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Recent works produced in the spring of 2014, the See Sea series that this photograph belongs to, comprises poetic observations of the Taiwanese coastline near the village of Hsuhai in the southeast of the country. Living for nearly two months facing the Pacific Ocean, the young photographer Po Chen studied the sea through his lens every day. ?The ocean in different each day, even every house, every minute facing the sea is therefore unique.? These almost identical images require the photographer to remain immobile for several solitary hours, waiting for the right light to sculpt the texture of the water and reveal the colour of the sky appearing over the horizon. These minimalist marine views plunge the spectator into the heart of an infinite natural world and are somewhat reminiscent of the black and white images of Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto.Read more Read less
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From Taiwan, Po Chen was born in 1984 in Changhua on the west coast of the island. Originally trained as an IT engineer, he graduated in 2008 and immediately travelled to North India with the intention of joining a humanitarian and educational association. Alongside his volunteer work, this experience gave him the chance to produce his first images on the shantytowns of Chandigarh and publish the album Indian Drifting in 2010. Armed with this success, the Taiwanese government commissioned a project on the city of Yunlin, for which he produced a second book in 2012 entitled Yunlin, one and all. In the same year, Po Chen definitively ended his career as an engineer to become a photographer. Since then, he has participated in several notable exhibitions, particularly Homeland at the Taipei international airport and I See Yunlin on the Xiluo bridge in Yunlin in 2013.


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ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - Jan 28, 2013) - RouteMatch Software was named a Finalist today in the Front-line Customer Service Team of the Year category in the seventh annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, and will ultimately be a Gold, Silver, or Bronze Stevie Award winner in the program.
The awards are presented by the Stevie® Awards, which organizes several of the world's leading business awards shows including the prestigious International Business Awards.
More than 1,100 entries from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted to this year's competition, an increase of 10% over 2012. Finalists were determined by the average scores of 120 professionals worldwide, acting as preliminary judges. Entries were considered in 30 categories for customer service and contact center professionals, including Contact Center of the Year, Award for Innovation in Customer Service, and Customer Service Department of the Year.
RouteMatch, a leader in providing end to end technologies to the passenger transportation industry, was recognized for its unique Customer Support programs that not only helps clients get the most out of their software investments, but also presents exemplary opportunities for customers to connect as a community and share best practices using a "multi-touch" approach. This has resulted in a 98% customer retention rate.
"We are honored to be recognized by the panel of judges and receive this award for the relationships we build each day," said Joe Hewes, Vice President of Client Services, RouteMatch Software. "In an industry where a call from a client could mean stranded riders or lost drivers trying to find their route, we know how critical each call is -- and our front line customer support team strives to make a difference every day."
RouteMatch Software was recognized as going beyond providing the traditional 24/7 customer support phone lines by also offering a dedicated customer web portal for education and training, on-site customer visits, an annual user conference, as well as a devoted point of contact for its 600 customers comprising of public transit agencies and private and non-profit organizations.
More than 100 members of several specialized judging committees will determine Stevie Award placements from among the Finalists during final judging, to take place January 28 - February 8.
"Many of our preliminary judges have commented about the high quality of the entries the competition received this year," said Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards. "Our final judges will have a challenging but rewarding task, to determine the Gold, Silver and Bronze placements."
Details about the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.StevieAwards.com/Sales.
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Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.
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The U.S. Senate Tuesday afternoon passed a federal Farm Bill, 68-32. The bill now heads to President Obama, who is expected to sign it.
The Detroit Free Press reported Obama could sign the bill on Friday, Feb. 7, during a visit to Michigan State University. Michigan is the home state of Sen. Debbie Stabenow, chair of the Senate Ag Committee.
Senate Democrats overwhelmingly approved the bill, 44-9. However, Republicans were almost evenly split, 22 for and 23 against. Among the 23 "major dairy states," 34 of 46 senators voted to approve the measure. To see how you senator voted, click here.
Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), noted the battle of the Farm Bill, and especially the dairy title, has been long.
"It has been a long and torturous road toward the creation of a better safety net for dairy farmers, but with today's vote in the Senate to approve the farm bill, coupled with last week's House vote, that five-year journey has reached its end," Mulhern said.
"We didn't wind up precisely where we wanted in terms of the dairy program, but the milk glass is more than half-full," he continued. "The new farm bill replaces three outmoded programs intended to help farmers – but that often failed in that effort. In their place is a new, more modern, and more comprehensive margin protection program offering dairy producers a far better and more effective safety net. Because it is designed to protect against periods of both low milk prices as well as high feed costs, margin insurance is a better risk management tool to help farmers deal with the global volatility in commodity prices in the 21st century.
Mulhern thanked Sens. Debbie Stabenow, Thad Cochran and Patrick Leahy, and Reps. Frank Lucas and Collin Peterson, for their efforts to fashion this new dairy policy.
"I also want to express my appreciation to all of the farmers, cooperatives, and farm organizations that have helped throughout this long process," Mulhern said. "The members of NMPF have worked tirelessly since 2009 to build a new and better dairy program. The farm bill's margin protection program is a tribute to their dedication and commitment."
U.S. dairy producers won't likely feel the impact of the Farm Bill – at least on dairy policy – until later this fall. Under the bill, USDA must establish a Margin Protection Program for dairy producers no later than Sept. 1, 2014. The Dairy Title of the Agricultural Act of 2014 was outlined previously by Dairy Herd Management.
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USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack
Today's action will allow the proud men and women who feed millions around the world to invest confidently in the future. Our communities will have additional support to attract new economic opportunity and create jobs. During difficult times, children, working families, seniors and people with disabilities will have access to nutritious food. The potential of new products, treatments and discoveries will be strengthened through new agricultural research. Renewed conservation efforts will protect our fields, forests and waters creating new tourism options. This legislation is important to the entire nation.
Building on the historic economic gains in rural America over the past 5 years, this bill will accomplish those goals while achieving meaningful reform and billions of dollars in savings for the taxpayer. While no legislation is perfect, this bill is a strong investment in American
U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla., chair of the House Ag Committee)
I am pleased the Senate passed the conference report and put us another step closer to enacting a new farm bill. I commend Chairwoman Stabenow and Ranking Member Cochran on their efforts throughout this process. We worked together to give certainty and sound policy to our agricultural producers; deliver taxpayers billions of dollars in savings; and provide consumers the affordable and reliable food supply they have grown accustomed to."
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The Farm Bill that has now gained approval in both houses of Congress demonstrates that the consumer-driven, farmer-powered organic sector—the fourth-largest food and feed commodity—is an important part of the U.S. agricultural community. It is a victory for organic farmers, businesses and consumers. We now look forward to quick action by President Obama to sign this legislation into law.


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I was kinda kidding about the whole "NO ONE WANTS TO GO TO YOUR STUPID MOOSE TOURNAMENT, CANADA" thing, but now I'm starting to wonder.
Numero Uno crashed out in straight sets to Robert Vinci, somehow blowing a 5-1 lead in the second set to lose 64 75 in some, to be fair, pretty horrible conditions. The wind was swirling and Caro was clearly showing some rust, shanking the ball left and right and generally getting perturbed with the whole shebang. And so she blew a lead and lost to a player who was, prior to today, 0-17 against top five players. Said Roberta after the match: "This is the happiest day of my life." So, you know, it was kind of a big deal.
While Caro may have just failed to show up, Rafa's problem was that Ivan Dodig TOTALLY SHOWED UP and then some. Rafa, hampered by a cold, also showed signs of rust. But to completely tag Rafa with the loss would be horribly unfair to Dodig. The man played 110% red-line tennis for two sets. He took it to Rafa, serving big and getting to the net as much as possible, slicing and dicing volley winners left and right. That he was able to keep up that level over two sets was shocking, even more so because Rafa would get up a break twice in the third set, only to have the fearless Ivan storm back and seemingly break back out of nowhere. Every journeyman dreams of having one of these matches in him. Ivan Dodig chose today to find it. All credit to him.
