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Former T-Bird pitcher in Australia during D-Backs series
March 24, 2014 by Jose Garcia, AZPreps365
The Diamondbacks weren't the only baseball ambassadors from Arizona in Australia during Major League Baseball's opening series.
A former All-Arizona high school pitcher from Phoenix Thunderbird High, Bryan Wagner, also was an active participant during the two-game series between the Diamondbacks-Dodgers that wrapped up Saturday in Sydney. Wagner actually works in Australia as an accountant/finance assistant for the Australian Baseball League, which hosted MLB's opening series and is partially subsidized by MLB.
Wagner moved to Australia last year after given the job that combines his two passions in life, accounting and baseball. Besides his regular duties, Wagner also was on the field on Saturday as one of the mascots during the mascot race at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Wagner didn't say where he placed in the race, but it sounds like he is already winning in life with his job in sunny Australia.
"Participation, attendance and ticket sales are all at an all-time high, and we had 20 percent growth in (ABL) ticket sales alone last year," said Wagner in an e-mail he sent to aia365.com. "I think baseball in Australia has a bright future with the help of the opening series."
Wagner turned in a memorable season in his senior year despite being diagnosed with cancer after his junior season. He finished 11-1 in 2004 with 105 strikeouts and a .97 ERA.
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Series: Elric of Melnibone
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Elric and his faithful companion Moonglum try to stop an invading barbarian horde.
First published in Science Fantasy.
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Original title: The Flame Bringers
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Genre: Fiction→ Fantasy→ Dark Fantasy
This work is a subwork of the following works : Stealer of Souls, the (1963) [Collection] Author: Michael Moorcock
Elric: The Stealer of Souls (1998) [Omnibus Volume] Author: Michael Moorcock

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In Edwin H. Land, built a massive sprawl of factories in Massachusetts to build a new generation of instant cameras that would be as affordable as the "pack cameras" that were pervasive in the market. He anticipated a compact camera that would become a tool as commonplace as a pencil. This was a harbinger not only for a new camera to be produced in his factories but also the digital revolution that would make manifest his prophecy, and thereby make his invention obsolete.
With the relaunch of the website, we felt it was time to consider creating a graphic form that could be used in the various different types of projects that we do, which is fairly varied in format, medium, and means of distribution. Toward that end, we reached out to a designer we've had the good fortune to work with over the past couple of years: Hideki Inaba. The creation of this shape is our fourth project with Inaba. In the past, we invited him to create the key graphic for the Shashin Festival: Photography from Japan (held at the New York Public Library in April 2015), design the photobook "Sohei Nishino: Tokyo" (published by IMA), and design the icon for the amana collection (a corporate collection of contemporary photography from Japan, for which I am the chief director). Inaba will also be the art director for our forthcoming book on Japanese photography, scheduled for published in the fall of 2017.
Sound & Vision: Part 1
In April 2015, I invited photographer Daisuke Yokota and musician Aki Onda to combine their talents to produce a performance, which we did inside the New York Public Library. Onda created an improvisational soundscape using the auditorium's acoustics and the massive amplifiers we rented. Yokota projected his images across three screens, using two 35mm slide projectors and a digital monitor. Even though Onda's sound was improvisational, Yokota's images were pre-programmed. I produced a second performance in October 2015 with photographer Kenta Cobayashi withsound by Yuuki Takada and curated by Newfave's Kohei Oyama. I won't describe too much of what's happening but the idea here was to go beyond treating the audio as background music or a soundtrack. I am looking to make two more performances that explore this porous relationship between sound and image. Perhaps these will turn into a suite of four performances? I'm not exactly sure what I am searching for but there seems to be plenty more room for exploration.
On performances
The performances started happening because I wanted to figure out a way to have people experience what I regularly experience in working with photographs and photographers. The performance space that the event participants share with the photographer becomes an opportunity to experience photography on a level that hadn't been possible before. And that interactive element made something that is otherwise a finished thing — e.g., the framed print on a wall or the printed and bound photobook— something that was malleable.
That experiential process of editing, cutting, sequencing or whatever action is brought into play is a means of slowing down what otherwise happens at such a high speed that it doesn't register as an experience. The viewer, when looking at a (good) photograph, completes the process initiated by the photographer. Looking can be transformative. In unpacking that process of building macro structures such as composition, sequence, or edit, the participants have the opportunity to move their hands and solve problems. That form of praxis is what editors, researchers, and authors are generally privy to in working with photographs. The performances started as my way to have others to plug into similar experiences in an organized (read as "sustained chaos") sort of way.
But soon enough, performances became another "thing" and that initial excitement and wonderment that the participants were engaging in some new form kinda passed and my interest in performance as a vehicle of extension passed similarly. But recently, I've started experimenting with the idea of clashing sound and photography and there's a part of me that thinks there may be something there to explore. Or maybe not.
Daido Moriyama COLOR @ ICP (May 2012)
May 3rd, 2012
International Center of Photography, New York
To commemorate Daido Moriyama's receipt of the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the International Center of Photography Infinity Awards, an special edition of his photobook COLOR was available exclusively at the ICP Bookshop on May 3rd. Each buyer of the special edition chose one 3.5" x 5" c-print that I inserted by hand into the book's front cover. I then stamped the book's title using a rubber stamp and then passed the book to Moriyama who then signed each copy.
The trade edition of COLOR was published by Getsuyosha.
Event Images © Ben Jarosch, Courtesy of the International Center of Photography, New York
NHK World: Japanology Plus, Jan 15 (Thursday)
Japanophiles: Ivan Vartanian
This time, another installment of our special talk-show series Japanophiles, featuring lively interviews with foreigners living in Japan. Ivan Vartanian, a photobook producer from the US, has won the trust of Japan's leading photographers. In Japan, photobooks are artworks in their own right. Vartanian collaborates with photographers, turning their visions into photobooks - which often go beyond the conventional book format. We'll see how he's continually seeking out new modes of expression.
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Yuji Hamada "Primal Mountain" the Festival Images in Vevey, Switzerland
Daisuke Yokota's performance of UNTITLED @ Unseen
Photos by David in den Bosch
John Baldessari behind bars
John Baldessari image installed on the facade of a former prison in Vevey, Switzerland.
David Favrod: Six Shots in Kobe
Over a couple of intermittently raining days in Kobe, Japan, David Favrod and I collaborated on a shoot that was part of the Cardinal Points, a project produced by Festival Images, Vevey.
The six shots we did in various parts of Kobe were based on David's "Hikari" series, which addresses ideas of being a gaijin (Japanese for "foreigner" or "outsider"), personal history, and recollection.
As this project was a return to Kobe for David, the his ideas about Japan and the reality of being here came together in this project. In this sense, the six shots we did in Kobe were an installation as well as a performance of David's work. Initially, we thought of having the acrylic panels set into position and then shot with a tripod. But it became immediately apparent that David needed to be in the shots to underscore his return to Kobe and also to serve as a counterpoint to the HIKARI series.
The several of the graphic motifs are katakana words lifted from manga. People who watched us do the shoots were very curious about what we were doing. Some people, when they saw the katakana for "dokaaan!!" acted out the sound. The sounds that David incorporated into his photography have a very strong and visceral power for the Japanese. Grown men were all of a sudden transformed into little kids acting out the sound effects.


