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FREMONT, Calif., Nov. 24, 2009 and ROMANEL-SUR-MORGES, Switzerland, Nov. 25, 2009 - Logitech International (SIX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) today announced that Gerald P. Quindlen, Logitech president and chief executive officer, will present at the NASDAQ OMX 23rd Investor Program in London on Dec. 2, 2009 at 9:00 Greenwich Mean Time/10:00 Central European Time/4:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. A live webcast, along with presentation slides, will be available on the Logitech corporate Web site at http://ir.logitech.com.
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Just imagine if economic growth wasn't a natural thing.
What if the extraordinary growth seen throughout the developed and developing world since 1700 ended around the turn of the century? What if the long-term growth assumption of around 2 to 3 per cent a year ad infinitum was actually wrong?
How would that change our view of our economy, our social development and our political outlooks?
That's the debate sparked internationally by a stunning academic paper from respected US economist Robert J. Gordon: Is US Economic Growth Over: Faltering Innovation Confronts The 6 Headwinds.
If proven, the implications of his thesis are sobering. Gordon argues there was very little real economic growth per capita before 1700. Since then three eras of innovation have powered amazing growth. The first, from 1750 to 1830, included the invention of steam and railroads. The second, from 1870 to 1900, gave us the internal combustion engine, chemicals, petroleum, plumbing and communications. The third era, after 1960, brought computers, mobile phones and the internet.
Gordon argues the second era created the most growth, and the third era's boost to growth was relatively short-lived, ending around 2004.
He says growth in developed economies such as the US may drop to less than half the rate seen since 1870 as innovation battles an ageing population, a low birthrate, a plateau in education, rising wealth inequality, globalisation, global warming, and debt overhangs.
Gordon's conclusion? "A provocative 'exercise in subtraction' suggests that future growth in consumption per capita for the bottom 99 per cent of the income distribution could fall below 0.5 per cent per year for an extended period of decades."
If the developed world's growth rate falls to that level for decades to come, politicians and voters would have to change all sorts of assumptions, including how much debt can be loaded on future voters, how to distribute income and how to invest in infrastructure.
Taking on debt makes sense when future income growth can pay for it. A pay-as-you-go pension and health system makes sense when economic growth in future can "overcome" the effects of an ageing population.
Widening disparities in wealth and income between the lower/middle 90 per cent and the top 10 per cent can be assumed away when there's enough future economic growth to lift everyone's boat.
Removing that assumption about 3 per cent growth changes everything. Politicians and voters have been saying for years now that innovation will solve the problems. Unfortunately, that hasn't happened for 40 years, in part because investment in new science has lagged behind the explosive growth at the turn of the 20th century.
Do we wait and hope for a growth miracle or cut our cloth to the new normal?


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March is the month where both Hollywood and the indie circuit really kick into high gear, parading out big budget spectacles, quirky comedies, action romps and yes, even a Tyler Perry movie.
With a little awards show happening, we have a couple of movies that will most likely not end up on the red carpet next year. But they aren't without their own merit. We get a little dose of sensationalized history visiting the folks from 300 and Mr. Peabody.
Rob Minkoff, director of The Lion King, makes his long-awaited return to animation with 20th Century Fox's Mr. Peabody & Sherman, a film that could literally tell any story in the history of the world.
In the old Rocky and Bullwinkle show, the nerdy-but-still-clueless Sherman and his dog genius Mr. Peabody would uncover the "real" stories behind historical events by traveling back to different periods of the past. For the duo's CGI feature film debut, Fox is doing the exact opposite, by sending them forward in time.
With the light comes the dark, however. Because Mr. Peabody and Sherman is moving along so well, DreamWorks' other major project, Me & My Shadow is being pushed back. That particular film will be mixing both CGI as well as hand-drawn animation. Commenting on the move, Bill Damaschke, the chief creative officer at DreamWorks Animation, said that the project will simply take longer to finish.
It was last year when we first learned about the proposed plan to make a movie about Mr. Peabody and Sherman. Based on the shorts featured on Rocky and Bullwinkle, the project reportedly had Robert Downey Jr. on-board to play the know-it-all dog. Now the film is finally moving forward, but it looks like Downey Jr. has been replaced.
Last Monday the news came down that the workoholic known as Robert Downey Jr. would be taking on a new role as the voice of Peabody in an adaptation of the Rocky and Bullwinkle


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Baltimore Ravens fans have wanted a new offensive coordinator for years.
On Monday, during an otherwise successful season, they finally got their wish.
NFL.com's Albert Breer confirmed multiple reports, via a source informed of the decision, that Cam Cameron is out after five seasons with the Ravens. Quarterbacks coach Jim Caldwell will be promoted to take over, Breer reports.
Cameron told WMAR-TV that he had been fired, and the Ravens officially announced the coaching change later Monday.
"With our coaches and players, the solution is in the building," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said. "We are going to make the most of our opportunities going forward, and this change gives us a better possibility to achieve our goals."
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NFL.com's Steve Wyche also reported, via a source close to Cameron, that Cameron was not surprised by the Ravens' decision.
Cameron's offense was wildly uneven this season, like much of his tenure in Baltimore. But we're still stunned at the timing of the decision. The Ravens are 9-4 despite their two-game losing streak, and they hold a two-game lead in the AFC North. The Ravens put up 28 points during Sunday's overtime loss to the Washington Redskins, and it was their defense that couldn't hold on to a lead late. Caldwell has never been a coordinator before, although he was the head coach in Indianapolis. He also hasn't called plays in the NFL.
We just haven't seen these types of in-season moves during general manager Ozzie Newsome or owner Steve Biscotti's Ravens tenure. A lot must have been going on behind the scenes for such a drastic change to happen now.
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Sunday's loss to the Redskins was typical of Cameron's run as offensive coordinator. There were flashes of brilliance, with three touchdowns on the team's first four possessions. But then the offense bogged down; nine of their 13 drives lasted four plays or less. The lack of use of running back Ray Rice was a constant concern, and there were reports of frustration with the team's no-huddle approach during the season.
Harbaugh is taking one of the biggest risks of his career by letting go of Cameron now rather than in the offseason. Harbaugh, like many Ravens fans, finally had seen enough.Follow Gregg Rosenthal on Twitter @greggrosenthal.


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Thursday, June 6, 2013
Professional society names new editor-in-chief of multidisciplinary journal
Joshua A. Hirsch, MD, FACR, FSIR
The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) recently announced that Mass General radiologist Joshua A. Hirsch, MD, FACR, FSIR has been named the new editor-in-chief of Pain Physician, a peer-reviewed academic journal for physicians and basic scientists that presents the latest studies, research and information related to the specialty of interventional pain management.
A multidisciplinary approach that encompasses a variety of component specialties, interventional pain management includes disciplines such as anesthesiology, neurology, physiatry, neurosurgery and radiology.
According to ASIPP, Dr. Hirsch was the Executive Committee's unanimous choice and is an "outstanding person" for this role. While selection of a radiologist is unusual for this post, Dr. Hirsch has long championed the concept of multidisciplinary care. He is also a pioneer of minimally invasive spine surgery, which is offered in the Department of Radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital.
"I am both honored and humbled to have been chosen to serve as the next editor-in-chief of Pain Physician," said Dr. Hirsch. "The progress of this journal has been exceptional...and the future offers the opportunity of even greater growth and achievement." The journal achieved a 2011 impact factor of 10.77, reflecting the citation density of its articles. Impact factors are considered a measure of quality, and those over 10 are recognized as extremely high.
Dr. Hirsch has been a member of the Mass General Department of Radiology for over a decade where he serves as Vice Chief of Interventional Care and Director of the Neuroendovascular Program. He is a founding editor of the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery and serves on the editorial advisory board of Neurosurgery.
Dr. Hirsch is the immediate past president of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery, member-at-large of the American Society of Spine Radiology as well as a councilor and fellow of the American College of Radiology. He serves on the nominating committee of the American Society of Neuroradiology, on the board of the GRIBOI international conference and as advisor to a committee of the American Medical Association that provides recommendations on Medicare payments. He was recently invited to also serve on the medical advisory board of the Niekro Foundation.
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Axelrod trimmed by mustache police
The American Mustache Institute on Wednesday questioned David Axelrod's decision to risk his mustache on the outcome of next week's election.
"It's incredibly irresponsible for Axelrod to be playing games with such an exceptionally powerful mustache," the Institute's Chairman Aaron Perlut told U.S.News & World Report.
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Axelrod, a top adviser to Barack Obama's presidential campaign, said earlier Wednesday on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that he would shave his mustache "of 40 years" if Obama lost one of three Democratic-leaning states Mitt Romney's presidential campaign is now targeting. In exchange, host Joe Scarborough, a former GOP congressman, said he would grow a mustache if Obama won either Florida or North Carolina.
"There are very few people in positions of power who are mustached Americans, so for him to even jest about removing his lip sweater is somewhat offensive to the entire American mustached community," Perlut told U.S.News.
According to Perlut, Axelrod's mustache is a "chevron," a style typically favored by law enforcement.


