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When a bubble bursts, it doesn't take long for the gas to escape.
As recently as September, much of the aluminum industry appeared confident that prices would rise in 2009. An average approaching $3,500 per tonne could be expected, analysts said with a degree of conformity that was almost disturbing.
Even when the unraveling of the financial markets gathered pace with the collapse of investment bank Lehman Brothers and the bailout of insurance giant AIG, plenty of observers remained confident that strong fundamentals and a high cost base would keep aluminum flying high.
How quickly things change. Analysts now are busy rewriting their aluminum price forecasts for next year, as are many businesses who are faced with a far worsening outlook for their financial performances in 2009.
The initial rejection by Congress of the proposed $700-billion bailout plan seemed to be the event that finally brought home to analysts and the wider public just how serious a crisis the world's markets are facing. Confidence in the growth prospects of the U.S. and European economies has finally worn thin, and aluminum, copper, steel and other metal markets are now starting to pay the price.
Of course, much remains unchanged. Long-term, the factors that underpinned the so-called commodities super-cycle remain in place. The extra billion or two people in Asia's emerging markets that are hammering on the door of the global economy have not disappeared overnight, and their desire for a Western standard of living—and arguably for aluminum-intensive goods in particular—remains undiminished.
Cost pressures have not abated either. Oil prices may have slid, and in doing so have dragged natural gas prices down with them, but long-term electricity prices, which are critical to aluminum production, remain historically high.
In fact, the cost of aluminum production is putting such pressure on smelters that many analysts estimate that large swathes of the globe's output is uneconomic at prices of around $2,500 per tonne. That's clearly not sustainable, and it's likely that we will see further curtailments in the wake of the closure of Alcoa's Rockdale, Texas, operation last month.
It will be interesting to see how long the fundamentals prop up the market and prevent a more dramatic collapse. Supply deficits can disappear with shocking speed once consumer confidence takes a dive off the nearest cliff.
As always, China remains key, and it may be the signs of slowing demand in that economy that present the most danger to the aluminum market. The outlook for China remains unclear, but what seems certain is that Beijing's priority has moved from preventing overheating to fighting a slowdown, especially in the all-important construction markets. The seeming failure of China's smelters to follow through on a much-heralded production cut announced earlier this year hasn't helped sustain prices either.
So what does this new market picture mean for North America's leading aluminum producers? In short, it's time to hold on tight and stick to what they know best. For Alcoa and its dynamic new chief executive officer, Klaus Kleinfeld, the game plan remains unchanged Take advantage—they even call it the Alcoa Advantage—of the company's integrated structure to work on new applications. The pressure to spin off downstream operations might abate a little in a downturn, too, as those much-maligned margins could become quite appealing if commodity prices continue to fall.
For Rio Tinto Alcan and its chief executive, Dick Evans, there's really no place like home. As the industry struggles with high costs and low prices, Alcan's captive hydroelectric power in Quebec becomes even more of a trump card.
Both companies will no doubt continue to forge ahead with expansion plans around the world, but with capital markets down the drain, aluminum prices on the slide and electricity supply still very much in demand, finding the right development package might be more difficult than it appeared just a few weeks ago.
The balloon collapsed quickly, but the sound of the pop could reverberate for quite some time.
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ATLANTA (AP) — All but one of the former Atlanta schools educators indicted last week have surrendered to authorities.
A sheriff's spokeswoman said former D.H. Stanton Elementary School principal Willie Davenport was the only one of the 35 people named in the indictment who hadn't reported to the Fulton County jail by midday Wednesday. Prosecutors had set a Tuesday deadline for the educators to surrender.
The indictment alleges a broad conspiracy to cheat, hide cheating or retaliate against whistleblowers in an effort to bolster student test scores. Many received bonuses for improved student performance as a result.
Former Atlanta Public Schools superintendent Beverly Hall was released just before 11 p.m. Tuesday after posting $200,000 bond.
Hall and 34 subordinates were indicted Friday in the test cheating scandal that rocked Atlanta Public Schools.

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The Brazilian Dream project is a qualitative and quantitative research - the first to promote a view that explores what the 18-24 year-old youth thinks about Brazil, and what they think they can do to impact the country development.
This session will present an overview of the main findings of the research.
It will cover how world and local drivers are affecting the way youngsters think, live and act for their country.
It will provide an understanding of how the perspective they have of the main social institutions is changing and why.
The study reveals who are the young innovators, changemakers, social activists that are already doing something that is meant to change Brazil - how they act, which projects they are involved with.
The output of this 18-month project is rich with insights, quantitative data and inspiration for anyone who wants to go beyond the economic-based visions that have been surrounding the idea of an "emerging country". It helps understand the behaviors that are behind the take-off Brazil's being going through.
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Carbon Zinc/Zinc Chloride Batteries
The zinc-carbon-ammonium chloride "dry" cell battery, or Leclanche cell, is one of the older battery chemistries, having been developed in the late 1800s. The zinc-carbon-zinc chloride system is a "heavy-duty" version of the Leclanche cell. These cells were manufactured in the United States and Europe throughout most of the twentieth century, until production became cost prohibitive. These cells are now made almost exclusively in Asia. Read more
Carbon zinc/zinc chloride batteries were the first commercial dry battery, and are currently available in most common sizes, including AA, AAA, C, D, and 9 volt. They are the least expensive primary batteries, and provide good, low cost performance for general purpose applications such as cameras, remote controls, flashlights, and toys. Unfortunately, these batteries have limited shelf life, and are susceptible to leakage, especially if ambient storage temperatures rise above 40°C.
The zinc casing of a zinc-carbon-zinc chloride battery also acts as its negative terminal. A graphite rod surrounded by powdered carbon and manganese oxide (added to increase electrical conductivity) serves as the positive terminal. Carbon is a key component of the battery's construction, but plays no actual role in the electrochemical reaction—it serves only to collect current and reduce the resistance of the manganese oxide mix. "Zinc-manganese cells" would be a more accurate name for these batteries.


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One of the most respected voices in the world, John Kerry shares incomparable insight into global affairs, the future of American diplomacy, and America's interests in an interconnected world.
Topics: Africa, American Politics, Asia, Change: Managing/Leading It, China, Courage, Crisis Management, Current Events, Cyber Security, Disaster Preparedness, Education, Election Forecast/Analysis, Emerging Markets, Energy - Alternative & Technology, Energy - Policy , Environmental Issues, Europe, Financial Markets, Fiscal Policy, Foreign Policy - U.S., Global Economy, Global Trade, Government Regulation, Health Care Policy, Human Rights, Infrastructure, Latin America, Leadership, Middle East, Motivation, National Security, Negotiation, Overcoming Obstacles and Challenges, Patriotism, Risk Management, Terrorism
Governor of the Bank of England (2003-2013)
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Speaking from three decades of experience navigating the United Kingdom through one of the most perilous periods in economic history, and more recently leading the international central banking community, Lord Mervyn King engages in a lively discussion on monetary policy and the way forward for the global economy.
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Using his razor-sharp focus and wit, Ezra Klein gives audiences an unvarnished look at the intersection of today's domestic and economic policy-making coupled with a political system that has major impacts from Wall Street to Main Street and around the world.
Topics: American Politics, Asia, Business Growth/Strategy/Trends, China, Consumer Trends, Corporate Culture, Creativity, Economic Forecast, Election Forecast/Analysis, Fiscal Policy, Global Economy, Government Regulation, Health Care Economics and News, Health Care Policy, Information Technology, Innovation, Jewish Interests, Media and Journalism, Middle East, Social Media/New Media
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A 40-year veteran of the Fed, Donald Kohn helped coordinate the central bank's response to the financial crisis in 2008. His knowledge, experience and wisdom weigh in on the future of the U.S. and global economies.


