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Notes: This milkshake combines the creamy richness of the classic malted milkshake with the flavor of a toasted almond cocktail. The result is a toasty, malty, frothy treat. Malted milk powder can be found in the grocers baking aisle, or sometimes with the coffee and tea.
Start to finish: 10 minutes
Servings: 2
¼ cup Ovaltine Classic Malt
1 cup vanilla ice cream
1 ounce amaretto liqueur
1 ounce Kahlua liqueur
1 ounce Frangelico liqueur
Finely chopped toasted almonds, to garnish
In a blender, combine the malted milk powder, vanilla ice cream, amaretto, Kahlua and Frangelico. Blend until smooth. Slightly moisten the rims of 2 glasses, then overturn them and dip the rims in the toasted almonds. Pour the milkshake into the center of the glasses without disturbing the rims.
Recipe by Alison Ladman

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An oyster house with a controversial chef from Ireland is coming to an odd location in Orange.
Ever since Ways & Means Oysters announced its arrival in Old Towne Orange, the community has been abuzz. After some digging, I discovered some intriguing details about this so-called oyster house, opening in a spot once occupied by two family casual restaurants.
The restaurant's founders are Parnell and Jennifer Delcham of United Culinary Artists. The chef is Conrad Gallagher, who has worked at several fine-dining institutions in New York. Various blogs and media publications, including the reputable Eater food blog, have chronicled Gallagher's failed ventures and apparent dodgy financial tactics in Las Vegas, Ireland, New York and South Africa. Earlier this year, Gallagher's Las Vegas burger joint PoshBurger Bistro closed after being open a few months.
Gallagher declined to comment when asked about the reports.
In the meantime, Ways & Means has acquired a top Los Angeles publicity firm to represent the seafood restaurant, which is opening inside a former Coco's Bakery. The firm said the Delchams and Gallagher, a Michelin-honored chef, live in Orange County. A rep said United Culinary Artists is proud of Gallagher, who is acting as a consulting executive chef.
Old Towne Orange has seen an uptick in hipster food concepts but this location is odd. The restaurant sits at the corner of Chapman and Shaffer near a Lutheran church, historic homes, commercial property and Orange City Hall. It is a few blocks from the city's prime downtown – far enough that it can be easily missed by nearby foot traffic.


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Elmus Barnard
Elmus Barnard, 88, of the Sardis Community died Wednesday, April 25. She was born September 24, 1923 in Cato, to the late Gerald R. and Alice Hackler Harrell. Mrs. Barnard was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Milton Barnard, and three siblings, Lucille Boyd, Vivnell Turner, and Roland Harrell.
She is survived by three sons, Marvin Barnard, Arthur Barnard, and Denver Barnard; one sister, Ola Spears; one brother, Woodrow Harrell; six grandchildren, Sheila McNeil, Jarrod and Darrod Barnard, Adam and Sean Barnard, and Colorado Barnard, and 14 great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 28, in the chapel of Roller-Ballard Funeral Home with Bro. Rick Porter officiating. Interment will follow in McPherson Cemetery in the Sardis Community.
Visitation will be held from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 27 at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, 24310 N. Sardis Road, Bauxite, AR 72011.
Online guestbook www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/ballard.


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Rajan Mathur, a professor in Urdu literature in Dr. Zakir Hussain College, resides in Chandni Chowk with his activist wife Roma Mathur. Prof. Mathur happens to meet a young boy, Numair Qazi, who introduces himself as a victim of communal riots in Gujarat, but is actually a suicide bomber commissioned by a Muslim fundamentalist group to blast a bomb near Red Fort on 15th August. During his roller coaster journey for 15 days to go for the blast-day, Numair manages to take shelter in Professor's house and wins the trust and fondness of the couple very soon. While helping Numair to get an employment and entry pass for 15th August celebrations at Red Fort, Prof. Mathur introduces him to the warm and loving people of Chandni Chowk who co-exist with love irrespective of their religions and minor differences. What astonishes Numair are the various multi-colour characters he comes across in Chandni Chowk. But, Numair has one focus in mind and a tough struggle ahead to achieve his mission to blast on a dotted date and time. During this process, he gets caught in an emotional dilemma that questions his deep-rooted beliefs in fundamentalism.
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Director: Subhash Ghai
Cast: Anil Kapoor, Anurag Sinha, Shefali Shah and Aditi Shah
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Why Walk When You Can Fly
Laurence Saliba 7/31/2005 4:19:35 AMThis is certainly a winning image Nick!!! SUPERB!!!! #286536
Donna K. Kilcher 7/31/2005 4:58:05 AMlove the capture #1658268
Mary L. Graham 7/31/2005 5:13:16 AMJust beautiful Nick- clarity and the colors are just Gorgeous and I love the Title! =) #1658330
Donna W. Neal 7/31/2005 5:18:38 AMGreat catch Nick, love your angle and title #1658361
Kerry Haines 7/31/2005 5:23:01 AMA dream-like image Nick! I love it! Well Done! Where was this shot captured at? #1658388
Nick Lagos 7/31/2005 5:27:54 AMThanks very much Laurence, Donna, Mary, Donna and Kerry for taking the time to leave a comment ...Kerry the pic was taken in Australia at a place called the Gold Coast.... Nick #1658411
Heather L. Jacks 7/31/2005 6:26:21 AMWonderful shot! #1658607
Claudia Kuhn 7/31/2005 6:29:54 AMThe gulls must have been jumping for joy at the sight of some handouts! Super capture Nick! Another day at the beach? #1658626
Casey A. Hanson 7/31/2005 7:16:53 AMWonderful shot, Nick! #1658839
Susana Matos 7/31/2005 12:30:28 PMabsolutely amazing shot!
Kay E. Mahoney 7/31/2005 1:07:30 PMFantastic capture Nick. Love how you got the gulls in flight. #1659920
Nick Lagos 7/31/2005 3:21:55 PMThank you Heather, Claudia,Cassey, Susana and Kay for your spending the time to comment and for your generous words... thank you #1660255
Cora Miller 7/31/2005 9:35:29 PMPerfect timing! Excellent image. #1660969
Sue (Kane)Wilson 7/31/2005 11:19:25 PMSuperb Capture Nick...love the series...good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!! #1661102
Amanda Price 8/1/2005 8:28:19 AMThis is a winner in my book! #1662550
Kristi A. Howson 8/4/2005 8:41:55 PMLove the free flying spirit you've catured with the birds looking heavenward and seemingly defying gravity itself Nick...it couldn't have been choreographed more perfectly. A most beautiful scene to gaze upon for a very long time...good work matey:) #1678652
Nick Lagos 8/5/2005 4:14:29 AMMany thanks Cora, Sue, Amanda and Kristi..... I appreciate your kind words and the fact you stopped to comment.....regards...... Nick #1679650
Wendy Stevenson 8/20/2005 12:53:52 PMCongrats on making the finals with this most excellent shot Nick!! You're the gull king!! #1739528
Kristi A. Howson 8/20/2005 1:02:51 PMWay To Go Nick!!!!! Stunning composition and light...the rapport you have with these gulls is amazing...Congratulations matey and good luck in the next round:) #1739567
Sandy Landon 8/20/2005 1:22:27 PMCongrats on this great photo!! Good luck next round!! #1739661
Deborah C. Lewinson 8/20/2005 2:18:57 PMCongrats on your fantastic finalist, Nick!
Claudia Kuhn 8/20/2005 3:16:38 PMHeyyyyyyyyyyyyyy matey! Big congrats on your win!!! #1740890
Brenda M. Wolfensberger 8/20/2005 3:21:09 PMThis is a gorgeous capture and well deserved to be a finalist! It's a great shot Nick!! This should definately be winner! Looking for gold! #1740950
Sue (Kane)Wilson 8/20/2005 6:00:52 PMWay to go Nick, congratulations on finalist....hope to see this in the winners circle......good luck!!!!!!!! #1742602
Laura Clay-Ballard 8/20/2005 6:06:19 PMawesome. congrats #1742640
Nick Lagos 8/20/2005 6:09:54 PMThanks everyone for stopping to compliment and congratulate..... many many thanks.... Nick #1742667
Karen J. McDowell 8/21/2005 6:35:33 AMThis is so beautiful, Nick. Big congrats on it making finalist and good luck in the next round! #1745157
Jim Kinnunen 8/21/2005 10:14:05 AMCongratulations, Nick!:) #1746426
Marla A. Lehr 8/21/2005 11:13:39 AMAnd so we meet again. Congrats on this joyous image. #1746658
Lori Carlson 8/22/2005 12:04:50 PMHow great is this!?! GREAT!!! :0) Congratulations Nick! :0) #1751774
Kristi A. Howson 8/23/2005 12:26:38 AMWoohoo Nick!!!!! Congrat's on your #2 placement.. I knew this was a winner...way to go mate...!!!!! #1754214
Nick Lagos 8/23/2005 2:36:17 AMMany thanks Karen,Jim, Marla,Lori and Kristi....and Betterphoto for choosing my pic.... thankssssssssssssssss #1754446
Sue (Kane)Wilson 8/23/2005 3:57:07 AMWow!!!....way to go Nick.... a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU!!!! ....Excellent!!!! Truly deserved Buddy!!!!! #1754832
Kay E. Mahoney 8/23/2005 5:03:04 AMCongratulations Nick. Great capture. #1755267
Cindy Cone 8/23/2005 6:00:10 AMMany congrats on this well-deserved win, Nick! #1755542
Wendy Stevenson 8/23/2005 7:23:12 AMA winner all the way around Nick! Congratulations!! #1756068
Laura Clay-Ballard 8/23/2005 3:54:52 PMcongrats on this awesome winning image! #1757974
Claudia Kuhn 8/23/2005 6:20:54 PMBig congrats matey, you do great things with those gulls! #1758385
Dolores Neilson 8/23/2005 6:33:55 PMHiya Nick!! Woooooooooooooo Hoooooooooooooo!!!! These gulls should be charging you....you sure know how to get their best side! Enjoy your win! #1758432
Karen J. McDowell 8/24/2005 3:48:27 AMI had a feeling we'd see this again. Very well deserved,,big congrats to you, Nick! #1759374
Tina Shaw 8/24/2005 12:48:51 PMCongratulations Nick! Great title to sum up a wonderful image! Way to go! #1761989
Susana Ms Heide 8/24/2005 11:48:42 PMCongratulations!! Wonderful image and great tilte!! #1763568
Serena Pierce 8/25/2005 6:19:46 PMGreat capture! Congratulations!! #1767434
Joy Rector 8/27/2005 4:36:55 AMcongrats on your win #1772607
Susi Lawson 8/28/2005 9:13:46 PMBig congrats to you Nick! This is beautiful!
