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RBjarnason necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 41 diseños de 16 diseñadores freelance.
Deano's Landscaping
Deano's Landscaping is looking to have their website refreshed http://www.deanoslandscaping.com/ and has contracted Cheeky Monkey Media to get the job done!
We are interested in teaming up with some talented designers to have the logo refreshed.
About the client:
Deano's Landscaping has been in business for over 14 years, educating people with a "Step by Step" approach to their landscaping and excavating needs. Many of our clients have continuously used us for our growing services offered and have referred us to family and friends based on their experiences with us.
We have primarily focused on excavating and rock wall construction in order to help you lay down a great foundation for your landscaping to follow. My team also plays a very important role in the continued success of Deano's with heavy emphasis on: Integrity, Consistency, Communication, and Respect.
"Let us do the heavy work for you! "
I hope that any of your questions or concerns will be answered after careful review of the wide variety of services we offer."
Dean's company specializes in custom rock walls.
We are targeting Deano's local clientele, looking for a logo that will stand out on Deano's trucks and convince people to give him a call or visit his website.
I have attached to files one is the existing logo, that is currently being used the other is the original card design that Deano had made up 14 years ago.
Dean has indicated that he would like to see something that conveys where they have been and where they are going. So maybe amalgamating the old with the new is a possibility but definitely not a requirement.
I think that a talented designer could really have fun with this logo and I would like people to be as free to create as they want. The only restriction I have is that Dean was concerned that the "Flintstone" connection would be infringing on copyrights, so please be careful.
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jw2 brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 36 Designs von 21 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
Looking for a creative spin. A logo that will portray our target image of strength in the photographic industry. We would like to challenge designers to step outside the norm and create a new first impression for our small yet exciting company.
Omni Digital Pro
We are looking for a logo that will push our companies image to the next level. We feel that our current logo is some what bland and are looking to have a little style added to our image. Omni Digital Pro is a startup digital service company focused in the photography industry. We offer a variety of services to photographers such as equipment setups for shooting and technicians for on site workflow management. We will also provide post production services such as processing, retouching, printing, and archiving. Our company is a connection point between the artist and there final art
We are looking for modern, clean professional logo. The Logo needs to be bold and in your face yet not over flashy. Font for Omni Digital Pro must be a san-serif font. The logo needs to look good in black and white but a splash of color is welcome. The use of symbols or graphics is also welcome.
please do not use any graphics or symbols that are a literal translation of what Omni digital pro offers. (No Cameras, firewire, computer or paintbrush graphics). Also refrain from creating cartoony looking artwork.
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This homemade costume for men entered our 2011 Halloween Costume Contest.
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Me as The Crow Halloween 2011, makeup took a long time, glad it's only once a year. Many people thought I was Marilyn Manson-_-


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nicole richie looks great in these photos for marie claire uk. i love the darker tresses and the black and white photos are definitely my favorite.
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An Important Child Safety Message from the Town of Stony Point Police Chief Brian J. Moore.
The Town of Stony Point is proud to participate in the New York State Child Passenger Safety Enforcement Program. We care about our children and families, both at home and on the road. If you are a Stony Point resident and need assistance to install your child's safety seat, please call the Town of Stony Point Police Department at 845-786-2422. You can schedule an appointment for a professional installation of your child restraint seats.
More information is available on the NYS DMV website .
Birth to one year and less than 22 lbs.
Older than one year and over 20 lbs.-40 lbs.
Over 40 lbs. Ages 4-7, unless 4'9".
TYPE of SEAT
Infant only or rear-facing convertible
Convertible / Forward-facing
Belt positioning booster seat
Rear-facing only
Birth to one year and at least 20 lbs. in rear-facing seats Harness straps at or below shoulder level
Harness straps should be at or above shoulders Most seats require top slot for forward-facing
Belt positioning booster seats must be used with both lap and shoulder belt. Make sure the lap belt fits low and tight across the lap/ upper thigh area and the shoulder belt fits snugly, crossing the chest and shoulder to avoid abdominal injuries
All children age 12 and under should ride in the back seat
What is the seat belt law in New York State?New York State law requires all front seat passengers to wear seat belts. Children under the age of 16 must wear seat belts when they are in the front seat or the back seat. Children under the age of four must ride in safety seats. Children age four, five or six must ride in child restraint systems. The penalty for a seat belt or car seat violation is a fine of up $50. If a conviction includes a person under the age of 16, the driver receives a maximum fine of $100 and 3 points on the driver license record.
How do I select the correct child safety seat or child restraint system?To select the correct protection for your child, carefully read the recommendations of child safety seat or child restraint system manufacturers. The recommendations tell you what age weight and height a child can be to use the seat or system. The recommendations are normally printed on the outside of the package.
These examples can help you to select the correct child safety seat:
Always read the instructions and the information provided in the vehicle owner manual about the use of child safety seats or child restraint systems. Make sure you install and use the seat or system correctly at all times. Never use an infant seat in the front seat of a vehicle that has a passenger-side air bag. Make sure that other passengers use their seat belts. Read more tips on the correct use of safety seats and child restraint systems.
Can I use a child safety seat in a car with air bags?It is not illegal under NYS law for a child passenger to ride in the front seat of a vehicle that has a passenger air bag, but it is dangerous. Recent studies show that air bags can cause serious or fatal injuries to infants, children or small adults that sit in the passenger-side front seat. It is also normally safer for a child of any age to ride in the back seat of any vehicle.
The new law requires the use of booster seats or other appropriate child restraint systems for four, five and six year olds.A booster seat must be used with a lap AND shoulder belt.Improperly fitting safety belts can cause needless injuries, even death in a crash or sudden stop situation. Adult lap and shoulder belts will not fit children properly until they are 4'9" tall, which is usually around eight years of age. The lap and shoulder belt should fit properly with the lap portion of the belt low and snug across the upper thighs and the shoulder portion crossing the chest and resting over the middle of the shoulder. The child also should be able to bend his/her knees over the edge of the seat when sitting with his/her back up against the vehicle seat.Children under age four are required to be restrained in federally approved child safety seats when riding in a motor vehicle.
Please call the Stony Point Police Department at 845-786-2422 for additional information.
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The Web is Going Responsive... Let Us Take Your Website There Too!
In today's web-based world it's a must to keep up with what the major search engines (i.e. Google, Bing, etc.) are doing. And most recently, the leader of the pack, Google, is pushing for responsive web design. In fact, if your website is mobile-friendly, whether by having a mobile separate site or a single responsive site, you will probably rank a little higher than your competitors who haven't yet gotten on the mobile train.
At Sytek we are capable of providing a variety of mobile-friendly services. We can assist with the following:
- Determining if your site is or is not mobile-friendly
- Designing a separate mobile website based off your existing desktop site
- Developing and launching one responsive website that will work across all devices (PC, laptop, tablet, and mobile phone)
Whether it's more logical for your business to have a mobile separate website that works in coordination with your existing site, or just a single responsive website, at Sytek we can make it happen. So let's dive a little deeper into the world of responsive website design, which is after all Google's preference.
A Little More About Responsive Web Design
With the advent of cell phones, tablets, and laptops came the concept of responsive web design, which is a design and coding approach suggesting that a single website should respond its end-users' behavior and device based on screen size, operating platform, and orientation. This design technique consists of flexible / liquid grids, images and intelligent CSS media queries. All of this boils down to a single website that will automatically adjust its layout and sizing requirements as the user switches from their laptop to tablet to cell phone.
