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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 27, 2014 – American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) has been named to Fortune magazine's 2014 World's Most Admired Companies list in the electric and gas utilities sector. This was AEP's first year participating in the survey, which measures nine attributes related to financial performance and corporate reputation.
"AEP's inclusion on the World's Most Admired Companies list reflects our commitment to improving the customer experience and creating value for our shareholders as we transform our company to meet the energy needs of the future," said Nicholas K. Akins, chairman, president and chief executive officer. "We are proud of our history of innovation and are making strategic investments in our people and our infrastructure to ensure we can continue providing customers with safe, reliable and affordable power for decades to come."
Each year, Fortune surveys top executives, directors and financial analysts about the companies in their industry based upon the nine criteria: financial soundness, people management, quality of management, long-term investment, quality of products/services, innovation, use of corporate assets, social responsibility and global competitiveness. A total of 692 companies from 30 countries were surveyed to arrive at this year's list.
American Electric Power is one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, delivering electricity to more than 5.3 million customers in 11 states. AEP ranks among the nation's largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. AEP also owns the nation's largest electricity transmission system, a 40,000-mile network that includes more 765 kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined. AEP's transmission system directly or indirectly serves about 10 percent of the electricity demand in the Eastern Interconnection, the interconnected transmission system that covers 38 eastern and central U.S. states and eastern Canada, and approximately 11 percent of the electricity demand in ERCOT, the transmission system that covers much of Texas. AEP's utility units operate as AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia and West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana and east Texas). AEP's headquarters are in Columbus, Ohio.
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Certified check
A bank guaranteed check for which funds are immediately withdrawn, and for which the bank is legally liable.
Certified Check
A check whose payment is guaranteed by a bank. In exchange for a fee, a bank issues a certified check to a person, who is very often both the payer and the payee. That is, a person gives the bank the amount for which the certified check is written, either in cash or by deducting the appropriate amount from the payer's account; the bank then makes the check payable to that person. The person may cash the check at any bank, or deposit it at a different bank without being subject to a check hold. A certified check is also known as a registered check or banker's draft. See also: Traveler's cheque, Commercial draft.
certified check
A check that a financial institution draws on an individual's account and then certifies to indicate that sufficient funds are available to cover the amount of the check when cashed.
certified check
A check drawn on the bank customer's account,with the customer as the drawer and the check certified by the bank as payable.

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Jennifer Lopez Boyfriend Casper Smart Gets $10,000 per Week Allowance
Jennifer Lopez's new boyfriend, Casper Smart, aged 24, also known as Lopez's back-up dancer, has been reported as receiving $10,000 per week "allowance" or "pocket-money" from her.
The two began dating several weeks after the 42-year-old singer and actress split with Marc Anthony back in July of 2011.
Lopez and Casper have been spotted by the media often and according to Showbizspy.com, quoting an unnamed source, Jennifer Lopez has given or has been giving Casper a weekly allowance of about $10,000.
"She hated having to whip out her credit card every time they go to dinner. Jen figured it's easier to give Casper a weekly stipend and thought $10K was a nice round number," the media outlet reporting.
Marc Anthony on the other hand does not apparently share the same level of easiness or excitement for the couple.
According to Popular Critic the male Latin pop singer is concerned about Casper's past criminal record and arrest in April 2010 for drag racing which is apparently the reason why Anthony banned Casper from driving his children.


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FT ranking confirms University of Sydney Business School as global leader in management education
16 September 2013
The University of Sydney Business School's position as a world-class centre for management education has been confirmed in the latest global rankings published by the highly respected London based newspaper, the Financial Times (FT).
The Business School's Master of Management program was ranked in the top five in Asia and in the top 50 in the world. As the only Australian Master of Management to appear in the FT's internationally recognised rankings, it is now the nation's premier program of its type.
The FT ranking comes only days after the Australian Financial Review's BOSS Magazine's biennial assessment of management programs ranked the Business School's Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) the best program of its kind in the nation.
"The AFR and the Financial Times' rankings establish the University of Sydney Business School amongst the world's best in the field of management and executive education," said the University's Vice-Chancellor, Dr Michael Spence.
"We are proud of this local and international recognition for our programs which provide an outstanding learning experience for current and future business leaders and help them to achieve their business goals both here and abroad," Dr Spence said.
Co-Dean Professor Tyrone Carlin said that the FT and BOSS rankings validated the University of Sydney Business School's "well-defined strategy" to join the world's leading Business Schools.
"Our strategy is focused on high-quality infrastructure, a high-quality curriculum underpinned by experiential learning and a high-quality cohort of students admitted to our courses," Professor Carlin said. "We can take considerable pride in this ranking, which provides independent validation of our strategy."
Also appearing in the FT's top 50 ranking were HEC Paris; Rotterdam School of Management; Imperial College Business School; London School of Economics and Political Science; Stockholm School of Economics; University of Strathclyde Business School; Aston Business School; Copenhagen Business School; Maastricht University School of Business and Economics; Manchester Business School and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Welcoming the result, Postgraduate Program Co-ordinator Dr Kristine Dery said the Business School's Master of Management program was designed to equip students, who have completed a degree in any field, with skills that will significantly improve their employment prospects by ensuring that they are industry and job ready.
"As with other Business School courses, the Master of Management is built on experiential learning in a real-world environment and is delivered in association with multinational corporations including our industry partner Deloitte," Dr Dery said.
"Our program is focused in both personal and professional development," added Co-Dean Professor David Grant. "Importantly, it is also heavily oriented towards industry with students engaged with the corporate world in the classroom and through industry placements."
"Students who complete a Master of Management at the University of Sydney Business School are globally aware, have outstanding leadership skills, are creative thinkers and have a strong sense of their social responsibility," Professor Grant said.
The Business School's FT rank of 49th in the world served to reinforce AFR BOSS Magazine's number one ranking for the University of Sydney Business School's EMBA course.
BOSS said that it had declared the Business School's EMBA Program Australia's best because it provides "in-depth experience" to its student cohort.
Describing the EMBA as "revolutionary", the Business School's Associate Dean (Management Education), Professor Richard Hall said the aim had been to develop a program that was "genuinely global, thoroughly experiential and one that was profoundly personal in its impact".
"We are delighted that this vision has become a reality and resonates so strongly with participants and with business," Professor Hall said.
"We know that this program makes a massive difference to the personal and professional development of our students," he said. "We know that they graduate with new skills, greater confidence and a capacity to deliver outstanding results on the global stage."
Professor Carlin concluded by saying that while the EMBA and the Master of Management as well as the new MBA program sit at the apex of the curriculum, they also have a profound impact on the entire Business School. "What we have learnt, particularly through our focus on experiential learning and our engagement with business has brought enormous benefits to all of our programs," he said.
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WKF World Cup in October in Carrara, Italy, October 25th
Erstellt von WKF head office am Sonntag 8. Oktober 2017
WKF head office sanction the amazing "Unified World Championships" first time as WKF World Cup.
Now WKF EUROPE head office confirm a huge team in the WKF World Cup to challenge the World.
Our WKF General Manager Mr. Cristiano RADICCHI report:
This is unquestionably the greatest, unique and legendary event in all the history of Martial Arts and Combat Sports!!!
This is the fifth edition, the first edition in 2013 has involved 6 world federations, now we have reached over 28!!!
When we decided to organize an Unified World Championships, immediately the initiative has been a success, meaning that it was meeting the needs of many Federations, seeking an opportunity for their members to give their best in a World Championships that represents the highest levels in the martial arts sector.
Now, after the amazing experience of last year and the incredible success, we stepped up even more this aspect, inviting to participate many other World Federations and.
We are interested in unifying all the Federations in the World to give the opportunity for everyone to participate in this unbelievable event where participating thousands of athletes of any kinds and country.
To win it means to have reached the highest competitive level but, at the same time, only participating means emotions, friendship, respect, loyalty, passion, with a spirit of joy that sets us apart from any other event.
Over 28 World Federations, with 5.000 athletes and over 100 countries participate together in such an event and combine their forces to create the most incredible Championships that has ever been organized in the World throughout the history of Martial Arts because only together we can give our affiliates the prestige of such an amazing event.
The prestige of competing to be the Real Unified World Champion, recognized by over 28 International Federations. For more information send your mail !
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DT Swiss M 1900 Spline Mountain Bike Wheel Set 29" 11 Speed Shimano 12x142mm
Item Description
The Pro's Closet can not guarantee the condition of tubular glue or tubular tires on tubular rims
For shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico or APO/FPO, please email us for a shipping quote
Showroom model
Small scuffs from storage
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Brand: DT Swiss
Model: M 1900 Spline 29
Size: 29″
Rim Inner Width: 22 mm
Rim Outer Width: 27 mm
Wheel Material: Alloy
Spoke Type: Round
Rim Type: Tubeless
Freehub: Shimano
Freehub Speed: 11
Spoke Count: 28
Brake Type: Disc (6 Bolt)
Axle Diameter/Width Front: 15×100 mm
Axle Diameter/Width Rear: 12×142 mm
Weight: 1990 grams
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OUR STORYEven as living in his Volkswagen Bus and only the task of riding a bike on his to-do list, Nick Martin began a simple mission: sell all of his worldly possessions on eBay. Minus his bike and his bus, Nick sold everything.
Fast-forward 11 years to today and we present to you, The Pro's Closet. The Pro's Closet has change into the nation's premier eBay store specializing in reselling new and used cycling gear.
If you are looking to sell your bike, components, or accessories, we are here to help! The Pro's Closet caters to clients both locally and nationwide offering pickups, consultations, expert advice and more. We are an avenue for anyone, (athletes, teams, shops, reps, companies, you) to free up space and put your unused product in the hands of people who will give it a second life.
OUR PROCESSOrders are processed and shipped within 24 hours of payment (excluding Sunday).
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Welcome to Toppy.org.uk, the UK's best site for owners of Topfield PVRs
If you're the owner of a Topfield TF5800 or TF5810 PVR, this site should provide you with just about all the information you need.
Confused? Don't worry; whenever you see a word highlighted in orange, you can click on it to see a pop up glossary entry, and you can also access the glossary in its entirety from the link on the left hand side of the page.
A few highlights
We've got plenty of information, from user manuals and marketing leaflets to guides written by users, explaining how you can connect the PVR to your network, FAQs covering most of the basic questions, and downloadable files, including TAPs as well as tools for Windows, Mac and Linux users – and our popular forums, where there are plenty of users and experts on hand to help you out.
Want to know how you can set your PVR to record via the web or by sending a text message? It's called Toppy Remote Control, and you can sign up for it once you're a member of the forums.
If it's news you're after, including all the latest information on the brand new TF5810, we've got it covered, with regular updates, RSS feeds and a mailing list.
At the heart of the site are the forums, which anyone can read, though you need to register to post, to help us avoid spam. Registered forum users can also access exclusive downloads too, including early access to new firmwares. You'll find a dedicated area of the forums for new users, plus spaces where you can ask about linking your Toppy to the computer and burning DVDs, chat about programmes or discuss the most popular TAPs, or swap advice and information on the best TV to link to your PVR.
What next?
Before you dive in and start posting questions, we'd like to encourage you to have a browse around the rest of the site, and see what other information is available – and please do make use of our FAQs and search facilities before posting, to save people having to answer the same questions over and over again. We have two search facilities available; the site search looks through the FAQs, descriptions of software and downloadable documents, while the forum search looks through previous postings. You can access both easily from the left hand navigation panel.
At the right hand side of the screen, you'll see more options, which will change depending on which part of the site you're visiting, and whether or not you've signed in to make use of our customised tools - which include a personalised download list, update notifications, detailed firmware bug and feature reports, and the ability to program your PVR via the web. You can always return to this page by clicking the logo at the top of the screen.
Finally, if you're confused, or need help, feel free to post in the New Users area of the forums – you'll find a link to take you right there at the left hand side of the screen; you will need to register before you can post, and if you appear to be outside the EU or Australia, it may take a little longer; just follow the on-screen instructions. If you have problems, you can contact the site admins via the address admin @ toppy.org.uk – but remember that we can't offer individual technical support via email. You should either post in the forums, or contact Topfield's UK technical support phone line, which is 08712 003 191.


