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When it comes to marketing one of my favorite lines is when someone says "lets get an email blast out!" How do we as web professionals educate, collaborate, and assist the rest of the institution with best practices in e-communications?
Over the last four years I have found this to be a difficult question because there are so many components to an e-communication:
- delivery system
- body content
- subject line
- photo or banner
- call to action
- unsubscribe
Each of these of course has their own intricacies as well, which professional marketers spend time perfecting. In tough economic times not only is there not an opportunity to expand staff but in most cases web offices are being asked to cut or at least hold the line on resources. But web offices are not the only opportunity for institutional savings and we are seeing an increased interest in utilizing web based technologies including e-communications to communicate across our campus which results in an increased "email blast" effect.
I think there are a number of things you can do to help your community understand that you need to integrate e-communications into an overall strategy and plan in advance.
You need a good email system. We have used in-house systems, quasi in house systems, and now a vendor supported solution. Without a doubt the vendor solution has been a savior and allowed us to focus on best practices more instead of making sure the right lists load quickly.
Find your largest users and partner with them. In higher ed chances are good that your highest volume users are in development/alumni relations or admissions. Spend some time understanding their sequence and their needs. Having a partner early on helps when you want to work with other segments of campus.
Chances are resources at your institution are tight and you might not be able to get money to help you outsource your e-communications efforts. Set up a meeting with your IT staff who are in charge of institutional email. Share with them some of the best practices that you are trying to communicate with campus and see if they have anything additional to add. These members of your community spend a lot of time trying to block spam and you can probably use this free in-house resource to help you "beat" the spam filters.
Bring the major players together once a semester and host an e-communications summit. Share best practices and have your users talk about what works and what they are struggling with. This will help you set priorities and allow for free knowledge transfer across departmental lines.


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Institution Features All PhD Faculty, Cutting-edge Online Platform to Prepare Students for the Global Economy
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
GlobalNxt University, formerly known as Global e-University, has officially launched today as Asia's newest university and is accepting student registrations via its portal, www.globalnxt.edu.my.
In a year that has seen an unprecedented interest in online education, GlobalNxt University offers students a rigorous curriculum, backed by a leading-edge interactive pedagogical platform that has been honed by over a decade of online tertiary education expertise.
GlobalNxt University is an innovative, technology-enabled institution that was formed to equip and update learners with the rapidly changing skill sets required in the modern, global economy. "In tandem with practices of an increasingly borderless world, GlobalNxt is set up like a global enterprise which combines all the traditional benefits of professor-led classroom learning with a contemporary flexible, anytime, anywhere learning model," said Dr. Noraini Ismail, Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive, GlobalNxt University. "Our aim is to offer learners the same academic rigour found in the best traditional brick-and-mortar institutions, but our educational mission is also to raise the benchmark for online education to a new level than what is currently available. Students will benefit significantly from a strong emphasis on interactive pedagogy, advanced learning technology and a high calibre, PhD-qualified global faculty."
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Marvel vs Capcom 2/Teams
Marvel has 56 characters to choose between, each with three assist types to pick between. As such, there is over a million team variants to pick between. The following are particularly noteworthy choices. Generally the order of the characters can be switched within reason. Storm and Sentinel can generally be interchanged on point, but Magneto should generally always be either the first or last character on a team, and only last if he's paired with Sentinel on point. The assists chosen for the characters listed are the general preferred assists to use, but other assists can certainly be used if they're effective for you.
Generally there are exceedingly strong pairings - Storm backed by a good anti-air and hopefully Sentinel (for the DHC), Sentinel backed by any good anti-air, Cable backed by Sentinel and a good anti-air - that form the back-bone of all great teams.
Top Tourney Teams
- Magneto-A/Storm-A/Sentinel-A. AKA "MSS". One of many teams that allow you to exploit the Storm/Sentinel DHC, which generally should allow you to completely kill an opposing character.
- Magneto-A/Storm-A/Psylocke-A. AKA "MSP".
- Sentinel-Y/Storm-A/CapCom-B. AKA "Team Santhrax", after Sanford Kelly, a top New York player.
- Storm-A/Sentinel-Y/Cyclops-B. AKA "Matrix" - Storm being Trinity, Sentinel being a robot, and Cyclops being Neo and spreading the code via his optic blasts.
- Cable-B/Sentinel-Y/CapCom-B. AKA "Team Scrub" - this is a fundamentals-focused team that beginning players can do well with. Once Cable has three levels, it's quite deadly.
- Sentinel-Y/Cable-B/Cyclops-B. AKA "ScrubClops".
- Magneto-A/Cable-B/Sentinel-A. AKA "Team Row" after Rodolfo "RowTron" Castro, a top Seattle player. Rodolfo first played this team in the summer of 2001 and used it (then virtually unknown) at the B5 tournament of that year. He went on to dominate the West Coast with it over the next year and took second to Justin Wong at ECC and Evo2k2 in 2002, when the team truly got noticed. He continued to use this team in tournaments for years afterwards until it became widely known as "his" team.
- Magneto-A/Iron Man-B/Sentinel-Y. AKA "Combofiend" after Combofiend, a top California player. He would use this team either in this order or in Sentinel/Magneto/Iron Man order, which rotates easily between that and the Magneto-base configuration via DHCs. Later players who adopted this team often substituted Sentinel-A (rocket punch) assist for Sentinel-Y (drones assist) in order to get an easy setup assist for Magneto and Iron Man.
- Sentinel-Y/Strider/Doom-B. AKA "Team Clockw0rk" after Clockw0rk, a top California player. Generally a very interesting team, but if Strider or Doom dies the team is usually in bad trouble.
- Magneto-A/Storm-A/Tron-Y. AKA "MST" - this team does an incredible amount of damage. As Isaac put it, "mash buttons and good things happen."
Top Low Tier Teams
- Rogue-A/Storm-A/Tron-Y. Played to near perfection by Vegita-X, it showcases Rogue's speed and cross-ups, as well as having a painful DHC.
- Juggernaut-Y/Tron-Y/Doom-B. Famous as being MikeZ's team, it does incredible damage and generally benefits from a glitched Juggernaut.
- xxx/Cable-B/Tron-Y. Generally Tron Bonne's assist is very exploitable and make most non-high-tier characters relatively playable.
- Ruby Heart-A/Iron Man-B/Doom-B. A very serious trap based team. It has solid DHC's, not to mention it can also deal out a lot of damage.
- Wolverine-A/Sentinel-Y/Bonerine-Y. Primary team of low-tier technician Joe Zaza, who has made impressive showings in various occasions. It is almost entirely an old-school rushdown kind of team.
Other Teams of Interest
- Spiral-A/Cable-B/Sentinel-Y. AKA "Team Duc", after Duc Do, a top Los Angeles player known as THE Spiral player. The team that basically won Evo2k5. Extremely good at trapping and chipping.
- Blackheart-B/Cable-B/Sentinel-Y.
- Blackheart-B/Sentinel-Y/CapCom-B. AKA "Team Watts" after Mike Watson, an old school Los Angeles player who used this team in the very early days of the game - a very fundamental team that's great at controlling space. Alex Valle used to be a dominant player with this team in early 2001 until Justin Wong arrived on the scene. It's still played in tournaments today by StiltMan and others.
- Storm-A/Sentinel-Y/Cammy-AA. Justin Wong's second team, and the first Storm/Sentinel team ever to win a major tournament, first seen by a wider audience at B5 in 2001.
- Magneto-A/Cable-B/Cammy-AA. Justin Wong's first team, the first Magneto team ever to win a major tournament. This team was what he first established his dominance with in mid 2001. Historically speaking, it can still be viewed as the strategic ancestor of Team Rowtron, which first appeared shortly afterward in Seattle and was first used in a major tournament by Row himself at B5.
- Iron Man-B/Storm-A/Cable-B. AKA "Team Japan", used by a number of the top Japanese players.
- Iron Man-B/War Machine-B/Doom-B. One of the many Iron Man/Doom pairings, used to creatively set up the Iron Man infinite.
- Cable-B/Storm-Y/Doom-B. A very versatile team that can keep an opponent at bay big time.
- Magneto-A/Cable-B/Psylocke-AA. SooMighty's Team Old.
- Blackheart-B/Cable-B/Doom-B. A trap based team with a user concept. BH/Doom builds meter for Cable, who then keeps away and uses that meter.


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Veteran journalist Ed Vogel wraps up the 2011 Nevada Legislative Session.
Vogel notes "Nevada delivered a balanced budget while taxes stayed the same" but can't fail to note that both candidates for Nevada Governor last year promised that they would not renew taxes scheduled to automatically expire. The promise – which appears to have been what most Nevadans wanted, if the polls that drove the major candidates' campaigns were right – was not kept.


