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Reports of a pending compromise on reforms to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act last week proved premature, as Republicans continued to boycott negotiations in the House of Representatives and insisted on passage of legislation approved last month by the Senate. High on the list of sticking points is a proposal to grant retroactive immunity to telecoms facing lawsuits over their alleged participation in a National Security Agency program of warrantless wiretaps.
One solution that has been floated by Democrats is the separation of the FISA amendments into two bills: one dealing with the question of telecom amnesty, another reauthorizing the warrantless wiretap power Congress handed the executive branch last August with the Protect America Act. TPM Muckraker reports that draft legislation is currently being circulated which:
- Requires an audit by the Department of Justice's inspector general of the administration warrantless wiretapping program (not in the Senate bill)
- Has a two-year sunset, as opposed to the Senate's surveillance bill, which has a six-year sunset
- Has an "exclusivity" provision, which specifies that the President cannot circumvent the bill with claimed Constitutional powers (not in the Senate bill)
- Has guidelines to prevent the NSA from tapping foreigners' communications into the U.S. when the real intention is to target a U.S. person, which is called "reverse targeting" (not in the Senate bill)
- Requires preapproval by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of the "basket warrants" (surveillance of entire terrorist groups, as opposed to just individuals) allowed by the House and Senate bills, except in emergency situations, where the government must seek approval within seven days after initiating surveillance. (also in contrast to the Senate bill)
That jibes with an account offered by Salon columnist Glenn Greenwald, who reports receiving both multiple confirmations and emphatic denials from House sources. One of my own contacts on the Republican side of the House denies that any agreement has been reached, saying that "right now negotiations between the House and Senate are ongoing with no determinations on what, if anything, we may do this week." The same source suggests that Democrats had also sought to have any immunity legislation specify in advance which companies would be eligible for amnesty, instead of giving the administration a blank check to certify, on an ad-hoc basis, that a particular defendant has provided authorized assistance to the government.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has declared her intention to "ping pong" legislation back and forth between the House and Senate and suggested that for her, the "exclusivity" provision is "the issue." Since a similar provision in the old FISA legislation did not prevent the president from authorizing surveillance beyond the parameters of FISA, however, it is unclear what added benefit is supposed to be achieved by reiterating the principle in any amendment. In an update to the item at TPM Muckraker, the spokeswoman for a key Senate Democrat, Jay Rockefeller, says that the senator would not be prepared to support legislation fitting the description above.
Further complicating matters is a whistleblower's affidavit alleging that the FBI enjoys unrestricted "backdoor" access into the systems of a major wireless carrier, presumed to be Verizon. Several House Democrats have circulated a letter urging that any vote on immunity be delayed until Congress has a fuller accounting of the facts


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After Denny Hamlin spun out former teammate Joey Logano at today's NASCAR Sprint Cup Food City 500 race, things got a little physical.
The video above (breathlessly listed on NASCAR's official YouTube page with three exclamation marks after the word "fight") shows both Hamlin's tap that led to the spinout and Logano's response after the race ended.
Why did Logano decide to march over and get in Hamlin's face? Because, according to USA Today, he "ain't getting run over and not doing something about it," he said.
"It's frustrating," Logano said. "We've got a freaking genius behind the wheel of the 11 car. Probably the worst teammate I've ever had. So I learn that now. He chose to run into the back of me. So whatever. I have a scorecard. I ain't putting up with that."
And of course, because this is NASCAR in the year 2013, the drivers took to Twitter to start taunting one another:
Hamlin apparently tweeted the response "Why's that.. What would u do?" from his account, but that looks like it's been deleted.
This isn't the first time they've butted heads. After the race at Daytona, Hamlin tweeted Logano's teammate and reigning champion Brad Keselowski to say "sorry I couldn't get close to you cuz your genius teammate was too busy messing up the inside lane 1 move at a time."
Oh, NASCAR. Please don't ever change.

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Deficit reduction picks up speed
If the current laws that govern federal taxes and spending do not change, the budget deficit will shrink this year to $642 billion, CBO estimates, the smallest shortfall since 2008. Relative to the size of the economy, the deficit this year – at 4.0 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) – will be less than half as large as the shortfall in 2009, which was 10.1 percent of GDP.
Thanks in large part to higher taxes on the wealthy, which Republicans said would not reduce the deficit, deficit reduction is picking up speed at a pace few could have predicted. We're now looking at over $400 billion in deficit reduction in just one year, and about $800 billion in deficit reduction since President Obama took office.
Let's say this plainly: for those who saw the federal budget deficit as a "problem," it's fair to say this problem has been largely fixed.
And while we're at it, let's also not forget that Republican talking points on fiscal policy have effectively been left in tatters, and every conservative political figure who's declared "Socialist Obama is turning America into Greece!" looks incredibly foolish right now.
The president took some heat for failing to cut the deficit in half in his first term, and the criticisms had merit, at least insofar as he didn't reach his original goal. That said, Obama's on track to cut it by well over half – both in real terms and as a percentage of GDP – in five years.
It's time to stop worrying about a shrinking deficit and start worrying about creating a more robust economic recovery.
