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The chairman of the House transportation committee said he plans to meet with "Wall Street people" today to discuss investment in a proposed high-speed rail line between Boston and Washington.
U.S. Representative John Mica, a Florida Republican, said in an interview today that he wants investors' input on how to "set the parameters" for government and businesses to work together on providing 220-mile-per hour passenger service on the 457-mile Northeast Corridor. He didn't specify with whom he would meet.
Mica said he stands behind his proposal to revoke Amtrak's ownership of the line and open competitive bidding to build and provide high-speed rail service. The lawmaker is also seeking to cut U.S. subsidies to Amtrak by 25 percent.
"I sure as hell am and intend to continue to be" a critic of Amtrak, Mica said today at the Railtrends 2011 conference in New York.
Members of the Teamsters union that represents Amtrak workers protested the proposal to cut subsidies by trying to leave sheets that read "Mica -- Unfair to Amtrak" on attendees' seats before Mica's speech. Conference organizers ushered the union members out and removed the leaflets.
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USC, rest of SEC might benefit from Franklin leaving Vandy
The South Carolina football team will undergo plenty of change in 2014.
The loss of several stars, including Jadeveon Clowney and Connor Shaw, will give the Gamecocks different looks on both sides of the ball.
They aren't the only ones.
Several teams on the Gamecocks' 2014 schedule have announced major departures that will certainly affect matchups this fall.
Former Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel, who made an expected move to the NFL, won't be quarterbacking Texas A&M when the Aggies visit Columbia to open the season on Aug. 28; USC never had to face him.
Auburn running back Tre Mason, a Heisman finalist, is also going pro, so USC defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward won't have to scheme for the SEC's best rusher from 2013 and a big reason why the Tigers came close to winning the BCS title last week.
Georgia, which visits Williams-Brice Stadium in the third week of the season, is currently without a defensive coordinator and secondary coach. The replacements could have a huge impact on what happens for a defense that returns 10 starters; former DC Todd Grantham only beat the Gamecocks once during his four-year tenure.
However, the biggest move of the weekend is more of a long-term change for USC and the entire SEC.
James Franklin leaving Vanderbilt for the head coaching position at Penn State is a major deal and a huge loss for the Commodores.
Vandy is a program with little tradition that struggles bringing in top-tier talent, but Franklin did things no other coach in Commodore history could do, like go to three consecutive bowl games. His enthusiasm and direction helped Vandy win nine league games and 18 contests overall the last two years.
Say what you want, but that's a lot of success at a school that's been an automatic win for many SEC teams over the years. Franklin was changing that. Despite recruiting and admission restraints, he was building something.
Granted, nobody expected him to make a lengthy career out of the Vandy job. One of the reasons he headed back to his home state to take over the Nittany Lions is because he proved he could win at a perennial doormat.
Where do the Commodores go now?
There's some talented players left behind, but it's direction that's now the issue. Based on history, Vanderbilt isn't known for hiring big names. Franklin very well could be the best coach who's ever been in Nashville.
Former Furman coach Bobby Johnson did a nice job there, winning a bowl game for the first time in decades. However, after he stepped down, Robbie Caldwell stepped down before the final game of his first season and went back to being a position coach.
That doesn't mean that the Commodores can't build off what Franklin started; several reputable names like Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris and San Francisco 49ers OC Greg Roman have been rumored as possible candidates.
However, nothing Franklin did means any of those guys will take the job. Sure, it's an SEC gig, but it's always been. The challenges of bringing talent to a school of Vanderbilt's academic standards are ten fold and have scared off a lot of quality coaches over the years.
It's going to take one heck of a hire to match what Franklin did, much less accomplish more.
That's going to be tough for the Commodores — and helpful for the rest of the SEC.
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Once again the San Francisco Giants are in the World Series, and once again the scene outside AT&T park is interesting and unique. And again the SF Giants fans show us they are the best fans in the United States.
You may recall the San Francisco Giants were in the World Series in 2010, and I covered the scene outside the park.
I covered the scene outside the park because the fans are unique, loud and put out the rally call. It is common knowledge that the baseball players can hear the fans outside the park, and it is common knowledge that the fans energize the players.
The first game of the World Series ended in an 8 to 3 win (Giants), and SF Giant third baseman Pablo Sandoval joined the ranks of Babe Ruth and Reggie Jackson by hitting 3 home runs off of Justin Verlander and Al Alburquerque. That has only been accomplished by two other players in baseball history.
The San Francisco Giants has some of the best fans including dogs. I included a picture of a dog named Gizelle. She is a proud SF Giant fan. The scene outside the stadium is truly San Francisco, loud, proud and one big party.
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Court told that ...Woman chopped for $50 bus fare
Bus conductor Purcell Corvel who was charged with felonious wounding appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday.
Purcell who is no stranger to the court, was accused of chopping the complainant who was a passenger on the bus he was operating on December 4.
The court was told that the complainant was attacked by the accused, after she demanded the return of her fare ($50) due to the incompletion of her journey.
The complainant and Corvel then got into an altercation over the fare, after which Corvel chopped the complainant on the right side of her face.
She received multiple stitches and was admitted to the Kingston Public Hospital for nine days.
Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey placed Corvel's bail at $80,000 with surety and he is to return to court on February 4.
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by Bob Roth - Oct, 2015
The best employers like to hear about college students who have overcome obstacles and were able to stick with their goals when things got tough and difficult. Employers know that new employees will encounter difficulties and things that stand in their way. They want to be assured that their new hires will be up to the task. Students who find that everything is easy in college may not be the best candidates for employment...
Should Others Put Their Trust In You?
by Bob Roth - Sep, 2015
Should others put their trust in you? by Bob Roth, the College and Career Success Coach Why should someone trust you? That is an important question. Once you let someone down, they may never completely trust you again. In college and throughout the rest of your life, the people around you will listen to your words and observe your behaviors. The accumulated information becomes your reputation. Based on their experie...
An Open Letter To All College Students
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In college, you are given an opportunity to go on a great journey. Take advantage of that chance to learn, grow and explore. Along to way, be sure to savor and appreciate every experience. As you move along your path to the future, make friends, make something better and do something for others. Ask questions and say what you mean. Learn about yourself. Think about your future and clarify your dreams. In order to fly o...
Is There An Effective Way For Your College To Improve Student Employment Success?
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YES! In fact, there is a way for colleges to help 100% of their students and greatly improve their chances for employment success, at no additional cost to the college. Although my statement may sound unrealistic, difficult and potentially expensive, improving your student employment performance rate does not have to be costly and can be quite easy to do. You can create a win-win for everyone. The fact remains that ther...
There Is A Big Difference Between Landing A Job And Landing A Good Job
by Bob Roth - Jun, 2015
College students and their parents know the difference between landing a job and landing a good job. College leaders know too, but some help more than others. When college seniors and recent grads obtain a "good" job, it means that the job: - Holds great interest for the student - Has opportunities to learn and grow - Has opportunities for advancement - Has career potential - Pays a salary that enables...
You Are The Average Of What?
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There are factors that combine to make you who you are, what you are and who you will become, as you move through college and beyond. Your success, mediocrity or failure usually depends on what you surround ourselves with. However, you have a great deal of control over your environment. You choose the people, places, information, tools, motivation and opportunities that you allow to get close to you. So, let?s take a close...
