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Hi-Tech Incursion
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I'm loving how "cool" this song feels. I'm not sure if i'm very fond of the sound around 1:50 in, but that may just be me. This is an excellent melody to kick back to. Keep it up. =]
Thanks a lot man, I will!
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This is something I'd expect to hear in some console games. Especially in the beginning.
You're totally damn right!
Thanks for commenting.
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Me like
I like it. I was wanting to use this in a Half life 2 mod, possibly, but if you say no it's ok...
Of course my friend! As long as you dont use the music for commercial purposes without telling me its okay.
PM when its finished, I would really like to check it out! (;
Rated 5 / 5 stars
love it
i absolutly love ambient music with glitch elements in it, its like, the most inspirational music ever to me
plus, i love jazz
great job on this
Thanks a lot for the compliments my friend, Im really glad to hear that my music is inspiring people, there is no bigger satisfaction.
Rated 5 / 5 stars
I hope you don't mind, but....
This is totally going to my ipod!!!!
Haha how could I?
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At first blush, Smashbox Bionic Mascara looks pretty standard. Standard black tube, fairly standard bristle brush, etc. But the brush has a bit of a different shape to the bristles, and I got really nice length from it. So much so, that I was rather surprised! I don't normally get such length with a standard bristle brush. I also had no clumping or other issues. Definition was also nice, with a really natural look. So look to this one for length with definition, no so much for volume.
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A Brief Chronology of Prairie View A&M University:
February 1876: Texas State Representative William H. Holland submits an "act to establish an agricultural and manual school for colored youths of the state."
August 14, 1876: The Fifteenth Legislature authorizes the creation of the "Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas," "established for colored youths."
1877: The state takes title to 1,388 acres in Waller County for the site of the college.
March 11, 1878: Alta Vista College for Colored Youth opens with eight students.
1878: L.W. Minor of Mississippi named the first Principal (1878-1879).
April 19, 1879: The school is renamed "Prairie View State Normal School." The school is the first coeducational public institution of higher learning in the state.
1885: First diplomas granted.
1887: The Twentieth Legislature adds "the Agriculture & Mechanical Department" to the official school name.
1890: The institution becomes a Land Grant College (Second Morrill Act, 1890).
1899: The institution renamed Prairie View Normal and Industrial College.
1901: The institution begins offering a four year course of study.
1918: The Prairie View Training School for nurses established.
1919: Four year senior college program began.
1921: First four year degree offered.
1930: College of Arts and Sciences established.
1937: Division of graduate studies added.
1939: First Masters degree granted.
1945: Prairie View Normal and Industrial College renamed Prairie View University.
1947: Prairie View University renamed Prairie View A&M College of Texas.
1947 – 1948: Dr. E.B. Evans appointed as Principal and subsequently appointed by the Texas A&M University Board of Directors as Prairie View's first President.
1950: School of Engineering established.
1958: The institution accepted for membership in the Southern Association.
1964: First white students attend Prairie View.
1968: The Navy ROTC program established.
1972: College of Business established (degrees offered since early 1930s).
August 27, 1973: Prairie View A&M College renamed Prairie View A&M University and is an independent unit of the Texas A&M University System.
1982: Prairie View becomes a party to U.S. Dept. of Education's Office of Civil Right's lawsuit.
1983: College of Nursing relocates to Texas Medical Center complex in Houston.
November 6, 1984: A constitutional amendment restructures the state's Permanent University Fund (PUF) to include Prairie View A&M as a beneficiary of its proceeds.
1998: School of Architecture established.
1999: College of Juvenile Justice established.
2000: University College established.
2001: The University's first doctoral program (Ph.D. in Juvenile Justice) is offered.
2001: Funding approved by 77th Texas Legislature to support state commitment to Office of Civil Rights (OCR) Priority Plan.
July 2002: "Land-Grant institution by federal statute" added to Mission Statement.
2003: Dr. George C. Wright is named as the seventh president of Prairie View.
December 2004: First Ph.D. awarded (Juvenile Justice).
Note: For additional historical information about the institution, see Prairie View A Study in Public Conscience 1878-1945 by George Ruble Woolfolk (NY: Pageant Press, 1962)
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It's Tony time on Broadway, and as always, we can't stop thinking about who'll be going for the gold on June 9! In anticipation of the 2013 nominations, which will be announced on April 30, we're clocking 14 of the top races. Take a look at our forecast, including frontrunners, hopefuls and a "shout out" to one performer or show we hope the Tony nominators won't forget. Below, our cheat sheet on the race for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.
Will Chase, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
In the two-faced role of John Jasper, Edwin Drood's Jekyll-and-Hyde-like uncle, Chase got to indulge in all sorts of mugging, winking and other actorly fun—to the delight of the audience.
Gabriel Ebert, Matilda
As Mr. Wormwood, Matilda's smarmy salesman father, this rubber-faced actor is a scene-stealer whether he's spouting about the joys of telly or admonishing his bookish daughter for reading.
Terrence Mann, Pippin
A Broadway stalwart with a string of legendary hits to his name, Mann rules the Holy Roman Empire—and the stage—as Pippin's father Charlemagne in this high-flying revival.
Charl Brown, Motown
Brown and his velvet voice are truly channeling Smokey Robinson in this toe-tapping trip through Hitsville.
Hunter Foster, Hands on a Hardbody
As a bullying contestant in this down-home musical, Foster led the tight ensemble with power.
Andy Karl, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Karl stood out in a crowd of spotlight-hogs with his singular comic timing and extraordinary eyebrows.
Dan Lauria, A Christmas Story
The lone non-singer in this nostalgia-filled musical, Lauria still hit all the right notes as the narrator.
Raymond Luke Jr., Motown
This pint-sized talent stops the show when he goes into full Jackson 5 mode as young Michael.
Also possible: Peter Bartlett (Cinderella), Keith Carradine (Hands on a Hardbody), Bryan Terrell Clark (Motown), Gregg Edelman (The Mystery of Edwin Drood), Greg Hildreth (Cinderella), Daniel Stewart Sherman (Kinky Boots), Luke Springer (A Christmas Story), Clarke Thorell (Annie).
Gregory Haney, Bring It On
Three cheers for Gregory Haney, who played smart and sassy trans-teen La Cienaga with aplomb. Haney's performance deserves to be remembered for its mix of athleticism, authenticity and audacity.
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Reality of the Burning Sand
January 14, 2003
By Dennis Rahkonen
Remember the Ray Stevens hit from the '60s, Ahab the Arab?
I doubt there's ever been an American pop-culture offering
that's so atrociously stereotyped an entire "other" people,
unless it's Please, Mr. Custer, by one-hit wonder Larry Verne
from a few years earlier. Both "novelty" tunes got their jollies
through thoroughly derisive ridicule.
