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Welcome to the Nordic Stage Directors Site!
The last meeting of The Council of Nordic Stage Directors was held in Reykjavik 30th - 31st of October 2010. Issues discussed were collective agreements, copyright, contract models, skills development and the changing role of of the director, with a view to the new market in various "creative industries".
A NSiR bulletin has been issued to keep the member organisations updated about each others work, edited by Steen Madsen from Føreningen af Danske Sceneinstruktører.
The next meeting will take place in Reykjavik 26th- 27th of November 2011. After that the chairmanship of NSiR passes over to Sweden for the coming two year period 2012-2013.
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TITANS (Pick) over Chargers: Tennessee's in a race with Cleveland for the final AFC playoff spot, and given the Browns' far-gentler schedule, Titans need to rack this one up. LaDainian Tomlinson ran wild in last year's 40-7 rout in Southern California, but Tenny's allowed only one 100-yard rusher all season (Maurice Jones-Drew). With Albert Haynesworth a key intimidation factor on defense, Titans need a solid stop-unit effort to give Vince Young a chance to win this. Jeff Fisher vs. Norv Turner? Cat likee. Titans (Pick) stay alive, for one unit.
Chiefs/BRONCOS Over 37: Cat will happily play an over-adjusted number such as this, especially in a season in which the rules handcuffing defensive backs – and the enforcement thereof – have facilitated many a scoring explosion. Could happen here, with Chiefs defense (likely without DB Greg Wesley and LB Donnie Edwards, among others) potentially easy prey for desperate Jay Cutler and friends. On other side, gamer Brodie Croyle will give it his all, and RB Kolby Smith should gain ample ground yardage against soft Broncos interior. Ring 'em up (over 37), for one unit.
LAST WEEK: 1-1 (even units). Arizona (plus one unit). Eagles (minus one unit).
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The Lightner Museum's Confederate jasmine got a trim and its weeds got a rake on a beautiful Tuesday morning, thanks to students from the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind.
Nine students from the deaf department, one from the blind, and Brett Sendler spent more than an hour tidying up the grounds. Sendler is the deaf department's nursery operations instructor.
His group included Eduardo Limonta, 19, the blind student, who said he was helping "Mainly because I love gardens."
Limonta, clad in white gardening gloves with black grips, helped rake leaves and weeds. "I thought it was pretty good," he said of their work.
Commissioner Bill Leary said the project was inspired by an agreement between the City and the school to work together on beautification projects after compromising on the divisive issue of eminent domain.
The legislature granted FSDB eminent domain in March after the school and the City struck a plan that included excluding two historic neighborhoods that border the school and the entire city of St. Augustine for 10 years, according to Morris News Service. It also included the beautification collaboration.
Before that, FSDB was the only public education entity, which includes school districts, colleges, and universities, that did not have the power.
"It's important for the city's relationship with the school to be strong," Leary said. "Obviously it was challenged with that issue and this is part of mending those fences and getting us back together again.
"I'm very excited about it," Leary said.
FSDB spokeswoman Miki Gilloon said the school's students perform a lot of community service overall.
For their part, the students at the Lightner just seemed to enjoy being downtown on a beautiful, sunny day and working with plants.
Among the students were Dylan Cook, 18, a junior, and Zach Behncke, 19, a freshman.
Cook said he raked some leaves and took out some weeds, and that he worked with Limonta.
"Why?" Sendler asked.
Cook said he didn't know.
"You know," Sendler said. "Dylan can hear and talk and Eduardo's vision is limited, so we paired them up."
"And Dylan knows everything," Sendler added, to laughs.
Sendler said his students were part of the Dragon Flowers program, which is an agribusiness program.
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Steamboat Springs City Council endorses creation of new stormwater task force
January 22, 2013
Steamboat Springs — The Steamboat Springs City Council on Tuesday night endorsed the creation of a new citizen-heavy task force that soon will help to decide how the city should execute and pay for costly upgrades to its stormwater infrastructure.
The council also got a better idea of how costly the upgrades will be and when they will be needed.
Recognizing it never has had a comprehensive plan to improve and maintain the bridges, culverts and dams that make up its stormwater system, the city last year tapped Short Elliott Hendrickson — a firm of engineers, architects, planners and scientists — to perform the $180,000 study of the infrastructure.
Council members heard the preliminary findings of that report Tuesday night.
Public Works Director Chuck Anderson cautioned there still are some unknowns, including the extent of any new federal mandates for municipalities like Steamboat to improve stormwater systems to accommodate growing populations.
"This is not a final report, and it does not lead to a foregone conclusion that we have to take on anything or everything," Anderson said.
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He said the task force will take five months to become experts on the plan and return to council with a recommended course of action.
The city also will host an open house Feb. 7 to explain the plan to the public.
The master plan from Short Elliott Hendrickson estimates that to upgrade, repair and improve the city's stormwater infrastructure will cost $20 million to $33 million.
Short Elliott Hendrickson engineer Steve Gardner told the council his firm's study estimated that the immediate maintenance to the stormwater infrastructure will cost Steamboat $250,000 to $1 million.
He defined immediate maintenance as clogged infrastructure that needs to be cleaned out.
Council member Kenny Reisman asked Anderson whether there were any critical needs to be addressed before the task force concludes it work.
"There's nothing out there that critically needs to be replaced right now, but there are some immediate needs," Anderson said.
The study also recommends $12 million to $19 million in new capital projects.
The city originally estimated the stormwater projects could total more than $40 million, but officials revised the figure this week after working closely with Short Elliott Hendrickson to better pin down the costs, Interim City Manager Deb Hinsvark said.
Hinsvark has said the city lacks a dedicated source of revenue to pay for the projects, and it may need to consider proposing a fee or a new tax on property owners to help with funding.
A fee system is used commonly in many municipalities along the Front Range.
Council member Cari Hermacinski said she wanted to ensure the task force still will be able to consider recommending that the city use its own money to pay for the projects.
She noted the city is considering spending as much as $10 million of its unallocated reserves to build new police and fire stations.
"If we had $10 million that we weren't spending on a public safety center, we could spend it on this problem," she said.
In addition to city staff, Anderson is proposing that community members serve on the task force that will be charged with identifying a funding mechanism.
He is recommending the group include a lawyer; a representative from the development, engineering and construction communities; an at-large resident; a home or business owner impacted by flooding; and a flood insurance provider, among other members.
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A study out of the George Mason Center for Media and Public Affairs once again shows that on TV news, the political horse race is more important than the issues.
The study examined the evening newscasts on NBC, ABC and CBS, as well as the first half-hour of Fox News Channel's "Special Report."
"The campaign horse race was discussed over four times as frequently as the candidates' policies (386 vs. 16 discussions). Even when the candidates' professional backgrounds are added to the comparison, the horse race outpaced substantive coverage by over a 2 to 1 margin."
The report also said that there was "No pro-GOP tilt on Fox" and that Rick Santorum received about as much negative press on that channel as Mitt Romney did, rebutting his complaints from last month.
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We already know that several of the largest computer makers on the planet are looking at entering into the smartphone market. We also already know that several of the companies are looking to Android as the OS for the devices.
The Washington Post reports that Dell is working on an Android-powered device, but the device isn't the long anticipated Dell smartphone. The device is believed to be an Android-powered MID that will connect to the Web, but not make calls along the lines of the iPod touch.
Sony has already unveiled a Walkman that runs Android, so this rumor isn't that far out there. Using Android on the device would also allow buyers to purchase apps to install on the device and extend its functionality. There is no word on pricing or availability at this time.
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Pending approval by one more bureaucratic agency, drinking water may be available at the Cedar Creek Falls trailhead in Ramona when it reopens, which is expected sometime next year.
The trail and trailhead at the end of Thornbush Road in San Diego Country Estates are owned by the U.S. Forest Service and are outside any water district boundaries. No drinking water is available and rescued hikers have often suffered from heat-related issues. Although the forest service advises hikers to bring plenty of water, many are unprepared for the long, strenuous hike and hot temperatures.
Because the Ramona Municipal Water District (RMWD) has water tanks nearby, the forest service asked RMWD to provide water at the trailhead.
An agreement to provide water was approved by RMWD, as well as the forest service, Metropolitan Water District, and San Diego County Water Authority. The last step is the San Diego Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO).
At its Nov. 13 meeting, the Ramona water board approved a resolution to seek LAFCO approval with the forest service picking up the costs of the LAFCO application. The forest service will also pay RMWD's standard charges for water once it is available.
Director Red Hager said there is no assurance that drinking water at the site will reduce the number of rescues and he feels sorry for the residents on Thornbush Road who are impacted by the hikers.
"I'm not happy with it but I don't know what other choice we have," he said.
Cedar Creek Falls trail and trailhead closed in July 2011 after eight helicopter rescues over the Fourth of July weekend, and a teenager fell to his death at the falls. That was just months after the trail was improved and opened to the public.
The new trailhead on Thornbush Road ignited criticism when neighboring residents complained of excess traffic and of hikers partying, leaving trash, and damaging yards.
When the trail closed, the forest service worked on a plan to better manage the site. In April, the trail was opened on the Julian side, off Eagle Peak Road.
Brian Harris, public affairs officer with the Cleveland National Forest, said the forest service is still going through an environmental assessment process and Forest Supervisor Will Metz could make a decision on Ramona trail access in mid-December.
One suggestion to monitor the crowds on the trail is to require hikers to obtain permits. Harris said the trailhead could possibly open by June 2013.
Even with the Thornbush trailhead closed, the Ramona Fire Department/Cal Fire is still called to tend to rescued hikers who access the trail from the Julian side or are on Three Sisters Falls trail or at Devil's Punchbowl, said Battalion Chief Burke Kremensky.
He informed the water board at its Oct. 23 meeting that the department performed 32 rescues in 2011 and about 23 rescues this year, from January until August.
"A lot of them—about 67 percent of them—are heat related," he said.
Kremensky said Ramona's Station 81 in the Estates is the nearest station to the federal lands with an ambulance. Oftentimes, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department dispatches its ASTREA helicopters to rescue someone from the trail, he said, and brings them to Station 81, which is then responsible to transport the patient to the hospital, if need be. He said the average commitment time to Pomerado Hospital is about two hours. According to Kremensky, the patients are billed for medical care.
Kremensky said some hikers are OK after they receive water at the station, but that still involves staff time.
"And if they're minors, we can't just release them...someone has to stay with that minor until their parent or guardian picks them up," he told the board.
Directors commented on the burdens placed on the fire department for rescues that take manpower and equipment away from Ramona taxpayers.
"I don't think the people of Ramona are getting a fair shake out of this," said Bryan Wadlington, board president.


