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Where can I learn more about the process of electropolishing? Our company is thinking of adding this process to its production capabilities. B.M.
Electropolishing is a process used to remove material from a surface. In a sense it is the opposite of electroplating. The process is used to smooth surfaces by removing burrs, small scratches and imperfections. Acid mixtures are usually used as the electrolyte with the part to be electropolished made anodic. Stainless steels are the most common material electropolished, but other metals can be electropolished.
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Underemployment In The Uk In The Great Recession
One of the main puzzles associated with the Great Recession has been the muted increase in recorded unemployment in the UK. In this paper we explore possible explanations for the behaviour of the UK labour market during the period of the recession. We establish that there has been significant underemployment, which partly explains the sluggish increase in unemployment, but also means that (i) significant numbers of workers are supplying fewer hours of work than they would like and (ii) when recovery comes, profit maximising employers are likely to increase the hours of existing workers, rather than making new hires. This particularly disadvantages the young. Our new analysis points to significant levels of underemployment among younger age groups - whether this is measured in relation to their actual hours of work, their desired hours of work, or their labour force participation.
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A.D. Copier ( most likely Noordzee-Serie ) 7 cm high top 11 cm wide and base 4 cm wide signed: ADC 8076 Oude Horn. Made at the Willem Heesen studio in Acquoy in 1980. People say its a noordzee piece although i feel it looks different , a number of the noordzee serie have exactly the same colors around the rim and the date matches.
exchanged it for a piece of pottery ( at that time I also had a lot of dutch pottery 1900-35 and at some time you have so much you have to choice glass or pottery and i felt glass was more alive so the pottery went to sotheby) I like the optical distortion the rim creates ,the 1st pic is an overall vieuw,2nd pic from the side,3rd from the bottom and the last on from the top .
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Joan Rivers calls Michelle Obama trans, fights fur criticism, storms off CNN interview
Looks like Joan Rivers has another chapter to write for her book Diary of a Mad Diva.
While promoting her latest book, the notoriously outspoken star has been dishing it out, as usual. However, she can't seem to take it.
When questioned by a photographer, the 81-year-old comedian (who recently officiated a same-sex wedding) called U.S. President Barack Obama the first gay president and said that First Lady Michelle Obama is a transgender person (using the slur "tranny").
Days later, in response to backlash to her remarks, Rivers issued a statement to CNN:
"I think it's a compliment. She's so attractive, tall, with a beautiful body, great face, does great makeup. Take a look and go back to La Cage Au Follies [sic]. The most gorgeous women are transgender. Stop it already ... and if you want to talk about 'politically correct,' I think this is a 'politically incorrect' attack on me because I'm old, Jewish, a woman and a 'hetty' -- a heteosexual ... and I plan to sue the reporter who, when he turned off his camera, tried to touch me inappropriately on the a** - luckily he hit my ankle. Read the book ... if you think that's silly, wait to [sic] you see what I say about FDR and Eleanor!"
She later got some heat from animal-rights activists at a book signing for choosing to wear fur.
In typical Rivers manner, she told them "oh shut up" and "you don't know what the fuck you're talking about".
As if that wasn't enough, the eternally feisty Rivers continued on to CNN to be interviewed by Fredricka Whitfield.
But Rivers quickly expressed her dislike of the line of questions. She first balked at Whitfield's comment that Rivers' fashion critiques are sometimes "mean".
The final straw was a question about the fur she was wearing on her book cover.
She complained that everything Whitfield was saying was negative, and then stormed out of the interview.
Whitfield seemed confused as to whether Rivers was joking or not.
Although it might seem like a publicity stunt to boost her book sales, she had seemed to have lost her sense of humour by failing to dish out any comebacks. Whitfield also said that Rivers went on a foul-mouthed tirade as she left the set off-camera.
For someone who has made a career out of passing off stinging barbs about others as jokes, Rivers is showing she's surprisingly thin-skinned when called out on her own behaviour.
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Jul 8, 2014 at 12:52am
"People keep asking if Anderson Cooper is gay... the man SHITS gerbils!"
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Jul 8, 2014 at 11:13am
rivers is was & always will be a b*tch
Jul 8, 2014 at 5:55pm
yawn...she's only interested in getting attention. Maybe it'll sell more books, is what she's thinking.
Hey, Rivers
Jul 8, 2014 at 8:53pm
Time to get checked for dementia.


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Motorola DROID 2 Global finally gets Android 2.3
The Motorola DROID 2 Global first became available for Verizon in November of 2010. It features a 1.2GHz processor, which is an increase from the 1GHz processor found in the original DROID 2 . It also has a 3.7-inch capacitive display and packs a 5 megapixel camera.
Since its release, the DROID 2 Global was powered by Android 2.2 Froyo. An update to Gingerbread was first released back in June, but it wasn't fully baked. Now Motorola has announced the re-release of the update. The update will be around 103MB in size and will add some more of Motorola's user interface customizations in addition to the features associated with Gingerbread.
Motorola said that the update will roll out in phases, but you can manually check to see if the update is available to try and get it faster. If you are still using your DROID 2 Global and will be happy to receive Android 2.3 then tell us what you think in the comments below.
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1. Aoshi (unregistered)
The droid 2 / milestone 2 case proves how motorola ignores their users... its a shame!
even Samsungs galaxy s (brazilian - that has digital tv) has been updated to 2.3.3 and the milestone 2 remains in 2.2!!!
there is also the defy, that proplably will remain in 2.2 even with hardware to go to 2.3
motorola does not want to update their products because she wants you to buy a new one as soon as she release its new phone... see droid 3...
do you want 2.3 buy droid 3... want newer software buy newer phones dont want motorola to update it
by the way here in Brazil a guy sued motorola, so they update his phone, thats by the way been updated in the rest of the world, except brazil.
2. JayLeBlanc (Posts: 33; Member since: 16 May 2011)
My girlfriend's Droid 2 got automatically updated to gingerbread last week!
3. Ygor (unregistered)
I agree with Aoshi. Before to buy my droid2/milestone 2 (here in Brazil), all my friends told me to do not buy this gadget becouse Motorola since Droid1/Milestone1 had serious problems to update the software while Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson had updating their smartphone softwares. I hope Motorola bring to us Brazilians the GingerBread update for ours Milestone 2.
4. Yeeee (Posts: 190; Member since: 02 Aug 2011)
what about droid incredible? hurry htc!!!!!!
5. zuno gyakusatsu (Posts: 257; Member since: 16 Mar 2010)
the update was pushed out on 8/30. bit late on the news eh?
6. The_Miz (Posts: 1496; Member since: 06 Apr 2011)
Wow, iPhone 3GS is two years old, yet it will get iOS5. Talk about typical Android fragmentation.
8. Stan (unregistered)
FYI, The 8/30 update was for the Droid 2, this update is for the Droid 2 Global. Diff updates.
10. synesterJACK (unregistered)
i have not gotten the update yet for my droid 2 global but all my friends with the phone has. what gives? i really want it
11. Camarti (unregistered)
@SynesterJACK same thing with mine. I don't have the update either and when I went to verizon they told me it was pending for a release date. Its like they pulled it before we could get it. Lol dang!
12. synesterJACK (unregistered)
@carmarti: i called them and they said it would eventually be pushed to our phones but that was a week ago and ever sense the new update came out and i havent got it my phones been acting up
13. Sarah Ann (unregistered)
I haven't gotten the update to my d2g either... I've been waiting a long time for this... hurry up verizon and motorola! Damn!
14. synesterJACK (unregistered)
yeah its pretty stupid. why cant it all be sent out all at once.. now my phone is hella tweaking and acting up
15. jeramy (unregistered)
Thats funny that u guys are having trouble with your phones. Because i have had three droids now and the new ones i get still have the old problems so i gave up. And when i seen moto tweet on twitter talking about the release i was stoked because this release is actually supposed to fix a ton of glitches in this phone and the big one is internet droppage. Thank god. But on the note of ur phones acting up after it started to roll out. Mine has def been doing the same weird ah. Mine seems to freeze all the time and when trying to unlock the phone it freezes alot and blank screens when i turn on the screen.


