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Crafting a Bronze Cremation Urn
10-foot sheets of solid bronze are heavy & awkward. I drag one into the shop and wrestle it up onto the bench. I make a few rough cuts, and then settle down and carefully trim the various pieces to their final shape. A variety of anvils and odd pieces of metal are used to impress the bronze with lines, hatches, and small dents. This is an artistic, custom process - it gives the bronze surface complexity and a sense of memory. I linger with this part of the creative work until it shows a satisfying emotional depth.
The three dimensional curves require a boat builder's eye - all the curves of each sculpture must be "fair" and well-defined. It takes a while to get them just right so that the parts fit together snugly. Once I'm happy with their flow & fit, I tack the corners and edges in a few places with a large welder. I use a smaller specialized welder to trace delicately along each joint and fuse the parts into a seamless whole. Its tiny arc is as hot and bright as the sun.
An opening is formed on each funeral urn and a cover plate fitted carefully and bolted down tight. Grinding, sanding, and burnishing bring a satin sheen to the urn and prepare it for the patina. The ancient patina solutions are applied over and over until the bronze glows with depth and warmth. The result is an urn both modern and traditional: contemporary and ancient.
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GE Aviation Plans New Plant in U.S.September 15, 2014 1:22 pm | by Chelsey Levingston, Dayton Daily News
New plans for another GE Aviation manufacturing facility in the United States have emerged, as it was revealed that the Ohio-based jet engine maker will open a second plant for the production of ceramic composite materials.
Report: Manufacturers Collecting More Data, Unsure How to Use itSeptember 15, 2014 12:22 pm | by The Economist Intelligence Unit
A new report published by The Economist Intelligence Unit shows that while most manufacturing firms have greatly increased the volume of data they collect from the shop floor over the past two years, many are struggling to get the most out of it.
19 Deaths Ruled Eligible for Compensation By GMSeptember 15, 2014 12:02 pm | by The Associated Press
General Motors' compensation expert in cases involving faulty ignition switches has determined that 19 wrongful death claims are eligible for payments from the company.
Hundreds of Workers On Strike at Lear Corp. PlantSeptember 15, 2014 11:53 am | by Charles D. Wilson, The Associated Press
Hundreds of workers protesting what some are calling fast-food-like wages walked off the job Saturday at a Lear Corp. plant in northwest Indiana.
Safety Agency Investigates Ford Fiesta LatchesSeptember 15, 2014 11:05 am | by The Associated Press
U.S. safety regulators are investigating complaints that the doors won't latch properly on some Ford Fiesta subcompact cars.
Nucor Buying Gallatin Steel for $770MSeptember 15, 2014 9:48 am | by The Associated Press
Steel company Nucor is buying Gallatin Steel Co. for about $770 million, which will expand Nucor's footprint in the Midwest.
Airbus Looks To Ohio for More BusinessSeptember 15, 2014 9:28 am | by The Associated Press
Officials of the aircraft manufacturer Airbus are meeting with representatives of nearly 100 Ohio companies to talk about doing more business with them.
National Association Of Manufacturers Responds To Resolution Limiting First Amendment RightsSeptember 12, 2014 1:51 pm | by Bridget Bergin, Associate Editor, Manufacturing.net
Aric Newhouse of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) penned a letter to the Senate, urging opposition to S.J. Res. 19, a proposed amendment to the Constitution.
HP Fined For Bribery Of Russian OfficialsSeptember 12, 2014 12:37 pm | by The Associated
Hewlett-Packard Co. pleaded guilty Thursday to felony charges that former employees bribed Russian government officials for a contract, and the company has been fined $58.7 million.
GreenTech Automotive Says Mississippi Factory BuiltSeptember 12, 2014 12:07 pm | by Jeff Amy, The Associated Press
GreenTech Automotive has announced it has completed a factory in Mississippi's Tunica County for the manufacture of small electric vehicles.
Say Hello to a Hot Rod Powered by WaterSeptember 12, 2014 12:00 pm | by GE Reports
The Quant e-Sportlimousine, a car powered by a saltwater-filled battery, has been making a splash in Europe, where it was just approved for road use, and with the scientists at GE.
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Futuris Automotive, a leading global automotive components supplier, today announced the expansion of its North American business with the opening of a new manufacturing facility and design center in Newark, California.
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Exelis has been awarded a contract valued at $8 million to provide the U.S. Army with Generation 3 night vision equipment.
Nevada Governor Enacts Tesla Tax Break PackageSeptember 12, 2014 9:35 am
Governor Brian Sandoval signed into law an unprecedented package of incentives to seal a deal to bring Tesla Motors' $5 billion battery factory to the Silver State.
Ford Recalls Hybrid SUVs to Fix Stalling ProblemSeptember 12, 2014 9:09 am | by The Associated Press
Ford is recalling about 74,000 older-model gas-electric hybrid SUVs in the U.S. and Canada to fix a stalling problem.
