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• Hennessey Performance tunes its first Ferrari
• 738hp Ferrari 458 unveiled during Monterey Weekend
• Upgrade delivers 738hp at 8,400rpm and 532 lb-ft of torque at 5,600rpm
• Package sells for $59,995 installed
The Texas-based tuning company, Hennessey Performance (HPE) will unveil its first modified Ferrari during Monterey Weekend on Friday, August 16th at Concorso Italiano. A second preview will be available on August 17th, when the 738hp twin turbo Ferrari 458 will be on display in Laguna Seca's paddock at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.
In stock form, the Ferrari 458's 4.5L V-8 produces 562hp at 9000rpm. With the HPE700 Twin Turbo upgrade, Hennessey claims the Ferrari delivers 738hp at 8,400 rpm and 532 lb-ft of torque at 5,600 rpm. They also list a claimed quarter-mile time of 10.5 sec at 137 mph. Acceleration from 0-60 mph can be achieved in less than 3.0 seconds, according to HPE, resulting in a more potent Ferrari for the performance enthusiast.
"The HPE700 Twin Turbo 458 delivers a sound and driving experience that few road cars can offer," said company founder John Hennessey. "Aventador owners beware--this car will take you by surprise!"
The extra boost is made possible by a performance package, which includes low-inertia ball-bearing turbochargers tucked up neatly toward the tail end of the dual-clutch sequential 7-speed gearbox, the TIG-welded, mandrel-bent T304 stainless tubing, the twin wastegates and blow-off valves and an aluminum plenum that contains the air-to-water charge-cooler element.
Optional upgrades include Hennessey's 20" monoblock forged wheels and a KW suspension system with 2-way adjustable shocks and threaded spring perches.
The upgrade package costs $59,995 installed, and includes a 1-year/12,000-mile limited warranty.


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1 cup cubed cantaloupe
1 cup cold water
½ teaspoon Splenda
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
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Process the cantaloupe, lime juice, Splenda, and water in a blender just long enough to form a coarse pulp. Transfer to a large pitcher.
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Spring has sprung – or, if you're an optimist like Dot Abbott it has.
"The skunk cabbage is popping up and will leaf out soon. Groundhogs and skunks are active again. And the spring peepers will be calling any day now," says Abbott, a renewable resources agent for University of Delaware Cooperative Extension.
Spring doesn't officially arrive until March 20, but early signs of the season are evident – that is, if you've been outside and observant enough to notice.
If you haven't spent time outside recently, get out there now, and take the kids with you, says Abbott.
"Today's kids spend twice as much time indoors as their parents did," notes Abbott, a board member of the Delaware Association for Environmental Education. "It's important to be exposed to nature education at school but it's even better to experience nature with your parents or other caregivers."
Although the earth appears to be in winter slumber, it's teeming with life and activity. Abbott suggests these ways to get the kids outside to spot the earliest signs of spring:
Track animals
Do your kids love mud? Then they'll love looking for animal tracks. Tracks are easiest to find in mud (as well as snow). Throughout the winter, you can see tracks from white-tailed deer, fox, squirrels, muskrats and beavers – all of which are active year-round.
Now, as spring draws near, you can spot groundhog and skunk tracks, too. Delaware has few true hibernators but in winter groundhogs, skunks and some other mammals exist in a semi-hibernation state known as torpor.
Lately, the groundhogs and skunks have been out and about, especially on days when temperatures climbed above the mid-40s. A groundhog track is pretty easy to identify. Look for imprints with four toes on the front paws and five toes on the back. They will be spaced 4-12 inches apart.
Skunk tracks show five toes on both the front and back foot. The front tracks usually show claw marks farther ahead of the toe marks than the rear prints do. These longer front claws help the skunk dig up roots and insects.
Search for stream critters
Macro invertebrates are a good indicator of a stream's health. They're also a great way to see if spring has sprung.
Head to a pond or stream and take a close look at the water, says Abbott. The nymphs of dragonflies, mayflies and stoneflies are active all winter, often living beneath the ice. They feed and grow throughout the cold weather months to emerge as adults in early spring. If you have a smart phone, pull up photos of the adult form of these insects and see if your kids can spot any new adults in the water.
Increase your chances of seeing this transformation by scooping up a bucketful of nymphs and creek water. Place the bucket in a sunny but cool room of your house. If you're lucky, you may get to witness some nymphs metamorphosize into adults.
Take a night hike
As winter heads into spring, the woods become noisier at night. Owl breeding season is underway, and with it, a cacophony of calls.
"Great horned owls started defending their territory and looking for mates at the end of January. They were the first calls I heard. Next, came the barred and barn owls. The last few nights, I've also heard screech owls," says Abbott.
"Yet in between the owl calls, it can become so quiet that you can hear every leaf that crackles underfoot," she notes.
It's this combination of silence punctuated by mysterious sounds that makes Abbott love a night hike this time of year. Owls are just the start. Abbott often hears red foxes. These voluble creatures produce a variety of barks, howls and whines. Some are sharp yaps; others are long, mournful howls.
Spot the first robin of spring (or not)
Have you seen a robin? It feels more like spring, doesn't it?
We hate to burst your bubble but robins stick around all year. Formerly a migratory bird, large numbers of robins now over-winter in Delaware. Abbott first noticed this phenomenon in the early to mid-1990s, though she's quick to note that she's not an expert on the subject.
Robins have been able adapt to Delaware winters. They switch from their summer diet of insects to eating seed in wintertime. Because they are fairly large birds, they're usually able to withstand cold snaps.
Not every bird adapts so easily. For example, a homeowner called Abbott last month to report dead goldfinches in her backyard. Goldfinches normally migrate south but a half-dozen or so stragglers hung out in this Dover backyard during the fall and into winter. Unfortunately, when bitter cold weather hit, they weren't able to survive.
Now that spring is drawing near, the robins have changed up their behavior. The early pollinators like skunk cabbage have appeared, and with them, insects. Robins can now be found feeding on invertebrates in grassy and disturbed areas.
Abbott enjoys birding at Wyoming Mill Pond. Other good birding spots include the St. Jones River, Mispillon River, and the many millponds found in Kent and Sussex counties. Be on the look out for resident robins, as well as some of the earliest returning migrants, says Abbott.
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Just moments ago, we stood with Mayor Bloomberg, Speaker Quinn, Borough President Stringer, Congressman Nadler, and other leaders and supporters and cut the ribbon on the High Line, officially opening the first section to the public. This historic day is the culmination of ten years of advocacy, planning and construction, and we're so grateful to everyone who has helped make this opening possible.
We expect many visitors from the neighborhood, from across New York City, and from around the world to come get a first glimpse in our opening season. We hope you will visit us in the coming days and weeks, and see for yourself the beautiful, one-of-a-kind new park you have helped us build. When you come up for the first time, remember that the landscape is still young, and it will continue to evolve through its first season and beyond. We hope it becomes a place you'll want to return to again and again.
PLEASE NOTE: If you plan on visiting us in the next few days, please plan on entering the High Line through the Gansevoort Street access point. You will be able to exit the park through any of its access points.
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BlackBerry 10 Arrives January 30
Research in Motion has set a January date for the launch of its highly-anticipated BlackBerry10. Will the new phone be able to boost investor sentiment? Will Connors joins digits to discuss. Photo: RIM.
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The Pink Pacers is a group of men, women and children dedicated to supporting active living, community outreach and families affected by cancer in the Triangle.
Through the Get Heeled 5K, Blue and Pink Health Fairs for UNC Gymnastics and volunteering with UNC Lineberger's Fire & Ice event, the Pink Pacers are taking the fight to cancer.
The Pink Pacers say that they cherish their relationship with UNC Lineberger "not only because of the incredible people that work there but also because UNC Lineberger provides seemingly limitless opportunities to which we can direct our energy and talents." Their hope is to continue this wonderful relationship for many years to come.
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The group has focused most of its past fundraising efforts on breast cancer programs, but will expand its reach this year by welcoming Dr. Stuart Gold and the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology program into the Pink Pacer family. "We cannot wait to see what we, along with Dr. Gold and UNC Lineberger's support, can do for families battling cancer," say the Pink Pacers.
