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Johannesburg - DJ Fresh is 5FM's new breakfast show host.
The popular DJ, who hosts the station's afternoon drive show, was announced as the replacement for Gareth Cliff who left the radio station two weeks ago.
Cliff announced via his Facebook page that he would be starting his own radio station.
Fresh – real name Thato Sikwane – will be joined by his long-standing colleagues Catherine Grenfell and Duran Collett.
Newbies include Carmen Reddy and Sol Phenduka who has recently been in the Big Brother Mzansi house and has extensive morning radio experience. The team will start officially on May 5.
DJ Roger Goode, who also hosts a show on 5FM, will take over Fresh's spot on the afternoon drive. Goode will be joined by 5FM's Sias du Plessis, who will anchor sport, and Vic Naidoo, who will be on news. 5FM's newest addition, Thando Thabethe, will be on traffic.
5FM has also taken the decision to start the morning drive show at 5am – an hour earlier than before. Fresh and his team will be on air from 5am to 8am.
Fresh said he was looking forward to taking over the morning drive show. "I have always enjoyed doing morning radio and the move back to AM drive is a great opportunity to create content and entertain in a new space."
"I am excited about the new additions to my team and guarantee the audience will be part of my journey in every aspect of the show, and PS no prisoners will be taken."
Tim Zunckel, programme manager for 5FM, said that he had been pleased by the changes being made by 5FM.
"I am particularly excited about DJ Fresh's move to the early part of the morning and look forward to offering the audience a varied combination of entertainment to start their day," said Zunckel.
"With DJ Fresh leaving the PM drive slot, it creates a great opportunity for Roger Goode to inject some of his crazy antics from 4pm in the afternoon. "
Zunckel added: "Both drive time DJs are an absolute asset to 5FM. DJ Fresh and Roger Goode will redefine drive time radio and with a new time channel offering, 5FM will offer audiences across South Africa a more varied, fast-paced and appropriate listening option throughout the day."
The radio station has also confirmed that YFM DJs Warras and Tumi Voster will be joining 5FM. The former YFM presenters will be on air from 7pm to 10pm Monday to Friday.
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It's not unusual for journalists to attempt to distance themselves from the appearance of political ties, especially when trying not to be perceived as biased. But saying you do and actually doing are two separate things.
U.S. News & World Report Editor-in-Chief and chairman of Boston Properties (NYSE:BXP) Mort Zuckerman was asked about donating money to Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton's fading campaign by Huffington Post blogger and MSNBC "Morning Joe" regular John Ridley on the May 9 "Morning Joe."
"I wish I could make a contribution, but I'm in the world of journalism and I can't, but thank you for the offer," Zuckerman said.
Maybe Zuckerman forgot, but his conflict of interest statement hasn't stopped him from donating in the past - the recent past. According to OpenSecrets.org, a Web site maintained by the Center for Responsive Politics that tracks campaign contributions, Zuckerman has given $26,700 to individual campaign from 1995 to as recently as December 2007.
More than half that money was donated to Democratic candidates. The exceptions were $10,000 to former-Democrat-turned-Independent Sen. Joseph Lieberman.(I-Conn.) and $1,000 in 1995 donated to Sen. John Warner (R-Va.).Lieberman and Warner have co-sponsored global warming legislation to push a cap-and-trade bill in Congress.
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A: Sandy Koufax.
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A: Roberto Clemente.
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A: Kenesaw Mountain Landis.
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A: Frank Thomas.
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A: Hank Aaron.
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A: One
A: One
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Marcia Cross, her husband Tom Mahoney and their girls Eden and Savannah were at LAX catching a flight out on Wednesday (August 14). The couple were all smiles holding their hands. The 6-year-olds pulled their own luggage.
The Desperate Housewives star recently wrote a piece for The Huffington Post on being a stay-at-home-mom.
She wrote: "It has been exactly a year since I finished a glorious eight-year run on the hit show Desperate Housewives. While working on the series, I became the mother of twin daughters, so I guess you could say that I began my journey of motherhood "leaning in" as far as possible. Now at one-year post series end, and having not "worked" in that time, I have experienced motherhood on the opposite end — "leaning out."
"I ordered monogramed aprons, and cooked with the children at school on Fridays, read books at library, took pictures at most school events, drove a car full of girls to gymnastics practice and dropped mine off at play dates and sporting activities. I did "homework" with them, sat and listened as they learned to read, made lunches and snacks and worked on getting everyone out of the house in the morning without any of us melting down. I tried to keep up with book orders and the thousand and one notes home and permission slips for birthday parties and field trips. I would pencil "Me Time," onto the schedule only to cross myself off to take care of someone or something else and then promise myself I would not do it again."
She continued, "As the year unfolded I got to know the other mothers at the school. I first identified myself internally as a "working mother," but after a while I realized that I was now, between the two definitions, more truthfully living the life of the "stay at home" mom. That label did not suit me or sit well with me. Not because I don't think they are amazing, because they are. In fact, they are so amazing, that in spite of my best efforts I could not even come close to their "stay at home" achievements which are too many to mention."View Slideshow »»


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So frequently when we experience bad customer service, we post quickly. I think we should also let it be known when we have great experiences. I have an STI Spartan .45 that was not reliably feeding hollow points. I sent an email to STI on a Saturday and received a response the following Monday. The response included a phone number to a real live person, David Cupp. I called and he called back...same day. I told him the issue and since I live close to Georgetown, I took it in. The firearm was ready in 8 days. He flattened the feed ramp, reamed and polished the chamber, and tuned the extractor. This was handled as simple warranty work.
Quick and personal customer service like this will make me far more inclined to make future purchases from this manufacturer. They already provide great value in relation to features. But their greatest feature may well be the way they stand behind their product. I am always willing to pay a little more because to me, customer service, should you ever need it, makes all the difference.
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When the loose adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Snow Queen' is re-released by the end of this month, moviegoers will also be able to do karaoke to the soundtracks.
Disney's "Frozen (2013)" will get a re-release by the end of this month. A sing-along version of the animation blockbuster is set by the Mouse House to make its way out in theaters Stateside starting January 31. On-screen lyrics and a bouncing snowflake will accompany viewers to sing the soundtracks while the movie plays.
The songs include fans' favorites like Kristen Bell and Santino Fontana's "Love Is an Open Door" and Idina Menzel's "Let It Go". The latter, which was covered by former Disney star Demi Lovato in the soundtrack album, was nominated for Best Original Song at the Oscars and recently sang in 25 different languages.
" 'Frozen' fans have embraced the film's original songs and its soundtrack with such passion-there are countless YouTube videos from people singing songs like 'Let It Go'-we decided to create a version that would celebrate that enthusiasm," said Disney's exec Dave Hollis. "It's a great opportunity for families to get together and have some fun with these songs."
Loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale "The Snow Queen", the movie grossed more than $763 million worldwide, including $337 million domestically, since debuting in November last year. It became the most successful Disney release of all time. On top of that, it's nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Oscars.
