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Barrett: The 185 anglers reported 2,371 bass, 113 bluegill, 29 crappie, all released. Open every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday through the summer. Tickets for fishing in August go on sale July 10 through Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000 or on-line at www.ticketmaster.com. Next reservations go on sale May 8 at 7 p.m. for June dates.
Chollas: The Joe Bain Memorial Fishing Pier is a great place for kids to fish. Open daily to youngsters 15 and under. San Diego Fly Fishers sponsors a Lend-A-Rod program on Sundays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and it includes free bait and tackle and fishing tips. Good perimeter hiking trail, shady spots for picnicking.
Corona Lakes: Silver King channel catfish and big blue cats being planted for the rest of the summer season. Fish up to 20 pounds will be stocked this season, and catfish in the 10-pound range were landed last week. But most of the catches in recent weeks have been of fish in the 1½- to 3 pounds. John Smith, Norco, seven catfish, 34 pounds, with an 11-pounder and a 9-pounder. Tilapia also biting. Anglers using a piece of night crawler having success on those. The lake is open seven days a week with fishing allowed from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. on day passes or from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on an evening pass. Each of these passes is $22. Seniors pay $20. All of these passes have a five-fish limit. For kids 4 to 13, a three-fish pass is $9. The 24-hour passes are available every Friday and Saturday night. These passes cost $60 and anglers can bring a spouse and up to three kids to help fill the 24-hour pass 15-fish limit. Camping at Corona Lake is also free with a 24-hour pass. For Corona Lake fishing information, call 951-277-4489 or log on at www.fishinglakes.com.
Cuyamaca: Stocked heavily recently with trout from Mt. Lassen, Jess Ranch and the Department of Fish and Game all spring and into the summer. Logan Belhumeur, Fallbrook, 4-pound, 4-ounce Sierra Bow, Lone Pine, from a boat. Narez Manousisian, San Diego, 3-pound, 10-ounce Sierra Bow, No. 5 Fire Tiger Rapala, Chambers Park area. Dylan Bell II, Poway, limit of crappie, Trout Teasers, dock area. Be sure and stop by the Cuyamaca Bait and Tackle Shop to see the aquarium with some of the lake fish in it. The lake is full after the recent snowfall and melt and spilling into the East Lake. Bald eagles are still being spotted. All private boats must be sprayed and decontaminated to prevent the spread of quagga mussels in the lake. Cost is $10. Applies to canoes, kayaks, float tubes and waders. Campers now have the use of showers on the North Shore. Condos and sleeper cabins available at the lake. Excellent hiking opportunities, with trails leading into Rancho Cuyamaca State Park for some of the best wildlife viewing in the county. Good numbers of wild turkeys, deer, bobcats, even an occasional mountain lion. Good peak climbs include Stonewall, Cuyamaca Peak and North Peak. Call (760) 765-0515 or toll free at (877) 581-9904. More information at www.lakecuyamaca.org. Open daily.
Diamond Valley Lake: Bass fishing has been fair. Fish are being caught on the surface near shore and as deep as 30 feet. Catfish action heating up. Jesikah Mena, Hemet, 7.07-pound channel catfish, dough bait, night crawler, shrimp combo. Bluegill and redear sunfish also performing. Hikers will find very good hiking trails and shoreline access for fishing. Lake is open 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Open daily.
Dixon: Night fishing will start July 5 following a stocking of 1,000 pounds of channel catfish on July 2. Night fishing will be offered every Thursday and Friday night. Best bet for catfish is to use 8- to 10-pound test line and a sliding sinker to keep the catfish from detecting the weight when it picks up the bait. Boat rentals start at 5 p.m. and must be back to the dock by 10:45 p.m. Boat rentals are $30 for a motorboat and $14 for a rowboat. Shoreline fishing is available until 11:45 p.m. Bass fry are being spotted near the shoreline, but female bass also are on nests late. An 11-pound bass was the best catch recently. For more information, call the ranger station at (760) 839-4680. The City of Escondido was granted an aquaculture permit that now allows anglers to fish the lake without a state fishing license. All anglers 8 years old and older still need a daily fishing permit to fish at Dixon. Daley Ranch has a network of excellent trails for biking and equestrian. Open daily.
El Capitan: The 24 anglers reported 1 bass kept (59 bass released). Open to fishing, general boating and water contact every Thursday through Sunday, with Mondays reserved for fishing only. Concession now open Friday through Sunday, with boat rentals available. Water contact activities include water-skiing, wake-boarding, Jet Skis, towing inflatables. All persons entering reservoir property must purchase a day use permit. To call for boat information, call the Boat Capacity Hot Line at (619) 668-2770.
Henshaw: Night fishing available here every Friday and Saturday night until 10 p.m. Boats available for rent at $35 for a full-day, $30 after 1 p.m. Boats must be back to the dock at 6 p.m. Lake now open from 6 a.m. to sunset daily. Good shoreline access on the west side toward the dam. Good hikes in surrounding Cleveland National Forest and a great place to spot wild turkeys and mule deer. Open daily.
Hodges: Concession is open every day the lake is open to fishing, which is every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Network of trails includes the San Dieguito River Park and a pedestrian bridge connecting the south and north shores in the eastern part of the lake.
Irvine Lake: For more information, check irvinelake.net or call (714) 649-9111.
Jennings: Catfish action fair. Lake will be open Wednesday, July 4, for a special day of fishing from 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Shore fishing is available every day here by purchasing a permit at the campground. Very good hiking opportunities on perimeter road and on trails. Camping available at the campground on the west side of the lake. Open Friday 5 p.m. to midnight; Saturday, 5:30 a.m. to midnight; and Sunday, 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Check www.lakejennings.com.
Lindo Lake: Lakeside fishery has mostly channel catfish and carp, but also has some bass and bluegill. Stocked in the winter and spring with trout by the Department of Fish and Game.
Loveland: The 82 anglers reported 51 bass released, 3 bluegill, 5 carp and 1 channel catfish. Open daily to hike-in fishing only on a limited area of shoreline. No permits required. Fishing license is required. There's a 140-foot fishing pier on the west side of the fishing cove.
Miramar: The 21 anglers reported 47 bass released and 52 bluegill kept. Vehicles may be driven to the north shore of the lake Saturdays through Tuesdays to access more secluded fishing areas on the other side of the lake. Perimeter road is paved and used by walkers, runners, rollerbladers and bicyclists. If you use this road, stay to the far right to avoid collisions. This place is a parade on weekends and in the early evenings. Picnic area on the southeast side of the lake and a few spots on the northwest shore. Get there very early to secure a spot. Pay fees at iron ranger or electronic pay station near the concession building. Open daily.
Morena: The Pacific Crest Trail, which starts south of Campo at the U.S. Mexican border, cuts through the eastern side of the park. Very good hiking around the lake and a great campground.
Murray: Concession is now open Wednesday through Sunday. Boats available for rent. Perimeter road is mostly paved and frequented by walkers, runners, rollerbladers and bicyclists. Stay to the right to avoid collisions. Cowles Mountain, the highest and most-hiked peak in the city, gets a lot of visitors and is a parade off Golfcrest. The fire road that gets graded often for the utility and city of San Diego vehicles on the east side is much more hiker-friendly with much less use. Open daily to fishing and boating. Pay fees at iron rangers near the concession building or in the concession when it's open.
Otay, Lower: The 129 fishermen reported 14 bass kept, 206 bass released, 124 bluegill. Concession is open and boats are being rented every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. The North shore has some good spots. Fishing pier located on west shore, north of the boat dock. Access road on the west side reaches fishing pier and some shoreline fishing areas. Open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Pay fees at iron rangers near the boat launch or at concession stand, where there are boat rentals.
