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text: Spike Jonze's suburban apocalypse music videoAnnalee Newitz11/19/10 3:25pmFiled to: MUSIC VIDEOSSpike Jonzearcade fireMusicApocalypse65EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Arcade Fire collaborated with Spike Jonze to create this weird, moving portrait of suburban life slowly going to hell as the military rounds people up. I've never seen anyone successfully create a wistful apocalyptic tone the way Jonze does here. Advertisement Arcade Fire's indie rock soundscape perfectly compliments Jonze's images of bored, innocently destructive teens in the suburbs riding bikes and play-fighting. But the tone begins to darken as we see smoke in the distance, and armed guards everywhere. Then we start to get flashes of people being rounded up at night by people with guns, while our teen protagonists try to lead normal lives - still playing with bikes, still working at a fast food joint.It's an intense, emotional snippet, and I wish I could see a feature film that captured this same mix of teen aimlessness and social apocalypse. The best part? You never know if there really is some massive social breakdown going on, or if these trucks full of military guys and cops are just an ordinary part of the suburban landscape.Reply65 repliesLeave a reply

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U-T San Diego Editor Doesn't Want Filner In Mayoral Race
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
SAN DIEGO The editor of U-T San Diego made some news himself last week when a recording was released of him weighing in on the San Diego mayor's race.
Aired 5/7/12 on KPBS News.
The editor of U-T San Diego made some news himself last week when a recording was released of him weighing in on the San Diego mayor's race.
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Jeff Light and the paper's editorial board met recently with state Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher. Fletcher is one of four leading candidates for mayor and famously left the Republican Party earlier this year to run as an independent. In a recording of the U-T San Diego meeting, which was made and released by Fletcher's campaign, Light can be heard telling Fletcher his switch puts the paper in a tough spot.
"I think we, as an editorial board, do not want to see Bob Filner make it through to the general election," Light said. "Because the environment around the general election is going to be far more favorable to Filner… so, you know, we certainly want to keep that from happening."
Light goes on to say Fletcher's move sent the message that the Republican Party is bad and that Light doesn't see how the paper can back Fletcher when it has a strong Republican tradition.
Dean Nelson directs the journalism program at Point Loma Nazarene University. He said he was surprised to see the U-T San Diego editor be so clear about whom he does not want see in the general election. Nelson said the recording of Light hurts the paper's credibility.
"If it was just their editorial page people, that's one thing," he said. "But this is the person who oversees all of their news coverage. So that's why I found this particularly disturbing."
Nelson said this might make readers question whether Light's views influence the U-T's reporting.
Light has since responded to this story in an e-mail the he also posted on his Facebook page. In it he said:
"I think people need to understand that the key votes on our editorial board belong to our owners, and it should come to no surprise to anyone in San Diego that they would not endorse the candidacy of Bob Filner for mayor. I was just trying to ask Nathan to make a clearer case for the endorsement he was asking for by pointing out, hey, this is a Republican group you are pitching to. There's really no more to it than that."
Light goes on to say he personally does not have any feelings on Filner's candidacy, but that he was just expressing the sentiments of the editorial board, of which he is a part. He says the editorial board does not influence the newsroom and "our journalists are solely focused on the unbiased pursuit of the facts."
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dialyn | May 7, 2012 at 8:37 a.m. ― 4 years, 10 months ago
Manchester wants to be San Diego's version of Rupert Murdoch, with control over the media and a king maker. The really repulsive front page ad for DeMaio as Manchester endorsed him confirms that to me. I won't vote for DeMaio knowing his agenda is anti-employee, anti-services, anti-anything that doesn't pad his own pocket, which is exactly the same agenda Manchester has. A vote for DeMaio is a vote for Manchester and his far right agenda. If you like tax breaks and advantages for billionaires, and a reduction of services to the public, that's the vote to give. Jeff Light is just Manchester's puppet. No respect for him either.
debwabd | May 7, 2012 at 8:57 a.m. ― 4 years, 10 months ago
I was also offended by the DeMaio endorsement attached to a sectional piece relating to a true SD hero, Junior Seau.
Then today, there is a prominent Hit Piece on Fletcher....
Since Manchester took over the UT has become virtually worthless for anything but fish wrapping and cat litter cleaning.
(note: I don't subscribe, my 86 year old mother does, I see it when I go to care for her. She has an attachment to the idea of holding a newspaper, more than to the UT -- I am working on switching her to LA Times)
Missionaccomplished | May 7, 2012 at 10:18 a.m. ― 4 years, 10 months ago
@DEBWAB, to call Seau a "hero" speaks volumes of what kind of personal values you have.
Suicide is nothing but egotism--of the worst kind. It says to your loved ones--your feelings don't matter to me, even unto death.
RobertInSanDiego | May 7, 2012 at 10:29 a.m. ― 4 years, 10 months ago
I have no problem with a newspaper's editorial board endorsing a particular candidate. Most newspapers do. However, I do have a problem with the head of the news dept. making biased comments, whether left wing or right wing. It shows bias in their reporting. Just another example of why EVERY organization needs some oversight, and with a public voice. The police and the courts have a lot of power to take people's freedom away. However, the media had the power to spreads false facts, influence public opinion, and change elections. They need as much, if not more, oversight as government does.
Roberto Rolando Salinas | May 7, 2012 at 10:52 a.m. ― 4 years, 10 months ago
Thank you Jeff Light for admitting to what we all ready knew, your news coverage is as biased as Manchester is anti-gay, anti-woman, anti-union, anti-worker, and anti-immigrant. Although the UT's journalistic credibility has always been in question, it has now been confirmed and their motives are now, "crystal clear". How fitting, the paper endorses DeMaio on Sunday, and today we hear the "rest of the story". As a long time reader of the paper, 36 yrs, along with many of my neighbors and friends are canceling our subscription and boycotting the papers advertisers. The revelations aired today, thanks to Fletcher and KPBS, clearly reveals the true intentions of Light's superiors, such as Manchester and John Lynch. They are attempting to advance fatally flawed Republican economic policies that have historically proven to be antithetical to the public good. Privatizing city and county government and destroying unions and workers rights for the corporate Oligarchy, is UN-American. The UT Watch Dog should concentrate their investigative reporting on the blatant and corrupting, political manipulation and yellow journalism imposed by the owners and managers of the UT. Shameful and disgusting.
Peking_Duck_SD | May 7, 2012 at 10:56 a.m. ― 4 years, 10 months ago
For years I have argued with defenders of the *Pravda UT* on blogs about their blatant bias for the Republican party just to be told that I was "wearing a tinfoil hat" and that the paper was actually "fair and unbiased".
Well here we have it straight from the horse's mouth (more like the horses arse if you aske me!).
**I encourage anyone who has any respect whatsoever for the profession of journalism to immediately call the UT and cancel your subscription. If you don't have a subscription, call and complain to them. They are the "newspaper of record" for our community and any San Diego County resident has the right to be troubled by this.**
**Also, boycott any business that advertises with the UT.**
Dialyn's post above is right on the money.
A few months ago we saw Papa Shameful **use** his newly acquired propaganda piece to blatantly and unapologetically shove his development agenda in everyone's face right on the front page.
