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- Weatherize your home. One of the easiest ways to reduce your energy bills is to caulk, seal and weather-strip all of the cracks to the outside. You can save 10 to 15 percent on your home energy bill by stopping air leaks alone. Insulating your home is like wrapping it in a nice, warm blanket, but air can still leak in or out through small cracks — and often, a small leak can have the same effect as leaving a door wide open! For more information, check out the Department of Energy's site on Home Weatherization.
- Use a programmable thermostat. You can save even more on your home energy bill by programming your thermostat to change the temperature when you're not using it. If you're not using certain rooms during the day, or if you're gone all day at work, then it's a no-brainer: a programmable thermostat saves you money and reduces your energy use and related carbon dioxide emissions.
- Check the lights. Now that it's winter, the days are getting shorter and you will likely turn on your lights a little earlier. Energy for lighting accounts for about 12% of the average household electric bill. Replacing incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescents (CFLs) or LEDs can yield significant energy savings. Other tips: use lower-wattage bulbs or turn off the lights wherever you can.
- Get paid to save. If you're considering a home improvement project this winter, from installing a new ceiling fan to putting in a geothermal heat pump, make sure you take advantage of all available tax rebates and incentives. The ENERGY STAR program lets you look up the product you're planning to buy, enter your zip code and find out what special offers are available in your area.
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Bill to Close Loophole in State's Dwi Laws Passed by State Legislature
Proposed Law Would Prevent Drunk Drivers from Using Loophole in State Law to Escape Justice
New York State Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (R-Merrick) today applauded the Assembly for joining the Senate in passing legislation he sponsored to close a loophole in the state's DWI laws which is allowing many drunk drivers to escape justice, even if they kill innocent people. Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg (D-Long Beach) is the sponsor of the legislation in the Assembly.
Current state law contains an unnecessary restriction forbidding certain trained medical personnel, such as advanced emergency medical technicians, from withdrawing blood to determine alcohol or drug content without having a physician present. Drunk drivers have used this technicality in the law to have their blood evidence thrown out and escape prosecution.
Senator Fuschillo, said, "Legal loopholes should not allow drunk drivers who cause crashes and kill innocent people to escape prosecution. There are numerous licensed health professionals who are fully trained to take blood to determine alcohol content without the presence of a physician. I am pleased that the Senate and Assembly have joined together in approving this legislation to help bring drunk drivers to justice. Governor Paterson should sign it into law when it reaches his desk."
"Current law does not fully ensure the prosecution of those who kill or injure others due to drunk driving. Our medical facilities are staffed with trained, licensed people who can withdraw blood. To require that only a physician can perform or supervise this task is woefully inadequate. This new law will ensure that evidence needed to prosecute will be gathered in a responsible, secure manner," stated Assemblyman Weisenberg.
The legislation being sponsored by Senator Fuschillo and Assemblyman Weisenberg (S.46B/A8601B) would:
* Expand the list of personnel who are allowed to withdraw blood without supervision if directed by a police officer. Currently, only physicians, registered professional nurses, and registered physician assistants are permitted to withdraw blood from an intoxicated driver without supervision. The proposed law would also extend that authority to certified nurse practitioners and advanced emergency medical technicians.
* Allow other medical personnel who are trained to draw blood, such as clinical laboratory technicians/technologists, phlebotomists, and medical laboratory technicians/technologists, to withdraw blood at the request of a police officer, as long as they are under the supervision & direction of a physician, registered physician assistant or certified nurse practitioner or receive the consent of the adult from whom the blood is being drawn.
In New York State, there are numerous examples of the ongoing difficulties that law enforcement face in prosecuting DWI cases under current state law. The case surrounding the death of Jack Shea, the patriarch of a three-generation Olympic family who won his gold medals in speed skating in the 1932 Olympic Games, is one of the more well-known examples.
Jack Shea, after whom the legislation is named, was killed on January 23, 2002 in a collision with the drunk driver near his home in Lake Placid. No doctor was on duty at the small regional clinic where both Shea and the drunk driver were brought for treatment after the crash. The physician's assistant and the registered nurse on duty treated Shea, the more severely injured of the two, and an advanced emergency medical technician drew the driver's blood at the request of a police officer. The drunk driver consented, and his level showed a .15 BAC.
Because there was no doctor present and the severity of Mr. Sheas injury kept the physician's assistant and registered nurse from withdrawing the blood, ultimately, the district attorney was not able to use the blood as evidence and the charges against the driver were dismissed. The district attorney appealed the ruling but the Appellate Court felt compelled to uphold the suppression of evidence due to current law. The Appellate Judge, however, called on the Legislature to amend the statute to remedy what they saw as an unnecessary restriction in the law.
The legislation is supported by the District Attorney's Association of the State of New York. In a memo of support the Association stated that the legislation was "critical" and would "assist [district attorneys] in the proper prosecution of drunk drivers."
"Thanks to this critical piece of common-sense legislation, there is now one less rock for drunk drivers to hide under. Drunk drivers continue to terrorize our roadways, end lives, and destroy families and those who kill must be held accountable for their reckless and violent actions. This legislation offers prosecutors yet another tool to effectively do our job, and I strongly encourage Governor Paterson to sign it into law as soon as possible," said Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice.
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County Commission gives new church an $82,670 break
A church, moving from within the city of Grand Junction to 33 acres in unincorporated Mesa County, is the first to successfully challenge Mesa County's transportation impact fee since the fee was established in 2005, according to Ken Simms, senior transportation planner for the Regional Transportation Planning Office.
The victory for the First Assembly of God Church spares it $82,670 in transportation impact fees. The church's victory also may mean some changes are on tap for how, and on whom, transportation impact fees are leveled in the future.
The fees are charged to developments that, through studies, are found to increase traffic. The amount each development pays is based on the overall increase of traffic deemed to be created by the project.
"If your development is adding impact to the Mesa County road system, a (transportation impact fee) is applicable," said Grant Griffin, transportation impact fee coordinator for the county.
Church officials, and more importantly the three members of the Mesa County Commission, disagreed.
Unanimously, the commission decided to waive the church's impact fee, primarily because it already has done $1.1 million worth of improvements to U.S. Highway 6&50, the entrance to the new church, at the behest of the Colorado Department of Transportation.
County staff objected to that line of reasoning during a commission hearing last week.
Simms said the improvements done by the church — ingress and egress lanes in both directions on U.S. 6&50 — may help with "conveyance," but not "capacity."
Simms added the church could not simply transfer its traffic from one area of the Grand Valley to another without paying an impact fee. Transportation impact fee credits remain with the land, he said.
For instance, if the church would have moved onto a property that formerly had a business, county staff would have considered the amount of traffic historically generated by that location. If traffic were equal to or less than volumes in the past, the church would not be assessed an impact fee.
Church board members asked the County Commission to consider the money already spent by the church and to consider how much of an impact a church, which does most of its business on just one day of the week, Sunday, really has on U.S. 6&50.
"We are just looking for a little help from you because economic times have hit us hard," said Wayne Jones, a church board member.
After deliberation, Commissioner Steve Acquafresca suggested to his colleagues the transportation impact fees should be revisited by the commission. He directed Kurt Larsen, director of Mesa County Planning and Economic Development, to bring the commission proposals for changes to traffic impact fees.
Commissioners Rowland and Meis agreed with Acquafresca and suggested transportation impact fees need to be discussed in some detail.
"There is no question that development should pay its own way," Meis said. "Do I think you need a transportation impact fee to pay for that growth? No."
Meis said new homes are his idea of growth, not new businesses. The new homes pay their own way by having property owners paying property taxes, he said.
Meis went on to say that the transportation impact fee was just a way to get around the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, a state constitutional amendment intended to control government growth, which keeps municipalities from raising taxes without voter approval.
"It is a cost shift (from taxes to fees)," Meis said. "We used to exist without (transportation impact) fees."
None of the commissioners attend First Assembly of God. Rowland said she formerly attended but stopped about a year ago.


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We have already discussed the importance of defining the word covenant correctly. We must also define the adjective new in the phrase "new covenant" correctly. A host of errors have sprung from the fact that we have misdefined this simple word new. We are under the "new covenant." What does that mean exactly?
