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B-406998,B-406998.2: Oct 16, 2012
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Pinnacle Solutions, Inc. (PSI), of Huntsville, Alabama, a small business, protests the Department of the Army's award of a contract to Logistic Services International, Inc. (LSI), of Jacksonville, Florida, pursuant to request for proposals (RFP) No. W5RGZ-12-R-015, for the production of Black Hawk Maintenance Trainers, UH-60M (BHMT-M) to be used by United States Army Aviation Logistics School (USAALS) at Fort Eustis, Virginia. PSI argues that the Army misevaluated both PSI's and LSI's proposals, failed to hold meaningful discussions, and made an unreasonable source selection decision.
We deny the protest.
The decision issued on the date below was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release.
Matter of: Pinnacle Solutions, Inc.
File: B-406998; B-406998.2
Date: October 16, 2012
Robert J. Symon, Esq., and Aron C. Beezley, Esq., Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, for the protester.
Anand V. Ramana, Esq., Amanda W. Abshire, Esq., McGuireWoods LLP, for Logistic Services International, Inc., an intervenor.
Tina Marie Pixler, Esq., and Jonathan A. Hardage, Esq., Department of the Army, Army Materiel Command, for the agency.
Paul N. Wengert, Esq., Glenn G. Wolcott, Esq., and Sharon L. Larkin, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
1. Protest that agency held defective discussions is denied where agency did not hold discussions with either offeror, did not invite either offeror to revise its proposal, and limited the scope of its communications to clarifying and confirming what the offerors had already committed to do.
2. Protest that agency misevaluated protesters and awardees proposals is denied where the contemporaneous record shows that agencys technical and past performance evaluations were reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation.
Pinnacle Solutions, Inc. (PSI), of Huntsville, Alabama, a small business, protests the Department of the Armys award of a contract to Logistic Services International, Inc. (LSI), of Jacksonville, Florida, pursuant to request for proposals (RFP) No. W5RGZ-12-R-015, for the production of Black Hawk Maintenance Trainers, UH-60M (BHMT-M) to be used by United States Army Aviation Logistics School (USAALS) at Fort Eustis, Virginia. PSI argues that the Army misevaluated both PSIs and LSIs proposals, failed to hold meaningful discussions, and made an unreasonable source selection decision.
We deny the protest.
The Army issued the RFP on March 16, 2012, seeking proposals to provide two BHMT-M units, as well as options for the Army to purchase four additional units. RFP at 1, 3. The BHMT-M is used for training of helicopter repair personnel to maintain a particular model of the Black Hawk helicopter, the UH-60M. The RFP provided that the Army would award a fixed-price contract[1] to the offeror whose proposal provided the best value, based on the following evaluation factors, listed in descending order of importance: technical, program management, price, small business participation, and past performance.[2] RFP at 3, 62.
The RFP included a statement of work (SOW), which described the major elements of the BHMT-M as a student station (essentially a replica of the helicopter and its maintenance platform) and an instructor operator station (IOS) where the behavior of the student station could be controlled. SOW at 4. To facilitate fabrication of the BHMT-M, the RFP provided that the Army would provide, as government-furnished equipment, one crash-damaged UH-60A/L helicopter (one front half and one back half) for the first unit, followed later by one UH-60A/L/M Category B helicopter, for the second BHMT-M unit. SOW at 6. The RFP provided that the Army could exercise the four individual options, each for one additional BHMT-M unit, at any time within 5 years of award. RFP amend. 1 at 6. For each of the optional units, the Army explained that it would provide to the contractor either another crash-damaged aircraft, or another Category B aircraft, whichever the Army deemed to be available. AR, Tab 7, Answers to Offeror Questions, at 4 (Question/Answer No. 20).
The RFP also provided performance specifications, which identified faults and repair procedures, along with the corresponding steps that the BHMT-M was required to permit repair crews to perform. In this regard, for each step of each repair procedure, the RFP specified whether the BHMT-M had to replicate the UH-60M with parts and systems that were functionally identical, physically identical, or both, or could instead use non-functional or similar systems or parts. For example, with regard to the BHMT-M refuel/defuel system, the RFP provided:
22.214.171.124 Pressure Refuel/Defuel System
The pressure refuel/defuel system components shall be installed on the [student station] replicating the actual aircraft systems.
RFP attach. 5, BHMT-M Performance Specifications, at 24.
The RFP provided that the first BHMT-M system would be delivered within 24 months of award; production of the second unit would begin 1 year after award, for delivery within 18 months thereafter; and delivery of each optional unit would be due within 12 months of the Army exercising the option. RFP at 5; RFP amend. 1 at 2. Under the performance management factor, offerors were required to provide a detailed development schedule. RFP at 57.
On April 16, the Army received two proposals; one from PSI and one from LSI. In its proposal, PSI explained its approach to producing the BHMT-M units, stating that, for many of the required functions, PSI would rely on the reuse of existing or legacy software from another trainer--the Black Hawk Electrical Trainer UH-60M (BHET-M). For example, in describing the simulator systems and network architecture of its proposed design, PSI asserted that its design for the BHMT-M computer architecture is almost identical to the system utilized by the BHET-M. AR, Tab 12, PSI Technical Proposal, at 22. PSIs proposal also indicated that the firm would reuse BHET-M elements to meet various other RFP requirements. For example, the proposal stated:
Id. at 23, 24, 25, 27.
With respect to the refuel/defuel system, PSIs proposal stated that [a]ccording to the Performance Specification, the Pressure Refuel/De-fuel System does not require modeling. AR, Tab 12, PSI Proposal, at 38 (¶ 126.96.36.199).
As an appendix to PSIs program management proposal, the firm provided a master schedule. Among other things, PSI scheduled the simultaneous manufacture of the third and fourth (optional) units and similarly scheduled the simultaneous manufacture of the fifth and sixth (optional) units. AR, Tab 22, PSI Program Management Proposal, appx. A (BHMT-M Integrated Master Schedule Final), at 3.
For its part, LSIs proposal addressed each of the evaluation factors, including a description of the firms technical approach, and included past performance information. LSIs technical approach also contemplated the reuse of existing software for various BHMT-M elements. Specifically, LSI proposed to reuse software from several already-fielded trainers, principally three Chinook helicopter trainer systems and two Longbow helicopter trainer systems. Supplemental AR, attach. 1, LSI Technical Proposal, at 44-45; Supplemental AR at 10-11. LSIs proposal further explained that its approach [DELETED]. Id., attach. 2, LSI Technical Proposal, at 10-11.
The Army evaluated both proposals and thereafter prepared evaluation notices (EN) for each offeror. On April 25 and 26, the Army sent 27 ENs to PSI, and three ENs to LSI; each of the ENs was labeled as either an error, omission and clarification report form, or an evaluation notice form-clarification. See generally, AR, Tabs 13, ENs to PSI; AR, Tab 14, ENs to LSI. A significant portion of the ENs sent to PSI reflected the agencys concern regarding the stage of development of the existing software on which PSIs proposal relied, questioning PSI as to the platform on which the software was being used, and referring to particular relevant paragraphs of PSIs proposal. AR, Tab 13, ENs to PSI, at 1-2. For example, the Army asked that PSI identify the critical development dates of the computer system architecture on which it relied, further asking What platform is the existing UH-60M software model currently used on? and What platform is the UH-60M host simulation model currently used on? Id. at Technical EN-01; Technical EN-07 & -08.
Both offerors submitted responses to the evaluation notices. PSIs responses addressed the source of various elements of its system, and the state of completion of the systems from which it proposed to reuse elements, frequently referring to the BHET-M (UH-60M Black Hawk Electrical Trainer), and occasionally referring to the UH-60L CEPT (UH-60L Cockpit Emergency Procedures Trainer). For example, in response to Technical EN-01, PSI stated:
The BHET-M computer system architecture was designed to replicate UH-60M aircraft systems . . . . The BHET-M computer system architecture design was approved . . . at the BHET-M Critical Design Review (CDR) on March 15, 2012, is scheduled to complete production in September 2012, and be accredited and fielded in May 2013.
AR, Tab 15, PSI Response Spreadsheet, at 1.
In response to Technical EN-07, PSI further explained that some source code was in use on UH-60L CEPT training devices, and that other BHET-M source code was in the Implementation Phase, or running in the Pinnacle test bed. Id. For Technical EN-08,[3] PSIs response mentioned only its use of BHET-M software, but did not mention use of UH-60L CEPT software. Id. Responses to the other software development inquiries identified use of software being developed for the BHET-M, and occasionally referred to the UH-60L CEPT. Id. at 1-2.
The Army evaluated both offerors responses to the ENs, assessing significant weaknesses under the technical and program management factors for PSIs proposal. Under the technical evaluation, the significant weaknesses for PSI included the following:
Throughout the entire proposal, [PSI] relied heavily on the reuse of software from the BHET-M, a device that it has not yet contracted, produced, accredited, or fielded. The technical review team assigned a risk of moderate to each element of the proposal that pointed to the BHET-M software reuse.
AR, Tab 17, Source Selection Decision, at 7; AR, Tab 23, PSI Technical Evaluation, at 4-5.
Additionally, the Army evaluators assigned weaknesses because PSIs proposal did not demonstrate an adequate understanding of the pressures refuel and systems training task (Performance Specification 18.104.22.168), and because PSI assumed that two items (external supports and a power cart) would be provided as government-furnished equipment (GFE), even though neither item was on the RFPs list of GFE. AR, Tab 17, Source Selection Decision, at 7; AR, Tab 23, PSI Technical Evaluation, at 27.
Under the program management factor, the evaluators identified two significant weaknesses in PSIs proposal. First, the evaluators noted that PSIs approach relied on successful, on-time production of the BHET-M; yet as a subcontractor for that trainer, PSI bore risks of delays that it could not control. Second, PSIs schedule relied on assumptions that were inconsistent with the RFP--specifically that the Army would deliver two Category B aircraft simultaneously to accommodate PSIs proposed simultaneous production of the third and fourth BHMT-M units, as well as the similar simultaneous production of the fifth and sixth units. AR, Tab 17, Source Selection Decision, at 11.
For LSI, the evaluators identified various strengths associated with the firms approach to software reuse, noting that LSIs proposal relied on software from multiple systems that had already been successfully fielded. AR, Tab 17, Source Selection Decision, at 5-6. Under the past performance evaluation, the evaluators noted that LSI had demonstrated success through reusing software code to decrease development time, and that the firm had shown technical expertise and successful past performance that was relevant to all areas of the SOW, including support of an Army maintenance trainer system and other complex training systems. AR, Tab 20, LSI Past Performance Evaluation, at 1; AR, Tab 17, Source Selection Decision, at 17-18.
The evaluation of the proposals and responses to the ENs resulted in the following ratings:
Program Management
Small Business
Past Performance
Very Relevant/ Substantial Confidence
Very Relevant/ Substantial Confidence
$32.1 million
$30.8 million
AR, Tab 10, Contracting Officers Memorandum for Record, May 7, 2012, at 2.
The contracting officer prepared a source selection decision, which concluded that LSIs proposal was significantly superior to PSIs, particularly under the two most important factors, and that it also offered a lower price. AR, Tab 17, Source Selection Decision, at 2. The source selection decision reflected the contracting officers review of each offerors evaluation and ratings, the evaluated strengths and weaknesses of each proposal, and then concluded that LSIs proposal offered the best value for the government. Id. at 19.
On June 27, the Army awarded the contract to LSI. After a debriefing, PSI filed this protest.
PSI argues that the Army held inadequate discussions, rather than clarifications; that the agency evaluated PSIs and LSIs proposals unreasonably and unequally; and that the Army evaluated LSIs past performance unreasonably. As discussed below, we find no merit in PSIs arguments.
Clarifications Were Properly Conducted
PSI first asserts that the Army conducted discussions with PSI, and that those discussions were inadequate.[4] Its argument is based on PSIs claim that, despite being labeled as clarifications, the questions posed by the Army through ENs were essential to determining the acceptability of PSIs proposal, that PSIs responses materially affected the evaluation of its proposal, and, therefore, that its responses should be considered proposal revisions. Protesters Comments at 2. Accordingly, PSI maintains that the Army was required to hold comprehensive discussions with PSI to advise it of all the significant weaknesses in its proposal, which the firm argues it could have corrected.
The Army responds that it did not hold discussions but, rather, limited its communications with both offerors to clarifications. Thus, the agency argues that it properly did not communicate with PSI regarding aspects of its proposal that would have required proposal revisions to correct. In short, the agency maintains that it conducted only clarifications because it was proceeding to make award without discussions.
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) § 15.306 describes a range of exchanges that may take place during negotiated procurements. In short, an agency is not required to hold discussions, and thus to allow offerors to submit proposal revisions; rather, it may properly limit its communications with offerors to clarifications. Id. Clarifications are defined as "limited exchanges" between an agency and an offeror for the purpose of eliminating minor uncertainties or irregularities in a proposal, and do not give an offeror the opportunity to revise or modify its proposal. FAR § 15.306(a)(2). Clarifications are not to be used to cure proposal deficiencies or material omissions, or materially alter the technical or cost elements of the proposal, or otherwise revise the proposal. Discussions, on the other hand, occur when an agency communicates with an offeror for the purpose of obtaining information essential to determine the acceptability of a proposal, or provides the offeror with an opportunity to revise or modify its proposal in some material respect. FAR § 15.306(d). Accordingly, our Office has confirmed that where communications do not permit an offeror to revise or modify its proposal, but rather request that the offeror clarify and confirm what the offeror has already committed to do, those communications are clarifications and not discussions. ERIE Strayer Co., B-406131, Feb. 21, 2012, 2012 CPD ¶ 101 at 4-5.
