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Wayne Kramer of the MC5 shares his new memoir "The Hard Stuff," the story of his groundbreaking but turbulent career in rock'n'roll, with journalist Adam Davidson.
In January 1969, before the world heard a note of their music, The MC5 was on the cover of Rolling Stone. The missing link between free jazz and punk rock, they were raw, primal, and, when things were clicking, absolutely unstoppable.
Led by legendary guitarist Wayne Kramer, The MC5 was a reflection of the times: exciting, sexy, violent, chaotic, and out of control, all but assuring their time in the spotlight would be short-lived. They toured the country, played with music legends, and had a rabid following, their music acting as the soundtrack to the blue collar youth movement springing up across the nation. Kramer wanted to redefine what a rock 'n' roll group was capable of, and there was power in reaching for that, but it was also a recipe for disaster, both personally and professionally. The band recorded three major label albums but, by 1972, it was all over.
Kramer's story is a revolutionary one, but it's also the deeply personal struggle of an addict and an artist, a rebel with a great tale to tell. The '60s were not all peace and love, but Kramer shows that peace and love can be born out of turbulence and unrest. From the glory days of Detroit to the junk-sick streets of the East Village, from Key West to Nashville and sunny L.A., in and out of prison and on and off of drugs, his is the classic journeyman narrative, but with a twist: he's here to remind us that revolution is always an option.
Adam Davidson is a staff writer at The New Yorker, and a co-founder of NPR's Planet Money program.


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Early Brain Development for Social Work Practice
Terri Combs-Orme
Development of the brain in the first 3 years of life is genetically programmed but occurs in response to environmental stimuli. The brain is organized "from the bottom up," that is, from simpler to more complex structures and functions, so the experiences and environment that shape early development have consequences that reach far into the future. This entry describes the ontogeny and processes of fetal and infant brain development, as well as major risks to early brain development (during pregnancy and after birth), with emphasis on the factors seen in social-work practice. Neuroscience research is changing social work practice, and understanding early brain development and the contributors to poor development is critical for social workers in medical, mental health, child welfare, and other practice settings.
Intellectual Disabilities
Leah Igdalsky
Social workers working with individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families require an understanding of the disabilities themselves as well as the larger context of disability in society. Individuals with disabilities face particular risks for poverty and poor healthcare, and it is essential for social workers to understand the complex web of social services available. Furthermore, social workers often work not only with the person with a disability but also with their caregiving families.

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text: Share: February 26, 2013 Campers at Cary's 2012 Ecology Camp "Limno-Explorers: Discovering the World of Water"The theme for 2013 Summer Ecology Camp is "Journey through the Cycles of Life." While exploring the hills, valleys, ponds, and streams of our 2,000-acre campus, campers will conduct scientific investigations, learn about local natural history, and participate in team building activities. Lessons will incorporate observing how organisms change as they grow, investigating the connections organisms have with their environment, and witnessing how they interact with other living things. Weekly sessions are limited to a maximum of 12 campers and are dedicated to either younger campers (grades 2-4) or older campers (grades 5-7). A special two-week session will be offered for older youth (grades 8-10), where they have the opportunity to conduct their own ecological research. Junior counselor positions will be offered for students entering grades 8-12.Visit our camp page for more information. Share: Feature Cary Institute summer camp 2013 › February 26, 2013


