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Jeremy Glaser: For Morningstar, I'm Jeremy Glaser. I am here at the 2013 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting. I am joined with Matt Coffina he is the editor of Morningstar StockInvestor. We are going to get his take on the meeting today.
Matt thanks for joining me.
Matt Coffina: Thanks for having me, Jeremy.
Glaser: So what are the big themes that kind of permeated the meeting's idea of culture and how much Buffett values that unique Berkshire culture? When you are thinking about investing in either Berkshire or any other stock for that matter, how do you think about something as intangible as the company's culture?
Coffina: I think management is really important in general and we've been trying to get at this more at Morningstar with our new Stewardship Ratings. So now we assign every company a rating of exemplary, standard, or poor. We're really trying to get at this idea of whether management is focused on strategic execution and if they have appropriate capital-allocation policies. But I think Warren Buffett really emphasizes it, so he gave the example of Iscar for example. Someone asked, what is Iscar's competitive advantage? And his answer was basically there is no structural advantage to the business, but they've outperformed all their competitors over the last 25 years just through consistent day-to-day operational execution.
There is a similar message with Berkshire itself. Somebody asked what's going to happen after Buffett's no longer the CEO. He said that he thinks that the culture of Berkshire is so deeply engrained at all the different levels of management that that culture is going to persist even without him there. It's something that's very hard to get your fingers on, but it can be very, very important. It can be a source of competitive advantage. We wouldn't give a company a moat just based on management because managers do change over time. It's not necessarily as sustainable an advantage as a structural business characteristic like a network effect. But it is extremely important and to the extent that I can buy companies with exemplary stewardship, I want to do that.


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VH1's April 1 Lineup Includes 'Mob Cats'
VH1 unveiled four upcoming TV shows focusing on cats for a new programming day called Feline Fridays. These aren't just any cats, though. They're sassy cats.
In a statement shared first with Mashable, VH1 President Tom Calderone, explained how the network will milk the Internet's fascination with cats.
"We know that crossing our proven hit franchises like Mob Wives and Love & Hip Hop with feline characters and storylines will be catnip to our viewers." he said.
OK, so this is an April Fools' Day joke, but it is for charity. If you post a photo with on Twitter or Instagram with #VH1CatCasting for any of these fake shows, VH1 will really donate $1 to an animal-support organization.
'Mob Cats'
'Love & Hip Hop: Catlanta'
'Love & Hip Hop: Meow York'
The four shows are spinoffs of the three of the network's popular series. They'll be promoted with the hashtag #GetCatty because cats like hashtags as much as they like laser pointers.
Behind the Scratch Board: Kitty Purry is the final fake show. We're done. Bye.
BONUS: The Complete Hiss-tory of Cats on the Internet
The Unofficial Hiss-tory of Cats on the Internet
December 1998: Giko
January 2000: Monā
December 2000: Bonsai Kitten hoax
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January 2002: Tubcat
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March 2003: Cat Stacking
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June 2003: Ceiling Cat
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March 2004: Kitty Cat Dance
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March 2004: Limecat
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April 2004: Catbread
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Late 2005: Speedycat
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February 2006: Shironeko, "Basket Cat"
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April 2006: Cat vs. Printer
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April 2006: Oh Long Johnson
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May 2006: Cats That Look Like Hitler
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August 2006: Serious Cat
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September 2006: Cat on Keyboard in Space
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September 2006: Longcat
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October 2006: Caturday
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Sometime 2007: Happy Cat
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January 2007: Nora the Piano Playing Cat
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February 2007: Tacgnol ("Longcat" backwards.)
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May 2007: Henri le Chat
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March 2008: Simon's Cat
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August 2008: Spaghetti Cat
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September 2008: Kittens Inspired by Kittens
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April 2009: Peter the Cat, King of /b/
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July 2009: Keyboard Cat
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August 2009: Hipster Kitty
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August 2009: Cat Massage
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October 2009: Surprised Kitten
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October 2009: Boozecats
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March 2010: OMG Cat
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April 2010: Standing Cat
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Sept 2010: Inception Cat
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May 2010: Pusheen
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July 2010: Stare Cat
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January 2011: Business Cat
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March 2011: Lenin Cat
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April 2011: Tac Nayn
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May 2011: Skifcha
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June 2011: eHarmony Cat Lady Remix
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July 2011: Chemisty Cat
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July 2011: Cat Bearding
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August 2011: Anxiety Cat
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August 2011: Cat Breading
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September 2011: No No No Cat
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September 2011: Catception
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October 2011: "If it fits, it sits."
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October 2011: Kitten Covers
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December 2011: HTTP Status Cat
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January 2012: First World Problems Cat
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February 2012: "I should buy a boat."
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February 2012: Snoopy the Cat
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February 2012: Captain Kitteh
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March 2012: Chris Hansen Cat
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August 2012: Venus the Two-Faced Cat
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August 2012: Internet Cat Video Festival
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September 2012: Grumpy Cat
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September 2012: Colonel Meow
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December 2012: Eyebrow Cat
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April 2013: Princess Monster Truck
October 2013: Brides Throwing Cats
October 2013: Meowfit of the Day
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December 2013: The Pet Collective's 'Movies by Kids'
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January 2014: Skateboarding Cat
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February 2014: Lord Aries
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March 2014: Anti-Yoga Cat
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Air bearing caster capacity from 10 tons to 48 tons. More capacity can be made especially for you.
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Air powered moving dolly have four or six air skates, can put anywhere under the equipment, will balanced easily according to the equipment shape.
Air rigging system can move your equipment to anywhere, any place. Because of it is so maneuvering and omni bearing.
Shan Dong Finer Lifting Tools co., LTD has been produced air rigging system from the year of 1990, have rich experience on air moving dollies, if you have any query regarding air bearing caster price list, how to operate air powered moving dolly, air rigging system pictures and air powered moving dolly specifications, please feel free contact with us. we will do our best to get your satisfaction.
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Mobile World Congress 2009: How Fast Are You Right Here, Right Now?
Our host, Doug Webster, talks about how Cisco's Global Internet Speed Test allows consumers to see their own digital fingerprint and determine their network speed at any location or place. Not only does GIST help users optimize their activities in the human network, but it also helps Cisco and providers learn more about consumer usage to help better develop and plan deployments to optimize your network experiences for the future.
