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LONG BEACH - Mary Zendejas had an active schedule planned for last weekend. She was going to attend the annual Bulldog Beauty Contest by Marine Stadium, a family birthday party and, of course, go to church.
But a big wrench was thrown into the plans of the disabled Belmont Heights woman who has suffered from polio since childhood.
On Friday morning, Zendejas, 41, learned that thieves had come onto the apartment complex property where she lives and stolen the four tires and wheels off her wheelchair-accessible van.
After receiving a call from her landlord, Zendejas, who needs a motorized wheelchair to get around, went outside to find the side of the van scraped and the vehicle perched on bricks.
More than the grand theft, Zendejas says her sense of safety and security were stolen.
"I don't know how to explain it," she says. "Being disabled, I now feel scared to be outside and to be alone in my apartment."
Zendejas' car was the only one of eight touched, which adds to her fear.
"I don't know if this was directed at me," the soft-spoken Zendejas said.
So worried was Zendejas that she asked her brother to come and stay because her aides aren't available overnight.
Insurance should help with the cost of replacing the tires and any damage. However, Zendejas doesn't know when she will recoup her sense of security.
"LBPD is always asking the community to be alert to what is going on in their neighborhoods and to call 9-1-1 immediately if they notice any suspicious individuals or activity," Police Department spokeswoman Nancy Pratt said.
Anyone with information about the crime can call the Long Beach Police Department Auto Theft Detail at 562-570-7362.
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SAN BERNARDINO - Nine local men and women were celebrated as heroes Monday.
The members of the military were the latest to have banners with their names and pictures hung along major thoroughfares as part of the Hometown Heroes program used in San Bernardino and other cities.
"They are a profile of a community that celebrates those that raise their hand in defense of this nation," Mayor Pat Morris said during the presentation.
Each is a resident of San Bernardino, graduated from a high school here or has a family member who lived here, and each is serving in the military.
And although they don't serve for the recognition, they deserve it, said Councilwoman Virginia Marquez.
"I'd like to thank these brave men and women who have committed their lives to protecting us every day," Marquez said. "The next time you see a veteran, please give them a hug. "
Amanda Salcedo, a 22-year-old Navy petty officer 3rd class, had barely gotten a hug from her father on a rare long weekend at home, just after returning from Afghanistan, when her father took her to Monday's City Council meeting.
"I'm a supervisor with Caltrans, so my story to her is just, 'Yeah, we have a new deputy director, and he's a family kind of person, so wear your best and the rest of the family will be there,'" Dennis Salcedo said before the presentation.
The elder Salcedo said he was proud of his city, but he wished someone would dedicate themselves to fixing it s problems the way his daughter is dedicated to her service. He hopes the banners will help.
"Hopefully, they'll get more people in San Bernardino proud of their youth that are coming out of the city," he said. "That's a big thing. "
The banners, sponsored by individuals and groups from San Bernardino, will be spread along various streets, although Councilman Rikke Van Johnson suggested concentrating them along one major street - Mount Vernon Avenue or Highland Avenue, for instance - to create a more impressive effect. A council committee on the banner program that consists of Johnson, Marquez and Wendy McCammack will consider that.
Sgt. 1st Class Mario Mayorquino said he's seen plenty of good soldiers come out of San Bernardino in his 24 years in the Army, especially now that he is a recruiter in the city.
He appreciates the recognition of being given a banner Monday, but he said not to make too much of it.
"I think it's an honor, but most importantly I don't think I'm a hero," he said. "We need to recognize the real heroes, those who made the ultimate sacrifice. "
This report has been corrected to show Dennis Salcedo's name.
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Land Rover's Range Rover Sport is a 5-passenger luxury SUV that seldom gets used to its full potential. While many Range Rovers don't ever take the path less traveled, their off-road capabilities are unquestioned. There are few changes to the 2013 model, and in fact, the 2014 Range Rover Sport has already been unveiled last month in New York.
The 2014 Range Rover will be the fastest, most agile and responsive Land Rover ever, according to Land Rover officials.
The 2013 model is no slouch, either.
We drove this year's Range Rover Sport with an optional audio upgrade package and luxury interior package, which gave the vehicle a world-class interior with straight-grained walnut wood trim and premium leather upholstery.
Powered by a 375-horsepower V8 engine that sends an equal amount of torque to the wheels via a 6-speed electronic transmission, the Range Rover Sport is nimble for a vehicle of its heft – considerably more than 5,000 pounds. It is available in two trim levels: HSE and Supercharged.
The Range Rover Sport is a permanent 4WD vehicle with normal, sport and manual shift modes. It rides on 19-inch aluminum alloy wheels and has a two-speed electronic transfer box with an electronic center differential. It has four-corner electronic air suspension that allows the vehicle to be raised or lowered for access, standard and off-road heights.
Inside, the cabin is luxurious and spacious, with good visibility all around. We liked the squared and wide top of the interior door panel; it makes the perfect resting spot for a taller
driver's left elbow. The driver's right elbow is always supported thanks to Land Rover's exclusive adjustable center armrest.
Seats in the test vehicle were firm and well-bolstered, wrapped in fine almond/nutmeg colored leather. The Luxury Interior package added heat to the front and rear seats and the steering wheel, as well as 20-inch wheels, a cooler box and adjustable driver's side seat bolsters.
Standard amenities include dual-zone air, leather, a power adjustable steering wheel with controls, memory settings, heated mirrors, a power sun roof, a power tailgate, navigation and a 7-inch monitor, a CD/DVD player, USB ports, voice-activated controls and Bluetooth capability.
Probably the biggest drawback to this fine off-road luxury SUV is its fuel economy – the 2013 Range Rover Sport manages but 13 miles per gallon in the city and 18 mpg on the highway.
The Range Rover Sport also has Land Rover's signature Terrain Response system with settings for general, mud, sand, snow and rocks. Do not doubt this off-road SUV can cross ditches, ford streams, slog through mud and pull you up hills on the way to the camp.
Most owners will spend way more time on the asphalt than in the mud in their Range Rover Sports, and the vehicle does well here too. Even with its upright stance, the vehicle is solid in the corners without much lean. Acceleration is fine with the big V8, but we found the brakes a bit spongy on the test vehicle.
When it comes to safety, the Range Rover Sport has six airbags and side-impact steel beams in the doors, rain and speed sensing wipers, park distance control and automatic Xenon headlights with power washers. It also has hill descent control and gradient release control for steep hills, all-terrain dynamic stability control and anti-lock brakes. It has not been tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
The 2013 Range Rover Sport starts at $60,045. With options, our test vehicle was $67,785, which included $850 in freight.
The Range Rover Sport – stylish, sophisticated and comfortable – is as much a status symbol as it is a premium off-road SUV, and it can get you just about anywhere.
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- Horsepower: 375
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- Test model base price: $60,045 ($67,785 as tested)
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As playoffs for other sports come along, the anticipation is greater and greater for football. A handful of teams already have playoff spots, but just about all the playoff seeding still has to be determined. Some of our top games for Friday night will have powerful implications in that arena.As always, we thank historian George Felt for his weekly statistical report, Felt's Facts. Several of his observations are included here.
East (6-0) at Bountiful (6-1)The set-up: The top two contenders in Region 6 fight for a No. 1 seed.East offense vs. Bountiful defense: Run, run, run. That's what the Leopards like to do. Aside from Isaac Valles' occasional passes, they'll run right at the Braves, leading off with big halfback Ula Tolutau, who has more than 600 yards on the ground. Bountiful has one of the best defenses in 4A, but struggled against the run in the Highland game. The front seven, led by linebacker Rylee Gautavai, will have to be on its toes.Bountiful offense vs. East defense: Bountiful's own rushing attack is led by Jakob Hunt, who has accrued a 4A-leading 16 rushing touchdowns this year. Quarterback Jordan Hayes has shown improvement in the passing game in recent weeks. But East's defense is unreal: The Leopards have only given up 27 points for the entire season. Sophomore Korey Rush leads the unit with six sacks, but just about everyone on the line hassles the quarterback.Bottom line: East's defense should be the determining factor, creating problems for Bountiful's passing offense. But the Leopards also haven't been truly tested in the last two weeks, which might help the Braves.
