text: Installation RCF upgrades the sound of the Sage Gateshead The Sage Gateshead — an iconic multi-arts building in the north-east of England, which originally cost £70m to construct — this year celebrates its tenth year. To celebrate its landmark birthday the venue has upgraded the sound system in its 1700-capacity main Hall One with the installation of an RCF HDL 20-A line array by local contractors (and long time RCF rental partner), Nitelites. The move follows a period of careful evaluation by the facility's Head of Technical Operations, Chris Durant and his team, during the many occasions the HDL20-A has been flown on a temporary basis to support the house system. Home to Royal Northern Sinfonia, and host to a vast concert agenda that includes jazz, folk, country and rock the original beam steering system had rarely kept pace with the Sage's promotional ambitions and so Nitelites found themselves increasingly hiring in their RCF TT+ and HDL rigs. Eventually Nitelites' MD, Jamie Moore proposed that a flown HDL 20-A be installed on a permanent basis — both to save the Sage Gateshead hire costs and to enable the system to be purpose tuned via a series of preset scenes accessed via a custom panel. Said Nitelites co-director Andy Magee, "With HDL we were confident we could get even coverage around the building, whether for speech or classical. The system is so easy to deploy, quick to rig and fast to wire." The PA is designed to cover the ground floor, two balcony tiers and is split into 12 zones. Nitelites detailed 12 HDL20-A enclosures for each flank, rigged on a flying frame which will take up to 16 elements. The rest of the complement comprises three HDL 20-A a side as portable ground stack on custom dollies, atop a SUB 8004. A separate stack features three SUB 8006s in a reverse cardioid pattern (one rear facing), with an HDL 10-A on top. Two HDL 10-As are also used for under-balcony infill and four as front lip fills. On the sides of the main hang for outfills are four discreet RCF TT08s. Chris Durant believes that Nitelites' attention to detail in tuning the system has enabled them to get an additional 30% from the system. "We've had pretty much every big system in here and our new in-house RCF house rigs sounds better because temporary systems have to be set up so quickly; this been tuned to within an inch of its life." He presented Nitelites with a matrix containing different performance scenarios for which gain structure presets were created. Via the DSP, Sage Gateshead can turn zones on and off in the PA at will. "It's far more efficient than changing the angles of the boxes every time we needed a new configuration," Durant says. He notes, "The great thing about the HDL 20-A is that it goes down to 55Hz so for jazz and classical there are no subs at all. In fact the first time I heard it I thought our subs had been switched in by mistake." At the same time he highlights other advantages of HDL 20-A. "It's also easy to groundstack and the position of the fly frame is mirrored on the subs so it's easy to interlock; it's convection cooled so there is no buzzing — which is vital in a critical room where a low noise floor is required. It's also very efficient energy wise, and we don't need to run extra power in." All of which should future-proof performance requirements for the foreseeable future. Summing up the Sage Gateshead installation, Chris Durant says, "We are now making engineers aware that they can leave their kit on the truck." RCF's Northern sales manager Mick Butler adds that the system's exposure to visiting sound engineers will be invaluable. "It really brings into focus the power of RCF's pro touring range," he says. Read more Event Country Artist Levi Riggs tours with RCF HDL20-A Line Array system Last year, country artist Levi Riggs started touring with an HDL20-A rig. An up-and-comer at the time, Riggs had a hit single last year "There's Still A Place For That," and is currently riding at #37 on the Nashville Music Row charts. If you like country music the Levi Riggs show is high energy, leave-it-all-on-the-stage, authentic, and as-real-as-it-gets country music. When he got the HDL20-A rig last year, he told us at RCF, "I had been touring with a different system for the last year or two but as my fan base has grown so has the size of the venues I perform in," Riggs explains. "It was important that I have a system that could produce the volume I need without any distortion. When I heard the D Line series array I knew it was exactly what I was looking for." As Riggs prepares for this summer's tour, including a stop at the CMA Fest this weekend (June 6-8), he tells us, "I couldn't be more proud of my RCF rig. It has been a difference maker when it comes to playing large events. Artists at my level that are touring with their own P.A. just can't compete with the RCF rig I am running and RandyWise (FOH engineer) really makes it shine. It sets me apart." The system, which consists of eight HDL20-A line array modules and four SUB 8006-AS subwoofers, more than accommodates the current and future needs of the upcoming talent. "Because it's scalable we can use four HDL20-As and two of the SUB 8006-AS subs to great effect in smaller venues or add more tops and bottoms seamlessly for more coverage at larger shows," says Riggs. "It has also been extremely useful to be able to adjust the arrays so that they are covering audience areas directly in front of the stage or up in a mezzanine – it makes the system exceptionally flexible." Levi Riggs on tour (www.leviriggs.com) June 15 – Warren County Fair, Williamsport, IN June 21 – Danville Summer Sounds, Danville, IN June 28 – Southeast Harley-Davidson, Bedford Hts., OH July 9 – Kosciusko County Fair, Warsaw, IN July 14 – Clinton County Fair – Frankfort, IN July 17 – St. Joseph Car Show – St. Joseph, MI July 24 – Benton County Fair – Boswell, IN Aug. 3 – Fountain Park Chautauqua – Remington, IN RCF designs and manufactures high-quality professional audio sound system components including transducers, powered and self-powered loudspeakers and line arrays, power amplifiers, digital loudspeaker management systems and recording studio monitors. Headquartered in Reggio Emilia, Italy, RCF USA is a subsidiary of the RCF Group, which is comprised of RCF S.p.A and AEB Industriale s.r.l. (which owns dBTechnologies). Additional information can be found at www.rcf-usa or 732-902-6100 Read more Event Mondovisione Tour – Stadi 2014 - RCF and Ligabue are going strong! 2014 is the year of the Mondovisione Tour. The Italian rocker Luciano Ligabue will perform around all the main soccer stadiums in Italy throughout the entire summer. It is a journey full of expectation and emotion, as Ligabue has decided to tour with sound reinforcement from RCF, the legendary company from Reggio Emilia which sets the benchmark for excellence in the international professional amplification industry. In 2013 Ligabue and his band tested the RCF audio system, with great satisfaction, at both the Royal Albert Hall in London and at the Arena di Verona. RCF engineers along with the artist's audio technicians were able to study the best system structure for this tour, conceived for the major Italian stadiums. 48 x TTL55-A speakers will be used as front fill (24 each side) and 40 x TTL55-A as side fill (20 each side). Two central clusters of 12 TTL36-AS subwoofers each, will be hung on the rear of the stage, in an unusual position over the band but technically optimised to avoid interference — thanks to the steering technology of RCF RDnet. 12 TTL 33-A modules, set on the stage, will help direct the sound toward the audience; the TT25-SMA and TT45-SMA stage monitors will be specifically dedicated for the musicians' monitoring. Providing low-end extension will be TTS56-A subwoofers, set in cardioid configuration on the floor, with a curved design to allow a uniform distribution of low frequencies throughout the listening area. The main system will be controlled by RDNet, RCF's proprietary network, which will allow the technicians to set and control the system parameters in an optimal way for every situation. Read more Event RCF @ INFOCOMM 2014 Visit us at INFOCOMM 2014 - Las Vegas, 18th-20th June RCF BOOTH is C12121 Don't miss the chance to listen to our big range of products during the show! Demo Room is N120. Time slots are: - 10 am - 11 am - 12am - 1 pm - 2 pm - 3 pm - 4 pm - 5 pm SEE YOU THERE! http://www.infocommshow.org/ Read more Event RCF USA Hosts RCF World Tour Join us at the RCF World Tour May 20-21, Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas As a leader in line array technology, come see and hear all the offerings from RCF in one place at one time! Read more Event Thunder Audio and RCF provide heavenly sound on Tyler Perry's Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorn (Edison, New Jersey) Michigan's Thunder Audio Inc. has a relationship with tour management company Peachez Entertainment Services that stretches back over 20 years – before Tyler Perry began his incredibly prolific theater, TV and film career. Since 1999, Mr. Perry has produced a new stage production almost every year, and the 300 live shows that he presents each year in association with Peachez Entertainment Services are attended by an average of 35,000 people per week. His latest stage play, "Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned", owes its clarity of sound to Thunder Audio and RCF. "Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned" is a production of nine actors, including Patrice Lovely from the hit TV sitcom "Love Thy Neighbor" and R&B Artist Cheryl "Pepsii" Riley. The show, which also includes a five-piece band and three backing vocalists, segues from spoken dialogue right into songs and back again, and requires a system to meet these unique sonic demands. Thunder Audio Inc. has provided an RCF system, including 28 TTL55-A Line Array Modules and 4 TTL36-AS subwoofers, that perfectly fills the bill. "The