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Winsome 18 Bottle Wine Storage Tower - Espresso
The Winsome 18 Bottle Wine Storage Tower (model: 92567) in espresso's tall and slender design utilizes vertical storage space, freeing up valuable floor. This storage tower can holds up to 18 bottles of wine in individual compartments. The 92567 features wine glass storage aesthetically suspending stemware from the base. The Winsome wine tower features a shelf for easy accessibility of open wine bottles, plates of food, and full wine glasses. A pull-out drawer hold all your wine accessories. High quality materials and fine craftsmanship ensure that this wine tower rack will endure many years of use.
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- Model: 92567Sleek dark espresso finish
- Color - EspressoUpside-down stemware storage
- Drawer for wine accessoriesWeight: 54 pounds
- Holds 18 bottlesDimensions: 67.3"h x 17.3"w x 17.3"d
- Winsome 18 Bottle Wine Storage Tower - Espresso
- Height: 67.3"
- Width: 17.3"
- Depth: 17.3"

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Bursitis is the swelling and irritation of a bursa. A bursa is a fluid-filled sac that acts as a cushion between a muscles, tendons, and bones.
Bursitis is often a result of overuse. It can be caused by a change in activity level, such as training for a marathon or by being overweight.
Bursitis can also be caused by trauma, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, or infection. Sometimes the cause cannot be found.
Bursitis commonly occurs in the shoulder, knee, elbow, and hip. Other areas that may be affected include the Achilles tendon and the foot.
Symptoms of bursitis may include any of the following:
Your doctor will talk to you about a treatment plan to help you resume your normal activity.
Tips to relieve bursitis pain:
For bursitis around the hips, knees, or ankle:
You should avoid activities that involve repetitive movements of any body part when possible.
Other treatments include:
As the pain goes away, your doctor or nurse may suggest exercises to build strength and keep movement in the painful area.
Surgery is rarely needed.
Some people do well with treatment. When the cause cannot be corrected, you may have long-term pain.
Call your health care provider if symptoms recur or do not improve after 3 to 4 weeks of treatment, or if the pain is getting worse.
When possible, avoid activities that include repetitive movements of any body parts.
Silverstein JA, Moeller JL, Hutchinson MR. Common issues in orthopedics. In: Rakel RE, Rakel DP, eds. Textbook of Family Medicine. 8th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 30.
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Ronald K. Berlin 83, of Watertown, formerly of Town of York, passed away on Friday Feb. 22, 2013 at the Heritage Homes in Watertown.
Ronald was born on Nov. 21, 1929 in the Town of medina, the son of Ernest and Gladys (Frank) Berlin. He was a graduate of Marshall High School. He married Anita Manson on June 21, 1952; she preceded him in death on Oct. 24, 2008. Ronald farmed the family farm in the Town of York all his life. He was a member of St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church in Marshall. He was an avid, card player, stamp collector, and golfer, having participated in the DuPont Amateur Golf Tournament in North Carolina. He also played darts on his church team and enjoyed traveling with his wife Anita. Ronald also served as Director of the Wisconsin Dairy Council and AMPI.
Survivors include: daughters Barb (Larry) Quest of Watertown and Rhonda (Emil) Gremaux of Lewistown, MT; grandchildren Brett Gremaux and Rebecca (Tim) Christian; step grandchildren Craig (Misty) Quest, Chad Quest and Tricia (Paul) Faria; great grandchildren Cody Christian and Hailey Christian; step great grandchildren Caleb Quest, Payton Quest, Elizabeth Faria, Jacob Faria and Nick Christian; also survived by other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife Anita. Memorials may be made to Marquardt Hospice, Heritage Homes Memory Care Unit or St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church.
Funeral Service will be held 11:00 AM on Tuesday Feb. 26, 2013 at St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church Marshall with the Rev. Mark E. Schoeneck presiding. Visitation will be held on Tuesday 10:00 AM until the time of service at the church. Burial will be in the York Medina Cemetery.
Pederson-Nowatka Funeral Home Watertown is caring for the family. On-line condolences may be made at www.PN-FH.com


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Everyone's friend is No One's friend
Someday your life will flash before your eyes. It's your responsibility to make sure it's worth watching!
Marvin, not a supporter of BHO, just suggesting where his mind may be. I do think it is a concern until we know what he is talking about, then we can panic


