text: CCC (Customs Co-operation Council) Customs Co-operation Council (now World Customs Organization). CEC (Commission of the European Communities) Generic: see also 140, 141, 142, 162. IATA (International Air Transport Association) The airline industry's international organisation. ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) International Chamber of Commerce. ISO (International Organization for Standardization) International Organization of Standardization. UN/ECE (United Nations - Economic Commission for Europe) United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. CEFIC (Conseil Europeen des Federations de l'Industrie Chimique) EDI project for chemical industry. EDIFICE Standardised electronic commerce forum for companies with interests in computing, electronics and telecommunications. GS1 GS1 (formerly EAN International), an organisation of GS1 Member Organisations, which manages the GS1 System ODETTE Organization for Data Exchange through Tele-Transmission in Europe (European automotive industry project). Lloyd's register of shipping A register of ocean going vessels maintained by Lloyd's of London. UIC (International union of railways) International Union of Railways. ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) International Civil Aviation Organization. ICS (International Chamber of Shipping) International Chamber of Shipping. RINET (Reinsurance and Insurance Network) Reinsurance and Insurance Network. US, D&B (Dun & Bradstreet Corporation) Identifies the Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, UnitedStates. S.W.I.F.T. Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications s.c. Conventions on SAD and transit (EC and EFTA) SAD = Single Administrative Document. FRRC (Federal Reserve Routing Code) Federal Reserve Routing Code. BIC (Bureau International des Containeurs) The container industry's international organisation responsible for the issuance of container-related codes. Assigned by transport company Codes assigned by a transport company. US, ISA (Information Systems Agreement) Codes assigned by the ISA for use by its members. FR, EDITRANSPORT French association developing EDI in transport logistics. AU, ROA (Railways of Australia) Maintains code lists which are accepted by Australian government railways. EDITEX (Europe) EDI group for the textile and clothing industry. NL, Foundation Uniform Transport Code Foundation Uniform Transport Code is the EDI organisation for shippers, carriers and other logistic service providers in the Netherlands. US, FDA (Food and Drug Administration) U.S. food and drug administration. EDITEUR (European book sector electronic data interchange group) Code identifying the pan European user group for the book industry as an organisation responsible for code values in the book industry. GB, FLEETNET Association of fleet vehicle hiring and leasing companies in the UK. GB, ABTA (Association of British Travel Agencies) ABTA, Association of British Travel Agencies. FI, Finish State Railway Finish State Railway. PL, Polish State Railway Polish State Railway. BG, Bulgaria State Railway Bulgaria State Railway. RO, Rumanian State Railway Rumanian State Railway. CZ, Tchechian State Railway Tchechian State Railway. HU, Hungarian State Railway Hungarian State Railway. GB, British Railways British Railways. ES, Spanish National Railway Spanish National Railway. SE, Swedish State Railway Swedish State Railway. NO, Norwegian State Railway Norwegian State Railway. DE, German Railway German Railway. AT, Austrian Federal Railways Austrian Federal Railways. LU, Luxembourg National Railway Company Luxembourg National Railway Company. IT, Italian State Railways Italian State Railways. NL, Netherlands Railways Netherlands Railways. CH, Swiss Federal Railways Swiss Federal Railways. DK, Danish State Railways Danish State Railways. FR, French National Railway Company French National Railway Company. BE, Belgian National Railway Company Belgian National Railway Company. PT, Portuguese Railways Portuguese Railways. SK, Slovakian State Railways Slovakian State Railways. IE, Irish Transport Company Irish Transport Company. FIATA (International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations) International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations. IMO (International Maritime Organisation) International Maritime Organisation. US, DOT (United States Department of Transportation) United States Department of Transportation. TW, Trade-van Trade-van is an EDI/VAN service centre for customs, transport, and insurance in national and international trade. TW, Chinese Taipei Customs Customs authorities of Chinese Taipei responsible for collecting import duties and preventing smuggling. EUROFER European steel organisation - EDI project for the European steel industry. DE, EDIBAU National body responsible for the German codification in the construction area. Assigned by national trade agency The code list is from a national agency. Association Europeenne des Constructeurs de Materiel Aerospatial (AECMA) A code to identify the Association Europeenne des Constructeurs de Materiel Aeropsatial (European Association of Aerospace Products Manufacturers) as anauthorizing agency for code lists. US, DIstilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) United States DIstilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS). North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) A code to identify the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as an authorizing agency for code lists. FR, EDIFRANCE French association responsible for coordination and promotion of EDI application in France. GS1 France Organisation responsible for the GS1 System in France. MY, Malaysian Customs and Excise Malaysia Royal Customs and Excise. MY, Malaysia Central Bank Malaysia Central Bank is a regulatory body set up by the government to charge with promoting economic monetary and credit condition favourable to commercial andindustrial activity. GS1 Italy Organisation responsible for the GS1 System in Italy. US, National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA) United States National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA). MY, Dagang.Net Malaysia, Dagang.Net is a national clearing house which provide EDI/VAN service for customs, transport, retailand financial and other industries in the national and international trade. US, FCC (Federal Communications Commission) A code representing the United States Federal Communication Commission (FCC). US, MARAD (Maritime Administration) A code representing the United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) under the Department ofTransportation (DOT). US, DSAA (Defense Security Assistance Agency) A code representing the United States Defense Security Assistance Agency (DSAA) under the Department of Defense (DOD). US, NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) A code representing the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). US, ODTC (Office of Defense Trade Controls) A code representing the United States Office of Defense Trade Controls (ODTC) under the Department of State. US, ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) A code representing the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Department of Treasury (ATF). US, BXA (Bureau of Export Administration) A code representing the United States Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) under the Department of Commerce (DOC) . US, FWS (Fish and Wildlife Service) A code depicting the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). US, OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) A code representing the United States Office of Foreign Assets Controls (OFAC). BRMA/RAA - LIMNET - RINET Joint Venture Joint venture between BRMA (Brokers & Reinsurance Markets Association) / RAA (Reinsurance Association of America) - LIMNET (London Insurance Market Network) - RINET (Reinsurance and Insurance Network). RU, (SFT) Society for Financial Telecommunications Russian company representing the users of the Global Financial Telecommunication Network (GFTN). NO, Enhetsregisteret ved Bronnoysundregisterne The co-ordinating register for companies and business units of companies at the Bronnoysund register centre. US, National Retail Federation The National Retail Federation is the trade association for the general merchandise retailing industry. In addition to providing support and education services, they also maintain and publish standard colour and size codes for the retail industry. DE, BRD (Gesetzgeber der Bundesrepublik Deutschland) German legislature. North America, Telecommunications Industry Forum Trade association representing telecommunications service providers, equipment manufacturers, suppliers to the industry and customers. Assigned by party originating the message Codes assigned by the party originating the message. Assigned by carrier Codes assigned by the carrier. Assigned by owner of operation Assigned by owner of operation (e.g. used inconstruction). Assigned by distributor Codes assigned by a distributor. Assigned by manufacturer Codes assigned by a manufacturer. Assigned by seller or seller's agent Codes assigned by a seller or seller's agent. Assigned by buyer or buyer's agent Codes assigned by a buyer or buyer's agent. AT, Austrian Customs Austrian customs organization. AT, Austrian PTT The Austrian organization responsible for assigning telephone (voice/data) + telex numbers, postcodes, and postal account numbers. AU, Australian Customs Service Australian Customs Service. CA, Revenue Canada, Customs and Excise Canada Customs and Revenue Agency. CH, Administration federale des contributions Indirect taxation (e.g. turn-over/sales taxes). CH, Direction generale des douanes Customs (incl. ISO alpha 2 country code). CH, Division des importations et exportations, OFAEE Import and export licences. CH, Entreprise des PTT Telephone (voice/data) + telex numbers, postcodes, postal account numbers. CH, Carbura Centrale suisse pour l'importation de carburants et combustibles liquides (Oil products). CH, Centrale suisse pour l'importation du charbon Coal. CH, Office fiduciaire des importateurs de denrees alimentaires Foodstuff. CH, Association suisse code des articles Swiss article numbering association. DK, Ministry of taxation, Central Customs and Tax Administration Danish Customs administration. FR, Direction generale des douanes et droits indirects French Customs. FR, INSEE Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques. FR, Banque de France Banque de France. GB, H.M. Customs & Excise United Kingdom H.M. Customs and Excise. IE, Revenue Commissioners, Customs AEP project Ireland Revenue Commissioners Customs Automated Entry Processing project. US, U.S. Customs Service United States Customs Service. US, U.S. Census Bureau The Bureau of the Census of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce. GS1 US Organisation responsible for the GS1 System in the USA. US, ABA (American Bankers Association) United States American Bankers Association. US, ANSI ASC X12 American National Standards Institute ASC X12. AT, Geldausgabeautomaten-Service Gesellschaft m.b.H. Austrian Geldausgabeautomaten-Service Gesellschaft m.b.H. SE, Svenska