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The theme is familiar for semiconductor investors: the slowdown in high-end device sales has hurt
Q3 2013 was a difficult time for companies in the tech space. Back in 2010 and 2011 PC makers grappled with
growing fears of erosion
from mobile devices, but for those in the mobile sector it was a golden era. If you had ambitious mobile product on the market, you were virtually guaranteed big earnings and growth --
just ask HTC
Corp. (
I. NVIDIA Posts Modest Profit in Tough Market
Today being mobile is no longer a guarantee of growth, as
growth of profit-driving sales of high end smartphones and tablets slows
. Even as traditional PC players
struggle to try to become more mobile
mobile component/device makers like Apple
, Inc. (
Samsung Electronics
Comp., Ltd. (
and Qualcomm,
Inc. (
) are struggling to maintain growth.
Amid that backdrop expectations for NVIDIA Corp.'s (
) fiscal Q4 2014 (which falls roughly in line with calendar Q3 2013, running from August-October) were low.
Traditionally NVIDIA's sales have been driven by the sale of GPUs to the PC market,
where it vies with Advanced Micro Devices
, Inc. (
) for dominance (and to a lesser extent Intel Corp.'s (
integrated GPUs
). But today NVIDIA's sales are also driven by its Tegra line of system-on-a-chip processors for smartphones and tablets. Hence analysts were expected weak growth on account of the company's sensitivity to mobile slowdown.
Instead NVIDIA
a modest surprise.
Excluding one-time costs, profit (non-GAAP income) was $0.26 USD/share ($153.8M USD). Net profit (GAAP net income) was $0.20 USD/share ($118.7M USD). While that's just a little over half of what NVIDIA made a year ago ($0.33 USD/share; $209.1M USD in Q3 2012), it's marginally better than the $0.25 USD/share that analysts in
were expecting.
The chipmaker might have done even better were it not for a large (+17.6%) rise in operating expenses, with expenses rising from $344.8M USD a year ago to $405.4M USD in Q3.
NVIDIA saw sales (revenue) fall 12.5 percent on a YoY (year to year) basis to $1.054B USD, down from $1.204B USD a year ago. That was roughly in line with the $1.052B USD predicted
in the
Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S
analyst poll
, and the $1.05B USD predicted in
's analyst poll.
Desktop GPU sales drove NVIDIA to a slight profit surprise. [Image Source: NVIDIA]
Betsy Van Hees, an analyst at
Wedbush Securities
in San Francisco, told
, "We did see a nice bounce back in Tegra [although] expectations were pretty low."
NVIDIA did its best to excited investors in this adverse atmosphere announcing it would be bumpings it quarterly shareholder profit-sharing dividend from $0.075 USD/share in Q3 (roughly $44.4M USD shared with investors) to $0.085 USD/share in Q4 2013.
It also wrapped up a $750M USD round of share repurchasing on Oct. 22, with the repurchase of 14.6M USD in shares in the final phase. In total NVIDIA in total purchased 51.5 million shares, allowing investors to liquefy their holdings. NVIDIA has announced it will repurchase $1B USD more in shares in 2014 and 2015 -- roughly a tenth of outstanding shares.
II. New CFO Appointed, GPU Compute Gains, and GeForce 780 Ti Sets Single-GPU Bar
Fiscal Q3 2014 was a quarter full of new developments and new directions for NVIDIA.
In September NVIDIA announced
the appointment of a new chief financial officer Colette Kress
, a former 13-year veteran of Microsoft Corp. (
) who served as CFO of Microsoft's Servers and Tools business unit, and most recently served as CFO of Cisco Systems, Inc.'s (
) Business Tech. and Operations Finance unit. NVIDIA had been without an official CFO for more than two years after David White stepped down in May 2011, although Karen Burns filled in as interim CFO.
NVIDIA finally has a CFO -- Microsoft veteran Colette Kress [Image Source: NVIDIA]
Oft-outspoken CEO Jen-Hsun Huang emphasize the pivotal role of GPU sales to datacenters for GPU computing -- an application NVIDIA pioneered -- as a driver of growth in a tough PC and mobile component market. In Q3 NVIDIA partnered with VMware, Inc. (
) to provide better virtualization support (using NVIDIA's "GRID" technologies) for GPU computing. NVIDIA also paired with Amazon.com, Inc.'s (
) Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) to deploy a GPU-equipped cloud GPU compute rental offering,
the G2 cloud
NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang [Image Source: Int'l Business Times]
Comments Mr. Huang:
Visual computing is increasingly important to more and more markets. It's creating demand for GPUs and opening up large opportunities. The proof can be seen in the proliferation of Tegra into new verticals like automotive and set-top boxes, in our all-time high Quadro and Tesla revenues, and in the record number of customer trials for our GRID datacenter initiative. At a time when many are struggling with the decline in the mainstream PC market, our visual computing leadership has positioned us well to grow with the accelerating adoption of GPUs in the cloud and the world of connected devices.
On the desktop front NVIDIA
its new flagship
GPU at the end of the quarter, the $699 USD MSRP
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti
. The new card packs all 15 streaming multiprocessing units (SMPs) and a higher clock speed. The new GK110 architecture card has seized the single-GPU performance crown, thanks to the extra SMP (versus
the GeForce Titan
's 14 GK110 SMPs) and a slight clock bump. It only trails the GeForce Titan in video RAM (3 GB versus 6 GB) and FP compute capabilities (1/24 v. 1/3 for FP32) allowing Titan cards to still eke out wins in some double-precision compute applications (
as shown by
's benchmarking
NVIDIA also
announced "G-SYNC"
, an upcoming display technology that allows a more seamless link between the graphics card and screen, which have traditional suffered "tearing" and other forms of artifacting due to the fact that computer hardware tends to render games at different, highly variable framerates whereas displays are forced to try to squeeze that data into certain specific frame rates (typically 60 Hz, 120 Hz, or 240 Hz).
G-Sync will be sold as a HDMI/Display Port compatible PCIe card for use with certain compatible
GPUs, and will also be integrated on-board into upcoming premium
III. The Mobile Front -- Waiting For Tegra 5 to Arrive
NVIDIA also saw strong sales of its
SHIELD mobile game console/streaming gaming device
, which runs Google Inc.'s (
) Android 4.3 "Jelly Bean" operating system.
NVIDIA Shield
It also announced a new first party Tegra 4 Android tablet on the budget end --
the $199 Tegra Note 7
, a tablet that is designed by XOLO, the original design manufacturer (ODM) subsidiary of Taiwan's Gigabyte Technology Comp., Ltd. (
The Tegra Note
Tegra 4
saw some major third party design wins, most notably the Microsoft Corp.'s (
$449 USD Surface 2
, which runs Microsoft's fresh
Windows 8.1 RT
operating system, and the Mi3 flagship phone from Xiaomi Kejì (Xiaomi Tech.), which features an impressive spec which also includes a 5-inch 1080p full HD display with 441ppi, 2GB RAM, and up to 64GB of storage. Xiaomi is a relatively unknown name to U.S. consumers for an obvious reason -- it only sells smartphones in Taiwan and China. However, the phonemaker is
a fast rising power
in the Android ecosystem, as
China's fifth largest phonemaker
NVIDIA's Tegra 4 SoC
is thought to be very efficient as far as ARM Cortex-A15-based designs go, it is sunk in terms of battery life by its lack of an on-die LTE modem. NVIDIA's biggest competitor, Qualcomm has had on-die LTE modems since the Snapdragon S4 release, and that's a key reason why third parties have largely opted for Snapdragon 600/800 SoCs over NVIDIA's Tegra 4, which requires the purchase and integration of a separate LTE modem.
Tegra 4's processor die (left) and GPU die (right) [Image Source: NVIDIA]
NVIDIA will add an LTE modem for its Tegra 4i chip, but that's a cut-down version of the Tegra 4 bases on Cortex-A9 cores, so will be unlikely to compete with the Snapdragon 600/800 in the high-end market.