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The latest viral hit today is Kristen Bell as Mary Poppins, singing about how much it sucks to make minimum wage. Well, of course, a politically-tinged video like that was going to warrant a response, but perhaps none so creative as this: a musical rebuttal by Reason Magazine's Remy, who dresses up like another familiar Mary Poppins character… Lyrics in this Mary Poppins rebuttal (that feels weird to say) include, "I don't mean to sound too partial, you're forgetting, Sarah Marshall, unintended consequences of these laws!" and "Just three pages of econ and perhaps your mind will change!" The video also takes a few shots at the Veronica Mars Kickstarter and how Funny or Die, the site hosting the Poppins video, offers unpaid internships.
You can watch Funny or Die's original video (if you dare) here:
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Q. What should I bring with me? A. Please bring two ignition keys that will both start the vehicle. Many of the interface modules require two keys for programming.
Q. My car is a stick shift. Can you install a Remote Start? A. YES! We have remote starts designed to work safely on stick shifts. There is a small additional charge for stick shift vehicles.
Q. I have a diesel engine. Can you install a Remote Start? A. YES! We have remote starts designed for diesels. When you activate your remote start, it will wait for the glow plugs or manifold heaters to turn off before it attempts to start.
Q. My key has a chip in it. Can you install a Remote Start? A. YES! We have the proper bypass module for almost all vehicles. These bypass modules are only activated when you remote start your vehicle. So, when you vehicle is sitting in a parking lot, the factory anti-theft system is still fully functional. Caution .. Many shops will bypass the factory anti-theft system all together to save a little work!
Q. My vehicle has a push-button start (Smart Key). Can you install a remote start? A. YES! For most Smart-Key / push-button start vehicles, we are able to install a remote start. There may be a small additional charge for these vehicles. Toyota / LexusRemote start from OEM key by pushing lock 3 times. Wiring is through data.
Q. How long will my vehicle stay running? A. The run time is programmable. Please speak to your salesperson for more details.
Q. Can somebody take my car while it is remote started? A. NO. If your car is locked, it will remain locked. The steering wheel and shifter (automatic trans) will also stay locked. Most importantly, you must insert your key in the ignition before you can drive away. If anyone attempts to drive away without the key in the ignition, the engine will shut off as soon as you put your foot on the brake pedal.


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J. David Washburn
David Washburn is a partner in the firm's corporate securities practice and specializes in representing high growth companies and their investors. David has significant experience in M&A transactions (for both buyers and sellers), private equity transactions, registered securities offerings and general business advice. David also maintains significant experience in corporate governance, Sarbanes-Oxley and internal investigation matters.
Representative Experience
Mergers and Acquisitions
David's M&A practice is distinguished by the fact that he is routinely engaged by Boards, Senior Management, investment bankers and other counsel who are tasked with managing a high-stakes, complex or usual M&A transaction. David's practice has been recognized by numerous industry and legal publications and in 2014 and 2015 he was selected as one of the Best Lawyers in America. The Legal 500 (a directory of leading practitioners compiled on the basis of peer and client referrals) called Mr. Washburn one of the leading M&A lawyers in the United States and reported: "His straight-forward, goal-oriented, 'place-the-client's-objectives first' attitude is refreshing and places him in a very small elite of attorneys. He always delivers prompt, courteous, best practice services."
- represented Cerberus Capital Management in its sale of Silverleaf Resorts to Holiday Inn Club Vacations (creating the nation's third largest timeshare resort operator);
- represented Source Technology (manufacturer of specialized components for the Measurement While Drilling industry) in its sale to Audax Private Equity;
- represented Impartial Services Group (the largest provider of recall management services to U.S. automakers) in its sale to Stericycle;
- represented Pecos Gathering and Marketing, Black Hawk Gathering and Striker Oilfield Services in their sale to NGL Energy Partners;
- represented Composite Engineering, Inc. (U.S. drone-maker) in its sale to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. Transaction was recognized as the Aerospace and Defense "Deal of the Year - 2012;"
- represented vAuto, Inc. (a high-tech automotive inventory management tool and the second fastest growing software company in the country) in its sale to AutoTrader.com;
- represented ATX Group (following Onstar, the second largest telematics provider in the world) in its sale to Cross Country Automotive Services;
- represented Silverleaf Resorts (a publicly traded timeshare company) in its sale to Cerberus;
- represented Handango in its sale to PocketGear in a transaction that created the world's largest cross platform, open app store for mobile content;
- represented Huawei Technologies in its acquisition of Cognigene;
- extensively involved in the construction industry, including representation of buyers and sellers of various national and regional construction industry participants—both bonded and unbonded (including a manufacturer of high-rise and commercial construction components, a high-power line installation and service company, a bridge and infrastructure company, a turf field and sports track installer, a large commercial and mechanical systems contractor, and others);
- represented a "top five" domestic interexchange carrier in the acquisition of a multinational telecommunications company;
- represented the successful acquiror in a litigated contest for control of a high-growth, high-technology company;
- represented numerous public companies in M&A transactions, including the merger of the world's leading technology services company; and
- represented scores of other private sellers and buyers of "middle-market" businesses valued between $10 million and $500 million (including those in the aerospace and defense, medical devices, biotechnology, software, distribution, food products, online services, manufacturing and services industries).
David's governance-related experience includes:
- representing companies with FCPA investigations and inquiries;
- representing Board members in connection with critical fiduciary duty related matters;
- representing clients (both employers and whistleblowers) in connection with internal investigations including as it relates to purported accounting fraud (including revenue recognition, channel stuffing and earnings management claims); employee embezzlement; insider trading; and Sarbanes-Oxley violations; and
- representing clients in connection with regulatory review proceedings.
David also represented a number of special committees, individuals and companies in connection with stock option backdating investigations; including some of the most high-profile cases in the country.
Securities Offerings
David has handled the initial public offering of numerous clients in a variety of industries including high technology, telecommunications, banking, manufacturing and service.
He has also handled numerous:
- private placements;
- preferred stock financings for issuers and private equity investors;
- secondary and PIPE transactions; and
- 144A transactions, including the first Trust Originated Preferred Securities Offering outside of New York.