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Hollywood (Fla.) McArthur outside linebacker Jeremy Benjamin made the journey up to Florida State on Saturday for their junior day event. At the conclusion of the event, he said the trip was well worth it.
"I can't put it into words," Benjamin said. "It was just a great experience. I am glad I took this trip up here. It opened my eyes a lot. I learned a lot today watching film and talking to coaches, learning the importance to stay in shape, study film, and just to stay at the best with your game."
Benjamin said he felt a positive vibe around the Florida State program from the moment he stepped on campus.
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"Once I came on (campus here at) Florida State, I was just pretty much sold on them because of how their coaches and everybody greeted me," Benjamin said. "They welcomed me with open arms and made me feel at home. They make you feel like you have known them for years. You feel so comfortable with them."
The 6-foot-3, 230-pound defensive prospect had an opportunity to meet and speak with a number of coaches on the staff. He talked specifically about his conversation with head coach Jimbo Fisher.
"He was just telling me how much he likes me and to keep up my work, all the potential he sees in me," Benjamin said.
Florida State's primary recruiter for Benjamin is running backs coach Eddie Gran. Benjamin believes that in the coming weeks or months he will hear some good news from Florida State with regards to an offer.
"Very likely," Benjamin said of the possibility of receiving an offer. "(They) just want to see a little bit more in the spring, which he wants to come down and see."
The South Florida prospect plans to return to Tallahassee for another visit.
"Most definitely," Benjamin said of returning to Florida State for another visit. "As of right now, that is the only visits and camps I know of, coming back up to Florida State."
Benjamin, who claims offers from Illinois, SMU, and West Virginia, also visited the University of Florida on Friday during his trip up to Tallahassee for his Saturday visit.
At this stage, he says that the Seminoles are his leader.
"Yeah," Benjamin said when asked if FSU led for his services. "They haven't offered me yet, but they are still the leader."
As for how he would react if an offer is extended, his recruitment would likely come to a conclusion.
"Most likely with a verbal commit," Benjamin said.


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KYSERIKE, N.Y. -- Five candidates are running for the five available seats on the Rondout Valley school Board of Education in Tuesday's election.
Incumbents Breanna Costello, David O'Halloran and Michael Redmond will be joined on the ballot by newcomers Wayne Beckerman and Rebecca Versace.
�Incumbents Gail Hutchins and Matthew Finck are not seeking re-election.
The top three vote-getters on Tuesday will serve three year terms; the other two will serve one-year terms, replacing Trustees Lennart Berg and William Oliva, who have resigned.
Voting will be from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the school district office.
O'Halloran, 51, has been on the Board of Education for less than a year. He and his wife, Donna, are the owners and operators of the Pinegrove Ranch & Family Resort. They live on Boice Mill Road in Kerhonkson with and have two teenage children.
O'Halloran received a bachelor's degree from SUNY Albany in 1983.
"Over the last decade of increasing budgets, many challenges were solved by spending more money," O'Halloran said. But that is� no longer an option, and the district must review every cost and service and look for more efficient delivery of service, he said.
O'Halloran said he chaired committees that reduced the footprint of the school district, allowing for a more efficient grade configuration and reducing the overall budget by $1.8 million while maintaining strong programs in academics, the arts and sports.
He said, though, that the district's cost per student is still too high and the district will have to continue tightening its financial belt.
Redmond, 66, previously was elected to three three-year terms on the Board of Education and currently is serving an appointed term.
He graduated from Rondout Valley High School in 1965 and is retired from New York City Water Supply. Redmond and his wife Judith, who also is retired, live on U.S. Route 209 in Accord. They have two adult children and five grandchildren.
"My priority has always been for small class sizes and to do it efficiently," Redmond said. He said cost is a factor and the tax levy has to be kept down.
Redmond also said students need to be given a good education and also extracurricular activities, sports and music because there is nothing else for children to do in the area.
Beckerman, 45, is the director of technology transfer for Prism Solar Technologies. He received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Clarkson University in 1989.
Beckerman lives on Leggett Road in Stone Ridge with his wife, Marian McCorkel-Beckerman, who is a self-employed graphic designer. They have two children.
"I am putting myself forward as a Board of Education candidate with no particular agenda," Beckerman said.
Versace, 39, is a full-time mother and former elementary school teacher who for the Poughkeepsie City School District. She received a bachelor's degree in teaching from SUNY New Paltz in 1996 and completed 15 credits toward her master's degree in teaching.
Versace lives on Church Hill Road with her husband, Kevin, who is an IT specialist and retail business analyst for Ascena Retail Group. They have two children.
"The issues that I feel are a priority in the RVCSD (Rondout Valley Central School District) are the continued financial constraints on our district, school consolidation and reconfiguration, and academic achievement," Versace said.
She said the district was hurt by the reduction in state aid and that creating a balanced budget within the limits of the new property tax cap, cuts in state aid and declining reserves is an increasingly difficult task.
Versace said the district needs to explore opportunities to increase revenue, such as grants, but she does not support further cuts to staff or programs.
She also said she hopes to work with other board members, district administrators and parents to strengthen and enhance programs critical to helping students meet and exceed state standards.
Costello, 38, lives on Laurel Hollow Estates in Kerhonkson and is seeking her second term on the board.
She could not be reached for comment.


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I've had a Wii probably about 2 years now, and a friend had recently softmodded his and is convincing me to do the same? Am I worried about bricking it? you betcha. BUT, I know how to read and read well, and thats what I intend to do. The tutorials on this site seem thorough enough where it is easing my worries evertime I read them. I still won't attempt it until I fully understand everything, and everthing that can go wrong. I like to be cautious, but if I do mess things up, and no amount of reading seems to bring me out of it, the ppl on here seem well suited to coach me out of a brick. With that in mind, this is my new Wii Home. I'll see you around and hope to be as much of a help as a hinderance.
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Why do women stay in bad relationships?
I saw this in The Stir - Why do you think some women stay?
Why Good Women Stay In Bad Relationships
When people think about an "abused woman," they probably don't picture a strong, smart, intelligent, and sassy kind of person. I'd guess they'd picture a housewife wearing Mom jeans crying into her apron over her latest black eye.
Couldn't be farther from the truth. ANY woman can get caught up in a bad relationship - be it the executive down the hall or the janitor who sweeps up after you in the ladies room.
So let's break down those stereotypes and figure out why women - all KINDS of women - stay in bad relationships.
1) Fear of being alone. I know in this day and age, we women are supposed to be tough and fearless, but it's not always the case. We can behave as though we're tough and fearless, while inside, we long to be wanted by our partner.
2) The devil you know versus the devil you don't. There's something comforting in staying with your partner - bad relationship and all - because at least you know what's next.
3) Fear that this is the best there is out there. A lot of people - women who have been in bad relationships, especially - have their self-esteem eroded slowly by their partner (and life) so much that they honestly believe their current partner IS the best they'll ever get.
4) "It's not that bad." I don't know how many times I've run across those words on my non-profit site, where we get a great number of domestic abuse stories sent in to us. Women believe erroneously that because their story isn't as graphic or as horrible as someone else's, it's not really worth it to talk about their partners who really only get upset when they "do something wrong."
5) You're a perfectionist. Everything you do is the BEST out there. Therefore, your relationship must not be broken, it's just facing "challenges." The idea of failure is so tremendous that leaving never even crosses your mind.
6) He has some sort of leverage. Often men who are truly abusive threaten a woman, saying he will hurt her children, her pets, or her family if she leaves him.
7) You love him - plain and simple.
8) You believe he will change. He says he will. He's TRYING to change. You just make him SO MAD. If only you STOPPED making him SO MAD!
9) He makes you feel special beyond compare. Even if you're not quite good enough (his words), he'll manipulate you into feeling grateful that someone like him could be with someone like YOU.
10) You can't see how truly bad it is. Whether it's because you've been isolated from friends or family or you don't want to see how bad things are, you don't have any idea things have gotten this dire.
How do I know all this? I've been there, too.
What are some other reasons women stay in bad relationships?
I think most people stay cause they don't know what they'd do otherwise. Also, I don't think they see how bad it is till they are given a glimpse of a "real" relationship and then it dawns on them that it's not how women are supposed to be treated. Another option is cause it's what they were taught via their mom and dad's relationship.
I agree with a lot that you said. We stay because we don't want to be alone. We don't know how we are going to support ourselves and the children. We don't know if we are going to find someone out there who is better. Despite their faults, we love them and we secretly hope that they will change but they never do. In the end we have to find the strength to leave.
Maybe in some cases of abuse the person stays with them for financial reasons cause they are afraid of what may happen to them......
They stay because the men start off being loving and sweet saying things like I love you baby don't go out with your friends/family tonight. After a while of this they are isolated and don't realize it then from their they hit once and then apologize swearing it will never happen again. Often times it doesn't for a little bit and then it starts happening more and more and eventually the woman is all alone and being beaten and ashamed to go and ask for help.
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I don't know but it breaks my heart when friends and family stay in a bad relationship :(
I know of two friends of mine who did just that! What I learned was that they were "brainwashed into thinking" this is what love is, they'll never find anyone better, they're stupid an no good! Abuse is still abuse in my book. You don't know how many times I've seen a guy hall off an slug his girlfriend/wife in public. Men like to play on a women's weakness with the "mind", how many of you know a man who plays headgames??? There's ALOT more abusive relationships out there that go undetected .......it's just bad news all the way around.
Denial is the biggest thing I think. We talk ourselves into thinking the bad is good and become afraid of change and become complacent with the sh*t life that we have begun.
I always wonder this..maybe because they grew up in similar situations..and it's conditioning..and/or they are afraid to admit that they are in one to family or friends..or they just get "so" used to it over the years they become complacent.. Good post.