Tegra 4i uses a single die for both the cores and chipset modem. [Image Source: NVIDIA]
NVIDIA will have to wait for Tegra 5 (
) to have a high-performance SoC with on-die LTE. Tegra 5 is expected to start shipping in Q2 2014, and will also add new
architecture GPU cores. The latter is a very important point to emphasize, as Tegra 4 is (somewhat incredibly) still dragging along the GeForce ULP architecture with NV40 vertex processing units, which has basically the same vertex processing units as 2004's GeForce 6800.
But even if NVIDIA improves its chips, it shares a common challenge with Qualcomm in that the tablet/smartphone market's two largest superpowers, Samsung and Apple, primarily use in-house chip designs (Samsung has used some Qualcomm ARM Snapdragon and Intel x86 Atom processors in its mobile devices)
IV. Stock is Flat as Outlook Offsets Q3 Performance
If NVIDIA's share repurchasing, dividend increase, and slightly better than expected Q3 2014 earnings cheered investors, the chipmaker's Q4 2014 outlook concerned them.
NVIDIA predicted Q4 revenue would stay flat, with sales between $1.03B to $1.07B USD.
analyst survey indicated an expectation of $1.08B USD, while the
Thomson Reuters
survey saw a similar $1.0853B USD outlook. Operating expenses are expected to rise by about $5M USD for the quarter.
The chipmaker is still seeing strong profitability from its discrete GPU card sales. While customers are often switching today from notebooks to tablets for casual use, gaming desktops -- the niche that NVIDIA primarily targets -- has seen less cannibalization from mobile devices.
Some think that NVIDIA should refocus on just the PC GPU market. [Image Source: NVIDIA]
Comments new CFO Colette Kress in the earnings call, "We still believe strong growth in terms of the overall gaming side of that will continue as we go into Q4. But overall, the PC market, and our low-end PC (graphics chips) are probably expected to continue what we have been seeing in Q3."
Some believe that NVIDIA's Tegra mobile business -- while a revenue driver -- is sucking development money and margins out of NVIDIA's core PC GPU business.
Wang and Needham
's Rajvindra Gill suggests that NVIDIA should spin off or sell Tegra, commenting, "What they should do is try to spin out Tegra or sell the business related to phones and tablets. Become a much higher margin company and continue to return capital to shareholders."
That criticism seems a bit premature as the best Tegra revenue and profitability may not arrive until NVIDIA gets mobile chips with LTE modems and better GPUs on-die -- something which should occur next year. But expect this to be a noisy point of criticism for the next couple quarters, as NVIDIA continues to post weak profits and margins.
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Lots of Elbow Grease for Disinfection Project
- Oct 20, 2013
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Horse stalls are primarily made of wood or concrete block and might have some metal fittings and fixtures. Raw wood and unpainted concrete blocks are very porous and can trap and hide pathogens from disinfectants.
Photo: The Horse Staff
Cleaning out the garage. Sorting through all the "stuff" in the attic. Shampooing the entire house's carpeting. What could be a worse assignment? All of those tasks require lots of time, hard work, and are few people's entertainment-of-choice for a weekend. Most horse people would rather saddle soap every saddle and piece of leather they own, or even wash and wax the horse trailer.
There is one horse-related duty that ranks right up there (on most people's scale) with the above dreaded assignments--cleaning and disinfecting stalls. Who wants to strip totally every stall in a barn, wash, disinfect, and re-bed them all? That is a lot of labor most people would gladly put off for a nice trail ride. Plus, it's not really necessary, or is it? Put yourself in these situations:
You are the owner of a boarding stable with 35 horses, primarily pleasure horses used for trail riding. After some horses return from a weekend ride, two horses develop profuse diarrhea. The veterinarian suspects salmonellosis and two days later confirms the diagnosis. How do you protect the other horses on the farm, including your own?
As manager and resident trainer at a hunter/jumper instructional school, you have horses and riders from throughout the country come to your facility to train. One day, a jumper develops a snotty nose and spikes a temperature. Within two days, abscesses start to form under the horse's jaw--diagnosis, strangles. What will this do to your business and reputation?
You own one horse and proudly compete at county fairs and local horse shows. Besides vaccinations, how do you keep your horse healthy when you don't know what was in that stall on the show grounds where you have to put your horse?
Disease outbreaks are dangerous to the health of your horses, and can be economically disastrous for your business and reputation. They can be personally devastating when the disease prevents you from competing in a long-awaited event and causes significant financial strain.
Why disinfect? Isn't vaccination enough?
If only it were that easy!
Common Equine Pathogens
|Salmonella spp.*
|Salmonellosis, septicemia, diarrhea
|Streptococcus equi*
|Rhodococcus equi*
|Pneumonia, diarrhea, other infections
|Escherichia coli
|Actinobacillus spp.
|Pseudomonas spp.
|Klebsiella spp.
|Eneterobacter spp.
|Clostridium spp.
|Gram-positive, spore-forming
|Tetanus, botulism, diarrhea, sudden death
|Non-enveloped virus
|Foal diarrhea
|Enveloped virus
|Respiratory disease
|Enveloped virus
|Respiratory disease, abortion, neurologic disease
|Equine arteritis virus
|Enveloped virus
|Abortion, systemic disease
* causes of disease outbreaks potentially involving large numbers of animals
First, no vaccine is 100% effective. Second, there are many more disease-causing organisms (pathogens) than there are vaccines. The table at left shows only some of the known pathogens of horses, and indicates those that commonly cause outbreaks of disease, or multiple cases on one farm. Many Gram-negative bacteria are present in feces and bedding, and are common causes of septicemia, which can be deadly to foals. These bacteria also can cause localized infections in areas such as eyes and joints of adult horses.
Of course, there are always those "mystery microbes" in the environment that cause respiratory disease, diarrhea, limb swelling, and other conditions that veterinarians recognize as being caused by infectious agents, but are unable to find the specific cause. They can't find the exact cause usually due to limitations in current diagnostic tests. New bacteria and viruses are being found regularly with the advent of new microscopes and culturing methods. In 10 years, the list in the table will be increased—which is good since the more we know about the "bad guys," the more we can do to fight them and protect the health of horses.
Tough Bugs
Of the known common equine pathogens, clostridial organisms are the most difficult to kill because they are spore-forming bacteria found in feces and soil (organic matter). Clostridial diseases such as tetanus and botulism are individual animal diseases, and outbreaks are not common.
Of the contagious disease-causing pathogens in the table, rotavirus is the most difficult to kill due to its being a "non-enveloped" virus. The lipid envelope of other viruses is disrupted by a variety of detergents and disinfectants, enabling the virus to be killed.
Salmonella spp. also are difficult to kill, requiring thorough cleaning and stringent disinfection.
The follwing is an example of its resiliency: In one Swedish study, viable Salmonella cultures were obtained from dried cattle feces removed from a barn that had been abandoned for six years.
Rotavirus can remain infective after more than nine months.
Rhodococcus equi lives in the environment for years.
So, by identifying the horse's bacteriologic and virologic enemies, and knowing that vaccination is useful, but not 100% effective, often the only way to prevent and control outbreaks of disease is through management and disinfection of the horse's environment.
Notice: We did not say we are sterilizing or sanitizing the stalls. Rather, we are killing the pathogens as best we can with chemicals produced specifically for that use.
In the midst of a salmonellosis, strangles, or rotavirus outbreak, the best way to slow and stop the infectious chain of events is to kill the organism before it can contaminate another horse and cause disease.
What are we going to disinfect? This actually is an important question, and its answer dictates the types of disinfectants appropriate for use.
Many disinfectant labels state they are for use in hospitals, nursing homes, and health care facilities, with many people's natural conclusion being, "If it is good enough to use in human hospitals, surely it is good enough to use in my barn."
But, what surfaces are being disinfected in hospitals? Stainless steel, glass, ceramic, linoleum, and solid plastics. Now, who has ever seen a horse stall made of glass and ceramic? Hospital surfaces are primarily nonporous and easily cleaned prior to disinfection.
