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Maker: David Lisch, M.S. (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 92055
*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***Blade length: 9.25 in.Total length: 14.40 in.Blade height (at heel): 2.15 in.Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.11 in.Item weight: 8.40 oz.Blade: Damascus hand forged from carbon steels by Journeyman Smith David LischBolster: Integral damascus bolsterHandle: Stabilized curly koa
Description: Journeyman smith David Lisch is an knifemaker located in Seattle, WA. David has been focusing increasingly more attention on chef's knives and he is clearly becoming a maker to watch in this area. As well as being a bladesmith, David is a renowned blacksmith and teacher of knifemaking at the Studio 4 school, which he runs. David's control over damascus, as shown in this dramatic chef's knife, is amazing. His skill produces patterns that are uncompromisingly clean and controlled.
David created this complex damascus and forged the blade to shape from 15N20, 1080, and 1075 steels. The blade and bolster are all made from one solid piece of damascus. Though integral knives are regularly done in production work, creating an integral bolster in a custom setting is extremely difficult and shows the maker's skill at its best.
The handle is formed from curly koa. The workmanship is beautiful, and the wood chosen is gorgeous! The contrast between the light and dark aspects and the striations are stunning. Contours ensure a comfortable and safe grip. Alternating silicon bronze and black G10 spacers set between the handle and integral bolster assist the wood to adjust to temperature and humidity changes. By using stabilized woods, Lisch ensures the knife will hold up well to the high demands of either a professional or home kitchen.
A gorgeous piece built for serious use, yet one of the more dramatic kitchen knives that I have come across.
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An expressive and energetic singer and guitarist writing folk inspired pop style songs, Jamie Smart will be appearing at Frank's Front Room, Station Road, Hastings, on Saturday, February 9, 8pm.
Jamie's debut EP Road To Nowhere is set to be released this Spring, and he plans on touring extensively over the course of 2013 beginning with some dates in his hometown of Hastings, but also in London, Kent, Brighton, Liverpool, and Manchester to name a few.
His music is influenced by the folk artists who have come before him, but also by recent adventures to India and Sri Lanka, where he spent time learning tabla and sitar.

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Main Site - :: Why Won't God Heal Amputees? ::
I never said that God was not all pwerful, I merely meant that God is so disgusted that sometimes his answer to a prayer is "no".
3) This is a tough question but I think that the old testament writers could not fully interpret Gods' inspirational meanings. This is one of the reasons why Jesus came here, to clarify what God The Father meant. This is why you do not read such laws within the new testament.
6) Mankind is responsible for the present schism between God and us, its a wonder that God answers any prayers.


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Presentation Abstracts
'Quo Vadis, Common Criteria?' - Helmut Kurth
Assessments and certifications of technical products are common in many (if not most) areas where a failure of a component may cause severe harm. Only a few people question the necessity of such assessments. atsec has performed security evaluations of commercial IT products for many years, but the results of those assessments are still not considered by many to be worth the effort spent. So, what went wrong here?
The topic of this essay is an analysis of why we are in this situation and what can be done to improve it. In order to learn for the future we will analyze the past to identify where mistakes have been made and why we have not corrected those.
In order to do this we will analyze the objectives and the target audience of the different evaluation criteria that finally led to the Common Criteria and we will identify that while we tried to harmonize the criteria and the evaluation process we never harmonized the objectives and target audience of such a process. Instead the development of "new versions" of the evaluation criteria focused more on formalities (because they could be agreed upon easily) rather than real technical improvements. The result is a set of criteria and an evaluation methodology which only partly reflects the objectives of the different stakeholders. With the attempt to please everybody we have reached a situation where actually nobody is really satisfied.
How can this be corrected? The first step is to acknowledge what went wrong. The second step is to acknowledge that not everything went wrong. The third step is to acknowledge that the different objectives that we started with have their merits. None of them is "wrong"; they just can not be satisfied all at the same time.
So, what can be done? We will propose several alternatives that may help to resolve the problem and have useful security evaluations in the future. All of them have their pros and cons which we will point out.
As Niels Bohr once said: "Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future!". In our case the future of security evaluations of IT products is in our hand – which, as the past has shown, doesn't make predicting the future easier. Anyhow, we will try it. We will show alternatives that can be taken to make it both relevant and useful for more stakeholders than those today trying use evaluations and evaluation results, and also to improve the criteria and the evaluation process. The suggestions are more in line with "traditional" assessment methods for technological products, taking the specifics of Information Technology and especially software into account.
'DO-178B and Common Criteria Evaluation' - Sergey Tverdyshev
In this talk we present an approach for reusing re-using DO-178B certification artefacts for Common Criteria evaluation. Our experience has been collected by applying the approach on a certified hypervisor. We show what can be reused and what have to be developed from scratch. We also consider one specific functionality, the security audit, of a hypervisor for security-critical applications. We show the difference to the safety audit and consider the security audit in the context of Common Criteria.
'The Multifaceted Nature of Security Assurance' - Sal La Pietra
Most security assurance methods, including Common Criteria, are rooted in the days of a nascent Internet society and of the Cold War. As the global IT security industry grapples with the turmoil of change; with changing global economies, alliances and the explosion in connectivity and IT technology advances, it is clear to all of us that something has to change. One thing we are sure about is that security assurance is not simple. In this keynote we examine some of the fundamentals of IT security assurance including the motivations of each of the stakeholders in the IT security assurance industry. We remind ourselves that the provision of IT security assurance is not always entirely technical in nature. With an understanding of the fundamental nature of IT security assurance, and the goals of each stakeholder that is involved we can be better prepared for the evolution in IT security assurance that is already upon us.