actors use lavalier mics, which aren't really designed for loud-volume singing – the challenge is making that sound not too harsh and loud, while preserving the clarity of the spoken parts," says Ron Hurd, Thunder Audio Engineer and FOH Engineer for the tour. Hurd has engineered sound on Tyler Perry's shows since 2000, and he's seen a dramatic turnaround in theatergoers' post-show comments as they exit past the soundboard since incorporating RCF into the production. "With RCF, the transition from voice to song has been so seamless," says Hurd. "We used to get some comments from patrons as they were leaving about how the vocals were hard to understand, or that the musical numbers were too loud… Now we get compliments on the music and the clarity of the actors' voices." Production Director Norman Williams of Peachez Entertainment Services has presided over every theater date of the tour, primarily venues with an average of 3,000 seats, and has similar praise for Thunder Audio and RCF. "Sometimes we have very tight load-in schedules, and the RCF system is incredibly easy to load in and get positioned," says Williams. "Thunder Audio's customer service is outstanding," Williams continues. He recalls a situation at a show in Chicago, where additional sound equipment was needed "Within six hours, Thunder Audio had a truck down here from Detroit with the necessary gear." Read more Event 8 SUB8006 for EDM in Houston GRITSY is Houston's very own infamous bass music event & movement that's rocking the spot in Houston, Texas like no other & it just keeps on getting BETTER! GRITSY is the party/event/group of fwd thinking individuals that 1st brought the dubstep/bass music sounds to H-town in 2006 with what was intially a strictly 21+ event. Read more Event Thank you for visiting us at Prolight + Sound 2014 in Frankfurt RCF would like to thank you for visiting our booth during the Prolight + Sound 2014 in Frankfurt. It was our pleasure to inform you about our last new products and we received many positive feedbacks from all our visitors. Please find here on the right column some pictures about the event. Once again, thank you for the time you have spent on our booth and reserved for us during the Prolight + Sound 2014. RCF S.p.a. Read more Event RCF Teams up with 242 Concepts and George Thorogood on his 40th Anniversary Tour Italian loudspeaker manufacturer RCF has entered into a strategic alliance with Henderson, Tennessee-based tour audio provided 242 Concepts to showcase the RCF HDL20-A line arrays and SUB-8006AS subwoofers on the 2014 George Thorogood and The Destroyers 40th Anniversary Tour. "We excited to have a lightweight, fantastic sounding box that is self-powered, and can fit into the vast array of venues we encounter," notes Production Manager/FOH Engineer Jeff Pitt. The band first got the opportunity to use the system at the Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville, Tennessee. "We had awesome coverage, and a great evening mixing on the boxes," said Pitt. For George Thorogood and his longtime band The Destroyers – Jeff Simon (drums, percussion), Bill Blough (bass guitar), Jim Suhler (rhythm guitar) and Buddy Leach (saxophone) – their 40th anniversary is indestructible proof that staying true to yourself and the music can still mean something. Over the course of sixteen studio albums (including six Gold and two Platinum), they would storm the charts over their illustrious career with a catalog of iconic hits that includes "Who Do You Love", "I Drink Alone", "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer", "Move It On Over", "Bad To The Bone" and more, being able to share it with audiences is what will always matter to Thorogood. The tour coincides with the release of the George Thorogood & The Destroyers ICON album and the Eagle Rock Entertainment live DVD Live At Montreux. For the tour, 242 Concepts is taking 24 HDL20-A along with 12 SUB-8006AS subwoofers for use dependent on size of venue. The RCF HDL20-A is a 1,400-watt two-way line array cabinet with two 10" low frequency/mid frequency transducers coupled with a 3" high frequency compression driver capable of achieving 135 dB max SPL. The SUB-8006AS is a 5,000-watt dual 18" subwoofer able to achieve 141 dB max SPL. Ultimately, the 40 Years Strong Tour is 50% celebration, 50% declaration and 100% Thorogood throwdown. But after four decades as one of the most consistent – and consistently unique – careers in rock, can a guitar-slinger still at the top of his game choose a moment that sums it all up? "Stan Musial was once asked, 'What was the greatest day of your career?' And Stan said 'Every day when I walk onto the field is the greatest day.' I feel the same way," George says. "Every night when I walk out on that stage is the highlight of my career. I hit that first chord, the band kicks in, and we hear the audience respond. That's the rush. 40 years into this, and every night, that's still the only moment that matters." For George Thorogood & The Destroyers – and for rock & roll – it doesn't get stronger than that. And their choice to make it happen – RCF. Tour dates and information are available at www.georgethorogood.com Read more Event RCF Tops Mix on Wheels Mobile DJ Entertainment Experience Here's the image of a true mobile DJ – the Mix on Wheels self-contained mobile DJ entertainment experience. After touring with a major soft drink company and working with Central Florida theme parks, DJ Charles Miles became inspired to create a self-contained mobile entertainment experience by building a complete system on wheels. The success has been overwhelming, and Orlando, Florida-based Mix on Wheels now offers three system packages – one built into a Hummer H3, one in a Honda Element and one in a Mini Cooper Clubman. By designing the vehicles with a blank canvas exterior, clients can use for their own brand marketing with magnet signage or wraps rather than a billboard for a DJ company. The DJ system is self-contained, there's onboard LCD screens for custom media playback, LED light effects and Lamborghini doors trick out the vehicles. The gear of choice – RCF loudspeakers for the PA and Pioneer gear for the DJ gear onboard. Why? "The stuff just doesn't fail," says company owner Charles Miles. Once parked, the speakers are placed on a custom designed flat all-steel roof rack. Mix on Wheels choice of speakers include active RCF ART-725 15" 2-way cabinets or HD32-A 12" 2-way cabinets, depending on the vehicle. They simply plug into an input box on the roof panel, with the vehicle capable of generating its own power for outdoor events (and are certified for indoor events as well). With a high dispersion output, Miles sums up the sound of RCF – "they scream!" He notes he seldom has to add a subwoofer, even when playing EDM or Hip Hop music. "We find we don't have to adjust EQ because of how the cabinets are tuned, getting the most out of the boxes without needing to add a subwoofer in the system. And we always get compliments on our sound," Miles adds. "We like the RCF boxes because they are so efficient they don't pull a lot of power," going on to note, "they are the only speakers that never shut down when it gets hot. We do a lot of outdoor events on the beaches and in the parks, and it gets hot in Florida. We've never had one ever go into thermal load." A unique approach to the mobile DJ market, Mix on Wheels (www.mixonwheels.com) was named Best Industry Innovation Esprit Award from the International Special Events Society, as well as a Gala Award nomination as Best New Innovative Event Technology by Special Events magazine. 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Amber Courval is the daughter of one of the world's most feared alphas. What happens when her rival pack's alpha starts going to her school and not to mention, has been invited to stay in her house. How can she let anyone know, especially her father, that he's her mate.
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Day 2: 4th April, '09.
It has been so long since I've met up with the old friends from my ex-company. I honestly forgot when was our last meeting…was it at KLCC? I only remember meeting SC at the Curve with SL last year. It has been way too long, and since I'm coming back for a long weekend, I guess it's time to meet up again.
We were very close last time and got along very well with B, K, SC, and a few others. Now with our new jobs and new commitments, we somewhat drifted apart a little. But we always try to stay as close as possible, no matter what. We used to work together at some company selling electronic stuff, like projectors, LCDs, Plasma, etc. At the time I was there, the company was quite established, having a showroom in Mid-Valley and a grand showroom in KLCC. But, maybe due to mis-management, it was downhill from there. Anyway, after work we would go out for dinners in Mid-Valley (we are based in MV) and watch movies almost every Wednesday (only RM6!!), went together for trips and just basically played around in the office (we just graduated then, so working was not taken so seriously, just waiting for that BIG company to join later!! But that's just me anyway…). For that one year in that period of my life, it had many of the most memorable moments I've ever experienced.
As many were in the Sunway area, we met up at Pyramid and went to 'Bubba Gump' for dinner (we were supposed to go to Yaki-Yaki Japanese Buffet!!! Aaaarrghhh!!!) But I've never tried 'Bubba' so it's worth a shot. 'Bubba Gump' sounds very familiar right, that's because it's a spin-off from that old Tom Hanks movie 'Forrest Gump'. 'Bubba Gump' is actually the shrimp company that Forrest Gump set up after the movie, and because of its tries with the movie, memorabilia are extensively displayed around the restaurant, i.e. a dress worn by Jenny, Forrest's girlfriend in the movie, army hardhats, signed posters, etc (but are they original? The waiters claim it is…hhhmmm…). Good for taking photos with tho!!!