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WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will soon reveal more about the administration's legal rationale for using drone strikes, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Wednesday.
Holder told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee that Obama would address the issue directly "in a relatively short period of time."
Congress has been seeking access to at least 11 memos produced by the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel that lay out the legal rationale for using drone strikes to target individuals overseas, but until this week had only been allowed access to four of them.
"I heard you. The president has heard," Holder said. As a result, the administration is prepared to make more materials available, he said.
The Obama administration has increasingly used drone strikes to target militants overseas. In 2011, for example, strikes in Yemen killed U.S.-born Anwar al-Awlaki, accused of being a leader of al Qaeda's Yemen-based affiliate, and his son, also a U.S. citizen.
Civilian casualties from drone strikes have angered local populations and created tension between the United States and Pakistan and Afghanistan. Washington has sought to portray civilian casualties as minimal, but organizations that collect data on these attacks put the number of civilians killed in the hundreds.
"We have talked about a need for greater transparency," Holder told senators.
He predicted there "would be a greater level of comfort" about the use of drones after the information is shared.
On Tuesday, as part of a deal that led the Senate Intelligence Committee to approve the nomination of John Brennan as the new director of the CIA, the administration agreed to share two more of the documents with committee members and some staffers.
Separately, a Justice Department document on circumstances in which Americans could be killed if they were involved in militant activities overseas was leaked to NBC News last month.
Holder said on Wednesday that the debate started by the leaking of that document was "one of the strongest reasons" why it made sense to share the Office of Legal Counsel memos with Congress.
Senators on Wednesday also questioned Holder over whether the Obama administration would ever countenance using drone strikes to target citizens on American soil.
In a letter to Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul, which was made public on Tuesday, Holder said drone strikes against Americans on U.S. soil were not anticipated, but he did not rule them out in circumstances akin to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz questioned Holder about whether it could ever be legal to launch strikes against U.S. citizens on U.S. soil unless that individual was an imminent threat.
"I would not think that would be an appropriate use of any lethal force," Holder said.
Cruz said he intends to introduce legislation that would clarify when deadly force against U.S. citizens on American soil could be used.
Iowa Republican Senator Charles Grassley probed Holder on the administration's investigation of financial institutions, questioning whether some entities are "too big to jail" because of the potential financial market impact of prosecution.
He referred to the decision not to prosecute British financial group HSBC Holdings Plc last year in a case involving allegations of laundering drug money from Mexico. The company instead entered into a deferred prosecution agreement and paid $1.92 billion to U.S. authorities.
Holder conceded some institutions are so large it becomes difficult to prosecute them because it would "have a negative impact on the national economy perhaps even the world economy."


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sendOS is the web-based transports and logistics software that unifies all important features of existing programs. From order management to accounting, sendOS helps you with all relevant activities of a modern transports company. Using the customers module you can associate your customers with your order management. Using the interface that connects sendOS to WEBFLEET you can send the orders directly to your vehicles. With that you keep the overview on your activities at any time, and thanks to the web-based solution even from everywhere.
Since 2006, Sydentic develops software solutions for the transports and logistics industry. We clearly focus on ease-of-use, low cost of investment, quick adaption to individual market conditions, as well as on providing an excellent service and maximum safety and reliability. Constant growing customer numbers prove that we are getting closer to this every day.


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Obama talks Iraq with leaders of Turkey, Canada
EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama has discussed the situation in Iraq with the leaders of Turkey and Canada.
The White House says Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (REH'-jehp TY'-ihp UR'-doh-wahn) agreed on the importance of closely cooperating on the situation in Iraq, as well as on Syria. Obama also congratulated Erdogan on becoming Turkey's first directly elected president, a step the U.S. president gives him "an historic opportunity to further move Turkey forward."
Obama also spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The White House says the two leaders agreed to work with other partners in the international community to provide immediate humanitarian assistance to civilians in Iraq.
Obama made the calls from Martha's Vineyard, the Massachusetts island where he's spending two weeks on vacation.
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Spindle moulder unit «500»
Stable and compact spindle unit for long lasting precision:
F 500 M – with moulder spindle exchange system for professional productivity
Precision Austrian mechanical engineering, high operating comfort and durable reliability – the new moulders of the Felder 500 series are convincing thanks to proven Felder quality at the best price.
... Your decision for Felder, a risk-free decision
Stable and compact spindle unit for long lasting precision:
With just a couple of turns of your hand, the spindle shaft can be swapped with varying diameters, without losing any of the settings.
"230" spindle fence for max. tooling diameter 230 mm, MULTI adjustment system for spindle fence "230" enabling parallel alignment and quick setup
The safety bar guides are great for end-grain work (optional).
The use of a power feeder ensures that standard work when moulding can be carried out cleanly and precisely
Workpieces that have larger formats can be processed in comfort using the Felder table extension and the extended front support.