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About Hungary
Hungary, is an independent, democratic state located in Central-Europe. The capital of the Hungarian Republic is Budapest. The country lies roughly in the centre of Europe in the Carpathian Basin. It is nearly equidistant from the Atlantic Ocean, the Ural Mountains, the Mediterranean Sea and the North Sea. Hungary does not have a coast, but does contain the biggest lake in Central-Europe, Lake Balaton, which represents a dominant tourism attraction in the region.
The territory of Hungary is 93 036 square kilometres, making it a middle-sized country in world terms. The border of the country is 2217 km long.
Hungary is mostly a flat country, with no great differences in altitude; the lowest spot is south of Szeged, on Gyálarét, just 78 metres above sea level; and the highest point is on the top of Mátra hill, Kékes-tető, 1015 metres.
Almost the whole area of the Carpathian Basin belongs to the watershed of the Danube. Hungary is rich in natural springs, both freshwater and thermal, and is actually the richest area in thermal springs in Europe. The thermal waters that contain numerous minerals often exceed 70 °C.
The country lies on the border of three climate zones, and so the weather is affected by the Eastern wet continental, the Western oceanic and the South-South-Western Mediterranean climate zones. The average yearly middle temperature is +8-12 °C. The lowest temperature is -2-4 °C in January and the highest is in July, 23-25 °C. Half of the yearly moisture falls during the winter as snow.
Central Europe, northwest of Romania
temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers
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parliamentary democracy
Legal system:
rule of law based on Western model; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Facts, details:
• Area: 93 030 square km
• Population: 10 067 000 inhabitant
• Popularity: 108 inhabitant/square km
• Time-zone: central-european time: GMT + 1 hour
• Summer-time: march-september + 1 hour
• Formal language: hungarian
• State: republic
• Currency: forint (HUF or Ft)
• Coins: 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 Ft
• Bank notes: 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10 000, 20 000 Ft
• Household power:220/230 V
• Geographical location: Hungary is located in central-europe, lies in the Carpathian Basin bordering 7 countries: (Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria)
• Frontiers length: 2246 km
• Main rivers: Duna (Danube) 417 km, Tisza 597 km
• Climate: continental
• International dial number of Hungary: 36, Budapest: 1
• International call: 00 + dial number of country + telephone number
• Home call: 06 + regional dial number + local telephone number
• Public emergency: 112
• Ambulance: 104
• Police: 107
• Fire department: 105
• Information bureau: 198
• International information bureau: 199
• Special information bureau: 197
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CIU Students Join Professor on Sabbatical Trip
Even though Dr. David Cashin is on sabbatical, the Columbia International University professor of Intercultural Studies keeps on teaching. Three CIU students have joined Cashin on a trip to Japan where they are meeting the Japanese people and studying the culture. Cashin is also lecturing at a Japanese seminary where he leads courses on cultures and worldviews and Introduction to Islam, which includes a visit to a local mosque.
Below is a blog post from Cashin as he ponders Japan's deepest need: Jesus Christ.
I have been reading a fascinating book on Japan and its faltering economy and culture entitled Shutting out the Sun, by Zielenziger. It describes the various ways Japanese culture seems to be failing, economically and sociologically. The economic growth rate on average has been under one percent for 15 years. Japan's birthrate is the lowest in the industrialized world and the population has been shrinking since 2005. Japan suffers one of the highest suicide rates in the world and one to two million mostly young men have become recluses in their own homes, called the "hikikomori" or "withdrawn ones."
In 1853 the American Admiral Perry forced the "hermit kingdom" into the modern world. For 47 years after this opening Protestant missionaries worked in Japan with considerable success. An average of 5,000 people were baptized every year. But Japan remained a very mono-ethnic and intensively group-oriented society. Then in 1890 new laws were promulgated that enshrined Shinto in a new political structure. Political and religious unity became synonymous and the group culture became even more intense. Baptisms dropped immediately to about 1,000 per year and have never recovered.
This intense group orientation continued after World War II and led to a lack of diversity, both ethnically and in the arena of ideas. This led to the stifling of creativity and the crushing of individuals. Bullying is normal, not only in schools, but in the workplace. Those who do not conform are frozen out of the society in a blanket of silence and shame. And the system, once the envy of the industrialized world, is failing.
What does Jesus have to say about this? Zielenziger makes the startling assertion, backed up by many Japanese commentators, that Japan desperately needs outsiders to bring new social and intellectual ideas into Japanese culture. He even mentions a Japanese woman who was set free from her bondage to the system through faith in Christ. We are now living in that woman's home here in Nagoya. There is a growing awareness that social isolationism is killing Japan. I think Jesus is saying that this is a kairos moment for Japan. There is openness and a searching for answers outside of the existing system. CIU needs to give renewed focus on Japan for missionary service.


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Doctors who treat Medicare patients are bracing for what could be massive cuts for their practices, if Congress fails to reach a deal on budget cuts by New Year's Day.
The front page of the American Medical Association's website is counting down the hours to "crippling cuts to the Medicare program" which could see physician payments in 2013 reduced by nearly one-third.
"Think about an internal medicine practice, a rheumatology practice," said Dr. Ardis Hoven, president-elect of the American Medical Association, AMA. "If you're taking care of a large elderly population, the Medicare implications are significant."
With no entitlement reform deal, the "fiscal cliff" cuts Medicare provider fees by 2 percent starting January 1st. On top of that, doctors face a 27 percent reimbursement cut, under a 1990s-era payment formula known as the sustainable growth rate, or SGR, which ties physician Medicare reimbursement rates to economic growth.
"It's supposed to be a budget control thing," explains Les Funtleyder, health care fund manager at Poliwogg. "It's never actually controlled the budget, because it's never actually been in place."
The problem with the SGR is that health care costs have outpaced economic growth for years, triggering reimbursement cuts. For nearly a decade, Congress has averted the cuts by enacting a so-called "Doc Fix" temporary funding measure, usually at the 11th hour.
(Read More: Medicare Premium Increase Plan Redefines 'Well-Off')
"They've been fixing the doc fix since they put in the SGR," said Funtleyder. "It will get fixed."
The big question is how quickly?
Uncertain Timeline
The American Academy of Family physicians calculates that without a Doc Fix, the 2013 cuts would cost the average family physician a $27,000 drop in Medicare payments, and an average of $80-thousand for a practice of three primary-care doctors.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services notified doctors of the potential cut, but said that payments may not be impacted if Congress acts before mid-January.
"Electronic claims are not paid sooner than 14 days (29 days for paper claims) after the date of receipt," CMS advised in its notice, adding that the agency would provide a further update "on or before January 11, 2013."
If there is no Doc Fix deal in time, it wouldn't be the first time a reimbursement cut went through only to be rolled back. Still, the uncertainty puts a strain on doctors' offices, AMA's Ardis Hoven said, making physicians reticent to take on Medicare patients.
"Practices have had to take bridge loans. They had to reduce the number of days they would see patients in the office, because they had their overhead they had to maintain," Hoven said, adding that this ultimately impacts the 47 million patients on Medicare.
"It's very disheartening, because in their souls they know the right thing to do," she said.
Support For Permanent Fix
Analysts say there is bi-partisan support in both houses of Congress for a long-term fix to the SGR. Both sides have reportedly floated plans during the current budget negotiations, but the impasse on an overall deal has impeded the chances of approval.
(Read More: GOP 'Cliff' Plan: Cut Medicare and Social Security)
"There is pretty widespread agreement that something has to change," said Ipsita Smolinski, principal with health care investment advisory firm Capital Street. "The problem is that it's so costly to reform the system."
The Congressional Budget Office has estimated it will cost upwards of $300 billion over the next ten years to resolve the problem. It has been easier to find a way to pay for one year at a time.
"They'd much rather do the less-controversial patch versus creating a $300 billion type of package and paying for that," said Smolinski.
Still, physicians' groups say they will continue to press Washington for a long-term change in 2013, despite the dysfunction that has virtually paralyzed Congress the last couple of years.
"They have what we call in medicine, multiple co-morbidities. That means they have lots of things wrong with them," said Dr. Hoven. "They are going to have to remy them in a meaningful way."