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|Speech by Mr. Wang Guoqiang, Head of the Chinese Delegation, Vice Minister of the State Population and Family Planning Commission of China at the 36th Session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development under Item 4
Relating to the topic of the Commission's focus on this session, "population, education and development", on behalf of the Chinese delegation, I would like to share our national experience on these aspects, with the emphasis on the endeavors China has made to improve the educational attainment for all.
A developing country with a large population, China experiences an uneven development among different areas and still has a wide gap in terms of educational attainment compared with developed countries. Since the family planning program began to be implemented in China in the 1970s, the Chinese Government has been taking 'stabilize the population and improve the quality of population in terms of education and health' as its fundamental national policy. The Chinese government puts education on high priority, considering education to be a basic project for realizing the goal of modernization and national revival. The Chinese Government has carried out the national strategic plan of development through science and education. Since the 1990s, the Chinese Government has set priority to education in the development strategy, and adopted a series of vital measures to actively promote the development of educational undertakings. Laws and regulations have been issued and put into effect, such as the Law of Protection of Juveniles of the People's Republic of China, the Teachers Law of the People's Republic of China, the Education Law of the People's Republic of China and the Education Reform and Development Compendium of China. While making great efforts to carry out these laws and regulations, the Chinese Government has increased the financial input in education, with the proportion of education funding growing continuously for 6 years – accounting for from 2.41% of GDP in 1995 to 3.19% in 2001. This has vigorously promoted the universalization of the nine-year compulsory education and the eradication of illiteracy program. Data regarding educational levels from the 5th National Population Census of China in 2000 indicate that:
- The overall educational level of the Chinese people has been raised remarkably. The number of people with various educational attainments per 100,000 persons is an important indicator to reflect the entire educational status of a nation. Compared with 1990, great changes have been made, including the number of people with a college educational level has risen from 1,422 persons to 3,611 persons per 100,000, with a 154% increase; that with a senior high school and technical secondary school educational level from 8,039 persons to 11,146 persons, with a 39% increase; and that with junior high school educational level rose from 23,344 persons to 33,961 persons, with a 45% increase. On the contrary, the number of people with an elementary school educational level has declined from 37,057 persons to 35,701 persons, with a 4% decrease. All over China, the number of illiterates above the age of 15 years is 85,070,000, indicating a 6.72% crude illiteracy rate, which has dropped 9.16 percentage points compared with 15.88% in 1990. Seventy percent of the illiterates are women, among whom about half are from West China.
- The proportion of women who have received education at various levels has been continuously increased and the overall educational level of women has been improved. Compared with 1990, the illiteracy rate of women between 18 and 64 years of age has declined from 30.1% to 11.1% in 2000. The average number of years of education women received has increased more largely than that for men and the gender disparity in education are also narrowing down. In 2000, the average number of years of education per women attained was 6.1 years, with an increase of 1.4 years compared with the year of 1990 and the gap in educational attainment between men and women also reduced from 1.9 years to 1.5 years. In year of 2000, the elementary school enrolment ratio of Chinese girls rose to 99.1%. Even in the economically under-developed West China areas, the elementary school enrolment ratio of girls has reached over 95%. The ratio of college attendance has risen from 35.4% in 1995 to 41% in 2000.
- As for the age structure, the population aged 0-14 years accounts for 22.89% of the total population, with a decline of 4.8 percentage points compared with 1990. However, this percentage is still high, which indicates that although the total amount of schooling population for the compulsory education period in China will decline, the task for the universalization of compulsory education within the next 10 years will remain arduous. At the same time, the elderly above 65 years old is 6.96% of the total population, with an increase of 1.39 percentage points compared with 1990. China has already become an aging society, as industrialization has not been completely realized in many areas of China. This situation will certainly increase the pressure of the government's investment in public utilities, and indirectly influence the investment level in public education.
- The increase of the number of the people who have received senior high school education is still rather slow. There is still a large gap in this aspect compared with the moderately developed countries in the world. According to statistics from the Ministry of Education of China, the number of years of education received by the labor force population between 25 to 64 years of age in China is 7.97 years in average, whereas this number in the developed countries is above 12 years. The gross enrolment ratio of higher education in China is also much lower than the developed countries.
These results indicate that, although the educational level in China has been improved greatly, there is still a large gap compared with the developed countries. This mainly revealed in insufficient investment and inadequate resources in education, especially lack of training for high-tech talents, high-level management personnel and various kinds of personnel with entrepreneur aptitude .
Mr. Chairman,
The ICPD Programme of Action (POA) clearly pointed out that "Education is a key factor in sustainable development. The reduction of fertility, morbidity and mortality rates, the empowerment of women, the improvement in the quality of the working population and the promotion of genuine democracy are largely assisted by progress in education. The increase in the education of women and girls contributes to greater empowerment of women, to a postponement of the age of marriage and to a reduction in the size of families." The practice of China's family planning program also proves that education is a vital factor to the transition of fertility rate. With its influence on fertility and mortality rates, education determines the transition of population reproduction pattern and directly has the impact on the process of modernization of the quality of human resources. In his report, the Secretary-General also mentioned that the educational level of women of childbearing age has even closer relationship with their fertility rate. Demographers in China began to study the relationship between women's educational level and fertility rate as early as in the 1980s. Their findings show that the total fertility rate (TFR) for women of childbearing age with a college education is 1.11, whereas the TFR for illiterate women is 2.95. It can be seen from this that the difference between women's status in economic activities and their educational levels has led to the difference between their reproductive concepts and reproductive behaviors. Their findings also show that there is a negative correlation between women's educational levels and mortality rate. Parents' educational levels, especially mothers' educational levels have significant impact on infant mortality rate (IMR). Under general conditions, the higher the maternal educational level , the better the mother will nurse an infant in accordance with scientific methods so as to prevent her infants and children from illness and consequently reduce infant mortality.
While paying attention to increasing women's educational level, we must also pay special attention to adolescent reproductive health education. The adolescents at the age of 10 to 24 years account for 26% of the total population in China. Along with the influence of the development of social economy and culture, the sexual concepts and sexual behavior of the adolescents have changed greatly; the problems and needs regarding their reproductive health become increasingly obvious; and the proportion of sexual behaviors before marriage among adolescents is rising. The Chinese Government has already included adolescent reproductive health education into the package of regular education and defined the responsibilities for relative government departments. About 50% of high schools in the rural areas and 90% of high schools and universities in the cities have offered courses on adolescent reproductive health and AIDS prevention. In the medium- and long-term national AIDS control program, adolescent sex and reproductive health has been regarded as one of the important working objectives.
Mr. Chairman,
Since 1990, the fertility level in China has been stably declining with its TFR dropping from 2.29 in 1990 to 1.80 in 2001, reaching below the replacement level. The decline of fertility level has a close relationship with the rapid socioeconomic development and the improvement of overall educational level in China in recent years. However, the present low fertility level in China is realized under the circumstances that the productive forces are not very developed and the social security system is not yet perfect. There are still disparities and instability in fertility level between different regions and areas. Especially in the impoverished areas of West China, the backward mode of production and low educational level for women has significant influence on women's fertility level. Generally speaking, although fertility level for the Chinese women is already close to that in the developed countries , there is still a long way to go for China to increase the entire national educational level of the Chinese people.
