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Repsol Profit Rises Both With And Without YPF
MADRID - Spanish oil company Repsol YPF SA moved Thursday to demonstrate that it has a solid future without its recently-nationalized Argentine unit, as it published first-quarter earnings figures that showed a net profit increase both with and without YPF SA.
The company said net profit in the three months to March 31 including YPF increased 3.5%, to EUR792 million from EUR765 million in the same period of 2011.
Adjusted to exclude the Argentine unit, Repsol's net profit would have climbed 12.4%, to EUR643 million, from EUR572 million.
The earnings update is the first since Argentina nationalized 51% of YPF, Argentina's leading oil-and-gas company, leaving Repsol with a 6.4% stake. The Madrid-based oil major decided to provide figures excluding YPF in its earnings statement even though the Argentine unit hadn't yet been nationalized in the first quarter.
Repsol previously had been consolidating YPF's earnings as if it owned 100% of the company, and it accounted for 46% of Repsol's reserves and more than half of its daily hydrocarbon output in 2011.
"Against the background of Argentina, Repsol had little option but to pull out all the stops on results," said Peter Hutton, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets. "Repsol has clearly wanted to show strength in its underlying business."
After Argentina seized YPF on April 16 Repsol executives argued the company could be stronger, saying that although YPF has promising future growth prospects based on the development of unconventional oil and gas production, Argentina caps energy prices and its energy policies have been unstable.
But investors weren't fully persuaded, and amid worries that Repsol's debt load may put its credit rating under pressure and it may need to trim its dividend, year-to-date the company's stock has lost about 40% of its value.
Repsol executives sought to allay some of those fears Thursday. Chief Financial Officer Miguel Martinez said the company expects to raise about EUR2 billion in 2012 by swapping preference shares for convertible bonds and offering investors the option of receiving the dividend payment in shares instead of cash. He said the company planned no major asset sales this year.
In addition, he projected that the company's overall daily output would rise about 3.7% to 335,000 barrels of oil-equivalent in 2012 from the first-quarter level of 323,000 barrels of oil-equivalent. Such additional output in the upstream division--that explores for and produces oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico, Libya, Sierra Leone and elsewhere--would help boost the company's cash flow.
"We believe that the future of the company has not changed," Martinez said. "The upstream division was always the center of our growth plan."
A key metric demonstrated some of the strengths of Repsol's business without YPF. Recurring replacement-cost-adjusted net profit (the figure most closely watched by analysts because it strips out volatile swings in the value of inventories) including the Argentine unit, fell 3%, to EUR635 million from EUR654 million a year earlier, but excluding YPF it increased 4%, to EUR474 million from EUR456 million.
Also helping boost profit, Repsol's production in Libya largely returned to pre-war levels in the quarter. Operations restarted late last year in Libya after ceasing in early 2011 and for the duration of that country's civil war.
Repsol's liquefied-natural-gas division helped bolster profits as well. Its operating profit grew 37.4% to EUR158 million thanks largely to higher gas prices.
In the conference call, Martinez also issued some guidance for the year. He said that in the upstream division operating income would be about EUR2.2 billion to EUR2.5 billion while earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or Ebitda (a key measure of operating performance) would be EUR2.5 billion to EUR2.8 billion.
He added that Repsol planned to finance capital expenditures of about EUR3.5 billion, excluding expenses related to Repsol's 30% stake in power utility Gas Natural SDG SA, through the company's cash and its revolving credit lines.
At 1320 GMT Repsol shares were up 8.6% at EUR14.26, valuing the company at EUR17.4 billion.
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Walgreens, TRESemme and Bright Pink have all partnered together and will be donating up to $150,000 from product sales in September and October to help with Cancer Prevention. This partnership is part of the Walgreens Way to Well initiative with the goal of donating $100 million in preventative resources over the next four years. When you buy your favorite TRESemmé products you're also helping to save lives.
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This costume was, without a doubt, the hardest costume Richii and I have ever done... and it couldn't have happened without the wondrous help of our dear friend Brian (of bountyhardware.com). All the armor is made out of plastic and it was definitely a difficult, yet awesome learning experience! The designs on the butt flaps (as I call them), collar, and boot cuffs are all embroidered. I can't wait till we finish Rasler for Richii *o*.
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Docs Uncovered Reveal Zients Milestone Set In September
HealthCare.gov's appointed crisis coordinator, Jeff Zients, announced today that by November 30, he intends for the website to be able to handle 50,000 simultaneous users. National Journal reports, "By the end of the month, the site will be able to handle 50,000 users at once – the goal it was supposed to meet when it launched, Zients said." Emails released last night confirmed that the goal of 50,000 simultaneous users is not a new one; top officials were scrambling to test to those traffic levels just prior to the October 1 launch.
- On September 26, HealthCare.gov project manager Henry Chao emailed various officials at CMS, "I would say that post October 1st the peaks will be at 50k or greater and the Get Insured side for consumers will be at least the same and likely more…" (Doc # QSSI-ECC-0000023063)
- In fact, on September 29, the administration wrote, "Our plan is to have 54k applications/hr completed." (Doc # QSSI-ECC-0000058360)
- Emails within CMS from September 29 state, "We'll be continue to test today, tomorrow & beyond until we reach at least 10k concurrent users, and eventually 50k." (Doc # QSSI-ECC-0000066581)
- White House Chief Technology Officer Todd Park emailed on September 26, "What happens after the 16,000/60,000-70,000 threshold is reached?" (Doc # QSSI-ECC-0000058362)
The last time this target was set, the website failed to deliver. Will it work this time? And if the website finally does work, how will Americans react to the rate shock?


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Cameron and 20th Century Fox made the announcement, saying "it just feels right" for her to come back in the new films.
"Sigourney and I have a long creative history, dating back to 1985 when we made Aliens," the Canadian director and deep-sea explorer said.
"Her character of Grace Augustine, as fans know, died in the first movie, so she's playing a different and in many ways more challenging character in the upcoming films."
He did not elaborate on what role Weaver will play.
The Avatar sequels will be filmed back-to-back-to-back and produced by Cameron and Jon Landau through their Lightstorm Entertainment company.
Cameron revealed in December that he will shoot in New Zealand and hopes the films will be released in December 2016, December 2017 and December 2018.
Avatar, released in 2009, is the highest grossing movie ever made, taking $2.78bn (£1.66bn) worldwide. It won three Academy Awards in 2010.
Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Stephen Lang are expected to reprise their original roles.


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Forum Post: Impunity? Really?
Posted 3 years ago on April 16, 2014, 9:30 a.m. EST by ZenDogTroll
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I'm sure you've all noticed that Trashy Macaque is back. I don't suppose there are enough of us here, let alone strangers to his antics, to justify an indepth exploration of his misdeeds - what can only be called outright sabotage of the forum itself. Using his bots to send little spam bombs to users inboxes and thus, by virtue of the notifications, deny access to the site.
And spamming threads that he really didn't like with all sorts of nonsense. Including penis pics of all things. Yes. That's right. Penis pics. In red panties no less.
Lately he has been seen parading around under the guise of one cordoba and as one cicero33 - you may find them here and of course here where one defends the other against my charge of insincerity . . . but never mind.
The issue I would bring forth today is not his behavior, past or present, nor is it mine, nor any comparison between the two - even if I have done all three just now. All of that is, I assure you, simply a byproduct of that which I do want to discuss, and whether it be a positive or a negative I will leave to the individual reader's discretion.
The issue is rather that of
Do I have . . . impunity?
Because honestly, that is not clear - not clear at all.
Where I come from it does not matter who you are, nor what you have done. There are consequences. Always, always, always . . . there are consequences . . .
Whether you do or whether you do not do . . . it does not matter. Things may still be done unto you.