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Home > News & Events > Wayland Press Release Archives > 2002 News Releases > March 2002 > Worship band to headline concert at Wayland's Big Weekend
Worship band to headline concert at Wayland's Big Weekend
Modern worship band MercyMe will headline a concert March 22 as part of Wayland Baptist University's Big Weekend preview event on the Plainview campus.
The Dallas-based band will take the stage after opening acts Ten Shekel Shirt and The Normals. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in Harral Auditorium.
MercyMe was born in 1994 after vocalist Bart Millard and keyboardist Jim Bryson, who had been heading a worship team on a trip to Europe, joined forces with guitarist Mike Scheuchzer for full-time music ministry. Though the current praise and worship explosion has sprung up numerous worship bands and albums, MercyMe was doing praise and worship long before it was the "in" thing.
Millard might have been destined for a football career had two broken ankles not stopped him. He ended up in the school choir to fulfill his elective credits and both Millard and his teacher discovered a budding talent in the singer. He later moved to Lakeland, Florida to work with a praise band. It would be just another step toward his ministry career.
"That was the first time I ever did anything with a band - just a local youth group who played for a Wednesday night service," Millard said. "But I fell in love with it immediately."
After the band officially formed, MercyMe recorded an independent album in 1995 - Pleased to Meet You - before getting a showcase for recording label representatives in Nashville through new manager Scott Brickell (manager of Audio Adrenaline). Instead of recording contracts, though, the band got a new focus.
"We had always thought you do a showcase, you sign a deal, you make records for the CCM market," Millard said. "God made it clear the role MercyMe was to play was to help meet the growing hunger for praise and worship music."
From then on, the group's concerts focuses heavily on worship with a modern rock/pop flair. They recorded several more albums, including two volumes of Traces of Rain in 1997 and 1998, The Need and The Worship Project in 1999 and Look in 2000. The band also grew in numbers, with bassist Nathan Cochran and drummer Robby Shaffer coming on board.
Becoming overwhelmed with the behind-the-scenes tasks of marketing, booking and management, the band signed on in 2000 with INO Records and Brickhouse Entertainment. Their first label album Almost There was released in 2001.
The band is probably best known for its single "I Can Only Imagine," released on The Worship Project. The song has been a chart topper on several Christian radio stations and Amy Grant approached the band for rights to record the song herself.
Despite commercial successes, the band remains focused to what they see as a calling to lead in worship.
"I pray that God would use us like psalmists - it would be an immense privilege to think that a song we write might outlive this band," Millard said. "We want to lead people to His throne through worship. We hope to be doing this when praise and worship isn't 'popular' anymore - but why shouldn't we be? It's the reason we were created."
Tickets for the concert are $10 and are available at the Wayland University Store, (806) 291-3615. In Lubbock, tickets can be purchased at Lifeway Christian Store, 797-4186 or Family Christian Stores, 745-4995. In Amarillo, tickets are available at Family Christian Stores, 358-7651 or at High Plains Religious Bookstore, 353-5521. Tickets are included in the $20 Big Weekend package for high school juniors and seniors who attend the weekend, including meals and lodging in dormitories.
For more information, contact Wayland admissions at (800) 588-1928.


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Dr. Moore will speak in the Christie Theatre on Thursday, April 19th at 5pm
Reflexive Research, Outreach, and Engagement with
Children and Families of the Somali Diaspora
Dr. Moore's research explores how culture shapes language and literacy development in communities whose members use multiple languages and participate in multiple schooling traditions. She has published extensively on her ethnographic work with two communities in Cameroon, and is currently working with a Somali community in Ohio who experiences double-schooling.
Leslie Moore earned a doctorate in Applied Linguistics and an MA in Teaching English as a Second Language from UCLA. In between graduate degrees she was a visiting scholar in African Languages & Linguistics at Leiden University. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the National Science Foundation Center for Informal Learning and Schools at UC Santa Cruz. Dr. Moore specializes in language socialization research, an ethnographic and interactional discourse analytic approach to the study of human development and learning. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, and Fulbright, and Dr. Moore has recently completed her work as the Principle Investigator on an Ohio Humanities Council/National Endowment for the Humanities Major Grant for K-12 Education. Her work has appeared in anthropological, linguistic, educational research, and interdisciplinary journals and reference works, including Text & Talk, Social Analysis, Language Arts, Language & Communication, Studies in African Linguistics, The Handbook of Language Socialization, The Anthropology of Learning in Childhood, and The Encyclopedia of Language and Education.


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Angie Stevens will perform 7-9 p.m. Aug. 9 at Foote Lagoon, 500 E. Third St.
Stevens melds the influences of alt-country, indie-rock, contemporary folk and pop, and is now comfortably an Americana artists. She performs soul-bearing live shows.
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Nizam - 6.5 crores - screening stopped (KCR Fasting break chesina roju and Bandh valla First week lo 1/12 days Nizam shows bandh , also 1st weekend December 5th 3 shows, (sat day) December 6th all shows (Sunday) Dec7th all shows (Monday) all are canceled Nizam Distributor Dil Raju who shared the rights along with Producer for 5.5 crores already recovered but estimated loss of profit 4- 5 crores in Nizam region only. Nizam area is one of the strong hold of Allu Arjun and the movie had faced severe breaks in even in first 10 days when the movie going with packed houses)
Ceded - 4.22 crs - Still Running
Utthar Andhra (Vizag Region) - 1.60cr - Still Running Sharat theater 13 lakshs share, venkteswara 13 lakhs share, Kameswari 7 lakhs 20 thousand shares (City only it the movie got 42 lakhs share)
Guntur - 1.27 crs - Still Running
Krishna - 1.15crs - Still Running
West - 1.21 crs - Still running
East - 1.08 crs - Still running
Nellore - 75 lakhs - Still running
Karnataka - 1.90 crs - Still Running
Chennai + North India - 40 lakhs - Still Running
20.08 crs (Estimated losses in the Andhra Region is 2 to 3 crores)
(Nizam + Andhra Region losses 6 to 8 crores)
(Overseas Collections, Audio Rights, Satellite Rights, And Kerala Rights (95 lakhs not included) All are about 7 crores )
Business Details: Expect Ceded and Nellore the producers not sold out the movie and most of the areas they released by their own. The movie is expected to collect few more crores share in further run. (Christmas, New Year holidays and Pongal holidays are going to fetch Arya 2. added advantage is no other big movie is releasing in near by due to bad situations placed in Andhra Pradesh. So Arya 2 is solo in the race. And the movie has recovered the budget. With the share of theatrical run only
Theatrical Share collected till now: 20.08 (Nov 27th to 24th Dec)
Estimated Share from further running: Minimum 3 crores
Amounts apart from theatrical share: about 7 crores
Total estimated Business: 30.08+ crores
Loss accrued from Nizam and Andhra Region (at least 5 crores)
This year Arundathi , Magadheera and Kick, the 3 movies are crossed 25 crores mark. Aarya 2 is the forth one in the path of 25crores of theatrical share . In spite of bandhs and strikes the movie crossed the 25 crores. Because of allu arjun performances great dances Sukumar direction combination and great success of audio by Devi Sri prasad.
However, when contacted, Gauthami said, "I can't think of such things. I have a long way to go and prove myself in film making. And that too KB sir? I can't even imagine it!" Madhavan is said to be playing the central character in the untitled movie and Shruthi Hassan is said to be composing the tracks for the film.
"Rajinikanth who was shooting for his 'Endhiran' in Lonavala near Mumbai had dropped in Amitabh's hotel and the two Super Stars relived their long time closeness.
