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CRT: Traditional Big, Deep, Heavy Monitors
CRTs are the huge, heavy, deep, traditional monitors. Most today have flat fronts. Usually they are reasonably consistent from brand to brand, so long as you never have played with any of the settings you probably won't need to calibrate it. They come out of the box pretty good but will drift over time.
CRTs, being analog vacuum tubes, vary so much that they have to be individually adjusted as part of the manufacturing process. That's good, because if you leave them alone as they were shipped you're OK. Heaven help you if you or your engineer neighbor twiddle with the RGB settings without a calibrator. There is usually no way to get back to the factory settings, and now you have to buy a calibrator.
Factory-fresh CRTs give more consistent color brand-to-brand than LCDs if you don't have a calibrator. I was always too cheap to buy a Spyder for my desktop's CRT, although working in television I did calibrate it with a $10,000 Philips professional monitor calibrator used throughout Hollywood to calibrate video monitors. I set my monitor to the video standard of 6500 Kelvin and 30 foot-Lamberts of luminance. Photographers use Kelvin ratings, but have no standards for brightness, measured in foot-Lamberts. Oddly this $10,000 monitor tester and the $30,000 professional video monitors used in Hollywood usually only calibrate at three points: black, gray, and white. By comparison the inexpensive Spyder calibrates at hundreds of points for every color and shade of gray.
If you have a CRT and haven't played with any of the settings on it or your computer you're probably fine for non-critical work without this calibrator. If you can't get one of these calibrators then the software in the Mac OS (Apple Menu > System Preferences > Displays > Color > Calibrate) or Windows (Adobe Gamma) is fine.
LCD: Thin Flat Panels and Laptops
The good news is once calibrated they rarely drift. The bad news every maker and every sample will tend to look a bit different. Manufacturers try to make them more vivid than the next guy. This looks great for web browsing, but it's horrible for creating photos since it's unlikely anyone else's screen or your printer will match it.
Therefore I suggest calibrating each and every LCD. The great news is they really don't drift. I have the cheapest laptop Apple made 2 years ago, a 12" iBook, and I see no change every other month when I calibrate it.
I used to use a big, heavy standard CRT 22" Viewsonic PF815 I bought in 2001. Today I'm looking to get a big Apple Display to gain more space to work. LCDs are great, but you really ought to get a calibrator for consistency.
A big monitor allows you not only to see your image, but also have enough room for all the palettes and menus on the sides at the same time. A small 17" monitor is perfect for email, the Internet and word processing, but for photography a bigger screen makes everything much easier since you do need a lot of extra room on the sides of the screen for all the palettes. Of course when you are done working and blow an image up to full screen it's impressive; just remember the point of the big screen is to allow you to work on an image while still being able to see more than a few inches of it.
When shopping for monitors remember that CRTs are always screwed up in the store display because everyone messes with the controls. The only way to tell anything is to buy one and bring it home. Monitor models change as often as everything else in computing and each of Viewsonic, SONY, Barco etc., have ten models in every size so what I did and suggest was to call up each maker, tell them what I was doing and ask them to suggest a model.
LCDs usually look pretty much the same in the store as as they will at home. LCDs don't have as many adjustments to screw up!
When you use any of the calibration tools they ask you for weird things like Gamma and color spaces. Which should you choose?
In TV where I make my real money we have had standards for resolution, color space and contrast for many decades. It's easy to make images that look pretty much the same on every TV since they all are shooting for the same standard.
Computers are different. There are so many standards for color spaces that effectively there is no standard.
But wait, there is one standard which is most common.
I strongly suggest unless you have a very, very good reason to do otherwise that you set your monitor to work in the sRGB color space, which means setting gamma to 2.2 and color temperature (white point) to 6,500K. By doing this you will be adjusting your images to the most common standard, and therefore it's most likely that your images will look just as good when seen on other monitors or you have prints made.
My monitors are set to this and when I see my website on everyone else's computers the images pretty much look as they did at my house. That's the whole point of standards.
The default for most monitors right out of the box is a bluer color of 9,300K. When setting your monitor to 6,500K it will look a little duller and oranger, but live with it for a few minutes and you'll see that it's actually a lot more neutral than the standard setting which usually looks blue and cool.
I set my Mac to gamma (lightness or contrast) of 2.2 since it's the standard for the Internet. Macs default to a lighter looking gamma of 1.8 that is standard among graphics and printers, but since my medium is the Internet I stick to 2.2.
Monitor color space and working color space are different. If you use a broader working space like Adobe RGB then monitors cannot display the all colors you may be able to represent in the file, kind of making working in a broader space a bit silly.
Actually, I've tried the wider gamut working spaces like Adobe RGB and quickly discovered that the range of my Epson printer is still the limiting factor so after all the work everything still looks like it did before all the color space fooling around. I could explain for hours why theory tells us you can get broader color ranges with other than sRGB, however in practice it's not relevant. Unless you are working in the professional publishing and printing press business or know so much that you aren't even reading this page stick with sRGB.
I giggle when I read people getting all excited about all this. Regardless of how you set your monitor things pretty much work out so long as you have the brightness and contrast set correctly and nothing's broken.
Also on Mac I suggest you go into Internet Explorer, go to PREFERENCES > WEB CONTENT > PAGE CONTENT and check USE COLORSYNC. Now your computer will correct all the images you see on the Internet to look the way they should. Sorry, the windows version of explorer has no such ability.
DVI and the Apple Display Connector
Few people realize that even today, 99% of the connections we all make between our computers and monitors is still the same old analog VGA connection. Yes, the VGA interface has always been an analog component format.
This is great for conventional CRTs, but a problem for LCDs and DLP monitors and projectors because LCDs and DLPs actually have individual pixels drawn on them, unlike a CRT where a beam just runs around on a tube. On an LCD or DLP one needs to address each and every pixel independently for the best sharpness.
Today's external LCD monitors have silly adjustments like "clock phase" on them to attempt to synchronize a sampling clock internal to the LCD monitor so that the LCD system can digitize and process the analog information. Because of this kludge you often will see slight horizontal blurring or jitter on external LCDs since the LCD does not always digitize everything perfectly. (I used to be an applications engineer for LCDs and also the company that made the D/A and A/D converters used for all this.) It can't digitize perfectly because there is no way to synchronize the sampling clock to the pixel clock in your PC. It usually works OK, but not always and usually takes some set-up time to adjust well.
Laptop screens always look good because laptops address each LCD pixel independently. There is no VGA cable needed since the monitor is part of the laptop computer.
Common sense tells us these DVI connections are a good thing since they offer better quality and save the need for today's redundant D/A converter in the computer and A/D converter in the monitor.
Apple Computer realized this years ago and even my 2000 vintage G4 has a digital monitor output called the Apple Display Connector (ADC). It's a little different from DVI with the same intent. It even allows driving analog CRTs without any of the potential for ringing or other problems in a long VGA cable, since the D/A converters are in the Apple CRT monitors and the signal over the cable is digital.
HDMI, used in consumer DVD players potentially, is driven by Hollywood's concern over people duplicating DVDs if the data was sent in the clear to the monitor. Hollywood does not want a repeat of the CD where so many otherwise honest people unwittingly become criminals since it's trivial to burn copies of music CDs. Burning copies of music CDs for your friends is a violation of federal law (title 17, United States Code) unless it really is just a backup for your own use. As the judge said in the Napster case, even if technology makes committing a crime easy, it's still a crime. Hollywood wants to ensure it's never trivial to duplicate your DVDs.
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Corn: Once again, the corn was short on news as it prepares for the February crop report. Analysts' average estimate calls for a carryout reduction of 55 million bushels down to 791. This might be a little extreme estimate for the February report, which is known for not changing carryout by large amounts.
If trade is correct with the estimate of 791 million bushel carryout, that would translate to a March fair value price of $6.61. It would not be surprising for trade to rally this corn going into the report even though this same process was obviously less than successful in January.
There would certainly be no surprise to see a slight increase of exports due to the recent strong sales. More potential increase in demand will be expected from ethanol. After the blender's tax credit was removed, expectations were for a quick fall off of ethanol production. While that production has slowed, it is certainly not drastic and well ahead of last year. This shows that there are reasons to justify such a drop in carryout but expecting it to all come off during the February report might be a little aggressive.
Bulls might try to rally this market again going into the report up above 650. Bears will likely stand aside until seeing the report numbers or could consider selling ahead of the report looking for a repeat of January. While the Jan report was looking for either a 20 cent rally or a 40 cent break going in, any bounces this time around to 650 would look at a possible 10 cent rally or 20 cent break…Ryan Ettner
Soybeans: Beans had a wild start to the week but finished only a 1/2 cent higher on the session. Most of the talk was about South America's crop estimates. Most of the research firms have reduced their production estimates and we are looking for a decline as well. Though it would represent a shortfall in production for S.A., and potentially lower exports, the trade is not sure if that will mean higher US exports. At these current levels we were not going to meet USDA's January export estimates. With this reduction, at the best, we have a chance meet their Jan estimate.
We are concerned that the market is rallying on technical and could be lacking fundamental support at these levels. The March contract hit the January highs today and failed to break out. There will be good resistance at 1244 and 1244 3/4. If the trade manages to take that out the charts will continue to look good and could see a run near the October peak of 1290.
Fundamentals suggest that we are still overpriced and could see a break back below 1200 and could get near the 1175 level again. Money flow is very important to watch and Thursday could get traders excited again…Steve Georgy
Wheat: The wheat market managed a decent close today as all three exchanges rallied into the final minutes of the pit close. The market is finding continued strength on bitter cold that has engulfed much of Europe. The cold snap has the trade concerned about the potential for winter kill. With the temps they are seeing, there is a good chance damage is being done. We will not know the extent until this spring when the crop comes out of dormancy.
Additional support for today's trade was the trade reaction to Friday's Commitment of Traders report. The report showed that funds have reduced their large short position. As the fear of production problems in Europe became magnified, the funds reduced their short position exposure.
As for the U.S. crop, it received a much needed boost of moisture for this past weekend's weather event. Most of the wheat belt received either rain or snow. Today's export inspections came in a disappointing 14.505 million bushels. We were looking for the number to fall between 16 and 20 million bushels.
The next big market mover should be Thursday's USDA supply demand report. A Reuters poll showed the trade is expecting ending stocks to come in at 867 million bushels. This would be down 3 million bushels from the January estimate of 870 million bushels. The average estimate for the world ending stocks was 208.963 million tonnes. This is down from their January estimate of 210.020 million tonnes. We would anticipate a choppy sideways trade the next few days a traders position themselves for the report…Jim McCormick
Ryan Ettner is a registered commodities broker and grains analyst at Allendale, Inc. Steve Georgy is a Sr. Broker/Manager at Allendale, Inc. Jim McCormick is Senior Broker/Manager at Allendale, Inc. Allendale is registered with the CFTC and NFA and is a member of the NIBA. www.allendale-inc.com.

