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Friday, April 15, 2011
CMA CGM seeks 16,000TEU's
German shipowner Claus-Peter Offen and French carrier CMA CGM appear to have agreed on an increase in the size of three vessels on order in South Korea.
Market sources suggest that CMA CGM is close to sealing an enlargement of the 12,500 teu trio to 16,000 teu.
Originally Reederei Claus-Peter Offen ordered five 12,500 teu ships from Samsung Heavy Industries, two of which were to be chartered out to CMA CGM and the remaining three to be taken over directly by the container line.
"CMA CGM knows that eventually it has to take over the ships. And now it looks as though financing has been arranged," an industry source said.
Delivery dates for the three ships may be as late as 2014, rather than this year, as originally scheduled..
Expansion of the ship capacities can only be agreed once change of ownership has taken place.
Mr Offen is not thought to be involved in the talks with Samsung, as he does not expect to be the owner of the ships for much longer.
His pair of vessels, which were financed with the help of Commerzbank subsidiary CommerzReal, remain unaffected by the upgrade discussions, since one has already been delivered and the second is scheduled for completion this autumn.
Published : April 15, 2011
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Samsung to firm up drillship options
DryShips' subsidiary Ocean Rig is reportedly close to exercising at least two of the four additional drillship options it holds at Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea after proceeds from a $500m bond offering poured into its growing war chest.
The 78%-controlled offshore drilling contractor priced its senior unsecured five-year bonds at 9.5%.
The proceeds bring to an estimated $1bn the amount of free cash Ocean Rig is projected to have within this year for potential fleet growth.
The bond cash follows last month's completion of financing for its existing quartet of ultra deepwater drillship newbuilds at the South Korean yard.
As the outlook for offshore drilling brightened DryShips last November slapped down non-refundable slot reservation fees of $24.8m per vessel for the four options, the first two of which promise delivery dates of July and October 2013.
At an all-in price of $600m each, the options already look in the money following orders for two similar units at Samsung by Maersk Drilling, which appears to be paying an all-in price of about $650m for each of its vessels.
Maersk's contracts, which are also for deliveries in the third and fourth quarters of 2013, are said by some to be the last slots for that year at the recognised ultra deepwater drillship building yards.
Ocean Rig will have until November this year to declare the third and fourth drillship options, which relate to deliveries in 2014.
Published : April 15, 2011
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Samsung passes $5bn for new orders
Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries has become the second yard in Korea to hit $5bn in new orders this year, following Hyundai Heavy Industries.
Samsung has recently won an additional newbuilding order for a $600m-worth drillship from Norway's Seadrill.
With the order, Samsung has hunted five drillships, in total, so far this year with accumulated new order value coming to around $5.3bn.
This corresponds to 46% of its target for this year of $11.5bn, which gets the yard closer to its annual target.
Samsung has received 21 newbuilding orders so far this year, including six LNG carriers, five drillships, nine boxships and an offshore supply vessel.
Meanwhile, Hyundai has passed $5bn in new orders for the first time among Korean shipyards this year with winning five drillships, one FPSO, 12 boxships, one shuttle tanker and one car carrier, etc. totaling $7.1bn in worth so far this year.
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has scored $3.4bn in new orders with three drillships and 10 boxships so far this year.
Published : April 15, 2011
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Offshore plant orders up 54.5%
Korean yards' combined new orders for offshore plants during the first quarter came to $4.363bn, increasing by 54.5% year-on-year.
Korea Plant Industries Association (KOPIA) has announced Korea's plant industries won $12.4bn of new orders, in total, from foreign countries during the first quarter.
The figure is a 50.3% decrease compared with the same period of last year, but a 93.8% increase if the nuclear power plant order of $18.6bn placed by United Arab Emirates in January last year is excluded.
According to Korea's Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE), the total new order value of offshore plants accounts for 35.1% of the whole plants, which is because domestic yards centering on Korea's big three have successively won large-scale projects based on their long-time accumulated knowhow for the offshore plant and oil and gas sectors.
For instance, Hyundai Heavy Industries won a FPSO worth $1.196bn from BP in February, and Samsung Heavy Industries received two drillship newbuilding orders worth $1.101bn from an American shipowner in March.
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering started its new order march of this year with drillships, winning two drillship orders worth $1bn from Norway's Aker Drilling in March as Hyundai also succeeded in hunting $1bn-worth two drillship orders from Noble Drilling.
An analysis on new orders for offshore plants during the first quarter shows that an economic recovery and the trends of resource developments have boosted newbuilding orders for offshore plants, which has caused an increase in the new order share of the Americas and Europe. Therefore, the concentration of new orders in the Meddle East has been alleviated.
Meanwhile, given that traditionally newbuilding orders are concentrically placed in the second half, and demands for energy plants are increasing thanks to high oil prices, new plant orders from foreign countries would steadily increase this year centering on the oil and gas and offshore plant segments.
Published : April 15, 2011
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
Korea retakes World No.1
South Korea's shipbuilding industry has taken the world first place in new orders and new order value for the first quarter of the year, beating its rival, China.
Korea's Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) and Korea Shipbuilders' Association (Koshipa) announced yesterday that the combined new orders and new order value of Korean yards for the first quarter stayed in 3.3m CGT and $12.8bn, increasing by 28.8% and 0.7% year-on-year respectively.
During the same period, China scored 1.95m CGT in new orders and $3.5bn in new order value.
When it comes to vessel terms, Korea hit 90 ships while China won 88 ships.
One official from MKE remarked, "Since container traffic is expected to increase, and resource development would be getting active in the near future, newbuilding orders for high value added ships will continue to be placed for a while."
Korea's top seven shipyards - Hyundai, Daewoo, Samsung, STX, Hyundai Samho, Hyundai Mipo and Hanjin - have won 28 boxships of over 8,000 TEU and 14 drillships, in total, during the first quarter, which is worth $10.7bn corresponding to 21% of combined annual target.
One official from MKE stated, "Ship exports are going smooth as planned, so we are going to boost an export forecast for this year by 2.3% to $51.7bn from the original of $50.5bn.
Meanwhile, the rapid progress of the large shipbuilders has caused domestic small and medium yards to see an decrease in new orders.
While the combined new order value of Korean yards for the first quarter did not show a considerable gap with $12.7bn from the first quarter of last year, the top seven yards' value increased dramatically to $10.7bn from $2.4bn.
This means that small and medium yards centering on bulkers and tankers saw a huge drop in new order value.
Meantime, the combined newbuilding output of Korean yards during the same period came to 3.27m CGT, decreasing by 20.2% year-on-year with the combined orderbook standing at 43.91m CGT, a 17% drop compared with the end of last year.
The total of export value for the first quarter improved, mainly thanks to the favorable tone of ship exports for large-sized vessels, by 67.9% versus the same period of last year to $16.5bn.
Lastly, the total of newbuilding orders placed during the period worldwide declined by 6.6% year-on-year to 6.29m CGT as newbuilding prices decreased slightly as well compared with the end of last year except for LNG carriers.
Published : April 14, 2011
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Different outlooks on shipbuilding
The stock prices of Samsung Heavy industries, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Hyundai Heavy Industries soared sharply by 36.9%, 33.8% and 26.9% respectively from the middle of March when the shipbuilding shares started an earnest rally to the 11th of April, outweighing the price-earnings ratio of Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) of 10.3%.
Regarding the size of a further rise in the stock prices, there are different opinions.
Lee Seok-jae, director of Seoul-based Mirae Assets, represents 'the reappearance of the shipbuilding super cycle of 2007', saying, "New LNG carrier orders would increase, and Korea's shipbuilding shares are unequaled in the sector."
Amid increasing demands for oil drilling due to skyrocketing oil prices, there are signs for high value added LNG carriers to see growing newbuild orders. Therefore, it is highly expected that Korean shipyards will enjoy a boom as good as that of 2007.
