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Honeywell International Inc. (HON - Free Report) together with the Washington Housing Authority & Mid-East Regional Housing Authority (WHAMERHA) initiated a $4.7-million energy conservation and building modernization program. The program aims to provide reasonably priced housing facilities to low-and moderate-income families in Washington, N.C. area.
Honeywell has a 20-year performance contract for the program, which involves implementation of conservation measures and upgradation of equipments, including new geothermal heating systems. These equipments will help to renovate and revitalize 560 residencies across seven countries around Washington. The program is planned to decrease energy and operating costs of the housing authorities by almost $7.4 million over the course of the contract and build modern and comfortable homes for local families.
Honeywell's short-cycle businesses as well as its commercial aerospace spares and residential and commercial retrofit businesses are performing impressively well and are expected to support future growth outlook of the company. First-quarter 2011 was the eighth consecutive quarter in which orders in short-cycle businesses have increased. The company's long-cycle backlog continued to be at near record levels.
The savings incurred from the implementation of Honeywell's building techniques will be used for development without any need for outside funding. Further, the program will create job facilities for local contractors and housing authority residents.
Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell International Inc. is a Fortune 100 company providing technical and manufacturing support to customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Major competitors of Honeywell are BorgWarner Inc. (BWA - Free Report) , United Technologies Corp. (UTX - Free Report) and Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI).
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New Delhi: The Indian government has decided to do away with police verification for fresh normal category applicants.
According to a Zeenews.com report, the passport office will issue normal passports on a priority basis and leave the police verification for a later date as per the new norms.
However, you need to submit application with copies of Aadhaar, Voter ID and PAN Card, with an affidavit swearing that you have no criminal case pending against you, then the passport office will issue a passport to you.
The affidavit will be processed post-police verification basis, subject to successful online validation of Aadhaar number.


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Help is on the way to consumers confused by the jumble of sun protection numbers, symbols and other claims on sunscreens. Starting this summer, consumers can start looking for SPF 15 bottles with the label "broad spectrum" and feel confident they're being protected from an increased risk of cancer.
Currently, standards of protection apply only to one part of the sun's spectrum, ultraviolet B rays, which cause sunburn. Under new rules published Tuesday, they will also have to protect against the more penetrating ultraviolet A rays associated with skin cancer.
The guidelines, which spent more than 30 years in bureaucratic limbo, are designed to enhance the effectiveness of sunscreens and make them easier to use.
The key takeaway for consumers: Look for a sun protection factor, or SPF, of 15 and above that also says "broad spectrum." That's the new buzzword from the Food and Drug Administration to describe a product that does an acceptable job blocking both types of damaging rays.
The new regulations require testing for the more dangerous ultraviolet A rays, which can penetrate glass and pose the greatest risk of skin cancer and premature aging. Now, the FDA only requires testing for ultraviolet B rays that cause sunburn. That's what the familiar SPF measure is based on.
"For the first time, the FDA has clearly defined the testing required to make a broad-spectrum protection claim in a sunscreen and indicate which type of sunscreen can reduce skin cancer risk," said Dr. Ronald L. Moy, president of The American Academy of Dermatology Association.
Under the new rules:
— The FDA will prohibit sunscreen marketing claims like "waterproof" and "sweatproof," which the agency said "are exaggerations of performance."
— The FDA also proposes capping the highest SPF value at 50, unless companies can provide results of further testing that support a higher number.
— FDA says manufacturers must phase out a four-star system currently used by some companies to rate UVA protection.
The SPF figure indicates the amount of sun exposure needed to cause sunburn on sunscreen-protected skin compared with unprotected skin.
For example, an SPF rating of 30 means it would take the person 30 times longer to burn wearing sunscreen than with exposed skin."
Most dermatologists recommend a broad spectrum, water-resistant sunscreen of SPF 30 or higher every two hours while outside.
Last year an estimated 68,130 people in the U.S. were diagnosed with melanoma — the most dangerous form of skin cancer — and an estimated 8,700 died, according to the National Cancer Institute. Nearly $2 billion is spent treating the disease each year.


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"Last year Tender Greens won Sausage Fest," says JSix executive chef Christian Graves. "They haven't been invited back this year because they peed in the bushes, and jumped in the pool."
Now in its third year, Sausage Fest is an event where chefs from 10 top restaurants compete to see who can beat the others' meat.
"It's most definitely an industry event for chefs, and a healthy competition," says Graves, which takes place July 16 on the rooftop terrace atop Hotel Solamar, the downtown hotel that is home to JSix.
"I think everyone understands that Sausage Fest is supposed to be like Oktoberfest in summer," Graves says. "It's a chance to be silly, and let your hair down. But there is a purpose: the chefs do want to beat each other — bragging rights are important."
Besides JSix, competing restaurants include Carnitas' Snack Shack, Salt & Cleaver, Tiger! Tiger!, Coronado Brewing Company, Mastiff Sausage Company and Nine-Ten.
The first year, 14 teams competed, but that was too much, according to Graves.
"It was too many, so we reeled it back to 10 last year," he says. "Chefs are asking to do it, but there aren't enough spaces for cooking. Maybe next year, we'll take it to the streets."
Graves says he's learned a lot since the inaugural fest.
"That first year, I just wanted to make an authentic and nice sausage, but I learned that the goal is to be unique. If eight people make a good Italian sausage — the classic — and someone makes a curry wurst, that's the one people will remember.
"Matt Gordon [of Urban Solace and Sea & Smoke] made a foie gras sausage right before foie gras was banned. That was smart."
Graves is keeping his own weiners hidden until the last possible moment. He does offer a hint of what to expect.
"Mine will be as warm as the weather," he says. "I may stick to a pork sausage, but it probably won't taste like pork."
Sausage Fest takes place between 5:30-8:30 p.m.
For $10, attendees can sample all the sausages and for $20 more get a liter stein of a pilsner beer being specially brewed for the event by Lost Abbey.


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Our May issue isnt even out yet, but our May cover star Victoria Beckham is as usual causing quite a stir. As Jubilee fever sweeps across the nation we pay homage to Queen Victoria, as she opens up about her body image, winning a British Fashion Award and going to bed with David Beckham. For a preview of the full interview, CLICK HERE.
And from the Queen of Fashion to the King of Comedy, take a look at our exclusive behind the scenes film from David Walliams Herb Ritts-inspired photoshoot with the delectable Amber Anderson HERE. To read the full interview with the Little Britain funnyman, pick up a copy of the new issue on newsstands Monday 2 April and find out what David said to Catherine Duchess of Cambridge when they met.
If you missed any of the weeks fashion news, catch up HERE and discover all you need to know about H&Ms luxury move, Diane von Furstenbergs GAP Kids launch, Claudia Schiffers return to GUESS and more.
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Snail eggs on a stalk of grass.
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A typical trochophore
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|Hermaphroditic snails mating (Garden Snail, Helix aspersa) Image: Carla Isabel Ribeiro
The life cycle of a terrestrial snail is straightforward. There is no metamorphosis with markedly distinct larval and adult forms, as in such organisms as frogs or butterflies.
The young snail within the egg has a shell and the same basic form as an adult. The shell is transparent initially, but becomes opaque soon after hatching, when the snail starts eating food containing calcium. Thereafter, the snail looks like a small version of an adult. From the beginning, a snail adds layers to the rim of its shell so that it grows in a coil, round and round, larger and larger.
But most sea snails differ from land snails in that they have a larval stage, known as a trochophore (see figure right), that differs greatly in appearance from that of the mature animal (Margulis et al. 2011, p. 188), just as a maggot looks very different from a fly. Trocophores are planktonic and use their cilia to swim.
After reaching maturity, both female and hermaphrodite snails lay eggs (see upper image at right). In those snails where separate sexes exist, males fertilize the eggs produced by females. Hermaphrodites usually mate with each other, but self-fertilization can occur.
However, in many hermaphroditic snails, for example the Garden Snail, Helix aspersa (see image), the spermatozoa develop so much earlier than the ova that they are absent when fertilization needs to take place. Under such circumstances mating with another individual must take place if reproduction. Hermaphrodites of this kind are called protandrous.
Some snails are even parthenogenetic, that is, their eggs develop without fertilization.
At any rate, by one or another of the methods listed above, the eggs are produced. The life cycle of a snail then begins again.
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Bangladeshi national Rubel Choudhary, who is also the son-in-law of Nepali Congress leader Sujata Koirala, is beyond police's reach, it seems.
After failing to trace Choudhary in Chitwan, Chitwan police had sought Kathmandu police's help to find Choudhary and produce him at Chitwan District Administration Office on March 22 to defend charges that former Crown Prince Paras Shah fired in course of an argument with him at a Chitwan resort on December 11, 2010.
However, the Kathmandu police is also unaware about the whereabouts of Choudhary. Some reports say that Choudhary, who has been staying in Nepal in family visa but did many 'illegal business' in the influence of his mother-in-law and then Foreign Minister Koirala, had run away to his home country after Koirala loose the power. Police has been investigating his involvement in various cases of illegal VOIP .
SP Pushkar Karki, the Kathmandu police chief, said, "I have instructed subordinate units to find Choudhary and produce him before the Chitwan DAO."
Police do not know whether Choudhary has already flown to Bangladesh.
DSP Deepak Thapa, in-charge of the Metropolitan Police Circle Maharajgunj, which also looks after the area (Mandikhatar) where Choudhary used to live, said police are searching for Choudhary in Kathmandu.
After Choudhary failed to produce himself before Chitwan DAO, the hearing that was supposed to end has been deferred by a week for this Tuesday.


