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I've gotta hop in the truck today and search for something, anything, with some sort of peak.
Best luck i've had has been to cruise the beach looking for good rip currents and surfing the edges of those. They're happening in the deeper spots so usually it doesn't closeout as bad.
Thank you Leslie...it's almost like you've become a friendly neighbor...but i've got my speed pumps down now...how about a wave or 2 with a shoulder...i wanna smack some lips...please????
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Back to school is looming over head!
Have you seen any Back to School ads yet?
Who generally pays for school supplies, school fees, etc? Is it you and BF or does BM pay for these things?
We generally split the costs of supplies, clothes and school fees right down the middle.
BD usually (75% of the time) buys our 3 daughters' backpacks for school. I buy all the clothes and supplies. I wish the split was more even, but sadly BD says he cannot afford to contribute more AND pay CS. :-/
Happily Married | BM to DD13 DD13 DD12 | Mom to DS7 & DS4 | CP | Not a SM
DH, the NCP in our situation pays for the majority of these expenses, this year DH has requested that BM purchase the backpack and sneakers and he will do everything else. She wants the money and isn't happy.
DH and I pay for all of DD's back-to-school needs.
I haven't seen any ads yet, but wow... only a month away! Time flies. DH and I take care of school stuff - supplies, uniforms, tuition. BM doesn't contribute toward education.
Part of me is dreading back to school, but the other part of me, the part that's had to entertain all 4 kids all summer, is looking forward to it :)
DH is CP, we pay for school supplies and whatever school fees pop up. There hasn't been any school fees so far, except for lunch and we've taken care of it. However, SD is going into middle school and it's the start of "supply fees" for certain classes. We'll most likely pay for those on our own as well.
We have 4 kiddos going back to school in the fall. Although, DD5 isn't really going "back" to school. She's starting Kindergarten.
When BM was CP DH would offer to help with school supplies and would send clothes up with SD to help with school clothes.
For myself and my ex, he pays child support so I buy all of our kids clothes and school supplies. This year I am grabbing stepdaughters stuff while I'm getting my kids stuff. Her mom is really laid back and doesn't ask for a lot so we decided to suprise her with just taking care of it.
SM had nothing to do with my kids school/education, not even buying supplies. I'll take care of that and don't need or want her help.
BM pays a small amount of child support....but DH and I get to pay for EVERYTHING. Supplies, clothes, extra curriculars, etc. Child support doesn't cover half....

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What you wear on your feet when you run or exercise impacts the rest of your body; it is no small decision. As part of our Best of 2008 series, we asked about sneakers and wanted to know your favorite.
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Opinions as to kit lens for 60D
I have been using a Nikon D70 for a very long time and have been pleased with the results overall. Most of the photography I do is of the family, vacations, etc. we prob shoot 20k photos a year.
The D70 came with the 18-70 kit lens which has been a great fit. I have seriously considered adding a zoom of some size. Recently, an intermittent problem with the cf card slot became a show-stopper: the camera will not shoot now. So I need to either fix the camera or upgrade. Given the age of the camera, and the desire to add a zoom, I'm inclined to upgrade.
I talking to lots of people over the holidays, both pro and intermediate, there was a decided majority the advised me to go Canon this time around. I like what I see in the 60D, and have found a couple of variations locally.
Costco has the 60D with the 18-200mm in a bundle for $1249; Sam's has the same camera with the 18-135mm lens in a kit for $1100. Both have generous 90 day return policies. Seems the 18-200 gets better reviews in terms of IQ and overall satisfaction. Should I consider either of these kits or go with another kit lens altogether?
Thanks in advance for your advice!
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ESPN Watch List safety Quin Blanding (Virginia Beach, Va./Bayside) is ready to commit, and he will make his official announcement later today. Blanding will reveal his school of choice at 2:30 PM. He will choose between Clemson, Florida State, Miami, Michigan, North Carolina State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Virginia and West Virginia.
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If you are hosting millions of records and need any text-searching capabillity, then your data is probably worth more than the system itself. So go for a proper, but paid-for, RDBMS like Oracle, which also has excellent full-text searching capability. "Don't spoil the boat for a ha'penny's worth of tar" as they say.


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I have to agree that if you start taking long shots with a .223 you should probably just get out your 6.5 or .308. I load run of the mill 70 grain SP in my .22Hi-Power. I am pretty much stuck with these bullets because of the weird diameter. My AR.223 with Varmit bullets definitely messes up a deer more than the bullets loaded for the HI-Power. If I could find .228 Varmit bullets, I would definitely load them for the Hi-Power.
I have had problems in the past with bullets not measuring up to the advertising. Trying to compensate the short comings of a round with a different bullet design usually is a mistake. I stay away from the super duper expensive bullets that claim awesome penetration. These bullets usually do not do well at close ranges.
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Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obs...
SVINET17 says: Just as close as you could get to Fallout in a Steampunk setting, this game was badly recieved due to bad graphics and silly running animations. Ignore that however, because under the unpolished surface we've got one of the best RPGs of the 00s.
Treat your GOGmix as your child - name it! ;)
Coming up with a cool and descriptive title should be your first priority. Being original is in your best interest - bet you wanna get lots of nice votes, right? Go all crazy if you want, but be sure to keep it civil!
So, what are the ingredients?
Pick a game that belongs in your GOGmix from the list, or find it by typing something in the text field. Relevance is key here - Earthworm Jim doesn't quite fit the "Sexiest heroines of all time" bill now, does it?
Justify your choice... Or not!
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FAA-certified, but start dates out of Carlsbad airport uncertain (psst, April)
Ken Harrison 8:30 a.m., Nov. 18
Maximum Balloon's lead single "Tiger" is used in a video for an Esquire UK photo shoot with British beauty Daisy Lowe. Its beat is easy and the well-paced horn riffs and synth pulse keep the song propulsive. Whenever I hear it, I see Miss Lowe dancing. Marketing 101: sex sells.
Everything head Balloon Dave Sitek produces has an electric charge to it. Witness TV on the Radio's unbroken string of engaging, one-of-a-kind albums and his production work with indie hits the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
"Groove Me" and "Absence of Light" exhibit Sitek's synth talent, providing just the right touch to enhance the guitar work, beats, and funked-up voices. Sitek's is a modern funk, with synth and guitar riffs providing the groove.
"Pink Bricks," "The Lesson," "Young Love," "Communion," and "If You Return" all feature female vocals, women Sitek has worked with before. Karen O's interpretation of "Communion" is the strongest side here — her emphatic voice like gravity to Sitek's atmospheric pop.


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Autos Across Mackinac: Bridge Construction Continues; Tourism Down
The St. Ignace News is serializing Les Bagley's unpublished manuscript on the history of Michigan State Ferries, the "Great White Fleet" that ferried automobiles, trucks, and passengers across the Straits of Mackinac before the Mackinac Bridge opened in 1957.
In June 1956, bridge workers strung catwalks and prepared to begin spinning suspension cables above the Straits, but an accident claimed two lives when several men fell to the water from high on the walkway.
Below, the Edison Sault Electric Company completed laying some new cables under the Straits. A high voltage underwater power line connected the power grids of Michigan's peninsulas for the first time that summer, bringing a new and nearly unlimited supply of electricity to the region.
Some of it was tapped in mid- July when the bridge's catwalk lights were powered, casting a magnificent glow that could be seen for miles. The sight so impressed Mackinac Bridge Authority Chairman Prentiss Brown that he later asked Dr. David Steinman to include lighting on the bridge's suspension cables when they were finished.
With cowbells tinkling, cable spinning started in mid-July, but the lights and the sights did not induce hoards of visitors to flock to the Straits that summer. Unseasonably cool weather downstate kept people at home, and ferry traffic again showed monthly declines, to the point that by mid-summer, annual numbers were off by 2.6%. July numbers fell by 4.7%, with a resulting lag in tourist business. Forecasters predicted better weather for August, and more tourists, they hoped.