Bankfoereningen Swedish bankers association. IT, Associazione Bancaria Italiana Italian Associazione Bancaria Italiana. IT, Socieata' Interbancaria per l'Automazione Italian Socieata' Interbancaria per l'Automazione. CH, Telekurs AG Swiss Telekurs AG. CH, Swiss Securities Clearing Corporation Swiss Securities Clearing Corporation. NO, Norwegian Interbank Research Organization Norwegian Interbank Research Organization. NO, Norwegian Bankers' Association Norwegian Bankers' Association. FI, The Finnish Bankers' Association Finnish Bankers' Association. US, NCCMA (Account Analysis Codes) The United States organization responsible for issuing account analysis codes. DE, ARE (AbRechnungs Einheit) A German code for subsidiary unit number. BE, Belgian Bankers' Association Belgian Bankers' Association. BE, Belgian Ministry of Finance VAT numbers. DK, Danish Bankers Association Code identifying the organisation responsible for the issuance of bank related codes in Denmark. DE, German Bankers Association German Bankers' Association. GB, BACS Limited An organization that operates the United Kingdom's electronic fund transfer service on behalf of the major Banks and Building Societies. GB, Association for Payment Clearing Services British Association for Payment Clearing Services. GB, APACS (Association of payment clearing services) The association which manages the United Kingdom payment clearing system, and among other thing manages the UK bank sort code numbering system. GB, The Clearing House British financial transaction clearing house. GS1 UK Organisation responsible for the GS1 System in the United Kingdom. AT, Verband oesterreichischer Banken und Bankiers Austrian bankers association. FR, CFONB (Comite francais d'organ. et de normalisation bancaires) National body responsible for the French codification in banking activity. Universal Postal Union (UPU) The Universal Postal Union (UPU) is an international organization that coordinates postal policies between member nations, and hence the world-wide postal system. CEC (Commission of the European Communities), DG/XXI-01 Responsible for computerization within Customs area. CEC (Commission of the European Communities), DG/XXI-B-1 International Commission of the European Communities. CEC (Commission of the European Communities), DG/XXXIV Statistical Office of the European Communities: e.g.Geonomenclature. NZ, New Zealand Customs New Zealand Customs. NL, Netherlands Customs Netherlands Customs. SE, Swedish Customs Swedish Customs. DE, German Customs German Customs. BE, Belgian Customs Belgian Customs. ES, Spanish Customs Spanish Customs. IL, Israel Customs Israeli Customs. HK, Hong Kong Customs Hong Kong Customs. JP, Japan Customs Japan Customs. SA, Saudi Arabia Customs Saudi Arabia Customs. IT, Italian Customs Italian Customs. GR, Greek Customs Greek Customs. PT, Portuguese Customs Portuguese Customs. LU, Luxembourg Customs Luxembourg Customs. NO, Norwegian Customs Norwegian Customs. FI, Finnish Customs Finnish Customs. IS, Iceland Customs Iceland Customs. LI, Liechtenstein authority Identification of relevant responsible agency for e.g. banking/financial matters still pending. For e.g. Customs, currency, post/telephone: see relevant CH entry. UNCTAD (United Nations - Conference on Trade And Development) United Nations - Conference on Trade And Development. CEC (Commission of the European Communities), DG/XIII-D-5 Responsible for TEDIS - incl. CEBIS -, INSIS and CADDIA projects. US, FMC (Federal Maritime Commission) United States Federal Maritime Commission. US, DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) United States Drug Enforcement Agency. US, DCI (Distribution Codes, INC.) United States Distribution Codes, Inc. organization. US, National Motor Freight Classification Association The organisation in the USA which is responsible for code maintenance in the trucking industry. US, AIAG (Automotive Industry Action Group) United States Automotive Industry Action Group. US, FIPS (Federal Information Publishing Standard) A code issued by the United States National Institute for Science and Technology (NIST) to identify a Federal Information Publishing Standard. CA, SCC (Standards Council of Canada) Standards Council of Canada. CA, CPA (Canadian Payment Association) Canadian Payment Association. NL, Interpay Girale Services Interpay Girale Services. NL, Interpay Debit Card Services Interpay Debit Card Services. NO, NORPRO Norwegian electronic data interchange standards organization. DE, DIN (Deutsches Institut fuer Normung) German standardization institute. FCI (Factors Chain International) Factors Chain International. BR, Banco Central do Brazil Brazilian central bank. AU, LIFA (Life Insurance Federation of Australia) Life Insurance Federation of Australia. AU, SAA (Standards Association of Australia) Standards Association of Australia. US, Air transport association of America U.S. -based trade association representing the major North American scheduled airlines. DE, BIA (Berufsgenossenschaftliches Institut fuer Arbeitssicherheit) German institute of the workmen's compensation board. Edibuild EDI organization for companies in the construction industry. US, Standard Carrier Alpha Code (Motor) Organisation maintaining the SCAC lists and transportation operating in North America. US, American Petroleum Institute US-based trade association representing oil and natural gas producers, shippers, refineries, marketers, and major suppliers to the industry. AU, ACOS (Australian Chamber of Shipping) The national organisation for the maritime industry inAustralia. DE, BDI (Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V.) German industry association. US, GSA (General Services Administration) The US General Services Administration. US, DLMSO (Defense Logistics Management Standards Office) The Defense Logistics Management Standards Office. US, NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) The US National Institute of Standards and Technology. US, DoD (Department of Defense) The US Department of Defense. US, VA (Department of Veterans Affairs) The Department of Veterans Affairs. IAPSO (United Nations Inter-Agency Procurement Services Office) United Nations organization responsible for maintaining the United Nations Common Coding System (UNCCS) which isused extensively by UN agencies in procurement and statistical analysis. Shipper's association Code assigned by a shipper's association. EU, European Telecommunications Informatics Services (ETIS) European Telecommunications Informatics Services is anon-profit cooperative organisation owned by European public network operators, working in the field of information technology. AU, AQIS (Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service) Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service. CO, DIAN (Direccion de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales) The Colombian customs organization. US, COPAS (Council of Petroleum Accounting Society) Organization supplying codes of oil field equipment and tubular goods used by joint operators in the petroleum industry. US, DISA (Data Interchange Standards Association) The organization maintaining code lists under the administration of the data interchange standards association. CO, Superintendencia Bancaria De Colombia The organization which assigns identification numbers to financial institutions conducting business in Colombia. FR, Direction de la Comptabilite Publique The French public accounting office. GS1 Netherlands Organisation responsible for the GS1 System in The Netherlands. US, WSSA(Wine and Spirits Shippers Association) United States based Wine and Spirits Shippers association. PT, Banco de Portugal Portuguese Central Bank. FR, GALIA (Groupement pour l'Amelioration des Liaisons dans l'Industrie Automobile) The national organisation representing France in ODETTE (Organisation for Data Exchanges through Tele-Transmission in Europe). DE, VDA (Verband der Automobilindustrie E.V.) The national organisation representing Germany in ODETTE (Organisation for Data Exchange through Tele-Transmission in Europe). IT, ODETTE Italy The national organisation representing Italy in ODETTE (Organisation for Data Exchange through Tele-Transmission in Europe). NL, ODETTE Netherlands The national organisation representing Netherlands in ODETTE (Organisation for Data Exchange through Tele-Transmission in Europe). ES, ODETTE Spain The national organisation representing Spain in ODETTE (Organisation for Data Exchange through Tele-Transmission in Europe). SE, ODETTE Sweden The national organisation representing Scandinavian countries in ODETTE (Organisation for Data Exchange through Tele-Transmission in Europe). GB, ODETTE United Kingdom The national organisation representing UK in ODETTE (Organisation for Data Exchange through Tele-Transmission in Europe). EU, EDI for financial, informational, cost, accounting, auditing and social areas (EDIFICAS) - Europe European association dealing with accounting andauditing. FR, EDI for financial, informational, cost, accounting, auditing and social areas (EDIFICAS) - France French association dealing with accounting and auditing. DE, Deutsch Telekom AG German telecommunication services agency. JP, NACCS Center (Nippon Automated Cargo Clearance System Operations Organization) NACCS (Nippon Automated Cargo Clearance System Operation Organization) Center is the operations organization of the automated cargo clearance system in Japan. US, AISI (American Iron and Steel Institute) American iron and steel institute. AU, APCA (Australian Payments Clearing Association) Australian association responsible for the management of payment clearing. US, Department of Labor To identify the United States department of labour. US, N.A.I.C. (National Association of Insurance Commissioners) To identify the United States, National Association of Insurance Commissioners. GB, The Association of British Insurers An association that administers code lists on behalf of the UK insurance community. FR, d'ArvA Value added network administering insurance code lists on behalf of the French insurance community. FI, Finnish tax board Finnish tax board. FR, CNAMTS (Caisse Nationale de l'Assurance Maladie des Travailleurs Salaries) The French public institution funding health-care for salaried workers. DK, Danish National Board of Health The national authority responsible for the supervision of health activities in Denmark. DK, Danish Ministry of Home Affairs The ministry responsible for all interior affairs concerning the Danish people. US, Aluminum Association Organization that assigns identification numbers for the aluminum industry. US, CIDX (Chemical Industry Data Exchange) Organization that assigns identification numbers for the chemical Industry. US, Carbide Manufacturers Organization that assigns identification numbers for the iron and carbide manufacturing industry. US, NWDA (National Wholesale Druggist Association) Organization that assigns identification numbers for the wholesale drug industry. US, EIA (Electronic Industry Association) Organization that assigns identification numbers for the electronic industry. US, American Paper Institute Organization that assigns identification numbers for the American paper industry. US, VICS (Voluntary Inter-Industry Commerce Standards) Organization that assigns identification numbers for the retail industry. Copper and Brass Fabricators Council Organization that assigns identification numbers for the copper and brass fabricators industry. GB, Inland Revenue Code identifying the government department responsible for assessing and collecting revenue consisting of taxes and inland duties in Great Britain. US, OMB (Office of Management and Budget) Codes are assigned by the United States Office of Management and Budget. DE, Siemens AG Siemens AG, Germany. AU, Tradegate (Electronic Commerce Australia) Australian industry body coordinating codes for use inlocal and international commerce and trade. US, United States Postal Service (USPS) Code specifying the official postal service of the United States. US, United States health industry Code assigned by the United States health industry. US, TDCC (Transportation Data Coordinating Committee) United States Transportation Data Coordinating Committee. US, HL7 (Health Level 7) United States, electronic data interchange standards-making organization, Health Level 7. US, CHIPS (Clearing House Interbank Payment Systems) United States financial clearing house. PT, SIBS (Sociedade Interbancaria de Servicos) Portuguese automated clearing house. US, Department of Health and Human Services United States Department of Health and Human Services. GS1 Denmark Organisation responsible for the GS1 System in Denmark. GS1 Germany Organisation responsible for the GS1 System in Germany. US, HBICC (Health Industry Business Communication Council) Code identifying the United States HIBCC (Health Industry Business Communication Council). US, ASTM (American Society of Testing and Materials) A not-for-profit organization that provides a forum forproducers, users, ultimate consumers, and those having ageneral interest (representatives of government andacademia) to meet on common ground and write standards for materials, products, systems, and services. IP (Institute of Petroleum) An independent European centre for the advancement and dissemination of technical, economic and professional knowledge relating to the international oil and gas industry. US, UOP (Universal Oil Products) An United States based organization that provides products, services and technology primarily in the areas of petroleum refining, olefins, aromatics, and gas processing. AU, HIC (Health Insurance Commission) Australian agency responsible for administering the Health Insurance Act. AU, AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) Australian statutory authority responsible for the national collection of health related statistics and health related data definitions. AU, NCCH (National Centre for Classification in Health) Australian national authority responsible for healthcare classifications. AU, DOH (Australian Department of Health) Australian government department responsible for administration of health policy. AU, ADA (Australian Dental Association) Industry association responsible for the classification of dental services in Australia. US, AAR (Association of American Railroads) The official United States organization of the railroads in North America. ECCMA (Electronic Commerce Code Management Association) The Electronic Commerce Code Management Association, a not for profit membership organization, which manages codes used in electronic commerce. JP, Japanese Ministry of Transport Japanese Ministry of Transport. JP, Japanese Maritime Safety Agency Japanese Maritime Safety Agency. Ediel Nordic forum A code to identify Ediel Nordic forum, which is anorganization standardizing the use of EDI between the participants in the Nordic power market. EEG7, European Expert Group 7 (Insurance) European Expert Group 7 for Insurance. DE, GDV (Gesamtverband der Deutschen Versicherungswirtschaft e.V.) Gesamtverband der Deutschen Versicherungswirtschaft e.V. (German Insurance Association). CA, CSIO (Centre for Study of Insurance Operations) The Centre for Study of Insurance Operations (CSIO) in Canada. FR, AGF (Assurances Generales de France) Code lists are administered by Assurances Generales de France (AGF). SE, Central bank Swedish central bank. US, DoA (Department of Agriculture) Department of Agriculture, United States federal agency. RU, Central Bank of Russia Central bank of Russia. FR, DGI (Direction Generale des Impots) French taxation authority. GRE (Reference Group of Experts) An international association that administers code listson behalf of business credit information users and providers. Concord EDI group An organisation of international transport equipment leasing companies and transport equipment repair providers responsible for promoting the use of EDI standards and standard business terms. InterContainer InterFrigo European railway associated organisation involved in the transport of containers by rail. Joint Automotive Industry agency The Joint Automotive Industry (JAI) agency is in chargeof code lists that are common to automotive industry groups. CH, SCC (Swiss Chambers of Commerce) Swiss Chambers of Commerce. ITIGG (International Transport Implementation Guidelines Group) ITIGG is the UN/EDIFACT transport message development group's organisation responsible for the issuance ofglobally harmonised transport-related codes. ES, Banco de España The Spanish central bank. Assigned by Port Community Codes assigned by the Port Community. BIGNet (Business Information Group Network) Identifies the Business Information Group Network, an international trade alliance that administers code listson behalf of business information users and providers. Eurogate An international trade alliance that administers codelists on behalf of business information users andproviders. NL, Graydon Identifies the Graydon Corporation in the Netherlands. FR, Euler A company in France responsible for assigning codes in the credit insurance industry. GS1 Belgium and Luxembourg Organisation responsible for the GS1 System in Belgium and Luxembourg. DE, Creditreform International e.V. Identifies the Creditreform International e.V. inGermany (e.V.: eingetragener Verein). DE, Hermes Kreditversicherungs AG Identifies the Hermes Kreditversicherungs AG in Germany (AG: Aktiengesellschaft). TW, Taiwanese Bankers' Association Code identifying the organization responsible for the issuance of bank related codes in Taiwan. ES, Asociación Española de Banca Code identifying the organization responsible for the issuance of bank related codes in Spain. SE, TCO (Tjänstemännes Central Organisation) The Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees. DE, FORTRAS (Forschungs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft für Transportwesen GMBH) German research and development institute for transportmatters. OSJD (Organizacija Sotrudnichestva Zeleznih Dorog) Code identifying OSJD, Organisation for Co-operation of Railways. JP,JIPDEC/ECPC (Japan Information Processing Development Center / Electronic Commerce Promotion Center) JIPDEC/ECPC is a nonprofit foundation for promoting electronic commerce, and is the registration agency ofthe standard company code in Japan. JP, JAMA Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. JP, JAPIA Japan Auto Parts Industries Association. FI, TIEKE The Information Technology Development Centre of Finland The national organization representing Finland inelectronic data interchange for trade and industry. DE, VDEW (Verband der Elektrizitatswirtschaft) The German Electricity Association (VDEW) is the trade association of the electricity supply industry in theFederal Republic of Germany. GS1 Austria Organisation responsible for the GS1 System in Austria. AU, Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration Austrialian administration responsible for the regulation of the rapeutic goods in Australia. ITU (International Telecommunication Union) International Telecommunication Union. IT, Ufficio IVA Ufficio responsabile gestione partite IVA is the ItalianInstitute issuing VAT registration numbers. GS1 Spain Organisation responsible for the GS1 System in Spain. BE, Seagha Organisation responsible for assigning maritime related identification numbers in Belgian ports. SE, Swedish International Freight Association Swedish International Freight Association (SIFA). DE, BauDatenbank GmbH The organisation responsible for issuing and maintaining commodity codes for use in the German constructionindustry. DE, Bundesverband des Deutschen Textileinzelhandels e.V. The organisation responsible for issuing and maintaining commodity codes for use in the German textile industry. GB, Trade Service Information Ltd (TSI) A United Kingdom authority responsible for the allocation of identification codes to products in thebuilding sector. DE, Bundesverband Deutscher Heimwerker-, Bau- und Gartenfachmaerkte e.V. The organisation responsible for issuing and maintaining commodity codes for use in German stores for do-it-yourself, construction and garden articles. ETSO (European Transmission System Operator) The European organisation representing the electricalindustry transmission system operators. SMDG (Ship-planning Message Design Group) User Group for Shipping Lines and Container Terminals. JP, Ministry of Justice Japanese Ministry of Justice. DE, FORTRAS (Forschungs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft fur Transportwesen mbH) Research and development institute for transportmatters. JP, JASTPRO (Japan Association for Simplification of International Trade Procedures) JASTPRO is a nonprofit organization for simplifying international trade procedures and is the responsible agency for the registration of the "Japan Exporters and Importers Standard Code". DE, SAP AG (Systeme, Anwendungen und Produkte) Systeme, Anwendungen und Produkte (German software company). JP, TDB (Teikoku Databank, Ltd.) TDB (Teikoku Databank, Ltd.) conducts corporate credit research and maintains company codes based on research activities for supporting business transactions in Japan. FR, AGRO EDI EUROPE French association developing EDI in the agricultural and food processing sectors. FR, Groupement National Interprofessionnel des Semences et Plants French organization of seed and plant professionals responsible for assigning codes in the botanical seed sectors. OAGi (Open Applications Group, Incorporated) Open Applications Group, Incorporated. US, STAR (Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail) Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail. GS1 Finland Organisation responsible for the GS1 system in Finland. GS1 Brazil Organisation responsible for the GS1 system in Brazil. IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force. FR, GTF Group of Terrestrial Freight Forwarders. DK, Danish National IT and Telcom Agency (ITA) Code specifying the Danish National IT and Telcom Agency as codelist responsible Agency. EASEE-Gas (European Association for the Streamlining of Energy Exchange for gas) The European organization whose working group Edig@s is responsible for the management of gas related codes and messages. Mutually defined A code assigned within a code list to be used on an interim basis and as defined among trading partners until a precise code can be assigned to the code list.