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Food provides energy for physical activity. As you get more
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Eating a diet that is varied, balanced, and
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Warner Bros. paid to promote 'Man of Steel' in church
It's no revelation that comic book superheroes tap into the myth archetypes of most major religions, including Christianity—the ambiguous birth, the social persecution despite unique powers that the hero only wants to use to help humanity. Director Zack Snyder admitted heavy religious themes are baked into the Superman narrative, saying "you could be cute with it and pretend like it doesn't exist, but what that does is hold back the mythology of Superman."
But Warner Brothers harnessed this natural affiliation for a marketing campaign that sought to market "Man Of Steel" inside churches, "from the pulpit," reports AP.
They tapped Craig Detweiler of Pepperdine University (affiliated with the Churches of Christ) who wrote "Into the Dark: Seeing the Sacred in the Top Films of the 21st Century," to "create a Superman-centric sermon outline for pastors titled 'Jesus: The Original Superhero.'"
On the one hand, it's a pretty brilliant marketing strategy: Warner probably knew they'd have most of the teenagers hooked on opening weekend, but trying to convince an older church-going audience to get out to the movies is a tougher sell. In an age when advertising is more difficult than ever as even older people have learned their way around the DVR, it's a smart idea to get them the message in a place where they're already a captive audience—and you don't get much more captive than sitting in a church pew.
And whatever they did, it worked—"Man of Steel" raked in $113 million its opening weekend.
But it's also pretty insidious to hijack church sermons all over the country, effectively allocating part of your marketing budget to subliminally inserting your ads in what is supposed to be the core of people's spiritual experience.
But in an age when advertisers are looking for ever more high-tech means of ad targeting (AOL now has a system to literally read your mind with your webcam as you watch their ads) some of the most highly effective ads may be good old lo-tech grass-roots subliminal suggestion.


text: Politics 31 October 2012 GP: "It is too difficult for ill people to claim benefits" "The government withholding funds from sick and needy people through a bureaucratic claim system." Sign up for our weekly email * Print HTML The British Medical Journal has a piece from a GP, Dr Anne Dyson, who writes that it is too difficult for ill people to claim benefits (£): I have worked in the NHS as a principal and partner in general practice providing primary care for patients since 1986. I have met patients who have told me of the difficulties they'd had claiming sickness benefits, but I had previously had no personal experience of the system. . . I was shocked by the bureaucracy of a system that is supposed to be a safety net for people who fall sick through no fault of their own and have paid national insurance contributions all their lives. Fortunately, I am not reliant on receiving any state benefits for my living expenses because I have sufficient private provision, but I am sure that many of my patients are not in such a lucky position. Furthermore, I do not feel ill or unwell as such, otherwise I might not have had the strength and perseverance to persist with my claim. And nor do I have hearing loss or a speech impairment, which would make a telephone interview impossible. I am also organised enough to know where to find my birth and marriage certificates and so on. It is a scandal that the system is so complicated: it is likely to fail the very people who are most in need of help. I suspect this may be a deliberate government ploy to reduce the number of benefit claims and reduce the overall cost of welfare. If so this should be publicised and shown for what it is: the government withholding funds from sick and needy people through a bureaucratic claim system. It's a view which is rarely allowed into the media, yet this is the natural end point of arguments that we should be more aggressive in withdrawing sickness benefits from people who "don't need them". In order to do that, you have to subject thousands of people who do need them to batteries of tests designed to prove that they aren't fraudulently claiming. And all of this in a system which suffers very low levels of fraud. The DWP estimated that the disability living allowance – no longer granted, due to reforms by the department – had a fraud rate of just 0.5 per cent. › Anti-wind-farm candidate James Delingpole pulls out of Corby by-election, as the town continues to have no wind farms Protestors campaign against ATOS, a company responsible for assessing benefit claimants. Photograph: Getty Images Alex Hern is a technology reporter for the Guardian. He was formerly staff writer at the New Statesman. You should follow Alex on Twitter. Subscribe from just £1 per issue More Related articles The Asian Financial Crisis 20 years on Our union backed Brexit, but that doesn't mean scrapping freedom of movement We're racing towards another private debt crisis – so why did no one see it coming? Subscription offer 12 issues for £12 + FREE book LEARN MORE Close This week's magazine


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(2:59 p.m. EDT) -- Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas will sail a whopper of a journey when it spends 53 nights at sea between its first homeport of New York City and Shanghai, its new homeport. Called the Quantum Global Odyssey, the journey will be split into five legs with the first departing New York on May 2, 2015.
Cruisers may book the entire sailing or one (or more) of the following segments:
* An 11-night transatlantic crossing from Cape Liberty, New Jersey, to Barcelona, stopping at Ponta Delgada, Azores, and Cartagena and Palma de Mallorca in Spain
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* A 14-night India and Southeast Asia itinerary from Dubai to Singapore, which features overnights in Dubai; Cochin, India; and Singapore. It also stops in Muscat, Oman, and Penang, Malaysia.
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* A nine-night Exotic Asia cruise from Singapore to Shanghai with calls on Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; and Xiamen, China, with an overnight in Hong Kong.
Quantum of the Seas is the first ship in the much-anticipated Quantum Class. It will introduce innovations like a skydiving simulator, the North Star -- a jewel-shaped glass capsule that extends 300 feet above the ship for 360-degree sea views -- the Seaplex sports and entertainment complex and Dynamic Dining, a concept that dispatches with the traditional main dining room in favor of multiple, more flexible options.
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Film series: Awesome movies this week, but the doozy is Raiders of the Lost Ark, celebrating 30 years, at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Clearwater's Capitol Theatre ($8). Others include The Apartment (1960) on the lawn at St. Petersburg's freeFall Theatre at 8 p.m. Wednesday ($7); cult favorite Day of the Beast at the Dalí Museum at 6 p.m. Thursday (free); and Toy Story (1995) from your floatie at St. Pete Beach Aquatic Center at 8 p.m. Friday ($3).
Funny guys: If you like your comic outrageously offensive, Andrew Dice Clay is your guy, with shows Friday and Saturday at Side Splitters in Tampa ($48-$98. (813) 960-1197). Or try Pablo Francisco, known for his melodramatic renditions of Telemundo soap operas. Shows are Thursday through Sunday at the Improv in Tampa ($20. (813) 864-4000).
CuervoGames: It's a street party with extreme sports, giveaways, drinking and music in the heart of Ybor City (21 and older only). Starts at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, with a performance by rapper B.o.B. at 9:30 p.m. Free.
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Def Leppard with Heart: The hair metal legends somehow have outlasted many of their peers. And you have to love Heart, with smash choruses of Crazy On You and What About Love. Show is 7:30 p.m. Friday at the 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheatre in Tampa. $25-$125. (813) 740-2446.
Art After Dark: This monthly celebration of art and music takes up a popular theme, the Art of Wine, featuring different varietals from 8 to 11 p.m. Friday at the Tampa Museum of Art ($10; cash bar). And don't forget the museum is free on Fridays from 4 to 8 p.m.
