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TORONTO, April 4, 2014 /CNW/ - WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:WIR.U) (the "REIT") announced today that it has completed its previously announced public offering of trust units of the REIT ("Units") with a syndicate of underwriters, co-led by RBC Capital Markets and CIBC, on a bought deal basis (the "Offering"). A total of 3,478,200 Units (including Units issued pursuant to the exercise in full of the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters by the REIT) were issued at a price of US$9.30 per Unit (the "Offering Price") for total gross proceeds of US$32,347,260.
As part of the Offering, Welsh Property Trust, LLC ("Welsh"), the REIT's external asset and property manager, purchased 752,700 Units at the Offering Price, pursuant to the exercise of its pre-emptive right under the agreement of limited partnership governing WPT Industrial, LP (the "Partnership"), the REIT's operating subsidiary. Welsh now directly and indirectly owns 752,700 Units and 13,059,709 Class B partnership units of the Partnership ("Class B Units"), representing an approximate 50.7% effective interest in the REIT (assuming all Class B Units are redeemed for Units, but otherwise on a non-diluted basis), provided that the 2,192,347 Class B Units issued to a subsidiary of Welsh in connection with the REIT's acquisition of a property located in Illinois on July 15, 2013 may not be redeemed for Units until Toronto Stock Exchange approval has been received.
The REIT also announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of a 300,000 square foot distribution facility located in Hebron, Kentucky (near Cincinnati, Ohio) (the "Kentucky Property") for a purchase price of US$13.3 million (exclusive of closing and transaction costs and acquisition fee) paid in cash using a portion of the net proceeds of the Offering. The REIT, through the Partnership, indirectly acquired the Kentucky Property from Welsh at Welsh's cost of acquisition plus certain expenses and expenditures. The REIT intends to place new, fixed rate term mortgage financing on the Kentucky Property following closing of this acquisition.
With the completion of the Kentucky Property acquisition, the REIT's portfolio now consists of 37 industrial properties and two office properties totalling approximately 10.2 million square feet of gross leaseable area.
The REIT used approximately US$13.3 million of the net proceeds of the Offering towards the purchase price of the Kentucky Property, excluding closing costs. The REIT expects to use the approximately US$17.5 million remaining net proceeds of the Offering (after deducting the underwriting fee and estimated offering expenses) to partially fund the purchase price for its previously announced acquisition of a 1.5 million square foot distribution facility located in Atlanta, Georgia (the "Atlanta Property") to be acquired from a third party vendor. The REIT expects to close the acquisition of the Atlanta Property on or about April 30, 2014. In the event the acquisition of the Atlanta Property is not completed, the remaining net proceeds of the Offering will be used by the REIT to fund future acquisitions, repayment of indebtedness and for general trust purposes.
The Units under the Offering were offered in Canada pursuant to a short form prospectus filed with the securities commissions and other similar regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada, pursuant to National Instrument 44-101 - Short Form Prospectus Distributions. A copy of the short form prospectus is available under the REIT's profile on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.
The acquisition of the Kentucky Property and the purchase by Welsh of Units under the Offering pursuant to its pre-emptive right constitute "related party transactions" under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). Pursuant to sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101, the REIT was exempt from obtaining a formal valuation and minority approval of the REIT's unitholders due to the fair market value of the acquisition and the Units to be acquired by Welsh under the Offering being below 25% of the REIT's market capitalization for purposes of MI 61-101. The acquisition and Welsh's participation in the Offering were reviewed and considered by the independent members of the REIT's board of trustees.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of, the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The Units have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.
About WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust:
WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust is an unincorporated, open-ended real estate investment trust established pursuant to a declaration of trust under the laws of the Province of Ontario. The REIT has been formed to own and operate an institutional-quality portfolio of primarily industrial properties located in the United States, with a particular focus on warehouse and distribution industrial real estate. WPT Industrial, LP (the REIT's operating subsidiary) indirectly owns a portfolio of properties consisting of approximately 10.2 million square feet of gross leasable area, comprised of 37 industrial properties and two office properties located in 12 states within the United States.
About Welsh Property Trust, LLC:
Welsh Property Trust, LLC ("Welsh"), a privately held real estate investment management company, is the external asset manager and property manager of the REIT. The Welsh organization was founded in 1977 and has extensive experience in the acquisition, management and disposition of industrial and office real estate assets in attractive markets throughout the United States.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking information" as defined under applicable Canadian securities law ("forward-looking information" or "forward-looking statements") which reflect management's expectations regarding objectives, plans, goals, strategies, future growth, results of operations, performance, business prospects and opportunities of the REIT. The words" plans", "expects", "does not expect", "scheduled", "estimates", "intends", "anticipates", "does not anticipate", "projects", "believes" or variations of such words and phrases or statements to the effect that certain actions, events or results "may", "will", "could", "would", "might", "occur", "be achieved" or "continue" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Some of the specific forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to: the closing of the acquisition of the Atlanta Property and the expected closing date thereof; the REIT's intention to place new, fixed-rate term mortgage financing on the Kentucky Property following closing of the acquisition; and the REIT's intended use of the remaining proceeds of the Offering. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by management of the REIT as of the date of this press release, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. The REIT's estimates, beliefs and assumptions, which may prove to be incorrect, include the various assumptions set forth herein, including, but not limited to, the REIT's and each property's future growth potential, results of operations, future prospects and opportunities, the demographic and industry trends remaining unchanged, no change in legislative or regulatory matters, future levels of indebtedness, the tax laws as currently in effect remaining unchanged, the continual availability of capital, the current economic conditions remaining unchanged, and continued positive net absorption and declining vacancy rates in the markets in which the REIT's properties are located.
When relying on forward-looking statements to make decisions, the REIT cautions readers not to place undue reliance on these statements, as forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties, should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indications of whether or not the times at or by which such performance or results will be achieved. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the factors discussed under "Risk Factors" in each of the REIT's annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2013 and final short form prospectus dated March 28, 2014, which are available under the REIT's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release and, except as expressly required by applicable law, the REIT assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
SOURCE: WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust
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Most Americans pay more in payroll taxes – which finance Social Security and Medicare – than they do in income taxes. The rich are different.
Mitt and Ann Romney paid virtually no payroll taxes in 2011, because nearly all their income came from investments on which payroll tax was not owed.
For most taxpayers, the 2.9 percent Medicare tax levied on wage income will be the same next year as it was in 2011. But starting in 2013, high-income taxpayers will pay more – and in the Romneys' case – much more.
Married taxpayers with income over $250,000 will pay a 3.8 percent Medicare tax rate on income over that amount, and all income will be covered, including the capital gains that make up most of the Romneys' income.