Mountain Crest (5-2) at Logan (6-1)The set-up: One of the state's best rivalries has another great chapter as both fight for a region title.Mountain Crest offense vs. Logan defense: The Mustangs have enjoyed an offensive renaissance behind the dual threat of quarterback Jamison Webb (13 passing TDs) and running back Eddy Hall (10 rushing TDs). Faimafili Laulu-Pututau is a big body in the receiving game who is hard to beat out for jump balls. The Logan defense hasn't been as dominant this year thanks to injuries to key players, but pass rusher Jacoby Wildman and ballhawker Hunter Ballam still make life tough for opposing quarterbacks.Logan offense vs. Mountain Crest defense: The Grizzlies revolve almost completely around Luke Falk, who has thrown for just about 2,500 yards this year against six touchdowns. Jesse Braddy and are his main targets, combining for 134 receptions. Mountain Crest has been tough defensively this year, allowing only three opponents to score more than 20 points. But two of those games - against Lone Peak and against Woods Cross - were losses.Bottom line: Logan should have a few concerns because its offense is one-dimensional. But the defending state champions might just have a bit of an edge here, owing to their experience.
Kearns (3-4) at Hunter (4-2)The set-up: A feud between two of the leading contenders for the Region 2 title.Kearns offense vs. Hunter defense: James Felila is virtually the heart of this offense, rushing nearly 1,200 yards with 13 touchdowns on the ground. Quarterback Jordan Floyd has stabilized in region play, with 10 touchdown passes on the year. The Wolverine's D hasn't messed around in region either, howerver, only giving up 17 points it its first two wins. Some serious pass rushers, such as Ian Togiai, make it tough to gain ground on them.Hunter offense vs. Kearns defense: Enter running back Trevon Johnson, who romped for four touchdowns and 219 yards against Granger last week. He'll be the main point of attack for a team that doesn't get much out of the passing game. But the big Kearns front line can be tough to get around, and many of the teams that have beaten Kearns did it by throwing the ball over them. Hetu Mataele and Colton Groissant probably have a statement to make about that.Bottom line: Kearns seems to be a little more diverse, even though it has been inconsistent at times. Even on the road, the Cougars should be favored here.
Skyline (4-3) at Westlake (3-4)The set-up: The Eagles try to stay unbeaten against another surprise squad on the rise.Skyline offense vs. Westlake defense: Led by Tyler Snyder, this offense has certainly seen new life in the last few weeks, having its three best outings all consecutively. Snyder has about 1,200 yards of offense on his own, but you can bet it will help having Garrett England to pass to and to give handoffs. Westlake's defense has taken its lumps, but is generally the strength of the team. The toughest thing to account for might be the eight interceptions the team has grabbed this year.Westlake offense vs. Skyline defense: The Thunder have truly struggled on this side of the ball, but it's started coming together behind quarterback Gavin Williams. He threw an overtime touchdown pass to give Westlake a victory last week against Murray. A lot depends on which Skyline defense shows up - the one that shut out Murray, or the one that gave up 35 to Hillcrest? The Eagles will need leading sack artist Jake Wittwer to keep up the pressure.Bottom line: Expect the Eagles to pull this one out, using the run game and capitalizing on Westlakes offensive struggles.
Juan Diego (7-0) at Wasatch (6-1)The set-up: The Region 10 powerhouse meets its toughest contender so far this year.Juan Diego offense vs. Wasatch defense: This Soaring Eagle unit has been aggressive recently, piling up 138 points in only its last three games. That's thanks to an extremely balanced rushing attack, which carried on just fine despite missing its starting quarterback last week. Wasatch has had its struggles defensively, last week giving up 31 points to Judge. If the Wasps hope to stop Chase Williams and Jessie Springer, they'll need their main tacklers, such as Taggart Baxter, to be on high alert and make the right reads.Wasatch offense vs. Juan Diego defense: James Delacenserie is the rare 3A quarterback with the gift for big throws. He's got more than 1,800 yardsd with a whopping 25 touchdowns. Kayden Connor and Gavin Nebeker have combined for 18 of those scores. The problem for Juan Diego is it hasn't faced many elite passing offenses, so the secondary could be a bit out of practice. Still, expect Dakota Cox and Kalei Kauhaahaa to get some pressure that defensive backs such as Cole Nelson could benefit from.Bottom line: This has the makings of a high-scoring shootout, but Juan Diego's defense is definitely the difference-maker in the Soaring Eagle's favor.
Quick hitters• San Juan has not allowed more than one touchdown to any opponent this year, a streak that should be tested when the Broncos face Beaver this week.• Dixie and Cedar City play for the 82nd straight year when they meet Friday, and the Flyers have a 48-33 series edge.• Brighton will try to bounce back from last week's loss against West Jordan, whom they've beaten in all 16 meetings.
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New CEO to Lead Nebraska Regional Health NetworkDecember 17 2013
The board of directors of a new Nebraska-based regional health network has named Cliff A. Robertson, MD, as senior vice president and market CEO of the network, effective February 2014.
Robertson, 51, is a long-time physician executive in the Tacoma, WA area and a board-certified primary care physician. The Texas native is chief operating officer of Franciscan Health System in Tacoma and has been on loan as interim CEO of St. Luke's Health System in Houston, TX, since October. (See attached biography) St. Luke's, Franciscan and the Nebraska network are affiliates of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI).
The Nebraska network is a new organization formed by the integration of Alegent Creighton Health and CHI health ministries in Grand Island, Kearney, Lincoln and Nebraska City. The network name will be introduced after the first of the year.
Richard L. Herink, chair of the network board and president, First National Bank of Lincoln, led the board search committee, which conducted a national search that considered internal and external candidates. "We are most impressed with Dr. Robertson's proven leadership ability, collaborative style and entrepreneurial spirit. We believe these are qualities a CEO must possess to successfully lead in this new era of health care," Herink said.
Michael T. Rowan, CHI's executive vice president and chief operating officer, said, "As a physician executive, Cliff has diverse management and business experience and a clear grasp of the opportunities and challenges ahead. He is deeply committed to the purpose of this network, which is to serve individuals and communities in Nebraska, southwest Iowa and northern Kansas to improve health in the region through an emphasis on education, healing, research and wellness."
Robertson expressed excitement about his role as network chief. "I am honored to be chosen to help advance the health care ministry of the new regional network and I am pleased to remain a part of the CHI family. I look forward to working with the board, physicians, employees, managers, donors and volunteers to build upon the legacy of innovation and excellence that the network's patients and communities have relied on for generations," he said.
Richard A. Hachten, II, of Alegent Creighton Health and Robert J. Lanik of the CHI Nebraska health ministries are co-CEOs of the network. They will help orient Robertson before their retirements next year.