Keith Urban: The New Zealand-born Grammy winner has a series of hit singles — Days Go By, Somebody Like You and Who Wouldn't Want to Be Me — powered by mandolin and Urban's own explosive guitar playing. See him at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa. $27.25-$75. (813) 301-2500.
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Father's Day is Sunday, so show Dad some love with free admission to MOSI, the Florida Aquarium and the zoo (with purchase of another ticket). You did it for Mom. Just saying. See tampabay.com/things-to-do for more deals and events.


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|Bellator-class Star Battlecruiser
|Production information
|Product line
Super Star Destroyer
|Technical specifications
7,300 meters
|Maximum acceleration
>2,300 g
|Engine unit(s)
|Hyperdrive rating
|Hyperdrive system
|Power output
Peak: ~3,34 × 1026 W (1/3rd the power of an Executor Class)
|Power plant
|Sensor systems
KDY ISD-72x shield generator domes (4)
|Targeting systems
|Navigation system
|Main computer
Mark-XX Eshan-class Main Computer Core
|Docking bays
|Escape craft
84 High Capacity Pods
|Minimum crew
|Cargo capacity
40,000 tons
6 years
|Communication systems
Holonet Transceiver
|Year introduced
The Bellator-class Star Battlecruiser, also known as the Bellator-class Star Destroyer, Bellator-class Super Star Destroyer, and the Bellator-class Star Carrier was the largest and most powerful mass production starship class produced by the Mikaru Shipwrights and fielded by the Free Echani Alliance. It was based of designs of the Imperial-class Super Star Destroyer which the Empire was planing on forcing the Corporation to produce. In classic Echani battlefield Irony, the design was used against them, with Mikaru modifications.
The Ship, while designated a Battlecruiser was designed as a Battle Carrier, to have the offensive powers of a Battleship and the Starfighter abilities of a carrier. In this regard the ship was a complete success, it out gunned the ImpStarDuce many times over, and had nearly twice the starfighter capacity, while having a comparable compliment of ground and assault vehicles. Due to its massive size and weapons load out the ship was considered by the New Republic and the Imperial Remnant, a Super Star Destroyer. The class was named means roughly "One Who Wages War".
- "Its the physical representation of every nightmare you had as a child, that feeling of dread in the pit of your stomach. It is Fear given a form."
- —Hioshi Bellator on the use of the Tarkin Doctrine in the Bellator's design
The outward appearance of the Bellator-class was rather standard of the Star Destroyer design. A long, arrowhead shaped craft so familiar now of Kuat Drive Yards capital ships for the last half century. Though the rear of the ship contained a near mon calimarian inspired section which held the central thruster bank. Like star destroyers of the past it featured a command tower, but unlike the Kuat system, which generally had the tower jutting out of the ship towards the end suddenly and obviously, there was a general build up of superstructure, like a series of steps, leading up to the tower.
The ship was actually slightly more slender than most Star Destroyers, having a somewhat more needle like shape than the Imperial-class. This slender profile made for a slightly more effective generation of shield layers over the ship, and making targeting from above or below a bit more difficult, however not by much. Like star destroyers of the Old Republic and New Republic the Bellator-class was often decorated with the symbol of its fleet. FEA Belators however all carried the symbol of the Free Echani Alliance then either a clan seal, or a fleet seal on their fighters.
According to Alliance intelligence, and verified by the Mikaru's while working with the design, the Imperial-class design had 174,000 flaws. From bad power routing to inefficient shield layering, to unnecessary wasted space to most crippling, the lack of defensive lasers. The Mikaru's rectified this while reworking the designs into the Bellator. The Bellator was considered by simply that to be vastly superior to the Imperial-series.
While designed for the role of heavy ship to ship combat the Bellator had secondary roles from Starfighter Carrier, to Military Transport, to Planetary Defense. As a multi role craft it was very versatile, it was favored by the FEA as a command ship, a role it filled well.
The Bellator excelled at being a battleship, its massive armament made it more than a match for the standard Imperial classes. The ship was of such high armament and defensive power that one lone Bellator could participate in a running battle with a number of smaller Imperial class ships and attain victory. One Bellator was considered to be the equivalent a number of old Victory-class Destroyers.
As a carrier the Bellator was considered twice as effective as the Imperial II-class carrying twice the fighters. The class could carrying 144 fighters, or twelve squadrons. The FEA variant generally carried three squadrons of Star Hawk-class Interceptors, three squadrons of Star Fury-class Fighters, Three Squadrons of Star Shadow-class Starfighter, and three squadrons of Belltora-class Bombers.
Assault CarrierEdit
The term Assault Carrier refers not to a ships ability to be a starfighter carrier or to carry out an assault on its own, but to its ability to ferry land based equipment, vehicles, and personnel to preform an assault. By its standard compliment the Bellator was one of this sub-class, just as the Imperial II was. It carried twice compliment of ground and assault vehicles (save the use of the AT-SE over the AT-ST), and the addition of several thousand more troops.
The standard compliment generally carried three squadrons of Star Hawk-class Interceptors, three squadrons of Star Fury-class Fighters, Three Squadrons of Star Shadow-class Starfighter, and three squadrons of Belltora-class Bombers. In addition to this it carried 24 shuttles, a number of troop transports, AT-AT carriers, 40 AT-ATs, and 40 All Terrain Shock Enforcers, plus several thousand troops for planetary assaults and liberations.
If acting as a dedicated carrier it could carry nearly 500 starfighters of various forms and shapes. In this form one Bellator could patrol and defend an entire star system. As a dedicated Assault Carrier it could hold enough ground forces, ground vehicles, and support supplies and equipment to occupy an entire planet. Generally however the standard was kept so that a Bellator could balance itself and adapt to the situation and missions at hand.
Offensive and defensive systemsEdit
The Bellator-class was a warship, through and through. They were armed with the intent and purpose of defending herself and the Free Echani Alliance from the Empire, and they would continue to serve this purpose thorough the Yuuzhan Vong War, Force Cold War, and her class would again come to serve the Echani during the Sith-Imperial War, standing up against PSDs despite being over a century old.
With fifty six heavy Turbolaser Cannons and Thirty two Octuple barbette turbolasers the Bellator had over eight times the heavy firepower of a standard Imperial II-class Star Destroyer. This gave a single ship of the class the ability to preform a Base Delta Zero or preform more accurate strategic bombings of worlds. While this wasn't as impressive as the firepower of an Executor it was a reason for the Bellator to be feared.
Fourteen Heavy Ion Cannons gave the Bellator the ability to disable aggressive craft more than three times faster than a single Imperial-class. The Ion Cannons were designed with an increased range, twice that of normal ion cannons of the size. This was done for reasons two fold. First, and most clearly to allow the cannons to attack and disable enemy craft farther way denying them the ability to close within optimal weapons range. The Second, and most effective, was that it increased the atmospheric range of the cannons, allowing the class to attack planetary surfaces and disable planetary instillations from a safer range than previous cannons.
