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Passenger satisfaction with U.S. airlines remains low, according to an annual benchmarking survey, which identified uncomfortable seats and poor inflight service as major contributing factors. The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) Travel Report on airlines, hotels and Internet travel sites, released on April 22, found that overall passenger satisfaction remains unchanged from last year, with some airlines improving and others lapsing.
Airlines for America (A4A), which represents major U.S. carriers, defended the industry. "U.S. airlines continue to do a great job for their customers despite many circumstances beyond their control, including historically severe weather and air traffic controller furloughs," the trade organization said. "We are in the safest period of aviation, air travel remains a bargain, and airlines are investing back into the business at a high level, including (for) new planes, Wi-Fi and other amenities."
Airlines overall scored 69 on the ACSI's 100-point scale and remain one of the lowest-scoring industries it measures, the Ann Arbor, Mich., research organization said. However, airlines do outrank subscription television, Internet service and social media sites, ACSI said. The 2014 report is based on interviews with 7,445 customers, chosen at random and contacted from October 21 to March 11.
JetBlue led U.S. airlines in satisfaction with an ACSI score of 79, which eroded from the 83 it scored last year. Southwest finished second with 78, also down from last year. Delta (71), American (66) and US Airways (66) improved over last year. United declined by 3 percent and scored lowest at 60, which the report attributes to fallout from its 2010 merger with Continental. "We've seen time and time again the negative impact mergers have on customer satisfaction," said Claes Fornell, ACSI chairman and founder. "Southwest led the industry for 17 years until it merged with AirTran in 2011 and Delta is just now recovering from its 2008 merger with Northwest."
Airlines score in the eighties for passenger satisfaction when it comes to reservations, check-in and websites, but the experience diminishes once passengers board the airplane. "While airlines do a good job with respect to pre-boarding (booking and check-in), the flight itself is a different matter," the ACSI report states. "The quality of in-flight services is mediocre (67) and seat comfort is poor (63). Regrettably for both airlines and their passengers, the flight is not only the most protracted part of the airline product, it is also the most important in terms of customer satisfaction."
United emailed AIN the following response: "United is investing significantly to provide employees the tools to deliver great service and improve our customers' experiences. While we have reduced complaints year-over-year and improved on-time performance and overall reliability, we continue to develop new customer products and services and employee programs to deliver the experience travelers expect."
The Chicago-based carrier said it has completed a first round of customer-service training for "tens of thousands" of employees; updated international premium cabins with flat-bed seats; installed Wi-Fi on 200 aircraft, with most remaining aircraft to be completed this year; increased overhead bin storage on "scores" of aircraft; opened redesigned airport lounges in Chicago, Seattle and San Diego; and launched a new mobile application.


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By PATRICK SLACK
Sports Editor
[email protected]
Holdingford scored five runs in the first inning and junior Alyssa Ohman didn't allow Pierz to get any closer, Monday.
Ohman tossed a one-hit shutout and struck out nine to lead the Huskers to an 8-0 victory.
Senior Katelyn Butkowski and junior Haley Huls each doubled for Holdingford.
Sophomore Tiara Hopkins hit a double for the Pioneers' lone hit.
Pierz hosts a doubleheader against Rockford Area and Holdingford hosts a doubleheader against Maple Lake, Tuesday.
Pierz 0 1 1
Holdingford 8 4 2
Pierz—Tiara Hopkins: 1-2, 2B.
Holdingford—Haley Huls: 1-4, 2B, R; Katelyn Butkowski: 2B; WP-Alyssa Ohman: 7-IP, 0-R, 1-H, 1-BB, 9-K.

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Red Rock Country Club Real Estate Overview: The Snyder Group Video
The Red Rock Country Club is one of the finest and most desired sections in the master-planned community of Summerlin. Most of the homes here are custom properties made by Sunrise Colony and Toll Brother. Watch this video to find out what opportunities await buyers and investors in this highly esteemed community.
In this video, you'll see:
- An overview of the Red Rock Country Club real estate housing market.
- How much price reduction off the list price are the buyers getting.
- What's the percentage of homes being sold from the inventory.
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What to Expect in the Red Rock Country Club
- The inventory level of Red Rock Country Club is at 1,200 homes.
- Year-to-date, there were 4 homes sold and 22 homes in ESCROW and 45 homes are for sale.
- Median sale price per square foot is $180, while median asking price per square foot is $214.
If you want more information about the Red Rock Country Club real estate market, check out this video.
If you're looking to buy, sell or invest in Red Rock, reach out to us. Our team of real estate experts have a great understanding on this market. We'll be happy to point you in the best direction to get you to your real estate goals. Contact us today!


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Wildlife: The Beginning Of A History
Rocky Bakken
Senior High Division
The wilderness bore the mark of the industrious beaver,his dams creating new marshes and eventually new lakes. His fur drew theMountain Men west, solitary trappers who blazed the trail for rancher, lumberman,and homesteader.
Today, the Red River Valley is noted as being a great farmingand agricultural center. Sugar beets, wheat, and potatoes reign on the throneof the agricultural industry. Yet, many years ago, the solitary fur trapperblazed the trail and opened the doors to the vast Red River Valley. Thebrave and courageous men set out not in quest of a rich farmland, but ratherfor the wily and beautiful beaver, mink and other fur bearing animals.
The joining point of the Pembina and Red River was a majorsite for many fur traders. In the winter of 1797-1798, Charles Chaboillezset up at Pembina one of the first North West Company trading posts withinthe present boundaries of North Dakota. On the other side of the river inSt. Vincent, Minnesota, Peter Grant set up a trading post as early as 1794.After crossing still another border and river, Thomas Miller, with eightorkney men, arrived at Pembina and built a post on the east side of theRed River in what is now Emerson, Manitoba. Norman W. Kittson and HenryHasting Sibley, a fur trader who became Minnesota's first Governor, werealso familiar names in the Pembina area. Yes, it truly was the fur tradethat brought people, civilization, and prosperity to our valley.
Yet it was not only the fur trade which drew attentionto the Valley. The unexploited land seemed to be a gift from above. Untouchedby the dirty fingers of civilization, the land abounded with Mother Nature'sgreatest effort: Wildlife. The area was also glorified by exceptional beautyof landscape. In 1875, Charles Hallock wrote:
I remember well when the railroad made its bold push northward to Lake Superior, and let in the light of the western sun upon the gloomy tamarack swamps and the thickets of balsam, which had grown up in impenetrable shade; and how, through the open vistas, the sheen of nameless lakes, whose existence had not been suspected, burst forth unexpectedly, here and there, like the story of new constellations. Innumerable streams leaped out of the secluded recesses with joyous bounds, and crossed the surveyor's line, sparkling in the sun. All the waters seemed alive with fish anxious to be hooked, and even the timorous deer waltzed forth into the unwanted sunshine and threw up their heels in the enjoyment of the sensation.
Such an abundantly stocked preserve was never found before! Such multitudes of deer roamed in the forests! Such countless myriads of trout filled the ice cold streams! Such monster muskellunge ploughed the lacustrine depths like submarine torpedoes! Multitudes of moose paths were disclosed, and elaborate dams built by beavers, old Indian trails in use for centuries, clandestine war paths, long hidden by the bush, windfalls marking the tracks of unrecorded cyclones, frames abandoned teepees, with the litter of former occupation strewn about. (1)
The honorable Charles Hallock, noted author and sportsman,built the original Hotel Hallock in the present village of Hallock. Mr.Hallock called his hotel a "Sportsman's Paradise". Famous huntersand sportsmen from all over the nation were attracted to this sportsman'sparadise.
In August 1880, the hotel that was destined to burn downeleven years later, was completed on the line of the Minneapolis and Manitobarailroad. The hotel was visited by marvelous guests, including such distinguishedpeople as Jim Hill and Andrew Carnegie. These sportsmen came at a time whenthere seemed to be no limit to the amount of game. Pictures of the hugestructure show an incredible amount of big game trophies, fish and gamebirds. This area was true sportsman's haven. Bands of elk came within afew miles of town, at times moose ran directly through the village, blackbear cubs came up from the lowlands to play with the school children. Inthe winter, the empty storage buildings were filled with wolf and coyotefurs while prairie chickens nested at the edge of town.
But before Hallock came to the valley, and before civilizationmade its push westward; the buffalo and Indians had domain over the valley.Although Pembina got its name from the Indians, it was the buffalo who hadsole proprietorship of the Pembina area. Before the massive beasts weredriven to near total extinction, they used Pembina area stamping ground.For hundreds of years, the loathsome creatures used the region to fightout their battles. They fought to capture or regain the leadership of themassive herds.