The great, historic defense against genocide at the Little
Big Horn was treated as a laughing matter, and Stevens' Ahab
- supposedly typifying Muslims around the world - was a camel-jockey
sheik with "rubies and diamonds just a-dripping off of him,
and a ring on every finger of his hand".
Of course, this abject Aunt Jemimafication of minorities
or foreigners wasn't anything unique at the time, and still
persists today. Trent Lott virtually turned his tainted carcass
inside out trying to wiggle away from the fiasco his thoughtless
accommodation with discriminatory wickedness only recently
And the flip side of our Polish-joke outlook regarding those
different from our WASP selves is a wildly glorified portrayal
of The American, exemplified by Toby Keith's The Red, White
and Blue, a music video I personally can't watch without completely
cringing over what we've pathetically become. Furthermore,
it's via an officially sanctioned, media-fed extension of
popularly pervasive prejudice within U.S. majority ranks that
we now stand on the brink of a catastrophic war with Iraq.
Ahab and Osama have morphed in our propagandistically manipulated,
collective mind to become Saddam, who's not dripping fabulous
jewels, but pure venom, plus biological and chemical weapons
of mass destruction.
But a funny thing happened on the way to the Apocalypse.
The UN sent inspectors to Iraq to verify the ballyhooed threat
so profusely alleged by oil-lusters Bush and Cheney, and -
after more than a month of aggressively looking - just what
have they found?
Nothing. Zip.
What will we do if the ultimate UN conclusion is that no
evidence can be unearthed to substantiate Washington's bugbear
portrayal of Baghdad as the worst danger to humanity since
Berlin's mad machinations in Nazi days?
Will Dubya then go on TV, look us straight in the eyes with
that goofy, "Who, me?" mug, and tell us our kids will have
to die in a bloody war, regardless, because we have it on
his unproven assurance that there actually ARE such weapons
out there, hidden in... Ahab's tent?
That's plainly insufficient basis for turning large quantities
of recent U.S. high school graduates into perforated and burnt
corpses inside returning body bags. Not to mention all those
Iraqi civilians whose name isn't Saddam who'd be blown away
as our bombers hideously transformed Iraq's cities into new
What goes around comes around. As ye reap so shall ye sow.
Our myths and biases are on a definite collision course with
reality. We've consistently trivialized or demonized others
for long decades, and the short truth is that we're soon about
to experience some exceedingly painful payback. I'm not talking
about minor come-uppance, either. The hits to our national
standing, in global impact, will be staggering.
If we don't get our heads on straight quickly, and get reactionary
warmongers under sane control, we'll take a steep dive toward
the footnotes of history where the reasons for once-great
"empires" going to pale insignificance can sadly be located.
Because no nation, however mighty in military power, can
withstand the other person's (world's) truth forever.
Dennis Rahkonen, from Superior, WI, has been writing progressive
commentary and verse for various outlets since the '60s. He
can be reached at email@example.com.


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Middle school picture day is Sept. 26
Student pictures will be taken at Washington Middle School on Thursday, Sept. 26, beginning at 8:20 a.m. All students and staff members will be photographed for school records and identification cards. Picture packets were sent home with middle school students on Sept. 16. Student must bring their own order envelope with payment to the camera in order to receive pictures. Students are under no obligation to purchase pictures; however, all pictures are guaranteed. If parents or students are not satisfied with their portraits for any reason, Lifetouch will retake them or buy them back. Questions can be answered in the school office by calling 653-5414, or visit <mylifetouch.com> for clothing suggestions, online payment details and more.


text: I'm 41. I've never been married. No kids. I'm ok with that. However, I've typically always had a semi-healthy dating life, with a number of decent, quality women. However, the older I get the more I realize that the dating pool has all but evaporated. I feel like every woman I meet or encounter is taken. This can be at the gym. With mutual friends. At a club. Anywhere I go I feel like any woman I make acquantaince with his married or has a boyfriend (usually married). I am not interested in dating girls half my age. I've had the option, but I don't have anything in common with girls in their 20s, at least the ones I've met. So let's rephrase this.. The dating pool of available women in my age range has evaoporated. I know it's a natural part of life (apparently) to couple up, but dammit, the last 2 girls Ive been really attracted to were taken, so I didnt move in on them (one is my scum friend's gf). I'm not about to be "the other man" for any woman. So yeah, what the hell does a middle age man, still in shape and fairly attractive do to meet a woman similar age? Who isn't MARRIED!


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Miller Hill Mall Sears and West Duluth Kmart Locations Listed As "Available" On Owners Website
It's no secret to Twin Ports residents that Sears and Kmart (two stores both operated by Sears Holdings) have been altering their business strategy in the last few years. Duluth lost it's mall-area Kmart store and Superior just saw it's Kmart close earlier this year. Now it appears that the companies last two stores are also in for some changes.


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The Goods - Live Hard, Sell Hard DVD
Starring Jeremy Piven, Ving Rhames, Ken Jeong, Noureen DeWulf, Ed Helms, James Brolin, David Koechner, Kathryn Hahn, Tony Hale, Joey Kern
Directed by Neal Brennan
Comedy from the creators of 'Stepbrothers' (2008) and 'Talladega Nights' (2006) starring Jeremy Piven.
Don Ready (Jeremy Piven) is a star car salesman whose skill and talent is enlisted by a struggling car dealership to help sell all the cars in their Fourth of July sale.
When Don and his crew of fellow salesmen hit the small town of Temecula, they certainly make their mark by partying seriously hard, but when Don meets the love of his life, his outlook slowly begins to change.
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- Region: 2
- Certification: (15)
- Catalogue number: P926001000
- Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Ent.
