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- Anonymous said...
Hold on. We're letting women read books and get jobs now?
- 06 May, 2010 11:51
- Anonymous said...
Thats right kiddies. You're tax dollars are desperately needed to bailout reckless financial companies whose unchecked greed, shady practices, and non-existent ethics threaten to destroy our entire economy.
And lets not forget about the need to pay billions in subsidies to big agriculture and dole out hundreds of billions in corporate welfare for companies connected to the defense industry. Your tax dollars at work.
- 06 May, 2010 12:00
- gruaud said...
We also have a one trillion dollar
war in Iraq started by a loser kid
who never did shit in school.
- 06 May, 2010 13:02
- ferschitz said...
But but but... yer fergittin' Big Oil, who gave GIANT campaign donations to loads of politicians on both sides of the aisle. Wouldn't want to forget that Big Oil essentially pays NO taxes, gets lots of breaks, perks and lurks, including not having to follow any safety regs. Hey: a teeny little oil spillage in the Gulf? Why as el Lushbo sez: both oil and water are "natural," so no big deal!! If there's any problems in the Gulf, it's the Enviro-Nazi's fault!
Plus: Haliburton is great even when many oil rigs collapse due to their lousy crummy cementing procedures. Dick Cheney deserves all the filthy lucre his cloven hooves can gather.
But hey: teabaggers! Booga booga, the real problem is dirty messicans who do lousy at school!
Yeah, yeah, that's the ticket.
Dog forbid we should tax the obscenely weathly! Nope, corporate and oligarch welfare is the greatest! They deserve it morer.
PS have you ever seen anyone as blindingly WHITE!!! as this girl and lady in this photo? I think I need my sunglasses on.
- 06 May, 2010 15:33
- Anonymous said...
Why, these pretty white people are right!
George Bush didn't do shit in school, but he still got to be president, and all of his freinds got rich off of our tax dollars!
- 07 May, 2010 13:29
- katz said...
Yeah, I was getting white-supremacist overtones from this one too. That kid looks way too much like one of those Prussian Blue chicks.
- 07 May, 2010 15:49


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MIAMI — A publicist for Sean Kingston says the "Beautiful Girls" singer is breathing on his own and walking in a Miami hospital.
Joseph Carozza says his client's condition has been upgraded to serious more than a week after Kingston crashed his watercraft into a bridge off Miami Beach. A female passenger also was injured.
Kingston has been hospitalized since the May 29 crash. Carozza says Kingston walked Monday morning for the first time since the crash.
In an email, the publicist said Kingston thanks his friends, family and fans for their prayers and well wishes.

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The Greater Louisville Association of Realtors (GLAR) Charity Bowl-a-Thon got rolling Feb. 12 at the Kingpin Lanes in J-Town.
The fundraiser featured bowling with lights, a hot lunch, door prizes and a DJ. Proceeds beneï¬ted local charities including Camp Quality and Fuller Center for Housing.
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This week in London has been a busy one! One of the highlights was a preview of the new SS13 collection of clothing and footwear from British brand L.K. Bennett and their exciting collaborating with Caroline Issa, fashion director of Tank Magazine. A capsule collection of shoes and bags inspired by Caroline's trips to Thailand, hot neon colours with embroidery, oriental flowers and pom poms (see image below, top left) make for a delightful spring in your step come summer. The shoes in particular are very much in keeping with Issa's personal style aesthetic – Issa was born to in Montreal to a Chinese mother and a half-Lebanese, half-Iranian father and is very much a multi-cultural beauty.
The capsule collection of shoes – including shoe boots, ankle-strap stilettos and kitten heels – and two handbags styles, will be launched in February next year.
Below: spring summer 13 clothing from LK Bennett:
The L.K. Bennett team sure know how to put on a great launch event and the preview evening involved copious amounts of champagne, tasty nibbles and lots of education from their team of designers who were on hand to answer questions (I learned that the creation of a perfect court shoe is quite a meticulous process at the brand!)