But all in all, the ambiance is fun, the service is great and the most importantly, the food is…well…somewhat limited in variety, but it is still good nonetheless. Hence its name 'Bubba Gump Shrimp & Co', its main offering is…well…shrimp (i.e. prawns, to the uninitiated). Fried shrimp, fresh shrimp, shrimp this and shrimp that, you name it and most probably they got it…probably. But besides that, they got other food like steaks, pasta etc. But when the place's name is shouting out Shrimp, you just have to try its shrimp right? All in all, a fun place for innocent fun birthdays, gatherings and all that. Ambiance is nice, kinda pricey (equivalent to TGI and Chili's) and the service is top-notch. Why? Just view the pictures to find out ;)
Before going for dinner, we went house-visiting at B's new home!!! Thanks for inviting us in and thanks for the 'grape champagne'...it was...sweet haha.The ' Choco Chip Cookie' dessert...Abit toooo sweet...but still yummy nonetheless!!!
FoOooOoD!!! It's the 'Shrimper's Heaven' @ Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., combo of 4 shrimps variety in their menu...Here's a close-up...tempting isn't it?
The 'Bourbon Street Baramundi'...quite tasty, but got small bones..kids beware!!
FoOooOoD!!! It's the 'Shrimper's Heaven' @ Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., combo of 4 shrimps variety in their menu...
The 'Bourbon Street Baramundi'...quite tasty, but got small bones..kids beware!!
Shopping at their little stall? No, just tumpang their glamour for a photo hahah..
Ah K cannot tahan all these photo-taking until have to call police already...so bad...
And finally...chocolates, so me? AwwWwwWwwwW....


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DTU Diploma/Certificate Programme in Management 2014
DTU Diploma/Certificate Programme in Management 2014
Delhi Technological University (DTU), Department of Delhi School of Management. invites applications for its Diploma/ Certificate programme in Management.
Diploma in Management program will have five subjects (three core and two electives) and a Project. Students undertaking few subjects i.e. not completing the requirements of Diploma in Management shall be awarded with Certificate in Management mentioning
the subjects undertaken by them.
Eligibility: For UG students after IInd Semester and for PG students after Ist Semester. Ex students are not eligible.Classes Schedule:Classes will be held at DSM, DTU from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm on all working days and Saturdays/ Sundays, if required.
To Apply : Application Forms can be obtained from the office of Delhi school of Management/can be downloaded from the website www.dce.edu and to be submitted at the Office of the Delhi School of Management from 10 am to 4 pm on all working days along with Demand Draft/ Pay Order of Rs. 500/- in favour of 'the Registrar, Delhi technological university, Delhi' Payable at Delhi by 31st January, 2014 (Friday) (4 pm). Incomplete application, due to any reason, is liable for rejection by the University.
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Closely related: what is the smallest known composite which has not been factored? If these numbers cannot be specified, knowing their approximate size would be interesting. E.g. can current methods factor an arbitrary 200 digit number in a few hours (days? months? or what?). Can current methods certify that an arbitrary 1000 digit number is prime, or composite in a few hours (days? months? not at all?).
Any broad-brush comments on the current status of primality proving, and how active this field is would be appreciated as well. Same for factoring.
Edit: perhaps my header question was something of a troll. I am not interested in lists. But if anyone could shed light on the answers to the portion of my question starting with "E.g.". it would be appreciated. (I could answer it in 1990, but what is the status today?)


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WILTON -- In the school bus aisle, two boys stand face-to-face, glaring at one another. All the other kids are frozen in the tension of the moment. Which boy will punch the other? Finally, the dark-haired boy, Drake, just turns away and sits down. As the children whisper and stare, one boy says, "It was probably a lot harder to hold back than to let it all go and fight." These are the real fourth-graders of Ballard Elementary School, but the roles are acted. The anti-bullying scenario was concocted for a video project called "How to UnMake a Bully." Guided by Michael Feurstein, founder of the educational series, the 57 children wrote their own scripts, cast themselves as actors and technicians and filmed 60-second public service announcements about standing up for yourself. Drake, the villain/hero of the bus video, is played by Philip Viger, a student in teacher Amy Couchman's class. The kids call their video "Stronger to Hold Back" after the final line, spoken by student Cowen Leneghier. Viger appreciates the decision his character makes. "At first, he's getting bullied; then he was going to bully," Viger said. "He changes his mind." The confrontation that looks so serious in the final cut took some rehearsal, as both boys kept giggling during the fierce stare. Couchman said she is impressed by all the work the kids put into the project. She noted that the students learned how to stand up to a bully as well as how to make a video. "I would do this again in a heartbeat," she said. This past year's other two Ballard fourth-grade classes set their scenes in the cafeteria, calling that video "Name-Calling is Baloney," and on the playground, calling that one "Pirates Forever/Peer Pressure." Pam Pettis' class created the cafeteria video, which stars a table of nasty name-callers who make fellow student Tony Baloney cry. His friend, Katrina the Drama Queena, comes to the rescue, first asking the bullies to stop, then cheering Tony up when her words have no impact on the other kids. Teacher Allison Hudson's class filmed the pirate story. In it, Josh is happily swashbuckling with his friends until a second group of kids coaxes him into playing soccer instead of "baby games." Reluctant, Josh goes along at first, but when he sees how sad his fellow sea raiders are, he tells the bullies he doesn't want to play and rejoins the pirate band. None of the scenarios reform the bullies, Pettis points out. The main message is to tell kids they can speak up for themselves and others. Michael Huchro, the school's principal, focuses on teaching the 378 students in kindergarten through fifth grade to make good choices and be respectful. "We're building our core values and pledge into the community fabric here," he said. "We're bringing the values that make good character into the everyday workings of the school." Feurstein's "How to UnMake a Bully" residency cost the school $2,500. After writing a grant application, Ballard Elementary School received the funds from the Class of 1972, which had donated that money to the South Glens Falls Education Foundation. To host Feurstein next year, the school would have to raise more funds. The videos will be shown on the district's website,www.sgfallssd.org
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The Financial Services Institute (FSI) has hired Robert Lewis as government affairs counsel for tax and retirement to take on such issues as the Department of Labor's redefinition of fiduciary.
FSI says Lewis has more than 10 years' experience working in Washington. He spent four years working on Capitol Hill for Sen. Zell Miller, D-Ga., on the Senate Banking Committee, and after Miller's retirement, Lewis joined Financial Executives International as manager of government affairs, focusing on pension and retirement issues. He graduated in 2010 from Catholic Law School and holds a B.A. in political science from Morehouse College.
Lewis told AdvisorOne in an e-mail message that after spending the majority of his career in public service, he "feels like I'm still doing that at FSI." His focus, he said, "will be on the Department of Labor's attempt to redefine the term fiduciary, tax reform and the multiple attempts—both nationally and in the states—to change the independent contractor status of financial advisors." Tax and retirement issues, he continued, "are critical to our members and their clients. It's a big responsibility and there's a lot at stake."
FSI has been a staunch opponent of the DOL's redefinition of the term fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), with its president and CEO, Dale Brown (left), saying that Labor's new fiduciary rule "would price millions of Main Street American investors out of access to professional advice on their IRAs, and significantly increase investor confusion at a time no one can afford to be confused."
In announcing Lewis' hire, Brown said that "during tax week, it is fitting that we announce the expansion of our agenda and our team, to include tax and retirement—two issues critical to our members and the hardworking clients they serve. Robert brings tremendous experience to FSI and we are excited to get to work shaping the debate."


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FAYETTE CROSS: Fayette's girls took top honors at the final BBC cross country run last week at North Central, and the Eagles finished first in the final conference standings.
Fayette placed first in each of the three conference meets this season, leaving Stryker, Pettisville and Edon to fight for second. Stryker finished second by a point over Pettisville.
Edon's Sabrina Brown (19:44) and Pettisville's Tanner Hostetler (19:55) were the first across the finish line, followed by Fayette's pack of three runners. Melani Siler placed third at 20:20, just four seconds ahead of teammate Jill Stuckey. Liz Maginn was close behind in the number five spot at 20:47.
Sarah Kovar finished 11th at 22:18, Madelyn Maginn was 13th at 22:42 and Ashtyn Baker placed 18th at 23:46.
Fayette was first with 36 points, followed by Stryker with 61 and Pettisville with 74.
Fayette's boys placed third at North Central and third in the overall standings. Pettisville won the league title with first-place finishes in each of the three meets. Stryker finished second.
Hilltop's Zach Smith crossed the line first at 16:37, and Fayette's Trevor Cox was one of five runners to finished under 17 minutes. Cox just barely made that grade, placing fifth overall at 16:59.
Skylar Lantz finished 10th at 17:32, followed by Dylan Stannard (15th, 17:58), Dalton Goeltzenleuchter (16th, 18:02), Ian Schrock (20th, 18:44), Tim Stoltzfus (23rd, 18:49), Dylan Aschemeier (25th, 18:56), Jared Wagner (29th, 19:24), Cole Burkholder (30th,19:26) and Nathan Seiler (35th, 20:07).
Pettisville won the meet with 38 points, followed by Stryker with 59 and Fayette with 66.