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Since and Because are not synonymous. Near the end, it said since ect., and the ect. was not in reference to anything temporal. Therefore I switched the word to because. --<unsigned>
- And I shall be reverting you. The following is Webster.com's entry for "since" as a conjunction:
- Function: conjunction
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- 2 obsolete : WHEN
- 3 : in view of the fact that : BECAUSE <since it was raining she took an umbrella>
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iOSDevCamp 2010
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We are pleased to announce iOSDevCamp 2010, the fifth not-for-profit iOS developer conference produced by the original iPhoneDevCamp all-volunteer team. What was originally planned to be 'iPhoneDevCamp 4' has been launched as 'iOSDevCamp 2010', to both match Apple's new naming convention and to reflect the annual nature of our main event in California. This is a combined iPhone and iPad event.
We expect this to be the largest event yet, with over 500 attendees. Thank you to our lead sponsor, PayPal for again offering its great facility for our event. For those of you who attended iPadDevCamp, we will be using the same space, but PayPal is increasing the available rooms to accommodate additional attendees. Thank you, PayPal X Developer Network!
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Attendees will include iOS developers, web developers, UI designers, entrepreneurs and testers, all working together over the weekend. Development projects will include both solo and team efforts. While some attendees will wish to work solo during the event, we encourage attendees to team up, based on expertise, to work in ad-hoc project development teams. All attendees should be prepared to work on a development project during the event.
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We are committed to staying not-for-profit; all charges will go toward the production of iOSDevCamp, and the organizers don't make a cent. The organizers are Raven Zachary, Dom Sagolla, Christopher Allen, and the incomparable Whurley. We are currently seeking:
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Democrats are charging that Republican opposition to President Barack Obama's nominee to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is because she is a woman.
Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Barney Frank said Thursday that some of the opposition to Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren's nomination is because of a feeling that a woman should not tell bankers what to do. He said some think it is inappropriate for a woman to play an important role regulating "titans of the financial industry."
Senate Republicans have said they will block any nominee to head the agency unless its powers are watered down.
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Deliveries of turbine-powered business airplanes will continue to fall through the end of next year before beginning a slow but steady recovery in 2011, according to a market forecast released on Friday by avionics maker Rockwell Collins. Slightly more pessimistic than predictions from market analysts JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch and UBS, the Rockwell Collins business aviation outlook projects that around 600 turbine business airplanes will roll out of factories next year, with the market remaining relatively flat in 2011 and 2012 before rebounding to pre-recession levels in 2013. The market will again be setting all-time delivery records by 2017, according to the forecast, which includes business jets and turboprops, but not VLJs. Rockwell Collins predicts that OEM orders will start improving early next year, while aircraft backlogs will start to rise toward the end of 2010. The company also predicts that flight activity will begin picking up next year as corporate profits turn positive. Keys to the recovery, the company said, will be the health of the broader economy, the timing of pre-owned inventory "burn down," the rate at which OEM backlogs grow and future oil prices.
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
A Fun Game With Tiger Woods' Wednesday Press Conference ...
Here is a fun game we're going to play on this fine Thursday morning. Count all the times Tiger Woods uses the word "interesting" in his press conference. Got your pin and paper ready? Okay, lets do it!
Q. What did you think of the golf course?
TIGER WOODS: It's interesting. (Laughter).
Q. In a good way?
TIGER WOODS: It's interesting.
Q. Do you think when you have a situation where so many points, FedExCup points are at stake in these last three events that you can't really afford to take a week off anymore?
TIGER WOODS: You can't, unless you go ahead and really win. The points structure is different, no doubt, and on top of that, you're playing for a position in THE TOUR Championship, which is different. It's not cumulative. So that's a bit of a change from the last time I played. I haven't played under this system, so I guess no one else has, either. It will be interesting to see how that works going into THE TOUR Championship.
Q. How would you like to see it?
TIGER WOODS: I think it's just interesting. You keep resetting. The entire year, you work hard, say you won 25 tournaments this year, it doesn't really matter. You come here, you don't play well, you're not getting in THE TOUR Championship.
It is different. You want to put more weight at the end of the season which they are trying to do, trying to make it a little more interesting. They have changed the system twice and now it's the third time changing. Hopefully this will work. We'll see what happens.
Q. Do you think it's fair if you could win the next three weeks and not win the FedExCup with eight wins this year?
TIGER WOODS: It could happen.
Q. It could very well happen?
TIGER WOODS: It could very well happen, no doubt. Guys who haven't won a tournament all year could win the FedExCup.
It is quite interesting how it could work out that way.
I'm assuming we can all agree that half the "interestings" are really just code for "I hate this golf course," and "the FedEx Cup is stupid." Tiger sure does have a way with words. How many did you count?
6 comments:
- Vince Spence said...
Shane, your assumption is quite interesting. Methinks, Mr. Woods is not pleased and is setting Finchem up to skip at least one, maybe two, FedEx events...
- August 27, 2009 at 8:40 AM
- Phil said...
So the FedEx Cup is becoming like real playoffs. Regular season dominance means zilch. Nothing wrong with that, he can still win: POY, $, Vardon, just maybe not the FedEx Cup. Sounds like the NHL, NFL, NBA, MLB. But it is TW, so he'll probably win this too, because he's awesome.
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Daymond Among Top 50 Most Motivational People on the Web
Under 30 CEO lists Daymond John among the top most motivational people on the web. The blog post written by Matt Wilson reads:
"Motivation is like showering; you need it everyday."Through the trials and tribulations of entrepreneurship, great business owners find ways to keep themselves motivated. Luckily for us, in the 21st century, some of the greatest leaders of the world have poured themselves into online content to help inspire us on a daily basis. The following list is filled not only with great pieces of motivation, but video blogs, Twitter accounts, articles and Facebook pages to keep you moving forward every single day.Introducing the Top 50 Motivators on the Web…
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Michael Kohn
|Michael Kohn
Kohn with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
|Minnesota Twins
June 26, 1986
Camden, South Carolina
|MLB debut
|July 26, 2010, for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
|MLB statistics
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|Earned run average
Michael Thomas Kohn (born June 26, 1986) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Minnesota Twins organization. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 13th round (409th overall) of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft after playing college baseball at the College of Charleston.[1] He made his MLB debut with the Angels in 2010.
Professional career[edit]
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim[edit]
Kohn made his major league debut on July 26, 2010 against the Boston Red Sox at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.[2] He finished the season appearing in 24 games, going 2-0. In 2011, Kohn struggled with control, walking 9 in 12.1 innings and allowing 10 runs. He spent the entire 2012 season on the disabled list due to Tommy John surgery.[3][4] Fully healthy in 2013, Kohn was a bullpen mainstay for the Angels, appearing in a career high 63 games. On September 2, 2014, Kohn was designated for assignment.[5] On September 8, 2014, Kohn chose free agency rather than accepting a demotion to the minors.[6]
Tampa Bay Rays[edit]
On October 16, 2014, Kohn signed a major league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays.[7] He was designated for assignment on November 20.[8]
Atlanta Braves[edit]
On December 4, 2014, Kohn was signed to a minor league deal by the Atlanta Braves, a deal that included an invite to Spring Training.[9][10] He was sent to minor league camp on March 30, 2015 and began the season with the Gwinnett Braves.[11] On April 24, Kohn was recalled[12] and made his Braves' debut two days later.[13] He became a free agent on October 5, 2015.
Minnesota Twins[edit]
On July 21st, 2017, Kohn signed a minor league deal with the Twins.
