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America's Interest in Soccer Perks This Year After the World Cup
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RAY SUAREZ: From Berlin, to Rome, to American cities such as Washington, D.C., and Denver, Italy fans were ecstatic after their team won a fourth World Cup yesterday. The championship game was the conclusion of a month-long soccer tournament played once every four years.
The nerve-racking ending, a series of penalty kicks, came after Italy and France were tied following regulation play and then went into overtime. Italy fans were delirious when France missed a kick and Italy prevailed.
ANNOUNCER: Italy, World Cup champions, 2006!
RAY SUAREZ: But fans of the French team were stunned and despondent, no more so than when the team's star player, Zinedine Zidane, was thrown out in overtime on a red card for unsportsmanlike behavior. Zidane, who led the French to victory in 1998, used his head to strike an Italian player after they traded remarks.
The worldwide audience was huge; early estimates project about a billion people. In the U.S., nearly 17 million households watched on ABC and Univision. That was comparable to the NBA championship final game, which had nearly 16 million viewers, or the nearly 20 million households that tuned into the last game of the World Series.
The ratings for this tournament were the highest they've ever been and much higher than the last World Cup, when games aired in the middle of the night for U.S. audiences.
For the first time, all the games were aired live on the national networks of ESPN and ABC. Every game was also broadcast on the Spanish-language Univision network.
Ratings were also healthier when the American team played. Nearly 10 million U.S. households watched America's game against Italy three weeks ago.
This World Cup brought new converts to the game, as well, including a number of people in long lines in Washington, D.C.'s, Lucky Bar yesterday.
TAMMY GORDON, Soccer Fan: In places like D.C. where you have so many fans that are from different areas, it really makes you more into it as the whole thing. I mean, everyone's walking around town with flags, watching the games, so it's really fun.
RAY SUAREZ: Others, like Gerard Louison in Denver, Colorado, preached the gospel of the cup to others.
GERARD LOUISON, Soccer Fan: We've even converted three or four friends who've never watched soccer before. In this World Cup, I've gotten them to come and watch games, to watch it on TV at home. I try to explain it to them about the game.
JIM PATEL, Soccer Fan: How can it be boring? I mean, it's got lots of great talents to show. You've got some of the best players in the world. A lot of the games are interesting. Refereeing decisions have added to the spice of the game.
RAY SUAREZ: Despite the cup's higher ratings, professional soccer in the U.S. still draws a much smaller following compared to that in other countries, even with the creation of Major League Soccer 10 years ago and the sport's dominance as an after-school event here.
This summer, most games were only viewed by fewer than 5 million households on average. American fans have their own theories.
DEREK TURNER, Soccer Fan: We don't have the best players in the world, like the rest of the world. You know, the European teams have the best players in the world, so it's really fun to watch. The American players aren't as fun to watch.
ALEXA COURTNEY, Soccer Fan: The American announcers, I feel like I'm sitting at a baseball game. It's, "So and so passed to so and so, to so and so," without revealing any of the beauty.
RAY SUAREZ: One thing that didn't help matters this year was the poor performance of the American team, which didn't get past the first round of the tournament.
Soccer at our doorstep?
RAY SUAREZ: For more on the cup and American's attitudes toward soccer, I'm joined by Frank Deford, senior writer for Sports Illustrated. He's also a commentator for National Public Radio and a regular correspondent on HBO's "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel."
And Lynn Berling-Manuel, publisher of Soccer America magazine, a twice-monthly publication dedicated to U.S. and international soccer.
And Lynn Berling, let me start with you. For decades, soccer has been the next big thing, just around the corner, just about to get here. Did this World Cup final season mark an arrival of sorts for the sport's claim on the American imagination?
LYNN BERLING-MANUEL, Publisher, Soccer America: I think it's more than an arrival in a lot of ways. I think soccer has arrived. Is it baseball, football, or basketball at this moment in time? Not quite.
But I think for Americans, and the World Cup was a culmination of that, it has arrived. The game I went to yesterday or the party I went to watch the final was a wonderful blend of teens, and 20-somethings, and 30-somethings, that soccer is a sport they grew up with.
And then it was also immigrants, and ex-pats, and soccer moms. And the blend of soccer in America has arrived. And World Cup is not a culmination; it's just one more step in its growth.
RAY SUAREZ: Frank Deford, do you buy that?
FRANK DEFORD, Senior Writer, Sports Illustrated: No, Ray. I'm sorry, I hate to be the bad guy, but we've been hearing the same tune being played for 40 years now.
It started when Pele and the other stars came to the states in the 1970s, and everybody said, "Now soccer's here." And then the kids started playing. They said, "Wait until they grow up. Wait until they grow up. They'll love soccer." And they grew up, and they didn't love soccer. They walked away.
They said, in 1994, when the World Cup was here, they said, "That will turn the corner." In 1999, the women won the World Cup for the United States, and everybody said, "Boy, that's terrific. That's fabulous." And in two or three years, women's soccer pro league had died.
And here we go again. This is a blip on the scene, and it will be gone. This is like the Ice Capades come to town, and everybody goes to see the ice show. And a week later, it's all forgotten.
RAY SUAREZ: Well, Frank -- go ahead, Lynn Berling.
A passion vs. a fad
LYNN BERLING-MANUEL: Well, and I think -- I can appreciate Frank's point of view. I've been at Soccer America a long time, and I've heard the same story that Frank has heard.
But I interrupt it differently, frankly. Because if we see today, it is here, everywhere. It is part of our culture. Is it the same as being in France or Italy? Of course not. Is it American football? Of course not.
But it is here now. And to deny that is really to deny everything that you see around you.
What was so exciting for me with this World Cup is the U.S. performance was very disappointing. There's no question about that. But all of a sudden, everywhere I went, it was a topic of conversation, whether the coach should stay or go, whether the players were good or bad. It was water-cooler conversation.
Over the last 30 or 40 years, that has not been the case, and it is today. And to me, that's soccer arriving. It's got a long way to go to perhaps be American football, but I think you can call it very justifiably here now.
RAY SUAREZ: Frank Deford, you didn't see that even a little bit, a different level of awareness that the finals were on?
FRANK DEFORD: I saw it. I watched the World Cup myself. I love the World Cup.
The question is whether the World Cup is soccer. It's one event that comes every four years, like an election, and then it disappears. I think it's a question of heritage more than anything else.
Look, Ray, I'm a French Huguenot. Our country left 300 years ago, but I rooted for the French yesterday, at least until Zidane, you know, bombasted the poor guy's chest.
But I think that's what people are watching. They're attached to it by connection, by heritage, by legacy.
But do they like the sport? Americans have proven over and over again that they don't like the sport. There's not enough scoring. There are too many ties. It's a very frustrating game, too defensively oriented for us.
And it doesn't have the proficiency that sports do that use your hands. It's totally bizarre when you think about it that a game would be played with feet and head rather than hands. I mean, this makes no sense whatsoever.
And you cannot be proficient in such a game, and Americans reject that. What is called brilliant in soccer is an incomplete pass in football. And the sport itself is over-dramatized, with the falling down. There's entirely too many, a high percentage of scores because of penalties, which are very dubious.
And simply we've shown over and over again that we reject that, that the way the game is...
RAY SUAREZ: Let me let Lynn Berling back in here, Frank.
FRANK DEFORD: They play the games, kids, then they leave it.
LYNN BERLING-MANUEL: Oh, and I'd love to come back into that.
RAY SUAREZ: Go ahead.
Finding the origins of interest
LYNN BERLING-MANUEL: You know, I think the reality is all sports have a huge drop-off. When Frank says they play the game as kids and then they leave it, all sports have a huge drop-off of participation when you hit 13 or 14 years old.
Girls discover boys; boys discover cars. And, frankly, the opportunities to play are very limited, as you get to be a teenager, unless you're very, very good. But the reality is, is that...
FRANK DEFORD: Yes, I'm not talking about playing. Lynn, I'm not talking about playing. I'm taking...
LYNN BERLING-MANUEL: No, no, and I understood that.
FRANK DEFORD: Kids play baseball; they grow up as baseball fans. Players play football. They grow up as football fans. They play soccer; they quit the sport and they lose interest in it when they grow up. The figures show that, Lynn.
LYNN BERLING-MANUEL: And I'm not seeing that in this -- you know, and as far as I can tell, Frank, you know, one of the things about figures is the reality is we could use them to prove any point we wanted.
And I think that, if you look at the television ratings of MLS, which are still relatively modest compared, again, to American football or baseball, but they are on a continuing climb.
We're seeing a growth in, not just participation, because participation we all agree does not necessarily equate in soccer to fandom, but we are watching fandom growing. We're watching children who are continuing as fans.
Is it to the same degree? I don't believe strictly participation is what makes a young baseball player become a baseball fan. I believe that participation is only a piece of that.
It's when your dad plays baseball with you and follows baseball with you that you become a fan, and that is what I'm seeing in soccer today. The parents of today, the young parents of today, they played. They're knowledgeable. They are fans.
And soccer is becoming a sport that you do play with your dad, and you do watch it on television with your dad.
FRANK DEFORD: Lynn, I have heard...
LYNN BERLING-MANUEL: And I think that's the powerful change that we have not seen before.
FRANK DEFORD: Lynn, we have been dancing to this tune for 35 years. You can't keep on playing the same song because, after a while, people simply don't believe it.
And every year, we're told, next year, next year soccer's going to arrive and be the next big thing. Soccer has had more chances, more money invested in it.
LYNN BERLING-MANUEL: No...
FRANK DEFORD: It has. It's had hundreds of millions of dollars invested. I think if a sport like lacrosse, which is a much better spectator game, if lacrosse had had the same kind of attention and exposure that soccer had, it would be on the level right now with, say, hockey.
Soccer has had every chance in the world, and it's simply failed.
Room for improvement
RAY SUAREZ: Let me jump in right there, because you've been both talking...
LYNN BERLING-MANUEL: I don't see any failure.
RAY SUAREZ: ... in very different terms about some of the same things: about the hype; about the building up of expectations. And maybe it's just where you're setting the bar for what constitutes success that's different.
And, Frank, maybe no sport could have lived up to that hype, but maybe soccer has reached a sort of middle level, to become a niche interest sport in the United States that will be self-sustaining as a business and will find its place and its audience in a steady state kind of way, rather than becoming one of the major sports in the United States.
FRANK DEFORD: Ray, if it's a niche sport, it's been a niche sport forever, and it will remain a niche sport. I accept that: It's a niche sport. Volleyball is a niche sport. Lacrosse is a niche sport. Fencing is a niche sport. We're a nation of niches right now.
But the difference between soccer in the United States and everywhere else is that it's not a niche sport everywhere else. And can it grow to that level? No. I think that the past 40 years have shown that it can't.
RAY SUAREZ: Lynn Berling, where's the roof for soccer, the ceiling?
LYNN BERLING-MANUEL: Well, I think that it is not necessarily with your friends, or your age group, or even my age group. I think where we're seeing it is in a new age group coming up.
And I think the question of niche really has to speak to: How big is the niche? This is not fencing. This is not badminton. I agree that we are not the number-one sport, as we are in most of the world, absolutely.
And the United States is a very different country, and I wouldn't generally choose to compare the U.S. and England or the U.S. and France. But in this country, if we're talking niche, we're talking millions of people in that niche.
Do I say that this is the end of where soccer's growth is? No. I simply say that I would go along with Ray. I think we've hit a middle point with lots of room to grow.
I think we have viable business opportunities. My company is one of those. Soccer America is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. To be a single-sport magazine in America and survive for 35 years -- are we Sports Illustrated in size? Absolutely not.
But the reality is, is soccer is viable in this country. It's vibrant. It's not just viable, it's vibrant. And that's what I think is so exciting today.
And I see a very healthy future, and that's where we're excited.
RAY SUAREZ: Lynn Berling and Frank Deford, thank you, both.
LYNN BERLING-MANUEL: Thank you.


