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Welcome to PetCentral! This exciting new app quickly captures and organizes your pets' vital information, appointments, medications, and service providers. You will be up and running in minutes, easily searching for and saving nearby veterinarians and providers for a dozen other vital services like groomers, trainers, walkers, and sitters. Enter and track pets' appointments and medications, annotated with your personal notes. Quickly contact your vet during an emergency – with emails already containing your pets' vital statistics. If you are traveling out of town with your pets, quickly find and contact nearby resources to get immediate help. PetCentral can even provide directions or a map for you to use to easily navigate to your provider. Planning a trip? Find airline pet policies and pet friendly hotels. Is your pet not feeling well? Turn to online resources for help and suggestions. One fun app for your dog, cat, bird, horse, rabbit, and exotics! Available for Android devices.
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NevenTale is a new MMO RPG kickstarter from a developer called Vavel Game Studio. They are asking for $2,000,000 to get funded, and describe the game as the following.
NevenTale is going to be the first game that would deliver the gameplay quality of an adventure RPG, by creating an endless tide of story-driven quests. It is going to be possible because the tools needed to create the game are going to be delivered to the player community. Once the players boost the game expansion process, the NevenTale will be updated with more gameplay hours than anyone would ever be able to finish.
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Another tepid jobs report
The trend of sluggish economic growth continued Friday, as federal economists reported that the economy added 162,000 jobs in July while the unemployment rate edged down from 7.6 percent to 7.4 percent.
The jobs count, which narrowly missed analyst expectations, follows Wednesday's dour news that the economy grew by only 1.7 percent in the second quarter. Federal economists also reduced their estimate for first quarter growth down to 1.1 percent.
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The 7.4 percent unemployment rate is the lowest of President Barack Obama's presidency, as the rate dipped to its lowest level since December of 2008.
The unemployment rate is based on a separate survey — one that relies on data from a survey of households — than from the jobs number, which is calculated via a survey of employers' payrolls. The household survey, which has a larger margin for error than the payroll count, estimated 227,000 more people were employed in July than in the month before.
But the falling unemployment stems from both positive and negative news, as the additional 37,000 people who left the labor force in July also contributed to rate's decline.
"The report, like many of late, contains good news and less good news," Jared Bernstein, a senior fellow at the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities and a former economic adviser to Vice President Joe Biden, said in a post on his website. "Most of the decline in unemployment was due to more people getting jobs but part of it was due to a slight fall off in the labor force, a signal of not-too-strong labor demand."
The stubbornly slow job growth left 11.5 million people unemployed, with another 8.2 million part-time employees unsuccessfully looking to add more hours to their work week. Among the unemployed, 4.2 million have been unsuccessfully seeking work for 6 months or more.
In the past year, the unemployment rate has fallen 0.8 percent with the count of officially unemployed persons falling by 1.2 million.
At this point, the job reports are used as little more than talking points in the fiscal debate between the White House and Republicans, but they are a key indicator for the Federal Reserve as it weighs when it will begin to scale back its efforts to stimulate the stalled economy.
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has said the central bank is watching for signs that it should scale back a series of monthly multi-billion dollar asset purchases that are aimed at driving down long-term interest rates and sparking new growth.
Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist for Capital Economics, predicted Friday that the report will push the Fed to ramp down its efforts when the bank's policy committee next convenes in September.
While it may not spur action in Congress, the employment report and GDP data jointly add further urgency to the newly reinvigorated economic debate between President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans.


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Charles Barkley Arrested for Drunk Driving
Yes, it's true, another celebrity arrest and this time it was basketball star Charles Barkley. He's looking a tad bit sweaty in the above mug shot. Ew.
He was arrested early Wednesday morning (December 31) in Scottsdale, Arizona after allegedly running a red light. The 45 year old hoopster, who is running for office btw, declined to give a breath test when the officer pulled him over.
The officer took him to a mobile command post and he was issued a citation for driving while intoxicated and was released.
Police Lt. Eric Shuhandler issued the arrest and had this to say about Barkley:
"He was very nice and professional. There was nothing unusual about how he was taken into custody," Shuhandler said. "He was treated exactly like we treat anybody else."
He also said that Barkley was cooperative and civil and the entire process went without incident.
Tsk Tsk Mr. Charles Barkley. You better stay in this New Year's Eve and reflect on what you've done. 🙂
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Oct. 6, 2011) -- Satellites, satellites, satellites!
Participants in a Space Foundation survey have said loud and clear that they cannot live without satellites and the benefits they provide for navigation, communications, weather forecasting and logistics. The survey, which concluded at the beginning of World Space Week, Oct. 4, asked two questions about the impact of space:
In both cases, roughly half the respondents cited various uses of satellites:
Reflecting the broad and pervasive impact space research and development has had on our lives, survey respondents named many other life-changing technologies, including:
In addition to GPS and satellite technology, the "gotta have it" list included:
The Space Foundation has long recognized the impact of space on life on Earth through two programs -- Space CertificationTM, a marketing program for products originally developed for space, and the Space Technology Hall of Fame®, a prestigious recognition program that highlights extraordinary space innovations and their impact.
"It's not surprising that many of the inventions our respondents cited either carry Space Certification or have been inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame," said Kevin Cook, Space Foundation director -- space awareness. "What's gratifying is that many people know that the technologies that make their lives easier and better originally came from space development -- and that the technologies might not be there if there were not active space programs.
"We're announcing the results during World Space Week because this is an excellent time to remind people of the many, many ways space affects them personally," said Cook.
About Space CertificationTM
Products and services that display the Space Certification seal are guaranteed to have stemmed from or been dramatically improved by technologies originally developed for space exploration or to have significant impact in teaching people about the value of space utilization. Developed and administered by the Space Foundation, the Space Certification program provides a marketing edge for Space Certification partners, demonstrates how space technologies improve life on Earth and makes space more interesting and accessible to everyone. Space Certification products and services have been scrutinized by the Space Foundation, working closely with NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and other organizations engaged in space research and development. For more information, go to www.SpaceCertification.org.
About the Space Technology Hall of Fame®
The Space Foundation's prestigious Space Technology Hall of Fame® honors innovations by organizations and individuals who transform space technology into commercial products that improve life on Earth. Since the program was established in 1988 to increase public awareness of the benefits of space exploration programs and to encourage further innovation, 65 technologies have been inducted, including energy-saving technologies, life-saving medical devices, health improvement technologies, satellite and telecommunication technologies and practical commercial devices. Additional information about the Space Technology Hall of Fame®, including a complete list of inducted technologies, is available at www.SpaceTechHallofFame.org.
About World Space Week
Billed as the largest public space event on Earth and celebrated in more than 55 nations, World Space Week is held every October 4-10, dates chosen to recognize the launch of Sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957, and the signing of the Outer Space Treaty on October 10, 1967. World Space Week was established by the United Nations General Assembly to be an international celebration of science and technology and is coordinated by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs with the support of World Space Week Association. The 2011 theme is "50 Years of Human Spaceflight" and emphasizes that international collaboration has been key to the success of humans in space. According to the World Space Week Association, as of 2010, human spaceflight missions have been conducted by the former Soviet Union, Russia, the United States, the People's Republic of China and by the private space flight company Scaled Composites. Several other countries and space agencies have announced and begun human spaceflight programs by their own technology, including India (ISRO), Ecuador (EXA), Japan (JAXA), Iran (ISA) and Malaysia (MNSA). See more about World Space Week at www.worldspaceweek.org/.
About the Space Foundation
The foremost advocate for the space industry, the Space Foundation is a global, nonprofit leader in space awareness, educational programs that bring space into the classroom and major industry events, including the National Space Symposium, all in support of its mission "to advance space-related endeavors to inspire, enable and propel humanity." An expert in all aspects of the global space industry, the Space Foundation publishes The Space Report: The Authoritative Guide to Global Space Activity and provides three indices that track daily performance of the space industry. Through its Space Certification and Space Technology Hall of Fame® programs, the Space Foundation recognizes space-based technologies and innovations that have been adapted to improve life on Earth. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Colorado Springs, the Space Foundation conducts research and analysis and government affairs activities from its Washington, D.C., office and has a field office in Houston, Texas. For more information, visit www.SpaceFoundation.org. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, and read about the latest space news and Space Foundation activities in Space Watch.
