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Oracle's revenue was flat year-over-year in its fourth quarter at $US10.9 billion, while profits rose 10 per cent to $US3.8 billion, as the company reported strong growth in sales for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) subscriptions and "engineered systems" such as Exadata.
But overall hardware revenue continued to slide, falling 9 per cent to $US1.43 billion, according to Oracle's announcement.
Since buying Sun Microsystems, Oracle has continually emphasized that it is focused on higher-margin systems like Exadata, and not interested in competing with other companies in the commodity server market.
"Exadata, Exalogic, Exalytics, SPARC SuperCluster and our other engineered systems grew at a rate of 45 per cent in Q4," Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said in a statement. "We sold over 1200 engineered systems in the quarter and over 3000 during the year."
Engineered systems now represent more than a third of Oracle's hardware business, which is one of the reasons the company believes hardware will be "a growth story" in its 2014 fiscal year, Ellison added.
Meanwhile, new software licenses and cloud software subscriptions rose 1 per cent to $US4 billion. SaaS represents only a small portion of that total, but had a year-over-year growth rate of 50 per cent, according to Oracle.
"Oracle's HCM Cloud, CRM Cloud and ERP Cloud grew 50 percent as we added over 500 new SaaS customers in Q4 alone," Oracle President Mark Hurd said in a statement. "Our annualized SaaS revenue run rate is over $US1 billion," Hurd added.
Software license updates and product support revenues, otherwise known as maintenance fees, grew 6 per cent to $US4.4 billion. Maintenance revenue is the lifeblood of software vendors, carrying hefty profit margins and ensuring that money rolls in each year even if customers aren't buying new application licenses.
For the full fiscal 2013, Oracle posted $US37.2 billion in revenue, which was also flat compared to the previous year, while net income rose 9 per cent to $US10.9 billion.
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Thomas P. Melady
Senior Diplomat in Residence; Former Ambassador to Burundi, Uganda, and the Vatican
Thomas Patrick Melady (b. March 4, 1927 in Norwich, Connecticut) served as an American ambassador under three presidents and as a sub-cabinet officer for a fourth, and remains active in foreign affairs and international relations. Since 2002, he is Senior Diplomat in residence at The Institute of World Politics in Washington, DC.
After his graduation from high school he served in the U.S. Army from 1945-1947, then graduated from Duquesne University in 1950 (B.A.) and The Catholic University of America in 1955 (M.A., Ph.D.). He was an adjunct professor at St. John's University and president of the Africa Service Institute in New York, from 1959 to 1967. From 1966 to 1969 he was adjunct professor at Fordham University.
A former consultant for the National Urban League in New York and chairman of Seton Hall University, he was appointed by President Richard M. Nixon as Ambassador to Burundi in 1969, Senior Advisor to the US delegation to the UN General Assembly in 1970, and Ambassador to Uganda from 1972 to 1973.
In 1989 he was appointed by President George H.W. Bush as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Holy See. After completing his assignment to the Holy See during the first year of the administration of President Bill Clinton, he served as Distinguished Visiting Professor at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. According to the Associated Press, his first instruction, since declassified, was to influence the Vatican to recognize the state of Israel, something which was done a few years later in 1993. [1]
He served as President of Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut from 1976 to 1986, when he became the University's President Emeritus. While on leave from the University, he was a consultant to the U.S. Secretary of Education and was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to serve as Assistant Secretary for Post-secondary Education.
Melady is an authority on Afro-Asian and Central European Affairs. He is the author of 16 books and over one hundred-eighty articles, including Western Policy and the Third World, Uganda: The Asian Exiles, The United States and the Vatican in World Affairs, and "Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Future? Part II". Twenty-nine universities have conferred honorary doctorates on Ambassador Melady and he has been honored by seven countries. He is married, and has two adult daughters and seven grandchildren.
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- Consultant to the U.S. government
- Formerly ambassador to Burundi (1969-1972)
- Formerly ambassador to Uganda (1972-1974)
- Formerly ambassador to the Vatican (1989-1993)
- President, Sacred Heart University
- Chairman, Department of African and Asian Affairs, Seton Hall University
- Assistant Secretary for Post-Secondary Education
Dr. Melady is the author of numerous books, including Faces of Africa and Development: Lessons for the Future.
- B.A., 1950, Duquesne University
- M.A., 1952, The Catholic University of America
- Ph.D., 1954, The Catholic University of America
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Rangers split series in Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI – Ian Kinsler and Mitch Moreland each hit a solo homer, with Moreland driving in two runs as the Texas Rangers defeated the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-1, in the second and final game of a two-game set.
Derek Holland (3-2) allowed just one run on 10 hits over seven innings for the Rangers, who evened the series and have won four of their last six games. Joe Nathan notched his ninth save with a scoreless ninth.
"Derek did what he had to do," said Rangers manager Ron Washington. "His changeup has been big, he added it to his repertoire. He scattered the hits well and made pitches when he needed to."
Carlos Gomez was a perfect 4-for-4 with a double and a triple and Aramis Ramirez drove in the lone run for the Brewers, who saw starter Kyle Lohse (1-4) give up four runs on nine hits and two walks in 6 1/3 innings.
"I made some mistakes and I put my team in a hole," said Lohse. "I got to give our team a chance to come back. For the most part, I executed well, but got hurt by a couple of missed plays and pitches."
The Rangers scored one run in each of the first three innings. Lohse gave up three straight singles in the first, with Beltre's scoring Kinsler. Kinsler followed that with a two-out homer in the second, with Moreland's solo shot coming with two outs in the third.
The Brewers finally got on the board in the sixth. Ryan Braun tripled to lead off the inning and Ramirez ripped a double to right to score him. However, Ramirez was gunned down trying to reach third. Two batters later, Gomez also knocked a triple, but Rickie Weeks grounded out to end the inning to the displeasure of Brewers fans.
Texas added an insurance run in the seventh, when Moreland singled with two outs to plate Elvis Andrus.
Nathan came in the ninth for the Rangers. He allowed a leadoff double by Gomez, who advanced to third on a wild pitch, but forced three straight outs to end the game.
Game Notes
Gomez leads the majors with a .386 batting average ... Braun has a 30-game interleague hitting streak, which ranks third all-time ... Lohse entered the game 3-3 with a 7.16 ERA in nine starts against the Rangers, but last faced them in 2006 ... The Rangers have yet to lose three straight games this season.


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The Dinosaur Hall features the world's only Tyrannosaurus rex growth series. This series, which features a young adult, 30-foot Thomas the T. rex, a 20-foot juvenile, and a 10-foot baby, offers an unrivaled look at the ways T. rex grew.
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The aim of the new Dinosaur Hall is to bring paleontology alive! We do this by exploring the questions, or mysteries, that have driven centuries of scientific inquiry about dinosaurs. These happen to be the same questions that are probably in the minds of your children!
