stifling competition in the domestic mobile search market.
NHN, which runs Naver, the country's leading search engine, and Daum Communications filed a petition with the country's Fair Trade Commission on Friday, asking the antitrust watchdog to look into Google's business practices in Korea.
They claim the US search company is limiting their access to smartphones that run on the Google Android operating system, by pressuring smartphone manufacturers and operators not to preload devices with NHN and Daum's applications.
Android smartphones "have Google's search engine installed as a default navigation tool, while they are systematically designed to make it virtually impossible to switch to another option," NHN said.
The petition in South Korea comes as online companies try to grab a bigger share of the country's fast-growing mobile search market, where the mobile phone penetration rate has topped 100 per cent.
Sales of smartphones in particular have increased sharply in South Korea since Apple's iPhone was introduced at the end of 2009.
Nearly 70 per cent of the more than 10m smartphones sold in South Korea were based on the Android operating system, according to industry data.
Research firm Gartner forecast that the smartphone market would grow 58 per cent this year, with Android accounting for 39 per cent of the market.
Google's mobile search market share grew from 12.6 per cent in March 2010 to 16.1 per cent in January, while its fixed-line presence remains at less than 2 per cent.
NHN's Naver has a 52 per cent market share in the domestic mobile search market, followed by Daum with 15 per cent.
In personal computers, NHN and Daum together control about 90 per cent of the internet search market, analysts estimate.
The filing in South Korea is the latest in a series of antitrust complaints against Google.
The European Commission, Europe's top competition watchdog, formally opened a wide-ranging investigation into Google's practices last year, after receiving three complaints alleging the US company was abusing its dominant position in search.
This year, two more complaints have been filed – one related to another of the original complainants and the latest from Microsoft, accusing Google of a "pattern of walling off content and data" on the internet, to prevent competition.
Google's opponents are also urging US regulators to open a similarly sweeping antitrust probe there.
But Google denied the accusation on Friday. "Android is an open platform and carriers and partners are free to decide which applications and services to include," Google Korea said in a statement.
"We are looking forward to working with the FTC to address any questions they may have."
The growing regulatory scrutiny of the search group was one reason given by Mark Mahaney, internet analyst at Citibank, for downgrading the company's stock from a "buy" rating late on Thursday, after a sharp jump in operating costs at the company spooked investors.
Google's shares were down 6.5 per cent in midday trading in New York on Friday.
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