In the eighth chapter of Hebrews we are taught that Christ is our High Priest. He serves in the heavenly tabernacle, and not at all in the earthly tabernacle. The prophet Jeremiah predicted that God would bring this to pass, and make a new covenant with the houses of Israel and Judah. The fault with the older covenant was with the people, not with the covenant, but the heavenly covenant is founded on better promises — promises which take our sinfulness into account, promises which conquer our sinfulness. In this new covenant we find the internalization of the law. The old covenant is on its last legs, and is about ready to vanish away.
"Now this is the main point of the things we are saying: We have such a High Priest, who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, a Minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord erected, and not man. For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore it is necessary that this One also have something to offer. For if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are priests who offer the gifts according to the law; who serve the copy and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. For He said, "See that you make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain." But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises. For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second. Because finding fault with them, He says: "Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah— "not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they did not continue in My covenant, and I disregarded them, says the Lord. "For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. "None of them shall teach his neighbor, and none his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' for all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them. "For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more." In that He says, A new covenant," He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away"
(Heb. 8:1-13).
Sometimes the scriptural writers help us understand how to structure the points of the book they have given us. They say things like, "Now this is the main point of the things we are saying . . . (v. 1). And so what is that main point? We have a forever Priest, with His work completed, seated at the right hand of God's Majesty. He is the Leitourgos or minister of the sanctuary and the true tabernacle. The word leitourgos is the one from which we get liturgy. Our Lord is the great liturgist of Heaven. More than this, our Lord is the ultimate Liturgy Himself.
From the definition of priest we know that He must have something to offer, but from the fact of how the law regulates offerings, if He were an earthly priest, He would have nothing to offer. He was from the tribe of Judah, not Levi. The earthly priests offer up shadow sacrifices in a shadow tabernacle. Christ offered up a true sacrifice in the heavenly tabernacle.
This is where we begin to see the importance of the word new. We must not understand our new covenant in an earthly way. The importance of this distinction is reflected in the cryptic title of this message. The old covenant was copied from something already existent in the heavens — the true tabernacle in which Christ now serves. Old and new are not coupled together in time like two railroad cars. The new and the "second" ministry was the one Moses was instructed to copy. ". . . who serve the copy and shadow of the heavenly things . . ." (v. 5). When we say new covenant we should understand this as heavenly covenant. When we say old covenant we should understand heavenly shadow covenant.
The new covenant was operative throughout the period of the old covenant. The old covenant was a copy of it. Those who understand the new covenant as something beginning at a certain point in time a mere two thousand years ago do not understand that the covenant is different in kind, and not merely different in time sequence. This covenant, like the Priest who is the minister of this covenant, is "without beginning of days or end of life." The new covenant does not start in time — although it does come to fruition and fulfillment in time.
These are better promises. Christ has obtained a more excellent service, or liturgy. It is the liturgy of sitting down. His sacrifice and His offering have been completed, and He is seated at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. If the ministry of constant repetition had been adequate, then no need for Jeremiah's prophecy would exist. But Jeremiah says plainly that a new covenant will have to be made. This new covenant has better promises — promises which actually deal with us.
With whom is the covenant made? The covenant is made with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. This is very important. Unless you belong to these two houses, the covenant is not for you. You are a true Jew if your heart is circumcised, a citizen in the heavenly Jerusalem. Every Christian must therefore be a heavenly Israelite.
Another feature of this covenant is the matter of heart law. The terms of the covenant are two-fold. The first feature is the internalization of the law — not the vaporization of the law. The second feature is forgiveness of sins. With regard to the first, we know that sin is lawlessness. We know that Christ has taken the requirement of the law and written them on the tablets of human hearts (2 Cor. 3:1-6).
With regard to the second, Christianity is a faith that is open only to screw-ups. Without forgiveness of sins, we would all be helpless and hopeless. Those who are content with how they currently are have no knowledge of genuine faith.


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Sent to Russia to bring home a potential husband, Ekaterine brings not only a wealthy candidate, but one of the the most noble in the land. obooko.
"Ah my Czar," Adrik remarked sipping his vodka. "I would be nervous leaving if I did not have complete confidence in your court information."
Czar Alexander entered the room as his servants hurriedly ran behind him to ignite the lamps. Alexander was nearly as tall as his ancestor Peter the Great. His black wool uniform gave him a more impressive stature. His curly silver blond hair, blue eyes, and rose-colored cheeks softened the stern looks of the uniform. In the light he faced his cousin. How often had the court commented on uncanny resemblance of the men? Adrik could have been a twin brother instead of his cousin. It was the Romanov blood in their veins. The blood of Peter the Great. Alexander looked up at the oil portrait of his famous ancestor. He wondered what Peter would have done in his situation. There was war on three fronts. They could not surrender to the Turks or the Persians. Alexander had just returned to Saint Petersburg after signing a peace treaty with Napoleon. "I am now free to retake Sweden and Finland to expand Mother Russia's borders once more."
Adrik walked into the light. There was only one strong difference physically between the cousins. Adrik's right cheek had been scarred from the arch of his eyebrow downward across his cheek to end at the fold of his lower lip. It had been the only time Adrik had lost concentration during a battle. He swore it would never happen again. It had not. "You say this to obtain my approval. You know I cannot."
Alexander sighed. He motioned to the servants to remove themselves from his private study. Once the two men were alone Czar Alexander walked to the large mahogany door, closed it, and set the bolt. Alexander still did not speak. He walked to the large cupboard, retrieved a bottle of vodka, a glass, and poured himself a drink. Leaning his massive frame against the cupboard he stared at his cousin. "I could consider that remark treason."
"There is no need for you to leave regardless of our political views of Napoleon or the French," Alexander insisted. "There are plenty of battles for you to win for me. The Russian army respects you. They follow you. You have proven your skills to all of Russia." Alexander sipped his vodka. "I need you cousin."
"I am tired of war," Adrik confessed quietly hoping that would be a reason for the Czar to allow him his voyage to Unalaska.
Alexander arched his regal brow. "That I do not believe. War is in your blood. It is the blood of Peter the Great. It is Romanov blood."
"I am weary of it," Adrik insisted softly. He drank more of his vodka and sat down on the large chair after Alexander seated himself behind the large ornately carved desk on a matching chair.
"You simply prefer to battle the French," Alexander stated. "Your wife is dead sixteen years. Release her from your mind."
"My wife was Polish," Adrik corrected.
"Her benefactor is French and still alive," Alexander replied. "With the new French alliance, you will be able to find him."
"Deveraux is traveling onboard the frigate 'Rouge'. They are probably rounding the Cape right now. I always know where he is. My informants as good as yours, my Czar," Adrik remarked casually twirling the glass and its clear liquid hypnotically before his eyes.
Alexander rummaged through the papers on his desk. "Where is it?"
"I do not intend to resign my commission," Adrik responded. The two cousins were so close they knew what the other was thinking without a word being spoken. "The paper is the fifth from the bottom."
Alexander retrieved the commission. He read it carefully. "You are asking me to send you to Baranov's Novo Arkhangel'sk? Now? How long has it been since you began building your house there?"
"Yes, I will take commission there and continue to train my Cossacks. Most of them are already waiting for me," Adrik answered. "My house is complete. The furniture, household staff, and servants were sent by ship last year. All of which you are aware most Noble Majesty."
"Of course I know these things," Alexander replied triumphantly. "You have been building this dream for some time. It is a dream."
"These reasons are more believable, but not your true reasons," Alexander countered.
"I have other reasons that you will not try to comprehend," Adrik assuaged.
"You still believe you will find your child there?" Alexander scoffed. "Your Polish bride never even told you if it was a male or a female child."
"When Magda died, Deveraux took the child. They traveled the world and it was reported he left the child at a Russian settlement on the Kodiak. These Russians left with Baranov to resettle in Novo Arkhangel'sk," Adrik informed. "You know this. I have shared the story with you many times."
"This child is now sixteen? A man child he would be in training in the Russian army," Alexander reminded. "If it had been a girl child, she would have been married to a settler in Novo Arkhangel'sk." Alexander reread the commission. "It never made sense to do it. Why send your child to the farthest reaches of Mother Russia?"
"I've never understood it myself," Adrik agreed. His mood remained somber. Alexander had not been aware he had kept in contact with the child's governess. When she married to escape Deveraux she sent a letter requesting Adrik to assign her husband to the colony. It took awhile, but after calling in many markers, Adrik knew his son was indeed living in the Amerikan colony. His mind returned once again somber remembering that day nearly eighteen years ago. The scene played once again in his mind.