- ^ Bowman, Mark (December 17, 2014). "Kohn looking forward to fulfilling childhood dream". MLB.com. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ "Ortiz lifts Red Sox with 2 homers; Haren hurt in Angels debut". ESPN.com. Associated Press. July 26, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ "Relievers Cassevah, Kohn likely to start on DL". MLB.com. March 28, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ DiGiovanna, Mike (April 11, 2012). "Angels reliever Michael Kohn to have major elbow surgery". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ Cwik, Chris (September 2, 2014). "Michael Kohn designated for assignment Tuesday". Yahoo! Sports. CBS Sports. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ Mello, Igor (September 8, 2014). "Michael Kohn elects to become a free agent". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ Short, D.J. (October 16, 2014). "Rays sign reliever Michael Kohn to one-year contract". NBC Sports. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
- ^ "Dodgers acquire Peralta from Rays". Fresno Bee. Associated Press. November 21, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
- ^ "Braves agree to terms with Michael Kohn on minor league contract". MLB.com. December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
- ^ "Braves, former Angels reliever Kohn agree to deal". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
- ^ Bowman, Mark (March 30, 2015). "Bullpen spots open after Vizcaino, Kohn get sent down". MLB.com. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^ Bowman, Mark (April 24, 2015). "Braves send for Kohn, Cornely to reinforce 'pen". MLB.com. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^ "Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies Box Score". ESPN.com. April 26, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
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Wal-Mart Planning 400 In-store Clinics in 2-3 Years
BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. said yesterday it plans to contract with local hospitals and other organizations to open as many as 400 in-store health clinics over the next two to three years -- and if current market forces continue, up to 2,000 clinics could be in Wal-Mart stores over the next five to seven years.
BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. said yesterday it plans to contract with local hospitals and other organizations to open as many as 400 in-store health clinics over the next two to three years -- and if current market forces continue, up to 2,000 clinics could be in Wal-Mart stores over the next five to seven years.
Wal-Mart president and c.e.o. Lee Scott made the announcement in a keynote speech at the World Health Care Congress in Washington, D.C.
The health clinics, which will lease space in Wal-Mart stores, will be managed by local or regional hospitals and/or other organizations that are independent of Wal-Mart. The move is a significant expansion of a pilot project begun in September 2005, when Wal-Mart started leasing space to medical clinics inside Wal-Mart stores. Currently, 76 clinics are operating inside Wal-Marts in 12 states.
"We know that customers like and want these clinics," Scott said in comments released before his speech. "At existing clinics in our stores, about 90 percent of patients report being satisfied or very satisfied."
Scott noted that surveys in existing clinics revealed more than half of those who visited a clinic said they were uninsured. Nearly 15 percent of customers said they would have gone to a hospital emergency room for their care if they could not have gone to the clinic inside a Wal-Mart.
The providers running the clinics will determine what services to offer, which will generally include preventive and routine care for conditions such as allergies and sinus infections, as well as basic services such as cholesterol screenings and school physicals at affordable prices, Wal-Mart said. The clinics will be staffed by either certified nurse practitioners or physicians.
The clinic program's expansion is just the latest in a series of moves by Wal-Mart to tackle to America's health care crisis, including the $4 generic drug prescription program, health information technology, and participation in a major coalition supporting comprehensive healthcare reform by 2012.
"We think the clinics will be a great opportunity for our business," Scott said. "But most importantly, they are going to provide something our customers and communities desperately need -- affordable access at the local level to quality health care."
Scott said Wal-Mart customers have saved about $290 million on selected generic prescription drugs since September 2006, when the company began selling prescriptions for $4 each in Tampa, Fla. Available nationwide since November, the $4 prescriptions now account for more than 35 percent of all prescriptions filled at Wal-Mart and nearly 30 percent of the $4 prescriptions are filled without insurance.
"The response has been nothing short of spectacular," Scott said of the $4 program. "Within days of announcing our $4 program, countless other discounters, drug stores, and supermarkets dropped their prices on generic prescriptions. That has surely saved our health care system millions of more dollars."


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COMMUNITY leaders in Bridgwater say plans by Post Office to set up the town's main branch in Sainsbury's are 'appalling'.
It emerged this week that Post Office has made the store on The Clink its preferred option to replace the current temporary outlet in Northgate, which MP Ian Liddell-Grainger has branded 'a disgrace'.
Bridgwater Town Council learned of the plans last week and town clerk Alan Hurford said councillors had been left 'appalled' by the choice of venue.
A Post Office spokesman said it had been working to find a permanent site and has considered several options.
He added: "We hope to be able to make an announcement soon regarding the proposed new site.
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Identifying my grandfather's FBI .38 Special
Hello, all,
My late grandfather was an FBI special agent. Wonderful, wonderful man. I miss him greatly.
He left his Colt Detective Special .38 Special CTG with original holster marked with "FBI" to my father. Since I have developed an interest in target shooting and have earned my CPL, my father has given the revolver to me for my safe keeping.
This is the serial number: 833009. Under the serial # there is also "2 k" or "2 R" marked beneath it.
My father estimates a manufacturing timeframe of 1955 for this model but he's only going by memory.
Any idea on this and it's estimated value? Just want to make sure I know as much as I can about it so I can keep it safe.
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On Grand-dad's revolver. Is there a way you can post pictures?
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In a sure sign the craft beer market is getting crowded, Boston Beer (SAM) recently announced that it was increasing the amount it spends on advertising.
According to the Brewers Association, the trade group for craft beer in the US, the number of craft brewers in 2013 increased by 15%, resulting in lost market share for America's biggest craft brewer.
While Americans are drinking less — overall beer shipments in first half of 2014 down 0.1% — production volumes for craft beer increased by 18% in the first six months of this year to 10.6 million barrels. The Brewers Association says the craft beer market has doubled in just four years. Craft beer producers are single-handedly keeping the beer business afloat. And even though the maker of Sam Adams, Angry Orchard (very tasty) and Twisted Tea is losing market share, its business is doing just fine thank you very much.
While purists definitely cringe at the thought of craft brewer IPOs, here are three I'd like to see happen:


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The Color of Water
"The Color of Water" by James McBride is one of the major works
created of the author. The book has gained the recognition of the audience due
to the importance of problems raised by the author since these problems, to
a significant extent, persist even today. At the same time, James McBride attempts
to analyze the social relations and existing stereotypes and prejudices existing
in society which often define the position of an individual in the society.
In fact, this book tells the story of the mother of the author and reveals numerous
obstacles which she faced in her life to raise twelve children, but the most
serious problem was overcoming biases and racist prejudices that dominated in
the society. In this respect, the author attempts to show how the main character
of the book, Ruth McBride Jordan managed to overcome all the problems.
Basically, it is quite difficult to imagine how the main character of the book could have overcome racism and prejudice of the society since she was a Polish Jew, who married successively two African Americans. In such a way, she faced a double pressure from the part of the society. Her origin and ethnicity formed quite a negative attitude in the society, where anti-Semitic trends were quite strong, but her isolation from the society increased even more as she married African American. In such a context, the author raises a very important theme, the theme of faith since it is the faith of the main character that actually helped her overcome all biases and live the life she wanted to live.
To put it more precisely, Ruth McBride Jordan was originally a religious person, but later, as she moved to New York City the religion became secondary. However, this impression is rather false because, in actuality, her faith remained very strong. In fact, it is possible to estimate that it is the faith that guided Ruth McBride Jordan throughout her life and defined her actions and decisions. In this respect, it should be said that the main character of the book probably did not pay much attention to religious rituals but principles which she learned from her religion persisted.
In fact, it is her faith she had managed to overcome her isolation from the society and could lead a balanced life. She accepted the challenges and hardship as a norm. She readily accepted them because she strongly believed that there are basic values which can be measure in material terms, such as children, the birth of a new life. In such a way, she believed that all the hardships are provisional and her own life and the happiness of her family are more important than prejudices and injustice. By the way, in spite of the discrimination and injustice she faced, she did not grow angry or revengeful. Instead, she attempted to keep peace with her internal world and find inspiration in her faith.
