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A New Day for GM
GM's new CEO Fritz Henderson announces a payment protection program that is similar to Ford's. But what else will GM need to do to stay afloat and become competitive again?
Green Monster?
Could genetically modified foods actually be good for the environment? Some organic and sustainable food lovers are coming around to this idea, including our guest, James E. McWilliams, who took up the argument in a recent essay on Slate.com. McWilliams is associate professor of history at Texas State University. He writes widely on the history and ethics of food, and his upcoming book is titled "Just Food."
April Fools' Computer Worm
Computer specialists around the world are crossing their fingers that a malicious computer worm that has been quietly infecting millions of computers will not disrupt the Internet on April 1st. Jose Nazario, Manager of Security Research at Arbor Networks, is our guest.
Can Robots Help Autistic Children?
Professor Nilanjan Sarkar of Vanderbilt University thinks emotion-sensing robots can help autistic children with their social skills. We also speak to Tonya Mirtes — her 16 year-old son, Daniel, took part in Prof. Sarkar's research. Mirtes is also a representative at the Autism Society of Middle Tenessee in Nashville.
Balkan Rocker and Remembering Maurice Jarre
Goran Bregovic is one of the biggest names in Balkan music, but his appeal stretches well beyond the region. His everything-but-the-kitchen-sink style is perhaps best represented when he leads his 40 strong ensemble known as the "Wedding and Funeral Band." In this BBC segment, he talks about his family's influence on the music on his new CD, "Alkohol." We also take a moment to remember Oscar-winning composer Maurice Jarre.
Music from the show
- Ashley MacIssac, "Sleepy Maggie
- Calexico, "Crumble"
- Charles Mingus, "Pedal Point Blues"
- The Wee Trio, "Flint
- Ken Vandermark, "Knock Yourself Out"
- Tito Puente, "Royal T"
- Wedding and Funeral Band, "Tango"
- Wedding and Funeral Band, "Ederledzei"
- Wedding and Funeral Band, "Yeremia"
- Wedding and Funeral Band, "Stop"
- Wedding and Funeral Band, "Kalasnjikov"
- Maurice Jarre, "Lara's Theme from Dr. Zhivago"
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1.) Coaching staff:
a.) Offensive Coordinator
b.) Defensive Coordinator
c.) And all the rest (coaching Staff) like on Gilligan's Isle
2.) Player Personnel:
a.) The Linebacker Corps- first and foremost a major revamp is needed,
major revamp.
b.) Running back-again a major overhaul is needed here, draft and FA's.
c.) The Offensive line- What can you say some can stay others need to go,
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Is asymptotic extremal graph theory of dense graphs trivial?
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AbstractRecent developments in asymptotic extremal combinatorics have provided powerful automatic and semi-automatic methods for proving theorems in the dense setting. For example I will show how relying completely on a computer, one can solve an old conjecture of Erdos and answer a question of Sidorenko and of Jagger, Stovicek and Thomason. These new discoveries raise the following fundamental question: ``is it possible to prove every true algebraic inequalities between graph densities using a finite amount of manipulation with densities of finitely many graphs?'' Although this question itself is not well-defined, various precise refinements of it are formulated independently by Razborov and Lovasz. I will present a joint theorem with Sergey Norin which answers many of these questions.
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Just Pondering Part 402
by Renard Moreau
In the past, I used to pay regular visits to a lady's blog; it was positive in nature; it started as a simple WordPress sub-domain and it was upgraded to a dot net (.net).
Unfortunately, her blog didn't last long; it lasted only for a few months.
Many times, I wondered why such a great blog like hers didn't attract much attention (Unfortunately, I never had an email address for her, because I would have inquired about the deletion of her blog).
I believe that a lot of people would have done the same thing that she did (And of course, there would be a large group of people who would stick with it, because they LOVE blogging and it wouldn't matter one bit if they had zero followers).
The lady had few followers and two comments per article for the most. There were times when I was the only one who pressed, "Like" and the only one who commented on her article.
She probably thought that her blog was an absolute failure and that she had wasted her time and energy blogging.
Now, if a person's blog touched the lives of a handful of people, how could that be a failure? I would deem it a success.
I have noticed that a lot of the newcomers (and a lot of the older heads too), do not think about utilizing the power of the social media to promote their blog (By the way, there are a few successful bloggers who don't use the social media to promote their blog; but their blog was shared by their followers on the followers' social media; this proves that by sharing the blog via those social networks like Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest to name a few, the blog acquired a certain level of success).
A person can even go a step further by creating a Facebook page for their blog (In my case, I didn't create a Facebook page for my blog, because I decided that I would share my blog on my regular Facebook profile-page).
I believe that the lady could have experimented with various methods of promoting her blog with the aid of Networked Blogs and those similar to it (It's as though she gave up without a fight).
Another thing to place into consideration is: what are some people's motive for blogging? Are they doing it to be famous? Or, are they doing it for the sheer fun of it? Or, are they doing it to make money? There are those who blog to make extra money by utilizing AdSense, etcetera.
Well, I didn't see any ads on the lady's blog. So, I don't think that acquiring cash via her blog was the motive for her blogging.
Nobody said that blogging would be an easy task. There are countless blogs out there in the blogosphere and yours is like a proverbial grain of sand on a vast beach. A blogger would have to provide their viewers with something unique and intriguing in order to capture their attention and the best way of doing that is to be, You!


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Surrealism Outside the FramebyMagicaPractica©
George pushed through the glass doors at the front of the office building and pulled his coat tighter as the cold bit at him. He hurried down the steps, skidded on a patch of ice and righted himself. He followed the stone retaining wall fifty feet from the entrance of the building. All just to get a cigarette in, on one of the coldest evenings of the year. He only got fifteen minutes and it took five minutes just to get down from the third floor and out of the building.
He took off his gloves for a moment and his fingers shook as he lit a match but as soon as he'd gotten a lung full of smoke, the gloves went back on. He really intended to quit smoking, but not until the holidays were over. Dealing with his family was not conducive to giving up a habit that aided in relaxation.
Across the city street, shoppers hustled in and out of the small stores. He swore under his breath. Only two days until Christmas and he still had shopping to do. God, he hated Christmas. He ran down the list of people he needed to buy for in his head; Aunt Rhoda, Mom, Dad, his brother Jeff, his niece Jennifer, his sister-in-law. The list went on.
Footsteps approached on George's side of the street. That was unusual so he looked up. A lovely girl with long, straight blond hair wearing a bright blue crocheted cap with a pom-pom on top approached George. She smiled as she walked past and then sat down on the stone wall just a couple feet away.
"Could I borrow a light?" she asked.
George obligingly pulled out his matchbook but as he handed it over, she didn't produce a cigarette. Instead, from the pocket of her old-fashioned black and white tweed coat, she pulled a small square stained glass candle holder in deep cobalt blue with bottle green dragonflies and creamy pink lotus blooms. She set it on the wall between them, struck a match and lit the small candle inside. She handed him the matchbook and sat back with a content sigh, looking across the street.
Puzzled, George couldn't help stealing glances at her. What on Earth was she doing?
Catching of his looks, the girl smiled again and gestured across the street. "My Wednesday night movie."
This only mystified George further. No one would come out here in this weather just to sit and watch people go by. Would they? Was she waiting for someone? A ride? Was she homeless? She could be living in a shelter. She spoke again, interrupting George's thought process.
"What?" George asked.
"I don't know. Just... Birnbaum."
George thought about it for a minute. It sounded like a name. "Why?"
She shook her head and shrugged. "Seriously, I don't know. It happens to me all the time. My brain just pops up a word. Just now it was Birnbaum."
"It sounds like a name," George ventured. Definitely a possibility she was a little loopy.
"Yes, it does, doesn't it? Hey! It's lottery ticket aunt!"
George followed her gaze across the street and was surprised to recognize who she was talking about right off the bat. An elderly lady with fluffy hair in a long red coat was scratching at a lottery ticket as she walked along. "Is she your aunt?"
"No, she just makes me think she must be someone's aunt, and she's always buying those scratch off lottery tickets. But I can just picture her in so many different places. Something in her cries out for a distant time and I'm just sure she's lived before. Maybe she was in the crowd that lined the street as Jesus passed on the way to his own death, or I can see her as a southern belle in Virginia just before the civil war."
George could see the southern belle bit. She did look kind of elegant, but where did she get the bit about Jesus?
"Check out the beatnik," she said.
Again, George could tell exactly who she was referring to. A tall young man with light brown dreadlocks and a scraggly beard, wearing a brown coat that was too tight and pants too short loped along the sidewalk.