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The cults' perversions of the timeless truths of God challenge the Church to be faithful in presenting its message to the world more clearly and aggressively. Chances are you know someone in a cult. Today millions of people are involved in some kind of cult activity. What exactly is a cult? Why do people get involved in these groups? This book gives you the answers to these questions and more. Be informed and respond. Topics include: *characteristics of cults and their leaders *reasons for cult members' commitment *the difference between cults and the Christian Church *how to confidentially share your faith with cult members Most important, this book shows how you can share the Gospel-with gentleness and respect-when you are confronted by a cult member. This insightful series equips Christians with detailed information on contemporary non-Christian religious movements. Each book compares the teachings of these movements with Scripture and shows how to respond with the Gospel.
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Know all men by these presents:
I, ROSANNA L. MARION, of legal age, single, Filipino and a resident of Gabon, Abucay, Bataan, hereinafter referred to as the LESSOR,
Jethro L. Santos, of legal age, married, Filipino, and a resident of Wawa, Abucay, Bataan hereinafter referred to as the LESSEE by this instrument, agreed between themselves the following;
That ROSANNA L. MARION is the Lessor of an apartment located at Gabon Lote, Abucay, Bataan.
That the LESSOR agreed with the LESSEE to lease her apartment in the following terms and conditions, hereinafter setforth;
- That this contract is only for a period of one (1) year and thereafter, it is automatically terminated and cancelled unless renewed by the lessee on such terms and conditions we may agreed. This contract shall start on June 28, 2013 and ended on June 28, 2014;
- That the rental per month shall be FOUR THOUSAND PESOS (Php 4,000.00).
- That the monthly rental must be payable upon signing of this contract;
- That one (1) month advance and two (2) months deposit must be paid before occupying the apartment.
- That water and light must be charged to the account of the lessee.
- That only one (1) family shall be living in the said premises;
- That destruction, loss or damages of any part of the apartment due to fault negligence or misuse will be shouldered by the lessee including the defecting of walls and doors with any kind of writing instruments.
- That the lessee shall not make or add any improvements without written consent of the lessorm and whatever improvements to be made or to be added thereon as consented by the lessor, shall became part of the apartment to belong the lessor, upon termination of this contract without the lessor paying for value thereof.
- That the lessee cannot sublease the least premises.
- That the lessee shall notify the lessor of intention to renew the lease of the premises not later than two (2) months before the expiration thereof.
- That violation by the lessee of any of the terms and conditions hereof shall be sufficient ground for the lessor to terminate this contract without prejudice to any liability or obligation of eh lessee existing at the time of the violation.
- That if the lessee shall not be able to pay the rental for about 3 months, the lessor shall have the right to pull out any appliances of the lessee that shall amount to the unpaid rental of the lessee.
In witness whereof, the parties have hereunto signed this 12 day of July 2013 at Balanga City, Bataan.
Emerson Navarro
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Province of Bataan ) S.S.
City of Balanga
BEFORE ME, a Notary Public for and in Bataan came and appeared the following persons with their Comm. Tax Cert. Nos.:
ROSANNA L. MARION with CTC No. 05118581 Issued on 01-10-13 Limay, Bataan
Jethro L. Santos with CTC No. 0511547 issued on 04-05-13 Abucay, Bataan
known to me to be the same persons who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that the same is their own free act and voluntary deed.
WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL this 12 day of July 2013 at Balanga City, Bataan
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Winston Riley, 68, Advocate For Jamaican Pop Music
By ROB KENNER
Published: February 1, 2012
Winston Riley, a record producer and singer whose diverse, influential work helped to popularize Jamaican music around the world, died on Jan. 19 in Kingston, Jamaica. He was 68.
His death was confirmed by his eldest son, Kurt.
Mr. Riley was shot in the back of the head at his home in November and remained hospitalized until he died of complications, Kurt Riley said. There have been no arrests, and the motive for the shooting is unclear.
Over the course of nearly half a century, Mr. Riley constantly updated his sound, releasing important, cutting-edge records from the 1960s through the '70s, '80s and '90s as Jamaican music underwent radical stylistic changes.
''Despite being what we would call an elder, he was always up to date,'' said the drummer Cleveland Browne of the duo Steely & Clevie, who provided the instrumental tracks for many of Mr. Riley's dancehall productions. ''I don't know how he was able to connect with the younger generation, but he always knew exactly what he wanted, and that would be what they wanted. I can't recall one song that we did with him that didn't hit the charts.''
Renowned for coaxing breakthrough performances out of unproven artists, Mr. Riley was a studio perfectionist. Many of the biggest hits on his Techniques label -- Tenor Saw's ''Ring the Alarm,'' Super Cat's ''Boops,'' and Buju Banton's ''Stamina Daddy,'' to name a few -- were the starting point for major careers.
Mr. Riley's influence was not limited to his own productions. ''He was absolutely one of the most sampled reggae producers that there's ever been,'' said Jon Handle, a director of Westbury Music, the British publishing company that oversaw Mr. Riley's catalog, including his seminal 1973 instrumental ''Stalag 17,'' the rhythm of which has been re-used by countless Jamaican artists and sampled or interpolated by dozens of international acts, including Run-DMC and Alicia Keys.
Born on May 14, 1943, in the Denham Town section of West Kingston, Winston Delano Riley never turned his back on the tough streets where he was raised. ''Daddy grew up with the baddest of the baddest dudes,'' said Kurt Riley, a producer and disc jockey who worked with his father. ''He could have done what they did, but he chose music instead. He didn't study music in school, and he could not read music to save his life, but you could hear his passion for Jamaican culture in every song he released.''
In 1962, while still in high school, Mr. Riley organized a harmony group called the Techniques. The group recorded many popular records for legendary Jamaican producers like Byron Lee and Duke Reid before Mr. Riley left to establish his own record label in 1968.
After the success in Jamaica of one of his first productions, ''Come Back Darling'' by Johnny Osbourne and the Sensations, Mr. Riley, in 1971, released ''Double Barrel'' by Dave and Ansell Collins, a rollicking reggae instrumental punctuated by boastful shouts (''I am the magnificent!'') that charted across Europe and became only the second Jamaican record to reach No. 1 on the pop charts in Britain. (The first was ''Israelites,'' by Desmond Dekker & the Aces.)
''To see a Jamaican act on 'Top of the Pops' was an absolute rarity in 1971,'' said Caroline Robertson, the founder and owner of Westbury Music. ''But I think Riley found with his first experience that people were not as straight as they should be. There was a lot of trickery in the early music business. There were a lot of dodgy characters who took advantage of what they saw as the na?t?f people from the islands.''
When he did begin to reap the rewards of his work -- largely thanks to sample fees collected in recent years -- he invested the proceeds in building a recording studio at his record shop on Orange Street in downtown Kingston, even as other businesses there were closing because of economic hard times. He also established a small museum there, celebrating the history of Jamaican music. When an unknown arsonist firebombed the shop, he rebuilt it, and he persisted even after being shot, stabbed and robbed in separate incidents.
''People would say he was crazy for staying,'' Kurt Riley said, ''but he saw something different. We will never see what he saw.''
In addition to Kurt, Mr. Riley's survivors include another son, Andre, who also worked with him, and several other children; two sisters, Pam Riley and Beverly Riley; and a brother, Frederick Riley.
This is a more complete version of the story than the one that appeared in print.
PHOTO: Winston Riley, the Jamaican record producer, in 2005. (PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID CORIO)


