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And while temporary Forest Service firefighters were pleased to be extended health benefits last year, other temporary employees were frustrated not to get the same benefits, a Forest Service retiree told Federal Times.
Many other employees have complaints about their supervisors, managers and agency leaders, responses to the latest governmentwide employee satisfaction survey show.
According to a Federal Times analysis of the survey results, agencies whose employees rate their bosses and leaders poorly include the Agriculture, Homeland Security, Interior, Education and Commerce departments. Among the agencies deemed to have among the worst bosses by their employees: DHS' Transportation Security Administration, Agriculture's Forest Service, and the Veterans Affairs Department's Veterans Health Administration. Smaller agencies, like Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Broadcasting Board of Governor's Voice of America, are also among them.
Almost 690,000 employees from 292 agencies filled out the Office of Personnel Management's 2012 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, by far the biggest response rate ever for that survey.
To compile its list of agencies with the worst bosses, Federal Times examined responses to 22 survey questions and statements, such as "My supervisor/team leader treats me with respect" and "How satisfied are you with the policies and practices of your senior leaders?" Federal Times divided those responses into three categories — to gauge employee satisfaction with their supervisors, managers and agency leaders. OPM defines supervisors as those responsible for conducting employee performance appraisals; managers are people who oversee at least one supervisor; and leaders are top-ranking agency managers such as Senior Executive Service members.
TSA employees placed their supervisors and managers among the bottom 10 agencies.
Kimberly Kraynak-Lambert, a behavior detection officer at TSA and president of American Federation of Government Employees Local 332, said employees are frustrated by managers and leaders who do not recognize the hard work employees do and who have not removed bad managers and supervisors.
"We have many people across the country hired into management positions that really have no business being in those positions," Kraynak-Lambert said.
Bosses who shine
John Palguta, vice president for policy at the Partnership for Public Service, said communication and engagement tend to be the most important factors in how employees assess their bosses.
It is not enough to send out periodic emails to employees; supervisors and managers must get out and listen to their workers — and incorporate their opinions into decisions.
"Leaders who can break through that barrier and develop a better connection with their employees will see much more positive feelings," Palguta said.
Some highly technical agencies, such as NASA, appear to have an edge in overall employee satisfaction with management, but that edge is only a small part of employee feelings toward their bosses, Palguta said. Agencies such as NASA and the Patent and Trademark Office have cultivated workplaces where employees feel their opinions matter, he said.
"The agency leaders there have worked hard for many years at having a good work environment," Palguta said.
Robert Tobias, director of the Key Executive Leadership Programs at American University, said even when agencies have to make tough decisions, it helps to communicate what the issues are to employees. Even when the decisions are outside agency control, such as congressional appropriations, employees appreciate hearing how they are affected.
But canned speeches won't work, Tobias said. "I have to be authentic to be able to create the trust I need to be able to create connections between employees and managers," he said.
Henry Romero, a former Office of Personnel Management executive and senior adviser at government consultant Federal Management Partners, agreed that communication and engagement have a significant impact on how employees feel about their bosses.
Agencies at the bottom of Federal Times' rankings are more likely to have managers and leaders who are more isolated and don't connect as well with workers as do bosses of agencies at the top of the rankings, he said.
"Agencies who have managers that participate and encourage employees to voice their views and use their suggestions contribute greatly to positive scores," Romero said.
Problems and solutions
The Interior Department's Bureau of Indian Affairs supervisors and managers ranked among the bottom 10 agencies. Michael Jennings, executive director of the Federation of Indian Service Employees, which represents workers at the bureau, said employees feel their mission is at times in conflict with other Interior Department priorities, such as mining permits.
BIA employees also feel their complaints are not taken seriously by managers and by agency leaders, Jennings said.
"There is a lot of resentment within the agency," Jennings said.
Voice of America managers and supervisors also ranked near the bottom. Tim Shamble, president of AFGE Local 1812, which represents Voice of America employees, said there is almost no communication between managers and employees.
"Managers are up in their ivory towers making their decisions, and they are just announced to the rest of us," Shamble said.
Because of continuous reductions-in-force and a series of union grievances that have gone to arbitration, employees do not believe management is on their side. "There is a definite divide here," Shamble said.
Spokesman Kyle King said Voice of America takes these issues seriously and has rolled out a detailed plan to engage employees and promote communication and accountability. The agency also is forming issue-oriented teams that will implement employee suggestions. Those steps will be part of a multi-year effort to improve the workplace and raise employee satisfaction, King said.
The VA's Veterans Health Administration was another place where supervisors, managers and leader ranked low. William Lauth, an emergency physician at VA's Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in Chicago, said VHA employees believe their bosses are disconnected from the realities of providing health care. Employees with complaints have to go through a complicated chain of command.
"Our supervisors have no conception of what is really going on," Lauth said.
There appears to be a similar disconnect between bosses and employees at the Forest Service, whose supervisors ranked among the bottom 10 agencies. Mark Davis, who retired in September as a Forest Service chemist, said many managers and agency leaders don't understand the work employees have to do every day.
"People come in with their agendas and pet projects, and they implement them without understanding what employees see as the real problems," Davis said. Instead of helping, many managers are obstacles to employees who want to do the best job they can.
A decision last year to extend health benefits to temporary firefighters but not to all temporary workers proved frustrating to many employees. "It just makes no sense to limit it to firefighters," Davis said. The Forest Service hires thousands of employees who work a few months out of the year maintaining trails, clearing brush, running recreational programs and maintaining facility grounds.
DHS' Customs and Border Protection leaders also ranked near the bottom of Federal Times' ranking. Colleen Kelley, national president of the National Treasury Employees Union, which represents CBP employees, called the score "dismal."
"These results are destined to be repeated until the agency changes its way of doing business and works with front-line employees and their representatives to make meaningful improvements," Kelley said.
Part of the problem is that management and leaders disregard provisions of the union contract in regard to scheduling and leave policies, she said.
"This contributes to a labor-management environment that is based more on litigation than collaboration," Kelley said.
Spokeswoman Marsha Catron said DHS is taking steps to improve employee engagement and to increase employee recognition for good work.
DHS is also creating an Employee Engagement Executive Steering Committee consisting of leaders from all DHS agencies who will meet regularly to share ideas and identify ways to improve the work environment.
"Given this strong foundation and our commitment to employee engagement, we expect to continue to make progress in the coming years," Catron said.


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|(Nanowerk News) New York University Chemistry Professor Nadrian Seeman has received the American Chemical Societys Nicholas Medal for his founding and establishing the field of structural DNA nanotechnology. Created in 1902, the Nichols Medal annually recognizes outstanding contributions in the field of chemistry and is given by the societys New York section.
|Seeman, the Margaret and Herman Sokol Professor of Chemistry at NYU, founded and developed the field of DNA nanotechnology--which is now pursued by labs across the globe-- more than a quarter century ago. The systems he and his colleagues have produced enable the specific organization of a variety of other chemical species, relevant to nanoelectronics, photonics, and drug design. They have also built machines that work on the nano-scale, such as a device that allows for the translation of DNA sequences, thereby serving as a factory for assembling the building blocks of new materials. The invention has the potential to develop new synthetic fibers, advance the encryption of information, and improve DNA-based computation.
|Seeman has also received the Sidhu Award from the Pittsburgh Diffraction Society, a Popular Science Magazine Science and Technology Award, the Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology, a Discover Magazine Emerging Technology Award, the Tulip Award in DNA-based computing, a Nanotech Briefs Nano50 Innovator Award, the World Technology Network Award in biotechnology, and a MERIT award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
|The Nichols Medal, the first award created by the American Chemical Society, includes a cash prize of $5,000.