"Cool, man. The cat speaks to me in his throaty warble, halfway between a meow and a purr." The girl laughed delightedly. "Can't you just hear him?"
George crooked a smile. He could. He took a last drag on the cigarette butt and lit a new one, scanning the shoppers with interest now.
"Ah, that's sad."
George looked but he didn't know what to look for this time. "What?"
"The young woman in the knee length light brown skirt and the pink jacket."
George looked. There she was, rather nondescript, but very thin and terribly neat. As he watched, she stumbled a little and pain creased her face. She took a breath, straightened and moved on.
"Three reasons I don't kill myself," she intoned sadly. "There is value in suffering, I have the chance to make life better for someone else, and things can change."
George watched the young woman until she was out of sight. What was her real story? He hoped she would be alright. He returned his gaze to the people opposite them.
A group of young girls tumbled out of a Chinese restaurant, breaking open fortune cookies. The girl with long black hair stopped, looked at her fortune incredulously and then threw her head back and laughed loudly.
"A message from the universe," George's companion murmured.
George snorted. "What kind of universe speaks to you through fortune cookies?"
"Only to those who'll listen," she said defensively. "Red glasses."
George quickly scanned the people passing by opposite. A young black woman wearing red glasses pulled a child along by his hand. She was shaking her head, clearly trying not to smile.
"You are an evil little child, she said without venom."
A young man walking in the other direction passed the young mother and son then abruptly stopped and whipped out a notebook.
"The time for creating comes upon you and your perceptions change. Like walking a country road at dusk. Everything is hazy but clear. Your fingers ache to put pen to paper for fear that you will lose your vision before you can contain it."
George looked at her. Was that it? Was she a writer? He opened his mouth to speak but a cry yanked at him.
"George! What the hell are you doing? Get your ass in here! The meeting starts in three minutes!"
"Shit!" George looked at his watch. He's been sitting there for twenty minutes.
"It was nice visiting with you," George said as he stood up. "I'm George, by the way."
"I kind of figured," she said, looking at his irate co-worker standing in the doorway. "You'd better hurry."
George nodded and dashed up the sidewalk. He looked back and she was still sitting there. She waved her fingers and he raised a hand.
George took the stairs to the third floor and grabbed his portfolio for the meeting. In the conference room, there was one seat by the window. He paused to look out, but she was gone. He could see a small speck of light in the shadows though. The candle holder was still there and lit. How odd.
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I'm trying to understand how you can effectively dominate a SWAT/FBI/whatever law enforcement in payday 2, because only certain ones are "able" to be dominated. which confuses me, how is this determined?
Also, I already know that tasers and higher can't be dominated, but the question is for the weaker forces, regular SWAT/FBI and guards.
Anyone on this list of law enforcement: http://payday.wikia.com/wiki/Enemies_%28Payday_2%29
The further down the list you go, obviously the harder it is to dominate them, but what determines this? Is there any clue to try to dominate a specific one instead getting myself killed trying to do so.


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A group of 35 men, women and children found inside a shipping container at a UK port are understood to be Sikhs from Afghanistan who are victims of "people trafficking", British police said today.
They were discovered yesterday after a freighter arrived at Tilbury Docks in Essex from Belgium.
One man was found dead and the others were taken to hospital to be treated for severe dehydration and hypothermia.
The 35 people found inside the container are understood to be Sikhs from Afghanistan, Essex Police said.
Earlier, the police described them as people believed to be from the Indian sub-continent and questioned some of them.
A homicide investigation is continuing into the death of the one person.
After they were treated for severe dehydration and hypothermia, they were taken to a detention centre.
Thirty have now been released into the care of police and Border Force staff. Four remain at Southend Hospital. It is thought they will be discharged later.
A post-mortem examination will be carried out on the body of the deceased and the container forensically examined.
They are being held under UK immigration laws and it is expected they will be interviewed through interpreters at the immigration centre near Tilbury.
Essex Police described the men, women and children as victims of "people trafficking" and are working with Interpol and other international authorities to try to establish what happened.
Many of the survivors spent the night in hospital but none is thought to have suffered serious injury.
One man is believed to have been questioned by officers already.
India's Ministry of External Affairs has confirmed being in contact with UK authorities to ascertain their nationality.
The discovery was made after the container arrived from the Belgian village of Zeebrugge early on Saturday morning when "screaming and banging" were heard coming from inside.
"It is a homicide investigation...we will be looking to see where the origin and the gangs or whoever may (be) involved in this conspiracy to bring these people in this way over to this country. Clearly we need to try and bring them to justice," Supt Trevor Roe of Essex Police told reporters.
"The welfare and health of the people is our priority at this stage. Now they are well enough, our officers and colleagues from the Border Force will be speaking to them via interpreters so we can piece together what happened and how they came to


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What's up with ICH? Their headline increase in revenue was meant distract shareholders from seeing the 10cents a share LOSS for the quarter.10 cents a share--and at a time when competitors like Etrade-who had so much debt from the housing market they were on the verge of bankruptcy--is reporting two quarters in a row of profit.I do not think ICH has shareholders interests at heart. This is more of a "good-ol' boy" group of stock brokers with no clear drive to generate profit, they just collect paychecks. Does anyone have a site to share that reports CEO's salary?
Let me make this clear. I have owned ICH in the past. My previous post was out of frustration. I have also sold my shares. If they cannot make a profit when their competitors are doing so---you have to expect shareholders to get upset and leave.


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Andrew Garfield not competitive with pals
Published 30/06/2012
Andrew Garfield has insisted a role would never come between him and his friends.
The Amazing Spider-Man actor enjoys the company of fellow British actors Robert Pattinson and Jamie Bell when he is in New York City. Both Jamie and Andrew were linked to the role of Spider-Man, but Andrew was adamant there were no hard feelings when he won the part.
"My friends aren't so stupid that a job would come between us," he revealed.
Andrew was cast as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in July 2010 after producers tried out several young actors. Jamie and Andrew screen tested together and although Andrew triumphed the pair moved on quickly.
"You admit your jealousy to each other, giggle about it, then get pi*sed together," he told Radio Times magazine.
In October last year Jamie gave his blessing to Andrew about the role, admitting that he wasn't right for the part.
"I've never felt particularly connected to Peter Parker," he said.
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"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."
Have a good ANZAC day everyone. I missed the dawn service for the first time in several years as I forgot to set my alarm and didn't wake up in time.


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Hello, I'm Mark Person. The economic recovery engine continues to move forward even with a modest decline in consumer spending.
According to the Commerce Department retail sales numbers were down from the previous month. Despite the slight decline, sales actually showed an increase when the volatile auto sector is removed.
According to the Department of Commerce, the U.S. trade deficit rose to a 15-month high. This is an indicator that demand for imports are picking up as recovery from the recession continues.
Industrial production rose in April as businesses begin to restock inventories.
And Wall Street closed on a downward trend for the week as it waited for word that Greece would follow through with recently adopted economic reforms.
To many industries in the United States, domestic trade policy is important. So too are regulations dealing with emissions. While prospects for a global pact are all but dead, this week, two key lawmakers said it's time "take matters into our own hands." The Senators need to move quickly as the Environmental Protection Agency issues new rules for greenhouse gas emissions.
Sen. John Kerry, D-Massachusetts: "Right now as one of the worst oil spills in our nation's history washes onto our shores, no one can doubt how urgently we need a solution. Now is the time to take action."
The Northeastern Senatorial duo of Democrat John Kerry and Independent Joseph Lieberman unveiled a long-awaited energy and climate bill this week. Standing amidst an unlikely collection of representatives from environmental groups, energy companies, and retired military Generals, the Senators concluded an energy consensus was in reach.
Dubbed by Kerry and Lieberman as the American Power Act, the bill includes multiple tax breaks for energy companies, future revenue streams for clean energy development, and a market-based structure for trading carbon.
Sen. John Kerry: "To meet these goals the American Power Act uses a reduce and refund approach. We reduce our level of carbon pollution. We reduce the clean energy and green jobs gap with China. And we refund the revenues from our efforts back to the American people and their families."
Sen. Lieberman: "Our legislation will price carbon to reflect its real costs to our economy and in doing so will ignite the spark that will ignite America's innovation engine."
The legislation aims to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping greenhouse gases by 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 and more than 80 percent by 2050. Those targets will come at the expense of various energy producers like coal BUT one important sector in rural America received an exemption from carbon pollution payments: AGRICULTURE.
Under the American Power Act, farmers would be EXEMPT from carbon pollution payments BUT could receive government-funneled funds for a litany of so-called green farming practices, such as:
Re-forestation of acreages
Altered tillage practices and increased conservation land.