If their 2013 income were unchanged from this year, their Medicare tax bill would exceed $500,000.
That tax was passed as part of the health care bill enacted by Congress and signed by President Obama in 2010 – a law known as "Obamacare." Mr. Romney has pledged to seek repeal of that law.

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Elton John Announces Melbourne Concert, November 18
Chugg Entertainment can today confirm that Sir Elton John's Melbourne Concert will be held on Sunday 18 November at Rod Laver Arena. Tickets for this show will go on sale on Friday 21 September at 9am.
Sir Elton John said ""I have been touring Australia regularly since 1971 and it is always a joy to visit this huge, amazing country. Wherever we play we are always invited back, but we also try and visit cities where we haven't played before. Melbourne was not in the original schedule for the 2012 tour but it is now – the fans have made it very clear that we have to play there! I am very much looking forward to seeing all the enthusiastic and loyal Melbourne fans."
This tour coincides with the brilliant success that Elton is currently riding with the release of Good Morning To The Night, a collaborative album with Australian electro-pop duo, Pnau, that rocketed to #1 on the UK Album charts upon it's release.
Back in 2010, Elton John granted Nick Littlemore and Peter Mayes access to his old masters spanning 1970 to 1976, the result is this much anticipated release which debuted at #1 on the UK charts. With the release of Good Morning To The Night, comes the second official single from the album - the ironically upbeat and blissfully melodic Sad. Hitting the Top 15 in the UK Airplay Chart on it's release, Sad includes elements from no less than five different Elton John classics, including the #1 hit, blended with a distinctive genius that can only be described as PNAU. The album's lead single Good Morning To The Night was handpicked as one of five official songs for the London Olympic Games.
Forty years ago, during April 1972, Elton John's single Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time) was released around the world. Performing with a full band, these shows will commemorate the 40 years since the release of Rocket Man as well as being a celebration of Elton's greatest hits. Fans can expect to see this timeless entertainer take them on a journey through his mutli-decade career, backed by his ever-magnetic touring band.
The single, Rocket Man, was a global success, breaking records in multiple territories around the world and achieving the highest chart positions ever held at that point by any Elton John single.
More than just a charting success, Rocket Man held esteemed critical acclaim across the globe garnering reviews following the 1972 release such as this from UK music bible, Disc magazine; "This is by far the best thing Elton John has ever done - it's quite superb...this band is great, the song is great, Bernie Taupin's lyrics are great and if the Honky Chateau LP is going to be like this you're going to have to listen to it in little doses or you'll go mad. After two hearings I was so busy singing along that I couldn't get myself organised into taking notes about the structure of the record. Consumer, not critic, that's me, and I can consume music like this for evermore."
Beyond these many accolades, Rocket Man also held with it a cultural and historical significance that remains unrivalled by any other song. Elton's American record company connected the release of Rocket Man to the launch of Apollo 16, and took out press advertisements saying 'On the morning of April 16, 1972, Apollo 16 was launched into orbit on a journey to the moon. A few mornings earlier Uni Records launched a new Elton John single into a world-wide orbit. WHAT A TRIP! Both launchings bound to set new records.'
On 28 April 1972 Elton and the band played a concert at Hofheinz Pavilion, University of Houston, Texas, the second date of their 1972 American tour. Ahead of the show, the Rocket Man met the 'Rocket men' at the Manned Space Centre in Houston, Texas, where Al Worden, Apollo 15 command module pilot, took Elton, Dee Murray, Nigel Olsson and Davey Johnstone on a conducted tour of the NASA headquarters.
In April of this year, Elton was told that European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut André Kuipers had made a special point of playing Rocket Man over the airwaves of the International Space Station (ISS) on the song's fortieth anniversary. André said, "This song has been an inspiration to many people who are interested in space, and especially those who wanted to become astronauts, including myself. It is certainly one of the most played songs here on the ISS, and we know it will accompany more astronauts into space in the future."
Elton John's stage will be opened by some very special guests, Croatian duo 2CELLOS supporting at all shows, and German chanteuse Schmidt in Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne only. Gifted cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, aka 2CELLOS, first hit our shores last year bringing there dynamic dueling cello interpretations of Michael Jackson, Guns N Roses, U2, Coldplay and Kings of Leon, after having become an internet sensation when their reimagining of Jackson's Smooth Criminal became a viral knockout receiving 5 million hits on YouTube within its first few weeks.
Berlin-born songstress, Schmidt, is set to open the stage in Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne, bringing her musical combination of 1920s jazz and modern pop. At the tender age of 22, this modern-day Marlene Dietrich has been called a "pearl of pop noir" with her bohemian, coquettish ballads.
Be sure to join in the celebration of this landmark anniversary.


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Join John Prendergast SIS/MA '90 and Co-Founder of the Enough Project and Satellite Sentinel Project. John will share what he believes are the ten building blocks for making a meaningful difference based on his experiences working in the field of local and global social justice.
John Prendergast is a human rights activist and best-selling author who has worked for peace in Africa for nearly thirty years. He is the co-founder of the Enough Project, and initiative to end genocide and crimes against humanity affiliated with the Center for American Progress. John has worked for the Clinton White House, the State Department, two members of Congress, the National Intelligence Council, UNICEF, Human Rights Watch, the International Crisis Group, and the U.S. Institute of Peace. He has been a Big Brother for over 25 years, as well as a youth counselor and a basketball coach.
A reception outside of the Abramson Family Founders Room will follow the talk. All are invited.
The event will be live streamed!


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Mary-Theresa quickly stepped in, and she's been mine…or rather I've been hers ever since. Nine years of answering all my questions, addressing my concerns, and editing my manuscripts.
I thought it would be fun to have a chat with my editor about our nine years together.
Me & Mary-Theresa
MVS: Let's start at the beginning. Back in 2003, you were in charge of Harlequin's new fantasy imprint called LUNA Books and looking for fantasy novels with strong female protagonists and romantic sub-plots. I sent you the first 3 chapters and a synopsis of POISON STUDY in June (I still have a copy of the letter) and 4 months later I get a call from Helen, asking me for the rest of the story, which she read over the weekend and bought on Monday. Do you remember that initial submission? What were you thinking when you sent the chapters to Helen?