In July, a bill was passed in the state senate to provide unemployment compensation for state employees. It was then sent to the House Labor Committee for study, where it appeared doomed to die in committee. The benefit for ferry workers was that they would get up to 14 weeks of pay for the winter months when they were unemployed while most of the ferries were not running.
On August 7, Willard Lamyotte and Richard Hankin went to Lansing and testified before the committee. Their action spurred the members to bring the bill to the house floor, where it passed, 71 to 0. The most important aspect of the bill was that it was amended to be retroactive to January 1, 1956, meaning nearly every ferry worker would get the minimum weeks of work to qualify for the benefit that fall. A laid-off worker with four dependents would get an additional $54 per week.
The Ferry Employees Committee took up a collection from crew members to pay the pair's salaries and expenses while they were gone. When he got back, Richard Hankin was elected as the new chairman of the employee committee.
In 1956, Michigan's Turnpike Authority sat poised to ask state voters to approve a $300 million bond issue to finance more than 500 miles of new toll roads in the state. One of them was slated to connect the new Mackinac Bridge to the Ohio state line, another would connect Detroit with Chicago. It looked like their proposal might go through, despite Highway Commissioner Charles Ziegler's opposition to toll roads.
Ziegler was invited to a "show down" meeting with George Higgins, chairman of the Turnpike Authority. He declined to go, instead writing, "The Michigan Turnpike Authority came into being in 1953. ... It is now over three years later, during which time the Authority has not been able to accomplish anything tangible as to actual road construction. There has been not one foot of highway built by the authority. So just what has it done? As far as I can see, it has spent $500,000 of State Highway funds plus part of an additional $150,000 of the same funds. The results to date are an unsatisfactory set of preliminary plans and a traffic analysis that is insufficient."
He also wrote, "I am sure that you would not want the improvement and development of free roads halted in order to subsidize a toll road."
But Ziegler knew something most toll road advocates didn't. Through his work with the Eisenhower administration in Washington, D.C., a new system of four-lane freeways was coming to America. That year, Congress passed President Dwight Eisenhower's Interstate Highway program and suddenly states received a fount of federal money for superhighway construction. Michigan was no exception. By combining the federal money with that approved by the state legislature's Good Roads Bill in 1955, for the first time since the Depression in the 1930s, the Highway Department had a budget sufficient to actually get ahead of the curve for highway construction needs without resorting to toll roads.
Ziegler immediately put the money to use, announcing a huge road building program and derailing Michigan turnpike efforts for at least the next half-century. The road between Ohio and Mackinac would be a freeway, part of the new Interstate Highway system. The road would continue across the bridge to the Soo, but the exact route still had to be decided.
Below Mackinaw City, huge stretches of the old roads would be bypassed with new four-lane construction. Whole towns would be cut off from the main highway, connected only through access roads and "clover leafs." The coming of the highway spelled disaster for hundreds of mom and pop businesses like motels, restaurants, and roadside attractions cut off from the main traffic flow. Some, like the Underground Forest, an exhibit of mounted native Michigan animals in an underground hallway near Grayling, made plans to relocate. The exhibits became the Call of the Wild Museum in Gaylord. Others would struggle to survive, or would quietly fold their tents to make way for chain motels, restaurants, and gas stations at the interchanges.
Merchants were fearful the same thing would happen in St. Ignace, as the Highway Department announced plans to build a four-lane bypass from the intersection of the bridge road and Highway 2 northward along the west side of the city, to near Castle Rock. The four-lane would then continue to the Soo.
To counteract adverse conditions the city fathers anticipated, the chamber of commerce launched a campaign to secure title to the State Ferry docks once the ferry operation closed down. With the St. Lawrence Seaway under construction, members hoped the city could use the docks to become a major international port.
The leaders of Mackinaw City felt the same on the south side of the Straits and approved a resolution letting the state abandon part of its highways as village streets. In return, the Highway Department signed a letter of intent giving the town priority to secure the dock when the ferries stopped. But the state delayed making any decision on the St. Ignace properties, which were more numerous and had greater potential value.
As summer turned to autumn, traffic continued its downward turn. August traffic set no records. Labor Day saw lines at the docks, but nothing like the carnival atmosphere of years before. September traffic also declined by 3,313 cars, making the annual decrease about 2.7%. Looking back, tourism officials said the season had been good, but not record-breaking, and noted the area had four inches more rainfall that summer.
The highlight of October for many ferry workers was the opportunity to take their high school equivalency General Education Development (GED) tests. The Civil Service Commission administered the tests in the basement of St. Ignatius Loyola Church, since there were no unused public school classrooms available on weekdays. The exams allowed men who passed, but had not been graduated from high school, to apply for state jobs requiring a high school diploma. The tests were one of the first visible results of the Governor's Commission on Ferry Employment, which had been meeting monthly throughout the summer and fall. For many crewmen, they were a godsend; several admitted they'd felt ashamed they'd never finished school, and now they could hold their heads proudly as they applied for new employment opportunities.
Over the course of three days, the men completed five examination booklets. The church women made coffee and sold cakes and donuts for refreshments, raising money for a picture project fund. And two Employee Committee members, Richard Hankin and James Jonas, spent five days each on administrative leave to allow men from each watch on each boat take the test on their own time. They did such an excellent job, the office gave them each an extra day off with pay as a reward. Of 82 men who took the tests, 79 passed. Ferry management was so happy with the results that they strongly encouraged more men to take the test the next time it was given.
But before they did that, there was still a ferry fleet to run. October traffic actually showed a slight gain, about 4%, for the first time in months, although the annual count still lagged by 2.3% from 1955. Commissioner Ziegler gave Captain George Lloyd permission to hold the 9 a.m. ferry departure from Mackinaw City to make sure to it made the mail connection. Since the railroad had discontinued mail car service, mailbags came by way of the New York Central passenger train from Detroit, normally arriving at the depot at 8:30 a.m. They were then carried by taxi to the state ferries to be taken across, since the railroad boats no longer handled the mail, either. But if the train was delayed, the connection could be tight. Still, Ziegler rationalized, "The mail must go through. But don't hold the boat too long."
The mail connection wasn't the only rail link causing problems. During the summer, the railroad discontinued sending a bus across on the ferries for train passengers and instead hired Rube's Taxi Service to take them across on the ferry, along with the mail. This caused confusion for some passengers, who bought a through train ticket and then made their own way to the state docks. The train ticket didn't include passage on the ferries, and some passengers became very upset when told they'd have to pay another quarter. Had they taken the taxi, it would have been no problem, as the taxi drove right on. Often, to keep the peace, the dockmen just let them ride. But on occasion it got as far as complaint letters to the Civil Service Commission, which had to investigate each incident, usually to determine the passenger himself was at fault.
The Civil Service Commission did, however, try to improve ferry workers passenger relations skills. For much of 1956, the Training Relations Division sent memos to Capt. Lloyd for posting on ship bulletin boards. The "Public Relations Circulars" with titles like "Meeting our Public," "Easy Does It.," and "We Need to Know How," presented a bi-weekly one-page synopsis of ways to improve crew people skills. Although their jobs would all soon end, everyone seemed to appreciate the gesture.
While annual ferry traffic counts were still down, hunting season loomed right around the corner. A rush of up to 60,000 red-coated visitors was expected, starting Friday, November 9. But the last hunting season for the ferries hardly merited coverage in the newspapers. There was more interest in businesses rushing to relocate and take advantage of access roads to the new Mackinac Bridge.
That week there was also a rush to the ballot box. Governor Williams won an unprecedented fourth term and President Eisenhower was reelected to his second, but Prentiss M. Brown, Jr., known by his friends as "Moie," was defeated in his first bid to become a U. S. congressman. Commissioner Ziegler wasn't up for reelection until April, but in December, he stunned fellow Republicans when he announced he did not intend to run. Tired of the hassles with Governor Williams, who'd just been reelected, and feeling vindicated by his participation in the new Interstate Highway system that was finally bringing much needed roads to his state, newspapers reported Ziegler had had enough. At 66 years old, he decided to retire from public life.
