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57th Annual Honors
Aviation Week's Laureate Awards honor the accomplishments of outstanding individuals and teams in aviation, aerospace and defense for the preceding year. The awards highlight some who are pioneers in new technology, others who are innovating new ways of doing business as well as standouts in management and development. Perhaps these achievements will inspire others to reach for new successes.
Nominations were submitted by our editors, readers and outside organizations. The editors reviewed the candidates and, after a sometimes spirited debate, designated finalists in six disciplines. They also named two honorees for Lifetime Achievement Laureate awards and recognized one team for the award in Heroism. The final Laureate award winners will be announced at a black-tie dinner in Washington on March 6—look for more on the winners' accomplishments later that month in AW&ST.
Aeronautics & Propulsion
In just six months, James Wang and the AgustaWestland Advanced Concepts Group he directs built Project Zero, an electric vertical-lift aircraft that is testing new systems related to rotorcraft development such as electric tail rotors. The aircraft has conducted sorties of up to 5 min., powered by 150 kg (330 lb.) of lithium-ion batteries, during trials at the company's facilities in Italy.
The U.S. Navy/Northrop Grumman X-47B Team proved in 2013 that a stealthy, tailless, unmanned aircraft can operate on an aircraft carrier. Using a differential GPS system and a digital interface between the carrier's landing systems officer, the unmanned aircraft repeatedly touched down on the carrier runway within inches of its predicted target, confirming it had achieved the kind of automation and accuracy necessary to be safely operated on a vessel populated with sailors.
Jaiwon Shin, NASA's associate administrator for aeronautics, and his management team steered a limited budget for U.S. civil aviation research toward future challenges, crafting a 40-year plan that accounts for the emergence of global competitors, environmental pressures, information advancements, and communication and automation technologies.
Through highly integrated flight and propulsion control, the F135 Integrated Flight and Propulsion Control System team enabled the Joint Strike Fighter's F-35B variant to achieve one of its key design goals: to operate from small-deck amphibious ships through the use of dynamic inversion. The technique automatically allocates commands from pilots to the aircraft's overlapping flight and propulsion control effectors.
Avionics & Systems
Sometimes seemingly tiny policy changes can help an industry chart a new course. Such is the case with the RTCA's Special Committee 213's development of a global, consensus-based system and performance specifications that are allowing industry to push the boundaries of vision-aided operations in a safe and efficient way.
In response to a growing number of landing roll accidents, Airbus's Runway Overrun Protection System team has designed a system that has helped avoid "several" runway overruns. First offered on the A380 in 2009 and now more widely available, the system operates from short final to aircraft stop, continually monitoring the total energy of the aircraft landing performance against runway and environmental conditions.
As infrared-guided missiles proliferate, Northrop Grumman's Guardian team has created the Directional Infrared Countermeasure (Dircm) capable of directing an invisible laser to the head of a heat-seeking missile to disrupt the weapon's guidance system. Guardian, which consists of a system processor, multi-band laser tracker and missile-warning system, is contained in a single pod that can be mounted to the underside of an aircraft fuselage.
The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command's Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) team is working to solve one of the most challenging problems for defense platforms: keeping aircraft current as they age. The creation of the FACE technological standard enables global defense programs to rapidly integrate software advancements, resulting in more flexible, less costly ways to adapt to changing requirements.
Business & General Aviation
An engineer with a passion for general aviation flying, Bradley Mottier initially specialized in advanced ignition systems, one of which helped the Voyager aircraft circle the globe and another that fired the space shuttle's main engine. Mottier was awarded patents for the world's first certified electric ignition system and the SlickStart electronic magneto start booster. That small business grew into a leading provider of ignition systems for piston and turbine aircraft engines, space vehicles and airborne permanent magnet generators. It was acquired by General Electric in 2002. Now Mottier leads GE's Business and General Aviation Integrated Systems Div. and is a champion for FAA Part 23 reforms as chairman of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.
A one-time airline and charter pilot, Kenn Ricci, the principal of Directional Aviation Capital, founded an aircraft management and avionics repair company before moving on to start Flight Options, now one of the largest fractional aircraft owner operations. An inveterate entrepreneur, Ricci continued expanding his portfolio, which now includes Constant Aviation, Nextant Aerospace, aircraft broker Sojourn Aviation, charter brokers Spinnaker Air and Sentient Jet, and Everest Fuel Management. In 2013, he added Bombardier's FlexJet fractional operation to the growing list and hints he is not done yet.
The 2009 bankruptcy of Eclipse Aircraft left 250 operators of the EA500 high and dry, with aircraft that had tanked in value. Chairman and CEO Mason Holland led a group that bought the assets and set about to service and upgrade the fleet and ultimately return the aircraft to production. The first of the highly upgraded EA550 will be delivered this year.
Commercial Transport
Willie Walsh, CEO of International Airlines Group, was years ahead of his European peers in recognizing that the model for short-haul flights had to change. As British Airways CEO, he reduced point-to-point flights, disposed of BA Regional and ended franchise agreements to concentrate on long-haul flights from London Heathrow Airport. In addition, the former pilot has taken on the Spanish market with a change of management at Iberia and the takeover of Barcelona-based low-cost carrier Vueling Airlines.
Bjorn Kjos, a former fighter pilot and lawyer, invested in Norwegian when the airline was a small operation with few prospects. Kjos had the courage to expand aggressively while outsourcing to curb cost growth. Now, Norwegian is exploring a new market: low-cost, long-haul flights.
The FAA's Wake Turbulence Program team is aiding the FAA's quest to increase air traffic efficiency. Studying the physics of the swirling winds left behind an aircraft as it passes through the air, the program has implemented changes in the separation between arrivals for certain runways. The results are already measurable at Memphis (Tenn.) International Airport: FedEx reports a 20% increase in airport capacity at its global hub there.
Through strategic alliances and innovative branding strategies, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has transformed the airline's international network. Joyce has also resolved long-running labor disputes with a bold move to lock out the unions and temporarily ground the airline. As risky as it seemed at the time, the act of brinkmanship paid off, forcing the end of a seemingly intractable labor battle in the airline's favor.
Alhough Raytheon's AN/TPY-2 was designed as a fire control system for the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) system, without the Thaad battery, it can also serve as a forward-based missile-warning asset. On Oct. 25, 2012, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency proved how the X-band system could provide an integrated missile defense system capable of countering a missile raid during Flight Test Integrated-01. It was the largest missile defense flight test in history.
The Saab Gripen Demo Program evaluated and reduced risks of the JAS 39E's key features: a new engine; modified airframe, with 40% more internal fuel than the original fighter; active, electronically scanned array radar; infrared search-and-track system, and new avionics architecture. The demonstration program was completed on schedule and at 60% of the budgeted cost. The total development cost for the JAS 39E, expected to be operational about five years after contract award, comes in at just $2.1 billion.
Europe's Neuron unmanned combat air vehicle team (UCAV) is as much a political marvel as a technological one. Led by French defense armaments agency DGA and prime contractor Dassault Aviation, the technology testbed is demonstrating Europe's mastery of the airworthiness of the stealthy unmanned aircraft on a budget of just $550 million. The team is incorporating a series of technologies into the aircraft and navigating the complications of dealing with six European governments through a development process simplified by Dassault and DGA.
Troops are able to maintain communications even in the mountains of Afghanistan as long as their high-altitude airborne information gateway system, Northrop Grumman's Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN), is flying. This "switchboard in the sky," created to address an urgent battlefield need, provides relay, gateway, router and information-brokering services for voice channels, tactical data links and Internet protocol networks.
Led by Executive Vice President Frank Culbertson, Orbital Sciences Corp.'s worldwide quest to find flight-proven space hardware for a commercial U.S. route to the International Space Station paid off with Antares. The rocket uses a Ukrainian main stage powered by surplus Russian rocket engines, lifting a solid-fuel U.S. upper stage and the Cygnus cargo carrier with its Italian pressure vessel and a service module built in one of Orbital's satellite factories. In reaching the station with a demonstration load of cargo, the Antares/Cygnus combo now gives NASA two ways to keep its crews supplied.