About Catholic Health Initiatives in Nebraska and Southwest Iowa – Alegent Creighton Health and the Catholic Health Initiatives organizations in Nebraska and southwest Iowa are integrating to create single, regional health network with a unified mission: nurturing the healing ministry of the Church while creating healthier communities. Headquartered in Omaha, the combined faith-based organization will consist of 16 hospitals, two stand-alone inpatient behavioral health facilities and more than 150 employed physician practice locations in Nebraska and southwest Iowa. Nearly 15,900 employees comprise the workforce of this network that includes 2,820 licensed beds and serves as the primary teaching partner of Creighton University's health sciences schools. In fiscal year 2013, the network provided a combined approximate total of $138 million in quantified community benefit including services for the poor, free clinics, education and research. With locations stretching from Kearney, Neb. to Corning, Iowa, the health network is the largest in Nebraska and serves residents of Nebraska, southwest Iowa and northern Kansas. For more information, visit our websites:
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About Catholic Health Initiatives – Catholic Health Initiatives, a nonprofit, faith-based health system formed in 1996 through the consolidation of four Catholic health systems, expresses its mission each day by creating and nurturing healthy communities in the hundreds of sites across the nation where it provides care. One of the nation's largest health systems, Englewood, Colo.-based CHI operates in 18 states and comprises 87 hospitals, including four academic medical centers and teaching hospitals and 24 critical-access facilities; community health-services organizations; accredited nursing colleges; home-health agencies; and other facilities that span the inpatient and outpatient continuum of care. In fiscal year 2013, CHI provided $762 million in charity care and community benefit, including services for the poor, free clinics, education and research. Learn more at www.catholichealthinitiatives.com


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A thyroid nodule is a growth (lump) in the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is located in the neck, just above where your collarbones meet in the middle.
Thyroid tumor; Thyroid adenoma; Thyroid carcinoma; Thyroid incidentaloma
Thyroid nodules are growths of cells in the thyroid gland. These growths can be:
Thyroid nodules are more common in women than in men. A person's chance of getting a thyroid nodule increases with age.
Only a few thyroid nodules are due to thyroid cancer. A thyroid nodule is more likely to be cancer if you:
Causes of thyroid nodules are not always found, but can include:
Most thyroid nodules do not cause symptoms.
Large nodules can press against other structures in the neck, causing symptoms such as:
Nodules that produce thyroid hormones will likely cause symptoms of overactive thyroid gland, including:
Thyroid nodules are sometimes found in people who have Hashimoto's disease, which may cause symptoms of an underactive thyroid gland, such as:
Very often, nodules produce no symptoms. Doctors find thyroid nodules only during a routine physical exam or imaging tests that are done for another reason. A few people have thyroid nodules that are big enough that they notice the nodule on their own, causing them to have a doctor examine their neck.
If the doctor finds a nodule or you have symptoms of a nodule, the following tests may be done:
Your health care provider may recommend surgery to remove all or part of your thyroid gland if the nodule is:
Patients with nodules that are making too much thyroid hormone may be treated with radioactive iodine. This treatment reduces the size and activity of the nodule. Pregnant women are not given this treatment.
Both surgery to remove thyroid gland tissue and radioactive iodine treatment can cause lifelong hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid), which needs to be treated with thyroid hormone replacement.
For noncancerous nodules that do not cause symptoms and are not growing, the best treatment may be:
Another possible treatment is ethanol (alcohol) injection into the nodule to shrink it.
Noncancerous thyroid nodules are not life-threatening. Many do not require treatment. Follow-up exams are enough.
The outlook for thyroid cancer depends on the type of cancer. With most common kinds of thyroid cancer, the outlook is very good after treatment.
Call your health care provider if you feel or see a lump in your neck, or if you experience any symptoms of a thyroid nodule.
If you have been exposed to radiation in the face or neck area, call your health care provider. A neck ultrasound can be done to look for thyroid nodules.
Gharib H, Papini E, Paschke R, et al. American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, Associazione Medici Endocrinologi, and European Thyroid Association Medical Guidelines for Clinical Practice for the Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Nodules. Endocr Pract. 2010;16(suppl 1):1-43.
Kim M, Ladenson P. Thyroid. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 233.
Schlumberger MJ, Filetti S, Hay ID. Nontoxic diffuse and nodular goiter and thyroid neoplasia. In: Melmed S, Polonsky KS, Larsen PR, Kronenberg HM, eds. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 12th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 14.
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I work in the Securities division executing global futures for our institutional clients. They use the product for a variety of strategies including portfolio hedging, transferring investment expression across asset classes, managing cash flows and to speculate.
The most interesting aspect of my job is that we are one of few desks at Goldman Sachs that trade all asset classes: equity indexes, commodities, fixed income and foreign exchange. We have a bird's eye view across the capital structure which helps us identify trends and themes that are developing in the marketplace.
Our group is very team oriented and we rely on each other for help developing trading strategies, interacting with clients and for general operational responsibilities. We work in conjunction with both the derivative and equity sales force and often identify cross marketing opportunities as well as leverage relationships.
I usually arrive at the office around 6:45am. My daily responsibilities include touching base with my clients to provide insight from our global futures desks. This usually involves a description of market action during the Asia and Europe overnight sessions and insight from our previous day's activity. I also speak on our internal derivative morning call to provide a similar recap to colleagues and address housekeeping issues. When the market opens I am usually glued to my seat trading for clients and discussing the markets with them.
One of the most interesting aspects of my day is having access to and interacting with very successful and proven asset managers. It is always very interesting to compare different portfolio manager's perspectives.
I especially enjoy creating and implementing successful trading strategies for our clients. Our market opinion is typically based on a combination of technical and fundamental analysis. The trades that we execute can have a very high notional value and providing accurate market timing can have a real economic impact for our clients.
I began my career in a year-long training program with another financial company. This program gave me the opportunity to spend three months on the NYSE, the AMEX (trading single stock options), an upstairs arbitrage/prop trading desk and lastly their NASDAQ market making desk. Ultimately, I was hired full-time on the NASDAQ desk and worked there as an equity market maker for five years. I migrated into a sales trading role when I came to Goldman Sachs.
My first few days working at the firm, I was humbled by the dynamic workforce. Everyone was extremely driven and there was an impressive coordination of global teamwork.
I graduated from college with a degree in English and History. I was originally interested in advertisement sales and marketing and did not plan on entering the financial industry. At a friend's recommendation I applied to a rotational training program at a financial firm because it offered a taste of multiple global markets and the opportunity to build on my knowledge of the industry at a comfortable pace. Goldman Sachs' extensive continuing education platform has also played a strong role in helping me up the curve.
If you are considering entering the financial industry it is important to do your homework. Talk to people in the different respective areas that you may want to pursue. Read relevant newspapers, books and materials and use the internet to educate yourself about the various career options available to you.


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Dallas County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management welcomes you to our site. On this website you will find helpful information regarding local, state and federal homeland security programs and initiatives. In December of 2009, the United States Department of Homeland Security designated the Dallas/Ft. Worth areas as a Tier One Terrorism Threat Level community. This is based on the amount of critical infrastructure and key resources located in the region. In our Homeland Security role, HSEM must be prepared and able to quickly adapt to changing events and situations. Through effective "situational awareness", we can implement programs to better prepare our communities, protect lives and critical infrastructure against threats and intentional acts of terrorism.
In you want to report suspicious behavior or report suspected criminal behavior call you municipal law enforcement department by calling 9-1-1 In unincorporated areas of Dallas County call the Dallas County Sheriff's Office at 214-749-8641
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I wonder how many Tweets Ghost Crawler received in the last 18 hours about the curb stomping he just dished out to Demo.
Signature Nazi's suck.
I dunno Muezick but it seems I got banned on the WoW forums for my outcry regarding the hotifixes.
I don't see what the big problem is. All I said was :" I honestly think they just use a dart board to balance this game.....A !@#$ing room of crap throwing monkeys can make more sense than these blokes."
So instead of taking criticism and thinking about what they did wrong, they decided to squash out an outcry regarding the changes.
Mmmk Blizz. You do that. I already got my Castanic Lancer in TERA to lv 20 and I can say that I am glad I am taking another long break from wow.
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There is a reason Demo got majorly nerfed.... and it's not because Affliction was as amazing as you're trying to imply it was/is.
The amount of people that don't understand the potential of demo as a progression spec is over 9000.
Did any of you guys try demo and ulvs last night? I did it for shuts and giggles on protectors. 3.6% uptime on the trinket. And definitely noticed the hit with imps. Is there any reason to play with it glyphed still? And affliction is okay but just blah I don't want to be forced to that spec.