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The worst kept secret in MMA has finally been unveiled. Dana White has announced that current UFC light heavyweight champion, Quinton Jackson and the Ultimate Fighter 1 season winner, Forrest Griffin will be rival coaches on the upcoming 7th seaon of the Ultimate Fighter.
On the related article on UFC.com it states that the two will square off for the title after the airing of the show. Filming is set to start early January and the show, which will be featuring middleweights, is expected to air in April of 2008.
Having two of the UFC's most popular fighters as coaches can only serve to create more intrigue and anticipation for this season. Dana White has also promised a shake up of the Ultimate Fighter format which can only help as well.
However this obviously means that the UFC's most talent rich division's belt will be on hold until most likely around June or July next year. That will be at least 9 months since it was on the line at UFC 75.
On behalf of the whole MMA community, ugh.


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Segel and Helms In For 'Jeff Who Lives At Home'
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Funny men Jason Segel (Knocked Up, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) and Ed Helms (NBC's The Office, The Hangover) are teaming up to make Jeff Who Lives at Home, a stoner comedy from Mark and Jay Duplass. The film is in the process of being set up at Paramount.
The Duplass brothers, who are writing and directing the feature, are producing with Jason Reitman via his Right of Way Films and John Malkovich's Mr. Mudd shingle. The film chronicles a day in the life of two brothers, one a loser (Segel) who lives at home and the other (Helms) more together but overbearing.
Judy Greer is in talks to play Helms' wife, while the role of the siblings mother is still being cast.
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Acronis Backup & Recovery 10
Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 provides a powerful interface for automating the creation of disk images. Here's a look at the application's main console, from which administrators can schedule backups, restore images, export backup configurations, create bootable disks, review log files, manage installed disks, view an event dashboard and more.
Creating A Backup Plan
Administrators can customize backup routines, setting specific configurations for everything from what to back up and when to how long to retain archives and when to perform validation tasks. Users can also select from a variety of preconfigured backup routines.
E-mail Notifications
One of Acronis' most popular settings, without a doubt, is the ability to configure e-mail notifications. Administrators can elect to receive backup notifications only when backups fail, or when backups complete successfully, too.
Backup Plans And Tasks
The Backup Plans And Tasks window, shown here, lists each Acronis backup routine that's been scheduled. Users can run, edit or delete scheduled backups from this console, as well as create new routines, view advanced details of an existing routine or view the log files.
Backup Details
Users can view advanced details for each scheduled backup task. The Task tab, shown here, lists information about the execution state (in this case this backup routine is actually running), the type (backup to disk) and more.
Other information, including e-mail notification settings, archive data and more, are listed on other provided tabs.
Backup Details Progress
Here you can see backup details found on the Progress tab. This disk backup routine has been running for almost 22 minutes, with another estimated 26 or so minutes remaining.
Disk Management
The Disk Management console enables administrators to monitor disk health, available disk space and file system information. Much like the Windows Disk Management console it resembles, users can format volumes, change drive letter assignments and more using this window.
Archive Storage
Acronis creates .tib files that can be used to recover a system following a failure. Here you can see a collection of .tib files made over time by the backup application.
Boot Disk For Recovery
Acronis includes software that simplifies the process of creating a bootable CD. This bootable CD can then be used to recover a failed system.
E-mail Notification
My IT consultancy receives dozens of these successful backup notifications each day. When we don't receive one of these notifications for a client, or when the notification alerts us to an error, we're able to quickly respond and correct the issue. These e-mail notifications are very helpful in monitoring data backup operations.
Full Bio
Erik Eckel owns and operates two technology companies. As a managing partner with Louisville Geek, he works daily as an IT consultant to assist small businesses in overcoming technology challenges and maximizing IT investments. He is also president of Eckel Media Corp., a communications company specializing in public relations and technical authoring projects.


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" Heacham Beach Holiday Park / South Beach Road / Heacham / Nr King's Lynn / Norfolk / PE31 7BD / Tel: 0871 664 9743 "
i was also employed at this park last year and it was an utter joke ,the two lazy coat girls were more interested in getting drunk and flirting with other members of staff than doing any entertaining, the roof of the small entertainment venue was so low in the hot weather it was stifling in there,the staff were being sacked left right and centre,the manager was sacked, the bars manager went,office staff,we were told days before to organise entertainment we knew nothing about there was absolutely no support from other members of staff or management, the customers came in for the bingo and then left to go to a cheaper pub down the road,the food (if you could call i that)was cold and continually sent back to the bar, all that they were interested in was how much you could get out of the customers selling cheap plastic tat,the cabarets where quite good that they sent in at the weekend but nobody stayed to watch them , apart from caravan sales and their friends.overall a nasty experience.
I was an employee at this park resorts up until this morning. I was a lifeguard there for over a year and a half just as a summer job till I go off to university. Boy did this park have problems, from the outside things may look as though they are going well but on the inside - health and safety is breached in almost every possible way. The managerial staff there do not have a single ounce of intelligence and it is obvious why they are stuck in such dead end jobs. Numerous staff there were sacked and re-employed in other departments, house keeping is a prime example of the poor quality there. I spoke regularly to many of the owners and they told me and showed me the poor standards at which the house keeping perform their jobs! Many owners who sub let refuse to let house keeping do the cleaning for them. As for the entertainment - non existent, I worked alongside some of them and they were supposed to run programmes in the swimming pool - this really was not the case. They would come in and sit on the side for five minutes and when asked "are you going to be running your programme" their response was "I am here just to show my face so people know we are around" I asked them numerous times what they planned to do and their usual response was "nothing" it was unbelievable, the complex was run by a fool who created problems at another park and was just moved to heacham to solve the issue... it clearly did not work. The staff are just reshuffled and management do not understand what the people below them should be doing which then results in jobs not being done properly - last season I had an amazing time working for the sports and leisure manager who is now at california cliffs - one of the best most hard working men I have ever met. Then this season we had a new manager as a 17 year old to then be treated as a complete dunce was an amazement to me - I had hours cut my wages were not paid on time my manager did not do any work, he actually went into the complex to watch the cricket on television whilst he was getting paid to work. This meant two lads were left in charge of a swimming pool on their own without breaks or anything jeapordising everyones health and safety. It is unbelievable what goes on within one park - the park is poorly kept as well, in a poor attempt to make more money caravans are put closer to eachother reducing plot sizes and roads are kept poorly and as for the image of the park, it reminds me very much of walking round chernobyl, missing caravans weeds everywhere not a decent bit of ground in sight, my verdict as an employee the swimming pool is well kept when the manager is not around but the rest of the park is dismal, really needs sorting I am glad I left found myself a new job instantly at a much nicer, more attractive better paying caravan site in Hunstanton closer to my house in Hunstanton till I go to university, if you go to Heacham don't say I didn't warn you!
We have a static caravan at Heacham Beach brought new at the end of last year that we rent out through the resort for some of the year and use it ourselves the rest, but we are seriously thinking of not continuing next year. Initially when we turned up to use our van for our allocated slot it hadn't been cleaned, the beds still had the bedding on from previous occupants, the second time we arrived to find the windows had all been left open and as we were two days later than we had planned arriving it meant they had been open for a total of three days! Not just the little top windows but the large ones, so good for security, good job it hadn't rained. We had to ask the 'security' guy at the club door to get somebody for us to talk to as there were no details of who to contact out of hours. The latest time we went to use our van we had to wipe the cupboard doors clean as a small personhad left jammy handprints all over the doors and handles, we also had to empty the bin in the bathroom and wash the kitchen bin before we could use them. This was then followed by an apparent change in the contract concerning payments for gas that we were not informed about only to be told when we needed to replace the gas cylinders. The final straw was when arriving at the club at 7.15 to order food we were told there would be a fifteen minute delay in taking orders so the kitchen could catch up. We ordered two adult and one childs meal at 7.30 and were told that they would be ready in ten minutes. At 8.30 we were told that one of the meals wasn't available and to choose another option. The meals finally arrived at 9.30 totally inedible! If there had been anywhere close that we could have got food from we would have gone but planned to use the club for the first nights meals and shop locally the next day. The chips were so anemic they looked as though they had been microwaved and the two small spoonfuls of chilli were barely hot. My grandsons meal consisted of four small smiley faces, 4 tiny chicken nuggets and a few peas sat in a plate of oil. When we complained we were told that there had been a lot of orders but it was a Saturday, changeover day at a lot of sites so surely a day to make sure you have sufficent staff. We were not the only ones to complain, while we were waiting for our 'food' there were at least five refunds given because the food was taking to long and somebodys pizza looked as though the cheese was just about melted on the top of a limp white base. This is the third time we have had awful food from the club so shan't be trying it again.