Dietary modifications for livestock and pasture-based feeding systems.
And nitrogen mitigation practices.
The bill also dealt a perceived victory to farmers by establishing oversight of agricultural carbon payments to USDA – and NOT the Environmental Protection Agency.
Many farm groups are still digesting the nearly 1000-page bill but some have already staked an early position. National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson said:
"We continue to seek opportunity for farmers and ranchers who want to do the right thing environmentally but need the right economic incentives. We strongly support economic incentives from the climate change bill to enable agriculture to play a positive role."
American Farm Bureau President Bob Stallman has been a consistent critic of climate legislation and remains cautious about the potential economic impact of higher fertilizer and energy prices as a result of the Kerry-Lieberman bill. This week, Stallman said:
"We do not want to see farmers driven out of business due to additional regulation and the potential for higher input costs. Agriculture also could be forced to shrink due to land moving out of production into trees to sequester carbon."
The bill's centerpiece remains a regulated carbon exchange. Unlike much of Wall Street and commodity markets, this government operated exchange would be open only to select energy companies and other polluters. Carbon would have pre-established floor and ceiling limits ranging from $12 to $25 per unit. Senators Kerry and Lieberman contend the limits would provide a more consistent financial structure for companies, prevent rapid price fluctuations for consumers, and keep speculators out of the carbon market.
Kerry: "The technology market that made so many wealthy and lifted America during the 1990's was a one trillion dollar market with about a billion users. The clean energy market we are reaching for today is a 6 trillion dollar market with 6 billion users. If we want to claim our share we need to act."
But congressional action could loose traction following a grueling legislative campaign for health care, upcoming financial regulatory reform, Supreme Court confirmation hearings, and looming immigration reform - ALL amidst an election year. The bill, drafted by Senators Kerry, Lieberman, and Republican Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, has support from the Obama Administration. But Senator Graham was not present for the bill's Washington unveiling this week and faces mounting pressure from Congressional Republicans to NOT cross party lines on any climate change legislation.
Kerry: "If we can't legislate a solution then the EPA will regulate one. And it will come without the help for America's businesses and consumers that is in this bill."


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Ford EcoSport review: The gradual surge in the fuel prices has made the Indian car enthusiasts and other people see an entirely fresh trend. The lucrative Indian car market that was out and out, bent more towards hatchbacks and sedans to a certain extent, is now changing trends and falling towards the UV (utility vehicle) segment. The reason for this shift is cited with the fact that besides, offering decent space for your daily trips, the UVs are also useful for longer journeys, thereby saving fuel.
The automobile manufacturers automatically started looking to enhance their portfolios for the growing Indian market with their respective manufactured utility vehicles. The American auto major, Ford is also not behind in this prevalent trend with the introduction of Ford EcoSport, which was the most anticipated launch of the year. The SUV has taken an 18 month gestation period to get it Indianized, for the company was aggressively testing the EcoSport in the country and the one that has been launched is almost 70% locally manufactured.
The advantage of localizing the EcoSport is that the pricing of the SUV can be set aggressively. This SUV was first put on display for the public eye, at the 2012 Automobile Expo held in Delhi, and unlike many other vehicles that go through the process of developmental changes like the change avatars that is, from a larger than life visual on board, to the notched down clay models, and then, to the more realistic production versions. Whereas, the charming Ford EcoSport seemed to have skipped the steps entailed in the Change avatar process and straightaway headed into the production line from the drawing board.
This rugged SUV comes with an unconventional design, which is not at all jarring to the eye. Ford EcoSports design is aggressive, menacing and jazzy with an urban touch screaming for attention, and this queer combination works perfectly as well as adds freshness. Ford is counting a lot on the EcoSport, for it can be the fate changer for the company, and so, the company engineers have burnt the proverbial mid night oil in order to give it an Indian face.
Ford EcoSport is spawned on Ford Fiestas B2E platform which, although is very resourceful, however, was used initially to build a sedan. The EcoSport SUV cannot be termed as a sedan, but the onlooker gets a feeling that it is a three-box vehicle. When


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Things to see and do - Fort-de-France
Leaving for Martinique
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Historic district of Fort-de-France
Historic district of Fort-de-France : Michelin's recommendations
A walk round the historic district of Fort-de-France, which is just behind the port, will unveil a host of picturesque traditional wooden houses and colonial buildings, such as the spruce Pavillon Bougenot, dating from 1887, and the Maison Saint-Cyr, in the lively shopping Rue Victor Hugo. In the heart of the district lies the Jardin de la Savane, a delightful, relaxing garden. To the far south stands St Louis Fort, a citadel built in 1674, which can be admired from the bay.
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In the hands of the public, open government data is giving businesses and citizens an unprecedented opportunity to innovate and drive the "app economy" in places like San Francisco. The demand for data is also growing within government, leading to more agencies opening their data vaults and sharing across departments, according to a report issued Thursday by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers.
"One of the most significant outcomes we're seeing is the sharing of data across state agencies and across jurisdictions," said NASCIO official and Minnesota CIO Carolyn Parnell.
In California, State Controller John Chiang and Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Peter Gravett on Thursday announced a joint venture to combine data from their respective agencies to identify 95,000 California veterans that have more than $36 million in unclaimed property and cash being held by the state of California.
"This includes [our] latest partnership between CalVet and my office to return tens of millions of dollars to California's veterans," said Chiang in a press statement.
Despite California's reputation for being a leader in technology, the topic of open data and transparency has run hot and cold in California.
Back in 2009, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger created, by executive order, a transparency website containing detailed information on the workings of state government.
In 2011, Gov. Brown vetoed AB 172 that would have codified the site into law. Assemblyman Mike Eng, who sponsored AB 172, saw two other transparency bills (AB 1899 and AB 756) shot down as well.
In April, California State CIO and Department of Technology Director Carlos Ramos announced the state is getting ready to launch a new open data portal. "[W]e're going to be releasing an open data website, where we're going to make other sorts of government data available for free, online for folks to use. The cool thing about that is that it's going to leverage cloud technologies," said Ramos during a speech at the Digital Access Summit hosted by TechWire.
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Regularly scheduled meetings of the Board of Commissioners, held the second and fourth Thursdays of each month, will begin a little earlier. Beginning with the February 12, 2009 meeting of the Board of Commissioners, all regularly scheduled Mint Hill Board of Commissioners meetings will start at 7 pm. The Board voted at the end of last year to move the meetings up by 30 minutes so they could end earlier in the evening. Last week's meeting, which began at 7:30 ended after two closed sessions, at 9:45.
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Turkish Airlines Copyright © 1996 - 2016
- Towards the Republic
- Rembrandt's drawings in Pera
- Art in Istanbul
- Yılmabaşar mother and daughter at ACC
- Helikon celebrates its 10th year
- Art fair in Ankara
- From Venice to Istanbul
- From traditional to modern
- Seventh season at İş Sanat
- Mozart on the Bosphorus
- 25 concerts at CRR
- World-famous pianists come to Antalya
- Ankara sings jazz
- Blues Festival tours Turkey
- Festival on Wheels goes international
- Ankara art fair
From traditional to modern
A new exhibition by painter Mükerrem Turhan, who takes a modernistic approach to the material felt in her works, is taking place at the Ankara City Club Art Gallery from 16 November to 5 December. Using swaths of felt colored with natural dyes instead of the traditional paint on canvas, Turhan creates works depicting Anatolian women and historical and visual landscapes both urban and rural in a technique that brooks no mistakes.
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Artist: Judy Collins
Album: Paradise
Genre: Rock
It's a lesson too late for the learnin'
Made of sand, made of sand
In the wink of an eye my soul is turnin'
In your hand, in your hand.
Are you goin' away with no word of farewell
Will there be not a trace left behind.
I could've loved you better didn't mean to be unkind
You know that was the last thing on my mind.
As I lie in my bed in the morning
Without you, without you
Every song in my heart dies a-bornin'
without you, without you
You've got reasons a-plenty for goin'
This I know, this I know
For the seeds have been steadly growin'
Please don't go, please don't go.
Writer(s): Gene Nelson, Paul Nelson
Copyright: Great Cumberland Music, Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp., Mister Charlie Music
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Enjoy all the benefits of BlackBerry and more with the BlackBerry PlayBook!Enjoy your multimedia, social networks, video games, and more with the BlackBerry PlayBook 7-inch multi-touch tablet! This handy device is powered by dual-core 1 GHz processor, 1 GB of RAM, and features the BlackBerry Tablet OS with QNX technology, providing seamless multi-tasking and an excellent user interface that's easy to learn and simple to use.Connect to wireless networks with the PlayBook's built-in IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n wireless LAN and pair with portable devices like speakers and headphones with integrated Bluetooth v2.1+EDR technology. Add more functionality to the PlayBook with access to the BlackBerry App World webstore. Download games and apps as well as your music and movies to customize your PlayBook to your needs and store it all on the built-in 16 GB internal storage.The PlayBook features mini-HDMI output so you can view its screen on a large HDTV and also features a Micro USB port for charging and sync. Also included is a neoprene sleeve so you can carrying safely nearly anywhere! Get yours today!Order now!
