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The man said childhood ....After 25 years, U2 shows are, for me, about singular moments as opposed to the collective event. Bono harkening back to the band's (and audience's) early days in Asbury Park, NJ before launching in to the final verse of "Out of Control" took me someplace else that night in the Meadowlands. "I fought fate, there's blood on the garden gate, the man said childhood, it's in his childhood ...." I watched a crowd comprised of people mostly in their 30's, 40's and 50's moving rhythmically, joyously -- youthfully. What do those words mean? The answer comes 25 years later in "City of Blinding Lights," -- "time, won't leave me as I am, but time won't take the boy out of this man." The spirit of Marcel Proust must have been hovering around that night as I caught a brief insight in to the riddle of time. Pardon the rambling, I assure you it all made perfect sense at that moment.
02 October, 2011
how about that?hey did anyone else got to see the changes on the play list on the last shows?well ive been saiyng it for years achtung baby album was the most complete album of u2 definitely and they read my mind with live performences like even better than the real thing and misteriuous ways this is such a great band all they need is to go to there bulk of greatness when they need to and my friends lets face it the last album didnt score any goals so just rock on with the great music even if its 20 years old it still beats any thing out there ,..,,.,blessings not just for the one who kneel/./.see you guys soon
26 August, 2011
U2 - no band is better!I flew from Melbourne, Australia for the New Jersey show. Amazing. I love Out of Control. I was overcome with joy when they finished with it. I saw 20 shows on the 360 Tour. Best U2 tour ever.
23 August, 2011
IncredibleOut of Control continues to amaze in concert after all these years. Love the camera angle on this video. Spectacular.
02 August, 2011
U2 the only true rock show left in the wMy friend Tom Deer told me to check out this new band called U2, That was 1981......From then on it was U2 and U2 only...........I stopped listening to other music because it just could not measure up to this new sound I have discovered.................How could four dudes from the middle class burbs of Ireland have such an impact on the music world......... Wow I guess it just happends.......What a drive this group has........Always getting better..........Always..........I first saw them at the Us festival in Cal. in 1983.....When Bono stole the show by climbing the scafald 30 feet in the air to sing to the crowd from the most radical place on hand....... A 3 day show with groups like Van Halen, David Bowie, The Clash........U2 ruled........I was sold..........No stopping these boys from Ireland........Album after album........Then the Joshua tree hit .......Oh my god, how could they put out such a mix of pure emotion in such a small thing like an album ........How is greatness created? I will never know............................Who can make a guitar sound like EDGE can?..... No one..........Who can top the showman-ship of the great BONO........And Adam on the bass is pure magic.......Can anyone pound the drums like Larry? NO.....I do not think so..... I just saw the show in Lansing, Mi...... and what a stage!!!!!!!!!!!! Who comes up with something like this? Almost to much to take in........All that money, and all that time and energy to set up........Who else could justify all that for a 2 hour show..........Let me tell you no one..........Not the Stones, not Pink Floyd, Not anyone could justify a set up like this,and pull it off with such ease..........What other band goes on Letterman 5 concecutive nites to promote their sound.......NO ONE>>>>>>>>> What a class act......All 4 four of these guys ....BONO...EDGE...ADAM...AND LARRY...Deserve a special place in heaven, for the true pleasure and peace of mind they have givin to so many.....There is only U2 left to rely on........No one else even comes close......Timmer from Arizona
27 July, 2011
AMAZING in East RutherfordOut of Control was the cherry on an incredibly delicious night in NJ!!! I LOVE that they played this as their last song. It was AMAZING to end on such a high note. Was not expected but soooo glad they did it!! I love you U2, always have, and now I feel that I always will. It was a special night for me and this band made it all the more special for playing and incredible set! <3
25 July, 2011
UNBELIEVABLE SHOW!!!!!!I wrote this long,long review and when i went to post it it disappeared.....oh well....all I really want to say is NJ show was INCREDIBLE! Ohhhhh....how I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS BAND! God Bless you, Bono, The Edge, Larry and Adam, you guys are a blessing and an inspiration.
25 July, 2011
Next generation is coming from SevilleThanks U2 from Seville,Spain.I listen U2 songs during all my life and now my babies (5 and 8 years old)listen and see concerts with me, its amazing,Paula and Irene love U2 too.NEXT GENERATION IS COMING....I hope see you soon in Seville next tour again...God bless you.
24 July, 2011
BlessingsThe whole show was amazing. Thanks U2.com for posting this. Hot Hot Hot in Jersey, but OUT OF CONTROL in all the good ways. What a blessing to hear this classic!


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SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) -- Mikaela Shiffrin needs to beat one of her idols if she wants to win the world slalom title.
The American teenager leads the World Cup discipline standings but has never made a secret of her admiration for Austrian standout Marlies Schild, the 2011 world slalom champion who will return for the race Saturday after a two-month break because of knee surgery.
"I'm really excited to have Marlies back racing," Shiffrin said. "She's always been an inspiration to me."
Schild hurt her right knee before the Dec. 20 slalom in Are, Sweden. Shiffrin won that race, her first career victory.
The 17-year-old American followed up with wins in Zagreb, Croatia, and Flachau, Austria, before opening her first world championships by placing a career-best sixth in giant slalom.
"It's my first big event and it's really excited to be here," Shiffrin said. "I'm just trying to take it in, get the experience and also stay focused."
U.S. women's technical coach Roland Pfeifer said Shiffrin "hasn't changed at all" since her three wins to lead the rankings.