Otay, Upper: The 9 anglers reported 25 bass and 14 bluegill, all released. No boats permitted here, so float-tubing, wading and shoreline fishing are good options. Great hike around the lake's perimeter. Open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday for fishing, sunrise to sunset. Upper Otay is a catch and release only fishery. Bait is not permitted, only artificial lures with barbless hooks.
Poway: The lake's night fishing begins July 6, but the lake's catfish plants start June 8. Night fishing will be permitted every Friday and Saturday night through Sept. 8. Call (858) 668-4772 for details. The lake's popular Adventure Series Family Campouts started April 14. The program includes overnight camping for a family and the family's choice of a rental boat for night fishing or a guided hike with a ranger around the Lake's Loop Trail. Call (858) 668-4772 to register. For fishing and boat rental information, call the Lake Poway Grill and Tackle Shop at (858) 486-1234. For other information, call the park rangers at (858) 668-4772 or for park reservations call (858) 668-4595. No fishing license required here, but fishing permits necessary. Excellent hiking opportunities, with trails connecting to Poway's massive network of trails that include Mount Woodson and Iron Mountain. The trails are open daily, as is the lake park. The lake is open to fishing Wednesday through Sunday. The following items are prohibited at Lake Poway in order to prevent the spread of quagga mussels: float tubes, private motors and anchors, live bait containers, fish finders, floating catch baskets, live bait from any source other than the Lake Poway concession, any items the staff considers to be potential contaminants.
Santee Lakes: Night fishing is permitted for registered campers on Lakes 6 and 7. And finally, for all you nocturnal, insomniacs, there's the annual night fishing events again this year. The remaining schedule is June 28; July 12 and 26; Aug. 9 and 23. Fishing is permitted from 5 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Lakes 1, 2, 3 and 4. Cost is $9 for adults, $6 for juniors. Anglers must have a lantern. Check www.santeelakes.com for available campsites. Or call (619) 596-3141. Anglers who ask for a "Carp Card" are eligible for a reward after catching 10 carp. Catch 10 carp, record them and get a free day of fishing at the lakes. No California state fishing license required to fish Santee's chain of lakes. Very good hiking opportunities around the seven lakes. Lake 7 is reserved for campers, though. Site for site the best campground in the county. Check www.santeelakes.com. Open daily.
San Vicente: Closed. For construction schedules and information on the Emergency Storage Project, go to the San Diego County Water Authority's web site at www.sdcwa.org and click on San Vicente Dam Raise.
Santa Ana River Lakes: Good fishing for channel cats and blue cats, both being planted liberally right now. Catfish up to 10 pounds reported in the creel checks. The lake will receive blue cats and channel catfish up to 20 pounds during the season. The lakes are stocked two times a week. Mark and Nash Helm, La Mirada, stringer of 19 channel catfish totaling 48 pounds. They used mackerel with Love Sauce. Kenny Pineda, Maywood, eight catfish totaling 21.5 pounds. There is 24-hour fishing every Friday and Saturday night. The "family special" applies to the 24-hour passes, open to mom and dad and up to three kids under 12. All can fish on the same permit to fill up the 15-fish, 24-hour permit limit. Cost is $60. Lots of channel catfish planted this summer. Santa Ana River Lakes is open seven days a week with fishing allowed from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. on day passes or from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on an evening pass. Each of these passes is $22. Seniors pay $20. All of these passes have a five-fish limit. For kids 4 to 13, a three-fish pass is just $9. Camping at SARL is free with a 24-hour pass. For Santa Ana River Lakes fishing information, call 714-632-7830 or log on at www.fishinglakes.com.
Sutherland: The 69 anglers reported 192 bass released and 9 bluegill. Open Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, but Fridays and Mondays reserved for for shore fishing and float tubers.
Sweetwater: The 56 anglers reported 7 bass kept, 14 released. Open Saturday, Sunday and Monday to limited shoreline fishing only.
Wohlford: The lake will be stocked with 1,000 pounds of channel catfish on July 2, but there won't be any night fishing here as there is in Dixon. Fair bite for catfish right now. June Leaders in the Whopper of the Month Contest are: Richard Fridell, 7.90 bass; Jeff Hodges, 9.70 trout; David Lopez, 2.25-pound crappie; Robert Purchase, 2.90-pound catfish. There's a $20 special for all-day rentals on motorboats for seniors every Tuesday and for active military every first and third Saturday of the month. The Lake Wohlford Café has the DFG's Automated License Data System. All types of fishing and hunting licenses may be purchased at the Café, noted for its great breakfast, lunch and dinner items. To-go orders may be made for picnic lunches while fishing. Very good hiking trails, with paths through an oak grove on the southeast side. Ban on private boats remains in place due to the threat of quagga mussels. Other banned equipment include canoes, kayaks, float tubes, trolling motors, fish finders, anchors, etc. Rental boats available. For more information, check www.lakewohlford.com.
Ocean fishing: Fair fishing for yellowtail and sand bass at the Coronado Islands. Big yellowtail and bluefin tuna biting offshore, but not in big numbers. Albacore are still missing in action.
La Paz: Good action on tuna, dorado, yellowtail, roosterfish and marlin. Here's Jonathan Roldan's report from Tailhunter International: It was like night and day in the difference between fishing early compared to later in the week. For 2 months, I kept saying that all we needed was a little kick in water temperature and the tough fishing would improve. Well, the water temps went up by 2 degrees this week into the low 80's.
By the same token…it was THE BEST WEEK of the SEASON on so many levels! Still not quite up to standards, but what a difference in this week compared to the last few months! We still need to get better, but just take a look at the variety of species in the photos!
It was like someone threw light switch! The first day of summer…June 22nd…everything changed!
Early in the week, with waters still a bit chilly, our bite consisted of a very good roosterfish bite with fish between 20 and 60 pounds. Great fun but not very good eating. As well we had a pretty sweet bite of 20-40 pound yellowtail off the west end of Espiritu Santo Island. That was good for a few days and we had some fun.
But about mid-week waters started warming. We were seeing more marlin. We started seeing breezing schools of dorado. Everyone was excited. Just one problem…they wouldn't eat. Not even remotely interested in biting! So frustrating to see so many dorado and they just had no interest in biting.
Then, about Thursday the water temps kicked up a notch. The dirty green cold water started to dissipate and BOOM! Dorado started slamming! It was like someone threw a swtich. Some of the dorado were real punk squirt fish, but others were in the 20-40 pound class and larger fish were lost. As well, marlin started to jump into the act as well as sailfish and each day we hooked, lost , caught and released several.
Not everyone caught fish everyday. Some boats did great some days then not so good the next. Also anglers lost a lot of fish as well. However, for those who fished a few days, there were definitely fish to catch and opportunities to put fish in the boat compared to what it's been lately. All very encouraging!
Hope this is something we can finally count on. The bite has been a long time coming after a really slow spring bite.


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MV MGS Geo Survey is on SAR Operation
MV MGS Geo Survey is still in charge at BASARNAS SAR operation at Karimata Straits, after significant findings from survey acquisition data on Wednesday January 7, 2015.
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Update chronology on SAR operation of missing AirAsia can be seen at below link. Confirmed from the party chief onboard, Muhammad Aga Ridha Aldila.
MV MGS Geo Survey is now supporting navy divers in lifting up the debris found earlier, suspected to be tail of the missing plane.
Following earlier findings, there are another suspected object not far from the first object.
We are hoping that all personnel on board, all divers, and all supporting team are always in good health to rescue all findings.
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Frigidaire FFRS0822S1 8,000 BTU casement window air conditioner 115v 10.8 EER
Frigidaire FFRS0822S1 is a 8,000 BTU window-mounted air conditioner cooling up to a 350 sq. ft. room. The unit is designed for horizontally-sliding windows and casement windows. With a 10.8 EER Energy efficiency rating, this unit performs 10% better than other units in the same category. Having three fan speed settings and four way multi directional air-flow control, this unit generates 199, 228, and 263 CFM. The Full-function remote makes setting up this air conditioner relatively easy. With Effortless Restart, the control panel always remembers your previous settings.