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Information at www.trentonjazz.com indicates that Johnson got his start thirty years ago with pianist John Malachi. He later worked regularly with James Moody, performed in musical shows such as Raisin when it toured Europe, and with his own ensemble Your Majesty. The web site has pointers to MP3 samples from Johnson's Next In Line.
The album, which runs for 40 minutes, features Johnson's crystal clear vocal style patterned after pioneer Eddie Jefferson. "My Little Suede Shoes" and "Star Eyes" contain familiar note-for-note vocalese transcriptions, while "Opening Night" and "Nigerian ju ju Highlife" present new and original ideas. Live tracks "Freedom Jazz Dance" and "Bitches Brew" introduce crowd-pleasing excitement that makes the session memorable. Johnson receives stellar support from his ensembles, particularly from saxophonist Siraj on Jimmy Heath's "Gingerbread Boy." Vocalese may be over 50 years old already, but the art remains as exciting as ever; particularly in the hands of talented performers such as George Johnson.
Track Listing: Eddie Jefferson; Opening Night; My Little Suede Shoes; Star Eyes; Nigerian ju ju Highlife; Gingerbread Boy; Freedom Jazz Dance; Bitches Brew.Collective
Personnel: George V. Johnson, Jr.- vocalese; Arnold Sterling- alto sax; Siraj- alto sax, tenor sax; Bernard Samuel, Herman Foster- piano; Tom McKenzie- bass; Mark Johnson, Victor Jones- drums; Tina Prat- jazz tap on "Freedom Jazz Dance;" Roy Brooks & The Artistic Truth- instrumental ensemble on "Bitches Brew."
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The first page says:
Results 1 - 100 of about 88,300
When you get to the last page:
Results 801 - 897 of about 88,300
Would you take this to mean that...
1. Google only wants to show the first 897 results, but there are around 88,300 matching pages.
2. Google estimates the number of pages is "about" 88.3000 which can be wildly out
Would you take this to mean that...
1. Google only wants to show the first 897 results, but there are around 88,300 matching pages.
This is the meaning I'd assume.
At most, Google will only show 1,000 pages, no matter what the number of results. Sometimes, Google will simply stop short of 1,000, say, at 897, or at 600, and (depending on the kind of query) there's nothing you can do to display more.
Sometimes, if Google feels the pages returned are very similar, so similar that nothing is added to the user experience by showing very many of them, the number of results may cut off well before the 1,000 (or 897). There will be a message to the effect that only the most relevant results have been show, and you will be offered a link to repeat the search with the omitted results included.
Clicking this link appends &filter=0 to the Google search url. The &filter=0 string turns off the duplication filter in the serps displayed.
2. Google estimates the number of pages is "about" 88,3000 which can be wildly out
Not as wildly out as your question supposes... but you may notice as you get deeper into the results that the number of pages reported might change. This number is an estimate only... so if this changes from serp page to serp page, I wouldn't worry about it much. Similarly, this number of results can change over time, either because the number of pages indexed is actually changing, or because the reporting function is changing.
Google doesn't regard its reporting functions to be as important as it regards its actual results.
So the "about" number doesn't mean "this many pages with the query terms on them". Instead it means something like "about this many urls that might be relevant according to our algo's preliminary assessment."
Then the actual number returned - 897 or whatever - means something like "the 897 urls that our algo feels are the most relevant to this query's intention."