It should come as no surprise that he is doing the same thing to pimp for Dirty Carl.
Dirty Carl is a puppet, and Papa's favors don't come for free.
Papa's expected and certainly guaranteed reward if his boy Dirty Carl gets elected mayor:
**Papa will have a say in everything his fingered puppet Carl does at city hall.**
Peking_Duck_SD | May 7, 2012 at 11:01 a.m. ― 4 years, 10 months ago
**Jeff Light, you miserable, shameful example of a truly disgusting piece of journalistically jaundiced bottom-feeder:**
**Money is fairly tight around my household and I was planning on supporting Filner with my vote only.**
**But your HIDEOUS and UNPROFESSIONAL actions have made me decide to contribut monetarily to Filner.**
**I am going to give as much as I can, this race just moved to a new level.**
**Thanks, Jeff, you vile swine, you just excited and motivated Filner's based, idiot.**
Peking_Duck_SD | May 7, 2012 at 12:23 p.m. ― 4 years, 10 months ago
*Dean Nelson directs the journalism program at Point Loma Nazarene University. He said he was surprised to see the U-T San Diego editor be so clear about whom he does not want see in the general election. Nelson said the recording of Light hurts the paper's credibility.*
The little credibility they had. It was just last year that the UT was working for Daryl Issa, running fluff pieces to try and discredit a NYT article exposing his corruption. The UT's attempts were childish and ridiculous, focusing on golf course views instead of Issa's profiting off of his own legislation.
It's time this paper went out of business, andi am going to do everything I possibly can as a nobody citizen to help this happen.
Right now I am forwarding this article to CNN and MSNBC in hopes they will expose this disgrace on a national level.
debwabd | May 7, 2012 at 12:24 p.m. ― 4 years, 10 months ago
Hey Mission... I was talking about the man's life spent helping countless San Diegans through charity and hard work and by example.
It is tragic Seau took his own life -- maybe you should look up traumatic brain injury and understand that taking his own life may end up saving a lot of other lives.
You must have been affected by a suicide. I can imagine no other reason for your vitriol, and I hope you find peace within yourself.
PS -- the article is about Jeff Light, any thoughts on him?
Peking_Duck_SD | May 7, 2012 at 2:34 p.m. ― 4 years, 10 months ago
Dewabd, I don't subscribe to the *Pravda UT* but what you describe - placing an endorsement piece for filthy DeMaio in the same sectional piece as a tribute to Jr. Seau - sounds very troubling, and I agree with your point.
I'm sure it was no accident too.
Mission, regardless of whether *you* think Seau is a hero or not is not the point. I don't know enough about him one way or another myself to judge that, but the fact is that to many San Diegans he is a hero. Dewabd's point is that the disgusting UT is exploiting a tragedy and the loss of a very beloved figure by purposefully trying to link DeMaio to this strongly admired figure by strategically placing his endorsement where they did.
Just another in a long line of journalistically questionable goings on over at the lion's den of GOP Papaganda that is the UT.
Missionaccomplished | May 8, 2012 at 8:46 a.m. ― 4 years, 10 months ago
@SALINAS, boy you sure lump everything together! Manjester is "anti-gay" yet endorsed De Mayonaisse?
Did "gay" Napolitano not favor the National Guard along the AZ border with Mexico when she was governor?
Se, Salinas, that's Error # 1 for the Left, trying to lump ever issue together--phony solidarity cr@p. Nope. It doesn't work that way in real life.
paul_e_girard | May 8, 2012 at 9:11 a.m. ― 4 years, 10 months ago
The other disturbing statement was when Light expressed concern that the U-T was being put in a bad position because they have so much Republican backing. They're more concerned with that than reporting the news and doing the right thing. But we already knew that.
Missionaccomplished | May 8, 2012 at 9:20 a.m. ― 4 years, 10 months ago
Dewabbed, no I haven't. But I see many, many senseless deaths around me in society today. Some completely avoidable. I guess those are the ones that hurt the most. If it was was possible, I would trade the life of a murdered child for Seau's if he really wanted to die so badly. I guess the drop from the top was very long.
As far as charity, people have distinct motivations. One would have to get into the person's head.
Peking_Duck_SD | May 8, 2012 at 11:37 a.m. ― 4 years, 10 months ago
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@SALINAS, boy you sure lump everything together! Manjester is "anti-gay" yet endorsed De Mayonaisse?*
Mission, DeMaio is a homophobe's dream.
He's a gay man who is content having anti-gay leaders and ignoring gay rights.
Manchester and his ilk **love** people like DeMaio because they can use him to confuse clueless voters like you are suggesting and have them think, "see he's not anti-gay, he's endorsing a gay person."
It's funny how politics works, but most people are intelligent enough to realize that when someone spends their career being anti-gay and then throws support behind a gay man who largely ignores the gay community, he is doing it for political purposes and **not** because he has had a sudden change of heart.
Kind of like Willard going through the primary being very anti-immigrant and now suddenly palling around with his prop Marco Rubio by his side hoping people will be dumb enough to say, "see he's not anti-immigrant a prominent Latino is part of his campaign.
Studying_Nomad | May 8, 2012 at 11:47 a.m. ― 4 years, 10 months ago
I don't want Filner to run either, or DeMaio, or Bonnie for that matter, but that's what makes an election. I don't understand why people are surprised that the UT is biased. The basic news is available everywhere, the pay-for news we get now is filtered for us (and that's not even a new idea). Buyer beware.
Missionaccomplished | May 9, 2012 at 8:21 a.m. ― 4 years, 10 months ago
"the fact is that to many San Diegans he is a hero"
so Duck, if wily Manjester became a "hero" overnight to San Diegans that would be okay with you--to follow your logic. Sounds like another of your fallacies.
Stick to what you know.
Oh, and let people answer for themselves, don't try to to interpret.
Peking_Duck_SD | May 9, 2012 at 11:58 a.m. ― 4 years, 10 months ago
Mission, you are not grasping the point.
The point is not about who is or isn't a hero, it's about an unprofessional, petty, journalistically void "news"paper.
Yes, if papa putrid were a hero on the level of Seau and had just died, putting an endorsement for mayor in the same section would be just as tasteless and an obvious propaganda ploy.
Stick to the scope of the article because I believe most if not all of us who have posted, while we may disagree about various things, we all agree the UT is a biased embrrassment to our community!
Missionaccomplished | May 10, 2012 at 9:55 a.m. ― 4 years, 10 months ago
Then maybe you need to rephrase the orignal comment. And no Seau is not a "hero" I will argue to the end on that. Suicide is egotism of the worst kind and quite frankly, it is sickening to read some of the comments. But like you say, that is a side issue, HOWEVER, I was not the one to bring it up.