Locks are still as OP as ever, just not as Demo.
That's my case, i main spec affliction / offsepc demo in our 10 man raid (EU) and until now i was using LFR UVLS because it gave me better results than my thunderforged Wushoolay's, specially on Garrosh.
Besides, i have too much hit and using my Wush forced me to reforge hit instead of crit. Now i don't know what to choose between :
536 Wush
535 BotH
540 Immerseus
I have the exact same trinkets as you (though Normal UVLS) and only normal BotH.
I usually go with Wush/BotH for Affliction and swap BotH for Bindings for Destro (probably better for demo too?).
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to."
I'll try H BotH + Flex Bindings tonight on heroic Immerseus as demo.
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MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell: "I daresay that if there had been three or four IRS audits of the Clintons' tax returns or all of the Bill Clinton money raising, maybe she still wouldn't be secretary of state."
It's tempting to see this is nothing more than an obnoxious and baseless suggestion that the Clintons are crooked. But it's more than that: it's a stunningly clueless statement, because we would surely know already if the Clintons had failed to pay their taxes.
See, the Clintons have released their tax returns to the public. It was kind of a big deal, with the media -- Andrea Mitchell included -- endlessly clamoring for the returns (and showing no comparable interest in John McCain's.) A big enough deal that it's incomprehensible that a national political reporter like Andrea Mitchell wouldn't know that the Clintons released the returns.
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PHILADELPHIA - After a recent string of close losses to Lafayette, the University of Pennsylvania football team returned the favor on Saturday. The Quakers held off the Leopards, 27-21, in the closing minutes of a rain-soaked season opener at Franklin Field.
Penn won its fifth straight game dating back to last season and earned a season-opening victory for the first time since 2010. Lafayette fell to 0-3 on the year.
The defending Ivy League champions held a 20-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, but the Leopards scored on consecutive drives to close to within one possession. With 3:01 to play, the visitors had a chance to complete the comeback. They took over at their own 38-yard line and advanced across midfield.
But the Penn defense -- which dominated the first three quarters -- came up big again. The Quakers hit the Lafayette running back in the backfield, took advantage of a botched snap, then knocked down a pass to leave the Leopards with fourth-and-29.
Lafayette tried to pull off a miracle with a lateral play that advanced the ball nearly twenty yards -- not enough for the Leopards to keep the ball -- and it was nullified by an illegal forward lateral.
Three kneeldowns later, the Quakers were 1-0.
Penn's first drive had fans remembering last year's opener in Easton, when a plethora of interceptions kept the Quakers from knocking off the Leopards. Senior quarterback Billy Ragone is back, of course, but was picked off on his first pass attempt of 2013.
Ragone bounced right back on the second drive, however, leading the Quakers on a 65-yard touchdown drive that ended with with a five-yard pass to a diving Ty Taylor in the corner of the end zone. A 24-yard pass to senior wideout Ryan Mitchell moved Penn into Lafayette territory, and an impressive run after the catch by senior running back Spencer Kulcsar that went for 18 yards, were instrumental to Penn's first score of the season.
The Quakers put pressure on Lafayette's quarterbacks all night. It started early as the Red and Blue had three sacks in the opening quarter and limited the Leopards to two punts and a lost fumble on their first three drives.
By keeping Lafayette deep in its own territory, Penn continued to win the field-position battle. The Quakers got the ball at the Lafayette 45-yard line and drove 32 yards before Loftus sent a kick right down the middle, giving the Quakers a 10-0 lead just before the end of the first quarter.
Lafayette got on the scoreboard on the ensuing drive with a seven-play, 63-yard effort that ended in a 29-yard touchdown pass.
The Quakers then came with a new look for the new quarter and inserted Ryan Becker at quarterback in place of Ragone. Becker worked efficiently as he completed all three of his passes for 23 yards and the Quakers moved all the way to the Lafayette 22. From there, Loftus tacked on his second field goal of the game from 39 yards out and a 13-7 lead that stuck until intermission.
On the second play of the second half, senior Tosan Eyetsemitan stepped in front of Andrew Dzurik's pass and grabbed his first career interception. It gave Penn prime field position once again. Eight players later, the Quakers were in the end zone on a four-yard touchdown catch by junior Mitchell King, Ragone's second touchdown toss of the game.
After another punt by Lafayette, the game took a turn for the downright strange as a steady rain came over Franklin Field and players and began slipping everywhere. With Penn inside Lafayette's 10-yard line on third down, the Quakers seemed destined for doom as an errant snap flew over Ragone's head. However, Kulcsar scooped up the loose ball on the 25-yard line and outraced several defenders to the corner where he then raced to the left corner of the end zone. That gave the Quakers a 27-7 lead with 6:11 to go in the third quarter.
At the start of the fourth quarter, Lafayette suddenly showed signs of life. In dire need of momentum, the Leopards defense forced a punt and then blocked it to take over in Penn territory. The Leopards eventually got down to Penn's 3-yard line and running back Ross Scheuerman punched it in to cut the lead to two possessions with 10:51 to play.
At that point, the tables had turned.
The Leopards -- playing their third game of the season -- got another huge stop on defense, getting the ball back in the hands of Dzurik and the offense at their own 13-yard line with 7:34 remaining.
Just 2:03 later, Lafayette had covered the 87 yards and was only down by six.
And on defense again, the Leopards held. Bagnoli faced a difficult decision on fourth-and-one from the Quakers' 31, but opted to punt.
It's a decision he would be happy he made, as his defense answered the final bell.
A budding rivalry, this matchup has now been decided by one possession in six of the last seven years, but prior to Saturday night, Penn had won just one of those games.
Penn outgained the Leopards, 339-240. They allowed just 1.4 yards per carry and a total of 45 rushing yards. The Quakers forced three turnovers and had six sacks -- which matched the total from the Ivy title-clinching win over Harvard in the 2012 home finale. The Red and Blue also held an 11-minute edge in time of possession.
Ragone, who became the third passer in program history to surpass 4,000 career passing yards, finished 21-for-28 for 218 yards and two scores. He now has 49 career touchdowns (19 rush, 30 pass) which is second all-time at Penn to Gavin Hoffman's 54. Senior Brandon Colavita had a team-high 56 rush yards on 15 carries. Four different receivers had five catches led by Kulcsar's 66 receiving yards.
Sebastian Jaskowski, Evan Jackson and David Park led the Quakers with five tackles apiece. Jackson added his first career interception as time elapsed in the first half. Penn's six sacks came from six different players, including one from Park and one from Eyetsemitan. Park also forced a fumble that was recovered by sophomore Austin Taps.
Penn will head to the Main Line next week when they take on Villanova in the annual Schuylkill Showdown. Kickoff from Villanova Stadium is set for 5 p.m.
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TEMPE, AZ -- A new privately built and managed student housing facility near the Arizona State University campus here will be the first location in the state for Shop24's automated convenience store.
Made by Shop24 Global LLC (Columbus, OH), the giant vending machine, with a 10x13-ft. footprint, can stock up to 200 items in a wide range of sizes. The machine accommodates products ranging in weight from 1 oz. to 10 lbs.
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Hi guys
when i was installing Backtrack 4 pre final at 22 %
i have got
The installer encountered an error copying files to the hard disk:
[Errno 5] Input/output error
This is often due to a faulty CD/DVD disk or drive, or a faulty hard disk. It may help to clean the CD/DVD, to burn the CD/DVD at a lower speed, to clean the CD/DVD drive lens (cleaning kits are often available from electronics suppliers), to check whether the hard disk is old and in need of replacement, or to move the system to a cooler environment.
So any one have solv ?
Same thing happened to me...
checked MD5 sum <it was fine>
Slow cooked DVD at 4x <same problems>
Checked Hard Drive for bad sectors <found none>
I started to smell a rat, because I'd recently installed Ubuntu 9.10 on the same hardware with no issues at all.
