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Why Aren't There More American Day Laborers, Doctors, Engineers and Textile Workers?By Harrison Barnes on Oct 19,2019
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If you want to rise to the top, you need to create as much value as possible. The message is also pretty simple: the more value you create, generally, the greater your fall will ultimately be when you stop creating value.
In this article Harrison discusses how resisting change and not taking necessary and relevant action can be the biggest obstacles to a better career and better life. Resistance is something that prevents most people from ever changing. Resisting change can be highly damaging to your growth in your career and life. Instead of allowing your life to be controlled by external circumstances, choose to take action and bring about a change. Conduct a brutal self analysis if needed, to clear the blocks you have in your mind and to bring about change that is necessary. Most people give up. They do not persist. You need strategies and beliefs that will allow you to persist and persevere, so that you can change. The best strategy is to be focused, and this focus will help you overcome the resistance you face whenever you make an effort to begin changing.
Knowing your product is crucial to your career and life. Just as you must have a clear sense of your own product, you must seek companies with a strong sense of their products. Random products, or lack of focus on the right product, can be disastrous for businesses and individuals alike. You must not only have a product, but a product that people want, so concentrate on your product and its effective delivery.
Bad people and influences surround you, and try to influence you to become like them. Do not be seduced by people who are beneath you, but instead people who are better than you and who will help you develop an awareness of your own strengths. Seek substance in your jobs, relationships, and free-time activities.
You must share information freely, and never hide information from anyone. When you give away all your ideas you create the need to replenish them, which opens the door to creativity and innovation. Furthermore, sharing your ideas with others give you access to more ideas. People who hoard information tend to have stale ideas because they only share or seek innovation when relevant, meaning that their own store of information stagnates.
Everything is the universe is connected, and nothing exists completely independently. Since all people are connected by their actions, you can accomplish nothing without others. Do not resist this universal law of interconnectedness, and avoid the unhappiness that comes from the belief that you are separate from others. Connection is a universal law, and one with which you need to act in accordance.
Employers sometimes ask in the course of an interview about other interview you may have had, and how you handle this question can determine your success. You must convince your current interviewing employer that their position is your first choice before divulging any information about other interviews, and be careful how you justify your other interview to your prospective employer. You must convince your current interviewing employer that you consider their position to be your best fit, and would most help you meet your career goals of upward mobility.
People with meaningful lives finish what they start; this says a lot about their character, and leaves a lasting impression on those around them. Completing the tasks you are assigned will make you the kind of person that companies retain year after year, and will help you better assess your capabilities. You must be accountable for finishing what you start, and you can do so by putting your mind to it. When you always finish what you start, you will find yourself performing at your absolute best.
Maintaining a routine in both life and work is important to success. Not only do you need to establish a routine, you must make that routine demanding and push yourself to the limit. Budget a certain amount of time each week for networking, applying to jobs, brushing up your interview skills, and following up with employers. Such consistent effort on a daily basis will make a huge difference to your career success.
One of the most important aspects of the people around you is their definition of the "norm"; norms of acceptable behavior exist everywhere. Your own definitions of normal and acceptable will determine your success in life, as will those of the groups with whom you interact. Develop an understanding of the norms for the many groups in your life.
The universe is structured to have inequalities, and it is important for you to accept them where most people resist or fight against them. Fighting against inequalities only wastes energy and causes unnecessary stress that you could channel into something more productive. Accept the world's inequalities and experience them for what they are, and you will free yourself to live the life you choose.
There are people in your life, just as in everyone else's, who do not appreciate your talents and will seek to undermine you. You must avoid situations that place you among these kinds of people, and instead find colleagues who recognize and appreciate your efforts. Your work environment will do much to either motivate or de-motivate you, so make sure to find one that recognizes your talents.
You must surrender to your profession, doing work with which you are comfortable and in which you are interested. Conversely, you have submitted to a job in which you are uncomfortable and which does not conform to your values; nobody thrives in such a situation, and such a job is unlikely to advance your career. When you hold your profession in high esteem, however, there is no need to resist your job and you can easily surrender to it.
It is better to be known for something than nothing at all; make yourself known as having a skill that others value. Become known among your peers for being friendly, a hard worker, a perfectionist, or something else positive. Your success will grow as you become known for something and continue to work at it. Standing and being known for one thing is always preferable to being unknown.
In this article Harrison discusses the difference between the psyche of men and women and how it reflects in the unemployment rate. Women are more likely than men to plan their professions. Men are more likely to play the game of chance with their careers. The difference in the unemployment rate between men and women shows that women tend to choose jobs that are more stable and require a bit more planning. There are evolutionary, economic and other reasons for this, of course, but as a general rule, these choices contribute to the unemployment rate differences between the sexes. These are lessons that both men and women can learn from. By choosing more stable and predictable professions that may pay a little less, women are getting a different result in these times of high unemployment rates. Planning is crucial in achieving success in any career.
In the legal recruiting realm, a recruiter typically needs to introduce a candidate to more than one law firm in order to get the candidate an interview. You could have a candidate at the top of their class from Harvard Law School practicing at one of the ten largest firms in the United States and they could be rejected by numerous law firms. Why?
Having a goal or vision will propel you towards greater career success and happiness. Without a purpose, you will find yourself depressed and ultimately fail to achieve your goals. Do not subscribe to the unrealistic problem that you should never have problems, but instead regard problems as part of your overall growth strategy.
Remain calm at all times, and stay focused on the world around you to make considered decisions before acting. You must remain calm in order to fully understand people and situations around you, and in turn make better decisions. Being calm leaves you in greater control than those around you, and empowers you to react in a level-headed way.
When you give your employer a good value, they will be motivated to keep you even in the lean times. Nothing is more important to your career than making sure your employer is satisfied with your work, which will make them likely to use you over and over again. Working for companies where there is a lot of froth will present you with more money-making opportunities; understand that froth moves in cycles, however, and it is more important to have consistent work than to hold out for ideal market conditions.
In this article Harrison discusses how happiness comes from within and not from objects outside of yourself. Each and every one of us is seeking something. The worst sensation is to strive for something and, upon achieving it, to discover that it is empty for us. We all want the superficial outcomes. However what happens is that in seeking these things our brain tries to convince our subconscious that the trivial stuff matters. This ends up creating an internal struggle that really inhibits your ability to ever get anywhere. In your life the most important thing you can do is become the person you are trying to be, instead of trying to get a different life through things, people, and circumstances outside of yourself. You can achieve your dreams; just remember to look within yourself first, in order to assess what is truly important to you and your happiness.
While your relationship with your parents shapes the future course of your life, you do not have control over the events of your childhood. Find a mentor, someone to listen to and guide you going forward will give you confidence going forward and enhance your chances of success. A good mentor will give you the psychological grounding and confidence to achieve anything.
In this article Harrison discusses how your life is controlled by your decisions and your commitment to them. You have the power to choose in your life, and your decisions shape your entire existence. You need to choose to make empowering decisions in your life and your career. You need to make a commitment to back up your decision. People who achieve the most are those people who make decisions and then proceed to follow through with them. There is so much power in making decisions and making these decisions with commitment. If you do not make decisions about your life and stand behind them, your life will be made and shaped by someone else. Do not let others and the world decide what happens to you. Decide what you want for your life and commit to those decisions today.
If you can believe something, it is quite possible that you can achieve it. All of your expectations begin in your mind, so you must think highly of yourself in order to do well. Believe religiously in your strengths, your abilities, and the strength of the market. Do not listen to negative influences or surround yourself with negative people, as you will find the happiness and success you seek in a positive place.