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|See George Clooney's pig, Kristen Stewart's wolf-dog, and more strange domestic creatures that celebrities own.
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|In 2010, animal lover and actress Reese Witherspoon got a pair of donkeys named Honky and Tonky after falling in love with some of her friends' pets. "They're just docile and sweet," Witherspoon told Ellen DeGeneres in December. "I call them badonkadonks." Now, they're reportedly being a pain in the Oscar-winning actress' badonkadonk. The donkeys have been making noise and angering Witherspoon's neighbors, so much so that they sent her a letter to complain, Us Weekly reports. However, the donkeys are not Witherspoon's only odd pets: She also has two pigs, three goats, 20 chickens, three dogs, and her very own pony. "I have one horse," Witherspoon told DeGeneres. "It's hanging with the donkey; it's sweet."
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|George Clooney's longest relationship ever might have been with a pig. The actor owned Max, a 300-pound pig, for 18 years until the he died in 2006. "He was as old a pig as the vets had ever seen," Clooney told People magazine. The bachelor was so close to Max that he sometimes allowed him to sleep in his bed and accompany him to interviews. His pet was so irreplaceable that when asked if he would get another pig, Clooney replied, "No, I think Max covered all my pig needs."
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|Bubbles the chimpanzee was Michael Jackson's constant companion in the late 1980s. In a videotaped interview, the eccentric singer stated that his pet would use his toilet, help him clean, and used a spoon and fork at the dinner table. Jackson also allegedly said that he and Bubbles shared a bed in the same video. But their honeymoon period ended by early 2002, when Bubbles was removed from Jackson's Neverland Ranch because he became too aggressive. The following year, a depressed Bubbles reportedly attempted suicide, according to The Telegraph. But Bubbles is ok now and currently lives at the Center for Great Apes in Florida, where he spends his time painting and hanging out with other chimps. According to his trainers, he could easily live to age 60. Upon Jackson's death, the chimp's trainer told The Telegraph, "Bubbles definitely missed him when they parted and will miss him now."
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|She may have been running from Hitchcock's "Birds", but Tippi Hedren has a long-established love of lions. The actress allegedly kept a fully grown lion as a pet at one point, even though her daughter Melanie Griffith was bitten by one on the set of "Roar" in 1977. But Hedren now says that wild animals should not be kept as pets. In 1983, Hedren founded the Shambala Preserve to protect exotic animals. After the zoo at Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch was shut down, his two tigers, Thriller and Sabu, were sent to live at Shambala. When Jackson passed away, Hedren said she had told the tigers that he died. "You don't know what mental telepathy exists from the human to the animal. But I hope they understood," Hedren told The Guardian.
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|When money is no object, a man can acquire some interesting… and completely ridiculous items. Part of what led to Nicolas Cage's financial struggles was his purchases of several yachts, a jet, a castle, more than 50 cars, and two islands. But most bizarre of all was his alleged $276,000 spending spree that included two king cobras—Moby and Sheba—and an octopus, New York magazine reported. Cage claims that he bought the octopus because it would help him with his acting, but unfortunately he had to say goodbye to his tentacled companion.
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|Is Kristen Stewart secretly on Team Jacob? When the actress fell for a werewolf in "The Twilight Saga," she may have been channeling her previous experience with the furry creatures. Stewart's mother raises wolf-dog hybrids, which are legal in some states. The starlet told David Letterman that the oldest male Jack is "really sweet. He, like, falls at my feet." When the late-night host reminded Stewart that wolf packs go around killing herds of elk, Stewart retorted, "And you know what? It's such an awful thing because all the hunters have much more of a privilege to shoot them because that's the only reason we're killing the wolves, and it's awful." Edward Cullen better watch out.
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|After attending the North American Reptile Breeders Conference and Trade Show in 2010, Leonardo DiCaprio bought a 38-pound Sulcata tortoise for $400. TMZ reported that DiCaprio asked for the biggest tortoise they had. The actor's 10-year-old tortoise could grow to as big as 200 pounds and he's still basically a child–tortoises of that kind can easily live for 80 years!
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|Buying into trends has its consequences, as Harry Potter star Rupert Grint would know. In the midst of the U.K.'s teacup pig craze, Grint bought one of the tiny porkers, which can sell for up to $1,100. However, there was a rumor that Grint was actually ripped off and bought a normal pig instead. In response to the controversy, the actor told NBC in 2010 that the pig was getting "kind of big now. We've got him living outside now." When asked if his pet species of choice is really the most intelligent, Grint replied, "I haven't really seen proof of that yet."
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By Bobby Harrison/NEMS Daily Journal
JACKSON – President Barack Obama's administration officials are proposing rules to reduce the size of the cuts in federal funding to hospitals in states that do not expand Medicaid, such as Mississippi.
In those officials' rules proposals to carry out the mandates of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the cuts in federal funds to treat people with no insurance, known as Disproportionate Share Hospital or DSH payments, would be administered in a way to reduce the size of the cuts to hospitals in states like Mississippi rejecting the Medicaid expansion.
Gwen Combs, vice president for policy for the Mississippi Hospital Association, said the cuts still would come, but their impact would be delayed for two years. Plus, she said that state hospitals still face other major cuts in federal funding because of provisions of the Affordable Care Act and other changes to federal law. She said that Hospital Association officials are still trying to determine the size of those other cuts.
Rep. Bobby Moak, D-Bogue Chitto, the minority leader in the state House, said he has seen estimates putting those cuts at $200 million for the upcoming federal fiscal year, which begins in October.
Moak said Tuesday the state needs to look at expanding Medicaid to cover those earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty to offset the cuts to the hospitals.
The Affordable Care Act gives states the option to expand Medicaid to cover those earning up to about $15,000 annually with the federal government paying for the bulk of the cost. The Affordable Care Act is reducing the DSH payments under the assumption hospitals will have to provide less uncompensated care because of the expansion of Medicaid.
But many states with Republican-dominated legislators and governors are rejecting the expansion. Because of that rejection, Obama health care officials are formulating the rules on how the cuts in DSH payments will be made to lessen the hardship on hospitals in states that have not opted into the Medicaid expansion.
Still, Moak said, "there will be cuts to hospitals" in other areas that the Medicaid expansion could offset. "We can't let our local hospitals, which are big economic engines, suffer major cuts."
Plus, Moak said, offsetting the cuts to hospitals is important, but so is providing health care to allow people to be treated by a physician instead of going to an emergency room where the costs will be much more.
"It is a moral and economic issue," said Moak, who has met with federal officials about how the expansion could work in Mississippi.
Mick Bullock, a spokesman for Gov. Phil Bryant, who opposes the expansion, said of the decision to lessen the impact of the DSH cuts for two years, "While Mississippi's projected cuts may be less than previously anticipated, this temporary proposal is further evidence that Obamacare and its effects remain unclear and that it would be reckless to sign onto a massive entitlement expansion under this 'train wreck' of a law."
It is estimated that the expansion would provide coverage to 300,000 Mississippians, primarily the working poor. Under the current Medicaid program, about 640,000 people are covered, primarily the disabled, poor pregnant women, poor children and the elderly.
But because of the fight over expansion, the Legislature adjourned the 2013 session without reauthorizing or funding the current program for the upcoming fiscal year, which starts July 1.
Bryant is expected to call a special session to take up the issue in June, though, he has said in recent days he might try to run the program without legislative funding or authorization, though, many say that would be problematic.


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- Taken by
- Alessandro Agosti
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- Jan 20, 2009
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- Jan 19, 2009
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Source Image 19,6KP x 2800P
Mosaic Size 32,8KP x 4669P = 153MP
Tile Size 164 x 92 = 15,1KP
Tile Count 10251
Resolution 300 PPI
Tile Archive 5744
All the 5744 images (taken by me during my vacation in US) are included in this pic!!!
Created Using AndreaMosaic (www.andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic/download /). Thanks to the software author
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Now THAT is a cool thing to do with gigapan.
What a great picture and I love the idea! You did a really good job! Greeting and keep up the good work, Jens
Thanks all for the nice comments. I used a free application called AndreaMosaic. You can dowload it from the author site at this address: www.andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic/ download /Ciao Alessandro
This is way freakin cool! What software did you use to create this mosaic?? Whatever it is, I'd love to get a copy since I have tens of thousands of photos (I usually get about 5-6 thousand photos per vacation and have no idea what to do with all of them!!). This is great! Thanks for sharing!!.
Very cool idea! Would be interesting as a large print!


