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ROCHESTER, NY — The 16th ranked RIT (6-3) men's lacrosse team was defeated by fourth ranked SUNY Cortland (5-2) 12-11 in overtime on Wednesday afternoon. Cortland's Chris DeLuca scored the game-winner with seven seconds remaining in overtime to give the Red Dragons the win.
RIT's Kelso Davis (Freeport, ME/Deerfield Academy) tied the score with 1:51 remaining in the fourth quarter after RIT trailed early in the second half. He scored on a one-timer inside off a nifty feed from Iric Bressler (Stafford, VA/North Stafford) to tie the game at 11-11.
It didn't look good for RIT early in the game as the Tigers trailed 4-1 after the first quarter. RIT's lone goal in the opening quarter came from Adam Lehmann (Rochester, NY/McQuaid Jesuit) at the 11:02 mark off a feed from Davis.
The Tigers stormed back in the second quarter scoring six times including a three goal run late in the quarter.
Davis scored the first of his two goals with 4:28 to play in the half cutting Cortland's lead to 7-5. Junior long-stick midfielder M.J. Kiekebelt scooped up the ensuing face-off, raced in and scored making it a 7-6 lead for the Red Dragons. Sean Gillies (Oakville, Ontario/Albany Academy) took a feed from Davis with 2:56 to play in the half, tying the score at 7-7.
DeLuca, who led Cortland with four goals, scored late in the half to give the defending Division III National Champions an 8-7 halftime lead.
After an early goal by Chris Cherami (Olwick, NJ/Seton Hall Prep) in the third quarter, Cortland scored three straight to take an 11-8 lead. Gillies scored with 9:33 remaining in the third quarter for the Tigers making it 11-9.
In the fourth quarter, Lehmann beat his defender into the zone from midfield. Senior David Burke (Fairport, NY/Fairport) led Lehmann with a perfect pass and he stormed in and made it 11-10 Cortland with 8:18 to play.
Davis' goal with 1:51 was the third tie of the game.
RIT had one chance in the overtime on a break. Off a Cortland turnover, the Tigers cleared the ball out to Dan MacRae (Oakville, Ontario/Holy Trinity) who fired a shot that was saved by Cortland goalie Mike Kaminski. The Red Dragons cleared the ball right back down the field and Brian Krol found DeLuca who scored the game-winner.
Sean Gillies scored three goals for RIT who were out shot by a narrow 36-35 margin. Kelso Davis had two goals and two assists. Iric Bressler and Adam Lehmann each had a pair of tallies. David Burke dished out a pair of assists.
Junior goalie Robert Tonnessen (Ridgefield, CT/Ridgefield) was outstanding in net for RIT making a season-high 19 saves against the fourth-ranked Red Dragons. Jerry Ragonese (Berkeley Heights, NJ/Governor Livingston) won 15-of-27 face offs and had seven ground balls.
RIT is off until Wednesday April 7th when they host Empire 8 rival Elmira College at 4 pm on RIT Field.


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Federal officials told the railroad company this week it is clear to build its Birmingham Regional Intermodal Facility, setting the wheels into motion for a promised major economic development engine for the metro area.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood released a statement to the company late Wednesday telling them to proceed with construction plans.
Norfolk Southern spokesman Rudy Husband said the company will need three or four months to have a general contractor in place, and work on the new facility could start by the end of spring.
"With the economy recovering and the demand to move freight in the U.S. growing, it is vitally important to bring the Birmingham Regional Intermodal Facility on line, so Norfolk Southern is pleased to be moving into the construction phase of the project," he said.
The federal approval comes after the end of a public comment period over the environmental assessment of the 261-acre McCalla site and another site in Memphis where Norfolk Southern plans to build a similar facility.
The projects are part of grants to the Alabama and Tennessee Departments of Transportation for $105 million in stimulus funds and go toward a greater Norfolk Southern project to increase rail capacity and relieve traffic congestion along the 2,500-mile Crescent Corridor from the Gulf Coast to the Mid-Atlantic.
Alabama gets $52.5 million of the grant to use toward the McCalla hub with Norfolk Southern, investing another $45 million in the facility. Tennessee gets the other half of the grant to help Norfolk Southern build the 380-acre, $105.1 million Memphis Regional Intermodal Facility west of Rossville, Tenn. Norfolk Southern will invest $52.6 million to build that facility.
The Crescent Corridor passes through 13 states from Louisiana to New Jersey. With the improvements to the railway and the new intermodal facilities, Norfolk Southern will be better able to transfer shipping containers between trains and trucks. As many as 1.3 million long-haul commercial trucks could be diverted from interstates along the Crescent Corridor's route, improving air quality, reducing traffic congestion and generating fuel savings, the U.S. Department of Transportation claims.
"President Obama's efforts to create jobs and improve our nation's transportation infrastructure depend on investments like these," LaHood said in a release. "The new facilities in Birmingham and Memphis will create jobs, help increase rail capacity, reduce highway traffic congestion and improve air quality for area residents."
Job creation
The job creation that will follow the opening of the hub is what has Birmingham economic development officials most excited about the hub project. An economic impact analysis by the University of Alabama commissioned by Norfolk Southern predicted the project will help create and retain 8,000 jobs for the metro area and have a $4 billion economic impact in its first decade of operation.
"This is very favorable news. It will allow the project to move forward and greatly benefit the entire region," said Dave Rickey, spokesman for the Birmingham Business Alliance.
Rickey said distribution and logistics operations are a key industry for growth in the metro area as identified in the BBA's new five-year strategic economic plan.
"This project clearly is a major element of the trade and distribution target cluster that is a significant item in Blueprint Birmingham," he said. "The Birmingham Regional Intermodal Facility along with the Dollar General distribution center, increased cargo capacity at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport and other initiatives will help establish our metro area as a leading distribution hub for the Southeast."
Dollar General plans to build a $60 million, 1 million-square-foot distribution center in Bessemer, in 2011, creating 650 jobs.
Economic experts point to the growth that has followed intermodal facilities in other cities as evidence of what the McCalla operation could mean for Birmingham as more distribution centers choose to be near the facility.
"This sends a strong signal to the shipping and logistics community that the anticipated economic development and job creation opportunities will soon be realized," Husband said.
Despite the expected economic impact, many residents around McCalla were outspoken against the project, calling it inconsistent with the county's land-use plan and a threat to the community's quality of life. Parents of students at the McAdory Elementary School were also critical of the project, since the hub property is adjacent to the school.
Norfolk Southern has pledged to build berms and use extensive fencing and landscaping to separate the facility from surrounding properties. The company has also pledged to use the latest technologies to limit the impact on air quality and keep the activity from being to noisy or the lights from being too bright.
Traffic is another concern, with 400 trucks expected to go in and out of the site each day.
Husband said that although the public comment period has ended for the needed approvals, Norfolk Southern intends to be a part of the community and will always have a willingness to listen to issues raised by its neighbors.
"As the Birmingham Regional Intermodal Facility is built and becomes operational, Norfolk Southern will continue to be open and available to discuss any and all community concerns," Husband said.
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P. Graefe and M. Levesque
Canadian Public Policy, vol.36, 2010, p.45-62
Despite the investment of considerable effort in negotiating new agreements between Canadian provincial and federal governments and elaborating new reporting and accountability arrangements, the results in terms of expansion of social rights and the development of innovative policies have been limited. The standard explanation is that the provinces, which are locked in a power struggle with the federal government, have successfully limited their reporting responsibilities and so hindered the exchange of best practices and the spread of innovations. This article argues that federal funding also plays a part in the expansion and reform of social programmes, using Labour Market Agreements for Persons with Disabilities as a case study. It finds significant barriers to innovation in the nature of federal funding, which provides neither incentives for 'have provinces' to expand their programmes nor sufficient funds for 'have not' provinces to transform their services.
F.G. Castles
Journal of European Social Policy, vol.20, 2010, p. 91-101
This article addresses the question of how unexpected national and international emergencies affect the character and development of welfare states. It notes that the impact of emergencies is largely ignored in standard accounts of welfare state development. It then looks at how three historic catastrophes influenced welfare state development: hyperinflation in Germany after World War I, the Great Depression in countries such as Sweden and New Zealand, and World War II in Britain. An analysis of the impact of emergencies by type, timing, size and the extent and character of prior welfare state provision follows.
J. Jenson
Global Social Policy, vol. 10, 2010, p. 59-84
By the mid-1990s neolliberalism had reached its limits and the discourse of international, national and even sub-national social policy makers began to cohere around new ideas about developmental welfare states. These value macroeconomic policies that promote employment, raise incomes, and achieve other 'people-centred' economic outcomes. They promote social programmes that are productivist and investment oriented, that is social programmes that promote economic participation and generate positive rates of return to the economy. This article addresses two questions: 1) where and when did the social investment perspective emerge as an answer to neoliberalism?; and 2) what were the social mechanisms of its diffusion?
C. Bolzendahl
European Sociological Review, vol. 26, 2010, p. 125-141
The extent to which nations decommodify their citizens has been a central focus of much welfare state research. The main focus of this perspective has been on the employment insurance policies provided by national governments, such as unemployment benefits and pensions, which allow citizens to maintain a reasonable standard of living independent of market forces. Given the large scale changes in gender relations in developed countries, with growing economic, political and familial equality, this paper explores the question of how gender equality might be related to decommodification outcomes cross-nationally. Results from descriptive and regression analyses confirm that increases in women's employment and political representation and declining fertility are positively related to higher levels of decommodification.
