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A search was launched and later suspended this weekend for a crewmember of Curnard's Queen Mary 2 cruise liner who fell overboard Saturday off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. Canada's Joint Task Force Atlantic confirmed Saturday that it received a report from the Queen Mary 2 reporting that 26-year-old male crew member had fallen … [Read more...]
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Cunard's Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria meet in the company's "spiritual home" in Liverpool for the very first time as part of the company's 175th Anniversary celebrations, May 25, 2015. Photos courtesy Cunard Line https://youtu.be/HOU98T3zseg … [Read more...]
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A passenger aboard Cunard's Queen Elizabeth cruise has died following an accident while boarding the ship from a tender. The ship was in the Sihanoukville, Cambodia when the accident occurred Wednesday. A statement from Cunard posted to its Facebook page said the following: We can confirm that very sadly a passenger died earlier today following an accident whilst … [Read more...]
Dr. Stephen Payne – Designing a Liner, Not a Cruise Ship
On the occasion of the Queen Mary 2's 10th anniversary of her delivery from STX Europe, CUNARD Line's Chief Naval Architect Dr. Stephen Payne, OBE narrates an inside look at her design and construction. He notes that although this vessel carries passengers on long ocean voyages in luxury, she is not a cruise ship, but rather a purpose-designed liner capable of criss-crossing … [Read more...]
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A woman has plunged to her death on the RMS Queen Mary, the legendary (and haunted) ocean liner permanently docked in Long Beach. The accident happened at approximately 8:00 pm last night as the woman was leaving a bar located onboard the ship with her husband. The woman was reportedly seen climbing on a railing prior to the fall and initial reports have indicated that the … [Read more...]
Cunard Lines Considers Reflag Of Its Ships, But Not For The Reasons You Think…
Unlike most domestic flags, the British-owned and British-flagged fleet of ships has grown since 2000 when the government replaced corporate tax, one that taxed ship owners according to the size and displacement of their ships. Despite this good news, the Britain's Red Ensign may be absent from some of Britain's most famous lines. Cunard Lines announced their intentions last … [Read more...]
Despite Valiant Efforts, QE2 Sets Sail For Dubai
Maritime Journal Online writes of the QE2 entering port early Tuesday morning: On its way into its home port at Southampton the ship ran hard aground on a sandbank at Calshot at the top of the Southampton Water approach. Most passengers were asleep at the time and no one was injured. Five tugs, one from Solent Tugs and four from Svitzer, which were all waiting for the QE2's … [Read more...]


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The Dubai Metro service hours during the holy month of Ramadan will start from 6am and continue until 1am (after midnight) during weekdays, and from 2pm to 1am on Fridays, announced Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).
Al Tayer also announced a revision in the working hours of paid parking zones during Ramadan, where the morning session will remain as it is (from 8am to 1pm), and the evening session will start from 7pm to 12am (midnight), thus maintaining the same number of hours set for using parking zones in the evening session without any increase.
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The RTA is keen on delivering top-class services to users, he said.
Al Tayer said: "Fixing the Metro service time during Ramadan came in response to an opinion poll of the public and Metro riders about the operational timing. It also came in response to a comprehensive study of mobility movement in the emirate during Ramadan and the working hours in the public and private sector organisations. The decision also takes into consideration the movement of people which soars after iftar and taraweeh prayers and continues late into the night."
"Statistics reveal that the number of Metro users jumped from 2,373,451 passengers last April to 3,193,087 passengers in May and the number of the Metro commuters kept rising to reach 3,262,912 passengers in June. While we were bracing for a drop in the Metro ridership in July and August due to the summer vacation, the first week of July 2010 registered a record number of the Metro riders with 130,529 commuters using the Metro on July 1st (Thursday). Such a rise in the metro ridership is attributed to the vibrant nature of the Dubai city; which has become a summer destination for tourists. Moreover, the Dubai Metro is expected to post an upsurge of passengers over the remaining months of the current year," said Al Tayer.
Commenting on the working hours of the of the paid parking zones in Ramadan, Al Tayer said: "Revising the parking timing in the evening session was intended to ease the pressure on parking users in the afternoon up to iftar time as the parking use will be exempted from 1pm up to 7pm, and the fees will apply from 7pm to 12am (midnight) in order to avail the parking space for users. The movement of the public within markets and business districts during Ramadan shifts from day time to the period after iftar. Thus it was inevitable to take a decision that goes in parallel line with the commercial activity in the Emirate to ensure the availability of parking space for the public during and after iftar, streamline the traffic movement in all areas of the Emirate, minimise the negative use of parking, and ensure the availability of parking space during the business peak hours of Ramadan".