- Release date: 22/02/2010
- Genre: Comedy
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ARB Newsclips for August 12, 2013. This is a service of the California Air Resources Board's Office of Communications. You may need to sign in or register with individual websites to view some of the following news articles. CAP AND TRADE Lignite power revenues boosted by cheap carbon prices. European electricity revenues generated from lignite are now three times as high as from hard coal, boosted by a collapse in the price of carbon permits, undermining Europe's ambition to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The money will be welcome to German utilities, which are seeing their revenues squeezed by the government's 2011 decision to speed up its nuclear power exit, and by natural gas prices that are so high that electricity generated from the fuel is unprofitable. Posted. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/12/energy-coal-power-co-idUSL6N0GD2BJ20130812 Businesses soon may meet California air rules by paying someone else to slash emissions. It will be a lifeline of sorts for the cement factories, oil refiners and hundreds of other businesses struggling with California's stringent greenhouse-gas restrictions. Soon they'll be able to comply – in part – by paying other people to reduce their own carbon emissions. Posted. http://www.sacbee.com/2013/08/11/5640618/businesses-soon-may-meet-california.html Enviros not happy with California carbon offsets. A component of California's landmark offensive against greenhouse gas emissions is not sitting well with some environmental groups. Under the measure, companies would be able to meet the state's strict greenhouse gas restrictions in part by purchasing offsets, or credits that are generated when others achieve carbon emission reductions. 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Their political argument, that regulation is very much a second best solution but if Congress won't allow anything else then, well, whaddayagonnado I have some sympathy with. However, there's a definite economic problem with this statement of theirs: Posted. http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/08/11/forrister-and-bledsloe-misunderstanding-the-difference-between-cap-and-trade-and-a-carbon-tax/ California Carbon Trading Would Counteract Emissions From Expanded Chevron Refinery, State Says. The hundreds of activists on hand earlier this month at Chevron's Richmond refinery to protest its contribution to global warming might be surprised to learn that California says it has found a way to control the company's carbon footprint within the state, despite its plans to expand. Posted. http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/18110-california-carbon-trading-would-counteract-emissions-from-expanded-chevron-refinery-state-says AIR POLLUTION China dumps pollution on California. China's size, growth and prosperity have become legendary. With one-quarter of the world's population and the second largest economy it is not surprising that China has pollution problems. The recent Olympics held in China prompted the Peoples Republic of China to cut smog by drastically reducing motor vehicle use in Beijing. China will spend $255 billion over the next five years to improve air quality. Posted. http://www.examiner.com/article/china-dumps-pollution-on-california Aspen Fire causing unhealthy air across SJ Valley. Air quality authorities say smoke from a wildfire east of Fresno and wildfires in Northern California and Oregon has the potential to cause serious health problems for people living in parts of California's Central Valley. The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District issued a health cautionary statement on Tuesday for the entire air basin. Posted. http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130731/A_NEWS/130739981/-1/a_news14 California fire sends smoke across Northern Nevada; Air Quality warning issued. A fire burning in Northern California has blanketed Reno-Sparks and much of Northern Nevada in thick smoke. The American fire is currently burning about 17 miles northeast of Foresthill, California. About 150 firefighters are battling the blaze in rugged terrain, and the fire has already consumed 800 acres. Posted. http://www.mynews4.com/mostpopular/story/California-fire-sends-smoke-across-Northern/9eprfD8RbkiCfgkTARSydQ.cspx CLIMATE CHANGE Effects of climate change in California are 'significant and growing' Environmental shifts, such as higher sea temperatures and shrinking glaciers in the Sierra Nevada, point to overwhelming evidence of climate change, state scientists say. California is feeling the effects of climate change far and wide, as heat-trapping greenhouse gases reduce spring runoff from the Sierra Nevada, make the waters of Monterey Bay more acidic and shorten winter chill periods required to grow fruit and nuts in the Central Valley, a new report says. Posted. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0811-calif-climate-20130811,0,4664481.story Areas of Sacramento will be inundated as sea rises over the years, study says. It could take a few hundred years – or even 2,000 – but the eventual, permanent flooding of low-lying areas in Sacramento is guaranteed if greenhouse gases are not deeply reduced, according to new research. A rising sea level due to climate change is expected to dramatically alter the future landscape of many of the world's coastal areas around the world. Posted. http://www.sacbee.com/2013/08/11/5640779/areas-of-sacramento-will-be-inundated.html#storylink=cpy Satellite to track climate change. The world's first satellite dedicated solely to tracking atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide is being developed at a Gilbert, Ariz., manufacturing facility, as NASA scientists move to make space the next frontier in the study of global climate change. The satellite, estimated to cost about $468 million, promises to paint a more detailed picture of the environmental impact of global warming…Posted. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/10/satellite-to-track-climate-change/2639053/ Monterey Bay affected by climate change. State study points to fish declines, ocean acidification. Monterey Bay is a microcosm of the "immediate and growing threat" of climate change in California, the state Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday. From rising sea levels and ocean acidity to declining populations of chinook salmon and sea lion pups, global warming is here, it said in a 258-page report, "Indicators of Climate Change in California." Posted. http://www.montereyherald.com/localnews/ci_23826835/monterey-bay-affected-by-climate-change California Documents the Damage Already Done by Global Warming. There is no need to worry about the approach of global warming. It is already here, and the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) has documented its effects in a new report. Indicators of Climate Change in California (pdf) updates a report from four years ago that, once you get past the self-congratulatory back patting, charts the state's steady decline in resistance to global warming. Posted. http://www.allgov.com/usa/ca/news/california-and-the-nation/california-documents-the-damage-already-done-by-global-warming-130809?news=850821 Australia is the developed nation most threatened by climate change – report. Dangerous climate change threatens the health, security and prosperity of Australians, and voters are concerned about how it could drive up insurance premiums and food prices if left unchecked, according to the latest report from the Climate Institute of Australia. The report says Australians in particular have a lot to lose from worsening bushfires, droughts, heat waves and coastal flooding. Posted. http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/stories/1059985866/print BY SUBSCRIPTION ONLY FUELS Oil-Sands Industry Turns to Algae to Appease Obama. Canada's response to President Barack Obama's challenge to reduce emissions of global-warming gases from the oil sands starts with sewage and algae. The paste-like crude extracted from oil sands is softened by heat and steam to make it flow though pipelines. Burning natural gas to process the fuel creates carbon dioxide that researchers say can be mixed with waste water and fed to algae, which can be processed into cattle feed and other products. 