"She is still training a lot, she is still doing exactly what we coaches are telling her," Pfeifer said. "She has been under pressure all season and now there is even more pressure. She feels it, but I think she is able to focus on her skiing."
Schild was initially expected to need a three-month recovery period, but resumed ski training a week before the worlds.
The Austrian said she will enter the race with "no expectations" despite being only one win short of Swiss great Vreni Schneider's record of 34 World Cup slalom victories.
"I haven't raced in two months, so it won't be easy," Schild said. "The most important is to be able to start without pain. I feel like I can fully attack. I just don't think about the knee."
Schild missed the 2009 worlds in Val d'Isere, France, because of a broken leg but came back to win her first world title in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
"I have never been to a world championship with less pressure than this time," Schild said. "I will enter this event very relaxed. Everyone knows I am a fighter. If a see a chance, I will grab it."
Shiffrin and Schild will be challenged by Tina Maze of Slovenia, who is on the verge of clinching the overall World Cup title and only trails Shiffrin by 33 points in the slalom standings.
Maze will aim for her fourth medal of the worlds after winning gold in super-G and silvers in super-combined and giant slalom.
"I am happy that Marlies is back and that she will fight for the title," Maze said. "It's good that the favorites race here. That makes racing more exciting, even for me. It makes you want to do even better."


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We offer deep knowledge and experience, and base our practices on what has proven to be most effective for most schools. Our services include objective assessments of our clients, and our advice often leads to them to make difficult decisions (fire the principal, start a massive capital campaign to buy a new school building, adopt and deliver higher standards of academic excellence, etc.).
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Raspberries Raspberries Everywhere
With the summer solstice almost upon us, and the weather actually cooperating, I decided that it was time to get myself to the local market to see what new produce was available.
Walking the aisles of the local farmers, I was delighted to see that raspberries, which have been available for a little while, were now reasonably priced, meaning that they were in season. This made sense to me, as I had seen several bushes in nearby parks offering up their bounty in past days.
Grabbing a couple of pints of raspberries, two recipes were made for the first time since last year, and allow me to tell you, they were as good as I remember!
Stay tuned for more fresh produce posts, as I noticed that watermelons, blackberries, blueberries and peaches were available as well.
With the sun blazing in the sky, Coppertone and caipirinhas are in full force, but instead of giving you the recipe that you can find in any half-decent bar book, I'll supply you with an interesting raspberry variation which can be easily replicated. Vigorously muddle the raspberries to ensure that you force them to release every bit of flavor that they possess. Beat them like your red-headed step-child on Welfare Wednesday! The raspberries should give you enough sweetness, but if not, just add some simple syrup.
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¼ oz lemon juice
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6 raspberries
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There are three diagonal avenues that could carry me from the eastern end of Capitol Hill where I live (I'm alone in styling my neighborhood Armory West, but maybe some day that name'll pick up among real estate types and then I'll seem ever so smart) to the western parts of the city where I work: Pennsylvania Avenue, Massachusetts Avenue, and Florida Avenue. I normally take Pennsylvania or Massachusetts and today was no different in that I took Massachusetts. I've biked on Florida before and it's fine, but there are no bike facilities and in a morning rush, I suspect it's sort of crowded.
More terrifying: black BMW or ivory Cadillac?
First NE to Eckington to R and I followed another rider to First NW, where she turned and I followed another driver into the intersection at Florida where we both burned, me using her car like a lead blocker in one of those frustrating running plays that only gets you 2 or 3 yards called by a coach that's far too conservative and likely to be fired at season's end. Whatever gets you across the street, I suppose.
This is the median on Rhode Island Avenue. I have affectionately named it Providence.
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Not as many cyclists from 7th to Dupont as usual. I guess everyone is taking the week off for the holidays. From 7th the 11th, I had a guy follow me very closely and he hadn't cleaned his drivetrain for some time and each pedal made a noise that was both grind-y and whoosh-y. It was sort of like the noise of the approaching evil in the Evil Dead movies.
I stopped at picked up some bagels for the office at Bethesda Bagels on Connecticut because I'm nice like that. I could only fit a half dozen in my messenger bag, so I'm approximately 6 bagels nice. 6 bagels nice is nicer than 6 donuts nice, but not nearly as nice as 6 croissants nice. 6 sandwiches nice is Mother Teresa territory. I also bought cream cheese because bringing in bagels without bringing in cream cheese should be considered a fireable offense. Unless you work at a cream cheese factory because duh.
A nice ride up Massachusetts. There should be a Bikeshare station at Mass and Wisconsin. What about the 54 stations that are supposed to be in by year's end? Anyone have any info about that? Hmm? (It isn't going to happen. Maybe by spring.)


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The Plugin Site has rolled out another version of its BWStyler software for Windows. . It features 25 effect types and 680 presets as well as plenty of masking options for applying the effect to only selected areas of a photo. BWStyler 2 for Windows is available as a Photoshop-compatible plugin as well as a standalone application and external editor for Lightroom.
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Perhaps Rollcall could be given a subforum for "Character Comment and Critique" where people who specifically want help with a build can post their builds, whilst those just building their massive portfolios to show of their creation skills can stay exactly where they are.
Because the original poster does have a point - the character portfolios have very much taken over the forum and somebody asking for build critique is likely to be bumped off the first page before they get back to the boards.
Please split up Roll Call in two.
Tell us what you think of this site, request features, make suggestions, or let us know what you would have done differently. We'll always listen to what you have to say, and sometimes we'll even change things accordingly!
