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Here are some useful sawhorses for woodworkers like me, who have limited room to work, and even less room dedicated to storage. I cannot claim design rights for these because I got the general configuration from a workman who came to my house several years ago to install a water purifier. His were made using 1 x 4 material, over which he placed a piece of plywood to make a temporary work table. They seemed strong even in that thin material, so I decided to build mine using 2 x 4s, which suited my needs more adequately. Certainly they can be configured to suit other, more particular, requirements. I don't know what the weight capacity of these sawhorses is, but I have used them for several years now for all sorts of purposes. In fact, two adults have stood atop the horses without incident with 2 x 8s laid over them to make a platform.
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It's all about you–from the moment you cross the threshold into this light-filled, serene free-flowing space that is appointed with the tranquil trickle of a fountain and warm earthy elements, you are the focus of the dental team at Artistic Dentistry. And your well-being is paramount. The soothing ambiance of this state-of-the-art dental facility is a reflection of the philosophy of Dr. Peter Vanstrom, an Atlanta Dentist, the personable and distinguished founding dentist.
"We think it's important for our patients to feel comfortable and relaxed when they are in our care, so we created an environment that melds modern state-of-the-art functionality with a soothing spa-like feel." –Dr. Vanstrom
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Our chakras—the seven energy centers located from the base of the spine to the crown of the head—govern every aspect of our health and consciousness. Resting in the lower chakra is the primordial life force of kundalini.
With Chakra Meditation, Layne Redmond presents a complete program for awakening kundalini and bringing its cleansing, revitalizing energy up through all seven of your chakras. Combining five traditional yogic techniques—visualization, breathing, postures, sacred sounds, and meditation—Redmond provides a safe and effective system to tune each chakra and open you to inner sources of inspiration and personal power.
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Ever since I was a child, I have always been thrilled by the great books about Yoga as they not only pointed to the incredible possibilities of being human, but showed us how to awaken and realize these potentials. This is such a book.
Layne Redmond is an authentic yogini, a brilliant scholar, author and a gifted artist and musician. Her keen intellect has a depth of curiosity and sincere interest that takes her research to the very heart of the matter. I know. I was one of the people she grilled while writing this book and my library of rare and sacred yogic texts was thoroughly examined. Layne has also spent her life studying and practicing yoga in several traditons with true yogis such as Yogiraj Swami Bua and Hari Dass Baba, among others.
It was with great joy as I read through this well written and fascinating book. Layne has created another classic for my library. This is one of those books that saves you from reading a whole bunch of other books as Layne has thoroughly done the research and tied it all together. It is a fascinating book and easy to read. But this is a book for true yogis, for yogic practitioners. It not only tells you all about the chakras from several points of view, including the psychological and scientific ones, but also how to safely practice this powerful yoga. Layne very clearly delineates the why and how of the practices within the book, and then leads you through them on the CD that accompanies the book. Layne has a soothing and inspiring voice that comes from her many years of teaching and performing. Reading the book gets the reader excited about awakening the incredible potentials within the chakras. Listening to Layne on the CD is the guru safely guiding you through these effective and powerful yogic practices.
And then there are the awesome, full page pictures of each chakra and the whole chakra system with the three major nadis, or psychic nerves. They are beautiful!
This is a fun, all encompassing book on the chakras and how to awaken their awesome potentials. This is a true yoga book. If you are a yogi/yogini, you know what I mean. I highly recommend it.
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How would you go about automating deployment of this Java based cluster to EC2? Utilise Puppet or Chef? Write your own scripts? How would you adapt your solution to add or remove servers to scale on demand? Can your solution support deployment to your own equipment? If the solutions that come to mind require a lot of initial time investment, you may be interested in Juju (juju.ubuntu.com).
In upcoming posts, I'll show how you can use Juju to deploy this cluster. But for this post, I'll give a brief Juju introduction.
Juju is a new Open Source command line deployment tool in Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin. It allows you to quickly and painlessly deploy your own cluster of applications to a cloud provider like EC2, on your own equipment in combination with Ubuntu MAAS (Metal as a Service – wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/MAAS), or even on your own computer using LXC (Linux Containers). Juju deploys 'charms', scripts written to deploy and configure an application on an Ubuntu Server.
The real automated magic happens through charm relations. Relations allow charms to associate to perform combined functionality. This behaviour is predetermined by the charm author through the use of programmable callbacks. For example, a database will be created and credentials generated when associating with a MySQL charm. Charms utilise relations to provide the user with traditional functionality that requires no knowledge of underlying networks or configuration files. And as the focus isn't on individual machines, Juju allows you to add or remove further servers easily to scale up or down on demand.
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MARYVILLE, Tenn. - An East Tennessee post office has begun throwing away books sent out through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program that are returned due to wrong addresses.
The Daily Times reports that members of the Maryville Kiwanis Foundation used to be able to pick up the returned books free of charge, but recently officials with the Postal Service said they can't allow that anymore.
David Walton, spokesman for the Tennessee District of the U.S. Postal Service, said the practice is expensive and can't be continued, especially when the agency is facing financial woes of its own. The Postal Service lost $15.9 billion last year and has announced plans to stop Saturday mail delivery in August.
"They are wanting to go pick those books up without paying that return fee," he said. "We can't afford that. They are wanting to ... bypass that fee that most other mailers pay. For some time, they have been getting away with that. It's costing us money. We didn't change any policy. We just wised up to what was going on. They can pay for this forwarding service, but obviously, they are not."
Maryville Kiwanis Club member Herb Meyer says the change came as a surprise.
"All I know is that they allowed us to do this, and I guess they decided it was to be stopped," Meyer said. "As I understand it, it's nationwide. Hopefully, people will be more alert to getting their address changed, but it seems a shame to throw over 100 books away each month."