In 1800, Alexander Henry was the leader of an expeditionwhich set up a trading post in Pembina. From there he vividly describesan encounter with the great American bison.
At daybreak I was awakened by the bellowing of buffaloes. I got up and was astonished when I climbed into S. Bastian (part of the fort). On my right, the plains were black and appeared as of in motion moving northward. Our dogs were confined within the fort, which allowed the buffalo to pass within a few paces. I had seen almost incredible number of buffalo during the fall, but nothing in comparison to what I now could see. The ground was covered at every point of the compass as far as the eye could reach, and every animal was in motion. (2)
As the next hundred years passed, the buffalo slaughterwas taking place. The large herds dwindled and accounts of the large herdsin this area seemed to diminish. Yet, there are a few people still alivetoday that can tell of encounters with the great herds: one of these peopleis Silas Matthews. Mr. Matthews, an immigrant from Prince Edward Island,came over to the valley at the age of 10, in 1905. As a long time residentof the Humboldt area, he has come into contact with many various forms ofwildlife and nature. One of his most memorable experiences was with thebuffalo.
Mr. Matthews tells of a time when during the early springfloods, one of the last herds crossed the Red River. The buffalo were ontheir annual migration from South Dakota to Manitoba. During the flood,there was only one spot that was shallow enough to cross. The buffalo tookadvantage of this crossing and for days and days people could see the buffalomarch single file across the shallow crossing. Mr. Matthews believed thisto be one of the most impressive sights of his life. He describes the buffaloas beautiful, magnificent creatures.
Today, the wild buffalo is a thing of the past, but forthose who saw the impressive sights, the memory of the huge beasts has beencaptured and will remain forever. The buffalo is not the only animal whichremains in the memory of the "old timers" of the valley. The valleyhas a history abundant in wildlife events. There have been accounts of peoplewho met eye to eye in hand combat with the lynx. There are stories of thewinter of 1916 when the terrifying wolf packs roamed the countryside. Peoplewere afraid to walk alone unarmed for fear of these animals. But, for themost part, the lynx, wolf, bobcat, eagle and other predators were on theother end of the deal and were being senselessly slaughtered. The worldpredator and the animal it is applied means danger. The danger is not meantfor people but for the predator. Ironically, the animals which brought peopleand eventually farmers to the valley, have been fully or nearly exterminatedby the farmer. This killing may have been necessary to protect people andfarm stock, but only in the local sense. Many animals, predators and non-predators,such as, the buffalo, were senselessly killed off, some of good reason butother, whose range did not come in contact with civilization, were killedonly as a cruel sport. Today, hunters and farmers realize this and stateparks and wildlife reserves have been set aside for protection of predatorsand other animals that are harmful if in local existence.
Hunting, as it has changed with the time, has and alwayswill be an integral part of life in the Red River Valley. Hunting's longhistory of events has been an important part of family well being as ithas been a sport. In the days of the early explorers, hunting was a barenecessity. As time ran on and farmers brought cattle, hogs, and other domesticmeat supplies, the importance of hunting declined. Hunting now started todevelop into a sport rather than necessity. This is when the slaughter ofthe seemingly endless supply took place. Marksmanship was a matter of pridefor the early families and shooting matches were a social event of greatimportance, often with live turkeys as prizes and sometimes as targets.The main targets were flocks of birds passing overhead. Soon after peoplefinally realized the animal population was not unlimited, game seasons,limits, and wildlife conservation measures were put in to use. Today, throughtradition and more important, conservation measures, hunting is still oneof the major sports and pastimes of the Valley.
Kittson county, named after famous hunter, fur trader andexplorer, Norman W. Kittson, has long been a center point for hunting andfarming. This is made quite evident from a Kittson County Enterprise headline:
Region rated as one of best grouse grounds on North AmericanContinent. Deer attract hunters from all sections of state. Fertility ofsoil makes county famous as vegetable "Garden of Eden" and wealthyarea. (3)
When grouse and prairie chicken season opens, hunters fromall parts of the state and surrounding states to share in the sport of uplandshooting. The county is still considered as famous as ever for its exceptionalgrounds. It is considered one of the best upland game sections on the NorthAmerican Continent.
When deer season opens, it's big game time in the valley.The experienced woodsman down to the first season novice, come to favoritespots and try their luck. Chances are, the hunters, who may have come fromhundreds of miles around, will come home with broad smiles on their faces,and their trophies on the hood of the jeep. Hunters are offered many otherspecies to go after, such as, moose and rabbit. The duck and goose seasonprobably arouses as much attention as does the deer season. The many swampsand tamaracks in the eastern part of Kittson County are a favorite stopover for the migratory birds. In good spots a man can still get his limitevery time.
Thousands of lakes filled with bass, walleye, and pikemake fishing by far the biggest pastime and sport for nature enthusiastsduring the summer. Ice fishing is also a popular winter sport.
This area is a true sportsman's paradise as Charles Hallockdescribed it. Buffalo herds, many of the various large flocks of migratorybirds, were common sites of yesteryears. Today, these and other forms ofwildlife are all but gone.
The bald eagle was also once a common sight in the valleymany years ago. Today, bald eagles are seen only on rare occasion. I hadthe joy, thrill and excitement of seeing our national emblem fly above thecar on my way home from church. The sight of this beautiful bird which isso seldom seen, stirred many emotions in my mind. The bald eagle made merealize the importance of wildlife conservation.
For thousands of years, hunting in America was a necessity.For hundreds it has been a sport. Its future now depends on making an acceptablenew balance with nature. The crucial question: Will people pressure continueto overwhelm and domesticate the land, or can our remarkably adaptable gamebirds, fish and other animals continue to supply themselves - and us?
Will the founder of a history, the industrious beaver,always have a home here in our Red River Valley?
(1) Charles Hallock, founder of Hallock, Kittson CountyEnterprise Fiftieth Anniversary Issue, p. 24
(2) Alexander Henry, Kittson County Enterprise, FiftiethAnniversary Issue, p. 4
(3) Kittson County Enterprise, Fiftieth Anniversary Issue,p. 21
Dakota Territorial Centennial "The 100th Anniversaryof Dakota Territory"
Kittson County Enterprise. "Fiftieth Anniversary Issue"J. E. Bouvette & Sons, Publishers
Matthews, Silas, Interview, January 28, 1975
Waterman, Charles F., Hunting In America, Holt Reinhart& Winston
Pembina, Pamphlet, June 1957
Matthews, Silas, Interview, January 28, 1975
Waterman, Charles F., Hunting In America, Holt Reinhart& Winston
Pembina, Pamphlet, June 1957


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I needs ammo!
Anyone have an idea how long this shortage is going to last? I cant find any ammo online or in stores. Does anyone know if supplies for reloading (brass, bullet, powder) in shortage too?
Don't know where your at but plenty to be had here local- (except 22 rimfire)
I'm starting to see more ammo in stores around my part of Ky. I've not thad to buy any just yet as I was ready for the crazy. What exactly are you looking go kymike? Have you looked ni any of the Facebook tader groups? I watch several around Ky. If you do FB try a search for (enter state name here) gun trader.
Last time it was about Aug 2009 before things started to get back to normal. I would expect this time to be about the same.
Yes, reloading supplies are in short supply just like last time, but a little more so since there are many more reloaders now.
I live in northern ky.
I have decent luck stopping at walmart at about 11:00 pm, they usually get a truck in at night. I live in N Ky also.
It's normally not much, but you can only buy 3 boxes anyway. I've noticed 7.62x39 and 223 is starting to catch up, it still sells out fast but they are getting it in larger quantities now.
I was pretty good on 9mm before the panic but now I'm getting low, still can't find it much.
start there ;)
The shartage is very very slowly coming down already..
My guess is by the end of the year we'll be back to normal.
Then I'll buy a coupke of extra cases..
Of course everyone thinks the same thing so that might extend the shortage by another 3 months:p
Don't see that happening for about a year, but next time there is a shortage, I won't even notice.:cool:
Might just buy an AK too, just in case I ever decide I want one:p
Yeah ill never be out again that's for sure.
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A baby whale separated from his family discovers a caged bird, the sole survivor of a shipwreck. Together they struggle to survive, lost at sea.
Written and directed by Carol Freeman, 'the Bird and the Whale' is an oil-paint on glass animated film, produced by Jonathan Clarke, and with an original score by Chris McLoughlin
A selection of photos from when these final scenes were in progress!
