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A raid is a type of mission in a video game, where the objective is to use a very large number of people, relative to a normal team size set by the game, to defeat a boss.
I have spent the last three months plaing WoW (World of Warcraft) and I have to say that it is the most complete game that I have ever played. It has all the elements of the best RPG's that the Finally Fantasy Series introduced to game, the progression mechanics that make everyone want to keep going and the social and team aspect of your best war shooter. A lot of negative things can be said about the game, about how it could suck your free time dry, but the pay off to me is well worth the time and money I spend into it… it makes my stress go away.
That said, the thing I dislike about the game the most is some of the people that play it. Here is where the motorcycle riding part comes along.
I love motorcycles, but what was coolest of all was getting a group of 20+ people to ride together even if it was just to grab a cup of coffee a town or two away. Riding in a large group is one of the most exciting things because it takes tons of trust for you to ride right next to someone. You need a leader both in the front and the back of the pack. You also need great communication to transmit messages such as "gravel up ahead" by just using non verbal signals.
Bad groups in motorcycle riding cause accidents and potential serious injuries, even death. The same goes for doing a raid in a game. However, in a game you can reset the game and just come back tomorrow, in motorcycle riding might have to remember one night for the rest of your life as the moment when one of your friends lost his ability to walk.
I try to approach everything in life with respect. To me when someone is in a group and does not respect the rules (or does not even know what they are) shows lack of respect. While it is the responsibility of the group to tech such rules, it is also necesary for the person to have the willingness to learn and listen.
I am a level 60 now in the game, and soon I will be moving toward the maximum level which is 70 right now. Now we I have started to participate in groups where roles have to be followed. This week I experienced the two complete opposite experiences in the same raid. I could not help but compare it to my best and worse riding experiences.
The worse ride of my life was not even one where I got into an accident. During that doomed ride we actually had 3 riders go down out of a group of about 12. There was no mayor injuries except for one bike that kind of ended up beyond repair. My day ended when I separated from the group because one of the riders that went down was too shaken up to continue so I chose to just follow him home to make sure he was ok.
Lots went wrong that day and I might some day list everything that happened, but it was doomed because of bad leadership. The last point of this post will tell you why.
The horrible raid this week was not due to bad leadership, it was actually people not listening to the leadership. However the result was the same as that doomed ride. There was no fun, there was a lot of disappointment. An activity that is supposed to make you feel better should not become frustrating.
The best raid I have had so far (besides the ones that Wook uses one of his awesome characters to dominate the game.) was a place where you need 5 people of around my level to go in. We only had 4 and I was the lowest level, everyone else was around mid 60s. It is a hard thing to do (which I found out with a bad group) this instance without a healer. The computer monsters hit pretty hard and with a bad group you end up dead a lot. However, with this group of other 3 people and no healer we were able to clear the whole place and never had a total wipe.
The best ride of my life was a charity ride with CLSB. Riding with them is one of the things I miss the most. That day we had 40+ riders and had to go quite a ways. However we had no issues. Even stopped traffic in some places without a police escort to keep the whole group together. It was a nice thing to have that many people ride together such a long distance and keep a nice pace the whole time.
What I have learned from motorcycle riding groups is that pace is the most important thing. Your leader has to set a pace and the group most follow. Great leaders will always set a pace that the most inexperienced rider can follow safely. In the game it is the same thing, a pace needs to be set and it is the responsibility of the players to follow.
The moment you start going to fast and not checking to make sure others around you are doing with the pace, the experience stops being fun and it starts getting dangerous.


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Investing directly in a movie could be a perilous endeavor. Scouting the right talent, managing production costs, and finding the right distributor are but a few of the hurdles that investors share as the production moves forward to fruition or perdition. The hardest to gauge is the personal whim of the moviegoer. Taste is fickle. A story with a broad appeal in one decade could fall flat in the next. If a movie does well, it may open the possibilities of a franchise; if it flops, it could claim numerous casualties, from studios to the careers of actors.
Considerations Before Investing
Good investors use due diligence. So it is with investing in movies. The private equity/hedge fund vehicle appears to be the most common means for direct investment. Unsophisticated investors need not apply. The risks of such an enterprise can be substantial and are better suited for the family office or pension client.
Due diligence throughout is critical. Offering documents must accord with applicable securities law. What is the producer's reputation? Experience? Backing one with nary a track record is akin to investing in a mutual fund with rookie portfolio managers. What is the film's potential market? Blockbusters tend to have a broad appeal; foreign films and documentaries, black and white and silent films have less appeal. Notable exceptions would be Spike Lee's "She's Gotta Have It" and the recently feted best picture, "The Artist."
What if the film has no A-list talent? That could be a problem, though sometimes the film itself is the talent. Name recognition could vary, too, depending on where the film is targeting its release. Learn about the director's vision- an outsized ego can prove fatal. Are the interests of the filmmaker properly aligned with the distributor and investors, or does much of the revenue inure to the benefit of the filmmaker? Is the investment a fair arrangement?
Where the Money Goes
Typically, revenues are first used to repay investors all of their investment and debts incurred. The process is akin to a return of basis or of the investment. Next would be profit sharing, or the return on the investment. Often, the split is even between the producer and investors. The film's stars, writers, and director are paid from the producer's profits. Any investment proposals should be in writing and contain an arbitration clause for a more cost-effective dispute resolution. Filmmakers would do well to have such a clause when dealing with financially stronger distributors in order to protect the former's interests.
The producer should have secured a completion bond which is a surety bond that kicks in to pay for cost overruns rather than having the investors shoulder the burden. Different fundraising options should be considered, depending upon the script and budget. Tax incentives properly pursued are another revenue generator, so long as the incentive tail does not wag the movie dog. The filmmaker should escrow funds during the fundraising stage of the film. This helps to ensure transparency and accountability. If insufficient funds are raised, then they should be returned to investors. All of these considerations point to the need for any investor to work with a professional with experience in the film industry.
The Way Forward
As an asset class, film would appear to be uncorrelated to the other types of investments and somewhat recession-resistant, as people still go to the movies or rent them. Slate financing is the hedge funds' approach to risk management and return generation. This approach simply entails investment in a portfolio of films, rather than a single production. Through diversification comes a more proper balance of risk and return. What films are included in the portfolio may be a function of how the fund's co-financing efforts with the production and distribution company work through the film studios. Part of the challenge is untangling opaque financial accounts through due diligence in the quest for greater transparency.
The movie industry plays in the form of common shares, and is available to individual investors, who need to understand where in the chain of production the companies lie and to what risks those companies are subjected to. For example, is the investment in a studio like Lionsgate (which nearly doubled its share price since the beginning of 2012) or distribution like Netflix or Coinstar?
The Bottom Line
Have movies been commoditized? Consider how easy it is to access a favorite movie. The theater is but the first of several distribution channels which include cable television, Internet, and rental outlets. Ready availability of content has stolen a march on the movie theater experience and created more revenue streams and greater profitability. Perhaps it is for this reason that the Academy Awards this year focused on the lost grandeur of the Golden Age of film.
"How to Invest In Movies" was written by Marc L. Ross and provided by Investopedia.com.


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2 Texas Longhorns football players were suspended and sent home from the Alamo Bowl after being accused of sexual assault last night. Early reports are the two players are QB Case McCoy and LB Jordan Hicks.
Mod edit: Discussions on a high profile sexual assault case rarely result in anything positive, especially with practically no facts on hand. Ugly situation all around, including some of the comments already which will no doubt multiply. Thread locked. JGB.