S.B. Ferreira
Ethics and Social Welfare, vol.4, 2010, p. 3-23
The social development approach to social welfare is based on the premise that the most effective way of improving people's lot is through social programmes that encourage and enable their participation in the productive economy. In this approach economic progress is regarded as vital for social improvement. However, this emphasis on economic development may turn out to be counterproductive and may lead to injustice done to the people that social workers want to empower by depleting and destroying the environment. Social work must adapt by adopting an eco-spiritual approach that promotes the survival of all species and fits in with the environmental.
M.A. Eger
European Sociological Review, vol.26, 2010, p. 203-217
Research has not investigated the impact of increased ethnic diversity on individual attitudes to social expenditure. This article seeks to fill this gap by exploring the impact of demographic change on citizens' support for the welfare state in Sweden, a country which, until recently, remained relatively ethnically homogeneous. Results show that recent higher levels of immigration are eroding support for the welfare state at the county level and have a negative effect on attitudes to spending on universal services.
B. Burgoon and F. Dekker
Journal of European Social Policy, vol. 20, 2010, p. 126-141
Flexible or atypical employment, such as temporary contracts, agency work and part-time jobs, is increasingly common in industrialised economies. A case is developed in this article that temporary and part-time employment may constitute employment risks that make workers in such contracts feel more insecure about their jobs and/or income, in turn increasing support for social policies that address unemployment risk. It is hypothesised that entering flexible employment will increase support for unemployment assistance. The authors find broad support for this hypothesis in individual level survey data from 15 EU member states.
M. Abu Sharkh and I. Gough
Global Social Policy, vol. 10, 2010, p. 27-58
This article develops a methodology for clustering a large number of developing countries and applies it to identify a number of distinct welfare regimes. This analysis identifies three types of regime: proto-welfare state regimes, informal security regimes where people rely heavily on community and family for help, and insecurity regimes where institutional arrangements block the emergence even of stable informal security mechanisms.
International Social Science Journal, no.197/198, 2009, p. 315-466
Since 2004 Unesco has advanced the idea of poverty as a human rights issue and has sought thereby to bring it within the remit of law. Law can thus become a tool for social transformation for the benefit of the poorest and human rights can be used as a lever for social development. The articles in this special issue advance knowledge and analysis of various aspects of poverty as it relates to human rights.
G. Wright and M. Noble
Global Social Policy, vol.10, 2010, p. 111-119
Across Africa, as elsewhere internationally, social challenges are being considered with renewed vigour and a hallmark of the 21st century has been the growing prominence of what has come to be known as 'transformative social policy' to underpin development. This article provides a brief account of recent developments in social policy within two transnational organisations, the African Union and the Southern African Development Community.
J. Hearn
Critical Social Policy, vol. 30, 2010, p. 165-188
There are numerous ways in which social policy is about men in its formulation, implementation, delivery and exclusions/inclusions. Men are involved and implicated in social policy in a wide variety of ways as users, family members, practitioners, managers, policymakers, members of social organisations and so on. In this article the author reflects on contemporary critical debates on men and masculinities and their social policy implications, covering masculinity and multiple masculinities; hegemonic masculinity and the hegemony of men; embodiment; and transnationalisation and virtualisation.
I. Garfinkel, L. Rainwater and T. Smeeding
Oxford: OUP, 2010
The book explores the role of the welfare state in the overall wealth and wellbeing of nations and in particular looks at the American welfare state in comparison with other developed nations in Europe and elsewhere. It is widely believed that the welfare state undermines productivity and economic growth, that the United States has an unusually small welfare state, and that it is, and always has been, a welfare state laggard. This book shows that all rich nations, including the United States, have large welfare states because the social programmes that comprise the welfare state, public education and health and social insurance, enhance the productivity of capitalism. In public education, the most productive part of the welfare state, for most of the 19th and 20th centuries, the United States was a leader. Though few would argue that public education is not part of the welfare state, most previous cross national analyses of welfare states have omitted education. Including education has profound consequences, undergirding the case for the productivity of welfare state programmes and the explanation for why all rich nations have large welfare states, and identifying US welfare state leadership. From 1968 through 2006, the United States swung right politically and lost its lead in education and opportunity, failed to adopt universal health insurance and experienced the most rapid explosion of health care costs and economic inequality in the rich world. The American welfare state faces large challenges. Restoring its historical lead in education is the most important but requires investing large sums, beginning with universal pre-school and complementary programmes that aid children's development. The American health insurance system is by far the most costly in the rich world, yet fails to insure one sixth of its population, produces below average results, crowds out useful investments in children, and is the least equitably financed. Achieving universal coverage will increase costs. Only complete government financing is likely to restrain long term costs.
J. Alber
Journal of European Social Policy, vol. 20, 2010, p. 102-125
This comparison of American and European social policies casts doubt on the usefulness of the common categorisation of the US welfare state as residual. It shows that the US and Europe have more in common than the traditional distinction between the US 'residual' and the European 'institutional-redistributive' welfare states suggests. However, there are persistent differences, which include the higher reliance on work-conditional benefits, on targeted interventions and on private welfare measures in the US. European welfare states have moved away from the goal of social protection and towards activation, with more emphasis on work incentives and full employment, while their basic structures have remained intact. Perhaps a combination of European welfare state structures with the American idea of individual responsibility might offer the best solution.


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Artist Ivey Balderson's abstract sculptures have a provocative, but wonderful quality to them. He uses materials like urethane, resin, fiberglass and vinyl to create art pieces, which defy both convention as well as categorization.
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DirecTV Approaches FCC on Two-Dish Locals
Posted 03 February 2003 - 04:36 AM
DirecTV brought up the two-dish issue during meetings with support staff for Democratic Commissioners Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein. At the meetings, DirecTV officials said they support past criticisms from FCC leaders that suggested the Media Bureau's decision to allow EchoStar to deliver a select set of local channels via a second dish is inconsistent with regulations.
Copps and Republican Commissioner Kevin Martin made those remarks on EchoStar's two-dish solution last spring.
DirecTV also pointed out to Copps and Adelstein that its satellite TV service provides local channels from a single full-CONUS slot, allowing its customers to receive local broadcasts with one dish.
Last spring, the National Association of Broadcasters and others asked the FCC to take action to address satellite carriage of certain local stations in a manner that requires subscribers to obtain a second satellite dish.
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Keep America Beautiful, Ban Verizon From Your Home!
Down With Verizon!
Posted 03 February 2003 - 10:37 AM
There is of course no real reason for E* to keep putting locals on the wings. For some markets like NY/LA maybe it makes sense with 8 channels on wings, but many markets they will just put one station on the wing when it could fit on the spot. I guess they are trying to be consistent with the policy in every market.
Posted 03 February 2003 - 10:59 AM
Dish basicly thumbed its nose at the FCC on this one.
Posted 03 February 2003 - 11:13 AM
Here we go.....PARACLIPSE 90 CM MULTIFEED SYSTEM
Posted 03 February 2003 - 11:20 AM
How about NY or LA totally on the sideslots ?
Posted 03 February 2003 - 11:20 AM
It was a strategic ploy.
The networks (ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox) dont want to lose exposure, nor do the affiliates. So I doubt Dish will be forced to move all Dallas locals to spotbeam and then a result have to shift all Waco to 148.
The network affiliates will want the prime spots (spotbeam) and get them. The independent stations of the bigger markets that have complained will eventually have less say than the network affiliates of the medium markets. Fact of the matter is the independent stations make very little revenue while the network stations make tons. Without the network affiliated stations as part of the NAB, the NAB would not be able to support itself.
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Keep America Beautiful, Ban Verizon From Your Home!
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Keep America Beautiful, Ban Verizon From Your Home!
Down With Verizon!
Posted 04 February 2003 - 06:46 PM
"In an effort to increase your cable and satellite bills beyond the point of affordability and to further pad the pockets of our executives..."
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Posted 04 February 2003 - 08:01 PM
I agree that there is a HUGE bandwidth problem, but that doesn't mean you can go around the rules that are set up.
Originally posted by Steve Mehs
Companies circumvent the rules all the time, nothings going to change that. If E* (or D*) can work something out with the FCC more power to them. Only the lesser viewed channels are on the side slots, and there some few cases that a second dish for some reason (tress, or what have you) can't be installed but for the most part it seems to be working out well. Plus squeezing more channels on to the spot beam transponders will just create more compression for the channels that are already on them. Quite honestly, I don't want my lameo PBS to contibute to decreasing the quality of ABC or CBS, where I record many shows from.
Posted 04 February 2003 - 08:06 PM
Originally posted by James_F
Chris, you are missing the point. Its not like Dish should even be allowed to have two dish locals. DirecTV is playing by the rules so why shouldn't Dish?
Actually SHVIA doesnt specifically say its illegal for a provider to keep some locals of a market on wing satellites and the others (of the same market) on CONUS.
Fact of the matter is the NAB didnt foresee this when they drafted SHVIA. SHVIA was a poorly written law.
The NAB wanted to ensure the satellite providers keep the channels in continuous order (on the EPG), and customers taking local networks have free access to mustcarry stations, but no rules were written about making sure locals in a market originate together from same satellite location.