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Here is a portion of my rc.conf file (the lines after all the ipconfig lines and other network settings): inetd_enable="YES" # Run the network daemon dispatcher (YES/NO). kern_securelevel_enable="NO" sendmail_enable="YES" sshd_enable="YES" usbd_enable="YES" apache_enable="YES" ftpd_enable="YES" All lines in my inetd.conf file are commented out other than these two: ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/libexec/ftpd ftpd -l ftp stream tcp6 nowait root /usr/libexec/ftpd ftpd -l First off, did I properly enable my server to accept ftp connections? Every installation guide I've seen basically said enabling inetd and uncommenting those lines in inetd.conf would do it, but that's not the case in my experience so far. Secondly, I'm not beholden to using the BSD ftp, but it's simple and basically all I need it to do is chroot users to their home directories. If anyone has any suggestions on another ftp daemon that's decent, I'm open to using it. Thanks, James |
If you're enabling ftpd via inetd, why are you enabling it in rc.conf?
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or by grepping through /etc/default/rc.conf for "ftpd" in my install. So I don't think that line in the rc.conf meant anything and was ignored, but that still doesn't explain why inetd wasn't listening for FTP requests. Besides if inetd_enable and ftpd_enable were both supported and both worked, I would have assumed the ftpd_enable line would have caused a error to be logged somewhere mentioning a service already listening on port 21. I never found any such error messages. |
http://www.proftpd.org/docs/howto/Chroot.html Additionally, must you run 5.1? |
If ftp is running, whether that be from inetd or as standalone, it will show as a LISTEN in netstat -an output.
$ netstat -an -f inet Active Internet connections (including servers) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address (state) tcp 0 0 *.21 *.* LISTEN tcp 0 0 *.6000 *.* LISTEN tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1.587 *.* LISTEN tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1.25 *.* LISTEN tcp 0 0 *.22 *.* LISTEN tcp 0 0 *.515 *.* LISTEN Active Internet connections (including servers) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address (state) udp 0 0 192.168.222.20.2012 18.104.22.168.123 udp 0 0 192.168.222.20.7197 184.108.40.206.123 udp 0 0 192.168.222.20.4237 220.127.116.11.123 udp 0 0 192.168.222.20.3805 188.8.131.52.123 udp 0 0 192.168.222.20.14453 18.104.22.168.123 udp 0 0 *.514 *.* Code:
$ pgrep inetd 26811 $ ps -aux | grep inetd root 26811 0.0 0.1 440 840 ?? Is 12:53AM 0:00.00 inetd
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I would suggest vsftpd. ftp.freebsd.org is using it
You don't need to be a genius to debug a pf.conf firewall ruleset, you just need the guts to run tcpdump |
Flexible, "secure" (as ftpd services go), well documented, actively developed, etc.
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Feb. 10, 2012 USAF ACADEMY, Colo. - The Air Force boxing team opened the Wing Open Tournament on Thursday, Feb. 9, with one preliminary bout. In the only bout of the night, Jose Rodriguez defeated his CS-34 teammate for a spot in the 156-pound quarterfinals. Rodriguez used his strength and inside work to out-hustle and out-score Alex Kim. The Wing Open action continues next week with quarterfinal action on Feb. 15.


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For the 23-year-old defenseman, that wasn't the issue. But after sustaining his first extensive injury as a professional athlete last season, Butler simply wasn't prepared to deal with its lingering complications.
Sidelined on December 3, 2009 with an ankle sprain – after getting tangled up with a Montreal forward in front of the net – Butler experienced a turning point in his season.
"For whatever reason I couldn't regain the composure and the confidence I had," he said.
At that time, Butler had played in all 25 games of the season, and was ranked second on the team in ice time with an average of 20:55 minutes per game, behind only rookie Tyler Myers (21:55).
But after returning from the injury, his performance began to decline.
"I felt like my reads weren't as good when I came back, my d-zone wasn't as good," he said. "I don't know if I was tentative going into corners or what it was with the ankle injury… but I continued to get frustrated.
"It's a tough injury to come back from. I talked to Rej [Andrej Sekera] a little bit about it, he had the same thing the year before… for whatever reason they just seem to linger."
By February Butler was split from his defense partner Craig Rivet, and as the Sabres neared the playoffs, he was forced to rotate with Sekera into the lineup.
"It's kind of the old what doesn't kill you makes you stronger," he said. "It was certainly frustrating and disappointing watching the team play in the playoffs because everybody works hard during the season; whether you're on the first line or as the seventh defenseman…. working hard to get back there and not be able to be a part of it is just really a helpless feeling."
Which is why Butler has done everything he can during the offseason to ensure that history doesn't repeat itself. He worked with a therapist over the summer to help him rehab the ankle and began a rigorous summer training regiment. He also altered his approach to be more aggressive on the ice.
"I think I need to be more assertive with my reads. I need to be more confident in the plays I'm making and stop second guessing. If you're going to pinch, pinch 100 percent – if you're not, then back out," he said. "I just need to stop being afraid of making mistakes. I think when I came back I was playing too tentative and worried about making errors when I had the puck instead of looking at it as an opportunity to make a play. I had to change my mindset and start to have fun again."
He looks forward to Saturday's preseason game against the Toronto Maple Leafs - where he will play alongside Drew Schiestel - to begin to reestablish himself in the eyes of the coaching staff.
"I want to get back to playing at a consistent level. I want to be a part of special teams – whether it's power play, penalty kill or whatever," Butler said. "I want to be able to be out there in the last minute of the game and have the coach's confidence to put me out there, and not worry about me being a liability. I'm looking to basically go out there and reprove myself and just show them I can play.
"The injury is behind me, I've learned from it and I think I'm a stronger person and a better player because of it… The fact that I know what it feels like to be the guy on the outside, it's something that I never want to get back to. I don't ever want to be sitting in the stands, watching games again or working out during games.
"If I go out there and play well and play with confidence… then hopefully things will take care of themselves."


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Jill Wagner was known as the car-selling "Mercury girl" before she became the popular co-host of ABC's "Wipeout."
Now she's up for doing another endorsement … and in one case, she'd be happy to let her mouth do the talking even if she actually didn't say a word.
"I keep pushing for the Crest Whitestrips thing," the ever-friendly Wagner tells Zap2it. "I get so many compliments on how white my teeth are, but I have to say it's not because of my brushing skills. It's from Crest Whitestrips, and that's the honest truth. I don't believe in going to the dentist and paying for whitening."
While that is her preferred pitching job, Wagner wouldn't mind again having some commercial presence similar to the one her long-running car deal ("You've got to put Mercury on your list!") gave her.
"That's something I have not pressed for," she admits, "but my manager and I were talking the other day, and he was saying, 'Why are we not doing that? We need to be getting something else.' I think there's something in the works right now that I can't talk about, but it'll be something fun."
Wagner's "Wipeout" fame brought her back to the Thursday game show last week as Season 6 began, after a year when Vanessa Lachey took over her role interviewing the obstacle-course contestants. Wagner has no problem with the fact that some people still know her more by face than by name, which she found to be the case during a USO tour of Afghanistan last month.
"I was there with Romany Malco, who is a pretty well-known actor and a hilarious comedian. We were going into these large rooms of soldiers, and they were like, 'Romany Malco! This is great! We're so excited! Is that your girlfriend?'
"I would grab the microphone," Wagner says, "and I'd ask, 'Who knows who I am?' No one would raise their hand. Then I'd ask, 'Who watches the show with the big red balls?' And everybody raised their hand, and they were like, 'Oh, my gosh! You're the girl who hosts … .' People know me as 'Wipeout Girl' or 'Mercury Girl.' They never know my name, and sometimes, maybe that's a good thing."