I walked away from the event with a lovely gift of the Emmaline shoulder bag, seen here in light rose shade. The smaller sister of the brand's signature bag Emma, Emmaline is a classic bag in a simple shape with flap-over front and some lovely double strap detailing. The perfect tote for my morning out in Notting Hill when I took these photos, it is available in black, grey, tan and pink from the L.K. Bennett website.
Image above: the new spring summer collection – far left, the Flora heel which captured the attention of myself and fellow blogger Anna of South Molton St Style, who immediately wish-listed the shoe. Costing 185 GBP, Flora will be available in January.
Below: the Emmaline:
Many thanks to L.K. Bennett for a wonderful evening and to Anna for these pictures. Watch out for L.K. Bennett by Caroline Issa early next year.


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FAIRHAVEN — Barbara L. (Titus) Wilbur, 84, died at St. Luke's Hospital Nov. 8 from smoke caused by a kitchen fire, according to the Fairhaven Fire Department.
FAIRHAVEN — Barbara L. (Titus) Wilbur, 84, died at St. Luke's Hospital Nov. 8 from smoke caused by a kitchen fire, according to the Fairhaven Fire Department.
The Fire Department received a 911 call at 10:25 a.m. from a neighbor reporting smoke coming from the house at 304 Mill Road. The Fire Department said a cleaning lady who was scheduled to work there that day heard the smoke alarms and smelled smoke as she approached the home.
She alerted the neighbor next door, who had a key to the home, and that they found Mrs. Wilbur "unresponsive" on the floor, according to the Fire Department press release.
"Fire crews were dispatched to the scene," the Fire Department said. "When they arrived they found an elderly female on the floor just inside the entrance and a fire in the kitchen of the in-law apartment on the second floor. The fire was extinguished quickly but the apartment sustained considerable damage throughout."
The Fire Department said, "It is believed that there was a fire that started in the kitchen of the in-law apartment in the area of the cooking stove."
The Fire Department said Mrs. Wilbur "may have tried to extinguish the fire and then tried to exit the home where she collapsed just short of the exit door."
Mrs. Wilbur was transported by Fairhaven paramedics to St. Luke's Hospital where she later died.
Mrs. Wilbur lived at the home with her son, Bruce Wilbur, and girlfriend, Cheryl Costa, who were not home at the time. Firefighters said Mrs. Wilbur's cat also died in the fire.
Damage to the home was estimated at $40,000. Firefighters said there were working smoke detectors in the home.
Mrs. Wilbur was the widow of Granville W. Wilbur, Jr. She was born in Boston and lived in Acushnet most of her life. She attended Acushnet-Wesley Methodist Church.
Mrs. Wilbur was employed by the U.S. Coast Guard as a bookkeeper until her retirement. She had two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
The State Fire Marshal's Office was called in to help Fairhaven investigators from the Police and Fire Departments investigate the cause of the fire.


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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
A public apology by Terry Burns
Theoretically I should be able to say what I think on a personal site even if I am an agent, but apparently it bothers some people and if I have offended any of you with my comments I apologize. I shall refrain from doing that further if it is going to reflect on me professionally or on the agency. I certainly don't want that.
I suppose I should have known better. I was a chamber of commerce manager for 30 years and could not be vocal about personal opinions because it was necessary for me to work with both parties. That's one reason why I am a lifelong independent and have never been affiliated with a political party. I guess I should have realized I am still working with people on both sides of the aisle and nothing has changed. I would have never done it on this Hartline site, of course, but now it is clear to me that I should not do it there either.
If you have agreed with me, thank you, and if you have not I have realized the error of my ways. I shall now go back to being a full time literary agent and not a political pundit.
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- Timothy Fish said...
I think I'm more offended that you feel compelled to apologize. People ought to be ashamed of themselves. It is okay to disagree with someone, but it is never okay to be opposed to someone expressing their opinion. I have many friends I disagree with. I may tell them why I believe they are wrong, but I fully support their right to believe differently than I do.
- August 28, 2012 at 7:46 AM
- Linda Glaz said...
