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Search And Destroy
November 1992 | Volume 43, Issue 7
The United States Army has always been secretive about its defense installations. In the summer of 1864 a breach of security took place on the tiny island fortress of Alcatraz that reverberated all the way back to the War Department in Washington.
Alcatraz Island, squatting in the middle of San Francisco Bay, is the twenty-two-acre cork in the mouth of the Golden Gate.
Beginning in 1853 the U.S. Army's Corps of Engineers transformed the humpbacked islet into one of the country's most heavily defended pieces of real estate. The fort continued to grow throughout the early Civil War years, until by the end of 1863 it mounted more than a hundred pieces of heavy artillery.
Early in 1864 Capt. William Winder, commanding the "Post on Alcatraz Island," decided that it was time to have a permanent record made of his fortress. Approaching the San Francisco photography firm of Bradley and Rulofson, the captain offered to pay four hundred dollars in government greenbacks for a photographic survey of Alcatraz. Bradley and Rulofson replied that their costs would run at least fifteen hundred dollars. After some negotiating, it was agreed that the company would be allowed to make up the cost difference by selling sets of the photographs to the public.
In April Bradley and Rulofson sent their premier staff photographer out to Alcatraz. Acting under the personal direction of Captain Winder, he lugged his brassbound view camera to every nook and cranny of the island, eventually exposing two thousand negatives.
Upon completion of the work, two sets of prints were made: a partial set for presentation to Gen. Irvin McDowell, the newest commander of the Department of the Pacific, and a complete set of fifty "approved" views for Captain Winder's staff to review before additional copies were made. Then Bradley and Rulofson printed a descriptive catalogue of their new Alcatraz series and began taking orders from the public.
At this time the fort on Alcatraz actually had a dual command structure, and Lt. George Elliot of the Corps of Engineers oversaw the work crews who labored at modernizing and expanding the island's defenses. Elliot had been out of town when the photographs were made, but upon his return he was delighted, for he saw in the pictures an opportunity to document his most recent labors for his superiors in Washington.
Elliot sent off a glowing dispatch to Chief of Engineers Richard Delafield, on July 8, describing the newly taken photographs in vivid terms and including a pair of the pictures that depicted his current job, reinforcing the island's batteries. "I have thought that you would be glad to obtain copies to illustrate the condition and the progress [of my work] …," he wrote. He then proceeded to list all the pictures that had been taken. The photographer had been extremely thorough; the final commercial series contained images revealing in exhaustive detail every building and battery on the island.
Lieutenant Elliot's happy report ignited a fire storm in Washington. The War Department couldn't imagine anything more useful to Confederate spies. Upon receiving Elliot's letter on August 1, Chief of Engineers Delafield immediately fired off a telegram informing the lieutenant in blunt language that all such photographs were to be "instantly suppressed." That same day the Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. Henry Halleck, sent off his own wire, containing a frightening directive: Secretary of War Edwin Stanton had personally ordered the photographs seized.
Things moved quickly. Three days later the San Francisco Evening Bulletin ran a story under the headline FORT ALCATRAZ TAKEN !, which reported that at 4:00 P.M. on August 2 a party of armed soldiers had arrived at the Montgomery Street studios of Bradley and Rulofson. Brandishing orders from the War Department, the soldiers had seized all the photographs, negatives, and correspondence relating to the Alcatraz contract, including the name and address of every customer who had ordered a copy set.
On August 5 General McDowell was able to report to Halleck that "the provost-marshall-general has all the. negatives and all the copies, except those Elliot sent to the Engineer Department." Unfortunately for Captain Winder, the incident was far from over; his personal loyalties were now being questioned. The fact that his father was a general in the Confederate Army, and commanded the South's festering prisoner-of-war camps, did little to increase Winder's credibility. In disgrace, he requested and received a transfer to the tiny artillery post at Point San Jose on the San Francisco waterfront.
The Bradley and Rulofson photographs are the earliest-known pictures taken on Alcatraz; six years would pass before a photographer would again be allowed there. In 1979 the historian Erwin Thompson lamented: "The destruction of the pictures must have been thorough; no copies of any of them have been found to date, in the National Archives or elsewhere. National security was preserved; but history was made the poorer."


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MALTA– The Malta Town Board voted unanimously to approve GLOBALFOUNDRIES' construction of a second computer-chip manufacturing plant at its Luther Forest Technology Campus Fab 8 Campus during a special meeting Monday, Aug. 19. [Read more…]
Malta Accepts LFTC Impact Statement
MALTA – The Malta Town Board accepted the final environmental impact statement for Fab 8.2, a proposed addition to the Fab 8 Campus at Luther Forest Technology Campus (GlobalFoundries), at a special meeting held Monday, July 29.
The construction of the new semiconductor manufacturing facility would require amendments to the town zoning laws governing the LFTC Planned Development District.
The Second Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement approved Monday was the revised version of an earlier environmental assessment, in which the Town found the new facility could have adverse environmental effects, such as increased traffic and noise, as well as the visual impact from the building's height. [Read more…]
New Plant Inches Closer in Malta
The discussion over the possible expansion of the GLOBALFOUNDRIES chip fab campus in Luther Forest continues to grind relentlessly forward. On Wednesday morning, the Malta Town Board again met with town officials and GLOBALFOUNDRIES representatives to further hammer out the details.
The handful of familiar issues which have formed the core of debate around the chipmaker's proposed PDD amendment have been chipped away at bit by bit over the course of the last several months: traffic mitigation, noise and visual impacts.
The issues have become pressing due in large part to GLOBALFOUNDRIES' and the town's self-imposed approval deadline of July 1. According to town engineers, the process is on track to meet the date.
"I think we're in pretty good shape," said Joe Lanaro of Chazen Engineers. Lanaro, joined by other planners, explained that the process is boiling down to very specific evaluations related to individual issues at this point. Those evaluations, such as noise impacts, are quickly closing out.
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Director of Risk Management, Sustainability and Real Estate Steven Groseclose questioned where the process was in the context of the looming deadline.
"What level of detail are we really trying to get at, so we can get there and be done?" he asked. "I'm just looking for whatever way to kind of roll up our sleeves and get to that end point. We're not that far off."
"We're a work in progress still," Councilman Peter Klotz said.
"It's all closing fairly quickly, is our sense," said GLOBALFOUNDRIES attorney Matt Jones.
Wednesday morning saw details emerge for the taskforce on Northway Exit 11A, and two presentations meant to aid the final analyses of noise and visual impacts.
The taskforce will include several members from different agencies, from GLOBALFOUNDRIES to the Department of Public Works, and as Town Supervisor Paul Sausville explained should have at least "nine members."
Its goal would be to study and prepare data to present to relevant authorities in order to ensure the exit is built–not a simple task.
"This is going to be as much a sale of 11A as an economic driver as it is a transportation corridor," Klotz said.
The question of who from the town board would sit on the taskforce set off some minor controversy. Board members Klotz and Maggie Ruisi volunteered to co-chair, but councilman Hartzell suggested it may be appropriate for the town supervisor to sit on the taskforce.
"I don't think it's necessary for the supervisor to be on this board," Klotz said.
Klotz will be running against Sausville for town supervisor later this year, having announced his candidacy in a press release highly critical of Sausville last month.
"Let's face it, in all candor: Some of us, including myself, may not be here come the first of next year," Hartzell said.
"In all candor, one way or another, I'll be here for at least another two years," Klotz responded.
Friendly electoral politics aside, the board is keen on moving the 11A project forward.
"Let's get this thing going," Klotz said. "We don't want to lose any momentum."
GLOBALFOUNDRIES showed a computer model of Fab 8.2 as it would appear from the points on Saratoga Lake where it would be most visible, according to estimates. The model was created by Saratoga Associates, and described by Groseclose as "raw, unadorned," meaning not yet annotated.
Snake Hill appeared to be the area from where the new building would be seen the most, though exactly how significant an impact it would be is up to the beholder. At several points, some board members said you could not see the foundry at all, or "barely" as Klotz remarked.
"That's kind of the point," Groseclose said. "It should be difficult to see, that's what we hope."
