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Warriors bus fire is still a mystery
11:50am Tuesday 27th August 2013 in News By Freya Leng
THE cause of a blaze which ripped through a coach carrying the Worcester Warriors rugby team to a match is still not known.
As reported on the front page of your Worcester News yesterday, some members of the rugby team revealed they felt 'lucky to be alive' after fleeing from the fire on the M5 on Saturday morning.
The squad were travelling to a pre-season friendly at Ospreys in Swansea when smoke was seen billowing from the back of the Astons coaches bus.
The bus pulled onto the hard shoulder between junctions 14 and 15 and thankfully everyone on board managed to escape unhurt. Despite losing personal belongings and their kit, the team went on to play the fixture, losing 23-19.
Yesterday no one from Astons coaches was available to comment.
But a spokesman for Avon Fire and Rescue Service said about 30 firefighters had been called to the scene and it had taken about 40 minutes for them to put out the blaze.
Although the cause of the fire is not yet known, the spokesman said that firefighters were confident it was 'accidental'.
Yesterday their decision to go ahead with the fixture earned the players praise from readers.
Commenting on your Worcester News Facebook site, Allan Price said: "I bet the players moved faster to get out than they do to get in free to Bushwackers or Sin on a Saturday night."
Mark Wherry added: "Fair play to them for playing afterwards I say. I think they'd deserve a pint in Bushwackers after that."
Amanda Jane Tyler: "OMG. Glad the warriors are ok. Fair play to them for playing after that.. C'MON YOU WARRIORS!!!!!"
Vicky Pullam said: "Wow – hope everyone was ok."
And Mags Leighfield wrote: "We drove past it on the way back home. There was nothing left of it.xx"
Among readers to comment on the story on our website worcesternews. co.uk was whyme, who said: "Hopefully they'll be on fire all season. COYW!"
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Obama's non-memorable speech.
Is there any doubt that by purchasing bonds backed by subprime mortgages Fannie Mae helped enable the "explosion of high-risk lending"? I wouldn't think so. Indeed, expanding subprime lending seems to have been the goal. But then why doesn't Calculated Risk emphasize that aspect of Fannie's culpability? If anyone wants to explain this to me, I'll repackage it and sell it to my readers. ...
Answers! a) Yes, the explanation seems to be that Fannie Mae bought securities backed by subprime loans, not the loans themselves; b) Even Tantu says these securities purchases were "supposed to be about supplying some 'needed' capital to the subprime market." If you're providing "needed" capital aren't you thereby enabling the "explosion of high risk lending," as Conn Carroll charges? Doesn't that leave Krugman--"Fannie and Freddie had nothing to do with the explosion"--looking like he's drunk some kind of Fannie Mae Kool Aid? ...[Thanks to readers R and S] 11:57 P.M. link
Curious passage in Paul Krugman's half-defense of Fannie Mae today:
But here's the thing: Fannie and Freddie had nothing to do with the explosion of high-risk lending a few years ago, an explosion that dwarfed the S.& L. fiasco. In fact, Fannie and Freddie, after growing rapidly in the 1990s, largely faded from the scene during the height of the housing bubble.
Partly that's because regulators, responding to accounting scandals at the companies, placed temporary restraints on both Fannie and Freddie that curtailed their lending just as housing prices were really taking off. Also, they didn't do any subprime lending, because they can't.
Huh? Does Krugman not know that Fannie Mae was a huge buyer of subprime mortgages, including mortgages from Angelo Mozilo's Countrywide? David Smith's eerily prescient AHI blog noted that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reportedly bought $35 billion in subprimes in the first quarter of 2007 alone.
On his blog, Krugman casts the Fannie problem in ideological terms:
What you need to know here is that the right — the WSJ editorial page, Heritage, etc. — hates, hates, hates Fannie and Freddie. Why? Because they don't want quasi-public entities competing with Angelo Mozilo.
"Huh?" again. Conn Carroll responds:
The problem is that Fannie was Countrywide's No. 1 enabler. ... When he was CEO of Fannie, former Barack Obama campaign adviser Jim Johnson worked personally with Mozilo to streamline the two companies' business relationship.
Could Mozilo have done his subprime thing without Johnson and Fannie Mae as a backup to purchase his junky mortgages?

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Teachers and other nine-month employees at Fort Bragg schools will be subject to furloughs of up to five days beginning in late August.
Furlough notices began Tuesday, said Marilee Fitzgerald, director of the Department of Defense Education Activity. She discussed the furloughs in a teleconference Wednesday.
The furloughs will be between the start of the 2013-14 school year and Sept. 30, she said.
Fort Bragg schools will open Aug. 26 for the district's 5,000 students.
Twelve-month civilian employees will be furloughed for as many as 11 days, Fitzgerald said. The furloughs for 12-month employees will be between July 8 and Sept. 30.
Teachers will first receive a 30-day advance notice of impending furloughs. They will have seven days to request exemptions, Fitzgerald said.
The dates of furloughs will be posted at the Fort Bragg schools' website.
"Principals are currently working to finalize the schedule," said Cindy Gibson, a public affairs officer with the Department of Defense in Washington.
Fort Bragg school officials could not be reached for comment.
Teachers will compensate for the missed instructional days within the remaining 178 days of the school year, Fitzgerald said. Students must have a minimum of 175 school days each year.
Every effort was made to make sure furloughs did not risk accreditation, the required hours of school instruction, testing and advanced placement exams, Fitzgerald said.
After-school programs should not be affected, Fitzgerald said. Athletic games may have to be rescheduled if they were set during the school day.
Child care centers are not subject to furloughs, she said.
Many other budget accounts were scrutinized before the decision was made, Fitzgerald said.
The furloughs will affect 11,000 nine-month employees and 8,000 other civilian workers among all Department of Defense school employees, she said.
Department of Defense Education Activity oversees 194 schools around the world with 84,000 students, Fitzgerald said. There are about 24,000 students in U.S. schools.
About 30 percent of the Department of Defense's budget is allocated for education, she said. Officials estimated $23 million in savings from the furlough of nine-month employees.
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Why are groups like ours dying?
"Whoa. I mean, whoa!! Did he just say that?!"