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Coös County (with two syllables), frequently spelled Coos County, is a county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of the 2010 census, the population was 33,055, the least of any New Hampshire county. The county seat is Lancaster.
The two-syllable pronunciation is sometimes indicated with a dieresis, notably in the Lancaster-based weekly newspaper The Coös County Democrat and on some county-owned vehicles. The county government uses both spellings interchangeably.
Coös County is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is the only New Hampshire county on the Canada-United States border, south of the province of Quebec, and thus is home to New Hampshire's only international port of entry, the Pittsburg-Chartierville Border Crossing.
Coös County includes the whole of the state's northern panhandle. Major industries include forestry and tourism, with the once-dominant paper-making industry in sharp decline. The county straddles two of the state's tourism regions. The southernmost portion of the county is part of the White Mountains Region and is home to Mount Washington. The remainder of the county is known as the Great North Woods Region.
Coös County was separated from the northern part of Grafton County, New Hampshire and organized at Berlin December 24, 1803, although the county seat was later moved to Lancaster, with an additional shire town at Colebrook. The name Coös derives from the Algonquian word meaning "small pines".
During the American Revolutionary War two units of troops of the Continental Army — Bedel's Regiment and Whitcomb's Rangers — were raised from the settlers of Coös. From the Treaty of Paris of 1783 until 1835 the boundaries in the northern tip of the county (and New Hampshire itself) were disputed with Lower Canada (which was soon to become part of the Province of Canada), and for some years residents of the area formed the independent Republic of Indian Stream.
In the 1810 census there were 3,991 residents, and by 1870 there were nearly 15,000, at which point the entire county was valued at just under $USD 5 million, with farm productivity per acre comparing favorably with that of contemporary Illinois. Other early industries included forestry and manufacturing, using 4,450 water horsepower in 1870.
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"Game changer" is a term you hear often when people talk about how technology has changed their industry.
Despite what is expected to be the slowest decade for population growth in the last 50 years, retail investors must continue to search diligently for markets whose continued growth offers the best chance for long-term success. Counter to popular belief on how the current economic conditions affect your future outlook, the good news is the largest markets in Texas are expected to experience healthy population growth over the next five years.

 Everyone knows temperatures in Texas get hot, but based on recently published five-year population projections from Nielsen Claritas; you might be surprised to learn the biggest markets in Texas are projected to experience sizzling population growth—double digit growth. Which markets? Surprisingly, the biggest Texas cities—markets with populations exceeding one million people, will grow the fastest. Austin leads the way at 14.25 percent, Houston will grow another 11.12 percent and Dallas is expected to experience healthy growth of 10.97 percent. San Antonio isn't far behind at 9.76 percent. This is particularly good news considering these markets are not experiencing the housing and foreclosure chaos gripping California, Florida and Arizona.

 Since projected growth for the U.S. over the next five years is expected to be only slightly above 5 percent, it is encouraging to find solid growth opportunities in Texas. Maybe there is some truth to the saying "Everything is Always Bigger in Texas." This claim is fueled by the fact that four of the largest Texas CBSA (Core Based Statistical Area) markets are projected to grow more than 10 percent or 2X times faster than the projected U.S. growth rate.