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Discussion in 'Medium Format Cameras and Accessories' started by SalveSlog, Mar 19, 2014.
I would like to hear opinions on this lens. Is it coated? (It's on a Welta Weltax Rheinmetall)
1955 camera. Probably coated.
Excellent lens , one of the best you can get with a folder. Its extremelly sharp and corrected , you can look its images at flickr. And dim light portraits are legendary. Use Portra with it and you will not be dissapointed.
Would you like to inform on that very lens or the Tessar in general?
The Tessar has been one of the most common lens designs for decades. It is a so-called modified triplet, as it consists of three groups but four lens elements, as one element of the triplet was subtituted by two cemented together.
It has good resolution, is quite fast and quite simple. There had been at least three design evolutions cranking up speed. It has been cloned countlessly under as many names.
One additional advantage is that instead of moving the whole lens quite a bit for focusing one can mount it that way that only the front element is moved, a tiny distance, still yielding good quality. This simplified camera designs very much as the lens does not lengthen and a between-the-lens shutter can remain static.
I am not talking about cheap clones from japan. I am talking about tessars on folders and zeiss branded. Its not a quite lens , its one of the best lens on folders. Mozart is more basic to play than bach but he is a genius. No , more lens elements does not make better lenses , may be faster but it is not better. I come from summicron 7 elements to 2 elements goerz in 20 years and it is about designing the lens , not element count.
My posting was directed at SalveSlog. Though I doubt there are significant differences between known manufacturers. Mustafa, keep in mind that the concept of front-lens focusing ítself does not gain the image quality of barrel focusing anyway.
What camera is that connected to? Is it a 6 x 9?
double format: 6x6 or 6x4,5
Coated lenses did not come into common usage until after WWII. These early lenses were single coated with multi-coating being a later invention. The tessar is described as having 4 elements in 3 groups. The name comes from the Greek word for four (4) which is tessera. This design begins to show good resolution when stopped down to an aperture of 3.5.
As Gerald said, the Tessar is a 4 element design, and a very, very good one. Tessars are known for sharpness. I had the same lens on a Welta many years ago and I wish I had never sold that camera. It took great photos. Sharp as a tack. Mine was single coated, as this one appears to be. I actually prefer uncoated for B&W though.
Don't discount old lens designs. The best lens I ever owned was on an ancient Voigtlander Brillant. It was an uncoated Heliar, made in the 1930's, and it would eat a Rolleiflex or Hasselblad for lunch. Really, it was an amazing lens. Very 3-D imaging, excellent tonality. The camera was sort of a PITA to use, but the lens was the real deal.
The lens serial number is from the mid- to late 1950s. I'm pretty sure Carl Zeiss Jena would have been coating everything by then.
No one knows what camera this is?
I wrote this in my original post: it's a Welta Weltax (Rheinmetall).
Thanks to all!
There is no colored letter on the lens, but a symbol just before "Tessar..". Anyone knows what this symbol means?
There are two symbols: the one in front of the lens name and the other, a 1 in a rounded triangle, on the shutter.
The latter is one of a range of symbols indicated the product quality within production of GDR goods. In this case indicating good quality on par with the average of world production.
Thank you! I missed that as I never heard of this brand name before.
The symbol before the Tessar is 1 in a Q, or the 1Q mark, meaning top-quality. It was definitely used in the Jena factory, but I'm not sure about Oberkochen.
I've got 1Q on some of my Pentacon 6 lenses, but only the Zebra (earlier) versions have it, my Red-MC versions don't use this mark (but I'm not sure when they switched to marking MC, maybe the 70s?)
Given that you have the 1Q mark, i'll presume that it's Not multicoated.
The point of the Tessar was actually that it had some of the best IQ possible with the least amount of elements.
As coatings got better you could get better IQ with more elements and they stopped making the Tessar in favour of the Biometar (P6, Jena) or Planar (Hassy, Oberkochen). There was never a Red MC Tessar for P6 as far as I've ever heard (although I could be wrong).
With no Red T symbol to indicate coating it's unlikely it's coated, their coatings around this period were heavy and decidedly blue so very easy to spot. The coating is also remarkable effective but would need a warm-up filter for colour work. I have a coated 150mm CZJ Tessar with slightly higher serial number.
Ian, if you consult Arne Croell's article on post-WW II CZJ (it is on arnecroell.com) I think you'll find that the red T symbol was used to indicate that a lens was coated until the early '50s. After that all lenses that CZJ made were coated. You can check whether my failing memory has got me again.
Yes , I agree but they were still using the T symbol around the time of serial number of the OP's lens and the CZJ coatings were quite heavy and noticeable.
I wasn't sure whether it denoted a certain quality of production, though that would make sense. I was familiar with the triangle-1 mark from looking at East German-produced firearms.
I have a Certo-6 with the same marking, and with a Tempor shutter. I don't know much about these shutters, other than that I understand they're Synchro Compur copies. Haven't used the camera enough to evaluate how good the shutter is, other than to note that the self-timer doesn't work.
I have a Rollei T with Tesser. Absolutly beautiful images come off that camera.
It's definitely coated. Made in 1955, very clear glass with slightly blueish reflections. I've never seen an uncoated Tessar in a Tempor shutter.
This is a front cell focusing lens and it's on a folder, so don't expect Rolleiflex sharpness. But it can be a very good performer if the focus is correct and lens standard is parallell to the film plane.


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The 28-year-old played the first 45 before coming off at halftime, likely because he missed last weekend's 1-1 draw in Liga MX to Tigres through suspension and needed match practice before this Saturday's game against Monterrey.
Chicago Fire alumnus Cuauhtémoc Blanco, 41, netted the only goal of the game from the penalty spot as Puebla improved to 10 points from their three games of the group stage.
In Group 1, goalkeeper Austin Guerrero played the full game for Altamira in their 1-0 home defeat to Querétaro to leave them third of the four teams in the group on three points.
Finally, in Group 2, US U-23 international Alonso Hernandez came on for the last 19 minutes of Monterrey's 0-0 tie on the road against Atlético San Luis, with Los Rayados in second place on five points.
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There are lots of these kind of movies on Youtube.
Gangs mentioned in the UK:
Yardies or Yawdies: Jamaica
Columbia (cocain)
More to follow, I guess.
Please watch this one:
Blacks are most of the victims!
Government does nothing to stop the gangs.
Mar 2008
Over 190 different gangs are engaged in battles across London's poorest areas. And the gang members are getting increasingly younger. Why is a highly developed country losing control of its youth?
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I don't think Anton is understanding much of anything, he is terrified of anything that is different and thinks everyone with a dark face comes from Africa.
You should travel Anton and learn something.
But back to topic
I must ask for sorry for rude joke about deportation in Africa, but again, I don't understand the point of people here, see only baseless accusations.
Mark your points gentlemen:
1. Reason in not assimilated immigrants, many of which unemployed persons.
2. It's blame of British government only as Reinaert says
3. Probably cause in social structure of British society.
4. ...
Say something concrete, right now I see only semi-hysterical reaction on 1st point of view
Hope do not exist or it is dead, due to crisis
Local people see no future,
money and taxes just went to support banks and 'private' investors,
so future is started painted 'black'. not african black
meaning that youth is feeling as the 'no future' generation,
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I think it is a mistake to try and find one reason for the trouble, imo it is a combination of everything.
1. Poor government,
2. Poor policing,
3. Economic downturn,
4. Crumbling education system,
5. Outdated class structure,
6. Crumbling family and social structure,
7. Unemployment and simple boredom.
Although, I predict that now the new football season has begun everything will quieten down again. Keep the masses entertained and they shut-up.
I think it is very sad to watch the developments in the UK... There could be many reasons to explain it, but then, it is still very sad. It also reminded me of movies about mass catastrophes. It is quite true that if anything happens to governments, the society will ruled by the gangs, where stronger takes it all, killing the others...
The only exception to the rule is Japan. No looting or any greed appeared in post cunami Japan, where people were indeed helping each other. Perhaps it is the time to look to Japan and try at least to understand how they managed to build such a society?
and about those teenagers who were looting and burning, I wish that they could see how difficult life could be - for instance in country- side Lithuania -in winter it is very cold, one has to prepare the woods, water is in a well, doing laundry means a very hard work, etc... And still people can be happy...
The best addiction rehab camp is right in such very difficult conditions on a remote place in the country. And they say the more difficult daily life is, the better chance people have in changing themselves.
What does France have to do with England?
Sparkey, not very interesting.
Europe isn't USA.
The British government is lacking to get a hold on all the city gangs.
Perhaps they ask the IRA to help them..
The IRA knows how to deal with gangs.
They're taking ideas from the US instead.
There was much discussion yesterday on BBC radio about the US advising Cameron on gang control. Some keen on the idea and others against, of course, but the main objection (by some police) is that the programme was successful in the US because it injected massive amounts of money into the gang programme and employed an extra 20,000 police in New York alone. With Cameron cutting police funding and police jobs in Britain the objectors feel it unlikely that the scheme would work.
But the UK need to do something and need to do it quickly, the gangs are out of control. Anton will like this clip!
Look at the TV channels playing rap music. Pimps, sluts, gang people.
That is modern pop culture.
You are a man when you own a "piece" (gun).
And you show off as a drugs dealer.
White or black skin doesn't matter.
France and England similar? No, they are not birds of a feather, they are different in so many ways.
Order is an illusion. Riots are going to get worse as more people fall into the poverty cycle. First come the riots and then one of two dreadful things, either fascism or anarchy. People are generally afraid of both so it will peter out soon enough.
Well, you see what happens..
The English system is repressive.
Those who got caught get extremely long time in jail.
Compared with more serious crimes like murder.
The real thugs stay out of control.
As always over there.
The real problem in England is the government.
First "Lady Godiva" Thatcher.
She ruined a lot.
Then years of incompetence.
Tony Blair, a non socialist. A backstabbing guy.
Working together with the greatest loony president of the USA of all times, George W Bush.
Labor destroyed trust in their party quite nicely, because they lost any idea of socialism.
The same happened in The Netherlands.
Birds of a feather.
We have got a lousy government too.
Pat Condell's truth speach
Pat Condell is the same racist kind of freak like Geert Wilders.