OSHA Proposes $70K Fine After WI Plant AccidentSeptember 11, 2014 5:16 pm | by The Associated Press
Federal officials are proposing a $70,000 fine for a Wisconsin manufacturing plant after a machine crushed a worker's hand and partially amputated his thumb.
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The federal government ran a lower budget deficit this August than a year ago, remaining on track to record the lowest deficit for the entire year since 2008.
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Toyota is recalling about 130,000 Tundra full-size pickup trucks because a plastic trim piece can interfere with the side air bags.
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... area but have harmonized athmosphere. Not like Mexico D.F. Lotts of nice things for the tourists. Strong recommendations if you feel to visit Mexico. I'm already planning my next stay here :)
This area is safe but this area is a capital de Los Zetas. It means that you need to see around and understand environment. .
Day for resting and for some few activities.
... is famous. Do not miss it. It is a great place. Information in english is found too. I did not like to see the dolphins. They should be free.
We finnished the evening by tasting Mexican vines. They are really good!.
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After checking in to my hotel, I headed out in search of some dinner. After snarfing down some molletes (basically bread with beans and cheese on top), I walked around the historic center. I'll be honest, at first I was a little underwhelmed by Veracruz. Mexico has so many stunning cities. Veracruz is not at the top of the list. But as I walked, guided on a ...
... ask is as helpful as a marzipan dildo. In the end, I had about ten pounds left on my travel card so went to a supermarket and got really annoyed with the staff there, as basically you needed a store card to get in, then had to leave your backpack in a storage unit, which all ate more into time I didn't have… But anyway, with my last remaining bit of cash I bought a headset with a microphone, and generally had the unwarranted feeling of smugness that I'd somehow beaten ...


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I watched Grave of the Fireflies during my first summer of Japanese camp. It's a hauntingly tragic tale. I tear up...


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Spring clean up..... major job I've been putting off has been the back room with other computer. Yes it's the one I use to play computer games but also seems like the room that gathers up everything.
So I made it my mission this week to put it into some kind of order.
I'm proud to say it looks so much better as of last night. I worked a bit on it each day but last night I was home alone and finished it.
So my challenge is done for this week, and thanks for the big push to do it, sure makes me feel much better not having this room hanging over my head any more. Now to conquer the rest of my home.
Most people have a problem getting anything done, we have a back load of excuses. Nike has a wonderful motto which I have decided to live by and focus on (thanks Anne for always reminding us of this) "just do it"
When I get my mind focused on "just do it" I push all the excuses, negative thoughts, the "I can't do this" out of my mind and just go with this motto. It's then that I can reach my goals.
Name 5 motivators.
1. My health, I have Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, osteoarthritis. Getting healthier helps to lower my numbers and makes moving so much easier.
2. My family. They are 100% supportive and encouraging.
3. My friends. Also supporting and encouraging.
4. My vacation time. I love to go south once a year and my trip keeps me motivated to get healthy. Will be leaving April 16th for Dominican Republic with another friend and 2 Sparks Pals !
5. Grandchildren. Nope don't have any yet, but I want to be ready to run, play and be young with them.
2nd part of challenge. New food..... humus. Here is a simple recipe I tried and I ate with raw veggies, yummy !
It's me again.... and this time I'm reaching out and asking for help.
What happens when you know what to do and you work so hard at it and for whatever excuse/reason you want to use, you just can't do it anymore. Or don't have what it takes to do it.
I have struggled with personal problems for over a year, with most of it solved which included placing my mom in a nursing home to keep her out of harms reach from my brother who is destroying his life with drugs. It's been a very hard thing to deal with but first and for most was to get her to safety. This whole lifestyle my brother has succumbed to has taken a big toll on my mom. And at 75 years young she needs a walker to get around. We know she has a serious heart problem but the stress she has been under with him just pushed her over the edge and of course she dealt with it on her own as she would only hide the situation from her other children until financially she couldn't help him anymore.
I have not liked to talk about it, but I feel it is now the time to put it on paper and get it out there so I can move forward with getting me healthy.
So mom goes into the nursing home in December and now I have another big issue to deal with, how to let go of my husband's livelihood. He is a lobster fisherman, but the past few years its been very hard to make a go of it, and it keeps putting us further and further behind the eight ball. I know I'm not alone as so many others are dealing with financial ruins. I am not at that point as long as we have a buyer for everything.
So this has weighed heavily on my shoulders as I didn't know how to deal with telling him it was time to let it go. But now that we've discussed it he is fine with it and actually looking forward to letting alot of the mental stress of owning your own boat and making a living at it go. He can still go lobstering with someone else, but let them deal with the stress of it all. And it takes a lot of stress off my shoulders as it's a conflict of interest for me with my job.
So having dealt with all of these things now I need to look after me and I'm having such a hard time getting back at it. I put so much effort into eating healthy and working out and then the scale is not my friend. I know it's not about the numbers on that scale and I constantly tell myself that and everyone else, but for some reason when you see it go up, stay the same or drop 1/2 pound it's not what you want for your effort. So back to my only way I know how, medicate myself with food again.
