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Fire rages in Victoria's high country
A large, fast moving bushfire is continuing to burn out of control in Victoria's Alpine region.
The blaze is burning four kilometres north-east of Harrietville and is travelling in a south-easterly direction.
About 70 firefighters are trying to control the fire which has burnt almost 1,000 hectares.
A Watch and Act advice has been issued for Harrietville, Davenport Village, Falls Creek, Hotham Heights and Smoko.
Hume Regional Controller Peter O'Keefe says additional aircraft will be used because of the difficult conditions.
"It's pretty hard to put people in there," he said.
"It's not safe and very difficult terrain so predominantly there will be earth moving equipment where possible and certainly aerial fire fighting suppression and helicopters to provide some sort of attack on the fire."
The Country Fire Authority (CFA) says those towns could be affected anytime within the next 24 hours.
The Great Alpine Road has been closed between Harrietville and Hotham Heights.
Meanwhile, an advice has been issued for 17 communities including Dunphys Hill, Germantown, Mount Beauty and Bogong.
The CFA's Gary Weir says firefighters are taking advantage of today's mild conditions.
"With this calmer weather that we've got today, we can put in some control lines," he said.
"We have got the benefit of control lines that occurred in the 2006 and 2007 fires there, and being able to build on those lines to help us.
"So we're working really hard today to secure it before the hotter weather that's going to occur tomorrow."
Falls Creek resident Deb Howie says residents are concerned the winds will intensify and heighten the fire risk.
"At the moment it's a really light breeze, but they are forecasting up to 40 knots so those winds are going to move that fire pretty quickly," she said.
"They're forecasting it to go southerly at the moment and then it will turn northerly which will bring it toward the resort, Falls Creek.
"It's basically like the calm before the storm."
Gippsland residents told to prepare for the worst
Fire crews have also spent the night back burning to protect communities from the Gippsland fires.
The fire behaviour was subdued overnight, but the blaze has burnt through about 60,000 hectares since last Friday.
The CFA's Andrew Morrow says there will be more back-burning in remote areas today.
He says some areas have been difficult to access.
Briagolong residents in Gippsland have been told to leave now if they don't have a fire plan.
About 300 people attended a community meeting at the Briagolong Hall last night.
The captain of the local CFA John Hamment says the town will be under severe threat if winds swing strong north westerly.
He says residents should remember how bad the 2006/2007 fires were, and be prepared for the worst.
"If they haven't prepared their homes, they should leave and leave early," he said.
"Leave early is not one or two hours before the fire gets here, it's probably looking at the fire behaviour, and what's happening 12 or so hours ahead of that time."
Resident of Briagolong, Gina, lives in the township with her partner.
She says although she plans to leave, her partner will stay to defend the house.
"We think we are as prepared as we possibly can be but my choice is to leave," she said.
"It's always been my choice to leave because I would like to have the opportunity to rebuild a house, rather than be stuck in a burning one, so that's my choice."
- Photo: Smoke billows from a bushfire in the Alpine National Park, east of Harrietville in Victoria, on January 23, 2013. (AAP: CFA)
- Photo: The glow from a bushfire on Mt Feathertop in the Victorian Alps near Harrietville lights up the early evening sky, January 22, 2013. Read the story (Audience submitted: Inna Skrypay)
- Photo: Malcolm, the Erickson Air Crane, heads off to drop its load of water on a large bushfire in the Victorian Alps after filling up at a lake near Harrietville on January 23, 2013. Read the story (Audience submitted: Christian Jemison)
- Photo: Smoke rises from a bushfire on Mt Feathertop in the Victorian Alps near Harrietville on January 22, 2013. (Audience submitted: Inna Skrypay)
- Photo: Mt Feathertop glows as fires continue to rage. (Christian Jemison)
- Photo: People watch smoke rise from a bushfire on Mt Feathertop in the Victorian Alps near Harrietville on January 22, 2013. Read the story (Audience submitted: Christian Jemison)
- Photo: Smoke rises from an out-of-control bushfire near Harrietville in Victoria's Alpine region on January 23, 2013. (Audience submitted: Christian Jemison)
- Photo: Flames from a bushfire on Mt Feathertop in the Victorian Alps near Harrietville light up the early evening sky on January 22, 2013. Read the story (Audience submitted: Christian Jemison)
- Photo: The Harrietville fire flared-up overnight but is now burning back on itself. (Audience submitted: Christian Jemison)
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, fires, bushfire, emergency-incidents, vic, seaton-3858, hotham-heights-3741, falls-creek-3699, harrietville-3741, wodonga-3690, shepparton-3630
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If the tax structure from early last century prevailed today, we would have to raise $40 billion from excise and $230 billion from tariffs to meet today's revenue demand. At that rate the excise on a schooner of beer would be around 7 times what it is today. And I shudder to think how much a television set would cost.
That's Treasury head Ken Henry, speaking on lessons from past tax reform experience. Henry is chairing the review of Australia's tax system and he singles out road pricing to address congestion as a perfect candidate for reform:
When vehicles drive on a congested road they impose costs on other drivers. Each driver thinks of their own need to get to their destination, not considering how, by taking up space on the road, they impinge on the ability of other drivers to do so. There is no means for one driver to coordinate with others, to bargain about who should have priority, so that they can all be better off. This results in a predictable 'tragedy of the commons' which is estimated to waste around $9 billion a year in avoidable congestion costs, increasing to around $20 billion by 2020. Such costs will only increase with faster population and economic growth.
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In a Tuesday interview with the "Around The League Podcast," impending free agent Greg Hardy said it would be "a big honor" if the Carolina Panthers apply the franchise tag as a means of keeping the Pro Bowl defensive end in Charlotte for the 2014 season.
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General manager Dave Gettleman explained Tuesday that salary-cap challenges have prevented his front office from deciding whether to keep Hardy or allow him to hit the open market as the No. 1 pass rusher available.
"Good Lord willing and the creek don't rise, we'll be out of (salary-cap purgatory) in two years," Gettleman said. "Everybody lets players go. There isn't a team in this league that hasn't let a big dog walk out the door.
"And don't print that I'm saying (Hardy's) going to go. I'm just making a statement. There isn't anybody who hasn't done that. Again, there's a whole, big puzzle we're putting together and he's one of the pieces."
We applaud Gettleman for introducing his answer with a folksy reference to a Southern idiom turned Hank Williams Sr. and Johnny Cash ditty. After spending the majority of his life in New England and New York, he's adapted well to Charlotte.
Gettleman was faced with a tremendous challenge in trimming the roster fat on a tight budget last year. His "big puzzle" this offseason is even more complex. In addition to weighing his whopping 21 free agents, Gettleman must prioritize a contract extension for Cam Newton and devise a game plan for Hardy.
"The Kraken" tied a franchise record with 15 sacks in 2013 after generating 11 in a breakout 2012 season. Prior to racking up seven sacks in the final two games of the season, Hardy said he would be willing to accept "some cut" in his market value to stay with the Panthers.
He won't come cheaply, though. Hardy's asking price is expected to be in the neighborhood of teammate Charles Johnson's six-year, $76 million contract.
The franchise tag for defensive ends is projected to be worth $12.5 million. Johnson's 2014 salary is roughly $9 million.
Can Gettleman afford to pay a premium for two pass rushers while also forking over a lucrative long-term deal for his quarterback? Will he strip his roster of depth in the process?
It's conundrums such as these that have kept every NFC South power from repeating as champion since the division was created in 2002.
The latest "Around The League Podcast" interviews Carolina Panthers star Greg Hardy and looks ahead to the Conference Championships.


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With its "Project i" vehicles, the i3 city car and i8 supercar, BMW is trying to revolutionize the automobile. That includes the way these carbon fiber plug-in hybrids are sold: buyers will be able to order their i3 or i8 online.
With its online sales strategy, BMW is trying to appeal to people who do a lot of online shopping. People do love the convenience of online shopping, and can even be coerced into the occasional eBay splurge, but will they be willing to shell out $48,500 for an i3 or $122,800 for an i8?
BMW seems to think so, and it also thinks online sales will pay dividends for the brand. Selling cars online will increase the company's profit margins, since those sales don't require dealer stock, brochures, or other promotional materials. Maintaining a room full of servers will probably be cheaper.
Online sales will also help differentiate the i3 and i8 from the rest of BMW's line, something the company has been eager to do. BMW sees the i cars as an eco-conscious sub-brand, with the same relationship to the parent company as Mini or Rolls-Royce.
BMW is already opening stores dedicated to the i3 and i8; the first one opened in London July 25. In fact, the cars will be sold exclusively in their own showrooms; you won't see an i8 rubbing tires with an X5.