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"Tell me about yourself," she asks.
"I belong to Jesus Christ. That's the most important thing there is to know."
ome people seem instinctively to know how to make their way through the world. That's never been the case with me. I stumble. Yet through it all my longing has always been to understand why we're here, how things got this way, and how to live wisely in light of that knowledge.
Website history
lecSatin.com started in 2002. The original focus of counseling psychology shifted to project management and from there to shamanism and tarot. More recently, the While it's yet day blog recorded my attempts to understand American society through eyes of faith.
My story
learned about loss and sadness earlier than most. By the time I was 13 I had given up finding real answers in the religion of my birth. Three years later my quest led me halfway around the world to New Zealand. While there a "born again" friend patiently explained how the world's suffering and death stemmed from the curse of original sin. God in his mercy and love did not abandon human beings in their pain, but made a way for permanent reconciliation. Jesus Christ did the work. He made the atonement. Our role is to accept it by faith.
In my heart and soul I knew it was all true. I believed then and still do today.
y fear of my family's reaction was such that after returning to the States I hid my faith from them for the next few years. When they discovered my belief, I was excluded from gatherings and forbidden to have contact with my siblings. Though passions cooled in time and a kind of peace restored, no other members of my birth family ever professed Christian faith.
Bearing crosses
ne day God will give his children new bodies. Until then, we wait patiently and endure the crosses each of us must bear. What we cannot bear, we give to our gracious Lord. We do the best we can to find joy amidst the burdens and consequences which come from living in this groaning world.
I have struggled with mood and anxiety issues throughout my life. At times my sinful choices and actions have made an inborn weakness worse. Those who grapple with such reminders of the fall know there is no magic pill, pat explanation or miracle cure for these things.
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eing a true Christian does not mean your problems disappear. It means God forgives you, promises to love you and will be with you no matter what you experience.
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Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
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LAX Dry Ice Explosion
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A dry ice explosion rattled nerves late Monday at Los Angeles International Airport in the second such incident in as many days, but there were no reports of any injuries or evacuations, authorities said.
The incident was reported shortly before at the airport's Tom Bradley International Terminal. The dry ice was found near a gate area, a secure part of LAX only accessible to airport workers, according to the Los Angeles Times. There were no reports of significant damage.
Two other devices also were found at the airport but they did not explode, Detective Gus Villanueva said.
Investigators don't believe the incident is linked to terrorism and no threat was called into the airport, Villanueva said.
No flights were affected by the explosion, authorities said.
On Sunday night, someone planted a plastic bottle containing dry ice that exploded in an employee bathroom in LAX's terminal 2, a secure area inaccessible to the public. Up to four flights were delayed after airport police halted security screening for more than an hour.
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For the record: Business licenses for February
Issued by City of Wenatchee
Double Z Builders LLC: Randy Zielinski, 670-0902, general contractor
Horizon Retail Construction: Patrick Christensen, 1500 Horizon Drive, Sturtevant, Wis., (262) 638-6000, general contractor
North Sky Communications Inc.: Rodney Kuenzi, 11818 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd., suite 410, Vancouver, Wash., (360) 254-6920, communications utility contractor
Encouraging Words LLC: Carol Covert, 529 S. Wenatchee Ave., 664-5383, bookstore and retailer
CNA Schools Northwest — Wenatchee: James and Kathy Byrnes, 115 Orondo Ave., 534-1698, vocational nursing school
Olin Excavation LLC: Phylisha and James Olin, Entiat, 784-1126, Earthworks underground utilities
Emerald Rain Jewelry: Selina King, 607-7227, online jewelry sales
Value Inn: Sushil and Neelam Verma, 1640 N. Wenatchee Ave., 663-8115, motel
Murdock Law Firm PLLC: Earl Murdock, 222 A S. Wenatchee Ave., 663-6000, legal services
Element Homes LLC: Alek Rini, 551-5949, general contractor
GMM Defense: Guy and Kathleen Miner, 885-5905, safety and firearms training
Carey's Customer Fabrication Inc.: Jonathan Carey, 262 Appleyard Drive, 888-4868, metal fabrication
Double-Kold: Wayne Gohl, Yakima, (509) 248-9588, industrial refrigeration contractor
Perimeter Security Group: Brenda Blood, Dalton Gardens, Idaho, (208) 772-1700, security fencing and gates
Just Right Cleaning and Construction: Ben Justesen, 6446 Road 3 N.E., Moses Lake, 765-4138, carpet and duct cleaning
Coeur D'Alene Service Station: Jon Boyd, 118 E. Poplar Ave., Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, (208) 667-7414, petroleum equipment
Architectural Graphics Inc.: Craig Rohde, 2655 International Parkway, Virginia Beach, Virginia, (757) 427-1900, installation of signage
Bayley Construction: Bayley Holdings Inc., 8005 28th St. S.E., Mercer Island, (206) 621-8884, general contractor
Meghan Bruehl: Meghan Bruehl, 25 N. Wenatchee Ave., 665-7717, cosmetologist
John Beuhler Law Firm: John Beuhler, 23 S. Wenatchee Ave. No. 124, 663-0531, law office
Sam's Self Storage: Sam and Carolyn Knutson, 1411 S. Wenatchee Ave., 662-6183, mini-storage units
H&R Block: Amy McAnarney: 2000 N. Wenatchee Ave., (816) 759-0002, tax-prep service
Katherine Eastman Jones: Katherine Eastman Jones, 411 N. Mission St., 670-0979, massage therapy
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Empire Record Management Inc.: Todd and Leslie Davidson, Wenatchee, 663-8680, off-site shredding
Baker Construction and Development Inc.: Barry Baker, 2711 E. Sprague Ave., Spokane, 535-3668, general contractor
Farwest Iron Works: Peter Scovill, 1031 S. Columbia St., Wenatchee, 662-3546, metal fabricators
Apple Valley Auto Detail: Sergio Arriago Ontiveros, 915 Valley Mall Parkway, 423-1794, auto detailing
Advanced Protection Services Inc.: Ralph Lynch, P.O. Box 2665, Pasco, 545-0752, security equipment, sales, installation and related projects
Simplicity Homes LLC: Dennis Murphy, 2464 S.W. Glacier Place, Redmond, Ore., 541-4954, contractor
Tranquility Day Spa — Mollie Gross: Mollie Gross, 530 Valley Mall Parkway, No. 5, 884-4900, cosmetologist and esthetician
Horizon Retail Construction: Pat Christensen, 1500 Horizon Drive, Sturtevant, Wis., (262) 638-6000, commercial construction
Yesco LLC: John Williams, 416 E. 41st St., Boise, Idaho, (208) 345-2982, sales, service and installation of signs
Apex Building and Design LLC: Stephen Noyes, P.O. Box 420, Dryden, 670-3991, construction
BCRA Inc.: Rory Connally, 11 Spokane St., suite 301, Wenatchee, 663-7263, architect and engineering services
ML Aspen Inc.: Mike Aspen, 1002 N. Fairview Place, 421-3595, distribution
Riverside Carpet Cleaning: Jorge Gomez, Wenatchee, 264-9066, carpet cleaning
Beck's Handyman and Remodel Service: Roger Beckman, 421-0540, handyman and remodel service