David was Special U.S. Counsel in the IPO of Petro-Victory Energy, a South American-focused oil and gas company with E&P opportunities in Paraguay on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
- The Texas Corporation: Legal Aspects of Organization and Operation, Bloomberg/BNA Corporate Practice Portfolio Series, Portfolio No. 100 (August 2014)
- Recent Ruling Allows a Shareholder Lawsuit to Proceed After a Negative Say-on-Pay Vote: Quirk or Harbinger? (October 6, 2011)
- DC Circuit's Proxy Access Decision to Stand, but SEC to Allow "Private Ordering" of Proxy Access (September 20, 2011)
- Oil and Gas Companies Should Expect Increased SEC Scrutiny of Operations and Reserves (September 6, 2011)
- PCAOB Floats Possibility of Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation Financial Fraud Report (January 2012) (August 31, 2011)
- DC Circuit Panel Vacates Proxy Access Rule (July 28, 2011)
- SEC Proposes Rules for Compensation Committees and Compensation Advisers (April 21, 2011)
- "10b5-1 Plan Abuse" LJN - The Corporate Counselor (September 2007)
- "Stock Option Scandal" Texas Lawyer (December 25, 2006)
- "Decoding the Stock Option Backdating Scandal" Corporate Counsel State Bar Section Newsletter (June 1, 2006)
- "Doing Business in States Other Than the State of Incorporation" BNA - Corporate Practice Series ISSN 0162-5691; No. 85 (2006)
- "Indemnification of Directors and Officers: A Different Side to the Problem of Corporate Corruption" Wall Street Lawyer (June 1, 2004)
- "SEC's Recent Interest in 10b5-1 Sales by Insiders" (November 2007) [Click on the title of the webinar to view the presentation in its entirety.]
- "Straight Talk on Backdating" (November 1, 2006) [Click on the title of the webinar to hear the presentation in its entirety.]
- "Nuggets from a Sell-Side M&A Lawyer," Corporate Finance Associates, Annual Summer Conference (July 27, 2012)
- "Select Legal Issues for Entrepreneurs," TCU, College of Entrepreneurship, Guest Lecturer (Spring 2012)
- "Advising Your Board of Directors: Current Issues and Trends," The General Counsel Forum's 4th Quarterly Event (September 29, 2010)
- "Boards Under Stress," with Spencer Barasch, Dallas Bar Association (March 6, 2009)
- "SEC Enforcement Focus in the Current Bear Market Economy," UHY LLP's 2008 Annual Conference (December 4, 2008)
- "Realizing Your Company's Potential in Preparation for an IPO," Ernst & Young sponsored presentation, Belo Mansion (March 26, 2008)
- "Foreign Corrupt Practices in 2007 - Assessing the Real Risk," with Matthew Nielsen, Tatum Directors Roundtable (March 25, 2008)
- "Crisis Management for Corporate Counsel," Association of Corporate Counsel - DFW Chapter 2007 Golf and Spa Event, Dallas, Texas (September 2007)
- "Conducting an Effective, Efficient and Objective Internal Investigation," The University of Texas School of Law, 29th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute (May 11, 2007)
- Dallas Bar Association's Sixth Annual "M&A Nugget-Palooza" (October 12, 2010)
- "Dealing with Businesses in Distress: Minimizing Risks and Maximizing Opportunities" (June 2, 2009)
- "Journey to an IPO" presented by American Woman's Society of CPA's Conference, Fairmont Hotel, Dallas, Texas (October 30, 2008)
- "Building a Winning Board" workshop presented by Texchange and NASDAQ OMX, The University of Texas at Dallas (April 29, 2008)
Guest Commentator
- "The Impact of the NYSE Proposed Rule Reform on Southwest Airlines," National Public Radio, Nationwide (December 2002)
- "August 14, 2002 – Reckoning Day for Public Company CEOs/CFOs," WBAP News Radio, Dallas, Texas (August 16-18, 2002)
- "Potential Insider Trading Liabilities for ImClone Executive," Yahoo! FinanceVision (June 14, 2002)
Professional Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law (2015-2017)
- Profiled as one of the leading Mergers and Acquisitions lawyers in the United States, The US Legal 500 (2008, 2009, 2012 and 2014, 2016)
- Lead M&A Attorney on the 2012 Aerospace and Defense Deal of the Year
- Texas Super Lawyer in Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Texas Monthly (2013-2016)
- Best Lawyers, D Magazine (2012, 2015)
- Best Lawyers Under 40, D Magazine (2002)


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The Electro-Motive Division's SD90MAC is the builder's peak in horsepower per one locomotive. The model was developed after the company's successful SD70 line and was cataloged by the builder at the same time as the less powerful SD80MAC (rated at 5,000 horsepower). The mid-1990s were the era of the high horsepower race between EMD and General Electric, as each had been dueling for bragging rights dating back to the 1970s when GE finally came into its own as a locomotive builder. Unfortunately, as their pace quickened proper development was allowed to slip to the point that neither the SD90MAC nor the AC6000CW were highly reliable locomotives. EMD's model, in particular was plagued with reliability issues so much so that the company abandoned the use of the H engine in the SD90MAC and reequipped with the locomotive with a more reliable prime mover. Today, most of the original SD90MACs have either been retired, traded in, or rebuilt while SD9043MACs remain in regular use with various companies, particularly Union Pacific.
The SD90MAC and it's related models are, to date, the most powerful locomotive produced by EMD. The model hit the catalog in 1995 and EMD opted not to use its 16-cylinder 710G3B engine but the newly designed 16-cylinder H-engine (sometimes giving the model the name of SD90MAC-H), which allowed for the locomotive's very powerful 6,000 horsepower. Aside from the prime mover the SD90MAC was essentially the same as the SD70 series and SD80MAC (it was also the same length as the SD80MAC at just over 80 feet). The '90MAC was so new when EMD first cataloged it that the 16-cylinder 265H engine it was designed to use was not even ready for production. As such, the builder was forced to use the above mentioned 710G3B for a short time if railroads wanted or needed their orders in a hurry. These units were reclassified as the SD90-43MAC.