The U.S. Air Force and United Launch Alliance team executed 11 flights of the Atlas V and Delta IV launch vehicles for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program in the year beginning October 2012. The team achieved its highest operational tempo in a single year since the rockets were fielded in 2002, an accomplishment that follows a previous record of frequent launch failures in the 1990s. The team expects to build on its success in 2014, planning 13 launches in the 12-month window.
Jean-Yves Le Gall, former chairman and CEO of Arianespace, is bringing his record of achievement to his new job as president of French space agency CNES. At Arianespace, Le Gall turned around the performance of the Ariane 5, booking 54 successful missions in a row, and was a driving force behind the launch of Russia's Soyuz rocket on French soil—a previously inconceivable alliance between Moscow and Paris. At CNES, LeGall is championing a more affordable successor to the heavy-lift Ariane 5 to maintain Europe's leadership in the increasingly competitive global launch market.
Blocked from participating in multilateral human spaceflight endeavors such as the International Space Station, China has made its own way into low Earth orbit and appears ready to stay. With five human missions under its belt and a clearly defined path to more, the Asian giant has demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt that its first human flight, Shenzhou 5 with Yang Liwei at the controls, was no mere stunt. Now led by Director General Wang Zhaoyao, the China Manned Space Agency is moving ahead with plans for a Mir-class space station early in the coming decade, while the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology develops the Long March 5 rocket that will be needed to orbit the station's core module.
The Philip J. Klass AwardS for Lifetime Achievement
Communications satellite pioneer Harold Rosen began his career at Raytheon working on guidance and control systems for missiles. He moved to Hughes Aircraft in 1956, and his team there made breakthroughs that led to the launch of Syncom I, the first geostationary satellite, in 1961, paving the way for what has become a cornerstone of military operations and a multibillion commercial industry.
In his 50 years at Bombardier, Laurent Beaudoin has led the Canadian company from its roots as a snowmobile manufacturer to a leader in the rail and aircraft industries. His achievements over the years are legion, but in 2013, Bombardier began flying its largest aircraft to date, the CSeries narrowbody airliner, an aircraft that is as important to the company's future as it is challenging to develop.
Aviation Week Heroism Award
In February 2013, the Royal Canadian Air Force Rescue 912 Crew flew a CH-149 Cormorant helicopter for 2 mi. at a 100-ft. hover, backward, into a raging blizzard with winds up to 80 kph (50 mph), to rescue three hunters stranded in the remote reaches of Newfoundland. All three survived.


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Mary G. Watson
Mary G. Watson, 85, of Hot Springs passed away Friday May 10, 2013.
She was born February 4, 1928 to the late Bertie Collie Grissom and Jess Grissom in Malvern, Arkansas.
Services will be 10:00 AM Friday May 17th at Hot Springs Funeral Home with Reverend Mike Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Shadowlawn Cemetery in Malvern.
Arrangements are by Hot Springs Funeral Home.
Online condolences at www.hotspringsfh.com

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This old market town was the centre of ironworking in Roman times and is now a popular residential area for commuting to the capital city. Officially designated a New Town in 1947, it lies in the Weald between the North and the South Downs. Property in Crawley is mainly modern, due to the population explosion in the 60s, and comprises terraced, semi detached and detached dwellings. Interestingly, unlike many purpose-built New Town areas, Crawley has no residential tower blocks. Each of its 13 neighbourhoods, situated around the core of the old market town, has a shopping parade, community centre, church, school and recreational open space, specifically designed to the original architect's wishes. This gives Crawley quite a unique feel and sets it apart from other commuter towns.
Gatwick Airport opened on the edge of the town in the 1940s and paved the way for prosperity throughout the area. Shopping centres in Crawley are being expanded and improved regularly, and the town has become a retail centre for the surrounding areas. There is a wealth of good primary, junior and secondary schools in and around the area, and further education is provided by Central Sussex College. The night life is excellent, with many clubs and music venues welcoming residents and visitors, and numerous restaurants and wine bars scattered across the town.
The London-Brighton Turnpike was a boon to the area and good rail and bus links make Crawley very attractive to commuters. Gatwick Airport, along with the other London Airports, is within easy reach. Crawley has long been a popular residential area, due to its history and proximity both to London and to the coastal town of Brighton. It is an ideal place to look for affordable property, with something to suit everyone on the market.
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I have looked around on many websites trying to plan a trip for March 15~April 15 or so.
I want to find somewhere I can stay for about 2 weeks then do another 1 week in 2 other islands. I was thinking of St Lucia first then boat around to other islands.
Whats normal for accommodation it seems like some islands are $60-100 which to me $100 a night seems quite expensive. I was hoping for under $50.
What I want to find:
I would like to find a nice place to practice flat water since I spent my summer in portugal doing only wave riding. I really want to go to the Caribbean so I can kite along in beautiful water and just relax. Sounds like wind is around 15-20knots so I may just take my 12m wainman or bring a 9m as well. I would prefer to be with other kiters as well which is why I was looking at staying at kite schools.
Anyways just curious to hear where people like to kite down there and where they recommend to stay.


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VIBE's Weekly Kick Picks: 'DunkXChange NYC' Edition
We're back for another round of VIBE Kick Picks—bringing you the hottest kick game in the five boroughs, and then some!
This week we were at Chelsea Piers for the NYC stop of DunkXChange—known to many simply as DXC. This special event is a place where sneakerheads all over the city united to buy, sell, trade, and simply appreciate sneakers. We saw Grape V's, OG III's, Air Force 180s, Dunks, Dunks, and more Dunks, and a host of other exclusive shit! Attendees were also treated to live performances by Jadakiss (who we got to catch up with on his footwear), Vado, and a host of other up-and-coming rap talent.
So let's start it off and cheack out the first dope pair that we saw:
The Shoe: Air Force 1 (Nike ID Custom)
The Sneakerhead: Damian Rodriguez, SneakerWatch.com
The Story: "I always wanted a pair of Supreme Dunks, but I could never afford a pair. When Nike.com added the cement option on Nike ID, I just had to recreate the classic sneaker in my style. I threw on the neon laces to give it a little twist."


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Story of Gibson Guitars: Gibson from the Beginning
Founded in 1890 by New York born luthier Orville Gibson, the Gibson brand has grown to be one of the most popular and successful guitar manufacturing companies in the world. In the 1880s, prior to the creation of the world renowned guitar corporation, Gibson worked as a mandolin manufacturer in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The inspiration for the creation of his own guitars came from his desire to produce a guitar with an arched top, similar to that of a violin. Thus, Gibson was born and began producing both arch-top and flat-top acoustic guitars and in 1922 the company produced the world's first commercially available hollow-body guitar, the Gibson L5, which greatly appealed to big band musicians such as Charlie Christian.
The Super 400 & Electric Spanish Range
The year of 1934 saw yet another significant creation from Gibson and his team of designers. The 'L5 Super', which would later be renamed to the 'Gibson Super 400' and was the largest and most prestige guitar that the company had ever produced. The Super 400 was swiftly followed by the ES-150 (1936) and less costly alternative, the ES-175 (1949) which is still in production at present.
The Icons
Obligated to uphold the superb reputation that the company had built for itself over the past 40 years and to challenge competing brands like Fender, in 1952 Gibson released what would become one of the most cherished and respected guitars in the entire music industry. With a design team consisting of Ted McCarty and guitarist Les Paul, Gibson designed and manufactured their first solid-body electric guitar, the Les Paul.
Since its birth, the Les Paul model has been popular with Blues and Rock & Roll musicians. Former Guns and Roses guitarist, Slash, who performs the well-known lead riff of Sweet Child O' Mine, is infamous for his classic sunburst Les Paul guitars. Eric Clapton was another Rocker who noticed the potential of the Les Paul and in using them he assisted in the brands world- wide exposure. Other notable Les Paul admirers include Ace Frehley of KISS, Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Bob Marley. Marley, who confirmed the Les Pauls versatility, proved that the guitar doesn't just sound amazing with tonnes of distortion applied, but it can sound equally impressive when utilizing the clean tones with upstrokes and a rhythmic predominance, apparent in his reggae music.