I've been staying away from the computer as I was putting alot of my spare time into being on Sparks and helping others with their weight loss but my own has been struggling. Over the holidays I gained 20 lbs and it's been the hardest 20 to get off and it's just not happening.
So if anyone is wondering where I've been, what is going on etc. here's my story.
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Parker sentenced to 55 months for conspiring to defraud investorsAugust 21,2013Vermont storyteller Malcolm "Mac" Parker was sentenced to more than four and a half years in jail Wednesday for his role in defrauding hundreds of investors who put money into the film "Birth of Innocence."
Two days after the films silent partner Louis Soteriou was sentenced to seven years in jail for pocketing almost $4 million of the $28 million raised over the course of a decade on the film, Parker, who was described as the face of the film and the trusted community figure who solicited funds from friends, family and neighbors, apologized to his victims and promised to spend his life working to make restitution payments on the roughly $9 million that was diverted over 10 years.
Federal prosecutors and Parker's attorney both asked the court to hand down a reduced three-year jail sentence to reflect Parker's cooperation and his aid in prosecuting Soteriou.
But Judge Christina Reiss decided that while Parker's cooperation warranted some reduction from the 72-month sentence that federal guidelines called for, she said she was concerned about his lack of accountability for the crime.
While Parker pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud investors, the judge said deflecting statements that he made from the stand while testifying against Soteriou on Monday troubled her. Of equal concern, she said, was Parker's willingness to blame Soteriou's influence for his actions despite the fact that Parker continued to solicit money and lie to investors after he realized that Soteriou was not going to be able to deliver on his promise of repaying the debts.MORE IN This Just InA Rutland judge has denied Christopher Sullivan's motion to exclude an expert's testimony from... Full StoryMayor Christopher Louras endorsed Rutland County State's Attorney candidate Rose Kennedy Monday. Full StoryCaramelized leeks bring flavor to mashed to potatoes. Full Story
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I have a lot to be thankful for in my life. My brothers and I were adopted at birth. At a very young age, my parents lovingly explained that I was adopted and how special they felt being able to raise me.
One night, when I was in high school, my mom drove me to church for an overnight retreat. It was at that time she explained the details of my birth and the birth of my younger brothers. I remember thinking that memorable night I had something very special to be thankful for. I have never felt abandoned, unwanted, or unloved. I felt as normal as any of my childhood friends.
I never knew my birth mom and I decided early on never to invade her privacy. I am sure it was a difficult decision for her. Over the years I have thanked the Lord that she gave me my life. I imagine she has thought about me from time to time in her life.
As I have grown older it is obvious that being adopted had shaped my views on social issues. Life has challenges and difficulties for everyone. I am very fortunate to have been adopted and not grown up in an environment like the Supremes sang about in their 1968 hit song "Love Child". I have a special place in my heart for children born to single moms and will do whatever I can to make their journey into adulthood less difficult. We share a common trait that transcends all barriers. My faith in the Lord has confirmed to me that "being here is a lot better than not being".
We often have discussions in society about groups of individuals whose moral character elevates them to the status of a hero. I agree with those who mention members of the military who protect and defend our freedom, civil service workers who protect our interest on a daily basis, and school teachers. I strongly feel that adults who adopt children are the unsung heroes in our society. They do this without much recognition and with a lot of love. It usually ends up being a successful situation for both the parent and child.
My parents, who did a fantastic job of raising me, have both passed away. I think about them daily and how they are responsible for the success the Lord has given me. In the final weeks of my mom's life, I was in her hospital room early one morning. She made the comment, "Look what I would have missed out on if I had said no when they called to tell me about you". I could not image growing up any other way. My parents gave unselfishly to my brothers and me. I have been blessed in a way I could never justifiably describe. I hope every adopted child has the opportunity to feel the love and happiness I have enjoyed. There is no feeling stronger than feeling loved and wanted.
I am thankful for courageous women who unselfishly place their babies' best interests above their own. To make a decision of that magnitude must be excruciating. And to adoptive parents everywhere, thank you. You have left your mark in the world and in the hearts of these mothers and their children.
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Nevada grants Audi autonomous-vehicle license
German automaker is the third company to get the OK for testing in the state.
Audi said it would test an A7, but did not state what new technologies it would be testing, or when or where in the state it would begin to use the vehicle.
The company probably will release further details later this week at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Audi is the first and only automaker to receive such a license.
Three weeks earlier, automotive supplier Continental received an autonomous-vehicle license, several months after Google received the very first such license. Google has so far run more than 300,000 miles on public roads with a fleet of Toyota Prius and Lexus RX vehicles.
Nevada was the first state to create an autonomous-vehicle license -- along with a full suite of regulations and special red plates -- early last year. In September, California approved a similar law to allow autonomous vehicles to operate in the state. Both states require licensed drivers to remain in the cars at all times. Nevada requires a manufacturer to prove its autonomous vehicles have been road-tested for at least 10,000 miles and that there is an explicit safety plan should the systems fail.