L. W. Rogers's Self-Development and the Way to Power is a marvelously inspiring book that speaks of happiness as a product of wisdom. Rogers states that a person is either a slave of nature or a master of its law. He believes that suffering is unnatural and an imposed negativity. Everyone is supposed to be happy and hence we must discover our innermost powers and develop them in order to live a healthier, wealthier, and happier life. This book contains a strong message and can benefit you immensely. It is my pleasure to be sharing it with you.
When I was around 14 years old, I spent several months going to a public high school on the outskirts of Detroit. Within a short time, I met a couple of kids I liked. These kids had all been using "snuff"or chewing tobacco for years.
Regardless of your other talents and qualifications, a healthy environment is necessary for your success. Do not associate with people who support a negative outlook when you are discouraged in your job search or think you cannot do something, or you will prove them right and go nowhere. Instead, associate yourself with people who push you to do better and improve. Surround yourself with those who think big and motivate you to be the best that you can be.
It is important to appreciate the contributions of those around you. Many people do not appreciate the good things that others do around them. It is rare for people to offer help in any situation, and even rarer for that person to be appreciated for their contributions. The more you appreciate the help that you have received, the more help will come your way.
In this article Harrison discusses that you need to protect your ability to earn a living at all costs, and you need to make sure that no one is going to slow you down. The sooner you understand that your career is not as important to anyone else as it is to you, the better. The fact of the matter is that virtually no one is going to work as hard for your career as you. If you depend on others to do your work, you are likely to be sorely disappointed. Even if it appears like you have no options, you need to be very careful about the people with whom you cast your lot. You are never going to find the answers to your success and what you need in someone else. It has to come from you.
In this article Harrison discusses that how we choose to define our uniqueness largely determines the direction that our lives take. People have an innate need to feel as if they have a unique identity and are making a unique contribution to the world. You need to make sure that you are basing your feelings of importance on something positive. Harrison is of the opinion that what makes you unique should be related to what you do for a living and should help you advance in your career. We have a natural instinct to choose some defensible characteristic of uniqueness and importance. You undoubtedly have some characteristic that you feel makes you unique. Make sure this (1) is a positive trait, and (2) helps you advance in your career.
Information is the most important thing you can possess; the more you share information with your colleagues, the more they in turn will share information with you. Never try to protect information, but share it freely lest others move away from you in favor of others more giving with their information. When you withhold information from others, you inhibit your own growth; the more you share, the more others will reciprocate.
In his article, Harrison talks about how hope is the element central to most of our circumstances. We may buy medicines to heal a particular physical problem, but what we are actually buying is hope; the hope that we will get better after using that medicine. It works in much the same way for job seekers and recruiters as well. When you present your credentials to a prospective employer, you offer hope in the form of your qualifications and experience. Harrison says it is important to convey hope in a job interview, because eventually it is only hope that the recruiter will use as a benchmark when choosing one candidate over another. Depending on how you see it, you as a job seeker can offer the recruiter a definite hope to improve his or her situation.
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Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels on Wednesday (Dec. 19) delivered his iconic 2004 campaign motorhome — dubbed "RV-1" — to the Heritage Foundation Inc.'s RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Ind., where the road-weary Damon DayBreak Class A will be on display for the foreseeable future while on loan from the Indiana State Museum.
Daniels, who will step away at the first of the year from his elected position to assume the presidency of Purdue University in Lafayette, Ind., drove north from Indianapolis with a handful of aides while TV cameras chased him in his 2003 Class A with its troubled shocks and white exterior covered with thousands of signatures of Hoosier constituents who helped the moderate Republican win election in 2004 and again in 2008.
The drive from Indianapolis up north to Elkhart was for Daniels, he confided in his brief remarks at the Hall of Fame, somewhat of a nostalgic one as he prepares to leave office.
"We've just completed a very sentimental journey," Daniels, considered a likely GOP presidential candidate early on in the recent primaries, told the assembled media. "With me on board during the last drive of RV-1 were the two still-young men who were out there with me for 16 months on the first campaign as well as the second, and Bill Oesterle, who originally came up with the idea of letting people sign it – a stroke of genius.
"So, we had a lot of laughs all the way up," added Daniels, who's well known for his penchant for riding motorcycles around the state. "There's a memory and story behind almost every signature on there and every place it's been."
Daniels was welcomed to the Elkhart facility by Bob Martin, president and COO of Thor Industries Inc., which originally built the eight-year-old coach and sponsored a small reception at the Hall on Wednesday, and BJ Thompson, a Heritage Foundation board member who emceed the event.
On the business front, Daniels then singled out the RV industry for its leadership in helping turn around the Indiana economy, and he praised the old Damon motorhome with 58,000 miles on the odometer for the accessibility it offered him in reaching the citizenry of Indiana.
"We went into this recession with a high percentage – maybe 60-some percent – of all the RVs in the country made in Indiana," said Daniels. "Coming out of the recession, I'm told, that total is more than 80%. What does that say? It says that we had a superior business climate and when companies were put to the test in a tough market — and forced to choose between what (plants) they were going to keep or close — almost without exception they chose Indiana. We're so proud that this industry is centered even more here in our state than it was a few years ago.
"And if Thor ever needs a personal testimonial for the quality of their products, I'm their man," said Daniels, adding that people constantly ask him about RV-1 more than they ask him about himself. "We took old Bessie here on trips it was never really designed for. We took it on dirt roads, gravel roads, one-lane covered bridges. There were no leisure cruises for RV-1, but it stood up. We were marveling on the way up, although the shocks are pretty much gone, how well she was still running. It's a high quality product. That's the way I know you build them up here."

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Janine di Giovanni is a Senior Fellow at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, a Professor of Practice in Human Rights and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. A war and conflict reporter for over twenty-five years, she was recently made an Ochberg Fellow at Columbia University for her work on trauma victims. Her most recent book is The Morning They Came for Us: Dispatches From Syria. She was awarded the 2016 Courage in Journalism Award.


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When bands split, and the former band members go on to different projects, it must be hardest for the singer to forge a new identity. Not only because the new project will have a significant element that remains exactly the same – the voice – but also because rock lore has taught us that the split is almost inevitably the fault of the megalomaniacal frontman.
However, that's not an accusation you'd level at Steven Adams, formally of The Broken Family Band, and now the driving force with Singing Adams. His former band shaped his barbed, darkly funny lyrics into alt-country shapes, gradually stripping away the faux-Yank accents and slide guitars to become a more conventional four piece. They might have initially seemed to be of little consequence, but after a few listens TBFB tended to inspire slavish devotion. They were the secret favourite band of a sacred few, mostly men, mostly with beards.
With Singing Adams, the same initial reaction could seem commonplace. At first, Everybody Friends Now seems pleasant enough, but it's only after a few spins that Adams' way with words really shines through, especially as the spikier edges poke through.
Musically, the record takes off where The Broken Family Band left off, adding a slightly poppier edge to the standard melodic indie template – there's brass! And backing vocals! The band he's put together features former members of bands that often used to tour with The Broken Family Band – Absentee, Saloon – so you soon realise you're not in Them Crooked Vultures territory. It's exactly as you might expect things to be.
Once you've realised this, you can get on with enjoying Adams' way with words. The finest example here would probably be 'Old Days', in which the bitter singer reflects on his past glories and looks forward to his encroaching middle-age. "I used to be someone/I had a band", he laments, "And now I've seen my flame splutter out/I've got no guts/You should've seen me in the old days". It might not seem funny written down, but there's a wryness to Adams' voice that balances the tragic with the ticklish.