So selling the i3 and i8 helps BMW cement its new brand's identity, and make possibly make a little extra money, but how does that benefit customers? Theoretically, without the overhead of a physical dealership, BMW can lower the price of models sold via the web. Think of it as a paperless discount. However, BMW has not confirmed anything about online prices, or what its online sales site will look like.
BMW really is moving into uncharted territory. Dacia, the Romanian division of Renault, opened its online "Dacia Store" in Italy last year, but that is only a pilot program. Lincoln is expanding its web presence by offering live concierge service, but the actual buying and selling of cars still takes place at dealerships.
How will customers react to BMW's virtual dealerships? The problem is that BMW is pairing a new sales strategy with a new type of car. The i3 and i8 will be unlike anything the average BMW customer has ever driven. With plug-in hybrid powertrains and carbon fiber chassis, they have little in common with average cars. Confronted with this, wouldn't a potential buyer want a test drive?


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The U.S. Current Account Deficit
Keywords: Macroeconomics; Borrowing and Debt; Currency; Foreign Direct Investment; Business and Government Relations; United States;
Citation:Alfaro, Laura, Rafael Di Tella, Ingrid Vogel, Renee Kim, Matthew Johnson, and Jonathan Schlefer. "The U.S. Current Account Deficit." Harvard Business School Case 706-002, July 2005. (Revised August 2018.) View Details


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Another recent victim of visa problems entering the US to perform, UK based and Sri Lankan singer/rapper and designer M.I.A. has apparently overcome her American immigration issues this time around and will be performing all scheduled shows, including a highly recommended free instore at Amoeba Music, Berkeley this Saturday at 2pm!
Yes, the scheduled Saturday afternoon show with the artist often associated with Diplo is due to kick off at 2PM, but, as regulars to Amoeba Berkeley already know, space is somewhat limited when it comes to instores at the East Bay location, so get there early if you want to secure a good vantage point -- especially for this artist, who will most likely attract a large turnout.
The performance will be followed by a meet-and-greet/signing session with the artist, who just celebrated her 30th birthday last week. No doubt she will be performing tracks from her last album, the critically acclaimed 2005 Arular, which launched her unique blend of hip-hop, ragga, grime, and baile-funk Stateside and probably also some tracks from her soon-to-drop new album Kala (due out August 21st), featuring the song "Boyz." (Check out the colorful, mutli-cultural music video for this new single below.
Good word has it that if you buy either the vinyl 12" or CD version of the new M.I.A. single at Amoeba Berkeley on Saturday, you will receive a certificate good for two bucks off Kala when it drops in August, plus a limited edition bandana designed by the musician/designer herself (while supplies last). For full details/restrictions, click here.
Previous fun instores (for this AMOEBLOGGER) over the past year at the Berkeley Amoeba Music location included Murs, Cut Chemist, and Uni & her Ukelele.


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Vintage recipe cards inspire unlikely friendship
Friday, June 28, 2013
Follow Friday - Favorites for June 28, 2013
Favorites is my weekly list of favorite genealogy, history and random finds from across the Net.
The Army Reserve holds it's Best Warrior Competition this week (where I am!)
The modern history of swearing: where all the dirtiest swear words come fromOklahoma City time capsule reveals pristine 100-year-old items
First World War: in search of his uncle's last resting place
Couple finds fully-stocked fallout shelter in back yard
Holocaust artifacts bear witness
Honoring Our Ancestors is wishful for the days of Art Deco
A great scrapbook page at Many Branches, One Tree
A comparison of online family tree programs at Genealogy's Star
The battle to determine the identity of WWI soldiers may be won with DNA
Great detective work for a Swedish ancestor at 2338 W. Washington Blvd.
Be a virtual passenger on Mayflower II
Vintage recipe cards inspire unlikely friendship
Vintage recipe cards inspire unlikely friendship
Posted by Heather Kuhn Roelker at 6:00 AM
8 comments:
- Wendy said...
I can hardly wait to read the history of swear words. You put together a really eclectic list for us this week!
- June 28, 2013 at 6:24 AM
- Heather Kuhn Roelker said...
Thanks, Wendy. Expect nothing less from this blogger. ;)
- June 29, 2013 at 8:38 AM
- Sally Knudsen said...
I'll admit to clicking on the swearing article first! :)
- June 29, 2013 at 10:45 AM
- Heather Rojo said...
Thanks for mentioning my blog post about the fundraiser for the Mayflower II. They are struggling to get her back in the water sometime this summer. The lack of white oak for planking has slowed down the recovery.
- June 30, 2013 at 7:14 AM
- Heather Kuhn Roelker said...
Me, too! I found it pretty interesting.
- July 1, 2013 at 12:44 PM
- Heather Kuhn Roelker said...
You are very welcome, Heather. Hopefully we can spread the word across the net and drum up some money!
- July 1, 2013 at 12:45 PM
- Margel said...
Thanks for the mention about my search for my husband's Swedish ancestors. What a lovely surprise.
- July 1, 2013 at 5:58 PM
- Heather Kuhn Roelker said...
You are welcome, Margel! It was a great post.
- July 2, 2013 at 9:20 PM
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DURHAM — Three new exhibitions featuring the work of emerging artists, will be on view at the Museum of Art, UNH beginning April 13. The 2013 Senior B.A. and B.F.A. Exhibition, the 2013 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition I, and the 2013 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition II, showcase the artistic talents of students graduating from the University of New Hampshire's Department of Art and Art History's studio art program. The exhibitions include a variety of creative works in drawing, ceramics, painting, photography, and printmaking. The 2013 Senior B.A. and B.F.A. Exhibition and the 2013 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition I exhibitions open to the public with a preview reception on Friday, April 12 from 6-8 p.m. The 2013 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition II opens to the public on Friday, May 3 from 6-8 p.m. The artists will be present at the receptions, which are open to the public free of charge.
2013 Senior B.A. and B.F.A. Exhibition
The 2013 Senior B.A. and B.F.A. Exhibition features works by 12 candidates for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree who draw upon their own experiences, interests, and studies to develop a strong body of work to present in this annual exhibition. Through abstract and representational means, the students' works examine the relationship between light, texture, shape, color, and subject. Bachelor of Fine Arts degree candidates and their area of concentration include: Sarah E. Archer, Mont Vernon, ceramics; Kathleen Brewster, Portsmouth, drawing and painting; Sarah Brewster, Portsmouth, drawing and printmaking; Cara M. Copeland, Derry, painting; Mary Alice Duke, Westmoreland, ceramics; Addie Fisher, Lyme, photography; Emily Holland, New Milford, CT, ceramics; Sophia Lupi, Dover, photography; Loren Marple, Durham, painting; Samuel Rheaume; Barrington, painting; Paige L. Smith; Morristown, NJ, painting; and Brenna Thompson, Westmoreland, photography. The exhibition will be on view from April 13-May 17 (closed April 29-May 3).
Sarah E. Archer's ceramic "cosmic egg" incorporates metal and textile weaving into the vessel post firing. Kathleen Brewster's work focuses on the duality of her persona as a twin and her singular identity. Sarah Brewster combines the figure with the untamed landscapes of cemeteries and woodlands in her prints and drawings to present narratives of disconnection. Cara M. Copeland's paintings explore the technical aspects of color and form, and how the compositional position of the ellipse denotes specific points of view. The tactile nature inherent in Mary Alice Duke's ceramics is motivated by the variations apparent in handmade objects. Addie Fisher creates photographs that combine the human form with the natural world in an atmosphere of struggle and growth. Emily Holland's abstract ceramics are physically expressive representations. Sophia Lupi transforms portraiture through the use of pattern, color, and flowers in her collaged digital prints. Loren Marple's paintings examine the emotional space between two figures, using the formal elements of composition and color to emphasize their separation. The exploration of light and visual information in space, transformed into varying degrees of transparency and texture is the focus of Samuel Rheaume's paintings. Paige L. Smith's still lifes represent personal objects and the artist's relationship with her mother. Found objects are abstracted in collages that highlight the formal relationships between form and shape, and light and dark created by layering images in Brenna Thompson's photography.
Graduating B.F.A. students and participants in the Undergraduate Research Conference, Sarah E. Archer, Cara M. Copeland, Addie Fisher, and Loren Marple discuss their subjects, techniques, and stylistic choices during an ArtBreak gallery talk in the Museum of Art, Paul Creative Arts Center on Thursday, April 24, 2013 at 12 p.m. Graduating B.F.A. students Kathleen Brewster, Sarah Brewster, Mary Alice Duke, and Emily Holland will be on hand to discuss their works during an ArtBreak gallery talk on Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 12:45 p.m. On Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 12 p.m., graduating B.F.A. students Sophia Lupi, Samuel Rheaume, Paige L. Smith, and Brenna Thompson will round out the gallery talks with presentations on their works on view.