The record here supports the Armys position that it sought only clarifications from the offerors, and then made award based on the initial proposals as clarified. Notwithstanding PSIs arguments, our review of the record shows that the questions posed to PSI and LSI were indeed clarifications--requests for each offeror to supply information clarifying the basis for statements in its proposal, or confirming what the offeror intended by a statement within its proposal. Thus, for example, where PSIs proposal indicated reuse of software code without making clear from which system the code was being reused or the status of the development of that code, the Army properly sought a clarification from PSI.[5] None of the Armys ENs invited either firm to revise its proposal. Accordingly, we agree with the Army that it did not conduct discussions, and we deny PSIs assertion that the Army held defective discussions by failing to identify other weaknesses in PSIs proposal that could have been addressed only through proposal revisions.
Evaluation of PSI was Reasonable
Next, PSI argues that the Army misevaluated the firms proposal with respect to each of six significant weaknesses, and that the offerors were evaluated unequally with respect to software reuse. We discuss the most significant of these, relating to PSIs reuse of software and its proposed schedule.[6]
PSI argues that it proposed to use not only software code from its BHET-M design, but also software code from the UH-60L CEPT, which it asserts is a fully developed, completed trainer. PSI also argues that its BHET-M software is actually derived from the UH-60L CEPT software, and thus its proposal should have been evaluated more favorable because the baseline source code has been fully developed, and put in use on three training units. Protesters Comments at 14-15. In a supplemental protest, PSI further argues that the evaluation reflects unequal treatment because LSI also proposed software reuse from the firms Chinook and Longbow helicopter trainers, and was evaluated favorably, in contrast to the evaluation of what PSI asserts was its own equivalent approach. Protesters Comments at 24-25.
PSI also argues that the Army unreasonably assigned additional significant weaknesses under the performance management factor because, as a subcontractor for the BHET-M, PSIs proposed reliance on continued progress on the BHET-M, PSI could not control the pace of progress on the BHET-M. PSI argues that timely completion of BHET-M software was not an element of its proposed critical path; rather PSI argues that its schedule allowed significant float between the expected completion of aspects of the BHET-M and PSIs use of them in the BHMT-M. Therefore, PSI argues, any delays in progress on the BHET-M would not be likely to affect the firms development of the BHMT-M.
With respect to PSIs argument that the firm was treated unequally in comparison to LSIs proposed software reuse, the Army explains that the firms proposals were evaluated differently regarding software reuse because of valid material differences. Specifically, LSI proposed to reuse fully developed software from a number of completed trainers, while PSI proposed to reuse software primarily from the BHET-M--a trainer that has not been finalized nor delivered. Supplemental AR at 4-6. The Army further explains that PSIs proposal and clarifications emphasized the firms plan to reuse BHET-M software, not the UH-60L CEPT.[7] Finally, the Army explains that its evaluators reasonably discounted as self-serving, PSIs prediction of how readily the firm could reuse BHET-M software, and instead concluded, again reasonably, that the incomplete development of the BHET-M would make PSIs reliance on reuse of its software a moderate risk. AR at 23-27.
The evaluation of an offerors proposal is a matter within the agencys discretion, and this Office will not reevaluate proposals; rather, we will review an agencys evaluation to determine whether the agencys judgments were reasonable and consistent with the stated evaluation criteria. Thus, a protesters disagreement with an agencys judgments does not render the evaluation unreasonable. A2 Group, Inc., B-402829.2, B-402829.3, Dec. 8, 2010, 2011 CPD ¶ 33 at 7. Here, we find no merit in PSIs complaints.
First, our review of PSIs proposal and its responses to the ENs supports the Armys conclusion that the approach described by PSI appeared to primarily depend on the successful completion of software and other aspects of the BHET-M--a trainer that has not yet been completed or delivered. While PSIs clarified proposal does contain limited references to the UH-60L CEPT as a software source, in comparison to PSIs references to the BHET-M, its does so only rarely. Additionally, the Armys explanation of differences between the UH-60L CEPT as a training simulator for particular helicopter cockpit functions, and the BHMT-M as a full-aircraft repair trainer, are consistent with and support the Armys evaluation judgment that PSIs proposal relied significantly on completion of BHET-M software. Since the record demonstrates the reasonableness of the Armys evaluation judgments, we deny these grounds of protest.
Likewise, we view the Armys assessment of a significant weakness to PSIs proposal due to the firms reliance on completion (or at least continued progress) of the BHET-M system, to provide fully developed software for reuse in the BHMT-M posed a risk in connection with PSIs ability to manage the contract. Indeed, the Army points out that the BHET-M schedule has already slipped, and PSIs proposal left concern that the firm was overly optimistic about the ease of reuse, even considering the float that PSI argues was built into its schedule. AR at 30-31. The record provides reasonable support for the evaluation of PSIs proposal as presenting weaknesses in these areas. Accordingly we deny all of PSIs challenges to the technical and performance management evaluations.[8]
Further, PSI argues that the Army unreasonably assigned a significant weakness in connection with its proposed schedule, due to PSIs assumption that the Army would supply two Category B aircraft at the same time in order to accommodate PSIs intent to produce optional units 3 and 4 simultaneously and, similarly, with regard to production of optional units 5 and 6. PSI argues that the Army never informed the offerors that two Category B aircraft would not be provided at the same time. Protesters Comments at 22.
The Army responds that, while it did not state that two Category B aircraft would not be provided at the same time for the optional BHMT-M units, the RFP did not commit the agency to do so. More specifically, the RFP made clear that the optional units could be ordered, on an individual basis, at any time within 5 years of award, and further, that the Army would determine whether to provide the contractor with a crash-damaged aircraft, or a Category B aircraft. AR at 32-33; see AR, Tab 7, Army Response to Offeror Questions, at 3 (Question/Answer 20). The Army argues that PSIs schedule was based on assumptions of Army actions to which the Army was not committed. Accordingly, the Army maintains that the evaluators properly assigned a significant weakness based on PSIs unwarranted assumptions. AR at 32-33.
In our view, the Armys evaluation in this respect was reasonable. We agree with the Army that PSIs master schedule depicted an unwarranted assumption that the Army would provide for PSIs simultaneous production of the two pairs of option units. In contrast to PSIs assumptions, the RFP made exercise of the option for each unit independent of any others. Accordingly, the Armys assessment of a significant weakness was reasonable.
Evaluations of LSI Past Performance was Reasonable
Finally, PSI argues that Army unreasonably rated both PSI and LSI as very relevant/substantial confidence under the past performance factor because LSI has had no prior experience with Black Hawk trainers. Protest at 10-11; Protesters Comments at 23. The Army responds that the RFP did not limit relevance of prior performance to performance on the BHMT-M (which neither firm had), nor to Black Hawk trainers (which differ as to their complexity and functionality). The Army maintains that the record supports the evaluators judgment that LSIs successful experience, particularly with fully-fielded trainers for the CH-47F Chinook and Longbow helicopters, was properly evaluated at the same rating as PSI received--that is, very relevant/substantial confidence. AR at 19-20; 33-34.
The evaluation of an offerors past performance, including the agencys determination of the relevance and scope of an offerors performance history, is a matter of agency discretion, which we will not find improper unless it is inconsistent with the solicitations evaluation criteria. National Beef Packing Co., B-296534, Sept. 1, 2005, 2005 CPD ¶ 168 at 4. The evaluation of experience and past performance, by its very nature, is subjective; we will not substitute our judgment for reasonably based evaluation ratings, and an offerors mere disagreement with an agencys evaluation judgments does not demonstrate that those judgments are unreasonable. Glenn Def. Marine-Asia PTE, Ltd., B-402687.6, B-402687.7, Oct. 13, 2011, 2012 CPD ¶ 3 at 7.
Here, the record reasonably supports the Armys evaluation of LSIs past performance as very relevant/substantial confidence. The record shows that the Army evaluators considered LSIs successful past performance with maintenance trainer systems and other complex systems, and that the firm had demonstrated its expertise to all areas of the SOW. By contrast, the basis of PSIs challenge--that an offeror lacking past performance on a Black Hawk trainer could not reasonably have received a very relevant/substantial confidence past performance rating--has no basis in the terms of the solicitation. As the agency notes, the solicitation did not limit relevance of past performance to Black Hawk trainers.
The protest is denied.
Lynn H. Gibson
General Counsel
[1] The RFP provided that the contractors approved travel cost would be paid on a cost-reimbursement basis. RFP at 6.
[2] The RFP also identified subfactors under each of the four non-price factors. RFP at 61-62. As relevant to the protest, the three equally-weighted technical subfactors were technical design, system approach, and technology insertion, while the two equally-weighted program management subfactors were schedule, and integrated product teams. RFP at 61. Under the past performance factor, the RFP identified three subfactors: relevance, confidence, and hardware/software reuse. RFP at 62.
[3] EN-08 asked: What platform is the UH-60M host simulation model currently used on?
[4] PSI has not argued that the agencys communications with LSI constituted discussions.
[5] Although, as noted above, most of the clarifications to PSI sought specific information about the reuse of software, others asked PSI to specifically identify a reference to a quality management system; to confirm its understanding that the first two aircraft would be delivered to Huntsville, Alabama on particular dates; and to advise that PSI understood that the Army would supply limited quantities of transmissions and rotor blades. See AR, Tab 13, ENs to PSI, at Program Management EN-01, Technical EN-02, -04 & -06. Although PSI maintains, nonspecifically, that its clarification responses were essential to determining the acceptability of its proposal, it also maintains, somewhat contrarily, that none of the ENs led [PSI] to believe that a problem existed with the substance of its proposal. Protesters Supplemental Comments at 2-3. Our review of the entire record leads us to agree with the Army that the agency did not invite proposal revisions, and that PSIs responses did not alter its proposed approach. AR, Tab 15, PSI Response to ENs at 1-3.
[6] Nevertheless, we have considered and rejected all of PSIs arguments. Briefly, PSI argues that its proposal was misevaluated with respect to the approach to replicating the BHMT-M refuel/defuel system and with respect to the presence of external supports on the GFE helicopters. PSI also argues that these issues should have been raised in discussions. We find the evaluation was reasonable and, as noted above, that the Army did not hold discussions and therefore properly did not invite PSI to revise its proposal.
[7] The Army acknowledges that PSIs proposal and (to a greater extent) its responses to the ENs made some reference to reuse of UH-60L CEPT software. However, in addition to the limited references to this trainer, the Army maintains that PSIs role in the UH-60L CEPT was a comparatively small upgrade to an existing system, and that the unit is a pilot training simulator that has significant differences from the BHMT-M system, thus effectively preventing the UH-60L CEPT from being a source of significant software reuse for the BHMT-M. Supplemental AR at 8.
[8] As noted above, our discussion addresses the most significant themes of PSIs protest of the evaluation of its proposal. Additionally, to the extent that PSI learned of other weaknesses in its debriefing, but only provided a substantive challenge to them in its comments, see Protesters Comments at 20, we dismiss those challenges as untimely because those challenges were raised more than 10 days after the debriefing.
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Whenever I've had the opportunity and/or annoyance of hearing folks talk about various meditation techniques and give big answer to big questions from their followers hungry for big answers to big questions, one common theme I've noticed is that whatever style of Enlightenment they're talking about, or whatever euphemism they're using for the e-word, the thing they're guiding folks to is always…
The implication is, of course, that the speaker has got it and can lead their followers to it, or at least that the speaker knows someone – or knows of someone — who's got it and is thus empowered to help guide fellow seekers along the path. Maybe the speaker's "almost there" is just a little closer to there, wherever "there" happens to be.
Enlightenment is always just over the next hill, available if only you'd just do this one more thing, and do it sincerely, cuz if you don't do it sincerely it won't work, but if you have trouble doing it sincerely send me your credit card number and I'll help you out. That's the nature of Enlightenment, that it's just around the next bend. Or maybe the one after that. Or maybe after those three and a bunch of hills. But it's always off in the distance. Not here.
And it will always be off in the distance because there's nowhere else it can be. The very definition of Enlightenment might as well be "off in the distance."
It's the proverbial carrot on a stick held out before a donkey. But at least the donkey gets to eat that carrot when he gets to wherever the driver wants him to go. Nobody ever gets Enlightenment. It's like that movie Logan's Run where everybody's waiting to renew and all they end up is getting blown up.
You won't get the closure they're selling you because there is no closure. But that doesn't mean things can't improve. They can. The Enlightenment salesmen get all bent out of shape whenever anybody points out that they're selling you pipe dreams that can never come true. Some of them think that nobody will try to do a practice unless they believe there's some reward at the end of it. But I don't know if people are all really that stupid.
Instead of hoping for some reward way off in the distance it may be better to look at what's right here very carefully and closely. Then you can do the real work necessary to make this right here better. Make enough small improvements and -- voila! Enlightenment. It's sudden and instant the same way as the Pyramid of Chaeops was suddenly instantly completed the moment they put that last brick on top.


