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We had a splendid Christmas and we are still enjoying it!
We have this family tradition of visiting the zoo around Christmas time. While this year's Christmas was green, the air was crisp (hovering between 0-4 degrees Celsius). The animals were so alert. It was kind of magical.
Lily named this lion "Aslan" when she was about 3 1/2 years old. She has been read various abridged versions of Narnia and knows the story quite well. Although we have visited this fella at least 4 times a year for the past 3 years, we never connected – until today.
In the summer months we rarely see this cheetah, so even this tiny peak was a treat.
I hope you are enjoying the holidays!


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Most NFL coaches prefer their bye week fall somewhere near the middle of the season. Raiders coach Dennis Allen said his team's bye week comes at an ideal time, given there's so much work to do.
Allen said he and his coaching staff will spend an inordinate amount of time breaking down videotape from the first four games in an attempt to find answers as to why the Raiders started this season 1-3.
"We've got a lot of work to do," Allen said Monday, one day after the Raiders lost to the Denver Broncos 37-6. "We've got a lot of areas that we've got to improve on. This bye week comes at a good time for us, gives us a chance as coaches to look at and evaluate what we're doing, who we're doing it with and come up with solutions that can help us get better and help us win some games."
Specifically, Allen and his staff need to find out why the Raiders are getting outplayed in the second half, why the defense is allowing more than 31 points per game, why the run game is last in the league and how the Raiders can jump-start things for the final 12 games.
This isn't what Allen hoped to be doing during the bye week. Yet, he said, he is confident that he and his staff can get things turned around before their next game, Oct. 14 against the Atlanta Falcons.
"We're not going to stick our head in the sand," Allen said. "We're going to evaluate everything and see what things we need to improve on and where we can get better, and there's a lot of things that go into that. We're going to go from A to Z. We got a lot of getting better to do."
Free safety Michael Huff was one of many that felt as if the Raiders possessed a top-five defense entering the season.
Watching video tape of the Raiders games, Huff said the most frustrating thing is, he and his defensive mates oftentimes are in position to make plays. Many times, the plays they aren't making are the kind that has the potential to change the complexion of games.
"Plays are there to be made, but we just don't make them when it's time to make them … ," Huff said. "We see what we can be. We're still one play here, one play there. It's there to be had. We just got to make the plays."
Veteran defensive tackle Richard Seymour sees a Raiders team that is on the verge. The key is, staying the course, paying attention to detail and being accountable.
"We got a week to think about it," Seymour said, "but anytime you play a game like that, you definitely want to get back on the field and get it going again. We have some work that needs to be done. If you're a competitor, you accept that challenge. I feel like we're headed in the right direction."
Running back Darren McFadden said he isn't worried about the Raiders ineffectiveness running the ball so far.
"It's one of those things where you just got to keep running," McFadden said. "With the zone scheme, it's going to hit here and there, but you just have to keep running. Stick with it and keep pounding the ball."
— Right offensive tackle Khalif Barnes underwent a surgical "procedure" 10 days ago in an attempt to expedite the healing of his groin injury, Allen said.
Barnes suffered his injury against the Miami Dolphins on Sept. 16. He missed the past two games. He is week-to-week for now, Allen said.
— Injured starting cornerback Shawntae Spencer still needs a protective boot on his right foot, Allen said.
Allen said he won't be able to gauge Spencer's status until Spencer sheds the boot. He has missed the past two games, as well.
— Allen said he is "hopeful" of getting back starting wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey from a concussion in time for the Falcons game.
Heyward-Bey got hurt against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sept. 23 as a result of a helmet-to-helmet hit by Steelers safety Ryan Mundy.
He was hospitalized overnight and has not practiced since the injury. He also suffered a strained neck.
— The official stat book from Sunday's game against the Broncos credited the Raiders with no hits on quarterback Peyton Manning.
The Raiders review of the video from the game showed their defenders actually hit Manning nine times.
— The Raiders are 28th in defense at an average of 411.5 yards and 31.2 points per game. They are 22nd against the run at an average of 128.5 yards.
— The Raiders are last (32nd) in the league in rushing at an average of 60.8 yards per game. They were seventh last season and second in 2010.
— The Raiders lost the first game coming off a bye each of the past nine seasons. They lost those games by an average of 14 points
Up next: a game against the undefeated Atlanta Falcons, the sexy pick as the team most likely to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl.


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tw091283 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
2 winners were selected from 26 designs submitted by 16 freelance designers.
We are looking for a sleek, elegant and professional logo, business card & letterhead to match our new eco-friendly event planning firm talen(events). Liking the Web 2.0 look, but not opposed to any other creative ideas or looks. (3 color max for business card)
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Although we have chosen the colors chocolate brown & limegreen, we also want there to be free reign over the actual logo. We want people to be as creative as possible so we can see where we can go with the logo. We will give full comments and suggestions as we go along.
On our side, we are a event planning firm that specializes in "green" or eco-friendly weddings & corporate events. The theme we want to incorporate is "Casually Elegant & Eco-friendly.. just like you." Our clientele is mostly higher income, successful and casually elegant. They don't try too hard so our logo shouldn't either. Their free time is spent outdoors, and they take pride in their leisure lifestyle.
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A year later, legendary actor and motorsports enthusiast Steve McQueen wore it while shooting famed film Le Mans that hit theaters in 1971 and catapulted the Monaco to iconic status. Several makeovers of the original hit the market, but it was in 2004 with the Monaco V4 that time stood still as TAG Heuer unveiled its latest technological coup at Baselworld.
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I have an apartment I don't really like. It has stuff that needs to be fixed and just hasn't been since I moved in in July 2008. I haven't made a formal complaint or sent a letter about it, but it has been months since I asked to have a certain important problem fixed (my bath faucet leaks cold water since June) and I've asked a few times since to have it done. It was a mess when I moved in and we managed to fix stuff ourselves that they were supposed to fix, but others, the less important once, we haven't... They have been pretty crummy owners, but I do have a contract signed to live there until July 1st...
I have an opportunity to get a really nice apartment. It's a bit more expensive, but it also has an extra bedroom, bigger rooms, a separate laundry room, a gorgeous bathroom, a balcony and a backyard! This would be starting in January or maybe February... I don't think anyone will want my apartment. In fact, I am sure that they wouldn't find someone even for moving day July 1st. It needs too much work. I'm sure after I leave they will fix it all up - out of necessity.
Anyway... I need to get rid of my current apartment... I don't think the owners will allow me to at all... Options become:
1) have both, which I can't afford
2) rent my current one cheaper so someone will have it and pay the difference
3) stop paying my current one and risk getting a complain at the Régie (most owners of decent apartments will look into your file to see if you have a complaint) as well as having my credit affected
4) lie my butt off saying I am in difficulty and to give me this chance since I have always been fully on time with my rent and she gets no annoyances from me.
5) be dishonest and get her to rent it to our friend who is being expelled from the country (the person whose apartment we want...).
Or the final option is to nevermind this apartment and stay in our's until July 1st. And hope to rent something awesome on July 1st.
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Another Ferrari Classiche restoration attracts the crowds at Villa d'Este
Maranello, 28 May 2012 – Another important restoration by the Ferrari Classiche department debuted at the prestigious Villa d'Este Concorso d'Eleganza this weekend on the shores of Lake Como. The car, a 1952 212 Inter Cabriolet (chassis number 0235EU), is historically significant as it is only the second car ever to have been built by Pinin Farina who went on to become Ferrari's coachbuilder of choice.
The 212 Inter Cabriolet was first shown to the public at the Paris Motor Show in November 1952 before being sold to its first owner, Tony Parravano of Rome, by the then US importer, Chinetti Motors.
In August 1953 the car was famously entered at the Nürburgring 1000 km by film director Roberto Rossellini where it was driven by Maurice Gatsonides – the Dutch racing driver best known for inventing the Gatso speed camera – and Riccardo Vignolo, to finish an incredible 9th overall.
Now in the hands of American Ferrari collector, Kenneth B. Roath and his wife Dayle, the matching-numbers 212 Inter Cabriolet was returned to Ferrari in the autumn of 2010 for a complete and meticulous restoration in its original Azzurro over beige livery using both the factory's archives and period photos.