Responsive website design helps to eliminate the need for a separate website tailored for each new gadget on the market. View any of the below website examples on your computer and then again on a cell phone, you will see how the site automatically displays to your devices layout. Another way to test a site's responsiveness is to view it on a desktop or laptop computer and then shrink and large the browser window… the responsive magic will happen right before your eyes.


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Robarts Tour + TCard Time!
Tuesday, September 6, 2016 - 13:00 to 14:00
Information Desk, Robarts Library
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Atifa Karim, Kickstart Program Coordinator
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Join the U of T Libraries team for an introductory tour of Robarts Library designed especially for new students. The tour includes an overview of services provided by the library, the location of important service points, and a visit to the stacks. And since you'll already in Robarts, take advantage and get your TCard (your campus ID card, which provides access to services and facilities on campus).
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A gentleman surnamed Liu of Jinan, Shandong Province loves Transformers. But, he always felt that all the Transformer toys didn't really transform or really move. So he decided to build his own.
Six month and 70,000 yuan (around US$11,000) later, Liu created his own Transformer. Outfitted with hydraulics, the machine can lift itself up, transforming into a 4.8-meter tall robot.
The contraption is also a working car. It's powered by electricity and can travel up to 15 kilometers per hour.
On the robot's chest, there's a screen that gives info about the invention. It can also run advertisements, proving that this fan project could have a commercial application. Sounds like there's more than meets the eye.
Villager constructs homemade transformer [Guangming Online]
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Tiens, une de ces vidéos sur laquelle je suis tombée un jour je ne sais trop comment.
Voici donc Uno Hype, un groupe de rap/hip-hop du Maryland, interprétant We Were Kings :
Ay yo Black Diamond
Sometimes it take that soul to get this shit up out a nigga, you know what I'm sayin?
But I'mma let em know
No love
[Hassani Kwess]
If these hoes wanna choose, let em choose then
Dimes ain't shakin with squares, fuck you been?
And I'm in the club tryin to find a new friend
Never chase my vodka with juice, it's too thin
I know you feel me if you do liquor
Hard times and the brew get me through quicker
But you gotta know your place when you play your part
Cause thats why OG's ain't fuckin with them new niggas
Listen to me, I got a dream and I scheme up a storm on my block
I wind up green, fiends won't crack what I rock
On the block I'm from, they ain't got the talent I got
I nut up, take off the vest, when life shoots me, my shot
I already got a burden, and it's called the struggle
When you're rich, it's rap, when you're broke, it's called a hustle
And the doubt that you won't make it out is called a muzzle
And what the weak call pain, I call it muscle
And I work it out
It hurts sometimes, but damn life is worth it now
And I'm tryin to fill the void like a hole in me
While my damn demons tryin to keep the hole empty
I'm tryin to live it but the pessimism holdin me
If I see him, I keep going, it's the soul in me
Let him know a nigga breathe, I swear to god
I'mma rob cats if I don't get a better job
But that ain't in me, so I'm drivin with the tank empty
I better ball, so I rhyme and stay Kwess for y'all
I'mma let it off, I'mma let it off
So I rhyme and stay Kwess for y'all
I'mma let it off
You don't know what you had
But you're gonna find I ain't so bad
When I'm gone and you're alone
No one to give it to you
Cause now I know where it's at
That's right I'm wrong
It's such a drag that
The bitch is back
But not for long
[Uno Hype]
The way I see the game, damn homie it's so fucked up
Sayin that I looked up, I climbed up the ladder
Now I'm at the top like what's up
Nothin comin away of it, except homie that wanna hate on me, but that's a given
Tell the world to wait on me if this ain't what they feelin
Until then, I'm grindin with the same clip, I be on the same shit
No respect to them lames you be hanging with, got everybody bangin this
Homie double teamin so I'm droppin this, dip it like Stojaković
Tell everybody watch this shit, I'm about to drop 30 on you niggas
Goin for the gold, James Worthy on you niggas
Blowin eights of purp, I'm like Kobe on you niggas
The color gettin darker on the pictures
Standin in the room while the lights keep flickin
Time still passin, blunts still ashin
Young Uno used to be ashin, fuck all the chicks that pass him
Tell em to keep it classy, nigga
Sittin' there your little throne
The queen of right got no king of wrong
To bring it on you play on
Go find someone else
You never felt this before
But I don't feel the same anymore
Et si vous en voulez encore, la mixtape "Fxck The Hype" est téléchargeable ici. Cela va bien marcher ça.


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Virtual servers and storage systems don't have to exist in separate worlds; new tools and plug-ins provide single-console management of both virtual servers and storage.
Virtualized servers have created plenty of problems for data storage managers, not the least of which is keeping track of the relationships between data storage assets and virtual servers. Some storage management products have adapted to this new environment, allowing users to keep track of virtual servers, the apps they host and the storage they're using.
Functional silos
Inside every data center there are typically silos related to specific functional areas, each with a dedicated group responsible for management. There are teams responsible for managing specific data center resources, such as the network, servers, storage systems and virtualization. Each group focuses on managing its own area and works with other groups when needed to handle integration points between groups. If a new server requires shared storage, the server team works with the storage team to get storage provisioned and presented to the server.
In a traditional physical server environment, the storage group can easily manage the relationships between storage and physical servers: a logical unit number (LUN) created on a storage-area network (SAN) is assigned to a physical server and only that server uses the LUN. Server virtualization changes all that. But storage is perhaps the most critical component of a virtual infrastructure, so it must be implemented and managed properly for maximum performance and reliability. The relationship between server virtualization and storage is a tight one, so the management must be as well.
VMs can complicate storage
Virtualization is about the sharing of a common set of physical resources among many virtual machines (VMs). Virtualization file systems like VMware Inc.'s VMFS allow many physical servers to read and write concurrently to the same LUNs. This is possible because of a special locking mechanism that ensures multiple hosts have exclusive access to each of their VMs on a shared LUN. Among server virtualization's strengths are its features that provide high availability and workload load balancing across a virtualization cluster. Features such as VMware's vMotion and Storage vMotion can move VMs while they're running from host to host, as well as from one storage device to another.
To further complicate things, the movement of virtual machines on storage devices doesn't just occur at the virtualization layer. Many storage arrays now have an automated storage tiering feature built around tiers of devices with different performance characteristics such as solid-state drives (SSDs) and SATA drives that are pooled and presented to a host. The array dynamically moves data across tiers based on performance demands. All of that occurs at the storage layer and the virtual host is unaware of the movement.
While the features that move VMs around are beneficial, they can cause headaches for storage and virtualization administrators as the relationships among virtual machines, the physical hosts they're located on and the storage device where their virtual disk resides is a dynamic one. That will have the most impact when troubleshooting problems and monitoring performance. Because the virtualization admin is unaware of what's occurring at the storage layer and the storage admin doesn't know what's happening at the virtualization layer, neither one gets to see the big picture.
Plug-ins fill the management gap
Storage vendors recognized the importance of tight integration between storage and server virtualization and have worked to develop software integration with existing virtualization management tools like VMware's vCenter Server. VMware offers a solid set of vSphere APIs that allows third-party vendors to integrate their products with vSphere. Also, vCenter Server has a plug-in architecture that makes it easy for third-party plug-ins to seamlessly integrate with the vCenter Server admin interface. Plug-ins appear as a tab inside the vSphere Client, and their behavior and appearance can be customized. This allows options or information that's specific to a particular object like a VM, host or cluster, to be displayed.