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Unfinished Nation "The Road to War" Complex system of alliances/rivalries that leads Europe into armed conflict in 1914. Initially, Wilson and U. S. walk neutrality tightrope. Election issues in 1916. Ties to Great Britain, and incidents on high seas lead U.S. into conflict in 1917. Creating a fighting force and economic/industrial support for war effort. Intolerance of divergent ideas on the home front.G
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Biography of America, A "Vital Progressivism" Professor Martin offers a fresh perspective on Progressivism, arguing that its spirit can be best seen in the daily struggles of ordinary people. In a discussion with Professors Scharff and Miller, the struggles of Native Americans, Asian Americans, and African Americans are placed in the context of the traditional white Progressive movement. D
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Biography of America, A "Twenties" The Roaring Twenties take to the road in Henry Ford's landscape-altering invention -- the Model T. Ford's moving assembly line, the emergence of a consumer culture, and the culmination of forces let loose by these entities in Los Angeles are all explored by Professor Miller. D
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Lidia's Italy In America "Philadelphia's Beef Rolls and Boston's North End" Lidia cooks a savory meal of Braised Beef Rolls and Spinach and Bacon. She takes viewers to 9th Street Market in Philadelphia where she heads to DiBruno Bros, a 4th generation owned cheese shop that boasts Italian delicacies. D
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Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence "Crowd Pleasers" Joanne creates a meal fit for guests, starting with a Crostini with Sheep's Milk Ricotta, Asparagus and Mint that looks as great as it tastes. She teaches her student, Jack, the key to making light and flavorful meatballs perfect for Rigatoni in a Smoky Tomato Sauce, and they toast the meal with a grown up Big Girl Lime Milk Shake. Recipes: Crostini with Sheep's Milk Ricotta, Asparagus and Mint, Rigatoni with Ricotta Meatballs in a Smoky Tomato Sauce, Big Girl Lime Milk Shake. D
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This Old House "Cambridge Project, Part 1 of 15" Homeowners John Stone and Sally Peterson want to turn an 1887 Victorian-era two family house in Cambridge, Massachusetts, into a one-family home. Landscape contractor Roger Cook finds a few surprises in the yard, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey uses an eye-opening energy audit to demonstrate the need for efficiency upgrades, and general contractor Tom Silva brings in a deconstruction expert to remove all of the old and unneeded house parts. D
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Art of the Western World "Age of Reason, An Age of Passion" Part I: The playful fantasy and provocative subjects of the Rococo style practiced by Watteau, Fragonard, and Boucher gave way to strict Rationalism, which insisted on morality in art and the purity of classical form, as seen in the works of David. Part II: Striving for individual expression, Romantic painters Goya, Gericault, and Delacroix demonstrated a range of styles and subjects. D


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Pens host Leafs aiming to post best start since '94
The Pittsburgh Penguins opened the season with two tough road games against divisional opponents. They are certainly happy to be coming home with a perfect record.
The Penguins look to post their best start in 17 seasons on Wednesday night as they play host to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Pittsburgh opened this shortened campaign with road games against the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers over the weekend. It won both, downing the Flyers 3-1 on Saturday before logging a 6-3 triumph against the Rangers.
James Neal, who scored against Philadelphia, added another two goals versus the Rangers, while Evgeni Malkin had three assists and Sidney Crosby had his first point of the campaign with an assist. Tyler Kennedy, Matt Niskanen, Pascal Dupuis and Kris Letang all had goals.
"It's a good start," Crosby said. "We've done a lot of good things the past couple of games. Tonight we got away from things in the third, but other than that we've played some good periods of hockey. I just want to keep that going and keep getting better."
After Marc-Andre Fleury won Pittsburgh's season opener, Tomas Vokoun made his Pens debut in net on Sunday and posted 31 saves.
Pittsburgh will now look for its best start since it matched a club record by winning seven straight to begin the lockout shortened 1994-95 campaign.
Toronto has split its first two games of the season, winning in Montreal on Saturday before dropping a 2-1 decision against visiting Buffalo on Monday.
The Maple Leafs did not find the back of the net until Nazem Kadri scored his second goal in as many games, lighting the lamp with 1:42 to play.
Toronto appeared to tie the game with 25 ticks left, but Joffrey Lupul had a goal waived off after it was ruled he punched the puck in with his hand.
"We were doing a lot of good things out there late in the game," said Toronto head coach Randy Carlyle. "I think our effort was there tonight and we had good execution, but I just don't think it was at the level it needed to be to get points."
Ben Scrivens stopped 18 shots in the loss.
The Maple Leafs and Penguins split four meetings a season ago, with each team winning twice at home. Pittsburgh has won three straight and four of its last five at home versus Toronto.


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Why the auto industry isn't scared of the 'sequestration' crisis
WASHINGTON -- If you have watched even a few minutes of television news in the past few days, you are probably well aware the United States is less than one day away from another fiscal crisis.
The last time this happened, on New Year's Eve, the looming calamity was the "fiscal cliff" of tax increases and spending cuts.
Now it is the $85 billion in spending cuts -- or "sequestration" -- that will hit federal programs this year if Congress and President Obama can't strike a deal by midnight.
That could still happen, but the outlook in Washington, D.C., is bleak -- and there was no sign this afternoon of any last-minute deal. So why isn't the auto industry panicking?
One might expect Gloria Bergquist, the lead spokeswoman for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers in Washington, to be calling everyone in town to communicate the dangers of sequestration right now. But she is not. The risks to business and the public lie elsewhere.
"Every time I walk through our front lobby, we have CNN on in there and they have another [Cabinet] secretary on television talking about how it's going to hurt another industry," she said.
Among them is Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who recently paid a visit to the White House briefing room. There, he warned journalists that his department -- which oversees the Federal Aviation Administration -- would need to furlough airport workers if sequestration goes into effect, potentially delaying flights.
LaHood used more colorful language Wednesday during a speech to members of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
"Sequester is a dumb idea," he said in a video released by the group today. "It's a meat-axe approach. It will not work. It will not work in us reaching our goals to improve America's transportation. It just won't."
However, for the auto industry, there is not much to fear in the cuts. Many of the programs crucial to the auto industry are paid for by the Highway Trust Fund, which is filled by the proceeds of the gasoline tax and is not affected by sequestration. Other programs, like vehicle safety investigations or fuel economy testing, are less vulnerable because they are less cash-intensive than, say, staffing every airport in the country with security guards.
The main concern for an automaker, or one of its suppliers, or one of its dealers, is that sequestration will ding consumer confidence and stop people from buying cars.
"That is the one thing we are concerned about," Bergquist said. "The auto industry is a bright spot in the economy, but we do have a concern that ongoing gridlock in Washington could dampen enthusiasm for a large purchase. Really, that's our only focus on this. We won't know until we see the sales figures."
The National Automobile Dealers Association recently told USA Today that the dealer group is standing by its prediction of 15.4 million vehicles sold in 2013.
"This isn't even that dramatic of a cutback in spending compared to the rise in spending in the last several years," Paul Taylor, the group's chief economist, told the newspaper. "For 85% of the car dealers out there, there will be little or no concern."
Sequestration may harm other industries. It will certainly cut services to the public. But what's the best advice for auto executives and dealers right now?
Until you see your next batch of sales figures, don't believe the hype about sequestration. The real danger, the one that should keep you awake tonight, is that your customers might.
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It may be that when there is no tension on the flagging front line, the safety leash pulls in the slack a bit through the swivel. When tension comes back, the front line pulls tight again. If the motion curls the line, this would explain it. Perhaps riding suicide helps.Mikites wrote:Are you saying that sling shot uses bungi instead of a solid line like blade does? Im seriously getting pissed that i have to come in to shore every 5 mins to unwrap this damned line.
Blade has a fix in a video where the hole for the flagging line through the swivel is being enlarged a bit. This to ensure flagging in light wind. It might also solve the curling effect, if my assumption is correct.


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An increasing number of dioceses and archdioceses across the United States are experiencing a backlash after implementing morality clauses into their schools' teacher contracts that require teachers to agree to live their lives — inside and outside the classroom — in keeping with the teachings of the Church.
While some form of debate has been raised in several states, the most prominent clashes so far have been in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and the Diocese of Oakland. The handful of Catholic school teachers in those dioceses who declined to sign the new employment contract contend it is an infringement on their civil rights.
Dan Andriacco, spokesman for the Cincinnati archdiocese, told Our Sunday Visitor that there is nothing new about the mission of Catholic schools nor the expectations for teachers.
"We regard all of our teachers — not just religion teachers — as ministerial employees, even if they are not Catholic," Andriacco said. "Our contract for many years has included a moral conduct clause. We made that clause more explicit in last year's contract referencing the Catechism of the Catholic Church as the source for our standards. Now, in the new contract, are included examples of unacceptable behaviors."
In the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, the new language requires that teachers "refrain from any conduct or lifestyle which would reflect discredit on or cause scandal to the school, or be in contradiction to Catholic doctrine or morals ... (that) includes, but is not limited to ... public support of or publicly living together outside marriage, public support of or sexual activity out of wedlock, public support of or homosexual lifestyle ..."
In Oakland, the new contract language is not as specific about lifestyle as in Cincinnati, but opponents contend that the message is implicit.
The Cincinnati contract also adopts the job title "teacher-minister" — a term to which some teachers object.
The human relations office of the Cincinnati archdiocese issued a memo to its school principals with answers for teachers who raise questions about the added language.
"In a Catholic school, all teachers are ministers of our Faith," the memo reads. "All teachers are involved (or should be) in school Masses, leading classes in prayer, the celebration of sacraments and feast days, etc. Adding the word 'minister' to their job title was done consciously and deliberately."