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Energy Saver Mode turns the AC on and off when it needs to, much like central AC. The Auto Cool Function ensures that the room stays cool at the preset temperature while using less energy.
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- Type: Window Air Conditioner
- Coverage Area: 350 square feet
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Equip your fleet with DCC without breaking the bank! SoundTraxx DCC Mobile Decoders provide high-performance operation and 14 Hyperlight lighting effects in a variety of easy-to-use formats for models that do not exceed a 1-amp stall current. Since they utilize our Hyperdrive technology, these mobile decoders are easy to speed-match with Tsunami Digital Sound Decoders.
The 2-function MC1 Series DCC Mobile Decoders fit in many small N and Z-scale models. The dual-mode MC2 Series DCC Mobile Decoders have four lighting outputs and support CVs 5 and 6 to allow for optional three-point speed curves.
In addition to offering a selection of 14 Hyperlight lighting effects, options include a choice of directional or Rule 17 lighting control, grade-crossing timers, adjustable flash rate, and an LED brightness correction control mode.
The SoundTraxx Hyperdrive Motion Control System, which is found in all Tsunami Digital Sound Decoders, incorporates advanced motor control features such as high-resolution speed steps and high-frequency PWM drive (pulse-width-modulation) to help eliminate motor 'hum'. Hyperdrive also includes such features as programmable speed curves and adjustable momentum.
All formats are compatible with NMRA DCC Standards and Recommended Practices, and are manufactured in Durango, Colorado.
Z/N-scale, 2-function decoder that measures 13 x 9 x 3mm and is available with a 6-pin NEM651 connector popular in many European models. This decoder will operate in DCC only.
Z/N-scale, 2-function decoder that measures 13 x 9 x 3mm with an attached wire harness, or 'squid cable,' for easy installation in some Z and most N-scale models. This decoder will operate in DCC only.
HO-scale, 2-function decoder that measures 17 x 17 x 7mm in a plug-and-play format suitable for use with a variety of models. It is manufactured with an NMRA compatible 8-pin 'direct-plug.' This decoder will operate in DCC only.
HO-scale, 4-function decoder that measures 74 x 17 x 3mm designed to replace the existing manufacturer light board in Atlas HO diesel models, some InterMountain Railway models, and those using a similar physical design. This decoder will operate in both DC and DCC.
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HO-scale, 4-function decoder that measures 25 x 16 x 6mm with a 9-pin 'universal' JST wiring harness that is mostly used in older pre-DCC or brass models. This decoder will operate in both DC and DCC.


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LOS ANGELES – Carnival Corp., the cruise operator beset by mishaps at sea this year, said Tuesday that Micky Arison will step down as chief executive officer after 34 years while remaining chairman. The shares rose.
The 63-year-old Arison, Carnival's largest shareholder, will hand the job on July 3 to Arnold W. Donald, a director for 12 years, Miami-based Carnival said in a statement. Arison, son of founder Ted Arison, said he suggested splitting the chairman and CEO roles to align the world's largest cruise operator with best practices. The company didn't conduct an outside search, he said on a conference call.
Arison steps aside after crises that generated cable-news coverage and forced price cuts to fill Carnival berths. An engine-room fire on the Triumph ship in February left 3,100 passengers stranded at sea for days with limited food and toilet service. At least two other Carnival vessels were involved in incidents, leading to canceled voyages and customer refunds.
"I view my role as doing whatever Arnold needs me to do," Arison said on a conference call with investors. "It's really going to be a collaborative thing between me and Arnold to decide what are the best uses of my time."
Donald, 58, founded and led Merisant, a company whose products include tabletop sweetener brands Equal and Canderel.
He held senior management roles at Monsanto Co. over more than 20 years, including president of the consumer and nutrition unit and president of its agricultural division.
The change is likely to be well-received by investors, said Steven Wieczynski, an analyst with Stifel Nicolaus & Co., in a report to clients, citing the benefits of fresh perspectives on the company's practices and processes.
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Strip searches are an effective way to combat student drug usage on high school campuses. That was the prevailing opinion of callers to The Orlando Sentinel's Sound Off.
Of 1,602 callers Sunday and Monday, 881 -- 55 percent -- said schools should be allowed to strip-search students for drugs. There were 721 callers who opposed the practice.


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Right People, Right Place, Right Time
Crown Workforce Scheduling has been designed to make the task of staff planning in a multi-skilled environment easier by providing roster planners with a graphical decision support tool that helps simplify the process.
Planning schedules is time consuming and laborious and so this system simplifies the process whilst allowing the skilled planner to maintain control.
Groups of employees can be rostered to teams and tasks according to their skills and capabilities and matched to the organisation's work requirements. This initial work plan can then be adjusted to resolve labour shortfalls against the requirements. The system automatically identifies employee availability and expected attendance alongside their skills to fulfil the scheduling requirement.
Where the work is time constrained, there may be insufficient employees available to perform the tasks. Crown Workforce Scheduling will allow employees to be partially rostered to the critical task and the remaining time can be assigned to less critical or un-rostered tasks to ensure the work is completed on time.
Key Benefits
- Simplifies the process of staff planning in a multi-skilled environment
- Optimises the skills of the planner
- Matches employees to your organisation's work requirements
- Gets the right people in the right place at the right time
- Maximises your investment in your people by sharing resources
- Helps manage flexible working
- Helps you manage planned and unplanned absences
Detailed Employee Data
Crown Workforce Scheduling allows you to build detailed skill matrices for each employee, together with levels of proficiency and cost. In turn, each role in the roster is also assigned skill requirements. The system will also hold additional employee information that may be useful in the planning process, such as personal details, medical and accident history, training records and renewable skills.
Employee Preferences
Employee preferences provide an opportunity for the planner to consider specific requirements for each individual, such as preferred work times, days, etc. Although they are not binding on the planner, they do allow the schedules to be built with an additional amount of employee collaboration.
The planner can rank employees based on a variety of criteria, such as cost (labour grade), and attendance information, such as Working Time Regulation status, to ensure that rosters produced are cost-effective and fair.
Tailored Scheduling
All organisations work in different ways. Crown Workforce Scheduling, therefore, has additional granularity built into the system to allow work or roster slots to be defined by days, shifts and timeslots.
Optimising Resources
Although planners will allocate employees roles within their own roster group, there are times when there is insufficient resource within this group to fulfil the requirements. Rather than using expensive temporary staff or contractors, the planner is able to allocate people from reserves who have not been assigned to a roster group.
To maximise flexibility, employees can be allocated to more than one planner at a time. However, once a planner begins to allocate the employee to a role, all employee records within the group are locked to prevent other planners trying to schedule them.
Crown Workforce Scheduling will also allow the planner to roster people to individual roles as well as providing cover for other roles that may need to be undertaken at the same time. For example, if First Aid backup is required, a person can be assigned to their main role and also assigned a cover role either on-site or on standby at home.
Where an individual is required to work overtime in order to fulfil work requirements, the system can be set to approve the overtime based on predefined rules set by the organisation.
Managing Flexible Working
With an increase in flexible working initiatives, employees want to be able to work at times to suit their own personal requirements. Crown Workforce Scheduling allows employees to be assigned to work patterns, which may or may not be cyclical, which reflect these work preferences.
Certain days may be defined and classified as 'non-attendance days' or 'protected days'. Where a planner tries to allocate an employee when they have a protected or reserved day, the planner will need the employee's consent before they can be scheduled to the role.
Managing Absences
When work patterns are interrupted by planned absences which will have been booked on to the system, such as holidays, the Crown Workforce Scheduling module identifies alternative resources to allocate to the role. This allocation can be for a single day or for a user definable time period.
