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Before using Havok, we wrote scrapped and rewrote our physics system at least 3 times. Havok was easy to integrate into our engine and pipeline and is more powerful, flexible and efficient than any of our attempts had been. We have no future plans to do a project without Havok. Havok allowed us to stop spending time on core physics and concentrate on taking the physics and making it fun.
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The Havok physics engine in Carnival Games doesn't just make things look good– it's an essential part of game play. Havok's rigid body dynamics, including collision detection, allow us to build experiences for the player that are as realistic and fun as possible. Such things as bottles collapsing and falling in the Milk Bottle Throw, and bowling balls spinning and rolling in Bowler Coaster, all leverage rigid body dynamics.
Harley Howe, CEO Carnival Games
Havok's flexibility and ease of use have made it one of our cornerstone development tools and almost a recognizable 'character' within the Halo 3 engine. Its elegance and scalability mean that it adds features and value to our engine, and yet integrates seamlessly without impacting performance.
Using the Havok Physics system allows us amp up the force in unexpected ways in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed – it's an important part of our focus on the simulation-based gameplay rather than relying solely on reactions.
Haden Blackman, Executive Producer Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Havok is one of the key pieces of technology which allowed us to make everything in World in Conflict dynamic and destructible. The engine's excellence in robustness and performance is paired with world class support.
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Internal Affairs Called In
Internal Affairs Called In is an article written for the Liberty Tree newspaper by Bob Jefferson in September 2001.
Corruption continues to bedevil the LCPD. We all know that. Which of us hasn't bribed our way out of a speeding ticket? Who amongst our wives and girlfriends hasn't flirted shamelessly, showing her leg, or bra strap or more, in order to save our bacon when we're in trouble for tax evasion? These are part of the things which give Liberty City it's character and something we've all lived with since we were old enough to say, "I'm sorry, officer, you appear to have dropped some money into my wallet, let me give it back to you. Would you like a back rub?"
But, as it turns out, it's not the officers on patrol who like a little supplementary income, but all the way through the LCPD, people are taking back-handers at a record rate. One insider claims "All officers make 90% of their income in back-handers and bribes, but most of them blow it on wild living, so nobody really notices, but now some senior officers are actually getting rich on the back of it."
The result, an Internal Affairs investigation the likes of which the LCPD has never seen before. "We're determined to stamp out all corruption in this town," said Mayor O' Donovan at a news conference yesterday, "We believe there is a serious problem within the LCPD, and we think it is especially problematic in the under-cover unit. They haven't made so much as an arrest, let alone a conviction in 3 years. And most of them drive convertibles. Something isn't adding up."


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Nowadays, most passenger cars use rack and pinion power steering systems, and some newer cars and trucks even use electric power steering. But that doesn't mean you won't come across vehicles with old school pitman arm power steering setups — especially in old trucks and classic cars.
So if you have a desire to learn something about how these old, but sturdy steering systems work, fall in! Sgt. Steering is about to break it down Barney-style for you maggots!
UPDATE: Apparently we wrote about this a year ago too. Sometimes things are so awesome you just get repeatedly wowed by them.
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Mike Moran raised that question recently over at Search Engine Guide. He acknowledged that we've had the World Wide Web for more than 15 years now, and search engines of one kind or another for most of that time. So this may seem a little unrealistic to ask now. Still, you probably spend a lot of time focused on tasks like keyword research, putting out press releases, adding new content, etc. How much of that is for visitors, and how much is for the search engines? How much of it would you do if you couldn't depend on Google sniffing by your website and bringing human visitors to it later?
There WAS a time, however brief, before search engines. And even after search engines came to be, many of them weren't very good. Some of us can actually remember that far back. In those days – post-web but pre-Google – marketers plastered a company's URL on everything they could think of: stationary, business cards, pens, buses, catalogs, brochures, taxis, billboards, convention swag, magazine ads, online display ads on other websites, you name it. You still see plenty of that, of course, but now there are other options.
"Right," I can hear you saying, "there are search engines." But we're trying to get away from the search engines with this mental exercise. If you couldn't depend on the search engines to pick up your content and bring you visitors, what would you do? Aside from plastering your URL everywhere, I mean.
Moran offers a good answer that you should think about carefully. "I suspect you'd spend a heckuva lot more time promoting your content. I think you'd tweet it. I think you'd blog about it to your subscribers. I think you'd post a video about it on YouTube. I think you'd mention it in your e-mail newsletter. I think you'd make very sure that you were promoting it every way you could to people you thought might be interested."
Does that sound a little annoying? It could be – if your content isn't worthy of being promoted. If it is, though, you need to ask yourself why you aren't doing this already, regardless of Google.
Let me give you an example. There's a farm about an hour or two from where I live that sends me a semi-regular newsletter to let me know what's coming ripe there. They grow both organically and hydroponically; in addition to the fruits, vegetables, and plants, they sell supplies for hydroponic gardening and give classes out at the farm. Their newsletter is always full of information I find of interest, even when I don't act on it right away. Therefore, I welcome it, and don't consider it spam.
What about your content? When you post something new on your website, or blog about some new or enhanced product or service, are you sure that your readers and visitors will find it of interest? Or are you just doing it to improve your standing in the search engines, and to feed more delicious keywords to Google so it'll reward you with a bump in your rankings? If you're only doing it to feed Google, trust me, your visitors will know. To them, the smorgasbord you think you're laying out will taste like gruel, and they'll go elsewhere for a truly filling content buffet.
Now, if your content is good, and you're truly excited to tell others about it, that will show, too. And if it is that good, you should be promoting it in the ways Moran described – because traffic is traffic, after all, and Google can see what you're doing. "Increasingly, search engines are looking at social media activity, too, as a surrogate for page quality (just as links are)," Moran noted.
Are you still hesitant to promote your content? Why? Don't you think it's worth the effort? Then perhaps you'd better back up and rethink your content strategy. As Moran points out, "if you don't think your content is worthy of that level of promotion, then that's the first thing for you to work on, because Google probably doesn't think much of that kind of content either." Good luck!