Posted 04 February 2003 - 08:26 PM
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Posted 04 February 2003 - 08:52 PM
It is to that end, during those proceedings, that Dish Network mentioned the "two-dish" solution was temporary, until the new spot-beam satellites were in orbit and in service.
Of course, that may have been another promise that Dish Network refused to keep.
This issue is a concern that cost the merger, according to a few FCC commissioners. And they are still thinking about hitting Echostar up about this issue.
You cannot blame everyone for picking on Echostar. They allowed their own words to be used against them.
Posted 04 February 2003 - 10:57 PM
Originally posted by Z'Loth
Most of the English language programming on D* is on 101. However, there are some markets which do require a multi-slot dish to receive some local markets.
Name one market that requires two separate dishes to receive locals on Directv. A multi-slot dish is a single dish solution to carrying local markets that come from a different satellite location. That is very much in compliance with SHIVA requirements.
What I think is unfair is that Dish Network decides which locals are important and which are expendable. If you live in Phoenix, the Univision affiliate requires a second satellite dish. To me, that is burdensome, especially for apartment dwellers. YMMV, but it seems to me that Dish is skirting the spirit of the rules by finding loopholes.
Posted 04 February 2003 - 11:44 PM
They were fighting mustcarry after SHVIA was passed, and wanted Congress to break the network-affiliate exclusivity relationship so customers can pick and choose the local network affiliates they want (for example, purchase NY stations in Des Moines like how one can purchase NY Times in Des Moines). Probably what would happen in this fantasy scenario would be Dish would see which ABC NBC CBS Fox stations would pay for a national carriage, then Dish would offer those affiliates.
If I was running Dish, I'd fight for significantly viewed or allowing network affiliates and TV stations to be purchased on Grade B contours also, not just Nielsen DMAs. I think Dish would have a stronger chance with that, then fighting against mustcarry or fighting for complete breakup of network exclusivity.
DirecTV didnt like the rules, but now especially doesnt like that if Dish can do something why can't they. If Dish can do it, DirecTV would move some of the "minor" Philly stations to Siberia, then carry Harrisburg-Lancaster TV market to increase penetration levels in that unconvered market.
The NAB monopoly didnt want an Echostar monopoly controlling how things worked, so were vocal against the merger. The NAB also is vocal against NewsCorp and Viacom growing bigger, and certain duopolies for the matter. Along with preservation of mustcarry and ownership caps, The only thing they support is TV station-newspaper cross ownerships (currently not allowed by FCC, only grandfathered situations are allowed). I agree with the NAB only on that.
I do agree in principle with Echostar in terms that some mustcarry stations dont deserve to be treated equally to some real TV stations. Stations that people watch (according to Nielsen Media Reserch) and that service their city of license should be valued more than useless stations that fail to service their city of license with any programming geared to the majority of the city. Stations that request mustcarry but are just using it to keep a channel reservation should be forced to either send a signal over, or be told they'll lose their channel reservation. Because WTVE, WLVT and WMGM requested mustcarry (but never pursued their mustcarry obligation), it increased the number of mustcarries Dish thought they'd have to deal with in Philly, hence why the Philly mustcarry stations were given 129.
And any PBS station (like NJN or CPTV) that requests 2 stations of the same network(WNJS WNJN on D* for example), should be stripped of mustcarry rights altogether. People in Southern NJ dont care for NJN - it doesnt cover us and has no valuable programming.
Posted 05 February 2003 - 12:02 AM
I have to agree with Gary again
Posted 05 February 2003 - 12:47 AM
DISH Network could and probably should build a bigger spotbeam satellite for 110. Perhaps they should build 2 which together would allow the use of 3 or 4 uplink locations. This could greatly increase the capability to carry all channels for a particular DMA at the same location.
Posted 05 February 2003 - 01:41 AM
Originally posted by Jacob S
How can DirecTv have all of those locals at one orbital slot and Dish has to use more than one orbital slot to fill in just as many locals? DirecTv is going to have 100 locals by the end of the year I hear, are they going to use the same orbital slot to do this? If they can do this how come can Dish not do this? How is DirecTv doing this and how come is Dish not doing this?
DirecTV had the advantage of all transponders on 101, it gives them more uplink capacity. This allowed them to build a spot beam satellite with more spots on it. They have 44 spot frequencies (in 26 spots) vs echostar having 25 spot beam frequencies in 15 spots. E* now has 2 of these satellites up now for 50 spot frequencies, D* has one with 44 now and another about to launch with perhaps 14 spot frequencies (they do not have the capacity at 119 that they have at 101). So, D* could end up with 58 spots. This gives D* 16% more LIL capacity. Plus D* pushes the error correction edge a bit more giving them 5% more capacity per spot. All in all D* probably will have effectively 11 more transponders for LIL than E* will have on the main slots. Dish is currently using about 15 TPs on wings for LIL channels, so it balances.
Posted 07 February 2003 - 05:34 PM
Since the spot sats are up and there was plenty of capacity to move stations off the side slots before they started adding new cities I think the FCC should revisit the issue. There is absolutely no reason for LA (for instance) to have any stations on a side slot. There is still a TP worth of space on LA's spots.
Posted 07 February 2003 - 08:19 PM
Also if Dish would be allowed to continue doing things as they are doing, then would this free up space for Direct to broadcast more cities if they were allowed to have some of the channels for a city on another slot?
I have to agree with Gary again


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Ties that bind
Fond du Lac Ave. ties Milwaukee's downtown to the northwest side of the city. And the In:Site temporary public art project to be on display along the avenue from 17th to 37th streets hopes to tie together the people of those neighborhoods and the rest of the city. "Art on Fond du Lac" features thought-provoking installations that put a spotlight on the area and the needs of the people who call it home. Included in the projects are a sculptural urban greenhouse by George Jones; a tribute to Mattiebelle Woods, the first lady of Milwaukee's black press; and a painting on the avenue itself (at its intersection with Locust St.) by Reggie Baylor. »Read Full Article
Sunday brunch at Boerner ends until 2014; Pastiche in final week of lunch service
Brunch at Boerner: Bartolotta Catering has ended its Sunday buffet brunch at Boerner Botanical Gardens, 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners.
The division of the Bartolotta Restaurant Group lost its catering contract with Milwaukee County for Boerner in May. The county instead awarded the contract, effective Jan. 1, to Zilli Hospitality, which offered a higher bid. »Read Full Blog Post


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MotoMalaya blog will be infiltrated with lots of Yamaha 135LC GP Edition pictures and story. This set of pictures came from Aliff. Thanks for the email!
This Saturday, I'm going to infiltrate MM blog with my own set of pictures of the Yamaha 135LC GP Edition.
After this, any pictures related to Yamaha 135LC GP Edition will updated to this post. So, this will be easy for you, readers, to browse for the pictures.
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New yoga center opens in Kenmore Square
Lakeview Yoga and Wellness Center has created a big stir in Kenmore with the opening of their new Yoga studio, Healthy Homes and Lifestyles store and Wellness Center practitioners.
Located in Kenmore Square, Lakeview Yoga offers an array of yoga styles to fit any persons' schedule.
"Offering quality services to our community is a must," said Vidal Bitton, owner. "We are committed to offering movement classes for every type of body and every age. Yoga is a lifelong pleasure that heals and nourishes your body. We are honored to bring this healing art to the Kenmore community."
After being honored with a sixth degree black belt, Bitton decided to reopen a new and better facility in the Kenmore area. Bitton combines his knowledge of yoga and his lifelong history of martial arts to promote sustainable movement, calling yoga a "moving meditation that is a lifelong pleasure."
Warm heat is provided in the hot classes and the power and yin classes are taught at normal temperatures. A custom mural graces the cedar lined walls of the yoga studio creating a peaceful setting for hot yoga classes.
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Medical Office One - Requirements and installation
Our installer is digitally signed 100% Clean, which means it does not contain any form of malware, spyware, viruses, trojans and backdoors.
Some antivirus programs use a "funny" reputation-based system which produce false positive alarms confusing users. The reputation-based system uses "the wisdom of crowds" to compute a reputation score for an application, and in the process identify as malicious legitimate and clean software applications. For example Norton Antivirus indentifies clean files as infected from WS.Reputation.1 trojan but it is not actually finding a "trojan" or anything in the file.
We strongly recommend that you remove such antivirus programs for your computers.
Alternatively if you encounter a WS.Reputation.1 alert when you attempt to download something from one of our servers, you can disable Norton Antivirus, and download the installer again to work around the problem.
You can also bypass Symantec reputation system.
|File structure
The minimum system requirements for running Medical Office One are:
|Pentium IV class CPU
|1024x768 screen resolution
|300 MB hard drive space
The recommended system requirements for running Medical Office One are:
|Intel Core 2 DUO CPU and above
|1280+ screen resolution
|1 GB hard drive space
The following software must be installed on your system to run Medical Office One:
|Windows XP SP3 - Vista - 7 - 8 (32 bit and 64 bit).
|Optional Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Excel.
|Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and above.
|Networked versions require a TCP/IP network.
|Networked versions require that each workstation have a Workstation installation of Medical Office One installed on it.
|Networked versions require that only one Full installation of Medical Office One installed on the networked computers.
|Configure SQL Server to allow remote connections.
