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James Bond movies are like white sliced loaves of bread – you have to catch them first while they are very fresh.
The key word in that statement is 'first'. If you get a nice fresh loaf of bread and it slowly goes a bit stale on you, you can still use it. You can perhaps toast it or grate it up for breadcrumbs or… well, you get the idea.
If it was somebody else's loaf of bread, you wouldn't dream of using it. You would just throw it out. But this is your loaf, you knew it when it was fresh and tasty, it has aged and hardened under your watchful eye and so you still hold some deep-seated affection for it.
The early ones are the exception to this little rule of mine. Whether that's because they weren't trying so hard to be 'of-the-moment' or whether it's because they come from a time when many of the fans weren't actually born – thus allowing a greater deal of respect - well I'm not sure. It's probably just because that young Connery was so damn good that all other considerations pale. Whatever the reason, those first three do buck the trend and they remain eminently watchable.
So, having said all that, let me present my defence of Timothy Dalton as James Bond. Many of you will disagree. That's understandable. Dalton, you see, was my 'Loaf of Bread'. It's quite possible that he wasn't yours.
For me, Dalton's first Bond film, The Living Daylights, arrived like a super-refreshing bolt-from-the-blue. Roger Moore had ceased to have any relevance, to anything, several features before he finally bowed out and, as a result, the franchise was two stages past being on its knees.
But, just because I like my own loaf of bread, that doesn't mean that I can't see that it has gotten stale over time. It is a fact that Bond movies go stale and, when they do, our affection for them comes down to our memories of how we were when we first saw them – it is this which keeps a particular one high in our esteem and allows us to remember how good it once used to be.
So let it be with 'The Living Daylights."
When I see it now, I see the staleness. I see the rather insipid villains, the unconvincing Mujahideen sequence, the milkman with his exploding bottles… I see how it probably won't convince anyone who sees it for the first time now.
I also see the value in other people's loaves of bread, even if they are not mine. For me, Craig's Casino Royale remains a stunning and almost flawless reboot and I will not argue with anyone who puts him second best. I will, perhaps, quietly point out that his second outing 'Quantum of Solace' is almost grindingly boring from start to finish (I watched it twice to confirm this) but I will also accept that Dalton's second attempt 'Licence to Kill' was also quite poor.
So, for those of you who will doubtless say that Craig in Casino Royale is the best thing ever, and for those of you who say Brosnan in Goldeneye is the one, think for a moment about my little analogy. I just bet your favourite (Connery excepted because he wins everything) was the one who arrived fresh and new for you…
…your own personal 'Loaf of Bread'.
I just bet it was.


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It appears Apple abandoned the use of Google Maps in its new iPhoto for iOS app, as reported by 512pixels. The maps shown in the application look unlike data fed from the Google Maps API, suggesting Apple may have finally put some of its mapping acquisitions into use.
As noted in comparison images within the 512pixels post, the mapping functionality in iPhoto for iOS shows different location data than in iPhoto for Mac OS X. It also pins the location request in a slightly different place. OpenStreetMaps are a possible source, but unlikely, since their representation of the same location is different from the first two.
In our own comparison above, we couldn't find much to go on based on location processing. However, the Mac OS X version of iPhoto and the iOS version do display the neighborhoods of New York City differently.
Apple bought mapping companies C3, PlaceBase, and Poly9 within the last few years, but have done little with them since. Any, or all, of these services could be feeding the location information shown in iPhoto for iOS. If so, Apple shoving off from Google Maps would be a big, if not unforeseen, departure.
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Tranexamic Acid for Craniofacial Surgery
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00722436
Recruitment Status : Terminated (Study dose changed based on recent publications)
First Posted : July 25, 2008
Results First Posted : February 15, 2017
Last Update Posted : February 15, 2017
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|Condition or disease
|Craniosynostosis Bleeding
|Drug: Tranexamic acid Drug: saline
|Phase 4
Surgical procedures for the correction of craniofacial deformities result in unavoidable and significant blood loss in small children and infants. Patients may experience blood losses that exceed one to two blood volumes. In an effort to reduce our transfusion requirements, we have introduced tranexamic acid into our practice. However, the benefit of tranexamic acid in pediatric craniofacial surgery has not yet been reported. We hypothesize that the intraoperative use of tranexamic acid in pediatric patients presenting for craniofacial reconstructions will reduce blood loss and allogeneic transfusion requirements.
This is a randomized, blinded, prospective study that will investigate the potential benefit of tranexamic acid to reduce the intraoperative bleeding and blood transfusions in pediatric patients undergoing craniofacial surgeries. An initial dose of 100 mg/kg tranexamic acid (Cyclokapron 100mg/ml) or an equal volume of a placebo will be administered over 15 minutes after the induction of anesthesia and before the skin incision. A maintenance infusion of 10 mg/kg/hr of tranexamic acid or equal volume of a placebo will be started upon completion of the initial dose and will be continued until skin closure. The primary outcome will include the reduction in the total volume of allogeneic erythrocytes.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|20 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Tranexamic Acid for the Reduction of Allogeneic Blood Exposure in Infants and Children Having Craniofacial Surgery
|Study Start Date :
|July 2008
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|June 2012
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|June 2012
Experimental: Tranexamic acid
Tranexamic acid (100 mg/kg load, 10 mg/kg/hr) intravenous
Drug: Tranexamic acid
100 mg/kg load, then 10 mg/kg/hr
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Saline was administered intravenously
Drug: saline
- Total Volume (ml/kg) of Allogeneic Blood Exposure. [ Time Frame: intraoperative and postoperative (24 hr) ]This is the blood administered during surgery. The blood comes form the blood bank. It is not cell salvage blood. The volume was normalized by weight.