On the contrary, Song Sang-hoon, head of the research center of Seoul-based Kyobo Securities, remarks, "New order expectations for the second half had some influences on the climbed shipbuilding stock prices, so it is too late to buy the stocks now."
Jeon Jae-cheon, researcher of Seoul-based Daishin Securities, also says, "The investment in the shipbuilding shares betting on oil prices has already started since the end of last year. In the aspects of new orders, drillships will see the end in the first half, and containerships in the second half of the year, so this is not right time to suggest additional purchase," showing caution.
Another two reasons for the negative outlook on the shipbuilding stock prices are the increase in steel prices and highly expected slow performance for the second half to be affected by low-priced ships.
Choi Kwang-shik, researcher of Seoul-based LIG Investment and Securities, states, "The increased steel price will have an influence from April, which would increase shipbuilding cost by about 15%. In addition, the low-priced ships contracted as a recession breakthrough in 2010 will negatively affect the net profit for the second half."
Published : April 14, 2011
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Hyundai has most loyal workforce
South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries staff serve the longest at 19.1 years on average, according to a survey of the top 100 listed companies in terms of market capitalization as of Monday.
It was followed by POSCO (18.9 years), the largest steel maker in the country.
The average length of service at the top 100 firms is 10.3 years.
The retirement age at Hyundai Heavy Industries and POSCO is 58, two or three years longer than other companies, and most of their production workers work until retirement age as their pay and welfare systems are the highest in the industry.
"Our staff are so proud that they say there's no better workplace than this," a Hyundai Heavy executive claimed.
Kim Jung-chul, a senior manager at job portal JobKorea said, "The average length of service is relatively long in conventional industries such as shipbuilding, iron and steel, and automobiles, since there are hardly any big changes in them."
Published : April 14, 2011
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Odense shipyard bought by auctioneers
Maynards Europe GmbH and Hilco Industrial Europe (Hilco) announced their purchase of the equipment of the Odense Steel Shipyard (OSS) in Denmark.
A wholly-owned subsidiary of AP Moller Maersk, OSS is one of the largest shipyards in Europe and for decades has built some of the world's largest container vessels, oil tankers and RO-RO ships.
"The sale of the Odense yard has valuable equipment of interest to the shipbuilding industry around the world," stated Daniel Kroeger, Managing Director of Maynards Europe.
"The facility offers machinery that can be used in a variety of industries. We expect strong purchase interest from a wide range of end-users." Mr. Kroeger noted that a closure like this is often a good business opportunity, allowing companies to upgrade their current assets while keeping capital purchase costs down. Equipment available ranges in value from multimillion-Euro heavy welding lines to mobile cranes.
In August 2009 the 92-year-old shipyard announced its imminent closure, citing competitive market pressure from the Far East (particularly China) and considerable annual deficits. Maynards' European office took note, and approached OSS with an offer to liquidate the 1.1-million sq. metre facility.
Maynards and Hilco took title to the OSS assets (including the shipbuilding manufacturing lines) on April 6, and immediately began an initial sales phase entertaining offers from en-bloc purchasers and strategic end-users in the shipbuilding industry.
This will be followed by a series of multi-day auctions offering thousands of modern manufacturing, fabricating, mobile and support equipment items. The auctions will begin in June 2011 and continue until March 2012.
Published : April 14, 2011
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Vyborg bags subcontract for PSV
Vyborg Shipyard, one of the largest shipbuilding companies in the North-Western Region of Russia, has signed a $15m subcontract with Arctech Helsinki Shipyard (AHS) for the construction of modules (frame structures) for two ice-class platform supply vessels (PSVs), the Russian shipbuilder press service said.
The modules are scheduled for delivery in December 2011 and for the second PSV – in Q2, 2012. AHS plans to deliver the two PSVs to Sovcomflot in the spring 2013.
The main contractor for the project is Finland's Arctech Helsinki Shipyard (AHS), owned on parity basis by Russia's United Shipbuilding Corporation and South Korea's STX. Total price of the main contract, signed in December last year, is $200m.
The subcontract will help Vyborg that has faced production decline and layoffs create more jobs.
Vyborg specializes in the construction of drilling rigs for the development of marine and offshore deposits and vessels of small and medium tonnage.
Published : April 12, 2011
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CSIC plans $1.9bn private placement
China Shipbuilding Industry Co Ltd plans to raise up to 12.5 billion yuan ($1.9 billion) by selling new shares to a select group of investors, the company said on Tuesday.
China Shipbuilding will issue up to 1 billion yuan-denominated A-shares in the Shanghai share sale, it said in a statement with the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Trading in China Shipbuilding shares had been suspended since March 18. The stock was last traded at 13.19 yuan a share.
Published : April 13, 2011
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New orders fall, S&P deals rise
Newbuilding orders appear to be on a steadily declining road after more than one year of investment frenzy. Should this trend keep growing, it could help alleviate the oversupply concerns for most ship types and market segments in the following years.
By contrast, sale and purchase activity of secondhand vessels has been rising in recent weeks.
During the past week, 24 vessels were reported changing hands, according to shipbroker Golden Destiny.
A total of $410 million was invested towards those deals, while an additional four transactions were realized on private terms.
These figures represent a 20% increase on a weekly basis and a 60% increase compared to the same week of 2010 said the Piraeus-based shipbroker, noting that tankers and bulk carriers appear to be the most popular purchase candidates, with a share of 74% of the total activity.
In terms of invested capital, the most overweight sector for this week is the tanker segment due to strong activity in the crude sector, 11 vessels reported to have changed hands equaling a total invested capital region $227 million representing around 55% of the total invested capital.
Published : April 13, 2011
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Mid-yards stretching arms
Korea's middle-standing shipyards are actively coming forward to hunt newbuilding orders following the large shipbuilders, which have recently shown rapid surges in new orders.
According to industry sources, Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and SPP Shipbuilding are playing an important role as a 'waist' of Korea's shipbuilding industry.
For example, Sungdong is soon to deliver its 100th newbuilding in four years since it built its first newbuild in February 2007.
One official from the yard says, "We will attain KRW 2.5trn ($2.29bn) in sales this year to remain in the world top 10 through aggressive new order activities."
The shipbuilder has recently made the first step into the offshore industry with winning high value added shuttle tankers, which have been dominated by only large shipyards.
Meanwhile, SPP currently operating three shipyards in Sacheon, Tongyoung and Gosung has lately won five new bulker orders, which is the first outcome of its planned new order activities based on the synergy effects of the M&A conducted earlier this year between affiliates and staff reinforcement for new order intake.
In particular, the middle-standing yard with an annual shipbuilding capacity of 45 newbuilds and sales of KRW 2trn-scale has been seeking for differentiation with domestic shipbuilding giants as well as Chinese rivals through selective and intensified new order activities for specific ship types.
For instance, the yard focused on mid-sized bulkers below 100,000-dwt class in 2006 when it first entered in the newbuilding business.
Then, its attention turned into the 50,000-dwt MR tanker as the competition with Chinese yards were getting keen and secured the world-class competitiveness in this sector, occupying 35% share in the whole newbuilding market. The yard has finally come to be the world number one shipyard for the ship type.
Plus, the shipbuilder has been very professional in delivering high-quality newbuilds on time, attracting more new orders from its old customers.
Published : April 13, 2011
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Six challenges facing China yards
China is doing its best to become world's shipbuilding powerhouse during the Chinese government's 12th five-year development plan from 2011 to 2015 after it succeeded in lifting itself to one of the world shipbuilding giants during the 11th five-year plan.Under the current situation, China's shipbuilding industry encounters six main challenges to overcome; ▲ uncertainty about China's and global economic development, ▲ long-lasting shortage of demand in the international market, ▲ intensified competition day by day among shipbuilders, ▲ new regulations and policies of the international shipbuilding industry, ▲ price increase in raw materials and labor cost and ▲ inflation pressure and price instability due to the appreciation of the yuan.
