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The seventh record by Canadian mood-music purveyors Cowboy Junkies trades folk-rock simplicity for a West Coast sound that evokes California's particular brand of sun-drenched angst and broken souls. From the Doors-like spell of "Blue Guitar" (co-written with the late Townes Van Zandt) to the simmering Plimsouls feel of "New Dawn Coming" and "The Summer of Discontent" to the percolating Motels-style sheen of the title track, the band summons the blooming, burnished, and jaded feel of Los Angeles without really trying. This is especially intriguing considering the album was recorded in their home country with producer John Leckie, most recently known for his work with British bands Radiohead, the Verve, Kula Shaker, and the Stone Roses.
Miles from Our Home feels like a travelogue through sacred ground, an overnight drive made while singing songs to stay awake or to ease the pain of all that was left behind. Vocalist Margo Timmins woos the listener as always, taking her time with each line as she peels the emotional layers away or shakes them loose with her trademark vibrato. The band moves and drones behind her like a ghost, an aura around her that's as steady and deep as the hum of the highway, spinning out the soundtrack to Michael Timmins's earthy prose as they glide along. "Lie with me upon the earth/Feel its curve beneath our spines" Margo sings on the shimmering piano tune "Darkling Days," pondering redemption and a lover's dissent. As she presents the idea that "beautiful is not chosen," she also asserts that beauty can be discovered in a kindred lost soul and willfully found in others by choice.
In the gorgeous "Those Final Feet," grace is pursued through a landscape of organ-soaked melody and waterfall piano lines. "You said never to grow old/But you forgot to tell me how/You said never to grow old/And sink your teeth into those final feet," she sings, questioning how to embrace the end, whenever it comes. Methodically stripping away denial, she contends there's "no sense wasting the time you've got/You've gotta walk down every road/No sense pretending you're what you're not/When you've gotta shoulder every load," reveling in the peace that comes with each step toward acceptance of life's ultimate fate.
Death is more unsettling in the album's closer, an eerie hidden track. "Honey, I saw your daddy, lying by the roadside/His feet sticking out of a sack," Timmins laments. "Honey, they'll be calling to tell you/That your daddy never will be coming back." The lines "Again at the end of the rainbow/Again no words to be found/Just a voice sad and alone/Me wishing I was home/In the silence along the telephone line" provide a chilling end to this road trip and the record, as Timmins's voice trails off into a guitar buzzing like a receiver left off the hook. Whether the climactic call is set in a Sunset Strip phone booth or a snowy Toronto alley, this fresh, disturbing tune makes a strong case for further exploration of the new sound the Junkies have discovered.
-- Robin Myrick
Elliott Smith
It's almost common sense to expect that an artist like Elliott Smith would blow his major-label debut. Brooding and bleak, the Portland native seems almost too fragile for the big leagues. His most recent indie album, 1997's Either/Or (Kill Rock Stars), was an uncommonly tough take on the singer-songwriter tradition. As if he knew that his material was among the strongest that had come down that particular pike in almost a decade, Smith delivered it with an extremely soft touch, spotlighting the for-the-ages sturdiness of the songs with hushed delicacy.
When "Miss Misery," a written-to-order for Gus Van Sant's Good Will Hunting soundtrack, was nominated for a 1997 Best Original Song Academy Award, Either/Or, Smith's third solo album, had sold only 15,000 copies. DreamWorks label exec Lenny Waronker was a long-time fan; he signed the then 28-year-old, Portland-based Smith just in time for the explosion in interest spurred by the Oscar nomination. But the sight of the deeply sensitive, admittedly stage-fright-prone Smith performing "Miss Misery" as part of the glitzy awards show last March didn't bode well for his career as a major rock star.
Surprise: Smith's going to take his place in the rock pantheon sooner than later. XO is every bit as deep, poetic, and melodically undeniable as the exquisite Either/Or, yet at the same time not as raw and demanding. He knew how to take advantage of the high-budget studio setting without letting it muck up his near-perfect material. The arrangements on XO start from the man-with-guitar sparseness of the intro to the first track, "Sweet Adeline" -- in which the sounds of Smith's fingers on the fretboard can clearly be heard -- and build to encompass a full band before pulling back for the intricate a cappella harmonies of the album's finale "I Didn't Understand." Whether the instrumentation stays with acoustic guitar ("Tomorrow, Tomorrow") or delicately adds barroom piano (on "Baby Britain" and the lovely waltz-time title track) or vocal harmonies, each and every song comes across unadorned, as if true to its own original, elemental vision.
Lyrically Smith tends toward the melancholy, playing either troubled lover ("I was bad news for you/Just because/I never meant to hurt you," he sings on "Pitseleh") or barely sympathetic counselor to the same ("You're giving back a little hatred now to the world/'Cause it treated you bad/'Cause you couldn't keep the Great Unknown from making you mad," goes "A Question Mark"). In both cases the quality of his craftsmanship makes him sound wise beyond his years. Tough guy, stage-frightened cowboy, this year's model -- whatever. Whoever he is, Elliott Smith is keyed in to something truly magnificent.
-- Adam Heimlich
Rocket from the Crypt
There's music for hanging out and partying with friends, and then there's music for getting absolutely shit-faced drunk, ripping off your clothes and rubbing your sweaty butt against something cool and metallic. Rocket from the Crypt doesn't just hang, so drop trou, folks; this is the real McCoy. RFTC stomps in with a full battalion of horns and battering-ram drums (and with vocal help from the Headcoatees' Holly Golightly) right from the first strains of "Eye on You," leaving bootprints on almost any unsuspecting sternum unfamiliar with the ways of this San Diego-based sleaze-core sextet. The song fades, supplanted by the ripping chords of "Break It Up," with its Beatles' "Revolution" groove and a group call-and-response chorus of "Break it up, break it up, yeah!" Simple men, simple sentiments, and simply inspired blue-collar rock and roll.
The hyper pace continues until half the disc has passed, at which time Rocket from the Crypt eases the tempo slightly for "Lipstick," a gem of a horn-drenched sing-along with lyrics as taxing as "She don't wear makeup, only red lipstick/And she looks so fine." Lead vocalist Speedo's lyrics are pedestrian at best, and his voice is a bizarre amalgam of guys like Shane MacGowan, Mojo Nixon, and Pere Ubu's David Thomas, all of whose voices share a pugnacious flatness in delivery. But what makes Speedo's singing so compelling has nothing to do with traditional vocal quality. Like the band pressing and flailing away behind him, he is clearly 100 percent committed to the songs he's singing.
He strays from his usually gruff vocal attack on two of the disc's best songs. "You Gotta Move" is a looser, more melodic groove for the group, allowing the singer to stretch out with a more relaxed delivery. And "Let's Get Busy," an old-school-style soul tune reminiscent of a 1958 sock hop, shows the entire band's versatility: elastic walking bass, melodic horn figures, ambling organ from the legendary Jim Dickinson, and a general in-the-pocket vibe that allows Speedo's limited singing to take on a romanticism unique to RFTC. But ultimately it's the sheer force of Rocket from the Crypt that carries the album, and it's strong enough to make the two or three clunkers on this 41-minute ride seem unfortunate rather than just plain bad. The term rock and roll started as a euphemism for sex, and RFTC is one of the sexiest discs you'll hear all year. Don't listen alone.
-- Michael C. Harris
Leon Parker
Don't expect jazz drummer Leon Parker to plop down behind a twenty-piece drum kit and kick out a cacophonous solo a la Buddy Rich or Max Roach. Not that he couldn't do that. Parker's gig, though, is minimalist drumming -- minimalist to the point that his equipment at some Manhattan club dates in the early Nineties consisted of nothing more than a cymbal. On Awakening, his third outing as a band leader, the thirtysomething Parker continues his journey down a road less traveled by many of his contemporaries. While other excellent jazz drummers are currently making impressive and diverse contributions (Al Foster, Lewis Nash, and Jeff "Tain" Watts, for example), few have taken the leader's chair as boldly or successfully as he has. With unusual instrumental combinations to create music that is sparse yet vibrant, forceful yet hypnotic, his compositions offer tastes of Africa, Brazil, and the Caribbean, as well as a fresh perspective on drumming and jazz in general.
