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In Ridley Scott's Prometheus, Charlize Theron and Michael Fassbender play siblings of the future: Fassbender is a highly advanced robot named David, a kind of favorite son to the father of Theron's character, Meredith Vickers. While Vickers overcompensates for her insecurities by being bossy, David is smooth and brilliantly manipulative. Their rivalry reveals each other's central flaw—Vickers is too emotional and David too cerebral—but they share the goal of supremacy on their own terms. This essentially human conflict between the heart and the head underscores the larger themes of the film: science versus religion; reason versus emotion; the enticement of the unknown versus the evil that lurks within. Add a great many scary creatures that resemble a mash-up of male and female genitals and you have a grand existential battle amid all the sci-fi gore.
When not in character, though, Fassbender and Theron are anything but combative. Their friendship began at the rehearsals for Prometheus last year and grew during filming and throughout the awards season, when both were robbed by the Academy for their work in previous films: Fassbender's haunting performance in Shame and Theron's fascinating work in Young Adult were, apparently, too dark and complicated for the Oscars. "I would like to see a romantic comedy between those two characters," Theron said at our shoot, which took place at an abandoned factory in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Although she was joking, Theron may be on to something—she and Fassbender have a natural chemistry that could make them the next great screen couple. They may not be romantically involved in real life, but they jab, they admire, they spark in ways that could seduce the world.
Michael, what was the first Charlize Theron movie you ever saw? Michael Fassbender: The Devil's Advocate. I knew nothing about it before I went, and during the movie I thought, Well, who's this person? I had no idea what the movie was about. Charlize Theron: Neither did I [laughs]. That was so long ago. MF: And then you went on to win an Oscar. The rest is history.
Charlize, what was your first Fassbender movie? CT: Hunger. A friend said, "You have to see this movie. It's the best thing I've seen in my entire life." I thought, Just chill out, okay? But I was absolutely blown away by it. It was, like, all bets are off from now on. This is the guy.
Michael, your parents saw Hunger at Cannes. In the film, you play the IRA activist Bobby Sands, who fasted in protest of the conflict in Ireland. He starved to death. Did your mother have trouble watching you die? MF: Surprisingly, no [laughs]. I try to die in most films I do. In 300 I was killed by arrows. In Inglourious Basterds I got my testicles blown off through my ass. CT: That was a great death. MF: I had two exit wounds sewn into my pants: one on each butt cheek. It was a great death.
What's harder to do? A death scene or a sex scene? CT: It depends on who you're doing the sex scene with. I don't have issues being naked [pauses]. That sounds very slutty. MF: Kind of. I didn't want to say anything, but yes. CT: What I mean is, I'm not hung up on my body, and I've been lucky to work with people I've been really comfortable with. I've had maybe two occasions where… MF: It's been uncomfortable. CT: And Michael's one of the two who did not make me feel very comfortable [laughter]. MF: I was a robot!
Did you base David, the robot, on anyone? MF: At first I was thinking about the Alien films, or Blade Runner—those robots were very human. I decided to make him more robotlike but with human elements within. I looked for inspiration in David Bowie and Greg Louganis.
The Olympic diver? MF: Yeah—for the physicality. When you read a script, certain images or names pop up, and for some reason, Greg Louganis came up. I knew I wanted to have good posture and a sort of economy of movement. It was the way Louganis walked to the edge of the diving board—I always thought it was mesmerizing.
Do you know how to dive? MF: When I was out of work as an actor, I would give myself little challenges, and diving was one of them.
How old were you? MF: This was when I was 23. I trained for a while and finally got the courage to go up the stairs to the high board. I was at the top, and I was standing there for ages, shivering. A kid who was 10 or 11 came over to me and said, "The first time you jump off, you're going to get hurt a little bit, but it won't be as bad as you think." CT: Listen to the children! MF: I took his advice, but I didn't fully commit. I hurt my leg.
There's a great lesson there: Commit or else. Speaking of which, Michael, you still haven't said whether you think sex scenes are harder to do than death scenes… MF: I don't know. Sex scenes sound like more fun than they are. Death scenes are easier, really. Maybe because I've died so many times. I've had a lot of practice. In my movies, I'm often naked or dying.
Now that you've made this science fiction film, with its very dark view of space, do you have any longing to go to the moon or explore any other intergalactic frontiers? CT: If space is not the world of Ridley Scott, I'd go. When I watched Prometheus at a screening, I got so scared, I elbowed the metal chair next to me. I still have a little scar from it.
And you knew what was going to happen. CT: That says a lot about how pathetic I am. I don't think I'm made of the right stuff for space.
What about you, Michael? MF: If I had a chance to go into space, I'd definitely take it, but it's never been a priority for me. CT: The diving board is better. MF: Yes—I know what it is to dive into nothing.


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Find myself wanting a beginner directional board... at the ocean beach near our house, we get crappy little waves with nasty chop between them ie. no flat water for easy building up speed and smooth boosting
Been lusting after a Sector but there's no Airush dealer in Japan here. And I think I want something to play in the waves a little, without being a full-on 'surfboard' directional. But still perform well in light wind...
So... easy to ride and get used to.
Easy riding through crappy chop.
Good upwind and light wind performance.
Not a race board with monster fins.
Can play in small waves...
All the reviews etc I've read seem to point at the North Nugget but... is that all there is?

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Russia's Soulcalibur V publisher 1C gears up for the Igromir game festival by dressing up a model as Soulcalibur V's more modest and mature middle-age Ivy. How'd they do?
It's funny how even a modest older version of Ivy is more than enough to make a grown man blush. While the model is nowhere near Cervantes' daughter's 47 or so years and the hair is completely off, I think they've captured her essence well enough that Russian folk passing through the show won't mistake her for Mario.
Модели «1С-СофтКлаб» на «ИгроМире 2011» - Третий ролик [YouTube - Thanks 3ergling]
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News tagged with gleevec
Imatinib (originally STI571) is a drug used to treat certain types of cancer. It is currently marketed by Novartis as Gleevec (USA) or Glivec (Europe/Australia/Latin America) as its mesylate salt, imatinib mesilate (INN). It is used in treating chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) and some other diseases. By 2011, Gleevec has been FDA approved to treat ten different cancers. In CML, the tyrosine kinase enzyme ABL is locked in its activated form. It induces the abnormal phenotypes of CML: excessive proliferation and high white blood cell count. Imatinib binds to the site of tyrosine kinase activity, and prevents its activity, thereby causing tumor cell apoptosis.
Imatinib is the first member of a new class of agents that act by specifically inhibiting a certain enzyme that is characteristic of a particular cancer cell, rather than non-specifically inhibiting and killing all rapidly dividing cells, and served as a model for other targeted therapy modalities through tyrosine kinase inhibition.
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Why is the phrase "paint the town red" used to mean go on a colossal drinking spree? Does anyone know where it came from?
Green's Slang Dictionary tentatively suggests a famous toot by the Marquis of Waterford in 1837 may be the origin, but the earliest citation for the phrase given is 1884.


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Good Morning.
I wanted to take a minute to let you all know about a project I am going to be starting up on Februrary 1st. It's called "02.2013" and the concept is fairly simple: I am going to chronicle my experiences daily through the month of February here on the blog.
Other than that, I don't know what will come of it. I'd say the biggest difference between this project and my normal entries is there should be a more cohesive element to the 28 poems I intend to write.
I hope you all will check in daily with me, and join me through this journey. Should be a lot of fun.