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PROD0000000000447903 1 | 29 August 2016Talking Point 29 August 2016 The industrial sector ʹ s share in the EU economy is stabilising Author www.dbresearch.com Deutsche Bank Research Management Stefan Schneider Eric Heymann +49(69)910-31730 email@example.com Nearly four years ago, the European Commission set its sights on increasing the share of manufacturing in total gross value added from 15.5% at that time to 20% by 2020. This target will probably not be met. After all, in 2015 the share of manufacturing was only around 15.6% and thus scarcely higher than in 2012. However, industry's contribution to EU output has at least stopped decreasing since 2012. Furthermore, industrial gross value added has picked up (slightly) in the EU in recent years in both nominal and real terms. In a few member states, there have been highly contrasting developments in the significance of manufacturing in the economy. It is striking that the industry share in the three large Eastern Europe member states has increased sharply since 2012. Spain and Italy have reported modest gains. Germany has seen its industry share decline slightly in 2015; however, at 22.8% it still far outstrips the EU average. In autumn 2012, the European Commission set its sights on increasing the contribution of manufacturing (also referred to in the following as industry, NACE code C) to total gross value added in the EU to 20%. Back then, industry's share came to 15.5%. In the years before, it had already been trending downwards (1995: 19.8%). To meet this target, the EU focused on boosting investment in new technologies, strengthening the single EU market and improving funding possibilities especially for small and medium-sized enterprises. There were several reasons for policymakers to attach greater value to industry, and these still apply today: for example, Germany reported higher growth rates than many other EU countries after the economic crisis in 2008/09 thanks partly to its high manufacturing share and the international competitiveness of its industrial companies. Moreover, policymakers are increasingly realising that manufacturing companies account for a large share of R&D spending in the economy. The share in Germany, for instance, regularly tops 80%. Furthermore, strong manufacturing companies are important customers for business-related service providers and they can tap new markets due to their above-average focus on exports. The industrial sector ʹ s share in the EU economy is stabilising 2 | 29 August 2016Talking Point We are now close to the halfway point between the EU setting its objective in autumn 2012 and the target date of 2020, so it is worth drawing an interim conclusion. Going by the target industry share, the initial assessment is negative. In 2015, manufacturing accounted for "only" 15.6% of the EU's total gross value added, so virtually no progress has been made towards the actual target. The original political objective was overly ambitious anyway, a fact underscored by the following model calculation: if the gross value added of all economic sectors except for manufacturing had grown by 1% p.a. from 2012, manufacturing would have to have grown by 5% per year in order to reach the target 20% share by 2020. However, the development since 2012 can also be interpreted more positively. For one thing, the industrial sector's share of the economy has at least stopped decreasing in recent years. For another, absolute gross value added in the EU manufacturing sector increased in both real terms (+3.8%) and nominal terms (+9%) between 2012 and 2015. This is by no means heady growth. Still, manufacturing was able to keep pace with the growth of the services sector, which it failed to do in the years prior to the global economic crisis in 2008/09. Industry's share rising in many countries in Eastern Europe A look at the large EU countries shows notable variation in the way the contribution of industry has developed since 2012. It is striking that manufacturing's share in gross value added has increased in the three large Eastern European countries (Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary), in some cases noticeably. In the Czech Republic, for instance, it is up by 2.3 percentage points (pp). This reflects these countries' continuing integration into the global industrial value chains. In each of these three economies, the absolute gross value added generated in the manufacturing sector has increased much more sharply than across the EU on average. There were noticeably fewer changes in the industry share in the large countries of Western Europe. Italy reported an increase of 0.4 pp, Spain 0.2 pp and Germany 0.1 pp, while France and the UK each reported a decrease of 0.1 pp. This means that in recent years the long- term decline in the significance of industry previously observed in France, Italy and Spain was halted. Nevertheless, the nominal growth of gross value added in these countries equalled only about half the EU mean between 2012 and 2015. For one thing, this mirrors the generally only weak dynamics of their economies. For another, it underscores that private consumption was the main growth driver in the period under review, with services tending to benefit more appreciably. By contrast, demand for investment and exports, traditional domains of industry, has remained feeble. Germany still boasts a large industry share (2015: 22.8%) even though it has relinquished some ground in 2015. Since 2012, nominal economic growth in Germany (+10.5%) has exceeded the EU average (+9%). All in all, the industry share reportedly fell in 11 of the 28 EU countries between 2012 and 2015 and it stagnated in three countries (data for Bulgaria and Romania are still not available). The industrial sector ʹ s share in the EU economy is stabilising 3 | 29 August 2016Talking Point © Copyright 2017. Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Research, 60262 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. All rights reserved. When quoting please cite "Deutsche Bank Research". The above information does not constitute the provision of investment, legal or tax advice. Any views expressed reflect the current views of the author, which do not necessarily correspond to the opinions of Deutsche Bank AG or its affiliates. Opinions expressed may change without notice. Opinions expressed may differ from views set out in other documents, including research, published by Deutsche Bank. The above information is provided for informational purposes only and without any obligation, whether contractual or otherwise. 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In Japan this information is approved and/or distributed by At the European and national levels, a number of programmes and measures are in place that are meant to boost industry in Europe. Nonetheless, the data outlined above show it is not possible to achieve a given industry share simply on the back of political measures alone. Individual EU countries are pursuing different "business models" that have largely evolved over time and which cannot be replicated arbitrarily. In a report we published in 2013 , we called for the EU and the national states to focus on providing a good economic environment for all companies rather than banking on industry-specific measures. These include investment in education, research and infrastructure, an open investment climate, increased free trade with third countries and affordable energy prices. The political message, that a robust industrial sector is fundamentally important for a successful economy, is still correct. However, it is questionable whether this should be pegged to a concrete target for a specific manufacturing share. Ultimately, there is reason to doubt that increasing the industry share is generally the right approach for all EU countries – not least because competition from the emerging markets will remain intense. The current political situation in the EU is not rosy; take the Brexit vote and the rise of political extremism, for instance. Economically, the pace of growth in the EU is still not exceptionally high. The growth prospects in key markets outside Europe have become relatively dim over the past few months. Moreover, the ECB's (unconventional) expansionary monetary policy has so far failed to develop the hoped-for positive impact on investment activity. The weakness of world trade, which is partly structural in nature, will probably persist for a while given rising resistance to major international trade agreements – placing a particular strain on industry. All in all, corporate EU is in a challenging environment. Against this backdrop, many economists are rightly calling for (further) structural reforms; these should be aimed at stimulating entrepreneurial activity across all sectors of the economy (and not just industry). This will require a certain amount of patience at the least, as structural reforms only kick in with a time lag. Ideally, though, they lead to better growth prospects in the long run. The industrial sector ʹ s share in the EU economy is stabilising 4 | 29 August 2016Talking Point Deutsche Securities Inc. In Australia, retail clients should obtain a copy of a Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) relating to any financial product referred to in this report and consider the PDS before making any decision about whether to acquire the product.


