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Wedding and sexy maternity wedding dresses is a unique and unforgettable event in the life of every girl. And the selection of the image for such an event should be approached with special attention and care. Therefore, wedding and evening dresses can be made individually, taking into account the features of the figure and all the wishes of the client. After all, this evening is so important to look irresistible and feel confident! So, sexy maternity wedding dresses!
When did sexy maternity wedding dresses appear?
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Honeymoon Registry
To our dear family and friends,
First off, we'd like to say that your presence at our wedding is the greatest gift we could ask for. The time, effort and expense of traveling to be with us is something we deeply appreciate in our hearts, and we are so thrilled that we will be able to celebrate this happy occasion with you.
We have been blessed to have a lot of the "essential" home items that a newly engaged couple needs. We hope you find this registry as a way to help us make our perfect honeymoon come true! While we have taken many exciting trips together, we are very much looking forward to our first real adventure as husband and wife. It is because of the lifetime memories we will gain from this trip that we finally settled on a honeymoon registry. We greatly appreciate and will fondly remember these gifts for years to come.
Thanks again and we can't wait to see you at the wedding (or earlier!).
Jack & Carol
Just check the box next to any gifts you wish to purchase, then click the 'Purchase' button at the bottom of the page. All prices are in Australian dollars.
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Lay Flat 01: Remain in Light now available
In an honorable effort to keep things tangible, Shane Lavalette has started a new print publication called Lay Flat and the inaugural issue #01: Remain in Light is now available.
Lay Flat is a new print publication devoted to promoting the best in contemporary fine art photography and writing on the medium. Each issue is assembled by Shane Lavalette in close collaboration with a co-curator.
Included in the inaugural issue of Lay Flat are four essays, an interview and a poem, all accompanied by 20 unbound photographs from a selection of international photographers. This issue's photographs were co-curated by Lay Flat's editor, Shane Lavalette, and Chicago-based photographer Karly Wildenhaus.
Writing from:
One Credo After Another
by Tim Davis
Close Readings
by Darius Himes
The Secessionists Revisited: Artist Collectives in the Age of the Blog
by Cara Phillips
A Telephone Conversation with Mike Mandel
by Shane Lavalette
The Crisis of Experience
by Eric William Carroll
Castaways vs. Utopians
by Jason Fulford
Photographs from:
Andreas Weinand
Anne Lass
Coley Brown
Debora Mittelstaedt
Ed Panar
Estelle Hanania
Gustav Almestål
Hiroyo Kaneko
Kamden Vencill
Mark McKnight
Michel Campeau
Nicolai Howalt & Trine Søndergaard
Nicola Kast
Nicholas Haggard
Shawn Records
Raimond Wouda
Richard Barnes
Thobias Fäldt
Whitney Hubbs
Yann Orhan
Lay Flat 01: Remain in Light
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Approximately 17 hours after we officially graduate into homeschooling, the girls and I are going to do one of the things that I've been most looking forward to doing as a homeschooling family.
- I'll have to actually figure out the GPS, because Matt's the only one who knows how to get anyplace.
- Bathroom visits will be strictly enforced, because when one person gets out of the car, EVERYONE has to get out of the car.
- Must find the wheely suitcases in the basement, because that huge duffle bag is something that only Matt can carry.
- Children's entertainment must be able to be completely child-operated, because no adult hands will be free to fetch ponies or open baggies of granola.
- Unlike in previous trips, most of the driving can't be done late at night, when little people are snoring instead of screaming, because I can't figure out the logistics of dragging two soundly sleeping children and our luggage into a hotel all at the same time. Maybe one of those wheely carts?
- Must move car seats over from minivan to smaller car that is slightly less likely to break down on the road. A roadside breakdown remains quite likely, however.
- The girls' unit studies on Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Kentucky (more on this later) are organized and ready to be collated:
These kits include my latest masterpiece--a Cricut-cut set of matboard state stencils:
I'm VERY excited that I figured out how to make these, because large, sturdy, thick stencils (usually made of metal) are extremely important in Montessori young child work--absolutely more on that later.
- Necessary groceries include one jar of peanut butter, one loaf of bread, two boxes of cereal, and a batch of vegan carob chip brownies.
- Willow successfully edited the stack of Hank the Cowdog books that she was insisting on taking down from about 30 to about six. Sydney, however, is taking every single toy pony that she owns, and the toy stable, and will brook no argument.
- The milk crate of picture books that they're allowed to bring is chock full, and the arguments over its selection have turned physical.
- For the first time ever, I'm letting the girls have full access to the portable DVD player (garage sale, ONE DOLLAR!). I plan to catch up on my podcast listening while I drive.
- Am waiting for the inspiration that I need to write all my Crafting a Green World posts ahead of time. Waiting...Waiting...
- Am also waiting with bated breath for the Elvis CD box set to be held for me at the library. Of COURSE the girls' unit studies include a downloadable activity book about Graceland.
And I haven't even gotten to the clothes packing. We'll probably just throw some fresh underwear into our backpacks on our way out the door.
P.S. Check out these free(ish) wooden building blocks that I bought the other day, over at Crafting a Green World.


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The skittles season is rolling along nicely across West Dorset.
Yet out of all the pubs in all the villages that play the game, one is unique. Not for its location, but for its skittles club's longevity, thanks mainly to the tradition handed down by a handful of West Dorset families who have helped sustain it for more than 100 years.
Since it started in 1909, West Bay Skittles Club has had just five presidents, all Palmers. Cleeves Palmer is the most recent, beginning his tenure in 2011.