In making clear that all teachers are "ministers," the memo said, the schools therefore are protected by the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the 2012 ruling that declared that a "ministerial exception" is available in churches and church schools that gives them greater latitude in hiring and firing employees.
For Cincinnati, this was a lesson learned the hard way when, in June 2013, the archdiocese was ordered to pay more than $170,000 to a teacher who was dismissed when officials learned she had conceived a child via in vitro fertilization.
More is at stake in the growing controversy than the contract language at a few schools, contends Anne Hendershott, a professor of psychology, sociology and social work at Franciscan University of Steubenville.
"Once the gay community wins a few of these lawsuits on discrimination against gay married teachers at Catholic schools, the dioceses will realize that they need to be more explicit about contracts specifying all Catholic school teachers and administrators' support for Catholic teachings," Hendershott told OSV. "Actually, the gay community does not even have to win the lawsuits — just bringing them seems to mobilize communities against the 'mean old Church.'"
Hendershott said that the Cincinnati archdiocese should "be applauded" and should "continue to insist on providing a Catholic education in a Catholic school." She added, however, her dismay at the reaction of parents who object to the new contract language and have protested publicly.
"It seems it is such a shock to those parents and teachers that being Catholic permeates everything for a Catholic in life: education, lifestyle, the causes you support," she said.
The teachers objecting to the morality clauses in Oakland, Cincinnati, Georgia and Arkansas have won the support of some parents and students as well as gay advocacy organizations. The Human Rights Campaign formally has asked, on behalf of nine former Catholic school teachers who were either dismissed or who resigned because of issues with some version of a morality clause, for a meeting with Pope Francis. (See sidebar.)
OSV left phone messages and emails with several of the nine teachers seeking comment. Flint Dollar was the only one who responded.
Dollar, 32, was fired after four years as a music teacher and band leader at Mount de Sales Academy in Macon, Georgia, at the end of May because of his impending wedding to his male partner of six years. Initially, Dollar said, when he told school administrators in October 2013 that he was marrying his partner in July, "they said, 'no problem.' In May, they told me I was being fired."
Dollar contends that school administrators told him in May no complaints had been issued against him. "They said it was a termination at will, and in our state ... they don't have to give you a reason," he said. "But I know it was because I am getting married."
In a statement posted on the school's website, the Board of Trustees for Mount de Sales said that the school has consistently been true to its "mission to provide a high quality education based in teachings of the Catholic Church.
"The duty of the Board of Trustees is to preserve the mission started by the Sisters of Mercy," the statement continued. "The personnel decision involving the band director is consistent with our duty as the Board of Trustees."
In the Oakland Diocese, where 1,000 teachers are employed, five have declined to sign the 2014-15 contract. Some parents, too, oppose the strengthened contract language and have protested in front of schools, launched online petitions and threatened to withhold financial contributions to Catholic schools in the diocese.
In response, Oakland's Jesuit Bishop Michael C. Barber made it clear in an interview with the diocesan newspaper, The Catholic Voice, that he was not conducting a "witch hunt of any kind."
"My desire is simply to make explicit in the contract the importance of being a public witness to the values and practices that are an integral part of the Catholic Faith," he said. "I am not interested in examining a teacher's private life. But the public manifestation of a practice or a belief contrary to Catholic morals or beliefs, e.g. through Facebook, Twitter, etc., has consequences on a teacher's ability to fulfill their ministry as a role model in a Catholic school.
"I have heard it said that we are targeting teachers who might be gay," Barber said. "This is manifestly untrue. The Catholic Church treats all people, regardless of sexual orientation, as children of God. Sexual orientation does not lessen the dignity, worth or rights of any person."
Regardless of the national uproar, only nine of the 2,800 teachers in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati are protesting the new contract and its morality clause. Those "who have refused to sign the contract make up one-third of 1 percent of the teachers who are employed," Andriacco said.
Norie Roach, principal of John Paul II School in Cincinnati, said that when her school's teachers reviewed the diocese's new contract, they concluded that it "is pretty much the same that we always had."
"It is just spelled out now," she said.
Joseph R. LaPlante writes from Rhode Island.
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Brett M. Kramer, 21, of Litchfield died Sunday, July 29, 2012 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 2, 2012 at the Litchfield Christian Church, with the Rev. George Reitz officiating. Burial will be in the Elk Creek Cemetery in Custer County. Visitation will be Thursday prior to service time, at the church. Memorials are suggested to the family. Rasmussen Funeral Home in Ravenna is in charge of arrangements. Brett M. Kramer was born July 31, 1990 in Kearney, Nebraska to Earl "Frenchie" and Becky Kramer. Brett lived the first year of his life in Broken Bow and then moved to Litchfield and grew up on a farm/ranch operation six miles west of Litchfield. He graduated from Litchfield High School in 2008 and Central Community College in Hastings in December 2010 with an AAS in Welding Technology. Brett enjoyed sports, hunting, shooting sports and anything outside. Never sitting still, Brett could always be found ranching, haying or welding. He worked for Swisher Custom Hay in Halsey, Nebraska from July 2006 to August 2010. After finishing college he began work as a Facility Service Technician at Adams Land and Cattle in Broken Bow. Survivors include his parents of Litchfield, two brothers, Jacob Kramer and Austin Kramer, one sister, Deshia Kramer all of Litchfield and grandparents, Amy Kramer of Broken Bow and John and Judy Mills of Mason City. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Leslie Kramer. Published in Custer County Chief, Aug. 2, 2012


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Despite high fuel prices and sluggish economies, airlines have stabilized their finances by cutting costs to the bone and finding new products to sell, or old products to sell differently. Airline ancillary services may be unbundled traditional services, or they may be innovative new services.
Successful MROs and OEMs prosper in much the same ways as airlines: by leaning out costs and finding new products to sell. In some cases, the two tactics go together. The effort to cut costs may generate a new business in helping airlines or other customers cut costs.
For example,Lufthansa Technik has built a joint venture, Lumics—with consultants at McKinsey—based on LHT's successful efforts at Lean.
LHT centralized its Lean efforts in 2007 and employs a core Lean team of 30 to 40 people. It aims for one Lean specialist for every 300 workers in LHT's six divisions.
There are common standards for doing Lean, a Lean Academy and certifications to motivate commitment to the principles. More than 5,000 Lean training days have been conducted, many for shop foremen and shift leaders who are expected to carry the concepts forward to other staff.
Results have been impressive: Average turnaround time for component overhauls was reduced from 15 to five days. With 300,000 component repairs per year, time and money savings are huge. Lean also cut LHT line maintenance labor-hours by 30% on average.
Success prompted a sister Lufthansa company to ask for Lean help, remembers Christian Langer, who runs Lean at LHT and is CEO of Lumics. Several external customers also asked for assistance. LHT did not want to add Lean staff, and McKinsey wanted to move more into shop-floor implementation, so it seemed a natural fit.
Lumics now has 15 consultants, works for the Lufthansa Group, is helping several insurance and pharmaceutical companies and is talking to helicopter manufacturers. Langer says insurance companies face money issues and pharmaceuticals face safety issues, so they trust people who have applied Lean to aviation without endangering safety. "And we can learn from what other industries do."
On Lumics prospects, Langer says, "we expect, and shareholders expect us, to grow. We want to be a something like 80 to 90 people in three to four years."
General Electric also turned cost- saving into a consultancy. It used internal analytical resources to provide two new types of expert services.
The first involves GE's practice of Treasure Hunt to look for savings. Michelle Ramsey, global leader of GE's environment, health & safety division, says 300 projects launched by the Hunt have saved GE $3.6 million, mostly in electricity and lighting bills.
"We are looking more now at raw materials, not just energy," Ramsey says. "We are looking at different ways to manufacture, including 3-D. It's smart manufacturing, with less waste."
Meanwhile, GE has turned Treasure Hunts into a service it sells for a fee. "It has met with rave reviews," Ramsey says. If GE invites a partner to observe a Treasure Hunt at a GE site, the invitation is free. But GE charges when it takes the approach to a customer site.
GE's other new initiative, Flight Efficiency Services, grew out of internal analytic capabilities, plus acquisitions of BMB Fuel, Austin Digital and Naveris. The unit sells to airlines, air navigation service providers, airports and regulators.
General Manager Giovanni Spitale says Flight Services has more than 50 customers, three quarters of them airlines. About 140 people work in the unit, which also draws from GE engineers and data scientists.