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Let's be honest here: what food-and-Downton Abbey-lover, while staring googly-eyed at the television, doesn't wish for a moment that they were Daisy?
Sure, she's bullied by everyone on the staff, and sure, that whole marrying-William-for-a-hot-second thing was awkward. (We never understood her hesitation, anyway. William was adorable.) But we'd love nothing more than to learn about British cuisine under the expert-if-grumpy Mrs. Patmore -- and to make those pies, those roasts, and those grand luncheons and dinners with her skill, her gusto, her confidence.
It's in honor of Daisy and Mrs. Patmore that we bring you a Downton Abbey-inspired menu for the third season's premiere on Sunday. To cook like Mrs. Patmore, and eat like the Granthams? Why, that sounds even more exciting than the premiere itself. (Well, almost.)
We may just need to get one of these handmade vintage copper pots to get the full effect.
Dirty Chai Toddy by gingerroot
It wouldn't be a British event without tea. And it wouldn't be a celebration without whiskey.
Fig and Blue Cheese Savouries by TheRunawaySpoon
The Granthams must've snacked on things called "savouries." We're sure of it.
Creamy Mushroom Soup by MrsWheelbarrow
We like to picture this soup filling one of those gorgeous soup tureens at the Downton table. Be careful -- don't be like Mosely and spill it everywhere.
Vegan Lentil Shepherd's Pie with Parsnip and Potato Mash by Gena Hamshaw
Remember when Mrs. Patmore used salt instead of sugar? Not to fear -- there's no crust to mess up in this dish.
Spatchcocked and Braise-Roasted Chicken by amanda
Here's a roast chicken worthy of the Grantham table -- just be sure not to pull a Patmore and drop it. (Plus, we really like saying "spatchcock" in a British accent.)
Butternut Sage Scones by mrslarkin
A tea-time stand-by makes an appearance at the dinner table.
Judy Rodgers' Savory Apple Charlottes by Genius Recipes
Cora insists that charlottes are the newest fashion. We are totally on board.
Millionnaire's Shortbread by merrill
Sure, the Granthams may have lost all of their money -- but they're still pretending, and so can we.
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BEVERLY, Mass. – Five seniors scored all seven of Endicott's touchdowns in a 49-14 victory over MIT on Senior Night in the regular season finale for both teams. The Blue and Green improved to 8-2 overall on the season with a 6-1 divisional record, placing them second behind Salve Regina in the NEFC Boyd Division standings.
Salve Regina, with a 6-1 record in NEFC Boyd Division play this season as well, holds the tiebreaker over the Gulls and will move on to face Framingham State in the conference championship game next weekend. Endicott will likely host an ECAC DIII Bowl Game in two weeks against an opponent to be announced.
MIT wraps up their regular season 5-4 (4-3 NEFC Boyd), marking their first winning season since 1999 when the Engineers were 6-4 overall.
Four of Endicott's seven touchdowns came from the rushing game as senior tailbacks Jared DiBiase (Cranston, R.I.) and Mike Wheeler (Hanover, Mass.) each found the end zone twice. The duo combined for 243 yards rushing, 136 for Wheeler and 107 for DiBiase. Both players finished the regular season with three games of at least 100 yards rushing or more and combined for nearly 1,600 yards rushing and 19 touchdowns.
Up 14-0 after DiBiase's second touchdown early in the second quarter, Endicott used an Andrew Holfinger interception to get the ball back on the MIT 10-yard line. Two plays later, sophomore quarterback Drew Frenette (New Bedford, Mass.) found senior Mike Murphy (Chelmsford, Mass.) for five yards to the corner of the end zone to put Endicott ahead 21-0.
The Gulls defense forced a three-and-out and after runs of 13 and five yards by Wheeler, Frenette connected with senior Cameron Lett (Waltham, Mass.) up the middle of the field. Lett fought his way 45 yards across the goal line for his fifth touchdown of the season.
MIT got the ball back with 10:13 remaining in the first half and conducted a 10-play, 75-yard drive that resulted in a Peter Williams (Portland, Ore.) five yard scramble for an Engineers touchdown to cut the Gulls lead down to 28-7. All 10 plays were on the ground as Williams ran for 38 yards on the drive.
Endicott, however, would go into halftime up 42-7 as they successfully found the end zone on their final two drives, both on rushing touchdowns by Wheeler.
In the third quarter, Endicott started a drive with 6:00 on the clock and kept the ball for over 10 minutes, capping off the 19-play, 95-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown run by senior Jimmy Nguyen (Methuen, Mass.) to go up 49-7. For Nguyen, it was the first touchdown of his career at both the collegiate and high school level as he ran for 15 yards on the final three plays to get in the end zone.
MIT would score the final touchdown of the game as sophomore running back Justin Wallace (Palatine, Ill.) ran the ball in from three yard out to cap off the scoring at 49-14.
Frenette finished the game 18-of-20 for 205 yards and two touchdowns. Frenette completed 18 straight passes in the first half and his 90.0% completion percentage set a new Endicott record. Lett led the team with 97 yards receiving.
Defensively, junior lineman Marcell Cooper (Dorchester, Mass.) had a team-high 13 tackles, eight solo, while senior linebacker Craig Lussier (Dracut, Mass.) added 11 takedowns. Holfinger added a forced fumble and sack to go along with his interception and defensive back Davas Wright (Fall River, Mass.) had two pass breakups in the win.
The Engineers were led by Wallace who had 84 yards on the ground with one score. Williams threw for 129 yards while rushing for 47 and a touchdown. Sophomore tailback Brad Goldsberry (Elizabeth, Colo.) finished five receptions 42 yards.
MIT junior linebacker Jake Laux (Dousman, Wis.) had a game-high 16 tackles, 10 of which were solo. Matt Merlino (Vancouver, Wash.) and Rhys Borchert (Pocatello, Idaho) were also in double figures for tackles with 13 and 10, respectively.