Terry, as I told you before, you are truly a man of character. But what happens if someone is offended by our comments about Christ? There will always be folks who don't like another individual's right to speak their opinions, particularly when they don't line up with their own. Then the pressure, ah, the pressure to stifle the unwanted opinions.
- August 28, 2012 at 8:16 AM
- Terry Burns said...
Thank you guys, and Linda I would never hold back on speaking up about my faith. Given the character of this agency any reflection there would be one we would be glad to shoulder. But on political opinions as I said it was the same in chamber of commerce work. No matter how many disclaimers I might make that an opinion was personal it would still be taken as a statement from the organization. It's been that way most of my life and I was foolish to think it was different now. I can't let my opinions reflect on the agency.
- August 28, 2012 at 8:56 AM
- Linda Glaz said...
I totally understand and in keeping with that, will have to rethink a lot of my opinion posts on my own FB. Think maybe it's time to start a professional fb vs. the friend and family one. That might solve it all!
- August 28, 2012 at 10:21 AM
- Timothy Fish said...
I have a "professional" Facebook page and a personal account. I seldom use the professional one. But I also have a page that I maintain for our church. There's a big difference between the two. If I'm speaking on behalf of the church, there are things I won't say that I would say on my personal account. As for my own professional page, I really don't see much that I wouldn't also say there, if I were better about posting to my personal and my professional page. I might say a little more about my writing on the professional page than I would on the personal page. However, since both represent me, me is what you'll find.
- August 28, 2012 at 12:33 PM
- Shauna Renee' said...
I appreciate where you are coming from but it is sure a shame that you have to stifle your opinion on your personal page. It's a sad day when freedom of speech doesn't truly exist, and those who are most critical are the ones who don't truly appreciate WHY our founding fathers fought so hard for that freedom. They have become the ones who would TAKE freedoms away because they find other peoples' opinions intolerable.
- August 28, 2012 at 4:34 PM
- Davalyn Spencer said...
It's still the USA and we still have freedom of speech. It's a shame that if you had been spouting ungodly, irreverent, or perverted philosophies, people might not have complained. But it seems that you are taking the stance that our pastor has - not to be obviously on one side of the political ticket more than the other. "With more responsibility comes less freedom," he always says regarding personal opinion, etc.
I admire your sensitivity to the "public," but I also appreciate that you are enough of a cowboy to stand up for what you believe.
- August 28, 2012 at 5:59 PM
- Bonnie S. Calhoun said...
You are a very wise man Terry Burns. This election cycle has become very heated, and in our small CBA community there are many people on both sides of the aisle. It's smart not to alienate people you might need to pitch clients to because this cycle with thankfully be complete in less than 90 days, but perceived offenses have a way of lingering on.
I like Davalyne's Pastor's response: "With more responsibility comes less freedom."
- August 29, 2012 at 12:42 AM
- Terry Burns said...
It's the same as it was in chamber of commerce work, not sure why I thought it would be otherwise. Mom and dad always cancelled each others votes so even as a kid at home I learned to not take sides.I suppose I was an independent even then. I guess at this point I'm not an 'undecided independent' they keep talking about but I am mostly decided and have strong opinions on where our country is and what needs to happen to turn it around. I am pleased to see the convention turning from personalities to issues and I hope the next convention does the same. Watching it, it is hard to keep my mouth shut . . . but I am.
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New Study States The Obvious: Kids Download A Lot Of Music
from the this-is-not-going-away dept
While the defenders of the old system want to liken file sharing to a problem like shoplifting, at some point you have to realize it's something entirely different. This isn't a marginal behavior done by "bad kids." This is about as common as can be. Oddly, the BBC tried to spin this report to say that file sharing has dropped, but that "drop" was only 2% and it's within the margin of error of the survey -- meaning there's no actual evidence that it dropped. The study also contradicted that other study we wrote about recently (also in the UK) that claimed that kids were replacing downloading with streaming services. In this survey, 78% said they had no interest in a streaming service, and 89% saying they'd never pay for such a service.