The heat of the summer was unbearable. The prisoners had been chained to the tree stumps ready for execution. Catherine had requested him to personally behead the traitors. He was one of her favorite officers and the Romanov blood running through his veins made him her official at the executions. He had not even known the names of the traitors. Young, strong, and in the prime of youth he raised the ax. One by one the heads rolled. He would be lying to himself if the deaths did not make him sick to his stomach, but these were traitors to the Czarina.
He turned to hear his wife crying over the crowd. "Merciful God, Adrik, stop!"
He strained to see her. A voice behind called him back to his duty. He saw the face of his brother in law sneering at him.


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Blackburn striker Jason Roberts will be out for three weeks with a stress fracture of his foot.
The 31-year-old Grenada international came off at half-time after sustaining the injury in Saturday's victory over Tottenham.
An MRI scan has revealed the extent of the problem but it will not require surgery and the club are hopeful he will be back in action before the end of the month.
The striker has scored five goals in 13 Barclays Premier League matches since manager Sam Allardyce took over in mid-December.
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The road to the second UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship starts on Sunday with the opening first qualifying round mini-tournament in F.Y.R. Macedonia.
First stage
Four places are at stake in May's finals, like last season's hosted by UEFA at the Colovray Stadium in its Swiss home town of Nyon, with the 40 entrants aiming to make it through to the second qualifying round in the spring. Only the winners of the ten first qualifying round groups are assured of progress to the draw on 19 November, along with the six runners-up with the best record against the teams first and third in their sections.
Holders in action
Opening the round are F.Y.R. Macedonia, Poland, the Czech Republic and Latvia in Group 4, running from Saturday until Thursday, and holders Germany also start their campaign next week, taking part in Group 6 against hosts Bulgaria, Finland and Serbia from Tuesday. England, fourth last season, visit Estonia and also meet Norway and Greece in Group 10 commencing a week today, while the other two nations who reached the inaugural finals, runners-up France and bronze-medallists Denmark, are in action next month. The round will be completed on 28 October when Group 3, involving hosts Moldova, Hungary, Ukraine and Lithuania, concludes.
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Rule 57 - Rules of Civil Procedure - Rules Governing Civil Procedure in the Circuit Courts - Interrogatories and Depositions
Publication / Adopted Date:
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Depositions Before Action or Pending Appeal
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January 1, 1994
57.02. Depositions Before Action or Pending Appeal
Before Action.
A person who desires to perpetuate testimony of any person regarding any matter that may be cognizable in any court of Missouri may file a verified petition in the circuit court in the county of the residence of any expected adverse party. The petition shall be captioned in the name of the petitioner and shall show: (1) that the petitioner expects to be a party to an action cognizable in a court of Missouri but is presently unable to bring it or cause it to be brought, (2) the subject matter of the expected action and the petitioner's interest therein, (3) the facts desired to be established by the proposed testimony and the reasons for desiring to perpetuate it, (4) the names or a description of the persons expected to be adverse parties and their addresses so far as known, and (5) the names and addresses of the persons to be examined and the substance of the testimony that is expected to be elicited from each.
The petitioner shall ask for an order authorizing the taking of the depositions of the persons to be examined named in the petition, for the purpose of perpetuating their testimony.
Notice and Service.
The petitioner shall thereafter serve a notice upon each person named in the petition as an expected adverse party, together with a copy of the petition, stating that the petitioner will apply to the court, at a time and place named therein, for the order described in the petition. At least thirty days before the date of hearing, the notice shall be served either within or without the state in the manner provided for service of summons; but if such service cannot with due diligence be made upon any expected adverse party named in the petition, the court may make such order as is just for service by publication or otherwise and shall appoint, for persons not personally served with a summons in this state, an attorney who shall represent them and, in case they are not otherwise represented, shall cross-examine the deponent. If any expected adverse party is a minor or incompetent the provisions of
Rule 52.02
Order and Examination.
If the court is satisfied that the perpetuation of the testimony may prevent a failure or delay of justice, it shall make an order designating or describing the persons whose depositions may be taken and specifying the subject matter of the examination and whether the depositions shall be taken upon oral examination or written questions. The depositions may then be taken in accordance with these Rules; and the court may make orders of the kind provided for by Rules
. For the purpose of applying these Rules to depositions for perpetuating testimony, each reference therein to the court in which the action is pending shall be considered as referring to the court in which the petition for such deposition was filed.
Use of Deposition.
If a deposition to perpetuate testimony is taken under these Rules, it may be used in any action involving the same subject matter subsequently brought in a court of Missouri, in accordance with the provisions of
Rule 57.07
Pending Appeal.
If an appeal has been taken from a judgment of a circuit court or before the taking of an appeal if the time therefor has not expired, the court in which the judgment was rendered may allow the taking of the depositions of witnesses to perpetuate their testimony for use in the event of further proceedings in the circuit court. In such case, the party who desires to perpetuate the testimony may make a motion in the circuit court for leave to take the depositions, upon the same notice and service thereof as if the action were pending in that court. The motion shall show (1) the names and addresses of persons to be examined and the substance of the testimony expected to be elicited from each and (2) the reasons for perpetuating their testimony. If the court finds that the perpetuation of the testimony is proper to avoid a failure or delay of justice, it may make an order allowing the deposition to be taken and may make orders of the character provided for in
Rule 58.01
Rule 60.01
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nd thereupon the depositions may be taken and used in the same manner and under the same conditions as are prescribed in these rules for depositions taken in actions pending in that court.
Perpetuation by Action.
This Rule does not limit the power of a court to entertain an action to perpetuate testimony.
(Adopted March 29, 1974, eff. Jan. 1, 1975. Amended Sept. 28, 1993, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.)
This is substantially the same as Rule 27 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure except the time period which must elapse between service of notice and the hearing of the petition was lengthened to 30 days.
Rule 27 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.


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Shanghai, China, 2012/03/26 - Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE) - Embraer and Chinas Minsheng Financial Leasing Co., Ltd (MSFL) jointly announced that the first of 13 previously announced Legacy 650 aircraft ordered by MSFL has been delivered - Embraer.com. NYSE: ERJ; Bovespa: EMBR3
At the press conference held today at the 2012 Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE), Embraer and Chinas Minsheng Financial Leasing Co., Ltd (MSFL) jointly announced that the first of 13 previously announced Legacy 650 aircraft ordered by MSFL has been delivered.
The milestone is the culmination of a Memorandum of Understanding between Minsheng and Embraer, signed last July, covering the full range of Embraers executive jets which was shortly followed by MSFLs 13-aircraft Legacy 650 order. At the 2012 Singapore Airshow, Embraer and Minsheng announced an additional agreement for three Lineage 1000, ultra-large jets.
Minsheng Financial Leasing is one of our most valued customers and partners, said Ernest Edwards, President, Embraer Executive Jets. The successful delivery of the first Legacy 650 reflects the faith our Chinese customers have placed in Embraer and our products.
We are really glad to be part of Embraers family of users worldwide, said Kong Linshan, Chairman of Minsheng Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. The Legacy 650, with its outstanding performance and intelligent luxury, has become one of the best choices for the top-tier customers in China. Embraer, with its own legacy in aviation industry, provides customers with tailor-made and fully dedicated services. This customer service allows Minsheng Financial to become one of the top leasing companies in the world as it scales up its fleet in the coming years.
Embraers Legacy 650 is gaining increased attention by Chinese customers as it perfectly fits in the business climate of the China market. Earlier this year, a Legacy 650 was delivered to the international movie star Jackie Chan, who is also Embraers Executive Jets brand ambassador.
As the only jet in its class offering three distinct cabin zones, the Legacy 650 provides spacious room for up to 14 passengers with ultimate comfort. With advanced onboard business facilities and dramatically reduced cabin noise, the jet ensures an environment in which passengers can work or rest. The fully berthable seats, a fully equipped wet galley and the largest inflight accessible baggage compartment in its class are other value-added highlights for the transoceanic jet.
The Legacy 650 has a range of 3,900 nautical miles (7,223 kilometers), affording its customers such nonstop flights from Beijing to Dubai (United Arab Emirates) and Hong Kong to Adelaide (Australia). Its state-of-the-art cockpit includes the Honeywell Primus Elite avionics suite, greatly reducing pilot workload and enhancing safety.