The SD7, EMD's First Six-Axle Road-Switcher
The More Successful SD9, "Cadillac"
The SD24, EMD's First Turbocharged Road-Switcher
The SD35, Growing Six-Axle Popularity
The SD38 Series, Featuring The New 645
The Blockbuster SD40/SD40-2 Series, The Gold Standard
The Powerful, 20-Cylinder SD45 Series
The SD50, Electro-Motive's Downfall
While the SD90-43MAC sold fairly well with Union Pacific, which purchased over 300 of them (it began receiving the locomotives in October, 1995), the original SD90MAC did very poorly mainly because the engine was not properly tested and was prone to constant mechanical trouble. The original was also purchased by UP, along with Canadian Pacific and their total production ended at just 40 units. While over 400 units of the series have been produced (almost all of which are SD90-43MACs) the SD90MACs themselves were not well received by railroads because their lack of reliability and constant mechanical troubles (for instance, recently a set of SD90MACs went to work on the Appalachian & Ohio Railroad in central West Virginia only to be taken off the railroad due to mechanical problems).
Perhaps the only bright spot of the SD90MAC was that it featured EMD's highly successful HTCR-II truck (high-traction, six-axle, radial), which could steer itself into oncoming curves instead of just following the rail which greatly reduced wear to both rail and truck/axle components. For Union Pacific it completed its order of SD90-43MACs in January 1999 with a total of 309 units numbered 8000-8308. Additionally, Canadian Pacific purchased another 61, numbered 9100-9160 and CIT Leasing bought 40 numbered 100-139. These locomotives were all built November, 1999 and February, 2000. These is a slight variation with the original SD90MACs in that early versions featured a Phase I safety cab while later models were equipped with the Phase II design that allowed for better visibility, which located the train crew higher off the ground. The SD90MAC's also offered the highest tractive efforts of EMD model aside from the experimental "DD" series; 200,000 pounds starting effort and 137,000 pounds continuous.
Owner | Road Number(s) | Quantity | Date Built |
Canadian Pacific | 9300-9303 | 4 | 1999 |
GM Locomotive Group | GM90-GM91 | 2 | 1998 |
Union Pacific | 8160, 8201-8205, 8506-8561 | 62 | 1996-1999 |
Owner | Road Number(s) | Quantity | Date Built |
Canadian Pacific | 9100-9160 | 61 | 1998-1999 |
CIT Leasing | 100-139 | 40 | 1999-2000 |
Union Pacific | 8000-8308 | 309 | 1995-1999 |
While GE's version, the AC6000CW also had reability it was not nearly to the extent of EMD's model. That company soon fixed its locomotive's issues and most still remain in operation with CSX and Union Pacific. The designation of the SD90's "MAC" is as follows; the "M" was EMD's designation for the wide, safety cab the locomotive featured while the "AC" regarded the alternator that it featured allowing for increased tractive effort, the model TA22CA8. For railroads, the horsepower race between GE and EMD was a learning lesson that highly powerful, single locomotives is not always a good thing even if they are reliable due to the fact that if a unit goes down so does most of your train's power supply. As such, today the generally accepted horsepower rating for locomotives is between 4,000 to 4,500.


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Wonderful New Logos Of December – 38 Logos
Show Summary | Posted by boogiesbc 2279 days ago | Category: Identity & Branding
I may sound workaholic but December is not only about holidays, it is also about logo design and the carefully created logos by creative artists around the world. With more logos than the previous month, I could say that December was a fruitful month for logo design.
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Shugr tastes like cane sugar, feels like cane sugar in the mouth, and has no aftertaste. It also has no calories -- zero. Shugr cooks and bakes like cane sugar -- it rises, it browns, and it caramelizes. There's no need for complex measurement conversions. A teaspoon of Shugr equals a teaspoon of sugar. A cup of Shugr equals a cup of sugar.
Shugr is 99.5 percent natural. It is not a synthetic chemistry lab creation. Rather, it is made from sugars that occur naturally in such good-tasting, healthy foods as fruits, vegetables, corn and dairy products. Called erythritol, maltodextrin and tagatose, these natural sugars provide a clean and delicious sweet taste.
Erythritol is commonly found in melon, grapes, mushrooms and soy. Maltodextrin is derived from corn sugar, which is non-GMO and gluten-free. Tagatose comes from dairy products, but does not affect people who are lactose intolerant. Tagatose also provides an added health benefit -- prebiotic fiber that promotes intestinal health, similar to the way yogurt does.
All of these ingredients carry a GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) designation for food safety from the US Food & Drug Administration. The one-half of one percent? A trace amount of sucralose, less than .005 gram per teaspoon, which adds a final high note to the extraordinary sweet taste of Shugr.
Perhaps equally important is what Shugr does NOT contain. It is not made from any aspartame, cane sugar, acesulfame-K, saccharin, high fructose corn syrup, neotame, fructose, honey or stevia. "ShugrTM is truly the next generation of sweetener," says Loren Miles, CEO of Swiss Research, Inc. in Los Angeles, the maker of Swiss Diet and Shugr. "Obesity is arguably the greatest health threat of our time, leading a whole generation toward heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Tooth decay is a huge problem. Americans consume 20 teaspoons of sugar a day on average, 100 percent more that the recommended amount. Teens consume even more. For the first time in our history, obesity is now a serious disease in children as well as adults."
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After spending more than 30 years in the music industry as an etiquette coach to the stars and the head of Double XXposure Media Relations, Angelo Ellerbee has little patience for badly behaved celebrities. So, you can imagine how he felt after witnessing Kanye West disrespect Taylor Swift at the MTV Music Video Awards on Sunday night.
As Swift was accepting the award for best female artist, West jumped on stage and snatched the microphone from her hand to express his disappointment that Beyoncé's "Single Ladies" video had lost, leaving the young country singer stunned and on the verge of tears. Later, following her win for video of the year, Beyoncé forfeited the spotlight so that Swift could finally give her acceptance speech.
We caught up with the openly gay Ellerbee -- who has worked with Michael Jackson, DMX, Alicia Keys, and Mary J. Blige, among others -- to find out his reaction to the brouhaha, what Kanye needs to do to survive this potentially career-killing move, and what everyone can learn from this distressing situation.
