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(CSM) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to take a harder line on Iran in next week's meeting with President Obama in hopes of pressuring the United States into making more decisive pronouncements on its potential responses to Iran's nuclear development.
Haaretz reports that, according to an unnamed Israeli official, Mr. Netanyahu wants more than the "vague assertion that 'all options are on the table.' " He wants Mr. Obama to publicly state that the US is prepared for a military operation against Iran should the country "cross certain 'red lines.' "
But White House officials say Netanyahu will go home empty-handed. The Los Angeles Times reports that Obama has no intention of making any policy shift toward Iran and that he believes the current US strategy – diplomacy and increasingly strict sanctions – is taking a toll on Iran.
"A more explicit military threat is not helpful," senior White House officials told The Times. While Washington's red line is Iran acquiring a nuclear bomb, Israel's threshold is lower: Iran merely acquiring the knowledge and industrial means to build a nuclear bomb.


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Last week, longtime-South-Bay-but-wildly-popular-in-OC Sense Field finally released their new album, Tonight and Forever. And it's a gem, full of great post-emo, post-post-hardcore, post-post-post-melody and any number of other post- tags you could slap on what's basically just good rock & roll. There are moody, revved-up tunes like "Love Song," ornery enough to fit solidly into KROQ's all-anger-all-the-time format. There are wispy-but-meaty hymns like "Weight of the World" and crunchy, irony-drenched numbers like "Fun Never Ends" (which is more about frustration than fun, really). There are shimmering acoustic guitars and lush orchestral arrangements (hello, ProTools!) that give the music a fluttering heart and impassioned soul, something for which many younger bands strive but miss. It's a sound that's hummable, headbanging and somehow spiritual.
The album almost didn't happen, though, which leads us to the saga of the band's Valley-in-the-Shadow-of-Death hike.
After cutting a couple of fine albums for OC indie label Revelation, Sense Field got what they thought was their big break in 1996: a deal with Warner Bros., the gargantuan major, a major so huge, corporate and bottom-line-watching, in fact, that if things weren't going well at the label—if the label put out a record that bombed—then executive heads promptly went a-rollin'.
This happened a lot while Sense Field was on Warner Bros.
"We kept having to re-introduce ourselves to new people and executives," singer Jonathan Bunch told me last fall. "After a couple of years of that, there was no one who'd been there when we first signed with them. They just gradually became uninterested in putting out the record."
With new executive regimes came new album release dates, new marketing strategies, new arguments over what songs should make the cut—the kind of big-label politics that have destroyed perfectly good bands and driven great musicians to surrender their craft altogether. Given several options, Sense Field opted to be released from its contract, bringing an unceremonious end to what amounted to a sexless four-year marriage—all foreplay, no climax.
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It wasn't exactly an amicable parting either. In a game commonly played in the music industry, Warner Bros. let Sense Field go but held on to the album's master recordings in exchange for what the band deemed an exorbitant sum of money. Sense Field had an alternative: take their songs to another label and re-record them on their own dime, which they did when a new deal came up with Nettwerk America.
Hence, Tonight and Forever. "An album five years in the making!" they could rightfully call it. But that would be perpetuating their bad-luck story, a headspace the band clearly has no intention of staying in. The track listing alone backs them up—out of 12 songs, just five are holdovers from their Warner Bros. period.
"We don't want this to become our story," Bunch makes clear. "We don't really want to dwell on it either. We want to move forward."
Sense Field perform with the Killingtons, Death On Wednesday and Four Panel Kid at Chain Reaction, 1652 W. Lincoln Ave., Anaheim, (714) 635-6067. Sat., 7:30 p.m. $10. All ages.

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THIRSTY drinkers brought the Witney Beer Festival to an early end after drinking the barrels dry.
The Witney Round Table event at the town's St Mary's Church, in Church Green, was due to end at 10pm on Saturday but the 40 beers and ciders had all gone by 8.30pm.
Among those enjoying the event were Alice Morgan and Richard Morley.
Festival organiser James Mills said: "We had 850 glasses and ran out. We got another 150 from Wychwood Brewery, and those went.
"At the end we were having to give out plastic cups. It was a resounding success."
A competition among seven Oxfordshire clergymen to produce the best home-brewed beer was won by the Rev Graham Sykes, chaplain to the Bishop of Oxford.