He said the group mails out about 4,500 books each month and about 100 of those are returned. With the changes, he said it will be impossible for Kiwanis to know which addresses are wrong.
"They will just keep mailing books to those bad addresses. We have no way of knowing which books get delivered. It's a waste of nice books and it also costs us money."
Since the program began seven years ago in Blount County, 345,000 free books have been mailed to registered children. The Kiwanis and the governor's Books from Birth Foundation split the $2 cost.
Meyer said the Dollywood Foundation and the Books from Birth Foundation have been alerted to the problem.


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Vault of the Secret Formula
Formula Files
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DateDecember 2011
LocationWorld of Coca-Cola, Atlanta, GA
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These six animations recount stories about the legend of the secret formula that leave guests wondering what may or may not be true.
One of the rooms of the exhibit is given over to a funhouse of sorts that contains an archive of stories about those who have tried to discover the secret of the secret formula, about rival claims to origins, and more. These constitute a collection of rumblings, rumors, gossip, lore, and hearsay about the formula. These stories are printed all over the mirrored walls, which are set at every angle, bouncing images everywhere, even off the mirrors overhead.
Hidden within these mirrored surfaces on the perimeter of the room are six story portals. Emerging from behind the glass, motion graphics videos reveal a computer system scanning through photographs, documents, and artifacts, looking for connections or clues. It's as if the visitor is peeking at the workings of a giant computer system that has grown up from the early days of Coca-Cola to use every technology from paper clipping file to microfiche to digital archive, but now contains a powerful tool to zoom through all of this material to find what it needs in a moment.
The computer locates a file, and the computer narrates the story while highlighting and analyzing relevant images and artifacts for potential clues to the story's authenticity. When the story is over, the computer goes back to scanning and searching.
Press & AwardsCommunication Arts Interactive Competition, Communication Arts, Winner, Award of Excellence: Environmental, April 2013Your Best Work: Design Awards & Competition, HOW, Winner, March 2013Brand Spaces: Branded Architecture and the Future of Retail Design, Sven Ehmann & Sofia Borges, January 2013Event Design Awards, Event Design Magazine, Winner, Best Use of Interior Media/AV, October 2012"Keeping an Exhibit About the World's Best Kept Secret a Secret," Coca-Cola Unbottled, September 2012
For more than a year, a select team of employees understood that communications and activities regarding Project Guaranty needed to be handled as very confidential. Through some truly remarkable efforts on the part of the team, Project Guaranty remained confidential until the day of the Company's official announcement of the new exhibit."Exhibit Feature: The Coca-Cola Company - Vault of the Secret Formula exhibit," Communication Arts, July 2012
After stepping through a huge vault door, visitors learn about the most closely guarded trade secret in history through an immersive multimedia experience that celebrates the rich history, mythology and intrigue surrounding its formula."The World of Coca-Cola with Kinect," Next at Microsoft, Steve Clayton June 2012
The World of Coca-Cola in Atlanta is laden with Kinect sensors that create an immersive, interactive experience for visitors - thanks to Portland's Second Story.2012 MUSE Awards, American Association of Museums, BRONZE: Multimedia Installations, April 2012
Over 130 judges – museum and media professionals from across the world – were involved in the process of selecting the winners. Winning entries were expected to demonstrate outstanding achievement in nine areas including content, interface, design, innovation and appeal."Discover Coca-Cola's Secret Formula At This Interactive Exhibit By Second Story," Entertainment Designer, Brendan Brehm, March 28, 2012
Much more than just a heavy-duty vault to stare at, the Vault of the Secret Formula exhibit is an interactive exploration of one of the most notorious trade secrets in the world… This is not the first time that we've featured the interactive handiwork of Second Story here on entertainmentdesigner.com; in previous articles we've taken a look at exhibits they designed for the Museum at Bethel Woods and the Adler Planetarium. With their latest project for Coca-Cola, they've come up with even more ways to embed interactive technology in a museum experience."Second Story: Vault of the Secret Coca-Cola Formula ," Design Boom, March 25, 2012
The Vault of the Secret Formula experience presents the history behind Coca Cola's secret formula."Coke Secret Formula Gets 1st New Home Since 1925," Associated Press, YouTube Video, December 2011"Coke hides its secret formula in plain sight in World of Coca-Cola move," Atlanta Business News, Leon Stafford, December 2011
Jacquie Wansley, a spokeswoman for the World of Coke, said the exhibit is more interactive than the rest of the facility, with an emphasis on putting visitors in the mystery of the formula... '[This] is not about collectibles archived behind glass,' she said. 'There is very little of that. This is experiencing Coca-Cola in a new way.'
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Boston Bruins defenseman Shane Hnidy, who has missed the club's last two games with a severely swollen left eye, was able to participate in the team's full practice today at Ristuccia Arena in Wilmington.
Hnidy, who took a Cal Clutterbuck shot to the face against Minnesota Jan. 6, usually does not wear a shield on his helmet, but he did today and will have to for a short time. Hnidy said today that he was awaiting doctor's clearance to return to game action.
Bruins head coach Clade Julien can sympathize with Hnidy. The Bruins' bench boss revealed today that he suffered a similar injury in Europe during his playing days, and "almost lost" his eye. He had to wear a shield for a short time but then discarded it because he couldn't get used to it.
"For me, my thought process is on that, if you've played your whole life with one, or at least a half visor, why take it off if you're used to playing with it. Guys that haven't played with it, I know it can be something that's not that easy to get used to," Julien said. "At the same time, there's going to be a debate. I've seen a lot of injuries happen with guys that have visors. The blade gets caught under the visor and they've lost an eye anyway. So it can be a debatable thing."