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Premier League: Jordan Henderson urges Liverpool to send 'message of intent' at Arsenal
Jordan Henderson has urged Liverpool to get a result at leaders Arsenal this weekend that shows they "mean business".
Last Updated: 30/10/13 3:28pm
The Reds travel to London on Saturday buoyed by a convincing 4-1 win over West Brom at Anfield - their sixth win in nine games this season.
Only Arsenal have won more games in the league than Brendan Rodgers' side and Henderson knows his team-mates have the chance to demonstrate their ability to compete with the best.
"Confidence is very high at the minute," Henderson told the club's official website. "We've started the season very well, but there's still room for improvement and we're still going to push and try and become better as a team.
"So hopefully we can keep doing what we've been doing and we can go to the Emirates and get a good result.
"They're all tough games in the Premier League and Arsenal have been flying of late. But so have we, so I think it will be a good game to watch and hopefully we can get a good result.
"It would send out a message to the rest of the teams that we're here and we mean business. But I think the main focus is going there and playing like we have been."
Henderson was deployed in a more advanced midfield role against Albion as Luis Suarez, with a hat-trick, and Daniel Sturridge, adding a fine chipped fourth, flourished ahead of him.
"Going forward, we were exceptional," Henderson added. "We're just focusing on progressing as a team and we're looking forward to the big game on Saturday.
"There are areas where we can improve, but we tend to keep that to ourselves and work on them out on the training pitch. But I think Saturday, overall, was a really good performance.
"We scored some great goals, but we've got to go there and, first and foremost, we've got to defend really well. Going forward we've been exceptional, so we need to keep that going."


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The coat and harness themselves are fairly straightforward. I modified a lady's winter coat pattern for this, split the back seam, and lined the inside with a gray polyester. The collar is actually held closed with 2 hooks and eyes, as the button itself has a tendency to come loose.
The harness is actually heavily modified from a jacket I bought at the thrift store. I cut one side away and used the extra to make the harness straps. The gourd is two beach balls covered in paper mache.
The hardest part is hanging the gourd. In the anime/manga, the gourd hangs from a single loop at the back of the harness, but apparently they haven't heard of gravity in Naruto. I ended up wrapping the straps around the gourd middle, hanging it from my left shoulder under the harness and tying the straps in a tight knot, then wrapping the rest around my hips.
I covered my eyebrows using several coats of Elmer's purple gluestick, then concealer and heavy foundation and powder. The black rings were drawn on with an eyeliner marker and then filled in with black powder.
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William R. Tison, 88, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2001.
A native of Hampton County, S.C., Mr. Tison was a son of the late William R. and Macie Wilson Tison Jr., and was the widower of Johnnie Frances Cash Tison. He was retired from Seaboard Farms and CSX Railroad and was a member of Winder First Christian Church.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be in Bogart First Baptist Church cemetery.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara A. Robbins, Tucker; two sons, David Tison and Edward Tison, both of Winder; and two sisters, Macy Bowers and Louise Long, both of Estill, S.C.
The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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NEW YORK Fashion Week is half-way through its schedule of shows and events, with only three days remaining before the tents at Bryant Park come down. Tuesday offered a couple of eye-catching presentations, including Alice & Olivia's free-form display inside its Bryant Park store, Betsey Johnson's threatrical presentation, and Vivienne Tam's catwalk debut of a mini computer.
Returning with tried and true formats, both Alice & Olivia and Betsey Johnson hosted colorful, whimsical presentations of their spring 2009 lines. Alice & Olivia created a 1960s-style backdrop based on the "hippie trippie" theme of its line, and Johnson incorporated a patterned runway, balloons, a pink entrance, and her signature cartwheels into her show at the tents. For Tam, the focus of her presentation and after-party was her collaboration with Hewlett-Packard, which resulted in a digital clutch—a special edition notebook computer featuring a red peony cover.


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This is a common fantasy among agents. I know because we all talk about our dreams in group. (There's a guy at Gersh who's obsessed with "The Wizard of Oz," but not in a good way.)
At my office, most of the clients are experienced performers with long résumés. It's easy to make money off them because casting directors know their work. Those actors are worth their weight in commission checks. But the entertainment industry is always hungry for fresh faces. This goes double during pilot season. That's why agents sign and develop young talent. We're all hoping to strike oil.
It doesn't take much effort to find young, attractive actors with a little bit of talent. They're everywhere, especially if you work in New York or Los Angeles. Here on the West Coast, if I throw a stick down Melrose, I'll probably hit 10 dudes who look like Taylor Kitsch.
My favorite methods for unearthing these diamonds in the rough are the obvious ones. I go to showcases, especially the college ones in June. Those are a terrific way to find young actors with four years of solid training. I also attend workshops, plays, and comedy shows, and I sometimes sit in on acting classes. Hell, I've even stopped people at the mall. Have you ever been to the Beverly Center on a weekend? It's like the cast of "Gossip Girl" in there!
But when all's said and done, the most effective way to find a young, attractive actor is to put the word out that you're looking. I do this by calling every manager, teacher, coach, photographer, and casting director I know. You never know who's going to give you a solid lead. Even my clients have introduced me to promising actors.
For an agent, signing a young actor who's just starting out can be very exciting. It makes you feel like you're the first one to set foot on an uncharted island. The thrill of discovery can be exhilarating, and that sort of fire is what keeps us going in an extremely difficult business.
Now here's the thing. Any agent with half a brain can track down fresh faces and sign them. That's easy. But you can't just throw those actors into the casting fire and hope for the best. That's bad all around.
An agent has to develop young talent, bringing actors along at just the right speed, helping them build their confidence and audition skills. That takes time. Unfortunately, some agents are lazy and have no patience. Not me. I know how to play the game. Signing established actors is all about short-term gains. Developing young talent is about long-term gains. They're both valuable in different ways.
To prove my point, make sure you read next week's column. Using one of my clients as an example, I'm going to take you through the whole development process, step by step, so you can see for yourself how slow-and-steady really does win the race.


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Grolier Codex, codex fragment consisting of 11 damaged pages from a presumed 20-page book and 5 single pages. Discovered in Mexico in 1965, the documents were named for the Grolier Club (founded 1884) of New York City, an association of bibliophiles who first photographed, published, and presented the codex, with an analysis by anthropologist Michael D. Coe. Coe's examination revealed that the Grolier Codex is related to the Dresden Codex and, like it, deals with the Venus calendar. The style of the Grolier is hybrid, showing Toltec and Mixtec influences. It is the subject of Coe's work The Maya Scribe and His World (1973).
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On New Year's Eve 2009 we trotted out the TVNewser Poll machine and asked you to make some predictions for 2010. We asked:
- Which cable news network will draw the most viewers for the 2010 State of the Union?
Fox News 69%
The vast majority of you were vastly correct. Fox News' 5.7 million Total Viewers beat the combined numbers of CNN and MSNBC.
- How many broadcast network Sunday shows will end the year with a different host than they started?
4. 3%
3. 10%
2. 46%
1. 33%
0. 8%
The majority of you guessed two shows would have new hosts, but it was only one. ABC's "This Week" changed anchors when Christiane Amanpour left CNN for ABC in the Summer.
- At the end of 2010, Glenn Beck will be…
in the same time slot 54%
in a different time slot 39%
on a different network 6%
You guessed right. Same time, same channel.
- Compared to 2009, the combined evening news audience on the 3 broadcast networks will…
increase 11%
decrease 71%
stay the same 17%
Wow, you guys are smart. You guessed the Big 3 would shed viewers in 2009-2010 season, compared to 2008-2009, and they did. 338,000 fewer viewers watched NBC Nightly News, ABC World News and the CBS Evening News.
- By the end of next year, Lou Dobbs will be…
on the radio 15%
on a business news network 18%
on a cable news network 25%
running for political office 23%
in his living room 19%
Last month, Lou Dobbs signed a deal with Fox Business that will put him on that business news channel in early 2011. He's also still on the radio, will be appearing on Fox News, and, presumably, in his living room from time to time.
- Pick your over/under for the number of documentaries CNBC will premiere in 2010:
5 23%
15 41%
25 20%
35 6%
45 9%
We stopped counting in March, but CNBC tells us they produced 39 original documentaries in 2010.
- On Friday, we'll be presenting the TVNewser 2011 Challenge, asking you to make your TV News predictions for the coming year.