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Today is the day I attempt to make jerky for the first time. Well, technically I started yesterday armed with my copy of "Just Jerky, The Complete Guide to Making It". I began with step 1 – marinating the beef strips. How card could it be? Oh wait; that says strips doesn't it? Ok, so my first attempt isn't off to the best start – I did marinate the meat overnight as required, but it was a whole fillet rather than nicely sliced pieces. Whoops.
So here I am today, ready to go with my now sliced eye fillet that has been marinating in strips for about an hour, in addition to the overall marination of the last 18 hours. As I was slicing up the meat, I made sure to not include any bits that were overly fatty or sinewy (there weren't many of these as I was using eye fillet steaks) – these few pieces were definitely not wasted – I seared them quickly in a hot pan and I can assure you that if Round 1 of the Great Jerky Experiment fails, it won't be due to poor quality raw ingredients.
This is definitely a day of firsts, as it's also the first time I've attempted to use the food dehydrator my sister got me for Christmas (a Hottop KN-128E). Upon turning it on I realised that the 'new' smell would not do my jerky any good, so I let the dehydrator air out for an hour while it was turned on (I'd washed all the trays previously). The extra time gave those strips a few more minutes in the lovely marinade (I decided to go with 'Kevin and Annie's Jerky' – using coconut aminos/sauce instead of soy, salt, chilli flakes, minced garlic, minced ginger and maple syrup).
As per the recommendations of the dehydrator manual, I drained the strips on some paper towel and placed them on a couple of trays, making sure not to overcrowd the trays to allow the air to flow throughout the dehydrator.
The only one in this household more excited than me about making jerky is my Cavalier King Charles, Jade. She has now taken up the position of Great Jerky Experiment Dehydrator Supervisor, ensuring regular trips to the kitchen, just to make sure nothing untoward has happened to the meat, which might require her unsurpassable skill as a garbage disposal unit.
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Joe, you stayed loyal to the faith better than I did that day. I was at this game and was lucky enough to be offered free food since my cousin's girlfriend, who not Catholic, was working at the concession stand. I felt the need to take advantage of the opportunity and, ignoring that it was a Lenten Friday, gave in to temptation by consuming a hot dog. I should have taken the pizza like you did.
The game wasn't worth remembering. The Mets hitters were just lifeless and got shut out by Ken Hill.
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Acid variable charge subsoils exhibit a positive charge, which retards the passage of anions through the soil profile. The objective was to study the NO−3 adsorption isotherms and the effect of changing the subsoil positive charge on NO−3 and Cl− retention, estimate NO−3 and Cl− retardation in different subsoils, and quantify relationships between transport and adsorption parameters. Subsoils from different subtropical and tropical areas were used in column experiments. Four lime treatments and four leaching solutions were used to create different anion exchange capacities (AECs) in subsoils. In the Cecil subsoil (Fine, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Kanhapludult), NO−3 isotherms were linear between 5 and 30 mmol NO−3 L−1. When forced through the origin, an L-curve NO−3 isotherm was observed at native and low soil pH. The NO−3 adsorption was largely affected by the changes in both pH and concentration of the leaching solution. Other variable charge subsoils have varying capacities to retard anions, which is reduced when either soil pH or leaching solution concentration is increased. Both parameters equally reduce the distribution coefficient Kd and the retardation coefficient R. The AEC correlates closely with R and Kd. As a result, AEC can be successfully used in the solute transport models to estimate Kd or R without measuring it to correct for the NO−3 retardation.Please view the pdf by using the Full Text (PDF) link under 'View' to the left.
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Don't count yourself an experienced driver until you've covered 100,000km
Our Road Safety Authority expert this week looks at ways of making younger drivers better more quickly
Evidence suggests that a driver doesn't really become experienced until he or she has 100,000kms under their belt.
When they have covered that amount they will have coped with most road, weather, pedestrian and traffic conditions and will have dealt with many hazards and challenging situations which helps to build driving competence.
But if there was a way of exposing those learning to drive to dangerous situations, in a safe environment, then maybe they could acquire the skills to deal with these risks in the real world much quicker.
Last week the Road Safety Authority published a document which proposed some changes to the practical driving test. Quite a bit of media attention focused on the proposal to introduce a way of testing a driver's hazard management skills. If given the go-ahead, this could take the form of simple photographs, video footage or maybe even simulators, to show a hazardous situation and candidates would be measured on their ability to identify or react to the risk.
The aim is to try to 'concertina' a learner or novice driver's learning so they become more experienced drivers sooner.
Last Friday the RSA hosted the annual meeting of the International Commission for Driver Testing Authorities. Attending were almost 200 of the world's leading experts on the driving test. The main topic for discussion was 'hazard perception and how it can be applied to driver training and testing'. Quite a bit of research has been carried out at international level on this subject, some by leading academics here in this country, and all of this will feed into the final outcome here.
Another reform that the RSA is proposing is that we introduce independent driving into the driving test. This is probably one of the most radical reforms being proposed.
It would mean driving without detailed instruction from the Driver Tester for a period during the test. Independent driving is being used in Scandinavian countries, the Netherlands and Great Britain, with some success. These are countries with the best road safety track records.
Reports suggest that candidates feel independent driving allows them to demonstrate how they can really drive, without constant instruction from the Tester. Studies show independent driving is very different from the driving required to pass the practical driving test.
Independent driving could work in practice by giving the candidate a set of general directions for a route, or asking them to drive to a local landmark.
A measure that's also being proposed is to change the way candidates are debriefed after the driving test. One of the proposals suggested is to allow the candidate's Driving Instructor to sit in the back of the car during the practical test, and to attend the feedback session afterwards. This is something that's being done in the UK.
At the moment, eco-driving techniques are taught as part of the learning to drive process. They are covered in the practical test itself, but not scored over and above the safety critical aspects of the fault. Examples of eco driving include maintaining steady speed, making proper use of the controls when slowing and picking up speed, driving with low engine RPM. So, should we include it in the fault incurring aspect of the driving test?
It's the 50th anniversary of the driving test in Ireland this year, so it's a good opportunity to review and look at ways of improving it.
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By Marc Gunther
It's an unlikely gamble: Las Vegas, the desert metropolis of casinos, suburban sprawl, golf courses, and glittering lights, wants to remake itself into a model of sustainable development. Hotel and casino operators are investing many millions of dollars to save energy and water, and reduce their carbon emissions and waste.
MGM Resorts' massive City Center development is one of the world's largest LEED-certified projects. The Las Vegas Sands built a solar thermal power plant on the roof of its convention center to provide hot water for swimming pools, spas, and guest rooms. Hotel-operated limousines run on compressed natural gas, which burns cleaner than gasoline, and high-end restaurants like Sage offer farm-to-table produce, artisanal meats, and sustainable seafood.
The greening of Las Vegas is being driven largely by business travelers and the city's position as one of the top meeting destinations in the United States.
"You're not going to find many Fortune 500 companies that are not meeting in Vegas at some point," says Michael Dominguez, Senior Vice President of Sales for MGM Resorts.
"We view sustainability as a core part of our business strategy," says Gary Loveman, the Chief Executive of Caesar's, which has invested more than $70 million in energy-efficiency programs.
If Las Vegas, a brand that is all about fun and frivolity, takes sustainability seriously, it's a safe bet that the rest of the hotel industry is equally committed to reducing its environmental footprint as well as becoming more socially responsible. But how green is Vegas, really? The lights on the strip still glitter all night long. The carbon footprints of big operators such as MGM Resorts shoot skyward as they add new capacity. And it's hard to get your head around the idea that transporting nearly 40 million visitors a year to a desert city that averages about 4.2 inches of precipitation a year ends up being sustainable in a meaningful way.
And that's the way it goes with the rest of the hotel industry, too. Every major hotelier—Starwood, Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, IHC, and the rest—has invested in energy and water efficiency, reported its carbon footprint online, reduced waste, organized "green teams" of engaged employees, and embraced social programs ranging from recycling soap and toiletries to teaching employees to recognize and report human sex trafficking.
That's all well and good, but these efforts are not yet comprehensive or comparable in a way that would allow corporate travel buyers and managers (or, for that matter, leisure travelers) to measure one hotel chain against another. Nor are there reliable, broad-based, third-party standards, ratings, or rankings that reward industry leaders and shame laggards, as there are in other business categories, ranging from seafood and forestry to cell phones and appliances.
"The industry, in general, is still getting its feet wet," says Jennifer Silberman, who has been Vice President of Global Corporate Responsibility at Hilton Worldwide since 2010. Like other big hotel companies, Hilton says that sustainability—which it calls corporate responsibility, and others label corporate citizenship—is about more than going green.
"Our definition of responsibility is holistic," Silberman says. "It includes environmental, social, and corporate governance issues."
One clear sign that the hotel sector has lagged others? Transparency—or the lack thereof. Hilton published its first thorough corporate responsibility report in 2013, and Starwood plans to release its first sometime this year. Hyatt began reporting in 2011, and Marriott in 2006. By comparison, Shell has been reporting on its environmental performance since 1997, and tech companies such as Intel (which began reporting in 2001), Hewlett Packard (2001), and Microsoft (2003) have had sustainability programs in place for a decade. Nike began reporting in 2001, Gap in 2004. Not until companies measure and publicly report on their actions does real change come, sustainability experts say.
The good news is that the hotel industry is making unmistakable progress as a strong business case emerges for environmental and social initiatives. Indeed, industry executives cite three reasons why they have begun to take action on the sustainability front: to save money, attract and motivate their employees, and respond to demand from business and leisure travelers.The first and biggest driver is the cost savings generated by efficiency. Hilton Worldwide, for example, says it has saved about $253 million since 2009 by reducing energy, waste, and water use.
"Everything we do has a positive return on investment," says Randy Gaines, Hilton Worldwide's Vice President of Engineering, Housekeeping, and Laundry Operations for the Americas. "Over 90 percent of our projects have paybacks of less than two years," he says. All of the nearly 4,000 Hilton Worldwide properties must use LightStay, a proprietary software platform that calculates their sustainability performance and helps spread best practices.
Meantime, the Las Vegas Sands, which operates some 15 million square feet of space in its hotels, convention center, and casinos, tackles about 100 environmental projects a year, including the installation of energy-saving lighting and low-flow plumbing fixtures, reports Katarina Tesarova, the property's Executive Director of Sustainability. Some pay back their investment in less than a year, she reports.
The second biggest driver is the industry's desire to attract and engage workers in a business where providing good service matters. "We want our employees to deliver that genuine you-really-feel-they-meant-it service," says Cindy Ortega, Chief Sustainability Officer at MGM Resorts. Last year, MGM and its employees staged a theatrical performance called "Inspiring Our World: A Musical Journey" to showcase the company's commitment to sustainability and diversity. The show featured a Stomplike number about recycling waste (with garbage cans, of course) and a ballad about conserving water. The show opened in Vegas—nine shows in three days, with some 40,000 attendees—and later toured MGM properties in Detroit, Reno, Biloxi, and Tunica.
Hotels that invest in their communities and tackle social problems report that these efforts also pay off with their people. In Sao Paulo, Brazil, for example, Hyatt brings disadvantaged young people from the city's slums, or favelas, to the Grand Hyatt for a hands-on, year-long training program that covers everything from personal grooming to hospitality industry skills. Hotel associates are trained as volunteers to teach the classes, giving the attendees "a tremendous sense of engagement and accomplishment," says Brigitta Witt, Hyatt's Vice President of Corporate Responsibility. The hotel eventually hires many of the students.
Not such a happy story—but an important one—is the industry's efforts to combat human sex trafficking, particularly of children. Hilton and Wyndham are among a handful of US hotel companies to have signed what is known as "The Code" (The Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children From Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism), and Hilton has spent three years, working with a nonprofit called Polaris, training its workers to spot sex trafficking. "We're building a network of more engaged, more aware advocates," says Silberman.
The sustainability push is also driven by customers, although it's hard to know to what degree, if at all, the social and environmental truly attract new business to hotels. What is known is that corporate travel buyers increasingly ask for sustainability data when compiling their lists of preferred hotels, or when planning meetings and events. "We have seen a significant push from our customers, demanding sustainability information from us in a variety of ways," says Denise Naguib, Vice President of Sustainability and Supplier Diversity at Marriott. Along with the usual information about "rates, dates, and space," customers are requesting data on CO2 emissions and water use, Naguib points out. Business travel planners want the data to report their own environmental performance, so hotels need to provide it. But Naguib acknowledges: "Today, our customers are probably not going to compare the sustainability of hotel A to hotel B to make a buying decision."
What's more, doing side-byside comparisons is harder than it should be, although it is gradually becoming easier. One key step forward: More than 15,000 hotels around the world have adopted the Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative (HCMI) methodology developed by the World Travel and Tourism Council, which allows them, for the first time, to calculate and communicate the carbon footprint of hotel stays and meetings in a consistent and transparent way. Another: The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA, which publishes this magazine) has created a standardized request for proposal (RFP) that includes a variety of metrics, such as carbon footprint and water usage per room, and asks about sustainability practices, ranging from the availability of bike racks to the use of "green" cleaning practices. "That was a huge push forward for us as an industry," Naguib says. Corporate travel buyers with an interest in sustainability say hotel operators are more responsive than ever to their requests for greener meetings or more sustainable food choices.