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Fukushima radiation found in California kelp
Kelp off California was contaminated with short-lived radioisotopes a month after Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant accident, a sign that the spilled radiation reached the state's coastline, according to a new scientific study.
Scientists from CSU Long Beach tested giant kelp collected off Orange County, Santa Cruz and other locations after the March 2011 accident and detected radioactive iodine, which was released from the damaged nuclear reactor.
The largest concentration was about 250 times higher than levels found in kelp before the accident.
"Basically, we saw it in all the California kelp blades we sampled," said Steven Manley, a CSU Long Beach biology professor who specializes in kelp.
The radioactivity had no known effects on the giant kelp, or on fish and other marine life, and it was undetectable a month later.
Iodine 131 "has an eight-day half-life, so it's pretty much all gone," Manley said. "But this shows what happens half a world away does effect what happens here. I don't think these levels are harmful, but it's better if we don't have it at all."
Spread in large, dense, brown forests across the ocean off California, giant kelp is the largest of all algae and grows faster than virtually any other life on Earth. It accumulates iodine, making it a useful way to check how far radioactive material spreads.
"Kelp forests are some of the most productive ecosystems on Earth," he said. "One thing about (kelp) is it has a large surface canopy," which means it is continually exposed to the air and whatever contaminants are in it.
In addition, giant kelp concentrates radioactive iodine - for every 1 molecule in the water, there would be 10,000 in its tissues.
Kelp was collected at three sites off Orange County, as well as Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County, Santa Barbara, Pacific Grove and Santa Cruz. The highest concentration of iodine 131 was found in the kelp off Corona del Mar, a town near Newport Beach that receives runoff from a large portion of Orange County. Its kelp was collected on April 15 of last year and tested five days later.
The level of radioactive iodine found there - 2.5 becquerel per gram of dry weight - was "well above" levels sampled in kelps prior to the Fukushima release, according to the paper, published online in the journal Environmental Science & Technology.
Probably not healthful
Santa Cruz had the next highest level, with 2 becquerel per gram. The concentrations in Santa Barbara and Pacific Grove were significantly lower, under 1 becquerel.
When kelp from the same California sites was resampled a month later, in May 2011, it contained no detectable amounts of radioactive iodine.
Some radioactive material probably accumulated in fish that eat the kelp, including opaleye, halfmoon and senorita.
"If they were feeding on it, they definitely got dosed. We just don't know if it was harmful. It's probably not good for them. But no one knows," Manley said. "In the marine environment, it was significant, but probably not harmful at the levels we detected it, except it may have affected certain fish's thyroid systems."
There is no published research on what iodine 131 might do to fish at the levels found in the kelp.
"That is a good question and one we don't really know the answer to as yet," said Christopher Lowe, a biology professor and director of CSU Long Beach's Sharklab, which studies sharks and game fish. Lowe was co-author of the kelp study.
Although radioactive iodine would move up the food web, it would decay at the same time that it is being concentrated, so it would be gone from the fish within days.
"It's definitely not harmful to humans," Manley said.
Not naturally occurring
Iodine 131, found in nuclear fission products, is not naturally occurring and is not naturally found in oceans. The ocean and everything in it, however, contain many other naturally radioactive materials.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials in San Francisco and Washington, D.C., declined to comment on the report or whether they will consider monitoring kelp. The EPA measured air and milk on the West Coast after Fukushima and concluded that "radiation levels remained well below any level of public health concern."
The kelp study can be found at sfg.ly/HnYXQR.
Marla Cone is the editor in chief of Environmental Health News, a foundation-funded news service that publishes its own journalism and provides daily access to worldwide environmental news. www.environmentalhealthnews.org


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Monday, October 31, 2011
Disney MGM Studios - The Dick Tracy Crime Stoppers attraction that never was
We will talk today about a Disney MGM Studios attraction that never was - or almost was: Dick Tracy Crime Stoppers.
Remember this Warren Beatty movie adaptation of the famous Dick Tracy comic strip in 1990 ? The stylised movie where Al Pacino and all vilains had masks to have their faces looking like in the comic strip.
Yes, the one with Madonna playing in it - she was dating with Warren at that time!
Well, everybody at the WDC was so much convinced it will be a big hit that Walt Disney Imagineering designed a fantastic Dick Tracy attraction, a whole park area in fact.
An attraction where "Dick Tracy will recruit guests to shoot it out with gangsters bad guys"...
The 1990's press release was saying that " Guests will literally get "into the act" in this new high-tech action-adventure featuring the very latest in Audio-Animatronics, simulation, sound and special effects." And also: "Guests will join America's favorite comic-strip detective in a high-speed chase with his gangster adversaries." And in what kind of decor this high-speed chase would have take place? Well, this kind of decor - a really great great one.
Just below, two close shots of this artwork to have a better view how detailed it was.
As for the high-speed chase itself, this rendering below will give you a perfect feeling of it.
Here also, two close shots of the artwork.
It looked great, doesn't it? And not only the Dick Tracy Crime Stoppers attraction was envisioned for the Disney MGM Studios, but also for Disneyland, Anaheim for a whole new land: "Hollywoodland". And if you ask any imagineer who worked at WDI at that time and who had the luck to see the model, they will all tell you how great the attraction would have been.
Yes, but...the problem was that the box office of the movie didn't reached the WDC expectations, and, well, you know what kind of things happen when a "eagerly anticipated summer hit" finally is not that successful, don't you? That's right, all the plans were cancelled, and we're all still waiting for this Dick Tracy attraction...although...when i looked again to that cinemascope rendering of the decor, the right part of it reminds me something that i saw in the best themed park on earth: the streets under the elevated tramway at the American Waterfront of Tokyo Disney Sea.
Hmmmm, i'm wondering if something from Dick Tracy Crime Stoppers finally survived? Your thoughts?
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Yes TDS spawned some Dick Tracey spinoffs. I had hoped it would go to work on but........................
- November 1, 2011 at 5:42 PM
I feel like it may have survived into the Great Movie Ride. The whole gangster area is very similar. If only the car were a bright yellow!
- November 2, 2011 at 5:38 PM
Didn't the idea for this ride eventually "morph" into what would become the Indiana Jones ride? Specifically, the ride system, originally being developed for "Tracy", then re-appropriated for both "Indy" and "Dinosaur/CTX"?
- November 2, 2011 at 6:40 PM
- Mark Hickson said...
I remember riding the mock-up in Burbank in the early 90's. At the time it seemed so un-Disney with the machine guns and the intense high speed, breaking and turns. The ride system did morph into Indy's car. I really felt it was ahead of it's time. Thanks for posting the renderings!
- November 9, 2011 at 7:09 PM


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This ticket will allow one person to fish with a maximum of two rods on the Island Lake at our fishery from 7pm untill 7am . Please ensure that you have read all our terms and conditions, rules and codes of conduct before purchasing a ticket.
You will receive an email from us which will include a link to your ticket. You will need to download this before you visit the fishery as it contains the lock code, a car park ticket and will be your proof of purchase for our onsite bailiffs.
Please print off and display the car park ticket on you dashboard as it will help us to identify vehicles in the car park.


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I don't know where you are currently attending, but moving across county to a school where you don't know anyone and all the 1L clicks have developed can be tough. I had a friend that transferred from my school to USC and she regretted the decision. Obviously that is not the case for everyone and maybe it will be a good decision it is personal for everyone, but if your doing well somewhere it may not be worth rocking the boat.
I know that most law schools say first year grades are paramount but i wonder if the top 15 still focuses on undergrad as well. If thats the case my undergrad was more than rocky, and my lsat was mediocre at best.. Im wondering if that they will take that into account.
Is this possible? I received 2 of the highest grades on the only two assignments we have gotten back, and I am feeling pretty confident about final exams. * * * Any advice would be helpful.


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Volume 24, no. 1 Summer 2009
The Beethoven Journal
Vol. 24, no. 1 (Summer 2009)
Rita Steblin. "Beethoven's Name in Viennese Conscription Records." (pp. 4-13)
Beverly Jerold. "Mälzel's Role in Beethoven's Symphonic Metronome Marks." (pp. 14-27).
Patricia Stroh. "Beethoven Auction Report (May-June 2009)." (pp. 28-30).
"American Beethoven Society's Third Biennial Convention, San José, July 9-11, 2009." (pp. 31-34).
Susan Kagan and William Meredith. "Beethoven and Contemporaries on CD." (pp. 35-38).
Patricia Stroh. "Selected Recent Beethoven and Beethoven-Related Publications (2007-2009)." (pp. 39-46).
Jean L. Kreiling. "In the Alto Section (Beethoven's Ninth Symphony)." (p. 47).
"Beethoven Miscellanea." Collected by William Meredith, selected and woven together by Corey Keating. (pp. 48-50).
"Letters to the Editor." (p. 51).
"From the Editor's Desk." (p. 51).