Horse stalls are primarily made of wood or concrete block and might have some metal fittings and fixtures. Raw wood and unpainted concrete blocks are very porous and can trap and hide pathogens from disinfectants. This porous nature also makes the surfaces difficult to clean adequately.
Disinfecting Pastures and Dirt Floors
With outbreaks of salmonellosis, strangles, rotavirus, and other diseases, the question often arises, "How do we disinfect the pastures?" There is no safe way to kill equine pathogens in soil. In fact, the soil contains its own set of normal flora (and even earthworms) that keep the soil and the pastures healthy. Killing these soil orgainisms would be extremely detrimental to pastures of chemical disinfectants were used.
Some viruses, like herpesvirus, cannot live for long periods of time outside of living cells, and are susceptible to Mother Nature's "disinfectants" of sunshine, drying, and wind. Other pathogens, like Clostridium spp. and rotavirus are extremely resistant to environmental conditions.
So what are you to do?
Remove feces from dirt lots, chain harrow pastures to expose manure to air, reseed bare areas in pastures, and practice good pasture management. ALso, avoid overpopulating pastures.
For sand, dirt, or clay stall floors, remove as much bedding and feces as possible to allow the area to dry. Lime (calcium carbonate) can be sprinkled on floors of fans can be used to speed the drying process. In extreme situations, such as a stall that is heavily contaminated with Salmonella, the top 6-12 inches of soil might have to be removed and replaced with fresh material.
Roberta Dwyer, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVPM
There is a solution to this problem. Raw wood has to be cleaned of all debris. Holes and knots are filled with caulking or plastic wood, then a marine-quality varnish or polyurethane is applied to make the wood as nonporous as possible. Concrete block also can be cleaned and covered with two coats of enamel paint to make the surfaces easy to clean and disinfect.
What about floors?
Dirt, sand, or clay floors cannot be disinfected because they are soil (see disinfecting dirt sidebar at left). Removable rubber mats can hide many microorganisms beneath them, causing an increasing stench if not routinely removed and cleaned. Certain rubber mats can be placed and sealed along all seams and glued to the solid floor beneath, making them an excellent surface for the horse and stall cleaner. Asphalt or concrete flooring easily can be cleaned and disinfected, but can be hard on the horse's legs.
So, our first objective is to have as many nonporous surfaces in a stall as possible.
Disinfectant Considerations
Hundreds of disinfectants are available commercially. How is anyone to know which ones are the best?
First, we know what major pathogens we need to kill, and we know the types of surfaces there are on horse farms . Second, we need to recognize where the pathogens are residing--in organic matter. Salmonella and rotavirus are in feces; S. equi is in nasal and abscess discharges; influenza virus and herpesvirus are in respiratory droplets. All of these materials (feces and discharges) are considered organic matter, which readily can inactivate some of the most potent disinfectants.
The situation is much different in a laboratory where a pure culture of bacteria is on glass or stainless steel. A disinfectant doesn't have to deal with any organic matter--it just kills the bacteria on the nonporous surface. As we know, the situation is quite different in a horse stall!
In the real world, a disinfectant must be able to work in the presence of organic matter on contaminated surfaces. It must be germicidal against the pathogens encountered, and it must be biodegradable, cost effective, and relatively safe for humans and animals.
The disinfectant also must be able to kill pathogens in the water you have available. Water hardness is an indication of calcium and magnesium in the water. Those minerals can adversely affect the potency of a disinfectant.
Many disinfectants are labeled as to their effectiveness in hard water, such as, "Proven effective in 400 ppm water hardness." The abbreviation "ppm" means parts per million. This little fact is meaningless unless you know the hardness of the water on the farm. If you use city water, check with the water company on the average water hardness; if you have well water, contact the county extension service on how to get water samples tested. If you have used a disinfectant in your barn that only works to 400 ppm water hardness and your well water is 550 ppm, you've put a lot of money and labor into a cleaning effort that is not effective!
Choices, Choices, Choices
So, where do you find a disinfectant that will work given all these factors? There are many different classes of disinfectants, including phenols, iodophores (e.g., povidone iodine), hypochlorites (e.g., bleach), chlorhexidine, quaternary ammonium compounds, and others.
Phenolic compounds, recognized by the "-phenol" or "-phenate" at the end of the active ingredient names, will kill rotavirus, Salmonella, R. equi, and other equine pathogens in the presence of organic matter (see disinfectant protocol sidebar page 76).
Iodophores, such as 10% povidone iodine, also will kill rotavirus in the presence of organic matter, but usually are used as a surgical scrub and antiseptic rather than a stall disinfectant.
Although bleach commonly is used in human hospitals and laboratories, it is readily inactivated in the presence of organic matter and, therefore, is not suitable for use as the primary disinfectant on the farm.
Chlorhexidine does not kill rotavirus, but is useful for disinfecting surgical instruments and is used as an antiseptic.
Quaternary ammonium compounds, recognized by "-ammonium chloride" at the end of the active ingredient name, are inactivated in the presence of organic matter and do not kill rotavirus.
Pine oil, often used for its fragrant smell, is not useful as a disinfectant.
Keep in mind that disinfectants that are inactivated in the presence of organic matter might be perfectly useful for the countertops in the tack stall, cleaning out the refrigerator, and for other areas that are not heavily contaminated. However, for use in stalls, horse trailers, and aisleways that have heavy traffic and high levels of contamination, phenolic compounds work very well.
Two phenolic disinfectants with greater than 20% active ingredients are approved for use in Kentucky equine quarantine facilities: Tek-Trol (Bio-Tek Industries, Inc.) and 1-Stroke Environ (STERIS Corp.). Many other phenolic compounds are on the market.
Whenever you are comparing products, be sure to read the label for water hardness testing, organic load testing, biodegradability, proven efficacy against equine pathogens, dilution, and cost.
About the Author
Roberta Dwyer, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVPM
Roberta Dwyer, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVPM, is a professor within the University of Kentucky's Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center and editor of Equine Disease Quarterly.
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Summaries of EU Legislation
Summaries of EU legislation: direct access to the main summaries page.
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Towards a European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid
The adoption of a joint declaration on humanitarian aid aims to improve the response to natural or man-made disasters occurring in the world, through coordinated action by the European Union (EU), its Member States and its partners.
Communication of 13 June 2007 from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: Towards a European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid [COM(2007) 317 final - Not yet published in the Official Journal].
The Commission presents the principles of the future European Union (EU) consensus on humanitarian aid. This joint declaration aims to increase the effectiveness of aid by increasing the complementarity of the EU's and its Member States' actions.
The European Union (EU) is the world's leading humanitarian donor, adding together the aid given at both European and national levels. However, it needs to adopt a more strategic approach, notably in the face of the new challenges raised by changes in the crisis landscape, such as:
- the greater frequency with which humanitarian crises occur, linked to poverty, climate change and competition for access to natural resources;
- the increasing disregard for or violation of international and humanitarian law;
- the encroachment of humanitarian space *.
The European Consensus on humanitarian aid must be in-line with the European Consensus for Development.
Create a common vision
Humanitarian aid is based on specific principles and modalities. Therefore, the Commission suggests that the EU ensures the:
- respect for fundamental humanitarian principles, particularly those of humanity *, neutrality *, impartiality * and independence *;
- promotion of international law, especially international humanitarian law;
- coherence, complementarity and effectiveness of policies connected with humanitarian aid (e.g. crisis management and food security), while highlighting their differences and their independence.
The sharing of experience could contribute towards increasing the impact of aid, including through international cooperation. In this context, the EU must confirm its commitment in favour of the initiative on the principles and good practice for humanitarian aid.
Translating principles into practice
Financial humanitarian aid must be assessed with the objective of effectiveness in mind. Thus, the Commission recommends that the EU:
- commits to adequate provision of humanitarian aid, on the basis of agreed minimum standards of assistance and protection;
- establishes a common framework for assessing needs and sharing expert analysis;
- ensures an overall balanced response, particularly with regard to forgotten crises *;
In addition, the participation of all stakeholders concerned is essential for carrying out action. In particular, this concerns European and local non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the United Nations through its Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and the Red Cross / Red Crescent Movement. To ensure speed and quality in the delivery of humanitarian aid, implementing partners should be selected on the basis of:
- professionalism, experience and capacity to respond to an identified need;
- adherence to international standards and guidelines;
- cost-efficiency (e.g. overheads in proportion to the aid going to recipients);
- local partnership and context;
- accountability to aid recipients and European public opinion.