Featuring the work of Katie Sherlock, Carol Freeman, & Caitlyn Rooke!
Another fledgling left the nest on the Bird & the Whale, with Caitlyn Rooke finishing her final scene!
Caitlyn was such a joy to work with, and her experience as an oil painter was invaluable in how it informed the project!
Be sure to check out her own work here: caitlynrooke.com
You can view our timelapse of the Storm Sequence below:
From writer & director Carol Freeman, comes a tale of a Bird and a Whale, who together struggle to survive, lost at sea.
Featuring an original score by Chris McLoughlin and produced by Jonathan Clarke, this oil paint on glass film will soon be beginning its travels in the big world outside the black=out curtains!
First up on its journey is the Galway Film Fleadh today: LINK
Below you can see a timelapse of the whales breaching:
Things have been a little quiet here, as animation is well underway on Carol's film The Bird and the Whale. To make up for it; above is a timelapse of a scene in progress from the film!
Painted by Caitlin Rooke, using 2D animation created by Kenneth Ladekjær
Some photos from this week's painting progress on The Bird & the Whale.
A reproduction of an oil study of a stormy sea for The Bird & the Whale is now available in our shop.
Pre-production is going on in earnest on Carol's Frameworks funded film The Bird and the Whale!
Below you can see the paint on glass animation test we created for our pitch this summer:
This test clip was created using one of our small scale multiplane setups, with three sheets of glass: the animation of the whale and the splash occurring on the topmost layer, the sea on the the middle layer and the sky on the backmost layer. For the full scale production of the film, we shall be using our large format multiplanes, with multiple layers of animation happening at once.


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Art Cohn
Art Cohn is the Executive Director of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. He is a professional diver and has coordinated and participated in Lake Champlain's archaeological projects for the past twenty years. Cohn is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Maritime History and Nautical Archaeology at both the University of Vermont and Texas A&M University. He serves aboard Lois McClure as a tugboat operator and able- bodied crew member.
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The schooner Lois McClure returns home
Art Cohn
On October 19th, the canal schooner Lois McClure approached her berth at Burlington's Perkins's Pier with 20 knots of wind conspiring to complicate its landing. Several hundred people, including Lois McClure herself, Mayor Peter Clavelle and Vermont and Burlington officials were on hand to welcome the schooner home.
It was a truly fitting conclusion to this remarkable journey and an occasion to give thanks and reflect back on the experience. Many of the volunteers who had provided so much support and energy for the journey were there which made the home coming feel like a reunion. And of course, we give many thanks to the event's sponsors: Chittenden Bank, Burlington Free Press, Vermont Tent Company, and the City of Burlington Department of Parks and Recreation.
It was 125 days ago that the schooner Lois McClure left Burlington to begin this "Grand Journey", the culmination of a five-year effort by the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum to preserve and share the history and archaeology of Lake Champlain and the region.
The opening of the Champlain and Erie Canals helped shape the nation, but in our time the history of the canal era has been largely forgotten. Our schooner has proven an effective window into the world when wooden canal boats were as common on our waterways as tractor trailers are on the road today.
The Lois McClure is modeled after two canal schooners that were both built in 1862 and by coincidence of history, both became shipwrecked in Burlington harbor. Raising awareness of our submerged cultural resources is a major aspect of our mission and the schooner has proven to be a very effective ambassador to the collection of wooden shipwrecks which lay on the bottom of Lake Champlain, the Hudson River and the rest of the world's waters.
During our Grand Journey, we have visited 25 ports-of-call, traveled more than 1000 miles and welcomed over 22,000 visitors on board.
I am here today to report that the schooner worked its magic on everyone who came aboard. It engaged people of all ages and all ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds, and if you judge from the comments and feedback from visitors leaving the schooner, and the number visitors who returned with friends and family, I can say with some conviction that we provided a special learning experience for all who came aboard. For me personally, it has been one of the most satisfying experiences of my life.
It goes without saying that this Grand Journey would not have been possible without the generous support of our donors, members and sponsors. I would like to acknowledge the principal sponsors of this project:
Lois McClure and her late husband Mac and the McClure family
The farm families that own Cabot Creamery
The State of Vermont
The Lake Champlain Basin Program
The Lane Press
Lake Champlain Transportation Company
Lake Champlain Chocolates
Burlington Food Service
The Dock Doctors and Dakin Farms of hometown Ferrisburgh
The Griswold Family, Shelburne Shipyard and donors to 2005 Restoration of the C. L. Churchill
The Vermont Wood Products Council
Basin Harbor Club
Smith Barney
Honda Marine Power
This Grand Journey also required the daily dedication of an extraordinary ensemble of core crew. I can't praise too highly the contributions of this crew to safely operate our three boat fleet and, upon reaching port, transform the schooner into a floating museum:
The competent, quiet leadership and skill of our Captain Roger Taylor
Commissary Kathleen Carney
First Mate Erick Tichonuk
Second Mate Scudder Kelvie
Educator-Ships Store manager Sarah Lyman
Boatswain Len Ruth
Ship's Carpenter Kerry Batdorf
Assistant Commissary Barbara Batdorf
Educator Liana Tennel
Tugboat Pilot Sandy Jacobs
I am pleased to number myself a member of this crew having had the opportunity to live and work on our tugboat C.L. Churchill.
Many other LCMM staff lent their skills and tireless dedication:
Mike Barbieri
Matt Davis
Joanne DellaSalla
Janet Gibbs
Michael Giorgio
Dale Henry
Adam Kane
Chris McClain
Elisa Nelson
Matt Witten
The core crew had charge of the operation but it was the volunteer crew that proved to be so indispensable. Over the four months journey, we had more than fifty volunteers sign up for at least a week of service. Some volunteers contributed multiple weeks. Their fresh energy, enthusiasm and skill at boat operations and interpreting history made the visitor experience so much more special. We simply could not have done it without them:
Robert Abell
Harry Atkinson
Bill Balling
Barbara Bartley
Barb Batdorf
Walt Borden
Diana Carlisle
Nathan Cohn
Marsha Conover
Don Dewees
Marty Dewees
Hilton Dier
Bob Dollar
Gary Fischer
Marie France Despirin
Stirling Gibbs
Ellen Gurwitz
Ernie Haas
Jeff Hindes
Churchill Hindes
Laura Hollowell
Peter Huber
Sandy Jacobs
Kris Jarrett
Joanne Juckiewicz
Krissy Kenny
Mark MacDonald
Jerry Manock
Mary Ellen Manock
Lisa Marchetti
Ralph Norton
Maureen O'Connell
Don Peabody
Shirley Renaud
R. Paul Smith
Stephen Smith
Judy Stevens
Al Stiles
Leo Straight
Bill Suiter
Jim Tabor
Larry Thomson
John Tichonuk
Emily Tichonuk
Darren Tracy
Barbara Van Raalte
Barb Woodbury
Jon Woodbury
Gwen Zwickel
So, with the schooner and crew safely home, it's a fair question to ask 'Where do we go from here?'
I am very pleased to announce that next year the Museum plans to spend much of our season at Burlington's historic South Wharf, aka Perkin's Pier.
I am also pleased to announce the publication of our newly created curriculum Canalers Afloat. It will provide teachers a menu of options to use the canal era and schooner to engage students in history, archaeology, music, art, sociology, geography and math.
In spring 2006, utilizing the new curriculum, teachers will be able to visit the schooner at Perkins Pier for spring school field trips. In the fall, we plan visit the northern lake and serve schools in Franklin and Grand Isle Counties in Vermont and Clinton County in New York. Teachers with an interest in this new opportunity are encouraged to contact the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum.
With the success of our Grand Journey to guide us, Museum planners are already exploring the possibility of a journey west on the Erie Canal and North to Canadian waters, all standard routes for a Lake Champlain canal boat. We are particularly excited about the proposed role the schooner may play as a focal point for the Quadra- Centennial celebration in 2008 and 2009.
I would like to conclude by thanking our readers for their interest in these Ships Logs, and inviting each and every one of them to become a member of our museum, or to support us with a donation. Membership has privileges such as free admission and discounts on products and programming, but perhaps even more importantly, it gives one a sense of satisfaction being part of an organization that seeks to better the world through education.
Finally, this is not the last Ships Log! Stay tuned, as we will be sending periodic updates about the schooner Lois McClure and our other LCMM news throughout the seasons.