Along with the development of economic globalization and the entrance of China to the World Trade Organization, China will participate in international competition and technical cooperation in a larger range and a wider sphere and at a higher level. Facing various opportunities and challenges in the 21st century, the Chinese Government is fully aware of the fact that an increase in the entire national educational level of the Chinese people is the prerequisite for China to participate in international competition and to meet the challenges of economic globalization. In the next 20 years, the Chinese Government will devote itself to the overall construction of a moderately developed society, continuously implement the strategy of developing the country through science and education and giving priority to the development of education, energetically exploit education and human resources, turn the burden of a big country with large population into the advantage of human resources, obviously heighten the national ideological and ethical standards and cultural and scientific qualities, and bring forth a relatively modern national education system. People will have the opportunity to receive quality education, senior higher school education will become widespread, and illiteracy will be eliminated. A society of education by all the people and lifelong education will come into being; and the all-round development of a person will be advanced. To realize this target, we must reform the existing educational system, and redesign the pattern in personnel training and the medium- and long-term plan for the development of education. The strategy to develop the country with science and education and the strategy to give priority to the development of education in China should not only base itself upon the cultivation of the national quality and the popularity of education, but also give more stress for China to train and absorb high-tech personnel of high quality in future international competitions and to set up an enterprising system for the continuous training of human resources. In the process of realizing the above-mentioned processes of education technical modernization and education information modernization, it must be ensured that women share the equal information and high-quality educational resources with men. Women's educational level and years of education should be enhanced. Investment in education in the impoverished regions should be increased so as to create favorable conditions for women in these regions to receive education.
The Chinese Government is willing to conduct international exchanges and cooperation with all the countries in the world in population and education and in enhancing the national quality of life of the people. We are ready to learn from and draw on the successful experience of all the countries in the world and the international community in this aspect and make due contributions to the implementation of the ICPD POA, in order to achieve the stability of the world population and the world peace.
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"Wendy Davis!" she answers with clipped confidence, answering her phone wirelessly from inside her silver BMW SUV, as she navigates a street in Toronto's Summerhill neighbourhood. "Be right over!" Five minutes later, Ms. Davis swiftly pulls up to a prestigious-looking house, where thatches of shrubs hug a cobblestone path leading to the front door.
Inside, it's moving day for the homeowner, yet there's none of the palpably stressful hullabaloo usually associated with it. None of the frazzled lastminute chase after the movers, to remind them that the boxes they're jockeying contain fragile china, or the rush to clean out the rotting cucumbers in the crisper. Or the frantic search for the cat that has fled the coop because someone left the door open, despite instructions to the contrary.
Rather, in the calm living room stands Devon Vaillancourt. Twenty-something with long dark hair, she wears a cuffed blazer that reveals chunky jewellery; one darkpainted manicured hand clutches a clipboard in the manner of someone who is about to ask you if you're on the guest list for a cool party. In the kitchen, a man fastidiously folds up the components of a piece of equipment. Downstairs, rare wine bottles are being cradled into cases like newborns. This is what it feels like to get "Zebbed."
"We like using that acronym [sic] around the office," Ms. Davis explains, setting down her Cole Haan handbag on a burl-wood table. "'You got Zebbed,' we'll say. Or our clients will say, 'I can't wait to get my Zeb planner.'" This refers to a personalized travel itinerary Ms. Davis can create, down to the name of the remote Tuscan trattoria at which you'll stop for lunch. The fee for this, and any of her company's services, is $85 per hour exclusive of trades (the electrician, for instance, bills separately through Zebrano).
In addition to travel and house moves, Zebrano - Ms. Davis's detail-obsessed luxury executive concierge service - can also take care of interior design.
"Zeb is unique in that sense. Design services are often not a part of what most executive concierge services offer," she says, ticking off the cities where such concierge businesses are in high demand: Vancouver, Montreal, London, Sydney and Los Angeles.
From the beginning she wanted to offer a multi-faceted model, which is why the company is named Zebrano after the striped wood. "It's got dark and light grain, [and our business] is about the layering of experiences about how people live and interact and how they travel and entertain," she says.
Like many startups, Ms. Davis, who comes from a corporate travel background, came up with the idea for Zebrano when she realized there was a hole in the market. Frustrated after spending $20,000 on a bad paint job on her own home, she decided to research the concierge scene.
"I thought, 'There must be an independent quality organizer for your life, a lifestyle executive assistant of sorts.' In the old days, you hired a household manager and they usually lived on the property, like a butler, which is great, but that's more for a formal household," Ms. Davis says. "We have a more relaxed, private clientele. They don't like staff in their home."
As expected, her core group of clients is clustered in the city's most expensive neighbourhoods, such as Forest Hill, Yorkville, Bayview and Lorne Park. They own large homes that need substantial maintenance and care, and scheduling can be difficult when you're a surgeon or someone in a senior position in the financial sector who is rarely home.
To ensure not just any Joe Friday is installing the surround-sound or handling the art, Ms. Davis says each trade or "supplier partner," as she calls them, is screened. They are also required to sign policy and procedure guidelines (no smoking or swearing on the job site, and in some cases, no parking in the driveway) and they are never given keys to the houses.
"We have very high expectations - we're around a lot when the contractor is here. That's why things tend to go really well," Ms. Davis says, noting Zebrano's six-person team has its own talents, too. Ms. Vaillancourt of the dark nails is the vice-president of operations and comes from a design background, while Angela Penman, the household manager, spent 23 years at the Four Seasons Toronto in various hospitality roles including human resources and as a concierge. Ms. Davis's own staff maintains a doctor-confidentiality-like approach: "Outside the office, you don't speak a client's name or talk about a project," she says.
Think of Zebrano as a productive personal aide who knows more about your house than you do. Each house is assigned a binder, Ms. Davis explains, flipping through one to reveal a staggering amount of detail: the serial number for appliances (should the dishwasher go on the fritz), a layout of the irrigation system, information on smoke detectors, plumbing specs, the location of gas and water shutoffs. She even records the household cleansers the client prefers.
In her 14 years of service, Ms. Davis as seen it all. "We had a house that was hit by lightning, so that was interesting. It had fried the electrical system. Everything was shot - the alarm and irrigation system, computers - all gone. She's a long-standing client and wanted everything replaced quickly. We even worked with the insurance adjuster on the claim."
Not long ago, Ms. Vaillancourt had to whip up a caterer in 10 days for a busy professional who was hosting a big party for his daughter's 40th and had forgotten about the food.
"They're great at crisis management," says one of Ms. Davis's long-standing clients, a high-level professional in the brokerage industry who prefers to remain anonymous. She bought a package of 60 hours, using part of it recently for this move into her new 3,000-square-foot home. "I was in the house for two weeks when we had a heavy rainfall at 11 p.m. and I realized the skylights were leaking," she says. "They were very efficient in getting it tarped over and ordering the new skylights."
She's also used them to have large light fixtures moved, to source furniture and rugs, hang artwork and mirrors, seal the marble in her bathrooms, do exterior seasonable upkeep and other tasks.
This relationship, she explains, is out of necessity, not laziness or being clueless. "I have a pretty demanding job and my hours aren't flexible. I leave the house by 6:15 and don't get home until 6 or 7 at night," she says. "There's no one to deal with tradespeople or the standard four-hour window for a service call."
As for her Summerhill move, it went off beautifully. "I left for work Monday morning and I arrived back and my entire house was packed up and ready to go. The following day, the movers arrived at 8 a.m. and I was in my new house at 5 p.m.," she says, as though describing a day at the spa.
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The days of BlackBerry as we know it are numbered, experts said Monday.
"This company cannot be turned around," said Trip Chowdhry, an analyst at Global Equities Research. "It's a one-product company, and that product is almost obsolete. The world has declared the winners are Apple and Google. ... The market is going to be run by only two players—there won't be a third category or others."
BlackBerry announced Monday that it was replacing CEO Thorsten Heins, along with much of the rest of the leadership team. In addition, it said that instead of a direct buyout, Fairfax Financial and other institutional investors would invest $1 billion in the smartphone maker through convertible debt securities. That deal is expected to be completed in the next two weeks.
(Read more: BlackBerry shows CEO Heins the door, abandons Fairfax buyout )
In September, BlackBerry agreed to be purchased by Fairfax for $9 a share in a deal totaling $4.7 billion. It also entertained bids from other suitors.
Since neither Fairfax nor any other party is buying BlackBerry, it clearly needs to make big changes to survive, said James Faucette, a wireless equipment analyst for Pacific Crest Securities.
"Nobody got what they wanted," he told CNBC's "Squawk on the Street." "The people who wanted to take the company private obviously couldn't raise the debt that they wanted. Those who wanted to see it stay public and stay on its track—or it's attempted recovery track—they're going to be diluted if it is successful."