On noise impacts, specialist Jack Zybura, senior engineer from Lewis S. Goodfriend & Associates, was brought in to evaluate both current and future noise mitigation efforts by GLOBALFOUNDRIES.
"Overall, the conceptual design is a significant improvement," Zybura said. He explained the varying levels of sound absorption based on GLOBALFOUNDRIES' plans for Fab 8.2, but also efforts to reduce noise for the older 8.1.
"What's out there now is about 40, 42 decibels during the day," Zybura said.
When asked by Hartzell whether the new designs would prevent a repetition of nuisance noise heard in the past, Zybura responded he was "90 percent" confident in his estimates.
The chipmaker is employing sprayed cellulose insulation and silencers to reduce nuisance noise from the first foundry, Zybura explained.
"Are we running out of Band-Aids?" asked Klotz, wondering how many retroactive measures would have to be taken. But Zybura did not think much would need be done following the "major retrofits."
The Malta Town Board will meet for their regular meeting on Monday, May 6 at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall.
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GLOBALFOUNDRIES Balloon Test Slated
The Malta Town Board, other town officials and GLOBALFOUNDRIES representatives came together on Wednesday morning to further discuss the key issues surrounding the chipmaker's possible expansion: noise, visual impact, and traffic.
Building and Planning Director Tony Tozzi and other Malta officials had met at Fab 8.1 with GLOBALFOUNDRIES prior to the Wednesday workshop in what Tozzi termed an "excellent" meeting.
"This is the second time that I've been at that location since they've put the baffles in," Tozzi said, "and the reduction in noise was astonishing to me."
A sound baffle is a constructed device designed to reduce airborne sound. GLOBALFOUNDRIES installed baffles at Fab 8.1 after receiving noise complaints, and is looking to implement additional noise mitigation measures both for Fab 8.1 and the proposed Fab 8.2, should it be built.
GLOBALFOUNDRIES demonstrated those efforts to the Malta representatives and shared their measurements of the sound currently being emitted. The company plans to use materials which have much higher sound absorption in the construction of 8.2, should they proceed with the plant.
The chip maker is basing its choices of design and materials on what they've learned from Fab 8.1's construction and the community feedback the company has received.
The difficulty with noise issues is, as with visual impacts, the problem is partially subjective; sounds one person might find annoying and disruptive may be virtually unnoticeable to another. Regardless, the board is crafting language requiring GLOBALFOUNDRIES to use the "best available technology" for Fab 8.2.
Visual impacts were discussed last Wednesday, when the board was attempting to decide what type of tests would be performed to provide the public with information. The board eventually settled on doing both a physical demonstration using balloons to mark the height of the new plant, and as a computer-generated simulation which would illustrate the full building.
This Wednesday morning the board decided on more specifics for those tests. For the balloon test, five balloons will be floated on Saturday, May 4 from 8 a.m. until noon. Four red balloons will be floated to a height of 125 feet at the locations of the corners of the proposed plant, with a fifth blue one flown at 175 feet as a "spotter" balloon at the center of the site.
The "spotter" balloon will serve only as a visual reference and does not represent the actual proposed height of the building, which would be limited to 125 feet, including rooftop appurtenances.
A guided viewing tour will be conducted starting at 9 a.m. on the day of the viewing, starting from the Malta Town Hall parking lot. Participants in the tour will need their own transportation. A guide car with the Malta town seal on the door and balloons attached to it will lead the tour.
"We'll do our very best to get that advertised," said Town Supervisor Paul Sausville, speaking about the balloon tests.
Public feedback on the test is welcomed by the town. Residents will be able to call in or email and rate their opinion of the visual impacts on a scale of three from "serious, moderate, or slight," according to Sausville.
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The efforts are being undertaken to achieve a public "comfort level" satisfying to the board. The board will be receiving an update on the computer-generated simulation next week.
Additional efforts are being made to reduce the visual impact the new foundry would have. The design would use muted colors, and the foundry's stacks would not be lighted.
Traffic has always been the "meaty issue," as Sausville characterized it. Town officials have been meeting with the state Department of Transportation, which Tozzi said has not responded to their comments as of yet.
For now, crafting legislative language around traffic mitigation remains dependent on town official's back-and-forth with different agencies in addition to their own internal studies.
The Malta Town Board will next meet for their monthly agenda meeting on Monday, April 29 at 6:30 p.m.
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Up, Up and Away Over GLOBALFOUNDRIES
Following the Monday, April 15 public hearing on the amendments to the GLOBALFOUNDRIES Fab 8.2 environmental impact statement, discussion resumed among Malta officials at a Wednesday morning workshop. The meeting was another step in their continuing effort to parse out just how the possible expansion to the chip maker's Luther Forest campus would take place.
The details of such an effort can at times take on a complexity akin to that of microchip fabrication itself.
"I try to look at this stuff, and it takes you five minutes to go back and figure out what each acronym stands for," admitted Councilman John Hartzell during the workshop.
One component of GLOBALFOUNDRIES' plan has proven especially difficult to figure out completely: traffic mitigation. But at the Wednesday workshop the biggest development addressed visual impacts.
In order to provide area residents and town officials with an idea of the scale and scope of the planned chip plant, a three-dimensional computer generated simulation will be created. The animated model will show the projected increased building height of Fab 8.2, with the stacks on top visible in some parts of the community, particularly on various points of Saratoga Lake.
There are significant benefits to using a digital model compared to simply using enlarged photographs, as is now done.
"There is value added to the digital version of it," said Joe Lanaro of Chazen Engineering, "because that becomes something that you can keep for a long time."
But Councilwoman Tara Thomas expressed dissatisfaction with using just the simulation and argued for a balloon test, so residents could physically see the height and location of the planned foundry.
"You can float more than one balloon … you can put up 8, 12, 20," Thomas said. "I don't see the harm in having both evaluations done."
Balloons are floated over the approximate location of the plant to the proposed height of the stacks. The advantage of the test is balloons can be seen from anywhere, while the simulation only shows one basic view.
However, both essentially reveal where the visual impact would be greatest.
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Director of Risk Management, Sustainability, and Real Estate Steven Groseclose indicated he did not believe balloon testing to be necessary, since it had already been performed, though not following public notification.
"I'm sorry, Steve, is there a problem?" Thomas asked.
"It's not a simple endeavor," Groseclose said. He also pointed out the added expense of balloon testing on multiple days, which includes taking multiple photographs from different locations.
"You might want to check the math," Groseclose said. "I paid the bill once. It's around $10,000."
Lanaro repeated the advantages of the simulation model several times, but also cited the cost of balloon testing as potentially not outweighing the benefit. Many seasonal Saratoga Lake residents would not be in their homes and therefore miss the testing, he pointed out.
"I'm not really concerned about that," Thomas responded, noting that homeowner's associations could relay information. Along with Councilwoman Maggie Ruisi, she insisted the "comfort level" of residents was a priority, despite town Supervisor Paul Sausville's assertion he personally had only received one tangential comment related to visual impacts, ever.
The majority of public comments in previous meetings have been directed towards traffic issues and noise, although some have expressed concerns about property values being negatively affected by visual impacts.
"I think we need the simulation," Sausville said, adding a "level of comfort" could perhaps be reached instead by public outreach efforts.
"I'd be satisfied with just the computer simulation," Councilman Peter Klotz said.
The board ultimately settled for flying one or two balloons on a set date, with the public to be notified beforehand, in addition to the computer generated model. The model will be uploaded to the town's website for viewing anytime.
The Malta Town Board will meet for their agenda meeting on April 29 at 6:30 p.m.
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Another Domino Falls For Malta's Fab 8.2
On the evening of Monday, April 15, the Malta Town Board held the second and final public hearing on GLOBALFOUNDRIES' supplemental environmental impact statement for the potential expansion of their chip making campus in Luther Forest. The expansion would consist of construction of a second plant, Fab 8.2, alongside the Technology Development Center which is currently under construction.
The company's first chip plant, Fab 8.1, is now in commercial production at the site.