Audi successfully raced an autonomous TTS in the 2010 Pikes Peak Hill Climb in Colorado. We're requesting Audi's documentation to the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles to see what else the automaker has in store.
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12/25/2011 -- Comet lovejoy (C/2011 W3) breaking up or interacting with something near Venus
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update 12/25/2011 325pm CST: I removed the 2nd lovejoy video.. here are the facts.. the feed was changed to be every 2 hours some time today.. the feed earlier today was every 40 minutes.. the IMAGES from every 40 minutes are available still .. the video is gone. Why? I don't know yet. but the images are still available , just not the video. You can find the images by searching for "images" on the left hand side.. its fairly complex to navigate but they are still there for the time being. In otherwords.. it is a case of omission of data as opposed to censorship of data -- you can make you "own movie" by downloading all the pics and streaming them together in a slideshow on your own movie maker. (real hassle to do) Seen with the most current view on the SECCHI website: select the SECCHI B - HI1 -- search the last 4-5 days (20111219) here is the site: secchi.nrl.navy.mil
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Chewy December 29, 2011 6:25:54 PM CET
re: interacting with something near venus. Hmmm, posted at about the same time, we find a video showing a massive "flare" occuring on venus, beginning with a bright flash that seems to cover the planet and then explodes into a "something" like a CME that expands into space. Coincidence? or something else?? There seems to be a LOT of weird stuff going on with the planets these days.


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One of these things is not like the other
I defy anyone, left right or center, to read this and then ever again compare the US military to Saddam's sadistic regime.
Some rooms in the museum don't have pictures at all. Instead they show the instruments and the methods of torture. In one room, the so-called "Washington Room," men and women had hot electric irons pressed into their skin.
Not torture:
Let's stop pretending Saddam's Iraq was a kite-flying paradise already shall we? From the comments at Michael J. Totten's site:
Two years ago, I produced the documentary film VOICES OF IRAQ, where we sent 150 DV cameras across Iraq and allowed Iraqis to film their own lives. The cameras got into the prison you visted and others. I viewed several hours of video and testimony detailing the horrors of Saddam's torture. One woman recalled tearfully how her newborn baby was fed to dogs infront of her eyes. Another video shows floors stained with blood and fat that liquified off torture victoms and poured onto the tiles below them.
Americans, and especially a certain political group of Americans, completely ignored that film. What a shame...and how shameful. Shameful to disrespect those who suffered by dismissing them as political fodder. Shameful to line the pockets of a man like Michael Moore while ignoring the voices of those who were there and suffered losses unimaginable to the average American.
I don't care why we went into Iraq. I stopped caring about why the first time I heard about stories like these. I don't understand anyone who doesn't feel the same way.
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Every time I see something relating to this, I think of one dumb shit, the kind of leftard that spells the name of our country "Amerika", that said what was done to the Abu Gharib troops was far worse than what was done to Nick Berg, because "his death was quick and painless, but what was done to them will scar them their entire lives".
... Yes, they actually said that. No, I'm not changing it to make them sound dumber… if anything, I prettied it up a bit.
I really think that most of them think things like that, they're just too scared of real, solid reprisal, rather than government boogeyman reprisal, to say it.


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I'm not sure if this has been asked already, but, I've heard rumors that the 10- and 25-man bosses of an instance have the same loot tables. And that the only difference from killing a boss in the 10-man version as opposed to the 25-man version, is that they drop different amounts of loot (2 epics for 25-man, 1 epic for 10). Is this true?
No, this is not true. The 10 man and 25 man versions of dungeons have completely different loot tables, the item levels are not even the same. I can't common on the number of drops per boss because i didn't make it that far in beta but the gear itself is different, the 25 man gear is better than the 10 man gear because the 25 man version is more difficult.
No, thats not true. There are completely different loot tables for 10 and 25 man. The 25 man of Naxx drops better gear than the 10 man version. There have been rough alignments saying that the 25 man version of loot from one instance is about on par with the 10 man version of the loot from the next instance. If it was implemented this way in TBC that would be like a 25 man version of Karazhan dropping gear on par with the 10 man verison of SSC.
However the tiered loot from the 10 and 25 man instance have the same model with different coloring, and the 25 man instance have vastly superior stats.
RogueJedi86 said...
Why are all these old questions about Championing and 10/25-mans coming back around? They were all answered months ago, and now they come back to waste away the last days of "Ask a beta tester".
Different Loot Tables
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Championing only works in level 80 dungeons and raids.
Thank you very much! This makes me glad, because, if we were just going to get the EXACT same loot, then it's like "What's the point?". I was curious because I stay well up to date with Wrath news, but during a recent guild meeting discussing wrath and our plans when it launches, our guild leader said this, and that got me a little worried. But now I can tell him he's wrong! Thanks again, guys. :)


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a big drugmaker shut down for a year in part to meet Food and Drug Administration rules. The FDA makes it so expensive and difficult to sell drugs that there isn't an eager pack of companies rushing to the fill the gap. The free market would provide that, but government intervention, such as low Medicare reimbursement, strangles it. So people suffer.
