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Is the US economy going to rebound after the debacle of the Bush years, leading the world out of global recession? Or are we about to slide in the abyss of socialism?The numbers say that neither of the extreme images is likely to be true, but lean goverment spending coupled with emphasis on manufacturing and heavy industry is a good prescription for a growing economy.
Some of the things these numbers tell us are
a. First, the US is growing, but at rate of only 2.6%. Many countries are growing more than the US, but some countries are much worse (I confess that I find it exhilirating to think that politicians in other countries may be dumber than ours!).
b. It is certainly not the case that free market societies are growing faster than countries which have more government control of the economy. China is growing at a healthy 9.5% per year. Even Russia is growing a tad faster than the US (and no, that does not mean that the US is more Communist than China or Russia).
c. There are countries which are worse than the US. Spain is actually contracting, due partly to running up enormous debts during the global real estate boom and bust. Heavily socialized countries like Japan, the Scandavians, etc. are also stagnant.
d. The Pacific Rim countries which rely on heavy industry, manufacturing and exports are enjoying much higher growth rates. Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines are among the economies which are growing. I would guess that these countries have lower social spending per capita than the US, Japan and Western Europe.
It seems to me that the countries which are still growing are those that resisted excessive government spending, but which favored heavy industry, and job creation via exports. Those that were disciplined enough to build up their industrial base are now reaping the benefits. On the other hand, the countries of Western Europe and North America, in which the politicians favor enormous deficits and high social spending, are now pretty much tanking.


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We didn't even use the room that we'd paid for. The "hotel" was just a series of beaten down old cabins. I've went on camping trips with far better accommodations. No hot water is the least of the problems that this place has. One stiff...More
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The Expedia write-up for this place is a little misleading as it doesn't mention that the hotel has cold water only, which I think is very important in helping people to make an informed decision on where to stay. 'free toiletries' is also stretching it...More
Overall I had an incredible experience here!! This is not your typical hotel however. There were not blankets on the bed, this is fairly typical but we didn't know that at the time and ended up using towels as blankets :) water wasn't hot but...More
Usually is very warm over here, but next time just let us know and we will get you some comfy blankets!
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TONY BLAIR was accused of hypocrisy yesterday after criticising Cabinet colleagues for rushing out policy announcements.
In a leaked memo the Prime Minister said there had been too many gaffes because initiatives had not been thought through.
The minute was sent to his deputy John Prescott and copied to other Cabinet members on March 29.
"Too often in the past, change has been initiated in ignorance of the risks and of what might be done to deal with them," it said.
"In future we need to ensure that risks have been adequately considered before we make policy announcements."
With an election expected within 12 months the Cabinet Office and Treasury will vet all "significant" policy announcements, the paper reveals.
However, Mr Blair has led the way in making policy on the hoof, shadow home secretary David Davis said.
"Here we have the man who gave you the cash point fines, who gave you a television announcement on asylum that led to the shambles you had there, saying to ministers 'think before you talk'," he said.
"Even this weekend he seems not to be applying it to himself on the EU referendum."
Mr Davis added, "If you decode it, it says headline-grabbing initiatives won't deliver us performance - and he is dead right."


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Thursday's transfer stories claim La Liga giants have watched Spurs duo.....
El Mundo Deportivo: Barcelona watched Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen during Spurs' draw with Real Madrid on Tuesday.
ESPN: Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has held talks about a new contract but is in no rush to sign a deal.
Daily Mirror: Leicester City will not rush to name Craig Shakespeare's successor as they seek a big name.
The Sun: Newcastle United and Stoke City have sent scouts to watch FC Martigues striker Nordine Ibouroi.
Calcio Mercato: Southampton were the first team to bid for Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly in the summer despite interest from other Premier League and Serie A clubs.
Kicker: Bayern Munich have ended their interest in Monaco's Thomas Lemar, a target for Liverpool and Arsenal.
CalcioNews24: Juventus have joined Barcelona and Manchester City in the hunt for Borussia Dortmund midfielder Julian Weigl.
Tuttosport: City midfielder Brahim Diaz is being tracked by Inter Milan.


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Nneka Lucia Egbuna is a German Nigerian hip hop/soul singer, songwriter and actress. She sings in both Igbo and English. After releasing her debut EP The Uncomfortable Truth , she performed on her first tour with Patrice Bart-Williams in April 2005, playing shows in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Nneka has been nominated in three categories for the 2009 Channel O Music Video Awards, and won an award for Best African Act at the
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Nneka also won the award for best indigenous artist in Nigeria at the Nigerian Entertainment Awards (NEA) 2010, in New York, U.S.A. Since then she has won the NEA award for best international artist several times.
She also co-founded a charity foundation called the "ROPE foundationâ€. She has worked extensively in charity and arts with the foundation in Sierra Leone.
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Binchy had the incredible ability to weave a disparate group of characters and motivations, put them in gorgeous surroundings to make a coherent story where the reader cared about each person, and the outcome for everyone. On the cover, the publisher tells us
...follows the efforts of Chicky who, with the help of Rigger (a bad boy turned good who is handy around the place) and her niece Orla (a whiz at business), turns a coastal Ireland mansion into a holiday resort and receives an assortment of first guests who throughout the course of a week share laughter and the heartache of respective challenges. John, the American movie star thinks he has arrived incognito; Winnie and Lillian, forced into taking a holiday together; Nuala and Henry, husband and wife , both doctors who have been shaken by seeing too much death; Anders, the Swedish boy, hates his father's business, but has a real talent for music; Miss Nell Howe, a retired school teacher, who criticizes everything and leaves a day early, much to everyone's relief; the Walls who have entered in 200 contests (and won everything from a microwave oven to velvet curtains, including the week at Stone House); and Freda , the psychic who is afraid of her own visions.It's vintage Binchy, and a story I'll be able to return to again when I'm looking for a feel good read that doesn't sugar coat problems, but that provides a hopeful and positive slant. It's one I bought for my permanent personal library.
Title: A Week in Winter
Author: Maeve Binchy
Publisher:Anchor (2014), Edition: Reprint, Paperback, 416 pages
Genre: character based storytelling
Subject: life choices
Setting: Ireland
Source: originally from library, ultimately purchased for my e-reader.
Why did I read this book now? I'm a fan of the author.


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Tuesday promised to be an interesting day: an interesting 'Scientific Communication' CINF session in the morning and early afternoon. And, rather important to me, the Blue Obelisk dinner that night, just after another CINF party, where I chatted with a few others about options of a chemistry equivalent of the Google Summer of Code; who knows what happens this summer, but start thinking about ideas on how to increase the web experience of chemistry journal web pages.
The GSoC
Now that I am talking about the GSoC, you might have realized that the CDK and Bioclipse did not make it as mentoring organization. While I had not seriously expected it, all the enthusiasm from within both projects including several interested students, I was a bit hoping for getting accepted with at least on of them. Meanwhile, KDE, as expected, is approved, and actually contains two interesting chemistry project ideas too. One is about a 3D viewer/editor for which 7 students send Google a proposal, and the other about text mining of chemical content on the desktop, using Strigi (two students). Both topics have one excellent proposal, who do good in the ranking process. So, we might have some chemistry in the GSoC afterall.
OK, back to the ACS meeting. Fahrenbach had a presentation on blogging too, but don't remember anything special about it. The CHED session was more elaborate on the whole topic, and since you are a reader of chemical blogs, you all know about this anyway :) Loney introduced biotechexchange.org which is building a social network around biotechnology. There are other community sites like this, and my major problem with these community building efforts is that they are too well defined. I much prefer to work in a more open environment where I can get in contact just as easily with people outside some specific topic. For the rest, the set of technologies is rather comprehensive.