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January 23, 2013 05:00 ET
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Jan. 23, 2013) - Discovery Ventures Inc. ("Discovery", "DVN" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:DVN) wishes to announce that the Company has received conditional acceptance of the acquisition of mineral claims located in the Slocan mining district of British Columbia known as the Willa deposit. The mineral property consists of 5,328 hectares and is located south of the town of Silverton, B.C. (the "Property"). In furtherance of TSX Venture Exchange approval of share issuances to the optionors of the Property subsequent to the completion of the Phase 2 and 3 work programs under the option agreement, the Company is seeking shareholder approval at its AGM scheduled for February 15, 2013 for share issuances that would increase the shareholdings of the optionor above 20% of the issued shares of the Company.
The Company's submission of the acquisition included a NI43-101 Geological Technical Report completed by Wayne M. Ash, P.Eng of Ash & Associates Consulting Ltd. and David K. Makepeace, P.Eng. of Micon International Limited.
The deposit has been extensively explored and developed by several operators, including Noranda, Rio Algom, BP Minerals, Bethlehem Resources Corp., Northair Mines Ltd. and Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting. An extensive database is under review which covers work that includes 596 drill holes totaling 189,000 feet (57,250 metres) of core drilling and 8,500 feet (2,575 metres) of underground workings, extensive geophysics and sampling consisting of 17,150 analyses for gold, copper and silver.
Bench-scale metallurgical test-work was conducted by three companies including Lakefield Research, Gary Hawthorn (Northair Group) and PRA Labs between 1985 and 2005. The results of locked-cycle tests indicated recoveries of 81% Au and 93% Cu. A concentrate grading 24% Cu was projected from a mineral head grade in the order of 7.0 g Au/t and 0.9% Cu.
The Company has initiated the permitting process in anticipation of the final TSX-V approval and initiating work at Willa in early spring. Work will include determination of all the permits required for further exploration and development at the Property and bulk sampling, and also include commencement with permit applications and negotiations.
Company president Akash Patel comments, "With the Willa deposit having had historical exploration expenditures of approximately CDN$ 18 million to develop it to its present status, we believe the project will offer Discovery Ventures shareholders significant value in today's exciting gold market."
If you would like to be added to Discovery's news distribution list, please send your email address to firstname.lastname@example.com or visit our website located at www.discoveryventuresinc.com.
David K. Makepeace, P. Eng. and Wayne M. Ash, P.Eng. are the Qualified Persons who have reviewed and approved the technical data in this news release.
AKASH PATEL, President
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About Discovery Ventures Inc.
Discovery Ventures' mission is to explore for and develop gold, silver, and copper mineral deposits in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The Company is currently focused on four core assets including the Willa deposit located 8km south of Silverton in the Slocan mining region; Redbird/Rabbitt claims located in southern British Columbia in the Similkameen Mining Division; the Bralorne claims located in southern British Columbia in the Lillooet Mining Division who's mining camp historic gold production totaled 4.15 million ounces of gold from 52 separate veins; and the Big Creek property located approximately 47 kilometres north east of the Taseko Mines Prosperity Porphyry copper deposit.
Shares issued: 33,659,749
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To wait or not to wait for flu vaccination
Some health experts recommend seasonal flu shot later.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend the seasonal flu shot be given when it's available.
However Gothenburg Memorial Hospital's nursing administrator said other medical officials recommend that anyone wanting the seasonal flu shot wait until late October for the vaccine.
"That's because the seasonal flu vaccine can begin to wane in the spring," explained nursing director Kayleen Dudley. "That means if you get the shot later in the fall, you'll be protected in the spring."Although CDC officials said January and February are peak months for season flu, Dudley said it sometimes climaxes in March and April.
"We want older people to be protected as long as possible," she said.
Dr. Jay Matzke of Gothenburg Family Practice agreed, noting that he tells patients to wait at least until Oct. 15 since the vaccine needs at least six to eight weeks to reach its peak effect.
For those who plan to receive both a season flu shot and the H1N1 vaccine, the recommendation is different.
Dudley, Matzke and Dr. Craig Bartruff of Gothenburg Medical Arts recommend getting seasonal flu shots now.
That's because it's necessary to wait at least three weeks from the first shot before receiving the H1N1 vaccine, Bartruff said.
Accounts differ about when the H1N1 vaccine will be available—anywhere from the first week of October until the end of the month.
What is known is that the vaccine is only available to a limited number of people and not the general public.
"A lot of older people probably have some immunity to H1N1 already," Matzke said, noting that some sources say that those born between 1917 and 1957 probably have some protection from the virus.
With the exception of pregnant women, the doctor said people can receive the seasonal flu shot in mid October and the H1N1 shot three weeks later.
"There's been a significantly higher proportion of deaths of pregnant ladies from H1N1," he explained.
Bartruff said his clinic started offering the seasonal flu shot Monday and will have a flu shot clinic Wednesday.
"I have no qualms either way," he said about whether people receive the seasonal flu shot now or later. "In the past, we've waited until October so there's plenty of immunity in March and April."
Dudley said GMH employees voluntarily began receiving the seasonal shot Monday, noting that GMH would have flu shot clinics soon.
She noted that so far, the hospital has not seen many—if any—seasonal flu patients.
Bartruff said his clinic has seen a lot of people with symptoms of typical flu but no positive test results of either influenza A or B.
Matzke said he saw some cases of H1N1 last summer but probably won't see seasonal flu cases until peak time in January and February.
However, he said he has seen several patients with upper respiratory infections including runny noses, low fevers and coughs.
Typical flu symtoms are a persistent dry cough, high fever and body aches, Matzke said.
He added that more people are in danger of dying from influenza A or B than H1N1.
Deb Saum, GMH medical technologist, said she's received confirmation of a couple of cases of H1N1 in the last six months.
To check for flu, she said physicians swab a patient's nostrils.
If the test is positive for influenza A, she said the test was sent to state health officials for confirmation.