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Continuous Coil-Fed Laser Blanking
Ten years ago, laser-cutting equipment could typically cut 1-mm-thick steel at 30 m/min., using a CO2 laser rated at 10-percent efficiency and requiring complex external beam alignment. Today, laser-cutting machines can cut 1-mm steel at 60 m/min. with a 5-kW laser, and 4-mm steel at 13 to 15 m/min, while operating with a 30-percent power efficiency.
Beam and Servo-Motion Control
In order for a laser system to cut intricate angular and curvilinear features, it must be capable of high acceleration rates while maintaining a constant linear velocity through the complex nonlinear moves. These acceleration rates require higher loads for the actuators.
The control of the laser power has gone far beyond the typical analog signal tied to a power setting on the laser generator. The ideal laser control has morphed into a pulse-type control, where pulse length is modified to change laser output power.
New developments in CAD/CAM software allow the shape of a 2D part to be loaded in an assortment of different formats. This CAD information is used to create a nesting pattern that optimizes material usage, and a corresponding cutting-path routine to operate the laser-cutting machine. At all stages of the process, manual intervention can occur to easily introduce different requirements than might typically be expected. The urge to design as many straight-line segments into the blank contour, creating corner angles in order to simplify the blanking die, no longer is required. These blank shapes, intended to simplify the blanking-die design, limit the ability to optimize raw material usage. Conversely, in accordance with the drawing or forming processes, laser cutting yields blank contours with adequate curvilinear features that can increase blank formability.
Automotive Trends: Higher-Strength Steels, Lower Volumes
The increased use of advanced-high-strength steels requires higher-tonnage blanking presses. Tools wear more quickly and the quality of the cut edge becomes an issue when the number of micro fractures that occur along the cut edges of the blank increases. These micro fractures can develop into splits during forming. Laser blanking eliminates these issues, as material tensile and yield strength have little or no impact on laser-cutting speed, and there are no micro fractures produced during laser cutting.
Also, as automotive OEMs have decreased model volumes, the investment required to manufacture a part can no longer be spread out over a large number of parts. This is where laser blanking shines, by eliminating the need for a dedicated tool. A typical blanking die, depending on its size and contour complexity, can cost as much as $250,000. If the annual production of a part is 300,000 units, the die adds nearly $1.00 to the piece price of every part, not accounting for the value of the initial time investment made prior to the actual manufacturing of the part. Manufacturing costs will include variable costs such as labor, utilities, consumables, repair, maintenance, and overhead and expenses related to production.
Operational Saving with Laser Blanking
Laser-blanking lines provide an operational cost advantage over traditional blanking lines. They avoid the need to build a press pit, and certain configurations eliminate the need for a coil looping pit. Other avoided costs include those for high crane capacity and die-storage and die-change requirements.
Of course, laser cutting also provides flexibility. Modification to the cutting program for a developed blank is one of the most identifiable flexible features. With laser cutting, the program can be modified with a simple 2D CAD software program. Costly changes that would take days to implement with a die can be made at virtually no cost, and in only a few minutes of reprogramming time. Whereas the typical nesting routine for mechanically blanked parts has many rules based on the type of punching or shearing used to cut inside the blanking die, laser cutting simplifies the process and expands the nesting opportunities to maximize coil utilization and minimize engineering scrap. This is particularly evident when using common-line laser cutting.
There are other potential savings advantages that have not even begun to be understood. For example, consider the ability to nest two different parts of like thickness in the same strip. With laser cutting, the processor can change a part nest so that the same coil width is used for different parts of the same thickness, or it can nest different parts made from the same material thickness in a variety of different s to minimize the scrap produced during blanking. There no longer are limitations to a set progression based on the length of the press bed.
Typical overall engineering scrap for automobile body-in-whites (BIW) averages a staggering 40 percent, unavoidable because forming requires binder material to hold the blank with the proper tribology to control its successful flow by the punch in the die. This binder material, along with other functional holes in the final component, is trimmed out to have the exact dimensional shape per the end product's design.
To enhance formability, the binder area sometimes receives favorable contour features. Trying to nest these contours in a coil progression to optimize material utilization results in engineering scrap distributed between the blanking process and the post-forming process. However, since laser-cutting prefers the same contour features as the forming process—large-radius curvilinear features, rather than straight segments and angular features—it allows for more flexibility in parts nesting (see the figure), and results in the need for less binder area and draw beads. The net result, on average, is at least a 3 percent reduction in scrap per BIW.
From Automated Blank Feed to Coil Feed
Traditionally, laser-blanking lines receive large rectangular sheets of varying thicknesses and cut them into smaller, nested contours. Automated shuttle tables and part-removal systems reduce labor content and improve productivity.
Recently, manufacturers have been looking at the other side of the laser-blanking process. Coil-processing lines, in particular cut-to-length and multiblanking lines, have had stacking systems automated to feed laser-cutting systems and produce developed blanks.
The Automatic Feed Co. recently developed a process to feed coil strip directly into a laser-blanking line. The complete strip moves into the laser-cutting system and emerges out the other end as a completely developed blank. A dynamic profile conveyor allows the laser to make developed-blank cuts from the strip; the supporting conveyor lanes dynamically support the strip while avoiding the laser.
For simple blank profiles, the conveyor lanes are adjustable to clear a path for laser cutting; for complex developed blanks or for systems that require a higher production rate, the conveyor lanes can be extended and retracted dynamically during cutting. The lanes also can be extended and retracted between partial feeds in order to progressively produce the blanks. Typical production rates are 5 to 10 parts/min. The use of a dynamic conveyor also allows the processor to use different modes of operation—a start-stop feed mode or a continuous-feed mode.
Progressive Laser Blanking
At its simplest description, a coil-fed laser-blanking line employs multiple laser heads to concentrate the overall work in a smaller restricted area. Using numerous coordinated cutting heads multiplies the speed of the work and, therefore, optimizes productivity and throughput. The laser heads mount on a gantry, robot or stationary gimbals in multiple cutting cells that travel along the moving strip. The material is held by pinch rolls or other clamping devices that maintain tension in the strip, keeping the material tracked and flat. The machine controller maximizes throughput by equally sharing the laser-cutting workload between all of the laser heads in the system; this practice can dramatically reduce overall processing time.
Automatic Feed has concentrated on developing a high-speed progressive laser-blanking line that incorporates a series of high-speed lasers to cut developed blanks directly from a steel strip. The line can produce small parts as quickly as 32 parts/min. (PPM) and large body-side outer blanks at 12 to 18 PPM, using a five-laser system. Each of the lasers is tasked with cutting a portion of the entire pattern required to produce the developed blank. The strip is rolled out at a constant velocity and four of the lasers make a majority of the cuts required to produce the blank. The strip is held and driven by a set of pinch rolls at each end of the four-laser configuration, and after the final set of pinch rolls, the fifth laser makes the final cuts in the strip to separate the developed blank from the strip. This can be done with traditional-style coil lines and stacking systems.
A pin conveyor used in conjunction with the pinch roll or clamping mechanism supports the underside of the strip and travels at the same speed and manner as the pinch rolls and strip. This allows for the material to be presented to the lasers in a that separates the strip from the scrap, in addition to allowing easy removal and collection of scrap separate from the production blank. The front end of the system is capable of integrating as many as 15 laser modules, so when the processor takes one laser-generating unit down for maintenance, the front end automatically reprograms the system to operate at its maximum capability with fewer active lasers. Cutting paths are redistributed and line speed is adjusted automatically.
Additionally, multiple pinch-roll cells allow for the strip to continuously pass underneath the laser-cutting heads, or start and stop the strip feed in a progressive manner. Both methods result in high yield rates. MF
See also: Automatic Feed Company
Related Enterprise Zones: Automation, Coil Handling, Fabrication, Materials/Coatings
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Camping in Virginia
State Park Camping
State Park Camping
Primitive Camping
Camp in a Yurt
KOA Camping
RV Camping
Camping in Virginia can be back-to-basics primitive, on well-developed tent sites with electric and water hookups, or on RV sites with resort-style amenities, such as cable TV!
Virginia welcomes you, your family, your friends and even your beloved pets to experience fresh air, woodlands, mountain streams, rolling surfs, wildflowers, star-studded skies, critters, crackling campfires and glowing marshmallows on a stick. Use the search tools below to find nearby campgrounds and camping close to your location. There are always options within a short drive.
State Parks | National Parks | National Forests
Virginia Campground Association | KOA Camps | More Family Favorites
Virginia State Parks, voted "America's Best," have campgrounds in 28 of its parks. They're open the first Friday in March until the first Monday in December.
Developed Campsites
Most campsites accommodate six people per site, and larger group camping areas are available, too. All developed campsites have water, picnic tables and grills, and they provide marked paths to bath houses and toilets.
Primitive Hike-In / Canoe-In Sites
Primitive hike-in or canoe-in sites are available in some parks.
Outdoor Activities
Most Virginia State Parks offer hiking trails, fishing, playgrounds and picnic facilities. Some have bicycle trails, bridle trails and swimming pools, too. Most of them rent sports equipment needed for the particular park, such as boats, bikes and even the horses!
Shenandoah National Park
Open for primitive backcountry camping is Shenandoah National Park. Obtain free permits by mail or during open park hours (between sunrise and one hour before sunset).
The park is home to large populations of black bears, so items that smell - food, fragrant soaps, toothpaste - must be bagged and dangled from a rope at least 10-feet up a tree. This kind of "roughing it" is suited for experienced campers only.
About 549 miles of the Appalachian Trail runs through Virginia, 107 miles of it is in Shenandoah National Park. The trail here is well-maintained, excellent for beginning hikers. Enjoy an abundance of wildlife and beautiful mountain vistas. Many folks camp in the woodlands off the trail.
Skyline Drive
Campgrounds along Skyline Drive include Big Meadows, Mathews Arm, Lewis Mountain, Loft Mountain and a group-only campground, Dundo. Park Rangers oversee all the campgrounds, which are recommended for families with little ones and less experienced campers.
Blue Ridge Parkway
The Blue Ridge Parkway offers campground areas from May through October; they're maintained by Park Rangers.
Cumberland Gap National Historic Park
Trace the footsteps of Daniel Boone on the Wilderness Road and explore Gap Cave, a majestic underground cathedral, with Park Rangers, at Cumberland Gap National Park.
Prince William Forest Park
Prince William Forest Park features tent and RV camping for six campers per site at its Oak Ridge Campground, which is open all year. Travel Trailer Village is for RVs only, and Turkey Run Ridge Group Campground is for seven or more campers per group. Chopawamsic Backcountry campsites are available with a permit.
George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
George Washington & Jefferson National Forests flow together along the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia. About 2,000 miles of hiking trails, including 330 miles of the Appalachian Trail, are major attractions, as well as lakes, ponds and streams for swimming, boating and fishing galore!
Another popular attraction is the Virginia Creeper Trail for biking and hiking.
One of the most popular family campgrounds is Sherando Lake Recreation Area, which features 65 family campsites as well as a sandy beach swimming area!
Camping season is from April to the end of October. Reservations for developed campgrounds can be made online at ReserveUSA.com. Primitive sites and remote camping are also permitted.
If you've never camped, why not get some expert advise with the Virginia Campground Directory? Don't let inexperience rob you of delightful, inexpensive adventures in the great outdoors.
Most KOAs are located near popular tourist attractions and feature family amenities such as heated swimming pools, safe hiking trails, beautiful natural surroundings as well as Internet access and telephones. KOAs are perfect for family reunions, too!
North Bend Park Campground
North Bend Park is located on John H. Kerr Reservoir. The 50,000-acre lake extends 39 miles up the Roanoke River along 800 miles of shoreline. The campground offers 249 primitive and electric/water hookup sites on or near the lake. Bicycle/jogging trails, an amphitheater, fishing pier, playgrounds, swim beaches and boat launch areas are also available.
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp Resort has four resorts in Virginia - Luray, Natural Bridge, Gloucester Point and Emporia - featuring swimming pools, paddleboat, miniature golf, ballfield, playground and game rooms for the kids.
The resorts have developed campsites for tents and RVs, and cabins nestled in beautiful settings, just like in the wilderness, but right around the bend is everything you might need, such as a supply store, laundromat and snack bar!
Cherrystone Family Camp & RV Resort
Located on Virginia's Chesapeake Bay, 300-acre Cherrystone has 700 shaded campsites as well as on-site trailer rentals and cabins, four swimming pools, and an 18-hole miniature golf course and clubhouse with video games.
Bethpage Camp Resort
Bethpage in Urbanna offers waterfront camping on the banks of the Rappahannock River near the Chesapeake Bay. Families enjoy large, level campsites with full hookups, paved roads, bike and paddle boat rentals, two swimming pools with lifeguards, as well as a swimming lake and sandy beach!
Montebello Camping and Fishing Resort
A lakefront campground just off the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Shenandoah Valley, Montebello Camping and Fishing Resort has full hook-up sites for tents, pop-ups and RVs. The Comfort Station features hot showers, restrooms and private dressing rooms.
Kids especially enjoy the stocked trout ponds, where their catch is guaranteed and sold by the pound. Since you're fishing on private property, fishing licenses are not required. It's a great way to introduce the sport to kids and discouraged adults.
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Posted: Mar 22, 2014
BALTIMORE - UMBC juniors Abby Wilson (Bel Air, Md./Fallston) and Alyssa Semones (Westminster, Md./Westminster/Penn State), in addition to senior Kristen Bilney (Ellicott City, Md./Mt. Hebron), each tallied a hat trick, while freshman Jennie Milligan (Crofton, Md./South River) added five assists as the Women's Lacrosse team used a 4-0 second half run to defeat Temple 11-9 in front of 319 fans at UMBC Stadium.
Semones and Bilney also added an assist each in the victory. UMBC (4-4) also received two goals from redshirt junior Ali Carpenter (Baltimore, Md./McDonough/Loyola).
The Retrievers got on the board just 59 seconds into the game when Wilson would score unassisted, however Temple (3-6), would respond just minutes later. The two teams would trade the lead back-and-forth until the Retrievers went on a 4-0 run over the final 4:50 of the first half to take a 7-4 lead into the break. The run was punctuated by goals from Bilney and Carpenter in a span of 13-seconds in the final 18 seconds of the half.
The Owls would rally in the second half, scoring three straight over a 2:31 span to tie the game at seven with 22:23 remaining. UMBC would break the tie quickly when Wilson scored unassisted just 1:58 after Temple had evened the score.
Milligan then assisted on the next three UMBC goals as the Retrievers pushed the lead to 11-7 with 4:41 left. Temple answered 51 seconds later and added another with just over two minutes remaining to cut the deficit back to two, 11-9, but UMBC would win the ensuing draw and run out the clock to preserve the victory.
The Retrievers were out-shot, 20-16, by the Owls, however, UMBC was very accurate, putting 15 of the 16 shots on net.
Redshirt sophomore goalie Anna Barnett made five saves and picked up a team-high three ground balls to earn the win. Junior defender Lexi Bristow had a game-high four caused turnovers in the winning effort.
Temple was carried by hat tricks from Rachel Schwaab (Baltimore, Md./Catonsville) and Jaymie Tabor (Downington, Pa./Downingtown West), with Schwaab picking up a game-high four ground balls.
UMBC finishes its brief two-game home stand on Tuesday by welcoming Wagner to UMBC Stadium for a 3 p.m. game.


