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Are you seeing "Red" Yet?
This is one of a series of excellent photos submitted to us by Peter Hebberd, the son of Doug "Red" Hebberd in the centre of the photograph carrying a briefcase. We intend to publish all of them in a separate article and ask for your assistance in identifying each photograph.
The photo itself was taken at the St. George's Police Club in approximately March 1970 at the "Farewell Party" for Inspector Doug "Red" Hebberd who was transferring from Eastern Division to the lofty heights of "E" Department (Special Branch).
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Astronomer Jill Tarter – who stepped down earlier this week as director of the SETI Institute – said today (May possibly 24, 2012) that she disagrees with those who depict extraterrestrials as angry warriors prepared to enslave us, or consume us. In a press release from the SETI Institute, announcing their June 2012 SETIcon, Tarter said:
While Sir Stephen Hawking warned that alien life could consider to conquer or colonize Earth, I respectfully disagree. If aliens had been ready to go to Earth that would indicate they would have technological abilities sophisticated sufficient not to need to have slaves, meals, or other planets. If aliens were to come right here it would be just to explore.
Taking into consideration the age of the universe, we possibly wouldn't be their first extraterrestrial encounter, either.
She pointed to the bumper crop of summer season 2012 alien movies, such as Men in Black III, Prometheus and Battleship, as:
… excellent entertainment and metaphors for our very own fears, but we should not take into account them harbingers of alien visitation.
Jill Tarter, who stepped down as SETI Institute director this week, says any aliens who come here will be aiming to explore, not conquer.
Disinfo or true, what do you think?
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• Aliens Don't Want To Eat Us, Says Former SETI Director
Don't worry Ripley, it just wants to explore. Alien life probably isn't interested in having us for dinner, enslaving us or laying eggs in our bellies, according to a recent statement by former SETI director Jill Tarter. (Of course, Hollywood would rather have us think otherwise.) Read the rest of Aliens Don't Want To Eat Us, Says Former SETI…
• SETI Institute director Jill Tarter stepping down after 35 years of extraterrestrial research
• SETI's world-famous alien hunter Jill Tarter to retire
• Alien Hunter Jill Tarter Changing Her Focus
• SETI Astronomer Jill Tarter Retiring After 35-Year Alien Hunt


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These are medium-sized black-and-white birds, with long legs and fine bills which are pointed in the stilts and uptuned in the avocets. Both are highly specialised feeders which show a preference for more saline habitats. Stilts feed by picking insects from water which is too deep for other waders. Avocets feed with a scything motion that sifts crustaceans from soft mud in shallow water.
There are thirteen species worldwide, of which two breed in Europe.
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April 2013
A veteran assigned to extract Earth's remaining resources begins to question what he knows about his mission and himself.
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The mighty Joseph Kosinski invited Munkowitz to the GFX party once again, this time for his spring blockbuster feature film OBLIVION™… Predictably, the list of graphic assets to be created was obscene, so munko assembled and led another super team of GFX mercenaries and descended into the lovely confines of Crater Lake Productions to generate the aforementioned fuckload of graphic content… Working with Joseph always brings out the best in Munk and Company, and this time around was certainly no exception… OBLIVION © Universal Pictures, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The briefing for the Graphic Language stressed functionality and minimalism while utilizing a bright, unified color palette that would appear equally well on both a dark or bright backdrop… The function was to reflect the modernized sensibilities of the TET Mainframe computer and would assist the characters with the key components of their duties on earth; be it the monitoring of all Vitals on the ground using Vika's Light Table, or the various diagnostics in the air using the Jack's Bubbleship… For good measure, the team also designed and animated all of the HUD UI for the various machines and weaponry in the film cuz they could, establishing a consistent graphic language that rendered all the interfaces with a loverly cohesion rarely seen in them massive-budget Sci-Fi productions…
One of the most widely seen Graphic elements was Vika's Light Table, which allowed her to guide Jack Harper through his tasks as a Drone repair man in the field of duty… The table itself was built practically, so most of the visuals were captured in-camera, lending a beautiful optical touch to the design ( thx Joe & Claudio )… The table consisted of four screens: A main map that Vika used to monitor the Bubbleship, Drone, and Scav positioning, a Drone Monitor which tracked all their key vitals and fuel status, A Hydro Rig monitor that displayed the collection progress for the large resource gatherers over the ocean, and finally a Weather Screen which showed the Tet's online status and also key vitals of the ever-changing weather systems… A couple extra tasks had the team designing another Map Diagnostic screen on a milky-white breakfast table top and a few key standalone windows that were analyzing Rogue Signal feeds that were key story points in the film…
Jack's helicopter, a remarkable Daniel Simon creation called the Bubbleship, was Jack's paramount vehicle in the film… The UI appeared as a hologram embedded within the spherical glass cockpit, done to perfection by the lovely folks at Pixomondo, and functioned to assist Jack in his flight and combat duties throughout the film… The team researched a grip of Flight simulator and Helicopter Combat interfaces and sought to modernize the aesthetic while still delivering key functionality that would mimic real-world flight tools… And of course the team didn't want to fuck up Simon's baby with ugly UI, the German wrath was implanted deep within and ultimately, the Bubbleship UI was by far the most researched and pampered graphic task…
The team also designed all of the Machinery HUDs and various Gauges in the film, be it the Drone Machine Vision, Jack's Gun HUD, all the Scav equipment and some of Jack's smaller vehicles… The interfaces again stressed functionality over excess, keeping the Greeble under control and communicating key story points throughout the film.. All of these graphic elements were ingested by the VFX Vendors and ultimately integrated seamlessly into the live-action plates; many thanks mighty peoples…
OBLIVION Light Table UI Credit list
Production Facility: Crater Lake Productions
Oblivion Director: Joseph Kosinski
Oblivion Producer: Steve Gaubs
Oblivion Assistant Producer: David Feinblserbr
Graphics Design Director: Bradley G Munkowitz
Lead Graphic Designers: Bradley G Munkowitz, Jake Sargeant
Graphic Designers: Joseph Chanimal, Alexander Perry
Lead Graphics Animators: David Lewandowski, Joseph Chanimal
Graphics Animator: Alexander Perry
OBLIVION Bubbleship UI Credit list
Graphics Design Director: Bradley G Munkowitz
Lead Graphic Designers: Bradley G Munkowitz, Joseph Chanimal
Lead Graphics Animator: Navarro Parker
Graphics Animator: Joseph Chanimal
OBLIVION HUD GFX Credit list
Graphics Design Director: Bradley G Munkowitz
Lead Graphic Designers: Joseph Chanimal, Bradley G Munkowitz
Graphic Designer: Alexander Perry
Lead Graphics Animators: Navarro Parker, Alexander Perry
Graphics Animator: Joseph Chanimal
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Production Facility: Autofuss
Design Director: Bradley G Munkowitz
Lead Editor: Ian Colon
Director of Photography: Ian Colon
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My work on the project was done in collaboration with GMUNK, Jake Sargeant, and Joseph Chan in the spring of 2012.
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Area News – July 2015
Area 2
Midwest Golf Celebrity Pro Am Tournament
2015 Midwest Golf Celebrity Pro Am celebrated its 25 anniversary raising money for SOILL Far West Suburban/Area 2 on Monday, June 22. Despite the rainy start, 20 foursomes and celebrity captains were able to get in 9 holes of golf at the beautiful Royal Fox Golf Course in St. Charles.
Thank you to the celebrities who participated: Eddie Arroyo, Chris Babyar, Jeff Blanzy, Bill Campbell, Buzz Capra, Robin Earl, Carlton Fisk, Ike Hill, Gene Hiser, Steve Kashul, Bill Leagans, Brent Novoselsky, Rich Nye, Donn Pall, Paul Popovich, Jim Schwantz, Eric Soderholm and Al Weis.