Take the small matter raised by shadz where he took the words of a libertarian paulite and Bircher to defend the principle of non intervention in Ukraine - Patrick Buchanan. One look at that man's past positions should be more than sufficient to dissuade anyone from using his example - as I did attempt to make very clear, with the post and in comments, here and here.
Now, before you suppose the intent is simply to rehash and so cause further embarrassment and disgrace and therefore serve as yet a stern lesson to anyone who would use the words of an unapologetic racist, homophobe, and John Birch acolyte, let me be clear - this is, again, nothing more than a byproduct, one which I am quite content to make full use of - but a byproduct none the less.
The real question, as I have said, is that of impunity. I assure you, it is not clear that I have any at all.
I simply do not care.
To illustrate my point, that of indifference, I must call your attention to a singular incident that occurred in a sandwich shop not two hours after having ripped shadz silliness to shreds.
The staff mentioned after they had left, that the two college boyz had been in the shop for over three hours prior to my arrival, and they were loud and rambunctious the entire time. Not quite so obnoxious as to get themselves tossed mind you, but enough so that their presence generated not only notice, but comment.
I could not read the back of the tee shirt that one of them wore, for it was in Cyrillic.
So what does it mean one asks? To find two obnoxious college boyz in a sandwich shop, one wearing a tee shirt in Cyrillic, behaving in a manner that is absolutely certain to generate attention - what does it mean? that this takes place shortly after placing an argument against intervention in Eastern Europe in utter disrepute, [regardless of whether it was the argument or simply its source with which I took issue] -
and all of this on the one year anniversary of Terror emanating from the heart of Eastern Europe . . .
Is there such a thing as impunity?
Let me assure all and sundry gathered here today:
I simply do not give a fuk, gentlemen. Most of you are Koch whores intent on ensuring OWS does not have an adverse impact on Wall Street's bottom line. You can all kiss my ass.


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Crime book shortlisted for award
A BALBRIGGAN author who crossed the Atlantic to make the north Fingal town his home, has been shortlisted for the Ireland AM Crime Fiction Book of the Year Award for his second novel, 'Irregulars'.
Balbriggan author, Kevin McCarthy (pictured) grew up in the United States but has made a home for himself and his family in Balbriggan where his writing career has blossomed.
The two-time author is delighted to be shortlisted for the award in a strong category in this year's prestigious Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards.
Reacting to the news, Kevin told the Fingal Independent: 'I'm absolutely shocked and delighted by the shortlisting. There are some great books on the list and I'm honoured to have Irregulars included among them.'
He added: 'One interesting thing about the shortlist is that, along with Irregulars, there are two other historical crime novels on the list.
'There seems to be a renaissance of sorts going on, in terms of the respect given to historical ficiton, and the number of writers, crime writers in particular, who are looking at Ireland in terms of its past as well as contemporary crimes.'
Some 13 years ago, Kevin and his wife, Regina, a native of Dublin, moved to Balbriggan and have put firm roots down in the town with both of their daughters born and raised Balbriggan natives.
In a converted attic in his Balbriggan home, Kevin writes his novels when he is not working at the day job as an educator in Oberstown in Lusk.
You can vote Kevin's book as your favourite of the shortlisted books for his year's award at http://www.irishbookawards.ie/2013-shortlist-ireland-am-crime-fiction-book-of-the-year/
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Sunday, Oct. 14
Free Family Art Day ---- Oceanside Museum of Art hosts a hands-on arts event for families inspired by its "Facing West/Looking East" Asian-inspired art exhibit. Children and parents can lear about the Japanese art of origami, create and point koi fish from paper materials and try their hand at "gyotaku," which involves making impressionistic transfers of fish scales by placing paper on top of a rubber fish and painting the impression of the fish with tempera paint. Healthy refreshments will be served; 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 14; 704 Pier View Way, Oceanside; free; oma-online.org .
Vista Fiber Arts Fiesta ---- The Museum Weavers of the Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum host the second fiber art exhibition with the Palomar Handweavers Guild, San Diego Creative Weavers Guild and other organizations; art will be on display and for sale and more than 50 working looms will be available for demonstration; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 14; 2040 N. Santa Fe Drive, Vista; free; vistafiberartsfiesta.com or 760-639-6164.
Del Mar Fall Home Improvement Show ---- Hundreds of vendors will showcase home, garden and decor items; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 14; Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar; free; $10 parking; showsusa.net or 800-999-5400.
Nuts for the Arts at Bates ---- Bates Nut Farm hosts this two-day fine art festival from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 14, which draws 20,000 each year. Features include artists exhibiting watercolors, oils, pottery, sculpture and photography, as well as food and entertainment areas and the farm's annual pumpkin patch; 15954 Woods Valley Road, Valley Center; free; batesnutfarm.biz or 760-749-3333.
La Jolla Art & Wine Festival ---- More than 20 premier wineries and 150 artists from Southern California and northern Mexico will be featured at the fourth annual festival. The event features a wine and beer garden, juried art show, entertainment by the San Diego Circus Center, live music, children's arts activities and more; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 14; Girard Avenue between Prospect and Kline streets, La Jolla; free but a $5 donation will be requested at the gate; ljawf.org .
Vista Gem & Mineral Show ---- The Vista Gem & Mineral Society presents its annual show featuring dealers showcasing their rocks, gems, minerals, glass beads and jewelry for sale, demonstrations, a children's "wheel of fortune" and a raffle; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 14; Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, 2040 N. Santa Fe. Ave., Vista; free; 760-724-0395.
Healthy Living Festival ---- Del Mar Fairgrounds hosts the inaugural health and fitness festival, featuring 160 businesses, vendors and consultants offering information and products that promote health, fitness and healthy living. There will be lectures, cooking demonstrations, a belly dancing show, yoga classes, massages, a rock wall to climb; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 14; Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar; free; 805-461-6700.
San Diego Pet Expo ---- Hundreds of pet product vendors will be showcased at the annual festival, which will include round-the-clock animal entertainment, speakers and pet adoptions; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 14; Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar; $6, adults; $5, seniors; $3, juniors (6-16); free, 5 and under; $10 parking; sandiegopetexpo.net .
Day of the Dead bazaar ---- The San Diego North Park Craft Mafia dedicates its weekly market to Mexico's "Dia de los Muertos" celebration, with more than 25 vendors selling traditional Dia sugar skulls, marigolds, calaveras masks and other items; noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 14; Centro Cultural de la Raza, 2004 Park Blvd., Balboa Park, San Diego; sdnpcm.com .
Horse Heritage Festival ---- In conjunction with San Marcos Trails Day, the Twin Oaks Valley Equestrian Association hosts its sixth annual open house and horse-themed event, featuring pony rides, a petting corral, haunted house, scarecrow maze, pumpkin patch and demonstration. There will also be a Poker Ride 'n' Stride fundraiser with check in at 8 a.m. Oct. 14; horse heritage events run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Heritage Park, 1952 Sycamore Drive, San Marcos; helpthehorsepark.com .
Escondido Adobe Home Tour ---- Escondido History Center hosts its second annual tour that highlights four local adobe homes. The tour will spotlight the architectural highlights of adobes, including the large beams and adobe blocks; noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 14; tour tickets can be purchased at tour homes at 3125 Montesano Road and 1913 Summit Ridge Drive, Escondido; $30; escondidohistory.org or 760-743-8207.
Spreckels Organ Family Festival Day ---- The Spreckels Organ Society hosts a family-oriented music and arts festival at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park. Organist Jared Jacobsen will perform on the outdoor pipe organ, with teen organists Heidi Fleischbein and Suzy Webster, as well as the San Diego Children's Choir. There will be backstage tours and activity booths where children can color, build puzzles, make music and more; 1:30-3:30 p.m. Oct. 14; Spreckels Organ Pavilion, 1549 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego; free; sosorgan.org .