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Francis S. Crostic Jr., lifelong resident of Newburgh, entered into rest on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 in St. Luke's Hospital, Newburgh. He was 82.
Son of the late Elizabeth Mary (Debenham) and Francis S. Crostic Sr., he was born on January 17, 1931 in Newburgh.
Francis was a graduate of Newburgh Free Academy, Class of 1948. He proudly served in the U.S. Air Force as an M.P. during the Korean War, then spent his career working for the Freihofer Baking Company and retired from there. He was a lifelong member of St. Patrick's Church in Newburgh.
He leaves behind his loving wife of fifty-one years, Bridget Teresa (Gavin) Crostic; his daughters, Sarah (Sr. Mary Faustina), and Mary Doughty and her husband Paul; his granddaughter, Olivia; as well as many nieces and nephews.
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Entertainment Industry Embraces New Business Model: Suing Google For Third-Party Android Apps That 'Promote Piracy'
from the piracy:-keeping-lawyers-employed-since-1999 deptWho says the entertainment industry can't embrace new business models? From their ham-fisted attempts to make digital movie distribution less convenient than driving to the store and purchasing a DVD to their recent "collateral revamping" of various cloud services, the entertainment industry has never been more flexible.
Plagiarism Today points us to the bold new direction the entertainment industry will be heading in the future. More specifically, a bold new direction the entertainment industry's lawyers will be headed.
[A]t a charity luncheon for the Entertainment Law Initiative, which was raising money for the Grammy Foundation, there was a thunderous applause from the audience, mostly comprised of attorneys, over a paper regarding Android applications the promote piracy wondering why no lawsuits had been filed against Google for secondary liability. Though most of the other papers admitted only received scattered applause, that one seemed to whip the crowd into a frenzy, indicating the possibility that industry lawyers are considering such a tactic in the near future.It's not an entirely new direction. Google is still the entertainment industry's favorite punching bag. But, hey, billable hours! New billable hours! Surely that's reason for a standing ovation! And a platform switch! Exciting!
A few more details emerged at the Wall Street Journal:
[T]he room went nuts during videotaped remarks by Ryanne E. Perio, a student at Columbia Law School, who wrote about Android smartphone apps that facilitate piracy.There seems to be no link to Perio's actual paper, entitled, "Policing The Android Market: Why The Expanding DMCA May Harbor Google From Liability For Illegal File-Sharing Apps Available On Android," so it's unclear whether Perio is referencing the official Android app store or simply broadbrushing (+4 troll points) Google as co-conspirators on any piece of software compatible with the Android platform.
During remarks describing her paper, Perio wondered aloud why offering those apps hadn't generated lawsuits against Android parent Google, for "secondary copyright infringement" - i.e. facilitating piracy.
If it's the App Store angle, it's a bit like claiming Walmart is responsible for secondary infringement because they sell copies of Nero (not to mention computers, blank discs, cable modems and other tools of the pirate trade). If it's just because it's Google's platform, then it's about as meritous as suing Microsoft because
Of course, a lack of merit has never stopped a lawsuit. And it certainly has never stopped lawyers from racking up expensive hours constructing a variety of legal Spruce Gooses. Sadder still, it has never stopped a court from rendering a ridiculous decision in favor of the even more ridiculous plaintiffs.
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I saw the comic, later I read the board. After a while I requested a password reset for my abandoned account. Some time passed before I posted a comment.
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Ahmadinejad on trial for crimes against humanity
Federal court hearing evidence on family's claims of torture, murder
A court tomorrow in Washington will hear evidence of alleged crimes against humanity by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a case brought by the relatives and survivors of a man tortured and killed in Iran's infamous Evin prison.
The case against the president of the rogue regime in Iran, and the nation itself, was brought by attorney Larry Klayman of Freedom Watch on behalf of members of the Mohammadi family, including Manouchehr, Reza, Simin and Nasrin, whose brother, Akbar, died.
The defendants already are in default, because they failed to respond to the court action, but Klayman explained that the case needs to be presented to set damages.
The complaint charges Ahmadinejad, the nation's supreme leader, the Revolutionary Guard, and the Islamic Republic of Iran as a whole brutally tortured and murdered Akbar Mohammadi.
He was the first student leader to call for "regime change" in Iran as part of the so-called Green Revolution, Klayman said.
Klayman said the case will reveal the truth about those who run Iran by the dictates of Islamic law, or Shariah.
"Now, at this time of crucial importance, this trial will be held, much like the Nazi Nuremberg trials were held after World War II," he said.
The aim is "to show the world that the barbaric nature of this Islamic regime, which not only finances and supports terrorism around the world and is waging a thus-far successful Muslim revolution, is not only a nuclear threat to our survival, but also is unfit in any respect to be part of the world community."
"Hopefully," Klayman said, "this trial will serve to wake up Americans and others to the threat of Islamic Iran to the civilized world, in order to have them demand that our government finally support the Iranian freedom movement by abandoning the administration's policy of appeasement, truly support Israel, and eliminate these neo-Nazi mullahs and their proxies, as the nation was forced to do with Adolf Hitler."
Testimony in the case is expected to include statements from former CIA Director Jim Woolsey, Iran experts Michael Ledeen and Ken Timmerman, and former U.N. Ambassador Alan Keyes.
"President Obama and his administration, rather than supporting freedom fighters like the Mohammadis and working for regime change (which would also eliminate Iran's nuclear threat), have turned a blind eye to these crimes against humanity and instead, like Neville Chamberlain with Hitler, have sought to appease the Islamic Republic of Iran. Now, justice will finally be done in an American courtroom," Klayman said.
WND reported earlier when Judge Beryl Howell scheduled the trial in the billion-dollar dispute on behalf of the Mohammadi family.
The case originated several years ago on behalf of Akbar and Manouchehr Mohammadi. They were two famous student leaders who were instrumental in kick-starting the freedom movement in Iran.
The students were imprisoned and tortured, and in Akbar's case, killed by the Islamic regime in Iran. Klayman said the case not only seeks compensation for the atrocities but, more importantly, justice for crimes against humanity.
Klayman said few politicians in Washington, D.C., and, in particular, in the Obama administration, have been willing to even talk about the ongoing atrocities against "the brave Iranian people" for fear of alienating the mullahs in Tehran. President Obama, he said, hopes Tehran will accede to U.S. sanctions and give up the development and production of atomic weapons.
"Indeed, even the Voice of America's Persian News Network has been gagged from being too 'aggressive' about broadcasting news of these on-going atrocities," Klayman said.
The case seeks damages of $10 billion.
Howell's earlier ruling said Ahmadinejad, Ayatollah Sayid Ali Hoseyni Khamenei, the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution and the Islamic Republic of Iran were in default.
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The case is a class action claim on behalf of victims of the regime.
Klayman said Iran is a "major threat" to the world peace, and it needs to be put in its place.
"In so doing, not only will the Persian people be freed from bondage and terror, but the nuclear threat will have been largely eliminated, and Israel and the West protected from the horrors of this regime," he said.
"Akbar was tortured and murdered in Evin prison, and Manouchehr was also tortured and held for seven years, under a death sentence. Manouchehr ultimately escaped and found freedom in the United States. But the case is far broader than just these two heroic freedom fighters and was brought on behalf of all of the victims of the regime, including U.S. servicemen who were murdered as a result of Iranian bounties put on their heads," Klayman said.
The claim is for all Iranians who have had their civil and human rights violated, been assaulted, battered, tortured and murdered to "keep a vicious, illegitimate and inhuman radical regime in power, all at the expense of the great, courageous, pro-Western, extremely well educated and highly sophisticated Persian civilization."