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Sustainable labels only.
Sustainability in fashion is stupidly important, so it's about time it got its own runway.
Lush Terrain is happening as part of VAMFF's Offsite Runway series and will see five sustainable labels present their individual collections.
Expect to see upcycled pieces, recycled fabrics, zero-waste patternmaking and organic materials, with a focus on wearability and style.
Unsurprising, given the lineup is a goodie. Designers showcasing include Cadia Belante, Gehrich, Surrender Yoga, EDITION by Alice Sutton and Heidi Hibberd.
It's all taking place at the Fitzroy Conservatory (fitting) on March 2.
VAMFF Lush Terrain Offsite Runway
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Tuesday March 2, 7pm-9pm
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Fitzroy Conservatory
Tuesday March 2, 7pm-9pm
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A SURVEY of firms in England reveals that a majority want to see "stability, predictability and fairness" achieved through five-yearly revaluations of business rates.
In Hillingdon, business rates specialists CVS estimate there are still 5,975 sites yet to appeal their rateable value, which equates to £276.9M.
CVS estimate there is still £37m worth of savings across the seven-year rating list to be made for businesses in the borough, should they decide to lodge an appeal.
A survey of more than 250 ratepayers, conducted by CVS, showed concern that the Government could introduce more frequent reassessments of property values.
A large majority – 65% – of respondents favoured retaining the predictability of five-yearly revaluations, with just 7% supporting annual reassessments. Of the remainder, 10% supported two-yearly and 18% three-yearly revaluations.
CVS are warning that reforms to the frequency of rates re-assessments would threaten the stability and predictability of payments on which ratepayers rely, imposing heightened uncertainty on firms and their employees.
CVS do not believe the Valuation Office Agency has the capacity to deliver annual reassessments of rental values without a substantial (and unlikely) increase in resources.
More frequent reassessments, it says, would exacerbate the current 131,000 backlog of rates appeals, which is already leaving businesses out of pocket.
Mark Rigby, chief executive of CVS, said: "Any reform to the system must protect the predictability and stability of this significant overhead for ratepayers.
"CVS have been saying this for some time and these research findings clearly show that stability and predictability is what businesses want.
"The business rates system is not fundamentally broken and the Government should not be pressured into introducing new and unproven methods.
"The focus should be on creating a less adversarial system which is more transparent and equitable, and which doesn't leave businesses confused and frustrated about rates."
The survey was undertaken in response to a discussion paper, published jointly by the Treasury and the Department for Communities and Local Government.
They have since announced they are shelving a controversial review of business rates appeals.
The DCLG says it will "fold the consideration of reform…into the broader review of business rates administration, which is considering longer-term reform taking effect after the next revaluation in April 2017."
Mr Rigby said: "Getting business rates right is important so a reform that does it once and does it properly is the right way to go."


