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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Hobbs Johnson didn't feel any pressure when he learned shortly before game time he'd be matched up against North Carolina State ace Carlos Rodon.
The unassuming Johnson went out and did his thing, which was more than good enough to keep No. 1-seeded North Carolina alive in the College World Series on Thursday night.
Johnson turned in the longest outing of his career while combining with Chris McCue on a five-hitter, and the Tar Heels broke open a close game late to beat the Wolfpack 7-0.
Rodon, projected as a possible No. 1 pick in next year's draft, started on three days rest after throwing 108 pitches in an 8-1 win over Carolina on Sunday.
"I can't really say that I think a whole lot about facing him," Johnson said. "Obviously, he's a great pitcher and you have to pitch well to beat him. For me it's just going after their hitters and giving us a chance to win."
Johnson allowed five singles, walked two and struck out six before leaving with one out in the ninth. The Tar Heels won three of five meetings with the Wolfpack this season.
"We've had some great battles with them, but tonight was all about Hobbs," Carolina coach Mike Fox said. "Just an incredible performance. We really needed it. He gave us exactly what we needed."
Now Carolina (59-11) must beat UCLA twice — first on Friday and again Saturday — to reach the finals. North Carolina State (50-16), in the CWS for the first time since 1968, was shut out for the first time this season.
Michael Russell drove in three runs for the Tar Heels, the first on a sacrifice fly that resulted in a close play at the plate to open the scoring in the fourth inning.
Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year Colin Moran had three singles, reached base four times and drove in two runs to become the first ACC player with 90 RBIs in a season since Florida State's Buster Posey in 2008.
Johnson (5-1), a 14th-round draft pick of the Milwaukee Brewers, bounced back from a dismal start in the super regionals against South Carolina. He lasted just 1 2-3 innings and gave up five runs in an 8-0 loss that day.
But he had turned in a strong start the last time he faced the Wolfpack, and he did again Thursday. He relied on a fastball that reached the low 90s to keep the Wolfpack in check. He got an assist from a 22-mph wind blowing in at a ballpark that has surrendered only two home runs through 10 CWS games.
"Every single pitch he threw was a fastball. Even when McCue came in, he threw one changeup and it was supposed to be a fastball," Carolina catcher Brian Holberton said. "We just went right after them and wanted them to put the ball in play and let our defense work."
NC State coach Elliott Avent originally planned to start Brad Stone. Rodon (10-2) was scheduled to throw an extended bullpen session Thursday, but Avent and pitching coach Tom Holliday scrapped it and decided to go with Rodon and give him a 75-pitch count that stretched to 80.
Rodon, who held the Tar Heels hitless into the fifth inning on Sunday, had his fastball humming in the mid-90s but wasn't as dominating.
The Tar Heels, who had runners in scoring position in the first and third innings, broke through in the fourth on Russell's bases-loaded sacrifice fly. NC State right fielder Jake Fincher made a perfect throw home, but the headfirst-sliding Holberton touched the plate with his right hand just ahead of catcher Brett Austin's tag.
Austin bounced his mask off the ground and Rodon, backing up on the play, threw his glove in the dirt as Avent bolted out of the dugout to confront umpire Joe Burleson. TV replays appeared to support Burleson's call.
Burleson, wearing a television microphone, told Avent that Holberton beat the tag.
"You really believe that, Joe?" Avent asked.
"I do," Burleson said before warning Avent he would eject him if he didn't quit following him.
After the game, Avent said he didn't get an adequate explanation.
"He was kind of hard to talk to," Avent said. "I certainly didn't want to get thrown out on this stage, at this great event. Maybe the guy's hand got in. The ball just beat him, so maybe we didn't block the plate well enough."
Rodon caused some of his own problems in the fourth. Moran singled leading off and was safe at second when Rodon bounced a throw into center field as he tried to get Moran on Holberton's bunt. He walked Cody Stubbs to load the bases with none out.
Moran was forced out at home on Skye Bolt's grounder to third, and then Russell delivered his sacrifice fly.
Rodon hit Parks Jordan leading off the fifth, and Moran's two-out single to center brought him home.
The Tar Heels made it 6-0 with a four-run eighth, with Russell singling in two runs and Mike Zolk doubling in two more.
"We laid a foundation for future classes," NC State's Trea Turner said. "Hopefully we can get some good classes next year and years following that and make some trips back here and win it for the ACC and for North Carolina State."


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So much for not burning bridges!
A week after filming her final episode of America's Got Talent, Sharon Osbourne says she won't return to NBC in any capacity, even though five years of options remain on her contract.
"They don't want me, and I don't want them," Osbourne tells The Hollywood Reporter. "I never want to hear from them again."
The feud between Osbourne and NBC started this summer, when she announced that she would not return to America's Got Talent, and then claimed that she was leaving because her son, Jack, got fired from the reality show Stars Earn Stripes after he disclosed that he had multiple sclerosis. (NBC said Jack was never officially attached to the show.)
Report: Sharon Osbourne quitting America's Got Talent because NBC fired her son
Osbourne goes on to describe network's chairman Bob Greenblatt as "not well" and claims that Greenblatt was miffed about her recent appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman, during which she compared the network to the Titanic.
Osbourne doesn't regret her stint on AGT, however, and says she speaks to her Talent colleagues Howard Stern, Howie Mandel and Nick Cannon regularly and considers them friends.
"Greatest show," she tells THR. "I love the show, but I really don't like NBC, and that's why I wouldn't go back. ... They treat their talent like sh--!"

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This is another way of posing the question of how different are Classical Greek and modern Greek.
So do modern Greeks just pick it up from being exposed to bits of Homer in the way British kids
are exposed to Shakespeare at school? Are there Classical Greek to Modern Greek dictionaries?
Are there translations of Herodotos into Modern Greek? Are the textbooks to help modern Greeks get to grips with Homer etc?