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Cheat Codes
Cheat Mode
Pause the game, and select the "Extras" option, then choose the "Cheats" selection. Select "Add Cheat" and enter one of the following codes to activate the corresponding cheat function. If you entered the code correctly, you will hear a sound. Note: Achievements and auto save are disabled when cheats are activated. However, you are still allowed to manually save while cheats are enabled.
- Unlock All Unlockables - unlockitall
- Give Cash ($100,000) - cheese
- Weapons - letsrock
- Infinite Sprint - runfast
- Vehicle No Damage - vroom
- Clear Notoriety - goodygoody
- Heaven Bound (corpses rise into the air) - fryhole
- Vehicle Smash (smash vehicles easily) - isquishyou
- Mascots (mascot pedestrians) - mascot
- Pimps and Hos (pimps and prostitutes pedestrians) - hohoho
Hub Cheat Codes Effects List
cheese - $100k instant cash in your pocket (can be used multiple times)
fryhole - All of the dead bodies lying around start to raise up into the air
goodygoody - Removes the Notoriety from you at any time
letsrock - Gives you a full load-out of randomized weapons
runfast - Your super-sprint doesn't exhaust your Stamina
superblast - Super Blast is unlocked
superbuff - Buff is unlocked
superdfa - Death from Above is unlocked
superstomp - Stomp is unlocked
supertk - Telekinesis unlocked
unlockitall - Access is granted to all unlockables
vroom - Indestructible cars
Vehicle Codes
AB Destroyer - givedestroyer
Alien Hover Car - givehovercar
Alien Hover Tank - givehovertank
Alien Jet Bike - givetrouble
Alien UFO - giveufo
Attrazione - giveattrazione
Crib Ship - givecribship
Crusader - givecrusader
Crusader (Cyrus Temple Version) - givecrusadercyrus
Crusader (Saints Version) - givecrusadersaints
Eagle - giveeagle
Eagle (M16 Version) - giveeaglem16
Eagle (SWAT Version) - giveeagleswat
Gunslinger - givegunslinger
Gunslinger (Police Version) - givegunslingerpolice
Key - givekey
Lightning - givelightning
Monster Truck - givemonster
Oppressor - giveoppressor
Oppressor (Angel de la Muerte Version) - giveoppressorangel
Oppressor (Police Version) - giveoppressorpolice
Pony Cart - givepony
Recursor (Green) - giverecursorgreen
Recursor (Purple) - giverecursorpurple
Recursor (Red) - giverecursorred
Relic - giverelic
Snipes 57 - givesnipes
Snipes 57 (Killbane Version) - givekillbanejet
Stiletto - givestiletto
Thompson - givethompson
Tornado (Assault Version) - givetornadoassault
Tornado (Morning Star Version) - givetornadomorningstar
Tornado (NG Version) - givetornadong
Tornado (Police Version) - givetornadopolice
Tornado (Saints Version) - givetornadosaints
Turret - giveturret
Turret HS - giveturreths
Verminator - give verminator
VTOL - givevtol
VTOL (Cyrus Temple Version) - givevtolcyrus
VTOL (Saints Version) - givevtolsaints
Vulture - givevulture
Vulture (Morning Star Version) - givevulturemorningstar
Vulture (Saints Version) - givevulturesaints
Vulture (Spotlight Version) - givevulturespotlight
Whitehouse Turret - giveturretwh
Woodpecker - givewoodpecker
Woodpecker (Luchadore Version) - givewoodpeckerluchadore
Player Cheats
All Unlockables - unlockitall
Clear Notoriety - goodygoody
Disable All Superpowers - nosuperpowers
Disable Super Movement - nosupermove
Disable Wardens - nowardens
Give a Set of Weapons - letsrock
Give Cash ($100,000) - cheese
Instant Warden Notoriety - instantwarden
No Vehicle Damage - vroom
Repair Current Vehicle - repaircar
Unlock "Blast" Superpower - superblast
Unlock "Buff" Superpower - superbuff
Unlock "Death from Above" Superpower - superdfa
Unlock "Stomp" Superpower - superstomp
Unlock "Super Saints" Superpower - supersaints
Unlock "Super Sprint" Superpower - runfast
Unlock "Telekenesis" Superpower - supertk
World Chaning Cheats
ASCII Mode - ascii
Big Head Mode - bigheadmode
Disable Glitch FX - noglitchcity
Drunk Pedestrians - dui
Evil Cars - evilcars
Fast-Forward - fastforward
Giant Player - imhuge
Heaven-Bound - fryhole
Hide HUD - hidehud
Insane City - insanecity
Low Gravity - gravitykills
Mascot Pedestrians - mascot
Pimps and Hos Pedestrians - hohoho
Player Pratfalls - ragdoll
Smash Vehicles Easily - isquishyou
Super Explosions - bigbadaboom
Tiny Player - ittybitty
Get In Air Faster
To get in the air to glide or preform the nuke power, all you have to have is the abduct-o-gun. If you shoot it at the ground and step in to the glowing blue circle, you will rise into the sky very very fast.
Easter Eggs
Secret weapon and developer room Easter Egg
Find the Let's Pretend store in New Baranec (southwest Steelport), and go inside. You may be able to do this at any Let's Pretend store. Shoot the "Employees Only" door with any weapon until it opens. Go down the hallways and stairs to reach a secret room containing a colorful shooting gallery with images of the developers of the game. There is also a special weapon on the chair to the right of the entrance door called the Loud Locust. It is a tiny pistol that is very powerful. The weapon is a reference to the Noisy Cricket from the Men In Black movie.
DLC Trophies: Enter The Dominatrix
All Too Easy - Kill Zinyak in less than 5 minutes in 'Save the Planet'. - Bronze
Bow to the Boss! - Kill the Dominatrix in 'Escape the Dominatrix'. - Silver
Friend of the Raptors - Complete all five missions. - Silver
Health Inspector - Destroy all the green polups inside Paul in 'Pop His Top'. - Silver
Hello Little Friend - Get 250 kills with the Minigun. - Bronze
Indomitable - Complete 'Meet the Dominatrix' without dying. - Bronze
OMGWTFBBQ - Get 100 kills with the Flamethrower. - Bronze
Rigging the Race - Destroy all the rival pony carts in 'At the Races'. - Bronze
Ultimate Hot Potato - Get 100 kills with the Grenade Launcher. - Bronze
Walking the Dinosaur (secret) - Spent 30 minutes with Chicken Ned's prehistoric ancestor. - Bronze
Main Game
Successfully complete one of the following tasks to get a trophy:
Kingpin (Platinum) - Unlock all trophies in Saints Row IV.
Destroyer-In-Chief (Bronze) - Complete 'The Saints Wing'.
There Is No Pancakes (Bronze) - Complete 'A Pleasant Day'.
Woah. (Bronze) - Get your first Super Powers.
Don't Panic (Bronze) - Complete 'The Real World'.
Ghost in the Machine (Bronze) - Download a new ally into a robotic body.
Didn't Need to See Him Naked (Bronze) - Complete 'Matt's Back'.
Blast from the Past (Bronze) - Complete 'A Game of Clones'.
About Time! (Bronze) - Complete 'Welcome Back'.
Betrayed (Bronze) - Complete 'All Hands On Deck'.
Poodle Skirt (Bronze) - Complete 'Hello Teacup'.
Keymaster (Bronze) - Complete 'Batteries Not Included'.
Imperator (Silver) - Complete 'Grand Finale'.
Saints & Sensibility (Gold) - Complete 'Grand Finale' after completing all Homie missions.
Half Way Home (Silver) - Complete all open world gameplay in two districts of the Simulated city of Steelport.
How It Should Be (Gold) - Complete all open world gameplay in the entire Simulated city of Steelport.
The Full Kinzie (Bronze) - Do everything you can for Kinzie -- Quests, Loyalty Missions... everything.
Paranormal Bromance (Bronze) - Do everything you can for Matt -- Quests, Loyalty Missions... everything.
The Face of the Saints (Bronze) - Do everything you can for Pierce -- Quests, Loyalty Missions... everything.
The Two Shaundis (Bronze) - Do everything you can for Shaundi -- Quests, Loyalty Missions... everything.
Machine Man (Bronze) - Do everything you can for CID -- Quests and... everything.
On Her Saint's Secret Service (Bronze) - Do everything you can for Asha -- Quests, Loyalty Missions... everything.
Benjamin [CENSORED] King (Bronze) - Do everything you can for Ben -- Quests, Loyalty Missions... everything.
Actor-Turned-Politician (Bronze) - Do everything you can for your Veep -- Quests, Loyalty Missions everything.
And I Ran (Bronze) - Super Sprint for 250,000 meters.
Don't Look Down (Bronze) - Be airborne during Super Jumps for a combined 10 minutes of gameplay.
Chill Out (Bronze) - Freeze and Shatter Kill 100 Aliens with the Freeze Blast Super Power.
Pounding the Pavement (Bronze) - Kill 150 Aliens with the Stomp Super Power.
Here! Catch! (Bronze) - Kill 100 Aliens with the Telekinesis Super Power.
Bringin' the Heat (Bronze) - Kill 100 Aliens using the Fire Buff Super Power.
Fist Meet Ground (Bronze) - Kill 100 Aliens with the Death From Above Super Power.
Experimental Tech (Bronze) - Kill 25 Aliens with each: Dubstep, InflatoRay, Bounce Gun, Disintegrator, Abduction, and Black Hole.
Maximum Stopping Power (Bronze) - Upgrade one weapon to the max.
Where's My Cape? (Bronze) - Purchase all Super Power upgrades.
I Am Become Death (Bronze) - Kill 1000 Aliens with any combination of Super Powers.
The Challenge King (Silver) - Complete ALL of the Challenges.
The Whole Story (Bronze) - Find ALL Audio Logs.
Better This Way (Bronze) - Customize the style of all the weapons on your radial.
Back in the Day (Bronze) - Spend 2 hours outside of missions with past Saints Row characters as your homies
Switch Hitter (Bronze) - Play for at least 2 hours as a male character AND 2 hours as a female character.
First of Many (Bronze) - Buy your first Upgrade from the Upgrade Store.
Zoo Keeper (Bronze) - Kill 25 Wardens.
Ooo A Piece of Candy! (Bronze) - Find 100 Data Clusters.
A Real Cluster. (Silver) - Find 100% of all Data Clusters.
Elementary (Bronze) - Choose a new element for all of your superpowers.
Epic Jump Quest (Bronze) - Jump from the roof of 3 Count to the Nuke Plant, without touching the ground or other rooftops.
Fourth and Forty (Gold) - Spend over 40 hours in the Simulation.
Saintified (Bronze) - Create and share a character online.
Additionally, there are three secret trophies:
Secret trophy (Bronze) - Unknown.
Secret trophy (Silver) - Unknown.
Secret trophy (Bronze) - Unknown.