This clever balancing act continues throughout – the following track 'Injured Party' berates its subject with the chorus "I don't need this/I've been to a funeral/I don't need this/I'm getting married in the morning/I don't need this/I'm heading to the hospital". Imagine a bouncier Bill Callaghan and you're on the right track. 'Giving It All Away' asks women to stop throwing themselves at the singer – an unassuming man from Cambridgeshire, not one of the Followhill brothers – if that doesn't give you an idea of the territory we're in, then nothing will.
So, it's hardly a major leap in any direction for Adams, but rather another environment in which he can craft his particularly English way with words. As the main driving force behind all elements of the band, songwriting, production, probably tea making as well, he's probably happy with how it's gone on this particular record. If you were a fan of his previous, or just in the market for something with guaranteed longevity, then you'll probably be happy too.
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Man killed in Kenosha County crash identified
2 people injured, 2 others taken to hospital as precaution
A Wheatland man was killed late Wednesday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 142 in Kenosha County.
David Westover was killed. He was driving a white Hyundai Elantra.
Four other people were taken to St. Catherine's Hospital, two with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the release.
Authorities said a black Ford Eagle traveling eastbound turned left into the driveway at 12900 Burlington Road and was rear-ended by the Hyundai Elantra. The Hyundai slid sideways into the westbound traffic lane, a news release said, and was struck in the driver's side by a Jeep Cherokee.
The Jeep's driver and Ford's driver were injured, the release said. Two passengers in the Ford, a 14-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl, were not injured but taken to the hospital as a precaution.
Authorities closed Highway 142 for several hours Wednesday evening.


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Prawns from Mar Menor
Prawns caught in the Mediterranean were considered a favourite seafood by the Greeks and Romans.
The Prawn from Mar Menor is a 10-legged crustacean (Penneaeus Kerathurus) with a long, compact body measuring approximately 12 cm. It is somewhat smaller that the prawns from Sanlúcar or Vinaroz, but its flesh is firmer. The colour is yellowish-brown with small violet-coloured spots. Due to the special conditions of the Mar Menor, with its high level of salinity, catches in these waters have special organoleptic properties, so it is a much tastier prawn, and its meat is more highly valued. They are usually prepared boiled in water with a bit of salt, either as an appetiser or an entrée, alone or with some type of sauce.
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- Type of product: Seafood
- Season: Year-round, although they are in greatest demand in summer and winter.
- Origin: The Mar Menor is the production area for this type of prawn.
- To drink with it: Woody white wines and 'cavas'.
- Recipes: Fideuá
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- Energy: Average
- Cholesterol: Average
- Comments: Rich in proteins, vitamins and minerals.


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I just got a new computer (W520, Graphics card nVidia GF106 [Quadro 2000]) and installed ubuntu on it using wubi. I have everything working, so I wanted to set it up to be able to use two monitors with an extended screen. I figured I had to edit Xorg.conf, but the file didnt exist. So I tried to create it by booting in recovery mode, and executing
Xorg -configure
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(EE) Failed to load module "vmwgfx" (module does not exist, 0)
(EE) vmware: Please ignore the above warnings about not being able to load module/driver vmwgfx
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Any idea how I can get Xorg -configure to work, so that I can have an xorg.conf file that I can edit to enable twinview?
Why can't I boot with an xorg.conf file generated by nvidia-xconfig? Is there something in the generated xorg.conf file that might need editing?
I have an nVidia Optimus technology which seems like it precludes me from running Unity 3d. Can I have dual monitors while running unity 2d?


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Is there a minifig that has multiple arms that all have the ability to hold the weapons or tools? My 4yr old is asking for one lol. I thought maybe Doctor Otcopus, but can't tell by the pictures if his octopus arms can hold things.
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Is there a minifig that has multiple arms that all have the ability to hold the weapons or tools? My 4yr old is asking for one lol. I thought maybe Doctor Otcopus, but can't tell by the pictures if his octopus arms can hold things.
There are already quite a few multi-armed minifigures. I usually won't count Doctor Octopus as one, though. But I'll count it this time.
The very first minifigure to be able to hold more than 2 tools is Doctor Octopus, from the "Spider-Man" theme from 2003. This was achieved by building a harness that goes on the neck. This version appeared in 3 sets, all in different variants. It should also be noted he received a 4+ figure version, which is aimed to kids 4 and above. This version is not exactly a "minifigure". His tentacle harness is built into the figure, and is not removable. This one was released in 2 sets. 2012 brings another Doc Ock, based on the Ultimate Spiderman TV show, using a similar trick as the 2003 version. This minifigure only appear in one limited edition set.
The next multi-armed minifigure is General Grievous from the "Star Wars" theme, hailing from the 2005 "Revenge of the Sith" subtheme. He was made out of a specialized head and torso; however, his legs and arms are common droid parts, with 4 of these arms attached to the special torso. This version appears in 2 sets, though one is more highly sought after due to Grievous having an exclusive cape in that one. Both versions came with his iconic lightsabers, but his arm posability are rather limited; they only move sideways, and their wrists don't hinge. Grievous gets a re-release in 2010 as part of the Clone Wars subtheme. This was, accuracy wise, a major leap. He was composed completely out of exclusive pieces. Now his arms hinge up and down, but like a lot of other LEGO robots, his wrists still don't turn. Also, his second pair of arms attach to the first pair, giving a rather awkward looking angle and less posability. This version appears in 2 sets, though the second would only be released in 2012.
Next, we have Frenzy. Frenzy is a Space Police Minifigure released in 2009. He was a large step forward to the original Grievous. He had a special molded head that goes over his regular, albeit uniquely printed, Minifigure torso. This extra head has a twist: it has room to accommodate a pair of droid arms, giving him 4 arms, although the upper two has little use, since their grip is permanently sideways. Still, it's a step up. Frenzy only appears in one set.
2011 brings about Samukai, the former king of the underworld of the Ninjago theme. Samukai is similar to the other skeleton soldiers, but with a massive head that, like Frenzy, fits over his torso and has room for arms. As an addition though, his upper jaw and lower jaw is separate, so he can open his mouth. His head is designed so it can snugly accommodate a second row of skeleton arms. Samukai's top-heavy stature caused by his head prevents him from getting his own spinner, thus making Samukai only appear in 2, very large Ninjago sets from 2011.
In 2012, Garmadon, Ninjago's antagonist, becomes four-armed through less-than-known means. He is the one I truly consider the "first" four armed minifigure. He had a specialized body extension piece that goes over his torso, which is the same as the one in 2011, and a head that goes on that torso extension. He appears in 2 sets, both following suit as Samukai, in the sense that it appears in 2 very large sets. 2013 has a very similar Garmadon, except for a different helmet and staff. This variant appears in 1 set.
Another Minifigure is four armed in 2013, and once again it is from Ninjago. He is General Kozu, general of the stone army. He also utilizes a torso extension like Garmadon, but a different mold. Like a lot of characters in the 2013 Ninjago wave, he is exclusive to 1 set.
Last, but certainly not least, is another Star Wars minifigure named Pong Krell. He uses a similar torso extension as Garmadon or Kozu, but his alien head was incorporated to the extension. He carries his iconic twin double sided lightsabers, and, like many Star Wars figures, is exclusive to one set.
I know this answer is pretty long, but it's very comprehensive. Please edit it if I miss something, or I wrote something wrongly. Bear in mind that all this minifigures can hold conventional minifigure tools.