Crown Workforce Scheduling totally integrates with Time and Attendance and Activity Management so that planners can make intra-day adjustments to rosters where people are unexpectedly absent. It allows the simple identification of skills required to fulfil roles and will provide a view of suitable employees that can be reallocated from other less critical work.
This integration also allows managers to compare schedules against attendance for each employee and their planned and actual activities for costing and management purposes. Absences can also be booked via Crown Workforce Scheduling so that the planner can be assured of sufficient resources to complete the work on any given day or time period prior to authorising the absence.
Publishing the Schedule
Schedules are published to each employee and other interested parties via the WEB/intranet. These will include the planned work time or shift, the place of work and the planned role/activity. Similarly, team leaders and managers can access the schedules of their teams for a specified period of time.
Matching Planned to Actual Time
Electronic timesheets can be produced automatically with the planned activities inserted. The employee then simply confirms that the work was completed or adds any variations to the scheduled activities by recording alternative work completed, for example, when unexpected work has arrived or the individual has had to provide cover for a colleague.


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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Customer Submission: Gina Lindsay
ching-chou kuik's Forest Blue:
Rebecca Sinz The Ghost:
ching chou kuik's Poppy, from the mist:
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these are stunning Gina. I really love The Ghost. You work is absolutely beautiful!ReplyDelete
Gina, these are all gorgeous!!! Love the colors for Forest Blue and the composition you used with The Ghost is amazing!ReplyDelete
WOw, all three of your cards are stunning, but I just LOVE the coloring on Poppy from the mist and how it matches the card so perfectly! Well done.ReplyDelete
Fabulous creations = my favourite is The Ghost this is just so eye catching.ReplyDelete
Best wishes, Sharon
beautiful work, love seeing it all!ReplyDelete
Such beautiful cards, Gina, all of them. Cannot say which one I like the most. Thank you so much for sharing them with us.ReplyDelete
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"I.D" Performance
This popular original play examining racial and cultural identity will be remounted February 2-7.
- Date: 02/07/2018 7:30 PM
- Location: Evanston Township High School (ETHS)
1600 Dodge Avenue
Evanston, Illinois 60201
The City of Evanston and Evanston Township High School have joined with Mudlark Theater and Art of Evolution Theatre to remount the original play, I.D., a show about racial and cultural identity in Evanston. I.D. examines both the burdens and privileges people inherited and how that continues to shape their personal relationships and communities.
The play opens on Friday, February 2 at 7:30 p.m. and continues Sunday, February 4 at 3 p.m. and Monday through Wednesday, February 5 to February 7 at 7:30 p.m. Performances will take place at the Little Theatre at Evanston Township High School, 1600 Dodge Ave., Evanston. Tickets are $10 for students and $12 for adults and may be purchased online at www.mudlarktheater.org. The February 5 show is sold out.


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An 'inspirational' youngster has shown he will not let his rare disability hold him back by taking part in a triathlon to help others with the same condition.
Partially–sighted Wilson Williams, aged ten, took part in the Bamburgh Castle Triathlon, in Northumberland, at the weekend, raising £1,685 for Nystagmus Network.
The Darley Dale youngster suffers from nystagmus, which only affects one in 10,000 children in the country and means he suffers from involuntary movements in his eyes.
A lover of sport, Wilson decided to start training for the challenge when he could no longer play cricket at school because he could not see the ball properly.
Dad, Mark Williams, said: "The reason this triathlon started was because he couldn't see the ball travelling towards him in cricket."
While his friends were practicing cricket, the plucky boy trained by himself.
"He's done it all himself," Mark continued. "He's an inspiration."
The triathlon started with a 300 metre swim in the North Sea and Wilson struggled with the cold temperature.
He said: "I trained very hard for the triathlon and felt very strong, however I struggled with the open water swimming as I practiced in a pool and the Mediterranean.
"Dipping into the North Sea wasn't a pleasant surprise and I have learnt something for next time."
Next, he had to run about 300 metres up a sand dune, get changed out of his wet suit, and start the cycling portion of the challenge.
Wilson said: "My biggest fear was removing my wet suit and it got stuck on my feet, but eventually I managed to get it off."
He completed six laps of a field on his bike, then another five laps by running.
"The total length of the challenge was about six kilometres," his proud dad said.
"Afterwards he was so tired but elated. He had a grin on his face from ear to ear for about four hours.
"It was a difficult enough ask for a normal kid to do, but because of his eyes it was a major thing for him to do."
This isn't the first thing Wilson has done to help fellow nystagmus sufferers. The youngster previously volunteered to take part in studies into the illness undertaken at University College Hospital, in London.
He has also championed an iPad app at school, enabling him to read what is written on the white board, which is now being used by other students with the same problem.
Mark added: "He's very determined when it comes to helping other people – he's a selfless little character."
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New Labour used to do this thing. If they wanted to do something they knew would be unpopular with the Unions they would 'leak' that something far worse was in the planning. Once it was time to officially announce the policy they would then 'retreat' from the position that had been leaked to what they always wanted to do in the first place. So if they wanted tuition fees of £3000 they would first leak that they would be £6000, let people rage about it for a couple of months, and then announce the £3000 figure. Folk would think that this didn't sound so bad and it would feel like a compromise. The passion would then be taken out of any opposition. They could then implement exactly what they had always planned. They did it again and again throughout their reign. It was quite a trick.
I can't help but wonder if the Coalition has learned well from this technique. For months we've had this 40% figure of expected cuts out in the wild. Today we learned the figure is actually 19%. It really doesn't sound that bad now does it?
The more tribal Labour supporters have had 20th October circled on their calendars for months. It was supposed to be the day that the 'True face of the evil Tories' would be demonstrated by these 'savage 40% cuts'. Winter fuel for pensioners would go. Schools and the NHS would be slashed. October 20th was going to be Armageddon. If you believed the hype they have been spouting then today was supposed to be about the Tories rolling back the state all the way to Feudal times. Instead, we find out that the intent is merely to roll back the state all the way to the public spending we last saw way back in……………. 2008. Yes, for all the bluff and fluster public spending is going back to the same level it was at after 11 years of Labour rule. School spend is protected. NHS spending will increase.
The appropriate response today from all the doom-mongers should be relief and a slight feeling of churlishness. Not a bit of it. Instead a quick search of the blogosphere shows they are wallowing in a curious mix of disappointment and denial. My personal hopes that a spell of Coalition government would edge us away from our tradition of tribal politics sadly seem as unlikely now as at any point since May.
Our failure to pull everyone into a new 'grown-up politics' means that for our politicians the 'X-Factor' still matters. This is a problem for Osborne. He has little love from the press or public and his delivery today was cursed by a frog–in-the-throat that we haven't seen since IDS was in his pomp. In comparison Alan Johnson stood up and was a Mr Charisma Snake-Oil salesman. If you were to score Osborne and Johnson you would give a 10-nil win to Osborne on substance, but you would have to give Johnson a 10-nil win on style. In 2010, for right or wrong, style impacts the voters more. We should be pleased that AJ did not stand for the Labour leadership as he has an almost Blair like capacity to get the public to trust and like him. I even, strangely, like him myself – I couldn't help but chuckle at his shot at Clegg about his change of mind 'between the close of polls and opening of ministerial car doors'. And on a chuckling note, I also laughed out loud at some random lefty's ironic twitter shout that "We need these cuts so that people like the contestants in the Apprentice don't leave the country".
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Grub Street and Inside Scoop both jumped on the liquor license activity for ~EDITION~, a new bar from Brian Sheehy, Doug Dalton, and Steve McKinley of Future Bars/Destination Bars. The location is the former Manhattan Lounge—which was in the basement of the Hearst Building and closed 10 years ago. Grub Street spoke with Sheehy, who said: "It's going to be along the lines of our other bars, Rickhouse and Bourbon & Branch, focused on the spirits and the cocktails. But we're still probably a year or more away from opening. We're in no rush." The Scoop spoke with Sheehy as well, stating that the location "won't follow the Prohibition theme of Bourbon & Branch, nor the distillery/warehouse look of Rickhouse"—an "old industrial feel" is what was mentioned. We'll have to see how it all pans out for an opening in 2012. 691 Market St. at 3rd St.