The statement outlines the environmental effects on the community of four amendments proposed to GLOBALFOUNDRIES' planned development district (PDD), the zoning rules governing the campus. The amendments are necessary to allow the company to build the second chip foundry.
The environmental impact statement was deemed complete by the board on March 8.
Amendments being proposed are the increase of the building's size both in overall area and clean-room space, height increases in the stacks on top of the plant, and various traffic mitigation modifications to accommodate an expected increase in traffic to the site in light of Northway Exit 11A's non-existence.
GLOBALFOUNDRIES has set June 2013 as their target month for full project approval.
The hearing, which consisted of a six-minute summary of the amendments by GLOBALFOUNDRIES attorney Matt Jones, was the final platform for members of the public to voice their opinions in person.
"If you have made statements earlier, it's not necessary that you repeat yourself," Town Supervisor Paul Sausville said following the presentation, as he opened the floor to attendees.
To that end, a range of opinions were represented Monday night by the different speakers.
"Most of these people, the 4,000 or so, they're all outside people," said Mike Smith of Burnt Hills. "They're going to need brand new housing."
Smith was referring to GLOBALFOUNDRIES workers, both current and future. The resident also expressed a concern for green space in the area with the influx of people.
"I just hate to see it happen," Smith added. "I don't like the idea of GLOBALFOUNDRIES from day one."
Another resident, from Manning Cove, wanted to know specifically if Exit 11A was off the table or not. The question drew a collective negative head shake from the board.
"It's not off the table, it's just not something that's going to happen in the immediate future," Sausville said. "There's going to be a process, a study, for the feasibility of that going forward."
"I'm in support of the project of GLOBALFOUNDRIES," said Steven Gottmann, president of the Malta Business and Professional Association. "As I see it, the major issue is the traffic mitigation, and I'm looking forward to hearing greater information regarding that."
"Traffic is what's necessary to drive business," Gottman said. "We want to do that in a positive way, but the worst thing that we can have is an empty fab, an empty building. I appreciate the efforts to promote growth and opportunity here."
"We live in a heavily regulated state … GLOBALFOUNDRIES has always been responsible, and they've been responsive to our questions," said Robert Barshied, chair of Stillwater's planning board. "The Town of Stillwater is happy to have them, but happier to have them if they do things correctly, and I believe that they will."
While the public hearing period has now been closed, community members can continue to make their concerns known through written comments until April 26. Those with concerns can submit their comments to the Malta Town Clerk before that day.
Before departing into the night, and at the suggestion of Councilman John Hartzell, everyone in attendance observed a moment of silence for the victims of Monday's bomb attack at the Boston Marathon.
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GLOBALization in Malta
The Malta Town Board held a special meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 12 to hear a proposal from GLOBALFOUNDRIES to amend their PDD before deciding whether to send the application to the town's planning board. The heavily attended hearing included a lengthy presentation by GLOBALFOUNDRIES and their associates on both their current development status and possible future plans.
After the workshop, the resolution to send the amended PDD to the planning board passed unanimously.
A PDD (Planned Development District) is a zoning tool used by the town to structure the development of large residential, commercial, or industrial projects. It can address topics ranging from specifications on the mix of housing in a development to the amount of open space in relation to planned structures to the size and configuration of the structures themselves, and many issues in between.
In the case of GLOBALFOUNDRIES, the PDD needs to be amended to accommodate further development at their Malta site.
The special meeting comes on the heels of GLOBALFOUNDRIES' amendment application submission on Feb. 1, meant to pave the way for construction of a larger second chip foundry, Fab 8.2, adding to the first. The company sees this amendment, and the expansion in which it plays a crucial part, as keeping with the success GLOBALFOUNDRIES has had in Malta.
"It's no longer a dream," said Steven Groseclose, GLOBALFOUNDRIES' Director of Corporate Services. "A lot has been achieved here."
Officials from Malta and surrounding communities, including Round Lake and Stillwater, heard presentations on the construction of the new foundry and the issues which must be addressed in order to proceed. Chief among those issues are concerns over visibility, traffic flow, and noise.
Issues related to traffic were the main topic of discussion. The spotlight was on the proposed creation of a new exit, 11A, off the Northway in order to mitigate traffic flow to the new property. The proposal had been included in the original PDD governing the construction of Fab 8.1, but it was ultimately determined a new exit was unnecessary and it was never built.
The Tuesday presentation focused on GLOBALFOUNDRIES' internal traffic analysis, intended to find ways to again create the desired level of traffic mitigation without the need for a new exit. The company hopes acceptance of their analysis would speed the approval process and open the door to a more rapid construction timeline for a second plant, should they decide to do so.
New highway exits can take up to a decade to finish, owing to state and federal regulations and the other layers of development required.
Proposals to achieve traffic mitigation on par with a new exit featured construction of additional lanes at six different intersections and improvements to roundabouts.
A major question was whether more traffic funneled onto main routes by alternative measures would change the original plan and effect Malta's downtown flavor. Representatives from Round Lake also voiced some concern about increased traffic on roundabouts.
"The engineers are going to be looking at these six alternatives," Supervisor Paul Sausville said.
Concerning visual impacts, the workshop zeroed in on the new stacks which would form part of the new foundry's roof structure. The high-tech stacks are similar to a traditional factory's smokestack, although far more intensively engineered.
GLOBALFOUNDRIES representatives explained their height, the plume they would release into the air and the resulting effect on visuals. Based on images and data shown, the visual impact was summarized by the company as negligible.
"I can't see it," said Councilman John Hartzell. Groseclose noted the comment served to illustrate their conclusion of negligible impact, while conceding there would be slightly more visibility than before.
Noise has also been an issue at Fab 8.1. While company officials say there has been a drastic reduction in noise complaints, down to just one last month from their peak in the summer of 2012, GLOBALFOUNDRIES is continuing to work on new solutions internally.
"We need to do more and are committed to doing more," said Matt Jones, the real estate attorney for GLOBALFOUNDRIES.
The schedule for development as proposed by GLOBALFOUNDRIES envisions the completion of the preliminary process by the end of June, provided the company gets the full range of requested town approvals in mid-May.
The Malta Town Board will next convene for its monthly public agenda meeting on Monday, Feb. 25 at 6:30 p.m.
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GLOBALFOUNDRIES gears up for growth
On Friday, Feb. 1 GLOBALFOUNDRIES submitted an application to the Town of Malta containing proposed amendments to the company's Planned Development District (PDD), which includes the Fab 8.1 chip manufacturing plant in Luther Forest. The move is meant to pave the way for the possible construction of a second chip foundry, Fab 8.2, at the site.
"This early planning work is part of our strategy to evaluate capacity expansion opportunities around the world in order to support long-term customer demand and achieve our global business objectives," said Travis Bullard, GLOBALFOUNDRIES' senior manager for public affairs and communications, in an email to the Journal. "As we continue to grow our business, we continue to invest resources in advanced planning to meet the future needs of our growing customer base."
According to the company's Industry Requirement Report, officials at GLOBALFOUNDRIES are in the process of assessing the feasibility of the project and would make a separate determination on whether to proceed sometime in the near future. Market conditions and the readiness of the site for immediate development would be key factors in the decision.
"GLOBALFOUNDRIES must be secure in the knowledge that the site is compatible with its operational needs and ready for construction at the appropriate time," the IRP reads. "Therefore, GLOBALFOUNDRIES is pursuing amendments to local law necessary to satisfy the programming prerequisites for the project."
The company followed a similar pattern last year in seeking approval to build a Technology Development Center (TDC) at the Luther Forest campus before actually committing to the project. The Malta town planning board granted the necessary approvals in October 2012. Last month, the company announced they are going ahead with the TDC and will begin work on the facility in March.
Fab 8.2, if built, would be slightly larger at just under 1.9 million square feet than Fab 8.1, which is just over 1.7 million square feet overall. The building height would be 125 feet with appurtenances, as opposed to 110 feet at the first plant.
After an approved expansion last year, the clean room at Fab 8.1 now totals 300,000 square feet. The clean room at Fab 8.2 would total 475,000 square feet.