In addition to Doctor Octopus, General Grievous could also be an option:
Yes, Doc Ock's arms have clips on the end that grab the same things as minifig hands. Mind you, the clutch power on the bit of the clip that goes into the other piece is often less than stellar. :/


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For Release in: Americas North and South: November 2013
Release Number: 504PR13
Caterpillar Work Tools, the leading provider of wheel loader and excavator attachments, is introducing a new generation of Multi-Processors for Cat® hydraulic excavators. Caterpillar's Multi-Processor MP318 and MP324 can handle virtually any demolition job simply by using the basic housing and a choice of up to six available jaw sets. Other models will be added to the standard offering at a later stage.
Features and benefits
The new Multi-Processor builds on the success of its predecessor. It features compact weight-to-power ratio, with incredibly strong cutting and crushing capability. The housing's strong rotator provides a continuous 360° rotation that allows you to carry out the demolition job quickly and precisely from any angle. The new Multi-Processor will cement its position as the class leading, and most versatile demolition tool.
Easy and simplified jaw exchange
Each Multi-Processor can be equipped with a wide selection of interchangeable jaws;
Concrete Cutter (CC), Demolition (D), Pulverizer (P), Shear (S), Universal (U), and Tank Shear (TS). With one common housing and properly selected sets of jaws a contractor can achieve exceptional flexibility with minimum investment, and accomplish most tasks encountered on a demolition job. The various jaws can be quickly installed or changed, thanks to a new patent pending jaw locking system. Instead of taking about 45 minutes to change the jaws with the previous series, it now only takes 10 minutes. And all you need are some basic tools.
Easy maintenance
Maintenance has been made easier too. The new jaws use bolt-on and pin on wear material eliminating almost all need to weld the jaws. Keeping a jaw set in good repair has never been easier, and can be done on-site in a matter of hours. Protection for hydraulic components and hoses has been increased, and an improved motor guard gives greater motor protection. Also the access to the cylinder has been made easier and the cylinder rod protection has been optimized. Further the number of greasing points has been reduced so servicing becomes easy. Daily maintenance requires only greasing, checking wear, and replace any worn parts.
The Multi-Processors are fully supported by Cat dealers so that customers can order parts and service for machines and work tools from a single source. Every Cat work tool is supported with a comprehensive range of pre- and after-sales services that include: advice on work tool selection, operator training, equipment management, and a range of financial and insurance solutions.
For more information, please visit Multi-Processors.
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The best regime for long-term operation and maintenance (O&M) of a project comes down to spending money wisely. "It's a question of legal and financial engineering to optimise projects - how do you combine people and technology?" says Ed Zaelke, co-chair of law firm Akin Gump's global project-finance practice.
The question of who shoulders the risk is the most basic, notes Kevin Alewine, marketing director at Shermco Industries, a maintenance provider to majors such as EDF, Invenergy, Vestas and GE, and chair of the American Wind Energy Association's O&M working group. More complex is matching the needs of owners, operators and service providers. And, over time, the best option can change because of a new phase in a project's income or tax-credit status.
The industry is seeing a growing emphasis on asset management as projects age, even beyond their original life expectancy. With a shift over the past decade towards larger owners, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) can be squeezed harder for better deals, including for warranties. In the US, the owner is now more likely to be a major utility used to managing power plants.
Increased competition among independent operators and service firms is upping the ante. Big turbine makers have jumped into servicing because profits tend to be more stable than for selling equipment.
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In the US, more projects are close to ending the ten-year production tax credit, which began in 1992. Owners, perhaps after five years, focus less on financing, when peak performance need only hit a certain benchmark, such as 95%. They start to look at selling the project, and emphasise increments in performance, says Zaelke.
The needs of ageing projects change in other ways, as they come out of a service agreement, typically after five years. "The first five years are more straightforward," says Neva DePalma, a lawyer at Stoel Rives and a former corporate counsel for Vestas who worked on service agreements. "It then gets really interesting during years six to 20 or 30."
Service options
During this time O&M might be performed in-house, especially by those with their own asset-management team that uses financial models for planning. But, while asset teams vary in experience, size and budget, an MBA in finance does not replace real O&M experience, says Alewine.
Other options include a "full wrap" O&M package from the turbine original equipment manufacturer (OEM), or a hybrid where the owner conducts daily tasks but buys major repair or component replacement from the OEM or an independent service provider (ISP). Specialist sub-contractors may feature in any of these.
In 2012, according to the 13GW of North American projects in the DNV GL database, 46% used in-house O&M, 28% had a full-wrap model and 26% were hybrid, says AnneMarie Graves, a senior manager at the company. Size does not dictate the O&M model choice she adds. For example, Noble Environmental Power, with less than 1GW of wind projects, and NextEra Renewables, with more than 10GW, both service their turbines in-house. Pattern Energy, a mid-sized owner of 1.5GW of wind projects, recently signed up for a ten-year O&M service agreement with Siemens.
"Balancing the appetite for technology risks, operating costs and how long the owner plans to hold the wind portfolio are the primary drivers to this decision," Graves says. Power-generation companies with a history of in-house maintenance and used to assuming the technology risk in coal, hydro, oil, nuclear or natural-gas power plants tend to operate their own wind portfolio. "(In contrast) independent power producers who entered the energy business as wind developers tend to carefully calculate the economic benefits of various O&M strategies and are more likely to either enter into full-wrap agreements or focus on building the competency to self-manage projects."
During warranty, OEMs must often guarantee performance perhaps as an availability percentage - turbines must be capable of producing when enough wind is blowing, says Alewine.
Regional trends
In Europe, says Alewine, maintenance tends to be emphasised more than in North America, where so many investors installed projects quickly and with a shorter-term view. In Europe, staff are often better trained and more experienced, he adds, even though the US has more large wind projects with on-site service teams. OEMs do not usually maintain the balance of plant - such as the foundations, cabling and the substation - but in the US some are trying to include that in proposals.
One major servicing difference is that in Europe, an OEM full-wrap service contract is typically based on output, says Tim Holt, CEO of service renewables for Siemens' energy services division. But in North America, it is usually based on a fixed cost per turbine. This is largely due to the potential for curtailment and because power prices are more volatile.
Crucial factors in choosing a strategy include who is responsible for the project's profit — owner or operator — and for how long? How is income generated? What type of firm is the owner — what is their in-house technical knowledge, and what are their longer-term intentions?
Time throws up a growing need for repairs and possible upgrades, highlighting the importance of reliability. Looking at operations so far, the owner must consider the reliability of major turbine components, balance of plant, previous maintenance, the availability of condition-monitoring software, and basics such as site conditions and project remoteness.
Contract bonus
"Levers" in a contract help owners to get the best from an operator, notes Zaelke. He advises using the best real-time project data. An availability guarantee, such as 95% or 97%, should not have too many exceptions and should include incentives even if the mark has been missed, he says. Likewise, an operator's incentive bonus should be structured to account for turbines that struggle to meet the chosen threshold. The bonus might be 25% to 50% of all revenues above 98% availability, for example. Ideally, this will coax an operator to spend wisely, although it can also make them run the equipment too hard, reducing longevity. A contract should also hammer out staffing, response time, spare parts and equipment.
The financial targets of owner and a service provider should align, says Philippe Delleville, North American vice president of services at Gamesa, which maintains its own turbines and those of other OEMs. Some owners are reluctant to share their financial goals, he says, but communication must be open. Gamesa also needs to know the service history and likely future reliability, and a project's regulatory and environmental conditions.
Turbines that get a good price for electricity, but with older technology, will benefit from a different package than a project with newer equipment that barely breaks even, he says. Or a project in an area prone to lightning may need coverage for blades but not gearboxes - an a-la-carte approach. Delleville suggests that owners think of managing a three-dimensional matrix when selecting a service package: project reliability, profit margin and the owner's technical expertise.
