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September 23, 2008
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Law enforcement agencies from Volusia, Seminole and Orange Counties, including state and county probation officers, have spent several nights visiting the homes of more than two thousand violent felony offenders, resulting in the arrests of 59 offenders who had violated their probation or committed other offenses discovered during the contacts, resulting in the seizure of weapons, narcotics, drug paraphernalia, and pornographic images from sex offenders. This was the third in a continuing series of grant-funded operations focused on reducing violent crimes in the community.
"The citizens of Volusia, Seminole and Orange Counties are safer tonight as the result of this cooperative effort between our Department's probation officers and law enforcement agencies in these counties," said Governor Charlie Crist. "This operation reinforces to violent offenders that law enforcement is monitoring them, and if they're not in compliance with their probation requirements or are breaking the law, they will suffer the consequences."
The operation was conducted during the evenings of September 5th and 6th for Seminole and Volusia Counties and September 19th and 20th for Orange County. The operation resulted in the seizure of: 5 firearms (including 3 AK-47 assault rifles) along with various types of ammunition; 20 grams of cocaine; 27 bongs , several pornographic images and films; more than half a pound of marijuana; a large quantity of assorted drug paraphernalia; 44 tablets of Hydrocodone and other assorted prescription narcotics.
Teams of law enforcement and probation officers targeted offenders on probation for violent crimes including homicide, drug trafficking, aggravated battery, carjacking, gang-related violence as well as registered sexual offenders. Home visits by law enforcement officers included making contact with each offender, conducting a status check and a walk-through of the offenders' residences. Slightly less than half ( 866 ) of the 2,121 offenders targeted were home during the sweep, as expected, and most ( 814 ) of those contacted at home were in compliance with their probation requirements. The 52 assigned offenders who were not in compliance were escorted to their local jails. The additional 7 offenders arrested during the operation were individuals contacted during the sweeps who were not under supervision but were in the presence of the targeted probationers and had chosen to violate the law.
"This task force serves two important functions: to get dangerous weapons, offenders and drugs off the streets and to remind felony offenders that not only are the eyes and ears of our probation officers on them, but so are those of this multi-agency task force," said Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Walter McNeil.
This continuing operation is being financed through a $740,000 Department of Justice grant that established the Central Florida Community Justice Coalition. Seminole County Sheriff Donald F. Eslinger took the lead in securing the grant, in partnership with Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary, Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson, the Florida Department of Corrections, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, police departments throughout the tri-county area and county probation agencies. The grant money pays officer salaries for this initiative and several other operations focused on reducing violent crime.
Orange County:
399 assigned offender contacts
25 law enforcement teams involved
29 offender arrests (25 assigned offenders, 4 non-assigned offenders)
Contraband seized: 3 firearms (including 2 AK-47 assault rifles) with ammunition , 142 grams of Marijuana, 44 tablets of Hydrocodone, 25 grams of Ecstasy, 10 grams of crack cocaine and 1 Lorazapan pill.
Seminole County:
137 assigned offender contacts
12 law enforcement teams involved
19 offender arrests (16 assigned offenders, 3 Warrants, non-assigned)
Contraband seized: 1 firearm with ammunition, 23 grams of Marijuana and 10 grams of crack cocaine , 1 razor blade, 4 drug scales and one pipe and 2 tablets of Darvocet.
Volusia County:
330 assigned offender contacts
16 law enforcement teams involved
11 offender arrests (Additionally, 5 Notices to Appear were issued)
Contraband seized: 1 firearm (AK-47 assault rifle) , 1 pellet gun, multiple boxes of bullets and ammunition, 22 grams of Marijuana, 25 tablets of Propoxyphene, 1 pill of assorted prescription narcotics, 27 Bongs, brass knuckles , machete, Samurai sword and a vehicle.
Additional arrests and recovered items are expected over the next few days, pending further investigation and warrants.
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Students and teachers of William Cullen Bryant High School came out in force to show they give a "hoot" about their school.
Bryant – whose mascot is an owl – is in danger of being "turned around" by the Department of Education (DOE), resulting in the closing of the school at the end of the academic year and reopening under a different name in the fall of 2012. The Turnaround model also involves the replacement of up to 50 percent of the school's more than 200 educators, but all current students and incoming ninth graders who have applied and been matched to Bryant will have a seat in the new school.
Over 100 elected officials, faculty, students and parents attended a rally prior to a DOE public hearing at the school, located at 48-10 31st Avenue in Long Island City, on April 4 – voicing their displeasure with the city's plan by chanting "Save our school. Keep Bryant open."
"[Bryant] shouldn't be saved because of its history. It should be saved because of what's happening here today," said Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer, an alumnus of Bryant. "You have over 3,000 kids, many of whom are the children of immigrants – 20 percent of students are English language learners and 34 percent of students are eligible for free lunches. Firing over half the teachers and opening up a new school, there's no way that doesn't disrupt the lives of these kids and cause a rupture that would be really difficult to heal."
A number of teachers and students also spoke at the rally, including Bryant Student Body President Sotiria Zouroudis.
"We are like a family here, and if they fire the teachers then this family is broken. We don't want to see that happen," she said.
Teachers at Bryant expressed concern that the DOE is working against the school, rather than with it.
"I think this is terrible and it is demoralizing students and teachers," said Georgia Lignou, a history teacher at Bryant. "The DOE has been undermining this school for years. They keep claiming the Turnaround is not going to be disruptive to the students, but I think it is going to be very disruptive – already it is disruptive because the students feel they're in a school that is not good."
Despite the outrage most have shown towards the Turnaround model, some parents believe adjustments are necessary.
"The kids can only be affected in a good way – [the Turnaround] is not affecting them in any other way," said the parent of a Bryant freshman who preferred to remain anonymous. "The school will be here in September, the kids will come in, they will have an opportunity for 50 percent new teachers, a new way of teaching, more funding and different programs. This is a school that needs change."
DOE Deputy Chancellor Laura Rodriguez said the department "stands behind" current Bryant principal Namita Dwarka's leadership and believes she is the "right person to be the proposed new leader of the proposed new school."
Rodriguez also said the DOE is aiming to improve the educational quality at Bryant – which had a four-year graduation rate of 57 percent last year, below the citywide rate of 65 percent. Bryant also received an overall grade of "C" on its 2010-11 annual progress report, with an "F" on student performance, "D" on student progress and "B" on school environment. According to Rodriguez, Bryant was showing improvement on certain Regents Exams, and the school ranked in the top third in the city in graduating students with disabilities within four years.
"By closing W.C. Bryant and replacing it with a new school, we are seeking to rapidly create a school environment that will prepare for success in college, work and life," Rodriguez said. "The new school will build on the strongest elements of W.C. Bryant, and it will also incorporate new elements in order to create a rigorous culture for teaching and learning."
Bryant is on the state's list of Persistently Lowest Achieving (PLA) schools, and was receiving a significant amount of Race to the Top funding before negotiations broke down between the city and the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) on an evaluation system. By instituting the Turnaround model – a program which does not require teacher evaluations – the city will be eligible to apply for up to $60 million in School Improvement Grant (SIG) funding from the state. Bryant would be eligible for $1.8 million in supplemental federal funding.
Dermot Smyth, the Queens political action coordinator for the UFT, believes Mayor Michael Bloomberg should return to negotiations with the union and cease "this nonsense with these schools."
"With all the publicity surrounding these schools, how many parents are going to want to send their kids here next year," he said. "This has a domino effect of affecting every neighborhood in this borough in a negative way. The mayor has created a dark cloud over these schools – one of suspicion – which is unwarranted and untrue."
Initially, 33 schools across the borough were designated for Turnaround, but the DOE recently removed seven schools from the list after discovering they had report card grades of "A" or "B." Smyth says the city's actions prove their plan has "no educational justification whatsoever."
The DOE's proposal will be voted on by the Panel for Education Policy (PEP), a committee composed of 13 members assigned by the five borough presidents and Mayor Bloomberg, on April 26.

