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Library and tooling to access the Windows Event Log (EVT) format
WWW: https://github.com/libyal/libevt
make generate-plist
To install the port: cd /usr/ports/devel/libevt/ && make install cleanTo add the package: pkg install libevt
cd /usr/ports/devel/libevt/ && make install clean
pkg install libevt
PKGNAME: libevt
SHA256 (libevt-alpha-20170120.tar.gz) = f965a87cb7aac0c767f87502635b0bdc70f2bcd57dc66b4174476580bff36a7c
SIZE (libevt-alpha-20170120.tar.gz) = 1855921
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This port is required by:
===> The following configuration options are available for libevt-a.20170120:
DOCS=on: Build and/or install documentation
NLS=on: Native Language Support
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libtool pathfix python gettext
Number of commits found: 33
- Update to alpha-20170120
- Add LICENSE_FILE
- Make NLS optional
- Update to alpha-20160421
- Unbundle libfwnt
Remove ${PORTSDIR}/ from dependencies, categories d, e, f, and g.
With hat: portmgr
Sponsored by: Absolight
Update to alpha-20160107
Update to alpha-20151206
Update to alpha-20151205
Update to alpha-20150706
Update to alpha-20150105
Update to alpha-20141026
Udapte to alpha-20140831
Convert a few ports to USES=python
Update to alpha-20140731
Update to alpha-20140723
- Update to alpha-20140531
- Drop la files
When linking a library libA with a library libB using libtool, if libB.la
exists, libtool will add all libraries libB.la refers to (dependency_libs
field) to the linker command line and store them in the dependency_libs
field of libA.la. So everything that subsequently links with libA will also
link to these extra libraries. This causes too much overlinking.
This commit modifies Mk/Uses/libtool.mk so it empties the dependency_libs
field in .la libraries during staging. However, because .la libraries have
very limited use when dependency_libs is empty it makes sense to completely
remove them during staging.
So with this commit USES=libtool is modified to remove .la libraries and a
new form (USES=libtool:keepla) is introduced in case they need to be kept
(dependency_libs is still emptied).
Update to alpha-20140411
Update to alpha-20140323
- Update to alpha-20140317
- Use libtool, strip libraries
- No more examples, see the projects website if you need some
Python cleanup:
- USE_PYTHON* = 2.X+ -> USE_PYTHON* = yes
Reviewed by: python (mva, rm)
Approved by: portmgr-lurkers (mat)
Update to alpha-20140112
Update to alpha-20131211
Update to alpha-20131013
- Update to alpha-20130923
- Convert to STAGEDIR
Add NO_STAGE all over the place in preparation for the staging support (cat:
devel part 3)
Update libevt to alpha-20130909
Update libevt to alpha-20130726
It is not ready for python 3 so mark it
- Convert USE_ICONV=yes to USES=iconv
- Change USE_GNOME=pkgconfig|gnomehack to USES=pathfix|pkgconfig while here
Reviewed by: bapt, kwm
- Convert USE_GETTEXT to USES (part 4)
Approved by: portmgr (bapt)
Update libevt to alpha-20130415
Approved by: miwi (mentor)
Feature safe: yes
- Update to 20130319
Submitted by: antoine@
- update to alpha-20130303
Submitted by: antoine (maintainer)
- Update to 20130209
Submitted by: maintainer
Library and tooling to access the Windows Event Log (EVT) format
WWW: http://code.google.com/p/libevt/
PR: ports/175416
Submitted by: email@example.com
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No vulnerabilities have been reported in the past 14 days
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Mondo Market is a cheese and spice shop that is both a fulfillment center and a retail outlet for MondoFood.com, a website dedicated to bringing hard-to-find ingredients primarily available to chefs to the everyday consumer. The website offers an extensive selection of specialty salts, oils, vinegars, artisan cheeses and dry cured meats, spices, meat and seafood, pantry items, confections and many gourmet and gastronomical retail items. Mondo Market in The Source offers an array of these local and imported items and serves freshly made deli sandwiches.
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A.J. Our black beauty.
Dog of the Day
Cat of the Day
Pet of the Day
this is abby our first dog, she's a lab mix. we call her abby labby.
My "niece" Amy
With Daddy Dale and Sis Dixie
Hold your head high.
Don't ever let 'em define
The light in your eyes.
Love yourself, give them Hell.
You can take on this world.
You just stand and be strong
And then fight
Like a girl.
Here's Aspen! She is the one on the right, with the tan patch over one eye.
"We give dogs the time we can spare, the space we can spare and the love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made" - M. Facklam
"We are raised to honor all the wrong explorers and discoverers - thieves planting flags, murderers carrying crosses. Let us at last praise the colonizers of dreams."- P.S. Beagle
"All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king." - J.R.R. Tolkien
Misty on top, Cody in the middle and Codys Mom Ginger on the bottom of photo.
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MORE than 100 young people from the London and Middlesex Wings of the Air Training Corps were honoured on Sunday.
Each winner, aged 11-25, received a Jack Petchey Achievement Award, a framed certificate and a cheque for £200 after being nominated by their peers and leaders.
Among those honoured included Harry Kendall, of the Ealing and Brentford Squadron, who has successfully mentored three junior cadet intakes.
Harry wanted the grant award spent on starting up a squadron band that will perform at publicevents and parades. He was able to start the project with the purchase of a bass drum.
Sikander Jalal, of the Southall Squadron, was described as someone who had developed into a natural leader with a bright future. This was illustrated in the squadron's success at both Wing and Region drill competitions.
He has asked for his grant award to be used to buy a squadron banner, to allow it to take part in banner competitions.
The Jack Petchey Foundation was established in 1999 to recognise positive contributions young people make to society and to support them in achieving their potential. It has invested £85m in 2,000 youth initiatives across London and Essex.


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SPARTA (v1)
Series: Twenty Seven (2011)
Sparta was released as part of the 2011 International G.I.Joe Convention (Orlando, FL) exclusive Mission Brazil II box set from the Official G.I. Joe Collectors' Club. The set included Captain Claymore, Dial-Tone (v10), Leatherneck (v8), Sgt. Mainframe, Steel Cobra (Cobra de Aço), Wet-Suit (v12), two Python Tele-Vipers (v9), and six Python Troopers (v2).
The boxed set also included a comic, a pin, and a certificate of authenticity.
Sparta came with a gray rifle, a gray pistol, and a black display stand.
Packaging Information
Sparta was available both boxed and bagged.
Body Construction
Sparta was created using the head of Agent Courtney Krieger (2006) and the body of Scarlett (v12) (2009).
Versions of Sparta
This was the only version of Sparta ever released.
This character is based on Sparta, from Estrela's Comandos em Ação line from Brazil.
Reference InformationThe below information contains information about references to various collector's guides, Hasbro references, original retail prices, and other reference material related to Sparta (v1).
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Tiger Woods only finished nine holes in his first competitive action Thursday at the Buick Invitational.Lenny Ignelzi/AP
SAN DIEGO - A soupy fog made Tiger Woods wait four hours before he could tee off Thursday in the Buick Invitational.
Then, a mixture of sun, clouds, drizzle and rain caused him to change clothes seven times over nine holes. Worse, he hit only two fairways and muffed two chips by the time the first round was suspended.
This isn't how he envisioned his return to the PGA Tour.
Out of competition for two months because of knee surgery, Woods showed a little rust and a lot of frustration in the two hours he spent on soggy Torrey Pines. He was at 1 under par and will return Friday to play a shot from under a tree in the rough.
Welcome back, Tiger.
''On a bright, sunny day like today? Oh yeah,'' he deadpanned.