Yes, yes I did. Here is why; not many of you know that when the new board took over about a year and half ago, we were in a tailspin. In many ways we still are, and it is not the fault of the past board or current board or any one thing in particular. We were scrambling for volunteers to help organize events, speak at programs, and send out communication. What was going on here? It seems like this group was starting to suffer like so many others.
So, let's start peeling this problem apart. I learned growing up, that when faced with any problem, check the potential problems that are most easy to address first. Let's start with membership – well, we still have a healthy renewal rate and new members join monthly. Ok, membership is strong, so that most likely isn't the problem. Let's go one level deeper, active membership (being those that show up for events) – well I have been an ISA member since 2006, and a St. Louis section member since I relocated here in 2007, and our past several events have been some of the best attended local section events that I have been a part of. Membership does not seem to be part of the problem, at least with our group.
We can go a few steps further and look at the needs of the members, are they being met? Well, you may be in a position where you need continuing education or professional development hours. We still put on programs that meet these criteria, so check there. You may be here for networking, and as we've already learned we still put on pretty well attended events, another check. Seriously, what is going on here?
Let's look at the leadership. Well, locally we meet monthly, many times in smaller groups focused on a particular task – either cleaning up finances, correcting our website issues, discussing social networking or programs, or talking membership issues. This team works hard, but lately many of our schedules have become very hectic. Companies are doing more with less, and we are all part of this new culture. HEY! We may be on to something. We're all traveling more, working more and just plain doing more. In this new culture of more, the only thing we don't get more of is time. We then have to begin to carefully prioritize between family, career, and community. Many times organizations like this one fall way down the list, and rightfully so. We have seemed to have found our root cause!
So how do we fix this trend? Volunteer! Step to the plate, and volunteer. Get involved. Better your career. Better our industry. Learn. Network. Better this organization and others like it.
I am coming down the final stretch as an executive on our board, and it has been an awesome experience. We have a wonderful community of professionals that love what they do, and make the board's job easy, but we need to reload with volunteers. Volunteers committed to this organization and serving this community of professionals. Interested? You should be. Just let one of us know that you are. You can save this group. Yes. YOU!
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We are pleased that the US FIRST Robotics Championship Competitions will once again be held in St. Louis in 2014.
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Dripping Springs State Park wrote:Ardsley will look in to sending 1-2 teams to this, unofficially as of now. I won't be in the state that weekend, but we should be able to get people down to you.
Question though: does QU/NAC count as quiz bowl for eligibility purposes? It wouldn't tremendously affect our team, but would be good to know.
nationalhistorybeeandbowl wrote:I presume that eligibility is open to juniors and seniors, as long as they haven't played QB for more than 1 year, right? If they played in 1 tournament 2 years ago, I presume that means they are ineligible? If that tournament was the Tri-State History Bowl, does that count? Just making sure.
MWYang wrote:Question:
Do either LIFT or HHH qualify as tournaments that would make a player ineligible to attend? I know that HHH uses NAQT-A question sets, so I'm not sure if that would count.
jonpin wrote:It's possible that he's asking as to whether those count as "playing quiz bowl" with respect to the "Can't have played quiz bowl for two years prior to this", since that's what an earlier discussion in this thread was about.
MWYang » Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:24 pm What time is the tournament scheduled to begin?
nationalhistorybeeandbowl » Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:49 pm Is there a final deadline for firming up # of teams?
nationalhistorybeeandbowl wrote: would middle schoolers be eligible to come to this on high school teams?
Lightshayde wrote:Please contact the TDs if anybody has lost an Apple product or a shoe while at Hunter.
jonpin wrote:The announcement at the start of the day was that finishing in the top two of your group got you into the top 8, and to change that after the fact (even in the interest of getting everyone more games, which I understand) is in my mind inappropriate.
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Assassin's Creed 3: Gameplay Footage is Here!
It took dedicated fans just three day to unlock the promised trailer comprising of pre-alpha gameplay footage for Ubisoft's upcoming title Assassin's Creed 3. Nearly a million fans came together to earn this treat from Ubisoft bringing together all the strength of social media.
And they will not be disappointed. In the trailer we finally get to here Connor's allegiances from his own mouth. he talks of feeling trapped between two worlds. The gameplay looked stunningly fluid, and the free-running opertunities look very promising. Connor is unhindered running through forests, climbing trees, or finding vantage points. It seems that nature is as much an ally as it is an enemy for Connor. He can use his surroundings for shelter and cover, but there is a point in the trailer where it looks like Connor may have to fight a bear. If that isn't the very definition of cool then I don't know what it. We also see Connor rubbing shoulders with historical figures and getting involved in some very life-like recreations of historical events. Boston is looking particularly good. For me, by far the most exciting thing about the trailer is the opportunity to have a good look at the kind of weapons that Connor will be using, and what fighting techniques he has at his disposal. It looks like the tomahawk will be integral to his fighting style in Assassin's Creed 3. There is also a bit in the trailer when Connor hangs a redcoat from a tree. Tracking, and stalking seems to play an important role, as is sneaking and being silent. Don't let that worry you if you are more of a vanguard style player.
There seemed to be plenty of melee style fighting too as Connor gets up close and personal in hands on combat. Anyway take a look at thetrailer for yourselves and tell us what we missed in the comment section below!


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Bought this cable to connect from my Caldigit Thunderbolt Station to a non-apple 27" QHD display. Using an HDMI cable from the Th Bought this cable to connect from my Caldigit Thunderbolt Station to a non-apple 27" QHD display. Using an HDMI cable from the Thunderbolt Station works, but the display is most accurately calibrated when hooked up through the DVI port for some reason so I wanted to use this. It will not support 2560x1440 resolution. As soon as I changed it from 1920x1080 to the max 2560x1440 that the display supports it just goes black. It works just fine for any other "normal" purposes and seems like a decent cable so 3 stars for that. I don't have another use for it so back to the store it goes. …
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A master of several Japanese martial arts,
Steven Seagal
is a popular action movie hero whose films combine spiritual concepts and social/environmental consciousness with high-voltage violence. Born in Lansing, MI, on April 10, 1951, Seagal traveled to Japan at the age of 17. There, he taught English, studied Zen, and perfected his martial arts, earning black belts in Aikido, karate, judo, and kendo. Afterwards, he became the first Westerner to open a martial arts school in Japan.