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Obligations in the areas of health care, pensions and salaries are strangling employers in areas where employees work under a union, and are resulting in fewer services, more expensive services and tax increases.
This is far from isolated, with such cries heard throughout the state and the nation.
As a result, taxpayers are turning up and speaking out against public employees, decrying the money they must fork over to cover benefits they increasingly no longer enjoy.
Is the answer to this problem to pull public employees into the pit private sector workers are trapped in?
In the private sector, in some cases, not all, raises were insignificant well before The Great Recession knocked the wind out of the nation and left it on the ground, scrambling for a breath and footing.
In the private sector, pensions seem to have largely become a thing of the past, replaced by 401K's. The 401K works great until a worker has reached or even surpassed retirement age and it is time to step down and follow those carefully made plans that possibly include relaxing with the spouse near the fire, traveling the world, etc., and then the stock market crashes and that worker is forced to continue working, well beyond what plans A, B and C called for.
I remember hearing such a worker say, "My 401K took such a hit I'm going to have to work another 10 years."
That hardly seems fair.
Health care costs are indeed soaring and are beyond the reach of some private sector employers, while others who can afford them often are forced to offer plans that are too costly for employees to afford.
That doesn't seem fair.
Shouldn't hard-working Americans be able to count on having adequate health care for their families, health care that doesn't force them into debt when they use it? Shouldn't they at least have some sort of health care?
I can understand the frustration by those in the private sector. Then, they see their taxes go up so public employees who sometimes earn more than them can enjoy decent raises and affordable heath care.
The response by many is to call for unionized employees to be pulled down to their level.
That sort of mirrors the mentality of dysfunctional individuals who are cruel to others to feel better about themselves. But to be fair, this is their lives, and they are not making it, or are barely making it, and they have bills to pay and food to put on the table.
Anyone would likely be angry in such a situation.
But shouldn't it all be about doing what is right by human beings and ensuring all hard-working Americans enjoy a livable wage, and decent salary increases and adequate health care and retirements that are somewhat predictable?
Well, to be fair there, it is not about any of that for the average private sector employer.
It is not about fair, it is about numbers.
It is about making those numbers work so the business survives and the employees working there take home a paycheck.
I know and have known many business owners and they want to pay their employees generously and they want to provide pensions and they want to offer adequate health care, and while some are able to, many are restrained by the numbers that would result in the business going under if those numbers were ignored.
The public sector is in the same mess, only it has contracts it must obey, so the result is fewer or more expensive services and higher taxes.
For the private sector, ignoring the numbers and simply providing what an employer believes an employee should receive would often mean no more business and no more jobs.
That doesn't seem like it would work for anyone.
So perhaps when people come out to decry higher taxes, everyone on both sides should instead get together and discuss what is broken.
Does it make sense to support a system that is increasingly failing to work for most Americans?
Are there ways to improve upon that system so it does work for everyone?
I don't know, but those are the discussions I would have, the ones that ultimately might work out better for everyone involved.
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During the black civil rights movement, the African-American community was beset with legally sanctioned segregation and discrimination. One visible place where African-Americans were visibly discriminated against was drug store lunch counters.
When African-American community sought show that segregation was the adultery of an illicit intercourse between injustice and immorality, the community used lunch counters as the focus of non-violent protest.
As a peaceful form of protest, black and white students and others sat at lunch counters that were segregated. They refused to leave until they were served. Often, they were not served, but arrested and taken away to jail. The first such protest took place in a Woolworth's store in early 1960 in Greensboro, South Carolina. Four black students waited for an hour, but they were never served. Their protest was used as an example in nine other states across the U.S., and many lunch counters began to give-in.
Where does the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community have equivalents to lunch counters? Where are we, as a people belonging to a community, exposed to an illicit intercourse between injustice and immorality?
With regards to US Code Title 10, Subtitle G, Section 654: Policy Concerning Homosexuality in the Armed Forces {the federal Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) code}, the LGBT equivalents lunch counters are military recruiting offices. Just as lunch counters were visible locations that symbolized segregation and discrimination for African-American community members, so too are military recruiting offices visible locations that symbolize discrimination.
With regards to US Code Title 1, Section 7: Definition of "Marriage" and "Spouse" {the federal Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA) code}, the LGBT equivalents to the Lunch Counter are the local Office of Register offices where LGBT community members are denied marriage licenses, and the state lines where the marriages of LGBT community members' marriages are legally dissolved, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) offices where LGBT community members' marriages aren't legally recognized.
With regards to employment nondiscrimination, the LGBT equivalents lunch counters are the businesses that deny us jobs, and/or deny us equal benefits. Just as lunch counters were visible locations that symbolized segregation and discrimination for African-American community members, so too are Human Resources offices visible locations that symbolize discrimination.
But, the LGBT community has yet to organize non-violent protests at the moral equivalents to the lunch counters of the recent American past — demanding freedom, equality, and justice from those that would choose to use the power of government to deny its citizens human rights. Even though we members of the LGBT community are often still found languishing in the dark corners of American society — finding that we are functionally exiles within our own broader society — we members of the LGBT community aren't as a community at the moral equivalents to the lunch counters of the recent American past demanding freedom, equality, and justice.
Although we know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed, still we in the LGBT community aren't standing up against inequality and discrimination at locations that are the present day moral equivalents to lunch counters of America's recent past.
You may well ask: "Why direct action? Why sit ins, marches and so forth? Isn't negotiation a better path?" You are quite right in calling for negotiation. Indeed, this is the very purpose of direct action. Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and foster such a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue. It seeks so to dramatize the issue that it can no longer be ignored. My citing the creation of tension as part of the work of the nonviolent resister may sound rather shocking. But I must confess that I am not afraid of the word "tension." I have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. Just as Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will help men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood. The purpose of our direct action program is to create a situation so crisis packed that it will inevitably open the door to negotiation. I therefore concur with you in your call for negotiation. Too long has our beloved Southland been bogged down in a tragic effort to live in monologue rather than dialogue.
~Martin Luther King Jr., "Letter From A Birmingham Jail" (16 April 1963)
I don't believe I'm alone in saying that we are at a point in LGBT civil rights history where we need to expose the illicit intercourse between injustice and immorality at today's moral equivalents to the lunch counters of America's recent past.
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Samar Govt of India is also providing such kind of portal for registration of your griveance, complaint etc.But its not working properly no actions is being taken on complaints. i have registered a number of compliant but never recieved any reply or solution, action taken report.
Although it's good move by Haryana Govt.Lets see the functioning of Haryana Govt in this regard.
Samar, in fact without providing broadband connectivity and proper computer how administration will solve issue or complaint.In last Nov 2009 Govt of Haryana made Labour department totally computerized and regeistrations etc etc starts online.But staff have not been provided with adequate facilities like computers and broadband connectivity yet so far. Only one or two to DLC/ALC/LO etc have been provided even they are not working properly.