Aaron Oberholser was at 6 under par through 16 holes, although none of the 156 players completed the round. The delays totaled four hours because of fog that made it difficult to see a couple of par 3s along the Pacific Ocean.
Even in the misty conditions, fans saw what they wanted - the world's No. 1 player back at work.
The gallery crammed around the first tee and stood elbow-to-elbow on a clubhouse balcony to get a glimpse of Woods, who had surgery Dec. 12 on his left knee.
It took awhile to see the kind of play they were expecting.
His opening tee shot was still climbing into the white shroud when Woods extended his right arm and yelled, ''Fore!'' as his ball sailed into the trees.
Doctors told him the best thing he could do for his knee was to avoid the trees and sidehill lies, but Woods got a little of both on the first hole. He wound up missing the green to the right with a 3-wood.
Published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Friday, February 14, 2003.
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Awnawhellanw, how is R&B star [lastfm]Toni Braxton[/lastfm] is in financial ruin again? She may owe up to $50 million in backbreaking debt from creditors across the country.
According to TMZ, The 43-year-old six-time Grammy winner filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in California and could owe $10 to $50 million.
While Braxton claims in the report she's worth $1 to $10 million. Braxton's list of creditors includes AT&T, The Four Seasons Hotels, DirecTV, City of L-A Parking Violations Bureau, Neiman Marcus, Tiffany & Co., American Express, ADT Security, BMW Financial Services and many others. Somewhere MC Hammer is shaking his damn head.
How could this happen to an entertainer who has sold over 40-million albums? Maybe she needs to head back to Dancing with the Stars! We love you girl!!


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Merton Miller, who shares the prize with Harry M. Markowitz and William F. Sharpe, was recognized for pioneering work in the theory of financial economics.
Miller, Markowitz, and Sharpe were recognized for important contributions in the field of corporate finance. Read the announcement »
He is among seven scholars associated with Chicago Booth to receive a Nobel Prize, including George Stigler, 1982; Ronald Coase, 1991; Gary Becker, 1992; Robert Fogel, 1993; Myron Scholes, 1997; and Eugene Fama, 2013.
Miller earned his undergraduate degree at Harvard University in 1944 and went on to work as a tax expert at the US Treasury Department. Miller later earned his PhD in economics at Johns Hopkins University in 1952.
He became a professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 1961, where he earned the title Robert R. McCormick Distinguished Service Professor. He was on the faculty until his retirement in 1993, although he continued teaching at the school for several more years.
Miller served as a public director on the Chicago Board of Trade (1983–85) and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange from 1990 until his death in 2000. Following the market crash of October of 1987, Miller served as chairman of the CME's special academic panel to conduct the post-mortem.
More information on Miller:
Biography from the Fama-Miller Research Center
Autobiography from Nobelprize.org
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Krejcir co-accused taken to Free State, court told
Johannesburg - One of Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir's co-accused was arrested at his home in Sandown, Johannesburg, but detained at a police station in the Free State, the South Gauteng High Court sitting in Palm Ridge heard on Wednesday.
Captain Mashudu Freddy Ramuhala told the court of the lengthy drive that police took with Desai Luphondo to the Free State, making a stop in Kensington.
Ramuhala was the investigating officer in the case which resulted in the arrest of Krejcir and his five co-accused.
Annelene van den Heever, for Luphondo and Krejcir, asked Ramuhala why her client had been detained so far from his home.
"That is the police station I thought was safe," Ramuhala said.
"Safe from what?" asked Van den Heever.
"From anything," he responded.
An entry recorded in the Viljoensdrift police station in the Free State stated that Luphondo was "free of any visible injuries and [had] no complaints".
Ramuhala said it was standard practice for the police officers booking in suspects to ask the suspect these questions and note it.
"So the question was asked [of accused] number two while you were standing next to him?" Van den Heever asked Ramuhala.
"Yes," he answered with his arms crossed over his chest.
Ramuhala, who has 37-years' experience, was testifying in the trial-within-a-trial aimed at establishing whether Luphondo was pressured into a confession by police.
The trial-within-a-trial was launched after Van den Heever objected to the confession being entered as evidence, claiming her client had been unduly influenced into making it.
Ramuhala dismissed the basis of the trial-within-a-trial by denying that he or any of his police team had assaulted Luphondo when he was arrested on 22 November last year.
He said Luphondo offered the confession.
"During the arrest when I explained his rights and informed him of the charge, he told me that he knew about the case and was prepared to make a statement," Ramuhala told the court.
Lumphondo, Krejcir, Warrant Officers Samuel "Saddam" Maropeng and George Nthoroane, Jan Lefu Mofokeng and Siboniso Miya are on trial for kidnapping, attempted murder and dealing in drugs.
They allegedly recruited a man known as Doctor Nkosi to help smuggle 25kg of tik (methamphetamine) to Australia.
He worked for a cargo company at OR Tambo International Airport, when he disappeared with the shipment.
Krejcir and his co-accused allegedly then kidnapped and tortured his brother Bheki Lukhele in a bid to have him reveal his sibling's whereabouts.
Nkosi has also testified in the trial, where he confessed
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by Sam Collins | June 17, 2013 6:55 am
Omnicom Group (OMC[1]) — This owner of DDB Worldwide, BBDO Worldwide and TBWA Worldwide advertising agency networks, as well as over 100 marketing firms, has a history of steady earnings. It reported EPS of $3.60 in 2012, and estimates $3.99 in 2013 and $4.46 in 2014. The company is considered the bell-weather of the international advertising group with global assets that are diversified across many industries.
Following a deep "V" consolidation from September 2012 to February 2013, the stock broke a double-top and ran from $55 to $58. It then developed a bull channel, breaking from its top in early May.
Buying volume spikes have supported the stock at opportune times, with the last reversing it up from its 50-day moving average. High-volume buying at crucial technical points is a powerful indication that prices are headed higher. Buy OMC at the market with a trading objective of $73.
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WMS Gaming, a leading software and hardware developer, has announced the recent release of its latest slot game titled Frozen Inferno.
According to the software developer, the 5 reel and 40 pay line Frozen Inferno is one of the most exciting new additions to the gaming market this year.
The new slot game is playable on desktop, tablets as well as other mobile devices giving players an opportunity to enjoy the fun story and contiguous theme of the game.
The theme of the Frozen Inferno slot game allows for two types of play – the frozen and inferno type of game which are each hosted by its specific type of wizard.


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Change is hard, but sometimes when it comes to video games it's for the best. Successful game developers are faced with quite a challenge: How do you follow up a true classic with something fresh while not betraying what was great about the original?
To us it's all about transformation. Sure, it's nice when things stay the same. It's easier for developers; there are plenty of sequels released every year that are practically identical to their predecessors. But our favorite follow-ups take what was good about the original games and transform them into something new.
With added features, improved graphics, better stories, and new mechanics, the games with "2" in their names can be even better than their predecessors. These ten sequels prove it.
RELATED: Green Label - 10 Video Game Sequels We Need Right Now


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Calm cafeteria placed in the exterior in the university. Tipical sounds of a caferteria like cups, tables or chairs can ...
A crowded cafe in Birmingham on a Saturday morning.
The cafe at BAC. A great place to get creative vibes 8-)
A recording of ambient sound at Sunny Point Cafe in Asheville, North Carolina on June 5, 2013. This one was ...
A gun firing. Free to use, from the creator of "Gears Of Destruction" check out my Industrial muSICK!!!
Light fireworks.
humming old and often used cassette tape
Classic backspin and beatscratching, multiple takes. Recorded directly into Cool Edit Pro
great sound of a 9mm pistol firing.
A dual mono file of a bell striking three times as at the end of a boxing round.