"I believe it is the best thing for the Republican Party," he wrote. "Governor Williams is back in for another two years, and if, because of my age, I would become incapacitated, this would give Williams a chance to put a Democrat in as Highway Commissioner." The letter, written to a friend, may have only hinted at the real reason for Ziegler's decision to retire. Wags speculated he had become a liability, even to Republicans who, with all of Williams' political smoke, were beginning to think there might actually be fire.
The man who took Ziegler's place on the ticket was Deputy Commissioner George M. Foster. In 1957, saddled with all the negative baggage Williams still heaped on the Ziegler administration, he would run against a lanky Democrat named John C. Mackie.
The same papers that announced Ziegler's planned retirement reported
the end of two old friends of the Straits region. The Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company steamers Greater Detroit and Eastern States didn't get a long retirement, however; the two deluxe side-wheelers were burned to the waterline amid fireworks and a flaglowering ceremony on the shore of Lake St. Clair. Their hulks were then towed away for scrap.
That fall, Representative James Goulette of Iron Mountain worked to make sure the same fate didn't befall the Michigan State Ferries after the bridge would open, less than a year hence. He sought help from other Michigan congressmen to get federal funds from the Bureau of Public Roads to build docks for the proposed new ferry run from Frankfort to Menominee. But lawyers for that agency turned him down, saying the 1956 Federal Road Aid Grants were designed for highway construction, not dock building. Goulette, who also chaired the Governor's Committee on Ferry Employment, then asked Wisconsin congressmen to help amend the law, since the new run would also benefit nearby Marinette, Wisconsin. Altogether, Goulette estimated the project to relocate the ferries would cost $6 million for docks and reconditioning the boats for the open lake run.
For the first time, voices rose in opposition to the Frankfort- Menominee route. David S. Lees, international representative for the Seafarers International Union, (SIU) Great Lakes District, AFL-CIO, said, "The union does not object to a ferry service operated by private industry, but it does oppose a statesubsidized operation." He cited the Civil Service Commission's poor record of negotiating with unions for prevailing wage rates and feared that state service would result in "lower state wages reflecting themselves in a lower standard right down the line."
Those state wages changed in December, however. In response to Employee Committee requests, Civil Service staff conducted a wage comparison survey between ferry jobs and similar work in private industry. On December 19, the commissioners approved an additional 8% pay raise for all classes of ferry personnel, along with a number of favorable rulings to help the men when the ferries terminated.
One of the most appreciated in those days, when age discrimination was still legal, was a directive for a "liberal attitude" when applying age limits on state ferry employees who wanted to transfer to other state employment positions for which they were otherwise qualified.
While some ferry workers still seemed to seethe with unrest, most crew members began to realize that with liquidation of their banked time, payout of unused sick leave, longevity payments, and unemployment compensation, they were looking at substantial checks when the ferries stopped. That thought helped keep most discontent in check through the close of the year.
Winter stopped bridge construction the Friday before Christmas, although some shore-based construction would continue all year. The main suspension cables had been finished in mid-October. Twenty-six of 28 approach spans leading to the cable anchorages had been installed. It was now possible to drive part way across the straits, if you worked for the bridge contractors. Everyone else still took the ferries across.
The City of Petoskey and the Vacationland held the hourly schedule through the Christmas and New Years holidays. Boats left St. Ignace every hour from 4 a.m. to midnight, with departures one hour later from Mackinaw City. If there were too many cars at night, Capt. Lloyd promised they'd also be handled to the "best of our ability." The winter schedule went into effect with only the Vacationland running every other hour from Mackinaw City, between 5 a.m. and 11 p.m. St. Ignace sailings left an hour later, all starting January 2, 1957.
When the calendars turned, the ferries entered their last year on the Straits of Mackinac.
December had shown one of the brightest increases of 1956, with traffic up 8.8%, but the annual total was still down nearly 2% from 1955 levels.
Ice froze on Lake Huron, but a sudden thaw and wind in mid- January sent fishermen scrambling from their shanties as the ice broke up. Half a dozen shanties were lost, and the paper carried stories of heroic rescues. It wasn't as critical, but the Chief Wawatam even made a rescue run. The big boat sailed to Mackinac Island to pick up 130 Moral Re-Armament members stranded at their first mid-winter conference on the island.
Communities in the U.P. hoped to rescue their one remaining passenger train. The DSS&A filed with the Public Service Commission to discontinue Shoreliner service, citing excessive revenue losses from running the single-car train. On average, only eight of the 84 seats aboard had been occupied since the service began in 1955.
Substituting for his son at a panel discussion at the Lutheran Brotherhood, Prentiss Brown projected a bright future for St. Ignace and the U.P. when the bridge opened, despite the dislocation of 300 local citizens who worked for the ferries.
"It will be a tough period of adjustment," Brown noted, "however, the future is not that dark. Traffic experts conservatively predict that traffic will double the first year the bridge is open. This will bring prosperity to merchants, auto service, restaurants, motels, hotels, and allied industries."
"Our problem is the 300 displaced men. In this case we must remember that the state stands to benefit greatly from the opening of the bridge. It could extend the period of unemployment compensation for these workers and finance a considerable separation pay by the sale of even a portion of the valuable ferry properties. What substitute employment can be readily provided, I can't honestly say."
But he did promise ferry workers would be given first consideration for some of the 60 bridge jobs advertised that week in the newspaper. He cautioned, however, that the men would have to train for jobs like toll collectors, traffic patrols, office work, and maintenance, on their own time, when they weren't working for the ferries.
As a faithful Democrat, Brown also applauded the plank inserted in that party's convention platform supporting severance pay for faithful state ferry employees. Brown was also a major proponent in passing a resolution through the Bridge Authority saying the bridge would give priority to hiring displaced ferry workers whenever possible.
Meanwhile, the Vacationland carried 5% less auto traffic across the Straits than she had in January 1956.
Copyright 2008 by Les Bagley. All rights reserved.
Next week: A new highway commissioner.
The author would love to hear from you if you have ferry stories, photos or memories to share. He can be contacted via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com or through the office of the St. Ignace News.
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Wednesday, 23 May 2012
THE REPORT outlining government proposals to smash up any rights workers have to secure employment and legal protection from unfair dismissal finally saw the light of day on Monday.
Commissioned by Tory Chancellor George Osborne last year, the report into employment legislation was written by Adrian Beecroft, a major donor to the Tory Party and a multi-millionaire venture capitalist, and it reflects very directly the intentions of the bankers and financiers towards the working class and its unions
Beecroft is proposing to completely smash up every right to job protection that the working class and the trade union movement have won since their creation in the nineteenth century.
Out goes the right to unfair dismissal claims, claims against discrimination on the grounds of sex and the right to transfer terms and conditions when a worker is forced to move to another employer (TUPE regulations). There are also restrictions on the amount of compensation a worker can claim in the unlikely event that they are permitted to go to an Employment Tribunal.
Out will also go the current law requiring employers to notify trade unions ninety days in advance of their intentions to introduce redundancies this would be replaced by a mere thirty days.
What comes in is nothing less than a hire and fire regime in the workplace where workers can be sacked at will. This is quite clearly an attempt to turn the clock back to the days before trade unionism.
The only way that capitalism can hope to survive in the world crisis is by dumping the full effects of it on the backs of the working class and driving them back to conditions not seen in over a hundred years, this can only be done by taking on and smashing the trade union movement.
This report sets out the legal framework required for the class war being prepared by the government. However, if the Tories and their LibDem partners are preparing for war the same cannot be said of the leadership of the trade unions who are clearly not prepared for any kind of real fight.
Responding to this report Len McCluskey, leader of the powerful Unite union issued a press release, that, while correctly describing it as the worst attack on our employment rights in a generation, went on to ignore its real content.
McCluskey said: Beecrofts proposals would be disastrous for the economy, they will not create a single job. He went on: Beecroft is a venture capitalist who profits from sub-prime loans to needy people, he hasnt got a single idea how to create jobs.