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My wife and I shopped a long time for a tablet before we decided that the Blackberry Playbook just could not be beat. I've heard from other comments elsewhere that "there are no apps for it". I would have to ask those folks- Have you ever even held a Playbook in your hand, much less gone to the AppCenter? There are thousands of High Quality applications. Not the Millions of so-so apps you need to wade through elsewhere. I have found everything I need and want for my daily use and most are free. I've purchased ($3.00 or less) a couple of games just for fun. I even transfer files from my PC (Ubuntu) to my Playbook using Dukto over my wireless network. I watch movies, check email, surf the internet, play Youtube videos, upload pictures to Picassa and Facebook right from my Playbook. The Picture quality and HD video taking is top notch. I would have to say this to anyone considering a tablet purchase. Try it for yourself. It is a remarkable, fast and easy to use tablet with all the custom setup you could desire. RIM is a very forward thinking company- and as this tablet proves--- YOU DO HAVE A CHOICE!It's not for everyone, only those who can accept that they do not have to be like everyone else to have what they want and need. And NO- I do not work for RIM, nor do I work as a salesman- I'm a retired Network Engineer with 12 years of College behind me.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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By Beachcomber Scott
from Asheville NC
I find the playbook incredibly useful for email, facebook and web surfing. The flash player and office apps make this a no brainer for business. A nice feature is the app that combines all email and social networking accounts, enabling simple access. A blinking red led in front or a "glow" corner on the open screen indicate new email or status updates. I can tether easily to my cellphone if away from wi-fi, and send docs to my printer via bluetooth or network wi-fi. The games run great, (there are several preinstalled) and more from the app store. Recommended is purchasing the optional rapid charger stand, which charges in less than half the time, and provides a convenient place to park the unit. Processor speed is fast, no freeze up or lags, even with several apps running simultaneously. The display is excellent, on par or better than the retina, and the DUAL speakers provide the best audio for streaming, chat or gaming I have heard yet. The current pricing is unbelievable at about a third of original retail. Impressive is the overall size, weight and shape of the METAL case, not flimsy plastic here, and a nice soft non-slip back is grippy too. Finally, the cameras (f+B) are sharp, I have taken great pictures and videos during the day and indoors, in low light, not so great. Kobo is the native ereader, and I have found it works well, I never thought I would use it much, but I now do. A tablet purchase is very personal, and there are many considerations. Overall the playbook is a sleeper, with solid atributes at a nice price, business quality and serious functionality. If millions of apps are what you need, look elswhere, but there are workarounds, with more apps to come, and now google appstore compatibility.
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Cops investigating a series of robberies of fried chicken franchises in Tucson, Ariz., got a break -- a female witness recognized one of the assailants as a man she knew as "Peanut."
Tucson police used Coplink -- a specialized software package allowing users to search different criminal databases simultaneously -- and found several people associated with the nickname Peanut. When they tied the nickname to a tattoo the witness also saw, they soon located a name and address for a suspect, who quickly found himself behind bars.
In another case, a man was found face down in a parking lot after getting run over by a car, shot and having his throat slashed. He was still alive and told the responding officers, "Shorty did it," adding that Shorty had a tattoo of the name "Caesar" on his forearm. When Tucson police ran that information through Coplink, they came up with a suspect who had been released from state prison just 24 hours earlier.
Coplink also revealed a connection between the attacker and victim -- both had been arrested several times on drug-related charges -- leading police to hypothesize the incident resulted from a drug deal gone bad. With Coplink a digital mug book was generated on a laptop and shown to the victim as he lay in his hospital bed. He fingered Shorty, who was soon sporting jail garb.
Cops in Tucson say they are excited about the system's ability to search disparate databases with one query. "It's the best thing we've had in years," said Detective Tim Peterson of the Tucson Police Department.
Connecting the Dots
Before Coplink, officers had to access several separate databases, including records management databases and any number of homegrown databases -- such as gang, court citation, jail management, sex offender and probation systems. The problem was that access required specialized key strokes or key assignments.
Coplink connects all those systems and allows access with a single query.
"It puts all of this information in one easy-to-locate place that doesn't require any specialized key strokes or key assignments or special knowledge," said Peterson. "It's like any other Windows application that I'm used to doing."
As far as potential misuse, Peterson said Coplink's administrative tools provide a quick and simple way to check on who makes queries and why.
The technology migrates data from a wide range of databases and records management systems, and consolidates it into an information warehouse for law enforcement to access.
"Records management systems were spawned out of need for crime statistic reporting to the federal government," said Bob Griffin, president of Knowledge Computing Corp. (KCC), which markets Coplink. Griffin noted that the systems have evolved into more operational databases and that all of the databases are on separate platforms.
Association-detection algorithms within Coplink also allow investigators to detect people, places and things with which a suspect has associated.
"If I'm not able to locate him at any of his previous addresses, I can run his associated people and locations and come up with additional information -- where I might begin to talk to people to find out where he might be," Peterson said.
Griffin said because an integrated and consolidated warehouse has been built, "We can now apply our relationship and detection algorithms to the data, so we can determine things like physical relationships or hidden relationships."
A recent case in which a little girl was snatched demonstrated the value of Coplink's ability to detect "hidden" relationships.
The girl and two friends were playing in a park and were approached by two men in a red car. One man said his name was "Wado," and asked if the girl would help him find his lost puppy. She got


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Leslie Folsom's string of Seattle Women's Golf Association city championships was finally snapped Thursday as Lauren Sewell defeated the five-time defending champ 7 and 6 on the 30th hole at Fairwood Country Club in Renton.
Sewell, a senior-to-be at Oregon State who attended Kentridge High School, was playing on her home course.
Folsom, from Rainier G&CC in Des Moines, is the only player in the 86-year history of the event to win five consecutive times.
Sewell got to the championship match with a semifinal win Wednesday over Cassie McKinley, while Folsom beat Sue Ursino in a rematch of last year's final.
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Folsom earlier shot 72 for medalist honors in the field of 88.
Jockey Mitchell back at track
Emerald Downs jockey Gallyn Mitchell, who suffered a heart attack at his home in April, was back at work at the Auburn track after being cleared by doctors.
Mitchell, who turns 51 in August, began the season with track-leading totals of 1,347 victories, 76 stakes triumphs and $13,847,580 in purse earnings.
He has also worked as a stunt rider and appeared in the movies "Seabiscuit," "Little Big Man" and "Planet of the Apes."
Memorial service for Erickson set
A public memorial service for Melissa Erickson will be at 5 p.m. Friday at Alaska Airlines Arena on the University of Washington campus.
The former UW basketball player died June 5 after a seven-year battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). She was 34.
Erickson helped UW reach the NCAA Elite Eight in her senior season in 2001. The family requested that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the ALS Therapy Development Institute's "Young Faces of ALS."
Raychelle Santos beat Gonzaga teammate Ciera Min 4 and 3 and Oklahoma's Chirapat Jao-Javanil 2 and 1 to reach Friday's quarterfinals of the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship in Norman, Okla.
Former Washington State rower Lisa Roman was named to the Canadian Senior Team, which will compete in The Netherlands June 29-30 and in the World Rowing Cup in Switzerland July 12-14.
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Indianapolis, Ind. - After coming up short in doubles play, Butler rebounded for wins in the top five singles positions to score a 5-2 victory over Horizon League opponent Green Bay on Sunday (March 29) at the Butler Bubble.
The win sends the Bulldogs to 8-9 on the season and 3-0 in conference play.
The Phoenix jumped out to a 1-0 lead after notching wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. Natali Jaimes and Gabriella Bobrowski scored the Bulldogs' lone win at No. 2, topping Kelly Stadum and Morgan Weuve, 8-5.
Butler would come roaring back in singles play.
Molly Casperson got things started with a quick 6-1, 6-0 decision at the No. 3 position before Becky Jenkins scored a 6-1, 6-1 triumph at No. 4. Bobrowski and Jaimes added victories at the top two spots, with the former scoring a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 1 and the latter chipping in a 6-4, 6-1 decision at No. 2. Cam Thompson closed out the Butler scoring at No. 5, notching a 6-1, 7-5 win at No. 5.