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The Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation is pleased to work with the many unions and labour organizations that are represented by the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) in a campaign to stop the attacks on the rights of working Canadians. Together, working people have won decent wages, safer workplaces, fair treatment and other important benefits that keep us healthy and productive. We have built one of the best public education systems in the world through hard work and professionalism. However, all of these gains are being threatened.
In Ontario, the Hudak Conservatives have laid out a clear policy to cut over a billion dollars out of our public education system if elected into power. Ontario has one of the best education systems in the world, a system that has been sustained by the work of teachers and support staff in all of our schools and public education institutions. Education is an investment into our future and should not fall victim to austerity policies.
At the federal level, Harper has worked to reduce the rights of workers and bring in policies that have only benefitted the wealthiest of Canadians. The Conservatives have become more focused on "damage control" regarding their friends in the Senate, and have lost touch with working Canadians.
Please review and share the materials, resources and links below with your fellow members and colleagues. Join us in sending a message to all political parties, both federally and provincially, that the people of Ontario want policies that are fair for all citizens when it comes to public education and labour rights.
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I use the script "Decompose Text" (https://aescripts.com/decomposetext/) very frequently and it annoys me that:
1) You have to delete the original layer manually
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I used it with the Option "Lines" and "Approx. Position"
Would it also be generally possible that the line height (the gap between the lines) stays the same when decomposing?
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It's been a tough week.
Our 8-month-old grandson Hayden had major cranial surgery on Wednesday of last week. The technical name for the condition was saggital craniosynostenosis (see diagram above – Hayden wasn't quite as pronounced as that). He was in the operating theater for seven hours and remained in the hospital for seven days. The surgery was to reshape his head. Without it, seizures could likely start as his brain could not grow sideways, only forwards and backwards, resulting in a football shaped head. We were informed that one in every 2,000 babies needs the surgery. I'd never heard of it until a few weeks after he was born. The surgery was performed at the University of Michigan's Mott Children's Hospital, the best in our state. It's about 75 miles from our home.
As is often the case with surgery, things did not go entirely as planned. He lost so much blood he needed a blood transfusion. In the days following surgery, he could not keep food down. Additionally, although the surgeon said that he would not feel much pain as there are no nerve sensors in the skull bones, the pediatrician said on the third day that he was clearly in pain. His face remains swollen and he spends most of the day and night crying. My wife gave our daughter a break last night and held him in her recliner while he slept. He cannot lie down in a cot yet.
It's good to have him home, but it's going to take a while for him to fully recover. The swelling must go down. So must the pain.
We're very thankful that the surgery is available. A generation or two ago he may not have survived very long. It's marvelous what medical science can do nowadays.
I would like to also thank you all for your prayers and concern during this difficult time.
Hopefully, medical science will soon find a way to stop "old" people falling. I fell on the ice this morning while taking Hayden's two older brothers to school. As they are both aged four, they naturally wanted to look at the "owie" on my knee. I refuse to give them the morbid satisfaction of seeing me fall again!
After dropping them at school I came home to write this column. Yesterday, after taking them to school (which I do most days), I went to McDonald's to wait for Leeson, who is only in school for three hours. I ordered a hot tea (I've got them trained!) and sat down with my laptop to read and write. CNN was showing on the television, thankfully muted. Whenever I looked up at the screen, they were "bashing Trump."
Today, at home, I thought I would try CNN International, which is broadcast from London. It's always been a better channel than CNN. They have an "International Report" at 10am, that was also devoted to "Trump bashing," though they did include a brief "Breaking News" item about a serious bomb blast in Baghdad, which killed at least 48 people.
CNN's audience has been shrinking, with viewers lost to Fox and Fox Business Network.
Critical analysis is needed of this (and every) president, but non-stop, one-sided, often personal attacks on President Trump take away from the network's credibility, which has been seriously eroded in recent months. No wonder people are switching to Fox. No wonder, also, that millions of households have "cut the cord" and no longer have cable, saving an average of $100 a month.
From Der Spiegel:
Germany must stand up in opposition to the 45th president of the United States and his government. That's difficult enough already for two reasons: Because it is from the Americans that we obtained our liberal democracy in the first place; and because it is unclear how the brute and choleric man on the other side will react to diplomatic pressure. The fact that opposition to the American government can only succeed when mounted together with Asian and African partners — and no doubt with our partners in Europe, with the EU — doesn't make the situation any easier.
So far, Germany has viewed its leadership role — at least the leadership understanding of Chancellor Angela Merkel and Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble — as one that is by all means in opposition to the interests of other European countries. Whether Schäuble's austerity policies or Merkel's migration policies, it all happened without much co-coordination and with considerable force. It is thus somewhat ironical that it is Germany, the country that is politically and economically dominant in Europe, that will now have to fill in many of the gaps created by America's withdrawal from the old world order, the one referred to by former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer as "Pax Americana." At the same time, Germany must build an alliance against Donald Trump, because it otherwise won't take shape. It is, however, absolutely necessary.
It is literally painful to write this sentence, but the president of the United States is a pathological liar. The president of the U.S. is a racist (it also hurts to write this). He is attempting a coup from the top; he wants to establish an illiberal democracy, or worse; he wants to undermine the balance of power. He fired an acting attorney general who held a differing opinion from his own and accused her of "betrayal." This is the vocabulary used by Nero, the emperor and destroyer of Rome. It is the way tyrants think.
(Klaus Brinkbaumer)
New German President anti-Trump
German army to be anchor for small Nato partners
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German defence minister Ursula von der Leyen meets Friday in Washington for the first time with her new American counterpart James Mattis ahead of Nato defence ministers' meeting in Brussels next week. The longer-term strategy would turn the Bundeswehr into the leading Nato army in Europe, with small countries integrating their military forces into the German command structures, reports German daily FAZ
- A growing number of Europeans are rebelling against decades of government-imposed multiculturalism, politically correct speech codes and mass migration from the Muslim world.
- Europe's establishment parties, far from addressing the concerns of ordinary voters, have tried to silence dissent by branding naysayers as xenophobes, Islamophobes and neo-Nazis.
- "This disruption is fruitful. The taboos of the last few years are now fully on the agenda: illegal immigration, Islam, the nonsense of open borders, the dysfunctional EU, the free movement of people, jobs, law and order. Trump's predecessors did not want to talk about it, but the majority of voters did. This is democracy." — Roger Köppel, editor-in-chief of Die Weltwoche, Switzerland.
(Gatestone Institute 1/22)
As with the EU, the cracks in the USA seem far beyond hairline fractures. Many sense the country could come apart. It did once before. And could Southerners and Northerners have detested each other much more than Americans do today? ("Is the Left playing with fire again?" Pat Buchanan 2/14)
In the age of Trump, America's biggest foreign creditors are suddenly having second thoughts about financing the U.S. government.
In Japan, the largest holder of Treasuries, investors culled their stakes in December by the most in almost four years, the Ministry of Finance's most recent figures show. What's striking is the selling has persisted at a time when going abroad has rarely been so attractive. And it's not just the Japanese. Across the world, foreigners are pulling back from U.S. debt like never before.
From Tokyo to Beijing and London, the consensus is clear: few overseas investors want to step into the $13.9 trillion U.S. Treasury market right now. Whether it's the prospect of bigger deficits and more inflation under President Donald Trump or higher interest rates from the Federal Reserve, the world's safest debt market seems less of a sure thing — particularly after the upswing in yields since November. And then there is Trump's penchant for saber rattling, which has made staying home that much easier.
(Newsmax 2/13/17)
Yemen shapes up for US-Iran military clash
Eight armies are fighting for dominance in Yemen, a country of 25 million inhabitants: The Iranian-backed Houthi insurgents, together with a breakaway force, are battling the army loyal to President Abdulrabbuh Mansur Hadi, which is supported by Saudi, Egyptian and UAE military forces and their hired legion of Colombian mercenaries. Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) elements, most acting as advisers to the Houthi rebels, intervene actively from time to time. Last October, they conducted missile attacks on US vessels on the Red Sea from shore batteries. In response, the US Navy on October 9 and 12 knocked out those batteries and the radar stations that were manned by IRGC teams. Tehran countered by deploying to Yemen long-range Shahed 129 drones carrying Sadid-1 rockets and sowing sea mines around the international Bab Al-Mandeb Straits. US President Donald Trump's sharp warning on Friday, Feb. 3, after just two weeks in office, that Iran was "playing with fire" and the fresh round of sanctions he clamped down were galvanized by Iranian aggression in Yemen and the Red Sea as much as by its ballistic missile test. And indeed, the deployment of the USS Cole destroyer to the strategic Red Sea Straits of Bab Al-Mandeb on the same day turned the compass needle toward the potential arena, should the escalating tension between the US and Yemen explode into a military encounter, such as a US special operations force going into Yemen to strike IRGC targets. (Debka file)