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This Baja-like jacket reminded me of something a hip '70s Fashionista would wear – simple, yet inspired. Best of all, it can go with anything! A stand out piece like this goes great with black tights and a cute top. The boho-sheek inspired Baja sweater jacket was fitted perfectly. Its color blocking is one of these years' top trends, although it's a (very lucky) thrift store find. Fashions always make a comeback, and I'm super excited to see what trends will come back from the inspired boho sheek look.
Although trying to duplicate this piece may be a little on the difficult side, I would recommend this patterned Baja jacket by Urban Outfitters. Trendy yet affordable, it's the perfect addition to a winter wardrobe. Another safe bet would be this Baja striped piece by Free People. Although different than this Fashionista's jacket, it has that hint of Baja while still being glamorous. However, thrifting may be one's best bet if you're feeling up for it.
Thrifting tip – Never stop searching. It's amazing what you can find if you truly dig deep into your local thrift stores. Fitting may be an issue, so don't be afraid to take a piece in by getting to learn your way around a sewing machine.
Spotted: The baja inspired look can be seen in the Proenza Schouler's resort 2012 collection.
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Following the release of 'Dark Knight' in IMAX theaters, the sixth 'Harry Potter' movie is teasing fans with the coming out of its 15-seconds teaser trailer.
Highly anticipated by most "Harry Potter" fans, the first teaser trailer of the forthcoming "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" has finally come out for public viewing. Attached to the IMAX theatrical screening of "The Dark Knight" on July 18, this video footage looks like what has been described before.
Taking about 15-seconds of viewers' time, the teaser doesn't compromise any footages from the sixth "Harry Potter" movie. In fact, it doesn't give out any clues to how the new film will look like, except for the voiceover from Michael Gambon as Dumbledore saying, "Once again I must ask you to do the impossible, Harry."
Teaming up once again "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" director David Yates and Potter's star Daniel Radcliffe, "Half-Blood Prince" is the sixth adaptation movie made from J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series. It follows the story of boy wizard, Potter, in his sixth year in Hogwarts and as he is preparing for the impending war with the dark wizard, Lord Vordermort.
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The overcrowded bus fell into a deep gorge after the driver lost control, a senior police official, JB Singh, told the BBC.
The bus was travelling from Darhal to Rajouri and was carrying 70 passengers against a capacity of 40, he said.
Police, army troops and local residents are helping in the rescue operation - 50 bodies have been pulled out so far.
But there are fears the death toll could rise as the condition of some of the injured is said to be serious.
Rash driving
Road accidents are common and claim thousands of lives every year in India.
In September, more than 40 people died when a passenger bus veered out of control and plunged down a mountain road in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Most of the accidents are blamed on reckless driving, old vehicles and poorly maintained roads.
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Fair Process
The idea how to go ahead with improvements and restructuring of our business with maintaining motivation of members.
Fair Process is a title of a thesis presented in 1997 by Dr. W.Chan Kim who would publish 'Blue Ocean Strategy'.
It is an idea that there are some problems in business processes executed in secret.
On 'such sweeping change as a lot of existing business processes are done away with'(a process of a process of a business improvement), it is strongly possible that a bad effect with processes executed in secret becomes bigger than we expect.
Although, needless to say, it may be important that a process of a process of a business improvement is carried out resolutely with a conviction, the improvement which causes decreasing a motivation of members is meaningless.
Fair Process is an idea that a manager should make a decision by asking for members' idea and explain a reason why the decision is made and make a new purpose clear.
The Three Principles
- Engagement means asking for ideas of members in a decision.Especially, the individual's idea arrangement and the knowledge arrangement as the group are achieved by recommending the dissenting opinion.
- Explanation means explaining reason why the final decision is made. It is often occurred that only the content finally decided is explained.
Expectation Clarity
- Expectation Clarity means making targets and milestones clear.
Misunderstanding of Fair Process
Written in the thesis, fair process is not decision by consensus. Manager's decision should be made by not an achievement of consensus but a good idea.
Relationship with BPM
The idea 'Fair Process' is important to success of BPM carried out with raising employee's motivation.
BPM brings continuous improvement of business processes. Because success of BPM needs participation of each employee, in a process of business improvement, it is expected that employees are leaded to participate in BPM positively through raising employee's motivation applying 'Engagement', 'Explanation' and 'Expectation Clarity'.
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Scolton Manor is hosting a free family open day tomorrow, Saturday, July 19, from 10am to 5pm.
Celebrate the opening of the manor's rebuilt walled garden with a day of games and crafts, activities and demonstrations.
Explore the walled garden for yourself, or take one of the tours that will be available on the day at 11am and 2pm.
Step back in time with Victorian cookery demonstrations offered throughout the day - as well as a variety of traditional Victorian games and crafts, from skittles to Punch and Judy.
It will be a hive of activity over at the manor's new honey kitchen, managed by the Pembrokeshire Beekeepers Association. Watch the hive inspection demonstrations, see the honey being extracted and take away some Scolton honey at the end of the day from the gift shop.
Children can follow the Scolton trail and go on a quest for 'Scolton Secrets' around the grounds of the Victorian manor.
Join in the fun and explore all that Scolton Manor has to offer!
The development was funded via the Sustainable Tourism Project led by Visit Wales, the tourism department within Welsh Government and supported through the European Regional Development Fund.
• For more information, contact Scolton Manor on 01437 731 328.


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THE inquiries to reform local government and the planning system have missed ''the elephant in the room'' - the regulation of building - say building surveyors.
Despite the many changes to the law and to the bureaucracy flowing from the parliamentary inquiry into building quality in 2002, there is still shoddy building and builders are still going broke.
The NSW Minister for Finance, Greg Pearce, has released a report by Bruce Collins, QC, into insolvencies in the NSW construction industry which was commissioned following the collapse of Kell and Rigby, Southern Cross Constructions, St Hilliers Construction and other big builders which left subcontractors and suppliers more than $1 billion out of pocket.
The report, however, goes further than its recommendations to minimise insolvencies in the industry by licensing commercial builders and creating construction trusts for projects of more than $1 million.
It recommends a single authority to regulate all building work, a NSW Building and Construction Commission, which would take over the functions of 10 separate state agencies - a move welcomed by the Australian Institute of Building Surveyors.
The commission would be responsible for discipline, complaints and standards and would also monitor and audit the accounts and financial affairs of all builders and contractors.
''Only a fully integrated organisation will do the job properly. Other states and territories have established similar bodies,'' says Collins who found ''a bewildering series of acronyms, investigations, task forces, consultations, reviews and so on''.
NSW is the only state which does not license builders of commercial property.
Under the proposed construction trusts money paid to a head contractor would not go into their bank account but into a trust which would pay subcontractors and suppliers before the head contractor could draw on it.
Building control was taken from the Local Government Act in 1998 and placed in the Planning Act.
''Building control has never been a comfortable fit in the Planning Act with little recognition of its important role in this state's development,'' a spokesman for the institute, Bill Burns, said. ''Never was this more clearly demonstrated than in Tim Moore's and Ron Dyer's planning review that focused 99 per cent of its attention on planning and little on building.''