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Celebrating first wedding anniversary on 11/1/2009. (Chowhub and I have been together for 10+ years) but still want to have a great time!
We like everything from burgers/sammies at Nook (I don't eat beef, hubs does), to family eats at Mirror of Korea, to sushi at Origami, to some upscales like Nicollet Island Inn. Hubs does not enjoy the dress up part much (he's a motocross guy), but will gladly for the occasion. Hubs also loves seafood (Sadly, Im allergic, usually not a problem tho when we're out).
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112 Eatery (Yum, but been there)
Restaurant Alma (yum, but been there)
W.A. Frost (cocktails/apps only)
Seven Sushi Lounge (had cocktail in bar before Fogo but never eaten, reviewed menu)
Zahtar (never been)
Strip Club
Grand Cafe (been there, not sure if hubs would like)
I always see great reviews for Meritage, Heidi's, LBV, Vincent's etc. but I'll be honest-not a French fan - I've eaten at LBV, Vincents - and I've come to the conclusion that my French likings extends to un croque monsieurs and Barbette. Don't want to spend my $ that way.
Anyone want to help us make our decision? We will probably choose the Tuesday of that week (3rd) since we have a wedding on Halloween. Price-no factor for this occasion. (for app, cocktails/wine, dinner, dessert).


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No metal detector pass for Tampa City Council members at Hillsborough County Commission meetings
People who attend government meetings at Hillsborough County Center must go through a metal detector. It's been that way for a few years now.
That apparently doesn't sit well with a member of the Tampa City Council, who objected recently to emptying her pockets with the rest of the rabble.
"Somebody has asked me from City Council why they have to go through security when they come into the building," County Commissioner Sandra Murman informed her fellow board members Wednesday. "You know, there's some frustrations there with especially City Council members that are coming in here for meetings."
After the meeting, Murman said the person who mentioned it to her was Lisa Montelione. She had arrived late to a recent meeting of the Metropolitan Planning Organization, on which both sit, and said she would have been on time if not for having to wait in the security line with everyone else attending the meeting. Murman said she'd mention it at her next County Commission meeting. Montelione could not be reached immediately.
Her gripe sparked a brief discussion in which commissioners Mark Sharpe and Kevin Beckner both said there should be no waivers for anyone from a security standpoint. (It should be noted that commissioners and certain high-ranking county officials do get passes.) Sharpe and Beckner said they think everyone should be treated equally, including commissioners. (Another note: Commissioners have their own bat-cave, passcode-protected entrance to the commission chambers behind the dais.)
That's when Les Miller piped up with a wait-a-minute question.
"Do we not get screened when we go to City Council?" he asked.
"I don't believe so," Murman said.
"Yes you do," Miller said.
"Well, then, they're going to get screened," Murman said.
In fact, County Administrator Mike Merrill offered a further suggestion for City Council members visiting County Center meetings in the future: "extra security!"


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National Fitness Campaign: Fitness Court Challenge
Tribesports have teamed up with the awesome team at National Fitness Campaign to help make fitness more accessible to everyone for free.
On October 25th, there will be an epic free event called the NFC Fitness Court Challenge - some of San Francisco's top trainers will be battling it out on the iconic Marina Green Fitness Court, showing that with your body weight and a little leverage, you can have an total body workout without spending a penny.
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Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa, 2009/12/07 - MiX Telematics, a global provider of fleet management and vehicle tracking solutions, today announced the launch of their vehicle tracking application, MiX Mobile, for the ever popular Apple iPhone. NYSE: MIXT; JSE: MIX
MiX Telematics is the first in the Telematics industry to release such ground-breaking vehicle tracking technology for the iPhone. With its existing install base of over 500 000 fleet management and vehicle tracking units worldwide, entering the mobile app market was the logical step forward for MiX Telematics.
This new platform is ideal for people on the move. This exciting innovation provides customers with a solution that gives them more control than ever before. It brings tracking right to their fingertips, irrespective of where they are, allowing customers to keep tabs on their vehicles even when a computer is not available.
MiX Mobile, the latest in MiX Telematics product range offers a range of key features perfectly suited to iPhone technology. The superior iPhone screen has been used optimally so that all vehicles are available in the Status view to determine whether they are moving, at what speed and their exact location.
Customers can also pinch and stretch in true iPhone fashion to zoom in and out on maps that include street, satellite and hybrid views. All vehicles can be viewed on one map or individually and they can be followed in real-time. Using the iPhones built in GPS, the user is able to determine the phones position relative to a specific vehicle.
Customers can also track a vehicle directly from MiX Mobile by receiving regular updates via text messages. This text tracking is ideal for the concerned consumer, giving them peace of mind while their loved ones are in transit. It also empowers commercial users to keep track of drivers ensuring journeys are managed efficiently, therefore reducing costs.
Historical information is available in trip reports which display the total mileage a vehicle has driven within the past 48 hours. Trips are plotted on a map in order to view an entire route or just start and end points.
MiX Mobile (mixtelematics.com) is currently only available for the X-Drive and FM Protector products in South Africa and the United Kingdom respectively.
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This course is one of two closely related bioengineering masters courses that comprise of a common core with the ability to focus on specific aspects of bioengineering.
The course covers material optimisation and engineering of biomedical devices while addressing biological considerations to optimise device performance. Such an approach has a wide application range, incorporating transitory invasive devices to permanent implants for repair, replacement and regenerative treatments. The principles of the course are highly relevant to both the established medical device sector and the emerging regenerative medicine industry.
This multidisciplinary MSc covers practical and theoretical aspect of bioengineering, including:
Entry requirements: A high 2:2 (or international equivalent) BEng/BSc in any relevant subject.
The Centre for English Language Education (CELE) runs a 5-week Engineering English language and study skills course. This course isdesigned in collaboration with the Faculty of Engineering to prepare students going onto engineering programmes.
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Students will gain experience of the type of problems encountered by academic and industrial researchers, both via taught courses and project work. Written and oral presentations will be undertaken at various stages of the course.
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Following the successful completion of the taught modules, a major individual project is undertaken over the summer, developing students' ability to engage independent learning and preparing them for postgraduate research or careers in industry or hospital. The project area is flexible and will be supervised by a member of academic staff.
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Maryland Senator Takes New Approach against Maryland Law's Environmental Law Clinic
From the National Law Journal:
The political wrangling over a University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law clinic's involvement in environmental litigation against a local chicken farm does not appear to be settling down.
State Sen. Richard Colburn has proposed a budget amendment that would pit the state's two public law schools against each other, transferring $500,000 from the University of Maryland, which houses an environmental law clinic that has angered some Republican lawmakers, to the University of Baltimore School of Law, to start a law clinic that would represent farmers.
Colburn and state leaders including Gov. Martin O'Malley have spoken out against the environmental law clinic for representing plaintiffs in a pollution lawsuit against a local chicken farm that supplies Perdue Farms Inc. They contend that publicly funded law clinics should not file suits that hurt state businesses.
The agricultural law clinic at Baltimore would be "dedicated to assisting farmers in the state with estates and trusts issues, compliance with environmental laws and other matters necessary to preserve family farms," the proposed amendment reads.
If the University of Baltimore chose not to establish the clinic, the $500,000 would not revert to the University of Maryland. Instead, it would go to the state's general fund.
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For its Fall/Winter 2013 campaign, Kenzo teamed up with Maurizio Cattelan, Micol Talso and Pierpaolo Ferrari – the creative minds behind TOILETPAPER. The results see Sean O'Pry and Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi alongside everything from a kitten and tiger-striped dog to slippery banana peels and more in a set of surrealist imagery that looks like something right out of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland – the perfect visual accompaniment to Kenzo's whimsical designs and color palette. Touching on the collaboration, Kenzo's Carol Lim and Humberto Leon said:
There's something so exciting about watching the TOILETPAPER team work. Maurizio, Pierpaolo and Micol express a huge essence of freedom in their methods and when we initially discussed the inspirations for the campaign, we were blown away by their immediate suggestions for interpretation. As soon as the shoot began, the images evolved even more. We couldn't have imagined better, sharper or more perfect images to represent our fall/winter collections and are delighted to have had the opportunity to collaborate with such an inspired group.