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (PRWEB) April 17, 2013
As the unemployment rate fell in 2012, another economic indicator dropped too: the overall business creation rate. According to the annual Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity released today, the 2012 rate declined slightly from 0.32 percent of American adults per month starting businesses in 2011 to 0.30 percent in 2012. That translates to approximately 514,000 new business owners per month in 2012 compared to 543,000 the year before. The 2012 business creation rate is slightly higher than pre-recessionary and long-term levels.
"It's likely not a coincidence that the number of new businesses created dropped when the economy improved last year. While a stronger economy is good for business growth, it also means the unemployed find jobs instead of starting firms," said Dane Stangler, director of research at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, which conducts the annual study. "During the Great Recession when the labor market was at its weakest, business creation rates rose to record highs. The 2012 rates are a return to longer-term levels."
The Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity is a leading indicator of new business creation in the United States. It provides the only national measure of business creation by specific demographic groups. The 2012 data allow for an update to annual reports dating back to 1996. Interactive data spanning all 16 years is available at http://www.kauffman.org/kiea.
The overall decline in business creation rates was entirely driven by a significant decline in rates among men, from 0.42 percent in 2011 to 0.38 percent in 2012. Entrepreneurial activity remained unchanged in 2012 for women at 0.23 percent, though men still held a substantially higher rate than women.
Entrepreneurship rates for all races and ethnicities declined from 2011 to 2012. The Latino business-creation rate declined from 0.52 percent in 2011 to 0.40 percent in 2012, but remained at a high level relative to previous years and other demographic groups. The Asian entrepreneurial activity rate decreased slightly from 0.32 percent in 2011 to 0.31 percent in 2012.
The youngest age group (ages 20–34) experienced a large decrease in business creation rates, dropping from 0.27 percent in 2011 to 0.23 percent in 2012. The 45–54 age group also experienced declining rates from 2011 to 2012. From 2011 to 2012, both the 35–44 and 55–64 age groups experienced slight increases in rates.
"Examining entrepreneurial activity rates by demographics can point us to inefficiencies or changes in the economy," said Robert W. Fairlie, the study's author and director of graduate programs in Economics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. "The fact that the rate for men starting businesses dropped so significantly in 2012, when unemployment also went down, suggests that men were getting jobs so they didn't feel the pressure to start businesses as a last resort."
Geographically, entrepreneurial activity rates decreased in all U.S. regions. Rates remain highest in the West and lowest in the Midwest. Among states, Montana had the highest entrepreneurial activity rate, with 530 per 100,000 adults creating businesses each month during 2011. Rounding out the top five highest rates were Vermont (520 per 100,000 adults), New Mexico (520 per 100,000 adults), Alaska (430 per 100,000 adults), and Mississippi (430 per 100,000 adults). The states with the lowest rates of entrepreneurial activity were Minnesota (150 per 100,000 adults), Nebraska (170 per 100,000 adults), Michigan (180 per 100,000 adults), Wisconsin (180 per 100,000 adults), and Ohio (190 per 100,000 adults).
For the first time in this series, entrepreneurship rates are reported by veteran status. In 2012, the business creation rate was 0.28 percent for veterans, a decline from 0.30 percent in 2011. The non-veteran entrepreneurship rate was 0.30 percent. Over the last seventeen years, veteran entrepreneurship rates generally have been higher than non-veteran entrepreneurship rates. Over the past four years, however, veteran rates have been lower. The share of all new entrepreneurs represented by veterans was 12.3 percent in 1996 but has steadily decreased to 5.7 percent by 2012. This is due to the decline in the Korean and Vietnam War veteran share of the working-age population over the past seventeen years.
The complete report plus interactive data of annual entrepreneurial activity nationally, by state and select MSAs since 1996 is available at http://www.kauffman.org/kiea.
Follow the conversation on Twitter at #KIEA.
About the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity
Capturing new founders in their first month of significant business activity, the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity provides the earliest documentation of new business establishment across the country. The percentage of the adult, non-business-owner population that starts a business each month is measured using data from the monthly Current Population Survey (CPS), conducted by the U.S. Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In addition to this overall rate of entrepreneurial activity, the Kauffman Index presents separate estimates for specific demographic groups, states and select metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs).
About the Kauffman Foundation
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is a private, nonpartisan foundation that aims to foster economic independence by advancing educational achievement and entrepreneurial success. Founded by late entrepreneur and philanthropist Ewing Marion Kauffman, the Foundation is based in Kansas City, Mo., and has approximately $2 billion in assets. For more information, visit http://www.kauffman.org, and follow the Foundation on http://www.twitter.com/kauffmanfdn and http://www.facebook.com/kauffmanfdn.


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Safety, LB could be early targets for Packers
NFL Draft starts Thursday
The prospect with that impressive 40-yard dash time might look good in green and gold. He may not be the best fit in a certain round for the Green Bay Packers.
In those instances, general manager Ted Thompson has plenty of voices in the room on draft day to remind him of the team's philosophy. If that player happens to fill a hole, all the better for Thompson.
"Even in the draft, during the draft itself, sometimes if we need to pat ourselves on the back, we'll repeat it," Thompson said before offering the phrase "Let's just take the best player."
"I have people remind me and whisper in my ear."
For the most part, things have worked out nicely in Green Bay under Thompson in spite of pleas from some fans to be more aggressive in free agency.
A victory over Pittsburgh in the Super Bowl in 2011. Three straight division titles, the last one in 2013 coming after overcoming a slew of injuries. Thompson's first draft pick as general manager - Aaron Rodgers in 2005 - is one of the best quarterbacks in the league.
With Rodgers around and coach Mike McCarthy calling the shots, the offense should always be in good hands. The addition of bruising running back Eddie Lacy last year added balance, though Green Bay could bolster tight end and the offensive line in this draft.
It's on defense - again - where the Packers need the most help after an 8-7-1 regular season.
"We need more impact players. We need more players making plays on defense," McCarthy said in January following a 23-20 loss to San Francisco in an NFC wild-card game. "I feel that those guys are here, but do we have more coming in?"
Thompson did add Julius Peppers in free agency for a high-profile complement to Clay Matthews in the pass rush. Matthews is recovering from a thumb injury.
Here are five areas Green Bay could target in this week's draft:
SAFETY: Of the Packers' 11 interceptions last season, none came from a safety. That likely weighed on McCarthy in thinking about adding defensive impact players. Morgan Burnett had 93 tackles in 13 games, but didn't quite live up to the billing that came with his offseason contract extension. Disappointing M.D. Jennings signed with the Bears.
Thompson, as usual, has offered no clues which way he might be leaning with his first-round pick at No. 21. Alabama's Ha Ha Clinton-Dix and Louisville's Calvin Pryor could be good first-round fits if available.
"It certainly gives you, as a defensive coordinator, more flexibility if you have more versatile-type guys," Thompson said. "At the end of the day, you just try to take the best player."
LINEBACKER: The signing of defensive end/linebacker hybrid Peppers and the re-signing of Mike Neal adds certainty on the outside, and the Packers hope Matthews returns at full strength. Inside, A.J Hawk had a team-high 118 tackles and five sacks in perhaps the best season of his eight-year tenure.
But this position, too, could use a playmaker, especially with Hawk in the latter stages of his career. Alabama's C.J. Mosley and Ohio State's Ryan Shazier could be first-round picks, or in-state product Chris Borland from Wisconsin would be a crowd-pleasing selection on Day 2.
TIGHT END: A spinal cord injury knocked Jermichael Finley out for the season in October. He's a free agent, and Finley's readiness remains a question. The Packers re-signed Andrew Quarless, though Thompson could turn to Texas Tech's Jace Amaro and Washington's Austin Seferian-Jenkins early in the draft. It appears that North Carolina's Eric Ebron won't be around by the time Green Bay is up in the first round.
OFFENSIVE LINE: Evan Dietrich-Smith's departure for Tampa Bay means the Packers will have their fourth different starting center in four seasons. McCarthy could slide over guard T.J. Lang or go with 2013 fourth-round pick J.C. Tretter. But with backup tackle Marshall Newhouse also leaving (to Cincinnati), Green Bay could replenish depth to help with the most important task of all in Titletown: keeping Rodgers healthy.
WIDE RECEIVER: Reliable James Jones left as a free agent for Oakland. Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb are still around, and Jarrett Boykin stepped up nicely when Cobb was injured. Still, it never hurts to give Rodgers more weapons, and the Packers may want to replenish receiver depth on the second or third days of the draft. The contracts of Nelson and Cobb are due to expire in 2015.


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The Cultural Phenom of the National "Diva"
Thanks (again) to Vinyl Divas, I discovered the singer "Gohar Gasparyan." I youtubed her, simply because her name was so eccentric, and her mug not exactly the prettiest. I immediately smelled a camp classic discovery. Well, I was both wrong, and right. Turns out, she was very lovingly considered "The Armenian Nightingale." It struck me that each country or culture seems to have their diva…the one considered to be the greatest, and to inspire and somehow embody the spirit of the nation.
Here's a look at some of the biggies. Some of these names immediately came to mind, but a few took a little more digging. Some are genuine classics, and a couple (ie: Gohar and Yma) have one foot firmly (if unintentionally) in camp. One of the qualifications of a true diva is a title, nickname, or single name (ala Cher), as most all of them prove. Pathos is a requirement, and often a tragic life and/or death the deal maker for that highest rung of fame in posterity. In some cases, an operatic diva reaches this highest level of mainstream public adoration, but only in those cases did I include them here. Of course, the diva phenom and the gay sensibility are inextricably linked, and although that is surely part of my own inspiration, it is not the focus here.
Gohar Gasparyan ('24 – '07): "The Armenian Nightingale"
"In '48, she migrated to Soviet Armenia, along with hundreds of thousands of other Armenians from the Middle East." Upon her death, she was billed "The greatest master of the Armenian Opera Theater, the People's Artist of the USSR, the hero of the Social Labor, the National Artist of Armenia, the Mesrop Mashtots order-bearer, and the professor of the Yerevan State Konservatory after Komitas." In her prime, she displayed beautiful control and range:
This video of "O beau pays" from Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots shows she had the chops, but no technical or interpretive greatness in western opera to qualify her as a true operatic legend outside of Armenian rep. She delivers priceless camp at 7:05, with a shameless peekaboo that will have you rolling! As with all true divas, she was still worshipped in her later years, when her voice and body were in decline, because her heart and expressivity were at their most potent (the accidental whistle on her "sh" consonants is precious).