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Charlotte's father, knowing he was losing his mental faculties, married her off to an acquaintance he thought would keep her safe. Unfortunately, his judgment was flawed, and Henry Wylde cares only about Charlotte's dowry. He treats her with contempt and allows his servants to do the same. Charlotte is determined to rebel when Henry is murdered in the dark streets of London. She's freed from the shackles of a horrible marriage, but penniless.
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Feb. 23, 2012) - Today, Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital announced it has been ranked the most active global cleantech venture capital firm in 2011 by Bloomberg New Energy Finance marking the second year in a row the Firm has received top honours from a respected, third-party industry organization. Further validating the Firm's leadership position, Chrysalix also announced the signing of three new strategic Limited Partners (LPs) to its CELP III Fund including SABIC, Royal Dutch Shell, and a large European industrial group to be disclosed this spring.
"As one of the only 'pure-play' cleantech VCs around, 100% committed to game-changing clean energy investments, being ranked the most active VC in the space two years in a row shows we're doing our job," said Wal van Lierop, President & CEO of Chrysalix. "And with the addition of these exciting new industry leaders as LPs who approached us to join our latest fund, it continues to illustrate we are the cleantech VC of choice."
"Chrysalix' unique industry knowledge, experience, and track record was the deciding factor for us to invest in them," remarked Hans Kolnaar, Managing Director of SABIC Ventures.
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With the inclusion of the three new LPs, Chrysalix' CELP III Fund has additional money to strengthen its portfolio, especially important during a recessionary period. Adds van Lierop, "Not only will this support our existing portfolio companies but it's often during challenging financial times like these that the stars of tomorrow are discovered - start-ups with the culture of being able to do more with less. These can be great deals for VCs. We look forward to working alongside our expanded international, blue-chip LP base in our quest to create solutions for the new energy economy."
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CHICAGO — Former Illinois US Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. entered a North Carolina prison Tuesday to begin serving a 2 1/2-year term for illegally spending $750,000 in campaign money on everything from cigars to a gold watch — a day after he tried but failed to get into the federal complex.
In an odd twist to Jackson's long-running legal saga, the 48-year-old had sought to enter the Butner Correctional Center Monday but was turned away because of "a snafu," C.K. Hoffler, an Atlanta-based attorney who had accompanied the Chicago Democrat, told reporters Tuesday evening.
"He was ready to pay his debt," she said during a news conference in Atlanta about why the son of civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson chose to report days earlier than required. "The sooner he reported, the sooner he'd be able to get back home to his children to begin the process of healing."
Jackson bid farewell to his wife, Sandi, and two children on Sunday, in Washington, D.C., then went to the prison in a heavily wooded area 30 miles north of Raleigh Monday afternoon. But his attorney had to return hours later to pick up Jackson when prison officials called her and said an administrative obstacle would delay processing him, she said.
Jackson spent the night at a hotel, then reported to the prison again — this time successfully — around 10 a.m. Tuesday, Hoffler said.
Jackson, now Inmate No. 32451-016, was in custody as of Tuesday morning, said Bureau of Prisons spokesman Chris Burke, who declined to provide additional details.
Hoffler said someone representing Jackson had let prison officials know in advance of his plan to report on Monday. "He didn't just show up," she added.
Court documents were never clear about when Jackson had to report. In her sentencing order this year, Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington said only that he would have to surrender to prison authorities "no earlier" than Nov. 1.
US Rep. G.K. Butterfield, a North Carolina Democrat, also accompanied Jackson to the prison Monday, Hoffler said. Butterfield was quoted as saying in a statement, "I am happy to report that he is in good spirits, all things considered."
By quietly reporting, Jackson avoided the crush of media that swirled around other prison-bound Illinois politicians. For example, when Rod Blagojevich reported to a Colorado prison last year to serve a 14-year term for corruption, helicopters hovered above and cars filled with journalists trailed the former Illinois governor.
But Hoffler insisted Jackson wasn't seeking to avoid the media's glare.
Jackson's fellow inmates at Butner include Wall Street fraudster Bernie Madoff and ex-Chicago police Lt. Jon Burge, convicted of lying about police torture of suspects, according to the Bureau of Prisons. However, it's unclear if Jackson will have contact with them at the sprawling complex, which includes high- and low-level security sections.
The once-rising star of the Illinois Democratic Party who displayed such a fondness for luxury, will have to perform a menial job behind bars; janitorial work is typically assigned to new inmates, the Butner guide says. His life will be highly regimented, including having to wake daily at 6 a.m.
As part of the guilty plea he entered early this year, Jackson admitted to spending his donors' money on more than 3,000 personal items, including $60,857 at restaurants, nightclubs and lounges; $43,350 for a gold Rolex watch; and around $5,300 for mounted elk heads.
Jackson's wife, Sandi, was given a yearlong sentence for filing false tax returns related to the spending. In a concession to their school-age children, the judge allowed the Jacksons to stagger their prison terms.
Jesse Jackson represented his Chicago-area constituents in the House from 1995 until he resigned last November. He stepped down following months of speculation about his health and legal problems.


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BOSTON — Wednesday's court decision could spell the beginning of the end for Occupy Boston's downtown encampment but not necessarily the end of the philosophical debate. With that in mind, WGBH News asked observers and participants to grade the movement's effectiveness.
> > What grade would YOU give the movement? Fill out your own Occupy Boston report card.
The academic
Cyrus Veeser, is a professor of history at Bentley — one of the nation's leading business colleges — and an expert on social movements. If the Occupy activists, national and local, were his students, what grade would they get?
"I think they have done more than a good public relations firm or even an attack ad could do to change the way we think about these problems that we've been living through for the past three years," Veeser said.
Veeser argued that the movement seems directed at altering the way we think about poverty, wealth, Main Street and Wall Street. For that, he gave it a B-plus.
The Occupier
Surprisingly, that's a better grade than what Occupy Boston gave itself. Alex Ingram, looking out on the small sea of blue-tarped tents in Dewey Square, was decidedly self-critical of the movement he represents.
"I would give us a solid B," he said. "While our message while strong and powerful, sometimes we don't get it out well enough." In particular, he thought the movement had to do a better job of reaching people from the suburbs and getting them involved.
As for the tactics of the movement, Ingram again went with the B: "I like the fact that we're here and in people's faces, but it's got to be more…. We've got to get creative." He added, "I may be hard on us, but we've got to be hard on ourselves to keep moving forward."
So, if an independent scholar gives the movement a B-plus, and the movement gives itself a B, what about Occupy's detractors?
The Tea Partier
Jeff Parish described himself as a fundamental Baptist who tends to vote Republican and identifies with the Tea Party.
"I have observed the [Occupy] movement and I don't believe that it really does have a focus," he said.
In fact, he's been observing the movement from the beginning. For the past two months, Parish, who works downtown, has walked by the Dewey Square tent city and often stopped to debate Occupy supporters. He gave the movement an F.
"They don't have a unified idea," he said. "They actually aren't trying to accomplish one thing. They're trying to accomplish many things. And it's a house divided against itself."
Veeser had a different take on the same characteristics. In over two months of agitation, he noted, no national Occupy leader has emerged. "I think it suggest that there is a certain discipline in the anarchy. Somehow, everywhere across the country, they have refused to allow multiple issues to be reduced to a single issue," he said. "It would be quite easy for this to become a branch of the Democratic Party. It's amazing that they have not allowed themselves to be packaged and resold."
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Yet some Democrats are more approving of the Occupy Movement than the Occupy Movement is of the Democratic Party.
At the Dec. 5 US Senate Democratic debate at Stonehill College, WGBH News asked all five candidates for their Occupy report cards.
- Marisa DeFranco: B for the national movement, A-plus for Occupy Boston.
- Jim King and Herb Robinson: C nationally, B locally.
- Tom Conroy: B both nationally and locally.
- Elizabeth Warren, the professor, gave the movement… an incomplete.
Sen. Scott Brown weighed in on Dec. 8. He declined to give a grade. Instead, he said, "I respect the right of people to protest, but we are a nation of laws and there is no right to indefinitely and illegally occupy public grounds at the expense of everyone else. Mayor Menino and city officials have been more than tolerant in allowing the protestors prolonged use of this space, day and night, without a permit. Now, the time has come for the encampment to end peacefully. Protestors can continue to express their First Amendment rights, but they are not immune to the laws that apply to the rest of us."
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Zalis represents RHS one last time at Pilz All-Star Game.
So, was Andrea Zalis saying farewell to high school basketball or hello to the college game when she took the court as part of the 19th annual Gerald Pilz & Friends All-Star Games over the weekend?
A little of both, she said.
"I view it kind of the ending of high school and the start of college," said Zalis, whose mom, dad and brother took a break from a family camping trip to come to the Branson area for the Pilz event Saturday night. "Because a lot of the players (in the all-star game) are going on to play college basketball as well."
The former two-sport star from Rolla High School represented the Lady Bulldogs for the final time on Saturday night, playing for the white team in a defeat to the red squad in the Pilz All-Star Girls' Game.
The Pilz All-Star Games showcased some of the top boys' and girls' basketball seniors of the 2012-13 season from southwest Missouri as well as other areas.
After deliberating for several months, Zalis finally chose to play basketball in college rather than softball. She set a slew of records for the Lady Bulldog softball team as part of the winningest senior class in that program's history.
Zalis will play women's basketball for Westminster College, where her brother, Jay, is a member of the men's basketball squad.
She earned All-Ozark Conference and All-Central District honors last season in basketball, averaging 15.3 points and 8.0 rebounds as a 5-8 forward for the Lady Bulldogs.
And her schedule to work on her game has eased up dramatically without the extended time she had put in on traveling softball summer teams the past several years.
Now, Zalis can concentrate solely on basketball.
"Almost every Sunday we have open gyms at Westminster," Zalis said. "And I've got summer workouts and I'll be playing ball with my brother.
"I'm ready to start now. I'm very excited about college."