What finally fixed it for me, was going into the BIOS setup and dummying down my DVD drive... I switched it from the Auto settings, to fastPIO3 /DMA1 and disabling Ultra DMA mode etc. If nothing else works give this a shot. It probably took longer to install, but sometimes slow and steady wins the race


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A Sentimental Education
_Madame Bovary_ is more famous, but this book may be just as great -- even greater. Think of it as Flaubert's _Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man_, spiced with a dollop of _Cyrano_. Frederic Moreau prepares to study law in 1840 when, on a boat trip along the Seine, he glimpses the most beautiful woman he has ever seen. She is the wife of a philandering businessman, M. Arnoux. Through his studies, the coup of 1851, engagements and affairs with other wo...
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L'education sentimentale
L'education sentimentale is about a young country boy coming of age in Paris. He misses all the opportunities that life offers him through negligence, sincerity and lack of vision: Love, wealth, position and political aspirations escape him. He moves through different social classes through his relations with four different women as well as his friends from university. ...
Madame Bovary
The novel, Madame Bovary, deals with the adulterous life led by Emma Bovary. Emma, the daughter of a country farmer, meets Charles when her father breaks his leg. Charles falls in love and the two decide to marry. Soon after they are married, Emma discovers that her marriage with Charles doesn't live up to her rather lofty expectations. Emma, unhappy with the monotonous village life she has been tied to, eventually grows so miserable that she becomes...


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VAN NUYS - A woman sleeping on a bench in Van Nuys was set afire and seriously burned this morning and police arrested a man in his mid-20s in connection with the attack. | » Norwalk homeless man in sleeping bag set ablaze
A man poured some kind of accelerant on the woman, then set her ablaze just after 1 a.m. outside a Walgreens store at the intersection of Van Nuys Boulevard and Sherman Way, said Lt. Damian Gutierrez of the Los Angeles Police Department's Van Nuys Station.
The woman, who had been sleeping on a bus stop bench when she was attacked, was taken to a hospital and was in critical condition, said Officer Cleon Joseph of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations section.
A witness told reporters at the scene that he saw a man come out of the Walgreens and pour something on the woman, who appeared to be homeless, before striking a match and setting her ablaze. He called 911 and followed the man until police arrived and arrested him, he said.
The name of the suspect, who is in his mid 20s, was withheld because he had not yet been booked, Joseph said.
The attack was being investigated by the fire department and an LAPD Robbery Homicide unit, Gutierrez said.


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By Sid Schwab
The FAA has made its decision on Paine Field, but Snohomish County has yet to weigh in, and Mukilteo is appealing. So, awaiting the inevitable, here's my two cents, written looking up from under the final approach flight path, waving at the pilots and plugging my ears. (Which isn't easy, anatomically.) On the Paine Field question, I'm gonna be selfish. And I don't think I'm being selfish.
People claim it's about jobs, but I don't buy it. It's about convenience; and I believe that like I believe none of those planes will crash into my house. Couple times a year some of our Snohomish County residents drive an hour or so to Sea-Tac on their way to Vegas or some other sunny place. Meanwhile, those of us like me, who's lived where I live for over 30 years and was told by my realtor (may he rest in peace) not to worry about commercial traffic because there's a signed agreement (I believed him), are facing the prospect of greatly increased noise and disruption at all hours, every day. So are kids in schools near the flight path. Thousands of people, seriously bothered (Pained, let's call it), regularly.
A few years ago, neighbors knocked on my door with a petition to stop the Boeing pier, or whatever it's called. The reason we needed it, we'd been told, was to facilitate the building of the Dreamliner, to keep Boeing from bugging out, and to save several thousand jobs. I told my neighbors nope, can't sign; can't argue that my desire for a nice quiet view is more important than keeping thousands of jobs here. So now I'm bathed in industrial noise from that giant crane (some operators seem more inclined than others to pick up and deposit containers daintily); and as views go it's remarkably less pretty than Mt Baker. But I didn't feel I had a credible argument against it.
Paine Field? Different kettle of planes. Best I can tell we're talking a relatively small number of jobs. And if there's no new passenger terminal, I don't doubt that, unless Boeing goes wheels up, the space will get filled with some other jobophilic thing. So let's admit it: we're choosing shortening the biannual drive of our county's SeaTacticians over increasingly intrusive constant cacophony for thousands of its citizens. And, as we've just learned, we're not talking small commuter planes; suddenly it's the big ones, heading all over the place.
Here's my favorite thing about the environmental impact report claiming commercial planes won't significantly affect noise: The conclusion comes from taking the roaring racket of a plane and amortizing it over 24 hours! Total noise in a day. It's like saying a bullet is harmless if you cut the projectile into itty-bitty pieces and spread them over a day, you'll barely feel it. Amusing; but a little too governmenty for me.
General aviation pleasure craft don't bother me, and when one of Paul Allen's vintage warplanes buzzes by I go outside to have a look. (Fighter jets and helicopters, mercifully rare, rattle the house and recall my days in Vietnam. I dislike that.) I accept the Boeing flights for reasons already mentioned, but when one of them is overhead, you stop talking; teachers and students put down their books. People on TV move their lips unheard. Jello jiggles, dreams end. (Yes. Imaginary rules to the contrary, wee-hours landings are happening more and more.) When they're actually up there, not pixelated over a day, it's loud. Really loud.
In this case I think I have a case: the constant inconvenience and interruption of gazillions of people takes precedence over the occasional hassles of people driving south once or twice a year, saving one or two of the eight thousand seven hundred sixty hours in a year, every one of which numberless disrupted denizens spend living within the sound field. In fact, I'd guess a majority of our residents use the airport rarely, if at all. So how about we do it like the government does with the noise: let's calculate the total airport aggravation of each and every county resident on any given day, and compare it to the total daily din and distraction of those of us within roaring distance of Paine Field, and see who bears the greatest burden. Deal?
Oh, and about those coal trains: I'm thinking. I'm thinking.
Sid Schwab lives in Everett. Send comments to email@example.com


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Projects and Operations
The Tata Steel Group's growth and globalisation strategy is driven by its business expansion while maintaining profitability and mitigating risks. The Tata Steel Group over the years has focused on enhancing raw material security and announced major joint ventures in various parts of the globe.
Central Queensland
Bowen Basin Project
Tata Steel has a strategic interest of 5% in the coal-mining project in Australia in partnership with Vale, Nippon Steel, JFE and POSCO with up to 20% off -take rights. The Joint Venture was formed for the development of a Greenfield underground coal project in Bowen Basin, Queensland. The first raw coal production started in August 2006 and the mine is currently producing around 1.8 mtpa.
Northern Quebec, Labrador and Newfoundland provinces
Tata Steel Minerals Canada Limited (TSMC) is a joint venture established in October 2010 by Tata Steel Ltd. and New Millennium Iron Corp.(TSX: NML). Tata Steel owns 80% and NML owns 20% stake in the company. TSMC is part of Tata Steel Group of companies.
DSO Project
TSMC is developing the Direct Shipping Ore (DSO) project which involves mining, crushing, washing, screening and shipping the sinter fines and pellet fines to Tata Steel's European steel making facilities.
Taconite Project
TSMC is also involved with New Millennium Iron Corp.(TSX: NML) in undertaking a Feasibility Study of the LabMag and KeMag iron ore deposits which form a part of the 150-km long Millennium Iron Range in northern Canada.
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Seraikela, Jharkhand
Greenfield Project
Project Highlights:
- Setting up a 12 million tonnes per annum Greenfield integrated steel plant in the state.
- The Greenfield project is to be set up in two phases. The first phase of 6 mtpa is likely to be set up within 36 months to 54 months from the date of obtaining all statutory clearances.