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When Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space in April 1961, a stunned America had two questions: How could this happen? and When is one of our guys going up there? Weeks later, on May 5, 1961, the second question was emphatically answered when 37-year-old Alan Shepard blasted off from Cape Canaveral on his own historic flight — a feat that made the New Hampshire native the first American in space and marked a major United States triumph in the Space Race.
Here, on the anniversary of Shepard's historic flight, LIFE.com presents pictures, the vast majority of them by LIFE's Ralph Morse (dubbed "the 8th Mercury astronaut" by John Glenn), along with Morse's own memories of that amazing era, and those magnificent young men in their flying machines.
Of the three astronauts chosen as candidates for America's first manned space flight, only one could or would ultimately star in what LIFE magazine, in March 1961, called the "violent, historic event. . . . Some time this spring, either John Glenn or Virgil Grissom or Alan Shepard will crawl into a small capsule on top of a Redstone rocket and wait for the most awesome journey that man has ever taken."
Shepard was a Navy test pilot who had logged more than 8,000 hours flying before joining the space program. He was also, LIFE assured its readers, "a cool customer. . . . The tallest (5′ 11″) of the astronauts, Shepard holds his wiry frame with a loose grace and dresses, even in sports clothes, with a crisp immaculateness that reflects his Naval Academy training." For his part, Ralph Morse recalls that Shepard "was much slower at making friendships than Glenn or Carpenter or the others. But when Alan became your friend, he was a great friend. He was very, very smart, and personable when you got to know him. And like all of those guys, he was solid as hell. A perfect choice, really, for the first flight."
After NASA announced that he was the one tapped for the first space flight, Shepard found himself in the heart of an unprecedented media storm. (NASA had delayed the announcement of who would wear the uneasy mantle of "the first American in space" for so long for that very reason — to try and keep the spotlight off of one astronaut for as long as possible.)
"These guys couldn't go anywhere without being accosted," Morse says. "They all had their own bungalows at the Cape [Canaveral], but there was no real privacy, especially as the launch date approached and people were getting worked up about the flight. Autograph seekers, reporters wanting quotes, photographers wanting pictures — it was endless. I don't know how Shepard and the rest handled it as well as they did. They were unflappable."
For his own part, of all the talents he feels are necessary in order to enjoy a long, fruitful career as a photojournalist, Ralph Morse comes back again and again to two in particular: the ability to be prepared, and the ability to make and keep friendships. As a perfect illustration of this credo, he told LIFE.com a story about making some of the most famous pictures ever to emerge from the Project Mercury era (slides 7, 8 and 9 in the gallery).
"Early on, in 1959,," Morse said, "I wanted a picture of the seven guys in their space suits. NASA said they wouldn't allow it. Besides, they said, the seven would never wear the suits at the same time. Now, each of these suits cost a hundred grand — huge money back then — and, you know, ladies who read magazines want to see what a hundred thousand dollar dress looks like. But NASA always said no. Finally, one afternoon, Shorty Powers — a public affairs guy for NASA and, as far as I could tell, a frustrated astronaut — Shorty tells me, 'Ralph, we decided to let you do that picture. Tonight. But you gotta get the guys together — and you gotta get the suits on them.'
"So here it is," Morse continued, "mid-afternoon, and I only have a few hours to get all seven of these guys together, suit them up, and make the picture. But I'm going to make this picture happen because these guys are my friends. The suit men, the technicians who actually help put the astronauts into the suits, they're my friends, too. Five of the astronauts are with me in Langley [Virginia], and they're up for it. But Glenn and Grissom aren't there. Glenn is home in Arlington, so I call him up. 'John, I need you for a picture. Can you come down tonight?' He says, 'Of course.' But Gus is in St. Louis. I call him up. 'Gus, I need you.' He says he can't make it, he has plans that night, impossible.
"Now I really get to work on Grissom," Morse says, laughing at the memory. "'Gus, you're an astronaut!" I yell at him. "Charter a plane, fly in. I take the picture, you fly back. We'll charge it to LIFE.' And that's what he did. Gus flies in from St. Louis, all seven of these guys get in the suits — which took about an hour, because the things were brand new. Grissom flies back to St. Louis a few hours later, and I got my pictures. That's friendship."
On Shepard's launch day in May '61, after he was secure in the capsule, the flight was delayed for four hours, partly due to weather — clouds would obscure filming of the launch — and because last-minute radio-system repairs were required. Cramped, uncomfortable (at one point, unable to exit the capsule, he urinated in his flight suit) and increasingly anxious to get underway, Shepard finally uttered one of the most famous communications in NASA history. Addressing the engineers and technicians at launch control, he asked, "Why don't you fix your little problem and light this candle?"
While his flight proved a huge boost for NASA, Shepard did not, in fact, orbit the Earth. His was a "sub-orbital" trajectory, meaning he and his Freedom 7 craft reached a maximum altitude of around 115 miles — but did not come close to a true circling of the globe.
A few weeks later, President Kennedy famously declared: "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. No single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important for the long-range exploration of space. . . . But in a very real sense, it will not be one man going to the moon — if we make this judgment affirmatively, it will be an entire nation."
[Read Jeffrey Kluger's tribute to Neil Armstrong.]
Shepard was hardly one to rest on his laurels, and his NASA career included many more triumphs after his Freedom 7 flight. In 1971, as commander on Apollo 14, he became one of the handful of humans to walk on the moon — and (thus far) the only person in history to smuggle a golf club head aboard a space craft, attach it to a lunar-sample scoop handle and tee off on the lunar surface. One of his drives, he later joked, traveled for "miles and miles and miles."
Alan Shepard, who retired as a U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, died in 1998. He was 74.
— Ben Cosgrove is the Editor of LIFE.com


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Those who believe in science and those whose lives are ruled by faith are, by definition, worlds apart in their concept of what is commonly known as the creation. For one camp to sway the other, either by logic or by religious conversion, is virtually impossible.
This is not to say they don't try. And a biology teacher transplanted from New York to Plainview, Kan.— near what Hornbeck in "Inherit the Wind" labels "the buckle on the Bible belt" — has her work cut out for her.
Playwright Catherine Trieschmann has conceived of such a confrontation in her intriguing drama "How the World Began," now enjoying its world premiere at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa. Her biology instructor inadvertently drops the phrase "that other gobbledygook" in reference to creationism — and all hell breaks loose.
As sensitively staged by Daniella Topol, "How the World Began" casts each of its three characters in a reasonably sympathetic light — the pregnant, unwed teacher (Sarah Rafferty), the fervently religious student whom she's offended (Jarett Sleeper) and the young man's de facto guardian (Time Winters). When all three are on stage together, the drama becomes incendiary.
Rafferty in particular brings an identifiable conciliatory factor to her character, however misguided she considers the other two. As a fish out of water in the heartland, she endeavors to curry favor with the locals without sacrificing her basic beliefs. But appeasement only goes so far, and occasionally she'll blurt out an expletive that leaves no doubt where her true feelings lie.
Sleeper's high school student, the fulcrum for the clash of wills, is somewhat of a problem. As a young man who's lost his hated stepfather in a twister, he's naturally conflicted, and his teacher unwittingly ignites his suppressed passions. There's no "give" in his robotic approach to the situation.
More understandable, if no less dangerous, is Winters' folksy ex-postmaster who shifts easily from amicability to hostility. This character has his young ward's interests to guard, yet appears more reasonable, at least on the surface. It's a beautifully layered performance.
Trieschmann and director Topol have endeavored to present a balanced account of this age-old battle of beliefs, giving each character myriad ammunition for an intellectual assault. Given the location, the victor in this conflict seems preordained, but at what cost to all concerned?
The play's final scene requires a bit of work. The ending is abrupt and inconclusive, drawing conflict from a previously unexplored source. To eschew the short sequence altogether might be the answer.
Sara Ryung Clement's scenic schoolroom design — with its panoramic exterior of the prairie in the background (you almost can smell the odor of manure wafting through the windows) — is beautifully rendered, as are Clement's costumes. Paul Whitaker's lighting effects lend equal credence.
"How the World Began" is an important, thought-provoking play with some arresting performances. It should have an audience far beyond South Coast Repertory.
TOM TITUS reviews local theater for the Daily Pilot.
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I'm new to the forum having recently purchased a s/h IT1000 for my first foray into PAT testing. I am a recently retired electrical engineer (MIET) wishing to supplement my retirement income. I have taken the competence training and have equipped myself with the IET CoP.
My question is whether the IT1000 requires a driver to download the test data to a PC. I have the necessary null modem cable, which I am able to plug into the tester and PC, but am unsure how to interrogate/download the actual data. I realise that I can purchase the PATguard software, but I wondered if there was a simple way of downloading the raw data. The IT1000 does its job when asked but I don't know how to display the downloaded data.
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By Helois
Sure, a feather duster may look fancy or even fun to use. But when tackling serious dust and dirt, skip the classic sweep — it'll only move particles around, not pick them up. Instead, capture dust with a soft cloth dampened with water, microfiber dusters, or electrostatic dusters (like the Swiffer, which holds the Good Housekeeping Seal). For ceiling-to-floor cleaning (you should work from top down), a vacuum with multiple attachments is the most efficient tool. But for hard-to-reach spots or other probelm jobs, you need a more targeted strategy:
Computers, TVs, DVD players, stereos, and printers are notorious dust magnets. Always unplug the equipment before cleaning. A gentle swipe with a microfiber cloth usually does the job, while a soft, long-handled brush will collect dust from crevices. Be sure to vacuum dust from around cords and vents because, along with pet hair, it can clog machines or outlets.
Curio cabinets
To get at dust trapped in tiny nooks and intricate carvings, use a clean natural-bristle paint or makeup brush, then wipe with a microfiber cloth.
Soft toys
Put beanbag critters, teddy bears, or fabric dolls into a large plastic bag with a cup of baking soda. Secure the top, then take outside and shake well. The baking soda and static will draw out the soil and dust. Remove items one at a time, shake off the clumps of baking soda, and vacuum the rest using a brush attachment.
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Behind the stove and refrigerator
Over time, crumbs, grease, and other debris accumulate in these areas, providing a food source for insects and other pests. If possible, move the appliance out from the wall and unplug. Use a long-handled, slightly damp sponge mop to lift dust from the back of the appliance, then wipe floor and walls with hot soapy water.
Remove heavy dust from ceiling, floor, or appliance vents with a soft-brush vacuum attachment or electrostatic mop, then dampen a microfiber cloth and wipe the surface. Rinse removable, washable air-conditioning filters well in hot soapy water and air-dry before reinstalling.
Ceiling fans
Place newspaper or a drop cloth under a ceiling fan. Turn off the power source, then get on a step stool. Use damp paper towels to wipe greasy dust from the casing and a soft-bristle brush dampened with a mild cleanser to loosen the dust on the blades; rinse with a damp paper towel.