While Parker still adheres to a less-is-more philosophy, most tracks on Awakening come together in a dense rhythmic and sonic tapestry. The rapid-fire, often intense aural action running through much of the album thus approaches minimalism from an unexpected angle. Standard jazz instruments supply the melody on some tracks, primarily in the form of Steve Wilson and Sam Newsome's imaginative sax playing. But what sets Awakening apart is the interplay of the saxes with more than a dozen percussive instruments, including ashiko, caxixi, and steel drum.
As the organic beat of the album's opening track, "All My Life," gradually emerges, Wilson's alto sax trades lines with Tracie Morris's conversational vocals, and Parker's polytonal drumming shapes a rich, melodic rhythm. As that song fades into the distance, "Tokyo" takes its place, where Parker's marimbas, Wilson's soprano sax, and Natalie Cushman's sublime vocals converge in a haunting Eastern melody. It's perhaps the album's finest example of power through understatement, evoking the restrained, almost implied might of jazz giants like Thelonious Monk and the Modern Jazz Quartet.
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"It Is What It Is" is the most conventional track on Awakening, although conventional is a relative term with Parker. Amazingly, it's the only song where the bass makes an appearance, in this case supplying an infectious groove laid down by Ugonna Okegwo, Parker's cohort in the Jacky Terrasson trio. But it's Mingus Big Band alum Adam Cruz who really spices things up, filling out the sound with dark steel drums. Cruz also shines on the aptly titled Afro-Cuban cut "Cruz." Parker shifts to piano on this one, which explodes midway through when Cruz moves from steel drums to cowbell, intensifying an already blistering pace.
The title track brings similar excitement, with Elisabeth Kontomanou's enchanting wordless vocals and Parker doing quintuple duty on piano, snare drum, conga, cowbell, and wood block. Your jaw will drop when you realize it's the only appearance of the usually ubiquitous snare on Awakening, and it will drop even lower when you realize that Parker didn't bother with a bass drum on any of the cuts.
Even with its crisp sound, Awakening demands a probing ear to be truly appreciated. Unusual soundscapes such as the song "Enlightenment," with no instrument but a cymbal, may not always make for good background music, but that's not the goal here. Parker's originality and rhythmic firepower spark a musical carnival. And there's definitely nothing wrong with that.
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"We are receiving 15 to 20 cases of suspected rabid dog bite every day only at Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar. All of them were given full therapy of four doses. Mortality rate is 100 per cent if the victims are left untreated," senior doctors told Dawn. According to them, besides fresh patients, they also provided treatment to 80 patients, who came for follow-up doses of their treatment regimes. The cost of treatment for one patient was Rs443, which meant that about Rs80,000 were spent on treatment of dog bitten people per day only at one hospital, the doctors said.
Due to cost of vaccines and injection, the victims are given first dose and then advised to purchase the remaining three injections from the market but it also involved the risk that the patients may get wrong injection.
About five manufacturers marketed anti-virus injection used to protect animal bites as not only dogs but cat, jackal and donkey could also cause rabies, they said.
"We apply different protocols treatment and procedures from case to case. Some get only contact with rabid animals while some get wounds and scratches," the health officials said. Lately, the health department had started using intra dermal injection which was scientifically proven effective in treatment of rabies, they said.
The doctors said that every person bitten by animal should get vaccinated because the virus could stay in the body and cause infection after a period of 19 years.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa recorded about 7,000 dog bite cases every year owing to uncheck movement of stray animals, especially dogs, and majority of the victims were women and children.
Officials said that patients had to wash their wounds with detergents and visit the nearest hospital to get vaccination as well as treatment. The vaccination provided protection for one year that would be followed by a booster next year, they said.
The doctors said that given the highest death rate, the better option was to eliminate stray dogs and ask owners for vaccination of their pets to protect unwary people from bites.
Officials in the health department said that number of dogs grew in harvesting season (from July to August) during which they received more people with dog bites. Most of the cases were recorded from Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Dera Ismail Khan, Tank, Swat and Buner etc.
Officials said number of dogs had grown due to lack of coordination between health department and municipal corporations to safeguard people against bites. The municipal corporation, which was required to eliminate dogs, was unequipped to do so, they said.
About a decade ago, the municipal corporation used to feed strychnine, a very potent poison, to dogs and later buried them. "We cannot use gunshots to kill dogs because of the people. The only option is to use poison," officials said.
The health officials said that they suggested to municipal corporations to sue a gun to kill stray dogs only in night if strychnine was not available.

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Hi All, Been looking at some load data for a 200gn RN Rainier bullet. My Lee manual shows 4.7gn Titegroup for 200gn jacketed bullet. And 4.8gn for 200gn lead bullet. Lyman shows 4.7gn for 200gn JHP and 4.8gn for #2 lead. These seem to me to be a little on the hot side. I was going to start more around 4.3 gn of Titegroup for the 200gn RN. Anybody have any thoughts on this?
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I would start on the low end of the powder charge. Load a few and see if your gun will cycle assuming it's a semi-auto.
Check to see how far it throws the brass when shooting. If it is more than 10' or so it's probably too hot.
Are you happy with the accuracy? No point in loading max. rounds if it's for practice or plinking. Max. rounds can be hard on the gun and the brass, not to mention leading the barrel if lead bullets are used.
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Why do they seem a little hot to you? Have you loaded some and tested them? If I wanted a lower pressure I would try a different powder, and not guess if it would be safe to under load the manuals.
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Hodgdon shows 4.7/4.8gr starting loads for 200gr bullets. I would not be inclined to question 3 official sources with nearly identical data.
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March 13, 2013 at 11:48 pm #21242
i'm having issues with the display of portfolio thumbnails, as you can see via the below link-
is it displaying this way because the image is too small? if this is the case is there any way around this? the client is adamant about using it.
also with the gallery, i've got the thumbanils linking to the lightbox on the 'Design' page, however the thumbnail links to a single page on the 'Construction' Page-
i know it's probably something simple i've missed!March 14, 2013 at 8:46 pm #111112
Hi Templatemadness,
Do you mean the thumbs not aligning? You can use this plugin to set a hard crop on the thumbnail image size and then regenerate the thumbnails. Just use a size that is small enough that the smallest thumb won't still be too small : http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simple-image-sizes/
I don't know what you mean for the second issue. Can you elaborate a bit more or point to the specific example on the page?
DevinMarch 15, 2013 at 1:23 am #111113
thanks. i just made the smaller images bigger, the client is content with the loss of quality.
in regards to the gallery issue, on the design page the thumbnails open up in a lightbox, on the construction page they open on their own page.
as far as i can tell i created the galleries the same way and i can't figure out why they won't open in a lightbox…March 16, 2013 at 11:28 am #111114
Well they are both very different, as different as they can be. I think that big flash heat map in one page and not in the other may have done something. If you would like you can try to delete them both and create them again simultaneously and see how they come out, because besides having you run different variations of adding these pages until something is noticed , this is the best way of taking care of this issue. I would also delete the wp-admin and wp-include folders and every file at the root of wordpress except wp-config.php, .htaccesss and the wp-content folder. Then using ftp I would upload the files from the latest wordpress one at a time (except the wp-content folder). This way if your wordpress was an update from an earlier version, any possible errors in the update would be corrected.