The concrete target of China's shipbuilding industry during the 12th five-year plan is to upgrade China's shipbuilding industry to the world best class level with CNY 1trn ($153bn) in profit and 40% market share by 2015.
Plus, China aims to enhance independent innovation ability, to meet more than 50 of the international standards, to create world leading brand, to lead China's top 10 shipbuilders to occupy over 70% market share of China's total, to place six Chinese shipyards on the world top 10 shipbuilder list and to localize more than 80% of ship equipment and facilities.
Published : April 13, 2011
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Fascinating, Heroes, Proud
All of the astronauts.
Have heard many of his books...one of my favorite narrators ...however...not everyone feels that way so...Listen to the sample to be sure.
Loved the many interviews and anecdotes that you would not get just from watching TV or reading a straight history.
"Kept My Interest"
One of the most interesting.
Really can't pick just one. All of the astronauts were amazing, smart and brave people!
The French astronaut..He did a credible French accent for him.
Yes...laughed a number of times at the first person anecdotes. Cried at the details of the two the exploded.
Normally bios and histories tend to lose my interest after a while. Not this time. I think it was because the author sprinkled it with so many of the astronauts actual works and stories.
Th unique and detailed stories that I have never heard before
Nothing that I have read. This was all new to me and I loved it!
A unique story-telling experience
The discussions of the issues with Challenger definitely stood out in my mind
Great book overall!
"Best of the series...so far"
No...once is enough.
I've read a number of this"History of Spaceflight" series. "Wheels Stop," like all of them is
very good, as are all the books in the series. And as far as I know, it's the only one
in audiobook form, which was a big plus for me. I was able to get through it on my
daily commute to work.
No....took about a week of commuting as well as a few around town errands on the weekends. In fact, I found myself looking for excuses to drive just so I could listen to it.!
Wheels Stop has a fast-paced, highly readable style, in which the author presents a fascinating collection of oral-history-type anecdotes based on his extensive interviews with astronauts, program managers, technicians, administrators and ground-support engineers who were involved in those flights, all organized within a relatively loose structure of program and flight events.
The personal approach made this even better than some of the "drier" in the series and the reader was very good, which certainly helped.
"Hard to stop listening"
The personal touch. Lots of stories and background from the people involved. Things you never saw on the news when it was happening.
I found the whole thing fascinating.
Stuff I never knew...like what some of the astronauts did after they retired was very interesting.
Yes...the two tragedies.
Reader did a very good job.
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Two hands grasp in a handshake.
- The definition of grasp is a firm hold on something.
An example of grasp is a strong hold onto a banister.
- Grasp is defined as to have a firm hold on something.
- An example of grasp is to tightly hold a rail.
- An example of grasp is to fully understand a scientific concept.
- to take hold of firmly with or as with the hand or arms; grip
- to take hold of eagerly or greedily; seize
- to take hold of mentally; understand; comprehend
Origin of graspMiddle English graspen, by metathesis from an unverified form grapsen, probably from Middle Low German (as in LowG, Frisian grapsen), akin to Norwegian dialect, dialectal grapsa, to scratch, Old Norse grapa, to snatch: see grab
- to reach for and try to seize: with at
- to accept eagerly: with at
- the act of grasping; grip or clasp of the hand or arms
- a firm hold; control; possession
- the power to hold or seize; reach
- power of understanding; comprehension
verbgrasped, grasp·ing, grasps
- To take hold of or seize firmly with the hand, the foot, another body part, or an instrument: The elephant grasped the branch with its trunk.
- To hold with the arms; embrace.
- To take hold of intellectually; comprehend. See Synonyms at understand.
- To make a motion of seizing, snatching, or clutching.
- To show eager and prompt willingness or acceptance: grasps at any opportunity.
- The act of grasping.
- a. A firm hold or grip.b. An embrace.
- The ability or power to seize or attain; reach: Victory in the election was within her grasp.
- Understanding; comprehension: "only a vague intuitive grasp of the meaning of greatness in literature" ( Gilbert Highet )
Origin of graspMiddle English graspen ; see ghrebh-1 in Indo-European roots.
(third-person singular simple present grasps, present participle grasping, simple past and past participle grasped)
- To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.
- To understand.
- I have never been able to grasp the concept of infinity.
(plural grasps)
- grip
- understanding
- that which is accessible; that which is within one's reach or ability
- The goal is within my grasp.
Originally "to feel around", possibly metathesis of Old English græpsan "to touch, feel," from Proto-Germanic *graipison.
- (software, object-oriented design) Acronym of General Responsibility Assignment Software Patterns (Principles).


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Benchmarking data and more from the PSCA Survey
With the hint of early spring in the air (one can dream), comes one of my favorite times of the year. It's time again to talk about the importance of the Plan Sponsor Council of America (PSCA) 403(b) Plan Survey.
This survey offers many benefits. It provides benchmarking data for all 403(b) plan sponsors, which wouldn't exist without this survey. The benchmarking data gathered during this survey is invaluable to 403(b) plan sponsors, as it can help drive key plan changes and improve performance over the long term.
And, each plan sponsor that completes the survey gets a free copy of the results (a $395 value), plus an invite to a webcast to hear even more result details firsthand from the PSCA, and yours truly.
This survey was first introduced in 2008, and prior to that, very little industry benchmarking was available for 403(b) plan sponsors. That's why the Principal Financial Group® has and continues to serve as the sponsor of this important independent study.
I hope you are excited as I am about this year's survey –which, by the way, has been enhanced to make the questions quicker and easier to complete.
The survey can be found at http://www.psca.org/403b_survey_2014. You have until March 14th to complete it.
In addition to blogging here, I also tweet regularly about topics of interest to Tax Exempt plans. Follow me on Twitter: @1aaronfriedman1.
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Are there any lactation spaces on campus? If so, where?
Great question! There are a few lactation spaces on campus. One is located in Schofield 34, in the Women's & LGBTQ Resource Center lounge. Davies Student Center has one in room 326B (inside the women's restroom). Centennial Hall has a lactation space in the women's restrooms on the first floor. Thanks for your question!
What is the Women's Studies Certificate?
The Women's Studies Certificate is just that: a certification in Women's Studies. It is less comprehensive than a major and requires fewer classes than a minor; however, it boasts an excellent curriculum and would enhance any academic portfolio. Want more information? Contact the Women's Studies department!


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The UN refugee agency says it is alarmed by the possible implications of a decision reached over the weekend by the governments of Rwanda and Burundi.
The UNHCR says it has been informed that the two governments have decided to re-label each other's refugees and asylum seekers as illegal immigrants. Rwanda and Burundi have released a joint statement saying that they had left their homes to seek shelter in neighboring countries for "no good reason."
Marie Ellen Vernay is a spokesperson for the UNHCR. From Geneva, she tells English to Africa reporter Joe De Capua about new developments.
She says, "The latest situation is that the main transit center, which housed 6,000 asylum seekers, is now empty. Every one of the asylum seekers has gone back to Rwanda."
Asked whether they returned voluntarily, she says, "Well, that's a good question. The problem is that UNHCR has been denied access to the transit center on Monday. Our team turned up there this morning and were denied access. So, we were not able to verify whether or not the returns were voluntary. It's a big concern for us. We called on Burundi to show some restraint and, in fact, the result was that people were returned home voluntarily or not. We're not able to verify."