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The Notebook
Warner Home Video
124 Minutes
List Price: $39.99 (Check Price at Amazon.com)
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Available 1/20/2008
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Disc 1 Contents
- Blu-ray promo (1:10)
- Movie
- Special Features
- Deleted Scenes
- Director and Novelist Commentaries
- Making-of Featurettes
- All in the Family: Nick Cassavetes (SD, 11:39)
- Nicholas Sparks: A Simple Story, Well Told (SD, 6:36)
- Southern Exposure: Locating The Notebook (SD, 11:33)
- Casting Ryan and Rachel (SD, 4:06)
- Rachel McAdams Screen Test (SD, 3:37)
- Trailer (SD, 2:19 2ch)
Additional Items
- 46-page Photo and Scrapbook Album
- Stickers and Photo Corners
- Two Bookmarks
- 16 Notecards and Envelopes
About the Movie
Behind every great love is a great story. As teenagers, Allie (Rachel McAdams) and Noah (Ryan Gosling) begin a whirlwind courtship that soon blossoms into tender intimacy. The young couple is quickly separated by Allie's upper-class parents who insist that Noah isn't right for her. Several years pass, and when they meet again, their passion is rekindled, forcing Allie to choose between her soulmate and class order.
This beautiful tale has a particularly special meaning to an older gentleman (James Garner) who regularly reads the timeless love story to his aging companion (Gena Rowlands). Based on the best-selling novel by Nicholas Sparks.
About This Title
This giftset from Warner Home Video follows on the heels of the giftset the studio released before the holidays for Casablanca, the Casablanca (Ultimate Collector's Edition). The contents are packaged in a nice 6" x 8" x 2" box, which will look oversized next to the standard Blu-ray cases on your bookshelf. Those contents include a wire-bound book that contains the Blu-ray disc and a scrapbook of photos and text from the movie, with extra pages that you can "write your own story," according to the packaging.
Also in the box is a paper envelope containing stickers and photo corners (presumably for the aforementioned scrapbook pages) and two bookmarks. Rounding out the contents of the box is a set of stationery and envelopes; perhaps provided so that you can finally write that letter to your lost love you've been meaning to send all your life.
It's an impressive set that would definitely make a nice gift, as it has the presentation marks covered. More on the whether I think it's worth it later...
How Does it Look?
The movie is set in two decades, the 2000's and the 1940's, and the look of the movie changes accordingly. The set dressing and period touches are evident and really help to immerse you into the story. The cinematography is wonderful, and it's difficult to tell if the graininess that is visible throughout the movie is intentional, but I'm going to assume that it is.
While watching the movie the first time, I didn't notice any problems with the video quality. Upon further review, and upon reading some other comments about this Blu-ray release, some edge enhancement is noticeable, but it is very slight. This was most noticeable to me in the slight halos that followed the edges of objects, such as Ryan Gosling's shoulders against the sky.
When one goes looking for problems, it's possible that your eyes are playing tricks on you, but there did seem to be an overall "edginess" to the video, almost as if someone hit the sharpness control a little too hard. Given that this was a romance set in the 40's, I would have preferred softness over edginess if given the choice.
How Does it Sound?
While there are opportunities for the sound mix to immerse you into the scenes, the fact remains that this is a romance that depends more on dialogue than sound effects, and a dynamic soundtrack would probably have been out of place. The surrounds are very subtle in scenes like the opening carnival where Noah and Allie meet, but they light up a little more during the war scene.
One notable scene where you felt more immersed in the environment was in front of Allie's summer home after being confronted by her parents. The crickets place you in front of the South Carolina house at 2am. I would have preferred that the sound mix have been given more attention in the movie, but I don't doubt that this is what the director intended.
I like to see the theatrical trailer included with movies, so I was happy to see that is was included on this disc! I was disappointed, however, to note that the video was standard definition and the sound was only 2-channel instead of multi-channel Dolby Digital. Perhaps that was the best that was available, but when you've just watched the movie in high definition, watching extras in SD is much less satisfying.
The extras on this disc appear to be a carryover from the 2005 DVD release. All are in standard definition and exhibit jarringly poor picture quality compared to the picture quality of the feature. They are interesting nonetheless, and even though it would have been nice to get some new interviews from the cast, the director, and the writer, so that they could look back on the movie after four years and share some comments, at least the extras that appeared on the DVD were not omitted altogether (as has been done with some other Blu-ray catalog releases).
Since this is a gift set with additional items, an obvious question raised is whether the additional items add value to the movie as a package. To that, I would have to say, maybe. As a gift, this set makes a fine package. A fan of the movie will likely enjoy opening such an item, especially with its apparent release timing before Valentine's Day.
After opening it, however, I'm not sure how much use the other items will get. Will someone really sit down and fill out the scrapbook with the story of their own romance? Will they use the stationery and stickers? I can see the bookmarks being useful, but after looking through the scrapbook once, there isn't much lasting usefulness to the rest of the set.
While I like the fact that Warner Bros. is putting some effort into some of their catalog releases, I would like to see them pay more attention to features that will have more usefulness for fans of the movie. In this case, the aforementioned interviews would have been a welcomed addition, especially if someone already owns the previous DVD release. The music plays a role in the movie as well, and I will renew my call for the score to be available as an isolated track while the movie plays. Instead of paper stationery, why not include a copy of the movie's soundtrack on audio CD? Hopefully someone at the studio is reading this and will consider the items included in future releases.
Other Aspects
While this disc is BD-J formatted, our PlayStation 3 was able to support auto-resuming the movie. This is suprising, since I've not been able to get previous BD-J discs to auto-resume. In this case, even the fact that I was listening to the director's commentary was restored when I re-inserted the disc. Perhaps Blu-ray disc authoring and the tools used are progressing to the point where this is now possible where previously it was not. Whatever the case, I applaud it! (If you have a standalone player, please let me know if auto-resume does not work for you)
So, bottom line. Is this package worth purchasing? I don't think it's worth the MSRP of $40, but given that the street price is about $28, it would make a nice purchase, especially as a Valentine's Day gift for someone special. It's a good romance, and the high definition format really shows off the South Carolina scenery. Plus, it'll last much longer than a dozen roses!
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I'm feeling the D&G the most.
I actually am digging all the looks. I'm a big fan of simplicity and this is exactly what the looks give. I love the Toms, ankle pants and layering.
Love it
The first selection is just awesome ! I can't wait to see these styles in the street…
Really love the suits. Sharp, elegant yet not too constricting.
love menswear and this collection is amazing!
The angle colored lines, make the man bag's look good, they should start making shirts with that kind of stripe patterns in the near future..
the D & G range is what im looking forward to in the comming summer.
I'm feeling all the styles. However my favorite is the Canali gear and my least favorite, just cause I don't like the pants style, is the Trussardi 1911.
Let's not go back to the Miami Vice, "no socks" look. Didn't work back then and it doesn't work now!
I wish mens wear would settle on a suit jacket and sport coat style. The "two sizes too small" look of the past few years look ridiculous; like someone shrank their suit in the dryer.
Now some of these pictures suggest that suit styles are swinging to lapels wider than those on a novelty tuxedo T-shirt.
C'mon already! Let's have mens wear for regular guys; not performance artists.
this web keep me posted with the new fashion inline nd give a conjusive style for me, im really inspired by it.plz keep showing da new style daily.start preparing us for the winter
this web keep me posted with the new fashion inline nd give a conjusive style for me, im really inspired by it.plz keep showing the new style daily.start preparing us for the winter
All dressing is very nice ,I like it,
nice fashion i will do all this yeaaaaaaah
i would love to see a few more variations. for a colder climate this spring perhaps a print loose fitting shirt similar to that of the d&g above paired with a verticle stripe blue and white blazer, a pair of well made khaki slacks cuffed at the bottom if you prefer, and either denim flats or braided leather sandal depending on climate belt should be braided leather for sandals and a pastel color of spring with the flats
That guy at the top of the page looks very homosexual, not that there's anything wrong with that. Why does he have a purse? Men don't wear purse's, they have wallets. His pants are also too small, and why isn't he wearing socks? Who doesn't wear socks? Why does he have Vanilla Ice's haircut? I don't get it.
We love this!
Amazing website!
PLEATED PANTS??!!! Really? Who looks good in those? Throwback (or a nod)to Dockers? Colors great.
look in a magazine from 25 years ago and this is the look you would see. Why is it that fashion designers are unable to come up with anything new?
I like the designs of all the clothes because they are neutral; I mean there are a lot of fashion designers now who made men's clothes that look them girly, but the designs of the clothes here are either masculine or feminine. Perfect combination!
I favor the layering of the plaid patterns of different shades of the same color in the "Ode to Suburbia" wardrobe. It adds a twist to average summer apparel; simply genius
Hmmm!!! i just love Fashion but this is too much and i please want someone to please link me to any fashion designer to please help me release my trends. thanks.
I'm really digging all three…I'm partial to the layered looks and the pop of colors. Fashion is all about self expression, of course you will not appreciate all looks, but thats when you flip it for yourself and make it work…FOR YOU…DONT DISS EXPOLRE
D&G and Calani looks nice.
Where can i get that Trussardi 1911 black n' white swaeter?
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Report Looks at Microsoft Office Alternatives
Report Looks at Microsoft Office Alternatives
Organizations have been considering alternatives to Microsoft Office, but not as replacements quite yet.
A study published this month by Forrester Research, "The Next Wave of Office Productivity" by Sheri McLeish, suggests that the current economic downturn may have organizations considering other solutions for word processing, spreadsheet and presentation needs. Organizations appear to be eyeing Web-based and installed productivity suites for segments of their workforce as an alternative to paying Microsoft's recurring Office licensing fees.
Of the alternatives considered in the report, Oracle OpenOffice.org stands out as a free installable productivity suite. It's supported by 10 percent of organizations surveyed by Forrester Research. Corel WordPerfect Office and Adobe Acrobat.com represent lower cost installed alternatives to Microsoft Office. Software-as-a-service (SaaS) options in the report include Google Apps Premier Edition, ThinkFree and Zoho Apps.
Replacing Microsoft Office was not the top motivator in considering the alternatives, according to a Forrester Research survey. Instead, most decision-makers saw alternative productivity suites as "complementary" to Microsoft Office or for use as "specialized apps."
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Interoperability has become less of an obstacle to using an alternative productivity suite. The report found that "today, most of the alternatives can open all versions of Office docs, but rich editing and roundtripping remain problematic."
Organizations may have other concerns about using alternative productivity suites. With SaaS-based suites, organizations may have trust issues about storing content in the Internet cloud. SaaS-based alternatives sometimes lag in terms of providing offline access to documents, the report observes.
Organizations could save money by adopting a "fit-to-purpose" strategy, in which information workers are allocated productivity suites based on their actual needs. However, IT shops would have to be adept in determining user needs to go that route. If that's possible, Forrester's research indicates that as much as 75 percent of employees could do fine using an alternative productivity suite to Microsoft Office.
The traditional IT approach is to implement a "one-size-fits-all" strategy with productivity suite software. IT shops following this route typically stick with Microsoft licensing. "Shops that choose this strategy are strongly committed to Microsoft and usually run Exchange, SharePoint and Office," the report states.
Organizations considering the alternatives should carry out the following steps, according to the report. They should define what productivity and collaboration mean within the organization. Second, the "strategic commitment to Microsoft" should be assessed. Finally, organizations should consider segmenting user provisioning to address specific information worker needs. This latter approach could lead to an overall lowering of costs.
Ballmer Outlines Mobile Strategy at Microsoft Event
Ballmer Outlines Mobile Strategy at Microsoft Event
Microsoft's business strategies were described at the company's Financial Analyst Meeting on Thursday.
The talks by five Microsoft executives, including Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer, came on the heels of the company's positive fourth-quarter earnings. Last week, Microsoft announced revenue of $16 billion for the quarter. Peter Klein, Microsoft's chief financial officer, said at the time that all of Microsoft's business segments showed "double-digit growth," quarter over quarter.
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The number-crunching crowd of financial analysts attending Microsoft's annual event may have preferred seeing spreadsheets and graphs. Instead, they got PowerPoint slides illustrating Microsoft's general vision in the enterprise and consumer markets. That vision encompassed Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud computing platform, Windows operating system success and consumer products.
Ballmer Lays Out Consumer Strategy
During Ballmer's talk, the Windows Phone 7 operating system was demonstrated running on an unidentified prototype device by Augusto Valdez, senior product manager for Windows Phone 7. Valdez showed off the mobile integration of the Microsoft Bing search engine, which provides search and mapping services based on the user's location. He said that the device was capable of running multiple Microsoft Exchange accounts on one phone.
Brad Brooks, CVP for Windows consumer marketing, showed how Windows 7-based PCs and Windows Phone 7 smartphones will be able to tap into a "personal cloud." Data can be shared across those devices using Windows Sync technology and the Windows Live SkyDrive cloud-based storage space. This data-sharing capability will be available "starting this fall," Brooks said.
"And by Q3 a vast majority of all PCs that ship to consumers will have this pre-installed so people will have this personal cloud experience as part of their Windows 7 experience right out of the box, and of course that will come with every Windows Phone 7 as well," Brooks said, according to a transcript.
Ballmer focused his talk on the consumer side of Microsoft's business since it is "very much on the minds of [Microsoft's] shareholders." The company's consumer products include Xbox gaming consoles, Bing search, Microsoft Office, the Windows operating system and Windows Phone.
Microsoft's mobile strategy has received much criticism over the years, particularly with regard to meeting the competition in the smartphone and tablet markets. However, Ballmer said that Microsoft has had Windows 7 on tablets and slate devices "for a number of years." He noted Apple's progress in putting out popular products and suggested that Microsoft would rise to the challenge.
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"Just like we had to make things happen on netbooks, we've got to make things happen with Windows 7 on slates," Ballmer said. "And we are in the process of doing that as we speak. We're working with our hardware partners; we're tuning Windows 7 to new slate hardware designs that they're bringing them to market." He later referred to devices from Samsung, HTC and LG that are expected to "come to market this fall," but it wasn't clear whether he was talking about tablets or smartphones (or both).
Microsoft expects to get "a boost" in 2011 when Intel rolls out a low-power processor to market code-named "Oak Trail," Ballmer said. Oak Trail is an Intel Atom-based processor for tablets that's expected to use half the power of an Atom chip. It's designed to work with Windows 7, MeeGo and Google operating systems, according to Intel.
In a Q&A session with the financial analysts, Ballmer would not be pinned down on when Windows phones or tablets would hit the market. "We'll be in the market as soon as we can," he said. He did reveal a bit about Microsoft's thinking on executing its product plans, noting that "there is no way we will let hardware be an impediment." Ballmer revealed that Microsoft had actually designed the hardware for Windows phones for its partners.
Turner Extols Microsoft's Enterprise Strengths
Kevin Turner, Microsoft's chief operating officer, described the company's advantages in the enterprise space. He said that 70 percent of Microsoft's cloud platform wins in its fourth quarter represented new business, with Microsoft gaining customers from IBM (Lotus Notes) and Novell (e-mail). He cited "limitations" to Amazon's cloud service in that it requires the customer to maintain virtual machines. He touted Windows Azure, saying that the capabilities of Google's and Salesforce.com's cloud platforms fall short by comparison. Microsoft has an edge over VMware because "they don't run their own datacenters," Turner said.
The introduction of Windows 7 to the market gave Microsoft a 2.7-point advantage over Apple in terms of laptop attachments in the U.S. market, Turner claimed. Microsoft sells "just under eight copies per second [of Windows 7] since we launched this product in October 22," he said. Turner also claimed that Windows Server has been showing its highest gains over Linux in the last three years.
Microsoft hopes to grab database market share when Oracle launches its Fusion product, which is rumored to happen this fall, Turner said. He touted the "self-service" business intelligence capabilities of SQL Server 2008 R2. In 2011, Microsoft expects to launch the Parallel Data Warehouse version of that product, which will enable "100-terabyte" data warehouses.
On the enterprise collaboration front, Microsoft is challenging Cisco Systems with the Microsoft Office Communications Server product. Turner said that Microsoft's Live Meeting service is offered for "a third of the price of [Cisco's] WebEx" videoconferencing solution.
In addition to Turner and Ballmer's talks, the event featured presentations by Bill Koefoed, general manager of investor relations, Craig Mundie, chief research strategy officer, and Peter Klein, chief financial officer.
Recorded video and print transcripts are available at the Microsoft investor relations Web page here.