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Letters written to John Swett
Additional Note
Congratulatory letters, 83rd birthday, 1913
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Letters written by Swett
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Biographical sketches and memorial tributes
Personalia and miscellaneous items relating to Swett
Additional Note
MS of Public Education in California (corrected typescript)
Unidentified MS
History of the Public School System of California
Public Education in California - copy inscribed to Myra Wallace Swett
Royalty statements, publishing contracts, etc.
Miscellaneous papers re John Swett Grammar School, San Francisco
Clippings (3 folders)
Miscellaneous papers
Unidentified commonplace book
Additional Note
"Family Records" - photographs, genealogical information, testimonials, notation of incidents in the lives of his children, certificates of appointment, clippings, etc.
"Supplementary Swett Family Record Book ..." (folder) - photographs, tributes, clippings, copies of magazines, etc.
"My Scrap Book as City Superintendent of Public Schools, San Francisco; 1891 to 1895 ..." - clippings
"Scrap Book of Collections for a high grade reading book that was never published" - (folder), excerpts from books, clippings, etc. with notes
"Miscellaneous Odds and Ends of Press Notices and Miscellaneous Reports and Addresses 1912" - mounted in a geography text book
"A Scrap Book of my First Campaign for the Office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction in California 1862" (folder) - clippings, portion of a speech, and MS of chapter from Public Education in California (typescript)
"Scraps of Verse of All Kinds..." (folder) - primarily clippings; some MSS
"The Rincon Grammar School Scrap Book 1853-1862" (folder) - clippings, programs, circulars, etc.
"Specimens of Editorial Items in the California Teacher During the first years of its Existence Selected by John Swett" (folder)
"Selected Items from some of my State Reports ..." (folder)
"Some of My Articles as The Pacific Coast Editor of the New England Journal of Education ..." (folder)
"Collection of Prose Educational Articles and Papers, and other Sources by John Swett, 1913" (folders)
Notebook containing mounted clippings of poems and some MSS (Mary L. Tracy Swett's book?)
Certificates of appointments
American Book Company
10 letters, 1896-1913. Primarily re publication of his textbooks.
Bancroft (H. H.) & Company
Letter, Feb 25, 1867. Re publication of his "Teacher's Register."
Barry, James Henry, 1856-1927
2 letters & telegram, 1912.
Bidwell, Annie Ellicott (Kennedy), 1839-1918
Letter, Feb 11, 1908.
Boone, Richard G.
5 letters, 1911-1913.
Brown, Elmer Ellsworth, 1861-
3 letters, 1903-1911.
Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947
5 letters, 1899-1911.
California. State Library
3 letters, 1907-1912. Two refer to his gifts to the Library.
California. University. Regents
2 letters, 1912-1913. Referring to his post as honorary lecturer.
California Teachers Association
3 letters, 1909-1913.
Draper, Andrew Stone, 1848-1913
6 letters, 1901-1912.
Eaton, John, 1829-1906
3 letters, 1900-1904.
Emerson, Charles Franklin, 1843-1922
3 letters, 1911.
Harper & Brothers
6 letters, 1872-1886. Primarily transmitting royalty payments.
Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co., New York
6 letters, 1872-1889. Primarily re publication of his textbooks.
Millspaugh, Jesse Fonda, 1855-1919
Letter, May 7, 1913.
Pardee, George Cooper, 1857-1941
2 letters, 1906. Re appointment to the Board of Trustees of the San Francisco Normal School.
Reid, William Thomas, 1843-1922
Letter, n.d.
San Francisco. Dept. of Education
Letter, Oct 1, 1912. Re dedication exercises for John Swett School.
San Francisco. Superintendent of Schools
Letter, July 31, 1912. Congratulatory letter, 82nd birthday.
Turrill, Charles Beebe, 1854-1927
3 letters, 1912. One refers to the Lincoln Grammar School Association.
Wheeler, Benjamin Ide, 1854-1927
Letter, Nov 30, 1905.


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Doctoral StudiesCopyright: Thilo Vogel
Your Master's is behind you, the future before you: Those interested in working research after they graduate often go on to complete a doctorate. At RWTH Aachen, completing a doctorate is seen as the first step of a professional career and for this reason is very application oriented.
The Legal Foundation
for doctoral studies is the Higher Education Act of North Rhine-Westphalia with
Career Counceling for Researchers
Your Doctoral Studies at RWTH Aachen
You independently conduct research and discover new findings in your field, which you then write about in your dissertation. In doing so, you prove that you can conduct research in your discipline and are qualified for a further career in research or for positions in the job market requiring top qualifications.
Interdisciplinary Qualification
Interdisciplinary skills are becoming increasingly important for both an academic career and for work in free enterprise. Thus, the Center for Doctoral Studies at RWTH Aachen, CDS, offers doctoral candidates numerous workshops and seminars to expand their knowledge and skills outside of their discipline during their doctoral studies.
Principles of Good Scientific Practice
Just like all researchers at RWTH Aachen, doctoral candidates are also committed to adhering to the principles of good scientific practice. In the event of concrete suspicions of scientific misconduct at RWTH Aachen the University Committee for the Investigation of Scientific Misconduct investigates them. In cases of conflict as well as in cases of suspected academic and scientific misconduct, candidates can also turn to special confidants ("Vertrauenspersonen") whose task it is to safeguard good scientific practice at RWTH Aachen.
You can also find events related to the topic "Good Scientific Practice" among the offerings presented by the Center for Doctoral Studies (CDS).
Information for Doctoral Candidates
If you join our mailing list, we will consistently inform you of news via email.
Supervision by the Faculties
The faculties formally determine the requirements for doctoral studies and the doctoral studies process, both of which are established in a faculty's own exam regulation.
The respective contact person in the faculties and the Center for Doctoral Studies will gladly help you with your official start of doctoral studies, give you tips for comprehensive qualification, and provide advising on financial support during the doctoral period.
Further Information on the Faculty Pages
- Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences
- Faculty of Architecture
- Faculty of Civil Engineering
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
- Faculty of Georesources and Materials Engineering
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
- Faculty of Arts and Humanities
- School of Business and Economics
- Faculty of Medicine
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Electronic Publication of Dissertations (de)
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External Links
- GUAT - German University Association of Advanced Graduate Training
Center for Mental Health for Students (ZPG)
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text: Bill's cement career started in Michigan in 1974 and has taken him through the operations of cement manufacturing to maintenance and reliability, and most recent years in training and development of the maintenance employees in the company's North American plants. Over the past 34 years of cement experience, Bill has enjoyed the opportunity to learn different cultures including 17 years of work employment in Egypt, Bahamas, Mexico and Europe. He also learned that in the US there are different cultures from state to state. Since returning to the US in 2000, Bill has been working on maintenance and reliability improvement programs from the Dundee Michigan Corporate office for 14 manufacturing plants and grinding facilities located across the US and Canada. A very important focus project that he carries a passion for is the training and development of all maintenance employees that helps to address the "Baby Boomer Crisis". He has been heading up maintenance reliability certification programs to assure the right skills are in place at all plants before the seasoned employees leave. Bill is a CMRP and represents Holcim US with SMRP, Society of Maintenance and Reliability Professionals.