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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- You'll need a scorecard to keep track of all the Red Sox pitchers lining up for work on the first weekend of Grapefruit League play.
We're here to help. Here are the pitchers the team plans to use in the first four games:
Saturday, in Fort Myers, against Tampa Bay, John Lackey will start and go two innings or 35 pitches, and will then be followed by Drake Britton, Pedro Beato, Anthony Carter, Jose De La Torre, Oscar Villareal, Alex Wilson and Steven Wright.
Sunday, when the Sox travel to Jupiter to meet the St. Louis Cardinals, Jon Lester will start (like Lackey, he'll go two innings or 35 pitches). After that, the Sox will throw Rubby De La Rosa, Junichi Tazawa, Joel Hanrahan, Andrew Bailey, Andrew Miller and Koji Uehara.
On Monday, the Sox will have a split-squad day. One group will go to Dunedin to play Toronto. Knuckleballer Steven Wright will start, followed by Allan Webster, Terry Doyle, Jose De La Torre, Pedro Beato, Chris Carpenter and Anthony Carter.
Back home, the Sox will host Tampa with Alfredo Aceves starting. The relievers will include Chris Hernandez, Daniel Bard, Clayton Mortensen, Oscar Villareal and Alex Wilson.


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There's a big difference between films about Russians, and Russian films. It's the difference between David Lean's Doctor Zhivago and Nikita Mikhalkov's Burnt by the Sun. Both deal with the same basic notion: individuals struggling with the totalitarian legacy of the 1917 Russian Revolution. But where Lean's 1965 epic story sprawls over some 30 years in time and uses both a cast of thousands and a who's who of stars, Mikhalkov makes the same points through close observation of one family on one long summer day in the country. Through the fateful actions of three people, and the sparkling counterpoise of a tiny child's innocence, he makes us see everything that had happened in Russia since the tsars fell, and much of what the country was yet to endure. It is an amazing achievement.
It's the summer of 1936. A time of hidden terror. Determined to eliminate any possible opposition, Stalin, through his secret police, the NKVD, has begun what came to be known as The Great Purge, which would result in the deaths of millions. "Show Trials," at which tortured defendants make blanket confessions, are being broadcast daily on Radio Moscow. We actually see none of this, and hear only snippets about it on the radio, but the fact of it informs everything.
Serguei Petrovitch Kotov, played by Mikhalkov himself, is a hero of the revolution. Now a much-decorated colonel in the Red Army, he is enjoying his "one day off" in the country with his beautiful young wife, Maroussia (Ingeborga Dapkounaite) and their six-year-old daughter Nadia, played by Mikhalkov's own daughter Nadia.
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Kotov is earthy, carnal, coarse and sexy as hell. In his late 40s, he's a man full of his own physical and political power, but he harbors a secret: he's afraid that his exquisite, aristocratic wife is less in love with him than he is with her. When Dimitri -- Maroussia's long-lost musician love, who fled the country during the revolution -- unexpectedly turns up, he delights Nadia with jokes and music. But there is something lurking below the surface of his affability. Kotov never once takes his eye off Dimitri, and his scrutiny is subtly returned. The two circle one another like wary fighting birds; there is obviously something dangerous to come. Still, Dimitri flirts with Maroussia in their old haunts down by the river as the older relatives wonder if he's finally come back for her -- and if she will go with him. Few pay attention to Colonel Kotov.
In one of the most extraordinary scenes in an altogether extraordinary film, Kotov takes Nadia for a rowboat ride, and as they drift through the gold and green summer afternoon, he shows all his love for his tiny daughter -- and for his country. In a truly moving testament of faith, Kotov tells the child why he fought for Communism, and of his absolute belief in the better future it will create for her.
That he is so terribly, terribly wrong is just one of the awful ironies that punctuate the final reel. As in Russian opera, there is no simple way for a story like this to conclude. That its endings are both politically correct, and emotionally devastating, is a tribute to Mikhalkov's genius.
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Two men report attacks on each other
Two men were involved in two violent incidents on the East Side Wednesday, police said. Donald Patterson, 30, and Aaron Smith, 22, each attacked the other at some point in the evening, and both wound up requiring treatment at Erie County Medical Center, according to police.
First, at 7:25 p.m., Patterson reported to police that while he was walking to a store on Genesee Street and Goodyear Avenue, Smith approached him and struck him in the back of the head with a brick, knocking him to the ground. Patterson told police he was then hit with a 4 x 4 and passed out before being treated at ECMC.
Then, at 9 p.m., Smith reported to police that he was hit in the back with a bottle. He said Patterson stabbed him in the left side of his neck with the bottle. An unknown male transported Smith to ECMC, where he was treated for stab wounds to the neck and left shoulder.
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DH insists I give our almost 3 year old melatonin pills to put her to sleep at night. Her and I just moved to a different state. We live with my FIL, share a room and bed instead of her own room (since she was 2 mos) and a consistent bedtime routine. Everything has flipped! She falls asleep between 1 and 3 am, naps between 5-9 pm! People have been overloading her with candy and spoiling her since we got here (she's never been around family before) But we don't end up getting ready for bed until 10:00- midnight because family wants to spend time with us or some other thing happens! I'm also working now and her mommy time has several diminished so at bedtime she wants to play, talk and cuddle which I love!! I do not want to give these pills to her, DHs parents think I should, mine don't think that's right.... Dd is having to adjust to a totally opposite life-style now. Idk if I should give her these pills or not!!!?Answer Question
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It is so hard to have to live with relatives. However, your child is still your child. You need to ask her new health care provider, not relatives, about giving melatonin to a 3 yo. Candy has nothing to do with sleep. Multiple large studies show it does not make kids hyper. Relatives should not be allowed to "spoil" a child, whatever you mean by that. I'm a grandmother and when I care for my grandson it is much the same as when his parents care for him. I don't feel any need to "spoil" him. It's ok for a child to go to bed at 10-11, the time you say you are getting ready for bed. Since you share a bed you can watch a calming video together or listen to calming music or books on tape until she falls asleep.
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Make plans now to attend the annual Spring Arts and Crafts Show at the Marriott Conference Center in Coralville, on Sunday, April 13. Over 150 exhibitors will be present and selling the Midwest's finest handcrafts with thousands of unique creations. This is the 21st year for the show. The show originally was held at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, and was moved to the Marriott Conference Center in Coralville four years ago. The show will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is an admission fee, with anyone 10 and younger free.