You Are What You Accomplish
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It is not how hard we work at something; rather, it's all about the results we achieve. Employers hire people who can get things done well. Because activity without results amounts to little, we know that results are more important than activity alone. Example: Let's say that you volunteer to lead a fundraising drive for your favorite charity. You and your team work sixteen hours a day for twenty-one straight days, in an...
College Students Have Many Obligations
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To be successful, every college student has a long list of obligations that he or she must be willing to fulfill. Since these obligations are not always made clear to students, many end up falling short in several important areas. Students must be aware of the following obligations and stay on top of their performance and progress, as they move through college. Student obligations include: 1. Financial Obligations - Co...
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Tasty Tacos opens new location in West Des Moines
Published on November 18th, 2013 | by Des Moines Register
If you're in the mood for tacos, then head on over to the newest Tasty Tacos location at 6326 Mills Civic Parkway in West Des Moines. A Des Moines staple since 1961, this Tasty Tacos location will be using the same menu as the others.
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Students Everywhere Cheat—Not Just Harvard's Freshmen
September 08, 2013
In a survey published Thursday in the Harvard Crimson, 42 percent of incoming freshmen admitted to having cheated on a homework assignment in high school and 10 percent admitted to cheating on an exam.
The Decline of the Humanities—and Civilization
July 17, 2013
Humanities professors bear responsibility for the crisis of their profession.
Poland in the Darkness of World War II
December 20, 2012
The Eagle Unbowed: Poland and the Poles in the Second World War By Halik Kochanski (Harvard University Press, 734 pp., $35) The Auschwitz Volunteer: Beyond Bravery By Witold Pilecki translated by Jarek Garliński (Aquila Polonica, 460 pp., $34.95) ONCE, THE Allied history of the Second World War—the Anglo-American history of the Second World War, the Victors' history of the Second World War—was the only one we thought mattered.
The Birth of American Finance
December 07, 2012
How Alexander Hamilton and a Swiss anti-Federalist created our country's capitalist system.
Hayek, Friedman, and the Illusions of Conservative Economics
November 16, 2012
Good Hayek vs. Bad Hayek.
Blame it on the Reformation
September 14, 2012
A new book on the post-Reformation West is more fable than history.
Keeping Our Heads
August 24, 2012
The Mauthausen Trial: American Military Justice in Germany By Tomaz Jardim (Harvard University Press, 276 pp., $29.95) Conscience on Trial: The Fate of Fourteen Pacifists in Stalin's Ukraine, 1952–1953 By Hiroaki Kuromiya (University of Toronto Press, 212 pp., $60) All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals By David Scheffer (Princeton University Press, 533 pp., $35) Justice and the Enemy: Nuremberg, 9/11, and the Trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed By William Shawcross (PublicAffairs, 257 pp., $26.99) IN 1952, FOURTEEN peasants, owning little more than a few religio
The Bookless Library
July 12, 2012
I. THEY ARE, in their very different ways, monuments of American civilization. The first is a building: a grand, beautiful Beaux-Arts structure of marble and stone occupying two blocks' worth of Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan. The second is a delicate concoction of metal, plastic, and glass, just four and a half inches long, barely a third of an inch thick, and weighing five ounces. The first is the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, the main branch of the New York Public Library (NYPL). The second is an iPhone.
Art Over Biology
July 12, 2012
Before 2013 begins, catch up on the best of 2012. From now until the New Year, we will be re-posting some of The New Republic's most thought-provoking pieces of the year. Enjoy. Why Lyrics Last: Evolution, Cognition, and Shakespeare's Sonnets By Brian Boyd (Harvard University Press, 227 pp., $25.95) Wired for Culture: Origins of the Human Social Mind By Mark Pagel (W.W. Norton, 416 pp., $29.95) The Age of Insight: The Quest to Understand the Unconscious in Art, Mind, and Brain, from Vienna 1900 to the Present By Eric R.
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May 18, 2012
From Enemy to Brother: The Revolution in Catholic Teaching on the Jews, 1933–1965 By John Connelly (Harvard University Press, 376 pp., $35) Across the violent years of the twentieth century, the Roman Catholic Church underwent a trial of conscience that ultimately brought about a radical transformation in its official doctrine regarding the Jews. Church tradition had long held that the Jewish people were abandoned by God and condemned to wander the Earth, their religion nullified by the new covenant with Christ.


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"Kaya ko palang kumanta na ng iba aside from love songs and ballad and pambirit. Pwede pala akong kumanta ng relax, pwede pala akong kumanta ng upbeat, puwede pala akong kumanta ng groove lang," says Jed Madela about his realizations while doing his new album titled All Original.Photo: Courtesy of Jed Madela
Jed Madela discovers more about himself as he moves to a new recording label.
As a new recording artist of Star Records, Jed experienced having his written song being included in his new music album titled All Original.
For almost nine years, Jed was a recording artist of Universal Records before he signed up with Star Records in 2012.
During his stay, he was able to release six solo albums and was included in a few compilation albums.
When asked about his relationship with former record label, he told PEP, "You know, they gave me a lot of exposure and a lot of boost din. I'm really thankful naman sa Universal.
"But sometimes, we really have to move on to another playing field para makita natin kung ano pa ang pwede nating gawin."
ALL ORIGINAL. The 32-year-old singer is not really a newbie in writing songs, but "Tanging Ikaw" marks the first time that Jed had his work officially recorded and included in an album.
"Kasi, I write songs but hindi ako talaga 'yong songwriter," he told PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) in an interview recently.
Upon listening to his arranged song, Jed said, "Maganda naman 'yong kinalabasan.
"The first time I heard it, sabi ko, 'Wow, ito pala 'yong tunog ng pinagpaguran mo.'
"Kumbaga 'yong emotions mo, ganito pala ang tunog."
Because of this experience, Jed said he got more inspired to produce more songs.
"Ang dami ko nang nasulat!" he exclaimed.
DIFFERENT JED. The ASAP mainstay also said in this new album, listeners will hear a different Jed Madela, who is known for hitting high notes in his previous music albums.
He gives credit to his producer and one of the composers in the album: Jonathan Manalo.
"Tinutukan niya ang boses ko, ang singing style ko, para hindi siya maging katunog ng mga previous record ko.
"Different Jed Madela talaga, different sound," said Jed.