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Apple again blocks latest version of Java through OS X anti-malware systemThe recently released Java 7 Update 11 has been blocked by Apple through its XProtect anti-malware feature in OS X.
Oracle issued the latest update to Java earlier this month to fix a serious zero-day security flaw. The threat was so serious that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security had recommended that all Java 7 users disable or uninstall the software until a patch was issued.
Apple took action on its own and quietly disabled the plugin through its OS X anti-malware system. And as noted by MacGeneration on Thursday, Apple has again updated its OS X XProtect list, this time to block Java 7 Update 11.
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18,000 pieces of plastic are estimated to float in every square kilometre of ocean.
276 species worldwide including 77 Australian species are impacted by marine debris.
Tangaroa Blue Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation focused on the health of our marine environment, and coordinates the Australian Marine Debris Initiative, an on-ground network of volunteers, communities, organisations and agencies around the country monitoring the impacts of marine debris along their stretch of coastline.
In Maori and Polynesian mythology, Tangaroa is one of the great gods, the god of the ocean. He is the son of Ranginui and Papatuanuku, Sky and Earth. Tangaroa is the father of many sea creatures and his breaths are the tides. Tangaroa made laws to protect the ocean and its sea creatures "Tiaki mai i ahau, maku ano koe e tiaki"... If you look after me, then I will look after you..."
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Take 6 different groups of young people and put them on a beach with a TV crew and what you get is a lot of fun! This is exactly what happened recently at Byron Bay's 7 Mile beach with Totally Wild coming to showcase youth and their endeavours to keep their local beaches clean.
It was a great example of how schools can collaborate with community to give students a real voice and a real audience. This makes their learning so much more authentic and increases student engagement. Features of the day inluded a flying drone camera that followed the kids around on the beach, capturing beach cleaning at its best, plus all of the high school students bringing their marine debris artworks down for display on the beach to show other young people some examples of how to get the marine debris message out to the general public.
More than 150,000,000 pieces of rubbish are strewn upon Australia's beaches, big news considering more than 80% of Australians live within 100km of the coast. Alarmed by this overwhelming statistic, Phoenix Organics has joined forces with Tangaroa Blue Foundation and Sustainable Coastlines to create The Love Project. This project aims to empower Aussies to vote and help clean up and protect our much-loved coastlines.
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The use of blended colours mimics our initial attraction to products, which soon turns into waste/repulsion. It is also now understood that the massive pile up of garbage in the oceans currents (some of these twice as big as Texas such as The Great Pacific Garbage Patch) breaks down to become micro particles that are consumed by plankton to become part of the food chain . In this way we are consuming our own plastic waste while changing forever the make-up of the natural environment.
This work is an encouragement to do something positive about the situation. Each individuals actions becomes a powerful collective response, as can be seen by the work achieved by the organisation Tangaroa Blue.
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APAC life science industry keen to adopt cloud
The life science industries of Japan, China, and India will adopt cloud, says a new report from Ovum.
The report, "Cloud Computing Adoption In The Asia-Pacific Life Sciences Industry, is based on 50 interviews across the three countries. It says life science companies within Japan, China, and India had on average more intent to invest in cloud computing than those companies spoken to in the rest of the world.
"66% of the companies surveyed had plans to invest, 8% said that they were already leveraging cloud computing, while 26% had no current plans. This surpasses the result from speaking to 100 companies outside of APAC who responded with 63%, 4%, and 33% respectively", said Adam Jura, Senior Analyst based in Sydney . "Ovum sees Asia-Pacific as a hot spot for cloud computing."
The financial Aspects of cloud computing are a great driver for adoption. Those organisations which had final IT project sign-off in the hands of the CEO or CFO were more likely to adopt cloud computing, while those who had the CIO with greater responsibility were less so.
"The financial focus of the CEO and CFO is an obvious driver for investing in cloud computing which can often provide considerable benefits for organisations, but we're also seeing some reticence amongst CIOs that are perhaps concerned about a loss of control within their IT departments," Jura continued.
Life science companies with positive IT budget situations were also more receptive to the idea of cloud computing. The report surmises that having some additional 'room to move' allowed life sciences companies to explore alternative delivery models such as cloud computing.
Conversely, businesses focused on 'keeping the lights on' were less likely to have plans to adopt cloud computing. Similarly, smaller life sciences companies (biotechs and the like) are keen to leverage cloud computing as a way to effectively manage IT costs and gain access to functionality such as industry collaboration.
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Montpelier, Vermont - July 31, 2009
Vermont State Senator and candidate for lieutenant governor Ed Flanagan is facing scrutiny. It stems from an allegation of inappropriate behavior at the Burlington YMCA. There are also broader concerns about Flanagan's mental fitness ever since he suffered a traumatic brain injury in a car accident four years ago.
Ed Flanagan has never shied away from controversy or challenges. He served four terms as state auditor and is in his third term as a state senator.
"I still love it," he said.