JUNIOR HIGH—Fayette junior high teams both won each of the three conference meets.
Kyle Lantz won the race at 10:54, followed by Austin Lopez (3rd, 11:36), Christian Suarez (5th, 11:50), Casen Burkholder (6th, 12:03), Alex Jaramillo (8th, 12:27), Bryce Conklin (9th, 12:42), Mason Maginn (12th, 12:50), Jared Seiler (13th, 13:03), Joel Smith (14th, 13:04), Cole Stuckey (17th,13:38), and Jason Stuckey (22nd, 14:45).
Fayette's team score was 31, ahead of Pettisville with 43.
Pettisville's Alexa Leppelmeier was first in the girls race at 12:17, but all of Fayette's runners finished in the top 10.
Haley Perdue was third at 12:27, Kelsey Fruchey was fourth at 12:31, Kaela Seiler was fifth at 13:03, Taylor Griffiths was ninth at 13:52 and Alexis Fruchey placed 10th at 13:53.
Fayette finished with 31 points, ahead of second-place Hilltop with 48.
FAYETTE VOLLEYBALL: Fayette volleyball coach Dani Keefer is seeing some glimmers of good play from her squad, but they aren't adding up to wins.
The Eagles lost in four games Oct. 10 at Monclova Christian. The squad is still working hard, Keefer said, and working through some injuries.
State-ranked Edon handled Fayette in three games in the Volley for a Cure match, winning 25-7, 25-13 and 25-16.
The Eagles challenged Holgate at a double-dual match Oct. 8 at Fairview. After falling to Holgate in the opener, 18-25, the Eagles came back to build a lead in the second game but couldn't finish it off. The Tigers came back to win 25-20.
Poor team movement led to a 25-6 win for Fairview, but Fayette came back to take the lead in the second game before losing 25-19.
Allison Cuff made three blocks and one kill, Reba Rash had two blocks and two kills, and Mikayla Smith made one block and three kills. Paige Keefer also finished with two blocks and two kills.
Kayla Wagner went 83 percent in passing and scored an ace at the service line. Jenna Myers scored a pair of aces and Jessica White made one.
Taylor Hartman was good on 81 percent of her sets.
STRYKER—Fayette played some good games Thursday at Stryker, but fell 16-25, 21-25 and 19-25.
"They showed me they're still making an effort," Keefer said. "They didn't give up."
Smith finished with three aces, Rash with two and White with one. Cuff made three kills, Hartman had a pair, and Smith and Keefer both scored one.
"It's more than just wins and losses," said Coach Keefer. "I'm seeing improvement and we're building for next year."
Keefer has several sophomores on the team.
FAYETTE SCHOLAR ATHLETES: Fifteen Fayette High School students were honored through the Buckeye Border Conference Scholar Athlete program.
The award is designed to recognize athletes who also excel in the classroom. To obtain Scholar Athlete status, a student must be a junior or senior with a GPA of at least 3.25. A recommendation by a coach is also needed.
The following students were honored:
• Volleyball—seniors Reba Rash (4.064) and Kayla Wagner; juniors Allison Cuff, Cady Stockburger and Jessica White.
• Cross country—seniors Trevor Cox, Tim Stoltzfus (4.00) and Sarah Kovar; juniors Cole Burkholder, Melanie Seiler ( 4.00) and Ashtyn Baker.
• Golf—senior Jonathon Boesger; juniors Matt Storrs, Alec Hylander and Tiffany Bates.
MORENCI CROSS: Morenci's cross country boys finished fourth at the Tri-County Conference championship at Woodlawn Golf Club Oct. 12, placing ahead of Sand Creek, Whiteford and Britton-Deerfield.
Clinton won the meet with 44 points, ahead of Whitmore Lake with 58 and Madison with 61. Morenci's score was 101, a point ahead of Sand Creek.
In the final league standings, Morenci and Sand Creek tied for fourth place, behind Clinton, Madison and Whitmore Lake.
Luke Spaulding finished sixth overall at 18:23, followed by Jake Spaulding in 12th with 19:18. Reagan Stowell came in 18th with a time of 20:00, Spencer Elliott was 24th at 20:28 and Tyler Sterling finished 54th at 27:51.
Whitmore Lake's Ronnie Milbocker won the race at 17:15.
Mariah Gillen was tops for the Bulldogs girls, placing 10th at 23:33. Taylor Baugh took 29th at 26:16, Kourtney Cousino was 41st at 29:13 and Mary Margaret Hollstein placed 53rd at 31:36.
Tatyana Pless didn't compete and the Bulldogs placed sixth, ahead of Whitmore Lake. Clinton won the team title.
Britton-Deerfield's Larissa Buckingham won the girls race with a time of 21:28.
The final league standings left the girls in sixth place between Britton-Deerfield and Whitmore Lake.
COUNTY—Four Bulldogs earned top-30 medals at the annual all-county meet Saturday near Blissfield.
For the boys, Luke Spaulding placed eighth at 18:05, Jack Spaulding placed 27th at 19:03 and Reagan Stowell took 28th at 19:04.
Mariah Gillen placed 19th in the girls race at 22:29.
MORENCI FOOTBALL: It was a matter of extra points Friday night at Whiteford—and the lack of extra points—that gave Morenci a 21-20 victory and kept alive the Bulldogs' hope for post-season play.
When Kendrick Taylor missed his first point-after kick attempt, quarterback Cody Powell made up for the shortfall after Morenci's second touchdown.
Powell ran with the ball on a conversion attempt, and when he faced a defender at the goal line, he took to the air and dove over the top for two points.
After Morenci scored its final touchdown in the third quarter, Taylor hit the uprights to give the Bulldogs 21 points.
The Bobcats came right back with a touchdown, but on the conversion pass attempt, Simon Jeffers brought the receiver down short of the goal line and Morenci hung on for the victory.
The Bulldogs (5-3, 4-2) finish the regular season at home Friday in a homecoming contest against Britton-Deerfield (5-3, 3-3). Both teams need the win for a guaranteed spot in the playoffs.
Morenci wasted no time getting on the scoreboard Friday. After a Whiteford punt, the Bulldogs moved the ball 76 yards in nine plays, with KC Clegg and Austin Sandusky carrying, followed by a 15-yard pass to Hayze Wolf.
Sandusky scored from eight yards out for a 6-0 lead.
Whiteford didn't need its punter on the next possession. Speedster Aaron Kellerbauer raced through the Bulldog line repeatedly and soon tied the game, but the conversion run failed.
Morenci's next drive stalled at the Whiteford 39 and the Bobcats were on the move again until they fumbled at Morenci's 21. Austin Thomas made the recovery.
Sandusky raced 70 yards for a touchdown that was called back due to an illegal block, but that didn't stop the Bulldogs. Sandusky carried and Powell threw passes to Wolf and Jay Howard before Sandusky ran for the touchdown. Powell made his diving conversion for a 14-6 lead.
Whiteford came right back for a touchdown and conversion to tie the game 14-14 just before intermission.
Following a Whiteford punt, Sandusky and Howard carried for gains and Wolf caught a pass en route to Morenci's final touchdown, a one-yard run by Powell.
Taylor's PAT was just what the Bulldogs needed for the final margin of victory.
The Bobcats scored just inside the fourth quarter and had two more opportunities to win the game. The first possession stalled at midfield, the second ended when Sandusky went out on defense and intercepted a pass with 46 seconds to play.
The Bulldogs ran out the clock for the win.
Whiteford's Kellerbaurer picked up 122 yards, but that was mostly in the first half. Adjustments were made at intermission, coach Taz Wallace said, and the second half looked different.
"It's nice to see the kids respond to adversity," he said. "In a situation like that, things can happen. The kids can crumble or they can come together."
It wasn't a perfect game, Wallace said. There were some defensive weaknesses in the first half.
"But in the second half, we made the plays when we needed to," he said.
• Britton-Deerfield's first four wins came against teams with a combined record of 6-25, but then they toppled 4-2 Summerfield, a team that defeated Morenci.
The Patriots have more playoff points than Morenci due to their season opener win against Class B Allen Park Cabrini. Just like the Bulldogs, they need a victory here Friday to advance into post-season play.
MORENCI VOLLEYBALL: Morenci's volleyball squad found out Thursday that Madison isn't the only strong squad in the Tri-County Conference.
The Bulldogs traveled to Whiteford and came home with a double-header loss. The loss dropped Morenci's league mark to 6-4 while the Bobcats still have just two losses.
Whiteford won both matches in three games, 25-14, 25-23 and 25-13; 25-19, 25-17 and 25-14.
Serving: Matea Garcia, 24/24, 2 aces, 24 points; Brooke Bovee, 17/17, 6 points; Hannah Jeffers, 15/17, 3 aces, 5 points; Carolyn Blaker, 12/13, 1 ace.