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As the Obama administration inches closer to a decision on whether to approve the construction of the much-debated Keystone XL pipeline, costly cleanup efforts in two communities stricken by oil spills portend the potential hazards of transporting heavy Canadian crude. It has been three years since an Enbridge Energy pipeline ruptured beneath this small western Michigan town, spewing more than 840,000 gallons of thick oil sands crude into the Kalamazoo River and Talmadge Creek…Posted. http://www.sacbee.com/2013/08/11/5640890/2-oil-spills-may-hold-keystone.html#storylink=cpy The promise of advanced biofuels. Corn ethanol has gone a long way to reducing our oil use, Holland writes, but it's gone about as far as it can go due to the 'blend wall.' The next generation of biofuels can pick up the slack, with support from the EPA's Renewable Fuels Standard. This week, the EPA announced that it was adjusting the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) in order to reflect market realities. As originally proposed earlier this year…Posted. http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/0810/The-promise-of-advanced-biofuels Harnessing Corn Oil Power. It's no secret that revenue from corn oil extraction has been key in keeping many ethanol plants producing in recent times of tight margins. It accounts for an increasing portion of total revenue as the majority of ethanol plants have now adopted and optimized the technology to extract the coproduct, also known as distillers corn oil. Bernie Hoffman, vice president of business development and minority owner of WB Services LLC, says that…Posted. http://ethanolproducer.com/articles/10144/harnessing-corn-oil-power REFINERY Chevron refinery fire one year later: Fallout, impact show no signs of waning. When the No. 4 crude unit at Chevron's century-old waterfront oil refinery burst into flames and sent black smoke billowing into a cloudless sky Aug. 6, 2012, it was easy for many to assume that the fallout from the accident would be fleeting. After all, fires of similar scope had occurred at the same refinery in 1999 and 2007, quickly drifting from the spotlight once the smoke had cleared. Posted. http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_23833917/chevron-refinery-fire-one-year-later-fallout-impact VEHICLES Boost electric-car tax credit, say advocates. Clean-energy advocates are teaming up with legislators to boost a tax credit for people who buy electric cars. The credit would go from $605 to $2,500, the same for compressed natural gas-powered cars. Rep. Lowry Snow, R-Santa Clara, will sponsor a measure to equalize the tax credits for action by the Legislature in January. Posted. http://www.sfgate.com/business/energy/article/Boost-electric-car-tax-credit-say-advocates-4723939.php Today's Cleaner Electric Cars And Tomorrow's Even Cleaner Electric Cars. Uncovering a fraud is uniquely satisfying, which is perhaps why news outlets continue to provide electric car deniers with a platform to proclaim they aren't as green as they appear. But close examination reveals the latest round of skeptics to be lacking in substance. Numerous peer-reviewed articles have reached the same conclusion — from cradle to grave, electric cars are the cleanest vehicles on the road today. Posted. http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/10/todays-cleaner-electric-cars-and-tomorrows-even-cleaner-electric-cars/ Price war rages on over electric cars. As the auto industry struggled to recover from the recession, it swore off the deep discounting that destroyed profits and led to disaster. Now, a price war has erupted in the industry's smallest segment: electric cars. On Tuesday, General Motors cut $5,000 off the price of its Chevrolet Volt plug-in electric vehicle in response to rapid-fire discounting on battery-powered models this year. Posted. http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2013/08/10/price-war-rages-on-over-electric-cars.html The New Diesel Cars For 2014. With an increasing number of diesel passenger cars appearing in showrooms, car buyers have more options for fuel-efficient driving than they did only a few years ago. After a brief hiatus several years ago, when new and tougher emissions standards came into effect for diesel vehicles, the number has steadily increased--and 2014 has a bumper crop of new diesel vehicles. Posted. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1086181_the-new-diesel-cars-for-2014 Southern California Utility Girds For 350,000 Electric Cars. 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The start of construction on California's bullet train, one of the nation's largest "shovel ready" public work projects that was awarded stimulus funding three years ago by the Obama administration, is slipping past already-delayed target dates, interviews show. Posted. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bullet-delays-20130812,0,4180504.story?track=rss Feds say environmental law does not apply to California high-speed rail. California's high-speed rail project is no longer subject to the state's rigorous environmental laws after a federal transportation board ruled that it has oversight of the project, the state attorney general's office argues in a brief filed Friday. 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The bill by Democratic Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal, of Long Beach, allows rail officials to negotiate property access rights and sell excess land without getting approval from the state Department of General Services. Posted. http://www.tribtown.com/view/story/3ff0ad5ccf2143079feb3d9e5dd832f2/CA-XGR--California-High-Speed-Rai l GREEN ENERGY Insight: California aims to 'bottle sunlight' in energy storage push. California, whose green ambitions helped the solar and wind industries take root, is taking an essential next step by proposing a sharp rise in energy storage to better integrate renewable power with the rest of the grid. Power from sun and wind fluctuates dramatically, so capturing it for later use makes the supply more predictable. Posted. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/12/us-energystorage-california-insight-idUSBRE97B05T20130812 GREEN ENERGY: Schools anticipate energy grants. 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Some initial specifications for a strategic information system
Much of the discussion and published literature on information systems to date has been about systems concerned with the internal administration and operations of an organization. Considerably less attention has been given to the information requirements of the more strategic managerial activities of planning and policy making, in which the future directions and objectives of the organization are decided. Internal information systems in many organizations have now grown to maturity. At the same time, managers have become aware of the need for an additional component of the overall information system to support their more strategic activities. This paper considers the broad characteristics of a strategic component of an organizational information system and derives some initial specifications from which a more comprehensive design can be developed.
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Platinum-Chip Temp. Sensors - in SMD style 0805 housing
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Jumo GmbH, has introduced 0805 series SMD components in a miniaturized style. The reduced dimensions of only 1.35 x 2.10 x 0.60 mm (W x L x H) facilitate increased packing density in production and placing. This leads to a further price reduction, making these high-performance platinum sensors competitive with the semiconductor sensors that have been frequently used up to now.
The SMD sensors cover the temperature measurement range from -50 to +150°C, and are available in the nominal values Pt100, Pt500 and Pt1000. They are supplied ex-factory on tape reels (apart from sample quantities) and can be stored without any problems for many months.
All Jumo SMD temperature sensors have electro-tinned wrap-around contacts with a diffusion barrier, and have been designed with future lead-free soldering in mind. In addition, this high-quality type of contact ensures user-friendly placing and high component reliability in operation. The linear characteristic, wide temperature measurement range and high precision, with an outstandingly good long-term stability, make these standardized platinum temperature sensors an excellent choice.
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Cubs on wrong side of huge inning, fall to Cards
Cubs on wrong side of huge inning, fall to Cards
Germano made his Cubs debut Saturday night, called upon at the last minute when Matt Garza felt cramps after three innings. The new Cubs pitcher cruised through three innings, then St. Louis' David Freese opened the seventh with an infield single just out of the reach of third baseman Luis Valbuena.
Freese's hit ignited a 12-run seventh in which the Cardinals sent 17 batters to the plate, totaled 10 hits, including seven doubles, and all 12 runs en route to a 12-0 victory over the Cubs. Skip Schumaker drove in three runs on two hits, and Freese, Jon Jay and Matt Holliday each had two RBIs in the wacky inning.
"You look at their lineup and something like that -- not that extreme -- but that's a tough lineup to get through with the switch-hitters and the quality hitters they've got," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. "That's why five doubles were down the right-field line, two doubles were down the left-field line. That's quality hitters.
"That's a tough lineup. If you don't keep the ball down and keep the ball inside, they'll eat you up."
Garza started, but was gone quickly as cramps in his right triceps forced him out of the game. That's when Germano got the call.
"I was not ready mentally or physically to get in there," Germano said. "[Garza] was throwing so well and cruising, and the phone rang [in the bullpen], and I didn't think anything of it. I saw Dale talk to the umpire, and I thought, 'I might be in there now.'"