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Extra-thick granular coating on the hand portion provides excellent grip when working with slippery objects, while loose upper-arm gauntlets allow good mobility. They have an inner cotton liner for comfort and light insulation against cold, and elastic cuffs to secure them well above the elbow.
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Hi Dave,
I seem to be having the same issue as Paul from St George's Academy. At 12.47 today my system decoded sequence numbers 4950/51 but the Data Providers list does not appear to include my callsign. Have checked The settings menu values have been checked and seem OK. Is there a way of checking where the issue lies?
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch)—Shares of Hewlett-Packard rallied Friday, a day after the technology powerhouse surprised Wall Street with a plan to cut as many as 16,000 more jobs.
After the plan created initial worries that it could signal deeper problems for H-P's turnaround bid, some analysts say it could actually lead to more profit.
H-P HPQ, +0.00% climbed 6% to close at $33.72, the top gainer on the S&P 500 SPX, +0.26% which was up a fraction.
"On one hand, this adds a new layer of uncertainty around H-P's capacity to grow in the longer term, but on the other hand, it increases the likelihood of a profit recovery," Pacific Crest analyst Brent Bracelin told clients in a note.
Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi estimated that the revised restructuring plan could add about 45 cents a share to H-P's fiscal 2015 earnings, and 20 cents a share to fiscal 2016.
"While initial reactions to H-P's quarter appear to have been mixed, we would encourage investors to add to H-P on any pullback today," he added. "Cash flow was very strong, and should materially upside for the year, H-P did a good job balancing revenue growth and profitability, and the incremental restructuring could add a meaningful, and larger than expected earnings per share tailwind for the next two years."
The fact that H-P was slashing jobs on the path to more profits naturally sparked negative reactions.
"Who's buying $HPQ?" a Twitter post on Friday said. "Do you think laying off 16K people doesn't affect your Top Line as well as Bottom? Companies do mass layoffs on way out."
H-P's share gains set the tone for an upbeat tech trading session, which saw the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, +0.40% rise 0.8% to close at 4,186. The benchmark ended the week with a gain of 2.3%.
The Morgan Stanley High Tech 35 Index US:MSH and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index SOX, +0.33% each gained 1%.
Apple Inc. AAPL, +0.36% rose 1.1% to close at $614.13, after reaching a new 52-week high of $614.73.
Gains also came from Oracle Corp. ORCL, -0.51% and Amazon.com. AMZN, +0.81% On the downside, shares of Twitter TWTR, +1.12% fell 3.2% to close at $30.50.
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They might have red eyes and constricted pupils. They might be nodding off at their desk, if they show up at all. They might not be as certain as they should with a heavy piece of machinery, or maybe have let their personal hygiene lapse. They could be disappearing into the bathroom for a lengthy period of time and coming out in a different mood.
Employers throughout the Huntington area have seen these symptoms and others among their workers — so often, in fact, that the Huntington Area Development Council and Prestera, in cooperation with Huddleston Bolen and the Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce, recently hosted a workshop at Huntington's Kitchen on drugs in the workplace.
"It's a problem everywhere," said Maria Okuno, general manager of Okuno International in Prichard. She said she attended the workshop to see if she could learn anything new about the topic.
About 30 business people attended the event, hearing about everything from the recognizable symptoms of drug usage to the legalities of drug testing and terminating employees because of the issue.
According to 2007 statistics from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 20 million adults in the country had substance abuse problems and 60 percent of them were employed, said Kim Miller of Prestera Center.
For their employers, the stakes are high. Drug use among workers not only means absenteeism but also less productivity from the users who do show up as well as safety issues that could lead to liability or workers compensation claims. It also increases the risk of potential violence in the workplace, she said.
However, treatment can work, Miller said, adding that "Employers can do a lot. You might think this is a personal problem, but … this affects everything that employee does."
She offered some advice to employers who suspect an employee has a problem. She advised they document every suspicious observation. They should have drug-free workplace policies in writing, with a return-to-work agreement in writing that employees are required to know. That way they know if they get one chance or no chances before termination.
When it's determined a person has a problem, get him or her evaluated and seek out local treatment options, she said.
She suggested employers call their health insurance providers, or read the fine print, to learn what treatment options are covered for addicts.
Companies also need to educate supervisors on the symptoms of drug abusers and have an employee assistance program.
According to Huddleston Bolen labor attorney Scott Sheets, drug testing suspicious employees can be a tricky situation in the state of West Virginia because random drug testing can only be done when drug use poses a safety risk with that employee's job, or when there is "good faith reasonable suspicion" to believe the person is using drugs.
When safety isn't an issue, Sheets advised employers make sure at least two supervisors or people have observed employees in question, talking to them and documenting the suspicious behaviors or physical signs of addiction.
"As an employer, you really are going to need some backup," he said.
In the case of a positive drug test, it then becomes an issue of whether the drug is illegal or a prescription. In the case of a prescription, the employee should get a chance to provide evidence of obtaining the drug legally from a physician, and if so, the prescribing doctor needs to get involved. Sheets said he advised the employee be required to take a list of his/her duties to the physician and get in writing a statement from the doctor about whether or not her or she should be performing the job while on that drug.
He too advised that companies have a written policy.
Long before drug use becomes a problem in the workplace, kids are exposed to it while still in school, and one of the many questions asked by business people visiting Huntington is what the school system is doing to fight drug abuse, said HADCO Vice President Stephen Zoeller.
Cabell County Superintendent William Smith shared some information about the school system's efforts to curb drug use among kids in school. One is conducting anonymous surveys to gather information about their experiences with drugs —which indicates kids are starting as early as sixth grade and usually drinking or using drugs at a friend's house on the weekends.
Surveys also indicate use is lower among kids involved in after-school activities, so the school system is working hard to get kids involved in extracurricular activities, Smith said.
There are efforts to address the problem at the state level as well, said West Virginia Delegate Don Perdue, D-Wayne, who is also the director of the Wayne County Economic Development Authority.
"There's no way we're going to ignore this problem any longer because it's not only affecting the fabric of our society but it's undermining our economy," he said.
The state Legislature approved $7.5 billion for substance abuse last session, and the state Department of Commerce is working on a program to help place recovering addicts in good jobs, Perdue said.
"If we don't find them a meaningful job, they'll go right back," Perdue said.
More details about the program would be announced in December, he said.
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Since our last post, we have had a good number of people send us their entrance fee to the 2011 STL Bike Polo Lock-In. Thank you for your prompt response. Paying early helps us purchase items we need to have and want to have at the Lock-In.
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If it is impossible for you to pay early via PayPal, we need a simple email from you stating that you plan on paying at the door. Hopefully, knowing who has paid and who still owes us money will make the process of getting people into the Skatium a little smoother and faster.
Get excited. It's only a measly 17 days until we all party together for 24 hours at a run-down skating rink in South St. Louis. The STL Bike Polo club cannot wait to show you that traveling to STL instead of Boston is the right decision 110% of the time.
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CDs, chocolate, and cigarettes dumped in favour of phones
Youths change their priority list
The latest survey of how da youth uses mobile phones, due to be released soon, shows that European youngsters will get their first phone around the age of 8, and will sink $28,000 into the device during their lifetime.
Today's young people are spending eight times more on telephony than music. Up to 20 per cent of their disposable income goes on communications and associated services, leading to a rapid decline in sales of CDs, chocolate, and cigarettes - for better or worse.
Of course, one can attribute that decline to music piracy and effective public health information, but lead author of the report Graham Brown says it's clear that mobile telephony is emptying pockets and wallets: "In 2007 they [youth between five and 24] will spend over $150bn on their mobile. That's up from nothing 10 years ago."
The report goes on to identify the importance of maintaining a social experience when creating a new mobile service: "Mobile video keeps delivering the TV-watching experience, but TV is about much more than that and operators need to deliver the shared social experience that goes with TV as well as the service itself," Graham explained.
Few would argue that a generation of youth consuming fewer cigarettes and less chocolate isn't a good thing, as long as the mobile phones aren't melting their brains. ®
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To Cap It All Off
By now you've no doubt seen the latest hilarious graduation wreck to hit the interwebz. You know, the ol' "mixed up graduation CAP with CAT" routine:
Give it a minute.
Theeeere it is.
Now, while I love the fact that Laura's mom Carol wouldn't let the bakery fix it because it was so darn funny, I still feel kinda bad that Laura didn't get her cakey grad cap. So, Laura? THIS ONE'S FOR YOU:
Oops. Wrong year. Hang on...
That's better. And really, haven't you always wanted a square fez, Laura? Square fezzes are cool.
Or perhaps you've always dreamed of being a melted Stay Puft Marshmallow Man:
All the other kids at Camp Waconda will be so jealous!
("When someone asks if you need refrigeration, you say YES!!")
Or if you're feeling especially presidential:
Reverse top hat? No? C'mon, it even comes with a "Congralutations" and an albino ham hock!
Ok, ok, I guess you want something that actually looks like a grad cap, huh? Alright, um...
Well, we already know what THIS looks like... [evil grin]
And I think this is what Lady Gaga wore to her graduation:
Huh. Well, you know, Laura, it's not like the baker would have gotten it right anyway. I mean, look what happened when this guy wanted a cap drawn on his head:
I think your problem is less zombies and more levitating head wear. And improper spacing.
("Zombies eat me?")
Yep, come to think of it, Laura, you're just never going to win with that cap order. So, here, I got you something even better:
Thanks to Elda P., Gideon M., Kort, Jeanne H., John C., Shara S., Liz S., and Stephanie F. for knowing that's not just a car, it's a CAB. Eh? Eh? I'll be here all week! Tip your bloggers!