2013 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition I
The 2013 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition I features works by Samantha Jorgensen, West Falls, CA and Abigail Wamboldt of Sunderland, MA. Both artists are candidates for the Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from the Department of Art and Art History, UNH. The exhibition runs from April 13-28.Samantha Jorgensen uses her talents as a draftsman and painter to create multimedia scenes of interior landscapes in the Northeast. Her current work focuses on a narrative of hibernation and anticipation. Abigail Wamboldt's paintings explore the theme of human sexuality and the memory of sensation. Her work suggests that the viewer contemplate their own desires on a sensory and emotional level. Both artists will be presenting a public gallery talk about their works during a Museum of Art ArtBreak program on Wednesday, April 17 at 12 p.m.2013 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition II
The 2013 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition II features paintings by Kathleen Hall of Newmarket, NH and Elizabeth Kelley of Kennebunk, ME representing the culmination of their two-years of intensive study. Both artists are candidates for the Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from the Department of Art and Art History, UNH. The exhibition will be on view from May 4-17.
Kathleen Hall's use of children's toys and found objects results in works with ambiguous narratives, reflecting a sense of isolation and playfulness, but with deeper overtones. Elizabeth Kelley's paintings showcase fluid, articulated marks which reflect her interest in the effect of environmental stimuli. Both artists will be presenting an ArtBreak gallery talk about their work on Wednesday, May 15, at 12 p.m. in the Museum of Art. The program is open to the public free of charge.
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BOSTON, March 11, 2015 – SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a global leader in flash storage solutions, today announced contributions to the open source Ceph object, block, and file storage platform that empower customers to take advantage of the full benefits of flash. Today's news follows the introduction of company's revolutionary new storage system, InfiniFlash™ system, which is powered by Ceph open source software (OSS). With these contributions, SanDisk solidifies its commitment to being an open source contributor in order to deliver more open, easy-to-integrate and cost-effective solutions to customers.
According to Gartner, the open source storage market has matured substantially, making it more viable for an increasingly wider range of enterprise use cases1. In fact, the research firm expects that by 2018 open source storage will gain 20 percent of overall storage market share, up from less than one percent in 20132. SanDisk is helping drive that adoption by collaborating with other companies and the broader Linux community to move forward projects that are important to SanDisk and its customers.
"Open source software is a critical building block for many of the key markets in which we operate—from mobile and embedded, to enterprise, hyperscale and cloud," said Nithya Ruff, director of the SanDisk Open Source Strategy Office. "Since joining the Linux Foundation, SanDisk has built a sizable development team to enhance and optimize open source platforms to be 'flash-intelligent,' resulting in better performance, efficiencies, capacities and overall total cost of ownership for customers. SanDisk is one of the largest contributors to the Ceph software platform and will continue to work on further OSS innovations in partnership with the community."
Over the last year, SanDisk has developed numerous performance enhancements to the core Ceph software defined storage solution, which is designed to present object, block, and file storage from a single distributed computer cluster. Ceph's main goals are to be completely distributed without a single point of failure, scalable to the exabyte level, and highly available. SanDisk's efforts have resulted in a 10x improvement for block reads and a 2x improvement in object read flows when Ceph is deployed on a flash storage system.3 Additionally, SanDisk has helped optimize the Ceph client to make performance more consistent overall.
"SanDisk continues to be one of the many great examples of active participation within the Ceph community. It is exciting to watch their contributions grow and how they have inspired others to do the same," said Patrick McGarry, Ceph Community Lead, Red Hat.
SanDisk's recently introduced InfiniFlash system is another example of the company's OSS-based innovation. InfiniFlash is a very dense, highly efficient flash storage system built on OSS standards, enabling open source stacks and custom-built software to seamlessly integrate with the platform at the infrastructure and/or application layers. It also includes support for OpenStack cloud access protocols, which customers can utilize to deploy InfiniFlash as an infrastructure as a service platform—which users manage through a RESTful API, Swift, and the S3 API. InfiniFlash also utilizes a 'flash-intelligent' Ceph platform to deliver enterprise-class data services, and includes development libraries and a software development kit that allow customers to optimize applications for use with the system in order to obtain even better performance, efficiency and total cost of ownership.
In addition to today's new OSS offerings, SanDisk contributes to several open source technology projects on the flash device side, hosted infrastructure side, and application side through various communities, including:
To learn more about SanDisk's open source initiative and various community contributions, visit us at the Technology Showcase during the Linux Vault Storage and Filesystem Conference taking place in Boston, March 11-12, 2015. You can also join SanDisk open source experts for various presentations throughout the show, including:
For additional details on SanDisk's open source involvement and full portfolio of OSS optimized, flash-based systems and software solutions, visit the http://bigdataflash.sandisk.com/ or the enterprise blog.
1 "Market Guide for Open Source Storage," Gartner #G00271159, November 2014.
2 "Gartner's 2014 Strategic Roadmap for Storage," Gartner #G00262455, March 2014
3 Based on internal testing comparing Emperor to Hammer releases using vdbench and fio on a two node cluster (Dell R720 2.8GHz, 2xE5-2680, 64GB DRAM), krbd client systems on Dell R620 (2x E5-2680, 32GB DRAM), 40Gbe interconnect http://www.sandisk.com/assets/docs/sandisk-zetascale-whitepaper.pdf
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company, is a global leader in flash storage solutions. For more than 25 years, SanDisk has expanded the possibilities of storage, providing trusted and innovative products that have transformed the electronics industry. Today, SanDisk's quality, state-of-the-art solutions are at the heart of many of the world's largest data centers, and embedded in advanced smart phones, tablets and PCs. SanDisk's consumer products are available at hundreds of thousands of retail stores worldwide. For more information, visit www.sandisk.com.
© 2015 SanDisk Corporation. All rights reserved. SanDisk is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the United States and other countries. InfiniFlash is a trademark of SanDisk Enterprise IP LLC. Other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks of their respective holder(s).
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, including expectations for markets, products and customers that are based on our current expectations and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate. Risks that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include among others: the market demand for our products may grow more slowly than our expectations or our products may not be available in the capacities that we expect or perform as expected, or the other risks detailed from time-to-time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to, our most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q and our annual report on Form 10-K. We do not intend to update the information contained in this news release.
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Explosion-Protected Foot Switches
STEUTE is pleased to introduce their new, family of explosion-protected foot switches. These ATEX/IEC Ex-rated units are certified for use in Zone 1 and Zone 21 environments. Special-order units are also available for Zone 22 usage.
Optional accessories include a foot rest and a carrying handle. The units are available with positive-break contacts, and offer a mechanical life expectancy in excess of 1 million operations. Each is housed in a robust, IP65-rated metal housing, and each carries a cCSAus-listing. They are ideal for safety guarding applications or in applications requiring a robust, heavy-duty design.
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Rare deal: $182B approps bill passes
Congress gave final approval Thursday to a $182 billion domestic spending bill which marks a first down payment toward the August debt accords and rare return to some semblance of regular order for the tattered appropriations process.
The action came as House-Senate farm bill negotiators signaled they were near agreement on a five-year plan that will meet deficit-reduction targets and can be added to whatever budget package is reported from the joint supercommittee next week.
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"I think we will be wrapping things up today," Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee told POLITICO. "We're not ready to give details, but I think we actually have something that is very fair for all regions."
Covering major science agencies and five Cabinet departments, the $182 billion appropriations measure—really three bills in one—cleared the House on a 298-121 vote Thursday afternoon, followed by a 70-30 Senate roll call just hours later in the evening.
The ease of passage belied the struggle that accompanied different components over the last six months, but it is the closest thing that Congress has seen in two years that resembles the once routine procedures for annual appropriations.
To this degree, it's also an old-fashioned compromise in which neither party got all it wanted. Republicans gave back over $1 billion that the House had previously cut from food programs at home and overseas, even as the GOP showed its own appetite for increased science and infrastructure funding. Democrats protected Amtrak and community policing priorities, yet in a blow to Wall Street reforms, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission budget was effectively frozen— a one third, nearly $103 million cut from President Barack Obama's request.
Among major accounts, the emphasis on food safety and assistance is striking, including a $15 billion mandated increase in food stamp expenditures that reflects the greater role of that program in today's economy. The National Science Foundation is promised an estimated $7 billion, $173 million above 2011. And while highway spending will drop from 2011 levels, the $39.1 billion cap compares with the much tighter $27 billion ceiling first recommended by the House Appropriations Committee.