The situation began to take shape over the weekend. Ms. Vernay says, "On Saturday, Burundi and Rwanda said that as of now asylum seekers in both their countries would be regarded as illegal migrants. They said that these people did not have any reason to leave their country, and therefore had entered for reasons that would not be recognized under international law. UNHCR's position is that these people came to Burundi from Rwanda, saying that they had come under threat. And that they were concerned because of the legal process looking into the 1994 genocide. They feared that they would be unfairly accused."
The UNHCR spokesperson says those claiming to be asylum seekers should have been allowed some type of hearing on the merits of their case before returning home.


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Tweetie 2 For Mac "Not Not Happening", Developer Confirms
Pretty much since the launch of Tweetie 2 for the iPhone a year ago, it seems like everyone has been clamoring for a Tweetie 2 launch for Mac as well. The project was very much in the works, and then developer Loren Brichter, and his Tweetie franchise, were acquired by Twitter. As Brichter adjusted to his new role, and helped build both Twitter for iPhone and iPad, Tweetie 2 for Mac was put… Read More
Tweetie 2 Gaining Native Foursquare Support
While Loren Brichter may be hard at work on Tweetie Two for the Mac, he hasn't given on his baby: Tweetie 2 for the iPhone. While the app hasn't been updated since late November, a new build is due shortly with one big addition: native Foursquare support. What this means is that anytime someone in your tweet stream sends out a tweet from Foursquare (which, to the annoyance of… Read More
Tweetie 2.1 Hits The App Store With Lists, Retweets, Geolocation And More
Earlier this month we did a preview of Tweetie 2.1, the latest version of the popular iPhone Twitter client. Today, it has just hit the App Store as a free download for Tweetie 2 owners. While the .1 increment may make it seem like this update isn't that big of a deal, the latest version actually packs a number of big updates. Previously, we went over the way Tweetie 2.1 integrates… Read More
Birdfeed Looks To Attract Tweets As The Go-To Twitter Geolocation App
Back in June, we wrote about Birdfeed, an iPhone Twitter application that finally brought the speed and simplicity to rival what many consider to be the top client, Tweetie. It's a great app that offers a different look and feel from Tweetie (and especially now Tweetie 2), which some users prefer. And it's about to gain a key feature which could further differentiate it… Read More
Tweetie 2.1 Coming Soon With Retweet, Geolocation, And Some List Support
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The final session of Resurence's Spring Conference is now available on line. Here are the notes for Dr. Ware's message, "Coordinated Hands of God and Men: Providence in the Reformed Tradition." You can download the message by clicking here (also download the MP4 and watch here). Also, the Q&A with Dr. Ware can also be downloaded by clicking here.
Now that these messages and outlines are up, do you have any thoughts of Dr. Ware's presentation? Have you given much time in your studies of God's providence? What think ye of compatibilist middle knowledge?
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He is the twinkling stars I see at night,
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In the dark id take his hand,
Without a doubt walk through the land,
Fearlessly hand in hand,
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Udo Lembke wrote:
./spectro/dispcal -v -D 1 test dispcal: Error - Unable to intern atom 'EDID_DATA'
Hmm. Probably my fault for treating this as a fatal error, when the lack of an EDID property should probably be ignored, and the X11 display used as the monitor ID instead. Try out the X86 32bit disp* binaries in this: <www.argyllcms.com/linux_disp_exe.tgz> to see if this helps at all. Lars Tore Gustavsen wrote:
My tmp dir are on an other differentharddrive.
It looks correct to me, so I guess I can just copy and rename it myself to ~/.config/color.jcnf
The above binaries should address this issue as well. The corresponding source patches are here: <www.argyllcms.com/V1.0.0_patches.txt> Graeme Gill.


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Lamb of God Recall Day of Randy Blythe's Arrest + More News
Much of the fever over Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe's arrest over manslaughter in the case of a fan injured at a LOG show in 20102, has died down, for the moment, since he is back in the country and preparing to tour. Drummer Chris Adler recently spoke out about the day that Blythe was taken into custody after being removed from a plane in the Czech Republic this past summer. It sounds terrifying, like something out of a movie.
"So we walk in this room and there's 10 guys that look like they're ready for the apocalypse. Scary, scary dudes with black ski masks on, huge machine guns, full body armor, guns strapped to thighs, calves and chests, and mace out. This is where it gets very scary, and we realized it was something far more than what someone had in their bag. The plainclothes officer explained to us in broken English that they were investigating a homicide. Even when they said that, of course it became much more serious than someone pissing in public, but still, we'd been flying around the world for the last five-and-a-half weeks, maybe something happened at one of these festivals and they're talking to all of the bands, or someone we know might be in trouble – we never thought they were investigating us.
"Then they hand us all a piece of paper that explains in broken English about the situation that happened in 2010. They said they needed us all for interrogation, but they're taking Randy with us now. That's when it hit us. No one had heard anything about this, it was very very scary to be involved in, and we realized with the SWAT team standing around us that there was nothing we could do about it." Yikes. That sounds like a nightmare. [Metal Insider]
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Nut Up or Shut Up, people! blessthefall will hit the road this fall on the cleverly named Nut Up or Shut Up Tour, presented by Peter Says Denim, with support from A Skylit Drive, At the Skylines and Skip the Foreplay.
"We are really excited to get back out on the road and headline!" said btf guitarist Eric Lambert. "Can't wait to shred Canada and the United States again!"
Nov 26 Spokane, WA @ A Club
Nov 27 Calgary, AB @ The Den
Nov 28 Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room
Nov 29 Saskatoon, SK @ Louis' Pub
Nov 30 Winnipeg, MB @ The Garrick
Dec 01 Thunder Bay, ON @ Crocks
Dec 03 London, ON @ Rum Runners
Dec 04 Toronto, ON @ Opera House
Dec 05 Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground (Ballroom)
Dec 06 Worcester, MA @ Palladium
Dec 07 Syracuse, NY @ Lost Horizon
Dec 08 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's
Dec 09 Grand Rapids, MI @ Intersection
Dec 10 Iowa City, IA @ Blue Moose
Dec 11 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
Dec 13 St. Louis, MO @ Firebird
Dec 14 Bixby, OK @ The Compound
Dec 15 Lubbock, TX @ Jakes
Dec 16 Corpus Christi, TX @ House of Rock
Dec 17 San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
Dec 18 El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls
Dec 19 Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theatre
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Chicago black metallers Nachtmystium will tour with the legendary chanteuse Jarboe and Weapon on the forthcoming Dawn Over the Ruins of American 2012 tour!
11/4–Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Fest
11/6–Tempe, AZ @ Rocky Point
11/8–Fullerton, CA @ Slidebar **FREE SHOW**
11/9–San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge
11/10–Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
11/11–Seattle, WA @ Highline
11/12–Boise, ID @ Venue
11/14–Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
11/16–St Paul, MN @ Station-4
11/18–Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
11/19–New York, NY @ Saint Vitus
11/21–Chicago, IL @ Ultra Lounge
Reality shows featuring pop songs have been ruling the mainstream TV airwaves for the past several years, but that doesn't stop metal and hard rock fans from attempting to cover songs by the likes of Rammstein, the Misfits and even Naglfar during the auditions. If you want to laugh, you should take a peek at these epic reality singing shows fails featuring some of your favorite metal acts. [Loudwire]
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Long Trip To Sunderland For First Game
Birmingham City will kick off the new season with a trip to the North East to take on Sunderland in August.
Greed stops us from publishing a full list of fixtures, but you can click on the link below.
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TriaDUG appears to be 100% duplicate to http://groups.drupal.org/tridug
It will be merged into that group in one week unless there is a good reason for it
Technically they do serve
Technically they do serve different areas. Tridug is Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and triaddug is Greensboro, High Point, Winston Salem which is a bit west of the first.
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Yes, as mrconnerton said,
Duplicate Groups
I was part of getting the
I was part of getting the TriadDUG group started ... because with gas at nearly $4/gallon and me living about two hours from Raleigh, I cannot afford to make trips to the Triangle for TriDUG meetings. Please do not merge the TriadDUG group into the TriDUG group - - the TriadDUG group serves a very important purpose in the Triad area.