Butler returns to action on Saturday (April 4) when it hosts league foe UIC beginning at 1:00 p.m.


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Subject: [OMPI users] Configuration for rendezvous and eager protocols: two-sided comm
From: Siddhartha Jana (siddharthajana24_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-12-14 07:44:12
In OpenMPI, are MPI_Send, MPI_Recv (and friends) implemented using
rendezvous protocol or eager protocol?
If both, is there a way to choose one or the other during runtime or while
building the library?
If there is a threshold of the message size that dictates the protocol to
be used, is there a way I can alter that threshold value?
If different protocols were used for different versions of the library in
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October 10, 2011 08:00 AM by Lisa Princ
In the past, we've heard E!'s Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, Kim Kardashian express how much she wants children, but after recently getting married to Kris Humphries, the couple are not rushing. In fact, Kim Kardashian recently said to give them a year to have children. What's that all about? Read on for more!
Although she was just married, Kim Kardashian says that she and Kris Humphries are not rushing to have children. In fact, the couple says to give them a year as they are trying to situate themselves. Recently, Kim Kardashian told Ryan Seacrest on his radio show: "I think we want to figure out where he's going to play an where we're going to live first," adding that due to the NBA lockout, they are not sure where they will end up. When asked what she would do if Kris Humphries was offered a position in a less glamorous area, such as Oklahoma, Kim replied: "I would go to Oklahoma City. We're not going to live a separate life."
Kim Kardashian gushed about married life as she went on to say: "We are six or seven weeks in…his is six and a half. I feel good. It was kind of crazy to go right from our wedding straight to New York." Kim Kardashian added that although she now feels that Kris Humphries "gets it," (referring to her chaotic life) the couple did have a spat already over the wedding planning as she went on to say: "when I asked him to do something, nothing would happen … It would take him forever to do something. So I think I finally just lost it and was like, 'I can't do his seating chart, I can't do any of the things on his side of the family.' It was just really frustrating because all of my things were done. So I just lost it."
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Niklaus Vintler (* around 1345; " 1413) were enrich citizens of Bozen and most important members of the early Vintler.
Niklaus was the son Konrad of the IITH Vintler and the Agnes. Niklaus Vintler might be born around 1345. Since 1367 it appears frequently in the documents. At the time at that time the Vintler already possesses several buildings in the city. Niklaus Vintler dressed IIITH important offices in Tirol under duke Leopold, then he was office man to the Etsch and since 1373 judges of Gries. Starting from 1374/1375 Vintler managed the holy spirit hospital of Bozen and had thus a clear weight in the town councillor von Bozen.1385 acquired it together with its brother Franz the lock Runkelstein. Starting from 1388 it let all areas of the castle and also the Burghof with lay Fresken paint there. The good relationship, which had Niklaus Vintler to duke Leopold III., continued also after its death 1386 under its son Leopold IV. 1392 are appointed Vintler from the duke to the highest office man in Tirol. At the beginning 15. Century dressed Niklaus Vintler the office of the male nurse of the castle Reinegg and the court Sarnthein. To starting from 1406 the duke governing in Tirol Friedrich with the empty bag could not develop Niklaus Vintler so good relationship, although on 14 September the duke the Niklaus Vintler of goods and yards shifts 1407 in Durnholz in the Sarntal, as pledge for 1.535 Dukaten, which he had borrowed to the duke. Niklaus involved itself however into financial it in the first decade 15. Century the calamity became. The most powerful aristocrat in the country, Heinrich V. of gang castle, had borrowed duke Leopold IVTH 5,000 Dukaten. For the of this amount the brothers had vouched Franz and Nikolaus Vintler the Rottenburger. Heinrich V. had died 1400 and its son Heinrich VI. of gang castle reclaimed to 1407 the borrowed sum of duke Friedrich with the empty bag, which she did not want to pay however. Therefore the Rottenburger adhered without loss to the possession of the Vintler and occupied among other things the castle Rendelstein with Bozen. Niklaus Vintler turned thereupon to the duke around assistance, on which this had to give the castle to Rendelstein the Vintler back. At the 11. March 1409 came it between the Rottenburger and the Vintlern to a comparison. In this the Vintler kept the castles Runkelstein and Rendelstein, offered however to hand over to the Rottenburger their pledge possessions if it left the endorsement letter over 5.000 Dukaten to them. Friedrich malfunctioned however its agreement to this comparison. It wanted to prevent under all circumstances that the Rottenburger still more pledge possession in its hand combined. Einzuziehen.im May 1409 the duke Friedrich the Vintler on castle Runkelstein besieged this pledge possession meant Friedrich anyway to favour of the chamber, in order to prevent the delivery of the mortgage bonds at the Rottenburger. Thus it came at the 11. May 1409 to a discussion in Bozen. Niklaus Vintler received free escort from duke Friedrich. The duke settled the old debt of 5.000 Dukaten and confirmed to the Vintlern the possession of the self-goods, insisted however on the publication of the Pfandverschreibungen. The castle Runkelstein might not have been damaged during these incidents despite temporary FE storage.
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compared to a friends i9300, my i9305 still preforms pretty well after 2 years, and currently the s5 the only difference i can spot performance wise is the increased cpu speed, admittedly this is a decent increase but will 2.5GHz and 2GB ram stand up well for 2 years?
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Bankrupting America: The Fiscal Cliff Briefing Book
The good folks at Bankrupting America have put together "The Fiscal Cliff Briefing Book."
Recently, there has been a lot of talk in Washington about the so-called fiscal cliff. Both the speaker of the House, Rep. Boehner, and President Obama have made public remarks about the current economic conditions of the United States and how they can be eased during the lame-duck session. Currently, no specific plan has been issued by Congress to address the tax increases and spending cuts that are scheduled for 2013.


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One of the most exciting things about the coming of the fall movie season is the chance to see some new talent emerge from some of the prestige fare that'll be hitting theaters in the next few months. Last year, for instance, saw the likes of Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, Eddie Redmayne, Rooney Mara, Shailene Woodley, Elizabeth Olsen and Felicity Jones go from virtual unknowns to, if not household names, than certainly performers whose next moves would be watched closely.
So with the summer now an increasingly distant memory and festival season upon us, we thought we'd take a look at some of the names that are likely to break out over the next four months or so. Some we've tipped before, some are even newer, but you'll be seeing all of the faces below on screen before too long, and if the buzz behind them is correct, you'll be seeing them many, many times more. Read our picks below, and you can let us know who you're tipping for stardom this fall in the comments section below .
While it can't be said that there are very many actors who've come up that way ("The Namesake" star Jacinda Barrett was a graduate of "The Real World," and "Rock of Ages" lead Julianne Hough came to fame through "Dancing with the Stars"), there's still a certain stigma attached to being an actor or actress who was discovered in part through a reality TV series. But there's every chance the stigma might be lifted if Samantha Barks pulls off her key supporting role in Tom Hooper's film, "Les Miserables." 21-year-old Barks, who hails from the Isle of Man in the U.K., came to fame as a contestant on "I'll Do Anything," a 2008 Saturday night reality show that set out to find an actress to play Nancy in a new production of the musical "Oliver!," co-starring Rowan Atkinson. Barks was beaten at the last, placing third in the final, but was swiftly in demand in the musical theater world; she played Sally Bowles in a British tour of "Cabaret," and in the summer of 2010, landed the role of Eponine, the starving waif in love with Marius, in the long-running West End production of "Les Miserables." Off the back of that, she was selected to sing the part in a huge 25th anniversary all-star concert production of the show, and presumably impressed producer Cameron Mackintosh. Because when the film came to cast, Barks ended up beating out the rumored Taylor Swift for the same part. Among a cast that features Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Helena Bonham Carter and more, Barks is the least known, but her part's a dramatic one, and she gets one of the show's best-known numbers, "On My Own," so she's likely to make a serious impression. If she's able to land parts away from the musical world, this could be the creation of a massive new star.
One of the major critical favorites at Sundance this year -- albeit one that hasn't yet got the crossover buzz of "Beasts of the Southern Wild" and "The Sessions," was Ava DuVernay's "Middle of Nowhere." The film involves a med student who drops out of school when her husband is sent to prison for eight years in order to focus her attentions on keeping his spirits up. But as his parole hearing approaches, she finds herself drawn to a bus driver who's fallen for her. DuVernay won Best Director in Park City and is increasingly seen as one of the most exciting new voices in African-American cinema, but the cast has won just as much acclaim. The men in the film -- Omari Hardwick ("Kick-Ass") as the husband, fast-rising star David Oyelowo ("Jack Reacher, "Lincoln," "Rise of the Planet of the Apes") as the bus driver -- are both familiar faces, but leading lady Emayatzy Corinealdi, who's getting just as much praise, is a new face, so much so that the film's trailer bills her 'And Introducing...' The New Jersey-born actress has only a handful of credits behind her -- most notably a four-episode run in "The Young & The Restless," TV movie "The Nanny Express" and a guest appearance in short-lived sitcom "Romantically Challenged." But by all accounts she gives a phenomenal performance in her first go at a lead, and could well become just as in demand as Oyelowo in the near future. Indeed, she's already wrapped another indie, "In The Morning," and recently signed to ICM, so big things are certainly expected in the future.