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Angelo Ellerbee: I question people's masculinity and manhood. Because if you can get in front of the world and embarrass that girl, you need to get back in front of the world and embarrass yourself. You need to get back on national television and do a PSA with [Swift] sitting there and talk about the importance of respect and play Aretha Franklin's record in the background and apologize like a man. Everyone is saying, "Is it the death of his mother? Is it…" -- no, it is not. He needs to take a maturity pill two times a day with a big glass of water and grow up. You're nobody's baby! You're 30-some years old! You've sold 70 million records! How are you going to come and take something from a baby? That was taking candy from a baby! This girl worked for it just like you work for it. Wrong!
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I am also very strongly bisexual. That's right I'm a bisexual male. I find people that try to argue that I don't exist tiresome.
I'm a yoga instructor and I own a small yoga and massage business with my wife who is a massage therapist. I am a strong proponent of yoga and am very experienced tailoring yoga sequences to individual needs.
I teach kids yoga, adult yoga, and am a laughter yoga leader. Business is really beginning to pick up. This is causing me to have an erratic schedule. So, please don't take my schedule personally.
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The oldest evidence I can find of myself on the Internet October 17, 2009 10:14 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, HistoryI'll update this as I find older. So far the oldest evidence I can find of myself on the Internet is an Oct 31, 1991 email recording my YES vote for the creation of the rec.juggling usenet group.
I sent my first packets of information over the Internet in the Fall of 1988. I loved Gopher and Archie and Veronica. I thought IRC was the second best tool in the world with USENET being the greatest. I avoided MUDs fearing they would cause me to fail out of school. I missed the boat on Mosaic writing it off as a bloated toy.
- 1. Richard - October 17, 2009
You predate me by a couple of years. I too loved Usenet and IRC. I remember downloading all night from some Usenet group named Alt.binaries.warez (shhhhhhh don't tell anyone) on my super fast, super sleek 28.8 modem. I vividly remember being on IRC the night Doom II was released. Had to break some kind of record for IRC traffic that night.
Those were the days!!
- 2. Doug McCaughan - October 17, 2009
The Wild West of the Internet! I knew things traveled in small circles back then but I just didn't appreciate the intimacy of the community building that which would change our lives so much.
- 3. Barry - October 19, 2009
I don't know if this counts as the "Internet" or not, but from 1984-87 or so, I was in the Computer Science dept at UT and we kept ourselves quite busy with "Relay" – a precursor of sorts to IRC that was apparently mostly college linked. But we communicated via email not only to ourselves on campus but to students around the country as well as participated in a plethora of online chats and late night gaming sessions.
D&D – all played out via chat. Regular chat sessions late into the night. Nearly flunked my out of the program…
- 4. Doug McCaughan - October 19, 2009
I remember relay. I'd say that definitely counts as Internet.
Prior to 88 my "online" activities were mostly limited to Fidonet obsessions and that does not count for Internet activity.
- 5. Barry - October 19, 2009
Do you know Vania Smrkovski? Ask him about those sessions sometime 🙂
- 6. Doug McCaughan - October 19, 2009
Vania and I worked together at The Learning Company and we were friends before that.
- 7. Barry - October 19, 2009
He was in the CS dept at UT when I was, I believe and one of the group that communicated with the outside world.
- 8. Vania Smrkovski - October 19, 2009
How wonderful to be remembered? I was beginning to wonder if I really existed in those days. LOL
Yeah, I remember the "Internet Relay Chat" program we used in those days very well. I was amazed by the communities of people that were being formed at the time, and how remarkable it was that people were building friendships and flirting with people they'd never even met. Of course it's all old hat now, but for a time, I was an oracle of sorts in my religions department where I majored for a while because I was telling them about this new community space that was being created that enabled people to interact in wholly different ways.
What's funny to me know is realizing how unremarkable it all is to my eyes today.
- 9. Barry - October 19, 2009
We were all pioneers and didn't know it. We were just using it to pick up girls…
- 10. Vania Smrkovski - October 19, 2009
Couldn't have said it better or more concisely.
- 11. Doug McCaughan - October 19, 2009
Exactly! (re girls)
And indeed we were sitting in the offices, rubbing elbows and even participating in the RFCs and other things that defined the stuff that makes today's Internet, clueless to the magnitude of the events happening around us. I so wish I could have a redo with a little bit more of a vision and appreciation than I had back in those days.


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Last weekend, Sharyn Skrtic (@Shaza33) and I had the pleasure of presenting on integrating Minecraft in the PYP Curriculum at the 21st Century Learning Conference in Hong Kong. Around 40 people ended up attending our workshop and we had a great time sharing our experiences. It was evident from both Rob Newberry's presentation on gaming […]
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Already a major winner, the S-56 irons and the Tour-S wedges are the better player's clubs in the current Ping line up. The fourth of the player's blade series, the S-56 continues Ping's attempt to woo lower handicappers away from more established brands. The Tour-S wedges are the first from Ping with the new conforming grooves and have found their way into the bags of quite a few non-Ping players. Both these clubs found themselves in the winner's circle at a Major when Louis Oosthuizen won The Open in July this year.
So what does Ping have to say about these clubs. S-56, "The steel body design with variable tungsten toe weighting positions the CG for higher launching long irons and more controlled, penetrating trajectories in the short irons. Its patent-pending Stabilizing Bar™ Technology varies in width throughout the set to optimise each iron's CG location", Tour-S, "its machined face and grooves are engineered to optimise spin for greater control. The traditional shape of the heads features tour-inspired sole geometry for enhanced shot making from all conditions. Its vertical Custom Tuning Port angles toward the back surface to increase the perimeter weighting for added forgiveness".
The Ping ethos has always valued performance over appearance and that is still true with these irons. That said, you get the impression that the lumps and bumps and hosel notches are there for a reason not because someone in marketing thought that it looked pretty. Pings look like they are there to do the job and they do the job as well as anyone else. The milled face and the brushed satin finish ooze quality and the legendary Ping durability means that they will look new for longer than almost any other make. The cavity is fairly shallow, even in the long irons and the back of the club is never visible at address. The minimal offset is another indicator that these are for better players.