Recording of a nine year old girl saying the phrases: "Mommy, I'm scared." "Daddy, I'm scared." "Mommy, Daddy . . ...
Knocking on a wooden table variations
7 knocks on wood
Lighter knocking on a thinner door
Layered timpani, orchestra hits, strings and brasses for some drama, packing a tougher punch than the previous version (more tremolo ...


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For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL – March 18, 2013 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include Wells Fargo & Company (WFC), The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK), U.S. Bancorp (USB), Bank of America Corporation (BAC) and Citigroup Inc. (C).
Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research with the free Profit from the Pros newsletter: http://at.zacks.com/?id=5513
Here are highlights from Friday's Analyst Blog:
Fed OKs Banks' Capital Plans
After the release of the Dodd-Frank Act supervisory stress test 2013 (DFAST 2013) results last week, the Federal Reserve came up with the approval of capital plans of 14 financial institutions out of 18 in the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCARF). Two banks have received approval subject to certain conditions, while the capital plans of the other two have been rejected.
The Fed's approval of capital plans for most of the major U.S. banks reflects stability in the banking system to a great extent.
The banks now have the privilege to increase dividends and buy back shares. Amid concerns that banks might not have sufficient capital to counter another financial crisis, they were asked to submit their capital plans to the Fed. It was intimated to these banks that payment of higher dividends will be restricted if they fail to meet the requirement of 5% ratio of core capital to risk-weighted assets among other requirements.
Root of the Capital Rules
Currently authorized under the Dodd-Frank financial-services law, the stress tests were first introduced after the 2008 financial crisis. During this economic downturn, big financial institutions like Lehman Brothers and AIG collapsed and several other big banks were on the verge of a collapse. Such a situation compelled the U.S. government to infuse billions of dollars into credit markets and save the entire financial system from crumbling.
Moreover, the first CCAR was conducted by the Fed in early 2011. Notably, in Nov 2011, the Fed adopted the capital plan rule under which bank holding companies having consolidated assets of $50 billion or more were asked to submit annual capital plans to the Fed for review. As per the rule, banks need to include their internal processes for evaluating capital adequacy, capital actions including common stock issuance, dividends and share repurchases along with premeditated capital actions over a nine-quarter planning horizon.
The Fed's latest stress test scenario projections include input data supplied by the 18 banks participating in DFAST 2013 and models created by the regulatory staff and evaluated by a group of Fed economists and analysts. These models were developed with the intention to inculcate the impact of the macroeconomic and financial market factors that are included in the Supervisory Stress Scenario and distinctive factors of the banks' loans and securities portfolios, trading as well as other factors affecting losses, revenue and expenses.
Further, as per the Dodd-Frank Act, bank holding companies participating in the Fed's stress test rules have to conduct two company-run stress tests each year. Moreover, they have to publicly unveil a summary of the results of the company-run stress tests conducted under the strictly adverse scenario given by the Fed.
Successful Banks
Wells Fargo & Company (WFC), The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK) and U.S. Bancorp (USB) are among the major banks that have received clearance from the Fed to raise their dividends or repurchase shares.
Another major bank, Bank of America Corporation (BAC), which pays a quarterly dividend of only a penny, received a nod for the repurchase of up to $5.0 billion of common stock and the redemption of approximately $5.5 billion in preferred stock. However, BofA's capital plan did not include a dividend hike.
Notably, Citigroup Inc. (C) which failed last year's stress test received the Fed's approval for $1.2 billion worth of share repurchases through first quarter 2014. This would definitely boost shareholders' confidence. However, the company did not request a change in its dividend levels and currently pays a quarterly common stock dividend of 1 cent per share.
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I liked that one!
I liked that one!
What's tonight's theme? I missed it.
"You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling"
Apolo and Karina.
The zip line was thrilling, but they could've kept it.
The tango was great!
WTH was that that Karina had on her bottom half?
29.5, maybe?
"In a world of pollution, profanity, adolescence, broccoli, zits, ozone depletion, racism, sexism, stupid guys and PMS, why the hell do people still tell me to have a nice day?" - Unknown
Spring 2016 FoRT Yearbook Title: "Most Likely to Make a Short Story Long, and a Long Story LONGER!"
Hmmm, I looked down for a second & missed the entrance, dammit! I didn't think they'd have another dance till after the break.
Anyway, maybe it's just me, but I didn't think that was Apolo's best performance. Seemed like he wasn't finishing moves & was kind of "stompy". I hope the judges liked it better, because I don't want him going home!
Is it me, or are these first round dances, like, 30 seconds long?
"Whatever you are, be a good one." Abraham Lincoln
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We already have one for Iron Man himself, then Iron Patriot/War Machine, and now The Mandarin (played by Ben Kingsley) gets his own groovy character poster for Shane Black's upcoming Marvel sequel "Iron Man 3". I still love the fact that the "Iron Man" movies don't bother with subtitles, but instead just tacks on a different number for each sequel. I don't know, but that's just kinda cool to me.
Anyways, take a gander at the Mandarin, who looks like a cross between one of those aging hipsters who don't want to admit they're getting old and a Malibu suburban kid playing revolutionary in camo.
Marvel Studios' "Iron Man 3" pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy's hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?
"Iron Man 3" also stars Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, James Dale Badge, Jon Favreau, and Ashley Hamilton.
The Mandarin gets is due this May 3, 2013.
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Legislative Report District 22: Diversion major issue affecting session now at halfway mark
By Rep. Wesley Belter
The Legislature reached the halfway point on Thursday, Feb. 28. We will reconvene on March 6 with a full set of hearings scheduled.
The Fargo diversion has been a major issue in the local Fargo news. Much of it is misinformation from my perspective. The House has passed $100 hundred million in aid for the city of Fargo to be used to get the current dikes built to the 42 and-a-half foot level. This has to be the first priority for Fargo whether federal funding is approved for the diversion project or not. Fargo was also granted $15 million to upgrade their water plant because of the increased salts due to the drainage from the Devils Lake basin. A commitment of $325 million was also made to meet the state's share of the diversions projects original cost estimate if approved by the federal government. The language in the bill that stated that no public funds could be used for the diversion was not meant to mean any federal or local funds. That statement will be amended out when it is heard in the senate. Eleven million dollars was also included for bringing fresh water to Fargo. Flooding is of great concern for the valley, but a water shortage has to be a high priority for the valley. Another dry summer like 2012 could put Fargo water supplies in jeopardy. Twenty percent of the state's entire water project budget has been set aside for Fargo, so a lot of the criticism of not doing enough for Fargo from my perspective is unjustified.
The House passed $740 million in property tax payments from the state. The homestead and disabled veteran tax credit was increased from $12 to $26 million. Since 2007 the state will have paid $1.5 billion of the local property tax. The house has passed $2.3 billion for roads, $219 million for oil impact grants for western N.D., $520 million for water projects, and $62.7 million dollars for emergency services, fire and law enforcement.
The Senate has voted to spend $800, 000 to buyout the contract of the Chancellor for Higher Education. I do not support that move. I don't know whether Chancellor Shirvani is the right man for the job, but it seems that anytime we get a Chancellor there is an uprising in the higher education any time any changes or challenges to the system are proposed. We have a fine higher education system, but that does not mean that we should not make some changes. The diploma mill at Dickinson State and the cost overrun on the NDSU president's home are just a couple of examples of mismanagement that we have seen in higher education.
Representative Pete Silbernagel will represent District 22 at the multi district legislative forum that will be held at West Fargo City Hall on March 9.T he next District 22 legislative forum will be in Casselton on March 16.


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TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) raised its operating profit forecast for the financial year ending March 2014 on Friday as the weaker yen makes exports more profitable and on the back of strong sales in its biggest market, the United States.