Installation types
There are two types of installations available from installer:
1. Full installation: Is for the main user and Server setup. Installs Interface (application code), and Databases. Creates also server directories for images and other files related to patient.
2. Workstation installation: Is for client computers on your network (i.e. Secretary Office)(If you have 2 or more computer in your medical office, and want multiple users can access and share information). Installs Interface without Database, SQL Server 2005 Express and directories for files and images. The user read all data and images from server.
Important: Only one Full installation must exist on your network!
Installation for one user (Solo Provider):
|Make sure the hardware and software requirements are fulfilled and install Medical Office One by double clicking on the downloaded Setup........exe choosing Full Installation.
Network setup. Installation for multiple users (Applies only from version 4.3.5):
If you have 2 or more computer in your medical office, and want multiple users can access and share information, then read the following information:
Before anything else prepare and setup a working network!! Check all the connections. Consult an IT professional if needed.
To set up Medical Office One in a network, you must ensure that one computer is prepared as the server (full installation) and the rest as clients (workstation installation). This means that the server computer will be the one storing all the information (created, modified and saved by users on other computers) in its database and special folders.The other client computers would not save any information on their own, but would access this information from the server. Deciding which computer will be the server and which others will be the clients is important. The following steps highlight this:
Using Microsoft Access Database Engine:
Note: The first time you run Medical Office One after a Workstation Installation, You may have to provide the path for data tables from "Update Data Links" button.
1. Decide which computer in your network is going to act as the server (a UPS protected PC with high performance be the server) and perform a full installation. The default installation path (4.3.5 and above, Vista, 7 & 8 ) for database and other data files like documents and images is: C:\Users\Public\Documents\Medical Office One\. The database file name is: DataMDone.mdb. At the end of this chapter you can find the additional folder structure needed fro images and photos.
2. Perform a workstation installation on clients and the first time you run Medical Office One, you will be prompted to provide the network path for database DataMDone.mdb through windows explorer screens clicking on "Update Data Links" button and providing the network path on server. Assuming that you have install the database at the default installation directory the path will be like:
\\Your_Server_Name\Users\Public\Documents\Medical Office One\DataMDone.mdb.
In case of trouble you must check at each workstation the following: Assuming that you have install your database at the default installation directory on server, open in each workstation the registry. The registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\BiosoftWorldUSA\OfficeOne\DataInstallationFolder must contain this value: \\Your_Server_Name\Users\Public\Documents\Medical Office One\DataMDone.mdb
To turn Folder Sharing on or off in Windows XP Professional, follow these steps:
- Right-click the folder, and then click Sharing and Security.
- Click Share this folder in the network.
- Select a name for the shared folder.
To turn Folder Sharing on or off in Windows Vista, follow these steps:
Turn ON network discovery
Turn ON file and printer sharing
Turn ON sharing in the Public folder sharing section
Turn ON password protected sharing
1. Right-click any folder and click Share.
2. If you're not password protecting your shares click Share in the File sharing window.
3. If you are password protecting your shares select the individual users you want to have access to this share from the drop down list next to the Add button.
4. Click Share.
To turn Folder Sharing on or off in Windows 7:
Go to Control Panel>All Control Panel Items>Network and Sharing Center. Click on "Change advanced sharing settings". You don't want to use Homegroup unless you have all Windows 7 machines. If you do and you want to use Homegroup, see Windows 7's Help & Support. Otherwise, in the Advanced Sharing:
Turn ON network discovery
Turn ON file and printer sharing
Turn ON sharing in the Public folder sharing section
Turn ON password protected sharing
1. Right-click the Medical Office One folder, and then click Share with.
2. Click Specific people ( to share on a workgroup or domain).
3. Select an account.
Using SQL Server Database Engine:
Before configuring SQL Server setup Microsoft Access Database Engine from every workstation BECAUSE IN DATA INSTALLATION FOLDER AT SERVER SIDE will be stored images photos etc....
Start the application and click on "I want to install SQL Server"* or "I have a working installation....."
* Install from configuration screen the SQL Server Express 2005 (Creates also the appropriate instance) .. or download and install SQL Server Express 2008-12 and attach database from Database Subfolder (in program installation directory ...\Program Files\MOfficeOne\Database)
Configure SQL Server to allow remote connections!
B. Prepare Workstations.
1. Perform a workstation installation in each client workstation. Important: only one Full installation must exist on your network!
2. Check your Network Connections and provide user name and password if you asked for:
1 ..Click on.. 2 ..and then on.. 3 ..click on your Server (SQL Server Installation Side).. 4..and finally check the drive at full Installation Side.... if accessible!
1. When you start the application for the first time from each workstation, you are required to Connect with SQL Server.
Automatically or after pressing "Create SQL Server Links", the Advance SQL Login dialog screen opens. The format of Medical Office One instance is: {Computer name on server installation side}\OFFICEONE. You can use the "Local PC Name" in case of a full installation configuration.
Type in Server Name: "Local PC name"\OFFICEONE or select a value from the Available SQL Servers panel or accept the default in the Server Name text box. Select the authentication method (windows authentication is recommended) that you prefer and then click the Connect button. Administrators will be able to use the Create DSN button and Attach buttons.
2. On Clients (workstation installation).
2a. Configure SQL Server to allow remote connections
2b. Open the Advance SQL Login dialog screen below and then type in Server Name: Computer name on server installation side\OFFICEONE from the Available SQL Servers panel. This value is the same with previous step. Depending on your network configuration select authentication type and then click the Connect button. For SQL Server authentication the default password is "nestor". You must change it immediately after installation providing a strong one. Administrators will be able to use the Create DSN button.
Note: You must logon with administrator privileges in order to have access to this screen
Windows Vista, 7, 8 compatibility
Medical Office One package is tested and run on Windows Vista and Windows 7 - 8 (32 bit and 64 bit).
Activation special note!
This Software require activation and will only operate for a finite period of time prior to Software activation by you. During activation, you will provide your unique Serial key accompanying the Software purchase receipt. If you do not complete the activation within the finite period of time, the Software will cease to function as professional edition until activation is complete, which will restore professional edition functionality.
File structure.
In Medical Office One installation folder (\Program Files\MOfficeOne\) and data installation folder (\\Your_Server_Name\Users\Public\Documents\Medical Office One\), you will find:
A folder called "Databases". This directory contains the SQL Server Files DataMD_log.LDF and DataMD.MDF (\Program Files\MOfficeOne\)
|A folder called "EBillFiles". This directory contains the generated text files for electronic claims(on main-host computer only)
|A folder called "Photos" (on main-host computer only). In this directory you should scan and transfer photos for persons (patient-providers) and a logo for your facility. Refer to Images section for further details.This folder is divided in two sub folders: 1. SQL and 2. Access (depending on the type of database engine in use!)
|A folder called "ImageFiles" (on main-host computer only). In this directory you should scan and transfer patient medical images only. Refer to Images section for further details.This folder is divided in two sub folders: 1. SQL and 2. Access correspond with the type of database engine in use!
|A folder called "ExcelFiles", which contains the Microsoft Excel files created from statistic modules.(\Program Files\MOfficeOne\)
|A folder called "PatientFiles" (on main-host computer only). Every time you insert a patient a folder for this patient created in this subdirectory. The folder take its name from Patient ID. Files and Documents related to patient are saved here.This folder is divided in two sub folders: 1. SQL and 2. Access correspond with the type of database engine in use!
|A folder called "Start application", which contains various application shortcuts in order to recreate desktop shortcuts. See Security section for further details.
|A document called "Readme". This document hold the default program passwords for all default user accounts that come with Medical Office One. Once you are using the program, you may change those passwords from Control Panel by logging in as administrator. SeeSecurity section for further details.
To Uninstall Medical Office One
|Click the uninstall icon found in the Start menu, in Programs / Medical Office One.
or alternatively:
|Click the [Start] button.
|Select Settings > Control Panel.
|Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
|Click Install/Uninstall.
|Then select Medical Office One from the list of programs that can be automatically removed.
|Click the [Remove...] button to uninstall Medical Office One.
To uninstall Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition (SQL Server Express).
To Uninstall SQL Server Express
1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Open Add or Remove Programs.
3.Select Microsoft SQL Server 2005, and then click Remove.
4. The Component Selection page appears. By default, the Remove SQL Server 2005 instance components check box is selected. Select the instance that you want to remove.
5. To remove the Workstation components, select the Workstation Components check box.
6. The Confirmation page appears, listing the components that will be removed. Click Finish to complete the process of uninstalling SQL Server Express. You will see the System Configuration Check and Setup Progress pages as the uninstall process is completed.
7. To remove SQL Native Client, click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs.
8. Select Microsoft SQL Native Client, and then click Remove.
9. You will see a dialog box confirming whether you want to remove SQL Native Client. Click Yes. SQL Native Client is removed from the list of Add or Remove Programs.


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CANDO - Rugby wasn't especially fluid in its 42-37 edging of third-ranked Cavalier on Friday night, but the Panthers affirmed they can play with Class B's top-shelf clubs.
Ninth-ranked Rugby (7-0) also proved it's more than a one-trick pony in the non-district contest at North Star School.
The Panthers, typically paced by high-scoring guard Kyle Lovcik, leaned on sophomore Brad Heidlebaugh against the highly touted Tornadoes.