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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India could announce steps to curb fuel consumption on September 16, Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid said on Friday, in a bid to cut the biggest item in the country's import bill and help support a rupee skittering just above record lows.
The world's fourth-biggest energy user is widely expected to announce a steep hike in diesel prices soon, as it looks to cut oil costs by nearly $20 billion. Rising global prices of crude and the rupee's slide have left India facing an oil bill potentially 50 percent higher than on May 1.
"No matter what happens, we will have to cut down on fuel consumption," Khurshid told business channel CNBC TV18. "You can't keep subsiding costs of fuel and not restrict the use of the fuel."
Oil Minister M. Veerappa Moily could unveil fuel-saving measures when he returns from a trip next week to Japan and South Korea. Khurshid gave no details of the possible steps.
Moily has already suggested ways to cut fuel import costs in letters to the prime minister and finance ministry a week ago, ranging from a street theatre campaign encouraging economies to stepping up imports from Iran that India pays for in rupees.
But India, where energy consumption per person is among the lowest in the world, has little elasticity in its fuel use as it tries to power exports and agriculture to help boost its economy and stave off a currency crisis.
More than 40 percent of fuel demand, or about 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd), is for diesel, and the bulk of that is used by trucks, farmers and industry, which needs back-up generators to cope with the country's frequent power blackouts.
The government subsidizes diesel prices, which are now about 10 rupees a liter below estimated market rates. Petrol prices are not subsidized.
An increase of 5 rupees per liter on diesel could save about $4.3 billion in oil costs, Reuters calculations show. Total subsidies on fuel amount to about $25 billion a year and India's crude oil import bill was $144 billion last fiscal year.
Khurshid said Indians were increasingly realizing the "inevitability" of moving away from government-controlled prices. "That's beginning to happen, but has political implications," he said.
Fuel price hikes generally provoke stiff resistance from opposition parties and any hike now is expected to draw a bigger protest, with a general election due next year. The election must be held by May 2014.
Diesel demand has edged down 1.1 percent between April and July, Oil Secretary Vivek Rae told Reuters, largely due to reduced consumption by trucks as heavy monsoon rains in June and July hit road transport. The rains also reduced the need for farmers to run irrigation pumps.
Overall products use rose 1.1 percent between April and July, Rae said, with petrol consumption up 11.4 percent. Two-wheelers, which run only on petrol, are the backbone of private transport in India, where middle-class incomes are still too small for most families to afford cars.
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Conn's Inc. (CONN) Jumps 8.85% on February 01Equities Staff Follow |
Conn's Inc. (CONN) was among the biggest gainers on the Russell 2000 for Monday February 01 as the stock popped 8.85% to $13.41, representing a gain of $1.09 per share. Some 795,279 shares traded hands on 6,071 trades, compared with an average daily volume of 796,146 shares out of a total float of 32.24 million. The stock opened at $12.25 and traded with an intraday range of $13.50 to $11.53.
After today's gains, Conn's Inc. reached a market cap of $432.4 million. Conn's Inc. has had a trading range between $43.95 and $11.49 over the last year, and it had a 50-day SMA of $21.21 and a 200-day SMA of $29.22.
The stock has a P/E Ratio of 10.9.
Conn's Inc is a specialty retailer of branded durable consumer goods offering products such as furniture and mattresses, home appliances, consumer electronics and home office products. It also provides consumer credit to support its customers' purchases.
Conn's Inc. is based out of The Woodlands, TX and has some 4,300 employees. Its CEO is Norman Miller.
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"These shoes are getting too small," says Mom.
"Shoes don't get small," says Yo. "Feet get big."
"They sure do," says Mom. "When you were born, your feet were tiny, just like the rest of you."
"But I grew fast," says Yo.
"In this picture I'm bigger," says Yo, "and I can sit up."
"It wasn't long before you learned to crawl," says Mom.
"Then, on your first birthday, you took your first steps."
"Hey!" exclaims Yo. "My red car. Now I can hardly squeeze into it."
"It was a perfect size when you were two," says Mom.
"Find a picture where I'm three," says Yo.
"Here's one," says Mom. "You and Lips trying to skate."
"And here you are last summer," says Mom. "You're right, Yo. You do grow fast."
"I think I'm going to grow and grow until I'm a giant," says Yo.
"Oh dear," says Mom, "then I'll have to find giant shoes."
"Giant orange shoes," says Yo.
- How has your body changed since your last birthday? And your birthday before that?
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|When I got to my gate in Phoenix and saw "Salt Lake City" on the board, I almost squealed!
|Mountains in SLC
|Gorgeous pillow from AnneMarie!
|Amazing roommates - Lee on my left and AnneMarie on my right
|Amy is even funnier in person!
|Um...maybe I went a little overboard with the fabric??
|Saturday Night Dinner, photos by Faith
|Me and Darci, photo by Amylouwho/Amy Webb
I loved all of the awesome classes at the Summit, especially Amanda's awesome Marvelous Minis class. She has so much personality and is so passionate about fabric and sewing, you can't help but feel inspired after listening to her talk. Jeni did an awesome talk on fabric and color as well, and I loved getting to spend some time in the Sewing Room, practicing some new FMQ stitches and trying some new improv techniques.
|Amanda is so inspiring! Her love for mini quilts is contagious.
|Rocking out some FMQ with Lee and AnneMarie
|Colleen, Amy, and Jennifer improv-ing
|My work from the improv class


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It is just so nice to be able to stay within the comforts of your own home. You really just do not feel like going anywhere when you think of all the stress that is involved with traveling. However, it does not have to be that way. The following tips will help make traveling a lot easier on you.