This spectacularly misses the point. These proposals are not designed to create jobs, capitalism in crisis is destroying jobs not creating them.
McCluskey, along with the TUC leadership, has declared that the unions will fight these proposals, but what kind of fight they are prepared to lead is made clear in this press release when he says: We welcome Vincent Cables opposition and we urge him to do everything in his power to kill off this report.
The press release ends with the announcement that Unite will be mobilising its membership for a TUC demonstration on the 20th of October against government cuts.
The struggle, as far as the trade union leadership is concerned, against the worst attack on our employment rights in a generation is to rely on appeals to Cable (the governments Business Secretary) and a demonstration in London on a Saturday in five months time.
There can be only one answer to this report and that is for the trade unions to immediately mobilise their entire strength in a general strike that will kick out the government and their venture capitalist friends and go forward to a workers government and socialism.
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I hear voices. All the fucking time. But no one cares and I don't tell people. If they do care, they don't believe me. Whatever.
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Council talks Complete Streets in busy meeting
WORTHINGTON -- During the regular meeting Monday night, the Worthington City Council approved a resolution to establish a Complete Streets policy.
Complete Streets is a concerted effort to look at road designs from a broader perspective than just a car-centered focus.
"It's a cooperative effort, headed by the YMCA for looking at different alternatives for how to improve our health as a community generically," Worthington City Administrator Craig Clark said. "One of the areas they've kind of targeted and identified is Complete Streets, which is an opportunity to look at a less car-centric focused view of our streets and roads and how we can incorporate better pedestrian trails and those sorts of things. There is a transit component to it, there's also for folks with disabilities and how to incorporate that and better accommodate that."
The Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP) approached the Worthington Area YMCA to use the funds to help create a more active community.
"I think what's most important is the Complete Streets project has come out of our local communities involvement with the SHIP organization and the SHIP funding that has been available to us," YMCA Executive Director Andy Johnson said. "As the group looked to try to narrow down its focus of working toward a healthier community, the Complete Streets was one area we identified as being a primary focus.
"We need to make sure we have the areas for people to be mobile in our community in a safe manner. Certainly, there are a lot of ways to make that happen and working with the city and county to make our streets more adaptable to get that done."
The committee will create and present a policy at a later date.
"We are just in the very beginning stages of making a commitment to Complete Streets and therefore developing a policy that the municipality would then follow as it goes on," Johnson said. "As streets become constructed, those things would be kept in mind. As streets are renovated or we need to develop more trails, they would also be included in the concept to making more complete streets and more availability to the community."
Carol Biren, Health and Human Services Planner/SHIP Coordinator, made a presentation to the council, explaining the benefits of living a healthier lifestyle.
"It's all going to evolve," said Dwayne Haffield, Director of Engineering. "Right now, its saying we want to make a change and start looking wide at this and be a community that can get around by other ways than just cars."
In other news, the council discussed the sale of the old fire station to Minnesota West Community and Technical College. The sale price of $200,000 was mutually agreeable between the two entities.
"It's a good use for that property," council member Scott Nelson said.
Council member Mike Woll asked the council about the use of the building, specifically the use for cosmetology.
"That was a mistake and it has been remedied," Mayor Alan Oberloh said.
The building is planned to be used for auto and small engine repair, according to documents provided at the meeting.
The budget for the Utility Department strategic financial plan was approved by the council. Worthington Public Utilities Manager Scott Hain said there won't be scheduled increase in the water rates; however, customers will see an increase to offset the cost of water being purchased.
The city is taking 350 gallons per minute, 24 hours a day -- or 500,000 gallons per day -- from the Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water to offset the drought.
A bill will be received and Hain anticipated the average residential customer will be charged approximately $3 per month.
"It's been worse, but it's been a whole lot better," Hain said of the water levels, which drop four to six incher per week.
Hain also presented a contract for electric service agreement with the Western Area Power Administration through 2050.
The council approved a rate increase for Olson Campground. The electric sites will increase by $1, while the tent sites will increase by $.50. The weekly rate is unchanged, while the monthly rate will increase $25. The campground has its largest revenue in five years, making $61,495.
In other business, the council authorized the process of listing Chautauqua Park on the National Register of Historical Places. The Nobles County Historical Society received a $6,500 grant to hire a historian to research the park in an attempt to declare the entire park eligible for the register. If the park is declared eligible, the Minnesota Historical Society will need to review the findings before it is listed on the register. If the park is listed, it then becomes eligible for legacy dollars.
A conditional use permit was approved for District 518 for the construction of an electric message sign on its property. In a letter from Superintendent John Landgaard, the message board would be on the north side of the high school, next to the entrance door for the lobby. The hope is to have the sign installed at some point this month.
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Our administrative people connect to a windows 2008 server by a RDP connection.
When they have logged in they are directly in the application, there are no other features they can reach.
In the application are lists of names of clients, but the font is too small.
Changing the resolution in the properties of the RDP connection doenst help, the guest server doenst take over those settings, maybe desktop enhancement isnt installed, (other party doenst take problem seriously and will not install).
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Dana Gause gazed skyward, through the freshly installed wooden trusses of her Habitat for Humanity house where afternoon sunlight, rather than the previous week's rains, poured through.
"It's a blessing," said the Shallotte cook, recipient of Brunswick County's first Women Build house, a Habitat project that drew more than 100 female volunteers from throughout the state for the week-long house-raising on Evans Circle that concluded Saturday. The event was orchestrated with assistance from the North Carolina Women's Missionary Union.
HOLDEN BEACH—Three sisters in their 90s recently enjoyed the reunion of a lifetime.
Oldest sister Wanna McAnally, 97, middle sister Delle Martin, 94, and baby sister Frances Robinson, 91, recently converged for a visit at Robinson's oceanfront vacation house, "Turtle Trail."
They said it was the first time in a long time just the three of them had had a chance to spend a few days together.
Year-round, Robinson lives in Jamestown, McAnally lives in High Point and Martin lives in Eden.
What has contributed to Geneva Grissett's long life of 100 years?
An active faith in God, a loving family, and a healthy lifestyle with good food and plenty of exercise in the form of hard work.
She was a great cook; just ask her family, her church family and the people who worked on her farm. She could also sew anything, from dresses to quilts. She gardened and raised chickens for meat and eggs, and she even built the stools people sat on around the dinner table.
SUNSET BEACH—They say every setback makes you stronger, right?
Those are words from Sigmund Johnson, a musician with the 82nd Airborne Division Band before its performance at the Sunset at Sunset festival Oct. 2.
He and the other band members have surely had their share of setbacks lately, beginning three months ago with a warehouse fire at Fort Bragg that wiped out their uniforms, instruments and sheet music.
Paws-Ability's third annual Wag Shag is set for 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, at Sea Trail Convention Center.
Paws-Ability founder Janie Withers is promising it will be bigger and better than ever.
In fact, she says, it is the largest social event for canines and their humans in the state.
Wag Shag "has grown to be quite the social event for dogs to see and be seen this year," Withers says, adding it allows attendees—both canine and human—to come decked out in their Halloween finery.
By Mark Jankowski
Ingram Planetarium senior engineer
Autumn has sprung. Wait a minute. Can autumn spring? Well, maybe I should say autumn has fallen. The temperatures do not reflect the change of seasons but daylight is growing shorter, school buses are on the road again, and stores have winter coats on display. That is just the change here on the ground.
The town of Carolina Shores will have a website photo contest to replace the generic photos now on the town's homepage.
The deadline for entering a photo is Oct. 15. Judging of contest entries will be completed on Nov. 1 at the Town Hall workshop. A $25 Food Lion gift certificate will be awarded to the four winners.
Pictures must be taken within the town of Carolina Shores borders and should show recognizable features within the town and also tell a story.
Like most expectant mothers, Chelsea Farmer is nervous about her new arrival.
The 22-year-old West Brunswick High School graduate is keeping the sex of the baby secret as she prepares for the Dec. 29 due date. She's excited—but also nervous.