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DEL Events - 2012
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ME Summer Undergraduate Research Institute (SURI) - 2012Research-Informed Guidelines for Inclusive STEM Classrooms *Alethea Atkins: Introduction to Solid Mechanics *Rosalinda Cortez: A Qualitative Approach to Researching Engineering Education *Mark Cuson: E-14 Truss Solver, E-14 Vector Math Modules, E-14, Delta Design Online, Longboard Case Study *The 2012 SURI's with Professor Sheri Sheppard, Helen Chen and Samantha Brunhaver.
Epicenter Research Workshop - May 21, 2012Stanford's Technology Ventures Program (STVP) Epicenter and held on May 21, 2012 at Stanford University. The workshop explored current research on entrepreneurial skills and abilities with emphasis on undergraduate engineering students. The event was hosted by Sheri Sheppard and Shannon Gilmartin. Attendees included:
- Şenay Purzer of Purdue University, who presented a thought-provoking perspective on the nature of innovation and how to "see it live" in student's work;
- Nathalie Duval of Purdue University, who outlined a plan for big engineering schools to successfully create entrepreneurship programs (and measure the changes);
- Chuck Eesley of Stanford University, who shared his work on the institutional changes that can affect entrepreneurial outcomes, based on two large survey alumni studies;
- Bill Lucas of MIT, who presented a compelling case linking self-efficacy with entrepreneurship across a variety of settings, giving us very solid indexes and theoretical basis to build on;
- Bill Damon, Anne Colby, and Heather Malin of Stanford University, who are in the field with a gigantic Kauffman Foundation-sponsored project examining entrepreneurial activities among college-aged students;
- Mary Besterfield-Sacre of The University of Pittsburgh, who presented fascinating research on how innovation, entrepreneurship and design might be related, connected and measured;
- Lawrence Neeley of Olin College, who has rolled up his sleeves and is teaching design-innovation-entrepreneurship to first year students
We definitely packed a lot into just one day. We shared interesting research, as well as a willingness to present engage in discussion, made it a very productive day. Locally, our next steps are compiling notes from the day, then starting to synthesize themes and candidate research treads. As these materials come together, we will post them in this area.