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GOP-led Senate votes to oust redistricting chairwoman
In an unprecedented move that cast shadows of uncertainty over the state's decennial remapping process, the Senate voted to remove Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission Chairwoman Colleen Mathis.
The Senate voted to oust Mathis on a party line 21-6 vote – three Democrats were absent – for "neglect of duty" and "gross misconduct in office." The charges stemmed from Republican allegations that Mathis, the independent chair of the panel, ignored constitutional criteria for drawing congressional and legislative districts and violated open meeting laws during the selection of a mapping consultant.
Bennett warns groups to disclose election spending
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When "Science Fiction" Is an Insult
Originally, I had intended to post the above video to further the ongoing conversation about what constitutes science fiction, as there can be few better authorities on the matter than a panel including Isaac Asimov, Harlan Ellison, and Gene Wolfe. But then, I discovered what had transpired shortly before this interview.
As it happens, Ellison's view of science fiction was quite passionate. Carolyn Kellog, at the L. A. Times, reports that he had just come from assaulting his publisher for misclassifying "Spider Kiss" as a sci fi:
"I put him in a hold that I had learned from Bruce Lee. I took him to his knees. Then I duck-walked him back to his door," on his knees all the way, Ellison recounts. The typing pool, all women then, stopped work and watched the show, he says, "with enormous pleasure."
When they got back to the man's office, the publisher on his knees, Ellison says he banged the man's head into the door until he opened it. They went inside — the publisher, Ellison and Ellison's editor, a woman he remembers fondly, who soon was huddling on a couch.
"I picked up a chair and threw it," Ellison says. Rather than shattering the windows, "it bounced around the room." The publisher had scrambled behind his desk and was dialing the phone.
"I jumped onto the desk and ripped the phone out of the wall," Ellison says. Back in 1982, that's how phones worked — they had cords, attached to walls. "He tried to crawl through the desk's kneehole. I grabbed him by the collar and threw him across the room."
From his comments in the interview, Mr. Ellison seems to share Margaret Atwood's view of the genre. Compare his comment to Mr. Turkel that sci fi is "women in brass braziers being molested by green-eyed monsters," to Ms. Atwoods famous talking squids in outer space characterization.
We all know what was going on, back then. Certain authors didn't want their books to be shoved in the back of the bookstore in the SF/F section. Writing is their bread and butter, and they wanted to get paid. Perhaps that is what made Harlan react with violence to the horrid insult of being called a science fiction writer.
Well, Harlan Ellison currently has 28 novels listed by WWEnd that we call "science fiction." Perhaps I should get a bodyguard.
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The man's almost 80 years old, I think you can take him.
80 or not, and considering how often and quickly he can sue, I would go into hiding.
The man apparently learned martial arts holds from Bruce Lee — I'd run out the back if you see the gleam of his walker.
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It has been Quite the Week. There was a more-or-less last-minute switch-about at work, which meant that I got to go to a conference in Montreal about HIV and housing, from Tuesday to Friday. Since I wasn't going to be here for my son's birthday, I switched his birthday dinner to Monday night.
We had just finished eating the birthday cake when the phone rang. It was my son's father's friend, telling me she was at the hospital with my son's father (John). Something about a fall and a heart attack and it looked bad.
So GC and my son and I all raced over to the hospital, where we learned they didn't actually know why he fell, but whatever precipitated the fall was the least pressing of his problems since he had broken his neck while falling down the stairs. (It's funny how much more dramatic "he broke his neck" sounds than "he fractured two bones in his neck.")
Anyway. We stayed with him and held his hand and lobbied for more and better painkillers until about 2:00 in the morning, after they had conducted all the imaging and neurological tests and were able to tell us more definitively what was happening.
The good news: he wasn't paralyzed, and they didn't seem to think he'd had a heart attack or a stroke.
However, the fractures were "unstable" which meant that if he moved the wrong way, he could end up paralyzed. So even though he was in a lot of pain and really wanted to change positions, he couldn't. Secondly, there was bleeding in and around his brain. Not a huge amount, but enough that they wanted to keep a very close eye on him overnight. If nothing changed during the night, he wouldn't need surgery. Instead, he'd be fitted with a big, heavy metal contraption called a halo, to keep his neck completely immobile for the next few months.So that's what they did. Big metal halo. He's still in the hospital and will be released once he can walk on his own. (I went to see him yesterday, and he said he had walked on his own the day before but nobody saw him so it didn't count.) He's still pretty uncomfortable and he seemed uncharacteristically cranky too.
I sometimes take other people's crankiness personally, so I had to keep reminding myself that he's in pain, he's immobile, he's stuck in the hospital, his head is stuck in a 7-pound metal trap, he's got a wicked headache, and he can't smoke or drink as much as he might like. (They've got him on a nicotine patch and they're giving him a couple of cans of beer each day.) At any rate, he's got plenty of good reasons to feel cranky. And even though I think he's bloody lucky to be alive and not paralyzed, I guess he's feeling pretty unlucky for breaking his neck in the first place, which is fair enough.
Anyway. In other news…
Montreal was great: the conference was interesting, the hotel bed was so comfortable I asked the concierge for the make and model (it's a Serta), and I had a lovely dinner with my Dad and Merle on Thursday. On Wednesday night I went to see the Chihuly glass art exhibit, which I highly recommend. It's there until October 20th. Here's a couple of shots I took of it:


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African American Engineering History
This week, I had the honor of participating in the release of the USACE Office of History's latest publication, Nothing But Praise: A History of the 1321st Engineer General Service Regiment.
This book sheds new light on the role of African American engineers during World War II, and in the process, it enriches the history of the entire Engineer Regiment. It chronicles the distinguished wartime service of the 1321st Engineers, which was one of many segregated African American units during the war.
Often operating under adverse conditions, African American engineers played key roles in completing some of the Army's most difficult construction projects. The 1321st Engineers deployed to France in December of 1944, and supported the Allied drive across Europe. During the months that followed, the unit compiled an enviable record of accomplishments — its engineers repaired bridges, cleared and maintained roads, renovated buildings, constructed hospitals, and built huge supply depots.
We are so lucky that the unit's commander, Colonel Aldo Bagnulo, did a brilliant job of documenting the unit's many outstanding accomplishments, and kept dozens of previously unpublished images of African American engineers at work during World War II. This book would not be possible without his attention to detail, or his impeccable record keeping.
A summary of the book and a photo gallery of images is available on the Office of History web page, as well as a link to download the full text of the book. I encourage you to check out our history and honor it, because the 1321st Engineers were definitely BUILDING STRONG.