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Enhanced Transmission Mode Variable Attenuator with a broadband range 780-820nm consists of 2 high-performance polarising optics components placed in precision opto-mechanical Holder 5APH79T-1. The variable attenuator/beamsplitter incorporates 2 high-performance Brewster type polarisers, which reflect s-polarised light while transmitting p-polarised light. These two Brewster type polarisers are housed in special design opto-mechanical adapter. The adapter allows to use either round shape either rectangular shape Brewster type polarisers as well. A rotating quartz Phase λ/2 Waveplate is placed in the incident polarised laser beam. The intensity ratio of those two beams may be continuously varied without alteration of other beam parameters by rotating the waveplate. The intensity of either exit beam, or their intensity ratio, can be controlled over a wide dynamic range. P-polarization could be selected for maximum transmission, or high-purity s-polarization could be reflected when maximum attenuation of the transmitted beam takes place.
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- Operational wavelength: 780nm to 820nm, Transmission mode: ±5 nm
- Clear Aperture: 15 mm (up to 50 mm available)
- Time dispersion: t<4 fs for 100 fs Ti:Sapphire laser pulses
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Ash Wednesday
Joel 2:12-14
Yet even now, says the Lord,
Return to me with all your heart,
With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;
Rend your hearts and not your clothing.
Return to the Lord, your God,
for he is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love,
and relents from punishing.
Who knows whether he will not turn and relent,
and leave a blessing behind him,
a grain-offering and a drink-offering
for the Lord, your God?
- We are at that time of the year when we are invited to test our inner freedom and to question the notion: I can take it, or leave it. Try that with pornography, alcohol, complaining, gossiping, anger, gambling. What habits make me hard to live with?
- Lent is about regaining self-control, especially in those areas that damage others. We don't admire those whose appetites or habits lead them by the nose. A pure heart create for me, O God. Put a steadfast spirit within me.


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The Kings have been here before, pushed to the bring of elimination and on the verge of an early vacation last month. They shoved back once, twice, thrice, four times and prolonged their season with a history-making rally to win their first-round playoff series.
The Ducks have been here, too, poised to knock an opponent over the edge, sending it to dates at the golf course or the fishing hole. They stumbled a bit, corrected their course and advanced to the second round with a jaw-dropping victory in the decisive game.
The Kings and Ducks meet in Game 6 of their second-round series tonight at Staples Center, with the Kings trying to keep their hopes alive and the Ducks attempting to send them packing while advancing to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2007.
Game 7, if necessary, would be Friday at the Honda Center.
By now, the teams know what to expect from each other. There aren't any secrets. Each knows the other will try to play its best game of the series. Or the season. The Kings had the upper hand in Games 1 and 2, but the Ducks stormed back to take Games 3, 4 and 5.
A victory in Game 6 figures to be a chore for either team. The Kings won Game 6 in their first-round series victory over the San Jose Sharks and then took Game 7, too. The Ducks also won Game 6 in their first-round series, rallying from 3-1 and 4-2 deficits to eliminate the Dallas Stars with a 5-4 overtime win.
"They've got so much pride and championship blood that it's just going to take a perfect game to do it in their building," Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau said of taking care of business at the first opportunity tonight against the Kings and advancing to the conference finals.
True though that could be, the Ducks proved over the last three games that they are faster, more skillful with the puck and better able to call on their depth and resourcefulness to win. After all, their power play and their play in goal have been huge difference-makers in their rally from a 2-0 deficit.
What's more, the Ducks feasted on Kings mistakes in Game 5, especially during a gaffe-filled second period in which they capitalized on lapses in judgment to score three times in a span of less than eight minutes to turn a 1-all tie into a 4-1 lead en route to a 4-3 victory.
With the teams' top lines playing to a virtual standstill, the Ducks have received a huge push from their youngsters, including 21-year-old forward Devante Smith-Pelly and goaltender John Gibson, 20. Smith-Pelly has a team-leading five goals and Gibson is unbeaten in two starts.
It remains to be seen, naturally, but another difference could be the Kings' extensive experience in elimination games. They fought off extinction four times after the Sharks took what looked like a commanding 3-0 lead in the first round.
The Kings became only the fourth team in NHL history to rally from a three-games-to-none deficit to win a best-of-7 series, joining the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs, the 1975 New York Islanders and the 2010 Philadelphia Flyers.
"I think I've been through it more than any of them," Kings coach Darryl Sutter said. "At the end of the day, there's probably not many coaches that have been in as many (elimination) games, so that's something I'm comfortable with.
"I'd rather be playing a Game 6 in May than playing Game 82 (of the regular season) on April 15 and saying, 'Oh, I can't wait to watch the playoffs.' Teams are close. As a coach, you go in expecting to win every game, If you don't, you shouldn't be in this league."


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Course Type: Upper Level:Geomorphology/Surface Processes
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- use three different tools (methods) to collect quantitative position data about a landscape: a level and tape; a GPS (global positioning system); and a total station;
- compile topographic data on a spreadsheet, and then plot them as a topographic map or surface using computer software;
- evaluate the quality (accuracy and precision) of those data by comparing the two maps to what you know is actually out there;
- give an assessment of the benefits and limitations of each method for collecting topographic data;
- given any topographic map, be able to locate and describe the major components of the map, such as the Quad name, fractional scale, bar scale, contour interval, magnetic declination, date of publication, date of topographic base information
- find the altitude, within a contour interval, of a given point;
- find the horizontal distance and vertical separation between two points on the map;
- calculate an area on the map (using the digitizer);
- calculate the slope of a given surface;
- draw a topographic profile across any area of the map, or draw a stream profile;
- map and measure the drainage basin for a point on a stream or river;
- develop hypotheses of the origin of certain geomorphic relationships expressed on a topographic map (and test them!);
- identify several landforms from aerial photographs;
- describe the landform in the photo in appropriate detail to establish the process of formation
- propose testable hypotheses about the ways that a landform develops (e.g. a delta);
- make quantitative measurements of a landform that can test those hypotheses, using appropriate technology, and how to assess what the results mean (including any limitations or uncertainties with those results);
- interpret graphs of data and how to compare the graphs of different samples;
- relate those results back to the landform, in terms of the processes that act to form them;
- relate the model results to the real world (field observations);
- write a scientific report concisely and well-supported by data;
How course activities and course structure help students achieve these goals:
Skills Goals
ORAL COMM: students present the results of their research project in oral presentations.
Attitudinal Goals
Increasing student excitement/personal wonder about learning about the Earth and Earth's surface;
Building students sense of uncertainty in any data analysis;
Improving student attitudes about working in teams.
How course activities and course structure help students achieve these goals:
Laboratory Assignments (participation and reports) 30%
Exams (2) 20%
Inquiry Project (draft and revision) 30%
Wikipedia Contribution (with revisions) 10%
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has cancelled the sentencing date of a Somali-American man convicted of plotting to bomb a 2010 Christmas tree-lighting ceremony in Portland's town square.
The Oregonian reported (http://is.gd/PhExU0 ) that U.S. District Judge Garr King cancelled the date after the government's admission last week that warrantless overseas wiretaps helped make its case against Mohamed Mohamud.
The court expects new motions to be filed based on the government's notification, according to a notation in the court docket. "If sentencing remains appropriate, the court will reset the sentencing hearing after it rules on the anticipated motions," the notation says.
Mohamud's attorneys and federal prosecutors met in the judge's chambers Tuesday.
Federal prosecutors disclosed last week that they offered evidence in court proceedings that was derived from warrantless surveillance of a foreign target outside the U.S. under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.
FISA, as it is known, allows intelligence agencies to physically and electronically eavesdrop on U.S. citizens and legal residents suspected of acting as agents of foreign governments.
The law was amended in 2008 to allow the U.S. to electronically eavesdrop on foreign targets even when the surveillance happens to pick up the emails or phone calls of Americans, the newspaper said.
Mohamud had been scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 18 for attempting to detonate a weapon of mass destruction. He was arrested Nov. 26, 2010, after pressing a button on a cellphone that he believed would detonate a 1,800-pound diesel-and-fertilizer bomb near thousands of people at the annual holiday gathering.
The bomb was a fake supplied by undercover FBI agents posing as al-Qaida recruiters.
Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com