NickMarch 17, 2013 at 11:56 pm #111115
i think you've missed the issue. i want the gallery thumbnails on the 'Construction' page to open in a light box when clicked, like the 'Design 'page. the flash images aren't the issue because the gallery works fine on that page.
it was a brand new, clean WordPress install as well for the record.March 18, 2013 at 4:16 pm #111116
Hi Templatemadness,
The Construction page has images that are links which link to a page. The lightbox will only show when an image links to an image.
DevinMarch 18, 2013 at 11:48 pm #111117
i realised that, but couldn't understand why as the gallery was already set to 'Media File' however it was still no working. I set it to 'Attachment Page' then updated the page, changed it back to 'Media File' and it's now working. not sure what was happening but it did the trick.
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Anyone know where you can find non-editorial use only images of iPads? I have seen it done on TONS of websites (ie http://www.inkling.com/ and http://www.mobilefontfonts.com/) yet I cannot find an iPad image anywhere that is not editorial use only.
Are these sites illegally using the images or am I just not finding the right source for these images?
Try to find on Apple.com site itself, there's a portion on their site where downloadable images can be used by media and partners.
Those are all editorial use only. Is every website that puts an iPad on their home page breaking licensing?
I don't think so. IMO, As long as you put "Image courtesy of Apple Inc.", I think it's ok. Just don't edit it to much that it won't look like an altered iPad. Check out this tablets related site www.moretablet.com, it's using image of iPad.
The usage on the example website you provided is proper editorial use - it is in a news item, blog post, etc. The sites I am linking to use images on a marketing website in a manner to promote a product or service - that is not editorial use.
If the case is for marketing purposes, then you better contact people concerned at Apple, they have support team that handles this matter.
Can you take a picture on your own? Maybe hire a friend w/ a camera to do it? Edit: Or ask nicely?
Anyone have any insight into this? How are so many sites using Apple product photography to market their own product/service when this is clearly not allowed by any photography license? I know the websites using these images did not take the photos themselves.
If you try to download an image from the official Apple website, you get:
[h=4]Usage Agreement[/h] Subject to the terms of this Agreement, you may use the Image solely in whole for editorial use by press and/or industry analysts. This right to use is personal to you and is not transferable by you to another party. The Image cannot be used to promote or sell any product or technology (such as on advertising, brochures, book-covers, stock photos, t-shirts, or other promotional merchandise). You may not alter, or modify the Image, in whole or in part, for any reason.
As between you and Apple, Apple is and shall remain the sole and exclusive owner of the Image. You will not delete, alter, or obfuscate any proprietary legends relating to the Image, and each use will be accompanied by the applicable proprietary attribution shown next to the Image.
Go onto istock, corbis, any stock photo website and every Apple product photo explicitly says "Editorial Use".
Am I just getting all weird over something, while although technically not legal, nobody really cares about and just ignores?
You can get tons of iPad GUIs. Do a search on "iPad GUI kit" or "iPad GUI PSD download" or some such and you'll get plenty results of 1:1 replications of the iPad that are free to use in commercial projects. Here's one resource (though you'll need to check which of these allow commercial usage).
Those are fake iPad GUIs. The example sites are using real Apple device imagery. I want to know how this is allow or where they could have gotten them? Another site is www.jigoshop.com. Clearly real Apple product imagery.
One of the iPad kits (http://kevinandersson.deviantart.com/art/Apple-iPad-Fully-editable-PSD-152146899) does not have any license restrictions but I still wonder if Apple would eventually say "This is clearly a ripoff of our product design, please take that down". Then again, there are so many sites out there that have these images on them it feels like they just don't really care all that much.
They're kits, so of course they'd be fake.
Anyway, have you tried stock sites? http://www.istockphoto.com/search/text/ipad/source/basic#4c9a6c5
These image links all contain the warning that they are for "Editorial use only". This is the core of the issue that the poster is trying to address.
Personally I'd just grab a camera and take my own photo. Alternatively you could find some artwork that is vector or a 3d model which isn't then technically an actual Apple device (which seems to be the issue).
Personally I don't understand why companies don't make their product shots available, it isn't like too many people are going to be using them to sell fake products. And if they're selling legitimate iPhones/iPads then as a company owner I want them to look as good as possible! Get that image out there! But instead we waste time on forums worrying about these things because we want to do the right thing...
I worked for a large international company who didn't even provide product shots for their own products for advertising or promotions! Don't ask me why but I can tell you that the range of product shots varied immensely and not all of them were complimentary to the brand!
Yes, that seems like the sensible thing to do.


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If Ronald Keith Spivey goes to the electric chair as scheduled next week, his execution might be videotaped to help judges decide whether the electric chair should be banned.
Three Georgia judges ordered the videotaping Friday for use in judicial deliberations about the constitutionality of the punishment.
Spivey is scheduled to die Tuesday for the 1976 murder of a Columbus police officer. He has volunteered to be videotaped and autopsied to help people convicted of capital murder avoid the electric chair.
Last year, the General Assembly approved the use of lethal injection for those convicted of capital murder after May 1, 2000, but the chair remains the punishment for those condemned to death before then.
In one ruling Friday, Superior Court Judge Cynthia Wright of Fulton County rejected arguments that she lacked authority to order the videotaping.
Jeffrey Ray Sharp, who is scheduled for trial April 23 on a charge of capital murder, is asking Wright to declare the electric chair cruel and unusual punishment. Wright ruled that a videotape and autopsy could help her make that decision.
''When the state presents evidence that the chair is not cruel and unusual, a defendant should have every opportunity to rebut that evidence,'' Wright said.
Wright's ruling was one of several around the state Friday after lawyers in death penalty cases sought to protect clients from the electric chair. The courts ruled in four other cases, two denying the requests and two approving them with differing requirements placed on the taping.
Attorney General Thurbert Baker said the conflicting orders most likely will require the state Supreme Court to settle the differences.
''The Supreme Court, if it's going to deal with that issue, it's going to want as much evidence as it can get,'' Baker said.
This article published in the Athens Daily News on Sunday, March 4, 2001.
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Sony Tv Webcam - BR100
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BR100 is a tiny powerful for Skype on TV. Easy to install, just hook up the USB cable into TV slot, thats it, you all set to do video chat on your big tv (you should have apps like Skype, facebook..etc are installed in your tv.). Satisfied in all the aspects.
Pros: Easy to setup, and not visible from the position you sit, so does not distract from watching videos. voice clarity is amazing and live action captured (30fps)
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There are a number of places that you can visit when you are in Malaysia but it is essential for you to remember that apart from the larger places you should also make sure that you visit the smaller islands that this country has to offer so that you get a true taste of what Malaysian culture is all about. While it is not wrong to stay in a larger city because it is well connected, it is also not good for you to miss out on the smaller islands because you do not want to visit them due to the distance.
Malaysia is well connected with ferries all over the country which means that no matter what city you are located in you can definitely visit another smaller island or town by simply taking the ferry. Where are a number of ferry rides in Malaysia one of the most popular is the ferry from penang to langkawi, however if you are planning to take this ferry ride It is very important for you to book your ferry ticket from penang to langkawi in advance so that you do not have to worry about waiting in line before you can get onto the ferry because of the large number of tourists.
Booking your ferry tickets in advance has a number of benefits and one of the main reasons why it is always recommended to book your ticket is because you will get your ticket instantly and all you need to do is get on to the ferry. You also become eco friendly because you do not need a print version of the ticket and you can simply flash your ticket on your smartphone. While some people believe that purchasing the ferry ticket online is expensive the truth is that it is most affordable as compared to purchasing it at the last minute.


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It was 100 years ago to the day that the RMS Titanic was on it's maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City. At 11:40pm, it was the beginning of the end for this new luxury liner as it struck an iceberg. More than two hours later, just before 2:20am, the Atlantic Ocean swallowed the Titanic with over 1,000 lives still aboard.