"The conversation is definitely improving," says Paul Salinger, a Vice President of Marketing at Oracle who leads its sustainability work at big events like Oracle Open World, which brought 60,000 people to San Francisco last year.
What would accelerate change are credible third-party ratings that enable buyers to directly compare hotel companies or properties—and spark competition among owners and operators. Climate Counts, a nonprofit group, ranks hotel companies on climate-change practices and policies—it puts the Saunders Hotel Group, a small Boston-based chain with a longtime commitment to sustainability, at the top of its list, followed by Marriott. But Climate Counts incorporates only climate issues, and other chains challenge its methodology. Green Hotels Global, a software platform run by a Toronto-based firm called the Carbon Accounting Company, seeks to provide standardized environmental metrics for hotels everywhere; it measures carbon emissions, water, waste and other practices, even adjusting for differences in climate.
"We're trying to help the corporate travel buyer and the meeting planner filter through the myriad of green claims that are permeating the marketplace," says Ian Lipton, President of the Carbon Accounting Company. The trouble is, the only major chain to sign up is Marriott. "The other chains are dragging their feet," Lipton says. Hyatt and Hilton have their own software platforms to track their hotels' performance, which they provide to customers but don't share more widely through Green Hotels Global. Other independent sources, including Trip Advisor with its Green Leaders program, an eco-rating program called Green Key, and the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED ratings, provide useful information about hotels. But none is definitive.
That said, Marriott has arguably emerged as the industry's sustainability leader. It was the first to report, it shares its data through Green Hotels Global, and it is rated highly by Climate Counts. Marriott's efforts are comprehensive, embracing issues ranging from youth employment to gay rights, Amazon rainforest preservation to the purchase of cage-free eggs.
But Marriott—like all of its rivals—is still struggling to balance the goal of sustainability with the need to grow its business. Despite putting a wide range of efficiency measures into place, the company has added rooms in recent years, and as a result its greenhouse gas emissions have grown from 3.19 million metric tons in 2007 to 3.55 million metric tons in 2012—an increase of 11 percent. Scientists say that businesses and individuals have to reduce their absolute carbon emissions dramatically to limit the risks of catastrophic climate impacts.
Of course, hotels can only do so much on their own. Until low-carbon electricity from solar, wind, or nuclear power becomes widely available, hotel companies probably won't be able to meaningfully scale back their impact. Then there's another problem: customers. In much of Europe and Asia, hotels require guests to insert their room-card keys into slots to get power; leave the room, and the lights go off. Marriott and Starwood's Element brand have experimented with this technology in the United States, but customers rebelled.
Starwood has had greater success with Make a Green Choice, a program that allows guests to opt out of housekeeping (saving labor, energy, and materials) in exchange for Starpoints or modest food and beverage credits.
"That's one of our most popular programs," says Andrea Pinabell, Starwood's Director of Sustainability and Global Citizenship. It's been used more than 4.5 million times since its launch in 2009. Younger travelers, in particular, want hotels to go beyond the signs that say the hotel won't replace your towels every day unless you leave them on the floor. They expect high-efficiency lightbulbs, healthy—and local—options on the restaurant menu, and recycling bins in every meeting room. As these travelers come of age and those who serve them command big corporate travel budgets, the industry investment in sustainability could end up being a very smart bet.
Do airlines matter when it comes to climate change? Air travel is a relatively minor source of greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for an estimated 2 percent of all man-made carbon emissions, climate scientists say. But planes are just about the most climate-unfriendly way to move people and goods around. The 17,000 jets in the air today generate almost a third as much carbon dioxide as the billion cars on the road, according to the nonprofit International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), which has published a series of reports evaluating air carrier fuel efficiency and carbon emissions in the U.S. airline industry.
"Aviation is a significant contributor to global warming. It would be the seventh largest emitter in Council. "Left uncontrolled, its emissions are projected to almost double by 2030."
The industry itself acknowledges the problem, and says it is willing to accept a global, market-based plan to regulate climate pollution from aviation. Even without new rules or taxes on emissions, the airlines have plenty of incentive to burn less fuel. It's their number one cost, accounting for about 47 percent of the industry's operating expenses, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
So which are the most and least efficient U.S. airlines? That depends on what method is used to measure efficiency, and the options get geeky real fast. Five factors affect an airline's carbon efficiency per passenger: aircraft model, seating density, load factor, ratio of freight passengers, and distance. That said, Alaska, Spirit, Hawaiian, and Continental (before it was absorbed by clustered near the top of the most recent rankings from the ICCT, which were published in September 2013 using data from 2010. Laggards were AirTran, American, Allegiant, and U.S. Airways.
"To be honest, nobody is surprised that Allegiant ranks so low," says Dan Rutherford, Aviation Director for ICCT. "They're flying aircraft that are more than 20 years old."Alaska Airlines reduced its carbon emissions through a variety of measures, notably by migrating to exclusively flying the Boeing 737 and Bombardier Q400, the most fuel-efficient aircraft in their classes. Airlines that trailed in the rankings generally fly older models.
Globally, the most comprehensive ranking of airline efficiency was published in 2011 by Brighter Planet, a now-defunct company that managed carbon off sets. The report was based on data from 2007 through 2009. Overall, the top three carriers were Ryanair, Cathay Pacifi c, and easyJet.
While travelers are becoming more environmentally conscious, few buyers take environmental issues into account when they buy plane tickets. Price and convenience are paramount. Even if they wanted to, the task would be devilishly complex.
Sometimes, efficiency measures are visible to flyers. Passengers on Alaska Airlines, for example, might notice that pilots coast gradually downward on their descent; their GPS-guided trajectory is smooth, not a jarring stair-step. That's partly because low visibility in Alaska led the airline to introduce GPS navigation in the 1990s, which produced unintended environmental benefits.
Another consideration is that comfort and efficiency are often at odds. For instance, planes configured to carry more people are good for the planet but not for the passenger in the middle seat of row 46. That's one reason easyJet and Ryanair rank high globally and lowcost carrier Spirit Airlines does well in the U.S. rankings. But the sardine approach makes them unpopular with consumers.
The Brighter Planet report advises travel managers to pursue carbon reduction goals both by reducing the volume of air travel and seeking out the most efficient flights, which involves accounting for each flight's unique aircraft, load factor, and other hard-to-track elements. If that seems like a daunting task, travel buyers could join together to ask the airlines to provide more granular data.
In the long run, the best way to bring down the climate impact of air travel will probably be by substituting biofuels for petroleum-based fuels. Many airlines have tested biofuels, but on a small scale.
Lufthansa has teamed with a start-up company, Algae.Tec, to construct a large-scale algae aviation biofuel production facility. BioEnergy, a Hawaiian biofuels producer, will ramp up its production in five years, which could allow Alaska Airlines to begin procuring sustainable jet fuel for its Hawaii flights possibly as soon as fall 2018. While the cost of biofuels remains prohibitive, change is in the wings.
—Tina Casagrande
Who buys more cars than any other company in the world? Enterprise Holdings, whose brands include Enterprise, National, and Alamo, whose rental operation is the world's biggest in terms of revenues ($16.4 billion) and whose fleet numbers 1.4 million cars and trucks. In addition, Enterprise CarShare now offers rentals by the hour at colleges, businesses, governments, and select retail locations in about 35 states.
"We're not only biggest," says Lee Broughton, who heads up corporate sustainability for Enterprise Holdings. "We have a responsibility as the biggest."
Enterprise provides electric or hybrid cars in more than 40 cities, it promotes a carbon off set program, and it has committed to planting 50 million trees over the next 50 years.
Broughton says he'd like corporate travel managers to be more strategic when they choose a rental-car partner, instead of thinking about car rental as an afterthought, as is sometimes the case.
If businesses are serious about their sustainability commitment, Broughton says, they should ask questions about carbon measurement, fleet management services, and conservation initiatives during the bidding process.
As a privately held, family-owned company, Enterprise is able to invest in long-term technology. The Enterprise Rent-a-Car Institute for Renewable Fuels, located at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Missouri, employs more than 25 scientists who are working to develop low-carbon biofuels to replace fossil fuels down the line.
One particular strain of algae, for example, produces oils that have potential for powering vehicles. Investing in plant science, Broughton says, will be key to finding a replacement for fossil fuels. "It could take five years, ten, maybe twenty," says Broughton. "But plant science will have some sort of say in what substance we put in our vehicles to power them in the future."
—Marc Gunther
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Larry and His Flask
Onward, etc., Carrie Nation & the Speakeasy
Outland Ballroom
324 South Ave
Springfield, MO, 65806
This event is all ages
From their humble roots smack dab in the middle of the beautiful Pacific Northwest, Redmond, Oregon's Larry and His Flask have been creating quite the name for themselves over the past 10 years. Founded by brothers Jeshua (stand-up bass/baritone) and Jamin Marshall (drums/vocals) in 2003, the band went through numerous incarnations and members before finally settling on their current 5 member line-up and signature brand of rock 'n' roll. Alongside the Marshall brothers, Ian Cook (electric guitar/lead vocals), Andrew Carew (banjo/trombone/vocals) and Dallin Bulkley (acoustic guitar/vocals) incorporate various facets of folk, punk, gypsy jazz, bluegrass, soul and brass band to create a richly talented, uproarious, foot-stomping, ass-slapping good time for everyone listening.
What truly sets Larry and His Flask apart from any other band touring today is their unbelievably live show. Performances see members careening wildly across the stage with instruments, narrowly avoiding harrowing collisions amongst themselves and frequently trading said instruments mid-song while still maintaining pitch-perfect 4-part harmonies. They've even managed to catch the attention of the New York Times who listed them as one of the best shows of 2011, calling the band live "a breathless, polymorphous good time."
With as much as Larry and His Flask have toured since their inception, the praise was hard-earned and well-deserved. They have toured the US and Canada from coast to coast several times over as well as playing in Alaska, Hawaii, Europe, the Yukon Territory. and this year brings the promise of their first world tour. The band has shared the stage with a cast of musicians as diverse as Descendents, Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls, Streetlight Manifesto, Dropkick Murphys, Lucero, Andre Williams, Blackalicious and Wanda Jackson.
Their assorted and complex influences come shining through on their debut full-length, 2011′s All That We Know on Silver Sprocket Bicycle Club. In 2012, Larry and His Flask released the critically acclaimed Hobo's Lament EP, and 2013 brings a brand-new full length, By the Lamplight, slated for a June 25th release by the band on their own Cascadian Records, in conjunction with Silver Sprocket Bicycle Club in the US and Xtra Mile Recordings outside North America.
From street corners to barns, from squats to coffee shops, from dive bars to international festivals, Larry and His Flask continue to bring their own brand of rock 'n' roll to the people. They strive to make sure that no one in the audience misses out on the fun. So if they happen to be in your state, province or even your country, do yourself a favor and check them out!
Onward, etc. is a musical project put together by Rosco Wuestewald. Leaving the midwest at an early age, he started a journey traveling around the world which has evolved into a project known as Onward, etc. The idea behind the project is to form groups of musicians all around the country so as to be able to tour and have each show be completely unique based on the different band members and the location of the stage. So far the journey has been a complete success, forming pieces of Onward, etc. in places such as Alaska, The Dakotas, Montana, Minnesota, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Hawaii. The Onward, etc. project has developed a great sound being influenced by outstanding musicians including Mumford & Sons, Bon Iver, Blind Pilot, Sea Wolf, The Devil Makes Three, Delta Sprirt & many more, taking Indie/Rowdy Folk to another level. Rosco has shared the stage of music with some fantastic acts such as Luba Davorak, Larry Oakes, Michael Dooley, The Art Of Whimsey and many more. Onward, etc. is currently in the process of choosing the band members from pieces of Onward, etc. established in the Midwest, Alaska and Hawaii for their first tour this fall in the wild west. To get a feel of Onward, etc.'s musical awesomeness, check out Rosco's self titled album, "Rosco Wuestewald - The Secrets Of Marindahl" on iTunes.
Carrie Nation & the Speakeasy is a high-energy, acoustic brass 'n' grass outfit based out of Wichita, KS. The band, whose sound has been described as a stagecoach in overdrive, has brought their eclectic blend of punk, bluegrass, dixieland, and circus tunes to packed bars, basements, and festivals across the United States since 2007.
With tunes that cover just about everything from drinkin' to dyin' to livin' and lyin', CNS can fill the dance floor with their blazing bluegrass and circus tunes as quickly as they can provoke existential introspection with dark, slinky tunes reminiscent of a New Orleans funeral march. Blaring trombones melt into break-neck banjo solos, while the "junkyard" trap set and stand-up bass churn out hard-driving rhythms that carry the force of a Kansas freight train.
This unique blend of styles combined with the high energy maintained on stage, allows CNS to fit perfectly into any lineup including folk, bluegrass, punk, metal, ska, or jam. Always providing an energetic and drink 'em down atmosphere to any place they play, Carrie Nation & the Speakeasy has proven a dedication to their live shows with a solid understanding of what entertainment really means.
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text: Thats how i see it too. We usually smoke dem at home every time passed couple years. I still believe we can advance. Its sad we have to depend on shots falling though... We need that tough defense from the Boston series back. The defense comes with the offense. Guys bring more energy on defense when we are scoring and hitting our shots. When we are down it seems like we lose momentum and energy on defense.