But in November of 2005 Flanagan was forced to overcome an obstacle that almost took his life. The Democrat wrecked his car on Interstate 89 and suffered a traumatic brain injury. After several weeks in a coma he managed to recover, ultimately returning to the Senate-- in his words-- "better than ever."
"This is me and if there's any change I'm told it's for the better," Flanagan said. "But in terms of mental sharpness if anything I'm better because I'm more deliberate and I think about things more than I used to."
But some would disagree. Statehouse observers say Flanagan hasn't been himself recently. He's been known to walk through the Statehouse barefoot and according to an article published by Seven Days he has even taken naps on a balcony overlooking the Senate chamber while business was being conducted on the floor below.
"Often I was reading," he explained. "I was reading newspapers. I have an obsession with reading newspapers and current events, so the point I fell asleep is absolutely inaccurate."
Senator Flanagan's unorthodox behavior hasn't gone unnoticed by his colleagues in the Senate, but most have been reluctant to talk about it publicly. However Flanagan's unusual behavior did make news this week after the Burlington YMCA suspended his gym membership. Two members-- one a former head of the Progressive Party-- claimed they saw Flanagan alone in the wellness center performing a sexual act.
Reporter Keagan Harsha: What do you have to say about the complaint that was filed?
Flanagan: It's just not accurate and I will not be going to the Y for several months-- if I ever return.
The allegation made against Flanagan by members of the Y was never reported to police, so they are not investigating the matter.
But those allegations have some questioning Flanagan's mental fitness as he campaigns for lieutenant governor.
Roger Knakal is a doctor at Fletcher Allen Health Care. He's unfamiliar with Flanagan's medical history but says people with traumatic brain injuries can often hide their deficiencies.
"Colleagues notice they come back to work and say boy you look great, but it is one of those areas-- sometimes we call the patients the walking wounded-- in that they do still have deficits," Knakal explained. "They get around well and look like they're doing well, but in reality there may be ongoing problems."
The symptoms associated with traumatic brain injuries vary.
Maureen Mayo was hit by a car in 1985. She now lobbies the legislature on behalf of people with disabilities.
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I've given up tanking on my warrior intil the agro issues are fixed. Heroics have become a exercise in button mashing, taunting, frurious, frustration. I haven't tried tanking on my bear yet, but my dk and pally tanks had a MUCH easier time gaining and holding adds, as long as the dps didn't open up on them before I got a hit in. On my warrior I had to move my taunts to an easier to reach keybind as I've found I've been pressing them on cooldown.
I've really not seen any threat issues on my warrior, single target or adds. Hell, for the first time ever, I'm actually pulling adds off the paladin OT in ICC. Plus, single target is absolutely ridiculous at the moment. On Lord Marrowgar Wednesday night I pulled 8k as the tank. The dps warriors may have gotten smote this patch, but tanks can out pretty fantastic.
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Your experience, from what I've heard, is unusual. My guild's top Prot warrior was complaining about DKs pulling threat off of him on bosses (that may say more about DKs, but what have you). The reason you're pulling off of the paladin OT is probably because they got hit even harder by the changes than Prot warriors did, and may not know how to tank anymore. As to the single-target DPS numbers you saw, I can't comment due to lack of knowledge.


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- Vivek Chauhan
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Whats the reason for rising unemployment in India ?
India is producing large number of fresher graduates every year. But employment opportunities are negligible. What do you think is happening in India?
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May 2 2013: Vivek, I am no expert on your country .. what I offer is my opinion ... no offense is intended. The political make up of your country will make it difficult to entice businesses. The many parties, the curruption, the cultural barriers, all make for a unstable business climate.
Disputes with China and Pakistan and internal strife tend to make more news that the progress that has been made. India is a favorite of the USA as a outsource location as well as many other countries. However, as times have become rough economically and politically worldwide many of the outsources have been recalled to the home country. As India has raised it base wages and a large middleclass is occuring it also takes away the "cheap" man power pool that origionally brought the businesses. China is another spot to outsource but they even found that to further outsource to Africa was moneymaking for them.
With over half of the economy based on services the GDP will rise and fall often.
It is my opinion that India will become a force to be reconned with in the next decade or so .... I base this on the technological, education, manpower, and geography of India.
If you compare where India was in the 1950 as to where it is today the change is great. This was accomplished in spite of the political problems that have plagued India.
The loss is in the service sector ... expand the industrial ... and seek a better business climate.
I wish you well. Bob.
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Dwindling cigarette tax revenues prompt reassessment of arts grants
The Sound of Applause
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Dee Perry welcomes back Mississippi Charles Bevel to spotlight Karamu's acclaimed new production of - Ain't Nothin' But the Blues. Plus we share a conversation with literary superstar and Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner - Zadie Smith. And one local music legend salutes another as Alex Bevan previews the upcoming tribute to Michael Stanley.
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Posted September 29, 2014
Dee Perry shares the music of acclaimed Los Angeles blues-rock band - Vintage Trouble - which returns to The Grog Shop Thursday night. Plus members of the renowned Calder Quartet take the stage of both The Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College and The Cleveland Museum of Art this Fall. And we meet the man behind the Falstaff fat-suit starring in Shakespeare's classic comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor from Great Lakes Theater.