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. He also became interested in Eastern religion: in a November 1997 interview for the Shambala Sun, he stated that his relationship with Tibetan Buddhism resulted from his study of acupuncture. According to Seagal, several ailing Tibetan lamas, suffering from malnutrition, exhaustion, and the effects of Chinese torture, were sent to him for treatment, which led him to become a director of secret security operations and setting up special safe houses. Regarding other incidents from his past, Seagal has remained secretive, though he was allegedly a bounty hunter and occasionally has hinted about involvement with the CIA. Further speculation has surrounded the work he did on behalf of Tibetan freedom fighters, and it was not until 1997 that he mentioned the large amounts of money he claimed to have donated to various religious organizations.
Seagal spent about 15 years in Asia before returning to the States, where he opened a new martial arts academy and also worked as a celebrity bodyguard. His clients included his future (now ex-) wife Kelly LeBrock and Hollywood agent Michael Ovitz. With help from Ovitz, Seagal contracted to make martial arts films for Warner Bros. For his first film, he and cinematographer-turned-director
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carefully refashioned an average police drama into
Above the Law
(1988), which stressed characterization and plot as well as high-energy action scenes. It was well received and Seagal found himself an instant star among action aficionados. His next film,
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(1989), overflowed with chop-socky violence, casting him as a cop who wakens from a coma and sets out for revenge against those who sent him to the hospital. Seagal attracted mainstream appeal in 1992 when he starred in the Davis-directed hit
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, his most popular movie. In 1994, he made his directorial debut with the environmentally conscious but critically panned
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In 1997, Seagal publicly announced that one of his prime Buddhist teachers, His Holiness Penor Rinpoche, had proclaimed him a tulku, the reincarnation of a Buddhist lama. Seagal's announcement met with some cynicism, but Penor Rinpoche backed him up with a formal statement at Colorado's Naropa Institute. In subsequent interviews, Seagal has presented himself as a serious student of Buddhism who spends many hours meditating, studying, and practicing the tenets to help him become a teacher and healer. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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Robert Rodriguez brings a new breed of antihero to the big screen in this hyper-violent adaptation of the "fake" trailer originally featured in the 2007 double-feature exploitation throwback Grindhouse. Machete (Danny Trejo) is a former Mexican Federale who plays by his own rules, and doesn't answer to anybody. In the wake of a harrowing encounter with feared drug lord Torrez (Steven Seagal), Machete finds himself in Texas, where the shadowy Booth (Jeff Fahey) offers him the opportunity to make some quick cash by assassinating the unscrupulous Senator McLaughlin (Robert De Niro). When the job goes awry and Machete realizes he's been set up, he turns to fierce taco queen Luz (Michelle Rodriguez), heavily armed holy man Padre (Cheech Marin), and trigger-happy socialite April (Lindsay Lohan) to show Booth that he just messed with the wrong Mexican. But before they can get to Booth, Machete's gang will have to contend with blade-wielding ICE agent Sartana (Jessica Alba), who never met an adversary she couldn't flay. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Hard case Interpol agent Samuel Axel (Steven Seagal) forges a shaky alliance with his sworn enemy in order to take down a ruthless Russian arms dealer with a penchant for killing cops. When one of his team members is brutally gunned down in Eastern Europe, Axel vows to see that justice is served. But just as he closes in on the Russian gun trafficker responsible for the killing, an all-out war explodes between the Russians and Gypsies. Just when it stars to look like Axel's target may skate away scot free, the determined agent throws his cards on the table, and moves in for the kill. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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A former Los Angeles cop must recue the girl he was hired to protect after she is kidnapped by a gang of ruthless mobsters. Rolland Sallinger (Steven Seagal) was a good cop, a trait his corrupt former partner viewed as his Achilles Heel. Forced into early retirement following a bitter betrayal, Sallinger goes to work as a freelance bodyguard. Subsequently hired to safeguard his gorgeous daughter of an influential businessman, the tough protector must fight his way up through the underworld after his charge is abducted and held prisoner by the most feared syndicate in the city. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Framed for murder and condemned to six years in prison, ex-Special Forces operative Shane Daniels (Steven Seagal is attempting to readjust to life on the outside when he finds himself at the center of a simmering street war between Chinese drug dealers and corrupt cops. When Daniels sees a cop killed in cold blood, he swiftly moves in to exact justice. Surveying the scene, he discovers a terrified young girl locked in a trunk with millions of dollars in cash. Now, in order to save the girl and protect the cash, the trained killer must face off against not only the most powerful Chinese gang in the city, but a clan of corrupt cops who will go to murderous lengths to cover up their dirty dealings. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Driven to Kill
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A former Russian mobster named Ruslan (Steven Seagal) sets out to avenge his daughter's death by taking on the entire Eastern underworld. Back in the day, the mere mention of the name Ruslan was enough to make mob bosses tremble with fear. But these days Ruslan has put down his gun and picked up a pen; he's a best-selling author, and he's given up his violent ways. That all changes the day that Ruslan returns home for his daughter's wedding, only to discover that she has been murdered in a violent home invasion. Now, in order to ensure that justice is served, the grieving father will return to the world he thought he had left behind forever. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Pistol Whipped
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An elite former cop with a serious drinking problem and a sizable gambling debt is offered an opportunity for a fresh start when a wealthy stranger buys up his debts and proposes a deadly partnership. There was a time when Matt (Steven Seagal) was a happily married husband and father, but these days his only companions are an empty bottle and a handful of casino chips. His luck has run out, and now his wife is married to another man and his daughter has a new father. Just when it seems as if things couldn't get any worse for Matt, a mysterious old man appears to offer him the opportunity of a lifetime: Should Matt agree to assassinate one of the city's most feared gangsters, his astronomical debt will be paid in full. But Matt isn't used to being a hired gun, and in order to successfully execute his dangerous mission he will first have to familiarize himself with the complicated system of underworld politics. As clarity takes hold and the prospect of redemption comes within his grasp, this once honest cop realizes there is much more to his assignment than meets the eye as he prepares to make the decision that will change his life forever. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Against the Dark
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The human population of planet Earth has been decimated by bloodthirsty vampires, and now the only hope for the few remaining survivors lies in the skills of one man who always lived by the sword. Tao (Steven Seagal) is a katana master who never met a vampire he didn't want to slay. When roving packs of vampires force the few uninfected survivors to seek refuge in an abandoned hospital, the only hope for the human race lies with Tao's special squad of ex-military vigilantes. The only cure for these creatures is execution, and that's Tao's specialty. As the hunt gets underway, Tao and his team make it their mission to ensure that the creatures of the night don't inherit the Earth. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Kill Switch