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I'm curious to know how many people still make resolutions. After all, don't we make goals over the course of the year? That's evolution and adjusting to events as they occur.
Last year health and relationships became my priority after being diagnosed with cancer. It happened to occur at the beginning of the year. Had this not been the case, my priorities, goals, and intentions would have radically changed any New Year's resolutions I had made midstream. I would have wadded my resolutions paper into a ball and shot for a two-pointer at the nearest trash container.
Obviously that is an extreme example as my entire focus was geared to showing up for appointments and the amazing people who magically showed up to shower me with love and support.
This year I find myself expanding on the lessons and achievements of last year. Starting over, last year seems to be a building block for this year. What more can I do to expand on what I learned from last year? What circumstance has become the focal point for this year?
It's important not to feel overwhelmed with EVERYTHING that we would like to do, fix, or change in ourselves. It's too much. So pick one that you can do BIG!
I still think that life should be a balance. So don't forget to incorporate something for all the sides of life that require continual development.
• Work
• Family
• Home
• Social
• Community
• Spiritual
• Health / Fitness
• Educational
• Fun
(See Lists for Life)
Don't forget to ask the essential questions so you can pin down what is important, why it's important, and what it will take to make the biggest impact to take that area to higher level.
• Who
• What
• When
• Where
• Why
(See Everything a Goal Needs: Smart, Fun, and Motivating)
Most of all have fun! Enjoy the process and get something out of it that goes beyond the merely superficial. Achieve substance that connects to your soul and you will find it a more enjoyable endeavor and you become a part of making the world a better place. You become one person who makes a difference. Find inspiration in others who are doing or have done what you want to do. Then you will become an inspiration for someone else who wants to do that too.
If you haven't thought about making a list for the year, maybe this article has inspired you to consider throwing something down on paper (it's not too late) and committing to something that is important to you—whether you knew it or not.
(See Personal Development: Forming Habits)
I encourage you to inspire others by leaving a comment about who or what inspires you. You never know, there are others who may want to join you. My wish is for all that follow me here are able to connect with each other. You can find each other and interact on my Facebook Sparkle page at Administrative Sparkle.
Happy New Year to all my Sparkle Peeps!
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aswail (plural not attested)
- (dated) The sloth bear (Melursus labiatus) of India.
- Colonel Sykes
- An Aswail brought to me from the woods when quite young, and which lived some time in my possession, fed by choice almost exclusively upon roast mutton and fowl; rejecting all fruits and vegetables.
- 1953, Dirk Pieter Erdbrink, A review of fossil and recent bears of the Old World: volume 1
- […] mutilated parts of an Aswail from Ceylon together with parts of a three-toed Sloth […]
- Colonel Sykes
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for aswail in Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)


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You will feel completely at home in our private 4,000 sq. ft. Douglas townhouse with three floors of living space. This beautifully cottage-decorated home is well appointed and includes 4 bedrooms and 3 1/2 baths which sleeps 10 people very comfortably. The home also includes a modern, fully equipped kitchen; a large living room; and a family room with theater style seating, large HDTV, shuffle board, and foosball table.
Relax on the deck or balcony with full views of Saugatuck's harbor. The huge outdoor area is ideal for a game of bocce', badminton, or softball. Our association offers a swimming pool, a picnic area, children's playground, and full-service marina. Two public beaches (Douglas and Oval Beach) are only a few minutes away by car or bike . . . or walk to downtown Douglas or to the Chain Ferry for a ride across the river into downtown Saugatuck.
A journal featuring all the local happenings in the area; restaurant menus; and a calendar of events is available in the home to assist you in planning your dream vacation. So, whether you are visiting during one of the holidays, the Venetian Festival, or just one of Pure Michigan's summer weeks, there is something to do for everyone.
Also, visit the 'Saugatuck' web-site to see the official Calendar of Events for the Saugatuck-Douglas area.
This was the 3rd time our family has stayed in Dennis and Marilyn's home. We love it and hope to come back many more times.
We loved our week in Douglas/Saugatuck area. It was a pleasure to meet Dennis and Marilyn who own the home. We enjoyed the nice large deck, theater room and the foosball and shuffleboard. Thank you for opening your home to us as we celebrated our anniversaries.
For 20 years we have been visiting Saugatuck/Douglas every summer. Usually various condos or town homes in Tower Marina. This was by far the best and we will definitely be back! The accommodations are spacious, clean, and beautifully decorated. The owners have thought of every convenience. That point is particularly important to us, as we are a large family. Sitting on the spacious deck at night with the harbor view was a favorite of ours. The pool is an extra amenity that cannot be overlooked. We would recommend this to anyone needing a gorgeous, large space.
This was our 2nd year staying in Dennis and Marilyn's home. We love it. There is plenty of room for our family of 9 and we are close to the things we want to do. Dennis and Marilyn make us feel very welcome and are eager to help when asked.
We hope to return many times in the future and would recommend this home to any one.
This was the perfect place for our family of 9 to stay in the Douglas/ Saugatuck area. Dennis and Marilyn provided everything we needed for our stay. Their lovely spacious home is close to the pool, marina, and beach. A short car ride will bring you to charming downtown Saugatuck, and a supermarket is just a few blocks away.
This was a 5 star vacation experience!
We just spent a week at this amazing property and felt thoroughly spoiled! We use HomeAway a couple of times/year and this is one of the nicest rentals we have found. It easily accommodated our 10 adults and three young children, and we never felt like we were in each other's way. Not only is it spacious, it is appointed with top end appliances and decor. The view of the lake and fireworks was fantastic, and the large yard and pool were both big hits with our grandkids and their parents. The icing on the cake are the owners Dennis and Marilyn who greet you upon arrival and give a tour of all three floors so you feel right at home. And if you have any questions, they are available by phone or text within minutes. Dennis even popped over when the ice maker wasn't working in 90 degree heat and had it fixed in about three minutes. 😀 We highly recommend this property and look forward to returning next year.
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Our home rents on a weekly basis (Saturday to Saturday schedule) starting May 27, 2017 through Labor Day weekend. Check-in is 4:00 PM (EDT) or later; Check-out is 11:00 AM.