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For our fortieth anniversary, the editors of Rolling Stone have interviewed twenty artists and leaders who helped shape our time. Over the next four weeks, every day, we'll be debuting exclusive audio clips from the Q&As, giving you unparalleled access to some of the most important personalities in history.
Today we present the most polarizing liberal presence of the last two decades, Michael Moore. Depending on who you talk to, Moore is either the most loved or reviled man in America, a distinction he shares with only one person: his arch-nemesis, George W. Bush. Moore, whose plea for gun control, Bowling for Columbine, now seems more relevant than ever in the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre, sat down with our Eric Bates to discuss the aftermath of the 2004 election and eight years of Republican steering, the big problem we face forty years from now and why Al Gore might be the messiah. Here are four audio excerpts, and for the magazine's definitive profile, pick up your own copy of our Fortieth Anniversary issue, on newsstands now.
Michael Moore forgives the misguided masses of our country for voting for Bush in 2004...sort of: "My feeling toward John Edwards and John Kerry and those who now say that they are sorry for supporting the war is the same feeling I would have if you were drunk behind the wheel of a car and killed my child and came to me later and said, 'I'm sorry."
Moore argues we as citizens shouldn't blame the government for all the injustices, we should blame ourselves for putting them in office: Nixon, Reagan, Bush I, Bush II -- combined, they've committed an assault on the working people of this country, virtually destroyed the middle class and taken a dump on this planet.
Moore discusses at length the ongoing metamorphosis of Al Gore, from the boring winner that lost to today's political rock star: He's sort of a modern-day Moses in the sense that he wasn't allowed to cross into the Promised Land, even though he won...and I have a feeling that millions of Americans would like to rectify that wrong.
Moore believes there is a balance of world power on the verge of being tipped once we run out of gas: Forty years from now, America may not be the world's only superpower. And once the oil that's under the earth stops flowing, the whole dynamic is going to change. We can start to deal with that now, or we can ignore it.
Check back tomorrow for the next installment of our twenty-part audio interviews, featuring some of the most iconic and influential pop culture figures of the last 40 years. Want a hint at tomorrow's interviewee? He told us this:
"Even if somebody doesn't like what you do and they're booing, and they're giving you the finger and jumping up and down and yelling, 'fuck you' -- that means you're communicating. You're getting through. A direct bull's-eye.


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Ballack: Chelsea spurred on by cup of woe
Michael Ballack insists Chelsea are determined to reach the last four of the Champions League to make up for the disappointment of missing out on two domestic trophies this season.
The Blues lost the Carling Cup final to Tottenham before crashing out of the FA Cup to Championship side Barnsley.
The double setback has inspired Ballack and his team-mates to focus on overturning a 2-1 deficit in their European quarter-final return leg against Fenerbahce at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.
Chelsea are now just three points behind Manchester United in the Barclays Premier League with five games remaining and are perfectly poised for what would be a remarkable double success this season.
'We are still in a good position in the league,' said Ballack. 'We had the dream of this double last season and now it is getting closer and closer.
'More situations can now decide a game. You saw it in the Middlesbrough game against Manchester United. Nobody expected United to lose some points so it can happen.
'It was our fault we lost the Carling Cup, it was not that Tottenham played fantastic football and it was our fault against Barnsley as well.
'When we play our best football, we can win every competition but we have to show this and we didn't do that in the FA and Carling Cup and everybody knows this.
'This is our motivation for tomorrow. We have a strong team with a lot experience. We have shown this in the past and I have confidence we can win the game.
'But it will not be easy. Everybody thought, after the first 45 minutes in Turkey, it would be an easy win for Chelsea. But then the game changed. It should not happen again and we know this. We have to concentrate and prepare well.
'We have a fantastic record at home. It's been a long time since Fenerbahce were in the quarter-final of the competition but they have nothing to lose and that makes them very dangerous.
'If you are the favourite, you always have something to lose. But we know this and we can deal with it.'
Meanwhile, Avram Grant believes his players have an opportunity to create club history as he prepares for his biggest game since taking over the helm last September.
After a season littered with managerial upheaval, serious injuries to key players and the loss of four stars for a month during the African Nations Cup, Chelsea stand on the brink of what would be a sensational double and the significance of their position is not lost on Grant.
'It is a big opportunity to do it,' he said. 'We have spoken about this with the players. We want to use this opportunity. We know that it will not be easy.
'All this season has been very hard with many difficulties but having got to this stage, we want to do our best to use this opportunity.'
Grant's preparations have been rocked by another injury to Czech Republic international goalkeeper Petr Cech.
Cech had only just recovered from an ankle injury and Grant was hoping to recall him for the game against the Turks.
But Cech required surgery, and reportedly 50 stitches, on a facial after a training-ground collision with a team-mate and is out for a further two weeks.
Grant said: 'He has been a little bit unlucky this year. He was great in training and felt very good. He got injured in training and will be out for two weeks or something like that.
'It was a tackle between two players, it does not matter who the other player was. What matters is that he is injured. This year has not been a good year for him, it is his third injury.'