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WASHINGTON, June 15 (UPI) -- Investigators have yet to determine the cause of a December helicopter crash that killed five people near Las Vegas, U.S. officials said Friday.
The National Transportation Safety Board agency released 1,400 pages of documents about the crash, USA Today reported. They include statements from another pilot with the sightseeing company Sundance Helicopters that he heard a scream over the radio just before the crash and from witnesses that the engine was "screaming or red-lining."
The NTSB said there has been no determination yet of the cause of the Dec. 7 crash, which occurred between Las Vegas and Hoover Dam.
The crash killed Landon Nield, 31, the pilot, and two couples. Lovish Bhanot, 28, and Anupama Bhola, 26, had come to Las Vegas from India for their honeymoon, while Delwin and Tamara Chapman, both 49, from Kansas were on a 25th-anniversary trip.
The pilot who testified about the scream said Nield's helicopter had just had an overhaul, with the engine and two valves replaced. He said he heard the scream on his radio.
"It sounded like a scream from the pilot and not that of passengers in the background," he said.
Sundance operates helicopter tours around Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon. The company had a fatal crash in 2003 near the Grand Canyon.


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All summer long Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn have worked side by side in Chicago, shooting scenes of warm intimacy for their upcoming romantic comedy The Break-Up. And so it was a familiar sight when the two were spotted together – her head resting on his shoulder, his arm draped across the back of her neck – in the wee hours of Aug. 15 at her hotel.
Except that this time, there were no cameras, no extras, just a tired duo sharing a quiet moment. "They looked very cozy and familiar," an observer says of the pair, who were joined by Aniston's bodyguard as they strolled to the elevators. [IMAGE "1" "left" "std" ]Throughout the two-month Break-Up shoot, Aniston, 36, and Vaughn, 35, have consistently denied rumors of a romance, even as they have shown up together – always as part of a group – at various Chicago hot spots. (As for photos of the two kissing that ran in Britain's Daily Mirror, the pictures were taken during a publicity shoot for The Break-Up.) "She is having fun in Chicago with Vince and the whole cast and crew," says Aniston's rep Stephen Huvane. "Nothing romantic."
Aniston herself said as much in her recent Vanity Fair interview, telling the magazine, "I adore Vince Vaughn, but I'm not going out with Vince Vaughn. . . . I like a lot of people, but I'm sooo not 'in like' with anybody." Likewise, Vaughn downplayed the rumors to Katie Couric last month, noting, "[Jen's] been great, and we've been having a great time shooting the movie. But that's really been the extent of it." [IMAGE "2" "left" "std" ]Moving on since her split with Brad Pitt in January, Aniston has relied heavily on new friends, like Vaughn; old friends, like hairstylist Chris McMillan and Courteney Cox; her constant companion, a corgi-terrier mix named Norman; and work.
She has shot four films back-to-back but rarely been sighted off-set. In recent weeks, however, she seems to be emerging from her post-breakup shell and diving into the Chicago scene. While shooting The Break-Up, the actress has been breezing through the Windy City, from taking in the skyline from the John Hancock Observatory (with Brad's mom!) to eating out at restaurants Coco Pazzo and RL.
"She's doing great," says a source close to the actress. "She's moving on with her life." (On Aug. 9 Aniston and Pitt filed papers showing that they have agreed to permit a retired judge to handle their divorce privately, a move that should make the proceedings as discreet as possible.) [IMAGE "3" "left" "std" ]How Vaughn fits into her life remains the subject of much speculation. Still, there's no question that Aniston and Vaughn, who play a divorced couple forced to live together in The Break-Up, have clicked. With shooting set to wrap soon, Aniston treated Vaughn, along with the rest of the cast and crew, to a sunset party on Aug. 14 aboard the 200-ft. yacht The Odyssey.
Two nights earlier the pair turned up in a group of 15 at Chicago's Japonais restaurant-lounge. At one point the group was dancing together, says an observer, with Aniston and Vaughn getting especially close: "It was playful and sexy – they looked like they were really enjoying each other." And Aniston, for one, looked like a woman on the upswing. "You go, girl!" shouted one female fan. "Stress must agree with you – you look amazing!" [IMAGE "4" "left" "std" ]
Always Be a Part of Me
Jen remains connected to Brad
• Seeing Brad's Mom
Aniston has said she will always love Pitt – and she's also fond of his mom, Jane, 65. On a recent visit to her daughter-in-law, Jane Pitt dined out with Aniston and checked out the Chicago sights. (Jen told Vanity Fair the two keep in regular touch.)
• Making a Movie with Vince
Like her ex, Aniston can now count Vaughn – who appeared with Pitt in Mr. & Mrs. Smith – among her costars. Pitt joked in June that his own chemistry with Vaughn was "palpable. I mean, we knew immediately when we looked into each other's eyes."
• Digging Architecture
Pitt and Aniston clashed over his passion for modernism: He called her taste in decor "matronly"; she jibed that on her own she can finally "have a comfortable couch." But some of Pitt's love for bold buildings (he's now collaborating with his idol, Frank Gehry, to design a seaside development in Britain) must have rubbed off: On Aug. 2 Aniston chartered a 48-ft. yacht for a private, waterborne tour of Chicago's architecture.
• By Michelle Tauber and Samantha Miller. Barbara Sandler and Kelly Williams in Chicago and Julie Jordan in Los Angeles