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ThePrimeFollower wrote:I realllly wanna get the megatron but if you have to buy them as a set? i can wait until people start selling them on ebay. The only reason i would get the prime is take off the head and paint it in the actual OP colors to have a acutal facless mask prime for my PRID prime
I'm not trying to be an ass or nothing but for the 2 it's $60 off of BBTS it would be so stupid to buy just one on eBay because its gonna be $60 for just one. Your better off getting the set and selling the one you don't want and making money in stead of wasting it.


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On April 26, 2007, the Senate passed the conference report to the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 by a vote of 51-46. The legislation provides $124.2 billion in emergency funds primarily to support U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan; ensure continued recovery for the victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; providing first-class health care for wounded veterans; address critical gaps in homeland security; and provide emergency disaster assistance for farmers. This fact sheet provides an overview of the key provisions, which – unfortunately – President Bush claims he will veto when the legislation reaches his desk.
U.S. Military Operations and Emergency Defense Funding
Full funding for U.S. troops. The conference report provides emergency funds to support Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. It includes funding for 140,000 troops deployed in Iraq and 20,000 in Afghanistan and as well as funds for the escalation force of 21,000 combat troops and 4,729 support personnel in Iraq and 7,200 troops in Afghanistan.
Addressing National Guard equipment shortfalls. The legislation provides $1 billion above the President's request to address shortfalls in critical Guard equipment. General Steven Blum, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, has testified that the readiness of National Guard forces is at a historic low, with 88 percent of units in the United States rated as unready. Further, General Blum has reported that the Army Guard has only 40 percent of its equipment stock, a shortfall which he says is compromising the quality of force training and limiting the Guard's ability to quickly respond to domestic disasters. (General Steven Blum, testimony before the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves, 1/31/07; Congress Daily, 3/28/07)
Protecting our troops against improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The conference report includes $1.2 billion in additional funding, for a total of $3 billion, to provide our troops in Iraq with mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles, or MRAPs. These vehicles are fitted with V-shaped hulls that can better-protect against roadside bombs, which currently account for about 70 percent of U.S. combat fatalities in Iraq. Since the Marines issued their first urgent request for MRAPs in May 2006, military demand for these vehicles has grown to nearly 8,000. The $1.2 billion in additional emergency funds will ensure that more than 2,000 MRAPs reach our troops by the end of this year. (Congress Daily, 3/29/07; USA Today, 3/28/07; USA Today, 3/29/07)
Military housing requirements. The legislation includes an additional $1.1 billion above the President's request for military family housing necessary to fund requirements identified by military leaders.
Ensuring military readiness. The conference report includes a provision that, subject to a Presidential waiver, would ensure adequate rest time between tours of duty for active duty and Guard and Reserve forces and would require that tours of duty in Iraq not be extended beyond a year.
Securing and Stabilizing Iraq
Revised strategy for Iraq. The conference report includes a provision for changing course in Iraq. The legislation calls for a gradual redeployment of troops in conjunction with concerted efforts to train and equip the Iraqi security forces and to build regional and international support for the Iraqi government. The legislation directs the President to certify that the Iraqi government is meeting diplomatic and security benchmarks. If he makes that certification, the bill requires that deployment begin no later than October 1, 2007, with the goal of completing the redeployment within 180 days. After that period, a limited number of U.S. forces would remain inside the country for force protection, training and equipping Iraqi troops, and targeted counterterrorism options. The legislation also includes requirements that the U.S. commander provide regular progress reports to Congress on the progress of the Iraqi government in assuming control of the country and also on the status of the redeployment efforts. The conference report does not include any restriction on funding for the troops in Iraq or Afghanistan.
With this provision, Congress has demanded a change in U.S. policy in Iraq that would transition the mission of U.S. forces and advance a new comprehensive economic, diplomatic, and political strategy to bring stability to the country and bring to a close the United States's open-ended commitment in Iraq. This new direction would allow the United States to refocus much-needed resources on hunting down Osama bin Laden, stabilizing and rebuilding Afghanistan, and countering the threat of al Qaeda and affiliated terrorist networks.
Iraq reconstruction and State Department operations. The conference report provides $2.86 billion for Department of State and Foreign Operations funding in Iraq, which is $338 million below the President's request. It includes $1.574 billion for the Economic Support Fund.
- Responsible reconstruction. The legislation provides increased levels of funding for community development programs in Iraq. Instead of funding large infrastructure projects that have been characterized by waste, fraud and abuse, and have failed to bring tangible results, Congress has made these capacity-building initiatives a priority, which are more likely to bring real improvements in the lives of Iraqis and empower the Iraqi people to assume greater responsibility for their country's future.
- Refugee crisis. The conference report provides $45 million for Iraqi refugee programs and an additional $45 million for programs to support programs for internally displaced Iraqis. According to the United Nations, an estimated 1.9 million Iraqis have been internally displaced as a result of the war, while another 2 million have sought refuge in neighboring countries, including an estimated 1.2 million Iraqi refugees in Syria and 800,000 in Jordan. (BBC News, 3/20/07)
- Enhanced oversight and accountability. The legislation also includes critical measures to enhance oversight of Iraq reconstruction. It provides $40 million, which is $5 million above the President's request for oversight initiatives in Iraq, including the $35 million for the Special Inspector for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR); $1.5 million for the State Department Inspector General not requested; and $3.5 million for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). No funding was requested by the President for agency inspector generals. Further, the conference report requires the Secretary of State to certify that specific benchmarks on certain reconstruction funds be met prior to the obligation of 50 percent of funds.
- Coordinator for Iraq Assistance. The legislation creates the new position of Coordinator for Iraq Assistance and requires that the Coordinator be nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
Stabilizing Afghanistan
The conference report provides $919.9 million for reconstruction programs and State Department operations in Afghanistan, which represents an increase of $199 million above the President's request. Additional funds are provided for Provincial Reconstruction Teams, rural counter-narcotics initiatives, development, agriculture and humanitarian assistance. These initiatives are focused primarily in provinces targeted by the Taliban. The bill also includes $79 million for security at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.
Department of Justice Counter-terrorism Initiatives
Emergency Funding for the Justice Department's Efforts to Fight the War on Terrorism. The legislation provides nearly $316 million in emergency funds, which is $142.5 million above the President's request, to the Department of Justice (DOJ), which includes the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
- Law enforcement training and counter-drug operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The conference report provides emergency funding for the DOJ's work to stabilize Iraq and Afghanistan. The legislation allocates $1.65 million to the DOJ's criminal division to help train law enforcement officers in both countries. Last year, the Iraq Study Group recommended that the Justice Department, well-versed in civilian law enforcement, help build the Iraqi justice system, which has been crippled by increased crime, a lack of training, and corruption. The bill also provides $12.2 million for the Drug Enforcement Administration, which is $3.7 million above the President's request, to continue anti-drug operations in Afghanistan, where the production and smuggling of opium supplies the international drug trade and helps finance terrorism.
- FBI training, equipment, and operational support. The legislation allocates millions toward helping DOJ agencies protect Americans from future terrorist attack at home and abroad. It provides $268 million in emergency funds, which is $149.7 million above the President's request, to the FBI for necessary equipment, training, and operational support. This includes support for the FBI's new Render Safe program, a currently under-funded program, which disarms Weapons of Mass Destruction in the United States. The measure also provides $10 million for the FBI to implement the Office of Inspector General's recommendation pertaining to the FBI's use of National Security letters. Further, the bill provides $4 million to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to train explosives experts to better detect IEDs.
- Bringing suspected terrorists to justice. The conference report supports the DOJ's efforts to investigate, arrest, and prosecute those who would harm our nation and its interests. The legislation includes $5 million for U.S. attorneys to prosecute terrorism cases in the U.S., which is equal to the President's request; $6.45 million in funds for the U.S. Marshals Service for court and witness protection in Iraq and Afghanistan and increased court security in the U.S. for high threat terrorist trials; and $1.7 million to the DOJ's National Security Division to prosecute high threat detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
Care for Our Returning Troops and Veterans
The legislation provides more than $5 billion to ensure that returning servicemembers and veterans are provided the health care they have earned and deserve.
Defense Health Program. The conference report allocates $3.3 billion in funds for military health care, which is $2.1 billion above the President's requested amount. These funds are necessary to address current funding shortfalls in the program, including: $661 million in unbudgeted and unrecovered fees; $500 million to eliminate "efficiency wedge savings" and reinvest in military hospitals; $20 million to repair substandard facilities at Walter Reed; and $100 million for brain trauma injury; and $900 million for brain trauma injury (BTI) and post traumatic stress disorder treatment and research (PTSD).
Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA). The legislation provides nearly $1.8 billion to meet the needs of our nation's wounded veterans, not requested by the President. Key allocations include: $229 million to treat veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; $100 million for initiatives to improve veterans' mental health services; $52.8 million to establish at least one new Level I polytrauma center and to provide support for polytrauma programs for treating severely injured veterans; $25 million for prosthetics; $20 million for substance abuse programs; $20 million for Vet Centers and Readjustment Counseling; and $10 million for rehabilitation programs for blind veterans.
- Military and veterans' care facilities. The situation at Walter Reed has placed a spotlight on the systemic neglect at military hospitals and VA health care facilities across the country. In recent congressional oversight hearings, the Army acknowledged that many of the problems at Walter Reed exist at military facilities nationwide. Former Army Surgeon General Lt. General Kevin Kiley told the Armed Services Committee that, "what's going on at Walter Reed in terms of the frustration of the staffs and the patients is probably mirrored to some extent in most of our other facilities, as I hear commanders talk to us about these issues." Further, the VA-ordered investigation in the wake of revelations at Walter Reed uncovered more than 1,000 reports of substandard conditions at 1,400 veterans' care facilities. The legislation will provide the funding and resources needed to repair and ensure proper maintenance of military and veterans' health care facilities. (Washington Post, 3/22/07; Armed Services Committee Hearing, 3/6/07)
- Returning Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. For the past several years, the Bush Administration has consistently underestimated the health care needs of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. In Fiscal Year 2007, the VA underestimated the number of veterans who would access the VA health care system by 100,000 patients, or nearly 100 percent. Similarly, VA projections in this year's budget request are expected to fall short of actual demand by approximately 50,000 patients. The $229 million in emergency funding provided in this legislation will ensure that the VA will be able to address funding shortfalls to meet the needs of these veterans without impacting the services for other VA patients. (Appropriations Committee Minority Staff, 3/29/07; Veterans' Affairs Committee Majority Staff, 2/05/07)
- Mental health care needs. According to VA data, more than one-third of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans seeking VA health care services report mental health disorders. And as troops are faced with repeated and extended deployments, mental health problems are expected to increase dramatically among these veterans, particularly Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Funds provided in this legislation are critical to meeting the needs of current veterans and also building the capacity of the Veterans' Health Administration to plan and prepare for the future needs of service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. (Veterans Health Administration, November 2006; Associated Press, 9/23/06)
- Polytrauma treatment and rehabilitation. Many service members are returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with severe injuries – most notably Traumatic Brain Injury – which require specialized care and extensive rehabilitation. Currently, the VA does not have adequate measures in place to ensure that these injured veterans are provided the care they need. H.R.1591 will provide funding to support research initiatives and establish new polytrauma centers and support rehabilitation programs that will address the critical needs of these veterans.
Hurricane Katrina Recovery
The conference report provides a total of $6.9 billion for victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. More than nineteen months since the failed federal response to the disasters, much remains to be done to ensure the recovery of the region's infrastructure, economy, and housing. Levy repairs remain incomplete; violent crime has escalated significantly; New Orleans has recovered less than half of its pre-Katrina population; while more than one hundred thousand Louisiana residents continue to wait for federal funds that would allow them to rebuild their homes. According to a recent study by the University of New Orleans, more than 30 percent of the city's residents who have returned say that they are considering leaving, given the slow recovery effort. (Associated Press, 2/9/07)
This legislation provides resources to advance recovery initiatives. Key appropriations include:
- $4.61 billion for the Disaster Relief Fund. This allocation, which is $1.21 billion above the President's request, is necessary to address the needs of communities impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. $320 million is included to cover the costs of Community Disaster Loans that communities in the Gulf Coast impacted by the hurricanes cannot afford to repay.
- $1.4 billion for the Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation. These funds are necessary to complete levee and interior drainage projects and implement interim flood and storm damage reduction measures in Mississippi and Louisiana.
- Nearly $1.6 billion in order to waive the match requirements. Funds provided in the bill will allow for the waiver of match requirements for public and individual assistance efforts related to recovery from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which is consistent with other major disasters, including 9/11.
- $50 million to fight violent crime in Gulf Coast states. Violent crime has increased markedly in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. In New Orleans, the murder rate has risen considerably, with 161 reported homicides last year – more than 4 times the national average for cities of similar size. At the same time, its criminal justice system is dangerously understaffed and its police force is down about 300 officers from its pre-Katrina level. (Associated Press, 2/9/07; Associated Press, 1/10/07)
- $110 million for fisheries and disaster recovery in Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast. These funds are vital to implement sustainable approaches to fishery redevelopment for the seafood and fisheries industries hit hard by Hurricane Katrina.
- $60 million to support Gulf Coast education. As state and local officials struggle to rebuild this region, they are facing a severe shortage of teachers. The bill includes $30 million for higher education institutions impacted by the Gulf Coast hurricanes in 2005 and $30 million to attract teachers back to elementary and secondary schools in the Gulf Coast Region.
Filling Dangerous Gaps in Homeland Security
The conference report includes $2.25 billion in funding necessary to address dangerous vulnerabilities on our borders, in our transit systems, and in our national preparedness. Highlights of homeland security investments include:
Transportation security. The legislation includes $325 million for rail and transit grants necessary to protect our mass transportation systems against the threat of a terrorist attack. Since 9/11, the Bush Administration has provided less than $750 million of the estimated $6 billion necessary to secure our nation's transportation systems, despite the fact that mass transit has repeatedly been targeted by terrorists, including al-Qaeda and its affiliated networks, in London, Madrid, Moscow, Tokyo, and Mumbai.
Baggage screening and air cargo security. The conference report includes $815 million for Explosive Detection Systems (EDS) procurement and installation at U.S. airports. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is years behind federally mandated deadlines for installing EDS at airports across the country. This has left passenger flights vulnerable to terrorist threats: between October 2005 and January 2006 GAO investigators were able to smuggle bomb components past federal screeners at all 21 airports they targeted. The funding provided by this legislation would allow the TSA to meet the backlog of priority funding requirements for in-line baggage screening at the nation's top 25 airports. (Congressional Research Service, RL33512, 7/5/06; Seattle Times, 3/19/06)
Additionally, the legislation includes $110 million to improve air cargo security. Today, according to the Department of Homeland Security, most air cargo carried on passenger aircraft is not screened for explosives, leaving passenger flights at risk for terrorist attacks. Funds included in this legislation will allow the TSA to increase the number of air cargo inspectors from 300 to 450; complete vulnerability assessments at high volume airports; and fund critical equipment and technology for air cargo screening.
Port and border security. The conference report includes $190 million for Port Security Grants to provide for a total of $400 million in Fiscal Year 2007 funding (the full amount authorized in the SAFE Port Act). The bill also provides $115 million for the Secure Freight Initiative and SAFE Port Act implementation and $120 million for increased security on the Northern Border, including funds for additional planes and helicopters.
Chemical security. The legislation includes $12 million for chemical site security, necessary to ensure compliance with DHS standards. It also clarifies that the new federal standards for securing chemical facilities do not preempt state standards if those standards are more rigorous than the federal standards.
Disaster preparedness. The conference report includes $100 million for Emergency Management Performance Grants to update state and local emergency plans. The Department of Homeland Security's Phase II Nationwide Plan Review completed this past summer found that only 10 states have sufficient disaster response plans in place. (Department of Homeland Security, 6/16/06)
Pandemic flu. The legislation includes $798 million in emergency funding for pandemic flu and disease control training activities. A recent study conducted by the Trust for America's Health (TAH) concluded that many states are not prepared for a flu pandemic. TAH found that only 15 states are at the highest preparedness rating for providing emergency vaccines and medical supplies; 40 states face a shortage of nurses; half of U.S. states do not have adequate hospital bed capacity; and many also lack sufficient capacity to test for biological threats and track disease outbreak information. And in a more recent study, the TAH warned that a severe flu pandemic could kill 2.25 million people and could spark an economic recession. (Trust for America's Health, Ready or Not?, 12/06; CNN, 3/23/06)
Agriculture disaster assistance
The conference report contains $3.5 billion in disaster assistance for farmers. Agriculture producers across the nation suffered from a series of natural disasters during the 2005 and 2006 production years, ranging from excessive rainfall to drought and wildfires. Significant agricultural losses from heavy snowfall and unexpected freezes have also occurred in several Western states this year. Last year, the Secretary of Agriculture designated nearly 80 percent of all U.S. counties as agriculture disaster areas. This is an emergency that must be addressed as expeditiously as possible in order for many farmers to secure needed financing for their operations during the current crop year and to ensure that thousands of farm families are not forced from the land.