In his official blog Amitabh Bachchan has said "It has been a long association of friendship and professional camaraderie. Many films have we worked together in and been rewarded with success and many an evening has been spent together, talking about our craft and about life!
It is such a joy to spend time with a member of your own fraternity and speak of nothing else but creative inputs, life and the world around us. And this morning was no different.
What an incredible life Rajini has had. From a struggling bus conductor checking tickets on public transports to this God-Like figure of immense fan following and mass strength. Absolutely amazing!! "
According to sources, the actor shot the 13-minute monologue, perhaps the longest his career, in one take.
"It was instantly done in the first take itself. The crew was astonished and claps were heard much after the scene was over," sources said.
They also recalled an intense scene shot by the actor in the RGV movie, where Bachchan could not help but feel the pain of the character and his eyes welled up with tears.
Also, he always insists that Hindi dialogues be written in Devnagiri script, they said.
The Bollywood icon plays Vijay Harshvardhan Malik, a media baron in the film which is a take on the functioning of the media.
Movie Artists Association(MAA) has condemned the recent attacks on movie units shooting around hyderabad and submitted a request to home minister asking for police protection to their movie outdoor shootings.
This is indeed a sad news for megafans who wanted to celebrate this event in big way.
Chiru is willing to do this project in his own production and desires to act with his son Ram Charan in the same movie.
Allu Arvind replied in a positive manner and said project will definitely take place but not that sooner.
Soon there would be a treat by Megastar and Ram Charan.
This is expected to start in late 2010 and release in mid 2011.
They will return to mumbai in january 1st week.
Genelia is playing main heroine and many speculations are on about second heroine of this movie.
Kriti Khabanda, Shruti Hassan, Shammu and now Shazahn Padamsee is being considered for this role.
She is daughter of famous theater personality Alyque Padamsee and pop diva Sharon Prabhakar.
Shazahn Padamsee was recently seen as heroine in the Ranbir Kapoor starrer Rocket Singh movie.
Orange unit are expected to fly to australia in february for a 3 month schedule.
Movie is planned for july 2010 release.
From January 10th, the other schedule will starts in Sydney, Australia. The producer also says that the movie consists of sentiment, Family Emotions and Entertainment. Jenelia is pairing with Ram charan. The tunes is given by Harris Jayaraj. Editing is by Marthand K Venkatesh.
The sources said that chiranjeevi has bought 26 acres of landto construct this. Already the compound in that land has been built and this would be an indication that the studio will be constructed soon.
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The sucessful and big producer Ashwini dutt is going to produce the film. This is going to one of the biggest budget film with whooping 45 crores.The fans of NTR are very delighted with this news.
After a blockbuster movie 'Magadheera', ace director Rajamouli is making an action comedy with Sunil as the hero. The film has been titled as 'Maryadha Ramanna'. Some part of this film will be shot in Gandipet.As per the sources Chiranjeevi is setting up a film studio in Gandipet and Rajamouli's movie will be shot there. A Village house set is currently being designed and assembled for the film in this film studio. Initial reports suggest that 'Maryadha Ramanna' could have a faction backdrop with lot of comedy.
However this time around, Gen's shooting all by herself in Chennai with no mommy dearest for company, especially on the one day that she should have been with her mother — her birthday! Although Genelia missed her mom's birthday, she did manage to make sure that her mother felt on top of the world nonetheless. On the eve of the birthday, Genelia presented her mother with a fancy set of wheels! Now that's called retail therapy for the heart!(TOI)
The film was Directed by Subha Selvam and the film is produced by D Kumar and Eeshwar Varaprasad. Ashish Vidhyarthi, Nalini, Rajya Lakshmi, Aarthi, Subbarao and others are the main cast. We can expecting the film for Sankranti.
But now, closer sources reveal that Karthika is keen about making her debut in Tamil film industry. We hear, the belle is disappointed that she hasn't been approached with better films. Also, the buzz is that Karthika is not looking to be a part of scripts presented by newcomers. But, she's specific about working on big tickets that are churned out by ace filmmakers like Mani Ratnam and Shankar.
Telugu film 'Josh' featured Nagarjuna's son Naga Chaitanya in lead role and it's worth mentioning that he made his debut as well with this film. It seems that he preferred working with Karthika again in Telugu remake of 'Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya', but Gowtham Menon had already signed newcomer Samantha for this project.(Express Buzz)
But, 'bade bade deshon mein aise chhoti chhoti galtiyan hoti rehti hai'. Shah Rukh 'Don' Khan was yet to touch base at Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Akhir, Don ko pakadna mushkil hi nahin namumkin hai.
And then around 9.30 pm, there he was. Sporting a grey blazer, black tee and his red-framed glasses, the Badshah's presence on the grounds needed no confirmation. A laser display and fireworks later, Kolkata was finally ready for some firebrand entertainment from King Khan. "Thank you very much, thanks a lot," said Khan to the Kolkata crowd as pleasantries were exchanged between Dada and Badshah.
As for Shah Rukh, he took just five minutes to flaunt a natural and no gel look. He too was happy with the result."
And so were the crowd as they savoured the best of the googlies between the Titans. While Sourav's one, "Jitna dekhta hai, admi hansta hai aur jab nahi dekhta hai, toh aansu peetein hai" had SRK requesting, "Make it easier or I'll look dumb", Badshah's teaser soon after, "There is a truck. You go out, I come in. What does the truck become?" had Dada racking his brains for an answer.
Thus the duo, wowed, joked and sang each others' praises till SRK gave the parting shot, "Inshallah, if Knight Riders wins this time, I'll come and dance for all of you." Om Shanti Om!(TNN)
According to media analysts and brand equity watchers, Deepika is much sought after in both premium and mass brands, right from high-end watches, airlines, clotheslines and even chewing gum.
According to industry estimates, from a time when she was charging around Rs 60 lakh for an endorsement.
Deepika now demands almost Rs 1.5 crore per ad, hot on the heels of Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif (both around Rs2 crore an ad) and Priyanka Chopra (Rs1.5–2 crore).
Veteran market analyst Harish Bijoor says it comes as "no surprise" that Deepika's equity has doubled.
"If you look at the endorsements she has signed, she has been a front runner in landing many leading mass brands. With a few premium brands also signing her up, she's closely competing with the top league of Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif. However, none of them is even close to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the premium and high-end category."
When contacted, Deepika said that endorsements are basically about versatility of image. "I think what made people accept me is that I can be glamourous and also the girl-next-door. I have heard this from people who have approached me with campaigns and endorsement offers. I have worked really hard to get what I'm getting. I'm very passionate about movies and my constant effort is to outdo myself and challenge my acting skills. I'm happy with what I have got — but this isn't enough," she says.
So what does she think about the other big three — Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra? "I just love how Kareena carries herself. She is extremely graceful. I think Katrina is very hard working and that is a big reason behind her success. Priyanka has shown how versatile she can be and done some very good work recently," said Deepika, who has five back-to-back films releasing in 2010.
Even as the De Dana Dan actress wasn't feeling well Salman was keen that.
She attend the wedding of the politician Praful Patel's relative and dance there.
Katrina who gave into Salman's wishes further fell sick and had to be rushed to hospital on Monday and has been advised complete bed rest.
Salman has also imposed a bikini ban on Katrina who was supposed to do a sizzling bikini scene with Hrithik Roshan in Rakesh Roshan's film Krrish 2. Rakesh had no other option but to look for a replacement once Katrina said no to the bikini shot and roped in Deepika Padukone. Katrina and Salman have always shared an on and off relationship and there were recent rumours that Katrina has called quits from the relationship.
"For the first time I'll be playing a woman who is conniving, scheming and in whom there is a sexual aggression," said Vidya in an interview.