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Appliance Repair Pricing Systems: Comparing Flat Rate vs. Time and Materials
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After reading a lively and long-lived discussion about flat-rate vs. time and materials pricing at another blog that Brother Durham brought to my attention, Mrs. Samurai felt The Calling to weigh in and write up her own opus magnum on the topic. We decided to post it here at my blog since she wants hers to be mostly about food, home, and health-related topics. So I'm posting it here under her by-line. It's a great read! Whether you're a professional appliantologist or a client of a professional appliantologist, I think you'll find it a thoughtful, informative, and fun read.
Appliance Repair Pricing Systems: Comparing Flat Rate vs. Time and Materials
by Mrs. Samurai,www.MrsSamurai.com
Most people are familiar with the "time and materials" method (TMM) of calculating the fees for in-home appliance repair, but a method called the "flat-rate system" (FRS) is gaining in popularity around the country. Many folks wonder how exactly the FRS works, and if one of these systems is better than the other. I'm gonna break it down for you, and go over the pros and cons of these systems.
Disclosure: Our service company, The Appliance Guru, uses the FRS. However, we don't sell a flat-rate book or anything like that, so we don't stand to gain one way or another with any particular recommendation. But since we researched this ourselves to arrive at our decision, I can share what we found out about both systems.
A summary of the Time and Materials method
The usual TMM fee for an in-home appliance service call is calculated by adding 3 basic pieces of information together: the service fee, the part(s) cost, and the labor charge.
The service fee is a set amount that is charged to cover the trip to the house and the effort and expertise it takes to diagnose the problem. (Some people refer to this as the fee to "come and look at it", but that's an absurdly simplistic way to describe the troubleshooting process!) Service fees for coming to diagnose most standard residential appliances may range from about $55 to $95, depending on the area.
The labor charge will be based on the actual time spent doing the repair multiplied by the hourly rate. This rate will also vary according to area, and should be disclosed up front. Also, there may be a minimum time that will be charged, such as a half hour. The part(s) cost will be a retail price, not the actual wholesale price that the servicer paid for the part.
Some experienced servicers are able to give a "not to exceed" quote on a repair beforehand, so the customer has an understanding of the upper limit of the cost of the repair and has some protection against unexpected time delays. Others do not do this and will just charge based on how long the repair actually takes.
What is the Flat-rate system?
Although the FRS is fairly new to the appliance repair scene, many other trades have used a similar system for a long time. Auto mechanics usually have standard "book rates" for certain tasks, rather than charging each customer the actual time (labor) it takes to do a repair.
The FRS is pretty straightforward. When the appliance servicer diagnoses the machine and determines what repair is needed, he will look up the fee for the particular repair in a book and then quote the customer that price for the repair. For example, if a widget on an ACME washer needs to be replaced, the servicer would look in the section for ACME washers, find the task "replace widget", and the total cost for the completed repair will be listed beside it. There occasionally can be some add-ons if, for example, the washer is located in such a tight little closet that either it will take a lot more effort or a second man is required to help maneuver it so that it can be serviced, in which case a "difficult access" or "second man" charge will be added. There are also discounts that will be made if more than one task is performed during the same service call.
The main point of the FRS is that the exact cost of the repair is quoted up front to the customer, so that they can make a fully-informed decision about going forward with the repair. If a customer decides not to do the repair, then typically the servicer will charge a diagnostic or service fee of some amount that was disclosed up-front, similar to the service fee I mentioned in the TMM description.
How are the Flat Rates calculated?
The most common appliance repair flat-rate book on the market is called The Original Blue Book Major Appliance Job Rate Guide. According to the publisher's website, the primary elements that comprise the rates in the guide are: "parts, time & labor, equipment, predictable and unpredictable circumstances surrounding specific jobs, inventory management, education/training, office staff, advertising, insurances, travel time to and from the customers home, and all service vehicle expenses." (appliancebluebook.com)
Essentially, the FRS is similar to TMM in that the labor, time, and parts are all factored into the price for the repair. Similarly, an accurately determined labor rate for a TMM servicer will factor in all of the additional costs of doing business listed above. Obviously, in order to stay in business, any company needs to adequately price their services in order to cover all of the expenses involved, and since this can be a complicated calculation to make, the FRS is an attractive and easy pricing solution for repair companies.
What's important in choosing a servicer
First of all, the pricing system that a service company uses is NOT the most important consideration the customer should make. Neither system will compensate for a technician who is incompetent, inconvenient, or dishonest. Either system can work well for a technician who runs a good business. The first things you should learn about a prospective appliance repair business is not the pricing, but rather their experience, convenience, guarantees, and the like. If they are a good company with well-trained technicians, then you will likely be charged a fair rate. It may not be the cheapest rate, but as we all know you usually get what you pay for.
Appliance repair - what you need to know about this trade
One other important point before we go into the pros and cons is that you should understand how the appliance repair trade is evolving, and how it is different from other skilled trades such as plumbing and electric.
For one thing, there are hundreds of different models of appliances out there. Having a reasonable inventory of parts along with all the technical bulletins, manuals, and other up-to-date information on all of these requires both time and financial resources to manage. A servicer who does not keep up with inventory and information will be less likely to be able to complete your repair in a timely or competent manner.
Also, the fact that modern appliances are getting increasingly complicated, particularly with all of the electronic control boards and advanced features, makes training and after-hours research a regular part of any technician's schedule. Gone are the days when a general handyman or tradesman in another specialty can do a lot of appliance repair tasks quickly and effectively.
One other consideration is that the average day for an appliance repair tech involves many more trips between job sites as compared to a plumber or electrician. This extra time driving between jobs decreases the "billable hours" available during a typical weekday.
Because of these unique characteristics of the appliance repair trade, the rates for appliance repair (whether calculated via TMM or the FRS) often run higher than the hourly rates charged by different types of tradesmen such as plumbers or electricians.
Enough already! Which pricing system is better?
If all other qualities of an appliance repair company are equal, is one pricing system better than the other?
First of all, you should understand that in a sense both methods result in some degree of "averaging out" of the cost of jobs. Let me explain what I mean.
For example, the cost of a particular task charged by a company using the FSM will be the same no matter how slow or fast, experienced or inexperienced the technician. So every customer will pay essentially an averaged-out price for that repair. A widget replacement will cost $X regardless of whether it took the tech 10 minutes or an hour to complete it.
Alternatively, a TMM servicer will charge the exact same hourly rate for a repair regardless of the amount of training or expertise that particular repair requires. Hourly rates are calculated to adequately cover all costs of doing business, which includes ongoing training and equipment for increasingly complicated electronics and machines. Yet even the simplest of repair jobs will be charged the same hourly rate as the most complicated, even though plenty of repairs on older machines do not require particularly advanced skills, ongoing training, or expensive test equipment. The FRS is able to take these details into account for each particular job, whereas the TMM is not, because the FRS pricing takes into account the level of skill (training) required for a particular job, not just how long it takes to actually perform the task itself.
Here's a summary of what customers like about flat-rate pricing:
- The exact repair cost is quoted up front, which makes the "repair or replace" decision easier to make and gives the customer more of a feeling of being in control of the situation.
- The standardization of prices prevents a price "penalty" for a slower technician or one who doesn't have the part on the truck and will need to make a second trip.
- The knowledge that the price is an accurate reflection of the actual skills, effort, and equipment needed for that particular job is reassuring.
I would also point out something people might not think of - since the flat-rate prices are calculated very carefully to cover all of an appliance repair company's expenses (including training to stay up-to-date on new appliances) and provide a living wage for the servicers, the businesses that use this system are more likely to stay in business for the long term. That's important if you have found a company that you like! If your favorite tech throws in the towel because he just can't make ends meet, then where are you?
Here's what people like about time and materials pricing:
- Seeing the cost of the part and the labor itemized gives a feeling of transparency.
- Knowing how much a technician is charging hourly allows them to judge if they think it is reasonable, often by comparing to other servicers (as I mentioned earlier, this is generally not a valid comparison if you are comparing an appliance tech to someone in a different field, such as a plumber or electrician).
Is one method cheaper than the other?
There is no good reason that - on average - the prices for either method should be cheaper than the other if they are all based on covering all the costs of doing business. We happen to have had the opportunity to compare our "book prices" with those of other appliance repair companies who work in our area and found that the differences were generally not significant and there was no consistent pattern to who was more or less expensive.
The only reason that some people will find lower prices with a company using the TMM is that they are undercharging for their services (and thus at risk for going out of business) or are skimping in various ways, such as not being insured, not keeping a well-stocked inventory of parts, not staying current on training, not guaranteeing their work, not having a live human answer the phone, not doing same-day scheduling, etc.
The Bottom Line
Ultimately you should choose your appliance tech based on the level of service he provides, not how he charges. If price is your most important consideration, then you will likely have to sacrifice some amount of convenience and quality to get a lower price.
If you have a choice between two equally good repair companies with different pricing structures, then you can use the above comparisons to decide which one would suit your temperament best.
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Vamp | The Rich Don't Rock (Deluxe Edition)
by Justin Gaines
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How's this for a recipe for success in 1989? Take an up-and-coming European melodic rock band, match them with a producer (Tony Platt) who had previously worked with AC/DC and Foreigner, sign them to a major label (Atlantic) contract, and then… do nothing at all to promote the band or the album. Of all the "should have been huge" stories of the 1980s (and there were several), the story of German hard rockers Vamp is one that still leaves fans baffled. This is a band whose sound would have gone over huge in 1989 with even the slightest push from the label. Instead Vamp died almost as soon as they started, and only the dedicated followers of the '80s melodic rock and hair metal scenes knew of their existence.
Vamp may not have had a chance to set the world on fire, but they did deliver an absolute gem to melodic rock fans with their 1989 debut The Rich Don't Rock. It was an album that hit that perfect mix of European melodic rock and the popular American hair metal sound. Think Bonfire meets Hurricane (or maybe Europe meets Britny Fox), with huge guitar hooks, catchy choruses, and a strong, dynamic vocal performance, plus that uniquely European sense of melody. There's a bit of a metal edge to these songs as well. More so than the average Poison or Danger Danger album, that's for sure. Songs like "Heartbreak, Heartache," "Lonely Nights" and "Renegade" are great examples of Vamp's powerful arena rocking sound, but the whole album is just a really well written and well executed collection of melodic rock.
Divebomb's new reissue of The Rich Don't Rock puts this long out of print album back in fans' hands, and gives it a true "Deluxe Edition" upgrade as well. It's a two-disc set that's loaded with extras. The first disc features the original The Rich Don't Rock album, newly mastered by guitarist Ricolf Cross, as well as 12" EP versions of "The Rich Don't Rock," "Why" and "Shout" as bonus tracks. The remastered audio is a major improvement over the original, and would be reason enough to pick up this reissue. There's also a second disc though, and that's where we get a lot of new surprises. It has eight professionally recorded demos from the planned, but never released, follow-up album One Smack Killer as well as seven demos from The Rich Don't Rock. The One Smack Killer demos are a real eye opener, as they show a band in a much heavier frame of mind not unlike Skid Row, and The Rich Don't Rock demos have a slicker, more AOR vibe than what eventually ended up on the album. Top it off with a nice booklet featuring original cover artwork (both versions), lyrics, vintage photos and a full band interview and you've got a first class reissue in every possible way.
If you are one of the lucky few that already knew about Vamp, then the Deluxe Edition of The Rich Don't Rock is a mandatory upgrade. If you're a fan of the '80s melodic rock sound, particularly European bands like Bonfire and Treat, and you didn't catch this album the first time around (or couldn't track down a copy), this is the perfect way to discover one of the best kept secrets in melodic rock.
Genre: Melodic Rock
Dicki Filszer (d)
Tom Bellini (v)
Ricolf Cross (g)
Oliver Scholz (b)
Track Listing:
Disc 1
1. Heartbreak, Heartache
2. Like I Want
3. The Rich Don't Rock
4. Love Games
5. Renegade
6. All Nite
7. Lonely Nights
8. Stand By Me
9. Bleeding
10. Talk Is Cheap
11. Shout
12. Why
13. The Rich Don't Rock (12" EP version)
14. Why (12" EP version)
15. Shout (12" EP version)
Disc 2
1. Little Bit
2. Love Starved Woman
3. Dead in the Backseat
4. Junkyard D.O.G. (Dirty Old Geezer)
5. One Smack Killer
6. Gimme Some Lovin'
7. I Don't Know
8. The Big Mess
9. Lonely Nights
10. What About Love
11. Down and Dirty
12. Waste of Time
13. Love Games
14. Don't Bite
15. Talk Is Cheap
Label: Divebomb Records
Website: www.vamp-rock.com
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The battle in Gaza is taking on a depressingly familiar look. Palestinian terrorists shooting rockets into Israel, killing innocent civilians. Israel, goaded into action, sending warplanes into Gaza to kill Hamas and other terrorist leaders. Each new attack brings a response, and each response escalates the battle that carries huge risks of spilling into a wider conflict.
For Israel, nothing short of a full-scale ground invasion -- and possibly not even that -- is likely to silence the rockets. Its leaders learned that in last summer's war in Lebanon against Hezbollah. For Palestinians, resorting to terrorism is self-defeating. It drives the Palestinian people deeper into poverty and isolation and further from their prime goal: a state of their own.