Packed into the 400-plus pages is an array of smaller but often sensitive items. Mohair subsidies would be ended. New language added to protect white potatoes and pizza on the menus of school lunch menus. And over the objections of many conservatives, FHA loan mortgage limits raises to help high-priced housing markets on the East and West Coast.
House and Senate leaders are hoping these trade-offs will become a model for resolving the remaining nine appropriations bills for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1. Toward this end, the measure includes a stop gap funding resolution to keep the government operating through Dec. 16, giving Congress three more weeks after the Thanksgiving recess to clear this backlog—impacting major national security functions like defense and foreign aid as well as labor, health and education programs.


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Reflections on Media in Transition 5/
This entry is a stub. My goal here is to create a space where people who attended the Media in Transition conference this weekend can share their perspectives about what worked or didn't work during the event but also give us suggestions about what they might like to see at Media in Transition 6 which will be two years from now. This year's focus on collaboration, creativity, and appropriation emerged from discussions among conference participants at Media in Transition 4. We were especially urged to try to develop themes which would allow more participation from artists, educators, lawyers, activists, and policy people and I am happy with the ways that this year's conference did attract more non-academics into the mix. So far, at the closing session, there has been a greater emphasis placed on historical perspectives, which have long been a hallmark of the Media in Transition events but which were under-represented this year. There was also a desire for more critical or skeptical perspectives on media change and as always, more challenge to insure the diversity of the mix of speakers at the event. And finally we were urged to reach out to librarians and archivist who had special roles to play in preserving the past even as they are involved in insuring the circulation of culture. These were all great insights but I am sure that there are other ideas out there we should collect while the conference is still fresh on everyone's mind. So, fire away. But keep in mind that to some degree our ability to draw in these other groups will depend on your outreach in your local community. So, talk up the conference and help us identify people you know who should be in the mix next time. The plenary events are already available in podcasts.
Folk Cultures and Digital Cultures
Collaboration and Collective Intelligence
Copyright, Fair Use and The Cultural Commons
Reproduction, Mimicry, Critique and Distribution Systems in Visual Art
We will be posting a directory of participants to our conference website as well as providing access to many of the presented papers. Indeed, there are lots of interesting papers already here
And for those of you who would like to read some live blogger accounts of some of the events, here's some we've found already:
So, thanks for all of you who came. If you weren't here for the conference, check us out. And either way do let us know what you think...


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If you haven't heard, the Taylor County Public Library is now offering FREE computer classes! Whether you're an intermediate computer user or just curious, we've got a computer class for you! We're offering several classes in April, including Computer Basics for Beginners, Beginners Introduction to Microsoft Word, and Intermediate Computer Use!
If you're one of the many folks who have recently acquired an eBook reader, you might not be sure where to start. The Library is here to help! Did you know we provide FREE eBooks? We're also offering a special class, Digital Downloads and Using an eReader. Bring your eReader and have your questions answered!
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Set in Austria's spectacular Carinthia region, IRONMAN Austria, based in Klagenfurt, filled in record time yesterday.
The race begins with a swim in the crystal clear waters of the Wörthersee, is followed by a two-loop bike course that takes in some of the spectacular vistas of the mountainous countryside around the area, and is followed by a flat, fast two-lap run course that passes by the main spectating area five times. The day ends at one of the most incredible finish lines in the sport.
Put it all together and it comes as no surprise that the event typically attracts more than 2,000 athletes from over 50 countries every year.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employers slowed their pace of hiring in July but the jobless rate fell anyway, a pair of mixed signals that could make the Federal Reserve more cautious about drawing down its huge economic stimulus program.
The number of jobs outside the farming sector increased by 162,000 last month, the smallest gain in four months and below analysts' expectations, Labor Department data showed on Friday.
The lackluster reading reinforced the view that the job market is only inching toward recovery from the 2007-09 recession and weighed on financial markets.
"We're sort of grinding along here," said Gordon Charlop, managing director at Rosenblatt Securities in New York.
At the same time, gains in employment were enough to push the jobless rate down to 7.4 percent, its lowest level since December 2008.
However, the report was full of details that cast the declining jobless rate in a poor light and raised doubts over whether the economy has improved enough for the Fed to begin reducing bond purchases at its next meeting in September.
Several Wall Street banks, in fact, pushed their forecasts for the Fed's so-called tapering move toward year end from September.
Part of the drop in unemployment was due to a decline in the size of the U.S. workforce, which only includes people who have jobs or are looking for work. The workforce can shrink when more workers retire or go to school, but it also contracts when people give up the job hunt.
Also robbing some of the report's luster, Americans on average worked shorter work weeks in July, while hourly wages fell. That bodes poorly for future consumer spending, the engine of the U.S. economy. The construction industry shed 6,000 jobs.
The government also said 26,000 fewer jobs were created in May and June than previously estimated.
The darker side of the report gave direction to Wall Street.
Yields on U.S. government debt fell sharply, suggesting investors were less confident the Fed could soon begin easing its bond purchases, which are aimed at spurring employment. U.S. stocks were mostly flat.
The U.S. central bank currently buys $85 billion a month in bonds to keep borrowing costs low, and the stimulus program has helped the country's beleaguered housing market and boosted car sales.
Fewer U.S. primary dealers now expect the Fed to start scaling back purchases in September than they did a month ago, according to a poll conducted by Reuters after the payrolls figures were released on Friday.
Nine of 18 primary dealers - the large banks that do business directly with the Fed - expect it to reduce its bond buying in September, while two predicted a cut back in October, five said December, one said the fourth quarter of 2013, and one said the first quarter of 2014.
In a similar poll conducted July 5, 11 of 17 dealers expected purchases to slow in September, three said October, only two said December, and one said the first quarter of 2014.
"After today I am solidly in December rather than September," said Michael Moran, chief economist at Daiwa Securities America in New York.
"Today's data do not necessarily lower the probability of a taper in September, but they don't cement the likelihood of a taper the way a stronger payrolls figure would have," said Dana Saporta, U.S. economist at Credit Suisse in New York.
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said last month the U.S. central bank would likely reduce its monthly purchases by the end of the year if the economy progressed as much as policymakers expect.
On Friday, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said he believed the Fed should be careful about basing its decisions on forecasts and that policymakers should wait to see more data before deciding to taper bond purchases.
Other data on Friday showed a slight gathering of inflationary pressure, with the 12-month reading of the Commerce Department's gauge of core inflation rising to 1.2 percent in June from 1.1 percent a month earlier.
That could allay some concerns at the Fed that extremely low inflation could hurt the economy by giving consumers more reason to put off purchases.
Policymakers also might take comfort in a pace of hiring that at least appears to be steady. The jobless rate has fallen eight tenths of a percentage point in the last year.
"While July itself was a bit disappointing, the Fed will be looking at the cumulative improvement," said Paul Ashworth, an economist at Capital Economics in Toronto. He reckoned the Fed was still on track to trim its stimulus efforts in September.
Beyond the report's implications for policy, a deeper question is whether the pace of job creation can be sustained, given weak economic growth.
Gross domestic product, a measure of the nation's economic output, grew at a mere 1.4 percent annual rate in the first half of the year, down from 2.5 percent in the same period of 2012.
Most economists expect GDP will accelerate in the second half of this year, which would make it more plausible for the current hiring trend to continue.
But the fact that the jobless rate has fallen steadily despite weak output might point to a frightening possibility: perhaps the U.S. economy's growth potential has fallen.
This would mean less output is needed to create jobs but that incomes would grow at a slower pace over the long run. The prospect of such a structural shift worries economists and investors.
Friday's report could fan those concerns. The average work week declined to 34.4 hours in July, while average hourly earnings slipped 0.1 percent.
"The labor market remains stuck in quicksand," said Todd Schoenberger, managing partner at LandColt Capital in New York.
The report also showed 5.7 percent of Americans who had jobs in July could not get enough hours to qualify as full-time workers, the same percentage as in June.
While the unemployment rate has fallen steadily over the last year, the share of part-time workers who want more hours has barely dropped.
Also, the number of long-term unemployed, while falling, remains historically high. Bernanke has warned this situation could deal lasting damage to the economy's growth potential.
That is because people out of work for extended periods might never work again. In July, 4.25 million Americans had been unemployed for at least six months.
