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It's confirmed: "Kinky Boots" will work out its kinks in Chicago. Producers Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig announced Wednesday that the new Broadway-aimed musical with music and lyrics by pop star Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein ("Hairspray") will have its pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago this fall, prior to Broadway, likely in early 2013.
The Chicago engagement at the Bank of America Theatre, 18 W. Monroe St. will open in early October and will play several weeks. Individual tickets are not yet on sale.
The new musical is based on the 2005 British movie, directed by Julian Jarrold, wherein a struggling shoe factory takes a cue from a helpfully adroit drag queen and finds a new economic life selling a more fetishistic kind of footwear. Jerry Mitchell, the director of both "Hairspray" will both direct and choreograph the show. Reportedly, the show will star Stark Sands and Billy Porter.
This will be Lauper's first Broadway score, although she performed in the 2005 Broadway revival of "The Threepenny Opera." A singer-songwriter who has released over 40 singles and sold millions of records, Lauper is known for such 1980s pop-rock hits as "True Colors," "Time After Time" and "Girls Just Want to Have Fun." She's likely to be in and out of Chicago for several weeks, working on the show in the traditional fashion.
"Kinky Boots," which had a workshop performance before an invited audience in New York last month, has been in development for at least three years.
As previously reported in the Tribune, the production will be among the first to take advantage of the new Illinois tax incentives, passed late last year and designed to attract more pre-Broadway tryouts and long-running shows.


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In fall 2011, the Japanese city of Matsudo launched the first in a series of anime style posters, designed to appeal to young people and help stop crime.
Since then, the character, who is named "Aya Matsumiya," has appeared in several poster campaigns to help fight crime. There's even a cosplayer who dresses as the character and sings anime music at local events in Chiba Prefecture, where Matsudo is located.
This month, Matsumiya is promoting a blood drive. Fighting crime, helping people, and singing gooey pop music—for Aya Matsumiya, that's all in a good day's work!
松戸市防犯キャラが献血を応援 ポスターとかもらえるよ! [IT Media]
江戸川カッパ市松戸コミマの模様 その4 ライブの部 [のりすけが松戸を知りたいって言ってるよ]
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Anyone done anything to tweak search?tmaurer Aug 24, 2011 8:15 AM (in response to jemjanik)
We're having this same complaint. And I just realized that the fact that bookmarks aren't surfaced in spotlight search has actually made that worse instead of better. It seems like although bookmarks were removed from the results, they weren't added to the relevance score. This means that searches we'd all come to rely on aren't working any more, and it is a struggle to find something that will work.
I'd love to hear if anyone has found anything to address this, and/or to know what Jive's plans are in this arena. Without applying Jive 5 against our own content, I'm not sure what search changes might be applied in 5 already and whether they would resolve some of our issues.
Re: Anyone done anything to tweak search?jemjanik Aug 24, 2011 8:23 AM (in response to tmaurer)
I would agree that without the bookmarks in highlight search combined with them not influencing the relevance score does seem to be making it harder.
Anyone done anything to tweak search?John Schwiller Aug 24, 2011 11:37 AM (in response to tmaurer)
I'm seeing bookmarks in Spotlight - try w*r*I*n*k*l*e (not that you'd need to). Note that I've spammed out the bookmarks (with multiple accounts) but they still show in the spotlight results which I think is annoying.
Anyone done anything to tweak search?tmaurer Aug 24, 2011 11:59 AM (in response to John Schwiller)
OK, so point of clarification, John. External bookmarks saved in Jive still display, Internal bookmarks (i.e. I bookmark this discussion, my support community, and Jem's JiveWorld 2011 slides) are no longer displayed in results. I think this behavior is OK, assuming that when the bookmarks were removed from results, they were added to the algorithm for determining relevance scores. From what I am seeing in my research of our 188.8.131.52 instance, that is not what happened. For example, I have a Jive document that has 20 bookmarks. When I use keywords that are in the document and also in the bookmarks, I get results that don't include the bookmarked document. I want to better understand the search engine, because we are having a harder and harder time getting desired results to surface (due to quantity of content on a single subject).
Re: Anyone done anything to tweak search?jemjanik Aug 24, 2011 12:04 PM (in response to tmaurer)
That is the exact same problem we're seeing too; you articulated it better.
Re: Anyone done anything to tweak search?nick Aug 26, 2011 3:59 PM (in response to tmaurer)
Internal bookmarks were removed from spotlight search results in 4.5.6 because we don't offer any way to filter them out in that interface and thats primarily where the complaints were. They were left in on the full search results page because it's possible to filter them out and we wanted to limit the changes in a patch release. We also couldn't rearchitect the search indexes to take bookmark data into account for the primary content object in a patch release.
I'm pretty certain they were fully removed from the full search page in 5.0, but I'll have to look into how they feed relevance for the primary objects.
Re: Anyone done anything to tweak search?karl.rumelhart Aug 26, 2011 10:57 PM (in response to nick)
Thanks Nick. To fill in the story about 5.0, in this release we did what Tracy suggests: we took any text of public bookmarks (notes and tags) and added them to the full text field of the content that they are associated with in the search index. So, if I have a document that has text "document text" in it and then I bookmark it with a public bookmark and in my bookmark I include the notes "my bookmark notes", the text field for the document in the index will contain: "document text my bookmark notes". If there are multiple bookmarks for a document then the text from all of the bookmarks is included.


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As updates go, the Nikon D800 is a pretty major one. Compared to its predecessor the D700, Nikon's newest DSLR features an impressive set of key specifications, and subtly refined ergonomics, too. After more than three years we expected the D800 to outclass its predecessor, but products don't exist in a vacuum, and it wasn't long after the 12MP D700's announcement that Canon brought out the movie-shooting EOS 5D Mark II.
Not only was the 5D II Canon's first video-equipped DSLR, but at 21MP it offered a class-leading pixel count, effectively equal in resolution to Canon's professional EOS-1 Ds Mark III. The D700 won plaudits for its versatility, low light image quality and 51-point autofocus system, but it couldn't compete with the 5D II on resolution, or of course, video.
The D800 changes all that. Compared to the D700, the D800 is a thoroughly modern camera, boasting a highly advanced feature set for both still and video shooting. At 36.3MP the $3000 D800 comfortably eclipses its competitors in terms of pixel count and makes the $8000 Nikon D3X look distinctly irrelevant, too.
Compared to D700: Specification highlights
- 36.3MP CMOS sensor (compared to 12.1MP)
- 15.3MP DX-format capture mode (compared to 5MP)
- 25MP 1.2x Crop mode
- 51-point AF system with 15 cross-type sensors, rated to -2EV* (compared to -1EV)
- ISO 100-6400 extendable to ISO 25,600 equiv (same as D700)
- 1080p video at 30, 25 or 24 frames per second, up to 24Mbps, with uncompressed HDMI output and audio monitoring options*
- 3.2", 921,000 dot LCD with anti-fog layer* (compared to 3in, 921k-dot)
- Maximum 4fps continuous shooting in FX mode, 6fps in DX mode** (compared to 8fps in FX mode)
- Advanced Scene Recognition System with 91,000 pixel metering sensor* (compared to 1005-pixel)
- 'Expeed 3' Image Processing*
- Dual-axis Virtual Horizon (on LCD screen/viewfinder)* (compared to single-axis)
* Same or almost identical to Nikon D4
** Maximum frame rate in DX mode is dependant on power source
We've had a D800 in the office for a few days, and we've spent that time shooting with the camera not only in our studio but also out in the big, bad 'real world'. We're some way off being able to publish a full review, but I wanted to share with you some first impressions. You've already read our in-depth preview, and you know what the professionals think, but now that we've got a production sample to play with, I want to give you an idea of what the D800 is actually like to use.
The D700 was a generally pleasant camera to hold and use, and so is the D800. Nikon hasn't made many drastic changes to the handling experience, and those that it has made are broadly in line with Nikon's design philosophy for 2011/12. Gone is the 'traditional' MF/AF-S/AF-C focus mode switch on the lens throat, to be replaced by the same combined MF/AF switch and AF mode button control that we've seen on the D7000 and D4. This updated approach to focus mode selection is nice and neat, because it associates all of the many options with a single physical control point, but as I pointed out in my recent article about the D4, it does make switching between AF-S and AF-C less rapid than it used to be.
Of more signficance to the average D7000 user will be the D800's updated drive mode dial and dedicated live view switch. Live view mode on the D700 was very much a 'first generation' implementation and although effective and useful, setting it via the drive mode dial was a pain, especially if you needed to grab a quick high or low-angle shot.
Improved Automatic ISO Sensitivity Mode
The D800's automatic ISO mode is inherited from the D4 and is improved over the same mode in earlier Nikon DSLRs. Previously, auto ISO customization was minimal, and consisted simply of an option to set the maximum ISO and minimum shutter speed when the camera was used in auto ISO mode. The currently-set ISO counted as the minimum ISO sensitivity (and in fact still does). This system was fine for shooting with a fixed focal length lens, but less useful with zoom lenses, where a 'safe' minimum shutter speed at either end of the focal range might be several stops apart.
In the D4 and D800, Nikon has (at long last) added an 'Auto' option to the minimum shutter speed options, which allows the camera to automatically set the minimum shutter speed based on its knowledge of the focal length that you're working at. This response can be biased in 5 steps, from 'slow' to 'fast' depending on whether you'd like the camera to err on the side of slower or faster shutter speeds. A small change but one that takes Auto ISO a little closer to being the 'set and forget' function that it should have been long ago.