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Ups and downs
More paths for bicyclists, a Central Square comeback and Pearland's classy coach.
Published 8:50 pm, Friday, August 14, 2015
(Thumbs up) A flaw of Houston's blossoming bike trail system are is the annoying gaps where trails suddenly dead-end, forcing riders onto streets to compete with F-150spickups and their extra-wide side mirrors. Thanks to DOT grants and groups like Buffalo Bayou Partnership and the Houston Parks Board, the gaps are closing. Our bicycle-gloved thumbs are definitely up to Alan Atkinson, a private citizen with a bulldozer who is single-handedly sculpting beautiful trails to make sure riders can enjoy Buffalo Bayou and the Columbia Tap without having to portage through the snakes and poison ivy.
(Thumbs up) Equally impressive when it comes to building things is Claremont Properties, which has redeveloped Central Square a 1957 mid-rise in Midtown on Travis at Webster. Developed by the legendary Glenn McCarthy, Central Square had become a homeless encampment near the downtown bus station.
(Thumbs down) Whenever we hear "America the Beautiful," we don't visualize Houston downtown skyscrapers. The majority of them are straight lines of glass and granite colliding with concrete streets. But one of the city's first modern multi-story buildings, the Exxon Mobile (née Humble) Building was softened by a grove of river birch trees surrounded by azaleas. Not anymore. The building's new owner, Shorenstein Properties of San Francisco, apparently turned off the water and the once magnificent trees are wilting away.
(Thumbs up) It's been a tough week for China. A port city is rocked by horrific explosions hours after the national currency was devalued. And then Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid (Let Our School Kids Eat Fried Foods) Miller shows up. But this appears to be a worthwhile junket. The Texas Tribune reports that Miller will pave the way for Lone Star food exports as well as engage in talks about tree nut trade and animal husbandry.
(Thumbs down) On tours at the Harris County Jail, officials proudly show off ultra-sensitive X-ray machines that eliminate the need for body cavity searches. So why couldn't deputies transport a suspect there for examination rather than conducting a forced cavity search for a small amount of marijuana that didn't exist? The Sheriff's Office wouldn't comment on an ongoing investigation into the reported incident, which is strange considering the district attorney called a press conference this week to discuss an ongoing investigation of a murder suspect.
(Thumbs down) Who knew that Texans head coach, Bill O'Brien, was so crass? On the opening episode of an HBO reality series documenting his team's training camp, the straight-out-of-central-casting coach could rarely convey a message without dropping a bevy of f-bombs. O'Brien, who attended Brown University but certainly didn't study English, works for one of the classiest owners in professional sports. In a league trying to shed image problems from (a) domestic and (b) child abuse, (c) pervasive drug and alcohol usage and (d) cheating scandals, we bet Bob McNair works with his field boss on being more thoughtful and not hiding behind some "locker room culture" blather.
(Thumbs up) If O'Brien needs a role model, there's one 15 minutes down Texas 288. Andrew Solomon, manager of the Pearland West baseball team, has worn a microphone as ESPN broadcast his team's march to the Little League World Series. Solomon is the anti-O'Brien. He's articulate, compassionate and encouraging. Pearland is going to "The Show" without a curse word or a raised voice.


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BUFFALO, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROCK), a leading manufacturer and distributor of building products for industrial, infrastructure, residential, and renewable energy and conservation markets, today announced the appointment of Timothy Murphy as Chief Financial Officer effective April 1. Mr. Murphy, who is currently Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary at Gibraltar, will succeed Kenneth Smith, who had previously announced his intention to retire. Mr. Smith will continue with Gibraltar for a transition period.
"Tim brings strong financial acumen, a deep understanding of Gibraltar's business drivers and high-level strategic thinking to his new role as chief financial officer," said Chief Executive Officer Frank Heard. "Tim was a key player in implementing our 80/20 initiatives and his experience at Gibraltar involved him in all four of our strategic pillars. Now, we look forward to his contributions as chief financial officer as we continue to drive our transformation efforts and generate improved financial performance. Tim is the ideal candidate to lead our finance team and build on Ken Smith's accomplishments."
"On behalf of the Gibraltar team, I want to thank Ken for his dedication and contributions during his nine-year tenure as chief financial officer. Ken's strong and effective leadership has been instrumental to our success, and will leave a lasting positive effect as we continue to drive best-in-class performance. We wish him all the best in his retirement."
Mr. Murphy, age 53, joined Gibraltar in 2004 as Director of Financial Reporting. He then held senior positions in the Treasury Operations department, and has been Vice President and Secretary of the Company since 2012, and Treasurer since 2013. His experience at Gibraltar includes overseeing bank and rating agency relationships, refinancing activities, including the completion of the current $300 million revolving credit agreement and a $210 million bond offering, screening prospective M&A targets, leading due diligence and coordinating acquisition integration activities. Prior to joining Gibraltar, Mr. Murphy was Senior Manager at KPMG, where his concentration was on manufacturing clients. Mr. Murphy has a B.A. in Economics and an MBA from State University of New York – Buffalo.
About Gibraltar
Gibraltar Industries is a leading manufacturer and distributor of building products for industrial, infrastructure, residential, and renewable energy and conservation markets. With a four-pillar strategy focused on operational improvement, product innovation, acquisitions and portfolio management, Gibraltar's mission is to drive best-in-class performance. Gibraltar serves customers primarily throughout North America, and to a lesser extent Asia. Comprehensive information about Gibraltar can be found on its website at www.gibraltar1.com.
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Information contained in this news release, other than historical information, contains forward-looking statements and is subject to a number of risk factors, uncertainties, and assumptions. Risk factors that could affect these statements include, but are not limited to, the following: the availability of raw materials and the effects of changing raw material prices on the Company's results of operations; energy prices and usage; changing demand for the Company's products and services; changes in the liquidity of the capital and credit markets; risks associated with the integration and performance of acquisitions; and changes in interest and tax rates. In addition, such forward-looking statements could also be affected by general industry and market conditions, as well as general economic and political conditions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law or regulation.


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My neighbors hate my son who is autistic!
Hello moms!
I need help, I live up in a hill north adams, ma. My six year old son who has autism lives with me (duh!) lol... well ever since we moved here, I have to walk downhill to wait for my sons school bus. We are haing an issue with an old couple beacuse ever since my son stood on their yard for only 10 seconds they have been on my butt. I quickly notice and told my son to come down but that wasn't enough they had to come out and start to harrasing me , cussing at me and all my son did was just stand on the yard, mind you with was winter time there was snow on the ground. ever since then my neighbor has decided to feed the wildlife human food! scattered through the whole road to go down to the main road. my house is on a dead end so its just me. That man has covered the road with pasta, whole loaf of bread, big chunks of bread, whole bagels, and crab shells, every morning I have to walk down and move the food with my foot to be able to walk through....well guess what my effing neighbor came out cussing at me all because I moved the food. Today mid spring flowers are blooming, me and son walk down the hill to wait for the bus, my son notices blue flowers on the neighbors yard I wasnt looking cause I was on the lookout for the bus when my son picked one tiny flower from the bush I quickly noticed told him not to do it again but it was too late, they were spying on us cause quickly they tapped on the window, I gave them the bird cause I'm sick and tired of them. my son leaves and I start to walk up to the house when I get stopped by the lady and the husband cussing at me, calling me all the names in book and I told them my sons conditions and they said I don't care if he is full retarded, once I heard hat I went full blown crazy and started cussing at them back. Please Can someone help me, what can I do about this?
First, cross the street and walk on the opposite side of the street. Sure, its not necessary but when your son goes on their property when they have clearly they don't like that it is considered trespassing.
Second, call the police, they are littering and seem to be unable to pick up their own trash. It is not only disgusting but a health code violation I would imagine.
Third, control yourself and your mouth. You need to be setting an example for your son, not flipping the neighbors the bird when your son was in the wrong. If they call you names, cuss you out etc, keep walking, whistling a nice little tune. That will irk them more than flipping them off or getting confrontational.
I agree with krisnkids. i would look into the littering issue and see if action can be taken. I would also avoid them and go no where near them or their property as best you can. If they continue to harass and name call them ignore and if things ever get out of control while you are minding your own business I would call the police and ask for advise. I would have lost my cool too, but try to ignore them. Good luck.
well first off I don't cuss in front my son I waited to left on the bus , that's when the lady came out, and second my son stood on their yard once 4-5 months ago ever since then he hasn't done anything to the yard he tried but I told him no, we have been very accomidating, today all he did was pick on little flower from the flower bush thats overflowing close the street, just one flower and they went crazy yelling at me, calling me names, this happend right right after my son left.
Your son picked a flower from their bush, he is in the wrong; you being the parent are in the wrong. They tapped on the window, you flipped them off, you are in the wrong.
Just because someone is cussing you out does not mean you need to stand there and take it, walk away.
Quoting Robsessed98:
Wait across the street and pretend you don't see them when they peek out. The best way to deal with crusty farts like that is to avoid and ignore them. Nothing you ever do will be good with them, so why bother?