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The biggest problem with employing criminals is that they're criminals.
What's a guy gotta do to get a little respect? As the head of an up-and-coming criminal empire, Carl Ramsey just can't seem to catch a break. Stranded in the middle of nowhere, he is forced to rely on loyalty, savvy, and the promise of a big payday to keep the rank and file in line. But how can he deliver on his promises while overseeing repairs on a dead ship, praying that his lover and best friend can recover their lost loot, and keeping the galaxy's most notorious crime lord at bay over long-range comm?
And to make matters worse, his parents dropped in for a visit and have settled in while he's away. It's going to take all the fast talking Carl can manage, and he still might need a little help from his friends.
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DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Two dozen trade ministers agreed on Saturday to make a final push for a new trade deal, ordering their officials to do what it takes to make the necessary compromises.
World Trade Organization members had been intensifying efforts to finally clinch a deal in the decade-old Doha round after the G20 said 2011 was a window of opportunity to reach agreement.
Negotiators at WTO headquarters in Geneva have been waiting for ministers meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos to give a clear signal that they should make the necessary concessions and trade-offs.
"There is unquestionably a renewed sense, in some people of urgency, in some people optimism, but ... we have yet to see substantial progress," U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said.
"But we do think there is a different negotiating dynamic," he told Reuters in an interview.
Ministers acknowledged that there were still big differences to overcome to agree a new set of rules opening up trade in food, industrial goods and services that would boost the global economy and strengthen defenses against protectionism.
But they said they were telling officials to negotiate in a spirit of give-and-take to produce a deal each can sell at home.
"There will be demands from all sides in the final lap and if demands are made then there has to be reciprocity," Indian Commerce Minister Anand Sharma told reporters.
Saturday's meeting did not get into specific issues but was more about the negotiating process.
Even here there were some differences.
EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said ministers had agreed to reach an outline agreement by July. U.S. trade chief Kirk said there had been no agreement on timing. A statement from the Swiss government, that hosted Saturday's talks, said overall agreement was needed by July.
The talks have staggered on since their launch in late 2001 to open world markets and help poor countries benefit from trade. But officials say there is a new sense of hope this time and WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy told a news conference a deal was possible this year if talks accelerate further.
Washington is calling on the big emerging countries like China, India and Brazil to open their markets more to foreign -- including American -- businesses as a reflection of their growing economic clout.
Emerging economies argue that the deal is largely in place, based on the last intensive spate of negotiations in 2008, and if Washington wants more it must pay with further concessions of its own.
The United States drew support from the EU on Saturday, with De Gucht telling reporters that the state of negotiations in 2008 was only a starting point, and an unbalanced one at that, with much unfinished business.
Washington believes that even from a development standpoint, the best opportunities for poorer countries will come in the emerging economies, as U.S. tariffs are already so low that further cuts can offer only incremental benefits, while the emerging economies are growing faster than rich nations.
According to one official, Peru, Indonesia, Malaysia and Costa Rica all spoke up on Saturday calling for a deal that would promote more South-South trade.
The challenge will be to find a deal that gives everyone the benefits they seek without causing too much pain to farmers or workers in sensitive industries.
Whatever the exact timing, all agree that to reach a deal this year, perhaps with a formal signing at the WTO's ministerial conference in December, negotiators will have to work intensely over the next few weeks to produce revised drafts of an agreement by late April or so.
Further work to narrow the gaps would let ministers meet before the European summer break and try to resolve a few remaining issues in a series of last-minute trade-offs.
That would not form a final agreement, but the broad outlines of a deal, such as formulas for cutting tariffs, and major exceptions to that, leaving the rest of the year for negotiators to fill in the details.
New difficulties can always arise. Brazil's Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota, possibly opening a can of worms, told the meeting negotiators needed to consider the impact of exchange rates on trade.
But ministers believe that this may now be the last chance to reach a deal, and failure to do so would not only kill the negotiations but hurt the system of trading rules umpired by the WTO.
"Either we do it this year or we get into real trouble," De Gucht said.
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If you're a server administrator for Microsoft Office InfoPath Forms Services 2007, there may be a time when you're tried to perform some action on a form template and received an error message that looks like the following:
"Form template was deployed as part of the 9b518781-2fcd-40fe-a1f4-964b2cd4c0b8 feature"
This feature name probably doesn't mean a whole lot to you, and the error message could be a bit more actionable, right? What the heck is this feature thing that the message refers to? You might also have come across other IDs or other weird timing issues on a multiple server farm.
Starting the Tour
So, to shed some light on this, let's go back-stage to see a little of what's going on behind the scenes. The stage is Windows SharePoint Servers Central Administration, where you will find 5 options in the Microsoft Office InfoPath Forms Services group on the Application Management landing page. This tour will mainly be concerned with the Upload Form Template page and a little bit with the Manage Form Templates page.
Let's start at the Upload Form Template page, which is how a form template gets approved by the administrator. Each new form template uploaded to the farm also adds a new FormTemplate object to the FormsService.FormTemplates which is the singleton FormTemplateCollection object for the farm's administration object model. This FormTemplate object allows the same manipulation that is available through the UI. It also contains a lot of information used only internally to InfoPath Forms Services. The most important internal property is the converted file, which is essentially a compiled version of the form template that can quickly render as a form template in the browser.
When InfoPath form templates are uploaded to a server, the Windows SharePoint Services solution deployment and featurization infrastructures are being used to turn the form template into an administrator-approved form template.. Behind the simple click of the Upload button, InfoPath Forms Services creates a feature to deliver the form template (.xsn file). The feature is then wrapped in a Windows SharePoint Services solutions package which is a .wsp file (just a renamed .cab file) that contains the feature and some other packaging information.
The Solution Package
This solution package is the means of deployment to all of the servers in a farm. All Web front-end servers will have the form template propagated to their file systems, via the solution's package. So, there may be a delay in showing up on a multiple-server farm, hence the ellipsis in the "Installing…" status which remains until the form template is deployed to all machines in the farm. These are propagated via the SPTimerv3 service which runs on each box and is scheduled to pick up jobs from servers running the central administration Web Application (where the Upload took place) and it uses the SPAdmin service to install the solution on the machine, via the administrator account. So, InfoPath Forms Services deployment needs these services running on each machine, just like WSS solution deployment, because it's actually the same thing. Once deployment is completed, the form template is marked with "Ready" status.
[Side Note: An implementation just like what we use for solution deployment is also available to you. Our shipping documentation covers how to create features and solutions from scratch. You might want to do this to bulk deploy many form templates at the same time, to indicated InfoPath form templates in other features or solutions, or to create a custom workflow that contains custom InfoPath form templates. These custom-created solutions are still registered into the InfoPath Forms Services OM, but will be treated a little differently in IPFS, for instance, you cannot activate/deactivate/remove/upgrade these form templates through IPFS management, because that might invalidate the overall solutions that were constructed. The whole features must be activated the same way that other custom features are activated (see Ready for Activation, below).]
Ready For Activation
The Ready status indicates that the form template can be used and is in normal operation. The feature created, is a site collection-scoped feature (that's SPSite-scoped in WSS OM-speak), which can be activated on an site collection like most other site collection-scoped features. If you are a site collection owner, navigate to Site Settings, and see Site Collection Features under the Site Collection group heading. Every form template that was administrator-approved through the upload page is available here along with the other site collection scoped features.
You can also activate and deactivate features from the Manage Form Templates page in Central Administration. This is exactly the same thing, and is provided as a courtesy for farm administrators who are also site collection owners.
Behind the Scenes of Activation and Invocation
An activated form template is added as an item in the Form Templates library at the root site of the site collection (SPSite.rootWeb) in the /formservertemplates path. The form template is not actually present in the content database for the library, it is stored as a ghosted entry. A user invoking the form template with the Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007 rich client is actually pulling the form template from the file system of the Web front-end server where it was placed by solution deployment. Invoking the form template via the browser will pull the converted file from the FormTemplate object in the administration object model.
The Form Templates library is special in a few ways. The most important special aspect is that activated form templates cannot be unghosted. This is to ensure that the converted file version and the on-disk version cannot be different, so that no matter what client you fill the form in, it's the same form.
Be a Better IPFS Admin with this Knowledge
Our hope is that this article will make our behavior more clear and expose a few tricks to help you be better Administrators. Here are a few tricks in how to use that information to your advantage.
Handle the error: "Form template was deployed as part of the 9b518781-2fcd-40fe-a1f4-964b2cd4c0b8 feature"
If you receive this, you most likely want to remove the form template and start over. Here's the action to take, and it's only available from the command line:
"%ProgramFiles%Common FilesMicrosoft Sharedweb server extensions12BINSTSADM.EXE" -o uninstallfeature -filename 9b518781-2fcd-40fe-a1f4-964b2cd4c0b8feature.xml
Form template's status never leaves "Upgrading…" or "Removing…" states
These states seem to indicate that you're running a multiple-machine server farm, and on your server farm, you're running into some issues in propagating changes to all of the machines. If you have not done so already, I highly recommend turning on the following services on each machine: SPAdmin, and SPTimerV3 You can do this by running:
net start SPTimerV3
net start SPAdmin
On each machine. Net start is a ensure semantic, so this will not inadvertently toggle or cause any damage if run on a machine where the service is already started. Now that that's done, you can go on to correcting the problems that you have.
From Central Administration, go to the Operations page, under the Global configuration group, click on Timer Job Status. On that page, look for timer jobs that have the name in the following formatting. If you filename is FOO.xsn, it will look like:
Windows SharePoint Services Solution Deployment for "form-FOO.wsp"
See if there was a failure. If so, go back a page, and go to Timer Job Definitions. Drill down in the timer job definition that you care about and you can perform the following:
>> For the case of status stuck on "Uploading":
1. Try to restart the job if that is available.
2. If restart is not available, delete the job, then attempt to upgrade again.
>> For the case of status stuck on "Upgrading":
1. Try to restart the job if that is available.
2. If restart is not available, delete the job, then attempt to upgrade again.
>> For the case of status stuck on "Removing":
1. Try to restart the job if that is available.
2. Else, Remove the job. (continue to step 3)
3. Then, go back to the Manage Form Templates and try again to Remove the form template.
|Ed Essey
Program Manager
|Alexei Levenkov
Software Design Engineer


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Robots and other allies help a youth and a space jockey rescue a rebel princess and battle dark forces bent on intergalactic rule.I like how Artoo and Threepio get top billing.
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
In case you never heard of it.
Star Wars was on the Spike channel last night. Episode IV, as it were. I get my TV programming via Dish Network, and they usually provide a roughly 25-words-or-less synopsis if you press the "Info" button on the remote. Out of curiosity I decided to check out how they summarized A New Hope:
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The year-end competition for the Ohio National Guard JJHuddle Ohio HS Boys Basketball Team of the Year is over. And it was a solid one. Over 62,500 votes were cast and this year's winner is…
Ohio National Guard JJH Ohio Boys BKB Team of the Year
Winner: Norwalk
Ranked No. 3 in the final National Guard JJH D-II Power Poll, Norwalk capped a historic season by winning its first boys basketball state title with a 65-58 victory over defending state champion Columbus Watterson. In addition to the state title, the Truckers put together the eighth longest regular season win streak in state history (57 games) before Ontario snapped it with a 63-61 win on Jan. 29. Norwalk, however, extracted revenge in the season finale, beating Ontario 69-47 to win a share of its fourth straight Northern Ohio League title. Before this current title run, the Truckers last basketball league championship had come in 1962. Senior first cousins Jeff Thomas (Georgia State) and Ben Haraway (Malone) have been instrumental in the win streak and recent program success. Votes: 27,741
Runner-Up: Tri-Village
The Patriots improved to 42-1 in the regular season the last two years and defended their Cross County Conference title. Finished No. 2 in final AP D-IV State Poll and No. 4 in final National Guard JJH D-IV Power Poll. Big wins include Troy Christian, Dayton Northridge, Miami East, Bethel, New Bremen and Stivers. Tri-Village capped its season by winning its first regional title since 1991 and reaching the state semifinals. Votes: 20,357
Third Place: Russia
The Raiders claimed their seventh Shelby County League title in head coach Paul Bermigan's 28-year reign with a 68-59 OT win over Houston. Russia, which was once 1-2 in the league standings, won nine straight SCL games to claim the crown. During the season the Raiders also delivered Bermigan's career win No. 400 and a Piqua Holiday Tournament title. Russia wrapped its season by winning a D-IV district title and advancing to the regional semifinals. Votes: 7,036
Week 1: Ben Logan
Week 2: Centerville
Week 3: Piqua
Week 4: Russia
Week 5: Union Local
Week 6: Tri-Village
Week 7: Springfield
Week 8: Ontario
Week 9: Franklin
Week 10: Lakewood
*Winners receive a personalized banner from the Ohio National Guard & JJHuddle.