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I would like to know if there is some slick machinery to solve the following representation-theoretic problem.
Let $\left(V,\langle-,-\rangle\right)$ be a finite-dimensional real inner product space and let $\mathfrak{so}(V)$ denote the Lie algebra of skewsymmetric endomorphisms.
Let $\mathfrak{g}$ be a Lie algebra and $\rho: \mathfrak{g} \to \mathfrak{so}(V)$ be a Lie algebra homomorphism. This makes $V$ into an orthogonal $\mathfrak{g}$-module.
Let $\sigma: \mathfrak{so}(V) \to \operatorname{End}(\Delta)$ denote an irreducible spinor representation of $\mathfrak{so}(V)$. Then the composition $\sigma \circ \rho : \mathfrak{g} \to \operatorname{End}(\Delta)$ of the representations turns $\Delta$ into a $\mathfrak{g}$-module.
Is there a nice description of this module? And in particular about its decomposition into irreducibles?
This sort of problem arises often in my line of work; although usually with $\mathfrak{g}$ itself being an orthogonal Lie algebra and $V$ itself an irreducible spinor representation. In other words, I end up considering spinors of spinors and this is useful in determining the structure of representations ("supermultiplets") of Lie superalgebras appearing in supersymmetric field theories. I usually work this out "by hand" (or using LiE) in terms of roots and weights, but was wondering whether there was some more conceptual machinery available.