LUNA Ladies (left to right): C.E. Murphy, Maria V. Snyder, Mary-Theresa Hussey, Michelle Sagara, Laura Anne Gilman
Helen's initial excitement was contagious, and we loved seeing that first glimpse of Yelena in the complete manuscript. And then when Helen left, I was happy to work with you again. So I've actually edited all of your projects for us, and it's been a treat over the years. I still remember that opening scene with Yelena in prison, awaiting execution, was dark and complex, and she was a fresh heroine! The voice and the characterization was vivid and then the twists kept coming as we met Valek, discovered the truth about Yelena's position, her past, her magic, and how the world of Ixia unfolded.
Original USA cover for POISON STUDY - Hardcover October 2005
So I've been lucky to see your career develop over the ten novels and some novellas with Harlequin
(and more to come!). Each book unfolded part of the world, and you had a great, strong grasp of your characters. Even when they make decisions I disagree with [MVS - Opal's choice being the biggest :)], you worked on motivating them so it makes sense. So we talk a little on the proposal, then at the revision stage after I've sent my notes, and then occasionally at the edits, but that's generally some minor stuff. I think we've worked ourselves into a good rhythm.
Maria--how do you see the revision process going?
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I just got this from my contact who is working with Disney on Ice presents Frozen, which opens at the PNC Arena on Wednesday!
All top level tickets are now $15 for the 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 11, show. With fees, that brings the price to about $21 a ticket. You don't need a code or anything to take advantage of the offer. The new price has been activated on Ticketmaster and is ready to go. They are going to go fast!


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50 Cent Talks New York Hip-Hop, G-Unit Beef and 'Animal Ambition' on Hot 97
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When 50 Cent gives an interview expect the unexpected. During his conversation with Hot 97 this morning (April 16), the New York rapper dropped some interesting quotables about hip-hop, his past beefs and unintentionally (*wink*) threw a couple of G-Unit members under the bus.
When discussing New York hip-hop and rapper Troy Ave, Fiddy seemed unimpressed with the rising rap star. "I like the idea of a Troy Ave," he said. "In reality, I hear a lot of me in Troy Ave."
50 also touched on his falling out with former G-Unit members Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks. He even snarked about them rapping on Troy Ave's songs by calling them his "hype men." Although the rapper said that he wasn't throwing shade at them, it was definitely a low-key zinger at them.
For the record, Tony Yayo did respond to 50 Cent's comment with this tweet:
As for how 50 feels about his former G-Unit comrades he simply sees them as his little brothers.
Elsewhere, the Queens rhymer talked about his pasts beefs with Game, Ja Rule and Rick Ross.
50 also discussed his upcoming eight-episode drama series 'Power,' his performance at Summer Jam 2014 and his goals for his new LP, 'Animal Ambition,' which hits stores June 3.
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May 21, 2010
By Asjylyn Loder
The top U.S. commodity regulator is poised to impose new rules on oil speculators as Congress and the European Commission attempt to rein in trading in the $615 trillion over-the-counter derivatives market.
A bill by Senate Democrats to overhaul financial regulation would require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to set limits on the number of contracts a single trader can hold in commodities such as crude oil, natural gas, heating oil and gasoline, including the bilateral contracts known as swaps that are negotiated outside of regulated exchanges.
The Senate approved the measure yesterday and it now must be reconciled with a version voted by the House last year. The legislation dovetails with the commission's January proposal to cap contracts on regulated exchanges, and would extend the agency's authority to the over-the-counter market for the first time since swaps trading began nearly 30 years ago…
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What to Look for in a Gaming Laptop
Laptop for gamers has a different purpose. Not just any laptop will suffice for a gamer. It is hard to find one that fully suits a gamers needs. One has to choose from a plethora of options like the RAM, different processors, display, graphics, and other features to have the best gaming laptop. It is quite obvious that you would like to have the best gaming experience at all times, right?
The most important requirements for a good gaming laptop include:
Always ensure to have the latest and the best graphic chipset or the graphic card when choosing a gaming laptop. The most imperative component in a gaming laptop will be the graphics card, or GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). Quicker and the best possible graphics make up to become one of the best gaming laptop. The basic choice to make would be between NVIDIA and AMD.
One should prioritize gaming laptop decisions around GPU. Having two GPUs in a laptop is better than having one GPU when it comes to gaming performance
The CPU or, Central Processing Unit or the processor is the 2nd most important chip in a gaming laptop. The Central Processing Unit is the heart of a computer. Whether it is to run the applications or even the operating system, the CPU plays the major role. It determines how a computer will perform. A CPU that runs at a great speed means faster running programs; however, it also means to own an expensive laptop.
For a gaming laptop, RAM is extremely vital. A good RAM means that multiple applications and high end games can be run on the system without lag. However, one does not need more than 8GB or 16GB of RAM for gaming. A graphic card memory also includes a video RAM or the VRAM.
The hard drive won't have much impact on gaming performance. A massive hard drive is needed to store all those huge games. An SSD (Solid-State Drive) isn't essential, but it's definitely preferred. Given the choice between SSD and HDD one should always go for SSD.
How about playing your favorite game on a bigger and better screen? Well, this involves having the best and latest screen specifications in order to have a magnificent gaming experience.
Bigger screens are more fun to game on, but they'll make the laptop bigger, and bulkier. A 1920x1080p resolution is perfect. Consider 1366×768 only if you're looking at a low-end model.
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PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's aging Galileo spacecraft deliberately plunged into Jupiter's turbulent atmosphere Sunday, bringing a fiery conclusion to a 14-year, $1.5 billion exploration of the solar system's largest planet and its moons.
The unmanned spacecraft, traveling at nearly 108,000 mph, was torn apart and vaporized by the heat and friction of its fall through the clouds after it dove into the atmosphere at 2:57 p.m. EDT as planned.
At NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, hundreds of scientists, engineers and their families counted down the last seconds before the spacecraft ended its 2.8 billion-mile journey from Earth.
"We haven't lost a spacecraft, we've gained a new stepping stone in exploration," said Torrence Johnson, the mission's project scientist.
Rosaly Lopes, another scientist on the mission, called Galileo's descent "a spectacular end to a spectacular mission."
"Personally, I am a little sad. I had the time of my life on Galileo and I'm a little sad to say goodbye to an old friend," Lopes added.
Despite the glitches that plagued Galileo since its 1989 launch aboard the space shuttle Atlantis, it was one of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's most fruitful missions.
During its thrice-extended mission, Galileo discovered the first moon of an asteroid, witnessed the impact of a comet into Jupiter and provided firm evidence of salty oceans on three of the planet's moons. Scientists consider one of the three, Europa, the most likely place in the solar system to harbor extraterrestrial life.
Among the most stunning of the 14,000 images returned by Galileo were those of the moon Io. Galileo caught some of the moon's more than 150 volcanoes actively spewing lava and plumes of dust and gas.