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CHICAGO - Jim Thome's next swing might send the ball over the fence and land him in some exclusive company. When that 500th homer does fly off his bat - and his next chance comes today - Thome will make sure it's not a solo achievement.
He's shared the journey with his family and his teammates and hopes to do the same with fans everywhere because he and his father plan to personally deliver the ball to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
"He's been great with it. He has let everyone in," Chicago White Sox teammate Paul Konerko said.
"I imagine sometimes when guys get into that situation, they're probably not the friendliest guys to begin with and they go out and make it their own thing, but he's proving again he's a great teammate by letting everyone share with him."
Thome could become the 23rd player to reach 500 and the third this season, joining former White Sox star and current Blue Jay DH Frank Thomas - whose old locker Thome now occupies - and Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees.
Thome hit No. 499 on Wednesday with his dad, sister, wife and daughter cheering from the seats. And it came against the team he spent most of his career with, the Cleveland Indians.
Affable and approachable, Thome hails from Peoria, Ill., about 21/2 hours from Chicago, and has been able to play closer to home after he was traded to the White Sox from the Phillies before last season. He spent three years in Philadelphia, the last one sidetracked by injuries, after 12 seasons in Cleveland.
Thome said he has a special offer for the fan who catches or retrieves the ball that marks his 500th homer and will reveal it Friday when the White Sox play the Anaheim Angels and he faces Bartolo Colon, a former Indians' teammate.
"If we're lucky enough, my dad and I are going to take the ball and deliver it to the Hall of Fame," said Thome. "I think for me, the history of the game, I would rather have the ball there. Just because it would mean something and going with my father would be very, very special. It would be a pretty cool thing to take it with him and to see it (hall) would be neat."
Hitting No. 500 would also have been a better experience if it had come in a pennant race, not during a season in which the White Sox are fighting to avoid the worst record in baseball just two years after winning the World Series.
Thome went to the World Series twice in 1995 and 1997 but the Indians came up short both times. He left after the 2002 season and signed a six-year, $85 million deal with the Phillies. On his return to Jacobs Field this season with the White Sox, he was booed, despite all his great years there.
Of his 499 homers, Thome hit 334 while with the Indians, including a career-high 52 in his final season with Cleveland; 96 with the Phillies, including a NL-best 47 in 2003; and now 69 with the White Sox.
One of his biggest influences has been Charlie Manuel, now the manager of the Phillies, former manager of the Indians and Cleveland's longtime hitting coach who was instrumental in Thome's development.
Picked by the Indians in the 13th round of the 1989 draft, Thome broke in during the 1991 season and hit his first homer on Oct. 4 of that year against Steve Farr at Yankee Stadium.
Manuel's early teachings still stick with Thome.
"We've talked. About two weeks ago I gave him a call and we talked for about an hour about hitting, in general," Thome said of Manuel.
Another player nearing 500 is former Indians teammate and Red Sox star Manny Ramirez.
"It's an old cliche, but you always treat the baseball gods with respect. You never think you have the game figured out," Thome said. "And Charlie was very good at that. For myself and Manny as well, when we were coming up, he did a very good job at keeping us level."
Manuel said he emphasized that Thome should also try to hit for a high average. The 6-foot-3, 250-pound Thome entered 2007 with a career .282 average and leads the White Sox this season at .273.
"I always thought he could hit 500. I thought he could even get to 600," Manuel said. "I used to tell those guys in Cleveland all the time. He had power. ...That's why I used to talk to him about hitting .300, because if you hit for a high average, you'll get the home runs."
Thome has 27 homers this season and eight over the last 24 games. He's been bothered by an assortment of injuries, including those to his back and rib cage, but nothing like his third and final season in Philly where he played only 59 games and ended up having elbow surgery.
At age 37, staying healthy takes a plenty of pre-game preparation especially since as a DH, he might only be on the field for 10 minutes per game.
"The one thing I always wanted, as I got going, was to stay healthy. I went through some periods where I wasn't and it humbles you," he said. "The game is fragile and you never know how long it will last. Now as you get a little older you never know how long you're gong to play and you've got to enjoy every moment."
And he has. He's savoring his time in the game and his run at this major milestone.
"Each and every at-bat is different. That's what makes it so tough. Hitting a home run is not an easy thing to do, especially when people want you to do it and you're trying to do it," Thome said. "It puts in perspective for me all the great players that have done this. How hard it is to get to this level."
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Network icon in Indicator plugin constantly giving messages - Xubuntu 12.04
After upgrading to Xubuntu 12.04 the Network icon on the Indicator plugin in "xfce4-panel 4.8.6" displays a box with "Wired network disconnected" every few minutes.
I am connected via WiFi, not eth0, so the message is pointless and irritating, especially as it obscures part of the screen.
I can presumably delete the eth0 network connection but this seems a bit extreme, especially as the same prolem did not occur before 12.04.
Has anyone else noticed a similar problem?
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Just when you thought the reality-defying waves of Tahiti's famed reef couldn't be anymore unreal, a stop motion Teahupoo video using Playmobil toys comes out. Karim Rejeb, who also made the equally awesome Perfect Holiday video, recreated a super session at the end of the road in his backyard. Between the foam balls (quite literal), the lone stand-up paddler (1:04), the wipeouts, the claims, and, of course, the POV footage (1:48), the attention to detail is impeccable. There's one thing we are still trying to figure out though: Which wave is the Nathan Fletcher homage?
Toying With Teahupoo
An unreal stop-motion super session using Playmobil toys