Susie Peek-Swint 8/30/2005 4:31:35 AMFabulous capture and title ~ well done!! #1783686
Donna J. Eaton 9/5/2005 10:54:58 AMCongratulations on this winning image Nick! It makes me feel happy just looking at it! :-)) #1804404
M. Jo-Anne Rehill 9/5/2005 3:25:59 PMNick, I LOVE this Picture...It crack's me up everytime I see it. Congratulations on winning
Keith L. Clayton 9/20/2005 10:33:08 AMWhat a fantastic shot!! #1859728
Bill Houghton 11/1/2005 8:50:34 AMThis is a beautiful shot Nick . Well done. #2022837
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Indexes are one of the most important database features. Without them your database will crawl under a table in fear of simple queries on large tables or complex queries on small tables. That's why one of the most important things a DBA or a database developer should know is basic index maintenance.
Performance problems are usually result of missing indexes. Index tuning is more of an art than it is a science since possible workloads are so many that there is no one rule to rule them all. It's a mixture of testing, implementing, retesting and reimplementing. For this purpose The SQL Server team has created the Database Tuning Advisor that takes a recorded workload (from SQL Profiler), analyzes it and suggests index improvements. However this is a tool for some really deep analysis, so we'll take a look at some lightweight options.
On the other hand too many unused indexes bloat the database and unnecessarily increase the database size. This can cause problems with larger backups that take longer to create. This is why there's a delicate balance to keep when maintaining indexes.
With SQL Server 2005 we got introduced to Dynamic Management Views (DMV's). They are a powerful tool when troubleshooting SQL Server performance. Their downside is that most of them hold aggregated values since server start. That's why we have to poll them twice at the start and at the end of the desired interval to get meaningful results. However for our purpose we don't have to do this since we want to know which indexes are not used since our server started. We can find this information because when building an execution plan the SQL Server keeps information about every index it has used and could have used because it's a cost based engine.
Needed Dynamic Management Views (DMV's)
As I said earlier SQL Server keeps data about possible missing indexes. If an actual execution plan is included when running a query then the missing indexes are also displayed there.
The data about missing indexes is stored in the following DMV's which all exclude info about spatial indexes:
This DMV returns only 2 columns with information about which indexes are in which group.
This DMV returns information about each missing indexes group. It returns info like the estimated average impact or how many seeks, scans and compilations/recompilations would benefit from adding the missing indexes.
This DMV returns detailed information about each missing index like table name that is missing an index and CSV's of columns that the index would be beneficial on.
This a Dynamic Management Function (DMF) that accepts an index_handle parameter. It returns columns that should be in the suggested index identified with the index_handle that can be obtained from sys.dm_db_missing_index_details and sys.dm_db_missing_index_groups. It does not include spatial indexes. The column named column_usage returns info on how this column would benefit for a particular index. EQUALITY and INEQUALITY mean that the column would be used in a where clause predicate. INCLUDE means that the column should be an included column on an existing non-clustered index.
A simple example
USE AdventureWorks;
-- run some queries
SELECT City, ModifiedDate
FROM Person.Address
WHERE StateProvinceID < 1000 AND ModifiedDate > DATEADD(yyyy, -5, GETDATE());
SELECT City, StateProvinceID, PostalCode
FROM Person.Address
WHERE StateProvinceID = 15733;
-- get the missing indexes that would be beneficial for speeding up above queries
SELECT D.index_handle, [statement] AS full_object_name, unique_compiles, avg_user_impact, user_scans, user_seeks, column_name, column_usage
FROM sys.dm_db_missing_index_groups G
JOIN sys.dm_db_missing_index_group_stats GS ON G.index_group_handle = GS.group_handle
JOIN sys.dm_db_missing_index_details D ON G.index_handle = D.index_handle
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_db_missing_index_columns (D.index_handle) DC
ORDER BY D.index_handle, [statement];
The DMV's return raw data so you'll have to do some string magic to build the CREATE INDEX statements out of it.
This cool feature of course has some limitations. Some of those are:
Database Engine Tuning Advisor kicks its behind. Think of Missing Indexes DMV's as a really lightweight DTA. So when doing a really in-depth index analysis, don't rely only on the Missing Indexes DMV's. Just start with them.
Missing Indexes DMV's don't provide any information about new index overhead like space or IO/CPU overhead on updates, inserts and deletes.
There's no information about the column order in the suggested index or whether it should be clustered or non-clustered.
Missing Indexes DMV's consider only per query indexes and not per workload indexes.
Missing Indexes DMV's can track a maximum of 500 indexes.
Trivial execution plans (plans for really simple SQL Statements) are not considered.
Since SQL Server keeps data of all used indexes, getting the unused indexes is a simple matter of comparing used indexes to all existing indexes. Those that exist but are not used are of course unused indexes.
SELECT OBJECT_SCHEMA_NAME(I.OBJECT_ID) AS SchemaName,
OBJECT_NAME(I.OBJECT_ID) AS ObjectName,
I.NAME AS IndexName
FROM sys.indexes I
WHERE -- only get indexes for user created tables
OBJECTPROPERTY(I.OBJECT_ID, 'IsUserTable') = 1
-- find all indexes that exists but are NOT used
SELECT index_id
FROM sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats
AND I.index_id = index_id
-- limit our query only for the current db
AND database_id = DB_ID())
ORDER BY SchemaName, ObjectName, IndexName
Note that both these methods are only useful if your server has been running long enough and has been through peek usage. The data in the mentioned DMV's is cleared on the next instance restart. If we want to save this information for further analysis we should create a scheduled job that periodically queries the DMV's and saves the information to tables.
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Vince necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 163 diseños de 22 diseñadores freelance.
Hi Designers - Thank you all for entering the competition - it's been a fun contest and we've tried very hard to be transparent, fair, and clear in our feedback and we hope we were able to convey that.
We're going to pick the winner at the end of the contest by a simple vote in our office (there's 5 of us) based on whatever has been submitted until then. Good luck!
Social calendar for the world
Desired Style:
Simple and professional
Accepted File Formats:
Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png); Vector Formats (.eps, .pdf or .ai); Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
We're launching a new website that lets people find or post things to do (classes and events) where they live and are looking for a logo for the landing page.
To see the site with some data you can go to this page (but don't feel constrained by the colors on the site or the current site design - they will be changed based on the logo) http://socialect.com/events?address=Boston
Landing page: (your logo will be above the search box)
The site is about finding (and posting) things to do (being social) so off the top of my head, some themes I can think about to get you started:
- Digging (finding things)
- Parties
- Riding a roller coaster, where the roller coaster is over the letters
- Butterflies (being a social butterfly)
- Anything else you can come up with on your own
The logo that wins the contest will be one that is both sophisticated and interesting. Good luck!
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Bob and Bill Cleary led the United States to gold in 1960.
"Forgotten Miracle" DVD | USA Hockey Honors 50th Anniversary
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--With the United States beginning its quest for an Olympic men's hockey medal Tuesday in Vancouver, many Americans will remember the 1980 U.S. squad pulling off the "Miracle On Ice" to win the gold medal in Lake Placid, N.Y. However, as many Harvard fans know, the 1980 gold was not the United States' first.
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of that first U.S. gold, the recently released documentary "Forgotten Miracle" looks back 1960 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team that included former Harvard players Bill Cleary '56, Bob Cleary '58, Bob McVey '58 and Bob Owen '58.
The documentary, available on DVD, includes footage from the 1960 Games in Squaw Valley, Calif., and extensive interviews with players like the Cleary brothers and Bob McVey, coaches and expert observers.
The "Forgotten Miracle" website also features a "This Day in 1960 US Olympic Hockey" blog, taking a day-by-day look at the Americans' road to gold.
The 1960 team was recognized by USA Hockey at the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Boston in December.
1960 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team and "Forgotten
Miracle" in the News
WBUR.org: Olympic Hockey Legend Recounts Original "Miracle on Ice"
The New York Times: The Forgotten Miracle of 1960
USA Hockey: 1960 Olympic team still inspires
The Wall Street Journal: The Forgotten Miracle on Ice
San Antonio Express-News: Forgotten Miracle," 50 years later
Times Herald-Record: 1980 not only USA miracle
The Courier: "The Forgotten Miracle"
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Councillors voted in favour of publishing a revised version of the controversial High Peak Local Plan at a highly charged meeting in Buxton.
