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The Island County Deputy Sheriff's Guild has filed a second lawsuit against the county, this time over workers' compensation and sick pay.
Oak Harbor attorney Chris Skinner filed the complaint for improperly withheld wages, declaratory judgment and permanent injunction in Skagit County Superior Court Nov. 19. The lawsuit names the guild and four deputies as plaintiffs.
This is the second lawsuit the guild filed against the county in November. The guild's attorney filed a complaint for contempt, declaratory and injunctive relief and damages in Snohomish County Superior Court Nov. 16. The lawsuit alleges that the county violated the Open Public Records Act and blocked arbitration.
The deputies have been working without a contract since December of 2008. The guild and county have gone through dispute resolution over the contract and may end up in arbitration soon.
The recent lawsuit states that the four deputies have each been injured in the line of duty during the last two years. The deputies applied for and received time-loss compensation from the state Department of Labor and Industries. In addition, they each received sick-leave compensation from the county.
In each case, the county notified the deputy that he can't receive both time-loss and sick leave compensation when it amounts to more than 100 percent of their regular wages. The deputies objected. Nonetheless, the county unilaterally withheld wages from two of the deputies' paychecks; the county claims the other deputies owe money, according to the lawsuit.
"The deputies' position is that the L & I time loss benefit paid to an injured deputy is a separate benefit similar to insurance. They should not have to pay it back as the county insists, simply because they also choose to take the sick leave that they have earned and accrued through their service to the County," Skinner said.
Melanie Bacon, the county human resources director, said the county's policy is that employees cannot earn more than their regular pay when they are on sick leave.
In general, the Department of Labor and Industries pays approximately 60 percent of regular salaries for people who are injured in the job.
The lawsuit asks for an injunction to prevent the county from requiring employees who take sick leave while receiving time-loss compensation to forfeit compensation; prohibit the county from unilaterally reducing paid leave of employees who receive time-loss; direct the county to restore "sick leave banks" of all employees.
In addition, the lawsuit asks that the county pay double damages for wages improperly withheld from the deputies, as well as interest and attorneys' fees.


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Volvo Group takes an important strategic step with the launch of Quester8/26/13
On August 26th UD Trucks, part of the Volvo Group, launched Quester, a new heavy-duty truck range developed specifically for growth markets. Quester will address new market segments and marks a milestone for the Volvo Group in line with the Group's truck strategy to increase sales by capturing profitable growth opportunities in fast growing markets across Asia Pacfic and other regions. Quester offers customers solutions tailored to their specific business needs and supports them in running profitable, growing businesses.
"UD Trucks, with a proud and long-standing tradition of developing high quality trucks for the Japanese market, has exported trucks to markets across Asia, Africa, South America and the Middle-East for many decades. However, we have never developed products for customers outside Japan. With Quester, we are entering a new era by introducing an all-new truck range, specifically designed for growth markets", says Joachim Rosenberg, Executive Vice President, Group Trucks Sales & Marketing and JVs, APAC.
Quester will expand UD Trucks' customer base and contribute to the Group Trucks' strategy by improving competitiveness and capturing growth opportunities in evolving markets. As a heavy-duty truck range, Quester provides a platform for a wide range of applications including mining, construction, distribution and long-haul transportation.
Being an integral part of the Volvo Group, UD Trucks has developed Quester by leveraging the Volvo Group's global engineering network in combination with its tradition of Japanese craftmanship. Combined with sourcing and manufacturing on the Asian mainland, UD Trucks will now be able to deliver a modern, affordable vehicle range with superior performance tailored to the cost-conscious growth markets of the world. To ensure best possible uptime, Quester is supported by an expanded and upgraded distribution network providing UD Genuine Service and UD Genuine Parts amongst others.
Quester's most obvious advantages as opposed to its competitive set are the robustness and strength of the truck, its fuel efficiency and the breadth of the range. The variety of different configurations with easy body mounting will provide customers with tailored, purpose-built solutions for all types of applications. In addition, there are new and patented features that will contribute to the customer's uptime and safety.
The production of Quester will start during the third quarter of 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand. Besides serving the domestic Thai market, the plant in Thailand will also serve as an export hub for South East Asia and beyond. In the near future, the range will also be manufactured in China for the Chinese market and later on in India.
August 26, 2013
Journalists who would like further information, please contact Kina Wileke +46 (0)31-66 12 32 or +46 (0)739-02 55 44.
UD Trucks Quester launch site
For more stories from the Volvo Group, please visit http://www.volvogroup.com/globalnews.

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Apple today released iTunes 8.2.1, and after you install this new release, the Palm Pre will no longer sync with iTunes. When you connect your Pre, iTunes will still respond by bringin itself to front, but that's all it'll do. While this shouldn't be surprising to anyone who knows Apple even a little, it is surprising just how forthright Apple is about this move.
El Reg contacted Apple about the move, and they got a very open and honest statement about this situation. "iTunes 8.2.1 is a free software update that provides a number of important bug fixes. It also disables devices falsely pretending to be iPods, including the Palm Pre," an Apple spokesperson told El Reg.
For a company whose usual release notes amount to little more than "This update comes with new stuff", and who usually doesn't even acknowledge the actual existence of competitors, this is pretty open and honest. Very refreshing and welcome.
What is interesting is whether or not this is going to raise any antitrust issues. The iTunes music store has a serious monopoly in the online music business, and blocking third party devices from interacting with this store could raise some little red flags over at Neelie Kroes' office. Imagine what would happen if Microsoft blocked other browsers from installing on Windows.
For Palm Pre users, there is little to worry about. The Palm Pre is quite open when it comes to its storage (contrary to closed and restrictive devices like the iPod and iPhone), so there are lots of solutions out there for getting stuff on your Pre, including something like DoubleTwist which even enables iTunes integration.


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Artistically molded from composite cement to capture the dry, desiccated appeal of a real wine barrel, this Wine Barrel Fire Pit - Rust expertly embodies the detail of true aged wood – and with the addition of iridescent fireglass, it is crafted to shine.
- 12" stainless steel corrosion resistant dual burner ring
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Starting with a compound that mimics the cracks and inconsistencies of real wood, this burning wine barrel is more than just a fire to gather around – it's a work of art. When using fire glass, the simple, yet complex design unfolds in billows of flaring color and streams of bold undertones, guiding the flames across the glass like liquid fire. With the inclusion of a 90-day limited warranty, this outdoor fire wine barrel is guaranteed to satisfy.


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Last year Guinness World Records released its first Gamer's Edition, a giant tome filled with videogame high scores and speed run times. The 2009 edition will be released on February 4 and we've gotten our mitts on an early copy. In addition to high scores, it also details world records for industry firsts and achievements (most expensive games, longest-running franchises, things like that). Flipping through it, you'll find thousands of random (and often esoteric) factoids you can pull out at your next videogame trivia party. For instance, did you know Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom is the most expensive space combat game ($14 million)? Well, now you do.
Some of these records might seem a little...unimpressive. Sure, Rob the Robot was the first robot peripheral for a game console -- but he's the only robot peripheral (that's actually in the book). Why not declare Guinness World Records 2009: Gamer's Edition to be the first videogame world record book of 2009?