We were booked to stay 1 week at the Heacham beach holiday park but cut our stay dhort after 3 nights. We paid ÂŁ40 for a family pass thinking we would make full use of it. The 2nd day of our stay we went to the swimming pool. The pool temperature was fine but they had 1 set of double doors open and it was extremely cold. I went to complain but the life guards laughed and decided to open the opposite double doors so the wind was blowing right through the pool area. I complained again only to be told to leave if I didn't like it. I then complained to the manager of the pool who then banned me for complaining! Apparently the reason they need the doors open is because the so called life guards get too hot and need them open but the poor customers who are in the pool have to freeze because of this!
The next day we went to the sparkey's kids club that was meant to start at 10.30am, We arrived at 10.50 only to find it was closed! We went to the reception who tried to get hold of someone from the entertainment section but there was no answer! I was then told that the kids club only runs for half an hour a day! It was obvious that the kids club had not been open at all!
We tried to get a refund on the tickets because the pool was so cold and the kids club was not running but were told that because we had used the pool once then we could not have a refund!
The last straw was the state of the kitchen where food was prepared! The floor was so dirty it was black and sticky! The food that we paid ÂŁ43 for was inedible and cold.
I would not recommend this park for anyone who has children as the facilities are not available when they should be, the life guards sit chatting instead of supervising the pool and the doors being open means that it is far too cold to swim! The attitude of the staff is unfriendly and unhelpful and the kitchen was filthy!
The caravan we stayed in was lovely but this was a privately booked caravan and not maintained by park resorts.
We stayed at the Park Resorts Heacham Beach in May 2009. Our caravan had three bedrooms and had extras such as a microwave and a DVD player both of which came in handy! The caravans appear to be closer together than other caravan parks we have stayed at but we had enough room outside to park our car and for a picnic table. The camp shop is small and pricey but ok for emergencies. There is a Tesco and Sainsburys 5 miles away in Hunstanton which we used to stock up. The pool on the site is small and has a small slide but my children aged 10 and 12 were happy to use it.
Heacham South Beach is a three minute walk from the park and it is huge! It is on the wash so the water is very shallow and the tide goes a long way out. The beach is a bit pebbly but this didn't put my kids off, there is the option of nicer sand by the dunes. Remember your wind break though!
I went on a Park Resorts holiday last week, and returned yesterday. I was so glad to be home!! We had a 6 berth cavan home which had cost ÂŁ178.00 for 1 week at the beginning of May at Heacham Beach in Norfolk (There was no exact match and this was the only Park Resorts available to review). When me and my daughter arrived at the resort, it looked nice, everything looked tidy, and there were loads of people around. We checked in, and the woman was friendly and showed us where our caravan was. We walked in (without the woman) and i was so disgusted with the state of the place! The carpet was filthy, my feet (in trainers) stuck to the kitchen floor, and the bathroom had pubic hairs in the shower cubicle!! I went straight back to the reception to complain, only to find that it had closed for the day!! I had to clean the caravan myself. I was so grossed out. I went through half a pack of cleaning wipes on the kitchen floor before they started coming away grey rather than black. I washed the glasses because there was a lipstick mark on one of them, then decided to wash the rest of the crockery and cutlery because if 1 glass was dirty, then the rest must have been. The toilet stank, and i had to clean it so that we could use it!
First thing the next morning we went to the reception to complain, and i was given a form to fill in with my comments. Then someone came to clean the rest of the caravan - i had refused to clean out the kitchen bin and a few other bits. He was there for over an hour!! Even the cleaner was disgusted with the state of the place. The only apology i got was from the cleaner, who said it must have been an "oversight." I was appauled. No other apology from anyone. I filled in my complaint sheet, which was apparently sent off to their head office a week ago now, and still no one has contacted me to apologise.
This supposed 6 berth caravan (which i had ordered because i like space) had 2 bedrooms - a double and a twin. The twin beds were a lot thinner than a standard single bed, and my 3 year old even fell out of her bed because it was so slim! How on earth they expected 6 people to fit in here, i really don't know.
I am really disappointed with Park Resorts, and i will not be using them again. Next time id rather camp in a tent in a cow field. It might be cleaner!
The facilities were alright on the resort. There was an indoor swimming pool. Their changing rooms consisted of a male open plan room and a female open plan room. There was no privicy what so ever. Women had their sons - like 9 and 10 year old boys - wandering through with no concern for anyone else at all. There were no lockers to store your belongings in whilst you were swimming, so anything could easily be stolen.
There was an expensive on site store which sold necessities. When i say expensive, i mean a standard bottle of red wine that you would pay ÂŁ2.99 for in Tesco was on their shelves at ÂŁ4.99! Bread was around ÂŁ1.30a loaf, and 2 pints of milk was over ÂŁ1. It was a total rip off with no concern for security or privicy. I wouldn't recommend anyone visiting this resort.
On the Park, the pool with mini fun slide will provide hours of fun for the children whilst the toddlers can splash in the paddling pool. Great entertainment can be enjoyed at Bank Holidays and peak weeks with a quieter programme available at other times of the year.


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Eva Hoyt Zipppel
School. Presque Isle, ME (Mary Graham) and Capt.
Bruce Morton. F/V Sea Dancer. (South Bristol, ME)
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from students; Answers from Captain Bruce Morton
General Questions | Lobsters
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long have you been a fishermen?
I started fishing when I was 7 years old.
is your schedule like for fishing?
I usually go lobstering 4 to 6 days a week. In the summer (June,
July, and August), the state says we can't go lobstering on Sundays,
so that's the only day I take off each week. In the fall, I try
to haul 4 or 5 times a week, but the days depend a lot on the
many hours do you work each day on your boat?
Usually around 10 hours a day when I'm lobstering.
What kinds of fish do you catch?
Lobster, cod, flounder, and shrimp.
How many pounds
of fish do you catch in one day?
Between 1,000 and 2,000 pounds of fish per day.
do you use a buoy for?
A buoy marks where the traps are. My buoys are blue, white, and
do you do with the fish after you catch them?
I sort the fish by species, put them in 100 pound boxes and ship
them to the Portland Fish Exchange to be sold.
Does the weather stop you from going fishing or lobstering?
Yes! High winds (over 25 knots) and/or high seas (more than 5-6')
after or during a storm keep me from fishing. Real thick fog does
too because it makes it too hard to haul traps. Today, I came
in early (about 1 pm) because the wind was blowing from the NW
at about 30 knots.
you eat the fish you catch?
Yes, but not every day. We like all kinds of fish.
How big is your boat, F/V Sea Dancer (length, width, height,
45' long, 15' wide, draft is 5' (that's how ddep it is from the
waterline down) which larger than most lobster boats becuase I
also use it for groundfishing and shrimping. I don't know ho much
it weighs!
did you name your boat "Sea Dancer"?
I just thought of it and I liked it.
do you catch shrimp?
I use a net although some people use special traps that are something
like lobster traps. The net is dragged on the bottom behind the
boat. I'll send you some pictures in the winter if the government
allows to have a shrimp season.
you ever caught anything besides lobsters in the traps?
Yes. Various species of fish (cod, flounder, red fish, mackerel-you
name a fish species and someone has caught it!), sea urchins,
star fish, crabs and coke cans.
really liked it when you said you caught coke cans in your traps.
If you could give us the names of the different kinds of plants
that either help or hurt your fishing business we would really
appreciate that.
Plants aren't really involved in fishing except that kelp
provides a hiding place for lobsters to live while they grow up.
What is the difference between nautical mile
and a land mile?
A nautical mile is 2000 yards, a land mile is 1760 yards. 1 nau
mile=approximately 1.15 land miles.
Have you ever fallen overboard when pulling a
No, and I hope I never do!
Questions Return
to Top
you trap lobster?
do you use for lobster bait?
Mostly herring. We put them in bait bags which we put on a line
in the lobster trap.
Why do you only trap lobster from June to December?
It's the best part of the season-there are more lobsters around
then. The other times are when the shrimp and finfish are available
and I like to fish for them.
many lobster do you catch in a day?
My average catch is 400-500 pounds a day; it usually takes 75
lobsters to weigh 90 pounds-they average a pound and an eight
many lobster are usually in one trap?