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Minsheng Financial Leasing Co., Ltd (MSFL), was established in April 2008, and is one of the first five financial leasing companies approved by the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) in China. Sponsored by China Minsheng Banking Corporation Ltd. (CMBC), MSFLs total registered capital is USD 944 million (RMB 5.095 billion).
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A Memory of Light, the final book in the Wheel of Time series, has arrived! Here's a round-up of news and reviews.
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Book Tour Info
Dates and times about the AMOL book tour:
Monday, January 7th - 8 PM
Provo, UT (pre-release Q&A)
Provo High School auditorium with Harriet
Tuesday, January 8th - Midnight
Provo, UT (midnight signing)
BYU Bookstore with Jason Denzel
Tuesday, January 8th - 7 PM
Minneapolis (Roseville), MN
B&N with Harriet
Wednesday, January 9th - 7 PM
Chicago (Skokie), IL
B&N with Harriet
Thursday, January 10th - 7 PM
Dayton, OH
Books & Co with Harriet
Friday, January 11th - 7 PM
Lexington, KY
Joseph-Beth Booksellers with Harriet
Saturday, January 12th - 2 PM
Charleston, SC
B&N @ 2pm (off-site @ Addlestone Library/ College of Charleston) with Harriet and Jennifer Liang
Friday, February 1st - 7 PM
Salt Lake City, UT
Weller Book Works
Wednesday, February 6th - 7 PM
San Diego, CA
Mysterious Galaxy
Thursday, February 7th - 7 PM
Los Angeles (Huntington Beach), CA
Friday, February 8th - 7 PM
Sacramento (Citrus Heights), CA
B&N with Jason Denzel
Saturday, February 9th - 3 PM
San Francisco, CA
Monday, February 11th - 7 PM
Portland, OR
Powell's (Beaverton store)
Tuesday, February 12th - 7 PM
Seattle, WA
University Books (off-site; University Temple United Methodist Church)
Thursday, February 14th - 7 PM
Vancouver, Canada
Chapters Metrotown
Friday, February 15th - 7 PM
Toronto, Canada
Bakka-Phoenix Books (off-site; Lillian H. Smith Library)
Saturday, February 16th - 2 PM
Milford, NH
The Toadstool Bookshop (off-site; The Amato Center for the Performing Arts)
Monday, February 18th - 7 PM
Baltimore (Hanover), MD
Books-A-Million with Harriet
Tuesday, February 19th - 7:30 PM
Philadelphia, PA
Free Library with Harriet
Wednesday, February 20th - 7:30 PM
Raleigh, NC
Quail Ridge Books with Harriet
Thursday, February 21st - 7:15 PM
Atlanta, (Norcross), GA
Eagle Eye Books (off-site; Norcross Cultural Arts Center in conjunction with the Gwinnett County Library system) with Harriet and Jennifer Liang
Friday, February 22nd - 7 PM
Birmingham, AL
Books-A-Million with Harriet and Jennifer Liang
I am so very happy Harriet will be stopping by the Philadelphia Free Library! It means a lot to me because it really is a blessing to have her stop by this city!
I'm with you, That's where I'm going to get my copy signed. I got the book yesterday, read the prolouge and when I read the first line of chapter one, "The Wheel of time turns and ages come and pass....." I got chills. So far I'm loving the book. Sone things so far, I'm not really surprised about. Not expected in the way it unveiled but not surprised.
Yeah, I am just hopping over the bridge from Jersey on to the Patco and I will be there in no time!
I am actually reading the book slow which I decided to do before hand. I just want all the images to form up and enjoy it!
I attended the Minnesota signing on Tuesday, and the size of the crowd really surprised me. I missed the last WoT signing there, and remember piles of signed copies of Towers of Midnight laying around the day afterwards. I also attended a signing by GRRM a few years ago, and there were only around 100-125 in attendance, granted it wasn't for Dance with Dragons, but it was still a signing with GRRM. I was expecting a similar crowd.
I called B&N late Tuesday morning to find out if I needed a ticket to get my book signed, which I did. I cruised over there and got my book and ticket at around 1PM. I initially expected to get a really low number 20-50, or maybe even lower, but while waiting in line, I noticed close to 50 reserved copies of AMoL. My number was in the 200s, and not only that, but there were people already in the seating area waiting! I decided to wait in the coffee area and work on school work, around 5:30 there was only about 60 people there, so I left for a few hours, returning at 7PM.
Sometime after I left and before I returned attendance exploded. By the time I returned there had to have been around 500 people in attendance, many scattered throughout the store reading their books on the floor. Not only that, but now people were wandering around looking for copies of AMoL to purchase, of which there were none because those huge piles of books had been sold.
It was a fun event, even though it wasn't the most talkative crowd I have been around. I suppose that was understandable since many were nose deep in the final Wheel of Time novel, some of which finished the novel before the signing ended!
Ok will I I will either call in to the library or just go really early even though I do have the book already. I would love to talk to others about the book and hey oddly enough at the coffee shop I go to, today I met a fellow Wheel of Time reader! Yes! :D
I finished the book last night around midnight. I had a mix of feelings, mostly good, and a strong impulse to immediately begin reading The Eye of the World from the start. Instead I slept hoping to find the wolf dream; perhaps meeting Mr. Jordan there and thanking him for his story. Thank you Brandon and Team Jordan. Very well done.
Man, I JUST finished the book right now! WOW.....
WOW. Man that one chapter was looooong. I can say that if I died tomorrow, I can go in true peace now that I have finished what I've been awaiting for so long. Superb story Mr. Jordan. Good work Brandon.


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During its 60th meeting, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Executive Board approved the first top-down developed large-scale afforestation/reforestation methodology, as well as five new small-scale methodologies.
15 April 2011: The report of the 60th meeting of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Executive Board, which was held from 11-15 April 2011, in Bangkok, Thailand, is now available.
During the meeting, the Board considered matters relating to the operation of CDM projects, including: accreditation of operational entities; methodologies for baselines and monitoring plans; CDM afforestation and reforestation projects; small-scale CDM projects; CDM programmes of activities; registration of CDM projects; issuance of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) and the CDM registry; CDM management plan and resources for the work on the CDM; regional and sub-regional distribution of projects and capacity building; relations with designated operational and applicant entities; and relations with stakeholders, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations.
Regarding CDM afforestation and reforestation (A/R) projects, the Board approved the first top-down developed large-scale A/R methodology, "afforestation and reforestation of lands other than wetlands." With regard to small-scale CDM projects, the Board approved five new small-scale methodologies: "Transportation energy efficiency activities installing digital tachograph systems to commercial freight transport fleets;" "Methane emission reduction by adjusted water management practice in rice cultivation;" "Solar water heating systems (SWH);" "Demand-side activities for efficient outdoor and street lighting technologies;" and "Low greenhouse gas emitting water purification systems."
With reference to the request by the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP/MOP) in its Decision 3/CMP.1 that decisions of the Board be made available in all six official UN languages, the Board, taking into account cost-effectiveness, agreed to translate summaries of its meeting reports into the six UN official languages and requested the Secretariat to take necessary actions in this regard. The Board took note that these translations will not be part of the official documentation of the Board. [Publication: EB60 Report]


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French company Wysips is working on a new technology which would cause smartphone touchscreens to do double duty as solar panels to recharge phones. The concept is quite interesting as it involves laying an ultra thin transparent photovoltaic film layer on top of the cellphone display screen. The film would capture energy not only from the sun, but any nearby light source. Projected recharge times would be about six hours from direct sunlight and a few hours longer from leaching energy from indoor lights. Wysips is already at work on the second generation of the technology, which looks to provide 30 minutes of talk time after just an hour in the sun.
On the whole, I'm not really a fan of mobile solar charging options, The main problem with a solar charger is that the sun moves constantly, and my experience has been that you have to move the charger every few minutes to keep it in the sun, and the trickle charge means you're spending all day charging your phone. But I just this kind of out of the box thinking. With more people getting mobile phones and tablets, the drain on power grids is increasing. So, adding the ability for the phone to independently charge from the sunlight means they can help pull their own weight, and you wouldn't have to bring along a separate charger or move it around.