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March 7, 2014 Posted by admin in Model Trains
Soldering Rail Joiners (HO Scale Trains)
I was soldering the rail joiners for my sidings and figured I would do a quick howto video. Video Rating: 5 / 5
Dan and John talk about how to achieve a standard coupler height for your rolling stock. Dan demonstrates a method for raising your coupler and one for lower... Video Rating: 5 / 5


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Does anybody know where you could find a 3 3/4" figure scale video camera? Which toy it is packed with?
Does anybody know where you could find a 3 3/4" figure scale video camera? Which toy it is packed with?
"Master, the boy reeks of bantha poodoo. The others smell it, why can't you?"
I feel like I've seen something like that. Scour the Barbie aisle and other unlikely toys. Every once in a while something like that gets tossed into another line of toys.Originally posted by RollaJedi
Does anybody know where you could find a 3 3/4" figure scale video camera? Which toy it is packed with?
Ever tried looking at the Lego movie studio sets?
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If you're looking for a Star Warsish camera, the E1 Senator Palpatine had a Senate Cam that came with a stand that plugged into the COMMtech chips.
"Hokey packaging and ancient gimmicks are no match for good detail on your figure, kid."
"I am a Klingot from Oklahoma in human boy form."
"We came, we saw, we conquered... We, woke up!"
I was with my wife and daughter in the Barbie aisle at Walmart. My wife pointed out that had some 4" action figures that were made for girls. If I remember correctly, it included a VW beetle, a bike/moped thing, 3 figres, and a whole load of accessorys. There might have been a camera in there. Granted, most everything was pink or purple, but nothing a little paint couldn't cover. The whole set was $10-15. The figures might make good Tonnika sisters.
Yo momma. That's right, I said "yo momma".
Having a six year old daughter I think I know of the camera of which you speak, problem is it is barbie size.
If this is the one you are thinking of it comes with one of the Generation Girls, my daughter has this one and it even comes with spare video tapes although I dont know wether it fits inside.
It also comes with a clapper board as all these range of barbies had hip and trendy hobbies, This ones hobby was obviously making porn films
Hope thi helps as I have just shamed myself with my knowledge of little girly toys
Planet Lunt...It is unavoidable........It Is Your Destiny.
There was a Godzilla movie figure that had a video camera of that scale. If you can find one it should be cheap.
no smiley zone!
If not, I may have one but I cant check for a few weeks.
no smiley zone!


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Honey-mustard marinated hot turkey and bacon bites get sauced with a tangy mustard and cranberry combo.
Use boneless skinless chicken breast instead of the turkey. You'll need two breast halves.
The turkey bites can be prepared and baked up to 24 hours in advance. Cover tightly and refrigerate. Just before serving, heat at 375° about 15 minutes or until hot.
Sprinkle the serving plate with chopped fresh chives, and place the turkey bites on the chives. Use frilly toothpicks, adding them after broiling. Tuck some fresh herb sprigs around the plate, and add a few fresh cranberries.
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U-Store sponsors events with noted authors, Nov. 6-Dec. 10
Posted November 4, 2002; 04:35 p.m.
The University Store is sponsoring a number of events in the late fall featuring authors with Princeton connections or those of interest to the University community. The authors usually present a short talk at the store, answer questions from the audience and sign copies of their book.
Here is the schedule for the coming weeks:
- 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, Jon Beckwith, professor at Harvard University Medical School, author of "Making Genes, Making Waves: A Social Activist in Science."
- 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, professor of communication at the University of Pennsylvania, and Paul Waldman, authors of "The Press Effect: Politicians, Journalists and the Stories that Shape the Political World."
- 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, Peter Dougherty, economics editor at Princeton University Press and author of "Who's Afraid of Adam Smith?: How the Market Got Its Soul."
- 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, George Dyson, historian, futurist and author of "Project Orion: The True Story of the Atomic Spaceship."
- 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, the McPhee sisters: Jenny McPhee, author of "The Center of Things"; Martha McPhee, author of "Gorgeous Lies"; and Joan Sullivan, author of "An American Voter."
- 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, Esther Schor, Princeton associate professor of English and author of "The Hills of Holland."
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By Robbie Ward/NEMS Daily Journal
TUPELO – Elected officials discussed changes to the city's development code with city planning and development leaders Thursday, advancing the process of new planning and zoning ordinances that will likely be approved in the coming months.
Following the lead of Tupelo adopting four years ago a comprehensive plan aimed at directing the city for the next dozen or so years, the updated development code will help turn the plan into more of a reality.
"This is critically important because the comprehensive plan is primarily about revitalizing our community," said BJ Teal, director of the city's development services.
Tupelo officials aim for the new development code to simplify zoning ordinances, going from 16 existing zoning districts to 10.
It also includes new options for development, such as a pedestrian-scale development option, which allows for commercial projects to have less required parking in the front of property.
During the hour-long work session to discuss the changes, City Council members asked questions related to allowing mobile homes and apartment development in the Tupelo.
Mayor Jack Reed Jr. and council members have stressed the need for redeveloping older neighborhoods in the city to encourage more younger professionals to move here.
Census data shows more lower-income residents have moved into the city, causing some council members to favor limiting additional apartments in Tupelo.
"I wish we could stop apartment construction in the city today," said Ward 6 Councilman Mike Bryan.
Having already held six public hearings on the proposed codes, the council will attend additional work sessions and is expected to adopt a version of it in April or May.


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Donna's Banana Cranberry Nut Bread
Enjoy the wonderful flavor of this moist banana bread with fresh cranberries. It is lower in fat and calories than breads made from traditional recipes.
- 1 cup fresh cranberries, chopped
- 1 tablespoon brandy
- 2 medium ripe bananas
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/2 cup low fat buttermilk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 5 x 9 inch loaf pan and a small 3 x 5 inch loaf pan or a combination of large and small pans as desired.
In a small food processor, coarsely chop cranberries. Place in a small bowl and add brandy. Heat in microwave for 30 seconds. Set aside.
Peel bananas and chop into small pieces. There should be enough banana to firmly pack into 1 cup. Place in a large mixing bowl. Add applesauce and beat until bananas are smashed. Add buttermilk, sugar, eggs, canola oil, baking soda, salt, and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Add flour and mix well. Add nuts and reserved cranberries. Stir until mixed. Pour batter into the pans.
Bake for 35 - 60 minutes depending on size of the pan. Bread should be lightly brown on top and set in the middle. Immediately remove from pans and cook on a rack.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories: 130
Fat, gm.: 4
Protein, gm.: 2.5
Carbs, gm.: 20
Cholesterol, mg.: 20
Fiber, gm.: 0.6


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Ali Gunem started windsurfing with his father at the age of 4. Two years later, he had his own board - a Kode Tufskin 122 - and was holding on to a 1.5m² sail, which he quickly swapped for a Futura 111 and a 2.0m².
After just a few weeks, Ali switched again to a ProKids S-Type 72 on which he mounted a 2.5m² sail. And the miniature super-hero got planing on his first outing! Thanks to the smaller and more maneuverable board, within weeks Ali nailed his first jibes and was definitely hooked. A typical summer day for him now involves 3 to 4 hours on the water.
Now 7 years old and weighting in at 26 kilos, the Turkish phenomenon rides an iSonic 97 with a 34cm fin on the small days and goes back to his ProKids S-Type 72 when the wind picks up. His sails range from 2.5 to 4.0m² although he feels confident that he could handle bigger ones! Unfortunately, on bigger sails the luff opening for the boom is too high for Ali and it looks like he will have to drink soup and wait for the bones to grow.
His favorite setup remains the iSonic 97 on which he mounts a 4.0m². The deep deck-concave on the iSonics helps to lower the boom and adjust it to Ali's height.
His windsurfing idols are Björn Dunkerbeck and Jimmy Diaz. The latter nicknames the little star "Champion" whenever they meet at the Cagla Kubat Windsurf Academy. He had the chance to meet Björn and shake his hand at the Alaçati Slalom PWA events, which he attends every year.
Ali's immediate plans involve drinking milk to hold on to his new 5m² cambered sail and keep practicing in order to race on the PWA one day... We wish the best of luck!