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The MET deal: Hospitals win bigEDITORIAL
June 04. 2014 12:27AM
The governor gave away the store, and we probably have to live with it for a few years. That is the hard truth about the Medicaid enhancement tax deal legislators are to vote on this week.
The tax, as revised in the last legislative session, had been ruled unconstitutional by two judges. The state almost certainly would lose if it appealed the last ruling to the state Supreme Court. So the tax had to be fixed. The deal Gov. Maggie Hassan brokered with the hospitals is a great one — for the hospitals. Word to the wise: do not hire Atty. Hassan to negotiate on your behalf.
The deal fixes the immediate crisis created by the court rulings. It gets 25 of 26 hospitals to withdraw from the lawsuit, restoring a $320 million hole in the budget over the next two years. In so doing, it also prevents the state's bond rating from being lowered. Without a deal, that catastrophe would be all but certain. It also lowers the MET rate and ends the practice of using some of the money to shore up the state's general fund. But it does all of this at a great future cost.
The state's 13 small, rural hospitals will continue to be reimbursed for uncompensated patient care (treating the poor who cannot pay) at a rate of 75 percent of their costs. The 13 large hospitals got nothing in the current budget. Before that, their reimbursements fluctuated. They wanted stability. They surely would have settled for a figure far south of 50 percent just to have predictable numbers that amounted to more than they got before. Gov. Hassan gave them a whopping 50 percent immediately, later upgraded to 55 percent — provided the state receives enough revenue to cover that expense.
The deal obligates the government to make future payments it probably cannot afford. Does that sound familiar?
Legislators should see if they can amend the bill so that the deal expires and must be reauthorized in 2016 or 2017, when many Obamacare changes take place, including funding levels for uncompensated care. The deal is not sustainable over the long term, which hospital executives have to know. If the alternatives are this deal or nothing, then this deal is preferable. But better terms have to be reached before long. Though it could reopen the lawsuit, legislators will have to revisit this deal within a few short years.


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My boss retired and was moving to Montana He didnt want to take the car because they salt the roads there and salt would be the end of this car. He wanted to sell it to someone that would take care of it. This Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe has 68,000 miles on it. When I got the car it had a new water pump and shocks, My boss saved the original parts so I had them rebuilt and put them back on the car. Every thing works on this car, even the clock. Drives so nice and interior is better then the out side. I debated to keep it original for months. Before I got the car I planned to put a crate motor in it, disc brakes and 17" Cragers. But it is to sweet of a ride. I have done a few Car Shows and am amazed at the attention the Car gets. Its fun to drive and fun to own a piece of Chevelle history.
**I am in drastic need of an update!**
A LOT has been done to the car in the last year or so. I really need to update my page. Please enjoy what I currently have posted, but come on back to see the updated, more inclusive page soon!
I bought the car on the cheap over 4 years ago and have been fixing her up ever since. Originally purchased with a mere 67,000 miles, she now has only 123,000!!
The car is not only a daily driver, but my Auto Cross and Rally Cross car as well. It actually performs very well as a Rally Cross car and took second place in the Rocky Mountain Divisional Rally Cross in 2006. Since then I have been Autoo Crossing it mostly, trying to work on that perfect line...
There were a few thousand Berettas made for the European countries with different headlights, tail lights, side mirrors and more. This car is the most complete European conversion of a Beretta outside of the European countries.
This car has been practically rebuilt! Only a few more things remain to be replaced / upgraded and it will be a "new" car! Once the engine dies, if ever... I will swap in a 3.1L crate engine for a bit more power. I hope ot have the car at its 25 year mark as then I can get classic plates for her. this car has been a part of me for a while now... and will continue to be my baby for many years to come.
Car has A/C, P/S, Powerglide,AM radio and I have all paper work on this car.
1989 Chevrolet Beretta
2.8L V6 engine
3-speed auto transmission
120 Horse Power (or more?)
Most complete Euro conversion outside of the European states!
- 3M clear bra application
- 136 DB air horn
- Sirius radio
- Trimmed antenna
- Tinted windows
- Keyless entry
- Remote start
- Sony CD player
- Infinity dash speakers
- Boston Accoustics rear speakers
- Race modified E-brake
327/275hp, Air, PS,
Base model to GTU conversion
- Full GTU body kit
- Power windows
- Power locks
- Remote trunk release
- GTZ interior upgrades
- GTZ seats with inflatable lumbar support
- GTZ Leather wrapped steering wheel
- 60/40 split folding seat
- Solid front grille
- Z26 style turn signals and fog lights
- Trunk mounted cargo net
- Beretta windshield logo
- Polished and painted intake plenum and valve cover
- Styluss Automotive cold air intake
- Fast Forward Performance under drive pulley
- Fast Forward Performance billet dogbone engine mount
- Magnaflow high flow cat
- Magnaflow high flow muffler
- Custom down pipe
- Custom 2 1/4" mandrel bent exhaust
- Full AC system removal
- GM Factory AC delete pulley
- Throttle body bypass on coolant line
- Best believe that engine is clean
- Fully custom black interior swap:
GTZ leather wrapped black steering wheel
- '92 Seatbelt swap
- Custom coin tray
- Custom mounted Cig lighter
- Custom mount trunk release
- Most complete European Moch exterior
Euro headlight swap
Euro fender flares
Euro side mirrors
Euro tail lights
- City lights in headlights
- Z26 fog lights w/o diffusers
- Clear Z26 style turn signals
- Clear side markers
- Z34 hood louvers
- Solar Wing
Suspension & Tires
- KYB struts
- Koni shocks
- Eibach lowering springs with 1" drop
- Full Energy Suspension poly front bushings
- GM strut brace
- GM radiator to strut braces
- GM lower sub frame brace
- Addco rear sway bar
- GM internal rear brace
- MRZ Performance shock tower brace
- Daily wheel: 18" Quantum Tek wheels in Black
- Daily tire: Barium Barvarius tires
- Race wheel: MB Motoring 15x6.5
- Race tire: Falken Ziex ZE-512 @ 205/60R-15
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text: Hey guys I need some advice. I have a Bryant heat pump model 698ANo60-B, serial #2594E08044. I just bought this house 2 months ago and have no history with this unit. My Air handler blower motor went out last month on a week end. The service guy did not have a replacment vari speed motor so he installed a single speed. He also jumped my thermostat out to run the unit on high speed. I just got my next moths bill and was schocked to find a $525 bill. This is a 2200 sq ft house in South Louisiana. Will the changes that the tech made to the unit make that much of a difference in energy? Also I just checked the low pressure side of the unit and thought that it was high 85 PSIG? One other thing I only have an average of 10F differential air temp.?


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The American Museum of Natural History's ichthyological collection comprises approximately 2,000,000 specimens, 200,000 lots, 35,000 skeletons, 2,500 tissues samples, and 500 types. The scope of the collections is worldwide with special strengths in African, Australian, Central American, Chinese, and Malagasy freshwater fishes as well as Malagasy, Bahamian and Gulf of Mexico nearshore fishes.
Specimen Acquisition Policy
To acquire specimens of as many species as possible in order to increase research potential of the collection on a global scale and to anticipate the needs of future generations of biologists. To acquire collections from geographic regions where future collecting may be difficult (e.g., regions undergoing profound ecological change). To accumulate significant holdings in those taxonomic groups and geographic areas appropriate to the research interests of the current personnel. To serve as a depository for important voucher specimens upon request by outside investigators. To accept existing collections of scientific value from institutions no longer dedicated to their care, subject to our ability to provide the necessary financial support for the transportation and curation of these collections.