Setting: Garcia, 19 assists; Bovee, 14 assists.
Passing: Blaker, 38 digs; Erin Vanderpool, 24 digs; Jeffers and Bovee 17 digs each.
Hitting: Bovee, 14 kills; Chelsea Phillips, 10 kills, 2 blocks; Garcia, 10 kills; Jeffers, 6 kills, 1 block; Ashley VanBrandt, 2 blocks.
COUNTY—The Bulldogs went up against top-10 ranked Madison twice Saturday at the all-county tournament, and the Trojans accounted for two of Morenci's three losses.
The Bulldogs fell to Clinton 25-27, 16-25; lost to Madison 16-25, 16-25; defeated Hudson 27-26, 25-10; defeated Addison 25-17, 25-5; and lost to Madison again, 9-25, 11-25.
Morenci's overall record is now 15-11-1.
Hitting: Bovee, 41 kills, 1 block; Phillips, 16 kills, 8 blocks; Garcia, 16 kills; Jeffers, 7 kills.
Passing: Vanderpool, 68 digs; Jeffers, 33 digs; Garcia, 19 digs.
Setting: Garcia, 41 assists; Bovee, 26 assists.
Serving: Bovee, 43/44, 2 aces, 29 points; Garcia, 40/41, 9 aces, 23 points; Jeffers, 36/40, 4 aces, 21 points; Vanderpool, 21/24, 2 aces, 13 points; Jessica Storrs, 18/19, 3 aces, 11 points.
VOLLEYBALL, MORENCI VS. FAYETTE: By DAVID GREEN
One game belonged to Fayette last week when Morenci's volleyball squad visited, but the match went to the Bulldogs. Morenci took the cross-border skirmish Oct. 11 in four games.
Morenci controlled the first game of the night, winning 25-12, but the Eagles came back to take the next one, winning 25-23.
"In the second game we played like I know they can," said Fayette coach Dani Keefer. "You could see it in their eyes how they wanted that game."
Several good volleys and strong blocking kept Fayette on top, holding off a late Morenci comeback.
"We lost focus for a long stretch in that game," said Bulldog coach Dennis Owens, "then made a big comeback that fell short. The other three games we controlled from start to finish."
Morenci finished off the match with 25-14, 25-5 wins.
"Morenci plays a very strong game with nice hitters and they move quickly," Keefer said. "I'm still very proud of the way the Fayette girls showed themselves they can do it and play awesome."
In the first game, Morenci's Hannah Jeffers served 11 straight points. In game four, Matea Garcia started things off by serving nine straight, and six of those were aces. Later in that game, Carolyn Blaker had a string of six serving points.
Coach Owens was also pleased with Morenci's fan support.
"We had a great crowd of students who were loud in their support of the team and it was much appreciated," he said.
The contest served as a Senior Night farewell to Fayette's Kayla Wagner and Reba Rash.
The Eagles finished with an 82 percent passing rate—an improvement over recent showings.
Fayette statistics:
Serving—Taylor Hartman, 3 aces; Mikayla Smith, 2 aces; Kayla Wagner, 1 ace; Jessica White, 1 ace.
Hitting—Smith, 4 kills; Paige Keefer, 3 kills; Allison Cuff, 1 kill; Reba Rash, 1 kill.
Blocks—Rash, 3; Keefer, 2; Cuff, 2.
Morenci statistics:
Serving—Matea Garcia, 18 points, 6 aces; Hannah Jeffers, 17 points, 4 aces; Erin Vanderpool, 9/9; Chelsea Phillips, 8/8; Carolyn Blaker, 9 points.
Hitting: Brooke Bovee, 27 kills; Garcia, 10 kills; Phillips, 6 kills.
Blocks—Phillips and Blaker, 3.
Setting—Garcia, 22 assists; Bovee, 10.
Reception—Vanderpool, 18 digs; Jeffers, 17 digs; Jessica Storrs, 14 digs; Garcia, 10 digs.


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DETROIT >> Police in Tennessee cannot find the man whose Volkswagen Beetle was recently discovered in Detroit, 40 years after it was stolen.
The 1965 car was found in January before it could be shipped to Canada and then to Finland.
Knoxville, Tenn., police spokesman Darrell DeBusk says a man named Joseph McDonald reported it stolen in 1974. He says a phone number left by McDonald no longer works.
DeBusk says McDonald may have been a college student in Knoxville at the time. The car now is white but was red in 1974.
Federal border agents in Detroit who checked the paperwork discovered that the 1965 Beetle was reported stolen. The last owner, a Michigan resident, didn't know that history. The vehicle was being sent overseas to be restored.


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Video: VHBL in PS Vita with firmware 2.00 (work in progress)
I know a lot of excitement came from Frostegater's announcement of a working kernel exploit, but lets be serious for once: kernel exploits are rare and on top of that you have the fact that one was leaked, which gives devs like Frostegater no real reason to release their work, unless they have a second or third kernel exploit they can use privately, but like I said, kernel exploits are rare.
What I'm trying to say here is that all the CEF and ISO and rampant piracy is most likely over and user mode exploits + VHBL are what the scene will probably see from now on.
With all this I'll show you a video made by a beta-tester of my vhbl exploit running on firmware 2.00.
Now, the million dollar questions: will the scene see a drawback of exploits? will devs hold on to their exploits after that leak? will we ever see another cfw? will I ever release this exploit? will I ever stop asking questions I probably know the answer to? You decide.


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It's budget time in Los Angeles. Bean counters for the City and the County made their proposals for the coming fiscal year Monday. We have two reports: KPCC's Brian Watt begins with a focus on the county, followed by Frnak Stolze with a look at the city.
Brian Watt: The economy's weak, and property tax revenues are slowing down. So L.A. County CEO Bill Fujioka has proposed a budget that's slightly lower than the 22 and a half billion dollars the County is operating on this year. He said his draft reflects the challenges of the times.
Bill Fujioka: There's nothing magical about it. It's living within your means, it's being responsible. It's filling positions to meet your core responsibilities and priorities.
Watt: It's also not filling positions, or eliminating some that have been vacant for a while. Under the proposed budget, the County's workforce would lose 35 positions. Fujioka says the cuts would not affect the way the County delivers services. But he also warned that his budget does not factor in proposed federal and state cuts that could total upwards of $500 million.
Fujioka: I worry about the state. I worry about the federal government. I do worry about DHS if we do not get help from the federal government, and to some extent the state.
Watt: By DHS, he means the County's Department of Health Services. It faces a deficit of almost $200 million in the coming year. Fujioka's office proposes trimming the department's budget. He plans to present more details about that in June. The budget also recommends adding $10 million to improve medical services at county jails, and almost $8 million for anti-gang enforcement. Brian Watt, 89.3 KPCC.
Frank Stoltze: I'm Frank Stoltze. In presenting his budget, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa sought first to reiterate the city's dire economic outlook.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa: The housing crisis is hitting Los Angeles hard. And the nation is in the midst of a recession. Business taxes, sales taxes, and documentary transfer taxes are all down.
Stoltze: Despite declining revenue, the mayor proposes boosting the police department's budget by 8% to almost $2 billion, mainly to hire 280 more officers. To accomplish that, and a 4% bump in the Fire Department's budget, the mayor wants to increase an array of fees. Garbage pick-up would jump $9 to $35 a month per single family household; construction and development fees would increase by 20%; and parking fines would rise $5 per violation.
Villaraigosa: To continue the buildup of the LAPD in a time of economic crisis, we're asking more of our residents. But for every dollar in new revenues, my budget proposes $1.50 in budget cuts.
Stoltze: The mayor proposes eliminating 767 city jobs. That would mean firing about half that many workers. Karen Sisson is the mayor's Chief Administrative Officer. She said the city plans to spread other cuts across several departments.
Karen Sisson: Probably the one that will be most visible is that maintenance resources for recreation and parks will go down. So your parks will not be maintained at the same level. You will see some diminishing hours in animal services at the shelters.
Stoltze: The $7 billion budget does not include a proposal to raise the L.A. Public Libraries' book transfer fees. The mayor said that issue's in the hands of the library commission. The mayor's proposal now goes to the City Council. Councilwoman Wendy Greuel sits on the budget committee. Greuel, who's running for city controller next year, reserved judgment on the politically sensitive topic of raising sanitation fees.
Greuel: I'm going to listen to the proposal that's being put forward and to identify where that money would go. Are there other options available to us.
Stoltze: The mayor presented his budget at a street services yard in North Hollywood to highlight his proposal to repair 735 miles of street surfaces, 60 more miles than last year. Street Services Director Bill Robertson called that a historic move.
Bill Robertson: This year is just huge. First time in our history that our streets are no longer going to be in a state of deterioration.
Stoltze: The money to pay for the extra street repairs comes from Proposition 42, the statewide measure that set aside a portion of gas tax revenues for transportation improvements.