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Editor's Note: The following was originally published Dec. 18, 2011 at www.stevegershom.com. The letters "SSA" stand for "Same Sex Attraction."
Last night I received this comment on an old post. Read it, friends, and weep:
God loves you fully for who you are – your sexuality is an expression of the love in your soul and heart and God does not require that you repress it unless you really want that (i.e. as a monk)…brother you are trying to be accepted by the church but the true acceptance comes from God – the church's reasons to oppose gay love are history, fear, self-repression and bigotry–the church has got it wrong and in time will correct it – in the meantime
are rejected and treated as half people – please promise you will try to talk to somebody more open – perhaps Jesuits- please realize God made you as you are and loves you—
– another Gay Catholic who is a practicing Catholic and has a loving partner.
So much compassion, and so much confusion. The author appears to assume the following things:
• – That I don't believe God loves me, SSA and all.
• – That all sexual feelings are expressions of love.
• – That the only way to be celibate is through "repression".
• – That rejecting the behavior of gay people (or anyone else) implies a rejection of the people themselves.
So many Catholics have been tricked into believing that they can take the parts they love about Catholicism and leave the parts they don't. This would be the case if the Church were a philosophy, or a political creed, or a theory. The Church is none of those things.
The Church is — among other things — the instrument by which God communicates His truth to the world. Like Christ, she is both human and divine. Her humanity means that she is full of knaves and imbeciles1 as well as saints, just like the rest of the world. It means that her members, who of all people should know better, have often done unspeakable and horrific things, and often done them in the name of Christ.
But she is also divine, and because of this, there is one thing she has never done: she has never erred in her official teachings on a matter of faith and morals, Nor has she ever changed one of these teachings. I challenge you to find one instance, just one, of such an error or such a change. (Citations required, please.)
This unchangeability is our salvation. As soon as we begin to sift through Catholic moral teaching and select the ones that please us, we have ceased to believe in the Church as she has always been understood, and have replaced her with something that is designed to suit us. We have changed her foundation from rock to sand.
We have, in short, set ourselves up as the ultimate authorities. I've lived with myself all my life, dear readers, and by this time I know very well that I'm not an ultimate anything. Thank God for the Church, my compass, my anchor, my North Star. However far I wander, she will always leads me back to sanity; because she does not move.
Please pray for this man and all those like him, who have been led so far into the wilderness that they no longer know they are lost.
1 q.v. Hilaire Belloc: "[The Church is] an institute run with such knavish imbecility that if it were not the work of God it would not last a fortnight."


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In the summer of 2005, Saeed Selvam found his voice as a youth advocate and community organizer. The then-high school student realized that despite widespread media coverage around increasing violence in his native Toronto, few young people were speaking publicly on behalf of the most affected communities.
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Medical practitioners have often looked to other branches of medicine for solutions to problems they might be experiencing. Innovations in dentistry have been influential in other fields of medical practice, particularly orthopaedics.Plastic has been used for many years in dentistry to make dental prostheses and false teeth, and plastic's utilisation has led to important breakthroughs in other areas of medicine. Shortages of glass led British and Americans to investigare the use of plastics for artifical eyes. In Britain, Royal Navy dental technicians experimented with plastic while in the United States, Fritz W. Jardon, with the American Optical Co and the US Army and Navy Dentist perfected plastic artificial eyes.
Dentistry proved the durability of plastics and made orthopaedic surgeons confident that plastics could be implanted in the body, where they could be trusted not to cause a reaction. In the 1960s the special cement used by dentists was adopted to keep hip replacements in place. A material called hydroxyapatite, which is used in dental implants, has also been used as a coating for internal prostheses. It encourages the natural bone to grow into the metal prosthesis, making it more secure.
Related links
C Jones, `Pulling Teeth in Eighteenth Century Paris', Past and Present, 166 (2001), pp 100-45
J Wynbrandt, The Excruciating History of Dentistry: Toothsome Tales & Oral Oddities from Babylon to Braces, (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998)


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Nirit Levav Packer
Nirit Levav is an Israeli artist who makes sculptures of DOGS entirely out of recycled bicycle parts
During the years, after feeling the urge to create, Nirit realized she can't fulfill her herself or her calling by being solely a fashion designer. Parallel to her other occupations, Nirit started to explore creative avenues and broaden her
education by studying jewelry, pottery, ceramic sculpture and iron sculpting.
Nirit acquired most of her early training as an artist by the age of 25 at her father's theatre sets workshop. This atelier, often visited by renowned sculptures and painters, is where Nirit would spend her vacations helping her father. Her father, the late Tzvi Levav, a seasoned professional who never believed in the impossible, taught his daughter welding ,metal cutting and most important of all, not to fear experimenting with varied ideas and substances. This training was complemented by her mother, a crafts teacher and a hobbyist seamstress.
The variety of substances and crafts to which she was exposed from early childhood to late adolescence had a profound influence on Nirit's evolution as an artist. Her tendency and love for recycling go back to the mindset of her home and her father's workshop;: Nothing was ever thrown away and everything could be used to make something else.
During her creative time Nirit is constantly searching, inquiring and looking into the other, the different, the individual while experimenting with various materials that evoke her imagination. One of Nirit's passions is breathing life into matter. The manual labor involved in her creating process surprises and excites her simultaneously.
Nirit's early works emphasize her ability to create from a seemingly endless variety of recycled raw materials, metals such as rails, keys, old nails; and household items including light bulbs, mattresses, matches, clothespins, and natural materials like acorns, sunflower seeds, sea sand and gravel.
Recently Nirit has decided to focus on a single raw material – recycled bicycle chains, and on a single theme - dogs. The choice of substance was accidental – during a random visit to a bike shop, she asked for the shop's accumulated junk and received a box full of bicycle chains. The chains have proven to be a wonderful compound to work with, encompassing both her love for metals as well as her enthusiasm in getting to know the hidden flexibility and tenderness of them combined with the versatile range of movement they possess.
The end result is a collection called "HOW WOW", different dogs constructed from the chains. When asked about her choice of dogs as a theme, Nirit confesses that dogs are indeed her favorite animal. In her opinion dogs are the closest animal to humans in their ability to express emotions. Although quite often she is at a loss for words trying to define her process of creation she adds that for her it could be a moment of inspiration, during which she is deep inside herself, being swept away by something stronger than herself, and in flash of a moment she can visualize the final outcome, make up her mind and execute.
Nirit believes that each person has a unique gift and that if we look deep within ourselves and bring out the best in us, we can live in inner peace, influencing our surrounding both near and afar. For Nirit, art is a language without borders. Looking at a piece of art or a design transcends the artist, their nationality, gender, the color of their skin, education or past presentations. All that matters is whether the piece reaches out to the observers , moves them, and speaks the universal language that brings hearts together.