"She is an aggressive person. She is someone who is unapologetic about her own choices. Bold is the word I'll use for the lack of a better word. In the Indian context, she would be Rambha, Durga or Kali. She is someone who is dressed from top to toe but oozes sensuality," the actress said.
Set in eastern Uttar Pradesh, Ishqiya is a tale of romance between individuals caught in a web of crime, suspense, passion and deceit. Made by first time director Abhishek Chaubey and produced by Bharadwaj, the film also stars Arshad Warsi and Naseeruddin Shah in pivotal roles.
In the film, Vidya sports a deglamourised look and mouths expletives.
"Of course Vishal comes with a certain brand and credibility…but more importantly I loved the role offered to me. I wouldn't have given it up. Along with that I loved Abhishek's passion and sensibility. So it was a combination of all these things when I made my decision."
The 31-year-old is also looking forward to Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Chenaab Gandhi in which she plays Amitabh Bachchan's daughter.
After receiving flak for doing glamorous roles, Vidya has moved to author-backed characters in Paa, Chenaab Gandhi and Ishqiya. But she says her choice of roles is not a conscious effort to change her image.
"It's not a conscious decision to try and stay away from a particular kind of roles. There is no effort for an image change. It's just that I'm just being offered a lot of exciting work and I've tried to pick and choose different things to keep it very exciting for me," she said.
Vidya has earlier been seen in films like Parineeta, Heyy Babyy, Bhool Bhulaiyaa and Kismat Konnection.(IANS)
Well previously YVS Chowdary is named in the tollywood industry for his sucess movies. The motion has changed now. He is now known for his continuous flops, which was the worst from 'Okka Magadu'. His recent movie Saleem is said to be declared as the insane one. Mohan babu is declared as a joker in the movie. YVS is facing heavy fire from all sections i.e., from both audience and film industry.
The film has got to the brisk stage and it is definitely running down to great expectations.Marthand K Venkatesh is said to be the editor of this film. The movie is going to release in January.
The film was produced by Ravindran, the film will be brought by G Kumar Babu of Amma Art Creations for release in Telugu.
Aamir, who has put on a disappearing act as part of the promotion strategy of the film, met the cricket icon three days ago and left a clue about his whereabouts with him.
"I don't know anything more than this," Sachin said and read out the clue in Hindi , "Kahan jaoon kaise jaoon, itne sawal kaise suljaoon, kabhi to sochoon main udd jaoon. Kabhi sadak pe car bhagaoon, ya chuk chuk gaadi ko aazmaoon, chahe main jaise bhi jaoon, maa ke aangan mein raat bitaoon."
This is the first of the seven clues Aamir is giving to the media and his fans to search him out while he travels to seven cities in disguise, spending one or two days in each.
Sachin, who watched the film at Ketnav studios in suburban Bandra along with his wife Anjali and friends including cricketer Ajit Agarkar, told reporters that he loved the film.
"It has every thing from comedy to romance and I was reminded of my naughty days as a youngster," he said. '3 Idiots', releasing on December 25, has 44-year-old Aamir playing a 22-year-old engineering student along with actors Madhavan and Sharman Joshi. Kareena Kapoor is the female lead.(PTI)
The concert had a bevy of beauties — Katrina Kaif, Neha Dhupia, Celina Jaitley and Mona Singh. And was most imaginatively compered by the inimitable Boman Irani. However, it is the two men — Sallu and Prabhu who brought the house down with their dance.
Prabhu, who directed Salman in Wanted, did a jig to numbers in the Tamil version of the movie, while Sallu matched his dance steps by dancing to songs in Hindi. Those who were at the concert say the house came down literally, with people asking for an encore. And guess what? The two stars even obliged.(TNN)
Here Anushka is seen to be a positive role of a software professional, which we haven't seen in Telugu. So lets say her All The Best for her film and for her Kollywood entry.
It seems that when days are passing, Geeta Arts is becoming felt strongly in the south indian film circuit. After a great sucess with 'Magadheera' and 'Gajini'(Hindi), they had bought two films with a whooping price of 65 crores. One is 'Puli' starring power star Pawan Kalyan, the other happens to be 'Varudu' which has stylish star Allu Arjun.
There is a big question that why Mohan babu has accepted the role in this movie. It was worst than ever as he had been acted as a villan in previous movies. May be his love at his son had made him to accept this role.
Big eyed beauty Kajal Agarwal's sister Nisha Agarwal, who is eagerly waiting to make her foray into films, has finally signed a film, which has 'Vaana' fame Vinay in lead. Ravi Prakash, who produced 'Mantra' in the past is producing as well as directing this film titled "Veelle."
Muhurath of this film was held this morning(11th Dec) at Annapurna Studios. MM Keeravani switched on the camera and SS Rajamouli sounded the clapboard for the Muhurath shot on the lead pair.As per Ravi Prakash, regular shoot will commence on tomorrow and film will be releasing in summer 2010.
Sources said that he asked the assistants to arrange him a costume for his film 'Yanthram'. When Rajini heard this, he appreciated shankar and encouraged him to act in a prominent character. But shankar haven't revealed his charecter to anybody and Even not to Rajini . Lets see how his charecter would be.
The shooting of the film is taking place in Hyderabad and is in the brisk phase. Keerthi chawla is plying a major role in this movie. The tunes are given by Chinni charan.Kumar brothers are producing the film. The other cast are Tanikela Barani, Kota srinivasulu and etc.
The cute looking actor whose next-door-boy looks can make girls go weak in knees is having a hard time in tackling his female fans as a result, Shahid wants extra bodyguards for all his shoots.
Recently, while Shahid was shooting with Anushka Sharma for Parmeet Sethi's untitled flick under YRF banner in Bangkok, a bunch of Indian girls left the shy actor red faced by demanding him to remove his shirt!
Talking to a news daily, a source said, "Shahid has a huge female fan following and is constantly mobbed at various places.
At times it becomes too risky for him. Not wanting to cause any further problems, the actor has now asked for extra security."
"Usually, Shahid also has fans waiting outside his vanity van and they refuse to move till he meets them.
This at times hampers the shoot schedule, disturbing not only Shahid but also the film unit. Now, Shahid wants a group of 5-6 bodyguards to be with him on the sets and also whenever he is shooting at an outdoor location where there is a greater risk of fans barging in on the sets," continued the source.
However, when contacted YRF, the media conglomerate downplayed the demand for extra security and said, "We haven`t got extra guards for the shoot. YRF does have adequate security for all its shoots at all times. Should an artiste ask for additional security, it will most certainly be provided. However, no additional security has been asked for during this shooting schedule."
The film, starring Ranbir Kapoor and helmed by Chak De! India director Shimit Amin, will be part of the Indian cinema section in Out of Competition DIFF programme.
"Rocket Singh - Salesman of the Year" is the story of a graduate trying to find a balance between the demands of the professional life and his love life.
The film festival begins Dec 9 and continues till Dec 16.(IANS)
If it won't snow, the carefully-planned concept of the lead pair bringing in Christmas
in New York would fall flat. "Yeah, we're praying for a white Christmas in New York," said Anand.
Cameras are not allowed during the festive season at the world-famous Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center, but the film's producer, Sajid Nadiadwala, has got all the necessary permission to shoot there.
"I don't know how Sajid did it. But he managed the near impossible. Priyanka, Ranbir and I are very excited about itsaid ," said Anand, who had earlier directed films like Salaam Namaste and Bachna Ae Haseeno.
"Shooting in downtown New York during Christmas time is completely prohibited. We would be shooting not only in and around New York at Christmas time but also the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center, which is the tallest Christmas tree in the world. The tree there is 70 feet tall. That's equivalent to three storeys of a building," said Anand.
Ranbir will dress up as a typical New Yorker for the Christmas celebration sequences.