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Meagan Good's Twitter 'Molly' Comment Sparks Debate
Meagan Good, Christian actress and star of the new NBC drama "Deception," recently sparked a debate after speaking out against the drug commonly known as Molly.
Molly, the pure powder or crystal form of MDMA that is known for causing an euphoric effect, has been made popular in rap songs like Kanye West's "Mercy" and Trinidad James' "All Gold Everything." However, 31-year-old Good is not happy with the rise of the drug's popularity.
"Popped da Molly, I got permanent psychosis, irreversible sexual dysfunction and brain bleeding WHOO," Good tweeted Thursday, changing the lyrics to James' song that has seemingly increased the drug's popularity.
While many seemed critical of Good speaking out against the drug, one person chastised her for speaking out against Molly while being a cigarette smoker.
"Put up a tweet of the side effects of cigs you smoke," the person told Good on Twitter.
The actress did not hesitate to respond, explaining the difference between her smoking and people promoting the use of Molly.
"That's actually a good idea But the difference is I'm not promoting/ glorifying something that's bad for you .. I'm actively quitting," she responded.
While Good faced some criticism, she also gained supporters after speaking out against the drug in front of over 400,000 fans on Twitter.
"Don't feed into them! They should be thanking you for educating them," another person tweeted Good. "I guess I'm lame too. God's children aren't meant to FIT IN!"
Good responded to the Twitter user by saying, "Amen."
James, known for his lyric "pop a Molly, I'm sweating WHOO!" spoke to MTV's Rap Fix Live about being blamed for the rise in Molly's popularity last month.
"All the people are like, 'I don't know what it is, but every time I hear the song, I just wanna do it,' " James, 25, told MTV. "That's a terrible excuse, but go 'head, get high, go 'head. Blame Trinidad, blame it on me."


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Istanbul, Turkey – Head of the Interim Syrian Government, Ahmad Tohme, said Thursday that the U.S. plan to train the "moderate" Syrian armed opposition will begin early next month, adding that the leaders of the Syrian National Coalition (SNC) (main opposition body) and the interim government met a U.S. General in charge of this operation.
Tohme stressed in an interview with the Anadol news agency that the commander of the Joint Mission Force of Syria's operations, Gen. Michael Nagata, met last week with the leading members of the coalition and the interim government in Istanbul, and an agreement was reached regarding the training process.
The head of the interim government added that the United States has sent 400 military trainers to begin the process and the project in February 2015, and will continue for several months.
"This step aims to change the military reality on the ground in order to serve the interests of the Syrian people," Tohme said, pointing out that the program will be put in place in those states neighboring Syria that are interested in the Syrian Revolution's success.
The United States has approved a plan for training and arming the "moderate" Syrian opposition over three years, as part of Obama's strategy to eliminate the Islamic State radicals.
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Hisense Unveils New Ultra-LED Television Range at CS in 65, 84 and 110 Inches
Hisense, the world's fifth-largest LCD television manufacturer, today unveiled its new flagship television range, the Ultra-LED (U-LED) XT900 at the 2013 International CES, Las Vegas. Available in 65-, 84- and range-topping 110-inch sizes, the XT900 offers the most comprehensive array of advanced features and elegant design available in a production television today. Making its debut in the XT900 at CES 2013, U-LED is a breakthrough new technology developed by Hisense.
The Hisense XT900 family of UHDTVs, honored with the 2012 Annual Display Technology Innovation Award, offers consumers the ultimate in picture quality with spectacular 3840 x 2160 pixel resolution panels offering four times the resolution of standard HDTV. Complete with a rich feature set that includes WiFi-enabled Smart TV, active shutter 3D technology on vibrant 120Hz panels, and precise local dimming with mega dynamic contrast ratio, the XT900 delivers a powerful and immersive viewing experience ideal for any video content.
Another unique feature of the new XT900 is the USB-mounted detachable camera that enables applications such as Skype calling in addition to powering built-in gesture control and facial recognition functionality. The ergonomically designed remote control also houses a microphone, allowing users to operate many of the television's functions using voice commands.<
"The XT900 represents the pinnacle of Hisense's R&D and innovative design capabilities, rightfully deserving the crown as our new flagship model," said Peter Erdman, Vice President of Consumer Electronics, Hisense USA. "With the XT900, consumers can look forward to the very best in technological advances and freedom of choice at incredibly affordable prices."
XT900 key specifications:
UHD (3840 x 2160) native resolution;
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120 Hz;
WiFi enabled;
Smart TV with Google TV;
65", 84", 110" screen sizes;
Smart TV functionality;
Precise Local Dimming;
Mega Dynamic Contrast Ratio (10,000,000:1);
Multi-Screen Play;
Detachable camera (Skype calling, gesture and facial recognition);
Voice control
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Chris Lott works for our non-profit every day of her life. She thrives on getting donations and managing the buying and selling of Christmas ornaments to raise money so we can build a school for the children in Arusha. She hires the local people to make the ornaments and then sells them around the world to make money for the school. In 2008 we built a church in Arusha. Chris went to Churches in the US to get supplies for the church and then organized community teamwork events to load freight containers for shipment to Arusha. The church is gorgeous and the people are eternally grateful. Chris organizes and volunteers at Gillette stadium to raise money, she speaks at Churches and has even raised money going to prisons for our charity. Chris started a pre-school in Arusha last year in lieu of the school that is being built. Chris is selfless and deserves whatever help she can get to reach her goals.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday sponsored an HIV awareness forum at Clark Atlanta University, which is predominantly African-American, as part of its response to reports of an HIV outbreak of Southern college campuses, particularly among black gay and bisexual men, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Hundreds of students attended the event, which included a talk by former U.S. surgeon general David Satcher, who said homophobia is "fueling the epidemic among blacks." He added that shunning gay people lowers their self-esteem and creates "a perfect setup for irresponsible behavior. We need to face up to the fact that there is diversity in sexual orientation."
The forum was held to help stop the spread of HIV among college students in the South. Federal health officials reported in February that 84 new HIV infections have been reported among college students in North Carolina since 2000, 88% of which were reported among young black men. Almost all of the infections were linked with gay sex. The outbreak is also believed to affect other areas, including Georgia. The CDC plans to sponsor similar HIV awareness events at colleges throughout the South in response to the current outbreak.