Another issue that needs to be taken into account is the potential risk of delaying servicing because the wind is especially favourable. Siemens' Holt says that for an offshore project, the five highest wind days may produce 12% of annual output. For project longevity, maintenance must be thorough, with constant monitoring and possible upgrades and innovations.
And remember the big picture : for example that upgrades to increase turbine productivity should not overload the balance of plant. And as in any industry, avoid tension between short-term profits and long-term investment.


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The Rural Mainstreet Index put out by Creighton University climbed to its highest level since June of this year. The index had been flat or lower due to the drought during the previous three months, but with the report released last month, it rose to a solid 56.6 from September's weak 48.3. It was the first time since June that it rose above the growth neutral 50 level.
The negative impacts of the drought are being more than offset by high crop prices, expected crop insurance proceeds and high energy price returns for landowners.
The farmland price index continues to soar higher. The October reading was 71.7 which is the 33rd straight month above 50. Bankers reported about 70% of crop yields lower this year while about 19% are indicated higher.
After expanding for seven straight months, the loan demand index dropped dramatically from September's 70.2 to 44.2.
The hiring pace still remains very tepid at only 51.5 up from 50.9. Bankers report uncertainty surrounding healthcare reform, the elections and the fiscal cliff are all restraining employers from much new hiring.
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District32 Maxi Express Business Networking Perth - Wed 11th Dec
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Blasts in Peshawar and Dir
By Mahvish Akhtar, MMNS Pakistan Correspondent
Three blasts only a few minutes apart jolted the city of Peshawar on Monday April 5th 2010. The attacks were aimed at the highly secure area of the American Consulate. Heavily armed militants in two vehicles tried to storm the US consulate. The attackers were also loaded with guns, grenades and suicide vests. Gun fires were heard and were reports said that the militants and the guards had a small gun battle as well. Two guards employed by the US Consulate were killed in the attacks. Four attackers also died at the scene. Eight people died in this incident and 33 others were injured. Pakistani Taliban militants claimed responsibility for the attack saying that this is revenge for the drone attacks on the militants in Northern Pakistan and Afghanistan. They also said that if things did not change more attacks of this nature will be seen on American targets in the near future.
Pakistani security officials said the assailants planned the attack methodically, using local scouts and safe houses, smuggling explosives into a dump site near the consulate and assembling the car bombs locally.
Intelligence agents suspect the bombers infiltrated Peshawar either west from the nearby Khyber tribal district, approximately 30 minutes drive from the US embassy, or northwest from the neighboring tribal district of Mohmand.
The North West Frontier Province police Chief Malik Naveed said, "It was a well planned attack. The militants collected their material dumped somewhere near their target area before launching the attack on the US consulate.â€
While there was no comment from the American Embassy in Islamabad a senior police official told AFP hat American security officers were in Peshawar and also investigating this incident.
"We have traced the engine number and model of the cars used in the blasts and we have collected evidence and sent it to the relevant laboratories,†said Peshawar bomb disposal chief Shafqat Malik.
According to Mr. Naveed because of the resistance in the gun fight the attackers ended up blasting their vehicles 25 to 30 meters away from their original target. He also added that, "We did not let them enter the consulate building and that was the biggest achievement of the security forces.
About the current investigation Mr. Neveed remarked that, "We have set up three investigation teams and we are hopeful we will soon get some leads.â€
Mr. Naveed continued to remark that attacks like these signify that the Taliban have regrouped to some extent and are banning together against American attacks. However, he also commented that new suicidal bombers are probably scarce for the Taliban and that might put a damper on their plans.
"They do not have the kind of facilities that they had in South Waziristan where they were training a large number of suicide bombers. Some of those bombers are still with them, but the new crop is not coming.â€
"The Taliban may be giving a message to the Americans. If the Americans undertake action like in Marjah and plan to take action around Kandahar, therefore the Taliban can retaliate wherever it is possible,†he said.
Also on Monday April 5th 2010, ANP rally was hit by a suicide bomber. ANP's Lower Dir president Haji Bahadar Khan was delivering his speech at the 'Jashn-i-Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa' rally when the blast took place. Over 500 ANP leaders and activists were attending the celebration. In this incident around 47 people were killed and 37 were injured. The number is still indefinite since there could be bodies buried beneath the rubble.
Three day mourning period was announced for the events of Monday in Dir and Peshawar.
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Lawlessness at the DOJ: Voting Section Told Not To Enforce Purging the Dead or Ineligible from Voting Rolls
I was at the Voting Section of the Justice Department for over five years. This office is responsible for enforcing most federal election laws which do not involve criminal matters. My previous articles at Pajamas Media have spoken of the DOJ's lawless abandonment of race-neutral enforcement of voting laws, and other outrageous conduct. I will continue to publish here at Pajamas Media more instances of failure to enforce the law equally by the Department.
One such instance relates to the Motor Voter law, and will shock Americans who care about integrity in the electoral process.
The "Motor Voter" law was passed in 1993 to promote greater voter registration in the United States. It did this -- most Americans now know from visits to the DMV -- by requiring states to offer voter registration materials whenever someone had contact with a variety of state offices. These included welfare offices, social service agencies, and motor vehicle departments.
A lesser-known provision also obliged the states to ensure that no ineligible voters were on the rolls -- including dead people, felons, and people who had moved. Our current Department of Justice is anxious to encourage the obligations to get everyone registered, but explicitly unwilling to enforce federal law requiring states to remove the dead or ineligible from the rolls.
In November 2009, the entire Voting Section was invited to a meeting with Deputy Assistant Attorney General Julie Fernandes, a political employee serving at the pleasure of the attorney general. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss Motor Voter enforcement decisions.
The room was packed with dozens of Voting Section employees when she made her announcement regarding the provisions related to voter list integrity:
We have no interest in enforcing this provision of the law. It has nothing to do with increasing turnout, and we are just not going to do it.
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"Rhino Wars"
When: 9 p.m. Thursday. Last week's episode re-airs at 8 p.m.
In his 20 years as a Navy SEAL, Rob Roy participated in missions that took him all over the globe.
Bosnia. Somalia. Haiti.
Not to mention the many destinations he is not allowed to mention. And when he returned home after another round of doing what he calls "cool SEAL stuff," he came toting the kind of baggage a guy can feel good about.
Pride. Patriotism. Accomplishment in the face of great odds.
After Roy traveled to South Africa as part of Animal Planet's "Battleground: Rhino Wars" reality TV show, however, the San Diegan came back with something new. When Roy joined a group of fellow SEAL veterans (and one Green Beret) to help protect rhinos from deadly poachers, he left with a mission, but he came back with a calling.
"In the military, you don't necessarily know why you're on a mission. You don't see the impact," said Roy, who retired from the Navy in 2005.
"This is something where I can say I engaged myself and I gave 100 percent, and I can see an impact. I can tell my kids and my grandkids that awareness changed and the rhino population increased, and I know I had some part in that."
In the Animal Planet miniseries, the "Rhino Wars" team — which also includes team leader Craig "Saw" Sawyer, sniper Jeff Biggs and an active-duty medic who goes by the code name "Oz" — spent nearly seven weeks last summer in Kruger National Park. In this reserve, the team worked with an anti-poaching security company to battle the men who slaughter rhinos for their valuable horns.
But while Saw, Oz and Biggs drove through the dark South African night looking for armed-and-dangerous men and trying to avoid potentially dangerous lions, elephants and rhinos, Roy was in the villages and marketplaces looking for something equally frightening: the root of the poaching problem.
