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Microsoft is being sued for false advertising and unfair business practices by a Californian individual, who discovered his new 32GB Surface tablet had only 16GB of useable storage memory.
One of the early surprises concerning the basic Surface tablet was that it had twice the storage capacity of the basic Apple iPad — however it has since transpired that Windows RT, Office and all the other little things Microsoft installs on the tablet, take up half of this memory.
Andrew Sokolowski, a lawyer, purchased a Surface and after filling it with music and documents, discovered only 16GB of memory was his to use. Sokolowski and his lawyers are hitting Microsoft with a class action suit, with the hope they can alter the way it advertises the Surface's memory.
An attorney on the case, the fabulously named Rhett Francisco, told the LA Times the lawsuit is about "protecting consumers as we head into the holiday shopping season." That report also states that Sokolowski isn't asking for damages, but does want a refund on the tablet.
Microsoft says case is "without merit"
Microsoft has addressed the issue of the Surface's free memory on its website — as do many other manufacturers, as there's always a discrepancy between advertised space and real space — but there's no denying that Windows RT is particularly greedy.
The lawyers are also arguing that Microsoft has hidden the information, saying the company "makes you search and dig for it specifically, or you would never find it."
Speaking to CNet, a Microsoft spokesperson said "we believe this lawsuit is without merit, as customers understand the operating system and pre-installed applications reside on the device's internal storage, thereby reducing the total free space."
The lawsuit does sound a little opportunistic, as Microsoft makes it clear how much free memory there is inside the Surface, and the concept of this being less than advertised is nothing new. Thanks to the Surface's microSD card slot and ability to run external hard drives, owners can do something about it too, which isn't the case with the iPad.
There's a chance it may have to make it clearer on the Surface's packaging though, and in the worst cases, offer compensation to those who feel particularly wronged, as the situation recalls Apple's problems after it listed every new iPad as "4G," regardless of where it was sold. This caused confusion amongst consumers in regions where no 4G network was available, and resulted in Apple altering its advertising and offering refunds on the device.


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This section describes how to configure a non-default replication manager and how to set the default replication manager password.
The replication manager is the user that suppliers will use to bind to a consumer server when sending replication updates. All servers that contain suffixes receiving updates must have at least one replication manager entry.
Directory Server has a default replication manager entry that you can use on every server, especially for simple replication scenarios: cn=replication manager,cn=replication,cn=config. The replication mechanism automatically configures consumer replicas with this user, simplifying the deployment of replicas.
If you have a more complex replication scenario, you might want several replication managers with a different password for each replicated suffix. You can replace the existing default replication manager with one or more new replication managers.
Never bind or perform operations on the server using the DN and password of the replication manager. The replication manager is for use only by the replication mechanism. Any other use might require reinitializing the replicas.
Never use the Directory Manager as the replication manager. Because the cn=admin,cn=Administrators,cn=config entry is used for other administrative tasks, you must also not use this user or any other user in the administrator group as the replication manager.
After you have chosen the replication manager for each consumer, ensure that you remember the replication manager DN that you chose or created. You will need this DN and its password later when creating the replication agreement with this consumer on its supplier.
You can use DSCC to perform this task. For information, see Directory Service Control Center Interface and the DSCC online help.
On all consumer (destination) replicated suffixes, create a new replication manager and password.
$ ldapmodify -a -h host -p port -D cn=admin,cn=Administrators,cn=config -w - Enter bind password: dn:"cn=new-replication-manager,cn=replication,cn=config" objectclass: top objectclass: person userpassword:password sn:new-replication-manager
For example:
$ ldapmodify -a -h host1 -p 1389 -D cn=admin,cn=Administrators,cn=config -w - Enter bind password: dn:"cn=ReplicationManager3,cn=replication,cn=config" objectclass: top objectclass: person userpassword:secret sn:ReplicationManager3
On all consumer (destination) replicated suffixes, set the replication manager bind DN.
$ dsconf set-suffix-prop -h host -p port suffix-DN \ repl-manager-bind-dn:"cn=new-replication-manager,cn=replication,cn=config"
For example:
$ dsconf set-suffix-prop -h host1 -p 1389 dc=example,dc=com \ repl-manager-bind-dn:"cn=ReplicationManager3,cn=replication,cn=config"
For all replication agreements that you have created on all supplier (source) replicated suffixes, set the replication manager bind DN.
Create a temporary file for setting the new replication manager password.
This file is read once, and the password is stored for future use.
$ echo password > password-file
Set the replication manager bind DN and password to be used by the replication mechanism when performing updates.
$ dsconf set-repl-agmt-prop -h host -p port suffix-DN host:port \ auth-bind-dn:"cn=new-replication-manager,cn=replication,cn=config" \ auth-pwd-file:password-file
For example:
$ dsconf set-repl-agmt-prop -h host2 -p 1389 dc=example,dc=com host1:1389 \ auth-bind-dn:"cn=ReplicationManager3,cn=replication,cn=config" \ auth-pwd-file:pwd.txt
Remove the temporary password file.
$ rm password-file
Create a temporary file for setting the replication manager password.
This file is read once, and the password is stored for future use.
$ echo password > password-file
On all consumer (destination) servers in the replication topology, set the replication manager bind password.
$ dsconf set-server-prop -h host -p port def-repl-manager-pwd-file:password-file
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$ dsconf set-server-prop -h host1 -p 1389 def-repl-manager-pwd-file:pwd.txt
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MILAN - For next summer Tomas Maier, the acclaimed creative director of luxury goods brand Bottega Veneta, is inviting customers to walk in his shoes.
In his latest menswear collection presented Sunday, the second day of Milan Fashion Week, Maier used the traditional Bottega leather weave for loafers, lace-ups and even sidewalk slippers. Usually, it's reserved for women's handbags.
The luxurious artisan footwear, which one runway male model defined as "awesome," came in brown or black and accompanied all of the outfits in the classic collection.
According to his fashion notes, "contrast" was the theme of Maier's 2014 preview collection.
The show opened with a series of suits with a soft shouldered, wide sleeved jacket and narrow pants. Contrast came in the white lines stitched into the classic look referencing the chalk marks used for fittings in bespoke tailoring, creating imaginary lapels and pockets.
Further into the show, the German designer who has been behind the label for the past 12 years, contrasted black and white in a checkerboard fashion game. For example, a black knit sweater is worn with checked trousers, or a checked sports jacket is matched with a pair of white trousers.
In an unconventional move, Maier paired black with brown, even in footwear, making the combination fashionably correct.
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1. The typical pioneer log cabin was approximately 18' x 20' and consisted of one room. What do you think it would have been like for an entire family to live in such a dwelling? What would be some advantages and disadvantages of living in such a manner?
2. How important do you think the fireplace would have been to the pioneers? Why?
3. Preserving food by "smoking" it was a common practice. Meat was hung in a smokehouse where a small fire was built that would create a lot of smoke. The smoke would surround the meat and help preserve it. Can you find the smokehouse in this picture?
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Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: NCI) is a specialized, global professional services firm that helps clients take control of their future. Navigant's professionals apply deep industry knowledge, substantive technical expertise, and an enterprising approach to help clients build, manage and/or protect their business interests. With a focus on markets and clients facing transformational change and significant regulatory or legal pressures, the Firm primarily serves clients in the healthcare, energy and financial services industries. Across a range of advisory, consulting, outsourcing, and technology/analytics services, Navigant's practitioners bring sharp insight that pinpoints opportunities and delivers powerful results. More information about Navigant can be found at navigant.com.