Capacity: 12 mtpa integrated steel plant.
Project Update: Tata Steel is awaiting the R&R Policy from the State Government for its Greenfield project.
Jamshedpur Plant, Jharkhand
Brownfield Expansion Project
The Financial Year 2012-13 marked a major milestone in operating history of Tata Steel as the capacity expansion at Jamshedpur was completed with most of the facilities of 2.9 mtpa brownfield expansion being commissioned for production. Full ramp up of the capacity was achieved in March 2013. An incremental 1 million tonnes of steel was produced during the year, taking the total production to 7.94 million tonnes.
Project Highlights
- Setting up a pellet plant with a capacity of 6 million tonnes per annum
- Setting up a new Blast Furnace with a capacity of 3 million tonnes per annum, a new LD Shop and a Thin Slab Caster and Rolling Mill of 2.54 million tonnes per annum capacity to produce Hot Rolled Coils.
- Augmentation of the Noamundi and Joda Iron Ore Mines
- Setting-up of two coke ovens batteries with a capacity of 0.7 million tonnes per annum each.
- Besides the main production units, the expansion project also included setting up the required support systems such as power, water, utilities, raw material handling and plant logistics. All the production facilities have been commissioned in phases.
The expansion project provides another opportunity for Tata Steel to continue its journey towards producing 'Green Steel'. The brownfield expansion project has been challenging, as it required a large volume of construction work to be carried out with minimum disturbance to the existing operations.
Commissioning of Coated Steel Manufacturing Plant
Project Highlights: Tata Bluescope Steel Ltd. (TBSL) is a 50:50 joint venture between Tata Steel Ltd. and Bluescope Steel Australia. TBSL's coated steel division has a new state-of-the art manufacturing facility at Bara, Jamshedpur with a capacity to produce 250,000 tonnes per annum in Zinc-Aluminium (Zn-Al) coated coils.
JV between Tata Steel & Nippon Steel Corporation
The implementation of the 0.6 mtpa Continuous Annealing and Processing Line (CAPL) project at Jamshedpur for the production of automotive cold rolled flat products is progressing as per schedule. A Joint Venture Company between Nippon Steel Corporation and Tata Steel India will complete the project implementation and serve the growing needs of Indian automotive customers for high-end cold rolled coils and sheets. CAPL technology is best suited for the production of high-quality automotive skin panel steels and for the production of high-strength grades of cold rolled steels. These product offerings will expand the existing product range of cold rolled coils and sheets for automotive customers, thereby enabling them to substitute imports and achieve their objective of localisation.
Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh
Bastar Greenfield Project
The Company has signed an MoU with the Government of Chhattisgarh for setting up of a 5 mtpa Greenfield integrated steel plant in Bastar. Land has been acquired by the Government and been transferred in favour of the Department of Industries, which will subsequently lease it out to Tata Steel Limited.
Project Updates:
- The letter of intent from CSIDC has been issued. Tata Steel has requested for demarcation without any encumbrances, as per terms of MoU, before taking possession of the said land.
- Further, Chhattisgarh Government has accorded approval for drawing water from the river Sabri.
- The Ministry of Railways, Government of India has granted an in-principle approval for the railway corridor. Public hearing for the Environment Clearance has been successfully conducted.
- Prospecting License for iron ore has been granted in Bailadila-I deposits after obtaining necessary approvals from the Ministry of Environment and Forest and Ministry of Mines, Government of India.
- Prospecting License for Pyroxenite in the close proximity of iron ore area is in an advanced stage of consideration by the State Government.
In line with Tata Steel's long tradition in Corporate Social Responsibility, several activities in the field of health, youth and women empowerment, sports and skill development are being carried out for local residents as well as for those from displaced families.
Kalinganagar, Odisha
Greenfield Project
The new facility coming up at Kalinganagar will augment Tata Steel's product range to meet the changing customer needs in segments that the Company serves currently. These include Automotive, Packaging, Tubing, Construction, Appliances and Railways. The project will comprise major facilities like the Sinter Plant, Pellet Plant, Coke Plant, Blast Furnace, Steel Melt Shop, Hot Strip Mill, Cold Rolling Mill and Raw Material Handling units. The first phase is expected to be completed by 2015.
Project Highlights:The execution of the project is in full swing, with clearances required for project execution, including environmental clearance, having been obtained. The Greenfield project execution has made significant progress on all fronts during the year. Major orders for all zones of the phase 1 of the project have been placed.
Kalinganagar Industrial Area is projected to be developed for a population of over 10 lakh by 2025 and it will be extended to 177 square kilometers as envisaged by the State Government.
Progress in Resettlement and Rehabilitation
- The Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) scheme that Tata Steel Parivar is implementing at Kalinganagar has been designed to provide fair compensation to ensure that the displaced families are provided with practical and emotional support to enable them to adapt to their new surroundings.
- The Company has set up three modern and environment-friendly relocation settlements at Trijanga, Sansailo and Gobarghati. The rehabilitation colonies for their resettlement have been provided with good infrastructural facilities that include clean drinking water, street lighting, and a community centre set up by the Company. Tata Steel is also developing a rehabilitation and resettlement set up at Ramathenga, the location opted for by the displaced families themselves near Kalinganagar.
- A hospital with all amenities is also being provided by the Company.
- The income of the families who were the first to move to their new homes in 2006 has since then almost doubled, while their asset value has almost quadrupled.
- Planned rehabilitation, the creation of alternative income-generating activities, the health and educational facilities provided by the Company – all of these have helped the relocated families attain the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) of the United Nations well before the 2015 deadline.
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Nimba Iron ore Project
Tata Steel Limited and SODEMI (State Owned Company for Mineral Development), on December 11, 2007 entered into Joint Venture agreement for the development of Mount Nimba Iron ore deposits in Ivory Coast (West Africa). The Mt. Nimba deposit spread over 3 countries – Liberia, Guinea and Ivory Coast is one of the biggest iron ore deposits in West Africa. Tata is currently finalising exploration and feasibility studies for its Mt. Nimba and Mt. Gao concessions.
Riversdale in Mozambique
Benga Coal Project - Key coal exploration tenements (the Benga and Tete licences)
In November 2007, Tata Steel entered into Definitive Agreement with Riversdale Mining Company, an Australian listed company for purchasing 35% stake in its Mozambique Coal Project. In April 2011, British Australian Mining Company, Rio Tinto took over Riversdale Mining Company.
The Company holds 35% in RioTinto Benga (Mauritius) Ltd. (RTBML) with the balance 65% held by Rio Tinto. In Financial Year 2012-13 RTBML produced 1.41 Million tonnes of Coal (0.67 million tonne of coking coal and 0.74 million tonne of thermal coal).
IJmuiden Steel Works
Capacity Expansion
The IJmuiden Steel Works is Tata Steel's largest and most cost-efficient steel making facility in Europe, with a production capacity of 7.2 MTPA at present. A number of capital expenditure schemes are in progress at Ijmuiden, including the undertaking of major repairs of the Blast Furnace at IJmuiden.
Implementation of multi-year improvement programme at the IJmuiden steelworks is on at the IJmuiden steelworks. Once complete, IJmuiden's annual effective capacity will rise from 7.2 MT to 7.7 MT of liquid steel.
For further information, please visit www.tatasteeleurope.com
Leveraging rising construction demand, operations in Singapore performed exceedingly well with an overall sales volume of 900 ktpa. Implementation of energy saving technologies made NatSteel's Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) one of the most energy efficient arc furnaces worldwide.
- NatSteel implemented numerous IT and automation projects to enhance productivity across its operations in Singapore.
- Singapore continues to grow its value added product line in the Reinforcement Solutions business. In 2012-2013, the Company completed several projects in the mesh plant in Singapore and initiated a revamp in the Cut.
- Operations were Reinforcement Solutions in Xiamen, China and Johor in Malaysia.