Thus, it is possible to conclude that faith became the major force that helped the main character to overcome all the hardships and lead a happy life.
McBride, J. (1996). The Color of Water. New York: Riverhead Books.
Russel, G. (2003). Introduction to Philosophy. New York: New Publishers.


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Law enforcement is not saying a lot about its social surveillance, but examples keep coming to light. The Wall Street Journal reported this summer that state revenue agents have been searching for tax scofflaws by mining information on MySpace and Facebook. In October, the F.B.I. searched the New York home of a man suspected of helping coordinate protests at the Group of 20 meeting in Pittsburgh by sending out messages over Twitter.
In some cases, the government appears to be engaged in deception. The Boston Globe recently quoted a Massachusetts district attorney as saying that some police officers were going undercover on Facebook as part of their investigations.
Wired magazine reported last month that In-Q-Tel, an investment arm of the Central Intelligence Agency, has put money into Visible Technologies, a software company that crawls across blogs, online forums, and open networks like Twitter and YouTube to monitor what is being said.


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Cats Open Big 12 Play at Arrowhead
THE SCORES Kansas State (2-0): K-State 31, UCLA 22; K-State 48, Missouri State 24. Iowa State (1-1): ISU 27, Northern Illinois 10; Iowa 35, Iowa State 7 UPDATING MR. THOMAS: Daniel Thomas is at 1,636 yards through 14 games to rank No. 10 in K-State history. On Thomas' talents compared to past K-State greats, Bill Snyder said, "I don't know that there's a capacity to make the comparison, other than to say he certainly could be right at the top. It's a hard question to answer. We've had some very, very fine players at the running back position and other positions as well. But he certainly wouldn't take a backseat to anyone." Next in line on the all-time rushing charts is Cornelius Davis, who totaled 1,873 yards during a three-year career from 1966-68. SNYDER LIKES DISTRIBUTION: Through two games, Brodrick Smith has nine catches, Aubrey Quarles eight and Tramaine Thompson five. One who likes that distribution is Bill Snyder, who said, "I think you could put them in a pot and shake them up because they all perform at about the same level. I think it makes it more difficult for the defense than when there is one go-to guy." DID YOU KNOW: Today, Sept. 18, 2010, will mark the second earliest start to a Big 8/12 season. The only earlier start came in the Big 12's first ever game on Aug, 31, 1996, when the Wildcats hosted Texas Tech. While K-State is the designated home team, the Wildcats will be playing outside of Bill Snyder Family Stadium for the 11th time in the last 12 years to open Big 12 play. QUOTEABLE QUOTE: Here's Kansas State kicker Anthony Cantele on scoring a touchdown off a fake field goal last week, but then missing the extra point. "That was a bad one. I got a little too cocky, thinking I was the man - you know - scoring the touchdown. Going out and missing the extra point kind of dampened everything." FOR THE RECORD: "Sports Extra" chased down K-State legend Veryl Switzer to see if he ever scored a touchdown and followed with an extra-point kick, and the answer was, "No, that's something I never did." So, Cantele could have perhaps had an all-time, all-time K-State record ... had he only not become "a little too cocky" after scoring the first touchdown of his life at any level. WHO WILL KICK TODAY: Snyder said it would be a "10:28" decision prior to the 11 a.m. kickoff. "It's pretty competitive," Snyder said of the battle between kickers Cantele and Josh Cherry. BY THE NUMBERS 3-0 - The last time the Wildcats opened a season 3-0 was in 2006. 5 - ISU was one of the most improved teams last year when it went from two wins in 2008 to seven wins in 2009. 10 - K-State received 10 votes in this week's AP Top 25 poll. 22 - Tysyn Hartman will be making his 22nd consecutive start, which is high on the K-State team. 24 - ISU is 8-0 under Paul Rhoads when holding teams to under 24 points and 0-7 when the opposition scores more than 224 points. 44 - K-State quarterbacks have put the ball in the air 44 times without an interception. PLAYERS TO WATCH K-STATE:• LB ALEX HREBEC (#56) could have a big game as Iowa State is known for its running attack. Hrebec leads the Wildcats in tackles with 20, plus has three deflected passes.• RB DANIEL THOMAS (#8) AND WILLIAM POWELL (#20) have totaled 392 rushing yards this year with six touchdowns. Combined, they are averaging 8.3 yards per carry.• QB CARSON COFFMAN (#14) is coming off his career passing day of 280 yards and three touchdowns against Missouri State.IOWA STATE:• QB AUSTEN ARNAUD (#4) has passed for 462 yards and rushed for 65 yards this year. For his career, he has 5,536 passing yards and 1,045 rushing yards accounting for 44 total touchdowns.• RB ALEXANDER ROBINSON (#33) has rushed for 145 yards and two scores this year. Last year he had six 100-yard games and 1,195 rushing yards.• LB A.J. KLEIN (#47) is making the move from outside linebacker to middle linebacker due to an injury. He leads the Big 12 with 26 tackles.NEXT WEEK: Kansas State returns to non-conference action Saturday with an 11:30 a.m. kickoff against Central Florida at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. We hope you enjoy K-State Sports Extra. We would like to hear your comments and any story ideas for future emails, so fire them our way. Contact either Mark Janssen at email@example.com, or Kansas State Director of Athletic Communications/SID Kenny Lannou at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Rasheem Jenkins scored 14 points and Florida A&M rallied to beat Bethune-Cookman 69-64 on Thursday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.
The teams will meet again Tuesday at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament.
The Rattlers (9-21, 5-11) shot 68.2 percent in the second half (15-for-22) after trailing by as many as 13 in the first half and 28-22 at the break.
With the Wildcats (16-15, 7-9) leading 40-36 with 14:08 to go, Florida A&M used a 19-6 run to lead 55-46 with 5:53 left.
Bethune-Cookman cut it to 65-63 with 34 seconds left on a Kevin Dukes 3-pointer, then Larry Jackson hit two free throws to push the lead back to four.
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Ceramica Mediterranea Turns To Sacmi For Expansion Plan
May 23, 2005
Ceramica Mediterranea of Guspini, Italy, recently chose Sacmi as the supplier for its expansion plan, which was aimed at doubling the plant's output to 12,000 square meters per day via a continuous production process with a single kiln. The expanded plant includes two PH 3020 presses with a clearance of 2250 mm, along with the relevant Sacmi-designed wide dies and a 16.9-m horizontal ECP 285 drier that leads into the kiln. The kiln itself is a 115-m-long FMS, built to cope with very high output rates even with a 50 mm diameter roller combination. Sacmi has also supplied Ceramica Mediterranea with storage machines designed for direct production plants, a sorting system and a palletizing unit. This last section of the line, an innovative system developed by Sacmi Automation, is the latest addition to the company's already comprehensive automatic pallet control vehicle range.
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American Idol takes a stop off the highway in Nashville tonight (be sure to join our live blog during the episode!) in its search for the next superstar, and it is quite fitting that the next Idol champion for our Rewind spotlight is none other than country superstar Carrie Underwood. (If you missed our spotlight on season 3's Fantasia, click here.) After storming through the competition week after week, stunning America with her solid vocal performances and growing as an entertainer, Carrie Underwood was crowned the show's champion at the end of it's 4th season, beating rocker Bo Bice for the title after a record number of over 500,000 million votes cast. And the story begins after a small-town Oklahoma girl left her comforts behind to travel to St. Louis to audition for a show that would forever change her life.