The close range weaponry of the class was perhaps what made it most deadly. Its other weapons and shields made it so that enemies couldn't effectively assault it from long range, meaning they had to move within standoff range to attack the craft. Doing so would bring them within range of one hundred and thirty two turbolaser cannons and two hundred and Thirty two point defense cannons. This was, by simple fact of the Imperial-class having no cannons of this type, 232% more defensive firepower than an Imperial-class Star Destroyer.
In the case of assault weapons the Bellator was equipped with 40 Heavy Concussion Missile Tubes armed with 40 missiles each. This payload allowed it to decimate fortified enemy positions on its own. The Echani were known for using standard Nuclear Fusion missile in the stead of Concussion Missiles, akin to the Mandalorians, making them even more devastating to enemy fortifications and forces.
Like the Imperial-class the Bellator featured two tractor beam projectors. While the Imperials were located near the hangers the Bellator's was located on the sides of the ship, allowing them a broader range of projection. The addition of one two Gravity well projectors gave the ship interdiction capabilities. Allowing the ship to preform the role of a blockade ship, and giving it the ability to disrupt shipping lanes.
Galactic Civil WarEdit
As the Galactic Civil War came to a head in 4 ABY, with the Battle of Endor and the death of the Emperor and Darth Vader the Echani of Eshan took opportunity of chaos to revolt. This act, the forming action of the Free Echani Alliance left the Echani in a position of interest. They had dozens of Imperial ships, with Imperial databases, and several ship plans for designs the Empire was going to force the Shipwrights of the world to construct.
One such plan was for the Imperial-class Super Star Destroyer a massive ship, based on an upscaled Imperial Star Destroyer design. The design was mostly sound sound, save for the continuation the several thousand flaws that plagued the entire Imperial-class line. The Mikaru Corporation, primary shipbuilding organization for the FEA, not wanting their ships to be plagued with the issues that were used to exploit the Empire, modified the design. The modifications upped the size, firepower, power systems, shield abilities, and starfighter carrying capacity of the ISSD.
Using all the resources of their massive 40 kilometer shipyard they managed to complete the first ship of the class Spirit of Eshan in just under a year. The Spirit of Eshan became the flagship of the FEA while their Allies, the Mustafarian Merchants Alliance commissioned a massive Sher Kar-class Star Dreadnought as their flagship. With the Spirit of Eshan taking command of the First Fleet of Justified Combat the Imperial II-class Ivory Spector took over role of flagship of the First Fleet of Glorious Retribution.
Yuuzhan Vong WarEdit
Force Cold War sadeasdEdit
Sith-Imperial WarEdit
Known ShipsEdit
- The Spirit of Eshan
- The March of Mephisto II
- The Renzokuken
- The Tachikaze
Energy-weapon alpha:
26x480-teraton HTL, 176x210-teraton HTL, 320x40-teraton HTL, 48 heavy ion cannon, total = 62,240 teratons+heavy ion fire. (if ion cannon ~ 200 teratons, then total = 73,440 teratons/volley)
Optimum arc (dorsal forward):
18x480-teraton HTL, 136x210-teraton HTL, 192x40-teraton HTL, 48 heavy ion cannon, total = 44880 teratons+heavy ion fire. (with ions, ~54,480 teratons/volley)
ISD Equivilency:
One Bellator-class Star Battlecruiser = 21-32 Imperator-class Star Destroyers
Behind the ScenesEdit
The Bellator-class Star Battle cruiser is based from the images of a ship of the same name by the artist Fractalsponge. His images of the ship were of such high quality and resolution that it was possible to count individual weapons systems on the ship.
There was some confusion about the Bellator's size during the development of this page. Fractalsponge had two images for size comparison, the image to the right, of a Bellator and an Executor and an image of a Bellator compared to a Light Corvette. When compared to a Light Corvette, the Bellator is 20 times the size of the corvette, 180 times 20 equals out to 3,200. However in the other comparison image the Executor is 2.6 times larger than the Bellator, 19,000 divided by 2.6 is roughly 7,300. As the ships weaponry is more realistic for a larger ship, the 7,300 meter size was accepted as 'gospel'. A more recently found image of a Bellator compared to an Imperial Star Destroyer confirms this.


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Pls recommend me a drink bottle and lunch boxes for 3yo.
Started by tiggy2 , Jan 19 2013 09:32 AM
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Posted 19 January 2013 - 09:32 AM
Dd2 is off to kinder this year after her third birthday. I need to organise lunch boxes and drink bottles for her.
She currently uses a sigg bottle but she can't turn it on and off herself. She needs a lunchbox for morning tea and a separate one for lunch.
Can anyone recommend a water bottle that is easy to open herself and doesn't leak? I'm loooong at the thermos and contigo ones atm.
Lunchbox recommendations? She can open the long Tupperware one but it is a bit big when she has to take two separate boxes. She can't open the little decor ones.
I would prefer not to use a lunch bag.
Any thoughts appreciated!
Posted 19 January 2013 - 09:40 AM
We use the small Tupperware sandwich keepers. Square ones.
Sistema bottles.
Posted 19 January 2013 - 09:48 AM
I bought my DD a Thermos double walled drink bottle for 3yo kinder (funtainer?)
It is still going strong, and she is about to go into grade 2. Looks a bit battered, but still one of the best value $20 I think I have ever spent on her.
I also splashed out and got a planetbox rover for her lunch box for school, it is about to go into its 3rd year.
Posted 19 January 2013 - 09:50 AM
I'm the same as Isobella. I use the Tupperware sandwich keepers and a variety of little nude foos or door containers in an insulated lunch bag. The sistema bottles are cheap, come in a range of sizes and never leak. You can get them everywhere .. Supermarkets, department stores etc.
Posted 19 January 2013 - 03:50 PM
DD4 uses a mini nudie food mover and a contigo insulated drink bottle. She finds both easy to open and use.
Posted 19 January 2013 - 03:54 PM
My dd has a kids sized drink bottle (straw type) from Kathmandu, it's a year old now and still in great condition. Doesn't leak when closed.
Posted 19 January 2013 - 04:10 PM
The contigo drink bottle is great. My 2yr old DD has one. It has a button to open up the straw and then its easy to close. My DD can use it by herself. I got it from House. Doesnt leak and is pretty durable
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Just Lay Down And Die
Ever had sex with a guy who just lies there? Well, it's booooorrrrrrring! Who wants a lazy lover? Well, actually, female spiders do. According to researchers at the University of Aaarhus in Denmark, arachnid females are sorta natural necrophiliacs. Technically, if their male suitor just plays dead, they are twice as likely to get laid as the males who use food as bait. The study, published in the journal New Scientist, showed that among pisaura mirabilis, a spider species native to Europe, lying motionless even made the sex better! Those male spiders not only increased their chances at copulating, they were then able to get it on for longer! Perhaps this is justification enough for why spiders will survive the apocalypse. [Nerve]


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BELFAST, Maine — A GeoCache Dash to benefit the University of Maine Hutchinson Center scholarship funds will be held from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at University of Maine Hutchinson Center.