The EU's crisis response capacities need to be increased, specifically by drawing on local resources. The EU also needs to increase its response capacities and help plug capacity gaps at global level, in particular in the fields of transport, communications and logistics.
Humanitarian action may be supported by Member States' civil protection and military resources and assets. In this respect, the EU encourages adherence to UN guidelines on the use of civil defence and military means in natural disasters (Oslo guidelines) and in complex crises (Military and Civil Defence Assets Directives).
Reducing the risks caused by natural disasters is another essential component of humanitarian action. In this context, the EU encourages international efforts within the Hyogo Framework for Action, which proposes a global model for reducing the risks associated with natural disasters by 2015.
Lastly, the EU should reinforce the link between disaster relief, rehabilitation and development (LRRD) based on experiences and lessons learnt, and through cooperation between humanitarian aid actors and development aid actors (especially in situations of complex crisis and state fragility).
Key terms of the act
- Humanitarian space: The operating environment which humanitarian actors need on the ground in order to have full access to victims, to be able to deliver assistance and to offer protection, without endangering the safety and security of aid workers.
- Principle of humanity: Humankind shall be treated humanely in all circumstances by saving lives and alleviating suffering, while ensuring respect for the individual.
- Principle of neutrality: Neutrality means not taking sides in hostilities or engaging at any time in controversies of a political, racial, religious or ideological nature.
- Principle of impartiality: Provision of humanitarian assistance must be impartial and not based on nationality, race, religion or political point of view.
- Principle of independence: Humanitarian agencies must formulate and implement their own policies independently of government policies or actions.
- Forgotten crises: Crises that receive little or no media attention and whose victims receive relatively little or no international assistance.
- Hyogo Framework for Action: Global blueprint for disaster-risk reduction efforts (horizon: 2015).
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - The mid-term review of the European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid Action Plan - implementing effective, principled EU humanitarian action [COM(2010) 722 final – Not published in the Official Journal].
The Commission identifies the areas which require additional effort for the further implementation of the European Consensus on humanitarian aid. In particular, the partners must strengthen their joint action in terms of planning interventions, food aid, reducing the risks of disasters and assistance with the transition period following on from a disaster.
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Dr. Andrew Rosa, African American Studies, developed and led Western Kentucky University's first study abroad course to Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), during spring break.
Dr. Rosa and his wife Terri Yip Hoi-Rosa, a native of Trinidad, were accompanied by Drs. Saundra Ardrey and Lloren Foster.
Following the three-week online segment of the course, 24 students and faculty traveled throughout the country exploring the rich history, diversity, and culture of Trinidad & Tobago. Developed in close collaboration with the University of the West Indies (UWI), the course focused on the inter-culturation that has taken place and its comparative and overlapping relationship with the African American experience. Students enjoyed a wide variety of learning experiences and lectures offered by selected faculty at the University of the West Indies. In reflecting on his first study abroad program, Dr. Rosa has learned some lessons, but experienced far greater rewards and looks forward to building on this momentum for future study abroad trips to T&T. Dr. Rosa is grateful for the support and assistance he received through the fundraising efforts of Dr. Saundra Ardrey, the Diversity Abroad Grant and the Chief International Officer Craig T. Cobane; Dean Dennis George of University College; Dr. Jane Olmsted of the Department of Diversity and Community Studies; Rebecca Schwartz and the staff of DELO-WKU, Dr. Lloren Foster of African American Studies, and colleagues and staff too numerous to mention at UWI and WKU.
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For their championship-level doubles during the 2013-14 season, Tennessee juniors Mikelis Libietis and Hunter Reese were officially named ITA All-Americans on Thursday.
Libietis and Reese, the NCAA doubles championships, ended the year ranked No. 1 in doubles by the college tennis governing body on Wednesday. On Thursday, they collected their second career All-America honors.
In their third season of playing doubles together, Libietis and Reese had their best season of doubles. They compiled a 36-5 record and won both the NCAA Championships and the ITA All-American Championships, becoming the first UT team to win multiple major titles.
The victories have started to add up for Libietis and Reese, who have exclusively played at the top of the UT doubles lineup when together. They have 73 victories as a team, which ranks fourth by a team in program history. Individually, they each have 94 doubles victories.
Since 1967, 33 Vols have earned tennis All-America honors a total of 67 times. In Sam Winterbotham's eight years as head coach, eight Vols have been named All-America a total of 16 times. John-Patrick Smith is the program's only four-time All-American. He was among the nation's leaders in singles and doubles from 2008-11, reaching three individual NCAA finals.
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JustAnEngineer wrote:Those are all excellent components.
I'll second Airmantharp's suggestion to consider a water cooler for your CPU. Be certain that any new cooling fans that you buy are as large as will fit in your mounting location and have PWM speed control.
Yes, was just purchasing 1 x additional Silent Series 2 140mm fan for the front panel. It fits.
The SeaSonic Platinum Series 2 power supply that I recently purchased is better than that Corsair unit and it was on sale for less.
Can't find anyone that sells Seasonic in Australia.
Would you consider a Blu-ray reader / DVD writer for $15-$25 more than the cost of the drive that only handles DVDs?
Yes I would actually.
Do you need a sound card, card reader, keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, headphones, microphone, etc.?
Nope. Already have keyboard, mouse, monitors, speakers, headphones & webcam with mic. Could probably sell me on a new chair before any of those as my chair is showing its age. Also my IKEA desk that everything sits on is pretty crappy...
yogibbear wrote:Okay wait. There are 2 types of eVGA 780 cards... one with the stock cooler, one with the SC ACX cooler...
Custom cooler:
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$10 difference... can the ACX cooler be any better? Or is the price premium just for the mild OC?
yogibbear wrote:Okay wait. There are 2 types of eVGA 780 cards... one with the stock cooler, one with the SC ACX cooler...
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$10 difference... can the ACX cooler be any better? Or is the price premium just for the mild OC?
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If you seriously only ever plan on using a single card and not SLI (since you're set up for it outside of the second physical card), the 'open air' style coolers can perform brilliantly. Just know that they need 'turbulent' airflow to work best, so you'll probably want to add say a bottom fan as an additional intake since it bypasses the drives and points straight at the GPUs
cynan wrote:Minor nitpick, but I don't quite agree with this. Any heat sink fan set up works best when the air passing over the heat sink is both turbulent and of high velocity (and to a certain extent, the more air, the better of course).
JustAnEngineer wrote:Assuming that the air flow rate is the same, a huge case isn't really going to help a cooler like the CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Evo, unless you're only interested in achieving a short-term overclock for e-peen bragging. In the short term dynamic situation, a large case takes longer to warm up to equilibrium temperature than a smaller case would. Of course, a large case has more room for fans and openings, so it may very well be able to achieve more air flow at a given noise level.
Even if you're careful to duct your heat out of the case, it's possible to suck the hot air right back into it through another opening. This used to happen when I had my case under my desk. It would heat up the whole space so that it was pulling in hot air.
yogibbear wrote:OMG...
The pain won't end. Swapping to the front panel results in what seems to be working sound for ~5 mins only for it to then start going from Max to 0 volume all the time.
I hate this stupid Asus HD Audio Manager software. It is bloaty as all hell and won't keep anything constant. Argggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Why doth the recommended sound cards have to be Asus as well!
Head smashing against wall!!!!! Within HD Audio manager I can get it to play the test music... but watching say a youtube video results in volume of equivalent to 1 at max settings. Running both at the same time, the audio manager BLASTS out the noises, while youtube continues to be a quiet whisper.
Trying a driver update as the one that came on the disk was from May 2013...