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Insurance tools have become an integral part of managing your farming operation. Stay current on insurance tools and how to incorporate them with your current risk management strategies to market your grains throughout the year.
2014 Price Flex is an RMA approved private insurance product that allows the producer the opportunity to "lock" a potentially higher 2014 Insurance Revenue Price Guarantee than the spring or harvest price set by the RMA for both the RP and GRIP policies. The additional months to determine the 2014 insurance price is Sept, Nov, Dec of 2013 and Jan, March, April, May, June and July of 2014. (Ex. The CZ14 futures price will be averaged during the above mentioned months to determine the additional monthly prices for 2014 insurance price guarantees). You can purchase as few as one of the above mentioned month or as many as you want up to all of the months. The number of months will have an impact on your price per bushel. For example one month in corn may cost you $.12 per bushels and three of the months may cost you $.16 per bu while buying all the months may cost you $.23 per bushel. Once you buy a month you are eligible for a multi-month discount so you can by additional months at a cheaper rate either at the time of the original month purchased or you can buy other months at a later date as you know more about fundamental and market price action.
Price Flex is currently available for Corn, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat and Cotton. Price Flex has a limit on the difference in price between the highest Price Flex additional price discovery price designated and the price determined by the RMA. The limits are $1.00/bu for corn, $2.00/bu for soybeans, $1.50 for wheat and $.20 for cotton. Producers may choose from several options for price caps that are less than these policy limits.
2013 Performance:
Corn: This worked out great for corn growers in 2013. Farmer that were able to take advantage of this opportunity were able to lock in a price level of $6.27 in November of 2012 as opposed to the government price of $5.65 and it cost $.16 per bushel for this product leaving a profit of $.46 cents. Most farmers also purchased a summer month just in case of a summer rally for about $.04 more cents (a cheap call) which will expire worthless as we are currently at $4.99 leaving the farmer with a profit on his insured bushels of $.42 cents.
Soybeans: Farmers were able to lock in a price of $13.05 vs. the government price of $12.87 but the cost of the product was about $.18 leaving this hedging strategy flat. Not ideal but well worth the opportunity to lock in a price drop which did happen.
2014 Performance:
The July average of the 2014 December corn contract was $5.24 for corn and $12.24 for the 2014 November soybeans contract. (Only corn and soybeans were available in July).
The current August averages are: Corn: $4.99; Soybeans: $11.77; Spring Wheat: $7.65; Winter Wheat: $6.76; Cotton: $.79 (All these crops are now available for the above mentioned months).
Available States:
Corn: AL, CO, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, OH, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI
Soybeans: CO, IA, IL, IA, KS, KY, MO, MI, MN, MS, ND, NE, OH, SD, TN, TX, WI
Wheat: KS, IA, ID, IL, IN, NE, OH
Cotton: AL, GA, KS, MO, MS, NC, TN, TX, SC, VA
Example: The August price average for corn is currently at $4.99. If you had purchased the month of August then this will act as your 2014 Insurance Revenue Guarantee Price if the government spring and harvest prices in 2014 come in below $4.99. If the government price comes in higher than $4.99 (or whatever the August average is) than the August average will expire worthless and you still owe the premium (about $.13 cents a bushel). You will then go ahead and use the higher government price like you had done every year and you will be out the premium you paid for the August average. Due to the $1.00 cap in corn if the government price happens to go below $3.99 then it will bring down the August price along with it but you are assured at that point that your Revenue Insurance Guarantee Price will still be $1.00 higher than the price set by the government.
Soybeans, Wheat and Cotton work just like the example shown above for corn using their respective prices and limits.
As a risk management consultant and farmer it is always disheartening to watch the futures prices and the Insurance Revenue Price Guarantee for the following year go lower. In the past the only way to hedge a price drop was on the board. Now there is an opportunity to put on a strategy to protect a price drop through a private insurance product. This is great for a farmer that does not utilize the board because of paying money of front, margin calls, etc. This is also nice for farmers that like to hedge on the board because they now have another option that might be cheaper.
Essentially you are buying what is called a put spread. The perks of using this method is that you are buying the same for of coverage as a put spread for about the same price and you do not have to pay anything up front. Additional there are no margin calls and the premium is not due until Oct. of 2014.
With the current USDA Supply and Demand Tables as well as the technical price action we are facing lower too much lower prices for our 2014 crops. This program gives the farmer another alternative to try and lock in some higher prices on your bushels covered by insurance.
The deadline to sign up for the month of September is Friday, Sept. 20, 2013.You have until the 20th of each month to buy that month. You can purchase future months anytime you want. The product closes down on the respective crops MPCI Sales Closing Date so for example in corn the 2014 summer months would have to be purchased by March 15th in the Midwest.
Feel free to contact me for more information about this program at 707-365-0601 or email me at firstname.lastname@example.com. I highly recommend this product as a risk management tool for all farmers!
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The North Country Kennel Club will host another George Alston Dog handling seminar this September in Watertown NY. He is the author of "The winning Edge"
Saturday September 23rd and Sunday September 24 2006
9:00 am - 5:00 pm (both days) with a 1 hour break for lunch.
This seminar is for both beginners and advanced handlers. Junior handlers also welcome.
Classes will be limited to 20 beginners and 20 advanced so RSVP ASAP. Observers will be limited to 60 due to the size of the building.
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Whether you're eight or 80, there are plenty of steps you can take to increase the chances of a long, healthy life. Here are some recommended by everydayhealth.com:
Young Children - teaching children the habits of a healthy lifestyle can help enable them to live a long life. Set the right example by serving - and eating - a diet that is rich in fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy products, lean protein sources, and whole grains.
Keep your children active by limiting television time and encouraging them to walk, bike, and play games outdoors. If all goes well, children will grow strong and healthy and will want to maintain these habits into their adulthood.
Teens - talk with teens about drinking and smoking early on . You can get them up to speed in the later grades of elementary school, but keep the conversation going as they get older and gain exposure to beer and cigarettes. Encourage them to ask any questions they might have and tell them they can always come to you when faced with a difficult decision, such as whether to try alcohol or tobacco. Keeping the communication lines open between you and your children is your best strategy to prevent their alcohol and tobacco use and help them live a long life.
Your 20s - strengthn bones with good nutrition and regular exercise. Taking steps to maintain bone health during young adulthood will increase your chances of having strong bones for a long life. Make sure to consume plenty of bone-strengthening calcium through low-fat or nonfat dairy products, dark green vegetables, and foods that are fortified with calcium. You can also help keep your bones strong by regularly doing weight-bearing exercise, like walking, jogging, tennis, and dance.
Your 30s - get regular check-ups. Yearly check-ups to monitor blood pressure, cholesterol, and other vital signs can provide an early alert to any health conditions that need to be managed. The earlier a problem like diabetes, high cholesterol, or high blood pressure is diagnosed and treated, the less damage it can do to the body. And working with a health care team to manage a health condition through diet, exercise, or medication can help increase longevity.
Your 40s - bodies change with age and and the risk of becoming overweight increases. Being overweight can reduce longevity, since excess pounds put you at risk of heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic conditions. Help prevent weight gain by focusing on good for you foods and doing enough exercise to burn as many calories as consumed. Step on the scale regularly and nip any weight gain in the bud before it grows out of control.
Your 50s - start getting cholesterol, blood pressure, and cervical cancer screenings when you are younger, other screening tests should be scheduled later in life to detect certain cancers early on. According to the American Cancer Society, women should begin getting regular mammograms at age 40 to detect breast cancer. Both men and women should start colorectal cancer screenings at 50. Talk with your doctor about other important exams that may be needed, such as bone density screenings for osteoporosis, hearing tests, and vision checks.
Your 60s - an important part of disease prevention at every age, but the influenza and pneumonia vaccines get even more important in your 50s and 60s. The risk of becoming hospitalized from the flu increases dramatically in older people, and most people who die from the flu or pneumonia are over 65 years old. Get a flu shot every year; in most cases, if you're over 65, the pneumonia shot will be a one-time only injection. Also talk to your doctor about getting the vaccine to help avoid the painful shingles, or zoster, virus.
Your 70s -Keep your mind sharp by regularly exercising your body and exercising your brain - read, take up a new hobby, or even sit in on a university class. Additional healthy lifestyle habits that will continue to serve you well include not smoking, limiting alcohol consumption, eating healthfully, sleeping well, and spending time with loved ones.
Your 80s - prevent falls with regular balancing exercises and vision checks Ask your doctor if any of the medications you take might increase your fall risk and what can be done about it. And make your home safer by improving the lighting and removing any tripping hazards like small area rugs and loose wires.