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Octopus Island
I use to live before Octopus, I absolutely love the Yasawas.
Were you there when Polly and Ross were managing the property?
BULA...or way too much Kava.
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Well, it was. We are down here in the Southern half of the planet so why not go for it. Lot of fun places to choose from...Tahiti(don't want to put up with the French)...New Caldonia(same and expensive to boot)...Niue(hard to get to)...talked to some Kiwis...Fiji wa sit.
Found a wee resort on a distant island in the Yasawa group of outer Fijian islands and booked a resort called OCTOPUS..go there, it is wonderful
Left Dunedin one morning,flew to Auckland and waited around the airport till !0 pm and caught a flight bound for Los Angeles that stops in Nadi,capital of Fiji. Checked into hotel at the airport ...then were to catch Helicopter next AM to island. Big storm...back and forth to helipad till clear? to fly.
Lifted off with one stop before our island to let out two passengers at nearby upscale resort. Flew right past the island where Tom Hanks filmed CASTAWAY...Past island where BLUE LAGOON was filmed then into a storm for our stop on a mountaintop in a driving rain for a slippery steep walk to our village resort.
Resort fed and watered us..gave us our bure(house)on the beach and it was great. Took way too many clothes...never wore shoes...lived in same shorts...had a shirt or two and that was it. Snorkeled all day on reef 50 meters off beach...ate great community meals with about 60 other guests scattered amidst the property. Met great folks, mostly Brits and Aussies...laughed way too much. Drank Kava every night with the natives who were the nicest,friendly people on the planet...I was named Chief of Chiefs for the stay and we were invited to walk over the mountain to their village for church on Sunday.
Absorbed lots of harmful UV rays that made our skin dark again...made lots of friends and left with a tear or two in our eye...would go back in a heartbeat.


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Ingres risk assessment
Has anyone any experience in auditing Ingres database servers (hosted on an AIX IBM server in a private network)? I am struggling to find much in terms of audit tools, best practice analyzers, vulnerability assessment tools - specific to Ingres. Any pointers in the right direction in terms of checklists, scanners/tools most welcome. Not to sure if its a common database platform or not.