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The GOP's filibuster-filled path of most resistance (Column)
It now looks as if we're going to get not one, but two, new GOP filibusters of executive branch nominees. Multiple Republicans are planning to filibuster against the new Secretary of Labor pick Thomas Perez; Chuck Grassley just joined in this effort today. Meanwhile, it has emerged that Roy Blunt is putting a hold on Gina McCarthy, Obama's choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency.
Kevin Drum comments:
Let's take a look at the body count of high-profile Obama nominees so far: Susan Rice, Chuck Hagel, John Brennan, Jack Lew, Caitlin Halligan, Thomas Perez, and now Gina McCarthy. Plus maybe some others that I've already forgotten.
And now for the list of high-profile nominees who haven't been blocked or filibustered: John Kerry.
One of the consequences of this maximum obstruction plan by Mitch McConnell and the Republicans is that is renders even perfectly reasonable actions by Republican Senators highly suspicious. Blunt's hold on McCarthy is over a local issue in Missouri, something about levees on the Mississippi. But it's impossible to know whether that's something that Blunt is perfectly willing to negotiate with the relevant agencies, or if it's just a cover for GOP opposition to yet another Obama nomination for the sake of opposition itself.
The big picture here is that by setting the bar at 60 for every single nomination -- something that was never done until January 2009 -- Senate Republicans are in effect filibustering every single nomination.
Two points about this.
One is that the press should keep in mind constantly just how radical the GOP's filibuster-everyone policy is. Treating this level of obstruction as normal misses an incredibly important story about how the government works -- or, rather, how it isn't working.
And the second is that Harry Reid and the Democrats need to make clear that they are willing, if necessary, to change Senate rules in order to prevent this kind of dysfunctional obstruction from continuing.
There's no good reason at all to require a supermajority for confirmation of executive branch nominations. Simple majority cloture would allow minority party protests and permit individual Senators and small groups of Senators to look out for narrow state interests, while also allowing the government to function. The Democrats have both the White House and a comfortable majority in the Senate; there's no reason at all for confirmation of executive branch nominations to be this difficult.
Harry Reid should be threatening party-imposed reform -- right now. And Democrats should be ready to pull the trigger if unprecedented levels of obstructionism continue. After all, Democrats are supposed to care if the government actually functions. They were elected to make it work. Reid and Senate Democrats should act now, or they'll be betraying everyone that voted for them and for President Obama's agenda.


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Our house has a concrete patio (I'd say about 12' x 10') in the back that is very slightly angled in so that rainfall can cause water to collect where the patio meets the back wall of the house. What are my short-term and long-term options for addressing this?
The only thing I could think of would be to elevate/resurface the patio near the house to redirect the water away from it. I'm a beginner DIY'er and am not sure how exhaustive of a procedure that would be.
In the meantime, I'd like to make sure that the exterior of the house doesn't become water damaged. Is there a sealant I can use to protect where the patio meets the house? Caulking perhaps?


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They say when you empower a woman you empower a whole nation. One million Kenyans will have the chance to verify this saying tonight, when the Grand Finale of the EU co-funded TV-show Ms. President will air and the country will elect its first "woman president" in history. There will be no ballots, but SMS messages to decide who of the five final contestants running to "presidency" will win after holding an arduous debate. 71 contestants and 26 episodes later, the reality show that has raised awareness on the leadership role that women can – and should play – in effective peacebuilding in Africa will come to an end.
Premiered last January on Kenyan Television Network (KTN Home), the TV show has become a social phenomenon, empowering women and girls to become key players in the political sphere and prevent the spread of violent extremism and radicalisation in the region. Ms. President has been produced by Media Focus on Africa and funded by the European Union.
Ms Josephine Kalinauckas, the Head of the EU's Foreign Policy Instruments Unit in Kenya, said: "We have received very positive feedback from the participants who noted that the show has been a life changing experience for them. It was also a pleasant surprise when the final five candidates met with President Uhuru Kenyatta and accompanied him to a public function where they were able to campaign for votes as a real presidential candidate would".
You can watch the show tonight from 8:00 p.m Kenyan time (7:00 p.m. in Brussels) via livestreaming from the KTN Home YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3snYQc06c-Y


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|Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
|Water and Power Community Credit Union
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|Acelity L.P. Inc.
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Columbia Sportswear Company [PORTLAND, Ore.] (NASDAQ: COLM) announced the appointment of Jim Swanson as the company's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Swanson will fill the position currently held by Tom Cusick, who has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Swanson served as Columbia's Senior Global Financial Analyst from April 2003 to December 2004, as Finance Manager from January 2005 to December 2008 and as Director of Strategic and Financial Planning from January 2009 to May 2015 when he was named Vice President of Finance. Prior to joining the company, Swanson served in a variety of roles, including senior financial analyst at Freightliner Corporation and at Tality Corporation, and as a senior tax and business advisory associate at Arthur Andersen.
Halliburton Company [HOUSTON] (NYSE: HAL) announced the appointment of Christopher Weber as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Weber joins Halliburton from Parker Drilling Company, where he served for four years as senior vice president and CFO. Previously, Weber served as the vice president and treasurer of Ensco plc. He joined Ensco following the acquisition of Pride International, where he spent five years in various management positions with increasing responsibility. Prior to Pride, Weber worked with The Boston Consulting Group.
Era Group Inc. [HOUSTON] (NYSE: ERA) announced that Jennifer Whalen has been appointed to the position of Vice President, Acting Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Whalen, who had served as Era's Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, will continue to serve as Era's principal accounting officer. Prior to joining Era, Ms. Whalen served in several capacities at nLIGHT Photonics Corporation, including Director of Accounting. Prior to these roles, Ms. Whalen served as the Manager of Accounting at InFocus Corporation for two years and started her career in the assurance practice with PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Neon Therapeutics [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced that Yasir Al-Wakeel will join the company as chief financial officer. Dr. Al-Wakeel replaces Daniella Beckman, who has served as part-time chief financial officer since shortly after the company's launch in 2015. Dr. Al-Wakeel joins Neon from Merrimack Pharmaceuticals where he was chief financial officer and head of corporate development. Before Merrimack, Dr. Al-Wakeel served for more than eight years at Credit Suisse, most recently as an investment banking director.
PolyMet Mining Corp. [ST. PAUL, Minn.] (TSX: POM, NYSE MKT: PLM) announced the appointment of Patrick Keenan as Chief Financial Officer of PolyMet. Mr. Keenan succeeds Douglas Newby. Mr. Keenan most recently served as Senior Vice President Finance and Treasurer at Newmont. Prior to this he spent more than 20 years with Rio Tinto in a variety of roles, including chief financial officer for Rio Tinto's Energy group and chief financial officer for Kennecott Utah Copper and Rio Tinto Diamonds.
Veritas Technologies [MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.] announced that Mark P. Dentinger has joined the company as executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). Dentinger was most recently vice president and CFO of InvenSense, and previously served as executive vice president and CFO of KLA-Tencor Corporation. He also served as CFO at BEA Systems, Inc. Additionally, he served in various financial management positions at the former Compaq Computer Corporation.
Player's Network, Inc. [LAS VEGAS, NV] (OTCQB: PNTV) named Nevada Assistant Controller Geoffrey Lawrence as the Company's Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer. Most recently Lawrence was Assistant State Controller. Prior to joining the Controller's Office, Mr. Lawrence was the Policy Director for Assembly Leadership in the Nevada Legislature. Before that, Mr. Lawrence was the Director of Research and Legislative Affairs at the Nevada Policy Research Institute.
Aileron Therapeutics [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced the appointment of Donald Dougherty as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Mr. Dougherty Compound Capital Growth Investments LLC, and has served as its president since 1999. Prior to that, Mr. Dougherty held senior positions at several investment firms, including Essex Investment Management (1994 to 1999), where he was a principal, portfolio manager and lead biotechnology analyst, and Putnam Investments (1986 to 1994), where he was a senior vice president and analyst in the Specialty Growth Group, which managed the Voyager, OTC Emerging Growth, and Health Sciences funds. He began his investment career at Endowment Management Research in 1983.
Banc of California, Inc. [SANTA ANA, Calif.] (NYSE: BANC) announced that J. Francisco A. Turner has resigned from his roles as interim Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") and Chief Strategy Officer. Albert J. Wang, current Chief Accounting Officer, will assume the role of Principal Financial Officer ("PFO") as the Company continues its search for a permanent CFO.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [NEW HAVEN, Conn.] (NASDAQ: ALXN) announced that Paul J. Clancy, will join the company and will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Clancy will succeed Dave Anderson. For the past 16 years, Mr. Clancy has been employed by Biogen where he has served as CFO for the last ten years. Prior to Biogen, Mr. Clancy spent 13 years with PepsiCo in various executive positions.