As previously reported, the authority voted against publishing a previous version of the long-awaited document on March 18.
Speaking at the Octagon on Tuesday, Cllr John Pritchard spoke out against the proposal, saying: "My feeling is that this failure to engage with the public defies the spirit of the local plan. What we are voting on tonight is unsound and I shall be voting against it. If that means reporting me to the standards committee then so be it."
Cllr Dave Lomax, agreed, saying he could not support the plan as he did not believe that the council had "explored all possible sites for development", as stated in the report.
But, Cllr John Faulkner disagreed, saying: "I think the public have a very low opinion of politicians and we've just reinforced that. If we can't show sensibility and flexibility, it's a very bad thing. That's why we're held in such bad favour. The question now is is the plan sound and presumably the officers and the executive think it is. The management of the local plan process from High Peak has been a shambles. They've shown no leadership whatsoever. I do criticise the chief executive for not getting more involved and making sure the plan is scrutinised with decisions made rather than leaving everything to the last minute. The important thing now is to get on with the local plan and I'm voting for it."
The submission version of the local plan will be published for a minimum of six weeks on April 23 in order to invite representations on the soundness of the document, prior to its submission in July, with a view to adopting it in March.
Significant changes to the document include amending the plan period to 2011 to 2031 and increasing the borough's housing requirement to 360 dwellings per annum.
The latest plan proposes 1,072 houses be built in Glossopdale, 697 in central, which includes Chapel-en-le-Frith, New Mills and Whaley Bridge and 1,331 in Buxton.


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Christmas on the River and Lighted Parade
9 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 1. River Street. Enjoy first Saturday festivities, including regional arts and crafts and live holiday entertainment highlights during this multicultural holiday celebration. The official arrival of Ol' St. Nick and the magic of the Lighted Parade begins at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 1 and makes its way down River, Bay, Abercorn and Broughton streets. For more information, go to www.riverstreetsavannah.com.
Ardsley Park Holiday Tour of Homes
1-4 p.m. Dec. 1. Experience stylish living in lavishly designed and beautifully decorated homes during the self-guided Seventh Annual Ardsley Park Holiday Tour of Homes on Dec. 1. Preceding the tour, renowned interior designer Thomas Eugene White will present a lecture on Savannah's historic interiors - focusing exclusively on Ardsley Park interiors of note. A special lunch created and prepared by a chef will accompany the lecture from noon-1 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Savannah. The cost is $25 for the tour, $25 for the lecture or $45 for both events. To purchase tickets or for more information about the tour or the lecture, call 912-236-0363 or go to www.seniorcitizens-inc.org. Proceeds benefit The Learning Center of Senior Citizens Inc.
Toys for Tots tournament
Dec. 1. Paulson Sports Complex, 7171 Skidaway Road. A co-ed softball tournament benefiting Toys for Tots will be Dec. 1. The cost is $150 team entry fee, with each player bringing a toy. Three-game guarantee. For more information, call 912-441-1532.
Christmas Tree Lighting
6 p.m. Dec. 1. 205 East U.S. 80, Bloomingdale. The City of Bloomingdale and the Bloomingdale Historical Society Inc. cordially invite you to the Second Annual Christmas Tree Lighting at 6 p.m. Dec. 1.
Armstrong Adult Student Information Session
10 a.m. Dec. 1. The Armstrong Center, 13040 Abercorn St. The Adult Student Information Session will help adult students learn more about applying to Armstrong and about the university's programs tailored specifically for working adults. Whether returning to college, entering college for the first time or considering graduate degrees to advance a career, the session will provide an opportunity to ask questions and speak with admission reps and faculty in person. For more information, call the office of admission at 912-344-2503.
Open House and Tea
1-4 p.m. Dec. 1. UNITY of Savannah, 2320 Sunset Blvd. Courtyard Books is hosting an open house and tea Dec. 1 at UNITY of Savannah. Tea will be in the fellowship hall and there is a suggested donation of $3. The event will also feature an art exhibit and a contest to win a holiday wreath. This event is open to the public. For more information, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Christmas Tree Lighting and Holiday Festival
6 p.m. Dec. 1. Volunteer Park and Sharon Park, Garden City. Mayor Tennyson Holder lights the official city tree, a 30-foot. cedar, at Volunteer Park. A Holiday Festival will follow at Sharon Park, including the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Claus by fire truck, Christmas caroling, children's rides and inflatables, arts and crafts, face painting and performances by the Garden City Senior Citizens Choir and local church groups. Refreshments will be provided by Garden City's Police Department. All events are free and open to the public.
'Salome' Parlor Play
8 p.m. Dec. 1, 7, 8; 3 p.m. Dec. 1, 8, 9. Muse Arts Warehouse, 703D Louisville Road. The Biblical story of the seductive Salome is one of the most enduring in history; the Collective Face Theatre Ensemble, Savannah's premiere theater company, presents an intimate adaptation of Oscar Wilde's classic drama "Salome" at Muse Arts Warehouse. Tickets are $15 general admission and $12 for seniors and students. For reservations, call the Collective Face box office at 912-232-0018.
Saint Thomas Thrift Store Holiday Sale
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 1. Saint Thomas Thrift Store, 1226 E. Montgomery Crossroads. Need a lot of holiday cheer for less? The Saint Thomas Thrift Store is pleased to announce its special holiday sale from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec.1. Come on by and shop our special selection of decorations, apparel and everyone's favorite - Christmas sweaters! Have more holiday clothes or knick-knacks that you could ever possibly need? Bring by your gently used items and we'll gift you a receipt for tax deductions.
Mistletoe and a Trolley
Old Savannah Tours will present a holiday-themed trolley tour starting in November. Offered Thursday-Sunday evenings, the tour will run through Dec. 23 and start at 6 p.m. Guests are invited to enjoy a leisurely two hours punctuated by carol singing as they are whisked to the enchanting sights of holiday season in Savannah: The Unitarian Church, the Forsyth Park Christmas Tree and The Westin's Gingerbread Village. Reservations are recommended. Cost for adults is $25 and $8 for children between the ages of 6 and 11. For more information, contact Old Savannah Tours at 912-234-8128 or go to www.oldsavannahtours.com to pre-purchase tickets.
'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens
8 p.m. Dec.1. All Walks of Life and The City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs present "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens and directed by Jonathan Johnson. The show will be performed at 8 p.m. Dec. 1, 7, 8, with matinee shows at 3 p.m. Dec. 2 and 9. Tickets are $12 for adults and children. For more information, go to www.awolinc.org or call 912-303-4987 or email email@example.com. Tickets are available for purchase at www.brownpapertickets.com.
Build Gingerbread Houses with Habitat
2 p.m. Dec. 1. J.C. Penney's Court, Oglethorpe Mall. Habitat for Humanity Savannah, along with partners Oglethorpe Mall and Savannah Rum Runners Bakery and Café, invite families to craft their own gingerbread dream house during a workshop Dec. 1 at Oglethorpe Mall. A per-participant donation of $20 is required. All workshop proceeds will help build homes for families in need. Walk-ins are accepted, but advance registration is encouraged, given space limitations. To reserve your spot, contact Michelle Hunter at 912-353-8122 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Holiday Wreath Embellishment Workshop
10 a.m.-noon Dec. 1. Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens, 2 Canebrake Road. Registrants will learn the basic steps to wreath-making, with a concentration on using common garden plant cuttings to create a more professional, dynamic wreath to hang on the front door. Workshop fee includes the cost of a 24-inch fir wreath as well as various dried and fresh-cut greenery to make a personal masterpiece. Please bring gloves and small wire cutters. The cost is $20 per person. Call 912-921-5460 to register.
December Nights and Holiday Lights
Dusk-9 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sundays, Dec. 1-23. Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens, 2 Canebrake Road. Join us for 11 nights as we illuminate the gardens with holiday lights and music. All proceeds will go to fund the Children's Garden at the Bamboo Farm. $5 per person.
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Royals make moves to 40-man ahead of deadline
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Right-hander Felipe Paulino elected to become a free agent Wednesday rather than accept an outright assignment to Triple-A Omaha as the Royals tweaked their 40-man roster.
The Royals added outfielder Lane Adams, right-hander Michael Mariot and infielders Christian Colon and Cheslor Cuthbert to the roster. In corresponding moves, left-hander Noel Arguelles and infielder Irving Falu were designated for assignment.
The Royals had until Wednesday night to add players to their roster that they wanted to keep out of December's Rule 5 draft, when other teams would have a chance to select them.
Paulino pitched well for the Royals in 2012, going 3-1 with a 1.67 ERA before having Tommy John surgery. He had a series of setbacks in rehab and never pitched in the majors this season.


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The National Science Foundation recently awarded a grant to support Dr. Melanie Watson's work in engineering education. Watson, an assistant professor of engineering at LETU, is the first female engineering professor in LETU's history.
The grant is an NSF "Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics" (TUES) Type 1 grant, titled "Open-Source Problems for Engineering Studies: Making the WeB WorK." Since electronic engineering homework delivery is a newly emerging area, Watson's research and assessment potentially can shape future direction in engineering education.
Watson is co-principal investigator on the $249,900 grant, which runs for three years, through June 30, 2016. The grant is for generating open source homework for three sophomore engineering courses in classes such as Statics and Mechanics of Materials, Electrical Engineering and Circuits and Thermodynamics, which are part of the core curriculum of any engineering program.
"Since electronically delivered homework is becoming ever more popular in higher education, the need to develop online homework for engineering students that could maximize efficient use of faculty resources and meet the needs of today's students became apparent," Watson said.