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USMTO Reports Drop in U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders
The total for manufacturing orders in May was down 10.0 percent from April and 17.5 percent from last year's total for the same month.
According to the monthly USMTO report published by AMT–The Association For Manufacturing Technology, U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $351.9 million in May. This total, based on data reported by companies participating in the USMTO program, was down 10.0 percent from April and down 17.5 percent compared with May 2013's total of $426.4 million. With a year-to-date total of $1,971.83 million, 2014 sales are down 1.4 percent in terms of U.S. regional and national orders of domestic and imported machine tools and related equipment.
AMT President Douglas K. Woods explained that expectations for this market were for a soft first half of the year, followed by a stronger second half. The fluctuations thus far are on track with forecasts, and indications are that U.S. manufacturing activity is strong. "The PMI continues to stay above 50, capacity utilization is on the rise and both auto sales and aerospace backlogs are growing," Mr. Woods said. "We expect continued investments in capital expansion through year's end."


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Kraft Foods Group has named George Zoghbi as vice chairman of operations, R&D, sales and strategy, a newly created position. He will report directly to CEO Tony Vernon.
The company said that it created the new role to "bring together the expertise of several key areas under one leader, including research & development, which creates innovative new products and manages quality improvements, to the manufacturing and sales teams that make and ultimately deliver Kraft's products to customers."
Zoghbi has served as leader of Kraft's Cheese & Dairy business since 2009. Under his leadership, the Cheese & Dairy unit was the first to implement the company's integrated business planning initiative that aims to strengthen sales forecasting and supply chain planning, which is now being rolled out companywide.
"Kraft's future growth will be driven by a disciplined approach to new product innovation, brand renovation and expansion across sales channels, which are all fueled by effective total cost management," said Vernon. "As vice chairman, George Zoghbi will help advance our growth plans by taking a strategic, holistic view of our portfolio and how we take our products from concept to store shelves."
Zoghbi joined Kraft's former parent company, now known as Mondelez International, in 2007 as VP and area director of Australia and New Zealand where he oversaw all aspects of the regional business. Prior to joining Kraft, Zoghbi held a variety of leadership roles at Fonterra, the world's largest dairy exporter. While there, his accomplishments included driving for operational excellence, integrating several acquired businesses and delivering growth through new channels.
With Zoghbi's transition to vice chairman, the company has appointed Howard Friedman to EVP and president of Cheese & Dairy, reporting to Vernon. Most recently, he was president of sales responsible for Kraft's largest retail customer, Walmart. In addition, Friedman is a 16-year Kraft veteran and has held positions of increasing leadership responsibility in marketing, where he managed such iconic brands as Philadelphia, Kraft Singles, Jell-O and Kool-Aid. He served as SVP of marketing for Cheese & Dairy before moving into his current sales role.
"I'm delighted we're able to continue to build our bench strength by offering new growth and development opportunities to two of our talented and accomplished leaders," said Vernon. "Our goal is to be the best recruiter, trainer and developer in our industry and that's true at every level of our organization."


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Centenary College Honored Again
The Princeton Review's annual college guide — "The Best 378 Colleges — says Shreveport's Centenary College is one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduate education.
Only about 15-percent of America's 2500 four-year colleges are included in the guide and Centenary has made the list every year since 2004. But that's not all. Centenary has also made the list of "The Best Southern Colleges" — one of only 138 schools on that list.


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With Campbell Brown's husband, Dan Senor, considering a political campaign for Senate against Kirsten Gillibrand, The NY Post's Michael Starr writes today, "[CNN] will have to decide if Brown can keep hosting her 8 p.m. nightly news show — or if she would be compromised by the conflict."
A CNN spokesperson told Starr they wouldn't comment on "hypothetical situations," but Fox News anchor Greta Van Susteren did, defending Brown in a blog post today:
There are all sorts of rumors out there that CNN's Campbell Brown's husband may run for the Senate and the question has been raised whether she can continue to do her anchoring job at CNN. The answer is YES. Of course she can still do her job. (h/t J$P)
Van Susteren also added, "Women, believe it or not, don't take marching orders from spouses (neither do men!) You don't get to where Campbell Brown is by not having your own thoughts and your own will."


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New heights: No winner Wednesday; Powerball jackpot climbs to highest total ever
Posted January 6, 2016
Updated January 7, 2016
Raleigh, N.C. — The Powerball jackpot rocketed to $675 million, the largest total ever, after nobody won the $500 million prize on Wednesday.
At $675 million, the new sum eclipses the previous record of $656 million set by a March 2012 Mega Millions jackpot. If claimed as a lump sum, the jackpot would be worth $413.1 million.
Wednesday's numbers were: 47, 2, 62, 63, 11 and the power ball was 17.
The Wednesday jackpot already ranked as the sixth largest offered in North America and the biggest since a $564.1 million Powerball prize was shared by players from North Carolina, Texas and Puerto Rico last February.
Lottery officials said North Carolina is a lucky state when it comes to lottery drawings, with four Powerball winners and two Mega Millions winners in the past 10 years.
A winner of Wednesday's jackpot could have claimed the pre-tax $500 million prize through an annuity over 29 years or in a single pre-tax payout of $306 million.
"[I would] buy some houses for people I love, buy some cars for people I love, donate, I guess," said lottery player Ashley Vrooman of what she would do with her winnings.
Winning the lottery, though, is no time to guess what to do. Lottery officials said it's a life changing event that requires serious thought.
"Any windfall like this, whether you inherit $500 million or you get $500 million in insurance settlement, there'll be changes with that," said Van Denton with the North Carolina State Education Lottery.
In order to get your money, lottery officials advise keeping your ticket safe before the drawing.
"We've got to treat this thing tonight like it's a $500 million asset, so the first thing you do is establish your ownership by signing the back of your ticket," said Denton. "You'll want to put it in a safe place. We're not talking about in your car, on the dresser in the bedroom, we're talking a secure place like a safe, a safe deposit box or something like that."
Denton recommends that winners consult a financial advisor. He also suggests hiring an attorney and taking time, because winners have six months to come forward and claim their prize.
"There are tax questions that need to be answered [about] what would be best for you in terms of your tax situation," said Denton.
The serious decisions that come with a lottery windfall were not deterring people from dreaming big on Wednesday.
"I am a middle school principal and I envision doing lots of wonderful things for my children and my school," said Greta Dula.
"When it gets up this high, split between 20 people, even then dreams can happen," said Nick Matchunis.
Lottery officials reminded hopeful winners to check their tickets carefully. Even if a ticket doesn't win the jackpot, other small prizes are at stake. In 2015, lottery officials said nine people won either $1 million or $2 million.
Powerball is played in 44 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.