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I have been asked to test a mobile catering unit on Friday afternoon.
Not tested one before so welcome any opinions. As I see it, the 'fixed wiring' in the unit is covered by Section 7 of BS7671 not the CoP 4th edition. The supply cable (if detachable) and appliances within the unit should be inspected & tested as usual. anyone care to comment?


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A word of caution about this product (from one who owns and is happy with an earlier model) - as elgato state on their website, they DON'T handle the freeview HD signal (the DVB-T2 standard). So it's standard def only, which may be fine on smaller screens, but makes the product line look a bit outdated and due for update?
Elgato EyeTV Mobile
The sooner 2012 has been and gone, the better. By the time next year is out, Britain will no longer be transmitting terrestrial telly signals in analogue, and products like Elgato's EyeTV Mobile will be considerably more useful than they are now. True, that largely depends on Arqiva, the business that runs the terrestrial …
Monday 7th November 2011 12:44 GMT Velv
With free wi-fi and cheaper 3G coverage growing every day, why would you want to add a hardware module such as this to get TV?
OK, so there might be a few areas where you get Freeview but can't get a 3G signal - but would you really be wanting to watch Freeview in those places anyway?
The geek in me loves the idea of EyeTV, but the business head says they've just developed the double sided CD player.
Monday 7th November 2011 12:46 GMT Mage
Or is it plain vanilla obsolete DVB-T + MPEG2 + MP2 only?
The UK will have SD on DVB-T2 + MPEG4 ffrom end 2012
Some countries ONLY have MPEG4 SD.
The DTT networks in UK and Ireland are planned assuming roof top aerial. Only those areas in direct close view of transmitter can expect an Indoor aerial to work.
Monday 7th November 2011 14:33 GMT Ian Ferguson
"iPad, iPod Touch or iPhone"
Er, iPad 2 only according to their website.
EyeTV products are excellent quality and the software is very good too. But they are very much consumer products - beyond standard digital Freeview (ie. not HD) don't expect any technical abilities or bells and whistles.
I use an EyeTV USB widget to watch Freeview while travelling, but it is VERY hard getting a signal, and if you're moving forget about it. As you quite rightly point out this is a failing of the Freeview digital broadcast strength not the product, but it does limit the market of these products.


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Ties That Blind
Father's Day has come and gone once again, but it left its legacy behind in our nation's bakeries:
Specifically, a legacy of not knowing what the heck a necktie looks like.
I prefer to think of this as the Dark Crystal being picked up by The Claw.
Remember that old schoolyard insult, "Is that your face, or did your neck throw up?"
I'd like to amend that to "...or did your necktie throw up?"
Ewww. It's even filling the shirt pocket. [shudder]
At first I was all excited that this next baker got it right, but then...
Hey, waaaaait a minute...
Eventually the Corporate Cheeses realized the humble necktie was vastly beyond most bakers' skill set, so they helpfully shipped out a bunch of plastic ones bakers could just stick on a shirt cake.
This solved the problem completely.
And by "completely," I mean, "how ELSE would we know what this cake is supposed to be?"
Seriously. Take away the plastic tie and you've got Envelope Man with Smurf measles. But put the plastic tie ON and you've got...um...
Daddy? Is that you?
Call me old-fashioned*, but I still like the old way better; no plastic, no cheating, just an underpaid yahoo, his piping bag, and a pearl necklace/tie combo for the ages:
(I'm guessing they added the tie after Mother's Day.)
Thanks to Anony M., Camille L., Jessica J., Heather M., Yolan, & Lelia C. for reminding me that bow ties are way cooler.
*'Cuz I'm all about muddling dissolved sugar with bitters and adding whiskey with a twist of citrus rind. Aww yeeeah.