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Sand Creek
Sand Creek, Colorado, site of a massacre (1864) of Cheyenne by Col. John M. Chivington and his Colorado Volunteers. The Cheyennes, led by their chief, Black Kettle , had offered to make peace and, at the suggestion of military personnel, had encamped at Sand Creek near Fort Lyon while awaiting word from the territory's governor. There they were attacked in a surprise dawn raid on Nov. 29, 1864. Chivington and his men, choosing to ignore a white flag, slaughtered and mutilated hundreds of men, women, and children. The atrocity has been the subject of much controversy, and an effort to unearth the site began in 1998.
The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2012, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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I sent them many, many products and they selected their favorites from my submissions. So, I wanted to go ahead and share those in the article and my other favorites with you as well.
Pewter Oval Footed Bowl, $460.00
Fill this elegant bowl with seasonal produce like fruit or gourds for a handsome harvest centerpiece.
Bourbon Vanilla Sugar, $23.40 for 3 pack
Easily add the warmth of vanilla to coffee or dessert with this gourmet Bourbon Vanilla Sugar when you're entertaining on a crisp Fall day.
Libeco Tea Towels, $11.00
These classic towels are the perfect accent to use under your hot platters for a family style meal. I'm sure you notice these all of the time in my photos!
Natural Beeswax Candles, $33
Creative Candles are the absolute best, clean burning candles. Classic.
Arches Lanterns, $24.00-79.00
These lanterns provide instant ambiance for a cozy dinner.
Pewter Chargers, $250.00
These rustic, yet elegant chargers make any setting seem stately and refined.
Maple Paddle Board, $54.95
I use this board to serve a bountiful spread of cheeses - very casual and chic.
You'll never notice a stain on these elegant linens. The monogram is a must for every host! Love that the brown is shown with an "H" embroidered!
Emile Henry Pie Dish, $45.00
Not just for pies, it makes a beautiful service piece for baked casseroles and side dishes for a family style meal.
Graphite Staub Cocotte
I use this impressive crock for cozy fall favorites like boeuf bourguignon - it goes straight from the oven or stovetop to the table.
I love these fun and seasonal bowls - they will completely make your table and party!


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Commercial Grade N-BK7 Windows offer commercial quality, at an affordable price. Commercial grade optics have standard designs and are available on an ongoing basis. They are recommended for volume buyers or OEMs.


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The Verizon Wireless iPhone 4s is the latest installment of Apple's iPhone series of cellular phones. There was a pretty big scandal associated with the launch because Apple invited journalists to what is normally a large upgrade announcement and said "NO iPhone 5", today we are here to announce the iPhone 4s. Journalists criticized Apple for wasting their time on what was clearly a refresh of an old model.
So what is so different about the iPhone 4s? Well there are a few things that are worth taking a look at.
It has Siri. Siri is an incredible idea and it is well executed by Apple. Basically it is a "Smarter" version of the Android's talk feature that lets you hold the search button and say "Call so and so" or "Google how fast hummingbirds fly". Now in this case "Smarter" is a double edged sword. The entire service is basically a big knowledge base. You speak and the system recognizes the keywords, goes out to the Apple servers and does a look up. There are thousands of pre-written responses for common questions and phrases. There are even some funny things like if you ask Siri "Will you Marry me?" she will tell you one of several replies like "My end user licensing does not cover marriage" or "how sweet". The other edge of the sword is these knowledge base servers are down pretty frequently and as a result so is Siri "I'm sorry I can't connect to the Internet right now" or "I'm sorry I can't connect to the servers right now" is the only reply when that happens. Siri is very useful for sending texts while driving "Text Angela", "What would you like to say" – "I'm bringing 3 friends home with me, just wanted to give you a heads up" and presto the text msg is sent. In addition you can say things like "Remind me to take the trash out every Monday Night" Siri will respond "Ok I've set a reminder for you to take out the trash every Monday night, would you like me to confirm it" and you say "Yes" and it is done.
I've heard a lot of people talking about the battery life and how poor it is. This has not been my experience. The battery life is absolutely on par with every iDevice I've had a look at; and I'm very satisfied with it. One thing I am really disappointed in is the fact that the iPhone 4s is still 3G. 4G has been out for over a year. The only reason I can come up with is battery life. 4G devices require a lot more battery and I think Apple (it seems wisely) held off on the 4G implementation is because of battery life. They want to (perhaps) make sure their product has adequate battery and stands up to the legendary status they have had for years.
Antenna issues. The iPhone 4 had the death grip problem. I have not experienced that issue with the iPhone 4s at all. The cameras (plural) are very adequate to do just about anything.
Apple still does not have a facetime implementation that runs off 3G. This is particularly egregious when it comes to their decision to have only 3G on the iPhone 4s. In a time when every Android user on the planet is doing video conferencing on 3G and 4G the iPhone users are still stuck only doing it when they are on Wi-Fi. Apple will argue that their facetime service is better, and I'll have to disagree because I've seen it side by side (Droid Bionic on 4G doing video conference and the iPhone 4s on Wi-Fi doing facetime), there is no difference in "call" quality.
Do I love the iPhone 4s? Absolutely. I absolutely LOVE Siri. It's invaluable and if you are busy executive or a stay at home mom/dad, Siri can't be replaced. I would stay on 3G for eternity just to have this pocket assistant. However, the nerd in me needs another device that is capable of doing the rest of the stuff I want to do… like Video Conference, root my phone, put custom roms on it, etc… And for that I use an Android device. Unfortunately the iPhone 4s can't be jail broken at this time, which means you can't have things like SBSETTINGS which is something that I sorely miss. You see I don't jailbreak my iPhone so I can take it to AT&T (*their service is awful I'd rather smash my phone and get a tin can and a string)… I jailbreak my iPhone so I can use SBSETTINGS which allows me to toggle network on/off (this needs to be done regularly because of a bug in the way wireless networks deal with most cell phones which has to do with 2Ghz WiFi and the 40MHz channel width setting), airplane mode, bluetooth, etc… There are also a myriad of other very useful tools from Cydia (such as an app that lies to facetime and tells it that it is connected to Wi-Fi so you can facetime over 3G). Eventually a jailbreak will come out (I hope) but until this functionality is brought to the iPhone people will seek it elsewhere. If I had both of those things and sometime of winter board theming options I wouldn't even think about jail breaking.
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Height: 4.5 inches (115.2 mm)
Width: 2.31 inches (58.6 mm)
Depth: 0.37 inch (9.3 mm)
Weight: 4.9 ounces (140 grams)
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English (U.S.), English (UK), Chinese – Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke), Chinese – Traditional (Handwriting, Pinyin, Zhuyin, Cangjie, Stroke), French, French (Canadian), French (Switzerland), German (Germany), German (Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Romaji, Kana), Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Emoji, Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic/Latin), Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
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English (U.S.), English (UK), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, French (Canadian), French (Switzerland), German, Italian, Japanese (Romaji, Kana), Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
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English (U.S., UK, and Australian), French, German
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All in all I do love the Verizon Wireless iPhone 4s. It was a lot of fun to review. I'd give it a strong 4 out of 5 stars. Something to note, we do not Jailbreak our review samples here, but if you plan on doing it to your phone you need to make sure you do not upgrade to iOS 5.01 (if you want untethered Jailbreak) and you also need to know you will void your warranty. Verizon Wireless, AT&T and anyone else do not condone jailbreaks because you are essentially putting software on your phone that is developed by amateurs and other enthusiasts that could brick your phone. That can't and will not be their problem. You can get one here.