But sometime after Jan. 1, 2011, what could be mere days after the newest addition to the Farmer family arrives, Chelsea's husband Patrick will be deployed, most likely to Northern Afghanistan.
LELAND—Leafing through his limited-edition "The Andy Griffith Show" prints, George Murray is stocking up for Mayberry Days.
This week, the Leland artist and frame shop owner will be traveling to the 21st annual festival in Mount Airy, Andy Griffith's hometown 40 miles north of Winston-Salem, to sell and sign his official "The Andy Griffith Show" prints during the four-day event (Sept. 23-26).
A 70th wedding anniversary is a celebration indeed.
Two couples in Brunswick County achieved that marital milestone in the same week.
Connecticut natives Nick and Lillian Szeszkowski were honored at a 71st anniversary party Sept. 9 at Shallotte Assisted Living.
New Jersey natives Matthew and Theresa's 70th anniversary was Sept. 7. They were feted with an early surprise party by their family in July.
Exquisitely carved wildfowl art by Jim Comer is being featured at Sunset River Marketplace gallery in Calabash through Sept. 18.
Comer's work is among the gallery's most popular displays, gallery owner Ginny Lassiter says.
Comer produces only 12 to 15 pieces each year, "and they are always in demand," she says.
By Mark Jankowski
Ingram Planetarium
Cultures long ago that mapped out the sky with constellations did not include all the stars.
The dimmer stars simply did not have any value. The gods saw them as unimportant so then the earliest sky watchers deemed those dim stars the same—unimportant. If the stars were unimportant then there was no need to include them in a figure of bright stars honoring a deity.
Creativity and imagination, often with a playful edge, distinguish the work of two artists featured this month at Franklin Square Gallery in Southport.
Claire Sallenger Martin of Supply has spent a lifetime in the arts, developing her own unique style. Rebecca Pierre of Oak Island, a published poet and professional writer, turned to pottery for yet another form of artistic expression.
Martin and Pierre will showcase their newest original creations from Aug. 23 to Sept. 25.
The Downtown Shallotte Committee's first-ever ArtsFest in Rourk Gardens was a success, organizers said.
Committee member Karen Hart said the 16 artists who participated all want to return and have ideas for the next ArtsFest. 'The quality of the art was amazing,' Hart said. The event also featured a performance by a trio from the Wilmington Symphony.
Brunswick County's summer concert series continues with a performance by Jim Quick & Coastline Band at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20, in Ocean Isle Beach.
The free concerts always take place in the parking lot of the Museum of Coastal Carolina.
Described as an eclectic blend of blues, soul and rock, Coastline is renowned for "hard-driving Carolina backbeats, Georgia-Southern rock, Cajun-inspired grooves."
Wake up Sun, it is time for the next cycle.
Sun-lovers worried about the sun and its lazy low period of activity need not worry any more. NASA has stated the sun is finally waking up. The solar activity that happened during the first week of August was the factor that led to the recent news release that the sun was waking up from the unusual period of low activity called a solar minimum.
BOLIVIA—Leave it to bear-lover Howard Loughlin to deliver the bear facts.
Shadow and Jerry, two bears who are the last residents of the former Faircloth Zoo, are still lovingly being cared for and returning the appreciation every time the Pender County resident visits them—at least once a week.
Now, he and two friends are trying to raise enough money to help Shadow, a Syrian Grizzly/black bear mix, and Jerry, a brown Grizzly, be relocated to Lynwood Park Zoo in Jacksonville.
Oak Island Art Guild exhibit, Oak Island Recreation Center, 3001 Oak Island Drive, 6:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Exhibit renewed every 60 days. For more information, call exhibit coordinator Miriam Pinkerton at 278-5562.
"Puppet Art" exhibition, Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington. For more information, visit www.cameronartmuseum.com.
Estelle Cartier celebrated her 107th birthday on July 29 at Autumn Care in Shallotte with family members.
Born in New Brunswick, Canada, she is the youngest of 13 children. Celebrating with her were her daughter and son-in- law, Claire and Gene Connelly, three grandchildren, Kevin, Greg and Dana Connelly, and three great-grandchildren, Kyle, Taylor and Sarah Connelly. She attributes her amazing longevity to 'life on the farm with good fresh food and clean water.'
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He's from the St. Nicholas projects.
I thought the baby's is Amir? Anyway, he's such a cutey.
I know right?! Yandy pronounces his name like it's spelled 'Amir' not "Omere"
He's been with Yandy for six yrs. (2007), but he lived another woman and abused her daughter in 2009…. O_o… confused.
Yeah Yandy has been back and forth with him for actually the past 8 years
Wow! I thought he was a "laid back" type of guy!
u guys just claim the he owns a studio, did some reality and he manages some artist, so what im not understanding is how come he cant be worth 10 milion without it being related to drugs
Also the woman moved into his house with her kids. The abuse happened when the daughter was 15, she is now 19 and in college. So Yandy was the other woman? Wonder what would happen if he convicted, if he will be allowed to be around his own kids!
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| Article By Adam on Jun 27, 2002
Artist: Goulburn Poultry Fanciers Society
Album: Goulburn Poultry Fanciers Society 01
Label: System Corrupt
Format: CD
This CD is of the genre going by a lot of names these days, however most aptly titled butchered pop as it takes a popular song and then cuts it up into another form. Most tracks cut up on this CD will be recognisable from the first couple of recent tracks, 'don't call me baby' and the britany track with the chorus 'kiss me baby one more time', to tracks i remember before i was into music 'funky town' and a few others i clearly remember but cannot remember the titles (or quite possibly never knew). This kind of music has started to gain popularity in mainstream circles, although not as noisy or interesting, most notably Junkie XL being the first person to ever officially be able to remix elvis recently (i much prefer Alec Empires elvis mixes, the Junkie XL one sounds a bit too much like an ad). While no tracks are individually credited it states on the insert who the poultry fanciers are, made of most of the guys you will see performing at a System Corrupt party. Alot of the tunes are just as catchy as the originals, if not moreso and this CD hasnt left my player since receiving it. If you were ever the person to like listening to the radio just off center for that extra edge of distortion or to liven up the only boring station in the country then this CD is for you.
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Greene County (Miss.) tight end Gus Walley was given a goal by the Mississippi State staff, and at the Big Dawg Camp Friday night, the 6-foot-4 and 220-pound Walley showed his could accomplish that goal.
The end result was Walley getting a Mississippi State offer on Saturday morning and Walley committing to Mississippi State in the Class of 2012.
Walley became the 11th commitment for MSU in the Class of 2012 and the eighth in-state commitment.
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"I talked to Coach Dan Mullen about 15 minutes ago and he told me I did well at camp," said Walley. "He told me I showed that I could gain the needed weight and that I had a scholarship. So I quickly committed and he said it was great and welcomed me to the family."
Walley also had offers from Southern Miss, UAB and Louisiana-Lafayette. But growing up a Bulldog fan, Walley said all he was waiting on was his "dream" offer.
"It was amazing when Coach Mullen said I had an offer," said Walley. "My family was very happy and it was a dream come true. It is just a great feeling.
"I left camp last night feeling like I would get an offer. I felt I could have done better but I did well overall. The coaches kept telling me I was a great athlete so that gave me confidence (about getting an offer)."
As a junior last year, Walley had 50 catches for 912 yards and 12 touchdowns. And making plays in the passing game is what he plans to do at the next level in MSU's offensive attack.
"I like the way they use the tight ends in their offense," said Walley. "They spread them out wide a lot and get them active in the offense."
Now Walley said he can fully turn his attention to his senior season, and that includes helping Greene County reach the state championship game.
"After I committed Coach Mullen was telling me things about preparing for my senior year," said Walley. "And I am focused on winning a state championship and then getting up to Mississippi State."