But the one linked to on the Asus website is a badlink... http://www.asus.com/ca-en/support/Downl ... 7-PLUS/35/
yogibbear wrote:Uninstalling the drivers for the onbouard Asus has fixed it partially... still annoyed. At least my old setup running through the centre rear can now drive both my speakers + headphones again, but separately. Without constantly losing sound.
yogibbear wrote:I think it's a Windows 8 problem.
I seem to have audio fine if I'm running it via Metro apps. My webcam also works in the "camera" metro app. But if I run things via the desktop e.g. watching a game trailer within Steam, or straight up using VLC player I get issues..... My webcam also isn't picked up by the desktop version of Skype, but runs fine in the Metro skype app. I am assuming both issues are related t Windows 8 hardware restrictions / application control which I cannot seem to find any settings for. Am trying my best Google-FU skills to find various fixes... which are slowly unravelling things, but so far no magical fixes, just small slight improvements towards normalcy. E.g. my sound has stabilised in VLC, but not in Steam.


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The 2017 Lexus RX 350 is a direct descendent of a sneaky revolutionary, the 1999 RX 300 that pioneered the now-crowded luxury crossover segment. Thanks to a redesign for 2016, the RX 350 is more athletic looking and well-tailored than ever before. And with that bold grille right up front, it's undeniably distinctive.
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Review I had two Toyota Highlanders before this Lexus RX350 FSPORT. The latest Highlander was an 08 Sport model. I got an FSPORT for the tighter suspension because the regular RX350 is supposed to be a little squishy for handling. I also test drove an Audi Q7, Porsche Cayenne and Macan, Acura MDX and RDX, BMW X5 and X3 and a Highlander hybrid. Every one is a good SUV, but as a total package including reliability, I liked the Lexus. I have 5,500 miles on it right now. I have pushed it hard on a very curvy road to the neighborhood and it handles very well. There is just a hint of wanting to break loose when pushed to the limit, but body lean and steering are as good as it gets for an SUV. A Porsche might beat it, but not by much. The seating is comfortable, but my right knee wants to bump the underside of the dash or the center console when driving (I'm 6'1"). The seat and wheel move out of the way to enter and exit - nice touch. Mark Levinson sound system is very good and road and wind noise are hushed. Tons of safety features on my vehicle...radar cruise control is nice but ...more later, blind spot monitoring works very well, lane keeping assist is nice but can be annoying because it makes many small corrections, triple beam lights are very good, auto hi beams pretty good at detecting other cars but just a bit slow to respond at times, Acceleration is great but "Eco" mode constantly shifts back and forth at lower rpm's in lower gears. Visibility is good except out the rear sides where the C pillar blocks the view badly (backup camera makes up for that to some degree). Some of the safety features are tricky and at times annoying - they are not as refined as I would like. Examples: Radar cruise control resets based on the last set speed, not your current speed, unless you brake or cancel the setting and nothing tells you this; so if you set it at 35 and then accelerate to 55 and reset it, it will go to 34, not 55...not good for the cars behind you! Radar cruise will also bring the car to a near stop behind someone turning off to the right - so much so that a vehicle behind you may not expect it. Radar cruise will automatically trail and stop behind a car in front, but when you approach a car stopped at a red light, it is like a game of chicken - the car will stop, but it is too quick for comfort. When you reset radar cruise to a lower speed , it sometimes slows the car down by braking and other times it downshifts - unpredictability is not what I paid for. With a bike rack in a trailer hitch mount behind the car, you have to disable multiple safety features in order to be able to back up. You can override it temporarily by keeping your foot on the gas, but it is a tricky maneuver. The manual doesn't tell you this happens, so you get to call Lexus to ask how to make the car back up. The navigation display quit working as did the left side dash info screen for no apparent reason...restarted the car and it was okay. Nav system will take you on little back roads to save you 30 seconds rather than weighing time/distance with better roads - you will get there, but in a suboptimal way ... always check a map too. The A.C. system is anemic in cooling the car when it has been sitting in the sun - needs the fan to rev up more temporarily. Styling is a love it or hate it proposition and I am still undecided about that. You cannot get roof cross bars from Lexus if you have the panoramic roof - you must go to the aftermarket. Lexus says you have to modify the rear suspension on the FSport if you add their trailer hitch - but not if you buy a Curt hitch from etrailer! So, read all the footnotes for every option which is where this info is hidden. Given the price, reliability, handling, comfort, safety features, and interior space, this is a good bang for the buck, but disappointing in several annoying ways. I bought mine through Costco's auto buying program from a dealer 225 miles away and his price was $1,700 below invoice (not MSRP) with a few BS add ons to get $600 of profit back. I thought it was a good deal since it gave up all the regular margin and his 2% hold back. MSRP with options and delivery was $61,000.
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2017 lexus rx-350 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 8A), 8-speed shiftable automatic, regular unleaded 22 combined MPG 19 city MPG/26 highway MPG
2017 lexus rx-350 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 8A), 8-speed shiftable automatic, regular unleaded 23 combined MPG 20 city MPG/27 highway MPG
2017 lexus rx-350 F SPORT 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 8A), 8-speed shiftable automatic, regular unleaded 22 combined MPG 19 city MPG/26 highway MPG
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Available Lexus RX 350 2017 Submodel Types: SUV
Available Lexus RX 350 2017 Trims: Base, Crafted Line, F SPORT
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Description: After performing the necessary hand seals Snake → Ram → Monkey → Tiger, the user is able to create and blow a flammable gas from their lungs. Once it comes in contact with fire or sparks, the gas ignites into a large fireball.
After performing the Snake → Ram → Monkey → Tiger, I want you to take a deep breath while focusing your fire chakra inside of your lungs. Unlike the other times, you will be converting the fire chakra into a very flammable gas that you will then release out of your mouth. If the gas comes into contact with fire or sparks it will ignite into a large fireball.


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An eight-year-old girl who sparked a major search when she disappeared from her home in Sydney's west on Friday morning has been found safe in Liverpool, about five kilometres from where she was last seen, police say.
Wendy Nguyen, who has autism, disappeared from her home on Kennedy Way in Bonnyrigg in the early hours of Friday morning.
Her family called police at 8am after they found she was not in bed.
She was last seen walking along Bishop Crescent towards Humphries Road at 5.30am, police said.
A major search was launched, including dozens of officers and the police helicopter, which was broadcasting messages from the air, a resident said.
Wendy was found in Moore Street, Liverpool, about 10am. Police could not immediately say who found her or whether she had walked there.
Earlier, a NSW Police spokeswoman said officers from the Fairfield and Cabramatta local area commands and the police helicopter were searching for Wendy.
''Police are concerned for Wendy's well-being due to her age and that she has autism,'' police said in a statement.
''Wendy has been known to frequent shopping centres and fast-food outlets.''
Wendy was described as being of Asian appearance, about 140 centimetres tall with an average build and long black hair.
Initial reports suggested she was last seen wearing pink pyjamas. Witnesses have told police she was wearing either a yellow or pink top.
One person, @suzzy-phan, tweeted: "Helicopter circling Bonnyrigg broadcasting something thats can nit [sic] be understood #whatshappening #alarmed #scared."
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Basically what it boils down to is that all the things I've heard people say to try to scare me away from Tcl have turned out to be bogus.
Are you using extensions, or just core Tcl[/Tk]?
When I last looked at Tcl (back in the days of 7.6, I think), I was quite turned off that there were so many different extensions, and that some extensions were basically a new environment with Tcl embedded in it (similar to expect). I was less than inclined to start learning/using Tcl when the first task was to sort
I agree with jdporter, it's easy to be productive quickly.
The way I was most productive with Tcl was by using it as an extension language to APIs I was working with. That's why there's a myriad of extensions. Embedding Tcl in C and writing C to be called from Tcl is incredibly sim
Unfortunately for the Tcl world, there was not enough behind any large subset of extensions to make up a standard library.