Matzke said sending individual tests to the state for confirmation of H1N1 is no longer done.
Myra Gronewold, GMH community health coordinator, said washing one's hands or using sanitizer is perhaps the best way to ward off the flu and other viruses and infections.
Gronewold said hands should be washed with soap for as long as it takes a person to sing the "Happy Birthday" song and sanitizer rubbed on hands until they are dry.
"Friction works it into the skin," she said.
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Ryan Gosling: 'Gangster Squad' Trailer!
Check out the new trailer for the upcoming movie Gangster Squad!
The flick is directed by Ruben Fleischer and stars Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Josh Brolin, and Emma Stone.
The crime-drama is based on the Los Angeles Times' seven-part series, "Tales From the Gangster Squad." The articles, by Paul Lieberman, chronicled the LAPD's efforts to keep East Coast mobsters out of Los Angeles in the 1940s by forming the Gangster Squad.
Make sure to see Gangster Squad when it hits theaters on December 16!
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USDA's September crop report may have understated demand for corn, while overestimating average corn and soybean yields, according to analysts at a CME Group press briefing.
USDA estimated U.S. corn production at 12.1 billion bushels, and soybean production at 2.93 billion bushels. Corn yields were estimated at 152.3 bushels per acre, down 2.7 bushels from August. Soybean yields were estimated at 40 bushels per acre, down a half bushel from last month. Feed and residual use for corn was lowered 100 million bushels, while ending stocks were lowered 115 million bushels.
David Hightower, an analyst with the Hightower Report, says that the 100 million bushel drop in feed stock demand estimated by USDA "has simply not take place. The demand reductions in corn due to livestock are misstated."
Hightower said USDA "started out early in the year with the belief that economic conditions and high prices were going to dramatically reduce consumption in the feed area."
But corn prices have dropped significantly since earlier highs and this has stirred demand, not slowed it, says Hightower.
"When we get to the end of the year, we're going to find out that corn ending stocks will be lower than the billion bushels USDA projects. The question is whether the yield we came in with is going to hold or fall even lower.
"There are some sources starting to speculate that this report for September is really like an August report because of the delays in planting and the adverse weather. So next month's report may be much more significant and will set the tone for next year.
"We still have a very significant battle for acres set up for 2009," Hightower added. "In terms of ending stocks in beans and corn, it's going to be difficult to get the acres we need in all areas. The stocks-to-use ratio in corn is close to 8.1 percent, the second lowest in history. So while we may find comfort that we have 1 billion in ending stocks, I think that number will come down because of additional production losses and an understatement of demand."
Forecast soybean yield could end up lower than USDA projected as well, according to Hightower. "Even though we've had rain in the last week of August and the first week of September, if you take 25 cities throughout the Midwest and look at what happened in August, they had almost no rain. Even though the crop is a little delayed, a big question is whether the pods in the top of the plant will even fill out. We'll probably see the bean yield come down again in next month's report."
According to Greg Wagner, Ag Resource Co., "pod counts for soybeans are substantially below where they were last year. I think we are ultimately going to see a sub-40 bushel average yield and I think we will be back in a situation where we basically have pipeline supplies. This is likely to be aggravated by the delays in the harvest."
With the strong demand in corn, "there is very little comfort from an end user standpoint to be found in the ending stocks level of a billion bushels," Wagner said. "If we start projecting into 2009, we're going to have a very tense battle for acreage."
Wagner believes the market "will be able to decouple the grain and oilseed markets from some of the liquidation that is going on in the macro-markets. We are down 40 percent in open interest in soybeans, 35 percent in wheat and 20 percent in corn. Ultimately fundamentals will reassert themselves. This may be the first shot across the bow.
"September soybeans may prove to be a big surprise," Wagner said. "On the other hand, with high input costs for corn, if we are indeed going to entice 5 million or more acres into production, it is going to require higher prices. It's not a question of if, but when that process begins."
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Districts Across the Country Are Studying the Costs and Logistical Issues of a Later School Start Time
At the pediatric sleep disorder center at Seattle Children's Hospital, Maida Chen sees many teenage patients with a common problem.
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Adele has topped The Sunday Times' annual Rich List for musicians aged 30 and under in Britain and Ireland, thanks to an estimated worth of $46 million, the British paper announced today (April 11). Florence Welch and Lily Allen also made the top ten. U2 and Chris Martin, meanwhile, have made strong showings on the Times' Rich List for musicians over the age of 30, with Bono and co. taking third place, right behind Paul McCartney and composer Andew Lloyd Webber.
Adele, whose album '21' was the top-selling disc in the world for two years running, and who last year had a hit with her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall,' added $15 million to her fortune in 2012, lifting her to No. 1 on the young person's tally. Florence + the Machine singer Welch (with a reported worth of $14 million) and Allen ($12 million) placed 5th and tied for 6th, respectively.
U2 as a collective entity earned third place with a combined worth of $800 million, as per the Times, while Martin's estimated worth and showing on the chart have not yet been revealed. Martin placed out of the top 10, and the full list won't be released until Sunday, April 21. In the meantime, check out the full top 10 of both tallies here.


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The world of Moshi Monsters is now available globally on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Moshi Monsters Village, developed by Mind Candy in collaboration with Tag Games, lets players embark on fun-filled 3-D quests to rescue captured Moshlings and defeat naughty Glumps in mini-games. The game also features Facebook social connectivity and friend code shares, so players can interact with their friends Moshi Monsters villages and see how they compare.
Moshi Monsters Village can be downloaded for free at the App Store, although some game items can be purchased for real money. Parents or players who do not want to use this feature are able to disable in-app purchases in their device's settings. Google Play, Android, and Kindle versions of the game will be available this month.