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Westminster's plans for a new downtown on the site of the former Westminster Mall took another step forward during an Aug. 26 presentation that outlined a development that includes multi-story office and residential buildings, unique public spaces and vibrant shopping areas.
City planners and representatives from internationally recognized urban planning firm Torti Gallas and Partners showed off the first draft of a master plan that will guide future development of the 105-acre site, located at U.S. 36 and Sheridan Boulevard.
Westminster City Council, sitting as the Westminster Economic Development Authority, was joined by the city Planning Commission to view the plan and provide comments.
The master plan will provide a framework and vision for the new downtown as development occurs over the next 20-30 years. Key components of the plan include allowed land uses, public parks and plazas, multi-modal circulation and access to transit, urban design, development flexibility, and taking advantage of the fabulous views the site has of the Front Range.
"This is a bold plan that lines up with the vision for a new downtown that our community has been calling for," said City Manager Brent McFall. "At the end of this process, we will have a development opportunity that is unique not just in Colorado but in the country."
The draft plan will be presented to the public for comment in September during a pair of open houses and online opportunities. The open houses are planned for Wednesday, Sept. 18, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the MAC, 3295 West 72nd Ave and on Thursday, Sept. 19, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the City Park Recreation Center, 10455 Sheridan Blvd. The public is also invited to participate in an online open house on WestyCOnnect (www.westyconnect.us) from Sept. 18-25.
Following the public outreach, the draft plan will go to the Planning Commission and to City Council for action in October.
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The ruin of a great ship: Oriana Cruise Review by Old Salt73
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The ruin of a great ship
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Other
It was once a ship brimming with babies laughter and yet having a class that was quintessentially British, with food that was superb throughout the ship and with dedicated, loyal staff under the genial 'Captain Birds Eye' (the passengers nickname).
Now, after the refit that has removed the toddler's paddling pool, their play area and the creche, all to enable the construction of a small block of cabins; the ship, with an average passenger age of over 80, has the joyless air of 'God's waiting room on sea'; the food in the main restaurants is average at best, the choice of wines very limited; the food and drink in the alternative food outlets eg The Conservatory, is totally repetitive and its serving completely marred by the edicts demanded by the disease ridden state of the ship (more of that later); the More staff are still going about their tasks with fortitude and good humor, but when gently pressed by the passengers refer to the Captain with many unflattering terms, the mildest of which was Captain B***-S***. I have seen other reviews for this cruise that say that the Captain was the most informative ever; if giving us a long description of the expected and prevailing weather conditions, and how it was only by his own masterly navigation skills that the passengers were saved from an experience of tsunamic proportions, then yes I agree; others I met called him a patronizing BS.
That covers the faults (to my mind), deliberately brought about by Carnival for monetary gain.
I now come to the Norovirus issue:
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Oriana had already had at least two very widespread cases of this virulent disease. On this cruise, at least 4 cases were personally reported to me, with Bills from the medical staff on board running to several thousand pounds. Though the staff refused to discuss it, getting very obstructive, it was rumored that every bed in the medical section was occupied. It was also a fact that one passenger died during the cruise and rumors had a further 4 corpses stored below.
What is known, is that the eating experience in the alternative food outlets was ruined by the staff being forced to wear the same latex gloves during an entire dining session and being forbidden to make any bodily contact with the passengers; this, despite all passengers having to bathe their hands in disinfectant gel.
As we were awaiting disembarkation, on the Prom Deck, we observed trains of white coated and masked staff wielding spray guns pushing through the crowds of passengers, and then huge rolls of carpet being brought up from below. Inquiry yielded the information that the virus had been detected in the carpet below the theater stage and that emergency re-carpeting had been ordered. It then was revealed that members from the Southampton Maritime Health Authority, were on board and that Chief Exec. from Carnival was expected. As there has been no news in the media, I assume that the usual cover-up has prevailed.
I understand that Oriana is to make only one more transatlantic voyage and that her last cruise is to be in Spring 2014. In my opinion, she is no longer fit for purpose and should be withdrawn from service immediately; it seems obvious that, in view of the advanced age of her passengers, it is only a matter of time before, what is now just a gross inconvenience, becomes a tragedy of epidemic proportion. Less
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An Illustrated Guide to the Bangle Touch
BMW car designer Chris Bangle has left his mark on the German automaker, introducing a range of controversial elements. Here's a brief guide to his work.
The 5 Series "Eyebrows"
When the 2004 5 Series was launched, the most striking visual elements were the front turn signals, which looked like bizarre backswept eyebrows. Let's just say the words "Dame Edna" got applied quite a bit.
Status: Redesigned and toned down in a 2008 face-lift.
The 7 Series Trunk
Never has a trunk lid drawn so much scorn. The 2002 7 Series incorporated a trunk that jutted out like an overbite and somehow conjured images of an attacking mollusk. It quickly earned the name "Bangle butt."
Status: Better integrated with the surrounding bodywork in the 2006 redesign.
The Z4 Zorro Slash
The Z slash is something of a Bangle trademark -- he incorporated it on the Fiat Coupe as well. Yet at BMW, he took the idea further: The slash is bisected by a squat side marker light that is topped with the BMW roundel.
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Business flooded after storm
By Farnham Herald in Community News
A LONG-established independent Farnham business has vowed to bounce back "bigger and better" after its furnishings showroom in South Street was flooded as a result of Storm Doris this week.
Farnham Furnishers has been based at Bridge House next to Gostrey Meadow for the past 25 years, and in that time has grown from a small solitary showroom employing just two people to a staff of 24, with plans to take up the entire ground floor of the building this summer.
However, its ambitious plans suffered a setback this week, after staff came into work on Monday to find the entire length of the ground floor of Bridge House flooded, with its bedroom showroom under two inches of water.
The problems began after a tarpaulin covering building works on the top storey of Bridge House was ripped off by Storm Doris last Thursday, partially blocking South Street and leaving the rest of the building exposed to the elements.
It had been hoped a remaining tarpaulin covering the lower storeys of the building would keep out the elements until a more permanent solution could be found. But torrential rain over the weekend proved otherwise.
As a result, many of Farnham Furnishers' kitchen and bedroom displays were irreparably damaged as rain water poured through its ceiling tiles, destroying computers and pitching the showroom into darkness.
Developer Hedgehunters, which is building 14 new luxury apartments on the upper three storeys of Bridge House, promised to place a corrugated iron roof on the building as well as "all the dehumidifiers and heaters the furnishers need" to dry out the ground floor.
And despite the significant damage and having restored only 30 per cent of its electricity, Farnham Furnishers' owner and founder David Hall was steadfast this week that his business would not only remain open, but would continue to grow as planned.
Mr Hall told The Herald: "The new frontage was going to open in June, and this may set us back a few weeks but in the meantime we've had professional cleaners and electricians in to make everything safe, and it really is business as usual.
"The flooding caused major damage and the inconvenience is huge. We've got seven designers here, but we've lost three desks and of our 10 computers, three have been destroyed.
"But we've got some temporary lighting and electrics, the staff are all mucking in, new displays have been ordered and we will reopen bigger and better than before. It will take more than a bit of flooding to stop us!"
Mr Hall added Farnham Furnishers has been "busier than ever" in the first quarter of 2017 and soon hopes to secure a long lease on the entire ground floor of Bridge House - incorporating the former Rainer & Rapson hairdressers and Tiffin takeaway premises.
He hopes the new displays will be fitted and ready for customers to view "within three weeks", and in the meantime has assured clients his staff are still able to design and quote for work, visit clients' houses and measure up as usual.
It comes after Waverley Borough Council granted Hedgehunters planning permission for the redevelopment of the Bridge House last year, without any public objections.
Once complete, The Bridge - as it will be renamed - will boast an entirely new, modern stone-clad fascia with 12 'top end' two-bedroom apartments plus two rooftop three-bed penthouse suites, above the revamped Farnham Furnishings on the ground floor.
The project has been designed by architects Re-Format, who are also responsible for the new care home development at the Shepherd and Flock roundabout.
Hedgehunters' owner David Thorne, whose firm has completed several high-end flats in the town centre, told The Herald: "The storm issues at Bridge House have been massive. It's been an absolute nightmare and we've basically had the roof torn off, all the water pour in and soak all the chip board and framing. But we hope to be back on track shortly.
"We've reacted to it as speedily as we can, we've got the insurance loss adjusters dealing with all the claims and the builders put a new tin roof on top on Tuesday.
"We're just trying to get it built for all the buyers as quickly as possible - it's incredible, 68 per cent of the apartments are already pre-sold, and it's a real legacy project for the town.
"The penthouses were the first ones to go, and there were people interested before we even started laying bricks. We've gone over the million pound mark, which surely must be record breaking for a flat in Farnham."
Aside from the flooding at Bridge House, Storm Doris had a limited affect elsewhere in the Farnham area.
Gusts of up to 60mph did bring a number of smaller trees and branches down and the Farnham Angling Society reported a number of trees were felled at Alice Holt Forest, forcing the temporary closure of Lodge Pond.
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The host Tallmadge girls soccer team earned a 0-0 draw against Aurora Oct. 12 at Thomas Rossiaky Stadium.
Both teams had some chances, particularly Aurora down the stretch. But neither squad could find the back of the net during the Suburban League American Conference showdown.
The Greenmen (7-3-3, 3-1-1) had Tallmadge on its heels late in the game.
With approximately 90 seconds left, Aurora sophomore forward Sydney Trem had a shot from point-blank range in the Blue Devils' penalty box.
Trem blasted the ball with her right foot into what looked like an open net. However, out of nowhere, Tallmadge senior defender Madison "P-Nut" Rearick raced toward the goal line and was able to deflect Trem's shot out of her own goal.
The Greenmen, who had more chances to score than the Blue Devils in the second half, also let a few golden opportunities slip not long after halftime.
Four minutes into the second half, Aurora sophomore forward Taylor Burick had a header hit the crossbar. Senior forward Jenna Geier's follow shot was saved by Tallmadge sophomore goalkeeper Maria Kisha.
The Blue Devils had some chances to break the scoreless tie, too.
With approximately five minutes left in the game, senior forward Rochelle Haught had a shot saved by Greenmen junior goalie Olivia Conces.
In the first half, Tallmadge (9-1-6, 0-1-5) dictated play for much of the way.
The Blue Devils were able to string a few passes together and get deep in Aurora's territory.
But the Greenmen managed to get in front of a Tallmadge attacker in the box or prevent the Blue Devils from getting a clean shot.
If Tallmadge got that rare clean shot, Conces came to the rescue.
With about 8:30 left in the half, Conces made a diving stop on a hard shot from point-blank range by Blue Devils' senior defender Morgan Reese.
Aurora seemed content shooting the ball from deep in the first 40 minutes. As a result, the Greenmen rarely invaded Tallmadge's box.
Conces finished with six saves and Kisha stopped three shots. Tallmadge had a 4-3 advantage in shots on goal, while Aurora had a 5-3 edge in corner kicks.