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How do I find Saskatchewan Homestead Records?
June 6, 2009 by © Joan Miller - Luxegen Genealogy.
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Homestead Records in Saskatchewan My grandfather, William (Bill) IRVINE was a Saskatchewan homesteader. He arrived in Canada from Ireland in 1911 at age 19 to make his way in a new land. He was only 20 when he homesteaded on 160 acres 20 miles south west of Young, Saskatchewan. It was a hard life and [...]


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Evelyn Klebert (1965 to present) is an author in the grand old city of New Orleans. She's written twelve critically acclaimed books: six paranormal novels, four collections of supernatural short stories, and two esoteric poetry collections. She is an avid reader and student of esoteric studies intent on examining the "big questions" in life as are her characters. One of her latest novels "Treading on Borrowed Time" is a love story set in New Orleans which explores the issue of past lives, karmic obligations, as well as other dimensional beings. Stay tuned for her next novel to be released in the summer of 2013 entitled "The Broken Vow: The Clandestine Exploits of a Werewolf."
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Don't sack ZolaThe very best posts from KUMB over the years ...
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Don't sack Zola
I've always supported the G&S bid on the grounds of their experience and realism ... but I'm starting to wonder. If they seriously plan to get rid of Zola and install Mark Hughes, they'll be making a massive mistake.
The only two good reasons for getting rid of a manager at this stage in the season are either that he's lost the confidence of the team, who are underperforming as a result ... and that you've got someone obviously netter to step in.
The first of those conditions clearly does not apply. The fans and the players are still behind Zola. As Matt Upson himself said after the game yesterday, the team's been playing much better in the past month (Spurs away being the only big exception). There was no sign whatever in that 0-0 that this was a tram that didn't believe in what it was doing: quite the reverse, in fact. They've worked hard, defended much more solidly and held theit own against Chelsea, Villa and (for mot of the game) Arsenal. They've done this without all their main strikers. When Cole and Franco come back and the fixture list gives us that run of games against fellow strugglers, there's every reason to see a much better run that would take us racing up the table, just as Everton are now doing.
So there's no 'push' to get rid of Zola.
And there's no 'pull' for Mark Hughes. I like the man. He comes across as intelligent, dignified and worthy of respect. But he's not got a stellar management record. Not bad, certainly, but not stellar. Why disrupt the club, unsettle the players and risk the turnaround that's happening anyway, just so G&S can stamp their mark on their new toy?
And why not act like grownups and take some time to make a sensible, reasoned, informed assessment of what's happening at the club, in a way that can only be done from the inside. There's no need to panic. The odds are still strongly in favour of escaping relegation this season. So G&S should do the thing that can often be hardest for corporate management - nothing.
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I would take Burt's Duxbury inspired witterings a little less seriously if I were you. If G&S do decide to get rid it'll be because we are still flirting dangerously close to relegation with a couple of months to go.
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Frankie Zola's Claret and Blue Army
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I would have thought the push was we're losing far more games than we're winning, have been in and around the relegation zone most of the season and most of the players have gone backwards under him?
Still he has had limited resources to work with, it'll be interesting to see what he can do if he's given a few quid to spend in this window. The team is crying out for more depth/quality.
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Just to play devil's advocate, if a prospective owner believes that Zola isn't the man they want at the club in the long term, at what point do you replace him?
Do you give him money to spend in January? Money that could be used counter-productively to the desires of the new manager.
Do you wait til the summer and set back your long term plans six months?
If we were relegated this season, you've handed your new boss an even bigger task when he joins.
If he keeps us up in Great Escape like fashion, you risk the wrath of the fans when Zola is removed.
Would it not make sense to ring the changes as soon as possible rather than keep the club in limbo for a period of time?
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If Zola is here two months after they start - he will be in 3-5 years time.
If we go down with Zola as the manager - and they hold him in reasonable regard - he will not be sacked.
It's not their style. The only hesitation I'd have is that they didn't pick Zola first up. They always back their own man. Wheteher Zola falls into "own man" category - who knows?
They've backed Fry, Bruce and McLeish after relegations - even though Bruce especially - did what the anti-G and S mob would call a "Curbishley" with his signings when they bankrolled him to take them up a level.
It's one of ths strange contradictions of this debate.
People criticise them for not handing more money to Bruce to avoid relegation, when he was spending it like Curbishley did here on players who never played.
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Spot on
Of the 2 men involved, as a neutral, I, like most others I imagine, had a great deal of respect for Zola as a player. Not only was he supremely talented, but played the game fairly, with excellent spirit, and the warmth of his personality shone through. A lot of that he has taken into management. Whether he has the know how to be a top manager, well, only time will tell. But in terms of personality and having a manager I actually like as a person, I feel Zola deserves a chance under the new owners, whoever they are. He is someone I really want to do well (and not just because that means West Ham will be doing well)
As for Mark Hugues, well just about the opposite, imo. Sure, there's no doubt he also was a very talented player. But he is one of my all time least favourite player. Arrogant, smug, self-righteous, superior, well, where shall I stop? Sure, he's done okay as a manager, but I don't want him here.
Whereas Zola's personality seems to fit very well with us as a club, I feel Sparky's smug arrogance is at odds with what our club is all about
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I dont think there is a chance in hell that we will be relegated unless the "new owners" decide to replace Zola.I can honestly say I was very sceptical when Zola was installed but he has one me over.You can see it on the players faces and in the way they try to play - Zola has got the team to play the West Ham way and the team spirit is in evidence accross the pitch.Destroy the Spirit within the team and we are destined for the drop.
I am and always will be proud to call myself one of Frankie Zola's claret and blue army! God bless the little fella
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That bit is just plain wrong.
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Really? Upson, Illunga, Green, Collison, Noble haven't gone backwards?
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Upson - no.
Illunga - resting on his laurels after new contract
Green - no.
Collison - the lad has had a tough 6 months.
Noble - lost after leaving the under 21's and still in need of a definite midfield role.
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You think Upson and Green's form is the same as under Curbishley? Interesting.
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Hughes for me all day long. We'll do better under Hughes than Zola, and there is no reason why, with Hughes and a competent Board/owners we can't, in the medium terms be doing as well as the white shirted prima donnas from North London
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In my opinion, we'll do very well under Zola/Clarke. Next year will be a different story indeed. Mark Hughes is definitely what I'd call a lucky manager. God I'd hate it if we had him as a manager.
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I notice you have gone from talking about "most of the players have gone backwards under him" (which suggests the players have simply got worse) to now talking about "form" (which is temporary).
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It'll only be temporary if the players get better again won't it? The players I've mentioned, have all IMHO got worse under Zola, Cole is the only one who for me has shown significant improvement.
If we take the word form out and say.. Green, Upson, Colllison, Ilunga, Noble look worse under Zola than they did under Curbishley what's the difference. It's obviously a little hard to do a direct comparison as other players have come and gone, injuries etc but apart from Cole I don't think anyone looks any better under Zola than they did under Curbishley, all IMHO of course.
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Ok, so you are not talking about form, which is what I thought. I can't see how you can say Green and Upson have simply got worse. Neither have been on top form over the past few months, but that's it - it's about form. Green showed yesterday how good he still is (and also how is still prone to silly decisions - he always has been). Upson, except for 3/4 matches over the past few months is still an England International. Again, only his form has waivered. Under Zola Upson has been a rock for us.
On second thoughts, I think you might have a point with Noble though - Zola and Clarke like previous management teams don't seem to know what to do with him. Maybe they could have used him more wisely.
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my only real concern about Zola, is his lack of experience and him clearly being out of his depth for a relegation fight but having said that I don't believe it would be right to sack him. This last year he had to manage a club under almost impossible circumstances and I do believe he has done all that he can. If we can come through this and stay up I feel the experience will of been of benefit to Zola, and we really need to wait and see how well he can really do when he has some money to spend.
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Starting a Zola in Zola out pol would be Interesting....
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Upson and Green's form has plummeted this season. Noble doesn't look like a Prem player IMO. Ilumga is nowhere near as good as last seaso, for whatever reason. Same for Collison,
Cole, Parker, Faubert, and now even Kovac look better than last season IMO though.
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HSBC customers in cash machine hell
Accounts frozen, cards eaten
Exclusive HSBC's cash machine service turned on customers this weekend with many people complaining that their accounts were held hostage and others saying ATM boxes ate their cards. The issues also extended to HSBC's credit cards with thousands of people affected, The Register can confirm.
Reports of the HSBC failures flooded The Register today. A number of customers shouted that they've been unable to access their accounts for hours. Meanwhile, another HSBC customer tried to use a Halifax cash machine, only to have his card gobbled up.
"Since this [Sunday] morning, HSBC cash machines will swallow your card if you aren't a HSBC customer," one reader wrote, who had his card taken on Sunday. "I've spoken to Halifax, and they've contacted HSBC."
Halifax did not immediately return our call seeking comment.
HSBC, however, did give us a ring.
"We had roughly a two hour outage that started after noon yesterday," said HSBC spokesman Richard Lindsay.
The mega bank has blamed "a standard server issue" for the problem that blocked a computer from verifying the identities of cardholders. Thousands of ATM and credit card holders were impacted, although the bank refuses to provide a more specific number.
"This was a very minor problem," Lindsay said.
Not so, according to our readers.
"I went to pay for some items in a shop yesterday, but as soon as the assistant saw that I had an HSBC card, she stopped me," writes one reader. "She said they'd had problems processing HSBC cards for a few hours.
"Great news if you've just gotten to the front of the queue at Holland & Barretts - those old ladies with their vitamin tablets can get pretty nasty!"
"HSBC have had a major technical failure which has resulted in many peoples' cards being declined, and ATM machines unable to contact HSBC in order to verify account balances," adds reader Tim Arnold in Studley.
Similar accounts came in from other customers throughout the UK and even one in Japan who could not access his information over the weekend.
This issue does not seem to be tied to HSBC's recent identity fraud fright. Earlier this month the bank kicked off a review of some 300,000 accounts to check for evidence of fraud. Close to 27,000 customers have already received notice that their accounts will be clamped shut in 30 days, reports The Times.®