The case was brought under the Alien Tort Claims Act and the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991.
Klayman argues that foreign sovereigns "are not immune in cases in which money damages are sought against a foreign state for personal injury occurring in the U.S. and caused by the tortious act of that foreign state or of any official of that foreign state while acting within the scope of his office."
"Through tortious and violent acts, defendants have caused extreme [injury] to plaintiffs, citizens of the United States, not only by the brutal killing of their brother," he said. "As such, immunity is not provided for such defendants."
He said there is no doubt that the defendants, "acting individually and in concert with al-Qaida, Hezbollah, and other terrorist groups, were and remain engaged in terrorism and violations of human and civil rights in violation of the law of nations and international law."
Akbar Mohammadi was a student of the University of Tehran and a critic of the Iranian regime.
According to the filing, Akbar Mohammadi was "was taken into custody by violent Iranian police and locked away in Evin Prison in Tehran, a place notorious for its cruel imprisonment of political dissidents."
"Seeking to intimidate its population from engaging in political dissidence, defendants sought to make an example of plaintiff's brother. However, defendants went beyond a mere imprisonment. While in prison, Akbar was subjected to repeated bouts of torture and cruel and unusual forms of punishment, forced to suffer from defendants' acts that would be clear violations of United States law. … Through continuous, brutal and repulsive acts of defendants, plaintiff's brother spent his final years in a constant state of agony."
Eventually, even though Iranian doctors recommended he be moved to a hospital and treated, he remained in prison. He died July 31, 2006.


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Working in physics: Of time and tide
For Stephen Taylor, running a marine-software company means plenty of chances to apply familiar physics to unusual real-world problems – and being your own boss is nice too.
We often hear of physicists trying to understand, map and explore objects in outer space, but there are also big opportunities for physicists where inner space is concerned. This is particularly the case with the world's oceans. For example, while the study of tides dates back thousands of years and was regarded as a dead subject for most of the last century, we now realize that tidal physics has an unexpected environmental dimension. Applications of this revitalized science range from the siting of tidal power generators and the optimization of fuel-saving shipping routes, to the effects of tidal height on flood defences and satellite-based measurements of sea level.
This is where firms like mine, Geomatix, come in. Recent Geomatix projects include improving the accuracy of tidal predictions in the Thames Estuary for the Port of London Authority, estimating the mean sea level for surveyors in the Persian Gulf, and providing electronic charts of the sea bed for the fishing industry. The work extends across the related fields of cartography, hydrography, oceanography and geodesy – all areas where physicists are ideally suited for tasks ranging from instrumentation to surveys and mathematical modelling.
A long road to the sea
My career would not have been the same without my first physics teacher, the Reverend Brother Egbert. A rather eccentric individual, he would often announce things like "the whole of physics is oscillatory" at seemingly random intervals. On one occasion he sprayed his students with a Bunsen burner connected to a water tap. This may seem like an unlikely inspiration to study physics, yet I credit him, and my father, an early radio ham, for setting me on a career path that led – after many twists and turns – to me becoming my own boss at Geomatix.
I graduated with a physics degree from Nottingham University in 1975 and then worked for the UK's Water Research Centre for some years before the tedium of government research drove me to back to academia. In 1984 I obtained a PhD in applied physics from the University of Hull, specializing in laser remote sensing. My experience with infrared-laser radar systems then took me to the US, where I joined RCA Astro Electronics, which is now part of the defence giant Lockheed Martin.
At RCA I was expected to work on military space projects involving optical communications. But when I attended a meeting where some military guys dispassionately discussed how using infrared optical communications, rather than radio, could be a great benefit during a nuclear war in CONUS (military speak for the continental US), I was disgusted by their callous attitude. I realized that a career in military research was not for me. I therefore left RCA and returned to the UK to become a senior lecturer at Humberside Polytechnic's department of maritime operations, specializing in navigation and radar-simulation training.
Unfortunately, the department closed shortly after I joined it, and in the ensuing chaos I was asked to work as a consultant. At Humberside I had been involved in the design of marine-radar training simulators, and one of our research sponsors asked me to design a similar system for them. This was my lucky break. Before then, the people who paid me were my bosses; now they were magically transformed into my clients. I was able to use my skills in electronics, computing and design to rapidly produce a system that fitted the bill. I was also able to set my own direction and targets. Within a year I had produced AutoTide, the world's first tidal-prediction system compatible with the then-new Microsoft Windows operating system. I was enjoying being my own boss.
Branching out
I started the company now known as Geomatix in 1992 as a one-man operation with the goal of selling AutoTide in the marine market, but I soon moved into other areas – notably marine mapping – via a contract with the UK's Sea Fish Authority in Hull. The growth of oil and gas production in the North Sea had caused problems for the local fishing industry, as trawl gear would sometimes get caught on sub-sea installations. This led to some nasty accidents and even fatalities, so I became involved in converting sea-bed data about oil and gas installations into electronic marine charts for fishing vessels, so that they can avoid hazards while trawling.
As part of this work, I spent one summer frantically driving around harbours and intercepting fishing vessels so I could test the then comparatively new GPS-based electronic charts. On one occasion, I almost ended up marooned on a fishing vessel as it was forced to leave harbour by the descending tide. This could have been an embarrassing error for someone in the business of tide prediction – especially since the vessel was going to be at sea for two weeks – but fortunately I was able to persuade the skipper to drop me off as we passed the outer pier in Scarborough harbour.
The business started to expand in the early 2000s, allowing me to hire a business administrator and a programmer with an MSc in astronomy. In 2003 we decided to concentrate on the specialist area of harmonic tidal analysis. This is like a first cousin of Fourier analysis, and it enables you to work out the transfer function between the tidal potential and the instantaneous tidal height. It also provides highly accurate figures for mean sea level. So far, our systems for tidal harmonic analysis have been used in more than 30 hydrographic offices for tidal prediction and by numerous hydrographic surveyors to determine sea level. Given the threat of climate change and its associated predicted rise in sea level, systems like ours are a useful tool for examining recent trends. The good news is that even with our advanced analysis software, any rise in sea level is almost entirely masked by noise on the tide gauge data from storms and surges – so far.
Real-world physics
In this industry, it is not unusual to find physicists (many with their own businesses) working amongst hydrographers, mariners and oceanographers. Hydrographic topics like map projections, navigation and data analysis figure high on the list of requirements, and all use very similar mathematical skills to those required in physics.
For example, the physics problems associated with tidal prediction are actually quite similar to those of infrared spectroscopy. Both techniques deal with issues like resolution, line width and modulation – it is just a matter of changing the frequency band from infrared spectral lines at about 1013 Hz to tidal "spectral lines", or constituents, of about 10–7 Hz. The strongest tidal constituent comes from the semidiurnal (twice-daily) tide and has a frequency of 2×10–5 Hz. In long-duration datasets of tidal height, in contrast, significant tidal components can be resolved down to events that occur about once every 18 years, or 10–9 Hz – a frequency in line with theoretical models based on the known orbital parameters of the Sun-Moon-Earth system.
Just as in the field of non-linear optics, non-linear effects generate additional frequency components, producing for example the phenomenon of standing tides that are found on parts of the UK's south coast. In this field, at least, Reverend Brother Egbert's phrase about all physics being oscillatory is pretty much spot-on.