Besides a few recent exceptions (Eva Green and Gemma Arterton aren't doing too badly), building a big screen career after playing a Bond girl isn't always the easiest thing in the world. For every Famke Janssen or Michelle Yeoh, there's an Izabella Scorupco or Denise Richards, and only a handful of people in the world can name a Bond girl of the Roger Moore or Timothy Dalton eras (we're not sure even Moore or Dalton could do it...). It's taken a few years, but Olga Kurylenko, who played vengeful Camille Montes in "Quantum of Solace," looks like she'll be cementing her stardom in a big way in the next few months. The Ukranian-born former model had a handful of roles pre-Bond, including "Paris, je t'aime" and "Hitman," and her first few roles after that breakout weren't especially inspiring: another video game adaptation in "Max Payne" and a villainess in Neil Marshall's Roman actioner "Centurion" opposite a pre-stardom Michael Fassbender. But 2012 has seen things pick up in a big way, and that's set to continue in the coming months. Late last year, she starred in Chernobyl drama "Land of Oblivion," giving a performance we called "a small revelation" (read our review and interview with Kurylenko from the Marrakech Film Festival). And a few months back, she starred in Starz's increasingly strong cable drama "Magic City" alongside Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Danny Huston, giving another good performance. But the big one lands later in the week: at the end of 2010, Kurylenko was cast as Ben Affleck's wife in "To the Wonder," the latest film from reclusive auteur Terrence Malick. And as it turns out, it's very much her film with the actress getting more screen time than any of her better-known co-stars. Some have issues with the character, but we thought Kurylenko was terrific in the film, certainly showing that "Quantum of Solace" barely scratched the surface of her talents. She's also playing Sam Rockwell's girlfriend in Martin McDonagh's "Seven Psychopaths" in the next few months, which will hopefully bring more critical plaudits, and next year returns to the blockbuster arena in Tom Cruise's "Oblivion." So all in all, she'll be nearly inescapable in the next few months.
Starring in the feature film debut of writer/director David Chase, the man behind "The Sopranos," a TV show regarded by many as the finest-ever example of the genre, would come with a little pressure for anyone. But if you're virtual unknowns carrying a movie for the first time, one can only imagine that you'd be feeling the pressure a little more, and that's the case for John Magaro, Will Brill and Jack Huston, who star in Chase's film "Not Fade Away." Huston is by some distance the best known; part of the Huston acting dynasty (John Huston was his grandfather, Angelica and Danny are his aunt and uncle), the British-born Huston has racked up a number of screen credits in the last few years, showing a charisma befitting his surname in films like "Factory Girl," "Outlander" and "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse." But it's in the last couple of years that he really grabbed attention, often stealing the show playing war veteran-turned-mobster Richard Harrow, who wears a mask to disguise a horrible facial injury, in the Terence Winter-created HBO show "Boardwalk Empire." But in fact, Huston doesn't have the lead role in "Not Fade Away" -- instead, it's relative newcomer John Magaro. The actor's had a handful of screen credits so far, including Neil Jordan's "The Brave One," Richard Kelly's "The Box" and a lead in Wes Craven's dreadful "My Soul to Take," but nothing of the magnitude of his part in the Chase film, in which he plays a New Jersey kid who defies the wishes of his father (James Gandolfini) to form a band with two friends in the early 1960s. The central trifecta is completed by theater vet Will Brill, who makes his screen debut (bar a brief appearance on "Louie") here. With the film premiering at the New York Film Festival, this could turn out to be one of the big surprises of the fall, and if it works out, it's likely to take its three young leads with it.
Scoot McNairy has come to the brink of stardom more than once in the past -- he had roles in films like "Wonderland" and "Herbie Fully Loaded" in the mid-noughties, and five years ago toplined the well-received indie romance "In Search of a Midnight Kiss," but could never quite convert either into true Hollywood attention. But that all changed when the Texan actor starred, with his girlfriend and soon-to-be-wife Whitney Able, in Gareth Edwards' micro-budget sci-fi "Monsters." The film proved to be a big festival hit, and suddenly McNairy was the toast of the town. And while he had a number of offers floating around (including Logan Marshall-Green's part in "Prometheus" and another in "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"), he seems to have pretty good taste, turning down both for three serious, dramatic pictures from top directors which will land in the fall. First up is Ben Affleck's based-in-fact drama "Argo" as Iranian Consul Officer Joe Stafford, one of the hostages that Affleck's CIA team is tasked with rescuing (and was our Telluride reviewer's stand-out member of the ensemble), swiftly followed by a major role in the return of the "The Assassination of Jesse James" helmer Andrew Dominik, with crime tale "Killing Them Softly," in which McNairy and "Animal Kingdom" star Ben Mendelsohn play two junkies who rip off a mob-affiliated card game, bringing enforcer Brad Pitt down on them. And finally, the very tail end of the year brings Gus Van Sant's "Promised Land," alongside the film's writers, Matt Damon and John Krasinski, as well as Frances McDormand, Rosemarie DeWitt and Hal Holbrook. He's not letting up, either. He's got both Steve McQueen's "Twelve Years A Slave" and "Your Sister's Sister" director Lynn Shelton's "Touchy Feely," with Ellen Page coming up as well.


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Wakulla County, Florida- July 3, 2012
Early estimates have the damage in Wakulla County exceeding $8.75 million dollars. Officials say they were unable to get to some homes to assess because of flooding.
"Once the declaration comes it will cover everyone. We just wanted to make sure we had our statistics so when the FEMA folks came down on Friday and Saturday that they could just simply go from house to house," said Keith Blackmar, the Public Information Officer for the Wakulla County Sheriff's Office.
An official count says there are 412 damaged structures in the county with a total of 40 homes totally destroyed. 61 homes received major damage in the storm while another 41 reported minor damage. Residents and officials are eagerly awaiting for the area to be declared a disaster by the Federal government.
"It's important for Wakulla County that we receive this federal money because we're a fiscally constrained county, what's officially known as a a rural area of economic concern," said Alan Brock, Chairman of the Wakulla County Board of Commissioners.
Commissioners say the county simply does not have the funds to repair the roads and bridges themselves.
"With the federal aid will have the opportunity to do this debt free and to rebuild our community faster and better," said Brock.
If FEMA arrives, residents and businesses can apply for individual assistance as well.
"They'll probably be at least one disaster recovery center set up in Wakulla. We're hoping to have two,actually, if we can," said Blackmar.
With the water still receding, it's clear a full recovery is still a long way off.


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I recently assisted one of our franchise members with recruiting a production manager, and we used http://jobs.piworld.com. Within two weeks of posting the job, we received more than 40 resumes. I was amazed at the quick response from qualified candidates. Many were still employed, but some were either downsized or had left their jobs, not an uncommon situation in today's soft market. The site allows you to specify the location, so most of the respondents were in proximity to the business. Some were out of state but willing to relocate.
Job seekers can also post their resumes on the site, in addition to employers. If you have not checked it out, I recommend you do. Based on my personal experience, it is a hiring tool that works.


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Sites about individual objects should be submitted to the appropriate subcategory if it exists. Should the subcategory not exist (eg. Ceres at the time of this writing) then submit to this category. Sites about dwarf planets in general, or about more than one dwarf planet, should also be submitted here.Dwarf planets are bodies orbiting the sun which are large enough for gravity to have forced them into roughly spherical shape but not large enough to be classified as planets.
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Thanks to toban for the great shot of camp and The Ghost under the stars!
Thanks to toban for the great shot of camp and The Ghost under the stars!
The ghost gets to huddle down in the sub freezing temps and put on a snow blanket.
Fortunately all drained of water and hopefully surviving.
More updates soon!
Although most of this system has been changed/removed/modified on The Ghost, I thought the documentation from the day is fairly interesting memorabilia. The control panel with "Therm-O-Matic" is still up at the drivers position and turns on/off the blower for the heating unit. The vents above the front headsign have been blocked off and the front foot vents have been removed.