When Carrie Underwood stepped into the audition room with no flashy garb or gimmick, it's very hard to say the judges and America didn't instantly fall in love with her. Singing an almost flawless rendition of "Can't Make You Love Me," Carrie had to quickly learn she wasn't in Checotah anymore. From the first night of live performances, acclaimed judge Simon Cowell announced that she would easily become one of the favorites to win this competition. Performance after performance, it came as no surprise to America that this country girl has what it takes to make it to the top. During the Top 11 finalists' performance show, Carrie sang what was likely her breakthrough performance of the competition, shifting gears from country to rock. Tackling Heart's "Alone," Carrie Underwood not only stunned America and likely herself, but prompted Cowell to claim that not only will she win the competition but that she will outsell any previous American Idol winner. And boy was he right. It was later noted by a producer of the mega-hit show that Carrie dominated the voting, winning by a large margin week after week. Carrie Underwood is one of the few Idol contestants to have never reached the bottom 3 at any point in the competition, joining the likes of Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Taylor Hicks, Jordin Sparks, David Cook, David Archuleta, Crystal Bowersox and Lee DeWyze.
Since her resounding victory, Carrie has not been a stranger to the Idol stage, returning multiple times to perform some of her biggest hits or to lend a hand to Idol's charity special, Idol Gives Back. She also performed the farewell song for Season 8, Motley Crue's "Home Sweet Home." Ever since winning American Idol, Carrie has been given accolade after accolade, breaking records, making a name for herself, and most noticeably, evolving as a true entertainer in the music industry. Her debut album, Some Hearts, was released months after claiming the Idol crown. The first week of sales made her album the biggest debut of any country artist since the advent of the current tracking system in 1991. It has been certified SEVEN times platinum and is the fastest selling country album in history. Her single "Jesus Take The Wheel" was awarded the Grammy Award for Country Song of the Year. Already, Carrie was making a name for herself and wasn't ready to stop. At the 2006 American Country Music Awards, Underwood performed "Jesus Take the Wheel" and won Best New Female Vocalist and Single of the Year.
Later that year, Underwood would eventually cross from country to the pop landscape, something she did not necessarily expect. Her single "Before He Cheats" gained massive airplay and momentum as her career continued to bloom, making it her fourth number one hit overall. Carrie didn't stop picking up steam there. Picking up award after award from the AMA's, CMA's, ACM's and everything in between, Carrie Underwood was starting to live her own American dream. In August of 2008, "Jesus Take The Wheel" was certified Platinum single, making Underwood the first country artist ever to have two songs hit Platinum status together (along with "Before He Cheats").
Just 2 years after claiming the Idol victory, Underwood released her second album, Carnival Ride. Underwood was more involved in the songwriting process this time around compared to her debut attempt. In just under 2 months, Carnival Ride was certified Double Platinum. And one month later, Underwood would embark on her first grand scale tour, teaming with country music legend Keith Urban on their Love, Pain and the Whole Crazy Carnival Ride Tour. No doubt, his stage presence helped evolve Underwood into the performer she is today. That same year, 2008, Carrie went on to win Female Vocalist of the Year at the CMA's for the second consecutive year. "Last Name," the prequel if you will to "Before He Cheats," became a monster of a single, taking over the charts left and right. The single later reached number one on the Hot Country Song chart, making it the third single to reach #1 from Carnival Ride, her sixth consecutive number one on the Hot Country Chart and her seventh straight country single number one, and her eighth number one single overall. This made Underwood the first female artist to have two consecutive albums each release three number-ones on this chart since Shania Twain in 1998. With the release of "Just A Dream," Underwood became the third female artist in country music history to have released four consecutive #1 songs from the same album, joining the likes of Rosanne Cash (King's Record Shop) and Shania Twain (The Woman In Me). Carnival Ride also earned Underwood her third consecutive Female Vocalist of the Year from the Country Music Association.
In 2009, Carrie was the only female nominated for the Academy of Country Music's Entertainer of the Year, alongside the likes of Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, and George Strait. She eventually went on to win the award, making her only the 7th female artist to earn such an honor. With that, she joined the likes of Lorretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Barbara Mandrell, Reba McEntire, Shania Twain, and the Dixie Chicks – an impressive list to become a part of if you ask me. 2009 also marked the year Carrie was recognized by Forbes magazine as the top earning American Idol alum, earning more than twice as much as the second place finisher with estimated earnings of $14 million from June 2008 – May 2009.
That wasn't all Carrie had prepared for that year. She also released her third album, Play On, at year's end. Underwood's first week sales for a female artist were only topped by Susan Boyle. Just like Carnival Ride, Carrie took on a more proactive role with the songwriting for this album, dabbing the pen into a good majority of the album's tracks. "Cowboy Casanova," the album's first single, became her fastest selling song to date and her 11th No. 1 single. In April of 2010, Carrie became the only female country artist in history to win Entertainer of the Year from the Academy of Country Music, after she nabbed the award for the second consecutive year. During the show, Underwood received the ACM "Triple Crown," marking her wins as Top New Artist, Top Female Vocalist and Entertainer of the Year at points during her career. She is only the second female to win the crown, after Barbara Mandell. She doesn't stop there was the recognition. With countless other awards granted in the last year alone, Underwood also achieved what no other artist has done by winning the American Music Award for "Favorite Country Album" for each of her released albums. After releasing "Temporary Home," "Undo It," and "Mama's Song," Play On is still spinning out hit after hit and doesn't show signs of stopping.
As if this isn't enough, Carrie has not been a stranger to the small screen post-Idol. She has co-hosted the CMA awards 3 times with Brad Paisley. She was granted her very own Christmas special, Carrie Underwood: An All Star Holiday Special, which featured the likes of Kristin Chenoweth, David Cook, Dolly Parton among others. She made her acting debut on the CBS hit comedy How I Met Your Mother, has been named the new face of Olay, performed the National Anthem at Superbowl XLIV, and appeared on a special episode of Extreme Makehowever Home Edition with LeAnn Rimes and Keith Urban assisting those affected by the Nashville floods. She also debuted a beautiful and emotionally charged medley of "Jesus Take the Wheel" and classic hymn "How Great Thou Art" at the Nashville Rising benefit concert, helping to raise more than $2 million for the city. Carrie also earned her first Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song for "There's A Place For Us," which she co-wrote for The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Carrie will also make her big screen debut in 2011 in the film Soul Surfer, portraying church youth group leader Sarah Hill in the adaptation based on the true story of Bethany Hamilton who lost her arm after a shark bite while surfing.
Aside from the entertainment world, Underwood is also an inspiring activist. She is a supporter of the Humane Society, lent her voice for Stand Up 2 Cancer benefits, performed for the troops in Iraq, and helped form the Checotah Animal Town and School Foundation benefiting her home town. At this point in her life, it seems that Carrie Underwood has it all, yet she still remains grounded in her faith and humbled by her achievements. In July 2010, Carrie Underwood married Ottawa Senators hockey player Mike Fisher in Greensboro, Georgia, attended by the likes of Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, and the Idol judges Randy, Paula, and Simon. The couple released the following statement following their wedding. "We could not feel more blessed to have found each other and to have shared this day with our friends and family that mean so much to us!" Carrie Underwood shows no signs of slowing down her growth as a musician and idol to many fans around the world. It's no secret that this American Idol champ is America's Country Sweetheart as she continues to amaze people by her words and actions. No doubt Carrie has and will continue to make her mark in the industry for years to come without leaving behind her small-town country roots.


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(GPLv2 explictly says "Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not covered by this License; they are outside its scope." GPLv3 says "This License explicitly affirms your unlimited permission to run the unmodified Program.")
I'm hesitant to get into the discussion over specifics on this as I've not studied the GPL in detail but I was under the impression that the GPL3 clause was added to ensure users could run the application on that hardware which is a different issue to VLC's distribution.
Whilst it would also be an issue with GPL'd apps on the App store (especially in a spirit of the license sense), it as you say may not have been a violation by the letter of the license. Users could freely copy and modify the app even though signing prevented them from subsequently running it. GPL 3 clause was added to resolve that.
However, that in itself wouldn't have prevented the distribution of GPL'd software on the App store, it would just side step the spirit of the GPL. If that were the only issue, VLC and other GPL'd apps would be fine from a distribution point of view. What I think caused problems with GPL2 licensed software however, such as VLC, is Apple's addition of extra license restrictions at the time of distribution which is prohibited by the GPL.