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This year the Boston Magazine pulled out all of the stops this year for style and design of the home located in the Crownings Cove Community, The best part is that proceeds from the tours go to help the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern New England. This was a brilliant partnership with several great organizations, such as the World Class Builder, Eugene Mattie. This 5 plus bedroom home is magnificent. There are a few areas that I am in love with, such as the Pilates Studio, the … [Read more...]
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STEUART Campbell was highly critical of the Queen's Christmas message yet it appeared to me hers was the only message from a British religious leader which was unmistakably Christian (Letters, 27 December).
He also wrote: "She has no special knowledge of or insight into the Bible, or the Gospels." I disagree. Compared to the Christmas sermons of others – notably some deplorable gay-bashing from the Catholic Archbishop of Westminster – it was a beacon of light.
The Archbishop of Canterbury sounded more like a CEO as he dwelt on church statistics and women bishops.
The Queen is the Church of England's leading evangelist and may be the only member of its hierarchy who is demonstrably certain of her faith.
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My advice is, don't do it. Trying to serialize coderefs is just a bad idea that's likely to break at some point. I suggest you take a step back and think of a different approach that doesn't require this kind of magic.
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The 2012-13 Daniel Hamermesh Senior Thesis Prize in Economics, which recognizes the most outstanding undergraduate honors thesis in economics, was awarded to Robert McDowall for his honors thesis, "Patterns in Sovereign Default". The purpose of the paper was to examine the effects of both internal and external economic shocks on the ability of developing sovereigns to service their debt obligations under varying contract terms. In Robert's analysis he utilized game theoretical techniques and empirical data to explain a sovereign default decisions. His supervising professor was Dr. Valerie Bencivenga, with Dr. Laurent Mathevet acting as second reader.
Robert is majoring in economics and mathematics and is the current president of the UT chapter of Omicron Delta Epsilon, an International Economics Honor Society. In speaking about the experience of writing his thesis, Robert says, "Overall, I found the research process to be an extremely rewarding one. Writing a thesis provides an opportunity to work closely with members of faculty and to endeavor independently to create something you can truly be proud of. Having the ability to choose a research topic you're passionate about is key. While it was a lot of hard work, I have many fond memories of working late into the night alongside my fellow thesis writers to complete our papers ahead of the final deadlines. The honors symposium at the end of the year provided an excellent opportunity to see the finished works of my peers and to present to the many faculty members in attendance."
The intention of the thesis prize is to encourage undergraduate research and honors theses in economics and comes with a monetary stipend of $1,000. Recipients are selected by a subcommittee of the department's Undergraduate Studies Committee based on a review of the economics honors theses completed in the academic year. For more information about the Departmental Honors Program in Economics, go to: http://blogs.utexas.edu/ecoadvising/honors/
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Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters, is an open star cluster about 440 light-years away. The cluster formed roughly 100 million years ago from a gas cloud similar to the Orion Nebula and contains over 1,000 members. What we mostly see are the young, hot, blue type B-stars. They light up in blue the interstellar dust cloud the cluster is passing through as we speak. This is not the same cloud from which the cluster formed.
Acquisition: Takahashi FSQ-106ED at f/5, STT-8300M camera.
Exposure: 300s x 8 (B), xx 6 (G), x 5 (R).
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M31 is the largest galaxy of the Local Group, which includes the Milky Way, M33 and about 40 smaller galaxies. It is the closest large galaxy to us, 2.5 million light-years away. M31 formed 10 billion years ago from the collision of smaller galaxies. There are still signs of a close interaction with M33 from 2-4 billion years ago, and Andromeda is expected to collide with the Milky Way in about 4 billion years. The dwarf galaxies nearby are designated M 32 and M 110.
Acquisition: Takahashi FSQ-106ED at f/5, STT-8300M camera.
Exposure: LRGB 8 x 5 min, total time 2h40m.
The Triangulum Galaxy is 3 million light-years away. Reddish areas of HII (ionized hydrogen) emission are gas clouds similar to, but much larger than, the Orion Nebula complex in our galaxy. The stars farther out in the disk are younger than the core stars, indicating that the rim has accumulated gas while the core becomes exhausted, so-called inside out galaxy formation.
Acquisition: Takahashi FSQ-106ED at f/5, STT-8300M camera.
Exposure: L 15, RGB 10 x 5min, bin 1x1.
The Whirlpool is a spiral galaxy 23 million light-years away, about 1/3 the size of the Milky Way. The dwarf galaxy (M51b) has passed through it roughly 100 million years ago, causing a burst of star formation. The many small galaxies you see are part of the same group.
Acquisition: Takahashi FSQ-106ED at f/5, STT-8300M camera.
Exposure: 300s x 8 RGB, 300s x 14 L.
M81, the larger spiral galaxy, is about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Its galactic nucleus harbors a 70 million M☉ supermassive black hole. M82, also known as the Cigar Galaxy, is undergoing starburst formation at about ten times the normal rate due to a tidal interaction with M81 about 100 million years ago which funneled gas into the galaxy core. It looks like something bad is happening in M82.
Acquisition: Takahashi FSQ-106ED at f/5, STT-8300M camera.
L 13 x 5min bin 1x1, RGB 7 x 5min bin 2x2, Ha 9 x 5min bin 2x2.
The Helix is a "planetary" emission nebula about 700 light-years distant in the constellation Aquarius. It is the closest of this type of nebula to Earth. Planetary nebulae form at the end of the star's life, during the red giant phase. The outer layers of the star are expelled by strong stellar winds. Eventually, after most of the red giant's atmosphere is dissipated, the exposed hot, luminous core emits ultraviolet radiation to ionize the ejected outer layers of the star. Absorbed ultraviolet light energises the shell of nebulous gas around the central star, appearing as a bright colored planetary nebula. This object is estimated to be about 10,000 years old. The teal color in the center of the Helix is the color of fluorescing oxygen.
Acquisition: Takahashi FSQ-106ED at f/8, STT-8300M camera.
Exposure: RGB 500s x 8.
The Rosette is a mostly hydrogen cloud 50 light-years across and about 5,000 ly away in the center of which is an actively forming star cluster. These young stars have heated the central gas to 6 million degrees, and their radiation causes characteristic red hydrogen alpha emission.
Acquisition: Takahashi FSQ-106ED at f/5, STT-8300M camera.
Exposure: 300s x 6 RGB, 600s x 6 Ha.
The Iris is a reflection nebula 1300 light-years distant and about 6 ly across located in Cephus. It is lit by a 7th magnitude star, part of a star cluster. The cluster presumably formed from the gas cloud.
Acquisition: Takahashi FSQ-106ED at f/5, STT-8300M camera.
Exposure: RGB 300s x 12.
The Orion Nebula is a diffuse nebula about 1,300 light-years away and is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth. The M42 nebula is estimated to be 24 ly across, with a mass of about 2000 Suns. The nebula has revealed much about the process of how stars and planetary systems are formed from collapsing clouds of gas and dust. Red colors are "emission nebulae" from ionized hydrogen, blue are "refelction nebulae" illuminated by nearby stars.
Acquisition: Takahashi FSQ-106ED at f/5, STT-8300M camera.
Exposure: LRGB 180s x 10 and 30s x 10.
The Horsehead is a dark nebula, part of the Orion complex, located near Alnitak, the eastern star of Orion's belt. The pinkish-red glow comes from ionized hydrogen gas mostly from behind the nebula.
Acquisition: Takahashi FSQ-106ED at f/5, STT-8300M camera.
Image #1: RGB 600s x 2, Ha 1200s x 2. Imaging abandoned due to high clouds.