In the pursuit of perfection, McCarty began designing somewhat of a hybrid model, encompassing the highly desirable sustain of a solid-body with the warm, mellow tones of a hollow-body guitar. The result of this fusion was the birth of the Gibson ES-335, a semi-hollow electric guitar, which became a popular addition to Gibson's Electric Spanish range in 1958. The ES-335 is still currently being produced and seems to be an impressive member of many modern Rock guitarists' collections including Arctic Monkeys guitarist Jamie Cook.
The Modern Expansion
By the 1950s, it was unfortunately clear that Gibson were perceived by the public as being too "conservative" in terms of their designs, as they were primarily producing traditionally shaped guitars. Spanning out to correct this conception, Gibson created the Explorer, Flying V (1958) and Firebird (1963) models. This modern range of solid-bodied guitars proved to be way before its time and with the exception of the Firebird, they were discontinued after a mere year of their creation and re-introduced to the market in 1967 (Flying V) and 1976 (Explorer) when Gibson believed the world was prepared enough to handle their radical designs.
Gibson SG
Come the 60s, and Gibson's sales were considerably lower than in previous years, at which time the demand for double cut-away guitars was growing. Easier top fret access was what the public wanted and that's exactly what Gibson gave them. The Gibson SG (solid guitar) featured a much lighter, thinner body and a shallower neck profile than the Les Paul, which resulted in the guitar being undesirably "neck-Heavy". Putting aside the dissimilarities of both models in terms of body and design, both the SG and Les Paul still had very similar electronics.
Features like McCarty's 1954 Tune-o-matic bridge and Seth Lover's (creator of the world's first humbucking pickup) 1955 P.A.F. pickups (some SG models include P-90s) help us to understand why both models are still undeniably popular to date.
The Future of Gibson
Throughout the years, the Gibson company has been passed around, sold, bought and rescued a number of times. Its most recent narrow escape was in 1986 when the corporation, then owned by Norlin Inc. was merely months away from going under, until it was bought and rescued by current CEO and President Henry Juszkiewicz and David H. Berryman. Juszkiewicz and Berryman are widely accredited with the present success and improvement of the Gibson brand and all its products. Since its conception back in the 19th Century Gibson has always been at forefront of the guitar game, possibly even too advanced for some of us as we seen with the Explorer and Flying V models. Nonetheless, we hope Gibson continue with their incomparable traditions of bringing us the best quality guitars with more incredible new designs and unparalleled performance capabilities.
Recent Controversy
Gibson is currently under investigation by the US Federal Government with allegations of using illegal wood from Brazil and Madagascar. Accused of violating the Lacey Act of 2008 Gibson were red flagged and are under investigation by the Government for allegedly using illegal wood in the manufacture of their guitars. Like the majority of guitar manufacturers including Fender and Yamaha, Gibson utilize raw materials and woods including rosewood and ebony in the production of their instruments. Used in the assembly of fretboards and bridges these materials are extremely important in the construction of guitars, and if manufacturers were to begin using different woods, this would not result in the guitars producing the same tones and sound quality as rosewood and ebony do.
In press release on 25th August 2011, chief executive officer of Gibson, Henry Juszkiewicz claimed that armed government agents in "swat-team attire" charged into and raided the Gibson Memphis Facility in search of illegal wood. The company has not yet been charged with the alleged criminal acts, yet according to Juszkiewicz, the facilities were shut down and Gibson had seized their dealings with Madagascar as a result of the raids.
The company denies any wrongdoing and are confident that the entire incident was simply a misunderstanding over tariff coding.
The US Government claim that it is breaking the law if Gibson import wood from abroad and then finish the manufacturing process in the US. Many Gibson employees understandably believe this to be absolutely absurd and express their views on the situation. Many make the point that Gibson are an American company, the American spirit is what makes Gibson guitars special and if manufacturing was to completely move abroad then the genuine Gibson essence would then be lost. As heartbreaking an idea as it may be, this action could be Gibson's only choice, resulting in hundreds of American's losing their jobs. It's genuinely a horrible situation that the company are in and we hope the problem is resolved soon and Gibson can return to producing the instruments that we've all grown to know and love.
There are a lot of phoney Gibson guitars available online at reduced prices, don't be fooled by these fraudulent dealers. Always be sure to check that your provider is an Authorised Gibson Dealer like us here at Dolphin.


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TerraPhoto needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 111 designs submitted by 33 freelance designers.
Need an original, modern logo designed for my photography business. I like elegant and clean designs with some sort of artwork incorporated - but please avoid clipart and the "cartoon" look. Needs to fit with all aspects of my photography (portraits, weddings, fine art).
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I specialize in lifestyle portraits, destination weddings and fine art photography. My website is http://www.terraphotography.com
It will be redesigned within the next year, but I am planning to keep the background black. I also have a blog where you can review some of my more recent work to get a feel of my photographic style: terraphoto.blogspot.com
The logo will be used on my website, business cards, and as a watermark on my images. Thus I would like a design that works with black, white, and transparent backgrounds. Though I tend to like blues, greens, and purples, I'm fairly open to different colors being used for the font and artwork. Again, I am looking for something original - please feel free to be creative!! Would want the logo in *.ai and *.psd formats.
- Original, elegant, clean, and modern design
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- A design that works with black, white, and transparent backgrounds
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This fall, Louisville, Ky., hosted one of the biggest events for livestock exhibitors – the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE).
NAILE is an all-breed, purebred livestock expo and is also the home of livestock judging contests at 4-H, junior college, and senior college levels. It was the National 4-H Competition that Union County 4-H'ers Brandon Batty, Eli Bowers, Molly Del Curto, and Josey Koehn participated in on Nov. 19.
In order for each of us to even reach this level of livestock judging, there were a number of endeavors we had to be successful in the previous year.
We competed with other judges throughout Union County in the Spring Livestock Judging contest, Eastern Oregon Livestock Show contest, and the Union County Fair contest. In these competitions, we had to place high enough to be in the top four average scorers of the year. The four selected came together to create the Union County 4-H Livestock Judging Team.
After being inducted to the team, we set our sights to the state judging contest for Oregon, held at the Linn County Fairgrounds in July. By only a slight margin, a tie broken by high point Molly Del Curto, our team won the state contest and our title changed from the Union County Judging Team to the Oregon Judging Team.
It was then that we set our sights on nationals.
The Louisville contest, where teams from all the states come together, seemed like a distant goal from the Summer judging season, but our team coach and Cove Livestock Club 4-H leader Tammi Del Curto took the proactive approach and began our workouts.
We evaluated livestock through Wallowa and Union counties and did the same after arriving in the state of Kentucky this November. The days leading up the contest were spent viewing top-notch animals such as Walker Showpigs, Forsee Club Lambs, and livestock of the University of Kentucky Experiment station.
Much of this time was spent working on our "reasons". Giving reasons is a segment of a livestock judging contest where evaluators give a small structured speech explaining, confidently, why we placed the four animals in the class the way we did. A set of reasons is weighted as heavily as the placing of a class, and preparing for the four sets we would be giving, was a stressful undertaking.
However, it was due to these efforts that we entered the expo center with confidence, as well as the unavoidable nerves.
After being divided into groups and given our instructions, it was time to get down to business. Each group was led through the different classes of animals, sectioned off by hanging curtains and monitored by handlers and officials, giving the contest a prestigious air. Through 11 classes, four sets of reasons, and two quizzes consisting of questions about classes we had previously seen, the national contest came to a close.
The four of us were physically and mentally exhausted. It had been the biggest contest of our careers and the sense of accomplishment was tangible.
An awards banquet was held the next morning to recognize the accomplishments and winners of those in the contest.
Our Oregon Livestock Judging team ended up placing 16th in the nation. Individually, Eli Bowers placed 27th and Brandon Batty came in 50th, both notable successes.
What I've learned from the invaluable experience, is that the pursuit of livestock judging is a highly competitive field that will carry over to many aspects of your adult life whether you decide to closely involve yourself with agriculture or not.
The speaking skills, the decision making, and confidence we gain are some of the most useful things to hold in our arsenal in the professional world and I am glad to have the opportunity to develop them in such a unique way. I would like to extend my gratitude to all those who give us young people the opportunity to travel across the country and engage in these experiences. Our coach Tammi Del Curto, chaperones Barry Bowers and Tim Del Curto, Linn Benton Community College livestock judging coach Rick Klampe, Troy Walker of Walker Showpigs, and our parents all played a part in honing our abilities on this trip and allowing us to be there.