iPro Wireless: Jorge Vargas, 645 Valley Mall Parkway, Suite 150, 471-7763, repair and sales of iPhones, iPads and other cell phones
Tony's Market: SPS Wenatchee LLC, 1688 Grant Road, 884-5752, convenience store
Hana's Nails: Ha Vandiver, 699-1285, nail salon
Mango's Guns: Josh Vandiver, 329-6662, web-based retail sporting goods
Imperial Plumbing LLC: Jared Sambuceto, P.O. Box 3202, Wenatchee, 393-5004, plumbing
Manteleria Chonita: Violeta Sarabia, P.O. Box 75, Peshastin, 393-8017, party supplies
Splash: Alisa Newton, 1250 N. Wenatchee Ave., Suite H-256, Wenatchee, 293-0555, pool and spa service
Emerald Fire LLC: Kathy Hillstrom, 11021 Cramer Road KPN, Gig Harbor, (253) 857-2056, fire sprinkler installation and service
Real Beauty Hair and Nail Salon — Amber Smelser: Amber Smelser, 103 Eastmont Ave., 881-5078, cosmetologist
Spencer Gifts LLC: Steven Silverstein, 511 Valley Mall Parkway, Space B7, (609) 645-5504, retail sales
Kari Hall Health and Fitness Consulting: Kari Hall, 881-0617, private personal fitness training
Anthony's General Construction LLC: Jose Lopez, 393-8513, general landscaping and construction
3 Kings Environmental Inc.: Ron King, P.O. Box 280, Battle Ground, (360) 666-5464, construction
Discount Auto Glass: Catherine O'Keefe, 901 Valley Mall Parkway, 888-0072, auto glass and windshield repair and installation
National Sign Corporation: Steve Zamberlin, 1255 N. Westlake Ave., Seattle, (206) 282-0700, manufacturing and installation of signs
Butler Amusements Inc.: Michael Brajevich, 511 Valley Mall Parkway, (707) 429-4788, temporary carnival rides, games and food
Loss Recovery Services LLC: Joshua Nussbaum, 990 Highland Drive, Suite 203, Salona, Calif., (858) 481-0801, public adjuster


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Ashland Pushed by Jana Seen Higher With Split : Real M&A
Jack Kaskey and Brooke SutherlandAshland Inc., which soared to a record this month after activist Jana Partners LLC disclosed a stake in the company, stands to boost the lowest valuation in the specialty-chemicals industry by breaking itself up.
Ashland's unit that produces chemicals for water treatment and its division that makes resins and adhesives are undermining profitability and shedding them could unlock more value, said Deutsche Bank AG. After gaining 13 percent since last month on optimism Jana's involvement will speed up efforts to streamline the business, the Covington, Kentucky-based company still trades at a cheaper multiple to this year's projected profit than any of its U.S. peers, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
"The valuation is being dragged down by these lower-growth, lower-margin, lower-quality businesses," David Begleiter, an analyst at Deutsche Bank in New York, said in a telephone interview. "What Jana wants is what the company wants and what most investors want, which is a more focused portfolio. Ashland would have gotten there on their own, but I think Jana will act as an accelerant towards that longer-term goal."
Ashland, a maker of products from Valvoline motor lubricant to paint thickener, is worth at least 24 percent more broken up, according to the average of four analysts' estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Argus Research Co. said BASF SE could be lured to the $7 billion company's water-treatment chemicals division, while Monness, Crespi, Hardt & Co. said that business and the materials unit that makes resins may appeal to private-equity firms. Ashland also could sell the Valvoline business to an oil producer or consumer-products conglomerate such as Procter & Gamble Co., First Analysis Securities Corp. said.
Deal History
"We have a history of acquiring and divesting businesses to position the company for growth," Gary Rhodes, an Ashland spokesman, wrote in an e-mail in response to questions regarding whether the company would be open to selling assets. "Our intent is to continue looking for opportunities to create value."
Ashland Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James O'Brien has completed more than $13 billion of divestitures and acquisitions since 2002, including the $3.2 billion purchase of closely held International Specialty Products Inc. in 2011, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The company currently has four main divisions: specialty ingredients, the Valvoline unit, water technologies and performance materials -- which makes synthetic rubber and composite resins for truck bed liners.
Jana Stake
Jana disclosed April 11 it had acquired a 7.4 percent stake and had spoken to management about ways to boost the "undervalued" shares. While Jana hasn't specified a course of action, its stake is likely to call attention to weaker businesses and may accelerate asset sales, according to James Harlow, an analyst at Charlotte-based Novare Capital Management.
Ashland "has always been kind of a laggard on the multiple side," Harlow, whose firm oversees more than $600 million, including Ashland shares, said in a phone interview. "There's some value to unlock, to streamline the company into a more of the specialized chemicals, which is a higher-multiple, higher-margin business."
Charles Penner, a partner at New York-based Jana, declined to comment on whether the fund would seek a breakup of Ashland or support asset sales.
Ashland shares have gained 13 percent since Jana disclosed its stake and on May 15 closed at a record $90.02. Still, the company trades at a multiple of 13.5 times this year's projected profit, less than any U.S. specialty-chemical maker valued at more than $1 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The company's net income margin in the last 12 months of 0.4 percent was the lowest in the group, the data show.
Today, Ashland shares gained 0.6 percent to $89.31.
Higher Value
Based on the sum of its parts, Ashland should be valued at about $110 a share, 24 percent more than its closing price last week of $88.77 and 40 percent more than before Jana disclosed its stake, according to the average of four analysts' estimates compiled by Bloomberg. The estimates range from $99.05 to $125 a share.
Ashland's water-technologies division, which accounted for about 21 percent of the company's $8.2 billion in revenue last year, is the most likely to be sold, according to Bill Selesky, a New York-based analyst at Argus.
"The water technologies division is the one that's been subpar," Selesky said in a phone interview. Selling it "would obviously be a positive catalyst for the company."
BASF, the world's biggest chemical maker, may be interested in purchasing the unit to add to its water-treatment business, Selesky said. Thomas Nonnast, a spokesman for Ludwigshafen, Germany-based BASF, said the company doesn't comment on speculation.
Materials Unit
The performance-materials unit may also be on the block because of its low margins, Deutsche Bank's Begleiter said. That business made up 19 percent of Ashland's revenue last year.
Private-equity firms would be logical buyers of both the performance-materials and water-technologies divisions given their recent interest in the industry, according to Chris Shaw, a New York-based analyst at Monness Crespi. Permira Advisers LLP and Blackstone Group LP are among bidders who advanced into the second round to buy Rockwood Holdings Inc.'s German ceramics unit, people familiar with the matter said last month.
"There is definitely money out there for these kinds of assets," Shaw said in a phone interview. He estimates that the water-technologies business may fetch about $1.3 billion in a sale based on similar transactions.