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Pandan Chiffon Cake 香叶戚风蛋糕
Saturday, October 25, 2008
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This is my mom's favourite chiffon cake.
The texture's somewhat softer than the coffee version, altho I just tweaked with the type of liquid used. I also used all purpose flour for this, but it's softer. Maybe it's due to the coconut milk. Maybe..
4 large egg yolks
75ml oil
115ml pandan leave juice (1/2 cup water blended with 1/2 cup cut up pandan leaves, strained)
25gm coconut milk powder
1/8 tsp salt
100 gm sugar
150 gm all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
4 egg whites
90gm sugar
1/8 tsp cream of tartar
1. Preheat oven to 170C
2. Warm pandan juice and mix in coconut milk powder. Stir until coconut milk powder is dissolved.
3. Mix (1) with the rest of ingredients (A) until well combined.
4. Beat egg whites until foamy. Put in cream of tartar and beat until soft peaks.
5. Add in sugar and beat until stiff.
6. Fold 1/4 of egg whites into (A) and combine well.
7. Repeat step 6.
8. Fold in the rest of egg whites and combine well.
9. Pour batter into a clean tube pan and shake pan lightly left and right to level cake.
10. Bake at 170C for 40 minutes.
11. Invert pan immediately after removing from oven.
12. Cut cake when totally cooled.


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BATON ROUGE — Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration is moving ahead with new regulations that spell out limits for the state's alternative fuel vehicle tax credit.
The final rule governing the tax credit program is being published today and will take effect this week.
The alternative fuel vehicle tax break's cost has grown much larger than estimated and had become a headache for the Republican governor because of differing interpretations about eligibility.
The new regulations will definitively eliminate "flex-fuel" cars and trucks — which can burn ethanol but also use gasoline — from qualifying for the credit. Including flex-fuel vehicles could have cost the state an estimated $240 million a year.
The program gives a credit of 10 percent of the cost of vehicle or $3,000, whichever is less.
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Civil suit in Jordan Davis' killing settled?
Criminal defense attorney: It was done without Michael Dunn's approval
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As the criminal case in the shooting death of Jordan Davis nears an end, we're hearing that a parallel civil lawsuit that was supposed to be settled is still generating controversy.
The first week of January, the attorney representing Jordan Davis' family and two of the other teens in the SUV when he was killed announced the civil suit was settled. But Thursday, Michael Dunn's lawyer said his client didn't agree to it.
While defense attorney Cory Strolla confirmed the suit was settled, it was done without Dunn's agreement.
Strolla said the decision was made by a separate set of lawyers who didn't listen to his advice.
This issue came up in a news conference Strolla held as the jury in Dunn's first-degree murder trial were deliberating behind a courtroom next door.
"He absolutely did not settle. And I know the Davis family put in there that they were shocked that he did. There was never a phone call from the civil attorneys to Michael Dunn. In fact, there are letters from Mr. Dunn to the civil attorneys telling them, 'I am not agreeing it, to any settlement for any amount.' And under Florida law, if a person is found not guilty with justifiable use of deadly force, they are precluded from seeking a civil settlement."
Many are saying Strolla broke his silence by way of insulting the city of Jacksonville.
"To be honest, I think they thought it was another murder in Jacksonville. No offense, but you have the dubious distinction of the murder capital of Florida," said Strolla.
Strolla believes Jacksonville's reputation led investigators to make mistakes, which Strolla told the media leave Dunn unfairly charged with murder.
"I've basically ignored you the entire trial; I apologize for that," Strolla told the media Thursday.
Strolla followed his apology for not talking by speaking for more than 10 minutes, answering questions about his client, about the case and even about his theories on why Dunn is standing trial right now.
"I can see that the police and the detectives did not investigate what they should have been investigated," said Strolla.
Strolla is handing the criminal defense of Dunn, but did not represent him in the civil suits.
"This was between Mr. Phillips (the Davis family attorney), his clients, and a civil firm that did not listen to Mr. Dunn," Strolla said.
Phillips filed suit in January 2013 on behalf of Jordan Davis and two of the other teens in the SUV the night of the shooting. The suit accused Dunn of defamation for many things, including saying Jordan Davis and his friends had a weapon the night of the killing.
Weeks ago, Phillips said it was settled but that he couldn't go into the details.
"A lot of the things he said today I take exception to, I find offensive," said Phillips.
Phillips, who has been attending Dunn's criminal trial, refuted Strolla's statements.
"Did he agree or didn't agree?" asked Channel 4's Kent Justice.
"He did agree," said Phillips. "There was an offer, same as back in December. There was an acceptance, period. There was no negotiation other than, 'Will you accept?' OK, I was shocked they accepted."
"There was a proposal for settlement and it was accepted," Phillips said. "That was 'The estate of Jordan Davis vs. Michael Dunn.'"
Phillips again said he could not go into details about the private settlements, but did say that several hundred thousand dollars went into a trust account to show the civil suits were agreed to and settled.
Jacksonville attorney and Florida Costal Law Professor Rod Sullivan weighed in on the matter Thursday night.
"I don't see how it helps him at all, and I could see how it could possibly hurt him," said Sullivan.
Sullivan told Channel 4 it's very unusual to see someone in Strolla's position hold a news conference before the verdict.
"It's really a very dangerous thing to do for your client," said Sullivan. "I think sometimes lawyers tend to forget that this is the client's case, it's not your case as the lawyer, and so if you're using press coverage for your own personal advantage and not to your client's advantage, you're doing your client a disservice."
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Funny Decal – Flying Parts
Price: from $3.95
These decals have an OEM look, and are sized to fit a wide variety of spaces on your vehicle. They're screen printed with UV resistant inks, on durable outdoor grade vinyl, to give years of wear. Dimensions: 3.75"W x 2.75"H.
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It probably means I've been doing too many cryptic crosswords lately that when I saw this sign on an aeroplane...
...I automatically tried to solve it.
(I think it's 'Bandwidth'; but why 'class'...?)
It probably means I've been doing too many cryptic crosswords lately that when I saw this sign on an aeroplane...
Posted by John Finnemore at 11:55 pm
I think it might be 'Forbidden' as in for those who are bidden to others.
What's the clue going down the way see if we can find the letters from that.
Oh, and how many letters?
Could it be Utopia?
Things that divide the classes such as social standing, money and little blue curtains would be prohibited in a Utopian society.
Shit, I'm pretty sure I have put too much thought into this.
you are genius...!
Bwahaha, "class divider". That sounds so bold to my annoyingly PC-by-default American ears.
that is awesome...
where did you found that?
Hmm, how about class = THIRD, which is divided by HIR + area SK (ISO code for Slovakia) = SHIRK (idolatry in islam = forbidden)
Alternatively, area = Ha (hectare), + LTED (= Long Term Economic Deterioration or Long-Term Educational Development according to acronym attic, both of which could be considered 'class dividers') = HALTED (prohibited).
In fact, here is another one I find more convincing:
The area is the old Scottish province of MAR. It is prohibited by being followed with an X. The solution, then, is MARX, who centred his whole philosophy on dividing people by class.
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Errata Editions On-Press: Day Three
The palettes of printed and stacked sheets are adding up while the "typhoon" moves through the area. I've named it Typhoon Eugene Augustus in honor of our first book but sadly...he's not living up to even being called a typhoon. At least it has cooled off the area some.
The time between press checks has been shorter than expected. Robert Hennessey estimated there would be about an hour and a half between each press check due to the quantity of books we are printing, but it is more like every hour and in a few cases, as soon as half an hour. Luckily I snatched a little sleep while the pressman went to dinner last night. At 9:30 pm I went to a press check and found the only image on the sheet was of Atget staring back at me with that judgmental look that Berenice Abbott caught in her frontal portrait of the master.
11:20 pm. The pressman wanted to print the Sophie Ristelhueber book next since it is also four color but I have asked that we print that one last. Unlike the other books, that one will be a bit more demanding regarding color balance and densities and I want to be as seasoned as possible before tackling decisions on that one.
3:15 am. Hennessey has made these files so consistent that I haven't had to make even the slightest change in three straight press checks. The call comes in to my guest room from Alice telling me its time to come down, I speed walk to the press room, study the sheet, check the registration (kind of like checking the enlarger focus before each print), give a thumbs up (universal signage is truly remarkable), sign off on the sheet and return to my guest house. Still, its hard to get any meaningful rest.
6:30 am. I was just told that the next proof would happen in about a half hour so I just stayed by the press and watched the pressmen change the plates. The Heidelberg has feed guides that, with little effort on the part of the pressman, almost automatically guides the plate around the drum. The whole procedure for one color plate took about a minute.
9:28 am. The Atget book is finished as well as the last signatures of the Evans and Killip books which are in four color. The rest of Evans and Killip are being printed in Duotone and will be starting in the early afternoon. Fatigue is starting. I have been approving sheets every hour for the last 15 hours. Everything has gone so smoothly. Iris just suggested that they try to run two books at once using two presses - one duotone and one four-color. I've refused. Too much. If staggered, that would mean checks every half hour and I can't possibly do the job correctly at that pace especially dealing with Sophie's book. Advice to future press checkers: BE ASSERTIVE.
I've been given an hour or so of uninterrupted sleep so I am going to take advantage of it.
11:32 am. I got almost an hour and a half of straight sleep and I feel refreshed. What also works to fight off fatigue: cat naps, Chinese tea by the bucketful, a quick shower every three or four hours and lots of granola bars. I just ate a Chinese apple that was so good my eyes watered. Outside it is pissing rain.
2:45 pm. Just got back from lunch (spicy bean curd with broccoli and cooked cucumber) where I was called away to approve an Evans sheets. Looked really good. Backed off some of the black and we were in shape. Also Iris had me approve of the covers and foil stamping. She had samples which looked excellent. In combination with the 2/3rds dustjacket (positioned 2 inches from the bottom 1 1/2 from the top) it looks great.Designed so the foil stamping could show on the fabric it has a really nice presence and feel. Also approved of the special edition with the tip-ons and foil stamping. With the actual tip-on reproduction these are going to be really beautiful.
I don't mean to be so gushing towards my own work but the jacket and stamping was an aspect where I loved the idea but wasn't sure it would come together. I had a few very restless nights before I turned in the final design files for those not exactly knowing if it was going to work. I am very happy with the physical results of these samples.
The rest of my day is going to be spent with Evans.
Project background continued from Day 2:
The Scans and Separations
Through our friend who pitched our specs for quotes we were introduced to our future production person Robert Hennessey. For those of you who don't look for production credits in books, Robert is one of the three best scan and separations maker working for over the past two decades -- the other two being Richard Benson and Thomas Palmer. Robert learned his craft working at the legendary Meriden Gravure and has such a complex understanding of translating photographic images into ink. He's the person necessary to have in your corner.
After he agreed to take on our project, I spent a day up at Robert's studio in Middletown, CT helping him scan In Flagrante and the learning experience for me was invaluable. The center-piece of his studio among drum scanners and a huge five and a half foot tall safe (which contained Robert Frank's contact sheets from The Americans which RH was scanning for the upcoming book from the National Gallery in DC) is his copy stand which employs a 4X5 camera with a high-end digital scanning back linked to a Mac.
After scanning, Robert corrects the levels of the images and then makes separations. Separations break the image into the four colors of CMYK or into duotone so separate printing plates can be made for actual printing. Separating seems to be more an art than a science and is perhaps one of the most important parts of creating your final files. Having Robert working on our material imparted a huge amount of confidence considering our task of needing our books to celebrate and not disrespect the original. He established the various scanning and screening strategies necessary due to the unique nature of our project.
The Proofing
The first thing Robert did was send C+C Offset in China a color chart target to print out and send back so he could calibrate his system with theirs. From this chart he used a colorimeter to create a proper profile for the files.
Since we are scanning offset printed imagery that is overlaid with an original line screen we had to be very careful as to decide on a screening strategy so as to limit Moiré patterning. Moiré patterns are those annoying curvy lines that can appear when you lay one screen over another. We decided to try two different types of screening on our proofs -- one with normal 250 line screen and another utilizing "stochastic screening." Stochastic screening is supposed to help limit the chances of Moiré patterns appearing, but after seeing the results we decided on using a traditional 250 line screening as the image quality was far better. Three of the books looked fine but the Sophie Ristelhueber title -- since it has a rather coarse original screen (I think around 175 lines, maybe even less) -- the stochastic screen actually emphasized the coarseness instead of limiting it.
I created two "formes" for the proofing. Normally one chooses a few page spreads and fits them onto a document representing a 30X40 sheet of paper but since we wanted to fit as many images onto fewer formes, I filled the sheet completely instead of staying with our double spread page design. I created formes for both the four color work (Atget and Ristelhueber books) and others for the Duotone (Evans and Killip books), linked the documents with Robert's high-res files and sent them off to China. A couple weeks later the proofs arrived at Roberts with a complete set of "progressives." Progressives are sheets that show each color printed separately, so one shows cyan, one magenta, one yellow and one the black. This is the way to check each separation has been made properly and that there are no problems with the file.
Proofing obviously allows you to see printed results but keep in mind that the proofs usually come off a "flatbed proofing press" and not the actual press that will eventually print your book. The same inks and paper are used but the results from proof to proof can vary slightly. Our proofs looked in the ballpark with color balance but the ink densities were rather dense. Too much black ink being laid on makes the shadows block and increases the sense of contrast. Robert made our scans so they are open and reveal the subtleties of tone so it will be easy to determine our final ink densities.
One last very important thing to look out for is registration. Since the sheets of paper will pass through printing stages for each color plus a varnish layer it is important for them to be properly registered. This isn't just for reasons of appearing sharp (important enough!) but also because when printing color images, if the plates are slightly out of registration you can get color shifts. These color shifts can appear in a single image with the photo looking magenta on one side and then looking green on the other side. This is due to the dot pattern when out of registration can reveal more dots of a particular color resulting in the color shift.
More tomorrow...