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Life has come to a stop here. After having hope again for my beloved Father in law, things had turned for the worse. We had a couple of days of hope, of new dreams, of fun and laughter together. There were lots of scans, appointments for cancer treatment, but before the results of all tests were fully known, Dad got a heavy bleeding in the brain which took him away from us. When the results of the previous tests came in, we all knew that this was only a blessing.
We were with him when he still was able to speak to us, we were with him in the emergency room, and we were with him day and night until he left us. We were holding his hands and talking to him. It might sound weird, but it was not only a sad time. It gave us peace too to be with him in this hour and assure him from our deep love.
I feel not only deeply saddened by the loss of this wonderful man, I also feel honored to have known this terrific husband of 46 years to his wife, a great father to his 4 children and their wives, a most wonderful opa to his grand children. A family man who's love was unconditional, a gentle man with an unbeatable humor - even in the days with unbearable pain still cracking a joke to make us laugh. There is no person that dislikes him, because he is such a nice man. Life is just not fair at times!!!
Monday, November 23, 2009
A sad time
Life has come to a stop here. After having hope again for my beloved Father in law, things had turned for the worse. We had a couple of days of hope, of new dreams, of fun and laughter together. There were lots of scans, appointments for cancer treatment, but before the results of all tests were fully known, Dad got a heavy bleeding in the brain which took him away from us. When the results of the previous tests came in, we all knew that this was only a blessing.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Manhattan Wonderland and Snowflakes
Lately I haven't been sitting much at the pc. Simply because I can't really concentrate at the moment. Everytime I do sit at the pc and want to read a bit, I get side tracked and feel restless. Life is a bit hectic here with garden work and also worrying about my father in law who is suffering quite some pain lately. His well being has at the moment absolute priority for us and we try to help him and my mother in law as much as we can to ease their lifes. Hopefully things will turn again to the better soon.The doctors are quite hopeful at the moment :) Stitching however soothes the soul and helps me to stop thinking and worrying and calms me down.
Anyway, that might explain why I haven't visited much blogs lately and wasn't very active in the yahoo groups and message boards I'm member off.
Last week I stitched quite a bit on Manhattan Wonderland and finished page 3.
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Labels: Little House Needleworks, Manhattan Wonderland, Snowflakes
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
I heard the bells on Christmas Day!!!! - or was it the doorbel?
Yes I did hear the Christmas bells. It might be only November...but that's a minor detail. BECAUSE...firstly I'm in Christmas spirit...secondly I finished block 1 of Christmas at Hawk Run Hollow.
Of course the picture doesn't show the colors as they should be. The fabric should be darker. I'm stitching it over one on 25ct Lugana in the color "Vintage Marble Country Mocha"
Or did I get confused with the doorbell? While writing this post the doorbell rang and
And to stay in Christmas spirit I finished a Christmas ornament as well. Stitching snowy themes while the airco is running.It's even too hot to go outside today. I'm going strictly from airco to airco while humming Christmas songs.
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Labels: Alla Turca, Blackbird Designs, Christmas at Hawk Run Hollow, The Prairie Schooler
Monday, November 2, 2009
Grand Marquoir finished :) (and some other stuff)
Can you see my happy dance? Yesss....it's finished. It was a lovely relaxing thing to stitch with only 2 colors and a bit gold. There are couple of more designs of Isabelle Vaultier that I love and I'm tempted to stitch. They are on my never ending "to do" list. She is such a talented designer with a load of beautiful designs. Anyway...here it is:
Coming to Water came back from the framer and is proudly hanging at the wall now. Can't take a better picture because of the glare I can only take a decent(ish) picture from this angle.
And....drum roll please....I WON. I never win...lol. Not that I see that as a problem, but this one I really really really really really wanted to win. I was after this one since donkey's ages. Browsing the internet, trying Ebay, searching for hours. No luck at all. And Sadie had a give away for it. This one came originally from Vonna, then Jodie had it, then Sadie...and as the lucky winner of her give away (YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY) it's now mine!!!! For the time being. Once it's finished I will give it away to the next stitcher in line. And for once I will order the threads and fabric as charted. I'm SO in love!!! Thank you so much Sadie, also for the lovely thread and the needles. Love both of them. Nothing can spoil my day!!!
Hmm....almost nothing. That brings me fluently to the next subject. Because Christmas is this year at our place, we'll having around 20 people here. Christmas is in Australia a Summer event, and we celebrate it outdoors in our garden with a buffet. We're having a large outdoor roofed area and a pool too...so nothing can spoil it. That's all fine and dandy. What is less fine and dandy are that stupid ideas I do have occasionally.
I thought it would be a great idea to make a beautiful table setting. And to celebrate me having a new sewing machine I could make 20 napkins and 20 place mats. Shouldn't be a problem. Can't be that much work. It might have not be THAT much work if one would choose something easy to make. But no...I need of course to find something really work intensive and THINK that I would be able to put that all together in no time. That's not the first time I'm "slightly" wrong in estimating time...and it might not be the last time. The 20 napkins are finally ready. Now "only" 20 placemats. First I need to sew together 80 1 1/2" strips (44" long) which I had to cut of course first. These are only a small part of these place mats. And do NOT ask why for Christ Sake I didn't buy striped fabric in the first place. Please do NOT ask.
It's impossible not to finish it in time. Failure is not an option. Mister (Always) Right had some raised eyebrows when I told him about this plan and asked why we don't simply buy some nice napkins and table decorations? For that money that the fabric and batting cost, we could easy buy some fancy stuff and it would save heaps of time. As you might imagine I waved that as com-ple-te-ly nonsense off the table. What do men know about these things!!! Nothing at all!!! And he is NOT right!!!!!!
Still trying to figure out a nice way to fold these napkins. Here you see one of the ideas. If I fold it that way, I fill it with a chocolate or something like that. Not sure yet.
Ohhh....and then to the more brighter things. We don't celebrate Halloween here. It's not custom here, nor was it in Germany and the Netherlands. But my nieces got dressed up, and we had a nice family dinner at our place. With monster cakes for the kids. Here are our beautiful nieces with my mother in law holding little Sofia :)
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As JJ and I had saved a day's holiday for the London Technical meeting that never happened, we decided to use it wisely and head down to see them for the last social of the year. Well last official social anyway. Thankfully they obliged my request to have the venue next to Euston station at The Prince Arthur so I didn't have to disappear quite so early. Unfortunately I managed to leave my camera behind, but thankfully eagle-eyed Nick Clark saved the day and with JJ and Penny staying down over night, they were able to bring it home. So a big thanks to Nick, and thanks to the London guys for a great night. Farewell to Simon, hope all goes well in the states, and welcome to the new icon that is Greg :)
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COLUMBIA - State environmental officials offered no relief to a company that floats living supplies to Daufuskie Island.
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control board last week rejected an appeal J & W Corporation of Greenwood had leveled against Broad Creek Marina's new boat lift. Barge captains say the structure is a navigational obstacle.
Daufuskie Island, which sits between Tybee Island and Hilton Head Island, is accessible only by boat and has about 400 inhabitants. It's known for a native community that traces its heritage to freed slaves.
In June, the S.C. Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management issued Broad Creek Marina, LLC, a permit to build a new 42-foot boat lift at the end of a concrete pier in the Barge Landing Creek.
The original pier was faltering because of the size and weight of its loaders, the marina owners said. A new boat lift would allow for smaller towing vehicles. State environmental regulators had said the structure was a reasonable solution.
But for J & W, it's a hazard.
"I am sure you understand that after using this tidal creek for more than 20 years to supply the people of Daufuskie Island with their regular provisions, J & W is critically concerned that the barging operation will be dramatically impacted by this proposed boat lift," wrote Thomas Taylor, the Hilton Head attorney representing J & W, to the DHEC board on Oct. 16. The agency includes OCRM.
The coastal office had argued that J&W's request for a hearing was almost four months late, arriving well outside the agency's 15-day appeal window.
Company president Wick Scurry said he had never been informed of plans to add the new boat lift, which he said is already partially in place.
The business is under a 99-year lease agreement at Broad Creek Marina on Hilton Head. One of its chief enterprises is running a barge from Broad Creek Landing, which moves in and out of a tidal creek known as "Barge Landing Creek."
Scurry said his company is the only South Carolina one that brings provisions to the island. He said a Savannah barge services the island occasionally. But that trip takes three hours or more, while his eight-mile journey takes an hour and 15 minutes.
The barge is 120 feet long and 30 feet wide and pushed by a 20-foot tug. Scurry said the barge is making four trips this week but at one time made as many as eight trips. Cargo on a given day might include: golf carts, which islanders use to get around, supplies for two restaurants and a general store, lumber, and a moving truck laden with furniture.
In response to Taylor's appeal, OCRM had said the agency's approval should stand. Staff inspected the site twice and watched barges navigate the marina with fully extended loading ramps, according to agency correspondence.
State officials estimated one barge did not even come within 20 or 30 feet of the spot where the boat lift will be. Documents on file with DHEC also referenced a video of vessels moving through without difficulty.
Scurry said it's not that simple.
"In fair weather it's one thing," he said Tuesday. "In wind and rain and fog and all the days we have to go, in order to supply Daufuskie Island, there are times it is very dangerous. It's our opinion that sooner or later we're going to hit it."
Ferry transit has been part of a sensitive public debate for years.
On Election Day voters rejected a referendum by a vote of 60-41 to create a special tax district to upgrade passenger ferry service. Some who opposed it suspected that taxpayers would find themselves subsidizing real estate and development agendas.
Scurry may now take his challenge to the S.C. Administrative Law Court.