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I have a big rant I add to….well, to every single SQL session I give. That rant is on formatting code. You see, (I say,) you can't even begin to understand or optimize a query if it's not formatted…and by "formattted", I mean breaking out query clauses onto different lines, indenting column lists, etc etc.
Along with this speech, I normally give out a few resources for easier code formatting – after all, no one wants to go through every stored procedure, view, and trigger and format it by hand. In order of preference (most favorite down), here are those tools:
- Red-gate's SQL Prompt - CTRL-K-Y formats all the code in your query window in a single go, as long as it's parsable (no syntax errors). I cannot recommend this tool enough. It's beautiful.
- Poor SQL Parser – This free online utility lets you copy-paste your code into and out of a window and format it. I haven't yet downloaded the free version, but I'll update you here when I do. Thanks to Brent Ozar for the link Friday (and thereby for the blog post inspiration)!
- SSMS ToolsPack – This won't format the code (in its current version), but it changes all keywords to uppercase (e.g., select to SELECT). This is handier than you'd think.
- MS Word Macro – You can grow your own copy-and-paste-and-format utility with MS Word utilities, or you can use the SQL formatting macro code I supplied for you here.
Happy days,
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CPSA Registered DTL 100 04/02/2017
The Priory CTC
Here at the Priory safety is paramount and to ensure the welfare of both shooters and spectators. We have a strict policy to ensure that everyone that is shooting and spectating MUST wear ear and eye protection. If you do not have glasses and ear protection, we have disposable ear plugs and glasses that can be loaned out inside the clubhouse. This is not only for registered competitions but is in place for everyones' safety, at all times.


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With drivers looking to visit gas stations less often, automakers are slowly bringing more diesel-powered cars to showrooms.
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Diesel, an option that's more common in commercial vehicles and heavy-duty trucks, has largely been absent from passenger cars and sport-utility vehicles in the U.S. Unlike in Europe, diesel engines have failed to gain widespread acceptance despite a greater focus on fuel economy.
The differences between the American and European car markets were highlighted recently by Ford Motor Co.'s (NYSE:F) decision to forgo a diesel-powered Focus ST in the U.S. Ford unveiled the 2015 version of its high-performance hatchback at the U.K.'s Goodwood Festival of Speed last month.
In Europe, it's not only the longer range and higher torque that attracts drivers to diesel cars, as most countries in the region have lower taxes for diesel compared to unleaded gasoline. On this side of the pond, consumers are faced with higher prices for diesel fuel, and manufacturers must deal with stricter U.S. emissions regulations that increase the cost of a diesel engine.
Misperceptions over the performance of modern diesel engines have also prevented sales from taking off, Kelley Blue Book analyst Akshay Anand noted. Diesel-powered passenger vehicles have a U.S. market share of roughly 2.8%, up from 2.5% in 2010 based on registration statistics compiled by IHS Automotive. Half the cars on European roads run on diesel.
"There's a need for consumer education," Anand said. "Diesel is getting lost in the alternative-fuel shuffle."
For Ford, developing hybrid powertrains will remain a priority over diesel cars in the automaker's home market. Chris Terry, a Ford spokesman, said the company has no plans to add diesel cars to its fleet, noting the cost differential between diesel in Europe and the U.S.
"We think it's a better deal for consumers to go the hybrid route," Terry added. "You get the fuel economy for about the same cost."
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the 2014 Ford Fusion Hybrid gets combined city and highway mileage of 42 miles per gallon. The car has a starting price of around $26,270. By comparison, Volkswagen's 2014 Passat with a turbocharged diesel engine is rated at a combined 35 mpg and has a starting price of $26,675.
"I would be shocked if more than one out of 10 people know about the range of diesel cars."
Volkswagen Leads the Diesel Charge
Volkswagen AG has been one of the biggest diesel players in the U.S. The Volkswagen brand gives customers the option of choosing a diesel engine in most of its models, including the Passat, Jetta, Beetle and Golf.
The German auto giant's TDI models – an acronym for turbocharged direct injection – has made Volkswagen and Audi two of the most notable brands for diesel cars in America. TDI clean diesel provides 30% better fuel economy than comparable gas engines, according to Volkswagen's website.
Volkswagen spokesman Mark Gillies said customers often report getting better mileage than the EPA sticker, since most drivers spend their time on the highway. Diesel engines are at their best in steady cruising, he added.
Diesel accounts for approximately 15% to 30% of Volkswagen-brand sales, while some car lines count on diesel for more than 50% of sales. Volkswagen is responsible for about 70% of all U.S. diesel car sales.
"We offer a diesel option in as many cars as we can," Gillies said. "Volkswagen has been traditionally strong in diesel and turbo. Long term, we've made it clear that we'll have a multi-tiered approach" to fuel-efficient vehicles such as hybrids, plug-in hybrids and all-electric cars, he explained.
Beyond Volkswagen, consumers are left with few options to buy a diesel car. But more could be on the way.
General Motors (NYSE:GM) entered the segment last year with a diesel-powered Chevrolet Cruze. The nation's top seller of cars and trucks says the 2015 version will get 46 mpg and offer better horsepower and torque than the Jetta TDI.
Chevrolet also touts the range of its diesel compact, another benefit of diesel fuel. The Cruze can travel 717 miles on a single tank. Owners of the gasoline-powered 2014 Cruze, which according to Edmunds.com is rated at 38 highway mph and has a 15.6-gallon tank, need to fill up every 592 miles or less.
"Customers are looking at how they drive and match that up with the vehicle," said Richard Kwiecien, assistant marketing manager for the Cruze. "Some are looking for vehicles that give them a longer range."
Steven Majoros, Chevrolet's marketing director for cars and crossovers, added that Chevrolet seeks to deliver "what the customer is looking for," and consumers are becoming more educated about the benefits of diesel.
"Diesel is a misunderstood technology. The numbers make it feel real for people," Majoros said.
Chrysler Group is also dipping its toes into the diesel market. The soon-to-be Fiat Chrysler Automobiles swapped a three-liter, six-cylinder EcoDiesel engine into the Ram 1500 and Jeep Grand Cherokee, giving customers a diesel option in the pickup truck and SUV starting last year.
Ram will soon have a competitor in the market for light-duty trucks. Nissan plans to bring a turbocharged eight-cylinder diesel from Cummins (NYSE:CMI) to its Titan pickup truck.
"As other automakers come in, you'll see more acceptability over time," Gillies said of the diesel market. "Engines have gotten quiet and refined, and the range is pretty amazing. People don't like filling up."
Niche market?
Still, diesels have been slow to make inroads nationwide. Anand, the Kelley Blue Book analyst, said the rather limited model selection eliminates diesel as an option for consumers who are interested in popular vehicles like the Honda (NYSE:HMC) Civic.
"[Manufacturers] are unsure of how regulations will look in five years," Anand added, noting that Hyundai executives have indicated that diesel isn't on their radar. Instead, Hyundai is introducing a 2015 Tucson SUV powered by hydrogen.
With diesel cars accounting for a small percentage of the market, Ford sees no business case to introduce any of its European diesels to U.S. consumers. "It doesn't mean we can rule it out categorically in the future," Terry added.
Manufacturers like Ford have to "consider the added cost for after-treatment. For heavy duty and trucks, that's an entirely different equation," Terry said. Ford offers a 6.7-liter, V8 diesel engine in the F-350 Super Duty. "It's not that we're not pro-diesel. We are. Our customers love our diesels in Europe, and we're happy to supply them."
A Kelley Blue Book survey found that 12% of car shoppers might consider diesel, compared to 28% who are interested in hybrids. One-third said they won't consider an alternative-fuel vehicle. When asked why they are looking at buying a new car, 28% of respondents said they need better fuel economy.
"In terms of performance, it can be a niche," Anand said. "I would be shocked if more than one out of 10 people know about the range of diesel cars."
Noting how diesel remains a niche market in the U.S., Kwiecien described the Cruze as a worldwide vehicle that was fine-tuned for American consumers.
Kwiecien also said the Cruze diesel, as well as a version of the Impala that runs on compressed natural gas, can bring people who may not have considered Chevrolet into showrooms. Currently, the diesel version of the Cruze makes up 3% to 5% of the model's total sales, which Chevrolet says is meeting the company's expectations.
So would Chevrolet consider adding diesel engines to other models? "Certainly, why not?" Majoros said. "A larger segment of the population is learning about diesel. We have people constantly working on what's the right powertrain strategy."