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Food ingredients can be found everywhere in Skyrim - you just have to look and then take. At the hands of a skilled chef, these individual ingredients can be wonderfully combined to create culinary delights that have varying positive effects on your character when eaten. To start cooking, you must be over a fire and have a pot. Often times, others won't mind you borrowing their existing setup.
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The power of the 'sweet spot in time' generation
Read Jessica Vyvyan-Robinson's stunning article about the power of the sweet spot in time generation in African Diver.
Sylvia Earle with SST filmmaker Enathi Mqoleli, credit to Sustainable Seas Trust
Sometimes, the desire to simply abstain from watching the news is overwhelming. Sometimes, it seems as though every aspect of modern society is drowning in a mire of hopeless negativity- proved by one more act of atrocious violence, one more case of political negligence, one more rhino slaughtered in a game park that was once the pride of the nation. Perhaps the most depressing issue of all is the state of the environment; each week, the media is flooded with new stories of melting ice caps, of animals driven to the brink of extinction, of pollution levels so high that the seas and atmosphere are choking. Our planet's health often seems like a lost cause, and yet from out of this apparent darkness there comes a voice, offering a different perspective. This voice belongs to a woman who has spent six decades crusading for the salvation of the planet, a woman better placed than most to offer an authoritative opinion as to whether or not it is too late to right the wrongs humanity has inflicted on the environment. This woman is Dr. Sylvia Earle- a renowned oceanographer, marine scientist, explorer and conservationist who believes absolutely that all is not lost. READ MORE


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I played around with it a bit and tried various surnames as well and thought it was interesting to see some of the results. Some names actually had more than one meaning or origin -By alternating the spelling some more, these same names came up with even more results or not at all.
Sometimes applications such as this are not only fun but can help identify the original origin of a name. I wouldn't use it as a main source when researching but I would definitely use it in conjunction with other sources to help identify different possibilities.
It's also important not to take yourself too seriously when researching. You want to have a bit of fun! So next time you're up against a brick wall and need a bit of relief try using some less conventional resources. It can't hurt and the worst thing that can happen is it might make you smile.
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) The Denver Broncos will have to make a deep run in the playoffs to get Willis McGahee any more carries this season.
The Broncos put their 31-year-old running back on recallable injured reserve Wednesday, meaning he can return to practice after missing the final six regular-season games and play in a game after Jan. 18.
That would bring Denver up to the AFC title game.
McGahee tore the medical collateral ligament in his right knee Sunday when he was tackled low by San Diego cornerback Quentin Jammer. Coach John Fox said McGahee won't need surgery, but he decided to put him on IR to give the Broncos some roster flexibility.
McGahee will be replaced by rookie Ronnie Hillman, Lance Ball and former first-round pick Knowshon Moreno, who have combined for 297 yards and two TDs on 82 carries so far, when the AFC West-leading Broncos (7-3) visit the Kansas City Chiefs (1-9) on Sunday.
``We're certainly going to miss Willis,'' quarterback Peyton Manning said. ``To say we're not going to miss Willis would be not telling the truth because he's that good of a player. ... So, Knowshon and Ronnie and Lance have to step up. Everybody else has to step their game up, too, when you're missing one of your top players.''
McGahee ranks fifth among AFC rushers with 731 yards and a 4.4-yard average. He also had 26 catches for 221 yards - just 10 yards shy of his career high set in 2007 in Baltimore - and his 33 career 100-yard games are more than any other active running back.
Denver's offense is built around Manning's pinpoint passing, but McGahee's success despite a career-high five fumbles provided the Broncos with a toughness between the tackles and kept opponents from teeing off on Manning and his receivers.
``The good thing is all three guys have played plenty early in the year. So, they're all familiar with the system and they've all got to pick up their game,'' offensive coordinator Mike McCoy said. ``Every back, every player, has a different style. So, they'll do their thing. We have all the confidence in the world those guys can do that.''
Of the three, Hillman has had the most work - 49 carries for 188 yards - but he's a smaller, shiftier tailback in the mold of Darren Sproles and the Broncos will watch his workload closely.
``Willis has had the most game repetitions, but Lance and Knowshon are veteran players and Ronnie's probably had as much experience as any rookie running back right now,'' Manning said. ``Those guys will step up and do a good job.''
Ball and Moreno have more experience in pass protection, and that's priority No. 1 for any running back in Denver, as evidenced by Ball's beautiful blitz pickup last week when he slid from the left side to the right, sparing Manning a vicious hit and allowing him to throw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Eric Decker.
``That was a huge block,'' said Manning, who expects those kinds of plays from whoever's in the backfield with him.
Hillman said the prospect of carrying a larger load now means ``you've got to protect Peyton a lot longer. I've been in there a lot, but if I do get an extended role, then it's a little more pressure, being able to do everything right every play that I'm there.''
The Broncos are keeping their options open as far as filling McGahee's spot on the roster. They could promote running back Jeremiah Johnson from their practice squad or sign a free agent. On Tuesday, they worked out former Houston running back Steve Slaton, who rushed for 1,282 yards and caught 50 passes as a rookie in 2008 before injuries and inconsistency took hold.
Fox, however, indicated he wasn't planning on adding another running back before Sunday's game.
``For this week, I think we feel very comfortable with who we have,'' Fox said. ``And that can change based on anything we might do, but I think it's fair to say and pretty obvious that we'll pull from the guys we have that know our system.''
Hillman was listed as a full participant at practice with a hamstring injury, but he told The Associated Press it wasn't an issue and that he hadn't aggravated the hamstring pull that set him back during training camp.
Notes: CB Omar Bolden (concussion) didn't participate in practice. DL Derek Wolfe (thigh), TE Virgil Green (hamstring) and WR Demaryius Thomas (right knee) were limited. RG Chris Kuper (left ankle) and CB Tracy Porter (illness) and DE Robert Ayers (groin) were full participants. ... Chiefs QB Brady Quinn is the first of Denver's trio of 2011 QBs to get a start for his new team. ... Perennial Pro Bowl CB Champ Bailey said flags for helmet-to-helmet hits like the one that cost Ravens S Ed Reed $50,000 should be immediately reviewable on replay like fumbles or TDs. He said it's impossible for a fast-closing defender to avoid hits like this one when the ball-handler ducks a split-second before impact like Pittsburgh WR Emmanuel Sanders did. The league originally suspended Reed for a game, which Bailey suggested was orchestrated: ``Lift the suspension and make it a fine. It kind of lightens the load of a $50,000 fine, right?'' Bailey said. ``It's still excessive. I know Ed personally and he's not a dirty player.'' ... LB Von Miller won his second career Defensive Player of the Week award for his three-sack, two-forced fumble performance against the Chargers.
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Many thanks to Christopher Fields, Editor for accepting my poem 'Eating Roses' for this month's edition of Neologism Poetry Journal. Very excited to be published here! Greenfield, Massachusetts
Deus Meus, Deus Meus, Ut Quid Dereliquisti Me, The Prohibition of Aphrodite, The Rooting of Birds, Eating Roses, The House, Child of the Well
About Me
Annie Blake
Annie Blake is an Australian writer, divergent thinker and researcher. She is a wife and mother of five children. She started school as an EAL student and was raised and, continues to live in a multicultural and industrial location in the West of Melbourne. Her main interests include psychoanalysis and metaphysics. She is currently focusing on in medias res and arthouse writing. She enjoys exploring symbology and the surreal and psychedelic nature of unconscious material. She is a member of the C G Jung Society of Melbourne and Existentialist Society in Melbourne. You can visit her on https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009445206990
Her work has been published or is forthcoming in Visitant, Lonesome October Lit, Menacing Hedge, The Cerurove, The Wax Paper, Neologism Poetry Journal, Blakelight, Minetta Review, Hungry Chimera Magazine, The Writing Disorder, The Lark, Misfitmagazine.net/, The Furious Gazelle, Gone Lawn, Futures Trading, Cat on a Leash Review, 45th Parallel, Communion Arts Journal, Borrowed Solace, Gambling the Aisle, The RavensPerch, West Texas Literary Review, Typehouse Literary Magazine, Riggwelter Press, Lady Blue Literary Arts Journal, The Hunger, The Slag Review, Sky Island Journal, Trampset, Anomaly Literary Journal, Haikuniverse, North of Oxford, Blue Heron Review, Mascara Literary Review, Red Savina Review, Antipodes, Uneven Floor, The Voices Project, Into the Void, Southerly, Hello Horror, Verity La, GFT Press, About Place Journal, Gravel, Australian Poetry Journal, Cordite Poetry Review and elsewhere.
Her poem 'These Grey Streets' was nominated for the 2017 Pushcart Prize by Vine Leaves Literary Journal. Her Fiction 'How I Swallowed a Snake' has just been nominated for the 2018 Pushcart Prize by The Slag Review.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 20, 2013) – Each week during the season, members of the ETSU volleyball team will be featured in a segment called "Getting to Know You." The 12th player to be featured is sophomore defensive specialist Ashleigh Shain (Geneva, Ill.).
During the preseason, the players were given the questionnaire, which can be found below, and each of them submitted their answers. Below are the responses by Shain:
Name: Ashleigh Shain
Academic Major: Exercise Science
Favorite Song: "Mirrors" by Justin Timberlake
Favorite Actor/Actress: Jennifer Aniston / Leonardo DiCaprio
Favorite Book: The Hunger Game Trilogies
Favorite Movie: "Despicable Me"
Favorite TV Show: "Grey's Anatomy"
Favorite Food: Mom's breaded veal and mashed potatoes
Favorite Animal: Elephants
Favorite Ice Cream: Vanilla
Favorite Sports Moment: Winning the 2012 A-Sun Conference Tournament
Favorite Quote: "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." – Michael Jordan
Favorite Athlete: Gabby Douglas
Favorite Subject in School: Science
Favorite Vacation Spot: My parents' house on the lake
What's the number one thing on your bucket list?
If you could be on any reality TV show what would it be and why?
What is one thing you can't live without?
If you were stranded on an island what are two things you would bring with you?
Is there any meaning behind your number you wear?
If you could be one person for a day, who would you be and why?
If you weren't playing volleyball, what sport would you play?
Do you have a gameday tradition?
What are your plans after graduation?
What's one thing most people don't know about you?
What's your favorite thing to do in the off-season?
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Bedford to hold hearing on future of potential dog park
BEDFORD - The Bedford Town Council will hold a public hearing Wednesday to discuss a petitioned warrant article for a town dog park.
The Friends of Canine Corner received approval in January 2012 from the council to use an 80-foot-by-200-foot parcel of town land on Nashua Road for a dog park. But the two sides could not reach an agreement on who would be responsible for the park's ongoing maintenance.
In September, the council met with representatives from the Friends of Canine Corner, and asked the group to enter into a lease agreement with the town.
The Friends of Canine Corner refused, as it did not want to take on any personal liability for the park, said Fred Hurwitz, chairman of the organization.
"It always was a town initiative," he said. "I don't know how it morphed into this."
Town Council Chairman Bill Dermody, speaking on his own behalf, said he had always thought the Friends of Canine Corner would maintain the park.
"It's always been my understanding that the dog park wouldn't cost the taxpayers any money," he said. "Who pays for future expenses was never really decided."
Dermody said residents must vote to determine if taxpayer dollars should be used for maintaining the park.
"This is a want, not a need," Dermody said. "I'm really not inclined to go that route, but we'll see what the people have to say."
Hurwitz, who submitted the petition, said that all funding for and maintenance of the park will come from donations.
"We're not asking the town to fund the dog park," he said. "We would act as an instrument for raising funds in the community, which would be donated to the town."
Hurwitz said if voters approve the park, construction won't occur until the group raises the $64,000 necessary to implement the group's plans.
Yearly maintenance of the park will be about $3,000, he said.
According to Hurwitz, the park will act as a community gathering space for the 46 percent of Bedford residents who own dogs.
"The dog park isn't about dogs so much as it is people," he said. "It's a way for people to get together who have a common interest."
Dermody encouraged residents to attend the hearing.
"I'd like to hear from more than just the people who signed the petition," he said. "It would be helpful to the council to hear from other taxpayers."