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On Saturday, March 1, the school's dental clinic is offering free dental service to children ages 3 to 17. The event runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the school, 2279 Mount Vernon Rd, Southington.
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The original Acts volume was first published in 1954. In 1988, being faithful to the description new in the series title, F.F. Bruce undertook a chapter-by-chapter revision and expansion of his book. It reflects both his deepened understanding from years of further study, and the best elements of other modern works on Luke-Acts. This new edition uses Bruce's own fresh translation of the Greek text.
The New International Commentary on the New Testament series published by Eerdmans was "… undertaken to provide earnest students of the New Testament with an exposition that is thorough and abreast of modern scholarship and at the same time loyal to the Scriptures as the infallible Word of God."
The Book of the Acts (Revised Edition)
• Series: New International Commentary on the New Testament
• General Editors: Ned B. Stonehouse, F. F. Bruce, Gordon D. Fee
• Author: F. F. Bruce
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company (1988)


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Tigers top Tribe in extras; no-decision for Scherzer
Martinez's RBI double in 10th provides breathing room in Central
CLEVELAND -- Seventy-six years after the Tigers ruined former Indian Johnny Allen's unbeaten season, there was no revenge from Cleveland. But there was no 14th win for Max Scherzer, either.
Scherzer is fine with that.
"I thought this was the best win of the year," Scherzer said after Victor Martinez's go-ahead double in the 10th inning sent Detroit home with a 4-2 victory on Monday. "I thought we battled, everybody battled. It was a great game to be a part of."
While Scherzer picked up a no-decision to stay unbeaten after throwing seven innings of two-run ball, the Tigers picked up their sixth win in seven games, and their third in this four-game series, with a rain-soaked marathon.
They go home with a 3 1/2-game lead over the Indians in the American League Central, one game larger than the lead they had going into their 11-game, three-city road trip. They went 7-4 on the trek to even their road record for the season at 23-23.
A trip that seemed headed for disaster in St. Petersburg after two close, low-scoring losses to the Rays and then controversy in Toronto with Rick Porcello's suspension, Miguel Cabrera's sore back and Colby Rasmus' takeout slide on Omar Infante ended as a potentially defining trip for this team.
"I think it was a great, great road trip for us," Cabrera said.
For all the talk about the relevance of a pitcher's record, Scherzer gets it. He has used the word fluky to describe his unbeaten start so often that it has become a cliché. He doesn't apologize for the wins, but he makes the point that there are far better ways to measure how he's pitching.
On a night when the Major League leader in run support -- he averaged 7.87 runs of support per nine innings entering the night -- took a no-decision in a low-scoring duel, he had his example why.
"Exactly!" Scherzer exclaimed at the mention, then laughed. "I'm more happy about this team winning than any -- maybe some -- of the other wins I've had. I care about how this team plays. For us to battle the way we did tonight, I'm most of proud of this win."
Scherzer remains at 13-0, though he still made history. His streak of 19 consecutive starts without a loss, dating back to last September, is a franchise record, passing Bobo Newsom's record from 1940. His streak of 18 consecutive starts without a loss to begin the season, already a team record, is tied with Brooks Lawrence in 1956 for the fourth-longest in the Majors since 1916.
One of the other three was the aforementioned Allen, a Cleveland Indian who came within a game of a perfect season in 1937. He went into his final start at Detroit with a 15-0 record over 19 starts but lost a 1-0 decision to the Tigers. Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg singled in that game's only run in the first inning.
For Scherzer to pick up his first loss in Cleveland would have seemed fitting for some Tribe fans and historians. The Indians came close.
Scherzer's night seemed in danger as early as the second inning, not from Indians hitters so much as the weather. Scherzer was working through a driving rain with two on and two outs against Lonnie Chisenhall when he stepped off the mound and circled as he said something to crew chief Joe West at second base. West called for the tarp, putting the game -- and Scherzer's outing -- on hold.
"I said, 'Joe, come on, let me get him,'" Scherzer said. "I said, 'I feel good right now, let me get him. You don't need to call it. The rain's not bugging me.' He said, 'No, I can't do that. We can't have anybody get hurt.'"
Any delay longer than an hour likely would have ended Scherzer's night, but the delay lasted just 20 minutes. Scherzer seemed ready to take the mound again in about half that but had to wait for the grounds crew. Finally, he made his 2-2 pitch to Chisenhall, who promptly lined it into right field for a two-run single and a one-run Tribe lead.
"I wanted a changeup in the dirt," Scherzer said, "and unfortunately, it was just high enough for him to be able to get the barrel to it."
Four scoreless innings later, Scherzer was having another conversation to try to keep his outing going. This one was with manager Jim Leyland and pitching coach Jeff Jones after he entered the dugout at the end of the sixth inning, his pitch count at 101.
"I wanted to check with him," Leyland said. "He said, 'I'm all right, I can start [the seventh inning] for sure.' And I just wanted to make sure he knew that if this inning got lingering, there was a point where I was going to have to take him out during the inning, regardless of what was going on."
That point was around 120 pitches. Michael Bourn's leadoff single had Leyland readying to have to make that walk. But after a rundown at second base erased Bourn, Scherzer ended his night with back-to-back strikeouts of Asdrubal Cabrera and Jason Kipnis, the latter swinging at a 97-mph fastball on Scherzer's 117th and final pitch.
That extended another streak for Scherzer, who has recorded at least six strikeouts in all 18 of his starts this season. It's the longest such streak to begin a season by somebody not named Pedro Martinez or Randy Johnson. The only one longer in American League history is Martinez's 29-start streak in 2000.
"You've got to give a lot of credit to Scherzer," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "We threatened a lot, and he has a lot of ways of either reaching back or taking something off. That's why his record is what it is."
The ensuing battle of the bullpens came down to Martinez making Matt Albers (2-1) pay for back-to-back two-out walks to Cabrera and Prince Fielder. Martinez's drive sent Bourn to the fence in center field, but the ball hit off the padding and then Bourn's knee, and Cabrera and Fielder kept running.
Drew Smyly (4-0) picked up the win after stranding the potential winning run on second base in the ninth. AL All-Star Final Vote candidate Joaquin Benoit worked the 10th for his seventh save in as many chances.