The event raised more than $45,000 for Area 2. This was the 25th year this tournament raised funds for Special Olympics. The 2016 outing is tentatively scheduled for June 20, 2016 at Royal Fox. View photos from event.
Longtime Area 2 Director Sandy Hutchins Retires
When Sandy Hutchins became an Area Director for Special Olympics, her Area office was one of only 3 in Illinois. A lot of has changed in the last 41 years – Illinois now has 18 Areas and a staff of about 75.
Sandy became involved in Special Olympics shortly after the first Games were held in Chicago in 1968. She and her husband, Bob, started coaching a team at the Association for Individual Development in Aurora, where both worked.
In 1974, she started the Area office, currently named Special Olympics Illinois Far West Suburban/Area 2. A strictly volunteer position, Sandy wore many hats and over the years cultivated key contacts in fundraising and volunteers. In addition, she formed long-standing relationships with celebrities, many of whom attended Sandy's last event, the 2015 Midwest Golf Celebrity Pro Am on June 22. Read More
Area 3
Windy City Smokeout Combines BBQ & Country Music
Windy City Smokeout, the foremost BBQ and country music festival in the Midwest, returned to Chicago July 10-12 for the third annual festival. And for the third year, festival organizers reached out to Special Olympics Illinois to share volunteers to help at the festival.
More than 35,000 festival attendees enjoyed a weekend of country music stars including Kacey Musgraves, Lee Brice, Chris Young and Chris Stapleton. The weekend-long event included BBQ from some of the best BBQ restaurants in the country including Dinosaur Bar-B-Que from Syracuse, N.Y., Hogapalooza from Little Rock, Ark., and The Salt Lick BBQ from Driftwood, Texas.
Hosted by Bub City in Chicago, Special Olympics Illinois demonstrated once again that SOILL volunteers are the BEST! More than 200 volunteers came from throughout the Special Olympics family to help at food and beverage tents throughout the weekend. Festival organizers will donate tips shared throughout the weekend with Special Olympics Illinois (amount unknown at press time) as well as gift cards valued at more than $12,000 to Chicago area Lettuce Entertain You restaurants.
"The Windy City Smokeout is an incredible weekend of great music, and outstanding food," said Kathy McLaughlin, Director of Development, who coordinated SOILL participation with organizers of the Windy City Smokeout. "Our involvement was another example of the tremendous volunteers we are privileged to work with. I know the volunteers had a great time at the festival and were encouraged to enjoy the music and food before or after their volunteer shifts."
The festival is another example of the many ways the Special Olympics "family" shares their time on behalf of the athletes. Special Olympics Illinois is extremely grateful to our invaluable volunteers, Bub City and Lettuce Entertain You.
Area 9
Country Star Jo Dee Messina Recognizes Athlete of the Year
An amazing character trait of Country Music Superstar Jo Dee Messina is just how down-to-earth and genuine she is, even in the limelight of being the first female to have three hit singles from the same album and having sold over 5 million of her records worldwide. Jo Dee's magnetic personality and caring nature was more than evident as she sat down to meet with the 2015 Special Olympics Illinois Athlete of the Year Brooke Ingram on July 3 before performing at Charleston's Red, White and Blue Days.
For Brooke and her family, not sure of what to expect, the encounter was exceptional, as Jo Dee spent more than 20 minutes talking with Brooke. Jo Dee asked Brooke about her Special Olympics experiences, favorite interests and summer plans. Although a little star-struck at times, Brooke happily shared her thoughts and feelings about being honored as the Special Olympics Illinois Athlete of the Year.
When asked about how she became involved with Special Olympics, Jo Dee smiled and explained, "I was just driving outside of Nashville one day and saw the Special Olympics event signs along the road, so I started to follow. When I finally came to the event, they needed volunteers for the day, so I got involved." Jo Dee became an official Special Olympics ambassador in 2004, and has provided support to the Special Olympics athletes, including sending well-wishes to the 2007 World Games Special Olympics Team and pitching in a Team USA Celebrity Softball Game.
Jo Dee's dedication of time and undivided attention to Brooke was another illustration of her ability to make a difference in the lives of others. Thank you, Jo Dee Messina!
Area 10
Athlete's Sister Facilitates Auto Zone Donation
Thanks to Hope Trimmer, SOILL Central/Area 10 has received a $1,000 donation from Auto Zone!
An Auto Zone employee and sister of a Special Olympics athlete, Hope nominated Central/Area 10 for a donation from Auto Zone's Central Region. She requested the money be donated to the Area on behalf of her sister, Angel Larson, a long-time participant with the Dream Catchers team of Decatur. Hope currently works at the Clinton Auto Zone store and previously worked at an Auto Zone in Decatur. Area 10 was chosen from several nominees throughout the Central Region to receive the $1,000 donation. Hope, Angel and the management team from the Decatur Auto Zone and St. Louis offices were present for the check presentation.
Bill Boys, Coach of Dream Catches, Receives Spirit Award
Congratulations to Bill Boys, head coach and SOAD for the Dream Catchers team of Decatur! Boys was awarded the Jennifer Song Spirit Award on July 7.
The award is given to a Macon County resident who exhibits enthusiasm, integrity and perseverance beyond the ordinary to help children in the community develop their dreams through selfless giving – be it talent, money or time. Boys was unanimously selected by the award committee, which was extremely impressed by the five letters of recommendation that accompanied the nomination! SOILL Central/Area 10 will receive a $2,000 donation in honor of Boys' accomplishment. View video of Boys accepting the award.
Area 11
RowRaiser a Marathon of Pulling for Area 11
On a hot and muggy Saturday, July 11, teams turned out to the Quincy CVS parking lot for a Row Raiser – a fundraiser where teams of 10 worked on rowing machines to complete a marathon of 26.2 miles and raise money for SOILL West Central/Area 11.
Fifteen teams competed in the unique event, with the Quincy Fire Department's "Team Stop, Drop and Row" finishing in under 2.5 hours. About 300 people attended the event.
Awards of engraved wooden oars were given in the following categories: Fastest Team Time, Most Creative Team Name, Most Spirited Team, Compassion Award (for team who traveled the farthest) and Sunken Boat Award (for team who came in last or quit).
Two teams of Competitive Crossfitters participated along with Area 11 Special Olympics athletes and family members. Qtown CrossFit owner Sam Dancer invited athletes and families out to gym once a week for a month before the event to teach them how to row. Read story on Dancer's involvement with Special Olympics athletes.
Radio station Y101 broadcast the event live, Hyvee sold BBQ, a DJ provided music, a chiropractor offered services. The local roller derby team, Dark River Derby, skated around and collected change from spectators.
Miss Quincy's Advocacy Platform Near and Dear to Her Heart
Montanna Neisen, 20, was named Miss Quincy 2015 in March and since then she taken the opportunity to make a difference and advocate for Special Olympics. Montanna knows the importance of Special Olympics firsthand – her brother Brady, 16, is an athlete.
Montanna and Brady's involvement with Special Olympics began five years ago when Brady, who has Down syndrome, started competing with Adams County Special Recreation in Quincy. His involvement as a basketball athlete motivated Montanna to do more than cheering for her brother from the stands.
"Our relationship has grown stronger because of Special Olympics," says Montanna. "I try my best to make it to all his practices and games whenever I can. He was always at my sporting events, so it's my turn to return the favor and cheer him on when he participates. We have formed a much stronger bond (through Special Olympics) because we can talk about the sporting events and even practice at home," she continues.Montanna and Brady's involvement with Special Olympics began five years ago when Brady, who has Down syndrome, started competing with Adams County Special Recreation in Quincy. His involvement as a basketball athlete motivated Montanna to do more than cheering for her brother from the stands. Read More
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Area 17
Virden Athlete Recognized for Attitude, Achievement
Reese Steele's hard work during his five years of being part of the Auburn Area Special Olympics team has paid off.