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Ford invited Gail Wise — the first person to own a 1964 Ford Mustang — and her husband, Tom, to the unveiling of the 2015 Ford Mustang here in Dearborn. That's her up above with COO Mark Fields. When I talked to the lovely couple, Tom said he liked the new Mustang, but also wants a Lincoln Town Car.
These days, the Wises still own their baby-blue Mustang and show it at car shows, but they say it's harder to get in and out of with old age. Tom Wise says he's "looking for a Lincoln Town Car," but Ford doesn't make that anymore. So they've settled with a 2013 Ford Escape and a 2007 Chevrolet Equinox.
Of course talking about a Chevrolet product and a gaping hole in Lincoln's lineup made the Ford PR guy monitoring our conversation a little nervous, but who cares? Maybe he can get the message to the top that Lincoln needs to up their game a bit.
For the record, the Wises said they love the new Mustang. "It makes me feel like I'm 22 again," Gail Wise said. But they said they had seen images of it before the reveal. Hmm, how could that be?


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On Saturday, Dec. 8, two Acton Lego robotics teams competed in a statewide contest at the Augusta Civic Center and brought home a third-prize trophy and also a 15th-place win.
The competition's theme this year was "Senior Solutions," so each team of students partnered with local senior citizens for their projects.
The "Lego Lunatics," comprised of local students Matthew Hannon, Autumn King, Felix Meas, Brianna Racicot, Chad Rosander and Ryan Rosander, partnered with Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lovell to invent a special suit made of electrodes that stimulate muscles and make bodily movements easier.
The "Senior Saviors" team, comprised of local students Gavin Coleman, Morgan Morrow, Abe Phillips, Eddie Smith, Mariette Waterhouse and Alex Winchell, partnered with Mr. Richard Neal to invent a robotic dog walker.
The two teams started working in September to build robots appropriate to theirs tasks to write computer programs to guide them as they picked up objects, delivered them, hit levers, and so on. The teams are grateful to Jake Nieto and Tim Tsotsos, who gave some valuable assistance to the teams as mentors.
The staff at the Acton Town Hall wishes to thank Jim Punsky for the delicious and bountiful Christmas fruit baskets they received. Punsky is the hauler of recyclables at the town's transfer station.
Acton's municipal buildings have experienced more flood damage. Town Clerk Jennifer Roux reported that the town gym, located at the old Acton Fire Department, had flooded floors on Dec. 18. The insurance company has been notified and floor cleaners have been hired to extract the water.
Town Clerk Jennifer Roux reminds all dog owners that their dogs must be licensed by Dec. 28. Spayed or neutered dog licenses are $6 and all non-neutered dog licenses are $11.
The Acton-Shapleigh Lions Club will serve its first breakfast buffet of the year at the Acton Town Hall on the H Road on Saturday, Jan. 5, from 8 to 10 a.m. On the menu will be scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausage, baked beans, toast, juice, and coffee — all you can eat for the price of $5.
Acton selectmen treated members of the town hall's staff to a Christmas lunch of pizza and subs on Thursday, Dec. 20. The staff from the transfer station furnished the soda, and the town hall staff provided the dessert.
The following meetings and other notable occasions are scheduled to take place at the town hall next month:
■ Thursday, Jan. 3: Planning Board at 7 p.m.
■ Tuesday, Jan. 8: Policy Committee at 6:30 p.m.
■ Wednesday, Jan. 9: OWLS Luncheon at noon.
■ Thursday, Jan. 10: Board of Selectmen at 7 p.m.
■ Saturday, Jan. 12: Town Hall will be open from 9 a.m. to noon.
■ Tuesday, Jan. 15: Conservation Committee at 7 p.m.
■ Thursday, Jan. 17: Planning Board at 7 p.m.
■ Saturday, Jan. 19: Town Hall will be open from 9 a.m. to noon.
■ Tuesday, Jan. 22: Policy Committee at 6:30 p.m.
■ Thursday, Jan. 24: Board of Selectmen at 7 p.m.


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- I do not want to search when I don't know what I'm looking for.
- I do not need matches on my tree that suggest my still living mother was born in 1695.
I would like the search results screen to let me "mark" an item as already viewed. That would make Ancestry.com a "durn site" more helpful in my research. Do it just like it is shown in the picture. The big arrows are optional ;-)
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A new telescope system, designed to detect intelligent life in space, came to life last year near San Francisco.
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For a couple of moments, Scotland stunned World Cup holders Germany at hampden last night.
The Tartan Army went wild when first Matt Hummels turned in Shaun Maloney's free-kick, and then James McArthur fired in another equaliser from the edge of the box to cancel out Thomas Mueller's double.
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The Cuilfail Hotel
Nestling at the foot of rolling hills close to the shores of Loch Melfort and dating from 1840, Cuilfail Hotel is a splendid former coaching inn, one of the oldest hotels on the west coast. Part of the hotel was originally an old drovers' inn, however the majority of the hotel was built during the Victorian era and many features of that period have been preserved. The name Cuilfail (pronounced "cool-fail") in Gaelic appropriately means "Sheltered Corner".
The main part of the hotel was built onto an old drovers inn in the 1870's, the drovers inn is much older and is now our cosy and unique bar. The hotel was built to provide for the fishing in the many hill lochs of the area and retains many of its original Victorian features.
A magnificent Virginia creeper bedecks the hotel building with quite amazing colour for most of the summer and autumn months. As soon as you enter this charming little hotel you will be struck by its homely highland feel. This rather infectious highland ambience provides a superbly stress-free, unhurried environment.
For the owners Yvonne and Simon Fletcher, good home made Scottish food using local ingredients wherever possible is very important, for example venison, Chef's own Steak & Ale Pie, made with prime Scotch Beef and local Seafood is always on the Menu.
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On Sept. 27th Andy Hoffman shared on the Leopold listserv an article that he wrote stemming from ideas generated at the Leopold Fellows workshop in Palo Alto several years ago.
Michigan Journal of Sustainability: Academic Engagement in Public and Political Discourse: Establishing the Rules of the Game
I think this article strikes at the very core of what we are hopefully "about" as science communicators, having gone through the Leopold training. As such, I hope this article sparks some discussion among us, and I thought I would try to get the balling roll with one observation.
I very much appreciate the 12 Rules of Engagement cited in the article, and Rule #2 caught my eye in particular: "Recognize the rules of academia. An academic scientist can best enter the public debate from the security of tenure. Junior faculty members must remain aware that the academic model is an apprenticeship model, and young scientists must earn their place within the academic community through tenure before engaging in public discourse. The route to tenure is still based on academic scholarship, not public engagement. While one may choose to make brief forays into the public debate before tenure, public engagement should increase as one's career advances."
I think this is closely related to a special session that Leopold fellows put together for the 2012 AAAS on The Beauty of Benefits of Escaping the Ivory Tower (see this Leopold 3.0 post). In that session we talked about confronting and removing institutional barriers to public engagement within academe…..
Can we in fact engender change within our universities? Can we in fact reinvent how beans are counted? Is it possible for institutions to recognize outreach (including public and political discourse) as a form of scholarship, scholarship which for junior faculty can use in a small way toward tenure? What are appropriate levels of engagement activity for junior faculty (recognizing of course that not one size fits all and that institutional cultures are different)?
Scholarly organizations are at least beginning to recognize such discourse (e.g., the American Geophysical Union, the Association of American Geographers, etc.).