"It had more surprises, better stuff waiting to be discovered than we ever could have imagined," said Andy Ingersol, a Jupiter scientist at the California Institute of Technology.
The last of Galileo's science measurements arrived on Earth after the spacecraft was destroyed Sunday, taking 43 minutes to cross half a billion miles of space at the speed of light.
"I just can't believe the spacecraft collected data all the way in," said a tearful Claudia Alexander, Galileo's seventh and last project manager.
NASA initially considered leaving Galileo in orbit after it depleted its onboard store of fuel, which was used to trim its course on each of its 35 spins around Jupiter.
Instead, it opted to crash the 3,000-pound Galileo to eliminate the possibility it could smack into the watery moon Europa and contaminate it with any microbes aboard. Were Earth bugs to survive on Europa, they could compromise future attempts to probe the moon for indigenous life, scientists feared.
NASA intends to return to Jupiter in a decade with another unmanned spacecraft called the Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter.
Galileo is the first planetary spacecraft NASA has intentionally destroyed since it steered the Lunar Prospector into the Earth's moon in 1999.
It is not the first, however, to dive into Jupiter: A probe released by the spacecraft did so in 1995, collecting data about the planet's atmosphere for about an hour before it was destroyed.
The largest challenge of the Galileo mission was the loss of the use of the spacecraft's umbrella-like main antenna, which failed to unfurl two years after its 1989 launch. That forced NASA to rely on a smaller antenna, which severely squeezed the amount of data Galileo returned to Earth.
The intense radiation close to Jupiter also took its toll on the electronics of the spacecraft, itself powered by radioactive plutonium.
The spacecraft was named for Galileo Galilei, the Italian astronomer who discovered Jupiter's four largest moons in 1610 and whose understanding of the mechanics of the solar system sometimes ran afoul of Vatican orthodoxy.
"Remember, he wanted the truth, whatever it was," said Jim Erickson, a former Galileo project manager. "And we provided it."
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Congressman's mobile office
Members of the Representative Chip Cravaack's staff will be available to meet with constituents at the following locations on Wednesday, April 11 at Sunrise Township, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. at Royal Wilcox Community Center, 41275 Oak St., North Branch.
Almelund Seniors
Almelund seniors will meet at Amador Town Hall, Almelund, Friday, April 13, at 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come enjoy an afternoon of cards and social time.
Leave 'em Laughing movie club
Railroad buffs and classic comedy fans will unite on Friday, April 13, when the "Leave 'Em Laughing" movie club commemorates the 150th anniversary of "the great locomotive chase" with a screening of the Buster Keaton feature comedy "The General." The event is free and open to the public and begins at 7 p.m. in the North Branch Public Library community room.
Swedish concert in Rush City
Ellinor and Leonor, two award winning folk musicians from Sweden, will give a concert at the Rushseba Town Hall, in Rush City, on Friday, April 13, at 7 p.m. For more information call 320-358-1210.
Harris Legion hosts Spring Bingo
Harris Legion Post 139 will host its Spring Bingo on Saturday, April 14, from 7:30-9 p.m. at the Harris Legion Hall 43662, Ginger Ave., Harris. There will be cash prizes as well as hams and turkeys given away.
Early Childhood Kids Stuff Sale
The North Branch Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) will be sponsoring the 15th Annual Kids Stuff Sale & EXPO on Saturday, April 14, at the North Branch Area Education Center. Admission to the event is $1/adult from 9-10 a.m. and free after 10 a.m.
Christian Women's luncheon
You are invitied to the Christian Women's Connection luncheon at 11:30 a.m on April 16, at the Wappogasset Bible Camp, Amery, Wis. Colleen Keen will present a Special Feature about the "Hot Ten Best Foods for Life." Cost is $10 inclusive. Reservation/cancellations are necessary. Call Carrie at (651) 257-4741.
Guitar Festival set for April 17
There will be a Guitar Festival at the Anoka-Ramsey Community College in Cambridge, Tuesday, April 17, noon- 3 p.m. This event is free and will be held in the Charles and Juanita Peterson Community Room.
Harris Legion meets April 17
Harris American Legion Post #139 and Auxiliary will meet Tuesday, April 17 at the Harris Legion Hall at 7:30 p.m. Auxiliary members, please remember your Watkins orders. Marcia Ramberg and Mavis Ramberg will be serving.
Parmly ham dinner is April 19
Ecumen Parmly LifePointes Annual Ham Dinner is Thursday, April 19, at Chisago Lake Lutheran Church in Center City from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tickets are $8 in advance age 12 and over, $9 at the door; ages 4 to 11 are $5 advance, $6 at the door; 3 and under is free.
Calvary's ham dinner planned for April 19
The annual ham supper and bake sale at Calvary Ev. Lutheran Church, Rush Point, is set for Thursday, April 19, 4:30 – 7 p.m; the bake sale begins at 4 p.m. Proceeds from the bake sale will go to support Nathan and Kristi Bucher as they work with Jesus in Haiti Ministries. Cost of the dinner is $9 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under, with a family maximum of $25. Calvary is 5.5 miles east of Grandy at Co. Rd. 6 or 6 miles west of Rush City on Co. Rd. 7 (Rush Point Drive). The church is handicapped accessible and air conditioned.
Battle of the Bands
A Battle of the Bands for teens will be held April 20 from 7-10 p.m. at the Central Learning Center, 200 SW 4th Street, Forest Lake. Five local teen bands will vie for a grand prize of a recording session at McNally Smith College of Music. This will be a safe, sober, and chemical free celebration. No charge and free pizza. This event is hosted by the Youth Advisory Board (YAB) and LAYSB's Our Place. For more information, contact Andria Sterbentz at Lakes Area Youth Service Bureau at 651-464-3685 or [email protected]
NB Lions annual prime rib dinner is set for April 21
The North Branch Lions prime rib dinner will be Saturday, April 21, at the North Branch Area High School commons starting at 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $13 per individual but a pair for $25. Children's tickets are $5 for all-you-can-eat pizza.
Auditions for Fiddler set for April 23
Masquers Theatre Company in Forest Lake will hold auditions for its summer production of Fiddler on the Roof. Auditions will be Monday, April 23, 6:30-9:30 p.m. and Tuesday, April 24, 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Forest Lake Elementary School, 408 SW 4th St., Forest Lake, call backs will Thursday, April 26, 6:30-9:00 p.m. at Forest View Elementary, 620 SW 4th St., Forest Lake. Bring sheet music in you key and wear soft soled shoes to dance and dressed to move. Performances are in July at Forest Lake High School. For more information: www.masquerstheatre.org or call 651-464-5825.