And suddenly, he was.
After Freese's hit to kick off the seventh, Germano was pulled, and James Russell, who had a 2.31 ERA since the start of 2011, took over. Valbuena made a diving catch of Jay's infield popup, but that was the last Cubs highlight.
Pinch-hitter Allen Craig doubled into the left-field corner. The Cubs then pulled the infield in, and Freese scored on Rafael Furcal's single to left. Schumaker tripled to drive in two, and after Holliday walked, Carlos Beltran hit an RBI double. One out later, Russell departed, and Freese smacked a two-run double off Manuel Corpas, followed by Jay's two-run double, followed by Craig's RBI double.
And the Cardinals weren't finished. Furcal walked, Schumaker then hit an RBI double and Holliday added a two-run double.
The 12 runs and 10 hits were both season highs against the Cubs for a single inning. Unfortunately, it hasn't been that long since the Cubs gave up 12 runs in one inning. Flash back to July 30, 2010, against the Rockies. Colorado scored 12 runs on 13 hits in the eighth in a 17-2 win.
Before that game against the Rockies, the last time the Cubs gave up 12 runs in one inning was when Montreal scored a dozen on Sept. 24, 1985, in the eighth.
The Cardinals' seven doubles in the seventh tied a Major League record for most doubles in one inning, set Aug. 25, 1936, by the Boston Bees, in the first frame of a doubleheader.
"I'm a firm believer that hitting is contagious," Freese said. "Obviously, innings like that don't come around that often. When you can string hits together, it keeps the train moving, and a lot of the times it's how you get big innings because guys just stay focused and they keep pushing."
Garza, the focus of trade rumors, was pulled after he felt the cramping in his right triceps during the third inning, and he will be re-evaluated on Sunday. After the game, Garza tweeted, "Not a great night, I'll be alright ... I'm still a cubbie ... Just some cramping, crazy stuff ... Getting ready for 5 days from now. gocubsgo."
Said Sveum: "He just had a cramp in his triceps. It's one of those things you don't want to mess around with."
Germano (0-1), acquired Wednesday from the Red Sox for cash considerations, took the loss.
"It felt good just to get back out there," Germano said. "I was able to make pitches when I needed to and get myself out of the inning."
Just not the seventh inning.
"That swinging bunt [by Freese] started that whole rally," Germano said. "Luis made a good effort on it. It just happened so quick. That's a good hitting team, and whatever they were able to put in play found the hole."
"Russell's our setup guy, and he's gone a long four months without a hiccup like that," Sveum said. "Those things will happen. Unfortunately, it was in a 0-0 game and the inning started out with a little infield dribbler off Germano, and we got Jay [out] on a nice play on the bunt, and after that, we witnessed some pretty good hitting."
The Cubs' only real opportunity against Jake Westbrook (8-8) came in the first when they loaded the bases, but Geovany Soto grounded out to end the inning. Westbrook finished with five strikeouts over seven scoreless innings.
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter@CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Linfield Christian grad Sydnee Michaels had quite a weekend with the UCLA women's golf team.
Michaels, a freshman, scored three times in the 60s and set a 54-hole scoring record for the Bruins as they placed second Saturday in the NCAA East Regional at the University Club in Baton Rouge, La.
Michaels shot 13-under 203 (66-68-69), three strokes better than teammates Tiffany Joh and Duke's Amanda Blumenherst, who shot a final-round 63.
The tournament marked Michaels' first collegiate victory.
The second-place finish for the Bruins advanced them to the NCAA Championships, which will be held May 22-25 at the LPGA International Golf Course in Daytona Beach, Fla.
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Steve Conway, who won last year's PGA Tour Q-school first-stage tournament held at The SCGA Course in Murrieta, was one of those to get through U.S. Open local qualifying on Monday. Conway shot a 5-under-par 67 at the Eisenhower Course in Industry Hills to earn one of the six qualifying spots into a sectional qualifying. After winning in the first stage of Q-school by five strokes last November, Conway did not make the cut in the second stage.
A handful of players who were in the top-10 at the California State Open held in Temecula last year, also advanced to sectional qualifying. Chris Botsford of Pasadena shot a 5-under 67 to win the local qualifier in Bermuda Dunes. John Lepak of La Habra also advanced from Industry Hills as part of a four-way tie for first (67). And John Lieber of San Diego made it through with a 1-under 71 that was good for a tie for fifth at San Diego Country Club.
One of the sectional qualifiers will be held at Bear Creek Country Club in Murrieta on June 4.
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The seventh annual Davi Camp del Corazon Golf Tournament will be held June 29 at Temecula Creek Inn.
Davi, short for Daviana, was the daughter of Janene Hogan, a local realtor, and died of a heart ailment as a child. The tournament is a fundraiser that pays for camp for children with heart disease, some of whom are candidates for, or have had, heart transplants.
Hogan said that approximately 450 children will attend the camp, which has three separate week-long sessions. The sites for the camp are in Malibu and Catalina.
"The kids come to the golf tournament and the dinner afterward," Hogan said. "So you see first-hand the kids you are helping."
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The Crisis' Efects On The Stock Of Romanian Human Capital
The knowledge, skills and abilities, as main aspects of human capital, have significant influences on the economic development of a country. Unfortunately, in Romania, the low level of human capital at the young people, combined with one of the Europe's l
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ZUMBA classes are re-starting at the Willow Road Community Centre from this Friday, January 11 at 9.45am.
There is no need to book, sessions cost £4 and more information is available from Melanie Hutchinson on 07751067455.
MUSIC: Jazz fans won't want to miss the Jeremy McMurray Quintet who are playing at the Traveller's Rest in Cockerton this Friday, January 11.
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Water droplets or Dust in picture ?
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Anyone able to help - see the attached picture. There are small "water droplet" markings on the picture (see top middle and also middle of beach)
They seem to be most noticeable at smaller apertures (f16 or higher)
I thought they may be dust - however I'd think dust would appear as black. Anyone have any thoughts / experiences to share.
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Hmm.. tricky to say.
In my experience, sensor dust is dark spots. Oil spots on the sensor were a dark dot in a 'normal' circle with a dark outter circle/outline, like a bulls eye.
Do you have this issue in other shots?
I don't know about canon, but on a Nikon DSLR I can rotate the lens a few degree's as though removing it and still take a shot.
If you can do this, fix a piece of blank white paper to the wall, put the camera on a tripod and take a shot at f16 (1). Next rotate the lens a few degree's and take another shot (2).
Now move the tripod an inch or so left or right. Again take a shot of the white paper as was done in shot 1 (3). Now take another shot in this new position, with the lens rotated a few degrees as was done in shot 2 (4).