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I have read with great interest the recent threads on how impossible Field trials are and the Field Trial vs Hunt Tests threads. By no means am I an expert in either venue but I will admit to titling dogs in both venues. Was it easy? Of course not. Impossible, certainly not. As a complete and utter newbie, I started Hunt Test with Tollers. As I didn't really know anyone that had this breed that was running successfully at the upper levels, I neglected to do my research. If i had done some research I would have learned that there were no Master Hunter Tollers. In fact, Tollers were not an AKC breed. So in order to play the game I did NAHRA and I went to Canada and ran CKC Hunt tests. Thank goodness no one mentioned to me that I had undertaken an impossible task. Was it tough to get good assistance? Of course. No one really wanted a San Francisco Bay Area House Wife and her 32 pound red fluff ball. But one trainer, did. I am forever grateful to Jim Dobbs for NOT] sending me away and telling me not to bother, telling me I would NEVER succeed. It was impossible. Instead, Jim said, let's give it a try. So we did.
I guess that saying where there is a will there is.........That dog ended up getting Master titles in three venues. Enter, a black lab puppy. She was left over from a litter. No one really wanted Lily. She was small, from a good Dam and a good sire, but not a well known breeding. I took her. My first Field Trial dog, FC/AFC Knollwood Sweet Lily and she qualified for two Nationals in spite of battling injuries from about five. Lily is pretty much retired now. Oh, then there is Shooter, my next Toller, both CKC and AKC Master titles. Passed the Master National in both the US and Canada. Now for the truly impossible, Qualified All Age.
Did I have great mentoring? You bet I did. Did I work hard? Yep. Have I been lucky? Unbelievably Lucky. Did I have the resources to play? Yes, I did. But Impossible. Nope.
Everyone starts with that first dog. Of course it is easier if that first one is a good one. But the road to titling dogs has been traveled by many and everyone started at the beginning.
Please understand that I absolutely did not list my accomplishments to solicit kudos, but rather to encourage not discourage people from trying. I am sure that i was voted least likely to continue in the sport from many who saw me and Halsey back in the year 2000. I take great pride in the "trying".
I don't think any of the Athletes competing in the Olympics would tell you that it has been easy. They have worked unbelievably hard. Field Trials are hard. Lot's of disappointment. The journey, unbelievably rewarding.
If you want to get better, you will. If you want to go far, you can. I do agree you must have the right dog. You need good training, good grounds and all the right stuff, but it is NOT impossible.
A great quote by Robert F. Kennedy. "Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."
I am so hesitant to post this. I am not very thick skinned. I don't want lots of awful things said to me. I am going to post this hoping that one more person gives the impossible a try. What a ride.
All the best to all of you that love your dogs and dare to dream. In fact, I'm all about dreaming again with two young dogs.
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The last line of the Declaration of Independence is often over shadowed by the rest of this powerful document.
As the Declaration begins, our founding Fathers set down a path that was treasonous to the crown. As they, point by point outlined the reasons to declare Independence from the crown, they were driven deeper and deeper into certain trouble. Knowing the committment that they had for the cause of freedom they write; "And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor."
They knew full well that in the end this declaration was the nails that would seal their coffins. They pledged their sacred Honor.
Well what does that mean? Honor means to be fair, to be accountable, to maintain integrity in one's beliefs and actions, to be a credit to. Yes, by definition our founding Fathers demonstrated a great deal of honor.
When we pledge the Scout Oath, we start by saying "On my Honor"… But do we have the same level of committment that our founding Fathers had.. at least intellectually? When we make a promise, do we keep it? When we say that "On my honor, I will do my best".. do we? Are we accountable for our actions, do we maintain integrity in our beliefs? Are we a credit to our families, our organizations and our selves? These are questions that I wonder if the founding Fathers contemplated as they sat and wrote the declaration. I wonder if they had trust that each and every one of the signers understood and believed as they did. Deep in my mind I think the answer is yes. Another time and place maybe? No, I don't think so. I think that Honor is just as alive today as it was on the 4th of July in 1776.
What I do think is that we don't hold each other as accountable in its practice.
When our Scouts raise that right hand and say the Scout Oath.. it's not just words that get the meeting started, it is our sacred honor. It is a promise, a pledge, an Oath that means something.
Have a Safe Independence Day Weekend! Think about where we would have been had these brave men not pledged their Sacred Honor.
Have a Great Scouting Day!
…our sacred honor
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The 24-year-old Keating will join the Robins in the autumn on a three-year contract.
He will be a straight replacement for the 27-year-old Dobson, who has secured a release in order to return to the NRL with Newcastle Knights.
Robins chief executive Mike Smith, who struck the deal on a recent trip to Sydney, said: "Kris is a very good player and a nice bloke who'll bring a lot to the club, both on and off the field.
"We're delighted that we've managed to secure his signature and I'm sure our supporters will take to him pretty quickly."
Keating, a former Australian schoolboy international, started his career with Parramatta in 2008 and went on to make 41 appearances for the Eels before joining the Bulldogs ahead of the 2011 season.
He has made over 40 appearances in the blue and white of Canterbury during the past three seasons and was in the side that lost to Melbourne Storm in last year's Grand Final.
"It's a new challenge for me and one that I need," Keating said.
"I was just plugging away at the Bulldogs when my manager told me that Hull KR were interested and I've always had a keen interest in the Super League and know quite a few of the boys who are playing over in England.
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Most people are aware that Windows Server 2003 is coming to the End of Support (EOS) on July 14th 2015. This means enterprises are more or less forced to stop running applications on the WS2003 Operating System, migrate them to a newer OS or replace them. EOS dramatically changes the solid "run-your-business operating platform" to one where there will be no security patches, no compliance and escalating costs. There are few events that open up such large security concerns, throw compliance out the window and have a greater than million dollar price tag all at the same time.
In one of the Microsoft sessions at the recent World Wide Partner Conference (WPC), they revealed that there are 22 million machines still running Windows Server 2003. They estimate that 53% of them are physical, likely running on old hardware providing a big hardware refresh opportunity as well. Geographic estimates break down as follows:
- 2M Africa & S. America
It is impressive to see Microsoft sharing this information with its partners and evangelizing the huge services opportunity that exists for those partners to help customers migrate to WS 2012 or the Azure Cloud.
HP, a Microsoft and AppZero partner, was evangelizing the opportunity with banners all around the conference, in the hallways and even in the bathrooms.
Over the past year or so as we at AppZero have prepared for WS2003 EOS, we have collected numerous data points on the topic, in the areas of security patches, machine counts and migration costs.
WS2003 was patched 37 times by Microsoft in 2013 or on average more then 3 times a month, but not for much longer. Starting July 14, 2015 there will be no more patches and security holes will begin to pile up on the unsupported operating system. Many regulations and compliance rules require applications to be running on a supported OS.
We've heard many industry people outside of Microsoft cite the number of affected machines at around 10 million. Last week at the Microsoft WPC Conference, the number seemed to jump from 10 million to 22 million. It is difficult to know the number precisely because the WS 2003 Enterprise Edition allows for creation of 4 instances and the Data Center Edition allows for unlimited creation of instances per physical processor in a machine. This makes counting the number of production instances more complicated than simply counting licenses. Some people I have talked with think the number might actually be more like 30 million WS2003 production machines.
System Integrators typically charge customers $3,000 to $4,000 per machine for a modernization effort. If we assume that 15 million machines will be migrated in the next 24 - 36 months, the market sizing calculation would look something like this:
$3,000 per machine x 15 million machines = $45 billion opportunity
Not only is the services opportunity huge, the destination where all these applications land is a big issue. Companies are making a decade-long strategic and purchasing decision about where to host and run these machines. The following critical or strategic questions typically are raised in the context of a large migration project:
- Should I move my applications to the cloud?
- Should I buy new Cisco, Dell or HP machines?
- Should I change my managed out-sourced environment?
Landing pad environment sizing might be 5 times as large as the $45 billion services opportunity. No matter what the exact numbers are, the opportunity is incredibly large and there is urgency to act today.
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With billions of sensors deployed worldwide, the amount of machine-generated data will soon exceed what our networks can handle. But consumers and businesses will expect seamless experiences and real-time responsiveness. What does this mean for IoT devices and the infrastructure that supports them? More of the data will need to be handled at - or closer to - the devices themselves.
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In his keynote at @ThingsExpo, Chris Matthieu, Director of IoT Engineering at Citrix and co-founder and CTO of Octoblu, focused on building an IoT platform and company. He provided a behind-the-scenes look at Octoblu's platform, business, and pivots along the way (including the Citrix acquisition of Octoblu).
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The Internet of Things is clearly many things: data collection and analytics, wearables, Smart Grids and Smart Cities, the Industrial Internet, and more. Cool platforms like Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Intel's Galileo and Edison, and a diverse world of sensors are making the IoT a great toy box for developers in all these areas. In this Power Panel at @ThingsExpo, moderated by Conference Chair Roger Strukhoff, panelists discussed what things are the most important, which will have the most profound e...
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Grape Up is a software company, specialized in cloud native application development and professional services related to Cloud Foundry PaaS. With five expert teams that operate in various sectors of the market across the USA and Europe, we work with a variety of customers from emerging startups to Fortune 1000 companies.
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Financial Technology has become a topic of intense interest throughout the cloud developer and enterprise IT communities. Accordingly, attendees at the upcoming 20th Cloud Expo at the Javits Center in New York, June 6-8, 2017, will find fresh new content in a new track called FinTech.
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@ThingsExpo has been named the Most Influential 'Smart Cities - IIoT' Account and @BigDataExpo has been named fourteenth by Right Relevance (RR), which provides curated information and intelligence on approximately 50,000 topics. In addition, Right Relevance provides an Insights offering that combines the above Topics and Influencers information with real time conversations to provide actionable intelligence with visualizations to enable decision making. The Insights service is applicable to eve...
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Today we'll begin to explore Al-jabru, Arabic for algebra, which means the science of restoration and canceling. We'll go in search of algebraic solutions. On our quest, you'll learn definitions, numeric properties, and basic operations that originated from the ancient lands where papyrus was used instead of paper.
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How do calories contribute to weight gain? How can you make a dense cake? You'll answer these and other questions in today's lesson. You'll learn the different physical quantities, their units of measurement, and why they're important. I'll show you the dimensions of length, area, and volume and how to convert their units of measurement. You'll also learn the difference between mass and weight, and density and weight density.
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Today we'll talk about evaluation, but not the type of evaluation your boss or your teacher may give you … well, at least not until your final exam. In this lesson, we'll evaluate algebraic expressions by using the order of operations and the distributive property. You'll also learn translation as we translate word problems into numerical ones.
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In this lesson, you'll learn formulas for basic shapes: squares and rectangles, triangles, circles, spheres, cylinders, and cubes. You may be thinking, "This is a geometry course, too?" In a way you're correct—some aspects of geometry involve formulas, which people use in everyday life. And where there are formulas, algebra can't far behind.
Balancing Acts: Equations
Today you'll learn how to balance equations while learning even more formulas, such as those used to calculate interest, distance, and temperature. We'll talk about how to translate these types of verbal equations into numerical ones. So this is your chance to hone reading comprehension skills, too!
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In this lesson, we'll calculate problems involving percentages, such as how much to invest at different interest rates to obtain optimum interest, and you'll learn how to determine a specific quantity of a component of a mixture or solution given specific concentrations. I'll also show you how to buy wisely by teaching you how to calculate percent increase and decrease, sales tax, and discounts
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I was lucky to get this shot. Chimpanzees are often in thick vegetation and in the dark areas of the forest. Tarzan built this little day nest and took a siesta right off one of the main paths in Gombe. Tarzan is an independent young chimp, and a bit of a trouble-maker. Though orphaned a few years ago, he seems to...
This shot illustrates an extreme example of deforestation just at the edge of Gombe National Park.
This shot was taken from the very point Jane Goodall spend months and months observing chimpanzee behavior in the early 1960's before the chimps were habituated to humans. From this point she observed chimps fishing with a tool for termites and chimps hunting colobus monkeys. Occasionally, Jane spent the night here ...
This is one of my favorite spots in Gombe. It is quite well hidden and you have to know where it is. Fortunately the chimps traveled through here years ago when I was with them and have I returned many time since. It is at the top of a 100'cliff overlooking a natural bowl. I have spent hundereds of hours in this v...
This is a great example of high woodland and grassland near the top of the rift escarpment in Gombe National Park. In the distance you see the thickly vegetated valleys, Jane's Peak, where Dr. Goodall began observing the chimpanzees in 1960, Far to the top of the frame you see deforestation on the outside of the park.
This shot was taken from the Eastern border of Gombe National Park looking south down the Rift Escarpment. If you look to the right, you will see the beautiful intact riverine forests of Gombe, on the left, the forests and woodlands are being cleared for firewood and for farming. The Jane Goodall Institute is working...
This is a shot of a Pax who had been resting in a 'day nest' (basically a chimp hammock) after a long fruit eating session. I had been following the chimps all morning but without the Gigapan. When I figured they were heading for this ridge, I ran back to my hut and grabbed the Gigapan and camera, hoping to get some...