North San Diego Antique, Art & Collectibles Show ----- Vendors will showcase their antiques, fine art, vintage items, memorabilia and unique collectibles at this monthly show at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido. Onsite appraisals offered for $5 (limit three per customer); 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 14; 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido; free (early bird shoppers can enter at 8 a.m. for $5); 760-580-1505.
Paradise Point 50th Anniversary celebration ---- The Mission Bay resort will celebrate its first half-century with a Sunday Fun Day celebration. The Barefoot Bar & Grill will offer retro fare and cocktails from its original 1962 menu. Costumes ('60s-'70s) are encouraged and there will be treats for children and prize drawings; noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 14; 1404 Vacation Road, San Diego; paradisepoint.com .
Fifth Avenue Auto Showcase ---- The fourth annual Gaslamp Quarter car show will feature more than 150 high-performance Italian, European and American cars as well as motorcycles and car club entries on the streets of downtown from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 14; Fifth Avenue between E and K streets, San Diego; free; gaslamp.org .
Thursday, Oct. 18
"Art and Fashion Collide" ---- Andaz San Diego hosts an ages 21-and-up event that combines an art exhibit curated by Alexander Salazar in the Ivy Wine Bar, followed by a fashion show of Maceoo menswear in the Ivy Nightclub; 6 p.m. Oct. 18; 600 F St., San Diego; andazsandiego.com .
"Science on the Rocks" party ---- The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center hosts an ages 21-and-up party themed "The Sweet Science of Chocolate." The party includes chocolate-inspired beers and beverages, chocolates by Eclipse, ice cream, scientific demonstrations, "design your own" chocolate booth, "Choc-o-Gami" games, hors d'ouevres, cocktails, music by DJ Billy the Kid and DJ Blue and more; 6:30-9:30 p.m. Oct. 18; 1875 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego; $15 for museum members; $20, non-members; $18, students and military; rhfleet.org/scienceontherocks .
Friday, Oct. 19
Harvest Festival ---- More than 300 artists and crafts vendors are featured at the 40th annual Harvest Festival at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Exhibits include handmade wearable art, garden decor, gifts, pottery, jewelry, children's toys, paintings and sculpture, gourmet food items and a children's zone. Special features include greyhound adoptions, a Mama's Kitchen kidzone, Toys for Tots toy drive and prize giveaways; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 19 and 20; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 21; Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar; $9, general; $7, seniors (62 and up); $4, youth ages 13 to 17; children 12 and under free with adult; harvestfestival.com .
Saturday, Oct. 20
Teen Open Studios in Carlsbad ---- Carlsbad's William D. Cannon Gallery will host its first teen-themed Open Studios free arts event. Tied to the museum's "Full Deck: A Short History fo Skate Art" exhibit, teens are invited to enjoy performances by the teen bands The Otters and Emergency ShutOff, pro skateboarding demonstration, DJs, a video game truck, food vendors hands-on art projects and a special demonstration by grip tape artist Moüse; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 20; Carlsbad City Library complex, 1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad; free; carlsbadca.gov .
"Breakfast With the Littlest Pumpkin" ---- The City of San Marcos will be hosting its annual children's storytime fundraiser. The breakfast benefits the Raggedy Ann & Andy Preschoolers Program and will include pancakes, eggs, sausage and orange juice or coffee. Quarter carnival games will be available for the children; 7:30 to 11 a.m. Oct. 20; San Marcos Community Center, 3 Civic Center Drive, San Marocs; $5, adults; $4, children; 760-744-9000.
Fun Flicks in the Park ---- The Mitchell Thorp Foundation hosts a moonlit charity screening of the film "Field of Dreams" on Thorp Field in Carlsbad's Poinsettia Park. There will be activities for children, dance performances, concessions (Flippin' pizza, hot dogs and more) and a raffle; 5 p.m. Oct. 20 (film begins at sunset); 6600 Hidden Valley Road, Carlsbad; $10, adults; $5, children 3 to 11 (discounts if purchased in advance); proceeds will benefit the foundation's efforts to aid the families of children with life-threatening illnesses, diseases and disorders; mitchellthorp.org .
Tractor show in Vista ---- The Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum hosts its annual fall tractor show and farming festival, including equipment demonstrations, antique engine and tractor show, antique crafts fair, short track N-scale model train display, weaving and spinning demonstrations, wagon rides, blacksmithing and wheelwright shop, children's activities and food for sale; 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 20, 21, 27 and 28; 2040 N. Santa Fe Ave., Vista; $10, general; $9, seniors; $7, children ages 6 to 12; free for children under 6 (onsite camping available); 800-941-1791 or agsem.com .
Bates Costume Contest and Parade ---- Bates Nut Farm hosts its annual Halloween celebration Oct. 20 and 21. Events include costume contests for all ages on Oct. 20, as well as a "Howl-o-ween" Doggie Costume Contest on Oct. 21. Registration begins at 9 a.m. on each day, with parades at 11 a.m.; meanwhile, the farm's pumpkin patch is under way with tractor rides, a farm zoo, petting zoo, pony rides, face painting, bound house and other seasonal events each weekend from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; 15954 Woods Valley Road, Valley Center; batesnutfarm.biz or 760-749-3333.
"Not So Scary Estuary" ---- San Elijo Lagoon Conservatory hosts a Halloween-themed Family Discovery Day program for children ages 2 to 12, where they can g make crafts, see live creature presentations and wear a costume. There will also be trick-or-treating on a "haunted hike" nature trail and educational programs on spooky creatures like native spiders and bats; 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 20 and 21; San Elijo Lagoon Nature Center, 2710 Manchester Ave, Cardiff; free; sanelijo.org or 760-634-3026
San Diego Botanic Garden fall plant sale ---- The 30th annual sale features more than 100 local growers and nurseries. Selections will include California native plants, cactuses, succulents, bromeliads, fruit trees and subtropicals. Artisan food and crafts will be for sale; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 20 and 21; 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas; free with paid garden admission: $12, general; $8, seniors, active military and students; $6, children ages 3 to 12; $2 parking; sdbgarden.org or 760-436-3036.
"Spirits of the Adobe" haunt ---- Friends of the Rancho Buena Vista Adobe in Vista will host an interactive ghost-hunting event at the historical home that was built in the mid-1800s. Members of the San Diego Paranormal Research Society will offer two-hour tours that will include a live sessions of Electronic Voice Phenomena and Instrumental Trans Communications, as well as a dowsing rod session. Psychic John Thornton will offer guests a chance to interact with any spirits who happen to be floating around; tours are limited to 10 people, ages 18 and up; 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Oct. 20, 27 and 31; 640 Alta Vista Drive, Vista; $20; vistarecreation.com or 760-726-1340, ext. 1571.
"Kooky Spooky Stories" ---- The Oceanside Public Library hosts storyteller Charles Johnson, also known as the Paper Bag Cowboy, who will present funny Halloween stories and songs suited for young children; 2 p.m. Oct. 20; Civic Center Library, 330 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside; free; oceansidepubliclibrary.org or 760-435-5600.
"Got Water?" aquarium program ---- The Birch Aquarium at Scripps' SEA Days summer program continues with activities and a chance to interact with Scripps Oceanography scientists. This month's program is "Got Water?" where families can learn about urban runoff, water quality and conservation with hands-on activities; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 20; 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla; SEA activities are free with admission; $14, adults; $10, seniors; $9.50, youth ages 3-17; aquarium.ucsd.edu or 858-534-3474.
Pug-o-ween Party --- Pug Rescue of San Diego County hosts its 20th annual Halloween party for pugs and their owners. Events include a barbecue, pug costume boutique, pug costume contest and bake sale; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 20; Rohr Park, 4548 Sweetwater Road, Gate B, Chula Vista; free but contest entries are $5 each; pugsandiego.com .