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Our friend Mark Craighead at Crossbreed Holsters has passed away.
You guys might not have known Mark, but he was a great guy and a champion of the second amendment. He invented the Supertuck holster, which many other companies in the Industry quickly aped due to it's superior design.
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John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK Job Opportunities in Bioinformatics Two three-year bioinformatics positions are available to develop the ISPMB-Plant Gene Registry's database. This is an international programme supported by the European Community and the world's major databases to regularise the gene names in all photosynthetic organisms for the benefit of the scientific community. A prototype database can be accessed over the Internet (http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/mendel/). A Research Scientist is required to develop and manage the database. The responsibilities of the position would involve programming, curation of the database, data processing and developing links to other databases. An honours degree in one of the Biological Sciences, Mathematics or Computing with at least a further 3 year's work/research experience is required. Experience of UNIX programming using C and PERL would be advantageous and familiarity with plant systems would be desirable but not essential. A Reseach Assistant is required to manage data acquisition and processing. Familiarity with plant systems and an interest in computer applications and databases -- e.g., AceDb -- would be advantageous. An honours degree in one of the Biological Sciences, Mathematics or Computing is required. For further information please contact: David Lonsdale Department of Molecular Genetics John Innes Centre Colney Lane Norwich NR4 7LA, UK Fax: 44 1603 505725 Tel: 44 1603 452571 x2529 E-mail: CPGN at bbsrc.ac.uk


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The make "The Green Hornet" funny, Seth Rogen started by taking the superhero seriously – for a moment.
The comic actor and screenwriter tells PopcornBiz that before he could figure out how to mine laughs out of the crimefighter and his partner Kato, he and writing partner Evan Goldberg took a long look at the character's nearly eight-decade history – which fortunately wasn't that deep.
"There were a few benchmark, iconic things that people knew about 'The Green Hornet': Kato, the car, the gas gun – but that's pretty much it," says Rogen.
A longtime comic book buff, Rogen was excited by the fact that there really wasn't any dense comic book mythology for nitpicky fanboys to cling to. While the Green Hornet's lingered in the public consciousness thanks to the original 1930s radio series, some 1940s cliffhanger serials, the single-season but still fondly recalled 1960s TV series – any comic book appearances were merely tie-ins to the showbiz center.
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"We went back to the radio show and the serials that were in movie theaters and the TV show, and we really tried to include ideas from all these things," says Rogen, who admits borrowing a big plot point from the TV series but struggled finding inspiration in the now-antiquated radio broadcasts.
"We tried to listen to almost all the radio serials," he says. "They're a little outdated – I guess back then just hearing footsteps for 30 seconds straight was really suspenseful and interesting, and the creaking of a door opening was real cinema at that time, but it's a little hard to sit through hours of it at this point for me. But I'm very stupid."
No matter: a literal adaptation held no interest for Rogen. "You almost feel like anyone could pick up the first few editions of a comic book and say, 'I want to shoot this,' and then six months later you have the origin story of most superheroes," he says. "That really didn't interest us in any way."
"We really wanted to be able to inject our own sensibilities into it, and our own sense of humor," Rogen explains. "We wanted to subvert notions that you would find in a lot of early origin stories of comic book characters. We wanted to dance on the line between being a comic book movie and commenting on a comic book movie."


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This week's, 'A Quick Nine,' feature is about as straight-forward as it gets around here, folks. The PGA Tour is at TPC Scottsdale this week for the Waste Management Open, which is home to one of the most exhilarating holes in all of golf -- the par-3 16th.
Completely enclosed by stands and rowdy fans, the 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale -- during Waste Management Open week -- is truly one of a kind.
Players are cheered and jeered throughout the week depending on the result of their tee shot, or the putts they hit on the green.
To add to the rowdiness and overall experience, we wondered: If you were playing in the Waste Management Open and could have your own intro song as you stepped to the 16th tee, which song would it be?
Here are the best answers we received.
9. Hit Me with Your Best Shot by Pat Benatar. In theory, I get the reason why one of our Facebook friends would propose this song. It can easily be applied to golf simple because of its name. However, if this thing were blaring through speakers with that crowd on No. 16... Well, let's just say you'd better hit your best shot!
Facebook fan quote:
"Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar." -- Wayne Ware
8. Wild Thing by The Troggs. This one is absolutely a keeper.
Facebook fan quote:
"Wild Thing!" -- Rusty Nail
7. Notre Dame Victory March by the Notre Dame Marching Band. Maybe they should think about playing this one after a player makes birdie or better.
Facebook fan quote:
"The greatest fight song of all played by America's first and best university band -- THE NOTRE DAME fight song." -- Mary Stuber Mattingly
6. Oh, Oh, Oh by the Golf Boys. If you think for one minute that Ben Crane, Bubba Watson and Rickie Fowler (Hunter Mahan is playing in Qatar this week) won't be hearing this one every time they step to the 16th tee this week, you're out of your mind!
Facebook fan quotes:
"'Oh, Oh, Oh,' by the Golf Boys." -- Trent Groves
"'Oh, Oh, Oh,' all the way!" -- Ryann Farris
5. Sandstorm by Darude. While we'll admit we're not the biggest techno fans around these parts, this is without question one of the greatest, sports, pump-you-up songs of all time.
Facebook fan quotes:
"Sandstorm!" -- Tommy Madden
"Definitely Sandstorm! With waving towels." -- Doug Hart
4. Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N' Roses. A fitting number considering the atmosphere out there.
Facebook fan quotes:
"Welcome to the Jungle." -- Daniel Sandoval
"Welcome to the Jungle." -- Brian Sullivan
3. Shippin' up to Boston by the Dropkick Murphys. Ahhh... Being a New England guy, that's more my style. Although, it does make me remember how disappointing it is that Jonathan Papelbon won't be making his way to the mound from the bullpen for the Sox to this one anymore.
Facebook fan quotes:
"I'm Shipping Up to Boston - Dropkick Murphys. Massachusetts And Irish pride!" -- Chad Sully
"Drop Kick Murphys - Shipping up to Boston." -- Randy Dean
2. Enter Sandman by Metallica. Being a huge Red Sox fan, I'm not a huge fan of this song. After all, it's Yankee closer Mariano Rivera's entrance music from the bullpen.
Facebook fan quotes:
"Enter Sandman by Metallica!" -- Thom Clark
"Enter Sandman." -- Sherri Bradley
1. Eye of the Tiger by Survivor. If this song doesn't pump you up, there's something wrong with you. Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!
Facebook fan quotes:
"Eye of the Tiger." -- Christopher Gotherman
"Eye of the Tiger." -- Danny Crank
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Interesting stats:
- Total alcohol import: Rs 4 billion
- Domestic production by importing raw materials: Rs 11.70 billion
- Export of Khukuri beer to 13 countries
Here is a news story related to this in Karobar Economic Daily. Now compare this with total garment export—one of Nepal's top export items— of Rs 4.08 billion in 2010/11. [Btw, I checked in official data sources for beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS Chapter 22) imports and it was Rs 2.024 billion in 2010/11. Exports was close to Rs 1.023 billion. Anyway, though the figures given by Nepal Alcohol Production Association and as reported in the media might be a bit inflated, the fact is that the market for alcohol is increasing.]