- Number of Patients That Remained Transfusion Free [ Time Frame: 24 hours ]
- Effect of Tranexamic Acid on Prothrombin Time (PT), Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) at Three Time Points (Baseline, After Osteotomies, and Immediately After Procedure). [ Time Frame: (baseline, after osteotomies, and immediately after procedure) ]
- Platelets [ Time Frame: baseline, after osteotomies, immediately after surgery ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|6 Months to 18 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
The inclusion of the patients will depend on the following criteria:
- All pediatric patients scheduled for primary or secondary repair of craniosynostosis with a frontal orbital advancement, or cranial vault reconstruction.
- Patients will be between the ages of 6 months and 18 years old.
- They will be > than 5 kg.
- All subjects being evaluated in the Craniofacial Clinic for primary or secondary repair of craniosynostosis will potentially be included in the study. Prior to inclusion in the study potential participants will be screened by history and laboratory data. The laboratory data will include a complete blood count, PT, PTT, type and cross, factor V leiden, anticardiolipin antibody, and lupus anticoagulant. The history will be obtained from the parents or current care takers. The medical records may be reviewed if there is a need for clarification.
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients that will be excluded from the study include the following:
- Familial or personal coagulopathy risk-factor V leiden, anticardiolipin antibody, and lupus anticoagulant
- Abnormal PT, PTT, Platelet count. or closing time. All patients presenting for craniofacial surgery have preoperative blood work performed which includes a type and screen, HCT, PLT, PT, PTT, and closing time. Patients who have abnormalities detected in their coagulation profile proceed on to a complete hematologic evaluation that includes an evaluation for Von Willebrand's Disease.
- History of thrombotic episodes in the patient
- Renal failure or hepatic failure.
- Infants less than 5 kg
- Age < 6 months or > 18 years old
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00722436
|United States, Pennsylvania
|The Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
|Responsible Party:
|Franklyn Cladis, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|July 25, 2008 Key Record Dates
|Results First Posted:
|February 15, 2017
|Last Update Posted:
|February 15, 2017
|Last Verified:
|February 2017
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
|Plan Description:
|We stopped the study early because emerging data came out that demonstrated benefit with significantly lower doses than our study. We were compelled to stop enrolling.
antifibrinolytic, tranexamic acid
Bone Diseases, Developmental
Bone Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Craniofacial Abnormalities
Musculoskeletal Abnormalities
Congenital Abnormalities
Tranexamic Acid
Antifibrinolytic Agents
Fibrin Modulating Agents
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Trbarto necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
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I am a registered professional engineer in MD,DE,PA,VA,NC and MO and hold a national NCEES Certification. Starting a simple website and blog to answer simple Civil Engineering Questions to assist Home Owners, Developers, Home Builders and other engineers - really anyone who wants to ask a simple question and get a quick answer.
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Even if your child is comfortable around pets, it pays to discuss safety tips as they return to school. Nearly half the estimated 800,000 dog bites that occur each year involve children between the ages of 5 and 9 years old, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dog trainer and TV show host Victoria Stilwell of "It's Me or the Dog" on Animal Planet offers seven things kids need to know about safely interacting with dogs on their way to school.
1. Not every dog is your friend.
Kids often mistake wagging tails for happiness — and that isn't always the case, Stilwell says. Help kids recognize when a dog is showing signs of aggression or fear. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA.org) offers photos that illustrate canine body language and tips to avoid dog bites. There's also a printable handout (right) that kids and parents can share with classmates.
Even if kids know the dog, they should avoid approaching, hugging, staring or showing teeth. Stilwell says these actions can cause pressure for a dog, leading to growling or biting. After years of watching Mom in action, Stilwell says her 8-year-old daughter has learned that it's best to ignore dogs during initial meetings.
"She waits for the dog to come to her," she says. "If the dog wants to have a relationship with her, she looks for fluid body language that she can read and we do it on the dog's terms."
2. Embrace your inner tree (or rock).
Dogs lose interest when they are ignored, so Stilwell (right) tells children to become a tree, standing still and avoiding eye contact when dogs approach. If kids get knocked to the ground, advise them to roll up like a stone on the ground with knees in and hands behind their neck so they protect vital organs. Practice makes perfect.
3. Avoid running from loose dogs.
If possible, slowly walk away from the dog. But she says to avoid freaking out and making high-pitched noises. Whatever happens, do not run. Remember to ignore dogs by becoming a tree or a rock.
4. Report loose or stray dogs.
If kids see a stray dog during walks to school, remind them to alert an adult. Stilwell says that parents should report loose dogs to animal control immediately. "There are so many irresponsible dog owners out there and these people need to be reported," she says.
5. Be careful when walking on a dog's 'turf.'
Many owners rely on electric fences or shock collars to keep dogs confined to their own yard. But Stilwell notes that kids and other animals can easily cross those invisible boundaries — and that's often when the trouble occurs. "Mostly children are bitten on the dog's territory by a dog that they know," she says. "It's rare for a child to be bitten by a dog that comes out of nowhere and bites them."