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Digits in the Square
by Henry E. Dudeney
Nine digits (1 through 9) are
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row is twice that in the first row, and the number in the bottom row
is three times that in the top row. It is know there are three other
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November 7, 1946 - June 19, 2013
Maybrook, NY
Heather Skinner of Maybrook entered into rest on June 19, 2013, after a courageous battle with cancer. She fought with dignity and grace. Heather was born November 7,1946 in Paterson, NJ to the late Lester and Charlene Goodwin Skinner.
Heather was a devoted mother and grandmother. She leaves behind one son, Russell "Tommy" Liotard and his wife, Robin; three daughters: Holly Miller, who was married to the late Kenneth H. Miller, who passed away in 1994, Heidi Liotard and her companion, Peter, and Hope Thorpe; grandchildren: Nicholas Miller and his fiance, Carmelina Vivenzio, Christian Dunne, Julian Liotard and his wife, Bethany, Summer Tuttle, Anthony Thorpe, Haven Louey; one sister, Shiela Liotard; two brothers: Lester and Charles Skinner, and many nieces and nephews.
Heather was very proud of her family, and often said there was nothing more important in her life than her children and grandchildren.
Heather was loved by all who knew her. She had a kind heart and would welcome everyone into her home. She extended a helping hand to all that needed it. Heather would say "you are a lucky person if you had good friends by your side".
We want to thank all of our friends that stood next to us at this difficult time. We would also like to thank the nurses of the 2nd floor at Orange Regional Medical Center; our family is very grateful to the kindness and love you have shown to our mother during her fight.
A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, June 28th at 11 a.m. at the Doulin Newburgh Funeral Home Inc., 318 N. Montgomery St., Newburgh, NY 12550 845-562-0068.


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Author: Majick
Story: Plenty of George
Part: Plenty of George
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Updated: October 16, 2006, 5:13am
Plenty of George
It had come as no surprise to George Weasley when the Yule Ball had been announced. He'd researched the Tri-Wizard Tournament, and so he'd known exactly what was coming on Christmas night. He also knew exactly who he'd be going with.
Oh, it would have been fun to be as horribly obnoxious as only he and Fred could be in pursuit of a girl to go to the Ball with, but he was much more interested in who Ron would end up going with.
So he set up a side book on Ron's date to the Yule Ball, as well as the one that he and Fred were running on the Tournament itself, the book on when Oliver Wood would make his full debut for Puddlemere, the book on when Draco Malfoy would go too far and get himself hexed by a member of Gryffindor in front of the rest of the school – Mad-Eye Moody didn't count, they'd decided – and the book on when Ginny would get up the courage to ask Harry out.
So he was quite busy enough, even leaving aside the ongoing problem with Ludo Bagman, without having to worry about choosing a girl to go to the Ball with. Much easier to tell everyone who asked that he would just dance with them on the night.
After all, there was plenty of George to go around.
Anthony Goldstein hadn't even planned on going to the Yule Ball. He wasn't a Tri-Wizard champion – wasn't even that interested in the whole thing, as there were no Ravenclaws involved. He had nearly hexed Vincent Crabbe when the great lump had tried to sell him a Potter Stinks badge, though.
People should have respected the champions – whoever they were. People died at the Tournament.
Anthony had never known his uncle Tony, but his mother said that he had been the pride of Hogwarts. Quidditch star, top student, and headhunted by Professor Slughorn from his first week at the school, it had only been natural that he should have been one of the students that went to Bulgaria for the Tournament.
What hadn't been natural was the way that Anthony had not returned.
"You prat. You forgot again, didn't you?" his mother said softly, every Christmas morning, running her finger over the frame of her brother's photograph. It was the last one that their family had of him – he was sitting atop an unconscious troll, its heavy club hefted over his shoulder, beaming at the camera.
Anthony had once asked his father what his uncle had forgotten.
"Freezing Charms," his father had replied. "Your uncle could never manage them. And in the second task, it cost him his life."
Anthony had resolved never to be caught short of a spell when he needed one.
It was Christmas Eve. In less than twelve hours, his mother would spend a few minutes alone in the study with the picture of her brother. It wasn't fair, but death didn't choose fairly. It didn't choose at all. It just was.
Just like it just was that he'd volunteered to accompany one of Fleur Delacour's friends to the Yule Ball that morning, as a favour to Roger Davies.
Roger Davies, who'd never spoken to him before, and who had called him Alastair.Still, if he wanted to be on the Quidditch team, he needed to be noticed by the captain, and an evening of being called Alastair and trying to entertain someone who didn't speak any English seemed like a logical way of at least making overtures in that direction. If there was one thing that Anthony enjoyed more than anything else, it the logic of Arithmancy.
Eloise Midgen hadn't planned to go to the Yule Ball. She hadn't planned it – she hadn't expected it. She knew exactly what the male Hogwarts students thought about her, and if she ever forgot, she could always look in the mirror.
But her friends had begged her to go with them ("Just us girls! And we have to support Cedric, don't we?") and she had finally relented, and spent too much money on a set of dark green dress robes upon which her wavy red hair sat, just so.
And then Jessica, her roommate, had dug up an ancient spell in the library – she may have been a Hufflepuff, but she was a clever one, something she shared with her brother, a Ravenclaw. The spell, when cast, had shimmered across Eloise's face and turned the scars and blotches into pale, near-flawless skin.
"El," Jessica had assured her, "you look amazing."
Eloise stared in wonder at her face in the mirror. She hadn't seen it unmarked in such a fashion since she was ten – and then she'd had crooked teeth that a brace had tugged into position until she'd finally abandoned it that summer.
"Is that me?"
"For a few hours – it's not a permanent spell. I think it'll hold until midnight, or thereabouts."
Eloise sighed in acceptance. Even for just a few hours, it was wonderful. Every year at Christmas, she wished to be rid of the acne that had plagued her for so long. Now, for once, she would be.
She tore her eyes away from the clear skin and looked the rest of herself over as Jessica did several passes over her hair with her wand, washing it and untangling it. Her hair looked fine – even glossy. Her skin... but she'd already spent long enough looking at that. Her teeth were white and straight, her eyes a deep brown, and her nose... She smiled now, remembering the bewilderment of seeing her nose fall to the floor. Shock had made her obsessed with irrelevancies – why wasn't she bleeding? And then Amanda had walked in, shrieked, and run off to fetch Professor Sprout. Thirty minutes later, she'd been in detention for two weeks, and her nose had been reattached – at an angle. Madam Pomfrey and Professor Sprout had agreed that it would teach her a lesson if she had to put up with a wonky nose while it healed and reattached itself perfectly. She knew full well that it had grown back perfectly straight – but people still looked at her strangely from time to time. She'd grown used to it, and didn't really mind. She had learned her lesson.
Tonight, she wouldn't mind the stares at all.
The Tri-Wizard Cup stood on the top table, with Percy Weasley carefully positioning himself to be close to it. George snorted. There were legends of babies snatched and replaced with those of other families by goblins. Maybe that was how Percy had popped up, in the midst of the otherwise wild Weasleys. He'd already told George off once for dancing with Lee, saying that it was inappropriate.
"Maybe if I'd let you lead, it would have been better?" Lee suggested, as Percy stalked off to the top table again.
Since then, George had danced with Angelina, Alicia, Katie, Hermione, Ginny and her friend Luna Lovegood. Feeling that he had obliged everyone who might have felt that he was obligated to dance with them, he instead concentrated on dancing with everyone that he wanted to – including Professor McGonagall, who complimented him on his quick feet.
He'd let her lead, as well.
Finally, he took a breather. Steering clear of the spiked punch – some amateur prankster had turned the Pomegranate Surprise green, although that could just have been the surprise – he dipped a cup into the Pumpkin Broth and took a sip of the warming, refreshing drink. Turning around, he came face to face with Draco Malfoy.
"Oh, look," Malfoy spat. "Another Weasley. God, I can't imagine anyone finding your mother attractive enough that she got so many kids out of it. The depths some people will sink to..."
George let it flow over him, looking past Draco for a moment as he sized up the situation, deciding exactly where and who his allies were, if it came to that.