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BP said its capped-off well appeared to be holding steady Friday morning, almost midway into a white-knuckle waiting period in which engineers watched the pressure gauges for signs of a leak.
Results monitored from control rooms on ships at sea and hundreds of miles away at the company's U.S. headquarters in Houston showed the oil staying inside the cap, rather than escaping through any undiscovered breaches, BP PLC vice president Kent Wells said on a conference call.
Two underwater robots scoured the sea floor looking for signs of new leaks.
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President Barack Obama said BP's capping of the spill was "good news" but cautioned that testing continued.
There was no evidence of a leak in the pipe under the sea floor, Wells said, one of the main concerns. Wells spoke 17 hours after valves were shut to trap oil inside the cap, a test that could last up to 48 hours.
He said pressure continued to rise inside the tight-fighting cap, a good sign that oil was not getting out somewhere else. The pressure was above the minimum they were hoping to see, but not yet in the high range they were hoping for.
"The pressures we've seen so far are consistent with the engineering analysis work that BP has done," Wells said. "It's been a very steady build."
Wells also said work would resume on a relief well, the oil giant's more permanent solution meant to plug the leak for good underground to end one of the nation's worst environmental catastrophes.
That's also a sign that things were going well. Engineers had stopped drilling one of the wells Thursday in case that bore hole deep underground could be affected by the oil cap effort.
Engineers and scientists continue to monitor the cap's pressure. When the test is complete, more sea floor mapping will be done to detect any damage or deep-water leaks.
BP finally stopped oil from spewing into the sea Thursday for the first time since an April 20 explosion on the BP-leased Deepwater Horizon oil rig killed 11 workers and unleashed the spill 5,000 feet (1,500 meters) beneath the water's surface. The well has spilled up to 184 million gallons (697 million liters) since then.
The accomplishment was greeted with hope, high expectations — and, in many cases along the beleaguered coastline, disbelief. BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles urged caution and warned the flow could resume, saying it wasn't a time for celebration.
It's not clear yet whether the oil will remain bottled in the cap after the test, or whether BP will use the device to funnel the crude into four ships on the surface.
BP said the decision on whether to reopen the well after the test would be made by the government's national incident command, run by retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen.
The cap is a temporary measure. Even if it holds, BP needs to plug the gusher with cement and mud through a relief well deep underground, where the seal will hold more permanently than any cap from above could.
The 48-hour watch period started at 3:25 p.m. EDT (1925 GMT) when the last of three valves in the 75-ton cap was slowly throttled shut.
It came after repeated attempts to stop the oil — everything from robotics to different capping techniques to stuffing the hole with mud and golf balls. The week leading up to the moment where the oil cloud ended was a fitful series of starts and setbacks.
BP officials have said repeatedly they were right to take a step-by-step approach to trying to shut off the geyser over the last three months, to make sure they didn't make the disaster worse. They have also pointed out that the current cap system in place took time to design and build and to make sure it could withstand the massive water pressures a mile below the sea.
BP removed a previous, looser cap last weekend, at which point oil flowed freely into the water. Robotic submarines swarmed the site to unbolt a busted piece of pipe and install a connector atop the spewing well bore — and by Monday the cap, a stack of lines and valves, was latched onto the damaged well.
After that, engineers spent hours creating a map of the rock under the sea floor to spot potential dangers, like gas pockets. They also shut down two ships collecting oil above the sea to get an accurate reading on the pressure in the cap.
As the oil flowed up to the cap, two valves were shut off like light switches, and the third dialed down like a dimmer switch until it too was choked off. And just like that, the oil stopped.
The Gulf Coast has been shaken economically, environmentally and psychologically by the hardships of the past three months. That feeling of being swatted around — by BP, by the government, even by fate — was evident in the wide spectrum of reactions to news of the capping.
The fishing industry in particular has been affected by the spill. Surveys of oyster grounds in Louisiana showed extensive deaths of the shellfish. Large sections of the Gulf Coast — which accounts for 60 to 70 percent of the oysters eaten in the United States — have been closed to harvesting.
The saga has also devastated BP, costing it billions in everything from cleanup to repair efforts to plunging stock prices. BP shares, which have lost nearly half their value since the disaster started, jumped in the last hour of Thursday trading on Wall Street after the oil stopped. But they were down again more than 3 percent Friday morning.
Long after the well is finally plugged, oil could still be washing up in marshes and on beaches as tar balls or disc-shaped patties. The sheen will dissolve over time, scientists say, and the slick will convert to another form.
There's also fear that months from now, oil could move far west to Corpus Christi, Texas, or farther east and hitch a ride on the loop current, possibly showing up as tar balls in Miami or North Carolina's Outer Banks.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expects to track the oil in all its formations for several months after the well is killed, said Steve Lehmann, a scientific support coordinator for the federal agency.
Once the well stops spewing oil, the slicks will rapidly weather and disappear, possibly within a week, and NOAA will begin to rely more heavily on low-flying aircraft to search for tar balls and patties. Those can last for years, Lehmann said.
In St. Bernard Parish, oysterman Johnny Schneider stood near his boat, loaded not with seafood but with yellow plastic boom used to contain oil on the water.
"Eh, the damage is done. The oil's everywhere now," he said. "You ain't never gonna get it out of the water."


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EADS division Cassidian has agreed to provide the German Armed Forces with support in Afghanistan related to the mobile version of its computer-based operations support system, which is compatible with the Eurocopter's CH-53GA and Tiger, and the NH90 in both the tactical transport (TTH) and light transport (LTH) variants. Eight mobile EUA (Einsatzunterstutzungsanlage) systems are in use with the German Army Aviation Corps as part of a contract with the German Federal Office of Defence Technology and Procurement (BWB). The EUA assists with planning flight paths and missions, and maintains real-time contact with commanders using digital map displays. Starting in 2013, the Army Aviation Corps will begin using the Tiger ASGARD for air support and the NH90 for medevac missions. Related: Avionics News


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- Effective September 30, 2019, the National Student Clearinghouse will increase their transcript processing fee to $2.50.
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This page includes all state safety and health standards that have not been adopted identically from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and that are meant to protect workers from specific workplace hazards in the maritime industry.
Safety and health regulations and laws (also known as "standards") can prevent deaths, injuries, and illnesses that can occur on the job. The 1970 Occupational Safety and Health Act established OSHA to protect workers from occupational safety and health hazards. The Act also permitted states to substitute their own rulemaking and enforcement agencies for federal OSHA, as long as the state programs are "at least as effective" as the federal agency. This page includes standards in the 25 states with such agencies.
If you would like to learn more about federal OSHA's Maritime regulations, they can be found in 29 CFR 1915-1918.
Note that this map highlights states that have developed standards that apply only to maritime employers. There may be additional standards under the General Industry dataset that also apply to the maritime industry.
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Federal OSHA's main page and state plans overview
Occupational Safety and Health State Plan Association (OSHSPA)
Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' occupational injuries, illness, and fatality data
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Characterization of architectural and urban atmospheres in 'grands ensembles" (large-scale housing estates), built in France of the 1950s en 1973sBensalma, A. (author), Musy, M. (author), Simonnot, N. (author)This paper introduces results of three case-studies of large-scale housing estates situated in Nantes (France): Dervallières (1952/1965), Breil Malville (1955/1967) and Malakoff (1967/1971). The main objective of this grands ensembles study is to produce knowledge about their architectural and urban atmosphere characteristic. The atmosphere...conference paper 2011