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you guys want to get together at my place on saturday. should be beautiful day to knit outside
Ouch, a bit last minute for
Permalink Submitted by DeceptiveCookie on Fri, 2010-03-26 13:18
Ouch, a bit last minute for me. I'll be out of town for work on Saturday. :'(
the commute would be
Permalink Submitted by MMario on Fri, 2010-03-26 13:46
the commute would be h*llish.....not that it would be impossible, but I probably wouldn't be much use at work next week.
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What happened to the "all of the above" energy strategy Obama espoused in his State of the Union?
The Associated Press reports:
Chevron Corp. is giving up its experimental oil shale lease in northwest Colorado, saying it wants to free up its resources for other priorities.
The company is working with the Bureau of Land Management to figure out what to do with the lease, including possibly transferring it to another company, The Grand Junction Sentinel (http://bit.ly/xeTXVx) reported Tuesday.
Getting petroleum-like substances out of mined oil shale is tougher than pumping oil out of traditional wells. Companies haven't found an economical way to do it in the U.S.
Chevron had been studying using carbon dioxide to draw out kerogen, a petroleum-like substance, from rock. The company said in a statement that the research was "productive."
The announcement comes as the Interior Department is considering reducing the area where oil shale research could be conducted in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. The administration of George W. Bush opened up 1.9 million acres to oil shale research in 2007, but the Interior Department is looking at reducing that area to as few as 32,640 acres.
Public comments are due May 4, and a decision is expected by the end of the year.
Two other companies hold oil shale leases in Colorado—Royal Dutch Shell and AMSO.
Chevron had three people working full-time on oil shale research along with some part-time workers and all will be reassigned to other projects, Chevron spokesman Cary Baird said. [Emphasis added]


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We have a SHO that last night when we turned off the car, the lights began flashing. We tried to re-start the car, unsuccessfully and ended up having to start the car in neutral. We checked to make sure the car was in park, and ignition off and noticed the lights flashing again. After several on/off attempts the lights went out. Today we have a similar problem, only it is becoming more frequent. AutoZone can not diagnose b/c the car is too old for their machine. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
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The change in the Portola continues. A few months ago we reported on a beautiful old house that had run into dis-repair was finally sold. Work has started and we hope to bring news of the future plans to planet readers in the near future.
However another classic Portola property, which also fell into a terrible state, has recently been sold and will undergo renovation. 600 Silliman, at the corner of Hamilton St, was often the site of a total mess and disarray. For fifteen years it was owned by someone who ran a haulage business right out of the yard. Often spilling all sorts of garbage into the street, the property was an eyesore and a misery to many neighbors. However in the past few weeks the building has finally been vacated and the Portola Planet has been speaking with the new buyers.
They intend to totally renovate the house and bring it back to its former 1927 glory. Currently the building is classed as a duplex, with a unit upstairs and one down. However the construction firm wishes to seek city approval to return the house back to its former single family home status and build another, single unit, on the same 2 plot land. Right now anything would improve the mess that remains.
With the brand new Palega Park and recreation center being renovated right across from this property, it will be an ideal purchase for many of the families who are unable to buy in the more popular Noe Valley and Bernal Heights neighborhoods. The Planet will be keeping an eye on progress and follow this nicely placed plot as it is rebuilt and placed onto the market.


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Originally posted by wylekat
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I aimed to please . There were a couple of things that began to sway me away from the possibility of 'we landed on the moon'- but one thing that swayed me back was that jackass who got punched out by Neil Armstrong. a) he was well over the top, and the look on Armstrong's face said it all: " I went to the moon, moron. What more do you want?!"
My moments of fuzziness were the Japanese moon pics. Supposedly high def, ect- and I couldn't find so much as a pinprick that looked like a lander. Turns out THOSE are 3d rendered, for whatever insane reason.... Used the data, made cute little 3d models out of it.
On those occasions when the men involved in the Apollo landings have been approached directly by deniers, it's led to calamity. Bart Sibrel, the filmmaker behind the Moon Hoax movie, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon, once approached Buzz Aldrin and taunted him, calling him a "coward," "liar," and "thief." Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, had one response: a punch in the face. Ed Mitchell, an astronaut on Apollo 14, reportedly kicked a denier in the rear once. Eugene Cernan, who flew on Apollo 17, had a more elegant solution, plainly saying, "Nobody can take those footsteps I made on the surface of the moon away from me."
But I'm surprised he didn't get punched more than once.
Make that ex-astronauts. According to Aldrin's lawyer, Robert O'Brien, Sibrel has been stalking many former Apollo astronauts. Neil Armstrong cursed him out once. Al Bean had to throw him out of his house. Even Al Worden, whom I like to consider "The Forgotten Moonwalker," got the Bible treatment.
Pull out the list of men who have walked on the moon and Sibrel has stalked them all, said O' Brien.
Originally posted by Blaine91555
reply to post by obilesk
I suspect the problem to be lens size. I can shoot a clear shot of a car from about 1,000 yards with a 1,000mm lens and an exstention tube, but it requires a lot of light and no motion on top of the extremely limiting size of the lens. To shoot in motion in low light and get any good results would require a very large lens. My first guess is that is the issue.
Originally posted by obilesk
But there is a valid point to wit: If these pics were held up by UFOers and the moonbasers and were claimed as "This dot is a spacecraft" and so on, the anomalies would certainly be called nothing more than natural phenomena.