Frenkel spoke about the imminent success of ThermoML, which is now being supported by vendors and publishers, smoothing the whole dissemination of data supported by this format. It is basically what CML is attempting to achieve in molecular structure data. Day is having a good go at this with crystal data, and his CrystalEye project is supposed to be launched next month.
Hey, at Microsoft.com, had a rather manager level presentation, with very little value for someone into the field of 'data lifecycle and curation'. Rather disappointing on a scientific conference, or am I judging the ACS conference here? If the Microsoft is getting interested in chemoinformatics that might be a good thing, as long as the are OK with open source, open data and open standards. Who knows...
Rzepa had his presentation on the semantic wiki, which he, in similar form, held at the German Chemoinformatics Conference too. New, I think, were the sheets on reasoning based on the content of the wiki. That was rather interesting. If we all would make our chemical knowledge available as RDF, then this can become a big thing very soon. I skipped the presentation of Renear on ontologies, though it was actually one that I had hand picked; but I was simply too tired. Will watch the podcast when available. (BTW, are they making podcasts for the CINF session only, or for the whole ACS meeting?)
In the afternoon, I also followed just a subset of the presentations. The last one was by Scott who spoke earlier on Second Life. I'm really interested in seeing where this is going, though I have my reservations if this is the right medium for mining chemical knowledge. Today she spoke on the social bookmarking and podcasting initiatives at Nature and Nature Network. The latter is a social site, like like BioTechExchange, but not limited to one specific topic, and more interdisciplinary (my account at NN). I blogged about some early issues some time ago.
Jabri showed us how Jmol is adding value to the ACS Chemical Biology journal. Yes, that's what she said. An opensource tool, developed by people on their free time, is making an ACS journal more valuable. I am very happy to hear that, and it strongly supports our view that opensource chemoinformatics is very important. Some more support from established organizations might be in order indeed!
Blue Obelisk
It has become a habit to organize Blue Obelisk dinner to talk about opensource, opendata, openscience, and the future. Actually, we secretly talk about talking over the world, but I can't say that. (Neither can I tell anything about our secret rituals. The protocol for becoming member of our society is quite simple though: be clear about your opinion that ODOSOS is the future.) Dinner was great, and it was great talking to several older and newer members of the movement. Cheers all! Oh, there also was some awards involved, but I hope Peter and Christoph will blog about that and post the pictures.


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The Frieze Art Fair launched in Londons Regent's Park yesterday with an invitation-only preview day.
The great and the good of the contemporary art world were there to browse and buy from the most exciting contemporary galleries working today but the talk of the tents was how the crowd at Frieze rivaled London Fashion Week in in the style stakes.
Christian Dior creative director Raf Simons, Christopher Kane and Jewellery designer Gaia Repossi mingled with impeccably dressed gallerists, curators, buyers and artists.
Kristen McMenamy fresh from the Lanvin catwalk at Paris Fashion Week wore an Alexander McQueen pale pink floor length gown, and dramatically kissed the floor as she arrived at the COS VIP preview party much to the delight of her fellow guests.
Frieze Art Fair opens to the public today and runs until 14 October 2012.
Kristen McMenamy at the COS party at Frieze Art Fair 2012
Gaia Repossi at the Frieze Art Fair 2012
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Everton fans have reportedly been tear gassed and fired upon with rubber bullets ahead of their side's Europa League clash with Lille on Thursday (23 October).
Scuffles reportedly broke out in the main square in Lille city centre, resulting in police firing tear gas into crowds of Blues fans.
Riot police also appeared at the square and there were reports that at least one fan was shot by a policeman using rubber bullets.
Everton has since advised fans to avoid the area, and club delegates are investigating what caused police to use the seemingly heavy-handed approach.
Reports last night claimed that up to 50 French football hooligans attacked two Everton fans with weapons including chairs.
Thousands of Toffees fans have made the trip to France to watch Roberto Martinez's men at the at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Thursday night.
The club was issued with 5,274 tickets for the match but it is thought approximately 15,000 made the journey to north France.
On Wednesday, fans draped flags across buildings in the city square, but the mood was said to be good ahead of the match.
It is thought riot police acted after a flare was ignited by fans. The square has since partially emptied as Blues complained French police resorted to "1980s-style" techniques.


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Cheddar-Apple Dumplings
If you love eating apples and sliced cheese, this is be perfect for snack or with a glass of wine.
½ cup packed brown sugar
½ cup chopped pecans
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 ounces white cheddar cheese, shredded (2 cups)
½ cup butter, cut into cubes
6 to 8 tablespoons cold water
2 medium Granny Smith or Jonathan apples, peeled, cored and chopped (about 2 cups)
3 tablespoons apricot preserves
Combine the brown sugar and pecans; set aside.
Put flour, ½ cup of the cheddar cheese, granulated sugar, and ¼ teaspoon salt in a food processor and mix with one on/off pulse. Add the butter. Process until the mixtures resembles small peas. Slowly add enough water, while the processor is running, to turn the mixture into a ball. Gently knead until smooth. (This can be done without a food processor.)
Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F.
Divide the dough into 8 pieces. Roll the dough on a lightly floured surface into an 8-inch circle.
Place 3 tablespoons cheddar cheese and ¼ cup chopped apple in the center of the dough circle. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon nut mixture, and brush the edges with water.
Wrap the dough edges around the apples and cheese and press together to seal. Place on parchment-lined baking sheets, sealed sides up.
Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until pastry is light golden brown. Spoon some apricot preserves on top of each dumpling. Cool 20 minutes. Serve warm. Makes about 8 servings.


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In addition to many, many walks in and around the valley (Whistler), we have done several longer hikes.
We've posted photos from these hikes into an album on our FLIKR account:
Rainbow Lake (June 13): A 5-6 hour hike, the trail was in good condition and the weather nice. Lots of elevation gain, so a good amount of exercise. Some nice views across the valley. The lake views, however, never seem to excite us.
|Looking across Whistler Valley at Rainbow Lake outlet stream
Cheakamus Lake, Garibaldi Park (June 27): An easy, mostly flat trail, this trail goes through beautiful old-growth forest to turquoise Cheakamus Lake. The trail is popular with tourists; happily, we left early enough so that we were returning as the visitors were just arriving. A good place to get out in the mountains without too much work. (3 hours)
|Mountains reflected on Cheakamus Lake
Iceberg Lake (July 1): This a relatively new (and unknown) trail that goes up 19-Mile Creek to the "backside" of Rainbow Mt. This was our first time on this trail. The upper part of 19-mile Creek was a beautiful old-growth forest hike that eventually emerges out on to a beautiful alpine meadow. A couple hundred meters higher, up a steep rocky slope lies ice-filled Iceberg Lake, with Rainbow Mt. and its snowfields towering directly above. Views from the lake were great. A truly spectacular place. But it was long: we returned to our car over 7 hours later, tired and sore.
|Heading up the last (steep) slope to Iceberg Lake
|Iceberg Lake (with bergs!); Rainbow Mt. behind
|View across to valley to Wedge Mt (centre) and ski runs on Blackcomb Mt
Blackcomb Mountain to Decker Tarn (July 14): With dramatic clouds overhead, we took the Whistler Gondola up Whistler Mt, then the Peak-to-Peak Gondola over to Blackcomb Mountain (at no additional cost to us as we are season pass holders in the Winter). We then hiked across 7th Heaven, up to the Decker Loop high point, down to Decker Tarn (which is in Garibaldi Park), and then back to Blackcomb's Solar Coaster chairlift to head down. A moderate hike of 3.5 hours, there were great views, wildflowers, a few marmots, and not too crowded.