Staying calm and collected on board your airplane can help you avoid a major breeding ground for travel stress. Conditions are cramped and unpleasant, most flights are boring, and everyone is eager to get the ordeal over with. The way to keep these stress factors from getting to you is to focus on the fact that they are inevitable. When you eventually arrive at your destination they will melt away; try not to obsess over them on your way there.
Buy a kit of toiletries and set them aside exclusively for travel. If you travel often, packing all your toiletries can be a pain. It is not at all difficult to forget something as simple as a toothbrush or a stick of deodorant. Save time by purchasing a set of these things that you keep on hand, just for taking with you on trips.
Once you have found an agent and an insurance policy you are happy with you will pay your premium and then you should receive your written policy. Receiving your premium tells you that the insurance agent has forwarded your insurance premium information to the insurance company. If you don't receive your policy within a couple months, contact your agent.
If you are traveling by air and have to make multiple stops in airports, take a look around at some of the bookshops. Many airport bookshops now trade in used books. You can take that paperback you just finished on your last flight and get a new one to read, while you wait for your upcoming transfer.
Fanny packs are back! These trademarks of the 80's had their day in the sun and then were quickly shunned. As a lot of http://islington7935.tumblr.com/post/153139435566/islington-travel-as-much-as-you-can-with-these do, these have now come back into style. They are perfect for travel as you can keep a lot of important things at your finger tips including ID, passport, money, and even snacks.
A simple way to save a bit of money on lodging at the beach is to take a room that is not a beach view room. If you are after the romance or have a strong desire to watch the ocean from your room or balcony, then opt for the beach view. However, if you are not as particular, you can put a few dollars in your pocket by taking a room not so in demand.
Airports are not always the safest places to be. While in an airport you should always keep a close watch on your belongings. Flights are becoming very crowded; airports are also getting extremely crowded. Always be aware of your surroundings and closely watch your tickets, purses, wallets, and other personal belongings at all times.
To avoid crowds and high prices, you should try to plan your vacation for the off-season of your destination. For example, you should avoid visiting Europe in the summer because during the summer you will face crowds, booked hotels, and tons of tourists. Visit during the off-season for an authentic experience.
Take cookie sheets with you when you are traveling in a car with children. Cookie sheets can be used for a wide variety of purposes, including snack or meal trays. They can also be used as a coloring desk and game table. Small children will enjoy using the trays with their magnetic letters and numbers, keeping them busy and happy during the drive.
If you want to adjust quickly to an unfamiliar time zone, don't allow yourself to fall asleep until nighttime locally. If you go to sleep too soon, it can make jet lag worse by keeping your body accustomed to your old time zone. Getting over jet lag quicker will give you more time to enjoy your vacation.
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Read several reliable travel forums. These forums have come a long way in recent years and can be quite informative about the potential destinations on your list. Take some time to read many of the posts on the site to find out what to expect when you get to your travel destination.
As you can clearly see, traveling really does not have to be filled with stress. These tips can really make a difference and help make you feel right at home when you are traveling. So take a deep breath and pack your bags. It is time to take a relaxing trip.
It is just so nice to be able to stay within the comforts of your own home. You really just do not feel like going anywhere when you think of all the stress that is involved with traveling. However, it does not have to be that way. The following tips will help make traveling a lot easier on you.


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My search results are cluttered with results from Mark Lincoln Braun: http://www.joyboxexpress.com/sites/joyboxexpress.drupalgardens.com/files/styles/large/public/color.j pg
What if I don't like his jazz music? Do I get a big payout? :P
Yeah, that's the ticket...
Using video is one of many ways to create satire. I'm sure not everyone will be limited by this. And who says you have to use their video?
Perhaps some enterprising soul will spend some time on xtranormal...
Pleas enlighten us: what News Corp ideas worked after Mike wrote them off?
Guessing something right 53% of the time doesn't sound like ESP.Hey, that's 1% better than Smooth Jimmy Apollo!
Perhaps they believe that by not implementing DRM, they will end up "living" in a "van", "DOWN BY THE RIVER!"
Perhaps they couldn't get the copyright on a photo for him.
The high rate of science and engineering students is something I was not aware of at Windsor.
I'm surprised the failure rate wasn't higher! As an engineering student (not at Windsor), I was often amazed at the grammar mistakes some of my classmates would make.
F1 has had a long history of threatening internet sites and people using F1 or Formula 1 in just about any saying. For a current example, The Grand Prix Weekly podcast was known as F1 Weekly until they sent the lawyers after them.
F1 doesn't even have an HD television feed. For a sport that has spends so much money on technology, their coverage is just terrible.
I hope these new owners can move F1 in the right direction but they will have a tough time doing it.
(Hey, it's a honour to be on the watch list. It means we are not caving in to US BS.)
According the *AA's of the world, what country is not a "haven for pirates"?
I love the review idea but I see a problem. Does taking laws off the books "save the children"?
FWIW, I do not plan to use the V-chip, etc., as a substitute for raising my child.
Excuse me? Last time I checked, radio and television in the 70's was a lot different than the Internet today.
Among other things, the barrier to entry on the internet is negligible, while it was (and still is) very difficult to break into the music business regardless of how good the content is.
The CanCon rules had a significant effect for the better in my opinion but applying them to the Internet today would be a complete and utter disaster. I am absolutely sick of these people who think they should be able to regulate my access to content from other countries.


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NWSB Insider Blair Thomas asks five very important questions regarding the Portland TrailBlazers. With the off-season off and running for the Blazers, Blair poses some good questions to the franchise. What are the teams areas of concern and who will take over both the Coach and GM positions? The team has two players that other teams have strong interest in: Nicolas Batum and LaMarcus Aldridge.
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UC San Diego is one of the only medical centers in the country using epidural spinal cord stimulation to reduce lower extremity spasticity and to restore walking in individuals with spinal cord injury.
More commonly used to treat chronic pain in the limbs and trunk, spinal cord stimulation can also help increase control, reduce stiff or rigid muscles, and facilitate walking after a spinal cord injury.