GLOBALFOUNDRIES currently employs around 2,000 people at Fab 8.1 and its administration building. The TDC is expected to add another 1,000 jobs. If the chip maker proceeds with Fab 8.2 it would need to employ around 2,000 additional personnel at the Luther Forest campus.
"While we are only in the initial design and planning phase this project, our global business continues to grow and we are excited about the possibility of expanding our investment and capabilities in New York," Bullard said in his email.
According to a statement by GLOBALFOUNDRIES president and CEO Ajit Manocha at SUNY Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering last month, the total cost of a new plant, wherever it is built, would be about $10 billion. Between Fab 8.1, the administration building and the TDC, GLOBALFOUNDRIES has invested approximately $8.5 billion in Luther Forest so far, including almost $2 billion in tax incentives.
During the height of construction activity at Fab 8.1 contractors employed between 1,500 and 2,000 people on site at any given time. M + W US, Turner Construction and LeChase Construction had a either a lead or significant role in various stages of the project.
M + W US was lead contractor on Fab 8.1, while Turner built the adjoining administration building, designated Admin 2. No announcement has been made on the companies to be tapped for any future project.
GLOBALFOUNDRIES is the currently the fastest-growing chip maker in the world, according to company documents. Last year saw sales increase by approximately 31 percent year over year.
The company's most significant competitor, Taiwan Semiconductor, is also reportedly eyeing a new manufacturing facility somewhere in the world, but has given no hint as to where.
GLOBALFOUNDRIES will make a formal presentation on its application at special meeting of the Malta Town Board on Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m. at Malta Town Hall, 2540 Rt. 9. The meeting is open to the public.
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As dusk took
hold we took a short stroll around DUMBO after which we sipped champagne on the
very tiny deck of the rather expensive but perfectly located River Cafe. Now
here is a little secret for you – sometimes, just sometimes, if you ask nicely
and their 'mini' bar is not too busy with customers with dinner reservations (and you are wearing
pretty dresses – there is a dress code), you can pop in just for a drink. We
chose to take ours on the little deck with spectacular views.
After salivating over the menu we took off
and ordered some more appropriately priced (for us) Japanese takeaway from Ozu
on Clarke Street to eat on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade.
Oh, what a night! Seriously,
any visitor to NYC (or local) should spend a summer evening like this! And don't
forget the pretty dresses.


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SailNet Community
- Columbia & Coronado
- - Wanted: Columbia 33 in southern california
Wanted: Columbia 33 in southern california
Title says it all. I'm on a sailboat hunt and the C-33 is just about perfect. I've got a buddy with one and I love how it sails.
Anyone have a Columbia 33 in the Los Angeles area they want to let move on to a new owner? :) |
even if you dont want to sell your C-33, and you are in Socal, give a shout. I'm curious how many of the 61 C-33's are in the neighborhood :)
Wow, can't be too many.
I keep a watch on Craigslist by using the Android app "Craigsnotification". It allows you to use search criteria, areas, price, and a few other things as variables. I have searches for Columbias, Formosas, Irwins, and ketches. When I was looking for radar, I included that, too. |
Thanks - I do similar things with RSS.
I do know there are a couple here - have heard stories of them being sighted in Santa Monica bay and oddly enough my buddy's C-33 in Marina Del Rey is 2 slips down and across from another C-33, that is reportedly 2 hull numbers away from his in production. |
We'll probably see you on the way to Catalina some time. |
I guess a Columbia 34 (centerboard model) would also be a very similar boat.. e.g. 1966-1970 version that shares the same hull as the C-33
If you have one of those in Socal, let me know :) |
I think there was a late 60's 34 on Craigslist last week. Check the Los Angeles area.
There are a couple of other C34's in the LA area, but are the bubble-top cored-hull variety, not the MkI |
Re: Wanted: Columbia 33 in southern california
Still looking for a C33 or C34 with centerboard, in the Los Angeles area!
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Officer shoots, kills driver trying to flee in Knoxville
Man had gun in lap during traffic stop, officers say
December 24, 2011 3:00 PMAnother traffic stop turned deadly Friday afternoon when a Pittsburgh plainclothes officer shot and killed a man who they said pulled out a gun while trying to flee from police in Knoxville.
The 24-year-old North Side man, whose name had not been released Friday night, was pronounced dead at 4:25 p.m., shortly after he arrived in the UPMC Mercy emergency room, according to the Allegheny County medical examiner's office.
His death was the first to occur at the hands of a Pittsburgh police officer since October 2010, when an officer fatally shot a burglar who "lurched" at him with a knife.
It came just hours after hundreds of police gathered in Washington to mourn the death of East Washington police Officer John David Dryer, who was fatally shot during a traffic stop last weekend and whose death underscored the dangers of the common motor vehicle stop.
Pittsburgh police Chief Nate Harper called the North Side man's death "unfortunate" and said the officer "had to fatally wound this individual because [he] felt that this individual was ready to fire upon them."
Shortly before 4 p.m., two undercover officers from the city's Zone 3 station stopped a man driving a gold Mercedes Benz E320 down Brownsville Road near Bausman Street for an unspecified traffic violation.
Paul Gjebre, 47, was working on the roof of a nearby building when he heard a siren and saw police step out of an unmarked car. He said he watched as the man handed something, possibly a driver's license, over to police and then he heard an officer scream, "Stop. Stop."
The undercover officers had asked the man to put up his hands and found a gun in his lap, said Lt. Daniel Herrmann of the Major Crimes Unit.
Officers told the man to drop his weapon, Chief Harper said. The man tried to flee, running into the back of a parked van owned by Phillips Heating & Air Conditioning Inc.
The car got hung up on the back of the van, and officers repeated their calls for the man to drop his weapon, the chief said.
Several shots rang into the air.
Nick Bishop, an 18-year-old Carnegie resident passing through the area, said the man opened the door and "flopped" onto the ground.
Paramedics arrived moments later and took the man to the hospital, but police said he died before he arrived.
Officers spent nearly two hours in the snow collecting evidence. A bullet hole pierced a back passenger-side window of the man's car.
Chief Harper said police believe only one of the two undercover officers fired shots. The bureau was not releasing the name of that officer Friday night.
Both men worked in a "99 car," meaning they are trained to spot signs of guns and drugs in problem areas.
Keeping with normal police protocol, both officers were placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation, which will be conducted with the Allegheny County district attorney's office.
Pittsburgh police procedure allows officers to shoot at a fleeing vehicle only when it is being used as a weapon against them or when the people inside it are using deadly force against others.
Liz Navratil: email@example.com or 412-263-1438. First Published December 24, 2011 5:00 AM


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Iowa HOME | LAWS | ORGANIZATIONS | CASES | LEGISLATION | COMMON CORE | LEYES EN ESPAÑOL |
Filed: May 19, 2000, Iowa Board of Education.
Nature of Case: A dual enrolled home school student was denied funds for community college courses that are available to public and accredited nonpublic school students, but not to home school students who are dual enrolled. The state law under which students are receiving the funds is called the Post Secondary Enrollment Options Act ("PSEO"). State law provides dual enrolled students with access to all educational benefits available in the district, but a seven-year-old ruling of the Department of Education concludes that the Legislature could not have intended to include dual enrolled students in the PSEO because it would cost too much. The issue before the Board of Education was whether a dual enrolled student is eligible for the PSEO.
Ruling: Following a December 7, 2000, state board of education hearing, Administrative Law Judge Susan Anderson overturned the declaratory ruling, stating that the policy behind Iowa's PSEO "is to expand the academic opportunities available to high school pupils." Judge Anderson concluded that the "plain language of the Act, when coupled with the dual enrollment statute enacted four years later, requires inclusion of dual-enrolled students in the Act's benefits." The Stone's daughter "should not have been denied benefits�."
Last Updated: January 22, 2001.
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7 Body Language Killers
The trouble may start with your posture, gestures and facial expressions. Famed jury consultant Jo Ellen Dimitrius says that when jurors are asked what makes a witness appear confident, they cite "body language" twice as frequently as any other category.
But how do you develop better language skills?