Energy Costs
The legislation provides $400 million for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in Fiscal Year 2007, including $200 million for formula grants and $200 million in contingency funding. Since 2001, home heating costs have increased by 59 percent, and the price of electricity to cool homes in the summer has increased by 29 percent.
Meeting National Health Care Needs
State Children's Health Insurance Program. The conference report includes funding (capped at an amount not to exceed $650 million) to address Fiscal Year 2007 shortfalls in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Currently, as many as 14 states expect to run out of money to provide SCHIP coverage and health care to children in the coming months. These shortfalls would force states to make difficult choices: scaling back eligibility for the program, reducing benefits, raising co-payments and other charges to patients, or cutting payments to health care providers. Without Congressional action to provide additional SCHIP funds, thousands of children are at risk of losing their health coverage – and with it their access to medical care.
Protection for safety net providers. The legislation includes a provision prohibiting the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from implementing for a one-year period a proposed Medicaid rule (published January 18, 2007) that would dramatically alter the ability of states and public hospitals to offer health care to millions of our nation's most vulnerable citizens. If implemented, the proposed rule would impose a highly restrictive new limit on Medicaid payments to public providers, allowing states to reimburse only a narrow set of the costs these providers incur. This provision is fully paid for.


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Advantages University - The Skinny on Self PromotionBy Tonia Cook Kimbrough
January 2009
Fatten up your profits this year while slimming down the cold calls. This month's university serves up some smart recipes for self promotion
Magnetic Magic
You can draw prospects to you by positioning yourself as an expert. Here are five magnetic methods for generating appeal:
1. Public speaking gives you authority. Contact your local chamber of commerce, business associations or industry trade show promoters and offer to present an informative seminar at an upcoming meeting or event.2. Up your expertise credentials by being published in industry trade journals or association newsletters. Present yourself to the media for interviews or background information.3. Build a presence on social/professional networking sites like LinkedIn and Facebook. This not only increases your contacts with other people, it puts your name out there more frequently on the Internet – very "Google" friendly.4. Blog. Create a space on your Web page to post regular musings about promotional trends, new products and successful campaign tactics. Make it entertaining and useful to draw an audience and ultimately create customers. A great example is http://blog.epromos.com/.5. Apply for awards and recognition – such as an ASI Spirit Award for Best Distributor Self Promotion – that you can then use to promote yourself as the best at what you do.
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Self-Promotion Event Whets Buyers' Appetites
Every year, Exclusively Yours (asi/190830) hosts an Annual Preview Party during the holidays, promoted as an "exclusive" gathering for preferred customers. The event "hook" is homemade food. Regional fare – from tamales to barbeque – is prepped by employees and strategically positioned on tables by each of the suppliers that were invited to showcase promotional products. "Food is a big part of who we are so it is a natural extension to our clients. Serving good food to our friends is a very Southern tradition," says DeAnn Wells, president.
When she calls to make sure clients attend, her opening line is always something like, "I made your favorite pie. What time are you coming so that I can hide it until you arrive?" Fun invitations also go out with party details. "We have done puzzles, fold-up flyers, key lights, and, of course, gingerbread and cookies," Wells says.
As clients arrive, they are welcomed with goodie bags with samples from exhibitors and menus, then sent off to sample tasty treats and supplier presentations. Each vendor has a clipboard with a quote sheet on it to be completed with the client's name, company and product of interest so that Exclusively Yours can follow up after the event. "About 10% of our annual business is placed to the vendors at the show in the two weeks following the party. About 25% of our total business comes the month after the party." Now that's self promotion you can sink your teeth into!
Use your self-promotional campaign to demonstrate just how effective imprinted products can be. For inspiration, go to www.asicentral.com to review the successful campaigns of past ASI Spirit Awards for Best Self Promotions. In 2008, Target Graphics Ltd. (asi/90549) won by using what it does best – an imprinted T-shirt – as the centerpiece of a trade show traffic-building self promotion. "I wanted a shirt to be remembered and worn on the show floor," says owner Tom Vann. And what better way to get people to wear it than by offering up a $100 cash prize?
The shirt featured the Target logo printed on the front of a plain black T-shirt to highlight the company's new "leather ink" process, and a huge four-color-process $100 bill on the back, with text that read, "If we printed on paper, we'd be counterfeiters." Pre-show publicity and mailings teased, "Come to Target's booth to get a shirt, wear the shirt during the show and be entered for a chance to win $100." The result: trade show leads more than doubled for Target over the previous year.
Other great ideas from past winners: an orange, brain-shaped stress reliever presented in a juice can as part of a "Creative Juice" self promotion by PromoShop (asi/300446); tying into something distinctive about a company identity, as Brand Fuel (asi/145025) has done with its annual Rocket Day events.


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LA Web Professionals Group - Deke's Techniques
LA Web Professionals Group
Monday, May 6, 2013 from 6:15 PM to 9:30 PM (PDT)
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LA Web Professionals Group
Deke's Techniques
Monday May 6, 2013 - 6:15 PM - 9:30 PM
LOCATION: Capital One 360 - Los Angeles Café - https://www.facebook.com/CapitalOne360LA
11175 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025
We are proud to have this meeting sponsored by Artisan Creative
With more than 20 years experience in the creative community, Artisan has become the premiere resource for Creative and Marketing talent in LA. We work in the Design, Interactive, Advertising, Marketing & Communications fields placing temporary freelancers, full time staff and turnkey project teams. In recent years, our focus has shifted to the digital space, partnering with professionals in Web Design, Web Production, User Experience, User Interface, Information Architecture and Front End Web Development
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Deke McClelland is the author of more than 50 video courses on creative imaging, graphics, 3D, and design for the industry-leading lynda.com. One of the most award-winning writers in the business, Deke has written over 80 books translated into 24 languages, with more than 4 million copies in print. These have included the Photoshop Bible, several For Dummies books, and his own One-on-One series published under Deke Press. In his spare time, Deke runs dekeOnline (deke.com), where he posts episodes of his popular lynda.com weekly series, Deke's Techniques. He lives in Boulder, Colorado with his two sons.
6:15 PM - Doors Open - Registration (Please don't arrive before 6:15 PM!!!)
6:40 PM - Deke's Techniques - Part 1
7:50 PM - Networking Break / Tweetup @lawebprosgroup and Light Refreshments
8:15 PM - Prize Drawing
8:25 PM - Deke's Techniques - Part 2
9:30 PM - Meeting End
Please register early, space is very limited and will fill up fast. If you still want to attend without registering ahead and space permits, it will be $10 at the Door and includes 1 door prize ticket.
Register Here: http://lawpg-deke2013.eventbrite.com
Please feel free to invite as many friends as you want.
Parking Info: Free Parking is available in the garage located next to Capial One 360 Los Angeles Cafe between the cafe and the Tesla dealership.
A meetup event of the LA Web Professionals Group and Los Angeles Web Design company DK Interactive Design
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Monday, May 6, 2013 from 6:15 PM to 9:30 PM (PDT)
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The Pearl Fishers
Charlotte, NC (September 19, 2005) - The Opera Carolina 2005-06 season opens with the Charlotte premiere performance of The Pearl Fishers, by Georges Bizet. It's a season of great women, great characters, and great music, and it's time to launch into the perfect first offering. Join Opera Carolina as Leila, the island of Ceylon's veiled priestess sets a course of yearning, sacrifice, destruction, and forgiveness that will change the island and its inhabitants forever.
Great Women: Jennifer Welch Babidge makes her Opera Carolina debut as Leila. A North Carolina native, Ms. Welch-Babidge performs regularly with the nation's leading opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera.
Great Characters: On the shores of ancient Sri Lanka, two friends, once in love with the same girl, restore their brotherly bond and renounce their heart's desire. Their beloved, in turn, renounces love. But fate, more powerful than all temporal vows, intervenes to reunite the three childhood sweethearts with fatal results.
Great Music: Bizet found his first critical success with this 1863 lyric opera, featuring the haunting Je crois entendre encore and the famous Pearl Fishers duet, Au fond du temple saint. Don't miss this rarely performed and often-requested gem, no less engaging than Bizet's powerhouse favorite, Carmen.