Fuzhou Plant
NatSteel's operations in China performed remarkably in spite of volatility in steel prices, weakening construction demand and competition amongst several players. The recent capacity expansion from the new Fuzhou plant increased coverage in China's Fujian province where demand is expected to be relatively stronger.
Downstream Operations
NatSteel Xiamen, known for producing high end reinforcement bars with seismic properties, has started operations in Fuzhou, in the Fujian province of China in August 2012. NatSteel also started its downstream operations in Xiamen in March 2013.
Rayong Greenfield Project
The Global Wires Business (GWB) of the Company entered into a 60:40 joint venture with Nichia Steel Works, Japan in 2012 - 2013. The joint venture "TSN Wires Co. Ltd" is in the process of setting up a 36,000 tpa Greenfield plant at Rayong in Thailand for the manufacture of premium galvanised and aluminium coated steel wires. The products made at TSN Wires will be sold in Thailand, the ASEAN region and Oceania markets.
The manufacturing facilities at Tata Steel Europe comprise manufacturing hubs (Strip Products Mainland Europe, Strip Products UK, Long Products Europe and Downstream Operations) and Integrated Businesses (Plating, Cogent Power, Speciality and Bar).
Port Talbot – Plant Upgrade
The operational capabilities in Europe have also been strengthened through rebuilding of a blast furnace at Port Talbot in the UK and the improvement initiatives that are targeted at efficiency enhancements, product rationalisation and restructuring.
Scunthorpe - Operational excellence
Over the last two years Tata Steel Europe has aligned its industrial footprint with market conditions. The Company continues to upgrade its plants with the aim of improving asset performance and cost competitiveness. The restructuring of the Scunthorpe Works, announced in May 2011, was implemented according to plan over the following 10 month period.
Hayange - Railway Project
Investment in the 108m long rail facility at Hayange was completed during the year re-inforcing its position as a top class rail manufacturer.
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Watching our backs, and paging Dr. Godwin
Next up: OSCON. Get there if you can, and give them my regards because I can't make it this year 😦
Susan Linton at Ostatic writes a blog post about a poll taken by Tuxradar where the question is asked, "Is it time to start trusting Microsoft?"
I'll wait for the laughter to die down.
The answer is clearly, "No. Absolutely not." We should not trust Microsoft any farther than Steve Ballmer can throw a chair.
I've said this before publicly and despite being rebuked for it, I stand by it even though it's a somewhat dogmatic position on the issue: You do everything — everything — in your power to keep Nazis from entering the synagogue. Clearly and historically, Microsoft has reveled in their role as digital brownshirts since one of their many ill-conceived, all-conquering goals was to strangle FOSS and Linux — which they consider a cancer — in its proverbial cradle; though 20 years later FOSS and Linux provide a more-than-viable alternative to the products coming out of Redmond, both in a commercial and a personal-computer realms.
Microsoft uber alles? Not on my watch, pal.
So don't get me started on those who would be like Neville Chamberlain trying to achieve "peace in our time" with Microsoft when the results would more than likely be, well, catastrophic as they were in Europe in the late '30s and '40s.
A leopard (even a Snow Leopard, but we're getting off-topic) can't change its spots, and to hear folks even discuss bringing up the possibility of working with Microsoft arguably is akin to collaborating with the enemy.
Microsoft's participation in contributions to the Linux kernel, as discussed here yesterday, is based on fixing virtualization code they contributed to the kernel when it appeared that they had taken GPLed code to include in their program. So their original contribution of the code to the Linux kernel a couple of years ago was to comply with the GPL; fixing it, too, was their responsibility as outlined by the license as well. Do they deserve any special consideration for doing what they're supposed to do?
To think, even remotely, that Microsoft has somehow "seen the light" and has come around to embrace FOSS and Linux is pants-wetting laughable. Additionally, it remains to be seen how much "participation" will remain now that most, possibly all, of what they contributed may have been fixed this time around. My bet is that we'll see Microsoft drop like a large stone from it's "perch" as the fifth leading corporate contributor to the kernel, and very quickly.
So, you might ask — and even if you don't — what can Microsoft do to earn the trust of FOSS/Linux advocates?
Simple. For Microsoft to earn my trust, they can merely do one thing: Open the code on their products, GPLing or releasing it under another acceptable license — that plain, that simple.
Let's not hold our breaths for that one, since that will not happen, period. And let's not kid ourselves into thinking that Microsoft, as they are today, even remotely would be a good corporate neighbor — let alone a trusted contributor — in the FOSS/Linux realm.
As my friend Ken Starks likes to say at the end of his blog posts, "All-righty then."
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July 20, 2011 at 3:57 pm
So Mr. Free Software Guy, how do you really feel about the
Rogues from Redmond?
July 20, 2011 at 11:59 pm
Generally agree with the sentiments re MS, and the logic upon which they are based, but disagree with the Nazi reference. I work with Genocide survivors and perpetrators in Rwanda and view our human predilection to evil as both reversible and redeemable. We often encounter extraordinary instances of reconciliation and forgiveness here, but they are always (and I repeat, ALWAYS) based upon full and complete recognition of the wrong that was done, an attitude of contrition backed by consistent, long-term acts of restitution, and a humble, determined desire for forgiveness. It is real, and it happens, so even a Nazi supporter can, with a genuine change of heart and mind, find himself a welcome guest in your local Synagogue.
Which brings me back to MS: what would they have to do to earn my trust as a long-term Linux user? Well, let's see, where have I encountered this before? Step 0: recognition of wrong-doing. Step 1: acts that palpably demonstrate this change of attitude. Step 2: humble requests for forgiveness/reconciliation. In my assessment MS can achieve this without GPLing their IP, but their latest actions vis Kernel contributions are no indication of incipient rapprochement
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Explanations of verses related with being forgiving by Mr. Adnan Oktar
Surat Al-Maidah, Verse 13
But because of their breaking of their covenant, We have cursed them and made their hearts hard. They distort the true meaning of words and have forgotten a good portion of what they were reminded of. You will never cease to come upon some act of treachery on their part, except for a few of them. Yet pardon them, and overlook. God loves good-doers.
"You will never cease to come upon some act of treachery on their part, except for a few of them." What does treachery mean? The verse states; "You will never cease to come upon some act of treachery..." Yet Almighty God says; "Yet pardon them and overlook." So God tells us to pardon them, even if they act treacherous, "… and overlook" He says. Do not care, simply overlook it, He says. "God loves good-doers." So God says that good-doers will be protected anyway; God says that He will protect them.
Surat Al-Araf, Verse 199
Make allowances for people, command what is right, and turn away from the ignorant.
Make allowances for people, command what is right in Islam, say things that are compliant with the Qur'an and turn away from the ignorant. Do not deal with the ignorant. Do not get into a battle of words with the ignorant.
Surat An-Nur, Verse 22
Those of you possessing affluence and ample wealth should not make oaths that they will not give to their relatives and the very poor and those who have made hijra in the way of God. They should rather pardon and overlook. Would you not love God to forgive you? God is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
" Those of you possessing affluence and ample wealth should not make oaths that they will not give to their relatives and the very poor and those who have made hijra in the way of God " God says that they should not stop giving them their possessions and money. " Look, God says that they should help them financially, and even if there is a mistake done, God says that they should pardon and overlook it. There might be some mistakes, but there is no need to confront them; try to save them, show them the way to salvation. Do not try and crush them. Almighty God says; "...Would you not love God to forgive you?" We would love God to forgive us. "God is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful." If you want God to forgive you, you should be forgiving as well, you should not be vindictive. They will be given whatever punishment they deserve and they will serve that time, but the rest is enough, there is no need to hold a grudge, or feel hatred or desire revenge. If they repent later on, they will be your brother.