Site builder, writer, trainer, graphic designer
Triad vs. Triangle
I think a simple explanation of the meaning behind the two group names, will help people not from N.C. understand the subtle difference, and why they seem almost exactly the same, but are actually not, if its still not clear from previous posts.
The Triangle refers to a region of North Carolina involving three cities: Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, hence "TriDUG".
The Triad refers to a region of North Carolina involving three cities: Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, hence "TriaDUG".
ok, well I stand corrected,
Well North Carolina is a very
Well North Carolina is a very big state with many drupal communities. There are actually 5 user groups across the state.
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it's moot, but update the descriptions
Lest we start playing "my state is bigger than yours"
* List of U.S. states and territories by area - Alaska, Texas, CA
* List of U.S. states and territories by population - Cali, Texas, NY
* Coolest state as far as I'm concerned: COLORADO.
I think one valuable lesson from this all is that the group descriptions and node bodies (that show at the top of the group page) need to be as descriptive as possible. It's a good idea to revisit those every 3 months to make sure they are as accurate and informative as possible.


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Porsche Will "Probably" Hit GT5 Lineup
Gran Turismo fans have been waiting for the day when all the major car manufacturers would agree to put their name and their cars in the esteemed series. Unfortunately, some of the world's hottest supercars ('cough' the ones from Italy 'cough') never saw the light of day in GT, which was frustrating for the car enthusiast and racing fan in all of us.
However, things are definitely going to change in Gran Turismo 5, as we all know. Ferrari will make its grand entrance in the world's most popular video game racing simulator - we've already played with a couple in Prologue - and more never-before-seen cars will be available as well. But what about Porsche? If you want to get technical, they have been in previous GT titles under the name "RUF," but...well, that's still not Porsche. Thankfully, though, it's just another long-time absentee that series creator Kazunori Yamauchi claims will "probably" arrive in GT5. During an interview with the Official PlayStation Magazine, he said that by the time GT5 is ready, Polyphony Digital will have acquired "most" if not "all" of the major manufacturers. He was prompted about Porsche, and he just said, "probably."
There's no doubt that GT5 will be a masterpiece, but considering it's going for ultimate realism, they should certainly go for as many manufacturers they can get. Let's hope that Porsche will join Ferrari in the final product!
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LOS GATOS / Dirt-biker mystified by trap set on trail / No known conflict with 3 neighbors charged in assault
Published 4:00 am, Thursday, May 18, 2006
Robert Barnes sat in his Los Gatos hills home Wednesday, his face grooved with gashes, his mouth reconstructed with titanium plates, and wondered: Why would anyone set a booby trap across a road used by motorcyclists?
Santa Clara County sheriff's deputies say that Barnes, 46, could have been decapitated May 6 while riding his motorcycle along Loma Chiquita Road in unincorporated Santa Clara County when he rode into a rope or some other object that had been tightly stretched across the road.
On Tuesday, sheriff's deputies arrested Barnes' neighbors, Edward Anderson, 48, Donald Bryant, 62, and Donna Olsen, 46, on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and battery with serious bodily injury in connection with the booby trap. Police say the three watched from nearby bushes as Barnes rode into the rope.
"I know Ed, I know Don, I know Donna," Barnes said, slightly lisping from the wounds and 500 stitches to his face. "It's hard to really explain. I wish I knew just what the heck they were thinking."
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Barnes was the lead rider in a group of motorcyclists, going 20-25 mph, when something struck him across his upper lip. He was wearing a full-face helmet, but the impact ripped through parts of his face, knocked out teeth and damaged the sides of his helmet around the face guard, he said.
A second dirt-bike rider saw Barnes thrown from his motorcycle and slowed, Santa Clara County Deputy Serg Palanov said. As the second biker was coming to a stop, he saw the suspects pull taut what appeared to be a rope, Palanov said. The second biker was able to stop in time and sustained only minor injuries from hitting the object.
A friend drove Barnes to the emergency room at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, where, after surgery, he was in a coma for five days.
Sitting in the living room of a home perched on a hillside, Barnes tried to make sense of what happened that day. With teeth missing, and stitches protruding from a gash tracking upward from the right corner of his mouth, he spoke slowly, sometimes angrily.
"That was not just a rope," Barnes said. "When the trauma nurse looked at what happened, she said 'There's no way that a rope did this.' "
Barnes suspects he hit a length of rebar or something similar that his neighbors had secured at both ends across the roadway, and only after he had struck that did they pull up a rope for the second rider.
Barnes' wife, Wendy Barnes, 41, credited the helmet with saving her husband's life.
"Without that, they said he would have been dead," she said.
The bizarre incident stunned some law enforcement officers.
"I've ridden for years, and I've heard of stories like this, but I just thought it was another urban myth," Palanov said. "I can't believe someone would do this. ... If it was a few inches lower, I don't know. It could have decapitated him, or it could have broken his neck."
Authorities said they are investigating whether the incident was triggered by a dispute about Loma Chiquita Road, a private road about 5 miles east of Highway 17 at Summit Road. Barnes lives just houses away from his alleged attackers.
But Barnes, a construction worker by trade who now cares for his children, said there was no conflict with his neighbors.
He described the neighborhood, where a neighbor's welcome mat read simply, "Leave," and where a power pole is adorned with a blue alien doll, as one that "used to be like the Wild West."
Some neighbors along Loma Chiquita Road, a ribbon of asphalt that periodically turns to dirt, said they were shocked by what happened.
"I don't know anything about a dispute," said Kylee Johnson, 26.
Johnson said she had known the suspects for more than 10 years, described them as nice people, and said she had never heard them complain about motorcycles in the area.
"I've never heard them complain once; I've never really heard anyone complain at all," said Johnson, whose mother commutes to work on a motorcycle. "People who come up here usually come to get away from it all. You expect stuff like this to happen in the city, but you never expect that it can happen here."


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How to Measure For Your Custom Sliding Doors
It's really important to prepare your project by measuring up your space, this will ensure that the reality matches the dream.
1. Measure up heights A, B and C in mm (see drawing below).
2. Measure the widths D and E in mm (see drawing below).
How To Order Your Custom Sliding Wardrobe Sets
1. Pick your panel and frame colour from the drop down boxes above (pick centre panel colour (2) only if choosing glass centre panels).
2. Enter your height measurements A, B and C into the boxes above.(min 1200mm, max 2480mm)
3.Enter your width measurements D and E into the boxes above.
4. Enter the number of doors you would like in your set into the "Quantity" box (min width 550mm, max width 900mm)
5. Relax, safe in the knowledge that Savoy Timber will calculate the exact sizes of the doors you need to make your sliding door set a reality.
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Princess Bride Characters
While the plot of the 1987 movie "Princess Bride" is entertaining, the main strength lies in the "Princess Bride" characters. They range from outright silly to so over-the-top serious that they're hilarious to create one of the greatest ensemble cast comedies.
Westley. Of all "Princess Bride" characters, Westley, played by Cary Elwes, is the quintessential swashbuckling hero. Westley goes from shy stable boy to witty, masked pirate leader attempting to reunite with his true love, Buttercup. In a movie full of great one-liners, he provides much of the cocky ones.
Buttercup. Every adventure tale needs a princess and Buttercup fills this role. Robin Wright plays this "Princess Bride" character as a mishmash of stereotypes, from breathy, heaving bosom innocence to a no-nonsense independence. However, like in many fairy tales, Buttercup is often useless in times of trouble.