Reporting by Jason Lange; Additional reporting by Lucia Mutikani in Washington, Alister Bull in Boston and Alison Griswold, Ryan Vlastelica and Chris Reese in New York; Editing by Andrea Ricci and Ken Wills


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text: Just curious as to what others think about a situation that happened yesterday. I went caching in the Boothbay Harbor area yesterday and on the way down I thought I would get a cache that had just been listed.Well upon arriving at the cache site and finding the cache I opened the logbook to find that I was indeed the FTF or so I thought. So my entry went something like thanks for the FTF and I left my Maine note that I usually leave in caches lately and took nothing. I get home after all day caching and find that another cacher claims the FTF,,,,Hmmmm I wonder. So I email the other cacher and he said that he found the cache but didn't open it or sign the logbook and his excuse was that a 4whlr came by and he decided to not give the site away. What are your thoughts on this? I'm just curious. 1 more FTF isn't going to make much difference to me and he said in his log on the website that it was his first FTF. :confused:


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When it comes to Apps, you'd think there's nothing much to worry about if you're using an Apple device. And you'd be mostly right: the new iPad 4 offers up over 700,000 apps, with 250,000 designed for the iPad specifically.
However, there's a slight worry about those meant for the Retina Display, although probably not to the levels that some in the media are trumpeting at the moment. Sure, there are some that are pushing nearly half a GB in size (iMovie, we're looking at you here) but we still need to see how other upgraded apps fare.
We'e worryingly seeing 400MB-500MB apps becoming the norm for the iPad, as even with a 32GB model once you've chucked in a couple of HD films you'll be having to think about which apps you want on there… and that's never a good thing on a device – just ask HTC Desire owners.
Many non-corporate apps are less data hungry still, so you can still get away with not destroying the internal memory of your device just yet... but we'd still advise the 32GB model at least for good measure.
Until then, let's take a look at the apps Apple is telling us just look sooooo great on the new iPad 4 Retina Display:
If you're a budding filmographer... well, chances are you'll want something that's a little more high power than the iPad and will want a little more effort when it comes to the program used to cut it all together. But for the average Joe Schmo making a couple of videos of his dogs and deciding it would be fun to make a mini movie of them, you know, professional-like, this is a decent addition.
At £3 / $AU5.49, it's a little pricey, but once you've made a couple of movie trailers, you'll see why it's more fun than functional - we had a blast once we'd thought about the footage we wanted to chuck in.
The main project option can be really well exploited by putting together some nice interstitials to give your home movies a bit of flair - but be warned, it's a little limited, despite how awesome the films some people seem to be managing.
We will say one thing: it's much easier to cut together a decent-ish film with a better looking screen, and in a side by side test between the A5X and A6X processors we noticed a fairly sharp upturn in the rendering speeds.
iBooks is a place where the new iPad 4 really shines. It doesn't really manage to beat the likes of the Amazon Kindle when it comes to easing strain on the eyes, but the smooth way the letters are laid on the page make it a joy to use to munch through your favourite tome of the moment.
The likes of a little bookmark animation really make this app pop, and with the prices not terrible on many titles this is another decent stab from Apple at taking another cut of the ebook market.
iPhoto is another app that really takes advantage of the Retina Display on the new iPad 4, and it makes editing that much easier thanks to it.
We were quickly applying saturation effects left, right and centre to make our pictures look a little cooler - it's basically the same as the editing tools already in the photo gallery (where you can auto fix, crop, enhance etc) but made 50x better, with a large amount of effects on offer to play with.
You can export the images to things like Twitter, Facebook and your own journal - for those that love to document their life through the iPad 4 (you know who you are) they'll love this option on the larger tablet.
Like iBooks, the Newsstand is a much improved version of the previous tablet app - the Retina Display is a real winner in our eyes for making your publications look that much slicker, and the magazines and newspapers that have embedded video really stand out when it comes to showing off the multimedia advantages of a digital publications.
We've included this here only because we're really disappointed with it compared to the iPhone version: there's no location-based awesomeness to play with.
This is despite the fact the new iPad 4 has a GPS chip built in (on the 3G models), but there's no way to make sure a reminder is triggered when you're in a certain area.
You've probably seen the outcry over the loss of Google Maps on iOS 6 in favour of the new Apple Maps system - and yes, it's not the best thing Apple has ever done, with the company currently advising you try other mapping apps on its phones and tablets while it improves the accuracy of its own offering.
The accuracy aside (things like being told Marylebone station is 100 metres to the right of where it actually is doesn't sound like much, but if you're navigating there using the directions on foot it can become very irritating) the new Maps app is actually pretty nifty, despite losing some of the functionality like Street View in Google Maps.
For instance, the new app can tell you where there are roadworks, has decent traffic information on the go (although we weren't able to test the exact accuracy of this as we only had a Wi-Fi version to test initially) and the like of Flyover, which gives a 3D render of real life stuff in a slightly peturbing form.
The UI is more than serviceable when it comes to real life use - the speed of rendering is swift and the Apple-esque fonts and art is impressive, especially when compared to Google Maps on Android.
Directions are now included, so free turn-by-turn navigation is available on an Apple device out of the box. It's a very clear system with lovely big blue boxes to look at and multiple routes on offer each time, which is something that it beats Google's offering on. It can also stay asleep and only wake when there's a turning coming up - which means it won't rinse the battery if you don't have a charger.
The only problem is there's no inbuilt public transport mode here, which means you have to install apps from the App Store to achieve the same thing... Google Maps can already do such a thing.
It's a decent mapping service, and can locate you very quickly when asked... something iOS devices have always been pretty adept at doing; it's just frustrating that the new option has managed to forget how to tell you where you actually are.


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The Tales of Beedle the Bard is a book written by British author J. K. Rowling, which was published on December 4, 2008. Issued nearly a year and a half after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, it stands as the most recent book published based upon the Harry Potter universe. The book purports to be the storybook of the same name mentioned in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the last book of the Harry Potter series. The book was originally produced in a limited edition of only seven copies, each handwritten and illustrated by J. K. Rowling.
One of them was offered for auction in late 2007 and was expected to sell for £50,000 (US$103,000, €80,000); ultimately it was bought for £1.95 million ($3.98 million, €2.28 million) by Amazon.com, making the selling price the highest achieved at auction for a modern literary manuscript. The money earned at the auction of the book was donated to The Children's Voice charity campaign. The book was published for the general public on 4 December 2008, with the proceeds going to the Children's High Level Group.
Publication historyEdit
Handmade editionsEdit
- "The idea came really because I wanted to thank six key people who have been very closely connected to the 'Harry Potter' series, and these were people for whom a piece of jewellery wasn't going to cut it. So I had the idea of writing them a book, a handwritten and illustrated book, just for these six people. And well, if I'm doing six I really have to do seven, and the seventh book will be for this cause, which is so close to my heart."
- —J. K. Rowling
The recipients of these copies were not initially identified. Since then, two of these people have been named. One is Barry Cunningham, Rowling's very first editor. Another is Arthur A. Levine, editor for Scholastic, the U.S. publisher of the Harry Potter books. Cunningham and Levine had lent their personal copies as part of Beedle the Bard exhibits in December 2008. Rowling also decided to create a seventh handwritten copy (distinguished from the others by its moonstone jewelling) to sell at auction in order to raise funds for The Children's Voice charity campaign.
The handmade edition was meant to be a copy of the in-universe book The Tales of Beedle the Bard. (However, it would not be a copy of the book Albus Dumbledore left to Hermione Granger, as that one was written in ancient runes). The fictional background of this book is that it is supposedly a version edited and translated by Hermione Granger, including commentary written by Albus Dumbledore as part of a project left unfinished by his death.
Moonstone EditionEditThe 157-page "Moonstone edition" of the book was first put on display prior to bidding on 26 November in New York and on 9 December in London. The book was auctioned 13 December 2007, at Sotheby's in London. The starting price was £30,000 ($62,000, €46,000), and originally it was expected to sell for approximately £50,000 ($103,000, €80,000). The closing bid far exceeded all prior projections, as ultimately the book was purchased by a representative from London fine art dealers Hazlitt Gooden and Fox on behalf of Amazon, for a total of £1.95 million ($3.98 million, €2.28 million).
This was the highest purchase price for a modern literary manuscript at that date. The money earned at auction later was donated by Rowling to The Children's Voice charity campaign. Sotheby's printed a forty-eight page promotional catalogue for the auction. The catalogue featured illustrations from the book, as well as comments from J. K. Rowling on The Tales of Beedle the Bard. The catalogue was sold as a collector's item, and the money from the sales also has been donated to The Children's Voice.
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On 31 July 2008, it was announced The Tales of Beedle the Bard would also be made available for the public, in both standard and collector's editions. The book was published by Children's High Level Group and printed and distributed by Bloomsbury, Scholastic, and Amazon.com. The decision was taken due to disappointment among Harry Potter fans after it had initially been announced a wide public release was not intended.
Similarly to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages (two other books mentioned in the Harry Potter novels which have been printed as well) the standard and the collector's editions of The Tales of Beedle the Bard feature commentary and footnotes from Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of Hogwarts and one of the main characters of the series.