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Friday, October 21, 2011 - Paul and Dmitry - Screen Test
Boda Kancelar is from Struharov. What a handsome guy he is and with a great body too. He also has a very nice ass. His cock looks good too, though he didn't get hard in his casting. Hopefully that can be rectified in a full shoot.
Honza Franek comes from Louny. What a handsome guy he is and with a very nice body too. Honza also has a lovely ass and a very big cock. I am sure we will be inviting him back for a full shoot soon.
Martin Kubenka is from Chocen. He is a great looker, with a very good body. A big, fat cock and a very nice ass are also on the menu in thie casting of Martin.


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At a time where developers are being closed for just one failed game, and mid-tier publishers like THQ are shutting down for any number of economic reasons, one mid-to-large publisher, Tecmo Koei, is showing everyone how it's done.
jiggly phisics and brutal dismemberment.
the two things that sells more than anything else.
also this: "That's right. Nearly 300 per cent profit increase. And most interestingly? That profit didn't come from either mobile or online gaming, which is the direction every other publisher seems to be pointing at the moment. Tecmo Koei's online and mobile division actually reported a 10 per cent drop in sales to ¥3.8 billion ($40.8m/£25.9m)."
Good for them.
I hope we see more bad ass Ninja Gaiden's and DOA's or hell completely new IP's by them.
I hope Razor's Edge sold well for them on WiiU. Would really love for some good news in that direction because I would like to see more developers being profitable on a Nintendo platform, other than Nintendo that is.
Alright Koei...I know this will never happen, but how bout you remake Inindo: way of the ninja. This was an snes game that was ahead of its time in concept and gameplay features, but it was overlooked because of terrible graphics and sound.