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As part of our mission, the Preservation Utah works to preserve historical structures, and easements play an important role in this work.
What is an Easement?
A preservation easement is a legal agreement that gives the easement holder a responsibility to protect the visual and structural integrity of a particular historic structure, even though that structure is actually owned by another person. The intent of the preservation easement is to prevent anyone from demolishing or severely altering the historic building without the permission of the easement holder.
The owner retains all the usual private property rights except for the right to destroy the property. Alterations, improvements, and even additions to the structure are allowed, as long as they do not compromise its historic character. At Preservation Utah, we are eager to work with the owner of a property on which we hold an easement, not only to preserve the historic character of a building but also to make it a comfortable and desirable place in which to live or work.
Why are Easements Important?
Many people are interested in older buildings are under the false impression that if a building is "historic," it is somehow automatically protected from destruction. In reality, a listing on the National Register of Historic Places does not prevent an owner from demolishing a building. In some cities, local preservation ordinances do provide a measure of protection for historic properties. Many local ordinances, however, only provide for a delay in the demolition process. An easement, on the other hand, is a legal document that insures the preservation of a historic property in perpetuity.
How Can Easements Benefit Property Owners?
Granting a preservation easement can lead to substantial savings for the owner of a historic structure. First, the assessed value the property may be lowered or stabilized, resulting in property taxes that are lower or at least held to their current rate. Some residential properties may not see much of a difference, as the easement would not diminish a house's value for use as a home. The savings, however, may be substantial in the case of urban properties that are zoned to allow buildings much larger than the existing historic structure and in the case of rural properties where the easement precludes extensive development.
Second, a property owner who grants an easement to a qualified tax-exempt organization such as Preservation Utah can qualify for an income tax deduction under the charitable contribution clause. Some restrictions apply. As with any tax issue, you should consult your accountant to find out how these easement benefits could affect your specific financial situation.
Finally, easements that lower the assessed value of a property can also reduce estate, gift, and capital gains taxes. In fact, the estate tax savings can be considerable, far outweighing property and income tax benefits and even exceeding the value of the property itself in some cases. These savings will, of course, depend on the particular property in question and the financial situation of the easement donor.
What Does a Preservation Easement Cover?
Most of the preservation easements held by Preservation Utah are facade easements which pertain to the exterior envelope of the building. The interior of the building is not usually included in the scope of the easement; however, structural elements are indirectly covered, since the exterior of the building obviously cannot be preserved if the structure holding it up is allowed to collapse. Naturally, the easement also prohibits alterations to the surrounding grounds that would mar the exterior appearance of the building, such as rubbish heaps, ash dumps, and utility towers.
Preservation easements may also be applied to land. For example, the owner of a farm who does not wish his/her land to be developed can grant an easement restricting future development of the property. Land preservation easements have become an imporant tool for open space preservation in some parts of the country and have been used by conservation groups to protect wildlife habitat.
How do Easements Impact Owners' Use of their Property?
Preservation Utah is happy to work with the owners of buildings on which we hold easements to accommodate their needs and desires for expansion or modification of their structures. The key to success is simply to begin discussion of one's plans at the conceptual stage so that approval can be agreed upon before any work is actually started. In this way, Preservation Utah can fulfill its duty to insure that the historic integrity of the site will not be compromised. Often, Preservation Utah can provide valuable advice for getting work done right and saving money as well. Easement property owners should begin the alteration process by reviewing and submitting this form (PDF).
As a preservation easement holder, it is Preservation Utah's responsibility to conduct regular inspections of its easement properties to confirm that they are being maintained in accordance with the terms of the easements. The inspections also allow Preservation Utah to monitor the condition of a property over time and make recommendations to property owners for maintenance work which will prevent small problems from becoming large problems. Most inspections turn out to be testimony to the dedication and care lavished by owners on their historic properties. In the rare cases where a violation of the easement has occurred, Preservation Utah is legally empowered to correct the violation at the owner's expense.
How Long Does an Easement Last?
The length of time that an easement will run is specified in the easement document itself and can be any period agreed upon by the signers of the easement. However, most preservation easements, including the ones held by Preservation Utah, are "granted in perpetuity" and "deemed to run with the land," meaning that they last forever, no matter how many times or to whom the property is sold. This insures that the protection offered by the easement will not cease just because a building has a new owner.
How do Easements get Started?
Preservation Utah acquires easements either as gifts or as part of our Revolving Fund Loan Program. In the first case, the owner of a historic property who wants to make sure that it will not be destroyed or inappropriately altered by subsequent owners can grant Preservation Utah a preservation easement on the property. The terms of such an easement can be written in any manner that the owner wants as long as they are acceptable to Preservation Utah. In the second instance, property owners who receive low interest loans to repair their older home or business through Preservation Utah's Revolving Fund Loan Program may be required to grant an easement to the organization as part of the terms of the loan.
INQUIRE TODAY: Download Proposal for Alterations Form (PDF)
For more information about the Preservation Utah Preservation Easement Program, or about donating an easement, contact David Amott at (801) 533-0858 x 103.