"My wife Mamta is styling Ranbir's clothes. He'll be dressed the way New Yorkers from West Village are. Very trendily in jackets, scarves, coats and woollens. We'll show Ranbir and Priyanka cruising the brightly lit-up streets of NY during Christmas. You'll see them shopping on camera. And that would be real Christmas shopping," he said.(IANS)
Director Milan Luthria says that he purposely wanted to give Emraan this look.
"Emraan has always been the underdog and his character is that of a rebel, a dark horse. I wanted to break his serial kisser image and add shock value to the film," said Luthria.
"I chose Emraan and then styled him this way as it was extremely difficult to find a youngster who in levels of intensity could be equal and at same time opposite to that of Ajay Devgn."
The film is based on the Mumbai underworld of the seventies and Emraan's character challenges the underworld don, played by Ajay.
"The role in the film demanded a look like this. It's not just about the six packs, my character had to look physically tough. It was one of the key requirements of the script," Emraan told IANS.
The actor, who has done hit films like Murder, Kalyug, Jannat and Raaz - The Mystery Continues, underwent rigorous training and followed a strict diet regime to obtain the sculpted body.
Emraan was given Angular training method and the training period was divided into blocks of 10 days.
The actor was advised to have five-six meals a day and followed guidelines like consuming fats, which were four and five grams of fish oil for fat loss, walnuts and almonds, carb manipulation for losing fat and maintaining muscle mass and protein intake.
Earlier, Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan went for six-pack for Om Shanti Om and Ghajini respectively. Shahid Kapoor is doing two better — he will show off eight-pack abs in his forthcoming film Chance Pe Dance.
Once Upon A Time… also stars Kangna Ranaut and Prachi Desai and is expected to hit screens in June next year.(IANS)
Pawan Kalyan's PULI movie has completed 90% of its shooting part and the unit is right now shooting 2 duets abroad.
After this, unit will return to hyderabad and in 1st week of newyear, last song will be shot on sets in hyderabad.
Audio will be released around sankranti and movie is confirmed to release in february 2010.
Movie is being made with a budget of Rs.35 crores and producer Singanamala Ramesh has defended the expense saying that its worth watching it on screen and he is expecting much bigger hit than KHUSHI which came in this hero-director combination.
Latest sensational news is that director Bhasker is trying to rope in Pawan Kalyan to play a special role in his movie ORANGE,which has Ramcharan as hero.
This character is planned to be limited to few minutes and will play important role in story.
The movie's story is said be similar to hindi flick 'kaminey' and deals with Charan in dual role and also inter-caste marriages.
Regular shooting of this movie will start from december 7th and after a week unit will proceed to mumbai and then to australia for 3 months schedule.
Apart from questions raised on his leadership abilities, Chiranjeevi has also faced one more question.
That is about his physique.
These days he look like he lost interest in maintaining his physique and was gaining weight each day.
Now, the megastar seems to have determined to silence his critics and news is that he is on healthy lifestyle. His target is to look smart and in shape from summer 2010 onwards and for this he has been following strict rules on food, doing timely yoga and taking part in aerobics etc.
Some say that this is also for his plans to make a comeback of sorts onto the screen but whether it is movies or not, the mega fans are said to be pleased to see a rather trim and shapely Chiru. Let us hope the summer of 2010 changes the fortunes for the megastar then.
On the other hand in a latest development in PRP, senior leader and former union minister Ch Harirama Jogaiah decided to quit the party on the issue of separate Telangana state.
Party sources said Jogaiah had sent his resignation letter to Chiranjeevi in the morning, stating that he was not happy with the decision of the party to support separate Telangana agitation. Right from the beginning, he had been opposing the division of the state and he did not raise the issue so far because the party had maintained a diplomatic stand on the Telangana issue. "It now appears that the party does not have a clear policy on the Telangana issue and has come out with a pro-Telangana stand succumbing to the pressures from the Telangana Rashtra Samithi and a few Congress leaders," he is learnt to have said.
Sources say the Telangana is not the only reason for Jogaiah to quit the PRP. Ever since the party faced the debacle in the general elections and has been faring badly in the subsequent byelections and the recent GHMC polls, Jogaiah has been totally upset and is worred about his political future. Moreover, Chiranjeevi's recent comment that some seniors who had been associated with him right from the beginning had stabbed in his back with wrong advice also hurt Jogaiah. Hence, the decision.
Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan attended a 'Operation Blessing India" meeting in Hyderabad.
This is a organization that raises awareness regarding AIDS. The organization makes celebrities meet kids affected with AIDS.
Father and Son did the same with the help of Operation Blessing India.
On this occassion Chiru said that he wanted to create awareness among people about AIDS and make them know that it doesn't spread by touching AIDS effected kids.
Stylish Star Allu Arjun did it again. Desamuduru, Parugu movies turned with divide talk and became money spinners. Same case happened with Arya 2 also.
The movie is started with a divide talk on day 1 but turned out a money spinner now. The movie has collected 16 crores on the first week.
Nizam 4.10 crs, Vizag 1crore even mass areas like Guntur it have managed to collected 80 lakhs highest after Magadheera in this year. Dil Raju distributor of Nizam have lost almost 1 and half crore due to Telangana Bandh for 2 days which turns a major blow in Nizam territory for the film , even it have managed 4.10 crores on the first week. Nizam area is one of the strong hold for Bunny.
And Nag's wife Amala has defended not just her hubby, but also her best friend Tabu, and rubbished such talks. However, none of that will stop a certain filmmaker who sees a potential script in this alleged "triangle". News is also out that writers are working at breakneck speed to complete this project. The plot will revolve around an actress-wife of a leading hero, who accepts her husband's relationship with another actress!
Oscar winner A.R. Rahman (SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE) for the first time will be seen in front of the camera in upcoming film SON OF A PREACHER MAN, about the life and times of Grammy winning singer-songwriter-producer PJ Morton.
Besides Rahman, other cast includes American Gospel musician Kirk Franklin (NORBIT), Grammy nominated American Idol Winner Ruben Studdard (LIFE ON A STICK), and producer Warryn Campbell (STOMP THE YARD). Shot in Atlanta and New Orleans in USA and London in United Kingdom, it will be released in 2010. Michael Akwesi Djaba (REASONABLE EXCUSE) is the director.
Rahman and Morton collaborated on Sajna song in recent Hollywood comedy COUPLES RETREAT.
Rahman, who has reportedly recorded sales of over 300 million, was called "Mozart of Madras'' by Time magazine. Rahman sees music "as a way to connect to spirituality and embrace it" and for "creating harmony in troubled times".
Ranbir Kapoor, the new 'It' boy of Bollywood may have trounced favourites like Shahrukh Khan and John Abraham to be voted the 'Sexiest Man Alive' by People magazine, but the actor says that he does not consider himself sexy.
The 27-year-old actor said that there are "a thousand things" wrong with his face and body and therefore the title is a total surprise.
"I really don't know what sexy is. I am confused as I don't consider myself sexy. There are a thousand things that are wrong with my face and body," said the actor.
Ranbir who will be seen on the cover of the magazine shirtless on a beach, said that he believes in the old adage "handsome is what handsome does".
"When I was growing up, my mom told me handsome is what handsome does. So Amitabh Bachchan is sexy to me in all his films, Shahrukh is sexy in DDLJ and Aamir is sexy in Rang De Basanti," said Ranbir.
The Wake Up Sid actor said that the best part about the title is that he is now in the same league as Johnny Depp, who won the title internationally this year.
"I feel like I'm Johnny Depp," said the actor adding, "I've had a good year so I attribute winning this title to those things."(PTI)


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Interview: Natasha Muhl is the creative force behind the 2014 Great White Shark Silver Bullion Coin.
Where do you get your inspiration from?