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I had the pleasure of smashing Garalon last night in Heart of Fear, playing 10 man Normal mode with the guild. Here is the kill screenie I took with the other Insidious folks.
The wonderful thing about last night was the fact that we stayed at it, and it was one of the classic kills.
We all survived to kill him, and then all died just after the boss (he enraged, but we killed him in 7:05m), we kept at it beyond the official end time of the raid (which caused much aggro and enraging offline), and many folks were tempted to change strat after each attempt (which evoked in me the "shut up and pull" twitch).
Our top DPS did 105k dps (this particular Warrior is a dps bamix, just insert squishies), with the next three characters doing 90k or higher as well; with all dps having 97-98% up time on the boss. For a fight where you switch targets that is pretty healthy!
On a DK note – my self healing abilities did about 2% healing (or approx 1,526,635 health) which shows just how important self healing abilities are in that fight. On the early attempts I was not self healing as much, as it is a Dps loss to use some of the more efficient heals, but in combination with damage resistance cool-downs (Icebound Fort, you're a wonderful toy) I think the extra effort really helps keep everyone alive. The less healing I need the more healing that somebody else takes.
The counter to that was the 7.1 million Health healing that I needed over the fight, which was about average across the team (massive crush in the logs fusks the ratios, so has to be ignored)
For Raid Progression it makes us MV 6/6, and 3/6 in HoF – and 20th on the server (although 18th if you go 10 man strict – how ever the bloody hell logic). Apparently the next boss is far easier, or so the raid lead promises.
When he's not dead due to how awesome our raiders are the big fat bug looks like something out of a sci-fi film.
Happy Killing
Ps. The comment about changing stats wasn't a snarky shot at anyone in the team, it's my own OCD.


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Stan Bush wrote:Los Angeles, 2010 – Stan Bush's timeless hit "The Touch" is now available for Rock Band! Bush has partnered with The Authority Inc. and the Rock Band Network to create "The Touch" Video Contest!
"The Touch" Video Contest challenges participants to create any kind of video – from live action to animation – that makes reference to both "The Touch" and the Rock Band game (any version.) The subject matter is completely up to the participant(s). Videos to be considered for the contest must be created and uploaded no later than January 11th, 2011 and can be hosted on any site of the participant's choosing (YouTube, dailymotion, Vimeo, etc.) Judging of the videos and the three top winners will be handled by Stan Bush himself! The grand prize for "The Touch" Video Contest is a complete set of Stan Bush CD's, each personally autographed by the artist. Runners up will receive CD's and/or a Stan Bush t-shirt. Complete rules for the competition can be seen here: http://www.authoritymusic.com/rules.html
To submit your entry for consideration in "The Touch" Video Contest, send an email to email@example.com containing your full name, e-mail address and the URL of your completed video no later than January 11th, 2011. Winners will be contacted via e-mail.
Also coming in 2011, the Rock Band Network release of Stan Bush's "Til All Are One" from the hit video game Transformers: War for Cybertron! Plus, Stan teams with "The Touch" co-writer Lenny Macaluso once again for the forthcoming single "Heat of the Battle," available soon for digital download!
One other note: a special reissue of the original classic "Stan Bush & Barrage" album, featuring "The Touch" and "Love Don't Lie", is now available at stanbush.com!
For More Contest Information, Please Visit AuthorityMusic.com
Here's a video that corresponds with this contest on YouTube.


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Hello and thanks to everyone who has contributed so far.
We're sorry that we did not meet the intended goal. We wish to do the project anyway. We'll have to do with whatever resources we have and cut on the stuff that costs us most to run. For now we keep the fundraiser running - hopefully we'll get closer to the original plan this way.
During the original fundraiser period, I took the liberty of preparing original foobar2000 codebase for porting to other platforms - in particular, migrating media library & playlists storage to SQLite instead of FPL files.
This should deal with:
- file rewrites on app close - undesired with flash storage on mobile devices
- being prone to configuration corruption - a consequence of the former
- search performance on slow CPUs - old foobar2000 for Windows uses no search indexes at all, the new one will correct this
These changes are currently implemented & tested under Windows, but they're explicitly incompatible with the foobar2000 v0.x/v1.x plug-in architecture and will become a part of foobar2000 mobile.
Alpha versions will be made available once they're ready-enough for consumption. Stay tuned for further updates.


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Dear friends
Fall intern Christine Hoekenga is happy to be back home in the West. The Boulder City, Nev., native earned a double major in environmental science and rhetoric and media studies from Willamette University in Salem, Ore. While there, her passion for scuba diving led her to a semester abroad in the Turks and Caicos Islands, where she surveyed the health of coral reefs.
She then headed east to Washington, D.C., and worked for environmental nonprofit groups. After three years, she grew tired of the politics and decided to pursue journalism. She's about to complete a master's program in science writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Christine comes to Paonia possessing not only an appetite for reporting, but also a new engagement ring. She plans to use her HCN experience to help launch a career in print journalism or radio.
New intern James Yearling is glad to be sleeping in a bed again. After graduating with a degree in magazine writing from the E.W. Scripps College of Journalism at Ohio University, James took the long way to Paonia. He hit the road for a month, camping in Wyoming, Colorado and Utah.
James had learned about High Country News from one of his professors, and after devouring a stack of back issues, decided an internship was the perfect way to spend the fall. Although he grew up in an Ohio farming community, he's traveled to the West several times.
James is excited about the chance to write stories that draw connections between local happenings and the lives of readers around the country. He hopes to stay in the West and combine his favorite pastimes: writing, music, travel and outdoor recreation.
Andy and Lynn Blair of Stevensville, Mont., lived in Denver for 40 years, but have become snowbirds since retiring and now spend summers in Colorado, near Pikes Peak. They decided to take "the back way" to their property so they could stop by the HCN offices.
From Pagosa Springs, Colo., came Doug Large, who owns Arrowhead Solar Projects, a solar installation company. Doug was in Paonia for a wind-power course at Solar Energy International. "This is two years of vocational school in two weeks," Doug said. "Your ears bleed at the end of every day."
Reader Kyle Sonnenberg of Fayetteville, N.C., stopped by on his way to a sculpture convention in Loveland, Colo. Five years ago, Kyle says, he went to the Marble Marble Symposium, held in the tiny nearby hamlet of Marble. There he was given a block of stone from the local quarry (which also supplied the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier) and chiseled out a bear, which now sits in his garden.
Mary Ljung of San Luis Obispo, Calif., visited Marble more recently, for some hiking and fishing. She and her husband, a retired geologist, are spending the summer in nearby Grand Junction.
Several alert readers pointed out that despite what we claimed in "Heard Around the West" (HCN, 8/20/07), Arizona does indeed harbor a handful of native palm trees. Oddly enough, they're California fan palms.


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AI War 2 is out now! Get it on Steam today!
So I found a job. I'm an "IT consultant". (I call that "mercenary program maker".) I hate that job.
I was working on what later became Shattered Haven as a game that I had as an idea to give away for free as a promo material for the book it was based loosely on
It's like Heroes of Might and Magic: a unit with 999999 under still feel like one unit.
Pumpkin, I can't disagree with you more about squads. I'm playing in the alpha with them, and I absolutely love them. It's just that much more space violence. In the end, the numbers are the same, it just makes my eyes happier. Please try out the alpha sometime.