|At high point of Decker Loop on Blackcomb Mt (Overlord Glacier and Fissile Peak in background)
|Blackcomb marmot
Backpack Whistler Mountain peak to Singing Pass (via Musical Bumps) and Russet Lake, then down to Whistler via Singing Pass trail (2nights/3 days; July 16-18): We loaded up our backpacks for a multi-night trip to Russet Lake (Garibaldi Park). Oh those packs sure seemed heavy.... Caught the gondola then chairlift to the top of Whistler, then proceeded towards Singing Pass via several trails, climbing Flute and Oboe "peaks" (the musical bumps). Despite the weeks-long lack of rain, the alpine meadows at Singing Pass were green and beautiful. A hour later (and 240-metre climb) we arrived at Russet Lake, surrounded by peaks and glaciers. We were the only campers (on a Thursday eve). Really tired and sore. Next day, we did a short dayhike, first down towards the Overlord Glacier, then up above on the ridge above Russet Lake. Views were spectacular. We returned to take a nap in our tent. Then the people began to arrive, including 14 from a commercial camp/tour group from the USA. As we hiked down Saturday down the long but gentle Singing Pass trail, we estimated some 22 tents would be camping at the lake. Way too crowded. We walked off the trail, through Whistler village, to our home with waiting cold beers. Very sore and tired, but pleased with ourselves. (4.25 hours Whistler peak to Russet Lake; 2 hours dayhiking; 4.75 hours Russet Lake to Whistler Village)
|View of High Note/Musical Bumps route (photo from Blackcomb Mt)
|On the way to Singing Pass, Cheakamus Lake viewed from Whistler's High Note trail
|Himmelsbach Hut at Russet Lake (our tent in front of it)
|Looking down from ridge above Russet Lake, Overlord Glacier and Fissile Peak behind
Again, check out the photo album on our FLIKR account:
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Hello all. Great forums with a wealth of info. I was wondering if you might have any suggestions for the problems I have been experiencing.
I've got a 1980 prostar with the 351 engine. It has the holley 4 bbl carb.
This boat has been in the family since it left the factory and has been serviced regularly.
Last summer it was running great until near the end of the season when we started having two problems. After warming up the idle would become rough. Specifically, the engine would cycle through a series of "surges." Almost like someone was applying throttle and backing off over and over again. Each surge lasts about a second and then the engine would almost die and then surge again. If you can imagine a repetitive throttle, back off, throttle, back off, throttle, back off...I could only break the cycle by bringing the boat up to speed and then returning to idle. The second problem was with hesitation during acceleration. The engine would almost die and then suddenly pick up. In fact, sometimes it would die.
Both of these problems only occurred when the engine was up to temp. The engine never overheated. Both problems were inconsistent as sometimes we skied for hours with no problem at all. However, the problems did become more and more frequent toward the end of the season.
I planned to have the carb professionally rebuilt over winter. In fact, I did replace the secondary diaphragm myself and did an overall inspection of the carb at the end of last year but that didn't seem to help.
Now I'm considering the breaker points as the problem instead of the carb. I've decided to install the electronic ignition conversion kit before paying someone to monkey with the carb.
I was wondering if anyone else has experienced a similar problem. Hesitation before accelerating is fairly common, but I've never heard anyone describe surges during idle. Anyone?
Do you think the electronic conversion will help?
Also, do I need to remove the resistor after installing the conversion? I think I read somewhere you should.
Thanks for your time and appreciate any suggestions.
Welcome to the site! My '91 came with the electronic conversion already done, but I think it's a relatively simple job anyway. Whether that is your problem or not I would still do it, you'll be glad you did in the long run. I'm still learning how to diagnose things like this, but I think it sounds like a carb problem. I just rebuilt mine myself, it was pretty easy, I bought a kit ofr $45 had everything I needed. I'll have to get back to you though on how well I did, I haven't had a chance to run it since finishing Anyway, I'm sure some more folks will chime in with better advice than me, but I say install the new ignition and rebuild the carb.
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It does sond like a fuel problem to me as well. Maybe a dumb wuestion but did you already check your fuel filter as well as the screen in the tank for debris? I would check these things first before doing any other work. You might just have some 'junk' caught up somewhere.
Do change to electronic ignition it will make life easier. Yes you do remove the resister when installing. If you are fairly mechanically inclined the swap is only about a 30 minute job.
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I had a hesitation with accelleration issue that was fixed with a rebuild (even though I ultimately ditched the carb due to hot stall issues). In addition to the fuel filter and tank screen, check the screen where the fuel line meets the carb.
Also, this probably isn't the culprit, but cleaning your flame arrestor is always a good idea.
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From your description of the problem it sounds like your engine is 'loping'. This may be caused by an intake leak somewhere. I would think that it is a fuel problem and not electrical for sure. It's quite cheap and fairly easy to rebuild the carb so I would do that. I would carefully check the intake manifold gasket and the gaskets between the carb and the spacer and the spacer and the manifold as well. If it's a 1980 carb and it has not been redone yet then it is due for sure and that, plus maybe some new gaskets, will in all likelihood solve your problem.
Good luck
Thanks for the suggestions. I'll recheck the fuel filters and screens. I'll post back when I have a chance to do the conversion and get back on the water.
Bruce- "loping"...that sounds like what I may be experiencing. It's really odd because it's so inconsistent. Sometimes the boat idles just great, then the next time I come down to idle it starts surging again... and neither problem is an issue until the boat has warmed up. I'll also add that starting is not really a problem. Even if it dies during acceleration or I kill it while it's surging, it usually starts back up no problem.
Thanks again, Ty.
Like everybody said, sure sounds like a fuel issue. Definitely start with the easy stuff. Open up your gas tank and check for debris, condensation (water)... Then work your way up through the screens and filters to the carb. I would blow out the fuel line (I like to eliminate the easy to check things even if they are a remote chance). As Doug pointed out, the small screen in the carb at the end of the fuel line is called out as an annual cleaning item in the maintenance manual. After that it is fun time with the carb
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The fact that you are experiencing hesitation during accelleration points to the carb. maybe the powervalve is bad. A renew kit from holley (got mine from skidim) will come with a new one and also all new gaskets, needle and seat valves, ect. This would be a great idea. As far as the loping, you should also check your fuel pump. The vent tube coming from the top of the pump leading to the carb. If drops of fuel are travelling through the tube, its bad, and will cause loping and rough idle. I had a boat in the past that did the same thing. Also check your float levels, if the boat is rocking in the lake, with too much gas in the bowls, it will pour out into the intake doing the same thing. This would usually flood the boat making it hard to start after a period of floating and the the boat rocking without the engine running. Like was stated earlier, a vaccum leak somewhere in the intake system would definetely cause similar symptons. The ignition is the best money you will spend. Hope this was some help, good luck. I just rebuilt my carb, it wasn't that hard, took about 2 hrs., but if you don't feel comfortable, and don't mind spending the money, take it to a professional.
Exact same problem...
Wow! Thought you had my boat there for a minute. Our 93 PS 190 did the same thing. We had to put a new carb on it and the entire problem went away. Just my 2
Like everyone has said on this board - sounds like a carb problem. Rebuild it. It's not hard. I'm no carb expert, the first time I saw one in pieces was when I rebuilt one on my old boat.
I also strongly recommend the electronic ignition... BUT - wait till you have your current problems fixed first. The conversions Rarely go bad - but every now & then I hear of one with trouble. It would really stink to not know if it was your conversion, or the carb that was causing the troubles.