Allow us to share some of the more interesting tidbits found within the pages of this bizarre coffee table book.
New records achieved in 2008
Most hotly contested record:
Getting the highest score for a single track on Guitar Hero III.
- Chris Chike (Minnesota) finally scored 899,703 on "Through the Fire and Flames," Guitar Hero III's hardest song.
Best-selling launch for an XBLA title:
Rez HD (25,000 downloads in May 2008, its launch month)
Longest drum marathon in Rock Band:
26 hr 40 min, set by Sean Feica (Canada). He played through every song at the time (243 tracks) from July 26-28, 2008.
Fastest Portal completion:
14 min 27 sec, Michael Yanni, 2/26/08
Fastest Castlevania: Dracula X (SNES) completion time:
29 min 53 sec, Rudy Feretti (USA), 2/1/08
Ghosts N Goblins high score:
277,900 Chris Whiteside (USA), 5/30/08
Link's Crossbow Training high score:
83,930 Michael Estep (USA) 8/2/08
Mario Party 8 (Alpine Assault mini-game fastest time):
32.03 sec, William Willemstyn III (USA), 4/18/08
Fastest Mortal Kombat II (SNES) completion time:
13 min 54 sec, Dustin Dionizio, 4/10/08
Fastest Shadowgate (NES) completion:
16 min 6 sec, Jim Hanson (USA), 7/15/08
Super Empire Strikes Back (SNES) high score:
59,945 Joseph D. Smith (USA), 7/1/08
Highest score for Bejewelled 2:
148,350 set by Nik Meeks (USA) on 2/4/08
Highest score for Bust-A-Move:
Sweden's Kim Korpilahti, 16,013,660 5/21/08
Long-standing records
Bubble Bobble high score (normal mode):
5,823,600 Tom Gault (USA) 1988
Ikari Warriors (arcade):
1,414,500 Walt Price (USA) 3/24/87
Karnov (arcade):
855,540 R. Hastings (UK) 4/24/87
Mario Bros. (arcade):
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Another day, another ten strikeouts for the New York Mets. This time the Giants' Madison Bumgarner toyed with them the way a cat would a mouse.
With the Mets at 1,299 strikeouts for the season (an average of 8.6 a game compared to 8.2 hits), it stands to reason a lot of pitchers have had their way with them this summer.
For all the talk of a lack of power, unquestionably the Mets' primary offensive concern for hitting coach Dave Hudgens – assuming he comes back – is to focus on is shaving down that number. No, make that hack at it wildly with an ax the way most of his hitters aimlessly flail at the plate.
Pause for a second to consider the carnage if the Mets had Ike Davis for a full season, and John Buck, and Marlon Byrd, and Lucas Duda, and David Wright. As it is, the Mets had two hitters with over 100 strikeouts – Byrd and Davis – and three more with over 90 – Buck, Duda and Murphy. Totally, they had seven with at least 75.
And, Murphy is supposed to be a contact hitter. Still, there's time for Duda and him to break 100. It will take some doing for Juan Lagares (87) and Wright to do it. Lagares, for all the raves he's drawn, he shouldn't have that many in just 112 games played.
As the Mets rallied in the ninth inning Wednesday night, manager Terry Collins emphasized how his team worked the count. But remember, in doing so it usually leaves the hitters with two strikes. There's no leeway after that. Wednesday was the exception; what happened today is usually the rule.
There are a lot of theories why strikeouts are so prevalent in today's game, usually falling on the emphasis of hitting home runs. The strikeouts are supposed to be a tradeoff for power, but the Mets aren't hitting many home runs.
Davis, when he was here, said, "I'm a home run hitter. I like to hit home runs, and strikeouts are part of the game.''
How well did that work for him?
The strikeout ratio with Mets' hitters is alarming. If strikeouts were hits, consider these numbers:
Mike Baxter: .217 strikeout average/.191 batting average. SKINNY: He was the starting right fielder in the beginning, but has always been more effective as a pinch-hitter. As the Mets look to upgrade their outfield, he won't stick with those numbers.
Andrew Brown: .296 strikeout average/.237 batting average. SKINNY: Just not acceptable if he wants to play part time, let along full time. Has some power, but could produce more with better plate discipline.
John Buck: .269 strikeout average/.215 batting average. SKINNY: Gets a partial pass because of 15 homers and 60 RBI, most of which was accumulated before his dreadful post-April slump. Also, because of what he gave the pitching staff, which is underrated. Still, consider what his run production would have been with a reduction of empty at-bats.
Marlon Byrd: .284 strikeout average/.285 batting average. SKINNY: In today's game, an equal average is passable if there's an element of run production, which there was with Byrd (21 homers/71 RBI).
Travis d'Arnaud: .212 strikeout average/.163 batting average: SKINNY: There hasn't been enough of a window for him, but the first impression isn't good. The Mets still don't know what they have in d'Arnaud. As of now, Anthony Recker has given them more.
Matt den Dekker: .354 strikeout average/.250 batting average: SKINNY: There's no doubting his defense, but the Mets wonder about his run production. His window has been too small to make a decision. He has speed and as he showed Wednesday makes things happen on the bases. He just needs to get on.
Ike Davis: .318 strikeout average/.205 batting average. SKINNY: That ratio says it all, especially when there's little run production. Until his strikeouts significantly drop and on-base percentage (.326) improves, he's not what the Mets need. For over $3.1 million, he's no bargain.
Lucas Duda: .310 strikeout average/.232 batting average. SKINNY: Has not provided the run production (14 homers/31 RBI) to justify 91 strikeouts in 293 at-bats. His .351 on-base percentage is better, but there's clearly something wrong with his plate discipline. Of his 68 hits, 29 have gone for extra bases, which is a good ratio, but he doesn't make enough contact. His on-base percentage masks that deficiency.
Wilmer Flores: .222 strikeout average/.211 batting average. SKINNY: It took awhile for Flores to get here, and it will take significantly better than that for him to stay next year – regardless of what position he plays. Flores has five walks to go along with his 20 strikeouts, a ratio that should be reversed.
Juan Lagares: .242 strikeout average/.251 batting average. SKINNY: Way too many strikeouts for a young player, showing lack of knowledge of the strikezone and opposing pitchers. Also shows lack of discipline.
Daniel Murphy: .145 strikeout average/.281 batting average. SKINNY: For his reputation as a contact hitter with plate discipline, Murphy's 30 walks are not acceptable, and neither is his .315 on-base percentage. In comparison to Davis and Duda, I'd rather have Murphy hitting in the middle of the order where he could have more RBI opportunities. That is, unless the Mets add a bat in the offseason.
Kirk Nieuwenhuis: .336 strikeout average/.189 batting average. SKINNY: He made a good first impression, but has been a bust since. Injuries are part of the story. He has little plate discipline with 32 strikeouts to 18 hits. Lagares and den Dekker have clearly moved ahead of him.