On a day-to-day basis, my job as head of a small-marine software firm involves some programming and some sales work, as well as speaking to mariners, port hydrographers and representatives from the oil and fishing industries. Recently I have also presented a few papers at hydrographic and oceanography conferences, but I am not obliged to churn out publications to meet some bureaucratic university target, and am unfettered by internal politics. Instead, I have the freedom to use the skills I gained as a physicist to benefit clients in the wider world, where I have found there is a great need for the practical application of physics and which can be outstandingly rewarding.
About the author
Stephen Taylor is managing director of Geomatix Ltd, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
This article originally appeared in the October 2009 issue of Physics World
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Accessing Cassandra API on Azure Cosmos DB using Python
Azure Cosmos DB is Microsoft's globally distributed multi-model database service. You can quickly create and query document, table, key-value, and graph databases, all of which benefit from the global distribution and horizontal scale capabilities at the core of Azure Cosmos DB. This quick start demonstrates how to create an Azure Cosmos DB account for the Cassandra API by using the Azure portal. You'll then build a user profile console app, output as shown in the following image, with sample data.
Running this sample
Before you can run this sample, you must have the following perquisites:
- An active Azure Cassandra API account - If you don't have an account, refer to the Create Cassandra API account.
- [Python 2.7]
- Git.
- Python Driver
Clone this repository using
git clone email@example.com:Azure-Samples/Azure-Samples/azure-cosmos-db-cassandra-python-getting-started.git cosmosdb.
Change directories to the repo using
cd cosmosdb
Next, substitute the contactPoint, username, password in
config.pywith your Cosmos DB account's values from connectionstring panel of the portal.
'username': '<FILLME>', 'password': '<FILLME>', 'contactPoint': '<FILLME>', 'port':'10350'
pip install Cassandra-driver pip install prettytable pip install requests pip install pyopensslin a terminal to install required python packages
python pyquickstart.pyin a terminal to execute it.
About the code
The code included in this sample is intended to get you quickly started with a python program that connects to Azure Cosmos DB with the Cassandra API.


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The Gist - 5 Of The Worst Games Of 2013
Jess decides to respond to the happy holiday and 'Game of the Year' season with a selection of games that were truly terrible from this year.
Jess decides to respond to the happy holiday and 'Game of the Year' season with a selection of games that were truly terrible from this year.
Tom Mc Shea looks at why the Aliens franchise has never translated well to video games.
Aliens: Colonial Marines is now available!
After getting a kiss from a face grabbing alien, Winters tries to find O'Neil.
Aliens stand still for you to shoot them over and over again as you make your way to the air purifier.
Winters and his fellow Marines try to escape the Sulaco before it is torn apart under their feet.
Corporal Hicks sends out a distress call and the Marines answer by sending in the troops in this opening to Aliens: Colonial Marines.
Keys is encrusted into an Aliens retrofitted section of the Sulaco and it's up to Winters to free him.
Getting to the Cargo was only part of the objective, surviving the wall scurrying aliens is the other part.
The Sulaco is ripping apart and these Marines need to survive the trek to an escape pod to get away.
Kevin VanOrd makes aliens cry in this review for Aliens: Colonial Marines.
This week we check out Aliens: Colonial Marines, Omerta: City of Gangsters and Rebellion's Untitled Game. Beats provided by DJ Vinroc: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/dj-vinroc/id120161502
This trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines takes you on a ride through the USS Sulaco with the US Colonial Marines as they fight through hordes of Xenomorphs.
This trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines gives you a glimpse at the various tactical choices that players need to make when playing the game's competitive, asymmetrical multiplayer.
The latest trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines shows US Colonial Marines doing what they do best - kicking some Xenomorph ass.
Reminisce with some legends in the Aliens saga.
Check out a story trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines.
Guy goes hands-on with the Hadley's Hope level from Aliens: Colonial Marines' campaign, and checks out the multiplayer's Extermination and Escape modes.
Get an exclusive look at Aliens: Colonial Marines frightful multiplayer mode, Survivor. Are you ready to fight the fear?
Gearbox Software president claims Wii U controller is best input Nintendo has ever made for FPS and hardcore games.
GameSpot's Laura Parker is joined by Polygon's Tracey Lien, former 2K developer Bryan Ma, and former Managing Director of Sega Australia Darren Macbeth to discuss some of the issues that ...
Check out the Wii U version of Aliens: Colonial Marines.
Pre-order Aliens: Colonial Marines now for exclusive legacy characters and weapons.
Escape is a new competitive multiplayer mode in Aliens: Colonial Marines where you can choose to be either a Xenos or marine soldier.
Chris Watters and Maxwell McGee scour all of Gamescom 2012 for the ultimate gaming rig
The third and final installment of the Making of Aliens: Colonial Marine.
In the second developer diary for Aliens: Colonial Marines, the developers discuss the design and creation of the Colonial Marines and the Xenomorphs.
Go behind the scenes of Aliens: Colonial Marines to see how the developers are trying to stay true to the original films.
Syd Mead, Aliens: Colonial Marines, and chestbursting cosplayers all make a showing.
This footage was captured by GameSpot Editorial Team using the Samsung Galaxy Note during E3. Our Ambassadors were John Davison, Justin Calvert, Dan Chiappini, Guy Cocker, and Randolph Ramsey from ...
Grab a pulse rifle or smart gun, Xenomorphs are detected. Check out the multi-player gameplay for the newest Aliens game - Aliens: Colonial Marines
Aliens: Colonial Marines makes it way to the Stage Show at E3 2012 to show off some new gameplay.
E3 2012: President & CEO of Gearbox Software, Randy Pitchford, discusses everything Aliens: Colonial Marines in this exclusive Wii U developer interview.
Dan Chiappini and Randolph Ramsay chat about their experiences with the lore, weapons, and gore of Gearbox's Aliens: Colonial Marines!
It's a Tuesday release date special! Aliens: Colonial Marines delayed to 2013, DMC launching in January, and we find out when we can expect Bungie's next sci-fi action shooter.
We pore over every minute detail of the suspense trailer to bring you hidden truths!
Return to the USS Sulaco in this chilling trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines.
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Gearbox president Randy Pitchford speaks at length about the conception of Aliens: Colonial Marines, working with Ridley Scott, Asymmetrical competitive multiplayer, and why the Wii U version of the game ...
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The traditional process of making miso begins with cooked grains (usually rice or barley) being inoculated with aspergillus oryzae spores. Together, they are incubated overnight and become what is called koji (pronounced KO-jee). The next day the koji is mixed with cooked soybeans or chickpeas and salt. Soybeans add complete, high-quality protein plus all the healthful benefits of the whole soybean, while natural sea salt adds an abundance of trace minerals. This mixture is packed into wooden vats, then covered and weighted down. The fermentation process can last up to three years, if it is made using traditional methods.
The culturing and fermentation processes change the soybeans and rice or barley to a readily digestible form. Miso delivers the most easily digested form of soy. It also transforms both bean and grain into a kind of protein booster. Since the essential amino acids in the soy and grains complement each other, the amount of protein that can be utilized by the body is increased.
Traditional unpasteurized miso is a live food. If you look closely at the container it comes in, you will see a small hole in the lid that lets the fermentation gases escape. Look for the word "unpasteruized" on the miso label. Commercially prepared miso is also available, but it is usually pasteurized, destroying much of the beneficial bacteria and enzymes, and the fermentation process is artificially speeded up to take only a few months. It is usually packaged in sealed bags, since it is no longer alive and giving off gasses.
When cooking with miso, it is best to never let it boil, since boiling will destroy the beneficial bacteria and enzymes. For making hot soups, always cook the soup first to it's finished state before adding the miso. Remove it from the heat, take out a cup or so of the broth in which to dissolve the miso, then stir it back into the soup. Cucumber Gazpacho is a great recipe for miso since it calls for no cooking at all.