Up till 1947, (excepting 1925-7) the club chairmanship was shared between just four families, Guppy, Loud, Good and Wyatt. Today, the Good and Wyatt families are into their fourth successive generation of players.
So is it a private club with an element of feudalism? Dorset has traditionally had landowning families with large estates down the years.
George Wyatt and John Good say no, but both take time to share their "family tree" of club membership.
John Good's grandfather, Norman was one of the founding members, and was its third chairman after A.J Guppy (1909-16) and C.H Loud (1919-23).
John explains: "He took the role for just one year, but his son Reg was appointed in 1931 and kept the job through the Second World War when we didn't play, till 1947, except for three years when the Wyatts took over. Norman's other son, Geoffrey, my father, was secretary for so many years he never got the chair,'' he adds.
In fact there was a 53 year gap until John himself took the chair in 2000. ''My sons Chris and Will are now members, while my youngest, Sam, is now landlord of the West Bay Hotel, where we play,'' he continues.
George Wyatt's family are also strongly linked. ''It all started with my grandfather Robert who joined the club in the 1920's, and was chair from 1934 for three years. Then it was the turn of my father, Ralph in 1955, his brother Jack in 1961, my older brother Robert (1978) and my turn in 1986. Now my son Daniel's been a club member since 2006,'' he says.
George and Robert Wyatt both farm at Stoke Abbot, between Salway Ash and Beaminster. George says that West Dorset farmers played a large part in supporting the club.
"After a busy day on the land, it was great to jump in the car and drive down to the coast to let off steam and knock down some skittles over a beer.''
Other West Dorset businessmen and their families also feature in the records, as past chairmen, E.J.D Balson (1969), J.R.B Bowditch (1988), A.J.Wakely (1999) amongst them. The Guppy and Loud families still continue to run businesses in West Bay.
The Palmers' connection was fundamental in the club's beginning, and continues today, as John explains.
"The original skittle alley was in an old stable at the Old Gravel Yard. But with the help of Palmers it was relocated to the rear of the West Bay Hotel. Palmers may own the pub, but the club owns the alley, even if they still commission Palmers to help them out with its maintenance.''
The club consists of 80 members. They run 10 teams and membership is temporarily closed, simply because they're not able to accommodate any more at present.
"One good thing is, you can turn up of an evening and not know who you'll play alongside, or even if you'll definitely get a game, but there's always the social side," explains John.
George adds: "There's normally a turnover of people, but currently nobody wants to leave. Our oldest player's in his eighties!''
Skittlers are proud of their game, and say any connection with 10-pin bowling is irrelevant. 10-pin lanes are a standard size with three finger-holes in the balls, and the pins are arranged in a triangle formation similar to that of snooker balls in a triangle.
Skittle alleys don't have to be the same size, the pins are set in a diamond formation (the middle one is taller than the rest), the balls have no finger holes and you can, (and George did, as he demonstrated his skittling ability) roll the ball through the nine skittles, missing every single one!


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The world's shortest disaster video: Coal can build, but it can also destroy.
Climate change is the greatest challenge we face today, and coal is the main culprit. Burning coal contributes 80% of China's carbon emissions, and also pollutes China's waterways and air, damages the environment and takes lives.
China must immediately end its reliance on coal and transition to a clean energy revolution, so that we can breathe clean air, enjoy renewable energy, and avert disaster.
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In races like the New York mayoral election, most candidates' lack of name recognition makes early polling highly unreliable
Polls taken early in the election season are a most interesting phenomenon. The media loves them, while some think they are a waste of time.
The record shows that early surveys can tell us a lot about where a race will end up in the case of midterm House and even Senate elections. But in the 2013 elections, early polling is, at best, a very rough guide, and at worst, can tell us absolutely nothing.
Let's take a look at the history of polls from early to late in the campaign for past contests in the races being held this year. The Massachusetts special election upcoming later this year may or may not feature Republican Scott Brown. The polls at this point have him ahead of almost all his opponents, except for, perhaps, Governor Deval Patrick.
The issue here is that none of his opponents is really well-known, which is why I wouldn't dismiss any of them at this point. The plurality of voters have not formed an opinion on possible Democratic candidates like Mike Capuano, Ed Markey, or Stephen Lynch. The same holds true for possible Republican candidate Bill Weld.
As for the history, at this point in the 2010 Massachusetts special Senate election, Scott Brown was down 30pt to eventual Democratic nominee Martha Coakley. In fact, he was still down by 30pt with only two months to go. Yet he went on to win by 5pt.
Some might say 2010 was an exception, but just look at another special election, a year later, for West Virginia governor. The only pre-primary poll in that race had eventual Democratic candidate Earl Ray Tomblin ahead of Republican candidate Bill Maloney by 33pt. Tomblin would only retain the governor's mansion for the Democrats by a little less than 3pt.
The bottom line is special elections can turn on a dime, especially when name recognition is low.
Another place where name recognition may be affecting early polling is in New Jersey. I already discussed how current polls that show Chris Christie well ahead of his Democratic opponents are likely inflated by a post-Sandy bounce. One would expect that his approval rating will eventually fall back to a still impressive mid 50s level.
That's exactly where polls put another incumbent Republican Christine Whitman in 1997. Whitman led then relatively unknown state senator Jim McGreevy by about 15pt in early data. Whitman's approval rating and polling lead held into the final month; but then, McGreevy rapidly closed the gap and only lost by 1pt.