The Pearl Fishers is on stage for three days only, opening Thursday, October 20 at 7:30 pm, with performances also on Saturday, October 22 at 8:00 pm and Sunday, October 23 at 2:00 pm in the Belk Theater at the North Carolina Performing Arts Center. All performances feature easy-to-read projected English titles, the Opera Carolina Chorus, choreography by The Moving Poets and orchestra by the The Charlotte Symphony. Individual tickets are on sale from $15-$92.
The performance of The Pearl Fishers is a first appearance in Charlotte and an exceptional team creates the 2005 premiere production. Conducted by James Meena, and stage directed by Stephanie Sundine, this production features several excellent artists. Metropolitan Opera artist Jennifer Welch Babidge, Leïla, makes her debut with Opera Carolina; Fernando de la Mora, Metropolitan Opera, as Nadir; and Luiz Ottavio, Seattle Opera, as Faria. Full cast listing and bios are available at: www.operacarolina.org/pearl.asp.
This production is made possible by the presenting sponsors Marjorie and Bob McDorman and supporting sponsor Goodrich Corporation.
To download images of this production please go to: www.operacarolina.org/2005/photos/media.asp. Current images available include: production photos, artists' headshots, and the Opera Carolina logo.
Audiences are invited and encouraged to attend a free "Know Before You Go" opera preview at one of these locations: Borders Books & Music Café at Stonecrest, Sunday, October 9 at 2:00 pm, Borders Books & Music Café at Southpark, Sunday, October 16 at 2:00 pm and Davidson College Recital Hall Wednesday, October 19 at 12:00 pm. Previews are also held prior to each performance in the Mezzanine Lobby. Call 704-332-7177 x209 for directions or questions. In order to appreciate our multi-dimensional and elaborate performances, we encourage both newcomers and opera aficionados alike to attend our community previews and visit our website, www.operacarolina.org.
All performances are in the Belk Theater of the North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center at 130 N. Tryon Street in Charlotte, and feature easy-to-read English titles projected above the stage. Thursday performances are at 7:30 pm, Saturday performances are at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday matinee performances are at 2:00 p.m. Individual tickets from $15 - $92 are on sale at the Performing Arts Center Box Office at 704-372-1000, or online at operacarolina.org. The Box Office is located in Founders Hall in the Bank of America Corporate Center and is open Monday-Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Half-hour complimentary parking is available to Box Office customers in the Bank of America Parking Garage on College Street.
Student and Group discount ticket prices are available. (For group arrangements, call 704-332-7177 x210). Full-time student offer: Student rush, one hour prior to curtain all remaining seats in the house are $10 or a student can purchase a seat anywhere, anytime for 10% off retail ticket price.
Founded in 1948 as the Charlotte Opera Association by a small group of volunteers, Opera Carolina today is the largest professional opera company in the Carolinas with an operating budget of over $2.8 million. The mission of Opera Carolina is to inspire and entertain the region's diverse community through the presentation of excellent Opera, Operetta, Music Theater, and Education & Outreach programs that elevate the quality of life in the Carolinas.
Opera Carolina is a community resource with a commitment to artistic excellence and community service. Opera Carolina is supported by the Arts & Science Council-Charlotte/Mecklenburg, Inc. The North Carolina Arts Council, an agency funded by the state of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts, also supports Opera Carolina. Opera Carolina is a member of OPERA America.


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Safety advice: Please note that the course is not suitable for wheelchair racers and dogs are not permitted. The event takes place on public roads shared with motor traffic. Due to safety reasons the wearing of headphones and audio devices will not be allowed.
Directions to Race Venue: Ripley is 3 miles north of Harrogate just off the A61 Ripon Road. The post code for the event centre is HG3 3AY.
Car Parking: There is ample parking for competitors and supporters in Ripley. Please follow directions. Do not park at the side of the roads in Ripley, as this will lead to congestion.
Race HQ: Race HQ is based in Ripley Village Hall which will be well signposted from car parks. Registration will take place at Ripley Village Hall and all race numbers are to be collected at registration on the day. Please congregate at the START sign in the main car park as usual 10 minutes before the race, and you will be led to the start by marshals.
Prizes : The prize ceremony will be held at Race HQ at approximately 12:30.
Changing and Toilets: There will be toilet facilities available in the main car park and at Race HQ. Unfortunately we are unable to provide any changing or showering facilities.
Drinks: There will be 2 drinks stations on route, in Birstwith at 4 miles, and at 8 miles after the bridge in Hampsthwaite. Drinks will also be provided at the finish.
First Aid: Qualified first aid assistance will be in attendance in Ripley as well as a rapid response vehicle. There will be a sick bay in Ripley Castle.
Medical Advice: Please do not run if you feel unwell. If you suffer from any medical condition, please write the details on the back of your number.
Time Limit: There will be an official time limit of 13 mins per mile (2 hours and 10 minutes overall).
Transfers: these will available on the day or in advance by sending a Transfer Email no later than 21st October.
Results: Race results are being compiled by UK Results and will be available on both UK Results and NVRR Club websites.
Catering and hot drinks: Will be available in Ripley Village Hall (Race HQ) before, during and after the race.
Race Abandonment: We sincerely hope that abandonment decisions are unnecessary. However should we be unfortunate, runners will be informed as soon as a decision is made. In the event of a late cancellation, we will endeavour to update this website. We will also advise Stray FM (97.2 FM) and BBC Radio York (103.7 FM/95.5 FM)". Unfortunately entry refunds will not be possible, as many of the race expenses will have been incurred.
Guy Fawkes 10- Headphones and safety policy
The wearing of any headphones and/or the use of any headphone devices during the safety briefing and during the duration of the race is not allowed. Any runners found to be wearing headphones and/or using headphone devices will be disqualified from the race. Their time will not be included in the official race results and they will not be eligible for any prizes. Headphone devices includes but is not limited to MP3's, IPODs, MP4s, mobile phones, radios etc. The wearing of hearing aids is permissible. This policy has been introduced in the interests of runner, spectator and marshal safety. By wearing headphones and/or using headphone devices you are endangering your own safety and the safety of other runners around you. The Guy Fawkes 10 is run on open public roads with other road users alongside runners. It is vitally important you are able to hear and act upon any safety instructions issued to you by marshals and race officials.


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MANS Reports Top Government and First Bank Officials for Organized Crime
A Montenegro anti-corruption group, MANS, filed charges of organized crime today against former Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, his brother Aco and 14 others, and requested confiscation of their illegally obtained assets.
The others included current Prime Minister Igor Lukšić, the President of Board of Directors of First Bank Kazimir Pregl, the bank's former Executive Director Predrag Drecun and former Board president Radoje Zugić who now serves as governor of the Central Bank of Montenegro. MANS also accused the country's banking regulator and the complete management board of directors of Elektroprivreda, the electricity company.
Today's complaint was the third this week that MANS filed with the special prosecutor for organized crime, corruption and war crimes. Prosecutors in Montenegro are required to investigate and made a finding about complaints lodged by citizens and organizations.
The charges follow reportage last month by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and BBC Nightnews disclosing how First Bank, controlled by the Djukanovic family, repeatedly flouted banking laws and regulations and the Central Bank.
MANS said that Djukanovic, through the Democratic Party of Socialists which he leads, ensured the passage of laws and decisions exclusively in the interest of First Bank. The bank continued to receive money from the government despite breaking laws.
Aco Djukanovic through First Bank loaned money to himself and other connected parties, while Luksic passed and executed decisions that allowed the transfer of state money to First Bank.
The electricity company's management was included in the charges because, MANS charged, it kept money in First Bank to bolster its capital reserves instead of investing it into the electrical system. Ultimately citizens have paid the price for that in the form of higher bills. MANS has recently organized a series of public protests in partnership with labor unions unhappy about high electricity bills.
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RUMFORD, ME (Jan. 8) – Junior skier Jesssica Diggins, 19, (Afton, MN) and Olympian Torin Koos (Wenatchee, WA) battled an intensely motivated national championships field to take the top spots at the U.S. Cross Country Championships in the freestyle sprint Saturday.
The title for Diggins, skiing for Central Cross Country Skiing (CXC), capped an outstanding week at the weeklong championships at Black Mountain in Western Maine. Earlier this week Diggins was named as a member of the U.S. World Junior Championships Team which will compete in Otepea, Estonia from Jan.26-31. Dartmouth skier Sophie Caldwell took second while APU's Sadie Bjornsen was third.