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The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has been told by government vets that a 'significant' rise in the number of cases can be expected over the next six weeks, as the recent warm weather has allowed biting midges blown across the Channel to thrive in mild temperatures.
After a meeting of the emergency Cobra committee, the Prime Minister said the government was 'absolutely determined to stamp out the disease, to contain, control and eradicate it'.
He said it would set up a 24-hour telephone service to keep farmers informed about the fight against bluetongue as well as attempts to control foot-and-mouth, a disease now confirmed in seven cattle.
For farmers, who are facing one of their toughest winters yet, the most important question remains whether the government will provide compensation in some form for those whose livestock cannot be sold because of the current export ban due to FMD. Hill farmers in northern England and Scotland are badly affected by the ban, as they would now be exporting lambs to Italy or Spain.
The deputy chief veterinary officer, Fred Landeg, said yesterday there would be no compensation for farmers affected by bluetongue because animals were not being culled. However, Gordon Brown yesterday indicated that the government would look at the issue of help for the industry, financial or otherwise.
After praising farmers for their resilience and steadfastness, he added that the Environment Secretary, Hilary Benn, would consult farmers all over the country over the next few days. 'He will look at the financial consequences of what has been happening, he will look at what the European Commission is going to be able to do to help us, he will look at the market position of the industry and he will make a statement - not least about what we can do to relax regulatory requirements on the farming industry to make things easy for them,' Landeg said.
A protection zone of 150km (93 miles) has been set up in Suffolk round the infected premises. A stricter 20km control zone has also been set up around known bluetongue cases, with restrictions preventing animals being moved out of both zones. However, there were reports yesterday that cases were also being investigated in Norfolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire and the East Midlands.
Landeg said test results had shown the disease was being transmitted by biting midges 'rather than animal to animal', which means a cull would not help to stamp it out.
The only long-term solution is for a vaccine to be made against the virus, and this is now being attempted at the government's animal research facility at Pirbright, in Surrey, ironically, the original source of the foot and mouth disease some weeks ago due to lapses in biosecurity.
There have been nearly 3,000 cases of bluetongue in northern Europe - including the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany - since July, which had fuelled fears of its arrival in the UK. Cattle, sheep, goats and deer can be infected, but the virus is not thought to pose a risk to humans.
The Liberal Democrat environment spokesman, Chris Huhne, said: 'There's now a welfare issue over what will happen to the lambs which would normally have been exported. This confirms that the year is turning into a horror story for British farming. The last thing livestock farmers needed after the foot-and-mouth outbreak in August was the arrival of bluetongue.
'The government needs to provide a package of support for those most adversely affected as soon as possible.'
Farmers are likely to suffer from export bans for at least two years which will have large financial consequences for the agricultural sector. Under international guidelines, no exports of susceptible animals will be allowed from the affected areas for 120 days after the last recorded case. The ban on exports to countries free of bluetongue will stay in place for two years after the last case.
Rachel Carrington, of the National Farmers Union in East Anglia, said the outbreak had left farmers in a 'confused state'.
'We desperately need things clarifying so we can tell people what they can and can't do,' she said.


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SAN FRANCISCO — Salesforce.com has ditched Twitter at the altar and the jilted company's shares are plunging — again.
The cloud software company was the last remaining suitor but it has decided not to go forward with a takeover bid, the Financial Times reported Friday.
"In this case, we've walked away. It wasn't the right fit for us,"
Twitter declined to comment.
Twitter still has options other than staying independent. It could explore a buyout from private investors or an activist could try to force the board to negotiate a sale, but neither scenario looks likely now.
Now pressure will crank up again on Twitter CEO
Salesforce had come under pressure of its own from investors who did not want the company to buy Twitter.
"It's not the right fit for us for many different reasons," Benioff told the Financial Times.
Asked if price was the deciding factor, he said: "You're going to look at price, you're going to look at culture, you're going to look at everything."
Wall Street had already all but given up on a Salesforce bid for Twitter. Speculation that Twitter would be sold drove the stock price up, but shares have given up those gains this week. They fell another 6% on Friday.


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The primary trends we watch are:
- Moore Inflation Predictor (MIP)
- New York Stock Exchange Rate of Change (ROC)
- NASDAQ Rate of Change (ROC).
Using these three charts you can get a good feel for not only the economy but the stock markets as well.
With commodities in general skyrocketing in price (or the dollar devaluing) one way to tell what the real value of something is, is to compare it with something else.
Other Trend Charts:
Two highly volatile commodities that are always in the news are Gold and Oil. So to tell how they compare we have prepared a Gold vs Oil chart. This can be thought of as the number of barrels of oil an ounce of gold will buy.
Moore Inflation Predictor
NYSE Rate Of Change
NASDAQ Rate Of Change
|The Moore Inflation Predictor© (MIP) is a highly accurate graphical representation forecasting the future direction of the inflation rate. It has a 97%+ accuracy rate on forecasting inflation rate direction & turning points. And over 90% of the time the inflation rate falls within the projected "likely" range and 7% of the time it falls within the "possible" range.
|The NYSE Rate of Change (ROC) chart is very helpful in getting the "big picture" view quickly. The old saying "a picture is worth a thousand words" is very applicable to this chart. Once you understand how to read the ROC chart you can easily spot the direction of the market which makes it easy for you to know whether you want to be invested in the market or not.
|The NASDAQ Rate of Change (ROC) chart like the NYSE ROC will help you see the "big picture" of the market. Looking at this chart will quickly tell you when the market is gaining or losing money over the year or just breaking even. It quickly tells you when the rate of return is gaining or falling and generates only a few buy/sell signals so they should be heeded when they happen.
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Ten Multi Color Carnations Bunch with Half Kg Black Forest Cake
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- Flowers may be delivered in fully bloomed, semi-bloomed or bud stage.
- The chosen delivery time is an estimate and depends on the availability of the product and the destination to which you want the product to be delivered.
- Since flowers and cakes are perishable in nature, we attempt delivery of your order only once. The delivery cannot be redirected to any other address.
- This product is hand delivered and will not be delivered along with courier products.
- Occasionally, substitution of flowers/flavors/designs is necessary due to temporary and/or regional unavailability issues.
- The icing, design of the cake may vary from the image depending upon local availability.
- Actual delivered flower's design/ pattern may vary as flowers are sourced from local city vendor & arranged manually.