On May 3, Reese, 15, a resident of Virden and sophomore at North Mac High School, was named Athlete of the Year for the Area 17 Special Olympics group during the Area 17 Spring Games, which were held in Chatham. Reese was recognized during the Spring Games and received a plaque to commemorate the achievement. Read More at Springfield Journal Register site


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San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Hits the Jackpot
Announced back in late June, one of the most unusual Jive customer references of recent years is that of the San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino.
Amongst the largest private employers in the Inland Empire region of Southern California, the organisation has some 4,000 employees and has seen its business model shift and its workforce expand over the past 30 years in order to deliver new gaming experiences to its customers. As you might expect, this growth lead to the need to develop new means of keeping employees current with the vision of leadership. As a result, the organisation went in search of a solution to "heighten employee engagement, improve tribal operations and promote the collaborative culture of the tribe."
"We chose Jive to replace our static intranet because we knew it could transform the way we do business through a powerful digital hub. Especially valuable are Jive's capabilities for permissions-based collaboration spaces and groups, document management and intelligent enterprise search."
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians is currently rolling out its new interactive intranet to key departments, with a goal of reaching company-wide participation by the end of this year. Underpinned by Jive in the cloud, Fusion will facilitate executive communications, project collaboration and employee on-boarding, while preserving corporate memory. Within this mobile-enabled digital hub, executives can now interact with all levels of the organization via authentic, personal blogs, and employees gain one central place to connect, communicate and collaborate, as well as find knowledge and experts more easily. In addition, the tribe's business committee and executive teams can use Fusion to streamline the way they work. As a result, the organization is converting all employees' passion for the tribe into greater productivity, accountability and engagement.
Named "Fusion," the new Jive-n based digital workplace underpins a cultural transformation aimed at fostering more collaboration and connections throughout the tribe.
Fusion is based on the Jive Cloud platform and is using the News feature as the community landing page, as can be seen in the screenshot below:
Jive's Bob Block welcomed the announcement:
"It is always inspiring to observe how an interactive intranet can reflect and honor an organization's core mission—in this case helping to ensure the sovereignty of a resourceful indigenous people," said Robert Block, chief customer success officer at Jive Software. "Jive will deliver clear value by helping everyone in the tribe work smarter and better together through the re-use of corporate knowledge and the elimination of silos.


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I have told you all that we are trying to get pregnant with our second child. Also, I would really like to have a girl. Of course whatever god decides to give us then we are happy, but I can still hope god gives us a girl. And after talking to a few people on twitter a while back I was told about a way to increase your chances of having a girl. The only thing is you need to know your ovulation cycle. After being on mirena for almost 3 years I have no clue what my cycle is. I tried using some of those ovulation test strips. Notice I say tried. I could never test on the right days and they never seemed to show ovulation. I was getting really tired of spending money on test strips. No they are not super expensive, but you have to have a ton of them to keep guessing and testing. That adds up and it just made everything stressful. And stress is not something you want when trying to conceive. So I began researching online and quickly found OvaCue Fertility Monitor. I was so excited when they sent me one to review along with a vaginal sensor.
A little about the OvaCue:
The OvaCue is a saliva-based electronic fertility monitor designed specifically for trying-to-conceive couples. With the OvaCue, you can predict your ovulation date up to seven days in advance by measuring changes in the electrolyte concentration of your saliva – giving you more opportunities to conceive each month.
The FDA-cleared OvaCue Fertility Monitor has been clinically proven to be 98.3% accurate in monitoring ovulation in studies sponsored by the National Institute of Health. Simply place a spoon-sized sensor on your tongue for five seconds each morning and the Ovacue will automatically record your fertile status for the day. The OvaCue tracks the readings in memory and indicates your most fertile days in an easy-to-read, color-coded calendar. OvaCue users also have access to OvaGraph, an online charting tool that can be used to graph your OvaCue readings, store an unlimited number of cycles, and much more.
A little about the Vaginal Sensor:
By measuring the electrolyte levels of your cervical mucus, the vaginal sensor will provide the OvaCue fertility monitor with the information it needs to track trends in your hormone levels, thereby allowing the monitor to identify the estrogen surge that occurs just prior to ovulation and the subsequent shift from estrogen dominance to progesterone dominance that occurs at the time of ovulation. The OvaCue will display a pink box on the day that this hormonal shift is detected, indicating that ovulation occurred on that day.
While the OvaCue does not need data from the vaginal sensor to predict your fertile window, the vaginal sensor is required to confirm the date that ovulation occurred. By confirming ovulation with the vaginal sensor, you will know with certainty when your fertile window begins and ends.
The OvaCue is so easy to use. There are a couple of important things to know about the OvaCue. You must begin using it on Day 2 of your cycle, you can start as late as Day 4, but no later. Which was so hard since I received it in the middle of my cycle. I was actually super excited when I finally started so I could use it. Also, the OvaCue needs to be used first thing in the morning before taking a drink or brushing your teeth. I keep mine on my night stand and use it before I even get out of bed. The monitor is really easy to use with just a couple of buttons to push. After placing the sensor on my tongue I just push a button and it pops up with a number. I save the number and it goes to the calendar page. The calendar changes colors based on the numbers.
White: Days of lowest fertility
Light Blue: Days of increasing fertility
Medium Blue: Days of Moderate fertility
Dark Blue: Days of highest fertility - have intercourse every day.
Pink: Ovulation confirmed (requires vaginal sensor; marks end of fertile period)
White with Dots: A prediction of future fertility
So when you see the colors develop you can plan when to have intercourse. If you are just looking to get pregnant with no concern for gender then you want to have intercourse on all the blue days (light, medium, and dark). But since I really want to try to conceive a girl we are just sticking with the light t medium blue days. I understand that this will decrease my percentage of getting pregnant since it is highest recommended to have intercourse on the dark blue days. Also, I have to state that OvaCue does not endorse or recommend gender selection. The monitor is meant to help couples to get pregnant.
I learned a few things in the first month using the OvaCue monitor. All women have different cycles, but the average is on the 14th day you ovulate. So when I began using the ovulation test strips I would usually start testing about day 12 or 13 and use them until day 15 or so. And the reason I did not ever get a positive strip is because I ovulate on day 11. I guess I am an early ovulator and the OvaCue monitor was able to let me know my cycle. This is such an important thing to know about myself. When it comes to conceiving and especially since I want to conceive a certain gender.
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Artist's Statement
When was the last time you fell in love with a statistic? Walked hand in hand down the street with an outlier? Binge watched Netflix, your arms and legs intertwined with your nearest and dearest spreadsheet or database? Last night, you say? Never? The current cultural obsession with collecting macro amounts of micro data on all of us, in many ways, turns us into these very things. Or at least tries. Vast columns of data with titles such as 'Gender', 'Race', 'Age Range', 'Sexuality', 'Nationality', 'Annual Income' and others collect us into easily analyzed categories for the sake of trend prediction, targeted micro-marketing, gerrymandering, and other social manipulations. Outliers are edited out as if they didn't exist because they skew the results, 'normal' is identified by a line or a curve, and we are reviewed to see how far we stray and why. How many standard deviations away from 'normal' are YOU?
Responding to these trends, my current compositional work focuses on two main ideas: data sonification and interactivity. In data analysis and statistics, numbers rule the day. Even textual categories are ranked numerically for the sake of study. In the field of music, notes, volumes and other sonic attributes are regularly identified by either physical frequencies or assigned integers. By merging these two notions it becomes possible to listen to the data around us; the fluctuating speed of a river's flow can become an automated volume control, and shifting latitude and longitude coordinates of someone's location can become audible frequencies in a duet of information.