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Tuesday, Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rossello disagreed with Rep. Luis Gutierrez who alleged that President Trump would block the territory from statehood because of its Latino population.
Governor Rossello commented to the Washington Examiner that he felt it was "a false narrative" adding "let's just make it what this is: it's a civil rights issue, it's a democratic rights issue."
Rossello also commented:
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Gutierrez, a progressive Democrat, issued a statement earlier this month ahead of Puerto Rico's fifth nonbinding plebiscite for statehood that said the island's Hispanic population would prevent it from being a state.
"The supporters of statehood are selling a fantasy that a Latino, Caribbean nation will be admitted as a state during the era of Donald Trump; that states, many of which supported Trump, will accept a Spanish-speaking state that will receive just as many senators and maybe even more House seats than they currently have," Gutierrez said in a June 9 statement. "I do not point out Puerto Rico's problems to denigrate my fellow Puerto Ricans, simply to point out the reality that what is being peddled by the supporters of statehood is a fantasy."
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We had a great time with Mathais who left today. He hardly spoke a word of English on arrival but he has made great strides forward and worked hard doing his homework. We had lots of laughs and after he left I found a row of chocolate ladybirds in his room. Last night he gave me flowers and 2 bottles of wine – most kind. He called a shoe horn a shoe spoon which seemed to make sense.
By the end of the summer, we hosted for 11 weeks back-to-back and although it was tiring at times, it was really rewarding. Some of the students sent us Christmas cards. We've put the money we earned towards a holiday and some garden toys for the boys – with a young family any extra money always comes in handy!
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Gorgeous , your hair suits you like that too xxReplyDelete
Really like your hairstyle and lipstick colourReplyDelete
i love the backwards belt situation :) you look lovely xReplyDelete
You should wear your hair more like this, looks sweet :) And I love the cykle shorts under your playsuit, good idea!ReplyDelete
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You hair and your makeup are perfection!xReplyDelete
you look stunning in this hun & love the up do :) xxReplyDelete
Your hair looks so nice like this. You look amazing.ReplyDelete
I'm the same, I rarely wear my hair up, but I love yours! Its kind of clueless but edgier, if that makes any sense, and was completely intended as a compliment! Love the outfit as usual, can't go wrong with a bit of Motel!ReplyDelete
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Hehe I have the same issue with my ears, main reason why I don't like wearing my hair up :pReplyDelete
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And i'm totally liking the look of a top like this with jeans
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loving this entire outfit! xxx
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You totally remind me of Jenifer Garner in 13 going on 30 in this! I love the Motel top!ReplyDelete
im absolutely in love with this off the shoulder trend atm, this playsuit looks amazing on you too :) xxReplyDelete
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Gorgeous! :)ReplyDelete
The up-do looks killer! I need to attempt this but it won't look half as good,ReplyDelete
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Loving this look. It all works together so well. Your up do shows off more of your shoulders and necklace. And the lace too nice :)ReplyDelete
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Monday, October 13, 2008
I'm Beat
I promise some exciting photos of the corn and soybean harvest but until then we're focused on decorating for fall and hitting the farmer's markets and roadside stands for the final batch of fresh vegetables and pumpkins.
The weather has been very warm and it allows us to scurry to finish those last minute outdoor projects before winter hits. I mowed the two acres and the Farmer and I did some prep work in anticipation of pouring the concrete pad for the generator. Hopefully the good temperatures will hold and allow us to finish next weekend.
Sometimes I feel like a slave to the house and the property. I feel like the young woman selling corn by the roadside. I feel like flopping down and doing absolutely nothing!
Want to do nothing with me?
We'll site around and eat grapes and gossip. Who wants to start?
17 comments:
- Heidi said...
**waves hand franticaly in the air - while stuffing mouth full of grapes** ME ME ME!!! I like to eat, but the gossip part - only if its posotive!!!! LOL What is some good gosip? Oh, have I told you that Milk Man wants another baby?....wipe that look off your face! LOL
- October 13, 2008 at 3:46 AM
- Mamahut said...
Count me in with Heidi, except my hubby wants no more children...in fact heidi he would probably loan one or both of ours out. Just until they turn 30 or so. OK..Pass the grapes please!
- October 13, 2008 at 3:54 AM
- chocolatechic said...
Grapes and gossip.
I'm there.
I'll bring in some donuts.
No more children here.
- October 13, 2008 at 5:16 AM
- Significant Snail said...
Can we have 'fermented grapes' too?
I'm up for some lazing about!
- October 13, 2008 at 5:35 AM
- Lena . . . said...
Come on to my house - Ole makes some dynamite homemade wine if you're looking for fermented grapes - I don't want anymore babies, but I sure could use some grand babies!
- October 13, 2008 at 7:39 AM
- BittersweetPunkin said...
No gossip for me...LOL...I've had more than I can take. I will take some grapes...and more of Fall's bounty. Our warm weather has passed...now we are trying to keep warm with comfort food. I love October.
- October 13, 2008 at 8:53 AM
- bv said...
i hear ya sista! our irrigation water is done for the season. yeah, no more minding the pastures for the winter. this is exactly why the tiny pink trailer is in our life. escape. shall i bring some wine? antipasta? we even had some frost on the roof and a fire in the fireplace.
- October 13, 2008 at 9:01 AM
- Mary said...
mmmm I'll be there, but I'll bring coffee and chocolate too. Sounds much better than the cleaning that is on my list.
- October 13, 2008 at 9:33 AM
- Vee ~ A Haven for Vee said...
Oh I'd far rather discuss something interesting like the Roman aqueduct John was telling me about this morning and why it's nearly impossible for it to fall. Are you up for that? :D
All that is not to say that I don't enjoy flopping down myself and you sound way too busy! It must be time for a cup of coffee and some pumpkin coffee cake.
- October 13, 2008 at 9:41 AM
- LIBERTY POST EDITOR said...
The ultimate day. Raining. PJ's. Snack plates full of nibbles, movies, gossip on the phone...grapes.
- October 13, 2008 at 11:13 AM
- Mary said...
Oh yeah, I'm there!
- October 13, 2008 at 5:38 PM
- Cottage Rose said...
Hey Hey!!!!! I want to join in too. I love grapes... really love them.
And I am so good a just flopping down and doing nothing. lol So save me some grapes please.....
Have a great week.
- October 13, 2008 at 6:38 PM
- Karen said...
I have a bunch of grapes here !!!
No more children here, either. But occassionaly I do get this teeny weeny hankering. I wonder if it ever really goes away???
Can't wait to be a hands on Grandma again ... I have 5 of them waiting in NZ for me..
- October 13, 2008 at 10:02 PM
- lifeinredshoes said...
My hand is in the air!
- October 13, 2008 at 10:08 PM
- Lori said...
I know exactlly what you mean about being a slave to the house so count me in on the doing nothing thing! ( not the mowing and pouring concrete thing though )
- October 14, 2008 at 4:20 AM
- flying fish said...
really really late to the gossip party, but I wanted to tell you that...
- October 19, 2008 at 8:34 AM
- Louise said...
Oh, to do nothing.
I'm not much into gossip most of the time, but I could do it one-on-one. A roomful and I'd have to go to a corner and read a book.
Maybe I'll have time for this when I'm 90-something.
- November 6, 2008 at 1:44 PM


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Yesterday was such a perfect day ! I met up with some of my best friends for some (window) shopping , drinks and belated birthday (and Christmas) gifts.
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The cupcakes look so delicious, especially the firt one!!