Navigant Business Process Management unites the strengths of four category-leading companies to address the complexities of today's healthcare system. We design, develop and implement integrated, patient-centered solutions for sustained improvements in performance and profitability, working collaboratively across a spectrum of customers that encompasses hospitals, health systems, physician practice groups and payers.
The Remote Pro Fee Medical Coder- Pulmonary reviews clinical documentation and diagnostic results as appropriate to extract data and apply appropriate ICD-9 or ICD 10 Diagnosis and Procedure codes, along with CPT/HCPCS codes as defined for the service type, for billing, internal and external reporting, research, and regulatory compliance. Under the direction of their manager-the coder should accurately code conditions and procedures as documented and in accordance with the ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. The coder scope may involve reviewing coding denial from payers and recommending the appropriate action to resolve the claim based on payer guidelines.
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One thing we do well is cars. And here in our showroom, there's a large collection of new Ford F-150, Edge, Explorer, Superduty and Escape models, with each giving you a unique option here at Don Rich Ford Co Inc, serving Villa Rica,Douglasville, Dallas and Carrollton. Be it a compact car, sedan, hatchback, crossover, or SUV / fuel-efficient, stylish, powerful, or tech-oriented, we have you covered in our new Ford lineup. You can check them out for yourself in our inventory above. You can also come to us at Don Rich Ford Co Inc with any questions, too. We'd be happy to discuss models in greater detail, along with financing or car service.
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The Pull-It 3000 cable puller operates without a gang-box full of adapters, without four to five people to load the puller to a truck and without ever needing to be bolted to the ground. Weighing only 60 pounds, the puller fits in the receiver hitch of any truck. Said to be affordable for most small contractors to own one and for most large contractors to own several, the cable puller also suits the budgets of residential contractors for custom home installations.
Developed by Brian Ray, the inventor of the Li'l Tugger (CEE News, Product of the Year 2000), the Pull-It 3000 is light and portable like the Li'l Tugger but also able to pull 3/0 and 4/0 cables. Ray Practical Technologies
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Brown Rice with Almonds and Scallions
Adding sliced almonds and scallions transforms plain old brown rice into a side dish that's a bit more special, fun, tasty and nutritious. Sliced almonds add texture and crunch, while sliced scallions add a refreshing bit of green, oniony spice, and tang to keep the dish fresh. Just two quick and simple additions really help pep up a brown rice side dish.


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Swapping sugary drinks out of teens' homes curbs weight gain, study finds
(CBS News) Doctors and health advocates have long warned of a link between sugar-sweetened beverages and obesity.
But as critics inside and outside the medical community often point out, studies reporting links between the drinks and the obesity epidemic don't necessarily prove cause and effect, and many other factors such as genetics, socioeconomic status and overall diet, may have contributed.
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New York City's sugary drink limits: What's next?
Now, a new randomized control trial - considered the research gold standard because it controls for factors that observational studies can't - has found that teens who drink lots of sugary drinks can lose weight if they swap the sodas for non-caloric beverages such as water or diet drinks.
The research was led by Dr. David Ludwig, director of the New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center at the Harvard-affiliated Boston Children's Hospital. It's published in the Sept. 21 online issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
"There have been few well-controlled clinical trials to examine this issue," Ludwig told CBSNews.com.
His new study involved 224 overweight and obese ninth and tenth-graders (124 boys, 100 girls) who were habitual sugar-sweetened beverage drinkers, meaning they had either a 12-ounce sugary drink or 100 percent fruit juice every day.
They split students into two groups, one of which received a delivery every two weeks of non-caloric beverages such as water, flavored-water and diet drinks for one full year. The other group that served as controls received no non-caloric drinks but were mailed a $50 gift card to a supermarket at four and eight months (with no instructions on what to use it on) to ensure they wouldn't drop out of the study.
Ludwig said the researchers wanted to see if solely changing the teen's household environment to carry fewer sugary drinks would have an effect on his or her weight without a behavioral intervention explicitly promoting weight loss.
It turns out that simply swapping the drinks out of the home helped. After statistically ruling out other demographics so the only difference between groups would be sugary drink intake, teens who had the non-caloric deliveries gained an average of four fewer pounds over the course of a year than soda drinkers in the control group.
The effect was strongest in children who were Hispanic, who gained a whopping 14 fewer pounds than the control group. Ludwig said this may be explained by research that suggests U.S. Hispanics create more insulin in response to sugar than non-Hispanics, and more insulin may lead to weight gain.
While Ludwig agrees obesity extends beyond one single dietary factor, he said his research shows sugary beverages should be near the top as a potentially easy target that could have an impact on weight gain.
"No other single food product has been shown to change body weight by this amount over a year simply through its reduction," Ludwig said.
The researchers then discontinued the deliveries and followed-up one year later. They found the difference in weight loss between groups was diminished.
"I would argue, that is the nature of an environmental change," said Ludwig. "Once the environment reverts back to the preexisting state, the behaviors revert. If a statin reduces cholesterol and you stop the statin, you wouldn't expect the effects of the cholesterol to be permanent."
Ludwig says the study lends support for changing a person's environment through public health initiatives. In New York City, changing the environment in local restaurants and eateries was the goal of Mayor Michael Bloomberg and health officials for the newly approved ban on sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces.
Ludwig said he would go even further, recommending larger-scale public health interventions like restricting sugary drink advertising directed at children, making high-quality water freely available and convenient in schools (not just at far away water fountains), and implementing a soda tax of a cent or two per ounce. He concedes such measures would be "politically dicey."
"A simple focused intervention based on one dietary product to be able to produce weight loss in one year suggests this has major public health potential," he said.
About 18 percent of adolescents ages 12 through 19 are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"We know, and science supports, that obesity is not uniquely caused by any single food or beverage," the American Beverage Association said in a statement emailed to CBSNews.com. "Thus, studies and opinion pieces that focus solely on sugar-sweetened beverages, or any other single source of calories, do nothing meaningful to help address this serious issue."


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Bill Johnston signed Sign the Petition 2017-08-07 16:17:21 -0700
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Vancouver City Council has formed an election task force to examine new tools for engaging voters and boosting turn-out during municipal elections. This is the latest development in a multi-partisan reform effort that spans over a decade. Beginning in 2005, the city petitioned the province for the ability to change the voting system used in local elections. Since that time, Vancouver city council has made unanimous requests for this change in 2007, 2010, 2012 and again in 2013. The provincial government failed to respond to any of these five (5) requests.
On April 4th, 2016, the Liberal government of Ontario announced enabling legislation which will allow municipalities the choice of changing their own local voting system. Meanwhile, though the BC Liberal Party promised to implement the majority of the recommendations from its 2010 Local Government Elections Task Force, they failed to address voting system reform in advance of the 2014 municipal elections.
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Larry Blustein: Undefeated Hallandale stocked with young talent
In five games this season, Hallandale has outscored its opposition 258-70. The Chargers, who are undefeated, are second in the state (only behind Apopka) scoring 51.6 points per game.