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Wrexham returned to action following a three week break by beating Hayes and Yeading United 4-1 at The Racecourse.
The result was never in doubt after the opening goal arrived on 16 minutes.
Mark Creighton picked out player boss Andy Morrell who fed Jake Speight and the striker was able to fire past keeper Carl Pentney from the edge of the area.
There was no let up from Wrexham who doubled their lead one minute before the break.
Adrian Cieslewicz's cross was parried by goalkeeper Pentney and Mark Creighton converted from close range.
Wrexham went on to make it 3-0 after 58 minutes when Joe Clarke played a short corner to Jay Harris and the midfielder found the net from 25 yards.
It was one way traffic and the fourth goal came on 74 minutes, Speight's shot was saved by Pentney and substitute Mathias Pogba converted from close range.
Wrexham were denied a clean sheet when the visitors scored two minutes from time.
Substiute Julian Owusu's shot was spilled by keeper Joslain Mayebi and Michael Thallssatis was on hand to convert.
WREXHAM (4-3-3): Mayebi; Alfei, Creighton, Knight-Percival, Ashton; Harris, Clarke, Leslie (Hunt 76); Cieslewicz, Morrell (Pogba 65), Speight. Subs not used: Maxwell, Little, Westwood.
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" Address: 43 – 45 New Street / Burton–on–Trent / DE14 3QW "
Wing Wah Chinese Buffet Restaurant
Burton on Trent
Wing Wah is a small chain of five Chinese style buffet restaurants; one in Birmingham, Nuneaton, Wolverhampton, Coventry and the one we visited in Burton on Trent. We have been to this restaurant a couple of times with different family groups. We like to go to buffets with our family because it means everyone can choose something they like and the children can have a huge choice of desserts. Both times we have taken daughters with their families so children in both families.
Parking for this restaurant is in a pay and display car park across the street which is part of a shopping centre. It is not far to walk and all along paved paths then you cross the road. The restaurant from the outside looks fairly unappealing if I am honest. It reminds me of the old Chinese places we used to eat at in the 70s as they gave bargain lunch deals. This restaurant was opened in 2004 and can seat 380 diners.
Once you enter the restaurant it is obviously Chinese with a huge Happy standing Buddha, a fountain and red decorations . There is a huge high desk/bar in front of you where you are greeted and from here you are taken to your table. On the left there are a few chairs where you can sit and have a drink while waiting for someone in your group, or maybe waiting for a table.
Monday To Saturday : Per Person - £6.99 / 1.4m In Height Or Below - £3.99
Sunday : Per Person - £7.99 / 1.4m In Height Or Below - £3.99
Sunday To Thursday : Per Person-£12.99 / 1.4m In Height Or Below - £7.99
Friday and Saturday : Per Person - £14.99 / 1.4m In Height Or Below - £7.99
Monday to Thursday | Lunch Time : 12:00pm to 3:00pm / Evening: 6:00pm to 11:00pm
Friday to Saturday | Lunch Time : 12:00pm To 3:00pm / Evening Time : 6:00pm to 11:30pm
Sunday | Lunch Time : 12:00pm to 4:00pm / Evening Time : 5:00pm to 10:00pm
Bank Holiday | Open as Usual
This place is huge. It is apparently the largest of their restaurants which doesn't surprise me. I was absolutely gobsmacked as it was more like the size of a football field although not all one large room. The main room was big enough but as we were taken to our table we passed through a couple of other huge rooms and there were other side rooms too. It was all a bit noisy and frenetic, this is not somewhere you would go for a quiet romantic meal.
Once we had been shown our table the waitress took our drink order and explained how the buffet worked, where the starters, were the mains and the desserts etc. As we had not been here before and there did seem to be rather a lot of people just walking around we chose not to all go from the table at the same time so that there was always someone there to guard our bags.
In the middle of the main room of the restaurant is a model junk a copy of those that sail along the coast of Hong Kong. This junk is in fact the buffet table. Although the food was mainly Chinese and there was plenty of selection to choose from and there were dishes from other parts of Asia.
They claim to use fresh ingredients and their chefs are skilled and authentic. The food is plentiful and there is a lot of choice but if I had to say is it authentic? I would have to say I have had better Chinese food. Chinese is not really my favourite Asian food, I far prefer Indian Thai, Vietnamese or Indonesian but there are some Chinese dishes I do like.
The starters on offer included crispy wontons, Peking spare ribs, sweet and sour chicken balls, chhesy biscuit, fries onion rings, crispy seaweed, chicken wings with salt and garlic, lemon chicken, prawns with garlic and different soups such as crab and sweetcorn. Although there was quite a lot of choice it was all a bit too fried and greasy for my personal taste.
They had a special section with noodle dishes and also the disgusting congee dishes. That is a kind of savoury porridge and is truly yuk. I avoided that section.
The dimsum section doesn't really appeal much either as chicken feet in black bean sauce has been a dish I have avoided and I am not a fan of the stodgy dumpling buns either.
There was a huge choice here and there were dishes that were beef based, chicken based, seafood and fish based as well as vegetable dishes. There was something for everyone from spicy through to quite plain, something for carnivores and vegetarians too. I was quite happy with what I had to choose from here and managed a pretty good plate with no rice at all.
My step daughter's boys both love their sweet things and spend most of the meal waiting for their chance to get to the ice cream machine. You can serve out your own Mr Whippy stuff and top it with sweets, chocolate buttons and other things which is their favourite. Once again although I do love desserts these were as boring as most Chinese desserts usually are with jellies and squishy looking cakes that begin to look messy once a few people have been helping themselves. It isn't the best dessert buffet I have ever been to but the boys were thrilled.
Well it is a buffet so there isn't a lot of service. The waitress came around asking if we wanted more drinks. When we had finished we asked for the bill. Once we had the bill we then went to the front desk/bar and paid. I never feel the need to leave a tip at a buffet as really there isn't any service and you have already paid for the meal.
There are a few around the place and all were clean when I went. Sometimes you had to walk quite a way to find one and often I felt I needed a map to find the table again. The place is all on one level so no issue with accesibility and there were toilets too with wheel chair access.
It depends. I personally wouldn't rush back if it were just for my husband and I or us with friends but the children enjoy the experience and it is a good value meal our especially at lunch time. It is not the greatest food and certainly it is far from a gourmet dining experience but it is good value and offers something for everyone.
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Designing for performance with software optimization
Optimization of applications should not be a final step in project development, but rather an ongoing design philosophy that begins from the planning stages all the way through completion.
By thinking about the optimal algorithms and data structure designs early on, greater performance benefits can be realized with less work by the time the product is mature.
But, getting into this mindset requires being aware of everything from computational complexity of algorithms, to the data structure design and implementation, and the proper use of parallelization.
Designing for Performance
Software optimization can occur at any time during application development, but the earlier you start, the better. Typically, the later you start optimizing in a development cycle the more the optimizations tend to be narrower in scope and focused more on algorithm implementations and choice of instructions, like adding a few SIMD instructions here and there, instead of broad high-level optimizations.
High-level optimizations include the basic software architecture, key data structures and buffers, algorithms, memory access patterns, and of course parallelism. It is in these high-level optimizations that huge performance improvements can be made for seemingly little effort.
Unless you are writing short applications, it is going to take a ton of more effort to make significant performance improvements at the local level as compared to the high-level or foundation-level.
That old clich of laying a solid foundation is alive and well in software optimization. Before any code is written, think about performance and what foundation-laying things can be done to guarantee a high-performance application.
Designing the performance foundation focuses on the selection and evaluation of the critical algorithms and how those algorithms store data and move it throughout the application.
The goal is to find an algorithm and general architecture that can be easily threaded, scales well to multiple processors, is easy on memory bandwidth, uses the processors' caches efficiently, stores data in formats that are SIMD friendly, isn't limited by some of the slower instructions such as the transcendental functions (e.g. sine, cosine, logarithms, and so forth), and does not bottleneck on an off-motherboard system component like the network or hard disk.
That might sound like a real tough maybe even an impossible job, but remember any extra time spent improving the foundation means less time anguishing over how to make the application faster later when time is fleeting and you only really have time left to optimize a function or two at a local-level.
Good algorithms and data layouts are the foundations of a fast application, and apt use of them can open up many more performance opportunities later on and may even avoid the need to use anything more than the compiler.