Prince Humperdinck. This "Princess Bride" character is Buttercup's betrothed but in a role-reversal as one of the main villains, plotting to end his bride's life. Played by Chris Sarandon, he looks the part of the over-dressed, vain royal person and speaks in a masculine but simpering tone about his "superior" skills in everything. The look of a barely concealed temper tantrum type rage is constantly on his face.
Vizzini. Wallace Shawn plays this "Princess Bride" character and uses his short stature and nasal-sounding voice to great effect. Vizzini is a crime boss with a Napoleonic complex about his intellect. He kidnaps Buttercup in order to start a war he can profit from. The word "inconceivable" is now all but synonymous with this character.
Inigo Montoya. Clearly modeled after Zorro, this "Princess Bride" character, played by Mandy Patinkin, is a passionate Spanish swordsman with an exaggerated accent and a penchant for waxing philosophical about romance. He works for Vizzini but is bent on revenge against the man that killed his father.
Fezzik. Every adventure take also needs a lovable brute. The pro wrestler Andre The Giant plays this "Princess Bride" character. He works as hired muscle for Vizzini but proves to have a heart of gold and does anything for a friend in need. Though starting out as a semi-minor character, he becomes more important as the movie progresses.
Miracle Max. Billy Crystal plays up the Jewish stereotypes for this "Princess Bride" character. Max is a disgruntled, sarcastic wizard of sorts that Humperdinck fired. Fezzik and Inigo go to him for help reviving Westley. He has all sorts of goofy healing techniques like inflating the lungs with fireplace bellows.
Count Rugen. Mockumentary actor/director Christopher Guest plays this "Princess Bride" character. He is alternately known as the "Six-Fingered Man" and is the object of Inigo's obsession, having killed Inigo's father. Rugen is the typical sick and twisted second-in-command. With his creepy, even-toned voice, quaffed hairdo, pointy goatee and interest in pain, he cuts a devilish figure.
The Albino. This "Princess Bride" character, played by Mel Smith, is the caretaker for "The Pit of Despair," Rugen's torture cave. Jowly and pasty, he looks like a sickly monk. His modern cockney accent provides a lot of the humor as he prepares Westley for torture.
The Impressive Clergyman. This "Princess Bride" character, played by Peter Cook, provides one of the most memorable scenes in the movie. Humperdinck orders a hasty wedding for him and Buttercup because he fears the return of Westley. The priest is long-winded but that's to be expected. But it's his speech impediment that's cause for laughter. For example, "Mawwage. Mawwage is what bwings us hew, togewer, today."
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VMware shops using View 5 for BYOD realize VDI challenges
Desktop virtualization and BYOD go hand-in-hand. But both are cultural changes and VMware View has its share of challenges, starting with the profile management feature.
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But IT pros using VMware View as part of their bring your own device (BYOD) programs have found that while the technology provides control, it also comes with its share of headaches, according to panelists at last week's New England VMware User Group (VMUG) meeting in Foxboro, Mass.
"VDI is a cultural challenge," said Chris Brennan, IT manager at Dunkin Brands. "For us, it's a stepping stone to bring your own device."
Extending VDI for BYOD
Dunkin Brands implemented a small View environment to provide executives with desktop access on their iPads, Brennan said. Remote employees also access their View desktops from home. Now, it delivers View desktops as part of a BYOD plan.
For IT, VDI is all about control. Dunkin has a security policy that sets requirements for any devices connecting to the company's network. The company also blocks users from copying anything from their View virtual desktops onto their personal devices, Brennan said.
"BYOD is not a technology problem, it's all policy," Brennan said. The trouble comes in enforcing that policy, he added.
To do so, IT departments need to manage their users, not their devices, said Scott Davis, VMware Inc.'s chief technology officer of end-user computing.
"Managing physical devices is going to be more and more passé," Davis said.
While VMware View virtual desktops are easy to implement and deliver to mobile devices, View's built-in profile management feature needs improvement, VMUG panelists said.
VMware View 5 challenges
The much-anticipated View 5 Persona Management feature isn't good enough for VMware shops, which are turning to third parties for profile management functionality. Panelists pointed to AppSense and Liquidware Labs' Profile Unity tool as worthy alternatives.
Persona Management isn't mature enough yet, and VMware knows it, Dunkin's Brennan said. The company probably added it just to "check the box," but he speculated that VMware would get profile management up to speed by making an acquisition.
Other challenges with View include hardware incompatibility and difficulty seeing and diagnosing issues on remote virtual desktops. Some users said they had to replace DVD drives and USB terminals to get them to work on virtual desktops, and others found that real-time, media-intensive applications such as Skype wouldn't work on thin clients.
There are also human challenges. Admins have to convince the business that desktop virtualization is worth their while, and there's usually a shift in the support team. VMware View and mobile problems often become the responsibility of more experienced server admins, for example, rather than entry-level help desk employees, said Tom Scanlon, chief information officer at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
And for the end user, it's a matter of understanding the new technology, VMUG panelists said.
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On Monday at the TechEd conference in Berlin, Microsoft unveiled Hyper-V Cloud, an umbrella of programs and initiatives that amount to a giant shot of espresso for Microsoft's private cloud deployment strategy.
Microsoft has decided not to be in the business of delivering infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) from its own data centers and instead relies on partners to offer this under a hosted model. Microsoft has signed up 70 partners thus far for its new Hyper-V Cloud Service Provider Program, which includes Korean Internet Data Center; Fasthosts (U.K., U.S.); Agarik (France); and Hostway Corp. (U.S., U.K., Netherlands, Germany, France, Belgium, Romania).
The combination of Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V and System Center is one that Microsoft partners are using to meet demand for private clouds, Dai Vu, director of solutions marketing in the Windows Server and Cloud Division, said in an interview.
"Hyper-V has a lot of momentum and there is a lot of demand to take the virtualized data center to the next level. This is a formal effort to bring a lot of what we're doing to bring infrastructure-as-a-service and private cloud together," Vu said.
Demand for private cloud infrastructure is being driven by companies that are legally required to pay fanatical attention to things like data sovereignty and security, as well as by firms that require a high degree of customization. These organizations would rather run a cloud inside own their data center and have their IT delivering services to business units.
Microsoft's new Hyper-V Cloud Fastrack program offers pre-validated reference architectures for private cloud deployments that take into account compute, storage, networking resources, virtualization and management software. The idea is to remove the guesswork from private clouds and get customers up and running quickly.
"We want to reduce the risk and accelerate the speed of deployment," said Vu.
Recognizing that some customers want to build private clouds on their existing Microsoft infrastructure, Microsoft is also rolling out its Hyper-V Cloud Deployment Guide, which includes tools and guidance for private cloud deployment that are borrowed from the Microsoft Consulting Services (MSC) business.
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In 1938, BB-1 was used as the platform to start design of a ground-attack aircraft (GAA). Compared to its prototype, it featured an M-88 engine, strengthened armour, modified landing gear design and a number of other differences. The GAA aeroplane (BB-2) passed into testing in the summer of 1940.
The customer having upgraded the attack aircraft requirements, in the summer of 1939, the design bureau of P.O. Sukhoi started to develop a conceptual design of a single-seat armoured attack aircraft. In the autumn, the SSAAA design was accepted and approved.
A 4th March 1940 resolution of USSR CPC Defence Committee P.O. Sukhoi was officially given the job "To design and build a single-engine armoured single-seat attack aircraft with the M-71 engine… The aircraft to be built in a set of two prototypes…"
Work on the first prototype began in mid-April 1940 and dragged on till late January 1941, which was due to the Design Bureau moving to a new location, the inadequate production infrastructure of plant No 289 and the unavailability of the M-71 engine.
On 1st March 1941 pilot A.I. Kokin started an accelerated programme of manufacturer's tests, which continued till late August. The tests established that in terms of flight speed, rate-of-climb and takeoff and landing performance, the M-71 Su-6 was vastly superior to the AM-38 Il-2, but lack of cannon and missile armaments posed a serious obstacle to its production. Between 25th September and 10th October, the aeroplane underwent verification tests at the AFRA Scientific Research Institute. The tests were never completed in full as the only available M-71 engine reached its age limit.