For all the positive accolades head coach Dameon Jones and his team have achieved, this program is not getting the respect that it should after breezing through the first five games.
Moving up to 6A this year, Hallandale's district got a bit easier — with only Fort Lauderdale Dillard and Boynton Beach as teams standing in the way. The region is another issue. Potential playoff opponents range from Miami Central to Miami Northwestern, Carol City, Norland or Homestead.
Even though Hallandale has not a challenging schedule, this is a program that has a lot of talent — while not starting the year out with a lot of experience.
The Chargers start just four seniors — one is LSU-bound safety John Battle IV, who has been everything a preseason all-state performer should be.
"John is the kind of senior you need on a team like ours," Jones said. "He combines athleticism and football skills with a person who leads — on and off of the field."
In addition to Battle, Hallandale features linebacker Joshua Robinson and running backs Paul Anderson and Treyvon Rolle to a young but very talented group.
The junior class is stacked with defensive stars such as linemen Michael Clarke, Sammy Jeanclaude and Jarves Hall and linebackers Dana Levine and Sh'mar Kilby-Lane. There is also secondary standouts Jalin Leandre and Shawn Parker. Kilby-Lane could emerge as the best linebacker in the Class of 2015.
On offense, big-time running back Taj McGowan, Booker T. Washington transfer (receiver) Richie Cooper, and linemen Keyon Hodges and 6-5, 280-pound Deondre Tyler are also valuable to this success of the program.
"While our senior class has been huge for this team, it's the athletic ability that we have in our juniors that has everyone here feeling confident," Jones said. "That, and a core of sophomores that have enormous potential."
Sophomore quarterback Tyler Huntley is one of the best in South Florida. Receivers Neru Nshaka, Joshua Hammond and Chris Cotto, defensive back Jaelyn Faulk and kicker Ivan Gutierrez give this program talented depth for years to come.
The 19th Miami-Dade versus South Florida Football challenge will take place on Saturday, Dec. 28, at Ansin Park in Mira-
More than 100 of the best football players from south and southwest Florida will take part in this game — with Fort Myers, Palm Beach, Port St. Lucie, Vero, Fort Pierce, Naples, Pahokee, Belle Glade, Immokalee and Broward sending players to compete against a Miami-Dade team that is stacked with talent.
If you thought that watching this many major college athletes was reserved for the Under Armour and Army All-American game, more than 45 future NFL players have participated in this event.


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Cunard Queen Elizabeth Introductionby Paul Motter | August 6, 2010
Jack is descending a majestic staircase - wearing a tuxedo he doesn't quite remember. Fashionably-clad debs in jeweled gloves pat him on the chest to welcome him to their world of copious society and all of its seductive charms.
This is the dream sequence from the movie Titanic, but it isn't much different from what I felt walking through the Cunard Queen Elizabeth, even if it is still under construction in the Italian shipyard near Trieste, Italy. What Cunard evokes in me is not a physical sensation; it is an emotional connection to my love for passenger ships and their role as cornerstones of human history.
Cunard ships always make me puff with pride - and I am not even part of the "maritime historian" crowd that practically worships the line. Peter Knego of Maritime Matters says, "Cunard's ships have a mystique that excites even the people who normally don't pay attention to passenger liners. Just look at the turnout when one of their vessels, especially the QM2, makes a maiden port call. It's like a thousand foot celebrity has come to visit."
It isn't a stretch to equate the elegant scenes in Titanic (never mind how it ends) with Cunard. Titanic was built by White Star Lines, another British company that tried but couldn't compete with Cunard. White Star was known for its first class Service, while Cunard was the workhorse that carried the international mail. But when White Star Lines started to go under in 1934 Cunard was asked to bail them out.
The new company, Cunard White Star, adopted White Star Service and it is on the Cunard calling card to this day. Founded in 1840, it is now the longest running passenger shipping line in existence. Even in this modern age, when bigger is synonymous with better; Cunard chooses to grow carefully rather than quickly. One of its ships is the fastest and most powerful ocean liner ever built. The second one is in keeping with the line's consistent strategy to always have separate cruisers for pleasure voyages.
Peter Knego adds, "Cunard was not only a transatlantic icon but a major early player in the cruise industry. Vessels like the Franconia of 1923 and the "Green Goddess" Caronia of 1948 were pioneers in worldwide cruising. Historically, Cunard is a vast and varied maritime company, with liners, cruise ships, combination passenger cargo ships and even cargo liners. It's OK for them to admit that they actually have one liner (QM2) and two very nicely appointed cruise ships (Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth). They "own" both markets."
Queen Elizabeth is scheduled to sail into service on October 11, 2010. I was among the lucky few invited to visit her construction site in Monfalcone, Italy. With only nine weeks left to go, it was amazing to see that she still appears as a patchwork of pieces. But even if I couldn't see through the hoses, scaffolds, pulleys, cranes, crates, protective adhesive paper and yellow tape, I know they always finish their ships on time.
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|Jackie Chase of Cunard (PR) photographs Alistaire Greener, Director of Entertainment for Cunard Line
|The main working entrance to QE in the Monfalcone shipyard
|Queen Elizabeth in the Shipyard nine weeks before delivery
Fortunately, I already know the other Cunard ships so I could imagine the grandeur as I walked through the commotion. But the chrysalis moment came when I saw the detailed renderings for the planned décor. At that point this Queen transcended even my most elaborate conceptions. Now I believe this could be the most beautiful ship ever built.
The Queen Elizabeth Design
Queen Elizabeth is 90,400 gross registered tons, 965 feet long and 106 feet wide at the hull. Her draft (depth in the water) is 26.2 feet (8 meters). She rises 186 feet from the waterline and is the second largest Cunarder ever built. She is slightly larger than sister Queen Victoria due to an extended stern on decks four through six.
Her passenger space ratio (number of square meters per passenger) is 44. She employs 997 staffmembers with British officers and an international crew. She is powered by six deisel engines, propelled by two ABB pods and steering-assisted by three Fincantieri Riva Trigoso thrusters. She has two stabilizers and two anchors plus a spare.
Queen Elizabeth, sister ship to Queen Victoria, is based on the exceptionally crafty "Vista-class" design by parent company Carnival Corp; also the basis for Holland America Eurodam, Costa Deliziosa and Carnival Spirit.
The public rooms are on the decks just above the water line where most ships have staterooms. But lower decks can't accommodate the open verandah staterooms most people prefer. Plus every ship has public rooms with spectacular picture windows (that don't need to open), so putting the public rooms closer to the water makes the sea views far more dramatic and leaves plenty of room for verandah staterooms on the upper decks.
|The Queen Victoria, built in 2007, is also a Vista-class design. The lifeboats are above the deck three promenade, and the decks below contain the main public rooms.
Above the lower deck public rooms, beginning on deck four, the Vista-class has five full decks of staterooms for a higher percentage of verandah staterooms per ship. Queen Elizabeth has 1,046 cabins to accommodate 2096 passengers. 1780 of them will have ocean views; 1488 will have a verandah.
Not only is Vista my favorite ship design, but Cunard has the best Vista adaptation. The hull is actually strengthened and 11 meters longer than the average Vista-class ship. This adds stability in high seas and more space in key public rooms. Large open spaces help to define the distinctive grandeur of Cunard ships. The entire Queens Room ballroom soars two full decks and spans nearly the entire width of ship. It has an enormous wooden dance floor with a generous stage area.