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A decorated homicide detective faces off against a perverse serial killer against the backdrop of the depraved Memphis underworld in this action thriller starring Steven Seagal. Detective Jacob Stillwell (Seagal)'s reputation for exacting street justice has made him something of an icon among his colleagues in law enforcement, but with a cunning psychopath named Lazarus roaming the streets Stillwell can't lie back on his laurels. Lazarus has the residents of Memphis locking their doors at night and sleeping with one eye open, peering into the shadows in a panicked state of total fear. Now, as the killer becomes increasingly emboldened, Detective Stillwell dives headlong into the sordid underbelly of the city on a mission to hunt the hunter so that the citizens of Memphis can rest easy without having to fear for their lives. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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The Onion Movie
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America's most popular satirical newspaper makes the leap from the printed page to the silver screen in this political comedy that explores what happens when journalistic integrity is compromised by corporate sensibility. Onion News anchorman Norm Archer (Len Cariou) is s principled journalist, so when he's asked to bend to the will of his corporate overlords he decides to strike back with a fury unheard of in the world of network news. Nothing is sacred as the creative force behind The Onion unleash an unrelenting barrage of satire on such subjects as pop stars, prisoners, peace talks, and blockbuster action films. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Urban Justice
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When an honest cop is senselessly gunned down on the means streets of a poverty-stricken city, his fearless father moves into the neighborhood on a deadly mission of vengeance in this gritty urban action thriller starring Steven Seagal and Eddie Griffin. Max Ballester was a good cop who made the unfortunate mistake of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Now Max is dead, the victim of a senseless and seemingly random act of violence. When the murder goes unsolved and the police fail to single out a suspect, Max's father, former government special ops agent Simon Ballester (Seagal), decides to take the law into his own hands. After moving in to the very neighborhood where his son was recently gunned down, Simon embarks on a relentless mission to find his son's killer - constantly probing everyone who crosses his path and never hesitating to crack a skull or two when things get tough. Of course the local gangs don't take kindly to such bold inquiries, especially when they are being conducted by an ex-government agent. Fortunately Simon is more than capable of fending for himself in such dangerous situations, and as the local thugs come out to play he unleashes a fury the likes of which have never been seen even on these treacherous streets. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Flight of Fury
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A United States Air Force special ops agent betrayed by his own agency is forced back into active duty when a top secret stealth bomber is hijacked by a dangerous terrorist group in this action-packed tale of international intrigue starring Steven Seagal. John Sands (Seagal) is the kind of soldier that the military turns to when they need a man who can execute clandestine missions that are too sensitive for standard intelligence services. Now, despite the fact that Sands has continually risked his life in service to his country, the Agency begins to view him as a liability due to his sensitive knowledge he has gained during his many exploits. After being detained by the Agency and scheduled for a chemical procedure in which his entire memory will be erased, Sands escapes the top secret detention center and attempts to reintegrate himself into society. Sands' plan is soon foiled, however, when he defends himself during a liquor store robbery and is subsequently arrested by the local police. As a result of his arrest Sands is quickly located by the Agency, who present him with an opportunity to win his freedom back by locating a highly classified stealth bomber equipped with the latest cloaking technology. It seems that the powerful new weapon has fallen into the hands of violent terrorists who could prove to be a formidable threat to world peace. If Sands can find the jet and bring it safely back to the United States Air Force, the Agency will finally allow him to walk away a free man. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Shadow Man
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An ex-intelligence officer tricked by rogue CIA operatives into smuggling a deadly virus out of the U.S. unleashes a firestorm of fury on the agents who kidnap his daughter once the mission has been fulfilled in an action-packed tale of international intrigue starring martial arts icon Steven Seagal. Jack Foster (Seagal) is an ex-CIA operative traveling to Europe with his young daughter for what they thought would be a relaxing getaway. When his daughter is kidnapped upon arrival in Europe and Jack realizes that he has become little more than a small pawn in a much larger game, he vows to bring his young girl back home safe and rain vengeance upon those who thought they could use Jack to fulfill their nefarious plot to hijack the planet. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Attack Force
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When the leader of a fallen strike team sets out to uncover the source of the attack that decimated his crew, he soon finds himself facing off against a psychotic drug dealer who appears to have been covertly funded by a renegade arm of the United States military in this guns and glory bullet ballet starring action icon Steven Seagal. Marshall Lawson (Seagal)'s team has been viciously cut down in a seemingly-random attack, and now Marshall is looking for answers. The deeper he delves into the case, however, the more suspicious circumstances become. After discovering evidence of a covert operation named "CTX Majestic," Marshall's own military comes gunning for him. Never one to back down from a fight, Marshall soon becomes locked in a life-or-death battle with a trigger happy drug runner whose impressive array of weaponry points to a much larger conspiracy. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Mercenary for Justice
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A wandering mercenary sets out on a bullet-riddled path of revenge after being blackmailed into staging a daring prison break and subsequently being double-crossed in this explosive action entry starring American martial arts icon Steven Seagal. John Seeger (Seagal) is a soldier of fortune with a reputation for getting the job done. When the son of a billionaire arms dealer is locked away in a South African prison with little hope for freedom, the enraged father uses his far-reaching power and influence to force Seeger into a daring rescue mission. There's much more to this adventure than Seeger knows, though, and upon discovering that he has been hung out to dry by the manipulative extortionist, Seeger sets out to prove that when it comes to the matters of honor, you simply don't mess with the best in the business. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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A skilled soldier of fortune discovers a force more dangerous than any he's encountered in this action thriller. Chris Cody (Steven Seagal) is a top-ranked mercenary who took part in an undercover operation to scuttle a major terrorist strike on U.S. soil. However, Cody had to break a number of laws in order to do the job, and he's residing in a military prison when he's given an offer by the United States government. Cody and his crew will have their sentenced commuted and receive 100,000 dollars each if they can capture a notorious terrorist who has kidnapped five American soldiers and bring them home. Cody agrees, but he soon learns that there's more to the five soldiers than he's been led to believe -- they're actually the products of a secret C.I.A. experiment in mind control, and have been programmed to become ruthless killing machines with the right commands. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Into the Sun