I'm from the Kimberley in the North West of Western Australia, so I spent a lot of time outdoors in nature growing up. This would probably be my biggest inspiration, especially when it comes to designing Australian fauna-themed coins. While doing my research for any new series, I tend to look at a range of photography and watch nature documentaries. This helps me to accurately recreate the animal. I also take inspiration from coin collecting catalogues and numismatic magazines, as it's always great to see what other mints are up to and keep ideas fresh.
How do you start the design process?
The Perth Mint Sales and Marketing team meet fortnightly to discuss potential concepts for each coin program. Once the theme has been determined, the designers are given a detailed creative brief to follow. As part of the research process we often take part in field trips. With the Great White Shark bullion coin for example, I visited the Aquarium of Western Australia and dived with a range of sharks. It was wonderful to come face to face with these amazing creatures and it really helped steer my creative process.
What are some of your favourite coins?
There are so many to choose from, but I would have to say The Perth Mint's Famous Ballets Silver proof coin set, with its subtle pad printing details, is one of my favourites. More recently I'm really enjoying the Gods of Olympus series which is struck in high relief to a rimless format – a first for the Mint! These mythological gods are quite dark and moody so it is an exciting concept for the design studio. They have also proven to be extremely popular with collectors which is always great.
How did you get into designing coins? I studied at Central Institute of Technology [in Perth], graduating with an Advanced Diploma in Graphic Design in 2009. Fellow Perth Mint designer, Tom Vaughan, was a previous classmate of mine and he kindly recommended me to the Mint when they were looking for a new illustrator. It's always been my dream to become a designer, so I feel very fortunate to work for The Perth Mint as I get the chance to illustrate a broad range of themes for a variety of audiences.
Why a shark instead of another sea predator or animal? The Great White Shark is probably the most feared and interesting predator in existence. Most people around the world have watched the movie Jaws and can imagine the terror of an encounter with this deadly creature. I think that's what makes them so exciting and sought-after.
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Here's a number for you. Half of all babies born in the United States this year will live to age 104 or older. In other words, when a person from that generation hits the typical "retirement age" of 65, they'll still have 40 years of life left.
Obviously, this represents a major change from where we're at now.
At age 65, people will have 40% of their life yet to lead. In other words, 65 will become the new 40.
Social Security cannot support everyone having forty years of retirement. It will have to drastically change or go bankrupt. There is no other option. The only way to prepare for this is to assume that Social Security simply won't be there when you reach retirement age.
Few people will want to "retire" at age sixty five. If 65 is the new 40, people aren't going to want to retire then. They're going to want to keep having active, productive lives for many, many years to come after 65.
Thus, the age range for retirement savings will become much longer. People will start targeting their retirement savings to age 80 or 85. Money put into such savings at age 25 will have 55 to 60 years to grow.
When I look at my children, I recognize that these are the facts that their lives are going to hold. How exactly will they plan for the future? What will their lifelong financial trajectory look like? Here are a few elements I see coming down the pike – and they're certainly going be a part of the advice I give to my children.
First of all, their first career probably won't be their only career. The idea of the "second career" is slowly becoming more and more mainstream as people reach "retirement" and realize they don't want to retire. As people's life spans continue to extend, the idea of a second career will become pretty normal. I expect that many people will work hard at a lucrative "first career" and then move on to a pesonal passion for a "second career" once their major life expenses (a home, children) are taken care of.
What does that mean? Don't give up on your dreams just because you can't do them right now. Master living on less than you make so that down the road you can do absolutely whatever you want with your time. Spend your time picking up lots of transferable skills – public speaking, communication skills, time management skills – that will help you in whatever direction your road goes.
Second, retirement planning will move to an even longer scale. Right now, many people calculate their retirement starting at 25 or 30 and ending at 65. The numbers become quite a bit different if you start at 25 or 30 and end at 80. The advantage of starting early becomes even more profound and people won't have to put away as much each month to hit their numbers.
For example, let's say you need to have $8 million to retire. You start saving at age 25 for that and you're putting it in an investment that earns 8% a year.
If you're retiring at age 65, you need to put away $2,400 a month.
If you're retiring at age 80, you need to put away only $725 a month.
A longer life span means that you can get away with saving a lot less per month for retirement. The power of compound interest is amazing.
Finally, don't bank on the government to save you. I offer this advice to everyone out there still in the workforce. Social Security in its current form is unmaintainable. The numbers do not add up. At some point, it is going to have to be radically changed or it is going to have to disappear.
Account for your retirement without Social Security in the equation at all and you'll find yourself much more secure and happy at retirement time.
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Double the safety at half the cost?
Fueled by modernized Part 23 certification rules using consensus-based standards, a renaissance of the stagnant four-seat single-engine aircraft market could begin by 2016, spurring new competition among legacy airframers and bold new startups.
The FAA says it is committed to changing the outdated rules, but not yet. The agency is mulling over recommendations in a 350-page final report from a Part 23 reorganization aviation rulemaking committee (ARC) it launched in 2011. That group says the reform can halve certification costs while doubling safety in general aviation flying, the sector with the highest accident rate.
"Part 23 has not seen a review like this in 30 years," says Greg Bowles, the reorganization ARC co-chair and director of engineering and manufacturing for the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). In concept, the ARC's recommendations would remove most technical requirements from Part 23 regulations and place them into international consensus standards.
A Part 23 rewrite could parallel the revitalization seen in the two-seat aircraft market after the introduction of consensus-based light sport aircraft (LSA) manufacturing rules in 2004. For a factory-built LSA, a manufacturer states it built an aircraft to ASTM consensus standards and the FAA audits the documents, validates the standards used and issues an airworthiness certificate for each aircraft built.
The market has decided the concept works. According to Dan Johnson, president of the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association, there are currently 132 models of LSA built by about 90 manufacturers worldwide, with only "five or six" manufacturers dropping out over the last nine years as more enter.
Several LSA companies are already planning to produce certified four-seat aircraft under the new Part 23 rules, including Flight Design for the C4, Tecnam for the P2010, Evektor for the Cobra and Pipistrel for the Panthera. They are banking on significantly lower costs than a traditional certification, which for a four-place Part 23-certified aircraft today can cost an estimated $50-$75 million. Depending on the size of the production run, the sales price of each aircraft may have to be increased hundreds of thousands of dollars to cover the certification costs.
Terrafugia, builder of a light sport Transition roadable aircraft, is confident the new rules will allow it to make a four-place flying car that "drivers" can learn to operate in 5 hr. Priced similar to a "very high-end" luxury car, the TF-X will automatically avoid other traffic, bad weather and restricted and tower-controlled airspace, the company says. Along with an airframe parachute, the hybrid-electric aircraft will operate in manual or automatic modes as selected, including an option to auto-land at the nearest airport if the operator becomes non-responsive.
Terrafugia chief executive Carl Dietrich, a member of the ARC, says the new certification rules will be much more agile when it comes to embracing advanced technologies, a requirement for the TF-X.
"By 2020, when all aircraft have [Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast] and the certification pathways are in place, it will become a question of what we can physically do," says Dietrich. "The TF-X is entirely computer-controlled to provide flight-envelope protection and prevent loss of control or controlled flight into terrain, the two biggest causes of general aviation accidents. Fly-by-wire technology will also simplify pilot training." He adds, "They will be able to update ASTM standards much more quickly than federal regulations. It is working very well with light sport aircraft."
The final form of the revamped Part 23 rules—which include certification requirements for structure, design and construction, engine and avionics, and can cover propeller and jet aircraft in some cases weighing up to 19,000 lb.—are likely to be different from the LSA model in that the FAA will remain fully involved in the process. "We're not changing what the FAA does," says Bowles. "We're changing what the applicant does to meet the threshold."