The Grand Lobby is three decks tall with a magnificent staircase that would have done Titanic proudly. Nearby is the glorious two deck tall library, which, like Queen Victoria, also features a winding wooden staircase.
Queen Elizabeth DecorWhile most ships are an amalgam of non-related design themes, the décor on Queen Elizabeth is dedicated to the style of the two original Cunard sister ships, Queen Elizabeth (the first) and Queen Mary (the first) both introduced in 1938. It is pure 1930s-era Art Deco from bow to stern.
Art Deco, from the 1920s and 1930s, remains a hugely popular style. It was inspired by the application of new industrial materials to the previous Art Nouveau era of craftsmanship. New York's Chrysler Building and the "Flying Lady" Lalique glass Packard sedan hood ornaments are well known examples, but if you "wiki" Art Deco one of the prime examples named is the original Queen Mary.
Art Deco was perhaps the last design era where artisans' style still exceeded function - before mass production took over completely. To see how this elegant design is used on Queen Elizabeth - pictures are better than words:
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|royal court theater
|grand lobby
|britannia dining room
Queen Elizabeth Public RoomsWhile the décor and certain structural aspects of Elizabeth are entirely different from Victoria, both of these ships borrow the grandest elements of the Cunard flag ship, Queen Mary 2. There are common rooms done in a similar style on all three ships. The Queens Room, Britannia Restaurant, Golden Lion Pub and Royal Court Theater are hallmark rooms on all of the Cunard ships.
Deck One: The public rooms actually start on deck one, rather than decks four or five as on most ships, but is not the main deck. You find the lowest level of the Royal Court Theater, the bottom level of the Grand Lobby and regular passenger service desks like the purser.
The Grand Lobby features a magnificent work of art specially commissioned to David Linley, son of the late Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon. He is Her Majesty The Queen's only nephew. The work shows the original Queen Elizabeth executed in the rare technique of marquetry inlay, with nine individual panels made of various types of wood.
Deck Two is the lower chamber of the heart of the ship. In the bow is the main entrance to the Royal Court Theater. Walking aft you meet the Empire Casino bordered by the Golden Lion Pub, separated by a solid wall of small square windows in classic pub style. The Golden Lion Pub serves traditional British pub food such as Kidney Pie, fish and chips, beer, ale and cider. There is no extra charge for the food.
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|Royal Court Theater
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Next comes the bottom floor of the beautiful "Queen's Room." This elegant, two-story ballroom is the location for the "Ascot" and "Black and White" balls. With an eight-piece orchestra and a dance floor big enough for hundreds of people, this is the room where social interaction thrives. Every Cunard cruise has at least four gentlemen hosts to dance with the single ladies.
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One of the best elements of Cunard design is that one is rarely required to walk through any public room to traverse the ship. Alongside the Queen's Room is the Queen's Arcade, a collection of shops with a separate corridor. More shops and the Art Gallery do the same on the upper level of the Queen's Room. The upper walkway offers a commanding balcony view of the ballroom from above.
Aft of the Queen's Room is Cunard Place, a museum of Cunard memorabilia including historic pieces recovered from the original Queens. While guests can buy certain collectible Cunard pieces, Cunard's capable Art Manager, Amy Lucena, scoured the world for the kind of Cunard memorabilia that is priceless from previous Cunard liners and special exhibits. Two rooms on Queen Elizabeth, Cunard Gallery and the Cunarder's Place, are dedicated to displaying these authentic pieces.
Next we meet the Café Carinthia. This coffee and pastry bar, in rich yellow, orange and reddish gold tones, overlooks the Grand Lobby. Across the open span of the Lobby you see the lower level of the two-story library.
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Next door to the Library is The Verandah restaurant. This restaurant replaces the Todd English restaurant on Queen Victoria. Queen Mary 2 has this restaurant as an alternative dining spot, reserved for the Princess Grill and Queens Grill passengers only. On Queen Elizabeth is it open to all passengers serving French cuisine in a la carte portions and prices.
Moving aft there is a long corridor leading to the bottom floor of the Britannia Restaurant, the main dining room for all the non-Princess and Queen's Grill guests. There is a Britannia Restaurant on all Cunard ships.
In a separate room to the left of this corridor is a new social stratum for Cunard passengers - a special dining room called the Britannia Club. A mere 78 people share this exclusive dining room, residents in 39 special staterooms situated on deck eight. The menu is the same as the main dining room, but without the assigned dining times. They can use their assigned tables anytime during regular dinner hours - the same as the Princess and Queen's Grill guests. The room has marble floors and glass-inset ceilings.
Finally, in the stern of deck two is the lower level of the Britannia Restaurant. This main dining room spans Decks 2 and 3 at the stern of the ship. Art Deco flourishes include a sweeping staircase and a backlit decorative ceiling. Giacomo Mortola, who designed this room as well as the Royal Court Theater, says it was inspired by the main dining room, the first-class dining room and the smoking room of the original Queen Mary.
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Deck Three: A full wrap-around outdoor promenade deck is accessible from many doors on deck three. Towards the bow of Deck Three is the balcony and private box level of the Royal Court Theater.
Moving aft, the next area is the Royal Arcade, the main shopping district for Queen Elizabeth. There are five different shops all surrounding a public walkway which itself overlooks the Casino on deck two.
Next (moving aft) is the top level of the Queen's Room. This is an open ballroom two decks high, but from the walkway fronting another shop and the art gallery on deck three, starboard, you can look down on the dance floor and stage from this upper level. It presents a lively but convenient way to traverse the ship without walking through the ballroom crowds.
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|Original Cunardia on display
A small but important secton follows - the Cunarders' Gallery displays captioned black and white photography from the line's Stars Aboard collection of previous celebrity guests on Cunard liners. On the port side is the "Connexions" Internet lounge.
Next you reach the top level of the Grand Lobby. To the starboard side is the Midships Bar, the room where this Queen Elizabeth pays tribute to the original Queen Elizabeth with the most impressive displays of original artifacts. There is a telephone, dinnerware, a model of the ship, several authentic telegrams and other official documents.
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|Harley Crossley portrait of the new Queen Elizabeth
Where did Any Lucena get these pieces? "I found a lot of them on Ebay," she says, along with other places she found through the Internet. She also mentions antique stores in Southampton and in Scotland where the original ship was built (on the River Clyde). One last place was the Cunard Shop on the original Queen Mary in Long Beach, California, which I can attest is an amazing collection if you also want to be a Cunard collector.
To the port side is the upper level of the library. Unlike the Queen's Room, you can also enter the Library from deck three. The winding staircase makes it possible to access the books from any height. Next to the Library top level is the Card Room.
Deck three also has a long corridor leading to the Britannia Restaurant. This corridor borders the open photo gallery displays. As you enter the Britannia Restaurant you find yourself at the top of another grand staircase adorned with a mixed media piece by artist Javier Saturtan of Argentina. This massive three-dimensional work includes bronze, marble, mirror and glass.
Decks Four through Eight have the staterooms. Each deck has a single launderette located between the forward and midships elevators. The staterooms on decks four and eight have to largest verandahs. Deck eight has the suites and the bridge; deck four has the obstructed view staterooms (with lifeboats outside your windows). The standard rooms with the largest balconies are 6090, 6095, 7056, 7071, 8074 and 8075.