STORAGE VENDORS' vCENTER SERVER PLUG-INS
Enlarge STORAGE VENDORS' vCENTER SERVER PLUG-INS diagram.
Not all storage vendors were quick to develop vCenter Server plug-ins, but most of the major storage vendors today offer plug-ins that allow their storage arrays to be monitored and managed from within vCenter Server. Each vendor's storage plug-in typically only supports specific storage array models and families, and the plug-in's functionality and features vary from vendor to vendor. Generally, storage plug-ins may offer these capabilities:
- Simplified expansion of virtual datastores. LUNs are created and presented to hosts, which then create datastores such as VMFS volumes from them. To increase the size of a datastore, the underlying LUN on the storage array needs to be increased first. The plug-in allows both the LUN and VMFS volume to be increased from the same console.
- Storage provisioning. Storage admins can assign chunks of storage to virtual environments; this allows virtualization administrators to create and size their own LUNs and manage the configuration of the storage.
- Storage management. A plug-in can give virtualization administrators the ability to manage storage array capabilities like LUN masking and thin provisioning, set multi-pathing and tiering policies, optimize I/O settings and define access lists.
- Automated VM storage mapping. This type of plug-in lets you monitor and manage the physical/virtual relationships among the virtual machines, hosts and storage arrays. This can help the virtualization admin by mapping between the virtualization identifier and the storage array identifier for the same disk.
- View detailed storage information. This brings information from the virtualization layer and the storage layer into a unified view, and lets you see the exact details of the physical storage layer from within the virtualization console.
- Physical storage health monitoring. This capability provides information on the physical health of storage arrays so virtualization admins will know when physical hardware fails or becomes degraded.
- VM cloning. The cloning of VMs is basically just a data copy job that can be offloaded to the array, which can do it more efficiently. This is especially useful in virtual desktop environments that have larger VM density.
- Backup and recovery at the storage layer. This allows you to create point-in-time snapshots on the storage array of VM datastores. You can then mount the snapshot and restore VMs from it as needed.
Anatomy of a plug-in
The joining of the storage and virtualization layers allows the virtualization admin to stay within the context of the virtual management user interface (UI) without having to grant access to a specialized storage management UI. Most of the storage plug-ins let you define credentials for the storage arrays that will be managed inside the virtualization management console. This allows seamless integration between the two consoles, and it's also good from a security perspective as you don't have to grant virtualization admins direct access to the storage management console.
The vStorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI)
VMware Inc.'s vStorage APIs were introduced in vSphere to allow tighter integration of advanced storage capabilities between vSphere and third-party storage applications and devices. There are multiple categories of vStorage APIs that deal with different aspects of storage integration. The vStorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI) were co-developed with specific storage vendors (e.g., Dell, EMC, NetApp) to enable storage array-based capabilities directly from within vSphere. Here are three examples of current VAAI features:
- Copy Offload. Virtual machine (VM) cloning or template-based deployment can be hardware accelerated by array offloads rather than file-level copy operations at the ESX/ESXi host. This can also be applied to other copy operations that occur such as Storage vMotion.
- Write-Same Offload. When provisioning an eager-zeroed virtual disk (VMDK), the formatting process sends gigabytes of zeros from the ESX/ESXi host to the array. With write-same offload, the array handles formatting the eager-zeroed thick VMDK.
- Hardware-Assisted Locking. The traditional file-locking mechanism using SCSI reservations is replaced by a more efficient mechanism that is atomic (handled in a single operation). This allows for an increase in the number of ESX/ESXi hosts deployed in a cluster with VMFS datastores.
As the vStorage APIs mature, expect to see even more offloading and features at the storage array level such as UNMAP support (return zeroed VMFS blocks), thin provision stun (stuns I/O if a thin volume runs out of space), NFS file-level copy (analogous to XCOPY on block) and NFS advanced file attributes (so vSphere can better understand more about files on NFS storage).
Hewlett-Packard (HP) Co.'s approach to the integration of storage management into vCenter Server was to leverage its Insight Control management console and integrate portions of it within vCenter Server as a plug-in. In addition to a module to manage HP storage, the company included a module to manage HP server hardware. So both server and storage hardware can be managed from a single console. When the plug-in is installed, it creates a special HP storage privilege within vCenter Server that allows access to be granted to the HP storage plug-in. The plug-in brings storage management into virtualization but not vice versa. vCenter Server has very granular permissions and roles can be defined so access to storage-specific information can be granted to storage admins. This allows storage admins to have a single console to all the storage arrays integrated with vCenter Server.
The HP Insight Control Storage Module for vCenter Server currently supports the firm's EVA, P4000, P9000/XP and P2000/MSA storage arrays. The plug-in creates an HP Insight Software tab in vCenter Server that appears whenever a VM, host or cluster is selected; it also offers a menu option for actions such as cloning/creating virtual machines or creating datastores. The tab provides a storage overview of the object selected, such as storage provisioned to a host, and storage provisioned by a host and the arrays it's connected to; it also provides links to directly launch the storage management console for an array. There are various views you can select to see different information such as storage disks and host bus adapters (HBAs) and paths; in addition, you can customize the columns and choose from the many detailed storage fields that are available. Sections allow you to see specific storage objects related to the object you've selected such as virtual machines, hosts and datastores.
Single-console control
In addition to information about storage arrays, there are storage tools that can perform actions such as cloning a virtual machine by utilizing array-based replication, creating batches of new virtual machines, or provisioning storage and creating VMFS volumes. While these tasks can be accomplished within vCenter Server, the HP plug-in provides automation and offloads the tasks to the storage array, which can handle it more efficiently.
The marriage of storage and virtualization in a single console allows for tighter management integration, which benefits virtualization admins, but is less beneficial to storage admins. Virtualization admins can get more involved with some of the storage-related functions, but those are traditionally handled by storage admins who may be reluctant to give up their control of provisioning and managing storage resources. Demonstrating the integration and features, and granting storage admins access to the virtualization console may help convince them to empower the virtualization admin to perform some basic storage management. Even if virtualization admins aren't allowed to manage storage resources, being able to view detailed storage array information is advantageous by itself.
While there are plenty of management apps that integrate with VMware, there are plug-ins available for other hypervisors like EMC Corp.'s Virtual Storage Integrator for Hyper-V, which integrates with System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM). Vendors have focused on VMware because of its popularity and because VMware has a deeper and more mature set of APIs and SDKs. The storage integration plug-ins that are available for virtualization are relatively new and vendor offerings are still evolving with more features and better integration. No matter what hypervisor you have, storage plug-ins are a must-have for any virtualization environment, as they provide better visibility and integration, and enhance your ability to monitor, manage and troubleshoot your critical storage resources.
BIO: Eric Siebert is an IT industry veteran with more than 25 years of experience who now focuses on server administration and virtualization. He's the author of VMware VI3 Implementation and Administration (Prentice Hall, 2009) and Maximum vSphere (Prentice Hall, 2010).
Related Resources
- Storage in a Virtual Environment: Expert Answers to 4 FAQ –SearchStorage.com
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Saint Petersburg, Florida - September 9, 2015 – The SSL Store™ has officially released the latest version of their popular WHMCS plugin, version 2.3.
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Pamela Love brings southwestern jewelry to LoHi's Goldyn for Trunk Show
On the lookout for a new, American Southwestern-style statement piece to add to your jewelry collection?