Update: Just to clarify a point, I'm not a deficit hawk, and don't necessarily see this as good news. If it were up to me, we'd be borrowing lots of money right now, taking advantage of low interest rates to create millions of jobs, and leaving deficit reduction for another day. My point, rather, is to shine a light on what Republicans said they wanted, and the fact that the right's fiscal criticisms of the Obama White House are the exact opposite of reality.


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Zhang Xiao, a contemporary, ethnically Han Chinese young woman from the 21st century, accidentally travels back in time to the Qing Dynasty period during the reign of Kangxi Emperor after experiencing a deadly combination of traffic collision and electrocution, resulting her somehow reliving the life of one of her previous incarnations and forcing her to assumes the identity belongs to her past avatar: Maertai Rexi, teenage daughter of a Manchu nobleman, who also had a near-fatal incident in her own time which Zhang awakes from.
Being stranded in the past, in the body of a centuries earlier incarnation of herself, and believe by many of Maertai's family and friends that the sudden change of her behavior and memory loss is resulted of her head injury, Zhang Xiao awares that there will be a dangerous power struggle known to history between the scheming princes for the throne, which will results Aisin-Gioro Yinzhen to succeed as the Yongzheng Emperor after his father's death. Zhang Xiao tries to change the future outcomes for the better, hoping to prevents any casualty as written in the future without interfering a man's destiny, while trying to find a way to return to her time period. However, Zhang ultimately realizes that, not only she fails to alter the course of the approaching events, but also, under a predestination paradox, she is fated to become an instigator of the tragedy she tries to prevent resulted by her actions in the past and the princess' romantic affections towards her.


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Dr. Raymond Shelton, an expert on the stresses of emergency service work, said insurance adjusters who respond to disasters have their own lives disrupted while they are working to reduce the stress on insureds.
June 23, 2016
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Ruben & Bryan Ambriz: Social Media Aiding Adjusting SectorJune 23, 2016
Northern Adjusters' Daniels: Data Analytics Changing AdjustingJune 23, 2016
Adjuster Charles Reilly: Faster Turnaround Times AheadJune 23, 2016
Converging Forces Are Reshaping the Claims SectorJune 23, 2016
Focus on Speed, Expertise, Technology Remakes Insurance AdjustingJune 22, 2016
Technology Is Both Enabling and Upending Insurance AdjustingJune 21, 2016
Tenco's Sharpe: Cyber Risk Might be an Adjusting OpportunityJune 21, 2016
NAIIA's Reisinger: Adjusting Sector Defined by Differences in SizeJune 21, 2016
CPLIC's Lightstone: Plaintiff's Lawyers Keen to Sue Over Routine StormsJune 21, 2016
CMI's Nixon: Drones Becoming Useful in Wide Range of ClaimsJune 21, 2016
Claims Pro's Plant: Automated Claims Processing Removes a Training ToolJune 21, 2016
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The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus yesterday said it would file a lawsuit against Minister of Justice Tseng Yung-fu (曾勇夫) for fraud, assault and coercion following a dispute between DPP lawmakers and Tseng over the abrupt transfer of former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) from Taipei to a Taichung prison hospital.
The Ministry of Justice relocated Chen from Taipei Veterans General Hospital to Taichung Prison's Pei-te Hospital in Greater Taichung on Friday morning, without giving prior notice to Chen or his family.
Later that day, incensed DPP lawmakers interrupted a press conference at the ministry before charging into Tseng's office and demanding an explanation. During the incident, DPP Legislator Chiu Yi-ying (邱議瑩) kicked the door open, damaging it in the process.
DPP Legislator Wu Ping-jui (吳秉叡), a former judge, told a press conference yesterday that the ministry has failed to fulfill its obligation to protect Chen, who is serving a 20-year sentence for corruption and has been battling numerous health problems, including severe depression.
"This malfeasance pretty much constitutes assault," Wu said, adding that the ministry was also guilty of coercion because it had relocated Chen at 5am in the morning without notifying the ex-president or his family.
DPP Legislator Yeh Yi-jin (葉宜津) said the party caucus would because Tseng's secretary had told the DPP lawmakers that the minister was out of the office, when Tseng had actually been hiding in the office with the lights off.
President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and the ministry both responded to the incident, with Ma saying it was a matter of "obstructing an officer in the discharge of his duties," which is an offense.
The Taipei Prosecutors' Office launched an investigation into the incident yesterday and may prosecute the lawmakers.
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers urged Tseng to file a defamation lawsuit against the DPP lawmakers, who called Tseng a "chicken."
DPP Legislator Lee Chun-yi (李俊俋) said that differences of opinion between the legislative and administrative branch were common and lawmakers should not be punished for trying to communicate with the ministry.
Lee also said he suspected that the ministry had not intended to make a move until Ma commented on the matter, which "indicated that Ma was interfering with the judiciary, which is a violation of the Constitution."
Meanwhile, debate over whether Chen — who has been diagnosed with severe depression, sleep apnea, non-typical Parkinson's disease, a speech disorder and mild cerebral atrophy — should be granted medical parole continued yesterday during a meeting of the legislature's Judiciary and Organic Laws and Statutes Committee.