Lovely and it's look soo delicious !ReplyDelete
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Lilicup ? best place in town to eat cupcakes !ReplyDelete
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Samson et Dalilah, Feature for DLR
Titillating sexuality in the Bible? What a frivolous thought! That's at least what Camille Saent-Saens' contemporaries said when the composer was planning to write an oratorio about the story of Samson and Dalila. During the 19th century, Biblical stories were largely taboo for the opera with its colorful costumes and sensual arias. Saent-Saens ended up writing an opera called Samson et Dalilah, and this was a courageous step. It would be too good to be true if we were able to watch his response to today's staging of the work at the
Metropolitan Opera
. Helped by the singers, British stage director Elijah Moshinsky has been able to bring a plethora of stimulating elements on stage. These elements include loud, provocative colors, erotic dances, props that bear phallic symbols, and a strong stage presence of the two main characters -- Placido Domingo who has the charisma and popularity of a pop star, and Denyce Graves, a black mezzo soprano whose picture not only decorates the front pages of opera magazines but also those of American women's magazines. Georg Hirsch saw one of the performances a few days ago.
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MTV Networks Latin America has promoted Paula Guerra to the post of SVP and MD of MTV Networks Argentina as part of the company's regionalization strategy in Latin America.
In the newly created role, Guerra will be responsible for all of MTVN Latin American's service departments in its Buenos Aires headquarters. These departments include: on-air, traffic, customizations, operations, legal communications, some aspects of production management, Finance, Research, Adminstration, IT and tech operations, as well as programming and production services originating in Buenos Aires.
In addition, Guerra will continue supervising and coordinating business and creative strategies for MTV, VH1 and Nickelodeon to carry out the needs of the company's local audience, as well as its commercial partners in the Southern region of Latin America.
Under the current structure, all of these areas will report into supervisors in Miami and Argentina, while Guerra will report to president of MTV Networks Latin America, Pierluigi Gazzolo.


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35 year old men present military ticket09.06.2017
When males between the ages of 18 and 35 apply for a passport for the first time or for passport renewal, they need to submit their military ID card along with the identity. If the military ID card is not available it may be replaced with an attachment certificate (white ticket).
Note that, in the Main Passport Office and its regional agencies receive your applications on each day of the week, but Nizami District Police Department during weekdays and on Saturdays.


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Sanctuary Events Center fires manager after discovering 'financial discrepancies'
FARGO — A downtown concert and events venue has fired its general manager after discovering "numerous financial discrepancies," and police have opened an investigation.
The management and ownership of Sanctuary Events Center, 670 4th Ave. N., confirmed in a Monday, Jan. 15, statement to The Forum that Richard Pallay III is no longer associated with or representing the venue, which opened in June 2016. Pallay was the venue's first general manager.
Deputy Chief Joe Anderson said Monday that the Fargo Police Department was investigating "an incident" that took place at the venue, but said he couldn't release more information.
Kilbourne Group converted and renovated the former St. Mark's Lutheran Church, which now houses Sanctuary Events Center. The building is owned by property investment group DFI St Marks.
Monday's statement from venue management and ownership said Pallay was terminated and a criminal investigation was started once "numerous financial discrepancies" were found.
"Due to the ongoing nature of this investigation we are unable to comment any further on specific details," they wrote in the statement.
The statement didn't say how large the financial discrepancies were, when the discrepancies were discovered or when Pallay was fired. But a Jan. 5 post on Pallay's personal Facebook page said he had left his job at the venue.
The post gave a biography of sorts of his experience, which includes serving as restaurant manager for Mezzaluna in downtown Fargo before joining the staff at Sanctuary Events Center, but didn't state why he left the position.
Pallay didn't immediately respond Monday to phone and Facebook messages seeking comment on the investigation.


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Strong summer movies drive DVDs to '06 rally
EmptyCall it the year of smoke and mirrors.
When 2006 began, fearful studio executives were still reeling with the first down year in DVD history. They were anxiously looking for salvation, and hoping to find it in high-definition discs, digital downloads or perhaps a combination of the two.
The next generation of software did launch in 2006, regrettably with two incompatible formats, first HD-DVD in April and then Blu-ray Disc in June. Digital downloading began as well, with all the big Hollywood studios aggressively selling their hot new movies on Movielink, CinemaNow, Apple's iTunes and other download services. Studio executives even coined a new term, "electronic sell-through," or EST, for the lucrative business model.
But in the end, none of these technological marvels really mattered. High-def discs still are a blip on the sales radar, and digital downloading are even less of a blip. And lo and behold, what saved the day for home entertainment was an unexpected resurgence in the DVD market, fueled by a powerful slate of summer theatricals.
And thus it was that in a year when everything seemed to change, nothing really did. The bottom line was still good boxoffice leads to good video sales, as it has since this business was launched nearly 30 years ago. Or, as New Line Home Entertainment president Stephen Einhorn said, "At the end of the day, home entertainment is still a new release-driven business."
"What we're looking at is a market that is up slightly from last year, overall," Sony Pictures Home Entertainment president David Bishop said. "But if you break down the components, we're projecting DVD sales to be up 3%, year-over-year, and rental to be up about 12%. What drags the industry down to a flat or slightly up basis is that VHS sales and rentals are virtually going away."
"The industry is up as a whole, despite a decrease in overall pricing," said Kelley Avery, president of worldwide home entertainment at Paramount Pictures. "Contrary to popular belief, reports of the decline of DVD have been exaggerated."
Other studio presidents agree. The year is expected to again finish more or less flat, but this time no one's running for the hills. It's become clear now that the home entertainment business has entered the mature phase, and the Great Slowdown of 2005 was due more to a weak boxoffice (which traditionally precedes a down video market), as well as a dramatic drop in videocassette sales and rentals, than anything else.
"Everyone's feeling pretty good," 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment president Mike Dunn said. "Thanks to the fourth quarter, the year may wind up in positive territory, and a big reason is the strong slate of summer theatricals -- as well as TV-DVD and some really strong catalog titles and promotions."
"Notwithstanding last year's disparaging headlines regarding declining boxoffice and DVD sales, 2006 ticket sales and DVD purchases proved that the public actively enjoys moviegoing and the in-home DVD experience despite the proliferation of other entertainment alternatives," Genius Products CEO Trevor Drinkwater said.
Much of the cheery-eyed optimism floating around the studio DVD divisions stems from the fact that the industry has just come off an exceptionally strong fourth quarter. Things got off to a good start when 20th Century Fox's "X-Men: The Last Stand" and Buena Vista's "The Little Mermaid Platinum Edition" generated $80 million in consumer spending in a single day. Further triumphs came as the quarter progressed, culminating this month when Buena Vista's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" sold 10.5 million DVDs its first week in stores, putting it on track to become the top-selling live-action DVD ever.
"A couple of interesting things happened in the fourth quarter," Warner Home Video president Ron Sanders said. "You had some very strong theatricals that performed very well across the board, and you also had the additional benefit of TV-DVD continuing to have a huge upside, year-over-year. All of this pointed to a very healthy category."
"The consumer is the ultimate arbiter of what moves in the marketplace," Buena Vista Home Entertainment general manager North America Lori MacPherson said. "And when good entertainment is released to the home entertainment market, the consumer responds."
The fourth-quarter DVD sales rally was probably the biggest home entertainment story of 2006, even though it didn't make the biggest headlines. That honor went to the launch of the two high-def disc formats and the flurry of major studio deals with digital downloading services.
On the packaged-media front, the launch of two rival, incompatible formats was, if not a disaster, a major disappointment. But the real culprit, and the reason software sales have been anemic (fewer than 10,000 units of even a really big title are typical), wasn't so much a lack of a unified standard. It was the fact that consumer electronics manufacturers really dropped the ball, with a series of delays that really pinged adoption rates. The HD-DVD camp never got beyond two Toshiba models, including an entry-level model retailing for $499, while only at the very end of the year did Blu-ray get additional players to join the $999 Samsung model that arrived in stores in late June.