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After a 34-10 win over Division I-AA Samford and a 23-17 loss to Vanderbilt, all eyes have been on the Ole Miss offense.
While the running game has improved in those last two contests, with the Rebels picking up 196 yards against Samford and another 201 against Vanderbilt, concerns continue after sophomore quarterback Jevan Snead struggled in his last two games which includes throwing six interceptions.
Overlooked in the early season evaluation of the Rebels with the focus on the offense is the play of the defense, which has improved steadily since giving up more than 400 yards and looking questionable in the season opener against Memphis.
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Ole Miss heads to Florida on Saturday for a 11:30 (CT) game against the Gators and brings a defense that is much improved from last season. The Rebels are ranked No. 34 in total defense (they finished No. 88 last year) giving up just 300 yards a game. They are 42nd in pass defense (181 yards a game) and 49th in run defense (118 yards a game). In scoring defense, they are at No. 60, giving up almost 22 points a game.
Despite the improvement, defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix was disappointed with the Vanderbilt game.
"I'd rather give up 400 (yards) like we did against Memphis and come out with the W," Nix said. "The biggest statistic we are concerned about is wins and losses."
It's difficult to pinpoint exactly why the defense seems to have steadily improved over the course of the season, but one key reason is a defensive line that has suddenly gotten healthy after being somewhat "make shift" for the Memphis game.
The Rebels were without All-American defensive end Greg Hardy (stress fracture of the foot) and all-SEC performer Peria Jerry (knee) for that game and had nose tackle Ted Laurent in only a limited role in the opener. Highly touted Jerrell Powe was available, but after a three-year layoff, wasn't much of an impact. Now, all are back and near full speed with Powe improving from game to game.
"With everyone starting to get back, what makes you feel good is that Greg Hardy is standing next to you on the sideline," head coach Houston Nutt said. "Of course, you are ready to get him on the field. For him, the first game back, I thought he did some good things. Ted Laurent is at full speed now. Peria Jerry is playing at the highest level. He's really been a difference maker for us. Emmanuel Stephens has more energy now. So that is one of our strengths. The defensive line is very good."
In addition to the defensive line, the Rebels have a rotation at linebacker where there's not a major drop of in performance whether it's Tony Fein or Jonathan Cornell in the middle, or either Ashlee Palmer, Patrick Trahan, Allen Walker, or Lamar Brumfield on the outside.
Most surprising; however, may be the play in the secondary, which gave up only 124 passing yards to Samford and 71 yards to Vanderbilt.
That may be impressive, but the real test for the secondary will be this Saturday against a Florida team which likely features as much speed across the board on offense as any team in the country.
Nix is banking on improvement to help the Rebels slow the Gators.
"I think every day's a learning process and you have to continue to teach them," Nix said. "Winning is contagious and it's a habit, just like losing is. It's obvious which direction we've been in, we're just trying to change it to winning ways. Every day you learn and every day you go on the practice field you can get better and when an opportunity presents itself, you have to respond in the right way."
"I think we can play a whole lot better, we still need to be consistent," he continued. "We had the guy down there in the red zone (against Vanderbilt when the Commodores scored their only offensive touchdown on a 9-yard pass play)- if we just play our responsibility - maybe they kick a field goal instead of scoring a touchdown. In order to be a good team, you can't beat yourself and we continue to get penalties and do stupid things like hitting guys out of bounds. Until we learn how not to beat ourselves, we are going to be an average team."
For the Rebels to have a chance at Florida, the defense, while not expected to limit Florida to Samford or Vanderbilt-type numbers, must have a good showing and it's an area where Nix has his players believing.
"The defense has improved," Powe said after the Vanderbilt game. "It was good to get Greg Hardy back, he got a big sack for us and I think he'll help us out a lot. I think we can play with anyone on the defensive side."
"I thought we came out and just had a high, ready to play defense." Nutt said after the Vanderbilt game. "I thought they were outstanding for most of the night. It was the best game of the year for them."
Nutt will be looking for another outstanding performance to give his team a chance in the Swamp.


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The Texas Language Center presents a discussion panel examining "Beyond Babel: The Survival of Language Programs in the Current Economy."
In a climate of shrinking educational budgets and threatened academic programs, language instructors are compelled to seek ways to keep our courses productive and vibrant with fewer resources. This minisymposium brings together two nationally-known language specialists to present their thoughts on the current situation and ways for us as instructors to survive this difficult period.
Dr. Elizabeth Bernhardt, The John Roberts Hale Director of the Language Center and Professor of German Studies at Stanford University, will discuss "A Case Study of Surviving and Thriving."
Dr. Benjamin Rifkin, dean of the School of Culture and Society and professor of Modern Languages (Russian) at the College of New Jersey, will discuss "Policies, Purposes, and Programs: Re-envisioning World Language Instruction in the Context of Budgetary Constraints."
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Why did he get you hot?
I don't care if it was in a gym at my Apt. complex........Put your fucking shirt on when you're working out........Stupid knigg working out yesterday with no shirt.............Dumb ass knigg.
Why did he get you hot?
I workout in jean-shorts. Did you homos order a pizza!?
DRSE Reconnaissance
The real strong have no need to prove it to the phonies. ~ Charles Manson
There is nothing like seeing a hairy, sweaty guy when you are trying to get your pump on. I think no one knows what gym etiquette is anymore. So sad.
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Oh, I see. I also have warranty (5 years, 4 left).
The winOS is so ugly and boring, sometimes I feel throwing up. But still, it has no flaves. The android version is beautfiul, but gives me alot of headache and problems.
So when you sent it back, did you put original RADIO and HSPL as well?
And was it hard switching to WINMOB again? Thanks mate.
You have to go back to WM before you send your leo (otherwise you will loose the warranty).


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Masking with Channels in Photoshop | 2
Masking with Channels in Photoshop
Using the Extract command with the History palette
Cutting objects out from their original backgrounds can be a laborious task, unless the objects are well-defined or there is a clear contrast between the object and the background. The difficulty of this operation has given rise to a number of third-party plug-ins to automate the process, but Adobe adopted these functions into Photoshop's Extract tool. While the Extract tool on its own is extremely useful, it is even more effective when used in conjunction with the History palette and History brush.
Isolating difficult subjects
1 In this example, parts of the deer are particularly difficult to isolate from the background because the texture of the grass is so similar. Using the Extract command will make what would be a very tedious job far easier. Go to Filter > Extract. Using the Edge Highlighter, start to outline the deer, changing the size of the brush as necessary.
2 In some areasÂas around the earsÂthe edge is well defined. Enable the Smart Highlighting checkbox in these areas. It will automatically apply just enough paint to cover the edge, thereby helping to maintain a clean extraction.
3 Continue to paint until you have a complete green border outlining the deer, making sure there are no gaps. Once that's done, select the Paintbucket and click anywhere within the green border to fill it.
4 At this stage, you can click the Preview button to see how the extraction will look. Here, you can see some ragged edges in places. That's where my highlighting was a little too heavy or not quite accurate enough. I have done this intentionally to demonstrate how the History palette and brush can be used to backtrack after an extraction has been made. Click OK to confirm the extraction.
5 Open the History palette if it's not already open (Window > History) and click the New Snapshot icon at the bottom. We now have two snapshots of the image: the original, which was there from the beginning, called "deer.psd;" and the new one, which I have named "extraction." The brush icon next to the original snapshot tells us that this is the active snapshot.
6 We can now use the History brush to put back any parts of the deer that have inadvertently been removed during extraction. Select the History brush from the toolbox and start to paint over any areas where parts of the deer have been removed by mistake. The bottom of the image is the largest area that needs correcting. As you paint, you are taking pixels from the original snapshot, which is currently enabled.
7 This technique can also be used to paint pixels from the new snapshot we made. I've inadvertently painted back too much from the original snapshot on the deer's chest, so I am going to reverse the process. Enable the extraction snapshot in the History palette by clicking the gray box to its left. Paint over the affected area. You are now adding pixels from the snapshot we created immediately after the extraction.
8 Using History in conjunction with the Extract filter provides a whole new level of versatility to an already powerful tool. The final image shows the extracted and cleaned-up deer placed into a more interesting and characteristic landscape. You might agree with me that although the extraction has worked well, the deer doesn't look entirely natural in the new scene. We're going to cover this next (see page 165).
Created: March 27, 2003
Revised: April 10, 2006
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The commission that investigates standards in British hospitals is coming to Banbury on Monday to hear about patients' experiences at the Horton and John Radcliffe hospitals.
The Care Quality Commission – the independent regulator of health – is spending several days inspecting services at Oxford University Hospitals Trust, which runs four hospitals including the Horton General.
Monday evening's event, at 6.30pm at Banbury Town Hall, will allow individuals to voice their praise, concerns and complaints about services.
Their views will help the inspectors decide what to look at when they examine the four hospitals.
"People are encouraged to attend the listening events to find out more about the inspection process, to tell the team about their experiences of care and see where they would like to see improvement in future," said chief inspector of hospitals, Sir Mike Richards.
"The new inspections are designed to provide people with a clear picture of the quality of the services in their local hospital, exposing poor or mediocre care as well as highlighting the many hospitals providing good or excellent care. We know there is too much variation in quality and these new in-depth inspections will allow us to get a much more detailed picture of care."
The inspectors will be talking to nurses, doctors, managers and patients.
"But it is vital we also hear views of the people who have had care at these hospitals or anyone who wants to share information with us. This will help us plan our inspection and so help us focus on the things that really matter to people who depend on this service," said Sir Mike.