text: Close Tweet0 Share0 Comment0 Share0 Share0 Stumble It0 Print0 More Point Forward Video: Heat's Greg Oden plays in first NBA game since 2009, dunks on first possession by Ben Golliver Twitter Email Posted: Wed Jan. 15, 2014 Greg Oden made his 2013-14 season debut for the Heat on Wednesday against the Wizards, throwing down a dunk on his first offensive possession.Oden had not played in an NBA game since Dec. 5, 2009, when he suffered a broken patella in his left knee as a member of the Blazers. Wednesday marked his first regular season action in 1,502 days, and he had been on the inactive list for the entire 2013-14 season as he rehabilitated from a series of knee injuries.With Washington leading 56-26 midway through the second quarter, Oden made his first appearance of the season as the Wizards shot free throws. On Miami's ensuing possession, Dwyane Wade drove baseline and threw up a running lay-up that missed. Oden came down with the offensive rebound and dunked home the second-chance opportunity with two hands.He finished with six points (on 2-for-3 shooting) and two rebounds off the bench in Miami's 114-97 loss to Washington."I wish we could have won," Oden said, according to the Sun-Sentinel.The 25-year-old seven-footer was activated earlier Wednesday after the Heat traded seldom-used center Joel Anthony to the Celtics in a three-team trade that brought Warriors guard Toney Douglas to the Heat. Chris "Birdman" Andersen was also unavailable on Wednesday because of a knee injury.Oden played four minutes during a preseason game against the Pelicans back in November, and he dunked on his first touch in that game too."I'm happy I'm able to walk off this court," Oden told Sun Sports after his preseason debut. "I'm able to play another day."Oden was the No. 1 pick in the 2007 NBA draft out of Ohio State, selected one spot ahead of Thunder All-Star forward Kevin Durant. He appeared in 82 games for the Blazers over five years before he was released in 2012 due to a series of knee injuries. Oden signed a one-year, veteran's minimum contract with the Heat in August. He holds career averages of 9.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game.After being released by the Blazers in March 2012, Oden has been rehabilitating from multiple knee surgeries, including a second microfracture surgery on his left knee in February 2012 and arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. Prior to that round of surgeries, Oden also had left knee surgery in 2009 after fracturing his patella, microfracture surgery on his left knee in 2010 to address a "defect" that occurred during non-contact rehabilitation work, and a microfracture surgery on his right knee in 2007. Oden also reportedly underwent Orthokine injections on both knees back in May 2012 and admitted to problems with alcohol during his time with the Blazers.He told reporters in August that he had "some dark times" in Portland but that he was looking forward to a new chapter in Miami. "After three years of being out, I'm just going to go out and do what I can," Oden said, according to the Associated Press. "If somehow (my body) says no, then it says no. But for me, I'm not even worried about that. Just go play and not even think about that. I've signed on the dotted line, put it like that. I've got a contract. As y'all can see this smile, I've got a contract. I'm excited." Promoted Stories Comments


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Birmingham--Alabama real estate professionals are scrambling this week, after a major court ruling against Birmingham-based RealtySouth. As WBHM's Tanya Ott reports, the lawsuit could affect 30,000 Alabamians and cost the company tens of millions of dollars.
Don McKenna still smiles when he recalls Monday night. He was pulling into the baseball park in Cahaba Heights, ready to coach his son's game, when he got a update on his BlackBerry. A federal judge had just ruled against RealtySouth. The baseball team also won its game that night.
"It was a great 'two-fer' night. Even got doused with Gatorade by seven year olds."
The court ruling was a long time coming. McKenna filed the suit in 2004, alleging that RealtySouth improperly charged a $149 fee to home buyers and sellers.
"If you look down a settlement statement, you'll see 20 or 30 charges. You're writing a check for $100k or more and $149 just seems like,'well, I guess I'm paying that too.'"
Earlier this week, Federal District Court Judge Virginia Emerson Hopkins ruled the firm collected the so-called "administrative brokerage commission", but performed nothing for it. That violates the federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.
Now a $149 fee doesn't sound like much. But this is a class action lawsuit with 30,000 plaintiffs. And, because it's a federal lawsuit, the damages are tripled. Do the math and you get a price tag of nearly $13.5 million dollars. And that doesn't include attorney's fees and expenses.
"That's going to be a big hit for RealtySouth in a time when the real estate business is not flourishing."
Lary Cowart is interim dean of UAB's Department of Finance and he's a real estate expert who's watched RealtySouth grow into Birmingham's largest real estate company.
"If it is not insured then it's going to make a very significant impact on them."
It's hard to say exactly how painful the payout would be. RealtySouth is a private company, so financial records aren't publicly available. RealtySouth is owned by the nation's second largest real estate company, Homeservices of America, and HomeServices is an affiliate of Berkshire Hathaway, which has acknowledged a drop in revenues.
UAB's Lary Cowart estimates nearly half of all big realty firms charge a fee like the one that got RealtySouth in trouble. He says those firms are now on notice.
"I think that any real estate brokerage firm that has been charging a fee for which they did not actually render a service will be up in the sites of attorneys and buyers who paid that fee."
In a written statement, RealtySouth Marketing Vice President Dawn Reeves says the company disagrees with the judge's ruling and looks forward to appealing. In the meantime, this leave realty professionals like closing agents and attorneys are scratching their heads. Even today, RealtySouth is still charging the disputed fee. Even with it being in court, the company increased the fee to $250 last month. Until the case is resolved buyers and sellers will have keep paying it.
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J.E.A. Tyler (author) and Kevin Reilly (illustrator), The Complete Tolkien Companion (Thomas Dunne Books, revised edition, 2003)
This is the second revision of The Tolkien Companion, originally written by J.E.A. Tyler and published in 1976. Tyler first updated The Tolkien Companion in 1979 entitling it The New Tolkien Companion after the posthumous publication of The Silmarillion in 1978 (Tolkien died in 1973) revealed a huge amount of hitherto unknown territory in Tolkien's Middle-earth. The New Tolkien Companion added 1,800 entries to Tyler's original work. This second revision, entitled The Complete Tolkien Companion, takes into account Christopher Tolkien's work since 1979 on the twelve-volume History of Middle-earth, as well as another posthumous work by J.R.R. Tolkien himself, Unfinished Tales (1980).
The book I hold in my hands is about five and a half inches wide, eight and half tall and one and a half thick. At over 700 pages, it handles like a nice, fat dictionary or thesaurus. As Jack Merry pointed out in his review of the original Tolkien Companion, a reference book of this size and seriousness works best as a hardcover. While I have the reviewer's copy of this 2003 edition, which is a paperback, the book is available in hardcover, and I'd strongly recommend you go that route.
Thomas Dunne Books has used a thick, brilliant white paper for this edition. While it definitely makes the book far thicker and heavier than if they'd chosen thinner paper, I appreciate the choice for readability and durability over the long run, another valuable quality in a reference work. However, while the title page promises "illustrations by Kevin Reilly," it's somewhat deceptive, as the only illustrations are occasional maps and the illuminated letter at the beginning of each alphabetical section (nicely done, to be sure).
The book is laid out like an encyclopedia, with names and topics arranged alphabetically. Each entry is written in Tyler's clear but poetic style, which makes them a pleasure to read. "On the far banks of both rivers," I read in an entry picked at random, "lay the forests of Doriath and Brethil, silent and impenetrable." Lovely! The entries range in length from a short line to several pages, depending on the complexity of the topic (and how much Tolkien loved it and developed it in his work). "Dwarves" gets over six pages, while "Dwarrowdelf" gets three lines.
Tyler is an author and journalist who is, in my opinion, one of the best authors of general "Tolkien guides" available today. While his scholarship may not be as extensive as that of some other authors, he has the ability to see the entire legendarium and its interlinking components, and to lay out and cross-reference those components with an understanding and clearness of text that makes his work easily accessible to readers, from the Tolkien neophyte to the Tolkien scholar. If you only have one reference book on Tolkien on your shelf, it ought to be this one. If you have many books on Tolkien, but not this one, you owe it to yourself to complete your collection with The Complete Tolkien Companion.