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idonothavepuppetcancer said: Hey he loved it. Thanks again so much. If you decide to put any of those other lady gaga pictures you drew on sale, ill definitely buy em.
Hey! Sorry for taking a year to reply. I'm so glad to hear that :)
I'm not sure if I'll be putting any of my older Gaga stuff up for sale (I'm debating redoing a couple of them) but I do have some more Gaga art that I'm working on atm that I should be posting soon. It's definitely a lot higher quality than most of my older stuff, haha.
Again, thank you for your support! I appreciate it so much :)
'APPLAUSE' prints available!
Prints for my 'APPLAUSE' piece are now available online! I set up an Etsy shop for them. Check it out :) I'll likely post more stuff on there in the future.
Thanks <3
Update about 'APPLAUSE' prints!
So, I managed to figure out how I'd like to deal with selling prints of my 'APPLAUSE' piece. I will probably be setting them up for purchase sometime this weekend though a trusted site such as Etsy. So look out for my post about that :)
There will only be a limited number, signed and hand-numbered by me, so get them while they're available!
I'm guessing that they will run no more than $20, maybe $30 for a larger size.
Thank you for your support, it means so much <3
idonothavepuppetcancer said: Hey, huge fan, would you sell a print of your applause painting? & if so for how much?
Hi! First of all - thank you so much :) I am definitely willing to sell prints. I will look into prices tomorrow - I want to make sure I can get the highest possible quality print for an affordable price! I'll post something about prices as soon as I figure it out.
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Romance on the Go
Lorrie Bishop is surprised to be promoted to assistant manager at the café where he waits tables. He's even more surprised to find his sexy new boss, Jackson Ridgley, is gay and attracted to him. Jackson has never met anyone like Lorrie before, and if he has it his way before his time at the restaurant is done, he'll be loving the assistant.
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So what did they find? The most talkative organizations are for animal causes. Veterans get no love. Disaster relief organizations have the most engaged followings. And, although women dominate social networking, women's causes are still among the least talked about.
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Bundu Safaris. Victor Hugo. Game drives on his Private Game Farm with Shonalanga Lodge.
Rocky Wonder Aloe Nursery ..Winston and Angela..largest selection of Aloes in SA..just around the corner from us here.
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Farm Lingo (Definitions)
There are a lot of terms used in farming that non-farm folk may not be familiar with. Add to that that Jennifer makes up words (unlike Sarah Palin Jennifer's words make sense), adopts other people's terminology and assigns unrelated words to different things. In an effort to get all site visitors on the same page, this is a running list of words/terms used around Slow Food Farm; the list will be updated as necessary and credit will be given for terms borrowed from others.
Broiler: meat chicken; also known as a Cornish or Cornish X Rock, or Cornish cross
Cornish: meat chicken; also known as a Broiler or Cornish X Rock, or Cornish cross
Cornish X Rock: meat chicken; also known as a , Broiler, Cornish, or Cornish cross
Cornish Cross: meat chicken; also known as a Broiler, Cornish or Cornish X Rock
Farmit: hermit who doesn't want to leave the farm; not to be confused with varmint; word courtesy of Jane Levan at Dewberry Hills Farm though the spelling used by Slow Food Farm differs from that of Jane's
Goat: 1) hardy domesticated ruminant (Capra hircus) of the cattle family that has backward curving horns and (in the male) a beard. Kept for milk and meat, it is noted for its frisky behavior. 2) Go between; that person stuck in the middle of two conversations; this use of the word is also from Jane Levan at Dewberry Hills Farm
Kit: baby rabbit
Kindling: 1) rabbit giving birth; kindling does NOT mean the doe is reading e-books and news 2) twigs and small pieces of wood to start a fire
Plucky: a live small meat chicken; runt
Scrappy: a processed small meat chicken; a plucky as meat
Scott: a large, meaty Cornish X Rock chicken; not official in use – this is one of Jennifer's terms
Slow Food: food raised at a natural rate; this does not apply to the wittiness of the animals on the farm – they're almost all very bright and quick minded


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Thrash Hits verdict: We first met This Year's Ghost's guitarist and lead songwriter, Paul McKenzie, in the pub. He had just tattoo'd a quite frankly obscene gesture onto one of our friends – his Day Job being a tattooist, that sort of thing comes with the trade – and he mentioned that he happened to be in a band. We dutifully went and checked them out, and yes sir, we were impressed. This Year's Ghost have a fierce grunge heart, tempered with the progressive mindset of a young Biffy Clyro – making them one of 2014's most interesting prospects. The band has just released their new Winter Earth EP, so we figured now was as good a time as ever to make McKenzie answer to our Future Hits interrogation.


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CBS 2's Tony Tantillo and his daughter Stephanie show you how easy it is to make this mouth-watering plate of mussels.