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WASHINGTON — Commenting on passage of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, which included extension of three key ethanol related tax credits, Bob Dinneen, President and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, commented:
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MBR system for decentralized applications is being field tested at Colorado School of Mines
Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc. has partnered with the Colorado School of Mines' Advanced Water Technology Center (AQWATEC) and Mines' Small Flow Program to conduct field testing on the Aqua-Aerobic MBR decentralized wastewater treatment system.
The system consists of a full-scale sequencing batch reactor (SBR) coupled with Koch PURON membranes. The main objective of the research project is to assess the performance of the decentralized system by treating one of the campus' housing community domestic wastewater sources (about 400 apartments). The focus of the testing is on the optimization of the treatment process for biological nutrient removal (BNR), membrane operation and process adjustment for constant and seasonal flow patterns.
On Feb. 17, 2009, Colorado School of Mines hosted a dedication event to celebrate the start-up of the research project. AQWATEC began testing the onsite Aqua-Aerobic MBR system, which utilizes two alternating adjacent batch reactor trains with a flow capacity of 6 to 12 gal per minute. Additionally, the school operates a bench-scale conventional MBR (10 to 15 gal per hour), which complements the full-scale MBR system. It utilizes a smaller PURON hollow-fiber, submerged membrane module, and can be operated as needed to compare performance between various treatment schemes.
Preliminary studies revealed that the Aqua-Aerobic MBR system is highly efficient for onsite non-potable reuse, or direct discharge to a stream in decentralized wastewater treatment applications. The system is suitable for flows of 5,000 to 50,000 gal per day. Its advantages include enhanced BNR, low energy consumption, reuse quality effluent and a small footprint.


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Where I've been...
You should be able to figure out where we've been for the past 6 days from these photos. Click on the photos to enlarge. Enjoy.
The answer is at the bottom if you can't solve the "puzzle."
Labels: Bandelier National Monument, motorcycles, New Mexico, Santa Fe, travels, Tsankawi


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Probably no one will be completely happy with this post. That's OK.
There's been a great political division in Wisconsin since Gov. Scott Walker announced plans to do away with collective bargaining for state employees. Most of my readers are well acquainted with what's been going on in protests, court cases and legislative shenanigans.
On the whole I agree with Walker's budget (and other) plans including some of the things that the union's are protesting so vigorously. But I also disagree with some of the things the GOP is trying to accomplish.
I used to be radically anti-union. My father died during a strike at the place he worked. No doubt the stress of not working was part, part not all, of the trigger. He also smoked and was slightly overweight which were probably the main causes.
But in seeing the way some, some, not all, employers work, and the government is an employer in this situation, I find that I cannot be totally anti-union. Unions do good work for workers. Safety, wages, etc., are the result of union advocacy. And in spite of what you've heard, employers are not really looking out for the best interests of their employees.
But I do think that benefits should not be part of a collective bargaining arrangement. Oh, I know why it's happened; benefits are a way to "sweeten the pot," to help make a bargaining agreement palatable.
And I think one should have an option about whether to join a union or not. Yeah, I know that unions are why the wage benefit package is available to an employee; I guess I just don't like the idea of being forced to do something. That should provide fodder for discussion.
I realize my poor little blog is going to have much influence on the public debate long since enjoined. But I do wish Walker and the GOP had done things a little bit differently.
Oh, and "union thugs" or other derogatory terms will not make it into my writings on the subject.
Well, I guess that's it for now. Unless something else comes up…