Louise Hagler
Cucumber Gazpacho (from Tofu Cookery 25th Anniversary Edition, Louise Hagler)
Makes 6 to 8 servings
This is a cool, refreshing way to make good use of the cucumber bounty in summer. Kirby cucumbers are my favorite variety to use in this soup, because they are more substantial in flavor and less watery than other types. To ensure a smooth soup, process it in at least two batches. Sweet white miso adds a delicate sweet-salty flavor to this soup, and since it is not heated, ensures delivery of all its benefits.
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Historic Preservation Fund
This federally funded matching grant program provides two types of grants.
- Certified Local Government (CLG) Program:This 60/40 matching grant program is only open to local governments that are certified through the Alaska State Historic Preservation Officer. The CLG program is concerned with preserving properties significant in history, architecture, engineering, archaeology, and culture. The purpose of the program is to assist local governments in the identification, evaluation and protection of historic properties.
- Historic Preservation Fund Development/Predevelopment Grant Program: This 50/50 matching grant program provides funding for Alaska buildings and structures listed in the National Register of Historic Places, individually or as a contributing property to a historic district.
Land and Water Conservation Fund
This 50/50 federal matching grant program was established to provide a nationwide legacy of high quality outdoor recreation. Projects range from wildlife viewing areas to neighborhood parks; from downhill ski areas to handicapped accessible trails; from our most urban areas to our most rural areas. Local, regional, and state entities with legal authority to provide outdoor recreation services on public lands are eligible to apply for LWCF assistance.
Recreational Trails Grant Program
The Recreational Trails Grant Program is for development and maintenance of trails and facilities, acquisition of trail rights-of-way, and development of safety and environmental protection education programs. This matching grant program provides up to $50,000 to successful applicants.
Snowmobile Grant Program
Snowmobile Trail Grants are available for developing snowmobile safety and education programs and projects.
The National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program
The program awards grants to states through a competitive process. The program is funded under provisions of the 1990 Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act, with money generated from excise taxes on fishing equipment and motorboat and small engine fuels. For more information visit https://www.fws.gov/coastal/CoastalGrants/
Forest Legacy Program
The Forest Legacy Program is a 75/25 matching federal grant program funded by the USDA Forest Service to protect environmentally important forest lands threatened with conversion to non-forest use. Management of lands placed under the Forest Legacy Program would allow the lands to continue to be used for regular forest activities, such as timber harvesting, hunting, fishing, recreation and other traditional uses.


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March 2011
The price of New York's marihuana arrests
$75 million in 2010. From 1997 through 2010 the New York Police Department made 536,000 arrests for marijuana possession. This has cost taxpayers $500 million to over $1 billion. What are we getting for this money? Not very much!
Are drug prices really soaring?
Congress is up in arms about soaring drug prices. A study by the Government Accountability Office finds that the price of brand-name prescription drugs soared at an annual rate of 8.3% from 2006 through the first quarter of 2010. That's … Continue reading
The cost of inequality
Watch my illustrated interview with Steve Brodner about the surge of income inequality on PBS's "Need to Know"
What's the Internet worth?
The Great Stagnation, an intriguing new book by George Mason economist Tyler Cowen, co-author of the Marginal Revolution blog, has sparked a fantastic debate about whether and how the Internet has contributed to our economic wellbeing. The book ponders why … Continue reading
The price of the War on Drugs
Americans pay a lot to keep illegal drugs off the streets. A recent review of the evidence suggests much of our investment in the Drug Wars is wasted, if not outright counterproductive. We have only 5 percent of the world's population … Continue reading
The price of Clapton's magic
A couple of days ago I mused about our desire for unique objects. I pointed to research suggesting that our motivations aren't merely market driven. It's not just about rationally assessing the object's resale value. A story in today's New … Continue reading
Has educastion lost its punch?
Paul Krugman suggests we can no longer count on education to increase workers' prosperity.
The price of a car crash
At first blush it might seem to make sense for cash-strapped cities to charge drivers for car accidents, a quick and easy way to raise revenue for the fire department and the police. But there are costs involved too. Getting … Continue reading
The price of counterfeiting
Those who believe that information must be free argue that free media – like music or movie downloads– will help rather than hinder musicians and moviemakers: by allowing consumers to sample their work free of charge, downloads work like ads, … Continue reading
The price of authenticity
For a long time I thought our lust for original, unique objects was a direct consequence of our pursuit of status. The reason Edison's first light bulb is more valuable than any old light bulb; that people would part with … Continue reading


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For this course, you will be able to select your certificate title from any of the following options:
You will receive a total of 2 coach certificates. 1 of these certificates will be the ICF training hours certificate with a title as chosen by you from the above options. You will receive a professional coach certificate for the other title.
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You will also receive the Practitioner of NLP certificate, a professional NLP certificate with which you will be eligible to apply for a membership with ANLP (UK), the only umbrella organization that offers impartial & independent advice & supported by many internationally renowned innovators in NLP including Steve and Connirae Andreas, Judith DeLozier, Robert Dilts, Charles Faulkner, Steve Gilligan, Christina Hall, L Michael Hall, Tad James, Bill O`Hanlon, Frank Pucelik and Wyatt Woodsmall. This means that no matter where you go in the world, your certificate will be recognized by the appropriate NLP associations.
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Hi , ladogo, i can tell you about Facon Montero, they have really nice dogos, their dogos are based only on the old standar, they are hunters, they hold the Antonio Nores centenary field title , one dogo that its an amazing hunter its Tenaza Facon Montero. If you want you can see their videos in the webpage or in you tube if you prefer.If you want a real Dogo , the equation is easy, this dog have to hunt + have to look phisicaly like a Dogo, if that dog hunt but don't look like a tipical Dogo, its not a Argentine Dogo, otherwise if look like a Argentine Dogo but dont hunt you only have a 1/2 Dogo...you know what i mean Have luck in your search!
Cita de: Baily en 15 de Febrero de 2008, 22:23In the whole of Argentina there are really only two serious working kennels, La Cocha and El Mate.I have contacted La Cocha many times, will give them a visit this year. Can you please tell me how to contact EI Mate? Do they have a website?Thank you.
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- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Qualifying
Vettel excluded from qualifying
- Race:
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
- Drivers:
- Sebastian Vettel
- Teams:
- Red Bull
Sebastian Vettel has been excluded from qualifying after his Red Bull failed to return to the pits under its own power during qualifying.
An FIA decision over four hours after the end of qualifying announced that Vettel could start from the back of the grid after he stopped on track at the end of Q3, though the team later confirmed he will start from the pit lane. The stewards accepted that the reason Vettel stopped was a case of force majeure, but excluded Vettel due to "an insufficient quantity of fuel for sampling purposes". Vettel is allowed to start from the back of the grid, while all those drivers behind Lewis Hamilton and Mark Webber move up one place.
The full FIA decision reads as follows:
'The Stewards received a report from the Race Director that car 1 failed to return to the pits under its own power as required under article 6.6.2 of the FIA Formula One Technical Regulations.
'The Stewards heard form the driver and team representatives and studied telemetry evidence that showed the reason why the car was stopped.
'The Stewards accepted the explanation and considered the incident as being a case of force majeure.
'However, a report was received from the Technical Delegate that showed during post-qualifying scrutineering an insufficient quantity of fuel for sampling purposes.
'The Stewards determine that this is a breach of Article 6.6.2 of the FIA Formula One Technical Regulations and the Competitor is accordingly excluded from the results of the Qualifying Session.