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TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (AMTD) on Monday announced a 13% drop in earnings for the fourth fiscal quarter due to a decline in commissions and transaction fees. The brokerage's quarterly net income was posted at $143 million, with earnings per share of $0.26, down from $164 million, or EPS of $0.29, at this time a year ago.
Profits for the full year fell 8%, totaling $586 million, or EPS of $1.06, versus $638 million a year ago, or EPS of $1.11. Net revenues fell 4% to $2.64 billion for the fiscal year ended on Sept. 30 versus $2.76 billion for fiscal 2011. Quarterly revenues came to $647 million compared with $667 million for the quarter ended June 30.
The Omaha, Neb.-based brokerage beat expectations. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected TD Ameritrade to earn $1.05 per share for the year on revenues of $2.64 billion and quarterly EPS of $0.25.
Despite a continued difficult economic environment with persistently low interest rates, the brokerage saw an 11% rise in net new client assets for the full fiscal year to $40.8 billion and 359,631 average client trades per day. That compares with a 12% rise in assets and 398,986 trades per day in the previous fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2011.
For the fiscal fourth quarter, the company had $10.1 billion in net new client assets, up from $9.7 billion in the previous quarter but down from $12.4 billion a year before. Average client trades per day for the most-recent quarter were 328,280 — down from 355,449 in the quarter ending June 30 and a big dip pfrom 415,739 from the year-ago period.
In addition, TD Ameritrade reported record client assets of approximately $472 billion, up 25% year-over-year, along with a quarterly dividend increase of $0.09 per share, a 50% increase.
"In each of the last four years, TD Ameritrade has delivered industry-leading, double-digit growth in asset gathering," said Fred Tomczyk, president and CEO, in a statement. "In 2012 we grew total clients assets to a record $472 billion, up 25% year-over-year. We maintained our industry-leading position and again grew our market share in trading. And, we continued to make strategic investments in our client offering. We remain focused on what we can control, executing our strategy and building our long-term earnings power."
TD Ameritrade has postponed its conference call until Nov. 5 due to the superstorm that wreaked havoc on the East Coast the same day that the brokerage announced earnings.
For more Q3 2012 earnings news, see AdvisorOne's 2012 Q3 Earnings Calendar for the Finance Sector.


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Richard E Grant spent a lot of time in Ireland in 2016. Not only was he filming Game of Thrones in Northern Ireland, Grant explored the Wild Atlantic Way and even made a video chronicling his time there. He soaked up traditional Irish music, marveled at the Slieve League sea cliffs, went fishing at a secluded river and toured centuries-old lighthouse.
How do you relax following four sold-out concerts across Ireland? If you're Grammy-winning artist Macklemore, you head to the Wild Atlantic Way to take in the spectacular sights. The Thrift Shop rapper visited the iconic Cliffs of Moher with his young family in May, as well as embarking on a road trip through the bucolic back roads. Now THAT is awesome.
Former Friends star and petrolhead Matt LeBlanc went road tripping in Kerry earlier this year while filming an episode of Top Gear. LeBlanc drove a brand new Rolls-Royce around the stunning Ring of Kerry and took in the dramatic coastal views at Dingle and charming Kenmare town. Oh, and he also had his first Guinness at a pub in Killarney!
Speaking of Friends, Courteney Cox also explored Kerry with adventurer Bear Grylls where things got more than a bit wild. The pair traipsed across moors, scrambled over boulders and even rappelled down a cliff or two. And while the actress known to most as Monica Geller wasn't impressed by the foraging menu (sheep carcass, anyone?) she loved the rugged landscapes.
In complete contrast then, Desperate Housewives actress Felicity Huffman spent a week tweeting and being pampered at the medieval Ashford Castle in Mayo. Here, she went on evening strolls around the award-winning grounds, visited local ruins and trying her first ever pint of Guinness – which she loved! Previous guests include John Lennon, Maureen O'Hara and Brad Pitt, so she was in good company.
With all these celebrities who love the Wild Atlantic Way, it's easy to believe that it has a certain star power about it!


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The University of Houston's Moores Concert Chorale is getting ready to cross the pond for its second international appearance. From May 27 - 29, the chorale will perform at the exclusive festival and competition Florilège Vocal de Tours in Tours, France. Among the items being packed for this important trip is one of the latest compositions written by friend and mentor David Ashley White.
White, director of UH's Moores School of Music, composed "I Cannot Live With You" specifically for this event. It will have its world premiere during the competition's qualifying round on May 27.
The piece is a setting of an Emily Dickinson poem. White describes his work as dark and edgy but feels that it is perfectly suited for the charismatic voices of the chorale.
"Our singers have no limitations," he said. "They can perform any kind of piece that's placed in front of them. When I composed this piece, I felt that I had a clean slate. I was able to do whatever I wanted to and know that the chorale would deliver a precise yet passionate performance."
"I Cannot Live With You" is part of a larger two-movement piece titled "The Door Ajar." White initially submitted the entire work to the Chorale. Due to the time constraints of the competition, only one movement will be sung at the competition, with the entire piece performed later this year at the Moores School.
"The vast majority of David's music uses sacred texts, and I was hoping for something secular...something romantic and gritty," said Betsy Cook Weber, director of the Moores Concert Chorale. "I found exactly what I wanted in this poem by Emily Dickinson. His setting of this wonderful text is everything I had hoped for. Like the words, the music is passionate and searing, and I believe that it will come to be regarded as one of his best works."
European audiences aren't strangers to White or his music. He writes approximately 12 sacred and secular works a year. These are performed across the globe and are featured on albums such as "Echoes from the American Cathedral," "The Blue Estuaries," ( both on Zephyr Records) and "Praise the Spirit" (recorded on Gothic Records and featuring White on keyboards and Texas Music Festival director Alan Austin on violin).
In addition to "I Cannot Live With You," White will have two other compositions premiered this summer. On June 20, Houstonians will experience "As You Set Out for Ithaka," performed by Moores faculty members at the Texas Music Festival. In July, Houston's St. Paul's Choir will introduce White's "Te Deum" at Exeter Cathedral in England.
"David's music is very melodic," Weber said. "It's instantly appealing. Underlying this instant appeal is a complex mix of harmony and metric organization, which is very interesting on an intellectual and an expressive level."
White joined the MSM's faculty in 1978 and was named the school's director in 1999. He holds the Margaret M. Alkek and Margaret Alkek Williams Endowed Chair. UH Libraries' Special Collections houses the Dr. David Ashley White Papers, a compilation of scores, programs, correspondence, audio-visual materials, and other items relating to his career as both a composer and music instructor.


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As Commissioner Roger Goodell continues to deliberate the final rulings in the bounty suspension appeals, the league over which he presides continues to declare the players' guilt.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Tuesday, via the Associated Press, that the evidence is "overwhelming."
"The investigation was thorough and includes statements from multiple sources with firsthand knowledge about the details of the program, corroborating documentation and other evidence," Aiello said. "The enforcement of the bounty rule is important to protect players that are put at risk by this kind of scheme."
Aiello's comments come on the same day that Saints quarterback Drew Brees is questioning via an all-day media blitz the quality of the league's case, and four days after NFL general counsel Jeff Pash touted the "mosaic" of evidence that was presented during the June 18 appeal hearings.
"Certainly, Drew Brees would not want to be the target in a bounty scheme and that is why we must eliminate bounties from football," Aiello said.
Given the league's views, the appeals should have been denied by now. As Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma said Monday, "What's this guy waiting on? Make your ruling so we can get on with phase 2 already."
Also, the dueling soundbites from the league and Brees further illustrate that, ultimately, the bounty case has become an exercise in semantics. No players were paid to injure other players. Instead, the Saints created a system for financially rewarding players who in the normal course of delivering big, clean, legal hits rendered an opponent unable to play in all or part of the remainder of the game. Though that's one of the realities of a game in which success is premised partially on attrition, the league believes that creating that kind of incentive could lead to deliberate attempts to injure, whether through legal hits or through illegal hits.
The players believe the NFL has tried to suggest that the Saints were doing something far more sinister than the jobs they're already paid to do (i.e., hit the other guy as hard as you can, cleanly and legally). The NFL believes that, regardless of the language used to describe it, the concept of offering players money for rendering opponents unable to continue to play is inherently sinister, and thus unacceptable.
Regardless of how it all plays out, Aiello's comments make clear that there's no reason to further delay the rulings on the appeals. Phase One clearly is over; it's time to get on with Phase Two.