And the ability to charge in indoor light is a real plus. The phone would be constantly charging as light falls on the screen, meaning it would be topping off it's energy as the phone just sits inactive. And word is that Wysips is working with cellphone manufacturers and mobile display companies to incorporate the new technology into future designs, so we may see it sooner, rather than later. Imagine this in tablets, laptops, even laid in the hoods and tops of cars. It's certainly a splendid development if it pays off.
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A budget variance indicates your company's actual results are different from projected revenue or expenses. Small businesses often project budgets for no more than one year out, but it is typical to have some variance given the difficulty in precisely forecasting demand and costs.
Favorable vs. Unfavorable Variance
Budget variance can be either favorable or unfavorable. When evaluating revenue, favorable variance is when you generate more sales in a given period than you projected. Unfavorable variance means you had a revenue shortfall. On expenses, favorable variance means your costs in a given period were below what you expected. When costs run higher than budgeted, you have unfavorable variance.
Variance Examples
Small businesses often have budgets for the entire company, as well as for each division, department or business unit. Therefore, you can calculate variance at each level.
Assume a company projected revenue of $100,000 and expenses of $50,000 for a particular quarter. During the quarter, management recognized opportunities for growth and invested $10,000 more than projected in marketing-related expenses. The investments paid off and produced $20,000 more in revenue than projected. Thus, the business had a positive revenue variance of $20,000 and a negative expense variance of $10,000. The net difference was a $10,000 positive variance when compared to the overall budget projections.
On a more micro-level, if the business generated $5,000 more revenue than expected at one store but $7,000 less than expected at another, it has a net negative revenue budget variance of $2,000.
Budget Variance Implications
Though some budget variance is common, significant variance may result from poor planning or significant strategic changes after budgets were established. New customer-based or product-based revenue streams that emerge unexpectedly can drive strong favorable variance. Major cost structure changes due to higher facility fees or expansions can lead to significant negative variance.
Favorable variance is rarely a concern, but ideally a business is able to mitigate substantial differences between projections and actual results. Major negative variance can leave the company in a difficult position going forward. Major positive variance may cause the company to miss opportunities to better allocate resources or take advantage of new opportunities.
Internal politics can affect budgeting strategies among department leaders in a business, which can contribute to relatively high budget variance.


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Corn futures closed limit up on Friday. Corn futures turned substantially higher on a bullish USDA stocks report. Corn ending stocks for 2011/12 were estimated at 988 million bushels, approximately 132 million bushels below trade estimates and nearly 200 million bushels below USDA's September 2011/12 ending stocks projection. And as a result, corn prices trading limit up reversing losses incurred over the previous trading sessions. December corn closed up 40 cents.
Soybean futures closed sharply higher on Friday. USDA's stocks report was not particularly friendly for the soybean market today. In fact the report was somewhat bearish for soybeans versus trade expectations with ending stocks reported at 169 million bushels. This figure was above the September WASDE projection as well as higher than the upper range of pre report estimates. Nevertheless, it is a low ending stocks figure and the 2012 crop remains substantially below normal. However gains in the corn and wheat markets are lifted soybean prices as well as export sales to China in the amount of 180,000 tonnes of soybeans. November soybeans closed 27 ¼ cents higher.
Wheat futures closed sharply higher at midday. USDA's stocks report was price friendly for wheat. Ending stocks were reported at 2.10 billion bushels, this figure was on the low end of range estimates and below the average of analysts' estimates. The small grains summary was price neutral. Planted and harvested acres were close to August WASDE estimates with final wheat pegged at 2.269 billion bushels only 1 million bushels above the August WASDE estimate. December wheat at CBOT closed 44 cents higher; KCBT closed 47 ¾ cents higher; and MGE closed 44 ¼ cents higher.
Live cattle futures closed lower on Friday. Live cattle futures just couldn't muster up enough strength to overcome weakening market fundamentals. Prices traded defensively, weighed down by sharply lower cash prices this week and sharply lower wholesale beef prices. Cash prices are reported down by as much as $3 to $4 dollars while wholesale dropped a whopping $2.26 for select cuts and $2.74 cents for choice cuts at midday. October closed 38 cents lower while December closed 48 cents lower.
Lean hog futures closed mostly higher on Friday. The sharp jump in corn prices moved some traders to sell positions in the October contract and buy into deferred contracts on the inclination that rising corn prices will cause producers to cut back on herd numbers. Futures were also supported by continued cash market strength. USDA released its quarterly hogs and pigs report this afternoon at 2pm CDT. The report forecast total inventory at 67.50 million head, slightly higher than the previous year. The breeding herd inventory was forecast at 5.79 million head, down 18 thousand head from the previous year. October closed down 5 cents while December closed up 15 cents and 2013 contracts (April –August) posting triple digit gains.


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text: The Utah Jazz say starting point guard Devin Harris will be a game-time decision Wednesday night against Phoenix because of a sprained ankle.Harris was injured in the third quarter of the Jazz's 102-97 victory Portland on Monday night at the Rose Garden. "It was sore last night," Corbin said. "So we'll see."Utah practiced Tuesday morning, without Harris. The Jazz will likely start Earl Watson if he is unable to play against Steve Nash and the Suns. If Harris can't go, Jamaal Tinsley will also get playing time against Phoenix. He played 18 minutes against the Trail Blazers and finished with three points, six assists and two steals.With the Jazz leading, 98-97, Tinsley's steal led to a Paul Millsap dunk with 20.7 seconds left that finally turned the game in Utah's favor.Tinsley "played some great minutes for us and actually won the game for us with that steal toward the end," coach Tyrone Corbin said. "He ran the clock a little bit and made that great pass to Paul for a basket. I think that's the game. You don't give them an opportunity to make a shot. You run the clock down. Then you make a pass to put us up three. It puts a lot of pressure on them. I think that was the key play of the game for us." Steve Luhm


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Well, what do you know? The word of the day is impresa, which is the longstanding name of our consulting company (Impresa Communications Limited).
Most clients a) think we made it up and b) misspell it (adding an extra 's' in the mistaken belief it is based on the word impress). Here's what the website A.Word.A.Day gives as the definition:
[H/T to Joyce Byrne]PRONUNCIATION:(im-PRAY-zuh)MEANING:noun: An emblem or device, usually with a motto.ETYMOLOGY:From Italian impresa (undertaking), past participle of imprendere (to undertake), from Latin in- + prehendere (to grasp). Ultimately from the Indo-European root ghend-/ghed- (to seize or to take), which is also the source of pry, prey, spree, reprise, surprise, pregnant, osprey, prison, and get. Earliest documented use: before 1586.
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2 pedestrians struck in Kensington
{ }It was a jarring scene along Summit Avenue in Kensington, especially for a quiet New Year's day morning.
A silver Hyundai sat in the middle of the street, it's windshield shattered, as accident reconstruction investigators took measurements and looked for clues.
"People are always in a hurry", Denise Willsey remarked, as she stood outside the yellow police tape blocking the road.
"With the New Year, we've got to change our lives, take our time", she added.
Police are looking into how and why 77 year old John Whalen, and his 74 year old wife Dorothy, of Kensington, walking along this sidewalk near Prospect Street, were struck by the northbound Hyundai.
"At this point, we have no idea why the vehicle left the roadway", said Lieutenant Ronald Smith, with the Montgomery County Police."
"...(It) mounted the curb, got up on the sidewalk, struck the two pedestrians, came back and then came to a rest where you see the vehicle now".
On one section of the sidewalk sits a ball cap and a single shoe. Orange and white markings show the point of impact.
After the collision, the Whalens were both rushed to Suburban Hospital in Bethesda. Their injuries are described as life threatening.
Police have identified the Hyundai driver as 68 year old Mary Ann Harrington of Germantown. She was also sent to the hospital with injuries. It's unclear how badly she was hurt.
"This street in particular, they come by pretty quick", says Ralph Quattrucci, who lives just across the street from the collision scene.
Quattrucci says he never lets his children too close to Summit Avenue.
" I don't even let 'em play over here," he says. "I make sure they play in the back yard 'cos I don't want them nowhere near the street".
There are speed cameras on nearby Connecticut Avenue, and there's talk of putting speed bumps along Summit Avenue, but no action has been taken.
Police are investigating to see if speed, alcohol, driver unattention, or other factors were at work.
Sarah Fudge, who grew up near the collision scene, says pedestrians and drivers need to watch out for each other.
"Crosswalks would be great", she says. "But we don't have them, so you do have to pay attention when cars are coming, and move quickly when you're crossing the street.