KMT Legislator Lu Hsueh-chang (呂學樟) asked Tseng to broadcast video footage played on television news channels showing Chen walking in a yard of the Taipei Veterans General Hospital.
Tseng said local TV stations and the ministry's Agency of Corrections had both shot the footage. The minister broadcast three videos during the meeting.
DPP Legislator Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) said the ministry had seriously undermined Chen's human rights and medical welfare, and was Ma's "lackey."
The legislator asked Tseng why he did not show footage of KMT Taipei City Councilor Lai Su-ju's (賴素如) life in a detention center.
Lai has been detained for allegedly accepting bribes in the bidding for the Taipei Twin Towers.


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The Jewish community was founded in this town of 4,000 inhabitants in 1750. József Lőwy was their first rabbi. He was succeeded by József Cohen, Mór Stern, Dr. Izsák Linksz and Dr. Gábor Deutsch, who died a martyr's death.
The Wisdom of the Fathers (Atyák bölcs mondásai) and Family Happiness as the Source of Blessing (Családi boldogság az áldás forrásai) edited by Dr. Linksz were popular throughout the country. The outstanding rabbi served in Kőszeg later on, and was taken to his fate from there. The Jewish community maintained an elementary school, which had only 22 pupils in the 1930s.
It was a neolog community, which served as a register for 14 small towns and villages with a few Jewish families; among them only Somlóvásárhely had a larger community.
The Jews of Devecser were taken to the Pápa ghetto. One hundred and eighty of our coreligionists became victims of the madness called fascism. Only 13 Jews survived. The last community president Gyula Komlós lives in Budapest. From the 14 villages no Jews were left.
Memorial to the martyrs from Devecser
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The Jewish community was founded in this town of 1,500 inhabitants in 1750. Abraham Mayer was their first rabbi, who also died there after a long and blessed service. He was succeeded by Abraham Segall, who was followed by his son-in-law Moshe Link.
Rabbi Link became a dayan at Pápa as well. The last rabbi of the community was David Schükk. They had two small temples, a Talmud Torah and mikveh. In the 1930s their membership was around 200, including affiliated towns and villages in terms of register.
This number dwindled gradually.
The following settlements belonged to the register district: Külsővat, Gergőli, Vinár, Mihályháza, Acsád, Nagypirit, Kispirit, Csögle, Egeralja, Nyárád, Mezőlak, Békás, Felsőgörzsöny, Alsógörzsöny, Adorjánháza, Dabrony, Vid, Kisszöllős, Nagyszöllős, Vecse, Magyargencs, Kemeneshőgyész, Szergény. In some of these places, there were only 4 or 5 Jewish families. They disappeared without a trace.
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You are looking at a Gundam Astray Louis Vuitton mod. I never thought the LV monogram would work on a blade sheath. It does. It really, really does.
Defender of the universe? More like defender of haute couture.
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Boehner tells Obama, My offer is this: nothing
With the election having come and gone, the political world's attention now shifts to the next major national development: avoiding the looming "fiscal cliff." The White House and Congress fully intend to strike some kind of compromise, but they're very far apart and have limited time to craft a deal.
For Democrats, finding agreement on a debt-reduction agreement isn't that difficult. After all, if President Obama has a clear mandate on any issue, it's modest tax increases on the wealthy – he campaigned on the issue, making it one of his signature policies. Republicans tried to use it against him, but they failed, and polls show most Americans support the idea.
So what's the problem? The Republican position has not changed: no tax increases on anyone, at any time, by any amount, for any reason. I found the New York Times' reporting on this to be a little misleading.
The House speaker, John A. Boehner of Ohio, striking a conciliatory tone a day after the Republican Party's electoral drubbing, said on Wednesday that he was ready to accept a budget deal that raises federal revenue as long as it is linked to an overhaul of entitlements and a reform of the tax code that closes loopholes, curtails or eliminates deductions and lowers income tax rates. […]
The offer may be enough to bring the parties to the table in the wake of an election that kept President Obama in power, strengthened the Democrats' grip on the Senate and chipped away at the still-large Republican majority in the House.
This wasn't Boehner being conciliatory; this was largely the opposite. Remember in "Godfather II," when Michael says, "My offer is this: nothing"? That's pretty much what the House Speaker was saying yesterday.
Indeed, what's striking is how little movement there's been from Boehner, despite Obama's re-election, despite the looming deadline, and despite Wall Street's reaction yesterday to the possibility that there would be no agreement.
In Boehner's idea of a "deal," Republicans would agree to close some unnamed tax loopholes and end some unnamed deductions, but only if Democrats give them entitlement cuts and more tax breaks through tax "reform."
Boehner realizes that Romney lost, right?
Kevin Drum makes a persuasive case that the Speaker's opening bid won't last.
[It's] bluster and Boehner knows it. On January 1st, the Bush tax cuts expire. They're gone. At that point, Boehner & Co. can agree to a deal that lowers taxes for everyone on all income under $250,000, or they can hold out for a deal that lowers taxes for everyone and lowers taxes on income over $250,000 back to Bush-era levels. However, if they refuse to make a deal, then no one gets a tax cut, and they'll be crucified by public opinion for protecting the rich.