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The Best Places to Sell Your Third Generation iPad
Sure, your third-generation iPad is great and all, but after Tuesday's announcement of Apple's iPad mini and iPad 4, perhaps you wish you could trade-up. Or maybe you feel like you don't have a choice if you want it to retain any value. Well, you're in luck if you want to trade it in. Ebay is not the only option anymore — there are an increasing number of sites that let you sell your "old" device and put that cash toward a new one.
A lot of these sites work the same way: Enter the information about your device, including its condition and original packaging. The site gives you an estimate of how much your gadget is worth, and if you accept, they send you a pre-paid shipping label (sometimes a box, too). The main differences between the various sites are how much the prices vary. Some of these sites also ask for more details than others, which can benefit you if you have a flawless device.
You might know of Gazelle from its television commercials.
The company experienced a deluge of customers this past February who were trying to sell their iPad 2s after Apple's announcement of a mysterious event on March 7 (which turned out to be the unveiling of the third generation iPad).
For the third generation 32GB New iPad with AT&T and Wi-Fi, the site offers $260 if it's in good condition (visible signs of use), $300 for flawless condition (looks like it's never been used), and $90 if it's broken (does not turn on or has serious damage).
With this site, you type in the device you have and then select any damages, including: damaged or defective screen, bad battery, or does not power on. For the Apple New iPad Wi-Fi 32GB AT&T, the site would pay $294 — so long as the device powers on. And don't count your device out if it's damaged — for a Apple New iPad Wi-Fi 64GB with a damaged or defective screen you can still get $172.
This site offers $507 for the 32GB New iPad with AT&T and Wi-Fi with only a few scratches and in good working condition, in the color white with no engraving, and if you include the power cord. What's useful about Glyde is it gives you more options to tell them about the amazing (or maybe not so amazing) condition you've kept your device in, which can earn you more cash.
NextWorth is offering $465 for 64GB iPad 4G with Verizon and $480 for AT&T.
In addition to traditional auction-style eBay, with eBay Instant Sale you can get the Apple iPad 3 Wi-Fi 16GB ($286).
Word of advice: Before you sending your device away, be sure to wipe all your information from it. Then you'll want to restore it to its original factory settings to ensure everything is deleted. For more details, visit Apple's tutorials for iOS and OS X.
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Hasselblad Inks Partnership with Sony; Sets Lunar Liftoff for Early 2013
If you've got money to burn, then this $6,500 baby is the camera for you. But will it make you a better photographer? (Ed.: no.)
Describing their partnership as a 'new dawn', the two companies are working to enable the high-end medium format camera manufacturer to diversify into new market segments. Hasselblad, developer of the ultra-high-end, medium-format digital H System, is working with Sony to cultivate new markets for photo enthusiasts and consumer digital imaging products. A current-model 60-megapixel H-series camera with an 80mm lens will set you back $33,000 – not exactly photo-enthusiast territory.
Hasselblad wants to reach lower, much lower, and expand its product portfolio to include a new range of mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras that will be followed by other products for the DSLR and compact camera segments. The duo also plan to collaborate in efforts to achieve technical and engineering breakthroughs in various photographic technology challenges, though no further details were forthcoming.
"Owning a Hasselblad, made in Sweden, will no longer be just a dream for many photographic enthusiasts," said Hasselblad Chairman Larry Hansen.
Looking at this partnership, one must wonder whether owning a Sony camera dressed up in Hasselblad cladding makes for better photography and really is the stuff of which dreams are made. And it's valid to ask whether there's a degree of awkward desperation in what could be interpreted as a bid for Hasselblad's once-revered name to stay relevant – or perhaps even afloat. Stay tuned.
Lunar sports out-of-this-world style – and price
Hasselblad has long been to cameras what Ferrari is to automobiles. They're simply in a league of their own. But, that was back in the glory days of film. What's one to do in the of digital age? For Hasselblad, the answer is a tricked-out compact camera with lots of Sony technology at its core.
The Lunar is an Italian-designed, mirrorless, interchangeable lens camera that the company is characterizing as the 'ultimate luxury' camera. Priced at an estimated $6,500, the camera appears to have a lot in common with Sony's NEX product line – not surprising since the two companies said they are now partnering. Hasselblad isn't holding back, using carbon fiber, titanium, wood, leather and precious metals, including gold. It's due in the first quarter of 2013.
The Lunar nameplate pays homage to the fiftieth anniversary of astronaut Wally Schirra's use of a Hasselblad camera in space. To celebrate, company officials said it's why the Lunar sports an evocative vintage look and feel, "for photography lovers down here on planet Earth."
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Toe Jam Day 1: Qualifiers
So I'm sitting up here in Canada. Yep, not at the Toe Jam but through a string of text messages that I have been receiving since early this morning and a couple of calls to some close friends I think I got a pretty good idea of how it went down.
Well when I called reed he didn't have much to say except for that he made it thru. Nice bud I had a feeling you would. And he also said that like of Horan and Nicky t had made it into the top16 as well then I got a text saying that Brooke was having fun in the sun and playing with all my friends. And that G Daniels was jumping off of stuff. Helpful yes , so I call Freedom up to see how things were shaping up for him being last off the dock today he didn't have much to say except for the fact that George and Hampson were in the same heat right along with the bomb dropper Andy Pastura. I still don't know how this all went down. Text messaging is only good for so much I just couldn't capture the emotions of what really happened
I better let D Hanson tell you what really went down.- James
It's that time of year again: the water has warmed up, the sun is shining, and wakeskaters the world over are vying for their shot at fame in the 2008 Toe Jam Tour. Stop number one kicked off today with the rail qualifiers at the Projects rail park in Bithlo, Florida. Today's qualifier was something I have looked forward to for quite some time now, mostly for the chance to see who was coming up, who is turning heads, and who has been putting in some water time over the winter months. With over fifty competitors in attendance, the end of the day granted sixteen lucky contestants their pass to the rest of the weekend's riding.
The rails were prime at the Projects today, which included our favorites like the flat rail, long A-frame, and incline rail, but riders were also pleasantly surprised by some new obstacles, such as a kicker, an elevated incline to flat, an inclined box/launch ramp, and a second flat rail. Even despite the unfamiliarity of the riders to these new rails, they still had no problem at all adapting immediately to them. The sun was shining, Dan-o the Man-o was making sweet love to the microphone, and everyone seemed to be smiling and happy to not only be on the water, but mingle once more with their wakeskating buddies.
The riding this year even in qualifiers already seems insane. There is becoming more and more of a female rider presence at the Toe Jam, thanks especially to girls like Jenny GilanFarr, Steph Wamsley, and Renee Jacquess, who all competed today against the guys. The girls are stepping it up and linking together some solid lines out there, along with sticking some of the toughest rails out there. Ross Gardner was charging everything and sticking it all, Gib Gibbons stuck the first ever varial heelflip in contest, Clint Tompkins kickflipped off the incline box first try, Matt Hooker makes it pretty clearly known that the Projects is his second home, and Danny Hampson…well let me talk about Danny Hampson for a second. So first of all, last night at the Aloma Cinema Grill we got to see some Volume Issue 7 footage, including Danny's Pro Spotlight. Once everyone was thoroughly blown away from the complete epicness of that part (seriously, just wait until it comes out… mind blowing), this man goes to the rail qualifiers today and completely annihilates every single obstacle available to him. It's pretty clear that Danny is hungry for victory, and with tricks like the unbelievable boardslide bigspin 360 off the incline rail, it looks like Danny just might get his fill.
Just remember, it's anybody's game on any given day, so come out to the Toe Jam and watch history in the making. Events continue through the weekend with the Boat Finals tomorrow and the Rail Finals Saturday. Definitely bring some sunscreen, and maybe even a pit bull.
Be sure to check back later for video. Special thanks to Matt Manzari, David Hanson, Keaton Bowlby and Andrew Pastura for shooting photos all day.
Official Results
Wakeskate (all levels)
Qualifying Round Heat #: 01
1 Hansen, Reed USA 76.00
2 Little, Bret USA 65.00
3 Humpsch, Dieter 60.00
4 Gregory, Chase USA 50.00
5 Rivet, Cody USA 40.00
6 Genis, Josep Dosta 11.67
Wakeskate (all levels)
Qualifying Round Heat #: 02
1 Cambell, Steven USA 53.33
2 Dosta Vidal, Enric SPN 40.00
3 Giesey, TJ USA 40.00
4 Manzari, Matt USA 35.00
5 Vanoli, Ludvico 20.00
6 Sutherland, Bobby 10.00
Wakeskate (all levels)
Qualifying Round Heat #: 03
1 Doyle, Ryan CAN 70.00
2 Shinn, Stuart USA 55.00
3 Norman, Josh 40.00
4 Watson, Reed USA 30.00
5 Wamsley, Stephanie USA 20.00
6 Lima, Yuri USA 10.00
Wakeskate (all levels)
Qualifying Round Heat #: 04
1 Horan, Ben USA 65.00
2 Thomas, Brandon USA 50.00
3 Gibbons, Gib USA 40.00
4 Byerly, Scott USA 35.00
5 Becqueriaux, Luis SPA 30.00
6 Gilanfarr, Jennifer USA 20.00
Wakeskate (all levels)
Qualifying Round Heat #: 05
1 Taylor, Nick USA 66.33
2 Gardner, Ross USA 65.00
3 Steele, Blake USA 50.00
4 Danielo, Drew USA 45.00
5 Fortenberry, Andrew USA 20.00
Wakeskate (all levels)
Qualifying Round Heat #: 06
1 Hampson, Danny 96.33
2 Pastura, Andy USA 80.00
3 Daniels, George USA 60.00
4 Doran, Travis 55.00
5 Coleman, Matt 30.00
6 Jaquess, Renee USA 20.00
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Qualifying Round Heat #: 07
1 Tompkins, Clint USA 90.00
2 Grubb, Brian USA 80.00
3 Roberts, Grant USA 60.00
4 Lemons, Ryan USA 50.00
5 Bowlby, Keaton USA 40.00
6 Brightwell, Russell 20.00
Wakeskate (all levels)
Qualifying Round Heat #: 08
1 Hooker, Matt USA 70.00
2 Harlos, Nick 55.00
3 Reed, Aaron 50.00
4 Danzat, Nicholas 30.00
5 Kovacich, Tim USA 20.00
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NEW YORK (AP) - AT&T is reducing cellphone rates for family plans with large amounts of data.
NEW YORK (AP) � AT&T is reducing cellphone rates for family plans with large amounts of data.
The new rates are available starting Sunday and apply to plans with at least 10 gigabytes of data shared by two or more phones on a single account. Savings start at $10 per phone per month.
The changes represent AT&T's latest effort to get customers to pay more overall by upgrading from lower-use plans. In some cases, families will actually pay less if they upgrade. But for the most part, more data means more revenue for AT&T Inc.
David Christopher, chief marketing officer for AT&T's wireless business, says the offer is designed to give families a worry-free experience as they consume more data for video and social networking.


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Land is the basis for our food system, our lives and our society. Land must be held and stewarded by many people, not consolidated and exploited by a few powerful agribusinesses. Beginning farmers need affordable, secure access to land.
Beginning farmers are a powerful force for change. The Farm Beginnings program is organizing beginning farmers to hold elected officials and public institutions accountable to their values.
Currently, Farm Beginnings is shaping a long term campaign for deep reforms of federally subsidized crop insurance. Crop insurance, as it exists today, guarantees profit and enables agribusinesses to out compete family farmers and buy up available land, fueling the harmful trend towards fewer and larger farms in our region. LSP seeks reforms to crop insurance that will bring that program back to its original intention: to help farmers survive a bad year.
Farm Beginnings creates change by empowering farmers to meet their goals, by facilitating community support for new farmers, and by building a powerful base of beginning farmers who are demanding structural change. These strategies are all necessary and support each other. Join us!


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BGS scientists, Dr Jez Everest, Tom Shanahan, Andrew Finlayson, and Heiko Buxel are heading to Iceland to continue installations of monitoring equipment at Virkisjökull, an outlet glacier of the Oraefajökull ice cap.
The team will install a network of seismometers around the glacier to monitor seismic activity related to glacier motion. As a bonus the network should also pick up any volcanic activity on Oraefi, one of Europe's largest volcanoes.
The team will also install HD cameras on each of the two BGS weather stations at the site, enabling us to download images of the glacier margin and icefall. The still images with be also converted into timelapse movies that will provide information to show how the glacier flows in its trough.
The field work starts on 4 April when Jez will collect a 4×4, and spend two days buying equipment and supplies in Reykjavik, before collecting the rest of the team from Keflavik airport on the 6 April.
From there they will drive 300 km to the field base at Svinafell, a small settlement nestling below the southern flanks of the volcano in the Skaftafell National Park.
From Oli Sigurdsson's comfortable house, the team will head up to the glacier each day to install the seismometers, and hook up the small wind turbines that will be used to maintain power to the instruments throughout the year.
While they are in the field the team will upgrade the weather stations with the cameras, and carry out any general maintenance needed as a result of the harsh winter.
The snows have only just started to melt, and Iceland has a reputation for some pretty foul weather, so the fieldwork may well be done under fairly challenging conditions.
You should be able to check how cold and wet the team are getting by taking a look at the regular BGS Virkisjökull weather station data downloads (available free from the Virkisjökull project web pages).
The team will head home on the 19 April, to return in September to complete the third annual Terrestrial LiDAR scan of the glacier margin and foreland, the start of glacier meltwater and groundwater flow monitoring, and geomorphological and sedimentological investigations on the foreland and beneath the ice.
Contact Jez Everest for further information.