Or – have you been looking for an excuse shop at Goldyn, LoHi's high-end designer boutique with one of the most powerful and rare jewelry selections west of the Mississippi?
Saturday, Aug. 8, is your lucky day.
Pamela Love, CFDA-winner and New York based jewelry designer will be at Goldyn on Sat. Aug. 8 from 1 to 7 p.m. for a trunk show of her new 2015 Fall jewelry collection, Sueño, inspired by traditional American-southwest designs and iconic Mexican art.
The pieces that make up Sueño – Spanish for dream – are dreamlike. They're mystical, with symbols atop bracelets and necklaces representing a theme, or element of history in American or Mexican culture.
For instance, several pieces are graced with eagle symbols.
The eagle symbolizes "strength, freedom and supreme vision," Love says. "It is a powerful symbol for cultures throughout the world as well as American culture."
The symbols — usually three or four in each collection — serve as storylines, and many are influenced by Mexican culture, Love says.
"…This collection is heavily influenced by the works of Frida Kahlo and the symbolism that she worked with (along with other southwestern influences). Her work was heavily inspired by Mexican and indigenous cultural tradition and folk art."
Goldyn will also host a pop-up tattoo parlor for the event on the 8th, with Love's go-to tattoo artists: Minka Sinklinger of East Side Ink, NYC and Denver's own Patrick "Fish" King of Think Tank Tattoo.
Both will be live tattooing at Goldyn during the event, but appointments are required.
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NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - BP's manager in charge of controlling the Macondo blowout in 2010 was never trained to permanently plug a ruptured oil well and said in court on Wednesday the British company was not fully prepared for the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
On day three of the second phase of a federal trial in New Orleans over the accident in the Gulf of Mexico, BP's James Dupree also said "yes" when asked if the company was "starting from scratch" when it scrambled to stop the leak.
The U.S. District Court trial could lead to fines of more than $17 billion.
BP lawyer Mike Brock sought to show the company was as well-prepared for the leak as any other firm. He also emphasized that equipment needed to cap the well was not readily available in the industry at the time.
The plugging approach that eventually worked after millions of barrels of oil leaked over 87 days, a "capping stack," took weeks to build. Capping stacks have since become crucial pieces of equipment standing by for emergencies in the Gulf as the government has tightened safety and environmental standards.
"I had no formal training in well-kill operations," Dupree told the court, referring to the operation of plugging a well. He called the blowout an unprecedented worst-case scenario. "We didn't have the equipment to attack a Macondo-type event, that's why we had to engineer so many things on the fly."
"We didn't have the preparations we have today," he said.
The company's lawyers also sought to reject a central argument made by plaintiffs - which include the U.S. government, Gulf states and former contractors Transocean and Halliburton Co - that BP's estimates of the size of the leak were unsubstantiated and complicated efforts to control the well.
Internal company emails presented at the trial have shown BP saying publicly that 5,000 barrels of oil a day were leaking into the ocean when it knew up to 100,000 barrels a day could have been leaking.
Dupree said his team was nearly sure at one point that an early capping attempt known as a "top kill" was working - only to be dealt a stinging setback when they realized the well was still gushing.
"We thought we had killed the well...There was a celebration in the room," he said.
After the failure of the top kill, which pumped heavyweight drilling mud into the well and then put junk material on top of it, BP became concerned that too much weight would cause the well to breach.
That prompted them to scrap another option, known as "BOP on BOP," that would have put a blowout preventer on top of a similar device.
Plaintiffs have suggested "BOP on BOP" would have ended the leak sooner than the capping stack BP finally installed.
Dupree said safety was a concern when responding to the blowout that killed 11 men.
"I'm really proud of my team," Dupree said. "We executed all those operations and nobody else got hurt," he told the court.
BP's team stressed that the company's actions during the spill response were coordinated with the approval of government officials and that many of its team members were trained to control wells.
Asked if BP was prepared, Lars Herbst, a top regulator for the Gulf, said he believed the company was "prepared to initially respond" to the blowout and later on "technology and procedures were developed to address that situation."
This phase of the trial, expected to last a month, covers how much oil spewed from the well and whether efforts to stop it were adequate.
In the costliest scenario, the fines under the Clean Water Act could top $17 billion - an amount beyond the $42 billion BP has set aside for clean-up, compensation and damages.
The company has shed about $39 billion in assets to cover most of its provisions. But damages could rise and BP shares have lost a third of their value since the disaster, partly because of uncertainty over future fines.
The first phase of the trial, which wrapped up in April, looked at dividing blame among BP and its contractors; Transocean owned the drilling rig and Halliburton did cement work on the well.
The U.S. government says 4.9 million barrels were spilled, while BP says 3.26 million barrels leaked. Both those totals include 810,000 barrels that were collected during clean-up that the judge has agreed to exclude.
Under the Clean Water Act, negligence can be punished with a maximum fine of $1,100 for each barrel of oil spilled; a gross negligence verdict carries a potential $4,300 per barrel fine.
If the court judged the spill to have been 4.09 million barrels - the government's estimate less oil recovered - the price of negligence could reach $4.5 billion. Gross negligence could run to $17.6 billion.
U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier has said he will not assign penalties for BP until the third phase of the trial, expected early next year.
The case is In re: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig "Deepwater Horizon" in the Gulf of Mexico, on April 20, 2010, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, No. 10-md-02179.
(Writing by Terry Wade; Editing by Grant McCool, Leslie Gevirtz and Andrew Hay)


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It's pouring freezing rain in New York City right now, which might be why ESPN2's "Cold Pizza" is not airing right now, after experiencing "technical difficulties." (Of course, the "Today" show appears to be doing all right. We're sure they each spend the same money on staff.)
Instead, ESPN2 is playing the same "SportsCenter" that's simultaneously playing on ESPN. Twenty bucks says ESPN2 is getting higher ratings right now than the usual Tuesday morning. No, thirty bucks.
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(Careful of that site, by the way: That hasn't been updated since last week either.
UPDATE: The show has been cancelled for the day. Anybody know what happened?)


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Republished from The Classical.
My grandfather is missing an ear. Melanoma was eating away the left one, so it had to be removed. He's hobbled by bad legs, particularly the right one, banged-up since college-two members of a forgotten Big Ten special teams unit both decided to tackle his kneecap at the same time. His feet swell at night for unknown reasons, but soaking them in ice water helps. Walking is difficult; he relies on a cane, or two hands along the wall.
Daytime is spent in the "middle bedroom," where the recliner- a dark green La-Z-Boy, the seat and back of it faded to the color invisible-sits about three feet from a 50-inch television. A wireless headphones product called TV Ears are often found hanging around his neck; four pairs of these are scattered around the house, to go along with the other everyday items he's ordered over the phone: a Shake Weight, a coffee table that swings upward to TV-dinner height, and one Teeter Hang-Ups EP-560. That's the "inversion table" that flips him upside-down. Gravity's tender tug is good for posture.
He just turned 88. Ask him how he feels on any given morning, and you'll get a straight answer: "The same. Terrific." This is Bernard "Ben" Schadler, retired professional basketball player, three-sport college letterman at Northwestern University, and for all intents and purposes, sometimes my roommate.
Six-foot tall point guard "Benny Bones" Schadler, the long-distance, one-handed-shot wizard out of Benton Harbor, Michigan, was no stud on paper. His career statistics don't paint much of a picture: 1.5 points per game, 0.2 assists, and a .198 field goal percentage that went lockstep with that era's lousy shooting. The consolation would be that these numbers come from his 1947-48 season with the BAA Chicago Stags, the only one that's officially recorded. Schadler would continue on with the Detroit Vagabond Kings, Waterloo Hawks, and Sheboygan Red Skins, all of the NBL, just up until the merger that allowed a few NBL teams (and all of the BAA) to join the record books for posterity.