Workshops to learn about geocaching in Maine and beyond will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, followed by a cache hunt beginning at noon. Workshops are $50, including lunch; afternoon geocaching is free. Workshop topics range from getting started to a round-table discussion by a panel of experts. To register for workshops, visit www.hutchinsoncenter.maine.edu


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Integrated Wellness Partners also manages the wellness center component of Northeast Ohio Medical University's $166 million expansion effort.
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According to Brand's account, Eichmann chose him to convey an offer to the Allies of a proposed trade of 1,000,000 Hungarian Jews for 10,000 trucks which the Nazis needed in the final months of the war as the Red Army swept toward Hungary. Brand was arrested by the British Military command in Aleppo and kept in custody for some four months.
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Compare version strings with InnoSetup
I recently had to implement version string comparison for InnoSetup, because the solutions that I found on the internet did not suit my needs. Hopefully this will be useful for somebody else.
// Procedure to split a string into an array of integers procedure Explode(var Dest: TArrayOfInteger; Text: String; Separator: String); var i, p: Integer; begin i := 0; repeat SetArrayLength(Dest, i+1); p := Pos(Separator,Text); if p > 0 then begin Dest[i] := StrToInt(Copy(Text, 1, p-1)); Text := Copy(Text, p + Length(Separator), Length(Text)); i := i + 1; end else begin Dest[i] := StrToInt(Text); Text := ''; end; until Length(Text)=0; end; // Function compares version strings numerically: // * when v1 = v2, result = 0 // * when v1 < v2, result = -1 // * when v1 > v2, result = 1 // // Supports version numbers with trailing zeroes, for example 1.02.05. // Supports comparison of two version number of different lengths, for example // CompareVersions('1.2', '2.0.3') // When any of the parameters is '' (empty string) it considers version number as 0 function CompareVersions(v1: String; v2: String): Integer; var v1parts: TArrayOfInteger; v2parts: TArrayOfInteger; i: Integer; begin if v1 = '' then begin v1 := '0'; end; if v2 = '' then begin v2 := '0'; end; Explode(v1parts, v1, '.'); Explode(v2parts, v2, '.'); if (GetArrayLength(v1parts) > GetArrayLength(v2parts)) then begin SetArrayLength(v2parts, GetArrayLength(v1parts)) end else if (GetArrayLength(v2parts) > GetArrayLength(v1parts)) then begin SetArrayLength(v1parts, GetArrayLength(v2parts)) end; for i := 0 to GetArrayLength(v1parts) - 1 do begin if v1parts[i] > v2parts[i] then begin { v1 is greater } Result := 1; exit; end else if v1parts[i] < v2parts[i] then begin { v2 is greater } Result := -1; exit; end; end; { Are Equal } Result := 0; end;
To test the code in InnoSetup, you can use the following function:
procedure TestVersions(v1: String; v2: String); begin Log(v1 + ' : ' + v2 + ' = ' + IntToStr(CompareVersions(v1, v2))); end;
And call it with some parameters:
TestVersions('1', '2'); TestVersions('2', '1'); TestVersions('3', '3'); TestVersions('1.1', '1'); TestVersions('2.1', '1'); TestVersions('1.1', '2'); TestVersions('2.12.11', '2.12.25'); TestVersions('', '2.12.25'); TestVersions('2.12.25', ''); TestVersions('', ''); TestVersions('2.12.11', '2.012.11');
A practical example can be used as follows:
if CompareVersion(currentVersion, newVersion) = -1 then begin //do the upgrade end
Windows 7 on Acer E1-530
My wife's Acer E1-530 is a nice laptop which comes with Windows 8 – rather a big misunderstanding by Microsoft of how proper OS should work. Windows 8 is OK for tablets, but it's absolute rubbish for laptops without touchscreen. For no reason whatsoever I had to completely reinstall it twice, because after some time it failed to boot due to some mysterious error. The only option was to reset it which fixed it for a few weeks. After the boot problem happened for the third time it was time to load Windows 7 on the laptop.
The process is fairly simple, you just need to go to BIOS (keep pressing F2 during boot screen) and enable legacy boot mode instead of UEFI. Acer does not provide Windows 7 drivers on their website for download, but all drivers are in the C:\OEM\Preload\Autorun\DRV hidden folder. Just stumbled on this blog post which turned out to be very handy by providing the tip on where to find drivers for the Acer E1-530! The only missing driver is the "USB eXtensible Host Controller" which you can download from my blog:
I replaced the HDD with an SSD and Windows 7 on the laptop and now it's become a very fast and nice piece of kit.
Visual Studio 2013 hangs after each debug session
Stumbled upon this issue when Visual Studio 2013 Update 4 would hang after each debug session. Very annoying especially when you want to quickly run the application test something, fix code and back to the beginning of this cycle. The hanging would occur for about 15-30s every time I would close the application and debug session ends. To resolve this I tried a lot of solutions suggested by Google which didn't help:
- Resetting Visual Studio 2013 settings via "devenv.exe /ResetSettings"
- Deleted *.suo file
- Rebuilt new solution file with all projects
- Even disabled internet as I was suspecting some sort of network communication issue was causing this
- Attempted to disable git integration with Visual Studio by renaming .git folder to _git as a temporary solution
- Tried to disable IntelliSense with no luck
The only solution that worked for me was to disable Visual Studio host process for the project. To do this on the Project menu, click Properties, then click the Debug tab and uncheck the Enable the Visual Studio hosting process check box.
Hope this post saves a few hours messing around with settings for somebody trying to resolve this issue.
Cheap USB MIDI cable: some self assembly may be required
I had recently bought a Rock Band 3 Wii keyboard which has come down in price to around £10 with an intention to connect it to a cheap Chinese USB to MIDI interface cable for around £3 pictured above to do some MIDI experiments on my computer. Videos online demonstrated that connecting the IN connector to the keyboard and USB cable to the PC was all that was needed to use it, but I just couldn't get it working. The Rock Band keyboard detected a MIDI cable and switched to MIDI mode, PC properly detected USB MIDI device, but there were no messages in the MIDI-OX application. That's when I decided to open up the plastic casing to find a few surprises…
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Problems with Samsung Series 5 Ultrabook and USBTinyISP
Well, this is somewhat disappointing… I recently acquired a Samsung Series 5 530U3B Ultrabook which is really nice and was going to make my main laptop for on the work on the go. Unfortunately it supplies insufficient power to my USBTinyISP programmer. The effect is that when I try to program ATTiny45, I get this error:
Binary sketch size: 2,752 bytes (of a 4,096 byte maximum) avrdude: verification error, first mismatch at byte 0x0040 0x02 != 0x36 avrdude: verification error; content mismatch
The verification fails on random memory addresses. This means that I will need to add an external power supply to my custom programmer or find a USB hub with external power supply. I think that the latter will be the easiest.