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Robert Gurney's Wissioming2 is a suburban refuge outside bustling Washington, D.C., with Mondrian-inspired windows and cubic volumes nestled in the Maryland woods.
- Formal name of building: Wissioming2
- Architect of record: Robert M. Gurney, FAIA, Architect
- Metal Panels: UNA-Clad UC 601 Prefinished Corrugated Metal Panels
While Washingtonians haven't exactly led the pack in their desire for modern residences, Robert Gurney, a D.C.-based architect, says that has dramatically changed since he began his practice in 1990. "Now there's no shortage of people who want to do modern projects," he says, including his client who commissioned two neighboring houses in Glen Echo, Maryland, just outside the city. (Incidentally, Glen Echo is home to an enclave of about 20 mid-century houses by Keyes, Lethbridge, and Condon.)
The client, a developer, lives in one of the two, an 8,255-square-foot concrete-and-wood structure clad in mahogany, cement-board panels, and corrugated metal. The architect divided formal and informal spaces between two main rectilinear volumes, which connect via a glass bridge to form a T-shaped plan. Formal living and dining rooms are housed in the southern volume, while a kitchen, more relaxed living space, and garage define the northern one. Gurney further articulated the cubic forms by cantilevering some of the bedrooms.
Mondrian-inspired steel-framed windows lead to the woods and an infinity pool. With views of the Potomac as well, "this is so much about the outdoors," says Gurney.


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We're home and we feel like we've been away for days. Everyone's exhausted after being on our feet all day. I'm very proud of the kids for their good behaviour in the resort and at Seaworld. I only had to say "ssshhhhh", "quiet" and "just wait" 100 times each! We weren't the only ones. All the Mums and Dads were telling their children to be quiet in the resort.
I did well with the packing too. Saturday morning was such a rush. Our daughter tried out gymnastics for the first time from 9am until 10am, then I had to take the dogs to Mum's, then it was back home to pack. I thought I did pretty well packing in just under 5 minutes. Only forgot my underwear and the memory card for the camera! Great! Didn't forget the camera though. Finished up having to use our mobile phones. We headed to the beach for a bit of a play in the sand before coming back to our hotel room and takeaway fish and chips.
It was a lovely day today at Seaworld. The weather was just gorgeous on the Gold Coast, the kids had heaps of rides and fun. They weren't too interested in seeing the animals. We saw the Sea Lion show, a few dolphins, penguins, sharks etc. Seems the kids were more interested in going on the Monorail. They both fell asleep within minutes in the car on the ride home. It was takeaway pizza for dinner, they're all snug in bed and Mum and Dad won't be far behind them. I think it'll take me all week to get over it.


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Wyden Highlights Oregon Small Businesses that would be Hurt by Online Sales Tax
April 24, 2013- Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on the Senate floor highlights real-life examples of small businesses in Oregon who would be hurt by online sales tax. These businesses include the Oregon Association of Nurseries and Queen Bee Creations- to name just a few.
More info on the consequences of Online Sales Tax: http://www.wyden.senate.gov/priorities/online-sales-tax


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Glow Local
You try to buy food from your local farmers' market and support local businesses as much as you can, so why not do the same with your beauty products? All you need to do is follow the lead of spas across the country. Borrowing from the 100-mile diet, which eschews faraway foods to spare the carbon cost of transport, they've started to use ingredients from their immediate surroundings to create out-of-this-world skin savers.
"When we created our spa treatments, we wanted to be resourceful and lessen our environmental footprint by using what was around us," explains Tara Duarte, guest services manager at Sundara Spa in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. "By using local ingredients, we stay true to ourselves and offer an authentic experience of our location."
That's not to say exotic favorites like argan oil and green tea can't have a place in your beauty routine, but it's easier than you think to embrace the many glow-enhancing substances that grow closer to home.
With its ancient mountain ranges and dense, deciduous forests, the Northeast keeps its beauty secrets hidden from plain view. The untrained eye might miss candytuft, for instance, a tiny, white flower that herbalists have used for centuries to relieve muscle tension. "The flower only grows in two counties in all of New Hampshire," explains Libby Staples, spa director at Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. While all the products created for the resort contain candytuft, this flower is especially beneficial in the massage oil where it helps relieve tight muscles.
Try: Related to candytuft, mustard also has a well earned reputation for soothing sore muscles and works its magic in Von Natur Immune Boost Mustard Bath Soak.($23.50, 12 oz; vonnatur.com).
Stinging nettle is another diminutive, but powerful, herb that Staples relies on to soothe skin conditions. Packed with healing vitamin E and antioxidants, this common plant has long been used to treat eczema and psoriasis.
Try: Aubrey Organics Oil Balancing Moisturizer ($14, 2 oz; aubrey-organics.com) uses nettles to help tone and normalize oily skin.
Guests at the Bedford Springs Resort enjoy the cooling sensation of Indian cucumber root on their skin after a warm dip in the hot springs, says Veronique Paquet, director of Springs Eternal Spa at the resort. "The Indian variety, which thrives in the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania, has a calming fragrance that's gender-neutral," says Paquet, who uses the scent as an undertone in every Springs Eternal product. One of her other favorite locally inspired treatments combines crushed black walnut shells with warming wild gingerroot for a stimulating body scrub.
Try: Devita Cooling Cucumber Toner ($16, 6 oz; devita.net) refreshes any skin type with its soothing cucumber scent, while Springs Eternal Black Walnut Ginger Body Scrub ($36, 6.3 oz; 814.624.5633) whisks away dead skin cells with crushed walnut shells and increases circulation with wild gingerroot.
If you look beyond the endless fields of corn, the Midwest actually offers a bounty of unusual beauty ingredients, perhaps none more unexpected than the sandstone found in the Wisconsin Dells. When Sundara excavated their land to build the spa, rather than discard the red sand all around them, they incorporated it in the structure of the building and added it to their beauty treatments. "We sent the sand to the lab and found the texture was perfect for exfoliating skin," explains Duarte, who helped Sundara create its signature sandstone polish. "Since it's sand, you might automatically think 'heavy and dense,' but it's actually very fine and fluffy." The treatment also gives guests an emotional connection to the land that they can take home with them, explains Duarte.
To boost the benefits of the sand scrub, Duarte blends in fragrant, indigenous strawberries, which help clear away dead skin cells with their alpha-hydroxy acids.
Try: Bring the sun-kissed Midwest home with the Sundara Sandstone Body Polish ($29, 6 oz; sundaraspa.com).
Looking for an even more unconventional way to uncover glowing new skin? If you live in the lager-loving Chicago area, you could sign up for a beer facial. Long touted as a shampoo that bestows shiny hair, beer has taken top billing as the hallmark facial treatment at Exsalonce Spa in Chicago. Aestheticians apply an exfoliating, lager-infused cream; the enzymes from the hops help reveal brighter, younger-looking skin.
Try: For the benefits of beer without the brewery smell, use Organoderm Fresh Foaming Cleanser ($22, 8.5 oz; organoderm.com) with organic hops.