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The new company, LTC-Otso Ltd, will provide information and communication technology (ITC) services to LahiTapiola Group and its subsidiaries
HELSINKI, FINLAND--(Marketwire - Jan. 15, 2013) - Tapiola Data, a subsidiary of Finnish insurance company LähiTapiola Group one of the largest insurance companies in Finland, and Logica Suomi Oy, now part of CGI (NYSE:GIB)(TSX:GIB.A), a leading provider of information technology and business process services, have signed an agreement to establish a new company LTC-Otso Ltd. The anticipated revenue for LTC Otso will be 150 million euros over the next 5 years.
The purpose of the new company is to develop and provide technology services supporting the banking and insurance business of LähiTapiola Group, with the goal of delivering increased efficiencies and innovation in an increasingly competitive market. The Managing Director of LTC-Otso is Jukka Tarkiainen.
"We are confident that the new company meets the current market need for high quality technology services required by and designed specifically for the banking and insurance sector", says CIO Esa Viitamäki from LähiTapiola.
The new company will deliver development, consulting and application management services of information systems. The services will be focused on addressing the business needs of property, casualty, life and pension insurance business, banking, asset management, and real estate investment.
"Information systems and technology are at the very core of the banking and insurance sectors. By combining the deep domain expertise, track record and international footprint of the founding companies, we can offer unparalleled competitive, innovative and efficient services", said Heikki Nikku, Senior Vice-President, CGI in Finland.
Tapiola Data's personnel of 240 and approximately 40 people from Logica, now part of CGI, will join the new company. LTC-Otso will start operating on the 1st of February 2013.
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is the fifth largest independent information technology and business process services firm in the world. With approximately 72,000 members located in offices and global delivery centers in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific, CGI offers a comprehensive portfolio of services including high-end business and IT consulting, systems integration, application development and maintenance, infrastructure management as well as a wide range of proprietary solutions. Further to the recent completion of the Logica acquisition, CGI's annualized revenue is approximately C$10.4 billion, with an estimated order backlog of approximately C$17.6 billion; CGI's shares are listed on the NYSE (GIB) and the TSX (GIB.A) and are included in the FTSE4Good Index. Website: www.cgi.com.
About LähiTapiola
Tapiola and Local Insurance announced their merger in February 2012. The merger will take place in the beginning of 2013. LocalTapiola (in Finnish Lähitapiola) financial group is based on the mutual company form offering comprehensive insurance, banking and investment services for private, entrepreneur, corporate and organisational customers. LocalTapiola will become Finland's leading non-life insurer. The market share in non-life insurance is 30 per cent. The premiums written in non-life insurance are approximately EUR 1 billion. The number of owner-customers is approximately 1.5 million. www.lahitapiola.fi.
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Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
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Palm Springs Tram - closed for maintenance in 2010?
When will the Palm Springs Tram be closed for maintenance this year?
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Hello PS Tramway Fans...
2008 Annual Maintenance - The Tramway will be closed for Annual Maintenance September 8, 2008 - Sept 26, 2008, reopening Saturday Sept 27, 2008
I hope this doesn't mess up your plans to visit the Tramway....
For more information; Click: www.pstramway.com
Have a great visit to Palm Springs!
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Palm Springs Tramway Hours and Holidays
The Tramway closed for Annual Maintenance September 10-21, 2007.
Holiday Hours: On Wednesday, July 4th the Tramway will observe holiday
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the Mountain Station.
The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway opens at 8am on the following holidays:
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Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will be closed for routine maintenance Sept 10th thru the 21st.
The best way to reach someone at the tramway is by calling this number: 760-325-1449.
Looks like you'll be able to visit it!
Have fun!
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so bad service
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The Zend Developer Zone has a new post referencing one of the featured classes from the PHPClasses.org website - one that can create an automatic tag cloud for just about any site out there.
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In Thursday's email I showed you ten things I love from my mother's kitchen, and I asked you to show us ten things (or in this case, nine) you love in your own kitchen. Many of you have replied, and we're going to show you some of our favorites! Here's a black and white checkered kitchen with some great spice storage, fresh flowers and lots of baking.
1. My silver containers (flour, sugar, brown sugar, powdered sugar)
2. My "lazy Susans," such functional kitchen organizational tools for spices and such.
3. My beloved pink Kitchen Aid mixer, in which I enjoy making pink marshmallows and icing among loads of other baked goods.
4. A spice rack I found in Cold Spring, NY at one of the best antiques store. I spotted it and walked around the town while thinking about buying it. A HUGE thunderstorm was coming in, causing all shops to shut down because, so I ran in the rain back to the store as they were locking the door. I said, "Wait! Wait! I know exactly what I want! It's a spice rack all the way in the back. Pleeeeease!" They let me back in and I bought it. :) Also in this picture are a few of my vintage aprons, collected over the years from eBay and flea markets.
5. My seltzer bottles and homemade scones.
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Women cry...?
Women cry...?
Ok basically a quicky but I'd like some input.
Why do women cry so much?
Now, I know there are tons of women, especially here, who are reasonable and probably they are not crying a lot or ever or whatever.
I know that some of that is hormonal, which I find weird. Why would evolution make women cry and be unreasonable, that's completely useless behaviour.
I have a reason for that question.
I have always been a reasonable person. And I have never cried. While I kinda healed from my depression (no idea how else to say this...) I also learnt to cry. Still not a lot and only when I was very upset (not easy to upset me to that point!).
Now lately I find myself crying over nothing. About things I would normally just have a reasonable conversation, now (not this moment) I am crying (the fuck?) and > AND > I am not reasonable while I am crying! And there is no snapping me out of it... And I have no clue where that is coming from, all of a sudden?
I am not depressive, I am not highly frustrated or upset or scared or or... Sure there have been some changes in my live, but I am used to that, I have lived this kind of lifestyle since I was a Baby. So nothing that would stress me more than usual.