The reasons for doing this?
Shot (1) To see if the 'marks' are also visible in the white paper image.
Shot (2) If the 'marks' have moved, then its a lens issue, not sensor. If the marks are in an identical place, its a sensor issue.
Shots (3) and (4) This is to make sure the marks your seeing are down to the camera/lens and not what are on the paper. If the marks in shot 3 are different to those of shot 1 then your seeing marks on the paper not the in the camera/lens.
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Other members of the UFood group (including its affiliates and franchised stores in Massachusetts, Ohio, Texas, Utah and Maryland) have not filed for protection.
The company's financial troubles stem from a number of factors that prevented the anticipated growth and caused some of the company's stores to be unprofitable for a significant period of time resulting in the company's current liquidity problems.
The company will pursue a plan of reorganisation to capitalise on opportunities for future growth and profitability including the evaluation of any under-performing stores, strengthening its brand strategies and the restructuring of its financial obligations along with the strengthening of its balance sheet and capital structure.
The company has obtained a financing facility that is likely to be sufficient to support it during the chapter 11 process and the company's restructuring plan has the support of its lenders.
Day to day operations and business will continue throughout the US, the company said. The company hopes the chapter 11 process will provide the company with the opportunity to restructure its finances and execute on its business model to provide sustainable profits and long-term growth.
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In Indiana, last week, a jury in the Marion County Criminal Court said, with marked lack of hesitancy: "Guilty. Thirty days in Marion County jail. $1,000 fine. Disenfranchisement until Nov. 2, 1929."
Mayor John L. Duvall of Indianapolis, convicted and thus sentenced, said: "I have nothing to say."
Prosecuting Attorney William H. Remy said: "As long as I am in office this fight against political corruption is going to continue. . . . This case will not be the end."
Mayor Duvall's defense counsel, who mean to appeal his conviction through the Indiana Supreme Court,...
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LOS ANGELES, July 30 (UPI) -- The staff at ABC 7 in Los Angeles may want to watch some episodes of The Simpsons and familiarize themselves with the prank calls that Bart usually makes to Moe's Tavern.
A man calling himself "Louis Slungpue" and claiming to be a DWP spokesman called up the station and actually got on the air.
After informing reporters that the pronunciation of his name was "slung-poo," the prankster speculated that flushing a cherry bomb down the toilet could have caused the problem.
"We're in the investigation phase. Either a cherry bomb or someone took a really large dump," Slungpue said.
His silly statement was met with, "That is incredible. Are you 100 percent sure about that?"
Someone at the station eventually figured out it was a prank and Slungpue was cut off.
"It's either a cherry bomb or someone took a really large dump" LA anchor doesn't realize prank during UCLA coverage https://t.co/8xo55VzCJP— Mike Rosenberg (@RosenbergMerc) July 30, 2014


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Treating It as a Bush Cover-Up: "What Did He Know and When Did He Know It?"
> The ABC, CBS and CNN morning shows opened Thursday by treating the disclosure, that the CIA had told President Bush some vague information about how al Qaeda might be looking to hijack a plane, as if it were evidence of some sort of scandalous cover-up of how the Bush administration "knew" in advance of the terrorist attacks.
Both ABC's Charlie Gibson and NBC's Katie Couric opened their shows by provocatively asking: "What did he know and when did he know it?" CNN's Paula Zahn similarly wondered "what the President was told about a potential terrorist attack before 9/11, and when he was told it?"
(MSNBC has been offering the "what did they know?" formulation all day.)
Charlie Gibson predicted at the start of Good Morning America: "It may put the President under a lot of heat today as public learns that he knew, through his daily CIA intelligence briefings, that bin Laden had potential terror attack plans under way." Gibson also cast doubt upon whether Bush was really surprised, telling Terry Moran: "It also calls into question what happened when Andy Card, Andrew Card, the White House chief of staff, that morning went and whispered in the President's ear, as the President was talking to a group of school students in Florida. Was the President really surprised?"
On Today, Couric suggested Bush could have stopped the attacks, as she asserted that the revelation is "raising more questions about whether the attacks on America could have been prevented."
On his next to last day, the usually most-liberal Bryant Gumbel delivered the most circumspect summary as he emphasized on The Early Show how no one any inkling of how the planes would be used: "For the first time, White House officials have acknowledged that President Bush was warned before September 11th that Osama bin Laden's people might hijack some American airplanes. However, U.S. intelligence did not know what the terrorists planned to do with the planes."
After a solid report from David Martin on how the intelligence agencies failed to collate the disparate bits of evidence into a specific warning threat, Bill Plante offered the White House point of view. Gumbel soon asked him, however: "Bill, short and long term how embarrassing to the President, how injurious to the administration?"
Zahn opened CNN's American Morning: "The White House admits the terrorist attack on 9/11 was not a complete surprise. Weeks before the attack, the President was warned that bin Laden's terrorist network might attempt to hijack a U.S. airliner."
(As with the other networks, the subsequent story put the revelation in proper context, showing that the hosts over-hyped the news. CNN's John King, for instance, pointed out: "Now, White House officials are telling us there was no speculation at all about using an airplane as a bomb or as a weapon, as happened, of course, on September 11, and no specific credible information about a hijacking of any sort. Other sources also saying a hijacking was just one of a range of options listed as the possible method the al Qaeda network might choose for an attack on the United States. The White House saying the relevant agencies were notified. That would include the Justice Department, the Transportation Department and aviation industries.")
More on the ABC and NBC morning shows:
-- ABC's Good Morning America. Charles Gibson teased at the top of the May 16 broadcast: "This morning confirmation that President Bush was warned weeks before September 11th that Osama bin Laden may have been plotting to hijack U.S. passenger planes."
He soon added: "This is interesting news that we get now. And it may put the President under a lot of heat today as public learns that he knew, through his daily CIA intelligence briefings, that bin Laden had potential terror attack plans under way. And this marks a shift in the official version of events leading up to the September 11th attacks. So the question is exactly what did the President know and when did he know it? That's the traditional Washington question. And why has this not surfaced in these difficult eight months."
Turning to Terry Moran at the White House, Gibson again used the "what did he know and when did he know it" phrase that harkens scandal: "We do begin this morning with that breaking news overnight that President Bush was told of Osama in Laden's plans to hijack U.S. jetliners before September 11th. ABC's Terry Moran is at the White House, and Terry, as I mentioned, the traditional Washington question is what did the President know and when did he know it?"
-- NBC's Today. Couric opened the show: "Good morning. What did he know and when did he know it? The Bush administration admits the President was warned in an intelligence briefing last summer of the possibility that Osama bin Laden's terrorist network might hijack American planes, raising more questions about whether the attacks on America could have been prevented today, Thursday, May 16, 2002."