6. Never touch dogs behind a fence.
Tell kids to exercise caution and avoid taunting or exciting dogs behind fences, she says. Remember, that fence may not be too sturdy, and some determined dogs can jump over fences without any trouble.
7. Taunting dogs is a form of bullying.
"Being kind to animals is much more powerful than teasing, bullying, or being rough or unkind to these creatures," she says. "How would you feel if you were teased or bullied or hit?"
School-related activities for kids
Here are a few ideas to help kids learn more about the joy and responsibility of pet ownership.
Pet project: Adopt a class frog or turtle and learn what's necessary for its care. Kids who perform well in school can take the class pets home during weekends or holiday breaks.
Pay it forward: Collect newspapers, used towels and toys for your local animal shelter.
Create or expand your food drive: Add pet food to your holiday canned food drives. SaveOurPetsFoodBank.org lists organizations that help pet owners who need a helping hand.
Host pets in need: Invite rescue groups or the animal shelter to hold an adoption fair during special events at the schools, such as winter carnivals or summer festivals.
Spread the word: Use school newsletters, social media tools and websites to spread the word about pets that need good homes. A sweet boxer named Merlin waited more than a year to find his forever home. Schools provide a vast network of potential forever homes for pets in need.
— Morieka Johnson, @SoulPup
Got a pet question? Send it to firstname.lastname@example.com and submit other questions to Mother Nature and one of our experts will track down the answer. Plus: Visit our advice archives to see if your question has already been tackled.
Related pet stories from MNN and partners:
- How to help a child recover from a dog bite
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This letter must look very crisp and professional. No cheesy clip art, sparkles, or solid primary colors.
The Background:
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This mail out will accompany a sales letter and will be sent to people who are selling their lake house. This means that you want the design to look nice, but not to counter act the fact that these people want to sell their houses.
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What we're envisioning here is a 3d Google home page floor. And the stack of Google searches sticking straight up from the Google search bar in what appears to be 3d space. For some examples of the "3d" effect we're looking for, see attachments.
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James Holmes told police he thought evidence bags were for popcorn
Attorneys for the Aurora movie theater gunman on Monday painted a picture of a man single-mindedly determined to invoke his constitutional right to a lawyer after his arrest outside the theater.
Defense attorney Kristen Nelson said James Holmes asked for a lawyer three times in seven minutes during conversations with two police detectives in an interrogation room about two hours after the shootings.
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Though Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron must have earned a pretty penny from her latest film, Mad Max: Fury Road, which grossed a reported $377M at the box office, she hasn't had as much luck when it comes to her real estate portfolio. She recently took a loss when selling her penthouse in the heart of Hollywood. Originally purchased for $2.75M in 2007, she took a $1M loss. Do you think the penthouse was worth more? Take a tour of the space and let us know in the comments below.
The 2,350-square-foot condo has one bedroom, two bathrooms, a stainless steel kitchen and a loft-style open floor plan with exposed ceilings.
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A honeycomb pendant light brings a warm glow to the modern kitchen.
Floor-to-ceiling black-painted window frames in the dining area lead to the condo balcony.
Large planters add a hit of green against the exposed brick, while an ornate wrought-iron balcony creates a pretty backdrop for the view.
The balcony has a great view of the iconic Capitol Records building, a Hollywood landmark.
In the study, offbeat accessories, like a cowhide rug and diamond-cubby bookshelf, nod to Charlize's eccentric side.
The black and white palette continues into the bedroom, where a bed fitted in white linens looks crisp against the ebony hardwood floors.
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Ford is reporting August US sales of its Ford, Lincoln and Mercury brands are down 26% over the same period a year earlier, mainly due to continuing weakness in truck and SUV sales. While trucks are off 39%, the really breathtaking number is the 53% decline in SUV sales — despite the fact that Ford is touting a 17% rise in Escape deliveries. Focus sales were also up 23%, and the folks in Dearborn say that part of the sales decline is due to a 31% decrease in deliveries to fleet customers; generally not considered such a bad thing except when, you know, nothing else is selling either. Full press release after the jump.
DEARBORN, Mich., September 3, 2008 – Higher demand for the fuel-efficient Ford Focus and Ford Escape continued in August, as consumers continued moving to smaller and more fuel-efficient vehicles. Ford Focus sales were up 23 percent and Escape sales were up 17 percent versus a year ago, while the impact of a weak economy and lower demand for large trucks and SUVs resulted in double-digit sales declines for Ford and the auto industry. "The Focus and Escape offer the features and fuel economy today's consumer's want," said Jim Farley, Ford group vice president, Marketing and Communications. The 2009 Escape, with its new 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine and six-speed transmission, delivers class-leading highway fuel economy of 28 mpg – matching the 2009 Toyota RAV4 and topping the Honda CR-V. The 2009 Escape Hybrid delivers 34 mpg in the city and 31 mpg on the highway, making it the most fuel-efficient utility vehicle available. The 2009 Focus has similarly impressive fuel economy with an EPA highway fuel economy of 35 mpg – equal to the Toyota Corolla and the smaller 2009 Honda Fit. Overall, during August, Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicle sales totaled 151,021, down 26 percent. The decline primarily reflects lower demand for SUVs (down 53 percent) and trucks (down 39 percent) and lower sales to fleet customers (down 31 percent). "We expect the second half of 2008 will be more challenging than the first half, as weak economic conditions and the consumer credit crunch continues," said Farley. North American Production Ford now plans to produce 890,000 vehicles in the second half of 2008 (420,000 vehicles in the third quarter and 470,000 vehicles in the fourth quarter). The second-half plan is 50,000 vehicles lower than the previous plan (20,000 vehicles in the third quarter and 30,000 vehicles in the fourth quarter). The reduction primarily reflects lower sales to daily rental companies, lower production associated with the transfer of the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator from Michigan Truck Plant to Kentucky Truck Plant, and a downward revision to the company's U.S. industry sales forecast (to the low end of the previously provided range of 14.0 to 14.5 million).