There is a huge market for alcohol and the demand is increasing each year due to rise in household income, thanks to high remittance inflows. There are instances where most of the remitted money in some districts is spent on imported, high premium liquor. To bridge growing demand-domestic production gap, imports are surging. Since this also increases custom duties, the MoF is disinclined to take any corrective measures on this front (like promoting domestic firms to produce premium liquor). In fact a major portion of revenue growth is coming from duties on imports, which is rising each year.
Why not let domestic producers produce liquor by importing raw materials from abroad if consumer demand for liquor is going to grow unabated? Morality aside (for which government needs to regulate the market strictly), this would add some value to production domestically and increase job opportunities. While the investors need more fiscal incentives, the government needs more revenues from the industry. How can we create an equilibrium between these two forces?
Anyway, are we thinking right when we talk about increasing domestic revenue? How long can the MoF rely on revenue growth on the back of rising imports? This is not a sustainable approach. In fact, it's a destructive approach—you increase imports and consumption, add little to domestic productive capacities, drain remittances on imports that could be produced domestically if given the right policies and regulatory mechanism, foster lackluster behavior and complacency right from households to bureaucracy, add little to economic growth by promoting services and trading activities in place of industrial activities, …. Where is this loop leading us to?


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Most of the time, ride on mowers are quite expensive when compared to the traditional ones. If you really want to save some bucks while buying such garden tool for your use, then you better be on a watch out for the ride on mower sales. If you want something sleek and functional than garden tractor, then these mowers are just best. Continue reading


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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State Football coach Bill O'Brien announced today that Anthony Midget has been named the Nittany Lions' safeties coach.
O'Brien also announced that John Butler, who was promoted to defensive coordinator in January, will continue to coach the Nittany Lion cornerbacks.
"Anthony will be a great addition to our staff," O'Brien stated. "He is an experienced and passionate defensive coach and recruiter. We welcome Anthony to our team and look forward to his contributions to the program."
"It's an honor to be a part of the Penn State family and this great University," Midget said. "I am thankful to Coach O'Brien for the opportunity to come to Penn State and am excited to get to know the players and get ready for spring practice."
From Clewiston, Fla., Midget was a member of the Georgia State University coaching staff since 2008, rising to defensive coordinator during the 2012 season. He joined the collegiate coaching ranks as a graduate assistant at Virginia Tech, his alma mater, helping the Hokies win the 2007 ACC Championship. Midget then was hired by Coach Bill Curry as secondary coach and special teams coordinator to help Georgia State launch its program, starting play in 2010.
A cornerback at Virginia Tech, Midget was a four-year letterman and three-year starter under Coach Frank Beamer. He helped the Hokies to four consecutive bowl berths, capped by an appearance in the 1999 BCS title game. Midget was a Sporting News third-team All-American and a first-team All-Big East honoree in 1999. The Dean's List student graduated from Virginia Tech in 1999 and was selected to the Big East All-Academic Team.
The Atlanta Falcons selected Midget in the fifth round of the 2000 National Football League Draft. He also was a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Midget coached four years at Lake Worth (Fla.) High School, rising to assistant head coach, before returning to Virginia Tech in 2007.
In his first season as the Nittany Lions' head coach, O'Brien was selected the Bear Bryant, Maxwell Football Club and ESPN Coach of the Year and the Big Ten-Dave McClain Coach of the Year. The Nittany Lions won eight of their final 10 games, beating eventual Big Ten champion Wisconsin, 24-21, in overtime, on Senior Day to finish 8-4 overall and 6-2 in the Big Ten. O'Brien's eight wins were the most by a first-year Penn State coach in the 126 years of the program.
Penn State returns 16 starters and 38 letterwinners for the 2013 season. The Nittany Lions will begin spring drills March 18, with the 15 practices culminating in the Blue-White game, the highlight of the spring sports season. Blue-White Weekend is April 19-21, with the game on the Saturday, April 20 in Beaver Stadium
Season tickets are available for the 2013 campaign. The Nittany Lions will host three teams that finished in the 2012 BCS Top 25: Michigan (Oct. 12-Homecoming), Nebraska (Nov. 23) and Kent State (Sept. 21). Purdue, Illinois, UCF and Eastern Michigan also will visit Beaver Stadium this fall. Penn State opens the season Aug. 31 vs. Syracuse at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
For information on joining the Nittany Lion Club and purchasing season tickets, as well as club seating in Beaver Stadium, fans can visit www.GoPSUsports.com or call 1-800-NITTANY weekdays from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
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I was trying madsonic (premium) to compare it over subsonic, and for now I like all the addons it has Thanks!
But I have one issue, my music is on a nfs share, and both subsonic and madsonic have access to it, but when scanning (excluding the first time, obviously), subsonic goes at 1000 songs per second, and madsonic at 300 songs per second.
I have near 1.5TB so it takes a loooong time to finish the scan.
There are no errors in the logs, any idea?
Thanks a lot!
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Man arrested in Keene State College armed robbery
Police: Man pulls gun on group of students
A 22-year-old Keene man was arrested and charged in connection with an armed robbery Saturday morning on the Keene State College campus.
Keene police arrested Justin Robinson, of 9 Wetmore St., and charged him with armed robbery and reckless conduct as a result of an incident in the early morning hours of Saturday.
Robinson was held without bail and taken to the Cheshire County House of Correction. He is scheduled to appear on Monday in Eighth Circuit Court of Keene.
Police said Keene State College was placed in lockdown after a man pulled a gun twice.
Investigators said a man first pulled a gun at about 1 a.m. during a fight inside a home at 85 Winchester St. He was not wearing a shirt and fled onto the college campus.
A couple of minutes later, police said he approached a group of students between the campus center and dining hall, pulled the gun again and ordered one of the students to give him his sweatshirt. After putting the sweatshirt on, the suspect ran off. Police immediately sent out emergency alerts via text message and email and placed the campus on lockdown while officers and dogs searched for the suspect.
No one was hurt in either incident, and the lockdown was lifted at about 5:30 p.m.


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If Friday was about jorts and flower crowns and Saturday was about sandstorms and solid "lesser" acts, then Sunday was about Coachella babies and big performers who totally brought it.
Arcade Fire played to their 80,000 lost souls with a world of possibilities ahead of them, introducing one of their tour de forces, "There's a lot of kind of like fake VIP room bullshit happening at this festival and I just want to say that sometimes people dream of getting in places like that and it super sucks in there so don't worry about it. This song's called 'The Suburbs'…"
Debbie Harry and Regina Chassagne sang "Heart of Glass" then Harry stood there looking shell-shocked and awkward during Chassagne's "Sprawl II."
There is an obvious predecessor to Pharrell's (stupid) Vivienne Westwood hat — you know, the hat that contained all his friends that showed up to bounce around the stage with him on Saturday: Nelly, Diddy, Busta, Snoop, Gwen, et al. Beck's hat is senior.
Much to the glee of the crowd, Beck took us on a mind-journey in his Hyundai during "Debra," giving shout-outs to SoCal cities along the way. Tongue-in-cheek, sure, but the masses loved it as they "stepped inside the passenger door." He played, along with his son Cosimo on tambourine, until the Golden Voice clock-watchers turned out the power.
AlunaGeorge gave a great performance, despite an outfit that included comfortable/restaurant worker-appropriate shoes. Shape-Ups? Troubling opening with an overwhelming bass line (she opened with "Attracting Flies") but she adjusted very well.
DARKSIDE: Probably the best performance of the weekend. Nicolas Jaar (who played a solo DJ set on Friday in the Yuma tent) and Dave Harrington consecutively constructed and destroyed throughout their set. Plus Nicolas Jaar is dreamy.
Despite Neutral Milk Hotel's lo-fi output, devoted fans worshipped every spangle-jangled second. Sing-alongs aplenty and clapping 30-somethings and mid-life couples with one and a half babies.
The 1975 brought fun and a bit of realness to the festival early on Sunday. Hot skinny slim-mustachioed gay boys and white jeans with matching boat shoes-sporting straight feys regaled.
Ty Segall gave the longest and loudest sound check in the history of outdoor festivals. They know we're standing ring here, right?! The band's energy was palpable.
CHVRCHES apologized for having to wear sunglasses because "we're really not from here." But their performance was anything but apologetic. Polished and clean.
Future Islands: I thought Black Flag front man Henry Rollins had been reincarnated as a less punk, more enraged white guy, mugging for the crowd, bleating and blathering with testosterone force.
Warpaint had the most crowded photographer's pit. Full of 20-something bloggers and middle-aged stock photogs. The ladies did not disappoint.