However, as said, I've not studied the GPL versions in much detail, so take the above with a pinch of salt. I could be talking rubbish
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By Dan Havlik Fujifilm jumped into the mirrorless compact system camera category this afternoon with the new Fujifilm X-Pro1. The small retro-style camera, which accepts interchangeable lenses and uses a new APS-C size sensor about the size of what's in an entry-level digital SLR, will go on sale in late February. "We're aiming this camera... More ›


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-I never really liked FF6. It was nice until the world got destroyed. After that, I stopped caring.
-It's full. FULL. Like usagi at the Bacon & Taco Festival. Rinic tried to get there yesterday, and mentioned it was full. I told him to go to Lindblum, as I knew some people (IRL People) there.
-It's a ******* Desert Castle that has two Incestuous brothers.
-It's the server that 4chan and Reddit and several other sites have agreed to go to. GOOD JEORB.
-To the extent of my hearing, BlueBlazerJr put up a stink and wanted to go there. Seriously guys, seriously? It's ******* Blue, he hasn't even hit puberty yet.
-I'm gonna miss you guys, big time.
-FF9 is my second favorite FF game, number one being FF5.
Sorry guys. Here's a random pic of my mom being Usagi'd and myself.


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Groningen, Hannover, 08 October 2008 | Press release
Gasunie subsidiaries Gas Transport Services B.V. (GTS, the Dutch national transmission system operator) and Gasunie Deutschland Services GmbH (Gasunie Deutschland, transmission system operator in Northern Germany) will carry out an integrated Open Season procedure to screen market interest for additional transmission capacity in their areas. The results of this process will form the main part of the planning basis for additional network expansion in Northern Germany and the Netherlands.
It is the first time in Europe that a cross-border network development approach will be carried out in this way by a fully unbundled cross-border asset owner. This integrated approach aims to synchronize capacity development on both sides of the border and, as a result, will provide business opportunities for customers. In offering this integral concept of network development to its customers, Gasunie fully recognizes the cross-border nature that characterizes todays natural gas marketing business to a large extent.
Competitive gas infrastructure market
The significance of international transport is increasing due to gas market growth and due to the shift from indigenous gas supply to imports from countries outside the EU, such as Norway, Russia and various LNG supply areas. Gasunie Deutschland experiences increasing interest of shippers for transport capacity in its system. Market players consider new gas projects in Northern Germany, ranging from power plants to storages, that all will require access to natural gas transport system. Also, declining indigenous gas production in Northern Germany will have to be substituted, leading to growth in demand for additional entry capacities. In addition, the advanced market opening in Germany leads to competition between gas suppliers, who diversify their portfolio and, consequently, demand more gas transport capacity. A high competitive pressure in the gas infrastructure market is a result of these market trends. Also in the Netherlands the market demand for transport capacity is steadily rising, partly due to increasing demand from power stations, LNG-development and storage connections. A large investment project (over 1 billion euros) for network expansion, which is based on an earlier Open Season, is already ongoing in the Netherlands.
The initial phase of market screening is planned to be launched in the last quarter of 2008 in order to compose an aggregated picture of market demand on the basis of preliminary responses of interested companies at the end of 2008. Firm capacity bookings by shippers are foreseen by autumn 2009. Gasunie aims to synchronise its network expansion with network expansion programmes of neighbouring network operators.
Both GTS and Gasunie Deutschland are full subsidiaries of Gasunie, an independent gas infrastructure company. GTS is the Dutch national Transmission operator. Gasunie Deutschland is at the moment the only independent gas transporter in Germany. The TSO's work closely together for the management and the operation of their networks and are developing an integrated approach for the further development of the transmission grids on an economic basis. They ensure sufficient transport capacity, balance the grid and create and maintain connections to other grids.
For more information:
Chris Glerum (GTS): +31 50 521 27 89; email@example.com.
Philipp von Bergmann-Korn (Gasunie Deutschland): +49 511 640 607 (2146)
What is an Open Season?
The aim of an Open Season procedure is to ensure that transport network expansion is being realised in accordance with customer demand. In an Open Season, the transmission system operator (TSO) consults market parties to investigate their need for future transmission capacity. The Open Season procedure bundles the needs of individual customers for additional capacity into one efficient investment programme. This also minimizes the impact of environmental planning. Customers enter into contractual obligations to take off the capacity they require in the future. This provides an economical basis for investment. The Open Season method, which has already been carried out in NL successfully several times, provides a broad range of solutions and allows also for tailormade solutions.
Profile N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie (Gasunie)
Gasunie is a gas infrastructure and gas transmission company with a prominent position in Europe. The total length of its pipeline network in the Netherlands and Germany comes to more than 15,000 kilometers and, with an annual throughput of almost 125 billion cubic meters, it ranks as one of the most extensive high pressure networks in Europe. Gasunie operates and develops the Dutch national gas transmission network and offers transmission services. Since 1 July 2008 Gasunie also owns the network of the former gas transport division of BEB and EMFG in Germany, which is now functioning under the name Gasunie Deutschland. Gasunie also offers other services within the scope of gas infrastructure. Gasunie carries out all these activities in a safe, efficient, profitable and sustainable manner. In doing so it also serves the public interest. (www.gasunie.nl)
Gas Transport Services B.V. (GTS)
Gas Transport Services BV is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gasunie and the designated national transmission system operator. One of GTS's key missions is the non-discriminatory provision of gas transmission services. Such services should enhance security of supply and the proper functioning of the gas market. (www.gastransportservices.nl).
Gasunie Deutschland
Gasunie Deutschland is responsible for the management, the operation and the development of a long-distance pipeline grid in Northern Germany. Gasunie Deutschland is committed to operational excellence with regard to safety, reliability, efficiency, customer orientation and sustainability. It ensures adequate transport capacity by expansion of the existing gas transmission system.
Its customers are domestic and international gas companies, gas traders, gas producers and large gas consumers. Gasunie Deutschland is an affiliate of N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie with headquarters in Hanover as of 1. July 2008. It is now the first independent gas infrastructure company in Germany. Gasunie Deutschland operates an efficient pipeline network of around 3,100 kilometres. Because of its geographical location in the North of Germany, Gasunie's transport network takes on the function of a turntable in the European natural gas transit system, from North to South and from East to West. In developing its network and services Gasunie Deutschland seeks close dialogue with its customers. (www.gasunie.de).


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Derulo gets dirty with JLo in new song
Jason Derulo promises a "very sexy" video for his Jennifer Lopez collaboration.
The 25-year-old singer doesn't disappoint with his raunchy lyrics, making women swoon with songs such as Talk Dirty and Want To Want Me.
Things have been cranked up a notch as he's teamed up with pop sensation Jennifer on single Try Me. Speaking on the set of TV talent show So You Think You Can Dance, on which he serves as a judge, Jason hinted at what fans can expect from the accompanying video.
"It will be a lot of dancing. I'm excited about that and she is too," he gushed. "I don't think we've seen J.Lo dance with a guy since she danced with Diddy like ten years ago. But this will be a lot different. It's very conceptual. There are going to be a lot of dancers. It will be a very sexy video."
Jennifer and the rapper dated for two years until 2001, with the former couple appearing in several music videos together.
Try Me marks the third single from Jason's fourth album Everything Is 4 and the record boasts a tropical sound. To get into shape for the heated video, the star took his workouts to a whole new level.
"I'm in the gym twice a day," he said. "If I took off my shirt, you guys might be a little impressed."
Much to fans' delight, he confirmed he'll be topless in the recording, as he feels it reflects the vibe of the video.
"It's in the concept; the guys have to be really strong. You will understand when you actually see [the video]. It's a competition of some sort," he added with a grin.