When it comes to body language, simply avoiding the most common mistakes and replacing them with more confident movements will make a big difference. After coaching hundreds of business professionals, I've identified seven body language killers that will leave your audience underwhelmed and unimpressed. Train yourself to avoid them, and you'll see that simple changes can make all the difference.
Killer #1- Avoiding eye contact
What it says about you: You lack confidence; you are nervous and unprepared.What to do instead: Spend 90% or more of your presentation time looking into the eyes of your listeners. The vast majority of people spend far too much time looking down at notes, PowerPoint slides or at the table in front of them. Not surprisingly, most speakers can change this behavior instantly simply by watching video of themselves. Powerful business leaders look at their listeners directly in the eye when delivering their message.
During the recent confirmation hearings for U.S Chief Justice nominee John Roberts, newspapers praised him for "looking self-assured." How did Roberts project this image? Instead of reading his statements from notes, Roberts looked his audience of Senators straight in the eye as he delivered his remarks.
Killer #2- Slouching
What it says about you: You are unauthoritative; you lack confidence.What to do instead: When standing stationary, place feet at shoulder width and lean slightly forward. Pull your shoulders slightly forward as well — you'll appear more masculine. Head and spine should be straight. Don't use a tabletop or podium as an excuse to lean on it.
Killer #3- Fidgeting, rocking or swaying
What it says about you: You are nervous, unsure or unprepared.What to do instead: Well, stop fidgeting. Fidgeting, rocking and swaying don't serve any purpose. I recently worked with the top executive of computer company who had to deliver the news of a product delay to a major investor. He and his team actually had the event under control, and had learned valuable lessons from the failure. But his body language suggested otherwise.
His biggest problem was rocking back and forth as he delivered the presentation. It reflected a lack of competence and control. By eventually learning to move with purpose, he avoided career suicide. The investor left the next presentation confident that the project was well under control.
Assuming a rigor mortis stance will kill any presentation...


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STANFORD, Calif. � Jurgen Klinsmann tried to dance around the questions: Why take unproven youngsters to the World Cup and leave Landon Donovan home? A day after announcing his momentous decision to drop the most accomplished player in American men's soccer, the U.S. coach hinted at answers without ever saying specifically why Donovan was among the final seven cuts.
''As a coach, you have to make a decision based on what you want to execute in Brazil, what you want to see, how do you want to build those components into the entire group. And then I felt � we coaches felt � the guys that we chose, they're a little step ahead of Landon in certain areas,'' Klinsmann said Friday.
The 32-year-old Donovan, the American record-holder with 57 international goals and second with 156 appearances, was trying to make his fourth World Cup roster. He is scoreless in seven games with the Los Angeles Galaxy this season, and Klinsmann dropped him from the roster for the first half of 2013 after Donovan took a four-month sabbatical.
Asked for specifics, Klinsmann said Donovan ''maybe is not the one now anymore to go one against one all the time or going into the box or finishing off.'' But the coach praised ''his outstanding passing game, his experience, which is a big factor always.''
''He changed his game over the last few years, which is normal at that stage of his career,'' Klinsmann said.
Donovan has five World Cup goals, including a stoppage-time score against Algeria four years ago that advanced the Americans to the second round.
''We all have an incredible amount of respect and appreciation and admiration for everything that Landon has done for this team and for soccer in this country,'' midfielder Michael Bradley said. ''To see him walk out the door yesterday, to see six other guys walk out the door yesterday, is not easy.''
Klinsmann said Donovan took the decision Thursday ''with an amazing composure.''
''Obviously, big disappointment. That is expected, and he said that, he doesn't kind of understand it,'' Klinsmann said. ''He thinks he should have been in the 23.''
Donovan was scheduled to discuss the decision today after training with the Galaxy.
''Just sad for all the guys who got cut and what comes with it,'' U.S. captain Clint Dempsey said. ''You bring in 30 players who have a lot of quality, and it makes difficult decisions for the coaches to make.''
Klinsmann said he hopes Donovan remains in the player pool in the future: The Americans have the CONCACAF Gold Cup next year and the Copa America in 2016, when qualifying for the next World Cup also starts. Donovan also could return for the World Cup if there is an injury to one of the players selected for the roster.
''How this new cycle will start after Brazil obviously depends a lot on the outcome in Brazil,'' Klinsmann said, ''but the vision is, absolutely, that Landon continues his national team career.''
A World Cup champion with West Germany and European champion with Germany, Klinsmann was hired in July 2011. Less than a week after the Americans were drawn in December into a difficult World Cup group with Ghana, Portugal and Germany, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced Klinsmann's contract had been extended through 2018.
He maintained the new deal didn't make him think more toward the future when making his picks.
''This is based on today. This is based on what hopefully goes well the next seven, eight weeks, so that had nothing to do with my contract or with the perspective that those young players have for the longer run,'' he said.
His roster includes 18-year-old winger Julian Green, who made his national team debut last month and has just six minutes of first-team experience with Bayern Munich; 21-year-old central defender Anthony Brooks, who has three international appearances; and 20-year-old right back DeAndre Yedlin, whose only national team appearances were as a second-half substitute this year.
''Some have a learning curve ahead of them, there's no doubt about it,'' Klinsmann said. ''But they are ready for that learning curve, and they might surprise some people out there.''
Since returning to the World Cup in 1990 after a 40-year absence, the U.S. has alternated first-round elimination with advancement. The Americans open against Ghana, which knocked them out in the group stage in 2006 and the second round last time.
''As of today, I'm very strongly convinced this is the right way to go for it,'' Klinsmann said. ''Now time will tell. If I'm not getting the job done at the end of the day, you know the outcome of things in the soccer world.''
AP sportswriter Josh Dubow contributed to this report.


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Yaeger & Jungbauer Barristers, PLC
Personal Injury and FELA Lawyers in St. Paul, Minnesota
(651) 288-9500 or (800) 435-7888Yaeger, Jungbauer & Barczak, PLC is a railroad law firm based in St. Paul, Minnesota serving clients throughout the surrounding areas of Minnesota. The firm has been representing railroad workers and their families since 1929 and in that time has come to be known among the top tier...
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Faricy Law Firm, P.A.
Minneapolis, Minnesota Business Litigation Attorneys
(612) 371-4400Faricy Law Firm is a business litigation law firm based in Minneapolis, Minnesota providing legal services to clients throughout Minnesota as well as nationwide. The firm's founding attorney, John H. Faricy, has over 30 years of legal experience and has received a series of professional...
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(612) 333-4662 or (855) 333-4662GoldenbergLaw, PLLC is an experienced, dedicated law firm located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Our principal trial attorneys Stuart Goldenberg and Michael Johnson have been named as Minnesota Super Lawyers. Mr. Goldenberg is a State and National Civil Trial Specialist, as certified...
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(612) 746-4646 or (800) 888-4425McSweeney Langevin protects the rights of individuals and families throughout the Twin Cities Metro area. Our attorneys can help you with your auto accident injuries and defective drugs litigation, as well as take on your criminal defense and estate planning needs. We are here to...
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(651) 766-5886 or (888) 492-9614Rob Roe Law, LLC is a personal injury law firm in St. Paul who has dealt with a vast array of different injury cases and is well equipped to take on your case and support you. We have successfully represented clients suffering injury after car accidents, motorcycle accident, dog...
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(651) 454-3600The law firm of Swor & Gatto in Minnesota provides legal assistance in cases of personal injury. Our injury lawyers represent injury victims and the families of those who died. We handle cases involving motor vehicle crashes, defective products, improper and negligent medical care...
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Bennerotte & Associates, P.A.
Eagan, MN 55121Eagan, MI Personal Injury Attorney
(651) 587-8423Bennerotte & Associates, PA is a personal injury law firm committed to being the best representatives and advocates for our clients. We represent individual victims and families who have suffered from an accident, a workplace injury, or medical malpractice. Based in Eagan, MN, we serve clients in...