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Fifty years ago, Gene Roddenberry created some of pop culture's most rabid fans when he introduced Star Trek to the world. Captain KirkâÂÂs voyages of exploration captured the minds and hearts of an audience who, through sheer willpower (and enough letters to drown a small town), brought the show from the brink of cancellation when studio execs balked at dwindling ratings in the showâÂÂs second season.
The three seasons of The Original Series were followed up by an animated series, six feature films, a spin-off series which was followed by four more feature films of its own, as well as three more spin-off series and THEN a new trilogy of films which reboots the whole timeline over for a new generation.
Everybody got that?
ThatâÂÂs six television shows (totaling thirty seasons) and thirteen films spanning fifty years. The franchise has enjoyed some high points (Wrath of Khan, amirite?) and some low points (*quietly shoves The Final Frontier and Nemesis under a sofa*), but its fans have remained devoted to the last, and as we all celebrate Star Trek's fiftieth anniversary and await the latest entry, Star Trek Beyond (which hits theaters in America on July 21st), letâÂÂs look back on ten of the franchiseâÂÂs best episodes and films.
1. âÂÂBalance of Terrorâ (1966)
This gripping cat-and-mouse story from The Original Series features the (official) first contact with the Romulans. Playing off Cold War paranoia, the episode pits Captain Kirk against a brilliant and ruthless Romulan commander. As the two captains glare at each other across the borders, maneuvering and outmaneuvering each other, they develop an understanding of, and respect for, each otherâÂÂs tactical prowess, even though their respective governments are ideologically opposed. Brilliantly written and acted.
2. âÂÂThe City on the Edge of Foreverâ (1967)
This one is one of the franchiseâÂÂs all time best stories. When Kirk and Spock chase a delusional McCoy into the past through a mysterious time portal, Kirk meets a lovely activist (because of course he does) and is faced with a heartrending decision to either repair the timeline or save her life. This is one of those iconic Star Trek episodes that one should always share with newcomers. High production values and a brilliant script from the mind of sci-fi legend Harlan Ellison earned this one a Hugo award for Best Dramatic Presentation.
3. The Wrath of Khan (1982)
A sci-fi classic in its own right, this film pits Kirk (now an admiral) against the genetically enhanced Khan who has obtained a terrifying new terraforming technology which can create living planets. After failing to take over the Enterprise in the TOS episode "Space Seed," Khan was left to his own devices on a doomed planet, but now Khan has returned, seeking vengeance. Featuring a number of fantastic performances including that of film legend Ricardo Montalban, the film also boasts an insightful script and a number of iconic moments including its tragic finale.
4. âÂÂYesterdayâÂÂs Enterpriseâ (1990)
Moving on to The Next Generation which is set over a half century after KirkâÂÂs time, this fantastic episode has a ghost from the past showing up through a temporal anomaly, leading to a dystopian alternate timeline in which the Federation is on the losing side of a brutal war with the Klingons. Featuring the return of Tasha Yar, who was killed in the series' first season, itâÂÂs a twisty time-travel story with a great script that would have more far-reaching consequences later on in the series.
5. âÂÂThe Inner Lightâ (1992)
This one is The Next GenerationâÂÂs most highly praised episode, winning the franchise another Hugo Award for its beautiful writing and acting. It has Captain Picard getting struck with an energy pulse from a mysterious probe, causing him to experience a full lifetime of memories with a long-dead race in a matter of minutes in real time. ItâÂÂs a tragic saga of family life amid impending death, and should be included in the âÂÂWatch this first, itâÂÂs so good!â list for any new fan.
6. âÂÂPast Tenseâ (1995)
Now we move on to Deep Space Nine, one of the underappreciated gems of the Star Trek franchise. I donâÂÂt see this two-part episode on many greatest-of lists, but its terrifying themes have proven to be so prescient that itâÂÂs sure to resonate with contemporary viewers. It features Commander Sisko being sent back in time to the 21st century (8 years into the future from our point of view) and getting caught up in a series of watershed riots that led to drastic social change in American history after the government decided to combat a failing economy, mounting homelessness, and scarcity of resources by shipping underprivileged and troublesome individuals to âÂÂsanctuary districtsâ where they could be kept out of sight. ItâÂÂs a Margaret-Atwood-style dystopia thatâÂÂs so plausible itâÂÂs scary
7. First Contact (1996)
This film brings back the Next Generation crew for the ultimate showdown with the Borg, one of the FederationâÂÂs most dangerous enemies. Fighting to keep the Borg from altering history and assimilating Earth, Captain Picard faces off against the Borg Queen, one of Star TrekâÂÂs most iconic villains, while Commander Riker has to make sure that Earth's first warp flight occurs when it was supposed to, even though the man responsible isn't quite the saintly visionary history made him out to be. ItâÂÂs an action-packed film with a wonderful array of guest stars and fabulous performances.
8. âÂÂYear of Hellâ (1997)
Now we move on to Voyager, a series which features a Federation starship getting sent clear across the galaxy. Along the way, Captain Janeway encounters the Krenim, an unassuming race which inexplicably becomes a terrifying galactic power when an energy wave sweeps through the sector. Trapped deep inside Krenim territory, Janeway struggles to keep her ship together and her crew alive as two of her captured crewmen discover the Captain-Nemo-esque Annorax, a grief-stricken temporal scientist who has been manipulating history in order to restore his dead family to life, not caring about the effects his manipulations have had on the civilizations heâÂÂs destroyed. A brutal two-part episode, it really pushes Janeway (and her ship) to her absolute limit, and we get a sense of just how deeply her crew cares about one another. Although it does resort to a big giant reset button at the end, it gives us some heartrending performances from the whole cast, and is one of the highlights of the series.
9. âÂÂFar Beyond the Starsâ (1998)
One of Deep Space NineâÂÂs most powerful episodes, it features Sisko (now a captain) ready to give up as the Federation crumbles under the onslaught of the Dominion War (one of the franchiseâÂÂs best arcs) when he receives a vision from the Prophets (a race of non-linear entities who have a special connection to Sisko) in which heâÂÂs a science fiction writer in the 1940âÂÂs. He gets an idea of a black man in command of a station and tries to pitch the idea to his editor who insists that no one would ever want to read a story like that. Crushed by societal prejudice and ignorance, SiskoâÂÂs avatar, Benny Russell, clings to his story as the only beacon of hope in a world that insists people like him donâÂÂt matter. ItâÂÂs a tragic character drama, but itâÂÂs also a heartfelt love letter to the sci-fi writers whose work inspired those who created Star Trek in the first place (especially female writers and writers of color whose identities were hidden because they "weren't marketable"). Notably, the episode also features the full cast out of makeup, playing entirely different characters.
10. âÂÂSimilitudeâ (2003)
I debated including this, but I wanted Enterprise to get its due. Even though it was cancelled early, the series, set a century before KirkâÂÂs 5-year mission, had a lot of potential once it found its footing. This episode has the chief engineer Trip Tucker suffering a fatal head wound. The only thing that can save him is a donation of neural tissue, a procedure that would be fatal to the donor. When Doctor Phlox suggests growing a clone to use as a donor, Captain Archer is faced with an impossible ethical dilemma that can only lead to tragedy, especially once the clone begins to grow up and form friendships with the crew. The performances of the cast really sell this episode, and its soul-crushing finale is one of the best of the seriesâ four-year run.
Notable Mentions:
This list could have easily been thirty entries long, so hereâÂÂs some more of Star TrekâÂÂs best stories that you should definitely check out:
Films: The Motion Picture (though it has to be the DirectorâÂÂs Cut), The Undiscovered Country, and Star Trek (the 2009 reboot).