Biogen [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: BIIB) announced that Paul Clancy, Executive Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will leave the organization. The Company also announced that Greg Covino, Biogen's Chief Accounting Officer, will serve as the Company's interim Principal Financial Officer as the company conducts a search for a new CFO.
Water and Power Community Credit Union [LOS ANGELES] announced the addition of Joanna Oliva to its team as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Joanna served as Chief Financial Officer for Northwest Federal Credit Union.
Anaplan [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Anup Singh is joining the company as its new Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Before joining Anaplan, Singh served as CFO at Nimble Storage. Prior to that, Singh served as CFO at Clearwell Systems and Warranty Corporation of America and in key executive roles at Trimble Navigation, Excite@Home, 3Com, and Ernst & Young LLP.
Caliber [SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.] announced Jade Leung as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Leung previously served as Caliber's Vice President of Finance. Mr. Leung replaces Leland Harty, who remains tightly aligned with the Company by joining its Strategic Advisory Board. Prior to joining Caliber, Mr. Leung served in several management roles during his fourteen-year tenure with PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Parker Drilling Company [HOUSTON] (NYSE: PKD) announced that Christopher Weber, Parker Drilling's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, is leaving the Company. Jon-Al Duplantier, Parker Drilling's Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel, has been appointed to serve as interim CFO and will manage the CFO responsibilities in addition to his current responsibilities until a replacement is named. Mr. Duplantier has been with Parker Drilling since September 2009, when he joined the Company as Vice President and General Counsel. In 2012 he was promoted to Senior Vice President, and in 2013 he took on the additional role of Chief Administrative Officer. Prior to joining Parker Drilling, Mr. Duplantier served in several legal and management roles of expanding scope and responsibility over a 17-year career at ConocoPhillips.
Acelity L.P. Inc. [SAN ANTONIO] announced the appointment of Tracy Jokinen as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Jokinen is the former CFO of G&K Services. Prior to her role at G&K, Jokinen spent more than 20 years at Valspar Corporation.
Meritize [DALLAS] announced the appointment of Phillip Stegner as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Meritize, Stegner worked with Capital One. He also served as senior economic analyst and special assistant to the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
Fringe Benefit Group [AUSTIN, Texas] announced that John Malnar has joined the company as Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer. Malnar most recently served as CFO of YapStone Holdings, Inc. Prior to YapStone, Malnar served as CFO at PayPros, and spent more than a decade in New York at BlackRock, Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan.
Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [ENGLEWOOD, Colo.] (NYSE MKT: AMPE) has appointed Tom Chilcott, Ampio's controller, as Interim CFO. He replaces Gregory Gould, Ampio's Chief Financial Officer, who is leaving.
Sun Basket [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Stuart Huizinga will serve as Chief Financial Officer. Huizinga most recently spent 16 years as CFO of eHealth, Inc. Prior to joining eHealth, Huizinga served as a tech partner at Arthur Andersen LLP.
Aircastle Limited [STAMFORD, Conn.] (NYSE: AYR) has promoted Aaron Dahlke, to Chief Financial Officer and Interim Chief Accounting Officer of the Company. He replaces previous CFO Michael J. Inglese, who has been promoted to CEO of the company. Mr. Dahlke has been Chief Accounting Officer of the Company since 2005.
CareView Communications, Inc. [LEWISVILLE, Texas] (OTCQB: CRVW) announced that Jon Freeman joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Mr. Freeman served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Medafor, Inc.
FLIR Systems, Inc. [WILSONVILLE, Ore.] (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced that Amit Singhi, Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, has resigned. Shane Harrison, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy, who joined FLIR in 2010, will work closely with Amit in transition and serve as interim Chief Financial Officer.
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Weekend Cook and Tell Round Up: Puff Pastry FTW, Literally
Our last challenge for Weekend Cook and Tell was for all of you to share your puff pastry creations. We called this Puff Pastry FTW, Literally. Puff pastry is such a delightful medium to take dishes from "meh" to "wow." Take a look and see what dazzling dishes were shared for your viewing/cooking pleasure.
Juliasalbum LOVES puff pastry. "It's so versatile, easy to use and yummy!" We're inclined to agree. Julia gets high marks for tasty and stunning with her Puff Pastry Pizzas with Mushrooms and Bell Peppers. We could see this being served anywhere from a dinner party to the children's table.
You could easily have a Serious Entertaining: Puff Pastry party with dbcurrie's full blog post on the puff-stuff. Our favorite? The Puff-Wrapped Asparagus. Look, Ma! I'm eating my veggies!
Puff pastry has an added benefit for some - it's dairy free!. zahavah is one of those appreciative of this. She made a Tomato Tarte Tatin with Pomegranate Syrup. This recipe is both summer and winter friendly, as it calls for baby tomatoes.
LEsherick likes to add a honey and ricotta filling to cups of pastry. For Halloween, she is making cranberry eyes by cooking cranberries in sugar until they burst, topping the "eye" with a thickened juice, and placing them in a puff pastry cup. The result? A blood-red eyeball. Sweet and scary all at once
claireOOTO shoots and scores again with eggplant jalousie, with nutty roasted eggplant. If you didn't love eggplant before, you will after this dish.
Finally, May_be uses puff pastry to make samosas. When she's looking for something to satiate her sweet tooth, she turns to vol-au-vent filled with lemon-scented crème fraîche and fresh raspberries. The textural elements provide a happy balance with a bit of crunch and velvety quality in each bite.
A big thank you to everyone for sharing their sweet and savory recipes for this week's Weekend Cook and Tell challenge. Be sure to head over to Talk and read about next week's challenge: Imperfections
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OMNI magazine interviewed Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert about the future of movies for their June, 1987 issue. Ebert makes some bold and accurate predictions about how a revolution in the delivery and distribution of movies will open up the "art film" market, allowing people greater access to movies that may not make financial sense to screen in the theaters of smaller cities. An excerpt from the interview appears below.
OMNI: How will the fierce competition between television and the movies work out in the future?
EBERT: We will have high-definition, wide-screen television sets and a push-button dialing system to order the movie you want at the time you want it. You'll not go to a video store but instead order a movie on demand and then pay for it. Videocassette tapes as we know them now will be obsolete both for showing prerecorded movies and for recording movies. People will record films on 8mm and will play them back using laser-disk/CD technology.
I also am very, very excited by the fact that before long, alternative films will penetrate the entire country. Today seventy-five percent of the gross from a typical art film in America comes from as few as six —six— different theaters in six different cities. Ninety percent of the American motion-picture marketplace never shows art films. With this revolution in delivery and distribution, anyone, in any size town or hamlet, will see the movies he or she wants to see. It will be the same as it's always been with books. You can be a hermit and still read any author you choose.
Later in the interview Ebert says that "by the year 2000 or so, a motion picture will cost as much money as it now costs to publish a book or make a phonograph album." Ebert was right, but it wasn't just film production and distribution costs that came down. With the rise of book self-publishing with sites like Lulu, the democratization of online music distribution with CD Baby, and the fact that I just can't keep up with the staggering volume of "puppy tries to roll over but can't OMG how adorable" videos, the internet really has fundamentally shaken up the media landscape.
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Actress Kate Hudson posed with her young nephews Wilder, 5, and Bodhi ,3, in her latest campaign for Ann Taylor. The boys are Kate's brother Oliver Hudson's kids. Kate, who herself is mother to Ryder, nine, and Bingham, two, said she included her nephews in the campaign because she thought it would be fun for them to see themselves on a Madison Avenue billboard.
Kate Hudson poses with her nephews in the latest Ann Taylor ad
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Ryan Phillippe takes kids to Bruno Mars concert
Ryan Phillippe and his girlfriend Paulina Slagter took his kids with actress Reese Witherspoon, Deacon, 9, and Ava, 13, to the Bruno Mars concert in Los Angeles, CA on Saturday (July 27). Ryan also has 2-year-old daughter Kai with Pitch Perfect actress Alexis Knapp.
Simon Cowell expecting his first child with married socialite Lauren Silverman
Simon Cowell is expecting a baby with married New York socialite Lauren Silverman. A friend of the X Factor host confirmed the news to MailOnline and said that Lauren, who is married to real estate mogul Andrew Silverman, said she wanted to marry the star. Lauren and her husband Andrew have a son together and have been friends for the past four years. The couple got together after Andrew and Lauren ended their relationship.
Snooki's slim post-pregnancy figure
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Reality Television star Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi was seen with her fiancee Jionni LaValle and their adorable 11-month-old son Lorenzo as they took a walk on the shores of New Jersey on Monday (July 29).
Hugh Jackman: My Kids Won't say I'm cool
Hunky father of two, Hugh Jackman, admitted that his kids aren't too impressed over his success. According to People magazine, the actor said that his kids Oscar, 13, and Ava, 8, (pictured above) resist the urge to act like his biggest fans.