The warm, humid air of the South verges on tropical when you venture into Texas and Florida, where fruits of all kinds thrive. When used in spa treatments, these beauty foods can bolster the skin's defenses against the free radicals that contribute to aging. None may be quite so effective as pomegranate, used at the Spa at Lake Austin in Texas. "Pomegranate does more than reverse the effects of aging by fighting free radicals," explains Lynne Vertrees, director of treatment development. "The juices also stimulate the metabolism of cells to improve skin texture."
Try: Reap the antiaging benefits of pomegranate oil in Pomega5 Healing Cream ($60, 50 ml; pomega5.com).
Just across the Gulf in Florida, sugarcane is the skin scrubber of choice. Sugar dissolves quickly in water, so it makes a good exfoliant for more sensitive skin. At the Aquanox Spa in Miami, spa director Lori Lynch decided to infuse the sugar with a little of the city's Cuban influence, creating a mojito-themed body scrub with lime and mint. "With its rich content of vitamin C, lime helps keep the skin bright and toned, while the mint refreshes with its tingling sensation," explains Lynch. "The scrub is great for sloughing away the sun-dried, salty skin you're left with after a day at the beach."
Try: Have your own spa happy hour with lime- and mint-infused Sweet Beauty Mojito Sugar Scrub ($22, 6 oz; spiritbeautylounge.com).
The dry air and desert-like conditions of this region mean only the hardiest plants survive, but the concentrated blend of vitamins and minerals in those same plants can make troubled skin blossom. People living in the region need extra exfoliation and hydration, and the blue corn and Anasazi bean cleanse at Nidah Spa in Santa Fe, New Mexico, offers both. "The blue cornmeal provides a gentle exfoliation while the creamy beans hydrate and cool the skin," explains spa director Wendy Katzman. Blue corn, notable for its saturated hue, has more antioxidants and amino acids than the standard yellow variety and grows almost exclusively in the Southwest.
Try: Slough off dull skin with Haven Scent Blue Cornmeal Facial Scrub ($10, 4 oz; havenscentsoaps.com).
For a stimulating winter treatment, sign up for Nidah's body wrap made from Chimayó chili pepper and
locally harvested honey. "The warming of the chili helps increase circulation and improve lymphatic drainage," says Katzman. As a heat-of-the-summer alternative, try Katzman's cooling creamy avocado treatment to quench your parched skin.
Try: Can't find chili powder to warm your skin and amp circulation? Look for spice-filled substitutes like Pangea Malagasy Cinnamon Cassia With Cloves soap ($8, 3.75 oz; pangeaorganics.com) to do the job. To lower the temp, opt for Sundari Neem & Avocado Balancing Moisturizer ($52, 1.7 oz; skinstore.com)—it cools down skin with nourishing avocado oil.
The tough-as-nails herbs that grow in the West include arnica and sage, both of which win acclaim for their anti-inflammatory effects on the skin. "Sage helps the body recover soft tissue, and arnica really helps relieve soreness and stiffness when you apply it topically," explains Charity Greene, who uses both local herbs at the spa at Devil's Thumb Ranch in Tabernash, Colorado. "This nourishing blend combats high altitude's dehydrating effects on the skin. We use it on tired, wind-burned skin after you've spent a long day in the outdoors."
Try: Sore feet will love arnica-infused Talulah Nourishing Foot Balm ($24, 2.4 oz; talulahskincare.com). Rejuvenate dry-as-a-desert skin with Tara Spa Desert Sage Destination Rejuvenation Set ($28; taraspa.com), which comes with bath salts and body oil made with sage, cypress, and juniper essential oils.
West Coast
From the rainy streets of Seattle to the sunny shores of San Diego, the mild climate of the West Coast supports year-round growing conditions for all kinds of spa-ready ingredients. Lavender, one of the most common additions to natural beauty products, especially thrives in the West Coast's moisture. At the Glade Spring Spa in Suncadia, Washington, spa director Vanessa Henderson sources fresh lavender for the spa from a nearby farm committed to sustainability and has it ground fresh on demand for the spa's signature treatments. "The climate here is very similar to that of France, which is famous for its lavender," says Henderson. The best part about the flower is that "it's good for you whether you're young or 99 years old," she adds, because its fragrant essential oil decreases inflammation and its antiseptic compounds fight bacteria.
Try: Generously spritz 100% Pure Organic Lavender Hydrosol Facial Mist ($13, 2 oz; 100percentpure.com) whenever your face feels dry or irritated.
Antiaging wine facials and scrubs have been a treatment staple for years in the many Northern California spas adjacent to Napa vineyards. While white wine offers skin-friendly nutrients, red wine's powerful antioxidant, resveratrol, truly demolishes the free radicals that contribute to wrinkles and sagging skin.
Try: Reap the benefits of Napa Valley Cabernet in Aqua Dessa Wine Scrub ($33, 16 oz; aquadessa.com).
In the southern part of the state, fig has emerged as a popular beauty ingredient. The Pelican Spa in Newport Coast, California, uses native figs in indulgent body scrubs. With more minerals than any common fruit, rich, plumpy figs restore vital nutrients to depleted skin.
Try: The fig in Bella Luccè Silk & Honey Lotion ($17, 8 oz; bellalucce.com) rejuvenates skin.
American Beauties
These US companies are dedicated to sourcing local ingredients whenever possible, doing their part to nurture the planet.
Talulah. This Portland, Oregon–based company uses locally distilled rosewater in their products (validating Portland's "Rose City" nickname). Talulah even composts extra plant material from their products in their on-site gardens. talulahskincare.com
Suki. A Massachusetts company, Suki sources its sunflower, rice bran, and rose hip oils from around the Northeast. sukipure.com
Terressentials. Dedicated to organic beauty, this company buys its witch hazel from a farm just an hour north of its Maryland location. What's more, Terressentials just planted witch hazel trees on its land as part of an ongoing plan to grow more of the herbs for its products on-site. terressentials.com
Grateful Body. With most of its market in Northern California, Grateful Body's products include more than a dozen ingredients from the Bay Area. gratefulbody.com


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Wireless Wearables Workshop
Saturday, July 10th, 2010 at 11:00 am
Wireless Wearables is a 2-day e-textile workshop for anyone curious about creating interactive garments that can communicate to each other wirelessly. POSTPONED TO LATER DATE! Email firstname.lastname@example.com to get on the waiting list.
tiny soldering and tiny cloud music making
Saturday, February 6th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
Learn to surface mount solder small parts with Brian Crabtree & Kelli Cain.
Mignonette Game Kit: Soldering Workshop
Saturday, November 21st, 2009 at 12:00 pm
In this workshop, each participant will assemble their own Mignonette Game kit, and learn to solder in the process.
DIY Digital Sampler Design: The Good, The Bad, and the Crusty
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009 at 1:00 pm
"Where's the Party At?" went from a simple looper to a multi-timbral, multi-bank, MIDI-enabled, 1-to-8 bit sampler with multiple clock sources, tons of selectable "errors" to introduce into the signal path, and any number of bad hip-hop jokes in the silkscreen.