Where do these creatures come from? What were they like as living animals? What happened to them? How do scientist know what they know?
To reveal how scientists puzzle out answers to these questions — and to show that we all have the tools of observation — the exhibition invites our visitors to use all their senses and observation skills. They can look at and touch specimens. They can "excavate" on interactive touchscreen stations. They can watch films to see what it's really like in the field.
This is possible because of all the specimens and footage of our scientists in action. The specimen-rich exhibition relies on the discovery and research programs of the NHM's in-house Dinosaur Institute, led by world-renowned paleontologist and exhibit lead curator, Dr. Luis Chiappe.
The new hall is designed to allow visitors to wander around and in some instances, underneath, the specimens. Because of their innovative platforms, many of the major mounts are not surrounded by thick glass — providing rare opportunities for up-close looks at the fossils.
This is a key to the exhibition's visitor experience, as many of these fossils were prepared and articulated in recent years, using modern paleontological methods that forgo the thick layers of shellac used by fossil preparers of decades past. Never-before-seen details of the fossils are therefore revealed. Some have rich red and green hues, colored by the minerals in the lands they were found. Some contain visible internal organs, skin textures, and in one instance, the stomach contents of a last meal!
"The new Dinosaur Hall has the potential of inspiring new generations of scientists, since this exhibition highlights discovery-based fieldwork, the experience of going outdoors and finding treasures, and then understanding how they fit within current scientific record," said Dr. Chiappe. "Most dinosaur exhibitions are organized around specific types of dinosaurs or by periods of time. Our approach is quite different. Using new discoveries and research findings, we're able to bring visitors into the world of dinosaurs by exploring the great questions of how they lived, behaved, and died, and whether they still exist."


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The first time the students saw Adrian Anantawan play his violin, they were stunned. He had no right hand, and yet an attachment he called "the spatula" allowed him to play an arrangement of the Beatles song, "Yesterday."
"I was astonished," says Kelly Exilus, 11, a violist from Jamaica Plain and one of the students that spring day at the Conservatory Lab Charter School in Brighton. "I thought, 'Wow.' "
Nobody at the school talks much these days about Anantawan's right arm. They're too busy practicing, while also learning a greater truth from their teacher: Music is the great equalizer.
On Thursday, the 29-year-old Anantawan, who has played at Carnegie Hall, the White House, and the Olympics, will lead a concert at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge featuring the 41 children who make up the Dudamel Orchestra at the Brighton school.
More than 60 percent of the third- to sixth-graders at the school come from low-income homes, according to school officials. They have seen the limitations that could have held back both the students and teacher — physical or sociological.
"What accessibility is, in my mind, is raising the series of potential development for any child," says Anantawan, who earned a scholarship to the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music and graduated from Harvard.
"It's really a collective act we have to do together. What they do within that is up to them. If they don't like playing music and want to do something else, they should. But at the same time we have to make sure that chance is there."
Before this fall, Anantawan had never taught full time. And these are children. They're late. They chatter. They lose interest. They pump their hands in the air eagerly when Anantawan asks a probing question about the music, only to ask if they can go to the bathroom.
"Hurry up," Anantawan says impatiently to a player who arrives in the room one recent afternoon a few minutes late.
"Sorry," the girl says, head down.
"I really liked Elijah," Anantawan says, putting the spotlight on another player. "He is in his chair, ready to go. That's what we need more of. In a professional symphony, you sit down and maybe quietly talk to your staff partner. Aside from that, you're warming up."
Conservatory Lab opened as a charter school focusing on music in 1999. In 2010, the school incorporated El Sistema, the program inspired by Venezuela's music education system. Children are loaned instruments and given free private lessons.
They also get a chance to play in the Dudamel Orchestra, named after the Latin American conductor, Gustavo Dudamel, nurtured under El Sistema. David Malek, a clarinetist trained in New England Conservatory's Abreu Fellows program, led the Dudamel Orchestra until last year, when he left the school.
Anantawan applied and his story fascinated Rebecca Levi, the El Sistema program director. But she hired him not because of his disability, but because of his ability.
"We have here an entire elementary school filled with classroom teachers who already know how to do the management piece," she says. "The ingredient we were missing was that excellent artistry."
It has not been a seamless transition.
Levi told Anantawan early on he was talking too much to his students. "The most engaging part of this class is playing and making music," he says. "I was going too conceptual on them. Thinking the idea was more important than them doing it."
As 3:30 approaches, the children file into the room. They wear identical, greenish-blue, collared shirts. Within minutes, the space fills with the sound of players warming up. Anantawan usually has music playing, whether Brahms or the great Argentine tango master Astor Piazzolla.
On a recent day, they start with a clapping exercise to get into a rhythm.
"Feel the beat," he urges. "The pulse. You guys should be like fish in the sea. Everyone in the same direction."
The children are fidgety. It's the end of the day. So Anantawan peppers his lessons with a disciplinarian's stern voice.
He leads the group through a Japanese lullaby, moving his left arm to mark the rhythm instead of using a baton.
"Clarinets," he says when they're done. "I really liked that. It's getting better and better every day."
The students say they appreciate Anantawan's calm approach. Growing up in Toronto, Anantawan, who was born without his right hand, played baseball by catching with a mitt on his left hand and putting the glove under his arm to throw. He rode his bike and swam.
"I can't think of anything I was interested in and was physically unable to do," he says.
But when he was 10, his elementary school teacher wanted the children to play the recorder. The instrument required two hands. Instead, Anantawan's mother spent $300 to buy him a violin.
"My parents were ignorant in terms of what experts would think would be possible," he says. "If they were professional players — and knew what bow technique was about — if they had known all the fine motor skills required with our right hands or keeping a straight bow, something I still don't do, and all this refinement of all these muscles I didn't have, then they probably would have done something else. But they were wonderful advocates as well. They went to my first violin teacher and said, 'He's here, we'll pay you.' "
"The spatula," as he calls it, is a piece of aluminum connected to a bow that he attaches to his arm.
Even though he's played around the world, there have been times when he struggled with how to discuss his disability. As a teen, he remembers the parents of a girl who loved violin but had lost her arm in a car crash approaching to ask if he could talk with her.
"All I wanted to do at that point was learn to play the violin," Anantawan says. "All of a sudden I was thrust upon the role of, 'He is a symbol for us.' "
Over time, he's come to appreciate that responsibility.
"I'm extremely careful to always prepare work for the best of my ability, even if it's at a disability gala," he says. "I always want to make sure I approach it as a musician first."
During a recital at a children's hospital in Toronto three years ago, he found his calling. Anantawan learned about the center's music therapy program. Through technology, students badly hurt or physically disabled could play a virtual instrument with an orchestra. Anantawan scored a grant from the center and the Yale School of Music and created an interdisciplinary research team. Eventually, Anantawan headed to Harvard, where he earned a graduate degree in arts and education last May.