"Spooky Sleepover" at the Zoo ---- The San Diego Zoo hosts a series of spooky overnight slumber party for families from 4 p.m. to 9 a.m. the next morning on Oct. 20-21 and 27-28. Program includes a hands-on Halloween craft, private bus tour, animal encounters, trick-or-treating in the Reptile House, a costume parade and prizes, sleepover and breakfast buffet. Ideal for ages 4 and up. Tickets are $139 for adults and $119 per child; sandiegozoo.org or 619-718-3000.


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So health and armor values, what impact do they have. A titan has more armor for its class but my warlock has the same armor value from gear so does the titan have more health. I would love to know how the armor for classes and gear work. And is there a difference between hp of classes and levels? That being said. Is there a difference in PVP vs PVE? Does the armor value function differently in the crucible? It should be different when playing iron banner games but how much does it really affect dmg when i have 180 armor value and i am being shot with a 62 attack value autorifle? And what about the base crucible where its "skill based"? Does the game type negate all my titan class armor attributes? And now he is same as a warlock? This would really help us understand the differences in the classes. Also recovery? That only changes how fast the hp bar grows NOT how soon it starts to recover. Which is a huge difference and seems to really negate the warlocks large recovery for its class attributes. So if anyone knows the truth to hp and armor values and how they affect dmg reduction please let me know. I think the real differences will affect a lot of our class choices for pvp and pve. Great game so far. I really hope it has a lot more progression and depth of strike teams to run.
Bump again. I would like someone to do a breakdown on this as well. Its obvious the difference in the hunters agility but as a titan im not sure I noticed the extra armor rating. [spoiler]Wheres Drifter with the breakdown when you need him. Shots into titan take this many for kill into warlock or hunter this many etc etc. [/spoiler]


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Whaley Bridge's 2013 Rose Queen royalty has been chosen.
Thirteen-year-old Annabel Grace Wilde is this year's Rose Queen with Amelia Ann Carden-Howe, six, as princess. Harriet Alana Carden-Howe, four, has been chosen as petal with Carys Thater, nine, as attendant.
The royalty was chosen at a selection event held at Whaley Bridge Bowling Club.
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Let's face it: outside of Baltimore, not too many people like the Ravens.
If you've ever attempted to discuss football outside of Maryland, the general consensus is the Joe Flacco is garbage and Ray Lewis should be in prison.
Ravens fans, including myself, frequently complain about the lack of national media attention the Ravens receive, but after another subpar performance – despite a win – can you blame them?
It's no secret that the Ravens offense struggles in the overwhelming majority of their primetime games. In a pass-happy, high-scoring league, Cam Cameron and the Ravens continue to paint a picture that looks like Susan Boyle.
Even the most casual football fans are left scratching their heads at the play calling.
The infusion of fantasy football has more people tuning into games than ever before. While most people can appreciate big hits and the utter distaste that Baltimore and Pittsburgh have for one another, people want to see scoring.
If the game is on the road, the Ravens don't do that too often.
How can any common football fan be excited for the Ravens' zero-touchdown performance?
Ray Rice only rushed for 40 yards, Flacco passed for 164 yards and Anquan Boldin led the team with 79 yards receiving. Only punt returner Jacoby Jones found his way into the end zone.
A week after hanging 55 points on the Oakland Raiders, everyone expected more. The victory aside, the play of the offense is alarming, as it once again it looks like they failed to wake up from their flight out of BWI.
Regardless of the complaints, the Ravens are 8-2 and have a two-game lead in the AFC North.
After last night's performance, things will remain status-quo. Flacco will be ripped by the national media and the bias will be shown as they'll hardly make mention of the five interceptions thrown by his draft classmate Matt Ryan.
Even though you may not like it, can you really blame someone outside of Baltimore for not liking your team? Aside from direct ties to the city, what has the team done nationally to attract a larger fan base?
If you're a fan of the Ravens, you likely don't care what anyone else thinks about your team but you also have to understand why the national prospective is the way it is.
Despite leaving Heinz Field with a victory, last night was perfect proof of that.
The only way to garner more national attention is to keep advancing through the season. With an 8-2 record, the Ravens are well on their way to being showcased more frequently in front of the nation.
They'll have more chances to show what they are really capable of. However, if they again fall flat on their faces offensively, the reputation will only solidify further.


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The 'Carriage Road' was called the' Road to Blatchington' in Kemp's will, and the naming of the road as 'Clifton Hill' occurred between March 1845 and the publication of the 1846 Street Directory, where Clifton Hill is first listed. As this map shows, the first purpose the Road to Blatchington was as a route from the north west of the town up past St. Nicholas' to the chalybeate spring, from where it carried on southwards to Hove seafront.
In the 1846 street Directory there are no numbers in Clifton Hill and the listing reads "Curtis, Charles Crescent Inn, Killner, James Wheelwright, Tyler, James Esq." In 1848 J. Taylor is listed in the livery stables, Clifton-mews, and by 1862 Mr. Taylor is entered as "postmaster, private and livery stables, Clifton mews". The Crescent Inn of Clifton Hill also first appears in the 1846 Directory.
The original deeds to 7 Clifton Hill, on the corner of Clifton Road, also include the first terrace of homes up the eastern side of Clifton Road. They are dated 29th March 1845, and illustrate the variety of local traders and businessmen involved in the development of the area. The deeds mention William Watts - laundryman, John Yearsley - ironmonger, James Waller - grocer, William Pierson - butterman, Thomas Wisden - builder, John Budgen of Frant in Sussex, gentleman, the Rev. William Henry Butler, John Lewis - Brighton timber merchant and Thomas Watts of Brighton.
By Taylor's Directory of 1854 Clifton Hill is listed with fourteen residents, but it was not exclusively residential. It included the livery stables in Clifton Mews, a bootmaker, two laundresses, a green-grocer, a bookseller and wool shop, Fred Wright's chemist and tobacconist and the Crescent Inn.
According to the hospital deeds the flint barn, on the highest narrow part of Clifton Hill, was built in 1852 as a private coach house to 5 Powis Villas. The town map of 1870 shows the barn incorporated in the gardens to that house.
Into the C20th the hospital records have a Memorandum of Agreement which identifies the flint barn (originally a coach-house) as number 23 Clifton Hill and notes an agreement of September 1919 by which George Lewis Browne of London, the landlord, and Richard William Frost, a Brighton pork butcher of 15 Gardner Street, who rents 'all that coach-house and stable (but not including yard to west of same) known as 23 Clifton Hill'. This was the tenant immediately prior to a Mr. A.L. Gates, who appears in the 1920 Directory as the motor engineer of that address. It seems unlikely that Mr. Frost carried on his butchers business from the barn, possibly he just kept his delivery vans there, which is why the premises was suitable for the later motor car business, and had a petrol pump on the premises
This is 5 Powis Villas, built c1852, named as Aberdeen Lodge in the 1890s, and which had the flint coach-house as part of its estate. While its address is Powis, its corner position makes it the dominant building in Clifton Hill. The house was given a grander and more distinctive elevation than the other four detached homes of Powis VIllas, together with an Italianate tower similar to 1 & 2 Clifton Hill. This was the last of the detached villas in Powis, and together with the Clifton Hill flint barn in its grounds, its original private garden extended behind numbers 6 and 7 Powis Villas, reaching down to a border with Powis Grove. In the rate book of 1854 this extension to the garden was listed separately under '6 Powis Grove – Joseph Browne, a garden – 2/-'. Joseph Browne was the first owner of the house and his business was statuary and decorative plaster work, which is much in evidence around his home. His flint barn has a sitting lion on the side buttress, four classical head reliefs on the west wall, and a large circular relief above these. On the wall posts around the house there are four acorn motifs, presumably there were six originally, and these are unique exterior decorations in the area.