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Karess Knudtson to open show at Nobles County Art Center
WORTHINGTON -- Throughout her life, Karess Knudtson has had two interests -- art and environmental sciences.
For the past couple of years, Knudtson has been merging her two passions to create multi-media art inspired by nature. Starting Sunday, her work will be on display in the Nobles County Art Center through the month of January.
Knudtson, who lives in Milford, Iowa, finds inspiration as she explores acres of restored prairie, woodlands and the Little Sioux River with her camera in hand.
"All my work starts with an original photograph," she said. "I'm out taking photos of flowers, trees, or animals -- something in the natural world. Once I get a photograph, I transform them into more of a mixed media piece, based on the photograph."
Knudtson uses mixed media, digitally and physically manipulating the photo while sometimes adding tactile media to enhance the subject.
"All the media I use helps to bring out the original subject matter," she said. "They all end up working together."
Knudtson began her art studies at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where she also worked in the art department.
"It was a really rewarding place to work as a college student," she said.
Knudtson graduated from Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Va., with a bachelor of science degree in environmental science. She later received a masters of arts in education.
Knudtson uses traditional canvas for some of her work, but she also uses "upcycled canvases." Barn wood, metal remnants and other antique and non-traditional art materials are all fair game in her studio.
"It ties my creating with my environmental past --giving something old a new life," she said.
Knudtson stumbles across these pieces in random places and is always keeping her eyes open.
"If I see something while I'm driving down the road that might work, I'll ask permission to see if I can use it," she said.
She has also received upcycled canvases through word of mouth and from friends who know her work.
A little more than a year ago, Knudtson began exploring encaustic painting, an ancient art form that uses pigmented beeswax and became popular again about 15 years ago.
In encaustic painting, Knudtson found she was able to express more clearly her vision for her art.
"It really brought everything together in a fantastic way," she said.
While there are numerous products on the market for encaustic painting, Knudtson prefers to mix her own colors.
"The feel and working with (the encaustic paint) makes it a really beautiful medium," she said. "It even has the smell of honey. Your senses can smell the warm wax."
Knudtson has had other art shows in the Iowa Lakes area and has participated in multiple groups shows, but this will be the first time her work has been shown in Nobles County.
"It's exciting to get ready for a show and I'm appreciative of the Nobles County Art Center asking me to show in their facility," she said.
The Nobles County Art Center, located in the basement of the Nobles County Library, is open weekdays from 2 to 4 p.m. Admission is free to the public.
Daily Globe Reporter Alyson Buschena may be reached at 376-7322.


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AN21 & Max Vangeli Feat. Julie McKnight-Bombs Over Capitals (David Heartbreak Remix)
David Heartbreak is the definition of producer, as in his primary focus is producing. Whether it's the "new" big sound or just some left field shit he decided to turn into a groove, his focus has always been just doing him and pushing whatever it is he's feeling. I stress this because I feel it's hard to enjoy your growth as a producer if you start to go down the path of producing what you feel a certain potential following will like versus producing what you truly want to produce.
A few days ago he sent me a preview of his remix of AN21 & Max Vangeli ft Julie McKnight's 'Bombs Over Capitals' and I have so much appreciation for the track. The remix is a bass-heavy yet mellowed-out flip on the original. I listen to a lot of EDM throughout my day so it can be over-saturating when a lot of tracks are pushing the same sound, but I can't say this track sounds like anything I've heard lately.
Heartbreak combined high-pitched vox like 2000-esque hip-hop instrumentals with a darker Dubstep feel like the earlier, less-aggressive Dubstep tracks, and then laced it all with the hi-hats and groove of Trap. Araabmuzik meets Benga? I think so.
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Me? Well, umm… I'll be watching the game all alone in the dark. There really is no other choice.
Sadly for me, the Super Bowl is not a celebration, but an exercise in survival. My wife will load the kids up on Super Sunday and go somewhere, anywhere but home. I will watch every play intently and I will yell… a lot. If things get desperate I will break out my 30 year old Steelers helmet and point the logo at the TV, you know because that kind of cosmic power needs to be reserved.
Yes, my insanity for the Steelers, especially during the Super Bowl really does know no bounds. When the game is over I will either be relieved or devastated and I will definitely be exhausted. Hell, I'm exhausted already.
So…. Where you watchin' the game?