These heat channels where the air flowed above the windows were the favorite hiding grounds for the rats/mice that inhabited the bus throughout it's past. I have removed them through the galley in preparation for proper galley shelves. This has also been removed in the bedroom area as the engine heat supplied ventilation channels are not needed back there. I still ponder the idea of removing the factory ceiling mounted heater core in favor for some more headroom in the drivers position. We'll see if I ever cross that bridge.
I wanted to throw up some photos from our Alvord Desert trip over Memorial weekend. Bob and Merran invited us and any folks that wanted to join down for their usual landsailing/camping trip out on the playa. Emily had been to this area prior but no landsailing or camping out on the open playa. This would be my first visit to this area of Oregon for a campout.
We departed Milwaukie at a leisurely pace, leaving Thursday AM rather than Wednesday PM late. Some minor murphy moments with the grey water tank and some finishing touches on the various systems meant a good bright-and-early departure would be better advised. I tidied up the temporary 24V system (directly charged from the solar panels) and connected the converter to 12V (which we would later end up using to power the bus for our entire trip home!). A quick load check of all roof items meant we were good to depart. The trip down was mostly uneventful. We stopped an fueled the coach near Burns, OR after having a nice stop by some local county law enforcement, concerned that we were trafficking large quantities of drugs. Their search turned up nil (of course) and after learning of my Search and Rescue affiliation, realized they were barking up the wrong tree. My 65MPH in a 55MPH zone was not even mentioned once they made it clear it was their probable cause for stopping us. We parted ways on good terms, with a warning that the wind on the upcoming roads would present a challenge.
We hit the playa an hour and change before dark, right about as the sun disappeared behind the steens mountains. Kelly arrived in his newly acquired school bus just before us and we made a caravan down to the playa with Bob and Merran leading the way.
The solar panels gave us enough power that combined with a proper sized inverter from Eric, and some cables from Kelly, we ran the ice machine, radio, and lights without worry.
Some photos (credit to Kelly for a couple of his!):
The trip home was uneventful, but not without an interesting twist. Our dual-field regulator for the 100A generator original to The Ghost decided that 16.5V was better than the factory 14.2V charge rate. This, being extremely hard on batteries, led to me to disable the regulator for the entire drive home. We departed in the late morning/early afternoon, stopped by fields for a milkshake and a hamburger, and continued on. We stopped in Bend along the way to enjoy a campground for the evening and to break up the trip. We decompressed, watched some programs on the laptop, played with Marley, and got to talk with some folks in the campground. A nice solar powered showerhouse gave us some much needed cleaning, although the light electrocution from the shower console was not appreciated. We departed in the morning (with a nice solar charge on the 12V starting batteries) and headed home.
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In the mad-rush to get things finished for a trip out the Alvord Desert this week, I was able to get the front rack of The Ghost finished and some new solar panels mounted. I scored a sweet deal on craigslist for some 60-cell (28-32V nominal) These are 250W 5'5″ x 3'3″, aluminium frame panels constructed for home power installation. I built under-supporting frames to help bear vibration load since the frames are not designed for mobile applications.
I started by extending the existing rack I built last year farther forward to support the panels. I constructed it out of materials and in such a way that it is actually rated to support humans. The wind load of the panels could be quite substantial in high winds or at high speeds.
Once the rack was finished, I welded some extra support pieces onto the spreaders to support the panels in their odd locations. I had to choose this odd layout to allow the roof vent to open (power vent lid) and also not hang over the side of the coach too far or cover the horn/antennas/etc. This configuration allows me to see the edge of the panel in my drivers side mirror and is still inboard of the two air-conditioning units.
The panels are mounted at four points each using 8 self-tapping screws into the main frame members. The other side of these brackets are welded to the rack-frame of the coach. This seems to be providing a very stout level of connection and hopefully will give the panels the longest life.
The two panels are connected in parallel and directly feed a 20A 12/24V charge controller. This power is then fed into the temporary 24V sealed lead acid battery bank which is either used directly (for 24V appliances and later the large inverter) or indirectly though a 24V to 12V 360W converter. With this amount of solar combined with our desired eventual inverter/battery bank, we could actually run a small amount of solar powered air-conditioning for the morning hours while we wanted to sleep at events like BurningMan, etc. Realistically in Oregon the amount of power generated is not significant in comparison to the cost of power from a utility, however in the desert or off-grid this starts to be a large win. My intention is to eventually augment the DC power system with a 24V 150A+ alternator/propane generator combination. I have a ~30gal propane tank slated to be installed into the coach as well which will supply fuel to the stove/oven as well as the generator.
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Hello again! Recently the service brake valve (a D1) that I rebuilt many moons ago started leaking again. Due to the age of the valve, the age of the rebuild kit, and the general lack of available parts for such an item on the open road, I decided it was time for some changes. While plugging around under the bus, I found that there was some equipment (from the city transit days) that was also leaking. This valve (all torn apart on the bench) was the culprit:
It took some heavy researching to figure out what this valve did. It was installed between the main air-brake service tank and the foot valve in the main pressure line. It also received signals from 'somewhere' that I could not find the other end of. The other side of this same "unknown" line went off into a dual input check valve in the rear brake circuit. As much as I boggled my mind (and hit the books) I could not figure out why you would want to interrupt the brake signal. Finally I did some poking around in my New Look book (which I ended up with for $10 off ebay) and found that it was an emergency brake valve (before spring brakes existed). The purpose of this valve was that if there was a massive leak at the foot valve, a small hand-valve at the operators left could be thrown into "emergency mode" which applied air to this valve, closing off air supply to the foot valve. Then, this same signal was sent to the 2-way check valve for the rear brakes, applying the brakes fully and (hopefully) stopping the coach. Crude and rude, but I'm sure it did work (yet was probably never used). It still required air in the main tanks, something that spring brakes do not require (absence of air applies the brakes in an emergency). So, out came the valve, but I was left with a bunch of air-lines to cap/patch/re-connect.
The next step was to re-connect the service brake pressure line. Of course this was originally heavy gauge copper tubing (at some expense!) but the popular choice is plastic air-brake rated tubing and compression fittings. Removing the old copper line was a real chore (almost too stiff to bend, and grommets installed where it passed through the frame members. I disturbed a LOT of dirt. I out-fitted both ends (valve and tank) with the proper ends and installed a piece of blue 1/2 line.
I needed to reconnect the air brake signal line to the rear brakes once the 2-way check valve was removed. I did some fancy footwork with some fittings and gently bent the copper line to make the connection. You cannot kink this material or it will leak and a leak at this junction would be VERY dangerous.
Next on the slab was replacing the service brake foot valve up front with the new E3 I purchased of e-bay. Newer valves than this have multiple inputs however The Ghost only has a single supply air-tank system (even though it is two tanks, they are tied together, one wet, one dry). The E3 is a close replacement to the D1 and is available at most heavy truck parts places so it was an easy choice. Earlier valves in the D series have the potential for being set up for city bus service, and thus do not give the operator the option of 100% air brake power (injury to passengers a large possibility without seatbelts). Modern day with modern tires/non-commercial driving means I want the aggressive brakes if I need them.
I purchased a new E3 valve as well as a new treadle + plate assembly off of e-bay (the E series bolt pattern/size is FAR different from the D series). This required welding up the old hole in the floor so that it could be drilled for the new bolt pattern/etc.
Once this plate was installed, the center hole and mounting holes could be drilled. The E3 valve was set up with the proper fittings in the proper directions to allow for existing brake line connections. I also added a supply line to go directly to my spring-brake emergency valve as well as an application pressure port to go directly to the dual-needle gauge in my dash.
I then mounted the plate (after removing the treadle) directly through the coach body down into the E3 valve. Holes are misaligned here because I left 'wiggle-room' in all mounting holes to assist in fine alignment.
Lastly I reattached the pedal assembly and installed some 5/16 bolts in the outside perimeter to assist in keeping things tight.
We will see how the new brake valve feels on the road…however so far it is looking fairly promising. The high angle of this pedal assembly can be adjusted with some lathe work on the back-roller however I may keep it like this. Getting full 100% application before was a bit tricky (usually required me to toe-into the pedal). Considering the light amount of driving that The Ghost gets these days, I suspect this pedal assembly will outlast the rest of the coach.
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I recently addressed the long outstanding issue of The Ghost's corroded battery tray and dying group 8D battery. The original battery holder was rusted and since it interfered with my black water tank outlet, I had hacked on it heavily to make things work. Two burning-mans later, I decided it was time to properly build a tray to hold some new batteries!