It was Joseph Browne's grandson, George Lewis Browne of London, who leased the flint coach-house to various local businesses and to the hospital, and on Sept 8th 1937 the hospital purchased numbers 5, 6 and 7 Powis Villas, the flint coach-house and the land that became the hospital staff car-park. According to the hospital records the whole lot was purchased for £5,575 from Mr. F.J. Welman, who at the time lived at 2 Powis Villas. The hospital purchased them all with tenants in place.
This is 13 Clifton Hill, behind which is the modern office development of Clifton Mews. It was the first house built on the Road to Blatchington and was part of Mrs Watts' laundry.
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Thursday, March 4, 1999 Published at 12:12 GMT
World: Americas
Monica and Hillary fight for the front page
Monica Lewinsky's first in-depth televison interview was with Barbara Walters
America's leading newspapers leapt to give front-page prominence to Monica Lewinsky's media double whammy on Thursday.
The New York Times billed both the media launch of the former White House intern's story and the First Lady's New York fund-raising events on the front page, but it was Monica's face which gazed out at readers.
Ms Lewinsky's first in-depth televsion interview, with Barbara Walters on ABC television, was designed to coincide with the release of her biography.
The paper made no bones about the fact that now that Monica could be candid, she was "finally free to seek self-justification and personal profit."
And just in case anyone had missed the interview, the article revealed all. It said the "most striking" feature was her admission that during a lull in the affair (with the President), she briefly dated a Pentagon employee, became pregnant and had an abortion, which plunged her into depression.
The huge audiences attracted by Hillary Clinton provided further evidence of interest in the possibility that she may bid to represent New York in the Senate.
The Washington Post implied that Monica's media fanfare was a way of exacting revenge.
Hillary Clinton's New York trip, although billed on the front page under "First Lady Tests Water", was in fact consigned to a Monica link story.
All fizzing
The Boston Globe put Monica's story on the front page before the interview had been broadcast: "Monica market readies shift into high gear" screamed the headline in Wednesday's edition.
The paper was rather scathing about Monica's media extravaganza: "By Friday, the campaign to resuscitate her reputation - and make everyone a pile of cash along the way - will be as intense as the campaign for New Coke," said the article.
The paper questioned whether US consumers would "accept the newly sweetened version of Monica Lewinsky".
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The most important aspect of any discussion on a tanker moratorium on Canada's west coast is to remember that there is no tanker moratorium. What exists is a voluntary tanker exclusion zone which only applies to tankers transiting south from Alaska to ensure sufficient incident response time. It is gravely misleading to argue whether there is or isn't a tanker moratorium. Doing so curtails the real problem for us on the west coast, which is the coast is at risk today - even without any of the projects being planned.
Without even considering the Enbridge project, our coast is about to undergo a significant increase in commercial shipping activity. Currently, the port of Kitimat is due for expansion; the port of Prince Rupert has planned expansions at both Ridley and Fairview Terminals; and the Port of Stewart has been looking to expand marine traffic in and out of that port. Yet if the Queen of the North was to sink today where it sank four years ago - what will have changed? Nothing. This precisely is the real problem. Nothing has fundamentally changed here to ensure another ferry or other vessel doesn't sink in our waters again.
Instead of just saying 'no' to tanker traffic, let's instead seize the opportunity we have to change the risks that exist on our coast, an opportunity to introduce marine safeguards such as tug escorting and operational conditions. A comprehensive plan could establish emergency response capabilities equal to what is in place in Alaska and exceeding that required by Transport Canada and allow us in northwest B.C. the chance to benefit from responsible economic development.
No matter whether you're a commercial fisherman, a tourist operator, a barge business owner or even a commercial shipper, marine safety enhancements would not only ensure the likelihood of accidents will be drastically reduced but will also significantly improve our ability to protect our beautiful coast - making it safer for everyone.
Gerry Martin is president of the KT Industrial Development Society in Kitimat


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Retailers who have yet to implement a ship-from-store program typically ask questions like, "Why should we implement ship-from-store?" and "What benefits have other retailers seen?" However, we believe that given the answers to those questions, retailers' real question should be, "How can we implement ship-from-store, and fast?"
We have identified four primary benefits of ship-from-store: revenue growth, margin improvement, improved service levels and capital cost delay. These benefits, combined with a growing number of highly successful case studies, demonstrate that ship-from-store is not only a vital component of a successful omnichannel strategy, but a true necessity in today's competitive retail world.
Revenue Growth
Top-line growth is the biggest benefit enjoyed by many retailers executing ship-from-store, driven by capturing sales that may have been lost without it. Using store inventory to fulfill Web orders of products that are out of stock at distribution centers results in immediate revenue boosts of up to 10% to 20% by making more inventory available for sale. For example, online sales at American Apparel have increased by 30% since they started using their stores as backup fulfillment centers. And Nordstrom attributes a 39% online sales bump to efforts to integrate its online and in-store inventories. Finally, Urban Outfitters CEO Richard Hayne estimates that half of the retailer's direct-to-consumer demand would have been lost due to out-of-stock situations in DCs.
Ship-from-store also drives revenue growth by satisfying demand for products that are out of stock in a specific store. Employees at ship-from-store–enabled retailers can look across their inventory in other stores and ship products directly to customers who might have looked elsewhere in the past. Men's Wearhouse estimates that they save over 1,000 orders per day by leveraging inventory from other stores to fulfill demand when a local store is out of stock. Assuming a conservative average ticket of $50, this adds $18 million of top-line revenue.
Finally, ship-from-store is an increasingly important piece of the puzzle for retailers who carry more items online than in-store, striving to achieve an endless aisle assortment. In the past, online-only items returned to stores were either placed on clearance racks or returned to distribution centers. But with ship-from-store, retailers are able to sell these returned items at full price by using them to fulfill online orders.
Margin Improvement
Retailers who implement ship-from-store can also look forward to overall margin improvements driven by higher full-price sell-through and decreased COGS. When in-store products are available to be sold online, the probability of a full-price sale before (or during) the markdown cycle goes up significantly. Retailers such as Ann Taylor and Danier Leather have seen their margins increase 1% to 2% overall and up to 30% on items nearing markdown. In fact, Ann Taylor's CEO notes that by using ship-from-store, "We are able to liquidate product on markdown at a much higher gross margin rate."
On the other side of the profit equation, using stores as distribution points lowers parcel shipment costs and therefore drives COGS decreases (as seen by Toys R Us and Jos. A. Bank). For example, as a result of its ship-from-store program, Toys R Us was able to deliver 94% of its store shipments via ground in two days as single-zone parcels, reducing freight costs and improving order cycle times. The cost savings from skipping a shipping zone can more than make up for the decreased shipping economies of scale found at stores.
Plus, ship-from-store leads to increased inventory turns and decreased safety stock at distribution centers. As a result of its ship-from-store program, Nordstrom's turnover spiked to 5.41 from a previous five-year high of 4.84. And one major department store saw improvements on both sides, with a 20% increase in same-store sales growth that led to a $200 million improvement in gross margin along with a $200 million reduction in average inventory, which drove down costs.
Improved Service Levels
One of the most publicized reasons to pursue ship-from-store is the change in consumer service level expectations brought about by pure-play e-commerce companies. While not every retailer needs to offer next-day shipping, the drive to compete around service time and shipping costs is very real for most. Best-in-class retailers are now fulfilling orders from stores in less than an hour to compete with e-commerce giants like Amazon. Walmart recently announced it will begin using 50 stores as fulfillment locations to combat Amazon with better speed to customers and is even considering using its customer base for same-day deliveries.