Loft | 18.50 | 21.00 | 23.75 | 27.00 | 30.50 | 34.25 | 38.25 | 42.50 | 47.00 |
Lie | 58.50 | 59.25 | 60.00 | 60.75 | 61.50 | 62.25 | 63.00 | 63.75 | 64.00 |
Length | 39.25″ | 38.75″ | 38.25″ | 37.75″ | 37.25″ | 36.75″ | 36.25″ | 35.75″ | 35.50″ |
Swing weight | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D3 |
Despite not being forged Ping have shown that cast irons can have great feel. While you're not going to get the same sensation as a 1020 steel forging, Ping have worked their magic with the 17-4 stainless steel in these irons and I have to say that having come from testing a series of forged irons, I was pleasantly surprised with just how good they were. The sensation on flushed shots is one of complete solidity, slight miss-hits feel almost no different and even more severe miss-hits produce far better results that you expect. The wedges are very similar, not quite the top of the line but close enough as to make no difference.
The S-56 irons offer a fantastic mix of control and distance. Purely on performance the S-56 are as good as anything on the market, especially in the long irons. For a blade sized long iron to offer the forgiveness and control that they do is an unbelievable achievement. Better players will be tempted to throw away the hybrids with these that are that good. The stabilizing bar technology and weighting certainly has something to do with this and the COG location is spot on. There was some talk of golfers losing distance with the previous generation S-57 but that is not an issue here. Ball flight is plenty long and comparable to any other set of similarly lofted irons.Despite having a fairly flat sole, the irons seem to resist digging and the white paint-fill on the bottom groove makes aligning the club very easy.
Short irons and the S-Tour wedges both produce high spin from low trajectories and the sole grind on the wedges is excellent where the back of the sole is strongly ground away along the rear third making these clubs very versatile around the green and allowing play from almost any lie – possibly one reason the Tour-S wedges have been seen in the bag of Triple Major winner Padraig Harrington. As with all clubs with grooves conforming to the new Condition of Competition rules, spin rates have dropped from wet lies or thick rough but hitting from the fairway sees no difference in the amount of control you can exert. The wedges address the ball beautifully and with the accuracy available you can knock down pins all day.
While it may be more claymore than katana in the look and feel departments, you cannot ignore the staggering performance. The practically unrivalled combination of distance and control with fantastic forgiveness for that head size means that the S56 must be on your short-list when you are considering buying players irons. Ping seemed to have cracked the problem of making blade type irons with game improvement level of forgiveness in a way that must have all the competition worried. The Tour-S wedges are a great accompaniment for the irons as they blend seamlessly in to create a set of clubs that anyone would be happy to play.


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Gavin Henson will help Bath's late-season charge for a league and cup double after transforming himself from a liability to an asset.
The career of the two-time Welsh Grand Slam winner appeared over after he was sacked first by Toulon, then Cardiff Blues for unacceptable off-field behaviour.
Yet he has rebuilt his reputation at Bath, for whom he starts on the bench at Northampton in a dress rehearsal for the upcoming Amlin Challenge Cup Final.
"It's been a pleasure working with Gav," said Bath captain Stuart Hooper, who makes his 200th Premiership appearance at Franklin's Gardens. "He's not needed to be managed at all, his attitude is fantastic.
"Because of the profile Gav has and the reputation he's built, he's perceived to be different to how he is. Take it from me he's an incredibly meticulous professional and a great influence on the young guys.
"The guy's a winner, he's won Grand Slams with Wales and he's come here and had a fantastic influence on the squad.
"When he's been asked to play for the first team he's been fantastic but, just as significantly, when he's been asked to play for the second team he's been equally impressive. That speaks volumes for him."
All of which seemed improbable when he first joined Bath and on a night out was knocked unconscious by one of his new team-mates.
That followed similar alcohol-fuelled incidents at Toulon and Cardiff which led the star of reality TV to be shown the door.
The 32-year-old's reward for knuckling down and putting his trouble-making past behind him has been a one-year contract extension.
"I love this club and I'd like to see out my career here," he said. "The fans have been incredible to me and I can't thank them enough. They've been on my side, which is nice, so I just want to keep repaying them."
Danny Cipriani, another 'bad boy' fly-half mending his ways, has been backed for an England recall by his Sale Sharks boss Steve Diamond.
"It's a no-brainer," he said. "His head is in the right place and I think he's a better player now than he's ever been.
"He's got his life in order. There's no reason why he can't play the game at the highest level."
Cipriani added: "In terms of my all-round rugby game, I do believe I'm probably playing the best I have."


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Thoughts and experiences? The more graphic, the better.
Thoughts and experiences? The more graphic, the better.
You pervert. But to reply: yep, check American Pie; Beta House but I didn't have experience so far.
Ah, I've run into a boy that hit the spot 9 times in one sitting and we literally turned his bed into a water bed gigiddy gigiddy. Shazaam!!!
I don't think I should've said something. The average age here is 18-19-20 and I'm 15. I don't have as much experience as you guys (I hope). I like kissing and stuff but didn't make love yet . I'm not going to be insistent cuz I love my girlfriend, when we both ready we'll start... So to be honest, I dunno if it exists, but American Pie Beta House says it exists.
This should have been the first thing said after uglyelf's post, holy shit.
"Make love" cracked me up. Severely.
You're fifteen.
I'm glad you cite credible sources.
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There's the old saying that "What happens in storytime stays in storytime." Not true anymore. Stay tuned as the storytime world and its secrets are revealed by an inside source.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Flannel Friday - Picking Up the Fruit
Flannel Friday is here again! Today's entry is "Picking Up the Fruit" and is more of a folder game than a flannel board, although it could easily be turned into one. The idea came from Dr. Jim of Itsy Bitsy Babies.
The fruits and basket are from clip art images I gathered from various parts of the web. I laminated them first so that they'd withstand little hands a bit longer. The basket was also laminated, glued to brown construction paper, and stapled to a manila file folder. If you'd like a copy, leave a comment and I can email you the files.
"Picking Up the Fruits"
Sung to: The Paw Paw Patch
Picking up the apples and puttin' 'em in the basket
Picking up the apples and puttin' 'em in the basket
Picking up the apples and puttin' 'em in the basket
Way down yonder in the apple field.
Repeat with banana, strawberry, orange, and lemon
Before singing the song, hand each child a fruit. Invite the children to place their fruit in the basket when they hear their fruit's name called.