He is driven by the idea that music is "an inherent civil right."
"Who is to say that's going to be limited to those who are cognitively or physically 'able' in big quotation marks," he says.
This philosophy led him to Brighton and students such as Trayvon Ricks.
The 10-year-old fifth-grader plays bass and lives in Dorchester. When Anantawan started, Trayvon admits the children noticed his disability. These days, they notice only the music.
"I feel like we're making progress," says Trayvon.
And playing bass? He does not take it for granted.
"There's a lot of kids in the world who don't get to play an instrument."Geoff Edgers can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division. Image courtesy of HarpWeek, LLC.
Harper's Weekly, October 31, 1874
By the mid-1870s, the Democratic Party had returned to power in the South, signaling the end of Reconstruction and the emergence of Jim Crow. Black political activity that had flourished was effectively stifled until the civil rights movement of the 1960s.


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Tuesday, May 19, 2015
What Would You Do With a Check Signed by a Celebrity?
In his memoir, The Garner Files, actor James Garner mentions how when he got famous he couldn't go anywhere without someone approaching him for an autograph. Garner explains that he usually would just smile and write out his name, that it was easier than turning someone down and no feelings got hurt. According to Garner, Paul Newman stopped signing autographs after a guy approached him at urinal with a pen and paper. When the Dirty Harry films were in release, Garner says that Clint Eastwood used to get requests from people to autograph their guns. And Garner mentions that "Gary Cooper wrote checks for everything - gasoline, cigarettes, groceries, meals in restaurants - because he knew most of them wouldn't be cashed."
That got me thinking. If a celebrity wrote you a check for something, would you cash that check or frame it for the autograph?
That's a pretty clever idea on Gary Cooper's part.
Saturday, May 9, 2015
Jim Rockford and the "Paramount House"
In The Rockford Files season 2 episode, "In Hazard," Jim Rockford (James Garner) discovers a body inside the garage of a suburban house. The home just happens to be the former "Paramount House" which used to be located on Universal Studios Colonial Street backlot and was originally constructed for the film The Desperate Hours (1955) starring Humphrey Bogart and Fredric March. Below is a comparison of the Paramount House as seen in The Rockford Files episode and in The Desperate Hours.
The "Paramount House" in The Rockford Files.
The Paramount House as seen in the film The Desperate Hours.
The house looks mostly the same except for in The Rockford Files episode there is the addition of a lower roof. What I find most interesting is seeing how the tree in the front lawn has grown in 20 + years between Desperate Hours and Rockford Files. The tree trunk and branches still maintain the same shape, but by the time of the Rockford Files the tree is much larger and fuller.
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Happy Cinco de Mayo.
It's been a little quiet here on the blog, I know, but that's because offline I've been very busy. I've moved into a new place, my wife gave birth to another daughter, and I picked up some new responsibilities at work. My free time has been very limited to say the least.
But don't worry. I'll be back soon with some new posts. However, instead of fewer lengthy posts I'll be trying to post shorter, but more frequent posts - so keep your eyes peeled. Thanks to all the dedicated readers who keep checking back!
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Youngsville Residents Voice Concern Over Park; Lafayette Council Defers Trailer Ban Vote
One youth sports organization expressed concern Tuesday night after the Lafayette City-Parish Council introduced an ordinance transferring ownership of Youngsville's Foster Park from the Lafayette Consolidated Government to the City of Youngsville.
Softball coordinator Randy Reed of the Broussard Youngsville Youth Association addressed the council after learning a portion of Foster Park would be handed over to Green T. Lindon Elementary School. If the BYYA was limited or restricted from accessing this park, Reed said, the 1,400-member group would be in dire straits.
"We're already forced to run it pretty tight," he said.
Reed added that Broussard's Arceneaux Park would not accommodate the more than 40 baseball, softball, T-ball and football teams who play in Foster Park, where the BYYA is already limited because there's no lights for night games.
The portion not adopted by Green T. Lindon is required to be maintained as a park, said Lafayette City Attorney Mike Hebert.
Parks and Recreation Director Greg Gautreaux said LCG still pays for and maintains the park, although it's used by Youngsville taxpayers. Lafayette City-Parish President Joey Durel said the ordinance is one like several already adopted that turns over park ownership to their respective cities.
Although the Council unanimously approved the introductory ordinance, Council Member William Theriot, District 9, suggested a future amendment that would assure BYYA access to this park until they discover whether Youngsville's under-construction sports complex will house the teams.
In other council matters, Durel proclaimed Sept. 7, 2013, as Danielle Wright Day when her family stood before the council tonight. The family said they're hopeful Wright and the six others missing in the South Pacific will be recovered, referencing cases in which families survived lost at sea for up to 90 days off rainwater and fish.
Wright's family expressed thanks for Acadiana's support during a Sept. 7 fundraiser at the Blackham Coliseum, which earned proceeds for rescue pilots to continue aerial searches of the Pacific Ocean. The search area has been narrowed down to the size of Texas.
Also tonight, police officers Dustin Lavergne and Kyle Jones received the Paul Benoit Memorial Safety Award for their efforts to save a man who drowned in Moore Park in May.
In other council business, an ordinance banning recreational trailers as permanent residences was deferred from final adoption until the council's Oct. 15 meeting.
An item that would reassess property values for several Lafayette businesses, including Lowe's and Schlumberger, was also pulled.
The businesses seeking value reductions are listed below along with the amount by which each business seeks to reduce its property values:
- Lowe's at 3726 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy., personal property: $517,584
- Lowe's Home Centers, Inc., 3726 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy., land & improvement: $5,824,472
- Lowe's, 120 E. Gloria Switch Rd., personal property: $563,334
- Lowe's Home Centers, Inc., 120 E. Gloria Switch Rd., land & improvement: $2,890,794
- Lodgian Lafayette/Courtyard Mariott Lafayette Airport, LLC, 214 E. Kaliste Saloom, land & improvement: $690,266
- Schlumberger Technology Corp., 135 Rousseau Rd., personal property: $2,835,795
- W H Company/Pathfinder, 4915 Hwy 90 E, personal property: $3,065,362
- W H Company/Pathfinder, 106 Burgess Dr., personal property: $3,312,632
- W H Company/Pathfinder, 3329 W. Pinhook Rd., personal property: $22,765,117
See tonight's meeting agenda at the Lafayette City-Parish Council.


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The Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center was built in 1922, consisted of 12 rooms, and served grades 1 through 12. It has been expanded and modified over the years but maintains significant historical integrity.
The Redmond Schoolhouse was built in 1922 of brown brick and is one of the oldest buildings constructed as a school. The structure includes a 1925 addition as well. The school was built on land donated by William Perrigo. It contains twelve class rooms, and taught grades 1 to 12.