As a photographer, I'm always hoping for a performance and a persona like Solange. She can just electrify with her presence. Not knowing at the time who she was, I actually snapped some great shots of her last year at Coachella, while watching the Jesse Ware performance — simply because I could not take my eye off of her adorable sundress covered in bright yellow lemons. This year onstage, she teased and taunted us in an orange shorts suit. At one point she jokingly admonished the YouTube videographer to get out of her crotch as she writhed and pined in front of his lens. Something for the gays, the girls and the bros! Yes, and big sis Beyonce showed up, duh.
Overall: Blood Orange, Holy Ghost, Warpaint, The Knife, Solange, DARKSIDE, the 1975 and Arcade Fire were absolute standouts.


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Wednesday, March 08, 2017
Live Talks for International Women's Day
For International Women's Day Facebook is hosting live broadcasts from across the globe. The event features live videos from "influential leaders, public figures and NGOs".
The best way to find out which events are being broadcast right now is on Facebook's #SheMeansBusiness website. The site features an interactive map showing the locations of the live broadcasts happening today. Any broadcasts that are happening at this moment are shown on the map with an animated flashing map marker. If you click on a flashing marker you can watch the live broadcast directly from the interactive map.
If you've missed a scheduled broadcast or it isn't yet live the map marker provides a link to visit the selected organization's Facebook page.
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Having fun!
It's so important to have fun no matter what. Some days are perfect, some not so perfect. Having good friends make everything better.
So me and my friend Dominic did'nt get to snow board. Well I did for a couple minutes. I have a feeling I'm going to love it. The weather was not great plus not a lot of lifts open.
That's ok we had fun just hanging around with each other.
I'm going back in a couple weeks so it's all good!
I hope everyone is having a great weekend!
Saturday, December 09, 2006
2 comments:
- Cathy said...
I learned to snowboard when I was 31. After having my head slammed many times and nearly cracking a rib, I thought, "I am too old for this." : ) It didn't help that my first board was railed. : ) I have a proper board now, and I love it, but I can tell within a couple minutes you have already surpassed me. Have fun out there. -Cathy
- Catra said...
Hi Cathy-
It's never to late to learn a new sport!
I'm 41 going to be 42 December 24th.
It's all in your mind. I can't wait to go back to Tahoe. I'm driving out buy myself for X-mas.
I think I'll take lesson so I know the basics.
Thanks for the post.
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Your due date is one of those highly-anticipated pieces of pregnancy information – right up there with your baby's sex. Once your doctor confirms your pregnancy, he or she will tell you your estimated due date (EDD).
The most common method used to calculate a woman's estimated due date is to count from the date of her last menstrual period. However, for women with irregular menstrual cycles, those who were recently on hormonal birth control, or who have first trimester bleeding, this can lead to an inaccurate due date.
An early ultrasound can improve the accuracy of the EDD, but it's still not an exact science. In fact, the margin of error for an ultrasound can be surprisingly broad and depends on when you have your ultrasound.
For instance, an ultrasound performed between 12 and 20 weeks may be inaccurate by one week; one that is performed between 20 and 30 weeks has a margin of error of two weeks; and one performed after 30 weeks may be three weeks off. So if you have an ultrasound at what is thought to be your 31st week and it shows you to be at 35 weeks, you could actually be anywhere from 32 weeks to 38 weeks! This can cause potentially serious problems if you go past your due date and your doctor induces labor, when in fact your pregnancy is not yet full term.
At your prenatal appointments beginning mid-way through your pregnancy, your doctor will measure your fundal height, or the distance from your pubic bone to the top of your uterus. The measurement in centimeters should roughly correspond to how many weeks pregnant you are – so you should measure approximately 24 centimeters around your 24th week. This will not only help your doctor estimate your baby's size and growth rate, an unusual measurement may also indicate an incorrect due date.
To determine and confirm an accurate due date, it is important to make an appointment with your doctor as soon as you find out you are pregnant and continue to get regular checkups throughout your pregnancy. The measurements and ultrasounds taken periodically will help narrow the due date margin of error and ensure your baby is growing properly and that it is born at the right time.


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I have seen some cool things in the past, as I am sure most people have, but this is just one of those ideas that begs the question … Why didn't I think of that?
The idea is actually quite ingenious. Those pontoon like things the two people are standing on are exactly that, pontoons. This is like a half boat, half submarine unit. The pontoons stay afloat on the water, while the driver is below the water in that glass enclosed structure. Talk about an amazing view.
This semi-submarine was debuted at the Miami International Boat Show, and word is that is stole the show. Its not hard to imagine, judging by the pictures. There is no word yet on its resale plans, but I get the idea that this will be a hot item with those that can afford it.
Of course, then there's the question of intelligence … If this item isn't smart enough to avoid underwater obstacles, its shelf life will not be too high considering the spoiled rich kids that will likely be first to play.


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Thicker than Blood
by C.J. Darlington
Published by Tyndale House
Winner of the
2008 Christian Writers Guild Operation First Novel Contest!
Christy Williams finally has her life on track. She's putting her past behind her and working hard to build a career as an antiquarian book buyer. But things begin to unravel when a stolen Hemingway first edition is found in her possession, framing her for a crime she didn't commit. With no one to turn to, she yearns for her estranged younger sister, May, whom she abandoned after their parents' untimely deaths. Soon, Christy's fleeing from her shattered dreams, her ex-boyfriend, and God. Could May's Triple Cross Ranch be the safe haven she's searching for? Will the sisters realize that each possesses what the other desperately needs before it's too late?
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Teenager Roxi Gold has had a life full of rejection and hurt. In and out of foster homes since she was a child, she finally ends up with a distant relative with hopes that she's found a family to take care of her. What she finds is an aunt and cousin who travel the country in an RV, looking for bookstores from where they'll steal rare and valuable books only to resell them in the next town. This way of life is taking its toll on Roxi and it catches up with all three of them in one store where their robbery ends up including murder. Now on the run, the three try to get away from everything without leaving clues behind. Roxi is torn between loyalty to her family and doing the right thing.
With careful attention to detail, emotion, and scene-setting, C.J. Darlington scores with her debut effort. Here is a special writer you won't want to miss.
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With Thicker than Blood, C.J. Darlington proves she's a novelist for the long-haul, a strong new voice in Christian fiction. This book speaks to the heart, from the heart, about the heart. Readers will not soon forget it.
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C. J. co-founded the Christian entertainment Web site TitleTrakk.com with her sister, Tracy, and has been actively promoting Christian fiction through book reviews and author interviews. She makes her home in Pennsylvania with her family and their menagerie of dogs and cats. Visit her website www.cjdarlington.com for more info.
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TEXAS TWP. - An inmate at the Wayne County Correctional Facility was charged with aggravated assault after spitting on two officers, state police said.
Crystal Louise Simpkins, 35, of Lake Ariel, was being transported in a restraint chair from the lobby to an intake room. Two guards were standing in the hallway and Simpkins spat on them, hitting one in the face and the other on the arms and hair, police said.
It was unclear what prompted the attack, which happened at 9:20 a.m. March 6.
Simpkins was sentenced in November 2012 to six to 23 1/2 months on a count of criminal mischief-damage property after she forced her way into a Salem Township residence, breaking a door and smashing windows.
It wasn't the first time Simpkins has run into trouble at the prison.
In July 2013, Simpkins and another inmate, Jennifer Jeanne Guay, 36, were in an argument when Simpkins assaulted Guay.
Simpkins was charged with assault by prisoner, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person.
• A fire at 828 Church Street in Hawley was ruled accidental, Trooper John M. Chervanka reported.
Firefighters responded at 4:23 p.m. May 19 to a detached garage with a vehicle inside engulfed in flames.
The fire spread to the house. The garage and vehicle were destroyed and the house sustained a moderate amount of damage.
The homeowner was listed as Philip McKenna, 60.
"The firefighters did an outstanding job of limiting the fire's spread and damage to the main structure," Chervanka said.
The fire started in the engine compartment of the vehicle and was likely caused by ignitable fuels coming in contact with the exhaust manifold, police said.
No criminal activity was noted or reported, Chervanka said.
• A fire was intentionally set and damaged a 2009 Dodge Dakota in a driveway at Ripple Lane in Berlin Township, police said.
The truck sustained moderate exterior damage in the fire at 10 p.m. May 17.
The victim is listed as Brian Liljestrand, 35, of Beach Lake.
Anyone with information is urged to call state police at 963-4323 or 253-7126.
• Tara Smith, 36, of Lackawaxen, and two juvenile females were charged with retail theft May 19.
Police said Smith and the two girls were stopped by a loss prevention officer after they tried to steal clothing and groceries from K-Mart on Route 6 in Texas Township, police said.