The aim is to find optimum flight plans. Spitale thinks this will be a multibillion-dollar industry and says, "we want a big part of that." He is seeking a dozen new customers in 2014.
The GE exec says he has an advantage over competitors: GE's combination of data science, physics and airline knowledge. "We bring together many kinds of data, and the wider the aperture, the bigger the results." How big? "Airlines spend billions of dollars on fuels. We can save 1% of that."
Flight Efficiency Services optimizes flight paths from A to B. Taleris GE's joint venture with Accenture, optimizes networks and asset utilization while minimizing costs of disruption.
Taleris started with GE's statistical prediction of system performance on helicopters, explains CEO Norm Baker. The company partnered with Accenture because it sought more than just prediction for airlines. "Accenture is good at system integration and marketing," Baker explains. "They know airline operations and had technology for recovery of operations."
Taleris now has 100 staff, and more than 24 airlines use parts of its suite of prognostics, disruption recovery, planning, management and scheduling.
Baker insists no competitor has assembled an entire suite of intelligent operations tools as good as Taleris's. "No one else does prognostics the way we do it. And our recovery application is best in class."
What's it worth? Baker says manually planning for a major weather disruption takes three to five days, while Taleris runs the same scenarios in less than an hour. Moreover, airlines do not always have five days to plan for disruptions. Baker estimates carriers lose "north of $10 billion a year" to schedule disruptions. Taleris aims to reduce disruptions due to unplanned maintenance and minimize the cost of unavoidable disruptions. Baker thinks 80% of that $10 billion might eventually be avoided.
AAR's Spend Smart initiative has helped reduce sales and administrative expenses by 4% as a portion of total sales. But the MRO is also making major gains on the revenue side, sometimes by bundling previously separate services or by unbundling combined offerings. Depending on customer needs, unbundling may work better than bundling.
Jack Arehart, co-chief commercial officer, explains AAR sold component-repair services only from its New York and Amsterdam shops. Some customers wanted more total support, so AAR now bundles in landing-gear and wheel-and-brake repairs from Miami and back-shop repairs from Indianapolis. The result is a wider selection of component capabilities in accessories, avionics and structural components like flaps, slats and cargo doors.
AAR is also increasing pre-positioning of inventories at customer facilities to improve efficiency. Pre-positioned inventories cut transportation time and reduce freight costs and aircraft downtime. But pre-positioning also has costs. To achieve a positive balance requires deep knowledge of aircraft types and component requirements.
AAR long possessed formidable part and supply-chain capabilities in its MRO business. Now it offers supply-chain support as a stand-alone service. "We launched a major program with a large commercial carrier to provide logistics support for its MRO operations," Arehart says. "This marks one of the first times we've taken an internal process and offered it as a high-value service to customers."
AAR also provides supply-chain services for the OEM aftermarket, helping Liebherr support its products on Airbus jets and Rockwell Collins support avionics on A319s, A320s, A330s, Boeing 737s, 767s and Bombardier CRJs.
SR Technics' acquisition by the Mubadala Group has had huge implications for how the Swiss MRO does business. President Andre Wall says SRT involves itself in strategic discussions and fleet planning for airlines at a very early stage. "We add value by creating tailor-made maintenance and engineering solutions along the whole aircraft lifecycle." In addition to MRO, SRT now provides financing, training and VIP completions and refurbishments.
SRT started VIP design and modification services in 2010. It now has experienced design teams in Dublin and Zurich; the VIP unit has done six major and many lesser VIP modifications. "Work included complex new-to-market seat installations with IFE interface certification and seatbelt airbag technology," Wall says.
SRT financing by Sanad Aero Solutions differentiates the MRO and opens up wider opportunities beyond traditional work. Sanad partners with SRT in most major integrated component and engine services deals and manages $750 million in assets, on target for $1 billion in its first five years.
Helped by Sanad, SRT has doubled its engine-part repair work in the past five years. Wall says the MRO is testing new business models that cover the entire value chain of an aircraft; for example, providing complete aircraft and engine asset-availability packages.
The Swiss MRO also offers comprehensive technical training for maintenance professionals and provides vocational training for 200 apprentices in 13 different specialties, helping SRT maintain its own quality and earning revenue from training customers.
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance has been trimming and adding steadily in recent years. AFI KLM E&M has its own Lean, Six Sigma and continuous improvement programs and exports these to certain customers, not usually for fees, but to strengthen relationships. For example, the MRO sent a Lean team to a North American customer to share lessons learned.
Lean suggestions often come from employees. "Some of these save big, 10 to 50 times investment," says Sebastien Weber, vice president of marketing, product support and development. The MRO gets 4,000 suggestions a year and saves 20 million euros annually from implementation.
Also on the cost side, the MRO has a Paris subsidiary, CRMA, specializing in low-cost repairs of GE90s. It has offered on-wing diagnosis of engines and nacelles to avoid or plan removals and is now expanding this service for nacelles.
On the revenue side, AFI KLM E&M has added two new tear-down facilities to improve its asset-management capabilities. A new U.K. facility tears down A320s and Fokker and Avro regional aircraft. It will soon add 737s so it can handle "virtually all narrowbodies," Weber says. A tear-down facility for engines in Miami disassembles all but the largest engines.
AFI KLM E&M continues to provide component solutions on a cost-per-hour basis, especially for new models like the 787, and access to spare engines, like the GE90. Weber estimates the company now does 80% of component business under long-term, cost-per-hour arrangements. A similar portion of GE90 overhauls are done under long-term agreements, as is about half of work on other engines.
Like other major European MROs, AFI KLM E&M has training and consulting divisions and can bundle these services with pure MRO offerings. Weber sees an increase in RFPs seeking these broader packages.
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To report an emergency in progress, call 911.
In Placer County's Multidisciplinary Interview Center (MDIC), child victims of sexual abuse are interviewed by trained specialist in a child friendly setting. Children's trauma is reduced , the truth-finding process enhanced, and successful prosecution increased to remove molesters from our streets.
Placer County's MDIC opened in October, 1993 as a joint project of the below listed Placer County agencies. Since that time, Placer MDIC has served over 1200 child victims.
Some say that an MDIC is a place. Some say that an MDIC is a process. In Placer County, we believe that our Multi-disciplinary Interview Center is both a place and a process that provides for a coordinated investigation of child abuse cases by professionals from multiple disciplines and multiple agencies, with special emphasis on the child interview.
MDIC is designed to benefit children and families and the systems designated to protect children and prosecute offenders. When allegations of child abuse are made the potential for a child to experience trauma and confusion from the responding systems is extremely high. Multiple interviews, by multiple and/or untrained interviewers create problems for a child who alleges abuse. MDIC addresses these potential problems by reducing the number of interviews to which a child is subjected, reducing the number of unfamiliar interviewers to whom a child must relate, and providing a highly trained interviewer. The quality of the interview and the investigation is consistently enhanced.
The MDIC process broadens the decision making base for the systems that deal with child abuse cases (law enforcement, child protective services, medical services and the courts). It increases the accuracy of the fact-finding process and consistently provides better information for use in court. The MDIC process provides all team members with a level of professional support which allows them to work effectively with these very difficult and complex cases. It also increases the competency level of team members by exposing them to cross-disciplinary learning.
The Placer Multi-disciplinary Interview Center is located in an office building in Roseville which has been specially designed for interviewing children. This office is not used for any other purpose. The Center is a child-friendly facility with furniture, decorations, toys and books designed to make children as comfortable as possible. The interview room is equipped with a video camera and a one-way observation window.
Children are interviewed by a Child Forensic Interview Specialist, who is a member of the multi-disciplinary team. The interview is observed by those team members directly involved in the investigation of the case. All interviews are videotaped. These videotapes are confidential documents used only for the purpose of allowing involved professionals to view the child's interview, thereby minimizing the need for further, repetitive interviews. The videotapes are preserved as evidence and their confidentiality protected by court orders and California law.
Of utmost importance to all MDIC team members is what happens to a child and their family while an abuse case winds it's way through the ever-confusing system.
Every interview at MDIC is attended by an Advocate from the Placer County Victim Witness Program. Their role is to assist the victim and family during the process, then make referrals to available programs and resources available throughout the community.
Each family's needs are unique and important. Our goal is to make sure these needs are met by following every case to it's completion. During this process, victims and family's will be introduced to the many resources offered by Placer County Agencies, all dedicated to making our community a SAFER and HEALTHIER place to live.
If you or someone you know needs our services, you can contact:


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By PHIL DEVITT
By PHIL DEVITT
Hathaway News Service
FALL RIVER — In a Fall River parish basement, between all the eating, drinking, dancing and laughing, hundreds of people will reaffirm their commitment to killing cancer.