There doesn't seem to be a "usual" amount. Some traps
have none; sometimes there are as many as 20 or 30 but not all
of them are legal size. My highest number of legal lobsters in
a trap is 15.
What happens to the buoy when there are lobsters
in the trap?
The buoy doesn't know if there are lobsters in the trap or nort.
The buoy is just a marker for where the trap is located.
Have you ever been pinch by a lobster?
Yes.... and it hurts!
What is the difference between a male and female
The obvious difference is that the female's tail is wider.
Are lobsters different colors?
Most lobsters are dark green, but some are blue, yellow, mottled
(yellow/green), and once I had an orangish one. Those are the
only colos I know, and they are fairly rare. It's a novelty when
someone catches one.
How far down do you put a lobster trap ?
In the summer, between 30 and 60 feet and as the season goes on,
as deep as 300 feet. We usually measure the depths in fathoms;
6 feet - 1 fathom.
long do you leave a lobster trap before you pull it up?
Normally 3 days in the summer and 5 in the fall (as weather permits).
I have 600 traps and haul 200 a day.
big does a lobster have to be for you to keep it?
At least 3 1/4" from the eye socket to the back of the carapace
and not longer than 5".
How much do you sell the lobster for?
Right now, we are getting $2.85 per pound; this summer and fall
the range was 2.75-3.25.
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do you fish for finfish only two months out of the year?
Because of the new government regulations that only allow me to
fish a certain number of days a year and only in certain places.
do you keep track of the hours you are fishing so the government
knows you are staying within the law?
There isn't any restriction on lobstering (except for those Sundays
in the summer). I have to fill out a "trip report" every
time I go out (whenever the boat leaves the harbor ) to catch
lobsters, shrimp, groundfish, whatever. I mail it in to the government
once a month. I have to call the Nationl Marine Fisheries Sservice
whenever I leave port to go groundfishing and again when I get
back in. Right now I'm allowed to go groundfishing 21 days a year.
We were allowed to gro shrimping 25 days in 2002.
would the government not allow a shrimp season?
They are afraid there aren't enough shrimp to keep reproducing
at a rate that would keep a fishery going (a sustainable fishery).
The fishermen disagree with the government; we think there are
more shrimp out there than they do. We've found that shrimp are
"cyclic"-they come and go depending on the water temperature;
they seem to like very cold water. in the past few years, water
temperatures have been warmer here. Meanwhile, fishermen have
been catching lots of shrimp where the water is colder than it
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A makeshift assistance should be enough to rescue Greece but bigger problems facing Europe would leave the future of the euro currency in question, billionaire investor George Soros said.
Writing in the Financial Times, Soros said what the European Union needed was more intrusive monitoring and institutional arrangements for conditional assistance. He said a well organized eurobond market was desirable.
"A makeshift assistance should be enough for Greece, but that leaves Spain, Italy, Portugal and Ireland. Together they constitute too large of a portion of euroland to he helped in this way," Soro said. "The survival of Greece would still leave the future of the euro in question."
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If there is one cardinal rule of skiing, it isn't that the downhill skier has the right-of-way, that après is non-negotiable, or even that there are no friends on a powder day.
The supreme truth, holier than any other on the mountain, is this: Thou shalt not attempt to teach your significant other to ski or snowboard.
Even if you've both carved some turns in the past, differences in ability can cause tension.
Nothing kills the romance faster than a know-it-all condescending to a fish-out-of-water novice.
Level the playing field, however, and it's a whole different story.
"My husband and I actually fell in love while taking snowboard lessons together," says Breckenridge Resort's Kristen Stewart, who has been happily married for three years.
"I was already an accomplished skier, and he hadn't skied in about 20 years, so our first day on skis didn't go well.
We took a snowboard lesson the next day so we both could start from scratch, and we had so much fun together over the next few days trying something new.
I realized if we could learn to snowboard together, we could do anything.
And the rest is history."
You don't have to reinvent the wheel to add a little romance to your run-of-the-mill, same-every-year ski trip.
Small change-ups to the routine can make a world of difference.
Check out these suggestions for a long weekend, a little adventure, and a lot of sparks.
Follow the Stewarts' lead by taking a private couples' lesson at Breckenridge or Keystone in a discipline neither of you have tried.
If an ability gap isn't the issue, consider exploring new terrain instead; if the timing is right, try something like Breck's Steeps Camp.
Trying new things and pushing the boundaries of your comfort zone give you a chance to be vulnerable and to support and encourage one another.
Cap your day of newfound or rekindled cooperation with a traditional date night: cocktails at Blue River Bistro followed by dinner at Modi's on Main Street in Breckenridge.
Or extend your trying-new-things theme with a Starlight Dinner: Hitch a ride on an open-air sleigh pulled by a snowcat and ride up the moonlit mountain to Peak 9's Ten Mile Station, where you'll share a four-course prix fix menu of dishes such as espresso- and red chile-braised Berkshire pork belly, piñon-stuffed rainbow trout with garlic mash and vanilla bean crème brule with blackberry jam ($85 per person).
Yesterday, you discovered new ways to get down the mountain.
Today, challenge yourself and push each other to try a different means of getting up it.
Sign up for a four-hour beginner snowkite lesson on Lake Dillon with Colorado Kiteforce.
You'll start with a two-hour ground school session, in which you'll learn the fundamentals of kite control and reading wind windows.
Once you've mastered launch, de-power, and landing, you're ready for the second half of the class.
Click into your skis or snowboard, and begin experimenting with direction changes and speed control.
By the end of the first class, you'll likely be ready to test your skills on a hill and can, eventually, harness the power of the wind to get you to the same places the chairlift takes you.
If you did things right, you'll be a little sore and wind-whipped, so spend the afternoon getting pampered at the Rejuvenation Center at One Ski Hill Place on Breck's Peak 8.
The three-hour Elevation Elation experience combines an 80-minute Yugen massage to release tight muscles and an Alive & Ageless facial that exfoliates dry winter skin and then energizes it with fresh botanicals and moisturizers customized to your skin type ($320).
You'll leave refreshed and invigorated to continue adventuring with your partner.
Once you're all gussied up, hit the town again. Breckenridge might be small and historic, but it's not without culture.
This winter, the charming Backstage Theatre on Ridge Street will present four productions, including Dog Park, The Musical and Curves Ahead.
Visit the website for show times and ticket information.
A post-show fondue-and-wine dinner at the Swiss Haven on Main Street after the crowds have thinned is the perfect setting for enjoying each other's company and recounting the best moments of the past two days.
You know what they say about variety being the spice of life.
Today, stick to what you know best—whether that's skiing or snowboarding—but keep things interesting by splitting your day between Breckenridge and Keystone, one mountain in the morning, the other in the afternoon.
Swan Mountain Road is a scenic shortcut between the two resorts with a perfect halfway-point pull-off made for a midday picnic lunch if the weather is nice.
If you have snowshoes, throw them on, but the .7-mile loop is usually heavily trafficked enough to keep the snow packed and easily navigable in winter boots.
Grab sandwiches at Inxpot in Keystone or Park & Main in Breck, then follow Swan Mountain Road to signs for Sapphire Point and take in the extraordinary views of the Tenmile and Gore ranges and Lake Dillon from one of the picnic tables along the path.
Tip: Start at Breckenridge and end at Keystone, where you can extend your slope time after the sun dips down with Colorado's best night-skiing, till 6 or 8 p.m. depending on the day.
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Indeed, yes, thanks so very much Ank!!
very beautiful, so rugged.
These rocks ARE dangerous if you don't respect them. Every year some school children who are too wild fall down and break legs and whatever. It's awful when it happens, and it's awful that their teachers haven't told them enough how dangerous it is to try to climb here - or prevent them from doing it!! You are able to go out on them in certain places and if you stay on the path there is nothing the matter. If these view points had to be closed it would be very bad!! The teachers must learn to be responsible. Thanks so very much Ardy!!
Yes, isn't it, Sandy? Thanks so very much!!
A beautiful canyon Hanne. Thanks
I wouldn't want to get too close to that edge. Is it as dangerous as it looks? Thanks for sharing, Hanne and Bent.


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We Are You New England Edition at Fountain Street Fine Art at 59 Fountain Street Framingham, MA 01702 www.FountainStreetFineArt.com
Pictured to the right one of the paintings on exhibit "Strength in Numbers" by Jose Acosta
"WE ARE YOU INTERNATIONAL" is a traveling art show organized by the We Are You Project spotlighting Latino contributions within America's history. The show, to take place at Framingham's Fountain Street Gallery, places Latino cultures within the context of an ongoing socio-political struggle for civil rights, tolerance, and freedom. This landmark artistic initiative presents key Latino artists and artworks in a group show representing 36 major contemporary Latino artists with heritage of more than a dozen Latin American nations.