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Now some of my journal entries are missing. The ones about troll moderation. Either censorship reigns on
Now some of my journal entries are missing. The ones about troll moderation. Either censorship reigns on
People just don't get it. Microsoft is not a good company. Here you have a Microsoft high muckidy-muck make a death threat and I point out that he should be reported to the FBI and a
My last comment about BPL was troll rated. That moderator doesn't know his ass from a hole in the ground. I've had close contact with a particular BPL sales team. I've heard them talk to their prospects on the phone. I've heard them lie about the interference potential of BPL.
BPL is a technological solution to a problem that has already been solved by wi-fi and various other means of providing internet access to the home. BPL is also bad physics. Using a single wire to send a signal and then saying that it won't cause interference to existing services is a failure to understand what Mr. Maxwell wrote in his equations oh so long ago.
Furthermore, letting the power company provide internet access is just bad policy. They are already a monolopy in one service, why let them try for another?
Tried posting from another computer, forgot I wasn't logged in but got a "ip/subnet banned" message. I thought moderation was suppose to solve all the bad posting issues. Is it so bad that specific IP's have to be banned?
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Mozilla Camp Eu 2011
Last week-end I had the pleasure to attend MozCamp Europe 2011 in Berlin, Germany. As always those events are for me the occasion to meet the people involved in the product I work on.
It was interesting to listen to old face that were ranting. It was nice to see and meet new people or people I wouldn't expect to see in Berlin (nice idea to mix an AMO editors meeting with the event). I arrived a bit late on the first evening, but not as late a some, so I had the pleasure to enjoy a german-like diner and the time to meet most of the french crowd that was around. Giving us a taste of history as our first social act was nice - even If i had seen the video before. Ended up having drinks with a few old timers and that did wrap up the evening.
Like in whistler I shared my room with Tonnes - a contributor from the Netherlands. Tonnes mind you translate most of the knowledge base article from both sumo and sumomo. While we chatted he told me that was roughly around 20 hours of his time devoted to the task on a weekly basis (a good part of it being sucked into following what Mozilla does and where it goes).
The next day started with a bunch of updates on where Mozilla was going and that was quite interesting - even if I skipped the end to go sign up some pgp keys with two Berliners.
The afternoon was pretty packed - with JB presenting's his vision of where Thunderbird will go. Then Protz giving a 101 demo on how to build and make interesting extensions for Thunderbird - Both presentation had full rooms (room name was mosaic) - which was better than what we had achieved at the last mozcamp. I then followed Florian's presentation of Instantbird - and I still owe him a why I prefer Adium email.
We ended the day having diner in a cave - diner was nice but the place was a bit crowded and very noisy for some. I did meet a new mozillian over diner - but I believe that it was more due to luck than anything else (big hello to mcsmurf).
The next day was more based around private conversation and introducing people to each other. Overall a very long week-end but very productive too. Of course I ended up taking pictures and they are available on flickr.
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Kain-x-Spirits and me spend a lot of time playing Blazblue so we got the idea to coordinate a little event gathering all Blazblue players of AMV forums. At first, we thought about coordinating a small tournament but then we considered a championship with rules and some challenges might be more interesting.
For the first edition, it'll take place during all summer using Continuum Shift Extended Version on PS3.
Each match between 2 players has to follow these rules :
Globals rules
- No unlimited character
2 round fights
Rounds are 99-second-long
Music and stage chosen randomly
Point system
Victory and defeat points
- 1. Victory of the match : Winner gets 3 points BUT if it comes he gets this victory by using the same character in 3 parties, then he only gets 2 points
2. For the one defeated, if the final score is 3-2, he gets one point (and still 3 or 2 points for the winner depending on how he wins)
3. Still for the one defeated, if it is 5-0, then he loses one point
Bonus points
- 3 parties won by astral finish = +2 bonus points
If you won the match by winning each round with distorsion finish = + 2 bonus points
If you win at least 2 parties in less than 120 seconds (only the time spent fightint counts) = + 4 bonus points if you win the match, +2 bonus point if you lose it
3 won parties in a row with 3 different characters = +1 bonus point
On the contrary, in a row or not, to lose with 3 different characters = -2 points
Before every match, both player have to send a list by PM to one of the participats. In it there will be the characters they potentially intend to play during the match. That means, you're obliged to use the characters in the said list, NOT NECESARILY ALL OF THEM but not other character than them. You can choose 5 characters at most. One party = One character.
Kain and me advice you to have someone to supervise your match if possible
Just in case :
1 match = 5 parties
1 party = 2 victorious fights
1 fight = 2 victorious rounds
You can register here, we're gonna update participants list
Players list :
- Kain-x-Spirits
- MimS
- Shadox-kun
- irriadin
- Isil
- Daramue