Omar Quintanilla: .223 strikeout average/.227 batting average. SKINNY: No run production to speak of, which is a throwback to the good field-no hit shortstops of the Bud Harrelson era. However, filled a huge void when Ruben Tejada went down.
Josh Satin: .290 strikeout average/.285 batting average. SKINNY: Is supposed to be a contact hitter, but if he struck out less he might warrant more playing time.
Ruben Tejada: .115 strikeout average/.202 batting average. SKINNY: All right, injuries were a part of his problem, but there was a definite drop-off. He's had a miserable season, compounded by breaking his leg Wednesday night. Unless convinced there is an attitude change found in Las Vegas, the Mets will need to upgrade at shortstop.
Jordany Valdespin: .210 strikeout average/.188 batting average. SKINNY: Call this a parting shot at Valdespin. There were productive moments from him, but not enough to warrant a full time job. And, his attitude makes a roster spot impossible.
Eric Young: .175 strikeout average/.248 batting average. SKINNY: Has 31 stolen bases, but would be pushing 40, if not more, with a .270 average and a spike in his 34 walks. With his speed, Young should be bunting more and slapping the ball on the ground. He resolved the leadoff situation, but needs to greatly improve. As he is now, the Mets need considerably more.
David Wright: .188 strikeout percentage/.309 batting average. SKINNY: Has 77 strikeouts and would have cleared 100 had he not gone on the disabled list. His strikeout average is high by his standards, but with a .391 on-base percentage and .904 OPS he more than compensates. He hopes to be activated for Friday's game in Philadelphia.
Overall, the Mets have more strikeouts than hits, and less than 500 walks to go with their 1,299 strikeouts. They have scored 588 runs compared to giving up 589. The bare numbers reflect the season, but there's more to consider.
Sure, Davis likes to hit homers. What player doesn't? But, his 101 strikeouts, and everybody else's, represent empty at-bats. Occasionally, a strikeout can be a positive, as in a 10-pitch at-bat that raises the pitch count, but outside of that, it produces nothing.
Better plate discipline would result in more walks and hits – which is a chance to score runs – and more sacrifice flies, which drives in runs. It also advances runners into scoring position, and in the case of a fielder's choice, it adds another base runner.
What does a strikeout add?
I am old school and don't follow all the new numbers, such as WAR, but baseball is a very simple game and has been for over a century. The object is to hit the ball, and too often the Mets don't. There are only 27 outs in a game and they are to be regarded as currency. The Mets are a shade under nine strikeouts a game, which is giving away three innings. Overall, when you look at the Mets' strikeouts in contrast to the games played, their whiffs equal 48 games of doing nothing at the plate.
An oversimplification? Not really when you consider a 68-84 record. In this era of numbers, their strikeout numbers scream the loudest.
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Denver Museum of Nature & Science Becomes
Smithsonian Institution Affiliate
Denver - June 1, 2012- The Denver Museum of
Nature & Science, the Rocky Mountain Region's leading resource
for informal science education, has been accepted as a Smithsonian
Institution Affiliate. The affiliation-announced today by G. Wayne
Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, during a
breakfast held at the Museum-establishes a long-term collaborative
partnership between the two cultural institutions.
As an Affiliate, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science will
have access to Smithsonian resources, including its 136
million-object collections, scholarships, traveling exhibitions,
and membership benefits. It will also give the Museum and the
Smithsonian Institution the opportunity to pursue high level
collaborations around Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and
Math (STEAM), climate change, the natural world and digital
"This affiliation allows us to provide enriched opportunities to
our community and visitors," said George Sparks, President and CEO
of the Museum. "Partnering with the internationally recognized
Smithsonian is an honor. It enables us to further our mission and
maximize the educational impact of the Museum."
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science joins 172 esteemed
museums and educational and cultural organizations in 40 states,
Panama, and Puerto Rico that hold this affiliate status.
"We are delighted to launch this new Affiliation between the
Smithsonian and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science," said
Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough. "Working together we can
truly make a difference in STEAM education in Denver and throughout
the state of Colorado."
Media Contact:
Charlotte Hurley, Denver Museum of Nature & Science
[email protected],
About Smithsonian Affiliations
Established in 1996, Smithsonian Affiliations is a national
outreach program that develops collaborative partnerships with
museums and educational and cultural organizations to share
Smithsonian Institution resources with Americans in their
communities. Smithsonian Affiliations works with affiliates to
enrich communities with Smithsonian scholars, public programs and
professional development opportunities. More information about the
Smithsonian Affiliations program and a list of current affiliates
are available at http://www.affiliations.si.edu.
About the Denver Museum of Nature &
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is the Rocky Mountain
Region's leading resource for informal science education. A variety
of engaging exhibits, discussions, and activities help Museum
visitors celebrate and understand the natural wonders of Colorado,
Earth, and the universe. The Museum is located at 2001 Colorado
Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205. To learn more about the Museum, check www.dmns.org, or call 303-370-6000.
Many of the Museum's educational programs and exhibits are made
possible in part by generous funding from the citizens of the
seven-county metro area through the Scientific & Cultural
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CAIRO (AP) — An Austrian man held hostage in Yemen for two months has appealed to his government to save his life, saying his captors would kill him in a week if their ransom demand was not met. The Austrian Foreign Ministry said a government crisis group met Sunday to discuss the case.
Dominik Neubauer, who was kidnapped with a Finnish couple on Dec. 21, said in a video posted on the Internet Saturday and monitored in Cairo, that he was kidnapped by a Yemeni tribe "which is asking for some money." He spoke on the video with a rifle pointed at his head.
He did not say how much his captors were seeking.
Austrian Foreign Ministry spokesman Martin Weiss said Neubauer had been studying Arabic in Yemen. "We consider it (the video) to be authentic," he said. "This is the first proof of life."
Weiss said Austrian authorities were in contact with their Finnish counterparts.
On the video, Neubauer, seen wearing a black shirt and sporting a thick brown beard and mustache, spoke first in English and then in German. He identified himself, the date of his capture and appealed to the Yemeni and the Austrian governments and the European Union to pay his abductors the ransom.
Tears streamed down his face as he addressed his relatives in German, saying "Mum, dad, Lukas, Angela, I love you more than anything. So far I'm in good health."
Kidnaping foreigners is not uncommon in Yemen, an impoverished Arab nation. Almost all of the kidnappings are carried out by tribesmen who use the captives as bargaining chips to force authorities to provide their areas with services and jobs. They mostly end with the release of the hostages unharmed.
Associated Press writer Frank Jordans in Berlin contributed to this report.


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JS Kongress 2017 – The JavaScript Conference in Munich
MunichJS is a user group in Munich for developers (amateurs, journeymen and gurus) that meets monthly to discuss topics on JavaScript and ECMAScript. Meetings take place in each month on different locations. The group was established in October 2010 at the BarCamp in Munich.
Our aims and objectives
- to help the Munich programmers to obtain broader knowledge in JavaScript programming.
- to foster closer relationship between local and international JavaScript programmers, and other (academic and professional) groups in the field of JavaScript programming.
- to organize meetups, trainings, conferences and activities that contribute in strengthening the better understanding of programming JavaScript and related web technologies.