Computer maintenance class at Rush City Public Library
Although new computers automatically update themselves, there are other things that computer users need to know. A 90-minute class at the RC library will help you to learn about malware, software updates, anti-virus protection and more. Limited seating is available and pre-registration is required. Class is Wednesday, May 2 – 10 a.m. pre-register by Thursday, April 26 by calling 320-358–3948 or stopping by the library.


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A Chinese newspaper apologized Sunday for failing to verify the published articles of its detained reporter.
The New Express, a Guangzhou-based newspaper, had made a rare and highly public appeal for the release Chen Yongzhou, who was arrested for allegedly taking bribes and defaming Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co.
Chen reportedly told authorities that he had accepted money for writing false reports about the partly state-owned company.
On Sunday, the paper said on a small corner of its website that its conduct had "seriously hurt the credibility of the press," and that its behavior violated the "Code of Ethics for Chinese Journalists."
"This newspaper was not strict enough about thoroughly fact-checking the draft of the report," it added.
More from GlobalPost: Chinese dissident jailed for Yahoo emails walks free
This suspicious change of heart came after Chen, with a shaved head and wearing a dull green prison uniform, admitted on state TV Saturday to the charges against him.
"I'm willing to admit my guilt and to show repentance. I offer sincere apologies to Zoomlion, which has suffered a loss, to the public trust of the news industry as well as to my family who all suffered. For the shareholders of Zoomlion... I apologize too," he said.
Chen's confession and the newspaper's retraction were not taken at face value.
Jeremy Goldkorn, founding director of Danwei.com, a firm in Beijing that studies Chinese media and internet talked to Bloomberg News.
The confession and apology "makes a complete mockery of this 'China is a country under rule of law' nonsense that we get fed," he said. "I don't know the specifics of this case, but you don't get a confession on CCTV unless there is some political element to it."
More from GlobalPost: In China, too many retweets could land you in prison
According to the BBC, confessions are often coerced in such cases, despite a Chinese law passed this year prohibiting authorities from forcing people to inform against themselves.
As part of Beijing's large-scale crackdown on dissident press, authorities have issued a new rule that says internet users may face three years jail time if they write something considered defamatory that is re-posted more than 500 times.
On Sept. 30, another New Express journalist, Liu Hu, was arrested for posting information online that alleged corruption among government officials.


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Android How To: Quickly Share Photos on your Android Phone or Tablet
So you just took this awesome picture with your Android device and you want to share it on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram, etc.? Well luckily, Android makes it very simple and easy to do. So simple in fact that most people over look it. Let's go over how you can quickly share your photos from the Camera/Gallery app to Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram and many more services all with just a few taps.
1. Turn on and unlock your device.
2. Open the Gallery app and find the image you want to share.
3. Tap the Share icon in the top right-hand corner. (The share image shown below, will probably have a different background on your device, but the icon will still be the same)
4. Now you'll see a list of installed apps and services that you can share your photo with. Tap on the one you want to share it with and post it.
That's all there is to it. You can do this for as many pictures or videos as you want. Like I said, it's quite easy, and so easy that most people forget that it can be done this way. If this does not work for you, please let us know in the comments below.


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Jeff Greene is an interesting, if not downright entertaining, candidate. He has a serious political team around him, and he's running for Florida's Democratic Senate nomination on a message of job growth and independence from special-interest influence. But he's also got a history that has, unsurprisingly, drawn much fascination. As his campaign announcement hit, so did the questions about him, and there was a brief window when the easiest found part of his campaign website was this page explaining his relationship with Heidi Fleiss, Mike Tyson's role as best man at his wedding, and his involvement with credit default swaps.
"In Hollywood, in California, he's more well known than probably Michael Jordan is. He's like the man. He's been doing these Memorial Day parties at his house in Malibu the last 17 years,'' Steel told us....**Greene never seemed to enjoy his bashes, because he was always focused on determining who didn't belong there....**"He's a different kind of guy guy to work for. You work for him, you have to know anything and everything. The two things i learned to say to him: I'll find out. I'll take care of it."


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Metroid Prime: Hunters
Review by CrazyLinguist
"Nice effort, but not quite perfect."
I always loved the Metroid series. As a kid, I used to play the good old Metroid on NES, wondering what "mother brain" could mean in French(my mother tongue). It was the golden era of games without a set-in-stone, defined story. Metroid is a perfect example : you land on a planet, you kill things until you get to a bigger boss thing. Lather, rinse, repeat. Of course, at 5, I'd be damned if I could understand even the little text snippets given in English. Metroid is exactly that kind of series : open-ended, set-your-own-pace orgasmic adventure games.
The whole point behind Metroid is exploration. Getting an item opens up dozens of new areas for you to explore. Of course, sometimes it's not worth it, and you end up with a Missile station when you already have full Missiles. Then, you try to remember if there was anything strange when you went through certain areas, you backtrack around 100 rooms until you get to the desired point, and you try your new item. It may seem dull, and it is. But it's never monotonous. It's one of those kind of fun where you say "that's pretty cool" each time you backtrack in a room.
But enough yapping about the past. 11 years since I played Metroid Sr., here is the new kid on the block, Metroid Prime : Hunters. To my surprise, beyond the 3D change, nothing changed from the old-gen Metroids to the new-gen, starting with Prime. With the conformity spirit going around game developpers these days, this is more than a surprise. You can almost imagine the devs go :
"Hokay, let's scrap that Morph Ball, nobody likes it. But add 15 new beams and a new Gattling Cannon beam. And AI teammates too. And also vehicles, I mean, everybody loves vehicles."
MP:H fortunately isn't like that. It manages to keep a good dose of balance between novelty and the good old formula. Yes, there are Morph Ball puzzles in MP:H, yes, there are Energy Tanks scattered around, and yes, the game is still about picking up stuff and trying mad tricks. But they did away with things that even the new-gen Metroids have.
The lock-on system has been scrapped. It isn't needed, due to the great amount of control the touch screen offers. But maybe FPS/A newbies will get frustrated with this change : jumping around to dodge fire isn't a possibility, it's an obligation. Well, yes, it's still a possibility. But it's way, way easier to avoid damage if you jump around and move randomly. It feels more FPS to me, which could be a bad thing or a good thing.
There are new beams. In fact, almost everything has been scrapped about your weaponry. They did away with the Light/Dark/Annihilator beams, and the Wave/Ice/Plasma beams. Instead, you now have a total of 6 new beams, but you can only equip one at a time. The downside : ammo system. It isn't NEARLY as bad as Prime 2, as ammo is very abundant, all the 6 new beams require the same type of ammo, so you can actually use them to do something else than open doors. The only beam that doesn't require ammo is your old favorite, the Power Beam. All the beams can be Charge Shotted right at start, which IMO is bad, since the Charge Shot was better suited as a power-up. There is no new suits in this game, in fact there is no suits at all from what I've played(you start with the Varia and stick with it), which IMO is quite a downgrade.