text: Korean Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Has anyone done a Visa run to China? Speak Korean Now! Korean Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Has anyone done a Visa run to China? Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Travel Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message Summer WineJoined: 20 Mar 2005Location: Next to a River Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 4:42 pm Post subject: Has anyone done a Visa run to China? I am curious whether it is possible or easy? (for those who say do a search, I did. Visa run - china) the top returns had nothing to do with visa or China. So this is one where I might get an answer from someone who has done it. If you haven't, I don't need to hear from you. I will bump this on my own. Back to top ttompatzJoined: 05 Sep 2005Location: Kwangju, South Korea Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 8:44 pm Post subject: Re: Has anyone done a Visa run to China? Summer Wine wrote: I am curious whether it is possible or easy? (for those who say do a search, I did. Visa run - china) the top returns had nothing to do with visa or China. So this is one where I might get an answer from someone who has done it. If you haven't, I don't need to hear from you. I will bump this on my own. It can be done. A few thoughts before you do it though.... Who will pay for your Chinese entry visa? Westerners are not visa waivered in China and you have to get it (up to 4 days for the application). Cost of airfare is more than the run to Japan. $550 on Air china last time I went (spring 2005) and up to $700 for KAL. Hotel cost in a place where the front desk speaks English is US$30-100 per night. Home Inn is OK at about RMB280 per night. It takes 2-4 days for the visa processing in China. Embassy staff speak Korean and Chinese (with VERY LIMITED English). Back to top teachmeenglishJoined: 14 Dec 2004 Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 9:23 pm Post subject: Strange nothin came up on your search as I posted about it 6 months ago. Anyway, I lived in Beijing and got my visa at the Korean embasy in Beijing. It took a weekend to get the visa. Dropped it off thrsday morning and after beign told 1 week, smiled nice and was told OK monday. Thier english is OK. Flights to BJ (no joke that is what everyone calls it) are too expensive at about 600K, hotels are $100 a night but stay at the Zhaolong youth hostel (hosteling Internationlal can be booked online) for about 8 a night. If it is a visa run then probably better to go to japan, but if if is a mini vacation then china is wonderful. Back to top lastat06513Joined: 18 Mar 2003Location: Sensus amo Caesar , etiamnunc victus amo uni plebian Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 1:04 am Post subject: I went to the Korean embassy in Beijing to get notarized copies of my degree and transcripts (that was before the BS that is being done now). Once you get there, you are in line with about 1000 Korean students who want to notarize their student package to extend their stay in China. As for limited English, that is very true (also limited Chinese too). It is better to go to Japan since it is more convenient in regards to visa runs. Back to top Summer WineJoined: 20 Mar 2005Location: Next to a River Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:28 pm Post subject: Thank you to all who answered. I had thought that as I haven't been to China it might be worth killing two birds with 1 stone, but it seems that it would be too much hassle for the time I have available. Thanks, I guess I will do Japan and holiday in China later. Back to top canukteacherJoined: 21 Jan 2003Location: Seoul, Korea Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 3:15 pm Post subject: How about Hong Kong, instead of mainland China? The embassy is easy to find, and it is not crowded. As far as the airfare goes, it wasn't much more than what a friend of mine paid to go to Osaka around the same time (this past August). CT Back to top skindleshanksJoined: 10 May 2004 Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 8:13 am Post subject: Yes I did it--but it's not too easy--you have to stand in line with dozens of Chinese (about half a day if you get there early) to get into the office. Then they'll tell you tjat you have to wait a week to have it issued. If you explain your situation, you "might" be able to get it the next day (My fiancee at the time had phoned ahead and they said there would be no problems, so I was quite shocked when they siad it was impossible. After some pleading and a meeting with one of the the higher-ups tere, they "rushed" it through. It still took essentially two half-days of waiting.) By comparison, Fukuoka is a whole lot easier. However, China is an experience that almost makes it worth it! Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Korean Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Travel Forum All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Forums:----------------FAQJob-related Discussion ForumGeneral Discussion ForumOff-Topic ForumTravel ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumBuy/Sell/Trade Forum You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group TEFL International Supports Dave's ESL Cafe


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Phil Harding - NAS president
Phil is a famous face from Channel 4's popular archaeology series Time Team. He became president of NAS in 2004. An acknowledged expert on flint-knapping, he has taught NAS Part 3 courses on the subject. In 1979, he started working for what is now Wessex Archaeology, a non-profit organisation which is one of the biggest archaeological practices in the country.
David Blackman – NAS vice president
David was a founding member of the Council for Nautical Archaeology, the predecessor of the NAS, in 1964, and its Chairman from 1975/6. He organised the first international conference in Britain on marine archaeology in 1971 and then spent 20 years at the European Parliament, before going to Athens to direct the British School of Archaeology.
Dr Lucy Blue – NAS vice president
Lucy is a former chair of NAS and is senior lecturer in archaeology and director of the Centre for Maritime Archaeology, University of Southampton. She primarily works in the Arab world and has directed a number of coastal and underwater projects including the Coastal Heritage Project of the UAE. Lucy has been a member of NAS since 1984 and is an active member of the publication sub-committee.
Chris Dobbs – NAS vice president
Chris has been heavily involved with the NAS ever since attending the first meeting of the NAS Steering Committee in 1980. He was an archaeological Supervisor on the Mary Rose during the excavations from 1979 to 1982. He lectures on maritime archaeology and museology at a number of universities in the UK as well as internationally.
Nic Flemming – NAS vice president
Nic coordinates multi-national projects to examine an approach to the prehistoric archaeology of the European continental shelf as a whole. He started surveying submerged classical Roman and Greek harbours and towns in the Mediterranean in 1958, and has been working on increasingly older submerged sites ever since.
Bob Yorke – NAS vice president
Bob was one of the founder members of the Society undertaking the conversion of the Nautical Archaeology Trust into the NAS, and was then its treasurer, then Chairman from 1987 to 1991. He was one of the founders of the Joint Nautical Archaeology Policy Committee in 1988 of which he has been chairman since 1995.