"The WeBWorK homework delivery tool has been used in mathematics in over 300 institutions," she said. "Our goal is to generate a repository, a digital library, of engineering problems that can be made available worldwide for free public use. Our grant also includes research to study the effect of online engineering homework on student learning."


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By Melody Burri
The Victor Central School District will hold the first of five public forums regarding its 2014-2015 budget on Thursday, March 6. The focus of this meeting will be on budget history, enrollment projections, and line-by-line reviews of proposed spending for building and grounds, transportation, technology, and athletics.
Residents will have a chance to give input at the close of the meeting, which will take place at 7:15 p.m. in the board room at the Early Childhood School (ECS), formerly the ECEC or VEC, at 953 High St. in Victor.
Further budget previews highlighting other parts of the spending plan will be held on March 13 and 20 at 7:15 p.m. The March 20 meeting will specifically address revenues and tax rate information.
On April 10, the public will have opportunity to give final input before Board of Education members give their final thumbs up that night.
On May 6 at 7 p.m., a formal public hearing and meet the candidates night will be held in the ECS auditorium at 953 High St. in Victor. Voter registration is set for 3-7 p.m. on May 6 at the ECS, with a budget vote and board of Education elections held from 6 a.m. - 9 p.m. on May 20 at the Victor Intermediate School auditorium.
Any resident wishing to vote on the school budget and candidates for the Board of Education, who is not a registered voter in the county in which he or she lives, is required to register with the Victor Central School Board of Registration. A voter must be at least 18 years of age, a United States citizen and a district resident for 30 days preceding the vote. For more information call (585) 924-3252.
Each of the seven members of the Victor Central School District Board of Education is elected at large for a three-year term by voters. Any individual who has resided in the District for one year can qualify for election to the Board of Education by presenting a nominating petition of no less that 28 names of qualified district residents to District Clerk Maureen Goodberlet at 953 High Street, Victor,�30 days prior to the election on May 20. Board of Education nominating petitions and absentee ballots are available from the district clerk's office. For more information call (585) 924-3252.
Proposed budget forums set for Victor schools
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Postmenopausal longevity may have evolved in our lineage when ancestral grandmothers subsidized their daughters' fertility by provisioning grandchildren, but the verbal hypothesis has lacked mathematical support until now. Here, we present a formal simulation in which life spans similar to those of modern chimpanzees lengthen into the modern human range as a consequence of grandmother effects. Greater longevity raises the chance of living through the fertile years but is opposed by costs that differ for the sexes. Our grandmother assumptions are restrictive. Only females who are no longer fertile themselves are eligible, and female fertility extends to age 45 years. Initially, there are very few eligible grandmothers and effects are small. Grandmothers can support only one dependent at a time and do not care selectively for their daughters' offspring. They must take the oldest juveniles still relying on mothers; and infants under the age of 2 years are never eligible for subsidy. Our model includes no assumptions about brains, learning or pair bonds. Grandmother effects alone are sufficient to propel the doubling of life spans in less than sixty thousand years.
1. Introduction
Female fertility ends at similar ages in humans and the other great apes; all can have latest deliveries into the forties but not beyond [1]. But other ape females become frail in their thirties [2] and usually die during the cycling years. This is not true of humans. Even among hunter–gatherers, women past the childbearing years make up substantial fractions of human populations [3–6]. These comparisons suggest that the ancestral age when fertility ends has persisted among all great apes, while greater longevity evolved in our lineage. As W. D. Hamilton noted, the mismatch between human longevity and female fertility 'inevitably suggests the special value of the old woman as mother or grandmother during a long ancestral period' [7, p. 37]. Subsequent evidence from hunter–gatherers pointed to the special value of grandmothers supplying foods that just weaned juveniles cannot acquire effectively for themselves [8]. This economic productivity of older women prompted the Grandmother Hypothesis.
A verbal scenario begins with changing ecology. Increasingly arid and seasonal PlioPleistocene African savannahs constricted the distribution of foods ancestral juveniles could handle. This left ancestral mothers two choices: follow retreating foods and maintain diets their weanlings could manage or subsidize their offspring to older ages. Longer dependence would delay mothers' next birth, but also present a novel fitness opportunity to older females whose own fertility was declining. Elders could compensate for increased juvenile dependence by helping their grandchildren, allowing their daughters to have another baby sooner without risking the survival of previous offspring. Vigorous grandmothers could help more and leave more descendants. Consequently, longevity would have increased, expanding the fraction of female years lived past the fertile ages [9–11]. Or would it?
Researchers have looked for, and usually found, evidence of grandmother effects in contemporary and historical human populations (e.g. [12–14] but see [15]). But contributions by elders to the welfare of their younger kin might be consequences of postmenopausal life spans that evolved for other reasons. The question remains whether grandmother effects could transform a great ape-like life history in which adult females usually die during the cycling years into a human life history in which they usually do not.
Approaches to the mismatch between the end of female fertility and survival in humans often pose the question as the puzzle of menopause not increased longevity. This follows Williams' [16] influential formulation that assumed menopause to be unique to humans. This assumption is now known to be false [17,18]. Williams' focus on when to stop, generally taking observed rates of human ageing and population age structure as givens, has stimulated several treatments of the evolution of menopause, formal and otherwise (e.g. [4,19–21]).
Only recently has the evolution of postmenopausal longevity begun to receive formal attention. Lee [22] considered the effects of intergenerational transfers on selection against senescence. In contrast to Lee, we begin with an ancestral ape-like condition and include two sexes. Kachel et al. [23] used the Grandmother Hypothesis as their guide to construct an agent-based model of helpful grandmother effects on the evolution of lifespans. Our subsequent analysis of their model [24,25] set the foundation for the model we report here. In contrast to Kachel and others, we begin with a model population that is at an ape-like equilibrium for longevity without grandmothering, and ask whether weak grandmother effects could propel the evolution of increased longevity.
2. Model and results
We simulated the model in box 1, with parameters in table 1, using Matlab R (2011b). A key model parameter is L, the expected adult life span. Because we use the simplifying assumption that mortality is constant (see the electronic supplementary material for further discussion of the consequences of this assumption), L is the inverse of the annual mortality rate and does not change with age. Guided by demographic data from other great apes (see the electronic supplementary material), we specified expected adult life spans ranging from 16 to 27 years to represent the ancestral condition. Using findings from three well-known hunter–gatherer groups (Dobe !Kung [3], forest-dwelling Ache [4], Hadza [5]), we set an expected adult life span of 43 years as our human target. For starting populations, we assumed that the system begins with 1000 individuals, half male and half female, all of whom have the same expected adult life span, L. For convenience, we specified that the ages of individuals are distributed uniformly from τ1(L) to τ3. From this distribution, the population converges to a steady-state age distribution within several generations.
Mathematical model.
Here, we describe a probabilistic agent-based model, which we will then convert to a deterministic difference equations model (see the electronic supplementary material). The agent-based model has the following features.
Mortality. For simplicity, we assume mortality rates are constant. Each individual has a lifetime mortality rate 1/L, where L is the individual's expected life span from any age, including the beginning of adulthood. We refer to L as the expected adult life span because this is our main interest (see the electronic supplementary material for discussion of the constant mortality assumption). In addition, the population is subject to an extrinsic, population-dependent death rate that affects everyone equally. Calculation of the population-dependent death rate is explained in the Agent-based model algorithm described in the electronic supplementary material.
Longevity trade-offs. Greater expected adult life span (L) always increases the chance of living through the fertile ages, but as is typical of mammals [26], females with greater longevity have offspring that take longer to reach independence. We assume age at independence to be L/6. Males with greater expected adult life spans are less successful at competing for paternities following Williams' [16] deduction that selection for reduced senescence should decrease youthful vigour. Our male fertility–longevity trade-off assigns each male a weighting factor α(L), where α is a decreasing function of the male's expected adult life span, L (see the electronic supplementary material).
Life histories. Each individual, male or female, passes through a period of nursing, weaned dependency, independent juvenility, fertility or eligibility, and females also reach an age of frailty. Individuals of age 0 to τ0 are still nursing, where τ0 is the age of weaning, and individuals of age τ0 to τ1(L) are weaned, but still dependent, where τ1(L) is the age of independence and is a function of expected adult life span, L. Age at maturity, τ2(L), is also a function of expected adult life span. This is the age at which females become fertile and eligible to conceive. Females of age τ2(L) to τ3 are fertile, where τ2(L) is the age of female maturity and τ3 is the end of fertility. Post-fertile females of age τ3 to τ4(L) are eligible to grandmother, where τ4(L) is the age of frailty. Males of age σ1 to σ2 can compete for paternities, where σ1 and σ2 specify the beginning and end of eligibility, respectively.
Mating, conception, and delivery. Only fertile females without dependents can conceive. For simplicity, we assume that females without dependents conceive and give birth at a constant rate throughout their fertile ages (see the electronic supplementary material). When a female is eligible to conceive, all eligible males compete for the paternity. A particular male's probability of success is α(L)/() where L is the male's expected adult life span and the summation is taken over all eligible males at the current time. Offspring inherit the expected adult life spans of their parents with the possibility of a mutational shift up or down.
Grandmothering. We consider a more generalized form of allomaternal care than literal grandmothering, in which females who are eligible to grandmother can assume care of any weaned dependent in the population, not only direct matrilineal descendants. This generalization weakens grandmother effects, but it allows us to easily rewrite our agent-based model as a deterministic system, since we do not keep track of matrilineal lineages.