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When a fierce new breed of criminal emerges from the dreaded yakuza, the CIA must resort to a crime-fighting powerhouse whose penchant for mayhem rivals that of even the most hardened gangster in this effort from action icon Steven Seagal and Full Clip director mink. The yakuza's stronghold on Japan is legendary, but when the governor of Tokyo is assassinated and his wife's sister is kidnapped, ex-CIA agent Travis Hunter (Seagal) vows to find the men responsible for murdering his brother-in-law and rescue the girl before it's too late. The stakes are raised when Hunter learns of a deadly plot to detonate a nuclear device on U.S. soil, leaving the fate of a nation in the hands of the lethal but determined crime fighter. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Today You Die
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A crook with a conscience takes on the men who turned on him in this action thriller. Harlan Banks (Steven Seagal) is a world-class thief who has always picked his own jobs and tried to pull heists that would leave him room to help out others; he also has powerful psychic abilities and can punish a man simply with the powers of his mind. But the work keeps getting riskier, and at the urging of his girlfriend, Banks has decided to pull one final job, going in with some men who are planning a 20-million-dollar casino robbery in Las Vegas. Banks is double-crossed by his new partners, and while he gets away with the money, Banks also ends up behind bars. Now his fellow crooks want the cash and will do anything to get it, but Banks isn't eager to part with a hard-earned dollar, and with the help of Ice Cool (Anthony Criss, aka hip-hop star Treach), he busts out of prison to claim what's his. Along the way, Banks uses both his hands and his mind to even the score with the men who betrayed him. Today You Die's spectacular chase footage was shot on location in Las Vegas. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Dragon Heat
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Sammo Hung, Michael Biehn, Maggie Q, and Shawn Yue star in this action-packed thriller concerning a disappeared crime lord and the elite team of Interpol agents who set out to recapture him at all costs. A notorious Triad crime boss has disappeared just as his case was about to go before the judge, and now he could be anywhere. Now, on the bustling streets of Hong Kong, a highly skilled team of Interpol agents wage all out war against the underworld in an apocalyptic bid to capture the heavily armed foe and ensure that justice is properly served. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Black Dawn
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An undercover CIA agent must fight for his life when his cover is blown during a heated assignment in this action entry starring martial arts mainstay Steven Seagal. CIA agent Jonathan Cold (Seagal) is attempting to infiltrate a group of well-known arms dealers when his former student is captured and his cover is blown. Now, with little time to spare before the wrathful weapons dealers sell a powerful nuclear bomb to an Eastern European terrorist cell, Agent Cold must race to save his former student while simultaneously stopping the bomb from falling into the wrong hands. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Out of Reach
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Amoral men who traffic in human beings pick the wrong girl to exploit when they discover her best friend is an fighting machine bent on revenge in this thriller. Billy Ray Lancing (Steven Seagal) is a former American intelligence agent who has retired to seek peace of mind by living alone with nature. Lancing, however, has developed a close relationship through the mail with Irena (Ida Nowakowska), an orphaned teenager living in Poland; they correspond frequently, and Lancing uses his letters to help teach her how to read code. When Irena's letters stop arriving, and Lancing receives a terse message saying she won't be contacting him again, he becomes suspicious and travels to Poland. There, Lancing makes the shocking discovery that the charitable organization for orphaned children Lancing had been helping to support is actually a front for a worldwide network of sexual slavery. Working with Polish law enforcement, Lancing sets out to find Irena and her fellow orphans before it's too late, using his years of experience to ferret out the men responsible and his talent for codes to stay in touch with Irena. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Prepare for the fight of a lifetime as a former Tae Kwon Do champion takes on a feared cage fighter in a desperate bid to rescue his kidnapped daughter in this action opus from South Korean director Kim Du-yeong. His legacy is legend, but following the birth of his daughter, Sa Rang, Tae Kwon Do champion Kim Seung Hyoun (Jun Lee) decides to walk away from the violent life and raise his little girl in peace. His plans are shattered, however, when an evil gambling kingpin kidnaps Sa Rang in order to force the former champion back into the ring. If there is any hope of ever seeing his daughter alive again, Kim must agree to fight in a series of rigged boxing matches that will culminate in a battle against "King of the Cage" Jack Miller (Steven Seagal) -- a brutal fighter who has yet to lose a match. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Belly of the Beast
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Ching Siu Tung directs the straight-to-video action thriller Belly of the Beast. Steven Seagal stars as ex-CIA agent Jake Hopper. He wants to retire peacefully, but is pulled back into the action when his daughter Jessica (Sarah Malakul Lane) is kidnapped by a terrorist group called Abu Karaf. While the rest of the CIA starts a routine investigation, Jake goes out on his own to find her. Seagal also co-wrote and co-produced. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
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Out for a Kill
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Action star Steven Seagal re-teams with filmmaker Michael Oblowitz, director of Seagal's recent film The Foreigner, for this international thriller. Seagal plays an archeologist who suddenly finds himself out of favor with the Chinese mafia after he uncovers a drug smuggling scheme. Framed by the gangsters for a crime he didn't commit, Seagal emerges from prison with vengeance in mind. Out for a Kill co-stars Michelle Goh and Corey Johnson. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
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Gloomland A Travel Stone Adventure Map Poster (PDF)
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Wildwood and Cobweb Caverns Map Pack
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$106 Million Picasso Sale Sets New World Record for Most Expensive Work of Art
Last month The Classicist broke the news that a rarely-seen Picasso was expected to fetch up to $90 million at Christie's landmark Evening Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art, which took place yesterday in New York. Now the results are in and the painting, Nude, Green Leaves, and Bust (above) dated 1932, from the Collection of Mrs. Sidney F. Brody, was sold for a staggering $106.5 million to an unidentified telephone bidder, breaking the previous world record for any work of art sold at auction (set back in February when a Giacometti sculpture brought in $104.3 million). Yesterday's sale achieved a stunning $335.5 million in total. The Evening Sale portion of the Brody Collection also became the highest total for a single-owner sale offered at Christies New York, surpassing the landmark sale of the Collection of Victor and Sally Ganz sale in 1997. The 27 lots from the Brody Collection achieved $224.2 million.