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Florida Lemon Law
Few purchases are as significant as buying a new car, and few feeling are as bad as realizing you've purchased a lemon. Luckily, Florida has a lemon law that protects consumers who have a defective car on their hands. Here's a summary:
New cars: Yes
Used cars: Yes
RVs: Yes
Business vehicles: No
Motorcycles: No
Leased vehicles: Yes
Lemon law period: 2 years
What is a Lemon Car Under Florida Lemon Law?
Florida lemon law covers new passenger vehicles, SUVs, vans, and trucks under 10,000 pounds that are purchased in Florida. It also covers demonstrator vehicles, vehicles that are lease-purchased, and leased vehicles if the lease is for one year or more and the lessee is responsible for taking the vehicle in for repair. In addition, it covers used cars that are sold by dealers within two years of the original purchase and if both the old owner and the new owner use the vehicle for personal, family, or household purposes. In order to be considered a "lemon," the vehicle must meet the following requirements:
- Does not conform to the manufacturer's express warranty
- Has substantial defects affecting the use, safety, or value of the vehicle
- Has manufacturer's defects that occurred during the first two years from the original owner's delivery date
- Has been taken in three times for the same problem or if it has been out of service for 30 business days due to a series of unrelated problems
- After the dealer has tried to repair the vehicle three times or a total of 15 days, the manufacturer has been notified and given an opportunity to repair the vehicle
Florida Statutes Chapter 681 is the state's lemon law.
Getting Lemon Justice: Florida Lemon Law Relief
Florida lemon law provides several options for a successful lemon law claimant. First, you may be awarded a replacement vehicle of the same year, make, and model. You may also qualify for a monetary award, which can include:
- The full contract price, less any outstanding amounts owed to a lender
- Sales tax
- Registration fees
- Finance charges paid on your loan
- Cost of dealer-installed options
- Cost of extended warranty
- Non-dealer added options
- Incidental costs
- Allowance for trade-in vehicle
- Attorney's fees
The amount of the monetary reward may be reduced by a deduction for your use of the vehicle. That deduction is calculated by taking the purchase price, less any manufacturer rebate or negative equity resulting from a trade-in, and multiplying it by the mileage on the date of the arbitration hearing, and then dividing it by 120,000. Mileage that is accrued from dealer test drives, pre-arbitration inspections, and independent inspections for the manufacturer's informal dispute process is not included in the equation.
Pursuing a FL Lemon Law Claim
Under Florida lemon law, you must notify the manufacturer of the problem with your vehicle after the third repair attempt or after the vehicle has been out of service for 15 days, and give the manufacturer the opportunity to fix it one last time. The demand letter should be sent by certified mail, with a return receipt requested. Here's a sample demand letter that you can adapt for your use. If your vehicle has had three or more repair attempts, the manufacturer has 10 days from the day it receives your letter to contact you and arrange an appointment for a final repair attempt.
Before you are eligible to file a Lemon Law claim in court, you must also participate in your vehicle manufacturer's state-certified dispute resolution process (for example, arbitration, conciliation, or mediation). If your vehicle manufacturer does not have a state-certified program, you must submit your dispute to the Florida New Vehicle Arbitration Board. If you are offered a settlement through the arbitration process, you can decline the settlement and file suit.
How We Can Help
Wherever you are in the lemon law claim process, we're happy to help. Whether you need help gathering the material documenting your lemon, submitting the final demand letter, negotiating a settlement, or suing the automaker, Lemberg Law will be at your side every step of the way.
Helping consumers is what we do. We've helped more than 15,000 people recover more than $35 million. You can read more about us here.
Remember that vehicle manufacturers have teams of lawyers that do nothing but fight lemon law claims. Lemon laws try to level playing field by forcing automakers to pay the consumer's attorney fees in successful lemon law claims. That's why our representation won't cost you a dime.
There's a limited window of opportunity for filing a lemon law claim. If you suspect you have a Florida lemon, give us a call today. We understand your frustration, and will do our best to deliver the justice you deserve.


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MANSFIELD – On March 19, the Mansfield Bank Charitable Foundation donated $5,000 to Old Colony Habitat for Humanity Monday, to support the construction of a new home in Norton. The three-bedroom house will hold a family of five.
Old Colony Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building affordable housing for families in need, services 12 communities in the Mansfield area.
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Colorado Heights University Campus Life |
Student | Total |
American Indian/Alaskan Native | 0.0% |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
Black/non-Hispanic | 4.3% |
Hispanic | 0.0% |
Non-resident alien | 94.0% |
Race/Ethnicity unknown | 0.0% |
Two or more races | 0.0% |
White/non-Hispanic | 0.9% |
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Percent of students with disability | 3% or less |
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Illegal Weapons Possession | 0 |
Drug Law Violation | 0 |
Liquor Law Violation | 0 |
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Personal Crime | 0 |
Property Crime | 3 |
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It's A Great Day in LA! The cans have arrived and awaiting my pick-up. It needs a signature and I'm busy right now, so I'm off to FedEx in the morning. Also, waiting for Wireworld to get back to me on a quote for a custom cable.
Y'all know I be sippin' on that Wireworld kool-aid. My D7000 was recabled with the Eclipse 6 cable @ 22awg. I'm looking to doll the HE-6 up with the Eclipse 7 cable @ 19awg.
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text: CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Six-time Olympic medalist Allison Schmitt (Canton, Mich.) sprinted to victory in the 100-meter freestyle and fellow gold medalist Anthony Ervin (Valencia, Calif.) earned a tie in the same event to lead the USA Swimming National Team members in action Sunday at the Arena Grand Prix at Charlotte at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center. Hungary's Katinka Hosszu was a double winner for the third straight night, picking up victories in the 200m individual medley and 200m back, and U.S. Olympian Connor Jaeger (Fair Haven, N.J.) earned his third win of the meet in the men's 1500m free. In what was an exciting women's 100m free, Schmitt, who also won the 400m free and was second in the 200m free in Charlotte, touched in 54.65 seconds. Madison Kennedy (Avon, Conn.) finished second in 54.93, and Megan Romano (St. Petersburg, Fla.) grabbed third in 55.07 for her second podium finish of the night. In the subsequent men's 100m free, Ervin and French Olympic gold medalist Yannick Agnel both finished in 49.51 to share the top spot. Olympian Conor Dwyer (Winnetka, Ill.) was third in 49.72 to wrap up a solid meet. Jaeger, who won the 800m free and 400m free earlier in the meet, cruised to the 1500m title in 15:11.46. Michael Klueh (Evansville, Ind.) was second in 15:22.63, followed by Sean Ryan (Chattanooga, Tenn.) in 15:27.23. Hosszu took her fifth race of the meet in convincing fashion with a time of 2:10.80 in the women's 200m IM. Kathleen Baker (Winston-Salem, N.C.) touched second in 2:13.17, followed by Melanie Margalis (Clearwater, Fla.) in 2:13.36. Just under 20 minutes later, Hosszu won her second event of the night and sixth of the Arena Grand Prix at Charlotte with a time of 2:10.12 in the women's 200m back. Romano swam to second in 2:11.46, followed by Hannah Moore (Cary, N.C.), who was third in 2:12.20. In the opening race of the session, Denmark's Lotte Friis won the women's 800m free in 8:26.16, edging North Baltimore teammates Becca Mann (Homer Glen, Ill.), who was second in 8:26.43, and Gillian Ryan (Kutztown, Pa.), who grabbed third in 8:34.23. Brazil's Thiago Pereira took home the men's 200m IM in 1:58.44. Dwyer finished second in 2:00.06, while Chase Kalisz (Bel Air, Md.) raced to third in 2:00.80. Russia's Arkady Vyatchanin picked up his second win of the meet with a victory in the men's 200m back in 1:55.33. U.S. Olympian Tyler Clary (Riverside, Calif.) was second in 1:58.03, followed by Omar Pinzon of Colombia in 1:59.76. The Arena Grand Prix at Charlotte is the fifth stop of USA Swimming's 2013-14 Arena Grand Prix Series, which provides the nation's best swimmers six opportunities to face top-flight competition on U.S. soil. The series concludes June 19-22 with the Arena Grand Prix at Santa Clara (California). As part of USA Swimming's partnership with Arena, the Arena Grand Prix Series will offer swimmers the opportunity to take home prize money for top finishes in all individual Olympic-distance events. In total, $150,000 in prize money is available to be distributed over the course of the six-meet series. At each meet, $500 will be awarded for a first-place finish, $300 for second and $100 for third in all individual events. Arena is serving as the title sponsor for the Arena Grand Prix Series for the second straight season. In addition to the prize money, swimmers will compete for a Series grand prize from BMW. For the first time in the history of the Series, BMW will give the highest-scoring eligible male and female U.S. swimmer a one-year lease of a BMW ActiveHybrid 3 Series. Male and female overall Arena Grand Prix Series champions will be honored at the conclusion of the 2013-14 series based on the number of points accumulated throughout the six meets. Participants will be awarded points in each individual Olympic event throughout the duration of the Series (Five points for first, three for second, one point for third place). About USA Swimming As the National Governing Body for the sport of swimming in the United States, USA Swimming is a 400,000-member service organization that promotes the culture of swimming by creating opportunities for swimmers and coaches of all backgrounds to participate and advance in the sport through clubs, events and education. Our membership is comprised of swimmers from the age group level to the Olympic Team, as well as coaches and volunteers. USA Swimming is responsible for selecting and training teams for international competition including the Olympic Games, and strives to serve the sport through its core objectives: Build the base, Promote the sport, Achieve competitive success. For more information, visit www.usaswimming.org.