And that's all for this week, folks. Check the roundup on sotomorrow's blog for even more great flannel board ideas. Thanks for stopping by!
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After months of hearing people complain about how ruined this country would be if either candidate won the election, plus the last 48 hours of sophomoric insults being thrown about by poor losers and gloating winners, I decided that I needed to partake in a little post-election catharsis to clean the soul. I needed the kind of clean mind that only a pointless slasher movie can provide - and there's no better slasher movie for this situation than William Lustig's patriotic splatterfest, Uncle Sam.
The film opens with the death of Sam Turner, a US soldier who is killed by "friendly fire" during the Gulf War, and the return of his body to his hometown and his devastated nephew Jody. (What is it with horror movies and dudes named Jody? I have never met a male Jody who wasn't a character in a horror film.) As that small hometown prepares for Fourth of July festivities, Jody begins to realize how "un-American" some of the people in this town are - and the re-animated Uncle Sam takes notice (and a traditional "Uncle Sam" costume) too. Then, the killing.
Lustig, who made a living making sleaze in the '80s (Maniac, Maniac Cop, Vigilante) and now makes a living distributing old sleaze as the founder of the fantastic Blue Underground outfit, shows a little bit of age as a filmmaker this time around. With the script following a teenage child, there's definitely a little more restraint than you'd expect from the man who made some of the most brutal films of the slasher's heyday. Still, there are plenty of humorous kills that provide entertainment for fans of this sort of thing, including a wonderfully gruesome bit involving one of those potato sack races that used to happen before people got cool.
Opinions on this film will probably sway based on the cheesy handling of slasher movie conventions by the director and writer Larry Cohen. Set far from the gritty New York setting of many of these filmmakers' most known works, their transition to a small town in the middle of summer allows for a more comical tone, and the result is little tension and few chills. But I really think there's something endearing about the presentation of this hammy shocker, as over-the-top cameos from genre icons like William Smith, P.J. Soles, and Robert Forster help establish the tone and drown out the annoying fourteen year old lead actor.
I haven't said a lot of good things about the film here, which is a bad way to sell it to you all, but this is one of those weeks when I'm not too worried about deep and meaningful cinema. Uncle Sam kind of represents how watered down horror films were in the 1990s - I mean, if you can't trust the guy behind Maniac to explode someone's head, then who can you trust? - but it's still a good time waster, and a good film to pop in with some friends if you're looking to take the edge off of your post-election drain. If you want to laugh at a killer in patriotic garb, then this is unequivocally the movie for you.
(Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go worry about an undead soldier killing me because I voted with no real knowledge of the candidates. Thanks a lot, Uncle Sam.)


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Sam is back in action, Gleeks!
"Glee" star Cory Monteith just tweeted a photo of costar Chord Overstreet making his triumphant return on the FOX show, saying "just walked into the studio, and look who I found recording tracks! @chordoverstreet welcome back homie :)."
Overstreet left the series over the summer after the powers that be decided not to bring him on as a series regular, but FOX announced Oct. 24 that good ol' Trouty Mouth is returning to the halls of McKinley High.
Monteith's photo doesn't show Overstreet on set, just in the recording booth, but we're happy to note that the swoopy, Bieberesque blonde hair has returned too (Overstreet went brunette over the summer for a spell and in his guest spot on "The Middle" earlier in the season).
Sam will reportedly return in "Glee's" eighth episode, and will recur throughout the rest of the third season. No word on how his return will affect the new relationship of his recent ex, Mercedes, but we're hoping for some epic love triangle action.


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People love a puzzle. One of my favorite types of puzzles to solve is the optical illusion. I especially like the ones which use words. (Go figure) For fun, go here and try these. When you look at the words, there are two different ways to see them.
When writing fiction (and especially with thriller/suspense/crime novels), we often use a form of this technique. Sometimes it's a red herring. Sometimes it's a real clue, but deeply hidden under cryptic words or a situation that isn't what it seems. We create an illusion to keep the reader interested and asking questions.
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1.) Don't get your wording get so convoluted that the reader just says, "Huh?" I try to go for, "Aha! That means something, I must read on to figure it out!" Or, "Ooh. Where is this headed?" Most of the time, simple and to the point is best.
2.) Avoid randomness. Don't stick in some random person, setting, or dialogue that has nothing to do with anything just to throw your reader off track. That's not fair and goes against the idea that each scene does have a purpose, even if that purpose isn't revealed until later.
3.) Don't hold back too much. As author, we hold all the cards and shuffle them as we see fit. But, if we hold back too much in our endeavors to create an illusion, we risk losing the reader. They get tired of waiting and want give up instead of having just enough curiosity to keep them going.
4.) Don't drop story threads. Sometimes our set-up gets so big and bloated that we add too many details which we forget to sew together by the end. Go back and make sure you've pulled in and resolved everything. And I mean tight!
I speak from experience with all of these. Guilty as charged and did my time in writer jail. No chocolate. It was brutal. Let's all agree not to do it anymore. (I'm trying really, really hard.) So, hopefully, if you look for these signs of trouble, you can save time in revision, and create magical illusions with your words.
Please share. Any illusions to offer or other pitfalls you've noticed? I'd love to hear from you.
Michele Shaw writes YA romantic suspense, horror, short stories, and poetry with at least one dog by her side and plenty of candy on hand. She is a member of SCBWI, a fellow of the Midwest Writer's Workshop, and represented by the amazing Karen Grencik of Red Fox Literary. You can find her on Twitter @veertothewrite or visit her blog at http://micheleshaw.blogspot.com/


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iPhone maker Apple was criticized by Chinese green groups for lax corporate oversight of its suppliers in China, leading to poor environmental and work safety standards that poisoned dozens of factory workers.
Apple, which announced blockbuster profits and a dazzling outlook for iPhone and iPad sales earlier this week, continues to be dogged by accusations of aggressive pricing and secretive supply chain management in Chinese factories where they now assemble most of their products.
"We've found that Apple isn't honoring its commitment in ensuring its supply chain's work safety and environmental responsibility and giving dignity and respect to the workers," said Ma Jun, of the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE) which published a detailed report on Apple supply chain malpractice Thursday, in conjunction with other green groups.