Also I am not pregnant and I am not menstruating, which both would indicate hormon levels could be different and therefore could be the cause...
Anyone got an idea where such behaviour comes from?
I don't feel like that is me, at all. I feel weird and I am not starting it. It is not like I willfully start to cry. Tears just start rolling and I am unable to stop no matter how hard I try and how much I want to stop because I know I have no reason to cry...
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RE: Women cry...?
"I know that some of that is hormonal, which I find weird. Why would
evolution make women cry and be unreasonable, that's completely useless
Why would you say its useless? Its not useless! It forces the men to go out and do things, like gather food, so they can stay near the trees and protect, feed, and educate the kids.
The problem is those things are done by society now, so they just use it to get what they want instead.
"Now lately I find myself crying over nothing.
About things I would normally just have a reasonable conversation, now
(not this moment) I am crying (the fuck?) and > AND > I am not
reasonable while I am crying! And there is no snapping me out of it...
And I have no clue where that is coming from, all of a sudden?"
You are probably a woman.
RE: Women cry...?
It could be attributed to a chemical imbalance. Hormone levels can change for many reasons... it does not have to be attributed only to being pregnant or ovulating. It can in fact, be early signals for many other things.
Check with a doctor and explain the change. It could be something they've worked with before and they will know what to look for.
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RE: Women cry...?
(19-11-2012 05:45 PM)Leela Wrote: Ok basically a quicky but I'd like some input.
Consider men's reaction to women's tears, or adults' reactions to children's tears.
An evolutionary explanation might involve manipulating others' behavior for benefit. This would be co-evolutionary adaptation in sexual/reproductive matters. The manipulation need not be, and most likely is not, conscious.
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RE: Women cry...?
Women emotionality is a big part of sexism (boy don't cry => girls do) so in some way it's expected of a women to cry, because they're supposed to be "emotional and unreasonable" instead of "intelligent and reasonable" as men.
in your case, just enjoy it, there's no need for being vulcan, emotions are good and if your brain wants to cry, then let it
RE: Women cry...?
BS it isn't sexism. You could maybe argue nurture over nature, but not sexism.
RE: Women cry...?
Hey Leela,
I have never been the overly emotional girl.. sometimes to a detriment.. but the last couple of years .. occasionaly I just turn on the waterworks and it just won't stop. I personally feel that for me.. it has been suppression of guilt some rather serious emotions that had built up for a while. and then somehow when it started (the crying) it just hasn't stopped.. It generally is by myself while driving in a car because of some stupid song or some other weird "trigger" but it only lasts for a few minutes and then I suck it up, and go about my day. I've actually gotten to the point where I just embrace it, fuel it for a few minutes ( in solitude of course) and then kinda reap in the relief that it actually can allow. I beat myself up for a while about it.. because I have a hard time being vulnerable.. and severely judged myself for the weakness - but I am coming to just accept it and allow it to be the release maybe my body is telling me I need. I have no idea about the origins of either of us becoming more emotional but thought Id let you know.. if it isn't an health issue like mentioned in an above post.. it could be a good thing you could learn to use.
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RE: Women cry...?
Girly cries at the drop of a hat. It's just the result of ingesting, processing, digesting, and excreting grief. We all do this at different rates. ... Not a big deal.
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RE: Women cry...?
You may think there isn't a reason why you are crying but there could be something in your subconscious that is just coming to the surface and you aren't really aware of the reason.
I was taught very young not to cry. Tears brought extra punishment, often quite harsh. It's been impossible for me to unlearn. When I feel tears start to bubble up (and it doesn't happen often) I immediately go into suppress mode. If I do shed tears it's generally because of one of two reasons: either I am so frustrated with a situation that I don't know what to do or can't do what I want to do, or severe physical pain. Now and then some sappy song or commercial or email will find me welling up and I shake it off immediately.
My best friend for the last 40+ years seems to me to cry over everything...happy, sad, sappy...you name it and here come the waterworks.
As for hormones and other body chemicals, even without something as specific as ovulation, pregnancy, and the like...your body is constantly changing and your emotions may go right along with it.
Unless you have suddenly gone from Ms. Stoic to Miss Endless Tears, I would say let it be. Don't fret over it if it isn't something that is really altering your life.
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RE: Women cry...?
Just wanted to say that women do not cry to manipulate men. Unless I'm under very severe stress I never ever cry in front of other people. When my grandma died when I was 13, we learnt by phone call in the middle of the night. I wasn't the one who picked it up, but it wasn't difficult to figure out what the other person was saying. So I spent the whole night crying alone in my bed. Next morning my mum was really worried about telling me the bad news and when she started trying to break it to me, I told her I knew already. And then she asked me why I didn't come to them. It hadn't even occurred to me - suffering is something private.
Okay, maybe some do, but this is not the reason behind tears. Crying, just like sleep, is a way to deal with stress and help the brain cope.
This being said, using tears (or guilt in any shape or form) to manipulate and emotionally blackmail other is about as low as it gets.
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The Fermi Saga Continues
Despite finally having a great DX11-ready graphics solution on the market, NVIDIA is reeling from competition in many ways. It no longer has a chipset business, the Tegra platform is obviously seeing a much lower adoption rate than expected, the ION 2 discrete solution is lacking the key partners and selling points the first generation had and even the world of professional graphics is being assaulted by the new Evergreen-based AMD FirePro cards.
The launch of GF100 as the GeForce GTX 480 and GTX 470 were better than many had predicted - our review of both of these cards was fairly positive with aggressive pricing and competitive performance but some undeniable issues with noise and heat. Even though the prices were decent, the lack of any NVIDIA built DX11-capable cards for under the $350 that the GTX 470 sells for continued to be an issue and prevented them from really gaining ground in the marketplace. In contrast, AMD has been offering DX11 GPUs from $699 down to under $100 since basically the beginning of 2010. NVIDIA needed another option and even NVIDIA's own partners were fed up with the constant re-branding that we was being pushed on them.