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By Tiernan Ray
Shares of AT&T (T) are down 49 cents, or 1.3%, at $36.25, while shares of DirecTV (DTV) are off 66 cents, or 0.8%, at $85.52, after the former said yesterday it will purchase the latter for $48.5 billion in cash and stock and assume DirecTV debt, for a total $67.1 billion transaction.
The tone today, certainly among the bulls, is that the deal is a smart move that would immediately give AT&T more options in serving up nationwide video in a number of fashions.
Raymond James's Frank Louthan raised his rating on shares of AT&T to Outperform from Market Perform, with a $41 price target, and reiterates an Outperform on DirecTV, writing that "we do not believe another buyer will emerge for DirecTV, but believe the stock will likely trade at a discount to the deal price given the ~12-month timeframe before the deal closes and the potential regulatory overhang."
He thinks the deal does a lot for AT&T:
One of the key themes we have been advocating for investors is to play the stickier pay-TV and broadband space, and this deal will provide AT&T with a nationwide video footprint to match its nationwide wireless footprint. On a pro forma basis, AT&T would have 29% of its revenue coming from video and broadband, vs. 10% currently. The deal allows for a nationwide triple play product both in and out of the home. Additionally, it gives AT&T the satellite bands to deliver a pay-TV product, potentially freeing up bandwidth on its network for higher U- verse speeds and more data should it need to in the future. While this is a less optimal customer solution for a video/data bundle, we do not believe the company would have any trouble making it work.
Jennifer Fritzsche with Wells Fargo, who has Outperform ratings on both AT&T and Verizon Communications (VZ), writing that the deal makes sense given the convergence of video and mobility:
The immediate reaction by many to a T/DTV deal was – "How does this help T's wireless business?" No spectrum comes with it, and if anything, this deal seems more to do with wireline than anything. But as we step back and think about the convergence of TV and wireless, it begins to make more sense. While cable has talked much about the desire to get into wireless through its WiFi initiative, the wireless incumbents have a clear time to market advantage today.
She sees the biggest questions coming out of this being how it affects Verizon and T-Mobile U.S. (TMUS) and Sprint (S):
The key question is what does this mean for VZ, S and TMUS in the wake of this news? In terms of VZ, we would be surprised if this deal forces it to make a reactionary transaction. In our view, the No. 1 focus for VZ continues to be on AWS-3 auction (but DISH's [followed by M. Ryvicker] spectrum would be of interest, as well, in our view). For S and TMUS, we actually believe this news helps (not hurts) their cause for a potential merger. While we recognize that the T/DTV merger is a vertical deal and does not take out a competitor, we think the size of the resulting company very much shines the light on the lack of scale Sprint and TMUS would have in this changing world where enabling OTT, content relationships and wireless scales are hugely important.
On the matter of cable, Evercore Partners's Bryan Kraft reiterates an Overweight rating on shares of Comcast (CMCSA), as he cuts the shares of DirecTV to Equal Weight from Overweight, writing that the deal may be good for cable overall, and the Comcast bid for Time Warner Cable (TWC) in particular:
We view this transaction as positive for the cable stocks, particularly CMCSA-TWC, as it will represent a reduction in pay TV competition within U-verse TV areas, which represent about 25% of the country. While AT&T is planning to increase high-speed broadband investment to 15M additional customer premises, primarily through fixed wireless local loop; we continue to believe that cable will maintain an advantage in broadband over fixed wireless and DSL because of its higher capacity, which can better support more bandwidth intensive, constant bit rate applications (namely video). We believe that as video consumption continues to shift toward random access at the expense of linear television, cable MSOs' broadband network advantage will be further enhanced.
Wunderlich Securities's Matthew Harrigan cut his rating on DirecTV to Hold from Buy, despite "our enthusiasm for the announced deal," noting that the 7.7 times Ebitda multiple cited by AT&T in the deal math is "exactly in line" with his own expectations.
Harrigan thinks AT&T couldn't have gotten the same power in video as it's getting here, with its other projects:
The provision of 1Gbps speeds off the VIP project to 21 potential new markets would not have offered the national video capability that DirecTV has. Furthermore, waiting for LTE Advanced release 10 for fixed wireless broadband (possible speeds to 100Mbps) necessitates further delays and there are issues for the technology hardening out and for appropriate scaling [...] 4K TV likely requires 10x the speed as current HDTV prior to compression, and perhaps 3x even as compression improves per technical panels that we attended at the Cable Show. Although movies can be compressed to the 15Mbps vicinity, live sports that have to be delivered real time could necessitate 50Mbps vicinity speeds. DirecTV should be best positioned to deliver national 4K linear TV, with many cable companies even now not delivering much 1080P higher quality HDTV.
On a less positive note, Nomura Equity Research's Adam Ilkowitz reiterates a Neutral rating on AT&T, writing that the deal is 7.5 times his own projection for DirecTV's 2015 Ebitda, which is "well above our expected fair value."
But he sees financial benefit, even if strategy is murkier:
AT&T can inexpensively finance this transaction and drive synergies which make it accretive to EPS and FCF. We estimate this lowers AT&T's dividend payout ratio by 100-300bp despite the equity issuance, making it financially attractive. Our questions focus on strategy: growing exposure to video, not solving DTV's broadband problem, and the thoughts around Latin America. We view Europe as firmly off the table with this and coming spectrum auctions [...] AT&T is now the second largest provider of the important consumer telecom services: linear video, wireline broadband, and mobile (still first in wireline voice!). There are clear cost synergies but AT&T is also pushing the video angle in the announcement, in spite of a perceived risk around cord cutting for linear video providers. We look to hear more about the bundling of wireless and satellite TV, and whether the company would expand broadband outside its wireline footprint. AT&T also trades its AMX equity stake for an operating business in LatAm, and we hope to hear if further expansion is likely.


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Boston University's Shattenkirk and Cohen key to Avalanche future on defense
Posted on 3 May 2010 by Igor Henriques.
The 2007 NHL Draft saw the Colorado Avalanche use their first two draft picks on American defensemen Kevin Shattenkirk and Colby Cohen. While Shattenkirk was playing for the US National Under 18 Team during his draft year, Cohen was playing in the USHL with the Lincoln Stars. Both players chose to attend Boston University and play under the guidance of BU coach Jack Parker. This has allowed the...