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This homepage is partially updated!
The tasks and responsibilities of the former Ministry of Environment and Water have been taken over by the Ministry of Rural Development.
Until the new government website is completed,
for detailed and updated information please visit the following website: http://www.vm.gov.hu/main.php?folderID=945
In Hungary since April 1988 environment and nature protection falls under ministerial governance, at this time the National Water Bureau and the National Environment and Nature Protection Office were merged and the Ministry of Environment and Water was founded.
In the summer of 1990 water management was separated from environment protection and was transferred to the Ministry of Transport, Communication and Water. For a few months the environment portfolio operated under the name of Ministry for Environment Protection, later, in the autumn of 1990 its environment and nature protection scope of authority was increased to include housing and construction, regional development and heritage conservation and governed as the Ministry of Environment and Regional Development.
Following the 1998 change of government the housing and construction and the regional development duties were transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development while heritage conservation tasks were moved to the Ministry of National Cultural Heritage. At this time when the Ministry of Environment Protection was established.
In 2002 the Ministry went through a transformation again as water affairs were transferred from the Ministry for Transport, Communication and Water to the Ministry of Environment and Water.
At present the Ministry is a central governing body for environment and nature protection and water affairs. The Ministry carries out the special fields' sectoral, expert management and regulatory tasks in the areas of environment and nature protection, water management and meteorology. The Ministry's responsibilities include policy development, tasks connected to governmental work and the continuation of the ever far-reaching international collaboration. The Ministry's field institutions – environmental and water authorities, national park managements – attend to the first degree tasks of the authorities. Environment and nature protection second degree tasks of the authorities are carried out by the National Environment and Water Authority.
The aim of the Ministry of Environment and Water is the realization of a liberal programme which is based on environmental conscience and sustainable development.
The Ministry, headed by the Minister wishes to be the 'green conscience' not only of the government but of the entire populace. The accumulated knowledge, experience, the sensitivity and responsibility towards environmental issues bounds the Ministry to consciously take on conflicts in the interest of sustainable development.
The Ministry's mission is to be a portfolio that, through its work and its consistent leading role, encourages green thought to penetrate the conscience and actions of every political - economical decision maker and every citizen of Hungary. The green portfolio has to be the Ministry of future generations not only of the Ministry of today.
It is now a matter of fact that possibilities for growth are not infinite anywhere in the World particularly in this small, fragile country. The Ministry, taking into consideration the three large areas under its auspice ( environment, nature and water protection ) would like to fulfil its role as the founding pillar of increased environmental conscience by implementing environmental education and development of ecological sustainability.
The Ministry's objective is to provide a more liveable Hungary and secure future for future generations by means of decisions taken today.
Improved living standards, the fulfilment of people's right to a healthy environment, the existence of fundamental environmental safety, decreasing of global climate change can only be reached over the long term if social and economical development are reached while ensuring our natural heritage, the protection of our natural resources used in a sustainable and logical manner.


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While oxygen is an essential part of human existence, there are times when it can also be damaging. Oxidation is when oxygen combines with another material and leads to a negative outcome -- for example, fruits rot because of oxidation. Similarly, oxidation causes our body to age and degenerate. When the cells in the human body are exposed to free radicals, oxidisation takes place. In a nutshell, your ageing process depends on your ability to protect cells from oxidation.
Unfortunately, free radicals are all around us -- we're exposed to them daily through toxic chemicals that are absorbed through the skin or breathed in. Free radicals damage the tissues and are also known to affect memory, cause mood swings, wrinkles, hardening of the arteries, stiff joints and several other problems. While the human body is capable of handling a certain amount of free radicals, when your system gets overloaded, it affects your body's ability to cope and results in premature ageing and health issues.
Certain items which contain free radicals include junk food, sugar, white flour, canned, frozen or ready-made meals which have been processed, preservatives and food additives. Others include chemotherapy or radiation exposure, certain medications, coffee, tea, hydrogenated and saturated fat, fizzy drinks, certain household chemicals, cigarette smoke and alcohol. At your rescue are antioxidants, which are powerful nutrients, known to minimise the effects of free radicals.
They are present in plant foods and destroy free radicals. This, in turn, promotes the growth of healthy cells and keeps premature ageing at bay. One of the best things you could do to protect yourself is to include plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and seeds in your diet.
Nutrients that reduce free radical damage should be rich in vitamins C, E and vitamins B, flavonoid and beta-carotene. Here are some foods that are packed with antioxidants...
- Cranberries, blackberries, blueberries and citrus fruits are known to be full of antioxidants that promote collagen and reduce wrinkles.
- Protect your skin against sun damage by eating carrots and apricots.
- Green leafy vegetables, apples, oranges, cherries, beetroot, carrots, artichokes and strawberries have high quantities of copper, magnesium and selenium -- all necessary for healthy hair, nails and bones.
- Aloe vera raw gel, cold-pressed, contains approximately 75 minerals and vitamins, including B12, and 12 amino acids, essential for digestion and skin disorders.
- Raw nuts, dark fish and avocado are rich in EFA, omega-3, alpha- linoleic acid and selenium, which are known to keep premature ageing at bay and even improve memory.
- Papayas, sprouts, sweet potatoes, kiwi, broccoli, cabbage and spinach help detoxify your liver.
- To get a healthy complexion, drink plenty of water.
An antioxidant-rich diet is a must to help protect your body. Antioxidants are found in these foods:
- Unrefined and raw foods
- Fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, whole grains, beans, raw nuts and seeds
- Cold-pressed oils like flax, olive and canola.
- Sprouts and eggs
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I featured the latter one on this bright, cheerful card:
The many sentiments and word art included in this set, makes creating something catchy a snap. I stamped my pieces in various inks and combined together around the circular panel, for a fairly coherent message.
I used October Afternoon paper and some scraps of paper and cardstock. Added a few buttons, a chipboard star (MME), and voila!
I included a couple of challenges, making this one: a MOJO241 sketch (turned upside down) and the Tuesday Trigger: Bright Bite, from which I took the colours.
I combined the Glitz Design French Kiss papers (with a little bit of Basic Grey), and My Mind's Eye Kraft Funday die cuts, on this For My Dad card. Again, I stamped some images and sentiments in a collage, letting the frame and sentiment overlap the papers. This time I also used an aged SU! brad for an embellishment.
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PAWNO wrote:GSW Hoops Fan wrote:I know why they are doing it, they are worried that if we land Chandler we might also land Paul, those dirty rat bastards.... they are now officially my most hated team in the league!! THey are trying to ruin our chances!
My NBA most Hated list:
5) Spurs
4) Lakers
3) Sacramento
2) Dallas
You forgot the HEAT..
No hate list isn't complete without the likes of LBJ.
I have the heat a 6.. they were just beat out by the spurs... don't like Tony Parker and his french little smug face. Plus what he did to his ex-wife was f'ed up... specially since he slept with his ex team mates wife... that is low...


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"Clear Your Mind" LP
02. Enjoy The Moment
03. Ataraxia
04. Forms, Ideas and Chips
05. Lost In This World
06. Clear Your Mind
07. Nothing Makes Any Sense
08. Zakoulki Soznaniya
09. Random Thoughts
10. I Found You
11. Rovor
12. Chaosmos
13. Song About My Dog
Release date: 10th May 2010
The debut album from Bop. Expect soothing minimalism, ice-cold subtleties and superb electronic music that's light years ahead of the game.
'Ataraxia', a firm favourite with the likes of D-Bridge, Instra:mental and Doc Scott, greets the listener with crisp 808 beats, blips and bleeps all underpinned by deep sub and warm soothing pads. Flip over the first plate and switch your turntable to 33rpm for two mid-tempo excursions; title track 'Clear Your Mind' is a futuristic two-step beauty packed with cheeky organ stabs and rolling bass, and a hit with Christian Martin of Claude Von Stroke's Dirtybird Records. Letting the needle run through to the second track on side b, 'Rovor' is a sparkling slice of four-to-the-floor minimal techno, complete with innocent keys and vocal samples of Bop himself as a young child epitomising the naive beauty of Bop's music.
Onto the second vinyl and we return to 45 rpm for two more super-chilled delicacies at 170bpm. The uplifting'Nothing Makes Any Sense' features finely filtered dub-reggae upstrokes dissected by gritty bass. Last but not least, the bit-crushed clicks and glitches on the intro of 'Chaosmos' are a precursor to the crescendo of epic pads and palette of drum sounds that propels the track forward.
On the CD are all of the above plus added extras with highlights including "Tears Of A Lonely Metaphysician", "Forms, Ideas & Chips" and the resounding success story "Song About My Dog".
|Downtempo Recommendations
Juno Records
|"It's drum and bass Jim, but not as we know it"
High Contrast (in for Rob da Bank – BBC Radio)
|"Enjoy The Moment, Ataraxia, Nothing Makes Any Sense, I Found You, Chaosmos…
the album is superb!"
Doc Scott (31 Records)
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Senior Systems Engineer
- Location BENTONVILLE, AR
- Career Area Software Development and Engineering
- Job Function Software Development and Engineering
- Employment Type Full Time
- Position Type Salary
- Requisition 1284342BR
What you'll do at
- Builds technology roadmaps which are incorporated into system platforms
- Coordinates system changes with Customers and other system areas
- Demonstrates up-to-date expertise and applies this to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans
- Ensures Customer service levels
- Leads team tasks
- Leads the development of system solutions, within the guidelines identified in the Information Systems Development Life Cycle (ISDLC), that have high availability and scalability consistent with Customer needs
- Mentors and develops Associates
- Models compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity
- Provides and supports the implementation of business solutions
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science and 4 years' systems engineering experience OR Master of Science and 3 years' systems engineering experience OR PhD OR 6 years' of experience
About Walmart
At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make, from responsible sourcing to sustainability—and everything in between. As a Walmart associate, you will play an integral role in shaping the future of retail, tech, merchandising, finance and hundreds of other industries—all while affecting the lives of millions of customers all over the world. Here, your work makes an impact every day. What are you waiting for?
Hello, NW Arkansas
With over 200 miles of trails, an emerging locally-sourced food scene, the world-renowned Crystal Bridges Museum—NWA has something for everyone.Discover NW Arkansas
- Art
Crystal Bridges Museum
Celebrate the American spirit in a setting that unites the beauty of art and the power of nature.
- Culture
Walton Arts Center
Arkansas' premiere center for visual arts and entertainment.
- Education
The Amazeum
An interactive children's museum that's fun for the whole family.
- Commune
Botanical Gardens
42 acres of premiere public garden space.
- Explore
Devil's Den State Park
Located on 2,500 acres, Devil's Den State Park is the perfect place to explore Arkansas' natural beauty.
- come together
Fayetteville Square
The best of shopping and restaurants, right in the heart of Fayetteville.
All the benefits you need for you and your family
- Multiple health plan options
- Vision & dental plans for you & dependents
- Associate discounts in-store and online
- Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase plans and more
- Education assistance for Associate and dependents