As it does today, the school had a strong sense of community. There was a significant amount of focus on community events such as holiday programs, dances, theatrical productions, annual carnivals, and other events which were held in the auditorium.
As Redmond's population continued to grow the Redmond School District, established in 1906 and merged in 1944 into what is today the Lake Washington School District. And, the Old Redmond Schoolhouse was one of the major elementary schools in the area. Many of the central figures in the development of Redmond once went to this school.
In 1999, the Lake Washington School district leased the Old Redmond Schoolhouse to the City of Redmond and it was dedicated as the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center. The Old Redmond Schoolhouse is now a community hub, and plays a central role in the community development. It offers recreational programs, room rentals, leases, and can be rented out for large gatherings. The Old Redmond Schoolhouse has demonstrated the growth of the community and unity that still continues to expand today.


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January 24, 2013 13:37 ET
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 24, 2013) - DealNet Capital Corp. (the "Company") (CNSX:DLS)(PINKSHEETS:GAIMF) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary One Dealer Inc. ("One Dealer"), has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with a large North American Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) distributor (the "Distributor") to enter into a Joint Marketing Program (the "Program"), on or before April 30, 2013.
One Dealer is launching a full suite of financing and rental programs, logistical support, customer services, wholesale product supply and home protection plans for independent HVAC dealers and their customers in North America.
Under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding, both parties will work together to design, implement and launch a comprehensive financing and services suite tailored for the Distributor's independent dealer network. Both parties plan to launch a pilot program in February 2013 to a limited number of dealers. The Program will include customized customer service, warranty and financing solutions that will enable the HVAC dealers to compete more handily in the consumer, builder and commercial markets. A full Program launch is to follow given a successful pilot launch.
"We look forward to working with the Distributor to develop and implement the Program. The HVAC market is driven by local customer-dealer relationships with significant demand for financing and rental programs. Thousands of dealers direct their customers to traditional banking institutions to negotiate finance solutions and only a select number of dealers in the market have access to captive rental financing solutions. Our goal is to assist dealers in strengthening and building on such relationships by providing them with better access to our unique full suite of financing and servicing solutions, creating a win-win scenario for all market participants. Our strategy is to drive more business through these HVAC dealers by wrapping One Dealer financing solutions and services around these HVAC partners," stated Rick Henry, DealNet Capital Corp.'s recently appointed Vice President of Financial Services.
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Parking Garage Motor Swap Part 2 - 5.7 Chevy V-8 Engine PlumbingPosted in How To: Engine on November 1, 2009
In the first installation we showed you how we swapped a fuel-injected 5.7L Chevy V-8 into our '94 Wrangler in the parking garage under our office building. Well, since then, our office has come under new ownership that isn't nearly as gearhead-friendly as the old owners were, and we had to relocate the project. So Trasborg took it home and shoehorned it into his over-crowded, one-car garage to continue working on it.
Aside from the relocation, we are staying true to our original idea and installing the engine with hand tools and just keeping it simple. You can certainly still mimic what we do at home, or in your parking garage (as long as you don't get saddled with squares for owners).
For this installment, we went through and worked on tying up all the loose ends, plumbing the engine, fixing a couple of extra issues from buying a used motor, and generally learning a bunch about the LT1. This second-generation engine was a long time coming. When the LT1 debuted in the '92 Corvette, the engine it replaced had been around largely unchanged since 1955. You could make an argument against us here, but the fact is that this is the first time the distributor was moved and the water pump was no longer belt-driven. By letting the engineers loose on the venerable small-block V-8, the '92-'97 LT1 became a stepping stone to the later LS-series of engines.
When it came out in 1992, this engine put out about 50 hp more than the previous generation engine. It is also reverse-cooled, which means that the coolant flows from the radiator to the heads first to increase the resistance to detonation and allow higher compression ratios for more power and better emissions.
Another innovation was the optically-triggered Optispark engine-driven distributor, which indexes on the front of the cam. The Optispark features a disc with 360 slots in it and an optical trigger. The 360 slots fall one per every degree of engine revolution and allow much more accurate timing than the magnetic-pickup of the previous small-blocks. The down side to this ignition is its relatively low location on the front of the engine and the fact that it hides behind the water pump. For us Jeep guys, that means deep stream crossings or even a leaking water pump can kill the ignition. If that wasn't enough, in earlier models there was no way for condensation to get out of the distributor, which can lead to corrosion of terminals, poor idling, and rough running at higher RPMs, to name but a few possible issues.
Because of the changes from the small-block of yore, installing the LT1 took us down a notch. It wasn't that easy to figure out where everything needed to go, even with "before" pictures. So we did a lot of research, talked to friends who have done this before, and figured out a bunch of stuff that might help you out in the future.


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OXFORD, England, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Preserving spare oil production capacity in Saudi Arabia is "crucial" to the health of the global economy, the head of the Saudi Arabian Oil Co. said.
Khalid al-Falih, the top executive at the Saudi company, was quoted by the Platts news service as saying during a recent presentation at Oxford University that $35 million in investments are planned for the next five years to keep oil production "robust."
"We also know that preserving our spare production capacity is crucial to maintaining oil market stability because it plays a pivotal role in protecting the world's economic health," he said. "It's a responsibility we have faithfully and reliably discharged over several decades, despite its high cost to us."
Platts reports that Saudi oil production in September was 9.85 million barrels per day. The kingdom had said it aims to keep spare production capacity at around 1.5 million bpd.
The Saudi Press Agency, meanwhile, reports that a $3.2 billion agreement was signed for the South Jeddah Steam Power Plant project. The government estimates four steam units there could generate as much as 2.6 gigawatts of power for the country.
GE said it expects the demand for gas turbines, used in the water-steam cycle from solar power, to expand readily in Saudi Arabia as it embraces a green economy.
A September report from Citigroup predicted that Saudi Arabia may need to start importing oil by 2030 to meet domestic energy demand.


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The Taming of the Shrew (2012)
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Suffolk Holiday Lodge was fantastic!
The lodge is excellent and the views beyond belief. Whether inside, or out on the deck overlooking the sea it is such a restful place to be… The lodge was easy to book, had great facilities and was everything we expected and more for a restful week by the coast. We would certainly recommend to friends and will definitely return!
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A wonderful place to go to unwind!
Suffolk [Holiday] Lodge is a … place to go to relax. Leave the French doors open and listen to the waves on the beach whilst reading a book. Make the effort to rise early and catch the sun rising out of the sea. We have already decided this is going to be a regular spot for us to come and relax, unwind and enjoy everything the Lodge has to offer.
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A lovely find for a relaxing week away!
The views are amazing and the whole time spent in the lodge is spent listening to the sea. A car is essential as there is not much in the immediate area, but it's only a ten minute drive into Aldeburgh and Thorpeness. This is perfect for a week away from all the stresses and strains of busy working lives.