Given the two conflicting studies (both sponsored by biased parties), you have to question the results of both. But, given the fact that kids are more likely to deny file sharing activity these days, rather than admit to it (knowing they could get in trouble for it), you have to wonder if this study even undercounts the actual activity.
Now, once again, let's make a clear point: I'm not saying this is right or legal. I don't think anyone should download music from an artist who does not authorize it. But the fact is that file sharing is not a "small thing" among kids today, and to think that there's some sort of magical method of getting it to go away is wishful thinking. Given that we're seeing more and more artists learn how to embrace file sharing to do better with their own business models, at some point it's time for those fighting against it to recognize -- from the copyright holders' perspective -- that it's better not to fight what consumers want, but to embrace it, combined with a smart business model, and stop worrying.


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Pravda wrote:While I don't in anyway condone the way a lot of people ride along that section of path it is a bloody stupid place to have the shared path link up given the number of passengers who get off the train at City West. A long-term solution would be to move it completely or separate the peds and cyclists however I don't see that happening any time soon.
We have had talks with two lots of Liberal Transport Ministers as well as CoPerth nad MainRoadsWA to get separation of cyclists and pedestrians in this segment, suggesting it could legally be funded by the parking levy. (Some background can be found on the BTA website). No luck so far, but we will continue to move the various governement departments towards a safer solution. The current mini-roundabouts should result in some slowing down, and also should give peds a better environment - the roundabouts should have a pedestrian passage through them.


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School administrators have made a detailed proposal for all-day kindergarten in Southington, and now the Board of Education will ponder the issue in the months leading up to its budget season.
Before the board's meeting, parents were invited to another forum to hear a summary of the proposal. The district has talked about implementing full-day kindergarten for a few years and a small pilot program is already underway.
"We're pleased with the results and I believe you would be pleased with the findings we have for the youngsters who participated," said Superintendent Dr. Joseph Erardi.
Asked for a show of hands, a clear majority of the roughly 80 parents who attended the forum expressed support for the idea.
"I think if your child is ready, it's great," said parent Stacy Tarfano. "I like the idea of spreading out the day."
However, others who prefer the half-day approach have expressed a variety of concerns about the plan. Lakshmi Frechette has been the most vocal of these parents and issued a press release questioning the proposal from a variety of different angles, including the cost, data that supports the half-day model, and skepticism about whether a full day of school is appropriate for children of kindergarten-age.
"If it is true that we all want to do what is in the best interest of all our kindergarteners, how can we eliminate a program that is developmentally appropriate and more consistent with the emotional maturity of our younger students?" she asks in the release.
During the forum, Frechette asked Erardi if the district planned to keep the half-day program as an alternative. His response was that it did not, but that officials would speak with parents on an individual basis to try and address their specific concerns.
At the BOE meeting, Assistant Superintendent Karen Smith presented the plan in great detail and discussed the overall rationale. She said increasing education standards had been slowly pushing activities like art, music and even recess out of the confines of the half-day program. A full-day program would allow teachers and kids a more relaxed schedule.
"We are not proposing full-day kindergarten because of state standards or test scores," Smith said. "We are doing it because we believe more time is needed. It is not to increase what we teach, but to spread out what we teach."
Business Manager Sherri-Lin DiNello presented the financial half of the proposal. The cost of implementing the plan comes to over a million dollars, but officials hope to mitigate some of this with proposed reductions to other parts of the school budget. With these suggestions taken into account, the final budget impact would be $396,411, with about $143,000 of this amount representing a one-time expense. If added to the school budget, it would increase the bottom line by .48 percent.
Board members expressed a variety of thoughts on the idea. Despite Smith's comments that the idea was not being proposed with test scores in mind, Chairman Brian Goralski spoke for several of his colleagues when he said that he expected the program would have an impact on the testing performance of first-graders, especially in regard to literacy.
"We're being asked to spend money to do this," added board member Jill Notar-Francesco. "We need to see concrete numbers that support why we should vote for this."