Deck Eight Bridge: The bridge is 85 feet above sea level and is 14 feet wider than the hull for visibility. In addition to communication equipment, the bridge houses displays for radar, sonar, speed and maneuvering information. Close circuit television displays will monitor all areas of the ship to maintain safety.
Deck Nine: The Cunard Health Club & Spa takes up the forward section of deck nine. There is a full thermal suite with ceramic chairs, a thelassotherapy pool, steam rooms and dry sauna. The hydro-suite is available on a day pass basis. Midships on Deck Nine is the Pavilion Pool.
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The Garden Lounge, a glass-enclosed oasis behind the pool, is a very special area found only on Queen Elizabeth. The same area on Queen Victoria is not enclosed and is called the Winter Garden. The concept, based on Kew Gardens in London, is an open room two decks tall and fully glass enclosed with a vaulted glass ceiling. It will be temperature controlled in all climatic conditions and has tables for dining and a bar. Like Kew Gardens there will be hand-painted murals on the walls, and hand-made tiles from Italy, Mexico and the United States.
At night the Garden Lounge becomes a supper club with varying culinary themes that will change every few nights. One concept is "Jasmine;" an Asian fusion style, another is "Aztec;" featuring authentic regional Mexican cuisine (not Mex-American food) and "Asado" is an Argentinean Churrascaria. There is ample seating for 60 or more couples.
Aft of the Garden Lounge is the Lido Restaurant. Significantly, Queen Elizabeth plans to keep some freshly cooked food available 24-hours a day. The food is provided from serving stations, which generally provides more convenience and shorter lines.
In the stern of deck nine is the Lido Pool and Grill with a pool and hot tub available. There is a stage for outdoor entertainment, a secluded bar and grilled food such as hamburgers and pizza available. This space is unique to Queen Elizabeth and will be used for garden parties.
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Deck Ten: The Commodore Club is all the way forward, above the bridge. This ample room provides a near 360-degree view over the front, sides and towards the back of the ship. There are many tables and chairs here with a bar and a round stage in the center of the room for another pianist entertainer. This room equates with the Crow's Nest on other Vista-class ships.
Off of this room is the Admiral's Lounge for fine whiskey and cognac. Next door is the Churchill's Cigar Lounge where ladies and gentlemen can enjoy freshly rolled tobacco. Aft of the Commodore Club is the Yacht Club, a nautical dance club which replaces "Hemispheres" on the Queen Victoria.
The rest of Deck Ten is given over to the children's facilities including indoor and outdoor play areas for kids of all ages from toddler to teens.
Deck Eleven: The exclusive Queen's Grill and Princess' Grill Restaurants are midships on this deck. These dining rooms reserved for the exclusive use of Queens and Princess Grill suite residents. Adjacent to these dining rooms is the Grill's Lounge, a private cocktail area for these guests. This lounge will also have a "tea sommelier" offering 12 varieties of Twinnings Tea (different teas have different brewing methods). There is also a private concierge on duty in this room to aid suite guests with special requests. The Courtyard is an outdoor al fresco dining area for both suite guest categories. It is completely surrounded by walls on four sides. Available by stairs and lift is the Grills Upper Terrace for private sunbathing for suite guests.
At the front of deck eleven is the Games Deck. Here you see lawn bowling, croquet and lawn tennis. No, it isn't real grass, artificial grass is more efficient (though less authentic) for these games. There is also a massive chess board (approximately 16-feet square). This entire games area is open-air but behind windscreens and under a roof to keep away the glare of sunlight.
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|Games Deck Rendering
|Deck 12 Under construction - fence around the Terrace Grill one deck lower
|The Pavillion Pool
Staterooms:There are four categories where guests dine in the Queen's Grill:
- Queens Suites (Q5 - Q7) - 484-771 sq. ft.
- Penthouse Suites (Q3 - Q4) - 505-681 sq. ft.
- Master Suites (Q2) - 1100 sq. ft.
- Grand Suites (Q1) - 1375-2131 sq. ft.
The Princess Grill suites measure 335-513 sq. ft. - these guests dine in the Princess Grill
The Britannia Club Balcony Cabins measure 242 to 472 sq. ft and these guests dine in the new Britannia Club Restaurant.
The rest of the passengers all dine in the Britannia Restaurant (main dining room):
- Britannia Balcony - 242 to 472 sq. ft
- Britannia Oceanview - 180-201 sq, ft.
- Britannia Inside cabins - 152-243 sq, ft.
Dining on Queen ElizabethIn charge of the culinary offerings on all Cunard ships is Michelin-starred chef Jean-Marie Zimmermann who has designed the menus and recipes for all of Cunard's restaurants. Queen Elizabeth offers the same selection of restaurants as the other Cunard ships with the exception of Todd English being replaced the "The Verandah" restaurant.
The Verandah: On the original Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth these restaurants were among the most exclusive dining rooms at sea available to first-class passengers only; including royalty, film stars and the rich and famous. On the new Queen Elizabeth, The Verandah will offer views of the ocean and the Grand Lobby, while the art murals and the vintage menus are inspired by on the first two Queens.
The French cuisine is from the regions of Périgord, Pyrenees, Alsace, Bresse and Burgundy. Fine purveyors, many of them in France, will provide the ingredients for Monkfish and Rascas Fish Bouillabaisse, Magret Duck, Baked Brie de Meaux Brioche and Hot Vanilla Soufflé infused with Edmond Briottet Peach Liqueur.
Queens Grill and Princess Grill: The Grill restaurants will follow the same pattern as on other Cunard ships. Both restaurants are located on Deck 11 and enclosed by gently curving panoramic glass walls cantilevered out over the side of the vessel above Deck 10. The Grills offer single seating, a la carte menus featuring classic dishes. Grills guests also have a private bar and lounge complete with a resident Concierge.
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The Britannia Restaurant: This main dining room has assigned seating, assigned dining times (early and late seating) and assigned wait staff. Cunard may be the last cruise line to only offer traditional dining to most of its guests as has been practiced on cruise ships since time began. Most other cruise lines now offer "anytime dining" which is chosen by 60 to 80-percent of guests.
The Britannia Club: This restaurant was introduced on Queen Mary 2 in 2007 but is not available on Queen Victoria. It is for guests travelling in AA category staterooms. New for Queen Elizabeth, the menus are from the Britannia Restaurant but they will enjoy single-seating, anytime dining.
The Lido Restaurants: Open 24 hours a day, The Lido Restaurants on Deck 9 offer breakfast and lunch served buffet-style. In the evenings, the room features one of three regional cuisines with waiter table service. This is available to all guests for a small surcharge of $10 per person. Each cuisine is generally offered for a three-day period:
Asado will feature the traditional South American style of cooking meats on a grill. Guests may choose from a selection of dishes from the Rotisserie and Grill, such as Roasted Chimmichuri Chicken and Argentinean Lamb Chops with Pistachio.
Aztec will feature authentic regional Mexican cuisine with the variety of spices and ingredients which are native to the country. Guests can look forward to dishes like Chile Relleno de Espinaca and Banana-Wrapped Snapper Veracruzana.
Jasmine offers Pan-Asian cuisine, drawing on influences from Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and China. Tantalizing dishes include Aromatic Crispy Duck and Char Siew Pau.