Basic Electronics Class – May 2009
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Instructor: Lewis Keller Schedule: Saturdays May 2nd, 9th, 16th, and 23rd, 2-5pm Cost: Non-members $250 materials and equipment provided Members $225 materials and equipment provided Course Description: Electronics is fun, useful, and fun. Electronics for Artists covers both the theory and primarily techniques of working with electronics. Students will be exposed to basic tools and […]
Introduction to Soldering / Build Your Own Synth Workshop
Saturday, December 20th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Saturday, December 20th 3pm – 5pm Please note, this is the second session, the 12-2pm class is sold out. Non-Member Registration – $50 including materials kit: Member Registration – $40 including materials kit: Learn to solder in this hands-on electronics workshop, taught by Mark Allen. As seen at LACMA! Yes, this is the same workshop […]
A Machine Project Field Guide to LACMA: Workshops Info
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
The workshops below will be offered on November 15th during A Machine Project Field Guide to LACMA. All of the following workshops are FREE! Just show up! ———– CHRIS BURDEN BIRDS with Cheryl Cambras Location: BP Grand Entrance (Palm Trees) Times: Ongoing, drop in from noon – 3pm, 3:30 – 6:30pm A crochet workshop to […]
Environmental sensing workshop
Sunday, August 17th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
On Saturday August 23rd, 12-5PM, the Black Cloud Research Team will host 12 Citizen Scientists in the construction of 12 PuffTron Minis. Hardware, which is included in the cost of the workshop and will be yours to keep, includes an Arduino board, a light sensor, a VOC (volatile organic compound) sensor, and two LEDs (light […]
tex: wearable computing meetup
Sunday, August 10th, 2008 at 12:00 am
Please join us from 1pm-3pm Sunday August 10th for a meeting of Tangible Exchange (tex), a sewing circle for people who like to sewing electronics into stuff.
tex: wearable computing meetup
Thursday, July 17th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Sunday, August 10th, 2008 1pm – 3pm tex is a meetup for those seeking skills trade, collaboration, inspiration, techniques, and exposure to topics with an emphasis on fiber, physical computing, textiles, wearables, and all matters of materials. THE FORMAT: contribute a tutorial introducing a single topic or technique gather to make connections across disciplines leave […]
small is beautiful: an approach to design and business
Monday, May 5th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
8pm, Thursday May 8th FREE monome is brian crabtree and kelli cain, a small company creating adaptable, open-source hardware interfaces used by musicians, artists, and tinkerers world-wide. they will discuss their progression from art practice to sustainable business, emphasizing minimalist design, transparency, and local, responsible production methods. their philosophy on sharing information has both fostered […]
Do-It-Yourself LASIK Workshop!
Monday, March 31st, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Sunday, April 20th, 2008 10am – 6pm (w/ a break for lunch) Members $150 Non-members $180 (materials included) Sign up here! Please join us for our very first class in D-I-Y LASIK! LASIK (Laser-Assisted in situ Keratomileusi) is a type of refractive laser eye surgery popularly used for correcting nearsightedness and astigmatism. For this workshop, […]
Basic Electronics with Lewis Keller
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Schedule: Sundays May 11th and 18th (12pm-4pm), and Tuesdays May 13th and 20th (7pm-10pm) Cost: $250 materials and equipment provided class notes for meeting 1 class notes for meeting 2 class notes for meeting 3 class notes for meeting 4 Course Description: Electronics is fun, useful, and fun. Electronics for Artists covers both the theory […]
Felt + Circuits Workshop
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 at 5:36 pm
april 19, april 26, may 3 (three meetings) saturdays from 2pm – 6pm (with a break) guided by k.cain and b.crabtree materials provided limited to 12 students combining craft and technology, create your own noisy contact microphone creature from scratch including all the steps for hand-making naturally dyed felt and etching circuit boards. we will: […]
Intro to Microcontrollers with Arduino
Monday, December 31st, 2007 at 10:04 am
Class is sold out, thanks. We will offer it again later this year, email machine at machine project dot com to be on notified in advance Taught by Mark Allen Saturdays January 5th and 12th, 1-4pm Wednesdays January 9th and 16th, 7:30-10pm $285 dollars ($250 for Machine Project members) All supplies included. ————————————————– What is […]
Introduction to Electronics and Circuit Bending
Saturday, December 8th, 2007 at 12:00 am
With Phil Stearns
Intro to Electronics and Circuitbending with Phil Stearns
Monday, November 26th, 2007 at 3:18 pm
Saturday, December 8, 2007 12pm – 6pm (w/ a break for lunch) Instructor: Phil Stearns sold out In this class we'll break into the founding principles of electronics (and the Universe) through the art of circuit bending. So, what the hell do all those tiny parts in an electronic thing do? There are (at least) […]
Introduction to Robotic Art
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007 at 1:26 pm
A 2-day workshop with Doug Repetto Sunday October 14th, 12-4pm Saturday October 20th, 11am-6pm Class is full. We might be scheduling a second session, check back for updates! One of our favorite projects at Maker Faire this past spring was Douglas Repetto's "Foal", a table with motorized legs that teeter-tottered its way through the crowd […]
Build a Blubber Bot (Redux)
Thursday, June 28th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
Instructor Jed Berk Saturday July 14th, 2007 10am – 4pm (w/ a break for lunch) sorry, sold out Blubber Bots are DIY robotic species that navigate autonomously and intelligently. Blubber Bots float, dance, seek and sing. They are light-seeking helium-filled balloons that graze the landscape in search of light and cell-phone signals. If you make […]
Electronics for Artists
Saturday, June 2nd, 2007 at 12:04 pm
June and July sessions are now full. Instructor Name: Mark Allen Email: email@example.com Schedule: Sundays July 1st + 8th (12pm-4pm), and Tuesdays July 3rd and 10th (7pm-10pm) Cost:$250 materials, equipment, and a free copy of MAKE issue #10 included. sorry, class is full Course Description: Electronics is fun, useful, and fun. Electronics for Artists covers […]


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Pound Of Flesh – Blu-ray Review
I am a HUGE Malcolm McDowell fan and was very excited I was asked to do this review. The cover art alone made my day! Three hot chicks barely dressed and a picture of Malcolm, with the caption "These students are hooked on learning." AWESOME, right?? Well kind of.
Shakespeare Professor, Noah Melville (McDowell) is the most well-liked professor at Barden College, and for very, very good reason; he provides scholarships to sexy hot coeds in exchange for pimping them out to some of the most respected high-brow people in town including The Mayor, Chairman of the School board and Chief of Police to name a few. Dee Wallace (a Horror movie Icon in her own right) plays the manipulative College Dean, a role that is kind of pointless, but it's great seeing her and McDowell in a movie together again (Rob Zombie's Halloween). Then one of Melville's girls turn up dead after a "date," and the new detective in town alcoholic, Patrick Kelly (Angus Macfadyen) and his aggressive boss Sergeant Rebecca Ferraro (Elizabeth Rodriguez) begin an intense investigation that can ruin the lives of everyone in the "club." This becomes a game of accusations, cover-ups and who did it. Money and power are the ultimate monopoly here and we all know the story of who usually wins those battles (politics anyone??). After the Chief of Police closes the case Kelly takes matters into his own hands. Melville is about to be taken down so he decides to flee from his long jail sentence so Kelly goes after Melville and they battle it out.
Of course there are plenty of scenes showing the ladies "earning their scholarships" but those scenes are filmed in a grainy/documentary style. I don't get why director Tamar Simon Hoff chose to film it that way but it doesn't matter at this point. This movie was ok, but being a fan of McDowell is the only reason I would recommend this one. The filmmakers could've chosen any unknown b-list actor to play his part, but I'm glad they didn't.