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Did malfunction cause deadly train crash?
2 others flown to hospital
Two children died Monday in a collision at a train crossing in southeast Iowa.
Authorities said the crash happened at tracks in Batavia a little after 4 p.m.
An Iowa State Patrol report said a minivan driven by 25-year-old Tara Lewman, of Batavia, had stopped at the crossing. The report said that after some time, Lewman drove around the crossing arms and was struck by the train on the passenger side of her minivan.
Sgt. Russ Morey said another train stopped near the crossing that may have kept Lewman from seeing the oncoming train.
"(The driver) didn't realize there was a second set of railroad tracks. And when they crashed the second set of railroad tracks, that's when the collision occurred with the train," said Sgt. Scott Bright of the Iowa State Patrol. "She did stop for a little bit and then made the decision to go. So she did come to a stop and then made the decision to proceed."
The patrol said sisters Erika Clark, 4, and Kallie Clark, 5, were killed and that Lewman and 1-year-old Jordan Clark were flown to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.
"About the time she got even with the train, I heard the whistle from another one headed westbound, and when she cleared the train, I heard the sound of impact," said Greg Heger, who witnessed the crash. "I told my wife that train just hit that van and went up there. When I got there, she was trying to pull her baby out of the car seat. It had been thrown out of the van. The other two were laying quite a ways away from the van.
"She would talk, but she was totally incoherent. She just kept talking about her babies. I just tried to get her to calm down. And see what I could do to help."
Authorities said all drivers need to obey the warning lights and crossing arms.
"They're down for a reason. People need to stop and wait until the cross buck goes back up and then proceed," said Bright.
"It's some kind of a malfunction because they drop and sit there and flash, and the bells will ring for a while, they will drop, and then they pick up and then drop," said Heger. "I don't know what triggers it."
"It's amazing the amount of damage you'll see when a train hits a vehicle," said Bright. "If a train is moving at 50 miles an hour, it will take a mile for it to come to a complete stop."


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As more parents help their offsprings get on the property ladder, we ask the experts if a helping hand is ever a good idea and how both parties can protect themselves against any future obstacles.
Video transcript below:
Reporter: More parents are digging deep to help their offspring get into real estate, it's a noble thing to do and an expensive one. But does a helping hand make happy families?
More parents are helping their children get a foot on the property ladder. Giving money away is a risky business even in families. Should parents give the child a break or should they enforce some investing rules?
Justin Kua, Platinum Estates Team, Re/Max Realtron
Justin Kua: In my experience with my clients, it has always been a great situation for both parents and children and in two scenarios. Number one if they are going to help their child with a down payment, it definitely puts a little bit of ease and gets their children into the game of real estate a lot sooner and there is always advantages historically proven that the earlier you get into real estate, the younger you purchase the better it will pan out for you in the future. As well too when you are going into a financial arrangements, you are talking about terms of investments, I believe that without question if you are going to be taking that sometimes to a business stratagem together, it is very important to have everything written down in contract and especially having a negative strategy that both parties are agreeable, both parties are agreeable with.
Reporter: Parents the day of being your child's personal bank account needs to stop or so the experts say.
Shawn Maher, G.S. Maher Solutions Inc.
Shawn Maher: You know there is always a danger when you give money away, but I really believe helping your children is definitely a good thing where the market is right now. It's very hard for children to get into the market. So I think you know it's a great thing for parents to do, but you have to be very cautious. I would set up a loan. I think loan, that means the children have to pay it back, you know whatever you decide to do based on the terms to help them out, but it's going to give them some responsibility, maybe even set that loan aside for later, for something that an emergency happens and they don't even realise it's there, but it does teach them some responsibility.
Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Devin P. McComb has joined the firm's Seattle office as a partner in the Real Estate & Land Use practice
Grimsby skyline to be reshaped by tallest buildings in city: two-tower residential complex
Connect Asset Management Challenges the Financial Community to Invest in Downtown Toronto Real Estate for a Good Cause


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(No Subject) out of Los Angeles deliver the first of a series of videos that look to shed light on LA's creative community. This video takes a visit to KILLSPENCER's design studio which is owned by 27 year-old industrial designer Spencer Nikosey. From this three-minute video, we get an opportunity to go behind-the-scenes with a brand that's really been doing something great things ever since they first came on the scene. Look for more of the same moving forward.


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Pendersleigh & Sons' Official Map of Missouri
In my experience, when you'ins tell people you're from Missouri, most people reply self-satisfiedly with "don't you mean Missouruh?" or, alternately, "where is Missouri? I don't think I've ever been there."
Whether Missouri is Lower Midwestern or Upper Southern (or the Border South or, the Upland South, or less commonly today, the Yeoman South) is a somewhat common debate amongst Missourians... at least on the internet.
In my experience, Missouri's Midwestern neighbors, centered along the Great Lakes, (haters) tend to disparage Mighty Mo as a hick state whurr test scores are low, the accent is ugly and you'ins can buy fireworks, liquor and ammo... all in the same place.
Missouri's neighbors in the Deep South (also haters) usually don't consider it to be Southern because Missouri didn't side with the South in the Civil War (well, that's complicated-- thurr were 30,000 gray and 109,000 blue) and because South Coasters love to equate the entire South with just the Deep South aka the Lower South aka the Plantation South.
As far as Southern credentials go, Mark Twain, Langston Hughes, Thomas Hart Benton all seem fairly Southern, do they not? On the other hand, natives like T.S. Elliot, William Burroughs and Maya Angelou don't so much, huh? Cultural cringe I reckon, plays a part in this confusion, as do geographical overlap and historical shifts.


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Emilio from Newport N C writes:
I have an iPad iOS 6.1, how do I take screen shots and send them by e-mail. Thanks.
Need a shot? Err, or should I say screenshot? Then just sit for a moment and get a dose of these easy little tips.
Taking Screenshots
Screenshot taking is a system-wide feature that allows you to capture an image of whatever is displayed on your device at any time. And this is regardless of what application you are running. The only time it does not work is during start up or shut down procedures.
So when you want to get an image, all you have to do is:
1. Press the Power Button on the top right corner of your device and at the same time, press the Home Button. The screen flashes, and if you have sound enabled you will hear a camera shutter sound.
2. Go to Photos App then Saved Photos. Find the thumbnail of the image you saved and tap to see the full image.
Emailing Screenshots
Select the Share button on your device to send it directly via email or SMS or even upload it to your MobileMe Gallery if you are a subscriber.
Importing Image to your Computer
1. Open the image you wish to transfer to your PC or Mac.
2. Tap the arrow icon in the bottom left corner and select Email Photo.
3. Enter your email address and tap Send.
Quick and easy alternative?
You can use the data transfer cable as described in your user manual.
A little extra!
Do you want to use a screenshot as your Skype profile picture?
There is a yes in the air and here's what you have to do:
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- Tap My Info
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Master accounts have the option of creating up to 6 associated sub accounts for users under the age of 18. The master account may restrict their associated sub accounts' access to many PlayStation Network and console features. This means that there are two different sorts of parental controls that we recommend you set up - account parental controls and console parental controls.
As the controls covered in this article are on the account, not the PlayStation system, once they have been set, the changes automatically sync when the sub account holder accesses PlayStation Network on any PlayStation system. The sub account holder cannot change parental controls, so after you have set them up they will only be changed if you choose to change them from your own master account.
You can purchase an automatically renewing subscription to Trend Micro Kids Safety web filtering software for your PlayStation 4 to make sure your children do not see inappropriate or harmful material via the web browser. You can also sign up for an automatically renewing subscription to Trend Micro Web Security to help you avoid phishing and scam sites.
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Cynthia A. Dusseau and Todd B. Bush were united in marriage Sept. 3, 2011, at Toledo Botanical Gardens. John McFarland performed the ceremony.
The bride's attendants were Rebecca Dusseau, Rebekah Collins, Eve Mehallow, Molly McDowell, Erin Davis and Tara Brenneman. Rowan Shaffer was the flower girl.
The groom's attendants were Noel Bush II, Jim Syzmanski, Marty Russell, Brian Smith, Stephan Casto and Kasey Braun. Ethen Smith was ring bearer.
A reception followed at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Toledo.
Cindy is the daughter of Doug and Linda Dusseau of Morenci and Peggy Palmer of Archbold, Ohio. She is a 1998 graduate of Morenci Area High School and a 2009 graduate of Owens Community College. She is employed as a registered nurse at Central Dialysis of Toledo, Ohio.
Todd is the son of Noel and Sandy Bush of Parkersburg, W. Va. He is a 1996 graduate of Parkersburg High School and a 2004 graduate of West Virginia University. He is employed as an assistant manager at Bob Evans in Defiance, Ohio.
After a honeymoon on the Florida Keys the couple has made their home in Napoleon, Ohio.