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When Luke and I received our copies of the Sydney's Closet Prom 2011 catalog, we poured over it so proudly. For those that do not know, Luke Jones (www.lucaspictures.net) and his NYC dream team, shot the 2011 prom and bridal catalogs for Sydney's Closet Signature Collection 2011.
Looking at the beautiful gowns, I thought back to my own experience in looking for evening wear, or prom dresses as a young teen and how horrific the task was. First, let me disclose, there was NO INTERNET back then. I was introduced to the "world wide web" when I was already working in corporate America many years later, so shopping for prom took days, and the options were extremely limited.
Looking at the colors, styles and seeing actual plus size bodies in the clothing made me happy that today's young ladies have options and can be inspired by what they see.
It's never too early to start thinking of Prom, and many of these dresses are perfect for those amazing holiday parties as well.
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Below Luke and I have chosen some of our favorite dresses from the Prom 2011 Collection.
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A Greyhound bus driver who left her passengers stranded at a south Missouri truck stop is due to be disciplined soon.
The driver was on the Memphis to St. Louis run Friday when she stopped her bus near Sikeston and got off, locking her 45 passengers inside.
The passengers reached for their cell phones and called 9-1-1.
State troopers arrived and ordered the driver to get back on the bus and drive. She did, but this time she went the wrong way.
The driver made a U-turn and drove south to the Charleston, Missouri truck stop where she got out and left again. This time, the passengers say she never returned.
The passengers, stuck on a bus without a driver, called Greyhound which sent another driver.
The passengers spent the night on the bus waiting for the new driver.
The Memphis Greyhound finally rolled into St. Louis ten hours late Saturday. Greyhound promises the passengers a refund and says the driver will get what the company calls "significant" disciplinary action.
— Bob Hamilton, KMOX News


text: Quick Bites The Littlest Pig Alaina Browne Profile Twitter Email 1 Printer-Friendly Version Tetley the piglet is no bigger than a tea cup. He's a Pennywell miniature pig, bred from a range of old English breeds, growing no bigger than the size of a cocker spaniel. Watch a video about these tiny pigs.


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Salisbury Township will begin posting signs in most of its parks reminding the public that dogs aren't allowed, according to Police Chief Allen Stiles.
Dogs are only permitted in Walking Purchase Park and Franko Farm, Stiles said. They are off limits at Laubach, River Road, Lindberg, Green Acres and Devonshire.
The penalty for violating the rule is a fine of up to $300 plus court costs.
Only service dogs, such as those that assist people with vision problems, are allowed in all township parks, Stiles said.


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22 April 2013
The LGA's EU Funding Tracker is part of a new and improved national service to help better connect our member authorities with European developments and funding opportunities.
The public finance squeeze means councils will need to be more creative in finding new sources of funding. The EU offers plenty of financing opportunities for councils, but our recent survey showed, outside of the main structural fund programmes (European Regional Development Fund and European Social Fund), awareness of EU funding opportunities within councils is fairly low. This is not the fault of local authorities; the EU funding environment is fragmented, complex and not user-friendly. We are lobbying for a more accessible, coherent funding landscape for the future, but in the meantime hope our new funding tracker gives authorities a hand in finding the right opportunities and the information to help access funding. The LGA EU Funding Tracker is updated with new opportunities on a weekly basis, listed by theme:
Main areas of interest
- Competitiveness and economic development
- Culture, tourism and sport (two new opportunities this week)
- Education, youth and citizenship (one new opportunity this week)
- Employment, skills and social policy (two new opportunity this week)
- Environment and energy (one new opportunity this week)
- Transport.
Other funds of interest
- agriculture and fisheries
- community safety
- consumer protection
- contingency planning
- health
- international development.
While this service can help identify funding opportunities, it can not help with individual applications for funding. EU funds are limited, competitive, and open to all 27 member countries and sometimes a wider geographical area. Please email your comments/suggestions to: firstname.lastname@example.com to help us continually improved this service.
Footnote: the tracker does not provide coverage of EU structural funds managed by UK government. See the European Regional Development Fund section of the Communities and Local Government (DCLG) website (and its related financial engineering tools); and the England European Social Fund website.
See the latest amalgamated funding tracker below in PDF format:
Funding tracker 18 June 2012 (PDF, 13 pages, 144.9 KB)144.9 KB - PDF
Funding tracker 9 July 2012 (PDF, 13 pages, 146KB)145.64 KB - PDF
Funding tracker 4 September 2012 (PDF, 12 pages, 144KB)143.52 KB - PDF
Funding tracker 22 October 2012 (PDF, 12 pages, 137KB)137.31 KB - PDF
Funding tracker 19 November 2012 (PDF, 12 pages, 160KB)159.15 KB - PDF
Funding tracker 28 January 2013 (PDF, 11 pages, 304KB)261.35 KB - PDF
Funding tracker 25 February 2013 (PDF, 10 pages, 250KB)249.98 KB - PDF
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Funding tracker 22 April 2013 (PDF, 10 pages, 237KB)237.7 KB - PDF
Funding tracker 25 October 2013 (PDF, 6 pages, 178KB)178.57 KB - PDF
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Sony Reveals Soul Sacrifice Details
Sony revealed in a Playstation Blog entry a few details regarding its new release, Soul Sacrifice, starting with the new box art:
Including the box art, Sony also revealed a release date and pre-order details, as well, promising that if you pre-order you will get content that "will not be sold anywhere else." Soul Sacrifice will hit shelves on the Vita on April 30th in North America and May 1st in Europe. If you pre-order, you are promised:
- Spirits' Flamepike – Shards of the spear provided by Fire spirits, unleashing a five hit combo attack with heat effects
- Spirits' Blightstone – Explosive stones with poison effects provided by the spirits
- Spirits' Fulgurwood – Root provided by the Thunder spirits. Tracks enemies on the ground and attacks with thunder spell
Pre-order customers are also promised an option for a Japanese Voice-over Track but Sony says that this will be released later at an undisclosed time for an undisclosed amount, only promising that the only way you can get it at launch and without an additional cost is to pre-order.
Keiji Inafune, of Mega Man fame, released the following statement: "I'm excited that we are finally able to announce the release date of Soul Sacrifice. I have put all my passion and soul into the game's concept and my talented team has made an incredible effort to create the best game it could ever be. I'm confident that we've created an extremely engaging game that you will enjoy playing. The game has become nothing like any other game with an original and deep world settings which could only be possible in a dark fantasy environment. I'm looking forward to you being able to experience the unique adventure of real heroism in Soul Sacrifice. Immerse yourself in the world of Soul Sacrifice and have fun playing it!"


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Web History's History
I found some really interesting responses to the launch of Google Web History that are all well worth visiting.
- CNET's Margaret Kane has a roundup of news on their news blog.
- Mark Blair's SMOblog (which stands for "Social Media Optimization", a term I kinda like) says Google is organizing the world's conversation. It's a fairly generous variation on Google's original mission of "organizing the world's information", which I think Google abandoned long-ago, but it's well worth the read.
- The Globe and Mail's Mathew Ingram asks How much do you love Google? I believe Tina said it best: What's love got to do with it?
- Adobe's John Dowdell, whom I'm a huge fan of, always has a great perspective. This time on proprietary data:
Microsoft's hyperintegration of code and functionality led to their well-known security problems over the past ten years... Google seems similarly vulnerable these days, with their hyperintegration of user data. It looks like they're trying to handle it correctly, but it's a heavy weight to accept. I suspect that eventually we'll see a counter-pressure, towards decentralized data services rather than private, opaque, and centralized data silos.
- Aliza Sherman has some nice words that get at exactly why I like blogging about these things -- hopefully a good blog post can provide perspective that's useful for those too busy to do the research themselves.
- Rex Hammock offers a more personal look at Web History, focusing on the attention implications of the new service.
- Geek and Poke already has a comic strip up about Web History.
- And, winning the "Best Headline" award, is Good Morning Silicon Valley, with Those who do not purge history are condemned to reread it. Aaaand I think think nobody's topping that one today, folks.