After the opening music, Couric elaborated: "And welcome to Today on this Thursday morning. I'm Katie Couric. The White House says it been alerted about possible hijackings, but there was no warning that terrorists would use planes as missiles to bring down buildings. We'll have more on the story from the news desk and we'll talk with the Vice Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee as well."
That would be Republican Senator Richard Shelby. GMA's Gibson interviewed Democratic Senator John Edwards while CBS's Early Show did not interview anyone.
Couric did elicit how Senators had access to the same information as the President as Shelby responded affirmatively to this question from Couric: "President Bush, as we've been mentioning, received this intelligence briefing last summer stating the possibility that Osama bin Laden may have been plotting to hijack U.S. planes, did the Senate Intelligence Committee receive similar warnings?"
Couric also tried to suggest why the warnings may not have been heeded: "The White House has said, Senator, that the information the President quote, the President got, 'dealt with hijackings in the traditional sense, not suicide bombers, not using planes as missiles. The administration based on this information notified the appropriate agencies.' Is it fair to say this would seem so beyond the realm of possibility, that this kind of ghastly act had never been seen or heard of before that everyone was just blindsided by it?"


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Well it is week #80 for Some Hearts & as expected the album got a bump in sales from Carries appearance on the Idol Finale. I think it would have done a bit better if she had performed songs of her own, but I personally loved the Beatles tribute & thought she sang I'm Leaving Home wonderfully. I expect sales will begin to decline now though. She has no other TV appearances scheduled, & the concert tour is going to be very sporadic until the completion of the next album,
But, just think about it, after 80 weeks on the chart Carrie returns to the #1 Country album, passing Gretchen Wilson's One of the Boy's in only Gretchen's second week of release. And Some Hearts is again in the Top 10 on the Billboard Albums chart coming in at #8. Talk about some staying power.
8 CARRIE UNDERWOOD Some Hearts 51,443 up 10% total 5,532,746
As to Before He Cheats, the song seems to be picking up some steam & looks to be heading into the Top 5, with any luck at all. At this point considering all the charts & radio stations the song is being played on it is getting close to 10,000 spins a week. And just think they have accomplished this without remixing the song for a more Pop feel. It is the same Country mix that spent 5weeks at #1 on the Country Chart.
On AC, BHC moves into the top 10 at #10
On Top 40, BHC remains at #9
On Hot AC, BHC remains at #6
On the Digital sales front: I'll Stand By You was removed from ITunes immediately following the Idol Finale. Maybe it was for a limited time only, but sales figures are no longer being counted. Before He Cheats however continues strong: suffering only a 6% loss this week to 53.4K. Total sales are now at 1.339 million.


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IDC: Decline slowing in PC processor market
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SAN FRANCISCOWorldwide PC microprocessor shipments fell for the second consecutive quarter in the first quarter, down 10.9 percent from the fourth quarter of 2008, according to a report released Tuesday (May 12) by market research firm IDC.
IDC (San Mateo, Calif.) described the sequential decline as slightly more than that which typically occurs between the fourth quarter and the first quarter. IDC analysts believe that the market's decline is slowing, the firm stated.
PC processor unit shipments declined 17 percent between the third and fourth quarters of last year, according to IDC.
Market revenue declined 11 percent in the first quarter from the fourth quarter of 2008 after falling by 18 percent from the third to fourth quarter of last year, IDC said. First quarter PC processor revenue was down 25.1 percent compared to the first quarter of 2008, IDC said.
In a statement, Shane Rau, a research director at IDC, said the PC processor market reflected a significant decline in demand for most of the first quarter. "However, some inventory replenishment by OEMs at the end of the quarter helped to slow the decline and bring the quarter in at a level only slightly worse than typical seasonal decline," Rau said.
Intel Corp.'s shipments of Atom processors for netbooks were down 33 percent in the first quarter compared to the fourth quarter of 2008, IDC said. The firm attributed this decline to significant inventories of Atom processors held by OEMs coming into the year. IDC estimates that the Atom processors represented 21 percent of Intel's mobile PC processor shipments and 6.5 percent of the No. 1 chip vendor's mobile PC processor revenues in the first quarter.
But Intel's unit market share of PC processors declined to 77.3 percent in the first quarter, down 4.7 percent from the previous quarter, IDC said. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. grew its unit market share by 4.6 percent to achieve 22.3 of the market in the first quarter, IDC said.


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This creature is among the wildest conceived by Alex Jordan. A tiger with an eagle's head, it comes alive under Shadow and takes him to another dimension. This is one of the figures we hope will be part of the Carousel contest; a few lucky fans may be able to have this as their mount.
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"It was just the last straw for me. They are a multi-platinum band. What's the point of going after us?"
"It is desirable that in the area of catalytic conversion, where platinum is a key component, SA becomes a global knowledge hub."
"Prices are being driven up by hedge funds, which are buying platinum because its fundamentals are looking good. Platinum has been in deficit for the past six years, and it's expected it will be in deficit this year."
"Impressive gains are seen in platinum and palladium, which are rising strongly above their recent ranges."
"We are looking for an alternative to platinum, a nickel-cobalt-copper alloy. We want some of its properties, but at a lower cost, and nickel, cobalt and copper alloys are a possible solution."
"Buying overnight has lifted platinum back to $1 080/oz and the bullish mood in the metal looks set to test $1 100/oz in the coming sessions."
"A weaker yen, and platinum futures prices trading above Yen 4,000/g, made the commodity 'very safe' to invest, in addition to the bullish sentiment felt across the metal futures complex with speculative funds."


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Effective Date: 09/23/2000, Docket: RP00-555-000, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 1103 Original Sheet No. 1103 : Effective
Take-or-Pay Recovery
3. Any payment required from Customer not
received by Pipeline on or before the due date
of such payment shall bear interest in
accordance with Section 6 of the General Terms
and Conditions of this Tariff.
C. Pipeline Supplier Changes in Allocation
Methodology. In the event that a pipeline supplier
changes the methodology it previously used to
allocate take-or-pay costs to Pipeline, pursuant to
Order No. 528 or its progeny; and Pipeline changes
its method of allocating that pipeline supplier's
take-or-pay costs to Customer, in accordance with
the terms of the RP88-217 Settlement; then the
provisions of this Section 12.1.C. shall apply.