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There are a number of myths surrounding OpenFlow, including that there is a delay on the first packet of a flow to perform a lookup and that the controller is a single point of failure. Both are easily addressed through sound management practices. In fact, the upsides of using OpenFlow--such as simplified traffic management, policy-based networking that creates paths through the network based on higher-level decisions than the destination address, and software-defined networking where there is tight integration between applications and network configuration--can far outweigh any downsides. The IBM and NEC announcement describes how enterprises are overcoming these obstacles in OpenFlow on their production networks
One customer of the combined IBM and NEC products is Selerity which provides financial information from primary sources to their subscribers. Their service-level commitments are on the order of microseconds, required so that all subscribers receive the same information at the same time. In addition, Selerity has to manage subscription entitlements to its customers to ensure they are getting what they paid for. Selerity's entitlement application needs to make those decisions and dispatch the data in near real time. The challenge Selerity faces in meeting all of those competing goals is in maintaining low latency and traffic separation.
Selerity satisfied those requirements using a convoluted set of VLANs and high-end firewalls to forward traffic to the proper locations, or by using an application-level process to make the forwarding decisions. In either case, the solution was complex, inflexible and expensive. Adding a new subscription to a customer meant making a number of changes to networking equipment, which took time and was error-prone.
Using OpenFlow on NEC's Programmable Flow Controller, Selerity was able to move the forwarding decision off the servers and firewall/switch layer into an OpenFlow-controlled network. Using flow rules defined once on the Programmable Flow Controller, the UDP packets coming from Selerity's servers are rewritten, added to a multicast group and forwarded to the destination ports corresponding with individual customers in a few micro-seconds. Selerity ensures that the correct data goes only to intended customers and that all of the customers receive the data at the same time. Selerity was also able to easily add more redundancy to its delivery network since an OpenFlow network isn't hobbled by Ethernet constraints like having a loop-free network.
Selerity's application and SLA requirements are unique to the financial industry, but many enterprises have similar demands that could be addressed using an OpenFlow-managed network.
IBM and NEC also described unnamed customers using OpenFlow to solve common issues such as forwarding network traffic to multiple analysis devices and forwarding traffic to load balancers. Companies like Anue Systems, Gigamon and NetOptics offer in-line network taps that can combine many network connections into a single output or split a single input into many outputs, either replicating all frames across all output ports or slicing the output stream based on data in the frame like addresses and port numbers. These taps work well but are expensive and require that they sit in-line with the monitored link. The security customer connected taps and switch span ports to an IBM G8264 OpenFlow switch, ran the traffic though a deep packet inspection engine and then forwarded the flows to one or more analysis tools. The monitoring is much more flexible than a fixed tap.
More vendors are hopping on the OpenFlow bandwagon, including networking giants Cisco and HP. Juniper Networks added OpenFlow to its Junos SDK in 2011, while OpenFlow controller vendor Big Switch introduced an open source OpenFlow controller early this year. We will continue to see interesting use cases of OpenFlow in production environments.
Learn more about OpenFlow vs. Traditional Networks by subscribing to Network Computing Pro Reports (free, registration required).


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Reflux in Cats-Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
What is reflux?
Also known as GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), reflux is a condition in which gastric juices flow back from the stomach and into the esophagus. Normally the sphincter (a muscular valve at the top of the stomach) closes, preventing acid and food "refluxing" back up. This results in pain and inflammation (known as esophagitis). Over time this can cause a build-up of scar tissue, leading to stricture, which is a narrowing or tightening of the esophagus.
Reflux can occur in cats of all ages, although it is seen more commonly in younger cats, there is no sex predisposition.
What causes reflux in cats?
There are several causes of reflux in cats, some of which include:
- Cats who have undergone anesthesia are at greater risk, particularly cats who are improperly positioned.
- Not fasting a cat prior to anesthesia.
- Hiatal hernia a condition which is caused by a tear in the diaphragm allowing the stomach into the thorax.
- Chronic vomiting.
- Foreign body (such as a hairball) in the esophagus.
- Cancer of the esophagus.
- Kidney disease. The kidneys are responsible for the excretion of gastrin, a gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the production of stomach acid to digest food. As the kidneys begin to fail, gastrin may remain in the stomach, which in turn stimulates excess amounts of stomach acid.
What are the symptoms of reflux in cats?
- Frequent vomiting/regurgitation of undigested food.
- Salivation/drooling.
- Pain while eating.
- Reduced appetite.
- Weight loss.
How is reflux diagnosed?
Your veterinarian will perform a physical examination of your cat and obtain a history from you, including symptoms you may have noticed such as frequent vomiting. Diagnosis is made via endoscopy, in which a thin tube with a light and camera at the end are inserted for evaluation of the esophagus and digestive tract. Endoscopy is performed under sedation.
Other tests your veterinarian may wish to perform include:
- Complete blood count.
- Urinalysis.
- Ultrasound.
The above tests usually don't show anything out of the ordinary although ultrasound may find a foreign body or cancer.
How is reflux treated in cats?
Addressing the underlying cause, such as remove foreign objects or repair of a hernia.
Protecting the esophagus from further damage with the use of antacid medication to inhibit the production of stomach acid.
Low protein, low-fat diets may be prescribed. Feeding smaller meals more frequently may also be recommended.
If the esophagus is ulcerated, a medication known as Carafate may be prescribed to coat the lining.
In severe cases, where the esophagus has been severely damaged, a stomach tube may be required. This is only a short term (months, not years) solution, though.


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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Maggots with a job
…Usually HA reserves the term maggot for select members of the commercial community, but this is about real little wigglers. You know, baby flies.
…According to Newsday, Aug 7, 2008, British scientists have found that maggots may help to create an antibiotic that will attack the MRSA killer bug.
…The works is taking place at Swansea Univ in South Wales and the antibiotic comes from secretions (HA hates that word, by the way) of the green bottle fly larva. The secretion, if you care, is saliva.
…It takes 20 maggots to make one drop (Caution: Maggots at work).
…Some docs (and not even from the Middle Ages) use maggots to clean wounds.
…"Maggots are great little multitaskers," enthused one researcher.
…The new stuff cleans up diabetic foot ulcers with MRSA in 3 weeks versus 28 for other approaches.
…File under great new uses for gross stuff.
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As a Thank You: Save $20 on 4-Wheel Alignment at Jackson's Automotive [COUPON]
Now, we know you didn't win the free 4-wheel alignment in our "You Made It Through Winter, But What About Your Car?" contest last month. But our sponsor, Jackson's Automotive, asked that we pass along this coupon so you can save $20 on a 4-wheel alignment.
To redeem, just click on the coupon on the left, print it out and bring it into Jackson's at 546 Main Street in Old Town. Or you can just go in with your phone and show this email to folks there. Have a great summer from your friends at Q-106.5!


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It's almost time to dust off the red and green as plans begin to unfold for the 57th annual Los Gatos Children's Christmas and Holidays Parade. It steps off from the corner of N. Santa Cruz and Almendra avenues, rain or shine, promptly at 11 a.m. on Dec. 7.
But there are important dates between now and then that parade participants need to know, so here we go!
Entry forms that need to be filled out by new and past participants are online now at lgsrecreation.org under the special events section. There are separate forms for general entries, such as the Indian princess groups and Boy Scout troops that always march, along with forms for marching bands and equestrian groups. The deadline for entries is Oct. 18 at 4 p.m.
Note that entry forms are no longer snail-mailed to past participants, but representatives for past participants should have received an email by now.
The entry packets include information on policies and procedures, FAQs, judging, a parade map and street closures. If packets were emailed to the wrong individuals, LGS Recreation asks that you forward them to the new point person, or notify the recreation department via email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
That email is also the contact for any questions participants may have. Be sure to include the name of your group in any email correspondence.
Another important date is Nov. 1. That's when nominations are due for the grand marshal, who rides in the lead car after the whistle that starts the parade has been blown. Grand marshal nominees must have a track record of supporting the town's youth through volunteerism. Nomination forms are also at lgsrecreation.org under the special events section.
The parade is sponsored by the Los Gatos Lions Club and LGS Recreation, in cooperation with the town and Los Gatos High School. So those folks will be working hard over the next few months, organizing all the entries and preparing for the big day.
The next important date for people who want to march is Nov. 22. That's when participants will learn their entry number assignments–there are usually more than 200 entries. Special parade day instructions will be issued at that time as well.
The parade is the traditional kickoff to the holiday season in Los Gatos, attracting an estimated 20,000 people to town for the festivities.