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SOURCE: Cornerstone Therapeutics
June 27, 2012 07:05 ET
CARY, NC--(Marketwire - Jun 27, 2012) - Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: CRTX)
Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: CRTX) today announced the closing of its acquisition of EKR Therapeutics, Inc., a privately-held specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the acute-care hospital setting. Pursuant to the merger agreement, EKR Therapeutics will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Cornerstone.
With the completion of the acquisition, Cornerstone immediately assumes responsibility for the marketing and promotion of CARDENE® I.V. (nicardipine hydrochloride), which is indicated for the short-term treatment of hypertension when oral therapy is not feasible or desirable. Cornerstone also acquired RETAVASE® (Reteplase), which is indicated for use in the management of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in adults, for the improvement of ventricular function following AMI, the reduction of the incidence of congestive heart failure and the reduction of mortality associated with AMI. Cornerstone is targeting FDA approval of a new active ingredient supplier and relaunch of RETAVASE to the market in 2013.
"We believe this transaction delivers on our promise to transform Cornerstone into a leading specialty pharmaceutical company that provides hospital and related specialty market products," said Craig A. Collard, Cornerstone's Chief Executive Officer. "We expect that the combination of Cornerstone and EKR will generate synergies, while the addition of the EKR sales force will significantly expand our reach in the U.S. hospital market. With the launch of CRTX 080 (lixivaptan) and the relaunch of RETAVASE in 2013, our sales force will be actively promoting four products within the hospital channel. From a revenue growth perspective, we believe that annualized sales from CARDENE I.V. could exceed $50 million."
Collard added, "Lixivaptan is under review by the FDA for the treatment of hyponatremia, which is a common condition in patients with heart failure. With the acquisition of EKR and specifically, CARDENE I.V., we have the opportunity to strengthen our existing relationships within the cardiology community as we prepare for the approval and launch of lixivaptan."
Cornerstone acquired EKR Therapeutics for an initial cash payment of approximately $125 million and additional payments contingent upon the achievement of certain milestones related to regulatory approval of a new active ingredient supplier for RETAVASE and sales of RETAVASE during approximately the first three years following commercial relaunch. As part of the EKR transaction, Cornerstone entered into a credit agreement with Chiesi Farmaceutici, S.p.A., its largest shareholder, in which Chiesi is providing a five-year Term Loan A of $60 million and a five-year Term Loan B of $30 million. The Term Loan B may be converted into common stock of Cornerstone at $7.098 per share at Chiesi's option at any time during the first 24 months following the closing of the credit arrangement.
"We believe the terms of the credit arrangement with Chiesi are favorable to Cornerstone when compared to financing alternatives that may be available to us in the public markets," said Vincent T. Morgus, Cornerstone's Chief Financial Officer. "More importantly, we believe our ability to access Chiesi as a financing source will continue to help us capitalize on new potential growth opportunities."
The general and administrative functions of the combined company will be consolidated at Cornerstone's headquarters in Cary, N.C.
About Cornerstone Therapeutics
Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: CRTX), headquartered in Cary, N.C., is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on commercializing products for the hospital, niche respiratory and related specialty markets. Key elements of the Company's strategy are to focus its commercial and internal development efforts in the hospital and related specialty product sector within the U.S. pharmaceutical marketplace; continue to seek out opportunities to acquire companies and marketed and/or registration-stage products that fit within the Company's focus areas; and generate revenues by marketing approved generic products through the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Aristos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. For more information, visit www.crtx.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
Statements in this press release regarding the progress and timing of our product development programs and related trials; our future opportunities; our strategy, future operations and opportunities, including our plans regarding the manner and timing for the manufacture and sale of our newly-acquired cardiovascular products, anticipated financial position, future revenues and projected costs; our management's prospects, plans and objectives; and any other statements about management's future expectations, beliefs, goals, plans or prospects constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including, without limitation, statements containing the words "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "project," "should," "target," "will," "would" and similar expressions) should also be considered to be forward-looking statements.
There are a number of important factors that could cause our actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including risks relating to our "critical accounting estimates"; our ability to develop and maintain the necessary sales, marketing, supply chain, distribution and manufacturing capabilities to commercialize our products; our ability to replace the revenues from our marketed unapproved products, which we ceased manufacturing and distributing at the end of 2010, our propoxyphene products, which we voluntarily withdrew from the U.S. market in November 2010 at the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, and our anti-infective products, which we divested in March 2012; the adverse impact of returns of previously sold inventory; patient, physician and third-party payer acceptance of our products as safe and effective therapeutic products; our heavy dependence on the commercial success of a relatively small number of currently marketed products; our ability to maintain regulatory approvals to market and sell our products; our ability to obtain FDA approval to market and sell our products under development; our ability to enter into additional strategic licensing, product acquisition, collaboration or co-promotion transactions on favorable terms, if at all; our ability to manage and control unknown liabilities in connection with any acquisitions; our ability to successfully manage growth or integrate acquired businesses and operations; our ability to maintain compliance with NASDAQ listing requirements; adverse side effects experienced by patients taking our products; difficulties relating to clinical trials, including difficulties or delays in the completion of patient enrollment, data collection or data analysis; the results of preclinical studies and clinical trials with respect to our product candidates and whether such results will be indicative of results obtained in later clinical trials; our ability to develop and commercialize our product candidates before our competitors develop and commercialize competing products; our ability to satisfy FDA and other regulatory requirements; and our ability to obtain, maintain and enforce patent and other intellectual property protection for our products and product candidates and the other factors described in Item 1A (Risk Factors) of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 6, 2012 and in our subsequent filings with the SEC. If one or more of these factors materialize, or if any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results, performance or achievements may vary materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
In addition, the statements in this press release reflect our expectations and beliefs only as of the date of this release. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our expectations and beliefs to change. However, while we may elect to update these forward-looking statements publicly at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, business development transactions, joint ventures or investments that we may make or enter into. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date after the date of this release.
CARDENE® I.V. and RETAVASE® are registered trademarks of EKR Therapeutics, Inc.
CARDENE Important Safety Information
CARDENE ® I.V. (nicardipine hydrochloride) Premixed Injection is indicated for the short-term treatment of hypertension when oral therapy is not feasible or not desirable. For prolonged control of blood pressure, transfer patients to oral medication as soon as their clinical condition permits. CARDENE I.V. Premixed Injection is contraindicated in patients with advanced aortic stenosis because part of the effect of CARDENE I.V. is secondary to reduced afterload. In administering nicardipine, close monitoring of blood pressure and heart rate is required. Nicardipine may occasionally produce symptomatic hypotension or tachycardia. Avoid systemic hypotension when administering the drug to patients who have sustained an acute cerebral infarction or hemorrhage. Increases in frequency, duration, or severity of angina have been seen in chronic therapy with oral nicardipine. Induction or exacerbation of angina has been seen in less than 1% of coronary artery disease patients treated with CARDENE I.V. The mechanism of this effect has not been established. Titrate slowly when using CARDENE I.V., particularly in combination with a beta-blocker, in patients with heart failure or significant left ventricular dysfunction because of possible negative inotropic effects. Since nicardipine is metabolized in the liver, consider lower dosages and closely monitor responses in patients with impaired liver function or reduced hepatic blood flow. When CARDENE I.V. was given to mild to moderate hypertensive patients with moderate renal impairment, a significantly lower systemic clearance and higher area under the curve (AUC) was observed. These results are consistent with those seen after oral administration of nicardipine. Titrate gradually in patients with renal impairment. To reduce the possibility of venous thrombosis, phlebitis, local irritation, swelling, extravasation, and the occurrence of vascular impairment, administer drug through large peripheral veins or central veins rather than arteries or small peripheral veins, such as those on the dorsum of the hand or wrist. To minimize the risk of peripheral venous irritation, change the site of the drug infusion every 12 hours. Most common adverse reactions are headache (15%), hypotension (6%), nausea/vomiting (5%) and tachycardia (4%).
RETAVASE Important Safety Information
RETAVASE ® (Reteplase) is indicated for use in the management of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in adults for the improvement of ventricular function following AMI, the reduction of the incidence of congestive heart failure and the reduction of mortality associated with AMI. Treatment should be initiated as soon as possible after the onset of AMI symptoms. Thrombolytic therapy increases the risk of bleeding, therefore RETAVASE (reteplase, recombinant) is contraindicated in patients with: active internal bleeding, a history of cerebrovascular accident, recent intracranial or intraspinal surgery or trauma, intracranial neoplasm, arteriovenous malformation, or aneurysm, known bleeding diathesis, and, severe uncontrolled hypertension. The most common complication encountered during RETAVASE ® therapy is bleeding. The sites of bleeding include both internal bleeding sites (intracranial, retroperitoneal, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, or respiratory) and superficial bleeding sites (venous cutdowns, arterial punctures, and sites of recent surgical intervention). The concomitant use of heparin anticoagulation may contribute to bleeding. As fibrin is lysed during RETAVASE ® therapy, bleeding from recent puncture sites may occur. Therefore, thrombolytic therapy requires careful attention to all potential bleeding sites. Noncompressible arterial puncture must be avoided and internal jugular and subclavian venous punctures should be avoided to minimize bleeding from noncompressible sites. If serious bleeding occurs, concomitant anticoagulant therapy should be terminated immediately. In addition, the second bolus of RETAVASE ® should not be given if serious bleeding occurs before it is administered. Each patient being considered for therapy with RETAVASE ® should be carefully evaluated and anticipated benefits weighed against the potential risks associated with therapy. Cholesterol embolism, which can be lethal, has been reported rarely in patients treated with thrombolytic agents; the true incidence is unknown. Coronary thrombolysis may result in arrhythmias associated with reperfusion. It is recommended that antiarrhythmic therapy for bradycardia and/or ventricular irritability be available when RETAVASE ® is administered. Patients administered RETAVASE ® as treatment for myocardial infarction have experienced many events which are frequent sequelae of myocardial infarction and may or may not be attributable to RETAVASE ® therapy. These events include cardiogenic shock, arrhythmias (e.g., sinus bradycardia, accelerated idioventricular rhythm, ventricular premature depolarizations, supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation), AV block, pulmonary edema, heart failure, cardiac arrest, recurrent ischemia, reinfarction, myocardial rupture, mitral regurgitation, pericardial effusion, pericarditis, cardiac tamponade, venous thrombosis and embolism, and electromechanical dissociation. These events can be life-threatening and may lead to death. Other adverse events have been reported, including nausea and/or vomiting, hypotension, and fever. Rare but serious allergic reactions have been reported in patients receiving RETAVASE ® in clinical trials.
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Oct. 26, 2012
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (seminoles.com) –
The Florida State men's basketball team, which is ranked No. 24 in the preseason ESPN/USA Today Coaches' poll, plays its first of two exhibition games in preparation for the upcoming season as it plays host to Lincoln Memorial University Tuesday (Oct. 30) at 7:00 p.m. in the Donald L. Tucker Center.
The game is a pre-Halloween celebration and fans are encouraged to come in their most outrageous and creative costumes. There will be candy given out to trick-or-treaters and prizes will be awarded to the best costumed fans in attendance.
The Seminoles won their first ACC Championship and begin the 2012-13 season looking to become the first team other than Duke or North Carolina to win consecutive ACC Championships since 1995 and 1996.
Lincoln Memorial is a member of the South Atlantic Conference and returns eight of its top 11 scorers from the 2011-12 season. The Railsplitters advanced to their second consecutive NCAA Tournament and finished the season with a 26-6 overall record. Lincoln Memorial advanced to the semifinals of the Southeast Regional in the NCAA Division II Tournament before it was eliminated by the University of Montevallo, 61-60.
Led by ACC Tournament MVP and preseason All-American Michael Snaer, the Seminoles return four of their top five scorers from a team that finished 25-10 overall, captured the school's first ACC championship and earned a school-record fourth straight NCAA berth under two-time (2009 and 2012) ACC Coach of the Year Leonard Hamilton.
Florida State, which advanced to the third round of the NCAA, finished third in the ACC standings with a 12-4 record and defeated an ACC-best six ranked teams, was 4-1 last season against Duke and North Carolina and beat the ACC's four Tobacco Road teams (Duke, North Carolina, NC State and Wake Forest) in the same season for the first time in school history.
Florida State will play host to St. Leo University in its second exhibition game Nov. 5 at 7:00 before opening its regular season against South Alabama at home on Nov. 9th at 7:00 p.m.. The Seminoles' game against St. Leo will be played to benefit the Aubry Boyd Foundation.
Admission for Tuesday night's game is free and general seating is available.