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Mike Kraft/MDN
Rugby's Kyle Lovcik attacks the basket during the ninth-ranked Panthers' 42-37 win over No. 3 Cavalier on Friday night at North Star School.
The 6-foot-3 post helped Rugby overcome a sluggish night offensively, pumping in a team-high 20 points including seven down the stretch to stave off a Cavalier comeback.
"It was ugly at times but we scored when we needed to," Rugby coach Mike Santjer said. "We've known that (Heidlebaugh) was going to be a big part of our team this year and he showed that tonight."
Josh Michels' long jumper gave the Panthers their biggest lead of the contest at 39-31 late in the fourth quarter, but Cavalier stalwart Ryan Chrest (21 points) wouldn't let the lead grow.
Chrest, a 6-foot-3 guard, hit back-to-back 3-pointers to make it a 39-37 game with barely more than a minute to play. Heidlebaugh answered with a strong move down low and the Tornadoes didn't get any closer.
"I was just playing into our offense," Heidlebaugh said. "I wasn't forcing anything and just shot when things came to me."
With both teams ice cold from the field, neither could get into its usual up-and-down pace. Lovcik, who scored 11, usually benefits from the transition style of play but Heidlebaugh was the beneficiary in half-court sets.
"We have guys that can shoot and score," Santjer said. "But with his ability to score inside that's big for us. He's put in a lot of work over the summer."
The contest was close throughout but an 11-5 third quarter boosted the Panthers, who trailed by a point at intermission.
Neither team was efficient at the foul line, with the Panthers going 5-for-14 and the Tornadoes 11-for-21.
"I got a bit nervous (after Chrest's 3)," Heidlebaugh said. "But I knew we could pull it off. It was a good win for us."
Rugby hosts top-ranked North Star tonight.


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Today, Governor Paterson proposed a series of budget cuts in an effort to balance the state's books. As I said yesterday, the state could face a deficit of more than $4 billion by the end of the fiscal year if no action is taken. This budget has simply not held together.
Four billion dollars is no small change. Waiting for the economy to recover is not the answer. Though there are some early signs of an economic recovery, the state must still align recurring revenues with recurring spending. The Legislature needs to work with the Governor to get the state's perilous finances back on track and protect the interests of taxpayers.


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Singapore Airlines A380 Inaugural Singapore to Tokyo service
May 20, 2008
Dear all,
I finally get to find time to write this amazing inaugural flight experiences. I have attended a number of inaugural flights throughout the years, but none is as excited as Singapore Airlines' A380 inaugural service. I really urge all aviation enthusiasts (or everyone) to attend one of Singapore Airlines A380 or inaugural flights. SQ is just great in terms of throwing great parties and gathering lots of publicity. Of course, the focus of this flight is the newest Jumbo Airbus, A380-800, which is just an amazing airplane. The plane just performs so well at every stage of the flight. It is so quiet in the upper deck that you can really hear everything going on around you. The new business class seats are really nice and I really enjoy the side storage bins for the window passengers in the upper deck. This plane is just so beautiful.
Photo link (for those who do not like to read):
SQ 173 – http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8QbNHDNy5bqLBY
SQ 636 – http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8QbNHDNy5bqLDQ
May 19, 2008
SQ 173 SGN-SIN Lv1450 Arr1745 Boeing 777-200ER 9V-SVL "Spacebed"
I started planning this flight rather late because I was not originally scheduled to be in Hong Kong during that time. When I found out that I would indeed be in Hong Kong, I immediately went into action. I want to do the return NRT to BKK originally (because I hate redeye flights and SQ's sleeper service is just an awful idea to cut costs), but the flight was 100% sold out in F and J, and Y fares are available but cost $2000USD. Well then I begin searching for the cheapest option from Asia to Tokyo, I tried a couple options including the usual BKK. I finally found a decent C one-way fare from Ho Chi Minh City to Tokyo via Singapore for USD$1325. Still pretty steep, but I was able to find award seats on flights from HKG to SGN, and the return NRT to Bangkok. So why not! I used SQ's own website, and it was easy to use. I selected my seats, and then was all set to go on May 19. Plus, I get to add Ho Chi Minh City Tan Song Nhat International Airport as a new airport to my log. The only annoying aspect is that I have to make sure I pack my AMEX (that used to pay for this ticket) or else I will deny boarding. I still don't get this stupid rule.
The day of:
I arrived Ho Chi Minh City on CX 767 from Hong Kong and immediately headed to the transit counter. My first impression of Ho Chi Minh City's Terminal Two was excellent, as it was very nicely designed airport, easy to navigate and lots of natural lights, which is so much better than Bangkok's new airport. I found the transit counter easily and one of the VN agents got my e-ticket receipt, passport, and other documents. She even asked if I wanted to head to the city, as she assumed I am a Singaporean, which I was not. Then she politely asked me to take a seat and told me that she had to head out security and did the check-in there. I said, "fine," and sat on the side reading magazines. She was excellent and everyone I encountered were friendly, efficient and polite, which was better than other similar transiting experiences at Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and even non-SQ flights at Singapore. She came back fifteen minutes later apologizing for the wait, but she got my boarding passes all the way to Tokyo Narita, and also the invitation to the A380 inaugural parties, which I took photos and placed them at my photo album. Then a colleague of her brought me to security, and took me to the Star Alliance lounge, which was vacated at that time because the TG flight has just left and the SQ flight was not leaving till a few hours later.
Ho Chi Minh City Lounge:
The lounge was actually not bad at all with big windows facing the tarmac and international terminal. I took many pictures of interesting Vietnam Airlines' planes, and the lounge was well stocked with cold drinks and food, including really nice spring rolls, beef stews with French bread, and chicken-flavored instant noodles. I read from various forums that it used to be better. I found the current food offering fine – nothing extraordinary, but not too awful. I spend a couple quiet hours there, and then head off to gate 14 near boarding time.
Short flight over:
It was a very short flight of an hour and thirty minutes, and as Krisworld was not turned on properly, I don't have any routing information. The flight took off from R/W25R at 2:53pm. Yes the flight was full in J and Y. The meal service was a quick one-tray light meal service, and the food was okay. I like the Vietnamese beef entrée much. I tried to take a short nap, but descent soon began at 4:50pm Singapore time. (Singapore is an hour ahead of SGN). We landed on R/W20C at 5:23pm and parked at gate F58 five minutes later.
Wine List and Menu Transcript:
Wine List
Charles Heidsieck
White Wines
Welnhaus Ress Riesling Kabinett 2005 Rheingau
Villa Franz Riesling Kabinett 2006 Hattenheimer Rheingau
Saint-Veran "Rives De Longsault" 2005 Domaine Des Deux Roches
Red Wines
Chateau Fonreaud 2002 Listrac Medoc
Rive Barbera d"Asti "Il Cascinone" 2004 Araldica
Dow 2001 Late Bottled Vintage Port Portugal
Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore
Light Meal Menu
A Savory Note
Smoked ham with roast vegetable and pasta salad
The Main Event
* Provence Style tuna steak with basil tomato coulis, ratatouille, and steamed potato
* Exclusively created by Georges Blanc, Vonnas
Vietnamese spiced beef with vegetables and rice
Sauteed prawns and fish in white wine herb veloute, spinach and fettuccine
A Sweet Note
Selection of Sliced Fresh Fruits
A Connoisseur's Choice
Gourmet Coffee
Selection of Tea
Since it was an inaugural flight and I had a long layover, I decided to exit immigration (plus it is Singapore and no one will grill me for the reason for exiting immigration) and headed over to T-3 and saw if there was anything special going on for the inaugural check-in. The immigration line at T-2 was very long this afternoon and in hindsight, I should have headed over to T-3, which had limited arrival flights at that time. Anyway, time was not a factor here.
May 20, 2008; Tuesday
SQ 636 SIN-NRT Lv0040 Arr0830+1 Airbus A380-800 9V-SKC
Aisle 7 hosted the special check-in counters for all SQ 636 passengers this evening. I arrived early while they were setting up. I asked a SQ staff nearby and she told me that the check-in would not begin till later at night around 9pm. I inquired if anything special going on at check-in, and she said, "not really" and all the celebration would hold at gate A10. I took a few pictures and decided to tour around T-3, which was amazing inside and outside. I took a number of pictures, as you could tell. The only disappointment is the lack of a proper viewing area of the apron, and you cannot really do any meaningful plane-spotting. Since it was a public holiday at Singapore, the new T-3 was filled with visitors and there was a giant shopping mall at the upper level and basement. There was a giant food court in the basement, which was huge and filled with excellent food choices. This airport is just a destination for locals as well. It is interesting to see airport being evolved from designing for travelers only to a shopping mall for locals as well.
After a while, I headed back to airside and decided to have a nice dinner at the new Silver Kris lounge at T-3, which was not disappointing. The food selection was improved dramatically from the old T-2 days, and I had many bowls of Oriental Seafood and tofu soup, as well as a few plateful of a great selection of warm food. Since I anticipated more food at A10, I was not going too crazy except with the soup. But I also know about the stupid sleeper service, which was the weakest point during this whole trip, (yes, even worst than the Nagoya diversion in this case) and I had to make sure I had a decent dinner before boarding.