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Chongwe Cassia Suite is a stand alone unit at the very confluence of the Chongwe and Zambezi Rivers, built to compliment our executive suite at Albida and provide a luxurious individual tent for Chongwe.
This prime site for a Lower Zambezi Private Suite, which was originally owner Chris Liebenbergs' home in the Valley, has been relinquished for this elite project and is ideal for guests requesting the exclusivity of a suite and offers privacy and the quintessential romantic setting for honeymoon couples.
Rooms & Suites:
Built in the same style and grandeur as Albida Suite with a custom-designed octagonal room tent, this has gauze windows, which may be rolled up during the day, on seven sides of tents.
The adjoining bathroom has a canvas roof with double basin, shower and free standing bath with organic ferro walling interspersed with natural wood allowing privacy but also a sense of open air bathing.
A lounge appointed with comfortable, plush chairs and sofas and accented with fine antiques sits toward the front of the suite alongside a private pool set at the edge of the river.
This area is perfect for relaxing while viewing the confluence of the Zambezi with the Chongwe and a dining area allows meals and drinks to be taken in the suite or in the main camp.
Activities include game drives, including night drives in the National Park or along the Chongwe River, walking safaris, cruising, fishing and canoeing.
Game drives are conducted day and night in the park. The likelihood of not seeing one othervehicle on a four-hour drive is very good. All guides,when qualifyingfor the area, are lectured ex tensively on etiquette.
Chongwe specialises in walking safaris, affording time to learn about the not so obvious secrets of the bush. Walking adds an extra dimension to your game viewing, and also gives the chance to appreciate the beauty and tranquility of the bush.
The Lower Zambezi is renowned for superb canoeing safaris - the most unobtrusive way to encounter big game.
Suite Information
- - Lodge type; Private Lodge
- - Location; Lower Zambezi River
- - Lodge size; Sleeps 2
- - Recommended stay; 3-7 nights
Suite Highlights
- - Fishing
- - Canoeing trips
- - Sunset cruises
- - Bird watching
- - Open vehicle guided drives, night drives
- - Walking safaris
- Rates from: US$ 600.00
- Per person per night sharing
- Rates are in US Dollars
- *Rates may vary according to season
- Flights (return);
- UK - ZAM; from £ 724
- USA - ZAM; from $ 1567
- EUR - ZAM; from € 871
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The Harris Family: A home fit for a hero.
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Shilo Harris was on patrol in Iraq in 2007 when an improvised explosive device (IED) struck the vehicle in which he was traveling. His face and more than 40% of his body were badly burned. Despite his devastating injuries, Harris refused to leave the scene until every member of his patrol team was accounted for.
IQAir system(s) selected by The Harris Family: Perfect 16
Back home near San Antonio, Texas, Staff Sgt. Shilo Harris began a long and painful recovery process while dedicating his time to giving hope and inspiration to other wounded veterans. But exposure to coarse and fine dust, germs, viruses and other airborne pollutants was a constant threat to Harris' health.
That's when the designers at the ABC-TV hit show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" stepped in. For a hero in need of the cleanest air possible, the Extreme Makeover designers called in the IQAir Clean Air Team!
IQAir and "Extreme Makeover" worked together to create one of the healthiest homes in America for Sgt. Harris and his family. One side of the new Harris home was designed for Shilo to work and sleep, and the other side was designed for the entire family, including Shilo, to spend time together.
An IQAir Perfect 16® whole-house air purifier was installed on each side of the house to remove more than 90 percent of the particles in the air five times every hour. Each Perfect 16® was integrated into a state-of-the-art heating and cooling system designed to maintain a consistent temperature.
The Clean Air Team also installed a commercial-grade IQAir Air Quality Monitoring Station on Shilo's side of the house to continuously monitor air quality conditions both inside and outdoors. Shilo can now enjoy the peace of mind of knowing that the air he is breathing is free from nearly all of the airborne contaminants that could threaten him.
"Shilo Harris paid a high price to help protect and defend our nation," said Glory Dolphin, CEO of IQAir North America and a member of the Clean Air Team. The least we can do is to help his recovery by giving him clean air to breathe."


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By: Mike Sullivan
Dave Guinane, nationally known as "The Shot Doctor," is a basketball shooting coach from Utica who has given over 40,000 lessons since 1993. He currently has over 50 collegiate players on scholarships and has worked with players from every level: high school, college, and professional.
Local NBA prospects Da'Shonte Riley, Eli Holman, Shane Lawal and Nick Washburn are currently training with Guinane at the historic St. Cecilia's Gym in Detroit. Over the years, Dave has developed a great relationship with the owner of St. Cecilia's Gym, Sam Washington, who provides him with the access to use his gym to train athletes. Guinane has played at St. Cecilia's since the late 1960s and has seen a lot of legendary players at the gym such as George Gervin, Dave Bing, and Spencer Haywood.
Guinane is the owner and president of The Basketball Workshop LLC, which operates out of the Joe Dumars Fieldhouse in Shelby Township, MI. He's a Pioneer in the industry of personal training and is considered to be one the country's premier shooting coaches.
The most unique part about Guinane's program is that he guarantees his players will see a 50-100% improvement in their game. I was curious to find out what exactly this means. He said that the 50-100% improvement is in their total game (shooting, free throws, dribbling, post moves for big guys, etc.)
For example, Andre Drummond can dunk, rebound and basically defend. But if he could develop a post move, turnaround jumper and hit some free throws, he would have a 100% or more improvement. So, it depends on the individual player in terms of how much the improvement percentage will be.
I asked Dave what makes his program so successful. He said, "We focus on the little details like shooting technique and proper footwork."
The idea of a "shooting coach" was a practice that Dave invented 20 years ago, and he feels like it has really changed the basketball industry. Guinane compares his job to other similar professions in golf and baseball.
"Without the perfect swing, you don't get the perfect shot. Every golfer has a swing coach. There are pitching coaches and hitting coaches in baseball. We feel like every basketball player should have a shooting coach."
Dave expressed his interest in helping Pistons big man Andre Drummond with his free throws. Drummond shot just 41.8% from the free throw line last season. Guinane said there is no reason Drummond should be shooting that bad from the free throw line.
Guinane said that if he were to work with Drummond, "It would be a simple matter of fixing his mechanics to get his free throw percentage up to the 75-80 percent range."
He also believes that Drummond has a lot of potential and can be one of the best players in the NBA with improvement. Guinane even went as far as comparing Drummond to LeBron James in terms of athleticism. Guinane said he would love to work with Drummond on his ball handling and footwork to help him become more of a complete player.
Personally, I'd love to see Andre Drummond workout with Dave this summer and work to improve his free throw percentage. This wouldn't be the first time that Dave has worked with a Piston. He spent time training Josh Harrellson last season. Dave Guinane's has a great track record of helping players take their game to the next level due to his unique and personalized program. He's a local guy that's made a national impact on the game of basketball and will continue to do so for years to come.
For more information, you can visit http://www.DaveGuinane.com


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Bobby Flay is known as world class chef, but he's also got street cred as a runner. With three marathons under his belt he knows a thing or two about what to eat before race day. Here are three dishes you don't want to miss.
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A high-priced receiver with a five year, $50 million contract drops a short pass. How many times have you said, "Well, I can do that."? Seems I now say it at least once a day, especially after reading the morning's headlines on the financial crisis. I'm starting to feel as if I know more than the supposed industry "experts." Scary thought, folks, because I ain't all that smart. From the Wall Street Journal:
"Standard and Poor's Ratings Service is reviewing how it assigns ratings to collateralized debt obligations of structured-finance securities because of changing market conditions amid the deepening recessions in the U.S. and Europe."
Good to know. Why didn't they begin said review a year ago, when the firm's high-priced forecasters should have seen the pass coming, but instead promptly dropped the ball (I'll dispense with the football analogy). Their only standard seemed to be to ensure retirees are poor. Rating agencies and CDOs; could there be two more despised terms at the moment? You have to wonder why they'd suffer additional embarrassment by announcing the review now, rather than quietly going about it internally. Talk about a day (year) late and a dollar (billions) short.