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->''"Imagine a person, tall, lean, and feline, high-shouldered, with a brow like Creator/{{Shakespeare}} and a face like {{Satan}}, a close-shaven skull, and long, magnetic eyes of the true cat-green. Invest him with all the cruel cunning of an entire Eastern race, accumulated in one giant intellect, with all the resources, if you will, of a wealthy government--which, however, already has denied all knowledge of his existence. Imagine that awful being, and you have a mental picture of Dr. Fu-Manchu, the {{yellow peril}} incarnate in one man."''
-->-- ''The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu'' (1913)
The villain of various novels by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sax_Rohmer Sax Rohmer]], this DiabolicalMastermind is the archetypical YellowPeril villain. He has made his way into many media, including film, radio, TV, and comics.
Fu Manchu has a long [[GoodHairEvilHair Evil Moustache]] in the famous [[ShapedLikeItself "Fu Manchu" style]]. [[note]]The Moustache is a bit of a BeamMeUpScotty -- in the original books he was clean-shaven.[[/note]] He has squinty eyes: pure YellowPeril. He is a [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] setting up ThePlan and he's as much of a KarmaHoudini as the codes of production allow.
Fu Manchu's arch-nemeses are Denis Nayland Smith, an agent of the British government, and Dr. Petrie, Smith's [[TheWatson Watson]]. Likely [[FollowTheLeader inspired by]] the ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'' series, Sax Rohmer had Petrie narrate each of the novels as Smith combated Fu Manchu's latest evil plot.
His actual public domain status is complicated. The first three Fu Manchu [[note]]so spelled in every novel after the first one[[/note]] books were published prior to 1922 and are public domain in the USA; however, some characters are not public domain since they were introduced later, particularly his daughter Fah Lo Suee, who was only named in a later book. This has caused problems for Creator/MarvelComics, who cannot reprint ''Master of Kung Fu'', which uses not only Fu Manchu but other characters from the series. Also, Fu Manchu is not in public domain in Europe (Rohmer died in 1959), and Creator/AlanMoore could not name him in ''ComicBook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen''.
He has been played in over forty films by over a dozen different actors, including H. Agar Lyons (an Irishman), Warner Oland (a Swede), Creator/BorisKarloff (an Englishman, with Irish-American Myrna Loy as his daughter, here called Fah Lo), Creator/ChristopherLee (an Englishman with a bit of Italian in him, see page image), and Creator/PeterSellers (also English) -- but [[{{Yellowface}} never yet by an actual Asian actor]], although the daughter of Lee's version was played by Tsai Chin, an actual Chinese actress. In fact Sellers' take, ''Film/TheFiendishPlotOfDrFuManchu'' (1980), is the last movie centered around the character to date, and a parody at that.
His first appearance on radio was on a show called ''The Collier Hour'', which presented adaptations of various popular works. This was followed by the short-lived ''Fu Manchu'' radio series, which lasted from 1932-1933. There was also a ''Fu Manchu'' newspaper comic which ran from 1931 to 1933.
There was a brief television series entitled ''The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu'' airing in 1956. The show can be considered FairForItsDay as it contains some sympathetic, peace-loving Asian characters as well as some villainous Western characters. However, Fu Manchu is still played by a white man (Glen Gordon) in YellowFace and it contains the same over-the-top exoticism, so it can still be a little cringe-worthy.
Of course, Fu Manchu also made [[OneSceneWonder a notable cameo]] in the ''Film/{{Grindhouse}}'' [[RealTrailerFakeMovie fake trailer]] ''Werewolf Women of the S.S.'' where he was played by none other than Creator/NicolasCage.
He probably bears direct responsibility for killing off an entire moustache style (although [[{{WesternAnimation/Metalocalypse}} Toki Wartooth]] is a rare modern example of the style), a feat only matched by UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler.
[[folder:Novels by Sax Rohmer]]
* ''The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu'' (1913). A number of 1912 stories were combined into this novel.
* ''The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu'' (1916).
* ''The Hand of Fu Manchu'' (1917).
* ''Daughter of Fu Manchu'' (1931).
* ''The Mask of Fu Manchu'' (1932).
* ''The Bride of Fu Manchu'' (1933).
* ''The Trail of Fu Manchu'' (1934).
* ''President Fu Manchu'' (1936).
* ''The Drums of Fu Manchu'' (1939).
* ''The Island of Fu Manchu'' (1940).
* ''The Shadow of Fu Manchu'' (1948).
* ''Re-Enter:Fu Manchu'' (1957).
* ''Emperor Fu Manchu'' (1959).
* ''The Wrath of Fu Manchu'' (1973). Actually a combination of the previously published stories:
** ''The Wrath of Fu Manchu'' (1952)
** ''The Eyes of Fu Manchu'' (1957)
** ''The Word of Fu Manchu'' (1958)
** ''The Mind of Fu Manchu'' (1959)
* ''Film/TheMaskOfFuManchu'' (1932)
* ''Film/TheFiendishPlotOfDrFuManchu'' (1980)
!!Related tropes:
* AffablyEvil: Fu Manchu, who, despite using underhanded tactics, is a man of his word and even sends a wedding-gift to his nemesis.
* AntagonistTitle: Obviously
* BigBad: Fu Manchu is ''always'' the big bad; it's his job.
* [[BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork Big Damn Villains]]: "Daughter of Fu Manchu" features a climax where the eponymous character, having dug up her father's stash of superweapons and reformed the Si Fan, has captured both our narrator Shan and series hero Nayland Smith, evades a possible last minute rescue, and is preparing to make the former victim of a gender reversal of the ScarpiaUltimatum, when Fu Manchu simply walks in the room and immediately takes over the resurgent Si Fan and release the prisoners. A rare case where TheBadGuyWins, so long as we consider Fu Manchu the BigBad of the series, is also a happy ending.
* {{Brainwashed}}: Fu often uses his mental powers on his victims.
* CensorshipBureau: The production of Fu Manchu movies was halted during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII at the request of the US State Department as China was an ally against Japan. Rohmer's publisher also voluntarily stopped publishing Fu Manchu novels during the war.
* CharacterDevelopment: Fu starts out as an extreme Nationalist seeking the sovereignty of China and developed into one who seeks personal world domination. Moreover, as the series progresses Fu becomes more and more the NobleDemon type of character, a [[IGaveMyWord Man of Honor]] who occasionally even [[EnemyMine joins the heroes]] (as in ''The Island of Fu Manchu'') to fight a [[EvenEvilHasStandards greater evil]].
* {{The Chessmaster}}: Fu Manchu.
* DaddysLittleVillain: Fah Lo Suee embodies the "beautiful but at least as evil as her father" version.