But, Faucette added, "you're going to have to see massive changes in their business structure. If it's going to survive, it's going to have to look much different than it does today."


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In observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, Mayor Don Wesely and the Lincoln Commission on Human Rights will host a display of King memorabilia just outside the Mayor's office on the second floor of the County-City Building, 555 South 10th Street. The public is invited to view the free display from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 10 through Friday, January 12.
The display is made up of items of historical significance which commemorate the life and work of Dr. King. It will include copies of Dr. King's speeches, photos, brochures and news articles. The display will also include a photographic exhibit called "People of Color in Early Nebraska," which will include photographs from the State Historical Society and from the collection of the McWilliams Family of Lincoln.
For more information on this event and other activities commemorating the King holiday, the public can contact the Human Rights Commission at 441-7625.
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Should I purchase the 45W MagSafe 2 Adapter for my 11" Air (2nd gen, 2011)?
The answers I'm reading are not too clear. I have the Mac Air 11" 2nd gen (mid 2011). I recently left my MagSafe Power Adapter at an airport and need a replacement. But upon discovering that Apple has just come out with a Mac Air 11" 3rd gen (mid 2012) and and with a slightly different power adapter, calling it the MagSafe 2, I'm left to ponder what should be a non-decision. Would I be better advised to purchase the MagSafe 2 even though my Mac Air is the previous year's?
I sort of liked my old MagSafe with the tiny cylinder-shaped plug that was shaped to look like part of the cable (it was practically a necessity with my 1st Mac Air from 2008 because the receptacle was toward the bottom of the machine instead of on the side). But the MagSafe 2 appears to use a less stylish, squarish magnetic connector that's similar in appearance to all of the MagSafe connectors that preceded the 1st Mac Air.
Is the MacSafe 2 the better bet for use with the preceding Mac Air (2nd gen 11", 2011)? Besides being smaller and employing a more conventional-looking connector, are there any substantial improvements and advantages to consider? Is it perhaps more rugged with a longer, more wrap-able cable?
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Your MacBook Air is not compatible with the new MagSafe 2 charger. Only the new 2012 models are. I agree that the previous design was better, but luckily that won't effect us with the 2011 MacBook Airs.
- Answered by Benjamin T from Pacific Palisades
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MagSafe 2 only fits the 2012 laptops. If you adapt it, it will not fit. Use the original cable.
- Answered by Timothy M from Hillsboro
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No. DO NOT PURCHASE. Mag Safe 2 is not compatable with 2011 MacBook Air. I found out the hard way and had to return the Mag Safe 2 charger.
- Answered by Paul L from Westfield
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I disagree with the last post I think it will work but the only way to find out is by trying it. I have eight MacBooks And the only restriction I have seen so far is that the charger has to be at least the charger wattage requirements (ex. air's can be charged with a 45. 65, and 85). If you want to spend the money to purchase the same thing you're already have- by all means I own apple stock. I will concede the point that the mega safe 2 is more durable and takes up less space but if it's not broken don't fix it. Save that money and get ITunes Match in your iTunes (assuming you have an iPhone)
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Tim Murphy is not just one of our finest living poets, and the only one I know who celebrates what I have called "our Siberia", the chilly plains of North Dakota. He is a living rebuke to stereotypes: a farmer, a businessman, a Yale graduate who studied under Robert Penn Warren; a classicist who writes about dogs; a gay man who is a practicing Catholic; perhaps above all, at least for subjects, a passionate bird hunter who has written the only poetry collection I know of that is dedicated to hunting. I have written about him in my book of one hundred books. Here he talks about all these subjects and more on North Dakota TV.
"Stuff is eaten by dogs, broken by family and friends, sanded down by the wind, frozen by the mountains, lost by the prairie, burnt off by the sun, washed away by the rain. So you are left with dogs, family, friends, sun, rain, wind, prairie and mountains. What more do you want?" Federico Calboli
Friday, May 16, 2014
Another Poet
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- Retrieverman said...
Looks pretty good.
I've never heard of him, but that was worth watching.
- Sunday, 18 May, 2014
Murphy's "Hunter's log" is a much welcomed addition to anyone's hunting library.
This fellow might be one to keep an eye on too, he has a lot of hunting poetry in his blog.
- Wednesday, 28 May, 2014
- Steve Bodio said...
Great stuff! Bookmarked, & thanks.
- Thursday, 29 May, 2014
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We have 317 categories related to clothing (+ a couple about skin- and haircare) that need to be translated from English into German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian
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Hello, looking for some T-shirts design ideas. Attached are some of the designs I like but can't use for copy right issues. I am just looking for someone or multiple people to create something along the lines of these designs. If you have ideas that are not like the picture, I would still love to see them! All designs are welcome!!
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I need someone professional in Photoshop to help me crop the blue one like the green one. And then change color for 3 images, each one change to 15 colors
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We are a men's vintage clothing brand and advertise through Facebook, Instagram and paid website ads. We need an artist to make artwork and images for these platforms. This content will often contain images and videos provided to you by us, but we may also request you to generate some graphics yourself.
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I'm an online retailer specialising in socks boxers and t shirts and I need someone who can develop my suggested images to take to print. I will pay for the print, and depending on how many items are sold with that print on it then there will be commission available also.
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Anyone have pre-made shopping cart for ethnic wear clothing, I want these following features in that cart. 1. Multiple Currency 2. Complete Responsive (Mobile + Desktop) 3. Measurement Module ( Customers can send their measurements online) 4. Header, Menus can be customized easily client side. 5. Guest Wishlist 6. Easy User Friendly Checkout 7. Magmi
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I am currently re-branding a clothing boutique and require a logo. The new name will be 'House of Vogue'. To give you some background on the business, it is a small online boutique aimed at 25-35 year old women. The sophisticated/ classy woman so I would like a simple logo but something that stands out.
Gym design clothing with the logo being MEGA, can be interpreted into different fonts and styles and will also contain additional changeable words depending on design such as*Removed by Admin*(MEGA wod) additional words will also be at different angles such as the attached document shows
Hi, I am looking for somebody to design me a T-shirt for a new clothing brand I am looking to launch. The company will be called TAMBOUR. I am looking for a T-shirt to be designed with a 1cm slit in the middle but towards the top of the t-shirt. Around the neckline (and maybe the sleeves) I also want 19mm knit elastic w...
I have a business that is targeted to parents with children interested in self-esteem and modeling. I am needing a list of any firms related to the above with phone numbers, addresses, websites. The businesses need to be in business (many go out of business) and need to be verified.
Allor is a new clothing and accessory store for all ages and both gender. In this contest I need someone to create me a logo. I have no idea in mind.
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...Freshly designed clothes for millennials. We will focus first on shoes, and then move into shirts, hats and other items. We want a fresh logo that can be used on all these types of items. It should reflect our spirit of youth and excitement, but also something that will be dynamic and that we can use in our designs--like a large logo on our shirts
I need some help with selling my clothing from my site
Need a photoshop expert to fix clothing in a photo of mine. Job needed immediately.
Looking for someone who can help create design patterns and tech packs for manufacturing of a new clothes line. No experience is necessary but must be able to design custom fits and lingerie.
aussieBum has become a successful exporter to many key markets globally. Japan has grown in the past years to a level we are now wanting to offer our Japanese customers the choice to shop in Japanese and English. Every product we produce requires a description and information its construction and quality care. We release new products on a weekly basis and
Hello! Looking to build a website for a clothing rental company. The website needs to be modern, eye-catching, and fun. User needs to be able to visit a product page and select date range of rental and add it to their cart. Customers should also be able to easily leave picture and text reviews. Other pages will include: contact us form, about us, testimoni...
Name of children's clothing brand 'Simon & Kurt', you can focus on the first letters "S" and "K"
Hey . I'm looking for someone who Can bring my designs to life for my children's wear clothing line for both girl and boy. I have a couple designs and a logo in mind which I want bought to life on paper/ tech pack so I can use them to give to my suppliers
Hi, what I need is for you to do is modify the attached images to make them look as if they are ready for a round of golf. These images are going to be used as the main avatars on my website. I have attached some files for your reference. [войдите, чтобы посмотреть URL] [войдите, чтобы посмотреть URL] [войдите, чтобы посмотреть URL] I have given you som...