The world's best-selling carmaker now expects to book 1.94 trillion yen (12.93 billion pounds) in annual operating profit, up from its previous forecast of 1.8 trillion yen.
Friday's revised figure nudges Toyota closer to the record profit mark of 2.27 trillion yen it booked in the year to March 2008. The average estimate of 26 analysts also projects a profit of close to 2.27 trillion yen.
Toyota Managing Officer Takuo Sasaki said that Toyota, which booked a record operating profit in the year ended March 2008 when the yen was much weaker, then plunged into a loss the following year as the global financial crisis unfolded.
"Our profitability has improved steadily compared to what it was before the Lehman shock," he told a news conference.
Toyota, the third biggest carmaker in the United States, sold 1.3 million vehicles there in January-July, up 8 percent from a year ago. In the month of July, sales rose 17 percent as the Avalon and RAV4 proved popular.
The United States is Toyota's biggest market, accounting for nearly a quarter of its global sales. Its January-July market share dropped by 0.1 percentage point to 14.3 percent.
In July, U.S. new-vehicle sales rose 14 percent and the annual sales rate in the month finished at 15.67 million vehicles, below the expected 15.8 million rate.
Globally, Toyota has posted a 5.4 percent rise in its biggest regional market North America in January-June as the United States is seeing the strongest pace of annual sales in more than five years.
In Japan, its second largest market, sales dropped 12.7 percent year-on-year in Jan-July after green car subsidies ended last year, but it is seeing strong sales of profitable luxury models.
Toyota, however, is facing slower-than-expected growth in Southeast Asia, its biggest regional market after North America and Japan, underperforming industry-wide growth as it is hurt by government policy swings in Thailand and Indonesia.
Toyota also raised its calendar year 2013 group-wide global production forecast to 10.12 million vehicles from the previous forecast of 9.94 million vehicles. Toyota's group-wide production include figures at group companies Daihatsu Motor Co 7262.T and Hino Motors Ltd (7205.T).
A weakening yen that makes exports profitable and lets it convert money made overseas at a favourable rate have set Toyota nicely to boost its performance.
On Friday, Toyota posted an 87.9 percent rise in operating profit to 663.4 billion yen for its April-June first quarter, roughly in line with the average estimate of 649 billion yen in a Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S survey of four analysts.
That was the biggest quarterly operating profit in six years and just shy of its record, in April-June 2007, of $6.9 billion, or 675.4 billion yen, and was stronger than Volkswagen AG's group (VOWG_p.DE) April-June operating profit of $4.5 billion and General Motors Co's (GM.N) $1.8 billion.
Shares in Toyota have more than doubled since mid-November when expectations mounted that Shinzo Abe would take over as prime minister and implement bold economic policies, helping to weaken the yen. Toyota has outperformed the benchmark Nikkei average .N225, which is up about two-thirds over that period.
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Sept 18, 2011
President Obama's support is eroding among elements of his base, and a yearlong effort to recapture the political center has failed to attract independent voters, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll, leaving him vulnerable at a moment when pessimism over the country's direction is greater than at any other time since he took office.
The president's effort to seize the initiative on the economy was well received by the public, and clear majorities support crucial pieces of his new job-creation program. But despite Mr. Obama's campaign to sell the plan to Congress and voters, more than half of those questioned said they feared the economy was already in or was headed for a double-dip recession, and nearly three-quarters of Americans think the country is on the wrong track.
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A snapshot of the Republican Party, four months before the first primary ballots are cast, shows that voters are evenly divided between preferring a presidential nominee who can defeat Mr. Obama or one who aligns with them on most issues. A majority of voters who support the Tea Party movement place a higher priority on winning back the White House.


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My boyfriend was taken to jail on a domestic charge. If I recant my statement and tell the court during the trail that we just had an argument and I was mad that he destroyed the apartment, can I be charged with something?
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This is an epoxy/flake floor we installed in a home in Lacey, WA with our Dusk flake (part of our Graytones Collection). Many people in rainy western Washington have asked us about how this epoxy coating works with our somewhat unique weather. Is it slippery when wet? No, the texture from the flaking material gives the floor enough texture to keep the floor from becoming slick when wet but not so rough that it is uncomfortable when walking on it in bare feet!
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Sun Life Financial U.S. Names Larry Madge Senior Vice President, Chief Actuary
The U.S. division of Sun Life Financial Inc. today announced that Larry Madge has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary. He will be responsible for strengthening actuarial processes and controls as well as improving forecasting in order to achieve more stable earnings.
"We are excited to have Larry rejoin Sun Life Financial," said Thompson. "Larry's deep knowledge of our organization and his broad actuarial and financial experience fits well with our focus of enhancing our financial and risk management capabilities."
Madge returns to the Sun Life Financial organization from AEGON Canada, where he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, he spent more than 22 years with Clarica/Sun Life Financial Canada, most recently as Vice President and Chief Actuary. He will report to Wes Thompson, President, Sun Life Financial U.S. and Keith Gubbay, Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary, Sun Life Financial. He replaces Gubbay as chief actuary of Sun Life Financial U.S.
In his most recent role at Sun Life Financial Canada, Madge was responsible for all actuarial reporting and analysis across the Individual, Group Benefits and Group Retirement business units. He also held leadership positions in the Individual Product Development, Retail Life Insurance, Retail Customer Solutions and Insurance Products areas.
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There has been butthurt on a galactic scale in response to the Zuckerborg's most recent Neat Idea: the replacement of your email address, as listed in your Facebook profile, with firstname.lastname@example.com. I wish to state for the record that I don't really give a flying fish, for the following reasons:
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Vulnerability of the economy to the potential disturbances of energy supply: A logic-based model with application to the case of China
The disturbances of energy supply that may result from both external and domestic events create a significant threat for national economy due to potential impacts on the productivity, employment and overall economic growth. Building scenarios of the economy's vulnerability to these disturbances is delicate because of the significant number of interrelated factors that should be taken into consideration. In this paper, a logic-based model (LBM) is developed, which allows for defining, exploring and assessing the determinants and the indicators of the economy's vulnerability related to the energy supply disturbances within a coherent scenarios assessment framework. The proposed model is illustrated with the case of China. After developing the general framework, three particular scenarios are investigated. Based on the case study, the performance and limitations of the model are analyzed, and its ability to evaluate national energy policies is discussed. Finally, some recommendations for further improvements are made.
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Let's skip back three days.
It was Labor Day and your Westchester friends had invited you to a cookout. Your tots ran gleefully around their backyard. Your hosts showed off their fourth bedroom, the basement, attic, garage and power tools. They told you how good the schools were and how safe they felt. At one point they ran out of ketchup, and as you volunteered to hike two miles to the nearest store and walked past all the manicured lawns and picket fences, a thought occurred to you:
"I could live here — too bad that ship has sailed."
New Yorkers might think they have to make a choice between the suburbs and the city, but we're here to tell you it's a false choice.
There are plenty of neighborhoods throughout the five boroughs where the houses are enormous, the garages are attached, the corner stores are scarce and the schooling is rigorous.
In honor of the fleeting days of summer, here are three of our favorite suburbs in the city.
Victorian Flatbush, Brooklyn
Deep in the heart of Brooklyn — well beyond the cool hangouts of Williamsburg, the historic townhouses of Brooklyn Heights and the endless strollers of Park Slope — is a neighborhood that has big houses and big yards to go with them.
We're talking about Victorian Flatbush.
Many people have heard of this neighborhood, just south of Prospect Park, but they might not know it's home to some of the city's prettiest, roomiest Victorians (and some seriously nice Colonials), with expansive porches, on streets with wide lawns and towering trees that wouldn't look out of place in Scarsdale.