Pre-Sandy polls put Christie ahead of declared Democrat Barbara Buono by a similar 16pt. Christie actually led by only 6pt over possible Democratic candidate Richard Codey. Christie is, no doubt, the favorite, but New Jersey is a Democratic state – and the last Republican with a good lead nearly lost.
Right next door to New Jersey is the New York City mayoral race. Early surveys have the probable Republican candidates down by 50pt to a generic Democrat in this Democratic bastion. Maybe that will hold, but I'm betting it won't.
You don't really have to look far to understand that polling in New York City mayoral elections is about as reliable as the subway after midnight. They were well off in 2009 and that was not an anomaly.
Polls had Democrat David Dinkins ahead of Republican Rudy Giuliani by 20pt two months out in 1989, and by 14pt in the closing weeks. Dinkins won by 2pt.
Republican Mike Bloomberg overcame an early 40pt deficit because of the 9/11 attacks to beat Democrat Mark Green in 2001. Democrat Freddy Ferrer was ahead of Bloomberg by 8pt in March of 2005. By November of that year, surveys had Bloomberg leading by 30-40py. Bloomberg took the race by 19pt.
And, of course, we don't even know who the Democratic nominee will be for mayor this year.
Finally, in the great Commonwealth of Virginia, early gubernatorial surveys have Democrat Terry McAuliffe barely ahead of Republican Ken Cuccinelli. As in Massachusetts, however, over 45% of voters have no opinion of either candidate. There is also talk that Republican Lt Governor Bill Bolling may run as an independent, which could really throw this race for a loop.
Early surveys in the last two Virginia gubernatorial elections were off the eventual margin by 10-15pt. In 2005, Democrat Tim Kaine trailed Republican Jerry Kilgore by 5-10pt through the summer of 2005. It was only in the final months that he pulled ahead and won by 6pt. In 2009, Republican Bob McDonnell was ahead of Democrat Creigh Deeds by mid single digits through the early fall. He ended up winning by 17pt.
Thus, in the four marquee races for 2013, early polls should be taken with a big grain of salt. In all four cases, we have examples in the past 15 years of early polls being anything from 15pt to upwards of 30pt off.
That's not to say the early polls won't be right this time. It just means that if they are, there will definitely be some luck involved.


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Apple: Street Can't Agree if iPhone or iPad is Driving FYQ1 Upside
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With Apple's (AAPL) fiscal Q1 conference call due Monday, January 27th, the Street is revving up its models for what the quarter, and the forecast, may bring.
Apple has forecast revenue of $55 billion to $58 billion. The Street is modeling $57.42 billion in revenue and $14.09 per share in EPS for the quarter. The outlook for Q2 is currently pegged at $45.84 billion and $10.91.
Several analysts seem to expect upside in the report, though it seems no one can agree on whether it comes from the iPhone or the iPad. There's also the matter of the deal inked with China Mobile (CHL) to carry iPhone for the first time, announced last month. Not everyone, it seems, has fully modeled the impact of that deal in either December, or, more importantly, March.
Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty reiterates an Overweight rating on Apple shares, and a $630 price target, modeling $57.2 billion on sales of perhaps 54 million to 55 million iPhones, and iPad shipments "as high as 26 million" that may lead to revenue upside. She's modeling EPS of $14.01, assuming gross margin of 37.3%.
Huberty writes that 2014 will be "the beginning of a new cycle of growth and innovation monetization," noting investors are "more excited than in recent memory for the next iPhone, which likely will have a large screen, as it should allow Apple to better compete with Samsung [Electronics (005930KS)] in the high-end smartphone market," and that she anticipates new services offerings this year, including a mobile payments service that might be introduced at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June.
For Q2, Huberty models revenue of $45.8 billion, on sales of 45 million iPhones. That number is "slightly higher than current supply chain data points but Apple typically outperforms the supply chain in C1Q," she writes. iPad units may decline to 22 million, and with gross margin at perhaps 36.9%, consistent with the 36.9% to 37.5% range of the last three quarters, she's looking for EPS of $11.67.
Mizuho U.S. Equity Research's Abhey Lamba reiterates a Buy rating on Apple, and a $575 price target, modeling Q1 sales "likely in the $58 billion to $60 billion range" with EPS of perhaps $14.50 to $14.75. That's assuming 55.86 million units of iPhone and 25.3 million units of iPad, and a better-than-expected decline of 7% in Mac sales:
We expect iPhone and Mac sales to offer significant upside to forecasts, which will likely be partially offset by a slight shortfall in iPad sales. The upside to iPhones is widely expected by investors while the iPad underperformance will likely not be material. Apple should benefit from broad distribution of the iPhone 5S and 5C. Our checks indicated that iPhone shipments could be about 57 - 58 million units in the quarter. For iPads, the company experienced increasing competition from lower cost Android offerings but iPads continue to offer significant advantage over other products.
Lamba sees possible downside in the Q2 forecast on a "seasonal downtick":
Regarding outlook, we expect management's guidance for the March quarter to indicate a seasonal downtick, which might be greater than currently reflected in consensus. While we expect China Mobile to help expand Apple's presence in China, we believe the uptake will be slow and the benefit will likely be slightly lower than currently baked in the models. Overall, management's revenue outlook could be about $2 billion below consensus while margin forecast could be in-line. We expect management to forecast $42-44 billion in revenues for F2Q14 versus consensus of $45.8 billion and gross margin to be about 37%, which would be in-line with consensus. As such, EPS also has a downside risk.