Artists represented in the exhibition include: Jose Acosta, Efren Alvarez, Nelson Alvarez, Hugo X. Bastidas, Josephine Barreiro, Monica S. Camin, Jacqui Casale, Carlos Chavez, Pablo Caviedes, Laura L. Cuevas, Maritza Davila, Ricardo Fonseca, Roberto Marquez, Elizabeth Jimenez Montelongo, Hugo Morales, Lisette Morel, Patricio Moreno Toro, Gabriel Navar, Isabel Nazario, Julio Nazario, Joe Pena, Duda Penteado, Marta Sanchez, Mel Ramos, Ana Rivera, Jesus Rivera, Jose Rodeiro, Rolando Reyna, Sergio Villamizar and Raul Villarreal.
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Cigna, SAICO Announce JV Deal to Expand Partnership Across Middle East
The Global Health Benefits business unit of Cigna (NYSE: CI) and Saudi Arabian Insurance Company B.S.C (C) (SAICO) today announced they signed a joint-venture agreement to enhance their current partnership in developing their portfolio of health, wellness and insurance products targeted to regional and multi-national employers and organizations across the Middle East, expanding the 11-year business relationship between these two companies.
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My father's mother was not known for her cooking. Quite the contrary, she was the cerebral type who found more enjoyment in a rousing intellectual debate than in cooking a roast beef.
My father's mother was not known for her cooking. Quite the contrary, she was the cerebral type who found more enjoyment in a rousing intellectual debate than in cooking a roast beef.
She was a woman of crossword puzzles, world travel and a passion for political debate like no one I've ever known. Too bad we were always on opposite sides of the political spectrum. And even though I had strong views on social issues, at the time I lacked the maturity required to form a valid argument. She gave me the smack down more times than I care to recall.
Oh, and I can't forget the marathon Scrabble sessions. My Grandmother never let me win. She felt that letting me win would teach me nothing, and it took years before I became a formidable opponent.
That woman made me think, but her strength was not in the kitchen.
Don't get me wrong. I loved my Grandmother with all of my heart and soul. She was my number one fan and a wonderful grandmother. But a cook she was not.
That said, she was the one who introduced me to kugel. One of the most comforting desserts I've ever had. I wish back then I had the presence of mind to jot down her recipe, but I daresay that she didn't have one.
A kugel is not all that hard to throw together, which is probably why my grandmother loved it. Some noodles, cottage cheese, butter, eggs and sugar. A very simple recipe that yields sumptuous results. One bite takes me right back to my grandmother's tiny urban kitchen table, Scrabble tiles and all.
My kugel recipe strays away from the traditional kugel. Flecked with coconut and studded with almonds, it certainly is different. But my oh my, is it luscious!
A little unconventional, just like my Grandmother but perfect in every way.
12 oz. wide egg noodles
1 stick unsalted butter
24 oz. cottage cheese, large curd
7 eggs, lightly beaten
1-1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 cups sweetened coconut flakes, divided
1 tsp vanilla
1/4tsp salt
3/4 cup sliced almonds
Preheat oven to 350º.
Grease a 9×13 baker with butter or nonstick spray (really, though, use the butter).
Bring a large pot of water to boil. Toss in the noodles and cook for four minutes. Drain. Add stick of butter into the still hot pot. Dump the noodles back in over the butter. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, combine cottage cheese, eggs, sugar, 1 cup of coconut, vanilla and salt. Mix to incorporate.
Mix the noodles with the now melted butter. Once the noodles are evenly coated, dump the cottage cheese mixture over the noodles. Mix well.
Pour into greased baker. Top with remaining coconut and almonds. Cover baker with tin foil and bake for 35 minutes. Remove foil after 35 minutes and continue to bake for another 25 minutes or until golden brown and set.
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The day before the wedding was a lot more stressful than I expected. It all started around 10 AM with a text from Groomsman A, stating that his flight was delayed by three hours. An hour later, I received another text from my parents about car troubles. An hour after that, I found out that Bridesmaid Gunslinger was running behind as well due to work.
While I was in a state of panic, complete with lots of arm flailing and an expletive or two, Mr. Macs was of sound mind and called our reverend to push the rehearsal back an hour. A catastrophe was averted, and the mister and I were able to take care of a few important things, like stopping for gas and grabbing some protein bars and Red Bull before meeting everyone at the farm.
While we thought the Lange Farm was perfect, were weren't sure what the rest of our friends and family would think. This was the first time many of them had seen the grounds, and judging from their pictures it would seem as though they appreciated it for the same reasons we did:
I expected everyone to be rather bored, but there was nothing but smiles…
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CoA official named to key UN position
UNITED Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday he will appoint Commission on Audit officer-in-charge Heidi Mendoza as UN Undersecretary-General for Internal Oversight Services.
Ban announced his intention to appoint Mendoza at a session of the General Assembly on Oct. 5 and said he will appoint Mendoza to a five-year, non-renewable term after a series of consultations with the chairmen of the Regional Groups.
Mendoza, acting CoA chief since 2011, has served as chairperson of Audit Committee on Public Sector Auditing Standards Board and External Auditor for the Food and Agriculture Organization, World Health Organization and International Labour Organization.
In 2011, Mendoza testified before the Senate against two former comptrollers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines—Carlos Garcia and Jacinto Ligot.
She served as an expert witness in the impeachment trial of then Philippine chief justice Renato Corona in 2012, and was a state witness in the trial of Elenita Binay, wife of Philippine Vice President Jejomar Binay, over corruption charges before the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan.
Mendoza will succeed Carman Lapointe, a Canadian who served as the auditor general of the World Bank Group from 2004 to 2009.
As a certified public accountant, Mendoza has over 20 years of service in government particularly in the field of audit, investigation, fraud examination, anti-corruption and integrity advocacy.
Prior to working with CoA, Mendoza had also worked with the Asian Development Bank and was also a member of the board of advisers of the Ateneo de Manila University School of Government.
Mendoza will begin to serve her term "once the UN General Assembly gives its expected formal approval."
The UN Office of Internal Oversight Services describes itself as the "internal oversight body of the United Nations" that would assist Ban "through the provision of audit, investigation, inspection and evaluation services."


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ZingZillas World Music Tour
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Rock band The ZingZillas love to celebrate musical instruments and styles from around the world. They love to learn about different types of music and invite you to join them on their World Tour as DJ Loose introduces them to Bhangra dancing, Gamelan, Flamenco, Taiko Drumming and Pan Pipes.
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FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- An Army sergeant charged with a grenade attack that killed two US officers in Kuwait went on trial yesterday, with his lawyer trying to stave off a possible death sentence by arguing that his client suffered from mental illness.
But a military prosecutor said Sergeant Hasan Akbar knew exactly what he was doing, pointing to his detailed diary entries before the March 2003 attack and the fact that he stole the grenades and cut power to his camp just before striking.
Premeditation is the central issue in the court-martial of the 33-year-old Akbar, who confessed several times and allegedly told investigators he carried out the attack in the opening days of the Iraq war because he was worried that US forces would harm fellow Muslims.
With the fact of the attack not in dispute, his lawyers hope to spare him a possible death penalty for premeditated murder by alleging a history of mental illness that stretched back to his teen years and was apparent to the military.
''The enemy was in Sergeant Akbar's mind, and had been there 15 years," defense lawyer Major Dan Brookhart told the military jury in his opening statement.
Brookhart said Akbar's mental illness stemmed from the sexual abuse of his sister by his stepfather, and as a teenager he was diagnosed with depression and an adjustment disorder. He also developed a sleep disorder and sometimes fell asleep while standing up. In the Army, his problems led to Akbar being demoted from a squad leader's position and being given menial duties in his combat engineer company.
''He was basically a failure as a soldier," Brookhart said. He noted that as the 101st awaited orders to invade Iraq in the spring of 2003, Akbar was panicked by talk among his colleagues about their plans to kill Iraqis and rape women.
Military prosecutor Captain John Benson countered that evidence indicates Akbar did extensive planning. In diary entries and actions -- which included stealing grenades and turning off a generator that lit the camp -- Akbar laid the groundwork for his fatal attack.