Specifically, we're talking about the areas of Flatbush like Ditmas Park, Albemarle-Kenmore Terraces, Beverly Square, Fiske Terrace and South and West Midwood. (Midwood and East Midwood are their own separate neighborhoods.)
In Ditmas Park, the real estate has shot up wildly in the last few years. "Now homes are going from $1.5 to $2 million," says Alexandra Reddish of Mary Kay Gallagher Real Estate. With only 175 houses or so in this historic district, any available house is pounced upon. Reddish recently went to contract on a two-family house on East 16th Street just two weeks after it was put on the market — just under its asking price of $1.55 million. She also just closed on a $2 million Center Colonial on Westminister Road, consisting of six bedrooms and 3 1/2 bathrooms on a huge, 8,000-square-foot lot.
Houses get more affordable when you cross Ocean Avenue and step into South Midwood, because you're a little farther from the Q train. But, according to Reddish, "You can still get very affordable homes for under $1 million in that area . . . It's all tree-lined streets and beautiful homes." Reddish currently has a 1915 six-bedroom, 2 1/2-bathroom house on East 24th Street priced at $980,000. She notes, "If I moved that house across Ocean Avenue, it would probably be in the $1.4 million range."
Forest Hills Gardens, Queens
New Yorkers who are obsessed with landscape architecture will likely perk up when they hear about a neighborhood that was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, who designed Central Park and Prospect Park.
Forest Hills Gardens — the nation's first planned community, established just over 100 years ago by the Russell Sage Foundation — was indeed designed by Frederick Law Olmsted . . .Jr.
Still, that doesn't make this 142-acre enclave made to look like an English village — with its leafy streets and period lampposts and array of Tudor and Georgian architecture — any less charming.
And it's pretty hot, real-estate-wise. "Our sales are up 20 percent this year," says Susanna Hof of Terrace Sotheby's Realty. "Every time when prices weakened, prices in the Gardens held strong."
Prices start at around $899,000 for a modest two-story, three-bedroom, fully attached townhouse and go up into the $4 million range for something truly sprawling. (Hof has a contract out for a seven-bedroom, 5 1/2-bathroom mansion clocking in at 5,800 square feet that she's selling for just under $4.5 million, which will be a record.)
"This year as of this date we have 32 houses that are either in contract or sold — that's probably double the normal amount," says Hof.
And while suburban denizens need to have a car to get to the grocery store or the mall, Forest Hills Gardens residents have that covered. Just a few blocks from the landscaped gardens of their micro-neighborhood is Austin Street, Forest Hills' main commercial drag, which resembles a quaint outdoor mall: Gap, Barnes & Noble and Victoria's Secret are all here. (If you really want to feel suburban, stop by the West Side Tennis Club and play some doubles.)
Fieldston, The Bronx
Fieldston is perhaps the prettiest neighborhood-within-a-neighborhood in The Bronx. The 257 houses of Fieldston, which takes up about a fifth of a mile, were landmarked, and with good reason. Fieldston houses are a mix of Colonials, Tudors, Mediterranean-style and Medieval-revival style set on their own parcels of hilly, wooded land.
"It's one of New York's hidden gems from a residential perspective," says Brad Trebach of Trebach Realty. "Fieldston starts at about $1.5 million and goes up to $3.5 million, as a general matter. If they're priced right, they find a buyer in a matter of weeks."
Of course, once one falls in love with Fieldston, it is difficult to ever conceive of anything else. "Fieldston houses tend to move generationally," says Trebach.
But Fieldston also has that other big suburban lure: some of the very best schools in the city.
Of course, we can't say that these are public schools — you'll have to pay a pretty penny. But the list is impressive: Riverdale Country School, Horace Mann, Fieldston (which, ironically enough, is not in Fieldston, but just outside the boundary, in Riverdale).


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We have a fresh niche social site to talk about, and its making a huge splash. Last week, we saw reports that Pinterest has hit 10 million unique monthly U.S. visits. Reports for the week of January 16, 2012 monitored the site traffic as high as 17 million unique monthly U.S. visits. It's addicting, it's social, and it's driving tons of site traffic. So what is Pinterest?
What is Pinterest? The millions of people using and visiting Pinterest everyday are there to do one of two things: users can share their favorite things, people, thoughts, or ideas from all over the web on virtual "boards"; and a person can monitor their board's activity or "repin" from the people or brands that they follow. Thanks to a beautiful, constantly refreshing interface, each visit to Pinterest can be equally memorable as it is unique.
What does this mean for retailers? I was still figuring out the proper pronunciation while I started to create boards dedicated to my favorite things. It's drawing users in with its simple, yet stunning web design – all empowered with beautiful products and impactful imagery. And, most importantly, it's the talk of the digital world. CNN and Mashable have given the online pinboard a ton of coverage and praise already. As new data continues to emerge showing who is using it and how, Pinterest has quickly developed into the latest-darling of our online world. For retailers, it's time to watch what users are doing - especially if you are a home improvement, bridal, or high fashion apparel retailer - and then create your first boards. How do Pinterest users want and expect brands to share with them? The power behind Pinterest is the ability to share merchandise with the simple power of visual imagery. I believe that a presence on Pinterest is not about having a particular strategy, but rather all about how we effectively listen and engage with all of our consumers across all kinds of social platforms - from Facebook to niche social bookmarking, such as wish list or web discovery sites like Pinterest, Discoveredd, Svpply, and Nuji. Pinterest itself has identified a number of "best practices" that brands should follow, including pinning on their boards from various sources. Think of complimentary products or design inspiration, repinning from other boards and brand followers, and create multiple boards to cover different topics, interests, products, and inspirations. To jump start your efforts, check out Mashable's list of five ways brands can use Pinterest to boost consumer engagement.
Which retailers already have a presence on Pinterest? Take a peek at how these 13 retailers are using the platform in unique ways for their brands:
How will sites like Pinterest impact e-commerce specifically? According to Experian Hitwise data shown in an infographic from Shop.org member Monetate, this social "pinning" website is driving more traffic to U.S. e-commerce sites than Google+. And earlier this month, Mashable posted a study which said total referral traffic from Pinterest now beats YouTube, Reddit, Google+, LinkedIn and MySpace - combined. Pretty impressive for a website that launched and closed beta less than 11 months ago. For niche markets of curators, bakers, brides, home decorators and designers and fashionistas, Pinterest is all the rage. I believe we will continue to see a blending of social sharing and e-commerce sites all over the world - which will push marketers to think beyond the walls of of their website to engage consumers and bring our brands to life. Retailers should be asking:
- Are we selling products worth sharing? Do we make it easy to share products on sites like Pinterest?
- Do we have complimentary content like design or decorating tips, fashion inspiration, and/or recipes if we sell products that compliment those products categories?
- Do we know what our customers like to share online?
- And most importantly, are we listening - and eventually responding - to customers who post about our products?
The nearly instant (and for now, consistent) growth of a site like Pinterest is another reason for retailers to have their social engagement and e-commerce brand messaging in sync. It's only a matter of time before a retailer creates a dynamic and engaging online pinboard - and the next social sharing darling helps reinvent the way we think about engaging customers. And lastly, retailers should consider taking risks to be where your community is even if those new, niche communities don't become the next Facebook or Twitter. Take risks and make the investment as a part of the cost of doing business in this social, crowdsourcing world we live in.
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I managed to trap my finger between two large rocks and it has been very painful ever since but I am not sure if it is broken or not. Could someone let me know what they think as I am not sure if I need to go to the hospital or not.