Marc Porter, Chairman of Christie's Americas, commented: "This was a stellar night for Christie's and for the art market. The sale was led by exceptional prices for works by Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti and Henri Matisse from the Brody Collection, one of the greatest private collections to come to market. In addition, we witnessed great depth of bidding and strong results for important works from other American and European collections, including additional paintings by Picasso and works by Giacometti and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. We are honored to have been entrusted with so many remarkable works this season, and we are delighted to have delivered such positive results, including three new world auction records for Picasso, Georges Braque, and Jean-François Raffaelli."


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Will do mate. I'll PM you as soon as I've been told it's registration.
I was going to start my own thread, but figured 17 pages in, I may get more help in here.
What spec do I need?
I was going with Recaro's, Carbon trim, Liquid yellow paint, cup packs, speedlines & cornering lights. Some of the other stuff I'm not sure on what they actually are. Suggestions/help please.
PS - how do I get the keyless entry on the go?
Keyless entry is standard iirc, you need to disable it
Sounds like a good spec
Do these have the aux/iPod input as standard or only as part of the Bluetooth kit?
I think that's another spec actually.
Spec it then
Its horrible not being able to plug my iPod in
Liquid Yellow lol
My spec is:
Ultra Red
Cup chassis
Carbon dash
Electric folding mirrors
Rear tints
GT spoiler
RS Monitor
Upgraded projector headlights with cornering lights and black surrounds
Bluetooth with iPod connectivity
So everything bar Nav and rear parking sensors. Lol
I'd say that the options that aren't essential (but I like them) are:
Carbon dash
RS monitor
Rear tints
Electric folding mirrors
That said, they only add another £500. So I thought 'balls to it'
Might as well have the exact spec you want.
Yeah - the LY paint is alot of cash £1,300 which really pushes the price up.
Just need to get the Trophy sold really.
Liquid Yellow after 3 vandalised threads in a week. Brave man.
LOL LY really hasn't had a good week.
Have to say my ideal spec would probably be
Mercury FF
Non cup chassis
Black speedlines
Black roof
GT spoiler
Bluetooth + monitor
Rear tints
Yellow interior pack (just cause) lol
Can't actually remember!
Agree Colin Mercury ftw! Love the Silverstone spec.
i only saw the 2 lys and a sunflower being broken.. if any more lys get damaged i think im gonna have to sell up lol!
ive never seen a murcury 200. its similar to iceberg isnt it
Mercury is a real bright silver, it sort of "pops" in the sun,
I was never that much of a fan of my old iceberg v6... Could never get much shine on that colour
Agreed. That looks very tidy.
When Christopher's UR 200 arrives i'm going to have to avoid looking at pictures of it. Want one already!
Damn this website!
although that pic does look ace i cant help but think 'its another silver clio' (im not a fan of silver/black sports orientated cars )
im sure itd be a different story if i saw one in person :P


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"Somebody That I Used To Know," Gotye feat. Kimbra
"Thinkin Bout You," Frank Ocean
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," Taylor Swift
Song of the Year
"The A Team," Ed Sheeran, songwriter (Ed Sheeran)
"Adorn," Miguel Pimentel, songwriter (Miguel)
"Call Me Maybe," Tavish Crowe, Carly Rae Jepsen and Josh Ramsay, songwriters (Carly Rae Jepsen)
"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," Jörgen Elofsson, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin and Ali Tamposi, songwriters (Kelly Clarkson)
"We Are Young," Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost and Nate Ruess, songwriters (Fun. feat. Janelle Monáe)
Best Pop Vocal Album
"Stronger," Kelly Clarkson
"Ceremonials," Florence & The Machine
"Some Nights," Fun.
"Overexposed," Maroon 5
"The Truth About Love," Pink
Best Pop Solo Performance
"Set Fire To The Rain (Live)," Adele
"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," Kelly Clarkson
"Call Me Maybe," Carly Rae Jepsen


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A sheriff's deputy working in the Monterey County Jail last year accrued so much overtime — nearly twice his base pay — that he earned more money than his boss, Sheriff Scott Miller.
According to a Bay Area News Group public employees salaries database, deputy Jose Garcia collected $170,243 in overtime pay in 2011, almost doubling his base pay of $88,786.
When combined with other employment costs, including benefits, it cost Monterey County $312,710 to employ Garcia. By comparison, Miller cost the county $301,447 last year, including base pay of $207,150.
The database, which tracks overall compensation at more than 300 public agencies across California, is designed to reflect the "total cost of employment" for public employees, and includes overtime, medical benefits, pension contributions, deferred compensation contributions, as well as "other cash pay" and "other noncash costs of employment."
It shows that it can cost local public agencies double or even triple some employees' base pay when overtime and benefits are added in.
According to the database, most of the costliest local public employees work for the county, the vast majority at Natividad Medical Center.
Three county employees, all of them top Natividad officials, cost more than $500,000 in pay and benefits last year.
Four more hospital employees, including three contract physicians, cost more than $400,000 in 2011.
Of the 17 additional county employees who cost more than $300,000 for the year, all but three worked at Natividad.
In all, 34 of the area's 50 most expensive public employees work for the county hospital, and all but two of those 50 top earners work for the county, which is the largest public agency employer with more than 4,460 positions on the payroll.
The top 50
The only noncounty employees to crack the top 50 list were former Seaside City Manager Ray Corpuz, who now works as Salinas' top administrator, and Marvin Biasotti, superintendent of the Carmel Valley Unified School District.
According to county officials, "other cash pay" could include negotiated premium or specialty pay, shift differentials, enhanced compensation for advanced degrees or bilingual ability, cellphone or mileage stipends, and termination or severance payoffs including unused vacation and sick time, among other categories.
However, county officials said they don't know what the database's reference to "noncash costs" means because the county doesn't use that terminology and that category wasn't included in the county's report on employee compensation to the Bay Area News Group.