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On Wednesday, the House and Senate voted to open the government and end the shutdown! After 15 days of gridlock and finger pointing our government is back to work.
Thanks to your tremendous work, our memorials are open for business! Our veterans and their families can now enjoy the memorials without being met by barricades, police tape and closed for business signs.
Thanks to all of you who took a stand and defended our veterans!
Many of you attended rallies, broke down barricades, and stood side-by-side never wavering in your support of our veterans!
Through this campaign you all showed us that the American people are above petty politics and that our veterans should never be victims of a dysfunctional congress!
Continue to show your support for our veterans and never forget their sacrifice to our nation!


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CelestialBadger wrote: »If they offered you an interview it means they are satisfied with your qualifications on paper. So make sure they know you have plenty of informal experience doing what they want.
did the phone interview with someone from HR, was asked some general questions like what are my favorite and least favorite PC maintenance tasks. Was told next week is when i should hear about an on site interview so heres hoping.
Also are HR people not allowed to say how their day is going, or are they all miserable? Each time Ive spoken with one they say "Hello how are you", I reply with "Pretty good, you?" and they just continue like I didnt ask how they were..
...but I wasn't the one who initiated the small talk question.


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Sam Morris / Las Vegas Sun
Published Saturday, March 2, 2013 | noon
Updated Saturday, March 2, 2013 | 3:02 p.m.
The Rebel Room
Breaking down the brackets
CBSSports.com's Jeff Borzello joins Las Vegas Sun reporter Taylor Bern to discuss UNLV's seeding possibilities in Part One, and then at the 15:30 mark Taylor is joined by SI.com's Andy Glockner who offers his insight to the Mountain West's collective standing as we approach tournament time. All rights for the intro, outro and intermission music to alt-J, so go buy their album.
Related Coverage
- Rebels preparing to win eighth straight game against UNR with or without Bennett
- Rebels in good tournament seeding position with chances left to improve
- UNLV's Bennett day-to-day with nerve pain in his left shoulder
- Las Vegas sports books benefitting from volatile college basketball season
- How does Rebels' Bennett stack up against nation's elite freshmen?
- All UNLV men's basketball coverage
Game over
RENO — Mike Moser scored a season-high 20 points, all in the first half, Bryce Dejean-Jones tossed in 17 and UNLV ran away in the Lawlor Events Center with an 80-63 victory against UNR on Saturday afternoon. It was the Rebels' eighth straight victory in the series.
UNLV led by 21 at halftime, increased it to 25 at one point and never let the Wolf Pack get within single digits in the second half. UNR never led because Moser hit two 3s in the game's opening minutes, part of a breakout that carried UNLV in the first half.
Moser didn't do much in the second half, but he didn't need to. Dejean-Jones had most of the scoring and Katin Reinhardt chipped in, including a couple of key baskets that kept UNR from making it a game. The Wolf Pack's Malik Story and Deonte Burton combined for 42 points, but Reinhardt's buckets stymied the potential run and UNR couldn't get enough production from the rest of the lineup.
The Rebels finished the regular season 3-5 on the road in league play, which isn't bad considering how things looked a couple of weeks ago in Fresno. Overall the team's is 22-7 and 9-5 in conference play, keeping alive the chance to finish second if Colorado State drops one of its remaining games and UNLV wins out.
Check lasvegassun.com later tonight for a full report from the Rebels' victory.
7:20 remaining in the second half
RENO — UNR's Malik Story and Deonte Burton are the only reason the Wolf Pack are still in this game, although it doesn't seem like they'll be enough to keep it interesting.
The pair has combined for 40 points but the Rebels keep coming up with enough answers to keep the Wolf Pack at bay. The Rebels' lead was big as 25 and in the second half it's never gotten into single digits. That's enough to give the home fans some hope, but not enough to make any real threats as the clock ticks down.
If UNR's going to make one final push, it has to do it now.
15:49 remaining in the second half
RENO — The Wolf Pack have given themselves some life with a 7-0 run while the Rebels have wasted a couple of possessions with bad turnovers and poor shot selection.
UNLV has a lot of room left to work with, so this is hardly a sign to panic. But what you do want to see as a response is the Rebels get back to playing the way the did in the first half: fast breaks and good inside-out offense.
RENO — Mike Moser scored a season-high 20 points to lead UNLV to a commanding 46-25 halftime lead against UNR on Saturday afternoon in the Lawlor Events Center.
Starting for the first time since Jan. 24, Moser hit his first three 3-point attempts and combined with a 3 from Bryce Dejean-Jones spurred the Rebels to a quick 24-10 lead. In the final eight minutes the Rebels grew their lead to 21, with Moser hitting a 3 just before halftime. Moser's previous season high was 19 points, which did twice: against Jacksonville State and Iowa State. Both of those were prior to his elbow injury on Dec. 9.
Overall UNLV is shooting 51.6 percent from the field, 53.8 percent on 3s and 100 percent (7-of-7) on free throws. UNR is hitting 29 percent of its shots and 0 percent (0-for-7) on 3s. Guards Malik Story and Deonte Burton have combined for 19 of the team's 25 points.
Dejean-Jones has seven points, including a very impressive putback slam that be making its way onto a few highlight reels. Khem Birch and Katin Reinhardt both have six points. The Rebels lead rebounding 23-15 and have only committed six turnovers.
This one is all but over despite no points from Anthony Bennett, which is exactly the type of game UNLV needed against an overmatched UNR squad. Get in, take care of business, and get out.
7:51 remaining in the first half
RENO — This is a good opportunity for UNLV to learn from the mistakes of its past road games and make sure this isn't a game in the second half.
Despite of a stretch of about four minutes without a good shot, the Rebels still lead by 13 and coming out of the timeout Katin Reinhardt will take a free throw after getting fouled on a made 3-pointer. Between now and halftime, either UNR can pull itself back into single digits to give the home fans some hope, or UNLV can effectively end the game. That's the killer mentality the Rebels have often lacked on the road, so it will be interesting to see what they do today.
UNLV has dominated all aspects of the game, allowing only flashes of hope to shown through UNR's offense. If the Rebels play the final 7:51 with the same intensity they played the first 12 minutes, the only question in the second half will be the final score.
15:34 remaining in the first half
RENO — The home PA announcer hasn't correctly pronounced Mike Moser's last name yet (think: Mosier) but Moser is doing his best to make himself unforgettable. He hit his first three 3-point attempts and has nine points while starting for Anthony Bennett, who's expected to come off the bench.
This team is so much faster when Moser grabs a rebound and leads the fast break. That's how the Rebels played at the start of last season and it's what they've missed a lot of this season. So far today it's back.
RENO — If UNLV freshman Anthony Bennett needed bulletin board material, he's got it courtesy of UNR's Jerry Evans Jr.
"Anthony Bennett's a little head case," Evans told the Reno Gazette-Journal. "He gets irritated, and when he gets irritated, he doesn't play as well. Maybe try to get under his skin early in the game and bother him a little bit and see where that takes us."
Evans and the Wolf Pack will likely get their chance to implement this strategy this afternoon as Bennett, despite not practicing Wednesday or Thursday, is expected to play when the Rebels tip at 1 p.m. in the Lawlor Events Center on NBC Sports Network. Bennett did get on the court for practice Friday, and UNLV coach Dave Rice confirmed Saturday morning that although his leading scorer and rebounder might not start, he does anticipate playing him.
Other than Bennett, the keys for UNLV today stay inside, where Khem Birch dominated the Wolf Pack in the first game between the teams this season and Mike Moser figures to get most of the minutes Bennett doesn't play. UNR's combo of Deonte Burton and Malik Story present a tremendous threat on the outside, but in the paint the Wolf Pack don't have much of an answer for the Rebels.
Considering UNLV is coming off its lowest number of 3-point attempts in a game with nine against Wyoming, there's reason to hope that trend could continue in this game. A trend the Rebels will try to end is three straight games with at least 17 turnovers. It's hard to imagine UNLV surviving very long in a tournament with that many wasted possessions.
Turnovers are going to happen, but the Rebels' target number is closer to 12. Of course, it's not like the current stretch has kept UNLV from winning. But at a certain point it will, and Rice is well aware of that.
UNR projected lineup
G — Deonte Burton, 6-1, Jr, 15.8 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 3.8 apg
G — Malik Story, 6-5, Sr, 15.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1 spg
G — Jerry Evans Jr, 6-8, Jr, 8.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1 apg
G — Jordan Burris, 6-7, Jr, 6 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 18.8 3fg%
F — Kevin Panzer, 6-9, Jr, 3.6 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 90.9 ft%
Sixth man — F, Devonte Elliott, 6-10, Jr, 4.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 41.5 fg%
*Stats from conference games only
Extra storyline: UNLV seniors Anthony Marshall and Justin Hawkins are going for a career sweep against UNR, although the teams could meet again in the Mountain West conference tournament.
Last meeting: Birch came off the bench and dominated the Wolf Pack inside, leading to a 66-54 victory.
Kenpom line: UNLV -9
Vegas line: UNLV -5.5
Bern's take: I've proved in the second half of league games that I can't predict what's going to happen. However, whenever there's at least a three-point difference between kenpom.com's predicted outcome and the point spread, the smart money is to lean on kenpom. So that's what I'm going to do. UNLV 71, UNR 64
Taylor Bern can be reached at 948-7844 or [email protected]. Follow Taylor on Twitter at twitter.com/taylorbern.