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Schadler was a well-rounded athlete, a self-proclaimed "triple threat." He lettered in basketball, baseball, and football at Northwestern, back when lettering was a mark of accomplishment. For good measure, he was a high school tennis champ, an avid golfer, and an enthusiastic bowler. He drew the NFL's attention first by being NU's defensive play-caller; he also logged time at every offensive skill position, most notably quarterback, not to mention blocking on punt returns. He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the 1945 Draft, a fact he discovered himself when reading the newspaper. Alas, another draft would take precedence that year, as he was commissioned by the US Navy for a six-month, torpedo boat trip to Borneo. Upon returning home in early-1946, Schadler snubbed the NFL, choosing instead to play out his final year of eligibility with Northwestern. His goal all along had been a less injury-prone career in hoops.
Schadler was a scorer, plain and simple. He was known for his outside jumpers (a sort of overhanded toss, back then), and for being especially deadly from the "coffin corner" along the baseline. As a defender, he was more attuned to jumping the passing lanes than manning up on the ball. I grew up picturing his game like a right-handed Nick Van Exel: not the biggest guy on the court, but always able to get his shot up in memorable fashion. After being named the 1947 Northwestern team MVP, Ben Schadler was selected by Chicago in the 2nd round, 18th overall in the first ever pro-basketball draft that summer. His pro career lasted less than three seasons.
The only uniform I'd ever see him in was a blue smock. Grandpa Ben owned and managed a Rexall Drug my whole childhood, retiring during my freshman year of high school when the store's lease expired. I lived next door to him growing up; that he was an ex-NBA'er was a fun fact to toss around to my friends, especially when he ventured out into the driveway to shoot around with us, which he did regularly. Once in a while a buddy would ask for his autograph, which would lead to Grandpa and I sharing a laugh, in on his joke that he was no John Stockton, or Mark Price, or Tony Massenburg, or Keith Jennings. Still, he would politely oblige.
To my adolescent ears, Grandpa Ben's tales had the vague quality of being vaguely … off, somehow:
"The only time I got in a game at the Knicks, Madison Square Garden was booked for the circus, so we had to play in the armory building."
"One time Otto Graham almost blew off my friend's face on a skeet shooting trip."
"My sister met Muhammad Ali at the post office."
In what I suppose would have been a typical 12-year-old's reaction, I learned to tune out this noise, and I still don't know if he realized he only ever had half of my attention. If he did, he didn't care.
When I was away at college, I received a 200-page working copy of Grandpa Was A Junkie: aka The Double Fake,his memoir. The separate titles reflect both his numerous obsessions (a sports, news, entertainment, business "addict"), and the football play he diagrammed and mailed to San Francisco 49ers headquarters that he remains convinced was used with success in Super Bowl XVI. For what it's worth, his letter was received a week before the game ("signature required!"), and the play in question, a touchdown pass from Montana to Cooper, was a call not seen from head coach Bill Walsh in years.
This "Junkie" reads like my grandfather talks-a series of plainspoken anecdotes. He has to wear his sister's shoes as hand-me-downs; he saves a child that fell down an abandoned grain silo. Naturally, there are long forays into his college and pro days on the road. I'm guessing that it hits a wall during his days of retail management; I could never get through it. He had mailed the same document to a handful of local sportswriters to drum up ghostwriting interest but received no replies. That was twelve years ago, and until recently, I had forgotten about its existence altogether.
My own schedules had me bouncing between more than one address as of late. Now and then I've found myself holing up downstairs at my grandpa's house for a few weeks at a time.
A couple of months ago, Grandpa Ben finished reading A Band of Misfits: Tales of the 2010 San Francisco Giants by former San Jose Mercury beat-writer Andrew Baggarly. Of major importance to Grandpa was a note on the book's dust jacket: Baggarly received his journalism degree from Northwestern. I came by for a visit around this time, and for Ben Schadler, the stars were aligned. It was time to kick the tires on Grandpa Was A Junkie.Because he considered me the "fastest typist in the family," I was to take down a selection of his anecdotes and a brief life synopsis to FedEx ("signature required!") over to Baggarly's publishers. As I took down the letter one conversation at a time, I found myself going beyond brief synopsis.
Year one of Schadler's pro career began the day he received a letter in the mail from the Chicago Stags in July of 1947, explaining that he was their property. He'd heard whispers that the NBL's Tri-Cities Blackhawks would come courting, but to the BAA he went. The Stags offered him one night's free housing somewhere in suburban Chicago to come visit the franchise, and upon accepting the job, a $4,500 season's salary ($47k in today's terms), a $500 bonus if they made the playoffs, and $10 per diems on travel days.
Schadler settled down in a boarding house in Evanston, a half-hour drive north from home court, Chicago Stadium. Attendance averaged 2,500 in the 15,000 seat arena, and if the stadium was booked for any other reason (a convention, the circus), games would be moved to a local high school gym. His first career professional game was at the Washington Capitols, memorable mostly because a pair of strangers-they had apparently grown up playing pinochle with his parents-wished him luck during the shootaround. Schadler's playing time would yo-yo throughout the season, a constant source of frustration. Six-foot wasn't tall, even for the 1940s Association, and getting subbed when bigger defenders got into the game was common, regardless of his current performance. One night, after nailing three straight long jumpers only to get pulled as bigger opposing guards got called to the scorers table, Schadler took his warm-up jacket and threw it in front of his bench. Coach Harold Olsen told him at halftime he'd never play another game if he pulled something like that again. "Getting fired" from a pro team was a viable threat; players' leverage was a foreign concept.
The Stags had to travel to their away games by train, as Coach Olsen was afraid to fly. But to compensate for the longer travel, and the shared sleeping compartments, players could order "whatever they wanted" for lunch. Things stayed that way even after Olsen missed a chunk of the season with appendicitis; guard/ forward Jim Seminoff served as player-coach until someone from the local high school could be convinced to take the job.
A few notable NBA names popped up in that single BAA season. Red Holzman played dirty, grabbing the waistline of Schadler's uniform on D, getting close enough to block a referee's view. League-leading scorer Max Zaslofsky didn't chip in for gas money or cab fares. Buddy Jeannette was left in the dust behind one of Schadler's best crossovers (though my grandpa immediately airballed his open shot). These reminiscences often revolved around single plays: the magical time he flipped a pass between his legs; his 180-reverse layup between New York's big men; accidentally biting a defender after fighting through a screen.
Pre- and post-game meals leave their own legacy. Getting taken to task by Stags accounting for ordering a steak at the Lord Baltimore hotel. Or the time three "big-nosed, business-type men" approached my grandpa and two teammates, offering to take them out for "whatever they wanted" for dinner (a term that, I've come to realize, held a lot of worth). Schadler believes he and his cohort were recognized as Stags, and that perhaps this date wasn't so innocent. "All they wanted to talk about was basketball." Word got around free food was the exchange rate for gambling tips.
My grandfather's only BAA season would turn out to be his most "professional" in basketball. It was exactly what I imagined the early NBA to be: an unglamorous but fun job that payed better than average for a partial year's work. My grandpa took pharmaceutical training courses in California when the season wrapped; some guys were PE teachers; the Stags trainer was a jazz pianist. It was the switch to the NBL in 1948, however, that really shows how impossibly far he was from today's game. He could have told me The Fonz was hired as a guest referee and I wouldn't have blinked.