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If it gets split in two, all that needs to be moved are the character posts, which the poster could do within a timelimit as suggested above. All the 50 million replies with "nice build", "keep it up" might just as well be deleted. I'm sure that the original posters already have sucked up all the admiration they could get.
Re: Please split up Roll Call in two.
And what if it's a slightly altered version of an official character? Like your own interpretation? I agree with "where do you draw the line?". Plus if people notice there is a whole section of the forum just for converting other people's copyrighted IP, they might shut down that section of the ATT or potentially even the whole thing! I have to say I am not in favor of this idea. Don't rock the boat.
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Once I've created a digital photographic and scanned record of an old photo album, the next step for me is usually to provide accompanying documentation of the images. This record will provide an underlying reference system to the research which follows. In my experience, it is all too easy to seize on a name written on the back of one of the photographs and away I go. The risk is that I will often get carried away by the excitement of ongoing discoveries, and this important part of the process will fall by the wayside.
I prefer, therefore, to at least start in as methodical a fashion as I can. That way, I hope to reduce the chance of ending up with a mountain of discoveries, with no easy way to sort out the relevant from the spurious.
From a genealogical and socio-historical point of view, I feel that it's also very important to consider the nature of the photographic collection within the album as an entity with a complex internal structure. Unless the album has been collated by a photo enthusiast from a variety of non-family sources – and this possibility should always be carefully considered – then the subjects of the photographs will probably have some meaning to the album's one or more former owners. The people depicted won't necessarily all be genealogically related to the original owner, but the owner will usually have had some kind of relationship with them. In all likelihood, there will also be relationships between subjects. Indeed, part of the purpose of researching an album – at least for me - is to elucidate such relationships, where they exist, in order to build up a framework on which one can drape the stories of their lives. I will discuss these aspects further in due course, but wanted to emphasize why I stress the importance of thorough documentation at an early stage.
My methods of documentation have evolved somewhat over time, and indeed are still undergoing periodic modification, so I don't claim that what I describe here is in any way perfect, or that the approach I use will be suited to every reader. I hope to at least provide some ideas that each may use to establish their own best practice.
The origin of a photograph album is very important, particularly if it has few – or no - annotations, as it may provide vital clues to the identities of the portrait subjects. We are all familiar with stories of how photographs have survived the generations, but have lost all accompanying identification information and context. It is often a similar story for entire albums and even miscellaneous groups of photographs. I strongly recommend, therefore, that a special effort is made to document the known history of the album – or Aunt Betty's shoe box full of loose prints - as far as the researcher is able.
This might merely take the form of a sentence or two, such as:
I, Joe Bloggs, found this photograph album amongst the possessions of my great-aunt (my paternal grandfather's younger sister) , Julia Bloggs (1892-1971), after she died. Nobody else in my father's family knew anything about the album or the people in the photographs.
or it could be far more elaborate, depending on how much can be discovered. The important thing is that one should aim to preserve all of what is known in as objective manner as possible, making it clear what is established fact and what is conjecture, for any future generations.
If the album has passed through several hands, as is often the case, then an outline family tree may be useful to illustrate such a history. In the fabricated example shown above:
I, Joe Brown, was given this album in 2010 by my mother Fiona Brown. She and my father had inherited it from his sister (my paternal aunt) Freda Brown a year earlier. My parents had discussed the album over the years with Freda, as it had been passed on to them when Fred & Freda's parents had died in the late 1970s. My father thinks he remembers being told by his sister Freda that the album used to belong to their father's first wife Charlotte Brown née Black.
With the particular album that I am currently researching, the donor Jack Armstrong tells me that he bought it at a yard sale in West Chester, Pennsylvania some time in the late 1990s. At the time, the vendors were unable to provide any information as to its provenance. Originally, it had the title "Album" in silver-coloured tin plate letters on the cover, but that subsequently became detached and lost. The fact that the album was "rescued" in West Chester may be irrelevant, as the previous owner could conceivably have purchased it anywhere.
Photograph Index
The next task is to compile an index which will eventually contain a summary of the important information about each photograph. I use it for reference and analytical purposes, and often keep a print out in the front of the album. I have used MS Word to create the index, but nowadays I find MS Excel more convenient. It doesn't really matter what format is used, but one that is easily shared is preferable. My index will contain some the following fields. I've highlighted the ones I always include. The remainder I may or may not use, depending on the particular project, and can be regarded as optional. Other researchers may also wish to use other fields that I've not mentioned.
Reference – the file name/number given to the scanned/edited image
Format– The photograph type or format e.g. cabinet card, ferrotype, carte de visite, post card, loose print, etc.
Size – Width and height/length of both the card mount and photographic print, in millimetres, measured with an ordinary ruler. By convention, the horizontal dimension is given first, whether this is smaller or greater than the vertical dimension. Alternatively, you can use the measuring tools within Adobe Photoshop (or other image editing software) to determine the dimensions.
Card thickness – The thickness of the card mount is only practical to measure if you have the necessary equipment, such as a micrometer screw gauge, and is probably worth doing only for very detailed studies, e.g. of a particular studio.
Portrait style – e.g. full length/half-length/head-and-shoulders, seated/standing, couple/group, vignetted, etc.
Setting – e.g. studio, outdoors, garden
Photographer – the name of the photographer and/or studio, as printed, stamped, written or embossed on the photo or card mount
Studio Address – the address of the photographic studio, as displayed on the card mount, including the county/state/province/country (Chapman codes in the UK, Country Codes as used by the NZSG) in separate columns
Subject – a brief description of the subject or subjects, e.g. woman and child, or elderly man in top hat
Age(s) – estimated ages of subject(s), using a range to indicate uncertainty, e.g. 3-4 years, or aged 60-70 yrs, etc.