He smiled slightly, as he remembered another Christmas encounter with Malfoy, two years before, when he and Fred had dropped the Slytherin boy headfirst into a six-foot deep snowdrift, and left him to dig himself out. Apparently he had been so flustered, he'd then let Harry and Ron into the Slytherin common room. And now – George leaned back to avoid Malfoy's breath – he was drunk as a skunk, and smelt just as bad. No wonder his girlfriend had abandoned him for the evening.
No wonder he was in such a foul mood.
"And you!" Malfoy shouted, pointing past George. "Didn't your dad die in this tournament or something?"
Anthony turned slowly, having given Malfoy a cautious glance on his way towards the door. His date spoke no English – but apparently the Gryffindor seventh year who'd taken her off his hands had no problems speaking French. Roger Davies had ignored him although, Anthony had to concede, as he had been sitting with Fleur Delacour on the top table, that was partially forgivable. All in all, it had been a thoroughly forgettable evening. Until now.
"My uncle, Malfoy. Have a care," he bit out, his voice low enough that it didn't reach anyone but Malfoy and the Weasley twin.
"Uncle, father, who cares? The less of you, the better, you stupid Half-blood!" Malfoy drawled, his words slurring to the point that it took Anthony a few seconds to realise exactly what it was Malfoy had said.
By that time, the most amazing girl he'd ever seen had her wand pressed up under Malfoy's chin.
Eloise had thoroughly enjoyed the evening, and had barely stepped off the dance floor since the Weird Sisters had begun to play. Dancing with her friends was great fun, and dancing with boys that she'd never normally have had the courage to speak to was a revelation.
But then she had caught sight of Roger Davies, the almost painfully handsome Ravenclaw, staring in a besotted manner at Fleur Delacour, and when she looked at the expression of her dance partner, she saw much the same look there. Excusing herself, she had dashed away, and taken a moment to catch her breath.That was... unusual. And rather unpleasant.
"...stupid Half-blood!"
Eloise had heard those words, in that voice, more than once – quite often directed at her. Draco Malfoy had acted as though he owned the school from his first day. Never mind that she was older – she was a Halfblood, "and an ugly one at that," he never failed to add.
Glad to focus on something else, Eloise reached into her clutch bag and drew her wand, planting the tip squarely against Malfoy's jugular. She was dimly aware of two other boys drawing on Malfoy at the same time, but she was faster.
"Malfoy, you evil little ferret," she hissed.
She paused, not sure of what to do next. Feeling rather self-conscious, she glanced at the other two boys.
One was her age, a Gryffindor – one of the Weasley twins, although she had no idea which. The other one was a Ravenclaw boy, she realised. She'd seen him around, and he had always caught her attention, just as he had done now. Dimly, she remembered that she was holding someone captive – but who and why eluded her.
"Perhaps I can be of assistance?" George offered. He placed his own wand alongside the girl's, and pushed her hand gently away.
"I'll, er, just leave you two to it. Oh, yes, one last thing..."
He twitched his wand, and sweat broke out on Malfoy's forehead. Instead of a painful hex, however, a single white lily appeared in the boy's hand.
"And that's my selfless good deed for the day," he said to himself, nudging the boy in the back as he marched Malfoy past them. The boy stumbled forward, holding out the lily as he did so. The girl took it, and George was gratified to note how well it went with her dress.
"And now for the one that's not selfless. After you, Malfoy. If anyone asks, folks, I'll be back in two shakes of a rubber wand..."
If they heard me, I'll be surprised.
For Anthony, the evening passed in a whirl of dancing and laughing, stories and jokes. To be with someone whose company he enjoyed so much was... intoxicating. He found himself telling her his uncle's story – the first time that he had shared the story with anyone.
"No wonder you don't like Christmas very much," she sympathised. "Your mother obviously tried, but I don't suppose she enjoyed it very much."
"No, I suppose not," he said, feeling serious and sober. "Although as a child, I was just concerned about the number of toys I got."
"Well of course," she said, smiling. "That's how any child is."
He smiled. Sometimes he felt guilty about that – and every Christmas day he remembered it with embarrassing clarity.
But now it doesn't seem so bad, he thought. Most children would be that way.
He was having so much fun that thoughts of his uncle soon flew from his mind – although when they ventured outside, he smiled to himself as he cast a freezing charm on the pond to allow them to skate on it.
Anything closer to a fairytale evening would be hard to imagine. It even seemed to fit with the theme of the evening when she looked up sharply as the clock struck midnight and said-
"I have to go."
He looked resigned.
"Will I see you again?"
"Of course," she smiled. "I do go to school here, you know."
"You do?"
Her face fell slightly.
"Yes. I see you in the corridors quite often."
"I... I don't know what to say. I'm sure I would have remembered someone as striking as you."
She closed her eyes for a moment, and then nodded, sadly.
"Yes, maybe you would have done," she said. "I have to go... before I turn into a pumpkin."
"But... will I see you again?"
"If you keep your eyes open, perhaps."
She turned, and walked away, grateful for the twilight of the rose garden. She touched her face lightly, and could feel her spots swelling again.
She didn't look back.
"I am a Malfoy! I demand to be set free this instant!"
But not even the most ardent of Casanovas went near Hagrid's Blast-Ended Skrewt enclosure that evening, so no-one heard Malfoy's demands, nor saw him dangling just above the food bowl, upside down, with his face and hair smeared with the chopped liver that the Skrewts particularly enjoyed eating.
Two months had passed, and still Anthony looked for the girl in the corridors. Each time he saw red hair, his heart leapt, but mainly it was Michael's new girlfriend, or one of her brothers.
He waited outside Herbology, listening absently to the fifth year Hufflepuffs talking.
"It's all Ernie MacMillan's fault, you know," one of them said. "He's so set on making Prefect that as soon as he heard about our still..."
Anthony grinned, and looked up at them. A flash of red hair caught his eye – but it wasn't her. His girl had been, well, alive. Confident. Vibrant. The girl in front of him was shy and near silent, even among her friends.
She looked around, and their eyes met. She looked at him for a moment, as though searching for something. Briefly he wondered what it was, but as he walked into the warm greenhouse, all thoughts of her slipped from his mind.
Eloise walked with her friends towards the carriages. After all the excitement of the last year, she was glad to be returning home.
Absently, she touched her face again. It was amazing how much better she looked, after spending as much time as she could studying in the bright springtime sunshine, and treating herself regularly with Madam Pomfrey's Bubotuber lotion.
"We all have to get together this summer, okay?" Jessica said.
"Give me a few weeks, and I'll have the still at home up and running," Amanda said, glaring at the back of Ernie MacMillan's head.
"That'd be good," Eloise said, absently. She was watching out for him, as she had done for the last seven months.
"We're taking this carriage," Amanda said. "El, we'll see you at the station?"
Eloise looked around in surprise, but her friends had already shut the door, the carriage was pulling away and Jessica, the girl with the Ravenclaw brother, was waving and pointing madly.
She bit her lip, and turned around.
He was there, staring at her in astonishment, and she couldn't think of a thing to say.
George was helping Fred and Lee with their trunks when he caught sight of the Yule Ball pair by the next carriage.
Where's Malfoy when you need someone to hex as a bonding experience? he wondered. Shaking his head, he cast a freezing charm at the ground beneath their feet, making them slip and slide, before their feet went out from underneath them and they had to grab hold of one another to prevent themselves crashing to the ground.
They looked into one another's eyes, as George grinned and turned away.
"What's that about?" Fred asked, reaching out of the carriage for the last trunk.
"Nothing," George asked, hefting it up to his brother. "Hey, what's a seven month anniversary?"
"Dunno – morning sickness, wasn't it? I'm sure that's what Mum said that time."
"Oh, yeah, that's right. Anyway, got those order forms?"
"Yeah. Enough to keep us busy this summer. I've got this great idea for a listening device, by the way..."
George climbed up into the carriage, and sat back, relaxing in the feeling of another year over and done with. He glanced back from the carriage and smiled, before putting his hands behind his head, and stretching out his legs, listening to his brother's plans.
Good job there's plenty of me to go around...
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Washington: A bipartisan group of senators warned the Palestinians on Thursday that millions in US financial aid and its Washington office are in jeopardy if they use upgraded UN status against Israel.