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Michael Weidman, Quantitative Support Services
Aly Kassam, Quantitative Support Services
Most of us have multiple cores as well as a graphics processing unit (GPU) in our desktop computer, with grids and clouds readily available at arm's length. While popular hype purports that it's easy to use such resources to facilitate massive speed-up of numerical computing at practically no cost and effort, the reality is of course somewhat different. In this presentation, Aly and Michael use MATLAB valuation and backtesting examples to look at the sorts of calculations that can be sped up by CPUs, GPUs, and server-based solutions, and they suggest a common-sense framework to help answer the questions:
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RIHAC necesitaba un nuevo diseño de impreso o envases y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 29 diseños de 9 diseñadores freelance.
Rihac is an Australian based company specialising in continuous ink supply systems and printing consumables. What's a continuous ink supply system - CISS???? A CISS is used instead of standard inkjet cartridges. Simply explained the CISS is a self contained unit with its own cartridges fed by tubing from a large ink reservoir which sits beside your printer. The system acts like a giant cartridge by feeding ink to the printer when required and can save up to 95% over the cost of using cartridges.
Our base of operations, research, development and service centre located in Melbourne however we also have resellers located all over the world.
This marketing material will be placed in retail outlets selling printers and printing consumables. The idea is to stop people from purchasing ridiculously over priced cartridges or dodgy import inks.
Anyone who owns an inkjet printer. Individuals, schools, clubs, small medium and large businesses. Local councils, government agencies and private sectors. You name it, if they use an inkjet printer we can help them save money!!! To start with these are to be used in retail outlets who currently supply our systems but our aim is to get them everywhere.
We would like the brochure to contain most of, if not all of the text within the attached DL publisher folder - RIHAC DL brochure.(3 fold A4) This text may/will be altered at a later date. It would be great if the brochure could keep in line with our style guide however will not disregard other designs. For inspiration don't hesitate to look at our website - http://www.rihac.com.au.
If you require any other photos logos or flourishes don't hesitate to contact us.