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Annual award recognizes immigrants and refugees for significant professional and societal contributions
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary's Dora Pierce Professor of Bible and Professor of Old Testament, Johanna Bos, has received a MOSAIC Award for her contributions as a scholar, feminist, and advocate of social justice, and for her efforts to champion civil liberty and strengthen interfaith relations in Louisville. This year, Bos is one of five recipients; all are international Americans who have made an impact either in their professions or in the community.
"Receiving the MOSAIC award from Jewish Family and Career Services gives me special pleasure because the award honors first-generation citizens of the United States for their contributions to their professions as well the community," said Bos. "I have always viewed my life as a teacher and scholar to be part of my advocacy for social justice, and I value the recognition of the ways in which I live out this conviction from an organization that contributes so much to meeting local needs."
"Louisville Seminary is delighted that Professor Bos has been named as a recipient of this year's MOSAIC Award," said Dean Sue Garrett. "She is a highly accomplished scholar, writer, and teacher as well as a tireless advocate on behalf of marginalized people, and worthy of this notable recognition."
About Bos
Bos is an eminent theologian specializing in biblical and feminist studies. She has taught at Louisville Seminary since 1977. An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), she engages herself with issues of justice for women and disadvantaged groups locally and in the global arena.
Bos writes regularly for both scholarly and popular publications. Some of her books include Making Wise the Simple - The Torah in Christian Faith and Practice (Eerdmans, 2005), Reformed and Feminist - A Challenge to the Church (Westminster John Knox 1991), Reimagining God—The Case for Scriptural Diversity (Westminster John Knox, 1995), and Called Out With: Stories of Solidarity in Support of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Persons (Westminster John Knox, 1997).
Bos was born in the Netherlands where she earned two degrees in theology at the University of Leiden. A pioneering woman in theological teaching, she was the only woman in 1976 to receive a doctorate from Union Theological Seminary in New York and the first woman to receive academic tenure at Louisville Seminary.
About the MOSAIC Awards
The MOSAIC Awards were established in 2004 by Jewish Family and Career Services. "MOSAIC" is an acronym for Multicultural Opportunities for Success and Achievement in our Community. Since its founding in 1908, JCFS' history has been intertwined with providing resettlement, employment and acculturation services to people from many cultures. The award reflects the organization's belief that a vibrant multicultural community makes Louisville a richer and more interesting city.
Bos is in good company amidst her fellow honorees. They include:
Marta Maria Miranda (Cuba), president and CEO of the Center for Women and Families. Muhammad Babar (Pakistan), an internist specializing in medical care for senior citizens. Bruce Simpson (Scotland), artistic director of the Louisville Ballet Joseph Twagilimana (Rwanda), a data mining analyst with Wellpoint, Inc.
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
What's in a Name?
29 comments:
- the cuby poet said...
So that's how Kaholly began.
Saint Cuby is our village church and the part of the village I live in is Cuby hence thecubypoet. Not a nature blog but??!
- October 4, 2011 at 8:56 AM
- TexWisGirl said...
cute story!
my blog is pretty obvious. i named our place Run*A*Round Ranch when we bought it - partly due to the 9-side roundish house, and mostly because we had had such a runaround trying to buy it (someone else's contract was accepted before ours and they would NOT let it go, even after not being able to secure financing). anyway, since most of my blog posts are from home, it made sense. but years before, i used to send emails to my friends and workmates detailing my long commute into Dallas, and I'd title them "The Run*A*Round Ranch Roadkill Report" and I'd list off all the roadkill i'd see on the way in. :)
- October 4, 2011 at 11:39 AM
- Jeanneke said...
My father used to start calling seven other names previous to calling the one he had in view....
Would have made my blogname, the way you found it,loinloanpejastejeanneke.....
How great fun!
- October 4, 2011 at 12:11 PM
- Mary-Frances said...
Let's see, I had just discovered Gwen Marston and Freddy Moran's non-traditional style of quilting and I loved the ideas they had about quilting in general, namely, not to worry about perfect piecing. I had found a quote saying artists didn't worry about colouring outside the lines, which I loved and wanted to incorporate that into my blog name.
- October 4, 2011 at 12:30 PM
- Simone de Klerk said...
Love the story about how you got to the name of your blog. But I really had a laugh with your last sentence (((o:
The name to my blog isn't very original. I called it Quilting a Stitchery Diary, because I was all into Vampire's Diary with Laura. I found that quite funny, but I don't think anyone understood ...
- October 4, 2011 at 1:02 PM
- Kathiesbirds said...
KaHolly, how cute! Sorry your little store didn't take off. My first blog got its name from the place that I lived at the time, Sycamore Canyon. My new blog got its name from what I called myself, Kathiesbirds. It's now Kathie's Birds and not tied to any particular place since I seem to keep moving around!
- October 4, 2011 at 3:15 PM
- BJ said...
Isn't nature great? I love God's creation. Most of my photos are nature ones.
Really enjoyed reading your blog and how you became KaHolly. What fun.
Thank you for your kind comments on my blog. It is so fun getting to learn about others and creating new friendships.
- October 4, 2011 at 3:43 PM
- Linda Reeder said...
My Blog name, Linda Letters, is just what I came up with when I was in a hurry to get the first blog posted before leaving on a trip. It works.
- October 4, 2011 at 4:05 PM
- John said...
Well Karen, thats how your blog got it's name. And it really does stand out. Shame about the shop though. But pleased you set up your blog. John
- October 4, 2011 at 4:06 PM
- Stephanie said...
Fun to know. Loft Creations also started as an etsy store.
- October 4, 2011 at 4:58 PM
- grammie g said...
Hi Karen ..what a cute idea...
I was at my daughters for a visit, and she was helping me set up my blog....We tried a couple of names, but nothing sounded right and I hadn't particually figured out my blogging niche either!
My 8 year old grandson was trying to get my attention " of course" and after hearing Grammie over and over I thought since I don't know where I was going with this blogging thing....It's going to be Grammie's Rambling ! That's my story!!
- October 4, 2011 at 8:22 PM
- A Spoonful Of Sugar said...
Love hearing about the beginnings of your blog!
- October 5, 2011 at 12:04 AM
- Janet said...
Great story. My dad just plain couldn't remember my name so he'd just call me by one of my sisters' names.
- October 5, 2011 at 2:59 AM
- Carrie P. said...
I learned something new about you today. Sorry your store didn't go but I am glad you continued to blog.
I plan to do a post on my blog name but it is pretty understandable how I came to name my blog.
- October 5, 2011 at 9:42 AM
- marth225 said...
My mother did that too but I just couldn't name my blog Marbra or Bargret
- October 5, 2011 at 10:30 AM
- Just Ramblin' said...
Great story about your blog name! It is fun to hear about you and your sister. Sorry your etsy shop closed, but so glad you continued with blogging or I wouldn't have found such a great friend. Nola
- October 5, 2011 at 10:11 PM
- Fiona said...
Lovely story.... we both seemed to be planning 'business' in the beginning... I can just hear a little voice saying 'K Holly.... great reason for a name....
did you go back and buy one of the quilts you showed us in the last post??
- October 6, 2011 at 5:55 PM
- Allie said...
ROFL - I think this is the best one yet! My mum and aunt were J-Pat and P-Jane, my boys are J-Sam and S-John. I think everyone can relate to this!
- October 7, 2011 at 12:22 AM
- Connie said...
What a cute story and name! There were 4 of us kids about the same age when we were little and my mom always did that......Con..Den..Jim..Scott. It was always funny especially since I was the only girl!
- October 7, 2011 at 10:46 AM
- Happy Cottage Quilter said...
Great story about your name. Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting my blog and hearing about my blog name :-)
- October 7, 2011 at 4:45 PM
- Bob Bushell said...
A brilliant story, I think I'll change my named, uhm, let me think......
- October 7, 2011 at 6:28 PM
- Peg - Happy In Quilting said...
I agree with everyone...great story..
- October 10, 2011 at 4:51 AM
- Connie said...
Thanks for stopping by my blog again, I can't email you as you are a no-reply. Connie
- October 11, 2011 at 11:31 PM
- Niesz Vintage Home said...
How cute...So, that's what KaHolly is about. :-)
Mine is pretty easy to figure out.
I wanted the website, the Etsy shop, and the blog to relate, but be slightly different.
- October 12, 2011 at 12:52 AM
- SewCalGal said...
I was thinking we got your settings fixed, but I wanted to let you know that the comment you just left on my blog showed your settings are still as a no reply blogger. So sorry to leave a message this way, but I couldn't email you.
Let me know if you need help with your settings.
- October 13, 2011 at 12:57 AM
- Marvin said...
I agree, cute story. As my blog evolved from general interest to a nature them I changed the name to match the subject. Unfortunately, I was not able to change the URL to match the name.
- October 16, 2011 at 1:00 PM
- Kelly said...
...that's a cute story! I wondered where your name came from the first time I saw it! :-)
- October 18, 2011 at 7:40 AM
- Mrs. Goodneedle said...
I love your name! :) It's a great story.
My blog name came from the fact that I am a collector of all things strawberry. I nicknamed my sewing space The Strawberry Patch years ago, for obvious reasons, and since my computer is contained within the confines of the Studio the name was a clear path: "From The Strawberry Patch". Not nearly as creative as yours.
- October 23, 2011 at 7:26 AM
- JDS said...
What an interesting story, though I'm sorry the shop didn't stay open. As for my "Continuous Tourist" blog, the name came about when we were on a trip with friends and I criticized one of them for "acting like a tourist." Erika then said that this particular friend acts like a tourist even when she's at home, at which point I said that made her "a continuous tourist," at which point someone said that would be a good blog name...and the rest is now a very, very, very minor footnote in history.
- October 23, 2011 at 10:57 PM