Board member Colleen Clark, a nursery school teacher, drew applause from the crowd when she said that the benefits students would receive from a less hectic program couldn't be measured in numbers.
Administrators said that the full-day idea had been endorsed unanimously by district teachers and principals and some board members also discussed its merits.
"I don't like what I'm hearing about the half day program being rushed," said board member Patricia Queen. "I think what's important is that love of learning and a love of school and that could be the most important potential outcome from this."
The board is not expected to take a formal vote on the proposal in the near future. The decision on the matter will be reflected in the coming fiscal year's budget and whether or not the officials decide to include the necessary funds for the full-day program.


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Scratch state Sen. Maria Sachs of Delray Beach from the list of possible Democratic challengers to Republican Attorney Pam Bondi.
A former prosecutor who once worked for then-Dade County State Attorney Janet Reno, Sachs proved herself a tough campaigner last year when she beat Ellyn Bogdanoff for newly drawn Senate District 34.
As the Democrats head into the party's state conference in Orlando this weekend, however, she ruled herself out out of consideration.
Sachs said she was approached four weeks ago and asked if she would consider a run. Sachs wouldn't say who asked her, referring to them only as "various folks" involved in state politics.
"I've been in the state legislature for seven years and I still have unfinished business to do," Sachs said. "I'm focused on the 400,000 people who live in my district, and I don't think you can focus on your district if you're thinking about another office."
Asked straight up if she was NOT going to run for AG, Sachs said: "Correct. I think we have good candidates on the Democratic side. I will certainly support whoever comes out as our nominee."
On Monday, former secretary of the Department of Children and Families, George Sheldon, announced he was running. Florida House Minority Leader Perry Thurston said he was considering a run as well."I think they're both good," Sachs said. "They prove that the Democratic bench is getting longer."


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One of the first weddings I ever went to was the joining in holy matrimony of my two favourite teachers, Miss Grehan and Mr Bradley.
It was brilliant – I played the drums in the orchestra and thoroughly enjoyed myself. It felt like a big occasion, like me and my friends had been let into the world of grown ups for a while.
But then it came to the big moment for them to exchange vows, and Miss Grehan couldn't get her words out. She was choked up with emotion, and, well – she could hardly stop crying.
How strange, I thought at the time. Why would you cry like that at the crucial point on the happiest day of your life? What a strange thing love is.
Fast forward 15 years or so, and of course I understand.
I have become Miss Grehan – I am WORSE than Miss Grehan. I don't know when I became such a soppy git, but it happened along the way somehow.
Not only do I cry at nature programmes (it's so sad when the poor baby elephant follows his mother's tracks the wrong way through the dust storm) and films (which are not even real life, for god's sake), but I cry when watching the wedding videos of strangers on the internet.
What am I going to do with myself? I can't blub my way through my wedding day!
I refuse to be a red-faced, red-eyed monster with make-up all over my face in all the photos, smearing mascara over anyone that gives me a hug.
I've looked online for advice. But nothing I found was very helpful. Lists on 'how to stop yourself crying' have suggested the following:
Cross your eyes (Oh this will look great in the photos)
Laugh (this will make me look like a total nutter)
Look up to the sky (ditto)
Eat ice cream (don't think they let you say your vows while eating a Magnum?)
Yawn (might seem a bit rude)
Do mathematical problems in your head (this might make me cry more)
Go somewhere alone and let it all out or just jump on a trampoline (the first option might work if I could run off to the toilets for a sneaky cry, but the second?????)
Go outside and lie down on the grass and look at the clouds (what, and get stains on my dress?)
Further investigation – from real life people on message boards – did bring up some more helpful advice.
One person advised just putting the biggest cheesiest grin possible on your face. If you really stretch your cheeks and eye muscles, the redness and puffyness just goes away, they said.
Another person said they "just yell at myself in my head – 'shut up, stupid!' – that kind of thing." That could possibly work.
A wedding planner had even posted her advice. She told all her brides to keep their tongue pressed against the roof of their mouth. If it worked for them I should deffo give it a try.