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Album Drop: This Week's New Releases, From The Drums To The Walkmen
This Tuesday, the tuneage truck dropped the mother lode of mp3 hotness. The last couple weeks in Record Town have been slow. But, bam! Today there are so many awes albums my mind has been blown … and so has my music budget. This week, Weezer, Chromeo, The Drums, Le Savy Fav, Trey Songz, Brandon Flowers, Black Mountain, Black Angels, Of Montreal and The Walkmen, are all giving us something we can feel. So get those headphones on, girl, because it's about to get all kinds of rad!
Weezer, Hurley
The Emmys might have snubbed "Lost," but pop-tastic machines Weezer wuv Hurley so much, he's on the cover. Plus, the record is as sweet as he is.
Trey Songz, Passion, Pain & Pleasure
The new R. Kelly, and I'm just going on this freaky a** video clip alone.
Brandon Flowers, Flamingo
The Killers frontman strikes out on his own and this is my analogy about that: The Killers is to beer as Brandon Flowers is to Lite Beer.
Black Mountain, Wilderness Heart
Hey, Jessica Wakeman, add these rockers to your next "Canucks We'd Like To … You Know".
Black Angels, Phosephene Dream
Retro, psych-y hard rock.
The Walkmen, Lisbon
Their fifth rad record, now with some Portuguese flava.
The Drums, The Drums
Their highly anticipated full-length is so bitchin', so Brooklyn.
Of Montreal, False Priest
Pop for hipsters who like to smile.
Le Savy Fav, Root For Ruin
Groovy indie pop that's fun for the whole family!
Chromeo, Business Casual
If this band doesn't make you want to dance, there's no booty-shakin' hope for you!