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Nepal's ruling coalition failed to meet the Supreme Court's May deadline to complete a constitution, dissolving the legislature amid political rifts that left the republic's leadership in doubt. Nationwide strikes by political activists and ethnic minority groups advocating federalization resulted in journalists' being harassed and attacked for perceived negative coverage. The majority Maoist party-controlled magazine Lal Rakshak called Kanak Mani Dixit, director of Himal Media publishing group, a "people's enemy" for his criticism of the party's violent tactics. The government moved to classify 140 categories of information relating to politics and the judiciary. The Supreme Court temporarily stayed implementation of the new classifications in February; a decision was pending in late year. Police arrested some journalists' assailants but murder investigations stalled, keeping Nepal on CPJ's Impunity Index of countries where journalists are murdered regularly and killers go free. An international media mission, which included CPJ and other global press freedom groups, met with Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai in February to demand effective prosecution for past slayings and refine press freedom safeguards in the draft constitution.
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It's early in the day, you've probably just had your breakfast, so apologizes in advance for this story.
It seems Real Housewives of New Jersey extra Kim Granatell and professional famewhore Michael Lohan need some publicity… desperately. If not, what else would explain the above photo of the two randomly making out?
So what gives? Well, according to Tom Murro of Celebritymagnet.com, the photo was taken Wednesday at a bar in NYC following the taping of a new show they are doing together .
As for Kim, who will reportedly appear on season 3 of the NJ Housewives, she describes Micheal as "a good kisser" adding that "he just needs to ditch the cigarettes."
When asked what attracted her to Michael the most, Kim replied, "I liked that he didn't have a saggy ass, he has a nice smile, killer eyes and he's devious like me!" Oy.


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Anna Quindlen was on Fresh Air yesterday, and she said something I've been pondering a good deal lately.
As a little girl, Anna Quindlen wasn't afraid of a whole lot. She frequently got into trouble and occasionally shot off her mouth. But as she grew older, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer became what she calls a "girl imitation."
"[I became] nicer, sweeter, less outspoken [and] less combative," she tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross. "All of the qualities that you need to be a good opinion columnist tend to be qualities that aren't valued in women. And I think that was a bit of a challenge for me when I became an op-ed columnist [for The New York Times] and has been a challenge for many of us who do that as a living."
I think this is related to the whole "women in atheism" question…and the misogyny in atheism question, too.
Atheism by its nature is "combative" – at least, active or outspoken or explicit or "movement" atheism is. Movement atheism is naturally combative. This could be a big part of the reason it took the movement so god damn long to realize it was forgetting to invite women to its parties. Women aren't seen as combative. All of the qualities that you need to be a good movement atheist tend to be qualities that aren't valued in women. Implicit stereotypes probably made women as a category seem like the wrong kind of people to invite to the parties because women are too nice and sweet to combat god, not outspoken and combative enough to pick fights with god. That could be why male atheists* think of atheism as a boys' club and something that women will wreck if they're allowed into it, because they'll put up curtains and forbid swearing and try to sign a peace treaty with god.
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I certainly ran the full gamut of emotions while watching General Hospital this week. Tell me you didn't also have tears in your eyes when Luke and Laura were reunited and Luke flashed back onto an earlier reunion when Laura came back from her Cassadine kidnapping in 1983. I was surprised that I was so thrilled to see veteran actors return. Kin Shriner's always obstinate and self-righteous Scotty is older but otherwise hasn't changed. Didn't you love when Luke took some jibes at his decades-long rival, referring to Scotty's "increasingly heightening hairline" and "troll" hair? I actually screamed out loud when former spouses Laura and Scotty told Luke they were engaged. As you may recall, in 1979-80 Luke raped Laura, then stole her away from Scotty to create "the greatest love of all," thus launching the golden age of GH, brought to us by its executive producer, the late great Gloria Monty. [Read more…]


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An update to the story we published Thursday about mediation talks between Cobb County and the City of Marietta about a disputed annexation-rezoning case on Lower Roswell Road and the Loop:
That mediation, scheduled for next Wednesday, has been called off. Also, Cobb commissioner Bob Ott, who was to have represented the county and was scheduled to meet Monday with a small group of nearby residents opposed to the proposal, has opened the meeting to the public in a town hall format.
That word comes from Robin Moody (in photo), a leader of a group of Sewell Manor neighbors who are working to reduce the density and demand other changes from Traton Homes.
The prominent Cobb residential developer wants to build 37 townhomes and 15 single-family homes on 7.48 acres, which the neighbors say is too dense and would add to traffic headaches they already experience.
Some have called it a "Stack-A-Shack" proposal for how close the residences will be built on the property that abuts Sewell Manor.