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I don't think it's bad to bitch about things, Lord knows that I do. I can see your point on the separate consoles though. But it's not a bad service and I don't mind paying $50/yr and sometimes you can find a better deal too in a store. But I doubt they will ever make it free and it wouldn't be fair to the people who pay if the people got the same benefits that didn't pay.
I don't expect them to ever make it free. just to make some changes. I have said several times that it is a good service and better than Sony's free online. But, I can live with Sony's free service as I don't spend a lot of time online anyway.
Your point about M$ never going free because of it pissing off currently paying customers is exactly why I don't like their business model. It can never change for the better because they have so many people tied to them now. With the cost of ISPs going up rather than down PLUS the ISPs keep scaling back their speeds while upping the charges, paying for more online services becomes less of an option for many people.
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text: Preparing for your appointment By Mayo Clinic Staff Print Your family doctor or a skin specialist (dermatologist) can diagnose ringworm of the body. Here are some tips to help you get ready for your appointment. What you can doYour time with your doctor is limited, so preparing a list of questions helps you make the most of your appointment. List your questions from most important to least important in case time runs out. For ringworm, some basic questions to ask your doctor include: What might be causing the signs and symptoms? Are tests needed to confirm the diagnosis? What is the best treatment? Is this condition temporary or chronic? Is there a generic alternative to the medicine you're prescribing? Can I wait to see if the condition goes away on its own? What can I do to prevent the infection from spreading? What skin care routines do you recommend while the condition heals? What to expect from your doctorYour doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions, such as: When did you first notice your symptoms? What did the rash look like when it first started? Have you had this type of rash in the past? Does a pet or family member already have ringworm? Is the rash painful or itchy? Have you used any medications on it already? If so, what? Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic TreatmentSelf-management Aug. 10, 2017 Print Share on: FacebookTwitter References Allmon A, et al. Common skin rashes in children. American Family Physician. 2015;92:211. Ferri FF. Tinea corporis. In: Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2017. Philadelphia, Pa.: Elsevier; 2017. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed June 29, 2016. Bennett JE, et al. Dermatophytosis (ringworm) and other superficial mycoses. In: Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2015. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed June 29, 2016. Kliegman RM, et al. Cutaneous fungal infections. In: Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 20th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Elsevier; 2016. http://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed June 29, 2016. Goldstein AO, et al. Dermatophyte (tinea) infections. http://www.uptodate.com/home. Accessed June 29, 2016. Patterson JW. Mycoses and algal infections. In: Weedon's Skin Pathology. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Elsevier Limited; 2016. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed June 29, 2016. Kaushik N, et al. Superficial fungal infections. Primary Care Clinics in Office Practice. 2015;42:501. Ringworm risk and prevention. Centers for Disease Control. http://www.cdc.gov/fungal/diseases/ringworm/risk-prevention.html. Accessed July 1, 2016. Ringworm (body)OverviewSymptoms & causesDiagnosis & treatmentDiagnosisTreatmentPreparing for your appointmentSelf-managementMore aboutMultimediaResourcesNews from Mayo Clinic Advertisement Mayo Clinic does not endorse companies or products. Advertising revenue supports our not-for-profit mission. Advertising & Sponsorship Policy Opportunities Ad Choices Mayo Clinic Store Check out these best-sellers and special offers on books and newsletters from Mayo Clinic. The Last Diet You'll Ever NeedNEW! Mayo Clinic Guide to Integrative MedicineStop Osteoporosis in its TracksMayo Clinic Health LetterThe Mayo Clinic Diet Book Diagnosis & treatmentRequest an AppointmentDiagnosisTreatmentPreparing for your appointment CON-20193987 Patient Care & Health Information Diseases & Conditions Ringworm (body)