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Business requirement: Disable view duplicates search functionality
When performing a search query in SharePoint, the search results group duplicate search results by default.
For me it is unclear which criteria make SharePoint think some search results are duplicates for each other, and hence make SharePoint group them together as one search result. This can be pretty confusing, as end-users not always are finding back everything because some stuff is hidden away in such a grouped search result. For example, ungrouping the above search result reveals following hidden search results:
For me, these files shouldn't be grouped together as duplicates in the search results: these files are financial reports for different quarters. The filename as the title of these files are different, nevertheless SharePoint groups these files as duplicates in the search results. End-users not so familiar with SharePoint may overlook the View duplicates link in the search results: as such they may start complaining that they don't find some files they've uploaded before (f.e. here: they may complain they don't find the financial report for Q3-04).
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[contests] Kalimpura Caption Contest Winners
A while back, I announced a Kalimpura caption contest [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ]. Unfortunately, chemo brain got in the way and I have been quite dilatory in wrapping up the voting poll.
Consider it now wrapped:
And the winners are J.R. Murdock and emeraldcite, in a tie. The winning captions are:
J.R. Murdock: Not content with Google Glasses, Jay went for the Google Bodysuit.
emeraldcite: Fifty Shades of Jay.
Our two lucky winners will receive signed copies of the Kalimpura ARC. Guys, please contact me with your postal addresses.
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One of the nice things about an afternoon shif is the fact that my mornings are free for me to get started. I can be a slow start, but I prefer taking my mornings at a "relaxing" pace.
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I've been having a bit of an identity crisis for a couple of months. I thought it was possible that I might be a hipster. The signs were all there: my love of leggings, becoming a vegetarian, my pixie cut, my love of organic shade-grown coffee, the fact that I have a blog, and the allure of black jeggings that I have no place to wear. I worried about this pretty seriously for a couple of months. Maybe for some people being a hipster isn't that big of a deal, but I make fun of hipsters on a pretty regular basis (as do most people–check out this cracked.com post). So, the possibility that I might be one was pretty distressing. But a few months ago I decided, in true hipster fashion, that it didn't matter because "labels" are dumb and I just stopped thinking/worrying about it.
I had lunch today.
Scene: A pretty normal day. A friend, J, and I were waiting for a conference call to start and I was eating a very late lunch in her office.
J: What's for lunch?
Me: Toast, nutella, yogurt with granola, and a pepsi.
J: Sounds good.
Me: This might be the most hipster meal I've ever eaten in my entire life.
J: …Nutella and toast is pretty hipster-ey.
Me: Yeah… It's toast made from homemade bread with organic nutella.
J: Oh.
Me: And it's a pepsi throwback.
Me: And the granola in my yogurt is homemade. With agave nectar.
J: Agave nectar?Wow.
Me: I'm a hipster, aren't I?'
J: The only way this could be worse is if you made the yogurt yourself.
And it gets worse.
I've actually been toying with the idea of making homemade yogurt. For reals.


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Tours That Bind
Diaspora, Pilgrimage, and Israeli Birthright Tourism
292 pages
January, 2012
Subjects:Jewish StudiesSociology
Since 1999 hundreds of thousands of young American Jews have visited Israel on an all-expense-paid 10-day pilgrimage-tour known as Birthright Israel. The most elaborate of the state-supported homeland tours that are cropping up all over the world, this tour seeks to foster in the American Jewish diaspora a lifelong sense of attachment to Israel based on ethnic and political solidarity. Over a half-billion dollars (and counting) has been spent cultivating this attachment, and despite 9/11 and the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict the tours are still going strong.
Based on over seven years of first-hand observation in modern day Israel, Shaul Kelner provides an on-the-ground look at this hotly debated and widely emulated use of tourism to forge transnational ties. We ride the bus, attend speeches with the Prime Minister, hang out in the hotel bar, and get a fresh feel for young American Jewish identity and contemporary Israel. We see how tourism's dynamism coupled with the vibrant human agency of the individual tourists inevitably complicate tour leaders' efforts to rein tourism in and bring it under control. By looking at the broader meaning of tourism, Kelner brings to light the contradictions inherent in the tours and the ways that people understandtheir relationship to place both materially and symbolically. Rich in detail, engagingly written, and sensitive to the complexities of modern travel and modern diaspora Jewishness, Tours that Bind offers a new way of thinking about tourism as a way through which people develop understandings of place, society, and self.
"Drawing mainly on his own participant-observation experiences, Kelner situates the program in a context of political tourism, giving us new tools with which to understand the visceral, emotional and cognitive impacts on the participants. This provides a sophisticated lens through which to analyze what the Birthright program, and others like it, does, how it accomplishes its goals, what those goals are and why the mechanisms used may also limit its impact."
—Harriet Hartman, The Foreward
"Kelner, assistant professor of sociology and Jewish studies at Vanderbilt University, has written an original and persuasive account of the ways in which tourism has evolved into an important means for the creation of transnational identities and commitments. Using Birthright tours to Israel as his example, Kelner offers new ways to think about place, society, and self."
—Society (Social Science and Modern Society)
"This fascinating, carefully researched study focuses on a specific kind of tourism... the Israeli Taglit-Birthright program... This study is insightful, rich in data, and exceptionally well informed. While the subject focus is unique, the volume contributes broadly to understanding pilgrimage and tourism, youth culture, and Israel-diaspora relations... Highly recommended."
"After several years of serious scholarship, Kelner concludes that tourism is the great equalizer, an opportunity for institutions to compete for the ability to represent a people.Though not the first book to explore Birthright's impact, Tours That Bind approaches the subject academically, analyzing how Israel co-opts the Jewish diaspora to strengthen its nation-state."
—Jewish Book World
"Tours that Bind is an exceptional work. Shaul Kelner offers one of the finest social scientific studies of contemporary Jewish life in a generation."
—Riv-Ellen Prell, author of Fighting to Become Americans: Jews, Gender and the Anxiety of Assimilation
"The best book to date on diaspora tourism. Kelner sweeps away the cobwebs that have clouded the relationship between young American Jews and the state of Israel. Rich description, subtle theory, and jargon-free writing make this book a joy to read. A major contribution to the literature on tourism and Jewish studies."
—Edward M. Bruner, author of Culture on Tour: Ethnographies of Travel
"Tours that Bind . . . serve[s] up some fascinating insights into one of the most daring and effective social experiments of the modern Jewish Diaspora."
—The Jerusalem Post
"...[O]ffers some intriguing insights into a phenomenon of considerable importance in the American Jewish community."
—Adam Kirsch, Tablet Magazine
"Tours That Bind is must reading for those who work on homeland/diaspora relations. Ditto for those who research tourism in all its modalities."
—Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews
- "Kelner lucidly lays out evolving conceptual structures in the field of diasporic homeland tourism, illuminating a spectrum of intellectual trends, and using them both to enrich nuanced understandings of the larger significance of the Israel trip in contemporary Jewish life and to portray Israel trips as part of "broader transnational trends that are gaining momentum worldwide."
—Sylvia Barack Fishman, H-Net Reviews
"If sociology is an art form, Shaul Kelner is a master artist."
—Sociological Forum
- "In analyzing tourism as a potent but imprecise tool for transnational political socialization, Kelner makes an important contributiong to scholarship on tourism, transnationalism, and diaspora."
—Ben Brazil, Sociology of Religion
- "Kelner provides vivid descriptions, conversations, and analyses resulting from his experiences on multiple Taglit trips, his involvement wiht the Brandeis evaluations, and his own studious academic work."