How you can support
- join us (Facebook, Google Groups, Twitter)
- come to our next meetup
- blog, write articles (Hashtag #munichjs)
- spread the word
- follow us on Twitter
- join us on Google Groups
- You are the group! Give a talk about your favourite framework, your personal JavaScript-Pacman-clone or every other experience you made with JavaScript.
- if you have the chance to supply us, then sponsor us a location or pizza and beer for the next meetups.
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I had a complaint about a book last week, from a grandmother who is doing her very best to infect her grandchildren with a passion for books. She has her own special technique: she asks a children's librarian what books are both new and in style. She's willing to slip her propaganda through any window that appears. If reading in general doesn't seem cool to a grandkid, but some book IS, she sees to it that that book appears in said grandchild's hands.
The librarian she consults has never failed her, or, at least, HAD never failed her until last week, when she recommended The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins. If you have walked past any magazine racks lately, you know this is expected to be one of this summer's blockbuster movies, and, because the book is the first of a trilogy, the beginning of a mighty franchise.
It isn't the franchising which bothers the loving grandmother. It's that she finds the book bleak and somewhat nihilistic. "It's all just kids killing each other in a blasted landscape," she said. "How can I give somebody a book like that? Don't you think it's terrible?"
Well, yes, I do, actually. I've mentioned it before. I WISH Hollywood would tell me when it's going to give a book the big push, so I could mark up the price. I see where a first edition in great shape of The Hunger Games—which was published only five years ago—is being offered by some maniac dealers for over $2,000. I never heard of the series, myself, until I saw a copy of the book a couple of months ago, looked it over, marked it at two bucks, and packed it in a box. I suppose that instead of spending my days reading book prices, I should study the entertainment news.
Did anybody bother to tell me that The Invention of Hugo Cabret would be turned into an Oscar-winner by Martin Scorsese? Did somebody even whisper to me about a movie adaptation of a book called War Horse? Not a bit. You'd think Hollywood didn't want me to make any money. How do they expect me to be able to afford movie popcorn?
I do my best on my side, Heaven knows. I've had them come in, young men mostly, with hope in their voices and stars in their eyes. "Do you know a good book I could adapt into a screenplay?" they ask me. What I want to do is sing them a few bars of my own version of Nashville Cats: "There are 16, 652 kids with a screenplay in their pocket (they used to have a briefcase but they made so little money they had to go hock it." But I try to encourage young artists and so I pick out something they'd like: usually something set in a bleak landscape with some existential blues. Haven't had a note of thanks from any of them, with or without a check enclosed. My own suspicion is that they haven't made enough to buy a stamp yet, let alone the envelope.
Anyway, as for giving children a book with lots of killing in it, why not? It might encourage them to be home by curfew. Whether they spend their time at home reading books is between you and them, Grandma.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 129 diseños de 39 diseñadores freelance.
Take current logo and make it look like a Real logo
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Cards 4 Musicians is a greeting cards company specializing in greeting cards 4 musicians.
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Reference Images: (please do not include ".com" in the logo - website will not be as big a part of the business at first)
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Enjoy your parade, Chicago, because it's back to work after today.
I want you all to enjoy Lord Stanley Bowman's Cup as it's paraded around downtown today—yes, this has been awesome. There isn't much left to say about the Blackhawks.
I'll sum it up this way. They outskated the great skating teams, and they out-toughed the more physical teams like the Bruins. If a team does that, they're definitely tough enough and skilled enough. Great stars, great role players, great management, great coaches. And great goaltending too.
And I'll add this: fun. Just fun to watch. Not a typical grinding team, but great skill and great mobility with their defense. They have a late-'80s Edmonton Oilers look to them.
I'd like to go with a cliché here and say you know they're a blue-collar team and Chicago is such a blue-collar town, except it isn't true.
Chicago used to be a blue-collar town, but I'm afraid the only blue collars I've seen around here lately are the collars on all the Chase bankers.
JUST FYI: We still work hard. We just work hard at accounting, law, finance, trading, marketing, buying, selling, writing, shipping, receiving, dealing, schmoozing and closing. It's the new Chicago way.
So here's to all you white-collar guys out there, the 9-to-5ers. I see you, law dude, paying 10 dollars for a salad. You've earned it! This is for you.
How about you, finance geek. Oh, it was you who dropped a couple of hundo for Hawks tickets! Great job! You're still a friggin' nerd in my book, but thank you for adding things up! Well done!
See you at the parade, marketing guru. You have to be back for a 2 o'clock meeting though, to run stuff by your team. No decisions on your own now! Go Hawks!
By the way, where were all you people during the Alpo Suhonen years? I didn't recall seeing many Alexei Zhamnov or Eric Daze jerseys back then.
I'll let that rest. We have a dynasty in the making. Let's not blow it.
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Highlights from boston.com/hive, Boston's source for innovation news.
As Springpad positions itself beyond being yet another note-taking service, the Boston start-up has named Jacqueline Hampton its chief executive and charged the former Time Inc. vice president with making to-do lists that help check themselves off.
At first glance, it might be easy to confuse Springpad with the popular note-taking app Evernote or the social clipboard site Pinterest. But Springpad ultimately has a different mission, Hampton said. In short, it wants to help you work your way through what needs to be done, whether it's back-to-school shopping or planning that dream vacation.
To that end, Springpad tries to automatically detect what kind of information you're jotting down or clipping in, and then intelligently store it. Is it a recipe? It will break out the ingredients. A movie? It will offer up a trailer and the film's cover.
But then Springpad takes it a step further, notifying you when that movie hits the theaters, comes out on Netflix, or shows up on Hulu.
If you have a shopping list, it will automatically find items on it at Amazon.
And as with any good digital start-up, the package is mobile and social. This latter aspect is beautifully illustrated with a number of new partnerships with publishers and brands to highlight relevant content, including major names like TripAdvisor and Wayfair.
These pages offer a fun way to explore potential products. For example, TripAdvisor's Springpad includes a travel plan for a nationwide ballpark tour, including the best travel deals, Foursquare tips for each ballpark, and access to tickets.
Hampton said partnerships will be key to getting the rethought Springpad in front of a larger audience. "We want to help the dreamer be organized, in addition to helping the Type A stay super organized," Hampton said.
That's a big target market, but the site has made inroads. Hampton said the site has 4.5 million register users, with 300,000 to 450,000 active monthly users; 75 percent of those users originate via mobile.
Tax-saving 'coupons' for businesses
Have you ever bought something, only to realize later that there was a coupon you failed to take advantage of?
The feeling is bad enough when the purchase was dinner at your favorite Mexican restaurant, but I bet it would be a bit more painful if it was, say, a $135 million office building.
Fortunately, the folks at TripAdvisor are better at redeeming coupons than I am. They got a discount worth an estimated $2.75 million on that new office, in the form of state and local tax breaks.
And they did it with the help of a Medway company called Business Development Strategies — a sort of coupon clipper for tax incentives. If you're a business leader looking to expand your company, you may be vaguely aware that cities and the state sometimes offer tax breaks. But you probably don't know whether you are eligible, and don't know the first thing about securing money.