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In a message sent Friday to her neighbors and citizens in nearby communities, Moody said the City of Marietta wanted to change mediation from being overseen by retired Cobb Superior Court Judge James Bodiford to going before another, unspecified judge.
Ott declined, since that change would require approval of the other county commissioners, and he is planning to bring the matter up with his colleagues on June 11.
A Georgia local government law called HB 489 (passed in 1997) allows counties to formally object to annexation and rezoning cases in certain high-density conditions, and sets up terms for arbitration or mediation to settle disputes.
Moody noted the time provided for public comment at commissioners' meetings and added:
"We are grateful that Cobb County will now hear the viewpoints (at least how Ott explains it) that the community has been voicing since January of this year."
The Sewell Manor residents live in 1950s-built single-family homes with a density of less than two units an acre. Traton's proposal is 6.95 units an acre, higher than a threshold of four units an acre as specified in HB 489.
Although the Marietta Planning Commission has recommended denial, the Marietta City Council has never voted on the Traton proposal. It has been pulled twice over the last two months.
Ott's town hall meeting will be 7 p.m. Monday at the Sewell Mill Library (2051 Lower Roswell Road). Moody said citizens from more than a dozen nearby subdivisions have signed petitions opposed to proposed development.
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I am starting a business in the credit union industry--financial services and a want a catchy logo and tagline design for the company--TalenTTracker.
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With McLaren's MP4-12C now on sale through the company's growing global sales network its on to the next project for the brand. The next new car in development is the successor to the now legendary McLaren F1. If recent reports coming out of the UK prove true the first prototypes of this much anticipated machine are already being tested in various regions of Europe.
Nicknamed the Mega Mac, the new F1 is ambitiously being built to beat all other performance exotics that are available right now including the top dog Bugatti Veyron. Ferrari, Porche and Pagani aren't running scared just yet but they are certainly on alert. To beat the pack McLaren is looking at a 5.0-litre V8 powertrain similar to the MP4-12C's motor, it will be mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox and produce a power output of around the 600kW mark.
With that sort of grunt expect the 0-100km/h sprint to be covered in around 2.9-seconds and a terrifying top speed. The Mega Mac chassis will be a carbon-fibre monocoque design with F1-style pushrod suspension and plenty of electronic aides to keep the beast on track. There will be a raft of high-tech equipment including a built-in video camera for recording high-speed shenanigans. Continue reading "McLaren already testing next-generation F1 road car" »


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NOTE (31/10/11): Looking back on this post, I see numerous grammar and typos. I apologise for that, but considering how many there are, I'm not going to try change it. I also find it too flowery and it overuses the metaphor of flames and ash. It's also too naive in its defence of human rights and individual freedom.
My alma mater, the University of Cape Town, has recently been the centre for an act of barbarism, against its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered persons (LGBT) community. UCT was recently (and deservedly) patting itself on the back for its107th place, in the Times Higher Education World University Ranking. But as soon as the patting hand was down, it is now putting out fires – literally.
The Pink Week Campaign, to celebrate a week of openness and solidarity with – you know – the rest of humanity, has turned to ash. The irony should strike hot and hard: a pink closet, a symbol the Rainbow Society at UCT set up to promote Pink Week, was found a smoldering wreck on Monday night. Some individual or, more likely, persons had decided that a way to show our views catching up with the twenty-first century – and indeed our constitution – was to burn the symbol preaching integration. A poster on campus put it eloquently: 'This closet was supposed to highlight the homoprejudice that still burns through the fabric of our society. Apparently, it also burns through our own campus.'
I remember, even in 2007, the closet was defaced with graffiti. Of course, some used the opportunity to write back to the poets of piety, pointing out the flaws in their aggravated 'reasoning'. We can still do this, but not through flames. This kind of barbaric act is not to worth a response, except with handcuffs, a slap of reality, and a dosage of being adult. However, what it speaks to, indeed, what it ignited is worth pursuing, defending and promoting: that is, my gay and lesbian comrades, in their defence of autonomy to live peaceably, are persons worthy of dignity, respect; they are not 'unnatural' 'ungodly' or 'unworthy' of anyone's compassion, love, or attention. Consider which group in this country these terms applied to before 1994. It is obvious why racism and homophobia are exhaled in the same last gasp of reason, as rationality dies on the homophobe's lips, as it withers into ash in the racist's hands – it is unreasonable, bigoted, stupid and unfounded.
The authorities will look into the matter of vandalism, but we have to protect something even more scarred: our rights as free individuals. South Africa may have one of the most progressive constitutions in the world, but it mainly serves to highlight the distance between what we should be doing and what we are doing: we may be the first in the world to not discriminate legally against gays, we may be the first in Africa to legalise same-sex marriage, but the chasm between many of us accepting these things as normal, as banal, is so wide the echoes of Bronze Aged morality can be heard.
There are two fronts to be concerned about: the first is the oldest homophobe of all – the Christian god. More importantly, his self-proclaimed mindreaders who know his desires, his wishes and his utter contempt for two consensual adults engaging in sexual or romantic affairs. Fanatics are all too quick to claim to know god's will in the most convenient areas that back up their own prejudice: what about a deity that loves all his creatures, equally? What about peace, love, solidarity? This gives the lie to the belief that god makes you moral, as evidenced by the volume of relidiocy sprouted in the comments section in the IOL link above. As one commentator claimed: 'Who says Gays are accepted, it will never be accepted, if GOD won't accept GAYS why should we! Stop the Filth STOP the GAYS!.'