—Howard M. Weisband, Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs
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Friday nights are usually hopping in the city of Port Huron. This Friday night though they'll be doing even more so with two events that will have people out and about.
Port Huron Museum's annual Hoptoberfest. The museum invites you to join them at the Fort Gratiot Light Station for dinner, drinks and music from Ian Smith & Co. From there, transportation will be provided so you can hop to see some other sights in town. This year hoppers get a special treat as the event includes a chance for hoppers to check out the Sperry's Theater before it opens to the general public.
You can hear an interview that Port Huron Museum's executive director Susan Bennett and event co-chair Jim Berry did with WPHM's Paul Miller about Hoptoberfest here.
Tickets, which include 2 beverages, transportation, appetizers, a full meal and entertainment, are $65 or 2 for $125 for museum members and $75 or 2 for $140 for guests. You can get them by calling the museum 810-982-0891 ext. 110 or at Eventbrite. All proceeds from Hoptoberfest go to benefit the museum's four sites and you must be 21 to attend.
A couple of times each year, downtown Port Huron shops and offices turn into art galleries. From 6-9pm this Friday they'll be doing it again with the Fall Art Hop. Take a stroll around to 21 locations on Huron Avenue and Military Street and check out with many local area artists, musicians and craftspeople will have on display. Find out more at the Port Huron Art Hop Facebook page.
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Larry Lucchino, the Red Sox' president and CEO, said this morning that the team was prepared to make a big deal before the July 31 trade deadline
Larry Lucchino, the Red Sox' president and CEO, said this morning that the team was prepared to make a big deal before the July 31 trade deadline.
Lucchino was a guest on WEEI's Dennis & Callahan radio show.
"I think Ben feels empowered to do it, I think he has the capacity to do it, when he took the job and in fact since then we have talked frequently about boldness," Lucchino said, referring to general manager Ben Cherington. "You've got to know when to be bold and when to be somewhat conservative and methodical. This is a club has been built on bold moves over the years, going back to the Nomar Garciaparra trade as one example. There should be no doubt in anyone's mind that Ben Cherington and the entire baseball operations are all pointed to working hard to July 31."
Lucchino said that the trade rumors surrounding Carl Crawford were a result of the Red Sox being contacted by the Miami Marlins -- not the other way around -- but he added that the team's willingness to listen reflected its overall philosophy.
"Dan Jennings, the guy from the Marlins front office who drafted Carl Crawford, was up in Boston scouting, presumably, Carl Crawford and others when Ben let us about the fact that there had been an inquiry," Lucchino said. "And given the encouragement that we offer regarding being bold I'm sure he asked them what they had in mind. That's just par for the course for this time of year. You explore all the possibilities, big ones, bold ones, small ones, incremental ones, whatever you can do."
Boston is one of the most intriguing teams in the majors as the end of July approaches. It's roster contains surpluses at certain positions -- especially in the outfield -- as well as talented but underperforming players such as pitcher Jon Lester.
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Xinet Releases White Paper on the ROI of Digital Asset Management
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Press release from the issuing companyBERKELEY, California – (May 3, 2006) -- Digital asset management leader Xinet, Inc. has released a new White Paper by industry expert Ron Roszkiewicz, "Assessing the Value of DAM Systems for Advertising Agencies," that outlines how advertising agencies calculate a Return on Investment, both a Tactical ROI and a Strategic ROI, for adopting a Digital Asset Management system. To download the just-released white paper, go to: http://xinet.com/aboutxinet/pdf.library/ case.studies/Adv_ROI_white_paper.pdf North American and European advertising agencies that use Xinet WebNative, the award-winning asset management solution, include: Ogilvy & Mather, McCann Erickson, Deutsch, Inc., Young & Rubicam, TBWA Paris, Grey Global, BBDO New York, Euro RSCG, Leo Burnett Worldwide, Publicis London, Publicis Capps Digital, and TracyLocke. To view video testimonials of these advertising agencies and other Xinet customers such as Macy's New York, Sunbeam (Jarden), TIME, Sports Illustrated, Fortune, Topps Trading Co., Ivy Hill-Cinram, Rohm and Haas, and Quebecor World Premedia, go to: http://xinet.com/casestudies/index.html The new ROI white paper includes examples of how senior executives, IT, creative, production, traffic and studio departments of the top advertising agencies increase agency and client revenues, gain speed-to-market, and lure new clients with Digital Asset Management. Digital Asset Management enables these agencies to collaborate securely 24/7 via the Internet with hundreds of agency offices and clients, worldwide. About Xinet, Inc. Founded 15 years ago, Xinet has its North American headquarters in Berkeley, California, and its European headquarters in Munich. Xinet provides the only digital asset management system that offers a dynamic production workflow toolset. An integrated database that creates automated, metadata-driven workflows, Xinet WebNative marries dynamic content distribution and manufacturing systems into one powerful asset management tool. Xinet WebNative Portal is a display layer for the total Xinet solution. With WebNative Portal, companies produce secure, branded Web dashboards for WebNative Venture asset banks. Xinet's other digital asset management customers include: CompUSA, Bloomingdale's, Saks 5th Avenue, Bookspan, Sotheby's London, Otto Versand GmbH, Schaufler Group GmbH, Ringier Print Zofingen AG Switzerland, Grupo Anaya Spain, TAG U.K., Wyndeham Press U.K., Anness Publishing Ltd. U.K., Citat-Reptil Sweden, Prinfo Scandinavia, Huset SP3.
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Chaos at Churchgate as railway manager pays surprise visit
The evening peak hour at Churchgate station became chaotic due to a surprise visit by the railway officials at 6.20pm for about 30 minutes.mumbai Updated: Jan 13, 2011 01:46 IST
The evening peak hour at Churchgate station became chaotic due to a surprise visit by the railway officials at 6.20pm for about 30 minutes.
The team led by the divisional railway manager Girish Pillai inspected the ongoing work at the station, including the demolished railway police building. "We inspected work on Churchgate station which is on track and will meet the deadline," said Pillai.
During this time, the commuters were hustling for space as Pillai was surrounded by his officials and the railway police. The problems were more on platform 4, which is being modified and extended.
Even the officials found it difficult to inspect work with commuters boarding and alighting from a running train.
Pillai and his team began by visiting platforms 3 and 4 that are being extended for accommodating 15-coach trains. Once the work is complete, 15-coach trains would run up to Churchgate — currently they terminate at Dadar station. They also checked the current status of work done on platforms and roofs covering them.
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The Rector will lead a pilgrimage to the Holy Land from July 3-13, 2018 with St. George's College.
Over the course of the 10 day trip, pilgrims will thoroughly explore the Holy Land. Highlights include visits to Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Jericho, Nazareth, the Jordan River, Gethsemane, and even an opportunity to float in the Dead Sea!
You can read about the course on St. George's website by clicking here.
The cost for the land portion of the trip is $2400 and includes accommodations in a double room, all meals, transportation in Israel via deluxe bus, entrance fees, and tips for guest house/restaurant staff/bus driver.
Each pilgrim is responsible for their own airfare to Tel Aviv. Limited need-based scholarships are available.


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A Jack-Rat Terrier is a breed of dog that is a cross between a Jack Russell and a Rat Terrier. This breed of dog is also known as a Jersey Terrier.
Jack-Rat Terriers are medium-sized dogs, reaching a height of 13 to 18 inches on average. They can weigh up to 26 pounds in adulthood and have an average lifespan of 15 to 18 years. Unlike the Jack Russell and Rat Terriers, Jack-Rat hybrids have fewer health issue predispositions. As with other terrier breeds, Jack-Rats are natural hunting dogs and, if socialized from a young age, are typically not aggressive toward other pets or children.