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Byron Nikolaidis wrote: > > Hello, > > I have posted a new version of the ODBC driver at our web site. > (http://www.insightdist.com/psqlodbc). We are also now including a > version number (this one is 06.30.0010). You can click on this link and > see what changes this version includes. Also, you can look with the > ODBC Administrator under "ODBC Drivers" and get the current version for > correspondence and so forth. > > 1. This new version fixes problems with execution time parameters > (SQLParamData, SQLPutData) for text fields where parameters were being > dropped and a '?' was appearing in the query. Good! And thanks ;)! > > --------- HACKERS INVITED TO PLEASE READ THIS SECTION --------- > > One downside about UNIQUE INDEXES however, is how Microsoft Access > handles them when you open the table in datasheet view. Whether you > specify the unique index at link time, or the driver provides the info, > Access will try to use queries which show up a problem with the backend: > > Here is an example of an Access query with a unique index on a single > field: > > SELECT balance_id,company_id, balance_date, is_audited,comment, > balance_type, balance_filename FROM balance WHERE balance_id = 1 OR > balance_id = 2 OR balance_id = 3 OR balance_id = 4 OR balance_id = 5 OR > balance_id = 6 OR balance_id = 7 OR balance_id = 8 OR balance_id = 9 OR > balance_id = 10 > > The more keyparts you have, the worse the problem is (2 keyparts): > > SELECT balance_id,company_id, balance_date, is_audited,comment, > balance_type, balance_filename FROM balance WHERE balance_id = 1 AND > company_id=1 OR balance_id = 1 AND company_id=2 OR balance_id = 1 AND > company_id=3 OR balance_id = 2 AND company_id=1 OR balance_id = 2 AND > company_id=2 OR balance_id = 2 AND company_id=3 OR balance_id = 3 AND > company_id=1 OR balance_id = 3 AND company_id=2 OR balance_id = 3 AND > company_id=3 OR balance_id = 4 AND company_id=1 as a quick (?) fix, can't this kind of query be identified in the driver (now) or in the backend(later) and rewritten to a union query like this SELECT balance_id,company_id, balance_date, is_audited,comment, balance_type, balance_filename FROM balance WHERE balance_id = 1 AND company_id=1 union SELECT balance_id,company_id, balance_date, is_audited,comment, balance_type, balance_filename FROM balance WHERE balance_id = 1 AND company_id=2 union . . . union SELECT balance_id,company_id, balance_date, is_audited,comment, balance_type, balance_filename FROM balance WHERE balance_id = 4 AND company_id=1 ; Or is the optimiser too smart and rewrites it back to the original form ? once the identification phase is done in the backend, it should be easy to check that all the fields ORed together are from an unique index and do an index scan instead of a rewrite to union. > Any more than 2 keyparts, results in crashing the backend with the > message "palloc failure: memory exhausted". Even at 2 keyparts, performance > suffers greatly. Actually it did not crash on me even on 3 keyparts, the backend just grew to 97MB and stayed so until I closed access ;(. Once had to kill both access and backend, but then I had been careless and viewed two tables with a primary key of more than 1 field ;) > In both of the above examples, Access is trying to retrieve 10 records > using a "Prepared" statement (prepared statementents are "faked" in the > driver, since they are not implemented in the backend) with the unique > index of the table. perhaps the rewriting of ORs to UNION could be done while "Preparing". The heuristics would be just to check if the where clause has altenating ANDs and ORs and then split and rewrite it to union at each OR. This of course can hit the infamous 8k limitation of query size (is it still there ?) > > The reason we are mentioning this with renewed vigor, is that in the > past, with the old driver, Access 7.0 and Access 97, would ask the user > what they wanted the unique index to be. You could tell it whatever you > wanted, and even, not specify any unique index. Now, with this new > unique index fix, you will not have a choice as to whether you want to > use unique indexes or not, which, depending on how many fields are being > indexed on, may crash the backend. As a temporary fix, you could just return the unique indexes of one field only. You cold easyly remove the check later when backend gets fixed. or the ones with specific naming, for example ending in *_mspkey ? > > Sorry for the long length of this letter. > Until this is fixed it should go in some readme with BIG BOLD LETTERS ;) Hannu
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The next two games are critically important (some might even call them Must-win). The avs were cruising along ready to really jump out and take control of the Northwest, then they went to Dallas and Minnesota. The former Northstars and the Wild brought them back to the pack, and now they are in danger of falling to 3rd in the Northwest.
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- Acute phase proteins and peritoneal dialysate albumin loss are the main determinants of serum albumin in peritoneal dialysis patientsJ Y Yeun
Department of Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento 95817, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 30:923-7. 1997..CRP and SAA significantly correlated with one another, but neither correlated with transperitoneal albumin losses. Hypoalbuminemia in PD patients is a consequence of transperitoneal albumin losses and of the acute phase response...
- Factors influencing serum albumin in dialysis patientsJ Y Yeun
Department of Medicine, University of California Davis, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 32:S118-25. 1998..Future studies should focus on elucidating the inflammatory stimuli and the complex interaction between the acute-phase response and nutritional status...
- C-Reactive protein predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in hemodialysis patientsJ Y Yeun
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, and the Department of Statistics, University of California Davis, Sacramento 95817, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 35:469-76. 2000..The acute-phase response or the cause of the acute-phase response is largely responsible for the effect of hypoalbuminemia on mortality in HD patients...
- C-reactive protein, oxidative stress, homocysteine, and troponin as inflammatory and metabolic predictors of atherosclerosis in ESRDJ Y Yeun
Department of Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System, Mather, USA
Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 9:621-30. 2000..Sorting out the role of each of these risk factors may be difficult since the factors may influence each other, may increase oxidative stress, and may mediate atherosclerosis through oxidative modification of lipids...
- Initial antihypertensive therapy. What are the current drugs of choice?J Y Yeun
Nephrology Section, Department of Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System, Mather, CA, USA
Postgrad Med 110:39-40, 43-4, 47-8 passim. 2001..She examines the confounding elements in the trials, provides an interpretation of study results, and suggests a practical approach to initial treatment of uncomplicated hypertension...
- Extended daily dialysis vs. continuous hemodialysis for ICU patients with acute renal failure: a two-year single center reportV A Kumar
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Int J Artif Organs 27:371-9. 2004..22% of EDD treatments (p<0.001). We conclude that EDD is a safe, effective alternative to CRRT that offers comparable hemodynamic stability and excellent small solute control...
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I have no history on this doll nor do I know anything about dolls. Can someone lead me in the right direction of what this doll is made of, how its made, when its made, what it's called. Anything would be helpful! Thanks : )
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First there was Black Friday. Then Cyber Monday. Now the other five days of the week are getting colored with consumerism too.
Jonah Mytro, co-founder of eco-conscious online retailer GreenDeals.org, just declared Nov. 27 to be Green Tuesday. He says he hopes the instant holiday will grow into an annual shopping spree devoted to "eco-forward" holiday gifts. "Green Tuesday is designed to inspire consumers to make thoughtful, purposeful, eco-minded choices," Myrto says. (Alas, Tuesday Nov. 20 was already snatched up by Sears's Turkey Tuesday.)
There's also already a Small Business Saturday, and one CEO has designated the Sunday after Thanksgiving as Sofa Sunday, which is named for the place where many people shop with their iPads. Alternatively, the Canadian activist group, Adbusters, promotes Buy Nothing Day on Nov. 23 (the date known as Black Friday to red-blooded American shoppers) and Nov. 24. And landing on the same day as Green Tuesday on Nov. 27 is Giving Tuesday, an event designed to encourage Americans to donate to charity.
Although well-intentioned, Green Tuesday and other also-rans may be ill-timed. There seems to be a backlash to the increasing consumerism of the holiday week, with most of the ire directed at retailers choosing to opening on Thanksgiving -- which, of course, has been dubbed Black Thursday. As MarketWatch.com reported this week, hundreds of thousands of customers, employees and shareholders have signed an online petition to protest Target's plan to open on Thanksgiving at 9pm. Toys "R" Us, Wal-Mart Stores and Sears will open at 8 p.m. See Target faces 'Black Thursday' backlash from shareholders.
MarketWatch asked experts what other other novel consumer holidays shoppers may still be missing. Rebecca Lieb, digital advertising and media analyst at business consultants The Altimeter Group, suggests Blue Monday for posting your gift wish-list on Facebook and Twitter -- the name is inspired by the blue design schemes on those social media platforms -- and Grey Thursday for re-gifting those unwanted presents. Branding expert Rob Frankel suggests Wrong-Size Wednesday, when consumers return ill-fitting garments. "A day most retailers dread," he says.
Some of these ideas may not be so far-fetched. "Christmas creep has now turned into Christmas crunch," says Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst with the market researcher NPD Group. Department stores will keep adding consumer holidays to compete with online retailers, he says: "They are willing to risk some wrath of consumers and employees." Despite all the hoopla, only 12% of consumers actually participate in Black Friday, according to NPD. "But that's a powerful 12%," Cohen says. "Someone who is getting up at 4 a.m. is going in there with the zest to buy."