Capital Cost Delay
Many larger retailers and department stores with growing e-commerce sales are using ship-from-store to defer investing capital in additional distribution centers. With increasing e-commerce business beginning to stress fulfillment capacities to the breaking point during peak season, retailers without ship-from-store capabilities are often operating at maximum capacity. This means that if they want to increase their delivery speeds, their only option is to invest ~$100 million for a new distribution center to cover peak periods (during which demand can spike five to 10 times higher than average). This is an expensive proposition that can add up quickly for businesses growing e-commerce sales by double digits year over year. In many cases, the cheaper option is to enable ship-from-store in enough stores to reduce the strain. Macy's chief of stores Peter Sachse summed it up best in a recent Wall Street Journal interview: "We've spent the last 153 years building warehouses. We just called them stores."
Getting Started
In light of these compelling benefits, it's no surprise that many retailers are racing to implement ship-from-store programs. But in a rush to enable ship-from-store, retailers can put their profitability and customer experience at risk. A carefully planned approach will help minimize risk, and it starts with strategic decisions like defining store coverage, creating order management rules and detailing key organizational changes. With those answers in place, retailers can shift to tactical decisions around optimal store operations. While the typical implementation for a large, 500+ store chain usually takes less than two months and can begin to deliver results immediately, the ability to execute against these strategic and tactical issues will separate winners from losers over the next five years. We recently explored these strategic and tactical considerations in "Winning the Ship-from-Store Battle: Strategies and Tactics."
Case Study: Ship-from-Store's Many Benefits
Issue: Toys R Us wanted to continue to remain competitive by reducing costs and improving in-stock rate and delivery speeds.
Solution: In just 90 days, Toys R Us implemented ship-from-store in 10 pilot stores and rolled the program out to an additional 80 doors three weeks later. A year later, they had enabled an additional 750 stores. Each store fulfills an average of 300 orders a day during peak season, which equates to about 50,000 daily orders across the store network.
Result: Toys R Us successfully fulfilled 1.3 million ship-from-store orders in the months of Nov-ember and December, which represented 15% of their peak e-commerce fulfillment. Of those orders, 33% were for inactive or older products not moving at stores, reducing the need to mark down those items. And 94% of those orders shipped within two days during peak season, improving the customer experience and ensuring that Toys R Us remained competitive against online-only competitors.
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Now that the 2007-08 deer season is closed, the Alabama Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) is asking hunters to report their deer harvests. When Alabama's three-buck limit was implemented this past hunting season, all hunters were required to have a harvest record form in their possession. If they killed a buck, the details were to be recorded on the form. To gather that harvest information, ADCNR is asking hunters to transfer it to an online form at www.outdooralabama.com/hunting/harvestdata.
Conservation Commissioner M. Barnett Lawley encourages hunters to use the online harvesting system. "Collecting this information will give us more management tools to protect the quality of the deer herd in the state," he said.
Even if a hunter did not harvest a deer, the Department would still like that information, Lawley said. "If a hunter was not successful, we need that data, too. We would also like to know the number of does harvested and the number of days hunters were in the field. Any factual data that we can get will help us," he said.
The online form asks for the following information: date of harvest, number of antler points, county where harvested, total number of does harvested and estimated number of days spent hunting in the 2007-08 season. The form is also set to accept turkey harvest information after turkey season closes in April.
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Jackie Mason - Fearless
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The US Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award-winning comic legend, Jackie Mason, is back in London with an all new show - Fearless This is Jackie's farewell to the UK and the last chance for audiences to see one of the greatest stand-up comics of all time.
Jackie Mason - Fearless Recencjach
"A must-see for Mason virgins, a pleasing last chance for devotees"
Evening Standard
"When he hits the spot, he shows he has still got it"
The Telegraph
"Jackie Mason is the master of the slow burn and the jagged edge. he's absolutely the bees? knees, the top banana"
What's On Stage
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Monday to Saturday 8pm
Spektakle popołudniowe
Saturday 3pm
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State wildlife officials say a man camping with his wife in Eldorado National Forest is recovering from wounds suffered from a bear attack.
A spokeswoman for the California Department of Fish and Game says the black bear slashed the man's face after rummaging through his ice chest around 2 a.m. Friday at a campground near Union Valley Reservoir.
Spokeswoman Kirsten Macintyre says before slashing the man, the bear rushed the unidentified man and knocked him down.
Macintyre says the man, who was armed with a .45-caliber pistol, fired a shot at the bear when the animal rushed a second time. It is not clear if the bear was hit.
The man required 26 stitches after the attack.
The campground where the attack took place is in a remote area about 60 miles northeast of Sacramento.


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Marantz is a name that has been around for a long time; refreshingly they continue to produce quality two channel gear despite branching out into both budget and high-end home theater. My own listening experiences have found their budget home theater receivers to be the most musical for the price. Where other budget offerings can do movies well, most make for mundane music reproduction. Not so with the Marantz models and if you have ever sampled their two channel equipment, you will know why. Their new budget two channel line up includes three integrated amplifiers, a stereo SACD player and a few more goodies. They all share the same styling, brushed aluminum, flanked by rounded resin corners and some technology borrowed from the high-end reference series.
- Design: Stereo, Integrated
- Power Output: 70 Watts RMS x 2 into 8 Ohms, 100 Watts x 2 into 4 Ohms
- THD+N: 0.02% (20 Hz – 20 kHz, 8 Ohms)
- MFR: 5 Hz – 100 kHz ± 3 dB (1W, 8 Ohms)
- Inputs: Five
- Preouts:Two
- S/N Ratio: Direct input: 106 dB
- Dimensions: 5.1″ H x 17.3″ W x 15″ D
- Weight: 26.5 Pounds
- MSRP – $999 USA, $899 Canadian
- Marantz
The PM8003 is a well-built flexible integrated amplifier. The chassis has a triple-plated copper bottom; the front panel has two large dials, one for source, which switches with a satisfying click and the other is a solid volume control. There are tone controls, as well as a source-direct function, which effectively removes the tone controls from the signal path. On the rear side you have gold plated inputs and outputs and the custom made binding posts while lacking in aesthetic appeal they are very easy to hand tighten and function very well.
Under the hood you will find a massive toroidal transformer powering this refined integrated amplifier. Volume is controlled by a high quality motorized analog pot and the source switching is all solid state. For vinyl users the PM8003 contains the same current feedback MM phono stage found in the Marantz SC-11S1 pre-amp which is mounted far from the power supply on its own circuit board. For everything else there are four additional inputs, pre-amp outputs and power-amp inputs. And that is where this unit becomes very flexible. The unit can be run as a pre-amp, power-amp or integrated amp. You can easily integrate it into your home theater system, driving your front speakers and handling your analog sources, even powering a second set of speakers, this is handy if you have different music and movie speakers.
The unit was installed in place of a Rotel Class D multi channel amplifier, connected to a pair of OB3X (open-baffle midrage) tower speakers. The PM8003 was connected directly to an Onix XCD-88 HDCD player, and home theater sources were routed first through a Rotel RSP-1069 processor. Holding the Power Amp Direct button on the front panel turns the integrated amplifier into a power amplifier. This removes the Marantz volume control and source selector from the chain (essentially a home theater bypass). So how does it sound? To sum it up, music sounded warm with great midrange and a nicely defined soundstage.
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I focused on two distinctly different recordings with the Marantz PM8003 as a stand-alone integrated amp. First up is the funk-folk trio from Montreal, Okgiraffe. Their eponymous debut album is a delight to listen to. Dual upright bass players, interesting percussion and beautiful female vocals blend together to both challenge and reward your HiFi. "Yosemite Sam" is a delightful track about everyone's favorite rabbit-hating outlaw contains some light shimmering percussive work that can easily be lost behind Rosa's strong vocals. Not so through the Marantz, as there was clear definition of this instruments and a nice even weight to the vocals. The upright bass has depth, with only a slight reduction in the impact of the plucking at very loud volumes. Overall the track sounds excellent with great rhythm and dynamics.