Companies such as industrial adhesives producer H.B. Fuller Co. and Henkel AG, the maker of Dial soap, may also be interested in buying the performance-materials division, said Michael Harrison, a Chicago-based analyst at First Analysis.
Valvoline Sale
Another option for unlocking value at Ashland would be to sell the Valvoline auto-lubricants division, which includes more than 860 oil-change shops and made up 25 percent of sales last year, Harrison said.
"The Valvoline piece clearly isn't a true fit with the specialty chemical core and I think could fetch a pretty nice valuation," he said in a phone interview. "It's a very strong brand."
Major oil producers that lack a lubricants division could seek to purchase Valvoline to better compete with Exxon Mobil Corp.'s Mobil engine oils and BP Plc's Castrol products, while a consumer-goods conglomerate such as P&G may also find the unit attractive, Harrison said.
Representatives for Dusseldorf-based Henkel and Cincinnati-based P&G declined to comment. Maximillian Marcy, a spokesman for St. Paul, Minnesota-based H.B. Fuller, didn't immediately respond to a phone message and e-mail seeking comment.
Ashland also could spin off the Valvoline unit to shareholders, Deutsche Bank's Begleiter said.
Limited Gains?
Even if Jana urges Ashland to shed assets, it hasn't always been successful in getting companies to heed its advice. The fund wanted Calgary-based Agrium Inc. to spin off its retail agricultural outlets. Agrium rebuffed the proposal and investors last month rejected Jana's five board nominees.
While divesting assets would be "a valid strategic" step, tax expenses and other costs may limit the benefits, according to Dmitry Silversteyn, an Independence, Ohio-based analyst at Longbow Research.
Shedding lower-margin divisions "will make the rest of the company look better but not by as much as people think," Silversteyn said in a phone interview.
Ashland's stock has also jumped so much on optimism that Jana will push for a breakup that asset sales may not yield significant further gains, said Sarah Hunt, an associate fund manager and analyst at Purchase, New York-based Alpine Woods Capital Investors LLC, which holds shares of Ashland.
Cash Hoards
Still, potential buyers may be more willing to pay up for assets amid a record buildup of corporate cash and marketable securities as Federal Reserve monetary policies keep interest rates at near-record lows, Hunt said.
"Everyone is sitting on what is essentially free money and they're trying to figure out how to put it to work," Hunt said in a phone interview. "That gives you more room to sell assets at a better price than you might be able to otherwise."


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Moving Units: Radio-Active Records' Top 5 Releases for April 20-26
Axe and the Oak's Record Store Day 2010 release was created with love (and gold foil) |
In our Moving Units column, Mike Ramirez at Fort Lauderdale's Radio-Active Records graciously keeps us up-to-date and comments on the current releases flying out of his store each week.
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to business as usual here at Moving Units, an awesome-looking Record Store Day release extends this column's fetish for "eBay Eve" for another week. We are particularly excited when local artists crack the week's top 5, so here's to Miami's gothic country trio Axe and the Oak!
More details of this past week in music retail, and Mike Ramirez has a few choice words for Courtney Love after the jump.
Radio-Active's Top 5 Releases for April 20-26:
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1. Nirvana - Nevermind deluxe reissue LP (Original Recordings
Group) "It's about time they released Nevermind on colored vinyl,
but where are the bonus tracks & outtakes? Where's Inscesticide?
Thanks Courtney!"
2. MGMT - Congratulations (Columbia)
3. Roky Erickson With Okkervil River - True Love Cast Out All Evil
4. Axe and the Oak - Record Store Day 2010 Limited Release
(self-released) Editor's note: Local artist Jessy Nite designed the cover art for this album and hand-embossed each of the limited run of 50. Jessy says: "It was soooo much fun to make and, though each has its own small
imperfections, they came out pretty dope. And I have to say that doing
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both the studio and onstage. The minimal look also fits them because,
well, thats just their steez... I can't really explain it." See some more photos of her handiwork here.
5. Bonobo - Eyesdown 12-inch (Ninja Tune)
What albums will we be talking about next week?
"Holy 90's! Courtney Love's got an album out this week, Hole's Nobody's Daughter (Mercury) along with the Deftones' Diamond Eyes (Reprise), out May 4. Also that day, look out for new releases from gypsy punks Gogol Bordello, Trans-Continental Hustle (Columbia), veteran
Peter Frampton, Thank You Mr. Churchill (New Door) and Broken Social Scene's Forgiveness Rock Record (Arts & Crafts).
"You'll be hearing buzz about the new CocoRosie's Grey Oceans (Sub Pop), Male Bonding's Nothing Hurts (Sub Pop), and Sleigh
Bells' Treats (NEET/Mom + Pop) LPs! Coming May 11!"
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This stew is colorful and full-flavored thanks to a host of vegetables and seasonings. I like to cook the collards separately to avoid any bitter taste in the stew. Since sweet potatoes break down easily, it's important not to cook this stew too long. For a mild yet still flavorful version, eliminate the hot chile. Serve it accompanied by crusty warm bread. Adapted from Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker* by Robin Robertson. more→


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Operated by VFS Global, the centre is the 13th in India and is aimed at facilitating visa formalities for over 2,000 Goans who annually travel to Germany for business or leisure purposes. (Agencies) Latest News from State News Desk
Speaking to reporters at the centre's launch here, Consul Alexander Thielitz said that the overall plan was to make visa facilitation easy for Indians.
"This centre would cater to the western Indian region from where 42,000 visas were issued last year. Over 2,000 visa applications were received from Goa," Thielitz said.
Over 1.2 lakh visas are issued by the five German missions in India, he said. Germany's honorary consul in Goa Dean Menezes said that the highest foreign direct investment in Goa came from German companies."We have 12 leading German companies operating in Goa, including Putzmeister, Siemens, Bosch, Mercedes.
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What a cool picture. love the side view candid style shot.
Agree with Faith, takes my breath away!
Interesting pose. I want to know what he's reading!
I love this photo. I assume you have it hanging on a wall to view every day. Came back to this picture 3 times before making this comment. Thanks.


text: So We Come To The End Of Ken Griffey Jr.Dashiell Bennett6/02/10 8:15pmFiled to: MlbKen Griffey JrSeattle Marinershave you seen my childhoodBreaking64EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink The Mariners have finally informed Ken Griffey Jr. that he retired from baseball nine months ago. Your lamentations of lost youth just excused themselves to send a wistful email to your yearnings for childlike wonder. [ESPN]Reply64 repliesLeave a reply


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i am not taking the "moral high ground" -- i simply find her language offensive, including the "eat me" comment. she only agreed to keep vulgarity from the subject headers -- not from the text of her posts.i find her posts in general offensive as well, but i never responded to them. (e.g., the repetitive white trash, stripper, stupid, ad nauseum). although i think the civility of the board has been eroded, in large part due to her posts.