Date – estimated date that the portrait or photograph was taken, again using a range to indicate uncertainty, e.g. 1885-1895, or 1880s
Annotations – full transcripts of any annotations on the card mounts, or on the album pages where the photographs were, including negative numbers
Remarks/Notes – Any other remarks about the photograph, subjects or studio background worthy of note, including possible interpretations by the researcher
Some tailoring of the photograph index will usually be necessary for the researcher's specific purposes. However, any design should be carefully thought out, with consideration being given to the information which will be required, not only for the analysis of the album contents, but also for the proper citation of photographs.
Citation of Photographs
The citation styles for photographic images, of which there are several, are usually designed to cater for other works of art as well, and are therefore rather generalised. The popular ones (MLA, Chicago, Harvard, APA) follow similar lines, and contain the same essential elements, which are:
- Name of Creator and role, e.g.
- Title or Description of Image
- Year of Composition
- Medium
- Current Location e.g. Name of institution where currently held, Private Collection of [name], etc.
and if the image is reproduced in another work, such as a book, the following additional elements are used:
- Title of Publication
- Author or Editor of Publication
- Location & Name of Publisher
- Date of Publication
- Page number
or on a web site:
- Online Database Name or Web Site
- Date Accessed
The APA style for works of art in general is given as follows
Artist (last name, first name), artist's role (in parentheses i.e. Artist, Architect), title, the work type, in brackets [Painting, Cathedral, Chair], country of origin or city, and state, and repository.
Adapting this specifically for photographs, one might therefore produce the following citation:
Pifer & Becker Photo-Palace (Photographic Studio) (estd. c.1887-1895) Portrait of a young man [Photograph], 94-100 Wilshire Building, Superior St, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A., Personal collection of Brett Payne, Tauranga, New Zealand.
The excellent NLM Style Guide provides a detailed description of how to cite photographs, which includes additional elements such as the size of the photograph, and makes the following important suggestion:
Prints and photographs often contain little information to use in constructing a citation. A formal title may be absent and publishing facts unclear. Therefore, include in a citation, whenever, possible the name of a library or other public archive where the item may be found, along with any order or catalog number available.
So I would suggest that the following additional elements should therefore also be considered for inclusion:
- Size of Photograph and Mount or Frame
- Collection Catalogue or Reference Number
There is a large variety of reference management software available, but it is beyond the scope of this article to discuss them in any detail. Wikipedia has a good comparative study summary here. I only have limited experience of a couple, specifically the MS Word add-on EndNote (at $300 very expensive, unless you can get a student discount) and the Firefox/MS Word add-on Zotero (a free download).
I would strongly recommend that those who reference photographs (or any other sources, for that matter) regularly in the course of their writing investigate the use of reference management software. As a "mature student" who has recently returned to academic life after an interlude of 25 years, I was astounded at how simple it makes life when writing up any research that requires formal referencing. I haven't yet set up my EndNote styles to include photographs, but intend to do so for this album project, and will cover that in a separate article at some stage.
Prints of Photographs
Scanned images are very useful for examination of photographic detail, and have the advantage that they may be handled repeatedly without fear of causing damage to the originals which have been stored safely back in the album. However, nothing beats having actual photographs to shuffle around the table while one is researching timelines, or assessing whether the subject of one portrait is an older version of the subject of another.
Having proper prints made of dozens (if not more) of images can be a costly exercise, and I use a far simpler and cheaper, if somewhat rough and ready, method. I simply print them out on ordinary paper using the very basic Windows Photo Viewer/Print function and a black-and-white Laser printer. Choose the "9x13" print option for cabinet cards (resulting in four images to a page) and the "wallet" option for CDVs or tintypes (nine/page), and they will be very roughly the right size.
I then cut out the prints, leaving margins to write reference numbers and date estimates. Granted, it's not quite the same as using the originals, but I have the satisfaction of knowing that the originals are safe, and I have reasonable facsimiles to annotate and play around with, at a fraction of the cost of having photographic prints made.
Quick Guide to Citing Images, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
Citing Images, University of Cincinnati Libraries
Walli, Gaylin (n.d.) How to Cite a Photograph, eHow.com
How to Cite Electronic Sources, The Library of Congress
Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Comparison of Reference Management Software, Wikipedia


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kymearra necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 118 diseños de 36 diseñadores freelance.
Mai Sewing - http://maisewing.com.au
Mai Sewing is a sewing service provider located in Melbourne, Australia. We can sew anything for anyone that requires sewing. E.g. sewing materials together for furniture, sofa covers etc. we also do custom sewing jobs for the industrial and commercial industries.
Projects we've worked in the past include sewing Aeroplane seats, sofas, chairs, ottomans, bean bags, etc.
We can basically sew anything, aslong as customers come to us and ask for an enquiry/quote.
Anyone looking for sewing.
This can be directed to large businesses already existent and looking for a sewing contractor, and can also be directed to small businesses looking for sewing. Or someone who is looking for a custom sewing job to be done.
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We're looking for a completely new logo.
The one that is currently on our website (to be launched soon) is just an example which we won't be using so please ignore this.
The logo should have the words "Mai Sewing" in it, we do not want a sub-heading or subheading or anything. Just "Mai Sewing".