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I am looking for a graphic designer who can work on designing famous leaders. Vectors and abstracts. Disclaimer :- Attached image is just for the reference purposes, there is no copyrights infringement intended.
Hello, I want to build an ecommerce website for my clothing line. I should be able to upload the products, manage inventory, shipping etc by myself. Target audience will be all men, women and kids. Thanks
We have a unique line of clothing. Our prints are all designed from scratch and we are looking for artists to help us with our new prints. We also want an artist to adjust exsisting art files to change colors and make design alterations. I am uploading some photos of some of our prints and what we're looking for. The first few pictures are what we&rs...
Designing a clothing line and I need a label/logo. This includes the artist coming up with lettering/styling/formatting. The idea is a luxury look (think Louis Vuitton).
I need an Android app. I would like it designed and built.
We are looking for a creative artist to develop at least 3 designs which we will use in our upcoming clothing projects. Our company is a motivation clothing line, and we donate 50% of our profits towards suicide prevention. We want outside inspiration to boost our products. We like styles made by Champion, Adidas, and Supreme. If you are able to create
womens lingerie business looking to build a design package with fabric information. illustration is also needed
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I want to make a logo/brand that is extremely simple. But meaningful. I haven't thought about naming it yet or any design ideas. I'm looking for someone who can help me not only design our first logo but also give advice on what attracts the eye simply from design. Thanks.
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The Ogg transport bitstream is designed to provide framing, error protection and seeking structure for higher-level codec streams that consist of raw, unencapsulated data packets, such as the Vorbis audio codec or Theora video codec.
Design constraints for Ogg bitstreams
- True streaming; we must not need to seek to build a 100% complete bitstream.
- Use no more than approximately 1-2% of bitstream bandwidth for packet boundary marking, high-level framing, sync and seeking.
- Specification of absolute position within the original sample stream.
- Simple mechanism to ease limited editing, such as a simplified concatenation mechanism.
- Detection of corruption, recapture after error and direct, random access to data at arbitrary positions in the bitstream.
Projects using Ogg
Development Libraries
The Ogg encapsulation format can be handled with the following libraries:
- libogg: libogg svn (C, cross-platform) Low-level Ogg parsing and writing.
- liboggz: liboggz svn or liboggz (C, cross-platform) liboggz wraps libogg and provides features such as seeking.
- the Ogg Directshow filters: see illiminable (C++, Win32)
- HOgg (Haskell)


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Recently Google published Google Docs undocumented feature that let us embed PDF documents and Power Point presentations to the webpages. Surprisingly this document viewer isn't created with Flash. All the user need to view documents is
love JavaScript. Of course I couldn't ignore this cool feature and created WordPress plugin that let you embed PDF and PPT documents to your posts. The plugin is called PDF and PPT Viewer.
- Upload pdf-ppt-viever folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
- Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.
Basic Usage
It's extremely easy to use PDF and PPT Viewer. Just start writing a new post. Then, when you need to insert PDF or PPT file to your post, press Add Media button above WYSIWYG editor. Then go to the desired tab and insert a file to the post in a usual manner. If this file is a Power Point presentation or PDF document, the plugin will determine it automatically and do the rest of work for you. As a result you'll get the file embedded to your post in the manner that is shown here. Note that if you insert the file from your media library, you should set Link URL to the File URL.
You can set size of the viewer to fit the theme that you use. Go to Settings -> Miscellaneous in the WordPress menu and set corresponding values in the PDF and PPT Viewer settings section.
Advanced usage
PDF and PPT Viewer supports shortcodes. It means that you can write code like
[pdf-ppt-viewer href="document_uri" width="viewer_width" height="viewer_height"], e.g.
[pdf-ppt-viewer href="http://infolab.stanford.edu/pub/papers/google.pdf" width="400" height="500"], which will embed PDF or PPT document to your post. All arguments, except
href, are optional. By default, widht and height of the viewer are set according to blog settings. Using this way of embedding documents, you can save your time and have a better control over viewer's size.
Supported platforms
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Smaller, but notable, percentages of employees reported that their company took other actions such as creating back-up systems for employees to cover each others' work and expanding leave policies.
The poll was conducted April 21 to May 13, 2010 among a nationally representative sample of 1,491 employees from private sector businesses outside of education and health who employ 20 or more persons.
"These results suggest that in a future contagious disease outbreak, many businesses will try to adapt their policies to mitigate the impact on employees, with most adopting protective precautions, such as encouraging sick workers to stay home, and a minority taking other important measures, such as expanding sick leave policies," said Robert J. Blendon, Professor of Health Policy and Political Analysis at HSPH and director of the Harvard Opinion Research Program (HORP).
Concerning responses recommended by public health officials, most employees (81 percent) reported that their companies provided hand sanitizer, alcohol-based hand rub or hand-washing stations to reduce the spread of H1N1 at the workplace. A similar percentage (80percent) said their companies encouraged employees to stay home from work if they were sick with flu-like symptoms.
Some 60 percent of employees reported that their company encouraged them to get the H1N1 vaccine. According to employees' reports, large companies, those with 500 or more employees, were more likely than medium (100 to 499 employees) or smaller (20 to 99 employees) companies to do this (66 percent v. 54 percent and 48 percent, respectively).
"Businesses can be a vital public health partner with health authorities during an outbreak," said Gillian K. Steelfisher, Research Scientist in the HSPH Department of Health Policy and Management and a member of the polling team. "Public health officials at federal, state and local levels should develop plans that specifically bring educational materials and preventive measures into the workplace."
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The Pittsburgh Pirates ended two decades of losing in 2013, winning 94 games and taking the St. Louis Cardinals to the limit in the NL division series. Now the club gets to deal with something that has been foreign to them since 1992: heightened expectations. Five things to know as reigning MVP Andrew McCutchen and the rest of the Pirates start spring training:
PLUGGING AWAY: The Pirates' needs as they begin camp look an awful lot like the needs they had after Game 5 loss to St. Louis that ended their season. First base and right field remain a question mark after the team opted to not dive too deep into its pockets. Travis Snider and Jose Tabata will likely get a chance to grab the starting job in right, likely placeholders until highly touted prospect Gregor Polanco is ready for the majors. Gaby Sanchez and Andrew Lambo could platoon at first, though Huntington cautioned the team is not "settling" at those positions and the quest for smart upgrades remains in play.
ENIGMATIC EDINSON: The Pirates pulled off one of the biggest coups in free agency a year ago with left-handed Francisco Liriano, who revived his career with a sterling 16-8 record, earning some Cy Young votes in the process. They're hoping pitching coach Ray Searage can find the same magic with Edinson Volquez, a former All-Star turned journeyman who posted an ugly 6.01 ERA with the Padres last year before getting released.
REPLACING A.J.: A.J. Burnett excelled last season despite a 10-11 record, posting a 3.30 ERA in 30 starts and ranking fifth in the NL with 209 strikeouts. At one point late last year, he said he planned to either return to the Pirates or retire. This week, the 37-year-old righty instead joined the Phillies. Filling his spot at the top of the rotation won't be easy, and now Pittsburgh needs another starter — Jeff Locke and Brandon Cumpton will compete for the extra spot, among others.
CUTCH'S ENCORE: Andrew McCutchen solidified himself as a superstar and one of the best players in the game in 2013, when he won the first MVP by a Pirate since Barry Bonds was patrolling the outfield at Three Rivers Stadium. The 27-year-old remains one of the better bargains in baseball, with a salary of just $7.25 million this season. He began embracing his role as a leader in the clubhouse and his daily excellence seemed to rub off on teammates like left fielder Starling Marte. The spotlight will be white-hot on McCutchen this season. How he responds to the added pressure of being the face of a franchise that has finally shed its status of a loser will go a long way to determining how the Pirates adjust to move forward in 2014.