The Original Series: âÂÂErrand of Mercy,â The Trouble with Tribbles,â and âÂÂThe Doomsday Machine.âÂÂ
The Next Generation: âÂÂThe Best of Both Worlds,â âÂÂTapestry,â and âÂÂFrame of Mind.âÂÂ
Deep Space Nine: âÂÂDuet,â âÂÂIn the Pale Moonlight,â and âÂÂItâÂÂs Only a Paper Moon.âÂÂ
Voyager: âÂÂTuvix,â âÂÂScorpion,â and âÂÂDark Frontier.âÂÂ
Enterprise: âÂÂBroken Bow,â âÂÂTwilightâ and âÂÂIn a Mirror Darkly.âÂÂ


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Congratulation to our new 17 year old Miss America from Nebraska, Teresa Scanlan. As I was reading an article about her and past Miss America's, I noticed this picture. I had my daughter come look at the picture, yup, she agreed……my husband, yup he agreed…..Now YOU TELL ME……doesn't she look like ME??????????????


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Hi all, i recently softmodded my 4.3e Wii using the Softmod any Wii guide and Lego Indiana.
I followed the guide to the letter and took extra care to make sure everything installed OK, during the softmod i noticed no errors and everything seemed to match up to the guides information about amount of things that should install.
For a week or so i have noticed no issues, i have been using CFG USB Loader & CIOS 250 with a FAT32 formatted HDD, a WBFS Folder and Wii Game Manager to rip the ISO files into WBFS Format for me.
Yesterday however i noticed that my Wii appears to only have CIOS 250 installed as if anything i run tries to use CIOS 222, CIOS 223 or CIOS 249 it either fails during the load process or loads up but does not function correctly.
Can someone please help me to rectify this situation as i have no idea what i should do next to fix it. I tried using Pimp My Wii yesterday to scan and fix my system but that loads up and then crashes saying something like Kernel Panic.
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New deadline is Sept. 23, 2013
In response to a community request during an Aug. 6, 2013, public meeting, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the public comment period for the proposed cleanup plan amendment for the South Cavalcade Street Superfund Site in Houston. The comment period will now conclude on Sept. 23, 2013.
The extension for public comment will allow the community more time to review the agency's proposal and provide input to shape the proposed plan. EPA will conduct additional outreach with the community during this timeframe to share information and answer questions.
The proposed plan includes:
- Installation of additional monitoring wells and verification of the boundaries of the contaminated groundwater plume;
- Conducting long-term groundwater monitoring to ensure early warning if the contaminated groundwater plume get larger; and
- Restricting access or use of groundwater within the contaminated plume.
The South Cavalcade Street Superfund Site is a former wood-treating site used from 1910 to 1962. The operations resulted in soils and groundwater being contaminated with hydrocarbons, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene and metals (arsenic, chromium, copper, lead and zinc).
EPA, in consultation with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, will select a final remedy for the site after considering all information submitted during the public comment period. The proposed action may be modified based on any new pertinent information received through public comments. EPA's plan will be documented in a Record of Decision (ROD) amendment and available for public review. A detailed response to public comments will also be included with the ROD amendment.
Groundwater at the site is not used as a drinking water source; residents receive their water from the city of Houston's local lakes.
For more information go to http://www.epa.gov/region6/region-6/tx/tx_south_cavalcade.html [8].


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Valencia CF's Mestalla stadium will be the venue for the forthcoming UEFA EURO 2004™ first-leg match between Spain and Norway, the Spanish Football Federation announced today.
Last chance
Spain welcome the Norwegians on 15 November, with the return to follow in Oslo on 19 November. The winner of the two-legged tie will progress to the finals in Portugal next summer.
Spanish fortress
The 55,000-seater Mestalla has proved to be a formidable ground for visiting nations. Of the 28 international fixtures played, Spain have lost just five times and been victors on 17 occasions. Spain's last outing in Valencia ended with a rousing 4-0 win against Austria in September 2001.
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Darren Kunz
Darren Kunz, age 40, of Fergus Falls, passed away Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011 under the care of Lakeland Hospice at Sheridan House, Fergus Falls, after nearly a year long battle with cancer.
Darren Andrew Kunz was born Jan. 24, 1971, in Fergus Falls, to Peter and Jean (Moore) Kunz. Darren attended school in Fergus Falls and was in the class of 1989. Darren was an avid ball player, and was especially active in football, baseball, and wrestling in high school. He went on to Alexandria Technical College, graduating with top honors from the Law Enforcement Program in 1997.
After school, Darren worked part time for the Pelican Rapids Police Department and later the Fergus Falls Police Department. A short time later, Darren went to work for the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Department full time. Darren was instrumental in bringing in the departments first narcotics-only canine, closing several cases and winning numerous awards. He also served on the SWAT team, and was often seen within the classroom and community giving presentations. He had a passion and a love for law enforcement.
On April 8, 2009 Darren became the proud father of Bristol Elizabeth Kunz. She was his pride and joy. He loved her so.
On March 11, 2011, Darren married Beth Lynn Hilbrand.
Darren had an amazing sense of humor and a quick wit both in his personal life and with those he worked with. Darren was extremely talented and loved to learn: he taught himself to play piano and guitar and had even learned computer programming. Sports were a huge passion, playing men's, co-ed, and AA softball. Many witnessed Darren's unforgettable one-man triple plays. He also coached youth baseball and could often be found assisting in wrestling practices over the years. Darren enjoyed watching the Minnesota Twins and Wild.
Darren is survived by his wife, Beth of Fergus Falls; daughter, Bristol Elizabeth; step-daughters, Nichelle and Chelsea of Fergus Falls; step-son, Nathan of Fergus Falls; parents, Peter and Jean Kunz of Fergus Falls; two sisters, Sharon (Mike) Casey of Fergus Falls, and Sondra Kunz of Glendale, Ariz.; a brother, Dan Kunz of Pine City; mother-in-law, Debra Thompson of Hancock; brother-in-law, Joel Leuthard of Hancock; sister-in-law, Hope (Jeff) Klein of Hancock; his beloved dog, Nijka; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Cecil and June Moore; paternal grandparents, Leslie and Bernice Kunz; sister-in-law Sunshine Leuthard, brother-in-law Isaac Leuthard, several uncles and a cousin.
Visitation will be held from 4 - 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, in Bethel Lutheran Church, Fergus Falls, with a prayer service at 7 p.m.; also one hour prior to services at church.
Funeral Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, in Bethel Lutheran Church, Fergus Falls. Officiating was Rev. Ed Monson.
Interment will be Oak Grove Cemetery, Fergus Falls
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The Glende-Nilson Funeral Home of Fergus Falls is in charge of the arrangements.


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Nov 14 - Highfields AFL Club AGM - this Sunday
Details are as follows:
Date: November 18, 2012
Time: 2:00pm till 3:00pm (approx)
Place: Big Dog Support Services office
11-15 Alexander Street, Toowoomba
(down behind Fantastic Furniture)
All Executive and Committee positions will be open for nomination, so I encourage all to come along and take part in what becomes the future direction of the Club. Remember this Club runs on the power of volunteers so it is vital that parents and friends of the Club get involved and bring their skills and energy to the table.
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Via reader Norm, I came across an article in The Onion that contains an exclusive interview with god where he was asked about what happens after we die. It appears that despite his omniscience, god is as mystified as the rest of us about what happens after we die, and he struggles with the same hopes and fears about it that many people have.
"Some say that when people die, that's the end, but who knows?" said the Supreme Being, adding that no one in the world could say with any degree of certainty whether one's existence completely ceases with death. "Others say that at the moment they die, people walk toward a bright light and into another world, but the thing is, only the people who die are the ones who know. I just know that it would be awfully sad to think that when they pass on they're gone forever."
But despite this lack of certain knowledge, he still gives us some good advice on how to deal with death.
Concluding that when it came to what He described as "the great, unknowable beyond" His guess was "as good as anyone's," the Lord said there was no point in worrying too much about such an inscrutable thing.
"My view—take it or leave it—is that you can talk and argue as much as you want about death, but when it comes down to it, all anyone can do is guess what's on the other side," God Almighty said. "In the meantime, humans should enjoy themselves, try to live honestly, be good to one another, and make the most of their time on earth."
"Because, like it or not, I'll end all of their lives sooner or later," He added. "There's simply no escaping that."