"Companies are intimidated by working with state and local governments," founder Lynn Tokarczyk said, "because their expertise is running their business. They don't know what buttons to push with officials."
Tokarczyk, a former regional director in the Massachusetts Office of Business Development, helps companies identify potential rewards for building in target areas and creating jobs. For TripAdvisor, BDS brokered a deal with Needham that will reduce the company's tax bill for 13 years when it moves in 2015 from Newton to Center 128, an office park in Needham that is being redeveloped.
The key to any such agreement, Tokarczyk said, is to convince officials and residents that the company will deliver benefits that make tax breaks worthwhile.
There's also the argument some taxes are better than no taxes. Needham is granting a discount, but officials estimate the town will collect $6 million more than it would if TripAdvisor did not move there at all.


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In the absence of intraventricular hemorrhage, periventricular leukomalacia or ventricular dilatation, the incidence of major developmental problems is not increased in premature infants. 10 Nearly all infants with normal findings on neurodevelopmental examination at the infant's expected due date continue to develop normally. 10 If a child shows no developmental delay during infancy, the risk of mental retardation or cerebral palsy is low. However, continued alertness for developmental problems is warranted because subtle learning disabilities may not be manifested until the school-age years.
Retinopathy of prematurity occurs in 9 to 24 percent of premature infants born at 32 weeks of gestation or less and causes blindness in 1 to 4 percent.
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A prone posture with a 30-degree elevation for two hours after feeding has been shown to reduce reflux, but only slightly. 17
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At the 2016 Summit, over 450 delegates, from 30 countries, representing a broad spectrum of the scientific community, Indigenous peoples from Alaska, Northern Canada, Greenland, Arctic Scandinavia and Arctic Russia, representatives of the private sector, governmental agencies, non-governmental and non-profit organizations, and Arctic Council observers, Permanent Participants, and working group representatives came together to discuss and develop recommendations and a pathway toward the implementation of an internationally supported, pan-Arctic observing system that is considerate of and responsive to both local and global needs. Among these was the recommendation that the international Arctic Community:
Propose to the highest levels of government, the business case for a comprehensive pan-Arctic observing system."
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This recommendation also elaborated that: " This proposal should assess the costs and demonstrate the benefits for society at various levels, including an Implementation Plan that builds upon the present system and past planning, and that identifies needed resources including infrastructure, instrumentation, human capacity, the pathways to financing, and a strategy for sustained financing".
I t is this recommendation, challenging the international Arctic community to present a "business case" for a comprehensive pan-Arctic observing system that is the focus of AOS 2018. Such an effort would evaluate societal benefits and costs, lay out financing options, and place investments in observing activities and infrastructure in a broader context.
The AOS 2018 will focus on pressing issues in the implementation and support of sustained observations that can be addressed through a business-case lens. To that end, s h ort submissions are requested that address any and all aspects of the overarching theme and sub-themes. These statements provide a mechanism by which Arctic community members can shape the 2018 Summit and its outcomes and guide the focus of future Summits. Statements on other issues relevant to the design, implementation and support of long-term A rctic observing are also welcome.
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Your fish dinner probably suffocated on the deck of a ship — a slow and painful death #FriendsNotFood
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When you look at a piece of fish on your plate or in a tin, how can you not see how it was caught, suffered and died just to be eaten. How can you catch another living creature, kill it and it eat without feeling remorse or guilt knowing that they have feelings and suffered tremendously before finally dieting in fear and immense pain?23 hours ago · 1
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August 30. 2014 11:26PM
New-look Boston Red Sox taking test run
Ben Cherington
was done with his dismantling for the day, and had turned his attention to the future, he looked more immediately than long term.
"These are now the most important 54 games of our season," the general manager from Meriden said on July 31, after executing a quartet of significant trades, "because we've got a lot to find out."
As of this morning, that reemphasized and revelatory segment of the season is halfway over. It hasn't been a particularly encouraging stretch so far, with the Sox losing 15 of its first 25 games, including eight in a row at one point - but, really, the record is almost irrelevant. As Cherington suggested, Boston's nightly emphasis has moved from outscoring the opponent to making evaluations of its own assets.
So what has Sox brass gleaned from these initial 27 glorified tryouts?
They've found out that the overhaul of the pitching staff will need to be the top priority in the fast-coming offseason, considering the inconsistency of the internal options.
They've found out that
Clay Buchholz
can still be brilliant on a given day, but also that his 5.77 earned run average isn't fluky. They've found out that
Joe Kelly
probably deserves a place in the 2015 rotation, but certainly not as a No. 1 or 2.
They've found out that
Rubby De La Rosa
might be the only up-and-comer worthy of a starting spot at the beginning of next year. They've found out that
Allen Webster
, with his 5.81 ERA, remains very much a work in progress. And they've found out that
Brandon Workman
's future might be brighter as a reliever than with him taking a regular turn.
They've found out that
Edward Mujica
, who's been good since the All-Star break, might not yet be a completely lost cause - which is good because they've also found out they'll need to be careful about overuse, and have a contingency plan, if they re-sign
Koji Uehara
to close for them at age 40.
They've found out that they can't go into next season with
Will Middlebrooks
as their Plan A at third base, not after he took a .196 average and .270 on-base percentage into Saturday, while still looking for his long lost power stroke.
But there's less pressure to hold out hope for that thunder to arrive because they've found out that
Yoenis Cespedes
is a legitimate middle-of-the-order bat. And they've found out that
David Ortiz
is still an offensive centerpiece.
They've found out that center field will be as unsettled a position as it was last winter, given that
Jackie Bradley Jr.
is struggling to hit at Triple-A,
Mookie Betts
' defense offers occasional reminders that he's transitioning from the infield, and Cuban defector
Rusney Castillo
is undergoing an even bigger transition of his own.
They've found out that
Allen Craig
Shane Victorino
could both be constant injury concerns. They've found out that an offseason priority must be making sure the hands and fingers and wrists of
Mike Napoli
Dustin Pedroia
are fully healthy by February.
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nder Bogaerts
should be handled more like a 22-year-old than a cornerstone in his second season.
They've found out that
Christian Vazquez
is ready to be an everyday big-league catcher. They've found out that
Daniel Nava
's early struggles were an aberration. They've found that
Brock Holt
belongs in the big leagues - wherever there's a spot for him.
They've found out that it is, indeed, possible for a team to struggle with runners in scoring position for an entire season. They've found out that a decent on-base percentage (8th in the AL) matters less when a team's batting average (14th) and slugging percentage (15th) is lacking.
They've found that Cherington was right: With the amount of work to be done in putting this thing back together between now and next April, a third of a season was time they couldn't afford to waste.
How are the players the Sox dealt in the week leading up to the deadline faring in their new locales?
Here's a look:
Jake Peavy:
Those who predicted the righty would thrive by returning to the National League have been spot-on so far, with Peavy posting a 3.18 ERA in six Giants starts before taking the bump on Saturday against the Brewers. He's been more aggressive against NL lineups, walking fewer and thereby regularly working through the seventh inning.