In the music that I compose and program I am attempting to expose the trends of depersonalization and reduction, their processes, and their results by reclaiming the data around us and transforming it into something we can relate to on a more visceral level. Using freely available online information and interactive data from installation sites, I take the numbers and categories of our existence and algorithmically transform them into musical representations of the world in which we live. In doing so, statistical reductions of the personal are reverse-engineered and expanded to create pieces that I hope reveal something to us about us. We can hear that we exist beyond the spreadsheet or database because the music moves when we move. We can hear that the river is something we are connected to because the music coming from its existence responds to and immerses us. We experience these things physically. Emotionally. And we can react to them out of the unique and individual contexts from which we all come. Out of the existence from which our identities are actually composed.
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TENNEY, Minn. - The Wilkin County Sheriff's Office has identified the 21-year-old construction worker who died after falling 150 feet from the top of an elevator on Oct. 5.
Officials say Dmytro Baybak of Ukraine was killed in the accident.
Law enforcement says the death was considered an accident by the Ramsey County Medical Examiner.
ORIGINAL STORY: TENNEY, Minn.-A 21-year-old construction worker died after falling 150 feet from the top of an elevator here Thursday afternoon, Oct. 5, the Wilkin County Sheriff's Office reported.
The man was working at the Wheaton Dumont Co-op Elevator with two other men on a platform. They were adjusting another platform to connect to the platform that they were on when the man fell, the sheriff's office reported.
The accident was reported about 2:45 p.m. Tenney is about 25 miles southeast of Wahpeton-Breckenridge.
The man was dead at the scene, the sheriff's office reported. His name was not being released until his family was notified.
The man was an employee of Gateway Building Systems of Fergus Falls, the sheriff's office reported.
Other agencies responding to the scene of the incident include the Minnesota State Patrol, Ambulance Service Inc. of Breckenridge, and Campbell Rescue, the report said.
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It's that time of year. All of you novice ghost hunters are probably looking for some places to investigate and get your paranormal fix. You can find the full list here but these are the ones closest to Manchester and Boston and most active.
Please make sure you get permission to investigate any of these properties. Many either are businesses or are guarded by police/security. Trespassers can be prosecuted. While at these properties ensure you are respectful and clean up anything you bring with you.
10 Places Near Manchester
1. Old State Mental Hospital – Concord, NH
Built in the 1840's, this hospital has been used a mental ward. The original buildings are still preserved and active. There are footsteps, elevators on their own, papers being moved, cold spots…etc
2.Hesser College – Manchester, NH
A young boy bounces his ball around the third and fourth floors and, upon investigation, the boy disappears and the bouncing ball sound vanishes.
3.Saint Anselm College – Manchester, NH
A monk is seen wandering the halls around 3 am during the school year. You can see the lights turn on as he moves down the hallway. The bell tower is also known to have a monk wandering around.
4.Palace Theatre – Manchester, NH'
There is a female apparition appears on the stage often. There has also been objects moving, doors slamming, and figures in the fly spaces.
5.Youth Detention Center Abandoned Building – Manchester, NH
There is a small, completely boarded up building, set back in the woods on the property. Sources say you can hear voices coming from the basement.
6.Gilson Road Cemetery – Nashua, NH
There are many sightings and experiences associated with this property. There are apparitions, feelings of "wading" through water, voices, cold spots…etc.
7.Indian Rock Road Cemetery (Blood House) – Nashua, NH
Legend says there was a home built next to the cemetery. The whole family was killed during a burglary and a young boy ran to the street for help but was shot in the back. People say you can see a child waving down cars at night.
8.Country Tavern – Nashua, NH
Elizabeth Ford was murdered by her husband when he figured out that she had an affair and was pregnant. He buried his wife and the baby on the grounds and Elizabeth now spends her time looking for the child.
9.Hampton Beach (Island Path Road) – Hampton, NH
In the late 1600's a witch hunt for Eunece Cole occurred. Legend says she cursed a bunch of mariners and their boat sank. She was convicted of witchcraft but was not executed. She died of natural causes in her home, but they buried her with a stake in her heart. There are apparitions, lights flickering, and cats disappearing.
10.Mark H. Wentworth Home for the chronically invalid – Portsmouth, NH
Now a home for the elderly. It also see seems to be full of pleasant spirits. There are objects moving, sounds, doors opening and closing, and apparitions. Many staff members will not venture into the old wing.
10 Places in Massachusetts
1.Boston Common – Boston, MA
Sources say there are two 19th century women who smile at people but will disappear when approached.
2.Boston Conservatory Dorms – Boston, MA
It has been said that there are slamming doors, disembodied voices, doors moving on their own…etc
3.Boston Fort Warren – Boston, MA
Believed to be haunted by Lt. Andrew Lanier's wife. Lt. Lanier was confined as a prisoner there. His wife tried to help him escape, but he was killed, and she was hanged. It's reported that you can hear a gunshot followed by a scream.
4.Parker House – Boston, MA
Reports from employees have stated that doors open and close, lights turn on and off, and there have been apparitions seen.
5.Patriot Cinema – Salem, MA
There are apparitions, smells of cigarette smoke in isolated areas, and lights flipping on and off without any explanation.
6.Salem Jail – Salem, MA
Sources say that the spirits of the prisoners are pretty active there.
7.Salem State College – Salem, MA
Bowditch Hall Room 222 is haunted by 3 roommates that were murdered. Also, Mainstage Auditorium is haunted by a teenager who fell through the ceiling of the auditorium after sneaking in and died.
8.St. Mary's Cemetery – Salem, MA
There are reports of strange noises, light orbs, a "heavy feeling", and other experience.
9.The Hawthorne Hotel – Salem, MA
The elevator is believed to be haunted by potentially the operator. The 6th floor is haunted as well, probably due to the double murder over a lover's quarrel.
10. Gallows Hill – Salem, MA
The witches were hung there during the Salem witch trials and people claim they have experiences on the hill.
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Realistic car physics in games are usually limited to pro-sport racing titles like Forza Motorsport, F1, MotoGP and Gran Turismo. Car crashes in games are even more limited, with no other game save for Grand Theft Auto even bothering to include semi-realistic car crashes. Well, things are a-changing thanks to BeamNG and their middleware engineering antics for the CryEngine 3.
We've been reporting on updates for a physics-based soft-mod for the CryEngine, which enables vehicles to react and respond to physical crashes in a very realistic way...more real than any other game on the market. The updated video shows a number of new additions, including glass and inter-collision damage. Check it out below.
Now the obvious question is: at what point do we get to see these kind of physics in video games? Well, it all depends on a couple of things, mostly it's based on the kind of game this could be used in (most likely open-world or destruction-derby based) as well as a company deciding to license the CryEngine, or a group of spiffy indie devs deciding to use the CryEngine SDK.
Still, I love watching these videos even though the cars seem a little floaty when they spin and flip. But these kind of crash physics would sure beat all the other games currently out there.
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Midas Touch
This story appears in the April 2008 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
Vital Stats: Lana Fertelmeister, 33, of Lana Jewelry in Chicago
Company: Lana Jewelry, designer of fine jewelry for everyday women
Projected 2008 sales: $6 million
Breaking the mold
Lana Fertelmeister thinks big--perhaps because, at age 6, she was brought from Russia to the U.S. by parents who taught her that anything is possible. Today, she's the founder of a dazzlingly successful fine jewelry company and has a vision to one day spearhead a luxury empire that ranks alongside Gucci. Lana Jewelry is making a lasting impression, with its jewelry line available in more than 100 stores worldwide, including Neiman Marcus; plans for major expansion into Asia and Europe this year; and ambitions to build out a line of luxury accessories, including home products like candles containing 24 karat gold flakes. Says Fertelmeister, "I would never want to have an average life."