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- 1 can (16 ounces) apricot halves, undrained
- 4 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
- 2 cups apple cider
- 1 cup orange juice
- 18 whole cloves
- 6 cinnamon sticks (3-1/2 inches), broken
- Additional cinnamon sticks, optional
- In a blender or food processor, blend apricots and liquid until smooth. Pour into a large saucepan. Add pineapple juice, cider and orange juice. Place the cloves and cinnamon sticks in a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with a string to form a bag. Add to saucepan. (Or place loose spices in saucepan and strain before serving.) Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 15-20 minutes. Serve hot in mugs. Garnish with cinnamon sticks if desired. Yield: 2 quarts.
Originally published as Holiday Wassail in Taste of Home
December/January 1997, p13
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The strategy was developed by chief investment officer William J Taylor, a 30+ year veteran of the Chicago financial markets and original member of the CBOE.
The strategy employs the use of large- and mid-caps with historically increasing dividends and within tightly selected criterion, and utilises options combinations to mitigate downside, while employing defined leverage to achieve alpha, with liquidity and low volatility.
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Role of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha in neural stem/progenitor cell function following hypoxia
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Role of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha in neural stem/progenitor cell function following hypoxia
Candelario, Kate M.
Cunningham, Lee Anna
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McGuire, Paul
Rosenberg, Gary A.
Wilson, Michael C.
Shuttleworth, C. William
Rosenberg, Gary A.
Wilson, Michael C.
Shuttleworth, C. William
University of New Mexico. Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program
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Neural stem cells--Metabolism.
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Cerebral anoxia.
Cerebral ischemia.
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Cerebral ischemia.
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Stroke can be caused by focal ischemia due to cerebral artery occlusion or by global ischemia that occurs when global blood supply to the brain is interrupted. The acute phase of ischemic brain injury is followed by a more prolonged period of revascularization and repair that can last for several months. One hallmark of this repair phase includes an endogenous neural stem/progenitor cell (NSPC) regenerative response that occurs concomitant with angiogenesis. Several studies suggest that the cytogenic response is beneficial for recovery following stroke, however, more studies need to be done to determine whether the beneficial effects are due to functional replacement of lost neurons and/or due to nutritive functions of the NSPCs for penumbral tissue.
Therapeutic targeting of regeneration and repair phases of stroke will require an understanding of NSPC function, particularly under conditions of hypoxia/ischemia. This dissertation is focused on elucidating the metabolic properties of NSPCs that allow them to withstand sudden onset and prolonged hypoxia, and the mechanisms by which NSPCs may provide neuroprotection against ischemic damage. We found that NSPCs express stabilized hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1 alpha) under normoxic conditions, a transcription factor that has been shown to regulate a variety of genes including those involved in angiogenesis, neuroprotection, and glycolytic metabolism. In this dissertation, we show that, in vitro, HIF-1 alpha expression in NSPCs mediates the ability of NSPCs to provide protection to neurons that undergo oxygen-glucose deprivation through regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor. We also show that HIF-1 alpha is required for NSPCs to survive 24 h anoxia in culture. We determined that NSPCs appear to produce most of their ATP via glycolysis, although the metabolic phenotype of NSPCs under normoxic conditions does not appear to be regulated by HIF-1 alpha. To determine whether NSPCs display similar properties in vivo, we created a nestin-CreERT2/R26R-YFP/Hif1afl/fl mouse that could simultaneously express yellow fluorescent protein and delete Hif1a specifically in nestin-positive NSPCs following tamoxifen administration. The results of these experiments increase our understanding of endogenous NSPC properties under hypoxic conditions and form the basis for future studies that aim to therapeutically manipulate NSPC function for facilitating brain repair.
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Bon Iver is re-releasing his self-titled album, Bon Iver, at the end of November. It will include ten visual works, each one corresponding to one of the ten songs on the album. These little works are atmospheric visuals that accompany the songs. Fancy seeing a little example?
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This week's Mathematical Sciences Department colloquium is given by Dr. Robert Kirby, Associate Professor, in the Department of Mathematics, Baylor University.
The last decade has seen the rapid growth in the expressiveness and power of software for the finite element method for the numerical solution of partial differential equations. Codes such as FEniCS and the Sundance project allow users to express the weak form of their problem in high-level syntax that the software uses to efficiently build algebraic operators and hence utilize high performance libraries to obtain numerical solutions.
In this talk, I will discuss the mathematical underpinnings of the Sundance project, showing how a framework based on Frechet differentiation allows us to reason about and process notation for variational forms. As an application of Sundance's capabilities for coupled multiphysics problems, I will also discuss current research on block-structured preconditioners for the Benard convection problem of incompressible flow.
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High school board candidates discuss big issues
Original post made on Oct 4, 2013
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a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Oct 4, 2013 at 3:49 pm
As parent I concur with Ms. Jack and I would like the board to explain this extravagant reserve. While the recent jump to $20 Mil is due to a one time influx, the district has had a steady reserve of $17 mil for quite few years, while making cuts to program and asking parents to raise money. Why M-A parents are asked to raise $2 Mil to pay for critical programs like AVID, guidance counselors, etc. while the district is hoarding money?
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Oct 4, 2013 at 9:51 pm
I was very impressed with Georgia Jack and will be voting for her.
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Oct 8, 2013 at 12:44 am
Basic aid districts such as SUHSD must maintain larger reserves since they aren't getting any per student funding from the state and are more subject to variance in property tax revenues. It's pretty amazing that someone running for the board would advocate such an financially irresponsible level of reserves for a basic aid district as the 6-8% that Ms. Jack is quoted as suggesting.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Oct 8, 2013 at 7:22 pm
Ms. Jack never suggested that SUHSD should keep a level of reserve of 7-8%, she merely suggested that a reserve of 20% should be explained and discussed at board meeting. I personally would add that I would like to see the board discuss and have a reserve policy rather than letting reserves go up while making cuts to programs (or while not funding critical programs.)
As for the "variance" of property taxes, really? In the last 12 years, while my kids were in the local basic aid district, I have never seen property taxes go down: worse that happened, they were flat.
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Oct 9, 2013 at 10:48 am
There has been variation in property taxes, and the district is doing what ALL responsible basic aid districts do. Ms. Jack seems to be very good at throwing stones, yet is not being very transparent at all about what she would actually do about anything. She's also throwing stones about the district doing responsible planning for enrollment growth without saying anything specific about what she would do differently. People in the MA community can certainly see through this. Keep MA Strong!
a resident of another community
on Oct 9, 2013 at 2:37 pm
Ms. Jack has ran a very positive campaign and has thrown no stones, unless you think that asking questions is throwing stones. She has been very clear on the kind of process she would use: involving all the communities! This board seem to cater only to the problems of Menlo Park and Menlo-Atherton - no wonder, 3 out of 5 board members are from Menlo Park! How about the other three high schools, should we keep all the high schools strong for all our students? The worst enrollment growth is going to occur up here at Carlmont High School, and what is this board doing to alleviate that? They do not even talk about it anymore! The incumbents may keep Menlo Park happy, but they are losing everybody else.
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Oct 10, 2013 at 1:31 am
I was at the presentation that the SUHSD Superintendent made this week, and their plan includes doing plenty to relieve overcrowding at Carlmont. In fact, Carlmont ends up with by far the sweetest deal of all four high schools in their plan in terms of size and demographics. I don't see how anyone can accuse the board of only caring about Menlo Park, when the plan has Menlo Park taking over ALL of Ravenswood.
a resident of Woodside High School
on Oct 10, 2013 at 9:25 am
Long time resident, are you really implying that Carlmont gets the "sweetest deal" and that Menlo Park is being hurt by the enrollment of students from East Palo Alto? What is your real issue here?