But then I read the following entry: "I learned this the hard way: if the tears come, and you just blink them back furiously, they have to go somewhere," it began.
"That 'somewhere', in my case, was down into my nasal passage and out my nose.
"I discovered this when walking down the aisle at my wedding. I hadn't expected to get so emotional. So I had a big trickle coming out of my nose.
"I'm just hoping it was dark enough in the church so that people couldn't really see it, or else they have been polite enough not to mention it."
Oh dear, a leaking nose is a much worse prospect than leaking eyes.
Maybe I should just have a good cry after all?


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The Interior Architecture program showcases the work of our 11 Master of Arts in Interior Architecture graduates from the New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University.
Please come by and celebrate the accomplishments of our students with us at a reception in their honor on Friday, May 17, from 5:30 – 7:30pm.
MA Interior Architecture Graduates:
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Teen breaks officer's nose during arrest
Teen breaks officer's nose during arrest
DES MOINES, Iowa —
A teen who escaped from a juvenile center fought with officers and broke an officer's nose on Tuesday as they tried to take him into custody.
Police said Dylan Millard, 16, was wanted for escape from a training school in Eldora as well as juvenile court charges for first-degree burglary, assault with injury while displaying a weapon, two counts of assault causing injury and third-degree criminal mischief.
Officers said they stopped a car in Des Moines and found Millard inside.
Police said that as they attempted to take him into custody he fought with officers and hit Sgt. Vance in the face, breaking his nose.
Millard has now been charged with interference causing injury and assault on a police officer causing Injury.


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Value Line recently initiated coverage of GulfMark Offshore, Inc. (GLF), in its flagship product, The Value Line Investment Survey. The company provides offshore marine services to companies involved in the exploration of oil and natural gas. Its vessels transport supplies, materials, and workers to offshore facilities. The services it provides include supporting the construction, positioning, and ongoing operation of drilling rigs and platforms, along with related infrastructure. It has roughly 1,700 employees. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is based out of Houston, Texas.
As of November 7, 2012, the corporation had a fleet of 85 offshore supply vessels (OSVs), with an average age of eight years. The company's three operating segments are in the North Sea, offshore Southeast Asia, and offshore in the Americas. Through the first nine months of 2012, the largest segments by revenue were the North Sea and Americas, both coming in at 42% of sales, with the remaining 16% coming from Southeast Asia. GulfMark also contracts vessels to other regions. It currently has one of the youngest, largest, and geographically-balanced fleets in the world.
The North Sea market tends to be the most demanding due to harsh weather, erratic sea conditions, and significant water depth. However, since projects in that region tend to be fewer in number, but larger in scope and with longer time horizons, vessel demand there tends to be more stable and less susceptible to significant swings than in other regions.
The company uses several types of vessels. Anchor Handling, Towing and Support Vessels are used to set anchors for drilling and towing rigs. Platform Supply Vessels serve drilling and production facilities, while supporting offshore construction and maintenance work. Fast Supply or Crew Vessels transport personnel and cargo to and from production platforms and rigs. Specialty Vessels have special features for specific jobs, including large deck spaces and high electrical generating capacities. Standby Rescue Vessels provide safety patrol for an area and are required for work in the North Sea and some other locations. Construction Support Vessels include pipe-laying barges, diving support vessels, and pipe carriers. Finally, Utility Vessels are used to provide limited crew transportation.
GulfMark is typically employed by oil and natural gas companies. The industry is fragmented with a blend of multi-national and regional competitors. The success of the industry depends on trends in oil and natural gas prices, which are affected by geopolitical and economic forces. While there is some vessel interchangeability between different regions, certain ships are not suitable for specific regions. For example, a vessel used in the Americas may not be suitable for the harsh operating environment of the North Sea.
The company plans to add to its fleet in the coming quarters. It has contracts with several shipyards to build seven new platform supply vessels, for a total cost of about $300 million, with the first of these to be delivered in the second quarter of this year. They will be managed from the North Sea region. GulfMark also has options for additional vessels.