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Eclipse DemoCamps November 2011/Bangalore
Little Italy Restaurant, Hosur Road, Koramangala
Cuisine : Authentic Italian Food. Bangalore DemoCamp has decided to Go Veg as they celebrate Eclipse's Birthday.
Locate on Google Map : Click Here
Date and Time
Date :: December 12th 2011 Time :: 6pm - 9pm
This Eclipse DemoCamp will be sponsored by Eclipse Foundation
We are still open for co-sponsors.If your company is willing to co-sponsor this event, please contact annamalai (at) ancitconsulting (dot) com.
- Annamalai C, ANCIT CONSULTING, annamalai (at) ancitconsulting (dot) com, @cmalai
- Revathy A, ANCIT CONSULTING, reva (at) ancgrp (dot) com
- On the occasion of Eclipse's 10th Birthday, Bangalore also decides to join the celebration.
- The event starts with Eclipse Birthday Cake Cutting @ 6pm.
- Followed by that would be the series of Presentations by our Eclipse Experts in Town.
- Snacks and Drinks will be served during the event and post Presentations we would start with the Dinner.
If you would like to present at this event, please add your name below.
- Key Note Address :: Sri Guha.V, BOSCH - TBD
- Niranjan Babu, BOSCH - Introduction to Sphinx
- Saurav Sarkar, SAP Labs India- Collaborative modeling through CDO and Mylyn Context
- Nidhi Rajshree/Srikanth Tamilselvam, IBM Research India - Cockpit Modelling ToolKit, An Eclipse and BPMN based toolkit for Citizen centric Service Design
- Prof.Dinesha, IIIT, Bangalore - Our Experience in Introducing Eclipse in IIITB.
Who Is Attending
If you plan on attending please add your name and company to the list below.
If you have any trouble with the wiki, just send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com, email@example.com
- Annamalai C, ANCIT
- Revathy A, ANCIT
- Jayasimha KS, BOSCH
- Niranjan Babu, BOSCH
- Ramapriya, BOSCH
- Karthikeyan, Mercedes Benz
- Sandeesha, BOSCH
- Swapna, BOSCH
- Avinash Shrimali, BOSCH
- Saurav Sarkar, SAP Labs India @sauravs Codify It
- Ashwani Kr Sharma, SAP Labs India
- Panneer Selvam, SAP Labs India
- Aparna Saraswat, Oracle
- Praveen Joseph, BOSCH
- Ajay Chandrahasan, BOSCH
- Vikas Kushwaha, BOSCH
- Ankit Garg, BOSCH
- Tarun Telang, SAP Labs India
- Vaibhav Kumar , SAP Labs India
- Babu Natarajan, AtoS <Siemens IT Solutions & Services>
- Chandrayya G K, BOSCH
- Anshu Jain, IBM Research, India
- Ravi Ponnusamy, AtoS <Siemens IT Solutions & Services>
- Jeya Vetha Lal, AtoS <Siemens IT Solutions & Services>
- Paranthaman Karthikeyan, AtoS <Siemens IT Solutions & Services>
- Srikanth Tamilselvam, IBM Research India
- Nidhi Rajshree IBM Research India
- Srinivas Gudla, Xilinx India Technology Services.
- Prof.K Dinesha, IIIT Bangalore
- Sri Guha V., BOSCH
Due to lack of Sponsorship, we would be restricting the count of participants to 30.
Registrations have closed. Please contact the organisers for any further details.
Blogs /Twitter
We request you to blog or twitter about the Eclipse Demo Camp happening in Bangalore. The Presenters are requested to upload their Presentations / Shareable Demos thru their Blogs or Slideshare. Please update your Blog Links / Presentation Links / Twitter Twits below


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There are two programs that fall under this general heading. First, I will address the Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payment (CRDP). This program provides a 10-year phase-out of the offset to military retired pay due to receipt of VA disability compensation. To qualify the veteran must be retired from active duty or age 60 retired reserves that have a combined VA disability rating of 50 percent or greater.
State Senator Steve Newman announced recently that the Division of Legislative Services has begun drafting legislation to ensure that a life cannot be legally taken after a child is born not withstanding its connection to the umbilical cord.
It did the trick
I want to express my gratitude to the Bedford Bulletin for offering free ads when a pet is being given away. I had also listed Bandit, the cat who needed a loving inside home, with animal rescue organizations, and had done a personal emailing to quite a few people whom I'd hoped might know someone who'd want him.
Anyone who's ever been a news reporter, or who follows what we call "news cycles" closely, knows that the slowest period for news on the entire calendar is the week between Christmas and New Years Day.
There is, usually, nothing of much importance going on, as people and events are caught in a holiday lull.
If you drive a car, I'll tax the street,
If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat.
If you get too cold, I'll tax the heat,
If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet.
So went some of the lyrics of the Beatles' 60s tune "Taxman." This song is the first thing that came to my mind as I read about the monstrosity that emerged from the Senate on Christmas Eve.
Sen. Ben Nelson, a Democrat from Nebraska, found a pot of gold at the end of the healthcare debate rainbow last week. And with his vote, the 60th and deciding secured in the Senate's vote that was held Christmas Eve, Nelson brought an early Christmas present home to his state. Of course, taxpayers from the rest of the country will be the ones paying the bill. The healthcare vote showed just how low politicians will go.
Have you ever used the excuse you are too busy to exercise? During the winter holidays we often eat more and are stressed. Both of these can be helped with exercise. The New Year is the perfect time to get in the exercise habit, so you will see its benefits before Spring.
I, for one, will not mourn the passing of 2009. That's the thing about the New Year; we can always begin it hoping that it will be better than the last one.
I would submit 2009 as a poster child for that approach. Unfortunately, I can't think of more positive and memorable events than events and realities that are better off forgotten.
The recession ended in the United States in the third quarter of this year. Locally, the city of Bedford noted that its sales tax revenue began to turn around in the fourth quarter, in November.
That doesn't mean we are out of the woods. Unemployment has continued to rise and, not being an economist, I wouldn't hazard a guess when that will stop, although the rate at which jobless figures have been rising began decelerating before the middle of the year.
Joseph Howard "Joe" Hensley, 79, of Big Island, died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, at Lynchburg General Hospital. He was born in Bedford County on April 17, 1930, a son of the late Ryland Lee Hensley and Rena Gillespie Hensley.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two sons, Warren Dale Hensley, Douglas Dwayne Hensley, six brothers and one sister.
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
About the parade
I am writing to express my opinion on the cancellation of the Christmas Parade. As how good or bad the parade would have been, I have been going as long as I can recall as I am almost 61 years young.
I know that there is a lot of work put into the floats and etc. and to just cancel altogether is a joke.
What in the world would have been wrong with the next day or next week? You can have a parade any night or day, can't you?
As this year winds to a close, I continue to focus on economic recovery and the fiscal discipline to bring our deficit under control.
First, I have once again signed on as co-sponsor of a measure to block members of Congress from receiving automatic pay increases, this time for the 2011 fiscal year. On January 7, 2009 — the day after being sworn into office — I co-sponsored H.R. 156, which blocked the automatic pay increase for FY2010. The measure was successfully adopted by congressional leaders over the summer.
This is a blessed season marked by the company of family and friends, a child-like anticipation of presents under the tree, and perhaps even the hope of a midnight snowfall. It is a season rooted in traditions and celebrations of all kinds.
Like all of my colleagues in the Democratic Party, I voted in favor of proceeding to debate the proposed health- care reform legislation. I have yet to decide whether I will support final passage of the bill.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has advised claims for reimbursement of out-of-pocket medical expenses incurred during 2009 will be accepted beginning January 1, 2010.
There are only days now before we all find out what's under the Christmas tree for us. I thought it might be fun to speculate about what gifts certain politicians - if this were a just world - should receive for Christmas.
For U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, there is one gift that would certainly warm his heart: Large, gold-framed photos of all the CEOs of the major insurance companies that run his state of Connecticut, and run him.
Apparently some colleges and universities seem to think that students leave their First Amendment rights at the gate when they enroll.
According to a report by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, seven out of 10 American colleges and universities censor students' speech. The report was cited in a story posted on WorldNetDaily earlier this month.
Robert "Bob" Latane Forgie, Jr., 42, of Montvale, died Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009. Bob was born in Montvale on Oct. 16, 1967. He was the son of the late Robert Latane Forgie, Sr. and Hattie S. Forgie.
He was a member of Walnut Grove Baptist Church. Bob was a graduate of Liberty High School and VMI class of 1990.
It's always nice when Republicans and Democrats can come together to pursue legislation that really benefits local citizens. Such is the case with the Strengthening the Ownership of Private Property (STOPP) Act.
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Posted on Mar 13, 2015
Celebrating St Patricks Day and Assisted Living at Home
The weather is just beginning to feel more like spring in some parts of the country, while many places are still recovering from a particularly tough winter. St Patrick's Day is a pleasant reminder that spring will soon be here and the warmer weather will return. St Patrick's Day is holiday known for its Irish traditions and wearing lots of green. Most large cities around the country like to get into the Irish spirit every year. Chicago is known for dyeing its river green and many other cities around the country like Boston, San Francisco, New York City, and St Louis host widely popular St Patrick's Day parades.
Some fun ways to celebrate St Patrick's Day is to cook a home cooked Irish meal. Some traditional Irish foods include Shepherd's Pie, Irish Soda bread, and Lamb stew. An Irish-American meal that immediately comes to mind is corned beef and cabbage. This meal is very easy to prepare in a slow cooker. Just place a portion of the corned beef, some carrots, cabbage and onions in the crockpot and cook on low all day. By dinnertime, a scrumptious dinner will be ready to eat! The best part of any holiday is being with the ones you love, so invite some friends and family to share this delicious meal. If you have an elderly loved one in your life with mobility difficulties, perhaps you can bring the feast to them. Nothing brightens a person's day like a cooked meal and smiling faces.
Another fun way to celebrate St Patrick's Day is to put on something green. Wearing this signature color represents spring, shamrocks, and Ireland. Many believe that if you are caught without this holiday's signature color, you are in free range to receive a pinch. So, avoid the shame of a pinch punishment and throw on some green socks or a draw on a cute shamrock on your face.
St Patrick's Day is usually associated with the pub scene, but that doesn't mean that's the only way to celebrate. Put on some traditional Irish music and pull out some card games that can be played together. If traditional tunes don't sound that appealing, take a look at the popular music artists that hail from Ireland such as U2, the Cranberries and Van Morrison. The tunes are sure to put you in the St Patrick's Day spirit!
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text: Michael Hall presents a series of paintings studying the various abandoned coastal defense structures scattered throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. These defense structures were used as outlook posts for possible attacks that never came. It is interesting to see these bunkers still standing on guard as the ground beneath them attacks, and erodes their surface. This show was on view at the Patricia Sweetow Gallery in San Francisco.