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LONDON, March 13 (IFR) - The Financial Stability Board has proposed a new framework for the governance of unique transaction identifiers that are used for reporting over-the-counter swaps to trade repositories.
Under new rules stemming from the 2009 G20 agreement, all OTC derivatives must be reported to registered trade repositories. With reporting requirements differing across jurisdictions, harmonisation of the codes used to identify trades and ongoing governance of UTI standards have become crucial in ensuring that regulators have access to a global view of risk in the US$544trn OTC derivatives market.
In its latest consultation, the FSB is seeking market feedback on which bodies should be responsible for a range of UTI oversight activities. That could include one or a combination of CPMI and IOSCO, regulatory authorities, the FSB, and international standardisation bodies.
At the heart of the debate is the quest for a balance between the decentralised nature of UTI generation and the pre-existing framework for legal entity identifiers, which feed into the UTI to pinpoint the generating entity.
The FSB proposes that oversight of UTI data standards and drafting of technical specifications could be undertaken by CPMI and IOSCO, which published technical guidance on the harmonisation of UTIs in February. The bodies could translate those data standards into necessary technical specifications, according to the FSB.
"As the drafters, the members of the CPMI and IOSCO best understand the purpose and policy considerations that support the UTI data standard and the rest of the UTI technical guidance, and would quickly recognise if and when the technical specifications diverge from its intended purpose," the FSB said in its report.
The FSB notes, however, that development of technical specifications is not the primary skill set of CPMI, IOSCO or the FSB itself and would represent a move away from the LEI framework, where data specifications are drafted and governed by an international standardisation body.
An alternative would be to task an international body with the role, though governance structures of such bodies only allow for indirect or limited influence by authorities, something the FSB would like to see addressed before making such a recommendation.
"Involvement with the UTI data standard would have to be conditioned on regulatory authorities' retaining control over regulatory and policy aspects of the UTI. The assumption that such an arrangement can be worked out with any international standardisation body is important to the FSB's recommendation," the regulator noted in its consultation.
The FSB also asked market participants to comment on whether the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a preferred candidate for maintaining UTI data standards, or whether there are viable alternatives.
ISO is widely viewed as a natural fit for the role as it is already performing a similar task for LEI data Standards. Despite the significant presence of ISO within the financial services community, not all regulators and authorities are members of the ISO or its committees.
Possible alternatives include the Object Management Group - an international, open membership, non-profit consortium that has been involved in a range of financial standardisation activities including the Financial Industry Business Ontology and the Financial Instrument Global Identifier.
The FSB proposes that responsibility for implementation of technical guidance, communication and education should lie with authorities given their supervisory and oversight powers that would enable coordination across all stakeholders.
"Because UTIs will be issued in a decentralised manner and because authorities have a greater degree of direct regulatory oversight over the generating entities and other stakeholders than any other entity, authorities are best positioned to perform this function," said the FSB in its report.
UTI governance arrangements could, over time, diverge from criteria at inception, however, requiring governance arrangements to be adapted at a global level. The FSB notes that CPMI, IOSCO or the FSB itself may be best placed to take responsibility for ensuring that arrangements continue to fulfill the globally-agreed criteria.
The FSB proposes that maintenance of UTI technical guidance after initial publication is assigned to a body created or designated by the FSB, CPMI or IOSCO, though notes that technical guidance should not need a frequent review.
"A separate body, formed under the FSB, could be convened to meet, when and as needed, to consider updates to UTI technical guidance, including costs and benefits of such updates," notes the FSB.
The regulatory body, chaired by Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, is seeking market feedback on a range of proposals and options in a consultation that closes on May 5, for final recommendations to be adopted by the FSB later this year. (Reporting by Helen Bartholomew)


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How are offshore wind projects connected to the grid?
Cabling runs from each turbine via a distribution system to a centralized offshore station, and then subsequently via a larger cable to a substation on the regional power grid. All cables are buried in trenches on the lake bottom and covered, so that they won't be damaged by boat anchors.
Once connected to the grid, who monitors power distribution into the grid?
|Transmission system operators (in our case, PJM) are responsible for managing the high-voltage power transmission grid into which power generation facilities such as our initial project are connected. Each utility company is responsible for managing the lower-voltage grid of distribution lines that carry the power from the high-voltage "backbone" system to each individual building.
What about safety considerations for maintenance crews?
|Safety is the number one consideration for LEEDCo and its development/implementation partners. We can take advantage of the fact that offshore wind turbines have been deployed for twenty years in Europe, and a strong body of safety practices has been developed from this experience.
Where will the project interconnect with the local power grid?
The power will interconnect with the grid at the Cleveland Public Power Lake Road Substation
What equipment is needed to install the turbines?
|Barges, jack up vessels, cable-laying boats, tugs, transport vessels, etc...


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AVON — The first visual concepts for the city's new $32 million middle school show a large, attractive red brick building with two-story wings to either side of a central, canopied entrance.
The drawings were released during a recent Board of Education meeting, according to Superintendent Mike Laub.
"These are essentially drafts at this point," Laub said. "The footprint of the building may slightly change but I don't anticipate any substantial changes in the design."
The community will get a chance to view the drawings at a public forum at the middle school on Stoney Ridge Road at 7:30 p.m. May 13.
"We're making sure the building is designed to incorporate all the things necessary for the education of tomorrow and the future growth of the district," Avon Middle School Principal Craig Koehler said.
Building plans for the 160,000-square-foot school are yet to be submitted to the city Planning Commission.
School personnel are working with the school's architects, Lesko Architecture, a Cleveland firm, to bring plans into sharper focus, Koehler said.
The need for a new school has been increasing for years to ease overcrowding in what is regarded as the third-fastest-growing school system in Ohio, Laub said.
The existing middle school, which was built to hold 550 students, is projected to hold more than 720 seventh- and eighth-graders next year, Laub said.
Expected to be ready for the start of the 2015-16 school year, the new school will be home to 1,200 students in grades six, seven, and eight.
The district's sixth-grade classes will be moved to the new building from Heritage North Elementary, which presently houses sixth-graders.
"That will relieve the stress on the Heritage campus," Laub said.
Enrollment has been growing by nearly 200 pupils a year for the past several years, officials said.
The new school will include a pair of two-floor academic wings containing classrooms and learning labs, as well as a roomy, high-ceiling cafeteria and a double gym at one end of the building.
"The gyms will be attached and give it a fieldhouse look," Koehler said.
Other features include a state-of-the-art library.
"It's going to be a very functional building, one that the city will be very proud of," Koehler said.
The new middle school will also lead to relocation of about 400 kindergarten, preschool and special-needs students from the aging, three-story Village Elementary School on Detroit Road to the current one-story middle school building.
The district is in the process of retrofitting the middle school to accommodate the needs of students who will attend classes there once the new building is open, Koehler said.
Those measures include installing new restroom fixtures and making other changes to convert facilities to be handicapped-accessible, Koehler said.
The new middle school will be paid for through a no-new-tax-rate bond issue approved by voters last November that restructures the district's bond debt and enables homeowners to continue paying the same 5.3 mills they have been paying for a $12.9 million, 25-year bond issue approved in 1996 to build the city's new high school.
The 1996 bond issue decreased over time to 5.3 mills as the amount owed was spread among the city's growing population, according to Avon Schools Treasurer Kent Zeman.
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LaCie Porsche Design Desktop Drives
In the saturated world of hard drives, it's good to know that LaCie still pursues a goal of creating bewitchingly designed hard drives, even with something as pervasive and everyday as an external hard drive. But, they might have finally reached an apogee with their latest collaboration with Porsche Design. The drives' telltale design element is a thick layer of aluminum, which encases the drive not only protect its contents but to also aid in heat dissipation — and do so with refined, Teutonic style. Just get a load of that LED status light. The drives are offered in a 500GB mobile (P'9330) or 1TB or 2TB desktop configurations with USB 2.0 or zippy USB 3.0 (P'9230), and of course a version designed to match your Mac's aluminum case (P'9231).
Buy Now: $119+