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The Lodge is perfectly situated right next to the beach. The view from the living area looks straight out to sea and is wonderful for watching the sun rise … The property has been wonderfully maintained with everything that you could need for a holiday… A truly restful and relaxing holiday. We will certainly want to come back again.
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Wonderful very modern, pristine and comfortable chalet in great situation with quiet seaside view. Easy access to local amenities and good walks down to nearby Thorpeness. Includes all mod cons including large fridge, washing machine and dishwasher with well appointed kitchen. Great for a couple or … family.
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We received a warm welcome when arriving at the Lodge with a usefully information & arrival pack given. The lodge is well presented, well equipped and is set in a lovely area on the beautiful coast. The stay was enjoyed by all with a comfortable beds and all the necessary facilities including WIFI, kitchen appliances and fully fitted bathrooms. Thanks a lot!
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Diabetic Neuropathy
Diabetic neuropathy is nerve damage due to diabetes. Over time, high blood sugar (glucose) can damage the tiny blood vessels that supply your nerves, especially in the legs.
Nerves send messages to and from your brain about pain, temperature, and touch. They tell your muscles when and how to move. They also control the systems in the body that digest food and pass urine.
If you have diabetes, you can develop nerve problems at any time. Serious nerve problems can develop within the first 10 years after being diagnosed with diabetes. The risk of getting neuropathy grows the longer you have diabetes. About half of people with diabetes have some form of nerve damage.
The exact cause of diabetic neuropathy is unknown. Several things may contribute to it, including:
- High blood sugar. High blood sugar (glucose) causes chemical changes in nerves. This impairs the nerves' ability to send signals. It can also damage blood vessels that carry oxygen and nutrients to the nerves.
- Your genes. Certain genetic traits can increase risk for nerve disease.
These are the most common symptoms of diabetic neuropathy:
- Numbness in the hands or feet, often on both sides
- Pain in the hands, feet, or legs
- Multiple foot problems. These include calluses, dry skin and skin breaks, claw toes, and collapse of the ankles
- Problems with your internal organs, such as the digestive tract, heart, sex organs, or eyes. This can lead to:
- Indigestion
- Diarrhea or constipation
- Dizziness, especially when first standing up
- Bladder infections
- Erectile dysfunction
- Vaginal dryness
- Weakness
- Weight loss
- Depression
- Visual changes, including inability to see or drive in the dark
The symptoms of diabetic neuropathy may look like other conditions or medical problems. See your healthcare provider for a diagnosis.
To diagnose neuropathy, you will need a physical exam and other special tests. For example, ultrasound is used to check urinary issues. Ultrasound uses sound waves to visualize your bladder. Stomach issues can be identified with X-rays and other diagnostic tests. An electrocardiogram (EKG) can detect changes in your heart's rhythm due to neuropathy.
In addition, your healthcare provider may:
- Check muscle strength
- Check muscle reflexes
Check how your nerves respond to:
- Position
- Vibration
- Temperature
- Light touch
Request more tests, such as:
- Nerve conduction studies to check flow of electrical current through a nerve
- Electromyography (EMG) to see how muscles respond to electrical impulses
- Ultrasound to determine how parts of the urinary tract are working
- Nerve biopsy to remove a sample of nerve for testing
Your healthcare provider will figure out the best treatment for you based on:
- How old you are
- Your overall health and past health
- How sick you are
- How well you can handle specific medicines, procedures, or therapies
- How long the condition is expected to last
- Your opinion or preference
The goal of treatment is to ease pain and discomfort. It's also important to prevent more tissue damage. Treatment may include:
- Pain medicines
- Antidepressants that act on the nervous system to ease pain and discomfort
- Creams you apply to the skin
- Transcutaneous electronic nerve stimulation (TENS) therapy
- Hypnosis
- Relaxation training
- Biofeedback
- Acupuncture
- Special shoes to give extra protection to your feet to avoid injuries
Treatment may also be prescribed for complications of neuropathy. This could be GI (gastrointestinal) problems, dizziness and weakness, and urinary or sexual problems.
Bladder problems
One complication of neuropathy can happen when the bladder becomes paralyzed. When this happens, the nerves of the bladder no longer respond normally as the bladder fills with urine. As a result, urine remains in the bladder, leading to urinary tract infections.
Erectile dysfunction
Neuropathy may cause erectile dysfunction (ED) when it affects the nerves that control erection. However, the desire for sex does not usually fall.
Diarrhea may happen when the nerves that control the small intestine are damaged. The diarrhea happens mostly at night. Constipation is another result of damage to nerves in the intestines.
Sometimes, the stomach is also affected. It may lose the ability to move food easily through the digestive system. This causes vomiting and bloating and is called gastroparesis. It changes how fast the body absorbs food. It can make it more difficult to match insulin doses to food portions.
Dizziness and fainting can happen when the nerves to the heart no longer assist in maintaining adequate blood pressure with changes in posture.
Vision can also be affected by retinopathy. This begins with changes in blood vessels of the retina. This affects the light-sensitive tissues at the back of the eye. In some cases, the blood vessels can swell or leak fluid. In other cases, there is abnormal growth of new blood vessels on the surface of the retina. Over time, this can lead to vision loss and blindness.
Your eye healthcare provider may treat retinopathy by using a laser to make tiny burns. These burns seal the blood vessels and stop them from growing and leaking.
Hypoglycemia unawareness
You may lose the protective warnings signals of low blood sugar, such as nervousness and shakiness.
- Diabetic neuropathy is nerve damage due to diabetes.
- Nerve problems can develop within the first 10 years after being diagnosed with diabetes. The risk of developing neuropathy grows the longer you have diabetes. About half of people with diabetes have some form of nerve damage.
- Common symptoms of diabetic neuropathy include numbness in the hands or feet, and pain in the hands, feet, or legs. Problems with internal organs, such as the digestive tract, heart, sex organs, or your eyes may also happen.
- If you have high blood sugar or diabetes, see a healthcare provider who specializes in diabetes and its complications.
Tips to help you get the most from a visit to your healthcare provider:
- Know the reason for your visit and what you want to happen.
- Before your visit, write down questions you want answered.
- Bring someone with you to help you ask questions and remember what your provider tells you.
- At the visit, write down the name of a new diagnosis, and any new medicines, treatments, or tests. Also write down any new instructions your provider gives you.
- Know why a new medicine or treatment is prescribed, and how it will help you. Also know what the side effects are.
- Ask if your condition can be treated in other ways.
- Know why a test or procedure is recommended and what the results could mean.
- Know what to expect if you do not take the medicine or have the test or procedure.
- If you have a follow-up appointment, write down the date, time, and purpose for that visit.
- Know how you can contact your provider if you have questions.