"Being at odds with each other and resentment," says our Prophet (saas), "- I am not saying that these two root away hair-, they root away religion." So he says that there will be no religion if you do not make peace and keep being at odds with each other. There will be no religion left, he says. God will annihilate religion, he says. Would a Muslim ever want religion to be annihilated? Then "...make peace," says Almighty God. That is from Tirmidhi.
"Do not feel hatred against each other, do not feel jealous about each other, do not turn your backs against each other, and do not break off relations with each other, O servants of God! Become brothers and sisters!"
"Abandoning a brother of his for more than three days is religiously unlawful for a Muslim." Three days have passed already: That is not acceptable. This is from Bukhari, Muslim, Riya us-Salihin, page 930. "It is religiously unlawful for a Muslim to abandon his brother for more than three days," says our Prophet (saas): Three days and three nights. If you do not make peace, it is religiously unlawful says our Prophet (saas).
The hadith states; "Almighty God would not forgive those who are at odds with their brothers in religion, unless they make peace with them." (Muslim, Riya Us-Salihin, p.946) However Almighty God says; "Truly God forgives all wrong actions except for associating partners for Him" I mean they will first have to make peace. For instance, one says; "Astagfirullah, astagfirullah"; alright, but you haven't made peace yet, first make peace, then say "Astagfirullah," because God says that He will not accept repentance of such people. May God forbid, it would be acting against God. That is because you would be committing an unlawful act, and first you need to give up that unlawful act.
"A Muslim's devotion to another is like a single building with firmly welded structures," says our Prophet (saas) as accounted in Muslim. Look, do you see how my dear Prophet (saas) talks in line with the verses of the Qur'an? He speaks just like the verse of the Qur'an, because the Qur'an is his soul.
Our Prophet (saas) says; "In the End Times, what you are expecting will not be realized before you get bored of each other; before you curse each other and you scream to each other's faces and before you accuse each other of being unbelievers." And the Companions say; "What is positive about that?" "There surely is something positive about this because the Qaim Mohammad Mahdi you've been waiting for in the End Times will appear, and all these issues will come to an end," says our Prophet (saas), insha'Allah
"You will get bored of each other; your love for each other will lessen," he says. They get bored of the government, the others get bored of the Community, and they get bored of their cause. And because they get bored, they want them gone.


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Am I having another miscarriage?!
Last week I had my first look at my baby. It was 7 weeks old and had a healthy heartbeat. Today I woke to some spotting and immediately went to my doctor. I had another ultrasound and they could not find the heartbeat anymore. I was told I need a D&C.
However, the technician seemed to be stuffing around a lot and there are things that are starting to make me wonder about the whole thing. The bleeding stopped after I went to the toilet in the morning. I have had 2 miscarriages before and the bleeding has never stopped so suddenly and was always heavier. I am in no pain and still feel sick. I've heard stories that miscarriages can be misdiagnosed. Now I don't know what to do. Is it worth getting a second opinion or am I just setting myself up for more heartbreak? Has anyone heard about a heartbeat being missed? And from an internal ultrasound?
The technician gave me no confidence at all. The last one found my baby with the external scan with a half full bladder. This one couldn't see anything when I was about to explode!!
27th September 2013 05:49 AM #2
Dear Sara,
I'm sorry to hear about the worrying time you are going through at the moment and I am also sorry to hear that you have had two miscarriages.
With an internal scan you don't need to have a full bladder. Unfortunately, it could just be that this technician spent more time looking around with your scan because he/ she was looking for a heartbeat and very sadly couldn't find one.
However, if you feel unconfident in your technician then ask for a second opinion. Perhaps you should prepare yourself that it will probably sadly be the same news you have already heard that they cannot find a heartbeat. But if you are doubting the technician's opinion then it is something you may always doubt/ wonder so is worth getting a second opinion.
With some miscarriages the bleeding can stop, which is when a D&C is often recommended as the miscarriage is not going to pass naturally.
Doing another urine pregnancy test at this stage would not be accurate as, if you are going through a miscarriage, such a test can falsely show as positive depending on what stage in the miscarriage it is.
Thinking of you,
27th September 2013 07:44 AM #3
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Hi Sara
Like LJ, I am very sorry to hear of your current predicament and your past miscarriages. It is very unlikely that the heartbeat has been missed but if you do not feel confident in the diagnosis, you should seek a second opinion from someone you trust. To do otherwise might leave you always wondering if perhaps your baby was in fact still alive. Your heart will be broken either way so better to assure yourself that a D&C is the right thing to do.
I have experienced recurrent miscarriage. In one instance like you I had a scan at 7 weeks which seemed fine and then at 13 weeks no heartbeat could be found. I refused to accept the technician's conclusion for similar reasons to you. In my heart I guess I knew it was true, but I had doubts. I contacted my IVF specialist, a man I trusted immensely, and he agreed to see me first thing the following morning. He confirmed my baby had died. My heart was no more or less broken but I did know for certain which allowed me to go into a D&C without any fear that it was the wrong decision.
My heart goes out to you Sara. Please post back if you feel the need to talk.
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Four award-winning Chinese films will be shown in South Carolina for the first time at Columbia's Nickelodeon Theater beginning Sept. 15 in connection with the University of South Carolina conference on "Chinese Cinema in the United States since 1979" in October.
The film festival, a partnership with USC's Confucius Institute and University Libraries' Moving Image Research Collections (MIRC), will feature films at 8 p.m. Sept. 15, Sept. 22, Sept. 28 and Oct. 6. Two of the movies will be free.
The conference is set for Oct. 8 – 9 and will include well known Chinese film directors, as well as scholars of Chinese language, culture and film. Panels and presentations will center on Chinese films made after 1979, when China and the U.S. normalized diplomatic relations. Speakers will include Fu Hongxing, film director and president of the China Film Archive; Hal Weaver, director of the China Film Project at Harvard University; and film director Wu Tianming, whose film will be shown as part of the series.
Details on the conference, which is free and open to the public, are available on the USC Confucius Institute website: www.cas.sc.edu/ci/ For more information on the film festival, visit the Nickleodeon website: www.nickelodeon.org/.
The festival will feature the following four films:
- Wednesday, Sept. 15 – "Crazy Stone" (2006). A Chinese "Ocean's Eleven," the film follows a group of bumbling thieves who are intent on snatching a precious jewel and who run of afoul of the mob. Among the film's many honors is a Shanghai International Film Festival Asian New Talent Award for director Ning Hao. Tickets: general admission, $7.50; students, senior citizens and military personnel, $6.50; and members, $5.50.
- Wednesday, Sept. 22 – "Still Life" (2006). Winner of the Venice Film Festival's prestigious Golden Lion award, the film tells the story of love, loss and renewal in Sanxia, a town flooded by the Three Gorges Dam project and then rebuilt on higher ground. Jia Zhangke directed the film. Tickets: general admission, $7.50; students, senior citizens and military personnel, $6.50; and members, $5.50.
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"A Mongolian Tale" comes from a prominent collection of Chinese-language films at the university. Last October, the university was given a collection of Chinese film -- the largest such collection in North America -- by the Hanban, sponsor for Confucius Institutes worldwide and the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Washington, D.C.
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I KNOW this has been debated before, probably more than once, but I wasn't a part of the DT then so please bear with me. DH (dear husband) and I were having this debate with a few friends of ours that are also married couples. Several questions came up about this topic and I'd be interested to see how the DT feels about it.
Is it disrespectful for a married man or woman to watch and "enjoy" porn alone? For those who do think it's disrespectful, why? And would you say it seems more disrespectful if the DH (dear husband) is doing it or when the DW (dear wife) does it? If you do not feel it's disrespectful, why? And are there any scenarios where you would consider it disrespectful? Say, if the spouse is doing it unknowingly? Why keep it a secret? Is it one step toward cheating with a real person? What if the spouse has cheated in the past? Is porn more disrespectful then?


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