'The Competitor is however allowed to start the race from the back of the grid.'
Reacting to the decision, Vettel said he would try and see the race as an opportunity.
"One of the best ski jumpers of all times once said 'Every chance is an opportunity and as far as we are concerned there are still plenty of chances tomorrow'."
Team principal Christian Horner confirmed Vettel would start from the pit lane so that the car can be taken out of parc ferme conditions tonight.
"During the slow down lap following the final run of Q3, Renault instructed to immediately stop Sebastian's car on the circuit due to an issue with the fuel system," Horner said. "After speaking with the stewards, who accepted the situation of force majeure for technical reasons for the car to be stopped, unfortunately, for reasons yet to be fully understood, 850ml of the required one litre was pumped out of the car following post race checks.
"As a result, the FIA has excluded Sebastian from qualifying and we will withdraw the car from Parc Ferme in order to investigate further. Therefore Sebastian will start from the pit lane for tomorrow's race. We will need to make the most of Mark's strong front-row grid position and Sebastian will have a busy evening ahead of him."


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Boat Test Videos
Content courtesy ofThe Beneteau Barracuda 9, is an entirely new boat for the North American market -- but it is not a new concept. Boats like her are all over Scandinavia and Greenland and islands in between. She is aimed at providing a unique blend of safe offshore seaworthiness coupled with all of the basic creature comforts for day boating with the occasional overnight stay. Built around the patented Air Step hull, the Barracuda 9 was designed to be both fuel efficient and be able handle snotty conditions. Commuters in the northern latitude Archipelagos never know what is going to be blowing in from the North Sea or the Arctic, and this design will get them back safely and comfortably.
Key Features
Prices, features, designs, and equipment are subject to change. Please see your local dealer or visit the builder's website for the latest information available on this boat model.
Mission Statement
According to Beneteau, the intent of the Barracuda 9 is to create a boat that can be used by boaters late into the season and in all kinds of weather. She's also a boat that can be a very capable cruiser for two people on a weekend retreat because she can go over 40 mph. She also makes a good daily cruising boat for a family with seats outside both forward of the cabin and in the cockpit aft -- as well as inside for five people.
Distinguishing Features
The Barracuda 9 has several distinguishing features. Let's go over some of them--•
Fully Enclosed Pilothouse.
As mentioned above, this is not a new concept, simply a new one in North America. It makes sense because there is plenty of space outside, but when it gets rainy or cold the pilothouse becomes a welcome retreat. When it is hot and sunny, simply open up the side doors and windows and let the air blast through -- and either way the skipper is in the shade. The Barracuda also has the option of running air conditioning in the pilothouse while underway for those hot and muggy summer days. •
Air Step Hull.
We've seen this in our tests of other Beneteau models and found it to be an unqualified success. Air is injected under the hull from the topside (the only design that we know of that does that) reducing the drag of surface friction as the boat goes through the water. The Barracuda 9 pulls air from topside into two tubes that direct it to the keel where it is sucked by a naturally occurring vacuum under the boat. See our full video on Air Step here.
Forward Tilting Transom Seating.
The cockpit is carried far back, almost to the engines. At first glance, it appears that this design will prevent the engines from being tilted out of the water, but the aft bench seat tilts forward into the cockpit and the engines then have room to come up. This allows maximum space in the cockpit when using the boat -- over 32 sq. ft. (2.97 sq. m.).•
Opening Doors Both Port and Starboard.
Another feature usually seen only on much larger boats but without a doubt equally convenient here. It makes single-handed docking on either side a snap for the skipper. When it is warm, simply open both doors for a cooling breeze. There is 12'' of clearance on each side of the pilothouse.•
Remarkable Versatility.
We can think of no other boat on the market in North America in this class and size that can be adopted to so many different purposes. She draws only 2' (.62 m) so she can go most anywhere. Her optional flying bridge gives the skipper the height to read the water and enjoy the breeze and sun. Her interior will be welcome by the whole family when nature calls or simply to take a nap or warm up.
Optional Flying Bridge.
It's a small flying bridge to be sure but it is there nonetheless. Access is from a vertical ladder on the port cabin side. •
Foldaway Pilothouse Tables.
Abaft the helm, the pilothouse can be used as a comfortable gathering area or quickly converted into a dining area for four. The arrangement reminds us of what might be seen in a small private jet.
Performance Data
With an empty weight of 7,584 lbs. (3,440 kg), full fuel, twin Yamaha 4-stroke 225-hp engines and 2 people on board we had a test weight of 8,590 lbs. (3,896 kg). The Yamahas were driving Saltwater Series Two-15 3/4 X 15 3 blade stainless propellers and we reached a top speed at 5800 rpm of 46.6 mph. At that speed we were burning 42.1 gph for a range of 105 miles.
Best Cruise
came in at 3000 rpm and 23.8 mph. That reduced the fuel burn to 12.1 gph for a range of 188 miles.
Clearly a major component of the design feature was to provide speed to the fishing grounds, but we found ourselves asking if she was slightly overpowered. The Barracuda 9 seems to handle the mid-range of the power curve much better. At full throttle the trim tabs start to become a major factor in her cruising attitude.
Engine Options.
The Barracuda 9 was designed for either single or twin outboard engine installations. Customers can choose from various brand and power configurations, but Beneteau recommends the following: single 300- or 350-hp; twin 150-, 200- or 225-hp.
Dockside Handling.
In the twin installation the engines are mounted fairly close together which -- theoretically -- lends itself more towards power than maneuverability in close quarters. However, a practiced hand can still maneuver with precision. We had no problem maneuvering in the close confines of our dock. When the wind got a little too strong we did give a shot or two of the bow thruster. (Those boaters lacking the experience to competently maneuver around the dock with precision may want to opt for the addition of a bow thruster.)
Features Walkthrough
She Comes with a Roomy Cockpit.
Cockpit size matters and in this case it measures 8'2" by 4'0" creating 32.6 sq. ft. (2.48 m x 1.21 m = 3.0 sq. m.).
For seating, there is a large triple-wide aft bench seat measuring 8'2" by 1'3" (2.5 m x .38 m) that tilts forward with the aid of gas struts to allow for the engines to tilt forward. When the seat is tilted forward there is a clearance of 1'3" (.38 m).
Cockpit Options: Option #1:
At the forward end of the cockpit the standard configuration calls for a foldaway PVC bench seat facing aft. The aft bench seat faces forward and in between the two bench seats there is room for an optional cockpit table. Here family or friends can have lunch or cocktails.
Option #2:
A second choice allows for a console with sink and work surface mounted against the wheelhouse. This can be a food prep counter or maybe a place to put out drinks and snacks when entertaining aboard. Put a charcoal grill in one of the rod holders and make burgers on the counter.
Option #3:
The third choice is a requirement for those opting for the small generator, which is concealed in a cabinet with flat surface and drink holders.
The bow features a bench seat forward of the pilothouse and two options are available that might be high on the list for anyone purchasing the Barracuda 9 for cruising. First is a foredeck Bimini that quickly deploys over the entire bow. Second is a foredeck sunbathing kit, basically a hammock-style lounge, running from the bench seat to the bow.Clearly the bow area with its 30"-high (75 cm) bulwarks is a comfortable place to hang out. Families with small children will like it because of the safety aspects. And the forward-facing bench seat is a thrilling place to sit when speeding along so long as the water is not too rough.
Easily Manage Ground Tackle.
Fully forward the emphasis is on safety while handling the ground tackle. An optional windlass is secured to a teak platform with two stainless safety rails to either side. Further outboard are two hatches that lead to the rode storage locker. This space is large enough to hold two or three fenders.