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The hardest part about writing a fawning profile of Myron Rolle might be getting over to Oxford to interview him. Today, though, The Wall Street Journal adds a wrinkle: Will Rolle's decision to postpone the NFL actually pay off financially?
Thanks to a few major newspapers and magazines, you can already recite the vitals of Rolle's Wikipedia page. And why not? When stories about Rolle are sandwiched by scandals and transgressions, the Rhodes Scholar is a wonderful reminder that every so often, the ubiquitous phrase "student-athlete" actually means something. One day, fans might be proud to wear his jersey or buy a product he endorses — that is, if any company wants to pay someone who trains on cricket pitches and has never seen the NFL field. In the end, perhaps it won't be sufficient that Rolle is the most high-profile athlete to win a Rhodes Scholarship since Bill Bradley. Maybe he should have just gone to the NFL Draft and ditched the idea of med school long ago:
Rolle's success still will depend heavily on how well he plays once he reaches the NFL. His agents concede that he will compete against a more talented draft class of defensive backs this April than he would have last spring. At Florida State, Mr. Rolle was among his team's top tacklers but only registered one interception over his entire NCAA career. Some scouts already view Mr. Rolle's delay as a sign that he's not serious about becoming an elite player and doubt if he is training well enough in England. And since he isn't playing, some companies have hesitated to sign him.
"With tight marketing dollars and budgets … they want to know hard and fast, 'What can we do with Myron right now?'" said Jeremiah Donati, one of Mr. Rolle's representatives. "And if he doesn't have an NFL team or an NFL city and he's not performing on the field this year, it's tough."
But one branding expert said athletic performance would be the main driver of Mr. Rolle's market value. "He's still got to win the starting job and he has to perform," said James Fritz, vice president of a Santa Monica marketing and branding agency. "If he makes the team but he's on the bench, it's going to be a long shot for him."
Rolle currently boasts one endorsement deal with a company that "manufactures football helmets designed to provide extra protection against brain injuries," so apparently, he reads The New York Times — err, International Herald Tribune — between seminars at Oxford. He presides over his foundation, of course, like every other 2009 college graduate. His Web site — he has one of those, too — has separate sections for Athlete, Scholar and Philanthropist. He's rumored to be the frontrunner for TIME's 2010 Person of the Year. And he'll probably cure cancer.
But please. Let me know when the dude wins the Super Bowl — or does something that, you know, actually matters.
Can Scholars Make Dollars in the NFL? [Wall Street Journal]
Myron Rolle On Postponing the NFL Draft [WSJ Video]
On His Way to the NFL Draft, a Year of Fulfillment in England [New York Times]
An Answer to the Bradley Riddle [SI Vault]


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This brings to a close our series highlighting teams celebrating their conference championships, and like most televised entertainment, it comes to a somewhat anticlimactic end. Sure, FSU won the ACC for the first time ever, and Vanderbilt won the SEC tournament for the first time since 1951 (though there were decades the SEC had no tournament) but save for a movement forward or backward on the seedline S-curve these games didn't make or break much. College basketball's regular season has concluded, and it's time for the brief relaxation before the NCAA tournament kicks off Tuesday.
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major macro economic indicators
|2018 (e)
|2019 (f)
|GDP growth (%)
|Inflation (yearly average, %)
|Budget balance (% GDP)
|Current account balance (% GDP)
|Public debt (% GDP)
(e): Estimate. (f): Forecast.
- Flexible labour and goods markets
- Favourable business environment; attractive taxation
- Presence of multinational companies, particularly from the United States, providing a quarter of jobs, 15% of wages and 60% of non-finance market activity
- Presence through multinationals in high value added sectors, including pharmaceuticals, IT and medical equipment
- Dependent on the economic situation and tax regimes of the United States and Europe, particularly the United Kingdom
- Vulnerable to changes in the strategies of foreign companies
- Public and private debt levels still high
- Banking sector remains vulnerable to shocks
- Uncertainties on the terms of Brexit and future relations with the United Kingdom, especially Northern Ireland
Risk assessment
Slower growth in 2019
Growth was very buoyant in 2018. The domestic economy has proven to be robust, supported by strong demand and well oriented exports, particularly in the pharmaceutical sector. The increase in household disposable income, supported by higher employment and low inflation, continued to boost housing demand. Activity is expected to decelerate in 2019, although the extent of the slowdown remains uncertain, and will depend on the outcome of Brexit negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Union. If the proposed withdrawal agreement is approved, growth could still suffer from a decline in household and business confidence. Highly dependent on the United Kingdom (15% of Irish exports of goods and services are to the UK), exports should also be penalised. Some sectors, such as agri-food, would be particularly vulnerable, even if a customs union is formed. While a no-deal Brexit in March 2019 is unlikely, it cannot be entirely ruled out. Such a scenario would have severe consequences on the Irish economy and could result in a 7 percentage point contraction in GDP by 2030. The ratification of the exit agreement between the United Kingdom and the EU in November 2018 by the British Parliament is therefore crucial for Ireland, as it would not only maintain an open border between Ireland and Northern Ireland, but would also facilitate furthertrade.
Large current account surplus expected to continue
Public finances continue to improve. The favourable economic environment has continued to generate budgetary revenues, in particular through higher-than-expected corporate income tax revenues. The 2019 budget, based on a growth estimate of 4.2%, should allow a balanced budget to be maintained while continuing the investment policy initiated in 2018 under the national development plan. Since some of the resources included in the 2019 budget have already been committed to capital expenditure, the government will have to increase certain taxes (VAT on tourism, cigarette tax) to give itself additional room for manoeuvre. Household taxes are expected to decrease (0.5% of GDP) but by less than in 2018.
Robust export growth and low imports, linked in particular to the decline in chartering activity, saw the trade surplus swell sharply to almost 35% of GDP in 2018, comfortably offsetting the large income deficit arising from the activity of multinational firms. Ireland is expected to continue to enjoy a sizeable current account surplus in 2019. Exports will remain brisk, particularly to the United States and the EU, but are expected to continue to slow towards the United Kingdom. However, a large portion of the surplus remains linked to multinational firms (depreciation of foreign capital on the domestic market and undistributed profits of foreign companies). Stripping out these statistical distortions, the current account surplus would be equivalent to 1.3% in 2018 and 1.0% in 2019.
Brexit agreement in favour of Ireland
While Brexit negotiations seem to have tilted in favour of the Irish Republic, Ireland's fate remains dependent on the decision of the British Parliament to ratify the November 2018 agreement. If validated, it should protect Ireland from the possible consequences of Brexit beyond the transitional period. The border between Northern Ireland and Ireland should thus remain open, respecting the 1998 Peace Treaty, and the free movement of persons would be maintained until 2020. The text also provides additional guarantees for Ireland (backstop).
Regarding domestic policy, Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar's minority government remains fragile. It essentially relies on an agreement with the second-largest force in the parliament, the Fianna Fáil Party, which agreed to abstain from a non-confidence vote in the government. Despite supportive economic conditions, the government is under increasing pressure and continues to be challenged over its management of the housing crisis. Mr Varadkar has pledged to not call an election before the end of the Brexit crisis, but snap elections in 2019 – instead of in 2021 as scheduled – cannot be ruled out. Elections could in fact turn in Mr Varadkar's favour, since the latest polls show that his Fine Gael Party would win a comfortable victory. With the support of independents and the Green Party, he could rebuild a majority without a prior agreement with Fianna Fáil. Last but not least, outgoing president Michael D. Higgins was re-elected by a large majority on October 26.
Last update : February 2019
Cheques are generally used for both domestic and international commercial transactions. However, for international transactions, the use of bills of exchange is preferred, together with letters of credit. Bank transfers are common, with SWIFT transfers being utilised regularly. Direct Debits and standing orders are also becoming more recognised as an effective payment method, and are particularly useful for domestic transactions. Assignment of invoice is accepted both pre- and post-supply of goods and/or services.
Debt collection
Where there is no specific interest clause, the rate applicable to commercial contracts concluded after August 7, 2002 (Regulation number 388 of 2002) is the benchmark rate (the European Central Bank's refinancing rate, in force before January 1 or July 1 of the relevant year) marked up by seven percentage points and applied to the contracts via a percentage calculated per day past due date. For claims exceeding €1,270, debtors may be threatened with a "statutory demand" for the winding-up (closure) of their business if they fail to make payment or come to acceptable terms within three weeks after they receive a statutory demand for payment (a "21-day notice").
Amicable phase
The debt collection process usually begins with the debtor being sent a demand for payment, followed by a series of further written correspondence, telephone calls, personal visits, and debtor meetings. If the two parties are unable to reach an amicable settlement, the creditor may begin legal proceedings.
Legal proceedings
If a defendant fails to respond within the allotted time to a court summons (either a plenary or summary summons before the High Court, a civil bill before the Circuit Court, or a civil summons before the District Court), the creditor may obtain a judgement by default based on the submission of an affidavit of debt without a court hearing. An affidavit of debt is a sworn statement that substantiates the outstanding amount and cause of the claim. It bears a signature attested by a notary or an Irish consular office. The claim amount at stake will determine the competent court: the District Court, then the Circuit Court, and, for claims exceeding €38,092.14, the High Court in Dublin, which has unlimited jurisdiction to hear civil and criminal cases and to assess, in the first instance, the constitutionality of laws enacted by Parliament (Oireachtais).
Fast-track procedure
In any of the three courts, if the debt is certain and undisputed, it is alternatively possible to request a fast-track summary judgment from the competent court.
District Court: amounts up to €6,348
For contested debts, a civil summons is served on the debtor, with the originating court proceedings setting out the claim and amount alleged owed. The debtor then files a Notice of Intention to Defend, indicating that he intends to contest the case, at which point the court fixes a hearing date. The case is heard before a judge, who decides whether to issue an order for judgment (a Decree).
Circuit Court: amounts from €6,349 to €38,092
In this case, a civil bill is served on the debtor, who, in turn, will enter an Appearance (a formal document indicating that the debtor intends to answer the claim). A notice for particulars is then also filed by the debtor, in which he seeks further information about the claim to which the creditor sends replies. The debtor must deliver a defence within a prescribed period. The creditor then serves the defendant with a formal notice advising of hearing date. Each side presents its case and the judge makes a decision.
High Court: amounts over €38,093
In front of the High Court, a summary summons is served on the debtor, who then files an Appearance. The creditor makes an application to the Master of the High Court for judgment by way of motion and grounded by sworn affidavit. The debtor can reply to the claim by sworn affidavit. If the Master is satisfied that the debt is due and owing, liberty to enter final judgment is granted. However, if the Master is satisfied that the debtor has a genuine dispute, the case is sent for a plenary hearing. During the plenary hearing, the merits of the case are heard either as oral evidence or affidavit. A High Court hears the case and makes a determination.
The commercial court – a special division of the High Court, created in 2004 – is competent to hear commercial disputes exceeding €1 million, included in a commercial list or cases concerning intellectual property, and is able to provide a suitable and rapid examination of the cases submitted. At the discretion of the commercial judge, proceedings may be adjourned for up to 28 days to enable the parties to refer to alternative dispute resolution practices, such as conciliation or mediation.
Normally, obtaining a decision may take a year. However, this timeframe may be doubled if compulsory enforcement is required. Appeal claims brought before the Supreme Court may take an additional three years.
Enforcement of a legal decision
A judgment is enforceable as soon as it becomes final. If the debtor fails to satisfy the judgment, the creditor can request the competent court to order execution by way of attachment and sale of the debtor's assets by the Sheriff. There is also the possibility to obtain payment of a debt through a third party owing money to the debtor (garnishee order).
For foreign awards, enforcement depends on whether the decision is issued in an EU member state or a country outside the EU. For the former, Ireland has adopted enforcement mechanisms; such as the EU Payment Order, or the European Enforcement Order when the claim is undisputed.
Insolvency proceedings
Out-of-court proceedings
Informal negotiations may take place, and any agreement must be unanimously adopted by all creditors.
Examinership is an Irish legal process whereby court protection is obtained to assist the survival of a company; The company may then restructure with the High Court's approval. It provides a maximum 100 day period in which a court appointed official (the examiner) seeks to take control of the company and manage it so that the company may continue to trade. The procedure may be initiated by the company, its directors, or one of its creditors. Once the examiner has been appointed, no proceedings may be commenced against the company. Its functions are to examine the affairs of the company and to formulate proposals for its survival. The examiner must formulate proposals for a compromise or scheme of arrangement to facilitate the survival of the relevant body as a going concern. They can be accepted by the creditors but they must be validated by the court.
The procedure arises in the context of secured creditors and provides a framework in which they may act so as to enforce their security interest. A receiver is appointed to a company by either a debenture holder or the court to take control of the assets of a company, with a view to ensure the repayment of the debt owed to the debenture holder, either through receiving income or realising the value of the charged asset.
The terminal process by which a company is wound up and dissolved, this process is conducted by a liquidator who takes possession of assets and distributes the proceeds from their sale in accordance with the priority of repayment. The liquidator is also required to investigate the conduct of the directors of the company and prepare a report for the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE). Dependent of its view, the liquidator may also be required to bring restriction proceedings against one or more of the directors. The procedure can be started by a competent court (court liquidation), the creditors (creditors' voluntary liquidation) or the debtors (members' voluntary liquidation).