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At a special event this morning, Apple unveiled a whole new line of iPods (new shuffles, nanos, and a powerful iPod touch), iTunes 10 with a built-in "Ping" social network, announced iOS 4.1 and teases iOs 4.2…and revealed a new $99 AppleTV with Netflix support and $0.99 television show rentals through iTunes.
New iPods
During the event, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced a revised iPod line, introducing new iPod shuffles and iPod nanos, along with a new iPod touch that has a lot in common with the iPhone 4.
The new iPod shuffle is even smaller than the current teeny-tiny iPod shuffle, but feature both physical buttons (much-missed in the current edition), and features playlist and voice-speaking features of the third-generation model, including support for Genius mixes. The shuffles retain their 2 GB storage capacity. Apple says the new shuffles will handle 15 hours of music playback, and will be available in five colors (blue, gold, green, pink, and silver) at a retail price of $49.
The iPod nano is getting smaller…and gaining a multitouch color display. The new iPod nano loses the signature clickwheel controller in favor of a multitouch display—and gains a clik so its instantly wearable like the iPod nano. The new iPod nano is almost half the size and half the weight of its predecessor, and supports 29 languages along with offering 24-hour battery life. Jobs's demonstration of the iPod nano seems to show it is not an iOS device; nonetheless, the nano borrows several conventions from Apple's experience with the iPhone and iPad—anyone familiar with current Apple offers will feel right at home. Users can even rotate the display around by twisting it with a two-fingered touch gesture. The iPod nano will be available in a PRODUCE (RED) version, as well as graphite, blue, gold, green, and pink: it'll be $149 for an 8 GB version and a $179 for a 16 GB version.
Jobs then highlighted the iPod touch as the most popular iPod model, but also the most popular game playing device in the world, outselling Nintendo and Sony portable game device combined. So Apple is revising the iPod touch to focus more clearly on games and apps: the new iPod touch will feature the same 326ppi "retina display" Apple debuted with the iPhone 4, as well as the Apple A4 processor that powers the iPhone 4. The new iPod touch will also feature Game Center, a front-facing camera with FaceTime capability, enabling real-time video chat over Wi-Fi, along with a rear-facing camera with HD video recording capability—and remember that the iPod touch has in-device video editing capability via Apple's iMovie application. The iPod touch will also support up to 40 hours of music playback on a single battery charge. The iPod touch will be available in 8 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GB models for $229, $299, and $399, respectively.
All the new iPod devices are available for pre-order now, and will begin shipping next week.
iOS 4.1
Jobs then announced iOS 4.1, on one hand a bug-fix for outstanding issues in iOS 4.1 (Bluetooth syncing, performance on the iPhone 3G, problems with the proximity sensor), but will also introduce TV show rentals, high-dynamic range photos, the ability to upload high-definition video over Wi-Fi, and Apple's previously-announced Game Center. iOS 4.1 will be available next week for the iPhone and iPod touch, as a free download via iTunes.
iOS 4.1 will offer high-dynamic range (HDR) photography as a standard feature in iOS 4.1. HDR photos essentially take three images at once in rapid succession, one under-exposed, one over-exposed, and one with normal exposure settings. Software then merges the images together to create a single image with both high contrast and a wealth of detail that would normally be lost in a photograph with a single exposure setting. HDR photos can offer stunning quality; however, taking three pictures in rapid succession is also very vulnerable to motion and blur from camera shakes.
iOS 4.1 will also debut Game Center, which will focus on multi-player games, enabling users to hook up with their friend to challenge them to games online, or—in the event folks don't have friends—match them up with similarly-skilled players who happen to be online at the time.
iOS 4.2
Jobs also took some time to discuss iOS 4.2, which will come in November with a focus on the iPad, although it will also support the iPhone and iPod touch. iOS 4.2 will bring all the iOS 4.1 capabilities to the iPad, with the addition of wireless printing and AirPlay, a new technology to stream video and photos over Wi-Fi. iOS 4.2 will also feature folders so users can group their iPad applications together, much as iPhone and iPod touch users can already do. iOS 4.2 will be available as a free download.
iTunes 10
To complement new iPods, Apple also took the wraps off iTunes 10, the latest version of its media-management and playback application. Apple noted that
iTunes 10 will also focus on "discovery" with a new feature called "Ping," a "social network all about music," which will enable user to follow their friends to learn what music they're talking about and downloading, as well as follow their favorite artists. Artist will have pages where they can converse with
Ping signals serious competition for services like iLike (recently acquired by MySpace) which attempt to integrate iTunes activity with social network; however, Ping may lose points by being a separate social service from widely-used social networking outlets like Twitter and Facebook.
Apple is making Ping available to over 160 million users in some 23 countries immediately. iTunes 10 is available today, and Ping will be available in the
Apple TV
Jobs noted that the Apple TV has failed to be a big hit like the iPhone, iPad, or iPod…but that no other set-top solution has really taken off either. Jobs noted that Apple TV users al want high-definition, professional Hollywood content—"they don't want amateur hour"—and don't want a computer on their TV. Jobs also noted users want lower prices for content, and don't want to have to think about managing storage for digital media or worry about syncing.
The new Apple TV is roughly one quarter the size of the previous Apple TV models—truly, astonishingly small, with an integrated power supply, HDMI output (with 5.1 surround sound support) plus Ethernet and integrated Wi-Fi connectivity.
Perhaps the most significant change with the Apple TV is that Apple is solving the storage problem by shifting to an all-rental model—with rental prices so low "you can watch it several times and it's still cheaper than if you'd bought it." The AppleTV can also stream movies, music, and photos from iTunes libraries on a users' home network.
And about those rental prices: first-run high-definition movies will be available for $4.99 the day and date they come out on DVD—and they'll get cheaper as the movies get older. High-definition TV shows will be available to rent for $0.99 commercial-free. Right now ABC and Fox are on board with the $0.99 rentals…and Jobs hopes other studios will quickly get on board. TV show rentals will be good for 48 hours. Amusingly, information about movies now includes ratings and reviews from a number of third parties…including Rotten Tomatoes. Netflix subscribers will also be able to stream content from the Netflix library on the new Apple TV, as well as tap into YouTube and Flickr: Apple is also touting its Netflix support as "by far the best implementation of Netflix"…which, honestly, given the onscreen Netflix interfaces we've seen, isn't necessarily saying much.
The new AppleTV will also support Apple's new AirPlay, so users will be able to stream content from an iOS device (like an iPad or iPhone) to an Apple TV.
Apple is pricing the new AppleTV a avery competitive $99—preorders are available today, with units expected to ship within four weeks
Apple Event Live Streaming
For the first time in many years, Apple streamed live video streaming of the event via the Internet. The feed used Apple's "industry-leading" HTTP Live Streaming technology, which, ironically, meant it was only accessible on Macs running Mac OS X 10.6 or later, or iPhones, iPod touches, and iPads running iOS 3.0 or later. Unlike Apple's earlier experiments with QuickTime streaming years ago, reports had the HTTP Live Streaming feed working reasonably well for many users.
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Form 7 Condulet outlet bodies approach conduit in size for neat, compact installations. Conduit hubs have tapered threads and feature integral bushings for protection of wire insulation. Form 7 has exclusive snaptight and wedgenut cover attachment to provide clear, unobstructed cover opening. SNAPTIGHT™ Form 7 Covers with integral sealing gaskets are installed without the use of screws, reducing installation time and costs. Covers are reusable.
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Call for Presentations RootsTech 2012 in Salt Lake City, Utah
Dates/Venue: February 2-4, 2012, Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City
Call Opens: May 25, 2011
Call Closes: June 30, 2011
Notification: August 27, 2011
The inaugural RootsTech Conference in 2011 was a huge success. Over 3000 attendees filled the presentation venues to learn about technologies and applications that could impact the many emerging facets of family history-related consumer markets worldwide. The Community Zone bustled with technology vendors and demonstrations and the Internet buzzed with blogs, tweets, chat, and articles for a month following the close of the conference. We expect RootsTech 2012 to continue to exceed expectations.
Consider being part of the RootsTech 2012 excitement as a presenter! Please look into the list of suggested topics below as a guideline for what we're seeking (you are certainly welcome to suggest additional topics). RootsTech 2012 presentations will be 40-50 minutes.
Submit your presentation proposal(s) online at RootsTech 2012 Call for Presentations.
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About RootsTech
The RootsTech conference is designed to bring technologists together with genealogists to learn from each other and find solutions to the challenges faced in family history research today. The conference's activities and offerings are focused on content that will help genealogists and family historians discover exciting new research tools while enabling technology creators to learn the latest development techniques from industry leaders and pioneers.
Call for Presentations
February 2-4, 2012 | Salt Lake City, Utah
Genealogy is a fast growing market segment with broad consumer interest. The second annual RootsTech Conference brings genealogy technology users and consumer technology creators together to learn, collaborate, and shape the future of family history. Genealogy technology users at this conference are progressive, forward-thinking, and early adopters of devices and tools that simplify family history research. Technology creators include innovators, writers of code, developers, and other individuals who produce tools, services, and devices that could be used to simplify and increase involvement in family history.
Unique tracks will be offered that address the specific needs of genealogy technology users and technology innovators. We invite proposals that address technology challenges and solutions that have the potential to improve family history and genealogical research. Special emphasis will be placed on submissions that find ways for genealogy technology users and technology creators to work and interact together. Particular consideration will also be given to proposals that provide a hands-on or interactive experience, with presenters giving step-by-step approaches to using technology, software, hardware, algorithms, APIs, plug-ins, extensions, etc.
Possible session topics include:
- GPS and geo-mapping
- Mobile devices
- Social applications
- Imaging and visualization
- Gamification
- Cloud-based solutions
Types of Sessions
1. Presentations: Classroom settings that engage participants.
2. Panels or Discussions: Formal panels of experts discussing specific topics, led by a facilitator.
3. Hands-on Workshops: Labs where attendees have hands-on experience in a specific task or objective.
4. Unconferencing: Informal, participant-led discussion groups.
Submission Information
Proposals will be accepted online at RootsTech.org from May 25, 2011 through June 30, 2011. Complete submission guidelines will be available on the website at that time. Syllabus materials will be due from participating presenters on November 1, 2011.
Presenters participating in the RootsTech Conference will receive a complimentary conference registration and a syllabus. There is no monetary compensation for presenters at this conference. Out-of-state speakers selected to present four or more lectures will also receive hotel accommodations.
Community-Requested Session Topics
Check rootstech.org frequently as the community weighs in on RootsTech session topics. Recent suggestions include geo-mapping, setting up a blog, archiving, gene research, how technology can accelerate the research process, scanners, how tech gadgets can be used for genealogy, video podcasting, genealogy on a Mac, digitizing photographs and papers, voice recognition, and mobile apps.