I suspect that's probably right – Obama has the better hand and he knows it – and Boehner's remarks yesterday were just posturing. The fact that the president campaigned on higher taxes for the wealthy, and the public broadly supports higher taxes on the wealthy, matters in the equation. Matt Yglesias noted it's possible "the president is playing poker with idiots," but I hope that's not the case.
But at a minimum, as the talks proceed, it'll help if the media understands what is and isn't "conciliatory." Congressional Republicans, as of yesterday, haven't changed their position at all in over a year, and still expect Democrats to give them entitlement cuts and income-tax breaks in exchange for very little.


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Joshua M. Epstein is director of the Center on Social and Economic Dynamics and a Senior Fellow in Economic Studies at The Brookings Institution, a public policy think tank in Washington, D.C. He is a pioneer in the methodology of agent-based computational modeling (ABM), in which researchers use computers to realistically simulate the behavior and interactions of individual beings in order to gather data about how certain factors, such as diseases or public policy changes, spread through or affect entire societies. In their 1996 book, Growing Artificial Societies: Social Science from the Bottom Up, Epstein and Robert L.Axtell describe their development of the first large-scale example of ABM, called the Sugarscape. Epstein and his Center have since used ABM to break new ground in the studies of pandemic flu, smallpox, smoking, obesity, violence and bioterrorism. He has led modeling and simulation efforts for the National Center for the Study of Preparedness and Catastrophic Event Response and the Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study at the National Institutes of Health.
In addition to Growing Artificial Societies, Epstein is author or co-author of numerous other books, most recently 2007's Generative Social Science: Studies in Agent-Based Computational Modeling. He is on the editorial boards of the journal Complexity and Princeton University Press's Studies in Complexity book series. He has taught at Princeton University and is an external affiliate of the Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study at George Mason University, an external professor at the Santa Fe Institute and a visiting professor at the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health, as well as a member of the New York Academy of Sciences and the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Economic Inequality and Social Interactions. In 2008, Epstein received an NIH Director's Pioneer Award, which supports his ongoing research on how behavioral factors affect the dynamics of chronic and infectious diseases. On July 1, 2010, he will assume the role of Professor of Emergency Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, with joint professorships in economics, biostatistics and public health.
Epstein graduated from Amherst College in 1976 and went on to earn a doctorate in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1981.


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An Inconvenient Caveat about MongoDB's Replica Sets (updated)
12 August 2010 by Mathias Meyer
Update: Read the comments and below. The issue is not as bad as it used to be in the documentation and the original design, thankfully.
A lot has happened since I've first written about MongoDB back in February. Replica Pairs are going to be deprecated, being replaced by Replica Sets, a working Auto-Sharding implementation, including rebalancing shards, and lots more, all neatly wrapped into the 1.6 release.
The initial draft on how they'd turn out sounded good, but something struck me as odd, and it is once again one of these things that tend to be overlooked in all the excitement about the new features. Before we dive any deeper, make sure you've read the documentation, or check out this rather short introduction on setting up a Replica Set, I won't go into much detail on Replica Sets in general, I just want to point out one major issue I've found with them. Part of the documentation sheds some light on the inner workings of Replica Sets. It's not exhaustive, but to me more interesting than the rest of the documentation.
One part struck me as odd, the paragraph on resyncing data from a new primary (as in master). It's two parts actually, but they pretty much describe the same caveat:
When a secondary connects to a new primary, it must resynchronize its position. It is possible the secondary has operations that were never committed at the primary. In this case, we roll those operations back.
When we become primary, we assume we have the latest data. Any data newer than the new primary's will be discarded.
Did you notice something? MongoDB rolls operations back that were never committed to the primary, discarding the updated data, which is just a fancy term for silently deleting data without further notice. Imagine a situation where you just threw a bunch of new or updated data at your current master, and the data has not yet fully replicated to all slaves, when suddenly your master crashes. According to the protocol the node with the most recent opslog entries takes over the primary's role automatically.
When the old master comes back up, it needs to resynchronize the changes from the current master, before it can play any role in the set again, no matter if it becomes the new primary, or sticks to being a secondary, leaving the new master in place. During that resync it discards data that has not been synchronized to the new master yet. If the opslog on the new master was behind a couple of dozen entries before the old one went down, all that data is lost. I repeat: lost. Think about that.
There's ways to reduce the
pain, and I
appreciate that they're mentioned appropriately in the documentation. You can tell MongoDB to consider a write
successful when it replicated to a certain number of secondaries. But you have to wait until that happened, polling
getLastError() for the state of the last
operation. Or you could set
maxLag accordingly, so that the master will fail or block a write until the secondaries catch up with the replication,
though I couldn't for the life of me figure out (using the Googles) where and how to set it.
But I don't approve of this behavior as a default, and the fact that you need to go through the internals to find out about it. Everything else suggests that there's no point of failure in a MongoDB setup using sharding and Replica Sets, even comparing it to the Dynamo way of guaranteeing consistency, which it simply isn't when the client has to poll for a successful write.