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For this card, though, I am rocking some awesome Torendi products and the POP kit. I am also using this week's Get Sketchy sketch:
How fun is this American Crafts patterned paper from the POP kit? I am so in love! The flowers are also from the POP kit. I folded them in half and then in half again, securing it with a glue dot, to create a bud. I love this look!
This tape is the Pièce de résistance. I am so in love with it. When I saw the long strip in the Get Sketchy sketch, I knew I had to use it. It comes out almost like a packing tape off of the roll, but this is no packing tape my friends! It is absolute gorgeousness. I added it to some sticky back canvas to give it some oomph and adhered it to the card, letting it wrap around the side.
I made this card for my Mom, to help brighten her day. I hope she likes it. I love you, Mom!
Card stock: American Crafts (from the Torendi POP kit)
Patterned paper: American Crafts (from the Torendi POP kit)Stamps: Hero Arts (line and flower pattern design block), Ali Edwards (loving words)Ink: Versamark, Papertrey Ink (raspberry fizz), Distress Ink (broken china)Embossing powder: American Crafts Zing (wave)
Flowers: Prima (from the Torendi POP kit)
Canvas: Sticky Back Canvas from Claudine Hellmuth
Tape: OPP Tape - Fuss (from the Torendi store)
Tools: Ranger inking tool and foam


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(CNN) – Infants and small children are among those at highest risk for heat-related illnesses.
There is no shortage of outdoor activities available in the summer. Time can slip right by. But experts say it's important to recognize that children and adults tolerate heat very differently.
"Children are at higher risk for heat-related injuries because they have thin skin and they don't manage the heat exchange well. They tend to lose more fluids through their skin and so they need extra fluids relative to what an adult does."
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, infants and children younger than four are among those at the greatest risk for heat-related illness.
For babies under six months, doctors suggest:
- Keeping them out of direct sun
- Have them hydrated prior to going out
- Drink every 20-30 minutes.
For older kids:
- Anticipate and plan ahead. They, too, need to drink before going out.
- Take frequent breaks to rehydrate
- Avoid sodas with caffeine.
And while water is usually sufficient, after about an hour, water is not enough; utilizing a sports drink can be helpful for the extra electrolytes in it.
Parents should be able to recognize these symptoms of heat illness.
- Faintness
- Extreme tiredness
- Nausea
- Fever
- Muscle spasms
All signs that medical attention may be needed for a child.


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Microsoft provided a revised product road map at Tech Ed 2003 on Monday, including a slip of its Yukon version of SQL Server until the second half of 2004.
During his opening keynote here, Paul Flessner, senior vice president of Microsoft's Server Platform Division, acknowledged the long-awaited Yukon version of SQL Server is slated for release in the second half of 2004.
"Yukon has been pushed a bit," Flessner told thousands gathered for the software giant's annual technology conference in Dallas, noting the public beta for Yukon would be available this summer. Microsoft had hoped to get the database out earlier that year. The beta likewise has slipped from June to "this summer."
As first reported by CRN, Microsoft officially announced Release Candidate 1 of Exchange 2003 as well as beta availability of BizTalk Server 2004, code-named Voyager. (More on Voyager.)
Flessner also acknowledged that the company's planned Jupiter e-commerce suite of products including BizTalk would be delayed until 2005. That suite was originally expected to be available in 2004.
While the Microsoft server executive alluded to several product delays, he earned a round of applause by announcing a major price cut on SQL Server Developers Edition to $49. That product is currently priced at $449, he said.
He also noted that Exchange Server 2003, Office 2003, SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and Project Server 2003--other products expected to ship in mid-2003--are now slated for release this summer or fall.
Microsoft recently said it would release another test version of Office 2003 in June and that the final release was being pushed back for release this fall.
While Microsoft formally unveiled Exchange 2003 Release Candidate 1 at Tech Ed 2003 here, it won't ship the final version until September, said channel sources recently briefed by the company. Microsoft had planned to ship its enhanced messaging server midyear.
Given the economic malaise and slowdown in IT spending, the delays are not considered a major problem, sources in the channel said. However, one solution provider that is awaiting the release of Exchange 2003-- code-named Titanium--said it will affect the channel's services revenue in 2003.
"The impact to our business is that we see a lull between products," said Ted Dinsmore, president of Conchango, a Microsoft solution provider in New York. "Right now we're between 2000 vs. 2003 [Microsoft Exchange versions], and everyone is waiting six months before the product ships--no one wants to deploy the old one."
Flessner also provided an updated schedule for the next two versions of Visual Studio. The Whidbey release of Visual Studio, designed for the Yukon wave of products, will ship during the second half of 2004. The following version, currently code-named Orcas, is slated for 2005.
In 2005, Microsoft also plans to ship its Longhorn version of Windows, Office for Longhorn, Real-time Communications Server Version 2.0 and SharePoint Portal Server Version 3.0, Flessner added.
Further out, Microsoft expects to ship the next Windows server, code-named Blackcomb, in 2006. The software giant also plans to ship the Kodiak version of Exchange in 2006 and Microsoft System Center, which will unify all of Microsoft's management products in one offering.


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By Nova Beall, Times Staf Writer
Published February 20, 2008
The Wolfsons
Dr. Bernard "Terry" and Vera "Arlene" Wolfson of Clearwater celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary Jan. 21.
They were married Jan. 21, 1943, in Charleston, Ill.
They came here in 1983 from Washington, D.C., following Dr. Wolfson's retirement after 30 years as senior research scientist and program manager with the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research. Dr. Wolfson also founded a consulting company, Wolfson Associates International, and was a high-level adviser and consultant to government agencies, private industry and universities in advanced chemical and energy systems.
Dr. Wolfson served in the Navy during World War II, working as a research and development engineer and scientist. He was also a captain in the Air Force during the Korean War, assigned to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Throughout his career, Dr. Wolfson has been involved in the field of chemical energy, and worked on projects including cloud-seeding, rocket booster performance and the Scramjet engine, which may enable fighter jets to reach Mach 15.
Mrs. Wolfson was a professional ballroom dancer. She taught dancing at both Fred Astaire and Arthur Murray Dance Studios in Dayton and Washington, D.C. In addition, she was vice president and office manager of her husband's consulting company.
The couple have two sons, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The Neals
Glendle and Cenie Neal of Clearwater celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Oct. 13, 2007, with family and friends at the Boizao Steakhouse in Tampa.
They were married Oct. 11, 1947, by a justice of the peace in Rossville, Ga.
They lived in Albany, Ky., until 1955, and came to Clearwater in 1978 from New Castle, Ind.
Mr. Neal retired from the Chrysler Corp. in New Castle, where he also built homes and apartments.
From 1978 to 1982, Mr. and Mrs. Neal owned the Sandpiper Motel on Clearwater Beach.
Mr. Neal has been a Mason for more than 50 years.
The Neals are active members of Calvary Baptist Church in Clearwater and have a son and two grandchildren.
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My team Pose and Egg where made By Shiny_Wooper
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Right, I can't expect everyone on SPPf to be Agonist or The Eleventh or anything.
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text: I think those are good as network devices, but I am not seeing any signals broken out other than serial. http://www.pogoplugged.com/forum/thread/12366/Pins-for-the-two-connectors-on-the-v2-Pink-board . http://plugapps.com/index.php5/Hardware:_Pogoplug_Pro The one really cool thing about the Infocast was all the breakout. On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 2:11 PM, Miah Johnson <miah at chia-pet.org> wrote: > The Seagate Dockstar's vary in price, but I bought mine for $29 on Amazon a > few months back. > > http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/seagate/dockstar > > Of course, any pogoplug type device is going to be small and have lots of > the features you mentioned below. The one thing they are missing is a > display, but people have added them to the dockstar: > > http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?2,2435,2435,quote=1 > > Thanks > -Miah > > > On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 12:15 PM, Corey McGuire <coreyfro at coreyfro.com>wrote: > >> So we've had a tenuous relationship with the Infocast. I never really >> trusted it as a platform and by the time I finally got one, myself, the >> infocast was basically killed. >> >> As much as I liked the platform and as hackable as Bunny made it, it >> always seemed like an accident that was not long for this world. >> >> So it's time to get together and find equally affordable, maybe not as >> nice, hackable linux systems. Preferably something with u-boot, which, in >> my eyes, rules out the Chumby. >> >> BUT >> >> Lets discuss it this Sunday. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tiny-tux mailing list >> Tiny-tux at lists.noisebridge.net >> https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/tiny-tux >> >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/tiny-tux/attachments/20110609/ababc245/attachment.html>