Er, our constitution says they're accepted. More specifically Section 9 (3) of the constitution, gives my gay and lesbian comrades the freedom to marry – surprisingly without the sky shattering. Christian groups that have a problem with it – of course they will – must lobby that. They have, they will. Also, stop the gays doing what? Homophobes in these instances can never tell us what exactly the gays are going to do? Infect them? Make them uncomfortable?
The point being, to answer the most important claims, we thankfully have the actual law of the land on our side. Christians are welcome to go to another country that does legalise hatred toward gays, like Saudi Arabia. Of course, that's also if you are not interested in being discriminated against yourself, and not living in a democracy. Instead of asserting that gays are bad, let's see evidence, let's see some reasoning instead of shouting the same nonsense that was said against non-whites for centuries.
The second are those who have some vague understanding of free expression, claiming that gays should 'be gay in silence' (as one commentator put it), should stop thrusting their views on to us straights. Commentators appear to say, we straights don't put out displays of our straightness. It's not like we have thousands upon thousands of displays of cars, weights and other 'straight' things (read straight as butch or macho) with scantily-clad women, dancing provocatively on millions of television-screens around the world – we don't do that!
Um, yes we do. When was the last time we saw an ad for, say, coffee or kitchen appliances that showed a gay or lesbian couple, happily raising their children? Our entire world is filled to the nauseating brim with images of straightness: its ubiquity is its camouflage. People who think we don't thrust straight-life into the lives of gay and lesbians have simply become numb to the sheer volume of products that automatically think a family has a mom and dad and two kids. (The irony being that gay andlesbian parents are often slightly better parents, in some regards, than the supposed 'normal' or 'natural' counterparts. Does that mean straight people should not be parents? Of course not, but it deflates the arrogance of assuming they're by definition better.)
Another commentator said: 'Helloooo, To all LGBTI's, Muslims, Jews, Palestinians, Gjihadists and every other minority group we know you are different from US. We don't need your symbols thrust in our faces in the public domain. Please be different on your own and amongst your own and leave everyone that is "different" from you in peace. If you don't, don't be surprised if people dislike you and your "ornaments".'
And another: 'When last did you see a heterosexual group say "Look at me, look at me. I'm hetro"? If gay people want to be treated with the same dignity and respect as heterosexual people, why not just get on with life and not draw so much attention to your differences? It is the constant "Look at me" attitude that is forced on the rest of us, that makes you so controversial. It just makes everyone who is normal just want to mock and make fun of you.'
Over and over again: 'I agree with [commentator above]. Sure gay people should have the same rights as everyone else. But gay activist groups are such a bunch of prima donnas. Just get over yourselves already. Your making spectacles of yourselves in public, such as gay pride marches etc, would also want to make me burn down your stupid pink closet.'
Why the tacky approach? Why the half-lie caked in the mud-slinging of dogma: sure gays should have same rights but they must stop whining when those rights are rescinded. Utter nonsense. The very reactions we see above is exactly why our comrades need to keep pushing for Pink Week, why they even need a society for LGBT – the fact that people either deem my comrades ungodly for wanting to just be equal as persons, or as whining, indicates most of us still don't get it. Until such time as homosexuality is as ubiquitous as heterosexuality, we need to keep defending and promoting their equality. (I would also ask what a heterosexual group is?)
Consider: the fact that most women did not vote is now something almost forgotten. Now that women in democratic countries can vote, there is no need for suffragette movements. Similarly, if you want gays to 'stop shoving their gayness' into your face, then stop treating them as lesser people. They are doing nothing except celebrating their own security within themselves; by these stupid, bigoted reactions, their supposedly straight males are showing us that what our gay comrades have in abundance, they themselves lack completely: security, adulthood and a sense of solidarity.
And by the way: burning someone's property is no more an exercise of free-speech than slapping someone's child. Both will land you in jail because someone can be physically harmed – unlike a stationery closet, which is not going to attack anybody.


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Ward's promotion of Depression-Era Cash-for-Clunkers plan, factory installed AM-FM transistor radios, and the debut of the Reatta (above) at the Detroit Auto Show highlight Januarys in automotive history, as covered by Ward's.
75 Years Ago (Jan 1938): Output Forecast at 3.7 million; Ward's Calls for Government Car Scrappage; Hudson Launches Smaller Car
Vehicle production in the U.S. and Canada will top out at some 3.7 million in 1938, Wards Automotive Reports forecasts in its Jan. 1, 1938, newsletter. In The 1938 Outlook, WAR says the industry will build some 25% fewer vehicles this year despite an expected influx of "stripped" models and new, smaller, lower price cars "which will fit into the Willy's price bracket or near it, below the Ford-Chevrolet-Plymouth class." The ongoing recession, tighter credit and a glut of used cars are significant factors curtailing demand for new vehicles, the story points out.
At a U.S. Senate labor hearing Jan. 6, General Motors President W.S. Knudsen testifies that the late-1937 U.S. sales downturn, in which Dec. 11-20 deliveries fall to 45% of the prior-year level is "the most severe experienced in the history of General Motors." At the same time, the Automobile Manufacturers Assn. testifies that despite slackening demand the U.S. auto industry employed a record average 517,000 workers in 1937, 16% more than in 1929, while hourly wages were 30% higher and auto prices, per pound, were 13% lower.