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SAO PAULO, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Exchange operator BM&FBovespa SA will extend for another year a plan to repurchase up to 60 million shares, or 3.3 percent of its shares outstanding, it said in a securities filing on Thursday.
The year-old plan had been scheduled to end Dec. 31.
In a separate statement, Sao Paulo-based BM&F said its board also decided to expand its investments in the next two years.
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New rules and a revised OSHA manual make it easier for whistleblowers to initiate complaints -- and more difficult for employers to defend themselves. OSHA also plans to add another 45 investigators in 2012, on top of the 25 new investigators it added last year.
Committed to toughening whistleblower protections, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently updated its whistleblower investigation manual and has budgeted $6.1 million for another 45 investigators in 2012.
At the same time, OSHA has published the final rules for the whistleblower regulations in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as amended in 2010 by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
The Obama administration has made whistleblower protection an OSHA priority, but some employers worry that OSHA is making it more expensive and difficult for them to defend charges of retaliation.
Nearly all respondents (96 percent) to a survey of senior HR, legal and compliance executives by employment and labor law firm Littler Mendelson say they are either very concerned (27 percent) or moderately concerned (69 percent) about potential whistleblower claims.
In addition, more than two-thirds (67 percent) expect whistleblower claims to increase within the next one to two years, while nearly that many (65 percent) say their companies are only moderately prepared to handle whistleblower claims and only 54 percent are confident that management understands unlawful retaliation concepts.
OSHA started beefing up its Whistleblower Protection Program after two audits found that whistleblowers won their complaints in only 1 percent to 2 percent of cases, says attorney David Marshall with Katz, Marshall & Banks in Washington.
"For the 10 years preceding the changes, whistleblowers were having nearly an impossible time winning cases before OSHA and the Department of Labor. ... Overall, the OSHA whistleblower staff was understaffed and overworked. The backlog was huge," Marshall says.
The auditors determined that whistleblowers were not getting "fair shake," he says, noting, for example, that OSHA did not always interview whistleblowers or track witnesses, or insist that companies comply with requests for documents.
In some cases, he says, witnesses felt intimidated because employers accompanied them to interviews.
"What has happened for about 10 years is employers could count on defeating whistleblower complaints a majority of the time," says Marshall. "[OSHA] is taking more seriously today the job of protecting whistleblower rights. ... That's a right Congress wrote and OSHA is enforcing."
However, these changes in procedure come at a cost to employers, says attorney Denise Keyser, with Ballard Spahr in Cherry Hill, N.J.
"OSHA has shown a decided pro-employee bent" under the Obama administration, says Keyser. "[The manual and new rules make] it easier for these investigators to conduct [investigations] and easier to rule against employers."
In revising its Whistleblower Investigations Manual for the first time since 2003, OSHA now allows whistleblowers to file complaints orally and in any language. In addition, witnesses no longer have to submit a signed statement, investigators are required to make every effort to interview every complainant, and investigators must submit specific findings when complaints are dismissed.
As part of the new rules for SOX -- which protects employees of publicly traded companies from retaliation for reporting violations such as securities and bank fraud, and fraud against shareholders -- the statute of limitations for filing retaliation complaints was extended from 90 days to 180 days, complaints were permitted to be filed orally and in any language, and whistleblowers were given the right to a jury trial in federal court.
In the past three years, OSHA has taken a number of steps to strengthen its Whistleblower Protection Program, including putting the program directly under the OSHA assistant secretary and adding 25 investigators in 2010. OSHA enforces whistleblower protection under 21 statutes, including laws that cover the environment, nuclear safety, food safety, the financial system and transportation.
"The best way to prevent [fraud] from happening in the future is to ensure that workers feel free to blow the whistle on corrupt corporate practices without fear of retaliation," stated David Michaels, assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA.
Marshall says the allowance for oral complaints was because many whistleblowers are "ordinary working people," such as bag handlers, transit workers and painters. "Some are not accustomed to writing out complaints."
He also notes that OSHA wants to make clear that someone cannot be fired for making an oral complaint.
While several of the changes make it more difficult for employers, Keyser says, the most potentially harmful change is the requirement that investigators issue specific findings if they dismiss a case. That makes it less likely that investigations will be dismissed, she says.
The Dodd-Frank amendment to SOX also rejects the use of a "pre-dispute arbitration agreement," she says. Such an agreement -- which is popular among employers -- requires employees to waive their right to sue their employers in exchange for arbitrating such claims.
"These agreements are generally viewed as being to the employer's advantage, as arbitrations are not public, and many arbitrators are less employee-friendly," says Keyser.
"Be aware," she says. "OSHA's being more active. We'll see more OSHA investigations. You'll see a more energized OSHA. They'll be more likely to give you higher penalties. They're vigorously pursuing workers' claims."
Because of that, employers should proactively audit their workplaces to prevent any violations employees might blow the whistle on, she says.
In addition, says Edward T. Ellis, co-chair of Littler's Whistleblower and Retaliation Practice Group in Philadelphia, employers must also make sure executives and managers are "trained on compliance with laws ... as well as best practices for handling whistleblower claims when they arise."
Employers must also properly treat employees who have filed a complaint, says attorney Edwin Foulke, at Fisher & Phillips in Atlanta, who headed OSHA under President George W. Bush.
"If someone makes a complaint or is involved in investigations, ... these employees have protection. Make sure when doing adverse action against them, have your ducks in a row. ... You've got to realize they have rights and have an administration very interested in supporting those rights," Foulke says.
He also says that, just because there are a low number of successful complaints, that "doesn't mean the rules are stacked" against whistleblowers.
"I handle a lot of whistleblower investigations," he says. "I think the investigators do a very thorough job on investigations. ...There is a burden of proof."


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As a twist to the NEET PG Saga, ADrPlexus has announced that results will be out tomorrow ( 4-4-2013) as the court has promised interim release of results via an order tomorrow.
While predictions by ADrPlexus have been true in the past, we can only wait till we get an official confirmation from the Apex court.
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Pittsburgh Makes Top 10 "Foodie" ListIt's no surprise that Pittsburgh's restaurant scene is booming and now the city is getting some national attention.
Pittsburgh Ranked High On Consumer Banking ListEverywhere you turn in downtown Pittsburgh, you can find a bank.
Unused Credit Cards Could Lower Your Credit ScoreA standard practice by banks to cancel inactive accounts could cost consumers a lower credit score.