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BANNER ELK, N.C. --- Lees-McRae sophomore Brady Markle and senior Matt Harpenau recorded double digit kills while the LMC men's volleyball team won a five-set thriller, 3-2, against St. Francis (PA) Saturday afternoon at Williams Gymnasium in Banner Elk, N.C.
The Bobcats (2-1) finally got to play in front of the home crowd after weather postponed two midweek matches while senior Randy Ramirez (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico) racked up 44 assists in the win. The Red Flash (2-2) charged back from a two sets to none deficit to force a fifth set, but struggled hitting a -.167 in the deciding set.
LMC dominated the first set as it led wire-to-wire. Following a SFU timeout, Ramirez connected on one of his five kills before Harpenau (Cincinnati, Ohio) delivered an ace to give the home squad a 14-8 lead.
Senior Sam Sheers (Centerville, Ohio) followed suit with an ace of his own before Markle (York, Pa.) smashed one of his game-high 23 kills to extend the lead to seven, 17-10.
The Red Flash was unable to cut into the deficit while LMC won the first set, 25-17. The Bobcats hit an impressive .591 mark while Ramirez had 12 assists.
Consecutive kills from Markle and Harpenau gave the Bobcats a bit of breathing room in the second set to spark an 8-2 run while LMC took the second set, 25-19.
SFU controlled the third set when it took a 20-10 lead after four different players recorded a kill.
LMC made it interesting with a 7-2 run to make it 22-17, but a Logan Patterson kill gave the Red Flash the set victory, 25-18.
The fourth set was a see-saw battle while another Patterson kill gave SFU a 10-8 advantage. The Red Flash would lead the rest of the way despite not seeing their lead grow past four.
LMC owned the fifth set by jumping out to an 11-5 lead following consecutive kills from Ramirez and Markle. Markle sealed the Bobcat victory by delivering a service ace.
The Bobcats hit .462 in the deciding set and better than .400 in their three victorious sets. Harpenau finished with 15 kills while Josh Cothron (Bradenton, Fla.), John Lucas (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Ramirez had five kills apiece.
Lucas Behringer paced both squads with nine digs while the Red Flash hit .262 on the day.
LMC returns to action when it travels to St. Charles, Mo. to participate in the Lindenwood Men's Classic Friday evening. The Bobcats battle Quincy at 6 p.m. before taking on host Lindenwood at 8:30 p.m.


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Man accused of stealing $23K worth of cell phones from employer | Crime
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Police have arrested a manager of a cell phone store for allegedly stealing forty cell phones valued at more than $23,000, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
One of two owners of the AT&T store at 10131 San Jose Blvd. called the Sheriff's Office and told deputies one of his employees stole forty cell phones from the company over the past four months.
Police arrested Darren Pith, 34, and charged him with employee theft of $20,000-$99,000.
The store owner said the suspect was transferred to manage the store at 13280 Old St. Augustine Rd. prior to them realizing he stole the phones from the other store.
Police say they interviewed Pith who told them he took the cell phones and sold them to a white male called Mike in the parking lot at Baymeadows Road and Old Kings Road. He told police he found Mike on Craig's list. Police say he wrote a statement admitting to taking the phones.


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Kid Wearables? LeapFrog Debuts Fitness Tracker for Training Wheels Set
The inevitable is happening: Kids and wearable devices are now going hand-in-hand, er, wrist-in-wrist. But will parents jump at the opportunity to shell out $40 for a digital wristband?
LeapFrog is betting yes. In August, the creator of popular kids' educational electronics is debuting what it calls the first wearable health-tracker for children. The company is hoping the new wristband will revive its sagging stock price.
The LeapBand, designed for kids ages 4 to 7, gives kids commands like "wiggle like a worm" or "pop like popcorn" and then rewards the activity by giving points that can be used to unlock special game features on the band. When kids get a certain amount of points, they can redeem a virtual pet like a cat, dog, donkey or unicorn. Additional points are accrued to let children interact with their pets in different ways.
The device connects to a website or app, where parents can monitor their kids activity and select from a list of physical challenges. It gamifies fitness for kids, at a time when childhood obesity is getting attention as a public health issue and encouraging physical fitness for kids has been adopted by First Lady Michelle Obama as a favored project.
LeapFrog is announcing the product later today. Earlier this month, company chairman William B. Chiasson hinted at the new device in his annual letter to shareholders. "In 2014, we will introduce a new type of platform and other highly innovative new products with the goal of diversifying our portfolio and expanding our current categories," he said. Over the past five years, shares of LeapFrog have outperformed the S&P 500. Recently, though, they've stumbled as the company has faced deep-discount pricing and increasing competition from tablet makers. LeapFrog's shares are down about 41% from their 52-week high of $11.80 in August.
One big difference from adult fitness-tracking devices is data collection. The adult devices like the Jawbone UP24 and Fitbit Flex are free to amass data from the wearers of their bands to use for product-development purposes. Children's gadgets like the LeapBand must comply with federal regulations which call for special practices regarding the collection of data from children younger than 13. LeapFrog says it will provide the data to parents but will otherwise not use it.
The launch comes at an uncertain time for the fledgling wearable market.
Arguably the "it" technology to come out of the Consumer Electronics Show last January in Las Vegas, wearable wristbands and similar devices let small sensors sit on the skin to collect data related to fitness, nutrition and sleep-patterns.
But some of the leading manufacturers are unsure of the future. With rumors circulating that Apple will release a smartwatch sometime this year, Nike recently announced that it would discontinue making its Fuelband. In an interview Friday on CNBC, Nike Chief Executive Mark Parker wouldn't confirm speculation that Nike will team up with Apple, instead saying, "I will just say that the relationship between Nike and Apple will continue and I am personally, as we all are at Nike, very excited about what's to come." Meanwhile, Fitbit removed from the market earlier this year its Force bracelet after reports that the band was causing wrist rashes escalated.
The LeapBand is unique in the kids market with its fitness bent, but it's not the first wearable for children. Filip, for example, is a wearable bracelet that helps parents track their children's location and is now being sold in AT&T stores. Other items, aimed at tracking the breathing of infants, are trying to break though as well.