Then they'll spend the next five months raising money to do just that.
For them, it's personal.
The American Cancer Society's Relay For Life of Greater Fall River will host its 2013 kickoff celebration on Friday, Jan. 25, starting at 6 p.m., at St. Bernadette's Parish (formerly Notre Dame Parish), 529 Eastern Ave. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students and free for children 13 and younger.
Proceeds will cover most of the expenses for the Relay, an overnight walkathon and celebration of life to be held June 21-22 on the track at Bishop Connolly High School.
"Kickoff is a great opportunity for people who want to get involved in the Greater Fall River Relay for Life to learn more about joining or forming a team," Relay Chair Harry Proudfoot said. "For people who already have a team, it is a great opportunity to renew friendships and get into the spirit of the event. For everyone, it is a night of good food, good people and good fun."
In addition to dinner and dessert from various restaurants, the night will feature music, games and raffles.
Relay Co-Chair Chris Palmer, a Relay participant for 13 years, said kickoff is an energetic, inspirational night. She said she thinks of it as a "giant pep rally" for all involved.
As much as kickoff is a party, it's also a chance for participants — all of whom have been touched by cancer in some way — to reflect and recharge.
"We'll have a slide show of last year's Relay, ceremonies to recognize cancer survivors and loved ones who have died from the disease, and booths where people can sign up to join teams, learn more about the American Cancer Society and where the money we raise goes, and other ways people can help in the war on cancer," Mr. Proudfoot said.
Funds raised for the American Cancer Society support vital, cutting-edge cancer research and provide cancer patients with services such as transportation to treatment, lodging, and day-and-night support via the National Cancer Information Center, 1-800-227-2345.
Tickets for kickoff are available by contacting Relay Co-Chair Palmira Aguiar at (508) 672-0477 or (508) 324-2797, or by visiting the Fall River Police Department, 685 Pleasant Street. Tickets also will be available at the door the night of the event.
To sign up for Relay, visit www.relay.org and type "Greater Fall River" into the search box. More information is available by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Family Histories Online
Brigham Young University Library in Utah in cooperation with The Genealogical Society of Utah brings you Family History Archive. This repository contains family histories which have been scanned and indexed for use by Family Historians. If you search for Canada in the "Geographic Area" search box, over 100 results are displayed.


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Skip to comments.Evacuees in Texas score poorly on math tests
Posted on 04/28/2006 4:24:49 PM PDT by Ellesu
AUSTIN, Texas -- Math scores for fifth-grade students displaced to Texas after last year's hurricanes are lagging significantly, mirroring similar low scores in reading.
Just 45 percent of the 2,396 fifth-graders who enrolled in Texas schools after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita passed the math portion of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Statewide, 81 percent of Texas fifth-graders passed the April 4 math exam. Students must pass the test before they can advance to sixth grade.
Officials blame students' low scores on New Orleans' poor schools, the trauma of being abruptly uprooted from their homes, and the possibility some children were put in the wrong grade after arriving in Texas with no records.
Students can take the exam as many as three times. Students had another chance to take the test on April 19, but those results are not yet available.
On the reading portion of the exam, which was given in February, 46 percent of displaced fifth-graders passed compared to 80 percent of all students.
The reading test was also given to third-graders; only 58 percent of evacuees passed compared with 89 percent of all students.
Under state law, children who fail the test must be given intensive remediation.
These schools are failing!(/sarcasm)
How stupid do you have to be not to know what grade you are taking?
What a damning account of New Orleans schools. I suspect if the evacuees are able to acclimate to Texas, they will fare better in life. That's assuming that they do want to work hard and do well in their new place.
I'm not sure if it condemns New Orleans schools, or the New Orleans lifestyle (or a bit of each). The "Big Easy" might be descriptive of grade promotion as well as the laid back lifestyle that is New Orleans.
Voat Nagin!!
It would be interesting to see a comparision between the Catholic and Other NOLA Private school Evacs and their Public school counterparts
You know I don't think I've ever seen a picture ballot.
No way.
The illiterate masses from New Orleans do not trash entire cities and create intense criminal situations.
It is clearly all a plot by President Bush.
Anyone have this data?
What did they expect? beyond the fact NO is hardly a model school system the kids who are still in texas are not their best students..
If you live nine feet below sea level and the water is over your roof, how long will you live in Houston?
Actually its pretty interesting. I suspect that other States have this but LOuisiana has a ton of Black political organizations that puts people on their sample ballots they pass out to the voters or give to the voters right before they vote. Its extremely important to get on the right ballot. Anyway, what is important on the ballots is the numbers by each persons name. In fact I have seen sample ballots with just numbers. So people who can't read vote by the numbers
It is common for the evacuees in high schools to start disturbances that require police to be called.
The evacuees want to rob and steal in their new place. They have worn their welcome out.
Job fairs have been held for them; no takers!
People in Houston are fed up with them--long ago.
Louisiana public schools are horrible. If you live in a great school district, you might be able to send your kid all the way until third grade.
Then you have to pony up for private school. That's the way it is.
As Dobbs said today all schools are failing because of the illegals kids who are dropping out, I say kick them out.
But Texas got a double whammy with the illegals kids and the Katrina kids.
The only ones suffering are OUR Children.
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Here's another one of those mustgoes ( for those of you who are new here, the story was if you asked mom what we were having for dinner tonight she would say "mustgoes" she always got someone to ask what are mustgoes? She would say, "everything must go"!!!! anything during the week mom had in the refrigerator leftover would all be taken out at the end of the week. So, we had zucchini starting to get soft, peppers, and lots of potatoes in the house, it was time to make the mustgoes!
One of our favorites was potatoes, peppers and zucchini combo's, now that'sa Italiano! Sometimes she'd add eggs to this and we would have what is referred to a frittata. At least that's what her and grandma called it. If there was meat it was added to it, like sausage or steak.
Very easy. Adaptable recipe. So anything goes, especially if you have must goes! My dad's recipe is just potatoes sliced and fried, mom added the rest!
3 large cleaned thinly sliced potatoes
2 peppers one green one yellow or red
1 large zucchini grated and some sliced
grape tomatoes and whole milk fresh mozzarella
1 garlic cloved minced, optional onions chopped
salt, pepper, cayenne pepper to taste
1 tablespoon grating cheese
Optional Italian flavored bread crumbs
I a large heated fry pan, add 1/4 cup olive oil, saute garlic and peppers to flavor the oil, add potatoes. Fry stirring frequently till very browned. Add the grated zucchini towards the end and slices as they cook quickly. You can add anything cooked you like at this point. You can also add the bread crumbs on top before serving.
Note grape tomatoes are cut out stuffed with mozzarella cheese with sliced peppers on a toothpick for garnish.
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Down the Danube with Magris: Ruse
Claudio Magris's book "Danube" has become something of a classic. The Italian writer from Trieste embarked on a journey from the source of river to its delta on the Black Sea in the early 1980s. From Bavaria he followed the river through Austria, Hungary, the then Yugoslavia and then Bulgaria and Romania. This is a literary travelogue and all the more fascinating because of the period in which it was written. For example he notes that Tito, who had only recently died had "ended by resembling Francis Joseph (sic) more and more and certainly not because he had fought beneath his banners in the First World War, but rather because of his awareness of inheriting a supra-national, Danubian legacy and leadership from him, and his desire to accept this legacy." It is important that Yugoslavia stay united notes Magris because: "Its solidarity is necessary to the equilibrium of Europe, and its disintegration would be ruinous for this balance, as that of the double monarchy was for the world of yesterday." Magris is often at his most evocative when describing the past, for example, this is his take on Ruse, (also Rousse or Russe) the little Bulgarian Danube port town:
Until the years between the two world wars Ruse, known as "Little Bucharest", was the richest city in Bulgaria, and had witnessed the foundation of the first bank in the country. Midhat Pasha, the Turkish governor, had restored and modernized it, built hotels, brought in the railway, and broadened its streets and avenues according to the principles employed in Paris by Baron Haussmann, whom he had met in person. Two Italian sisters by the name of Elias (their father was representative of Lazar & Co., hatmakers), born in Ruse shortly before 1920, remember the winter snow as high as the houses and summer bathing in the Danube, the "Teteven" Turkish pastry-cook's shop, the French school run by Monsieur and Madame Astruc, the peasants bringing sacks of yoghurt and river-fish every morning, and the photographic studio of Carl Curtius, "Photographie Parisienne", where they went for their school photograph. They also remember the tendency to be cagey about one's wealth.