Felix Doubront:
After a mediocre rehab start in Double-A, Doubront was set to make his Cubs debut on Saturday against the Cardinals. He's been on the disabled list with a calf strain since Chicago acquired the lefty.
Jonny Gomes:
Through Friday he'd made only nine starts for the Athletics this season, and while reaching base at a .368 clip, he was still seeking his first extra-base hit since the deal. Durham's
Sam Fuld
, who hit a game-winning homer in the ninth inning Wednesday, has to this point proven the bigger pre-deadline pickup.
Jon Lester:
The A's are 4-2 in his starts after the lefty surrendered three runs (two earned) over six innings in a loss to the Angels on Friday. His ERA with Oakland is 2.66, and he's given his new team a chance to win each time, though through Friday the Athletics had seen a 2.5-game lead become a three-game deficit.
John Lackey:
He allowed nine runs on 13 hits over five innings to the Orioles in an interleague game, but Lackey has given the Cardinals a quality start - and helped them win - in each of his four other starts. That includes seven excellent innings against both the Brewers and the Pirates, with whom the Cards are tussling for position atop the NL Central.
Andrew Miller:
The 29-year-old has continued his emergence as one of the game's premier left-handed relievers since getting to Baltimore. In 11 innings through Friday he'd allowed just a run on three hits, with 14 strikeouts and a 0.55 rate of walks and hits per inning pitched.
Stephen Drew:
His offense was a major disappointment for the Red Sox - and it's been no better with the Yankees, for whom he began Saturday hitting .173 with a .248 OBP.
Stat of the week: Through Friday, five of the Sox' seven minor-league affiliates owned winning records, with an aggregate mark of 410-339 (.547), and with as many as five teams in position to reach the playoffs.
Dave D'Onofrio covers the Red Sox for the New Hampshire Union Leader and Sunday News. His e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The call went out from the Fresno Running Club to run Mohican Saturday, May 3. I gladly sacrificed my sleeping in time to meet up with Rich and Wendy and drive over to the CB. Once there, we found, Regis, Gabe, Rob, Michelle, Jack and Trevor waiting for a fun run!
It was raining slightly as we started, and continued as the day progressed. Running in the first two miles of the red loop, I caught a rock and immediately did a belly flop down-oops!! I took up last position to shake it off and followed the gang up the hill. Rob and I chatted a bit as we approached Bridle Staging, then I stopped at the rest rooms and he took off ahead. As I ran through the horse camp, at least 12folks uder an big awning starting cheering me! They must have thought we were actually racing! Too funny! That's more folks that cheered at the actual Mo race!
Although Rob's yellow shirt was still in the distance, I knew I couldn't catch him and settled into a nice running pace. The greenery of the forest,the patter down of the rain made a perfect coccoon around me as I simply ran. Very zen like for me out there today.
I hit Rock Point at 2.5 hours I was very pleased with my time. Thanks to Rob and Rich, we had water seeded at Sand Hill, Rock Point, South Park, and Fire Tower. It made it a much more enjoyable run knowing there was water ahead. I decided to play a little timing game-I wanted to make it to South Park in 1 hour-and I was dead on!
After the Fire Tower, I decided I wanted a sub five hour 21 mile run. So I ran. Until I hit the little wooden bridges down in the Gorge, I decided I didn't want to bust my butt with a mile left to go. I heard the Garmin beep over 5 hours down here, but I was very happy to finish up with a 5.05 21 mile run!
We are having the training run at Mohican next weekend.
Friday, 20 miles on the roads. From Mohican Wilderness (the race starting point) to Rockpoint. Then From Rockpoint, back to MH, but following the route at the end of the race.
Saturday, I believe 25 miles. The purple loop (4) miles and the Red-Green Sections (21) miles.
Sunday: The orange loop, 17 miles. Check out the Mohican Yahoo! Group for details!


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How Many Stages Does Sarcoidosis Have?
I've had sarcoidosis since 1995 until now, but had a really bad episode in 2002 and was in and out of the hospital. The doctor used Remicade. I read up on it and from what I read, the Prednisone is not working. I have it in my lungs and eyes still a little.
Dear Sir/Madam- This is an excellent question, which means that the answer is complex! The concept of sarcoidosis "stages" is a bit confusing.
Many years ago, radiologists characterized sarcoidosis based upon the typical patterns of disease observed on standard x-rays of the chest.
In general, higher x-ray stages conform to more severe lung disease; however, each patient does not necessarily progress through all of these radiographic stages.
Some sarcoidosis patients have normal chest x-rays (Stage 0) or only have enlarged lymph nodes in the chest (Stage 1) and never develop significant lung disease, while others present with very active lung disease (Stages II and III) or irreversible lung scarring (Stage IV).
Rather than attempting to classify the "stage" of sarcoidosis, it makes more sense to determine which organs are involved and how severe the consequences of the disease might be. This determines who requires treatment.
In cases like yours, where the disease progresses or remains active despite the usual first-line treatments (e.g., prednisone), it becomes necessary to switch to other treatments.
At present, we have no good test to determine which treatment is best for each individual. More research and new therapies are needed to improve the care of sarcoidosis patients.
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Par 3 Contest: Fun in the sun, a chance to unwind before the real shots at Augusta National
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AUGUSTA, Ga. – Ted Potter Jr. has won the Par 3 Contest at Augusta National, the light-hearted precursor to the first major of the year.
Potter won on the second playoff hole Wednesday, making a birdie at No. 9 to beat Matt Kuchar. Phil Mickelson was eliminated on the first extra hole.
Still, don't bet on Potter to win the Masters.
No winner of the Par 3 Contest has gone on to win the green jacket. The Masters begins Thursday, with Tiger Woods an overwhelming favorite.
The Par 3 is held on a picturesque course covering 1,060 yards, tucked into the northeast corner at Augusta National.
Woods skipped the competition, resting up for the tournament that matters. But the crowd got a chance to cheer on Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player.


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Very bad news for one American Idol contestant that reportedly made it into the top 24.
Michael Lynche (a.k.a. Big Mike) was reportedly cut from the show after his father revealed to his local Florida paper, The St. Petersburg Times, that Michael had made the top 24 — a violation of American Idol rules which requires the singers and their families to keep the Hollywood week results quiet until they're broadcast on TV.
This report comes from Joe's Place, the same website which recently revealed the top 24 Idol finalists. The site says Michael was replaced in the top 24 over the weekend.
The semifinalists are chosen at the end of Hollywood Week, when more than 120 hopefuls who got golden tickets in regional auditions move on to round two of the tryouts.
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At ANGA Cable 2012 in Cologne, Germany (June 12-14th 2012), Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) will demonstrate and discuss how the reality and availability of multi-screen services is driving consumer demand for a unified 'anytime, anywhere' viewing experience incorporating content and social networks across every screen. As the trusted partner in television, Ericsson has the broadest portfolio of solutions to help operators drive the efficiency of their networks, increase service velocity and deliver multi-screen experiences to consumers.