Olympic veteran Koos, now skiing out of the Methow Valley Olympic Development program, demonstrated strong form and fitness at the championships But there was plenty of heat down the home stretch before he claimed his second title of the week. Second place went to Simi Hamilton (Aspen, CO) skiing for the Sun Valley Ski Educational Foundation, while third went to Alaska Pacific University's Lars Flora (Anchorage).
Koos said the race was fast and furious. "I just had to put myself in a position to make it happen at the end," he said. "I am pretty satisfied because in previous years this may not have been the finish for me. But I have been working on some technique for the really fast double pole skating and it seemed to pay off today. I feel day in and day out I am now in the kind of shape that I can be a top ten world cup skier."
In three days Koos heads back to Europe to train with the Swiss ski team in Davos, Switzerland.
The sprints closed a week of racing and battling Mother Nature, with volunteers doing yeoman's work in shoveling snow and preparing the race tracks. U.S. Championships in long distance events, 50k for men and 30k for women, will be held in Sun Valley in early April.
January 8, 2011
U.S. Cross Country Championships
Rumford, Maine
Men's 1.6k Freestyle Sprints
1. Torin Koos, Wenatchee, WA (Methow Valley Olympic Development)
2. Simeon Hamilton, Aspen, CO (Sun Valley Ski Educational Foundation)
3. Lars Flora, Anchorage (Alaska Pacific University)
4. Chris Cook, Rhinelander, WI (Steinbock Racing)
5. Dakota Blackhorse-Von Jess, Bend, OR (Bend Nordic)
Women's 1.4k Freestle Sprints
1. Jessica Diggins, Afton, MN (Central Cross Country)
2. Sophie Caldwell, Peru,VT (Dartmouth)
3. Sadie Bjornsen, Winthrop, WA (Alaska Pacific University)
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The cringing professor (Cringe-worthy June 27) objects to my statement that CO2 doesn't cause asthma and heart attacks. He cites dangers from mold, pollen, and ozone which have nothing to do with CO2. So keep drinking that Coca-Cola; you may gain weight but you won't get asthma from the CO2.
He didn't like my reference to all of the CO2 that we inhale and exhale with each breath without harm to us. It doesn't harm the planet either.
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Indirect inference methods for stochastic volatility models based on non-Gaussian Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes
This paper aims to develop new methods for statistical inference in a class of stochastic volatility models for financial data based on non-Gaussian Ornstein-Uhlenbeck (OU) processes. Our approach uses indirect inference methods: First, a quasi-likelihood for the actual data is estimated. This quasi-likelihood is based on an approximative Gaussian state space representation of the OU-based model. Next, simulations are made from the data generating OU-model for given parameter values. The indirect inference estimator is the parameter value in the OU-model which gives the best "match" between the quasi-likelihood estimator for the actual data and the quasi-likelihood estimator for the simulated data. Our method is applied to Euro/NOK and US Dollar/NOK daily exchange rates for the period 1.7.1989 until 15.12.2008. Accompanying R-package, that interfaces C++ code is documented and can be downloaded.
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FLIGHT, JANUARY 3, 1930 element is beginning to feel the effects, for a temporary blindness is not unknown as a consequence of rapid turns. There exists an excellent instrument for measuring these loads which arise from centrifugal accelerations, and it is well known that loads three times normal are frequently met with. Five times the normal weight is not uncommon, and in specially designed aircraft pilots making an attempt have reached 10 times the normal loading. It is clear that this loading is near the limiting strength of the human structure, and it is probable that—given an aeroplane which is stable at high speeds—the physiology of a pilot will limit the overload to something more nearly 5 than 10, except in an extreme emergency. Approach to the ground at high speed is the one emergency calling for maximum use of the strength of the craft. Such considerations have led to a system of load factors to which British aircraft must conform, in order to comply with the law. A load factor of eight is not difficult to achieve, but this corresponds with a factor of safety which may not exceed 1$, and for this reason aeronautical engineering is more specialised than its predecessors. Best materials, best methods of calculation, workmanship and inspection are required. These conditions were foreseen as early as 1910, and suitable organisations were called into being. It happens inevitably that the problems of yesterday which have been solved seem to be simple, but it is almost certainly true that aerodynamic research is now much more complex than it has ever been. The problem of " flutter " has become important with the introduction of high speed. It is not entirely a new phenomenon, except in its more general incidence. One of the first airscrews tested on the whirling arm at the N.P.L. fluttered. During Bush's experi- ments on the B.E.2 aeroplane at Farnborough wing flutter occurred, and the pilot's hand was knocked against the sides of the cockpit in the violence of the movements. Tail flutter had been observed in a large biplane, and a sufficiently general theory to allow for elimination had been found before 1916 was ended. Recent flying showed dangerous stresses in aircraft due to flutter, and at the request of the Air Council a new enquiry was set on foot by the A.R.C. The Royal Aeronautical Society recently arranged a lecture by Mr. Frazer of the N.P.L., at which the conclusions were illustrated very effec- tively by special models. The enquiry was mathematical on one side but the conclusions are simple and practical; whether it be wing flutter due to ailerons, etc., or tail flutter due to elevators or rudder attention to the mass distribution during design will ensure freedom from trouble. The authors of the A.R.C. monograph on flutter applied their knowledge to the Schneider Cup racers. The mathematical analysis was required to point the way and to ensure a treatment as complete as our capabilities allow. At the outset it was not clear that success was attainable on those lines, and an alternative attack was simultaneously pursued. The Royal Aircraft Establishment suggested the use of a scale model in which the scale was extended to cover elasticity of parts as well as their geometrical form. An examination of the details showed the practica- bility of the method and a model of an aeroplane which flutt.-. (1 in flight was made and tested with entirely conclusive results. Prediction is possible along these lines and it is fair to conclude that aerodynamic knowledge is now adequate for the prevention of flutter. Another old problem has come up for further consideration, that of spinning. It will be within the recollection of many that much trouble was caused twenty years ago by stalling and spinning, although the trouble was expressed in other words. FLIGHT will show you in its early volumes an account of an event called " Parke's Dive." For years " stalling " ended the explanation of this danger, but a series of enquiries by the accidents investigation committee of the A.R.C. led to the discovery of autorotation and its calculation. It at once became apparent that the elevator was an important organ of control in correcting the consequences of spinning. Elaborate manoeuvres, well above the ground, were made with confidence, whereas 21 years' ago turning was an adven- ture, looping and upside down flying unknown. The next step was the enquiry which led to the slot and aileron control mentioned earlier. Each development has had its effect, but more is needed ; as the old manoeuvres became safer pilots extend their range and new difficulties are encountered. It may be newness only, but with our present eyes the prospect is forbidding. The technique in the laboratories is being extended beyond previous limits in an attempt to find an understandable solution of the remaining difficulties. Small models in Balsa wood are being made and fitted with fuses which operate the controls at appropriate moments in order to test devices for recovery. The way may be long but the method of scientific enquiry is powerful. The aerodynamic problems connected with airships have not proved to be formidable. In spite of their great size and the consequent difficulty of reproducing full scale eo»- ditions in a laboratory, there has not been any failure t« give the guidance necessary for design. This may be fortuitous. Indirectly, aerodynamic considerations have had a fundamental effect on the design of our two new airships R 100 and R 101. Prior to them, airships had been designed primarily on a basis of static forces, but the failure of R 38 in flight brought to light the inadequacy of this basis. A series of investigations was undertaken and a new set of design conditions deduced which were based fundamentally on a consideration of all the factors involved. It was not possible to foresee accurately the limits of practical possibility but it did appear feasible to design an airship capable of withstanding any sort of bad weather short of that in the centre of a thunderstorm. Now that the airships are com- pleted there is no need to go back on the expectation of 1924. The exact future of airships and of aeroplanes is stillunknown, but it will be an unusual experience in the world if it lets pass any opportunity for improving its communications. For long distances covered quickly, the airship is the most promising of known means of transport. It still suffers from its infancy—the equivalent of the docks and ports of the ocean liner have still to come, just as have the municipal aerodromes, etc., for aeroplanes. International barriers are beginning to assume a new importance, and time itself is an important element in producing the final effect. At the same time the effect will come more quickly if a steady policy be pursued with the fullest insight into the problems involved. , •; ,. So far as the future of scientific aerodynamics is concerned, a future, comparable with that in electron theory seems assured, but a difficult interlude must first be faced until aviation expands into the commercial field and provides those prospects which will attract the best students. For those already in the aeronautical industry the difficulties are much the same and we can all join in the wish for the general prosperity of our country in order that our own mere selfish interests may benefit. ( ..I 30
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