* DeathTrap: Quite a few of the novels begin with someone being murdered in a mysterious and gruesome manner (often with the victim gasping out a cryptic DyingClue), and the hero(es) later being attacked by the cause (very often some hideous reptilian/arthropodian horror). Rohmer claimed that every method he devised was based on actual scientific fact.
* DiabolicalMastermind: Fu Manchu himself.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Starting with Dr. Petrie, most of the series' narrators find themselves DatingCatwoman and occasionally suffering from lapses in judgement thanks to a brief moment of eye contact with any of Fu Manchu's beautiful henchwomen.
* DoesNotLikeGuns: Fu Manchu is a rare villainous example; he disdains guns and explosives because they lack finesse.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: In ''President Fu Manchu'' the assassination of a populist political candidate recalls that of Huey Long.
* DragonLady: Fah Lo Suee.
* TheEndOrIsIt: The '60s film series (produced by Harry Alan Towers and starring Creator/ChristopherLee) would always end with Fu Manchu saying "The world shall hear from me again".
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Fu Manchu never breaks his word, with the exception of all the times he promises his daughter "YouHaveFailedMe for the last time" and "kills" her. She's the only real affiliate of his to never complete a HeelFaceTurn and still survive the entire book series.
* EvenEvilHasStandards / NobleDemon: Fu, despite his willingness to mind-control, murder, and torture to gain his ends, nevertheless refuses in indulge in ''unnecessary'' cruelty and is always scrupulously a [[IGaveMyWord man of his word]]. He gives Nayland Smith wedding presents and sincere congratulations in the epilogue of ''The Drums of Fu Manchu''.
* {{Expy}}: of Literature/SherlockHolmes
** Nayland Smith is Holmes
** Dr. Petrie is Watson
** Fu Manchu is Professor Moriarty
* FemmeFatale: Zarmi and Fah Lo Suee.
%%* GambitRoulette
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "Fah Lo," as she is called in the film of ''The Mask of Fu Manchu,'' is ''clearly'' getting off on beating the hell out of Terry ("Shan" in the novel), and it's all but stated that the only reason she doesn't rape him outright is because her father would rather use him as a bargaining chip. According to one story, her actress, Myrna Loy, responded to seeing the finished footage with "Say -- this is ''obscene!''" The year ''Mask of Fu Manchu'' was made? ''1932''. Before UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode. The Spirit of TheRoaringTwenties was still -barely- breathing.
* GoodHairEvilHair: You will never, ever see a good character with a Fu Manchu moustache. Unless he's a [[Franchise/StarTrek Klingon]].
* GreenEyes: Both Fu and Fah Lo Suee have 'em -- somewhat improbably.
* HighHeelFaceTurn: Karamaneh, who starts out as one of Fu Manchu's henchwomen but eventually falls in love with Smith.
* IGaveMyWord: Both Fu Manchu and Nayland Smith both believe a man should keep his word even to an enemy.
-->'''Nayland Smith''': A servant of the crown in the East makes his motto: "Keep your word though it break your neck!"
* KarmaHoudini: Fu Manchu -- which made him a problem character under UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Endemic to the series in pretty much every single romantic subplot. Even Fu Manchu's daughter claims to have developed a case of this when she first saw Nayland Smith. [[FoeYay When he was pointing a gun to her head and she left him to die of thirst in a prison cell.]]
* MajoredInWesternHypocrisy: Fu Manchu was an early character of this type, having studied in the prestigious institutes of the day such as Edinburgh and the Sorbonne.
* MasterPoisoner: Fu Manchu is a master of many insidious and undetectable Oriental poisons.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: In ''The Drums of Fu Manchu'' "Marcel Delibes" represents Leon Blum, "Monaghani" is Mussolini, and "Rudolph Adlon" is a [[ValuesDissonance creepily sympathetic]] portrait of [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler that other guy with a moustache]]. In ''President Fu Manchu'', Huey Long and "radio priest" Father Coughlin appear as "Harvey Bragg" and "Abbot Patrick Donegal".
* NotDistractedByTheSexy: Nayland Smith is portrayed as a hyperactive, tireless agent of the crown and its interests, and alone among all the protagonists, never gets put off course by anyone of the Doctor's beautiful henchmen. The one person who comes close is [[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter Fah Lo Suee]], and that's only after she's grabbed him for two [[NowOrNeverKiss last chance snogs]] and survived a FateWorseThanDeath with LaserGuidedAmnesia, and he still remains in control, though she does manage to prove that he's NotSoStoic.
* TheTriadsAndTheTongs: Fu Manchu is often depicted as controlling or at least working with these groups.
* ThinkingTic: Sir Denis Nayland Smith tugs on an earlobe when thinkingeven if he's in disguise at the time.
* VillainBasedFranchise: There's a reason why the titles of nearly every novel, film, and show in the franchise contain the name "Fu Manchu" instead of "Nayland Smith."
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Karameneh asserts her credentials as an ActionGirl by shooting two of Fu Manchu's assassin's when they are about to catch Petrie and Nayland Smith. Later, Fu Manchu uses LaserGuidedAmnesia to subdue her back into his service. She regains her memory just in time to realize that her master is psychologically torturing Petrie in the next room. [[BoomHeadshot She doesn't like that.]] And if it weren't for JokerImmunity, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard that]] would have been the end of Dr. Fu Manchu.
* WickedCultured: Fu Manchu.
* YellowFace: Every onscreen incarnation of Fu Manchu has been played by a white man.
* YellowPeril: The TropeCodifier.


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In 2010, the IRS launched an initiative to increase oversight of the tax preparation industry and introduced regulations for those who are paid to prepare tax returns. Since then, 708,000 preparers have registered to either renew or obtain their PTIN (Preparer Tax Identification Number). When the plan was announced in 2009, I wrote a post explaining the higher standards for preparers and then updated it last year when new information was released. This year, we are much closer to working within a system that holds all paid preparers accountable for the work they are doing for their customers. All paid preparers are required to register and renew their PTIN annually which means that all current PTINs will expire on 12/31/11 and can be renewed at a cost of $64.25. These fees are in place to cover the costs associated with the new system. The application for renewal and registration will be made available on October 16th. Like last year, all preparers will register by using the IRS online registration system.
All preparers who are not CPAs, Attorneys or Enrolled Agents will continue to receive "Provisional PTINs". Once a competency exam and background check are successfully completed, these preparers will be placed into "Active" status. Just in case you're wondering.... you did read that correctly. Until now, the IRS has not tested or background-checked people who are paid to prepare returns! As I've mentioned in previous posts, this is great news for the tax preparation industry. Just knowing that preparers are becoming more accountable for the work they are doing should have taxpayers feeling more confident that their returns are being completed accurately and by someone required to adhere to a standard code of ethics. The IRS plans to announce details around the testing locations and availability in the coming months. Once announced, preparers will have until 12/31/13 to pass the exam which will cover the Form 1040 series and related schedules. Until then, it's important to note that some national tax preparation companies have already recognized the need for accreditation prior to this IRS initiative. For example, Liberty Tax Service has tested tax preparer competency with an online test since 2006.
To find a certified preparer in your area, contact your local income tax preparation office.
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TechCrunch Disrupt - which is like a G8 conference for people who get evangelical over things like iPhone apps, except the protesters are inside with everyone else - is in New York right now. The person responsible for importing San Fransisco's tech scene to this city for three long, long days, TechCrunch CEO Michael Arrington, who basically invented gadget punditry, has now had his second Asshole Moment of the week.
Charity: Water is a brilliant, beautiful project dreamed up by a former New York City nightlife promoter named Scott Harrison; it uses digital technology and social media to help raise funds and bring awareness to third-world nations without ready access to potable water. It's a non-profit that's existed since 2006, and if their Wikipedia page is to be believed, they've helped to back 2,321 projects in 16 countries to the tune of $10M. Of all the things the internet and internet culture has produced, this is obviously on the far end of the spectrum towards "good for the world" (as opposed to, say, Bros Icing Bros).
Apparently, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was describing Charity: Water to Arrington on a panel. Arrington's response, via sister paper SF Weekly's own Alexia Tsotsis:
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