Traditional English Afternoon Tea Service: Daily tea served by white-gloved waiters comes complete with finger sandwiches and freshly baked scones with jam and cream. Tea will be offered in the Queen's Room at 4:00 p.m. daily. Musicians will play soft melodies.
Entertainment on the Queen Elizabeth:Queen Elizabeth is offering a brand new focus on entertainment for Cunard. All together, this ship has more than twice the amount of entertainment as presented on Queen Victoria and even more than Queen Mary 2. If you love Cunard entertainment then this is the ship for you.
The Royal Court Theater is one of the largest theaters at sea, spanning three decks and with 800 seats, with absolutely no seat with an view obstructed by a pillar (only a few Princess ships can also claim this). In honor of the Art Deco era the main colors are blue and yellow, while the same theater on Queen Victoria is decorated in the Victorian Era colors of red and gold. Like the Queen Victoria this theater has private box seats which are reserved for the suite guests on nights the production shows (listed below) are presented. During any other night they are offered on a first-come basis to anyone who wants the seats and is willing to pay $25 per person. For their money they also get champagne and chocolate strawberrries.
This ship will have the biggest production show cast of any Cunard ship; 21 players including eight singers, eight dancers and five professional actors. In fact, this will be the first cruise ship ever to specifically employ actors as part of a stage show ensemble as opposed to multi-talented singers and dancers who take on acting roles.
Several all-original shows will be presented just on this ship, and none of these shows will ever be shown on any other Cunard ship. Here are the names and concepts of the original shows onboard:
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|Adaptation Production Shows
|"Sing" features just four singers
"Slice of Saturday Night" is a popular 1960s musical from the London stages, here especially adapted for the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Company by the Heather Brothers, the original writers. This show features all of the Theatre Company members, 29 in all if you count the musicians - the largest production show Cunard has ever staged.
"The Simon Show" will feature three scenes by Neil Simon in one show. These scenes are linked by their setting: an apartment or hotel suite, and the shows include "Last of the Red Hot Lovers," "Plaza Suite" and "The Odd Couple." Another abridged play will be Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night." An informal Q&A session with the actors will follow both of these shows.
"The Piccadilly Line" by the entire Queen Elizabeth Theatre Company will explore song and prose as characters get on and off a London-based train. The action is set in the shell of a London tube train carriage.
"Hotel Royale" is a musical about a "past its prime" hotel. Similarities to Fawlty Towers have been suggested. "Sing," features 21 live musicians, every musician on the ship is conscripted, but just four singers on stage. The songs include influences from contemporary musical theatre, pop and other classics familiar to the audience.
"La Danza" will showcase the virtuoso talents of the dance ensemble and follows in the footsteps of "Apassionata" and "Dance Passion," two popular shows running on Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria.
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A specially written panel quiz show where the Theatre Company has its own take on topical news and entertainment stories will offer an afternoon of friendly banter.
In addition, Queen Elizabeth will offer Cunard's award-winning Insights enrichment program of lectures, Q&As, social gatherings and workshops in areas including history, world affairs, science, arts and literature.
Queen Elizabeth Inaugural SeasonThe Queen is scheduled to sail on only six regular cruises before she embarks on her first World Cruise. Because her inaugural season is nearly sold out the openings we see are somewhat pricey. The Oct. 12 inaugural voyage is already sold out but the Dec. 1 Iberian Discovery cruise offers almost the same itinerary and still has openings. This 13-day voyage sails roundtrip from Southampton to Spain, Portugal, Madeira and the Canary Islands. Prices start at $2445 inside, $3345 basic balcony, $5945 Princess Suite, and $7645 for the Queen's Suite.
It costs a little more but we prefer the Mediterranean Premiere cruise sailing October 25. It sails roundtrip Southampton to Barcelona, Monte Carlo, Livorno Italy (for Florence and Pisa), Civitavecchia (for Rome), Naples, Cartagena (Spain) and Gibraltar. Prices start at $2795 inside, $3895 basic balcony, $7095 Princess Suite, and $9195 for the Queen's Suite.There is a short five night cruise from Southampton to Amsterdam, Zeebrugge (Brussels) and Cherbourg (France). Prices start at $1214 inside, $1609 basic balcony, $2809 Princess Suite, and $3434 for the Queen's Suite.
The last Queen Elizabeth cruise before she starts her first World Cruise is an unusual roundtrip transatlantic journey from Southampton, U.K. to the Caribbean and back. There are only seven ports of call in 22 days; first Madeira and then Tortola, Dominica, Barbados, St Lucia and Antigua in the Caribbean and then a stop at the Azores on the way home to England. There are 14 days at sea.
World Cruise:For her first world cruise, Queen Elizabeth will circumnavigate the globe from her home port of Southampton, cross the Atlantic to New York (where US and Canadian guests have the option of embarking from New York, Fort Lauderdale or - after the ship transits the Panama Canal - Los Angeles).
From the west coast, Queen Elizabeth will continue westward to Sydney via the South Pacific and New Zealand. Next she sees Asia including Singapore, Bali, Vietnam and Thailand and another overnight stay in Hong Kong.
The ship sails on to Malaysia and India before calling on Dubai (an overnight stay) followed by Oman before transiting the Suez Canal. In the Mediterranean she takes in Egypt, Greece, Italy and Portugal before returning to Southampton.
From the U.K., North American guests can catch the Queen Mary 2 for a transatlantic crossing to complete their 103-day circumnavigation of the globe.
Full World Voyage fares start from $19,995 per person. Segment voyages range from 12 to 25-days, including New York to Los Angeles (16 days), Los Angeles to Sydney (23 days), Sydney to Singapore (25 days), Singapore to Dubai (12 days) and Dubai to Southampton (19 days). Guests can enjoy a greater value by combining two or more consecutive segments. Segment fares start from $2,545 per person.
Summing Up Queen ElizabethThis will be the third ship named Queen Elizabeth. Her interior décor and the art and museum pieces will pay homage to the original Queen Elizabeth and her sister ship, the original Queen Mary; both built in the late 1930s. The original Queen Elizabeth was destroyed by fire in 1972, but the original Queen Mary is still intact, permanently moored in Long Beach, California, as a museum.
These original Queens both served the Allies proudly as troop carriers in World War II. Queen Elizabeth escaped England in 1940 by sailing from the Scottish shipyard the very night the Luftwaffe bombed the docks of Southampton, where the Germans believed she was headed. She carried thousands of Australian troops to the war in Europe and back again from 1940 to 1946 when she was finally able to assume the civilian ocean liner duties Cunard originally intended. Both Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary served Cunard until 1968.
The Queen Elizabeth 2 ("QE2") replaced both Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth in 1969. The advent of jet travel rendered the presence of two ocean liners "a bit redundant" as the British say. For many of the years between 1970 and 2004 she was the only true ocean liner still performing transatlantic duty on a regular basis.
When it was decided to retire the 39-year old Queen Elizabeth 2 in 2007, she sailed her final voyages from Sydney to San Francisco, New York and the U.K., before retiring in Dubai. The new Queen Elizabeth was announced by Cunard in October of 2007. Cunard decided NOT to name the ship Queen Elizabeth 3 because the interior is intended as homage to the original Queen Mary (the first) and Queen Elizabeth (the first) sister ships.