Hours before the expected UN vote to admit Palestine as a nonmember state, four senators called the move provocative and introduced legislation threatening to cutoff US assistance.
"The biggest fear I have is that the Palestinians achieve this status it won`t be very long before the Palestinians use the United Nations as a club against Israel," said Sen Lindsey Graham, R-SC.
The measure, which the lawmakers plan to offer as an amendment to a far-reaching defense bill, would cut off assistance to the Palestinian Authority if they file charges against Israel in the International Criminal Court. As a nonmember state in the UN, the Palestinians could join the court and press war crime charges against Israel.
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"We are committed, Democrats and Republicans, to using every means at our disposal to ensure that this UN General Assembly vote does not serve as a precedent for elevating the status of the PLO," said Senator Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
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Elevator upgrade project at Fremont Station
From December 12 through December 14, 2006, elevator service will be interrupted at Fremont station.
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Philip "Neil" Hope (September 24, 1972 - November 25, 2007) was a Canadian actor who portrayed Robin "Griff" Griffith on The Kids of Degrassi Street, and Derek Wheeler on Degrassi Junior High, Degrassi High, School's Out! and Degrassi: The Next Generation. He was nominated for a Young Artist Award along with the rest of his Degrassi cast mates for Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast.
- He started acting at the age of 9.
- He started wearing glasses at the age of 15.
- His father died in 1987 due to cirrhosis, a disease of the liver as a result of his drinking.
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- He was the 5th born child in his family. He had 3 brothers (Tracey, Brian, and Danny) and 1 sister (Cheryl).
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Winter Texans Descending on All-Valley RV Show
January 13, 2012 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on Winter Texans Descending on All-Valley RV Show
License plates in the parking lot at the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show grounds in Mercedes, Texas, on Thursday (Jan. 12) ranged from Michigan and Wisconsin to Ohio and Illinois.
The Mercedes Monitor reported that Winter Texans and RV enthusiasts turned out in droves Thursday to inspect the latest in RVs and RV accessories at the All-Valley RV Show.
Luke and Sally Davis, from St. Charles, Mo., said they already own an RV, but have enjoyed coming to the show for the past few years to check out the latest models and technologies the industry is offering.
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The show, which is the second-largest in Texas, features motorhomes, travel trailers, fift- wheels, campers and park models in addition to more than 90 booths of parts, supplies, services and travel and tour agents. Representatives from various campgrounds, resorts and other related organizations are also on hand.
Bill and Sharon Maginot, from Terrell, east of Dallas, came to the show for much the same reason as the Davises.
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What happens when14 year old Rachel moves to London...
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CHICAGO — The Republican race for Illinois governor took a nasty turn Friday, with Treasurer Dan Rutherford accusing venture capitalist Bruce Rauner of being behind a "fishy" scheme to taint his image ahead of the primary.
Rutherford announced — during a hastily called news conference — that a treasurer's office employee who has made "allegations of misconduct" against him was being represented by an attorney who'd been on Rauner's payroll. Rutherford said the attorney demanded $300,000 on the employee's behalf to "walk away and keep it under wraps."
Rauner struck back by saying Rutherford should focus on clearing up the allegations.
Rutherford said his office was launching an external investigation into the employee's allegations after an internal probe showed "absolutely no truth" to the claims.
"There is something very, very fishy about the timing and with regards to who's behind it," Rutherford told reporters.
Rauner spokesman Mike Schrimpf dismissed Rutherford's claims as false.
Rutherford, a Chenoa Republican, declined to provide any details about the employee's allegations, citing restrictions in dealing with a personnel matter. Neil Olson, general counsel for the treasurer's office, said outside counsel and a consultant firm had been retained for an independent probe since the treasurer is the accused.
Schrimpf said the lawyer mentioned by Rutherford worked for Rauner last spring on an office space lease. The attorney was paid a one-time fee of $3,500 and nothing was discussed with the attorney related to the treasurer, Schrimpf said.
"Treasurer Rutherford should spend his time answering the serious claims made against him by a state employee, rather than trying to distract attention with a ridiculous false claim against us," Schrimpf said in an emailed statement.
Rutherford said the allegations were an attempt to knock him down ahead of the March 18 primary. Olson said the alleged conversation seeking the $300,000 happened within the last week.
Rutherford and Rauner are among four candidates seeking the party's nomination at a critical juncture for the Illinois GOP. After 2010 — when seven candidates sought the GOP gubernatorial nod at one time — party officials were hoping for a 2014 season that would keep the focus on replacing Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn instead of intraparty squabbles. Quinn faces one primary challenger, anti-violence activist Tio Hardiman.
The other Republicans running for governor — state Sens. Kirk Dillard and Bill Brady — have raised questions about Rauner's financial dealings and his daughter's admission into an elite Chicago school. Rauner shot back during a debate in early January, called it a "beat up Brucey" event and scrutinized the other three candidates' connections to union money.
Friday's twist — with the allegation of a shakedown and questions about Rutherford's tenure as treasurer — took on a new tone. During the news conference, Rutherford raised his voice several times, particularly when talking about Rauner, and alleged the misconduct claim was a well-thought out scheme and that he'd been "set up."
"It's trench warfare from now on," said political strategist Don Rose.
Rutherford is set to begin airing television ads next week, the second candidate to do so after Rauner. Rutherford ended the last quarter with about $1.37 million cash on hand, more than any other GOP candidate. But Rauner has raised about $4 million in the last quarter, far outpacing all the other GOP candidates.
"We've seen another person enter the race with millions and millions and millions of dollars who is specifically noted to say he is going to destroy his opponents," Rutherford said. "Nice try. Rutherford is staying in this race. I'm going to turn this back on him and I'm going to be the Republican nominee."
Olson said more information could be detailed later. He said the independent probe "will be thorough and bring it to light at some point when it's appropriate."
Follow Sophia Tareen at http://twitter.com/sophiatareen.
Follow Sara Burnett on Twitter at https://twitter.com/sara_burnett.


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Buddy, can you spare a PC processing cycle?
Intel Facebook app for grid unlocking
Intel has launched a scheme to turn your PC's unused processing power into, possibly, a medical breakthrough or the answer to climate change.
Progress Thru Processors is a Facebook app that allows users to donate their PC's unused processor power to distributed computing projects, including one battling for cures to Alzheimer's and cancer.
The self-monitoring application runs in the background on your PC and activates when your machine's performance isn't fully utilised. When you require more processing grunt, the app makes itself idle until you're done.
You don't need to leave your PC on all day and night: just use it as you normally would and the app will do the rest.
You can choose one of three grid-based projects to support: the medical research project Rosetta@home; Climateprediction.net; and Africa@home.
Deborah Conrad, Intel's corporate marketing head, said: "By simply running an application on your computer, which uses very little incremental resources, you can expand computing resources to researchers working to make the world a better place".
More information and the application itself - currently in beta form – is available at Facebook. ®


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Infamous calamities - from fires to floods
ADAMS -- On Nov. 24, 1984, at about 4 a.m., the residents of North Adams who were awake at that hour noticed an odd glow south of the city. Simultaneously, some Cheshire residents spied a similar glow pulsing north of town.
Meanwhile, in the northern neighborhoods of Adams, the air was full of explosions. At one point, a fireball rocketed into the air.
The former Adams Print Works was burning to the ground.
When former Adams Fire Chief William Chittenden arrived on scene, he knew this would be tough to stop.
"I knew I was going to need help," he told an Eagle reporter later that day.
More than 100 firefighters from five communities responded to try to stop the Adams Print Works fire.
They prevented the blaze from spreading, but nothing could save the building, which burned to the ground.
The Adams Print Works fire signified the end of an era in Berkshire County. Since the 1700s, mills had been the backbone of the county economy.
But as the 20th century progressed, the local mill economy began to shrink. Mills had been closing for years, victims of the economy and cheaper labor elsewhere. The Print Works mill itself was closed, its assets auctioned. But the estimated damage from the fire was more than $500,000.
On that November morning, a number of former Print Works employees stood nearby, watching the place burn.
"That," said Edward Hakes softly to a local reporter that morning, "was my life."
The mills provided life for hundreds of thousands of county residents for well over a century. But from time to time, with alarming frequency in the 19th century, less so in the 20th, these mills would burn or be lost in a flood. When that happened, the consequences, to their employees and the community, were devastating.