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VÉLIZY-VILLACOUBLAY, France — February 14, 2014 — Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions announces that it commenced a cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of Accelrys (Nasdaq: ACCL) common stock at a price of $12.50 per share yesterday. The tender offer is being made pursuant to the previously announced merger agreement dated January 30, 2014 between the companies.
The tender offer period will expire at 12:00 midnight (New York City time) at the end of the day on March 13, 2014, unless otherwise extended or terminated.
Dassault Systèmes has filed a tender offer statement on Schedule TO with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). 3DS Acquisition Corp., a US affiliate of Dassault Systèmes, is the acquirer in the tender offer. The Offer to Purchase contained within the Schedule TO sets out the terms and conditions of the tender offer.
Accelrys has also filed a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement with the SEC, which includes the recommendation of the Accelrys board of directors that Accelrys stockholders tender their shares in the tender offer.
As promptly as practicable following the completion of the tender offer, Dassault Systèmes will acquire all remaining Accelrys shares through a merger at the tender offer price.
The tender offer and the merger are subject to customary closing conditions, including the acquisition by 3DS Acquisition Corp. of at least a majority of Accelrys' outstanding shares in the tender offer and customary regulatory approvals.
For more information, visit www.3ds.com/accelrys-tender-offer/
Important notices
On February 13, 2014, Dassault Systèmes filed with the SEC a tender offer statement on Schedule TO regarding the tender offer described in this press release. The stockholders of Accelrys, Inc. ("Accelrys") are strongly advised to read the tender offer statement (as updated and amended) filed by Dassault Systèmes because it contains important information that Accelrys' stockholders should consider before tendering their shares. The tender offer statement and other documents filed by Dassault Systèmes and Accelrys with the SEC are available for free at the SEC's website (http://www.sec.gov) and may be obtained at no charge by directing a request by mail to Innisfree M&A Incorporated, 501 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, New York, 10022 or by calling (888) 750-5834.
This release is not intended for distribution to, or use by, any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to local law or regulation. This release has been prepared by Dassault Systèmes. No representation or warranty (express or implied) of any nature is given, nor is any responsibility or liability of any kind accepted, with respect to the truthfulness, completeness or accuracy of any information, projection, statement or omission in this release. This release does not constitute, nor does it form part of, any offer or invitation to buy, sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of, or any issuance, or any solicitation of any offer to sell or issue, exchange or otherwise dispose of any securities. This release does not constitute investment, legal, tax, accountancy or other advice or a recommendation with respect to such securities, nor does it constitute the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction. There shall not be any offer or sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the applicable securities laws of any such jurisdiction (or under exemption from such requirements).
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Boeing phone to take flight with Android later this year
A company more known for its work in the aerospace industry is now Android's newest partner. Boeing this week announced plans to release a smartphone aimed at those requiring super-secure communications, yet the convenience of a widely used mobile operating system. Calling it the "Boeing phone", the device is slated to launch by the end of the year.
What business a company like Boeing has in hawking smartphones is unclear, but it has the market. Most of Boeing's current clients are in sectors where confidentiality and security is at a premium. Similar devices cost $15,000 to $20,000, but the Chicago based company plans to come in at a price point below that. Not something you or I could afford, mind you, but definitely more reasonable.
In an interview with National Defense Magazine, Boeing secure infrastructure group chief Brian Palma believes there will be significant interest in the defense, intelligence and even in the commercial sector. The company chose the Android operating system because it thinks clients want to use popular applications while keeping communications secure.
Palma may have not seen the latest news this week on the Android security front, though. Leviathan Security found that Android puts users at risk of having their information pilfered even if the application has no permissions to system resources. Then there's also the fact that Android is increasingly the target of malware as of late, and you have to wonder if Boeing really knows what it's getting into.
One company who might be disappointed by Boeing's announcement is Microsoft. The two companies have worked together closely over the years, and Boeing uses Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud computing platform in its manufacturing process. Could Windows Phone have provided the functionality the company desires? Probably, but it doesn't have the mass market reach of Android.
So now, if Boeing's making planes and smartphones, do we now need to worry about texting and flying. We already worry enough as it is about our pilots getting a bit too sloshed at the airport bar, but I do digress.
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Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
In 1992, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) adopted the fundamental principles of official statistics in the UNECE region. The United Nations Statistical Commission adopted these principles in 1994 at the global level. The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) endorsed the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics in 2013; and in January 2014, they were adopted by General Assembly. This recognition at the highest political level underlines that official statistics - reliable and objective information - are crucial for decision making.
1. Relevance, impartiality and equal access
Official statistics provide an indispensable element in the information system of a democratic society, serving the government, the economy and the public with data about the economic, demographic, social and environmental situation. To this end, official statistics that meet the test of practical utility are to be compiled and made available on an impartial basis by official statistical agencies to honour citizens' entitlement to public information.
2. Professional standards and ethics
To retain trust in official statistics, the statistical agencies need to decide according to strictly professional considerations, including scientific principles and professional ethics, on the methods and procedures for the collection, processing, storage and presentation of statistical data.
3. Accountability and transparency
To facilitate a correct interpretation of the data, the statistical agencies are to present information according to scientific standards on the sources, methods and procedures of the statistics.
4. Prevention of misuse
The statistical agencies are entitled to comment on erroneous interpretation and misuse of statistics.
5. Sources of official statistics
Data for statistical purposes may be drawn from all types of sources, be they statistical surveys or administrative records. Statistical agencies are to choose the source with regard to quality, timeliness, costs and the burden on respondents.
6. Confidentiality
Individual data collected by statistical agencies for statistical compilation, whether they refer to natural or legal persons, are to be strictly confidential and used exclusively for statistical purposes.
7. Legislation
The laws, regulations and measures under which the statistical systems operate are to be made public.
8. National coordination
Coordination among statistical agencies within countries is essential to achieve consistency and efficiency in the statistical system.
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The use by statistical agencies in each country of international concepts, classifications and methods promotes the consistency and efficiency of statistical systems at all official levels.
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Bilateral and multilateral cooperation in statistics contributes to the improvement of systems of official statistics in all countries.
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UN/Arms Trade Treaty
Paris, April 2, 2013
The United Nations General Assembly's adoption, by a large majority, of the Arms Trade Treaty is extremely good news.
For the first time, the international community has a legally binding instrument to regulate the arms trade. This is a major step forward for international humanitarian law and human rights, which are at the heart of the criteria that the states parties undertake to respect in order to regulate the transfer of arms through their national control systems. The treaty, which is designed to limit the impact of the uncontrolled spread of conventional weapons, will also contribute to strengthening international security.
This treaty was adopted following a long process, launched with the support of civil society for an international instrument to regulate the arms trade. This process has been conducted within the UN since 2006. Significantly, only Syria, North Korea and Iran voted against the treaty.
France actively participated in the negotiation and demonstrated resolute commitment, commensurate with our ambitions and those of our European partners. I pay tribute to the quality of the cooperation with the non-governmental organizations, which demonstrated unwavering commitment and worked in an effective manner.
France encourages the UN member states to swiftly sign and ratify this treaty./.