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No, in fact making the product on site has less waste and lower manufacturing/transport costs, and you can rest assured that your product is brand new (literally minutes old) and undamaged.
Usually directly after the frames & trusses and before the roof. Getting the fascia installed on time is critical to your construction schedule.
Because specialising in Fascia-Spouting-Downpipes is what makes us great. This is our core product and we totally get it. In fact, it is not uncommon for roofing companies to subcontract "Continuous" for our trade for this very reason.
Of course! You can select from our proprietary range or we can custom make to suit your dream place. See Custom examples here
Not always - some still use sectional, joined products. Just advise your chosen builder that you require our Continuous products or see Our Mates page for a list of current national builders that use us.
Yes, Send us your plans or contact us and we will visit your place.
Yes, whether its harsh environments like salt spray or special subdivision/consent requirements, we have NZ's largest range of "Continuous" profiles, materials and colours. See our Technical Page for more information.
The longest length we have installed was on a commercial chicken shed – a massive 82m long continuous piece of spouting!! Sometimes a join may be required due to restricted or tight access, but our goal is to get it on in 1 piece wherever practically possible.
We've been part of 300,000 NZ New Builds
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Our company has been building high quality homes in the Auckland area for close to 3 decades and for the last 19 years we have used Continuous to install spouting and downpipes on all our houses. We find the level of quality & service we get from the Continuous team works well with our own commitment to quality in the homes we create.
We would recommend Continuous Spouting to anyone undertaking a building project.
Nigel & Jackie Benton - Auckland
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Mike Barton – Central Otago
Thanks for the great job you and your team completed for us at "Bach 456". I really appreciate the time and detail that you put into the project - the end result was faultless.
Clint Lockwood - Create + Construct - Auckland
I'm writing to just say thank you very much for your efficient installation of the spouting. It looks brilliant and we are very pleased.
M Findley – Mosgiel
My company specialises in constructing high-end houses with the very highest attention to detail and only work with sub-trades who are at the very top of their trade.
I have been working alongside the team at Continuous for the last four years on some very detailed projects where the spouting and downpipes are a big feature of the home. They are professional and transparent at every level - from sales and quoting to scheduling, installation and invoicing. They know their products extremely well and always put forward ideas or a better way of doing something.
I look forward to working with them on many more exciting projects in the future.
William de Gruchy - WG de Gruchy Construction Ltd - Auckland
I was hesitant at first as I have always used my roofer to do the fascia and spouting on my houses. Your service and communication exceeds your quality product and you are always on time and really quick (Wish all my subbies were like this)
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Most places take only 1 day to complete. Our fully trained installation teams are very efficient.
No, but we welcome you to witness your place being transformed! Our only requirement is access to a standard power socket, which could either be an outdoor socket or an extension cord protruding from a window.
Yes, and we will take it away and either recycle it or dispose of it.
Yes, lots of options… Copper, Aluminium, ZAM etc. Our onsite spouting consultants will advise the most suitable material for your place and discuss all of the benefits with you.
PVC material has limited UV resistance and an expansion rate up to 22 times greater than metals. UV light will eventually transform the soft plastic to brittle and expansion can cause joins to come apart. This is the sole reason we only provide a range of materials from different metal products.
Our goal is to install the straight runs of your spouting in one piece and on most places this is possible. Tight access and safety issues sometimes restrict us and the only option is to join the spouting.... (the longest length we have ever installed was a crazy 82m on a commercial chicken shed!)
Contact us and we will advise the best solution. In most cases replacement is the most cost effective option compared to the life expectancy of a repair &/or future multiple repairs. You will be pleasantly surprised at how little it costs to replace with new product.
Yes, our onsite consultants will advise the best options available.
Your place is quoted on many different aspects of the job. The number of metres, corners, downpipes, type of access equipment etc. all need to be taken into account. See our Pricing Page for some real examples and more pricing FAQs.
We manufacture Fascia-Spouting-Downpipes to any specification . If you know what you want, we can manufacture and install it. See our custom gallery for some examples
Your sales representative will confirm this when he calls around, but if it is tagged as requiring scaffold, our Operations Team will liaise with you to get this done. The safety of our installers is vital and all scaffolding must be compliant with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment standards. Click here for Best Practice Guidelines
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Your installer did an awesome job. We have had a few people round who have been very impressed – would highly recommend him.
Jan and Bruce Dyhrberg - Wellington
Spouting is working fabulously…actually we were out there in the rain admiring how well it was working the other night! Think we got it installed just in time.....
John T - Rotorua
With regard to this being the first time I have worked with your organisation, I wish to state that the gentleman you sent to install the guttering was one of the the most professional and politest tradesmen I have had the pleasure of coming across - ever . He worked diligently and consulted with me in a most informed manner. I was very pleased and would most gladly have him attend any of my properties in future.
The service I received from yourself was wonderful - you were on time for our initial meeting, you understood my requirements perfectly, acted in a most professional manner and timeously provided me with your quote.
Continuous Spouting as a whole was one of the best of any service trade supply oganisations I have ever worked with - I was regularly contacted with updates from your organisation and kept informed thoughout the whole process.
Well done and I have diarised your number for when I need you next.
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I have just made an internet transfer of $2,050, I hope the little extra gets you all a pie and/or a beer.
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Bit late I know but I just wanted to say how impressed we were with your guys and the job they did for us replacing our spouting. If you ever need a reference - happy to help.
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Just wanted to say thank you for sorting out the spouting on my shed. Your lads did a good job in identifying the issue (lack of fall) and rectifying the issue. I had a chance to check it out the other day during a decent rainfall and it seems to be working fine now.
I appreciate your efforts to fix the problem.
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Great Job! See the pictures.
Invoice ....done & dusted. See payment info below.
Thanks so much!!! I will be back for more spouting!!!
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Greatly appreciated and you give a great service.
I am positive you will have some new customers as I have told family and friends you give a great service at great prices. I have given them your contact details and will keep doing so when the subject arises.
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The Golden State Warriors selected Stephen Curry with the seventh pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. Immediately after the selection, there were whispers that the Warriors were packaging Curry for Phoenix's Amare Stoudemire.
Suddenly, the public began to realize that Monta Ellis and Stephen Jackson are both ball-dominant scorers. Then they thought "hey, Curry played like that during his final season at Davidson. Wait a second…"
Should the Warriors keep Steph Curry?
Don Nelson believes so. A few days ago, Nellie said "[Curry] can buy a house. We drafted him because we think he's a terrific player that fits right into our program. He ain't going anyplace."
Although the team's immediate glaring need is a big man, their Gheorghe Muresan wasn't coming through the draft.
There weren't any Nellie-ball big men at the Warriors' spot so it made sense to take the best available player. Still, adding another undersized guard who naturally plays at the two is unconventional. Truly, it was a pick influenced by the unconventional Nelson. Sometimes, I wonder if Nellie pulls a "Sarah Palin" and goes all "mavericky" just so he can beat his chest.
Marco Belinelli, Speedy Claxton, Ellis, Jackson, Acie Law, Anthony Morrow and CJ Watson all crowd the backcourt. If Curry's to be on the court for more than brief stretches, they'll likely run him with Ellis, Jackson at the 3 and they can experiment with Maggette moonlighting at the 4. The Duke alum has enough strength to do that. We all know he's got more brawn than Anthony Randolph at this point.
All-in-all, it's the move they should have made but it doesn't really address their problems.
I checked out the Warriors' main page which features a Stephen Curry selection video. It looks like he's here to stay after all. Guess who's buying a Steph Curry jersey?


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My Father's War
By Daniel Bouskila
Nessim Bouskila, right, and his comrades in the Israel Defense Forces in 1948. Photo courtesy Daniel Bouskila.
It was Friday afternoon, May 14, 1948. Twenty Four-year-old Nessim Bouskila, a recent immigrant from Marrakech, was riding the Paris metro. Across the way sat a man reading a special afternoon edition of "France Soir." Nessim read the newspaper's headline: "L'etat d'Israel est ne" -- "The State of Israel is Born." Amazed and overjoyed, Nessim rushed off the metro at the next stop, hurrying to the nearest newsstand to buy the paper. Reading past the headline, Nessim's joy turned to anxiety as he learned of the Arab threat to invade the newly born Jewish state. He also read the Jewish Agency's plea calling on young Jews to come to Israel's defense.
"This is what we grew up praying for and dreaming of," my father told me in a recent conversation, "so I did not need to read any further." Nessim made his way to the headquarters of the Jewish Agency in Paris, where he found more than 400 young men and women already lined up, eagerly awaiting the "privilege," as Papa worded it, to help defend Israel.
Raised in Marrakech, Nessim's Jewish education was the same as that of his ancestors, with one major exception: Nessim also studied Bialik and Tchernichowsky.
"Our rabbis in Morocco never once condemned secular Zionism!" he exclaimed.
After initial medical exams in Paris, Nessim was sent to the Jewish Agency's "Arenas Camp" in Marseille, where, for one month, he and hundreds of others were given paramilitary training by members of the newly founded Israel Defense Forces. At 4 a.m. one day, they finally boarded a rickety boat at the port of Marseille.
The journey to Israel took longer than expected. The first truce had been declared, and the United Nations delayed the ship, questioning the necessity of Israel bringing in boatloads of young volunteers. For 12 tortuous days at sea, Nessim and the others barely saw daylight, living on sardines, crackers, jam and water.
The ship docked in Haifa, and the volunteers were detained for four days by the United Nations. "
We had no idea where we were," Papa told me. "These first days were hardly the Israel we dreamt of."
It was 1 a.m., and the confused new arrivals were awakened and hurried off to Beit Lid.
"This was the military induction center," Papa recalled. "We were photographed, given ID cards and uniforms."
The new recruits were then taken to Tel Mond, where they spent the next month in boot camp. One of the few already fluent in Hebrew, Nessim and two of his childhood friends were eventually separated from their French-speaking comrades. They were assigned to a Palmach Battalion in the Yiftach Brigade, where they received advanced training. In October 1948, Nessim and his friends participated in the famous Operation Yoav in the Negev, commanded by Yigal Allon. They saw heavy combat action, and Nessim returned from the battlefield having lost his two childhood friends.
"I now understood the heavy price of independence," he recounted, somewhat choked up.
I asked Papa if he had any contact with his parents back in Morocco: "I received a letter from them in our native Judeo-Arabic, transliterated into Hebrew characters."
This confused the military censor, who called Nessim in and had him swear over a Bible that the letter was not some secret code from Arab spies.
"The censor was Polish," Papa said with a smile.
An unexpected illness weakened Nessim, and he was transferred from the Palmach to the air force, where he was assigned the task of securing high-ranking officers and pilots. This job gave him a front-row seat to Israel's political scene. He accompanied officers to the Knesset in Tel Aviv, where he heard David Ben-Gurion address the parliament; the Hatikvah neighborhood, where he heard Menachem Begin speak in a public rally; and the Hadar Hotel, where he saw U.N. mediator Ralph Bunche. An assignment to Armon Ha-Natsiv in Talpiot gave Nessim his first trip to Jerusalem, where he caught his first glimpse -- albeit from a distance -- of Jerusalem's Old City.
In 1949, Nessim spent the first Passover of modern-day Israel in Jerusalem. He stayed with his mother's cousin, who had lived in Jerusalem's Old City until she was forced out just a few months earlier.
"I finally said 'This year in Jerusalem,'" he recalled with great emotion.
On his first flight out of Israel, Nessim sat on the same plane as Moshe Sharett, Israel's first foreign minister. Symbolic, perhaps, because growing up in Los Angeles, I saw my father as my own personal Israeli foreign diplomat.
Asked how he sees Israel today, he said "I am proud to see a strong and beautifully developed country whose brightest days are still ahead of her."
Papa couldn't resist sharing how proud he is that his granddaughter Shira was invited by the Israeli Consulate to sing "Hatikvah" at Los Angeles' recent "Live for Sderot" event. Sixty years later, this was Papa's ultimate personal reward for his service to Israel.