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Industrial ovens
Amarc designs and constructs ovens for various industrials fields:
* Drying ovens
* Polymerization ovens
* Heat treatment ovens
* Heating cabinets for drums and tanks
* Special ovens
Electric Duct Heaters
Installed directly inside the fluid conduits, or mounted on the flange for large diameter pipes, suitable for very high flow rates and low pressure drops.
Available with smooth elements or with finned elements for increased heat exchange rate.
* Working voltage: 110 – 700 Volts.
* Power output: 0,5 – 1000 kW with temperature up to 800°C.
AMARC builds heating cabinets that solve drum contained materials heating issues in a clean, safe, reliable and affordable way.
Functioning versions:
* electric
* steam
* diathermic oil
* hot water
Our heating cabinets are built in full respect of present international norms and are therefore CE marked.
Every model can be made in the nonexplosive version (ATEX).
STEAM, DIATHERMIC OIL, HOT WATER operated Heating Cabinets must obligatorily be provided with PED CERTIFICATION released by a notified body, stating that equipment under pressure built in the Heating Cabinet complies with all safety requirements as per 97/23/CE Directive.
We also produce SINGLE DRUM HEATERS AND SILICON SIDE DRUM HEATE
Flat aluminum cast-in heaters for packaging machines
The sheathed heatings elements provide a more uniform surface temperature, better efficiency, longer life and greater safety than those of any other system.
When cast in aluminium or bronze, in addition to their mechanical characteristics they acquire additional properties of excellent thermal exchange rates and uniformity of heating, making them ideal for the packaging machinery sector.
Working voltage: 110 – 700 Volts.
Working temperature: up to 350 °C for aluminium, up to 600 °C for bronze cast-in heaters.
Enclosures type: IP55, IP65.
Cylindrical aluminum cast-in heaters for plastics extruders
For all machines in which high precision thermal process control is essential, such as plastic extruders.Cylindrical Aluminum Cast-In Heater
All the cast-in heaters manufactured by Cylindrical aluminum or bronze cast-in heaters for plastics extruders can be constructed:
* in bronze / aluminium
* with / without insulation
* with / without cooling fins
* with / without a cooling coil
* Working voltage: 110 – 700 Volts.
Working temperature:
* up to 350 °C for aluminium, and up to 600 °C for bronze cast-in heaters.
* Enclosure type: IP55, IP65.
Skid mounted packages
These units are used in heat transfer processes. Complete with instrumentation, valves, pumps and exchangers.
When requested, they can be supplied with electrical control panels with P.I.D. controllers and S.C.R. units.
Specially designed to meet process requirements.
Also available in II2G EEx-d IIC (ATEX) version.
* Working voltage: 110 - 700 Volts.
* Power output: 10 - 3000 kW with temperature up to 800 °C.
Amarc designs and costructs Electrical Control Boards for electrical heaters with the following main features:
* Regulation loop
* External regulation input from PLC/DCS
* With or without air condition
* Static relay (SCR)
* Internal diagnostic
* Alarm interface system
* Test with photo of waveform and reduced load
* Verify of temperature dissipation
* Also for naval use
* Power up to 3000 kW
* Voltage up to 690 V
Heaters of any size, type and power output.
Terminal enclosures with protection levels IP55, IP66,II2G EEx-d IIC.
Manufactured according to CE specifications or other international standards.
For heating of gases, liquids and low melting point solids.
Heating elements made of carbon steel, stainless steel, AISI 316, 321, incoloy 800.
Available with either standard or customized flanges.
* Length: up to 3 metres.
* Working voltage: 110 - 700 Volts.
* Power output: 0,5 - 1000 kW with temperature up to 800 °C.
Heat exchangers for any type of fluid: air, water, gas, oil, steam, corrosive liquids.
Terminal enclosures with protection levels IP55, IP66, II2G EEx-d IIC. Manufactured to meet the design and construction requirements of specific international codes such as: PED, ASME, and others.
Fluid dynamic design to meet the customer's requirements.
Resolution of high temperature and high pressure problems by means of heat exchanger banks.
Standard low cost exchangers designed to our specifications.
* Length: up to 9 meters
* Working voltage: 110 - 700 Volts.
* ower output: 0.5 - 3000 kW with temperature up to 800 °C.


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I/OMagic Still Exists, Releases External Hard Drives
Just goes to show you, just because you haven't seen a product from a company in awhile, doesn't mean it's disappeared forever. I/OMagic, makers of miscellaneous storage-related products, launched two external hard drives today. Other than their decent looks, they are dreadfully unimpressive with USB 2.0 ports and some data-protection software with 256-bit Blowfish-level… Read More