The levels. There's 5 levels in all, all featuring around 35 rooms or so. The single player part is easy to complete, it should take about 5 hours. The levels however have no real archetype, but there is an Ice World, a space station world, and so on. I liked the design, but that's just me.
The multiplayer is awesome. In the single player campaign, you will fight numerous other Bounty Hunters, enemies who you can unlock for use in MP. They all have their skin and HUD when you use them, which is a nice touch IMO. So there is 7 playable characters, all with their special abilities and morph forms. Extremely nice. You can even play with bots, which is good for people waiting to get a WiFi adaptor like me. The bots aren't total wimps, but as they say, humans are always better than machines.
The graphics are the best DS can offer to date, it rivals even Nintendogs(another great game you should look into). Blocky, grainy, but it's a portable so it's awesome. If I wanted graphics I'd get a PSP(and don't call me a fanboy, this is not an opinion, it's facts).
Well on the closing end, the sound looks quite good, but I haven't paid much attention to it so I'm going to leave it out the score.
Graphics : 9/10
Gameplay : 8/10
Controls : 10/10
Sound : -/-
Overall : 9/10
Reviewer's Rating: 4.5 - Outstanding
Originally Posted: 03/27/06
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Senators Feinstein, Brownback, 35 Others Urge Additional PET Scan Coverage for Medicare Beneficiaries
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) along with 35 of their Senate colleagues today released a letter that was sent to U.S. Health and Human Services Department Secretary Tommy Thompson urging the Department to make Positron Emission Tomography (PET) available to Medicare beneficiaries for diagnosis of seven cancers, in addition to the cancers already covered. Senators Feinstein and Brownback are co-chairs of the Senate Cancer Coalition.
The other 35 Senators joining Senators Feinstein and Brownback in sending this letter include: Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Evan Bayh (D-IN), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Robert C. Byrd (D-WV), Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-CO), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Norm Coleman (R-MN), John Cornyn (R-TX), Jon S. Corzine (D-NJ), Tom Daschle (D-SD), Mark Dayton (D-MN), Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT), Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Bob Graham (D-FL), Orrin G. Hatch (R-UT), Ernest F. Hollings (D-SC), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA), John F. Kerry (D-MA), Joseph I. Lieberman (D-CT), Blanche L. Lincoln (D-AR), Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD), Patty Murray (D-WA), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Rick Santorum (R-PA), Paul S. Sarbanes (D-MD), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Arlen Specter (R-PA), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Ted Stevens (R-AK), John Warner (R-VA), and Ron Wyden (D-OR).
Following is the text of the letter:
"We are writing to you on an issue of great importance to Medicare beneficiaries with cancer. Over the past several years, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has greatly expanded Medicare coverage of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) for many of the leading cancer indications. CMS is presently considering a national coverage determination on PET for use with seven additional cancer indications: pancreatic, brain, small cell lung, cervical, ovarian, testicular and multiple myeloma. PET is an incredibly powerful tool in the battle to treat these cancers, and we hope it will be available to Medicare beneficiaries for those and other cancer indications.
PET displays the biological basis of function in the organ systems of the human body unobtainable through any other means. In oncology, PET is the most accurate non-invasive way to show whether or not a mass is malignant or benign. PET reveals metastatic disease other imaging techniques cannot detect because it can inspect all organs of the body in a single examination to determine whether a primary cancer has spread to other parts of the body. Anatomic imaging tends to identify disease at later, more advanced stages, is less accurate in separating malignant from benign processes, and misses disease identified by PET. PET is also cost-effective for the Medicare program. PET can eliminate unnecessary surgeries, and reduce the number of diagnostic procedures.
Clinicians from leading academic medical centers have submitted data and evidence to CMS on the benefit of PET for diagnosis of pancreatic, brain, small cell lung, cervical, ovarian, multiple myeloma and testicular cancer. PET is equally effective for these less prevalent cancers as it is for covered indications like lung and breast cancer. We are hopeful that CMS will issue a national coverage decision on PET for use with these seven cancers so it will be available to Medicare beneficiaries.
Because PET was a new technology, CMS appropriately undertook an extensive coverage review for cancer on an indication by indication basis. Over the past five years CMS has made numerous national coverage decisions on PET for cancer. This has been a lengthy process for CMS and providers. Now that the majority of cancers are covered by CMS, it would be impracticable to submit individual coverage requests for all of the dozens of remaining rare cancer indications. We believe that for the seven additional cancer indications: pancreatic, brain, small cell lung, cervical, ovarian, testicular and multiple myeloma, CMS should lift the national non-coverage status, and leave coverage of PET up to local Medicare carrier medical policy.
We thank you for your attention to this matter, and look forward to working with you on matters of importance to Medicare beneficiaries."


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Huntelaar set for Schalke switch
AC Milan striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is set to join Schalke after the arrival of Zlatan Ibrahimovic limited his first-team opportunities at the San Siro.
• Ibrahimovic passes Milan medical
Huntelaar, 27, has been told he is free to leave Milan and, while it has been reported in Italy that he turned down a switch to Schalke earlier in the summer, he now admits it would be better to move on.
"It's true that I never wanted to leave Milan," he told the Dutch media. "That changed when Zlatan Ibrahimovic came over from Barcelona - I then realised that it is better that I leave. It's important that I move so I can play regular football.
"I view Schalke 04 as a very attractive club. They regularly compete for the title. It's a great challenge for me to help this club become champions."
German newspaper Bild reports that Schalke have agreed a €14 million fee with Milan for the Netherlands striker after discussions on Monday.
Schalke, who signed Raul from Real Madrid earlier this summer, could now look to take Netherlands midfielder Rafael van der Vaart from the Bernabeu. "Schalke are a big club," Van der Vaart told Bild recently. "Raul has told me good things."
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There are two things in life that are inevitable: Death and Taxes. Rick and I talk a lot about "free" travel, and that's how we really see it … except for the taxes (and fees). So yeah, there really is no "free" lunch but if you're eating a steak and the bill comes in at less than what you'd pay for a hamburger you're probably doing pretty good.