For convenience, we still use the term grandmothering to refer to general transfers of dependents between fertile and post-fertile females. In our model, grandmothering occurs whenever a female who is no longer fertile and has no current dependent adopts a weaned dependent from a female of fertile age, freeing the fertile female for another conception. When a grandmother adopts a child, she functions thereafter as though she were the child's mother.
We further weaken potential grandmother effects by restricting eligibility to females who are past the fertile ages, but have not reached frailty, with the age of frailty varying as a function of expected adult life span (min {2L, 75}). Since the end of fertility is fixed at 45 years (as suggested by the empirical pattern for humans and great apes), the frailty constraint ensures that there are no eligible grandmothers when expected adult life span is less than 22.5 years. At L = 23, only 45 year olds without dependents are eligible, so less than 1 per cent of the caring females are eligible to grandmother. Our frailty constraint reduces the effects of having females grandmother at unreasonably old ages (see the electronic supplementary material for further discussion).
The deterministic system (see the electronic supplementary material) can be much more efficiently simulated than the agent-based model, allowing us to investigate a wide range of scenarios rapidly. The conclusions of our analysis appear sufficiently general and robust that they should hold for a more sophisticated model that tracks separate lineages.
Parameter estimates for the model are summarized in table 1. See the electronic supplementary material for further discussion.
For populations with fixed expected adult life spans, L, we numerically calculated the net growth rates, r, at a steady-state age distribution with and without grandmothering and plotted the results in figure 1. Peaks on this plot correspond to local optima of reproductive output for females. They are not population-level equilibria since the effects of male trade-offs are absent, but they would be equilibria in a one-sex version of our model.
Figure 1 shows that except at the optimum, L = 18.2, the population grows at a rate of less than 0.7 per cent per year. Since females cannot grandmother before age τ3 = 45, or after τ4(L) = 2L, none are eligible to grandmother in populations with L ≤ 22.5, so growth rates with and without grandmothering coincide in this region. Without grandmothering, the growth rate decreases past L = 18.2 until it falls below 0, at which point the population cannot sustain itself. The decrease in r results from increasing ages at first birth, decreasing fertile periods and increasing ages of independence; but with grandmothering, the growth rate rises gradually from L = 22.5 to 37 and stays above 0 up to approximately L = 60 because mothers can transfer dependents to grandmother care, allowing birth intervals to remain steady (see the electronic supplementary material, for further analysis).
Male trade-offs also play a role in determining population equilibria in our model (see the electronic supplementary material). We consider three male trade-off functions shown in figure 2. The competitiveness of males decreases with L.
With the female trade-offs that arise from the parameter values in table 1 and give the female reproductive output plotted in figure 1, the male trade-off curves in figure 2 push the geometric mean of expected adult life spans in the population to equilibrium values of (1) 25.4, (2) 24.9, and (3) 24.6 years in the absence of grandmothering (see the electronic supplementary material, figure S2). (We use the geometric mean, since we represent expected adult life spans on a logarithmic scale as discussed in the electronic supplementary material.) To investigate the effect of grandmothering, we start at those equilibria and introduce grandmothering. Figure 3 shows the evolution of the geometric mean of expected adult life spans in the population from equilibria without grandmothering to equilibria with grandmothering. Sexual conflict pushes the population to an equilibrium L that is an inevitable compromise, neither sex achieving the L that would maximize its reproductive output in the absence of net effects on the opposite sex.
3. Discussion
Our model population moves from chimpanzee-like life spans into the human longevity range as grandmothers allow mothers to have their next baby sooner without reducing the survival chances of previous offspring. Longer adult life spans (resulting from lower adult mortality) always confer an increased chance of living through the fertile years. But longer-lived females have later ages of first birth and their longer-lived offspring remain dependent to older ages (as holds for mammals generally [26]). Without grandmothering, the longevity that maximizes female lifetime reproductive success depends on the sum of these effects. Grandmothering alters the equilibrium. Grandmothering also alters the longevity that maximizes male reproductive success (see the electronic supplementary material for further discussion). Our simulations show that by altering the payoffs for both sexes, even weak grandmothering drives the evolution of longevity from an ape-like value into the human range.
We have made no assumptions about sex-biased dispersal, an issue often raised as a problem for the Grandmother Hypothesis (see the electronic supplementary material). Rather than grandmothers helping only their own daughters, our model distributes grandmothering to any eligible dependents in the population. It may seem that this would not only weaken selection for grandmothering, but undercut it altogether. Those with shorter life spans spend little or no time grandmothering and have higher rates of offspring production. If females with lower L free-ride on grandmothering supplied by others, this should halt the spread of grandmothering and the evolution of increasing life spans.
Selection will lead to increased longevity only if grandmothers disproportionately favour their own fitness. Our simulations show that they do, even without a bias toward daughters. Increasing L raises the number of grandmothering years and grandmothering gives greater benefits to females with higher L because their offspring probably have higher L as well. The latter point matters because offspring with higher L have higher survival and are dependent longer, making them more likely to be adopted. In addition, grandmothers take oldest dependents first, disproportionately accepting those with higher L. Although adoption does not benefit the dependents themselves, it does benefit their mothers. This differential benefit that mothers with higher L gain from grandmothering drives the evolution of increased longevity.
Examination of our model populations underlines how little grandmothering it takes to produce the longevity change. At the initial ape-like equilibrium, birth intervals are just over 5 years—shorter than those of orangutans, longer than gorillas' and close to the empirical value for chimpanzees [27]. At the grandmothering equilibrium where L = 49, age at independence is 8.2. Since children are eligible to leave mothers for grandmothers at 2 years, this nursing period plus a year to conceive and deliver the next baby would make birth intervals 3 years—again close to the empirical value for humans [1]. But all mothers could do that only if grandmothers cared for children during 6.2 of the 8.2 years of dependency. Given our assumptions that only females past 45 years are eligible and can only care for one dependent at a time, there are not enough grandmothers to make birth intervals that short.
With our assumptions, eligible grandmothers initially make up less than 1 per cent of caring females, but that proportion steadily increases to 43 per cent at the grandmothering equilibrium. In other words, at the equilibrium age distribution, grandmothers care for 43 per cent of the dependent years (43% of 8.2 = 3.5), leaving mothers responsible for the remaining 4.7 of the 8.2 dependent years. If mothers hand off dependent juveniles at an average age of 4.7 years, and then take another year to conceive and deliver the next baby, their intervals are 5.7 years—even longer than those at the initial non-grandmothering equilibrium. Although grandmothering shortens intervals, the weak grandmothering in this model can push the population to human longevities without the very short birth intervals that distinguish humans from other great apes.
Of course in the real world mothers get help from sources not included in our model [28]. For example, fathers sometimes help [29] as do older siblings [30], and stronger grandmother effects could also play a role. However, in our model, we have only allowed females past the age of 45 years to grandmother and diluted the effects by distributing their help throughout the population, restricting subsidies to one dependent at a time, and ignoring probable economies of scale and the decreasing amounts of help required by older dependents. We have fixed the end of fertility at 45 years on grounds that this feature is little changed in humans compared with the other great apes. We leave investigation of 'why 45?' to future work, here demonstrating only that given that end to fertility, grandmothering can account for the evolution of increased longevity.
Other hypotheses for the evolution of human longevity appeal to our large brains [31]. Kaplan et al.'s [32,33] embodied capital model links the evolution of larger human brains to increased skill learning that allowed ancestral hunters to be productive enough to provision their mates and offspring. Kaplan et al. argue that these skills take a long time to learn, with benefits fully realized only well into adulthood. This increases the payoffs for living to older ages and so favours increased somatic maintenance and longer life spans. Our model, in contrast, assumes nothing about the larger brains, hunting, skill learning or pair bonds that distinguish modern humans from the other great apes. It shows that very weak grandmothering can move life spans from the great ape to the human range without any of those features. Our model is also silent on social capacities that others have associated with reliance on allomaternal care across the mammals including humans [28,34]. Hrdy's [28] synthesis flags especially important selection pressures on both mothers and offspring that accompanied the ancestral switch from an ape pattern of independent rearing to the human pattern of reliance on help. Grandmothers were the probable initial source of that rearing help. As our model shows, selection for grandmothering alone could have propelled the evolution of our post-menopausal longevity, amplifying interdependencies and setting the social context for many other features that subsequently evolved in our lineage.
We thank Earle Keefe for compiling data on alpha male chimpanzee tenures, Fred Adler, Adrian Bell, Brett Kennedy, and two anonymous reviewers for clarifying suggestions, and the National Science Foundation, grant no. 0717886, and the Australian Research Council, Discovery Early Career Research Award for support.
- Received July 27, 2012.
- Accepted October 2, 2012.
- This journal is © 2012 The Royal Society


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A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has occurred off the coast of the Big Island, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake was at a depth of 25 miles and was not strong enough to generate a tsunami threat to Hawaii.
The quake was centered 34 miles southeast of Pahala and 56 miles south of Hilo, but was felt across the state. Hundreds of comments have come into the Hawaii News Now Facebook page describing the rumble.
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The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued the following report after the earthquake, "No tsunami is expected. Repeat. No tsunami is expected. However...some areas may have experienced strong shaking. This will be the only statement issued for this event unless additional data are received."
Here is a link to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
According to Wes Thelen, the Seismic Network Manager at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), the earthquake was located 12 miles east of Lo`ihi, but does not appear to be associated with the submarine volcano. "The earthquake was most likely a structural adjustment of the Earth's crust due to the weight of Hawai'i Island on the underlying mantle," he said.