The notion that two elderly pedestrians were hurt while out taking a leisurely walk troubles many here.
"My heart goes out to the family", Willsey says.
Earlier: Police ID driver, pedestrians in Kensington crash
Two pedestrians were hit by a car on a sidewalk on Summit Avenue in Kensington, Md. Sunday morning.
John Richard Whalen,77, and Dorothy Whalen, 74, a married couple who live in the 9900 block of Cable Drive in Kensington, both sustained life-threatening injuries, police say.
The collision happened shortly after 10 a.m. when a 2003 Hyundai Sonata, driven by Mary Ann Harrington, 68, was traveling northbound on Summit Avenue and left the right side of the roadway prior to Prospect Street and hit the Whalens on the sidewalk.
Harrington, of the 21000 block of Father Hurley Boulevard in Germantown, was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) are investigating.
Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to contact the Collision Reconstruction Unit at 301-840-2435. Callers may remain anonymous.
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Rain wins
Persistent precipitation washes out night game
Rain, rain — it just didn't go away.
With a steady drizzle falling at about 7 p.m. Sunday, Alpine Bank Junior College World Series officials made the decision to postpone the game between Spartanburg Methodist College (South Carolina) and Miami Dade College (Florida).
The two teams are still waiting to play their first-round game, and are scheduled to play at 9 a.m. today.
Walt Bergman, the tournament co-director, said there was just too much rain, making the field "unplayable" and not safe for the players.
Bergman said the last rain delay at JUCO was four or five years ago.
"We've had to adjust a few times before," he said. "It works out really well for us this time, because this is a first-round game for both teams, win or lose, they will have a bye (to Tuesday), so nobody will play a doubleheader (today)."
Bergman said the field crew has a few concerns with getting the field ready for the 9 a.m. game.
"One of the problems you get is the water on the tarp has to go somewhere," he said.
Drains are in the outfield and along the first-base side of the field to help the draining process, he said.
Crews will be out at 6:30 a.m. to pull the tarp and get the field ready.
Today will be a four-game day.
Cochise College (Arizona) and Columbia State Community College (Tennessee) are scheduled to play at noon in the only elimination game of the day.
Blinn College (Texas) and Chattahoochee Valley Community College (Alabama) are scheduled to play at 3 p.m., followed by the 7:30 p.m. game between Iowa Western College and Midland College (Texas).
Fireworks will follow the 7:30 game.
The two veteran coaches from Spartanburg and Miami Dade said they have no concerns with having an extra day off, and it's something that happens in baseball.
"We'll be fine. I learned a long time ago that I don't worry about things I can't control," Spartanburg head coach Tim Wallace said.
"Nobody can control the weather, so we'll be ready to go at 9 tomorrow," Miami Dade coach Danny Price said.
Price said he was happy JUCO officials called the game because of safety concerns for the players.
Today's forecast calls for sunny skies in the morning, turning partly cloudy in the afternoon. Temperatures are expected to be in the 60s and 70s.


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Abigail and her friends are in the middle of a Monday afternoon group project when Mr. C tells them it's time to jump back to the past. They're super-excited, even though this time things are more complicated than ever!
The kids have to convince Sacagawea not to give up on her dream. But they don't know what Sacagawea's dream is! Sure, they know that explorers Lewis and Clark mapped a route leading out West...but what does that have to do with the teenage Native American?
Can Abigail and her group find Sacagawea, figure out what her dream is, and convince her to stick with it -- all in just two hours?
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Friday's weather
April 19, 2013
After an incredibly cold week, we are finally in for some slightly warmer temperatures today.
The Greeley area will start off cold, with temperatures in the 20s and warm into the low 40s. We'll see a mix of sun and clouds, but if you can get in the sunshine it will feel much warmer.
This weekend will be a little unsettled, but warmer. There's a chance for storms Saturday night. But a bigger chance for a rain-snow mix should arrive Sunday night into Monday.
After this system pushes through, temperatures for the week will remain below average temperatures for this time of year.


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Kitano, Osaka
Chie Kitano, Osaka JP
|Patent application number
|PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - The present invention relates to an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprising a copolymerization reaction product of a monomer mixture satisfying the following both conditions: (a) the monomer mixture includes a monomer m1 in an amount of 50% by mass or more based on whole monomer components constituting the monomer mixture, wherein the monomer m1 is an alkyl (meth)acrylate represented by the following formula (I):
|PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - An object of the present invention is to provide an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition capable of forming a pressure-sensitive adhesive, which has excellent adhesiveness to an adherend having surface polarity of every kind and can exhibit excellent repulsion resistance even in a moist heat environment, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet using the composition. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition provided by the present invention contains a copolymerization reaction product of a monomer mixture. The monomer mixture contains an alkyl (meth)acrylate having an alkyl group with a carbon number of from 4 to 20 and N-vinylcaprolactam. The total sum amount thereof is 95% by mass or more of the whole of monomer components. An amount of N-vinylcaprolactam is from 12 to 40% by mass.
Daisuke Kitano, Osaka JP
|Patent application number
|LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - Provided is a liquid crystal display panel which allows high quality display by suppressing a disturbance of liquid crystal molecule alignment caused by formation of liquid crystal alignment control protrusions. The liquid crystal display panel of the present invention is a liquid crystal display panel including a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the pair of substrates, one of the pair of the substrates including a colored layer, a light-shielding layer, and walled liquid crystal alignment control protrusions projecting toward the other substrate, the liquid crystal alignment control protrusions including a main protrusion and a secondary protrusion lower than the main protrusion, and the secondary protrusion not being provided along a borderline between the colored layer and the light-shielding layer.
Hiroki Kitano, Osaka JP
|Patent application number
|SWINGABLE CONNECTING DEVICE - A swingable connecting device includes an oscillation supporting mechanism for swingably supporting a shackle to a supporting body. A mounting bolt of the supporting body has a first male threaded portion and a second male threaded portion formed separately at opposite ends thereof with different diameters. A bolt shaft portion whose diameter varies continuously from the first male threaded portion to the second male threaded portion is formed between the first male threaded portion and the second male threaded portion. The supporting body is provided with a bolt hole for allowing the bolt shaft portion to fit into and engage with the bolt bore, through which the small-diameter second male threaded portion extends. The bolt bore has an inner surface profile, in which an inner diameter thereof continuously varies with an outer circumferential surface of the bolt shaft portion. A nut integrally connects the mounting bolt with the supporting body.
Hiroshi Kitano, Osaka JP
|Patent application number
|Priority seat management system, priority seat management method, and program storage medium storing program thereof - When a priority passenger detector located at a ticket gate detects priority data transmitted from a priority data storage device
|IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image display apparatus includes: an image display unit for forming an optical image; and an outer housing for housing the image display unit. The outer housing includes a window for displaying the optical image to the outside. The image display apparatus includes, in the outer housing, a heat insulator placed so as to surround the image display unit and a cooling device for cooling inside the outer housing, and the cooling device has a variable cooling capacity. The image display apparatus is abatable to changes in the ambient temperature and the internal power consumption and the presence or absence of sunlight and can be installed in a variety of outdoor environment, so that a high degree of reliability can be achieved.
Katsuhisa Kitano, Osaka JP
|Patent application number
|PLASMA PRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PLASMA PRODUCTION - For production of plasma from a medium gas mass in an elongated shape, electric field forming elements
|DENTAL CLINICAL APPARATUS AND PLASMA JET APPLYING DEVICE FOR DENTISTRY - A dental clinical apparatus having a function which conventional instruments for dental treatment have not had and having a novel constitution. The dental clinical apparatus includes a syringe which has a fluid jetting system for dental treatment and a plasma jet applying means for producing a plasma jet from the end by allowing a low-frequency high-voltage power supply to apply a low-frequency high voltage between electrodes on the outer peripheral surface of a rare gas tube through which a rare gas having a low dielectric breakdown voltage under the atmospheric pressure is flowed, and thereby causing electrical discharge.