"Jackson Said" is the last track on the album and is a nice melody bordering on slowed down surf-rock, with Rosa's voice seemingly swaying in front of you between the front speakers. When Kevin Betram adds some harmony to the mix the soundstage is so well defined you can place his location in regards to hers. The songs slows pace and the upright-bass comes out in full force. Here the Marantz does an admirable job of reproducing the dynamic range of this instrument with clearly defined attach and release of the strings. This little integrated showed great control over the open-baffle midrange with this track. At loud volumes there was some loss of bass control adding a slight bloom to the lower mid bass, this only happened at volumes usually regarded as "too loud" by others.
Now to switch gears and really put this little amp to the test I loaded up Lateralus, Tool's 2001 HDCD release. Never an easy task, heavy progressive rock can all too often cripple low-powered amplifiers. The large dynamic swings, heavy bass and complex percussions will often blend together into a muddy mess. It takes a decent amplifier to be able to hit hard, go loud and stay clean all at the same time. This is exactly why I like using this disc. First track up is "Ticks and Leeches". This track has great dynamic range, plenty of layers and an very refined drum track. This track is a great indicator of the systems ability to define soundstage while under pressure. It is one thing to hear the individual location of the skins, it is another to hear this despite distorted guitars and assorted noise. Sure enough the opening drum sequence is tight and presents a wide sound stage. Even when the guitar kicks in followed up with the vocals by Manyard no instruments take over, all seemingly have their own space.
Next up was using this integrated as a power amp to drive my front left/right speakers in my home theater rig. In "power amp direct" mode the unit functions purely as a power amp, and is engaged by simply holding the 'power-amp-direct' button for 3 seconds until the light glows blue around the button. There is a separate input on the back that I connected to the front L/R outputs from a Rotel RSP-1069 processor. My HTPC uses Foobar as the software and an ATI video card with HDMI output sending both video and audio. For this test I chose two high quality downloads from the excellent B&W Music club, first a blues rock album by Little Axe, titled Bought for a Dollar, Sold for a Dime. The electric bass was controlled, decent, and well defined on the second track, "Soul of a Man". While the harmonica infused track had good dynamics, the soundstage lost some detail when pushed very hard, perhaps in part to the slight upper treble roll-off. The next track, "Come Back Home", has a solid bass line foundation and through the PM8003 the bass is tight and does not overwhelm the other instruments. The harmonica on this track seemingly floats right-of-center which creates noticeable depth. Compared to the Rotel Class D amplifier that normally occupies this position, the sound is smoother and the high-frequencies not as forward.
Second up was Gwenyth Herbert's Ten Lives. "Narrow Man" starts out simple with just an upright bass and the sound is just plain gorgeous. The attack and release of the strings is clearly defined, the bass is tight and well controlled. There was some loss of detail when the track picked up the pace and added more instruments, and the sound was a tad strained under the complexity of it all. A minor complaint which was easily forgotten by the time the track had finished.
Flexibility and sound quality were my two big requirements for an integrated amplifier, and the PM8003 delivers. You can use it as a pre-amp, as a power-amp and of course as an integrated amp. Add in a decent phone stage and you can integrate this into most any system. And the big plus, the real deal-breaker is the sound. And here is where this little amp really shined. There was enough power to drive my speakers to loud clear volumes in my open and large listening room. The bass was controlled and effortless, the slightly rolled-off top-end matted very well with my open-baffle speakers, and even toned down the slightly over-bright ARE Audio bookshelves. Clearly Marantz still is committed to bring decent two channel gear to market, and if this is how good the budget line sounds I am eager to hear their Reference series.


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So, guys, I'm sitting in the Crowne Plaza, and I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that in nine minutes it will be midnight of the morning of my wedding day. The last three days have been hectic and busy, but gorramn, it's been 110% worth it.
I have the most amazing support team in.the.world. People have been rallying around Mr. Big and me, and I really, really, really cannot believe how incredibly lucky I am. I don't know how I'm going to thank all the zillion and one people who have been so über supportive, but I can try.
To all of my fabulous, fabulous friends—the bridal party, the attendants, Australians, and New Zealanders alike—thank you, truly, from the bottom of my heart. You guys have been amazing to both Mr. Big and me, and I really, truly cannot tell you how blessed I am to have you guys in my life.
To my family, I love you all. Words cannot express how lucky I am to have such a supportive group of people raise me and care for me like you all. Even though I can be insane at times, you put up with me and my madness, and for that I thank you.
To the hive. When I first started off with this venture—writing these posts and sharing my plans with the world—I didn't think I'd ever be in the position to share my wedding on such a huge scale. You guys have given me advice when I needed it, you've made me laugh with the stories you share, and, most of all, you've been with me throughout the hectic last months of my wedding. So to the hive, thank you for being there, for making me chuckle, and for being just downright awesome.
And finally, to Mr. Big.
It's been a year and a half of ups and downs. You are the reason we're here today. You took the leap of faith and asked to meet me, and my life has been pretty much perfect ever since. You've kept me sane through the bad times, and laughed with me in the good. I love you, with all of the strength of my every fibre, right down to the very core of me. I cannot wait to meet you at the altar, to say "I do," and to call you my husband.
We're finally here, Mr. Big. Let's get this shindig on the road.
Signing off for the last time as a Miss,
Miss Bighorn Sheep xx
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(UNDATED) -- After swimming to gold during the 2012 Olympics, Claire Donahue's schedule has been a hectic one.
Since arriving home to Lenoir City from London, Donahue has done a countless number of media interviews and has made appearances at various locations around East Tennessee.
Her success and popularity has now made a pitstop with NASCAR.
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Khari Jones is about to come off the CFL unemployment line.
The former Winnipeg Blue Bombers pivot is expected to sign a contract today with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the CFL's only winless team at 0-4.
TSN first reported the news on its website yesterday, and Jones, when reached at his Calgary home last night, said it's all but a done deal.
"I'm looking forward to it, so hopefully everything is good and I'll get back out on the field," said the 34-year-old, who wouldn't comment further because the contract details had yet to be ironed out.
Winnipeg and Hamilton will meet twice in August. The Ticats visit Canad Inns Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 13, while the Bombers travel to Ivor Wynne Stadium on Aug. 26.
Hamilton's offence has been ineffective this season with 16-year veteran QB Danny McManus at the helm. The 40-year-old has thrown just one touchdown against six interceptions in four games. Backup Marcus Brady hasn't fared any better.
Jones' name first popped up in Steeltown three weeks ago when the Tabbies were entering their bye week with an 0-2 mark. At the time, Hamilton coach Greg Marshall said Jones would only be signed to play in a backup role.
"Do I think Khari can do a better job than Danny? No, I don't," Marshall told the Hamilton Spectator July 3.
Jones had been looking for work since mid-June, when the Edmonton Eskimos cut him at the conclusion of their training camp. He was no longer needed because No. 1 pivot Ricky Ray returned from the NFL just prior to camp. Coincidentally, Hamilton's next game is Saturday night in Edmonton.
Jones went through a similar situation in Calgary in February. His five-month stint ended when the Stamps signed free agent Henry Burris.
Just two months after signing him to a three-year, $1-million contract, the Bombers traded Jones, fullback Randy Bowles and a draft pick to the Stamps last September for defensive tackle Joe Fleming, fullback Scott Regimbald and safety Wes Lysack.
Before that, Jones spent five illustrious seasons in Blue and Gold. In 2001 he guided the Bombers to the Grey Cup and was named the CFL's Most Outstanding Player.


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turns out that job is in oakland, a place i know nothing about, and have only visited previously to use the airport; oh, and one purposefully forgotten raiders-steelers game :(
i work at 20th and harrison, have limited time for lunch and will be on foot, but am willing to spend my time walking to a great place and back for worthwhile takeout to eat at my desk!
so far i've eaten at the whole foods, a few sandwich places across the street and golden lotus (veggie vietnamese). these are the places on my short list to try out:
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– Ebay pulled the auction for Mark Briscoe's teeth.