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"Salut! baroque is one of Australia's most dynamic early music ensembles, bringing together Australia's finest baroque musicians in a chamber orchestra of up to twelve members. Formed in 1995 and led by artistic directors Sally Melhuish and Tim Blomfield, the ensemble performs annual subscription series concerts in Canberra and Sydney. Salut!'s international guest artists have included baroque violinist Elizabeth Wallfisch and Dutch cellist Jaap ter Linden." See site for more info. (ed.)
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2009 by Brenda Barnette
Audience: Executive Leadership, Foster Caregivers, Public, Shelter/Rescue Staff & Volunteers, Veterinary Team
For more about Seattle Humane Society's Foster Care Program, click here to view the power point presentation given at the University of Florida's Maddie's® Shelter Medicine Conference
Seattle Humane Society Dilemma
The Seattle Humane Society wanted to remain an open door private shelter and the number of pets coming in exceeded the space we had to properly care for them.
Our shelter was relocated to our current campus in the early 1970s. Our current shelter was originally a veterinary clinic. We don't have very much expansion space and, in the face of the recent economic downturn, we are not ready for a large capital campaign. The local public shelters desperately need our help. Our holding space for animals is limited. We have a huge spay/neuter bottleneck in our tiny and outdated veterinary clinic. Our surgical suite for two vets is a converted closet!
Never the less, it is difficult to explain our constraints to the animals when they look at us with such love and trust and hope.
The Solution
We asked our community for help. We asked them to open their homes and hearts to bottle babies who needed around-the-clock feedings, to dogs rescued from puppy mills who had no previous housetraining, and to dogs and cats recovering from surgical procedures who needed nursing care and special supervision.
We didn't just ask one time. We ask almost every month. We try to convey our sense of urgency. Whenever we've had a chance to improve the lives of pets in our community, we've stepped forward to help: taking in 40 extra and unplanned cats in a hoarding case, rescuing 90 dogs in a puppy mill bust, dealing with influx of kitties during kitten season and giving older cats infected with URI the medicine and TLC they need to recover. Whatever the need, we have taken that need to our community and asked for help.
The foster care program at the Seattle Humane Society has grown and so has our ability to save animals' lives.
How We Did It
According to Jim Collins, author of Good to Great and the Social Sector, "The real path to greatness, it turns out, requires simplicity and diligence... A culture of discipline is not a principle of business; it is a principle of greatness."
Simplicity and diligence were key for us. We create a sense of urgency through press releases, e-blasts to donors and volunteers, and interviews with the media. (Side note: Develop a relationship with the media. They are among your best friends and donors. Send them regular updates/press releases. Make yourself available when they contact you. Stick to the facts. Do not say anything disparaging about other local groups. Keep up with current events so you can comment on animal stories in the news. If a station gives you some superb coverage, give them a scoop the next time something exciting is going on at your shelter.)
We dedicated resources to the foster care program. We hired a Dog Foster Care Coordinator and a Cat Foster Care Coordinator. We did the math and found out it is far more cost effective to have these two staff positions to coordinate foster volunteers than it would have been to build a new building and hire the necessary animal care staff to keep the animals in the shelter.
I have noticed that some shelter staff do not have the most positive view of working with volunteers. Take time to work with your staff so they feel confident training and supervising volunteers. Help them learn to love and appreciate volunteers. Volunteers are essential to providing enrichment programs for shelter guests and for doing all of those extras your staffing budgets can't cover.
We have a "Cats are Cool" campaign to elevate the status of our feline companions and to increase adoptions. We playfully adapted some of the copy to be about our volunteers:
Like cats, Volunteers are COOL! You don't have to pay them. They clean up after themselves (if you train them). They say good things about you to their friends...and they are worth a fortune.
Foster volunteers are extremely valuable. We calculated that it would have cost the Seattle Humane Society $1.6 million dollars in staff time to care for the 3,001 animals we had in foster care last year.
What We Learned
While I am an occasional foster volunteer myself, I don't work directly with the foster program so I thought it would be prudent to ask our team what they have learned and would like to share about our foster program. They were asked four questions:
- What are the key things that make our foster program successful?
- What were the biggest hurdles to overcome or best lessons learned?
- How would you like to enhance our foster program?
- What other information should I share with a group starting a foster program?
Here's how our team responded:
1. What are the key things that make our foster program successful?
- The Board and Senior Management recognize the value of the program and dedicate resources to the foster care program.
- We provide initial and follow-up orientation/training for Foster Volunteers.
- We hire dedicated staff who will build relationships with the Foster Volunteers and always have someone on-call when the foster volunteers need to get help quickly.
- We provide supportive vet services and answer questions even if the question seems silly.
- We treat our Foster Volunteers like the life savers they are.
2. What were the biggest hurdles to overcome or best lessons learned?
- It's great to be organized, but it helps to be able to go with the flow. Foster Volunteers will show up late for appointments or have a sudden need to return their charges because they are leaving town.
- It is difficult but very important to prioritize the needs of animals on campus and focus on providing foster care to those with the highest needs first.
- Talk with the Foster Volunteer and get an understanding of what your Foster Volunteer can handle.
- Start Foster Volunteers off with a relatively easy pet to build confidence.
- Make sure you have the Foster Volunteers take breaks when they need it!
3. How would you like to enhance our foster program?
- Recruit and train more foster parents!
- Be able to offer more resources such as customer friendly exam rooms, and to offer equipment on loan, such as scales for weighing puppies and kittens. Note: Our clinic is very small and we do not have separate exam rooms.
- Develop enhanced continuing education so some Foster Volunteers can advance to more challenging shelter guests.
4. What other information should I share with a group starting a foster program?
- Work to develop a diverse range of Foster Volunteer abilities/experience such as the ability to offer care for dogs and cats who need recovery from surgical procedures and URI, behavior training, bottle feeding and care for underage babies, and care for pets about to give birth.
- Avoid delays between sign-up of Foster Volunteers and providing them with a foster pet. Be ready to send a foster animal home as soon as the volunteer has completed orientation.
- Create a sense of urgency around the need for foster volunteers.
Foster Volunteers have dramatically increased our life-saving ability, whether they are giving older cats a break from the shelter environment, providing isolation for cats or dogs possibly exposed to contagious disease, carrying out behavior modification programs for dogs to make them adoptable, or tending to a myriad of other special needs.
I'd like to share a couple examples of special ways we work with our Foster Volunteers. When we helped rescue 90 American Eskimo dogs from a puppy mill earlier this year, we held a special workshop for Foster Volunteers and new owners to help them succeed and to provide ongoing support.
The Foster Volunteers willingly give of their time and sometimes their sleep to take care of foster animals. We created a special adoption event for them that resembled a county fair, so they could proudly show off their foster dogs and cats to would-be adopters. We billed it From Foster Home to Your Home. The event was well publicized and people lined up outside hours before we opened; one family even arrived at 3:30AM to make sure they had first choice at a future family companion. Passersby may have thought we were holding a rock concert! The Foster Volunteers loved it - as did the community - and some very happy dogs and cats were adopted to homes of their own that day.
The animals provide the magic and the community is the key. Show off really good pictures of your shelter guests - ones where they seem to be looking right back at you. Tell a few happy ending stories without spending too much time on the sad story of how they got to you. And then tell the community how much more you will be able to do with their help. Give them choices about how they can help you, and be sure that becoming a Foster Volunteer is one of their choices!
Brenda Barnette
Brenda Barnette was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Seattle Humane Society in June 2006. During her tenure, the agency has increased its live release rate to nearly 90%. The foster program has grown dramatically and often includes over 400 animals per month. Previously, Brenda served as CEO of Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation, Executive Director of Pets in Need and the development director of The San Francisco SPCA.
The Seattle Humane Society
The Seattle Humane Society (aka The Humane Society for Seattle/King County), founded in 1897, is a private nonprofit dedicated to bringing people and pets together through a variety of programs. Our vision for the future is to save the lives of all homeless companion animals in our community.
Shelter guests are spayed or neutered, micro-chipped, vaccinated, examined by one of our veterinarians, and temperament tested prior to being made available for adoption. All healthy and adoptable companion animals are given as long as it takes for us to find them a home of their own, regardless of age, beauty or infirmity.
In addition, we provide medical care and treatment for our shelter guests who need a little something extra to make them adoptable. Treatments can range from repairing broken legs; performing amputations; eye removal; care for sore ears, skin conditions and wounds; and treatment for kennel cough and upper respiratory infections in cats.
The Seattle Humane Society is a private open-admission shelter. Appointments are scheduled to allow us to collect as much information as possible about the incoming pet. Appointments are first-come, first-serve without regard to age, beauty or breed. If someone brings in an animal without an appointment, we will admit the animal immediately. This is a free service and we ask the person dropping off the pet if s/he would like to make a donation.
During our last fiscal year, we placed 4,881 dogs, cats and critters in homes of their own and we are on target for a 15-17% increase this year. Our Asilomar Live Release rate for FY 08-09 was 88.6% and we are operating at over 90% so far this year. Last year we performed 2,775 in-house spay/neuters; 1,508 public spay/neuters; 659 other life-saving surgeries. Our Behavior department temperament tests dogs and is starting to assess cats too.
We have a staff of 70 with over 1400 volunteers. Seattle Humane Society is housed in an older facility and is constantly being upgraded to provide enriched environment for our shelter guests when money is available. There are two public shelters in King County and one in the city of Seattle, and we try to help each of them.