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How did you get your start with Jason?
Well, I spent a lot of years working on ships before I started working with remotely operated vehicles [ROVs]. I ran off and joined the Navy at 17. I was in for three years, mostly on the battleship Iowa, which was quite an experience. Then I spent 15 years working on research ships, starting out as a messman. I was actually washing dishes on the cruise that discovered the Titanic. That was what opened my eyes to a lot of the technology used for underwater exploration.
Over time, I worked my way into the deck department, made it to bosun for a few cruises, and I worked in the engine room for seven years. When you work in the engine room, half the scientists on board come to you with a broken piece of equipment and say, "Hey, can you fix this thing?" So it gave me some of the skills I needed to work on robotic vehicles.
Now you're running the show with an ROV.
Yeah, it didn't come immediately. I had done a couple of cruises with the ROV group at WHOI in the early 2000s, and it just seemed like a natural fit for me. I had lots of experience launching and recovering vehicles, fixing things, and so on. In 2005, a friend of mine in the ROV group left, and I wound up taking his job. I expected to take about five years to get to be chief pilot or higher, but after three years working with the group, everything clicked, and by 2008 I was sailing as expedition leader.
So what keeps you coming back to sea?
The toy I get to play with! It's really rewarding. When I manage to get a tough sample, and someone like Stefan [Sievert] is like, "Oh, my God, I can't believe you got that," it's fantastic. They're so excited that they're getting good samples. One good example of that is an expedition I was on near Tasmania, Australia. The chief scientist needed to go down into a crack that couldn't have been more than a foot wider than the vehicle, but I figured, let's try it. It worked! He was so excited to get his sample, he couldn't sit down. Giving that experience to people is really what keeps me going. When they can't sit down, I've done my job well.
How long did it take you to learn to operate Jason?
You really have to be around it for a while. You can't just sit down in there and expect to put it all together, all the information, the sonars, the navigation, the control systems. It took me years to learn it all. It's confusing at first, but it just takes time and the right aptitude. You have to be able to think three-dimensionally, since you have a ship up at the surface, you have Medea hanging from the ship on a long cable, and below that, you have Jason. And if the ship moves, they're all going to move. You have to have some hand-eye coordination.
What's the most challenging part of running a Jason operation?
I guess keeping both my group and the science group happy, balancing everyone's needs. That's always a challenge. Other than that, I'm always thinking about little details. Did I remember to pull the weights out of the elevator? Did I remember to pass all the information needed to the pilot on the next shift? Did I give the chief scientist every option that was available? Those are the three things that wake me up in the middle of the night.
You're out here six months a year—you must enjoy these expeditions.
Out here everything just seems right. My father was a sailor, and his father was a sailor, so saltwater is kind of in my veins. I own a powerboat and a sailboat, and I've never lived anywhere I couldn't get to the ocean. I like a rocking ship under me, to some extent. Maybe not all year long, but a good chunk of it. And also, breakfast, lunch, and dinner are free—that's a nice perk.
So what's your job like when you're not at sea?
My lab is really busy putting together deep-submergence equipment for other groups. We built another version of Jason for the Southampton Oceanography Center in England. That one is called Isis. We built another vehicle called Nereus in 2007, which is an ROV/AUV [Autonomous Underwater Vehicle] that can go down to 11,000 meters, tethered only by a tiny fiber-optic cable as thin as a hair. I was heavily involved in that. Now, we're about to start building anther deep, Nereus-like vehicle that will go to 11,000 meters. It'll be controlled not just with a fiber, but with an optical modem, which can transmit data wirelessly under the water.
What's the most exciting thing you've seen through the eyes of an ROV?
Probably seeing live volcanoes at the bottom, within 24 hours after leaving port. I mean, hydrogen explosions on the seafloor, molten lava actually flowing. Just incredible. On another expedition, we found a third-century shipwreck in the Black Sea. The sails and rigging had rotted away, but the masts and decking were still sticking up out of mud, and since it was in really deep water, it was very well preserved. It looked like it sank yesterday, just sitting there in the mud, and we were the first people to see it in almost two thousand years.
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With Bape having been sold to I.T, BBC finds a new owner in Jay Z. What do you guys think about the acquisition seeing that it is now going to be managed under Rocawear?
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Definitely ads some momentum behind a lagging brand. Expect to see brick/mortar stores, possibly even at high-end malls.
I doubt anything will change...... Sk8Thing has been the designer for a while now, so I doubt that'll change...... However the marketing and distribution will probably open up. Pharrell wants his brand to be a high end luxury clothing and with Jay=Z's power, I can imagine some flagship stores coming to SF, LA, NYC. I really think Jay-Z is only it for the expansion of the brand, taking it to places Pharrell couldn't take it.
xxxxl shirts coming roca x bbc.
Hope Jay keeps the same ideals Pharrell used.
pleeez tell me why you alwayz hatin?
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Hudson Tea as it floods
Water rose fast in Hoboken during Hurricane Sandy
Hoboken resident Kristin captured exactly how quickly water rose during Hurricane Sandy near the Hudson Tea Building uptown.
At one point, the Hoboken Fire Department had their ladder truck stationed in the circle in front of the building – but quickly moved it as flood waters rose in a matter of minutes – leading to the widespread destruction around the city. Still makes you wonder if our waterfront walkways are too low – and if higher retaining walls should be considered before parks and swing sets.
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Victim in Portland Mall shooting remembered at service
PORTLAND, Ore. - Friends and family gathered Friday afternoon in Northwest Portland to celebrate the life of Cindy Yuille, one of two people who were killed at the Clackamas Town Center when a gunman stormed the mall.
"We've always believed things happen for a reason - whatever it is," her husband, Robert Yuille, said. "Things happen for a reason. We just have to figure out why. We just have to figure out why this had to happen to us now."
"The only way I've been able to deal with it is to realize that it was totally random," he added. "He didn't shoot her - he just shot. He was just shooting."
Yuille was a hospice nurse for Kaiser Permanente. She leaves behind not only her husband, but a daughter and stepson.
"If there ever was an incredible mom, it was mine," her daughter, Jenna Passalacqua, said during the service. "To Robert - I want you to know how completely happy you made her. The two of you showed me what it was to have a healthy relationship and a happy marriage. I want you to know how much she loved and cared about you."
"I certainly was not ready to lose her but I am honored to be the daughter of such an incredible woman," she also said. "And I will never forget who she taught me to be."
Yuille loved the outdoors and was described as having a soul so kind that she couldn't kill a spider. Those who knew her said she was someone who didn't take herself too seriously, and laughed at every chance. In her memory, the flags outside the service were flown at half staff.
About the Shooting
The deadly shooting at the Clackamas Town Center happened Tuesday, Dec. 11.
Investigators say 22-year-old Jacob Roberts, carrying an AR-15 rifle and wearing a hockey mask, made his way through the mall shooting at customers and employees before finally turning the gun on himself.
Cindy Yuille, 54, and Steve Forsyth, 45, were shot dead before Roberts killed himself. A 15-year-old girl, Kristina Shevchenko, was badly injured but has since recovered.