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Beyond grammar.
A tough time for teachers of advanced learners.
Many advanced level learners find it difficult to choose between seemingly similar language items. The teacher's role as guide is often made easier by reference to concordancers and getting students to notice which items commonly collocate.
Here are some of the main collocations that appear with the, often synonymous, words sheer and pure. Which collocates do you think could easily be used with either adjective?
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2. sheer ambition
3. sheer bastard
4. sheer beauty
5. sheer bravado
6. sheer burden
7. sheer delight
8. sheer desperation
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10. sheer elegance
11. sheer enormity
12. sheer fact
13. sheer force and energy
14. sheer f*cking terror
15. sheer good fortune
16. sheer hell
17. sheer power
18. sheer physical
19. sheer plumpness
20. sheer prestige
21. sheer primeaval force and energy
22. sheer seizure of land
23. sheer size
24. sheer speed
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26. sheer vitality and power
27. sheer volume
28. sheer weight of numbers
29. sheer xenophobia
a. pure mixture
b. pure and innocent
c. pure research
d. pure and elevated
e. pure and lovely
f. pure and simple
g. pure intellect
h. entirely pure
i. becomes pure
j. the result of pure chance
k. very pure
l. pure failure
m. pure water
n. pure confabulations
o. pure consciousness
p. pure deep blue sky 23
q. pure sound
r. pure design
s. pure emotion of fear
t. pure Essential Oils
u. pure face
v. pure fantasy
w. pure feeling 31
x. pure form
y. pure formalism
z. pure forms
aa. pure friendship
bb. Pure Gentle Hairspray
cc. pure grain
dd. pure heart
ee. to keep pure?
ff. pure idealist
gg. pure spirit
hh. leave it pure
ii. the pure kind
jj. "pure" education
kk. pure life
ll. pure luxury too
mm. remain pure
nn. pure materialism
oo. Pure Mathematics
pp. pure monopoly
qq. pure movement
rr. pure of additives
ss. pure pain
tt. pure peace and tranquillity
uu. pure pink
vv. pure pleasure
ww. pure poetry
xx. pure reagents
yy. pure reason
zz. pure science
aaa. pure sensationalism
bbb. pure slapstick
ccc. pure specialist
ddd. pure sex
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A daily glance inside the numbers from the world of sports:
• The Spurs needed overtime to beat Toronto after leading by 10 points with 7:52 remaining in regulation. San Antonio hasn't lost a game in which it had a double-digit lead during the fourth period since Dec. 9, 2004, at Houston. Less than a month earlier, the Spurs blew a 19-point fourth-quarter lead in a four-point loss at Toronto (Nov. 21, 2004).


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Monday, Aug. 16, 2010 | 5:02 p.m.
Rep. Dina Titus' first official TV ad hits the airwaves Tuesday, and it focuses on an issue many residents in Congressional District 3 are facing: foreclosure.
More than 70 percent of homeowners in CD3 are upside down on their mortgages, making the district the hardest hit in the nation.
Titus, a Democrat, has made the foreclosure crisis the top priority, and she features several families who faced -- and staved off -- foreclosure in her ad.
"I made over 100 calls to the bank, but Dina made them listen to us," Marisol Repko tells the camera.
"Dina helped us renegotiate our loan," Cate Costanzo explains.
"And she saved our home," Chatauna Robinson says.
Titus has lobbied for homeowner relief, delivering floor speeches, arranging workshops to help homeowners negotiate with banks and pushing President Barack Obama to better target aid for Nevada. Titus recently secured $136 million to help unemployed state residents buy down their mortgages, and she estimates her office is working on 1,000 more foreclosure cases.
"It's tough in Nevada," Titus said Monday. "Anything we can do to help people in their daily lives, that's our job."
As for the ad, Titus said she wanted to highlight the constituent services she offers and show people that she cares. She would not say how much she planned to spend airing the commercial.
Republicans responded by blaming Titus and the Democrats for ballooning foreclosure and unemployment rates.


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Dennis J. Stumphauzer, 44, of Elyria passed away Tuesday December 10, 2013 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Lorain from an apparent heart attack. He was born July 20, 1969 in Lorain and was a lifelong Elyria resident.
Dennis was employed by I.B.E.W. Local 129 through Firelands Electric. He was a member of St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church in Elyria, a 1987 Elyria West High School graduate, was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed cooking. Dennis was a perfectionist in everything he did from his family to his home and to his job.
Survivors include his wife of 10 years, Kelly (nee Terpylak); daughter, Lea Stumphauzer; son, Dillan Stumphauzer; parents, Joseph and Gloria Stumphauzer of Avon; sister, Donna (Bill) Prostejovsky of Wellington; brothers, Dale (Angie) and Joe (Kim) of Lorain and Dave (Chris)of Wellington; 15 nieces and nephews; mother-in-law, Helen Terpylak of Oberlin; father and step mother-in-law, Dennis and Lynn Terpylak of Florence, Kentuckey; brother-in-law, Dennis Terpylak of Elyria.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Daniel "Moe" Stumphauzer.
The family will receive friends Tuesday 4 to 7 P.M. at the Laubenthal-Mercado Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 38475 Chestnut Ridge Rd. (at State Rt. 57), Elyria. A Mass of Christian Burial will be on Wednesday December 18, 2013 at 10 A.M. at St. Vincent Depaul Church, 41295 North Ridge Rd., Elyria. (Please meet at the Church). The Rev. Fr. Donald Dunson, pastor, will be the Celebrant. Burial will be private.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to a trust fund in Dennis's name at any Lorain National Bank branch for his children.
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After totaling 32 tackles and five interceptions last fall, Hoover, Ala., native and 2012 cornerback prospect Chris Humes wasn't able to experience spring drills. A minor knee injury kept the 6-foot-1 and 195-pound out of spring work but he has since fully recovered.
"It was tough sitting out," said Hughes. "I had a dislocated knee but everything is fine now. It feels great and I am even more anxious to start playing again."
Despite missing spring ball, it didn't keep college recruiters away from the Spain Park High School defensive back. Humes currently owns offers from Auburn, Mississippi State, Kentucky, Southern Miss, Cincinnati, Louisville, UAB and South Alabama.
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Earlier this month, Humes had the chance to unofficially visit Mississippi State along with his familt.
"It was great at Mississippi State and I plan to see as much as I can of SEC schools this summer," said Humes. "I like how Mississippi State is progressing on last year's good season and how hard they work. Their coaches said they wanted me back later this summer and then also in the fall for some of their games. I thought their campus looked really good and they also have great facilities. And my family also liked their campus, too."
Being recruited as a cornerback by the SEC schools, Humes noted he didn't have a current leader.
"There really isn't one school sticking out so far," said Humes. "I would say it's between Mississippi State and Alabama as far as who is recruiting me the hardest. Alabama has not offered yet but they are very interested in me as a cornerback."
Humes also added that making his college decision may not occur any time soon. And before that time does come, he will make sure he finds the right fit and receives good advice from his family.
"It will just be wherever me and my family decide is the right time," said Hughes. "I am looking for a winning program, stability in a program and just a good fit for me. I am looking to see where I fit in best in a family-type atmosphere. Academics are also very important and I will probably major in business. So I want to find the right school that has the best program for my major."