Repairing Syma S031G helicopter
A few weeks ago I found this boxed Syma S031G helicopter in a ModelZone store on a special shelf where they are selling broken or otherwise non working gadgets. There were more of those broken helicopters for sale, but they were in a range of £30 and were listed as having RC transmitter problems or other faulty parts. It wouldn't have made sense buying one without investigating if repairs wouldn't even cost more than a new heli retailing for £59.99 at the same store (or 30% cheaper on eBay). Mine only had a handwritten sticker "broken" stuck to it and a price of £9.99. A quick inspection through the box didn't show any signs of significant damage and shop assistant was kind enough to let me open the box and check if it had all parts. Transmitter, charger, heli, instructions and even spare rear propeller was in the box so I decided to take the risk and bough it.
A world of free IC samples
The world is full of free integrated circuit samples, you just need to know where to look for them. Today I got a very nicely packaged batch of samples from Maxim Integrated. All I had to do was ask nicely :)
I filled all relevant information four days ago and today I have 2 x MAX7219CNG and 2 x MAX7221CNG LED display drivers. They retail at about £8 and £13 without shipping so it's about £42 of free stuff! Will be using them to control 8×8 LED matrices I got a while back from Rapid Online.
Thanks Maxim Integrated!
Repairing Alba CR305IP FM clock radio alarm
I bought this Alba FM clock radio a very long time ago at a car boot sale for £2. Seller was selling a bunch of them. It had everything in the box: power supply, cables, various iPod dock plastic bits and even AV cable. Took it home, plugged it in and… it was working, but no audio at all. I could control the iPod, set the clock and etc, but it just did not make any sound. Well, you know… it was just £2 :) So it was left in a cupboard for a very long time until today I decided to take it out and have a look at what's inside.
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It takes a remarkable writer to make an old story as fresh and
compelling as the first time we heard it. With The Winter King, the
first volume of his magnificent Warlord Chronicles, Bernard Cornwell
finally turns to the story he was born to write: the mythic saga of
King Arthur.
The tale begins in Dark Age Britain, a land where Arthur has been banished and Merlin has disappeared, where a child-king sits unprotected on the throne, where religion vies with magic for the souls of the people. It is to this desperate land that Arthur returns, a man at once utterly human and truly heroic: a man of honor, loyalty, and amazing valor; a man who loves Guinevere more passionately than he should; a man whose life is at once tragic and triumphant.
As Arthur fights to keep a flicker of civilization alive in a barbaric world, Bernard Cornwell makes a familiar tale into a legend all over again.
About the Author
Bernard Cornwell is the author of the acclaimed Richard Sharpe series, set during the Napoleonic Wars; the Nathaniel Starbuck Chronicles, about American Civil War; the Warlord Trilogy, about Arthurian England; and, most recently, Stonehenge 2000 B.C.: A Novel and The Archer's Tale.
Bernard Cornwell worked for BBC TV for seven years, mostly as producer on the Nationwide programme, before taking charge of the Current Affairs department in Northern Ireland. In 1978 he became editor of Thames Television's Thames at Six. Mr. Cornwell lives with his wife on Cape Cod.
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Series: Warlord Chronicles
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 448
Published: 15th April 1997
Publisher: GRIFFIN CHARLES & CO LTD
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Madonna booed for defending Gypsies
Madonna was booed yesterday when she spoke out against the widespread discrimination of Gypsies while performing in Bucharest. The AP reports:
"It has been brought to my attention … that there is a lot of discrimination against Romanies and Gypsies in general in Eastern Europe," she said. "It made me feel very sad."
Thousands booed and jeered her.
A few cheered when she added: "We don't believe in discrimination … we believe in freedom and equal rights for everyone." But she got more boos when she mentioned discrimination against homosexuals and others.
"I jeered her because it seemed false what she was telling us. What business does she have telling us these things?" said Ionut Dinu, 23.
Wow. I'm sure that's exactly what the Gypsies needed: Public support from a thousand year old sorceress who steals babies from poor villages. No, really, I'm sure it was a PR move they would've made themselves but were just waiting for the right time. Like around never.


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Jane Golden Appointed Chair of New York City Bar Association's Council on Children
We are thrilled to share the news that Jane Golden, The Children's Aid Society's Vice President of Child Welfare and Family Services, has been appointed chair of the New York City Bar Association's Council on Children. In this role, Jane will lead key players in the juvenile justice, child welfare, family violence, and education fields, providing advocacy, reporting, and recommendations to city, state and federal leaders on behalf of New York's youth and their families. Topics the council has recently tackled include raising the age of criminal responsibility; implementation of the Close to Home initiative at the state and city level; implementation of the state's Safe Harbor law on youth engaged in prostitution; and strategies to improve the efficacy of Family Court by increasing the number of judges and decreasing the number of court delays. Prior to her appointment as chair, Jane served as secretary of the Council on Children.


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DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I adore swimming in the nude. Ever since I spent a weekend at a nudist resort I can no longer see the point of wearing a soggy, cold, bathing suit in the water. This summer I have vowed I will not swim with a suit ever again. Last summer I tried the old trick of walking out at Grand Beach (dunes side) taking off the suit and swimming with it tied around one arm. It slipped off, and I was bare-naked in the water. I had to yell to my boyfriend to come to the water's edge with the biggest towel we had. Some little brats noticed and ran to tell their mothers and I was scared we'd get kicked off the beach. How can I better handle nude swimming in this prudish province over the summer? -- New at Nudism, St. Boniface
Dear New: Paint-on bathing suits that don't come off in water aren't available, to my knowledge, but your boyfriend surely wouldn't mind coming swimming and holding your suit while you play mermaid. It would be exciting employment for the summer. Remember the skimpier the bikini, the less for him to carry. You can also go swimming au natural at nudist sun resorts. Manitoba's new nudies organization Naturist Legacy (after Crocus Grove owners changed their resort to a clothing-only campground) probably won't have a pool ready this summer, but check with contacts at http://naturistlegacy.org/ about the progress being made and any country club arrangements they might have made for city swimming days. If you have a house, an above-ground pool and a big fence would work for you, although I remember a reader writing to say she got a visit from two amused young police officer when a "shocked" neighbor jammed herself up against the fence, and found a crack to peek through, and phoned in to let the cops know there was "indecent exposure" going on next door.
Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: I'm in deep trouble because I'm 19 and gave my boyfriend $2,000 on his 21rst birthday to buy a safer car and now we have broken up. I don't have any papers signed, but I want my car back. I told him it was a birthday present at the time and he's holding me to it. I thought we would be together forever and it would kind of be my car too, since I don't drive, and we could go to the beach and make out in the back seat in the summer time and all that romantic stuff. I got my money from working hard at a fast-food place and we have only been together for eight months. What can I do to get my money back?. -- Out $2,000 now, Winnipeg
Dear Out $2000: It was a birthday gift as long as he was nice to you and remained your boyfriend. Now you're saying the gift suddenly becomes a loan because you've broken up! Forget it. Unless you can be charming enough to weasel part of the cash out of him, you're out two grand. You admit you bought him a car to drive YOU around town. You should have bought the car in your name and let him drive it -- and not called it a gift at all. You're an adult now, but a naive one. It would be smart to have a talk with a lawyer, so you understand these situations totally.
Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: OK, my wife is an idiot. She thinks I don't know she's flirting with the guy across the street and four doors over, and I can see her trotting down there "to talk about gardening" when she thinks I'm watching sports for the night. She goes into his house, too, and I can smell the wine on her breath when she comes home. I don't really care because I have had a girlfriend for years. I'm just not rude enough to rub it in my wife's face. We are in our 50s and our kids are away at university now. What should I do about this? I can't let her disrespect me like this. -- Nobody's Fool, Ft. Rouge
Dear Fool: So, you two are finally even. You think you're better at being discreet and hiding an affair than she is, but she may be punishing you for all the years she knew you were cheating. Maybe she didn't want to break up the family, but now the kids are gone. Let your wife alone -- no drama necessary in this situation. See your own girlfriend more and look past your wife's flirtation, or make an arrangement to split up now that your kids are gone. Your nose is out of joint, but you don't mention your heart is broken, so get over yourself. Life is short and this marriage may be dead on both sides. Either agree to stay together as friends and look the other way, or break it up, and get serious with your other partners. Counselling would be pointless, as we both know you'll always have that girlfriend around. It's a long-standing habit you've been able to get away with for years.
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Medica workshop
A Medica workshop has been planned at the Chisago County Senior Center, 38790 6th Avg., North Branch, June 12, 1 p.m. No RSVP required. For questions, call 651-200-8641.
Sports concussion talk
Sports concussions among school-age athletes are on the rise. Dr. Scott Ahrenholz, sports medicine physician with Fairview Sports and Orthopedic Care, will speak on concussion injuries at 6 p.m. June 13 in the lobby of the new Orthopedic Center attached to Fairview Lakes Medical Center, in Wyoming. Parents and coaches, as well as kids, are invited to attend. As part of a community health initiative, Fairview Community Health Outreach will offer free bike helmets from 4-6 p.m., one helmet per person while supplies last. The recipient of the helmet must be present to assure safe fit.
Flag retirement
The American Legion in Rush City Post # 93 will conduct a flag retirement ceremony on Flag Day, June 14, 1 p.m. The ceremony will be held at Triangle Park, downtown Rush City. Flag etiquette says: When a flag is so worn it is no longer fit to serve as a symbol of our country, it should be properly disposed by burning in a dignified manner. All unserviceable flags should be given to a Legion member, dropped off at City Hall, or brought to the Triangle Park that day. Anyone wanting to observe this ceremony is welcome to attend.
Minnesota Zoomobile
East Central Regional Library is proud to present the MN Zoombile. They will be presenting the program "All Things Connected."
All Things Connected: Using a variety of animals, props, and activities, the Zoomobile naturalist will lead children through a process of discovery to recognize the relationships that connect all life on earth
The MN Zoomobile will be at the Chisago Lakes Area Library June 15, 10:30 a.m.
This program is free and open to the public.
Rush City quilters to meet
The Rush City Piecemakers Quilters will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, June l7 at Rush City First Lutheran Church. Ann Zemke will give her presentation on barn quilts. The public is invited.
Chisago County blood drives
The Red Cross will be accepting blood donations at following locations and times:
June 17: 1 to 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 6500 Main St., North Branch.
June 17: 12:30 to 6:30 p.m., Chisago Lake Lutheran Church, 1 Summit Ave., Center City.
June 18: 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Chisago Lake Lutheran Church, 1 Summit Ave., Center City.
Eight-hour defensive driving course
An 8-hour defensive driving course is planned at the Chisago County Senior Center June 18 and 19, 5:30 to 9: 30 p.m. both nights. The cost is $18 per person.
Free family law program
The Refuge Network is sponsoring a free, open to the public, Family Law Clinic June 18, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church in North Branch, 38460 Lincoln Trl. Attendees will learn the basics of family law matters, receive helpful materials, and have questions answered by an attorney. Also, there will be an opportunity that evening for two individuals to meet with an attorney from either Jennings, DeWan, & Anderson or Johnson and Turner Attorneys at Law for a personal consultation. Consultations will be on a first come, first serve basis.
For further information visit www.therefugenetwork.org or call 651-257-2890.
Midsommernatt celebration in Lindstrom
Vennelag 1-546 of Sons of Norway will celebrate Sankt Hans Dag (St. John's Day), also called Midsommernatt (Midsummer's eve) June
18, 6:30 p.m., at the Lindstrom Community Center.
In Norway, this day is a national celebration with bonfires and all-night parties. Vennelag's party will not last all night, but it will hopefully be an enjoyable time.
Hot dogs, buns, and beverages will be available. Bring something for the food table. Hosts for the evening are Cindy and Rich Helgerson andRoger Machmeier.
For a touch of Norway at our Midsommernatt Celebration, Rebecca Elwell will share her recent experiences in Norway. She is the daughter of Chris Elwell, zone director for Sons of Norway. Two young ladies visiting from Norway will also be guests at the celebration.
Lyme disease meeting
The Minnesota Lyme Association invites everyone to learn about "Preventing Lyme Disease" by viewing an educational DVD by Dr. Maloney June 18, 7 p.m., in the North Branch Library community room.
Bjärv in RC concert
We R Able offers a concert at the Rush City Community Center with a Swedish trio, called Bjärv, at 10:30 a.m. June 20. They perform on fiddle, guitar, and nyckelharpa, a keyed fiddle, which is an ancient musical instrument from Sweden. The group has toured the States several times and one of the musicians has just earned his PhD in ethnomusicology.
Anyone interested in pre-registering for lunch with the community center should call 320-358-3611 by June 13 if possible. Lunch costs varies according to age.
To get more information, call 320-358-1220.
Scandinavian Quartet
We R Able invites area residents to enjoy two concerts of saxophone music at the Chisago County Senior Center June 19, 2 p.m., and June 21, 11 a.m., at the Vitalize! Studios of Art, Point Pleasant Heights, in Chisago City. Donations are cheerfully accepted to assist in production costs. Locations are 38790 6th Ave., North Branch on Wednesday, and 28600 Fairway Ln., Chisago City, on Friday.
Senior Dance
A senior dance event featuring Jerry's One Man Band has been planned at the Chisago County Senior Center, 38790 6th Ave., North Branch, June 20, 1 to 4 p.m. The cost is $5 per person.
'Swingin' for Parmly' golf tournament
Ecumen Parmly LifePointes and title sponsor Thrivent Financial for Lutherans-Chisago County Chapter invite golfers to the 18th Annual "Swingin' for Parmly" Benefit Golf Tournament June 20 at the Chisago Lakes Golf Course in Lindstrom.
Shotgun scramble time is 3 p.m. Several levels of sponsorships are available. An individual registration fee of $60 includes the green fee for nine holes of golf on the beautiful Chisago Lakes Golf Course and a delicious buffet dinner at The Gallery Bar & Grill following play at 5:45 p.m.