Image #2: RGB 600s x 8, Ha 1200s x 8
M13 is 25,000 light-years distant and is about 145 ly across, containing several hundred thousand stars. Its estimated age is 11.6 billion years, much older than the Milky Way. (The nearby small, faint galaxy is NGC 6207.) Like similar globulars, it is in orbit around our galaxy. The center of the cluster is said to have about 500 times the concentration of stars as in the sun's neighborhood.
Acquisition: Takahashi FSQ-106ED at f/5, STT-8300M camera.
Exposure: RGB 18 x 100s B, 3 x 100s R, G (due to technical problems).
Taken from the front porch.
Acquisition: Takahashi FSQ-106ED at f/8, Nikon D-7000 DSLR.
Exposure: 1/100 sec x 20.
- Takahashi FSQ-106ED at f/5, or at f/8 with Extender-Q.
- EM-200 mount.
- STT-8300M camera with filter wheel and internal guider.
- Nikon D-7000 DSLR.
- Processed 100% in PixInsight.
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The Alien Anthology20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 5/5
"Alien Anthology" includes "Alien", "Aliens", "Alien 3" and "Alien Resurrection". "Alien": The terror begins when the crew of the spaceship Nostromo investigates a transmission from a desolate planet and makes a horrifying discovery - a life form that breeds within a human host. Now the crew must fight not only for its own survival, but for the survival of all mankind. "Aliens": In this action-packed sequel to "Alien", Sigourney Weaver returns as Ripley, the only survivor from mankind's first encounter with the monstrous "Alien". Her account of the Alien and the fate of her crew are received with skepticism - until the mysterious disappearance of colonists on LV-426 leads her to join a team of high-tech colonial marines sent in to investigate. "Aliens 3" - Lt. Ripley is the lone survivor when her crippled spaceship crash lands on Fiorina 161, a bleak wastelands inhabited by former inmates of the planet's maximum security prison. Ripley's fears that an Alien was aboard her craft are confirmed when the mutilated bodies of ex-cons begin to mount. Without weapons or modern technology of any kind, Ripley must lead the men into battle against the terrifying creature. And soon she discovers a horrifying fact about her link with the Alien, a realization that may compel Ripley to try destroying not only the horrific creature, but herself as well. "Alien Resurrection": Ellen Ripley died fighting the perfect predator. Two hundred years and eight horrific experiments later, she's back. A group of scientists has cloned her - along with the alien queen inside her - hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the resurrected Ripley is full of surprises for her "creators," as are the aliens. And soon, a lot more than "all hell" breaks loose! To combat the creatures, Ripley must team up with a band of smugglers, including a mechanic named Call, who holds more than a few surprises of her own.
My scoring for the video reflects my overall rating for the four films together. But each has a different visual look that holds up different throughout this set. Alien has never looked better and is definitely the star attraction of this set. I owned the outstanding D-Theater release of this film previously and this is easily on par, if not slightly better than that. The sense of depth and dimension is really the most impressive thing about this transfer given the film's age and fine detail still shines. Contrast is also excellent with deep blacks and plenty of shadow detail. For Aliens James Cameron went back and did a complete restoration including some new digital tricks to change the look of the typically soft and flat film. I can say it has never looked better. Dimension is the most obvious benefit but fine detail is also improved. Fine film grain is still present but the image lacks the drab and flat look previously crippling it. The other two films don't look like they benefitted much from this new Blu-ray set. Both films are on the softer side with muted tones and so-so detail. I really wish Fox would have given these films the same level of treatment considering the cost of the box set and the popularity of the franchise. While they are still a step up from their DVD counterparts, they pale in comparison to the first two films visually. Fortunately all of them shine when it comes to soundtracks. All four films feature new 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks and all of them sound great. Sure Alien lacks some of the dynamics of the latter films, but it makes up for it in chilling sound design. Aliens sounds spectacular with great surround presence and plenty of punch and the latter films bring in more up to date sound designs that are aggressive and engaging.
I don't think you'll find a more feature rich boxset on Blu-ray. Fox went overboard with these and included everything from the previous DVD boxsets (which were already thorough) and added even more including longer documentaries and more behind the scenes features. The new interface is also quite slick with themed menus for each film and a crafty memory system that makes going from one disc to the other easier than ever. From feature commentaries, documentaries, making-of features and more, you won't find a more complete look at this franchise.
How can you not recommend this? The first two films are two of the best sci-fi/horror films ever made and they've never looked or sounded better. The set as a whole is one of the best supplement packages ever produced on Blu-ray and a film lover's wet dream. A must own for any film buff.


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A MAN murdered his unsuspecting mate in cold blood when he fired five bullets at him during a comfort break to relieve themselves by the side of Sunshine Coast hinterland road, a jury has been told.
The Brisbane Supreme Court jury was told Shane Michael Oulds shot Jye Raymond Burns five times with a .32 calibre revolver by the side of Old Caloundra Rd, near Landsborough, about 10pm on July 8, 2010.
The jury was told the prosecution would produce a witness, Shane Moroney, who identified Oulds as the shooter after he himself was arrested for Burns' murder.
Lawyers for Oulds told the court this was a case where three men left a Sunshine Coast bar by car, with only two returning and one left dying by the side of the road.
Barrister Tony Kimmins, for Oulds, said the prosecution case relied almost entirely on the testimony of an "indemnified Crown witness" who had earlier lied to police about events surrounding Burns' murder.
"It would be dangerous to convict Shane Oulds based on the evidence of an indemnified witness," Mr Kimmins said.
Oulds, 38, today pleaded not guilty to the murder of 24-year-old Burns.
Prosecutor Ben Power, in his opening to the jury, said Oulds, Burns and Moroney had been drinking at several licensed venues at Caloundra, on the Sunshine Coast, and were recorded by CCTV cameras leaving the Suave Bar at 9.38pm.
He said about 25 minutes later Burns was found lying dying by the side of a Old Caloundra Rd, by a passing motorist.
The jury was told the Crown alleges Oulds fired five shots at Burns - striking him in the head and body twice and once in the arm - when the pair got out of the car to urinate.
Mr Power said Moroney was expected to testify that he saw Oulds repeatedly shoot Burns and was present when Oulds threw their two Apple iPhones and what he believes was the handgun into a nearby river after the shooting.
He said Moroney was also present when Oulds tried to burn the tracksuit top he was wearing at the time of the shooting and also dump other clothing in a bin at the rear of a Sunshine Coast brothel.
Mr Kimmins, in his opening, told the jury Moroney was initially arrested by police for the murder of Burns and lied during a subsequent interview.
However, he said Moroney stopped being the target when he later offered Oulds up as the shooter and gave an undertaking he would testify against him.
The proposed two-week trial before Justice David Boddice continues.
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Thierry Meyssan
Voltaire Network
June 24, 2011
The efforts to overthrow the Syrian government have a lot in common with what has been undertaken in Libya. However, the results are substantially different owing to each country's social and political background. The project to break up these two States simultaneously was initially brought up by John Bolton on 6 May 2002 when he was serving as Undersecretary of State in the Bush administration. It's implementation by the Obama administration nine years down the line – in the context of the Arab Awakening – is not without problems.
Like in Libya, the original plan intended to bring about a military coup, but it soon proved impossible owing to the lack of willing Syrian military officers. According to our sources, an analogous plan had also been envisaged for Lebanon. In Libya, the plot was leaked and Colonel Gaddafi proceeded to have Colonel Abdallah Gehani arrested [1]. In any case, the initial plan had to be revised in light of the unexpected "Arab Spring" scenario.


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Nearly half of U.S. adults did not receive preventive services, such as screenings, consultations and prescriptions, from health care professionals prior to 2010, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The study also finds that among respondents with heart disease that mostly impacts blood vessels, only 47 percent were prescribed the recommended daily use of aspirin during physician visits. However, under the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines, an adult 18 years old and older with high blood pressure should receive a clinical treatment plan including medications and monthly follow-up visits until blood pressure improves, but only 44 percent of respondents with high blood pressure had it under control.