As the team member in charge of intelligence, Roy was tasked with infiltrating the poaching network with the hope of finding out which of the bad guys were the bad guys in charge. He assumed multiple identities, courted village leaders, met with informants who may or may not have been on his side, and crossed paths with poaching kingpins who were definitely not on his side.
It was the work he was trained to do, and frankly, it was still pretty scary.
"People were being killed around us. They were killed by animals and by poachers. There was real danger there, and I was in danger most of the time," said the 50-year-old Roy, a big man whose deep voice and imposing physique makes him a formidable presence on- and off-screen. "But I guess one of my biggest fears was having my family see it and say, 'You did what?'"
Perhaps they shouldn't be shocked, given that Roy's military career got started because of a TV show.
As a boy growing up in Milwaukee, Roy fell hard for the camaraderie and high-jinks he used to see on Bob Hope's many Christmas-with-the-troops holiday TV specials. After graduating from high school in 1980, the guy who thought being a sailor meant "having fun and partying all the time," found himself in the Navy and training at the Naval Training Center in San Diego.
His partying dreams died a quick boot-camp death, but Roy's enthusiasm was made of sturdier stuff. He served on the aircraft carrier Nimitz for two years, and by 1987, he was in SEAL training in San Diego. That's where he met Sawyer.
A few decades and many secret missions later, Sawyer called his SEAL buddy and asked him to consider joining the "Rhino Wars" team.
Roy didn't think of himself as a conservationist or an animal lover, but a SEAL can't say no to a challenge. At least not this SEAL. And after the challenge came the surprise.
"To go to South Africa and see the animals in their natural habitat, it makes a huge difference," said Roy, who runs the SOT-G Corp. consulting business and lives in Coronado with his wife and two children. "It's not about us, and it's not about Animal Planet. It's about how we can send a message so that people are aware. It's not just about rhinos. It's about how we abuse our guardianship of the planet."
At the moment, "Battleground: Rhino Wars" is just a three-episode miniseries. But if Animal Planet wanted Roy to return to the rhino killing fields, he would do it. Because when his calling calls, Rob Roy figures he'd better answer.
"If it becomes my calling to be an environmentalist, I would do it. We did stop some poaching, and we arrested a few people and found out about their networks. We had an opportunity to make a differences, and I hope we did."


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Ohne Titel Fall 2010: Nothing But Net
>> Ohne Titel has the industry rapt: one look at the front row — scattered with the likes of Suzy Menkes, Hamish Bowles, Cecilia Dean, Cathy Horyn, Stefano Tonchi, and Carine Roitfeld in her first appearance of the week — is a testament to that. But this season, Alexa Adams and Flora Gill were ready to win over more than just the editorial crowd; they focused on keeping prices down, producing wearable pieces, and growing their clientele.
Starting with "nineteenth century shapes and details" and adding their own utilitarian twist, out came streamlined knits, net skirts, and velvet jackets in moss green, gray, and black. Stylist Alastair McKimm helped the designers pair everything with patchwork tights and strapped wedge boots, the latter part of their ongoing collaboration with Cesare Paciotti.
If Flora and Alexa are looking for more fans, they definitely appear to have won over their models: Maryna Linchuk made her first Fashion Week appearance at the show, dancing as she entered the backstage area after walking; Constance Jablonski, too, gave a happy little shimmy after her runway loop.


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How a Famous Author Designed a Doctor's Superhero Costume
You may know Margaret Atwood as a Canadian novelist and poet, author of The Handmaid's Tale and Oryx and Crake. Did you know she also designs superhero costumes? Or, she did this year—for two of her Twitter followers.
Atwood's adventures in costume design began when Dr. Joel Topf, a Detroit nephrologist, (who detailed the story on his blog) recommended one of Atwood's books—Oryx and Crake—to a friend on Twitter. Surprisingly, Atwood wrote back:
@kidney_boy: @DrSnit..have you read Oryx & Crake & Year of the Flood? Super good eco/dystopian/gene-tech future M:Tx! Happy you like!less than a minute ago via web
Margaret E. Atwood
And, for reasons beknownst only to her, offered to make "superhero comix costumes" for Topf and his friend, DrSnit:
@kidney_boy & @DrSnit: And I'd like to design your Kidney Boy and Dr. Snit superhero comix costumes!less than a minute ago via web
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This was a joke, right? "She can't be serious," Topf thought. And yet, five days later, Atwood was still hard at work:
@DrSnit and @kidney_boy: still tinkering with your outfits and magic words... can one make a crown out of painkiller pills?less than a minute ago via web
Margaret E. Atwood
How hard was Atwood working? So hard it took her a month to get the costume right. But, true to her word, Atwood drew a costume, and uploaded it to TwitPic on October 9:
@DrSnit: Here's your Superhero outfit! @kidney_boy: Yours will come.. http://twitpic.com/2w76kyless than a minute ago via Twitpic
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It took Atwood another couple weeks to come up with a costume for kidney_boy—but she finished yesterday:
Sketch of @kidney_boy @DrSnit: choosing colours - purple, orange, red? Boots too large? Hope you like... http://twitpic.com/30hsdvless than a minute ago via Twitpic
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Just in time for Halloween, right?


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Gravity Movie Review - Visually Exciting Suspense Drama
Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity is a 3D science fiction thriller, but not in the conventional sense. With no iota of fantasy in it, the film is simple and engaging to the core and evokes strong polar reactions.
It is outstanding from a technical perspective with controlled acting and a precise tone. But at the same time, it does not have much of a story line. It is slow, lacks pace and even sub-plots. It is attractive yet disturbing, detailed yet enormous and specific yet universally relatable. Gravity is a survival tale set in space. There is no glamour, aliens, antagonists, specialised automated robotic action sequences or supernatural phenomena.
Gravity begins with an exceptionally brilliant shot that seems to last forever. What starts off as a speck in the darkness slowly grows and glows. Earth is beautifully captured from over a distance of 600 km from space where three astronauts are working on a space station. The shot is brilliant and jaw dropping.
The focus shifts to the space station and onto the mood of the three astronauts. It's a regular day in space. Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock), an accomplished medical engineer is busy fixing a technical problem on the exterior of the spacecraft. She is accompanied by another hand and Matt Kowalski (George Clooney), a veteran astronaut on his final mission, is just clowning about with a jetpack strapped to him.
The disposition of the three seems routine yet frivolous. They are floating, tumbling and swirling in space solemnly enjoying their solitude and their work. All of a sudden they are informed that as a result of a chain reaction from the Russians having shot down one of their own satellites, debris from this neighbouring space station is hurtling towards them.
Before the three of them can react to this warning the debris from the destroyed spacecraft hits them, tossing them about and damaging their shuttle. Thrown into oblivion, the astronauts struggle to survive and this forms the crux of the story.
As time passes, things go awry. What keeps you hooked is your curiosity to know; what happens when the umbilical cord that holds the astronauts to the spacecraft snaps...when the pressure vessel on the spacecraft ruptures...when there is a fire on board? These questions are all answered in awe inspiring detail.
Click here to view movie stills of Gravity.
On the performance front, Sandra Bullock is composed and controlled. She expresses herself more with her breathing and voice modulation and subtle facial expressions. George Clooney provides some entertainment for those short of attention with his jostling around and cheesy one-liners. What touches you about Gravity is its unpretentious nature. It has no hidden agendas.
Technical Expertise
The story, written by director Cuaron and his son Jonas, may seem formulaic but it is the technical expertise that will baffle you continuously. The outstanding direction and visuals are apparent in the 13-minute continuous opening scene where the camera faultlessly zooms in and out and rotates at various angles to give you a mind-boggling cinematic experience.