Susquehanna Financial Group's Christopher Caso is modeling $57.07 billion in revenue and $14.02 per share in net profit, writing that "S stands for success," as "our production checks [in December] indicated a more favorable production shift in favor of iPhone 5s (the opposite of what happened last year)."
"While expectations have now risen since September, we still feel comfortable with estimates into earnings, with our iPhone production estimates marginally ahead of Street consensus on the back of strong iPhone 5s demand."
He's modeling 53 million units of iPhone sell-through in the quarter, and a "favorable impact on margins" as a result of greater demand for the iPhone 5S than iPhone 5C.
Expectations for iPad may be too high for last quarter, he thinks:
As has been the case for a few quarters, we continue to believe Street iPad estimates are slightly too high. Our 4Q iPad production forecast indicates 22-24 mln units in C4Q, with sell-through expectations of 24 mln. We believe that's 1-2 million units shy of consensus. Consensus estimates for iPad have largely been too high all year, as the iPad growth rate has slowed. That said, our production forecast had increased by 2 mln units vs. expectations at the start of the quarter, so we believe shipments were likely marginally better than AAPL's own expectations at the start of the quarter, largely due to better availability of the retina iPad mini. For C1Q, our production forecast indicates 14-16mln units, with sell-through of 16 mln, with our revenue expectations indicating a 35% Q/Q decline.
Caso sees upside in the March quarter from higher-than-expected iPhone production:
Our March-quarter build plans show stronger production than most of the Street; swing factor in guidance likely to be margins. Importantly, our production checks indicate that our iPhone production forecast holds up well into C1Q, the complete opposite from what happened last year, when iPhone 5 production forecasts were cut sharply in mid-December 2012. Phones for China Mobile have likely contributed to this strength. We believe our C1Q iPhone production estimate of 43-46 mln units is among the highest on the Street. We think our 44 mln unit sell-through estimate for C1Q is a few million units higher than consensus expectations, and well ahead of the most bearish estimates, which are in the mid-30s. We note that our EPS estimates take a more conservative approach than the rest of the Street, since we have modeled iPhone segment margins down Q/Q, in line with seasonal trends. However, if AAPL manages to keep iPhone segment margins flat Q/Q (not unreasonable given the favorable mix trends), that would allow corporate gross margins to grow Q/Q, and could drive EPS well over $11.
Moreover, the Street is not currently factoring the payoff from the deal with China Mobile, he thinks:
We believe consensus for C14 iPhone units is in the 175-180 mln unit range. If one backs out what we think is a very conservative 10 mln incremental China Mobile units from that expectation, it would indicate only 5-10% Y/Y unit growth for iPhone units excluding China Mobile. Given that C14 should also benefit from the iPhone 6 cycle (with a larger screen), the addition of DoCoMo (not insignificant), and easier Y/Y comps in 1H14, we think the bias is toward the upside. We, therefore, conclude that either the Street has not included any significant impact from China Mobile in their estimates, or just a modest impact from iPhone 6. Either way, we view Street estimates as conservative.
Apple shares today are up $7.80, or 1.5%, at $548.47.
Avondale Partners's John Bright reiterated a Market Outperform rating, and raised his price target to $700 from $600, writing "We anticipate ~10% earnings growth and multiple expansion driven by expected new products, favorable capital allocation (to be revisited 1H14), and an increasing percentage of recurring revenues (~12% FY13, ~21% growth y/y)."
For last quarter, he models $57.4 billion in revenue and $14.52 per share EPS. For March, he's modeling $45.99 billion and $11.41 per share. The China Mobile question is "key," he writes:
March qtr guidance and profitability of the China Mobile deal will be key. Greater China is currently AAPL's third largest market (~15% FY13 rev), and this deal would give AAPL access to ~760m subscribers (~6x the size of Verizon Wireless at ~120m). We estimate an incremental C14 EPS impact of ~$5-20 (see page 2). The focus will be on iPhone (~53% FY13 rev) and iPad (~19% FY13 rev) units as well as March qtr gross margins guidance. We will look for commentary on both product mix and increased costs, for example China Mobile deal's profitability, the iPhone 5C's contribution to the iPhone segment, and potential discussion of vendor changes [...] China's current smartphone market is dominated by Samsung (~21% market share vs. AAPL's ~6% market share). However, the China Mobile deal would give AAPL access to ~760m subscribers (~6x the size of US's largest carrier, Verizon Wireless ~120m) and ~60-65% of China's total mobile subscribers. Assuming a tax rate of ~26%, we performed a sensitivity analysis on the adoption of AAPL products by China Mobile subscribers vs. gross margins, and we estimate an incremental C14 EPS impact of ~$5-20. Additionally, this shows that the pricing power and profitability from the China Mobile contract will dictate how meaningful the deal is with regard to AAPL's bottom-line.
Bright thinks Apple needs to make its own television set as the Next Big Thing:
We continue to believe an "iTV" is the best strategic fit for AAPL. Despite the iPhone and iPad's strong profit generation, these products appear to be approaching a plateau, and as such new products remain the key focus. AAPL successfully reshaped the music industry with an a-la-carte song pricing model, and we believe the same be done with the TV industry.


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Last year, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA ) released an enormous report on its investigation into unintended acceleration in Toyota cars. It all seems very familiar, if you remember the Audi 5000. New electronic throttle control reaches the market. Reports of failure emerge from a few users. The vendor denies any problem. A few engineers quietly report having reproduced the problem. But an intensive publicly funded investigation finds nothing.