– ROH returns to iPPV on December 16th with their Final Battle 2012 event from the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC. Here is the lineup for the show…
* ROH champion Kevin Steen vs. El Generico in Ladder War IV.
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* New York City Street Fight: Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas vs. Rhett Titus & BJ Whitmer
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Will Wellbutrion Make You Fail A Drug Test For SuboxoneUpdated
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While there are actually quite a few substances that can cause false positives for various opiates (such as Suboxone), the biggest perpetrators are other synthetic or semi-synthetic opiates.
Wellbutrin (Bupropion) on the other hand has shown up as a false positive for Amphetamines, but not Suboxone.
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Many soldiers come home from battle suffering from the emotional scars of war. But now there's a growing focus on what's known as "moral injury."
Psychologists at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis are among those leading research into "moral injury" - the wounds soldiers return with when they've done something, or failed to stop something, that violates their moral code.
Dr. Irene Harris, a psychologist at the Minneapolis VA, joins The Daily Circuit to discuss the research.
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A study of survey results for 814 Minnesota National Guard members who served in Iraq over the past decade showed that those who experienced moral injury had higher levels of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Moral injury generally refers to any type of guilt, shame, or depression that arises from actions that may have violated deeply held beliefs. But for this study, which was presented at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center last month, soldiers met the criteria if they killed in combat, felt their actions were unforgivable, and believed that God had abandoned them.
The lack of resiliency among soldiers who met this definition was alarming, said Dr. Irene Harris, the VA psychologist leading the research. "Basically, [they feel] at my spiritual functioning level, I don't think I belong here in the world. I'm not worth it. I have a sense that I should not be here."
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Ed Drewett, James Smith and BoldDog bikers to battle in tonight's BGT semi-final
WE can't guarantee any water-throwing antics again, but the line-up for tonight's Britain's Got Talent semi-final is sure to offer some surprises.
While last night's semi-final was fairly predictable – who was going to vote out a dreamy boyband and a fit Canadian? – tonight's edition of BGT looks like a bit more of an open competition.
Singer Ed Drewett will be hoping that his professional background won't rob him of the public vote.
The songwriter wowed with a performance of his own song Blink at the auditions, but suffered a backlash when it emerged that he had sang on a Professor Green number one hit, as well as writing songs for One Direction and The Wanted.
It is unknown whether the 26-year-old will whip out one of his original tracks once more.
Joining the battle of the warbling boys is Essex teen James Smith, who won over the panel at the audition stage with his rendition of Nina Simone's Feeling Good.
In a section thought to have been pre-recorded, jaw-dropping stunt biker act BoldDog FMX Team will be risking their lives for a chance to perform for the Queen.
We're half hoping for the dangers-seekers to get through just to witness ITV bosses struggling with the logistics of staging a live final in a car park.
Jodi Bird had quite a 'mare at her audition, after Mr Grumpy Simon Cowell stopped her performance of Don't Rain On My Parade because he wanted something "less happy".
The sixteen-year-old eventually got a chance to continue with her song, and bagged four yeses from the judges. Let's see whether she takes Si's advice and chooses Gary Jules' Mad World for a downbeat performance.
Girl group SweetChix will be attempting to convince Simon that they have potential to be the next Spice Girls.
Afro-rocking dancers Mini Moves will be unleashing their sequinned acrobatics on stage, while Addict Initiative will be bringing their gothic theatrics to the nation.
Kony Puppets lost their head at their auditions after Beyoncé's felt noggin made a run for it, but hopefully they've glued on all limbs this time. The hilarious dance/puppet act promised they wouldn't stick with Queen Bey this time around, so we wait with bated breath to see which celeb gets lampooned tonight.
Finally, bonkers Ricky K even had Simon cracking a smile with his comedy routine describing how he met his girlfriend through music clips. The garishly-suited comic will hopefully get us all chuckling tonight.
These nine acts will be fighting to join Collabro and Darcy Oake in Saturday night's live final.
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Widow complains to NHS Grampian over husband's A&E trolley wait
An Aberdeenshire widow has complained to NHS Grampian after claiming her sick husband was left on a trolley in accident and emergency for 11 hours waiting for a bed to become available.
William Convery, of Turriff, died at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary last November.
His wife Sandra said he died shortly after enduring his long wait.
Mrs Convery told BBC Scotland: "He was in quite a lot of pain. I just don't understand it. Why was he left lying so long?"
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She added: "I am not looking for money, this is trying to stop it happening to somebody else."
An NHS Grampian spokesperson said: "The circumstances of Mr Convery's admission to hospital will be thoroughly investigated by senior clinical staff.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. Wilfred Corrigan, chairman of LSI Logic Corp., will step down and won't stand for re-election to the company's board, according to MarketWatch.
According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said it anticipated the decision, which didn't result from any disagreement between Corrigan and the company, according to the report.
The company said Corrigan will remain in his chairman position until the end of his term, at which time a new chairperson will be elected. Corrigan founded the company, and was chief executive until last spring.
In what was billed as an "orderly succession plan," Corrigan last year stepped down as president and chief executive of LSI Logic. At the time, LSI Logic (Milpitas, Calif.) announced that its board has appointed Abhi Y. Talwalkar, an executive at Intel Corp., as the company's new president and chief executive. Corrigan became the non-executive chairman of the LSI Logic.


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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers or ICANN, is now considering adding the .xxx suffix to the list of domains that web sites may register.
The decision will end a decade-long battle for adult and mature content websites to finally have their own "red light" web district.
The agency, ICANN, had already rejected the application from U.S. company ICM Registry LLC, three times since 2000 – partly under pressure from Christian groups and governments unhappy with the spread of online adult content.
The agency's board said Friday that it had not treated the application fairly three years ago when it reversed an earlier decision recognizing .xxx, and promised to move swiftly with standard checks.
The adult entertainment industry is worth some $13 billion a year, according to the California-based Adult Video News Media Network.
"I think we could do a million or more. There are several million adult top-level domain names already out there," he told the AP before the ICANN board meeting.
ICANN acknowledged Friday at a public board meeting that its 2007 refusal to accept .xxx was "not consistent with the application of neutral, objective and fair documented policy." It agreed to swiftly re-examine the ".xxx" application.
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Nationale Geldschöpfung zersetzt den Euroraum
The Eurosystem has been operating in crisis mode for more than four years now. Massive quantitative and qualitative easing in its monetary policy stance are the visible marks of its response to the turbulence in the financial sector. This policy aims primarily at maintaining financial stability in the euro area by providing vast liquidity support to commercial banks that are operating in nationally segmented banking systems. The sovereign debt crises in some member countries further exacerbate the segmentation problem along country borders. As a side effect, cross-border capital flows are substituted by money market operations by the national central banks. The latter are engaging more and more often in substantial balance-of-payments financing, and financial risks are shifted from investors to European taxpayers via the Eurosystem. Symptomatically, this shows up in exploding TARGET2 positions in the national central banks' balance sheets. The longer this process continues, the stronger the centrifugal forces become that ultimately might burst the single currency. A solution requires a euro area-wide regulatory approach for the financial sector. Next to a uniform scheme for banking regulation, supervision and resolution, we recommend the comprehensive introduction of contingent convertible bonds (CoCos) as a major refinancing source for the banking industry. As this proposal cannot be introduced overnight, national and European banking resolution funds are necessary in the short run. The latter do not rescue banks, but they kick in as soon as a bank's equity is depleted in order to wind down failing banks in a systemically prudent way. Copyright ZBW and Springer-Verlag 2012
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Volume (Year): 92 (2012)
Issue (Month): 8 (August)
Pages: 520-526
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