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Oct 10, 2013 at 10:18 am
M-A is the closest school to EPA and East Menlo. Why anyone would want to challenge the proposed change must have an agenda that they're embarrassed to admit publicly?
The Redwood City families north of the Fair Oaks area feel they are getting the short-end. They are now optioned to (choice) either Woodside or Sequoia. They are getting moved to schools that are farther away than M-A.
I would say that West Menlo is getting the sweet deal as everyone knows that they are closer to Woodside than M-A.
All in all, the SUHSD board seems to be trying to do the best they can given the circumstances and demands. There is no way they can gain 100% consensus on this. Some people will be happy and some will not.
a resident of Menlo Park: Sharon Heights
on Oct 11, 2013 at 2:34 pm
I am not clear how as a resident of West Menlo Park I am getting a "sweet deal": is it because I am getting the privilege to drive 20-25 minutes to drop off my students at an overcrowded school? My children are only in pre-school and elementary still, and I do hope that this nonsense will stop before they get to high school. Sweet deal would be going to the closer school (like the Ravenswood students.)
a resident of Menlo Park: Fair Oaks
on Oct 14, 2013 at 2:39 pm
With can't EPA get its own high school? All this nonsense about busing EPA kids to 4 different schools would end. The EPA community needs its own HS.
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From Cedarwood Weddings…We created a farm reception with an organic feel that represents wholesome values and the simple pleasures of life. Influnced by the French Farm asthestic (and being a historic farm venue ourselves), we paired rustic wood elements with the patina of weathered furniture, containers and pots. We used minimal flowers and let our herb garden provide most of the materials for the bridal bouquet, centerpieces and the twine-wrapped bouquet garni table top favors.
Boots and simple cotton dresses for the bride and her flower girls express beauty in simplicity, while the farms resident puppies reflect the sheer joy of celebrating in wide open spaces. Eco-friendly unbleached cotton napkins, ticking table runners and pillows add a touch of humble sophistication to the natural eventscape which we repeated in invitations and paper goods. Our goal was to create an organically elegant, un-fussy environment reminiscent of European countryside celebrations that evoke a longing to kick back and stay a while.
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Monday, February 19th, 2007
By Timothy Cox
Snow piles create problem
MONTEZUMA - The biggest debate at this month's village council meeting was what to do with all the snow piled up around town.
Last week's blizzard taxed local officials' ability to keep roads clear and massive snow piles could be seen throughout the village. Following a lengthy discussion, village officials hired Earl Heyne for $440 to haul snow out of town. Council members reached the deal only after dickering with Heyne for a better deal.
Council members considered two offers for snow removal. J.D. Construction, Celina, bid $120 per hour with two men, two trucks and a skidloader brought to the work site. Heyne, of rural Montezuma, initially bid $110 per hour with two men, a loader and a single truck available.
Some council members said they believed J.D. Construction could move more snow with the extra truck, even though the price was slightly higher. But they also said they would like to give the job to a local businessman and noted that Heyne had helped earlier in the week to remove some snow piles on an emergency basis.
The huge piles of snow were starting to obscure visibility at some intersections, said Councilman Randy Garman, who also spent time behind the wheel of the town's pickup truck plowing snow during the storm. Garman said the small truck was overmatched by the snow and said he got stuck seven times.
Council members appeared poised near the end of the meeting to award the job to J.D. Construction, but then Heyne appeared personally. Council members then proceeded to cut a better deal so they could give Heyne the job.
Heyne agreed to accept the $440 and work between five and six hours instead of four to compensate for down time while the single truck is gone to dump its load.
Council members also liked Heyne's offer because he agreed to do the work during the weekend. J.D. Construction would not have started the removal effort until today.
Mayor Charlotte Garman reminded residents to be patient with snow removal efforts, especially a major storm like last week's blizzard.
"When our guys are out there, people have got to work together with us," she said.
The mayor also reminded residents not to blow or shovel snow back into the streets. Doing so could draw a fine, she said.
She also thanked Franklin Township Trustees for bringing their equipment through town to help with some difficult spots.
Randy Garmann said this is only the third snow in the last 22 years that required extra efforts to remove snow from the town.
Because of the Level 3 snow emergency that was declared by Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey, the town eventually could recoup some or all of the extra money spent to deal with the storm, the mayor said. County and state officials have not initiated the process to declare the area a disaster and seek government assistance for the cleanup effort.
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OSHA Trade Release
U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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For Immediate Release
Trade News Release
July 20, 2007
Contact: Office of Communications
Phone: (202) 693-1999
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced in today's Federal Register that it is accepting applications from interested nonprofit organizations to become OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Education Centers.
"The demand for our safety and health training gives us the opportunity to partner with educational institutions across the country," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Edwin G. Foulke, Jr. "That is why we are now seeking new partners to compliment existing education centers. These centers will allow us to significantly increase the amount of people who receive training each year by conducting specific OSHA Training Institute courses at sites across the country."
The OSHA Training Institute in Arlington Heights, Ill., is OSHA's primary training provider. OTI conducts more than 100 short-term courses and seminars covering OSHA standards, policies, and procedures. These courses are designed for individuals responsible for enforcing or directly supporting the Occupational Safety and Health Act. The courses are offered to private sector employers and employees, and federal personnel from agencies other than OSHA. The institute's primary responsibility is to federal and state compliance officers and state consultation program staff. Private sector and federal personnel from agencies other than OSHA receive training from the OTI on a space available basis. OTI Education Centers augment OTI's training capacity and offer training throughout the country.
OTI Education Centers do not receive funding from OSHA. Tuition and fees are used to support the Education Centers' training programs. The number of organizations selected will be determined according to the qualifications of the applicants and their ability to serve their regional populations. Colleges, universities, or other nonprofit training organizations will be selected based upon their ability to conduct OSHA courses for private sector and federal personnel from agencies other than OSHA.
Applications must be received by 4:30 p.m. CDT, on Aug. 24, 2007. Interested parties may submit applications to the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Directorate of Training and Education, 2020 S. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005-4102.
For further information, contact Neil Elbrecht, program analyst, or Jim Barnes, director, Office of Training and Educational Programs, OSHA Directorate of Training and Education, 2020 S. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights, Illinois 60005-4102, telephone (847) 297-4810.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing a safe and healthful workplace for their employees. OSHA's role is to assure the safety and health of America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual process improvement in workplace safety and health. For more information, visit www.osha.gov.
U.S. Labor Department news releases are accessible on the Internet at www.dol.gov. The information in this news release will be made available in alternate format upon request (large print, Braille, audio tape or disc) from the COAST office. Please specify which news release when placing your request at (202) 693-7765 or TTY (202) 693-7755. The U.S. Department of Labor is committed to providing America's employers and employees with easy access to understandable information on how to comply with its laws and regulations. For more information, please visit www.dol.gov/compliance.
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