The city, however, was less restrained in the later nineteenth century. Consuls representing all sorts of European countries and merchants of divers nations animated its evenings. On one such night a famous Greek corn merchant gambled away his fortune, his red neo-classical palace near the Danube, and his wife. At the corner of the Square of September 9th the District Savings Bank has a symbolic façade depicting this world voracious and chaotic but at the same time bogged down in decorum. Around the doors of the old bank are reliefs of leering masks, the head of a satyr, a Moloch of money, who flaunts a great moustache that stretches out and dissolves into Art nouveau flourishes. He glances sideways with lascivious Mongol eyes. Much higher up emerges a very different kind of head, a dignified inexpressive head circled with laurel: perhaps the founder of the bank, the father of the demons of finance who are now under the patronage of the archangels of the state.
Danube. Claudio Magris. Translated by Patrick Creagh. 2001.
[p. 353-354 / The Harvill Press. First published in Italian in 1986 and this extract taken from the 2001 translated edition]
January 2009
Tim Judah


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Childhood cancer is on the rise, and medical science says that the reason remains a mystery.
Cancer is a multifactoral disease. But, while scientists continue to focus their research on the genetic links to childhood cancer, important environmental triggers - vaccines, pesticides, food additives and electromagnetic radiation - are all but ignored.
Experts continue to decry that cancer is rare in children, yet statistics show that, after accidents, childhood cancer is the second biggest killer of children in the US (Am Fam Physician, 2000; 61: 2144-54). Government figures suggest the same is true in the UK (see National Statistics, Mortality Statistics: Child-hood, Infant and Perinatal, London: HMSO, 1999).
Just like adults, children can be prone to cancer at any site in the body. Nevertheless, two sites - bone and brain - are now particularly common. Figures show that acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) rates have risen 10 per cent in the last 15 years, while the incidence of tumours of the central nervous system are up more than 30 per cent.
Increased vulnerability
Children are many times more vulnerable to the effects of toxic insults than adults, and their response to toxic exposures can also differ markedly. A good example is the paradoxical response to phenobarbital and Ritalin seen in children vs adults. Phenobarbital, a sedative in adults, produces hyperactivity in children. On the other hand, Ritalin, used as an antihyperactive drug in children, has the opposite effect in adults.
There are many reasons for this paradoxical response (see box below). Differences in the developing infant and child affect the absorption, dose, distribution, metabolism, storage and excretion of chemicals or drugs in the body and, therefore, their toxicity (see R.J. Roberts' overview in Similarities and Differences Between Children and Adults, Guzelian PS et al. (eds), Washington, DC: ILSI Press, 1992; 11-5).
The efficiency and availability of metabolic enzymes varies with age (Environ Health Perspect, 1995; 103 [Suppl 6]: 7-12), which can result in differences in sensitivity to the toxic effects of both drugs and environmental toxins.
But perhaps the most influential characteristic of infants and children is that they are still growing and developing. During childhood, different systems and organs develop at different rates and at different times. Growing tissue may be more sensitive to toxic insults than other tissue. Studies of exposure to cigarette smoke have shown that the risk of dying of breast cancer is greater for those who started smoking before age 16 than for those who started after age 20 (Am J Epidemiol, 1994; 139: 1001-7).
Studies of the effects of radiation also suggest an increased susceptibility in those exposed during childhood. Among survivors of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, susceptibility to leukaemia was greater for those who were under 20 when exposed compared with those who were older. Moreover, the type of leukaemia varied according to the age at exposure (Environ Health Perspect, 1995; 103 [Suppl 6]: 41-4).
Pesticides kill things
In homes, schools and gardens, in their food and water, and in the air they breathe, children are bombarded by pesticides. Despite the objections of major chemical companies, the link between pesticide exposure and childhood cancer is firmly established (Environ Health Perspect, 1997; 105: 1068-77; Am J Epidemiol, 2000; 151: 639-46; Cancer, 2000; 89: 2315-21; Eur J Cancer, 1996; 32A: 1943-8; Environ Res, 1980; 23: 257-63).


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PensFanInDC wrote:I have a friend that works in VFX. His FB profile pic is just a green square.
Letang Is The Truth wrote:what is going on? ang lee purposely didnt than is visual guys?
meecrofilm wrote:Yeah, a little while back. Here's what I thought about it:
The Master was good, not great. I do like better it the more I think about it. I'm definitely a fan of the different themes throughout the movie -- there's a lot you can take out of it, though some of it you have to search for. Nothing is spoon fed to you, though I'm completely fine with that. I enjoy piecing together puzzle parts after a movie. Unlike others, I thought the ending was great, and tied the film together (thematically, at least) nicely.
Cinematography and the score were great. Performances were stellar, towering even -- great stuff from PSH and Phoenix. Where the film stumbles the most IMO is that the narrative as a whole is not executed as well as it could have been, which is obviously a pretty integral part of almost any movie, and the main culprit (at least to me) for its failure to achieve greatness.
Thoughts haven't really changed since then. It's definitely one I want to watch again when it comes out. Tough to get it completely under your thumb, but that's also why I thought it was one of the better movie-going experiences of last year.
eddysnake wrote:Are you talking about the speech being cutoff or lee not thanking the crew?
I wonder what all the "practical" fx people are saying about this?
Idoit40fans wrote:I don't know if I own a single movie with Bruce Willis in it. Tom Cruise or Mel Gibson are probably the highest two for me. Actually, maybe Wesley Snipes.
I have 21 Wesley Snipes movies.
Dickie Dunn wrote:Idoit40fans wrote:I don't know if I own a single movie with Bruce Willis in it. Tom Cruise or Mel Gibson are probably the highest two for me. Actually, maybe Wesley Snipes.
I have 21 Wesley Snipes movies.
If you don't own Die Hard then its not a real movie collection.
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Not very frequently at all. Maybe three times since I started blogging. I'm proud to have the sort of know-it-all reader who doesn't need to ask.
Will you promote my product on your blog?
I will, but only if it's something august such as Roman Ruins and you make it worth my while.
How much is your while worth?
Three thousand euros a day, plus expenses.
Will that be enough?
It will.
How do you fit blogging into your busy day?
I skimp on my Beauty Regime in order to blog. I used to dither in front of the array of shampoo bottles every morning, wondering whether to go for vivacious colour or uplifting volume. Choosing took a good 10 minutes. Now I just grab a random shampoo.
Have you been disappointed by your hair as a result?
No, my hair doesn't look any different. On non-blogging days I like to settle down with the laptop and a cup of tea, browsing nostalgically through old photos of myself and trying to determine whether it was a vivacious colour or an uplifting volume day.
The outsourced team of commentators is on strike, demanding more pay and shorter working hours.
Will you humour them?
No, we can't afford to. Meanwhile, I myself will comment on your blog, in verse.
This sort of stuff isn't getting us anywhere. Where is the lifestyle? Where are the recipes, the soft furnishings, the charming images of children at play?
We're living a Lifestyle-Free Life here for a week, as an experiment. We're eating from matching crockery, not making any vintage finds, upcycling nothing and generally shunning pastels. Our cake-stands are in storage. It's day three now, and we're hitting the wall. Pink Daughter has asked when she may have her Farrow & Ball paint-chart back. Please send cookies.
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Mrs. Margaret A. Bowen died at her home in Wayne early Monday morning of this week, following a complicated illness extending over the past year. In her last illness she was confined to her bed for four weeks.
The deceased was affectionately known to a wide circle of friends as "Aunt Puss." The hospitality of her home and her characteristic trait of attending to the sick endear her in the memory of everyone who knew her. No night was too dark and no task too great to prevent "Aunt Puss" from visiting and caring for those who were sick.
"Aunt Puss" died at the age of 79 years; she was born March 25th, 1843. On August 31st, 1865 she was married to H. F. Bowen, remembered as "Uncle Fisher," who preceded her to the grave eight years ago. At the age of fourteen years, "Aunt Puss" became a member of the Presbyterian church. She lived an exemplary Christian life. Her presence in the community was an inspiration to her friends and neighbors. Her life was rich in deeds of kindness to others.
Funeral services were conducted at the home Tuesday morning by Revs. A. W. Damron and W. H. Beale and interment made in the Elmwood cemetery; the services were attended by a large crowd of friends of the family from this and adjoining counties. The following children survive: Mrs. Minnie Herald of Logan; Cassie Bowen and Mrs. Vesta Booton of Wayne; Mrs. Effie Goddard, Nashville, Ark.; Clovis Bowen, Huntington; and Leo Bowen of Monroe, Washington. One daughter, Mrs. Nannie Dial, is dead. All of the children were here for the services except Mrs. Goddard and Leo Bowen, both of whom were unable to come.