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NVIDIA GPUs and Supermicro UK Servers Fuel Aveillant's Holographic Radar
Holographic Radar technology to become new standard for addressing wind turbine interference with Air Traffic Control systems
January 13, 2014 (Newswire.com) - UK technology company, Aveillant, has successfully completed its two week live demonstrations at Glasgow Prestwick Airport which show that its Holographic Radar reliably removes wind turbines from airport radars with no degradation to radar performance, paving the way for wind farms to be safely built near airports.
Having been in development for two years, the Holographic Radar builds 3D trajectories of moving objects in its field of view and can intelligently differentiate between various types of objects such as aircrafts or wind turbines. Subsequently, it can reliably detect aircrafts and feed their positioning back to the Air Traffic Control system in real-time, allowing controllers to have a consistent and accurate view of the aircraft at all times when passing over a wind farm, maintaining the safety of pilots and the public.
Wind farms interfere with traditional aviation radars by creating scintillating clouds of clutter on the air traffic controller's view. To the traditional radar, each turbine blade looks like the wing of an aircraft which appears and disappears as the turbine rotates. This means that for existing wind farms, air traffic has to be re-routed around these clutter clouds as it would be impossible for an air traffic controller to differentiate between the two and follow the track of an aircraft's route. For these reasons, airports, the MoD and other authorities, regularly object to the building of proposed wind farms causing 5GW of wind power to remain on hold.
Unlike the current generation of ATC radar that scans an area using the familiar antenna rotating around a fixed point with a narrow beam, the Holographic Radar constantly looks in all directions at once. By permanently illuminating the entire 3D field of view, the radar sensor captures vast amounts of data which is then processed in real time by a combination of GPU and CPU power in order to determine the dynamic characteristics of each individual target.
"The processing of these large quantities of data would have previously required around a thousand Cray super computers, costing millions and consuming a substantial amount of energy themselves," said Peter Wurmsdobler, lead software engineer at Aveillant. "Boston Ltd was able to deliver high performance NVIDIA GPU-powered computers from Supermicro UK, making it both technically and economically viable to continuously process all data captured".
Walter Mundt-Blum, Vice President PSG, EMEAI at NVIDIA commented, "By using NVIDIA Tesla GPUs, the Aveillant team was able to open up airspace which previously was not safe to fly in. Being able to process the data accurately and in real time is not only a benefit to air traffic controllers; it also provides an added level of safety for pilots and the public alike."
"Having been able to successfully assist in these trials, we've been able to offer a complete solution to Aveillant's computational requirements, providing the optimum combination of density, power efficiency, cost and performance. Best of all, the underlying technology of this solution can be used for a multitude of tasks in other industries, such as weather forecasting, finance, oil & gas or defence" said Dev Tyagi, General Manager, Supermicro UK.
"The most intriguing aspect of this solution is the ability to offer considerably improved safety for commercial aviation by mitigating the effects of wind farm turbines for radar operators. We are very pleased to have been able to support and successfully deploy such a solution," said Manoj Nayee, Managing Director, Boston Ltd.
About Boston Limited
Boston Limited has been providing first-to-market technology to a diverse client base since 1992. Boston's high performance, mission-critical server, storage and workstation solutions can be tailored for every client. With expertly trained engineers and a dedicated R & D labs facilities, we are able to fully customise the specification, design and branding of a solution in order to help clients solve their toughest business challenges simply and effectively. Since its founding in London, UK, Boston has expanded operations globally. Following on from the successful launch of Boston IT Solutions India in 2009, Boston launched Boston Server & Storage Solutions GmbH in Germany a year later, with offices opening on the East coast of America in 2013. For more information about Boston, please visit www.boston.co.uk and follow @BostonLimited on Twitter.
About Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Supermicro® (NASDAQ: SMCI), the leading innovator in high-performance, high-efficiency server technology is a premier provider of advanced server Building Block Solutions® for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/Big Data, HPC and Embedded Systems worldwide. Supermicro is committed to protecting the environment through its "We Keep IT Green®" initiative and provides customers with the most energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly solutions available on the market. www.supermicro.com
About Aveillant
Aveillant is a UK technology company spun off from Cambridge Consultants in October 2011. Cambridge Consultant's spin-offs have a track record of success, generating a combined market value in excess of Ј1.5bn and more than 3,000 new jobs. Cambridge Consultants first started working with radar in 1980 and has been developing its capability ever since. They initially focused on short range radar systems specifically designed to provide maximum information on targets in a volume of interest - rather than simply detecting objects that are as far away as possible. http://www.aveillant.com/
For further information, contact:
Apostolos Lambrianides, Marketing Manager
Categories: Information Systems
Tags: Aviation, holographic radar, wind farm


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- Mercedes news
Moss congratulates Mercedes on return to the top
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Sir Stirling Moss has congratulated Mercedes on its return to the top step of a Formula One podium after Nico Rosberg dominated last weekend's Chinese Grand Prix.
Rosberg's victory was Mercedes' first win as a constructor in Formula One since Juan-Manuel Fangio and Piero Taruffi finished a comfortable one-two at the 1955 Italian Grand Prix. Moss, who retired from the 1955 race at Monza, also won for Mercedes that year at the British Grand Prix and is hoping Mercedes' most recent victory in Shanghai will lead to a new era of success.
"Times have changed so much since 1955, the biggest difference between then and now is that Mercedes won every race they entered in 1955, including sports car races, with exception of the Monaco Grand Prix," he said. "It would be wonderful to see Mercedes attain the same levels of dominance again."
Moss also hopes Michael Schumacher gets a chance to prove himself later in the season after a loose wheel brought an end to his race in China.
"Congratulations to Nico Rosberg, Mercedes-Benz and to Ross Brawn and his team on winning the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix," he said. "I am sorry that Michael could not demonstrate his return to form."


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4:51 p.m.: On the red carpet, hundreds of photographers vying for a good position. I'm in no rush. I'm one of the lucky few with inside access.
6:04 p.m.: Going up the elevator to take my position at the receiving line. Ka clump, ka clump, ka clump. The sound of my broken shoe as I gallop across the marble floors of the galleries. Uh-oh. It's getting worse.
6:06 p.m.: Nice background this year in the gallery with ancient nude statues all around, the type with the you-know-whats cut off. Billy Farrell is trying to pose Anna Wintour, "We can't have you with those things." "Good call," she laughs.
6:28 p.m.: Aerin Lauder opens Bradley Cooper's jacket to inspect his white tie. Suki Waterhouse, Bradley's girlfriend, arrives. I'm busy fiddling with my iPhone and miss the shot of them kissing hello. I do get a few of them together though.
6:47 p.m.: As she approaches the receiving line, Sarah Jessica Parker is stopped short by Andy Cohen's foot on her train.
7:08 p.m.: "This is our first," the Public School guys say. I say, "You always remember your first."
7:32 p.m.: Rita Ora looking superhot. My choice for page one.
7:33 p.m.: "I'm a newcomer," Mario Testino kids as he snaps his way in.
7:58 p.m. "With two hot men," I say as I pop Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady with the nude statue's torso behind them.
Johnny Depp
8:03 p.m.: My footwear malfunction is getting worse.
8:07 p.m.: "Lets get one with your girlfriend," I say to Leonard Lauder and Carolyn Murphy.
8:17 p.m.: Sweet Met Ball moment. SJP crouches down, takes a break from receiving to drink some water. Her huge gown puddles around her. Perfect.
8:19 p.m.: Photog to Emma Stone, "Let's see a little leg." "OK. But not all of it," she sasses back.
8:33 p.m.: Someone asks Taylor Swift what she's wearing. "Shame and embarrassment," she says with a wink.
8:35 p.m.: Kimye — that's Kim Kardashian and Kanye West to the uninitiated — form their own receiving line at a doorway inside the exhibit. Kanye takes a sip of whiskey and hands the glass back to Zoë Kravitz.
8:37 p.m.: Sarah Silverman is screaming, "Kanye! Kanye! Kanye!" He ignores her and keeps walking.
8:38 p.m.: Olivia Munn = Olivia YUM.
11:04 p.m.: "Michelle [Obama] kept it real," says Rachel Roy looking gorgeous in her regal gold headband about this morning's ribbon cutting. "She even talked about the difficult fashion business, which I really appreciated."
11:15 p.m.: "It's not open bar. How tacky," snips someone. I agree I ain't paying $20 for a beer.
11:26 p.m.: Trippy pic of Lupita.
11:28 p.m.: Beyoncé and Jay Z arrive to a lightning storm of flashes.
11:34 p.m.: "Don't Be Cruel" by Elvis plays as Daphne Guinness poses like a weirdo.
11:49 p.m.: So cute. Jessica Alba smiling and chewing gum.
12:37 a.m.: I'm hanging with Gilles Mendel. Just as Beyoncé and Jay Z are leaving I try to take a shot and she puts her hand in my lens. OK! Then Bradley Cooper enters and hides behind his GF to avoid my camera. What is going on here?
12:39 a.m.: Stink eye from Bradley Cooper as I approach to capture him getting his groove on.
12:42 a.m.: Kristen Stewart is here. Nice, new hair color. Pinkish I think. Move in closer to get a few candids and she spots me and flips me the bird. Snap! snap! I just shrug, smile and she smiles, too, and puts her hand up. High five.
12:50 a.m.: "Get a pic of DiCaprio and Naomi Campbell," I'm told. Hmmm, well, sorry Leo. Flash! Flash!
12:53 a.m.: I blast Sean Penn and Charlize Theron as they breeze in. Gilles is witnessing the entire thing. "It's like a video game," I say.
12:54 a.m.: Nailed it! Candid shot of Anne Hathaway and Diane Kruger on the sofa in their red dresses.
1:26 a.m.: I get Eddie Borgo to look through the round window of one of the doors.
1:43 a.m.: One more loop around the party. Great dancing shots. Really interesting photograph of some girls in the red light in the stairwell.