What makes this report particularly interesting is that the NHTSA called in an evaluation team from the space agency, NASA, to do the heavy lifting. And that team included a software evaluation group. While the hardware folks were shaking, baking, and irradiating cars and car parts, the software team had at the Engine Controller Module code for the four-cylinder 2005 Camry all 280K lines of ANSI C. The team's report, included as part of the larger "Report on Unintended Acceleration in Toyota Vehicles" could be a case study.
The NASA team applied static source-code analysis, formal logic model checking, and algorithm analysis through simulation. The report states, "The team's experience is that there is no single analysis technique today that can reliably intercept all vulnerabilities, but that it is strongly recommended to deploy a range of different leading tools."
For code analysis, the team used Coverity, CodeSonar, and Bell Labs' Uno to identify "common coding defects and suspicious coding patterns." They also used CodeSonar to compare Toyota's code against a Jet Propulsion Lab coding standard.
For model checking, the team used open-source Spin and its companion tool Swarm. Here, the tale gets more interesting. To use a formal model checker, you first have to write formal models. The team decided to build models only for those software modules they believed could be culprits so the formal analysis depended upon human judgment of possible fault modes.
The algorithm analysis started with once again building models, this time in Matlab. That process was undertaken by reading Toyota documentation and talking with Toyota engineers. It then progressed to analyzing the source code, and finally testing the models against actual Camrys. Once the NASA team was satisfied with the models, they explored failure scenarios in Simulink and checked delays with AbsInt aiT.
Some conclusions suggest themselves. First, there are no silver bullets: Effective debugging means using everything you've got. Second, even when it's grounded in exhaustive and formal techniques, an evaluation is circumscribed by the evaluators' beliefs about the possible behavior of the system. Third, there is no certainty. Despite Toyota's great care in developing their code, NASA's analysis found significant errors, including serious underestimates of delays in the multiprocessing system. But the investigation could not link those errors to any proposed mechanism for unintended acceleration. Contrary to what you probably read in the papers, the NASA Executive Summary stated, "Because proof that the ETCS-I [that is, the Electronic Throttle Control Ed.] caused the reported UAs [unintended accelerations] was not found does not mean it could not occur."
Ron Wilson is the guest Editorial director of Embedded.com, EDN, and the Designlines at UBM Electronics. This is a slightly revised version of this article, which first appeared in EETimes.
Note: Andrew Binstock's editorial on writing multithreaded programs from small, discrete tasks will appear next week, as promised in If Small Tasks Are the New Program Unit for a Multicore World, When Will We Assemble Programs From Them?.


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Checking In On… Conference USAPosted by Brian Goodman on December 26th, 2011
Steve Coulter—is the RTC correspondent for Conference USA. You can also find his musings online at http://www.duclarion.com/sports or on Twitter @broncos2thebowl.
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The Week That Was
- Rice Upsets Texas A&M; Kazemi Records 36th Career Double-Double: The conference had arguably its best night of the season on Thursday, posting a 6-2 overall record, which was highlighted by Rice's 65-58 upset victory over Texas A&M at College Station. Junior forward Arsalan Kazemi led Rice with 10 points and 13 rebounds, recording his ninth double-double of the season and 36th of his career, as the Owls snapped the Aggies' 80-game regular season, non-conference home win streak. Kazemi is now six double-doubles shy of the conference record. The junior carried the scoring load in his sophomore season, but has found help this season from fellow junior Tamir Jackson and senior Lucas Kuipers.
- Tulane Drops Second Game, Falling to Syracuse: The conference's only losses Thursday night came against ranked competition. Tulane took on #1 Syracuse, losing 80-61 in a lopsided contest. However, the team's trio of top scorers Kendall Timmons, Jordan Callahan and Ricky Tarrant were not shut out, combining for 41 points. Timmons was the top performer, scoring 16 points and grabbing eight rebounds.
- Memphis' Continues To Tumble: The high-powered Memphis Tiger offense was contained and exposed on Thursday night when it faced the #16 Georgetown Hoyas, falling 70-59. Despite averaging 80 points a contest, Memphis was held in check throughout the game, which has become a trend when the Tigers take on tougher competition. Sophomore guard Will Barton continued his fantastic play, contributing a double-double in the losing effort. Barton finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds, but fellow sophomore Chris Crawford led the team with 17 points. Barton currently leads the conference in scoring with an average of 19.9 points per game, which is more than two points higher than UCF's Marcus Jordan, who is second in scoring.
- UTEP Builds Mo' In Hawaii: In the first game of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, UTEP had a chance to make a statement and did, dominating Clemson. The Miners walked away with a 61-48 victory, following a 23-8 run during the game's final 13 minutes. The Tigers recorded a lone field goal during that span. With the win, UTEP improves to .500 for the first time this season. Though they fell to the streaking Wildcats in the semifinal game, UTEP bounced back in the consolation round, holding off Auburn 83-76. The Miners are streaking at the right time, winners of four of their last five. Sophomore guard Michael Perez is finally filling the void left by Randy Culpepper, as he averaged over 17 points per game in the Diamond Head Classic.
Power Rankings
- Tulane (11-2): The Green Wave suffered its second loss of the season on Thursday night, but they take a lot of experience away from facing the top-ranked team in the country. Tulane is the best defensive team in conference, allowing only 55.1 points a night. In comparison, the league's worst defensive team, Memphis, allows 74.3 points per night. Kendall Timmons has found a long-term running partner in freshman Ricky Tarrant, who has blossomed into a star in the early part of this season.