The second Su-6 attack aircraft prototype under construction was completed in January 1942. In contrast to the first prototype, it featured two VYa-23 ShKAS cannons, four ShKAS machine-guns and ten RE for PS-82 or PS-132.
The manufacturer's tests of the aeroplane were conducted between 15th January and 23rd February, and it was then handed over to the AFRA Scientific Research Institute for governmental tests on the 24th February. These continued, on and off, till late May 1942. The governmental testing report said:
"…The Su-6 aeroplane with M-71 engine in terms of top level-flight speed surpassed the AM-38 Il-2 attack aircraft…
…After execution of a combat mission… the Su-6 aeroplane has a top speed… of 483kph on 10-minute boost. This speed puts the Su-6 aeroplane out of reach of enemy fighters with their minor advantage in speed…
… It is recommended to build a small field-use batch of Su-6 aircraft with the M-71, the aircraft being promising in terms of its relatively high level speed and high-performance gun-and-cannon and missile armaments…"
A draft SDC resolution was produced in June to authorise field-use batch production of 25 Su-6-w/M-71 single-seat armoured attack aircraft by 15th December 1942, but unfortunately, the issue was never settled. P.O. Sukhoi, having taken into account all the comments and faults that had come to light during the governmental tests and secured authorisation from A.I. Shakhurin, started to build a modified Su-6. By the end of December, a modified Su-6 with the M-71F was for all intents and purposes completed, but in the light of altered requirements for the attack aircraft, P.O. Sukhoi made the decision to convert it into a two-seater. On 6th March 1942, pilot N.D. Fikson took the two-seat Su-6 off the ground; by mid June, the manufacturer's tests were completed and the aeroplane handed over to the AFRA Scientific Research Institute for governmental testing.
The Su-6 M-71F passed the governmental tests with flying colours. It was ascertained that in terms of maximum speeds, rate-of-climb, ceiling and range it was vastly superior to the AM-38F Il-2 combat aircraft in the AFRA inventory. But it proved impossible to set up mass production of the M-71F engine under the difficult wartime conditions. That is why P.O. Sukhoi was ordered to substitute a lower-capacity AM-42 engine for the M-71F.
On 22nd February 1944, G.I. Komarov started the manufacturer's trials of the Su-6 attack aircraft with the AM-42. Upon completion of the manufacturer's tests, at the end of April, the aeroplane was made available for governmental tests, which were suspended on 15th May as a result of the failure of the AM-42 to meet its projected performance.
May 1944 saw successful completion of governmental testing of the AM-42 Il-10 attack aircraft, which demonstrated high flight capabilities. Comparison between the Su-6 variant with the AM-42 and the Il-10 in terms of FP did not favour the former. The Sukhoi attack aircraft proved inferior to the Ilyushin machine in terms of most key indicators. In the final analysis, it was found that it did not make sense to put the Su-6 with the AM-42 into mass production.
In 1943, P.O. Sukhoi was awarded a Stalin Prize of the 1st Level for the development of the Su-6 armoured attack aircraft.


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Cardinals Shutout Bison in Doubleheader
CUA stays undefeated in conference play
WASHINGTON- The Catholic University softball team remained undefeated in conference play with two big wins over the Gallaudet Bison (1-3, 0-2 CAC) Friday evening. CUA won the first game 9-0 in five innings and the second 8-0 in six. The victories improve the Cardinals to 10-6 overall and 4-0 in the Capital Athletic Conference.
The Cards got some help from the Bison defense to start the first game scoring their first three runs off of three straight Gallaudet fielding errors. In the second inning Kerry Convery got on with a hit and was driven in by leadoff Heather Holley (Owings, Md./Northern) after she knocked one out of the park. The Cardinals scored once in the fourth off of errors and capped it off with another two-run homer in the fifth this time by Convery.
On defense the Cards took care of things in the circle as Elyse Papianni threw nine strikeouts and allowed only three hits. After five innings the game was called and CUA had the 9-0 win. Holley was 2-4 to lead CUA with the squad's eight hits. The defense had no errors in the field.
In the second game, the Bison defense tightened up committing fewer errors but the squad was unable to control the Cardinals bats. Two doubles in the first scored Holley and a pair of two-baggers as well as two singles in the second made it 5-0 early on. Holley hit her second double of the game in the fourth and was brought home on a hit from Kat Ager (Olney, Md./Good Counsel). The sixth was the final straw as Sophie Gage (Baltimore, Md./Mount de Sales) got on with a hit and Kelly Luckas (Chesterfield, N.J./Northern Burlington Regional) slammed one over the fence to end the game making the final 8-0.
Stephanie Clemente got the win pitching most of the game and notching seven strikeouts as well as allowing just one hit. Holley and Ager were both 2-4 for the game that saw 13 Cardinal hits to the Bison's one.
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HONOLULU – Matt Cooper became the 14th different University of Hawai'i pitcher to record 100 strikeouts in a season, guiding the Rainbow Warriors to a 5-1 season finale senior night win over UC Riverside on Saturday night at Les Murakami Stadium.
Cooper (6-5) equaled a career-high 11 strikeouts while allowing one run and scattering seven hits over seven and two-thirds innings. Senior Tyler Young had a career-high three hits and two RBI and Kaeo Aliviado added two hits, two runs, and one RBI to close the season with a .310 batting average.
Ben Douchette (3-6) lasted just two and two-thirds innings for the Highlanders (26-28, 12-12 Big West). He gave up three runs on five hits in the loss. Francisco Tellez had two hits and a run in the losing effort.
The 'Bows (22-31, 6-18 Big West) got on the board early when a Conner George (1 H, 1 RBI) double scored Stephen Ventimilia (1 H, 2 R) from first base.
Ventimilia scored again in the third inning, this time driven home on a base hit from Aliviado. Ventimilia had led off the inning with a single before George laid down a perfect sac bunt to move him to third. Young padded the lead with an RBI-single and UH had a 3-0 lead after two innings.
The Highlanders plated their first run in the fifth. Matthew Ellis's sac bunt put a pair of runners in scoring position before a Cooper wild pitch allowed Drake Zarate (2-4) to score from third.
The 'Bows added another pair of runs in the seventh but the game hung in the balance when three straight UCR base hits to open the ninth inning loaded the bases with no outs. Eric Gleese, UH's second reliever of the game, answered the call and struck out the next two hitters and forced a game-ending ground out to earn his third save.
Following the game, the 10 Rainbow Warrior seniors were honored for their contributions to UH baseball.
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This song is a little more country sounding than I usually go for… but I am feeling it this week… right in the feelings. Plus, I love me some Jason Mraz… and I believe in old souls.
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I hope that I'm not the only one trying to pack in more veggies, but I think it's safe to say I'm not alone. Here's a super low calorie, good-for-you, packed full of flavor kind of soup that will please a vegan as much as a meatatarian.
I don't know about you, but that's an important thing in our house. We are both meat eaters, but vegetarian meals (some vegan) take center stage most of the time. We usually have 3 meat dishes a week. So out of the 35 meals a week that we eat (5 meals a day times 7 days = 35), 3 are meat dishes. I think that's pretty good especially considering how far we've come. But the truth is, I can't sustain that with hubby unless the vegetarian meals taste amazing.
Now this is a pretty low calorie soup, so it won't keep him full for very long, but paired with a grilled sandwich or a quinoa salad it will do the trick nicely. Now if you're watching calories (which in all honesty we rarely talk about here ,but since it is January and all…) this is great for a lunch, or even a late dinner that won't do any "damage". In fact the health benefits of cauliflower are huge and the price tag on organic cauliflower is very competitive with the regular stuff. Bonus!