Database producer Daniel Willis described the category as including everything from Social Security and Medicare to life insurance and gym memberships.
County Administrative Officer Lew Bauman said benefits are a significant part of overall compensation for employees in all industries — public and private — while also pointing out that the vast majority of public employees are not offered stock options, bonuses and other special pay available in the private sector. Only top Natividad executives qualify for bonuses based on the hospital's financial performance, and that has been in place for less than five years.
Bauman said benefits are crucial in recruiting and retaining highly qualified employees, and generally represent about 36.5 percent of a county employee's overall compensation.
Natividad compensation
At Natividad, the county's largest employer with more than 860 employees, compensation for the top-paid staff generally falls into two categories. Top administrators' base pay is augmented by the cost of benefits and pension contributions, while contract physicians don't have access to the full spectrum of public benefits but can earn additional compensation.
For instance, Natividad's chief of surgery, Alex Di Stante earned $426,246 in base pay in 2010 while receiving $9,995 in "other pay" and $13,989 in employer contribution to deferred compensation. Add in the cost of medical benefits ($16,527), and pension contributions from the employer ($12,368) and employee ($45,419), and the cost to employ Di Stante adds up to $524,545, tops in the county.
CEO Harry Weis ($364,998 base pay, $70,628 in "other pay," $13,062 deferred compensation contribution, $520,362 total cost) and Chief Ob/GYN surgeon Peter Chandler ($418,375 base pay, $9,318 "other pay," and $13,838 deferred compensation, $519,025 total) aren't far behind.
In addition, Chief Medical Officer Gary Gray boosted his $304,950 base pay with $77,769 in "other pay," and $12,297 to deferred compensation, for a total cost of $459,889.
Weis said health care industry pay is considerably higher than that for other public entities, including the county, largely due to the demands of maintaining a "highly-skilled workforce, based on advanced education and certification, and supply and demand." He said Natividad compensation levels are lower than those for other area hospitals such as Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, Watsonville Community Hospital, and Dominican Hospital, according to data from California's Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development. At the same time, Weis said Natividad tries to remain "somewhat competitive" with its pay practices.
Contract pay highest
Contract physicians working for Natividad and the county Health Department are among the highest paid county employees.
Three county hospital doctors cost more than $400,000 in 2011, including Muhammad Mattu, who received base pay of $379,807, and with employee pension and employer deferred compensation contributions ended up at $432,720 total cost; Barron Palmer, who augmented a base pay of $277,351 with $102,000 of overtime along with other compensation for a total cost of $421,680; and Jennifer Bautista, who added up $318,536 in base pay with $33,784 in "other pay" and other compensation for a total of $400,249.
In all, a dozen contract physicians working for either Natividad or the county Health Department cost more than $300,000, boosting base pay with various other compensation.
Weis said contract physicians already work considerably more than a 40-hour workweek, and only accrue overtime when they work extra shifts beyond their maximum work hours — set at 96 hours in any two-week period. He said the alternative is bringing in temporary employees, who typically cost about double what contract doctors do. Besides, the presence of regular hospital physicians creates "better continuity" for patients, he said.
Other county employees who cost more than $300,000 in 2011 included Natividad Chief Financial Officer Daniel Leon and Human Resources Administrator Janine Ray-Bouyea, along with Bauman, Miller and Garcia.
A persistent problem
Overtime has been a persistent issue at the county jail for years, and was the focus of the 2011 county civil grand jury report.
Miller said a handful of deputies have been known to rack up outsized overtime bills, essentially by telling their supervising sergeants they're willing to work whenever they're needed. Since most deputies prefer not to work such long hours, he said supervisors often rely on the deputies willing to put in extra time to meet staffing requirements.
However, Miller said deputies working long hours can become a "safety hazard," adding that he began tracking overtime upon taking office last year.
In response to the grand jury report, Miller outlined a series of measures to reduce overtime, including the addition of new lowerÐpaid positions at the jail to replace deputies logging extra time. On Thursday, Miller said he'd recently put in place a policy limiting deputies to 56 hours in any five-day period, and could consider placing limits on the number of consecutive days deputies can work.
Nevertheless, Miller said overtime for the entire department hasn't been excessive considering budget cuts that have slashed 75 positions over the past decade. He said the department is in the midst of a "massive hiring process," and the best way to avoid too much overtime is maintaining proper staffing levels.
Garcia could not be reached to comment.
In addition to Garcia, corrections deputy George Jones made $75,343 in overtime and $12,743 extra pay for a total of $222,525 while deputies Shawn O'Connor and Joaquin Gonzalez both cost $65,000 or more in overtime and extra pay.
Bigger workload
Among those whose supplemental compensation boosted them into the higher annual cost categories despite lower base pay was Natividad staff nurse Juana Hernandez, whose $72,235 in overtime pay and $75,167 in "other pay" helped nearly triple the cost of her employment above her $100,000 base pay to $291,925 last year.
Weis said Hernandez is a veteran nurse who works in Natividad's surgery center and leads a threeÐperson, onÐcall team to ensure the hospital has around-the-clock coverage for surgeries, including nights and weekends. He said she also earns special standby pay, and called her "probably one of the most dominant on-call nurses" at the hospital. Paying Hernandez on-call overtime is "significantly cheaper" than staffing full-time nurses, he said.
According to Weis, senior nurses "get stuck with extra hours" at most hospitals, largely based on the fluctuation of patient census and staffing ratios, adding that others at Natividad also have wracked up significant overtime totals.
Also at Natividad, staff nurse Rosemarie Batson received $30,876 in overtime pay and $52,191 in extra pay for total compensation of $221,804, while sonographer Valerie Schatz and staff nurse Cristeta Co each cost $65,000 or more in overtime and extra pay.
'24-7' overtime pay
Bauman said most county overtime pay is concentrated in "24-7" departments such as Natividad, the jail, 911 operations and probation. He said the "trade-off" is between paying overtime or "staffing up" by hiring new full-time employees to cover mandatory staffing requirements. The latter, he said, is usually more expensive.
In addition, former county Water Resources Agency General Manager Curtis Weeks, who resigned last year, chalked up about $50,000 in miscellaneous or "noncash costs of employment," according to the database, while former county public works Director Yazdan Emrani, who also left last year, logged nearly $34,000 in noncash costs, and current county Treasurer Mary Zeeb also recorded nearly $51,000 under the same category.