Wearing her heart
Love was the inspiration behind Fertelmeister's first piece of jewelry: a heart necklace over a nameplate with her then-boyfriend, now-fiancé's name on it. A model and clothing designer but not a jeweler, Fertelmeister was stunned when so many people admired her creation. Delving deeper, she discovered that many women wanted sexy, affordable, unintimidating fine jewelry made of real gold and diamonds.
Heed the need
With hopes of eliminating the intimidation factor, Fertelmeister set out to deliver. In 2003, she launched her signature three-color gold jewelry in hip specialty stores worldwide. She currently introduces four or five collections a year and finds inspiration everywhere, from interesting shapes on high-end cars to ideas that come to her in dreams.
Star studded
Lana Jewelry sparkles--especially when it's worn in the spotlight by its celebrity clients, which include Sandra Bullock and Cameron Diaz. The jewelry also makes regular appearances on ABC's new dramedy, Cashmere Mafia. But Fertelmeister stands apart by never giving her designs away for free. She says, "We make it very clear that no one is above anyone."


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If you are looking for new opportunities, business events are a smart start and essential to succeed in your endeavors. Some people attain great achievements in a newly founded business. For example, small business events may consist of challenging moments and long conversations, but they are also full of dynamism and interesting people to make contacts with and accomplish your agenda.
Whether you are a beginner or a veteran in the business world; you can always use some tips to be better at your game. So, here are 5 ways to get more visibility and perform like a pro at business events.
5 Tips To Conquer Small Business Events Like a Pro
1. Quantity does not mean quality
It is frequent among new entrepreneurs to target only at large fishes, thus setting very high levels of goals and targets. Putting a lot of weight on your shoulders and giving up the chance to interact further is not the real concept of business events. Quantity does not mean quality.
Changing your mindset is essential to succeed in small business events. Remember, you are not there just to gain a new client, but to help other professionals & learn from their experiences and vice-versa. This slight change of perception will boost your purpose by taking away the stress you are carrying. Instead, try developing strong relationships and references.
2. Focus on building contacts
Free yourself from professional relationships when you are at a small business event. You should turn off the 'restricted interests,' because your goal is to get something realistic out of this business event. You need a plan but it should not involve showing interest to only one potential client. Doing so will harm you more than you know. You could be blocking a new wave of opportunity unintentionally. Do not let your needs cloud your focus or judgment.
3. Decline jargon
Among various jargons, these "buzzwords" have their ideal timing of usage. It can often adversely affect a friendly and meaningful conversation. If you are asked a question, "What do you do?" the answer should be nonchalant. Also, try to avoid tech-babble. You might wonder, "Why can't I say what I want?" the reason being, your goal behind attending such an event must be fabricated to reach & influence anyone, not just a particular group of persons. Easily accessible and friendly relationships are a key to building trustworthy partnerships in the future.
4. Behavior versus drinking
In certain situations, drinking may even relax you. While there is nothing wrong with consuming one or two glasses, do not go over your limits. When it is addressed to a potential client, your speech and gesture should be crispy clear and well-mannered. Always remember to display your best asset, your potential and drive for business.
5. Always question
Questioning is a great skill for those with ample patience. At small business events, repetitive talks occur quite a lot when meeting people for the first time. The objective here is to always ask questions that will lead to more detailed answers.
In addition, select questions that demand real, live answers such as, "How has your industry changed in the last 10 years?" or "What are your customer preferences?" are some examples that generate interesting and productive conversations.
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15 Easy-To-Miss Things That Will Definitely Change Our Lives For the Better
For many years, humans have invented things that make our lives easier in every way. There are many objects that we use on a daily basis but never notice their true purpose. You might have tried cleaning your shoes with the brushes of an escalator, though that is not what they are designed for, so here we have some interesting facts for you.
1. The seemingly unnecessary button on your jeans
No, we are not talking about the one you use to actually keep your pants in place, but rather the tiny ones that are placed in the corner of the pocket. They are called rivets, and their main purpose is not decorative as most people believe.
They are placed in specific parts of the denim pants that are more prone to tearing due to movement or usage. They were created in the 1870s when a housewife went to a tailor for help because her husband's work clothes were disintegrating too quickly.
2. The number on the Heinz Ketchup bottle
You might have seen this number and guessed that it had something to do with advertising or part of the label of the company. However, it was designed to mark the spot where you should tap in order to get ketchup onto your food.
A spokesperson for Heinz said, "To release ketchup faster from a glass bottle, here is a little secret from Heinz. The sweet spot to tap on the Heinz bottle is the embossed 57 on the neck. All you need to do is apply a firm tap where the bottle narrows and the ketchup will come out easier."
3. The indentations at the underside of cups
You might have noticed that several, if not all, your cups have these little grooves on the bottom, and the reason is to make them easier to wash. If there were no indentations, then after placing them upside down to dry, the water would pool.
However, that is not their only purpose. They allow temperature air to flow below your cup, so when you place a hot drink on it, it does not break. Now, we wonder who figured out the problems and how they went about to fix them.
4. The holes in your kitchen utensils
Every single kitchen utensil you have in your cupboard has holes in it. Except for the cutlery, though some of them do. Most people use it to hang them conveniently around the kitchen, but what if we told you that it is not their only purpose?
Those holes are designed to hold other kitchens utensils. For example, the next time you are heating your spaghetti sauce with a wooden ladle, try placing it on the hole of the panhandle. That way, you won't dirty your kitchen up, and the sauce on the spoon will drip right back to the pan.
5. The hole on the pen
Speaking of holes, you might have noticed that some of your pens have a tiny hole in the lid. The reason is very simple. It will allow air to pass through in case someone accidentally swallows it. Most people nibble on their pens during class, and this has happened before.
6. The pompoms on beanies
You might have purchased a nice, cute beanie for the coming winter, and if it has a lovely pompom on it, the better. However, this little piece of fluffy adorableness is not just for decorative purposes. In fact, it was created initially for French Sailors.
Apparently, some of them used to hit their head when the ceiling of the boat was too low, and someone came up with this solution. It was later used for armies and trickled down to the fashion industry. We just love history!
7. The metal at the end of measuring tape
Now, this might seem a bit obvious to some people, especially those that love working on their homes, but most do not know why the end of a measuring tape has that little metal thing. Well, it has several uses, for example, the bent shape means you can hold it against an edge easily.
There is also a hole which facilities holding it with a nail, and there is another purpose that people have ignored for ages. These metal things have a serrated edge, which is supposed to be used for marking things without having to find a pencil.
8. The childproof stopper in bottles
Nowadays, most medicines come with convenient childproof lids, though sometimes it is hard to open them, even for adults. However, the next time you cannot open your prescription, you just need to turn the lid upside down.
You will no longer be fighting against this piece of plastic to get to your medicine, and all your pills will still be safely stored in the bottle. But, it is important to do this only when you know your kids will not be anywhere near it.
9. The marks on the F and J keys
After all these years of using a computer, some people still have no idea why there are tiny marks on some of their keyboard's keys. Well, if you spend a lot of time at the computer, your brain probably learned the placement of the letters without having to see them.
However, these ridges are used so that you remember where to place your fingers first. As if it was a starting point. Furthermore, if you are one of those people that want to learn the "proper" way of typing, they are very useful.
10. The brushes on escalators
Now, most people use those handy brushes on the side to clean their shoes, but those are actually vital for safety reasons. Most accidents on escalators have to do with stuck items like coats or bags, and the brushes prevent this from happening by making people stand away from the edge.