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Whistleblower's claim starts probe of Texas VA clinics
By SIG CHRISTENSON | Houston Chronicle | Published: May 9, 2014
SAN ANTONIO — A day after Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki ordered audits of VA clinics, the agency said it was investigating a worker's claim that he had manipulated waiting list data at clinics in San Antonio and Austin.
The agency Friday identified the employee as scheduling clerk Philip Brian Turner. He told CNN on Wednesday that he had worked to make it appear as if wait times were shorter than they were at both clinics.
But Marie Weldon, director of the South Texas Veterans Health Care System based here, told the San Antonio Express-News that the worker had recanted his claim that he had altered medical records at the clinic here in a bid to hide long wait times.
She said his story changed after the clerk talked with an investigator, but did not know if he had also backed off from his claim concerning the clinic in Austin.
"As soon as he brought that to our attention, we sat down with the employee and did a fact find where we interviewed him as well as some of the other staff and we could not substantiate his allegations. In fact, he ended up retracting his comments about South Texas," Weldon said.
"It was clear to us as well that he was somewhat confused about the process himself of scheduling patients and he was given refresher training as well," she added.
A VA regional spokesman, Ozzie Garza, said Friday that Turner was still employed at the North Central Federal Clinic on Henderson Pass on the North Side. Garza said Turner was the only VA employee he was aware of who had alleged there was misconduct at the local clinic and the Austin VA Outpatient Clinic.
Claims of VA workers manipulating information to obscure the true nature of waits at its facilities sparked a nationwide scandal after CNN reported dozens of deaths at a facility in Phoenix.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki on Thursday ordered "face-to-face" audits at all VA hospitals and clinics. Garza, the Texas VA spokesman, said such audits occur when investigators physically visit the site. Critics have called on Shinseki to resign, including the American Legion and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas.
The VA told the Express-News this week that no deaths due to delays in care have occurred at Texas' nine VA medical centers and 36 clinics. Jessica Jacobsen, in a response to questions submitted by the paper last weekend, said Tuesday that "there are no investigations on that subject in Texas or leaders removed from their posts."
However, agents from the VA's inspector general's office were in San Antonio on Thursday as part of a routine, previously scheduled visit. One IG's office inspector contacted by the paper declined comment, but Weldon said the visit is part of a review done every three years. She said it was not ordered because of the waiting-list allegations.
The VA also noted that it had cut the number of backlogged claims in Texas and the nation in half. Cases older than 125 days are considered part of the VA's backlog.
The agency said its nationwide compensation and pension case backlog dropped from 611,073 in late March 2013 to 308,000 only four days ago, but those figures also were down substantially for two VA regional offices in Texas.
The regional offices handle claims for different parts of the state. In Houston, the office has reduced its compensation and pension backlog, which now stands at 13,395, by 53 percent, since January 2013, Jacobsen said.
The typical claim handled by the Houston office was 150 days, while the VA's Waco regional office took slightly longer - 156 days. The VA said the Waco regional office had cut its backlog by 62 percent, to 15,511 claims, since August 2012.
South Texas Veterans Health Care System officials said just 43 of 77,000 patients in its San Antonio catchment area had not been seen by medical specialists within 90 days. The South Texas system spans a 60-county area from San Antonio and Kerrville to Victoria.
While the VA said it has improved the numbers, one group, Concerned Veterans for America, recently complained that backlogged claims hadn't dropped that much and argued that a type of rating disguised the true figures.
It said provisional ratings given by the agency artificially lowered the true backlog. "Provisional rating leads to hastened, inaccurate and incomplete work, and shifts the work load to the veterans, which generates more appeals," said Darin Selnick, the group's top VA adviser.
Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, expressed concern about the allegations Friday morning and said a veterans committee she heads will look into them.
"Falsifying records and harming our nation's heroes is unacceptable," said Van de Putte, who heads the Senate Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Committee and is the Democratic Party's candidate for lieutenant governor. "These allegations, if true, further erode veterans' confidence in a system that should be there to support them."


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Costa Rica Cushion
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This jute cushion is made from an original coffee sack that has come to Portugal by ship from Costa Rica.
All of our original coffee sacks have come to Portugal by ship from various remote places in the world where coffee is produced, and were collected and worked by hand in order to become functional designed objects.
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Composition: 100% jute
Details: genuine leather label, wooden buttons
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MET 213 Materials Science I 3 cr. (2-0-2)
- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisite: EN 211 and MA 100 or higher or math placement equivalency.
An introduction to the nature, processing, application and testing of materials used in industry. Students will perform laboratory tests on plastics, wood, concrete, metals, and composites in order to understand the behavior and characteristics of materials under specific conditions.


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Republican and Democratic senators have been grilling a director from the governor's office on the state's economic development funds.
Fort Worth Sen. Wendy Davis expressed concern Wednesday that after 10 years the Texas Enterprise Fund has never undergone an independent audit.
Republican Sen. Bob Deuell, chairman of the Senate Economic Committee, says people of all political stripes are concerned about how taxpayer money is given to private businesses. He and other senators are quizzing the director of Gov. Rick Perry's economic development office on the Enterprise Fund and the Emerging Technology Fund.
The latest news from around North Texas.
Aaron Demerson could not say how many jobs the funds have created. He couldn't answer many of the senator's questions and promised to offer written replies later.
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Ilkley Parish Council's proposed precept rise of 22 per cent has been branded "the wrong call at the wrong time" by the town's MP.
Ilkley MP Kris Hopkins said the above-inflation rise would generate deep anger across the town.
The planned increase has also been attacked by Labour candidates due to contest this year's Bradford Council election and the next General Election.
Sandy MacPherson, who is to contest Ilkley Parish Council chairman Mike Gibbons' Bradford Council seat, and Keighley and Ilkley constituency Labour candidate, John Grogan, said parish councillors should be exercising more financial discipline.
The Conservative-led parish council last week agreed to increase its annual charge for the average household in town to just over £24, an increase of more than 22 per cent.
The Council's overall budget for 2014 to 2015 is to rise from almost £154,000 to £185,600 – with £20,000 set aside for Tour de France spending, £7,000 for the drafting of a Neighbourhood Plan and a £7,000 rise in the Council's Awards and Projects pot.
Mr Hopkins said: "I have always been opposed to high precept or council tax increases, particularly given the ongoing pressures on people's pockets.
"Ilkley Parish Council is rightly held in high esteem, and its members have a well-earned reputation for using public resources wisely.
"But this is the wrong call at the wrong time. Council tax more than doubled under Labour, and the Conservative-led Government has been determined to keep council tax and precept rises to a minimum.
"A proposed precept rise of 22 per cent demonstrates contempt for local residents and will generate deep anger across the town, particularly amongst those on fixed incomes. "
Mr MacPherson, of Ben Rhydding, said: "This is a very big rise given the pressures many people are currently under with a cost of living crisis affecting many ordinary Ilkley families.
"I really think our local Parish councillors should be exercising more financial discipline."
He added: "I also look forward to debating these issues robustly with Ilkley Parish Council chairman councillor Mike Gibbons during this year's local election campaign when he will be defending his seat on Bradford Council for the Conservative Party.
"From what I can see he and his party colleagues preach austerity at City Hall but are rather less keen on the idea here in Ilkley.
"The irony is that if such an increase was being proposed by Bradford Council there would by law have to be a district-wide referendum."
Labour's Parliamentary candidate for the Ilkley and Keighley seat, John Grogan, said he noted part of the reason for the rise was one-off expenditure on the Tour de France.
Mr Grogan said: "Many people have contacted me over the weekend saying at the very least they would like an assurance that this increase will be reversed next year when the parish councillors set their final budget before facing the electorate in elections in May 2015.
"They noted that a very similar increase some years ago was attributed to expenditure in connection with the Queen's Jubilee but no reduction in council tax followed the year afterwards."
Chairman of Ilkley Parish Council, Coun Gibbons defended the rise, saying: "With an election due soon, I can understand the politically-based comments from some quarters, but Ilkley Parish Council is setting a precept that it feels is required to operate and benefit all the people of Ilkley.
"Nothing is paid to councillors and the vast majority of funds are returned to the community through awards and projects, events and the enhancement of public amenities."
He added: "Ilkley's is a very modest precept when compared with many other parish and town councils across the country."
Coun Gibbons went on to say the increase would be approximately £4 per year for the average four-person property, or about 8p per week.