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Heterogeneous authentication software solves many companies' basic need for single sign-on (SSO) functionality in all their IT systems. If your company is subject to regulations that require SSO—some companies, for example, have interpreted the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act as a requirement for this functionality—you'll want to learn the ins and outs of this software.
The three applications that we chose to evaluate in this comparative review are Quest Software Vintela Authentication Services (VAS), Centeris Likewise Identity, and Centrify DirectControl. Each of these programs lets a UNIX or Linux system (in this article, we'll use the term "UNIX" to mean any UNIX or Linux system) to authenticate to Active Directory (AD). However, the applications have both subtle and major differences that you need to understand. Knowing about these differences will help you choose the perfect solution for your organization.
How Heterogeneous Authentication Software Works
You might be wondering how in the world a UNIX platform can authenticate to Windows, or where information would be stored in such a scenario. The answer to both questions is Active Directory Schema Extensions. If you've worked with Microsoft Exchange Server, you're familiar with the concept of extensions: Microsoft's Exchange team added fields such as msExchHomeServer to AD to let you keep track of where your system stores email. AD can also be extended to store UNIX user account information. However, extending the schema isn't allowed in some environments and is done cautiously in others. After the schema has been extended, it can't be easily undone. If extending AD concerns you, pay attention to how each vendor does it, because each adds UNIX support in slightly different ways.
After extending AD to store UNIX user account information, the vendor must provide the means for the client to "understand" the new functionality. To that end, all three vendors offer a client piece that you install on each UNIX machine. The ease of client installation and the client's effect on the machine might be important to consider. For example, who will deploy the client onto the UNIX machine? If an administrator is installing it, then ease of installation isn't as important as it would be if users were installing it. Be aware of your internal requirements so that you won't be surprised later. Additionally, if you have an existing UNIX server infrastructure with multiple user IDs, be sure to take a close look at how each vendor supports it. Beyond the products' basic authentication pieces, other features set each vendor apart—for example, the ability to apply Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to your Linux and UNIX systems.
UNIX Personality Management
When you're choosing a heterogeneous authentication solution, consider how the product manages multiple UNIX personalities. A UNIX personality is a user ID similar to a SID or globally unique identifier (GUID) in Windows. In Windows, we seldom consider our users' GUIDs unless we're performing a migration or consolidation. However, in UNIX, this information is located in text files, which are easily accessible. You need to understand how UNIX user IDs work, and you need to have a method for managing different UNIX personalities.
When you create a new user in UNIX, the system creates a unique numerical ID. However, different UNIX vendors use different starting numbers for the user IDs. Some systems start with 100, whereas others start with 500. A person's user ID could be 107 on one system and 517 on another system. This scenario is called "multiple UNIX personalities."
To make things a bit muddier, group IDs also differ among vendors. A user might belong to a group named DEV with a group ID of 37 on one system and a group ID of 104 on another system.
Imagine how complicated it would be to try to map one AD user account to these different user IDs and group IDs. UNIX personalities management—a key feature of all three products in this review—takes this problem into account and lets AD authenticate multiple personalities.
Testing the Products
Our test lab consisted of a simple network with one Windows Server 2003 SP1 AD domain controller (DC) and a Linux PC. Each system ran in a VMware virtual machine (VM) for easy duplication and rollback capability. Because Windows 2003 R2 introduced UNIX user account support, we specifically chose not to use this newer version of Windows 2003—we don't believe most shops have upgraded their DCs to R2. Instead, we wanted to see how each vendor dealt with the more common pre-R2 scenario. If you do decide to upgrade the schema to either R2 or one of the proprietary updates, be sure you have a detailed plan in place first. In the Web-exclusive article "Plan Your Dive, Dive Your Plan" (InstantDoc ID 94735), you'll find a tried-and-true method for ensuring that your major upgrades don't go sideways.
Without exception, all three applications performed well. Each let us quickly add the necessary functionality to the DC, set up a small client on the Linux PC, then log on to the Windows domain from the Linux PC within a few minutes. At that point, however, the similarities ended.
Quest Software Vintela Authentication Services
The VAS installation script runs through a basic text-based wizard that takes only a few minutes. UNIX client installation occurs in the form of a Red Hat Package Manager. In our tests, the installation was quick and simple. After the installation was complete, we performed a short configuration.
For the Windows installation, you get a nice GUI that helps you find the setup wizards, manuals, and other information. The Windows installation is smooth and straightforward. If you're not running a Windows 2003 R2 schema, you'll need to run the Schema Wizard to extend AD to support UNIX account attributes. Don't take this important advice lightly. Although we're sure that Quest did its due diligence when writing the scripts to extend AD, you shouldn't attempt AD extension without proper planning and a good recovery plan. It would be better to upgrade to R2 and extend the schema that way, if only because the R2 extensions were written by Microsoft. Given a choice, we would rather support a "standard" AD than one created by a third party.
In addition to the UNIX account attribute extensions, Quest also extends the schema to support the Personality Management Schema Extension. Again, it's probably perfectly safe to use Quest's extensions, but if your organization doesn't allow these kinds of core changes to AD, you might want to look at solutions that don't require the schema to be extended. On a positive note, the changes that are necessary appear to be pretty small. You can find further information about these extensions in a PDF file in the evaluation software.
Adding additional UNIX personalities isn't an intuitive process. When we tried to create a UNIX personality, we kept getting the error There are no personality containers defined. Create a personality container, then retry the operation. We had trouble determining how to create a personality container. Eventually, we solved the problem: You can't create a UNIX personality container in an AD container—for example, the default user's common name (CN). Instead, you must create it in an organizational unit (OU). Figure 1, shows the dialog box you use.
VAS also supports extending AD's Group Policy to push down policies to UNIX clients. The default settings that you can change are scripts, cron, files, login prompt, message of the day, sudu, symbolic links, and syslog—a pretty good start right out of the box. If you need to push down a policy to your UNIX clients, and that policy isn't included by default, you can write your own. A detailed section of the documentation explains how to write and apply your own policies.
VAS supports many UNIX clients, including Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, Tru64, and VMware ESX Server. The full list of supported clients can be found at http://www.quest.com/vintela-authentication-services.
Centeris Likewise Identity
The GUI-driven Likewise Identity UNIX installation worked flawlessly in our tests. After the installation was complete, the software prompted us to choose either GUI or command-line based client setup. We chose the GUI option and were surprised how similar the process and interface looked to a Windows machine.
The installation of Likewise Identity on the Windows side took a bit longer because the installation routine had to download Microsoft.NET Framework 2.0 and Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 3.0. We don't consider this delay a major concern, but you should be aware of it, especially if your network doesn't have an Internet connection. After the system took care of its prerequisites, the installation went very smoothly.
As we discussed at the beginning of this article, AD schema changes shouldn't be taken lightly. Unlike VAS, Likewise Identity permitted an installation without extending the schema. The lack of a requirement to extend the schema sets this Centeris product apart from its competitors. Whereas the other two applications can use the default R2 UNIX account schema extensions instead of adding their own, Likewise Identity adds this functionality without requiring any R2 or third-party schema updates. It does this by stacking, or putting the data into unused portions of AD. The downside to not updating the AD schema is that, as you add UNIXenabled users to AD, performance could take a hit. We were unable to test large numbers of UNIX computers and users in our test lab to compare performance between extended and non-extended environments, so we can't tell you where this performance cut-off is. If you have many UNIX-enabled users, you should consider adding the default R2 schema extensions to take advantage of the indexing they offer. Either way, this product gives you a lot of flexibility in implementation.
The Likewise Identity Console has a decent set of features, including a report tool and a UNIX Identity Migration Tool. This migration tool helps you migrate existing UNIX accounts, password files, and group files into AD. It can also create a script to reset the ownership of files on the UNIX system if they're affected by the migration. Figure 2 shows the dialog box for joining the AD domain.
To enable support for multiple user and group IDs, we had to create a separate OU and enable what Centeris calls cells on the OU. This process wasn't at all intuitive, so we had to dig out the Likewise-Identity-Administrators-Guide.pdf in the documentation. In the end, the functionality is similar to the way that the other vendors support multiple UNIX personalities.
Likewise Identity also provides Centeris Group Policies, but these policies are limited in what they push to the UNIX clients. Out of the box, these policies can change the sudu file, change Automount files, set cron jobs, and run login scripts.
We discovered by accident that with Likewise Identity, the UNIX client boots cleanly when the Windows 2003 AD DC is down. Obviously, you can't log on to the domain if the DC is down, but if it is, UNIX machines with the Centeris client don't have any problems booting up. The other two clients appeared to slow down slightly while they looked for the DC during boot-up (but they did eventually come up without any problems).
Likewise Identity supports many UNIX clients, including Mac OS X, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, and Ubunto. For a full list of supported UNIX clients, see http://www.centeris.com/products/likewise_identity/supported_platforms.php.
Centrify DirectControl
Of the three products, the DirectControl text-based UNIX installation was the simplest. It asked a few simple questions and was installed in minutes. And as with the other two applications, the Windows installation of DirectControl went smoothly.
After the installation is complete, you can either start with the MMC AD Users and Computers snap-in to configure DirectControl or go straight to the Centrify DirectControl snap-in. Unlike the other two products, the Centrify product walks you through a comprehensive wizard to set up UNIX personality management in what DirectControl calls zones. Figure 3 shows the Create New Zone wizard. Of the three products, DirectControl is by far the most complex when it comes to setting up and using UNIX personality management, but it's also the most robust.
According to Centrify, zones are similar to AD domains and organize the different flavors of UNIX in your environment. For example, you could group all your Red Hat machines in one zone and your Solaris machines in another zone, then assign the separate zones different login shells or assign the zones to different groups.
DirectControl offers Group Policy support that's similar to that of VAS. Enabling this support in our tests was as simple as adding the centrifydc.adm template to a new GPO. We were surprised by just how many options you can configure, including password policies and UNIX login settings.
An interesting feature is Personality Account Management (PAM) Conflict Resolution. With the many user IDs, GUIDs, and accounts floating around in a large organization, there's bound to be a conflict or two. What should the system do if it discovers a conflict? You can choose Ignore (i.e., do nothing), Warn (i.e., warn the user of the conflict after logon), or Error (i.e., don't let the user log on). You control all these options, including the text of the error message that the user will see, via Group Policy.
DirectControl supports many UNIX clients, including Mac OS X, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, and VMware ESX Server. To see a full list of supported UNIX clients, visit http://www.centrify.com/directcontrol
Editors' Choice
All three products performed admirably in our tests and can accomplish what they advertise. Centeris Likewise Identity receives kudos for finding a way to let UNIX-based machines authenticate to AD without altering the AD schema. If you have many users, this shortcut can come at a price with reduced performance, but it's nice to have the option. For Group Policy functionality, Centrify DirectControl impressed us. We really liked the way that DirectControl uses ADM templates instead of adding additional bloat to AD Users and Computers. Quest Software Vintela Authentication Services stood out with such smart features as letting you choose which OU a new PC would be added to, and it doesn't make the user preface a logon name with the domain name.
What didn't we like? For all three products, adding or enabling UNIX personality management wasn't as easy as we thought it could be. In many cases, the vendors should just make the pop-up error messages more informative—rather than just telling the user to create a cell or a zone, let the user know where the tool is to accomplish the task.


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Le consortium du contrôle des drogues et de l'accès aux médicaments lance un nouveau site internet
We are pleased to announce the launch of a new website from the Drug Control and Access to Medicines (DCAM) Consortium.
The DCAM Consortium is an international collaboration of experts on drug control regulation, drug treatment, HIV, and pain and palliative care. The participating institutions include:
The Center for Health Law, Policy and Practice at Temple University Beasley School of Law,
AIDS Projects Management Group, and
The Pain and Policy Studies Group, University of Wisconsin
The Consortium was funded by the U.K. Department for International Development to support and contribute to efforts by a range of stakeholders to reduce policy-related barriers that prevent patients from receiving controlled medicines for pain and drug dependency.
The central purpose of the DCAM website is to assist all organisations and individuals interested in accelerating access to medicines policy change by providing the guidance materials and data they need.
New interactive web features
A central feature of the DCAM website is 2 new interactive web features for exploring opioid consumption data and generating hypotheses about patterns of opioid consumption.
Interactive opioid consumption maps: This feature displays opioid consumption data on a global map, with each country color coded by level of consumption; allows users to select which drug (codeine, fentanyl, hydromorphone, methadone, morphine, oxycodone, pethidine and morphine equivalence) and year (1964 – 2008) to display; provides an immediate visual image of the variation in consumption of opioids across the world.
Interactive graphs for exploring opioid consumption trends: This feature allows users to explore relationships over time between opioid consumption and other country characteristics, such as Gross Domestic Product or Human Development Index. There are several dimensions of these charts that users can make use of to explore these relationships: X + Y Axes (users can select indicators using the drop-down boxes along the chart axes), time, country, colors, and size of bubbles.
Collection of Resources
The Consortium consulted with and collected resources from experts in the fields of pain management / palliative care and HIV/AIDS / Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT) to find examples of best policy and guidance documents for each field. These resources are available on the new site in a searchable database. DCAM's aim is that this website is the beginning of an ever-expanding central repository for global information on access to opioid medications for pain management and MAT to serve as an information hub for advocates around the world.
The new site can be accessed here.