ANGA Cable attendees will be able to meet Ericsson's TV experts at the company's stand (Stand K9, Hall 10.2) for demonstrations of a number of industry leading solutions throughout the delivery chain, and to discuss how Ericsson is addressing:
- Multi-screen cloud PVR – How network-based solutions to time-shift and on-demand content are the required approach for next-generation services
- A complete ecosystem for multi-screen consumer experiences, including MPEG DASH – enabling operators to start with any screen and expand in any direction, making it easy to grow, easy to earn and easy to use
- Next-generation on-demand and service delivery solutions – As on-demand services and the number of compatible screens continue to grow, a new era of delivery solutions and networks are required, which will see a step change in how content is managed and delivered, including new functionality for contracts and rights driven workflow, and velocity of new services deployed.
- Market leading video processing – Ericsson's newly deployed all-IP cable system architecture featuring the highest quality compression and award-winning receiver products, providing increased bandwidth savings and multi-service delivery to existing cable and next-generation multi-platform networks.
"As consumers have embraced new TV services such as time-shift on their PVRs and VOD on the TV, so they now demand this across multiple devices anywhere. Cable operators must leverage the power of IP, with next generation TV platforms to provide a tightly integrated service and network-based solution that fulfills these demands," said Ove Anebygd, Vice President and Head of TV, Ericsson. "Ericsson has responded to these operator needs with a next-generation portfolio of solutions that are being entirely architected for consumer experience, innovation and speed of change. Building upon our deeply established compression success, these new additions are gaining impressive traction with tier 1 cable operators across Europe, and ANGA presents a great opportunity to meet with our customers and prospects to show how Ericsson's thought leadership within the industry can bring them the winning edge in this new era in TV."
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Ice3 owner Erika Stone-Miller isn't interested in serving ice cream during the winter, so she's put her food truck in storage and is preparing to open The Octagon Mode in Ravenswood on Oct. 11.
Not a traditional restaurant, the space at 1509 W. Lawrence Ave. will host dinner parties several times a week, mostly on Fridays and Saturdays, where about 12 to 18 people will mingle and dine at communal tables.
"This kind of dinner is for people who want to be social," Stone-Miller said. "If you want to have a romantic dinner, this is probably not the right place."
Stone-Miller said she regularly throws 60-person dinner parties at her own house and prefers that experience to a more traditional fine-dining restaurant.
"We're doing fine dining, we're doing beautifully plated food, but we're having a good time," she said. "I don't want anyone to feel like they have to whisper, they can't laugh, they can't talk to their neighbors."
The menu changes every week and isn't revealed until you're at the event, which Stone-Miller said gives her the flexibility to change it to incorporate fresh products from the Green City Market and other local vendors. The one dish that will always be present is the European drinking chocolate, served between dessert and coffee.
The BYOB dinners will run about two and a half hours, though Stone-Miller said she'll take cues from the crowd. Local duo The Apuli Brothers will be regulars, providing music during meals. Stone-Miller said she also has some other bands lined up.
A seat at The Octagon Mode costs $100, though diners can get a $15 discount if they share an interesting fact about themselves that Stone-Miller can use to get conversation started. Along with cooking and plating, she also plans to be an active part of the dinner party, talking with guests about the food.
The concept's name comes from a 19th century American architectural movement where the traditional square shape of homes was abandoned in favor of an octagon that let in more light. Stone-Miller, who has a degree in architecture, said she feels a kinship with the man behind the movement, Orson Squire Fowler, who was just an amateur architect with strong opinions.
"I am not a trained chef," she said. "I worked in the business on the floor. While the food is absolutely important, for me it's about the guests. Sometimes I think that there's so much emphasis on food that some other things get left out."
The Octagon Mode is likely to close in spring when Ice Cubed hits the road again.
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2002-04-19 03:00 UTC The ARISS (a joint effort of AMSAT, the ARRL, NASA, the ARISS international partners including Canada, Russia, the European Partners, and Japan) operations team wishes to announce the following very tentative schedule for ARISS school contacts. This schedule is very fluid and may change at the last minute. Remember that amateur radio use on the ISS is considered secondary. Please check the various AMSAT and ARISS webpages for the latest announcements. Changes from the last announcement are noted with (***). Also, please check MSNBC.com for possible live retransmissions (http://www.msnbc.com/m/lv/default.asp). Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.80 MHz. ISS Expedition 4 hams: Yuri Onufrienko RK3DUO Carl Walz KC5TIE Dan Bursch KD5PNU Lucee Jeanne D'Arc, France and Ecole Louis Pergaud, France Monday 2002-04-22 10:40 UTC (***) Good luck Lucee Jeanne D'Arc and Ecole Louis Pergaud! (***) Shenandoah Elementary School, Florida, USA direct via KG4IZR Tuesday 2002-04-23 14:16 UTC (***) Good luck Shenandoah! (***) Woodland Middle School, East Meadow, New York, USA 1st choice Wednesday 2002-05-01 16:11 UTC via WH6PN 2nd choice Tuesday 2002-04-30 12:35 UTC via NN1SS Hambright Elementary School Lancaster, PA, USA direct via K3IR 1st choice Thursday 2002-05-09 15:20 UTC (***) 2nd choice Monday 2002-05-06 16:36 UTC (***) ISIS Malignani, Cervignano del Friuli, Italy (***) 1st choice 2002-05-04 10:30 UTC (***) Contact is scheduled to be with Italian astronaut Roberto Vittori IZ6ERU (***) *** New Feature*** The latest ARISS announcement and successful school list in now available on the ARISS web site. Several ways to get there. http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov click on English (sorry I don't know French) you are now at http://www.rac.ca/ariss.htm (***) click on News Currently the ARISS operations team has a list of over 40 schools that we hope will be able to have a contact during 2002. As the schedule becomes more solidified, we will be letting everyone know. Current plans call for an average of one scheduled school contact per week. 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ---- Via the sarex mailing list at AMSAT.ORG courtesy of AMSAT-NA. To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe sarex" to firstname.lastname@example.com
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Top Twenty Releases, Things I found, or Revives I bought for This Last Year of 2004, no order and just things that got a lot of listens and stand out for me for whatever reason.
1. Chin's Calypso Sextet Kingston Jamaica Alert Bedasse Song Composer And Vocalist Cd1, Cd2, Cd3, Cd4
2. Ska Down Jamaica Way Volume 5
Ska Down Jamaica Way Volume 6
Ska Down Jamaica Way Volume 7
Ska Down Jamaica Way Volume 8
3. Bitty McLean and The Supersonics - Peckings Presents Bitty McLean And The Supersonics On Bond Street KGN. JA.
4. 12" Single Ken Parker True, True, True + Dub
5. Lennie Hibbert Creation
6. Pioneers Battle Of The Giants
7. Charlie Organaire and Randy's Group Royal Charley
8. Mento Madness Motta's Jamaican Mento 1951 - 56
9. Carlton Jackson History / Discomix
10. Pioneers Greetings From The Pioneers
11. Kingstonians Sufferer
12. Ray I Winey Tiney 7"
13. Clarendonians Best Of..
14. Delroy Wilson I Shall Not Remove Lp.
15. Tony Screw Downbeat Studio 1 Tribute Pt. 1
Tony Screw Downbeat Studio 1 Tribute Pt. 2
16. 12" Single Jays, The (As The Jayes) / Ranking Trevor Truly and on the flip Yaho on Different Label.