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Lagerstroemia is the species of plant commonly known as Banaba. It is a herb with a blend of compounds that, holistically, seem to be catered towards being anti-diabetic in nature.
It can inhibit uptake (digestion and absorption) of carbohydrates to a degree, and can also aid in their deposition into cells from the blood stream (resulting in a reduction in blood sugar).
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Norwood by Ord. No. 86-0-27 (Sec. 4-5 of the Revised General Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
§ 215-1 Purpose.
§ 215-2 License required.
§ 215-3 Contents of application for permit.
§ 215-4 Investigation.
§ 215-5 Issuance of license; fee.
§ 215-6 Revocation of license; transferability.
§ 215-7 Certificate of liability.
§ 215-8 Equipment.
§ 215-9 Maintenance of list; choice of tower.
§ 215-10 Storage of towed vehicles.
§ 215-11 Responsibilities of licensee.
§ 215-12 Towing and storage rates.
§ 215-1 Purpose.
In order to protect the property of and persons who operate a motor vehicle in the Borough of Norwood as well as to further promote the free flow of traffic in the Borough, it is desirable and necessary to adopt this chapter to ensure proper licensing, availability and other controls over persons and firms providing wrecker services at police request.
§ 215-2 License required.
No person may engage in municipal towing at police request without first obtaining a license therefor as provided by this chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall apply to persons who operate a wrecker or tow truck that picks up disabled vehicles outside the Borough limits and are in the course of taking such vehicles to a garage or other location, either within or without the Borough, nor to wreckers or tow trucks whose services are specifically requested by the driver or owner of a disabled vehicle.
§ 215-3 Contents of application for permit.
Any person, corporation or business firm with its place of business within the Borough who desires to perform towing work at police request shall submit an application for a towing license on forms furnished by the Borough Clerk to the Chief of Police. The application shall state:
The full name and address of the applicant. If the application is made for a corporation, it shall state the corporation's registered office and its registered agent.
The year, make and type of each wrecker used in said business, its serial number, registration number and registered owner.
The address where the wrecker or tow truck shall be regularly garaged, the telephone numbers available on a twenty-four-hour per day basis and the names of all operators, their addresses and their New Jersey motor vehicle license numbers.
The location, size and security features of the storage lot on which towed vehicles will be stored.
The name and address of the insurance carriers and agents and the policy numbers of garage keepers and garage liability insurance policies.
A statement of willingness to be available 24 hours a day, each day of the year, and to abide by the fees set forth herein.
§ 215-4 Investigation.
After receiving a letter of application for a towing license, the Chief of Police shall conduct or cause to be conducted an investigation to determine the truth and accuracy of all the information contained in the application, whether the applicant and all employees are fit and proper persons to conduct the proposed business, whether the applicant has demonstrated, by his equipment capacity, the location of the business and the location to which requests will be directed during on-call hours, the ability to respond to calls 24 hours a day and whether such ability to respond is sufficient to provide a response to any location within the Borough of Norwood within 15 minutes of request made by the Police Department of the Borough of Norwood. Upon completion of his investigation, the Chief of Police shall forward a copy of the letter of application for a towing license to the Borough Council, along with a recommendation for approval or disapproval of the license and the reasons, if any, for disapproval. Upon receipt of the application, the Borough Council shall determine whether or not the applicant has complied with all the necessary standards and criteria, and if it shall so find, the license shall be issued to the applicant, and the applicants name shall be placed at the end of the towing list.
§ 215-5 Issuance of license; fee.
[Amended 12-5-2000 by Ord. No. 00:17]
The Borough Clerk shall promptly notify the applicant of the approval of his application and shall issue the license. The license shall contain the following information: name and address of the licensee, number of the license and amount of fee paid, date of issuance of the license and expiration date, the signature of the Borough Clerk and the Seal of the Borough. All licenses shall expire on December 31 of the year issued. The Borough Clerk shall keep a copy of the license for filing and maintain a permanent record of all licenses issued. The license fee for the license issued under this chapter shall be $50 per year.
§ 215-6 Revocation of license; transferability.
[Amended by Ord. No. 91-0-14]
The Borough Council may terminate a license under the following circumstances:
When it is found that the license was secured by fraud or the concealment of a material fact by the applicant, which fact, if known, would have caused the refusal to issue the license.
When it is found that the applicant has violated any of the requirements or regulations established by the Chief of Police or any of his employees.
When the Borough is not satisfied with the general services of the owner and/or employees or with the cooperation it has received in rendering service.
A license issued to a person or business firm under this chapter shall not be transferable.
The Borough Council shall notify the licensee in writing that it intends to revoke the license. This written notice shall be served by certified mail, return receipt requested, and shall specify the reasons why the Borough Council intends to revoke the license. The licensee may request a hearing on the charges by requesting same in writing within seven days of its receipt of the notice of revocation. Thereafter, the Borough Council shall conduct a hearing not later than 21 days after it receives the licensee's request for said hearing. The Borough Council can continue the hearing from time to time to hear additional evidence. Upon the close of the hearing, the Borough Council shall notify the licensee of its final decision as to revocation of the license.
§ 215-7 Certificate of liability.
No towing license shall be issued under this chapter until the applicant has provided the following:
Garage-keeper's policy. A certificate of full garage-keeper's legal liability coverage, including fire, theft, collision and comprehensive, including vandalism and malicious mischief in the minimum amount of $50,000 with each vehicle damaged deemed a separate claim.
Garage liability policy.
A certificate of liability and property damage insurance covering the operation of the applicant's business, equipment or other vehicles shall be in the minimum amount of $500,000 single-limit coverage and an additional $100,000 for all damage arising from injury to or destruction of property.
Every policy required under this chapter must contain an endorsement by the insurance carrier providing 30 days' notice to both the Borough of Norwood and the licensee in the event of any change of coverage under the policy or cancellation thereof.
In the event the policy is changed so that it fails to conform with any of the above requirements or if the policy of any licensee is canceled for any reason, the Chief of Police shall notify the person responsible for the policy, and it shall be corrected or reinstated or replaced with a conforming policy within 10 days after notice is received and before the date of cancellation, and in no event will any license be valid after cancellation of such policy. If the policy or certificate is not corrected, reinstated or replaced within the required time, the Chief of Police shall immediately suspend the towing license and immediately remove the name of the licensed wrecker from the towing list.
The owner or applicant shall assume all liability and shall indemnify and save the Borough, its subdivisions, departments, agents and employees harmless from damages sustained by vehicles while being towed or stored and from all personal injuries occurring to any of the firms' employees or any other persons as a result of towing and storage or activities related to the towing and storage under this chapter.
A hold harmless agreement executed on behalf of the applicant.
[Amended 10-5-2004 by Ord. No. 04:16]
§ 215-8 Equipment.
[Amended 4-1-2003 by Ord. No. 03:03]
Each wrecker or tow truck must meet all of the requirements of N.J.S.A. 39:1-1 et seq. and must have a lifting capacity of at least four tons. In addition, each wrecker must have the following equipment:
One large broom and shovel.
At least one set of dolly wheels.
Steering wheel lock for towing vehicles from the rear.
Tow sling type tow bar to prevent any part of crane metal from touching towed vehicles.
Emergency warning lights.
Portable safety lights to be installed on rear of towed vehicle, if necessary.
Safety flares for night work.
§ 215-9 Maintenance of list; choice of tower.
The Chief of Police shall maintain a monthly revolving list of licensed wreckers to provide service where needed and shall instruct all officers to utilize said list. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed so as to prevent any owner or operator of a motor vehicle from calling any tower or wrecker of his own choice. It is specifically permitted for the Chief of Police or his designee to call a wrecker out of sequence or seek the services of a nonlicensed wrecker if the nature of the wreck requires specialized equipment or if the proximity to the wreck or estimated response time makes it practical to do so. No wrecker or person shall respond to the scene of an accident, except upon notification by the Police Department or upon the request of the driver or owner of the disabled vehicle. In the event that the firm that is on call fails to respond within 15 minutes of notification or is for any reason unavailable, the next service in line on the towing list shall be called upon. An unexcused failure to respond shall be grounds for removal from the towing list.
§ 215-10 Storage of towed vehicles.
All vehicles towed at the request of the Police Department must be removed to a place within the Borough or a mile radius outside the Borough unless the owner or operator of the vehicle specifically requests that it be towed to a place outside the Borough limits or to a location approved by the Chief of Police of the Borough of Norwood. The towing firm must provide a safe area for the storage of towed vehicles. This area shall be screened and protected by a fence no less than six feet in height and no greater than eight feet high, having a gate with padlock assembly. The fenced-in area used for the storage of towed vehicles shall be illuminated. The fencing and illumination measures are to provide adequate security for the towed and stored vehicles and to prevent unsightliness.
§ 215-11 Responsibilities of licensee.
By making application to be utilized as a tower or wrecker by the Police Department and by accepting such employment, the person or firm agrees to:
Provide a prompt response to each call.
Clean all debris at the accident site emanating from the accident.
Maintain a ledger of all towing or wrecking jobs handled, the name of the owner or operator, if known, the charges made for the service and the date and amount of payment.
Comply with all other terms and conditions of this chapter.
Comply with all motor vehicle rules and regulations found in N.J.S.A. 39:1-1 et seq.
§ 215-12 Towing and storage rates.
[Amended by Ord. No. 91-0-14; 4-1-2003 by Ord. No. 03:03; 10-5-2004 by Ord. No. 04:16]
The following fees may be charged by authorized contractors:
Towing, flatbed or regular tow to garage, passenger cars, small vans and pickups: $110.
[Amended 12-12-2012 by Ord. No. 12:11]
Towing, flatbed or regular tow to garage, motorcycles, mopeds and trail bikes: $110.
[Amended 12-12-2012 by Ord. No. 12:11]
Service calls during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.: $50.
[Amended 12-12-2012 by Ord. No. 12:11]
Service calls after hours, Sundays and holidays: $75.
[Amended 12-12-2012 by Ord. No. 12:11]
Service call (flat tires, remove tire and replace with serviceable spare) add to above rates: $15.
Additional charges may be added at the rate of $70 per hour due to unreasonable delays or unusual difficulties encountered at the scene.
Vehicles will be released during normal business hours only.
Fees for all other types of vehicles shall be determined in accordance with this subsection:
NOTE: Class 1 vehicles are all vehicles 6,000 pounds gross vehicle weight to 16,000 pounds gross vehicle weight; Class 2 vehicles are all vehicles 16,000 pounds gross vehicle weight to 80,000 pounds gross vehicle weight.
The following is the fee schedule for storage services:
The fees for nonpassenger vehicles in this section are the maximum charges that shall apply for basic towing services. The official towers, however, shall be allowed for winching and wrecking services over and above the basic towing services an additional $50.00 per hour for light-duty wrecker, $100 per hour for medium-duty wrecker and $150 per hour for heavy-duty wrecker. There shall be no additional charges for any other services, including but not limited to waiting time, cleanup costs and additional labor when only basic towing services, as defined, are provided.
The fees set forth in Subsections A and B of this section for towing rates are the maximum charges that shall apply to basic towing services. There shall be no additional charges other than those provided herein, including, but not limited to, flatbedding, waiting time, winching, cleanup cost and additional labor when only basic towing services as defined are provided. The official towers, however, shall be allowed to charge for services other than basic towing services, as defined in this section, the sum of $25 per hour for any additional winching services required over and above the basic towing services when removing a vehicle from a position beyond the right-of-way or berm or from being impaled upon any other object within the right-of-way or berm.