The Blu-ray:
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Widescreen / 1080 Progressive
Sound: DTS-HD MA 5.1 Surround English, DTS-HD MA Stereo English
Subtitles: English SDH
Special Features
Two trailers for the movie under the titles 'Pound of Flesh' and 'Progressive Education'
Outtakes: Standard issue, but with an intro from writer/director Tamar Simon.
Interview with actor Malcolm McDowell: About 9 minutes long and my favorite part of the whole disc.
Making of Pound Of Flesh: With comments from Director/Writer Tamar Simon Hoffs and Malcolm McDowell. Pretty much has the same stuff from the interview with McDowell.
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The Ethics of Email and Social Media (LI)
The Ethics of Email and Social Media (LI)
Email and social media have generated some unique and quickly evolving issues that involve the use of electronic communications, documents and social media. What is the effect of e-mail and social media communications on creating or ending attorney client relationships and protecting client confidentiality? What are some of the risks with using these communications with adversaries? Consider the impact of social media on discovery; on juries' and judges' use of these technologies; on lawyer marketing. Join this Webinar to discover some of the ethical pitfalls to avoid.
Learning Objectives:
Thomas E. Spahn, J.D., a partner in McGuireWoods, regularly advises his firm and a number of Fortune 500 companies on issues involving ethics, the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine, corporate investigations and dealing with the government. Spahn has served on the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, and has spoken at more than 700 CLE programs.
For Live Program Only: (Note that only the CLM credit available for this webinar is stated below. If a credit is not stated, it is not available for this program.)
CLM℠ App Credit (Functional Specialists): 1 hour of credit in the subject area of Legal Industry/Business Management (LI) towards the additional hours required of some Functional Specialists to fulfill the CLM application.
CLM Recertification Credit: 1 hour of credit in the subject area of Legal Industry/Business Management (LI) or 1 hour of Ethics credit.
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Alstom Will Supply 70 Regional Trains to Trenitalia
A contract worth €440 million in Italy
Regulatory News:
Further to a call for tender, Alstom has been awarded an order from the Italian public railway operator Trenitalia to supply 70 new regional trains. These Alstom Coradia Meridian trains will participate to the strengthening and modernisation of Trenitalia regional service throughout Italy. This contact is worth about €440 million. Deliveries are expected to begin slightly over one year after the signing of the contract.
This award is a tranche of a €3 billion total investment forecasted by Trenitalia for regional transportation, after €1.5 billion already invested in 2009.
These trains will operate in several Italian Regions. They will also service the link between Fiumicino international airport and Roma Termini station. Specifically fitted for inter-city and extra-urban lines, they have roomy and versatile interiors offering commuters a high-quality travel experience.
"This contract is the result of Alstom's involvement in the development of Italy railway market" commented Henri Poupart-Lafarge, President of Alstom Transport. "This new supply of regional trains for Trenitalia shows the trust of our long term customer in our state of the art technology as well as our local skills".
The Coradia Meridian product line is designed to meet the needs of regional operators in Southern Europe. Today more than 250 Coradia Meridian trains are in service throughout Italy, whilst 13 additional train sets are being built.
This five car-train EMU type (Electric Multiple Unit) is 82 metres long. With a total of 292 seats, it can run at a maximum speed of 160 km/h. Its concentrated traction system with two motor bogies, optimizes the electrical braking capability of the train, allowing energy consumption and brake wear to be reduced. It has a 95% rate of recyclability and its low-floor facilitates access to passengers, especially those with reduced mobility. Each door is equipped with integrated bridging plates to fill the gap between the train and the platform. The train also benefits from an on-board video-surveillance system as well as display screens visible from all parts of the train, audio information, Braille signs, 220 V sockets for mobile phones and laptops, and space dedicated to luggage.
The regional trains for Trenitalia will be designed and manufactured in Italy. Project development, most of the manufacturing as well as the certification, will be done in Savigliano Alstom's site in Cuneo. The plant in Sesto San Giovanni (Milan) will be responsible for the design and manufacturing of the traction systems and auxiliary switchers. Train borne signalling systems will be delivered by the Bologna site.
About Alstom
Alstom is a global leader in the world of power generation, power transmission and rail infrastructure and sets the benchmark for innovative and environmentally friendly technologies. Alstom builds the fastest train and the highest capacity automated metro in the world, provides turnkey integrated power plant solutions and associated services for a wide variety of energy sources, including hydro, nuclear, gas, coal and wind, and it offers a wide range of solutions for power transmission, with a focus on smart grids. The Group employs 92,600 people in around 100 countries. It had sales of €20 billion and booked close to €22 billion in orders in 2011/12.
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I'm new here, but I've been a Gimp user for almost 3 years. Love the program. Just recently figured out all I can do with it via plug-ins. My issue is I don't think my plug-ins are going into the right folder. When I open Gimp the plug-ins I just installed don't appear. Even after I restart my laptop.
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I know, this is one of those dead horse topics but I have been searching and doing research and am still up in the air. Here is the deal, my truck is still under warranty (its an 07). Im wanting to get an exhaust but I am wanting to either leave the cat or get a turbo back that has the option to put the cat back in. This is to avoid any hassle at the dealership. The problem Im facing is finding actual numbers that show the difference with/without the cat installed with an aftermarket exhaust. The more I read, the more I'm hearing the cat is really not that restrictive and that removing it really doesnt help with EGTs or mileage much. Its mainly in the muffler. (especially on the later model trucks like mine due to an improved bend in the downpipe or something). Im leaning heavily towards just purchasing a cat back. I just dont see the point in buying a full turbo back with the removable cat option, if removing it doesnt warrant getting under there to take it out in the first place. Some may say well it doesnt take that long, but hell why fix it if its not broke right? Any thoughts from people who have been down this road? Seriously not to piss anyone off or step on any toes, but I would like to hear from people who have actually done this. I know lots of people just read it and say oh yea get the whole thing its better, without having any actual first hand experience with it. thanks a lot of any of your replies.
who ever told you that is go turboback and never look back.
I choose to get delete pipes so that I can keep more low end than a 4" system, and I can put the parts back on when I need to.
I'm not a ford warranty god, but in my opinion a catless turboback exhaust should not void your warranty. The only trouble you may run into is if you truck is in for a smoke concern, then the exhaust could be the scapegoat instead of finding the actual problem
My delete pipes never got the dealership in a fuss.
cat back vs turbo back. ive done it. go turbo back the restriction is in the cat not the muffler. the muffler does some yes but not nearly as much as the cat. it takes all of 10 mins to pull a cat off if you taking the rest of it off anyways. when you do look down through the cat and tell me that its not restrictive. and talk about an egt drop. i could hit 1600* by 4th gear with the stock system on. i bought the turbo back system that kept the stock cat in place. i gutted the cat and now i dont even see 1600*. well worth the turbo back anyways. if you go all out (get an aluminized system much cheaper and still works just fine) you wont wonder if the other system would have been better you will know that you got the top notch one and that its performing better than anything
I have no drone what so ever with my delete pipes. I also have my exhasut exit at a 45* angle.