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Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes. American Diabetes Association. Diabetes Care. 2016;39(1):s1-112., Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of diabetic polyneuropathy. UpToDate, Diabetic neuropathies. Endotext
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The latest has the Mets closest to working out a deal involving Carlos Beltran to San Francisco or Texas, with Philadelphia and Boston lagging behind. But, that's now and four days remain.
The Braves have been adamant about not giving up their prime pitching prospects, notably Mike Minor or Julio Teheran.
However, out of necessity, their thinking might have changed with last night's 19-inning victory over Pittsburgh when they lost catcher Brian McCann indefinitely with an oblique strain. These are tricky injuries, as Mets' fans are aware of with Jose Reyes. Two weeks on the DL could easily become three or four.
With Chipper Jones' knee ailing, and Jason Heyward and Nate McLouth not hitting, the Braves are in desperate need of a power bat, which might cause them to reconsider at least Minor.
The Braves sought offense even before McCann's injury, and now their needs are more pressing. They are the frontrunners for the wild-card and have enough pitching to win in the playoffs. But, they need to get there first, and that will take some runs.
Publicly, the Braves are saying they aren't close with the Mets on Beltran, but privately it is another matter.
Beltran's agent is Scott Boras and so far he has not made any indication of wanting to make a deal contingent on a contract extension, so this will mean nothing more than a rental.


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NEW YORK — Oliver Sacks never meant to be part of the story. Indeed, much of his new book, "Hallucinations," (Alfred A. Knopf: 326 pp., $26.95), which mixes case studies, analysis and personal observation, had already been written when, in March 2011, the 79-year-old author and neurologist tripped over a box of books in his lower Manhattan apartment and broke his hip.
While in the hospital, he was visited by a friend who got him talking about the 1960s — especially his experiences, as a UCLA graduate student, with drugs.
"I started with cannabis," Sacks writes. "A friend in Topanga Canyon, where I lived at the time, offered me a joint; I took two puffs and was transfixed by what happened then." From there, it was a short step to LSD and morning glory seeds, and eventually amphetamine — although for the most part, his experiences never got particularly out of hand.
Still, looking back, Sacks seems somewhat abashed by the memories. "But I told him the story," he says of his friend, and he scribbled it down and brought back a typed-up version the next day. He encouraged me: Don't hide this away."
A year and a half later, Sacks sits at the desk in his home office, wearing khakis and sneakers, looking none the worse for wear. It's a warm fall morning, and outside, construction trucks rumble through the West Village streets. Sacks is speaking softly, pausing often, discussing the elusive balance between his responsibilities as a clinician and as an author, a process that has occupied his writing since the publication of his second book, "Awakenings," in 1973.
"Hallucinations," as it turns out, puts the issue front and center — and not only because its sixth chapter, excerpted in the New Yorker this past August, grew out of those transcribed hospital room memories. Moving between present and past (he uses Dostoevsky, for instance, to discuss epileptic seizures), Sacks frames hallucination as the most human of phenomena, an experience many people share.
He opens the book with a discussion of Charles Bonnet syndrome, a common condition among patients with failing eyesight who see things — faces, letters, geometric shapes — in their visual fields. He writes about Parkinson's patients who "see" music ("a collage of music scores," one notes, "superimposed upon the surface, especially with my peripheral vision") and narcoleptics prone to sleep paralysis. Phantom limbs, delirium, migraine auras; this is not the stuff of psychosis or schizophrenia but of the rational human mind.
Even Sacks' drug experiences come off as innocent, remembered with a sense of play.
"Hedonism wasn't absent," he admits with a low laugh, "especially with amphetamines." But more to the point was a sense of discovery — not the least of which were the boundaries of his mind.
For Sacks, the key is revelation: How the stories he tells — his own and other people's — allow him to make what might seem an abstract subject concrete. And yet, there's a discomfort that comes along with this: the discomfort of exposure, of writing about real people in the world.
"I always misread 'portray' and 'portrayal' as 'betray' and 'betrayal,'" he explains. "With the 100-odd stories I've gathered here, I corresponded with every patient. I sent them what I'd written, and have to be confident that they will be comfortable. But" — and here he laughs a little, softly, and looks away as if a bit abashed — "a different sort of discomfort comes into play in regard to the naughty '60s."
"Hallucinations" seeks to work against our preconceptions, whether they have to do with clinical distance or the larger question of what hallucination means.
"Hallucinations are not like imagination," Sacks says flatly. "There are many sorts of hallucinations," he continues, "and one shouldn't be afraid of mentioning that one has them."
As an example, he cites the story of a religious novice who had hallucinations of Satan. "She saw him," he recalls, "she heard him, and she smelled him, a little bit of sulfur. This was probably a schizophrenic psychosis, but I wasn't sure. Some of the nuns in the religious center where I worked said they would agree that in a non-religious person this would be like a psychosis, but a novice may have to wrestle with deep questions of good and evil before feeling the call or dedication, and visions like this are not so uncommon. This is a dramatization of thought they may have to go through."
That's a fascinating distinction because it suggests the importance of taking each situation on its own terms, which has been Sacks' intention all along. How else to see from the inside the oddities he writes about, the syndromes and dysfunctions?
In "Awakenings," he describes a group of patients who contracted encephalitic lethargica, or sleeping sickness, in the 1920s, only to be "awakened," 40 years later, by an experimental drug. In his 1985 breakthrough "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat," he introduces a wide array of brain disorders; the title piece involves a man who cannot recognize what he sees.
As with most of Sacks' writing — including "Hallucinations" — these books are built around case studies, that 19th century diagnostic device.
"I am a describer," Sacks admits, "a storyteller, for better or worse. Without descriptions, one can't get the whole picture, nor identify with all the dynamics of a case."
This style of descriptive narrative fell into disfavor in the 1950s, with the advent of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM. Sacks, though, still considers it an essential tool.
"When I did more clinical teaching," he remembers, "I had a small group of students every Friday afternoon and I would take them round to patients. There was one patient who had a rather rare condition, a cavity in the spinal cord, and she would show herself. 'Look at the painless burn,' she would say, 'I leaned against a radiator and didn't feel it.' And she would tell the students: 'Don't memorize Page 900 of the textbooks, visualize me. Use my image, it'll be with you.' I used to love going to clinical rounds, and in some sense, I'm taking my readers on clinical rounds."
At heart here is a respect for both the patient and the literary enterprise. Still, it's complicated, this matter of a doctor writing about those he treats. Over the years, Sacks has been criticized; disability activist Tom Shakespeare once called him "the man who mistook his patients for a literary career."
But if he now seems to have made his peace with it ("I used to feel fairly conflicted," he admits), Sacks acknowledges that the balance is delicate — even when it comes to himself.
"To some extent," he says, "I regard myself as potential clinical material. Whether this pushes too far into self-revelation or self-exhibition, I don't know. I enjoy doing it, but I feel uncomfortable at times … and never more than in regard to the scandalous Chapter 6. When the book proofs were delivered to the New Yorker, I hoped they might do anything but Chapter 6. But they chose Chapter 6."