The standard edition also includes illustrations reproduced from the handwritten edition auctioned in December 2007, and the introduction by the author. The limited collector's edition features ten illustrations by J. K. Rowling not included in the standard edition or the original handcrafted edition, as well as an exclusive reproduction of J. K. Rowling's handwritten introduction, and other miscellaneous objects such as replica gemstones and an emerald ribbon.
The book, released on 4 December 2008, was published in the United Kingdom and Canada by Bloomsbury, while the US edition was published by Scholastic, and the limited collector's edition of the book, available in all three countries, by Amazon. The limited edition retailed for £50 ($100, €100), and around 100,000 copies have been printed. The book has been translated into 28 languages. Profits from the sale of the book were offered to the Children's High Level Group. Initial sale estimates were roughly £4 million ($7.6 million, €4.7 million); as of January 2010 an estimated £11 million ($17 million, €13 million) were generated from sales for the charity.
SynopsisEditThe Warlock's Hairy Heart", is not mentioned in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; three others, "The Wizard and the Hopping Pot", "The Fountain of Fair Fortune", and "Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump", receive cursory attention. "The Tale of the Three Brothers" is the only story also included entirely in The Deathly Hallows.
"The Wizard and the Hopping Pot"Edit
This story is about the legacy of an old man who, in his generosity, used his pot to brew magical potions and antidotes for other people when they needed his help. Upon his death, he leaves all his belongings to his only son, who has none of the virtues his father had. After his father's death, the son finds the pot and a single slipper inside it together with a note from his father that reads, "In the fond hope, my son, that you will never need it".
Bitter for having nothing left but a pot, the son closes the door on every person who asks for his help. Each time he does so, the pot takes on the symptoms of the ones who ask for help, it starts disturbing the son and prevents him from having any peace of mind. This continues until the son finally gives up and provides aid to the town. Upon doing this, the pot's ailments are removed one by one and the son's ordeal finally ends one day when the slipper he received from his father falls out of the pot; he puts the slipper on the pot's foot and the two walk off into the sunset.
"The Fountain of Fair Fortune"Edit
In this story, there is a fountain where once per year between the hours of sunrise and sunset on the longest day, one person may bathe to have his or her problems answered. This is how three witches meet. The first witch, Asha, suffers from a disease. The second, Altheda, endures poverty and powerlessness due to a robbery by an evil sorcerer. The third, Amata, is distraught after being left by her beloved. The three witches decide to try to reach the fountain together but along the way, a knight also joins them.
On their path to the fountain, they face three challenges. The first involves a giant worm that demands "proof of [their] pain". To pass the first challenge Asha used her tears to satisfy the worm. The second, a steep slope where they have to bring the "fruit of their labours". For the second challenge Altheda uses her sweat to move upward. The third challenge, crossing a river, requires them to pay with "the treasure of [their] past". Amata passes the challenge by using magic to withdraw the memories of her ex-lover and drop them into the water.
At the fountain, Asha collapses from exhaustion. To save her, Altheda brews an invigorating potion that also cures Asha of her disease and need of the fountain. Altheda realises that her skills are a means to earn money, so she also no longer needs the fountain. Amata realises that washing away her regret for her lover removed her need as well. The knight bathes in the water, after which he flings himself at Amata's feet and asks for "her hand and her heart" which she happily gives. Everyone gets an answer to his or her problem, unaware that the fountain held no magical power at all.
"The Warlock's Hairy Heart"Edit
The story is about a young and handsome warlock who decides to never fall in love, so he uses Dark Arts to prevent himself from doing so. His family, hoping he will change, does nothing. However, one day, he hears two servants whispering about him not having a wife, so he decides to find a talented, rich, and beautiful witch and marry her to gain everyone's envy.
He meets that girl the next day. Though the girl is both "fascinated and repelled", the warlock persuades her to come to a dinner feast at his castle. During the feast, she tells him that she needs to know he has a heart. The warlock shows her his beating hairy heart inside a crystal casket in his dungeon. The witch begs him to put it back inside himself. After the warlock does so, she embraces him. However, being disconnected from its body for so long, his heart has developed savage tastes as it has degenerated into an animalistic state. And so he is driven to take by force a truly human heart. He tears out the witch's heart to replace his own, but finding that he cannot magic the hairy heart back out of his chest, he cuts it out with a dagger. Thus he and the maiden both die, with him holding both hearts in his hands.
"Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump"Edit
This story is about a king who wants to keep all magic to himself. To do this he needs to solve two problems: he must capture and imprison all of the sorcerers in the kingdom and he has to learn magic. He creates a "Brigade of Witch Hunters" and calls for an instructor in magic. Only a "cunning charlatan" with no magical ability responds. The charlatan proves himself with a few simple tricks and begins to ask for jewellery and money to continue teaching.
However, Babbitty, the king's washerwoman, laughs at the king one day as he attempts to do magic with an ordinary twig. This causes the king to demand the charlatan join him in a public demonstration of magic and warns that the charlatan will be beheaded if anyone laughs. The charlatan later witnesses Babbitty performing magic in her house. He threatens to expose her if she does not assist him. She agrees to hide and help the demonstration.
During the performance, the brigade captain asks the king to bring his dead hound back to life. Because Babbitty's magic is unable to raise the dead, the crowd thinks the previous acts were tricks. The charlatan exposes Babbitty, accusing her of blocking the spells. Babbitty flees into a forest and disappears at the base of an old tree. In desperation, the charlatan states that she has turned "into a tree" and has the tree cut down.
As the crowd departs, the stump starts cackling and makes the charlatan confess. The stump cackles again, demanding the king never hurt a wizard again, and build a statue of Babbitty on the stump out of solid gold to remind him of his foolishness. The king agrees and heads back to the palace. Afterwards, a "stout old rabbit" with a wand in its teeth hops out from a hole beneath the stump and leaves the kingdom.
"The Tale of the Three Brothers"Edit
The story is about three brothers who, travelling together, reach a treacherous river. Being wizards, they make a magical bridge over the river. Halfway across the bridge, they meet the personification of Death who is angry for losing three potential victims of the river. He pretends to be impressed by them and grants each a wish as a reward. The eldest brother asks for an unbeatable wand, so Death carves the Elder Wand from a nearby tree. The middle brother asks for the ability to call back the dead, so Death gives him a stone from the river called the Resurrection Stone. The youngest brother doesn't trust Death and asks for a way to stop Death from following him, so Death reluctantly gives him his Cloak of Invisibility. Afterwards, the brothers go their separate ways.
The eldest brother, bragging about his powerful wand, is robbed of it by a man and murdered while he is asleep. The middle brother uses his ability to bring back the woman he loved, who died before he could marry her. However, she is not fully alive and is full of sorrow. He kills himself to join her. So death takes the first two brothers for his own. As for the youngest brother, Death never manages to find him, as he stays hidden under his Cloak. Many years later, the brother removes his cloak and gives it to his son. Pleased with his achievements, he greets Death as an old friend and chooses to leave with him as equals.
Behind the scenesEdit
- The American edition of this book is the only time where the Philosopher's Stone isn't referred to as "the Sorcerer's Stone" in the American editions of the Harry Potter books (It is referred to as such on page 99). Whether this was intentional or an oversight by the editors is unknown.


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Crossroads Music School Free Concert
Sunday, June 16, 2019
10:00 amSweetwater Music Hall
This event is all ageshttps://www.sweetwatermusichall.com/event/1849097/
Crossroads Music School
Crossroads Music School has been bringing music out of folks in Marin for over 11 years, with over 20 classes a semester. They are most famous for their band and vocal class workshops. They are local Mill Valley grown and are the largest music school in Marin by far. In addition to being a private operation, Crossroads is also teaching in Marin Horizon school right here in Mill Valley. Our teachers include April Grisman-Vocals class, Rob Fordyce-Band Class, Jason Carr-Band Class, Matt Heulitt-Band Class, Sandy Griffith-Vocal Class & owner Michael LaMacchia-Band & Vocal Class.
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Sweetwater Music Hall
19 Corte Madera Ave.
Mill Valley, CA, 94941
Sweetwater Music Hall
19 Corte Madera Ave.
Mill Valley, CA, 94941


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The word biscuit comes from the Latin for 'cook twice'. This is because biscuits are usually baked and then dried out to remove moisture. It is this process which gives them their long life.
The expansion in sea travel from the sixteenth century onwards led to the development of the biscuit as we know it today. Owing to its nutritional properties and its long-life, the biscuit soon became indispensable to sailors on long voyages.