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JM Eagle Will Appeal Jury Verdict in False Claims Act Case Because Jury Was Not Permitted to See All of the Evidence
Former Head of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Said He Could Not See How "any allegations of poor quality products could be credible or have merit"
Nov 14, 2013, 21:02 ET from JM Eagle
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- JM Eagle, the world's largest maker of plastic pipe, said that it would immediately appeal today's jury verdict in a lawsuit brought by a former disgruntled employee, who alleged that the company made false claims in relation to its production of pipe he claimed to be substandard.
"While we respect and thank the jury members for their service, we disagree strongly with the verdict," said Neal Gordon, JM Eagle's Vice President of Marketing and Waterworks Sales. "We believe we have valid grounds for an appeal, which we will file as immediately as possible, and we look forward to having this verdict reviewed and set aside."
"During a seven-week trial with over 20 witnesses, JM Eagle presented irrefutable evidence that our products meet and even exceed national standards based on hundreds of independent tests and audits by outside certifying agencies," Mr. Gordon said.
JM Eagle retained the former head of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to review its quality control and quality assurance systems, including visiting JM Eagle plants and meeting with the director of a nationally recognized independent testing laboratory that has conducted more than 1,000 tests on JM Eagle products submitted by not only by the company but third parties such as regulatory agencies, pipe installers, owners of piping systems, and municipal water utilities.
"Based on everything I personally observed and learned while conducting my review, I do not believe that any allegations of poor quality products from JM Eagle could be credible or have merit," Major General (Ret.) Merdith W.B. Temple, concluded in his report.
Mr. Gordon said the fact that JM Eagle has received claims from its vast customer base on less than 0.1% of 11.4 billion feet of pipe sold in the last 10 years "is clear and convincing evidence that our pipe meets industry standards."
"But we are determined to see this matter through to its just conclusion as a matter of principle and to defend the reputation of our company."
"JM Eagle has been subjected to years of false and scurrilous allegations by a disgruntled former employee who had been fired for attempting to solicit a kickback scheme from a JM Eagle customer and to years of smear attacks that are meritless," he added.
JM Eagle noted that the whistleblower has demonstrated an unquestionable lack of integrity. In fact, the plaintiffs' attorneys didn't call him to the witness stand during the trial, which speaks volumes as to the fundamental weakness their case.
The company said the case should never have been brought in the first place, and described it as an example of the "legal gold rush" that critics said would result from the expansions of the False Claims Act in recent years.
For more than three years, JM Eagle received subpoena after subpoena from the Justice Department without knowing what allegations had been lodged against it or who had lodged them, because the complaint was filed under seal while the government investigated.
Under the False Claims Act, the plaintiffs' attorneys were allowed to unilaterally add 10 states, the District of Columbia, 21 California cities and 21 California water districts as plaintiffs, many of which were included without their knowledge or consent.
Since the case was filed, the federal government, District of Columbia, State of California and seven states withdrew from the case or declined to join it. The District of Columbia and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power found that they didn't even have any plastic pipe in their municipal systems.
The state attorneys general of California, Delaware and Tennessee have publicly stated that their own investigations of JM Eagle pipe yielded no real issues. The Palm Beach Post reported in a Feb. 7, 2010 story that Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum had decided not to join the lawsuit. The newspaper reported the following: McCollum said his office agreed with the U.S. Justice Department that the case is without merit. "After we looked at it, we concluded the same thing. So we chose not to join in this one," said McCollum…"
JM Eagle suspects that many other municipal governments would have dropped out, but to do so they would have to hire attorneys and make numerous court filings. For these small cities and municipal water districts, it was easier and cheaper to simply do nothing.
Even after learning about the lawsuit, two of the five "exemplar" plaintiffs in the case, Palmdale and South Tahoe, acquired tens of thousands of additional feet of JM Eagle pipe that were installed in their public utility systems.
One of the exemplar plaintiffs, the City of Reno claimed that three pipe breaks in a waste water reclamation project supported the false claim allegations. But evidence presented during the trial revealed that Reno had nominated that very same project involving JM Eagle pipe for a 2002 Outstanding Achievement in Civil Engineering award, after the two breaks had occurred and were promptly repaired by JM Eagle. The nomination stated that JM Eagle piping was "the backbone" of the project.
Evidence presented at trial clearly demonstrate, that, of the projects at issue in this case, none of the five exemplar plaintiffs even tested the JM Eagle pipe in their systems they alleged contained the substandard pipe. Furthermore, they did not generally have any complaints about JM Eagle's products after they were installed in their systems. And they provided no other hard evidence that the actual pipe was installed, on the projects at issue in this case, was not manufactured to industry standards.
The company presented evidence at trial that JM Eagle pipe has been continuously certified to American Water Works Association ("AWWA") standards as well as by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and NSF International.
These certifications have been maintained and affirmed by unannounced audits and inspections some 400 times each year across the company's 22 plants, conducted by numerous certifying agencies including UL, NSF, the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials ("IAMPO"), International Organization for Standards (ISO); Canadian Standards Association (CSA); and FM Approvals.
The company demonstrated that its products had been inspected by outside auditors an estimated 10,000-plus times since JM Eagle's inception in 1983, and throughout that time it had maintained its certifications with these agencies.
"JM Eagle is so confident that its pipe will not fail that it has guaranteed it for 50 years, which is unprecedented in the industry," Mr. Gordon said.
The company said that both JM Eagle leadership and its more than 1,000 employees are proud of the quality and reliability of the products that it makes.
"We feel it is of utmost importance to defend the reputation of the company in the face of meritless allegations and to honor the integrity, skill and dedication of our employees," Mr. Gordon said.
SOURCE JM Eagle


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Caffé Vero, an Albany outpost of a coffee shop in Lake George, opens today with a celebration planned from 4 to 8 p.m. It is located at 260 Lark St., next to Bombers Burrito Bar, in a location that previously housed A Cuppa Tea and, before that, Rella's and Ada's Spirit Works.
In addition to a variety of coffee-based drinks, the café offers teas, fruit smoothies, soy options and baked goods.
More on days, hours and other info when I have it.


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X-Men: First Class
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Cast: James McAvoy, James Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, January Jones, Jennifer Lawrence
Synopsis: In 1963, Charles Xavier starts up a school and later a team, for humans with superhuman abilities. Among them is Erik Lensherr, his best friend... and future archenemy.
Release Date: June 3, 2011


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The Cops, Hopscotch Boys, The Golden Blondes & Lovesick Empire @ The Tractor | 12/16 | 9pm | $10 (Get Tickets) | 21+
Friday night The Tractor Tavern hosts a night that is sure to leave a lot of you exhausted, a few of you in tears and at least one of you emotionally damaged, as The Cops ruin Christmas (again). Back and fully charged after a two year hiatus The Cops are working on a new CD with a tentative spring release date. The Cops have always been an energetic and sometimes rowdy live act so pairing them with the Hopscotch Boys seems like the trouble one wants to have. Also back together after taking the last few years off Hopscotch Boys are right back into their groove of crazy live shows and making at least one fan for every person intimidated by their oddness. Also rocking your ear-holes Friday are rock trio The Golden Blondes and garage/goth Lovesick Empire. Shenanigans abound.
For your chance to win tickets to The Cops ruin Christmas at The Tractor, e-mail email@example.com with the phrase "All I want for Christmas are the Cops at The Tractor (12/16)" in the subject line! Please include your first and last name for the guest list. We'll holler back if you're the winner. Don't forget to follow @SSGPromo to get all the updates of shows we're giving away tickets to!


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5 things about Facebook you probably didn't know
(AP / Jeff Chiu)
Daniel Reid, CTVNews.ca
Published Tuesday, July 23, 2013 5:51PM EDT
Ever heard of Facebook's secret "Other" folder? You're not alone. Many were shocked to read reports of a second folder for private messages hidden in their inbox this week.
The folder – which you can find by opening your "Messages" and clicking on the "Other" tab next to "Inbox" – was intended to weed out annoying spam and unwanted messages from strangers but, in a lot of cases, actually contained job offers and messages from long-lost friends.
Well, the secret's out.
Here are some other things about your favourite social media site you probably didn't know:
- Facebook knows a lot about you: Want to know exactly how much? Simply go to Account Settings and at the bottom of the "General Account Settings" window click "Download a copy of your Facebook data." Facebook will generate a report documenting everything you've shared, from photos to job history to chats. Scary, right?
- They want to dominate your phone: With the release of Facebook Home for Android, users are so deep in Facebook they need to actually exit the app to get to the rest of the stuff on their handset. Facebook Home puts your friends right at the forefront of your phone, with their status updates and photos immediately visible when you unlock the device. You can still get to your apps and surf the web, but you'll still need to pass through Zuckerberg's zoo to get there. What's in it for the social media giant? A stronger presence on mobile devices.
- Facebook is watching you: If you're signed in, and stay signed in while you browse elsewhere, Facebook keeps track of every site you visit that has a Like or Share button … even if you don't click. If this idea bothers you, your best bet is to simply log out of Facebook when surfing the web.
- Your personal life is now searchable: Anything you've publicly shared on Facebook, from favourite movies to sexual orientation, has been indexed and is now searchable with Facebook Graph Search. Instead of creepily sifting through someone's "About" page or digging through their "Friends" list for information, Graph Search makes it easy to dig up information on people. Skeptical? Just try searching "Friends who like Nickelback." Want to keep that little fact a secret? You might want to change your "Music" privacy settings.