We might be interested in a logo (unique shape) to be placed next to the text, we're up for anything really, be creative and let your imagine run free! We'll rate all entries.
We'd like it to be modern of course, as we hope to expand our business further into other states and countries, so something with a global appeal would be nice. But as said before, not entirely necessary.
We also wouldn't mind having a picture of a sewing machine or something unique to tell the customer that we're involved with sewing. This is completely up to you guys and where you want to go with our new logo is up to you.
Words to describe the logo would include: fresh, modern, clean, professional, striking and vivid.
We don't mind having bright colours in the logo aswell. The site is based around a blue colour which is #00A6E5, so you could include the use of this colour in the logo as well. Any font is ok too
We'll most likely be looking for the winner to be involved in other projects including Print for the company (e.g. Business cards, cover letters, letters etc.).
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By Allison Martell
(Reuters) - Alcoa Inc and a joint venture it controls have agreed to pay $384 million to resolve charges of bribing officials of a Bahraini state-controlled aluminum smelter, marking one of the largest U.S. anti-corruption settlements of its kind.
Two deals, announced on Thursday, settle criminal and civil allegations that two of the joint venture's subsidiaries bribed officials for years so they could supply raw materials to Aluminum Bahrain, or Alba. The Bahraini metal producer has links to the tiny Gulf kingdom's royal family.
Alcoa Inc failed to maintain adequate internal controls to prevent or detect more than $110 million in improper payments funneled to Alba through a consultant between 1989 and 2009, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which brought civil charges under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The Department of Justice brought criminal charges under the same law.
"As the beneficiary of a long-running bribery scheme perpetrated by a closely controlled subsidiary, Alcoa is liable and must be held responsible," George Canellos, co-director of the SEC's enforcement division, said in a prepared statement.
The Alcoa settlement is part of a broad crackdown by U.S. authorities on improper payments made by companies to win business in foreign jurisdictions.
Some of the largest U.S. companies, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Avon Products Inc, have spent hundreds of millions on internal investigations into possible misconduct in foreign markets.
The Justice Department is investigating whether Wal-Mart paid bribes in Mexico to obtain permits to open new stores, and whether executives covered up an internal inquiry into the payments. It is also looking into possible misconduct by the world's largest retailer in Brazil, China and India.
To date, the largest combined Justice Department-SEC settlement was $800 million, paid by Germany's Siemens AG to resolve allegations of widespread bribery in 2008.
Alcoa's $384 million settlement ranks as the fourth largest, the SEC said in a release.
Shares of top U.S. aluminum producer Alcoa, which previously said it was in settlement talks, fell 1.3 percent to end regular trading at $10.69 on the New York Stock Exchange.
In a statement, New York-based Alcoa took pains to distinguish the parent company from its joint venture.
"There is no allegation in the filings by the DOJ and there is no finding by the SEC that anyone at Alcoa Inc knowingly engaged in the conduct at issue," it said in a release.
"I don't think there is too much relevance to the current personnel or the future. It is water under the bridge," said John Tumazos, analyst at Very Independent Research.
Bribery allegations involving Alba - now under new management - have played out in several countries for more than five years.
In one of Britain's biggest corruption prosecutions in years, a British-Canadian businessman was charged with paying former Alba managers bribes linked to the supply agreements between 1998 and 2006.
The businessman, Victor Dahdaleh, was accused of acting as a middleman between a member of Bahrain's royal family and suppliers, including Alcoa. But his trial fell apart in December after two lawyers who played a crucial role in the case refused to testify, and another witness changed his testimony.
Alcoa was not accused of wrongdoing in the Dahdaleh case, and it was not a party to those proceedings.
Dahdaleh's lawyer argued that the payments were a Bahraini "custom and practice" and were approved by Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa, the prime minister and a member of the Bahraini royal family. Reuters could not reach him for comment during the trial.
In the SEC's release on Thursday, the U.S. regulator said Alcoa's subsidiaries used a London-based consultant to funnel the payments to officials, but it did not name the consultant. The subsidiaries cited by the SEC are Alcoa World Alumina and Alcoa of Australia, both of which are parts of the joint venture.
A manager at one of the subsidiaries said the consultant would "keep the various stakeholders in the Alba smelter happy," according to the SEC. The regulator said Alcoa did not try to determine whether there was a legitimate reason to use a go-between "despite the red flags inherent in this arrangement."
As part of Thursday's deals, Alcoa settled the charges brought by the SEC, agreeing to pay $161 million in five installments over four years. The company settled a civil lawsuit with Alba in 2012.
The Justice Department's deal was with Alcoa World Alumina LLC, a joint venture with Australia's Alumina Ltd. The venture, 60 percent-owned by Alcoa, agreed to plead guilty to a single count of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and pay $223 million in five installments over four years
Under a previous agreement with Alumina Ltd, the Australian company will contribute 15 percent of the cost of the settlements, including legal fees.
Alcoa will take a $288 million charge in the fourth quarter of 2013 related to the settlements.
The company is scheduled to report fourth quarter-results after North American equity markets close on Thursday.
(Reporting by Allison Martell; Additional reporting by Kristin Ridley in London, Josephine Mason and Karey Van Hall in New York and Nicole Mordant in Vancouver; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe, Lisa Von Ahn, Frank McGurty and Steve Orlofsky)


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One of my friends mention to me that a digital camera (especially of the Superzoom type) will lose its abilities in taking photos (as compared when it was first brought) if it is left without use for a period of three months or more.
Another friend mention that it is overuse which will result in the camera not taking as good photo as before it was first bought.