Although there is evidence that suggests screening and treating for high cholesterol lessens sickness and death because of heart disease, approximately 33.4 percent of men and 25.6 percent of women were not screened over the preceding 5 years. Among the respondents with high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, only 32 percent of men and 32 percent of women were in control.
"Clinical preventive services prevent heart attack, stroke, cancer and other diseases and save lives," says CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H. "This report provides a snapshot of preventive services for U.S. adults before 2010. As we look to the future, we can track how our nation's health is progressing through better prevention in health care."
Moving forward, the data could differ because of certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act, including the requirement for new private health insurance plans to cover recommended preventive services with no cost-sharing and coverage for a new annual wellness visit under Medicare.


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Look for seeders on dealer lots
The market for later model, larger used planters has been just OK the past few years.
They've been OK but not near as hot as the used tractors or other segments of the market, such as grain-handling equipment, grain trailers, grain carts, gravity wagons, augers, and grain trucks.
To understand why larger planters don't pack the same heat in the auction ring, you need to break down supply and demand.
The law of supply and demand
On the supply side, for the past four years as you drove down the road and passed implement dealer lots on your right and left, you probably noticed how many late-model, large, used planters were sitting there. Quite a few.
On the demand side, it's the same issue that's been at work in the late-model, larger combine market the past three years. Sales of new, large planters have been very strong for quite some time. That's been the case with new combine sales, too.
But the question is, where are the second buyers for these late-model, used, large planters who come back to dealers' lots when the original owners trade them in?
It's tougher to find these second buyers in the planter market. That's why large, late-model, used units begin to pile up on dealer lots. When that happens, used values tend to sag a bit.
Values on large, late-model planters haven't dropped dramatically. Not at all. You just haven't seen the red-hot bidding for them at auction like you've seen on so many other types of used equipment.
Check out the data table on the previous page for a closer look at recent auction sale prices on 16/31 split-row planters.
There is an interesting phenomenon developing in the used marketplace the last couple years in regard to larger planters.
Due to the buildup of inventory on implement dealers' lots, most larger used planters either have gone to consignment or have gone to dealer auctions vs. going to traditional farm auctions (retirement or estate sales). Look at the far right-hand column in the data table for proof. There aren't many farm auctions listed.
My auction data shows that prices at traditional farm auctions run higher than on consignment and on dealer auctions. The data also shows the late-model, large planters that sold on consignment and dealer auctions the past four years, not surprisingly, haven't been red-hot sellers.
The good deals are on dealer lots
You'll notice that the highest auction sale price listed in the table is $101,000 for the 2010 John Deere 1790 16/31 that sold on an August 24, 2012, farm auction in southwest Minnesota. That's a good price. Most likely, that final bid was quite a bit off from what a dealer would have asked for that planter sitting on the lot.
On that same farm auction, a 2007 John Deere 8330 tractor with just 850 hours sold for $167,000. That represents a new record-high auction sale price by $10,000 over the previous record sale price. The previous record was set February 22, 2012, on a farm auction held in west-central New York, where a 2008 John Deere 8330 with 1,102 hours brought $157,000.
Dealers wouldn't have asked $157,000 or $167,000 for those tractors sitting on their lots.
So there's your difference between the current used tractor market (which is red hot) and the market for large, late-model, used planters (which is so-so).
The bottom of the market for larger used planters came back in 2009. Auction sale prices dipped noticeably at that time. For example, on a December 15, 2009, farm auction in south-central Nebraska, a 2004 Kinze 3600 16/31 planter that was rated in good condition sold for $42,000. That was a very soft sale price.
Now compare that final bid to the 2002 Kinze 3600 16/31 listed in the data table. It sold for $70,000 on a December 2012 auction in north-central Missouri. If you look at the first Kinze 3600 listed in the table, you'll see it sold for $72,000 on a January 2012 auction in east-central Illinois. The common denominator for those two Kinze 3600 planters was that each one sold on a farm auction.
A 12/24 Kinze 3600 Brings $91,000!
What's happening to those smaller split-row used planters being placed on the market? A 2011 Kinze 3600 12/24 planter that had only planted 550 acres sold for $91,000 on a December 8, 2012, farm auction in east-central Indiana. Low acres – like low hours on a tractor combine – equate to premium prices in the used market.


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Miracle Street: Sharing the Gospel with people where they are, doing what they do
Steve Lee is a man passionate about reaching ordinary people with the Good News. He urges the Church to find ways of sharing the story of the Gospel that connect with the new, technologically-savvy generation rather than just expecting them to find their own way to our churches and immediately consider the Bible accessible.
"We need to contextualise our message so it reaches as many people as possible," Steve explains.
"The Gospel is not a product we are trying to flog. We need to be faithful to the word and faithful to the time."
He believes the Church needs to take more risks. It has a history of spewing out the misfits and yet Jesus was drawn to them. They are often the ones that are restless for change and may well be the innovators – yet too often we ignore them.
He also believes that the Church can be scared of the world, viewing it as evil, but wants to remind us all that the world is wonderful and we need to learn to engage with it more.
"Jesus was a deep connector with the culture he came into. The church is so often perceived as anti everything, which is not the way Jesus operated. It was religion and religious people that he confronted, not the people on the street."
Steve's enthusiasm spills over into his workplace, which is the charity he founded – Miracle Street. At its heart is the desperate desire to reach everyday people on their own streets - where they are, doing what they do. Here Steve tells the story of how the charity began:
"Having grown up in a pretty regular family I had always believed in God but when I was about 20 I came to the realisation that God believed in me! Very soon after I began using my slightly quirky personality and very loud voice to present the Gospel of Jesus on the streets. In those early years, when I didn't know any better, I used whatever I could find to draw a crowd in order to tell as many people as possible how Jesus had changed my life.
"As the years went by I learned how to get out of a straitjacket, saw someone in half and operate a full size guillotine! The crowds got bigger. The next stage was to believe God for a team and the resources to communicate in a better way, to many more people, to inspire and develop churches and travel the country. Miracle Street was the result."
The charity was created in the 1990s. Steve explains how it came to be called Miracle Street: "The name Miracle Street came to me in a dream at a time when I was seeking to identify a name that suggested faith but was not going to provoke a spontaneous negative reaction. It's not so much about 'street events' or even 'reaching people on the street' although that is the origins of it. The name really reflects my passion for transformation though the Gospel."
Today Miracle Street is made up of a flexible community of all kinds of people with many gift and talents. Over the last few years they have been able to purchase some wonderful resources including mobile stages. The work of Miracle Street has also grown from street presentations to Steve and the rest of the team being able to affect whole towns and cities in the UK and particularly in Spain – although they have travelled to many countries.
Here is an example of an encounter in Spain: "In the summer of 2012 our big Mainstage was set up in the southern Spanish town of Rota and was drawing 1,000 a night to the meetings.
"We met an old lady in the supermarket while I was buying a fan. She needed one too but didn't have the money to buy it, as she was very poor. I went back into the shop and bought her the fan and watched her walk with it back to her flat in one of the high-rise blocks.
"That night she came to the Mainstage event and heard me preach on the 'Woman at the Well'. She came forward at the end of the events and we prayed for her. The next morning people in the streets were talking about the man who bought the lady the fan! That evening more people came to hear me speak just from hearing her story. It was a real-life example of the 'Woman at the Well' and was very powerful."
Steve's latest initiative is The Big Story – seven dramatic stories being told over seven consecutive nights, portraying the 'Big Story' of God's love. Steve explains: "It's a way of connecting big numbers of people with the story of the Gospel in a way that is very visual and engaging using all my stage props to illustrate the 7 dramatic stories."