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Libya: rebel forces enter Tripoli but all morality is lost in this fog of war
Libya: rebel forces enter Tripoli but all morality is lost in this fog of war
Boutros Hussein and Lee Jay Walker
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It is reported that rebels have now entered Tripoli and fighting is raging in many areas of the city. If so, the end-game may be near for Col Muammar Gaddafi but his forces may launch a counter offensive or simply they could just melt away or collapse.
Civil wars are complex by nature but given the fire power of the rebels, NATO support, covert training inside Libya and more than likely, foreign fighters helping the rebels, it would all indicate borrowed time for Col Muammar Gaddafi.
The war, it must be stated, shows the limitations of international law and how it can be abused by major powers. It is nothing to do with humanitarian factors, this is bogus, for millions of Africans were killed in Sudan in the name of Arabization and little was done to prevent this.
Other issues are at play and just who are the rebels? Are they freedom fighters, Islamists, idealists, opportunists or a mixed bag of disgruntled individuals?
Whatever the rebels are it is difficult to say. However, to see NATO and covert operations going on within a sovereign nation does not bode well nor does it give the right impression.
Surely, big media agencies like the BBC, CNN, Reuters, and others, will come up with the same short term gestures like always. Yet, the Taliban soon left Kabul, the Iraqi army was soon defeated, the Serbian armed forces were forced out of Kosovo but then what?
In Afghanistan and Iraq you still have chaos and terrorist attacks happening on a regular basis. In Kosovo and Iraq most of the Christians have fled and narcotics is booming in Kosovo and Afghanistan.
Therefore, NATO and the media circus will have a few days or weeks to celebrate about something they don't fully understand. After this, the real motives behind the opposition will become known and like usual it may not be so progressive.
NATO claims that it didn't overstep the mark and help the rebels – but this can be taken with a pinch of salt and Islamists are waiting in the shadows.
It seems most likely that the Libyan leader will flee or he will be killed by rebel forces. It is difficult to imagine that he will survive to tell the story but at the moment this is just guesswork.
According to the BBC "A government source here believes that local tribes are preparing to protect their own. There is a fear among some in government circles that if the rebels are allowed to reach Tripoli, the city could be on the verge of all-out tribal warfare."
"The government is losing its grip on power but what comes next may not be the smooth regime change the west would like to see."
In the light of day, a murky conflict and still too much confusion to fully understand what will happen because a counter attack could happen or forces loyal to the Libyan leader may believe that their time is up.
Many people have been killed and for many ordinary Libyans the fog of this war is shrouded with deals being done in corridors of power but without any firm control of what will happen in the future.
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Audi - from also-ran to pace-setter
Audi is a demonstration that banging your head against a brick wall for long enough can, very occasionally, bring the wall down – so long as you are prepared to stand there for 20 years getting a bad headache.
When VW bought Auto Union from Mercedes, of all people in the mid 1960s, VW wanted it mainly for its production facilities – it could see little future for the cars. The first Audi was simply a re-engined version of the long-forgotten Auto Union DKW F102 (catchy name, huh?) and was meant to be the first and last Audi of the post-war period. However, Audi engineers secretly developed the first 100 model against VW's orders. When the VW boss saw the result, he changed his mind and allowed Audi to continue with both the 100 and the subsequent 80. In fact the first VW Passat was simply an Audi 80 with a hatchback body – the engineering all came from Audi.
However, Audi was seen at least one rung below BMW and Mercedes – a bit dull, a bit plodding, a bit downmarket. Audi tried to use technology to show how clever it was, with the 1980 4wd Quattro, the 1983 super-aerodynamic Audi 100, and the pioneering use of aluminium. However, the public did not really care. Audi did not have the image of a BMW or Mercedes, and no amount of Vorsprung durch Technik seemed to change that fact.
In the 1990s, Audi changed tack. It did two incredibly simple things that made a huge difference. It separated its dealers from VW, as it slowly realised that nobody would ever walk past a VW Polo to buy an Audi V8. Secondly, to underline its separate identity, it ditched its 1970s-era names in favour of A4, A6, A8 etc. It sounds laughably trivial, but people did really think the Audi A6 was a new car, not a rebadged Audi 100.
The third thing it did was a bit more complex – it majored on design, not technology. The cars looked more sophisticated and the interiors were massively improved, to the point where Audi interiors probably became the best in the industry. Suddenly buyers could see the benefits of Audis, just by sitting in the showroom and prodding the dashboard. That was a lot more persuasive than a 10 minute lecture on aerodynamic efficiency. As the old saying goes: if you want to persuade someone, show, don't tell.
Audi then used its growing success to colonise every niche it could think of – A3, A5, A7, TT plus the ever-expanding Q range (at last Audi found a way of profiting from its 4wd technology). It is now running neck-and-neck with BMW, but has one huge advantage. A lot of the oily bits still come from the VW parts bin, which gives it economies of scale that other premium brands can only dream of. BMW can share a few bits with Mini, but that is hardly the same as sharing with the multi-million-selling VW Golf.
In order to underline its new status, Audi has become the leading power in sports car racing in recent years. It is no coincidence that this form of motorsport was dominated by Porsche for much of the period from 1970 to the beginning of this century. Porsche was (and still is) the premium sports car company, so taking over from Porsche in its motorsports home sends the message that Audi is not only the new BMW, it is the new Porsche as well. Audi's skill was to build on its Le Mans success with the R8 supercar – a car that looked like it could compete at Le Mans (and if you want to see what's so speecial about Le Mans, watch this short video). The Le Mans racers gave the R8 credibility which, in turn, gave other Audi road cars credibility. It sounds simple, but no other car company has managed the trick. Both Peugeot and Mazda have won at Le Mans, but it never really did them much good, because they never had road cars that could credibly compete with the likes of Porsche.
Audi is the only car company that has successfully joined the ranks of supercar manufacturers since Ferrari and Lamborghini established the breed. Others have made limited-edition models like the Jaguar XJ220, but of all the would-be entrants since 1970, only Audi has made a successful series-production supercar. Even BMW's attempt, the 1970s M1 failed (albeit due to factors largely beyond BMW's control).
But what of Audi's rallying heritage? The VW Group, Audi's parent, has not given up on rallying, but it has decided that Audi is not the right brand. From 2013, VW will be competing in the WRC (World Rally Championship) in order to make the Polo look a bit more sporty, given it has a rather staid image at present. Audi has the A1, which could have been turned into a rally car (under the present regulations you pretty well have to start off with a supermini-sized car), but Audi reckons that its motorsport activities should reflect the car at the top of its range (the R8), not the car at the bottom.
The fact is that Audi has now joined the elite club of globally credible mainstream premium brands – and that club only has four members: the three German brands plus Jaguar Land Rover. As premium brands take an ever larger share of the global car market, that means each one makes ever larger profits. All of them currently have a profit margin of over 10%, which is more than double the typical margin of a non-premium car maker. The best news is that you can't choose to enter that club – Renault can't wake up one day and decide to be premium, as only the market makes the decision to allow in new entrants. Just ask Audi – they spent 20 years trying to climb in and made it just in time to enjoy the global premium boom. They are going to work very hard to kick the ladder away from any other manufacturer that tries to follow them.