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Susan's Country Glam Kitchen
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- Name:
- Susan
- Location:
- Phoenix, AZ
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- Own
- What makes your small kitchen so cool:
- This 1944 home still had original kitchen cabinets, but they had rotted from a leak, so we gutted the kitchen, and while we were at it, we removed part of a wall to open it to the dining room. Besides doing most of the work ourselves and even installing the planked walls and ceiling, our kitchen is cool because we installed a large, antimicrobial copper sink that hides dishes from the front door, a blue SMEG, open shelving, mixed countertops (marble, granite, and wood), and KCMA certified cabinets on the sink-side. All of this is on an epoxy, cement floor.
- Describe a challenge you've overcome or a smart resource you've found for your kitchen.:
- The cabinets on the stove side were going to cost 7000 dollars, but they were so tiny that we decided to make them ourselves. We used two IKEA islands, one for each side of the stove, and cut the tops down to size. We then purchased a remnant of Carrara marble from a local fabricator and then paid to have it fabricated into two countertops. I found baskets from another company to fit the shelves creating four drawers. I attached a towel bar to each. The cabinets on the stove side and the upper shelves we built for that side cost about 300 dollars even with the labor of fabricating the remnant.
- What's your favorite meal to cook here?:
- There are three of us and everyone prefers his or her own meal. With the kitchen's open shelving and center island for prep, the setup of this kitchen is perfect for a short order cook, but it is cool to roll out a piecrust on the marble counter.


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The Western Oregon University Safe Zone program seeks to form an ally network of students, faculty and staff committed and trained to provide safe, non-judgmental and supportive contacts for all WOU community members regarding Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans*, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Ally, and Asexual identities. We are committed to providing a campus atmosphere of universal acceptance and assistance.
Vision: To provide continuing education to the community about LGBTQQIAA inclusiveness on and off campus.


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LAck of Proper IRS Oversight of the Department of the Treasury HSPD-12 Initiative Resulted in Misuse of Federal Government Resources
Issued on December 14, 2007
Highlights of Report Number: 2008-20-030 to the Internal Revenue Service Acting Commissioner.
The total estimated cost to build and maintain a Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD-12) system for the Department of the Treasury (the Treasury) is $421 million over 14 years. As the lead bureau for the Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is charged with ensuring the funds are spent prudently. The IRS estimated it had obligated $30 million as of June 2007. However, $3.5 million was spent on acquisitions that should have been avoided. In addition, the IRS did not administer contracts effectively and could not provide documentation to support the actual costs charged to the HSPD-12 program. As a result, taxpayers could have little confidence their funds were being used effectively during the early stages of this initiative.
This audit was initiated to assess prior HSPD-12 program management activities and provide IRS executives with an independent perspective to assist them in future implementation of the HSPD-12 program.
In January 2006, the IRS Commissioner volunteered the IRS to lead the Treasury HSPD-12 program efforts and to deliver a Departmentwide solution. The Treasury agreed and, in March 2006, the IRS assumed leadership of the Treasury HSPD-12 Program Management Office.
The integrated project team, and later the Program Management Office, did not effectively manage the contracts for the HSPD-12 program. Statements of work were too general to hold contractors accountable for work performed, and the IRS paid contractors without verifying work was performed. The IRS could not provide supporting documentation for the actual costs spent on the program, and TIGTA found that at least $3.5 million was spent on unneeded hardware, software, and services. In addition, the IRS did not follow its established governance procedures for overseeing the HSPD-12 program because it did not prepare a formal business case for the program. An internal business case was prepared by the Program Management Office, but it did not comply with IRS business case requirements and it was never provided to the Treasury HSPD-12 governance committees overseeing the program. Additionally, program management made statements to Treasury and IRS officials that were inaccurate. As a result, the governance committees did not have sufficient information with which to make critical management decisions for the program.
TIGTA recommended the Chief, Agency-Wide Shared Services, require that future task orders prepared by the HSPD-12 Program Management Office separate tasks by function, the Program Manager maintain documentation sufficient to support all HSPD-12 program costs, and assign costs to specific task orders. In addition, the Chief Information Officer should coordinate with the Treasury to evaluate the possibility of combining its Public Key Infrastructure efforts with those of the General Services Administration and ensure executive steering committees responsible for providing oversight to information technology projects enforce use of IRS Enterprise Life Cycle requirements.
In their response to the report, IRS officials agreed with the recommendations and plan to take several steps to improve management of the HSPD-12 Program Management Office, including initiating a process to establish clear delineation of tasks by functional area to monitor contractor performance, ensuring the Program Management Office and the Contracting Officer's Technical Representatives are in compliance with existing procedures for reviewing invoices before payments are made to contractors, and assigning project resources and planned cost to project tasks to support all HSPD-12 program costs. The IRS plans to coordinate with the Treasury to evaluate the possibility of combining Public Key Infrastructure efforts with those of the General Services Administration. In addition, the IRS plans to strengthen the executive steering committees' responsibilities and update project reporting templates, used by projects at the assigned governance board, to reflect project status and compliance with the Enterprise Life Cycle.
To view the report, including the scope, methodology, and full IRS response, go to:
Email Address: email@example.com
Phone Number: 202-622-6500
Web Site: http://www.tigta.gov