HVO's seismic records show that another earthquake of similar magnitude and depth occurred in this same general area in 2005.
HVO geologist Tim Orr says that the earthquake had no apparent effect on Kilauea's ongoing eruptions. "HVO monitoring networks have not detected any significant changes in activity at the summits or rift zones of Kilauea or other Hawaiian volcanoes."
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Haiti and the Early United States
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Haiti (known as Saint-Domingue until it gained its independence from France in 1804) had a noted economic and political impact on the United States during the era of the American Revolution, when it forced U.S. statesmen to confront issues they had generally avoided, most prominently racism and slavery. But the impact of the Haitian Revolution was most tangible in areas like commerce, territorial expansion, and diplomacy. Saint-Domingue served as a staging ground for the French military and navy during the American Revolution and provided troops to the siege of Savannah in 1779. It became the United States' second-largest commercial partner during the 1780s and 1790s. After Saint-Domingue's slaves revolted in 1791, many of its inhabitants found refuge in the United States, most notably in Philadelphia, Charleston, and New Orleans. Fears (or hopes) that the slave revolt would spread to the United States were prevalent in public opinion. As Saint-Domingue achieved quasi-autonomous status under the leadership of Toussaint Louverture, it occupied a central place in the diplomacy of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. The Louisiana Purchase was made possible in part by the failure of a French expedition to Saint-Domingue in 1802–1803. Bilateral trade declined after Saint-Domingue acquired its independence from France in 1804 (after which Saint-Domingue became known as Haiti), but Haiti continued to loom large in the African-American imagination, and there were several attempts to use Haiti as a haven for U.S. freedmen. The U.S. diplomatic recognition of Haiti also served as a reference point for antebellum debates on slavery, the slave trade, and the status of free people of color in the United States.


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MILLBURN, NJ - The Red Cross of the North Jersey Region held their seventh annual Run for the Red 5k in Millburn on Sunday morning, Dec. 2, to raise money for the Red Cross and support programs locally and regionally.
The race started at 10 a.m. at the Millburn Public Library and continued on a beautiful, tree-lined course through the South Mountain Reservation. Youngsters also competed in the Children's Fun Run prior to the 5K.
The chairs of the event were Barry and Patricia O'Brien and it was coordinated with the help of the Millburn Township Committee. It was sponsored by the Sneaker Factory as well as by the C.R. Bard Foundation, Inc., Investors Bank, AAA, Sports Authority, Ernst & Young LLP, Lane McVicker, Office Furniture Partnership, Theatre Arts PT, Millburn Laser Center, Powerflow Yoga, Professional Audio Consultants, The Racquets Club of Short Hills, Toll Brothers and Walter Bauman Jewelers.
Kim Goetz, the director of special events for the Red Cross of North Jersey, was excited to be at her first Run for the Red 5k. She said besides the foggy weather and chilly temperatures, it was a great turnout, with over 200 participants this year running in the race.
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John Hogan of Washington, who has won the race twice in the past, finished second. He exercises often and participates in several marathons throughout the year, as well.
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Triton hosts tough regional Saturday
BOURBON — Triton faces a historically tough field as the regional round of the 101st Annual IHSAA Boys State Basketball Tournament convenes this weekend.
The Trojans (20-3) take on Pioneer (15-9) in the afternoon game following the tournament opener between Morgan Township (19-4) and Fort Wayne Canterbury (17-4) with the championship slated for 7:30 p.m. EST.
If recent history is any indicator, the ultimate prize could be even bigger than a regional title. The past four champions eventually went on to the Class A state finals, where three of the four claimed state supremacy.
"I think it's going to be a great tournament," said Triton head basketball coach Jason Groves. "The regional has produced several finalists in the last few years. It's been quite a bit in the past four years. It's going to be another competitive one again. I think anybody has a chance of winning, it's just a matter of who's going to show up and put in two solid games. I think it's wide open for everybody, and you can't look past anybody. It's going to be a really fun tournament; I'm excited for it."
Triton itself represents two of the last four state finalists, beating Indianapolis Lutheran in 2007-08 for the title, and falling 66-55 in '08-09 to finish runner-up behind Jac-Cen-Del.
Last year, Triton fell in its regional opener with Fort Wayne Blackhawk — which went on to lose the championship to eventual state champ Bowman Academy — and with virtually everyone back on this season's senior-heavy squad, the Trojans are sure to remember the loss.
"I don't know if it's unfinished business, but especially with our seniors this is their last go-around so I know they would like to get back to the state," said Groves. "At the same time they know it's really tough to get through the regional. I think regional is probably the most difficult thing to get through, just because of the unique format where you have to play one game in the morning and one game at night. Our kids aren't looking past anybody. I know they're happy to be in the regional, but at the same time they're not satisfied being there. They want to keep going and keep playing, and I think they have the confidence to know we can do that."
One senior who has been with Triton throughout its four-peat run of sectional championships is Griffyn Carpenter. The 6-foot-1 guard/forward is Triton's leading scorer with a points-per-game average of 18.55 this season, just ahead of sophomore standout Clay Yeo's 16.76 average.
Carpenter sustained a head injury in the last game of the Trojans' regular season and has since had limited playing time, but Groves said he seems to be doing just fine.
"Health-wise, he's fine. He's been cleared and he can go. We try to be a little bit cautious with him and make sure he doesn't get hit and protect him a little bit there, but towards the end of last week he started seeming like his old self. I think he's ready to go."
One advantage Triton has over its opponents is the home court advantage, which could prove to be a difference-maker in the even tournament field.
"It's nice to be on your home court, no matter when it is, especially in regional where you have to put two good games together," Groves said. "They get to just go home and rest between games if we win the first one. The familiarity is obviously an advantage for us and we're fortunate to host regional, but it's still going to take a lot of preparation and a lot of execution and intensity and effort for two games to win this thing."


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Car Review
2007-2013 Cadillac Escalade: Used Car Review
For a time, the Cadillac brand was synonymous with aging seniors and mafia hit men. It seemed doomed to fade into automotive history. But one vehicle came along to change all of that: the Escalade. Sharing its platform with the Chevrolet Tahoe/Suburban, the second generation 2007-2013 Cadillac Escalade helped to make the brand cool. Be they rich or of modest means, urban or rural, hopeful hipsters or hip replacement hopefuls, drivers share a common love for this giant luxury SUV. In truth, the Escalade is much more than an overly chromed Chevy. It employs a more powerful engine, unique suspension and a number of luxury features that put it on par with the world's best luxury SUVs. With room for up to eight people, the versatile Escalade serves a purpose beyond just impressing the neighbors.
Why You Want It
If you need a big vehicle to haul your family, and perhaps the family boat too, any V8-powered SUV will do. But if you're looking for something that says as much about your success in life as your ability to move small mountains, the Cadillac Escalade holds strong appeal. For one, it's bigger than any Lexus, Mercedes or Land Rover, rivaled only by the Lincoln Navigator and Infiniti QX56. The Escalade isn't quaint or demure either. If you want to make an entrance, this is the vehicle in which to do it. The Escalade's 6.2-liter V8 engine is a dynamo yet returns fairly good highway fuel economy, considering what it's tasked with moving. Cadillac loads the Escalade with all manner of luxury trappings, so you'll never feel like you're not keeping up with the Joneses. There are even a number of Escalade variations, including an elongated model (ESV), a crew-cab-like pickup with a folding partition (EXT) and an environmentally friendly hybrid model. The Escalade is not the king of every hill, however. Its third-row seat, for example, sits rather low and doesn't offer much legroom for adults. It also must be manually removed, unlike the Navigator's seat, which is power operated and folds flush into the floor.
Notable Features & Options
The Escalade comes pretty nicely equipped. If you could find one that has no options, it still would include a power rear lift gate, Bose 5.1 surround sound audio, heated side mirrors, power adjustable pedals, automatic temperature control, rear audio controls, leather upholstery, heated front seats and Cadillac's Auto Ride adjustable suspension. The Platinum trim adds many features optional on the base Escalade, such as a heated steering wheel, navigation, a power moonroof, HID headlights, rear-seat DVD entertainment system and genuine wood inserts on the dash and door panels. Some popular options include heated rear seats, power extendable running boards, rear park assist, all-wheel drive (AWD) and power fold and tumble second-row seating. A few noticeable omissions from the Escalade's equipment list are some high tech features commonly found on other luxury brands, such as a heads-up display, radar guided cruise control and power folding third-row seats.
Model Milestones
2008: Some minor visual enhancements round out the changes for 2008.
2009: The Escalade Hybrid joins the line. New features on all Escalade trims include power tilt/telescoping steering column, Side Blind Zone Alert and an OnStar navigation upgrade. The Platinum trim gains HID headlights.
2010: Active Fuel Management cylinder deactivation is added to the Escalade's V8 engine. Other new features include a console mounted USB port and front-seat mounted side thorax airbags.
2011: Cadillac's Premium Care Maintenance program is added as a no-charge extra and the ninth generation OnStar system is updated to include flexible speech recognition software.
2012: Some new colors and navigation enhancements are all that's new for 2012.
2013: The Escalade's brakes are enhanced for improved stopping ability.