Electrodes are strategically placed into the space outside of the dura (covering of spinal cord). These electrodes are connected to a small pulse generator that is placed under the skin.
The exact site of stimulation is critical for obtaining the desired effects.
To determine whether you are a candidate for epidural spinal cord stimulation, you will first undergo trial stimulator placement.
A trial stimulator placement involves insertion of an electrode (using a needle and local anesthesia). This simple procedure is done in an outpatient setting. Once the electrode is inserted, you will begin treadmill training with a body-weight support system (to help restore more natural gait pattern), and be given a generator to carry for one week.
If results are positive, our team will proceed with surgical placement of a paddle lead. Paddle leads offer more precise stimulation to targeted nerves and can activate the most ideal parts of the spinal cord. Unlike wire leads, which can move out of place over time, paddle leads are designed for long-term placement.
In the last two decades, scientists have demonstrated the efficacy of spinal cord stimulation as a treatment for chronic pain and motor control.
In 2000, researchers showed that the exact site of stimulation was critical for obtaining the desired effects. They determined that the lumbar enlargement of the spinal cord achieved the best results. This area is typically found at the T11-L1 spinal levels.
Using stimulation levels of 50 Hz-100 Hz and 1 V-10 V, they were able to reduce spasticity in a number of patients. Many of these patients were even able to stop taking their spasticity medications.
Using the same kind of stimulator in the lumbar enlargement but at a different frequency, researchers demonstrated that stimulation could also produce stepping and lower limb extension in complete spinal cord injury patients. This frequency was not enough to restore the ability to walk, as these patients had no voluntary control of their legs prior to the stimulation.
In 2002, researchers applied step-generating frequencies on the impaired motor control of an ASIA-C-wheelchair dependent patient with moderate spasticity.
Prior to stimulation, the patient underwent partial weight-bearing therapy. Stimulation generated immediate improvement in the patient's gait rhythm, and walking was achieved.
A recent study at the Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center at the University of Louisville, funded by the Christopher Reeve Foundation, showed impressive results with four paraplegic patients. After receiving spinal cord stimulation, the participants, who had been paralyzed for two years, were able to flex their knees, ankles and toes.
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What is a difficult seed?
We started by asking participants at the Stakeholder and Training workshops to tell us about any species that showed poor germination during initial testing and/or during re-tests after storage. This information can help determine whether low germination is related to inherent issues such as seed storage behaviour, dormancy or seed longevity, or to handling and storage difficulties.
Inherent difficulties
Recalcitrant or intermediate storage behaviour
Seed banks dry seeds to low moisture levels (3-7% mc, 15-20% eRH) and store them at a low temperature (usually -20°C). Orthodox (or desiccation tolerant) seeds remain viable for many years under these conditions.
- Intermediate seeds are generally less tolerant of desiccation than orthodox seeds. They do not withstand prolonged storage at -20°C.
- Recalcitrant (or desiccation sensitive/desiccation intolerant) seeds do not survive any significant water removal and therefore are not suitable for sub-zero storage.
Dormant seeds
When mature, healthy seeds fail to germinate under favourable conditions, they are described as dormant. Seed dormancy has evolved in some species to ensure survival from seed dispersal until field conditions are suitable for seedling establishment. If seeds do not germinate in routine germination monitoring, seed banks may underestimate their true viability. The seed collection may just be dormant, and simply require a dormancy breaking treatment to encourage germination.
Short-lived orthodox seeds
Under conventional seed bank storage conditions, seeds of many orthodox species will remain viable for many decades, if not hundreds or even thousands, of years. Some species however are inherently short-lived and germination re-tests will soon start to show a decline in viability.
Handling and storage difficulties
Immature orthodox seeds
Seed maturity affects seed viability in two different ways. Most orthodox seeds acquire the ability to survive desiccation soon after they reach the point of mass maturity or maximum dry weight. Seeds collected too soon may not be fully desiccation tolerant and may die under typical dry room conditions. This would result in initial germination results being lower than expected.
Maximum storage potential is reached at a later stage of seed development, typically around the point of natural dispersal or harvest ripeness. Seeds that are not fully ripe will have reduced longevity in storage, resulting in lower re-test results than expected.
Insufficient drying and/or storage under poor conditions
If orthodox seeds have not been sufficiently dried prior to storage, they will not live as long as properly dried collections. If seeds are not stored in hermetically-sealed containers, there is a risk that they will gain moisture and lose viability through ageing. Properly-dried seeds can survive well in hermetic containers at ambient temperatures but will live much longer under cooler temperatures.
Damaged seeds
Seeds may be infested by insects either in the field or during drying and storage. Physical damage may also occur during processing, while seeds are being cleaned of plant material and debris. Any damage to the embryo, whether the root tip or the cotyledons, will affect the potential of a seed to germinate.


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Soon to arrive, these 60-SMD Switch Back LED will have more SMDs dedicated to both colors for a brighter appearance. You will be able to have a bright white while driving and an amber yellow when turn signaling. You can see this in action in the following video below. These also work in the front and rear lights.
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Here are the screening tests and immunizations that most men ages 50 to 64 need. Although you and your health care provider may decide that a different schedule is best for you, this plan can guide your discussion.