If we're looking at Perl as a successful ecosystem that doesn't have Tcl's problems, I'm not so sure that the standard library is the biggest failing of Tcl. Without getting into semantic wars, I don't think I would put DBI, LWP, and Inline in Perl's "standard library". CPAN is fundementally different from something like java.lang.* and java.util.*.
Could it be that the answer is
The term "standard library" was unfortunate. I guess what I really meant was that there was no CPAN. No body of code that can be fitted together to build applications.
There is a lot of Tcl code out there, but fitting it together is about the same as fitting together C libraries into applications. Possible, c


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 9, 2008 Contact: Department of Communications Tel.: 212.774-0244
New York, NY ?In observance of the Feast of the Three Hierarchs and in celebration of Greek Letters and Culture, the Department of Greek Education of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America announces a number of events which will take place during the month of January 2008.
Wednesday, January 16 - Holy Trinity Cathedral Center - 7:00 p.m.
319 East 74th Street, New York, NY
The Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis, Ecumenical Assistant for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations, will speak on the â??Church Fathers and the Natural Environmentâ??. The lecture will be offered in Greek and amply summarized in English.
Wednesday, January 23 - Holy Trinity Cathedral Center - 7:00 p.m. 319 East 74th Street, New York, NY The Rev. Dr. John A. McGuckin, first professor to occupy the newly inaugurated Nielsen Chair in Late Antique and Byzantine Christian History at Union Theological Seminary of New York will offer a lecture on â??The Three Hierarchs and Hellenic Lettersâ??.
Monday, January 28 ? Metropolitan Museum of Artt, New York City 6:30 p.m. Viewing of the Greek, Roman and Byzantine Art Galleries 8:00 p.m. -9:15 p.m. Lecture Professor Gregory Nagy, Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University, will lecture on â??Manuscripts from Byzantium as Links to the World of Classical Greek Literature.â?? The evening will also include a musical performance from the Metropolitan Youth Choir of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Sponsored by Faith: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism. ** Reservations required. Please contact Greek Orthodox Archdiocese for information 212-570-3512.
Saturday, January 26 - Holy Trinity Cathedral - 4:30 p.m. 319 East 74th Street, New York, NY The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese District Office of Education will hold an Awards Ceremony recognizing students who excel on the Comprehensive Examination in Modern Greek. Sixty-two students received a perfect score of 100 in June 2007. The Hon. Michael Giannaris (NY State Assemblyman) will be the main speaker of the event, which will also include a musical performance by the 5th grade choir of St. Demetrios School, Astoria. At the conclusion of the event, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America will present to the recipients The Three Hierarchs Award of Excellence along with an icon of the Three Hierarchs.
Wednesday January 30 - Holy Trinity Cathedral - 9:00 a.m. - FEAST DAY OF THREE HIERARCHS 319 East 74th Street, New York, NY His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios will celebrate the Divine Liturgy for teachers and students (grades 5-12) of the Greek American Day Schools.
Celebrated annually throughout the United States by the Archdiocese and its institutions in conjunction with the Feast Day of the Three Hierarchs on January 30th, the event commemorates the fourth century Fathers and great scholars and theologians, St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian and St. John Chrysostom. Three Hierarchs Day was first celebrated in the year 1100 A.D. when the Byzantine Emperor Alexios Komnenos proclaimed that January 30th be set aside to honor these great Fathers whose brilliant writings contributed to the creative connection of the Hellenic Classical Paideia to the Orthodox Christian Theology.


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You never forget your first. First kiss; first flirtation; first boyfriend. And when it comes to boy bands, women almost never forget their first boy band crush, whether that was blonde-cute [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Taylor Hanson[/lastfm] from [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Hanson[/lastfm], dimpled darling [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Jordan Knight[/lastfm] from[lastfm link_type="artist_info"] New Kids On The Block[/lastfm] or hot-stepping heart-throb, [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Justin Timberlake[/lastfm] from [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]*NSYNC[/lastfm].
If you need something to giggle and reminisce over at work, we've highlighted our Top Ten Favorite Boy Bands From Back In The Day.
10. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]LFO[/lastfm]
Pop/rap trio, LFO, wasn't very popular aside from their one-hit wonder "Summer Girls" that basically every radio station had in perpetual rotation the summer of 1999.
But the members of the LFO had that heart melty eye-cheekbone combination that was required of most boy bands, their song eluded to the boy bands of the "good old days," and they liked to wander around on the beach with girls in Abercrombie and Fitch–the clothing line of choice in 1999 if you wanted to look hot.
"Summer Girls"
9. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Boyzone[/lastfm]
Devastatingly good-looking Irish pop four-piece, Boyzone, were probably one of the most masculine "boy bands" of the craze and were incredibly famous in the United Kingdom.
The group churned out hit after hit, but as music fans from the United States, we mostly just remember their gorgeous faces plastered all over music magazines. And that was good enough for us.
"No Matter What"
8. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Color Me Badd[/lastfm]
Not many people remember this slighty-cheesy R&B group from Oklahoma by name, but if you start singing one of their tunes to a random stranger, they will probably say: "I remember that song! That was my jam."
Color Me Badd had a guy that looked like Kenny G, a guy that looked like George Michael, and a whole lot of that contrived early-90s Latin flair. Our favorite part about Color Me Badd (and the part that made them crush-worthy in our books) was their hilariously awesome lyrics.
"I Adore Mi Amor"
7. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Westlife[/lastfm]
Another Irish pop group, Westlife were one of the first boy bands to be signed and discovered by Simon Cowell of American Idol fame. They were constantly compared to Boyzone, but probably had more of an international appeal with their single "Swear It Again."
Looking at them and Boyzone, we have come to one conclusion: Irish men age extraordinarily well. We'll have to remember that next time we decide to drool over a foreign boy.
"Swear It Again"
6. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Take That[/lastfm]
English five-piece boy band, [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Take That[/lastfm], has been around since 1990, reuniting after nine years in 2005. Famous all over the world, Take That was also the musical hub for breakaway superstar and loveable bad boy, [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Robbie Williams[/lastfm].
We'd be lying if we didn't admit to Williams being the fuel to our white picket-fence fantasies…and then some.
"Love Ain't Here Anymore"
5. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]98 Degrees[/lastfm]
We can't for the life of us name anyone else in 98 Degrees except Nick Lachey, but we remember seeing them live in 2000 and thinking they were so, so cute. Especially Lachey. Those dimples; that smile; those muscles.
At the time, Lachey epitomized everything the world deemed a hot pop commodity. Heck, even now we'd take him at his grungiest.
"Because Of You"
4.[lastfm link_type="artist_info"] Hanson[/lastfm]
Pop brothers, Hanson, made their break-out hit "Mmm Bop" when they were still considered children. At a time when their was no Justin Bieber, their youth made them somewhat of a rare commodity, but they were the perfect crushes for pre-teen girls.
While they were somewhat awkward, yet still adorable during the "Mmm Bop" days, the Hanson brothers have grown up to be three incredibly dashing young men.
3. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Backstreet Boys[/lastfm]
Really, Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC are on a equal level when it comes to popularity and attractiveness. They were both five incredibly different looking guys: one was the heart-throb, two with goatees, the shy one with the soul patch, and the quirky one.
Backstreet Boys are amazing (and maybe a more danceable band) but they were missing one key component that kept them from being at our number two slot: [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Justin Timberlake[/lastfm].
Whether you were a rocker girl, a cheerleader, of an Algebra nerd, you probably listened to *NSYNC–even if it was in secret. Like the Backstreet Boys, there was just something about this ragtag bunch of cuties that made us believe there was someone out there that could love us–and maybe do a choreographed dance with us in faded sparkly jeans.
Plus, there was Justin Timberlake. Everyone knew there was star potential in that curly-coiffed boy-next-door.
1. New Kids On The Block
Admittedly, as second graders, we don't remember being huge fans of New Kids On The Block when they were popular. We only remember telling all our friends that we "really liked Jonathan Knight," but don't remember exactly why.
However, our teen-aged cousins would cut out all their pictures from Tiger Beat and Teen Heat and pin them to their ceilings. Girls would gush over New Kids On The Block like they were [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]The Beatles[/lastfm].