11. Another use for screwdrivers
This tip might come in handy if you like DIYs. Most screwdrivers can be placed through a wrench, and this allows for more torque. This life-hack is convenient when you are working in tricky spots around the workshop or your house.
12. The arrow in the gas gauge
We really had no idea about this one, but it's a life-hack that is going to save you some time. There is a tiny arrow next to the fuel tank sign in the gas gauge of your car, and its purpose is to point out where the lid for the fuel tank is.
13. The wings on the charger
If you are like us and hate getting your charger cord all messed up, then we have a cool hack for you. Well, the Apple charger can be changed so that you can arrange the cable around it and keep it from getting all twisted up.
14. The dot in the iPhone's camera
If you have an iPhone, then you might have seen a weird dot next to the camera, and this is actually a microphone, used to record when people are using the back camera instead of the selfie one in front.
15. The hole on locks
You might have seen a hole next to the keyhole in any lock, and this is to prevent water from accumulating inside it which could rust the material. Some people have to use these outdoors, so this is very helpful.
What did you think of these interesting life-hacks? Were they new to you? We would like to know your opinion, so leave a comment below and share this article with all your friends who love learning new things online.
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Bill Yardley was named Enbridge's Executive Vice President and President of Gas Transmission and Midstream on Feb. 27, 2017. Mr. Yardley is also the President and Chairman of the Board of Spectra Energy Partners.
Mr. Yardley, based in Houston, was previously president of Spectra Energy's U.S. Transmission and Storage business—leading the business development, project execution, operations and environment, health and safety efforts associated with Spectra Energy's U.S. portfolio of assets.
Mr. Yardley joined the company in 2000 as general manager of marketing for Spectra Energy's predecessor company, Duke Energy Gas Transmission. He later served as vice president of marketing and business development and as group vice president of the company's Northeastern U.S. assets and operations.
Mr. Yardley earned his bachelor's degree in economics from Colby College in Waterville, Maine and his master's degree in business administration from Northeastern University in Boston. He also completed the Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program.


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Farr 50 Pilothouse
Farr 50 Pilothouse: An offshore passagemaker with long legs and a restless spirit
Let's face it. As some of us get older and better able to achieve our blue water dreams, we want room and creature comforts that previously had been relegated near the bottom of the priority list. Because of this phenomenon, a larger platform is needed to house this stuff. Forty-five to 55 feet is, in our estimation, an ideal size for passage making, and the Farr 50 falls precisely in the middle of this range.
The pilothouse arrangement of the Farr 50 has great merit for voyaging, creating a secure, dry and warm space with great visibility that is easily accessed from the cockpit while under way. At anchor, it may be best described as a raised saloon, which not only has terrific visibility, but also is well separated from the sleeping quarters and galley. Boat Sales International in Hamble, England commissioned Bruce Farr & Associates to design the Farr 50 to be built by Sweden's Najadvarvet AB.
Hull Design
A longtime trend has been to apply the test-bed knowledge gained from cutting-edge offshore racer technology to passagemaking design. Beginning with the IOR yachts of the 1970s and now the current batch of IMS speedsters, the pattern has been to form stable, easily-driven hull shapes with simple, uncluttered deck arrangements. These hull shapes also have a distinct advantage for blue water applications in that they have tremendous interior volume for accommodation and stowage purposes. However, the rub is in not trying to make the vessel too light, and be unable to carry adequate stores for extended voyaging.
The Farr 50 offers a light, but not extreme, hull, which can carry the stores, fuel and water needed for distance sailing. However, the lessons learned from the a long series of successful IMS racers, luxury cruisers, past Whitbread boats, and the current Whitbread 60s guarantee that the Farr 50 Pilothouse will be an exciting yacht to sail. Her larger sister, the Farr 60, which is currently in production, exhibits great sailing abilities on all points of sail.
Clearly, the fine sections forward with corresponding flat panels indicate that she may tend to pound a bit upwind, which is a negative feature of many modern designs. However, most of us do not plan an upwind voyage, so performance with sheets eased, where we spend most of our time, is important, and this is obviously the Farr 50's strong point.
A shallow hull with broad, flat sections aft will give great reaching speed and control. With the wind well aft, she will come into her own. However, one problem with shallow hulls like this is that a very small amount of water in the bilge seems like an ocean. Farr overcomes this with a sump at the keel stub to create a spot for the water to accumulate.
Aside from hull shape, control is achieved with a deep, high-aspect rudder that has clearly been developed from many of Bruce Farr's successful racing designs. The high-aspect keel with bulb keeps wetted area low, yet provides good stability with a 35 percent ballast/displacement ratio. In light air, we would expect to see better than average performance due to her sailplan and semi-light displacement. When the wind pipes up, her form stability, low-slung ballast and efficient rudder will provide great control. It is important, however, to keep designs of this nature sailing upright and not over on her ear.
We do have two concerns with the underwater profile, though. The rudder, while obviously very effective, is nearly as deep as the keel and is, thus, susceptible to damage from grounding. We would also like to see some form of skeg to provide a second bearing point and not be 100 percent dependent on the rudder-post for strength. The underwater profile of the Farr 50 does not show a lot of lateral plane, which will make her less able to properly heave-to, putting her more beam-to the wind and allowing the boat to make excessive leeway. Certainly, the intent is to design a hull that will sail as well as possible, not one that will heave-to as well as possible, but having been out there when lateral plane was an asset, we would like to see a bit more of it. Also, the draft of 7 feet 6 inches will prohibit certain cruising grounds.
The interior of the Farr 50 has definite pros and cons, which is no surprise. The pilothouse has great merit under way because of the truly protected area directly adjacent to the cockpit. Here, a proper watch can be stood with the entire nav area at hand. The large pilothouse windows allow great visibility, but may need storm shutters for offshore work. Permanent fasteners for them should be molded into the house. Numerous manufacturers of designs with large windows some with compound curves have had problems with leaking due to thermal expansion and contraction, and this area should be monitored closely. However, a reputable yard like Najad will probably have worked out the bugs with the large windows, using resilient sealants and window frames that allow contraction and expansion.
The sculpted settee is great for dining, but we would like to see an arrangement that would allow a berth in the pilothouse for an off-watch crewmember on standby. Existing berths below are quite removed from the cockpit; whereas, if one could sack out in a sea berth in the pilothouse, this would lend some peace of mind to the helmsperson in heavy weather. At the very least, the raised saloon table and settee could be retrofitted with a leeboard to create a serviceable watch berth. We also note the lack of any wet locker near the cockpit, forcing crew coming off-watch to slog through the boat to hang up wet gear. In port, the pilothouse becomes a terrific living space, close to the galley and providing a great view of that long dreamed of anchorage.
The elevated pilothouse creates a logical space under the sole for engine and mechanical systems. However, on a 50-footer, one would expect to have a more generous space dedicated to equipment that requires frequent maintenance. It is difficult to envision just how the access is achieved on the port side of the engine, which looks very hard to get at indeed. Three heads are a lot, and more common on a charter boat than on a blue water passagemaker with small crews. Why not use that volume for extra stowage?
With centerline double-berths fore and aft, the accommodation plan suggests to cruising scenarios: (1) for two-couple coastal cruising or (2) for a single couple voyaging in anticipation of guests joining them at most every landfall. In the first case, we hope that an alternative arrangement offers two single staterooms foreword in the event crew or visitors are not inclined to sleep together. For instance, a couple with two children would opt for two singles forward. In the second case, the upper-and-lower berth tucked into a small cubby on the port side will be used by the solo couple while at sea, and the forward double, sharing the same head, will be used while in port. Our experience with small upper-and-lower berth cabins is that ventilation is a big issue, but clearly good sea berths are essential, and the centerline doubles do not work well (except perhaps with a bundling-board arrangement down their middles).