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The R4 3DS has had to put up with many updates in the past but the newest from Nintendo which has rendered most cards useless is v4.4.0 10, however we can confirm the R4i SDHC 3DS fully supports this update, regardless of which console you are using (3DS or 3DS XL). This update which has been released primarily to disable most flashcards, and has been majorly successful, was efficiently supported by the R4i-SDHC team who quickly released an update to their cards which you can download from the website.
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What's The Worst Place You've Barfed?
Sometimes barf happens. And sometimes it happens at the most unfortunate times and in the most unfortunate places. It was pretty bad when some guy barfed on Jessica on the subway. But we see her subway barf and raise her this theater balcony barf. Last night, at the Broadway show "Grace," some poor soul vomited over the balcony and into the orchestra section of the theater. Below is an account of the incident from one of the audience members:
Last night I was at the Cort Theater seeing the play Grace. In the middle of the show there was quite the ruckus. After hearing a loud gasp several people got up and left the theater, followed by several more. During all of this the actors carried on as best they could. At the end of the show, the cast came out for curtain calls, and just before making their call for $$ for Actors Equity fights Aids fund, Paul Rudd told us that someone in the balcony had vomited onto those in the orchestra.
I would say I'm surprised, but I went to see a Broadway show last week and they were selling an entire bottle of wine in a sippy cup for $20. I think there's a good chance that the vomiter in question was wasted. No one needs to drink that much wine during a play. No one.
OK! It's time to share your crazy vomit stories. What's the worst place you've blown chunks? And if that was you who tossed cookies over the balcony at "Grace," we hope you're feeling better. [Gothamist]


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Dr. Lucky's Surrealist Burlesque at Coney Island USA Set for 8/8
Surrealist Burlesque returns to the Coney Island USA Sideshow by the Seashore stage with its 6th incarnation of what has been hailed by the press as "Striptease meets Socrates" (Brooklyn Paper). This years' Surrealist Burlesque presents Flaming Creatures, a tribute to Jack Smith's ground-breaking work that pioneered experimental film-making and representations of gender fluidity in the early 1960s. Considered by many to be a founding father of performance art and an innovator of underground film, Jack Smith's film was officially deemed "obscene" by a New York Criminal Court. Flaming Creatures at Coney Island USA features stars of the art world and burlesque stage who have created acts in the spirit of Smith's queer, Utopic landscape. Starring Carmelita Tropicana, Dirty Martini, Dr. Lucky, Jennifer Miller, Jason Mejias, Julie Atlas Muz, and Poison Eve. With production numbers featuring the Dali Dancers. Video installation by Joe E. Jeffreys and Ves Pitts. Living Surrealist Object Sculptures by Jenny Pierce, featuring Tiny D, Zoe Ziegfeld, Lillian Bustle, Mia Julep, and Clara Coquette. Music by Velvet Crayon and DJ MomoTaro.
Surrealist Burlesque aims to present shows that are epic, multi-disciplinary, collaborations that challenge audiences to experience entertainment with their bodies and their minds. Surrealist Burlesque shows have been featured in the New York Times, Brooklyn Paper, Time Out, Pin Curl Magazine, Animal.com, Nonsense NYC, and many others. The entire Coney Island USA complex will be popping with spectacular sightings, including a full stage show on the Sideshows by the Seashore Stage, live music in the Freak Bar, an "intimate viewing" video installation, and site-specific live art installations throughout Coney Island USA.
Curated by Dr. Lucky (www.doctorofburlesque.com)
Surrealist Burlesque Shows at Coney Island USA: Surrealist Burlesque shows have become a crowd favorite at Coney Island USA. The Dada Ball came in 2013 to celebrate the 5th year Anniversary of Surrealist Burlesque at Coney Island. With video and surrealist photo booth installations, roam-around buffoons, and hosted by world-renowned MC Armitage Shanks (Seattle), the Dada Ball invited patrons to become an integral part of the show. In 2012, Surrealist Burlesque presented Society of the Spectacular, a show inspired by Guy Debord's seminal text, Society of the Spectacle. The show featured an "intimate theatre" walk through experience in the museum, live interactive music in the Freak Bar, and a show hosted by a television which was given a wine bath in the finale, a Coney Island Sideshow tradition. As featured in The New York Times, in 2011 Surrealist Burlesque took over the Coney Island complex with "Animal Funhouse" based on George Orwell's Animal Farm. With a lush set -including a giant roast pig -and an epic cast of over 20 of New York City's most spectacular nightlife creatures and burlesque stars, Animal Funhouse presented the largest and most elaborate spectacle ever staged at Coney Island USA. In 2010, Surrealist Burlesque brought "20,000 Legs Under the Sea" to the Coney Island USA complex. Inspired by Salvador Dali's "Dream of Venus" at the New York World's Fair (1939-40), "20,000 Legs Under the Sea" invited artists from a range of disciplines to collaborate on sound sculptures, video installations, mini lectures, and live performances. Other Surrealist Burlesque shows staged at Coney Island include: "Phantasmagoria: A Land Where All The Beauties are Monsters and All the Monsters are Beauties" (2009) and a durational performance art piece entitled "Coney Island and Spectacle as Total-Body Experience - A 12-Hour Academic Spectacular in Which We Find Our Heroine Chained to a Podium for an Interminable Period, With All the Agony and Sublime Joy That This Might Entail" (2006).


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"The Rachael Ray Show" (Dec. 2014)
Despite filming it a full week ago, Lee Pace's episode of "The Rachael Ray Show" finally aired yesterday. There doesn't appear to be a full clip of his segment online (yet), but the official Rachael Ray site has uploaded a small portion of Lee's interview, which you can view by clicking on the image above (there's no embed available). In the clip, he talks about his wild Comic Con memory from earlier this year, when he and Hobbit co-star Andy Serkis woke up unsuspecting fans at 2-3am to greet them and take pictures. If the full interview pops up, I'll edit this post with a new link.
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Why did Lee said that we're a little disappointed with what he looks like in real life?… We love the way you are, Lee…just wanna remind him that NIP (Nobody's perfect). Warm regards from Indonesia :)


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As of July 1, 2016, attorneys are required to e-file in any existing appellate case.
There was a time when people who worked in the judiciary thought of their task solely in terms of the rulings – guilty/not guilty, liable or not liable, sustained or overruled. Judges were people who waited for what walked in the door, listened to the evidence and considered the law, and then ruled for one side or the other. The courtroom was thought of as a place of relative detachment from the hub-bub in the rest of life.
In fact, the work courts do is intimately connected to all of society. When the inevitable disputes of daily life arise, people rely on courts to resolve disputes as quickly and cheaply as possible, providing confidence that laws are actually enforced, on some reasonable timetable, at some reasonable expense. Can contracts be enforced, family disputes resolved, criminal violators held accountable? Society runs on the trust that the answer to all these will mostly be yes. Just as trust in the mechanics of finance empowers the real economy, effective and reliable courts are a key part of the engine that keeps America going.
Effective and reliable courts are especially important in times when the public and private sectors are so pressed. My speech today focuses on how the fallout of the recession shows up in courts, and how Indiana's courts are doing our part to contribute toward recovery.
It but speaks the obvious to say that a bad economy puts pressures on families -- many times in ways that affect children. We see this in a rising number of new cases about abused and neglected children.
This development renders all the more important and timely the decision of the 2008 General Assembly to reorganize Indiana's effort to protect children in need of services and children in the delinquency system. The decision to transfer finance for the care of such children from the counties to the state was partly a matter of property tax relief, but it is also giving Indiana the chance to create a safety net for children that is better staffed, better coordinated, and more purposeful than ever. Governor Daniels signed this legislation in March. The executive and judicial branches have acted with remarkable cooperation and a sense of urgency to make ready for this opportunity. A host of joint committees worked out the details for this new initiative. Hundreds of court and Department of Child Services staff went through training before year's end and we were ready when the launch occurred a week ago last Friday. House Bill 1001 was the single largest financial commitment to the needs of troubled children in state history, and we are determined that it will make a difference in their lives.