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MILFORD, Mass., Apr 05, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) will webcast its Q1 2011 financial results conference call live on Tuesday, April 26th at 8:30 a.m. eastern time. To listen to the conference call connect to Waters' website, www.waters.com choose "Investors" and click on the Live Webcast. A replay of the webcast will be available until May 3rd at midnight eastern time.
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As a student abroad with the Experience China program, you will be involved in a myriad of activities. You'll live in a close-knit community of ExC participants, with a wealth of formal and informal opportunities to engage in the Zhejiang International Studies University (ZISU) campus, and larger community of Hangzhou, China. See the photos below for some insight into the student experience with ExC.
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Vulnerability: The Human and the Humanities
This spring's Scholar and Feminist Conference, "Vulnerability: The Human and the Humanities," will explore the concept of vulnerability as a fundamental and universal characteristic of the human condition. We are vulnerable on many different levels—from our own embodiment; to our place within a community; to the privileges we may lack as a result of our gender, race, or class. Scholars and activists alike have explored the way in which an understanding of these common vulnerabilities has the potential to transform our kinship structures, communities, and institutions into ones that recognize the importance of human interdependency. The conference will provide a space for thinking about how to incorporate a vision of shared vulnerability into social and political discussions, bringing together academics, activists and professionals working among especially vulnerable populations—prisoners, communities affected by environmental degradation, and so on—as well as activists who leverage vulnerability as an critical and effective organizing tool. The conference will feature a plenary panel on the emerging field of vulnerability studies, as well as an afternoon artist's talk by feminist performance artist Coco Fusco. Lunchtime workshops will center around topics including prisions and capital punishment; immigration; environmental justice; and the politics of care. The complete program and conference registration will be posted here when it beocmes available.
Plenary panelists include: Colin Dayan, Robert Penn Warren Professor of the Humanities at Vanderbilt University. Martha Albertson Fineman, Robert W. Woodruff Professor at Emory Law School, founder and director of the Feminism and Legal Theory Project, and co-director of Emory's Race and Difference Initiative. Ilaria Vanni, Head of the Cultural Studies Group, and Deputy Director of the Transforming Cultures Research Centre at the University of Technology, Sydney. Ewa Plonowska Ziarek, Julian Park Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Buffalo.
Keynote speaker: Coco Fusco, New York-based interdisciplinary artist and writer and Associate Professor of Fine Arts at the School of Art, Media, and Technology at Parsons the New School for Design.


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Timpraetor wrote:still crosshair wrote:The super brain bug sounds interesting and makes me wonder if its anything like the mind eater.
Well, it won't drill into your drone's head, but killing them is a bit of a challenge and really requires multiple players - even on a 1 star Hive mission.
The idea of a bug being able to override human control over drones seems interesting. It would provide a new challenge in that you could have to fight your own drone or try to go for the bug controlling it.


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Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel declares for NFL Draft
Heisman winner Johnny Manziel will likely go in the top half of the first round of the NFL draft. (Gerald Herbert/AP)
The wild and wonderful Johnny Manziel era has come to an end. The redshirt sophomore and 2012 Heisman Trophy winner formally announced his decision to enter the NFL Draft on Wednesday and also sent a thank you letter to "The 12th Man" on TexAgs.com.
Manziel discussed his decision with Bruce Feldman from CBS, saying:
"I feel very relieved. It's a weight off my shoulders. I'm ready to become a professional and dedicate myself to making my dream a reality of becoming the best quarterback I can be."
ESPN's Darren Rovell first reported on Tuesday that Manziel had decided to sign with Select Sports Agency and Maverick Carter, who also represents LeBron James.
In 2012, Manziel became the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy. That year, he led Texas A&M to an 11-2 record, including victories over Alabama, the eventual national champion, and Oklahoma, in the Cotton Bowl. He finished fifth in the Heisman voting this season, during which he passed for 4,114 yards, rushed for 759 more and had a hand in 46 total touchdowns (37 passing, nine rushing).
The quarterback closed his college career with a 52-48 win over Duke on Dec. 31 in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, when he helped the Aggies overcome a 21-point halftime deficit. Manziel rolled up 455 yards of total offense and accounted for five total touchdowns (four passing, one rushing) against the Blue Devils.
However, Texas A&M (9-4) was unable to replicate its 2012 success. The Aggies struggled defensively and had a hard time establishing a consistent running game. Still, the school saw enough from coach Kevin Sumlin to give him a new six-year contract worth $5 million per season on Dec. 10, which effectively squelched rumors that he might leave for open positions at USC or Texas.
Sumlin said of Manziel's departure:
"In all of my years of coaching, Johnny Manziel is the most exciting football player I have ever seen. We appreciate everything he has done for Texas A&M and Aggie football and wish him nothing but the best."
The always-polarizing Manziel has spent his share of time in the headlines for reasons other than football over the past two seasons. Every move he makes is scrutinized, whether he is signing autographs, wearing a Tim Tebow jersey, hanging out with his friends -- including the rapper, Drake -- or making on-field hand gestures.
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All of the distractions have taken away somewhat from what Manziel has been able to do with the ball in his hand in two years as the starting quarterback for A&M. He has consistently been one of the most electric and entertaining players in college football, and has almost single-handedly help ease the Aggies' transition into the SEC.
Manziel's talent alone should land him in the first round of the draft, although he will inevitably have to deal with questions about his character.
ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. has Manziel at No. 14 on his Big Board, the second-highest quarterback aside from Teddy Bridgewater.
SI.com's Chris Burke has Manziel as the third pick overall, going to the Jaguars, in his newly-debuted Mock Draft 4.0. Says Burke:
An admission: I was all over the place with Manziel before settling on him here, bumping out Khalil Mack. I do not think it's out of the question that the Jaguars aim for someone like Mack or Anthony Barr to give Gus Bradley a dynamic defender. But doing so would likely force them to settle on a second-tier QB later, dragging out the rebuilding project.
Manziel will make mistakes (possibly off the field as well as on). He'll also make the Jaguars a far more dangerous team from Day 1.
Wherever Manziel lands, his ability to make something out of nothing when a play breaks down and his competitive streak will be considerable assets. The teams with quarterback needs will have to decide if the Aggie fits with their coaching scheme and offensive philosophy, but at this point it's probably Bridgewater first and a take your pick of Fresno State's Derek Carr, UCF's Blake Bortles and Manziel. If he doesn't go to the Jaguars, it's hard to see Cleveland passing on him at No. 4.
In the meantime, let's all just enjoy what we got from Johnny Football at the college level for a little bit longer.