"Everyone was disappointed in the quantity (of players) that came out of the electronics companies," Sanders said. "But what is encouraging is that the attach rate of the software was amazingly high. On average, consumers bought 28 to 30 movies per set-top box, and that's just below what it was for DVD in the same time frame."
Digital downloading, simmering on the back burner for several years, also had its official coming out in April when five of the six major studios begin selling downloads of their movies over the Internet, through services Movielink and CinemaNow. New releases went out day-and-date with the DVDs. Holdout Disney soon joined the party, and by year's end, the two dedicated download services were joined by a wide variety of others, including Apple's iTunes, Amazon.com and file-swapping service BitTorrent. The only hitch was that in most cases, downloaded movies could not be burned to standard DVDs for easy transport into the living room.
"We determined that there is consumer interest in the ability to download content digitally," Sanders said. "What is unclear is how big the economic potential is and what platforms will ultimately win out. But every studio wants to place a lot of bets, so we are leading consumer trends instead of following them, as the music industry did."
The year brought other developments, as well. Several major shifts took place on the content distribution side, with the MGM library moving to 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks transferring over to Paramount, and brothers Bob and Harvey Weinstein tapping Genius Products to distribute content from their film studio, the Weinstein Co. The brothers subsequently bought a 70% interest in Genius.
Genius' Drinkwater sees a common thread: A desire by content providers to obtain "more control of how their products are marketed and distributed."
In the retail world, the mass merchants continued to clobber each other over price and exclusive gifts with purchase on hot new theatrical DVD releases, while two veteran audio-video combo chains, Musicland and Tower Records and Video, bit the dust. The former was acquired by Trans World Entertainment after filing for bankruptcy, while Tower, which also filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, wound up being purchased by a liquidator.
So what lies ahead for 2007? For starters, studio presidents expect big things from high-def discs. The prognosis for 2007 is that one of the two rival formats will fall by the wayside, consumer electronics makers will rally and start cranking out players, the Chinese will weigh in with cheap players of their own and by the fourth quarter, high-def discs will be a viable, significant business.
"We're seeing tremendous growth in household penetration for high-definition displays and big-screen televisions," Dunn said. "At the same time, you have broadcast, cable and satellite delivery of high-def programming growing at an incredible rate. Given the popularity of purchasing and collecting movies, the next logical step is making those films available in a packaged-media format."
"Consumers are buying more high-definition TVs than ever before," Universal Studios Home Entertainment president Craig Kornblau said. And once they get hooked on high-definition entertainment through digital cable, he said, consumers are going to want, even expect, high-def content from all their media, spurring demand for high-def discs.
Lionsgate president Steve Beeks agrees, noting that "the most sought-after gifts this holiday season were HD television sets" and predicting sales of high-def discs will mushroom in 2007 once hardware prices fall and a unified format is established.
The digital download market, too, is expected to grow significantly, particularly with the prospect that consumers will be able to burn downloaded movies onto DVDs playable in their set-top units. CinemaNow introduced the download-to-burn option on select catalog titles during the summer, but this year the gates are expected to be thrust wide open. An encouraging sign: The DVD Forum in late November gave its formal nod to a new type of recordable disc that will accept movies and other content encrypted with CSS, the same copy-protection system used on commercial DVDs, for playback on set-up players.
Depending on how well the summer theatrical features fare at the boxoffice, studio chiefs say 2007 could be a very good year, overall, for home entertainment.
"Certainly boxoffice is a key indicator in a maturing business, so that will do a lot to drive our business," Bishop said. "But I would say this time next year we are going to be in a growth mode. Will it be double-digit growth? I would say probably not. But I think you are going to start to see Blu-ray Disc get some traction in the marketplace and for whatever flatness we have in DVD you're going to start to see some incremental growth come out of that category."
"The great story coming out of 2006 is that despite the drag of VHS, DVD still kept us flat for the year," Sanders said. "And when you look at 2007, when you factor in no VHS drag with the upside of high definition, you have nothing but great prospects for the year. When you look at the lineup of summer theatricals -- sequels to 'Harry Potter,' 'Spider-Man,' 'Pirates of the Caribbean,' 'Shrek 3' -- it's the biggest summer in memory. So for home entertainment, I think it's going to be a massive 2007."


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The Shakti Peethas (holy places of cosmic power) are places of worship consecrated to the goddess Shakti, the female principal ofHinduism and the main deity of the Shakta sect. They are sprinkled throughout the Indian subcontinent.[1]
This goddess Shakti is the incarnation of Gowri / Parvati, the benevolent goddess of harmony, marital felicity and longevity, with Durga, goddess of strength and valour, and with Mahakali, goddess of destruction of the evil.
According to legend, at some time in the Satya Yuga, Daksha performed a yagna with a desire to take revenge on Lord Shiva. Daksha was angry because his daughter Dakshayani also known as Sati had married the 'yogi' God Shiva against his wish. Daksha invited all the deities to the yagna except for Shiva and Shakti. The fact that she was not invited did not deter Shakti from attending the yagna. She had expressed her desire to attend to Shiva who had tried his best to dissuade her from going. Shiva eventually allowed her to go escorted by his followers.
But Shakti, being an uninvited guest, was not given any respect. Furthermore, Daksha insulted Shiva. Shakti was unable to bear her father's insults toward her husband, so Dakshayani (the other name of Shakti meaning the daughter of Daksha) invoked her yogic powers and immolated herself.
Enraged at the insult and the injury, Shiva destroyed Daksha's sacrifice, cut off Daksha's head, and later replaced it with that of a male goat as he restored him to life due to prayers of all demi gods and Brahmaji. Still immersed in grief, he picked up the remains of Sati's body, and danced the dance of destruction through the Universe. The other gods intervened to stop this dance, and the Vishnu 's weapon, or Sudarshana Chakra, cut through the corpse of Shakti. The various parts of the body fell at several spots all through the Indian subcontinent and formed sites which are known as Shakti Peethastoday.
At all Shakti Peethas, the Goddess Shakti is accompanied by Lord Bhairava (a manifestation of Lord Shiva).
Four Adi Shakti Peethas
Some of the great religious texts like the Shiva Purana, the Devi Bhagavat the Kalika Purana and the AstaShakti recognize four major Shakti Peethas (centers), like Vimala (Pada Khanda) (inside the Jagannath temple of Puri, Orissa), Tara Tarini (Sthana Khanda,Purnagiri ,Breasts) (Near Berhampur, Orissa), Kamakhya (Yoni khanda) (Near Guwahati, Assam) and Dakhina Kalika (Mukha khanda) (Kolkata, West Bengal) originated from the limbs of the Corpse of Mata Sati in the Satya Yuga.
The Astashakti and Kalika Purana says (in Sanscrit):
"Bimala Pada khandancha,
Sthana khandancha Tarini (Tara Tarini),
Kamakshya Yoni khandancha,
Mukha khandancha Kalika (Dakshina Kalika)
Anga pratyanga sanghena
Vishnu Chakra Kshyta nacha"
Further explaining the importance of these four Peethas the "Brihat Samhita" also gives the location of these Peethas as
Rushikulya* Tatae Devi,
Tarakashya Mahagiri,
Tashya Srunga Stitha Tara
Vasishta Rajitapara
*(Rushikulya is a holy river flowing on the foot hill of the Tara Tarini Hill Shrine).
Apart from these four there are 52 other famous Peethas recognised by religious texts. According to the Pithanirnaya Tantra the 52 peethas are scattered all over India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Tibet and Pakistan. The Shivacharita besides listing 52 maha-peethas, speaks about 26 more upa-peethas. The Bengali almanac, Vishuddha Siddhanta Panjika too describes the 52 peethas including the present modified addresses. A few of the several accepted listings are given below.. One of the few in South India, Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh became the site for a 2nd century temple.