When it comes to hotel rooms, we typically don't see taxes, but what occasionally pops up are "resort" or "convention" fees. While not a tax by a government entity, its a tax of sorts by a specific property. Frankly the only value these fees add are some ancillary revenue for the property and an easier way to manage those resources that you're given access to. If Wi-Fi and health club access is free to everyone, then as a resort owner I don't need to manage access / billing at all. But that said, for the most part, when you book an award night at a hotel (such as my mother who just came back from a girls weekend at the Marriott Marquis in New York), you get a folio at the end with a $0 total … unless of course you've charged that dinner to your room. (which if you ate at the hotel I hope you certainly did to get more points!)
Airlines, holy batman a completely set of rules. But lets be real here: look at the breakdown of an airline ticket. Government taxes, fees, airline fees, baggage fees, seat selection fees, boarding pass fees, bathroom fees (ok maybe not yet). Below is an example of a breakdown of a straightforward round-trip from New York to Shanghai, China … look at those fees!
- Here's Delta's explanation of how it all breaks down
- The base fare is $147 each way; so $294 to go to and from China … enter the taxes and fees
- US International Departure Tax – Ok, that's Uncle Sam taking a cut when you leave
- DL YR Surcharge – This is Delta adding on a fuel surcharge of $358. Seems like a tricky way of getting around paying government taxes as this isn't part of the fare, but rather a surcharge. Kind of like a baggage fee to a certain degree.
- US September 11th Security Fee – Ok, this pays for TSA
- US Passenger Facility Charge – You use an airport, you gotta pay to keep it up. That's where this goes to
- USDA APHIS Fee – USDA / Agriculture & Animal Inspection (International only)
- US Immigration Fee – Gotta pay for those ICE and CBP officers
- US Customs Fee – Gotta pay to manage all the stuff we move between borders
- People's Republic of China Airport Fee – Similar to Passenger Facility Charge
- US International Arrival Tax – Uncle Same taking a cut when you return
Now keep in mind, this doesn't take into account that you need a Visa to get through immigration in Shanghai either 🙂
That was a regular ticket that anyone could purchase, however when you book an award ticket, the airlines frequent flier program dictates which part of that ticket your miles go towards and what you're stuck with. Each program is different, and fees vary by destination! Expect to always see the September 11th Security Fee ($2.50)
Here's two extreme examples (Here's looking at you British Airways)
Detroit to New York on AA – 4500 miles
Next week a buddy and I are headed to Detroit to see the Lions play the Falcons. After the game I'm going to fly to New York to meet up with family for Christmas and New Years. American, United, and US Air all had low/saver space available; Delta not a seat unless I was willing to pay 2x the miles.
Knowing that British Airways and American Airlines are parters through the oneworld alliance I'm able to book AA flights with BA Avios. BA's award chart is distance based … and at 502 miles (DTW to LGA) it is in the lowest bucket costing me only 4500 Avios (of which Sara and I have about 200k between us in a family account) + Taxes and Fees.
British Airways doesn't charge taxes and fees on American's flights so other than the 4,500 Avios I just at to pay the $2.50 9/11 Security fee. I don't want to say this is a good redemption because it isn't. In fact it is one of the absolute best in my opinion. A major strong suit of BA Avios are these short-hauls.
In fact, booking the equivalent flight with AA would still cost me $2.50; but it'd be 12,500 AAdvantage miles … No thank you very much!
On the flip side, a simple flight across the Atlantic, well that's an entirely different story. Take a look at the following example. First we look at a economy class non-stop flight from Dallas to London (we happen to be in a super saver period so the miles are even less … but focus on the dollar cost not the miles) That's right, $2.50 to get from Dallas to London + your miles on AA flight #50
Now, lets look at the same AA flight but booking with BA Avios … $252.70! It's the same flight, but in addition to the $2.50, BA is adding a fuel surcharge.
Ok, one final example: A BA flight using AA miles … $252.70 again! AA won't charge you the fuel surcharge using their miles if you're flying on their aircraft, but if you're on BA, you get the fees … even though you get the better mileage cost.
After those taxes and fees, there's that last minute booking fee possibly. Book an award ticket within 21 days of departure you're paying a service charge / premium with some airlines. Delta doesn't have any, but United does (waived for their top 3 tier elites) As does American (waived for all elites)
Remember, the taxes and fees are based on the rules the program that you're using the miles from has, not the carrier you're flying. Keep in mind though, that rules of the program may inherit some from that carrier. Always check the program you're looking to book with and do a test / speculative booking to see what taxes and fees come out to.
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This tutorial explains Asynchronous Transcoding and SIP [Session Initiation Protocol] available at TECHtionary.com.
Transcoding is the process of conversion between circuit-switched (PSTN-Public Switched Telephone Network) and packet-switched networks such as Frame Relay, Internet, and ATM [Asynchronous Transfer Mode]. However, asynchronous transcoding is to be avoided. According to Intel, "The term "asynchronous transcoding" refers to a situation when, for example, one endpoint is talking G.711 to another endpoint talking G.723 (two different encodings or transmitter codings)."
Echo can also occur as a result of Asynchronous Transcoding. This TECHtionary.com tutorial also described in detail Echo or rather EC [Echo Cancellation]. Echo is the reflection of the original back to the sender. There are many causes for echo but it can occur in many types of network including SIP [Session Initiation Protocol]. SIP is a signaling protocol for Internet conferencing, telephony, presence, events notification (emergency calling) and instant messaging. Hybrid Echo is an impedance mismatch within the 2-wire to 4-wire (T-1) conversion called the Hybrid. Impedance is a measure (expressed in Ohms) of the opposition (resistance) to the flow of electricity and changes value as the frequency of the electricity changes. Capacitive reactance causes impedance to rise as the signal frequency decreases, whereas the inductive reactance causes impedance to increase as the frequency increases which means the higher the impedance, the lower the current.
A typical POTS [Plain Old Telephone Service] analog line is 600 Ohms. In other words, electrical echo is generated when the incoming signal voltage from the destination speaker is reflected back toward the speaker as a slightly altered and delayed replication due to impedance mismatch in the hybrid. The presence of echo occurs whenever the signal delay exceeds ten milliseconds. The speaker can hear echo as reflected voice when the delay exceeds as little as 16 msec. It is manifested to the far end as a distorted/duplicated or altered replica copy of the original speaker. In such a case, a gateway in the network would be performing the transcoding from G.711 to G.723. Transcoding is asynchronous in the sense that the two different coders (G.711 and G.723) have different packet sizes (in milliseconds [msecs]). Worst case scenario could be that one endpoint might have 15 msecs packets, the other 25 msecs packets. The buffering required could introduce a significant latency into the voice path. Transcoding between the switched and packet environments requires the following steps. Some of the relevant components are: the TIC-Telecommunications Interface Card (often a T-1-Transmission Level one interface); the signal processing or transcoding card – often called a DSP [Digital Signal Processing] farm (chipsets); and the packet NIC [Network Interface Card].