Who needs it
How often
Alcohol misuse
All adults
At routine exams
Blood pressure
Every two years if your blood pressure reading is less than 120/80 mm Hg*
Yearly if your systolic blood pressure reading is 120 to 139 mm Hg or your diastolic blood pressure reading is 80 to 89 mm Hg*
Colorectal cancer
Check with your health care provider; fecal occult blood testing, sigmoidoscopy, and colonoscopy are the recommended screening methods
All adults with access to a clinical practice that has staff and systems in place to assure accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, and follow-up
Diabetes mellitus, type 2
Adults who are asymptomatic and have sustained blood pressure (treated or untreated) greater than 135/80 mm Hg
Anyone at increased risk for infection
Lipid disorders
At least every five years
Anyone at increased risk
Check with your health care provider
Aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular events
Men ages 45 to 79 when potential benefits from a decrease in myocardial infarctions outweigh the harm or risks from an increase in gastrointestinal hemorrhage
When diagnosed with risk for cardiovascular/
heart disease
Diet, behavioral counseling
Adults with hyperlipidemia and other known risk factors for cardiovascular and diet-related chronic disease
When diagnosed
Tobacco use and tobacco-related disease
Every visit
pertussis (Td/Tdap) booster
Td: Every 10 years
Tdap: Substitute a one-time dose of Tdap for a Td booster after age 18
Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
All adults ages 50 to 64 who lack prior infection or documented vaccinations**
One dose
Chickenpox (varicella)
Adults ages 50 to 64 who lack prior infection or documented vaccinations**
Two doses; second dose should be given 4 to 8 weeks after the first dose
Flu (seasonal)
Yearly during flu season
Hepatitis A
People at risk**
Two doses: For Havrix, at zero and 6 to 12 months; or for Vaqta, at zero and 6 to 18 months
Hepatitis B
Three doses; the second dose should be given 1 to 2 months after the first dose and the third dose given 6 months after the first dose
One or more doses
Pneumococcal (polysaccharide)
All men age 60 and older**
* Recommendation from the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure
** Exceptions may exist; talk with your health care provider
Screening guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Immunization schedule from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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jpdavy necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 197 diseños de 51 diseñadores freelance.
EvoApp is an exciting, fast-growing team of entrepreneurs. We're revolutionizing the intelligence industry, and we want a fresh look to help us out. We're fast paced, and we believe that simplicity is important. We're expanding across the country, so we need a brand that can traverse borders.
We work with enterprise companies. Some of them are house-hold names. They are all leaders in their industries. We want a brand worthy of those customers.
We need a logo that can appear on letterhead or on the side of a building. It has to make sense in 40 countries, and it has to be simple and clean enough that it builds recognition. Don't feel constrained in any way by our current logo. We aren't married to it (and it won't look great on the side of a building).
Some colors that we currently use:
Also, our mascot is a frog. If you're able to work a frog in there, that would be awesome. We think the frog represents Evolution, the namesake of EvoApp.
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Ok I admit it, I was slacking and I missed the Seattle premiere of Thanks Brain! at Evo last week, but you can only be at one place at one time. And, I knew that the Tacoma premiere was the following weekend and it was teamed up with Absinthe's new flick Optimistic, so all was not lost. We missed Burtner, the Spacecraft sticker release and the shenanigans that undoubtedly went down at Evo, but we caught both new films and checked in on the south Puget Sound.
The Tacoma release was held at the Blue Mouse Theater and was sponsored by longtime Tacoma boardshop Northwest Snowboards, a staple in the area for the past two decades. Owned by Joe Cummins, Northwest Snowboards puts on an annual film release to get the locals pumped for the new season. The 2007 premiere began with Optimistic opening in AK and Wolfgang Nyvelt conquering steeps followed by an epic bonk session where Nyvelt reverts on powder covered evergreens. Gigi Ruf, last years Pop star, disappears in a puff of powder and then outruns an avalanche as deep breaths and gasps filled the Tacoma theatre.
A bit of comedic relief was supplied by Mikey Leblanc who strapped a set of bindings to a toboggan and rode the thing better than most do a snowboard. Terje showed his range and hopped on a pair of XC skis and watched as MFM cruised the hill spraying cell phone talking skiers and gapers alike.
Thanks Brain followed and fans got to see some local talent as Austin Hironaka and Pat Milberry threw down at the Summit at Snoqualmie. Jesse Burtner proved that one foot is better than two as he took it to the banana board with a series of one-foot 3's to end it.


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"He's a very weak president, certainly the weakest I have seen in my lifetime." That's former Vice President Dick Cheney's assessment of Barack Obama, in an interview with Fox's "Hannity." The comments came after Obama announced plans to pull forces out of Afghanistan, decreasing forces gradually until the end of 2015. "He's prepared to pull out, at this point, all of our capability in Afghanistan and not negotiate a stay-behind agreement…That's stupid, unwise and will in fact just reinforce the notion that we're weak and that we have a president that doesn't understand his obligations."
Strongest action ever: The New York Times reports Obama will use his executive authority to cut carbon emissions from the country's coal-fired power plants by up to 20%, and will force industry to pay for the pollution it creates through cap-and-trade programs across the nation. Obama will unveil the plans in a new regulation at the White House on Monday. The Times said it will be the strongest action ever taken by an American president to tackle climate change.
Conservative House Republicans are pushing for a vote on a GOP health-care plan to show they have a policy position beyond repealing President Obama's Affordable Care Act. The Wall Street Journal reports members of the Republican Study Committee plan to urge GOP leaders during a closed-door meeting on Thursday to move forward with the group's own health-care bill, which would change the tax treatment of health plans.
Tax tiff: The Hill writes that a free-market tax group is questioning a report from a liberal organization that asserted U.S. corporations are using accounting gimmicks to claim profits in tax havens. Free-market group the Tax Foundation said Wednesday that liberal group Citizens for Tax Justice used data so flawed the report's findings were "virtually meaningless." Citizens for Tax Justice responded that the Tax Foundation didn't take on the main thrust of the original report, "that the amount of profits that American corporations claim to have in these countries that are well-known tax havens is so impossibly high that no one can doubt tax avoidance is happening."
It's good to be the frontrunner in a House race – very good. The Washington Post found there are 405 House races where the frontrunner has a 90% chance of winning. If that sounds odd, given the discontent with Congress expressed in polls, consider this: In the 2002 and 2004 elections, House incumbents had a re-election rate of 99%.
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Here in Tokyo yesterday, Volkswagen rolled out the latest small-car concept based on its new Up! platform. That is, a longer, taller version of the rear-engined Up! shown in Frankfurt, with more room for IKEA furniture, stuffed animals or assorted cartons of ethnic curries. It's the product of a design team led by VW/Audi's favorite Italian son, Walter d'Silva, who introduced the Space Up! with telltale Italian brogue. VW needs a hit in the mincar segment if it wants to beat Fiat in its own bid for renewed relevance, and the Up! may make its name as a kind of high-style alternative. Right; it's a European thing.