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Jaeger-LeCoultre and the Film Society of Lincoln Center
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(New York, NY) Wednesday, April 17, 2013 — Jaeger-LeCoultre, inspired by 180 years of passion for artistic and technical excellence, and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, America's pre-eminent New York based non-profit film organization, are pleased to announce a multi-year partnership and launch of the upcoming Filmmaker in Residence initiative.
"Creating a dedicated program for cinema with the Film Society of Lincoln Center is a privilege for Jaeger-LeCoultre. This partnership will serve as a U.S. anchor for Jaeger-LeCoultre at the crossroads of culture in America" said Jaeger-LeCoultre CEO Jérôme Lambert. "As a Swiss manufacturer who has dedicated all its technical art to excellence and creativity for the past 180 years; we are delighted to be partnering with such an esteemed institution who has such an extensive reach within cinema."
For close to a decade, Jaeger-LeCoultre has recognized the creative ingenuity of filmmakers through the Glory to the Filmmaker Award at the Venice International Film Festival, presented to a personality that brought "great innovation to contemporary cinema." Past honorees include Spike Lee, Al Pacino, Agnes Varda and Abbas Kiarostami. Jaeger-LeCoultre has also been a long-term supporter of the Shanghai International Film Festival and the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
The leading luxury manufacturer extends its support of cinematic arts by now aligning with the Film Society of Lincoln Center to create the Filmmaker In Residence program; an annual initiative designed to further cement both organizations' roles within the film community, and support of the arts. A panel of notable filmmakers and screenwriters will oversee the selection process of the nominee, to be announced in June, and the initiative will launch in September in New York.
Each year, this nominee will have the opportunity to focus on developing or refining new work in New York City. During the residency, the emerging or established artist may participate in master classes, mentorships or cultural exchange and enrichment film programs with the Film Society of Lincoln Center members, the film community and the public.
Rose Kuo, Executive Director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center, said, "We are thrilled to be working with Jaeger-LeCoultre, and excited to share such an important initiative as the Filmmaker in Residence program with such an esteemed partner. The new initiative will allow the Film Society and Jaeger-LeCoultre to both deepen their support for filmmakers and offer that support at an earlier stage in the creative process."
The new partnership also extends to two of the Film Society of Lincoln Center's most prestigious annual events – the 40th Annual Chaplin Award Gala and the 51st New York Film Festival. The Gala will be held April 22nd honoring Barbra Streisand with a star-studded, black-tie tribute attended by industry leaders in film, fine arts & fashion and President Bill Clinton presenting the award at the end of the evening. Previous honorees include, Alfred Hitchcock, Laurence Olivier, Federico Fellini, Elizabeth Taylor, Robert Altman, Martin Scorsese, Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Michael Douglas and many more. The 51st Annual New York Film Festival will take place from Sept 27- Oct 13th, and is a 17-day celebration showcasing the best & most significant films of the year from around the world.
Throughout the year, Jaeger-LeCoultre and the Film Society of Lincoln Center will also partner on a series of events, including the annual Film Comment Luncheon in January, celebrating the best actors and films of the year and also a Tastemaker Screening Series.
About Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre – 1833-2013
A major player in watchmaking history since 1833, Jaeger-LeCoultre is the first Manufacture to have been established in the Vallée de Joux, Switzerland. It played a pioneering role by uniting the full range of technical and artistic professions under one roof and made an indelible imprint on the watchmaking development of the entire region. Guided by time-honored know-how and a constant quest for technical enhancements, the master-watchmakers, engineers and technicians craft each watch in harmony with the same passion. Each masterpiece, heir to 180 years of expertise, benefits from cutting-edge technologies while being crafted in harmony with the noblest traditions. Building on a vast heritage encompassing 1,231 calibres and 398 registered patents, Jaeger-LeCoultre remains the reference in high-end watchmaking.
Committed to a constant quest for excellence and supported by a uniquely inventive spirit, Jaeger-LeCoultre perpetuates the tradition of Grande Complication models introduced by the Manufacture through a succession of extraordinary creations: Atmos Mystérieuse (2003), Gyrotourbillon 1 (2004), Reverso grande complication à triptyque (2006), Master Compressor Extreme Lab 1 (2007), Reverso Gyrotourbillon 2 (2008), Duomètre à Grande Sonnerie (2009), Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication (2010), Reverso Répétition Minutes à Rideau (2011), Duomètre Sphérotourbillon (2012), and Master Grande Tradition Gyrotourbillon 3 Jubilee (2013).
Founded in 1969 to celebrate American and international cinema, the Film Society of Lincoln Center works to recognize and support new directors, and to enhance the awareness, accessibility and understanding of film. Among its yearly programming of film festivals, film series and special events, the Film Society presents two film festivals in particular that annually attract global attention: the New York Film Festival, which just celebrated its 50th edition, and New Directors/New Films which, since its founding in 1972, has been produced in collaboration with MoMA. The Film Society also publishes the award-winning Film Comment Magazine, and for over three decades has given an annual award—now named "The Chaplin Award"—to a major figure in world cinema. Past recipients of this award include Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, and Sidney Poitier. FSLC presents its year-round calendar of programming, panels, lectures, educational and transmedia programs and specialty film releases at the famous Walter Reade Theater and the new state-of-the-art Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center.
The Film Society receives generous, year-round support from Royal Bank of Canada, American Airlines, The New York Times, Stonehenge Partners, Stella Artois, the National Endowment for the Arts and New York State Council on the Arts. For more information, visit www.filmlinc.com and follow #filmlinc on Twitter.
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Historic theatre in the limelight
Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:44:44 GMT —
The Traverse City community is basking in the glow of another milestone at the State Theatre.
New soffit lights were illuminated Wednesday night on the exterior of the iconic theatre. The lights stopped working more than 15 years ago.
The lights are just one step in the ongoing $250,000 revitalization project which is focused on the exterior of the building. The Consumers Energy Foundation presented a check for $125,000 to continue the project, which was matched by a community fund raising campaign of the same amount.
Filmmaker Michael Moore spear-headed the theater restoration and joined the celebration via Skype. A community celebration for the upgraded State Theatre will be held Oct. 24.


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The new imprint will release remixes of past Ostgut Ton material, beginning with two reworks of tracks from last year's LP by Tobias.
Managed by DJ and producer Nick Höppner, Ostgut Ton is best known as the label arm of Berlin's Berghain / Panorama Bar. It provides a steady platform for productions by the club's illustrious cast of resident DJs, but even without this sterling association it's one of today's most robust house and techno labels, with consistently well-received albums and EPs by artists like Tobias Freund and Planetary Assault Systems as well as club staples like Marcel Dettmann, Steffi, and Ben Klock.
Unterton will be an outlet for remixes of past releases on Ostgut Ton, as well as "one-off projects" from "related or befriended artists." The first EP will feature two reworks of songs from Leaning Over Backwards, Tobias Freund's 2011 full-length (under the name Tobias.). Efdemin has a go at the album's title track, while increasingly joined-at-the-hip producers Ricardo Villalobos and Max Loderbauer reinterpret "Girts." All of Unterton's records will be released digitally and on rubber-stamped white label 12-inches.
A Leaning Over Backwards (Efdemin Remix)
B Girts (Ricardo Villalobos & Max Loderbauer Remix)
Unterton will release Remixes on April 2, 2012.


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More evidence on how chemicals in our environment affect babies still in the womb –
ScienceDaily (Aug. 7, 2008) — Women who use a lot of household cleaning products when they are pregnant, or shortly after giving birth, are increasing their child's risk of developing asthma. That's according to the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents of Children (ALSPAC, also known as Children of the Nineties), that recruited over 13,000 children from before birth and has followed them to post 16.The findings indicated that early life exposure to the chemicals contained in household cleaning products was linked to a 41% increase in a child's chances of developing asthma by the age of 7 years. During the study, a large number of other factors known to affect the onset of asthma, such as family history, were accounted for.
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I have pigmentation around my eyes and on my top lip. I have been using the obagi system for the last five months and have just finished as the pigmentation faded but then went red and then returned! Is FX laser the only treatment on the market that successfully remove pigmentation? I have olive skin and was wondering if I could treat around the eye areas only with the FX laser as I am worried about treating my whole face?
I Have Olive Skin and Was Wondering if I Could Treat the Eye Areas Only with the FX Laser?
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Active FX and Eye Area
Thank you for your question. The FX is not the best for pigment around the eyes. It can be effective and also make it worse. I would use a V-Beam under the eyes. Use an FX if you want tightening of the skin. I hope this helps!
Treating Peri-orbital and Peri-oral Hyperpigmentation with Fractional (FX) Laser
You have to be careful when you treat isolated areas to avoid regions of imbalance in the skin, with regard to texture, color and tone of the skin. The key to natural looking rejuvenation is balance. To achieve this, you may need to have more than one procedure performed in the areas you are concerned about, or you may want to opt for a full face procedure, with added attention to your eyes and lip areas. If you have a tendency to hyperpigment, pre-treatment with a lightening agent will be needed and a meticulous post procedure regimen, including sun protection adhered to.
FX is a very good option for what you are considering. Good Luck!
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