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Mediate keeps lead at Frys.com Open
SAN MARTIN, Calif. – Rocco Mediate holed a 7-iron approach from 160 yards for eagle on the par-4 fourth hole and finished with a 6-under 65 on Friday to increase his lead to three strokes in the Frys.com Open.
The 46-year-old Mediate, looking for his first PGA Tour victory in eight years, made the eagle on the 426-yard hole a day after a hole-in-one on the par-3 third hole. He had a 13-under 129 total on the CordeValle Golf Club course in the Fall Series event.
Ryudi Imada (67) was second, and Dean Wilson (64) and David Duval (65) followed at 9 under.
U.S. Ryder Cup player Rickie Fowler shot a 65 to join Tim Herron (67), Will MacKenzie (68), Henrik Stenson (67) and Bo Van Pelt (68) at 8 under.
Mediate had eagles in consecutive rounds for the first time since 2001.
"It is just weird," Mediate said. "A lot of stuff is happening. When that went in, I was 'Really?' I was pleased, but shocked."
Mediate, for years troubled by back problems, was slightly on edge because of his 7:20 a.m. tee time, concerned that he couldn't get loose in the cold.
"I was a little nervy to start because I was concerned the morning might be chilly," Mediate said. "I don't do well in the cold. But it wasn't too bad. I hit a couple of putts and got some momentum."
Mediate birdied four of his first 12 holes before his eagle, which made up for a later bogey.
"That was my record by miles, 34 holes without a bogey," Mediate said. "I was so disappointed, but how could I be that angry? I wanted to go at least 36 holes. I actually tried to bogey the ninth hole too."
Mediate said he took a putting lesson from Lee Trevino in May, and it has made a huge difference in his results.
"I spent four or five hours with him and learned so much about moving the ball to the right," Mediate said. "It was priceless. I didn't want to leave. Him and I are the same; we're nuts."
Wilson said he took advantage of smoother greens, birdieing six of eight holes at one point, recovering nicely from an early bogey.
"I think there is a lot of danger out there," Wilson said. "I need to drive the ball well, get it on the fairway. The greens were nice and smooth in the morning, versus yesterday when they were a little bumpy."
Duval said he played consistently well in the second round.
"I wasn't real close to a bogey," he said. "I felt like I hit the ball pretty well. I had a few mistakes but I came here and have gotten into a rhythm so far."
Fowler birdied four of his final five holes to move into the top five.
"I drove the ball better," Fowler said. "Rocco set the pace and I needed to stay with the pace. I think I did that."
Defending champion Troy Matteson missed the cut, following his opening 72 with a 76.
The tournament, the third of five Fall Series events, is in its first year at CordeValle Golf Club after three seasons at Grawhawk in Scottsdale, Ariz.


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Tobey Maguire: I'm So Proud of Leonardo DiCaprio
Tobey Maguire and his wife Jennifer Meyer take their little ones Ruby, 7, and Otis, 4, out to lunch on Saturday afternoon (January 25) in West Hollywood, Calif.
That same day, the 38-year-old actor was seen hanging out with a guy pal.
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"I've seen the movie twice and I think it's a brilliant film and I think his performance in it is unbelievable," Toby recently told E! News about his pal Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street. "I'm so proud of him. I just watched him work on this movie for years, and to watch him bring the film into existence…with Martin Scorsese at the helm, it's just phenomenal. His work is absolutely stellar in the movie."
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Margot Robbie is a vision in white at the Carmella Dinner hosted by herself and super stylist Cristina Ehrlich held at Petit Ermitage Hotel on Thursday (March 20) in West Hollywood, Calif.
The 23-year-old Wolf of Wall Street star was joined at the event by Cristina, Mad Men's Jessica Pare, Molly Sims, and designer Kathryn Rice.
"Blinged out in @jacquieaiche jewellery tonight" Margot tweeted to her fans that evening.
FYI: Margot is wearing the Carmella "Lilliana" top, Carmella "Livia" pants, and Jacquie Aiche jewels. Jessica is wearing the Carmella "Jessamy" dress and Jacquie Aiche jewels. Molly is wearing the Carmella "Brigitte" dress and Jacquie Aiche jewels.
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Fail Of The Week: UConn's Roscoe Smith Has Horrible Clock Management Against Texas! (Let's That Ball Go 10 Seconds Early..Hes Tight)
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Securities Fraud 101
Con artists practicing securities fraud can strike investors through a variety of scams and schemes. Here are a list of the most common frauds—and more importantly, some strategies to help you protect yourself.
- Affinity Fraud
- Hedge Funds
- Oil and Gas Ventures
- Ponzi Schemes
- Unregistered Securities
- Viatical Investments
- Related Information
Affinity Fraud
If you're familiar with the old adage "birds of a feather flock together," you understand the basis of affinity fraud. Our interests and backgrounds, including race, culture and religious beliefs, help identify us as members of unique groups that we often come to trust.
Affinity fraud preys on commonalties and feelings of trust. Affinity fraud occurs when a member of a group, organization or community abuses trust to take advantage of other members. Members of a group are more likely to trust an upstanding member of their community; unfortunately, it is this very trust that leaves consumers vulnerable to affinity fraud.
Con artists first sell to a few prominent members of the community and then pitch the scam to the rest of a group by using the names of those previously sold. This scam often goes unreported as groups typically opt to work it out amongst their members.
Victims of affinity fraud are not of just one demographic group or background. However, groups often targeted for this type of crime include:
- Recent immigrants
- Minority groups
- Religious groups
- Elderly people
How You Can Protect Yourself:
- Ask for written information.
- Do not rely on the testimony of others, regardless of how well you know them.
- Call the Indiana Securities Division at 1-800-223-8791 to check on the investment and the person selling it
- Report any fraudulent activity to the Securities Division
Read more about affinity fraud.
Hedge Funds
Like mutual funds, hedge funds pool investors' money and invest those funds in financial instruments in an effort to make a positive return. Many hedge funds seek to profit in all kinds of markets by pursuing leveraging and other speculative investment practices that may increase the risk of investment loss.
Unlike mutual funds, however, hedge funds are not required to register with the SEC. Hedge funds typically issue securities in "private offerings" that are not registered with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933. In addition, hedge funds are not required to make periodic reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. But hedge funds are subject to the same prohibitions against fraud as are other market participants, and their managers have the same fiduciary duties as other investment advisers.
What are "funds of hedge funds?"
A fund of hedge funds is an investment company that invests in hedge funds -- rather than investing in individual securities. Some funds of hedge funds register their securities with the SEC. These funds of hedge funds must provide investors with a prospectus and must file certain reports quarterly with the SEC.
Many registered funds of hedge funds have much lower investment minimums (e.g., $25,000) than individual hedge funds. Thus, some investors that would be unable to invest in a hedge fund directly may be able to purchase shares of registered funds of hedge funds.
Oil and Gas Ventures
Some of the riskiest investments capitalize on current events and consumer fear. A prime example of this fraud concerns oil and gas ventures. In oil and gas ventures, con artists use the rising price of fuel and what investors learn of the news about wars and terrorism to make them believe there are easy gains to be made.
Consumers should understand that even when an oil and gas opportunity is legitimate, it is still a risky venture and should be approached with caution. But unfortunately, the reality of oil and gas opportunities is that they can often be fraudulent. Investors often find out too late that their "great opportunity" is actually linked to fraudulent activities and dry or nonexistent wells. The investor who lands in one of these bad investments is commonly dealing with unregistered agents, unregistered securities offerings, misinformation, unsuitable investments, phony profits, or even outright theft.
Oil and gas venture offers are also often touted by high-pressure telemarketing sales—often known as boiler room tactics—or through solicitations. The fraudulent activities are usually set up with the firm's office in one state, the operations and physical location in another state, and the offering in yet a third state. Spreading things out like this allows the con artists to delude the investors for a longer period of time, because when offices and sites are not within an accessible distance, the investors are less likely to try to stop by the office or site.
How You Can Protect Yourself:
Always check with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Indiana Securities Division to see if an opportunity is required to be registered at either the federal or state level. Also check on the individual selling the investment as well. A phone call to the Indiana Securities Division at 1-800-223-8791 allows you to check out the opportunity and the securities agent.
It's essential to ask key questions before investing money in a risky investment:
Are the seller and investment registered in the state?
Call the Indiana Securities Division at 1-800-223-8791 to find out. If they are not registered, they may be operating illegally.