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Back in February, I took my first shot at attempting to rank players for fantasy purposes. After a full season, I thought it wise to take a look back at how they went, and compare them to how it actually turned out and see if there is anything to be gained from it. Next up is the review of my 3B rankings.
My Preseason Rankings
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3. Evan Longoria
4. Mark Reynolds
5. Ryan Zimmerman
6. Kevin Youkilis
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History Lesson: Past Debates
Fall 2000 -- — Although they were established just 40 years ago, presidential debates are now a major feature of the election season. Take a look back at the highlights (and lowlights) of every presidential and vice-presidential debate since 1960.
1960 Election
Democratic candidate John F. Kennedy challenged Republican Vice President Richard Nixon, who was leading the polls, to a series of debates. The four, one-hour debates were the first ever presidential debates. The famed 1858 debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas occurred during the Illinois senatorial campaign.
In an echo of this year's rhetoric, in one of the debates against Kennedy, Nixon said he was "very proud that President Eisenhower restored dignity and decency and frankly good language to the conduct of the presidency of the United States."
September 26, 1960
Who: Sen. John F. Kennedy, Democrat and Vice President Richard M. Nixon, Republican Where: Chicago, Ill. Moderator: Howard Smith as moderator, plus a panel including Sander Vanocur, Charles Warren, Stuart Novins and Bob Fleming. Format: 8-minute opening statements; 2 ½-minute responses; optional rebuttal; 3-minute closing statements. Broadcaster: Networks Rating: 77 million viewers (60 percent of all households) In the first debate, Nixon learned the hard way about the importance of how one looks on television. His haggard appearance, compared to the telegenic Kennedy's, caused some callers — including his own mother — to inquire about his health. However, the oft-cited "fact" that those who listened to the debate over radio rated Nixon the winner, while TV viewers rated Kennedy the winner, is based on "thin" evidence that's still debated by scholars.
October 7, 1960
Who: Kennedy and Nixon Where: Washington, D.C. Moderator: Frank McGee as moderator, plus a panel including Paul Niven, Edward Morgan, Alvin Spivak and Harold Levy. Format: No opening statements; each candidate questioned; optional rebuttal Broadcaster: Networks Rating: 61.9 million viewers
October 13, 1960
Who: Kennedy and Nixon Where: Nixon in Hollywood, Calif., and Kennedy in New York City Moderator: Bill Shadel as moderator, plus a panel including Frank McGee, Charles Van Fremd, Douglass Carter and Roscoe Drummond. Format: No opening statements; 2 ½-minute responses; 1 ½-minute rebuttals; no closing statements. Broadcaster: Networks Ratings: 63.7 million viewers
October 21, 1960
Who: Kennedy and Nixon Where: New York City Moderator: Quincy Howe as moderator, plus a panel including Frank Singiser, John Edwards, Walter Cronkite and John Chancellor. Format: 8-minute opening statements; 2 ½-minute responses; 1 ½-minute rebuttals; 3-minute closing statements. Broadcaster: Networks Ratings: 61 percent of households. This debate focused exclusively on foreign policy.
1976 Elections
(No presidential debates in 1964, 1968, or 1972)
The 1976 debates were the first televised debates to feature an incumbent president, President Ford. The debates between Republican Gerald Ford and Democrat Jimmy Carter were seen by more people than the 1960 debates. Seven in 10 adults tuned in to the first two debates of 1976 and six in 10 adults watched the third.
September 23, 1976
Who: President Gerald Ford, a Republican, and Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. Where: Philadelphia, Pa. Moderator: Edwin Newman as moderator, plus a panel including Frank Reynolds, James Gannon and Elizabeth Drew. Format: No opening statements; 3-minute responses; 2-minute rebuttals; 3-minute closing statements. Sponsor/Broadcasters: League of Women Voters (LWV); Networks Ratings: 69.7 million viewers
The topic of the first debate was "Domestic Issues and Economic Policy." The debate is best remembered for its mysterious loss of the audio signal with nine minutes remaining. That technical failure caused a 28-minute delay in the debate and an awkward silence between the two candidates as millions watched on TV.
October 6, 1976
Who: Ford and Carter Where: San Francisco, Calif. Moderator: Pauline Frederick as moderator, plus a panel including Max Frankel, Henry Trewitt, and Richard Valeriani. Format: No opening statements; 3-minutes responses; 2-minute rebuttals; 3-minute closing statements. Sponsor/Broadcasters: LWV; Networks Ratings: 63.9 million viewers The second debate focused on "Foreign Policy and Defense." The big moment of this debate was Ford's assertion that "there is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe." This major blunder by Ford halted his momentum in the campaign just as he was catching up to Carter. Pollster George H. Gallup, Jr., claimed this was the "decisive event" which caused the sitting president to lose the election. Although surveys taken immediately after the debate showed voters believed Ford had won the event by almost a 2-1 margin, once the media disseminated the news that Ford's Eastern Europe statement was wrong, public opinion reversed almost immediately.
October 15, 1976
Who: Vice-Presidential Debate — Republican candidate Robert J. Dole and Democratic candidate Walter Mondale. Where: Houston, Texas Moderator: James Hoge as moderator, plus a panel including Hal Bruno, Marilyn Berger, and Walter Mears. Format: 2-minute opening statements; 2 ½-minute responses; 2 ½-minute rebuttals; 3-minute closing statements. Sponsor/Broadcasters: LWV; Networks Ratings: 43.2 million viewers
Going into the vice-presidential debate, Dole said that people would rather watch a Friday night high school football game than watch the vice-presidential candidates face off. The debate was highly partisan, and some felt Dole's acerbic style hurt his ticket.
Ocotober 22, 1976
Who: Ford and Carter Where: College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Va. Moderator: Barbara Walters as moderator, plus a panel including Joseph Kraft, Robert Maynard and Jack Nelson. Format: 2 ½-minute responses; 2-minute rebuttals; 2-minute closing statements Sponsor/Broadcasters: LWV; Networks Ratings: 62.7 million viewers
The third presidential debate was open to all issues and subjects; the consensus was that Carter won.
1980 Election
In 1980, President Carter declined to take part in any debate that included third-party candidate John Anderson, so the first debate sponsored by the League of Women Voters took place only between Anderson and Republican Ronald Reagan. The second debate took place between Carter and Reagan; Anderson by that point no longer qualified for inclusion in the debates, according to the League's criteria.
September 21, 1980
Who: John Anderson, an Independent, and Republican Ronald Reagan. Where: Baltimore, Md. Moderator: Bill Moyers as moderator, plus a panel including Carol Loomis, Daniel Greenberg, Charles Cordray, Lee May, Jane Bryant and Soma Golden. Format: 2 ½-minute responses; 1 ¼-minute rebuttals; 3-minute closing statements. Sponsors: League of Women Voters, with NBC and CBS.
October 28, 1980
Who: Democratic President Jimmy Carter and Reagan Where: Cleveland, Ohio Moderator: Howard Smith as moderator, plus a panel including Marvin Stone, Harry Ellis, William Hilliard and Barbara Walters. Format: 2-minute responses; 1-minute rebuttals; 3-minute closing statements. Sponsors: LWV, with ABC, NBC and CBS Ratings: 80.6 million viewers (highest ever)
During the Carter-Reagan debate, Reagan uttered the now-famous "Are you better off than you were four years ago?" Carter emphasized arms control and accused Reagan of "insensitivity" on domestic economic issues, and of "belligerence" in military policy. Reagan said that he wanted to "take government off the backs" of the people by reducing taxes and government spending. The only exchange between Reagan and Carter proved to be the highest rated presidential debate in history according to Nielson Media Research.
1984 Election
President Ronald Reagan went into the 1984 debates with a substantial lead over his opponent former-Vice President Walter Mondale.
October 7, 1984
Who: Reagan and Mondale Where: Louisville, Ky. Moderator: Barbara Walters as moderator, plus a panel including James Wieghart, Diane Sawyer and Fred Barnes. Format: 2 ½-minute responses; 1-minute rebuttals; 4-minute closing statements Sponsors: League of Women Voters, ABC, NBC, CBS and PBS Ratings: 65.1 million viewers
Reviews of Reagan's first debate performance in Louisville concluded that Mondale performed better than the seemingly uncomfortable and nervous incumbent. Voter surveys conducted immediately after the debate found that Mondale either had an edge or the two candidates were basically tied. But that changed dramatically the next day, when news outlets reported that a Michigan State University professor had questioned Reagan's fitness for the presidency because of his age, using examples from Reagan's debate performance the night before. Surveys conduced AFTER this news broke found that voters rated Mondale as the winner by a four-to-one ratio.
Ocotber 11, 1984
Who: Vice-Presidential Debate — Republican candidate George Bush and Democratic candidate Geraldine Ferraro Where: Philadelphia, Pa. Moderator: Sandra Vanocur as moderator, plus a panel including John Mashek, Jack White, Norma Quarles and Robert Boyd. Format: 2 ½-minute responses; 1-minute rebuttals; 4-minute closing statements Sponsors: LWV and ABC, NBC and CBS Ratings: 56.7 million viewers
Vice-presidential candidates Bush and Ferraro, then a Democratic congresswoman from New York, met for one televised debate and disagreed on a wide range of issues. Bush repeatedly stressed his experience; Ferraro charged Republicans with belligerence on arms control and for unfair policies toward the poor and disadvantaged. At one point, Ferraro warned Bush not to "patronize" her after he offered to explain the difference between the seizure of the U.S. embassy in Iran and the bombing of the U.S. embassy in Lebanon. At a campaign rally the next day, Bush was overheard on an open mike saying he "kicked a little ass" in the debate.
October 21, 1984
Who: Reagan and Mondale Where: Kansas City, Mo. Moderator: Edwin Newman as moderator, plus a panel including Georgie Anne Geyer, Marvin Kalb and Morton Kondracke. Format: 2 ½-minute responses; 1-minute rebuttals; 4-minute closing statements Sponsors: LWV, the ABC, NBC, CBS and PBS Ratings: 67.3 million viewers
In the final debate Reagan out maneuvered Mondale with lines such as, "I will not, for political purposes, exploit my opponent's youth and inexperience."
1988 Election
The 1988 debates provided some of the more memorable moments in debate history. The three debates featured tense exchanges between Vice President George Bush and Michael Dukakis, and GOP vice-presidential candidate Dan Quayle drawing parallels between himself and President Kennedy.
September 25, 1988
Who: Vice President George Bush, a Republican, and Democrat Michael Dukakis Where: Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C. Moderator: Jim Lehrer as moderator, plus a panel including John Mashek, Peter Jennings and Ann Groer Format: 2-minute responses; 1-minute rebuttals; follow-up by panel; 2-minute closing statements Sponsor/Broadcasters: Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD); Networks Ratings: 65.1 million viewers
In their first debate, Dukakis and Bush sparred over competence and social values. One tense moment occurred when Dukakis asserted that he resented Bush "questioning my patriotism" over the Pledge of Allegiance, declaring, "Mr. Bush, I don't question your patriotism."
When Bush said that he had not "sorted out the penalties" for women who sought abortions or doctors who performed them, Dukakis hit Bush hard, charging Bush was "saying he is willing to brand a woman a criminal for making this choice."
Bush, in the final 30 minutes of the debate, joked about the tense exchanges: "I'd hoped this would be a little friendlier — I wanted to thumb a ride home in his tank."
October 5, 1988
Who: Vice-Presidential Debate — GOP candidate Dan Quayle and Democratic candidate Lloyd Bentsen Where: Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Neb. Moderator: Judy Woodruff as moderator, plus a panel including Tom Brokaw, Jon Margolis and Brit Hume Format: No opening statements; 2-minute responses; 1-minute rebuttals; 2-minute closing statements Sponsor/Broadcasters: CPD; Networks Ratings: 46.9 million viewers
The 1988 vice-presidential candidates met for one televised debate. The 90-minute forum included one memorable exchange, when Quayle was grilled on what he would do in the event that he was called upon to assume the presidency. Quayle responded that he was at least as qualified for the job as John F. Kennedy had been when he ran for president in 1960. Bentsen, in a pre-scripted reply which anticipated that Quayle might mention Kennedy, said, "Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy, Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy."
October 13, 1988
Who: Bush and Dukakis Where: University of California at Los Angeles Moderator: Bernard Shaw as moderator, plus a panel including Andrea Mitchell, Ann Compton and Margaret Warner Format: No opening statements; 2-minute responses; follow-up by panel; 2-minute closing statements Sponsor/Broadcasters: CPD; Networks Ratings: 67.3 million viewers
During the second debate, moderator Bernard Shaw asked Dukakis if he would still oppose the death penalty if his wife Kitty was raped and murdered. Dukakis' unemotional "no" response made him seem cold.
1992 Election
Prior to the debates, GOP President George Bush, who had hedged on participating in the Commission-sponsored forums, was stalked by a Bill Clinton supporter dressed in a chicken suit. At one event Bush actually engaged the chicken, saying, "You talking about the draft-record chicken or are you talking about the chicken in the Arkansas River? Which one are you talking about? Which one? Get out of here. Maybe it's the draft? Is that what's bothering you?"
In early October, the Bush and Clinton campaigns announced they had ended their debate over debates that had been dragging on for months. Both campaigns also agreed to welcome Reform Party candidate Ross Perot onto the stage. The Commission had announced back in June of that year that Perot would likely qualify to take part in the debates.
The 1992 debates made history on two fronts — they were the first to feature three candidates in a presidential debate and for the first time, alternative formats were tried out.
October 11, 1992
Who: President Bush (R), Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton (D), Ross Perot (I) Where: Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. Moderator: Jim Lehrer as moderator, plus a panel including Sander Vanocur, Ann Compton, and John Mashek Format: No opening responses; 2-minute responses; 1-minute responses; 2-minute closing statements Sponsor/Broadcasters: CPD; ABC, NBC, PBS (CBS broadcast a baseball playoff game instead) Ratings: 62.4 million viewers
In the first debate, each candidate emphasized the main theme of his campaign: Bush stressed his experience and successes in foreign policy; Clinton called for change and castigated Bush for the weak state of the economy; and Perot charged that the government was being overrun by special interests and that the national debt was crippling America.
October 13, 1992
Who: Vice-Presidential Debate — Vice President Al Gore (R), Sen. Al Gore (D), Admiral William Stockdale (I) Where: Georgia Tech, Atlanta Moderator: Hal Bruno Format: 2-minute opening statements; 75-second responses; 5 minute discussion on each topic; 2-minute closing statements Sponsor/Broadcasters: CPD; Networks Ratings: 51.2 million viewers
In the debate, Quayle repeatedly attacked Clinton's credibility, arguing that Clinton had neither "the strength nor the character to be president." Gore criticized what he saw as the failure of 12 years of Republican "trickle-down" economic policies, and emphasized his commitment to protecting the environment.
Perot running mate Stockdale, who had no prior political experience, uttered his famous "Who am I? Why am I here? I'm not a politician-everybody knows that" line. Clinton aides later criticized Gore for failing to aggressively defend his running mate.
October 15, 1992
Who: Bush, Clinton, Perot Where: University of Richmond, Richmond, Va. Moderator: Carole Simpson Format: Town hall meeting with 209 undecided voters asking questions Sponsor/Broadcasters: CPD; Networks Ratings: 69.9 million viewers
October 19, 1992
Who: Bush, Clinton and Perot Where: Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich. Moderator: Jim Lehrer Format: First half — roughly 2-minute answers; 1-minute rebuttals. Second half — 3-journalist panel of Gene Gibbons, Helen Thomas and Susan Rook posed questions; 2-minute closing statements. Sponsor/Broadcasters: CPD; Networks Ratings: 66.9 million viewers
The third debate between Bush, Clinton and Perot was the most watched debate in history. In this debate, the candidates resumed their attacks on each other: Bush blasted Clinton's record as governor and his alleged draft-dodging during the Vietnam War; Clinton assailed Bush for ignoring the nation's economic woes; and Perot unexpectedly contended that Bush had pandered to Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein prior to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990.
1996 Election
President Clinton headed into the debate season full of confidence — he had a sizeable lead over his Republican opponent Sen. Robert Dole and his approval ratings were high. Probably because of Clinton's substantial lead over Dole in the polls, viewership of the debates declined sharply between 1992 and his debates with Dole in 1996. For the vice-presidential debate, viewership dropped by almost half between 1992 and 1996.
Perot was invited to participate in the 1992 debates because he met the Commission requirements of a national organization and signs of competitiveness and national interest. However, the Commission did not invite Perot to participate in the debates in 1996 based on his adjudged failure to meet the same criteria. Perot challenged the Commission in court, but his petition was denied.
The first scheduled debate, set for September 26 in St. Louis, was canceled because Clinton addressed the United Nations and held a fund-raiser the night before the event.
October 6, 1996
Who: President Bill Clinton and Sen. Robert Dole Where: Hartford, Conn. Moderator: Jim Lehrer Format: 2-minute opening statements; 1 ½-minute answers; 1-minute rebuttal; ½-minute response; 2-minute closing statements Sponsor/Broadcasters: CPD; Networks Ratings: 46.1 million viewers
In the first debate, the two candidates sparred on the economy, Medicare spending, tax cuts, and foreign affairs. Dole attacked Clinton as a big-spending Democrat beholden to elite liberal special interest groups. He also subtly questioned the President's character in light of Whitewater and the other campaign finance scandals plaguing the Clinton White House. Clinton, however, stuck to a positive message, claiming the nation was better off after four years of his administration.
After this first debate, Dole was criticized by some in his party for not attacking Clinton's character more aggressively. According to accounts published after the election, some of Dole's reticence may have been attributed to his campaign's knowledge at that time that the Washington Post had interviewed a woman who claimed she had an affair with Dole during his first marriage. The Post never published the story.
October 9, 1996
Who: Vice-Presidential Debate — Democratic candidate Al Gore and GOP candidate Jack Kemp Where: St. Petersburg, Fla. Moderator: Jim Lehrer Format: No opening statements; 1 ½-minute answers; 1-minute rebuttals; ½-minute responses; 3-minute closing statements Sponsor/Broadcasters: CPD; Networks Ratings: 26.6 million viewers
Gore and Kemp sparred over tax policy, the economy, Medicare, and foreign policy. In addition, they touched on controversial issues such as abortion and affirmative action-issues that had not been raised in the first showdown between the presidential nominees. The vice-presidential debate was cordial, with both participants pledging to forego personal attacks.
Gore's most famous line from that debate: "I'd like to start by offering you a deal, Jack. If you won't use any football stories, I won't tell any of my warm and humorous stories about chlorofluorocarbon abatement." Kemp was criticized by many Republicans after the debate for being too nice to Gore.
October 16, 1996
Who: Clinton and Dole Where: San Diego, Calif. Moderator: Jim Lehrer Format: Town hall meeting with 113 undecided voters; 2-minute opening statements; 1 ½-minute answers; 1-minute rebuttals; ½-minute responses; 2-minute closing statements Sponsor/Broadcasters: CPD; Networks Ratings: 36.3 million viewers (lowest ever)
In the second debate of 1996, the candidates took questions from audience members on subjects ranging from Social Security and defense spending to affirmative action and gay rights. Dole stepped up his attacks on Clinton's integrity and ethics.