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KMediaFactory is easy to use template based dvd authoring tool.
You can quickly create DVD menus for home videos and TV recordings
in three simple steps.
This requires dvdauthor, dvd-slideshow, ffmpeg, libdvdread, mjpegtools
and mlt. kaffeine is a optional dependence for preview DVD's.
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Hofstra hires Mihalich
Hempstead, NY – Hofstra named Joe Mihalich as its new head men's basketball coach on Wednesday.
Mihalich was the coach at Niagara for the past 15 seasons, compiling a 265-203 record to go along with a pair of NCAA Tournament berths and three National Invitation Tournament appearances.
The 56-year-old Mihalich replaces Mo Cassara, who was fired March 22 following a 7-25 season.
"I can't begin to express the excitement and enthusiasm I have for this wonderful opportunity," said Mihalich. "I am incredibly grateful and thankful to President Stuart Rabinowitz and Jeff Hathaway for the chance to lead the Hofstra Men's Basketball program. I look forward to bringing an exciting and winning brand of basketball to Hofstra. My family and I are so excited to start this new journey. Go Pride!"
Mihalich guided the Purple Eagles to a 19-14 mark this past season, while capturing the regular-season Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) title and advancing to the NIT. He was named the 2013 MAAC Coach of the Year.


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The Eagles need a linebacker -- probably two.
You know it. They know it.
But how will they go about addressing the need? Will they sign one of the top linebackers in free agency? Will they acquire a starting-caliber linebacker that isn't going to command top dollar? Will they just scrape one from the bottom of the free agent pool? Or will they take one high in the draft.
Three days into free agency, the most they've done is offer Dan Connor a one-year contract, one a league source described as low. Connor, formerly of the Panthers, ended up signing a two-year deal with Dallas. If, say, Connor took the Eagles' offer, it's safe to assume he wasn't being brought in as a three-down guy.
The team obviously liked him or they wouldn't have offered a deal, but they questioned his pass cover skills and his durability. Connor tore his ACL early in his NFL career. It sounds as if Connor would have been brought in simply to bolster the Eagles' run defense.
Other than that, the Eagles have just sat back and let the linebacker market set itself, which means they've watched it drop like an anvil. The top two linebackers available – according to most estimates – remained unsigned.
Curtis Lofton is scheduled to visit the Saints, but other than that his prospects remain unclear. Stephen Tulloch reportedly won't take anything less than the five-year, $42.5 million contract D'Qwell Jackson signed last month, but those demands seem out of touch with interest in the Lions linebacker apparently tepid.
David Hawthorne is in New Orleans right now, but the Seattle linebacker is unlikely to land in Philly. Indications are that the Eagles don't have him high on their list.
Perhaps it makes little sense to focus on the free agent linebackers that are looking to dent the bank if not break it. The Eagles have never committed much of their funds to the position, this we know. The 36-year-old London Fletcher won't command a high salary and many guaranteed years. He could be the perfect stopgap if the Eagles plan to draft a linebacker relatively high in the draft.
Maybe it also makes little sense to focus exclusively on the middle linebacker spot. They still have Jamar Chaney. He was not great in the middle last season and by the end was not playing all three downs. He moved from strong-side to the middle early in the season after it was clear Casey Matthews could not hold down the position. Perhaps the Eagles feel that he could benefit from a full off-season working at MIKE.
If that's the case, they could be after an outside linebacker like Erin Henderson or Leroy Hill.
The Eagles have eight linebackers under contract: Chaney, Matthews, Brian Rolle, Keenan Clayton, Akeem Jordan, Moise Fokou, Greg Lloyd and Monte Simmons. Chaney, Rolle, Matthews and maybe Clayton are probably here next season. The same can't be said for the other four, although not much is known about Simmons, who was plucked from the 49ers practice squad.
The Eagles typically carry six linebackers. If the first four return, that leaves two spots. How will the Eagles fill them?


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I don't seem to be able to download or re-seed anything on CTT today... It's been a while since I've visited, so not sure if this is just my account, or a tracker issue?
After I download a torrent, I get an error in my torrent client that "no connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it". I've tried on both of my computers, with both uTorrent and Vuze. I'm also unable to reseed: I get the same error, after my torrent client downloads the torrent file and successfully checks the fileset on my computer.
Any ideas on what's wrong?
- James