While the godmother for Queen Elizabeth has not yet been announced, she will join the eldest Cunard ship, Queen Mary 2, which was officially named by none other than Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, in 2004. The other Cunard ship, Queen Victoria, was officially named by Her Highness the Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla Bowles, in January of 2007.
Hail Queen Elizabeth, may she reign long and prosper.


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Photography has long been used to document the scientific process and display visual evidence, so when Ulric Collette began to use the medium to show how genetics can exhibit itself, it was both the obvious similarities, and differences, that caught everyone's attention. Working out of Quebec, Canada, Ulric, a self-taught photographer and graphic designer, began the photoseries in 2008 where family member's faces were spliced together to create portraits that compared physical appearance with contrasting ages. The process seems like a no-brainer, but it was truly born from an accident. The photographer explains, "I was attempting to create something totally different with another project, and in the process I came up with the first picture, me and my then 7-year-old son,". Realizing the easily viewed comparison between generations when shown spliced together, Ulric began to enlist the help of others to show the effects of genetics. He continues, "I decided to try the same process with a few family members and the project was born."
Collette uses specific portraits edited down from hundreds of tightly-controlled photos, to create his finished works. Acknowledging that even with the advances of editing software, it is still very difficult to find an appropriate match that works, he explains the difficulty of the project, "I need to take a lot of pictures in a controlled environment of each model, compare the picture to one another, chose the right ones and stick them together in Photoshop" .
The photographer used many of his own family members to investigate these connections, including his daughter and mother (above, Ginette & Ismaëlle), and even himself and his own brother (below, Christopher & Ulric). Collette explains, "The reaction to the project never ceases to surprise me…A few of the ones I'm in shocked me – me and my brother Christopher, for example, we totally look the same!" (via huffington post and bbc)
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Construction Company Laid Off and Refused To Rehire Disabled Worker Who Requested Accommodation
PHOENIX— A Phoenix electrical construction company violated federal law by discriminating against a disabled employee because of his disability and because he requested a reasonable accommodation and retaliated against him for opposing discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed on September 20, 2011.
In its suit, the EEOC asserts that ABCO West Electrical Construction and Design and ABCO Electrical Construction and Design discriminated and retaliated against Billy Hackney, who has an amputated leg, by laying him off because of his disability and because he requested a reasonable accommodation. In addition, the EEOC charges that ABCO refused to rehire Mr. Hackney because of his disability and in retaliation against Mr. Hackney because he had requested a reasonable accommodation, and because he reported ABCO's discriminatory actions to his labor union and the EEOC.
Such alleged conduct violates Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits private employers from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities. The EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. ABCO West Electrical Construction & Design L.L.C. and ABCO Electrical Construction & Design L.L.C., Civil Action No. 2:11-cv-01842-FJM) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement through its conciliation process.
"Employers may not disregard laws prohibiting discrimination in the workplace on the basis of disability," said Regional Attorney Mary Jo O'Neill of the EEOC's Phoenix District Office. "Federal law prohibits employers from taking action against disabled employees who request reasonable accommodations."
EEOC District Director Rayford O. Irvin added, "The EEOC is committed to vigorously enforcing the ADA and its retaliation provisions. We will not hesitate to sue to protect people who assert their rights under the law by reporting discrimination."
The EEOC's Phoenix District has jurisdiction over Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and Utah.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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House approves Keystone pipeline
The House approved legislation Wednesday to green-light the Keystone XL oil pipeline, giving Republicans a messaging victory heading into the Memorial Day recess.
The legislation, which was authored by Rep. Lee Terry (R-Neb.), was approved on a 241-175 vote.
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Every Republican who attended voted in favor the bill except for Rep. Justin Amash (Mich.), who voted present. They were joined by 19 Democrats, a smaller number than had supported previous pro-Keystone bills.
( PHOTOS: Keystone XL pipeline protest)
It was the seventh time that House Republicans voted to approve or expedite a decision on the pipeline, which if completed would carry oil sands crude from Alberta, Canada, to refineries in Texas. Project developer TransCanada has already begun construction on the southern portion of the pipeline.
Despite the numerous pro-Keystone votes, it is unlikely that the legislation will gain traction in the Senate. And on Tuesday, the White House threatened to veto the bill.
The Obama administration, led by the State Department, is nearing completion of a lengthy analysis of the pipeline that will culminate in a final decision in the coming months. The White House said Tuesday the legislation short-circuits the existing process for evaluating the pipeline and it stressed that it is "working diligently" to come to a verdict.
Republicans have turned the pipeline into a symbol of everything they believe is wrong with the Obama administration. TransCanada has been trying to win approval for the pipeline for almost five years. And Republicans contend that the administration is slow-walking the project, which they say would create thousands of jobs, improve national security and make North America more energy independent.
"Five years! Five years and still no decision. What does five years mean? Well, World War II, where we mobilized America," Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) said on the House floor Wednesday. "We went off to war in less than five years. But yet we can't get a decision out of the White House for more than five years on this project. Are you kidding me?"
Wednesday's vote comes just days before the Memorial Day holiday weekend, which traditionally marks the start of the summer travel season. And with gas prices averaging $3.66 nationally going into the weekend, Republicans painted the pipeline as a solution for drivers' frustration at the pump.
Saying the pipeline won't lower gas prices is "the same thing as saying that gravity doesn't exist and the Earth is still flat," Rep. John Fleming (R-La.) said.
"The law of supply and demand still stands," House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) said in arguing that the pipeline will lower pump prices.


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Sales rep teams from the newly merged Trailer Life and Woodall's campground directories are beginning to fan out over North America to gather data for the 2013 "Good Sam Travel Guide & Campground Directory."
According to a report by Woodall's Campground Management, this new, hybrid campground directory under the Good Sam brand is emerging from the best of both Woodall's and Trailer Life directories, representing nearly 130 years of combined industry service and campground expertise.
This new directory will offer higher circulation and even more online and mobile application marketing opportunities to campgrounds and parks. This combined directory will utilize the Trailer Life 10/10*/10 rating system, with some enhancements borrowed from the Woodall's rating system.
The ratings as always will be based on personal visits by the directory representatives. The 41 rep teams (40 couples and one individual) met Jan. 22-27 at the Flamingo Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev., to review plans for the directory.
"We have some great enhancements for our advertising partners planned for our 2013 directory," said Ann Emerson, vice president and publisher of the new combined directory. "Not only will we have more exciting marketing tools for parks to connect with avid RVers and campers, we will also expand our number of field teams to permit them to spend more time working with individual parks on their marketing programs."
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Celedor by the River is a city of brick and river stone. The same famous brown bricks and dark brown earthen stones that built up Celedor of the Hill's famous walls are ever present here. Except for a few dockside shacks, every building here is made of the sturdy stuff. The high-pitched roofs, covered in the reddish brown native slate, help fend off the winter's thick snows and spring's heavy and unpredictable rains. Every home has at least one cosy hearth with an extended chimneys. Enclosed entryways and overhangs help to protect the warmth of the house and those entering and exiting from the extremes of weather found here.
Glass is ever present here. The city was built after the glassworks was built by the large brick works up the Rodean River (a good stonesthrow up the river, nearly halfway to Celedor of the Hill). Every house, even the most modest, has windows. Small windows dot the buildings letting in light. Most open, so summer breezes can help cool the sweltering and humid summer heat.