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BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO to Open at Surfside Players, 2/8
Surfside Players presents the super-fun musical comedy, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, built around 18 hits by 1960s pop star Neil Sedaka, including "Where the Boys Are", "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen", "Calendar Girl", "Stupid Cupid", and of course, the chart-topping title song. Appropriate for the whole family.
Marge and her stagestruck best friend Lois arrive at Esther's Paradise Resort in the Catskills in 1960, on a vacation that was intended to be Marge's honeymoon - until the groom left her at the altar. Lois attempts to console Marge by setting her up with the resort's handsome, self-obsessed singer Del Delmonaco. Gazing forlornly at Marge from the wings is geekish cabana boy and aspiring songwriter Gabe. Meanwhile, when he isn't entertaining guests with Borscht Belt shtick, house comic Harvey secretly carries a torch for widowed resort owner Esther.
The show performs February 8 - 24, Fridays and Saturdays 8:00pm and Sundays 2:00pm.
Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and active military personnel, $15 for students.
Opening Night tickets purchased by phone or in person are Buy One Get One Free.
Directed by Nick Henn, with musical direction by Mario Davis and choreography by Danielle Horak, and performed by (in alphabetical order) Jeff Ferguson, David Forman, Bill Fry, Rod Hagen, Ben Jackson, Melinda Lebo, Amy Montecalvo, Mackenzie See, Pete Spoth, Felander Stevenson, and Dorothy Wright.
Music by Neil Sedaka. Book by Ben H. Winters and Erik Jackson. Lyrics by Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield and Philip Cody. Presented by special arrangement with Theatrical Rights Worldwide (www.theatricalrights.com).
Don't forget the FINAL WEEKEND of the acclaimed comedy-drama Same Time Next Year, by Bernard Slade, directed by Janet Rubin and starring Becky Behl-Hill and Gordon Ringer. Twenty-five years of manners and morals are hilariously and touchingly played out by a pair of lovers, married to others, who have an illicit affair exactly once a year. Contains some strong language and adult themes. Now playing through Sunday, January 27th.
Our box office (321) 783-3127 has a live operator Tuesdays-Fridays at 2:00 - 4:00 pm. We will reply to all reservation requests saved to voicemail. Plus, you may purchase tickets for any show in the rest of our season at www.surfsideplayers.com.
Surfside is located in Cocoa Beach, FL, an hour's drive east of Orlando. In Brevard County, take 520 or 528 eastbound to A1A southbound, OR take Pineda, Eau Gallie, or 192 eastbound to A1A northbound. Drive into Cocoa Beach, and turn west on South Fifth Street.
For more information about this and other events, visit www.surfsideplayers.com or our Facebook group "Surfside Players." Submit an E-mail or postal address to email@example.com to receive updates on shows throughout the season.


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I've had this phone for almost 3 weeks now and I have been experiencing battery drainage when on standby. My battery would start off at 100% when I unplug it from the charger, and without using at all after half an hour I'd find it at 93 - 95%. So I installed a battery monitor (GSam Battery Monitor) and after a week I found that there were 2 things consuming most of the battery, the screen and multiple apps. So I decided to do a factory reset and test out the phone with the apps that came with the phone. The battery life improved slightly but it was still too much. I decided to check out the display, at first I thought it might be the brightness but then I remembered that motion launch also uses the screen (duh!). I turned it off today and so far I've only lost only 2% battery in 1 hour and 37 min, on standby. This is good and all but I really like motion launch, it's easier than reaching for the top of my phone when I'm using it with one-hand . My question is, does anyone have the same problem as I do? Cause if so it might be an issue with all the One (M8) phones running the software. If not, It might be my phone and I can send it to get fixed or something. Thanks
Motion launch shouldn't use much battery. Firstly the screen isn't always on waiting for touch input as you say. The touch response is only awakened when the phone sensors pick up movement. For this the HTC one uses a new device called a fusion sensor hub. This hub is a collection of sensors and is able to have active sensors that don't need the cpu and thus have a very low power requirement.
I'd look more into display options and turning the WiFi off when not needed and disabling some of the sync options.
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Thank you, all for your great comments! They have given me much pleasure:)
So beautiful!!!!!
Really beautiful, colin.
Breathtaking colin.
I love this, Colin! Great set! Thanks!
lovely distinct colours. Such a clear picture. Beautiful. Thanks
Wow! This is a gorgeous photo!
What a beautiful puzzle thanks colind
Love storms but not those that scare the daylights out of me :( Thanks colind4
Nice you could make such a dark day so colorfull.Excellent puzzle colind4.
Very nice!! I love storms. Thanks for sharing.
Ominous looking clouds, too. I love storms even though they're sometimes scary. Thanks, Colin.


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An Analysis of Covariance Risk and Pricing Anomalies
This article examines the link between several well-known asset pricing "anomalies" and the covariance structure of returns. I find size, book-to-market, and momentum strategies exhibit a strong, weak, and negligible relation to covariance risk, respectively. A size factor helps predict future volatility and covariation, improving the efficiency of investment strategies. Moreover, its premium rises following increases in both its volatility and covariation with other assets. These effects are amplified in recessions. No such relations exist for book-to-market or momentum. These findings may shed light on explanations for these premia and present a challenging set of facts for future theory. Copyright 2003, Oxford University Press.
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First published in The Pink on Saturday, November 27, 2010
SO, Gareth Bale is apparently the best left-sided player in the world.
While many of us feel proud of him as a former Saints prodigy, it also rankles somewhat.
'What might have been' had the club been able to hold on to him a bit longer?
In fact, for a while at Spurs, it seemed as if staying at St Mary's may have been the better option, compared to the bright lights of North London.
After all, Bale was better known to many as a Spurs jinx, so long did they fail to win in the league with him playing. Now, to be fair to him he was hardly a regular, due to a combination of injury and constant chopping-and-changing of the team.
This year, there is not a football fan in Europe who hasn't noticed his talent – especially after his hat-trick at the San Siro.
The Welsh wonder-kid was great during his 12 months in the Southampton first team. Sadly for us, he is now consigned to the "what might have been"
box, along with names like Theo Walcott and Alan Shearer.
If the club had been in a position to hang on to both Walcott and Bale for a an extra year each at least, I am confident we would have made it back to the top flight by now.
Alas, that is all ifs, buts and maybes, but there has to be a concerted effort to ensure that box of ex-Saints that went on to be greats does not have any more added to it.
The primary concern right now has to be Adam Lallana.
For my money, he is the most important cog in our team. He has the talent to unlock defences and drag defenders all over the field and it is no coincidence that our worst run of form this season came when he was out injured.
So why hasn't the club announced anything about his contract?
His current deal runs out in the summer, meaning that as of January, he can sign a deal with any other club and leave in the summer. I'm fairly certain there is a queue of potential suitors just lining up to try and seduce him with offers of riches and football higher up the pyramid than League One.
Quite simply he has to be tied down to the club – but as the New Year approaches I'm getting worried. Now, hopefully I'm just being overly paranoid and an announcement is imminent, but we've seen it all before here in Hampshire.
As manager, Alan Ball famously said he left Saints as the club didn't make him feel like he was wanted. To many that seemed a little disingenuous, but I'm sure we can appreciate the sentiment.
Admittedly, Lallana may decide he does not want to stay, regardless of what the club do. If that turns out to be the case, well there is not an awful lot we can do.
Fingers crossed though that Saints are pulling out all the stops to make sure Lallana is well aware of his worth to the club – both for the present and the future.


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Research and Report on a Famous Journalist
Choose one of the journalists from the list below and create a PowerPoint presentation on his/her life. Be sure to include all elements from the requirements list below.
|Christiane Amanpour
|Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman)
|Margaret Bourke-White
|Carl Bernstein
|Matthew Brady
|David Brinkley
|Walter Cronkite
|Benjamin Franklin
|Margaret Fuller
|William Randolph Hearst
|Elijah Lovejoy
|Charles Kuralt
|Edward R. Murrow
|Ethel Payne
|Ernie Pyle
|Dan Rather
|Jacob Riis
|Ida Tarbell
|Walter Winchell
|Bob Woodward
|John Peter Zenger
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