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My My Myles
Well, Kaia's little crush just keeps getting more hilarious every day...
Myles has been in Kaia's class for less than a month now. The two of them are pretty much ALWAYS together when they're in the same room. His mom and I were talking some time last week about the two of them and their little "relationship" when she told me a cute little story.
The weekend after Myles started in Kaia's class, his family had a pool party at their house. Apparently, Myles was saying to all of the guests "this is where KAIA is going to sit when she gets here" (pointing to a spot right next to him). His mom had to tell him that she wasn't coming because he didn't know her when they'd made plans for the party.
Then last week I was talking to Kaia about Myles when we got home from school. I asked her if she thought he was cute and she said "yes". Then I asked her if he was her boyfriend and she said "yes". Then she said "Mommy, he said 'are you my girlfriend or what?' and I told him yes." LMAO. I told his mom and she couldn't stop laughing. The two of them are the cutest little pair.
On Wednesday, I caught him practicing writing the letter 'K' - practicing it so he can write Kaia's name - is that not the sweetest thing?
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Nominations for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced tonight by The Recording Academy and reflected an eclectic mix of the best and brightest in music over the past year as determined by the voting members of The Academy. For the third year, nominations for the annual GRAMMY Awards were announced on primetime television as part of "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music's Biggest Night" a one-hour special broadcast live on CBS from Club Nokia at L.A. Live.
Eminem topped the nominations with 10; Bruno Mars garnered seven; and Jay-Z, Lady Antebellum, and Lady Gaga each earned six nods. Jeff Beck, B.o.B, David Frost, Philip Lawrence, John Legend, Ari Levine, and the Roots received five each; and Alex Da Kid, the Black Keys, Drake, Cee Lo Green, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Dirk Sobotka, and Zac Brown each earned four nominations.
"This year's nominations are a true reflection of an exceptional and talented community of music makers that embody some of the highest levels of excellence and artistry in their respective fields," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "It is most gratifying to see the GRAMMY Awards process once again produce a broad cross section of diverse and impressive nominees across multiple genres. Coupled with the third year of our primetime nominations special, the road to Music's Biggest Night, the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards in February, is off to an exciting start."
Following are the nominations in the four General Field categories:
Record Of The Year:
"Nothin' On You," B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
"Love The Way You Lie," Eminem Featuring Rihanna
"F*** You," Cee Lo Green
"Empire State Of Mind," Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
"Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
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The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
Recovery, Eminem
Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster, Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream, Katy Perry
Song Of The Year:
"Beg Steal Or Borrow," Ray LaMontagne, songwriter (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
"F*** You," Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Cee Lo Green)
"The House That Built Me," Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
"Love The Way You Lie," Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem Featuring Rihanna)
"Need You Now," Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
Best New Artist:
Justin Bieber
Florence & The Machine
Mumford & Sons
Esperanza Spalding
Following is a sampling of nominations from the GRAMMY Awards' other 29 Fields:
For Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals, the nominees are "Airplanes, Part II" by B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams; "Imagine" by Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No. 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare; "If It Wasn't For Bad" by Elton John & Leon Russell; "Telephone" by Lady Gaga & Beyoncé; and "California Gurls" by Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg.
Nominees for Best Dance Recording are "Rocket" by Goldfrapp; "In For The Kill" by La Roux; "Dance In The Dark" by Lady Gaga; "Only Girl (In The World)" by Rihanna; and "Dancing On My Own" by Robyn.
For Best Rock Song, the nominees are "Angry World" by Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young); "Little Lion Man" by Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons); "Radioactive" by Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon); "Resistance" by Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse); and "Tighten Up" by Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys).
The nominees for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals are "Take My Time" by Chris Brown & Tank; "Love" by Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller; "You've Got A Friend" by Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin; "Shine" by John Legend & The Roots; and "Soldier Of Love" by Sade.
Nominations in the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration are "Nothin' On You" by B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars; "Deuces" by Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall; "Love The Way You Lie" by Eminem & Rihanna; "Empire State Of Mind" by Jay-Z & Alicia Keys; and "Wake Up! Everybody" by John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common.
The Best Country Song nominees are "The Breath You Take" by Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon & Jessie Jo Dillon, songwriters (George Strait); "Free" by Zac Brown, songwriter (Zac Brown Band); "The House That Built Me" by Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert); "I'd Love To Be Your Last" by Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate & Sam Tate, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson); "If I Die Young" by Kimberly Perry, songwriter (The Band Perry); "Need You Now" by Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum).
Nominees for Best Americana Album are The List by Rosanne Cash; Tin Can Trust by Los Lobos; Country Music by Willie Nelson; Band Of Joy by Robert Plant; and You Are Not Alone by Mavis Staples.
This year's Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical nominees are Rob Cavallo, Danger Mouse, Dr. Luke, RedOne, and the Smeezingtons (Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine).
This year's GRAMMY Awards process registered the highest number of submissions ever with nearly 20,000 entries. However, due to low entries in Category 60 — Best Regional Mexican Album — submissions in this category were sorted into other categories for consideration. As a result, the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards will feature 108 out of 109 categories.
GRAMMY ballots for the final round of voting will be mailed on Dec. 15 to the voting members of The Recording Academy. They are due back to the accounting firm of Deloitte by Jan. 12, 2011, when they will be tabulated and the results kept secret until the GRAMMY telecast.
The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards are produced by John Cossette Productions and AEG Ehrlich Ventures for The Recording Academy. Ken Ehrlich and John Cossette are executive producers, and Louis J. Horvitz is director.
The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on "GRAMMY Sunday," Feb. 13, 2011, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and once again will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8–11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). For updates and breaking news, please visit The Recording Academy's social networks on Twitter and Facebook.
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"I have never seen anything deflate a community the way that lawsuit did," Grasty said, other than the loss of the Edward Hines Lumber Co. sawmill in 1980. "This is equal to about 1,500 jobs in Portland. Huge, huge impact."
Only two other counties -- Grant and Crook -- had a higher jobless rate in March.
For some of the county's 7,422 residents, losing the project also would waste a commodity that the area has in spades. During a 24-hour test in January 2010, the average wind speed clocked on the north face of Steens Mountain was 41 mph. Chris Crowley, president of Columbia Energy Partners, the Echanis developer, said that may be unique in Oregon.
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Portland Audubon and the Oregon Natural Desert Association argue that the figure is meaningless because the Steens Wilderness encompasses only a fraction of the entire Steens Mountain area. Both sides seem to agree that the 415-foot-tall rolled-steel turbines would be seen from Mann Lake, Fields-Denio Road on the east side of Steens Mountain and the Steens Loop Road on the summit, but not from Frenchglen or the Alvord Desert.
The groups claim the transmission lines, wind turbines, access roads and associated developments also would threaten migratory routes and breeding areas for bighorn sheep, golden eagles and sage grouse. Further, they would slice across one of the largest remaining undeveloped landscapes in the Northwest's Great Basin, Sallinger said.