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Favorite 4: Apps for Getting Around Manhattan
Anyone who's ever been to Manhattan, let alone actually lives there, can tell you that getting around is something of a pain at times. Actually that's not true. Getting around Manhattan is a nightmare most of the time. Between subway re-routes that aren't even mentioned in their respective stations to obtuse maps, simply getting from Point A to Point B can require a stop over at Points X, Y, and Z. It gets even worse when you're in a hurry.
With the ineptitude of the MTA in mind, I've compiled a list of apps that should help anyone, resident and tourist alike, find their way around with a bit less hassle.
iTrans NYC Subway
The App Store description claims that this is the "ultimate NYC transit app," and they aren't wrong. It's not perfect because the MTA is rarely "on schedule," but it's about as close are you're going to get. Predicted train arrival times, schedules, maps, location based navigation to nearby subway entrances, step-by-step directions for a planned trip, bus info, and real time train delay info when connected to WiFi will all make getting around beneath the city streets as painless as possible. Provided you don't get elbowed in the face by one of those dancing panhandlers.
iTrans NYC Subway
HopStop Transit Directions for iPhone
Now this is the app for serious trip planners. It covers virtually all possible transit routes ranging from cabs to buses to trains and beyond. It can call up schedules, maps (even viewable offline), ETAs, lists several possible routes, and even allows uses to set their preferences to avoid or stick to specific modes of transportation. Heck, it can even save recent searches to be called up later.
HopStop Transit Directions for iPhone
NYC Way
What makes this one so notable is that it's essentially dozens of useful NYC-centric apps in one place. It can call up video from live traffic cams to plan ahead for a road trip. It can call up a bunch of info for various galleries, shopping hotspots, and more. It can search for parking and WiFi. Museums and various tourist attractions are on the list, too. It's kind of the one-stop shop for any and all information you may need to plan a trip into the city; whether it's for a few days or a couple of hours.
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Central Park
A lot of people don't realize it until they see it for themselves, but Central Park is big. So big, in fact, that it warrants its own app. This "insider's guide" covers events (concerts, etc), notable locations to check out (did you know it has its own zoo?), and even helps you find a bathroom. It can guide you wherever you'd like to go using its GPS functions or even let you wander at your own pace while tossing up alerts every time you near a spot you want to check out.


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How do you find out that somebody has accessed your system and changed your configuration or security settings? How do you verify file content? There is no simple answer to these questions. Personally, I use specialized tool such as tripwire and combination of perl / shell script, UNIX command line utilities.
Examine methods of storing and later checking the validity of your configuration files is one of the key task. This article provides some guideline. You will develop a script that you can use to generate information that checks the validity of a file or directory full of files. The recorded information includes the file path, a checksum of the file so that you can compare the file contents, and unique information about the file (inode, permissions, ownership information) so that you can identify differences should they occur:
The typical UNIX administrator has a key range of utilities, tricks, and systems he or she uses regularly to aid in the process of administration. There are key utilities, command-line chains, and scripts that are used to simplify different processes. Some of these tools come with the operating system, but a majority of the tricks come through years of experience and a desire to ease the system administrator's life. The focus of this series is on getting the most from the available tools across a range of different UNIX environments, including methods of simplifying administration in a heterogeneous environment.