The director of photography, Emmanuel Lubezki's frames with images of astonishing clarity seamlessly merge with the computer generated images created by Tim Webber.
The background score by Steven Price is commendable. He has effectively created a sound which has an awesomely eerie trace. Overall, the production values of the film are good. Gravity is nothing more than just a visually exciting suspense drama.
Cast: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney
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Yankees' Derek Jeter to Retire After This Season
Jeter Says 'I Could Not Be More Sure' 2014 Will Be His Last Season Playing
Yankee captain Derek Jeter will retire after the 2014 season, bringing an end to a remarkable career that saw him evolve into the face of baseball, and closing one of the most successful eras in the history of baseball's signature franchise.
Jeter announced the news Wednesday via a letter on his Facebook account. His agent, Casey Close, confirmed that the letter is real, and the retirement genuine. "2014 will be his last season," Close said....
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Salesforce.com Leases 100% of Kilroy Realty's Ground-Breaking San Francisco Glass and Concrete High
Salesforce.com Leases 100% of Kilroy Realty's Ground-Breaking San Francisco Glass and Concrete High Rise Development
Construction Under Way for 2015 Delivery of the 27-Story Tower at 350 Mission Street
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYS: KRC) today said it has signed a long-term lease with cloud-computing giant salesforce.com for 100% of the real estate investment trust's 27-story, LEED-platinum-designed office tower now under construction at 350 Mission Street in the heart of San Francisco's South of Market financial district. Salesforce.com has agreed to lease up to approximately 445,000 square feet which includes approximately 50,000 square feet of must-take space that is subject to KRC obtaining entitlements to add three stories to the building.
KRC acquired the 350 Mission Street land site in October and saw tremendous interest in the property from multiple companies in a variety of technology and non-technology-related industries. Upon completion of the building, the company will own 2.6 million square feet of office space in SOMA that is currently 94% leased or committed.
KRC's ground-breaking design for the new building adapts its signature open-plan workspace concepts to a high-rise office development, producing work environments on each floor that feature open floorplates, high-ceilings and abundant natural light. The building's design also incorporates state-of-the-art sustainability practices and energy-efficiency standards that are expected to earn it LEED Platinum certification—the first ground-up commercial development property in San Francisco to do so.
Salesforce.com, the global leader in enterprise cloud computing, will occupy a unique location in downtown San Francisco's highly desirable SOMA district as it takes delivery of the building in phases throughout 2015. Situated at the corner of Mission and Fremont Streets, the new epicenter of the City's business district and immediately across the street from the Transbay Transit Center, 350 Mission offers convenience, urban amenities and high visibility. The prominent location will be heightened with a 50-foot, open air entry lobby featuring a 40-foot by 75-foot electronic media display—the first of its kind in San Francisco.
"This is a remarkable outcome for a remarkable development in what is unquestionably one of our nation's most important centers of innovation," said John Kilroy, Jr., president and chief executive officer of KRC. "Salesforce.com understood immediately what we were creating at 350 Mission Street and they didn't waste any time securing the property for their dynamic workforce. We're delighted to be partnering with them."
"Kilroy scores again. In three short years, the Kilroy team has demonstrated the rare ability to anticipate supply and demand forces in San Francisco, securing their lasting legacy," says Christopher T. Roeder, International Director of Jones Lang LaSalle and Kilroy Realty representative in the transaction.
Dan Harvey, Executive Vice President of Cushman & Wakefield, represented the tenant.
The company estimates the total development cost for the 27-story building will be approximately $250 million and could increase by approximately $25 million if the additional entitlements are obtained.
About Kilroy Realty Corporation. Kilroy Realty Corporation, a member of the S&P Small Cap 600 Index, is a real estate investment trust active in the office property sector along the West Coast. For over 60 years, the company has owned, developed, acquired and managed real estate assets primarily in the coastal regions of Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, greater Seattle and the San Francisco Bay Area. At September 30, 2012, the company's stabilized office portfolio encompassed 12.7 million rentable square feet. More information is available at http://www.kilroyrealty.com.
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- (adj) lacking interest or excitement; dull; "the mundane aspects of daily life"
- (adj) of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one; "the mundane world"
Mundane (मन्डेन / मन्डैन) meaning in Hindi (English to Hindi Dictionary)
- नीरस, साधारण, सांसारिक
Mundane Origin
- late Middle English (in sense 2): from Old French mondain, from late Latin mundanus, from Latin mundus 'world'. Sense 1 dates from the late 19th century.
Mundane in a sentence (word usage in recent newspaper)
- Ditch the Mundane: 5 Exciting Ways to Cook with Corn.
- He tells touching tales from life's mundane episodes.
- Mr. Alex's poems are ruminations over the seemingly mundane and the ordinary, which often attain extraordinary dimensions.
- 'Saanson Ke' is the typically mundane, avoidable melancholy-driven song, that one has come to associate with a Pritam-KK collaboration.
- Indo-US military logistics pact is mundane: Richard Verma.
Mnemonic trick to remember the meaning of mundane
- monday = mundane .. another boring day..
Mundane Pronunciation


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As always, there are so many things I want to tell you about! But I'm still post-travel running around in circles. In the meantime, please enjoy some linkage.
[UPDATE: Mary sent me this link that explains the above picture. Adorable!]
[UPDATE: Mary sent me this link that explains the above picture. Adorable!]
• "Icelandic politician moves 30-ton boulder onto his property so he can hang out with elves." The elf thing is one of the many, many reasons why Iceland is my favorite country.
• This assassin bug wears its victims' corpses as armor. Yeah. I'm totally stealing that for a future fantasy villain.
• YA author Stephanie Kuehnert wrote this moving piece for Rookie (my favorite!) about surviving bullying.
• "How to be a fan of problematic things" provides some much-needed advice.
• "How to be a fan of problematic things" provides some much-needed advice.
• If you like cute comics about The Avengers, you should definitely be following Noelle's Tumblr.
• "Publishing is not all six-book mega-deals and twenty-year olds winning national book awards." The INTERN's healthy reminder is a must-read for struggling novelists.
• Never respond to a bad review. Unless you are MCA.
• Agent and bookseller Jennifer Laughran put together a comprehensive guide to bookstore events for published authors. As a former bookseller and current author, I found myself nodding enthusiastically in agreement throughout this entire post.
• Jennifer also wrote this helpful post about what information authors should include on their website to help booksellers.
• The discussion about race in YA literature is, thankfully, fervent and loud. Author Sarah Ockler wrote a good one here.
• "Ten Things I've Learned from Anne Lamott." Lamott is the author of Bird by Bird, the ultimate modern creative-writing classic. This is an excellent refresher.
• The Guardian wrote an important piece about why authors need to respect their followers.
• S. Jae-Jones, editorial assistant at St. Martin's Press, has a great article (featuring gifs of David Tennant) that explains what's happening inside a publishing house during the dreaded acquisitions process. The basic idea? LOTS. Lots is happening.
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Last post, I left off with pictures taken at the conference on Saturday, but neglected to post this fun one:
From left: Cristin Teril, Alexandra Shostak, Sara McClung, PJ Hoover, Jessica Lee Anderson, and Me. <3 <3
Sidenote: I had to type Hoover four times before I stopped typing it as HOOver. I don't know why.
Saturday night, I attended a Blogger event hosted by Stacked Books and YA Highway's Kirsten Hubbard and Kate Hart. Arrived at Tommy's Wine Bar to find a group of authors sitting outside. In the heat. My first words were: "OMG, it's so good to finally meet you Elana, holy bazooka it's hot whyareyouguyssittingouthere????"