So, does a digital camera (especially the Superzoom) really lose its abilities in taking good photos if it is left without using for a period of time or used too often?


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JamesEMurray necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 266 diseños de 128 diseñadores freelance.
A brand new consumer web service offering personal, family and home security. At Stolen.com our members will be able to register any property that has been stolen, protect their assets by registering them before they are stolen and check when buying something second hand to see if what they are buying is stolen property.
Anyone that has been robbed and wants their property back, or anyone that has something they want to protect or anyone that is thinking of buying something second hand and wants some reassurance as to what they are buying isn't stolen property.
We want a strong unique logo representing our brand and it must include the ".com" part of Stolen.com. We believe that our service will become one of the worlds best known brands in time and therefore the logo should be commensurate with that level of prestige.
We also want a window sticker design, like the security stickers that one would see on the window of a house or shop warning potential thieves that the property is protected. We want our sticker to say "Protected by Stolen.com".
One caveat, please no designs that are done like a shield, a police shield etc etc. So old hat.
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Farm fresh sirloin steak
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Please select which farmers market you would like to pick your order up from on the purchase screen.?
We will contact you after your order is placed to set a day for pickup.


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City of Hope necesitaba un nuevo diseño de impreso o envases y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 82 diseños de 33 diseñadores freelance.
City of Hope
City of Hope (http://www.cityofhope.org) is an innovative biomedical research, treatment and educational institution dedicated to the prevention and cure of cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
One of City of Hope's long-standing fundraising events is the Nashville Celebrity Softball Challenge (http://www.cityofhope.org/softball). Celebrating its 20th year and hailed as the unofficial kickoff to the CMA Music Festival, this high-profile game features country stars, athletes and celebrities taking the field to represent team sponsors Grand Ole Opry Live and After MidNite with Blair Garner. Over the last 20 years, Carrie Underwood, Vince Gill, Clint Black and many others have stepped up to the plate to help find a cure. We expect top tier talent again this year.
We are launching a poster design contest to commemorate 20 years of commitment from country stars, fans and the Nashville community for supporting City of Hope.
PRIZE: $300 Cash, plus original artwork will be autographed by Softball talent and returned to the winner.
Target audience for this is country music fans – mostly female - (18-35 years), and families who live in the following key markets: Nashville, TN; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; New York, NY and Houston, TX. Some travel much further and many will plan to attend the CMA Music Festival later in the week.
Artwork should convey a sense of history, as this is a long-standing event – really a Nashville tradition among the CMA Festival activities. Most of the attendees at the game come for the talent on the field – but striking out cancer is the overarching theme to the event and the fundraising objective.
This is a fun, family event and, because of the game and stadium atmosphere, it is casual and allows fans an opportunity to get autographs and mingle with many of the players.
The piece will serve as the event's commemorative poster and appear on the program cover.
For more information about the game and the CMA Music Festival visit:
The final artwork must be attractive and compel event attendees to purchase it with all their other purchases commemorating the game.
Incorporate the following text:
- City of Hope
- 20th Annual
- Celebrity Softball Challenge
- June 7, 2010
- Greer Stadium
- Nashville, Tennessee
Do NOT incorporate artist names or photos.
Do NOT include a City of Hope logo. This will be added on press.
COLOR: Use 4/color CMYK, incorporating City of Hope's carefully selected color palette (Attached). You may use other colors sparingly, but avoid black and red.
Once a winner is selected, we will drop in the City of Hope logo. To do so, we require an area that is 3"w x 2"h that is either white or one of the colors above.
SIZE: Finished Size, 12 5/8" x 21 3/8" (with 1/8" Bleed)
Submit digital files ONLY
Files must be high resolution PDF or .EPS files
Provide all fonts as necessary.
Any images used must be available for use by City of Hope (Please don't include unauthorized stock photography)
TIMING: Must be received on or before Sunday, May 16 at 12 p.m. PST


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Like many kids of my generation with a geeky slant, I gravitated towards electronics. I'd take apart whatever junk I could get a hold of, and with my next door neighbor being a ham radio operator with lots of junk to get rid of, that was plenty. VCRs, televisions, radios.. They all fell to my screwdriver and soldering iron. Soon I'd amassed a huge collection of components.
My understanding of what I was doing– what all those parts meant. What you could DO with them– was limited, though. I never tried to make anything with them; I just collected.
All my electronics education at the time revolved around the 555 timer. It's a fine chip, but it's just a timer, an oscillator. Since that was the only "active" component I'd ever been exposed to, I looked at all problems through that lens, and eventually shrugged my shoulders and followed the path of software.
15 years later, I decided to try picking it up again. I had a project in mind: Making the stars in a painting I had fade in and out. I decided to make a concerted effort to pick up electronics again. What did I do? I picked up "The Art of Electronics" and a 555 timer again. Ugh. Art of Electronics is not for beginners. It's a text book and it reads like one. Once again, I got frustrated and set down the iron.
7 years later, and I come across "Intro to the Arrr-duino", a short video from MAKE Blog. It explains that making that light blink is just a simple matter of loading a microcontroller with a short bit of C code! C! I know this! Suddenly, all that pent-up 9 year old enthusiasm for electronics jumps into gear again, as though I never left it. I got the Arduino, I got some parts. I tore through the Arduino Playground, harvested any random piece of hardware from the trash bins at work and tried to figure out how to interface it. Motors! Memory chips! LCDs! Rotary encoders! So much learning. So much fun.