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I call this the Forever Baby Blanket because its design is so timeless and classic. You will never look at it and wonder, "What was I thinking?", which is important when it comes to baby blankets because no one throws away a handknit baby blanket. It is, in fact, forever. It gets wrapped in tissue, surrounded by cedar, and tucked away until a new generation comes along and thanks you for having made such an enduringly beautiful blanket!
I was really excited to use Purl Soho's latest addition to our line of Anzula yarn, For Better or Worsted. Like our beloved Squishy, For Better or Worsted is a superwash merino, cashmere and nylon blend in gorgeous hand dyed colors. It is the perfect baby blanket yarn, machine washable, super duper soft, and special enough for heirloom knitting.
Ever since making the Autumn Equinox Vest I've wanted to revisit the Cartridge Belt Rib. Its distinctive texture is characterised by deep valleys and high ridges, created by a simple slip stitch pattern. For a baby blanket this rib is a wonderful choice because it provides a lofty coziness nothing short of what we want for our precious babies!
- 5 skeins of Anzula's For Better or Worsted, 80% Superwash Merino Wool, 10% Cashmere, 10% Nylon. This color is "Root Beer".
- A US #9, 32 inch circular needle.
7 1/2 stitches = 1 inch in stitch pattern, unstretched
Finished Size
24 inches x 28 inches
NOTE: When this pattern says "sl 1 wyif", it means to slip 1 with the yarn in front. So, bring your yarn forward as if to purl, slip the next stitch from the left needle to the right needle as if to purl, and then bring the yarn back into the knit position.
Cast on 179 stitches.
Row 1: K3, *sl 1 wyif, k3, repeat from * to end of row.
Row 2: K1, *sl 1 wyif, k3, repeat from * to last 2 stitches, sl 1 wyif, k1.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until piece measures 28 inches from the cast on edge. End with Row 2, ready to knit Row 1.
Bind Off Row: Bind off in a k3, p1 rib. (Here's how: K2, slip the first stitch over, k1, slip the first stitch over, *p1, slip the first stitch over, k1, slip the first stitch over, k1, slip the first stitch over, k1, slip the first stitch over, repeat from * to end of row.)
Cut the yarn and pull it through the remaining stitch.
Weave in the ends and you're all done!