He said at The MOMS' Mamarazzi event on Wednesday, "They're not going to give that up to me. They're not going to be like, 'Yeah Dad, you're the coolest! My son actually saw the movie, and I asked him what he thought, and he begrudgingly goes, 'Oh, awesome.'"
The actor added, "[Oscar's] at that age where it can be embarrassing. He's now like, 'Can you please stop talking about me? This is killing my reputation. He wants me to be his dad. He doesn't like when we get stopped on the street or when people recognize me."
Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick's date night
Reality Television star Kourtney Kardashian and her partner Scott Disick took a break from their two kids, Mason, 3, and Penelope, 1, to go out to dinner in Calabasas, CA on Monday (July 29).
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Actor Olivier Martinez and his stepdaughter Nahla Aubry picked up pizza in West Hollywood, CA yesterday (July 29). Nahla's dad is model Gabriel Aubry.
Kourtney Kardashian's family lunch
Reality Television star Kourtney Kardashian took her adorable kids Mason, 3, and Penelope, 1, for a day out with her grandmother Mary in Malibu, CA yesterday (July 28). The pair were spotted going out to lunch at Marmalade Cafe.
Miranda Kerr's beautiful boy
Model Miranda Kerr and her 2-year-old son Flynn went shopping at FAO Schwarz in New York City on Sunday (July 28).
Vince Vaughn's little princess
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Actor Vince Vaughn and his wife Kyla Weber took their beautiful 2-year-old daughter Locklyn to Disneyland in Anaheim, California on Saturday (July 27).
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's cool kids
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's karate kids
Actor Ben Affleck and Actress Jennifer Garner took their two adorable daughters Violet, 7, and Seraphina, 4, to karate class in Santa Monica, CA on Friday (July 26). Ben and Jennifer are also parents to son Samuel, 1.
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Sienna Miller and Tom Sturridge stroll with Marlowe
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Actress Sienna Miller and her partner Actor Tom Sturridge were seen walking with their adorable daughter Marlowe, 1, through the streets of Villa Borghese in Rome yesterday (July 26).
Miranda Kerr's sweet son
Miranda Kerr enjoyed a Central Park stroll with her sweet son Flynn, 2, and her beloved Yorkshire Terrier Frankie yesterday (July 26). During the stroll, Flynn gently cuddled Frankie.


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"It's been a life-changing journey," the supermodel said, "and I've made amazing friends"
After a night of patriotic performances, three couples – Kendra Wilkinson and Louis van Amstel, Ralph Macchio and Karina Smirnoff and Petra Nemcova and Dmitry Chaplan – were tied at the bottom of the leader board with just 22 points a piece when the confetti settled on Dancing with the Stars Monday.
In the end, Petra Nemcova was eliminated.
The supermodel was joined in jeopardy Tuesday night by Chris Jericho and Cheryl Burke and Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
"It's been a life-changing journey," she said after the decision was announced, "and I've made amazing friends. So many people got inspired because of … Dancing with the Stars."
On Tuesday's show, host Tom Bergeron also announced that DWTS pro Mark Ballas would be performing on a future episode with recently-ousted American Idol contestant (and rumored girlfriend) Pia Toscano.


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Imagine running a 10-kilometer race more than 185 feet in the air, looking down and seeing the Chesapeake Bay.
For those who've sat in traffic for what seemed like hours trying to get from one side of the Bay Bridge to the other — and even for those who haven't — Sparrow Rogers and Peter Paris want you to have another kind of experience on the 4.3-mile span.
The Queen Anne's County commissioners recently approved use of the bridge for the inaugural Chesapeake Bay Bridge Run, and the event is expected to gain the support of the Department of Natural Resources for use of the parking lots at Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis, where the race is scheduled to begin.
The 6.2-mile race, on the calendar for Nov. 9, 2014, is not the first of its kind. The Governor's Bay Bridge Run, a 10K race sponsored by the Annapolis Striders, previously took place on the bridge.
Other than the proposed Chesapeake Bay Bridge Run, Rogers — who along with Paris and Mike Kerrigan established last year's St. Michaels Running Festival — believes the only similar 10K race takes place over the Cooper River Bridge in Charleston, S.C.
Based on the number of participants at the last "Walk Across The Bay" event, which attracted some 35,000 the last time it was held in 2006, Rogers is hoping for "greater than 20,000" runners.
"It's going to be marketed as being one of the prettiest runs in the country," Rogers said recently. "We believe it's the most spectacular course you can offer runners, if not in the country, then certainly in this region. You can't beat the view. It will take people's breath away. It's gorgeous."
Rogers said that she and Paris are talking to "multiple people" about title sponsorship. Rogers and Paris signed Nationwide as the title sponsor for the St. Michaels event, which will be held for the second year in mid-May.
Part of the proceeds for the race across the bridge will go to local charities, Rogers said.


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If the All Blacks need tips ahead of next weekend's test against Italy, they could tap into the knowledge of the New Zealander with some of the most extensive experience of rugby in that country - World Cup-winning winger Craig Green.
He played eight seasons in Italy after leaving New Zealand in 1987 aged 26. He has since spent the majority of his life there after marrying and establishing a family.
Green also fell in love with the Italian lifestyle after playing out his career with leading club Benetton Treviso, where he created a devastating three-quarter combination with fellow All Black John Kirwan.
As the club's prefix suggests, they were sponsored - and well looked after - by the famed Italian clothing retailer in the pre-professional era.
"We had weekends where 10 of us would turn up at the local airport, take a private jet to Paris for breakfast, wander round the city preparing for lunch, watch a [then] Five Nations game, have a couple of beers and be home by 11pm," Green says.
He also loved the sevens circuit in Europe during that period.
"We'd go to London for tournaments, be picked up by a Rolls-Royce at the airport and polish off a bottle of champagne on the way into town. Another time, we drove around the Swiss Alps in an Aston Martin as a part of a team sponsored by a group of stockbrokers based in Dubai. They paid for everything, expected us to have a good time but also expected us to win."
Green and Kirwan used to rent an apartment and owned a Yamaha 650 motorbike which Green says was handy for "air-conditioning" in the Italian summer heat and "quick getaways".
The scene made a contrast to Green the builder standing roadside with his lunchbox the Monday after the 1987 World Cup win, waiting to be given a lift to a Christchurch building site.
He says that year, he earned $6000 as a contractor and lived with flatmates on a tight budget where a sheep was fattened up eating their back lawn. Rugby in the amateur era was not designed to be a career.
When Green discussed this point with a selector to see if he could get out of a trial match to earn some money, he was told, as he subtly puts it, "with a couple of adjectives added in" that it might be time to look elsewhere.
Green decided to chance his arm overseas.
The economic downturn has meant a tweak in lifestyle since Green's return to Italy three years ago. He worked in the Italian rugby development programme and coached their under-20s when the country hosted the World Cup last year but, by his own admission, "things didn't quite work out".
With few coaching opportunities available, he took the Udine job in the second division which he hopes will be a link back to the top flight.
When the Herald on Sunday spoke to Green, he had sauntered back from a pizza dinner with his family "just down the road". He says a big part of their lifestyle involves enjoying dinners at local restaurants at vastly cheaper prices to New Zealand.
Green hasn't changed much in appearance from those halcyon days of 1987 when, as a wiry left winger, he appeared in support to finish tries outside the likes of Joe Stanley, Michael Jones and John Gallagher.
He sports the same bristling moustache with the addition of a chic stud in his left ear. Green says his daughters love watching old All Blacks footage and laugh whenever they see what he describes as the "disco haka".
"The haka has a real cult following here," he says. "I'm going to do a presentation at a school next week and the guy organising it said: 'Make sure you bring a video of players doing it'."
Green's been impressed with the All Blacks since their return to world champion status because rather than getting caught in a lull they've churned out new talent and sustained their performances. He says it's the style of rugby his own charges want to emulate but he warns New Zealand can't afford to get caught in a forward battle next weekend in Rome.
"Last time in front of 80,000 at the San Siro [in Milan], the All Blacks [who won 20-6] got a bit touched up in the scrum. The Italians fired up and also dominated territory and possession. For any Italian team, playing the All Blacks is still the game of a lifetime."


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Posted by Editoress on 01/26/12
Canada's pro Continental team, SpiderTech powered by C10, has released their planned racing schedule for the coming season. At this point, some entries to events are still to be confirmed by the organizers.
The team begins next week with a training camp in France, followed by the first race of the season, the Tour Mediterranean. They continue to race in France, Spain and Belgium through the early part of the Spring, before heading to Italy and Turkey for the latter part of April.
In May, the team heads back to North America, with the Amgen Tour of California entry still to be confirmed at this point. The rest of the season is, at this point, confined to Canadian and U.S. events.
Full schedule:
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