Enter the GeForce GTX 465 - a Fermi-based GF100 card that will sell for about $279. No, this won't address ALL of NVIDIA's issues but it definitely is a great option for those of us looking for competition in the mainstream to enthusiast markets.
The GeForce GTX 465 GPU
For this launch, NVIDIA didn't provide us with any fancy slides or diagrams. In fact, they left the majority of the details up to its card partners including getting us samples and pushing the marketing side of things. It was all very...odd...to say the least from the viewpoint of someone that has been in this space for over a decade now. And it puzzles me as to why NVIDIA would do this - because despite that fact that the GTX 465 is really nothing NEW, it is a pretty good graphics card.
Note: if you want the full run down on the new GF100 architecture and how it differs from both the previous GeForce cards as well as ATI's Radeon 5000-series of cards, you should check out the original review of the GeForce GTX 480 and GTX 470!
The Fermi we may never see
GeForce GTX 480
GeForce GTX 470
GeForce GTX 465
I should note that these diagrams were made by me, in Photoshop, in about 3 minutes and may not be completely accurate. Some of the L2 cache may be disabled and other aspects could have changed but they are just here to provide a quick visual of how the new NVIDIA GTX 465 compares to the other GF100-based cards. You can see that this is definitely more of a performance drop from the GTX 470 than the 470 itself is from the GTX 480 just based on numbers. Real world performance testing (that you'll see on the come pages) will determine the viability of the math.
In terms of clock speeds, the GeForce GTX 465 will run at almost identical frequencies as the GTX 470.
It is important to note from a technological perspective that all of this is being done to the exact same GPU - there isn't a new revision at work here or a new spin of an actual chip with fewer shaders, etc. The transistor count on the GTX 465 is still the 3 billion behemoth that the GTX 480 and GTX 470 are - just more of them are disabled due to either reliability, power or frequency issues. The new GTX 465 part will allow NVIDIA to sell more of the dies that come out of TSMC that may not live up to the standards for a GTX 480 or GTX 470. There is also a chance that the GTX 465 exists so that NVIDIA can sell more of the dies out of TSMC without looking like a shmo by dropping prices on the GTX 480/470 - it all depends on if NVIDIA is having a shortage or an over abundance of GF100 cores.
There isn't really much else to say about the GTX 465 itself and this is likely why NVIDIA decided to go so "hands off" with it. There is nothing noteworthy or new to discuss other than the price and NVIDIA PR likely didn't want to have answer questions from the media like "where is NVIDIA Surround?" and "why are companies like BFG leaving?" when on a conference call. Seems reasonable enough to me - we just want to the goods.
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One of the most recognized sights in the United States, and even across the globe, are the people dressed up in their warm woolen jackets and colorful hats skating in NYC, as the mammoth Christmas Tree lords over them at Rockefeller Center. It makes one feel nostalgic and very comforted to know that even in a world of extreme sports and danger, this is one beautiful tradition that has hung on.
Thinking of family, friends, homecomings and, of course, romance (seeing as that Hollywood made sure to use this sight for many movies to enhance the final scene of true love), ice skating at Rockefeller Center brings back amazing, sweet memories…even if you've never had the blessed opportunity to be there in person.
Ice skating may seem as if it's about as extreme a sport as badminton; however, when it comes to the Olympic Games, you can see the difficulty and life-long training people take on in order to get all those difficult moves right. Gold medals are handed out for a reason; the winners must nail every step, throw, jump, axle, etc.; but the real beauty of ice skating is the fact that even the most untalented of us (and I can say this because I am a person who can trip over thin air), have the ability to learn how to stand up on those skates and move forward, enjoying the blinking lights of the famous Christmas Tree.
Ice skating has been with us far longer than Rockefeller Center has. In fact, ice skating first appears in historical papers over 3,000 years ago in Finland. Back then, of course, ice skating was used to get from one place to the other in times of need, or in search of food or lodging. Sharp, flat bone was actually strapped to the feet so that these skaters slid across the ice to get what they needed quickly and as safely as possible.
Beauty and technology came along over the centuries, and an inventor was kind enough to come up with a steel blade that cut into the ice instead of sliding across it. In the 14th century, sharpened edges were added to increase the person's ability to move in all directions, and then the artisans appeared to put on canvas some of the most beautiful paintings ever created.
Yes, England was ahead of the Americans on this one. As with the fox hunting scenes of 'old', ice skating was a major sport that the high and mighty – extremely wealthy families in Britain engaged in. The Europeans also made sure to create the very first skating club (Edinburgh), so that all the aristocratic families could come together to enjoy the sport.
These clubs were said to have produced the first actual figure skaters. They are the ones who first brought about the jumps and fancy performances that became the foundation for all the amazing 'tricks of the trade' figure skaters perform in our modern-day times.
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As part of their class work, horticulture students Robin Cannon, Darci Gagne and Sarrah Moskin are creating a 10-15 year master landscape plan for the Rockwell Springs Trout Club in Clyde, Ohio. The club, which is more than 100 years old, is a fly fishing establishment that includes not only the fly fishing stream, but also facilities for dining and overnight accommodations. The ladies' experiential learning involves creating a landscape plan, complete with a plant list that the club can use in the coming years.
Program Director Stan Jones explained that through their plan, the ladies are trying to improve on the club's natural area and screen the stream from an unattractive highway. In addition, this plant material can help shade the stream, keeping the waters cool and the fish active.
"This is teaching the students a new area of horticulture expertise," Jones said. "It's a unique type of design. It's different than just designing for a commercial group, such as a bank, or a residential site," Jones said. "They have to use their horticulture knowledge to solve esthetic and environmental issues."