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3.38: Protein Classification
These pretty, colorful "ribbons" aren't leftover ribbons from birthday gifts. The "ribbons" are a model of a molecule called hemoglobin, which is coursing through your blood vessels right now. Hemoglobin is a compound that is found in red blood cells and has the crucial job of carrying oxygen to cells throughout the body. Your life depends on hemoglobin.
Meet the Proteins
Hemoglobin is a compound in the class of compounds called proteins. Proteins are one of four classes of biochemical compounds, which are compounds in living things. (The other three classes are carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids.) Proteins contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur. Protein molecules consist of one or more chains of small molecules called amino acids.
Protein Structure
Amino acids are the "building blocks" of proteins. There are 20 different amino acids. The structural formula of the simplest amino acid, called glycine, is shown in the Figure below. Other amino acids have slightly different structures. A protein molecule is made from one or more long chains of amino acids, each linked to its neighbors by covalent bonds. If a protein has more than one chain, the chains are held together by weaker bonds, such as hydrogen bonds.
The sequence of amino acids in chains and the number of chains in a protein determine the protein's shape. The shape of a protein, in turn, determines its function. Shapes may be very complex. You can learn more about the shapes of proteins at the URL below.
Q: What do you think the "ribbons" in the colorful hemoglobin molecule pictured above represent?
A: The "ribbons" represent chains of amino acids.
Protein Functions
Proteins are the most numerous and diverse biochemical compounds, and they have many different functions. Some of their functions include:
- making up tissues as components of muscle.
- speeding up biochemical reactions as enzymes.
- regulating life processes as hormones.
- helping to defend against infections as antibodies.
- carrying materials around the body as transport proteins (see the example of hemoglobin in the Figure below).
The blood protein hemoglobin binds with oxygen and carries it from the lungs to all the body's cells. Heme is a small molecule containing iron that is part of the larger hemoglobin molecule. Oxygen binds to the iron in heme.
- Proteins are one of four classes of biochemical compounds. Proteins contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur.
- A protein molecule is made from one or more long chains of amino acids, each linked to its neighbors by covalent bonds. Multiple chains of a protein are held together by weaker bonds.
- Proteins are the most numerous and diverse biochemical compounds. They have many different functions.
- protein: Biochemical compound that contains oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur in addition to carbon and hydrogen; consists of one or more chains of smaller molecules called amino acids.
At the following URL, watch the animation of protein folding and read the description. Then answer the questions below.
- Amino acids with hydrophobic side chains fold toward the center of the protein to avoid __________.
- Other amino acids pull the protein into its final shape by forming __________ and __________ bonds.
- Are these statements true or false?
- The process of protein folding proceeds by trial and error.
- Protein folding continues until the molecule has the largest possible shape.
- Amino acid side chains move through each other as folding takes place.
- What are proteins?
- Describe the "building blocks" of protein molecules.
- What determines the shape of a protein? How is a protein's shape related to its function?
- List three functions of proteins.
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More Details on GLORY and DREAM
- Written by Dave Walsh
I'm still a bit in disbelief over the announcement of GLORY helping to produce a DREAM New Year's Eve event this year, and most of that reaction is not an "awesome!" reaction as much as it is one of stark bewilderment over GLORY's insistence to make Japan "work." In a way, GLORY has done what they initially set out to do, which was to take over K-1's role in the world of fight sports. At the time, this meant owning and operating K-1 and working with DREAM to produce those huge combat sports events that at one point in time were all the rage. Hopefully they will see more success in Japan than K-1 and DREAM saw in the past few years.
After DREAM's dormancy and documented financial and logistical problems, the name still exists and the companies behind it do not, but a lot of the same names are still floating around with a new infusion of money behind it, apparently that of Pierre Andurand and Glory Sports International. More details emerged from their press conference today as on December 31st we can expect "DREAM 18: Special NYE 2012," which like past NYE events will be a thirteen fight card with a mix of MMA and Kickboxing (10 MMA, 3 Kickboxing), possibly pro-wrestling if they rope Inoki in like they did last time.
The event will go down in the Saitama Super Arena and the MMA names mentioned so far are Satoru Kitoaka, Tatsuya Kawajiri and Hiroyuki Takaya. Still no word if this is the end of a GLORY-backed DREAM or if there will be more events in the future, but GLORY did announce that they plan to run a staggering ten events in Japan in 2012.
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Migration Info Although this common and popular bird is found throughout the eastern states in the warmer months, the nature of its migration is poorly documented. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds spend the winter along the west coast of Mexico and through Central America to Costa Rica. They frequent tropical deciduous forests and lowland scrub and are common in the extensive citrus groves of Belize.
Spring migration involves several different routes: Some individuals travel north along the east coast of Mexico, while others migrate across the Gulf of Mexico, presumably departing from the Yucatan Peninsula. Large numbers have been observed flying low over wave tops off the coasts of Louisiana and Texas. Males appear along the U.S. Gulf coast in late February, 8 to 10 days ahead of the females. The timing of northward movements is variable and appears to depend on the blooming of favored nectar plants along the way. In the extreme north, the arrival of the hummingbirds may be timed to follow the migration of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers. These woodpeckers open sap wells that may be crucial food sources for Ruby-throats in the absence of floral nectar.


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11.3: Metabolism and Replication
What is an RNA world?
DNA passes most genetic information today. But some scientists think that for the first life on Earth genetic information was passed by RNA. They call this the RNA world hypothesis.
Organic molecules must carry out the chemical work of cells. This is their metabolism. Living organisms need chemical reactions to live, grow, and reproduce. The chemical reactions occur in sequences of steps. These sequences are known as metabolic pathways. The metabolic pathways are very similar for all life on Earth. That includes single celled bacteria that have been around for billions of years. It includes the most complex life forms on Earth today. What does it mean that the metabolic pathways are so similar for all life? This means that the metabolic pathways evolved very early in Earth's history.
Living cells need organic molecules, known as nucleic acids. Nucleic acids are molecules store genetic information. They pass that genetic information to the next generation. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the nucleic acid that carries information for nearly all living cells today. DNA has done this for most of Earth's history. Ribonucleic acid (RNA) delivers genetic instructions to the location in a cell where protein is synthesized. RNA regulates protein synthesis. Some scientists think that RNA was the first replicating molecule.
The famous double helix structure of DNA is seen in this animation: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/ADN_animation.gif.
A segment of DNA that is inheritable is a gene. Every organism has a collection of genes that code for the traits that organism could have. Not all genes are expressed so knowing all of your genes does not tell you exactly who you are.
- gene: A piece of DNA that passes genetic information from parent to offspring.
- metabolism: The chemical work of cells. The chemical reactions a living organism needs to live, grow and reproduce.
- nucleic acid: Biological molecules necessary for life; includes DNA and RNA
- An organism's metabolism is the chemical reactions that allow it to live, grow, and reproduce.
- Nucleic acids pass genetic information to the next generation.
- DNA passes genetic information for living cells. RNA passes genetic information for protein synthesis.
Use this resource to answer the questions that follow.
- What is the function of the nucleus?
- What is DNA?
- What are genes?
- What do genes do?
- What is a chromosome?
- What is the purpose of an organism's metabolism?
- Metabolic pathways are similar between very simple and very complex organisms. What do scientists think this means?
- What do nucleic acids do? What are the two nucleic acids?
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