COLE TRAIN: Maybe the biggest reason the Pirates declined to offer A.J. Burnett a qualifying offer of $14.1 million over the winter is because they don't necessarily feel they needed Burnett to be the team's No. 1 starter. Second-year pitcher Gerrit Cole appears ready to inherit that mantle at the age of 23. It was Cole, not Burnett, who started Game 5 against St. Louis. It was Cole, not Burnett who adjusted on the fly. Cole went a perfect 4-0 with a 1.69 ERA in September and October as he learned to pair a changeup with a fastball that tops out in the high-90s.


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After a long time hosting my personal web site at WestHost, I finally decided to move it to another cloud provider – a Rackspace Cloud Server. This move gives me a chance to run Fedora 16, as I do at home everywhere, and which is more than capable of serving a few light traffic domains, personal mail and mailing lists, and email for our neighborhood youth basketball league.
One thing that surprised me though was that the default Fedora 16 image provided by Rackspace in their smallest configuration (256
GMB RAM, 10GB storage) had SELinux disabled, and no selinux-policy package installed. Being a big fan of Mark Cox's work reporting on vulnerabilities in RHEL, and Josh Bressers work leading the Fedora Security Response Team, it just didn't feel right running an internet-facing Fedora server without having SELinux enabled.
This was easily enough resolved by installing the selinux-policy-targeted package, editing /etc/grub.conf to remove selinux=0 from the kernel command line, enabling the configuration in /etc/selinux/config, and restarting the server. After a few minutes of autorelabeling, all is well and good.
I'm sure SELinux can get in the way of some application deployments. It's easiest for Rackspace to keep it disabled, letting experienced folks like myself enable it if they want. I would have preferred it to be enabled by default, as there's always the option to disable it later or run in permissive mode.
Because I run a few mailing lists using mailman, across multiple domains, I of course wanted to run several separate instances of mailman, one for each domain. Fedora has a SELinux-aware mailman package just a quick yum install away. The problem is, the SELinux file context rules are written expecting only one instance of mailman per server. That's when I remembered a recent blog post by Dutch where he had patched the mailman spec and config files to build separate mailman-${sitename} RPMs, each with their own correct SELinux contexts. Very cool, and exactly what I needed. Well, almost – he did his work on EL6, I'm running Fedora 16, but close enough (see his blog comments for the few changes necessary on F16). Thanks to Dutch, I've got a fully SELinux-secured web and mail server with separate mailman instances for each domain.
Next time you build a Rackspace Cloud Server running Fedora, take an extra couple minutes and enable SELinux. The site you save may be your own!


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Orbit Downloader 4.0 beta is released
Download it: http://dl.orbitdownloader.com/beta/Orbi … .0Beta.exe
Features: Add Soft Updater called ProgSense. It can
1) New version check and notification
Progsense scan your installations and notify you while new versions are released. It helps you manage your vast installations centralized, keep your software up-to- date easily, conveniently and immediately. Make your pc run at full performance, functions and free from software flaws.
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November 26, 2012 12:58 ET
- However, 2012 contribution levels remain flat year over year- Report reveals gaps remain in TFSA knowledge - even among those with an account- One-in-five TFSA holders have made withdrawals in 2012
- However, 2012 contribution levels remain flat year over year
- Report reveals gaps remain in TFSA knowledge - even among those with an account
- One-in-five TFSA holders have made withdrawals in 2012
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 26, 2012) - While fewer than half (44 per cent) of Canadians are making the maximum contribution of $5,000 per year to their Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), a new poll released today from BMO Bank of Montreal reveals the majority (57 per cent) plan to contribute the maximum allowable amount within the next five years. For 2012, the report shows Canadians plan to contribute an average of $3,778 to their TFSA.
Additionally, the report revealed:
"Anyone who earns taxable interest can turn it into tax-free interest with a TFSA, making it a suitable and sensible option for just about any type of investor," said David Heatherly, Vice President, BMO Bank of Montreal. "Furthermore, the flexibility of this product allows Canadians to use a TFSA to its full advantage for any financial goal, be it short or long term."
Gaps Remain in TFSA Knowledge
However, since the TFSA's introduction in 2009 by the Federal Government, a lack of knowledge about it persists. While 60 per cent of Canadians say they are knowledgeable about this savings and investing vehicle, only 44 per cent of Canadians correctly identified the annual maximum contribution limit of $5,000. Furthermore, 37 per cent of Canadians say they do not know what investments can be held within a TFSA, and the majority of TFSA holders are unaware that bonds, stocks, and ETFs can be included in their account.
"Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty introduced the TFSA four years ago and it is a fantastic savings vehicle. However, the findings suggest it's still a fairly new concept for some," added Mr. Heatherly. "With Financial Literacy Month upon us, now is an ideal time for Canadians to learn more about how TFSAs can help to grow savings tax-free and offset the taxes they pay on their overall investment profits."
TFSA Basics:
To learn more about BMO's TFSA offering, please visit www.bmo.com/home/personal/banking/investments/tax-free/tfsa.
The Pollara online survey was completed between October 11 and October 16, 2012, with a sample of 1,000 Canadians. A probability sample of this size would yield results accurate to ± 3.1 per cent, 19 times out of 20.
About BMO Financial Group
Established in 1817 as Bank of Montreal, BMO Financial Group is a highly diversified North American financial services organization. With total assets of $542 billion as at July 31, 2012, and more than 46,000 employees, BMO Financial Group provides a broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products and solutions.
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Flying from west to east means the sunsets don't last long. This is somewhere between Atlanta & home.
Sonic Boom
a jet overhead or a boat far below?
Miss Apprehension
so I had a WAY different conception of this park before going. I thought it was going to be all above ground, but it was almost ALL caves. So cool. Glad we brought 2 flashlights.
More Golden Dome
I could have spent all day in this cave. So many tunnels and places to explore. Very hard to compose in the dark with only flashlights, but I think this one works. I love the rubble on the floor from collapses millenia in the past.
Cast your mind back...
Fog and ferns and big trees. What more does a woodland photographer want? From the Ladybird Johnson Grove.
A fine host
I should have done more tree detail work, but it was so overwhelming to be w ith these trees that I didn't except for a few shots like this one of some laurel growing about 15 feet off the ground on a redwood trunk.
By this time, my husband was really feeling the effects of a bad cold and so I hurriedly shot and stupidly left the camera on handheld settings even though I used a tripod. Doh! Still, it was tough to find scale in this massive forest. Trees like this one are typical in the old growth sections.
The heights
When you visit any redwood forest, you spend a lot of time doing this. It's so staggering because the scale is so out of the normal human experience...at least for those of us who don't live with these giants. This is in the Stout Grove which is an amazing section of redwoods.
Misty morning
The sun lighting up these douglas firs on the rim of Crater Lake was too good to pass up. Shot w/the the new Lumix 35-100mm f2.8 which I really grew to like a lot on this trip.
Pumice Desert
Even though it's a pumice desert, it was hard to get this shot without traffic in the road. The pointy bit in the back is probably Mt. Theilsen.
Mushpot is the ONLY cave with lights in all of Lava Beds. It was good to head into this one first, but the others were far more intense as experiences go.
Oregon Caves 2
I like this one for the scale the staircase adds. Huge chamber and before it was a park, this was a speak easy during Prohibition. Hundreds of people would be down here boozing it up. Funny. You can see the walking path on the right and some stone stairs that lead up and out to the right. The big jumble of boulders on the left is part of a ceiling collapse. The rest is in a deep chasm on that side.
Imagine for a moment...
The undergrowth is really interesting and variable in redwood groves. No ferns here, but plenty of other greenery. Ladybird Johnson Grove
On the heels of a dream
The fog lifted a bit at the Ladybird Johnson redwood grove and I took the camera off the tripod to see how I would do with some handheld shots since my travel tripod is so short. Not bad.
Trilium Falls
Tucked away nearby Elk Meadow I found this little waterfall. It must really roar in spring, but in late summer it's a dull one. Still, I got right down in there, just for something different.
is everlasting
Another perspective on a fallen tree. The thunder and wreckage they must create when they go down would be something to witness.