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The travails of PI Bala and family is a tragedy
YOURSAY 'He risked everything by making the first SD, and then sacrificed everything to protect his family who is still facing much trouble and uncertainty.'
Private eye Bala's wife Selvi breaks silence
Kilgore: Private eye P Balasubramaniam was given an "offer he couldn't refuse". He risked everything by making the first statutory declaration (SD), and then sacrificed everything to protect his family.
It is tragic that the Malaysians who do the right thing, speak up, and try to help their beloved country, are the ones who suffer the most.
This is a clear indication of how backward things have become. His widow, A Santamil Selvi, and family should be treated with sympathy and gratitude, and remembered as heroes who gave up everything for the greater good of the Malaysian people.
Regardless of the election results, it would be criminal for us to allow Selvi and her children to suffer any further. They deserve our support spiritually and financially.
Malaysians can begin the healing process by openly showing appreciation and respect for those who gave so much for us all.
Anonymous #40538199: "Their passports were prepared later that morning, all within two hours."
It looks like people in a high level of the government were involved. Who approved the passports?
Tehachapi: Premier Najib Abdul Razak, without disrespect for your high position, please tell us plainly, are you the mastermind behind all those heinous crimes?
If honestly you are, please withdraw and make your peace with your god.
Remember Macbeth. If you are blinded with your selfish ambition and not caring about the lives of others, then God will certainly intervene to bring down your party and protect his own children in this GE13.
This country is bigger than your selfish goals. There are over 29 million Malaysian citizens whose livelihoods and future depend on good leadership. We cannot afford to have a criminally minded individual leading us to destruction.
Let us empathise with Bala's family and see them through these difficulties together as friends of his family.
Bala's sacrifice and the suffering of his family really touched my heart deeply. I feel so pained and so wronged that our top leaders have lost their feelings for a fellow citizen.
There must be more dignity and responsibility to leadership than treating people worse than animals. Let us do what we can within our power to right that wrong.
When one of us suffers like this, our collective joy is diminished.
Mob1900: Selvi, your belated hubby took the deal from ASP Suresh/PM, it just never came. Please do not claim your hubby did it for the 'people'.
Send your kids to a national school and suffer like the rest of us. Greedy people never learn. If Najib can promise you something so easily, he can renege on his promises just as easily.
LittleGiant: Madam Selvi, please be assured that Malaysians who believe in truth and justice will surely remember you and your children in their prayers.
You and your family are going through an extremely traumatic situation. But do not give up hope. Be brave in the face of adversity. Truth and justice will prevail.
Maplesyrup: It is more likely than not that the RM5 million and the RM20,000 payout was made by the person who promised.
And in the typical way of how things happen, the money was intercepted. Somebody got rich at the expense of Bala's and his family.
Wise Guy: I take a different view. First and foremost, why did Bala consent to the agreement of RM5 million? If the money was given to them as promised, would we know the truth?
It is only after he did not get the money, all these things come out. This is a question of credibility.
Jiminy Qrikert: Wise guy, the temptation was there. The arrangements were in place. The promise was made. If you were in Bala's position where he was facing Hobson's choice - take the deal and save your family or accidents might happen - what would you do?
After Bala's first SD, was he given the protection he needed? So, it is only human for him to succumb to such pressure when his family's safety is at stake.
You blame him for the second SD? He did it to protect his family. Any man would have done so. But he got played out. And his family then came under threat because he was broke.
Again caught between a rock and a hard place, he decided to come clean. Now, his family is again suffering. I really do hope Pakatan Rakyat plans to take care of Selvi and her children.
Mahashitla: As I read Selvi's story, my eyes were overwhelmed with tears. How can people be so heartless, not fulfilling the RM5 million pledge, and leaving the couple and their three children lost in a foreign country.
It is really fortunate that Selvi, despite all the temptation, stood bravely on the side of truth. Bala will always be looking down and smiling towards Selvi for her love and loyalty.
May I suggest Pakatan set up a special fund, with donations from the rakyat, to oversee the education of Bala's three children. This is in appreciation of Bala who bravely stood for the truth, despite all the odds against him, even at the cost of his life.
Lexicon: Selvi, your husband Bala did the right thing in coming back. Your children will be proud of his contribution to Malaysia's history.
Fairplayer: Selvi, thank you for sharing what you know. I pray and trust that true-blooded Malaysians will be moved to push Pakatan into Putrajaya, so that your family will be protected and provided for properly.
I have copied your bank account number down to share with other Malaysians. We will chip in what we can. May the good Lord watch over you and children. Amen.
Lionheart: I second the notion Malaysians must reach out, encourage and support such heroic deed. For we are fighting and supporting a course of righteousness, honour and dignity. As a show of support, I too shall donate RM100.
Ra2012: I cried when I read your statement. There is so much sadness and sorrow in your eyes.
Whoever who did this to you will pay a heavy price. You have suffered enough. I pray the new government will take care of your children and make them great treasures of this country.
I love you, Selvi. Have trust in God, you will not fail.
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These days, Victoria's Secret is associated with straight up sex appeal. But back in the '70s, the lingerie company's catalog was more cheesy, soft lighting and elegant romance than sexy curves. The folks over at Beverly Hills Honeys unearthed this classic Vicky's Secret catalog from 1979 and it's full of high buns, satin pajamas and unlikely scenarios. Take a peek at some of our favorite selections for a retro-flavored laugh.


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High-density polyethylene (HDPE) piping has been used in place of steels in the petrochemical, power, and mining industries due to its exceptional resistance to corrosion and erosion. Recently, HDPE has also been used for nuclear safety-related cooling water applications. The application of nuclear quality assurance requirements requires reasonable assurance that the production fusion joint is sound. Ultrasonic time-of-flight-diffraction (TOFD) inspection of fusion joints is an easily employed nondestructive examination tool that can be used to provide additional assurance of fusion-joint integrity.
The HDPE joint process is typically subject to the following flaws: lack-of-fusion, cold fusion (partial bond), inclusions (embedded), and voids. There is currently no consensus in the industry as to the nature and size of rejectable flaws; however, nondestructive examination is often requested to detect these conditions.
HDPE material has some specific characteristics that make its inspection difficult. Its acoustic impedance and sound velocity is similar to the materials commonly used in ultrasound wedges, which makes it difficult to achieve appropriate refraction of sound at the interface. In addition, coupling between the Rexolite wedges and the material can be difficult to achieve. Also, HDPE material is very attenuative as compared with metals, which often prohibits the use of higher ultrasonic frequencies. It also exhibits a natural high-frequency filtering effect. To overcome these hurdles, low-frequency probes mounted on TOFD Water Wedges are used.
The following equipment is used for the inspection:
A conventional TOFD procedure is used for the inspection of HDPE, with the following specifications:
Time-of-flight diffraction pattern of butt-fusion joint HDPE
The screen capture below, with A-scan and circumferential B-scan images, shows the results on a 25 mm (1 in.) thick HDPE sample with ID calibration cuts ranging in depth from 11.6 mm (0.456 in.) to 2.9 mm (0.114 in.). The three inserted cuts are detected clearly with a good signal-to-noise ratio.
The following screen capture clearly shows the presence of voids and/or contaminants in the16 mm (0.629 in.) -thick HDPE butt-joint of a 150 mm (5.9 in.) diameter pipe.
This image is indicative of a poor bonding condition at the inner wall through almost the entire diameter of a 54-mm (2.125 in.) -thick HDPE butt-joint of a 450 mm (17.716 in.) diameter pipe.
Use of TOFD in conjunction with the OmniScan and other appropriate tools has shown to be a valid method for nondestructive inspection of HDPE butt-fusion joints. While the nuclear industry continues to evolve with respect to detecting rejectable flaws, further studies and trials continue with the use of ultrasound phased array.
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Tension was high in the Lawrence Elementary School cafeteria Thursday morning. Eighteen kids from schools around Lodi Unified School District were seated onstage behind a semi-circle of tables. Placed before each student was a pencil, a pad of paper and a bright yellow card listing their name and school. They shifted in their seats and gnawed on fingernails, waiting nervously for spellmaster Gary Odell, vice principal at Lawrence, to begin the Lodi Area Spelling Bee.
"It's important to know you are all winners," Lawrence principal Carlos Villafana reminded the contestants. Each one had already won a spelling bee in their classroom and at their respective schools, but this was the big leagues. "Do you see yourselves as winners?"


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Stop me if you've heard this one- which came first, the chicken or the egg? When it comes to the Browns and the 2013 NFL Draft, the question might apply.
When the Browns made wholesale coaching changes, it appeared that a certain draft strategy would be in place. Ray Horton's defense would require several pieces. An outside linebacker/edge rusher seemed the highest priority. A number of candidates emerged. At pick number six the Browns would certainly be in line to have their choice of pass rushers that are projected to go somewhere in the top ten, meaning nobody would accuse the Browns of reaching for a need.
And then, free agency began.
The Browns were aggressive early on in securing their front 7. They pursued arguably the biggest free agent of the year in LB Paul Kruger and got him. Desmond Bryant added depth to the front line and Quentin Groves brought experience in Ray Horton's defense.
For a while, it seemed as though the Browns had addressed the need for pass rushers, and were actively seeking to replace Sheldon Brown with a quality free agent CB. It was then that I felt like the Browns were putting themselves in a perfect position to actually take the best player available with that 6th pick.
Teams say that they selected the best player available all the time. It is interesting how many times those players also happen to fill a position of extreme need. Truth be told I'm ok with that strategy. If there is a talented player that fills a need it is a logical match. But the Browns were looking like a team that could go any number of directions with that first pick and not go wrong.
Laughably, I thought about looking back over the Browns recent draft history to find a first round pick that wasn't a player at a position of need. I thought about it for around 2 seconds before asking myself what hasn't been a position of need since the Browns returned.
But the Browns missed out on Brent Grimes and Aqib Talib and even Captain Munnerlyn. They signed Chris Owens and Kevin Barnes, but those aren't the starters you were hoping for.
Which puts the onus back on the draft.
The defensive backfield is an area of extreme need. The Browns have the sixth pick. Alabama's Dee Milliner is head and shoulders above the rest of the corner backs in the draft. Best player available, meet position of need.
Now in fairness, there are other areas of need on this team. The new offense needs a solid TE. The Browns have an untested group at that spot. Jordan Cameron has the physical tools the staff wants, but may not be ready for the full-time gig. The safety spot opposite TJ Ward is also completely up for grabs. And many fans would still love to see a marquee wide receiver brought in.
The problem is that the players that would fill those needs just aren't in the top ten of this draft.
Because of what the Browns did in free agency, they have set themselves up to grab the best corner available- one who has the skills to give the Browns a great tandem. If not, they could move down in the draft and grab a TE or Safety or even a RG. And get an additional pick or two later in the draft.
Maybe that was the strategy all along.