For more information and reservations, go to www.Parmly.org or call 651-257-7956.
Outdoor skills camp
A youth outdoor skills camp for boys and girls ages 11-15 is being held at Crex Meadows Wildlife Area in Grantsburg, Wis., 102 East Crex Ave., June 24-28, 4 to 5:30 p.m. Youth can learn about tracks and traces, outdoor survival orienteering, archery and forestry.
Call Kristi Pupak, wildlife conservation educator, at 715-463-2739 for more information.
Full moon paddles
A series of full moon paddling events are being planned at Wild River State Park June 23, July 22, Aug. 20 and Sept. 19. The first three events are scheduled 6 to 10 p.m. The September event is scheduled 5 to 9 p.m.
The excursions are along 9 miles of the St. Croix River from the Sunrise Landing to the main park landing. Seven canoes are available for first registrants, but participants can bring their own canoe or kayak. Registration is required. Register by calling (651) 583-2125 x227. The cost is $10, payable to Eric's Canoe Rental the night of the activity for shuttling.
This event is open to all paddlers, but some experience is recommended. Lifejackets and paddles will be provided for the seven park canoes. Participants are asked to bring their own pack water, snacks and other necessities. Individual events will be cancelled in the event of severe weather.
Loppet 5K registration
Registration is now open for the 25th annual Lindstrom Loppet Karl Oskar Days 5K Walk/Run. Hosted by Fairview Lakes Medical Center, the event is 8 a.m. July 13, at Lakes Free Church, Lindstrom.
Entrants can pick up registration forms at the Fairview Clinic in Chisago City, at Wally Carlson and Sons BP in Lindstrom or at the information desk at Fairview Lakes Medical Center in Wyoming. Or they can register and pay entry fees online at http://lindstromloppet.zapevent.com.
Stark Summer Stroll
The first "Stark Summer Stroll" is being planned in Stark, just west of Harris, June 29. There will be events at North Folk Winery, Briscoe Pottery, Kal Sanders Glass Fusion, the Oak Leaf Grange Hall and the Full Moon.
Stomp Out Suicide 5K run/walk
Registration is now open for the 2nd Annual Stomp Out Suicide 5K Run/Walk for Awareness starting in Wyoming's Goodview Park Aug. 24, 10 a.m. Check-in and registration is at 9 a.m. Individuals or teams may register for the event prior to the race online at www.stompoutsuicide.com.
Registration is $25 for adults and $15 for children 16 and under. Register by Aug. 3 to be guaranteed a race T-shirt. Shirts will be on a first-come, first-served basis for registrations done after Aug. 3.
Hundreds of runners and walkers, including suicide survivors and mental health advocates, will gather to raise awareness for mental health and suicide prevention as they participate in this family-friendly event. Proceeds raised will benefit Stomp Out Suicide, a local nonprofit agency based in Wyoming.
The event will also include entertainment and activities for the whole family including live music from Sleeper and the Sleepless, a kids' area (with face painting, bounce houses, clowns and more) and food stands provided by Otis Concessions. Participants can also enjoy a resource fair chocked full of information about suicide awareness and mental health resources from several local organizations.
2013 Chisago Lakes Half Iron and Sprint registration
It is time to seriously start thinking sun, fun and triathlon. The 8th Annual Chisago Lakes Half Iron and Sprint Triathlon will be July 28 in Chisago City.
The event also offers a Kids' Triathlon July 27. The swim takes place at Paradise Park sandy beach. The bike and run travel along fairly flat routes through numerous communities. More than $5,000 in prize money will be awarded to the top male and female finishers, and there will be over 176 awards in the Age Group, Relay, Athena and Clydesdale divisions. There is a limit of 1,500 participant so it is important to register early. Register online at active.com, call 1-800-429-8044, or download a pdf form from chisagolakestriathlon.com
Cost is $110 for the Half Ironman distance, $55 for the Sprint Distance and $15 for the Kid's Triathlon.
PFLAG meeting
The East Central MN Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays will be taking a summer break during the months of June and July. The next meeting will be held Aug. 11, 4:30 p.m., at Common Ground, the Cambridge United Methodist Church, 404 North Cypress, Cambridge. Those who want to contact a PFLAG member before August can call 320-396-3128 or 763-464-0079.


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US Airways offers severance to 300 nonunion workers at flight operations center in Moon
US Airways has offered severance packages to 300 nonunion workers at its flight operations center in Moon, apparently indicating that their jobs could be eliminated in the merger with American Airlines.
The airline on Wednesday confirmed the severance offer was made to the local group and to 5,000 other nonunion workers across US Airways whose jobs may be affected by the merger. It is the first acknowledgement by the company of possible job losses because of the deal.
The airlines have faced pressure from politicians and others to preserve local jobs, but US Airways CEO Doug Parker, who will become chief executive of the merged carrier, has indicated that the flight operation center could be relocated to a larger facility in Texas.
The $25 million facility in Moon coordinates the airline's more than 3,000 daily flights systemwide. It employs 600 workers — including 300 unionized employees.
The packages to the nonunion workers were circulated to employees on Feb. 14, when the US Airways-American Airlines merger was announced. The pending combination jeopardizes the Moon complex because American has a control center at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
Parker told a group of pilots and flight attendants in Charlotte on March 20 that "you don't need, nor do you want" two flight operations control centers.
"Dallas has a bigger center, and it's more likely than not that (workers) would move there," the CEO said.
A final decision on where to locate the merged carriers' control center could be two years off, Parker said. But he added that if he "had to bet right now," US Airways jobs in Moon "would move to Dallas."
When the deal was announced, Parker said the merger would not result in "any major layoffs." The merger partners expect to cut their costs by $150 million but have no identified those savings.
The deal would make the world's largest airline by combining US Airways, America's fifth-largest, and American, the third-largest. The deal is expected to be completed in the summer quarter, but airline operations will take another couple of years to integrate.
Based in Tempe, Ariz., US Airways employs 31,200 people, including 5,300 nonunion workers. Severance terms for the 25,900 unionized workers are contained in their collective bargaining agreements.
US Airways received subsidies from Pennsylvania and Allegheny County governments in 2007, when construction began on the facility. Charlotte and Phoenix had offered incentives to win the project. The airline said it received only $4 million of the $16.25 million in subsidies — a figure that was confirmed by the state Department of Community and Economic Development.
The control center, which opened in October 2008, received from the state $1.25 million in infrastructure development grants, plus $2 million in opportunity grants and $750,000 in tax credits for retaining 450 jobs and creating 150 more jobs at the site.
The other $12.25 million in subsidies "were never disbursed by taxpayers, nor received by the airline" because the carrier did not formally apply for them because of questions about the project's eligibility, US Airways spokesman Todd Lehmacher said.
"At that point, we just wanted to move on and get the job done, so we paid cash," Lehmacher said.
Thomas Olson is a staff writer for Trib Total Media.


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