Katsuya Kitano, Osaka JP
|Patent application number
|TRANSFORMING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - When an electronic apparatus comes to a state of being capable of receiving electric power, an output voltage of an AC adaptor changes from a second voltage Vb to a first voltage Va and the change in voltage can be detected by an electronic apparatus. Due to this configuration, a structure that can detect the type of AC adaptor can be provided without adding any new contacts to a DC input terminal and to a DC output terminal.
|ELECTRONIC APPARATUS TO WHICH AC ADAPTOR CAN BE CONNECTED - In a case where a first AC adaptor with a small capacity is connected to a notebook personal computer, an electronic apparatus supplies electric power supplied from the first AC adaptor or electric power as a sum of the electric power supplied from the first AC adaptor and electric power supplied from a battery to the load (
|ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device comprises a main battery used as a drive power source for driving the electronic device, a secondary battery used as a drive power source instead of the main battery when the main battery cannot be used, a battery detection unit that detects an event of removal of the main battery from the electronic device, and a power control unit that changes the drive power source from the main battery to the secondary battery and controls operation of the electronic device to reduce power consumption by the electronic device when removal of the main battery is detected by the battery detection unit.
Katsuyuki Kitano, Osaka JP
|Patent application number
|VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSOR - In a video signal processor (
|SYNCHRONIZING-SIGNAL GENERATING DEVICE - A sync separation section separates an external horizontal synchronizing signal from an input video signal. A line locked PLL receives the external horizontal synchronizing signal as a reference signal and generates an internal horizontal synchronizing signal. A determination section computes a time integral value of a phase difference between the external horizontal synchronizing signal and the internal horizontal synchronizing signal and determines whether or not the time integral value exceeds a threshold value. A control section performs the control of switching an output frequency of the line locked PLL based on a determination result from the determination section.
Masafumi Kitano, Osaka JP
|Patent application number
|Valve for Vacuum Exhaustion System - The invention provides a valve and a method of operating the valve that makes it possible to reduce the diameter of the vacuum exhaustion pipings to make the facility for the vacuum exhaustion system small, which results in lower costs and shortens vacuum exhaustion time, and also which can prevent corrosion, cloggings, and seal leakages inside the piping system caused by the accumulation of substances produced by the decomposition of gas flowing through the pipings. In particular, in accordance with the present invention, an aluminum passivation is applied on the piping parts, i.e. the valve and others, that are used in the vacuum exhaustion system so as to inhibit gas decomposition caused by temperature rise at the time of baking so that components for reduction in the diameter size in the vacuum exhaustion system are provided. Thus, corrosion, cloggings and seat leakages caused by gas decomposition are prevented.
|Reactor for Moisture Generation - A reactor for moisture generation generates high-purity moisture at a catalytic reaction temperature that is lower than an ignition point of hydrogen gas and oxygen gas so hydrogen and oxygen gas are supplied into the reactor having a platinum catalyst layer to catalyze the reaction of the gases without combustion, wherein the reactor maintains high adhesion strength for a long time of the platinum catalyst layer to a barrier layer provided between the base material and the platinum catalyst layer. The reactor includes a reactor main body that has a gas inlet and a moisture outlet, and the Y
Patent applications by Masafumi Kitano, Osaka JP
Masaharu Kitano, Osaka JP
|Patent application number
|LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, PLANAR LIGHT SOURCE INCLUDING THE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE PLANAR LIGHT SOURCE - A light-emitting device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a light-emitting element, and a package substrate on which this light-emitting element is placed. This package substrate includes a placement face on which the light-emitting element is placed, a back face that is opposed to the placement face, and a mounting face that is opposed, between the placement face and the back face, to a mounting substrate when the light-emitting device is mounted, and includes a first recess portion that extends, on the mounting face, from the back face toward the placement face and that has a first heat conduction member formed on the surface thereof, and an intermediate heat conduction member for conducting heat between the light-emitting element and the first heat conduction member.
Masayuki Kitano, Osaka JP
|Patent application number
|Method of Diagnosing Pancreatic Cancer with the Use of N-Binding Type Sugar Chains - The present invention is to provide a novel marker for diagnosing pancreatic cancer, a method for determining if a subject has pancreatic cancer utilizing the marker, etc. The present inventors collected blood from patients of 78 cases in total including patients of 24 cases with pancreaticobiliary-duct benign disorder (16 gallstone cases and 8 pancreatitis cases) and patients of 54 cases with pancreatic cancer, and mass spectrometry was performed on N-linked sugar chains in plasma. From the 74 mass-spectrometric peaks detected, 65 sugar chains were extracted based on the results of PAM analysis. These extracted sugar chains were then used to predict pancreatic cancer or pancreaticobiliary-duct benign disorder, to correctly diagnose 74% cases. Further, a T-test was performed between the two groups, the group of pancreaticobiliary-duct benign disorder and the group of pancreatic cancer, which identified two sugar chains, the sugar chain of m/z 3031 and the sugar chain of m/z 2362, as sugar chains demonstrating significant difference (p<0.05) and exhibiting 2-fold or greater difference in expression levels between the two groups. The rate of correct detection when using these sugar chains was calculated with six classifiers, all of which gave the result of about 70% correct detection.
Naofumi Kitano, Osaka JP
|Patent application number
|ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT - An electronic circuit is obtained that has reduced EMI levels. The circuit includes an integrated circuit, which is a source of noise, a bypass capacitor, and a circuit substrate on which they are mounted. An electronic circuit one electrode terminal of the bypass capacitor and one connecting electrode of the integrated circuit are connected through a first wire interconnect formed in the circuit substrate, and, additionally, another electrode terminal of the bypass capacitor and another connecting electrode of the integrated circuit are connected through a second wire interconnect, and the gap between the first wire interconnect and the second wire interconnect is made smaller than either the gap between the one connecting electrode and the other connecting electrode on the integrated circuit or the gap between the one electrode terminal and the other electrode terminal of the bypass capacitor.
|MULTILAYER FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A multilayer flexible printed circuit board disclosed in the present application is a multilayer flexible printed circuit board in which a ground layer, an insulating layer and a signal wiring layer in which signal wiring is formed are laminated in sequence, with the multilayer flexible printed circuit board including a protruding portion protruding laterally, and a ground that is electrically connected to the ground layer being formed on at least one surface of the protruding portion, in order to have shielding properties that can cope with high speed signal transmission performed via the signal wiring layer.
|ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT - In order to keep impedance characteristics to desired values across the entire operating frequency band, an electronic circuit of the present invention includes an integrated circuit, a decoupling capacitor, and a multilayer circuit board on which the integrated circuit and the decoupling capacitor are mounted. In the electronic circuit, a planar land is formed on one or both of a power layer and a ground layer of the multilayer circuit board, the land having densely disposed therein a plurality of via holes that connect a terminal of the integrated circuit and a corresponding terminal of the decoupling capacitor, and the land formed on the power layer or the ground layer is discontinuously disposed at a predetermined interval with a gap having a predetermined width provided therebetween.
Nobuki Kitano, Osaka JP
|Patent application number
|Inverter Compressor Operating Method and Compressor Driving Device - A boot capacitor that functions as an operating power supply for a high-arm-side transistor provided in an inverter has to be charged prior to normal operation of a motor. This operation of charging the boot capacitor is performed at a carrier frequency that is lower than a carrier frequency for the normal operation.
Shigeichi Kitano, Osaka JP
|Patent application number
|REFRIGERATION UNIT FOR TRAILER - A refrigeration unit body (
|REFRIGERATION UNIT FOR REFRIGERATED VEHICLE - A sub-engine (
|Trailer Refrigeration System - An engine unit (U
Shuji Kitano, Osaka JP
Takashi Kitano, Osaka JP
|Patent application number
|Information Terminal Apparatus - An information terminal device having a higher degree of convenience than conventional ones is provided. The information terminal device according to the present invention is provided with a display
Tomohiko Kitano, Osaka JP
|Patent application number
|CURRENT DETECTION PRINTED BOARD, VOLTAGE DETECTION PRINTED BOARD, AND CURRENT/VOLTAGE DETECTOR USING SAME, AND CURRENT DETECTOR AND VOLTAGE DETECTOR - A current detection printed board includes: a board having a penetration hole that penetrates the board; and at least one wire that is formed in a coiled shape having both ends by penetrating the board along the periphery of the penetration hole and alternately connecting a front surface layer and a rear surface layer of the board, wherein, when a conductor, in which an AC current flows, is disposed to pass through the inside of the penetration hole, a current flowing in the wire is output through electromagnetic induction.
|CURRENT DETECTION PRINTED BOARD, VOLTAGE DETECTION PRINTED BOARD, AND CURRENT/VOLTAGE DETECTOR USING SAME, AND CURRENT DETECTOR AND VOLTAGE DETECTOR - A current detection printed board includes: a board having a penetration hole that penetrates the board; and at least one wire that is formed in a coiled shape having both ends by penetrating the board along the periphery of the penetration hole and alternately connecting a front surface layer and a rear surface layer of the board, wherein, when a conductor, in which an AC current flows, is disposed to pass through the inside of the penetration hole, a current flowing in the wire is output through electromagnetic induction.