The invitation stated the celebration would begin at 9:40pm, but knowing our departure time, I headed over a bit later. I arrived around 10pm and things were still mellow. I immediately passed through security and headed over to gate A-9 for the souvenir photo-taking session. I have yet to see the photos, since I am still on the road now. But I was impressed with the arrangement. Everything was so well organized and it is just a flawless event. We headed over to gate A-9 and filled out our information on these small standup coffee tables with light snacks. Then a guide leaded you to the A380 poster board and someone took your information sheet, took the pictures, and for economy class passengers, they would lead them to the souvenir pick up stations for their gift bags. Suite and business class passengers would get their bags on the plane. I believe the content is somewhat identical with all passengers, but suite and business class passengers got a nicer bag and a few more gadgets from the "Planet Traveler," a travel store at Singapore. Business class passenger got a Mandarin duck bag, and you can see the pictures of the bag and the content towards the very end of my photo album.
At the gate, a small band is playing relaxing lounge music and two Singapore Airlines girls were there to take pictures for you and/or with you. They were all pretty and nice, just like your typical Singapore Airlines girls. There was a sumptuous Japanese themed buffet, and there were sushi chefs making fresh sushi, which were actually excellent (compared to the cold sushi at the lounge). Other Japanese dishes include Chawan-mushi (steamed egg custard with seafood and gingko nuts), miso soup, teriyaki chicken drums, and other western dishes like assorted cold cuts, cut fruits, petit fours, warm pannini sandwiches, and seafood stew, were on offered, and properly served in first and business class china. A non-alcoholic bar was set up with juices, sodas, teas and coffees on the other end with a large staff of waiters and waitresses offering drinks to everyone. There were so much food around, and the crowd grew, as we got closer to departure time. Soon I saw a bunch of aviation enthusiasts and actually bought a homemade SQ A380 NRT inaugural t-shirt from one of these guys, which I would treasure dearly. In the future, you guys can make more of them, and perhaps can do a good sale.
About the plane itself, not many pictures of 9V-SKC were taken, because my camera was not professional enough to take nighttime photos and the windows were a big hindrance. But a quick note about the other A380s used that evening – SKA was not here (possibly at LHR or on its way back to SIN), SKB was heading to LHR, and SKD was heading to Sydney).
The CEO of Singapore Airlines soon arrived at the gate, but did not give any speech. He talked to the captain of the inaugural flight, other ground personnel, other passengers, and was very friendly to all requests and took pictures with many of them. Two hosts – one English speaking and one Japanese speaking – talked a number of times about the history of A380 and Singapore Airlines' new service.
Boarding soon began at 11:57pm, and the flight looked pretty full in all three cabin classes.
Y had a few empty middle seats, but J was 100% full with the media occupying the aft section of J. The flight attendants were very attentive and the usual array of pre-takeoff beverages, newspapers and magazines were passed out. People were taking pictures left and right, and for the first time, I did not experience a few awkward moment. Flash-photographing happened throughout the night, as the crew took pictures of the F/As serving the meals, the crew taking pictures of the food, of course, the business class galley, the new business class bar, and everything was so new. Champagne was selected tonight as my pre-takeoff beverage, as I settled into this new business class seat. I flew on the Boeing 777-300ER before in J, and nothing was strange to me. The seat was pretty similar, except a few more inches of legroom and an additional side storage bin. Door was closed at 12:35am, and we pushed back three minutes later. Changi was very busy at this time of the days, as there were many late redeye flights heading to North Asia, India and South Asian, Europe, and Australia. We took off at 12:59am from R/W20. My first impression was how quiet the takeoff was, and there were roaring clapping from economy class cabin, but business class folks were quiet. Perhaps it was the redeye nature of the flight.
Flying time was estimated to be six hours and eleven minutes to Tokyo, and the routing was pretty much all over water. We climbed towards 36,000feet for a while, before climbing to 38,000feet and 39,000feet before crossing the Okinawa Islands, and finally at 41,000feet. After the diversion was announced, we actually did not climb back up to much higher attitude, but staying at 20,000feet till we reached Nagoya. Our flight back to Tokyo took fifty-five minutes and we stayed at 26,500feet.
After takeoff, amenities were passed out, which were the usual socks and eyeshades. I still don't understand why a proper amenity kit was not handed out. I can't believe that SQ can't find a reasonable vendor, and I am sure many world brands will like to be placed side by side with SQ's name. But the J socks were at least Givenchy and the Y amenity kits are also Givenchy brand. Anyway, a first round of beverage was served with mixed nuts, and supper was then offered to those passengers who requested them first, and inaugural flight certificate in a plastic frame was passed out individually from the F/A to the each J passenger. (I believe Y passengers got their certificates on the ground.) The cabin lights remained dimmed throughout the night.
Around 4:30am Singapore time (yes a full two and a half hours prior to arrival), the F/As gently woke up those passengers requesting hot breakfast, and served us hot towels. Then the appetizer cart rolled out at 4:42am, our table was setup individually (no tray used), and fruit bowl and yogurts were offered. At 5:03am, entrees were served (as well as those requesting the Japanese bento box, which was one tray service), and at 5:15am, my tray was recollected, and tea/coffee service was offered. Why am I telling you the time aspect? Because I really don't think a hot breakfast required a full two and a half hours to serve. It literally took less than an hour. It should be serve an hour and half prior to arrival for those requesting hot breakfast, and an hour for continental breakfast. This sleeper service is certainly the worst planned inflight experience by Singapore Airlines, and no one seems to realize how cheap this sleeper service look, regardless of reality, and no one at SQ seemed to want to change it or find a better solution. I saw the "supper or breakfast" service more like a cost-cutting exercise than an "enhancement." I can't imagine getting only one main meal on a seven-hours flight to Melbourne or Sydney. (Sorry for the additional rant following! Feel free to skip it!)
I think that redeye flights are tricky because everyone has different sleeping habits and for Asian passengers, serving a hot meal is unavoidable especially in premium classes, not to mention on a six to seven hours flight. "Choices" is important for premium passengers, but "choices" meant a full snack-on-demand menus and a proper main meal service, not a choice of "supper" or "breakfast." For suite class, I think SQ should do what Qatar and Cathay Pacific offer – an "indulgence" menu with noodle soup, sandwiches, light appetizer plates, cheese plate, and fruit plate, and then a breakfast prior to arrival. The breakfast service does not need to be as extravagant as on a transpacific flight or European flight. It can be a simple one-tray service with fruit, yogurt, and entrée. A bento style service, just like the Japanese meal option, can be served between sixty and ninety minutes prior to arrival. I think most passengers don't mind a simplified breakfast on a short six to seven hour redeye flights. For business class, a slight reduced "indulgence" menu can be offered too, like noodle soup (instant is fine), sandwiches, sliced cheese and fruit plate, and then a bento style breakfast prior to arrival. The "sleeper" service is simply unacceptable right now, and something better can be done with it. Check out what other airlines are offering! Knowing SQ's customer service, I am not counting on them listening to me, but next time, I am going to have the "supper" service because it was just hard to eat at 4 in the morning, and then with an hour and half left on the flight.
Menu Transcript: (All three class menus will be posted here… thanks to the F/A, which so generously grab me extra menus from Suite and economy! It is also interested to note that they use the A380 cover, not the current spring design. The menus also clearly state that they were for the inaugural flights, and in business and economy class menus, the return segments are not included. So I assume Singapore Airlines knew that many passengers would like to hold on to the menus for this special flight. On a typical SQ flight, the menus will be used on both inbound and return flights in business and economy, and that's why the F/As recollect menus. Of course, they loaded extra menus, but not a full load of them.)
Suite Class
Wine List
Dom Perignon 2000
Krug Grande Cuvee
White Wines
Reichsgraf Von Kesselstatt Piesporter Goldtropfchen Riesling Kabinett 2005 Mosel-Saar-Ruwer
Beaune Du Chateau Premier Cru 2006 Bouchard Pere Et Fils
Red Wines
Chateau Pichon-Longueville Au Baron De Pichon-Longueville 1998 Pauillac
Chianti Classico 2001 Castello Di Brolio
Dow's 20 Years Old Tawny Port Portugal
Sleeper Service from Singapore Tokyo
To allow you a longer period of undisturbed rest, please let us know your preference for the following meal service options:
To be served your meal after takeoff
To be served your meal about 2 hours before arrival
To Start With
A choice of apple, tomato, freshly squeezed orange juice or hot/chilled soy bean milk
Puree of Cauliflower soup with sautéed curry spiced scallop and crème faiche
*Exclusively created by Gordon Ramsay, London
Your Choice of:
Ballontine of chicken breast with truffle and duck liver, natural jus, selected vegetables and sautéed potato
*Exclusively created by Gordon Ramsay, London
Singapore style prawn noodle soup
A richly flavored local dish of yellow noodles in prawn and pork stock served with king prawns and bean sprouts
Kitsune Udon Soup
White wheat noodles in light bonito broth granished with fried beancurd and fish cake
American Breakfast
Yogurt with berry compote
Freshly prepared egg on toast served with ham steak or chicken sausage, slow roasted vine ripened tomato and mushrooms
Bread selection with pastries
Continental Breakfast
Assorted bread with preserves
Your meal will be served with a selection of sliced fresh fruit
Yoshihiro's Choice
A respected authority who has helped shaped Japan's culinary culture, Yoshihiro Murata draws on European influences without compromising on the authenticity of traditional Japanese cuisine. He brings to you his recommendation for a most exquisite dining experience in the sky.