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Although a number of travel agents are seeing cancellations and concern from clients scheduled to sail in the Ukraine, Russia and beyond, the cruise lines have not yet issued changes in itineraries for this year. Agents expressed frustration on behalf of clients booked on cruises this spring specifically for ports such as Yalta.
One such agent is Leslie Fambrini, owner of Personalized Travel Consultants in Los Altos, Calif. Fambrini is also named on Conde Nast Traveler's list of top consultant.
"I have clients who are booked to cruise the region in early May," she said. "They chose the cruise particularly for the history and culture of this area. They are well traveled and sophisticated and not running scared, but we need to know what the cruise line is doing."
Fambrini said her clients are perfectly willing to change their plans, but not willing to be forced to sail an itinerary they don't want.
"It's not like the Mediterranean, where you can just swap one port for another and you have so much to choose from," she stated. "And what I'm still getting is that the cruise line is monitoring the situation and the cancellation policy is still in place. Just a little more than a month before travel, this is not really acceptable."
The Department of State has warned U.S. citizens to defer all non-essential travel to Ukraine. Their site urges all U.S. citizens considering travel to Ukraine to "evaluate their personal security situation in light of political instability and the possibility of violence."
More than a dozen major cruise lines are scheduled for calls in the Ukraine at some point this year. Cruises in the area, both river and seagoing, generally start in May; but some lines are not scheduled for calls in the area until fall. Although no companies have announced changes to their itineraries in the region as yet, some agents report consumer reaction going well beyond the Ukraine.
"It was shaping up to be a great season, but I do believe the Black Sea will fall apart this year," said another top cruise agent, Tom Baker, co-owner of the Houston-based CruiseCenter.
So far, he has had Black Sea cancellations on Windstar and one land tour visit to Turkey, but he says even those going to the Baltic are nervous and calling to ask what is going to happen.
"It is not encouraging for Europe. Unease and uncertainty are strong for the region," Baker said. "I had two ladies going to book a Baltic cruise on Holland America Line's Eurodam and they have put all plans on hold. And I've wasted hours asking folks to hang on to their Baltic bookings. It's like selling all over again."
Some agents, such as Beth Levich, owner of Cruise Holidays of Portland, Ore., are seeing no concerns from clients, but she has people booked on cruises much later in the year.
Agents expressed doubt about what the cruise lines are waiting for. One agent, who preferred not to be identified, said, "If they are waiting for the referendum, why? The people aren't being given any real choice and it isn't going to improve anything."


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Vessel has had custom interior upgrades including new Corian counter tops and teak sole, as well as custom window treatments. Topsides are in excellent condition along with a new teak cockpit. Her large cockpit and tournament style flybridge maker her well suited for serious bluewater events! The Bertram 38 III is one of the best selling 38' Sportfish boats ever built.
Master stateroom forward with king V-berth with drawer storage underneath, hanging locker lined with cedar port & starboard. Large opening hatch overhead with sliding screen. Guest stateroom to port with two bunks and cedar lined hanging locker, storage drawers under bunk. Opening port in both staterooms. Head with vanity and separate shower stall, with matching Corian, is to starboard. Galley and salon are up with galley along starboard side with Corian countertop and teak cabinets below. Entertainment center is built in behind glassed in windshield. L-shaped leather sofa (with built in rod storage underneath) to port side. Large cockpit with tackle station, freezer and live well.
$25,000 of upgrades.
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Luckily, the new Gwenevere Skinny fit in amazing superstretch, figure-sculpting denim, comes in this gorgeously soft grey wash, for those days when you want a hip alternative to blue. Our signature studs on the back pocket and striking black squiggle and stitching make this just the pair of jeans to channel your inner rock chick.
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The Gwenevere is our original skinny fit. With a comfortably low rise, it's slim through the hips and leg with a perfect length right below the ankle for a clean look. The Gwenevere features a variety of back pocket designs as well as the 7 For All Mankind signature squiggle.


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The Cost of Remedial Education
More than a third of Michigan students leave high school without possessing basic academic skills including reading, writing, and arithmetic. This forces employers and post-secondary schools to take up the slack. This study conservatively estimates that Michigan businesses and institutions of higher education spend over $600 million annually to teach employees and students skills they should have learned in high school. The comparable national figure is $16.6 billion, but the human costs of K-12 educational failure are incalculable, according to experts' essays included in the study's appendices.


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Investing in Hungary
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Hungary had the 4th highest level of GDP growth in the world between 1998 and 2002.[1] Hungary was the original outsourcing location for Western European manufacturers, and as of 2006 had the highest level of productivity in Eastern Europe in terms of purchasing power parity. [2] This means that Hungarian workers were creating the most value of any group in Eastern Europe. However, while Hungary has over the past 15 years been one of the best Eastern European countries to invest in, its growth is slowing dramatically; in 2007, real GDP grew only 1.3%.[3]
Some of the major industries in Hungary include mining, metallurgy, construction materials, processed foods, textiles, chemicals, especially pharmaceuticals, and motor vehicle production[4]. One of the most important industries is automobile manufacturing, and in 2005 the automobile industry was estimated to be worth EUR 8 billion by the Association of Hungarian Automotive Industries.[5] Additionally, Hungary is one of the world's leading producers of information technology equipment with exports of more than $19 billion in 2006.[6] This places Hungary behind only giants such as the US, China, France and a select few others that produce more in IT equipment each year.
Hungary has a highly educated workforce where nearly 70% of college-age individuals are enrolled in tertiary school[7]. Additionally, Hungary's is rated at a 4.2 out of 5 on the World Bank's governance scale, meaning it is the most stable and least corrupt government in Eastern Europe.[8]
At least 45 of the world's largest 50 companies had a presence in Hungary, with many, such as General Electric investing more than $1 billion.[9]. The market saturation of foreign companies coupled with some of the highest wages in Eastern Europe has led to declining, growth of the Hungarian economy .[10]
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Hungary is inarguably the most developed Eastern European country aside from Slovenia. The large presence of foreign companies, stable government, and developed infrastructure make it an ideal location for stable investment. However, these same factors mean that Hungary is not experiencing the rapid growth of many other countries in the region. GDP growth averaged 4.4% between 1997 and 2007, compared to rates between 6 and 10% for other developed Eastern European countries.[24] In 2007 and 2008, as can be seen on the graph at right, growth was less than 2%, which is below that even of most developed Western countries. This slowed growth could be indicative of the higher costs and the slowing of entrance by foreign companies, but it would ultimately translate in the long run into lower profit expansion.
Costs of doing business in Hungary have risen rapidly since 2001. In the early 1990's, Hungary was one of the best low-cost alternatives for manufacturing in Europe, especially for pharmaceutical companies. Average wages were well below those of Western Europe. However, wages have risen as Western European companies invested in the country. Hungary however experienced some of the most aggressive foreign investment of any Eastern European country, as described above. In the years before Hungary's accession into the European Union, between 2000 and 2004, rapid growth occurred as the already stable country became even more attractive. This has led to a convergence of costs between Hungary and Western European countries. In 2007 GDP per capita was nearly $16,000[26], which is nearly half that of the average Western European country. This is 32% higher though than "cheaper" Eastern European countries such as Romania and Bulgaria, whose GDP per capita was around $11,000 in 2007.[27]
Inflation in Hungary is still very high, preventing it from joining into the Euro currency group. At more than 7%, it is well above the acceptable 3% level necessary to join. Additionally, the government has been running a 4.9% budget deficit annually. These two factors combined prevent Hungary from adopting the Euro, one of the goals of the administration. To combat the high deficits, the government is raising taxes on businesses from 16% to 4%.[28] This additional tax burden, coupled with Hungary's already demanding social benefits payments from businesses and rising wages, makes doing business in Hungary even less profitable. Businesses in Hungary thus will be forced to cut costs in some ways, or accept lower revenues, or move from Hungary which could cause high short-term moving costs.
Despite rising costs and taxes, one area in Hungary which continues to do well is the pharmaceutical industry. In 2005, Hungary produced 148 billion HUF worth of pharmaceuticals.[29] Pharmaceutical manufacture is well suited to Hungary because it has high safety standards, a skilled workforce, and close proximity to the Western European market. As an aging population grows in Western Europe, there is increasing demand by governments in those countries that supply national healthcare for cheap drugs, and Hungary as a major manufacturing base of branded and especially generic drugs will benefit from increasing demand in this area. Some pharmaceutical companies in Hungary include Abbott Laboratories (ABT), GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Merck (MRK), Novartis AG (NVS), and Pfizer (PFE).