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Saw action in all 14 games ... Finished with five goals, 19 ground balls and 12-of-23 on faceoffs (.522) ... Picked up two ground balls against Vermont (Feb. 25) ... Collected two ground balls at Holy Cross (Feb. 28) ... Netted a goal at Georgetown (March 10) ... Tallied a goal and added a ground ball against Dartmouth (March 24) ... Scored a career-high three goals, won six faceoffs and grabbed five ground balls at Massachusetts (March 27) ... Won a faceoff and added a ground ball against Michigan (March 31) ... Caused a turnover and picked up a ground ball at Cornell (April 7) ... Snared two ground balls against Quinnipiac (April 10) ... Won a faceoff and picked up a ground ball at Penn (April 14) ... Went 4-of-5 on faceoffs and collected two ground balls against Princeton (April 21) ... Snared two ground balls at Yale (April 28).
2011 (Sophomore):
Played in 15 games ... Scored eight goals and dished out six assists for 14 points ... Grabbed 13 ground balls and was 7-of-14 (.500) on faceoffs ... Won two faceoffs, grabbed a ground ball and handed out an assist against Canisius (Feb. 26) ... Dished out three assists, scored a goal, caused a turnover, won a faceoff and picked up a ground ball at No. 5 Hofstra (March 5) ... Had a goal and an assist while picking up a ground ball and going 2-for-2 in faceoffs versus No. 20 Georgetown (March 8) ... Netted two goals against Bellarmine (March 11) ... Tallied a goal and an assist, and won a faceoff versus Holy Cross (March 15) ... Collected a ground ball at Dartmouth (March 26) ... Picked up two ground balls in victory over No. 14 Massachusetts (March 29) ... Scored a goal and claimed two ground balls against No. 6 Cornell (April 9) ... Tallied a goal and collected a ground ball against No. 15 Penn (April 16) ... Caused a turnover and picked up a ground ball at Princeton (April 23) ... Scooped three ground balls and won a faceoff against No. 2 Cornell in Ivy tournament final (May 8).
2010 (Freshman):
Appeared in all 12 contests, starting six ... Scored six goals and dished out six assists ... Led Harvard with 35 ground balls and won 60-of-116 faceoffs (.517) ... Had a goal and two assists and won three faceoffs in win against Canisius (Feb. 27) ... Grabbed a ground ball and claimed one faceoff victory at Georgetown (March 3) ... Assisted on a goal, won a faceoff and snared three ground balls at Holy Cross (March 6) ... Scored a goal, handed out two assists and collected a ground ball in win at Massachusetts (March 13) ... Won six faceoffs, grabbed six ground balls and netted a goal against Colgate (March 16) ... Assisted on a goal, collected two ground balls, caused a turnover and earned six faceoff victories against Brown (March 20) ... Won 12-of-15 faceoffs, caused a turnover, grabbed three ground balls and scored a goal in win over Dartmouth (March 27) ... Claimed three faceoff victories and picked up a ground ball against No. 7 Duke (April 2) ... Led Harvard with five ground balls, while scoring a goal and winning five faceoffs at No. 10 Cornell (April 10) ... Grabbed five ground balls, won seven faceoffs and scored a goal at Penn (April 17) ... Won 12-of-21 faceoffs, picked up a team-best eight ground balls and caused a turnover in victory over No. 6 Princeton (April 24) ... Named Ivy League Rookie of the Week April 26 ... Won four faceoffs, caused a turnover and grabbed a ground ball at Yale (May 1).
Before Harvard:
Lettered three years in lacrosse and football … Captained lacrosse team as a senior … Ranked No. 32 recruit by Inside Lacrosse … U.S. Lacrosse All-American as a senior … First team All-Gibbs Conference as a junior and senior … New Jersey Coaches Association first team all-state as a senior and third team as a junior … Star Ledger Morris County Player of the Year as a senior … Ranked ninth all-time in goals scored at Delbarton.
Father, Sumner, was a three-year letterwinner and captain of the 1977 Harvard lacrosse team and played football for two years … Brother, Terry, is a sophomore on the Harvard lacrosse team.


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mr.vince wrote:These files are not public domain and seem to come from a group of contributors that dumped these initially (which is why they were given these images)
mr.vince wrote:Megaupload is not known to its good reputation regarding copyright.
DrCoolZic wrote:Are the above IPF images correct? Your comment was not clear?
DrCoolZic wrote:I am not too picky on copyright things (i.e. I do not care) specially for 20+ years old games. Therefore I was thinking of putting the images on the net.
The idea was to provide them as torrent (I think this is what they have done for Amiga) under an dummy name.
DrCoolZic wrote:I think the message from SPS is a bit ambiguous:
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Remember that dream that solar companies could become master-limited partnerships? It might have taken a blow today.
Delaware Senator Chris Coons, who supports allowing solar companies to transform into MLPs, is leaving the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for the Senate Appropriations Committee. Axiom Capital Management's Gordon Johnson contemplates the impact on the transformation of solar stocks into MLPs:
We remind our readers that Sen. Coons is among the major sponsors of the MLP for renewables bill. This just made it a lot harder for him to push; while we strongly contended from the beginning in prior published research that this bill was unlikely to pass, our convictions here have grown with this piece of information (we will remind our readers that the introduction of this bill earlier this month cause quite a bit of upside in all solar stocks [particularly the U.S.-centric names: WFR, FSLR, and SPWR]).
Investors, however, may be focused on other things these days, like China's growth, European tariffs, and optimistic outlooks from the companies than the MLP status. Suntech Power (STP) has jumped 6.1% to $1.02, Canadian Solar (CSIQ) has climbed 5.5% to $8.85, Yingli Green Energy (YGE) has gained 3.1% to $3.00 and Trina Solar (TSL) has ticked up 3.1% to $5.32.


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Downtown Parking Meters Getting New Coat of Paint
COLUMBIA - Columbia Public Works was painting downtown parking meters on Friday. Former Parking Task Force personnel said different colors will indicate how many hours they can park in a particular spot.
Former chair of the now-disbanded Parking Task Force Skip Walther said that the meters' new looks will make finding the ideal spot much easier.
"We have a lot of meters in town with varying amounts of time you can put into them. They run from say, 24 minutes up to 10 hours. It's a challenge for a lot of people who aren't really familiar with downtown Columbia to know exactly where the 10-hour meters and the 24-minute meters are. We thought that by color coding the meters themselves, it would be easier for motorists to immediately recognize the meters by color," Walther said.
But former 2005 mayoral candidate Arch Brooks doesn't see the merits of such a system. He says that this action will only come back to hurt taxpayers in the long run.
"It's just another ploy to nickel-and-dime the taxpayers of the great city of Columbia for another flawed and follied process. We have a garage that nobody's ever gonna use, that won't be paid off in 30 years. And any-and-everything that they (the city) can come up with to nickel-and-dime the taxpayers in an effort to pay off that garage, and to do other things that are totally ridiculous is what they're up to painting the meters these colors," Brooks said.
Walther provided a direct response to Brooks' comment.
"Parking garages cost money to use as well. Parking garages, as well as the meters in downtown Columbia are part of Parking Utility, and its a comprehensive program of parking choices. They all cost money and it's really something that is required because the Parking Utility has to pay for the garages, they have to pay to monitor and maintain the meters. It's not something that costs nothing," Walther said.
According to a Columbia Public Works press release, 10-hour meters will be painted green, 5-hour meters will be painted orange, 4-hour meters will be painted purple, 2-hour meters will be painted grey, 1-hour meters will be painted red and 24-minute meters will be painted yellow.
A few parking meters along Ash Street at 8th Street have already been coded red. Columbia Public Works says it plans to have all downtown meters painted by August 1, 2013.