Thin Captain Biscuits, early twentieth century
From the beginning of the nineteenth century "fancy biscuits" began to be produced. The main varieties were called Captain, Water and Cabin and, as the names suggest, they owed much to the traditional ship's biscuit. However since the 1600s the health benefits of biscuits had been recognised and some brands were produced which were named after doctors and physicians.
Huntley's First Biscuits
In the 1820s the London Street bakery was one of three Reading shops which specialised in biscuit baking whilst most of the thirty other bakers in the town made at least some biscuits. Its trade was on a modest scale as a sack of biscuit flour lasted for six months and no more than a quart of milk per day was required for biscuit making.
List of cakes and biscuits, 1830s
By the late 1830s the firm was selling about twenty different kinds of biscuit, from the Captain's, Abernethy and Oliver varieties to the more choice Cracknels, Macaroons, Ratafias and Sponge Tea Cakes. In addition it made four kinds of cake mostly produced in batches according to demand. There was also one or two items of confectionary including fancy bread rolls and some seasonal products such as Hot Cross Buns and Twelfth Night cakes.
Patent Unfermented Bread
In March 1844, in a bid to increase profits, Huntley & Palmers paid £50 for the right to make and sell patent unfermented bread within five and a half miles of Reading. In place of yeast, the bread contained hydrochloric acid and carbonate of soda. The new type of bread was an immediate success and led to a rise in profits which exceeded £1000 for the first time in 1845-46.
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Duration: 30 mins
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When choosing a DIY conservatory, there is a myriad of designs and options, this really is pretty daunting. Whilst you are making a huge saving over the price of an ordinary conservatory it is still a significant purchase, so you'll want to make the right choice.
There are a lot of options when it comes to the materials you decide on for your DIY conservatory, various kinds of glass, different materials for the frame and of course the style of your conservatory. While your taste is going to dictate your selection to a great extent, you'll need to take various practicalities into consideration.
Each neighbourhood and every house has its own special style. You should take this into consideration when selecting the design of your DIY conservatory. Certainly if you get it right, a DIY conservatory can definitely enhance the look of the rear of your house.
Victorian style DIY Conservatories
Victorian design DIY conservatories are among the enduring classic styles that have proved in demand for countless years. It needs less square footage, but will also provide you with a traditional beautiful finish.
Edwardian design DIY Conservatories
The crucial trait of the Edwardian design conservatory is its square form which gives maximum living area for the least loss of garden area.
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lean-to diy conservatories
Much like the Edwardian style DIY conservatories the lean-to conservatory style is rectangular and is a great solution to add additional square footage to your downstairs living area. These kinds of rooms make perfect playrooms, dining rooms, home offices or sitting areas to soak up the sun's rays and take pleasure in the garden.
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Mary Ann Kluemper, 71, of Sparta, died April 23, 2009, at the Gallatin Health Care.
Mary Ann was a former clerk and homemaker. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Warsaw.
She is survived by her husband, Jim Kluemper; two sons, James "Jim" Kluemper Jr. of Ft. Wright, and Joe Kluemper of Wilmington, Ohio; two daughters, Julie Bowling of Florence, and Jenne Finley of Erlanger; and seven grandchildren.
Funeral Mass was held April 25, 2009, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Warsaw. Burial was in St. Joseph Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Kathy Fisher Higgins, 45, of Owenton died April 23, 2009, at University of Kentucky Hospital. She was a sales clerk and a member of the Kentucky Motorcycle Association.
She was preceded in death by her father, Lowell Fisher.
Survivors include her mother, Sadie Beach Stuedle of Dry Ridge; her stepfather, John Stuedle of Dry Ridge; a daughter, Ruby Higgins of Dry Ridge; and a sister, Diana Marty-Collins of Dry Ridge.
Funeral services were held April 26, 2009. Burial was in New Bethel Cemetery in Verona.
Mrs. Evel E. Hensley, 86, of Evans, Ga., died April 13, 2009, at Westwood Nursing Home in Augusta, Ga.
Born in Owen County to the late Sterling and Bertha Fuller Sharon, she was self-employed and a member of Lystra Church of Christ in Mason.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Carl Hensley.
Louise B. Rose, 94, of Owenton, died April 14, 2009, at New Horizons Medical Center.
Born May 8, 1914, in Owen County, she was the daughter of the late Porter and Aletha Poteet Baldwin and the widow of W.C. Rose. She was preceded in death by her brother, Edward J. Baldwin; and her sister, Rose Greene.
Mrs. Rose was a Homemaker and a member of Owenton First Baptist Church where she was a Sunday School and Bible School Teacher. She was also a member of the Owen County Woman's Club.
Dorothy Judy Hawkins, 84, of Owenton, died April 14, 2009, at Gallatin Health Care.
Born Aug. 20, 1924, in Owen County, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Lizzie Holbert Judy and was the widow of Boyd Hawkins. She was also preceded in death by her twin sons, Arnold and Ronald Hawkins; and sisters, Ruth Turpin and Lucille Osborne.
Mrs. Hawkins was retired from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and was a member of El Bethel Christian Church.
Richard Wayne Lucas, 62, of Ghent died April 17, 2009.
Born May 10, 1946, he was the son of Gayle and Bessie Lee Allen Lucas. Richard was a farmer and retired Master Sargent of the Air Force, where he served 22 years and was awarded twice the Meritorious Service Medal, and twice the Air Force Commendation Medal. After his military career, he was mayor of Worthville, a member of the Worthville Volunteer Fire Department and a commissioned Kentucky Colonel. He was a member of Worthville Baptist Church where he was a Deacon and Sunday School teacher.
Barbara Goodrich Cook, 63, died April 15, 2009, in Florida.
She was born Dec. 6, 1945, in Hamilton County, Ohio, the daughter of Richard and Mary Kathryn Howell Goodrich. She was a bus driver for the Grant County Schools for 19 years and was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church.
Eula Ernest, 84, died April 17, 2009, at Frankfort Regional Medical Center.
She was born June 23, 1924, in Owen County, the daughter of Amos Sr. and Eartha Perkins Prather. She was a bus driver for Owen County Schools and attended Bethel Baptist Church.
Janis Baldwin Riley, 78, of Hanover, Ind., died April 15, 2009, at Thornton Terrace Health Campus in Hanover.
James H. Rice, 95, died April 14, 2009, at his residence following a long illness.
A native of Owen County, he was born, July 9, 1913, was a farmer, and retired from Kentucky State Government. He was a member of Thornhill Baptist Church.
He was the son of the late James C. and Anna B. Brissy Rice and was also preceded in death by two daughters, Lois Faye Neal and Carolyn Jean Rice; a grandson, Todd Neal; two brothers, Marvin Edgar Rice and Curtis Rice; and three sisters, Gertrude Rice, Alma Riddle and Mable Malcomb.
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Bravo Cornman, all the isms on here can go *@#$^ themselvesCornuck wrote:Socialism, Capitalism, Communism.... it doesn't matter which "ism" is operating, the people at the top will be greedy and the system will eventually collapse.
- Ten-Year Agreement (through 2021/22 season); Parties have mutual opt-out right after 8 years.
- 50-50 Revenue Split between Clubs and Players with current HRR Accounting.
- $300 million in "Make-Whole" payments (outside the system) to compensate Players for the reduced value of Player contracts in the early years of the new CBA.
- No contractual "roll backs" of Player Salaries.
- Clubs can operate with an effective Upper Limit of $70.2 million in 2012/13; must come into compliance with $60 million Upper Limit for the start of the 2013/14 season.
- Each Club will be entitled to execute up to one "Compliance Buy-Out" prior to the 2013/14 season pursuant to which payments made to the Player will not be charged against the team's Cap, but will be charged against the Players' Share.
- Establishment of a Defined Benefit Pension Plan that will provide maximum permissible benefits to Players upon retirement. The Plan will be funded with contributions out of Players' Share and $50 million of the "Make-Whole" payment amount of $300 million will be allocated and set aside to fund potential underfunding liabilities of the Plan at end of CBA.
- Rules for Entry Level System, Salary Arbitration and Group 3 Unrestricted Free Agency will remain unchanged.
- Maximum contract length of 6 years subject to a Club's ability to re-sign its own Player for a term of up to 7 years (provided the Player played his last full season with the re-signing Club). In addition, year-to-year Salary variability will be limited (up or down) to no more than 10% of the value of the first year of a multi-year SPC.
- Money paid (above a defined threshold) to Players on NHL SPCs in another professional league (e.g., the AHL or a European league) will be charged against the NHL team's Cap, but not against the Players' Share.
- "Cap Advantage Recapture" formula applicable to existing long-term contracts (in excess of 6 years) for years in which Player is retired or fails/refuses to perform under his NHL SPC.