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When and Where: April 15, 2017 – Manchester, N.H. (Larkin Field)
Score: No. 15 Southern New Hampshire University 15, Franklin Pierce University 14 (OT)
Records: SNHU 8-3 (6-3 Northeast-10 Conference), FPU 3-7 (1-7 Northeast-10 Conference)
Senior Daniel Trainor (Billerica, Mass.) scored a behind-the-back goal less than a minute into overtime to lift No. 16 Southern New Hampshire University to a 15-14 victory over Franklin Pierce University in Northeast-10 Conference men's lacrosse action at Larkin Field on Saturday.
Junior Dan Malave (Wading River, N.Y.) collected the ball at the top of the Ravens' box and cut to the right alley before throwing a pass to senior Keifer Heckman (Peabody, Mass.) below the goal line. Heckman took two steps towards the back of the cage and fired a pass to a cutting Trainor who, with a long stick draped all over him, whipped a shot behind his back that beat the Franklin Pierce netminder and provided the Penmen with the victory.
Trainor's 19th of the season and second of the game capped a wild 16 minutes of action that saw Southern New Hampshire overcome a four-goal deficit in the fourth quarter and force overtime.
After the Ravens scored twice in the first 4:59 of the fourth to extend their lead to 13-9, the Penmen responded with a four-goal burst to knot the score. Senior Will Thompson (Southington, Conn.) kicked off the run by gathering a groundball at midfield and sprinting to the top of the FPU box where he unloaded a shot to the far post that sliced the deficit to three with 8:23 remaining. Junior Zach Tanner (Woburn, Mass.) followed with back-to-back goals at 7:55 and 8:32 to make it a one-goal game, and Malave rifled home his fourth of the year to even things up at 13 with just over five minutes left in regulation.
Jack Carney reestablished the Franklin Pierce edge with 3:27 to go before Tanner completed his fourth quarter hat trick on a brilliant individual effort. Tanner caught a pass in the right alley and took off to goal line extended. After absorbing a check, Tanner turned the corner and tucked a bounce shot five-hole on the Ravens' keeper to again pull the Penmen even with 1:21 remaining.
Franklin Pierce jumped out to an early lead after scoring three of the game's first four goals in the opening 3:31. Sean Delea tallied the first goal of the contest at 1:21, and after Heckman answered with 12:50 left in the period, two-straight tallies by the Ravens made it 3-1.
Heckman brought SNHU back within one on his second of the opening quarter at 5:05, and after junior Mark Beirne (Hooksett, N.H.) found the back of the net eight seconds later to tie things up, Heckman gave the hosts their first lead of the day with 5:45 left. The lead would be short-lived, however, as the Ravens scored twice in the final five minutes to take a 5-4 lead into the second.
Senior Cameron McGuire (Melrose, Mass.) opened the second stanza with a man-up marker to reset the game at 2:28 before another two-goal spurt from Franklin Pierce provided the visitors with a 7-5 advantage at the midway point. After McGuire struck again on the man advantage at 9:19, junior Corey Cairo (Wading River, N.Y.) scored the final goal of the half with 2:29 to play and sent the teams to the half deadlocked at seven.
The Ravens came out of the break strong and potted three goals in the first 4:44 to take a 10-7 lead. Senior Zach Jacobs (Tewksbury, Mass.) brought Southern New Hampshire back within two at 5:34, and after another FPU tally, Trainor converted a feed from Tanner with 16 ticks left in the quarter.
Heckman led the SNHU attack with five points on three goals and two assists, while Tanner added four points on a hat trick and a helper. Cairo chipped in with a goal and two helpers, and Trainor and McGuire each had two tallies.
- After Franklin Pierce erased a 4-3 Penmen lead with 5:00 left in the first quarter, Southern New Hampshire did not take the lead again until Trainor's overtime winner.
- The Penmen outshot the Ravens, 56-27, which included a 28-17 edge in shots on goal. Southern New Hampshire also won 18-of-31 faceoffs on Saturday.
- With three goals on Saturday, Heckman moves into sole possession of No. 8 on the Penmen men's lacrosse all-time goal scoring list.
- With five points on Saturday, Heckman moves up to No. 11 on the Penmen men's lacrosse all-time scoring list with 137 career points. Heckman has one or more points in 38 of his last 41 outings, and of those 38 games, he has at least two points in 34 contests.
What's Next:
The Penmen are back in action Wednesday (April 19) when they make the trip across town to take on Saint Anselm College at 7 p.m.
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Non-invasive ventilation was associated with increased intubation and death in critically ill immunocompromised patients with acute respiratory failure in a post-hoc analysis of data from a randomized trial.
Intubation rates in the immunocompromised patients receiving non-invasive ventilation were more than twice as high as those seen in patients receiving high-flow oxygen alone (65% versus 31%), and they were also higher than those seen in patients receiving standard oxygen therapy (43%).
The analysis is among the first to compare the non-invasive respiratory support therapies in immunocompromised patients with acute respiratory failure, and the findings favor the use of high-flow nasal cannula as a first-line therapy in this population, wrote researcher Jean-Pierre Frat, MD, of France's University Hospital Center of Poitiers, and colleagues, in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, published online.
"This subgroup analysis suggests that non-invasive ventilation might be associated with poor outcomes and should be used cautiously in immunocompromised patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure," they wrote.
Non-invasive ventilation is used increasingly when treating critically ill patients with acute respiratory failure, but its efficacy has not been established for reducing intubation and death in immunocompromised patient populations.
In a 2015 multicenter, randomized trial that included 374 immunocompromised patients, non-invasive ventilation was not associated with better outcomes than oxygen therapy alone.
A 2015 multicenter trial conducted by Frat and colleagues showed high-flow nasal cannula to be associated with better outcomes compared with non-invasive ventilation or standard oxygen in nonselected patients (n=310) with acute respiratory failure.
Patients in the trial were treated at 23 intensive care units in France and Belgium, and they were randomly assigned (1:1:1) to receive either standard oxygen, high-flow nasal cannula alone, or non-invasive ventilation interspaced with high-flow nasal cannula between ventilation sessions (non-invasive ventilation group).
"In this trial, patients treated with non-invasive ventilation interspaced with high-flow nasal cannula between non-invasive ventilation sessions had higher mortality than those treated with high-flow nasal cannula alone, suggesting potential deleterious effects of non-invasive ventilation," Frat and colleagues wrote.
Their post-hoc analysis included 82 immunocompromised participants in their previously published study. The primary outcome was the proportion of patients who required endotracheal intubation within 28 days after randomization.
Thirty of the immunocompromised patients were treated with standard oxygen, 26 with high-flow nasal cannula alone, and 26 with non-invasive ventilation plus interspaced high-flow nasal cannula.
Among the study findings:
- Eight (31%) of 26 patients treated with high-flow nasal cannula alone, 13 (43%) of 30 patients treated with standard oxygen, and 17 (65%) of 26 patients treated with non-invasive ventilation required intubation at 28 days (P=0.04)
- Odds ratios for intubation were higher in patients treated with non-invasive ventilation than among those treated with high-flow nasal cannula: OR 4.25 (95% CI 1.33-13.56)
- Odds ratios were not significantly different between patients treated with high-flow nasal cannula alone and standard oxygen (OR 1.72, 95% CI 0.57-5.18)
- After multivariable logistic regression, the two factors independently associated with endotracheal intubation and mortality were age and use of non-invasive ventilation as first-line therapy
The post-hoc nature of the analysis and the small patient size were cited by the researchers as study limitations.