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Recently my wife and I had an opportunity to drive to Cleveland and visit family over the weekend. Planning this trip coincided with a few email and telephone conversations with master craftsman Brian Gray, who owns and operates the Edison Pen Company. Brian was helping me select an acrylic that I was interested in him using to make my second Collier as a bulb-filler. I was looking for the same translucency and appearance of the fine machining characteristics Brian does with the threads as I have on my first Collier, this time in a deep red/maroon color.
Brian has available so many delicious colors and patterns to choose from, and he hit the bulls-eye again with his Red Tortoise Acrylic! I could see it many times over on his wonderful Edison Pen Company SmugMug site where he has pictured literally hundreds of pens in all type and variety of material, style, color, pattern, and more.
In closing I mentioned that he and I hail from the same general Cleveland area, he on the west side and me from the east side, and that my wife and I were headed that way a few weeks out.
And then it happened
Hey Hugh, why dont you swing by the shop and well make your custom Collier while youre here? In that moment I experienced all things Willy Wonka in the Chocolate Factory as it applies to custom, hand-crafted fountain pen passion.
I truly cannot remember my response to Brian. I do recall my voice went up a number of octaves and grew in volume as I accepted this mans kind and generous offer to visit the place where the finest custom and production pens are made. This, a field trip beyond compare, would become reality.
We arrived to a warm and gracious welcome by Brian and his wife, Andrea. My wife and I were treated to a guided tour of the Edison Pen Company shop, with a stop at each station where the magic happens at Brians skilled hand. Along the way Brian explained each step, the many processes, and how he applies his skill and amazing capabilities through tools and technology to transform raw sheet and rod stock into the most fabulous writing instruments I have ever experienced.
Brian and his Edison Pen Company is an amazing story. Its a mosaic of Made in America, mom and pop shop, where everything is crafted and made by hand and inspected by eye from start to finish. With just that perfect touch of spousal competition over perfection, this is a story that I hope prospers forever more.
We watched my Red Tortoise Acrylic Collier being made by hand. Brian explained how he designs the component parts to be crafted, and then told the story as each was being created. We watched as raw rod stock was cut to length, fitted into the lathe, and then shaped as an amazing high-speed, hand-guided shower of flakes and strands gave way to reveal those gorgeous components: the section, the cap, the barrel, the blind cap, those amazing quad-threads being cut at a degree of precision almost incomprehensible, and so much more.
My newest Edison Pen Company Collier in Red Tortoise Acrylic
As I watched this amazing birth take place, I noticed that Brian always has his hand on the lathe while listening intently with great focus upon the intersection of tooling-meets-rapidly-rotating-acrylic. Frequently he makes the absolute slightest adjustment to this wheel and that dial. And when I say slight, the amount of change Brian applied was nearly imperceptible. Yet it always resulted in that beaming boyish grin appearing on his face together with, Yeah, thats it thats what I want that's what I want to feel and hear. in a most confident, self-reflective voice speaking to no one other than himself. I was in awe.
Top - my new Collier; Bottom - my first Collier in Antique Marble Acrylic
With the clip fitted to the cap every part was then examined intently under fluorescent lighting to reveal any imperfection, and the very minor one that was found was made to vanish. Every part, every fit and finish, and each package is scrutinized by both Brian and Andrea with one empirical criteria, Is it the way I would want to receive it? And every Edison Pen Company pen you and I purchase leaves Brian's shop that way. Ive watched Brian and Andreas commitment become reality at their hands. And they make no exception to this commitment of quality and craftsmanship.
I asked Brian to fit my new Collier with a custom grind two-tone steel stub nib, which he made while explaining each step and process. Fitted with the special adjustments and modification necessary for the nib unit to perform in a bulb-filler pen, on went the breather tube. With the Stub nib installed in my newly minted Collier, and a bulb fitted and sealed in place, Brian then had me write with my new Collier as he watched with an attentive eye toward my pen hold, the angle at which I address nib to paper, and writing style. Okay, I see let me make a couple of adjustments. All this perfection delivered nothing short of pure aesthetic and writing pleasure.
As we made ready to head out to Brian and Andreas favorite pizza joint for dinner and conversation, Brian offered us to stroll around the shop at our leisure. Hey, and let me know if you have any questions about anything!, he says.
Okay, so think about this for a second Im inside the Edison Pen Company shop, Ive just shadowed Brian Gray as he made my second-in-kind grail pen, and Im looking at really cool power tools and equipment, trays full of fountain pen nibs and clips, and a work-in-process workbench of pens many of you have ordered. Questions? Oh, Ive got questions alright, starting with how quickly can I save up for the next dozen Edison Pen Company pens that Ive just envisioned while looking at all these materials, colors, and combinations laying in-process on this workbench!
Having seen the really cool ideas others of you have ordered as custom Edison pens, I know that I will be asking Brian for a pen with clear colored cap tops (the blind cap and the one atop the main cap) in an Edison model made in the style of a vintage Waterman Hundred Year pen. And, of course, one day Ill ask him for a demonstrator version to be made from one of the clear colored materials he uses to make the ink window. Each and more are must haves. Wait a minute a pen, one silly me. Let me revise those: another pen and one more pen are much more appropriate!
Next up, though, will be an Edison pen in each of these that I found while trolling through Brians stock of materials.
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Rays execs tell Pinellas commissioners they want stadium options
CLEARWATER - Tampa Bay Rays owner Stuart Sternberg said the team needs crowds equal to the league average of 30,000 to remain competitive long-term. And that, he told Pinellas County commissioners on Tuesday, is not going to happen in St. Petersburg, where, he said, only one-quarter of Rays fans live and there are only 300 season ticket accounts for the upcoming season. "It's just not up to snuff," Sternberg said. Some county commissioners seem to accept that allowing the Rays to cross the bay might be the only way to keep the team in the region.That is despite warnings from St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster that the city will sue anyone trying to lure the team away from Tropicana Field, where the Rays are contracted to play through 2027. "If the mayor comes to a point where he allows you to look at both counties, I would be very supportive of that because I don't see another way forward," said Pinellas County Commission Chairman Ken Welch. The Rays are only asking to follow up on a 2008 study on regional stadium locations, Sternberg said. "I don't know exactly what we're going to find out there," Sternberg said. "We might find the best place is where we are right now. I don't expect that." Sternberg was referencing a study by ABC Coalition, a panel of local civic and business leaders, which found the best ballpark locations were in the Gateway area of St. Petersburg, Tampa's West Shore Business District and downtown Tampa and not in St. Petersburg. Team officials have said they cannot succeed financially at Tropicana Field. Despite having one of baseball's more successful teams on the field, attendance has lagged at or near the bottom among major league cities. Sternberg told commissioners there needs to be a sense of urgency in the stadium discussion. He also does not expect any further discussions with Foster to be fruitful. "It's pretty clear to me there would be no movement," Sternberg said. The impasse with the city angered some on the county commission. Commissioner Susan Latvala asked what the county could do to restore Major League Baseball's faith in Pinellas. "It's embarrassing you're being treated in this way in our community," she said. MLB officials have warned that the status quo is not sustainable. Yet Sternberg told commissioners he is committed to the area, as he said last week to Hillsborough County commissioners. "I want to be here. I want our franchise to be here," he told the Pinellas commissioners. "We have focused on the lack of attendance. I do want to point out that all the people that come out to Tropicana Field is a lot of people. A million and a half people is a lot. … I don't take that lightly." Sternberg said he is open to a stadium in Pinellas County, though he would not specifically talk about building one in the Carillon area. A proposal to build a stadium there went nowhere last year. Foster and several St. Petersburg City Council members attended the meeting. City Council Chairman Karl Nurse said the city and the council each spent more than $100 million building the stadium. At the meeting, Nurse called on the Rays to seriously consider the Carillon site, which he said would make the Rays more accessible to Hillsborough residents. Even so, he said, he doubts the Rays can meet their attendance target. "I don't think they can get to 30,000 in any part of the Bay area," Nurse said. City officials said Foster is available to meet with Sternberg as soon as Thursday, and Welch encouraged Sternberg to arrange a meeting. The Rays owner said he would meet with Foster, though likely not on Thursday. Rays Senior Vice President Michael Kalt talked about attendance issues at Tropicana Field. Demographics play a part in the lackluster numbers, he said, noting that St. Petersburg is only the fourth-largest employment center in the region. Last week, Sternberg told Hillsborough commissioners that "Major League Baseball doesn't believe anymore in the Tampa Bay area." However, Sternberg said he thinks the team can be successful in the area in a new stadium in the proper location and reach his attendance goals. "I believe in baseball," he said. "I think it's a very reasonable goal."