The brigade was on alert for an enemy attack, Benson said, but ''their enemy was already inside the wire."
Fourteen soldiers were wounded, by the grenades or when Akbar opened fire with a rifle in the ensuing chaos. Captain Mark Wisher testified yesterday about being blown through the air by the blast. He was wounded on the right side of his body and suffered a collapsed lung, lacerated liver and punctured diaphragm.
''I heard something hit the wooden floor of our tent and then bounce. I've seen movies, Hollywood movies, and grenades sounded like that," said Wisher.
The court-martial marks the first time since the Vietnam War that a soldier has been prosecuted for the murder of another soldier during wartime.


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by Marc Bastow | March 25, 2013 11:28 am
It's full steam ahead at Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ[1]), as the embattled board of directors[2] provided investors with a little treat: a 10% increase in HPQ's dividend[3], effective in May.
Does Meg Whitman seriously believe this will be enough to entice new shareholders and keep old ones?
Well … maybe.
If you got into HPQ late last year when it languished in the $12 to $13 per share range, HPQ doesn't look too bad right now. Depending on when you bought in, you're not only enjoying a yield on cost of up to 5%, but you're also sitting on up to 90% returns. At that point, you're playing with house money, so your options look a lot better.
But the story is different for those who have been riding things out for years hoping for a long-term turnaround, or those who might be considering getting in now — both are looking at a much lower yield (2.5% at current prices), and the former also has some serious paper losses to consider.
Me? I wouldn't bother.
It's not that HPQ can't afford it. It certainly has the money to burn, and thus has time on its side. At the end of January, Whitman & Co. sat on $13 billion in cash and generated $2 billion in free cash flow. Last year it paid out just over $1 billion in dividends; an additional $106 million isn't going to crack the vault.
But I have no reason to believe CEO Meg Whitman isn't focused like a laser on making the company relevant in some way, shape or form. That means any dividend increases — which, normally, I'm all for — are nothing more than a diversion to hide deeper problems.
You can start with the company's inability to figure out acquisitions (a la the Autonomy fiasco), but the real problems are the PC business continues to shrink[4] before Whitman's eyes, and even though HPQ is now back in the tablet biz, it's very late to a very crowded game.
No amount of layoffs — and HPQ is expected to trim 29,000 jobs by fiscal 2014 — will solve those problems.
HPQ does hope to essentially implement the IBM (NYSE:IBM[5]) model and slowly migrate from a hardware company to a software and services model, using its expansive PC and server install base as both a cash cow to tide it over during the migration, and as a customer entry point. That model takes lots of time, money and patience, however.
And that brings us back to the initial issue.
If you're looking to jump into HPQ, you're hoping for a turnaround in tech — not a high-percentage bet in the first place, and this particular turnaround bid is getting long in the tooth. Meanwhile, all you have to protect yourself is a decent but unspectacular 2.5% yield after a modest 10% increase.
The risks to a real recovery seem too high, and the potential for meaningful returns near-term is low — especially considering Hewlett-Packard's high bounce off its late-fall lows. And frankly, if you're just looking for somewhere to park and collect income, you could do far better in telecoms or utilities.
If you're already a shareholder, what you do next is all up to your cost basis. If you got in years ago, cut your losses and be thankful for the opportunity. If you rode up since fall and you're sitting on a great yield on cost, while I'd advise taking some profits, you've got little to lose by sticking around longer and watching Meg's dividend act.
Just don't look away.
Marc Bastow is an Assistant Editor at InvestorPlace.com. As of this writing, he did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.
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SERALE, Daniel. Recycling and collaging: the roles of composer and performer inside a collaborative creation process. Per musi [online]. 2012, n.25, pp.107-111. ISSN 1517-7599. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1517-75992012000100011.
This article analyzes the interconnection between composer and performer inside a collaborative creation process. In this process, exemplified through the Edson Zampronha's work Recycling Collaging Sampling, the interaction between both roles results in a work which sense of belonging and authorship are equally shared.
Palavras-chave : collaborative creation; performance; composition; Edson Zampronha; percussion.


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Helping Hand
I have no clear idea of what I want my Career to be but I do know that whatever my career is I want to help either the world or people in it. If my career were nothing but using all of my skills to help the world then I would love my job. I love poetry and I love sharing it with others. I love music and am musically diverse because I believe music helps you understand one another. Lastly, I love science and robotics. I love building and combining things and I can imagine me helping to build the world. I would provide efficient buildings or possibly large music and visual arts buildings. A place that promotes science and expressing yourself through the stage or writing.
In order to make this dream of reality the main goal is to make a difference in the community. I am currently going into bio-medical engineering because I believe it is a way I can help people. An example is that so many people are in accidents every year. On top of that, so any people are on a wait list for someone to donate an organ that can save their life. I hope that through my current major once I finish and we can build artificial extra organs from someone's cell samples that they could have that extra lung or the extra kidney in no time.


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WINNIPEG — The Canadian Wheat Board is challenging in the courts a federal bill that would end its grain sales monopoly.
"We have no choice but to take this last stand on behalf of farmers. We will not be intimidated by bullies," said board chair Allen Oberg on Wednesday.
The CWB is filing a lawsuit in federal court Wednesday accusing the federal government of breaking the law Oct. 18 by introducing the bill without holding a plebiscite of farmers, as required by law.
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Offshore outsourcing - A global shift in the present IT industry
The paper analyses the offshore outsourcing of IT services (OOIT), which have become increasingly important for the global IT industry. Through this rapid process of firm relocation, a new terminology has emerged, which forms the starting point for our paper. We compare wage cost differentials of IT workers in key offshore locations like India to those in the US and Europe, incorporating the hidden costs of offshoring - including long-term risks and opportunities - in order to determine the total cost of offshore outsourcing activities. The debate on the potential future negative employment impacts in the major OECD countries recently became a point of political contention in the US presidential election campaign, reflecting widespread fears in the US and elsewhere that outsourcing will lead to decreased income and job loss. In Europe, policy makers are searching for instruments to guide these developments so that major social disruptions do not lead to disproportionately negative welfare impacts in the short term. The future costs and benefits of outsourcing can currently be assessed only in broad terms due to the lack of adequate data and representative statistics. However, the theory of comparative advantages suggests that overall, offshoring and inshoring countries will gain from the new international division of labour in the long run.
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I still cannot get around the fact that Dan got both Dani and Ian to agree to drop. How do these people deserve to win? I would never vote for them. That is just stupidity to me.
Hat tip for Dan on this one. That was masterful.
I think I have a general idea there, Julie. Beat me over the head with it why don't you?
We get a glimpse of the HG...Danielle fanning herself.
Oh and now a glimpse of Ian's family. It brought tears to my eyes. I'm such a sap.
Memphis is there too!
Does the jury get to see any of this?
Any chance of the jury seeing that Dan convinced Ian and Dani to drop in the first part of the final HOH? That would clinch my vote right there. Well, if it weren't already going to Dan. lol.
You know, I am thinking, assuming Dan makes it to F2, if the jury doesn't award him the top prize, maybe
some of us will still remember him as *the winner*. Usually we don't think of the second placers.
If he wins and takes Dani, I think he is golden.
I have to admit Ian has been entertaining in his own right...though it's Dan who really played the game to the fullest, imo.


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There is a two year solar soldier project in the UK
The system's innovative combination of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells*, thermoelectric devices** and leading-edge energy storage technology will provide a reliable power supply round-the-clock, just like a normal battery pack. The team is also investigating ways of managing, storing and utilising heat produced by the system. The aim is to make the batteries and the PV-thermoelectric to have fifty per cent lighter than conventional chemical battery packs used by British infantry.
Wired UK – Not only will the reduced weight lead to improved mobility of the army's troops, but infantry operations could be longer and wider-ranging because they won't need to return to base for recharging. Also, because it will absorb energy across the electromagnetic spectrum, the thermoelectric devices will make soldiers less visible to night vision equipment that uses infrared technology.
"Infantry need electricity for weapons, radios, global positioning systems and many other vital pieces of equipment," says Professor Duncan Gregory of the University of Glasgow. "Batteries can account for over ten per cent of the 45-70kg of equipment that infantry currently carry. By aiding efficiency and comfort, the new system could play a valuable role in ensuring the effectiveness of army operations."
PV cells, thermoelectric devices and advanced energy storage devices are already widely used in a range of applications. A key aim of the project team, however, is to produce robust, hard-wearing designs specifically for military use in tough, hostile conditions.