Steve talks about the inspiration he has drawn from early 20th-century female evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson.
Also an actress, when she arrived in Los Angeles she built a 10,000 circular auditorium right in the heart of Hollywood. All the traditional church leaders criticised her, but she responded to them by saying: "If you can think of a better way for me to get willing people to listen to the Big Story of God, then tell me and I'll try. But please don't tell me to speak to empty seats." The cream of Hollywood attended her meetings – and that building is still a church today.
Steve and his team are telling the Big Story from 1 to 7 March at the Middle Brook Centre in Winchester. The event is free, and is being promoted on the back of Winchester buses and in 125,000 newspapers a week for the next four weeks across the region.
You may not be as loud or as quirky as Steve but surely he is to be applauded for finding new ways to connect everyday people with the message of the Gospel. How complacent have we become with our Christianity, and how safe is our 'evangelism'? Steve says: "Christians can be the people who have all the answers to all the questions that nobody is asking."
Let's not be irrelevant, but try to step out of our comfort zones and reach those that Jesus wants us to with his Big Story.
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The Completion Behaviour of Registered Apprentices: Who Continues, Who Quits, and Who Completes Programs?
The number of registered apprentices in Canada more than doubled between 1995 and 2007, yet successful completion of apprenticeship programs increased by only about one-third as much. Uncovering the factors related to low completion rates is a necessary first step to ensuring that today's skilled labour is replaced in the future. This study utilizes the 2007 National Apprenticeship Survey (NAS) to investigate the completion behaviour of individuals enrolled in apprenticeship programs. These behaviours include continuing, discontinuing (or quitting), and completing programs. The NAS contains detailed demographic information regarding respondents' backgrounds and the characteristics of apprenticeship programs. The results show that program completion is positively related to a variety of demographic characteristics, including being married and having completed at least a high school education prior to beginning an apprenticeship. Males and females have similar completion probabilities. Completion is negatively related to time in the apprenticeship program (beyond the normal program length) and the number of employers during training. Type of technical training and having a journeyperson always present enhance the probability of completion. The regional unemployment rate has little effect on whether an individual completes an apprenticeship program or not. There are also large provincial and trade group differences. This is a revised version of an earlier paper circulated under the same title (Laporte and Mueller 2010). We thank the Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network (CLSRN) and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) for supporting this research. We would also like to thank an anonymous reviewer, Grant Schellenberg, and Pamela White for useful comments as well as participants at the January 2010 HRSDC-CLSRN Apprenticeship Workshop in Vancouver and many colleagues at Statistics Canada and HRSDC.
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Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from their residence in Halton, a very common place-name in England. The place-name is derived from the Old English terms halh, which means nook or corner of land, and tun, which meant farm or enclosure, and later came to mean fortress and town. The name means "farm in the nook or corner of land." The surname denotes a dweller at same.
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Lancashire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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In an attempt to escape the chaos experienced in England, many English families boarded overcrowded and diseased ships sailing for the shores of North America and other British colonies. Those families hardy enough, and lucky enough, to make the passage intact were rewarded with land and a social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families became important contributors to the young colonies in which they settled. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first Haltomes to arrive on North American shores: James Haltone who arrived in Philadelphia in 1853; James Halton arrived in Maryland in 1775; John Halton arrived in Potomack in 1747.
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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is set to persist with left-back Alberto Moreno despite criticism over his display against Arsenal.
Despite coming in for massive criticism following his display against the Gunners, Moreno will not be sold off and replaced – if reports are to be believed.
Moreno was subjected to savage criticism after he conceded a penalty, which was subsequently saved, before being caught out for Theo Walcott's opening goal, and had James Milner been fit he may not have even played.
Germany full-back Jonas Hector has been linked but he has since signed a new contract at Cologne so Klopp looks like he is going to have Moreno as his only recognised left-back.


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After AP Twitter hack, W.H. says Obama is fine
President Obama is "fine," White House press secretary Jay Carney said Tuesday after The Associated Press's Twitter account said that Obama had been injured in an explosion.
"It appears as though AP's Twitter account has been attacked, so anything that was just sent out ... is obviously false," the AP's White House correspondent, Julie Pace, said before asking her first question at Carney's daily briefing.
(Also on POLITICO: AP Twitter hacked, false White House explosions report)
"I appreciate that," Carney told Pace. "And I can say that the president is fine, I was just with him."
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - If you didn't think the World Cup Qualifying match between the U.S. and border-rival Mexico on September 3 at Crew Stadium could get any bigger, you were wrong.
The stakes just got bigger.
Former Crew star Brian McBride scored just 91 seconds into the game as the U.S. defeated Trinidad & Tobago, 1-0, last night in Connecticut and can now clinch a berth to FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 with a win over Mexico on September 3 at Crew Stadium. The World Cup berth would be the fifth consecutive for the U.S. squad and its eighth overall since the first World Cup in 1930. The 2006 tournament will be the 18th World Cup Finals played.
A tie vs. Mexico could also clinch a U.S. berth in the 2006 World Cup, but only if the other two CONCACAF qualifying matches on September 3 (Panama vs. Costa Rica and Trinidad & Tobago vs. Guatemala) result in ties.
Mexico defeated Costa Rica at home last night, 2-0, to maintain the top spot in the final round of qualifying with 16 points (5-0-1), while the U.S sits in second place with 15 points (5-1-0). In the other CONCACAF match last night, Guatemala beat Panama at home, 2-1. Costa Rica and Guatemala are tied for third with seven points each, with Trinidad & Tobago in fifth with four points and Panama sixth with two points.
The CONCACAF Final Round Qualifying tournament is a 10-game round-robin format tournament that began on Feb. 9 and runs through Oct. 12, 2005, with the top three teams automatically advancing to the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. The fourth-place team will compete in a two-game playoff to be held Nov. 12/13 and Nov. 16 against the fifth-place finisher in Asian qualifying.
The Labor Day weekend tilt in Crew Stadium, presented by Budweiser, will be televised live at 7:30 p.m. (ET) on ESPN Classic and Telemundo, and fans are also able to follow the match live at ussoccer.com via MatchTracker, presented by Philips Electronics.
Tickets for the U.S. vs. Mexico World Cup qualifier in Columbus sold out minutes after they went on sale to the general public on August 2. Anticipating the biggest international soccer event in Crew Stadium since the U.S. faced Mexico on Feb. 28, 2001, fans snapped up tickets during a week-long presale for select members of the U.S. Soccer community, including registered ussoccerfan.com members and Crew season ticket holders. The remaining tickets sold out in 20 minutes.
The Crew Stadium match will be the fifth World Cup qualifier hosted by the six-year old venue. The U.S. has a 2-0-2 record in qualifying and a 3-0-3 all-time record there. In 2004, the U.S. defeated Grenada on June 13 by a 3-0 score in a second-round qualifying match, before tying Jamaica, 1-1, in the final match of the semifinal round on Nov. 17. The U.S. matches at Crew Stadium also include the 2-0 victory over Mexico in the last U.S. final-round qualifier vs. the Tricolores at home. In that match on Feb. 28, 2001, Josh Wolff and Earnie Stewart scored for the U.S. before a sold-out crowd of 24,624 fans who braved freezing temperatures.
The U.S. has just 11 wins in 50 matches against Mexico in a series that dates to 1934, but the U.S. has a 9-6-8 advantage in home matches since 1957. In the last nine meetings, the U.S. has won six games by shutout and tied another meeting, 0-0, in 2003. Additionally, since the rivalry between these two teams began in earnest in 1990, the sides have played 23 times, with the U.S. holding a 9-7-7 advantage. The last two U.S. losses were in Mexico City in final-round qualifying for the FIFA World Cup, including a 2-1 defeat on March 27 of this year.