The Wizard walks by
well not really, but what else would a Black Sabbath fan call a shot of Wizard Island in Crater lake?
The light wasn't great, but I tried to get some separation so you could see these spires of volcanic ash left behind by erosion.
Mushpot 2
Another shot of this neat little lava tube cave. It's right by the visitor's center and is a good introduction to being underground. I'm glad only this one is lit.
Oregon Caves
These caves are completely different from the ones at Lava Beds and you can't go exploring on your own. Still the guided tour was fun and I got some shots that are ok. Couldn't bring a tripod so high ISO handhelds were my lot in life. Amazing formations though. The whole mountain is made of marble and water basically carved all the caves.
If you could take a moment...
This is the space where the ceremony was held with Ladybird Johnson to commemorate this grove and her conservation efforts. The bench gives such great scale!! These trees are incredible.
When in good company
A last shot in the Ladybird Johnson redwood grove. Even though it's a popular spot, it didn't feel crowded and we got our first taste of redwood mystique.
Lord Protector
This large bull stood for quite a while just yards from dozens of people, watching over his herd (we were all behind a fence or on a footbridge). Stoic and ever-vigilant he didn't seem to mind us or the mess in his antlers.
The work of a moment
A downed giant made for a decent tripod. I'd love to hear one come crashing down. The noise must be incredible and the ground must shake.
It was funny watching tons of other people shoot wide landscapes in the terrible light of mid-morning. I just kept the long lens on and shot slices. Here I liked the textues and the geometry of the foreground trees.
Pinnacle Valley
Sunshine Cave
so named for that bit of light ahead in the tunnel. As the crust on the lava tube surface became unstable, it collapsed forming skylights in the cave. It's one of the few with any light at all except for the entrance.
Alien ship?
This formation in the Oregon Caves NM reminded me of the drippy gunk in Aliens. This bit went up a couple of stories, after I'd already climbed up two. Amazing Amazing Amazing.
Just come this way...
With the fog and the canopy blocking the sun, it was kind of dim down on the mortal plain. The path among the giants at Ladybird Johnson grove.
Not many were blooming, but some still hung on in the Prairie Creek Redwoods SP. My new Lumix 12-35mm doesn't focus as close as my old, beloved 12-60mm, but I'm working it.
The protected
Part of the large herd of elk feeding in Elk Meadow within the Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park.
Fallen brothers
It's interesting that felled redwoods lose their round shape and become square. Probably takes decades to happen, leaving them looking like giant Lincoln Logs on the forest floor. Stout Grove again.
Pretty maids all in a row
Maiden hair fern growing in crevices in the cliff of the Rogue river gorge. The sun was too high for my usual waterfall work, so I put the new 35-100 f2.8 on and played with slices.
Plaikni Falls
We debated hiking out to this waterfall, but since the trail was easy and it was only 2 miles round trip, we went for it. The light was bad, but I did my best. Thought I lost a lens cap here, but it was in my jacket pocket which was in the car. Oy.
Golden dome cave
It's hard to show depth in these caves, but I think you can make out the back of the tunnel where it curves away to the right. The ceiling here is about 5-feet so we were both hunched over, stepping over loose rocks and gravel. Up ahead it got even smaller and I basically had to crawl. Then we just sat and turned off the flashlights for a few minutes. Such stillness I've never felt before. Absolute darkness and silence. It was awesome and truly humbling.
In the beginning...
I was over the moon that it was foggy for our first visit to the northern California redwood groves. This is the Ladybird Johnson Grove and is a quite an elevation compared to other forests and so the fog hung around.
Incidentally, did you hear ...
Another bench for scale in the Ladybird Johnson Grove. These trees are so enormous there is almost nothing you can compare to them. They just defy human scale so completely.
Columbia Black-tailed deer
Walking in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, we came across this mother and her baby, which alas, disappeared into the undergrowth. Mom was watchful, but pretty unconcerned about our presence.
When we reached the Stout Grove in the Jedediah Smith Redwood forest, the sun was fairly high, but I decided that the filtered sunlight was something I could work with and I like the contrast between the shaded trunks and the sunlit branches.


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This Inukshuk... like the 2010 Vancouver Olympics insignia... can be found on the famous Lakeshore Blvd recreational trails along the Toronto waterfront.
The inscription dedication plate for this Inukshuk reads:
World Youth Day has been a true navigational guide for millions of young people throughout the world. The Toronto Inukshuk invites each one of us to become beacons of light and hope, striving for justice and peace in this world. This Toronto Inukshuk legacy, co-chaired by Mr. Tony Dionisio and Councillor Joe Pantalone, is a reminder of the immense, wonderful gathering of young people and His Holiness Pope John Paul II held in Toronto during World Youth Day, July 23-28, 2002


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Toni1982 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de impreso o envases y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 39 diseños de 7 diseñadores freelance.
Oliver Medical
Oliver Medical is a young company (1 year old) supplying medical products in Australia - we are new to some of the therapy areas, and are looking for a fresh, young image which still inspires confidence in our products and customer-service.
Some of our products are retailed, and some are wholesaled, so our customers range from hospitals and private clinics, to larger medical supplies companies.
Because Oliver Medical is only a year old, the company has not yet developed a corporate style – this catalogue will create the style/template for future marketing material.
A lot of medical/pharmaceutical marketing can be boring and clinical. We are hoping to keep the serious/clinical aspects, but make our material a little edgy.
The catalogue will need to suit a range of customers in the following groups:
1. Our 'retail' customers or end-users – hospitals, medical clinics, health organisations
2. Our wholesale customers – other medical supply companies
3. Our wholesaler's customers – medical facilities, clinics, hospitals etc.
As such, we require a design that will allow the logo and pricing stats to be easily removed for wholesaler's customers (wholesalers will want to add their own logo, and also don't want their customers seeing their wholesale pricing).
Product catalogue which will continually have new products added.
Size not important - could be A5 or A4.
Must haves:
1. Each page needs to be usable on it's own as a 'leave-behind'. We will print copies of the whole catalogue, and we will also print copies of single products for use as 'leave-behind' brochures. This will allow us to leave an entire catalogue with a potential wholesale customer, and leave a single page relating to a particular product for a hospital department or private clinic who have enquired about a specific item.
2. Catalogue needs to be designed in such a way that pricing and logo can be easily removed without destroying the design, for wholesale customers.
3. Paper towel products can all go on one page, but we are hoping that the other items can be fleshed out to use up a page each.
4. Instead of text/table statistics for the products (e.g size, quantity per carton etc), we are hoping for a pictorial/symbolic legend if possible.
5. Product code located with the statistics.
6. We will be continually adding products to the catalogue in the near future, so design should be easy to add to.
A full design brief is attached, with all text/copy and images. Have also attached images seperately, along with two old brochures (images from these brochures can be used)


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*previous heir: [[Prince Ansom]], [[Chief Warlord]], croaked in the [[Battle for Gobwin Knob]].
*previous heir: [[Prince Ansom]], [[Chief Warlord]], croaked in the [[Battle for Gobwin Knob]].
*previous heir: Possibly [[Prince Ossomer]], [[Chief Warlord]], croaked near the capital of Jetstone.
*previous heir: Possibly [[Prince Ossomer]], [[Chief Warlord]], croaked near the capital of Jetstone.
*heir: none
Revision as of 14:13, 14 February 2011
Proposed Canon
A Ruler is the leader of a Side in Erfworld, confirmed here.
A Ruler with royal ancestry is typically called a King or Queen, dependent on gender. A Ruler without royal ancestry is called an Overlord.
The Ruler has absolute power over his subjects. He literally can end them with a thought. All subjects are forced to serve his will due to Natural Thinkamancy. The Ruler decides what city production, can promote units to Warlords, and can designate an Heir. The Ruler chooses the Chief Warlord, but can command his Side's Turn if necessary.
A Ruler that dies without an Heir causes that Side to end. Cities become neutral, and Units in cities are unable to act even to leave. Units in the field disbandErf-b1-p098bErf-b1.5-p043.