The TIC processes the incoming voice using the appropriate communications stacks and signaling sequences into the relevant multiplex standard – H.324 for PSTN [Public Switched Telephone Network] (analog); H.320 for ISDN [Integrated Services Digital Network] or others. The multiplexed data is then forwarded to the transcoder. Transcoding between standards takes place on the DSP card. The DSP engine takes multiplexed data from the telecoms processor card, demultiplexes it and translates this data into the packet network format such as IP [Internet Protocol]. The transcoded data is then remultiplexed into the packet network standard data structure (such as ethernet) before being sent to the NIC. In the packet NIC engine, the newly multiplexed data is processed by the appropriate network stack – such as ATM [Asynchronous Transfer Mode] or Ethernet, for example – before communication into the network.
In a VoIP [Voice Over Internet Protocol] network, the End, Short or Echo Tail is defined as the RTT [Round Trip Time] from the gateway to the hybrid (2-wire-4-wire-wire converter) and back to the gateway. The time duration of the echo tail is referred as the Tail Length. However, a hybrid circuit does not create a brick-wall echo. A Brick Wall echo is an echo where the response of a far end signal would be an echoed signal. The EC [Echo Canceller] needs only to compensate for the circuit-switched TDM [Time Division Multiplexing] segment of the call. A Line Echo Canceller is used with Short Tail problems. A Network Echo Canceller is used with Long Tail problems.
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Measurement of PCO on the lateral radiograph to the distal femur. PCO was measured (A) relative to the tangent of the posterior cortex of the femur. The PCO ratio was calculated by dividing the width of the femoral diaphysis at the level of the condylar flare (B) by the PCO (A/B).


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The Beating Hearth has some cute knee mends for her girls. I love that she used embroidery thread instead of machine stitching (like I always do). She did some leggings also!
baby ombre quilt by Sew Caroline? It's a tutorial so you can make one too! I love all the different grays.
Canvas Nesting Boxes made by Imagine Gnats. I love her illustrations at the bottom of each box! If you want to participate in a sew-along, Imagine Gnats has one happening almost every month. They are simple projects and all come from a book.


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Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff was among the fans at the Sugar Bowl, cheering wildly as the Utes defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Now, fuming over their apparent denial of a national championship after an undefeated season, he's considering launching an investigation into college football's Bowl Championship Series. Shurtleff plans to meet with some of his lawyers and investigators next week to consider building an antitrust case against the BCS.
"This game proved that it's an unfair system," the attorney general said in an interview with the Deseret News on Monday. "A team like Utah will never be given a chance."
BCS administrator Bill Hancock said it would be inappropriate to comment on something organization officials have yet to see. "I would say the system we have for postseason football is the one that was agreed upon by all 11 conferences," he said.
To make an antitrust case, Shurtleff has to argue a conspiracy that, in effect, creates a monopoly. In the BCS system, he suggested that with thousands of athletes and millions of dollars at stake, the BCS schools get more money, better stadiums and better recruits. Add to it the ranking and voting system for which teams get into a BCS bowl game, it removes schools like Utah.
"How do you substitute greed and money for heart and guts?" Shurtleff said.
The BCS is made up of the various college football conferences and the University of Notre Dame. Any legal action taken against the BCS may have to include all of those schools.
"Under the BCS, the access for all 119 teams is greater than it was before," Hancock said Monday.
The University of Oklahoma Sooners (12-1) and University of Florida Gators (12-1) play for the BCS championship on Thursday in Miami.
Shurtleff raised questions about BCS antitrust practices when Utah went to the Fiesta Bowl in 2004 but dropped it when Congress began looking into it.
"The BCS said, 'Let us fix it,"' he said.
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, held hearings on the BCS in 2003 as chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, accusing the entity of bias against non-BCS teams. Following the U.'s Sugar Bowl win last week, Hatch repeated his criticisms.
"Regardless of what happens in the Florida-Oklahoma game, the outcome will not change the fact that there is only one undefeated team in Division I college football: the University of Utah," Hatch said. "For the second time in four years, the BCS-busting Utes have gone undefeated and yet uninvited to play for a national championship. That needs to change because the system is broken. The BCS is fatally flawed and, until it is fixed, will continue to produce a flawed college football champion."
Not enough has been done in Shurtleff's mind, prompting him to reconsider an antitrust action when he was in New Orleans celebrating with the team. Fans have sounded off in support.
"The current system is set up by the powerful for the powerful," a fan wrote at deseretnews.com. "In business we call it a monopoly, it violates the antitrust laws currently on the books and until the law gets involved there will be no changes."
"The BCS system needs to be thrown out. It's garbage," another posted.
A Web site, bcswatchdog.com, has created a legal fund to generate money to sue the BCS under federal antitrust laws. With a $3 million goal, approximately 184 people have contributed a little more than $8,400.
Shurtleff is gathering supporters. He said he has talked with Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, whose Boise State Broncos were shut out of a national championship title in 2007. Other attorneys general will no doubt be less-than-supportive, particularly those with BCS schools.
Three lawmakers, including Congressman Jim Matheson, D-Utah; and Reps. Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawaii; and Mike Simpson, R-Idaho; wrote a letter to President-elect Barack Obama in November seeking support for a resolution to establish a football playoff. Obama himself said he supported a playoff in an interview on "Monday Night Football."
"The current BCS process is fundamentally unfair," the congressmen wrote. "Non-BCS schools are at a competitive and financial disadvantage prior to the first kickoff of the season."
They also ask for a U.S. Justice Department investigation and action against the BCS. Shurtleff said if the U.S. Justice Department won't investigate, states can bring antitrust actions on their own.
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A cross between a a primary school, library, gallery, cafe, and a workshop. Like all good classrooms it's a place to learn and a place to inspire.
It's got everything you need to build a frame from scratch: brazing stations, a lathe, a pillar drill and a kettle for much-needed cups of tea, of course. As well as a library with every frame building book you can think of and we sell a few materials too (like different steel tubes, brazing goggles and gloves).
Our workshop is in our hometown, Frome in Somerset. The workshop is only 200 yards away from a brand new pump track that's being built in a local park and is on the Sustrans cycle network's route 24. Frome, the home of the Cobble Wobble (organised by Andrew each year), is cycle friendly with plenty of mountain biking and great road routes around and about. It's also a great place to stay. There are independent shops, restaurants, pubs, cafés, B&Bs and hotels (some with bike storage) aplenty.


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