- Ability for Clubs to retain/allocate Salary and Cap Charges in the context of Player Trades within specified parameters.
- More robust League-wide Revenue Sharing Program (increased pool from approximately $150 million to $200 million) with creation of Industry Growth Fund to improve the long-term revenue generating potential of the League and low-grossing Clubs. Formation of active Revenue Sharing Oversight Committee on which NHLPA will participate.
- New Player Discipline procedures and protocol incorporating Player appeal rights to a neutral third-party arbitrator for both on-ice and off-ice discipline.
- Flexibility-related adjustments to Payroll Range System, including (in addition to Salary/Cap Charge allocation in Player trades):
1. Lower Limit obligation without performance bonuses;
2. Elimination of Re-Entry Waivers;
3. Creation of Salary Cap exceptions for emergency roster situations/goaltender injuries;
4. Waiver exemptions for mid-season signings of Club's own European Players;
5. Availability of Performance Bonus Cushion in every year of the CBA; and
6. Creation of "interview period" for Unrestricted Free Agents.
- Various Player contract enhancements and protections, including:
1. Early activation of "No Move/No Trade" clauses in contract extensions;
2. Additional restrictions on Club "buy-out" rights of Player contracts;
3. Modified Waiver obligations for Clubs / enhanced Waiver opportunities for Players;
4. Standardization of reimbursements and benefits related to Player assignments (trades, loans, recalls, etc.);
5. Continued increases in League Minimum Salary and Per Diem;
6. Playoff Pool increased from $6.5 million to $13 million in Year 1; additional regular increases over the balance of the CBA term;
7. All minor league salary paid in USD;
8. Liberalized "Cap treatment" standards for Club initiatives benefitting Players, such as "parent-son" road trips; milestone awards/gifts; parental travel and lodging for attendance at EL Player games, Club provision of various types of "professional development"-type services for Players, etc.
- Player "Working Condition" improvements, including:
1. Ice-time restrictions and mandatory "days off" requirements during Training Camp;
2. Club practice schedule and "days off" requirements during the Regular Season;
3. Extended "Christmas Break" (i.e., December 24-26 "days off" for all purposes);
4. Mandatory facility standards for Visiting Teams relating to training/medical supplies, workout equipment and dressing room standards/supplies;
5. Implementation of "best practices" and continued League initiatives to ensure optimal ice conditions;
6. Tighter restrictions/regulation of Club off-season conditioning requirements and Club Conditioning Camp; and
7. Establishment of annual Orientation and Development Program for Rookies/First Year Players.
- New CBA Article devoted exclusively to Player Health and Safety measures and covering such matters as:
1. The establishment of a Joint NHL/NHLPA Health and Safety Committee with equal representation from the NHL and the NHLPA;
2. The establishment of "Standard of Care" and "Professional Duty" obligations owing from team health care professionals to Players;
3. The establishment of minimum requirements for "health management" staffing and resources;
4. The establishment of standards for the creation, updating and maintenance of Electronic Medical Records for Players;
5. Improvements to Second Medical Opinion procedures and protocol and Fitness to Play determinations; and
6. Implementation of additional steps and safeguards to monitor the use (and possible misuse) of prescription medication by Players.
7. Increased flexibility for Players for rehabilitation of injuries during the offseason.
- Elimination of NHLPA "Guarantee" of Escrow shortfall and increased NHLPA discretion to determine in-season Escrow Rates.
- Completion of expert third-party review of SABH Program and commitment to make recommended modifications and improvements, as appropriate.
- Improvements to existing Performance Enhancing Substances Program, including:
1. Expansion of Prohibited Substances List to include illegal stimulants;
2. The establishment of testing protocol for HGH;
3. Varied forms and times of testing throughout the year;
4. The establishment of protocol for "reasonable cause testing";
5. Incorporation of agreed-upon appeal procedures from "positive" test results; and
6. Commitment to work with the AHL and the PHPA to expand Program to cover AHL Players.
- Joint (NHL/NHLPA) Committees:
1. Formation of new "Owner-Player Relations Committee," with broad-based participation from Owners and Players intended to foster and establish better understanding and stronger working relationships.
2. Formation of new "Revenue Sharing Oversight Committee" to oversee the operation of the Revenue Sharing System.
3. Formation of new "Joint Health and Safety Committee" to make recommendations to the NHL and the NHLPA on Player Health and Safety matters.
4. Formation of new "NHL/NHLPA Equipment Working Group" to study, promulgate and enforce minimum standards for protective equipment utilized by NHL Players.
5. Refined and enhanced role for "Player/Club Competition Committee" (CBA Article 22) with greater consultation and interaction with the NHL General Managers' Committee.
6. The "NHL/NHLPA Joint Owner-Player Broadcasting/Marketing Committee" (CBA Article 32) will be reconstituted to consult and establish policy on League broadcasting and marketing matters, as well as other League business functions and initiatives.
7. The NHL/NHLPA International Committee (CBA Article 24) will be charged with jointly identifying, creating, exploiting and managing new international business opportunities involving NHL Players, in which the NHL and NHLPA will participate as 50-50 partners. The NHL/NHLPA International Committee shall also have an advisory role in planning and executing NHL events conducted outside of North America.
- Players provided access to NHL.com platform for their individual Player websites and social media.
- Implementation of a weighted Draft Lottery in which all non-Playoff teams compete for opportunity to choose first overall in the annual Draft.
- Exclusive negotiating rights window for European Draftees extended to one period covering four years, instead of two periods covering two years each.
- Modification to "Four-Recall Rule" to remove limitation on "number of transactions" following the Trade Deadline; replace with limitations on the total number of Recalls on roster at any one time after the Trade Deadline.
- Updated and improved Grievance Arbitration process and procedure.
- Enhanced access to Game Tickets for Visiting Team Players and NHLPA.
- NHLPA representatives to be provided reasonable access to Club facilities and Players at reasonable times.
Kesler is probably ready to go today. They are keeping him on the IR and in rehab so the paycheques keep coming in.Reefer2 wrote:I am hoping this gets a deal done, but again I don't expect it to be easy. If a deal gets done I then wonder will Kesler be ready to go mid January of will it take to February as his agent indicated a few weeks ago.
So I'm curious, in your mind where from their respective starting positions have the players moved versus the owners.Meds wrote:Well the only things I can say with certainty is that if the NHLPA rejects this offer I will show up at games to throw eggs, of the hard-boiled variety, at the players.
The other thing is that if they do accept it, Scott Gomez has played his last NHL game with Montreal.
What happened to Buttman's " this is the hill we die on" and why didn't they come up with this 3 months ago. I'll tell you why. Buttman thought nobody would call his bluff.Topper wrote:Brilliant move by Bettman and the League.
Takes the NHLPA to court in New York to claim a friendly jurisdiction.
Reply to Fehr and the players demand for buyouts by giving them one, at the players cost.
Going to 6 years from 5 on term limits and 10% from 5% on variance may even be a boon to the owners fitting existing and future contracts into a lower cap.
By submitting an offer now, after the players voted in favour of the disclaimer, gives the PA little to stand on if they are to say the league is not negotiating in good faith.
No word on length of the deal, but I doubt the league gave anything there.


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Seems to me the world is full of empty chairs. How is any given chair supposed to acquire the meaning intended if meaning is intended? And contrariwise, isn't it unfair to all the other chairs that are just hanging around being chairs and not meaning to say anything?
AND: This has got me thinking about horror vacui:
In visual art, horror vacui (/ˈhɔrər ˈvɑːkjuːaɪ/; from Latin "fear of empty space", which might be represented by white spots), also cenophobia (/sɛnəˈfoʊbɪə/, from Greek "fear of the empty"), is the filling of the entire surface of a space or an artwork with detail.Perhaps I'm letting my education and affluence show, but I think empty is good. An unfilled space is complete in itself and yet also an opportunity. I think the horror vacui is somewhat male, and I am speaking from a vagina'd perspective.
The term is associated with the Italian art critic and scholar Mario Praz, who used it to describe the suffocating atmosphere and clutter of interior design in the Victorian age....
Research suggests there is currently an inverse relationship between horror vacui and value perception, and commercial designers are advised to favour minimalism in shop window displays and advertising to appeal to affluent and well-educated consumers, on the premise that horror vacui appeals more to poorer and less-educated audiences.


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I know that back in the Stone Age, people used tables on this thing called paper to look up values for functions like $\sin$ and $\ln$. But how did the guys who wrote the tables calculate those values? I know that they could have used Taylor series or the integral definition of $\ln$ with Riemann sums, but did they really do that for each number in the tables? Maybe they used a ruler and a unit circle for the trigonometric ratios?
Also, does anyone know what computers use to do the same?