Here I am with the fabulous Elana Johnson.
|Dark and mysterious
|Bright and shiny
She's just as lovely and beautiful in real life as she is online, by the way.
And with the super sweet Kate Hart. I finally remembered to snag a shot just with her. In fact, I think I might have cried, "KATE!!! WE HAVE TO TAKE A PICTURE!" and then reached longingly for her hand and tugged her to me, holding her close.
Or something like that.
Awwww, look at Sara and me. <3 <3
See you in October!
From left: Tere Kirkland, me, Cristin, Sara, and Alexandra. So fun! Loads of laughs.
A few of us capped off the night with a trip to Cafe du Monde for some beignets (more), and then we saw this guy...
Okay, so, the best thing about this picture is not the guy in the fancy feather suit, but the guy on the cell phone behind him who's totally oblivious.
Sunday, I headed back to the convention, where I got to meet up with more cool people.
Here I am with the super supremo Mike Mullin, author of ASHFALL. So fun to meet him and his wife. Lovely people. I look forward to reading Mike's book and attending his launch party in October. The line at his signing was ridiculous long. End.Less.
With the amazing Medeia Sharif, author of BESTEST. RAMADAN. EVER. I talked and laughed with her for ages, and then when I walked away, I forgot a bag of books on the floor. Doh.*
Here I am with Tere Kirkland. Love her. We spent most of the day together on Sunday. One of the kindest people I know.
Sunday evening, we met up with a large group of people for cocktails at the Newberry Reception. From left: Jenny Moss' daughter, Jenny Moss, me, Sara, Stephanie Pellegrin, Cristin Teril, Shannon Messenger, and PJ Hoover. In front: Jo Whittemore and E Kristin Anderson. (Not pictured: Michelle Hodkin, Elana Johnson, and Jessi Kirby)
After the Newberry Speeches, around 11 o'clock, some of the Bookanistas (those present) and a few others met up at the W Hotel.From left: Michelle Hodkin, Jessica Martinez, Elana Johnson, Shannon Messenger, me, Kirsten Hubbard, Kate Hart, Kari Olson, and Jessi Kirby. (Veronica Roth left early Saturday AM)
Monday morning, all the Bookanistas who were present in NOLA at the time met up for breakfast at Cafe Adelaide in the Loewes Hotel. From left, Jessi Kirby, me, Elana Johnson, Michelle Hodkin, and Shannon Messenger (Kirsten Hubbard had left super early in the morning to catch her plane).
After breakfast, we all headed back to the convention. Jessi and I went around taking pictures with all the books written by Bookanistas that we could find. There were loads, but here are a couple:
Left: With THE LIAR SOCIETY (Lisa and Laura Roecker) Right: With DIVERGENT (Veronica Roth)
By the way, this involved having to hunt strangers down and torture them with puppy dog eyes into taking the pictures for us.
Tuesday morning, before everyone took off for the airport (I was staying until Wednesday), a few of us met up for beignets one final time. Gobble gobble.
|Cristin, Elana, Jessi, me, and Sara
I'm pretty sure Jessi wins for being covered in the most powdered sugar.
The End.
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Summary Meeting Notes: June 18, 2012 Watershed Health and Environment PEG
June 18, 2012 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Attendees: Ann Beier, Judy BlueHorse Skelton, Ben Duncan, Renee Hackenmiller-Paradis, Don Hanson, Roberta Jortner, Noelwah Netusil, Emily Roth, Bob Sallinger, Jennifer Thompson, Marie Walkiewicz, Paul Ward, Jeri Williams, Sallie Edmunds (PEG lead), Dena Marshall (facilitator)
View the original agenda, including materials, for this meeting.
"I think it's worth taking a chance to do this differently." - WHE PEG member
Introductions and Review of Charter/Ground Rules
Presenter: Dena Marshall, Decisions Decisions (facilitator)
Summary: Because this was the first time many PEG members had met each other, the group dedicated a significant portion of this first meeting to building relationships through exploring core issues surrounding the Comp Plan process, including questions of equity and environmental justice, deliberative process, ground rules, community access and engagement, and the concept of cross-pollination between PEGs and historical Portland planning processes such as VisionPDX, Portland Plan, West Hayden Island process, and the River Plan.
Equity and Environmental Justice
This was a key topic of discussion for the group, and we began to see how the theme weaves through much discussion of other issues, including community access and engagement. In general, the WHE PEG shared a commitment to engaging in a deliberative group process that works better for traditionally under-represented groups, especially low-income and communities of color in Portland. One aspect of this commitment is to strive to understand and honor the broad spectrum of integral relationships with Portland's water, watersheds and environment that are closely held in many of our communities. To meet this objective, PEG members expressed a desire to learn more, listen closely to community members throughout the process, and to explore the feasibility of designing the next round of meetings to encourage broader community participation.
The PEG deliberative process
In general, the group felt comfortable with the role of the PEG advisory process, with a non-consensus based approach, and expectations to deliver considerations to BPS staff that reflect a balanced weighing of both the benefits and detriments of various policy directions.
Ground rules
The group reviewed and agreed to proceed along the ground rules, which are laid out on page 5 of the PEG Charter. They include (1) Listen and be open to the diverse points of view represented on the Policy Expert Group; (2) Treat each other with civility and respect; (3) Strive to further understanding of the needs and interests of the broad range of communities that are stakeholders in the activities and plans for the city; (4) Provide fair and balanced information to our constituencies about the issues that come before the PEG and the group's discussions.
PEG members noted that this process uniquely includes perspectives from the finance sector, public health sector, and environmental justice sector. In addition, several large-scale planning processes have engaged Portlanders over the years, including VisionPDX, Portland Plan, River Plan, West Hayden Island, and others. With a wealth of planning insights and several policy initiatives available to us, this PEG appreciates the importance of learning from past and ongoing processes to help inform the directions taken through the Comp Plan process.
Recap of PEG Orientation sessions; Orientation to the WH/E PEG
Presenter: Dena Marshall, Decisions Decisions and Sallie Edmunds, BPS (PEG lead)
Summary: Ms. Marshall provided a tailored recap to the PEG orientation sessions to highlight the particular function and expected outcomes of the WH/E PEG. Ms. Edmunds provided a brief orientation to the work of the WH/E PEG using a large columned chart.
The first column represented Draft Policies. She directed the group's attention to the Watershed Health and Environment Draft Policy document. The first part of that handout was a synthesis of relevant environmental policies culled from several dozen policy documents. She described that as the first draft of what might be the environmental chapter of the Comp Plan. The second part of the document was the Environment chapter from the existing comp plan.
The second column listed Topics for PEG Discussion. She referenced a Discussion Topics and Schedule handout that described the issues for which there is little or no existing policy direction.
The third column listed Topics for Cross PEG discussions. She listed a few examples such as industrial lands with the Economic PEG, and habitat corridors with the Networks PEG.
The forth column listed topics for the WH/E PEG or staff to track. Examples here relate to drinking water, energy and resource efficiency, brownfield cleanup and redevelopment.
NOTE: Further discussion of the work of the PEG will be on the July 6, 2012 meeting agenda.
Public Comment
Jeremy O'Leary, Community Member, highlighted the need to incorporate planning around emergency preparedness and resiliency into the PEG process. To illustrate, Mr. O'Leary posed the general question of whether the City of Portland is prepared to respond to a long-term sewer system disruption in the event of a massive earthquake or other natural disaster.
For more information, please contact either Sallie Edmunds at 503-823-6950 or email@example.com or Dena Marshall, Facilitator at 503-740-7123 or email@example.com.