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Mount Lincoln Climber's Log
hhsilleck - Jan 9, 2004 7:25 pmRoute Climbed: Kite Lake Date Climbed: July 2000
Very busy - try hiking in the late spring to avoid the crowds.
bdewoody - Dec 3, 2003 6:20 pmRoute Climbed: Montgomery Reservoir Date Climbed: August 2002
Hike all 4 at once or you'll have to come back and hike the same trails over again.
jeffgun - Nov 15, 2003 1:50 pmRoute Climbed: Kite Lake approach Date Climbed: Several
Almost always combine this with the other 3, Democrat, Cameron and Bross.
IdahoSummits - Oct 12, 2003 11:01 pmRoute Climbed: Kite Lake Date Climbed: August 5, 2003
Fun hike of the Lincoln group. No where else can you get 4 14ers so easily!
eurobeer - Sep 2, 2003 9:35 amRoute Climbed: Kite Lake Date Climbed: August 23, 2003
This summit was by far my favorite of the three (Democrat, Lincoln, Bross). I really enjoyed the section from Cameron to Lincoln to Bross.
bernardhohman - Sep 1, 2003 10:26 pmRoute Climbed: Via Kite Lake Date Climbed: September 1, 2003
Great blue skies and a great mountain. Lots of people around, but hey it was Labor Day!
DaFreshman - Aug 25, 2003 5:35 pmRoute Climbed: Standard 4-banger combo Date Climbed: 23 August, 2003
By far the coolest of the 4 summits in the "circle" - pretty small and airy with a suprisingly gnarly little face off to the south. Definately more of a "top of the world" feeling than on top of the parking lot sized summit of Bross. Cool peak.
TexasClimber - Aug 19, 2003 9:25 amRoute Climbed: Kite Lake Trailhead Date Climbed: August 9, 2003
My climbing partner Tim and I reached the summit of Mount Lincoln on Saturday, August 9, 2003. This was Tim's first official 14'er with Cameron being his actual first "unofficial 14'er." We set out to climb only Lincoln and Bross leaving Democrat off the circle traverse as I had reached its summit earlier this year with a fellow climber.
ben - Jul 21, 2003 6:47 pmRoute Climbed: traverse fron cameron Date Climbed: 31 August 2002
part of the big 4 in a day fiesta!
Speedy - Jul 20, 2003 9:49 amRoute Climbed: Kite Lake via Mt. Democrat and Mt. Cameron Date Climbed: July 9, 2003
Mt. Lincoln looked a little spooky to me from Mt. Cameron, but it was pretty easy to get to on the out and back trail from Cameron. I think it was here that we first noticed all the trucks up on Bross! How crazy is that!!
Bryan W - Jul 16, 2003 1:28 pmRoute Climbed: Kite Lake via Democrat/Cameron Date Climbed: 7/9/03
Well many people talk about how easy these mountain are, but it is still along day. After making the saddle between Democrat and Cameron, it was time to start back up. Followed the easy trail to the top of Cameron. After reaching the east side of Cameron, we found a large snow field and got 200' glissade or so. It was a nice change of pace for the day. Anyway, reached the saddle between Cameron and Lincoln and started towards the summit. Made the summit in about 20 minutes. I was suprised to find that the Lincoln summit has a little exposure. It is for sure the most exciting of the 4 that I would be on that day.
395guy - Jul 15, 2003 7:40 pmRoute Climbed: Kite Lake to Democrat to Lincoln to Bross Date Climbed: July 3, 2003
My first 14ers! Awesome circuit across three 14ers. Going from Kite Lake to Mt. Democrat to Mt. Lincoln to Mt. Bross is like rounding a seven-mile baseball diamond backwards. Lincoln would be second base.
Great views from the top of Lincoln. What a place to eat lunch!
kcmule - Jul 1, 2003 1:49 pmRoute Climbed: Kite Lake Date Climbed: Mon June 30, 2002
cool, pointy summit with terrific views. hiked with friends Dave and Kim who were summitting their first 14ers. we did the 'calibron' (no democrat).
xskier77 - Jun 26, 2003 6:30 pmRoute Climbed: Kite Lake Date Climbed: June 23, 2003
After summiting Democrat we hiked to Cameron and then over to Lincoln. Only took 15 minutes to get from Cameron to Lincoln. Beautiful day.
xskier77 - Jun 26, 2003 6:28 pmRoute Climbed: Kite Lake Date Climbed: June 23, 2003
After summiting Democrat we hiked to Cameron and then over to Lincoln. Only took 15 minutes to get from Cameron to Lincoln. Beautiful day.
Grant - May 8, 2003 12:46 pmRoute Climbed: Windy Point - 11,200' Date Climbed: June 1, 2002
The walk over to Lincoln was much more scenic than the hike up to Bross. It was very easy and after a half hour of walking I was at the summit. I talked with the people up at the summit and took in the wonderful views. The views from the top of Lincoln were much more scenic than the top of Bross. I sat at the summit for an hour and a half. Then the clouds started to get organized around me so I decided that it was time to head back down. On the way back to the road near Bross I headed up and did Mt Cameron (14,238') an unofficial fourteener because it's to close to Mt Lincoln but its on the map.
When I got back to timberline I had a chance to go through the Bristol Cone pine forest. What a site, numerous old trees it is well worth anyone to go and see the old forest.
Diggler - Apr 2, 2003 6:13 pmRoute Climbed: uncertain Date Climbed: fall, 1995
Summited along with Mt.s Democrat & Bross that day. Went up with the CU hiking club. I remember it was a nice day, and the weather was beautiful. Think that this might've been the 1st summit, then Bross, then Democrat.
8.21.'9- did this from Montgomery Res. via Lincoln Ampitheatre following my ascent of the N ridge of Democrat. Left TH at 15.58. 'Trail' up to, & surmounting headwall steep & unpleasant, but charming in its own way due to its uniqueness...
The way that I took to surmount the headwall ended up being a few 4th class moves. After I popped up into the ampitheatre, was surprised by perhaps the largest moraine I've seen in Colorado.
Having just come from sea level a day before & being under the sun all day (& having just done another 14er), I hit the wall at this point. Seeing the huge, awful headwall of steep scree almost made me turn around... the only thing that kept me going was the thought of having to return & redo what I'd just done.
Somehow I managed to get past this terrible slope (1 step down for every step up this steep scree slope) & summit at 18.52. Took off at 19.00. Descent was horrendous as well, as the layer of scree not deep enough to 'skri' down.
While I started feeling better on the way down, still didn't feel 100% until back in Parker. While I could see this being enjoyable with some ice falls below & a layer of snow covering the slopes above, but as it is (i.e. summer conditions), this was positively the worst scree slog I've ever done. Absolutely terrible. Back at car @ 20.58.
big_g - Mar 3, 2003 3:56 pm Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2002Route Climbed: West Ridge
2nd of 3 summits (+ Cameron Point) that day.
Colonelpyat - Feb 28, 2003 4:47 amRoute Climbed: Kite Lake Date Climbed: Summer, '79 or '80
This must have been my second 14er of the day, right after Democrat. I was part of a Boy Scout troop that
undoubtedly managed to annoy everybody up there that day.


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Line Cook Job
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Instawork is the best place for hospitality workers to find temporary jobs on-demand. From Michelin-star restaurants to small coffee shops, Instawork makes it easy for bartenders, cooks, servers, dishwashers and other experienced hospitality workers to find work at local businesses and earn up to $30/hr on a flexible schedule. No interviews or paper resumes. Just book the gig in the app and show up to do the work. Se habla español.
A line cook role refers to a back of house worker whose primary responsibility is to keep the tempo of the restaurant flowing during service.
Line Cook's responsibilities:
Prepare food of consistent quality following recipe cards and production and portion standards, per check from servers.
Start food items that are prepared ahead of time, making sure not to over prepare estimated needs.
Date all food containers and rotate as per Crescent standards, making sure that all perishables are kept at proper temperatures.
Check pars for shift use, determine necessary preparation, freezer pull and line set up. Note any out-of stock items or possible shortages. Assist in keeping buffet stocked.
Return all food items not used on next shift to designated storage areas, being sure to cover/date all perishables.
Assist in setting up plans and actions to correct any food cost problems, control food waste, loss and usage per Crescent standards.
Operate, maintain and properly clean deep fryer, broiler, stove, steamer, food processor, mixer, slicer, oven steam table, tilt kettle, waffle iron and flat top grill.


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The 'B' menu shows disabled devices by rendering them greyscale. The new kinetic and blast (and possibly some other higher level weapon types as well, I haven't been back in the game for long) are almost grey by default. The shield generator isn't great, but does have those yellow lights on the ends of the arms but the kinetic and blast just go from very lightly tinted grey to untinted grey with no color to lose.
All device icons should either have colored highlites or some other method for displaying disabled devices should be used.
UI: new icons and the 'B' menu
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by Rick Gunderman
In the midst of the capitalists' economic crisis, organized labour in Canada has been seeking for several years now to reorient itself to meet the needs of the Canadian working class.
Attacks on the public sector include the imposition of a wage freeze in various jurisdictions, the designation of ever-more segments as "essential services" to undermine the right to strike, and back-to-work legislation. The response needs to be a determined, united and militant struggle of the working class. Continue reading