Known Rulers and their Heirs
- King Banhammer (croaked, succeeded after a significant delay by Royal heir, Princess Jillian Zamussels)Erf-b1.5-p037
- Jillian Zamussels (current Queen)
- heir: In production, should pop in 81 AW.
Gobwin Knob
- King Saline IV (croaked, succeeded by Stanley the Tool)
- Stanley the Tool (current Overlord)
- heir: none
- King Slately (current King)
- previous heir: Prince Ansom, Chief Warlord, croaked in the Battle for Gobwin Knob.
- previous heir: Possibly Prince Ossomer, Chief Warlord, croaked near the capital of Jetstone.
- heir: none
- Don King (current King, succeeded King County at the age of 15 turns)
- King County (previous King, croaked)
- previous heir: prince, unnamed son of Don King, croaked, presumably as a result of an attempted coup against Don King
- previous heir: princess, unnamed daugher of Don King, croaked
- heir (Designate): Caesar Borgata, Chief Warlord and Viscount of Vitalis.
- potential Royal heir in production, but not yet popped.
- Queen Bea (former Ruler, croaked)
- previous heir: Princess Cruz, croaked, Decrypted by Gobwin Knob, and destroyed)
Confusion on the name of this position came from Parson learning facts incrementally. Initially, he was mostly familiar with Stanley, an Overlord, so Klog 5 referred to Overlords. Later, he apparently learned that Overlords are Rulers that are not Royal, and so the more general term Ruler is introduced in Klog 10. This change in terminology gave the impression that the two terms were synonymous. Rob Balder has confirmed that Ruler is the correct term, and that Overlord is merely a Ruler that is not Royal.
The Heir of a side is usually the Chief Warlord and vice-versa. From the four known heirs, Ansom, Stanley, Caesar, and Jillian, the former three were also known to be their side's Chief Warlord and the status of the fourth in that regard is unknown.
It is worth noting That Jillian and Ansom were popped as heirs and Ansom was later (possibly immediately, possibly only after gaining a certain number of levels) promoted to Chief Warlord; which means for a time, at least a portion of one turn, possibly many turns, the Chief Warlord was not the Heir.
Conversely, Stanley was promoted to Chief Warlord first and then after a while was promoted to Heir, due to his victories with dwagons. Had King Saline IV popped an Heir instead, as is common, he likely would not have made that Heir his Chief Warlord - at least not right away.
It makes sense to combine the two positions: a chief warlord is the second most important unit of a side and has a lot of influence in military and diplomatic strategic and acts in many ways as replacement for the Ruler. Also the chief warlord is by definition and natural thinkamancy the most loyal person and therefore least likely to plan regicide.
However, Chief Warlord is an appointed position, and any Commander can be given the job. Strategically speaking, the best choice is the person with the best mind for tactics, and/or the highest Leadership bonus, since his bonus extends further than anyone else's.
Acquiring an Heir is in general extremely expensive, either in Shmuckers (Heir Designate) or in production (Heir).


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Will Supreme Court Cellphone Case Help Justin Bieber?
Did the Supreme Court just throw a lifeline to teen heartthrob Justin Bieber?
The justices Friday agreed to decide when searching a cellphone requires a warrant—the very kind of evidence that Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies believe could link the "Believe" singer to the egging of a neighbor's house.
Deputies searched Mr. Bieber's Calabasas, Calif., house on Tuesday and seized his iPhone, among other items. The device could contain photos or video related to the egging, authorities think.


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Now that President Obama has been reelected, much of the conversation has turned to his campaign's strategy. How were they able to win despite stubborn unemployment, "super PACs" that outspent them and independent voters who generally lean right?
Here are three ways the Obama campaign bucked convention:
While we were paying attention to independent voters in swing states and wondering which candidate they'd vote for, the Obama campaign was focused on turning nonvoters, like Latinos and young people, into voters. They not only helped people register to vote, they also engaged them. "I think the real challenge for most campaigns now is understanding how to identify and pinpoint people who are on their side, and then figure out what it actually takes to motivate them to vote, turning nonvoters into voters," said Sasha Issenberg, author of "The Victory Lab," on Wednesday's episode of "PBS NewsHour." He continued: "I think that the Obama campaign understood sort of early on that that had probably more to do with the outcome of this election than necessarily persuading the small number of voters who were really up for grabs."
Lesson learned: It means something to people when the candidate running for the nation's highest office cares about everyone in our American family rather than ignoring the diversity in this country.


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Text description provided by the architects. The persistence of design in the midst of even the severest persecution is one of the most remarkable aspects of classic mid-century European Architecture. Even under forceful Nazi discrimination during their rise to power between world wars, Erich Mendelsohn was able to design the De La Warr Pavilion with Serge Chermayeff during his exodus to Britain before both ultimately fled to the United States.
Mendelsohn's insistence upon the plasticity of concrete and welded steel frame construction was unprecedented in Britain at the time of his arrival. Being on the forefront of Architects who were fleeing to Britain in avoidance of Hitler's ever-expanding Third Reich in mainland Europe, Mendelsohn saw a great response (both positive and negative) from his newly acquired British peers and colleagues concerning his revolutionary designs.
While much of his work was considered more expressionistic than modernistic, his understanding and passion for new materials and construction techniques made him an integral part in spearheading the modernist movement throughout the world.
The influence of Erich Mendelsohn was felt in the United States before he ever actually set foot there. California modernist hero Richard Neutra had worked as Mendelsohn's assistant in Germany from 1921 to 1922 before coming to America; once in the states, Neutra worked with Mendelsohn's hero, Frank Lloyd Wright. Neutra's employ under Mendelsohn was also during the time that his most famous project, The Einstein Tower, was completed. By 1930, Mendelsohn had one of the most successful Architectural practices in Germany.
When Hitler was named chancellor in 1933, modern architectural commissions in Germany were all but non-existent. Mixed with more open Jewish persecution, Mendelsohn knew he had to leave the country. England became the perfect new home for him, as Chermayeff was already an admirer of Mendelsohn's and needed his experience and expertise in his practice.
Mendelsohn's reputation would have probably eclipsed any other partner, but Serge Chermayeff was already upheld as a leading Architect of his time in England. Together the two were able to assimilate into the British elite and find acclaim among their commissions.
One of Mendelsohn and Chermayeff's first projects together was winning the competition for the De La Warr Pavilion, which would have been a significant step for any architect at that time, and gave Mendelsohn the perfect opportunity to boast his modernist ideals.
Herbrand Sackville, the 9th Earl De La Warr, was the patron and namesake for the project. Sackville was a refreshing mixture of centuries old aristocracy with relationships to leading intellectuals of his day. His sympathies toward his fellow man led him to convince the council at Bexhill (of which he was mayor at the time) to develop a public building that would include an entertainment hall, restaurant, and lounge.
The De La Warr Pavilion saw degradation during World War II through its military occupation and attacks from German bombers, and any resulting renovation efforts were inconsistent with its original aesthetic intentions.
It was not until 1986 that the building was appropriately protected by the British government against any improper renovation. since 2005, the building has been fully restored and open to the public as an arts centre, becoming a destination point for Architecture lovers the world over.


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The evolution of Internet World
After a period of extensive customer insight projects and industry research we have made the decision to replace Internet World with Interop London, alongside London Technology Week, as the key summer tech event for UBM Live.
This evolution of the portfolio provides three distinct points within the year focusing on three tech communities. The first serving the marketing community, the second serving the IT community and the third serving the eCommerce community. All of these events brands are supported by our community site TFM&A Insights.
Our Tech Calendar
UBM's global technology brands include leading events and online media products such as London Technology Week, Interop, Information Week, TFM&A, Publishing & Media Expo, eCommerce Expo, Black Hat, Game Developers Conference, Designer of Things and Enterprise Connect.
The UBM Live team, based in London, runs three of these live events:
February 25th-26th: Technology for Marketing & Advertising and Publishing & Media Expo at Olympia London
June 16th-18th: Interop London, the flagship event of London Technology Week at ExCeL London
September 30th - October 1st : eCommerce Expo at Olympia London