The galley — a modified L — appears to be most seamanlike, with not a lot of room to be thrown around in a seaway and places in which the cook can wedge himself. However, we'd have a galley belt and padeyes to keep us in front of the range and sinks in heavy weather.
We see the classic dilemma, here, of trying to have a full-blown, live-aboard arrangement while at the same time incorporating vital offshore features. Fifty feet is a squeeze for both, and what we have here is a major compromise to achieve both.
Cockpit and Deck
As with all designs, the deck affects the interior, and the interior affects the deck arrangement. We see this in the cockpit, which appears quite shallow to allow more headroom in the aft stateroom. While this in itself is OK, it does put the centers of gravity of those in the cockpit well above the coaming, and the seat backs become short, catching you in the small of the back. We spend a great deal of time in the cockpit, and it should be as ergonomically designed as the rest of the boat. It looks like a raised seat or hump for the helmsman will be needed to comfortably sit behind the wheel.
The mainsheet is behind the cockpit, so a Bimini can be rigged for the tropics and the sheet is handy to the person steering. A low dodger should be fitted to provide additional shelter behind the pilothouse. While there is good deck storage on the aft deck, it is non-existent in the cockpit again a concession to the interior plan. However, sail storage in the forepeak is sensible, and it appears there is room up there to stow a lot of other lightweight gear. A windlass fitted in the well forward keeps the entire foredeck clean and easy to move around on.
Construction and Rig
As with the Farr 60, construction is by Najad in Sweden, a well-respected Old World builder. We expect the quality of finish to be exceptional. Balsa is used above the waterline, but the layup is solid below the waterline, which will give as much protection as a fiberglass hull can provide should grounding occur. We are a bit concerned that, in the event of a hard grounding, the rather short root of the keel where it attaches to the hull (combined with the molded keel stub) might be a weak point. We would like to see a slightly larger keel attachment area. As previously mentioned, the freestanding rudder is also a concern, both due to its deep draft and lack of supporting skeg.
The rig is simple and straightforward with a removable inner forestay. While many voyagers like to retain a hank-on capability, we would consider fitting a second roller-furling unit on the inner stay so that a variety of sail combinations can always be set with the crew off the foredeck when reducing sail. In-mast furling would also simplify reefing.
Blue Water Thoughts
We feel that lighter displacement is the wave of the future in blue water boats, so with this in mind, the Farr 50 is very attractive. We all like to make fast passages, and when in the company of other boats going in the same direction, the competitive juices begin to flow, sheets are tweaked and concentration becomes intense. Without a doubt, the Farr 50 is a great sailing boat and well built to take the rigors of the ocean. Daily runs in the 200-mile range will be the norm, making for fast passages and exciting sailing. Additionally, when dealing with dicey weather patterns, the extra speed can make a huge difference when trying to avoid bad weather. A small crew can easily handle her, yet she has very comfortable accommodations for guests when at anchor. Her draft does limit her ability to explore thin water, but this is a key ingredient in her upwind performance.
All in all, the compromises needed to blend offshore sailing features with living aboard comforts have been dealt with very well. If the designers and builders offer some latitude for personal preferences in the arrangement, this may well be an ideal passagemaker for many offshore sailors.
Specs: Farr 50
|13,200 lbs.
|37,400 lbs.
|1,238 sq. ft.
|225 gals.
|156 gals.


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In a rare legal move, a Lehigh County judge has ordered a new trial for an Allentown security guard convicted by a jury of shooting to death an unarmed man.
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In a rare legal move, a Lehigh County judge has ordered a new trial for an Allentown security guard convicted by a jury of shooting to death an unarmed man.
In an opinion issued Friday, Judge Robert Steinberg said he decided to grant Andrew Gesslein II a new trial based on "truly extraordinary circumstances," namely that prosecutors did not disprove Gesslein's claim of self-defense beyond a reasonable doubt.
"It is not because of a mere conflict in testimony or because on the same facts this Court would have arrived at a different conclusion. ... Instead, this is a case in which the 'verdict is so contrary to the evidence as to shock [this Court's] sense of justice and the award of a new trial is imperative so that right may be given another opportunity to prevail,'" Steinberg wrote.
Assistant District Attorney Steve Luksa plans to appeal Steinberg's decision to the state Superior Court, spokeswoman Debbie Garlicki said.
Gesslein's attorney, James Connell, could not immediately be reached for comment about the opinion.
Gesslein has maintained he shot Michael Maurice "O Head" Randolph in self-defense April 29, 2012, after Randolph forced his way into the after-hours North End Republican Club. Randolph was shot three times in the back. Gesslein claimed Randolph reached for a gun, but no gun was found on the body. Gesslein, who worked for the Eye in the Sky security firm, was licensed to carry a gun but was not supposed to be armed for that job.
Steinberg previously sentenced Gesslein to five to 10 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter, the lowest possible sentence.
At that hearing, Steinberg said Randolph bore "some responsibility here."
"Let's not say Michael Randolph was this wonderful citizen, because he's not," Steinberg said.
In the opinion, Steinberg repeatedly references Randolph's reported aggression the night of the shooting.
"No reasonable person could argue that Michael Randolph was not aggressive in both manner and deed toward Mr. Gesslein. He forced his way into the Club after he directed threats at Mr. Gesslein because he was not permitted admission into the Club," Steinberg said.
Steinberg also cast doubt that Randolph was unarmed; Gesslein claimed Randolph reached for a gun moments before he was shot but police found no gun on his body
"The most compelling evidence is that no one saw Michael Randolph with a gun with the exception of Mr. Gesslein, and a gun was not recovered. However, even that evidence is diluted by the crowd that surrounded his body and the ease to which the gun could have been removed. Moreover, if he possessed a gun, it was secreted and literally only visible for seconds," Steinberg wrote.


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Greece Bailout — It Will Always Fail
Posted by angelapagano in Uncategorized on 14 May 2011
Bailouts do not, and will not, solve anything — not for Greece, not for anyone. A bailout is an attempt to "rescue"; trying to rescue the system will always result in failure.
The focus is not on the actual problem, and obviously the cause of that problem is ignored as well. The focus is on attempting to prolong the current system; prolonging the current system will only result in more suffering.
The current system is dying, and there's nothing anyone can do to save it — and delaying the inevitable will increasingly become more difficult to do. Attempting to save this system is not only pointless, it is insane. It directly shows a deranged desire for the atrocities in this world to continue.
The current system completely disregards Life and consists of massive abuse and separation. Just as it failed to honor and support Life, so will any and all attempts to "fix" or keep it. It cannot continue existing.
This world requires a NEW system. The Equal Money System is THE solution — a worldwide Equality System that absolutely supports and honors all Life. This is the only option that is Best For All. Anything else will fail.
Investigate Equal Money and how you can support and assist in bringing a real solution here.
Recession Leads to Increase of Baby Abuse – What's the Solution?
Posted by angelapagano in Uncategorized on 7 May 2011
A recent study found that the amount of deliberate head injuries to babies DOUBLED during the recent recession. Database research showed a 101% increase. There was also a notable rise in more extensive injuries, causing a rise in deaths and severe brain injuries. (Study conducted by researchers at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland.) Previous research conducted by the University of Pittsburgh gave similar findings; deliberate head trauma increased substantially after the recession began.
Our current money system is abusive, and it specifically encourages–in various ways–the already-abusive human to become increasingly more abusive. The study-finding shows merely 1 example of this. (Abuse is an incredibly vast aspect of humanity, and as a result, this world; and I am merely using this study-finding that touches on 1 example as a reference point for this writing.)
The human–you and I–caused the current abusive system of this world that disregards Life. The current system did not just magically, spontaneously come to be. The human made it possible, and the human made it manifest in this world; and it took time, it took effort, it took great motivation and drive fueled by self-interest and desire to abuse.