Patent applications by Tomohiko Kitano, Osaka JP
Tomonori Kitano, Osaka JP
|Patent application number
|DOCUMENT HANDLER - A document handler is provided that comprises a validator
Toyokazu Kitano, Osaka JP
|Patent application number
|SIGNAL DETECTION APPARATUS - A signal detection apparatus detects the frequency of an input signal without using a PLL. The detection apparatus includes a first and a second orthogonalizer, a phase difference calculator and an integrator, to control the variable coefficient a
|PHASE DIFFERENCE DETECTOR, PHASE DIFFERENCE DETECTION PROGRAM, AND PLASMA PROCESSING SYSTEM USING THE PHASE DIFFERENCE DETECTOR - A phase difference detector detects the phase difference between two AC signals at a high speed and with high accuracy. A phase difference computation unit computes the phase difference φ
Yutaka Kitano, Osaka JP
|Patent application number
|Vehicle with Cabin - A vehicle with a cabin comprises a vehicle body supported by a plurality of wheels; a cabin bracket supported by the vehicle body; an elastic member for supporting the cabin, disposed between the cabin and the cabin bracket; and a weight member attached to a plate-shaped member of the cabin.
|Tractor - A tractor includes a ROPS frame having right and left leg portions connected to either a transmission case or rear axle cases, a front frame connected to a portion of the transmission case forwardly of the ROPS frame and extending in the right/left direction, a right attaching frame connected to and between the right leg portion of the ROPS frame and a right side portion of the front frame and extending in the fore/aft direction, a left attaching frame connected to and between the left leg portion of the ROPS frame and a left side portion of the front frame and extending in the fore/aft direction, and right and left fenders. The right fender is attached to the right attaching frame and the left fender is attached to the left attaching frame.


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Bring with you a DVD or game that just came out recently, crawl over to the box and gingerly sit it as close to the circle of evil as you can while it still being in the shot.
Oldest trick in the book: Get any major daily newspaper that came out the day you make them shots. Didn''t you see ""Proof of life""?
Dino, he said he doesn''t get newspapers!
Eh? Right...
Aaaaaaaaalrighty... Back to practicing my ""speed reading skill""...
Bah. It''s a can pantry, or linen shelves, or just shelves with a door, or some such thing.
The finish looks to be a veneer, either walnut or cherry (hard to tell in the pic), so it was meant to be displayed in the open, and the inset in the ""lid"" seems to indicate it was meant to stand upright. Betcha that divot-looking thing on the far side of the lid in the attic_holycrapsmall.jpg pic is where the handle used to go.
*If* the dimensions of the thing are really too big to fit the current door, if you look around the floor of the attic I bet you''ll find a section of newer or missing lathe and plaster where the original attic entrance was.
If you poke it and it refuses to budge, I say it''s full of magazines and possibly old clothing. More likely, if you give it a push with the end of a 2x4, it''ll move fairly easily.
Really, the worst you''re possibly looking at is a lungful of dust (tie a kerchief around your face, or the face of whoever actually goes up there).
In other news, judging by the stains on the near side of the box, are you sure you don''t have any leaks in your roof? They look like drips from two points overhead. Might be something you want to consider -- water damage really sucks.
No, wait. Let me guess, you guys: ""those drips could be unholy ichor leaking from the unspeakable lurking horror concealed within!""
Unholy ichor *evaporates*, it doesn''t stain -- everybody knows that.
Ya big girl''s blouse, ya.
Stop clouding the issue with facts!
No, wait. Let me guess, you guys: ""those drips could be unholy ichor leaking from the unspeakable lurking horror concealed within!""
Finally, someone with some common sense has posted on the topic. Sway, make sure to coat yourself with holy water should the unholy ichor turn into the Golgatha.
Could it be filled with plushie Cthulhus?
If you poke it and it refuses to budge, I say it''s full of magazines
That''s it! It''s the previous owner''s Playboy collection!
Many many years from now, after the holocaust, archaeologists discover the remains of an old house. The attic, which is now the first floor, has an old wooden box in the center of it.
They break open the box, and to their amazement, it''s filled will a long printout of a web forum post about a box in someone''s attic.
Each post that we make gets added to the box, once it''s full, the world will end.
So keep typing!!!
You have entered, Swaydora''s Zone.
A place of time and space ........
The history is in the making... and besides where are the new pics...!
...but what if it is empty?
Then... That means IT has escaped.
That''s my ladder! So....there is going to be a video of the opening right?
\\oo/ O_O \\oo/
Sway almost rocks. Do you not own but one lightbulb? I''ve heard of entire pyramids being erected in less time than it has taken for you to open a single [size=7]filled-with-unspeakable-evil[/size] box.
This is starting to have an Oak Island treasure pit feel to it.
Lath & plaster ceilings? Wow, haven''t seen those in a while. Now we know the box is an ancient evil.
ObTopic: Whatever is in the box is used to the dark by now. You should have been a good host (in the hospitality or parasite sense) and opened it in the dark.
I want to see a Blair-witch style documentary of the experience, damnit. 6 months from now, when we haven''t heard from Sway, we will collect the video equipment from the attic and cut a movie deal.
lol, that was the best post I''ve read...evar.
Your attic is easily the scariest place I''ve ever seen.
Get a new lightbulb and get back up there!
Ha... that was hilarious! However I don''t see the reason for you to run down when you broke the lights Sway. Your Power Book could be a good substitute for Light source...
This is great, more drama to add to the whole saga
Just when I thought Sway would get to the bottom of this, events take a turn for the worse.
The AGONY.
Next time, tequila, not beer, and two lights!
We could be at this for ages... or we already have.
Still this was a great post and the legacy of this box will go on.
Go Sway!
Ok, you have one more week, then we start sabotaging your cartoons
He opens it. It''s empty and the thread dies. Now it lives on! Woohoo, go Sway!
Excellent ""Eww I''m touching the icky box pic"".
I bet it''s going to be like 24 in that Sway will leave us hanging until the beginning of April.


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Sing to the tune 'That's Amore'
When the weather turns bleak and your smile wants a cheek, plant violas.
In the gloom they will bloom so if you have some room, plant violas.
Birds will sing chirpy, chirpy, ching chirpy, chirpy, ching if you just plant violas.
Bees will buzz zippy, zippy, zub, zippy, zippy, zub as they view your violas.
When the blooms make you drool like 'Sorbet Delta Blue', that's violas.
When you skip down the street and tell people you meet, "Plant violas!"
When you walk in a dream, but you know you're not dreamin', signore.
'Scusa me, but you'll see, how great your yard will be with violas.
Source: The Plant Barn
(Bill Husa/Staff Photo)


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I just got back from the Nine Inch Nails concert. I was blown away. They are so ******* amazing live.
Guns N' Roses/Smashing Pumpkins, 4/6/92Guns N' Roses/Metallica/Faith No More, Dallas, 9/5/92The Black Crowes/The Jayhawks, 2/10/93Aerosmith/Jackyl :P 6/4/93The Rolling Stones, Dallas, 11/18/94The Black Crowes, May 1995Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 6/6/95The Smashing Pumpkins, 11/23/96"The Artist" (Prince), 8/5/97Wilco, 11/5/97Sarah McLachlan/Lisa Loeb, 3/17/98Lilith Fair (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, others), 7/1/98H.O.R.D.E. Festival (Smashing Pumpkins, Ben Harper, others), 7/15/98Tenacious D, April 2002Sonic Youth, Dallas, 8/1/02Wilco, Dallas, September 2002Eyes Adrift, October 2002Beck/The Flaming Lips, Dallas, 11/14/02The Strokes, 11/15/02Coldplay, 2/1/03Pearl Jam/Sleater-Kinney, 4/3/03The Flaming Lips/Liz Phair, 6/9/03The Flaming Lips/Liz Phair, Dallas, 6/10/03Radiohead, Houston, October 1
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