- Southern Miss (10-2): It's hard to pick nits on a team that has won six in a row. Southern Miss has emerged as one of the best teams in conference because they play complete team basketball. Lacking a consistent top performer, the Golden Eagles have relied on several players to make plays. A lot of credit goes to the Golden Eagles seniors such as Darnell Dodson and Maurice Bolden, who each recorded a double-double in Thursday night's win over South Florida. Read the rest of this entry »


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wobble inherent in standard T-rings. Versions available with
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UFC (Universal Filter Changer) System.
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Vario Finder,
Multi-Purpose 10x60 Finder/Guider/Spotting scope. High optical
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V2500® Reaches New Operational Milestone TAM Reaps Benefits of V2500 Engine Reliability
The V2500 engine program reached a new operational milestone when two first-run V2527-A5 engines powering TAM's A320ceo aircraft remained on wing without a shop visit for nearly 20,000 cycles and 30,000 flight hours.
The engines - V12339 and V12341, rated at 27,000 pounds of thrust, are estimated to have each flown in excess of 9.5 million miles since installation. TAM Linhas Aereas took delivery of the engines in July 2006 and operated them for 7.5 years with no removals. The engines contain original OEM parts.
"These engines flew almost full life since new with only a few cycles remaining before their first shop visit," said Guilherme Guerra, Powerplant Engineering, TAM Linhas Aereas. "We have put key programs into practice, such as water washing and derate philosophies that are aligned with our condition monitoring concept in order to support such long time-on-wing targets. This milestone is a result of teamwork between engineering, the flight crew, technical support and maintenance teams and working in close collaboration with IAE."
"We take great pride in providing our customers with engines that are efficient and reliable," said Matthew Bromberg, president, Pratt & Whitney Aftermarket. "When you combine a great engine with an operator such as TAM that recognizes the value of engine condition monitoring and proactive maintenance, you achieve significant milestones."
July 2014 will mark the 15th anniversary of the first V2500 delivery to TAM aboard an A319ceo. Throughout its 15 years as a V2500 customer, TAM's maintenance practices have enabled it to realize the full potential of its V2500 engines intact with original OEM parts. TAM also set a milestone in August 2012 when they removed a 24K first-run engine (V12109) powering an A319ceo aircraft with 19,986 cycles before its first shop visit.
TAM Airlines operates more than 75 IAE-powered A320 series aircraft in its fleet, with nearly 200 V2500 engines in service or on backlog. The airline was established in 1976 and has grown to be a leader in the Brazilian aviation marketplace.
IAE is a multinational aero engine consortium whose shareholders are comprised of Pratt & Whitney (NYSE: UTX), Pratt & Whitney Aero Engines International GmbH, Japanese Aero Engines Corporation and MTU Aero Engines. To date, more than 6,000 V2500® engines have been delivered to close to 200 customers around the world.
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I've upgraded to VDSL2 and replaced my old modem with with ZyXEL. I bought the wifi-less ZyXEL specifically because I already have the Draytek and it's nicely configured for wifi and firewall duties and I figured bridging would be easy (lots of other people here seem to have done it). The Draytek has been bridged to in the past (including with my last preconfigured modem) and never had an issue.
But this time I just cannot manage it, and I have no idea what is wrong. I'm fairly certain I'm making a boneheaded error.
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Spain's second city Barcelona is a vibrant, avant-garde city famed for its gothic quarter, its art collections and its main tree-lined street, La Rambla. Tourists and Spaniards alike flock to Barcelona throughout the seasons, as there is always something going on in this cultural hub, and always plenty to see and to do.
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Top Chef All-Stars: epic battle to conclude season
We all knew this was going to be a heavyweight fight between Richard Blais and Mike Isabella on "Top Chef All-Stars." But I think these two guys exceeded their own expectations as well as those of the viewers and judges and also their fellow chef-testants. The episode began with Richard and Mike chilling in their hotel suite–and with host Padma Lakshmi telling the eliminated chef-testants that they would be making a small bite (they call it an amuse-bouche) which would determine who the two finalists would be having as sous chefs on their respective teams. Mike wound up with Jamie (ha!), Carla and Tiffani; while Richard had Spike, Angelo and Antonia. Nicely done for Richard.
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The pluses and minuses of USA Pro Challenge vs. Tour de France
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — It's Stage 3 of the weeklong USA Pro Challenge, and I'm seeing some advantages this race has over the Tour de France. So here are the pluses and minuses the Pro Challenge has with Le Tour.
1. The towns. What? Yes, towns. OK, take Paris out of the equation. I love Denver, but when it comes to architecture, the Eiffel Tower has a wee bit over the Wells Fargo Center. Still, the towns the Pro Challenge race through in Colorado are more scenic. Much of it is because Colorado mountain towns are more modern and richer than ancient villes in France. I'll take Aspen over Grenoble; Breckenridge over l'Alpe d'Huez. With the Yampa River meandering through this lovely town, Steamboat Springs has a ski pole up on any village I saw in the Pyrenees.
2. Weather. The hottest it has been this week has been low 80s and dry. At night it drops to about 60. It's absolutely flawless. Saturday's Loveland-Fort Collins stage is scheduled for 87 but I'm still recovering from the steambaths I've experienced in Provence.


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Detroit is at a political impasse that could lead to a financial collapse next month.
Now, one state legislator is saying Lansing should consider "all its options"—including possibly dissolving the city as a municipality.