An absolute change is required, within and without — as something done only halfway does not stand the test of time, and simply cannot be trusted. The human has to change for the world to truly change.
If humanity does not change, the potential of abuse remains. The potential–no matter how minuscule–to abuse within each human must cease to exist, establishing a human that can actually be trusted with Life. By doing this with ourselves, for ourselves, we in that way ensure that it will not exist within this world. In other words, by changing ourselves, we ensure that the change that we bring to the world is real and stands the test of time.
The human is the root of the problems in this world — but we can be the actual living solution.
Just as the human caused the current system, the human–YOU AND I–take self-responsibility and do what is required to bring about a world where Life is never again disregarded, but supported, cared for and honored as ourselves in every way, eternally.
So, what is the solution? Unless all points are considered, and all Life is considered, it is not a real solution. Desteni considers all points and all Life, and has done extensive research — and has presented a real solution: world-wide Equality Systems, such as the Equal Money System (EMS), and Desteni I Process (DIP).
Let's take the aforementioned study-finding for example; humans deliberately inflicting head trauma on to babies twice as much as usual during the recession. There's 2 points I'm looking at within this: the human experience within the recession–in other words, the current money system–triggers an increase of usual abusive activity; and that the human participates within such abuse as a "usual". Within an EMS, each would have ample money; and thus, it would be the end of the experience of money-related stress or financial strain. The EMS would significantly eliminate abuse and self-destructiveness by itself. Within DIP, the self-destructive / -abusive nature that exists within humanity as the potential of such acts is taken on.
(Additionally, the articles I read suggested the following points: parents or caregivers of a child may have been "stressed to the breaking-point" as a result of economic problems such as foreclosures and unemployment; parents or caregivers of a child, through suddenly becoming homeless, may have been forced to place their child around relatives or others who would do such things; support-services for children and families have been cut down. None of these points would exist in an EMS.)
In an EMS, there would not be such a thing as "lacking money". No recession. It would be the end of poverty. EVERYONE in this world would actually be living like MILLIONAIRES in an EMS. The EMS is a completely new system; and what it makes possible in this world goes beyond anything humanity's ever seen or lived.
The EMS will be established in this world in the next 10-20 years. While the EMS is on its way, DIP gives the opportunity to build quite a sufficient income for yourself; and thus, directly giving the opportunity to assist and support yourself in all ways while you participate in the courses and assist with bringing real change to this world through changing yourself.
We are able to change our nature, we are able to change what we have become. Within DIP, you take this on in an effective step-by-step, breath-by-breath practical way. It takes self-discipline and self-dedication to get this done, and DIP supports and assists you to develop that, among other points, within yourself — to a degree that you may have never considered possible.
Let's change ourselves as humanity in a way that stands the test of time and make a New World possible where ALL live a dignified life, from birth to death — where abuse ceases to exist and would not even be part of our vocabulary, because we as humanity no longer live that word and stand absolute in never again accepting and allowing abuse to exist within ourselves, and thus our world.
I am 1 vote for Equal Money, and a world where the principle of What is Best For ALL Life is what each and every human lives and breathes, a world where abuse in any form can no longer exist — are you?
We've turned this place into Hell — but we're able to turn it into Heaven.
Show your support and participate in Desteni I Process.


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Pioneering New Ways of Consuming Wine
ISSUE #59 – French wine of pedigree has long been favoured by serious connoisseurs and collectors in Singapore but Vincent Morello and Eric Joubert were convinced that there was also growing space for good-value and good-quality wine from smaller vineyards.
Like them, they felt that people were often daunted by the smorgasbord of choice from France, which has more than 20, 000 wineries and a labelling system that confuses many.
The French Cellar is pioneering the wine subscription ecommerce model into Asia with the aim to bring to our members the best wines that France has to offer and at great value.
The French Cellar members discover two exquisite wines every month at home, exclusively through our platform, thanks to a special and personal relationship between our sommelier, Nicolas Rebut, and French winemakers.
Wine expert sommelier Nicolas Rebut selects the wines that The French Cellar will provide to its customers, which guarantees wines will be of a very good quality.
Indeed, after years of delighting three star Michelin restaurant customers, Nicolas Rebut now makes use of his knowledge to craft a unique selection of French wines, along with wine tasting notes and pairing advice. Based in France, he explores vineyards and tastes thousands of wine samples each year and selects only the best wines from renowned estates and undiscovered appellations.
The French wine market in Asia shows tremendous potential, with a total value of about €3 billion per year. The share of French wine exports to Asia has strongly grown with no signs of slowing.
As the first company in the market to introduce the concept of curated French wine subscriptions, The French Cellar is well positioned to tap into this growing market in Asia.
For instance, the wine market in China shows great potential. It is a market in which French wine, more than anywhere else, essentially means wine from Bordeaux. The French Cellar aims to convince Chinese drinkers that there is a whole world of less expensive, very enjoyable French wine from unexplored terroirs waiting to be savoured.
Founded in Singapore in 2013, The French Cellar has received funds from two strategic investors: Kyosei Ventures and ESW Manage.
Kyosei Ventures, an investment holdings company and partner of SPH, was founded by Jackie Lee, a seasoned serial entrepreneur. Mr Lee is Chairman of The French Cellar. Private equity firm ESW Manage was founded by Wong Yat Foo who has more than 15 years of experience in regional and cross-border capital market transactions including M&As, initial public offering and private equity investment. Mr Wong was the CEO and chairman of Mentor Media Ltd, which went public in 1999 and sold for SGD168 million.
The French Cellar is not only an online platform (TheFrenchCellar.asia) but also a myriad of public tasting events and wine appreciation workshops for companies. We are convinced that our subscription model of curated wines is the solution to the challenge millions of wines lovers face in choosing their wines in Asia. Launched in 2015 in China, our immediate markets of interest include Japan, Hong Kong and Malaysia.
Article by Vincent Morello, CEO & Co-Founder, The French Cellar
Article published in the FOCUS Magazine "The Enterprising Spirit" – Issue #1 2016
PHOTO: Nicolas Rebut, The French Cellar sommelier


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Nicaragua leads Latin America in gender equality
News from Nicaragua | Thursday, 3 December 2015 |
Nicaragua, ranked *12th out of 145 countries, remains the 'best performer of the region for the fourth year in a row' according to the World Economic Forum's (WEF) 2015 Global Gender Gap Report.
Published annually since 2006, the WEF report provides a framework for measuring gender based disparities and tracing progress between countries. Since 2006 Nicaragua has risen on the index from 62nd to 12th place, the world's most improved country.
The WEF methodology measures gender based gaps in access to resources rather than levels of available resources. This makes it independent of a country's level of development. The key indicators used are educational attainment, health and survival, political empowerment and economic participation and opportunity.
Since returning to power in 2007, the Sandinista government has re-introduced free education and basic health care, and implemented gender based production programmes that have significantly improved the lives of women.
Amendments to the Nicaraguan constitution approved by the National Assembly in January 2014 state that women candidates must make up half of each party's slate for all elected posts at national and local level.
*UK's ranking is 18


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A manufacturing warehouse that produces BOPP film rolls, which are industrial sized rolls of plastic wrap used in shipping, wants to evaluate their current system plan and improve before building and buying equipment.
Students at the University of Pittsburgh simulated the current system plan by looking at the company's orders management system, scheduling system, manufacturing process, product packaging, inventory system and product delivery. It covers the random generation of orders based on a real situation. The project's objective was to determine:
Students were able simulate scenarios to find the optimal balance of resources, but did note that there was one major pitfall to the project; this company doesn't have a plant for this yet, so the students couldn't be sure that the rate and number of orders received were an accurate reflection of reality.