Engines and Performance
The Escalade is powered by a 6.2-liter V8 engine producing 403 horsepower and 417 lb-ft of torque. The 2010 and later models include Active Fuel Management, which will deactivate four of the eight cylinders in cruising mode, thus reducing fuel consumption. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fuel economy estimates for this engine are 14 miles per gallon city/18 mpg highway with 2WD, and 13/18 mpg with AWD. Escalades without AFM earn slightly lower estimates of 12/19 and 12/18 mpg respectively. The Escalade is also E85 compatible, but fuel economy drops to around 10 mpg city and 14 mpg highway. The Escalade Hybrid uses a slightly smaller 6.0-liter engine paired with a two-mode hybrid transmission. Horsepower figures for the hybrid are 332 and torque is 367 lb-ft. Fuel economy figures are a respectable 20 mpg city and 23 mpg highway.
The Escalade's massive V8 pulls with all the authority of a classic 1960s era muscle car. You'll never feel hesitant to overtake slower traffic in this big beauty. Once up to speed, the Escalade hushes all outside noise from its lush cabin, its V8 barely breaking the 1,500-rpm mark when cruising at 65 mph. On the open road, the Escalade sails like a great liner, unfazed by high winds or choppy roads. A host of electronic traction, stability and shock dampening systems helps the Escalade conquer curves that would have lesser SUVs wallowing and rolling with alarming frequency. Still, all the modern marvels in the world don't make it any easier to park or maneuver Cadillac's flagship in tight spaces. Tow ratings vary throughout the model years, from a low of 7,800 before 2010 to 8,300 pounds on 2011 and newer rear-drive models (8,100 for AWD). The hybrid model is limited to 5,800 pounds.
Recalls, Safety Ratings and Warranties
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued the following recalls for the 2007-2013 Cadillac Escalade:
2007-09: A recall was issued regarding the heating module for the heated wiper fluid system. Due to a risk of fire, dealers will disable the system. A previous recall for the same issue required an inline fuse to be placed in the wiring harness, but this failed to solve the problem. There is no fix.
2009: A recall was issued for a possible defect in the fuel system control module. A leak could cause a short that resulted in difficulty starting or stalling while in motion.
2011: Recalls were issued for a possible problem with loose bolts in the intermediate steering shaft, which could lead to loss of driver control, and for improperly heat-treated rear axle cross pins. The pins could fracture and become displaced within the rear axle.
2013: A recall was issued regarding a possibly fractured park lock cable or a malformed steering column lock actuator gear in the lock module assembly. As a result, the vehicle may shift out of park with the ignition key off or removed.
Recall repairs are required by law even if the vehicle is out of warranty. Your dealer can check to see if the repairs were performed. If not, your dealer will fix the car at no charge to you.
As for safety, NHTSA gives the 2007-2013 Cadillac Escalade good marks, scoring four out of five stars for the driver and five stars for the passenger in the front-end crash test. The Escalade earns five stars in the side impact test, but only three stars in the rollover test. The independent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has not tested the Escalade.
The 2007-2013 Cadillac Escalade has a 4-year/50,000-mile basic warranty and a 5-years/100,000-mile powertrain warranty. If you buy your previously owned Escalade from a Certified Pre-Owned Cadillac dealer, you'll get a 6-year/70,000-mile basic warranty that starts from the original sale date, not the used car purchase date. This means if your used Escalade is still under its factory warranty, the CPO warranty will extend it by two years or 20,000 miles. Other benefits of the program include a 172-point inspection, 24-hour roadside assistance and courtesy transportation and attractive finance rates.
Word on the Web
The Escalade has been around for a long time and it outsells most of its competitors by a wide margin. As such, there are many mixed opinions about the reliability of various models and years. On sites like Cadillacowners.com, we found lots of complaints about the Escalade's electrical system related to drained batteries, sudden downshifts or stalling and numerous indicator lights going on and off.
Oddly, many of the problems encountered were resolved by replacing the battery or cables. It seems the electrical system in the Escalade is quite sensitive to low or weak battery output. Early 2007-09 models also seem to have more than their fair share of threads regarding the transmission, paint and overall build quality. Owners do love the way the Escalade drives, its handling, towing prowess and ability to deal with snow and poor road conditions (AWD models). Most who experienced problems seemed to find the dealerships to be helpful in resolving issues while the vehicle was under warranty, and some even after the warranty expired.
However, Consumer Reports gives early 2007-08 models poor scores for engine, powertrain, paint, body rattles, electrical and audio. The 2011 and newer Escalades seem to fare far better but still pull in low marks for paint, body hardware and audio/navigation systems.
Competitive Set
Lincoln Navigator: The Navigator's V8 isn't as powerful as the Escalade, but it does have a roomier interior, a flush folding third-row seat and can tow up to 9,000 pounds. The Navigator's resale, however, lags behind that of the Escalade.
Infiniti QX56: The QX56 holds up better than the Escalade, at least according to Consumer Reports. The ride is a bit more truck-like, and the QX56 doesn't have the same level of suspension sophistication. It also has less horsepower and delivers worse fuel economy.
Land Rover Range Rover: The Range Rover is more luxurious than the Escalade, with superior interior fittings and more high tech electronic features. It's also a better driving SUV. However, the Range Rover doesn't have a third-row seat, nor can it match Cadillac's extensive dealer network
AutoTrader Recommendations
If you can swing the additional price, we would recommend going with a 2011 or newer Escalade. They seem to have fewer quirks and may still be under the factory warranty. AWD seems a logical desire if you live where it snows often. Those concerned less with towing and more with fuel economy should look to the Escalade Hybrid.


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Throw a Soup Party! A Reader's Soup Cook-Off
So, we've thrown a lot of soup recipes and ideas at you this week. What are you going to do with them all? Here's one idea: A soup party and cook-off! Reader Barb sent us this cute party that she threw last winter with some friends. And it wasn't just a party — it was a friendly contest, too! Read on for all the details and more photos.
From Barb:
We hosted the Big Mouth, Big Bowl Challenge: Soup Edition on a chilly Saturday afternoon. Each cheftestant brought a soup of their choice, their own ladle, bread to accompany their soup, and a recipe card printed off for each person to take home.
We started with a cheese plate filled with goodies from a local gourmet cheese shop (including a few cheeses from America's Dairyland, Wisconsin) and moved on to the soup. Each course was served separately, and the chef had a chance to make a few comments about her soup.
After all four soups, we each cast a vote for the winning soup. The lucky winner (the chef of the shrimp bisque) took home a personalized and framed spoon.
Special details included:
• Handmade cloth napkins
• Handmade placemats personalized with the name of each soup
• Trophy made from a custom spoon, from Wooden Hive
• Floral centerpieces made from Campbell's soup cans
• Recipe cards by Honeybee Design
It was such a hit that we hope to make it an annual event; each year we well have a cook-off of some sort of recipe that can be served in a bowl.
More about the soup cook-off as well as this year's challenge!
• Big Mouth Big Bowl, Soup Edition at Barb's blog
• Big Mouth, Big Bowl: Pasta Edition
Thanks so much for sharing, Barb!
Related: Spiced-Up Menu for a Weekend Soup Party
(Images: Barb via email)


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Official ESPN College Gameday Sign Idea Thread
So, yes, I know we have a little over a week for the WMU game but it also means that we're a little over two weeks from the Gameday game.
Now, it's time: sign ideas.
Here are some I've come up with:
- Release the Demens
- Gorgeous Al Borges (picture of Al with a wig and lipstick on)
- And you can Countess on me waiting for you in the parking lot.
- Martin Hulk Smash
- I'm not slow, I'm Denarded
- Guns don't kill people, Cam Gordon kills people
- Kovacs has grit
- True Grit (picture of Kovacs)
- Some type of Lloyd Brady reference
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Monday, March 24, 2008
Steelers' No. 1 concern is their offensive line
By Matt Williamson
Scouts Inc.
As the NFL draft approaches, "SportsCenter" is putting every NFL team with a first-round pick "On the Clock," and Scouts Inc. will break down each team and look at what questions still need answering.
While the Steelers won the AFC North in Mike Tomlin's first season as a head coach, this team fell apart late in the year. Much of the Steelers' problems were due to injuries, namely DE Aaron Smith's biceps tear and RB Willie Parker's broken leg. Regardless, the way Pittsburgh finished the 2007 season has to be a concern going forward. The Steelers struggled to put teams away for much of the season and this was especially true in their home playoff loss to Jacksonville. The offensive line allowed an inordinate amount of sacks and was unable to push the pile when the Steelers needed it most in the running game. However, Ben Roethlisberger established himself as probably the top quarterback in football outside of Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. Tomlin's first full offseason is crucial in determining if the Steelers become a true contender next season.
Key Additions
The Steelers are not big believers in spending a small fortune for other teams' free agents, but RB Mewelde Moore was an excellent economical signing and Tomlin obviously is quite familiar with the do-it-all running back from their time together in Minnesota. Moore will do quite a bit for Pittsburgh including spelling Parker, who was overworked last year, be the third-down back and give Roethlisberger a fine safety value option out of the backfield. However, he will be contribute the most on special teams. He will most likely be the primary kickoff and punt returner. Plus, he will help on coverage teams. His special teams' contributions cannot be overlooked for a team that really struggled in this phase of the game. Keyaron Fox was signed from the Chiefs to also help on special teams.
Pittsburgh recently inked Justin Hartwig. Center was possibly the weakest position for the Steelers last year and while Hartwig isn't a Pro Bowl-caliber center, he is an instant upgrade over Sean Mahan and eliminates a draft day need. Plus, while it wasn't an addition, locking up Roethlisberger for the long term was also extremely important for the future of this franchise.