It's one of those things that make me reconsider my (already improved) opinions on MongoDB all over again, just when I started to warm up with it. Yes, it's wicked fast, but I simply disagree with their take on durability and consistency. The tradeoff (as in: losing data) is simply too big for me. You could argue that these situations will be quite rare, and I would not disagree with you, but I'm not fond of potentially losing data when they do happen. If this works for you, cool! Just thought you should know.
Update: There's been some helpful comments by the MongoDB folks, and there's good news. Data is not silently discarded in 1.6 anymore, apparently it's stored in some flat file, fixed with this issue, though it's hard for me to say from the commits what exactly happens. The documentation does not at all reflect these changes, but improvements are on the way. I'm still not happy about some of the design decision, but they're rooted in the way MongoDB currently works, and changing that is unlikely to happen, but at least losing data doesn't seem to be an option anymore. If making a bit of a fool out of myself helped to improve on the documentation front, so be it. I can live with that.


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The Met gala has come and gone, which means only one thing: there is a major fashion exhibition underway in New York City! After Alexander McQueen Savage Beauty (post here), the venerable institution gives us Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations, on show starting today until August 19th 2012. Every year, Bergdorf Goodman designs its 5th Avenue windows as a tribute to the annual Met fashion exhibition. Since you loved my 2011 post on the Alexander McQueen windows, here are the images for 2012 with Prada galore.
The exhibition compares the designs of two iconic Italian women from different eras. Elsa Schiaparelli worked in Paris from the 1920s until 1954. As for Miuccia Prada, she took over her family business in 1978 and is celebrated as one of the most influential designers of our times. Inspired by Vanity Fair's "Impossible Interviews" from the 1930s, the Met conceived the exhibition as a series of imaginary conversations between both women. The windows are full of quotes sharing striking similarities in their vision of fashion.
Schiaparelli "In order to build more solidly one is sometimes obligated to destroy. One should learn to understand the language of the people, and at the same time help to build a new elegance of manners and clothes, a new aristocracy, fit to co-ordinate with the crude rhythm of modern life."
Prada "Most of my work is concerned with destroying – or at least deconstructing – conventional ideas of beauty. An important aspect of my work is exploring what beauty means today."
Prada "I never dress in front of a mirror. I don't even have a good mirror at home. I prefer to dress to the idea of myself. Reality doesn't interest me as much."
Schiaparelli "When you take off your clothes, your personality also undresses and you become quite a different person – more true to yourself and to your real character, more conscious, sometimes more cruel."
Schiaparelli "A dress cannot hang like a painting on the wall. A dress has no life of its own unless it is worn, and as soon as this happens another personality takes over from you and animates it."
Schiaparelli "I enjoy creating for the woman who, no matter what her years, wears my clothes with the poise of youth."
Prada "Women always try to tame themselves as they get older, but the ones who look best are often a bit wilder."
The last 2 windows are an ode to surrealism with designs from this summer's Prada collection.
Also featured are the book dedicated to the exhibition and Prada goodies in the smaller windows.
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Antwerp, Belgium, January 31, 2014: The port of Esbjerg is the largest none container port in Denmark and home of the offshore and energy industry around the North sea. Together with one of the world's largest oilfield services companies, Atlas Copco Rental is involved in the redevelopment of this harbor.
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Dedicated compressor house
Part of the redevelopment requires a lot of cement for the construction process. This cement will be carried out on site rather than imported. To transport the cement powder, compressed air with little humidity was needed. Atlas Copco Rental's customer therefore needed to build a dedicated compressor house in the harbor. Due to long delivery times and power availability, the company needed temporary compressed air.
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Service engineers of Atlas Copco Rental went on-site to investigate what equipment was needed for this project. With an XAHS 477 oil-injected air compressor and a CD 550 air dryer for -40 pdp the company had everything it needed for this project, which lasted for approximately 3 months.
" Atlas Copco Rental is the only company in Denmark that offers the most reliable and customized rental service for compressed air. "
Other offshore rental projects in Denmark
In May 2013, the rental department of Atlas Copco in Denmark, together with its local partner IAT Base and Energy, hosted a customer day to show its specialized offshore rental equipment to (potential) customers.
End of 2013, Atlas Copco Rental already received 7 orders from different offshore companies in the region for a.o. mud cleaning, rig maintenance and wind power installations.
Atlas Copco is a world-leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions. The Group serves customers with innovative compressors, vacuum solutions and air treatment systems, construction and mining equipment, power tools and assembly systems. Atlas Copco develops products and service focused on productivity, energy efficiency, safety and ergonomics. The company was founded in 1873, is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and has a global reach spanning more than 180 countries. In 2015, Atlas Copco had revenues of BSEK 102 (BEUR 11) and more than 43 000 employees.
Specialty Rental is a division within Atlas Copco's Construction Technique business area. It serves customers in the industry segments around the world with temporary air, nitrogen, steam and power rental solutions. The specialty rental services are offered under several brands. The divisional headquarters is located in Houston, USA.
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Kyle Parker's failure highlights Rockies' draft woes
News broke Wednesday that Kyle Parker was designated for assignment in order to make room for Gerardo Parra on the 40-man roster. Parker was the club's first-round pick in 2010 but he never developed into the big-league hitter the Rockies envisioned.