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My Latics Fantasy (fly eagles fly)
Name: fly eagles fly
My manager: Steve Bruce
His management team will be:
Eric Black, Frank Barlow, Keith Bertschin, Nigel Spink and Ray Mathias (note: this is the only thing, but I swiped this from worbo's fantasy team... don't know these guys too well so I figured his list would do.)
Player of the Year will be:
Antonio Valencia
Top Scorer:
Djibril Cisse - 14 goals
Newcomer of the Year:
Djibril Cisse
We will finish:
In the English Premier League: 12th
In the FA Cup: knocked out very early
In the Carling Cup: Quarterfinal Loss
This is how I will shape my squad.
Players to be released for free or top £100,000 (2-3):
Aghahowa, Olembe
Players I will sell (3-4):
Carlo Nash (250,000, Stoke), Henri Camara (1,000,000, Stoke or Hull), Jason Koumas (5,000,000, Blackburn), Andreas Granqvist (1,000,000, Groningen), Antoine Sibierski (1,000,000, don't care)
Players I will buy:
Amr Zaki (loan - 1,500,000 plus 4,500,000 later), Djibril Cisse (6,000,000), Sebastian Larsson (3,000,000), Maynor Figueroa (loan - 1,000,000 to buy), Hendry Thomas (loan - 1,000,000 to buy), Quentin Westberg (500,000)
Predictions/commentary on the signings:
Zaki is the take-a-chance, potentialrrific guy that we can take a flyer on and hope he's the guy we thought he'd be; he'll step up, be our bonafide third stringer and fight for a starting place he deserves.
At the end of the season he'll sign permanently and Heskey will move on somewhere else. Cisse is that speedster/finisher that Heskey needs to play off of him, he'll add some much needed pace, experience, finishing and composure to our team, and should also help us out by helping to eliminate the 'little Wigan' tag.
He won't go crazy, but with Heskey's help should easily achieve double figures in goals this upcoming year. Zaki will become second-leading scorer with eight.
Re the midfield, Larsson was an easy signing, by far the classiest player on the classiest team to go down this year. Bruce - noted to not be Koumas' biggest fan - will sell him the moment someone offers 5 million and will jump on Larsson as his replacement.
Versatile Seb will start at left mid and take free kicks, but can fill in on the right or in the middle if we need anything, with Kilbane or Taylor playing the left as needed, and will take over as the starting right winger when Valencia graduates to a bigger team in a year as he's stated this offseason.
Our back four is boosted only with the addition of Figueroa, who like Thomas is taken on a season-long loan and bought after six months.
Westberg is our new 3rd string keeper, a French upbringing combined with American goalkeeping genes for a player who's a soon-to-be USA U-23 international - can realistically be swapped with any young keeper with potential but I figured he'd be a good one to try - and a good way to fit an American into my squad in the absence of... well, we'll get to him later.
My Squad (20 members, with some classic Dave Whelan one-for-oneing):
Kirkland, Pollitt, Westberg, Edman, Figueroa, Boyce, Bramble, Scharner, Melchiot, Taylor, Kilbane, Larsson, Brown, Thomas, Palacios, Valencia, King, Heskey, Zaki, Cisse.
We will be playing:
The ball up front to Heskey, for him to hold up to dish to Cisse/Zaki or to a group of mids who with Larsson should be able to score. Valencia also given more open space to work with on the wing; he could have a breakout year this year, especially feeding to guys like Heskey and Zaki in the middle.
My Latics team will play:
5-3-2 with Taylor and Figueroa as wing backs would be my ideal to build around but that's way too far of a stretch.
My starting XI for the season will be:
Kirkland, Figueroa, Boyce, Scharner, Melchiot, Larsson, Brown, Palacios, Valencia, Heskey, Cisse
My Subs: Zaki, King, Kilbane, Bramble, Pollitt
Had to use everything I had not to force Landon Donovan in there - he'd be reasonably inexpensive, is certainly talented enough, can take free kicks and score goals, plus I think he'd want to come (I can elaborate for days on this if you let me).
We just didn't need a second striker or an attacking or right mid and Donovan's not the out-and-out striker than I think Cisse can be. Rest assured I still want to sign him and given his skill set he should be a great complement to Heskey - I definitely think he could fit in. (In fact, maybe I'll do this a second time...)
So yeah, let me know how this sounds, corrections/revisions welcome as I know some of you guys have some frequent disagreements with my opinions - so I'm welcome to advice.
Other Latics Fantasy's
My Latics Fantasy worbo
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b-Discovery's annual holiday/charity event will be held on December 12th at Urbana at 5:30pm. The co-hosts for the evening are iDiscovery Solutions, Venio Systems, and the local chapters of WiE (Women in eDiscovery). For an invitation or further information, please contact Timothy Wigder, Sales & Marketing Coordinator at iDiscovery Solutions, at email@example.com.
iDiscovery Solutions and Venio Systems will be providing complimentary small bites throughout the event. In the spirit of the holidays and giving, b-Discovery and WiE are proud to join the House of Ruth to help provide a wonderful holiday to a brave mother of two who fled to the House of Ruth to save herself and her kids from abuse. This is a great chance to make a difference this holiday season. Donations will be taken at the door of the event, as well as by individuals with stockings in tow, if you are interested in giving to this worthy cause.
iDiscovery Solutions provides eDiscovery consulting services and expert testimony to law firms and corporations located throughout the world. They are staffed with professionals who are highly skilled and passionate about the fields of technology, security and law. Consultants work alongside legal teams and IT departments to provide expertise in computer forensics, database analysis, document hosting, enterprise security, and incident response, as well as the services of expert testimonies, affidavits, and depositions. Visit iDiscovery Solutions at www.idiscoverysolutions.com.
The Venio Integrated eDiscovery Platform is a single source solution for Processing, ECA, Analytics, Review and Production. It has a flexible workflow whereby in one seamless product users can move from one part of the application to another without the hassle of exporting and importing data between multiple products. Attorneys can quickly identify all participants in a case, identify gaps in email communications and sift through hundreds, thousands and even millions of documents without toggling between different screens and applications. Venio is the single source for all your processing, ECA analytics, first-pass review, review and production needs.
WiE: The mission of Women in eDiscovery is to bring together women interested in technology related to the legal industry and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and other women grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support, and national recognition.
The DC chapter of b-Discovery usually meets the 2nd Wednesday of every month. The group is open to anyone involved, interested or curious about electronic discovery. Membership is open, the bar is cash, and the dues are non-existent (so far).
Hosting b-Discovery is a great way to support the eDiscovery community and to help build up our community. If you would like to host a b-Discovery event, please let us know at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Been off for some while now. Mostly because I completed my Farsight Enclave army (well the main part, now additions are waiting for some love). Been playing a couple of games, and even started painting some other armies.
But I have been lurking.
Anyhow, my new project now is my Astra Militarum army. Heavily supported by Militarum Tempestus.
I was really happy with my paint scheme for my Tau models, and thus I incorporated onto my Guards too. I am planing a city fight gaming table in the future, so the blue/grey armour will suit well for that environment.
First out are two small units. The first one isn't complete. It is missing three members. The reason why they are not painted is because I paint five models at a time (speed painting technique).
The other unit is a small deep striking Tempestus unit with meltaguns. Basically they are suicide guys. But I gave them some medals/purity seals and skulls painted onto their helmets to make them feel special.
Well, I am not much of painting to a super high standard. I am a gamer before painter. BUT, I do have a requirement that everything should be painted (unless I am trying something out). Thus, I speed paint, and try to get them into a slightly above table top standard.


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Peppercorn Distress Signal
I'm Charles "Chachi" Arcola, site manager for this website, and this is my story. Let me start first by saying it wasn't easy growing up in the footsteps of one Arthur Fonzarelli. You see, the days I spent with the Fonz were far from happy days. I mean how could I possibly be happy living so inadequately in the shadow of the great one who could start a jukebox simply by smacking it? I was just a kid, but I could see the writing on the wall. I was never going to be cool like him. As much as I tried to overlook it, there was no getting past the fact that I was more Ralph Malph than I would ever be Fonzie. It was more than I could bear. I had to find a way out.
Thankfully I found that escape route when I skipped town with Richie's sister, Joanie Cunningham. I entered into what I still consider to be the most fulfilling period in my life. It was like a weight had been lifted. I was my own man. No longer forced to remain in the looming shadow of my cousin. Ah, but it was to be short lived. Joanie and I grew apart and our relationship floundered. It was then that I took on a job as a babysitter. Suddenly they began calling me Charles, Charles in Charge. At first I didn't mind, however, after awhile the responsibility started getting to me. I didn't want to be Charles anymore. I just wanted to go back to being good old Chachi, the loveable good for nothing slacker that nobody expected anything of. Well I got my wish.
I found myself off the air completely. I didn't know what to do with myself. For goodness sake, I had been a TV personality and now I was a pitiful wretch just scraping to get by. I spent the next 16 years of my life bouncing from town to town searching for re-runs but they were few and far between. I came to the point of total despair, a little swampy spot just off the ramp of exit 13A on the northbound side of the New Jersey Turnpike. It was there that the Kid found me. You might say he was my salvation. You might also say that he was a freak, dressed in tights with a cape and a big pepper grinder strapped to his back. He wasn't wearing his trusty pepper shakers, as I would later come to find out that he was "off duty" at the time, whatever the hell that means.
Anyway, he cleaned me up and gave me a chance to get my life back together. I thought maybe he could use a sidekick, however, apparently he's very anti-sidekick. Says his work is too dangerous and he can't bring himself to subject anyone else to the risks he faces everyday. He's always talking about how he travels at speeds "in excess of 25 miles per hour" on that goofy little moped of his. Like I said, he's a strange bird.
He had no use for me as a sidekick, although fortunately for me, he did need someone to look after his website. After all, he's so busy, as he puts it, "fighting for justice and the right of every man, woman and child to bring out the pepper within." You heard right, the pepper within. Lord only knows. At any rate, that's how I got to be where I am today. Now you know my story. If you have any further questions or comments, you can contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com. I will try to get back to you but I can't promise anything. Remember that I am Chachi, the loveable good for nothing slacker that nobody expects anything of.
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The AP Investigation- Broken Faith has now posted audio clips under – "Voice from the Church." The investigation revolves around testimonies of ex-members of Word of Faith Fellowship (WOFF). The content of these testimonies has resulted in two Assistant District Attorneys- Frank Webster and Chris Back being "no longer employed." Also, Lori Cornelius, Cleveland County Department of Social Services employee "resigning" as of March 17, 2017. Link also includes 14 stories from the Broken Faith Investigation.
List of clips include:
Jeffrey Cooper: talking about a meeting with Frank Webster's comments included. Second clip about the roles played during the mock trials.
Jane Whaley: explaining her perspective on not reporting sexual abuse. A second clip of her casting dispersions on a 13- year old young girl who was molested during her time inside WOFF. Third clip of her loudly encouraging David Caulder.
Jamey Anderson: explaining a meeting with Jane, a second clip about the fear in daily life of WOFF.
Jay Plummer: explaining the abuse he experienced.
Tiago Cherubino: talking about an attack he witnessed.
Rick Cooper: explain how WOFF worked to shape its reputation.
John Cooper: he describes the consequences of speaking out at the church. Second clip about the restrictions on marital sex.
Danielle Cordez: recounting a failed attempt to run away from home. (gripping) Second clip explaining what is needed to end the abuse at WOFF.
Tim Cornelius: he describes a 7 year-old retelling the experience of being beaten in the classroom for daydreaming.
Thank you, to each and every ex-member who was willing to be interviewed by Mitch Weiss and the AP Investigative team. We have shared experiences which have shocked this nation and the international community. Not everyone experienced the same level of abuse; however, in some way, each member of WOFF goes through some type of abuse whether socially, emotionally, mentally, spiritually, physically or destruction of relationships with friends or family who decide not to join or express some contrary opinion about Jane Whaley, church practices or any aspect of this dangerous closed sub-CULTure.
Telling the secrets is one of the first steps to healing. I encourage all ex-members to continue on this journey of recovery. There is hope; it is a new day in the saga called Word of Faith Fellowship.
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Thank you, for taking time to visit and read this blog. Please, consume the information on this site responsibly. The author is not a licensed mental health professional and encourages those that need professional help to seek it. The intent of the material is to inform and be a resource. Be sure to tell every member that you know at WOFF about this blog. There are readers at WOFF. Jane told me and Josh confirmed it.
Comments are invited from all readers, including present or former members. Polls are not scientific and no private information is gathered.
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Confidence in the science of global warming grows despite "climate-gate"
David Moulton with Dr. John Holdren, science advisor to President Obama in Copenhagen.
Today Rajendra Pachauri, leader of the Nobel-prize winning UN climate science process, spoke in Copenhagen with confidence in the bedrock of science on which our understanding of global warming rests.
Meanwhile the opposition continues to try to squeeze the last few drops of doubt out of a few email lemons stolen from East Anglia University.
Here's an irony: One of the calmest, fact-oriented and informative assessments of the state of climate science appeared a week ago in the Wall Street Journal. Although news editor Michael Totty pitches it as a "he said/she said" ("Arguments the skeptics make and how believers respond") it is in fact all a reasonable non-scientist needs to know about the disturbing trend of global warming and the urgent need to reduce the global emissions that are forcing the planet into uncharted and dangerous territory. It deserves more attention than it is getting.
Is there a scientific consensus about global warming? "Climate-gate" might lead one to think not. But Totty notes that in a recent survey of more than 3000 earth scientists, 82 percent agreed that human activity is a 'significant contributing factor" in changing global temperatures, and that 75 of the 77 climate scientists who actively publish in the field , about 97 percent agreed with the statement.
Totty considers each of the salient skeptic sorties against this consensus, stating the pros and cons. Heard this one? "2008 was the coldest in ten years - there is no global warming." Totty reminds that this "cold" year was the 11th warmest year on record. 2009 is warmer still. The decade was the hottest ten-year span on record, and the long-term temperature trend since the mid-70s is up.
Heard this one? "Global warming is actually just the result of scientists taking readings from urban locations that are subject to the 'urban heat island effect'." Totty notes that models are actually adjusted for the heat island effect, the trend is up after the adjustment, and is supported by independent measurements of warming oceans, disappearing glaciers and permafrost, a shrinking Arctic ice cap, and the shifting ranges of plants and animals out of their historic ranges.
Here in Copenhagen the story remains what the world will do this week to confront the reality of man-made climate change. But the public needs a reminder of why so many world leaders have gathered in one place to hash out the details of reducing global warming emissions. Print Totty's article out, share it, invite discussion of why confidence in the science of global warming is so high right now despite the East Anglian email scandal.
Photo: David Moulton, Climate Policy Director at The Wilderness Society, with Dr. John Holdren, science advisor to President Obama in Copenhagen.
This article also appears on the National Journal's Copenhagen Insider blog.