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Williams said he has been given his budget number for 2010 by team owner Jerry Reinsdorf.
"Yeah (I received it). But I always work on changing it," Williams said. "Jerry gave me a pretty hard number (probably $100 million). But we're working on him. I think I'm becoming annoying to him, actually."
November 11, 2009
Kenny has received the 2010 budget. Is it $100 million?
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Written by: Lennon-McCartney
Recorded: 22, 24, 28, 30 January 1969
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Glyn Johns
Released: 8 May 1970 (UK), 18 May 1970 (US)
Available on:
Let It Be
Anthology 3
Let It Be… Naked
John Lennon: vocals, rhythm guitar
Paul McCartney: vocals, bass
George Harrison: vocals, lead guitar
Ringo Starr: drums
Billy Preston: electric piano
John Lennon's only significant new contribution to the Let It Be album (his Across The Universe had been recorded nearly a year previously), Dig A Pony was the first song to be recorded during the Apple Studios sessions in late January 1969.
The version which appeared on Let It Be, however, was from the group's famous rooftop performance on 30 January.
Dig A Pony contained mostly nonsense lyrics, which Lennon dismissed in 1980 as "another piece of garbage". However, some tantalising references can be found, including to The Beatles' one-time name Johnny and the Moondogs ("I pick a moondog") and Mick Jagger (I roll a stoney/Well you can imitate everyone you know").
However, like so many of Lennon's songs of the period, the dominant influence is Yoko Ono. Dig A Pony was originally titled All I Want Is You, words which appear in the chorus and which constitute the song's only direct, meaningful sentiment.
I was just having fun with words. It was literally a nonsense song. You just take words and you stick them together, and you see if they have any meaning. Some of them do and some of them don't.
In the studio
The Beatles first performed Dig A Pony at Twickenham Film Studios in January 1969, during a series of rehearsals which were filmed for the Let It Be movie.
By the time sessions started at the group's own studio at Apple later in the month, they were familiar with the song and enjoyed playing it. They recorded it a number of times on 22 January, one of which was later released on Anthology 3.
The Beatles returned to the song two days later, recording a number of attempts – one of which was later chosen for the unreleased Get Back album.
A session on 28 January kicked off with another attempt at Dig A Pony. The Beatles recorded the song a number of times, as well as discussing how best to perform it.
The Let It Be album and film contained a version of the song recorded during the group's rooftop performance at Apple on 30 January. The recording began with a false start; in the film Ringo Starr can be seen putting his cigarette down and crying out 'Hold it!'
On the rooftop a production runner on the film, Kevin Harrington, knelt and held a clipboard in front of Lennon with the lyrics on it. The performance ended with Lennon saying "Thank you brothers. Hands getting too cold to play the chords".
The 22 January version on Anthology 3 preserves the "All I want is…" opening and closing lines. These lines were a part of Dig A Pony throughout the various recording sessions. On 23 March, however, Phil Spector edited them out while mixing the song for Let It Be.


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Homeless man in recycling truck escapes death
A San Francisco homeless man sleeping in a Dumpster on Tuesday morning escaped being crushed to death inside a recycling truck that emptied the bin full of cardboard.
The unidentified man was rescued after the longtime Recology driver, Mike Jones, "heard this gentleman pounding in the back of the truck" as he made his rounds in the city's Sunset District about 6:30 a.m., company spokesman Robert Reed told KNTV-TV.
"He actually talked to the gentleman from the cab of the truck and said, 'I'm going to drive you to the fire station,' " he added.
Firefighters two blocks away freed the man, who suffered a shoulder injury after being partially crushed by the compactor. He was taken to San Francisco General Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.
"This is a little bit out of the ordinary for us," Battalion Chief Kevin Smith told KGO-TV.
Smith called Jones "a hero. He saved his life."
Heroes never rest, however. Jones went back to work and finished his route.


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University of Nebraska, Turkey's Ataturk University sign agreement to expand faculty collaborations, student exchanges
The University of Nebraska and Ataturk University in Erzurum, Turkey, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding that strengthens the long-term partnership between the two institutions and lays the groundwork for expanded faculty collaborations and student exchanges.
Collaborations will focus on achieving mutual goals, such as those related to food security and water management, education and human capital development, and public health and medicine – areas that are all critical to Nebraska, Turkey and the world. The University of Nebraska and Ataturk University each have established strengths in these areas and are well-positioned to leverage their shared resources and expertise for mutual benefit.
The relationship between the two institutions dates to 1957 when, under then-Chancellor Cliff Hardin, the University of Nebraska offered its resources to the Turkish government to help create Ataturk, the country's first U.S.-style land-grant university. Ataturk has helped to expand the benefits of higher education more widely, and to put research into practice around the region – efforts that have contributed significantly to strong economic growth in Turkey. Thanks to contributions by Nebraska and others, Turkey has become a reliable ally, major trade partner and leading economic competitor.
"The University of Nebraska has a long and rich history of international engagement, thanks in part to the vision of Chancellor Cliff Hardin, who recognized what kind of impact we could have – both here and abroad – when we leverage our resources for global good," NU President James B. Milliken said. "NU's leadership played a key role in helping Ataturk University become what it is today – a successful university helping launch a modern Turkey into a leadership position in the world. Everyone I've met in Turkey knows the role Nebraska has played in their country's success and I am very pleased that our partnership will continue well into the future. The University of Nebraska and Ataturk University share a commitment to addressing some of the world's most pressing challenges and I am confident that with the combined expertise of our faculty and students, we can make a real difference."
Hikmet Koçak, Ataturk University rector, said: "The cooperation between our universities is so strong that after 55 years we are still working together. Ataturk University has become a well-known university because of the important role of University of Nebraska played in our establishment. This long-lasting relationship is well-known not only by our universities but others as well. Today, we are re-establishing this collaboration more strongly for years to come."
Global engagement continues to be a high priority for the University of Nebraska. Today, NU is focused on mutually beneficial international partnerships that create new opportunities for faculty and students to conduct research and study with their colleagues abroad – particularly in critical areas like water and agriculture, public health, energy and early childhood education. The university also aims to increase international student enrollment and grow the number of students who study abroad.
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aconley necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 42 diseños de 14 diseñadores freelance.
Elan Creative Communications
We are launching a new communications biz that will manage the marketing, public relations, branding, copywriting and events for clients that celebrate life on this planet. These businesses focus on food, wine, yachting, music, spirituality, and those that support the environment. Collectively, our work has been conducted all over the world, from black-tie galas in Monte-Carlo, restaurant openings in Tokyo, Vegas and Miami, and flip-flops for charity in St Marrten. However, now we're going out on our own!
According to thesaurus.com, synonyms for "elan" are vivacity, animation, dash, esprit, flair, life, oomph, panache, style, zest, spirit, energy, enthusiasm, liveliness, panache, sparkle, style. This also describes the attitude of the company (and happens to be the middle name of the president!).
Our target audience is a stylish, energetic, affluent group. Style without pretense, however. Conscious connoisseurs. Current and previous work includes food, restaurant, nightclub, yachting, personal growth and awareness, and environmental charity clients. Again, clients include those that celebrate the richness of life on Earth now.
We'd prefer more focus on the word ELAN. The logo could/should reflect understated elegance. Organic chic. Vintage, sexy, cool. Moroccan or Indian motifs, swirls, etc. are beautiful too. Can be sweet and sexy and the same time. Not too sweet though....edgy, clever fun works too.
Type driven or subtle illustrations in the logo are both ok.
Thank you in advance and good luck!!!! :-)
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