Scores of public employees were listed as having been compensated with "other," or extra, pay in the database, while only a few incurred the noncash costs.
A total of 50 local public employees cost more than $250,000 for 2011, a little more than half costing between $250,000 and $300,000, and another 113 cost between $200,000 and $250,000.
Only about a dozen are noncounty employees.
In addition to Corpuz ($277,753 total cost) and Biasotti ($272,362), other top-paid noncounty employees included Seaside fire Capt. Richard Blaha Jr. ($90,312 base pay, $49,404 overtime, $234,433 total), Salinas Union High School District Superintendent James Earhart ($228,434 total), Seaside deputy community resource management director Diana Ingersoll ($223,193 total), and Pacific Grove Unified School District Superintendent Ralph Porras ($222,650 total).
Federal employees are not included in the database.
Comparing costs
Local public employees by annual cost in 2011:
· 163 public employees cost more than $200,000 per year
· 113 between $200,000 and $250,000
· 26 between $250,000 and $300,000
· 17 between $300,000 and $400,000
· 4 between $400,000 and $500,000
· 3 over $500,000
Source: Bay Area News Group Public Employee Salaries Database


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That's how many sleepy towns became major hubs for commerce in those days. Though the rail lines still serve as an incredibly important link to the world, they also face lots of competition to move goods by air, by truck and by water.
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Without Metronet and the enormous capacity it offers in transferring, downloading and sharing data, for example, the University of Notre Dame could not have aggressively focused on research, says Ron Kraemer, chief information officer and vice president of information technology at Notre Dame.
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The system expanded recently by entering into an agreement with Mishawaka to manage, monitor and maintain the city's fiber network, which extends about 20 additional miles on the south and east sides of the city. Metronet already has fiber on the north side of the city.
City Planner Ken Prince says the fiber-optic network was built over the past few years as a way of connecting all of the city utilities. Because the fiber isn't nearly as expensive as the labor involved in installing the cable, the system was deliberately overbuilt.
"There's a significant amount of space available," says Prince. That's good news for the hundreds of businesses in the area that might be able to take advantage of connection.
But it's just as important as a key piece of infrastructure in the event a company with data needs is ever interested in locating or expanding in the area, says Prince. In fact, it's not much different than overbuilding a water line or a roadway in anticipation of future development.
In addition to the expansion in Mishawaka, Metronet also has had discussions about extending into Marshall County and Plymouth as well as other areas of the region. Such an extension would further connect the region and boost economic development efforts.
Metronet already has provided a payoff when it comes to research at Notre Dame and providing efficiencies for businesses and institutions in the area. But when Data Realty and Union Station already are risking investment and Kraemer believes we've seen only an inkling of what it might mean to economic development, it's time to pay attention.
You might wake up and discover that your sleepy Midwestern town isn't so sleepy anymore.
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Shares of Men's Wearhouse (MW) are rising after the company's CEO and Goldman Sachs made optimistic comments about its outlook. WHAT'S NEW: "We think we're doing better than most of our competitors," Men's Wearhouse CEO Doug Ewert told CNBC earlier today. Ewert added that the company has strong brands and can "work through" the headwinds it is facing. WHAT'S NOTABLE: Goldman Sachs earlier today initiated coverage of the retailer with a Buy rating. Men's Wearhouse is undergoing a transition that will enable it to refocus on its core men�s retail and tuxedo business which has a high profit margin, the firm wrote in a note to investors. Moreover, the transition should enable the company to return more capital to shareholders, added the firm ,which placed a $45 price target on the stock. PRICE ACTION: In mid-afternoon trading, Men's Wearhouse gained $1.40, or 4.27%, to $34.15. ANOTHER TO WATCH: Jos. A. Bank Clothiers (JOS), which also sells men's suits, fell 0.4% to $43.60.
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Sycamore Partners is in advanced talks to acquire the off-price chain store K&G of Men's Wearhouse (MW), says Reuters. K&G sells discounted apparel and accessories from various brands and accounted for 15% of Men's Wearhouse's FY12 net sales of $2.5B, adds Reuters. Men's Wearhouse is currently involved in in a takeover battle with Jos. A. Bank Clothiers (JOSB).
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JoS. A. Bank (JOSB) December call option implied volatility is at 30, January is at 24, April is at 18; below its 26-week average of 36 according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement after Men's Wearhouse (MW) proposed to buy the company for $55 per share cash and into the expected release of Q3 results on December 5.
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How will the data workflow work for high-end online systems? i.e. Discreet FFI (SGI and Linux), Quantel iQ, Nitris DS, etc.
A- Finish offline edit. Output EDL, cutting copy.
B- Bring EDL into Redcine. Redcine copies section of Redcode media onto an external drive (i.e. RAIDed FW800 so the transfer goes faster).
C- Drive is couriered to online facility. This is unless the offline editor is in the same building as the online, which does happen.
D- An online assistant takes the footage and dumps it into a computer with Redcine.
E- Redcine converts media into a file format that the online system will accept (still TIFF sequences?). Is it safe to assume that performance of these (possibly uncompressed 4:4:4) files will be the same as 4:2:2 Y'CbCr? And what about clipping of out-of-range values?
*It may be that the online system accepts some 4:2:2 Y'CbCr data format. I don't know.
F- These files are written directly onto a SAN or the online system's storage. Is it safe to assume that the network protocols and/or file systems are compatible, and that network speed is fast?
G- Things like field order and pixel aspect ratio are guessed correctly. If not, it is not a big PITA to manually change these settings.
H- If you had shot 24p (NDF) and you need to edit in 60i (NDF), and you go through this process, with that complicate things? Can the Red pull list work backwards from a 60i EDL and reference that to the 24p Red clips?
I- Can the online system take in an EDL, and conform that from data files? The online system needs to be able to read timecode from the data files.
J- If you need to change the reel names to no more than 5, 6, or 8 characters, can Redcine handle that?
K- Can Redcine warn you if you put a "B" on the end of the reel name? This would be to avoid conflicts with B-reel naming convention; I'm not sure if this is necessary.
My inquiring mind would like to know! (in the context of HD and SD production for broadcast)
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