Oliver Sacks will be in conversation with David Milch at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, 8 pm, Wednesday, November 14, 2012. For more information: http://livetalksla.org/


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Playground accidents happen, just ask any parent. A scraped elbow, a scraped knee, but on September 9, 19-month-old Faith Phillips died from injuries she sustained just a few days before at a licensed child care center in Wasilla, Alaska.
What happened? A parent's worst nightmare. The toddler's head became stuck in a hole in some playground equipment and she strangled to death. The staff of the center rushed around to find someone on staff who knew CPR, but their efforts were not in time. An investigation is ongoing, but parents wanted to know why all staff did not know CPR, how many staff were on the playground at the time and whether they were supervising the children or talking as if "on break" among themselves.
The Deputy Commissioner for Family, Community, and Integrated Services within the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services said an investigation of the center had previously been conducted based on complaints from parents about a lack of supervision. In June of 2011, the state found enough evidence to support the complaints related to the supervision of children and fined the center. A correction plan was required but until the current investigation is complete, it is unclear what set of circumstances led to the tragedy. The center is currently closed until further notice.
The Alaska DHSS (in addition to the area DHSS office) and the Wasilla Police Department are investigating the incident. Gene Belden, Chief of the WPD, said that the death was accidental. State law provides for criminal charges in cases of accidents if it's proven there was negligence. Belden said, "It's a sad thing to have all this interest after something happens instead of prior to it."
In Alaska, like in many other states, state law requires only one staff person on the premises to be certified in CPR. We think that's not enough. All staff working with children should know and be able to conduct CPR in an emergency. There should be no rushing around to find someone who can perform CPR. The child care center in Wasilla had previously been cited for its poor supervisory practices. The center had been fined. The center was supposed to implement an improvement plan requiring more effective supervisory practices. Many states fine programs $200 or $1,000 for certain violations. What dollar amount is enough to ensure that child care providers actually change their behavior for the long-term – not just in the weeks after being cited, but forever? We don't know. We have no studies on that. But, intuitively, the larger the fine, the less likely providers would risk the offense. How much is a child's life worth?
At a minimum, the tragic death of Faith Phillips is a wake-up call for training. Providers need to know CPR and they need to engage in effective supervisory practices. How did Faith stick her head in the hole in the playground equipment? How long did she strangle in the equipment before being discovered? How many adults were on the playground? Where were they and what were they doing? No doubt the investigation will review these questions.
In the meantime, if we are to prevent accidents like the tragic incident with Faith, we need to call on policymakers to require appropriate training. Urge your Members of Congress today to require minimum training that includes CPR as part of child care reauthorization legislation.


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This is why it's a good idea to carefully check every iPhone, iPad, iPod, and other device you buy immediately after buying it, and to know the return policy of your local electronics retailer. Employees at a Wal-Mart in Pykeville, Kentucky, filmed themselves tossing iPads to each other across the stockroom. The employees failed to catch some iPads, while one was deliberately thrown on to the ground. The incident involved at least four employees, who have since been fired.
While something you purchase might have a manufacturing defect, or have been damaged in shipping, considerable damage can be done by the employees who are supposed to sell you the product. Remember, poor judgement is not exclusive to one chain of stores, so no matter where you buy your electronics, be mindful, and keep your receipt.


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Russian Phrase Book
4 April 2012
Source: Special Collections Reference Collection PG2689 .U56 1943
Staff Person: Ralph Scott
Description: This restricted World War II publication by the War Department "contains the Russian words and expressions you are most likely to need." It was designed for use by Allied service personnel serving in the Soviet Union. The book contains such useful phrases as "Help", "I am lost", "I am poisoned", "He was bitten by a snake" as well as "The U.S. Government will pay you" translated into Russian. One section on communications contains the phrases "reverse the charges" and "Will you speak to anybody at that number?" Designed as handy little helps for service personnel the book was designed to be shown to the person speaking Russian, and no doubt came in handy when "in-country." While the publication was restricted, it could be shared with "persons of undoubted loyalty and discretion." This Army Technical Manual as well as a number of others were given to Joyner Library by Professor Larry Babits of the History Department.


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Congratulations, Mark! Mikhail 2006/6/9, Geir Magnusson Jr <firstname.lastname@example.com>: > Please join the Apache Harmony PPMC in welcoming the project's newest > committer, Mark Hindess. > > Mark has demonstrated the elements that help build a healthy community, > namely his ability to work together with others, continued dedication to > the project, an understanding of our overall goals of the project, and > some amazing ability in creating build systems :) > > We all continue to expect great things from him. > > Mark, as a first step to test your almighty powers of committership, > please update the committers page on the website. That should be a good > (and harmless) exercise to test if everything is working. > > Things to do : > > 1) test ssh-ing to the server people.apache.org. > 2) Change your login password on the machine as per the account email > 3) Add a public key to .ssh so you can stop using the password > 4) Change your svn password as described in the account email > > At this point, you should be good to go. Checkout the website from svn > and update it. See if you can figure out how. > > Also, for your main harmony/enhanced/classlib/trunk please be sure that > you have checked out via 'https' and not 'http' or you can't check in. > You can switch using "svn switch". (See the manual) > > Finally, although you now have the ability to commit, please remember : > > 1) continue being as transparent and communicative as possible. You > earned committer status in part because of your engagement with others. > While it was a "have to" situation because you had to submit patches > and defend them, but we believe it is a "want to". Community is the key > to any Apache project. > > 2)We don't want anyone going off and doing lots of work locally, and > then committing. Committing is like voting in Chicago - do it early and > often. Of course, you don't want to break the build, but keep the > "commit bombs" to an absolute minimum, and warn the community if you are > going to do it - we may suggest it goes into a branch at first. Use > branches if you need to. > > 3) Always remember that you can **never** commit code that comes from > someone else, even a co-worker. All code from someone else must be > submitted by the copyright holder (either the author or author's > employer, depending) as a JIRA, and then follow up with the required > ACQs and BCC. > > > Again, thanks for your hard work so far, and welcome. > > The Apache Harmony PPMC > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html > To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com > For additional commands, e-mail: > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html > To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com > For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Ok so the hurling plan is up and running and will be put in place over the next few months, excellent stuff, the hurling side of the county has been taken care of to an extent, its not perfect but there's a plan in place to help grow the game over the next few years, fantastic and well done to every one involved in helping to set up the plan BUT....
What about the football plan?
Last i heard it was supposed to be discussed at the county board meeting at the start of this month and yet again, no info has been forthcoming about its progress, no updates on if the plan is in draft form yet, and yet again no one is asking questions (unless its like last time and i'm the only one who doesn't know what's going on) if someone does would you care to fill the rest of us in?