From the Jan. 15 issue of WAR, Hudson Motor Car Co. begins hiring 6,000 workers for production of its new, smaller, less costly Model 112. Hudson officials confidently forecast the new car, with a slightly smaller L-head I-6 engineand a 112-in. (2,848-mm) wheelbase, 5 ins. (127 mm) shorter than the company's Terraplane series (on which much of it is based), will boost sagging sales. (But despite extensive cost-cutting, the "112" ends up $25-$45 more expensive than its Ford-Chevy-Plymouth competitors and Hudson's 1938 production falls 54% to just 51,078 units. The Model 112 is discontinued after model year '39.)
WAR also spotlights favorable industry reaction to its prior-week proposal to have the federal government buy up and scrap excess used-car inventory to help spur new-car demand. "It is conceded that cars of seven years' age and older are not suited to present-day transportation, from standpoints of safety, efficiency and others." Claiming dealers are holding an estimated 7,000,000 vehicles built prior to 1930 valued at $50 or less, the story says elimination of these units "…would be a hearty impetus to purchasing, besides its obvious advantage of cleaning up the car market of outmoded merchandise."
Late-January sees the launch of GM's new Detroit Diesel Engine Div. with 325 workers building 1-to-6-cyl. engines at a daily rate of 50 units. With locomotive production consolidated at LaGrange, IL, the Cleveland, OH, plant (a former Winton Engine Co. facility) will build medium-size engines, including marine and stationary power units, and will serve as division headquarters. A nation-wide dealer organization will sell engines directly to the public, while the Cleveland office will hand sales to manufacturers. Says WAR, "the day of the Diesel in passenger cars is still many years off, but their installation in trucks, farm machinery, road-building machinery and boats has barely arrived."
50 Years Ago (Jan. 1963): New Automatics at GM; Michigan Leads in Big 3 Employment; New Radios Coming
"GM Plans Revolutionary Change in Automatic Transmissions" touts the headline story in WAR's Jan. 14, 1963, issue that focuses on a new torque-converter type automatic to be introduced in Buick's '64 models. Large Olds, Pontiac and Cadillac cars will retain the fluid-coupling Hydra-Matic transmission for '64, but change to the new units with the redesigned '65s. Chevrolet already is using a torque-converter-type automatic gearbox. Pointing out that General Motors currently builds "more than 32 different automatic transmissions" WAR opines, "The above trend towards standardization, with the Hydra-Matic perhaps in a slow fade-out on cars would not from that standpoint be unwelcome." Of the more than 30,000,000 automatics built by GM since the Hydra-Matic's 1940 inception, 17,000,000 are of the torque converter type and 13,000,000 the fluid-coupling design, the story says.
Based on sales data through November, deliveries of imported cars in 1962 are forecast to run 12% below prior-year's 378,600 units. However six of the top-10 makes are expected to show gains, including Austin Healy, Jaguar, MG, Triumph, Volkswagen and Volvo. VW will remain No.1 with final sales of more than 180,000 units in 1962 vs. 177,308 in 1961.
Some 48.4% of the 744,900 salaried and hourly workers employed by GM, Ford and Chrysler worked at facilities in Michigan in 1962. Michigan facilities accounted for 43.7% of GM's total workforce compared with 51.7% at Ford and 67.9% at Chrysler. Including American Motors and Studebaker, nationwide auto manufacturing employment among the OEMs fell just short of 800,000 at the end of 1962.
This month sees the introduction of the first all-transistor AM-FM radio as a factory-installed option in two car lines, Chrysler and Plymouth. Chevy will offer a radio with frequency modulation in standard-size models in February and in the Corvette in April.
Ford is preparing several new optional V-8s for mid-year introduction including a 427 CID engine, "the most powerful engine the company has yet produced," for use in its large cars, plus a 260 CID V-8 for the compact Falcon and a 289 CID variant for the midsize Fairlane. Meanwhile, despite the pending introduction of an optional V-8 in its Classic lineup, American Motors says it continues to disagree that "it is desirable to glamorize horsepower and speed through participation in competitive stock car racing."
25 Years Ago (Jan. 1988) Battle for ABS Market Seen; $25,000 Reatta; GM Drops Some J-Cars
Amid forecasts of a 50% penetration rate by 1995, competition is heating up in the nascent 4-wheel, antilock brake system market that experienced a 367% increase in the past year. Usage on domestic-make cars rose to 3.6% in model year '87 from under 1% in '86.
So far, ABS appears only on a few GM, Ford and Lincoln cars, aside from several models on which it is standard. Chrysler has yet to offer ABS on current models, although its Imperial was the first domestic car to have 4-wheel ABS when a Bendix-supplied system became optional on the '71 Imperial. Due to very low demand, it was dropped after the '73 model year. Still, WAR forecasts that dominant supplier Robert Bosch is in for competition from three, possibly four, rivals including Alfred Teves, already supplying certain GM and Ford models, GM's Delco Moraine Div, starting in model year '89, and Allied-Signal's Bendix Brake Div., beginning in '90.
Tight-lipped about its future plans, Kelsey-Hayes, already making rear-only ABS for '88-model Ford and GM light-duty pickups, is expected to enter the 4-wheel ABS market within a few years. K-H pioneered rear-wheel ABS in the late 1960s when it supplied the Sure-Track Braking System offered as an option on '69-model Ford Thunderbird and Lincoln Mark III. Although it became standard on the '70 Mark III, Sure-Track also was discontinued after a few years due low demand.