Deck Hardware.
At the caprails are two stainless cleats, the first of six, including two midship cleats, but missing from the equation is an additional cleat mounted forward of the windlass for securing the deployed anchor.
Let's start by taking a look at the aft bench seat where there is storage underneath. In the center is a 44.4 quart (42 L) optional refrigerator, and flip up tables to either side will turn the area into an impromptu dining area -- airliner style. The pilothouse lends itself well to accommodating four people, even while dining, with the captain and observer seats swiveled aft, and lowered, to face the tables. The pilothouse is surprisingly well finished given the utilitarian nature of the boat.
View from the Helm.
The starboard mounted helm has outstanding visibility. There's little concern for greenhouse effect thanks to the benefit of the two opening side doors, opening rear window, and the opening overhead sunroof. Air conditioning is an option.
The Control Station.
The helm station of the Barracuda 9 has more high points going for it than low ones. In the high points category is the lack of clutter thanks to the dual (with twin engine installation) digital gauges to either side of the optional Lowrance 10" (25.4 cm) display.
High Points.
The engine controls are located on a molded quadrant to the starboard side and while the controls are mounted at a high angle, because they're digital their movement is smooth enough to still remain comfortable. I'm always happy to see the empty space above the helm being utilized for items that are only used occasionally such as the VHF, stereo, and control for the optional remote spotlight. There is a wood foot rest.
Low Points.
For low points, all I can come up with is the fact that the electrical rocker switches cannot be seen easily from the standing position, but this is certainly not a deal breaker in my opinion. The boat has automotive fuses instead of breakers, located under the bench seat aft, next to the battery switches.
Flying Bridge or Hardtop?
The Barracuda 9 comes in two versions, one with a basic hardtop, and one with a flying bridge. This sort of flexibility is the hallmark of Beneteau and one of the many reasons why its boats are so popular.
Flying Bridge.
The flying bridge is accessed from a vertical ladder secured to the port side cabin bulkhead. (This reduces side deck clearance to 9'' (22.7 cm). It is a small flying bridge, but the fact that it exists at all is a qualified positive for the Barracuda 9. There is a double wide helm seat, and indeed two people are all that this flying bridge will accommodate both from a size, and load bearing standpoints. This upper helm station is as equally well equipped as the lower helm station with a separate Lowrance navigation display, digital engine controls, gauges, and trim tab controls.
Forward Cabin
The forward cabin in the Barracuda 9 has much the same features as a basic cuddy-cabin style boat. While the cabin's size does not lend itself to extended voyages it's comfortable enough for a couple to spend the night in a pinch. It is also good for an afternoon nap.
Headroom ranges from 5'7" (1.70 m) at the entry to 3'1" (.94 m) moving forward. The berth measures 6'3" (1.9 m) long by 4' (1.21 m). There is storage both under the berth and in the forepeak and an opening porthole is on the portside bulkhead.The enclosed wet-head is completely fiberglass lined and has 5'6" (1.65 m) of headroom. The toilet's holding tank has a capacity of 21 gallons (80 L) and an opening portlight allows for ventilation.
Beneteau has asked us not to publish the price of the Barracuda 9 since rigging and engine configurations greatly vary in price, and encourages boaters to contact their dealer. However, I can tell you that if you are familiar with the cost of a well-built 30' CC you will be delighted with her price.
Family Friendly.
In one respect the Barracuda 9 is like a big, offshore center console with a pilothouse. For those skippers who have had family members complain about a little rain, or wind, or spray, or sun, or say that they are too cold, or have to go to the bathroom, then the advantages of this boat become apparent. We like her because she extends the boating season no matter where on earth she is used, but also because she makes boating more comfortable for the loyal family members who are trying to be supportive of the skipper.
The Tropics?
We've mentioned Greenland and Scandinavia, but how about the tropics? Because of her sunroof and two side doors she can generate a breeze in the cabin. Add a small generator and air conditioner in the pilothouse and now she is equally at home in the tropics. Truth be told, in places like the Mediterranean, in both the spring and fall a cabin boat is the only way to go boating in anything resembling comfort. And how about the "Christmas winds" (and waves) in the Bahamas and the Windward Islands?
Back to the Future.
The Barracuda 9 reminds us a lot of the old cabin cruisers that were popular in the late 1940s and '50s, but of course up-dated for 21st century. Our granddads' boats didn't have a bow thruster, flying bridge, fold-down seats, high bulwarks in the bow or many of the other features that this vessel has, but they did have a cabin, a head and much of the utility of the Barracuda 9. For that reason, we think she is going to find wide acceptance for many purposes.
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You can say that at times I can be pretty jaded by overhyped emails notifying me of a new clothing brand or a just released seasonal line. I get a lot of these emails and most of the time, the hype isn't worth the product. Sistine, a progressive streetwear and lifestyle brand based out of New York is different. I checked out their site and was blown away by their unique designs. It's almost as if their T-Shirts deserve to be framed and hung on the wall of an Art Gallery in Manhattan.
Sistine's winter collection is called Live and Let Live and it features 8 eclectic designs with a splash of pop. Imprint and I Am Not Young Enough To Know Everything are two of my favorites from the winter collection.
Imprint is inspired from Hermann Rorschach's classic inkblot test. For the most part, I think psychoanalysis is utter bullshit but for some reason I've always been fascinated by the Rorschach inkblot test. It's used by psychoanalysts as a tool to record and analyze a subject's personality characteristics and emotional functioning using psychological interpretations. I've always wondered what I would say if presented with inkblot test.
I Am Not Young Enough To Know Everything is a quote from the great Oscar Wilde. It's a reminder that the older you get the more you realize just how little you know.
I also have to mention a design from Sistine's summer release. The shirt is called Stay Hungry Stay Foolish. The quote originally appeared on the back cover of the Whole Earth Catalogue in 1974. It's memorable to me because Steve Jobs famously referenced this quote in his iconic 2005 commencement speech at Stanford University. Stay Hungry Stay Foolish. I live by those words.
If you love fashion and you dig art then I highly recommend that you checkout the rest of Sistine's winter line. The shirts are priced on the high end at $36 a piece, but hey, can you really put a price on a well thought out piece of art? Nah, don't think so.


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Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
March 31, 2006
Dear Name*,
This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding whether certain "sales force" mortgage loan officers qualify for the minimum wage and overtime exemption for outside sales employees set forth in section 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) (copy enclosed). It is our opinion that the "sales force" loan officers you describe qualify as exempt outside sales employees.
Your request involves mortgage loan officers, also referred to as loan originators, who perform their work primarily outside the employer's offices; you expressly exclude from the request loan officers who "perform their work mainly within the office." The mortgage loan officers at issue meet with customers to sell mortgage loan packages. These "sales force" loan officers are responsible for originating their own sales by contacting prospective clients and by developing and maintaining referral sources. The "sales force" loan officers spend a significant amount of time away from their employer's place of business in performing their principal duty of selling the loan products offered by their employer. The "sales force" loan officers meet with prospective clients at locations other than the employer's business, such as a client's home or other locations away from the employer's place of business. They meet with clients in person to sell mortgage loan packages; their contact with clients by telephone, mail, and e-mail is adjunct to these in-person contacts. The "sales force" loan officers also obtain credit information and other necessary documentation for the loan application process. They make in-person calls on real estate agents and brokers, financial advisors, and other potential referral sources to develop borrower leads. The "sales force" loan officers also engage in marketing and promotional activities in support of their own sales. The "sales force" loan officers have considerable flexibility to set their working hours and to schedule the tasks they perform during the workday.