The idea of dissolving Detroit—and effectively merging it with Wayne County—has popped up occasionally in some business and political circles recently.
But mid-Michigan senator Rick Jones is the first official to publicly discuss that as an option.
Jones says Detroit's local leaders just aren't dealing with the city's fiscal problems—and having the state's biggest city file for municipal bankruptcy would be "horrible."
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"We see personalization as a key driver for future growth," says Allen Broome, vice president of IP video engineering, Comcast. "Adobe Primetime opens doors to deliver personalized advertisements and content to audiences."
With Adobe Primetime, Comcast supports online video playback, including interactive TV on its XFINITY X1 Platform. Regardless of how they access programming, viewers get the same great features, including secondary audio options, closed captioning, and alternate camera angles.
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"After implementing Adobe Primetime, the iTunes app rating jumped from 2.5 to 4 stars," says Sree Kotay, chief software architect at Comcast. "We're also seeing increased app and video engagement, indicating that we're providing a stronger customer experience."
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Tellers are the faces of our company to many of our customers and non-customers alike. Tellers help customers meet their financial goals by handling routine financial transactions (deposits, withdrawals, advances, loan payments, merchant transactions, etc.) and giving a warm welcome to everyone who comes into the branch. Tellers inform customers of other products and services that meet their needs. At U.S. Bank, youll get the incentives, support and tools you need to meet your goals and build a meaningful career. We reward top performance and ethical team players. Tellers have flexible schedules that may include weekends (depending on branch location). Were looking for people who want more than just a job who want to make a difference in the communities where we live and work. Apply today and explore whats possible with a career at U.S. Bank. **Qualifications:** Basic Qualifications - High school diploma or equivalent - Minimum six months of experience in cash handling and customer service - Physical requirements: May be required to stand for extended periods of time and may be required to lift bags/boxes of coin weighing up to 50 pounds Preferred Skills/Experience - Effective interpersonal/customer service skills - Proficient computer navigation skills - Basic reading, writing and mathematical skills - Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with customers and coworkers - Bilingual language skills a plus **Job:** Branch Banking - Teller **Primary Location:** IL-IL-Marion **Shift:** 1st - Daytime **Average Hours Per Week:** 25 **Requisition ID:** 190023547 U.S. Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, among other factors.
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Oceanside's general fund budget for most city operations would jump from $116 million for this fiscal year to about $121 million next fiscal year under a tentative budget proposal from City Manager Peter Weiss.
Weiss is also projecting that when this fiscal year ends June 30, the city will have a surplus of about $300,000. But he cautioned that anticipated increases in pension and worker health insurance costs, along with some other expenses over which the city has little control, may result in shortfalls in future years.
"As compared to where we've been, we're healthy, we're getting better," Weiss said Monday. "We've come out of ICU and we're stable. But I also would say: Be cautious; any significant operational changes have the potential of putting us back in a critical state."
The budget growth is due in part to rising property tax and sales tax revenue, along with a one-time shot of money the city is getting back from the state after the dissolution of Oceanside's redevelopment agency
Weiss said he will formally present his general fund budget plan to the council for adoption June 5. The general fund covers most day-to-day functions except water, sewer and harbor operations, which have separate budgets.
Mayor Jim Wood said Monday that he hadn't had a chance to review Weiss' general fund budget plan in any detail, but that his general impression is that the city is doing well compared to the last few years, when it had to slash services and lay off workers to make ends meet.
"I'm comfortable with it," Wood said of the tentative budget.
Like Wood, Councilman Jack Feller said he hadn't looked at the manager's plan in any detail, but saw few surprises in giving it a cursory review.
Feller said he was happy to be finishing the year with money to spare.
"We knew going in that we were going to be pretty balanced this year," Feller said. He said he'll still be looking for ways to further trim spending.
Despite the slight surplus that Weiss projects for this fiscal year, he said the city could be back in the red ink in a year or so unless it keeps a close watch on spending.
In January, Weiss predicted that the city could have a $1 million deficit for the 2014-15 fiscal year, but he said it's too early to say for sure because city revenue for property taxes and sales taxes is rising and that could help offset some rising expenses.
Weiss said any money that the city has left at the end of this fiscal year should be banked to offset future expenses.
"We've significantly reduced our expenditures but I don't see the revenue picture in the next year or two is going to increase to the level where we're going to be able to add services back in," Weiss said.
City spending is gradually recovering from the depths of the recession, when the city eliminated 68 positions and adopted a series of austerity measures, cutting back on library hours, requiring city workers to pay a bigger share of their pension costs, closing a swimming pool and reducing the hours city recreation centers were open.
In June 2011, the City Council adopted a 2011-12 general fund budget of $112.4 million, which was amended during the year to $111.8 million because of declining revenue. The city finished the year spending $110.6 million.
In the 2010-11 fiscal year, revenue and spending balanced at $113.3 million after the council imposed a series of spending cuts.
In the 2009-10 fiscal year, revenue was $122.7 million with expenses of $123.5 million. The difference was covered by dipping into the city's reserve fund and tapping a franchise fee the city began collecting from Waste Management of North County for trash collection.


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Ballyliffin in County Donegal will host the Irish Open for the first time in 2018.
The announcement was made on Sunday before the final round of this year's tournament at Portstewart.
Next year's tournament will be held from July 5-8 - two weeks before the Open at Carnoustie.
Ballyliffin staged the Irish Senior Open in 2008 when Spain's Juan Quirós took the title by finishing one shot ahead of Des Smyth of Ireland.