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Emigrant Trail officially launched on quay front
THE EMIGRANT Trail, which enables people to retrace President John F Kennedy's historic trip to the area in 1963, was officially launched on New Ross quay front on Thursday night.
Minister Paul Kehoe T.D. performed the official launch at the Dunbrody Famine Ship and visitor centre where a plaque featuring an inscription about last year's JFK50 commemoration events was unveiled.
The 15-mile trail features three key heritage sites in the vicinity of New Ross as well as the historic quayside from where President Kennedy's great grandfather Patrick left for America in 1848. The quayside now features the iconic Emigrant Flame lit from the Eternal Flame at President Kennedy's graveside in Arlington National Cemetery. Officially launching the trail Minister Kehoe said: 'A little over 12 months ago Wexford witnessed the highlight of the 2013 Gathering – JFK 50. The Emigrant Trail is a legacy of that event. I was honoured to represent the State at the graveside of President John F. Kennedy where in the presence of members of the Kennedy Family, including Congressman Joseph Kennedy III, a torch was lit from the Eternal Flame.'
Minister Kehoe said in a symbolic way, the flame completed the journey back to Ireland that President Kennedy promised on his departure in 1963. It was used by President Kennedy's daughter Caroline, his sister Jean and our Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, to light the Emigrant Flame on the quayside in New Ross. 'The Emigrant Flame honours all the emigrants who left our nation,' he said. The Emigrant Trail was developed by Wexford Local Authorities and New Ross Municipal District in conjunction with Failte Ireland and the JFK Trust.
Tara Kerry of Failte Ireland said: 'This new tourism product is unique to Wexford and a great tourism experience. New Ross, in particular, has very exceptional Irish American connections. This resonated globally in June 2013 through the JFK50 Gathering and it's wonderful to see so many coach stops and visitors taking pictures at the New Ross attractions.'
The trail features a life-size statue of President Kennedy, The Dunbrody Famine Ship, the podium marking the spot from where President Kennedy spoke to the people of New Ross in 1963.
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Saturday, April 16, 2016
Pacific Lace Shawl
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what stitch is kfb? i know some of knitting terms, but, not all of them. I'm just getting back into knitting, I crochet mostly.ReplyDeleteReplies
Kfb means knit front back. You knit into the front of the st, and then without dropping the st off the left needle, knit into the back st, and then drop the st off the needle.Delete
So happy I found your site! Can you please tell me what "I wrap the ends a few times, which helps make it more secure" means :-( Thanks so muchReplyDeleteReplies
Since the scarf is pretty long, I just wrap it around my neck an extra time. This just helps get the ends out of the way and it does make the shawl less likely to fall off.Delete
Thanks for posting this. I have a hank of Stroll just waiting for a beautiful pattern like this one.ReplyDeleteReplies
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Olá! a minha duvida, é somente estes pontos, que tenho que fazer, ou tem mais descrição? E qual o n° da agulha.ReplyDelete
While the pattern took me several reads to understand, I am thrilled that you published a pattern that uses one skein AND isReplyDelete
Long enough to wrap around my neck a couple timesReplies
Glad you like it! I've found that this yarn actually goes pretty far.Delete
This has become my favorite shawl pattern. I always come back to it, and it's a great first time shawl. I've made this in a variety of yarns.ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm glad you like it so much!Delete
So far I am enjoying your pattern. I am just a little confused about when i should stop increasing and begin decreasing, so I have skinny ends.ReplyDelete
There are no decreasing rows in this pattern. The triangle shape is made just with the increasing rows.Delete
Why is it that I cannot figure this pattern out? I have been knitting rows 2 and 3 but when do you begin the "even " rows1&2 and "odd"rows1. & 2 ?ReplyDeleteReplies
I did random sections of lace. The even and odd rows are for the lace, and depend on whether you have an even or odd number of stitches. This changes because you increase one stitch every other row. You can start the lace sections at any time, and alternate with garter sections, which is just rows 2 and 3.Delete
Beautiful shawl Alyssa. Could you tell me if this could be worn as a wrap around the shoulders? Is it wide enough for that? Thank you ��ReplyDeleteReplies
The shawl is long and narrow, so it may work for being wrapped around the shoulders. If you want something that would cover more of your back, I knit think this would work that well since it's pretty narrow, at 15".Delete
Looks gorgeous. How do I print this out. Can find no way to acces printer on your page. Thx,ReplyDelete
Look for an addition to your browser called Print Friendly. It'll go into your top bar so you can use it when necessary. It will allow you to create a pdf or to print it. I hope that helps. Alyssa, I believe that this is something that you can add to your website to allow folk to pdf or print your wonderful patterns. I'll be using Print Friendly for this pattern. Thank you!ReplyDelete
I don't understand the pattern. If I follow the instructions, I keep increasing the number of stitches. How does the scarf get narrow again to sorm a triangle?ReplyDeleteReplies
The scarf is knit on the bias so you don't need to decrease the stitches. I'm sure it will make sense to you if you start working it up.Delete


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Cultural climate has a certain amount of predictability. But you won't find that in the Farmer's Almanac. What happens after a long cold season of skepticism? What preparations have you made concerning the coming barbarianism? In this message, Dr. Sproul …
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Religious pluralism is one of the greatest challenges facing Christianity in today's world. Is Jesus Christ just one way among many valid paths to God? In this message, Dr. John MacArthur explains how pluralism conflicts with the exclusive claims of …
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The Scriptures teach that God is sovereign over all. The Scriptures also teach that man is responsible for his actions. Are the two teachings contradictory? In this session Dr. R.C. Sproul will address the perennial questions surrounding the …
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The Heart of the Bear
Feeling spiritually lost in his native Estonia, Niika (Rain Simmul) retreats to the isolated Taiga Region of Siberia on a journey of self-discovery. Through various encounters with the natives of the region, he learns about many of the age-old myths that govern their lives and discovers love with local teacher Gitya (Dinara Drukarova). Yet, when Niika has a violent encounter with a black bear, an animal revered by the locals, he is overcome with guilt and must find a way to cleanse his soul.