A new bill moving through the U.S. Congress aims to force the FAA to implement the updated regulations before 2016. According to Congress, the average small aircraft is now 40 years old, and over the past decade the sector has lost about 10,000 active private pilots annually. Supporters of the bill say the decline can be mitigated or reversed by the new Part 23 rules.
While the FAA says the legacy rules have produced safe airplanes "for decades," technological advances have changed the original assumptions of the Part 23 divisions, which were based on weight and engine type. "The new small-turbine engines, composite airframes and lightweight digital electronics offer Part 23 airplanes the operational capability and performance of traditionally larger Part 25 airplanes," the FAA says in a 2009 study on Part 23 certification processes, work the Part 23 reorganization ARC used as its starting point. "Part 23 standards have evolved beyond their original intent to address the increasing performance and complexity," the FAA says. "Unfortunately, the slow, simple Part 23 airplanes have suffered as the standards have shifted toward more complex airplanes."
GAMA's Bowles says ARC's recommendations represent an evolution of the rules rather than a revolution. "The things you do to certify [an aircraft or component] will continue to evolve, but this change lets us do that much more quickly and flexibly," he says. Under today's rules, for example, when "someone comes along with a really good idea," he says, they have to work with the FAA for 2-3 years to develop special conditions to allow the technology to be used in a one-off application.
"For the new Part 23, someone would say, 'I have a new idea for a new way to deal with an issue,' and industry would sit down and develop a standard in 6-12 months," says Bowles. The FAA would review and, ideally, accept the new standards, which would then be available for anyone in the U.S. to use, as well as regulators in countries with an aviation bilateral agreement with the FAA.
Bowles says "any of the standards bodies" could develop the consensus standards, including ASTM, SAE and RTCA, but that efforts will not be duplicated. ASTM has formed a new international committee, F44, to specifically target general aviation improvements.
A different ASTM group, F39, is finishing standards for angle-of-attack (AOA) indicators as part of an FAA and industry effort that is a prelude to the Part 23 rule change. An AOA indicator gives a pilot a direct measurement of an aircraft's margin with respect to a stall, rather than the indirect readings of airspeed and attitude generally used today.
"The FAA's general aviation joint safety implementation team identified that AOA can save lives," says Bowles. "The ARC has been working to streamline efforts to get that into peoples' hands, and the FAA is working on a process to do that, including a policy paper." Industry officials say an owner today can install an uncertified AOA detector in a home-built experimental aircraft for about $800—compared to $5,000 for the same unit installed in a certified aircraft—due to regulatory requirements.
Beyond the AOA, Bowles says the list of possible safety improvements coming through a consensus process could be "huge"—airbags, parachutes, traffic alert and collision avoidance systems, terrain awareness and warning systems and more. "The thought process and mentality is beneficial for everyone," he says.
Once the new Part 39 rules are out, Bowles says the immediate safety benefit will be for retrofits and alterations to the existing fleet of approximately 150,000 piston-powered general aviation aircraft. "When people see the price difference between an uncertified Garmin unit for the experimental market and the same unit for a certified installation, the price threshold is crazy," he says. "The price difference from an uncertified product to a certified product will be much more graduated in the future. It will be much more gray."
Reducing the certification costs will be a more streamlined process on the FAA's side. While the agency will continue to perform independent testing and make site visits and issue type certificates, there will be less bureaucracy in the process, in part because issue papers and other project-specific documents will not be needed, says Bowles. "In the future, FAA will have standards that match the product to be certified much more closely," he says.


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It's been fascinating to see the blood letting about last week's dismissal of Dave Logan as the football coach at Mullen High School.
You'd think it was a college coach who'd been let go from one of the best-known programs in the area.
Which leads me to bring up a point yet to be brought up during the yelping and other forms of screaming.
Academic accountability.
People are citing chapter and verse about what a wonderful role model Logan was and what a great coach he was (his record speaks for itself). But because Logan has his fingers in a lot of pies (KOA Radio, the radio voice of the Denver Broncos and being a pitchman for a lot of products on radio and TV), it's nearly impossible for him to keep tabs on whether his football players are going to class and getting the education for which their parents are paying handsome sums of money.
As hard as it is for the Mullen faithful to believe -- or perhaps understand -- academics come first at most schools, not on-the-field success. It would appear the new administration is trying to do just that.
What's so wrong with that?
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FREMONT, Ohio — On the same day, in the same county of northern Ohio, two new grandparents prepared to drive to the same factory for work. They had started their careers at Arm & Hammer the same year, and for more than two decades, they had stood together on a concrete floor and watched baking soda roll down an 80-foot production line. But, on this morning, what they saw looked nothing alike.
Bill Herr, 61, left a house that had declined in value by 20 percent, in a neighborhood blemished by foreclosures, in a town where he believed the economy for the middle class was "falling apart." He said goodbye to a wife who was recovering from open-heart surgery, which she blamed in small part on the stress and disappointment of the presidential election. He grabbed a coat purchased for $6 at Goodwill and walked out a front door where he had recently hung a sign created by a local Christian motorcycle group: "AMERICA NEEDS GOD'S HELP! PRAYER OUR ONLY HOPE."
Cathy Morris, 53, left a home she had bought with the help of a middle-class tax break and then drove by the mailbox where she sent regular $25 checks to President Obama. She passed through a town that she believed was "almost back" and pulled into an Arm & Hammer factory where orders had increased by 5 percent and management was once again hiring. "Obama," she said. "Thank goodness."
This is the America that Obama will govern in his second term: A place divided not only by ideology, race and class but also by the very perception of reality. Four years since Obama first took office, is the country better or worse off? Safer or more at risk? Principled or desperately lost?
Here in Fremont, as in much of America, it all depends on whom you ask. In this rural, Rust Belt county where Obama won exactly 50 percent of the vote, located in a state where he won 50 percent, residents expect Obama to either ruin the country or rescue it. The president who spoke ambitiously at his first inauguration about uniting America instead arrives at his second with the country further divided. Fourteen percent of Republicans think he's doing a good job, compared with 88 percent of Democrats. The goal is no longer to effect sweeping conciliation so much as to find fractional compromise in a diminishing common ground.
Inside an Arm & Hammer factory that billows smoke across the farmlands of Ohio, 180 employees now self-segregate into what Morris calls "ideological islands." Co-workers who were once moderate Democrats or Republicans shifted fully to their sides over the past four years, intensifying the disconnect.
There are free copies of a National Rifle Association monthly magazine in one break room and, as of late last year, a life-size cardboard cutout of Obama in the other. There are workers who share copies of Obama's biography, "Dreams From My Father," and others who distribute the movie-version parody, "Dreams From My Real Father: A Story of Reds and Deception."
And then there are Morris and Herr, two longtime employees working side by side, each anticipating Obama's second inauguration as a seminal moment.
For one, it is confirmation that life has gotten better.
For the other, it is proof that life has gotten worse.
Bill and Sally Herr built their farmhouse on the outskirts of Fremont in the months after Sept. 11, 2001, and they agreed to decorate it in homage to the country they served and loved. They placed two American flags on the lawn, five flag magnets on the fridge, a flag-themed coloring book in the grandkids' room and a flag throw blanket on the living room couch. They framed another flag just inside the entryway, displaying it under three words that summarized their philosophy: "God Bless America."
But lately, when they talked about the state of the country, the phrase Bill preferred was something different, something much less reassuring.
"Obama's America," he said.
Obama's America: It was the wood pellets burning downstairs in their latest attempt to lower the energy bill; the constant threats of downsizing at the print shop where Sally has worked for 30 years; the 25 percent drop in tithing at their church; the date nights paid for with gift certificates to Arby's or Casa Fiesta; the 37-year-old son with a doctorate who had been forced to move back in with them for six months after losing his job as a counselor in Toledo.