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An adorable lesbian couple in Thailand joined thousands of couples across the globe who tried to get married on Valentine's Day. According to Coconuts Bangkok, Pallawee Jongtangsajjatham and Rungtiwa Tangkanopak were one of many couples that went to the Bang Rak District to get a marriage certificate on V-day but officials turned them away, saying same-sex marriage wasn't legal in the country.
The two women told the Daily News that they will file a complaint with the House of Representatives and will meet with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to discuss marriage equality.
"The Prime Minister should understand the issue as she shares the same sex with us," Jongtangsajjatham told the Daily News.
Coconuts Bangkok reports that the Bang Rak District office is the most popular place for couples to register their marriage in the country because "Bang Rak" translates to "Town of Love" in Thai.


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Welcome to the ShoreTel Blog
January 31, 2013
Written by Dan Hoffman, ShoreTel cloud division president
Dan Hoffman Assumes New Leadership Role with ShoreTel – Keith Nealon Becomes President and General Manager of the Cloud Division On paper, it has been a long time since I had a "new job." But actually, in growing M5 from zero to $70 million, I've had a new job every year. I've had to change my...
Categories: Careers
October 01, 2012
Written by ShoreTel, Brilliantly Simple
Six of the largest former M5 stockholders, including Dan Hoffman, president and general manager of ShoreTel Cloud Division , have notified ShoreTel that despite the recent release of the lockup of a portion of their shares, they currently do not intend to sell their stock for at least an additional...
Categories: Cloud Division, Market Perspective
June 28, 2012
Written by Dan Hoffman, ShoreTel cloud division president
ShoreTel's Cloud Division, formerly known as M5 Networks, has earned the No. 20 spot on Crain's New York Business Fast 50 list. We are very excited to have been included among this impressive list of companies. The increasing demand for cloud-based phone systems and unified communications features...
Categories: Awards, Cloud Division
June 01, 2012
Written by Brian Klansky, Senior Director of Business Development-Major Channels
This is the story of a how a cloud guy went to work for the best IP-PBX company in the business and lived to tell the tale. I hated PBXs. They were ugly. They were complicated. They depreciated faster than cars. I made it my personal mission to destroy them. I was going to take down a multibillion-...
Categories: Cloud Division, Unified Communications, VoIP Phone Systems
May 08, 2012
Written by ShoreTel, Brilliantly Simple
"Brilliantly simple is at the core of ShoreTel's DNA and we are committed to giving our customers powerful tools that are easy to use. By bringing all of our user and administrative capabilities into one interface, we've made it as simple to manage your personal phone preferences as it is to access...
Categories: Cloud Division
April 19, 2012
Written by ShoreTel, Brilliantly Simple
"Datamart has been an established ShoreTel partner for over 10 years and we are proud to have them as the first ShoreTel partner to join the channel program for the cloud division. Their reputation for providing a knowledgeable in-house sales, service and support team who take the time to...
Categories: Channel Partners, Cloud Division
March 26, 2012
Written by ShoreTel, Brilliantly Simple
M5's new desktop application extends the UC offering. M5 Communicator is part of the M5 Unified Communications Suite (now part of ShoreTel's Cloud Division) and free to all existing M5 clients. An extension of the Suite, M5 Communicator is an application accessible from the desktop of a user's PC...
Categories: Cloud Division, Unified Communications
March 26, 2012
Written by ShoreTel, Brilliantly Simple
Effective today, M5 is the ShoreTel Cloud Division, based in New York, led by Dan Hoffman as president and general manager. We are thrilled to announce the completion of ShoreTel's acquisition of M5 Networks as of March 23, 2012. With the addition of M5's hosted Unified Communications to its...
Categories: Cloud Division, Market Perspective
March 12, 2012
Written by ShoreTel, Brilliantly Simple
The cloud has captured the imagination of businesses big and small. Organizations are venturing into cloud services in record numbers, and many more are making careful considerations before they leap. And now, add unified communications (UC) to the long list of applications and services that are...
Categories: Hosted, Unified Communications
February 02, 2012
Written by Peter Blackmore, CEO
Since I began at ShoreTel, a little over a year ago, I have believed that the company needed a cloud UC offering to complement our on-premise business. Over the past year the management team and I have worked diligently with our board to identify the best entry into this attractive market. I am...
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Even if they don't always write about it, beer bloggers tend to be extremely opinionated. It takes a lot to please one, much less several, but last weekend, after attending the 2014 Beer Bloggers Conference, which was held right here in craft beer central, a friend and I immediately adjourned to Societe Brewing Company (8262 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, Kearny Mesa) in search of something special. And that's exactly what we found…along with two other bloggers, Greg Nagel of OC Beer Blog and head of the LA Beer Bloggers group (and brewer working to open L.A. Aleworks) Kip Barnes.
Apparently, great minds think alike when it comes to beer touring. Ditto beer selection. We all ordered a taster of the latest in the brewery's series of single-hop beers, Societe The Bachelor – Sorachi Ace. Sorachi Ace is a favorite of most modern brewers for its myriad unique flavors, and this focused beer shows many of them off quite well. Lemon and dill are in the forefront, giving way to a very enjoyable coconut-like finish that Nagel described as "waxy" for its coating nature.
Before we knew it, we were each asking for pints of the 6.5% ABV beer, which went well with a tour of the facility that included glimpses into Societe's future. The darling of San Diego beer geeks will soon double its fermentation capacity, add a bottling line, and have a shot at taking over the industrial space next-door in the not-too-distant future. It was exciting to learn, as was the fact that the brewery that inspired Societe's brew crew to go with a single-hop Sorachi Ace IPA, Brooklyn Brewery (creator of a farmhouse-style ale called Sorachi Ace), also supplied brewmaster Travis Smith with enough pellets to get the beer brewed. Sometimes it takes a village to get a beer brewed... and some very rare times, a village of bloggers can agree that it's awesome.


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Rockford Speedway: Papini takes third-straight Late Model feature win
By Eric Huenefeld
LOVES PARK, Ill. — The calendar may say it's the year 2013, but at Rockford Speedway, this season has clearly been "The Summer of 39."
Machesney Park's Alex Papini has owned the competition in the Stanley Steemer NASCAR Late Model division, leading the divisional point standings since the first race of the year, winning more features than any other driver and extending his points lead in the rugged summer months.
Papini added another trophy to his shelf Saturday night, Aug. 10, winning his eighth Saturday night feature of the year on Cintas Kids' Night. The victory was Papini's third consecutive, and his fourth in the last five weeks.