The 52 Shakti Peethas
In the listings below:
- "Shakti" refers to the Goddess worshipped at each location, all being manifestations of Dakshayani, Parvati or Durga;
- "Bhairava" refers to the corresponding consort, each a manifestation of Shiva;
- "Body Part or Ornament" refers to the body part or piece of jewellery that fell to earth, at the location on which the respective temple is built.
- Chandi Mandir in (near Memari Rail station) Memari, Bardhaman, Westbengal, Fullara in Birbhum district are also considered to be a shakti peetha.[4]
- Nainadevi in Himachal Pradesh is also considered a shakti peetha, where Sati's eyes fell. Naina Devi Temple
- Sharda Devi Temple at Maihar near Satna Dist.Satna is also considered a shakti peeth where the necklace of Sati fell.
- There is a possible shakti peetha located in Devi Chhinnamastika temple in Shahwazpur village, araria distt. in Bihar, though there has been no confirmation.
- "BHADRAKALI TEMPLE" in holy city Kurukshetra(Haryana)is also considered as one of the 51 holy Shakti peethas.The temple is dedicated to Bhadrakali a form of shakti. This is considered to be one of the fifty one Shakti pithas of India. It is believed that the right ankle of Sati fell here in the well. The "consort of Savtri is called Sthanu". Hence, the city is called "STHANESHWAR" meaning abode of Shiva. It is believed that the MUNDAN (hair removing) ceremony of Srikrishna and Balarama was also performed in this temple. Ref:http://www.bhadrakalishaktipeeth.com/
The 4 Adi Shakti Peethas
In the listings below:
- "Shakti" refers to the Goddess worshipped at each location, all being manifestations of Dakshayani, Parvati or Durga);
- "Body Part or Ornament" refers to the body part or piece of jewellery that fell to earth, at the location on which the respective temple is built.
Historical notes
First relating to Brahmanda Purana, one of the major eighteen Puranas, it mentions 64 Shakthi Peetha of Goddess Parvati in the Bharat orGreater India including present day India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Another text which gives a listing of these shrines, is the Shakthi Peetha Stotram, written by Adi Shankara, the 9th century Hindu philosopher.
According to the manuscript Mahapithapurana (circa 1690-1720 CE), there are 52 such places. Among them, 23 are located in the Bengalregion, 14 of these are located in what is now West Bengal, India, 1 in Baster (Chattisgarh), while 7 are in what is now Bangladesh.
Rishi Markandeya composed the 'Devi Saptashati' or the seven hundred hymns extolling the virtues of the Divine Goddess at the shaktipeetha in Nashik. The idol is also leaning a little to the left to listen to the sages composition. The Saptashati or the "Durga Stuti" forms an integral part in the vedic form of Shakti worship.
Preserving the mortal relics of famous and respected individuals was a common practice in ancient India - seen in the Buddhist stupas which preserve the relics of Gautama Buddha. It is believed by some[citation needed] that these 64 peethas preserve the remains of some ancient female sage from whom the legend of Kali could have emerged and then merged with the Purusha - Prakriti (Shiva Shakti) model of Hindu thought.
18 Maha Shakti Peethas
The modern cities or towns that correspond to these 64 locations can be a matter of dispute, but there are a few that are totally unambiguous, these are mentioned in the Ashta Dasa Shakthi Peetha Stotram by Adi Shankara.[6] This list contains 18 such locations which are often referred to as Maha Shakthi Peeths[7].
Sr. No.PlacePart of the body fallenName of Shakti1 Trincomalee (Sri Lanka) Groin Shankari devi 2 Kanchi (Tamil Nadu) Back part Kamakshi Devi 3 Praddyumnam (Gujarat) Stomach part Sri Srunkhala devi 4 Mysore (Karnataka) Hair Chamundeshwari devi 5 Alampur (Andhra Pradesh) Upper teeth Jogulamba devi 6 Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh) Neck part Bhramaramba devi 7 Kolhapur (Maharastra) Eyes [Mahalakshmi devi][8] 8 Nanded (Maharastra) Right hand Eka Veerika devi 9 Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) Upper lip Mahakali devi 10 Pithapuram (Andhra Pradesh) Left hand Puruhutika devi 11 Jajpur (Orissa) Navel Biraja devi 12 Draksharamam (Andhra Pradesh) Left cheek Manikyamba devi 13 Guwahati (Assam) Vulva Kamarupa devi 14 Prayaga (Uttar Pradesh) Fingers Madhaveswari devi 15 Jwala (Himachal Pradesh) Head part Vaishnavi devi 16 Gaya (Bihar) Breast part Sarvamangala devi 17 Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) Wrist Vishalakshi devi 18 Dantewada (Chattisgarh) Tooth Danteswari devi 19 Kashmir Right hand Saraswathi devi
Among these, the Shakti Peethas at Kamakhya, Gaya and Ujjain are regarded as most sacred as they symbolise three most important aspects of mother Goddess viz. Creation (Kamarupa Devi), Nourishment (Sarvamangala Devi/Mangalagauri) and Annihilation (Mahakali Devi). When observed carefully one can see that they lie in a perfect straight line from Kamakhya to Ujjain via Gaya symbolizing that every creation in this universe will annihilate one day without fail. Together with Kanchi Kamakshi, Madurai Meenakshi, and Kashi Vishalakshi we have the most potent Shat Sakthi Peethams


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LONG BEACH, Calif., Feb. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide, today announced its new Pro L-Series large venue laser projectors, including the world's first 3LCD projector with 25,000 lumens of color brightness and 25,000 lumens of white brightness1. The Pro L-Series projectors are also the first to integrate a laser-light source with an inorganic phosphor wheel in combination with inorganic LCD panels for outstanding image quality, durability and reliability. Epson's new 3LCD laser projectors will be on display at ISE 2016 in Amsterdam from Feb. 9-12 at Epson booth, #1-H90.
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The Pro L1000-Series combines a laser light source and 3LCD technology for powerful, uncompromising images and up to 20,000 hours of virtually maintenance-free operation, including 24/7 applications2. The new Pro L1000-Series offers lumen and case-color options to meet a range of application needs:
The Epson Pro L1000-Series will start shipping in July 2016, with pricing announced prior to launch. The projectors come with a limited warranty of three years or 20,000 hours, whichever comes first, with next business day replacement, including free shipping both ways5. For additional information, visit www.epson.com/projectors.
The Epson Pro L25000 will ship in late 2016 with full specifications, pricing and warranty details to be announced prior to launch.
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The color brightness specification (measuring red, green and blue) published by the Society for Information Display (SID) allows consumers to compare projector color performance without conducting a side-by-side shootout. With today's high definition content, presenters can display content with higher quality in brighter environments. For a truly impressive image, projectors need to offer both high color brightness and high white brightness. High color brightness is important for larger screen sizes and provides flexibility for a variety of screen materials. Without sufficient color brightness, images may be muddy, soft and lose detail, even in a dark room. For more information, visit www.colorlightoutput.com.
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I decided to spice up a day-old mani with some stamping. The base of this manicure is two coats of OPI Berlin There Done That, which is a taupey, slightly greyed out creme polish that I absolutely adore. Pardon the tip wear!
This is definitely one of those uh, "looks better from a distance" manicures. A continual and absolute frustration I've had since I've been polishing is the streakiness of black polishes when doing any sort of nail art. I've waited hours before applying top coat before, I've floated the brush across - but I still get streaks. I usually will just photoshop them out but this was too busy to do that.
I used plates BM206 and BM221 for the stamping designs. I used Wet n Wild Black Creme for the black flowers and L.A. Colors Live for the silver accents. I did do the stamping super quickly because I wasn't planning on wearing it for long. It does look much nicer from a few foot distance, sort of like a tapestry. The silver stamping was done first, then the black flowers and finally sealed with a coat of OTD.


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