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Second variant of the space wonder by Volkswagen
Wolfsburg/Tokyo, , 24 October 2007 - Just six weeks after the world premiere of the two-door city specialist - the up! - at the IAA in Frankfurt, Europe's largest car producer is now showing the next member of the "New Small Family" - the space up! concept car - at the Tokyo Motor Show.
Being the largest small Volkswagen, the space up! is a small space wonder; on just 3.68 meters length and 1.63 meters width it offers the space of a significantly larger vehicle. The designers intentionally avoided any superfluous gimmickry here. Like the up!, the space up! is characterized by a fully new harmony between technical layout on the one hand and emotional design on the other.
The clever space concept of the space up! is largely due to its engine layout. The environmentally friendly gasoline, diesel and electric drives of the future up! family are located - as they were at one time on the Beetle and the Bulli - in the rear. An abbreviated comparison: The four-door space up! is exactly 23 centimeters longer and four centimeters taller than the up! shown at the IAA in Frankfurt.
"The world premiere of the up! at the IAA in Frankfurt served as an initial test to see how the concept of our New Small Family would be received in Europe. And the results of this test were more than favorable," says Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Head of Technical Development. Walter de Silva, Chief Designer of the Volkswagen Group, underscores this assessment: "In formal design terms, one can see that the space up! is fun and at the same time offers maximum space on the smallest of platforms. Our New Small Family brings a smile back to the road."


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Someone told me that if you have an older-style vehicle, you can't burn E85 in it because it will burn up the valves in six months. I just wanted to know if that was true. I'd like to try a few gallons of it.
Michael Young
Garner, IA
In really old vehicles, those not designed to run on unleaded gasoline, any unleaded fuel will damage the valves. Lead acts as a lubricant between the valves and valve seats, cushioning the valves when they close. Without lead's cushioning, the valves effectively weld to the seats on impact until the cam forces them open again. This creates small pits on the seats and valve faces. Commercially available lead substitutes should be mixed with the fuel for these vehicles.
No vehicle, regardless of vintage, should be run on E85 unless it was designed to do so. There are two issues. The first is chemistry. Ethanol is corrosive and can attack parts from the fuel pump to the injectors to the exhaust components. On flex-fuel vehicles, all components that come into contact with ethanol are designed to withstand this corrosion.
The second is engine design. Ethanol has a high octane (100+), so it burns slower than gasoline or gasohol (10% ethanol). Flex-fuel vehicles compensate for this, using the electronic engine control module to alter such things as ignition timing.
For more information, review "E85: Convert or buy new" in our May/June issue. — Richard Ries
I need some parts for a Manley hydraulic press made by ACCO Equipment Division of American Chain & Cable Co. Inc. I would appreciate it if you can locate the company for me.
Dennis Olson
Peosta, IA
The ACCO company is more than 100 years old and is now a part of the FKI Group of companies. A list of ACCO distributors is available online at www.accochain.com/distribute.html. In Iowa, contact Peerless Supply Inc., Box 3307, Des Moines, IA 50316, 800/362-2150. A company representative said there is a good chance he will be able to locate what you need if you send him model information.
I am looking for parts for a hand-operated hydraulic jack used to lift wagons manufactured by Walsh Manufacturing Company in Iowa.
Ron Haugrend
Lyle, MN
Contact Walsh Equipment, 614 Corning Ave., Des Moines, IA 50313, 515/282-8397.
We need information on a plastic, round fence cap cover with Crown imprinted on it. We believe that it was from a company called Farm Trol in Theresa, WI.
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Augusta, WI
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Church raises over $60,000 to support Puerto Rico relief
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) -- Timberlake United Methodist Church raised over $66,000 to support a church in Puerto Rico following the devastation of Hurricane Maria.
Church members were challenged to give others what they would give their own families during Christmas time.
They started a fundraiser to help rebuild Iglesia Metodista de Puerto Rico in Levittown.
Their initial goal was $10,000.
"The Bible says 'to whom much is given, much is expected, and so we have a high sense of call and mission that we want our lives to count for something, and we can do a lot of good for God's kingdom, not only right here in our neighborhood, but around the world," said Reverend Brad McMullen.
Reverend McMullen and other staff members will be going to Puerto Rico for the first time January 1-4.
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LMM wrote:Son of a monkey that pisses me off.
I've never seen it before and I don't have sound at work. I was trying to piece it together with the editing. She was having a problem with her dog and took her dog to Cesar for help. Then they just threw him in with the existing pack? Is that what happened?
I'll bet you my lunch there is an e-collar hiding under that bandana
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I agree Christine. I was baffled that Cesar's suggestion was to just trade dogs...WTF??? I thought you were supposed to be a dog whisperer who can fix dogs? geez.
I was more baffled by the owners... I can't imagine trading in one of my dogs, no matter what the problem may be. And some serious education on DA would've been way more appropriate and could've helped w/management rather than hoping for - and not getting - a "cure".
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The links between sleep and cancer are now so many, you could build a chain. A new study has found that for men who suffer
That research expands on a growing body of evidence that men and women whose sleep is short, broken or of poor quality are at higher risk of developing a wide range of cancers.
Research has long linked overnight shift work -- and the circadian rhythm disruptions that are common with it -- as a risk factor for
In the latest study, published Tuesday in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, researchers asked 2,425 Icelandic men between the ages of 67 and 96 about their sleep patterns, and how often they experienced difficulty getting or staying asleep. Using a national registry, they tracked the men's medical history for between three and seven years, looking for evidence of a prostate cancer diagnosis or death of any cause.
Compared with men who reported no sleep problems, those who reported having trouble falling asleep were roughly 60% more likely to develop prostate cancer during the study period, the researchers found. And those who reported having trouble staying asleep were more than twice as likely as those with no sleep problems to be diagnosed with prostate cancer. The study's authors found some evidence that those with sleep difficulties were more likely to have advanced prostate disease than those who slept well.
Melatonin, the hormone produced by the pineal gland and reponsible for regulating our sleep-wake cycles, is widely thought to be at the heart of this link between sleep and cancer. In the lab, researchers have found that higher melatonin levels suppress tumor growth; levels close to those found in people with too much exposure to artificial light seem to promote more aggressive tumor growth in cancer cells.