Chilled hot spring boiled egg with soya flavored stock
Sesame flavored beancurd with jelly, shiso
Grilled eggplant, simmered octopus, lady finger
Yakimono & Ashirai
Grilled semi dried flatfish, dried sardines with shishito pepper
Gohan or Okayu
Steamed rice or rice porridge
Red miso oup with lotus root dumpling
Business Class
Charles Heidsieck
White Wines
Villa Franz Riesling Kabinett 2006 Hattenheimer Rheingau
Saint-Veran "Rives De Longsault" 2005 Domaine Des Deux Roches
Red Wines
Chateau Fonreaud 2002 Listrac Medoc
Rive Barbera d"Asti "Il Cascinone" 2004 Araldica
Dow 2001 Late Bottled Vintage Port Portugal
Menu From Singapore to Tokyo
Sleeper service same as Suite Class
To Start With
Choice of apple, tomato, freshly squeezed orange juice or soya bean milk
Caesar Salad with poached egg and marinated anchovies
*Exclusively created by Gordon Ramsay, London
The Main Event
Boiled beef cheeks with peas, baby turnip and asparagus in beef consommé
*Exclusively created by Gordon Ramsay, London
Selection of dim sum
Lotus leaf rice, siew mai, bean curd roll with prawn and "har gow"
Assorted sushi
Japanese style vinegared rice topped with marinated seafood
American Breakfast
Omelette with jalapeno jack cheese
Served with chicken chipolata, roasted tomato and hash brown potato, with a side of fruit yogurt and a selection of breads with preserves
Continental Breakfast
Served with assorted breads with preserves
Your meal will be served with a selection of fresh fruit
A Connoisseur's Choice
Gourmet coffees
Selection of tea
Served with Pralines
Yoshihiro's Choice
A respected authority who has helped shaped Japan's culinary culture, Yoshihiro Murata draws on European influences without compromising on the authenticity of traditional Japanese cuisine. He brings to you his recommendation for a most exquisite dining experience in the sky.
"Finding the change of the four seasons in a flower and translating it into cuisine"
An array of nine appetizers and entrees together with miso soup, served Japanese-style.
Kuchitori – Yam jelly with green soya bean and tofu paste
Kobachi – Egg tofu with fish "sho-men" and fish-flavored jelly
Sunomono – Vinegared pike eel and marinated vegetables
Yakimono – Grilled flat fish, green bean, chicken, carrot and black sesame miso
Takiawase – Octopus, taro, pumpkin, and lady's finger
Owan – Miso Soup
Gohan – Grilled rice roll with sesame and seaweed
Kounomono – Assorted pickles
Mizumono – Assorted Fresh Fruit
Ocha – Green Tea
Economy Class
Refreshment from Singapore to Tokyo
Enjoy a light treat on your journey
Light Bites
Warm mango and shrimp with herbs panini sandwich
Warm black-peppered chicken with potato wrap
Hot Beverages
Green Tea
Cold Beverage
Japanese Oolong tea
Breakfast from Singapore to Tokyo
Gordon's choice
Celebrated for his ability to marry rich flavors with healthy cooking and creative genius, Gordon Ramsay's artful blend of textures and flavors spawn stylish creations. He brings in you his recommendation for a most exquisite dining experience in the sky.
Fruit appetizer
Bubble and squeak with poached egg and bacon
Assorted breakfast rolls
Butter-Fruit Preserve
Coffee, tea
Yoshihiro's Choice
A respected authority who has helped shaped Japan's culinary culture, Yoshihiro Murata draws on European influences without compromising on the authenticity of traditional Japanese cuisine. He brings to you his recommendation for a most exquisite dining experience in the sky.
Fruit appetizer
Grilled salted salmon, omelette with grilled eel, vegetables, baby sardines and 'sancho' pepper-flavored rice
Assorted breakfast rolls
Butter-Fruit Preserve
Coffee, tea
Arrival and Diversion:
For the rest of the flight, I went back to sleep, and descent soon began at 6:43am. The pilots announced that the weather at Tokyo was not great and there were high winds, but weather should clear out a bit, and he apologized, but we would circle for a while till the weather cleared out at Tokyo. Everybody was not so surprised or simply too sleepy to care. The pilots announced landing check at 7:20am, so I thought we were all fine, till I spotted the changes with the Sky Map, and we were climbing again to 20,000feet. Shortly after, the pilot announced that the weather did not improve and a number of planes reporting strong wind shear and he decided to divert to Osaka. He apologized for the delay and would come back with updated arrival time. A few minute later, the destination was changed once again with the Sky map, and we were heading to Nagoya, as it was closer to Tokyo. Descent began at 7:43am (8:43am Nagoya time). We landed on Nagoya Centrair Airport's R/W16R at 9:09am local time, and parked at Bay 119 five minutes later, next to a diverted TG's Boeing 777-200 as well.
Diversion at Nagoya:
The pilot went on the speaker and told us that he had no estimate for our takeoff time, but would give us a reasonable estimate after the weather cleared up at Tokyo and a new flight plan was filed. I looked out of the window and saw many ground staffs taking pictures of our planes using their cell phones, and many of them certainly came out to see this giant jumbo. It was a pleasant surprise, and even the purser and some TG F/As looked out from the window and checked out the jumbo plane, which TG will get within the next few years as well. The F/As immediately opened up the J galley bar and the leading F/A went downstairs to discuss with the other leading purser about what to do. So what to do? I decided to take the opportunity (along other passengers) to take pictures all over the plane, since now it was daytime and pictures are easier to take. I walked downstairs and the new staircases were super nice. The main deck had a really high ceiling (higher than 777), and the plane was very spacious. I checked out the front business cabin and avoided row 11 for those who wanted a window. Row 11 has no window at all. I almost picked that seat. The galley was huge, and despite the diversion costing me $1600USD (which I will explain later), it was a pleasant surprise to walk up and down the plane. Around 10:20am, the leading stewardess came back up and was not too happy to see people wondering around the plane. An announcement came next, and passengers returned to their seats, as snacks would be served now and it would help the F/A out significantly. Then we spotted a number of catering guys (all smiling and at awe with the planes) dragging these snack boxes up the stairs. I guess the catering trucks are not ready for A380 yet. Business class passengers got a nice warmed eel rice box, while Y got a sandwich bento box. F/As did a quick beverage service as well. SQ really tried to make the experience a bit better, and who would expect a proper snack service during an unexpected diversion. Around 11am, I spotted the TG plane moving and the pilot came back on and said we were all set to go soon.
At 11:11am, door was closed and we pushed back at 11:22am, and taxied towards R/W20C soon. The observation deck was packed understandably at Nagoya airport, and I spotted also a Virgin's A340-600 diverted to Nagoya as well. At 11:41am, the plane took off and another beautiful takeoff. Got to love this bird! Two A380 takeoff and landing at a day… you can't really fault it. We climbed back to 26,500 feet, and F/As made a beverage run. Descent finally began at 12:03pm, and we landed on a cloudy NRT at R/W16R at 12:36pm local time. We got a proper water canon salute and parked at gate A46 shortly after.
A46 is now the designated A380 gate, and there are only two jetways though – one for upper deck and one for main deck. My concern with Narita is the holding room – is it large enough to accommodate a full A380 load of passengers? Other than that, it is fine. As we parked into gate, you should see the line of press on the side and it was beyond impressive and how serious the Japanese were with the first commercial A380 flight, and not to mention part of the celebration of 30th Anniversary of Narita Airport.
A troop of Singapore Airlines girls and Narita Airport staff and more camera crew welcomed all of us but no arrival gift! Greedy me always wondered if the Narita Airport would provide some souvenirs! Then there were three to four SQ staffs assisting with arriving passengers and not to mention rebooking passengers, who misconnected. Passengers returning on the same flight was directed to a desk set up before the security, and I should have taken the same flight home. You will be surprised on a good number of passengers turning back. A couple of passengers were continuing onto Seoul and other North Asian destinations, and individual SQ agents were helping everyone to rebook flights.
So what should I do? I had a complicated award ticket issued through bmi, and the SQ staff immediately took my information and asked me to wait, while she worked on rebooking the flight. I knew it would take a long time, and after more than thirty minutes, even the F/As were gone. The ground agents informed me that they were having problems rebooking me, as it was a bmi award ticket. So they asked me what passport I carried – US of course? They asked me to exit immigration and headed to the rebook desk downstairs. They were polite and helped me every step of the way. I waited for a while at the baggage claim area reading my novel. The staff finally came back to me and apologized profusely that they had problems rebooking my ticket and not to mention, the bmi office at London was not helping. They immediately offered to overnight me here to Tokyo and tried very hard to book a hotel room. Unfortunately, things were pretty full due to the summer season, but they found a room at the Mercure Hotel Narita (next to the Narita train station), and provided me dinner and breakfast coupon. The hotel was not that impressive, but decent enough. I asked for a phone card, but was told they did not have that, which actually in my case was more useful than a hotel room. They apologized again, and finally they decided to book me on their own Bangkok bound flight the next morning.