"Obviously, these results do not allow definitive conclusions on the effects of non-invasive ventilation in this population and our findings need to be confirmed in a randomized controlled trial including a group of patients treated exclusively with high-flow nasal cannula," the researchers wrote. "Moreover, non-invasive ventilation could be applied differently, with other interfaces or settings, including higher positive end-expiratory pressure levels, lower pressure support levels, and longer sessions to potentially attenuate alveolar derecruitment and ventilator-induced lung injury."
In an editorial published with the study, Jan Hendrik Storre, MD, of Witten/Herdecke University Hospital, Cologne, Germany, wrote that the latest findings make a strong case for the use of high-flow oxygen being, "the focus of further investigations" in critically ill immunocompromised patients with acute respiratory failure.
"High-flow oxygen is reported to be a more comfortable strategy in oxygenation compared with standard oxygen," he wrote.
Storre noted that the research to date suggests that non-invasive ventilation, "should be done cautiously in critically ill immunocompromised patients, and further oxygenation strategies such as high-flow oxygen or standard oxygen are still important treatment strategies."
"Further trials are needed to assess or exclude potential harm of non-invasive ventilation in critically ill immunocompromised patients," he concluded.
Funding for this research was provided by the French Ministry of Health, the French societies of intensive care and pneumology, Fisher&Paykel Healthcare, and others.
Frat reported grants, personal fees, and nonfinancial support from Fisher&Paykel Healthcare during the conduct of the study.
- Reviewed by F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE Assistant Professor, Section of Nephrology, Yale School of Medicine and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
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12-13 February 2019 Bad Nauheim, Germany
EALA - European Automotive Laser Applications 2019
20th European Expert Conference
Fundamentals of laser use in the automotive and supplier industries
11 February 2019, 14.00 – 18.00 h
Additional to the EALA conference, the EALA tutorial provides newcomers with the theoretical and practical fundamentals of laser application in automobile production.
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Fraunhofer Institut für Werkstoff-
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Johnny K. Larsson
Autokropolis Engineering, SE
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UNION TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Two days away "from the end of the last campaign I will ever run," President Clinton pressed relentlessly through the East on Sunday with hectic visits ranging the length of the nation from Florida to Maine.
With his aides still confident of victory, Clinton's schedule has been dictated largely by the needs of his party's Senate candidates. The appearance here, before thousands of supporters who filled several city blocks, was in part an attempt to bolster Rep. Robert G. Torricelli, the Democrat who is seeking to win the seat of Democratic Sen. Bill Bradley, who is retiring.
From there it was on to Springfield, Mass., where Democratic Sen. John Kerry is locked in a tight race with the state's Republican governor, William F. Weld Jr. Then the president went to Maine and New Hampshire, where party strategists hope that a strong showing by Clinton could help Democrats pick up two Senate seats now held by Republicans.
As he has throughout the last week, Clinton appealed to Democrats to go to the polls.
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The very latest single from the stright talking John Askew has arrived on the Future Sound Of Eygpt label with a banging peice of trance from start to finish called 'Can I Be Frank?'...
We come to nothing but straight talking over the years from John Askew. The very same can be said about his music production. He says what he thinks and expresses his musical taste through his banging production style. He has been working in the music scene for well over a decade now having sought out his reputation through some stellar productions released through his former home Discover, part of the Recoverworld label group. He now works under the legendary Paul Oakenfold for his Perfecto label and has guided back the return of their very popular 'Perfecto Fluoro' brand. There is no messing about with John, and that's very evident as he unloads another musical pounding on the ear drums with this latest single.
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I always get excited by a John Askew release. In some aspects you half know what to expect from it, which is not a bad thing. In an age where a lot of trance superstars of a decade ago are out playing this 'EDM' shite there are guys like John still pumping out the pounding beats. This latest tune has a little bit of old PvD style flair on the production sound for me, back when his style was very beat driven and not so much wishy washy bass line chord changes. This goes off with a bang, hits you a sweat little break then slaps you round the face with some more bang. A very high tempo trance affair is this and typical of a style which has earned John Askew the respect within the electronic dance music community.
Top draw material from John here, if you dont like this then you really are not a trance fan at all as this is a pure as you can get when it comes to high tempo banging beats. No remixes needed here as I think others would only ruin it. You must get hold of this one.
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Beverly and Tamara: Marie, welcome to SSLY. Thanks so much for joining us today. So first why don't you tell us a little about yourself?
I've been writing since I was a kid. My preferred genre is romance. I have published sixteen books. Fifteen of them were self-published. My latest release, published by Solstice Publishing, is a historical romance called Upon Your Return. It came out in February.
Tamara: What do you HAVE to have when you are writing?
A pen usually. Most of the time, I write by hand, unless the mood takes me when I'm at the computer. Preferably, a gel pen in a pretty color, but I'll use what I have if I must.
Beverly: When did you start to write?
When I was nine years old. I started writing stories then, and really never stopped.
Tamara: What do you think are the qualities that make up a "hero"?
A good hero in a story should be compelling. Strong, attractive (but not overly) and human. By human, I mean he should be a little flawed, capable of mistakes.
Beverly: Can you describe your favorite character? And which of your books is he/she in? How do you come up with your characters?
That's a hard question. I love them all! I guess my favorite is Fara Bellamont. She is the starring character in Upon Your Return. Despite the odds and the time period, she is strong and determined to find love at all costs. As far as how my characters come to me, they just do. The muse strikes me whenever it wants. Right now, I have over 90 stories in progress. I get new ideas for characters and storylines all of the time.
Tamara: What are the hardest scenes for you to write? Suspense? Sex? Dialogue? And why?
Dialogue is pretty easy for me. I would say with some books, love scenes can be challenging. Getting that perfect balance between passion and emotion is hard. And the other challenging thing for me is description, giving a sense of place. Sometimes I have to go back in and put it in later.
Beverly: What writer, if any, influenced how you write?
That's a cross between Catherine Coulter and Nora Roberts.
Tamara: Who would you choose as your "book boyfriend/girlfriend"? From what book? Author?
Hmm. J.R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood series is very good. Maybe the character Wrath from Dark Lover. He is very powerful.
Beverly: OMG! He is sooo yummy! What is the kinkiest thing you've ever done? Or would like to? What? We are all about the love!
Um, I'd like to get my man outside, maybe on a beach or something. I'm not saying anything else! *Blush*
Tamara: What are your favorite types of heroines? Do you like the damsel in distress who needs saving or the kick-ass variety? Why?
I like a combination of the two. I definitely like a woman who can handle herself in a time of crisis, but I am okay with someone saving her if the situation calls for it (if there's no other choice). I like strong females (i.e. Buffy…LOL), but it's even better if the hero and heroine can work together kicking the villain's butt.
Beverly: What was your worst date ever?
I went on one date with this guy, and I just knew there was no chemistry at all. I think he took me to a pool place (pool tables). It really isn't all that memorable. But, I felt so incredibly awkward. I just wanted to go home.
Tamara: If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? (you have food, water, shelter, all the necessities, so nothing mundane)
My fiancé, a thick journal and a pen that never dries up. LOL.
Beverly: What is your "guilty pleasure"?
Dark chocolate. It is my total weakness. I can't get enough! Really, any kind of chocolate dessert is wonderful, but dark chocolate? I can't say no!
Tamara: What dream or goals have you yet to realize?
I want to see one of my books on a shelf in a store someday. That would really make my day!
Beverly: What was your most embarrassing moment? It can't be worse than mine….