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After a four month euro rally, Tuesday saw some profit-taking and the euro fell against the dollar. Spain's seeming reluctance to seek a bailout isn't sitting well with investors either. Derek Halpenny, head of FX research in London, said "If Spain steps forward (to ask for a bailout) and all of us get some clarity it would remove an element of uncertainty." While in a television interview, Spain's Deputy Prime Minister admitted they were still considering the conditions of a possible bailout.
The other side of the euro coin is that German investor confidence rose for the first time in five months. The rise is in response to the European Central Bank's plan to buy government bonds. Holger Schmieding, chief economist at Berenberg Bank in London, said of ECB President Mario Draghi, "Draghi may have saved Germany."
Gold, which tracks closely to the euro, came off a recent six month high. Similar to the euro, it succumbed to overnight profit-taking. Without any new news today, it wouldn't be surprising to see investors jump back in.
At 9 a.m. (EDT), the APMEX Precious Metals spot prices were:
- Gold, $1,764.60, Down $5.00.
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- Platinum, $1,670.10, Down $3.50.
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While this may already be common knowledge across cyberspace, I hadn't heard about this product release yet, so I'll mention it here in case any readers live under rocks adjacent to mine.
Contained in this summary of events planned for the upcoming Origins Game Fair is an entry for a demonstration of Dungeon Command, a new miniatures skirmish game Wizards of the Coast will release in a few months.
A brief search on the product title yielded this page, which gives more detail about the product. Apparently, WotC will be selling miniatures in groups of 12 called factions; these minis will be packaged with dungeon tiles, stat cards and game rules, and will retail for $39.99. While a quick start version of the game will enable two people to play from the same box, each player will need his or her own box to play the full game.
The miniatures will be compatible with other WotC products, including D&D and WotC's Adventure System Board Games.
A bit more digging around the WotC site led to a product release schedule. Two faction sets are slated for release July 17: Heart of Cormyr and Sting of Lloth. Amazon.com is offering pre sale copies of a third faction set, Tyranny of Goblins, although I didn't see this product listed on the WotC release schedule page.
The folks over at Board Game Geek were kind enough to provide a link to this video from Pax East, in which Chris Dupuis describes it as a combination board game/skirmish game. The miniatures depicted in the video look very similar to previous D&D Miniatures releases. The Board Game Geeks also posted several product images here.
Geeks Playing Games was present for the play test, and drafted a pretty thorough review of play, which is posted here.
While it seems that this product will contain far fewer sculpts than prior DDM releases – and therefore be of reduced use for a dungeon master – it is better than nothing. And at least a DM will know which figures are in which box, a welcome change from the random packaging of yesteryear.


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Mayor Chris Beutler today announced the retirement of City Finance Director Don Herz effective August 31, 2011. The Mayor has appointed Steve Hubka to the position of Interim Director, and Hubka will continue to serve as the City Budget Officer. Herz has been Finance Director since June 1999. Hubka has been with the City for 29 years, including 21 years as Budget Officer.
Mayor Beutler said the City's financial position is among the nation's strongest because of the leadership of Herz and Hubka. He said the City's budget management has kept Lincoln's property tax rate among the lowest of Nebraska's 15 largest cities. And he cited the City's triple-A bond rating from the two major bond rating agencies – ratings that allow Lincoln to borrow at the lowest possible interest rate, saving tens of millions of dollars for City taxpayers.
The Mayor praised Herz for his distinguished career in public service. Before serving as Finance Director, Herz spent 15 years as the Financial Reporting and Systems Manager for the Accounting Division of the State's Administrative Services Department and seven years as Budget and Fiscal Officer for the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice. The UNL graduate also worked as a Supervisor/Senior Accountant for a private CPA firm.
"Whenever I have a difficult fiscal challenge on behalf of the citizens of our community, I have turned to Don Herz to solve them," Beutler said. "He has truly been a champion for a dynamic and growing community, while at the same time a problem solver who has kept his eye on the bottom line."
Hubka has balanced 22 budgets working for four Finance Directors and six Mayors. "Never in the history of our City has someone come to the job of Finance Director with more experience and ability than Steve," Beutler said.. Hubka is a lifelong Lincoln resident and UNL graduate. He worked in the State Auditor's office before joining the City in 1981 as Assistant City Auditor. He became Budget Officer in 1990 and served as Interim Finance Director from December 1998 to May 1999.
"Steve has been the voice of reason and fiscal responsibility, always preaching caution and prudence in meeting our financial challenges," Beutler said. "Steve has the combination of talent and experience we need to continue the record of financial excellence Lincoln has built under Don Herz's leadership. He will help us build an even stronger financial position for our future, a key to providing service to our citizens during these challenging economic times."
The Mayor said Hubka made the decision to take on the extra responsibility as both Interim Finance Director and Budget Officer instead of hiring someone to fill his current position. He also declined a salary increase. "It is another example of the selflessness and dedication Steve has exhibited throughout his career," Beutler said. "The Finance Department has a very talented and experienced staff who have agreed to help Steve by assuming more responsibility as he accepts the new challenge of leading the Department."
The Finance Department has 66 employees and is responsible for the appropriation, collection, investment and disbursement of City funds. The Department also prepares all City bond issues and assists the Mayor in the development of the annual budget. The Divisions in the Department include City Treasurer, Budget, Purchasing, Accounting, City Clerk and Information Services.


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Welcome to the monthly meeting of the io9 Book Club. In January, we read Tony Burgess' The n-Body Problem. Jump into comments to get started talking about it!
For those unfamiliar with the io9 book club, here's how it works: You read the book. We create a special book club post on io9 when the meeting is in session. That would be the post you're reading. Then everybody talks about the book in comments for a few days, starting right now.
Burgess will be here to talk to you about the book on Friday, Feb. 14 — I'll put up a post with a call for questions for him on that day. So, what did you think of The n-Body Problem?
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In February, we'll be reading Kim Harrison's Dead Witch Walking, the first book in her Hollows series. The next book in that series is coming out soon, so this is your chance to dive in with the first one! We'll meet on March 11 to discuss it!