The Rockies decision to cut loose Parker got me thinking about their track record with their first-round draft choices.
It's not good. Yes, the Rockies have struck gold in the later rounds — think Nolan Arenado (2009, second round), Charlie Blackmon (2008, second round) and Corey Dickerson (2010, eighth round). But there have been far too many busts and too much wasted money.
Bryan Kilpatrick of Purple Row notes the Rockies rank poorly when compared to the rest of the teams in the NL West and their production from first-round picks.
I understand that the MLB draft is a much different animal than the NFL draft. Yet for the Rockies, a team with a losing history and plenty of early first-round picks, draft busts are a very big deal. Here is a snapshot of their top picks since 2005:


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"Foundation Built From Decorative Tile"
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The work is well under way, but we need your assistance! We have funded and digitized our entire slide collection, which when added to our digital photography of the past several years, numbers roughly 42,000 images. Secondly, we have digitally recorded the historic tiles that have been donated to Tile Heritage over the years, which represent a collection numbering over 4,000 different glazed and decorative tiles, second to none in the U.S. This is YOUR legacy!
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48 Years Ago – The Rolling Stones Banned from the Ed Sullivan Show
Forty eight years ago, the Rolling Stones made their first appearance on 'The Ed Sullivan Show.' The date was October 25, 1964 and Sullivan was on a roll. Earlier in the year he brought the Beatles into our living rooms, followed by the Dave Clark Five. Soon enough, every invading British rock band was making their way to the CBS studios for their moment in the spotlight.
Though the show became synonymous with new young rock and roll acts, it was a variety show, meaning the Stones had to share the evening with violinist Itzhak Perlman, comedy duo Stiller and Meara, and a family acrobatic act to name a few. The band performed two songs from their '12 X 5′ album, 'Time Is On My Side' and 'Around And Around.' Sullivan had to repeatedly quiet down the screaming teens in the audience during the not so rocking acts. The pandemonium caused by the band led the Sullivan show to ban them from any future appearances. The ban was short lived, and they were back the following year.
The band's appearance was, needless to say, loved by the 'youngsters' (as Ed would call them), but loathed by parental units everywhere. The show received several complaints including a telegram that read: " (You) Should be ashamed of yourself putting on such trash as the Rolling Stones. A Disappointed Viewer. Claude Lopez."
This didn't stop the band from return visits over the next five years. Ed, as you can tell from the various appearances, really took a shine to the band and even joked to the audience "You're yelling much better this year" during their third appearance on the show.


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15 July 2011 at 5.17pm
Have you seen the ROH flashmob video that's doing the rounds?
The dance action happened in the interval of Dance Futures, as assembled young people and their parents enjoyed a drink in the august surroundings of our Paul Hamlyn Hall. Their attention was grabbed by the dainty opening notes of Tchaikovsky's Sugar Plum Fairy and some rather marvellous ballet moves by members of The Ballet School and Company. There followed a swift change of tempo to Outkast's Hey Ya as more assembled flashmobsters grooved and shook in synchronized fashion.
Flash-mobsters were recruited from all of the education projects that the ROH has run over the past year from colleges in Thurrock and the Thames Gateway, to members of the Peckham Academy. Also spotted strutting their stuff were key members of the Education department and some rather light-footed Royal Opera House ushers. Even ROH Chief Executive Tony Hall was seen to be discreetly tapping a toe.
The mob was rehearsed by contemporary choreographer Sarah Dowling who coached some 70 participants aged 7 -70, professionals and novices alike. Was it fun? Here are the words of one young groover:
It was amazing, I've always wanted to dance with The Royal Ballet, but my muscles ached like mad the next day, as I did not warm up enough!
Tom Nelson, Insight Programme Manager, was tasked with organising the event. Surprisingly, he said, "making it look spontaneous like this is much harder work than anything planned".
The motto seems to be that it's never too late to start dancing (but you really must do a proper warm up first).


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There's no guidebook for raising a teen but, fortunately, you don't have to be perfect to provide the stability and security that teens in foster care need and deserve. (NAPS)
(NAPSI)—Here's good news for parents and people who'd
like to be parents: You don't have to be perfect.
That's the word from the experts at AdoptUSKids,
which maintains a photolisting website to promote
adoption from foster care and raises awareness of the 112,000 children and
teens waiting to be adopted.
With the help of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services'
Children's Bureau, the Ad Council (a private, nonprofit organization
with a rich history of marshaling volunteer talent from the advertising and
media industries to deliver critical messages to the American public) and the
KBS global advertising agency, the partner organizations created new public
service announcements (PSAs) to encourage families
to adopt teenagers.
Facts And Figures To Consider
Of the 428,000 youths under the age of 18 in the U.S. foster care system, 112,000
are currently waiting for adoptive families. Forty-three percent of all
children actively photolisted on AdoptUSKids.org are ages 15 to 18, yet
only 5 percent of all children adopted in 2015 were between the ages of 15
and 18 years old. Unfortunately, teens in foster care have lower adoption
rates than younger children, and they often wait longer to be adopted.