Under U.S. Manager Bruce Arena, the U.S. has a 6-4-1 record vs. their border rivals including a 13-6 advantage in goal differential. The biggest of those six wins was a 2-0 victory for the U.S. on June 17, 2002, that sent Mexico home from Korea while the U.S. advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2002 World Cup. In World Cup qualifying, the U.S. has a 3-14-5 record vs. Mexico.
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Team P W L D GF:GA GD PTS Mexico 6 5 0 1 11:3 +8 16 USA 6 5 1 0 12:3 +9 15 Guatemala 6 2 3 1 9:9 0 7 Costa Rica 6 2 3 1 6:10 -4 7 T&T 6 1 4 1 4:10 -6 4 Panama 6 0 4 2 3:10 -7 2


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If there were things about Ridley Scott's "Prometheus" that left you scratching your head (or perhaps other parts of your body) long after watching it, welcome to the party. You're not alone, as it turns out, because a lot of people out there just don't get what the hell was going on in the film. Mind you, this doesn't mean they weren't "smart" enough to figure it out, but it sure seem as if Scott and his screenwriters, "Lost's" Damon Lindelof and Jon Spaihts had some questionable, er, ideas. Lots of ideas.
Thankfully, there are enough people out on the Interwebs trying to make sense of the movie's many hanging plot threads and muddy notions to warrant this post.
Needless to say, VAST SPOILERS below if you haven't seen the movie yet.
For instance, who made what, that in turned made who, and came out of where? To clear this bit up, graphic designer Carlos Poon came up with a simple infographic explaining the "origins" of the movie's many species:
Here's a behind-the-scenes making of the film's opening sequence by the folks at WETA, which explains what was going on with that Engineer we saw in the film's opening scene (via Awards Daily). Turns out, it wasn't just some wicked rash he was developing.
Meanwhile, Red Letter Media has some issues with "Prometheus". Okay, they have a lot of issues. Enough to fill up 4 minutes of video where they simply ask one question after another, in fact. If you don't agree with at least half of their questions, you just weren't paying attention during the movie.


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Japan's The North Face Purple Label has released a series of bags featuring the "Old Kilim Print". Included in the release are a fanny pack and a backpack, both featuring premium suede leather details and of course the trademark purple logo tag. The bags are now available at Ark.
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MSI has announced two netbooks certified by the WiMax Forum and with 3.5G mobile broadband modules at their core. The MSI Wind U130 and U135 netbooks will go onsale in the UK in January.
Both models are 10in widescreen Windows 7 Starter Edition netbooks with an embedded 1.3Mp webcam and 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi. The 160GB MSI Wind U130 will cost £229 while the 250GB U135 model will be £279 inc VAT.
As well as their 3.G WiMax modules, the two netbooks distinguish themselves from the herd with a slightly sleeker, curvier profile than some models, and by the inclusion of an MSI power consumption-limiting technology that sees them draw only 5.5 Watts.
Netbooks see no sign of diminishing in popularity. Low cost, portability, lengthy battery life and the range of basic but essential computing tasks they enable is clearly a winning formula. Some manufacturers have sought to up the ante on the specs front - adding a few extra pounds Sterling to the asking price - but the tried and trusted Intel Atom with 160GB hard disk and a no-frills version of Windows at the core is still the norm.
With its latest models, the Wind U130 and Wind U135, MSI has refined the basics while keeping the cost around the £200-£250 mark. The 10in display is a 1024x600-pixel LED-backlit widescreen affair, while the U135 model has a chiclet keyboard as an optional alternative to the standard raised plastic keys of the standard version.
Both will be onsale in January direct from MSI. They weigh 1.2kg including the standard 3-cell battery and will be offered in a choice of four colours including black and red.


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So much for enthusiasm at Junior Nation.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is pretty much a one-and-done driver in the Chase after an engine failure in Chicago left him stumbling in 35th place. Earnhardt led briefly on Lap 221 of the 267-lap race. But three laps later, his car blew up, sending smoke out the exhaust pipes of his No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.


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Wednesday April 29, 2009
If you love Menudo, you'll love being in San Marcos the first weekend in May.
The most prominent feature of VIVA! Cinco de Mayo is the OFFICIAL STATE-WIDE MENUDO COOK-OFF. Competitors from throughout the State of Texas venture to San Marcos to prepare "their" winning versions of an age-old traditional, Mexican dish - MENUDO. Each team participating has hopes of being awarded the title of "BEST MENUDO IN THE STATE OF TEXAS". A title, however is not all that is awarded. To the top three bowls, various trophies and cash prizes are also awarded.
Menudo is not the only thing that gets judged at VIVA! Cinco de Mayo. Menudo teams also have the option of entering a second competition for the Showmanship Awards. This part of the cook-off is judged solely upon a team's creativity and team spirit. The top team will be awarded a trophy and a cash prize.
The downtown Parade is a VIVA! Cinco de Mayo favorite. Held downtown in the beautiful historical district of San Marcos, the parade features entries from around the state and the San Marcos area. Beautiful floats, marching bands and an array of decorated vehicles are just some of the entries.
Other events which occur during this festive occasion are the Little Miss Cinco de Mayo pageant and the Miss Cinco de Mayo pageant. In the spirit of competition, these contestants hope to win the privilege of representing LULAC and the VIVA! Cinco de Mayo Celebration. Intelligence, charisma, poise, and charm are all qualities that could make any girl and lady a fine candidate for these competitions. Miss Cinco de Mayo and her court receive scholarships to go toward their pursuit of higher education.
The Children of San Marcos also participate in the VIVA! Cinco de Mayo Celebration. The Folklorico Dancers put on performances that will not be forgotten. Their performances range from old, traditional dances to modern, up-to-date dances.
During the evening, the festivities continue. For three consecutive nights, the Hays County Civic Center is filled with the rich sounds of Tejano and Mariachi music. Artists as popular as El Grupo Mazz, Emilio Navaira, and the late Selena have all performed at VIVA! Cinco de Mayo.
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The other day Chris Bowen (that's Chris working with students below) and I gave a Kodu workshop for a group of students and teachers in Vermont. This was a train the trainer sort of work shop and the students will be acting as peer tutors as part of after school programs in their local schools. Some of the adults were teachers from the same schools while others were teacher trainers from the Digital Wish program who organized the workshop.
Having both students who ranged from about 6th grade though high school and adults in the same workshop was pretty interesting. Generally speaking the adults asked more questions. The students tended to try more things before asking. One might expect adults to hesitate about asking for help in front of students but that was not the case. These adults were there to learn and if asking questions helped they were ready and willing to do so. In fact stopping teachers from asking questions seems just about impossible in my experience. It is one of the things I love about doing workshops for teachers.
As I said before the students were rushing ahead to try things. They also wanted to learn but at their age discovery and trial and error appear to be the preferred way to learn. And learn they did! Kodu is one of those wonderful tools where you can point students in a general direction and get out of the way. We had some of the students demo projects at the end of the day and I must say I was impressed with how much they learned. It was more than I was able to teach them. I call that success!
The adults learned a lot as well of course. It was interesting to see that while the students didn't pay a lot of attention to what the adults were doing the adults were positively energized by watching the students. This is not really surprising in either case. Kids are notorious for not being able to see beyond themselves. Teachers are well known for thriving on the success of their students. It is the ability to push students forward and enjoy their success that makes people good teachers (among other things of course).
My last big observation is that the teacher's minds were racing with a different set of ideas than the students. The students were interested in "playing" while the teachers were seeing things like:
- Problem solving
- logical thinking
- debugging
- story boarding
- teamwork
And all sorts of other things students were and would be learning through the process. It's as if mental light bulbs were going off all over the room. I can't wait to see what all of these students – adult and school age alike – come up with in the coming weeks and months.