I arrived at the hotel later, and towards late afternoon, I got a phone call from the SQ representative again. He apologized again for the delay and told me that bmi refused to endorse my award ticket to SQ, even SQ explained my case and took the blame. They tried to put me back on ANA, but it would not work for me, as I had to be back in HK early Thursday for my flight back to the US. I tried to call bmi myself and of course, that was no use, and made me more upset. At the end, I just booked myself an oneway ticket to Hong Kong, which was beyond expensive. The SQ staff called back later and followed up, and I told him that I was heading back to Hong Kong on my own. He apologized.
Lesson learned: Never book an award ticket following an inaugural flight! Not to mention bmi award ticket! My problems are first, some of the Indian agents are borderline rude and had not any flexibility. Second, the gold line was not 24 hours and sometimes you could not cancel before the flight departed. They made it your fault as well. Third, I just could not comprehend why bmi will not endorse the ticket to SQ. For Christ' sake, SQ is a member of Star Alliance (and that suppose to make our lives easier… not so much the case…), and even SQ offered me a seat. I also learned a lesson because I am partially responsible for booking such a tight connecting flight. Next time, I am playing very safe, even though I would be very tired after a redeye flight. I will also be more careful with bmi award ticket. For SQ, I could not be more thankful for their hardest effort in rebooking such an award ticket. SQ will certainly gain my business, but bmi, not so! A strike against bmi and my original plan to fly bmi at least once this year will be cancelled.
Singapore Airlines and A380 are excellent, and I love both products very well. A380 is a magnificent airplane, which symbolizes the twenty-first century and its efficiency and modernity. SQ inaugural parties are just fun and SQ is not cheap when it comes to souvenirs and partying. CX seriously can take a major lesson from SQ, and sees how SQ spins its inaugural flights into major parties and press event, which help promote the airline in a very positive way. It is a promotional event and SQ gains lots of recognition and more praise for its onboard and ground services. CX can easily accomplish it, but chooses to be "cheap." For folks, I urge you to attend a future SQ inaugural flight.
Sorry for the super long report!


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AQWA Team celebrates Earth Day weekend April 24
MARYSVILLE — The Allen Quilceda Watershed Action Team, or "AQWA Team," will host a free hands-on Earth Day weekend event at Jennings Park.
The public event takes place April 24 and offers a number of activities for both children and adults, including a chance to "dig in" and get some work done along Allen Creek. Participants are invited to stop by between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to learn about salmon, native trees, water pollution and steps they can take to keep their streams healthy.
"We must promote awareness and support a conscious effort to change practices that are harmful to the environment," Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon said. "This event is a great opportunity to put that philosophy in action."
The first 200 participants will receive a "blank" shirt depicting an outline of their watershed. Everyone can then personalize their shirt as they visit different sponsor booths located throughout the park. Each booth will teach participants about a different part of their watershed. Volunteers will also be planting native trees along the creek and digging up blackberry roots to improve conditions for fish and other wildlife.
"We hope that, through creating their own shirts, students and adults alike will see all of the ways they impact their local streams and rivers with the choices they make every day," said Cara Ianni of the Stilly-Snohomish Fisheries Enhancement Task Force.
"There will be lots of fun activities that people can join," said Jennifer Adams of Adopt-A-Stream Foundation. "We think this will be a great time for the whole family."
The AQWA Team is a partnership of local agencies and organizations working together to restore and protect the health of Allen and Quilceda creeks. AQWA Team members include Snohomish County Surface Water Management, the Stilly-Snohomish Fisheries Enhancement Task Force, Adopt-A-Stream Foundation, the cities of Marysville and Arlington, the state Department of Ecology, Snohomish Conservation District, the Tulalip Tribes, Evergreen Fly Fishing Club and local citizens.
Other event participants include WSU Extension Beach Watchers and Shore Stewards, and the Snohomish County Noxious Weed Board.
For more information, contact Cindy Flint at 425-388-6628 or email@example.com, or Jennifer Adams at 425-316-8592. Large groups are asked to pre-register.
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hi, i try to use hydrogen, but think it's not the right tool for what i try to do : program a midi file in rosegarden, and record in ardour the samples of drum kit. i like the simplicity of jackbeat, but it can't be driven by rosegarden (as far as i know...) so, what can be used to play raw pcm stéréo samples 32bF-48kHz (.wav) ?? thanks for helping !
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The City Council of Webster City had a brief agenda Tuesday night, but also heard from local residents about items not on the night's agenda.
Attorney Pat Chambers appeared on behalf of Gerald and Bev Huisman and asked the council to begin to consider compliance with a court order filed in March 2010.
In that order, Chambers said the city was "permanently enjoined from maintaining and allowing usage of the existing roadway" at the lot on Bicentennial Court.
Gerald and Bev Huisman filed the suit in 2008 seeking to protect the value of their property at 305 Bicentennial Court, which borders property the city reportedly planned to use to create a new access from Bicentennial Court to private, unplated land. That land is owned by the Gillette family, which sold a parcel of land to the city as part of the Boone River Recreational Trail project, according to an 2008 account from the Daily Freeman-Journal. The proposed road would have given access to the Gillette property, which lost its lane access as part of the new trail.
Chambers said he was also appearing on behalf the Gillette family who have a contract with the term in it that requires the city to provide access to the Gillette property out onto Bicentennial Court.
"The essence of our request is that the city put in a road that complies with its own rules for streets, sidewalks and driveways,"?Chambers said. "What they have now is mud."
Chambers said he wasn't sure of the city's intent but after the court ruling, the city removed the hard surface road they had put in prior to the suit.
"I don't want anybody to get the idea the hard surface was acceptable - it's not. But it certainly was a better situation than the mud hole that was created.
"This is the only access to the Gillette property and they farm that property,"?he said. "So they have to get in and out, and all they're doing is just digging deeper ruts,"?Chambers said.
He added that the roadway is also a very convenient and well-used access to the Boone River Trail.
"It's only about 50 yards from Bicentennial Court to the bike trail at that location,"?he said.
Chambers said he requested that the city begin to get incompliance for the access road. If not, Chambers said, that the only alternative for the Huismans would be to begin a contempt action and for the Gillettes to bring an action to compel the city's compliance with its contractual obligation.
Mayor Janet Adams said the City Council would take the request under advisement.
Apology wanted
Paul Dahl, former Kendall Young Library director, asked City Manager Ed Sadler for an apology.
"Since I am now teaching Introduction to Ethical Conflicts at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, I'm going to request the city manager to issue an apology to me,"?he said.
Dahl said he had a conflict with the county attorney last year and said Sadler involved himself in the conflict.
"His comment to me was 'You're a new resident. You haven't been here long enough to know what's going on,'"?Dahl said. He also alleged that Sadler made the same remark on other occasions, including when Dahl applied for but was not selected for the Parks and Recreation Commission.
Dahl said Sadler had not talked to him since he left his position at the library.
"I thought we had a good enough relationship that he would speak to me in some fashion,"?he said. "So I would just like an apology from the city manager."
New appointees
The council appointed Laurie Graham to serve a term on the Webster City Historic Committee. Graham's term will end June 1, 2014. Betty Eilers and Charles Smith were also named to the committee to serve until June 1, 2016.
Proclamation signed
Sept. 10 through 15 was proclaimed Doodle?Bug Week in Webster City by Adams. The proclamation coincides with the 26th annual Doodle Bug Reunion which will be held Sept. 13 through 15 at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds.
Doodle Bug scooters were manufactured in Webster City in the 1940s. Enthusiasts from all over the country attend the annual event, according to organizers. It is estimated that fewer than 1,000 Doodle Bugs are in existence today.
Other business
Also Tuesday night, the council:
Approved a loan agreement with the Webster City Airport Commission to provide matching funds for federal dollars to construct a new hangar at the airport.
Authorized the mayor and city clerk to enter into an agreement with Bolton and Menk Inc., Ames, for engineering services related to the Jordan Well project construction phase.
Approved a request from the Police Department to enter into a loan agreement with the Department of the Navy for night vision glasses.
Accepted the resignation of Pawel Kraska from the Webster City Hotel/Motel Tax Board.
Heard an update from Carrie Fitzgerald, Webster City Chamber of Commerce executive director.


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AMD borrows $300m to fill war chest
Advanced Micro Devices is wading into the debt markets to raise money for a whole bunch of things it needs to get done. The chip maker designer and peddler said in a statement that it would be making a private offering of $300m in senior notes due in 2022, and that it had a number of potential uses for the funds. Four, to be …
Applied Micro is already public and already sells embedded processors and communications chips that are doing somewhere around $230m a year in revenue. The company has $96.1m in the bank right now, too, and a market cap that is around $366m as El Reg goes to press.
So a company with money in the bank and a fairly decent and stable revenue stream is valued at $0.5bn, while a company with no stable revenue stream, and no actual product, apart from filling the buzzword bingo of the month, is valued at over $100bn?
How does this make sense?
It doesn't make sense. But our financial markets are obsessed with immediate payout based on changes in value, rather than actual value.
AMD has never made sense
However, since AMD is such a political entity, it might just be a political game. I don't know about the situation now, but many years ago they withheld bad financial news because they didn't want to hurt a Republican friend who was running for president at the time. As soon as the election was over, they suddenly announced the layoffs. Now the political situation is reversed, so I wouldn't be at all surprised if they are playing the opposite game.
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Community Wants Answers After Murder Of Mom & DaughterIt was Friday afternoon when a woman and her daughter were found dead inside a North Texas home. Before midnight that same day the daughter's estranged 30-year-old boyfriend was arrested.
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