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A week ago we reported that following what China said was a response to counter "Japanese military aircraft disrupting the routine patrols of Chinese administrative aircraft" over the East China Sea, the world's most populous country (and one which has the largest, 2.25 million strong, standing army) scrambled several jets and put its military on high alert. Now, it is the turn of Japan, and its brand new militant and nationalistic government, to "retaliate" and escalate tensions by one more notch, in the process crashing any hope that Chinese imports of Japanese goods may resume, and obviating the ongoing temporary plunge in the yen (which while doing nothing to boost exports to this 20% trading partner, has made imports so expensive, inflation in the past two months has already soared well above the 2% target for various key goods as previously reported).
Moments ago, Japan says it may fire warning shots and take other measures to keep foreign aircraft from violating its airspace in the latest verbal blast between Tokyo and Beijing that raises concerns that a dispute over hotly contested islands could spin out of control.
Japanese officials made the comments after Chinese fighters tailed its warplanes near the islands recently. The incident is believed to be the first scrambling of Chinese fighters since the tensions began to rise last spring.
According to Chinese media, a pair of J-10 fighters was scrambled after Japanese F-15s began tailing a Chinese surveillance plane near the disputed islands in the East China Sea. China has complained the surveillance flight did not violate Japanese airspace and the F-15s were harassing it.
It was the first time the Chinese media has reported fighters being mobilized to respond to Japanese air force activity in the area and comes amid what Japan says is a rapid intensification of Chinese air force activity around the islands, where Japanese and Chinese coast guard ships have squared off for months.
Though there have been no outright clashes, the increased sea and air operations have fueled worries that the situation could spin out of control.
"Every country has procedures for how to deal with a violation of its territory that continues after multiple cautionary measures," Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said on Jan. 16 when asked if tracer shots would be fired against intruding aircraft that refuse to change course. "We have response measures ready that are consistent with global standards."
Onodera said the use of warning shots has long been provided for under Japan's defense policies and is widely accepted under international rules of engagement. Japan's air force has not actually resorted to them since 1987--against a Soviet aircraft--and none were fired last week.
But Chinese and Japanese media have suggested Tokyo is publicly floating the possibility to test China's reaction.
Perhaps it may surprise Japan, but "China's reaction" will hardly be one of a dog retreating with its tail between its legs. In fact, it will likely be quite the opposite.
And the fact that the US has once again stepped in, and is once again on the side of the party that started this whole escalation fiasco (that would be Japan for those who have forgotten), will not help:
The escalation of tensions has worried the United States, with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton saying on Jan. 18 that while the U.S. doesn't take a position on who has sovereignty over the islands, it opposes "any unilateral actions that would seek to undermine Japanese administration."
That brought a sharp retort from the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Jan. 20. The comments "ignore the facts" that the islands are China's inherent territory, spokesman Qin Gang said in a statement that urged the U.S. to adopt "a responsible attitude."
In Beijing last week, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said China is on "high alert" and suggested Japan is escalating the tensions over the islands, called the Diaoyu in China and the Senkaku in Japan. Taiwan also claims the small isles, which are uninhabited but may be surrounded by valuable underwater natural resources.
"Chinese planes and ships are exercising normal jurisdiction in the waters and airspace surrounding the Diaoyu Islands," spokesman Hong Lei said. "We are opposed to the operations of Japan's planes and ships, which violate our rights around Diaoyu. We are on high alert against this escalation."
As is often the case, Chinese media quoted military academics with a much more fiery response.
"Japan's desire to fire tracer warning shots as a way of frightening the Chinese is nothing but a joke that shows the stupidity, cruelty and failure to understand their own limitations," Maj. Gen. Peng Guangqian of the Chinese Academy of Military Sciences was quoted as saying by the China News Service and other state media.
"Firing tracer bullets is a type of provocation; it's firing the first shot," he said. "Were Japan to dare to fire tracers, which is to say fire the first shot, then China wouldn't stint on responding and not allow them to fire the second shot."
Sounds like a catalyst to double down and buy every ES contract in sight: just think of the GDP boost and appropriate fiscal multiplier once Japan is levelled.