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£350? No chance. If Chrome OS is going to "work", then the hardware needs to be cheap cheap cheap!
Twelve-inch Chrome OS netbook, anyone? Samsung will be bringing just such a machine to the UK late next month for £349. Samsung Series 5 The Series 5 - the sound you hear in the background is Psion fans tut-tutting - runs the other Google operating system on a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N570 dual-core CPU. There's 2GB of DDR3 and a …
£350? No chance. If Chrome OS is going to "work", then the hardware needs to be cheap cheap cheap!
Is the interface really all skewed, or is that just the laziest "let's just mock up the interface in Photoshop" press image ever?
thick body? I'm out!
If the price in the article is real, and prices quoted for US are real, then:
US price - $349
UK price - £349
Yes, it looks like samsung has just changed the $ to a £.
Looks like you folks be paying about twice what we are going to be paying.
Once again a company who does not understand economics.
Nope - see @Vitani above - we won't be paying twice cos we won't (if we have any sense) be paying once. £350 is way too high for any brand of netbook. I'll be interested when a new netbook typically comes out at ~£200 and no higher.
...but gahd, get rid of the tacky OS sticker on the lid.
Also, I wouldn't use these for mission-critical stuff just yet. Knowing Google penchant for keeping everything in permanent "beta", it's probably not 100% stable yet.
Will be good to see it develop though...
Is that a Google search button where caps lock should be? WTF IS CAPS LOCK?
... can put Ubuntu on there ?
Puppy will make this fly .. just shame about the price.
£350 for a crippled netbook? Who are they kidding?
If it was sold at the "true" price (which would have been about £213). Oh wait, tax. Make that about £256. Still pricey, but easier to swallow. But no, same deal as always. Rip-off the Brits.
There is a simple answer - don't buy.
This reminds me a lot of the AA0 and AA1 except it's double the cost.
-if the quality of the photoshopping on that first picture is an indicator of the quality of the machine.
Seriously, that's a press-quality promotional image? It looks like that screen image was added on in MS Paint!
To actually get back on topic though: I'd be interested to know if it's possible to hack a desktop linux distro onto these machines. I think they'd make a decent netbook/laptop compromise, though I suppose £350 is a bit steep for that - I'd watch out for a cheap one on ebay. The only problem I can see is that its smaller battery might not handle a beefier OS for longer than ten minutes.
If this was £150 quid then sure it would be a no-brainer.
But at £349 you've got enough for a decent netbook with all the functionality of this machine PLUS a generous hard drive too. Plus windows (and ubuntu free as well)
So who would buy this?
I will be brief, this is too expensive for a device with no local memory and pretty much no stand-alone (non-networked) ability at all. Surely the oppotunity here was to launch cheap net access becasue the demands on the Hardware are light.
I bought a netbook for Ubuntu last year and it seems tricky to find netbooks with 12" screens, most seem to be 10 inch and a rather pokey 1200 x 600 resolution. I believe this may be a result of Microsoft limiting cheap XP licences to low spec machines. The better screen and the satisfaction of not sending any money to Redmond make this seem like a good deal. Assuming of course you can get Ubuntu on to it without too much fuss, I believe you could with the prototype CR-48 machines..
Given the difficulty in the market that you correctly point out it's not a completely horrible price if you can remove Chrome OS and replace the puny SSD with something larger.
Good luck with that.
I'm willing to accept that it's quite a good web browser.
And you can run apps in it. Well. Ever heard of Java?
But it's just a browser. The operating system only runs one application. Well, and probably Solitaire or something.
Does this actually include Java? My guess is no, as that would spoil Google's plans for their Portable Native Client.
For a bloody web browser appliance? Someone's having a giraffe.
An extra 50 quid to make it actually usable on the move (the usual reason for the form factor)? They're going for the full bloody herd here.......
Motorola will be pleased
"Once again a company who does not understand economics."
Neither do you. You haven't factored in import duty and VAT at 20%. So it's no way near twice the price.
I do wish the likes of The Daily Mail and "Rip Off Britain" would stop peddling this misconception and actually do something positive by educating the general public. Then we'll stop seeing posts like this time and time again.
Get your facts right. There's no duty on laptops or desktop computers, it's just VAT.
See http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageVAT_ShowContent&id=HMCE_PROD_009989&propertyType=document
You may claim the difference as "currency risk" or "higher corporate taxes" or "pints are more expensive", or just plain greed but not duty.
.. I would bet that that price is before any import (if there is any) or VAT.
If the dollar to pound conversion was properly done, then import and VAT added in, I would not expect the price to be exactly the same as the US price, but with just a different sign at the front.
From original Compare the UK price to the US price... AC.
Is is a rip off no matter how you quibble about it. N570 based netbooks sell for around £280 including the Windows tax.
What a great point! Everyone is whinging about the price but if it was a tablet (esp an iThing) then somehow it would be alright.
What I'd like to know about is the relationship to Android
One more thing, surely if you can get a smartphone free with a contract the same should be achievable with this thing?
Here in NZ we pay $10 for 100 MG of mobile data, the average salary if about $30,000 pa. Wired internet to your house is about $60 to $100 per month for around 10 GB.
This thing only works when connected to the internet.
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The 13th Annual Steve Jerman Memorial 5K run and 2 mile walk was held Saturday October 15, 2011 at Kane. A total of 141 participants were on hand. With 52 registered walkers and 89 runners making their way through the very tough weather conditions with constant winds and rain. Finishing first overall were Taylor Beimel from Kane and Avery Colson and Christ Hunt also from Kane.Proceeds from the event benefit the Steve Jerman Memorial Fund, honoring the fallen Kane police officer. Results from the male and female entrants, as well as the results from the law enforcement entrants are listed below.See results by purchasing the Oct. 18 edition of The Kane Republican.


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The Homeland Security Department has approved a small group of immigrants three weeks after the government started accepting applications for the deferred deportation program. According to an internal document obtained by The Associated Press, Citizenship and Immigration Services had estimated it could take months before applications were approved.
In an email obtained by the AP on Tuesday, a DHS official told a congressional staff member that the first notifications were being made this week. . The DHS official said about 72,000 applications had been received since the program's Aug. 15 start.
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Everything's Big in Texas
Eddie Gossage spent Sunday afternoon in a television studio at Texas Motor Speedway, publicizing his upcoming race weekend in satellite interviews with local stations across Texas and Oklahoma. He kept one eye on a TV off in the corner, where the event at Martinsville Speedway was wrapping up. The Texas track president finished his interviews just in time to see Tony Stewart overtake Jimmie Johnson for the victory, and issue his now-famous challenge to points leader Carl Edwards -- the latter a large chunk of promotional manna that had fallen right into Gossage's lap.
"It's almost like, you can't talk because all these ideas come gushing out on how to capitalize on it," Gossage said. "You can't sleep, because you can't wait to get to work. I kick myself for not calling everyone [Sunday] afternoon and saying, 'Meet me at the office. Let's get together Sunday night, because we've got some stuff.'"
Oh, they've got some stuff, all right. As if this Chase for the Sprint Cup wasn't riveting enough, now it heads to the big top otherwise known as Texas Motor Speedway, with one title contender doing all he can to get under the other's skin, and Gossage waiting like a ringmaster ready to turn a couple of big cats loose. It may be too late to erect billboards, a Texas specialty, but the track has already whipped up a promotional poster promising an "epic Texas showdown" and using the drivers' words from Sunday, when Stewart pulled out a large stick with which to stir the pot.
"Carl Edwards had better be real worried. That's all I've got to say," Stewart said. "He's not going to sleep for the next three weeks."
Edwards refused to take the bait, believing those comments stemmed from Stewart being all wound up in Victory Lane. "We'll see what happens at Texas," the championship leader said. Stewart, now eight points back with three races to go, got in one last jab.
"My adrenaline has worn off, and he better not sleep too long the next three weeks," he added. "It's no disrespect to him. He's a great competitor, he's a great guy, he's with a great organization that deserves their shot at that championship, too. ... I feel like our mindset into these next three weeks, we've been nice all year to a lot of guys, given guys a lot of breaks. We're cashing tickets in these next three weeks."
For a race track promoter like Gossage, that kind of back-and-forth makes it feel like Christmas has arrived two months early. Although none of the other Chase drivers have been mathematically eliminated, and a few remain within striking distance -- most notably third-place Kevin Harvick, 21 points back -- having what amounts to a head-to-head matchup stoked by wordplay reengages fans of other drivers who might be out of contention, and gives Texas a chance to fan the flames. After Danica Patrick grabbed Dan Wheldon in a 2007 confrontation between the two IndyCar stars at Milwaukee, everyone arrived in Texas the next week to find the track draped in "Dan vs. Danica," with everything from their quotes to a "tale of the tape" blown up and posted for all to see.
So get ready for "Carl vs. Tony."
"Basically, it's pulling up the 'Dan vs. Danica' play sheet and just following the music," Gossage said. "But you don't want to get boring for everybody, so we've got to come up with some new stuff, too."
Of course, Gossage isn't the only one who enjoys this kind of interaction, which clearly adds another layer of intrigue to the championship race, and is nothing new in NASCAR. Gossage can remember one of the years when Darrell Waltrip and Bobby Allison were dueling for the title, and Waltrip stating that he wasn't worried about Allison, because he had a member of his rival's crew on his payroll and knew everything that team was up to. "So Bobby's team, they're all looking at each other and pointing and each other saying, hey, it's not me," Gossage said. "Well, [Waltrip] didn't have anybody on his payroll, but Darrell was trying to implode that team from the inside. Just classic mind game stuff. Those things are part of the competition. It's good stuff."
It certainly can be. Stewart's comments Sunday were reminiscent of a similar message Johnson delivered last year after a risky pit call helped the then-four-time series champion stay close to Denny Hamlin following the penultimate race of season at Phoenix. "I hope he has a hell of a time sleeping all week. I hope he hears every rattle in that car, and everything you could imagine at Homestead," Johnson said then, before overtaking Hamlin to win the championship the next week outside Miami.
"It's an off-the-cuff thing," Johnson said Tuesday. "There are questions that are asked, and you climb out of the car after a strong finish, close the gap and pick up points, and the emotions are high and your confidence is high, and you just speak your mind. We don't have enough time when we get out of the cars to work on statements to put together. I guarantee you, Tony isn't someone who's been waiting for that opportunity to speak what's on his mind at that point in time. So it's really an off-the-cuff thing."
None of this is personal, mind you, but that doesn't mean tensions can't be tightened and feelings can't be inflamed. "If I were a really good promoter, I might send a few pillows to Carl's house with a note that says, 'Carl, I hope you sleep well.' And I wouldn't tell Tony that I did it," Gossage said. "That's going to tick Carl off. And Tony's going to say, 'Well, I didn't send them.' And Carl's going to say, 'Well, if you didn't send them, who did?' And they're going to be mad at each other, and a good promoter would just stand over there grinning as they talked about it. That's the kind of crap I would do."
Edwards tries to stay out of it, as evidenced by his unwillingness to respond to Stewart's comments Sunday. "I don't participate," he said Tuesday. "My job is to go out here and do the best I can and win these championships. I just got done talking to Tony, and we joked about it a little bit. It is kind of fun. It's fun to go back and forth and give each other a hard time. But at the end of the day, I think Tony and myself, we'd both be foolish if we thought that all we had to worry about was one another. That would be the best case. I think we've still got three or four guys behind us, maybe even more, in this championship."
Of course, there are some who would say that the above-the-fray approach is a mind game in and of itself. No matter. Ultimately, both of these championship contenders will make their loudest statements on the 1.5-mile Texas race track, with a steering wheel between their hands. But until then, NASCAR's preeminent carnival barker is going to try and squeeze every last ounce of drama -- and, he hopes, every last ticket -- out of the situation while he can. Let's get ready to rumble!
"You're going to see in here a lot of Fight of the Century, World Heavyweight Championship, Ali vs. Frazier, Thrilla in Manila-type promotion," Gossage said. "I'm leaving here in a few minutes to get my hair cut, so I can just comb it straight up. Don King is a friend, so why not? In fact, I need to call Don and see if I can get him to come down this week."