Re-watching and listening to all the old New Kids On The Block songs, we understand why. Not only were they most talented (musically and dance-wise) of the bunch, they were also the most undeniably adorable. New Kids On The Block had that special charm of actually looking like that cute kid on our block that made us blush, but that we were too scared to approach.
"You've Got The Right Stuff"
- What do you remember about these boy bands? Who was your favorite boy band and why? Did we miss anyone? Do you disagree? Let us know in the comments!


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Black Mountain Climber's Log
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|City Escape
Date Climbed: Jan 11, 2015
|Leaving Las Vegas
|Posted Jan 26, 2015 8:10 pm
|1st time to top of true summit
Date Climbed: Nov 22, 2012
|I have been to the end of the "Black Mountain Overlook" trail (as referred to on the trail signage) several times over the years. On November 22, 2012 I decided to hike over to the true summit of Black Mountain with my nephew, Matthew. My daughter, Tori opted to stay at the top of the overlook where the trail ends with her dog who doesn't do well on cross-country desert mountain terrain.
|Posted Nov 23, 2012 1:00 pm
|Black to River Traverse
Date Climbed: Mar 25, 2011
|Traverse from Black Mountain Overlook to River Mountain tagging all of the minor highpoints along the way.
Pics and commentary are here.
|Posted Oct 24, 2012 9:40 pm
Date Climbed: Nov 28, 2011
|Posted Mar 20, 2012 10:07 am
Date Climbed: Nov 28, 2011
|Posted Mar 20, 2012 10:05 am
|Red and Black
Date Climbed: Apr 12, 2010
|It was cloudy and raining in the higher peaks around Las Vegas and I looked in the local guidebook and found this hike. I went to Red Mountain first and then hiked over to Black Mountain. The River Mountains have a good view of Lake Mead.
|Posted Mar 19, 2012 12:20 pm
Date Climbed: Nov 28, 2011
|Kimberly wanted to take a tour of the Hoover Dam in the evening, so we decided to do a hike nearby to that location. Climbing Red and Black Mountains in the River Mountains near Boulder City looked interesting, so Kessler, Shaylee, Kimberly and I decided to climb those. We opted for the longer of the two standard routes since it would provide a good workout.
It was a beautiful day and we made our way through the maze of trails until we were in the canyon leading up to the saddle between Red Mountain and Black Mountain. It was a pretty trail and after reaching the saddle, we opted to climb Red Mountain first. There was some new development at the top (zip line) so we went over to climb the more pristine Black Mountain.
After enjoying the great views of Las Vegas and Lake Mead from the summit of Black Mountain, we hiked back down to the trailhead.
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My son and his friend looked rather silly when they squeezed themselves into costumes at least two or three sizes to small for them... they didn't mind, they had so much fun going around the house, grrr-ing at everything and everyone.
I was challenged to do a LO with 3 full size photos, 5 pp from 3 different brands and all of them had to be patterned. So, this is the outcome. I have papers from Crate, 2x Sassafras, Daisyd's and what I think is Magnolia. I threw this together in a jiffy to make the deadline for the challenge so it is rather random... but unfortunately I had camera upload problems, so I'm probably to late, but hey, I finished my challenge and that is the fun part :) TFL!
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How Does This Creepy Bank of America Exec Intend to 'Help' Rick Perry?
Here's a supremely creepy clip of a Bank of America executive — perhaps, say, its director of public policy? — walking up to Rick Perry at a New Hampshire event on Wednesday and saying "Bank of America. We will help you out." Well, we know that the governor appreciates a nice gift.
Bank of America has sent out a notably slick statement about the clip, denying anything the slightest bit mob-like about this interaction:
Bank of America does not endorse Presidential candidates. The reference was about following up on the substance of the speech about job creation and economic growth. Discussing policy issues that affect our company and our customers is something we do with policymakers of both parties routinely at the local, state, and Federal levels.
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From last week: Phillies add Sam Perlozzo to coaching staff, post to be determined later.
Perlozzo joins Phillies' coaching staff
Ex-O's skipper has not yet been assigned specific role
By Ken Mandel / MLB.com
Welcome to the team, Sam. Hope you'll enjoy the experience.
PHILADELPHIA — Moving quickly to fill one of two coaching vacancies, the Phillies announced the addition of Sam Perlozzo to the team's staff on Thursday.
Perlozzo hasn't been assigned a specific coaching position from among third-base coach or bench coach, where Steve Smith (dismissed) and Jimy Williams (declined to return), respectively, worked for the past two seasons.
Regardless, the former infielder will handle infield instruction. Perlozzo spent last season as Seattle's third-base coach after 12 years with Baltimore as a third-base coach (1996-2000), bench coach (2001-05) and manager (2005-07). Before landing with the Orioles, Perlozzo coached third for the Mariners (1993-95), the Reds (1990-92) and the Mets (1987-89).
"I've known Sammy for a long time and couldn't be happier to add someone with his experience to our coaching staff," manager Charlie Manuel said in a statement.
Perlozzo was a five-time fielding champion in nine Minor League seasons, as well as for the Yakult Swallows in Japan in 1980, the same season Manuel hit 48 home runs for the Kintetsu Buffaloes.
Perlozzo's role depends on who fills the other coaching vacancy. That could be someone else with managerial experience. Former big league skippers Jim Tracy, Grady Little and Terry Collins have emerged as candidates, according to a person familiar with the Phillies' thinking. (H/T Phillies.com)
Once again, welcome to the team, Sam. Hopefully you'll soon know which position you'll be filling in.


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Reviewed By Bill R (Langdon, ND) Reviewed for a 1965 Ford F-250 —11/8/2015 4:45 PM
This was a horrible kit I got . The bottom port on the tank was stripped out so I had to retap it . And the gauge that came with it has lights in the display that are fryed out. So u can't even read what it is saying . Very said with auto anything on this one


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Created on November 4, 2013
David A. Hinson, MBDA National Director, was selected as one of Diversity Plus magazine's 2013 Top 30 Champions of Diversity. Hinson was selected for his demonstrated leadership, and for going above and beyond to mentor and assist with the growth of minority-owned firms. Diversity Plus acknowledged the fact that since the start of the Obama Administration, MBDA has helped minority-owned businesses access $14.6 billion in contracts and capital (through fiscal year 2012). This represents a 108 percent increase over the prior administration. The Agency's clients have also created and saved nearly 40,000 jobs, making the four years under Hinson's leadership the best performing years in MBDA's 44-year history.
Visit Top 30 Champions of Diversity to see the other champions.
Alejandra Y. Castillo, MBDA National Deputy Director, was one of five recipients of the Hispanic Heritage Foundation's first Hispanic Business Community Awards. The awards recognized the impact of Latino business leaders on the Greater Washington, DC community and Castillo was recognized for her public service leadership.
"I've known Alejandra for many years," said Jose Antonio Tijerino, President and CEO of the Hispanic Heritage Foundation. "And we are proud to honor her for a career spent making a difference. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition."
Visit the Hispanic Heritage Foundation website to learn more.


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Publisher: APCNews Montreal, 27 April 2012
Announced this week, APC's executive director Anriette Esterhuysen and Lillian Nalwoga from APC member organisation Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) were appointed to the 2012 Internet Governance Forum Multistakeholder Advisory Group (IGF MAG). Congratulations are in order to them as well as to APC's policy manager Valeria Betancourt,and executive board member Graciela Selaimen from APC member organisation Núcleo de Pesquisas, Estudos e Formação (NUPEF), who were re-appointed.
We also want to extend our congratulations to the Internet Governance Caucus (IGC) members who were selected for the MAG and express our appreciation that the UNSG has managed to convene a group with strong civil society and developing country representation. A full list of MAG members for 2012 is available here.