1. If the change in Pipeline's allocation
methodology reduces Customer's allocated
share of that pipeline supplier's
take-or-pay costs to a level below the
total payments previously made by
Customer to Pipeline for that pipeline
supplier's take-or-pay costs under the
superseded allocation method, then
Pipeline shall credit Customer's invoice
or refund Customer's overpayment within
60 days of the issuance of: (a) a final
and non-appealable Commission order
approving the pipeline supplier's
recovery of its take-or-pay costs from
its customers; (b) a final and
non-appealable Commission order approving
Pipeline's collection of Pipeline's
allocated share of the pipeline
supplier's take-or-pay costs, including
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CES: Will Sony work well with others?
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LAS VEGAS Embattled Sony Corp. is sending a clear message at this year's Consumer Electronics Show: In its next incarnation, it will work with others and will no longer resist developing new products based on competitors' ideas.
Like other consumer electronics companies pushing new ultra-thin, 3-D-ready TVs, Sony placed heavy emphasis on 3-D at its press conference here Wednesday (Jan. 6). The Japanese giant flexed its music and movie muscles and highlighted its expertise in professional and consumer hardware, all of which are geared to embrace 3-D.
Still, what stood out here was that Sony is no longer portraying itself as "Sony like no other," a company that can do no wrong as it promotes proprietary technologies, downplays consumers' preferences and ignores applications and features developed by competitors.
Examples of Sony's new strategies included:
Its basic idea -- "a compact wi-fi device that displays useful and entertaining information from the web" -- was originally pioneered by a much smaller company called Chumby a few years ago. Sony today, striving to be inclusive, is bringing in apps originally developed for the rival Chumby into the fold of Sony's Dash.
There will be plenty of opportunities for Sony engineers to strut their stuff, but the point is that they don't need proprietary technologies for the sake of being "unique." If the company continues to back the new approach, as Sony CEO Howard Stringer said here, "Maybe you will call us cool again."


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Designed to prepare viewers to be competitive in poultry judging contests. Includes eight classes for poultry judging practice: production hens, broiler breeder selection, ready-to-cook broilers for grading, ready-to-cook turkeys for grading and placing, poultry parts identification, egg exterior quality, and further processed poultry meat products evaluation. Official placing and cuts are provided following each class. 42 minutes. Copyright 2011.


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A $5 million hamburger?
The bill to taxpayers for a crash caused by sheriff's deputy in Santa Clara County distracted by, among other things, a McDonald's hamburger is steep indeed, according to the San Jose Mercury News.
Deputy Greg Markovic took his eyes off the road as he was driving his patrol car Jan. 9, 2012, according to the newspaper. He had a hamburger, a "radio microphone that got stuck and a light switch he accidentally turned on" -- and then he "smashed into Diem Van Lam's 1994 Honda," the newspaper reported.
The crash occurred at about 4 a.m., as Van Lam, 78, was driving eastbound on the Lawrence Expressway to deliver newspapers.
The deputy took a bite of his burger, put his burger down, reached for his radio which got stuck, then turned on his rear amber warning lights. He looked down to turn those lights off -- and then smashed into the driver's side door of Van Lam's vehicle.
Van Lam suffered a skull fracture, a torn aorta and seven broken ribs, the newspaper reported.
The deputy may also have run a red light, according to Van Lam's lawyer.
Markovic isn't on patrol anymore -- he is on "what is likely to be permanent disability" after rescuing a child from a crash on Highway 17.
The settlement in the crash is $5 million.


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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, with holiday events lighting up the landscape from uptown to Pineville.
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Written on: 20/12/2002 by Burak Ural. (1 review written)
Good Points
Cover changes completely, resistant to small shocks, screensaver which shows time covering all screen. Li-on battery.
Has infra for PC connection.
Bad Points
Battery life is even less than 3210,
Thermometer takes 5 minutes to check the heat AND definitely is A FAKE !!! Always shows the same number!!!
Orange Light is NOT homogenously spread over screen.
Buttons really hard to press.
Screen is small compared to 3210
General Comments
The Nokia 5210 mobile phone is garbage - it is for clumsy idiots.
The only reason to buy for is being a bit more resistant to shocks than others.
Rest is same with every others.
Thermometer is a mean marketing trick from Nokia. It is definitely useless, I tried two 5210 phones. I regret to buy this phone. Should have bought a second hand 6310 which would be a great phone. I went for the thermometer and got backstabbed... The dealer refuses to change the phone also.
Damn you Nokia !!!


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Proposing Architecture and Process Governance for Risk Mitigation in Organizational Change : a Case Study of the Flight Test and Development Centre (FTC), A Division of the UAE Armed Forces
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A number of Defence organizations worldwide are moving towards outsourcing. The United Arab Emirates Air Force & Air Defence (UAE AF&AD) is also transforming some of its activities from military entities into civilian organizations. This paper studies the risks associated with the transformation of the UAE AF&AD Flight Test Centre (FTC) into a civilian organization to become a competitive, independent and autonomous outsourcing agency able to undertake additional, complex and specialized aeronautical projects.In this paper, the author describes the FTC "AS IS" organization, mission and function while focusing on the future "TO BE". He underlines the existing challenges and develops the future needs of the FTC. In his mind, it is clear that the future of the FTC has to be sustainable, competitive, process oriented, cohesive and dynamic in response to changes. The need of an enterprise framework is, in the authors view, a critical matter. The greatest challenge is to identify or develop the right framework with a risk dimension and governance for a specific FTC application: a framework that will assist the FTC to identify, determine and assess at an earlier stage various risks
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A while back, I started noticing how unavoidable the phrase "according to a recent study" was when it came to writing scripts for the show. It's a phrase that I've always found lifeless, pedantic. It sounds a little too "tote bag" for me, which is the term I use when something becomes a cliche of public broadcasting. So I don't like using it but there's just no getting around it sometimes.
So we've mixed it up a bit. We've begun asking musician friends to contribute their original songs, using only the lyrics "According to a recent study". On today's show, the song is by John Roderick.
John's a brilliant musician, twitterer, and human being. Listen for him in the show.
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Dribbble Meetup Manchester Logo Design Concepts
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Two logo concept designs for Dribbble Manchester, a monthly meetup of graphic and UX designers in Manchester, UK. (http://pixelcodeuk.github.io/dribbblemcr/)
The brief for the logo was:
The logo must be:
- A symbol of the Manchester Worker Bee
- Square in proportion
- Able to be scaled to as small as 32 x 32 pixels
The first concept is based on a map marker in a honeycomb shape that features a pencil at the point of the marker. The three stripes within the market represent the three rivers which flow into Manchester, the Irwell, Irk & Medlock. The ideas is based on what has become a universal symbol for a meeting point.
The second concept is a more direct reflection to the Manchester Worker Bee. The bee once again contains some elements from the honeycomb design, the 3 rivers are represented on the body of the Bee whilst the tail merges into a pencil to reflect the creativity of the Dribbble community.