Adoption Facts
Although many people believe adoption is always expensive, in fact, most
adoptions from U.S.
foster care are free. The minimal costs that can be associated with them are
often reimbursable. In addition, the vast majority of youths adopted from
foster care are also eligible for monthly adoption assistance.
What's more, in most instances, you're eligible to adopt
regardless of age, income, marital status or sexual orientation. You don't
need to own your own home, be wealthy, be a stay-at-home parent or have a
college degree to adopt. You just need to demonstrate that you can support
yourself without any additional income, such as adoption assistance.
"All of us—and that includes teens in foster care who are
waiting to be adopted—need and want families to support us and to give
us the connections, relationships and sense of belonging that are so critical
to our well-being," said Jerry Milner, Associate Commissioner at the
Children's Bureau, and the Acting Commissioner for the Administration
on Children, Youth and Families. "The parents and families that adopt
older teens from foster care enrich their own lives while providing an
incredible impact on the lives of the adopted children and teens at a time
when it is needed most."
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To help, KBS collaborated with the authors and illustrator of the iconic "What
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humorous videos feature well-intentioned moms and dads attempting to give new
parents of teens step-by-step parenting tutorials on such things as how to
wake up your teen, how to teen-proof your home, and what to do about
confusing text messages, binge-watching and promposals.
Learn More
To see the PSAs and to learn how you can adopt a
teen or help those who do, visit www.AdoptUSKids.org,
for both English and Spanish information; call (888) 200-4005 for
English-speaking staff or (877) 236-7831 for Spanish-speaking staff; or visit
the AdoptUSKids social communities on Facebook and Twitter.
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Silky-Voiced Homeless Man Copes With Sudden Fame
It has been a whirlwind week for Ted Williams. The Brooklyn native who ended up on the streets due to a long battle with substance abuse says he's been sober for two years. His velvet voice got him discovered, and now he's trying to deal with the fame that has come his way.


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Hepatitis C has a knack for making headlines. Celebrities such as Steven Tyler, Pamela Anderson, and Natalie Cole have publically shared that they have the virus. Its latest reason for renown: Health experts are now recommending that all baby boomers be screened for the disease.
Hepatitis C is a virus that attacks the liver. A vital organ, the liver flushes harmful substances out of the body, aids with digestion, and helps protect against infection. Left untreated, hepatitis C can seriously damage the liver. It can cause liver disease and possibly even liver cancer. People with a severe case of hepatitis C may eventually need a liver transplant.
Hepatitis C is usually transmitted through contact with infected blood. People who use or have used injection drugs are at risk for it. So, too, are those who had a blood transfusion or an organ transplant before 1992. That's when testing the blood supply for hepatitis C began.
Other possible ways to contract the virus include receiving a tattoo with an improperly sterilized needle or having unprotected sex with an infected individual. You can also be exposed to hepatitis C if you share nail clippers, razors, or toothbrushes with a person who has the disease.
Health experts have recommended screening for people at risk for hepatitis C for years. Based on the latest science, though, the CDC and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force now advise one-time screening for all adults born between 1945 and 1965.
Why the change? More than 75 percent of those already diagnosed with hepatitis C in the U.S. were born during those years. In fact, a recent CDC study found baby boomers are five times more likely to have hepatitis C. And many of them don't know it.
Hepatitis C may not cause any initial symptoms. Signs of the infection may not appear for 20 or 30 years, when it finally begins to attack the liver. Symptoms can include fatigue, muscle pain, fever, diarrhea, and an upset stomach. People with liver damage may also bruise easily, have yellowed eyes or skin, and take a long time to stop bleeding.
A simple blood test can determine if you have hepatitis C. A positive result requires another blood sample to confirm the virus. Unfortunately, a recent government report found that many people who initially test positive for hepatitis C may forgo follow-up blood work. These people may not be receiving life-saving treatment.
If you are a baby boomer, talk with your doctor about being screened for hepatitis C. Along with your age, other risk factors-such as a personal history of blood transfusions-may make testing a wise choice for you. An early diagnosis can help stop liver damage. Treatment typically includes a combination of medicines taken over six months to a year.
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Hypothetically, let's say you decide to do some indoor renovations but not get a permit and you know the work requires permit (e.g. electrical, framing, etc). Also, you lower the blinds on all windows, keep the outside of the house intact, and do not accumulate trash, IOW, you are as clandestine as you can be.
Let's say the building police (what I like to call them) drive around or someone tips them (maybe neighbors over noise) that there is suspicious construction going on but, from the outside they can't prove you are doing anything cause you have sealed the inside visually.
In the U.S., is there any way for the building inspectors to obtain a search warrant to forcibly check what is going on inside?
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Mad as a cut snake! And where does the word 'dill' come from - apart from describing me
Posted by Bob on September 30, 2003
In Reply to: Mad as a cut snake! And where does the word 'dill' come from - apart from describing me posted by Lotg on September 30, 2003
: : : : : : : : We've recently moved house and the only dictionary to surface so far in the unpacking is my partner's Collins - which I'm hear to tell you is an awful dictionary.