It was not an easy road to victory for Papini, as he started the 30 laps in seventh position. Dave Edwards and Mike Beyer led the field to green, with Beyer jumping to the lead on the opening lap from his outside front row starting position. Beyer paced the field early, but was soon joined at the front of the field by three-time track champion Jerry Gille. Jerry Gille, the evening's fast qualifier, appeared to be the car with the best chance to wrestle the lead from Beyer. With Papini still navigating traffic, Jerry Gille and Beyer began their battle for the lead on lap five. Jerry Gille challenged Beyer from below, as Beyer defended his lead from the high side. In turn one on lap seven, both cars would touch entering turn one. Jerry Gille's racer delivered the bevy of the blow to Beyer, sending the leader into the wall and airborne. The wreck ended Beyer's night and ended Jerry Gille's chance for a third victory of the season.
The incident handed the lead to the car that had recently inherited third place, and that was Papini. On the restart, it was Papini leading contenders Jake Gille, Jon Reynolds Jr. and Mitch Garfield back to the green. Jake Gille sprinted to second, with Reynolds and Garfield waging war for third. Just past halfway, Garfield muscled his way past Reynolds and into the top three. Upfront, Jake Gille was able to close on Papini numerous times in the race's final laps, yet was never able to give the leader a serious challenge. Papini hit the line first once again, with Jake Gille behind him in the runner-up spot. Garfield continued his great second half of the season with a top-three finish. Reynolds took fourth, with Edwards fifth.
Justin Sellers has had a season to forget in the Bargain Hunter Sportsman division. Sellers, a two-time winner in the division last year, has fought an ill-handling car and some tough luck throughout this 2013 racing season. However, this past Saturday night, all would be forgotten as Sellers turned in his best run of the year, dominating the 25-lap Sportsman feature and collecting his first win of the season.
Sellers had the "best seat in the house," starting the Sportsman main from the pole position. Sellers was able to convey that pole start into a big lead and ran away from the field in the caution-free feature race. Behind Sellers, the action was non-stop, with battles all throughout the top 10. The tussle for second place was contested among three cars, with Howie Ware holding off the advances of fast qualifier Daryl Gerke in the race's final five laps. Johnny Robinson II settled for fourth, after earlier challenging Ware for second, then losing third to Gerke. Bobby Frisch finished fifth, holding off the advances of drivers like Darrell Garman, Brett McCoy and Doug Bennett.
Arlyn Roush returned to victory lane Saturday night in the Rockstar Energy Drink Road Runner division, collecting his season-high fifth feature win of the year. Roush stole the lead late from Jeff "Ace" Allendorf on his way to the win. Allendorf fell to third in the final standings as he was overtaken with two laps to go by 73-year-old Gene Marocco. Austin Fowler had a solid finish, ending the 20 laps in fourth spot. "Wild Wednesday" Road Runner champion Kyle McQuality rounded out the top five. Later in the evening, Shawn Rickelman topped 11 other competitors in the Road Runner Non-Feature Winners Race. Rickelman outran James Gregory for the win in the 15-lapper.
Richie Schinderling was the victor in the final race of the evening, the 15-lap Crap Scrapper Hornet feature race. Schinderling inherited the lead following a mechanical failure on leader Bernie Robinson's automobile with three laps remaining. The win was Schinderling's first-ever feature win at Rockford Speedway. Ryan Eddy finished the Hornet race in second spot, with Kodee Busekros fighting to a third-place finish.
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End your week with some high-speed thrills and excitement at Rockford Speedway, 9572 Forest Hills Road, Loves Park, Ill.
Saturday night, Aug. 17, at 7:07 p.m., it's Tebala Shrine Night at Rockford Speedway. The on-track action on Shrine Night includes the NASCAR Late Models, American Short Trackers, Road Runners, American Super Cups and Legends. And you won't want to miss the Road Runner Challenge "Criss-Cross Race" and the Charity Corn Boil. Adult admission Saturday night is $12, students 12-17 are $8, children 6-11 are $5, with ages 5 and younger admitted free.
Visit www.rockfordspeedway.com or contact the Speedway Box Office at (815) 633-1500.
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If you forgot to celebrate Earth Day this past Sunday, Black Label is giving you until May 31st — from now until then, this online sex toy retailer with a fabulous no-phthalates policy (which stocks only items from our favorite quality manufacturers, like Lelo, Fun Factory, and We-Vibe) says they're committing to planting a tree for every rechargeable sex toy they sell. They've already made their operation 100% carbon neutral by voluntarily purchasing Voluntary Carbon Units (VCU) to offset the greenhouse gas emissions their company produces, but they've also partnered with Carbon Neutral to take that a step further:
Carbon Neutral have estimated that approximately 6 trees will sequester 1 tonne of carbon dioxide over their lifetime. The planting sites are legally protected for 100 years and will feature multiple native species. As well as sequestering carbon dioxide the trees provide additional benefits including a reduction in soil erosion and salinity, an improvement in biodiversity and providing habitat for native animals.
The trees are planted throughout Australia, where the company is based — but hey, Earth is Earth. They've got distribution centers in the US, England and Europe so you don't have to worry about your one little Lelo Alia using up gas to cross the Pacific.


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The Lamp
My father's memories of the lamp
Mum and Dad were married in August 1949, Dad back as structural engineer - having served in the RAF during the war - and Mum a newly qualified teacher. They soon had two young children and set up home in Newport South Wales. In the early 50's, money, accommodation and decent furniture was in short supply, so Dad and my Uncle Ray went to evening class at the local high school, joining many others keen to furnish their newly mortgaged homes. In the 1950's DIY had become very popular, magazines such as 'Woodworker', and Barry Bucknall on the newly bought Television Set gave many tips and ideas to the never had it so good generation.
Dad came home on the bus with many much admired pieces. First a bookcase, then a TV table, closely followed by a trendy new coffee table. After a request for more light to see her knitting more clearly while watching the newly screened Dixon of Dock Green, a daring new design for a standard lamp was sketched with angles and proportions carefully considered. I can just remember sitting on top of Dads bench while he painted the yellow ball by dipping it into the paint pot and hanging it up to dry.
When money became more plentiful Dad bought a shed and set up his own workshop, continuing to make and adapt much of the furniture and fittings in our house.
My father and the lamp
Eventually after a house move and damage to the lamps' shade (I think my brother had just been given a new Whammo Ball) it got banished to the loft, where it languished for 20 years or so. While picking my way around the crowded loft-space in the mid 1980's to install insulation (Dad had died some years earlier) I came across Dad's handmade lamp, it needed a rub-down, polish and new electrical fittings, as well as a replacement shade. With all works complete it was resurrected to take pride of place behind my Mums chair, to throw light on her knitting again, but this time for her newly born Grandson!
Me and the lamp
I vaguely remember the lamp in the background of hours spent in my grandmothers living room. The part I recall most clearly are the two stabilising legs, jutting out at thirty degrees from each other, perhaps this memory is from knocking against them whilst playing hid and seek with my cousins.
Once my grandmothers Alzheimer's had gotten very bad she moved in with my uncle and the lamp came with her. It was during the move – removed from behind a wingback chair that I saw it in more detail for the first time; its curious and complex taper as the shaft narrows and the odd, bent copper pipe that leads to the bulb holder. It was in a sorry state then. It wasn't working, had no shade and the yellow ball had long since disappeared.
Later, when I inherited it I was able to get it working again with a new cable set. I polished up the wood, but did not sand out the marks and scratches. I also turned a new ball, and dipped it in yellow paint, just as my grandfather did. My addition to the lamp is the cork shade, I use cork a lot for the lamps I design and make, partly for its insulative properties, and partly because of the materials odd connection to the Isle of Wight, where three generations of my family now live.
I value being a part of the fabric of the lamp. I love its history, complexity and design flaws.