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Samuel Hazard, Santo Domingo, past and present, with a glance at Hayti. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1873, facing p. 368
Captioned "Negro Habitations," this illustration accompanies the author's description of the house and its occupants; the house itself was a "substantial wooden building in the usual fashion of the country, with several rooms, the main one being filled with quite a number of women of all ages, busying themselves by candlelight in shelling the native white and read bean" (p. 368).


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"...The late twentieth century saw a wave of democratic transitions in Latin America and Eastern Europe. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the former Soviet republics became independent states in their own right, while countries in Latin America began to break away from their colonial pasts, as well as from the dictatorships and civil wars that followed independence in the 19th century. While Huntington's famous 'third wave' of democracy saw the emergence of democratic structures in previously autocratic regimes, unresolved territorial claims, border disputes and questions surrounding the relationship between self-determination and sovereignty continue to affect regional security in Latin America today..."
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ESPN.com confirmed a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story that the former Wisconsin assistant is the first choice of athletic director Barry Alvarez.
In a statement Friday, Alvarez said the job cannot be offered to any candidate prior to Wednesday because of university hiring policies and any offer would need approval from the university's board of regents.
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A water break on Thursday flooded parts of Main Street and even created a bit of a skating rink overnight with the freezing temperatures.
The city of Cortez and Colorado Department of Transportation set up barriers and closed the eastbound right lane of the intersection at Main and Harrison streets. The single-lane closure will remain in place until the water main is fixed but there is no estimate of work duration at this time.


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Set a warm, welcoming table with these ideas for classic style that's not overdone.
For a classic Thanksgiving table that's not overdone, set a warm, welcoming table with these ideas from Darryl Carter, owner of Darryl Carter furniture boutique in Washington, DC. Don't get caught up in sticking to one decorative time period – pair sharp modern pieces with traditional antique table decorations for a Thanksgiving spread that is both stylish and casual. Looking for a new way to spruce up your table decorations for Thanksgiving? Mix and match different utensils for an intriguing place setting. Instead of crowding your table with imposing, overbearing flower arrangements, opt for small, loose flower bunches for a modest, yet beautiful, Thanksgiving centerpiece. Mismatched napkin rings and a fully stocked sideboard complete this table decoration for Thanksgiving. Plate your casual Thanksgiving meal under silver domed lids – and don't shy away from unpolished finishes, which add a rustic, casual touch to the special occasion. Guests will feel warm and welcomed at this Thanksgiving table.


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First Republic Announces Launch of Secondary Offering by Selling Shareholders First Quarter 2012
First Republic Bank ("First Republic") (NYSE: FRC), a private bank and wealth management company, today announced the launch of a secondary public offering of 10,220,000 shares of its common stock. All of the shares in the offering are being sold by shareholders of First Republic, including certain members of First Republic's management. In addition, the selling shareholders will grant the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 1,533,000 shares at the public offering price less the underwriting discount from the selling shareholders. First Republic will not receive any proceeds from the sale of common stock by the selling shareholders.
J.P. Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and Jefferies are serving as joint book-running managers.
The offering will be made only by means of an offering circular. The preliminary offering circular relating to the offering is available at www.frc-offering.com. Copies of the preliminary offering circular may also be obtained from J.P. Morgan, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717, or by calling toll-free at (866) 803-9204; from BofA Merrill Lynch, 4 World Financial Center, New York, NY 10080, Attn: Prospectus Department or by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com; from Morgan Stanley, Attention: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd floor, New York, New York 10014, by calling toll-free at (866) 718-1649 or by email at email@example.com; or from Jefferies at Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, Jefferies & Company, 520 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10022, or by calling toll-free at (877) 547-6340, or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
About First Republic
First Republic Bank and its subsidiaries provide private banking, private business banking and private wealth management. Founded in 1985, First Republic specializes in exceptional, relationship-based service offered through preferred banking or wealth management offices primarily in San Francisco, Palo Alto, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Newport Beach, San Diego, Portland, Boston, Greenwich and New York City. First Republic offers a complete line of banking products for individuals and businesses, including deposit services, as well as residential, commercial and personal loans. First Republic is a component of the S&P Total Market Index, the Wilshire 5000 Total Market IndexSM, the Russell 1000®, Russell 3000® and Russell Global indices and six Dow Jones indices.
This press release is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities, nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. The securities are neither insured nor approved by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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Mass. man indicted for Hampton bank robbery in AprilBy JAMES A. KIMBLE
Union Leader Correspondent
August 20. 2013 4:53PM
BRENTWOOD – A Charlestown, Mass., man has been indicted for robbing a TD Bank branch in Hampton back in April.
Ryan Patrick Lane, 35, is facing a single count of robbery for allegedly threatening a bank clerk, telling her that he would kill her if she "touched any buttons," according to an indictment.
Lane is scheduled to be arraigned Aug. 29 in Rockingham County Superior Court, but he also has to answer to other outstanding charges in Massachusetts.
Hampton police responded to the bank, located at 40 High St., on the afternoon of April 14 at 2:50 p.m.
A man dressed in a Red Sox sweatshirt and white scally cap – later identified as Lane – ran out of the bank into the municipal lot and down an alley behind Zesto Pizza, police said.
Lane allegedly left behind trails of money later recovered by police.
Police were able to identify Lane after releasing a series of photographs taken from bank security cameras.
The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force apprehended Lane about three weeks later in Brockton, Mass., after getting a tip about his whereabouts.
Marshals found Lane with a woman at a hotel on West Elm Street in Brockton, Mass.
Lane refused to open his hotel room door, according to U.S. Marshals. The door was forced open by investigators who took Lane into custody along with the woman, investigators said.
Lane was arrested on the warrant for the Hampton robbery, but police say he was also facing charges for another bank robbery in Hingham, Mass., that occurred on March 29. He had another outstanding warrant out of Massachusetts for assault and battery with a deadly weapon.
Lane faces up to 3 ½ to 7 years in state prison and a $4,000 fine if he is convicted of the robbery charge in New Hampshire.