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Animated tabs?
I'm not sure if this is done with css but basically I have the main page, and on the top right hand corner I want it so there are 'tabs' sticking out as if from underneath the main page, with navigation (home, forum etc) and when you hover the mouse over the tab, it slides up a bit.
is there any way to do this with html/css? and if so how? or do you know any good tutorials/websites that can show this?
p.s I should point out that the function of these tabs is NOT to switch the page to another tab, just to act as a link with a cool slide up animation sort of thing. not as actual tabs to switch to other tabs. just to click and take you to another page with that animation as you mouseover.
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BOSTON, MA (May 1, 2014) – Delaware North Companies, owner and operator of TD Garden and Sportservice, the arena's concessionaire, fine dining and retail management partner, and the Boston Celtics announced today the renovation plans for Legends Club and Celtics Sun Life Courtside Club.
Legends Club, a private, members-only hospitality area located on level 3, houses the private Celtics Sun Life Courtside Club and is open to eligible Bruins and Celtics season ticket holders. As announced last month by Charlie Jacobs, Principal of Delaware North Companies and Boston Bruins, the TD Garden is undergoing a comprehensive, $70 million arena-wide upgrade over the next two years. The extreme makeover of the arena's largest hospitality space includes a reconfigured footprint, modern sports theme design, and refreshed culinary offerings.
"We are excited to share the renovation plans for Legends Club, the busiest and largest hospitality space in the TD Garden used during all events by season ticket holders, concert-goers, and special event attendees," said Amy Latimer, President of TD Garden. "The transformed space will deliver a high-energy atmosphere and dining experience featuring creative sports design and technology applications that enhance the fan experience."
The Legends Club footprint will be expanded by more than 35 percent, allowing for an increased capacity. The new look of the Legends Club infuses the heritage of Boston and the legendary sports moments from the rich histories of the Bruins and Celtics into a modern design, anchored by the original Boston Garden marquee sign. Rossetti Architects, renowned sports and hospitality firm, are the designers for this portion of the project.
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The expanded Celtics Sun Life Courtside Club will be repositioned and completely remodeled, giving Celtics Courtside Club members closer and more convenient access to the club from their seats. The design elements of the new club draw from the storied franchise and incorporate state-of-the-art technology, including a 55-foot media wall. The Celtics are working with locally based Cambridge Seven Associates for this project.
"We are always looking for innovative ways to improve the in-game experience for our fans," said Boston Celtics Team President Rich Gotham. "The expansion of the Celtics Sun Life Courtside Club featuring increased space, upgraded technology and enhanced dining options is just one of the ways we will accomplish that goal for our Courtside Season Ticket Members, sponsors and other guests."
Highlights of the Legends Club dining experience include a raw bar, brick oven and charcuterie station. Patrons will enjoy a variety of seating options, including communal dining for an a la carte menu and reserved seating for full menu waited service. Two new bars will provide selection of craft beer in addition to top-shelf drinks. Award-winning Sportservice chefs will display their culinary talents in an open kitchen concept as they prepare made-to-order meals.
The two-year, $70 million renovation project will touch every aspect of the TD Garden fan experience and feature the development of a new ProShop, redesigned modern concourses, this comprehensive renovation of Legends Club and an upgraded technology infrastructure and state-of-the art solutions from Cisco to support the digital fan experience. Delaware North Companies is committed to maintaining the arena's industry-leading status, with the primary focus on the fan experience, as it approaches its 20-year anniversary. Over the last four years, the Jacobs family and Delaware North Companies have privately financed more than $20 million in renovations to TD Garden's Premium Club products, a new ecofriendly roof and technology upgrades.
About Delaware North Companies Boston
Delaware North Companies is one of the largest and most admired privately held hospitality companies in the world. Founded and owned by the Jacobs family for nearly 100 years, it is a global leader in hospitality and food service. Its family of companies includes Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services, Delaware North Companies Sportservice, Delaware North Companies International and Delaware North Companies Boston, owner of TD Garden. Delaware North Companies has revenue exceeding $2.6 billion annually and 55,000 associates serving half a billion customers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. For more information, visit www.DelawareNorth.com.
About TD Garden
Since its grand opening in 1995, more than 30 million people have come to the TD Garden to see the arena's famous tenants, the NHL's Boston Bruins and NBA's Boston Celtics, as well as world-renowned concerts, sporting events, family shows, wrestling, ice shows and so much more. Home to approximately 200 public events annually, the TD Garden hosts well over 3.5 million people each year. The state-of-the-art TD Garden is a year-round, 19,600-seat arena, fully equipped with three (3) private restaurants – Banners Harbor View, Legends Club and the Premium Club Bistro – 90 executive suites, 1,100 club seats, a multi-million dollar high definition video scoreboard (Garden HDX) and complete 360-degree LED technology. For more information, visit www.TDGarden.com.


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Darren Sproles: The Chargers will spend time discussing what to do with one of everyone's favorite players. They love Sproles and what he provides, but from the team's perspective it either has to be a long-term contract or Sproles has to be let go. Right? See, Sproles made $6.6 million last season and would be due a 10 percent raise on a one-year tender as a restricted free agent. From Sproles' perspective, there is little financial motivation to get a long-term deal done. Playing another year for almost $7.3 million and then becoming an unrestricted free agent would be a dream.
Vincent Jackson: Fast developing into one of the AFC's elite receivers, there are questions about his long-term future as a Charger only because of some drinking and driving issues. Jackson has a DUI matter pending and likely faces a suspension (one or two games) in 2010. Consider '10 a trial year for Jackson — no pun intended. The Chargers can put a first-and-third tender on him, virtually assuring no one will try to sign him.
Antonio Cromartie: Do not be surprised if the team tries to move the uber-talented cornerback with one year remaining on his contract. Cromartie had perhaps his best all-around season, but the Chargers also like Antoine Cason (who got a little bit of a raw deal this season), and Cromartie might have run his course here.
Shawne Merriman: The best thing for Merriman financially might be to remain a Charger one more season, return to form and reap the benefits on the free agent market. There are some "ifs" involved in there, but Merriman played well in certain capacities and the recovery from his type of knee surgery is said to accelerate in the second post-op season.
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Will the iPad fit with a case?
I have a slim hard case on my iPad 3 and will buy the dock only if I do not have to take it out of the case. Does anyone know if it will fit?
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Sadly the answer is no - I have my iPad 3 (32GB) in an Incipio Feather case &, annoyingly, it doesn't fit whereas my iPad 2 was fine.
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