In that first offseason, the Stags rescinded its $500 playoff bonus, and he refused to play. Schadler asked Chicago to work out a trade to the Minneapolis Lakers, which quickly fell apart. After sitting out a week of Stags games, my grandfather asked for his outright release.
After a few days passed, the now teamless Schadler was starting to have doubts about his return to the pro ranks. No teams had reached out. He felt a church service the following Sunday served him a dose of humility, and left the sermon thinking perhaps he overvalued his own abilities. If a team didn't contact him within a week, he'd hang it up. His sister took him straight from service to shoot a round of golf, and he returned home that afternoon to a phone message his mother had taken down. An "advance man" from the NBL's Detroit Vagabond Kings had called, and promised to try back later that evening (with that team name, you'd think the team rolled from game to game in a limo). While negotiating a season salary, the Kings promised to schedule and promote two games in Ben's hometown of Benton Harbor against whatever "all-star" team they could assemble, with proceeds from the gate going straight into Schadler's pocket as a signing bonus.
Schadler agreed. The Vagabond Kings promptly won their first game with him on board. Days later in Benton Harbor, his family hosted the Vagabond Kings roster and coaching staff for dinner before all heading to the gym. The Kings quickly took a twenty-point lead, and some guys left the court, sitting in the stands and hitting on girls, letting the game proceed 5 on 4 while still seeing their advantage through to a lopsided victory. A beaming Schadler approached Benton Harbor's mayor, one of the game's promoters, to collect his windfall after the game. First letdown: he found out tickets to the game cost a dollar, and fifty cents less for kids. The second: no one knew what he was talking about.
Detroit's coach gave Schadler the score: "I have a wife and kids, and I'm keeping this money. I'll see to it that you get yours at the end of the season." Payment never came. It wasn't just this game-two weeks had passed without Schadler, let alone any of the Vagabond Kings' eight players, being paid a dime. The team was co-owned by two men, one of whom also owned a car dealership. The car salesman wanted out, and as a parting gift to the remaining owner (given out of guilt, and accepted out of an essential need) the Kings received two limousines. Since they couldn't afford a bus, this became how they travelled around the country; hundreds of miles at a time, from game to game, in two limos-a confusing symbol for a failing league. Their lodging situation, though, screamed that the end was near. If a game was held in the vicinity of Detroit, team owner King Boring (yes, King Boring) began to shuttle the players to his home to sleep in his game room on air mattresses.
The 2-16 Kings rolled into a matchup against the league leading Anderson Duffy Packers following the night after one such Boring getaway. The mood was tense during warm-ups; when a referee came down to announce the game would be starting in five minutes, my grandfather spoke up for the team: "We won't be playing tonight's game." No one would walk out on that court until the entire team was paid. NBL Commissioner Doxie Moore happened to be in the house. Moore walked into the Kings locker room ("good-looking suit, polished shoes") after hearing the team's ultimatum. My grandfather recalled Moore's words:
"Guys, I know you haven't been paid, but I'm telling you, if you don't get your asses on that floor within five minutes, you will never play another pro basketball game in your lives. If you try to get at King Boring for back wages, you will also never play another game. He's a heck of a nice guy that's in over his head."
Commissioner Moore explained that the NBL couldn't keep the Kings afloat any longer, and promised a new team home and fair pay after the night was over.
A 15-minute strike. The 1948-49 Detroit Vagabond Kings' final record would hit the books at 2-17, after dropping a nail-biter that night to the eventual league champ Duffy Packers.
As of the next morning, Detroit no long had a professional basketball team. The Vagabond Kings were erased and replaced by the barnstorming, all-black New York Renaissance, creating the Dayton Rens. (Quite a cultural benchmark; a few NBL teams had black players, but never an all-black team. The BAA remained whites-only).
Schadler was picked up by another NBL squad, the Waterloo Hawks. He's convinced they came calling for one specific reason. In a game earlier that year, Hawks player/coach Charley Shipp was coming down on a 2-on-1 fastbreak against the Kings, with Schadler the sole defender. Schadler backpedaled, demonstratively faked going for a steal, then dropped into the passing lane. A shook Shipp picked up his dribble and shot a pass clear into the cheap seats. Turns out the play earned him a job. (Quick aside: I wrote an essay on this defensive move for a seventh grade English assignment titled "Something a Hero Has Taught Me").
The 1948-49 Hawks season went swimmingly for Schadler, at least in terms pay, travel, and lodging; though, he stayed on Coach Shipp's weary side. With a full day off before a night game at the Denver Nuggets, Schadler and teammate Elmer Gainer craved a round of golf, despite the fact that it had been snowing. Nothing spraypainting the balls black couldn't fix. The two got their 18 holes in and arrived at the game beet red from sunburns. Shipp could tell they'd been out, ticked off that they zapped their energy, and said he'd rather they show up to the game drunk than tired from golf. Whatever: Schadler hit a shot at the buzzer to send the night's game into overtime, and Gainer hit the winning bucket in the extra frame.
The Waterloo Hawks finished the season at 30-32, with my grandpa getting in 43 games.
Schadler accepted a contract offer from the Sheboygan Red Skins for the 1949-50 season, but Year Three never truly materialized.
The 1949 season marked the BAA and NBL's merger into the NBA. Team rosters were unstable, and as a number of NBL franchises folded altogether, the glut of available players made for stiff competition. Schadler found himself to be one of the smallest guys on the court, and thought he looked silly against bigger defenders. The Red Skins cut him just as the season got underway.
Sheboygan kindly let him know that the Denver Nuggets had interest in picking him up. Schadler drove west, still early in the 1949 season, to drop in on the team but they were out of town. He took this as a sign, and called it a playing career.
The coda to his life in basketball: Ben Schadler's state-champ high school coach was a friend and former NBL teammate of one John Wooden. Schadler and his old coach had stayed in touch, and spent one evening together with Wooden in the summer of 1949. Wooden had mentioned looking for an assistant to coach his freshman squad.
After leaving Denver, Schadler headed to Southern California for his pharmaceutical work, but decided to pop in on Wooden unannounced. The goal was to score that coaching job, but Schadler, afraid of being rude, swore not to mention basketball once. The two had a nice chat, and the sport never came up.
Schadler stayed in California for his remaining working life in drug store retail.
When I first began taking down my grandfather's story, I asked him what he felt he could gain by writing this publisher's notice. Ben Schadler is his generation's poster child for clean and honest living, and I've never heard him curse. His curt, impassioned response to me was the most fiery I've ever seen him: "My family should know who I am, and I'm not going to be around to tell them."
On a morning after our conversations were through, the phone rang at 9AM with a bizarre request. A basketball aficionado was offering the arbitrary amount of $10,000 for any Chicago Stags memorabilia my grandfather might still have, preferably his uniform. A couple times a year, my grandpa does get a letter or old program in the mail, looking for a signature, but nothing like this. Suspicious of the caller or not, my grandmother took the line and said "there isn't anything to give, and if there was, we'd be happier giving it to the grandkids." Not having anything of worth to a collector would be the truth, but there's a wealth of history here that Ben Schadler and I are happy to share with anyone interested.
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One place where the tides have an extreme effect on the ecosystem is in the Bay of Fundy.