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Medical student presented 2014 Excellence in Public Health AwardUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Communications Director, JABSOM, Office of Dean of Medicine
John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) second-year medical student Brandyn Dunn was presented with 2014 Excellence in Public Health Award at the Fourth Annual Distinguished Lecture and Induction Ceremony at UH Mānoa.
The award recognizes medical students who show their dedication to public health by making exceptional contributions to the community through U.S. health initiatives, including Healthy People 2020 and the National Prevention Strategy.
The award was created by the the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) to inspire medical students to commit themselves to public health and to become leaders in the field.
Each year, every U.S. medical school is able to nominate one student who has worked hard to increase awareness about health care and put that knowledge into action.
This year, Dunn was recognized for his commitment to public health as the volunteer coordinator of Hui Ola Pono, a public health student organization. He also co-founded Teen Health Camp Hawai`i, a program that has helped more than 500 disadvantaged high school students overcome academic struggles and seek mentors in higher education in public health and medicine, and consider health-focused careers.
"Along with Teresa Schiff (fourth-year medical student) and Eduardo Duquez (JABSOM Alumni '13), I established Teen Health Camp Hawai`i in 2009 to inspire local students to enter the field of health care and hopefully help combat our state's terrifying shortage in health-care workers," said Dunn. "Teen Health Camp Hawai`i is a motivational career-oriented program targeted at underrepresented middle and high school students in rural Hawai`i. This program is designed to attract minority students to health-care careers through fun and interactive workshops in health-care training, while also teaching students about opportunities and options in higher education," said Dunn.
Dunn, who is the MD Class of 2016 President, earned his Master's in Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology at the UHM in 2011, and was inducted into the Hawai`i Delta Omega Society that same year. Apart from receiving the 2014 Excellence in Public Health Award, Dunn was honored with the Koseki Award for Excellence in Community Service during his MPH studies and the 2013 American Heart Association Student Scholarship in Cardiovascular Disease for his research efforts at the medical school.
Dunn counts among his mentors Public Health Studies Professor Alan Katz, whom he worked closely with during his MPH studies.
Dr. Katz described some of Dunn's work in the nomination paper he transmitted to the public health service. "Mr. Dunn's final project for his MPH degree was an ambitious survey of hospital and community-based health professionals in Hawai`i on the topic of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections," Dr. Katz wrote.
"Working closely with his practicum advisor, the late Dr. Alan Tice, a professor at our School of Medicine and an infectious disease specialist, he developed and pilot tested a survey tool which addressed knowledge of the epidemiology of MRSA and attitudes towards antibiotic resistance. He then distributed the survey on line, analyzed and interpreted the findings, and published his findings in the Hawai`i Journal of Medicine and Public Health," Katz said.
Dunn expressed his gratitude to Dr. Katz and to JABSOM's Dean. "I would not have been able to receive this (Excellence in Public Health) award without the support from the JABSOM faculty, specifically Dr. Katz and Dean Jerris Hedges, who ultimately nominated me for this award," said Dunn.
The Distinguished Lecture and Induction Ceremony was sponsored by the Hawai`i Delta Omega Society on April 8, 2014.
For more information, visit: http://jabsom.hawaii.edu


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The Buffalo Zoo's two famous polar bear cubs, Luna and Kali, will be temporary off exhibit beginning today. The zoo is moving the cubs to a different area of the park in order to relocate them to a larger exhibit space.
Zoo officials expect the cubs will take about a week to adjust to their new holding area. After that time, the cubs will be back on exhibit in the zoo's current tiger exhibit. The tigers, which are a nocturnal species, will take turns on the exhibit with the cubs, and will have access to the exhibit in the evening and overnight.
The Buffalo Zoo will announce when the cubs are on exhibit in their new space. Anyone who plans to visit the zoo to see a specific animal is encouraged to call the zoo before visiting (716-837-3900).
The Buffalo Zoo is located at 300 Parkside Ave.


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Phoebe Cates is a model and actress known for her roles in several popular teen films from the 1980's, including Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) and Gremlins (1984). The former title features Cates in a jaw-dropping scene that's earned a reputation as "the most memorable bikini-drop in cinema history."
In 1990, Phoebe reprised her role as Kate Beringer for the Gremlins sequel. One year later, she played the female lead in the memorable comedy film Drop Dead Fred (1991).


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I'm working on a little assignment right now that is probably going to take a couple of days. That being said, I'm using BT for all my normal internet dealings at the moment.
Skipping straight to the point: Why is it when I go to facebook, before I even log in, is NoScript ticking for youtube?!?!


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Steam Greenlight – third set of games, first software titles revealed
The third set of games and first set of software titles to advance through Steam Greenlight and be offered worldwide have been revealed by Valve.
The new additions bring the total of games to have advanced through the service to 50.
"In just three months, the community has helped us identify 50 new titles for us to offer via Steam," said Alden Kroll of Valve. "With the help of Greenlight, the indie games market share of games sold on Steam has increased by 50 percent for a third consecutive year.
"That's a stat we are proud of, but one we also hope to increase as we learn more about Greenlight and continue to refine it in the new year."
New Steam Greenlight Games
- Blackspace
- Darkfall Unholy Wars
- Dawn of Fantasy
- Dragon's Lair
- Euro Truck Simulator 2
- Gear Up
- Kinetic Void – Space Adventure
- The Light
- No Time To Explain
- Primordia
- Sang-Froid : Tales of Werewolves
- StarForge
- Waking Mars
First Steam Greenlight Software Titles
- Action! Screen Recorder
- Bandicam: Game Recorder
- Construct 2
- Display Fusion
- HitFilm 2
- You Need A Budget 4
Check out the titles through Steam Greenlight here.


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Herbert A. Coffin on bicycle, ca. 1900Item 27851 info
Maine Historical Society
The bicycling craze was for everyone. Men. Women. Children. Racers. Club enthusiasts. Leisurely pedalers.
Each group found something slightly different to appreciate in cycling. The bicycle might provide exercise, entertainment, transportation or a way to enjoy the outdoors.


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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Meeting
October 6, 2009, at 9:30 A.M.
Room 412, Capitol Building
Pierre, South Dakota
NOTE: If you wish to join this meeting by conference call, please contact the Commission at 605-773-3201 by 5:00 p.m. on October 5, 2009. Lines are limited and are given out on a first come, first served basis, subject to possible reassignment to accommodate persons who must appear in a proceeding. Ultimately, if you wish to participate in the Commission Meeting and a line is not available you may have to appear in person.
NOTE: To listen to the Commission Meeting live please go to the PUC's Web site www.puc.sd.gov and click on the LIVE button on the home page. The Commission requests that persons who will only be listening to proceedings and not actively appearing in a case listen via the web cast to free phone lines for those who have to appear. The Commission meetings are archived on the PUC's Web site under the Commission Actions tab and then click on the LISTEN button on the page.
NOTE: Notice is further given to persons with disabilities that this Commission meeting is being held in a physically accessible place. If you have special needs, please notify the Commission and we will make all necessary arrangements.
Hydrocarbon Pipeline
1. HP09-001 In the Matter of the Application by TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, LP for a Permit under the South Dakota Energy Conversion and Transmission Facility Act to Construct the Keystone XL Project. (Staff Analysts: Bob Knadle/Nathan Solem/ Stacy Splittstoesser/Tim Binder, Staff Attorney: Kara Semmler)
On March 12, 2009, TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, LP, (Keystone) filed a siting permit application for the South Dakota portion of the proposed Keystone XL Project (Project). The Project will transport crude oil starting in Hardisty, Alberta, Canada and ending in Port Arthur and East Houston areas of Texas. The proposed 36 inch diameter pipeline will have a nominal capacity of 900,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd). The proposed route will enter South Dakota at the Montana/South Dakota border in Harding County. It will extend in a southeasterly direction through portions of Harding, Butte, Perkins, Meade, Pennington, Haakon, Jones, Lyman, and Tripp counties. It will exit the state at the South Dakota/Nebraska border in Tripp County. The length of pipeline through South Dakota is approximately 313 miles. The Project also includes seven pump stations in South Dakota located in Harding (2), Meade, Haakon, Jones, and Tripp (2) counties along with 16 mainline valves. Mainline valves are proposed at each pump station and along the right-of-way with spacing intervals based upon the location of the pump stations, water bodies greater than 100 feet in width, high consequence areas and other considerations. Dakota Rural Action (DRA) filed a Motion for Extension of Time to File Application for Party Status on May 11, 2009. Requests for Party Status were granted at the May 19, 2009, Commission Meeting. At the same meeting, the Commission voted to deny the Motion for Extension of Time to File Application for Party Status, and in the alternative, the Commission extended the intervention deadline to May 31, 2009. On May 15, 2009, Staff filed a Motion to Establish Procedural Schedule. Staff filed a Letter Regarding Consulting Contracts on May 29, 2009. The Commission established a Procedural Schedule at its June 9, 2009, meeting. On September 3, 2009, DRA filed a Motion for Extension of Time to Submit Testimony. The Commission Granted the Motion for Extension of Time to Submit Testimony at its September 8, 2009, meeting. On September 18, 2009, Keystone filed a Response to Dakota Rural Action's Request for Further Discovery. At its September 23, 2009, meeting, the Commission granted in part and denied in part DRA's Request for Further Discovery. On September 29, 2009, Chairman Johnson filed a request that the Commission reconsider its earlier decision and make documents central to the Applicant's preparation of its Emergency Response Plan available as part of discovery. On October 2, 2009, Staff filed a request for the Commission to render a decision regarding whether the hearing will proceed as it was scheduled in June.
TODAY, Shall the Commission Amend the Procedural Schedule or how shall the Commission Proceed?
/S/ Patricia Van Gerpen .
Patricia Van Gerpen
Executive Director
October 2, 2009


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