Wrapped inside this initiative is a small story about efficient government. Among the features of this new world is the electronic exchange of information on juvenile cases between juvenile probation officers, the courts, and the DCS caseworkers. Our trial court technology staff, led by Mary DePrez, collaborated with DCS to construct on very short order the computer technology to make this happen. They did it in-house, without General Fund money, and it too was up and running by last week. The internal design of this system saved time and money, but more to the point it will permit services and placement for threatened or troubled children more quickly and more effectively. And it will allow Indiana to maximize the amount of federal reimbursement for providing services to children. Indiana has over time left tens of millions of dollars on the sidewalk. No more!
With abuse and neglect on the rise, it is all the more urgent that we provide threatened children with an advocate, a guardian ad litem or a court appointed special advocate. These advocates do speak up for children, but they frequently do more than that. They are often the only point of stability in a child's world. A recent session of the General Assembly enacted Governor Daniels' proposal that all abused and neglected children should have such an advocate. Indiana has approached this need in a way that is both humane and cost-efficient, by recruiting community volunteers. Thousands of citizens have volunteered their time. You gave us the money to recruit and train an even larger corps of volunteers. Last year new volunteers signed up at record levels - up 50% in one year, thanks in part to a large cadre from the Indiana Retired Teachers Association.
Some of the family stress that creates more cases of abuse manifests itself as domestic violence. We have created an electronic system that notifies law enforcement as soon as a domestic violence protective order is issued. We now have this system up and running in 72 counties, including Lake and Marion. Jackson County and Ohio County began using it last week, and the day before yesterday it went on line in South Bend. It is a line of defense which we have financed with federal funds and it is literally saving lives. Building better protection against domestic violence is not something you postpone in hard times, it's something you race to accomplish.
You can certainly see hard times in a criminal court. The defendants we see there run the gamut from hardened felons to people who commit a misdemeanor and find themselves so embarrassed that they sit up and fly right and we never see them again. Most of the people fall in between, and most serve their time on probation or in community corrections. About six times as many people are on probation or community corrections as there are at the Department of Correction. We have to be as smart as possible at matching sanctions to fit the offense and the offender. And we are trying to do this in multiple ways.
First, challenging as it is to find funds to launch new ventures, we have been strengthening local correctional programs. We created new drug courts last year in Valparaiso, Kokomo, and Tell City, bringing the total to 29. Independent research on Indiana's drug courts demonstrated that they produce a lower re-offense rate, and drug courts produce a better employment rate for offenders, all at lower expense than other more traditional penalties. We began two new drug and alcohol programs, and three new re-entry courts for returning offenders, based on the successful model started in Ft. Wayne. We devised a system for safely transferring probation supervision across county lines, a system that should promote both public safety and the employment of offenders. And we are at work on a new risk assessment system that will help courts and law enforcement sort out the errant sheep from the truly dangerous. This is good for public safety, and good for the state's economy.
We believe that these lawyers and mediators and judges can help with one of the growing challenges people face: mortgage foreclosure. Indiana is no longer number one on the national list of hurt, but foreclosures in our state have risen fifty percent in five years. Law and policy on these subjects is made in the General Assembly and in the Congress, but whether courts are adroit at carrying out these policies in individual cases is crucial to homeowners, to landlords and tenants, and to lenders. Sorting out when loan modification may be feasible and when it is not and whether there's a way that people may manage to stay in their homes, or not, and doing that as promptly as possible, takes knowledge, skill, and commitment.
As you know, Indiana's effort on the foreclosure problem is being led by Lieutenant Governor Skillman. She and the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority have created the Indiana Foreclosure Prevention Network, which includes lenders, government agencies, housing counselors, and community non-profits. I have told the Lieutenant Governor that the judicial branch would like to join this campaign, and she has readily agreed. Whatever else we are able to contribute, I promise you this: by summer Indiana will have trained more judges and pro bono lawyers and mediators to help people facing foreclosure than any other court system in America.
First, this time last year we had just launched a new electronic traffic citation system. Gone are handwritten traffic tickets; the offender's license and registration are scanned instead, and a legible ticket printed. Gone too is all the time needed to enter and re-enter the information generated by Indiana's 600 law enforcement agencies. That new system, eCWS, is now in the hands of the State Police and 57 other police and sheriffs' departments (this month Floyd County, Griffith, New Albany, and Pulaski County will start using it.) It saves time and money wherever we deploy it.
Second, since this time last year we have achieved universal use of our system to enable Indiana's courts to send information about traffic cases to the BMV electronically, saving thousands of dollars in paper and data re-entry. And, this achievement will protect for Indiana some $34 million in federal highway funds.
Third, on the revenue side, how much the State can collect in delinquent tax – and how quickly the collections come in – depends in part on how promptly the Department of Revenue can process tax warrants through the trial courts. We worked with Revenue to construct computer technology that sends tax warrant information electronically to county clerks – for free. This will produce not a massive but a tangible contribution to the revenue forecast. We'll keep looking for other such opportunities.
He was also a first-rate lawyer and an energetic public citizen, whose experience as a lawyer gave him special insight into why making law, executing law, and adjudicating law have been so important to the success of what Washington called "the American experiment." These are lessons about our national life and about citizenship that are worth celebrating and re-telling. And so, on Lincoln's birthday, February 12th, with the help of teachers and the State Bar and local bars, and others, hundreds of judges and lawyers will go to Indiana's classrooms to talk with tens of thousands of students about Lincoln the President, Lincoln the lawyer, Lincoln the citizen, and about the kind of engaged citizens we want those students to become.
In the midst of so much gloom, this will be a message that conveys hope about the future of our nation and our state.


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Our prairie winter is so close. You can just see it in these photos. I really like your toque, by the way. And might that be Parlour in the second photo?ReplyDelete
i absolutely love you perched on that roof. it was so rainy today...it really is a taste of what's to come.
love that first photo, so wintery. do you shoot with film mostly? i always love your photos.ReplyDelete
yes, only, in fact. :) except our phones, our film camera is all we have. :)Delete
wow... these photos are haunting. I love the collapsing barn.ReplyDelete
your pictures are so moving. thank you for sharing.ReplyDelete
i love you. the sloping barn roof and the husks so pale. wow.ReplyDelete
So beautiful! i LOVE the atmosphere!
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i miss berries. sigh.
what are they planning to do with the barn? will it sit there indefinitely... kind of like a Reimer does? LOL.
oh those rooftop photos are amazing. something so whimsical about those...ReplyDelete
I like the one of you sipping. Reminds me of our Savannah dates. And Thom looks like he is surfing a barn wave :) xoxoReplyDelete
chloe! i love to imagine surfing a fallen barn wave. i like your brain.
You have such a gift for capturing beautiful details. Love these. and you look adorable in your hat. :)ReplyDelete
These are gorgeous, like film stills. There is snow already in Alberta, and I'm 27 weeks: a winter baby. Can I ask if you're using digital or film stock for your photographs? And the camera?ReplyDelete
yes, of course, I use a pentax k1000 film camera.
congratulations on your baby! best with pregnancy.
Corn is so beautiful even after the harvest has come and gone.
Happy autumn!
Incredible pictures! I love the collapsing barn but the whole collection is so rich! Great contrasts between the colours of the red berries and yellow corn and the dark gloomy looking barn. Beautiful!ReplyDelete
i love love love love love your photos.ReplyDelete
These are beautiful, as always. I so look forward to your posts!ReplyDelete
Wow! These pictures are amazing and beautiful!ReplyDelete
these are so fall. love the vibes.ReplyDelete
I love, love, love your hat! I have to ask, did you buy it or did you make it? I have recently become obsessed with knitting and would love to make a hat like that.ReplyDelete
What an amazing rooftop landscape, it makes my imagination go a little wild.ReplyDelete