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The 46.3-meter Baglietto, Only One is now back on the market with her owner keen to sell her before the end of the year according to its central agent, M Blue Yachts. Built in 2015, she's now on the market asking €19 million.
Accommodating up to 10 guests in a master suite located forward of the main deck, two VIP suites and two convertible twins on the lower deck, Only One was designed by Francesco Paskowski and is currently lying in Turkey.
Amongst the yacht's main features are an extensive sun deck with a large dining table and lounging area, a spacious main salon and sky lounge perfectly suited for entertaining as well as a beach club.
MCA compliant and classified by Bureau Veritas, Only One has a steel hull and an aluminium superstructure. Having seen very little use by her owner, Only One has just 585 hours on her Caterpillar 3512B engines that give the 46-meter a top speed of 16.5 knots and a range of 4,500 nautical miles at 12 knots. She is currently asking €19,000,000.
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The ConceptThe Seataci (view the video) is yacht concept that uses a biomimetic propulsion system resembling the movement of whale's tail. Its main hull would be lowered underwater, providing passengers with an excellent underwater view of the coral reefs and marine life. It features a dozen villas and two landing pads specially designed for personal flying drones.Origin of the ideaThe idea for the Seataci first came to me while my wife and I were visiting the St. Regis resort in Bora-Bora. We were scuba diving one of the channels, and I started thinking about a new type of cruise ship concept capable of navigating in shallow waters by using an eco-friendly propulsion system. First I had in mind a commercial type of vessel, but it could probably first be developed as an experimental / scientific yacht that would bring together scientists and their benefactors.How it worksThe Seataci would be capable of submerging itself by using a water ballast system to sink its main hull. Two side pods would be used to stabilise the ship, and they would be linked with a hydraulic system that would also double as a dynamic suspension. The ship's crew and passengers would be able to travel to those pods at any time during the cruise, and passengers could use them as galleries to get a different viewpoint from the ship.The ship's engines would be housed in each pod. A biomimetic propulsion system similar to the Iruka concept would be designed to propel the Seataci. This system is basically an oscillating foil that pushes the water like the tail of a whale. It might prove more efficient than propellers, would probably generate less noise under water, and it would allow the ship to sail in shallower waters without breaking its propellers or rudders.Each pods would feature enclosed water propeller that would siphon water from side intake grills and push it forward when the vehicle needs to back up, like reverse bow thrusters. Another option would be to integrate a pivot around the pods vertical axis to reverse the ship's course.As you can see, the boat's actual hull occupies a lot of volume, so it will be hard to sink.This is our first iteration, only meant to depict the idea. Future version of the Seataci should take into account weight, volume of water displaced, type of material, ballasts size etc. They would look different, but would propose the same features.The lower tail section of the main hull would feature an impressive under water experience for the passengers, with large panoramic windows located on each side of the ship. Some of the ship's suite could be located in that lower section for the view and for the minimal roll. A dining hall or an observatory lounge could also be installed there. On the main deck, a tropical garden would surround a pool next to landing pads for personal drone. The drones could be used by customers to fly to the shore or visit small 'motu' or 'atolls' nearby.What It's Used ForThe Seataci is first and foremost a luxury yacht, but it could also be built and sold as a small scientific or commercial excursion ship. It would be interesting to use it to explore channels or islands located in shallow waters and witness the fascinating underwater life during each cruise. When personal drones become widely available and safe, the Seataci could serve as a landing platform to explore inhabited islands without using boats.Integrating new technologies like the oscillating foil is probably a big risk; however it could provide a good payoff if this technology proves to be more sustainable than what is currently being used.The DesignerI would like to thank Martin Rico, who created the images of the Seataci concept. Martin lives near Buenos Aires, Argentina. He studied Design at the University of Buenos Aires and now works as a Freelance Industrial Designer. Martin also created the images of the Mercuri personal jet and the Sandofi urban cart for the homeless.
October 19, 2018
The group strengthens its presence in the Asian market. Ferretti Group announced the grand opening of its new marvelous showroom in Shanghai at the Bellagio Hotel. This new opening confirms the strategy of international growth of Ferretti Group, and its goal to increase visibility in the Asia-Pacific market.Ferretti Group brand new showroom is located in the shopping section on the first floor of Bellagio Shanghai. It perfectly mirrors the elegant taste, the international excellence and Italian aesthetics of the Group. At this showroom, visitors will see the impressive scale models of the latest yacht models presented from the Group's portfolio of legendary brands, such as Riva 110' Dolcevita debuted last month during Cannes Yachting Festival, Pershing 140 to be debuted in year 2019, and 74M mega yacht Cloud 9 from CRN brand which was delivered to her owner last year. These new projects are benchmarks of cutting-edge design and technology innovation in the global nautical world. Showroom visitors can also learn about the history and heritage of all seven brands from the interactive touchscreen totem."The new grand opening confirms, once again, Ferretti Group's commitment to further expand in continental China, next to positioning all brands in a selective market, that is definitely strategic in the luxury field" comments Stefano De Vivo, CCO of Ferretti Group.The grand opening saw the participation of distinguished guests such as Mr. Bartolomeo Lamonarca, the Italian Consul Shanghai, Mr. Alain Tsui, the General Manager of Bellagio Shanghai, general managers of yacht clubs from East China, publishers of China's top lifestyle magazine, partners of Ferretti Group from various sectors in the luxury industry, and successful entrepreneurs and boat owners. Mr. Alessandro Tirelli, Sales Director of Ferretti Group Asia Pacific shared the Ferretti Group's latest achievements, new fleet, and new vision for the Chinese market, as well as exciting news from the September Cannes Yachting Festival and Monaco Yacht Show.
October 19, 2018
At sea, your gaze and your imagination have no limits. You keep on feeling the vastness of the sea and experience a completely new feeling of exploring or rediscovering the true meaning of life. This ship takes you to a new level of emotionality - right where the sea meets the sky. The Solar Impact is a yacht for people who want to travel further, without sacrificing comfort, elegance and state-of-the-art technology, and for whom the destination is the actual experience of the journey itself. The Flybridge is a welcoming outdoor space. The view is fantastic and as you watch the sea, all your wishes can come true."SolarImpact is synonymous with state-of-the-art in shipbuilding when it comes to fluid mechanics, highly efficient energy technologies, and sustainability. Our yacht concept avoids noise and CO2 emissions and is therefore an important step towards electric mobility in the maritime sector." - comments Werner Vögeli, CEO of SolarImpact Yacht AG.<iframe width="1260" height="709" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wP3Ye1ee70c" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>This new yacht is a game-changer, not just in terms of its solar propulsion and design. Two aspects that have prevented a pleasant stay on board in the past have also been addressed: rough seas and high noise levels. The innovative solar yacht glides almost silently and without swaying - even over waves several metres high. The hull technology is based on the SWATH (Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull) construction principle.This achieves a physical shaft decoupling that reduces the rolling and heeling of the yacht by up to 90 percent. the hull lies calmly in the water even in strong swells, putting an end to the annoying swaying motion of the boat. But SolarImpact has recognised that the principle offers yet another invaluable advantage: it significantly reduces energy consumption. All systems on board can use the sun as their primary energy source. The yacht's solar drive is not only environmentally friendly, but also extremely quiet.Not only is the solar yacht almost self-sufficient in terms of energy, but with a top speed of over 20 knots it is also exceptionally fast. This is due to the technical components used, which collectively ensure the yacht's high overall efficiency and are optimally controlled using artificial intelligence (AI). All key systems are highly automated, so that a single person can even manoeuvre the yacht."However, the technology is not in the foreground: our customers can expect a product that sets new standards in terms of user-friendliness, comfort and convenience, and individual freedom. For instance, our yacht also caters to people's increasing desire to move their centre of life permanently onto the water. The yacht concept we're presenting takes an important step towards maritime e-mobility by avoiding noise and CO2 emissions. We also see this as a special incentive for investors, who not only invest in a promising emerging technology, but also, by purchasing the yacht, pay into an environmental fund that serves to preserve and rebuild the environment for the future." -comments Werner Vögeli, CEO of SolarImpact Yacht AG.The interiors of the Solaryacht were designed for long stays on board with luxurious living areas and spacious cabins. It is especially dedicated to people who know comfort on long journeys and love sophisticated aesthetics. That excellent balance of shapes and the elegance of design make the SolarImpact Yacht an exceptional residence with a view of the sea. On deck you enjoy your own oasis to the sun and an environment where you can relax and unwind in complete peace. The SolarImpact is a yacht for cruisers who want to travel further without sacrificing comfort, elegance and the latest technology, whose goal is the actual experience of the journey itself. The large windows offer unparalleled views and incredible brightness in every area. The interiors are designed to pamper owner and guests with maximum comfort. Light flows into the large open living room, which combines modern taste with a warm and cosy style. After an day out at sea, the skipper's suite and the guest cabins offer a maximum of comfort and a pleasant peace and quiet. The interior presents only one variant. The equipment is adapted according to the customer's wishes. You can glide the yacht anywhere - without a single drop of fuel! Thanks to absolutely free solar energy, the SolarImpact Yacht has an unlimited range. Just enjoy the quiet and solar-powered journey.The SolarImpact Yacht is a ship with an exceptional feeling of airiness, wide and spacious corridors and a special crew area that promises passengers maximum privacy. It also offers technical extras for further travel and unique comfort for journeys to the horizon and beyond. The flybridge is an inviting open-air living room where you can spend hours in the sun.and spend it in the light. The view is fantastic and while you are watching the sea, all your dreams can come true.To ensure the perfect functioning of all systems, the required energy quantity of the solar system should be up to 500 kilowatt hours per day. How much energy can the solar system generate? This depends primarily on the geographical location of your yacht and the current weather conditions. The number of daylight hours and the intensity of sunlight are the most important factors. However, the solar system could produce more than enough energy in the world's most popular sailing areas. The yacht is equipped with a real-time energy monitoring system so that the owner can monitor and make optimum use of energy consumption at all times. Under optimal environmental conditions, the solar system generates up to 320 kWh of electricity (32KW/h peak => 10h), which charges the energy store or drives the yacht.
October 18, 2018
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the "Yachting Capital of the World" will host the 59th Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show on October 31- Nov 4, 2018. The show exhibits range from yacht builders and designers to exotic cars and brokerage yachts. Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show program will showcase the latest vessels, technical innovations, and performance reviews, as well as highlight the wide array of lifestyle amenities, likeunparalleled hospitality, dining, and shopping options in the area. Additionally, a Best of Show trophy created by renowned industrial designer, Derek Jenkins, will be presented to the most innovative new model design on display. Top largest yachts attending FLIBS 2018 : 1. Areti (85m)2. Elandess (75m) 3. Party Girl (63m) 4. Utopia IV (62m)5. Excellence V (60m)6. Elysian (60m) 7. Minderella (59m)8. Lady Sheridan (58m)9. Power Play (56m) 10. Lady Michelle (55m)A wide variety of boats will be on display including runabouts, sportfishers, high performance boats, center consoles, cabin cruisers, flats boats, skiffs, express cruisers, sailing yachts, motor yachts, bowriders, catamarans, ski boats, jet boats, trawlers, inflatables, canoes, and extraordinary superyachts. This is exactly where you want to be.
October 18, 2018
Van der Valk Shipyard in the Netherlands has delivered the 23-metre Joy to a delighted client in the Mediterranean. As the latest motoryacht in the popular Flybridge range, Joy features timeless design and cutting-edge equipment. She also benefits from the experienced owner's distinctive taste and considerable experience.First introduced in 2010 and regularly updated, Van der Valk's Flybridge range remains very popular today. Its elegant appearance, outstanding quality and state-of-the-art technology have stood the test of time, and the yachts are renowned for their excellent value retention. The 23-metre version was launched eight years ago and ten have been built to date. This versatile model is equally suited for families, lone yachtsmen and sailing with a crew.Joy's owner hails from the shipbuilding industry himself and has a rich understanding of yachts as well as large commercial vessels. As such, he had a very clear idea of what he wanted – the client opted for Van der Valk after considering several other brands and realising that his particular needs and tastes could not be fully met by any of them."The owner did not have a great deal of time for hands-on monitoring of the construction process," recalls Van der Valk's marketing manager Yoeri Bijker. "Once the contract was signed, he trusted us and mostly followed the build via progress photo reports received from the yards production management team. Thanks to careful planning and implementation, this remote approach worked very well and the client found the final result to be entirely in line with the images and his requirements."Joy has a classic, timeless exterior characterised by Van der Valk's award-winning semi-displacement hard chine hull in a moderate V design and a distinctive, elegant dark blue hull. The flybridge deck comprises an outdoor helm station with co-pilot seat, a U-shaped sitting area, a mini wet bar and a large inflatable water slide, as well as space for a Williams Turbojet 385 tender and an Opacmare crane with a capacity of 450 kg.The main deck has a contemporary style with a traditional touch, represented by rich Pennsylvanian walnut and Zebrano woods. The lounge centres on a U-shaped settee to port, and there is a dining area to starboard opposite the well-equipped galley. The outside dining space aft is comfortable and spacious, and the separate wheelhouse contains an indoor helm station and the latest navigation technology. The lower deck houses well-appointed accommodations, each with ensuite bathrooms. The full-beam master stateroom amidships is flanked by a VIP cabin forward and two guest cabins, one with a double and one with a bunk bed. There is also a separate full beam crew area with two cabins and a bathroom.Joy is propelled by three Volvo Penta IPS800 engines with full joystick control. A Seakeeper 26 gyroscopic stabiliser keeps her stable both underway and at zero speed. An unusual bonus is the RINA classification for recreational craft. Rarely seen on a 23-metre vessel that will not be used for chartering, this was a special request by the owner to ensure the highest safety standards and enhance her commercial resale value.
October 17, 2018