Key Losses
The obvious loss for the Steelers was perennial Pro Bowl LG Alan Faneca. The Jets paid outrageous money for his services, but it was a forgone conclusion he would leave town before free agency even opened. Pittsburgh felt he was replaceable and not worth investing a fortune in at this stage of his advanced career. While he is still a very good player, the arrow is beginning to point down on Faneca and his fantastic natural skills are beginning to decline. However, the Steelers' offensive line was a real weak area last year, even with Faneca, who was probably their best lineman. WR Cedrick Wilson was released last week and it is also expected that starting outside linebacker Clark Haggans will sign elsewhere and give way to LaMarr Woodley.
Remaining Questions
There are several starting spots on the line up for grabs right now. The offensive line remains a question mark for Pittsburgh. Faneca is gone and the Steelers will have to rely on the draft to improve their front five. It seems very likely Pittsburgh's transition player, Max Starks, will be back and his ability to play both tackle spots is certainly valuable. Pittsburgh's defensive line is also getting up in age and the Steelers absolutely need to find young, developmental depth at defensive end. A big wide receiver is also on the wish list and they could use one more contributor in their secondary.
Scouts Inc. watches games, breaks down film and studies football from all angles for ESPN.com.


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Dems see middle ground on revenue
Democrats waging a take-no-prisoners approach to the fiscal cliff are showing signs of flexibility on one key issue: just how much money the government should rake in.
It's a marked difference from the hard line the party is taking in favor of raising tax rates on top-wage earners and against calls for major entitlement changes.
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But several Democratic lawmakers say they aren't necessarily wedded to the multitrillion-dollar revenue target President Barack Obama is setting — which Republicans dismiss as unrealistic — as long as they get the prize of tax rate increases on the wealthy and ward off big rewrites of Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security.
( Also on POLITICO: Boehner open to more revenues)
"So long as you come out with a balanced approach, you could come up with almost any number," California Rep. Xavier Becerra, the incoming Democratic Caucus chairman, told POLITICO. "You can do any number of things."
Much of the year-end tax debate has thus far focused on how far Republicans are willing to move toward tax hikes. And House Democrats — like almost everyone else on Capitol Hill — remain on the outside of talks between House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Obama.
( PHOTOS: 12 Republicans resigned to higher taxes)
But their importance could skyrocket if the speaker and the president are able to negotiate a year-end budget package. Democrats in the chamber — mostly relegated to afterthoughts after losing the majority in 2010 — will almost certainly be called on to move the package across the finish line to offset GOP defections.
Most Democrats aren't likely to buck the White House, but the administration is already bending on how much money it wants to gin up through a fiscal cliff deal. After initially asking for $1.6 trillion in revenue, the administration gave Republicans a proposal this week that shaved the request down to $1.4 trillion.
Most Democrats say they want a deal that hews as closely to Obama's opening bid as possible and reject the $800 billion in revenue offered by Republicans as inadequate.
( PHOTOS: Fiscal cliff's key players)
If lawmakers were to pursue the precise middle ground between the Republican and Democratic offers, they'd find themselves in the neighborhood of $1.2 trillion. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) said that's a revenue goal she could accept.
"Without me committing Democrats, what I would say is we are open to an idea that is in that range," she told POLITICO.
Rep. Bill Pascrell, a New Jersey Democrat on the tax-writing Ways and Means panel, also said a deal could be cut at $1.2 trillion — but no lower.
"The president could come down to $1.2 trillion," he said. "I don't think he'll go any lower if he did."
Other Democrats say there is plenty of room to negotiate.
In the Senate, Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) has talked about a deal that raises $1 trillion in revenue.
"There is a lot of middle ground between $1.6 trillion and $800 billion," said Rep. Linda Sanchez, a California Democrat who will take a seat on the Ways and Means Committee next year.
Another incoming Ways and Means Democrat — Pennsylvania's Allyson Schwartz — said, "Nothing is set in stone."


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Qantas cuts 400 engineering jobs
Qantas is cutting more staff from its engineering division, with about 400 jobs set to go.
As part of a restructure of its engineering operations flagged in May, the airline is cutting around 200 daily maintenance positions in Sydney due to what it describes as "overstaffing", as well as some employees at Qantas Defence Services who maintain the Air Force's C130 Hercules aircraft.
Qantas will also cut around 250 contractors and "a small number" of employees working on a Boeing 747 project at Melbourne's Avalon airport that finishes later this month.
However, the airline will be filling up to 120 new positions in Brisbane as maintenance is transferred from Melbourne's Tullamarine operation to the Queensland facility, which is receiving a $30 million upgrade.
Qantas says the changes will result in a net reduction of around 150 employees and 250 contractors.
The head of the airline's domestic operations, Lyell Strambi, says a more modern fleet of aircraft requires less maintenance and Qantas needs to cut costs to stay internationally competitive.
"Our cost base in heavy maintenance is more than 30 per cent higher than our competitors who do the vast majority of their maintenance overseas," he said in a statement.
"We must close this gap to secure Qantas's future viability and this restructure will assist in making Qantas maintenance facilities in Australia more competitive."
Becoming 'unsafe'
Unions have expressed disappointment at the job losses and are warning staff cuts will risk Qantas's reputation as one of the world's safest airlines.
"The engineering job cuts announced by Qantas management today are another step towards turning our national carrier into an unsafe airline," said Steve Purvinas, the federal secretary of the Licenced Aircraft Engineers Association.
"It beggars belief that Qantas management's answer to a recent spate of maintenance errors, many being investigated by CASA, is to sack more staff."
Australian Workers Union (AWU) Victorian secretary Cesar Melham says Qantas should assist employees who want to move to Brisbane to take up positions there.
"There has been no consultation and no consideration for the lives that have been turned upside down by today's announcement," he said.
"We understand there are something like 110 positions available in Brisbane heavy maintenance which is small comfort to people whose lives are in Victoria."
Qantas says further job losses are likely in its engineering division as improved technology continues to lower maintenance requirements, and as it eventually transitions to just one heavy maintenance base in Australia.
The airline says it has no timeline yet set for the transition to one heavy maintenance base.
Qantas says its main daily maintenance base will continue to operate at Sydney Airport, with large daily maintenance bases in Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Cairns and Darwin.
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Artkao needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 63 designs submitted by 9 freelance designers.
NRJ Défense
It's a french company called NRJ Défense (with an "é" not an "e" in Défense) that needs a new brand identity.
The courses trained are Krav Maga (look on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krav_Maga what it means) but also relaxation and fitness. So the new logo needs to not only represent the fight aspect but also show on the other side that it's also a relaxation and fitness program that NRJ Défense is teaching.
Current logo and website is on http://www.nrjdefense.com/ just to show you how the current logo looks like. We need to refresh it to make it cleaner, making it more web friendly and professional.
Everyone from men to women 18 yrs old +
- Color scheme is open, but please refer to the flyer attached to get a sense of what the client currently likes
- Symbol: We don't want you to reproduce the logo but you can keep the Yin/Yang symbol if you have no other options like the current symbol is.
- Add tagline below logo "Confiance en Soi"
- Font needs to be clear to read, not too fancy but original
- If you can make 2 arrangements of the logo (one horizontal and one vertical?)
Thank you
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Set of 2 High Quality LED Flash Controllers / Resistors
LED lights have a very low current draw, due to this, when used as turn signals, most motorcycles will cause the signals to flash faster than usual, as if there was a blown bulb. We have designed our Flash Controllers / Resistors to correct this problem and bring the flash rate back to approximately 60 FPM (Flashes Per Minute)
One Flash Controller must be installed for each LED light Connected to the motorcycle signal circuit (Also includes Tail Integrators)
Locate the LED Turn Signal Wires. The Flash Controller Should be installed with one lead wire to one signal wire, (+ Positive) the other lead wire to the other signal wire. (- Negative) Polarity need not be observed. Select a location for the Flash Controller (Note- It will get very warm when the signal is flashing so avoid mounting on the fairing) Using the scotch-lock wire connectors provided splice the Flash Controller into the signal light wires. Wires may be shortened if desired.
If your current setup has 3 wires you would Omit the Running light wire and only use the + and - Leads.
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This is a Universal item. Additional modification might be needed to fit your ride.


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It took us a little while last night too. I think that some of the melee dps even stopped doing damage at some points when they would get chained to healers. During the Jasper petrifaction you can break the chains to less damage.ReplyDelete
The chains we tended to break were the ranged/healers connected to the melee.Replies
Yeah we were breaking jasper chains when we could, but every time I wanted to do it, Jasper was about to blow up and I had to run my ass back super quick! It was our first time doing chains, but tonight I am hoping for success :)Delete
- AnonymousOctober 25, 2012 at 3:26 PM
Fue never healed last night nav :PReplyDelete
He said to me you guys made him heal!Delete
- AnonymousOctober 25, 2012 at 4:52 PM
I think he might be getting heal gear for next week.ReplyDeleteReplies
Lucky he's good money maker - he can afford to pick up some good stuff :)Delete
- Slice213October 25, 2012 at 11:22 PM
Ouch! Bad doggies!ReplyDelete
But yeah this week's combo hurt. I spent the whole kill attempt hooked up with Fayle, sigh.
It got easier for us when we remember that the dogs do not have to be tanked that far apart, so heals could still hit both tanks.Replies
LOL well could be worse. Fayle's ass isn't half bad to look at IMO.Delete
We had Adoe calling out our tank swaps when we first started learning this fight, but I think it worked out better that I was calling the swaps instead, so that he could focus on calling out chains, bombs and such. Hope your canine kill goes better next week. =)ReplyDeleteReplies
Yeah it's better when the tanks call it out so the DPS can worry about the other things like chains and bombs. I think that's what got it better for us on Thursday night.Delete