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The most modern protection doesn't always mean the best looks. Yet the Giro Reverb combines classic urban looks with a new light yet tough in-mould to resist dents, give protection to your melon, and fit comfortably. With 11 colours on offer, and a removable visor cap, the £37 tag is a small price to pay for a Giro – even if the name Reverb suggests a fall will turn your vibrating body into a tuning fork.
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Would you have ever guessed a helmet made from, ahem, bog standard cardboard would be stronger than current polystyrene efforts? If you did then you should have patented it. The Kranium – which uses acrylic for waterproofing – is stronger than most helmets even after five impacts. And it's on route to becoming the new helmet style of choice when it gets unleashed soon.
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text: Submitted by chris_hunt on Mon, 2013-09-30 12:27 Conservation Vote Up Down +136 + TU annual meeting-130.jpg Longtime TU volunteer and outgoing trustee Paul Doscher is this year's winner of the prestigious Ray Mortensen Award for Volunteer Leadership, which is given annually to the volunteer who makes and extraordinary contribution to local coldwater fisheries conservation efforts. Doscher has served TU at every level, volunteering as a chapter leader for his Basil Woods Chapter in his home state of New Hampshire, and on the New Hampshire state council. He served as New Hampshire's representative on the National Leadership Council and he just concluded his service on TU's board of trustees. TU annual meeting-128.jpg In recent years, Paul has helped TU make unparalleled progress in its efforts to protect quality private land containing quality brook trout habitat in the East by engaging land trusts and helping acquire vital easements that will ensure brookies continue to thrive in areas where their persistence is tenuous. Paul is a former professor of environmental science, and he is the vice president for land conservation at the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, the state's largest land trust and conservation organization. Through his land trust work, he built a collaboration with TU on a project that culminated in the purchase and protection of the Connecticut River Forest, a 2,100-acre tract with six and a half of river frontage near the headwaters of the Connecticut River. This project is within the area TU has designated for the Upper Connecticut Home Rivers Initiative and this protection project can become part of the HRI plan. The property is located within the area of New Hampshire identified by the Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture as containing the highest amount of "intact" eastern brook trout habitat, and this section of the Connecticut River is a nationally renowned recreational fishery. TU President and CEO embraces Paul Doscher at TU's annual meeting last week in Madison, Wisc. Photos courtesy of Heidi Oberstadt.


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Let me start this commentary by throwing out some Lightning trivia. Did you know the maximum number of appearances made in an NHL season by a goaltender the Lightning drafted is 16 by Zac Bierk? Did you know that in total goaltenders drafted by the Lightning have made 94 total appearances, 382 less than Nikolai Khabibulin alone? In fact, did you know John Grahame has played in more NHL games (122) than every goaltender drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning combined? This week the Lightning signed goaltenders Jonathan Boutin and Gerald Coleman to entry-level deals in hopes of turning the tide on 13 seasons worth of draft futility between the pipes. Both could have talented careers as pros, but something troubled me this week that I want to talk about. The team has been floating the trial balloon that both goaltenders may split time in the team's ECHL affiliate in Johnstown. Let me explain why I think that trial ballon should be shot down, flogged, lit on fire and then buried.
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HOUSTON -- A federal judge denied bail Thursday to the owner of a Texas microelectronics company accused of conspiring to sell advanced technology to the Russian military.
U.S. Magistrate George Hanks Jr. in Houston ordered Alexander Fishenko and two other defendants to federal custody in Brooklyn, N.Y., where they face numerous charges.
Fishenko likely would appeal the detention order there, said his attorney, Eric Reed.
Fishenko, owner of Houston-based Arc Electronics Inc., and seven of his employees were arrested last week. Prosecutors say Fishenko instructed co-workers and associates to cover their tracks as they conspired to sell the highly regulated microelectronics.
Prosecutors arguing against bail said Thursday that the Kazakh-born naturalized American citizen was a flight risk. Reed argued his client wouldn't flee because he has a 7-year-old son in the Houston area.
Two female defendants ordered to Brooklyn are Viktoria Klebanova and Sevinj Taghiyeva. Another man arrested in Houston, Shavkat Abdullaev, waived the bail request.
All are accused of scheming to illicitly sell military technology to Russia, starting in 2008.
In a case with echoes of the Cold War, U.S. authorities say Fishenko's company obtained highly regulated technology and clandestinely exported it to Russia for use by that country's military and intelligence agencies. The microelectronics could have a wide range of military uses, including radar and surveillance systems, weapons guidance systems and detonation triggers, U.S. authorities say.
Reed has said he plans to review the charges against his client with a critical eye. The Russian Foreign Ministry has noted the defendants are not charged with espionage.
Fishenko allegedly coached the companies in Russia that were working with his firm to remove all references to a known supplier to the Russian military.
According to court documents, Fishenko was born in the former Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan and graduated from a technical institute in St. Petersburg before coming to America in 1994. In his initial asylum application, Fishenko stated he had no prior military experience, but elsewhere he claimed to have served in a Soviet military intelligence unit in Berlin in the 1980s, according to court records.
Fishenko filed paperwork with the Texas Secretary of State to form a for-profit corporation in 2001. His company proved to be successful, earning him about $50 million in gross revenue since 2002.