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I like this dude. He's got TO or Colston type of potential. He's a train wreck of a person but as an NFL WR there's alot to like and he's probably available in the 7th round.
South Alabama wide receiver Courtney Smith has an official visit with the New York Jets on Tuesday, according to a league source with knowledge of the situation.
There aren't many more imposing downfield targets available in the draft than Smith.
He represents the prototype wideout at 6-foot-4, 225 pounds, providing a difficult matchup for smaller cornerbacks.
Smith played in the Senior Bowl.
Smith initially attended Alabama-Birmingham where he played with Minnesota Vikings quarterback Joe Webb before tranferring to Southeastern Louisiana. Due to academic credit issues, he transferred to South Alabama.
When Smith was in high school, he couldn't contact his parents for a month after Hurrican Katrina ravaged his hometown of New Orleans.
He wound up being recruited by Alabama, LSU, Florida State, Memphis, Troy, Tulane and Southern Methodist.
Smith caught six passes for 33 yards as a true freshman at UAB.
Smith grew up playing basketball as well as football.
Smith ran the 40-yard dash in 4.66 and 4.65 seconds at the Crimson Tide Pro Day with a 4.24 short shuttle, a 7.01 three-cone drill, a 32-inch vertical leap and a 9-8 broad jump.
Smith had a slow start on both of his 40-yard dashes with one AFC North scout approaching him afterward to tell him that his time would have been in the 4.5 range with a decent start.
Smith has drawn interest from several teams since the Senior Bowl, including the Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos and the Minnesota Vikings.
Smith caught 20 passes for 679 yards and five touchdowns as a junior.
And he caught 39 passes for 603 yards and five touchdowns as a senior.
That included 10 receptions for 141 yards against Arkansas-Monticello.
I like this dude. He's got TO or Colston type of potential. He's a train wreck of a person but as an NFL WR there's alot to like and he's probably available in the 7th round.


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The Italian Amerian Association of Luzerne County held their annual Christmas party at Best Western Genetti Hotel and Conference Center in Wilkes-Barre.
The group also installed officers for the upcoming year.
Shown being sworn in are, left to right: Luzerne Country Judge Fred Pieriantoni; Lorraine Butera, secretary; Maureen Ledretti, Anne Dillon, Herman Castellani, treasurer; Louise Castellani, vice president; Judy Deice; James Deice, president; Donna Fontanella; Glenn Smith; Michael Delconte.


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It's disturbing to read in the Banner-Herald that the goal of the county government "should be providing taxpayers and Leisure Services clients with a narrow range of quality programs - which both they and the larger community should agree be the department's focus - that can be delivered at a reasonable cost. (Editorial, "Trims should be part of Leisure Services talk," Wednesday).
Where is it written that should be the "goal" of county government? The leisure services department of any community should strive to offer a wide range of programs that encourage a lifetime of constructive pursuits for all segments of the population.
Furthermore, the idea that "a particular sports program gives some youngster the confidence he or she needs to think seriously about pursuing an interest in athletics into college and a professional career," as the editorial asserts, is ridiculous. If a young person emerges from a youth sports program and has the talent and desire to pursue additional opportunities in that area, more power to them.
The goal of any youth sports program should be to teach fundamentals, sportsmanship and an interest in continuing to be active for life.
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The drop rates are elevated so the items drop enough to actually be experimented with. Progression is thereby enhanced at an alarming rate. So at least take that into consideration as well.
Why does everyone keep saying this? Is there any official info about elevated drop rates?
People are probably saying it because it's pretty standard for closed betas so that people can get their paws on items and ... well, you know, test them out. Even without confirmation it's pretty reasonable and logical. The confirmation is just icing on the cake.
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I like it in Theory of course (as does nearly 100% of the playerbase I'd guess), but I'm afraid that there'll (again) be a few best areas with good density and many ghost town areas. I read somewhere already that the monster density in general is much less than in D3V on mp1+ atm. Which is horrible, as the density change was the single change in past year and a half that kept me playing for more than a month.
This is the nature of new systems. You try shit out, you fix what's broken and move on. To label the whole RoS endgame as "worse" than classic, despite OBVIOUS and NUMEROUS improvements is really going out of your way to twist things.
It's beta. This is a good time to voice certain concerns. What areas are density an issue? What areas are in danger of being a ghost town? Frame the discussion in a way that can constructively bring about change. What would you fix? How would you fix it?
Leave this "it's worse than vanilla!" nonesense for the trolls. All that starts is arguments. People fighting on the internet rarely solves anything. Taking a "no one is listening to issues" stance during a beta is really closed-minded.


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OK. I need help please. My setup is so:
I have 3 SQL tables, a students table, with a column for either of their 8 classes, and a username column. the username is how i track users and the classes column is filled with the Class_ID when the user is added to the class. My second table is the Classes table. it contains a class_id column and a period column (there are 8 periods in the day, A1-A4, B1-B4). My third table is the teachers table that stores the Teacher_Username as well as a column for each of their periods, populated with the appropriate class_id
To add a student to a class, the Class_ID is placed into that students row in their appropriate period.
I need to add users, but I can't figure out the checkboxes (I manually added some test users). The page lists all students and a check box next to the user to change their class membership. the form page before it sets the current period and teacher_username.
I have queries to get the correct class_id by teacher_username and period from the teachers table, as well as to get the student username and period to be added to. (NOTE: A user is in the class when their period column value equals that of the Class_ID for that class).
What I need is if the user is in the class, the box is already checked. If they are not in the class, the box is unchecked, each student has a checkbox... Can anyone help me on this? Would my current code help?
Thanks so much!
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This is a quick note to all that Khyber Interactive Associates (khybertraining.com) will be in Boston MA, Sep 16-18 conducting a train the trainer course on dynamic crisis rescues/active shooter situations.
Before you say to yourself that active shooter classes are a dime a dozen, let me say that this class is different from the ground up. Our format starts with a 3 man team, as opposed to the standard 6. We were originally contacted by a number of rural agencies and asked to develop a program that they could administer. The folks at Boston PD took a look at our program and how it can expand to what ever size team is needed and called us up.
The class is a closed school, bought & payed for by BPD, but any agency interested in observing the program is welcome to come out and watch. Because of the security on the Moon Island facility it is best if you contact BPD and get there blessing in advance. (Not hard to do, the guys at BPD are #1!)
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The Warranty Windfall
Here's a secret two of the nation's largest consumer-electronics chains don't want investors to know. As TVs, portable DVD players, and other stuff fly off their shelves, Best Buy Co. (BBY ) and Circuit City Inc. (CC ) aren't banking on them to rake in the profits. Instead, they're counting on the extended warranty contracts that they sell aggressively along with the goods.
Warranties cost virtually nothing to market, and the products they insure rarely need repairs. Says FTN Midwest Securities Corp. analyst Daryl Boehringer: "It's just pure profit flowing down to the bottom line."
Last year, profits from warranties accounted for all of Circuit City's operating income and almost half of Best Buy's, say analysts. They figure that profit margins on contracts are between 50% and 60%. That's nearly 18 times the margin on the goods themselves. For example, a four-year contract on a $3,000 flat-panel TV costs about $400. Best Buy gives its insurers $160 and keeps $240 for itself.
But you won't find details of such fabulous returns in company financial statements. "We do not share information about specific profitability of any product or service sold at Best Buy," says Best Buy spokeswoman Sue Busch Nehring in an e-mail.
Accountants say the lack of detail raises questions about the transparency of earnings. And it's certainly information investors would want to know. Stiffer competition and an accelerating fall in the prices of big-ticket electronic items threatens those profits. "With their strong dependence on service-contract revenue, any pronounced slowdown would have a large negative impact on earnings," says Boehringer.
Indeed, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT ) has jumped into consumer electronics in a big way and now controls 20% of the market. Best Buy, with $22 billion in sales in fiscal 2004, still has 31%. But Wal-Mart has passed Circuit City, which had $9.7 billion in sales last year and a 14% share.
Unlike the many specialist chains, Wal-Mart doesn't offer extended-service contracts; its lack of salespeople makes the contracts difficult to pitch. But if Wal-Mart, tempted by the eye-popping margins, decided to roll out its own line of warranties, it would have room to be even more cutthroat on electronics prices, and could conceivably undercut rivals on the warranty prices, too. Jim Sebastian, of SAFE LLC, a warranty consultancy, says he believes that Wal-Mart has tested contracts. Wal-Mart didn't return calls seeking comment.