So to repeat the question, Whats the story?


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...get smoked by a tele skier going past you at a million mph
Yeah Lucky Luke, it should mean something to you.
1-skill for leadership: Protection of the party against any danger.
I think we can all see the differing ethic between the redhead alpine skier and the blonde tele women just by the look on their faces. For me it is clear.
There is lots of Devil"s work in this thread. I am going to have to go to church or flagellate myself or something.On second thought, I think I will have to put a little more Cognac in my morning coffee.
For some of the older gents here, you may have to add the steps: Take the little blue pill, and: Place oxygen mask over mouth
Anybody watch the games this weekend?
considering that the ice is now IN, I would have figured you guys would actually be out there doing some climbing... [LOL]
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How will Obama's national security speech affect drone policy?
Bishop Richard Pates, Chairman of the USCCB Committee on International Justice and Peace wrote letters this week to both the national security adviser and the chairs of several House and Senate committees urging more open discussion about drones while also emphasizing greater scrutiny in their use. Pates got his wish at least from the executive branch, as yesterday President Obama spoke in the first major national security speech of his second term of scaling back of the nation's covert drone program.
Obama covered a lot of ground in the speech, formally acknowledging for the first time that the United States was responsible for the drone strike that killed Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen in 2011 while also recommitting to his goal of closing the detention center at Guantanamo Bay. This was all part of Obama's "comprehensive terror strategy" that he hopes will reflect the continuing threat of terrorism in a world where the United States transitions out of a wartime mentality.
In regards to drone policy, the New York Times summarizes some of the changes going forward: "The new classified policy guidance imposes tougher standards for when drone strikes can be authorized, limiting them to targets who pose 'a continuing, imminent threat to Americans' and cannot feasibly be captured, according to government officials. The guidance also begins a process of phasing the C.I.A. out of the drone war and shifting operations to the Pentagon."
Pates' letters focused on the legality and morality of drone strikes. Obama was quite clear on this matter: This is legal, though not without moral complications. "This is a just war, a war waged proportionally, in last resort and in self-defense," Obama said. "And yet as our fight enters a new phase, America's legitimate claim of self-defense cannot be the end of the discussion. To say a military tactic is legal, or even effective, is not to say it is wise or moral in every instance, for the same progress that gives us the technology to strike half a world away also demands the discipline to constrain that power, or risk abusing it."
In his speech Obama mentioned being haunted by the civilian deaths that have resulted from drones, but firmly stated that the deaths are and always have been an unfortunate consequence of war. He added that the potential for greater harm justifies the strikes that can kill civilians: "To do nothing in the face of terrorist networks would invite far more civilian casualties," he said.
Some of the language in the speech was a bit vague, but this seems to be a step toward the discussion and transparency that Pates and so many others have been calling for over the years regarding the drone program. "From our use of drones to the detention of terrorist suspects, the decisions we are making will define the type of nation and world that we leave to our children," he said. Let's hope these decisions he has made will bring us in the right direction.


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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- As tensions mount over the best way forward in Afghanistan, top aides say President Obama is adamant about coming up with a new plan before deciding on troop levels.
Gen. Stanley McChrystal reportedly wants as many as 40,000 more U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
Rising violence and the resurgence of Taliban and al Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan have put the Obama administration on defense as the war enters its ninth year.
"Until the president's review of this early in the administration, there hadn't been a strategy, a coordinated strategy to deal with both Afghanistan and this very dangerous region of the world for many, many years. And that's what the president's intent on getting right," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said.
The president has received a document from Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, officially asking for up to 40,000 more U.S. troops, aides said.
Obama and his national advisers could start reviewing that resource request as early as Friday, Gibbs said.
The discussion of troop levels appears to be a departure from the administration's insistence that the Afghanistan strategy must be decided before any resources can be considered.
But Gibbs said the discussion of troop levels did not mean that would be decided first.
"The president is very content not to do this backwards. Not to pick a number of troops and devise a strategy, but to go through this in a rigorous way," he said.
"We are not prejudging the outcome of the discussion based on some range of resources."
Gibbs said that in the private meetings so far, Obama has already shot down the possibility of the U.S. pulling out of the war.
McChrystal has taken his case for more troops to the public, much to the dismay of other top advisers who wish to keep the ongoing talks behind closed doors.
"It is imperative that all of us taking part in these deliberations -- civilians and military alike -- provide our best advice to the president candidly but privately," Defense Secretary Robert Gates said earlier this week.
Another top Obama adviser confided to CNN that the president has privately instructed aides to be "as vocal as you can in private and as mum as you can in public."
Gibbs insists there's no tension between the parties in the discussion. But even among Obama's inner circle, there's a variety of opinions.
Vice President Joe Biden has pointedly challenged McChrystal over his proposal to send thousands of more troops, administration sources said.
Biden has intensely pushed his own proposal to keep U.S. troop levels where they are and to focus the mission more on rooting out al Qaeda and Taliban fighters with predator drones and special forces raids in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the sources said.
But sources also say Biden has gotten pushback in the meetings from principals who said his ideas are problematic.
As the Obama administration hashes out internal differences, top Republicans and some moderate-to-conservative Democrats are calling for the president to listen to McChrystal.
"I really think that the president's going to have to listen to Gen. McChrystal. He's his man. He's his pick," said Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Missouri. "This is a matter of national security."
Rep. Peter Hoekstra, R-Michigan, said Wednesday that whatever the president decides, he must lead "boldly in a mission that needs to be successful, outline his case to the American people and then align all of our resources ... to execute the strategy that he selects."
The 8-year-old war has claimed the lives of 865 Americans and 570 allied troops, and U.S. public support for the conflict has slipped sharply in the past two years.
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text: Margaret Mary Martin Sowter, 70, known to all as Mags, passed away on March 21 after a long struggle with cancer. She is survived by her husband, Kevin John Sowter, her sisters Bridget Cryan, Colette Martin, Teresa Duffy, Ursula Mulleady and their families, Kevin's children John Sowter, Margaret Sowter, Andrew Sowter, Neil Sowter and their families, and her cousin Margaret Mary Murphy. Mags was born in 1942 to James and Winifred Ellen Martin in Ballangare County, Roscommon, Ireland. She had a long, successful career in finance with Citibank in Dublin that continued when she arrived in the United States in 1985. Mags had a love of Chestnut Hill and her beautiful historic home, The Anglecot. Her Irish-themed decorated home was featured on the Chestnut Hill Holiday House Tour. She was a member of the Daughters of the British Empire and had volunteered at the Chestnut Hill Women's Exchange. She touched the hearts of all who knew her with her warmth, charm and wit. Services will be held on Tuesday April 2. Visitation begins at 10am, followed by Funeral Mass at 11am, in Chestnut Hill, at Our Mother of Consolation Church. Mag's ashes will return to Ireland for a service and burial at a later date.