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by Pete Mazzaccaro
If you're reading this right now, there's a good chance that one of the following describes you:
A) You're home with your children who do not have school because less than six inches of snow fell.
B) You're at work wondering where all the people with kids are.
No matter the situation, if you're the sort of person who is not awestruck by an accumulation of snow that struggles to top your ankes, you're probably a bit frustrated. (DISCLOSURE: I fit category A, but can work from home.)
As a native New Englander, I've long had a bit of a problem with how quickly the city and suburbs can shut down after a little snow. In fact, one school my children attended once cancelled school before a single flake had fallen! In this the age of snowblowers, Goretex and Land Rovers, aren't we getting a little carried away with the snow?
Anyway, I'm interested in what our readers think. Are we getting soft?


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Pinellas Technical Education Center 901 34th St S Saint Petersburg, FL 33711 Phone: (727) 893-2500
General Information About Pinellas Technical Education Center
Our mission is to provide students the opportunity to develop national workplace competencies to fill the needs of business and industry.
Institutional statistical data was gathered from the U.S. Department of Education - Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, 2009-2010.
Institution Type
- 2-year, Public
Special Learning Opportunities
- Distance learning opportunities
Student Services
- General Education Courses
- Career Services available upon completion
Credit Accepted
- Dual credit
- Credit for life experiences
- Advanced placement (AP) credits
- The acceptance of credits for work experience or military experience are subject to review by the school and cannot be guaranteed.
Religious Affiliation
- Not applicable
Federal Aid
- Eligible students may receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g. Direct Loans).
Degrees/Certificates offered
- Less than 1 year certificate
- 1-2 years certificate
- 2-4 years certificate
Campus Setting
- City: Midsize
Disability Services Student
- 3% or Less
Admission Total Applicants Full Time Retention Rate 99%
Student Demographics Total Enrolled 1,964 Native American 5.0 Asian 70.0 African American 526.0 Hispanic 171.0 Enrolled FullTime Undergraduates 893 Enrolled FullTime Graduates 0


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Contraception mandate and religion: High court seen to tread the middle ground
As usual, Jesuit priest Thomas Reese, a senior analyst for the National Catholic Reporter, brings context and clarity to the debate over the contraception mandate under the Affordable Care Act.
"Hobby Lobby got what it wanted. The owners will no longer have to pay for coverage of the two contraceptives (IUDs and Plan B) that they consider abortifacients…. but the decision's discussion of the accommodation granted to religious corporations will make it very difficult for the bishops to win their case against it," he wrote in his column.
Churches and religious groups, including Catholic parishes and dioceses, were already exempt from the mandate that employers pay for their employees' contraception coverage.
Religious corporations were given "an accommodations" so the nonprofit organizations would not have to pay for contraceptives in their insurance plans — but their insurance companies would provide birth control coverage to the employees at no cost to employers because it would be cheaper than paying for live births. The employer simply would have to fill out EBSA Form 700 and send it to the insurance company.
"In the Hobby Lobby decision, the court argued that the accommodation should also be offered to for-profit corporations like Hobby Lobby. The accommodation was seen by the court as an excellent way of respecting the religious views of the company while still getting contraceptives to its employees," Reese wrote. "In his oral presentation to the court, the Hobby Lobby lawyer said such an accommodation would be acceptable to his client."
Yet, some religious employers, including Catholic bishops, are suing over the accommodation because, they argue, filling out the form for insurance companies would be "immoral cooperation in the evil."
The Supreme Court recently issued an order in the Wheaton College case challenging the accommodation that gave injunctive relief to Wheaton — the religious school would not have to file Form 700 and the federal government could not penalize it for not doing so.
Yet Reese goes on to argue that this victory for religious nonprofits is a partial one at best.
"The language of the Wheaton order is very precise," Reese wrote.
Reese said the order signals what the court thinks is the proper resolution of the case down the line. The order says that if the religious nonprofit informs Health and Human Services that it has religious objections to providing contraceptive services, it can, with impunity, skip sending Form 700 to its insurance company.
But the court also says: "Nothing in this interim order affects the ability of" Wheaton College's "employees and students to obtain, without cost, the full range of FDA approved contraceptives."
"The court is not striking down the accommodation, it is striking down Form 700," Reese wrote.
One way or another, by the nonprofit or the federal government, the insurance company will be informed that the nonprofit objects to paying for contraception and the insurer will still be required to cover the nonprofit employees' contraception at no cost to them.
"The bottom line is that the Supreme Court likes the accommodation but thinks Form 700 is not necessary," Reese wrote. "My prediction: the court will give the bishops a win in their fight against Form 700, but it will not strike down the accommodation nor stop contraceptives from reaching employees of religious nonprofits.
"Whether eliminating Form 700 is worth the millions of dollars spent on this fight is another question," he said.
Reese also points out that 26 states have their own contraceptive mandates, which are not affected by the decision.
Reese ends by wondering whether the Catholic bishops and other religious groups will try another tact to kill "the accommodation" they find so unaccommodating.


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Connor Cruise Gossip
Connor Cruise gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Katie be strong...
Fame/Flynet, Jackson Lee/Splash
For my initial report today on the Katie Holmes/Tom Cruise split, please click here. NYC paps say Katie Holmes was still wearing her wedding ring on Wednesday. Pictures are attached. You know what's interesting about that? They've always said that Tom and his inner circle check pap photos when he's away from her, just to make sure. Full Story
The GMD's humourless child
Theo Wargo/Getty
I read an article a couple of weeks ago (thanks Anna Maria) about Newt Gingrich vs Mitt Romney that's interesting on its own merit - click to see - but here's the part that's germane to this site: For some reason, (Mitt Romney) has always reminded me of Tom Cruise, and I never could figure out exactly why that was. Full Story
Little Sci is at the door
Tom Cruise continues to work on One Shot in Pittsburgh so his family, including wife Katie Holmes, their daughter Little Sci Suri, and son Connor were there for Halloween weekend. Katie was charged with managing the festivities on Saturday, seen here with Connor and Suri, in costume, trick or treating in the neighbourhood. Full Story
Selena & Justin adopt...and then he goes off with the boys
Splash News, WENN
Sound about right? They weren't just 69'ing at the hockey game in Winnipeg. While there, Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber hit up the animal shelter. They fell in love with a 10 week old husky mix. She called him Baylor. They took Baylor home. He's their baby. Until they break up. Then what?Don't talk of such things. Full Story
What advice did your dad give you about tits?
It's only Monday morning but these are easily, easily the best photos of the week, maybe even of my whole life. The GMD celebrated his 49th birthday yesterday in Miami wearing his favourite hat. He was joined by wife Katie, who threw him a surprise party, and two of his three children, Little Sci Suri, and son Connor who, as I've noted before, bears resemblance to his father, and yes know-it-alls, I am aware that he is adopted (!!!) but can a bitch say there's a resemblance without suggesting they're biologically connected? Fack! Anyway, Connor decided to go for a swim. Full Story