I guess what this blog entry is, is a big thank you to the Arduino team. By making a toolkit that makes electronics accessible with a minimal investment in time and money, they've jumpstarted a generation of makers, me included.


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Only after the curfew in Watertown, Massachusetts, was lifted and alert resident David Hanberry went outside his home to get a smoke, according to news reports, did the case of the Boston Marathon bombing manhunt for suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev crack open. That was when Hanberry saw blood on the tarp of his dry-docked boat and called the police.
Up until that time, a wide assortment of local, state, and federal officials were engaged in a dragnet that essentially shut down the city of Boston, and included house-to-house searches in the neighborhoods of Watertown, Mass. and New Bedford, Mass., the latter being near where 19-year-old Russian immigrant Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had enrolled in college. Tsarnaev, a Muslim from the Dagestan area of Russia that abuts Chechnya, became a U.S. citizen on September 11 of last year.
In essence, the lessons from the Boston Marathon mean that the following procedures employed in the week-long manhunt proved to be completely ineffective in apprehending Tsarnaev:
• House-to-house searches in a dragnet-style;
• Use of military-style helicopters across the state;
• Use of tanks and armored vehicles on the streets of Boston, Cambridge, Watertown, and New Bedford;
• Shutting down the city, except for limited coffee shops;
• Stopping all public transportation;
• Banning taxi service across the city of Boston; and
• Abandoning the federal Posse Comitatus law banning the use of soldiers in law enforcement.
Moreover, the use of curfews in a number of towns actually likely delayed apprehension of the suspect, as the curfew essentially took more than a million pairs of eyes off possible getaway scenes.
Veteran police investigators have traditionally rejected the dragnet because they see it as a waste of police resources, but in the post-bombing panic, politicians demanded that police on the beat appear to be doing everything they could to solve the crisis. In this case, that appearance included a curfew that amounted to searching and hassling people who were clearly not in cahoots with the bombing suspects. Police detained and searched anyone on the streets of Boston and Watertown, even searching famous local news reporters multiple times during the course of the manhunt. In some instances, news reporters received death threats from over-zealous police officers.
In the end, if the goal of the terrorists was to terrorize, the terrorists won in Boston. Rather than returning to its ordinary business, one of the world's greatest cities was terrorized, and even shut down, for days by the two suspects identified by authorities as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his older (deceased) brother Tamerlan. The two presumably hated America for its freedom, and were able to get the government to take away much of those freedoms from its citizens for a period of time.
The scare even led to a humorous over-reaction in Bridgewater, a college town where a "suspicious" backpack forced the evacuation of part of Bridgewater University. The Navy bomb disposal team arrived to find the backpack full of beer, according to the Brockton, Mass.-based Enterprise newspaper. The newspaper story did not record how police disposed of the "suspicious package."
The reaction of Massachusetts's state and federal officials to the Boston Marathon bombings — two black powder bombs with nails and ball bearings that killed three people — can be contrasted with the wave of 125 nearly identical bombings, technologically speaking, that took place across America in major U.S. cities during the 1917-20 "Red Scare." The differences are that many more were killed 100 years ago, top U.S. government officials were targeted (including the U.S. Attorney General and judges) back then, and the federal government did not shut down entire cities. Although the period is known as the "Red Scare," the genuine security threat was greater than the threat authorities responded to in Boston. And with the exception of a set of warrantless searches by the Justice Department's Bureau of Investigation (later the FBI) under J. Edgar Hoover, the public's liberties were respected.
And as if the attacks on civil liberties during the current Boston manhunt weren't sufficient offense against the Bill of Rights, South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsay Graham has called on denying Dzhokhar Tsarnaev — a U.S. citizen — all his rights under the U.S. Constitution. On the evening of Tsarnaev's arrest, Graham tweeted the following remarks:
• "If captured, I hope Administration will at least consider holding the Boston suspect as enemy combatant for intelligence gathering purposes."
• "The Law of War allows us to hold individual in this scenario as potential enemy combatant w/o Miranda warnings or appointment of counsel."
• "Under the Law of War we can hold #Boston suspect as a potential enemy combatant not entitled to Miranda warnings or appointment of counsel."
Graham later tweeted a partial retraction, claiming: "As to any future trial, if this suspect is an American citizen, he is NOT subject to military commission trial. #Boston."
However, that trial could (and probably should) be indefinitely delayed, according to Graham and Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.). The two issued a joint statement on April 20, arguing: "We hope the Obama Administration will consider the enemy combatant option because it is allowed by national security statutes and U.S. Supreme Court decisions."
Photo of police performing a house-to-house search in Watertown, Mass., in the Greater Boston area: AP Images


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'Feeding Frenzy': China, Africa, and the 'Great Land Grab'
Deborah Brautigam, Professor and Director, International Development Program, Johns Hopkins University/SAIS
What role does China play in the recent rush for land acquisition in Africa? Conventional wisdom suggests a large role for the Chinese government and its firms and a focus on China's own food security. This talk traces the evolution of strategy and incentives for Chinese agricultural engagement in Africa, and examines more closely several of the more well-known cases, sorting out the myths and the realities.