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Balloon explosion during visarjan scars 17-year-old
He had ferried his boat out to sea to bid farewell to Lalbaugcha Raja when gas balloons on board exploded; has been forced to miss Std X semester exams owing to his wounds
Bidding adieu to Lord Ganesha took a horrible turn for a 17-year-old after he suffered serious burn injuries when a series of balloons exploded mid-sea. The teen has now been forced to miss his Std X semester examinations that are starting today.
Every year during Ganpati visarjans, several residents of the fisherman's colony at Cuffe Parade take their boats out to sea to bid Lalbaugcha Raja a final adieu for the season. The fishermen mark this occasion with firecrackers and decorate their boats with gas balloons.
Ganesh Das, a student of Holy Name High School at Colaba, and his friend Dheeraj Tandel and 28 others wanted to bid farewell to the deity and ferried his father's boat to sea in the wee hours of September 30. "We had bought some balloons and had tied them closed to the boat's silencer.
Owing to the heat, suddenly one of the balloons burst and within a few moments, the other balloons also began to explode. Some of us who are good swimmer dived into the water to escape the explosions," said Ganesh.
Onlookers at the beach and other fisher folk saw the teens in the water and rushed to rescue them. They were taken to hospital immediately, where it was found that 11 who were on the boat had been injured. Ganesh, who suffered serious burn injuries owing to the blasts, is still recuperating at St George Hospital.
Recounting the mishap, Ganesh said, "Every year we go out to bid farewell to the Lalbaugcha Raja. This year too, we took my dad's boat. I can't fathom how all this happened in a matter of few seconds."
Ganesh's father Shankar said, "He is recovering slowly, but he still can't get out of bed. The school authorities have been kind enough to help us during these difficult times. We are praying to Ganesha that he gets well soon and passes his exams with flying colours."


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Worried about employee morale, the Richmond County Board of Education has scrapped plans for a salary survey it says the district can neither implement nor afford.
Board members last year placed $25,000 in the 2003-04 budget for the survey, which would have been the first in more than a decade. The board wanted a consultant to compare salaries of teachers, bus drivers and all other personnel to those of similar-sized districts to see whether Richmond County is competitive.
The last study, by an Augusta professor, led to pay raises for several school employees, including a 10 percent jump for secretaries, district Comptroller Gene Spires said.
Despite record-level tax increases, the central office has had to freeze several vacancies and watch every penny, Mr. Spires said. The district also might face a large midyear budget cut from the state and a crippling 5 percent cut for the 2004-05 school year.
"If you did (a survey), you wouldn't have funding to make the recommended changes," Mr. Spires said. "We are not going to look at increasing people's pay beyond what the state requires us to do."
Board member Helen Minchew had pushed for the survey last year.
"It was just to see if we are on par with surrounding school districts and the state," she said. "At the time, no one expressed an opposition to it."
Mrs. Minchew asked Superintendent Charles Larke about the salary study at the Jan. 8 board meeting and learned the money was earmarked for something else.
"My opinion is we asked for this and we budgeted this," she told Dr. Larke.
Dr. Larke said morale would suffer if employees saw their salary should be higher and the district didn't increase it.
The central office is asking the board to redirect the money to fund an electronic procurement and bid system. The system could save the district as much as $650,000 a year, Mr. Spires said.
The comptroller said a salary study might be feasible in the near future if the economy rebounds.
"We're not saying, 'Let's not do one,"' he said. "We're saying, 'Let's postpone it."'
"We're not saying, 'Let's not do one.' We're saying, 'Let's postpone it."' - Comptroller Gene Spires, on a school salary survey
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Dr. Ann Barksdale, DVM/Owner
Dr. Ann Barksdale graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University in 1981. She earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Minnesota in 1992. Dr. Ann worked as a veterinarian and practice owner in Minnesota for several years prior to moving back to Maine. She has been practicing medicine for 15 years and has been working with small mammals since 1994 to include rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, and other pocket pets. Dr. Ann is a member of the AVMA, MVMA and AEMV (Assoc. of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians) and is also a recommended veterinarian for the House Rabbit Society. She had served as a board member for a service dog organization called My Wonderful Dog and provided veterinary care for the service dogs in training durng that time. Dr. Ann has worked closely with breeders to assist in managing reproductive cases and litters. Her favorite thing about veterinary medicine is the constant variety of cases that walk through the hospital door. Dr. Ann lives in Cape Elizabeth with her husband, Henry, and their two sons Matthew and Sam. Their family pets include a black lab named Simon, 2 cats, Pippin and Rosie. Outside of the office, Dr. Ann enjoys performing modern dance and ballet, swimming, skiing, and taking walks with her dog.
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Dr. Katie earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Southern Maine, 1988. She worked at an advertising agency in Washington, D.C. until starting the study of veterinary medicine. She earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 2002. Dr. Katie is a member of the AVMA, MVMA and AEMV (Assoc. of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians) and is a recommended veterinarian for the Ferret Rescue of Maine. She enjoys all the animals she sees here at the hospital and can't imagine not seeing dogs, cats, ferrets and other critters smaller than toasters every day. Dr. Katie lives in South Portland with her husband, Leon, and their son, Camden and daughter, Maddie. The family is rounded out with the cats: Toby, Bokie, Kitty Bear, Grace, her dog Tofu (Dr. Katie wishes to be as pretty as Tofu one day) as well as a gregarious conure parrot, Tyrza, her ferret Moxie and 3 goldfish the size of mackerel! Outside of veterinary medicine Dr. Katie loves to work on her house (is there another wall I can rip down?), cook new tasty dishes and garden. Dr. Katie is fluent in sign language.


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Mildred (nee Ruehlman) Housh, 90, of Bethel, died Dec. 21, 2007.
She was preceded in death by husband, William Housh; and eight brothers and sisters.
She is survived by daughters, Kathy (Bill) Evans, Debbie (Paul) Richards, Becky (George) Swanson, Vicki (Merv) Dunne, Connie Willis, and Julie (Scott) Sloggett; sons, Billy (Robin), Timmy (Cindy), and Terry (Helen) Housh; sister, Margie Pirman; brother, Gene Ruehlman; 26 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Dec. 24 at the St. Mary Church in Bethel. Interment followed at the Tate Township Cemetery.
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Ms. Shannon was seen leaving a dance studio in beverly hills yesterday after training for "Dancing with the stars". This tv vixen, gone poker professional, has come along way from American Pie days. You could say she has definetly switched gears…… atleast that's what we think. From jumping from poker circuit to Dancing with the Stars, this little lady has been quite the busy body. She currently has four World Series of Poker event cashes to her name now, and placed third in the 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. Whats more impressive than a women who's got hot legs and ass….. wait I meant beauty and brains. Getting chosen as contestant on Dancing with the Stars, is helping her career in a good way, not like gold digger Heather Mills and her fake ass leg. Sorry, not making fun of the leg situation, I just can bear watching that pathetic troll on the tube. As for all of her recent extracuricular projects, Shannon is an animal supporter and started a charity helping them called animal avengers. What's next….. hmmm the buzz is Shannon may consider posing nude for PETA…. check it out~
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Recently I spent an afternoon getting to know Carvey (from Inventables) with help from Brian Bartel.
You can watch our adventure below:
It's easy to see Carvey stealing the show but the other hidden gem from Inventables is Easel. This is the software that helps you get your designs ready for carving.
Using CNC to carve a little turkey for #thanksgiving pic.twitter.com/n8WPaQ0bnr
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Easel is web-based and free to use. You can create designs from scratch or import your own images. The software is intuitive and is worth checking out even if you don't have a Carvey.
The whole experience was a refreshing change from 3D printing. I look forward to seeing what students can create with tools like these.


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