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Lizard Point, with its rugged cliffs and wild seas, is the most southerly part of mainland Great Britain.
These people were right on the edge!
Lizard Point, with its rugged cliffs and wild seas, is the most southerly part of mainland Great Britain.
These people were right on the edge!
Gorgeous photos. The title brought to my mind great movie called the Edge (1997) starring of Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin and Bart the Bear. Thank You showing these photos.
I don't know this movie. I will have to look it up.
Glad you like them, Ducks.
It sure is.. 🙂
Thank you.
Excellent photos. The photos remind me of some scenes out of the film, " Braveheart".
The coastal path goes a little too close to the edge for my liking! Did you visit Kynance Cove whilst down there? The most beautiful beach I think.
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Wow! You definitely travel Carol! I was just thinking that you were just in Australia!
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Thank you. I had to lean over the railing a little to get the angle I wanted.
Great 'edge' shots. Wow – I couldn't watch those people if I was there, they are just a bit too close 😉
I'm pretty nervous looking at those photos. Yikes! 🙂 Glad you stayed away from the edge a little bit. There doesn't seem to be a railing. You didn't try to climb down, did you? 🙂
I'd be very nervous on that path – one strong gust of wind and you'd be in the water! Eek.
That's exactly what I thought. I just couldn't do it.
Beautiful shots! I thought Jude would be smiling. No pleasing some people 🙂 🙂
Oh my goodness what a glorious spot! Going on my Travel Bucket list right next to Port Isac and Plymouth. Would be fun to explore by car or perhaps a camper caravan of sorts.
I really enjoy your blog, and you are guilty of adding to my rather long Travel Bucket list! I have nominated you for the 3 Days 3 Quotes Challenge. Please do not feel obligated in any way, but if you are interested – here is the link: https://travelmuch.net/2016/09/25/nordenskiold-glacier/
Wishing you a fab week!
Thanks Olive! I'm pleased to hear I've encouraged you to visit more places. We thought Lizard was better to visit than Land's End. We always thought a campervan would be the way to go, but after negotiating the very narrow and windy roads we have changed our minds. We found it was much better to have a smaller car and base ourselves in a nice airbnb apartment. We didn't make it to Port Isaac this time and now we think we would need at least two weeks to explore Cornwall, if not more.
Thanks too for the nomination. We are still travelling in UK so it will have to wait until I'm home.
They were looking for lizards. Oops one just went over the edge. Where are my stabilization shoes?
Worth it for the stunning views, though.
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Batista won the Royal Rumble last night and, for a number of reasons, the crowd booed the outcome lustily. Pittsburgh was already pissed that Daniel Bryan was not included and even booed the harmless Rey Mysterio, Jr. when he came out as the last man and not Bryan. When Batista eventually won, they booed even more. But it was nothing compared to this man; he shamed them all.
Batista returned a week ago, after nearly four years away, announced he was going to win the Royal Rumble and then won the Royal Rumble. It seemed...creatively weak. So he was booed. He apparently did not take kindly to this, either.
Good times, but let's get back to the main event: this shrieking dude. He throws a straight-up temper tantrum, screams at the girl (his...girlfriend?) filming and heads to his near-hoarder-level room full of wrestling merchandise and starts destroying his own property as a sign of his displeasure with the WWE.
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Kids skills camps a great success
As most of you know, last week during the All-Star break I held my first-ever kids skills camps. The experience was incredible, and if the kids had half as much fun as I did, I know they had a great time, too. I owe a special thanks to the Bulls/Sox Academy for their help in putting this together as well as to all of the parents who brought their kids out. I will, without a doubt, be doing this again, but for now you can check out the pictures I have posted and see what the camps were all about!
– Ozzie
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Thank you Ozzie, the kids had a great time and definitely a life changing experience for them at this time of their development. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule and all the other things you could have done with this mini-break, I think your investment was the best you could have made for all the impacted kids… Special thanks to the Sox/Bulls Academy, for also reaching out to all parts of our Chicagoland community and helping out where they could to make this experience available to kids who otherwise might not be able to attend… Thank you.
Lucino – a thankful parent.
Ozzie I just read Trib article about fickle fans. I am 58 yr old that lives in New Orleans. Been Sox fan my entire life. Uncle was C.V. Davis who was director of player development and minor league director in '60s. Not a fickle fan. Will always be behind Sox. Sitting here in New Orleans waiting for the winning streak to start. Will always be behind Sox. Those guys will start hitting and then all hell will break loose for the rest of the Central. Will always be behind the Sox


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I am surrounded by papers and books at 10:30 at night. I am trying to concentrate on writing a rhetorical masterpiece on the financial recession of 2008 that will hopefully get me an A in my freshman rhetoric and writing class at San Diego State University. But like any regular college student, procrastination reigns king so I haven't even started it yet. But first and foremost I am a regular teenager, and like any regular teenager, getting away from home after high school ends is the ultimate goal. Unfortunately I am stuck at home, in the suburbs of the South Bay. I am stranded in a void of normal, plain, and mundane. Needless to say, patience isn't a talent of mine.
The ever expanding area of East Chula Vista has opened doors to six schools in the past decade or so, to accommodate the ever popular image of American suburbia. Hallways of white walls line each school in the exact same fashion. Star Bucks are within walking distance of each other. Large warehouse stores, such as Wal-Mart and Costco fill family pantries for the week. The Otay Ranch Mall, the hub of all teenager life, is at the center of this suburban poster child of a community. The parking spaces of this community are made extra large for mom's minivan and that kid who just got his driver license who doesn't quite know how to park yet. It is the not so cool younger sibling of the Southern California image that popular TV shows portray.
It's like Wally and the Beaver had an upgrade to the 21st century, bringing along the uninspired and colorless life of black and white. This is why everyone who graduates jumps in a car or a plane and tries to get as far away as possible, only to come back home during the holidays. During my last year at Eastlake high school, my peers and I discussed dreams of living on our own, away from our parents and each other- away from everything we knew. We wanted to find ourselves in the world. The books and lessons of those small overcrowded classrooms could only teach us about it but could not possibly allow us to truly understand what is out there. This place was the epitome of a love-hate relationship. I loved it, because it was my home for four years of my life. I hated it, because it walked the slim, sometimes questionable line between a family friendly community and a prison.
Now that I am out of high school and still here, that cliché graduation speech that I heard last June at Southwestern College is replaying in the back of my head . It is filled with over used quotes of "we are on the threshold of our future" and "the world is our oyster". But I am trapped in the place of my past, looking in on my future. If finding who I am is like looking for a needle in a haystack then I am searching in a place where I have already looked. If my life were a tapestry, then it would be white- the only color I have ever known. It is the color of the walls that surround me and the paper I write on. If I were a book then I would have too many pages but not enough ink. If my past was my pen, then it is quickly running dry.
After writing the introduction to that rhetorical masterpiece I got a serious case of writer's block. So I stopped writing and checked my Facebook, it is filled with status updates of the summer weather and studying for finals, but most of all the anxieties and joys of the school year ending. As the semester ends, my homesick friends start to trickle in from all the corners of the country. Their eyes light up when they see the slightly older faces of childhood friends, the fields of Sunset View Park, and the streets of Eastlake Greens that are lined with the familiar homogeneous cookie-cutter houses. It makes me wonder if they ever close their eyes, and click their heels together, and whisper the timeless line of "there is no place like home". Their happy eyes make me believe that there might be a vast world out there to explore but there is only one place where I can call home. The quintessential suburban vice grip of boredom and motherly love known as San Diego's South Bay is my home. Like any normal family, we might fight and test eachother's patience but I know this is my home, where I will always be welcomed with open arms. But until it is my chance to explore the world, my couch diving ventures and Coinstar trips will never cease. But maybe my prayers will be answered and the federal government will decide to bail out a poor college student for a change.
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When I was at SDSU (I graduated in 1984), I had my own apartment for awhile. I worked at the Welfare Department and took classes at night. It was the lonliest most dismal time of my life. Once I'd taken all of the classes I could at night, I had a choice to make. I'd have to quit school or quit my job so I could finish my degree with classes only given in the daytime. I figured I'd never regret getting my degree, so I moved back in with my parents which I thought was the equivalent of being condemned to hell.
Now, I'm 52. My dad is dead and my mom is out of touch. My home is at risk, my husband can't get a job (he's 61) and he's just made it to to finish line. He's qualified for Social Security but he has to take much less than if he'd waited until he was 65.
My daydreams include thoughts of living back home in the safety and security of my "rotten" parents who at least never let me fall. I never wanted for anything. As I've gotten older and experienced the Great Recession, I have wanted for much. What I wouldn't give to be back in my room, with nothing more serious to worry about than writing essays and hoping to graduate.