"The earliest factories were built of wood," said local historian Bernard Drew. "They were vulnerable to fires because they were built that way and in the case of say, paper mills, there was a lot of dust around."
The mills became less vulnerable to fire when their owners began to build them with stone. And, as fire regulations became more stringent, items like firewalls and more extensive fire extinguishing measures, such as sprinklers, became more prevalent.
But these measures cost money, and as the economy shrank, there was less incentive for the mills to remain open.
Adams historian Eugene Michalenko said the Adams Print Works fire was devastating, but wasn't the worst mill disaster in Adams.
"The Print Works fire was the worst in our memory," he said. "But the Jacquard Mill Fire of 1891 caused $400,000 damage, and this is in 1891 dollars. Also, about 800 workers were suddenly without jobs. A lot of them left town."
Michalenko added that Adams old-timers will recall the 1956 Stanley's Lumber fire, which spread and left 18 families homeless.
"The mills, especially at the turn of the century," he said, "were dangerous places to be."
It wasn't just fires that devastated mills and the surrounding communities. In Lee, residents recall the "twin floods" of East Lee in 1886 and 1968 that swept away dozens of businesses and homes.
Virtually every town in the Berkshires has at least one mill disaster story. A fire at the Southern Berkshire Marble Co. in Sheffield caused $100,000 in damages and took 50 jobs in 1916.
The Lanesborough Iron Works burned down three times during the 19th century. A blaze damaged the Beaver Mill in North Adams, while several fires were reported at the Pittsfield Iron Works during the mid-20th century.
In the late 1700s, a string of grist mills and saw mills along upper Union Street in North Adams that were owned by Oliver Parker were wiped out by a flood. The incident was so devastating that it has been known ever since as "Parker's Flood."
Some of the calamities that have damaged Berkshire mills:
1700s: A series of grist and saw mills in North Adams are wiped out by a flood.
1800s: Lanesborough Iron Works burns down three times.
1872: Fire destroys paper mill in Lee. 1886: Flood in East Lee wipes out businesses, claims seven lives.
1916: Fire at Southern Berkshire Marble Co. costs 50 employees their jobs.
1968: Second flood at same spot in East Lee takes two lives.
1984: Adams Print Works burns to the ground.
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The Humana Challenge was dealt a blow when it was revealed Tuesday that Phil Mickelson will start his season in 2014 in Abu Dhabi, not Palm Desert.
The Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship – the season's first stop on the European Tour – announced Mickelson will play there. Mickelson had played in the Humana Challenge the previous two years and was helping resurrect the tournament along with former President Bill Clinton, who has helped raise exposure and swagger for the event.
Mickelson is scheduling his season to point toward the U.S. Open at Pinehurst, and he has said he'll be scaling back.
"I'm disappointed to learn that Phil will not be with us this year as he is certainly a desert favorite," Bob Marra, the CEO and executive director, said in an e-mail. "He has been a big part of the history of the Humana Challenge having played in the tournament a total of 11 years. As a two-time winner and our all-time leading money winner, he's had a fantastic record with us to say the least, plus he has always been a great gentleman in his interaction with our fans. I look forward to having Phil join us again in future years."
The Humana Challenge had received much credibility with Clinton and Mickelson. For years, the tournament was on the decline, but Clinton's involvement and his ability to convince a star like Mickelson to join the field was monumental.
Losing Mickelson hurts, and Clinton and Marra will have their work cut out for them to lure some of the game's top players. Clinton had said last year he would try to get President Barack Obama to play in 2014.
Brandt Snedeker suffered a knee injury that caused him to withdraw from the Australian PGA, according to PGATour.com. He was scheduled to undergo an MRI on Tuesday. Snedeker is scheduled to play in Tiger Woods' Northwestern Mutual Challenge at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks in December, perhaps leaving his participation in the tournament in doubt … The Big Break – the Golf Channel's reality golf show – will debut with an all-female cast for its 21st season and will take place at Omni Amelia Island Plantation in Florida beginning in Februar … The LPGA stop is at the Mizuno Classic in Japan this week, the final stop on the five-week Asia circuit.


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By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 06 Jul 2012
This week we added some great new movies from Ian Banks, the Serpent Project and two taken by me in South Australia. The week also had a distinctly 'sunfishy flavour'. Thank you to everyone who contributed.
Cocktail Wrasse, Pteragogus flagellifer
Cowtail Stingray, Pastinachus ater
Macrouridae - Whiptails
Southern Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus maccoyii
White Shark movie
Horned Blenny at Bowen
Larval Sharptail Sunfish, Masturus lanceolatus
Larval Ocean Sunfish
2.7 mm larval Ocean Sunfish
Ocellate Scorpionfish, Parascorpaena mcadamsi
Painted Anglerfish at Sabah
Southern Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus maccoyii
Southern Bluefin Tuna in Boston Bay
Yellow Sabretooth Blenny, Petroscirtes fallax
Ocellate Scorpionfish, Parascorpaena mcadamsi (Fowler, 1938)
Southern Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus maccoyii (Castelnau, 1872)
Sharks feeding on a whale carcase
Tags Cocktail Wrasse, Horned Blenny, Ocellate Scorpionfish, Parascorpaena mcadamsi, Painted Anglerfish, Southern Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus maccoyii, Yellow Sabretooth Blenny, Petroscirtes fallax, White Shark, Pteragogus flagellifer, Cowtail Stingray, Pastinachus ater, Macrouridae, Whiptails, Carcharodon carcharias,


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Cruger Ragland says joining the Iroquois Group insurance network was a good decision because his Virginia agency has experienced enhanced growth, profit sharing and market alliances while maintaining its independence.
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The Iroquois Group® began in 1977 when independent property and casualty agents in central New York saw the advantage of banding together to improve their position with, and access to, insurance carriers. "Independent agents faced many pressures and threats back then," said Iroquois founder, Paul Branch (left), "just as they do now. We started Iroquois with the idea that independent agents could successfully join together, not just to survive but to thrive."
Mr. Branch died in 2010, but his ideas and enthusiastic, thoughtful and caring brand of management continues today at his company.
The Iroquois Group is now composed of more than 2,250 independent Member Agents and more than 75 national, regional and specialty Carrier-Partners.
That growth has seen Iroquois expand from coast to coast, with members in most of the states in the continental U.S.
Because of the many regional differences in the insurance industry, Iroquois has formed eight regional subsidiary companies, each focusing on one geographic region of the country. Each region is run by a Managing Partner who knows the local marketplace, the insurance carriers operating there, and the challenges and opportunities facing local agencies. Regional Managers interact daily with Member Agencies and Carrier-Partners.
While Iroquois has grown in size and scope over the last three decades, its mission remains unchanged from when Paul Branch began the company. The mission is to build productive and profitable, long-term relationships between Iroquois' Member Agents and Carrier-Partners, and by helping our members increase their revenue, profits and agency value - without giving up their independence.
How did the company get its name?
The company name was well chosen since the Iroquois Confederacy, or League of Five Nations, was one of the oldest democracies in the world. Scholars believe that as early as the twelfth century, five small Indian tribes in what is now New York State – the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca – formed an association or confederacy in an attempt to stop bloodshed between the tribes and to protect themselves from larger outside threats. The Iroquois League later influenced the Founding Fathers as they developed the U.S. Constitution. The founders of The Iroquois Group strongly believed that the purpose and strategy of the Iroquois League could be translated to independent agencies.


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Today was a hard and long day sifting through mediocre, lack-luster, single tracked ?Advanced? SEO at SMX advanced. The overall score was <50% of the speakers I would says were either good/enthusiastic or insightful. I am afraid that I think the organisers should vet the speakers and their presentations before they charge a lot of money for this event.
I will be putting this on the formal feedback form too, so don't worry I am not just blogging for my own ego and not prepared to give real feedback. Today was just tired. At least one of the presenters had references to the last time they presented the same deck which was quite a while ago ! To be able to speak at a conference and be an expert amongst peers should be a joy and not (by some of the faces & delivery) a chore! It is easy to whinge – I guess one I day I should volunteer and put myself out there to be ridiculed.