This month at the Detroit Auto Show, Buick announces a $25,000 price tag for its all-new 2-passenger Reatta sport coupe built at the Lansing, MI, Reatta Craft Centre. Only two options, a power sunroof and 16-way power driver seat, are offered. No word yet on plans for the prototype convertible displayed at the show.
Tuesday, Jan. 19, brings word that GM will close "indefinitely" its Leeds, MO, J-car plant in mid-April and will drop the Olds Firenza and Cadillac Cimarron at the end of the '88 model year. Buick Skyhawk, built at Leeds along with the Firenza and Chevy Cavalier, will move to the Janesville, WI, plant alongside Cavalier, after Cimarron output ends in late May. The Lordstown, OH, plant will continue building the Cavalier and Pontiac Sunbird.


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It shows the Austrian Empire at its height and the German Confederacy. During this time, The British Empire rose to its peak while the Ottoman Empire was declining. Poland is notable absent, having been absorbed and divided by neighboring Russia, Austria, and Prussia. Issued following the defeat of Napoleonic France and the Congress of Vienna, Europe was under a new peaceful balance of power, centered on the five most important powers (also referred to as the five 'Great Powers'): the United Kingdom, France, Russia, Prussia and the Austrian Empire. Alas, the 'peace' was but an illusion as the treaties ending the Napoleonic Era were inherently flawed. Old rivalries festered and nationalism, liberalism, revolution (industrial and otherwise) was once again on the rise throughout Europe.
The map was published as plate no. 104 in Thomas G. Bradford's 1835 Comprehensive Atlas Geographical, Historical and Commercial. Bradford's atlas, published in 1835 was an important work on many levels. First, it was one of the first American atlases to follow an encyclopedic format, offering readers extensive geographical and statistical tables to supplement the maps themselves. Second, it was published in Boston and influenced the city's rise as a publishing center later in the 19th century (at the time most publishing in the United States was restricted to New York and Philadelphia). Third, this atlas was the first to contain a separate and specific map showing the Republic of Texas. Fourth and finally, Bradford's atlas in some instances broke the Euro-centric mold regarding atlas production. Among other things, Bradford focused his atlas on the Americas and abandoned the classical decoration common in European atlases in favor of a more informational and inherently American approach.
Bradford published this atlas in several editions and with various partners. The first edition was published by William D. Ticktor and did not contain the iconic Republic of Texas map (although we have in fact seen Ticktor examples with a Texas map, suggesting, against conventional wisdom, that there may have been two Ticktor editions). The second official edition, published in the same year by the American Stationers Company, was the first to contain the Republic of Texas map, which is based on Austin's map, with two pages of descriptive text. A third edition was issued in 1836, also by American Stationers (though still dated 1835), and contained an unaltered Republic of Texas map with only a single page of descriptive test. A fourth edition appeared later, possibly 1837, and included an updated and revised map of Texas that replaces the old Mexican land grants with new inchoate counties. The maps from this atlas are an important addition to any collection focusing on early American cartography and Republic of Texas cartography.
All maps in this atlas, though not specifically noted as such, were most likely engraved by G. W. Boynton of Boston, who also engraved most of the maps for Bradford's later publication.
Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1802 - 1887) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, where he worked as an assistant editor for the Encyclopedia Americana. Bradford's first major cartographic work was his revision and subsequent republishing of an important French geography by Adrian Balbi, Abrege de Geographie published in America as Atlas Designed to Illustrate the Abridgment of Universal Geography, Modern and Ancient. Afterwards Bradford revised and expanded this work into his own important contributions to American cartography, the 1838 An Illustrated Atlas Geographical, Statistical and Historical of the United States and Adjacent Countries. Bradford's cartographic work is significant as among the first to record Texas as an independent nation. In his long career as a map publisher Bradford worked with William Davis Ticknor of Boston, Freeman Hunt of New York, Charles De Silver of Philadelphia, John Hinton, George Washington Boynton, and others. We have been able to discover little of Bradford's personal life.
George Washington Boynton (fl. c. 1830 - 1850) was a Boston based cartographer and map engraver active in the first half of the 19th century. Boynton engraved and compiled maps for numerous publishers including Thomas Bradford, Nathaniel Dearborn, Daniel Adams, and S. G. Goodrich. His most significant work is most likely his engraving of various maps for Bradford's National Atlas. He also engraved for the Boston Almanac. In 1835 Boynton is listed as an employee of the Boston Bewick Company, an engraving, stereotype, and printing concern based at no. 47 Court Street, Boston. Little else is known of his life.


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Danish seines
A wide variety of benthic species (those that spend most of their lives on the seabed), especially flatfish.
A fishing net, similar to a small trawl net, with a conical net bag with two relatively long wings. Two long heavy ropes, one attached to each wing, are used to encircle a large area of the seabed to herd the fish into the net and then to haul the net in.
Danish seines are lighter, have no heavy chains or 'otterboards', and are not designed to be dragged across the seabed. They can therefore have a lower impact on the seabed, a lower level of bycatch, and use less fuel than most bottom trawls.
The heavy ropes can disturb the seabed, and there is some bycatch of juvenile fish and non-commercial species.