It gets much worse, my dear. Cancer lies ahead, if not for you, than someone you love. Poverty, gray hair and wrinkles, kids that don't love you--the works. And in conclusion, my trips to Coinstar have increased significantly since I turned fifty.
Appreciate what you've got. Kids in Africa are starving. They'd love to be in your shoes because they don't have any. They don't even have the luxury of boredom. So appreciate the good life. It won't last long enough, believe me.
P.S. I love your blog entry, regardless of your ingratitude.
That doesn't sound like ingratitude to me. I re-read it and it just sounds like a desire to explore a bit. Perfectly normal. I too graduated from SDSU in 1984, but it took me 9 years after high school before I enrolled. Before that, I had gone to auto mechanic's trade school, worked paycheck to paycheck, lived in apartments, joined the Army, (for the GI Bill benefits). Only then was I able to start SDSU. I agree with the writer's feeling of ennui (see, I graduated). He, or she, doesn't need to go far, just away from home. I wish them well. But don't give up on that degree, especially from SDSU. I got my best job, with travel, 15 years after college. And I wouldn't have gotten it without the degree. I suppose, if my parents had lived in San Diego county instead of Michigan, I might have gotten it a bit sooner, while living at home.
Thank you for your thoughts. Trust me I do apperciate what I have, as I expressed the value of my home at the end of the piece. If that came off as ungrateful or not, then those were not my intentions.
Nevertheless I really hope things turn for you.
how'd the paper turn out?
... having gone to a local school where my family was/is (brothers attended and mother works there) 'escaping' home never really happens. . . because home will always be home. and it will always be there when you need or want it and even when you dont.
i see ur a nubie
and whether ur a teenage daydreamer or not i hope u'll keep bringing ur ennui and post teenager angst to us here at the Reader
it is always thus for the intellectual with time on their hands to find the ordinary day to day activities of society mundane
but there is beauty and worthiness in the day...don't wait for it to come to u...go to it...nature is just around the corner or only a few miles away sometimes
running or even long walks can turn ur head off and open ur eyes to another more pleasant slightly different reality
my best ;-D
i knew it!!! i knew this would win for May. i just didn't want to jinx your chances.
Aaaand, Congratulations!
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For Taiwanese photographer Chien-Chi Chang, Double Happiness is an extremely personal project: "For years, my folks had been bugging me to get married," he says, "and I wanted to show them how I view marriage in Taiwan. I'm not anti-marriage . . . but I had to do something to protest." That was in 1994, and thus began Chang's fascination with the Taiwanese wedding industry.
Double Happiness is the maturation of this original impetus. His first work on the topic was classically photojournalistic in approach, following the mainstream wedding industry as it manufactured strangers into brides and grooms. Almost ten years later, both the work and his method has evolved enormously, resulting in a body of work that addresses the fringes of the wedding industry: the voluntary importation of women from Vietnam and other poorer Asian countries into Taiwan for the purpose of brokered marriages. A selection of young women are displayed to the men who sign up for the service; if a man chooses one of the girls and she accepts the proposal, the marriage takes place within three days. The marriage broker handles the entire affair from selection process to ceremony. Chang offers a series of scenarios following the process: selection, application and paperwork, ceremony. The images are accompanied by interviews with the brokers, the potential brides and grooms, and sample "interviews" that take place between them as they determine the suitability of their partners.
Special thanks to the Joy of Giving Something, Inc. for their support of this project.
Chien-Chi Chang was born in 1961 in Taiwan. Over the past decade, he has worked in New York's Chinatown, documenting the lives of immigrants there. His photographs have appeared in National Geographic magazine, as well as the New Yorker, Time, and German GEO. The Double Happiness series earned Chang first place in the Daily Life Story category from World Press Photo in 1999. That same year, Chang won a grant from the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund for humanistic photography and was awarded the Visa d'Or in magazine photography in Perpignan. He was named the Missouri/NPPA 1999 Magazine Photographer of the Year. His publication, The Chain (2001) is a collection of portraits made of inmates in a mental asylum in Taiwan. He has exhibited at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, the Venice Biennale, and the São Paolo Bienal, and at the International Center of Photography. Chang is a member of Magnum Photos.


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I'm really going to have to get some new material. There's only so many games next season where I'll be able to make a Timmy & Lassie joke.
Earlier today, Sully posted a link to this Steve Simmons story from the Toronto Sun discussing the underwhelming career of one Tim Connolly. I'm of a lot of mixed emotions and feelings after reading this article. On the one hand, the article does seem to cohesively describe a lot of what Buffalo fans have been rumbling about for years. On the other hand, Simmons does kind of write Timmy off before the man even has a chance to put on a Leafs sweater and attempt to prove he's worth the contract he signed. I mean, look at some of the words Simmons included to describe people's off-the-record impressions of Connolly:
Soft. Sullen. Difficult. Loner. Spoiled brat. Silver spoon kid. Entitled. Not a team player.
I'd really like to know who Simmons talked to, but I grasp the sanctity of off-the-record. I can understand the use of the first two words because we all know that Timmy's had his share of injuries and associated issues and doesn't exactly give off a lot of warm & fuzzy vibes. And there may have been a few times where he's put self over team, but it's not like it was an every night thing. I was also struck by the use of the words loner, spoiled brat & silver spoon kid. Those are words that carry a lot of negative weight. However, where are the examples of Timmy's spoiled brat, loner self? We're just told that these characteristics are a result of Milbury keeping him with the Islanders rather than let him grow up in juniors. Show me that he's a spoiled brat. Don't just tell me.
And what are these "rumors" regarding his off-ice conduct? I've only ever heard of one Timmy rumor, and it's been around since I was in college. What other rumors are out there? Is Timmy a lousy tipper? A puppy kicker? A drunk? Did he steal cookies from a troop of Girl Scouts? Is he a pyro? A flasher? A bank robber? I feel like we're missing a large part of the picture.
And then there's this quote from the GM of the Erie Otters implying that Timmy is a screw up compared to his successful parents & siblings.
"He was a kid from a high achieving family. His father was very successful. His mother was very successful. His sisters were successful. You would think he would follow in their paths."
Now, I don't know what his parents & siblings do for a living, but I would think that making it to the NHL would mean that one is fairly successful in one's career, especially if one has been working towards it one's entire life. I mean, one doesn't just wake up one morning and decide that one is going to be an NHL player that day. The above quote is very powerful and makes Timmy sound like a right royal loser. (And it makes me kind of feel bad for him!)
Also, what the hell is this story about?
This came after a playoff game in which Connolly skated to the Sabres bench and was asked by a television announcer why he was so glum. His answer, paraphrased: How would you feel if the entire arena hated you?
With how much chatter happens within the press, why didn't this story hit the Buffalo media? (It didn't, right?) We know there are some members of the press who appear to get their jollies from writing negative pieces. This item would have been the perfect fodder for a column from one of them.
I think that while Simmons' intent is to provide Toronto fans with more info on the newest member of the Leafs, I think that he did nothing more that tease the beginning of the Tim Connolly episode of E! True Hollywood Story. All that's missing is the happy ending or the tragic ending shot of a tombstone overlapped with somber music.
And now that I just wrote an entire blog post defending Timmy, I think I might need a cookie.


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LOS ANGELES, July 11 (UPI) -- Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" featuring T.I. and Pharrell is No. 1 on the U.S. record chart for a fifth week, Billboard.com reported.
Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 is Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" featuring Pharrell, followed by Miley Cyrus' "We Can't Stop" at No. 3, Imagine Dragons' "Radioactive" at No. 4 and Florida Georgia Line's "Cruise" featuring Nelly at No. 5, the magazine said Wednesday.
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This is the site-group for Tom Graves' various web-sites. It's at last sort-of working, but expect it to be seriously broken in some places for quite a while as I weed out the various bugs and incomplete conversions from the previous web-portal system.
Tom Graves - Tom's books and other stuff
Wyrdsmiths - a site linked to Tom's books Positively Wyrd and Wyrd Allies
Xio - a previous business-type project that never took off, but may be interesting to some
Yabbies - a experimental site for shared development of fiction [not yet imported into this site]
Tetradian is my trading-name and business website, with an emphasis on enterprise-architecture and social change.
You'll find me on Twitter as @tetradian (twitter.com/tetradian).
Most of my current work appears first on the weblog at weblog.tetradian.com (also accessible via weblog.tomgraves.org).
See also the Tetradian Books website (tetradianbooks.com), through which I'm publishing new books on enterprise-architecture, social change, alternate-realities and some fiction as well, and also republishing several of my older books.
You'll also find slidedecks from conferences and the like on my Slideshare account (www.slideshare.com/tetradian).
More to follow as I clean all this up. Many thanks for your patience!