Really? Did you flub up the words to a song you were supposed to sing in front of your whole graduating class in high school? I ended up singing the first verse all over again, hoping no one noticed, but I was mortified!
Tamara: *shakes her head* Beverly was much naughtier than that! It involved *muffled, pries Bev's hands away* Fine! I won't tell! But you owe me! If you were a color what would you be and why?
Hot pink. I love hot pink. It says, "Hey, I'm here," and yet it's still feminine.
Beverly: *high fives Marie* Oh yeah! Who has influenced how you perceive love? Why?
Well, I've always loved "love". And reading romance novels certainly helped. But, I would have to say that my parents really affected my view of love. If they didn't clearly love each other, if they weren't clearly "in" love with each other, then I'm not sure I'd be where I am today.
Tamara and Beverly: Okay. We are SSLY so I have to ask. Who loves you?
My fiance. Chris. He loves me. I know he does. If he didn't, he wouldn't have stuck around this long. LOL.
Now for some quick fun questions:
Boxers or briefs? No preference really.
Coffee or Tea? Tea.
Tall, dark and handsome or Blond and buff? Tall, dark and handsome of course.
Hairy chest or smooth? Smooth. My man better have no hair. Hair is gross.
Chocolate or Vanilla? Chocolate.
Kinky or Sweet? A combination of the two, I hope.
Fast or slow? Oh my God, did you really ask that? That depends on the mood.
Public or private? Private, of course. A bed is really nice.
Top or bottom? Wow. Bottom, I guess. Sometimes it's nice to have him in control.
Beverly and Tamara: Well, now that we've shocked Marie our job here is done! *laughing and hugging Marie* Thanks for being such a good sport!
Fara Bellamont has been back in society for a year after leaving Cluny Abbey, where her uncle sent her long ago. When he chooses a suitor for her for marriage, she fears that she will be forced to marry a stranger and live a miserable life. But, Fara finds herself thrust into an adventure of a lifetime when unforeseen circumstances cause her to place her trust in a strange man for protection. His intervention not only saves her, but puts her in an even more compromising position. Grant Hill, a trading captain, is enchanted by the young heiress not only because of her beauty, but because she is hardly conventional. Underneath her ladylike exterior lies a tigress. Grant cannot help but offer his protection as she is in need and he is far from immune from her charms. Fara just never bargained on the passion that she feels for Grant Hill. As events unfold, she must decide whether her desires and the dictates of her heart should trump the rules of society…
Buy links: http://store.solsticepublishing.com/upon-your-return/
MARIE LAVENDER bio:
Marie Lavender lives in the Midwest with her family and three cats. She has been writing for over twenty years. She has more works in progress than she can count on two hands. At the tender age of nine, she began writing stories. Her imagination fueled a lot of her early child's play. Even growing up, she entered writing contests and received a certificate for achieving the second round in one. She majored in Creative Writing in college because that was all she ever wanted – to be a writer. While there, she published two works in a university publication, and was a copy editor on the staff of an online student journal. After graduating from college, she sought out her dream to publish a book. Since then, Marie has published sixteen books. Marie Lavender's real love is writing romances, but she has also written mysteries, literary fiction and dabbled a little in paranormal stories. Most of her works have a romantic element involved in them. Upon Your Return is her first historical romance novel. Feel free to visit her website at http://marielavender.webs.com/ for further information about her books and her life. Marie is also on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
A list of her books and pen names are as follows:
Marie Lavender: Upon Your Return
Erica Sutherhome: Hard to Get; Memories; A Hint of Scandal; Without You; Strange Heat; Terror in the Night; Haunted; Pursuit; Perfect Game; A Touch of Dawn; Ransom
Kathryn Layne: A Misplaced Life
Heather Crouse: Express Café and Other Ramblings; Ramblings, Musings and Other Things; Soulful Ramblings and Other Worldly Things
MARIE LAVENDER links
Website: http://marielavender.webs.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarieAnnLavender?ref=hl
Twitter: https://twitter.com/marielavender1


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A Blanding woman sustained minor injuries during a Feb. 29 rollover accident on U.S. 191. The crash occurred at about 10:22 a.m. near mile marker 139 on the highway, according to a report from the Utah Highway patrol.
Investigators said the woman, 52, fell asleep while driving south on U.S. 191 and drifted into the oncoming lane of travel. A northbound semi-tractor trailer truck was forced to swerve into the southbound lane to avoid a head-on collision, according to the report.
The woman awoke and overcorrected, causing her vehicle to travel off the road. The car rolled several times before coming to rest, according to the report. The woman was transported to Moab Regional Hospital by ambulance. She was wearing a seatbelt and sustained only minor injuries, according to the UHP report.
Possible drugs found in local motel rooms
Moab City Police officers were called to a downtown motel last month on a report of two books damaged in two different rooms due to possible drug use, according to a police department report.
A housekeeper at the motel reported finding a white powder substance on both books, which were books provided by the motel. One book also had a tube next to it that police reported appeared to be a "snort" tube for inhaling drugs.
Police confiscated the items. The white powder appeared to test positive for heroin, according to the police report.
Man cited for driving violations
A Moab man was ticketed on multiple charges on Feb. 29 after a Utah Highway Patrol trooper stopped the 1996 Corvette the man was driving for an equipment violation. The incident occurred at about 2:30 p.m. in Moab.
The man, 63, was cited for driving on a suspended license, being an alcohol restricted driver, and a window tint violation.
The man's vehicle was impounded, and the driver was cited and released, according to information from the UHP.


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It looks like Robin, Purdy, and Chopra are visceral idealists too. Source: Contra Damon Linker, 'Leftist Intellectuals' Are Not 'Disconnected From Reality'
See Skye Cleary at the Cornelia Street Café discuss the philosophical pitfalls and potential behind Valentines' Day. Friday, February 12, 2016. Details here.
See his talk for the Gotham Philosophical Society here.
That was the headline I used back in October of 2011 when I first linked to the following article by Nouriel Roubini:
What Occupy Wall Street, the Arab Spring, the Chilean students, and other global protest movements all have in common. – Slate Magazine.
OWS and the Arab Spring may now seem like little more than exuberant spasms of defiance dimly remembered (or would that be dimly imagined?) as, three and a half years later, the Middle East appears hell-bent on all-out conflagration and Americans prepare to endure eighteen months of a farcical presidential campaign among rival defenders of the status quo.
But now there a lot of people thinking about what comes next, thinking about what the Next System might be. If you want something different, help them figure it out.
Change can't come fast enough.
We New Yorkers are prideful people, proud of our city and proud of ourselves for making it our home. As life in New York can often seem like a daily test of one's mettle, to regularly wake up in the city that never sleeps qualifies as an accomplishment. But a city that doesn't sleep is not a city of dreams and fantasies; it's rather a city of harsh and hard-won realities. And by insisting on seeing things for what they are, by refusing to look away for fear of being taken for fools, we have cultivated a tough-minded impatience with the fraudulent. New Yorkers have been bred for honesty, especially with each other, and of this too we are proud. That honesty compels us to call 'em like we see 'em, raising our voices in praise and protest as we deem fit. Lately there has been a lot of protesting, and there should be. We are dangerously mismanaging our complicated yet vital relationships with those we have chosen to lead us and the police officers who have sworn to serve and protect us.
I invite you to become familiar with the Gotham Philosophical Society, an organization I have started with hopes of channelling Protagoras and Socrates in the agora. In other words, with hopes of bringing New York's extraordinary collection of philosophers into conversations with their neighbors on topics both perennial and pressing. Check out the website, and if you are in New York, please come to one of our events. Cheers, JSB