Some of the ongoing operating costs the company faces include wages paid to vessel crews, which is the largest ongoing expense, repair costs, and expenses for certifications, insurance, and maintenance. These costs typically increase with vessel age. GulfMark also has to go through "drydocking" twice every five years. This involves bringing its vessels in to be inspected for structural erosion as well as any major overhaul of equipment.
Contracts with customers typically range from a few days to ten years. Its largest customer, Petrobras, accounted for more than 10% of 2011 sales. No other customer accounted for more than 10% of revenues. The company has about a dozen competitors in the North Sea market and several small and large competitors in the Southeast Asia and Americas markets.
Management believes that its revenues for 2012 will exceed those of 2011, driven by significant growth in rig activity in the majority of its operating areas. The company continues to see strength from Southeast Asia, while business in the Americas remains more volatile. Results in 2013 should benefit from the pickup of several new contracts. Management also remains focused on controlling costs, particularly for its drydock operations.
At the time of this article's writing, the author did not have any positions in any of the companies mentioned.


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BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Sophomore quarterback Mike McCarthy (Edgartown, Mass.) rushed for three touchdowns and passed for a score, and the Bridgewater State defense limited Fitchburg State to just 44 yards of total offense, as the Bears blanked the Falcons, 42-0, on Homecoming Day at Swenson Field.
The Bears, winners of three straight games, improves to 5-2 on the season and 3-2 in the New England Football Conference (NEFC) Bogan Division. The visiting Falcons slip to 2-6 overall and 1-4 in the Bogan.
McCarthy, who rushed for touchdowns of one, eight and six yards, opened the scoring on the Bears' first possession of the game as he hooked up with junior wideout Jake Scott (Somerset, Mass.) on a 36-yard touchdown pass. Bridgewater made it a 14-0 game later in the quarter as McCarthy capped off a nine-play, 51-yard drive with a one-yard QB sneak. The teams would head into the intermission with BSU holding the 14-point lead.
Bridgewater also scored on the first possession of the second half as McCarthy pounded it in from eight yards out to complete a nine-play, 63-yard drive. Senior defensive tackle Mike Nazzaro (Boxford, Mass.) made it 28-0 in favor of the Bears later in the third quarter as he returned an interception 15 yards for a touchdown.
McCarthy's six-yard run in the fourth quarter and a five-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Jon Criscuolo (Guilford, Conn.) to sophomore receiver Tim Nutter (Haverhill, Mass.) capped off the scoring for BSU.
McCarthy completed 6 of 11 passes for 98 yards and added another 48 on the ground. Bridgewater passers combined to throw for 237 yards, while the Bears rushed for 211 for a total of 448 yards of offense.
Scott led all players with five receptions for 96 yards. Freshman running back Blaise Branch (Brockton, Mass.) was the leading ball-carrier as he rushed for 66 yards on 15 attempts.
The BSU defense was dominating throughout led by sophomore defensive end Tate Doehler (Lakeville, Mass.) who notched seven tackles including a pair of sacks and 4 ½ tackles for loss. As a team, Bridgewater recorded five sacks in the contest as well 13 tackles for loss. Junior linebacker Alex Monteiro (Portsmouth, R.I.) made seven solo stops with three of those for loss. Senior defensive end Jacob Curren (North Attleboro, Mass.) registered a pair of sacks and senior safety Tyler Trainor (Saugus, Mass.) added one.
Fitchburg senior linebacker Anthony Bizzotto (Leominster, Mass.) led all players with ten tackles. Junior defensive lineman Jesus Moore (Lawrence, Mass.) tallied six tackles including 3 ½ for loss.
Senior punter Lenny Masciangioli (Leominster, Mass.) had a busy day for the Falcons as he averaged 35.3 yards on 11 punts with a long of 56.
Next week, Bridgewater travels to Maine Maritime Academy for a noontime game with the Mariners while Fitchburg hosts Worcester State University at 1:30 PM.


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Resident Care Associate - Caregiver
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Posted on Jun. 15, 2016
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