As service contracts become more critical to its bottom line, Best Buy has actually cut back on disclosure. The Richfield (Minn.)-based chain doesn't report its warranty profits separately, though it used to give the percentage of sales that the contracts comprised. It stopped doing that after fiscal 2001 and buried the number in a revenue category labeled "other." Then for fiscal 2004 it stopped reporting the "other" category altogether.
Circuit City is more forthcoming. The Richmond (Va.)-based outfit reports how much revenue the contracts generate, along with the percentage of sales they make up -- but not the profit they produce. For the year ended Feb. 29, it said its warranty revenue totaled $326 million, or 3.3% of sales. Clearly, says SAFE's Sebastian, the retailers "don't want to disclose to J.Q. Public how much money they are making on these contracts."
Using details gleaned from industry sources, though, analyst Boehringer put together estimates of just how lucrative these contracts are. For the year ended Feb. 28, he estimates contract profits accounted for 45%, or $600 million, of Best Buy's $1.3 billion operating profit. He figures that without contract profits, Circuit City would have posted an operating loss from continuing operations of $195 million last year instead of a $564,000 profit.
Neither Best Buy or Circuit City will discuss why they don't disclose more about their warranty business. Best Buy's Nehring says the products and the contracts should be seen as inseparable. Circuit City spokesman William Cimino says the retailer stands by its financial reporting and adds: "We feel we give an appropriate amount of information."
Critics say the companies are taking advantage of a gray area of accounting that involves judgment calls. Charles Mulford, a Georgia Institute of Technology accounting professor and expert on financial transparency, says the companies could make a case that product and contract sales are so intertwined that they don't need to be reported separately. But he contends that the companies should treat warranty sales as a separate business and break out its revenues and profits.
Under guidelines from the rulemaking Financial Accounting Standards Board, the contracts meet one important test for separate treatment: They provide more than 10% of operating profits. The contracts also meet another FASB test because company execs clearly treat warranty sales separately when they discuss how to boost that business, says Paul R. Brown, an accounting professor at New York University's Stern School of Business.
What's more, generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, call for the release of any facts that are material to a business and significant enough to influence investors. The trend at Best Buy toward providing less information, Mulford says, "flies in the face of this new world calling for more transparency in accounting."
Both Best Buy and Circuit City got serious about the warranty business in the mid-1990s. To jump-start contract sales, which then totaled less than 1% of revenue, Best Buy started pushing its employees to sell the contracts much harder. And it turned to insurance giant American International Group Inc. (AIG ) to underwrite the plans so it wouldn't have to insure the products itself. Circuit City, meanwhile, turned to insurer AON Corp. (AOC ) for much of its underwriting as it expanded its warranty sales.
For Best Buy, the strategic shift could not have been better timed. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 1996 -- when it disclosed that the contracts enjoyed higher margins than the products being insured -- Best Buy's operating profit fell 19%, owing to weak Christmas sales. Had it not enlisted AIG, its earnings would have been hit even harder. With AIG now carrying the risk of payments to repair or replace goods, Best Buy could book all the warranty revenue at the time of sale, instead of amortizing it over the life of the multiyear service contract.
At first, Best Buy was a little too aggressive in how it booked the new warranty revenue that streamed in. At the end of 1999, the Securities & Exchange Commission required Best Buy to restate earnings back through fiscal 1996, when it had turned to AIG. The problem? Even though Best Buy no longer carries the risk on the contracts, the chain is still held responsible for it under the laws of a handful of states where it has stores. So Best Buy had to readjust its results by amortizing contract revenue from those states, shaving a combined $49 million off operating profit for those four years, or 7%.
Now, there's reason for investors to be worried that the gusher of warranty revenues might slow. Contracts on expensive digital TVs with liquid-crystal displays, plus plasma TVs, account for well over half of such income at both retailers, analysts figure. But deflation on high-priced electronics is accelerating: Prices now fall by 45% every 18 months, nearly twice the rate of five years ago. As prices decline, consumers become less willing to buy the service plans, figuring that if their gadget breaks, they'll just buy a new one. The trend led to a fall last year in Circuit City's contract revenues to 3.3% of sales, from 3.6% the year before. So the company got employees to focus more intensely on selling contracts, a campaign that paid off in the latest quarter, when the figure kicked up to 4.1%.
Deflation isn't the only negative for investors. The retailers are in a sweet spot now as consumers switch from analog to digital TVs, but that transition will wind down in the next couple of years, analysts say. Soon investors may be wishing they could buy an extended warranty on profits at the electronics chains.
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Horror adventure I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream now on GOG
The Dreamers Guild's classic point-and-click horror game I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream has found its way onto GOG.
It's listed for $6 and comes with a digital manual, making-of document, and soundtrack. The adventure title came out in 1995 and is based on Harlan Ellison's science-fiction short story from 1968, which won the Hugo Award. Ellison himself provides a voice in the game — that of the supercomputer AM.
The premise is a bleak one: For the past 109 years, the last surviving people on Earth have been stuck inside the giant supercomputer in the planet's core. Players must work to free themselves from AM's influence and grasp.
Night Dive Studios, which is responsible for digging up the game, was the same publisher that brought back System Shock 2.
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Last week, I was coping with illness, and trying to prepare for the girls' birthday party, and I neglected pretty much everything else. As a result, my house is disgraceful. It's actually so overwhelmingly messy that I'm not even sure how to begin cleaning it.
The problem is that I neglected basic home maintenance because I was busy and not feeling well. It seemed like a reasonable coping method at the time, but I know from past experience that it's a strategy doomed to fail. Unfortunately, it seems to be the preferred crisis management technique of the busy and stressed out (myself included, sometimes) – let everything go until the house is unlivable, and then when life calms down, attempt to dig out.
Though I don't always stick to it (obviously), I prefer a system of organized, scheduled home "keeping." This involves a basic maintenance plan, which insures that even during the busiest, most hectic times, there are still nutritious meals, clean clothes, sanitary bathrooms, and a reasonably tidy living space.
My basic maintenance plan is based on my daily task list:
□ Defrost food for supper/crockpot
□ Straighten up
□ Unload/Reload dishwasher (after meals)
□ Wipe down sink, stove, counters (after meals)
□ Sort/Recycle mail
□ Food/water for Pumpkin
□ Sweep/vacuum kitchen floor
□ One load of laundry (wash/dry/fold/put away)
□ Wipe down bathroom sinks and counters
□ Refill cold drinking water
□ Take out compost
I know that if I accomplish nothing else but these things, I can maintain reasonable order in my home. To achieve this basic level of maintenance, here are some tips:
1) Move quickly, and focus on the biggest items first. For example, if straightening a bedroom, tackle the bed first; in the kitchen, clear the kitchen table or counters first. Work your way down to the smallest objects, which can be collected in a basket and put away during a more intensive cleaning session. This gives an immediate feeling of neatness and accomplishment.
2) Don't get sidetracked. Now isn't the time to scrub floors or clean out the fridge. Remember, this is just basic maintenance, so you want to work from the outside in. Deal with the clutter scattered around the room first, and save more detailed cleaning tasks, such as organizing drawers and closets, for when you have more time.
3) Watch for time suckers. This can be anything from blogging, to Facebook, to talking on the phone, or watching TV. I know that when I waste a lot of time on unnecessary things, I usually feel horrible at the end of the day when my husband comes home to a messy house.
4) Decide on dinner early. You don't want to wait until 5:00 P.M., and then discover that you forgot to take something out of the freezer, or you need an essential ingredient from the store.
5) Make picking up and putting away a habit. In the beginning it will take great effort and discipline, but stick with it. It takes about a month to develop a new habit, and this is one that's worth sticking with, because it will make your life so much easier.
Now I must take my own advice and clean up this dump! If I don't do it soon, my house is going to look like an episode of "Hoarders" (minus dead cat skeletons and fossilized poop. At least I hope so, anyway).[print-me/]


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The Todd English Pub opened in February along with the Westin Hotel in what is known as Uptown.
World-renowned celebrity chef Todd English came in the Public Urban Bar on Wednesday night.
The James Beard Award winner is excited about his new concept restaurant in the Magic City.
He says it fits right in.
He also gives a big shout out to his friend Frank Stitt.
On Thursday, the public will have a chance to meet English for the grand opening celebration.