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The American people have been in denial about the reality of human sexuality for far too long. The infant science of Sexology [the biological, neurological, and psychological study of human sexuality] has [in only the 50 years since it's beginning] provided undeniable evidence that the simplistic view of sexuality, gender roles, and gender identity proposed by Christianity and Western Society is just plain WRONG! There is a far more complicated and [in many ways] beautiful spectrum of sexual and gender behaviors, preferences, and identities.
The Christian Right continues to support only one kind of sexual behavior, sex between a married heterosexual couple for procreation only.
The Late Jerry Fallwell, again demonstrating his crass lack of respect and sophistication came up with a motto for his disciples on this issue:
"It was Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve."
The ability to choose to remain abstinent until marriage AND to choose to be in a heterosexual marriage is fine as far as it goes... but once again... the Christian Right continues to ignore science and civil rights.
Dr. Alfred Kinsey became the father of sexuality research when he conducted several thousand interviews of individuals in the 50s. He published 2 books that would shock the world and send many conservatives flying into a rage. The first was "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" and the second "Sexual Behavior in the Human Female."
Apparently much of the public [as usual] had issues with the truth.
20 years before the American Psychological Association removed homosexuality from their book of psychiatric disorders, Kinsey proclaimed that homosexuality was a normal behavior.
BTW... The Kinsey Institute - located at Indiana University - would be a very interesting place to visit for anyone interested in learning about Dr. Kinsey's research and the continuing research of scientists who practice at the institute.
Their website is quite facinating:
Kinsey showed that sexuality was not a set of 2 different categories [Heterosexual, and homosexual] but rather a spectrum with the vast majority of individuals falling somewhere in between.
He also demonstrated that pre-marrital sex and extra-marrital affairs were common among the subjects he interviewed.
We owe a huge debt to Dr. Kinsey. If not for his research it is doubtful that human sexuality would be as understood as it is today.
Kinsey demonstrated that homosexual encounters were common among males and females that identified themselves as "strait" as well. [What this means is that just because you "made out with" or "had sex with" someone of the same sex as you once on a whim... doesn't mean you're gay... ]
If you want to know more about kinsey's research, please read his books.
So what point am I getting to?
The religious right are holding on to archaic ideas about sexuality that are destructive to human culture.
1. It seems to make more sense to them for a couple that hates eachother to stay in a heterosexual marriage instead of a homosexual couple that loves eachother to get married at all.
2. They can't seem to live with the undeniable statistic that 90% of modern individuals are not virgins when they go to their marriage bed.
3. They can't seem to accept that women are sexual at all.
Anyone else think this is insane?
People that are as deluded about modern reality as these wack-jobs should NOT be allowed to dictate to the public by legislation what they can and can't do with their bodies and who can and can't get married.
The fact that "sodomy" is still illegal is insane... because many people do it... even straits.
And the fact that homosexuals only have 1 or 2 states left that will recognize a marriage between them is insane because their behavior is quite common and as natural as any heterosexual relationship.
So... I propose this to people against gay marriage... if you refuse to support gay marriage, then I demand that you outlaw heterosexual marriage as well! That makes as much sense as outlawing gay marriage... afterall.
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While in the Dominican Republic as members of a group participating in a church-building project, a party of friends, organized by Nancy Wilson (wife of Elder Ted Wilson, General Conference President of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church), took time to visit our Las Palmas Children's Village.
Jean Parchment, one of the groups members, wrote this first-hand account of the group's visit to Las Palmas.
They toured the Las Palmas campus and spent time with the children and staff. We at ICC would like to thank our special visitors for taking the time to come and see our children's village.
"My excitement grew as the bus turned into the gate of Las Palmas. We sensed that we were going to meet some very special and precious people.
"We were not disappointed. The director; Samilin Williams met us with warm hugs. Her welcome reflected the warmth and kindness of the staff and children to whom we were introduced.
"I was extremely impressed by the well kept campus. The school and homes also reflect cleanliness, orderliness and neatness.
"I must hasten to note that my greatest joy was seeing seemingly well-adjusted children of all ages, enjoying the care and love of their teachers, director and foster parents in a natural family setting.
"A handsome and very personable young man, a resident since he was four-years-old and now a college student, came to the director and spontaneously hugged her. Wow! I thought, this speaks volumes. What I witnessed truly demonstrated the warm relationship that they share.
"We were privileged to meet a young teacher, one who went through the system of Las Palmas and is now giving back, teaching with love and kindness.
"Las Palmas demonstrates hands-on love of God for His children. I made the trip to deliver gifts but I received inspiration and blessings that cannot be measured by volume, time, money or distance.
"It is reassuring to realize that funds donated are being used as intended. My resolve to do all I can to help ICC projects deepened. This work is evangelism in its most powerful and effective form. Didn't Jesus Himself declare that ministering to His precious children is pure and undefiled religion?
"Thank you ICC for your vision and sustained support of this awesome work, thank you for the privilege of being a part of your ministry."
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Momofuku Noodle Bar
A bigger space suits a growing empire.
Thu Jan 24 2008
Photograph: Jeff Gurwin
Time Out Ratings :<strong>Rating: </strong>4/5
Walking into the relocated, larger Momofuku Noodle Bar on a recent weeknight felt very familiar: standard Momofuku decor (floor-to-ceiling windows, light-wood paneling, long dining bar), standard Momofuku crowds (a dozen-plus scenesters queued for dinner). Then came something of a miracle: My party of two was seated at the counter immediately. Turns out the people in line were taking advantage of a revolutionary innovation—tables—as foreign to the old Noodle Bar as reservations or a dress code.
And so the Momofuku juggernaut grows up a bit more. David Chang has gone from East Village rebel to awards-circuit veteran, piling up accolades from Bon Appétit, GQ, the James Beard Society, Food & Wine and just about anyone who has ever eaten a pork bun. A year after the opening of a spin-off, Momofuku Ssäm Bar, the relaunch of the flagship Noodle Bar, a block north of the original, presents another step in the Momofuku family's evolution (look for Momofuku Ko in the coming months).
The results are consistent with what we've seen so far: original. Fun. At times, outstanding. The new Noodle Bar, at 55 seats, doubles the capacity, yet the quality hasn't suffered. In fact, many of the new dishes raise the bar. While the image of the restaurant's fare as poor man's gourmet is a myth—doing Momofuku right runs $60 a person, easy—I can't help but marvel at how electric the dining experience remains. In my assessment, it boils down to three factors:
Rock & roll attitude: It's not just the soundtrack or the minimalist Noodle's Bar's sole piece of art (a giant photograph of the Band, circa 1967) that says "rock." Chang, now 30, borrowed money from his dad to start Noodle Bar four years ago at an age when even wunderkinds are still apprenticing as line cooks. He has enough confidence to risk failure—the price of admission for possible greatness.
Thus, Momofuku is one of the rare places where you can actually experience truly original flavor sensations without resorting to molecular gastronomy. One new Noodle Bar menu item, a cold smoked duck breast, comes slathered in swollen quince-flavored mustard seeds that pop in your mouth like fish roe, and a cinnamon-spiked sour cream that reminded me of tiramisu. Bizarre, and addictive.
The high-low balance: Noodle Bar made its bones taking the economic savior of college students everywhere—ramen noodles—and making them hot, duding up most of the bowls with sexy yet earthy ingredients like poached eggs and pickled pear, the latter turning the pork broth of the beef brisket nguyen into a spicy fruit tea. Similarly, the new Noodle Bar has added a single dessert—gimmicky yet appealing soft-serve ice cream in two flavors, eggnog and a rich gingersnap, among the best I've ever sampled of this everykid treat.
More interesting to me, however, is the way he takes offal and other trendy yet risky ingredients many eaters shy away from—veal sweetbreads, fried and served with chili sauce; "spicy honeycomb tripe;" a pressed veal's head terrine—and makes them as friendly as a cheeseburger. In Noodle Bar's previous incarnation, Chang offered chilled beef tongue; thin slices of that dish now serve as a garnish for a new grilled version, featuring a thick, mild slab the consistency of a pot roast, punched up with a mustard sauce and charred onions.
Porkocracy: Traveling in the deep South, I once encountered this saying at a hole-in-the-wall restaurant: if it's not fried, it's not food. Chang seems to feel that way about pork, infusing it into most of the items he serves. Pork stock is the standard, in noodle broths and as a base for sauces. The meat finds its way into dishes, both in classic pairings (with stewed Manila clams and in a parsnip puree, riffs on clams casino and split-pea soup, respectively) and less obvious ones (hunks of Benton Farms bacon sautéed in a kimchi syrup with smoky Satur Farms brussels sprouts). The pork bun, meanwhile, an oozing fatty belly lavished with hoisin sauce, scallions and crisp pickle slices, remains one of the best snacks in the city.
Lasting excellence requires proven staying power and a larger footprint. Momofuku Ko, a 14-seat restaurant in the old Noodle Bar space, promises still more twists—a set menu, and no servers. Another risk, and another chance to see whether Chang is a streaking comet, or a New York dining mainstay. Chang has been reorganizing the lieutenants among his properties as he evolves from rebel chef to large-scale restaurateur. Based on the new Noodle Bar, he has a good chance to expand his dominion without compromising his rep.