Brittle stars are not like most sea stars when it comes to taking in and digesting food. Most sea stars extrude their stomachs to feed, but the brittle star cannot. The brittle star's food is taken in to the mouth, through the stomach and absorbed along the alimentary canal as it has no intestines or anus. The waste then goes back out of the mouth.
A mud flat is always a fun place to work. You can get your hands dirty and surround yourself in the smell of decomposition. It is an environment that only true nature-lovers can appreciate. However, there is more to a mud flat than being smelly and dirty.
Watching the Eiders along the coast of Maine, I have admired how they are able to dive below the surface of the water to capture their food thanks to their protective coat. The Common Eider eats mollusks, crustaceans, and even sea urchins!
One of my personal favorite species in the touch tanks was the Skeleton Shrimp, or Caprella sp. From a distance, they look like little pieces of grass, but once you get closer, they look to me like those little worm aliens from the first Men in Black movie.
When sea cucumbers are threatened they release a sticky thread that distracts their enemy. In some species these threads can be poisonous, containing a toxin called holothurin. As a defense mechanism some sea cucumbers can self-eviscerate parts of their own body.
by Rachel, Coastal Studies for Girls Recently, Heather Tetreault from the Maine Lobstermen's Association came to Coastal Studies for Girls to talk to us about the entanglement of marine mammals in fishing lines. She works in particular to save the North Atlantic Right Whales, a federally endangered species. There are only 450 known North Atlantic Right Whales left in the world and they are being hurt -- and even dying -- in encounters with fishing and lobster gear.
by Sage and Loraine, Coastal Studies for Girls Recently, the girls here at Coastal Studies for Girls had the pleasure to hear a guest lecture by Dr. Collin Roesler. She is the chair of the Earth and Oceanographic Science Department at Bowdoin College. She joined us for dinner and delighted us with stories of phytoplankton and the Arctic and the Antarctic. Her presentation focused on phytoplankton blooms, which occur when species of microscopic algae in the sea flourish at certain times of the year.
by Rosamund, Coastal Studies for Girls My group is analyzing the density of Soft-shell clams along the local shoreline in three different places. We have found out since starting the project that the Harraseeket River has an abundance of clams at low tide. This is interesting, because a local clammer told my group and I that a few years ago, it used to be the exact opposite: there used to be no clams at the Harraseeket River and an abundance in the other locations we researched.
by Meryl, Coastal Studies for Girls On November 30, our final guest speaker of the semester, Anne Madden, gave a talk on her research involving microbes in paper wasp nests. Anne Madden, a graduate research student at Tufts University in Massachusetts, studies the microbes in wasp nests.
by Melissa, Coastal Studies for Girls As I am living at Coastal Studies for Girls I get a chance to be more involved in the environment. I get the opportunity to enjoy, explore, and study so many different parts of nature. Every day that I walk during Solo, our daily ritual, I see nature at it's most beautiful. The thought of home, in the city, makes me imagine how the beauty I am seeing could be damaged because of cities and because of human impact in general.
By Kagan, Coastal Studies for Girls Last Wednesday our guest speaker was Helen White, an undergraduate student at Bowdoin College here in Maine. She is a physics and astronomy student that some of us met when we all attended the Science Symposium at Bowdoin a few weeks ago. Helen works on a research experiment about black holes, and she has been working on this project for about six months. After seeing a bit of her presentation at Bowdoin, we were all really intrigued by her research and wanted to learn more.
By Franchesca, Coastal Studies for Girls This past weekend in Marine Science we went on a field trip to Reid State Park, a beautiful area of sandy beach, forest and rocky shore. Taking advantage of the beautiful day, we went to learn more about how beaches form and how they change over time. When we got there we were told to think about the question, "What are the patterns that you notice in the landscape?" We were then given several minutes to go out and study first hand what we saw in this beach.
By Bailey, Coastal Studies for Girls On October 28 the Coastal Studies for Girls class set off to volunteer with the Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation (GOMLF). We were helping with the Derelict Fishing Gear Recovery and Disposal Project. The project is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsored two-year pilot project that feeds into the Fishing for Energy Program. It's purpose is to recover, document, and properly dispose of derelict fishing gear.
By Cori, Coastal Studies for Girls Last week in Marine Science we started studying ecological interactions by focusing on seaweed. We had a whole assortment of red, green, and brown seaweeds collected from various locations. We separated them into their groups and started to identify them. Armed with our guides, we battled each seaweed one by one. In our specimens we found some intruders, such as a small lumpfish and some skeleton shrimp -- both of which we examined as well.
By Katie, Coastal Studies for Girls This past week, we took a science trip to the Darling Marine Center in Walpole, Maine, which is the marine lab for the University of Maine. At the start of the trip, we met up with Jenn McHenry, a graduate student there. We went out on the Damariscotta River and collected a cornucopia of marine creatures by dredging, or dragging a net from a boat.
By Nell and Loraine, Coastal Studies for GirlsLast Monday, Coastal Studies for Girls took a field trip to the shore by Wolfe's Neck Farm to do some research in the field and look at variation within a population. The goal was to collect smooth periwinkles (Littorina obtusata) and record data on the snails. The original aim was to collect 195 individuals and to measure size and color for each.
by Doris, Coastal Studies for Girls We recently took a field trip to the Bowdoin Marine Lab where Dr. Amy Johnson, a professor of marine biology and head of the marine lab, gave us a talk and tour. She showed us a sea vase (Ciona intestinalis) inhaling a fluorescent green fluid she squirted through the inhalant siphon. Since the sea vases were translucent, it was easy to see the fluorescent fluid go through the sea vase's body.
By Emmie, Coastal Studies for Girls At Coastal Studies for Girls, each student is assigned a sister species to learn about and focus on throughout the semester. Each girl becomes attached to her species and shares what she learns with the class through projects and presentations. The sister species are all marine animals or plants that live in and around the waters of the Gulf of Maine. As the semester progresses, we are each are responsible for knowing the following about our species: the Latin name, phylum, their diet, who eats them, how they survive through the winter, and much more.
By Brianne, Coastal Studies for Girls Last Friday, Dr. David Fields, Senior Scientist at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Science, gave the students of Coastal Studies for Girls a tour around the buildings. One of the highlights of the trip was their vast algal collection. The National Center for Culture of Marine Phytoplankton (CCMP) functions much like a library. Each species of alga is cataloged with its own code so that it can be easily identified.
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Just like the Army, the U.S. Air Force uses games to help potential recruits connect with their organization. Just not quite as well.
The Games and Extras page of the official U.S. Air Force website is chock full of interesting little activities to help demonstrate how much fun it is to be in the Air Force. While a majority of the selections amount to nothing more than slightly interactive demos, the ECHO ZULU section has several scenarios to play through, from using flares to scare insurgents, to using remote-controlled planes to scare insurgents. I'm sensing a theme.
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Neon Art to Collect at Artissima 2016
Vogliamo Tutto! – We Want It All! This is the first message that greeted us upon the entrance to the Artissima Oval hall. If considered the nature of the art fair as the large, polished market where art is basically bought and sold, this message might appear a little to obvious. In fact, the message is delivered in a much broader sense, through a piece created by Alfredo Jaar at the outside wall of the Lia Rumma stand. Such a universal message announced an unexpected trend at the present edition of Artissima, embodied in the notable presence of neon art.
Neon is not exactly a new invention, it has been around the art for a while, explored by many contemporaries, from Tracey Emin, to Robert Montgomery. An observation we picked up at the art fair in Turin is that many of the notable Italian contemporary art galleries showcase at least one piece created in neon, perhaps highlighting a current trend in collecting.