The trickiest bit is that not only must the tray hold the batteries, they must also be removable AND allow for the plumbing to route around them (grey water from fore, black water from aft). Having the hose connection behind this door saves having to cut another door or having plumbing hanging down dangerously low on the chassis to snag on stuff. Originally The Ghost had two group 8D batteries to support the stop/go driving…numerous incandescent lights…and electrics for the door controls/starter/etc. Now that the load is lightened and space is premium, I decided to install two new group 4D batteries that I acquired cheaply (they were blemished and repaired). I normally would prefer one larger battery over paralleled dual batteries but the space only allows for maximally two 4D.
With the old battery carrier removed (held in by bailing wire), I drafted up an idea in my head, purchased a 20ft stick of 1/4″ 2″ steel angle iron and set out to building the tray.
After much cutting/tacking/getting wet and shocking myself, I finally had something tacked together ready for final welding (and it fit like a glove between the frame rails and cleared the sewage tank fitting nicely). Bottom views:
Once everything was welded up and checked for fitment, I blew on some rustoleum brown primer paint and drilled the various holes for mounting. I used fine thread 1/2 stainless bolts/nuts/washers/lockwashers to make sure things didn't move. In once place I had to use a small spacer to make up the gap difference but in the end it was a perfect fit. On the last hole I killed my Milwaukie 1/2 drill bit (sheared it off laterally) in the frame of The Ghost. THICK STUFF!
Now it was time to upgrade the battery cables, install some rubber mat, and test fit the batteries/etc.
Once all the cables were clean/coated with copper shield/tightened I was ready for the batteries.
I obviously need to finish the final securing method to keep the batteries in their tray but the 2×4 is doing the job nicely for now. The temporary red/black duplex wire on the left is the connection to the float charger/house electricals to keep things fresh for solid starting. In the above photo you can see that the batteries are high enough to allow for the 1.5″ grey water plumbing to run under them and across to the front of the coach where the grey water tank will be. The angle piece of the front is simply for structural support and gives me a nice place to mount my battery restraint.
Check back soon for more updates! Thanks for stopping by!
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The Ghost has been sitting quietly in the driveway these past couple months enjoying some much needed rest. The return trip from BurningMan 2012 was uneventful although VERY long (multiple construction zones stopped us many times, and we didn't hit pavement until closer to noon departing BRC). I think we rolled into PDX right around 0230. I don't like pushing it that hard, but I had a good amount of pre-trip rest stored up to tap into. The ghost never missed a beat and once we got back down under 500ft elevations, it was coming on night so the air cooled off and the horsepower really jumped up to make the I-5 stretch rather speedy.
I took her out last weekend to go service the black water tank (had been sitting in the driveway since early September) and blow the cobwebs out. Unfortunately I once again plugged up a fuel dip tube in the tank so I need to fix that (again). There must be more junk floating around in the tank causing issues. Shy of that annoyance, the rest of the trip was uneventful.
When I brought her back into the parking slot and shut things down, it turns out that some small air leak has reared it's head under the chassis. Some quick investigation shows it right off the main dry air tank feed line to the brakes in some odd little aluminum block. I will investigate further and either a) repair the block or b) find that it's other lines run nowhere and it can be replaced with a straight coupling. Half the air line leaks on the coach have been repaired by just removing unused fittings/lines (which used to run air doors, etc.) Otherwise, the only other concerning leak is some small one on the drivers side rear air suspension . To keep things 'level' I have to keep her attached to my air compressor for a weekly fill-up of the aux tank.
Next on the list is getting the two new Group 4D batteries installed for hopefully better cold weather starts and also getting the hydronic heating system installed for the early February camp-out we always attend. I usually use a 120V 1500W oil radiator heater but it'd be nice to at least have the system functioning for a full-on test. Roof painting is on hold until the weather becomes more agreeable. I am also going to start working on the coach HVAC control circuity (thermostat that will control two zones of both heat and AC)
I've also been slowly bringing the deep cycle batteries up to full charge that I scored out of the old paper mill. The appear to be holding charge nicely and the internal impedance is looking nice and low so far. I will start load testing them soon to see what happens. I have a holder for about 400-500A/hr of these at 24V to run the future desired inverter/charger & onboard systems (the coach itself is 12V).
More to come soon and hopefully some more interior shots as I build it out more and get it all cleaned up.
Some quick photos of the inside and current build state before Burning Man 2012.
I am right in the middle of finishing out the bathroom enough to have a decent shower space so that plus the kitchen sink area is a bit under construction…
View looking forward from entry door landing:
View of the kitchen from the entry landing:
Seating area (stock bus seats from the 50's), lightly elevated for breaking up single plane interior:
Drivers position (dash not yet fixed in place with screws):
Drivers control panel/seat/steering wheel/pedals:
View from the front facing back towards the bedroom/bathroom w/ sliding door open (dining room chairs lightly tilted to help keep people 'in the seat'.
Kitchen view from the front. Sink/stove/fridge visible, not yet framed for storage or drawers/power equipment:
Bathroom current status (removed upper advertisement panels), ready for insulation and plastic wall material behind toilet.
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After last year's desert excursion (Burning Man 2011) and with our recent visit to 4th of Juplaya (2012), we decided that window tinting was now upgraded to a MUST HAVE to be able to survive in a metal tube (with glass windows) in the desert.
I picked up some 'somewhat' reasonably reviewed Gilla window tinting from Lowes (similar price to Amazon) and while it isn't rated for automotive applications, should work nicely on the RV application. It is an actual adhesive (not static cling) and installs just like it would on a car (soapy solution + plastic knife). The results have been quite decent for single pane glass. I first did a rear bedroom window (directly facing into the sun) and it made a 10-12 degree F difference in surface temperature (on the white mattress). The glass had a slightly higher temperature but when viewing from the outside, it is obvious that the tint/thermal management film is doing it's job (good rejection).
This, combined with the white painting that is happening, should DRASTICALLY improve interior temperatures of the coach in the summer heat in the desert. We don't often open the windows at Burning Man (bad dust) so having them closed with this film should help the situation. I'm hoping it will be decent enough for us to not need to run our solar reflectors (silver bubble wrap) inside the windows as well but we shall see. The overall 'tint' of the windows isn't that substantial however the reflective rejection properties are pretty decent.
For your consideration, tinted on the left, non-tinted on the right. Noticeable difference. I haven't tinted the upper smaller windows yet.
I should have the rest finished off in the next couple nights!
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An own goal from Latics striker Matt Smith sent Forest in ahead at the break but the tie turned on its head to leave Alex McLeish still searching for his first win as Forest manager.
Reds defender Danny Collins was sent off after an hour at the City Ground as Oldham struck three times in the second half, twice from Robbie Simpson, to give Paul Dickov's outfit a deserved victory after a turbulent week that began with his backroom staff being placed on gardening leave.
Jose Baxter's goal gave the visitors the breathing space they required before Billy Sharp came off the bench to net a consolation deep into stoppage time.
Forest included Jonathan Greening on the subs' bench following his loan spell with Barnsley, but striker Matt Derbyshire was ineligible having played for Latics in the earlier rounds of the competition and Marcus Tudgay sidelined with a broken collarbone.
Oldham were without suspended midfielder James Wesolowski, and winger Cristian Montano also missed out with a torn thigh muscle, although Simpson returned from a three-match ban.
Forest were the first to show when an early effort from Andy Reid went wide of the target, and it was from the Irish midfielder's 13th minute cross that Smith put through his own goal.
Two long-range efforts from Radoslaw Majewski fizzed wide of Oldham goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis' post as the hosts went for a second.
And it required a top class save from Bouzanis to prevent Dexter Blackstock from doubling Forest's advantage.
Perhaps crucially, Reid sustained an injury and was replaced by Lewis McGugan eight minutes from the break.
Within a minute of entering the action, McGugan had a chance of increasing Forest's tally after Cliff Byrne's foul on Simon Cox gave the hosts a free-kick 35 yards out.
He struck the ball well enough but his effort struck the defensive wall and the Latics cleared the danger.
Blackstock got on the end of a Chris Cohen corner five minutes from the break, but Simpson cleared the danger.
Baxter fashioned two opportunities for Oldham at the start of the second half but missed the target on both occasions.
It was nevertheless a spirited start to the second period for Dickov's side who were encouraged to push back their Championship hosts.
And when the lively Simpson equalised from 25 yards after 54 minutes, it was no more than they deserved.
Simpson then added his second four minutes later when he headed home a Dean Furman cross.
All seemed lost for Forest when Collins received his marching orders for a professional foul on Smith and Baxter added insult to injury by rifling home the resulting free-kick - Oldham's third goal in seven minutes.
Sharp's fine left-footed volley in added-time proved to be was too little, too late for McLeish's men.
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