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Lauren Jauregui Shares Stunning Artwork For Upcoming Song "More Than That"
Image: Getty
Lauren Jauregui is gearing up to drop a brand new single this Friday called "More Than That." You KNOW it will be on my New Music Friday list, for sure!
But, we NEED to talk about this artwork. Girl is looking SO dang good and I know the single is going to be even better.
PS - Lauren's debut album should be out this year! Towards the end of 2018 she revealed the album will be organic as possible! Who's excited? I sure am!


text: I'd first like to say what an amazing collection of bikes in the build off this year! The workmanship and variety is astounding and I'm proud just to be amongst such talented builders. If it wasn't for this site I'd still be obsessively polishing a re-built straight-bar and thinking the mountain bikes were the only way to get around. This morning I took the 'Gas Pipe Special' out for it's first ride on a gravel maintenance road for the local train track, a path I normally use my mountain bike on, and I couldn't believe how smooth the ride was. I just glided over the potholes that normally give my hard-tail a good workout. I'm really loving this bike!!! Anyway, here are the photos (my camera is on it's last legs so I took a lot to make sure some came out right): My favorite shot: These are the loading doors for a Toronto Transit Commission transformer: This has been a lot of fun and I already have ideas for my next build. Good luck to everyone in the build, the bikes are amazing!!!!


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In some notes, I saw that in 2011 we were paying $260 a month for my Medigap policy. Now, eight years later, we are paying $400 every month. That is a 65 percent increase. No way our income went up anywhere near that much. Just saying.
My insurer will keep cranking up the increases because at this point no one else will take me. At the rodeo the rider has to hold on for eight long seconds. We've got to hold on for 11 more years until I'm eligible to enter the federally protected open
From New Mobility, check out this 2,130-foot spiraling ramp that gives you 148 foot view atop the forest all around. Quick math in my head tells me that's pretty much an 8 percent ADA grade. There is a 3,000-foot boardwalk leading through the forest to get you there. Award-winning, breathtaking.
(Mab says don't stare at the picture too long or it starts moving!)
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Out on the road, things don't always go as planned...
We took off on a big trip west. It came together quickly. The perfect small travel trailer came on the market, and they don't last long so we put our money down. It's a toy hauler, meaning the back flips down into a ramp that will be great for the wheelchair, and it's 16 feet long, so it should be OK for us to sleep and eat but still be able to fit in most campgrounds at the national parks which is our goal. The catch is that
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Comfortable Hoyer-friendly room in West Texas, lots of space, good bathroom. The Hoyer fits under a pullout sofa bed: I slept on it fine. Find photos and more details here.
Recently, Jeopardy uber-champion James Holzhauer surprised by donating to a nonprofit battling the type of cancer that affects show host Alex Trebek.
Holzhauer, 34, was epic master of Jeopardy for weeks on end, winning $2,462,216, just shy of Ken Jennings' record $2,520,700. He donated to a fundraiser in his boyhood hometown of Naperville, Illinois. Event participant Ann Zediker decided to email him. "My gut told me it was the right thing to do. It couldn't hurt." (There's


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jasonhwells needed a new coded website design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 22 designs submitted by 6 freelance designers.
I already have the website design, but the content on the inside of the website needs to be created.
Accepted File Formats:
I am going to use this for HTML email campaigns, so I am trying to use this as a "template," so we can change the text we write into it each week we send out this email.
I have thrown a format down on this website. You don't have to incorporate the images I have here except the MyHealthpak section and the Tim Sales area. The rest of the images can be changed and adapted to make the design you come up with nice.
I just need to make this email look nice in a newsletter format, so the content area just needs to look good and aesthically pleasing.


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Longhorn's expulsion shows need for caution on Facebook
Egg on his Facebook
No longer a member of the Texas football team, Buck Burnette serves as a lesson about being careful with material put on personal Web pages
AUSTIN — A template on facebook.com asks, "What are you doing right now?" An ill-advised response led to Buck Burnette's expulsion from the University of Texas football team.
What began as a private text-message exchange on Election Night between Burnette and a friend soon became available for anybody with a computer to see.
Burnette, a sophomore offensive lineman from Wimberley, was dismissed from the team Nov. 5 for posting a racially insensitive remark about President-elect Barack Obama on his Facebook page.
"I told (our players) to be careful with Facebook and MySpace," Texas coach Mack Brown said. "Those things are really dangerous."
A survey taken during Monday's Big 12 coaches conference call found most of the league's coaches are concerned about how much information is available on popular social-networking Web sites such as Facebook and MySpace.
The major concern: Users can voluntarily provide personal information, and the more popular the athletes, the more contact "with hundreds of people they don't know," Iowa State coach Gene Chizik.
"It's a challenge for coaches, because ultimately we're responsible," Chizik said.
In the status update section of his Facebook page, Burnette posted, "All the hunters gather up, we have a (slur) in the White House," in reference to Obama's becoming the first African-American elected to the presidency. Burnette said the comment was a text message he received from a friend and that he exercised bad judgment posting it on his page. He later apologized in a written note that was read by Brown during a team meeting.
Brown said he would prefer players not have personal Web pages, but he can't ban them. He does warn players to be careful about what kind of information and photos they post.
A review by the Houston Chronicle of the 60 players listed on the Longhorns' two-deep depth chart showed only four players with active Facebook accounts.
"It's a public right they have as students," Brown said. "We have told them that we would rather they not have them, and we've told them that they need to obviously not put anything on there that their mom wouldn't want to see."
Asked if he were worried the racial slur could divide his team, Brown cut off the question.
"Folks, I'm not going there at all," he said. "I'm through."
That didn't stop several high-profile Texas players from discussing the incident for the first time Monday.
"That stuff will get you in trouble," said Texas defensive end Brian Orakpo, a senior from Lamar High School. "Our main thing is to stay low-key and not put your business on the Internet where everybody can see."
Added Orakpo: "I thought it was handled appropriately. I thought the coaches did a good job handling the situation. My prayers are for him, but we've got to move on. Guys have got to make better decisions for their future."
Junior quarterback Colt McCoy said Burnette was "extremely sincere" in his apology to the team and "did not want to be a distraction" as the Longhorns pursue a possible national championship. In a statement released to the media after the incident, Burnette said he made a "terrible decision" and "those that know me understand that this is not a true reflection of my character."
Longhorns moving on
Senior wide receiver Quan Cosby spoke with Burnette after the incident but declined to say what was discussed.
"Regardless of what happens, we're all like family out there and pull for each other when we do things that we probably shouldn't," Cosby said. ""It was handled, and we moved on."
McCoy said the incident was not a distraction for the fourth-ranked Longhorns, who beat Baylor on Saturday and remain in the national title picture.
"I did not for a second think that it was going to be a distraction," he said. "Buck was extremely sincere. Everybody knows Buck. We're all so close. It's been tough for everybody across the board."
Jennifer Kearns, a spokeswoman for the NCAA, said there are specific rules that prevent coaches, boosters, sports agents and others from communicating with prospective student-athletes via social networking sites. For example, posting a message on a prospective student-athlete's "wall" on Facebook is not allowed, she said.
"The NCAA does encourage member schools to educate student-athletes (on) responsible use of social networking sites, but it is ultimately up to the individual schools to decide what policies to implement for student-athletes and students in general," Kearns said.
Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said the school's compliance office monitors players' Web pages.
"We remind them that anything they put on there is going to be public, so make sure you're smart about it," Stoops said.
Two of the most popular features on Facebook are the "status update," which allows users to stay in contact with friends, family and colleagues by posting thoughts, opinions or messages once or several times a day.
While Facebook has privacy features that limit who can see profile pages, many college students ignore them and provide a variety of personal information.
Facebook, which made its debut in 2004, has more than 120 million active users, according to the Web site of the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company.
"This day and age, they just live on that stuff," Chizik said. "We just try and educate them on the evils of it."
Leach among users
The social network scene is not just for college athletes. Texas Tech coach Mike Leach has a MySpace page, where under his profile you can learn his favorite movie is Rio Bravo; his interests are throwing stuff, football and pirate history; and his annual salary is $250,000 and higher. Among Leach's 2,372 "friends" are Florida State coach Bobby Bowden and Florida coach Urban Meyer.
Texas Tech senior quarterback Graham Harrell has seen an increase in popularity the last two weeks following wins over Texas and Oklahoma State. Harrell said his Facebook account recently maxed out at 5,000 friends.
"I don't get on (the site) anymore because it got a little overwhelming. I can't really keep up with it anymore," Harrell said. "To add a new friend, I have to delete an old one. That doesn't seem fair, but that's the way it goes."