text: Aliens is a 1986 American science-fiction action horror film written and directed by James Cameron, produced by his then-wife Gale Anne Hurd, and starring Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, William Hope, and Bill Paxton. It is the sequel to the 1979 film Alien and the second installment of the Alien franchise. The film follows Weaver's character Ellen Ripley as she returns to the planet where her crew encountered the hostile Alien creature, this time accompanied by a unit of space marines. Gordon Carroll, David Giler and Walter Hill of Brandywine Productions, who produced the first film and the later sequels, were executive producers of Aliens. ... more on Wikipedia


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Hollywood is in its usual hazy head space when it comes to the Academy Awards race.
The dilemma: Handicapping the players when so many of the potential front-runners have yet to show their game face.
Films such as Ben Affleck�s �Argo� and Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman�s �The Master� already are proven contenders through rapturous reactions from festival crowds or early theatrical audiences. A handful of summer releases have a shot at best-picture slots � but that depends on the movies still to come.
Late prospects include Steven Spielberg�s �Lincoln,� with Daniel Day-Lewis as the 16th president; �The King�s Speech� director Tom Hooper�s �Les Miserables,� the musical adaptation of Victor Hugo�s classic that features Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway; �The Hurt Locker� director Kathryn Bigelow�s �Zero Dark Thirty,� chronicling the hunt for Osama bin Laden; and �The Lord of the Rings� creator Peter Jackson�s �The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,� the first in his three-part �Rings� prelude.
Jackson�s three �Lord of the Rings� films earned best-picture nominations, and the finale won. �The Lord of the Rings� is a heavyweight drama of a fantasy compared to the more playful �Hobbit,� which could hurt the new trilogy�s chances among Oscar voters, who usually lean toward weightier stories.
But since �Lord of the Rings,� academy overseers expanded the best-picture category from five nominees to as many as 10 to bring in a broader range of films, including action blockbusters that often get overlooked for awards.
A big test plays out this season on that effort to make the Oscars more relevant to mainstream moviegoers. Academy bosses cited the best-picture snub of 2008�s critical and commercial sensation �The Dark Knight� as a key example for expanding the category.
With reviews nearly as ecstatic as its predecessor�s, the Batman finale �The Dark Knight Rises� may have a better shot depending on the number of nominees, which will range from five to 10 based on voting results among the nearly 6,000 members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Or the film may fall victim to the academy�s general distaste for fantastical tales. Comic-book adaptations have been money magnets for Hollywood, yet no superhero saga has managed a best-picture nomination so far.
�You don�t get into the business of making these kinds of films with any thought toward awards,� said Christopher Nolan, director of the current Batman franchise. �If that�s what�s of interest to you, then if you look at the odds, you�re far better off making a very different kind of film.�
The same may hold for this year�s biggest hit, the superhero mash-up �The Avengers,� which also earned terrific reviews but has little best-picture buzz among Hollywood odds-makers.
Even �Avengers� director Joss Whedon avoids thinking about awards possibilities.
�It would be a lovely thought, but I don�t go there in my mind,� said Whedon, who was floored when he shared a screenplay Oscar nomination for 1995�s �Toy Story.� �When we got nominated for �Toy Story,� it was like, �What are you talking about? Is this a prank?� Anything�s possible, but if you start to go down that road, you make yourself crazy.�
A late-summer threesome of film festivals � Venice, Toronto and Telluride � premiered many potential contenders for the Oscars, whose nominations come out Jan. 10, with the ceremony following on Feb. 24.
Among festival prospects: �The Master,� directed by Paul Thomas Anderson (�There Will Be Blood�), with Phoenix as a combustible World War II veteran who falls under the sway of a cult leader (Hoffman); �Argo,� with Affleck starring in and directing a thriller about the rescue of six Americans who evaded the takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehran in 1979; �Anna Karenina,� director Joe Wright�s fanciful adaptation of Leo Tolstoy�s tragic romance, starring Keira Knightley, Jude Law and Aaron Taylor-Johnson; and �Silver Linings Playbook,� from director David O. Russell (�The Fighter�), featuring Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Robert De Niro in a comic drama about two deeply troubled souls finding romance.
Earlier independent releases might creep into the best-picture race, among them the youthful dramas �Moonrise Kingdom� and �Beasts of the Southern Wild.� But that depends on the late-comers premiering over the next three months.
Along with �Lincoln,� �Les Miserables,� �Zero Dark Thirty� and �The Hobbit,� the lineup includes Robert Zemeckis� airline drama �Flight,� starring Denzel Washington; the Alfred Hitchcock tale �Hitchcock,� with Anthony Hopkins as the filmmaker, Helen Mirren as his wife and Scarlett Johansson as �Psycho� co-star Janet Leigh; Quentin Tarantino�s Civil War-era bounty-hunter saga �Django Unchained,� featuring Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio; and the shipwreck story �Life of Pi,� from director Ang Lee (�Brokeback Mountain�).
Contenders rarely talk about their prospects, but they do welcome the fun of the Oscars and the attention they bring to the films.
�I mean, you get to go in a tuxedo and stuff. Blah blah. And you know, if your mother�s around, you can take your mother or something,� said Bill Murray, a potential best-actor nominee as Franklin Roosevelt in �Hyde Park on the Hudson.� �But the cool thing is that people always say there�s Oscar buzz, but Oscar buzz only means people are talking about your movie. Which means more people go see your movie. That�s all I care about. I just want people to see it.