Dr. Deborah Bräutigam has been writing about China, Africa, state-building, governance and foreign aid for more than 20 years. Her most recent book is The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa (Oxford University Press, 2010). Currently Professor of International Development and Comparative Politics and Director of the International Development Program at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), she has also held faculty appointments at American University, Columbia University, the University of Bergen, Norway, and been a fellow with the Centre for Chinese Studies, Stellenbosch University, South Africa; and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Washington, DC. Dr. Bräutigam has twice won the Fulbright research award. She is also a recipient of fellowships from the Council on Foreign Relations and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Her research has been funded by the German Marshall Fund of the United States, the Smith Richardson Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the North South Center at the University of Miami, and the UK Centre for Economic Policy and Research (CEPR). She has served as a consultant for Transparency International, the United Nations, the World Bank, DFID, GIZ, DANIDA, the African Development Bank, and USAID, and has provided commentary to the Financial Times, the New York Times, the Guardian, CNN, NPR, Al-Jazeera, VOA, CCTV, and MSNBC. She received her Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University.


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SolarCity Corp. expanded the size of its highly anticipated initial public offering but knocked down the share price in what analysts said was a bid to boost investor demand.
The San Mateo company said in a Wednesday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it plans to sell 11.4 million shares at $8 apiece. That values the company, which is one of the country's largest providers and installers of residential and commercial solar power generating systems, at about $584.6 million.
Earlier, SolarCity had pegged its valuation at roughly $1 billion, expecting to sell 10.1 million shares at $13 to $15 each. The company is known for the financing options it gives customers, including a lease program designed to limit upfront costs for homeowners.
Chairman Elon Musk, cousin to SolarCity founders Lyndon and Peter Rive and head honcho at Tesla Motors Inc., intends to buy $15 million of the green energy company's shares in the IPO, according to the filing.
Existing shareholders plan to sell about 65,000 shares; none of those proceeds will go to the company.
The stock is set to trade on NASDAQ under the SCTY symbol, probably starting sometime this week.
SolarCity had been expected to price its IPO on Tuesday. But rumors began swirling Tuesday afternoon that the company was pushing back its debut after "having trouble collecting investor interest at the $13 to $15 range," according to research firm PrivCo.
Wall Street has eyed the clean-tech market with some skepticism after a string of high-profile duds.
In April, Oakland-based solar thermal start-up BrightSource Energy withdrew its arrangements for a debut, citing "adverse market conditions." Fremont-based Solyndra's collapse last year led to months of partisan finger-pointing.
SolarCity's revenue has soared in recent years, surging to a projected $124.1 million this year from $59.6 million last year and $32.4 million in 2010, according to PrivCo data. The company's net loss widened to $73.7 million last year from $47.1 million the year before, according to the research.
"If SolarCity's IPO size and price is reduced sharply, or if the IPO is withdrawn, the development would be a blow to an already hard hit cleantech IPO market this year," said PrivCo Chief Executive Sam Hamadeh in a statement Tuesday.
SolarCity sees bright future for residential solar systems
Federal plan designed to create large solar energy plants
SolarCity pegs IPO at $13 to $15 a share, or up to $151 million


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Anthony Mackie Gossip
Anthony Mackie gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
The wrong lead
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There was a screening last night in New York for Man On A Ledge. As you can see, the film's star, Sam Worthington, he really pulled out the fancy clothes for the occasion, non? I mentioned it earlier this week, and I will repeat it again here: I don't get the quiver for Sam Worthington, not at all. In fact it's the opposite. Full Story
Mackie Spirit
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I will never EVER turn down an opportunity to post pictures of Anthony Mackie. Even when I have nothing to say. And I don't have much to say here but it shouldn't matter. This is Anthony Mackie. That should be enough. Mackie announced the nominations today for the Spirit Awards with Kate Beckinsale. Mackie's independent film association is obvious. Full Story
Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue 2011
By now I'm sure you've seen it – the annual Hollywood Issue, this year featuring Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, and the ubiquitous James Franco on the cover, with Jennifer Lawrence, Anthony Mackie, Olivia Wilde, Jesse Eisenberg, Mila Kunis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Andrew Garfield, Rashida Jones, Garrett Hedlund, and Noomi Rapace on the inside flap…as Robert Duvall supervises from the back. Full Story
One minute acting
A lot of you have been sending me this today: the New York Times video featuring (mostly) world class actors "acting" for a minute. Let's call this what it is, ok? It's a little pretentious and contrived. Come on now… The black and white, the music, the self involvement disguised as art – this kind of sh-t alienates people. Full Story
Leighton Meester presented with Anthony Mackie at the Gothams the other night. As mentioned many times already, I love Anthony Mackie. He's hot. And Leighton would do well to trade up. Page Six mentioned that the two were rather flirty that night, "pinching each other" up on stage, and he had his arm around her waist at their table. Full Story
Best Man: Anthony Mackie
How cute was it when the Hurt Locker boys jumped all over each other when Tom Hanks called it out? SO cute. And while it's Jeremy Renner who gets all the attention, you know for me it's always been unfair that Anthony Mackie has been largely ignored. Renner gave the performance of a lifetime. Full Story


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Last night was the season finale of Mob Wives Chicago, and we finally had some questions answered and saw at least some of the women having fun together. It's about time, that's for sure!
Pia Rizza heads to Renee Fecarotta Russo's apartment to discuss her very productive and positive meeting with Nora Schweihs . Pia reveals that Nora ran away as soon as they began to talk, and she is no longer a thought in Pia's mind. Renee is all "duh." I know middle schoolers with better vocabulary. Renee shares with Pia her screaming match with Giana's father. She is worried that when Giana finds out she yelled at her father, it will push her daughter even farther away from her. Renee also talks about her weekend getaway with Dave. While it was fun, she isn't sure what it actually accomplished to help their relationship. Pia advises her to focus on Giana and put Dave on the back burner.