"No street is straight in Celedor by the River" is a quip as much about the actual streets as it is about the honesty of its officials. The cobblestone streets either parallel either river or follow the contours of the many low hills that funnel the two rivers together. The buildings are uniformly square or double wide (two squares together) and face the nearest street squarely. The property lines are just as "wavy" and usually marked by low cobblestone walls. These walls often have moss lines showing where the most recent floods reached up to. Most of the spare space in the property are filled with well maintained gardens and small statuary. Businesses always have odd alleys between them. It is quite difficult to navigate the streets if you are not familiar with them. They bend and curve and there are no signs anywhere.
There are five bridges in the City. Three cross the Mighty Blue Arrow. Two are north of the junction, one to the south. These were built after the destruction of the original two after the Pylarthian War. The three identical brown spans are made up of eight arches bridging the river. The size of the arches is dictated by the Prince, who uses it to determine the proper size of each river flat moving up and down the river (thus the freight tax is based on size of load, one raft for one tax token. The Middlemost Bridge has the name of the Trade Bridge, as it links to Grand Ave and most traders move good across the river on this one. Twenty large docks made of stone and wood, and dozens of tie offs are spread between the three bridges on the eastern side. There are a few tie offs on the western side, but those are reserved for city craft not trade.
The other two bridges, the incredibly wide "Closer" and the more conventional "Farther", link the two sides of the Rodean River coming down from the north east to merge with the fast running Blue Arrow. Closer Bridge links Grand Avenue Norte and Surte. This wide boulevard has trees and wondrous plants in the center and wide boardwalks on either side. The Doshin road (no longer just being a caravan trade route) begins at the south end of Grand Ave.
The Districts
The hilly Norte district (east of Blue Arrow, north of Rodean) is filled with fine homes of the Elites with their large sided lots. These are fine older homes, many smaller than one would expect. While wealthy, some do show their age.
The Surte district (east of Blue Arrow, south of Rodean) has the beautiful temple district as well as the Forum Hall - a greek styled theatre with "stadium seating" enclosed in a hall, with huge glass panes set in the roof to let in the light. There are many inns and places of entertainment here as well, as travellers passing through usually first enter here. There is a Mound Field on the current south eastern outskirts of the district.
The Oeste district is all west of the Blue Arrow. Closest to the river, traders trade, workmen work, crafters craft, and the noise proves it. The Salles, the Elite Swordsmen schools (see Battle Sashes) are found here as well. A ways from the river, those that profit from the trade as well as those who can wish homes in the Celedor district but are not blue blooded enough to have a ancestral home in Celedor on the Hill or the Norte District live here. Farther out, the city begins to sprawl outward with new buildings.
The famous Towers of Celedor
All around Celedor by the River there is no wall, only Post Towers. These two story defensive posts are built on the "outskirts" of the city at the time, often along main routes and choke points. They look like small castle rooks, or end towers: with arrow slits, crenulated tops, and stout doors. When manned, they are manned by two to four warriors. One can measure the growth of the city by seeing where the lines of Post Towers are. There are Post Towers dotting the river, especially since the river campaign that destroyed the twin bridges. There are many towers in the Northern area of the city, facing the Pythorian threat. Currently there are a few on the westernmost section of Oeste, a large line of them demarking the line of between the "new buildings" New Oeste and the houses of the Old Oeste (those of the wealthy). There is a full line around the Norte section and much new growth along the current edges Surte, especially towards Grand Ave. Given the history of marching armies in the area, they do not disassemble the inner ones to make new outer ones like other cities do. They know the battle can be anywhere in the city or riverfront.
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This is just >after the start of solar eclipses, which may cause the satellite to switch OFF >for 21 days. In the past the satellite has been very sensitive to the start >of eclipse season, although the duration of the eclipses is initially very >short. Please send reception reports to the the address below or post to >amsat-bb. If you are able to record the satellite as a WAV file, please do >so, but let me know what you have, before sending it! > >If you need to hear what the satellite sounds like, please visit my website >www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/ The satellite transmits on 145.826 MHz. set >receiver to NBFM. > > --------- > >During the period 22 March to 17 April 2007, the satellite's 145.826 MHz. >beacon was heard from 01 to 11 April . Excellent signals have beeen heard >on most passes, and good copy of the telemetry obtained. > >The on-board clock has continued to be of interest. At the start of this ON >period the clock was 37.21439 days slow. During this period, the date >passed through the transition from February to March. Instead of changing >the month after 28 February, the date incremented to 29 February, and then >changed to 01 March. Previously, since 1992, a fault had occurred every >leap year, when date had failed to increment to 29 February. > >When last heard the total clock error was 38.21441 days slow. > >If the satellite's watchdog timer continues to operate normally, the beacon >should switch ON around 21/22 April 2007. However, solar eclipses are >expected to start on 20 April and will continue until 23 August. If the >satellite performs as it did last year, it is unlikely to be heard, for any >length of time, during the eclipse season. > >I am indebted to David G8OQW, Jeff KB2M, Edward BX1AD, Sil ZL2CIA, Gene >WA4UKX and Rik, ON4GJ for their reports. Many thanks. > >The current status of the satellite, is that all the analogue telemetry >channels, 0 to 59 are zero, ie they have failed. The status channels 60 to >67 are still working. The real time clock is showing a large accumulated >error, although over short periods timekeeping is accurate to a few >seconds per month. The day of the month has a bit stuck at 'one' so the >day of the month is showing an error of +40 days. The time display has >switched into 12 hour mode, with the date changing at around 05 hours UTC. > >The spacecraft computer and active attitude control system have switched >OFF, ie. the satellite' attitude is controlled only by the passive gravity >boom gradient, and the satellite is free to spin at any speed. When >telemetry was last received it showed that one of the solar arrays had >failed, and there was a large unexplained current drain on the main 14 volt >bus. After 22 years in orbit the battery has undergone around 100,000 >partial charge/discharge cycles, and observations suggest that it cannot >power the satellite during eclipses, or sometimes during periods of poor >solar attitude. > >The watchdog timer now operates on a 20 day cycle. The ON/OFF times have >tended to be very consistent. The average of many observations show this to >be 20.7 days, ie. 10.3 days ON followed by 10.4 days OFF. However, poor >solar attitude may result may result in a low 14 volt line supply, which >may cause the beacon to switch OFF prematurely, and reset the watchdog >timer cycle. When this occurs, the beacon is OFF for 20.7 days. > >The Beacon frequencies are - > >VHF 145.826 MHz. AFSK FM ASCII Telemetry > >UHF 435.025 MHz. OFF > >S-band 2401.5 MHz. OFF > >Listeners to OSCAR-11 may be interested in visiting my website. If you need >to know what OSCAR-11 should sound like, there is a short audio clip for >you to hear. The website contains an archive of news & telemetry data. It >also contains details about using a soundcard or hardware demodulators for >data capture. There is software for capturing data, and decoding ASCII >telemetry. The URL is www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/ > >If you place this bulletin on a terrestrial packet network, please >use the bulletin identifier $BID:U2RPT132.CWV, to prevent duplication. > >73 Clive G3CWV xxxxx at amsat.org (please replace xxxxx by g3cwv) >_______________________________________________ >Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > >


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