You state that the "sales force" loan officers are "customarily and regularly" engaged away from the employer's place of business and offices in their homes. The "sales force" loan officers spend some time in their employer's office taking loan applications, attending meetings, completing paperwork, and preparing marketing and sales materials in support of their own sales efforts. Additional activities that may be performed at the employer's place of business or the employees' home offices include: checking and bringing databases of loan products for sale and referral services up to date; calling, writing to, or communicating by e-mail with clients or prospects with whom the "sales force" loan officers have been dealing during their outside sales activities; talking to such clients or prospects in the office about their particular loan transactions; calling, writing to, or communicating by e-mail with lists of prospective clients, loan product vendors, and referral sources with whom the "sales force" loan officers may not have had prior contact; and preparing loan applications and other forms for loan sales initiated or negotiated by the "sales force" loan officers during outside sales activities.
Section 13(a)(1) of the FLSA provides an exemption from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Act for "any employee employed . . . in the capacity of outside salesman." The Department's regulations define that statutory phrase as including "any employee":
- Whose primary duty is:
- making sales within the meaning of section 3(k) of the Act, or
- obtaining orders or contracts for services or for the use of facilities for which a consideration will be paid by the client or customer; and
- Who is customarily and regularly engaged away from the employer's place or places of business in performing such primary duty.
29 C.F.R. § 541.500 (copy enclosed). "Primary duty" means "the principal, main, major, or most important duty that the employee performs." 29 C.F.R. § 541.700 (copy enclosed). FLSA section 3(k) defines "sale" as "any sale, exchange, contract to sell, consignment for sale, shipment for sale, or other disposition." See also 29 C.F.R. § 541.501 (copy enclosed).
Under 29 C.F.R. § 541.701 (copy enclosed), "[t]he phrase 'customarily and regularly' means a frequency that must be greater than occasional but which, of course, may be less than constant. Tasks or work performed 'customarily and regularly' includes work normally and recurrently performed every workweek; it does not include isolated or one-time tasks."
The regulations provide further guidance regarding what it means to be "engaged away from the employer's place of business" for purposes of 29 C.F.R. § 541.500. "The outside sales employee is an employee who makes sales at the customer's place of business or, if selling door-to-door, at the customer's home. Outside sales does not include sales made by mail, telephone or the Internet unless such contact is used merely as an adjunct to personal calls." 29 C.F.R. § 541.502 (copy enclosed). Outside sales employees may perform promotional work as an exempt outside sales activity if it "is actually performed incidental to and in conjunction with an employee's own outside sales or solicitations." 29 C.F.R. § 541.503 (copy enclosed). Whether promotional work is to be considered exempt is determined on a case-by-case basis. Id.
It is the position of the Wage and Hour Division that employees of finance companies who obtain and solicit mortgages may be exempt outside sales employees if they are "customarily and regularly engaged away from their employer's place of business in obtaining mortgages from brokers and individuals." Field Operations Handbook (FOH) § 22e02 (copy enclosed). "Work incidental to the employee's obtaining the mortgage, such as obtaining credit information from the mortgagor, before and after the sale would qualify as exempt work if done with respect to [the employee's] own sales." Id.
Your letter also refers to FOH § 22e06 (copy enclosed), which lists several activities that real estate sales employees may perform at the employer's place of business in conjunction with outside sales work without losing the outside sales exemption. These activities include:
- Bringing a multiple listing book up to date;
- Calling prospects with whom the sales employee has been dealing during outside sales activities;
- Dictating or writing letters to such prospects;
- Talking to such prospects in the office about their particular transactions;
- Calling a list of prospective buyers or sellers of homes with whom the sales employee has had no prior contact;
- Preparing a contract and other forms required for a sale negotiated during the sales employee's outside sales activity; and
- Talking to a "walk-in" prospect with whom the employee has had no prior contact and showing photographs and discussing terms on specific houses, if such activity results in subsequent outside sales activity with the prospect.
Id. You suggest that these duties are analogous to the tasks performed by the "sales force" loan officers while at their employer's place of business or their home office. For purposes of this letter, "employer's place of business" includes the employee's home office, because "any fixed site, whether home or office, used by a salesperson as a headquarters or for telephonic solicitation of sales is considered one of the employer's places of business, even though the employer is not in any formal sense the owner or tenant of the property." 29 C.F.R. § 541.502.
Based on the information you have provided, the "sales force" loan officers appear to meet the requirements for the outside sales exemption. First, the "sales force" loan officers fulfill the sales requirement of the exemption. Their principal duty is the sale of mortgage loan packages. According to WH Opinion Letter January 15, 1971 (copy enclosed), "an employee who actually obtains an application for a loan would be engaged in exempt work; the consideration being the interest paid for the amount loaned." Therefore, the sale of mortgage loan packages meets the definition of sales in section 3(k) of the FLSA. See FOH § 22e02.
Second, whether "sales force" loan officers are "customarily and regularly engaged away from the employer's place of business" depends on the extent to which they engage in sales or solicitations, or related activities, outside of the employer's place or places of business. By meeting clients outside of the employer's place of business in order to initiate sales, such as at the clients' homes, the "sales force" loan officers fulfill the "outside" requirement of the outside sales exemption. Activities employees perform that are incidental to their outside sales or solicitations also qualify as exempt outside sales work, but only if the incidental activity is in support of their own sales and not just generally "directed towards stimulating the sales of [the] company." 69 Fed. Reg. 22,160, 22,163 (Apr. 23, 2004) (copy enclosed). See also 29 C.F.R. §§ 541.500(b) and 541.503. In addition, the frequency of performing qualifying exempt outside sales activities must "normally and recurrently [be] performed every workweek; it does not include isolated or one-time tasks." 29 C.F.R. § 541.701. This type and frequency of exempt outside sales activity is implicit in your representation that "sales force" loan officers "perform their work primarily outside the office." Of course, "sales force" loan officers who do not engage in outside sales activity as a normal and recurrent part of their workweek fail to meet the exemption's requirements.
Finally, the "sales force" loan officers may qualify for the outside sales exemption even though they may perform some activities at their employer's place of business, so long as the inside sales activity is incidental to and in conjunction with qualifying outside sales activity. See Olivo v. GMAC Mortgage Co., 374 F. Supp. 2d 545, 551 (E.D. Mich. 2004). The performance of activities related to the sales of mortgage loan packages made outside the employer's place of business does not disqualify the "sales force" loan officer from the exemption. Activities such as making phone calls, sending e-mails, and meeting with clients in the office are considered exempt if performed incidental to or in conjunction with the "sales force" loan officer's own outside sales activities. 29 C.F.R. § 541.503; FOH § 22e02.
Therefore, although each "sales force" loan officer must be evaluated on an individual basis to determine whether he or she qualifies for the outside sales exemption, those employees whose job duties match the duties described above would be exempt from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the FLSA.
This opinion is based exclusively on the facts and circumstances described in your request and is given based on your representation, express or implied, that you have provided a full and fair description of all the facts and circumstances that would be pertinent to our consideration of the question presented. Existence of any other factual or historical background not contained in your letter might require a conclusion different from the one expressed herein. You have represented that this opinion is not sought by a party to pending private litigation concerning the issue addressed herein. You have also represented that this opinion is not sought in connection with an investigation or litigation between a client or firm and the Wage and Hour Division or the Department of Labor.
We trust that this letter is responsive to your inquiry.
Alfred B. Robinson, Jr.
Acting Administrator
69 Fed. Reg. 22,160, 22,163(Apr.23, 2004)
FOH §§ 22e02, 22e06
WH Opinion Letter January 15, 1971
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