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From Allah nothing is hidden in heaven and earth (Qur'an 3:5)
From Allah nothing is hidden in heaven and earth (Qur'an 3:5)
Allah, there is no god but Hu, the Living, the Everlasting (Qur'an 3:2)
To each is a goal to which Allah turns each; then strive together. Towards all that is good. Wheresoever you are, Allah will bring you together. For Allah has power over all things. (Qur'an 2:148)
It is mentioned in the narrations that the holy month of Ramadan is the spring of hearts, the spring of the Holy Qur'an. This does not refer to that heart which is in our chest, or the heart behind the ribs of our chest, but instead that heart which is of our soul, that which is the true and sensational heart of the human being. This heart of the soul passes through different seasons as well – spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said: "This is the month of Ramadhan, a blessed month, in which Allah has made its fasts obligatory. In it, He opens the gates of Paradise and in it, Satan is put into shackles. There is a night in it, which is worthier than thousand months; whoever misses it he is indeed deprived." He used to repeat it three times. (Al Amali, Ch. 13 h. #2)
The Prophet, peace be upon him and his Family, said: "Every year, when the month of Ramadhan enters, the Garden arrays itself ornately and beautifies itself.
So when the first night of that month falls, a gentle wind blows from under the Throne, called al-Mutheerah; and the leaves of the heavenly trees flap and the door shutters clank, to produce a melodious tune, the like of which the hearers have never heard."
(as narrated in Al-Amali ch. 27, h. 3)
"Whoever meets a poor Muslim and greets him differently to the way he would greet a rich person, will meet Allah, Mighty and Exalted, on the Day of Judgement, and He will be angry with him (Imam Al-Rida (AS) Scale of Wisdom, #5074)"


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Born in the UK and educated in both England and the US, Geraldine Blecker is of dual-nationality.
With a solid background in journalism, music and the performing arts (and several decades in the music business), she moved on to become an active film and TV screenwriter, lyricist, music and script consultant for numerous productions and production houses, specializing in screenplay development and dramaturgy in Europe and the USA (See "Original Works" for an overview of current screenplay projects).
Parallel to these activities and upon relocating to Germany in 1984, she worked as a TV journalist (IHT-TV, RTL, ZDF, Deutsche Bank TV), and as a freelance print journalist for a variety of business, music and film publications. Geraldine has likewise been constantly active as a German-English translator and voice-over artist, but throughout has never ceased being a creative writer.
(See "Original Works" and "References" for a brief overview)
In April 2001, she entered the corporate world, joining the Board of Directors of publicly-traded, Los Angeles based film production company Kings Road Entertainment Inc., producer of more than 28 motion pictures including SLAP SHOT, ALL OF ME, THE BIG EASY, JACKNIFE, CREATOR, and the KICKBOXER franchise, where she served as a Director and CEO until February 2007, leaving the Board of Directors in December 2007. During her tenure she was responsible for administering all aspects of a US publicly traded corporation: management, IR, public filings, film library administration, and was in charge of feature film development and international co-production activities. Ms. Blecker is still a shareholder of this company.
For further information, click Kings Road
Although still based predominantly in Germany, in 2012, Ms. Blecker joined the team of Cinevu Films, Inc., a film and TV production company based in Vancouver, BC, Canada, as producer and Head of European Affairs.
Further information: Cinevu Films
Ms. Blecker attended London's National Film and Television School (focusing on production and media law). She speaks fluent German, can order a beer in French and Spanish, and hurl abuse in a handful of other languages. She is a member of the BAJ (British Association of Journalists) and AFTRA (American Federation of Television and Radio Artists).
Geraldine is also a Film Critic and Media Reporter, presenting a monthly Magazine Program for FBTV (Frankfurt Business Television), as well as writing film reviews, show biz reports and trade fair/ conference coverage (Frankfurt Book Fair, Frankfurt Music Fair, AFM, EFM, Cannes Festivals, CEBiT, div. financial conferences and summits, etc), for various online publications (WELTEXPRESS - English Section, N:ZONE; CINEMAROLL, NEWSREEL, among many others), together with the international news network EuropeFront.com.
She has likewise recently begun writing political and economic reports. Click on the "News + Views" tab.
For film reviews click on the "Movie Reviews" tab.
Click on "Irony" for some general gripes and moaning.
For a more irreverent look at life and the world, check out her comedy website: what-pisses-me-off.com
For words, pictures and irritating trivia!
In 2006, Geraldine Blecker was signed by the VOX TALENT AGENCY, Los Angeles, for non-exclusive voice-over representation in the US.
Her voice is featured on that agency's website: Vox Talent Agency
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This is another project I used my Silhouette on (which was my Christmas present from Dillon). We even bought it—I wasn't given one to advertise. I guess I'm just free advertising for them!
It's been really fun to play around with my Silhouette and I'm excited to learn more of what I can do with it.
Guess how much I paid for my piano? $100.00!!! I found it on our local classifieds. It's in pretty good shape (needs tuning). I taught piano lessons for nearly a year and made the $100 back really fast.
My favorite cut for Valentines Day is this one:
Doesn't life seem to be speeding along SO FAST? I just feel like I got my Christmas decorations down and it's time for Valentines Day! I even took my Christmas décor down earlier than I normally do! Thank goodness there are so many holidays though, since my kids look forward to the next one–it helps break up the winter!


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Welcome to Amalfi CoastA little characteristic Hotel of Amalfi Coast...
Due to enchanting landscape, for its beautiful scenery and its way of being so close to tourist flow of great interest, yet far from the summer crowds that seen in Amalfi or Positano, Atrani is one of the most characteristic town of the Amalfi Coast.
Just 500 meters from Amalfi , with witch it has always shared history and fame, Atrani is an ancient sea village situated in the " Dragon Valley", so called because a legend wants that here lived a terrifying dragon that breathed out fire from his nostrils.
Isolated from the heavy summer traffic and closed by its old houses with their characteristic balconies adorned with flowers, Atrani with a lovely "piazzetta", looks directly on the beach and the sea below. Just like once, this is, still today, the place where anyone can find himself and lost emotions!
On the charm of this country is designed "L'Argine fiorito", a charming accommodation, obtained from the rests of an old pasta factory constructed almost astride the "Dragon Torrent", where during the XVII and XVIII centuries the "maccaronari" produced, using particular machines called " 'ngegni ", the famous "pasta of the coast".
Completed in 2003, conceived as small hotel, after a long and hard work of Mr. Melchiorre and sons, today is run by the same family Ragone, when maintaining an imprint entirely familiar, it's able to offer to tourists and so many lovers of our sites, a delightful and memorable sojourn in an sublime and captivating atmosphere of silence and beauty, a few dozen meters from the sea.
With each rooms elegantly furnished in classic style, all available with a private and complete bathroom and a small balcony from which overlooks the surrounding nature, all set like a precious stone in a corner of this charming town, Atrani, where time seems, has stopped!!!


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Catholic University hires Chinese human-rights champion
October 03, 2013
Chen Guangcheng, the blind Chinese human-rights activist, has been given a post at the Catholic University of America (CUA) as a distinguished visiting fellow.
Announcing the Chinese activist's appointment, CUA President John Garvey said that the position will give Chen a platform from which he can continue his denunciation of China's brutal "one-child" population policy, exposing the prevalence of forced abortion and sterilization.
Chen, who escaped from China last year, will also be working with the Witherspoon Institute at Princeton.
Further information:
- Catholic Univ. Welcomes 'Heroic Moral Witness' of Chinese Human Rights Advocate (Cardinal Newman Society)
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And Chen still hasn't been invited to the White House - speaks volumes, doesn't it?


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NEW YORK (Jun. 22)
Dr. Joseph S. Kornfeld, former United States Minister to Persia, sailed this week on the S.S. Exochorda for a tour of the Near East and Europe to study Jewish questions on behalf of the United Palestine Appeal. He will make a special study of the Palestine situation, and will also visit Persia, Russia, Italy and Scandinavia.


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Actress Kriti Kharbanda, who suffered a leg injury a couple of weeks ago. Now She was recoverd and dubs for herself in her Hindi debut 'Raaz Reboot'. Hindi Actor Imran Hashmi in the lead. The movie is directed by Vikram Bhatt.


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The Deadly Sky
David Hill
Puffin, $20.00, ISBN 9780143308157
The Red Suitcase
Jill Harris
Mākaro Press, $25.00, ISBN 9780994106902
Rachael Craw
Walker, $22.00, ISBN 9781922179623
David Hill's The Deadly Sky is set in 1974, when the nuclear proliferation of the Cold War was at the forefront of political debate, and France was, quite literally, dropping bombs in the South Pacific. Modern global terror has a different focus (the Big Red Button seems old-fashioned from today's perspective), but the ethical quandaries at the heart of the arms race – whether militarisation works to promote security or to endanger it; whether national and global security is worth its economic, ecological and individual cost – remain pertinent.
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