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A.G. Schneiderman Wins Restitution For Victims Of Deceptive Practices At Giuffre Auto Dealerships
Brooklyn Car Dealerships Will Pay $300K Restitution To 46 Consumer Victims Duped Into Buying Cars After Terms Of The Sales And Financing Were Misrepresented
Schneiderman: We Will Aggressively Prosecute Businesses Across The State That Defraud Their Own Customers
AG Issues Tips To Protect Consumers When They Are Purchasing A Car
BROOKLYN -- Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced a victory for consumers in a lawsuit against Giuffre Hyundai, Giuffre Kia, Giuffre Mitsubishi, Giuffre Mazda, and the owner of the Bay Ridge auto dealerships, John Giuffre, for persistent fraudulent, deceptive and illegal business practices in the sale and financing of automobiles. The illegal practices left some consumers with ruined credit reports.
The Honorable Bernard J. Graham of Kings County Supreme Court ordered the businesses to pay a total of $510,000, including restitution in the amount of $294,500 to 46 victims, and $215,500 in civil penalties and costs.
"This order is a victory for consumers who were ripped off by Giuffre car dealerships. My office will continue to aggressively monitor business practices of dealerships around the state to ensure they comply with the laws designed to keep the auto market honest and maintain a level playing field for consumers," Attorney General Schneiderman said. "The deceptive conduct led consumers to sign contracts which did not reflect the negotiated sale terms, frequently including unwanted aftermarket add-ons. Some of these transactions led to repossessions and ruined credit, as the consumers found themselves owing more than they ever would have knowingly agreed to pay."
The action was brought against the Giuffre dealerships after the Attorney General's office received complaints from numerous consumers and conducted an investigation into the dealership's practices. The Attorney General alleged that Giuffre engaged in a pattern of fraudulent and deceptive practices by the dealerships, including publication of misleading advertisements in the form of deceptive contest promotions; misrepresenting the terms of the sale and financing during sales negotiations; adding the costs of unwanted aftermarket items into contracts and financing agreements; and using high pressure sales tactics to induce consumers into signing blank contracts.
In his decision, Judge Graham found that the evidence presented showed "a common practice of strong-arm sales methods and unethical conduct" by the dealerships, which he found to be "extensive and unsettling." The Judge also noted the "brazen nature of the sales persons employed by" Giuffre, and that many of the victims were "older persons, unsophisticated, or unfamiliar with English, and each person wound up owning a car that they never intended to buy or a price that was dishonestly represented to them."
The dealerships are enjoined from any further violation of NY Executive Law § 63(12), NY General Business Law §§ 349 and 350, NY Insurance Law § 7906, the NY Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sales Act, and the Federal Truth in Lending Act. Giuffre also has to take steps to have credit reporting agencies, banking institutions, creditors and lenders remove negative credit information entered against Giuffre customers attributable to Giuffre's fraudulent, deceptive or illegal business practices.
The case was handled by Assistant Attorney General Matthew Eubank with the assistance of Lois Booker-Williams, Assistant Attorney General In Charge of the Brooklyn Regional Office, under the supervision of Jane Azia, Chief of Bureau of Consumer Frauds and Protection, and Executive Deputy Attorney General Marty Mack for Regional Affairs.
The Attorney General also issued tips to protect consumers when purchasing a vehicle:
- Before you start looking at cars determine what you can afford to pay;
- Do your research.Check Consumer Reports or other auto research resources before going to the dealerships. Negotiating is easier if you know what the dealership paid for the car and what other consumers are paying;
- Check with the Better Business Bureau(www.bbb.org) to find out if the dealer is reputable;
- Don't give in to high-pressure sales tactics and don't be afraid to walk out of the dealership if you feel you are being manipulated;
- Shop around for financing.You can arrange financing through your own bank or lender rather than relying on the dealership's offer;
- Take your timereading the sales and financing contracts. Don't let the dealership rush you;
- Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP). The MSRP is the price recommended by the manufacturer, it will be posted on the window sticker of a new car; Most cars are sold below the sticker price;
- Extended warranties, service contracts, and after market items.These products and policies are expensive and very profitable to the dealer. Check carefully to see what both the manufacturer's warranty and the extended warranty cover. Often, the items most likely to need repair or replacement are not be covered by the extended warranty
- If the dealership tells you that the lender requires a service contract or other aftermarket product or policy be purchased to obtain a particular finance rate, verify this claim with the lender;
- A copy of the terms and conditions of the service contract must be provided by the dealership. You are entitled to a full refund, less any claims paid, within 20 days of the mailing of the service contract or within 10 days if the contract is delivered at the time of sale;
If consumers feel they have been victimized, they are urged to contact the Attorney General's Consumer Helpline (800) 771-7755.
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Photo of the Yukon by nordicshutter used under a Creative Commons license.
Jill Fredston, Rowing to Latitude (North Point Press, 2001).
Fredston is an avalanche expert who lives near Anchorage nine months out of the year; for the other three months, she and her husband take long-distance trips in oceangoing rowing shells in colder climes. This book is the story of 20,000 miles of kayaking along the coasts of British Columbia, Alaska, Yukon, Greenland, Labrador, and Norway, with a little of Sweden and Washington thrown in for good measure. Oh, she rowed 2,000 miles down the Yukon River to the Bering Strait, and before she reached the Yukon coast on that other trip she rowed down hundreds of miles down the Mackenzie River from Hay River, Northwest Territories. For those of us who dream about such trips but likely will never feather an oar in those waters, Fredston's book is a wonderful opportunity to row vicariously — a better way to experience the tedium, mosquitoes, and bears. The book won a 2002 National Outdoor Book Award.
Here (scroll down) is Fredston's bio at the National Avalanche School. You'll find an excerpt here. Philip Johns says it's a tremendous book. Dana De Zoysa says Fredston writes rings around mass-market travel scribblers (whomever they may be). Judyth Willis particularly likes Fredston's connection with the coasts of Yukon and Labrador. David would reread it in a heartbeat. Carol Standish is glad that it's not a sloppy paean to nature. KiwiBird appreciates Fredston's thoughts about what's truly wild (and she should know). Brian Handwerk (National Geographic) picks up on the same theme. Sarah Sammis says it's one of the best books she's ever read. It's Katie Lindsay's favorite travel writing book (or was in 2004). Karen Karbo (The New York Times) focuses on Fredston's husband. Gavin J. Grant interviewed Fredston.


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Lobby to get a public Swimming Pool for Lucan built.
Lucan has been promised a public Swimming pool, beside Lucan Leisure Centre, since the 1970's. We are still waiting.
Lucan has been promised a public Swimming pool, beside Lucan Leisure Centre, since the 1970's. We are still waiting.
To enrich the lives of children and young adults with special needs through residential recreational experiences
Raise money to support RCR's favorite travel team! Sibling rivalry? More like sibling smackdown! Skate-O-Thon is new,
To provide the opportunity for people with disabilities and battling Cancer to participate in the 2010 Wild Canyon Games
To provide therapeutic recreational activities for children and adults with special needs in our community. Eagle Mount
Promote and foster the success and growth of children: economically, physically, and mentally challenged by providing
Become a Bfree Challenger
Heroes on the Water helps wounded warriors relax, rehabilitate, and reintegrate through kayak fishing and the outdoors.
Springbrook is a leader in providing innovative supports for people of all ages with developmental disabilities. We
Justin's Miracle Field provides opportunities for children with disabilities to play Miracle League baseball, regardless


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Our lovable everyman, Tom Hanks, stopped by the Daily Show to talk Angels and Demons and the big antimatter problem, which incidentally isn't a problem at all. So what's the deal with Trek then?
Oh those crazy scientists with their buttons, dials and knobs. Also did he just negate the threat to his new movie? Watch the entire interview at the Daily Show.