From Lia Rumma, we move over to Franco Noero and Mark Handforth's piece, continue to Raffaella Cortese booth and the work by Marcello Maloberti, but the culmination comes definitely at the Alberto Peola booth and the famous Martin Creed's SHIT. Many of the galleries present pieces executed in neon, as the medium appears to be among favorites when delivering a strong political or social message. As if nothing else highlights the text so well, the glowing bent lettering remains in focus and now – in the interest of collectors.
Considering this small tendency, we picked out ten of our favorite neon art pieces to collect at Artissima 2016.
Alfredo Jaar - Vogliamo Tutto
Booth: Galleria Lia Rumma Medium: Red neon mounted directly on the wall Size: 101,6 x 101,6 cm
Mark Handforth - Twisted Red Star
Booth: Galleria Franco Noero Medium: Aluminum, neon, wood Size: 250 x 190 x 110 cm
Martin Creed - Work no.281 Shit
Booth: Alberto Peola Medium: Neon Size: 15 x 20 cm
David Horvitz - Whenever I take a shower I always wonder when the water was a cloud
Booth: ChertLüdde Medium: Neon Size: 700 × 550 cm
Joseph Kosuth - Zero and Not 14 (Freud series)
Booth: Vistamare Medium: Neon mounted directly on the wall Size: 12 × 300 cm
Sybren Renema - Tod und das Maedchen
Booth: Duerst Britt & Mayhew Medium: Neon Size: Dimensions variable
Runo Lagomarsino - Mare Nostrum
Booth: Francesca Minini Medium: Neon Size: 26,5 x 250 cm
Piotr Kowalski - Perspective
Booth: Galerie Eva Meyer Medium: Photography on canvas with blue neon Size: 130 x 195 cm
Pier Paolo Calzolari - Veloce galoppa verde cipolla
Booth: Repetto Medium: Virginia tobacco leaf, white cold fluorescent tube, transformer, dimmer box Size: Dimensions variable, about 28 x 85 cm
Shezad Dawood - Elliptical Variations II
Booth: Galerie Gabriel Rolt Medium: Wall-mounted neon Size: 160 x 400 cm
Pricess of all artworks are available upon request. Images courtesy Widewalls.


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Cleanup: Bringing Children Back to Flood-Stricken Areas Safely – Conference call sponsored jointly by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Dick Fuld states that he is forgoing his 2008 bonus in light of the performance of the company. HMMM! It really makes you wonder what in the world would make anyone think he had an iota of a chance of recieving a bonus with the share price down over 60% in the last twelve months. Really now, was he expecting to get a bonus?
Cioffi, of Bear Stearns, has been incarcerated and indicted on fraud for allegedly misrepresenting investors as to the viability of the hedge fund he manageged. I don't know the particulars of the case, but incarceration does seem a bit harsh when his boss, Schwartz, got on CNBC and swore everything was just fine 5 days before he agreed to sell the company of less than 5% of its 365 day moving average price.
While on that note, didn't the Lehman CFO tell us everything would be alright and Lehman has no liquidity problems (despite going to the liquidity well 4 times in 4 months for more than $9 billion). Didn't Citibank say they would not have to cut their dividend a month or two before they cut their dividend. Sun Trust will be in the same boat in a quarter or two, if that long. I can go on with this list for quite a while, but I think you get the message.


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10 August, 2010
U2 and 20 peoplei have seen u2 so many times but the one that stands out for me is when a radio 1 compertition in 2000 to see the band play live in front of 20 fans. there played five songs from AYCLB and then there came and had a chat with us all. i will nerver forget that day. best live track that day was stuck in a momont.
09 August, 2010
U2 CONCERT - COIMBRA - 02 OCTOBER - SONGHello U2: My name is JOÃO. I am Portuguese and I will go to the first show in Coimbra (02 october). I know this is a stupid and impossible request. But I'll try anyway. My mother died last July 13 with a stupid and dramatic disease called Cancer. I am one of many eager fans of U2, and I would like Bono sang a snippet of the song "Sometimes You Can Make It On Your Own" in memory of my mother. It would, for me, the best tribute which could provide to my mother. Sorry for my inconvenience, but I've been thinking for a while, if i send or not this email. Maybe this is a dream for a crazy u2 fan. At least i try. Thank you for your atention João Almeida
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GO TO ARGENTINA!Set list 360 tour!!! In Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA April10, 2011. FOR TO FANS Open show!!! Magnificent Get On Your Boots Rejoice The electric co. An cat dubh Into the heart Cartoon World Gloria Moment of Surrender Deep in the heart A sort of homecoming Two hearts beat as one The unforgettable fire Walk to the water Stand Up Comedy Indian summer sky Bad Where the streets have no name Trip through your wires FEZ-Being Born Angel of Harlem One tree hill Hawkmoon 269 Breathe A Celebration Bullet the blue sky Running to the stand still Zooropa Ultra violet (light my way) Sunday bloody Sunday 40
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they were singing for me onlyTurin 2010 was my third U2 gig. I took place in the middle of the 2 stages, near one of the moving bridges. Bono came, he stopped and sang. Everybody was taking pictures "Oh well, Bono is over my head"! I wasn't. I was just looking into his eyes and it seems to he was there singing for me only. In the middle of 45000 people I felt like there was only them and me. An unforgettable feeling!
09 August, 2010
Awesome SeatsIt was my 1st U2 Show, out of 8... i was late getting to the show with no tickets. i asked some guys coming out if they had tickets, they were leaving because they weren't U2 fans but his dad had a box. i bought his box seats for 10 dollars...we were right in the midle of the 2 stages only a few rows up.. the show was awesome and so were my seats...his loss and my gain...!!!
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My First U2 Concert.They used to use wristbands, and I was selected to be first in line. I was disappointed when I only received 20th row seats. But I was right next to the "B" stage. U2 performed some songs just a few of feet away from me! I pointed to Edge and gave a thumbs up. He acknowledged me with a wink. U2 performed a personal concert just to me and 20,000 people showed up to watch. Best show ever!
21 October, 2009
Words Fail!!!!!!!!!!!As this was my first U2 experience live, it was sensory overload in the best way possible. I had nosebleed seats, and still felt like I totally connected with the Band. When Bono ordered 10,000 pizzas for his "friends" it was hilarious,, but when pizza delivery boys appeared at the the end of the show with dolly's of pizza boxes which were flung out to the fans, it was brilliant:) Mysterious Ways, was memorizing as the beautiful dancer emerged while Bono sang.. The energy of that night, and connection of the fans is something I have never forgotten. I was hooked. Craving those powerful live performance experiences with this Band can border on a cocaine addiction, but in a good way!


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The Dallas-based cell phone service provider is hoping to bridge a small coverage gap in wireless service with the antenna system. The company has six other antenna locations around Maspeth, and would join three other wireless providers who operate antennas on the roof of the 65th Street building.
In voting down the proposal, board members said three is more than enough.
The board's Land Use Committee Chairman, Walter Sanchez, this paper's publisher, said an additional antenna poses health and safety risks.
"There's no real evidence that there aren't health risks when these antennas are clustered together," Sanchez said.
He also cited a fire report from a blaze at the site in 2008, which found that the tangle of wireless equipment on the roof hampered the firefighting operation.
"I'm more than thrilled with the vote but I understand that we're not done yet," said Susan Kohl, who has lived in the building all her life.
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