8 NYC Restaurants For Moules Frites Dinner Deals
Moules Frites is a popular Belgian dish with a French name — and it's picking up quite a fan base in New York City, where many refer to meal the American way: Mussels and fries. Whatever you want to call it, these restaurants are doing it right.
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With its registered office in Austria, in the heart of Europe, CUBE Communication is a central hub in Voice Termination Solutions - with special termination emphasis on Eastern Europe and the Balkans. Along with the mainstream telecommunication business, Cube's open-minded and confident team members have been developing innovative solutions and proposals since the company was formed. The main office of Cube controls operations over the own technical location in Frankfurt (Germany) and through partners and affiliates located in Europe. Based on that, Cube stays focused at High Priced Termination opportunities in order to accomplish the goal of the highest possible profitability and effectiveness.


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Consider splitting any database that several people share over a network. Splitting a shared database can help improve its performance and reduce the chance of database file corruption.
After you split database, you may decide to move the back-end database, or to use a different back-end database. You can use the Linked Table Manager to change the back-end database that you use.
When you split a database, you reorganize it into two files — a back-end database that contains the data tables, and a front-end database that contains all the other database objects such as queries, forms, and reports. Each user interacts with the data by using a local copy of the front-end database.
To split a database, you use the Database Splitter Wizard. After you split the database, you must distribute the front-end database to your users.
Caution To protect your data if your database has multiple end users, it is recommended that you do not share copies of a database that contains links to SharePoint lists, including links to lists within a published web database. If you link to a table that is a SharePoint list, it creates a possibility for any malicious user to change the target of the link and potentially modify permissions on the SharePoint site as the connection information for linked tables is unencrypted.
The benefits of a split database include the following:
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Before you split a database, consider the following:
Tip If a user does change data while you split the database, you can import the new data into the back-end database after you finish.
Your database is now split. The front-end database is the file that you started with (the copy of the original shared database), and the back-end database is located in the network location that you specified in step 5 of this procedure.
To restrict changes to the front-end database that you distribute, consider saving it as a compiled binary file (an .accde file). In Access 2010, a compiled binary file is a database application file that has been saved with all the Visual Basic Access (VBA) code compiled. No VBA source code remains in an Access compiled binary file. Users cannot change the design of objects in an .accde file.
After you split your database, you distribute the front-end database to your users, so that they can start to use the database.
Do one of the following:
You can move your back-end database, or use a different back-end database, by using the Linked Table Manager.
If you want to move your back-end database, first make a copy of it to the new location, and then follow this procedure.
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Some men wear their beer gut as a badge of honour, as if it is a symbol of their manliness. This is seriously deluded thinking. For those of us that want to shed the extra kilos, here are a few ways you can beat the barrel belly.
Why should you lose it?
Besides the obvious aesthetic issues, a beer gut isn't doing you any favours, either socially and physically. Although a large stomach will forever be linked to alcohol, it is widely agreed that overeating and lack of exercise are the main reasons for a beer belly to grow, and if you're a bit pudgy down there you're increasing the likelihood of developing high blood pressure and high cholesterol, which ups the risk of heart disease, diabetes or having a stroke.
It's also fair to assume you're not exactly king with the ladies either, not to mention being a source of amusement for your mates.
How do you do it?
Unfortunately there is no quick fix. Sometimes the oldest methods are the best and the right mix of healthy eating and drinking, exercise and a positive attitude are the best way to shed unwanted fat. If you go for a quick and speedy fix, remember that it will be most likely unsustainable and the weight will come back soon after you relax the routine.
Firstly, measure your waistline. This may seem simple but knowing where you started can do wonders for your confidence a few weeks into the process when the differences start to be noticeable.
Healthy eating and drinking
Balance is the key word when it comes to eating and drinking. It is important to keep eating a range of different foods so the body gets all the nutrition it needs from a variety of different sources.
The following points are a decent overall guideline.
Aerobic or cardio-vascular exercise is the key to burning fat. This can be achieved through anything from fast walking to swimming, rowing, cycling, jogging or practically anything that gets the heart rate going and produces sweat. Yes, even sex is exercise.
Endless sit-ups are effective for strengthening the abdominal muscles, but they don't burn fat or diminish a beer belly as many would expect. Don't feel pressured into doing these right away because they can put excessive pressure on your lower back when done incorrectly.
The best thing for you to do is get out and move. Depending on your time restraints, 30 minutes of aerobic exercise three times a week should be enough to get the belly shrinking. Once you get on a roll you can add an extra 10 minutes here and there; it all adds up!
Also, ditch the car or bus whenever you can. If your supermarket or coffee shop is just up the road then walk instead of settling for the lazy option.
Remember, exercise is good not only for burning fat, it's also extremely effective at clearing your mind and helping you feel positive and happy psychologically.
Positive attitude
Without the right attitude, no attempts at beating the beer belly into submission are going to work. Having the motivation and willpower to do it is half the battle. Undoubtedly the hardest part is starting, but once you start noticing the differences you'll find keeping the kilos off a lot simpler than first thought.
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