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Singapore, 29 April 2011 – Singapore Zoo visitors will soon have to be bid farewell to one-year-old Malayan sun bear, Indera. He will be making his way to the United Kingdom end May, where he will reside at the Rare Species Conservation Centre (RSCC), as part of an animal exchange programme.
Indera is the proud descendent of two generations of sun bears at the Singapore Zoo. Wildlife institutions around the world carry out animal exchanges to maximise genetic diversity and sustain captive breeding of the species. This helps to guarantee a captive population of the species should any natural or man-made disaster wipe out any one species in certain parts of the world.
The RSCC forms part of The Rare Species Conservation Trust which is a registered United Kingdom charity. It is home to the world's lesser known rare and endangered species of animals and is an education and captive breeding facility. Other wildlife that reside at the RSCC include the extremely rare Bali starling, endangered Sambirano bamboo lemur and the New Guinea singing dog.
Found primarily in the rainforests of Southeast Asia, these elusive Malayan sun bears are the smallest yet most aggressive bear species and are classified as vulnerable in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list. Reliable estimates of sun bear populations are lacking.
In exchange for Indera, the Singapore Zoo will receive a pair of jaguarandi, a medium-sized wild cat which will be housed at the upcoming river-themed attraction the River Safari, and one fishing cat for the Night Safari.


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Banks have provided $45.8 billion in aid under mortgage settlement.
Posted by Suzanne Baker at 11:23 AM
WASHINGTON -- More than half a million consumers have received a total of $45.8 billion in aid from the five largest banks as part of a national mortgage settlement struck last year between big banks and state and federal officials, the monitor of the agreement reported Thursday.
California, which was hit hard by the housing collapse, has received the most aid of any state under the deal with the nation's largest mortgage servicers. About 175,000 consumers have received a total of $20.6 billion in principal reductions, short-sale relief and other assistance, according to California's monitor.
The figures are for assistance from March 1 through Dec. 31 and include trial reductions in mortgage payments that had not been converted into permanent modifications, according to the Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight.
"I believe we have made progress, particularly as it relates to consumer relief, but I know from my regular conversations with advocates across the nation that the banks and I have much more work to do on behalf of borrowers," said Joseph A. Smith Jr., a former North Carolina banking commissioner who is serving as the deal's monitor.
The relief is part of a settlement that was struck a year ago by 49 state attorneys general, several federal agencies and the nation's five largest mortgage servicers -- Bank of America Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wells Fargo & Co., Citigroup Inc. and Ally Financial Inc..
Under the $25-billion settlement, servicers were required to provide $20 billion in relief to consumers, with different types of relief getting different amounts of credit toward that figure. Because the servicers get less than a dollar's worth of credit for each dollar in relief, consumers have received more than $20 billion in relief. A separate $5 billion under the agreement went to states, primarily for foreclosure prevention programs.
The settlement resolved investigations into allegations the financial institutions had used flawed paperwork and other faulty practices to foreclose on homes.
Much of the aid to consumers has been through short sales. In California, about $8.8 billion of the aid received by consumers was through short sales. Nationally, it was about $20 billion.
So far only Ally, which has provided $257 million in relief, has met its obligation under the settlement, the monitor said.
The other four banks had much larger obligations. Bank of America had provided the most relief as of Dec. 31 -- $26.8 billion to 318,024 borrowers. BofA said Thursday it was on track to meet its obligations under the settlement by the end of March.


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Strawberry Pastries
I found this recipe in an old cookbook and just love it. When our large family was home, I couldn't keep up with the demand for these yummy little pastries-the kids ate them as fast as I could bake them! It simply wouldn't be Christmas breakfast without a platter of these family favorites.
Total TimePrep: 45 min. + rising Bake: 10 min.
Makes2-1/2 dozen
- 1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
- 1 teaspoon plus 1/4 cup sugar, divided
- 1 cup warm 2% milk (110° to 115°)
- 6 tablespoons shortening
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 3-1/4 to 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1-1/2 teaspoons quick-cooking tapioca
- 1/2 cup frozen sliced sweetened strawberries with juice, thawed
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
- Melted butter
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 to 3 teaspoons milk
- In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add 1 teaspoon sugar; let stand for 5 minutes. Add the milk, shortening, salt, egg, remaining sugar and 2 cups flour; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky). Do not knead. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
- For filling, combine sugar and tapioca in a small saucepan; add strawberries. Let stand for 5 minutes. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the lemon juice. Cool.
- Punch down dough; divide in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut into 2-in. squares. Spoon about 1/2 teaspoon of filling into the center of each square. Bring two opposite corners together over center of filling; pinch to seal. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Cover and let rest for 15 minutes.
- Bake at 425° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks. Brush with melted butter; cool. For icing, in a small bowl, cream shortening and butter until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Drizzle over pastries.
Nutrition Facts1 each: 128 calories, 5g fat (2g saturated fat), 10mg cholesterol, 93mg sodium, 20g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.
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Dear friends,
It's true… I'm still alive!!! Yes, I know it's been quite a long time since I last wrote here and I could give you many excuses but I won't. I will only say this: I am very sorry. I never forgot about my dear readers but I kept forgetting to blog. Sorry!!!
Well, this is just a little post to let you all know that I am alive and well. I've been living in my new apartment for a little over a month now and I LOVE it! There's still a lot of unpacking and organizing to be done so you won't get photos right away but I promise that you will see my little slice of heaven one day… Also, I will re-start creating art and posting it here, even if it's just a photo and a line. This is my solemn promise to you, dear readers, that this blog is now coming back to life!
Above: photo of a 3″x6″ mixed media piece I abandoned at the mall last week.


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30 Years of Excel – the Story of Excellence!
Posted by Боряна Петрова 30.09.2015 3 коментара
Аn autumn day in late 1984 four people gather in the small apartment of Red Lion Hotel in Bellevue, near Seattle. The purpose of the meeting is to lay the foundations of a secret project codenamed "Odyssey." For three days they plan, draw, program, write code and discuss hard to clarify the concept of creation and development of new software, which a couple of years later would change the business world, and will bring them millions of dollars.