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Growing Knowledge: the Evolution of Research Tools
Introducing the latest research tools
"Digital research tools are changing the possibilities of research. Growing Knowledge brought to life technologies that will pose many interesting questions."
Dr Aleks Krotoski
Exhibition Researcher in Residence
The Growing Knowledge exhibition challenged visitors to discover just how fast research is changing and try the latest ideas for themselves. Involving a number of industry-leading partners made it possible to showcase the latest research tools, many for the first time, in a fully interactive environment.
"Digital research tools are changing the possibilities of research," explained Dr Aleks Krotoski, Exhibition Researcher in Residence. "Growing Knowledge brought to life technologies that will pose many interesting questions. Critically, are researchers taking full advantage of the technologies now available?"
Specially designed multimedia 'pods', designed through partnership with HP and Haworth, enabled researchers to try out a range of future digital tools. Visitors could also sample technology such as the prototype of Sony's RayModeler, exhibited for the first time in the UK, autostereoscopic display and the Microsoft Surface Table, showing a digital version of the 83 metre long Garibaldi Panorama painting.
The exhibition attracted a diverse audience, who were encouraged to express their opinions. Initial feedback evaluation showed that they were impressed by the resources and tools on show and their usefulness to the research process.


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After almost 5 years of my being out of the classroom and with the impending revisions to the Canadian and World Studies' curriculum, the resources that were hosted here on CraigMarlatt.com have been reformatted into modifiable Word and PowerPoint formats and moved to the website of the Ontario Association for Geographic and Environmental Education (OAGEE). Please
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Oh the joys of wedding planning! Picking out your bouquet, your dress, the food tastings and more! But oh, who's that Debbie Downer knocking on the door? The oh so unpleasant budget. But fret not my friends, because Marisa Nicole of Marisa Nicole Events is here to help us sort through that stress, so that you can focus on those flowers instead of the dreaded finances.
Step 1: Determine Your Total Wedding Budget
You're engaged, congrats! After the champagne has been poured and the well wishes have been bestowed, before you make a single plan for your day, you need to connect with the people who will be helping you throw this shin-dig to find out how much money you have to work with. It is super important that you have a firm idea of what your total budget is for this celebration prior to creating your guest list, determining your venue, or booking any vendors.
Step 2: Create a Working Budget Utilizing our Marisa Nicole Events Percentage System
You have a number (or at least a range) of how much you and/or your families are able to contribute to your wedding. Huzzah! But once again, hold off on booking anything just yet! Take your overall budget and apply the guide below to your finances to determine how much you should plan to spend in each area. You will notice that we are giving you percentage ranges, not hard numbers, so this guide can be applied to any sum amount. (In our system, our base numbers do equal 100%).
Hair + Makeup: 2-3%
Transportation: 2-3%
Cake/Dessert: 2-3%
Lighting + Sound: 4-5%
Dress + Accessories: 5-7%
Tipping: 5-7%
Venue Rental: 5-10%
Entertainment: 5-10%
Video + Photo: 8-12%
Stationery Suite + Signage + Paper Goods: 5-10%
Flowers, Linens, Decor: 10-15%
Planning, Design, Coordination: 10-15%
Food, Beverage, + Functional Rentals: 40-50%
Extra Cushion: 2-3%
Step 3: Pick a Venue That Fits Your Budget
To pick a venue that fits within your budget, we encourage you to combine the total costs of the venue location fee with your potential food, beverages, and rentals cost (if the venues you're considering provide those items). If your estimate for all these items amount to less than or equal to about 50% of your budget, then having a wedding at the location are you considering is a viable option for your budget. It is really important that before you book, you get a solid understanding of what these items are likely to cost based on what your venue does and does not provide so that you can determine if this venue is in or out of your budget. Once you have selected a venue and evaluated these costs, you will be ready to create a more detailed, line-item budget for the rest of your wedding pieces.
Step 4: Choosing Vendors that Fit Your Budget
Once you have your venue, you can get into the business of determining the rest of your vendors. As you go through the process of choosing your vendors, it is extremely important to keep each price point within the percentages you have already laid out. We suggest not even flirting with companies that are outside of your budget for that vendor type. It only takes spending more than planned in a few areas to throw your whole wedding costs off-course in a way that will be difficult to recover from.
Step 5: Moving Percentages
With that being said, we know that every couple is distinct and will choose to value certain sections of their wedding more than others. It is for this reason that we have kept our breakdown fluid, so that you can choose to spend more or less in an area depending on where that section lands in your hierarchy of wedding priorities. If you have decided that music is the most important to you, then feel free to splurge on that live band that you just had to have. But, realize that by doing so, you will have to take a portion of a percentage away from another area in order to stay in budget.
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'Breaking Bad' Season 5
In the highly anticipated series conclusion, the sun begins to set on Walter White's (Bryan Cranston) tenuous empire as the world around him begins to unravel and he finds himself as anything but "the king." Yet, even when all hope might be lost, Walt refuses to back down – determined to fight until the bitter end. AMC's Emmy® Award-winning drama "Breaking Bad" returns to AMC for its final eight episodes on Sunday, August 11 at 9 PM.


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Shepperton suffered during the third quarter of 2012, which is not surprising considering the tough economic conditions facing the UK as a whole
Shepperton, Surrey (PRWEB UK) 21 January 2013
The third quarter of last year saw net company growth fall in Shepperton, according to figures in the latest Duport Business Confidence Report.
Between July and September, the company register grew by just 83, compared to 141 during the same period in 2011.
The Duport report also shows the UK company share of Shepperton dipped during Q3, suggesting that the town is still feeling the effects of the recession.
Managing Director of Duport.co.uk, Peter Valaitis commented:
"Shepperton suffered during the third quarter of 2012, which is not surprising considering the tough economic conditions facing the UK as a whole."
"However, its proximity to London and the world-famous Shepperton Film Studios are unique assets that should help keep the local economy strong and healthy in years to come."
The Duport Business Confidence Report for Shepperton contains economic data that helps provide an insight into the local economy. More information can be found at http://www.duport.co.uk/shepperton.
Duport Business Confidence Reports are generated and released by Duport Associates Ltd. The data contained in these reports is assimilated and analysed by Duport using public record data from sources including Companies House, Office for National Statistics and Ordnance Survey. Duport Associates Ltd is a leading UK company formation agent, established in 1997 and registering around 10,000 new companies each year through its Companies House approved software.