What bothered Bill most of all was the way he thought Obama had slighted the military, removing troops from combat zones too quickly and once disregarding Iraq as a "stupid war." Stupid or not, Bill had been there to fight it when the Army sent orders to a 52-year-old whose military experience consisted mostly of humanitarian missions in South America with the Army Reserve. This time, the orders were to deploy on five days notice for a 12-month tour with a unit out of Chicago. So off he had gone into the desert with men less than half his age, once unloading 190 rounds in a single firefight, ducking behind a tank as his chin strap filled with sweat. "So that was stupid?" he wondered.
Bill and Sally were lifelong Republicans who had been wary of Obama from the start, but it was the frustrations of the past four years that had welcomed Fox News as a constant presence into their living room and tea party members to their annual backyard Fourth of July bash. They wanted friends with whom to share their frustrations. Now they forwarded along e-mails from those new friends suggesting murky details in Obama's family history and traveled to Glenn Beck rallies across the state.
They had sought out a community of others who thought like them, and immersing in that community had changed what they thought.
"The first time he won, I really just considered him inexperienced and misguided," Sally said. "This time, I think he is purposely taking us to a place we don't recognize."
Obama had said he wanted to raise the federal debt limit; Sally and Bill, meanwhile, were teaching Financial Peace University at their church, where they talked about borrowing $21,000 to buy their first house and then staying there 30 years until the mortgage was paid off.
"The most important lesson is you pay off what you owe before you borrow more," Bill had told the congregants.
Obama wanted to cover rising costs for food stamps and unemployment insurance; Bill had found a factory job that paid $21 an hour and stuck with it through aching feet, back pain and boredom. He had selected a new Arm & Hammer trinket out of the company catalogue to mark every five years of employment and displayed those gifts proudly around his house. He had continued to fill the vats of glue and load cartons of baking soda boxes onto the line, watching 270 of them get filled every minute, eight hours a day, for 23 years.
Cathy Morris, an Arm & Hammer quality supervisor, had worked alongside Bill for every one of those years without ever speaking to him about politics. She had overheard enough of his conversations to know: "He's way over on the other side," she said — and she preferred to associate only with her own side whenever possible.
She picked out an elliptical machine at the gym farthest from the TVs, because they were always tuned to Fox News. She deleted conservative friends from her Facebook page. She went on Snopes.com to investigate rumors about Obama and then shared her findings mostly with other liberals — the mechanic at work whom she spotted at a rally for Vice President Biden, her union Democrat father or her two daughters who had graduated from liberal arts colleges. In what increasingly felt like a fight over basic American principles, she decided her role was to reinforce the stakes with liberals already on her side.
"Why waste my breath talking about the president to somebody who is always going to hate him?" Morris said. "If they can't understand what he's accomplished, it is already a lost cause."
How, she wondered, could anyone not see the proof? The local unemployment rate had dropped from 13 percent to just more than 6 percent. The nearby National Machinery Plant, which had nearly closed its doors a few years earlier, now had trucks lining up at the loading docks like floats awaiting the start of a victory parade. The two colleges in town had become more diverse, and Arm & Hammer had begun offering benefits to same-sex domestic partners. Because of health-care reform, Morris's youngest daughter, 22, has been able to stay on her mother's health insurance plan. Morris decided to repay the president by doing something she had never done: making regular donations to Obama's reelection campaign.
In this county of 50-50, she had decided there was no more room for ambivalence. "You are all in for him or against him, and you have to commit," Morris said.
Local membership had risen for both the tea party and the Democratic Women's Club, and one disagreement on election night had resulted in an assault charge. Even the area's once-tranquil town hall meetings had devolved into a shouting match, with one woman suggesting that liberals in Washington should be "shot in the head," prompting local Democrats to demand a police investigation. Ever since, local politics had all but come to a standstill.
But the line at Arm & Hammer had to keep moving, 270 cartons a minute, so employees had decided to guard the peace by talking sparingly about Obama or his second inauguration.
"I only confide in people who think like I think," Herr said.
"Smile and stick to your side," Morris said.
So they stood together in polite silence and watched baking soda roll down the manufacturing line and onto the trucks, where it would be delivered into an economy that was improving or combusting, in a country where life was getting better or worse.


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Events for Week of May 31, 2010
As you know by now, we just returned from an epic week of camping which included Dick's Imperial Stout (amazing), Imperial IPA, Barleywine and Grand Cru as well as Lazy Boy Brewing's Pale Ale and Imperial Red. After a lot of laughs and an unforgettable 27th Birthday, I am back in action with your weekly events, minus Monday.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Over. Done. Next.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Ommegang Night, Tripel Perfection Release: Caldwell, New Jersey
6:00PM-9:00PM @ Cloverleaf Tavern
4 Ommegang drafts will be pouring tonight: Ommegeddon, BPA, Rare VOS and the new release Tripel Perfection. All drafts will be reduced in price for the evening.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Three Floyds Beer Tasting: Washington, District of Columbia
7:30PM- 10:30PM @ Brickskeller
Brickskeller has so many beers, a top notch bottle selection and when their taps are available, its damn good too. But tonight is not about the wide array of beers, its about Indiana based brewery, Three Floyds. Meet the Floyds themselves and our old buddy Barnaby Struve who now brews there in his welcome return to the city and taste at least EIGHT of their great beers, many rare brews never before available in the area! Tickets for this GREAT event are just $35.00
Puchase tickets at: http://www.lovethebeer.com/events.html
Thursday, June 3, 2010
An Evening with Patrick Rue from the Bruery: Washington, District of Columbia
7:00PM-9:00PM @ Brasserie Beck
You folks from DC sure are lucky this week, Three Floyds and The Bruery in one week. Timperial Stout had the pleasure of chatting with Patrick Rue during Seattle Beer Week and we are all very impressed by the beers. This four course beer pairing with take you through all of the creative, flavorful brews from the Bruery. Enjoy!
Friday, June 4, 2010
Magic Hat Tasting Event: Queens, New York
5:00PM- 8:00PM @ Triboro Beverage
Enjoy your Friday night during a Magic Hat Brewery tasting event. There will be free samples, discounts and give-a-ways. Come on down and try the Magic Hat line up. Check out their website, its very entertaining.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Bell's for Boobs: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
8:00PM-1:00AM @ Devil's Den
The Devil's Den will be donating $1 from every Bell's beer sold on Saturday, June 5th to the Rena Rowen Breast Center of the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Look forward to this amazingly wonderful bottle list: Two Hearted, Batch 9000, HopSlam, Kalamazoo Stout (the good stuff), Oberon. Final Draft List TBD but look for Fresh HopSlam, Two Hearted, Oberon & Hell Hath No Fury.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Beer Brunch: Exton, Pennsylvania
11:00AM- 3:00PM @ The Drafting Room Taproom and Grille
Its Sunday, so take it back from the man with this amazing tap list: Featuring on draft: Hair of the Dog Blue Dot, Hoppin' Frog Brewing Co.'s Hopping to Heaven, Lost Abbey Angel's Share "Bourbon Aged", Jolly Pumpkin Bam Biere and Troegs Nugget Nectar.
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Greek Key Border
Just spotted this paintable greek key border and within seconds I already thought of a handful of things that I could do with it!
{Only $9.99 a roll}
First up actually using it as a border on walls, but in a unique way. Something along these lines:
{Design by Jennifer McGee Design}
{Design by The Brooklyn Design Company }
Or dress up the sides of a Billy bookcase and again lacquer it up to get something with this sort of vibe:
Endless possibilities! What would do with a roll or two of it!


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Former Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey was cut by the New Orleans Saints on Saturday, the team announced.
The 36-year-old defensive back signed a two-year, $7 million deal with the Saints after the Broncos cut him in March. Bailey had played with Denver from 2004-13. He was a 12-time Pro Bowl selection and was named to seven All-Pro teams.


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