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tanzania3 needed a new banner ad design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 66 designs submitted by 23 freelance designers.
We're a socially conscious stationery business that donates a portion of the profits from every transaction to charity. It all began when we needed cool invitations for a family event. We searched high and low for a high quality invitation that targeted an Eastern audience and came up with nothing. So we created our first card, generated a little hoopla, and then realized we had a business!
Mission:To deliver a high quality product and do good at the same time.
QUALITY COMMITMENT: Buzz worthy and luxurious is our goal! So we skip the shortcuts, agonize (seriously, we do) over our designs, use thick linen-textured premium papers and individually hand cut and assemble each invitation.
SOCIAL COMMITMENT: We run promotions that donate profits to compelling charities locally and abroad. Currently, we are running a promotion where a portion of the profits from everything sold will go to fighting hunger in the US and to helping flood victims in Pakistan. We are currently partnering with "Feeding America" and UNICEF.
Our target market is typically females 25-40 years old who value high quality, elegant stationery products. These are individuals who seek Eastern influenced themes with Western style designs.
We would like a single banner add that describes the two different collections we offer: Classic & Premium. The Classic collection is a card that is not mounted on a backing, the Premium collection is a layered card (i.e., it's mounted on a backing). Ideally the banner add should graphically show the differences between the cards. A user shouldn't need to read the text on the banner to figure this out.
Banner dimensions should be 960 x 85 and design and colors needs to be elegant. No clip art please.
Also, this banner will be used on our website, so there is no need to use the company name in the banner ad. The banner is simply meant to help users on our site understand the differences between our classic and premium collection.
File formats needed are AI & PSD.
I've included images of one of the cards in our collection, both the premium and classic version.