About the IGF: APC has found that the IGF is an experimental and influential policy forum for achieving our mission of ensuring open, universal and affordable access to the internet for all people. At the IGF, we advocate for policies and regulatory approaches that ensure equitable and affordable access, freedom of information and expression, access to knowledge, public participation, human rights, capacity-building and a development agenda for internet governance. And we express our concern about the erosion and diminishing visibility of a rights-based approach to how the internet is governed.


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Colleges Recover 90 Million Pounds of Materials During RecycleMania
Recycling rivalries added another level of "madness" to March this year, as 523 schools competed in the RecycleMania Tournament, which harnesses the competitive spirit around sports rivalries and uses them to increase campus recycling and waste reduction.
Colleges and universities across the United States and Canada participated in the eight-week competition in which schools are ranked according to how much recycling, trash and food waste they collect. Between the Feb. 3 kickoff and the tournament's final day on March 30, participating schools collectively recovered 90.3 million pounds of recyclables and organic materials, preventing the release of nearly 121,436 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2E) into the atmosphere.
During this 13th annual tournament, updated weekly rankings allowed schools to track their performance in eight categories – measuring their recycling rate; overall recycling by weight; lowest amount of total waste; and per capita recovery for paper, cardboard, cans and bottles, and food waste. Colleges also participated in several special categories targeting electronics and film plastics, as well as the "Game Day: Basketball" category, which ranked schools based on recyclables collected at a single home basketball game.
The colleges and universities that took home top prizes in the three primary categories are:
"Grand Champion" (percentage of overall waste that is recycled): University of Missouri-Kansas City - (86.02%)
"Per Capita Classic" (total pounds of recyclables collected per person): California State University-San Marcos - (53.11 lbs.)
"Waste Minimization" (lowest recyclables and trash per person): Valencia Community College- (3.20 lbs.)
"Each year universities eagerly wait for the final results of the competition," said Stacy Wheeler president of RecycleMania, Inc. "Because everyone participating is a competitor, this helps create the spirited atmosphere for students to develop new and better ways to recycle more. In the end, it's a win for the home team and planet earth."
The RecycleMania Tournament is an independent program of RecycleMania, Inc., a nonprofit organization led by recycling managers from participating schools. Program management is provided by Keep America Beautiful with additional program support from the United States EPA's WasteWise program and the College and University Recycling Coalition (CURC). This year, RecycleMania also partnered with the United Negro College Fund Special Programs (UNCFSP) and Campus Conservation National (CCN).
"RecycleMania is a powerful tool to communicate the recycling message to college students in a way that resonates with their values and experience," said Matt McKenna, president and CEO of Keep America Beautiful.
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Giants snag Pagan in trade with Mets
By Chris Haft / MLB.com
DALLAS -- The Giants completed a trade Wednesday that sends outfielder Andres Torres and right-hander Ramon Ramirez to the New York Mets for outfielder Angel Pagan. The transaction represents San Francisco's first trade at baseball's Winter Meetings since 2005 and fills the Giants' need for an additional outfielder. Melky Cabrera, acquired last month from Kansas City, is a virtual lock to start at one spot, while Nate Schierholtz appears to have the inside track in right field. Pagan's presence also could intensify competition -- not just possibly in the outfield, but also at first base, where Brandon Belt and Aubrey Huff, who had been projected as potential left fielders, would vie for playing time. Pagan's arrival ends the Giants' efforts to retain free agent Carlos Beltran, the only legitimate power threat among the team's outfielders last season after he was obtained from the Mets on July 28. Given the Giants' lack of payroll flexibility and Beltran's probable demand for an eight-figure average annual salary, they seemed to have little or no chance of signing him anyway. Pagan likely would hit at or near the top of the order. Though he batted fifth in 56 games last year, he's not a classic middle-of-the-lineup hitter, having accumulated 18 home runs and 125 RBIs in the previous two seasons. "The options [to acquire a proverbial big bat] aren't there because of our lack of financial flexibility," Giants general manager Brian Sabean said. Pagan, 30, is a somewhat more consistent version of Torres -- a switch-hitter who has hit .277 with 69 stolen bases while playing mostly regularly for the last two seasons. Pagan played exclusively center field in 121 games for the Mets last season but has occupied all three spots during his six-year Major League career. Ramirez, 30, has been prominently mentioned in trade speculation involving the Giants. He was among their top setup relievers last season, finishing 3-3 with a 2.62 ERA in 66 appearances. His credentials included 66 strikeouts in 68 2/3 innings. Ramirez also excelled down the stretch during the Giants' march to the postseason and, ultimately, the World Series conquest in 2010. He went 1-0 with an 0.67 ERA -- two earned runs allowed in 27 innings -- spanning 25 outings. Torres, 33, became a fan favorite during his three-year Giants stint with his effervescent attitude, his compelling battle with ADHD and, naturally, his performance. He hit .268 with 16 homers, 63 RBIs and 26 stolen bases in 2010. But Torres slumped last season as he hit .221 with four homers and 19 RBIs in 112 games. An upbeat Torres expressed gratitude for the support he received from the Giants organization, which gave him his first extended Major League activity after he spent most of 11 seasons in the Minors, and the public.
"I want to thank the fans for all their support," said Torres, winner of the 2010 Willie Mac Award as the team's most inspirational player. "Even when I was going bad, they cheered for me. ... I'm never going to forget San Francisco."Acknowledging that his hitting mechanics were flawed last season, Torres has been attempting to regain his stroke by working with former Rangers slugger Juan Gonzalez, the two-time American League Most Valuable Player. "He gave me some good tips," Torres said. "... I'm going to miss everybody there, but in this game you have to move forward. I'm happy that the Mets are giving me the opportunity." The deal will trim the Giants' list of contractual chores ever so slightly, since Torres and Ramirez were part of the club's huge contingent of 13 players eligible for salary arbitration. Sabean had repeated that the Giants were weighing whether to offer them salary arbitration by Monday's deadline. But Pagan, who earned $3.5 million last season, also is arbitration-eligible. Financially, the Giants and Mets probably will break even. Like Cabrera, Pagan can become a free agent after next season. Sabean, who has typically resisted acquiring such players, indicated Monday that this would no longer be a deterrent.
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Use Your Diver-Power to Protect Coral Sea Sharks
Asked to imagine paradise many divers think of clear, tropical waters teeming with marine life. Throw in some big sharks to get the adrenaline going and we are in diver heaven.
Well there is no need to dream: divers can find their dive paradise in Australia's Coral Sea, one of the last remaining places where large marine life is still found in abundance.
So it is extraordinary that a proposed new marine park fails to protect over half of the Coral Sea and leaves 90 percent of its coral reefs open to some form of fishing.
The good news is that divers have the power to improve the park. As a diver you have a powerful voice in how our marine environment is managed. No matter where you live in the world, please use that power to ask the Australian Government to improve protection for the Coral Sea's reefs and sharks.
Lying alongside the Great Barrier Reef, the Coral Sea is home to an amazing array of marine life from whale sharks and sea turtles to the corals and swarms of fish that bring a reef alive. Oceanic and reef sharks are found in large numbers and the southern Coral Sea is recognised as a global predator hotspot.
Failing to protect the coral reefs leaves reef sharks vulnerable. Tawny nurse sharks and grey, blacktip and whitetip reef sharks are regularly seen here, with silvertips, tigers and great hammerheads making an occasional appearance. Remarkably, Osprey Reef - where divers from around the world encounter a shark experience of a lifetime - is one of the reefs currently left unprotected.
Many deepwater sharks live in the Coral Sea, and these also remain unprotected. Fifty two species of deep-water sharks and rays live here, 18 of them found nowhere else. Even a deep tech diver may never see these sharks, but we still have a duty to protect them.
By protecting sharks here we protect sharks in other regions including the Great Barrier Reef, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia. At least ten pelagic sharks move through the Coral Sea including shortfin mako, bronze whalers, oceanic whitetips, hammerheads, tiger, and great white sharks. The Coral Sea is also home to a rare whale shark aggregation.
These and many other shark species remain at risk under the current proposal for the new marine park. So please make a submission and use your diver-power to protect the Coral Sea's sharks!


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