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Robert E. Campbell
Vice Chairman; Johnson & Johnson
Robert E. Campbell spent 40 years at Johnson & Johnson before retiring in 1995 as vice chairman. He earned his MBA from Rutgers on a part-time basis while rising through the ranks at J&J. He held various positions in financial management and systems planning, and was named treasurer and a director in 1976. In succeeding years, his responsibilities continued to increase, and, in 1985, he was appointed vice chairman. Under his watch, the company introduced major professional medical devices including disposable contact lenses, endo surgery instruments and cardio-vascular stents. Campbell helped J&J grow from a $240 million dollar domestic company that focused primarily on consumer products to a $30 billion dollar international corporation focused on pharmaceuticals and professional devices.
Recognized: June 19, 2002


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This year the Court of Appeal attached personal liability to employed surveyors, extended solicitors' duties to non-clients and held that project managers in the construction industry could be liable for negligent misstatements made in the tendering process. The final case in the following round-up illustrates that even where professional defendants escape liability in negligence, they may still be found to have breached fiduciary duties.
Diana Eileen Merrett v John RH Babb, 15/2/2001
A majority in the Court of Appeal held that a surveyor employed by a firm owes a personal duty of care to the purchaser of a house separate from that owed by his employer. John Babb, the defendant surveyor, had been negligent in his valuation of the house, the report having been commissioned by a building society. Clive Walker Associates, Babb's employers at the time of the valuation, had been adjudged bankrupt and the trustees in bankruptcy cancelled the firm's professional indemnity insurance, hence the claim against Babb personally.
Lord Jusice May, for the majority, held that this case was barely distinguishable from Harris v Wyre Forest District Council and that Babb had assumed responsibility for the preparation of the report knowing that the purchaser was likely to rely on it. Lord Justice Aldous, in a powerful dissent, disagreed. He thought that the purchaser could not claim to have relied on an assumption of responsibility on the part of Babb, with whom the purchaser had never met nor communicated. The Court of Appeal's decision in this case raises serious issues in relation to personal professional indemnity insurance. If employed professionals may be sued in their personal capacity, taking out personal insurance against the risk of such claims may become necessary. As Judge May pointed out in his judgment: "Prudent professional employees will obviously want to ensure that they are covered personally by their employer's insurance, and [if not] take steps to obtain personal insurance." Babb's application for leave to appeal is currently being considered by the Judicial Committee.
Paul Teverson (24 Old Buildings) instructed by Hine Downing for Merrett; Ronald Walker QC (12 King's Bench Walk) and Steven Ball (11 Old Square) instructed by Howard & Over for Babb.
Roy Dean v Allin & Watts, 23/5/2001
The central issue in this appeal was whether solicitors, when acting for a borrower, owed a duty of care to the lender in procuring security for the lender. The solicitors had failed to ensure that the grant of security was recorded in writing, as is required by Section 2 of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989. When the borrower defaulted, the 'security' was worthless and the grant invalid.
At first instance, Mrs Justice Arden held that to impose such a duty would not satisfy the third criterion in the Caparo test (ie it would not be fair, just and reasonable). The appeal succeeded, however, with the Court of Appeal holding that each of the three criteria in Caparo had been satisfied, that the solicitors had assumed responsibility towards the claimant and that there were no policy reasons to negate a duty of care. The court saw its decision merely as an incremental development of solicitors' duties to non-clients.
In reaching its conclusion, the court drew on the decision of the House of Lords in White v Jones and of the Court of Appeal in Gorham v British Telecommunications. However, the claimants in each of these cases were disappointed beneficiaries rather than parties on the other side of the transaction in question. At the time of writing, the House of Lords is considering whether or not to grant Allin and Watts permission to appeal.
Bernard Weatherill QC (3 New Square) instructed by Coles Miller for the appellant/ claimant; Alistair Norris QC (5 Stone Buildings) instructed by Bond Pearce for the respondent/defendant.
J Jarvis & Sons Ltd v (1) Castle Wharf DevelopmentsLtd, (2) Gleeds Management Services Ltd, (3) Franklin Ellis Architects Ltd, 9/1/2001
J Jarvis & Sons was the successful tenderer to build an office development in Nottingham. The defendants were the developer and its surveyors and architects. On appeal the claim was unsuccessful, although only because there was an absence of reliance on the project manager's negligent misstatements.
Lord Justice Gibson, in giving the leading judgment of the court, recognised that historically there has been judicial reluctance to impose duties of care on a professional agent acting within his authority in the tendering process. He referred in particular to the decision in Gran Gelato v Richcliff. However, despite the reservations, and distinguishing Pacific Associates v Baxter, the court concluded that there was no reason in principle why a project manager could not be liable for negligent misstatements to induce a contractor to tender.
David Friedman QC and Duncan McCall (both of 4 Pump Court) instructed by Eversheds for Jarvis; Nicholas Dennys QC and Simon Lofthouse (both of Atkin Chambers) instructed by Freethcartwright for the first defendant; Roger Stewart (Four New Square) and Kate Vaughan-Neil (4 Pump Court) instructed by Kennedys for the second defendant; Nicholas Elliott QC (3 Verulam Buildings) and Fiona Sinclair (Four New Square) instructed by Reynolds Porter Chamberlain for the third defendant.
Longstaff & anor v Birtles & ors, 26/7/2001
This case highlights the fact that even in cases where professional defendants do not owe a common law duty of care to former clients, they may still owe certain fiduciary duties. The defendant was a solicitor who had acted on behalf of the claimants in respect of the proposed purchase of a guesthouse in Blackpool. When negotiations for the purchase broke down, the claimants, on the advice of the solicitor, entered into a partnership that later had to be dissolved after encountering serious financial difficulties. Unbeknown to the claimants, the defendant had a financial stake in that partnership. In the Court of Appeal, the claimants initially persisted with arguments that the defendant owed them a common law duty of care in negligence. During the course of the appeal, however, it became apparent that the court would not accept that a duty of care existed, as the claimants had ceased to be clients of the defendant once the retainer for the purchase of the guesthouse terminated. In light of this, the claimants were allowed an amendment to add a claim for breach of fiduciary duty.
The Court of Appeal held that there was a clear relationship of trust and confidence between the claimants and the defendant which did not cease on the termination of the retainer in respect of the purchase of the guesthouse. Given that the partnership venture gave rise to the clear possibility of a conflict of interest, the solicitor owed a paramount duty to observe fiduciary obligations. Specifically, this included a duty to insist that the claimants took independent legal advice.
Gregory Pipe (Chancery House Chambers, Leeds) instructed by Suttons for the claimants; Christopher Gibson QC (Four New Square) instructed by Crutes for the defendants.
This year the Court of Appeal attached personal liability to employed surveyors, extended solicitors' duties to non-clients and held that project managers in the construction industry could be liable for negligent misstatements made in the tendering process. The final case in the following round-up illustrates that even where professional defendants escape liability in negligence, they may still be found to have breached fiduciary duties.