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National Talent Search Examination 2014
National Talent Search Examination 2014
National Talent Search Examination- NTSE for the year 2014 will be conducted for Class 10 students for providing scholarships for the year 2014.
About National Talent Search Examination.
National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is a national-level scholarship program in India to identify and recognise students with high intellect and academic talent. It is one of the most prestigious exams in India. Around 1,50,000 students appear in this scholarship exam every year.
The scheme is open to students of Indian nationality. Only students studying in Class X are eligible to appear for the selection process. As it is organised by an official body (NCERT), it is widely regarded by the Government of India as the toughest and most prestigious examination at high school level in the country
The purpose of the scheme is to identify talented students and nurture them. This year NCERT will conduct the National Talent Search Examination for students studying in Class X.
Eligibility: All students of Class X studying in recognized schools are eligible to appear for the Stage -I examination, conducted by the States/UTs, in which the schools are located. There will be no domicile restriction.
Exam Pattern:
The pattern of written examination will be as follows:
Stage I : examination at the State/UT level will comprise of two parts, namely
(a) Mental Ability Test (MAT) and
(b) Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), which also includes Language Comprehensive Test.
Stage II: examination at the National level will comprise of
(a) Mental Ability Test (MAT),
(b) Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), which also includes Language Comprehensive Test
Scholarships: On the basis of the National Talent Search Examination, 1000 scholarships will be awarded. The amount of scholarship will be Rs.500/- per month.
To Apply: Contact the State/UT Liaison officer for procuring application form. However, application form can be downloaded from NCERT website
For more information visit : http://www.ncert.nic.in/


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Rural Leader Buoys School With Foreign Students
Clark Hults | Superintendent
Newcomb Central School District, N.Y.
School Superintendent and Principal Clark "Skip" Hults knew something had to change in 2006, when enrollment in his upstate New York school district dropped by two students.
That meant only 55 students remained in Newcomb Central School, the remote district's sole prekindergarten-through-12th- grade school, and the school's continued existence might be in jeopardy.
Another school might have considered consolidation. But that wasn't a good option for Newcomb, nestled as it is in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains, where winters are harsh and mountain roads can be dangerous for school buses.
Hults, 57, came up with a different idea after talking with his brother, who lives in Australia: What if he recruited international high school students to his district? That was a major industry in Australia and other countries. Why wouldn't it work in his rural school?
Since that epiphany, Hults has transformed the school, nearly doubling its enrollment to 105 and hosting 60 students over five years from 25 countries, including Serbia, China, Brazil, and Zimbabwe.
Recruiting tuition-paying international students has saved the school by bolstering its finances and population, and it's changed its culture by exposing Newcomb students to diverse heritages and languages. It's also redefined the meaning of "family" to the many residents who have hosted visiting international students.
"I believe this has the potential to become a rural norm," Hults says. "It's a win-win."
How It Works
A former elementary school teacher and principal, Hults found his calling in education after working as a loan operations officer and a nonprofit business administrator. After spending 15 years in Arizona, Florida, and California, he and his wife returned in 2003 to the Adirondacks, where the school administrator's family ties reach back three generations.
Hults was named Newcomb's school superintendent in July 2006, and he realized shortly thereafter that the district couldn't continue to lose students. A majority of the community agreed something had to be done, and Hults had few critics when he proposed the international- student program, according to Ed LaCourse, who's taught mathematics for about 15 years at Newcomb Central.
"Skip could probably sell a lawnmower to someone in Antarctica," LaCourse says. "He's a very optimistic person, and he really sold the program well as far as all of the positive aspects."
It's not uncommon for high schools to host one or even a few international students, but Hults has taken that idea and done it en masse.
In its high school grades, the school has about 40 students; 18 are from other countries. That's a significant number, given that the town has only about 200 families.
"We've gotten to the point where we're turning students away," Hults says.
Over the years, Hults has learned the differences between various types of visas, and he says the type of visa the district now requires enables it to receive tuition and accept host-family living expenses.
Newcomb has earned a good reputation among international students, and it sells itself with its location in the heart of a 6-million-acre park and its strong academics, Hults says.
Hults also has established relationships with more than 10 agencies that help find foreign students who want to come to his district.
Students' Benefits
The district requires students to have a conversational level of English-speaking proficiency to ensure they can succeed. Any lesser ability would negatively affect the classroom experience for local students, Hults says.
"If it weren't benefiting our students, I wouldn't do this program," Hults explains. "It truly does benefit our students. It has opened their eyes. It has given them broad exposure to the world, and for the kids who come here, they remain a part of our community. I think they will forever."
International students pay $4,500 annual tuition to attend the school, as well as a $4,500 housing allowance to the local families who host them. District officials receive application packets with photos and information about prospective students, and they choose whom they want.
Hults estimates the program will bring in about $250,000 inrevenue this year, and that covers its expenses while contributing extra dollars to the district's $3.9 million general operating budget.
Money aside, the program has addressed what Hults describes as a "complete and total lack of diversity" in the school, where most students are white and middle-class.
Attracting Families
Sue Goodspeed, her husband, and their two sons lived in a town about 25 miles away, and the international-student program is one of the reasons they've since moved to Newcomb.
"It's the best thing we could ever have done for either of them," she says of her children.
She thought it would be good for her younger son, who is adopted from South Korea, to attend a school with more diversity, and the program would give both of her children the chance to meet students from across the world, she says.
The family has hosted four international students, two of whom are living with them now. One of the students they previously hosted planned to return for a Christmas visit last year.
"It has redefined and expanded our family," Goodspeed says."I love all the ones we've had; they're like extended family."
Hults' effort to create the international-student program has earned him statewide and national recognition. He's working with more than a dozen New York and Vermont school districts that want to replicate Newcomb's program, and he's speaking at the National School Boards Association conference in April.
He's also been a key advocate for changing a federal law that prohibits international students from staying in American public high schools for more than one year; such students are allowed to stay in private schools as many years as they want.
Hults has teamed up with U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and David Little, the director of governmental relations for the New York State School Boards Association, to lobby on that issue.
Global Competition
"We're in an era where we're expecting our students to be able to compete on an international basis, and at the same time, our finances are minimizing their opportunities to accomplish this goal," Little says. "This program has the unique ability to addressboth sides of that."
The international-recruitment program is not Hults' sole innovative idea.
Hults "is unique in that he's not just looking to see what helps Newcomb, but he's got these ideas that, if extrapolated, could help schools throughout the United States," Little says.
Hults constantly thinks about ways to keep his school afloat and to grow the community so it becomes "home" to more people, he adds.
The school chief also has looked at the possibility of building a dormitory and recruiting urban students to the district, Little says. City students would have a different experience and the chance to, for example, compete on every sports team if they wanted—something that might be harder to do in a larger school.
Hults "truly believes in the value of this rural community and this rural experience that his kids get," Little says.
LaCourse says Hults also has developed a program that will enable the district's high school students to graduate with a two-year associate degree. That program has helped Hults attract nearby students to the school and increase enrollment, according to LaCourse.
"He's a visionary squared."
Vol. 32, Issue 20, Pages s12, s13, s14Published in Print: February 6, 2013, as Clark Hults
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Politically correct way to call someone black in the news.
News Reporter: Urban youths were seen fleeing the scene of the robbery.
by BrosephWOW April 13, 2013
Urban youth are individuals who are into the hiphop-better known as "swag"-scene. They are often found in groups composed of only other urbans. They may even consider their friends their "crew" and make up some stupid name for it like "taylor gang", "get money boyz", or "the ranjers". These individuals often believe that their "swag" is their "key to success" and anyone who insults their swag or disagrees with their lifestyle is merely a "hater making them famous". They love to make up slang and they are infamous for using terms such as: "yaw ready know what it is", "smfh", "finna", "real talk", "bruh", and "nigguh" (pronounced niggyuhh). Appearance wise they tend to prefer clown shoes (Nike and Jordans, usually high tops), snapbacks, fitted hats, and they love black and white tattoos. When it comes to music hip hop and rap are their two favorites. Wiz Khalifa, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Drake, Tyga, etc. and they love to claim that they are into "underground". They often believe that they are "on some real chit" and encourage the hoodrat lifestyle. Urbans are not restricted to a certain location or ethnicity. Urbans come from all areas and they come in all shapes, sizes, and colors.
The urban youth went to Foot Locker to buy new pair of Jordans for a Wiz Khalifa concert later that night
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A witch attacks
Shattered Spiria
Meet Kor, a young man from a small village by the sea, improving his sword fighting skills under the careful supervision of his grandfather. As Kor's skills grow, his grandfather presents him with an unusual weapon – a Soma.
When Kor meets a young woman named Kohaku – desperately fleeing the clutches of an evil witch – he tumbles into an epic tale that spans a beautiful anime world, and forces him to battle to restore Kohaku's very soul.


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Teemu Selänne has been an NHL player for 20 years, but he's also been writing an occasional blog post for MTV3 (!) in Finland (!!) since July 2010. The Finnish Flash's blog had been quiet since late May, but today Selänne weighed in with some thoughts on the NHL lockout. A sample, after someone on Reddit had run his prose through Google translate:
Is ice hockey really afford to be without playing again? Damage caused by the recent lockout has just been repaired. Most of the fans have lost approximately recovered. However, television giant ESPN, which was rejected by the ice hockey and took the Texas hold'em poker place, is still the biggest source of revenue lost.
Gary Bettman has been the NHL's boss for almost 20 years. He was hired by the NHL to bring the salary cap, and so he did, as he had received the salary cap NBA Basketball: acquisition. Twice the lockout has been a stoppage during his reign, and each time the lockout is done. Now it is the third! He is certainly the NHL's most hated person.
Busting on ESPN and Gary Bettman? You're OK, Teemu Selänne.