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April 15, 2011
Bryan Clay Invitational Results
AZUSA, Calif. -- The Gaucho's performed well earlier this afternoon at the Bryan Clay Invitational and set several new personal best marks. Several middle distance runners also competed today at the Mt. SAC meet in Walnut, Calif.
At the Mt. SAC relays, Amanda Moreno ran 15:58.02 in the women's 5,000m run and broke the school record set by Stephanie Rothstein in 2007. Her time was 14 seconds faster than the previous record and is now the leading time in the Big West Conference. Justine Diaz ran 2:09.98 in section three of the women's 800m open division. On the men's side, Ryan Martin ran 1:48.82, Greg Dotson ran 1:51.62 and Rusty Parker ran 1:52.20 in the 800m at Mt. SAC.
At the Bryan Clay Invite, Beidi Beer ran a wind legal 10.74 to place third overall and Cameron Schneider ran 11.17. Snita Ashford ran 12.10 in the women's 100m dash to finish eighth while Megan Vyenielo ran 12.69 for her new personal best. Ashford competed in the 200m as well and finished in 25.22 while Jenn Carey finished in 25.96. Beer also competed in the 200m dash where he ran 22.15 and Jacob Vowels ran 21.97 and new personal best.
André Piñon set a new personal best in the 400m dash with a time of 47.93, Jordan Scott finished in 48.55 and Alvin Go ran 49.83 for a new personal best this season. Lauren Kodama ran 58.05 for her fastest time of the season while Jessica Johnson ran 56.92 to place tenth overall in the 400m. Amanda Rodriguez set a new all time best with her time of 58.09. Tyler Brady ran 1:54.65 which is a new personal best and Austin Goodheart ran 1:57.46 while Callie Mulgannon ran 2:14.48 for a new personal best in the 800m. Both Anthony Masci's time of 3:59.11 and Ari Selix's time of 4:39.38 were both personal bests by several seconds.
In the men's 5000m run, Jeremy Acosta placed fourth overall with a time of 15:01.36 and Doug Whichard finished in 15:37.90. On the women's side, Christine Cooperstein ran 17:44.07 for fifth place and new personal best while Megan Petkovic ran 17:57.68.
Sean Johnson ran 14.97 in the 110m hurdles while Symone Evans ran her fastest time in her career at 15.11 while Cherise Dixon came in at 15.61 for the women. Emily Gordon had a strong performance in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:02.97 and also set a new personal record time.
The men and women's 4x400m relay team both brought home two huge wins with the men's team of Piñon, Go, Scott, and Martin running 3:15.92 for first place. The women s team of McMillon, Diaz, Rodriguez, and Johnson finished in 3:49.89 for first as well.
Mitchell Haag jumped 6'8.75" in the high jump to earn second overall and both Max Villalba and Mike Larocca jumped 6'2.75" to tie for sixth along with five other competitors. Helena Montin on the women's side jumped 5'3" and tied with seven other competitors at the same height. Andrew Curry reached a height of 14'9" in the pole vault to place seventh overall and setting a new personal best mark. In the long jump, John Walsh jumped 21'0". Arthur Dyson III set two new personal records in the long and triple jump. His long jump marks were 21'6.75" and triple jump mark measured 44'11.75" personal best. Veronica Gines' best mark measured 17'0.75" in the long jump for the women. Evans on the women's side jumped a distance of 37'4.5"
In the throws, Chad Seymour threw 49'8.5" in the shot put which marks a new personal best by almost three feet. Jean Lightfoot launched a new personal best throw of 51'0" in the shot put as well as in the hammer throw at 183'9". Alex Francis threw 38'10.75" in the shot put. Seymour also competed in the discus and threw 147'1.25" and Adam Shigem threw 145'8.5". Derek Masterson also competed in the discus and threw 142'7" for his new personal best. Kathleen Guzman threw 133'3.25" on the women's side in the discus. Shigem also threw 174'6" in the hammer competition. Gines threw 132'7.25" in the hammer on the women's side followed by Alyssa Manning's mark of 125'6".
The next meet for the Gaucho's will be at the UCSD Triton Invitational on April 22-23.


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Photoshop CS has long been considered the world's best image editor, and it's now the standard by which all image-editing programs are judged. But it's not without flaws - it's both complicated and expensive.
So we've taken a look at six cheaper alternatives to Photoshop. Our round-up of Photoshop alternatives doesn't just list programs that offer the same or similar tools as Photoshop, but for less, though. It also has programs that approach photography in a different way.
So don't imagine that Photoshop CS is still the only serious choice photographers, because any one of the six applications on test could change your mind.
So what are the best Photoshop CS alternatives? Let's find out...
Adobe Photoshop Elements 11
Price: £79
Photoshop Elements takes some of the core tools from Photoshop and wraps them up in a novice-friendly interface so new users won't be daunted but more experienced photographers can still apply advanced image manipulation techniques. In fact, Elements is not one program but two.
As well as the Elements Editor, there's an Organiser application with some powerful tools of its own. Adobe Bridge, which comes with Photoshop, is a fairly basic browsing tool for viewing the contents of your folders, but the Elements Organiser is a more sophisticated database application that allows faster searches and the ability to bring photos together into themed Albums, without changing their location on your computer.
The Editor itself works in three modes: Simple, Guided and Expert. In Simple mode you can carry out basic adjustments in a semi-automatic fashion with the minimum of jargon. Guided mode introduces more ambitious effects by explaining specific tools and helping you apply them step by step.
These Simple and Guided modes are great for novice and intermediate users, but they could easily give the impression that Elements is a seriously dumbed-down version of Photoshop. It's not - and the Expert mode shows just what it can do.
From a photographic point of view, there's not much that Photoshop can do that Elements can't. You can create layers and selections in just the same way, and apply the same effects and adjustments.
There are exceptions - Elements offers only basic curves adjustments, for example - but most techniques you would use in Photoshop can be applied in Elements too. The Photomerge Panorama, Scene Cleaner and Exposure options are clever and effective, and Elements 11 has Adobe's latest 'content-aware' technology that can be used to remove objects and filling gaps.
Lightroom and Aperture can both be set up to use Photoshop as an external editor, but you could just as easily use Elements instead. And the combined cost would still be less than half what you'd pay for CS.
Verdict: 5/5
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4
Price: £104
Lightroom takes care of all your photographic needs, from importing your photos to organising them, enhancing them and sharing them with other people as books slideshows, prints or web galleries.
It's arranged as a series of modules, displayed horizontally along the top of the window. It's in the first Library module that most of the work is done. Here, you import your photos then browse them in their original folders, or organise them into Collections for specific jobs or projects.
You can also create Smart Collections, which use search criteria to automatically pick out shots taken within a certain time period or with keywords, for example.
You enhance your photos in the Develop module, and the editing tools here are based around those in Adobe Camera Raw, the same raw-conversion software that comes with Photoshop. The tools are arranged in a more accessible and logical format though, using collapsible panels at the side of the screen. Lightroom makes no distinction between raw files, JPEGs, TIFF images or Photoshop files - it works on them all in the same way.
Finally, all the adjustments you make are non-destructive - the original images remain unaltered, and you can modify or remove any of your adjustments at any time.
Lightroom's editing tools don't match Photoshop's. It can't layer images, for example, and while it can carry out localised adjustments to colours, tones, clarity and more, it doesn't offer precise selections as such. Its tonal and colour enhancement tools are quick to apply, effective and easy to undo.
It's very good at enhancing specific colours or colour ranges, carrying out black-and-white conversions and curves adjustments. It incorporates Adobe's automatic lens correction profile, and the Adjustment Brush and Graduated Filter tools are very quick and useful.
If your main interest is making the most of your photographs, rather than combining images in montages and applying special effects, you won't mind that its editing tools are more limited. This makes Lightroom a genuine alternative to Photoshop, but you can't rule out the possibility that you might still need Photoshop (or Elements) for certain jobs.
Verdict: 4/5
Apple Aperture 3.4.3
Price: £55
Aperture is Apple's equivalent to Lightroom. It works on exactly the same principle, importing your photos into a database for rapid, flexible organising and searching, and applying non-destructive editing processes that preserve the original images untouched. These are your Masters, and they can be stored either in their original folders on your hard disk, or copied into the Aperture library.
What you see and work on are Versions of these Masters - though you can export new files with all the adjustments applied when you need them. Aperture is especially fast and efficient at organising all your images, more so than Lightroom in fact, but its editing tools are not quite as good.
The approach is the same as Lightroom's. The tools are all arranged as a series of expanding panels down the side of the screen, and they're stored in the Aperture Library rather than being applied directly to your images, or Masters. These adjustments can be reversed, modified or removed at any time.
You can carry out basic adjustments such as cropping, Levels adjustments, Curves and sophisticated hue, saturation and tonal adjustments, but while Aperture can correct chromatic aberration, it doesn't fix lens distortions, either with automatic lens correction profiles or even manually.
It does offer localised adjustments via Quick Brushes, for tone and colour enhancement, sharpening and noise reduction, for example, but they're not as straightforward to apply as Lightroom's Adjustment Brushes. This makes it all the more likely that you're going to need a separate image-editing application for anything other than routine image enhancements.
You can save adjustments as preset effects, just as you can in Photoshop Lightroom, but where Lightroom could conceivably replace Photoshop, it's unlikely that Aperture ever would.
Aperture does have other strengths, including its efficient photo management, its photo book design tools, web galleries and web journals, which combine photos and text in the form of a blog-style website. It also has a unique Light Table feature for combining and comparing pictures on a virtual table to arrive at a cohesive and complementary collection for a portfolio or publication.
However, while it's a very strong Photoshop complement for Mac owners - especially at just £55 - it's not a Photoshop replacement.
Verdict: 4/5