When I put my cat BACK on to smog the truck, the low end jumped back up, it was funny to feel more of a snap with the low end response.
with my delete pipes, egr system blocked adn my IDP "street" tune. I can not pass 1,400* in any driving situation under 3,000 feet altitude.
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i love how you guys make it so easy to figure out what to do... seriously thanks for the replies, Ill chew on it a while and see which way I want to go.
I had cat back exhaust that I had the dealer install when the truck was ordered. I wanted more whistle and louder exhaust so I bought 4" turbo back with no muffler. Drone isn't bad at all. The only time I really get a drone is on the cold winter days as the truck is warming up. The catback is basically not worth it. For almost the same price u can get the full turbo back. Only plus of the catback is you get a little more rumble or bark from the 6.0. The muffler isn't that restrictive I think. It's the cat. Diesel catalytic converters aren't worth as much used because they burn so hot and get plugged with diesel soot, especially if running a tune.so that soot buildup is definitely restrictive and creates higher egt's. If you don't have to worry about emission testing then go turbo back no cat and a flow through muffler and you will be grinning ear to ear when you hear it. Diamond eye has a 4" down pipe while mbrp has a 3.5" down pipe then 4" after the tranny crossmember I believe. They say with the 4" down pipe u lose a little bottom end but I didn't really feel it. Tuning gets all that power and lots more back anyway. If your still on the wall about it just get the delete pipes. I bought the cat delete pipe for our 04 f450 off eBay for 50 something and the muffler delete is about 70 so 120 and you have straight pipe exhaust. If you don't like it. Throw the cat back on and sell the delete pipe on here for same price ya bought it for. Then you will have a cat back straight pipe. Problem solved. Let me know if ya have any more questions. Exhaust is my favorite upgrade for the 6.0. Custom tuning being next. good luck
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Telltale Game is currently working on a video game based on the Fables comic book, but it seems that when the title finally launches, it will have a name designed to separate it clearly from the intellectual property on which it is based.
Dan Connor, the chief executive officer of the studio, tells IGN that, "We won't be using the name Fables. We're based on the property, but we'll have a new name."
He adds, "We want to make sure that people know it's associated with the DC comic and Bill's work and everything else. It's delicate. But it won't be called Fables."
It seems that Telltale is acting in order to prevent another Walking Dead situation, where its own series of episodic adventures will face competition from the similarly named Walking Dead: Survival Instinct, a shooter from Activision.
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August 7, 2012
By Rich Tucker
It's amazing what you can get used to.
Looking back a few years, the unemployment rate in April 2004 was 5.6 percent when presidential candidate John Kerry announced that then-President George W. Bush sported "the worst economic record since the Hoover administration." When voters went to the polls four years later, a big reason Barack Obama prevailed is that unemployment had soared. To 6.8 percent.
Ah, but these days we're almost immune to bad economic news. When the Labor Department announced that July's jobless rate had climbed to 8.3 percent, it barely earned a mention on CNN. With the Olympics going on, and Harry Reid tossing around allegations about Mitt Romney, hours rolled by before the network could find the time to zero in on unemployment.
That's a shame because, in recent years, our political leaders have been taking too many wrong turns.
As Amy Payne wrote on The Heritage Foundation's blog, "The [Obama] administration's foot-dragging on free trade agreements has killed job creation. The extended moratorium on oil drilling, followed by new regulations, killed job creation. President Obama's refusal to build the Keystone XL pipeline killed jobs. Ever-expanding Environmental Protection Agency regulations kill jobs. Extending unemployment insurance -- part of the failed 'stimulus' -- was a humanitarian gesture, but it killed jobs. Even increasing deficit spending has a job-killing effect, the opposite of what Obama espouses."
Meanwhile, local political leaders are doing their part to discourage job creation as well.
For example, the restaurant chain Chick-fil-A wanted to open a new location in Chicago. But after a Chicago alderman read some comments by the chain's CEO on the importance of traditional marriage (or what many Americans simply call "marriage"), he decided to block the restaurant. "Because of this man's ignorance, I will now be denying Chick-fil-A's permit to open a restaurant in the 1st Ward," Joe Moreno explained.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel agreed. "They disrespect our fellow neighbors and residents. This would be a bad investment, since it would be empty." Empty? That doesn't seem likely. After conservative commentators encouraged people to visit the restaurants on Aug. 1, the company saw booming sales. "While we don't release exact sales numbers, we can confirm reports that it was a record-setting day," company vice president Steve Robinson told the Los Angeles Times.
Yet Chicago politicians, at least in the beginning, didn't seem to care.
"We alone created 97 jobs this past year and our passion is building leaders for future generations, regardless of sexual orientation or beliefs," the owner of the city's only existing franchise pointed out. "We are not a corporation -- we are real people and taxpayers, as each Chick-fil-A franchise is independently owned and operated."
It's not the first time Chicago has passed on job creation, of course. Union activists and city council members worked for years to prevent Wal-Mart from opening stores in the city. That's why, for many years, there was only one. "After the West Side store opened in 2006, expansion plans were put on hold when the City Council passed an ordinance that required big-box retailers to pay a minimum of $10 per hour and $3 hourly in benefits," a local TV station explained last year.
Having been stymied in the city itself, in 2006 the company opened a store just outside Chicago city limits, and people literally lined up to apply for jobs. "The new Wal-Mart Stores Inc. location opening Friday in suburban Evergreen Park received a record 25,000 applications for 325 positions, the highest for any one location in the retailer's history," Crain's Chicago Business reported at the time. Of course, back then unemployment was only about 4.4 percent, so maybe job creation wasn't as important.
Now that the city has agreed to let it build more stores, Wal-Mart officials say they'll "create about 1,000 new retail jobs and 200 new construction jobs for Chicago." It's a start.
Unemployment hasn't been less than 8 percent since January of 2009. In those 42 months, we've apparently gotten used to sluggish growth. It's time to make unemployment newsworthy again, by getting that number moving in the right direction. Maybe we can even bring it all the way down to Herbert Hoover-esque, 2004 levels again.
The first step, though, will be to get governments out of the way.
First appeared in Townhall.com.
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Ultimate Edition 3.4 is now based on Canonical's Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system, which makes it a Long Term Support release.
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Things I've Learnt
I've learnt that life isn't fair. Never was, never will be. The prize doesn't go to the person who deserves it, but always to the person who kissed the most ass.
As Andrew Lincoln said in that movie; Enough, now.
My life as a Malaysian doctor in the United States.
well...seems like you and i are in the same boat.
i agree with most of the things that you say.
not sure how much you believe in faith. if you do believe that there's a god, i'm sure that god will help you through.
don't mean to sound like a person who can do the talk, but not the walk.
however without going through obstacles we won't learn new things, about people, about ourselves.
just hang in there, and retreat into a shell if you want. take a chill pill, and be at peace with yourself.
things happen out of your control at most times, and blaming yourself isn't the solution to the problems.
get up and get going.
as for the love thing, not sure if you are referring to BGR (boy girl relationships). if it's anything else, well, love hurts because you have to sacrifice for love.
as for BGRs, don't waste too much time dwelling on it. we go through disappointments and shit happens.
most important thing is that we learn the mistakes, move on, be a better person/new person.