17. 10" Single Tommy McCook & the Upsetters Cloak & Dagger (Dub Plate Pressure
18. Various, Duke Reid Group, Skatalites, Tommy McCook & The Supersonics Jazz In Jamaica
Various / John Holt, Dave Barker, Winston Wright, Glen Adams, Greater Jamaica Moon Walk - Reggae
Various / Tommy McCook Jamaicans, Techniques, Paragons, Melodians Greatest Jamaican Beat
Various / Hopeton Lewis , Hugh Roy (U-Roy), Ethiopians, Tommy McCook Gay Jamaica Independence Time
19. 7" Single Jackie Brown What's Your Plan (aka Listen Joshua), only becuase I found this...and it's a nice tune instead of the normal crap i find...
20. Freedom Sounds Bamboo Lp.
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Hogs: Wholesale pork prices fell yet again Wednesday. There is now a full 11.36 between June's high for wholesale pork prices and the most recent settlement. It is hard moving this pork right now in the face of heat across the United States.
On the other end of the pork market, cash hogs, there is still a battle waging in psychology. We really have not fallen much on the cash hog end from the June highs. There is one pork analyst calling for a hole in market-ready numbers during December. There is also talk now that some operations with PED are simply culling all young piglets in the farrowing building. This news certainly sounds incredibly bullish.
The big problem here, like many other scares, is getting hard numbers. The number of new PED cases is actually beginning to fall. However, you must consider that many farms with it have not reported it or could be attributing symptoms to other problems. In other words, just like the bogus stories we heard about China buying incredible amounts of U.S. pork, there is no way to confirm or deny this talk. Until we can quantify numbers, and therefore compute the potential price impact, the "story" will be believed. That has provided some good support to cash hogs in the face of this pork price decline.
Allendale has discussed our expectation for a slight bounce in the second half of the month. That would be normal for this year and not a PED issue. For now, we cannot find the short-term change in fundamentals (wholesale pork) that is needed to get this expectation turned into reality.
For speculative trading, the profit-protecting stop on the cattle/hog spread was filled Wednesday due to the drop in cattle prices. As you remember, as that spread continued to gain, the stop was moved up in a stair-step fashion. We will look to apply this again next month using different contracts of each pit…Rich Nelson
Cattle: The trade is getting a little concerned about this near-term cash cattle situation. Allendale's 10-year index measurement of cash cattle prices shows this week is the typical bottom for cash. Of course, that is made up of various summer lows ranging from May through August.
However, it represents an important issue. We are now moving into a "later than normal" potential bottom for this year's cash. This fits in with some concerns noted in our commentaries recently. So far wholesale beef is still falling. You can also make an argument that spring placement numbers put an extra head or two in the August time frame. Hot temperatures along the East Coast, the #1 beef demand center, are also issues to consider. For the short term, this market is still waiting for cash cattle. This does not concern us at all with Q4 or Q1. Summer markets are a completely different issue than winter.
For Friday's COF report, we are all looking at placements. The average guess is for a 5.3% decline for June feedlot inflows. Allendale is the lowest estimate of the group with our 10.7% decline estimate. Keep in mind cash cattle was still falling and cash corn was rising from May to June in the Plains. These numbers certainly support the long-term picture (November through February). For the near term, it would appear the trade is looking at the June marketing estimates and getting concerned. The average guess is for a 5.5% decline vs. June of last year. Allendale is right there with our 4.7% lower estimate.
If you didn't know how these numbers are made you would assume that represents a drastically poor pace to last month's numbers, right? Keep in mind that analysts are making these numbers recognizing there was one less weekday on the calendar in June of this year than June of last year. That "lowers" this number by 4%. Now, consider that July of this year will have one more weekday. That will make the August COF report, which shows July marketings, will be skewed "higher" by 4%. Bottom line here is the short term cattle/beef market is still sloppy and Friday's COF report will make it "appear" even worse due to the marketing number.
For the speculative trades, we have been moving the stops higher with the market's rally in previous weeks. The first of these "profit protectors" was filled Wednesday. Our long-term projections of $134 to $136 on the February remain wholly intact. If the market wants to set back for a couple weeks here, that is no problem…Rich Nelson


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Associated Estates Announces Details of Third Quarter 2012 Earnings Release and Conference Call
CLEVELAND, Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Associated Estates Realty Corporation (NYSE, NASDAQ: AEC) announced today that the Company's third quarter 2012 earnings are scheduled for release after the market closes on Tuesday, October 23, 2012. Promptly following the news wire release, the earnings announcement and supplemental fact booklet will be available on the "Investors" section of the Company's website or by clicking this link to the Company's quarterly results.
A conference call to discuss the results will be held at 2:00 p.m. Eastern, on Wednesday, October 24, 2012. To participate in the call:
Via telephone: The dial-in number is 800-860-2442, and the passcode is "Estates." The conference call playback will be available through November 7, 2012. The dial-in number for the call playback is 1-877-344-7529 and the conference number to reference is 10018883.
Via the Internet (listen only): Access the "Investors" section of the Company's website at AssociatedEstates.com. Please log on at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time, in order to register, download, and install any necessary audio software. The webcast will be archived for 90 days.
Associated Estates is a real estate investment trust ("REIT") and is a member of the Russell 2000 and the MSCI US REIT Indices. The Company is headquartered in Richmond Heights, Ohio. Associated Estates' portfolio consists of 53 properties containing 14,114 units located in ten states. For more information about the Company, please visit its website at AssociatedEstates.com.
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) — A Marine was killed this week during a training accident in the California desert when an amphibious assault vehicle caught fire, the Marine Corps said Wednesday.
Military officials identified the Marine as Cpl. Nicholas Sell of Eagle Point, Ore. Sell enlisted in May 2010 and was a member of the 3rd Assault Amphibious Battalion, 1st Marine Division. He deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom and received several medals.
The accident occurred Monday during a battalion assault course at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms, about 130 miles east of Los Angeles. The vehicle was a P7A1 model, which can carry troops from sea to shore.
Four others were injured, three of whom managed to get out of the vehicle and were treated and released, said Master Sgt. Brenda Varnadore. The fourth person was taken to a hospital with unspecified injuries and listed in stable condition.
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Spotify has made a (Qt-based, but with extra gnome-support package) Linux client available for download. The client is available only to premium subscribers - reported to be because they haven't found a reliable way to show ads yet. It also doesn't support local file playback yet, but then this port was built "during hack days and late nights".


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I am a baylor anthropology major graduating this week but before that I have to finish my research paper and I am happy to say it involves the great work OLPC is accomplishing every day.
My main question is other than through the G1G1 program, how are the XOs paid for in the countries they are distributed in? Is it from that country's government? Other NGO groups? Donors?
Specific information is not needed but a general idea would be great help.
thank you for your help