"(Apple) only care about the price and quality (of their products) and not the environmental and social responsibility issues. In some ways they drive the suppliers to cut corners to win their contracts," Ma said.
Apple said it had a rigorous auditing regime and all its suppliers were monitored and investigated regularly.
"Our supplier responsibility reports document the progress of our extensive auditing program since 2006," an Apple spokeswoman said.
Last year, Apple's main China supplier Foxconn was hit by over a dozen worker suicides that critics blamed on harsh factory conditions and a militaristic culture. Apple's CEO Steve Jobs has denied the allegations, saying that Foxconn is not a sweatshop.
Many Western multinationals -- including toymaker Mattel which suffered a toxic lead paint scandal in 2007 -- have struggled to regulate product quality across scores of suppliers in knotted Chinese supply chains, but the report said Apple's standards fell far short of its status as a leading global brand.
"It's not easy to control (the supply chain) but peer brands are doing a lot more (than Apple) to deal with this," said Ma.
The nine-month survey "The other face of Apple" found that at least 49 factory workers in eastern China working in factories assembling products for Apple, had fallen ill.
Lianjian Technology in the eastern city of Suzhou which the green group claims is one of Apple's major touchscreen suppliers, was accused of using N-Hexane, a toxic solvent, to clean touch screens, leading to at least 47 factory workers being poisoned.
Another company named by the green group as a user of N-Hexane was Taiwan-based touchscreen chip maker Wintek. A Wintek spokesman said it had stopped using the chemical and all its employees had recovered.
"Apple's lack of responsiveness eventually made us quite shocked. It's the whole complacency that it doesn't have to be accountable to the NGOs, to the communities, even to the poisoned workers," Ma told Reuters.
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AirWave & 3eTI Detect Rogues
October 29, 2002
The new 3e-522AW access point launches with AirWave Management Platform to let WLAN administrators control the network and root out unauthorized wireless products and users.
3eTI's 3e Technologies International (3eTI) of Rockville, MD, has teamed up with San Mateo, CA-based AirWave Wireless on the release of the 3e-522AW Wireless Access Point. The product will support Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) "Access points are available for 125 bucks and employees are connecting them on an unsecure basis," says Greg Murphy, president of AirWave Wireless. "The options most organizations have today is using a packet analyzer/sniffer with an IT Guy roaming the halls. It's time consuming and expensive and is not done frequently. One asset the enterprise has is its legitimately deployed wireless infrastructure. You use a deployed access point to sniff and detect all the other access points in range and report back to the Airwave Management platform. From a central console, you can do wireless scans as often as you want."
The Linux-based 3e-522AW access point takes the actual AirWave code and integrates it in the box.
Murphy says management of the WLAN using a product like the AirWave platform goes hand-in-hand with security. "If it's not managed, it can't be secure. You should have control over configuration, security settings, and know who's on the network at all times, and what devices are connected."
3eTI also introduced another gateway, the 3e-522GW, which doesn't support the AirWave platform, but does have AES, 3DES and 802.1X security built in for companies with their own security.
The 3eTI access points are available from distributor CABLexpress or direct from 3eTI's Web site . The hardware is in the 800 to 900 dollar range; use of the AirWave Management Platform requires a separate software license agreement based on number of access points being managed by the server.
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Apart from the great legend of her voice, Adelina Patti was a very much larger-than-life character ... and a very astute business woman, she traveled the global for her work. But such travel then had it's hazards - not the least being the assurance of payment of a fee after a performance. For Patti, $5000 a night at the height of her powers.
The diva's solution was was novel and affective - that was to insist on her salary in gold before going on stage. Once, when offered only half before a performance, Patti put on one shoe and one foot on stage ... and declared she'd don on the other and begin the performance when the rest arrived. It did.
it remained for the Mann Boudoir-Car Company, to produce in Adelina Patti's car a decor which would have gratified Hollywood today and which assuredly popped the eyes of a less sophisticated generation of admirers. Oscar Lewis is authority for the statement that whenever her professional occasions brought her to the Golden Gate and her car was spotted at Oakland Mole, scores of San Franciscans were in the habit of making the ferry trip across the bay just to gaze on its glossy exterior and speculate on its internal wonderments.
The car was built on contract for the Mann Company by the Gilbert Car Manufacturing Company of Troy, New York, and delivered in December 1883. It was only 55 ft. long, almost diminutive by twentieth century standards, with three rooms en suite and a bath with tub.
During one of her San Francisco visits, Mme. Patti permitted the car's interior to be described by a reporter as follows:
The hammered gold and silver effect of the sides and ceiling was in a design of morning glories. The parlor was lighted by plate glass windows and a gold lamp which hung from above. The windows were ornamented with designs representing the four seasons. The hand-carved piano of natural wood corresponded with the rest of the woodwork in the room. There was a couch with satin pillows ornamented with bows and lace tidies opposite the piano. A Square table covered with plush, stood in the center and all around were easy chairs of luxurious depth. Mme. Patti's bedroom was largely pink. The paneling was of satinwood, inlaid with ebony, gold and amaranth. Bevelled mirrors were abundant and the couch had a silk-plush cover of gold embroidered with trailing pink rosebuds and with the monogram "A.P." in the same delicate shade. Over the velvet carpet, beside the bed, was a leopard skin. A stand was mounted with silver and a small bathtub was concealed from view by mirrored doors. There was a closet containing the table service of solid silver, china and glass -- all with the diva's monogram.
The car was rented to MMe. Patti on a per diem basis and carried her name both as a tribute to the occupant and as publicity for the Mann Company. When Pullman took over Col. Mann's company and its useful patents in 1889, the Pullman Company retained its original name and continued to rent it to the singer for her tours and it was at this time that the discovery was made that papier-mache had been extensively used in its interior appointments that had hitherto been believed rare woodwork. On December 23, 1901, the Adelina Patti, by now shorn of the glory of that name and plainly known as Coronet, was sold for $3,800 to Fitzhugh & Company, who specialized in circus and carnival equipment, and it disappear from human ken.
Mme. Patti lived up to every implication of artistic temperament suggested by this decor and once, during the Pullman ownership of the car, complained that the faucet leaked and ruined a number of costumes reposing in the tub at the moment.
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