In addition to taking into consideration the aesthetics and fly fishing, Jones said the students must be cognizant of the type of materials they use, including pesticides. Plus, they must create and maintain proper drainage. "We don't want chemicals or undue sedimentation running into the stream and killing the fish," Jones said.
Senior Sarrah Moskin said their plan includes introducing endangered plant species into the landscape, including the Western Sunflower. She suggests the club uses grasses along the stream banks to help with erosion. In addition, certain plants such as milkweed will help attract insects, which will in turn feed the fish naturally.
In February, the group will present their master plan, a color rendering of the site along with a power point presentation and bound report to the club's board members. As a thank you for the work of Kent State University students, the trout club is donating money for horticulture student scholarships. Jones said other students will be able to assist the club as part of an on-going class endeavor.
Horticulture Faculty Coordinator Maurice Peoples (back left) and Horticulture Program Director Stan Jones (back right) are working with students Darci Gagne, Robin Cannon and Sarrah Moskin (front, left to right) as they complete a 10-15 year master landscape plan for the Rockwell Springs Trout Club in Clyde, Ohio. The ladies' experiential learning involves creating a landscape plan, complete with a plant list that the club can use in the coming years.
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Secret Agent Hype: Bentley Releases Special Edition Of New James Bond Book "Carte Blanche"
Do you read books? Me neither. Despite this, there are still other people in the world who read printed words off tangible pages! Crazy huh? What's crazier is the fact that James Bond actually originated from a book! Not the epic films featuring the likes of Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan! I know it all sounds like insanity but it is true. James Bond started as a fictional character in a book and actually continues to be so. In fact a new James Bond book "Carte Blanche" was just released. In the latest adventure Mr. Bond takes a break from BMW and Aston Martin, instead wheeling a new Bentley Continental GT. How do we know this to be true? It's apparently written in the book some where and they expect us to use our imaginations to envision it as we read! Balderdash!
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(CREWE, ENGLAND April 26) To celebrate the release of Carte Blanche, the new James Bond book by Jeffery Deaver, on May 26 2011, publisher Hodder & Stoughton has partnered with Bentley Motors to create an exclusive Bentley special edition: the ultimate luxury edition of the highly anticipated new James Bond adventure. The 500 limited edition copies are available for pre-order from today, Tuesday 26 April 2011, exactly a month before publication date. Huge worldwide demand is anticipated for this new special edition after Bentley's collaborative bespoke book for the previous Bond novel, Devil May Care, by Sebastian Faulks, sold out within days.
Ian Fleming always admired the stately beauty of the Bentley and, as a result, James Bond owned three Bentleys over the course of the 14 original Bond novels. In Carte Blanche, award-winning thriller writer Jeffery Deaver reunites Bond with this classic marque. In this contemporary adventure, the agent will be behind the wheel of the beautifully sculpted and sophisticated new Bentley Continental GT.
The design team at Bentley worked closely with Hodder & Stoughton to capture the spirit of Bond and Bentley. A team of seven designers submitted proposals for the edition and the final design came from Bentley Senior Designer Brett Boydell. He comments: "As a designer it doesn't get much better than a brief of 'Carte Blanche'! The design features radical concepts that we feel reflect the name of the book, the ideas inherent in the Bond legacy, and the design principles we are passionate about."
This special edition links the legendary hero with the iconic automobile in the most spectacular way. Each copy of the special edition is custom-produced to Bentley's exacting standards and arrives inside a stunning metal case. The result is a striking and unique collector's item. The special edition is strictly limited to 500 copies worldwide at a price of £1,000 each. They will be available to pre-order worldwide through www.007carteblanchebentley.com. The editions will be delivered after publication date.
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The case of the Bentley special edition is inspired by the deserts of Dubai – one of the exotic locations Bond finds himself in within the new novel – and the new Bentley Continental GT, Bond's car of choice in the book.
Like the exterior of the GT, the case is made from polished aluminium, giving it a seamless and aerodynamic shape. More sculpture than car, it evokes the GT's signature outline, its metal skin making it look like the car has risen from the desert sand. To ensure the finished case meet Bentley's renowned standards of quality, an automotive supplier was employed to create the case to automotive standards using a specially commissioned machine.
In deference to the title Carte Blanche, the book itself is bound in white Nappa leather, the same outstanding grade of leather used in a Bentley's interior, mimicking the interior of the GT with its contrast of white leather trim and Pillar Box red edging. The title, author's name and the familiar wings of the Bentley logo are carefully embossed into the front and foil-blocked onto the spine. The text is printed in two colours, black and red, on sumptuous ivory paper, with endpapers of a matching red leather. The pages are expertly cut and trimmed to reflect the handcrafted techniques of the Bentley construction process. As with the other details of the special edition, the colours are carefully selected from the Bentley range. The book sits on a base of black anodised aluminium, chosen not to mark the white leather.
In one last twist, playing on the idea of an agent being given Carte Blanche, is one of the most dramatic features of the design: a die-cut bullet hole that pierces pages of the book. Hidden within the pages is a single polished 9mm bullet, individually marked with a number distinct to each copy, making the edition truly unique.
Brett Boydell adds: "Bond destroys as well as he creates and saves. It was this element I needed to convey in my design. The reader has the excitement of finding the bullet housed in the centre of the pages with the text positioned so that the reading experience is undisturbed. I hope they find the book as exciting to hold and look at as the unfolding drama itself."


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Police in South Daytona have shut down an area around a gas station at Beville Road and Golfview Boulevard after discovering a mobile methamphetamine lab in a pickup truck right next to gas pumps.
An officer was trying to make a traffic stop on the truck when he noticed a bottle with a straw in it, bubbling in the bed of the truck, authorities said.
Investigators said the driver, 24-year-old Josh Fields, admitted it substance was meth. He was arrested.
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