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An independent economic report commissioned by McDonald's to mark its 40th anniversary in the UK, reveals the business and its suppliers make a combined annual contribution of £9.2 million to the Doncaster economy.
McDonald's opened its first Doncaster-based restaurant in the town centre in October 1988; there are now six restaurants in the local area, employing over 500 people.
The 'Serving the UK: McDonald's at 40 Report' was researched by Development Economics to assess the overall contribution McDonald's has made to the UK economy, local communities, its employees, customers and suppliers since it first started operating in the UK in November 1974.
The report finds that overall the business and its supply chain is estimated to be worth £2.5 billion annually to the UK economy - and that over the past 40 years, the total economic contribution is £40 billion.
Doncaster franchisee, Mark Clapham began his McDonald's career over 25 years ago and now runs five restaurants across Doncaster. His restaurants contribute £4 million to the local economy and he employs over 300 people.
He said: " As a local businessman in Doncaster it's important for me to be able to invest in the area and provide a significant number of jobs to local people.
"I am firm a believer that you need to be part of a community to be successful in that community, and I am passionate about giving young people the chance to get workplace experience.
"We have a fantastic education programme in place, meaning that all of my people from a crew member starting out in their first job, to a restaurant manager has the chance to learn whilst they earn. My ambition is to continue the great work that my teams are already doing including tackling litter across Doncaster."
Toni Marshall, 35, currently works as a People Manager for all the restaurants across Doncaster. She said: "I originally began working at McDonald's as both my sister and brother were working for the company and thoroughly loved their jobs. I am a real people person so my current role, helping recruit and train the teams across Doncaster, is perfect for me.
"As a single mother the flexibility that the job offers me is hugely beneficial. It means I can balance my busy home life with a job I love."
Jill McDonald, North West Division President and Chief Executive Officer, McDonald's UK, said: "To mark our 40 years in the UK we wanted to take a close look at our economic and community impact, from the jobs we have created to the world leading supply chain we have built. I'm incredibly proud of the investments we have been able to make and how our franchisees and employees are at the heart of hundreds of communities across the UK.
"By taking a responsible and long-term approach we have been able to support jobs for local people and create opportunities for UK-based businesses. Our continued growth will enable us to further expand our workforce with 8000 new jobs created over the next three years, and in many cases give thousands of young people a valuable opportunity to start building their careers.
"The foundations we have laid will help us make the right decisions for the future whether it's continuing to invest in the customer experience, leading the way on support for British Farming, or employing and training even more people."
Today, McDonald's offers all its employees access to nationally-recognised qualifications as a benefit of working for the company. Employees have the opportunity to gain a range of nationally-recognised qualifications from adult certificates in Maths and English to apprenticeships and a Foundation Degree for restaurant managers.


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Artist Paule Gu gives us a kaleidoscope of dark and hypnotic visions in his intense series of remarkably detailed drawings. Although they may look like monochromatic collages at first glance, this skillful artist has rendered these illustrations by hand. Each piece contains a plethora of eclectic images ranging from seductive nudes to deathly skulls, which are a repeating motif in his work. Small details can be discovered when examining the intricate lines and forms rendered by Gu in his work. A mysterious beauty lures you in closer, as symbols of death and the occult can also be found.
Gu's work is an interesting mix of objects that are all connected in a balanced composition, perfectly mirrored. He often brings shapes like triangles and circles into the background, creating harmony to the piece and unifying its diverse imagery. The seamlessly symmetrical compositions transfix us, pulling us into a trance. Although Gu's work consists of many different objects, they are all part of one single piece, morphing and fitting into one another. Various textures, themes, and worlds collide as sea horses live side-by-side three-eyed bats, and nude women dance around tigers and bones. Gu's work will completely mesmerize you, as you will find another unexpected, bizarre detail every time you see his work. (via Supersonic)


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I've got food.
I've got water, and beer.
I cleared out my closet so I can use it as an emergency shelter.
I'm ready for Sandy. I wish work would have announced a closure earlier, but, I can't get everything I want.
Metro recently announced that it is completely closing tomorrow. No bus service. No rail service.
I was surprised when several people on my Twitter feed expressed disappointment that the Metro closure would basically keep them at home.
Erm – isn't that the point of the shutdowns of schools, and offices? So that people aren't injured trying to get to or from those places? So that emergency responders aren't injured trying to help those people?
Do everyone a favor: stay indoors tomorrow. Weather the storm safely. For one thing, if I were an employer, I'd rather my employees be injured trying to get to work than gallivanting around thinking Monday's an extension of the weekend.


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This year St. Patrick's Day falls on a Saturday. Since it's a weekend celebration this year, have you ever been to a St. Patrick's Day themed wedding. Here are some great ideas for a lucky wedding.
This St. Patrick's Day faux wedding was featured on Snippet & Ink and designed by Shannon Leahy.
You can find more from this photo shoot here.
This actual St. Patrick's Day wedding found on Poptastic Bride from Michael Paul Photo has some very fun and festive elements for this special occasion.
Check out more details and pictures from this wedding here.


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Sealaska Technical Services (STS) is a critical subcontractor on the N3B Los Alamos LLC team and will be providing program management and technical services in support of the ground & surface water monitoring program at the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory.
STS is a full-service engineering and environmental consulting company with a worldwide reach in the areas of environmental monitoring and remediation, national security, systems engineering, data management and analytics for both federal and commercial customers. Sealaska is an Alaska Native Corporation founded in 1972 and established by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
STS is currently seeking an experienced Report Lead Engineer. While working to achieve N3B LLCC objectives, will ensure all activities and operations are performed in a safe and deliberate manner; will maintain required safety, security and operational training; assure procedural and regulatory compliance; and make safety and security an integral part of every task; including taking the necessary steps to stop work if continuing the job is unsafe or compromises security.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities (may include, but are not limited to):
Minimum Qualifications:
Education and Experience Required:
Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or related technical discipline, or equivalent from an accredited university; however, a combination of education and relevant experience wherein the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the position's duties and responsibilities have been adequately demonstrated is acceptable.
The career level of the position will be determined by the years of relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities; after a candidate has been chosen.
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements (Light Work):
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.
Light Work Category - Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for sedentary work. The employee exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.
This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; and nothing in this herein restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
In this position the qualified candidate may support one of more of the following departments, Groundwater Monitoring, Surface Water Monitoring, Drilling, Storm Water Corrective Actions, and/or Remediation Services.
The qualified candidate may be required to attain and maintain a DOE security clearance.
Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
Individual must pass a pre-employment drug and physical screen and accept all company policies.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and we do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, or age.
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VIDEO: Heat excelled in the clutch last season
From Media Day until opening night, NBA.com's John Schuhmann will provide a key stat for each team in the league and show you, with film and analysis, why it matters. Up next are the Miami Heat, who are looking for a third straight championship.
|The basics
The stat
1 – Rank of the Heat in both clutch offense and clutch defense last season.
Clutch = Last five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime with a score differential of five points or less.
The context
Miami is the first team to pull off that feat since we could start tracking clutch stats in 1996-97. And it helped them go 32-8 in games that were within five points in the last five minutes, after going 22-20 in such games in 2010-11 and 18-11 in 2011-12. Since 1996-97, the only team that's been better in close games was the 2006-07 Mavs, who were 32-6 when the game was within five points in the last five minutes.
The Heat finished second in point differential (which is why there's still one more team to look at in this series), but finished six games better than the Oklahoma City Thunder, because they were much better than OKC (21-16) in those close games. Even when they were winning 27 straight, Miami had to do a lot of work late. Fourteen of those 27 games were within five points in the last five minutes.
LeBron James led the league with 50 clutch-time assists, 16 more than any other player, which came with only nine clutch-time turnovers. Chris Bosh, meanwhile, shot an incredible 27-for-35 (77.1 percent) on clutch-time field goals, easily the best mark in the league among players who took more than a few shots. Ray Allen tied for the league lead with 15 clutch threes and Dwyane Wade shot a solid 50 percent in the clutch.
Across the league, effective field goal percentage went from 49.6 percent overall to 45.0 percent in the clutch. But Miami's mark barely dipped from 55.2 percent overall (the best mark in NBA history) to 54.7 percent, a mark which would have ranked fifth all-time.
They also cut down on their turnovers and were a better offensive rebounding team in the clutch. On the other end of the floor, they went from the seventh worst defensive rebounding team overall to the second best defensive rebounding team in the clutch.
It's good to be great in key moments, and the Heat obviously needed it in the postseason. They were 5-4 in games within five points in the last five minutes in the playoffs, but that, of course, included the last two games of The Finals.
You could certainly argue that building late-game habits and confidence helped the Heat win their second championship. But you could also argue that there's no way they're winning 80 percent of their close games again. As important as it is to have the best player in the world and great shooters around him, there's some randomness to clutch stats.
And not only is that 32-8 mark likely unsustainable, but so might be that all-time best, effective field goal percentage mark of 55.2 percent. And for those two reasons, it's fair to assume that Miami will take a step back from last year's 66 wins.
Pace = Possessions per 48 minutes
OffRtg = Points scored per 100 possessions
DefRtg = Points allowed per 100 possessions
NetRtg = Point differential per 100 possessions