Has the seller given you written information that fully explains the investment?
Make sure before you buy that you get proper written information, such as a prospectus or offering circular. The documentation should contain enough clear and accurate information to allow you or your financial adviser to evaluate and verify the particulars of the investment. Watch for jargon that sounds sophisticated, but makes no sense.
Are claims made for the investment realistic?
Some things really are too good to be true. Use common sense and get a professional, third-party opinion when presented with investment opportunities that seem to offer unusually high returns in comparison to other investment options. Pie-in-the-sky promises often signal investment fraud.
Does the investment meet your personal investment goals?
Whether you are investing for long-term growth, investment income or other reasons, an investment should match your own investment goals.
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Ponzi Schemes
Ponzi schemes operate under the notion of "robbing Peter to pay Paul." Although the original scam-orchestrated by get-rich-quick entrepreneur Carlo "Charles" Ponzi—dates back to the 1920s, its tactics are still widely used today. While high returns are promised to investors, the only people who consistently make money are the promoters who set the schemes in motion.
A Ponzi scheme uses new investors' monies to repay previous investors. Sometimes referred to as a type of pyramid scheme, the promoter relies on the next layer of victims to invest their monies to support the previous layers of investors who are expecting certain promised returns on their investments. When the con works, it appears that the "investment" is legitimate and performing as represented by the promoter. But inevitably, the pool of new victims cannot support the previous investors, the pyramid crashes, and many victims lose their assets. Other times, the operator flees with all the proceeds.
How You Can Protect Yourself:
To protect yourself from Ponzi schemes, remember the following five points:
- Do not expect to get rich quickly. If an investment sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
- Most bad deals offer high yields and meaningless talk of "guarantees" to "zero risk." The promise of high returns almost always implies high levels of risk.
- Be suspicious of any investment opportunity that seems inordinately complicated. This often is intentional, for it encourages consumers to make the investment on faith without really understanding what is involved.
- Ask an investment adviser or accountant to review the prospectus or offering memorandum with you. Promoters who balk at this kind of review should be treated with suspicion. They want you to trust them, without seeking professional counsel.
- Ponzi schemes often straddle regulated and non-regulated markets—but reputations are constant. Check out the promoters with government regulators or industry trade groups.
Read more about Ponzi schemes.
Unregistered Securities
Many consumers invest their money in securities. Securities—investments with a potential for loss, but with the expectation of return—can include different investments with varying degrees of risk.
Securities may include, but are not limited to:
- Stocks
- Bonds
- Oil and gas ventures
- Promissory notes
- Viaticals
- Mutual funds
- Investment Contracts
When unregistered securities are sold, con artists often promise high returns on opportunities that they can't guarantee. These frauds prey on victims by using high-pressure tactics, not giving the victims enough time to check out the investment first.
These unlicensed brokers bypass state registration requirements to pitch viatical settlements, pay telephone contracts, ATM leasing contracts, and other "limited or no-risk" investments. Con artists also prey on consumers who may not know that they can call securities regulators for assistance.
Remember, all investment opportunities must either be registered or qualify for an exemption from registration.
How to Protect Yourself:
Call the Indiana Securities Division at 1-800-223-8791 if you have questions about a potentially unregistered security. Investigators can help consumers make sure the opportunity and the person selling it are properly registered.
Registration of both the security and the broker are safeguards to help protect the public from fraud and lessen the chances of fraudulent activity. Even if investments are registered, however, it does not mean that they can't be used to defraud investors. Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
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Viatical Investments
Viatical investments involve betting on someone's life – literally.
Consumers who invest in a viatical have chosen to purchase an interest in the life insurance policy of a terminally ill person (viator). A viator may need the money for medical expenses or simply would like to spend the money during what may be the last few months or years of his or her life.
In a viatical investment, the investor buys the life insurance policy benefits for less than face value, and then when the viator dies, the investor receives the policy amount. In this situation, it appears that everyone wins — but this is not always the case. There is no guarantee when a person's death will occur, and, with the constant updates in modern medicine, a terminally ill person could live twice as long as originally anticipated. The longer the viator lives, the less the policy is worth to the investor. The investor may even be required to start paying the premium or lose their entire investment. While the opportunity seems like an extremely sound investment, choosing to invest in viaticals can be a very risky decision, even when done legitimately.
It is extremely important to thoroughly research a viatical investment. The following are red flag phrases to look out for with viatical investments:
- Using the terms "guarantee" and "high profits" when referring to returns.
- Using the term "death is inevitable" when talking about the viator.
- Promising high rates of return.
In reality, a guarantee is nothing more than an illusion created by the promoter of a fraudulent investment pitch. Since the rate of return on a viatical is completely dependent upon the amount of time between the date of the viatical investment and the date of the viator's death, fantastic rates of return are usually not an accurate promise.
When con artists promote fraudulent viaticals, they often use false medical information that may not match what the insurance company has on record. Con artists may lie about the life expectancy of the viator, encourage the viator to falsely indicate a positive condition of health (known as cleansheeting), or sell the policy immediately after it has been written (known as a wet-ink policy), before the investor or companies involved know what has happened. In some fraudulent investments, the investors may not even be notified of the viator's death and may continue to be billed for premiums.
Even when a viatical is not fraudulent, it is still considered a risky investment. The viator's obligations to pay premiums ends when they enter into a viatical settlement. If there are still periodic premiums to be paid, this obligation is passed on to the investors. If the viator lives longer than expected, the investors may find themselves paying more in premiums than the actual value of the investment.
How to Protect Yourself:
There is no easy way to know whether the underlying insurance policy of a viatical investment was obtained without fraud, or if the viatical company and the trustee will be around for the duration of the insurance policy.
Be sure that the viatical seller gives you a prospectus and that the offering is registered with the Indiana Secretary of State Securities Division.
In addition, here are some important questions to ask:
- Have these securities been registered with the Secretary of State's office for sale in Indiana? NOTE: Do not believe any seller who tells you that viaticals are not subject to securities law.
- Is the salesperson a registered broker/dealer? If not, is the salesperson exempt from registration?
- Who are these sellers and how long have they been in business?
- Where is the business located?
- Who are the principals in the business?
- Have there ever been any complaints filed against the company or the principals with either state or federal securities regulators, or lawsuits filed by other investors?
- Is a prospectus about the investment available from the company before you invest? If not, why not?
Related Information:
- Read glossary of investment terms
- Contact the Securities Division to report fraud
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Quote from: redemption on January 13, 2006, 08:25:46 PMread my long-ass post below. You'll follow me then. This conversation that the 2 of you are having is embarrassingAhh, I see. So now it's embarassing to post data compiled by the FBI. The solution to any problem is not deluding yourself into thinking it doesn't exist.
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I hope the invitation for disagreement isn't restricted to MaraudingJ only, but I'd object to Factor 3 being listed as a factor at all (a few dingbats does not a race concensus make: see the Pats, Robertson and Buchanan) Additionally I'd also disagree with you dismissing Factor 4 as the weakest. You mention that it's overemphasized as if that necessarily a bad thing. I know I'm not really giving explanations as to why but an analogy for clarity with regard to Factor 4: it's as if a patient visits a doctor and says, "Doctor, my stomach hurts". The doctor responds, "No, given your symptoms I think your head hurts, I'll give you medication for that." Which matters more, what the patient - who is experiencing the sensation - thinks hurt or what the doctor - with his expertise - thinks hurt?
3. The African-American poor are cut off from the history of their pre-slavery traditions, and therefore without a strong cultural reference point that has the potential to dominate and replace the legacy of slavery and the formal institutionalised racism that came after.African-American civic organizations should address (3). No-one else can. The traditions of the "old-country", even if they could be identified (was it Hausa? Ibo? Bete?), are lost to African-Americans forever. Silliness like Kwanzaa isn't going to bring them back. A specifically African-American cultural tradition needs to be fashioned out of the specifically African-American expeirnce that is one of hope for the future and optimism and of community with the rest of the population, not one that that is backward-looking, pessimistic and isolationist. The culture of bitches and ho's, of gangsta dress and the pimp walk, of "my-baby-daddy", of taking pride in underachievement (what Chris Rock, that great philosopher, would call the "n-word" culture) is here, there and everywhere, filling the gap between the need of youngstrs to affiliate with a culture that they can call their own and the lack of any positive strong tradition to affiliate with.Instead, we have the call for reparations - a ridiculous proposal by an intellectually and morally bankrupt civil rights movement, either blind to the tragedy around them or seeking to profit by it through empty rhetoric.


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