This soup has no cream or dairy, yet you'd never know it. This soup is creamy and rich tasting and you won't feel like you're missing the dairy at all. I expect you'll love the simplicity and the short list of ingredients as well.
Of course if you are into cheese – especially of the blue variety – I recommend melting blue cheese on crostini using broil, just before serving.
Note: This recipe was inspired by a Donna Hay recipe from her Seasons book and I learned something I thought I'd share here. The original recipe called for 1 head of cauliflower and 8 cups of liquid. Now I knew that would never work with the cauliflower I had and luckily reduced the amount of liquid (not nearly as much as I should have), but it's well worth noting that the liquid quantities will vary greatly depending on whether you're using a 4 lb head of cauliflower (probably what they used to substantiate 8 cups of liquid) or a 1.5 lb head (the average size of an organic cauliflower which is what I used). As a result, I ended up having to simmer mine for quite some time to evaporate enough liquid and get the consistency I was after (always an option is you find you're making a soup and it is too thin). To save you the headache, start with less, you can always add more later and adjust accordingly.
Creamy Cauliflower Soup with Herbed Olive Oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 head of cauliflower (apprx 1.5 lbs), trimmed and chopped
- 1 litre/ 4 cups vegetable broth or chicken stock
- 2 pinches of nutmeg (apprx 1/4 tsp)
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Heat a large pot over high heat, add the olive oil, onions and cauliflower. Cook until onions are tender, about 3 minutes. Add the stock and simmer for 10 -12 minutes or until the cauliflower is tender. Transfer the soup to a food processor and blend until smooth, or use an emulsion blender to process until smooth. Stir in nutmeg to taste and season with salt and pepper. Note: Salt is key here and depending on how salty your stalk is will depend greatly on how much you'll need to add. I added almost 1 1/2 tsp to get the flavor right but again that will depend on your stock.
Herbed Olive Oil (optional but delicious)
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- 1/4 chopped cilantro
- 1/2 cup oil
Place the ingredients in a blender and blend until ingredients are incorporated but not pureed. Drizzle over the cauliflower soup before serving. Left over oil can be used as a flavorful herbed salad dressing by adding a few Tbsp of vinegar or lemon juice.
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In Memory of
Nicholas "Nick" L. Basha
May 25, 1961 - January 5, 2013
Nicholas (Nick) Louis Basha, 51, of Spruce Street in Martinsville, died Saturday, January 5, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Queens, New York on May 25, 1961 to Louis B. and Anastasia Sofolarides Basha, both deceased. He was a graduate of Martinsville High School and was employed by the Henry County School System as a bus driver. He was of the Greek Orthodox faith. Nick was also a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, Amvets, Elks Club and Fontaine Ruritan Club.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Murray Behar Basha.
He is survived by his wife, Geneva H. Basha of Collinsville; two sisters, Victoria Basha Terrell of Cascade and Barbara Basha Arthur of Martinsville; one step-son, Eddie Huffman of Collinsville and one step-grandson; nieces and nephews (God-Children),
George Terrell, Nicole Arthur, Michael Arthur, Steven Arthur, Elaina Terrell and Anna Arthur.
The funeral service will be held Monday, January 14, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Christ Episcopal Church with interment to follow in Roselawn Burial Park.
The family will receive friends Thursday from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at McKee-Stone Funeral Home in Martinsville and other times at the residence on Spruce Street in Martinsville or Maple Drive in Collinsville.
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Ever since the dawn of the fifth generation, many people have been raving about hyper-offense being the best and most prominent strategy, especially if their sweepers are benefited by the ever-prominent auto weather pokes. And with the ultra-terrifying dragons running around, it would seem that hyper offense is the best option. However, now that the smogon usage stats are up, anyone can see that ferrothorn is the number-one used pokemon, and gliscor isn't too far down at number 5, and both are used primarily as extremely bulky/stalling/walling pokemon. Not to mention, there are very few teams you see that don't have a blissey, jellicent, or skarmory if they don't have ferro or gliscor. So, is it possible that it only LOOKS like offense is the dominant force right now? Is it possible that walls, stallers, and bulky pokes have increased in quality, so a team only needs one or two? And with these new-and-improved defensive pokemon, you can have more freedom with your other pokemon, not having to sacrifice power for bulk and go for pure sweepers, able to rely on your one or two dedicated walls to take most of the hits. What do you think?


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Hotel Koldingfjord offers each team of participants its own tree in the forest.
A small new tree grows to be big and strong over time, and bears witness of the strength and value of the current team conference.
As the tree will be a wind shield in the future, a conference at Hotel Koldingfjord, with room for contemplation and reflection, will make the way for future growth.
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6 Ways To Elminate Bed Bugs In Your Home
Despite their name, "bed bugs" can be found in almost any part of your house and are often found far away from the bedroom. Bed bugs might be lurking in your bookshelves (avoid buying used books on the street for this reason) or in your couch (avoid buying used couches too!) or in other places too. There are several ways to tell if you have bed bugs – maybe you saw an actual bug or egg so you are 100% certain; perhaps you have woken up covered in bites leading you to believe you might have bed bugs; or maybe you have even had an inspector come to your house to confirm your fears. Either way, now that you know you have an infestation, you are probably wondering how to take care of it.
First, save a specimen. This might sound gross, but you should hold onto the physical bodies of the bed bugs in a Ziploc. Beyond helping the exterminator confirm the infestation, you might need to show them to your landlord or insurer so that you can recover your costs. You may never see an actual bug, so if you do, grab it. Take pictures of any damage as well.
Second, don't switch to another bed in your house. Your first instinct might be to sleep elsewhere if the bed bugs are actually found in your bed. But unfortunately, all this will achieve is spreading the infestation. So don't start sleeping on the couch, and definitely don't stay at a friend or relative's house. The bed bugs will be waiting for you when you get home and will have left some cousins wherever you went.
Third, consult a professional. Even if you are sure you have bed bugs, you should always get a professional pest control operator to come in, identify the pest and then treat it. Call them as soon as you suspect an infestation and get them into your home right away. Treatment takes time, so start sooner rather than later.
Fourth, check the other beds. Not everyone will know if they have bed bugs just by being bitten. Not everybody reacts to the bites in the same way, so there could be bugs in their beds without them knowing. Make sure your professional pest control operator does a thorough check of the home.
Fifth, don't start throwing everything away. Not every piece of furniture in your home needs to be sent to the landfill. Ask your professional pest control operator what can be saved and what should be tossed. Once you know what cannot be saved, the professional can help you dispose of it properly and safely so as not to spread the bugs even further.
Sixth, do start washing your linens and clothing. Your clothing and bedding should be dealt with right away. Machine wash everything on hot and then dry them on hot for about two hours. Dry cleaning is also an option. Whichever option you choose, the key part is to put the cleaned clothing and linens in sealed, airtight bags until you are going to use them in your bed bug free house.
Finding out you have bed bugs is never fun. But if you follow the proper precautions and have patience, hopefully the bed bugs will be handled quickly and without major loss of sleep, furniture, and money.
About the Author: Michelle Lim has been writing about designer bedding for this website for years. When she's not spending her time writing, she enjoys shopping and going on vacations with her boyfriend.


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The last leak from Dre's eternally forthcoming Detox was "I Need a Doctor," a hard-rocker featuring Eminem that made Dre's return seem not just imminent but urgent. With "Chillin' " (as yet unconfirmed for Detox), Dre returns to his laaaaaid-back comfort zone (à la late-2010's "Kush"). Riding a percolating groove, it's serviceably succulent loungin'-in-the-club funk. But, c'mon, Dre. "Kush"? "Chillin' "? We get it. You like to relax. But could you maybe crank it up a notch?
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