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Last night I was faced with a bona-fide television dilemma: do I watch my world-beating Green Bay Packers face off against the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football, or the middling one-hour action-comedy I'm forced to write about every week? It was a tough call, but thanks to the magic of DVR I had the privilege of listening to Tony Kornheiser sexually satisfy himself to the same tired gunslingin' mythology that engulfs Brett Favre every time the Packers play on national TV. (Not that I blame him–did you see that game-winning bomb? We're coming for you, Belichick! OK, not really!)
But, as Don Majkowski once sang (courtesy of his good friends in Poison), every rose has its thorn, and this morning I was shocked to find that my DVR let me down–last night's Chuck started taping 15 minutes into the episode. I gasped: Did I miss the first kiss between Chuck and Sarah? Or Morgan and Chuck's sister? Or Morgan and Chuck? Somebody needs to fill me on this one.
My DVR'ed episode started with Casey being de-briefed on a rogue Chuck-like agent named Lazlo. Then Morgan was sitting outside Ellie's ridiculous apartment making a sad face over Chuck not helping with his sandworm costume or something. OK, so Chuck is involved in a potentially interesting spy plot, and Morgan is being really annoying. I think I'm up to speed now! I'm actually sort of bummed that I didn't catch the first fourth of "Chuck Vs. The Sandworm," because it featured the best spy action of the series so far. Chuck was heavy on James Bond references this week, and it appeared to have learned the most important Bond lesson of all–you're only as good as your villain. Lazlo wasn't a great villain, but he's the best we've seen, and legitimately creepy at times. (I'm curious, comment nerds: Was Tetris ever an arcade game? It probably was, but a guy in his early 20s wouldn't have been playing it as a kid in the mid-'90s, would he? At any rate, I'm sure you guys are still jazzed over the WarGames reference.) He was hauled away by Casey at the end of the episode, but I'm guessing Lazlo will be back at some point.
Once again, the principal plot device of last night's episode was Chuck being totally wrong about the central premise, and having to make amends. This is a bad direction for the writers since it reminds us that Chuck has no business spending time outside a holding cell in a secret government hideout. But I still like how old fashioned Chuck is. Seriously, how many shows would have the nerve to end with the old "green wire or red wire" bomb trick in 2007? (And look at the pitcure above. It's like the Halloween episode of The Love Boat.) Clearly this is why my DVR is powerless against it--Betamax would have worked better.
Grade: B (last 45 minutes)
Stray observations
--I am so not interested in the "Morgan and Chuck's friendship being in trouble" storyline.
--Cute Asian co-worker made a re-appearance, and was looking fox-say!
--Morgan does not look as awesome as Gordon Gekko. Nobody looks as awesome as Gordon Gekko.
--Casey's Ronald Reagan picture made me laugh.


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Amazon is hiring 50,000 temporary holiday workers to help with what the company hopes will be a record number of sales.
The practice of hiring a massive number on holiday helpers is nothing new. Physical retailers for years have hired extra workers to help them handle increased sales. Online retailers, on the other hand, have traditionally relied on current staff to fulfill orders.
Amazon, unlike some of its online competitors, is no stranger to holiday hiring. The company is hiring slightly more workers than it did for the same holiday season in 2012.
Reuters says Amazon hopes to bring several thousand temporary workers into full-time positions after the holiday shopping season has began.
Target will take on even more workers with 80,000 to 90,000 employees; however, those new job hires are down from 2012 when the company hired 92,000 workers.
Wal-Mart will also hire thousands of workers to help meet additional demand. According to reports, Walmart will employ 50,000 temporary employees.
As expected, toy seller Toys R Us will hire 45,000 season workers.
Retailers hiring new employees for a one to two month period is not a new practice; the real test will be to examine whether any of those companies hire a good amount of the workers into full-time positions.


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3rd billboard taken down along Hwy 101
ARCATA- Another billboard has been taken down along the hwy 101 safety corridor by an unknown vandal. The third billboard was reported to the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office Monday morning and is believed to be removed sometime over the weekend.
Last week two other billboards were removed by the vandal who, authorities believe, was using an electric saw. The owner of the most recently removed sign installed a security camera that captured the suspect. In the footage the alleged vandal is wearing a hoodie and using, what appears to be, a Sawzall. The damages to the sign amount to $20,000.
The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office has made no arrests and say they have no suspects at this time.


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Sizzling south beauty Samantha said in her recent interview o media that, actors should be as dedicated as super star Rajinikanth and actor-director-producer Kamal Haasan to feel and taste the success in the film Industry.
She feels every movie she signs as her first movie which encourages her to give her best to the movie. She further said acting is like an ocean and actors should always feel a new challenge is waiting that is why her achievements don�t make her egoistic. Currently the actress is bit busy with couple of films and finally she thanked all her directors for making her star in the film Industry.


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Whew! My did the time fly. My blogcation was much needed. Every now and then, this blogger needs a lil 'cation. Family life, bugs, movies, launch of a new radio show, Life Beyond Cancer conference being planned for November and a TV show being "discussed" leave a girl with much to write about but so little time to post and tell you.
I am baaaack!
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Blogcaction is over!
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 21/5/2013 (1548 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A Canterbury Park resident is looking to share her love of hockey.
Grade 10 student Kati Tabin, who attends Balmoral Hall, started up the Give Back 2 Play initiative in the fall as part of a school-mandated area of interaction project she must complete as part of her education.
Tabin's goal is to raise $1,000 to help cover one season's costs for a player, including registration, ice costs, tournament fees, and pictures. Tabin said she had raised over $800 as of press time.
"I'm fortunate enough to be able to afford to play hockey at a high level," she said. "I just wanted to help people out, so I tried thinking of something that I could do to help someone."
Tabin is also accepting gently-used hockey equipment to help outfit some lucky youngsters as well, saying she's approached "friends, family, teachers at school, hockey moms, coaches, and some businesses" for donations, noting Royal Sports has donated two prizes. Each donor will be entered into a draw for the prizes when she hits the goal.
Tabin will donate the equipment to Hockey Winnipeg, who will dole it out as needed, while Tabin said either she or the organization will manage the money.
"(The player) won't have to worry about anything," she said. "It'll all be covered."
Tabin hopes to keep the project going as an annual campaign.
"I want to do it every year, if I can, after the hockey season's over," she said, noting running everything has been easier once she established the organization. "It's going to a good cause, so why not?
"I'm trying to get my team more involved with me so it's more than a one-person thing."
Tabin, a defender who plays for the Blazers' prep team, recently attended Hockey Manitoba's under-18 Program of Excellence Top 40 camp as she looks to crack Manitoba's entry to the National Women's Under-18 Championships this November.
Tabin had two goals and eight assists in 28 games for the Blazers en route to being named a Junior Women's Hockey League all-star this past season.
For more information on the project, or to donate, visit https://www.facebook.com/pages/Give-Back-2-Play/513275775374530
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