But, to also give credit where credit is due, there were some nuggets. And half way through SMX Advanced London 2010, I am still confident on what we are doing with the day job and have a few inspired extension ideas and things to do when I get back to office.
So, what was good?
The Day 1 keynote from Barack Berkowitz from Wolfram|Alpha was right-up-there to spark my inner geek. I had seen and used Wolfram literally on its launch but not since. It is definitely going places. The idea of a fact engine, who has the ambition of "democratising knowledge" and providing answers must be a good thing. And in the long term, I genuinely believe services like this will be a game changer. There were some concerns/comments from the audience regarding where they get their data from and how they will monetise its service in the future. Berkowitz answered the questions fully, which is refreshing from a speaker these days. That much of the data is "curetted", which he defined as chosen/verified by a team of scientists, academics or subject matter experts. That much of this is public information, obtained from official sources such as governments and some licensed from 'expert' sites e.g. weather services. The monetisation question was explained as their next challenge and may include paid listings e.g. answers provided by advertisers and/or that the user could buy additional information behind their query. So effectively micro-data buys rather than whole data set buying that is normally out of reach of the average individual/student. I am going to be looking out for their widgets which are coming soon. The data geek in me loved the way they dynamically charted traditionally non comparable metrics or something simple by charting comparisons e.g. life expectancy in UK versus France.
In the SEO ranking factors in 2010 session, Rand from SEOMoz referred to the patent granted to Google about the "the Random Surfer Versus the Reasonable surfer" as excellently written up last week by Bill Slawski on SEOBook's blog.
This re-inforced the view that I and many others I know have had that not all links are treated equally. It makes perfect sense, and the equal distribution of "rank" or "link juice" which we have observed and tested is in their thought process too.
The other question posed publicly was whether the audience thought that social media affected the SERPS. Eventually a conscensus that I can subscribe to was proposed that it does. That a trending topic may affect the settings, the ones on the search bar where you can choose freshness over established ranking. So, a trending topic, may play with these filters and you will find that established text based listings may be replaced temportarily by references that have no history or inbound links; but may be from a site that has still has domain rank.
It is always good to Andrew Girdwood go on a rank about "link building" and how this was wrong and how it should be "building links . The whole panel agreed that building relationships with sites was the future of ethical link building, and people who are just doing link building were doing it wrong !
There were a few cheeky little tips on how to automate spam by a few of the speakers. Who obviously supplemented those comments that it was a bad thing to do.
I hope day 2 is a bit better.


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By Marc Livitz in San Antonio, TX: Perhaps five hundred or more loyal fans flocked to the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX today to welcome Saul "Canelo" Alvarez to Texas in great anticipation of the WBC and WBA Super Welterweight bout to take place on April 20. A scant few were present to welcome Austin "No Doubt" Trout as well. Although the contest was originally set to take place in Las Vegas on May 4 as part of the Floyd Mayweather, Jr. versus Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero undercard, Alvarez chose to withdraw his name and likeness from the Cinco de Mayo weekend promotion when Mayweather, Jr. would not guarantee a September 14 fight between the two fighters. In any case, the fact that ticket prices are set as low as ten dollars should mean a crazed boxing crowd in excess of thirty thousand.
Whether it could be a case of his hair, his freckles or his sheer boxing ability, for the moment at least Canelo Alvarez seems to have surpassed the popularity of his fellow Mexican boxer, Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr.
Mayor of San Antonio, Julian Castro expressed his gratitiude towards the fans and the city with such a great boxing tradition. Said Castro, "San Antonio has a rich and proud boxing history. Who could forget in 1993 when (Julio Cesar) Chavez fought (Pernell) Whitaker and other great names such as (James) Leija and (Robert) Quiroga?"
CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, boxing legend Oscar de la Hoya graciously welcomed those in attendance and assured that the spring evening next month will be one to remember amongst the great nights in boxing lore.
"We are excited to bring boxing back to the great city of San Antonio. We're now bringing a mega fight to you and it really is a dream come true for me and Golden Boy Promotions. Normally, these types of fights are in Las Vegas and sometimes on pay per view. This fight is on Showtime and we had to bring it here to you. We are hoping to fil this place all the way to the top.
These two guys are going to fight like there's no tomorrow. Canelo is a superstar in Mexico and his country is behind them because they are wanting to see that new fighter who will give them hope in moving forward. He wants to be put to the test and fight the very best. The beauty is that we don't know who's going to win."
The first combatant to the stage was Austin "No Doubt" Trout (26(14)-0). He was a very good sport this afternoon considering the fact that there were but a few direct supporters of the New Mexico fighter outside of his own promotional camp.
"On April 20, a blessing will be in store for everyone. We all know that this fight wasn't wanted by many, but the fans made the push. The champion, Canelo heard the call and I thank him for that. I want to prove to you that I can win. I do believe that I am the better fighter because there would be no point of me getting in the ring if I didn't think that I could win. It won't be easy, but on April 20, I will leave the ring as the unified champion."
The undefeated superstar from Jalisco, Mexico was a man of few words as his time at the podium was simply put, "This fight is not easy, but I know that my country has my back. I'm very humbled and I'm going to continue to work hard. April 20 will be a great fight."
March 13, 2013
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If you are having trouble getting TV-Out functionality on a Radeon graphics card below Radeon 9500, the following instructions may help you. This method patches the open Xorg open source drivers with a tv-out patch from the GATOS project. These instructions have only been tested with Ubuntu Edgy.
Try these instructions if installing the proprietary drivers gives you a "high gamma" or "washed out" looking screen whenever the TV jack on card is in use at boot-time, or if your card is a Radeon with TV-Out that is not supported at all by the proprietary ATI drivers (fglrx).
Download Prerequisites
First, install driver and other needed packages. Copy/enter the following into the terminal.
sudo apt-get install build-essential libdrm-dev mesa-common-dev \ render-dev x11proto-core-dev x11proto-fonts-dev x11proto-gl-dev \ x11proto-randr-dev x11proto-video-dev x11proto-xext-dev \ x11proto-xf86dri-dev x11proto-xf86misc-dev x11proto-xinerama-dev \ xserver-xorg-dev
Second, use wget in terminal to download the driver and patch
mkdir ~/ati; cd ~/ati wget http://megahurts.dk/rune/stuff/xorg7.1-6.6.3-tv_output.patch.gz wget http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/driver/xf86-video-ati-6.6.3.tar.bz2
- Note the above command is very wide, make sure you copy it all.
Next, patch the driver
tar xjvf xf86-video-ati-6.6.3.tar.bz2 gunzip -c xorg7.1-6.6.3-tv_output.patch.gz | patch -p1 -d xf86-video-ati-6.6.3
Next, configure, build and install the driver
cd xf86-video-ati-6.6.3 export XORG_PREFIX="/usr" export XORG_CONFIG="--prefix=$XORG_PREFIX --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var" ./configure $XORG_CONFIG --with-xorg-module-dir=$XORG_PREFIX/lib/xorg/modules make sudo make install
- Note, using "sudo" will cause the terminal to ask for your password.
Lastly, tweak xorg.conf by entering
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
and editing it with the following changes, note the specified lines:
Section "Device" Identifier "<YOUR CARD NAME HERE>" Driver "ati" #<---------Important line here BusID "PCI:1:0:0" Option "TVOutput" "NTSC" #<---------Important line here EndSection
Section "Monitor" Identifier "SyncMaster" HorizSync 30 - 50 #<---------Important line here VertRefresh 60 - 60 #<---------Important line here Option "DPMS" EndSection
Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Device "<YOUR CARD NAME HERE>" Monitor "SyncMaster" DefaultDepth 24 #<---------Important line here SubSection "Display" #<---------Important line here Depth 24 #<---------Important line here Modes "800x600" #<---------Important line here EndSubSection #<---------Important line here EndSection
After this point, check for any typos, and save the file.
Then press CTRL+ALT+Backspace to restart X. If all went well, you should come back up to the login screen and your TV-out should be working fine. If its not up at this point, but you do come back up to a login screen, try rebooting with the tv cable plugged in.
See Also
Thanks goes out to dlg from the ubuntu forums. Any problems or requests for modification should be directed to that thread.
- Note, the cable to your TV should be plugged in when you boot up the PC.


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