: : : : : : : : So yesterday someone used the word 'parapetetic' (spelling???). This is a word I've heard before and I love the sound of it, but have no idea what it means, and I can't find it in David's Collins dictionary. Is it derived from parapet? If I've spelt it incorrectly, then probably not. If it is, then it makes no sense in the sentence in which it was used yesterday.
: : : : : : : : Oh, and yes, I do know there's no such word as 'dictionaryless'. That was just a desperate plea for help.
: : : : : : : Parapetetic basically deals w/ someone who tends to "walk around." For example, they said Jesus was a parapetetic teacher because he taught as he walked.... Guy
: : : : : : Thanks Guy
: : : : : Peripatetic. From the Greek "peri," around, as in perimeter, or periphrastic. At one time, peripatetic was more or less reserved for Aristotelians.
: : : : Ahhh, so are these both valid words? I'm thinking, in the context I heard it, it was probably the latter that was meant, and I assume para, instead of peri.
: : : There's just one word, and it's spelled "peripatetic."
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: : Goddess, it's impossible to ever be dictionaryless if you're online.
: : http://www.onelook.com links to M-W Online and to many other dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc, and via AHD or Columbia Ency, to http://www.bartleby.com, which has an entire reference shelf online free. If you use MS IE (possibly others--I've never checked) you can easily add a OneLook link that sits at the top of your screen with the toolbars. Never need to use a paper dictionary again!
: :::: I feel like a total dill! You're quite right, and frankly it's frightening that it didn't occur to me. Only today, friends were pointing out that the fact that I'm working two contracts, setting up two businesses, managing a 2000 acre farm from afar, buying a new house, selling 2 properties, going through divorce and assisting my partner in his divorce, property settlement and child access situation might be getting on top of me a bit, cos I keep missing things such as that. Hmmmmm. Methinks they're right!!!
: But I have to say, this website provides me some welcome relief from my intensely insane lifestyle. Having said that, I'm now going to sit down with a glass of red and watch a mindless crime show - the little things can be so rewarding!
: So what would be the word (polite word that is) to describe someone such as myself. Madasacutsnake!
Another cool site (second to this one, of course) is www.refdesk.com It's indispensible. Nuff said.
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Headphones can be annoying little things. Either you invest in an expensive pair and protect them like you would a small child, or go cheap and expect them to break at any moment, depriving you of music on your trip to work.
If you're the sort who likes to take the latter strategy, then the Vibe Slick headphones might be just for you. Cheap at £24, they use a zip with the headphone cable embedded inside to stop you from damaging it with daily use. Any areas not protected by the zip are wrapped in fabric, keeping them safe also. Finally you have a reinforced 3.5mm jack which stops the inner cable fraying, a common occurrence.
The zip element of the headphone is just that, a zip - as in you can adjust the gap between each earbud by moving it up and down. This is particularly useful for sports as it minimises the amount of bouncing around the headphones can do and, thanks to the plastic zip itself, stops any feedback you might get from it bashing against your chest.
As for sound quality, these aren't the best headphones we've ever heard, but for the price there isn't much wrong with them. The earbuds fit comfortably and you get a decent balanced sound, albeit with a slight emphasis on bass. Don't expect the kind of detail you would get from a more expensive pair, this is just about getting the sound into your ears, day in day out. These headphones are built to last.
A nice touch is the included remote and hands-free mic, which we tested and offered decent enough call quality. You can upgrade, and go for some of the other Vibe headphones which use things like ceramic housing for the earbuds, although we think the Slicks do a good enough job.
The Vibe Slick headphones come in a large number of colours, nine to be precise - some much more garish than others. We had the red offerings on test and they looked nice enough. We can't help but think all black would be the best choice, that or pink, definitely pink. If you do fancy a pair of the Vibes, you can grab them here.
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Chaz Gregory was born with mild paralysis of his right side, but his parents never allowed him to say he couldn't do something because of his disability.
Chaz Gregory was born with mild paralysis of his right side, but his parents never allowed him to say he couldn't do something because of his disability.
And now the 17-year-old Tremont High School senior is doing things no one ever thought he could.
"He was never allowed to say the words, 'I can't,'" said his mother, Teri Gregory, who has watched her son go from struggling with simple tasks like buttoning a shirt to thriving as a race car driver, football player and youth counselor.
"He's just very determined," she said. "He puts 110 percent into everything he does."
And the list of things he does seems to keep growing, amazing those who didn't think he'd be doing them after a grim diagnosis when Chaz was just a few months old.
"At six months, we could tell he wasn't using his right hand," Teri Gregory said.
Doctors discovered he suffered a stroke at birth, which caused neurological damage.
His early years were filled with obstacles because of the paralysis, including tripping when he walked, trouble with fine motor skills and range of motion.
But his parents decided those challenges would not determine the kind of life their son would lead.
"We chose not to accept the bad," she said.
That can-do attitude has pushed the Pekin resident to compete as a linebacker on his high school football team and as an open-wheel race car driver who cruises around the track in a 1,200 cc outlaw sprint car in the Mid-American Outlaw Sprint Series.
Chaz recently was chosen to be a spokesman for the series and will soon give speeches at area schools on the importance of setting goals and achieving them, no matter what the obstacles.
"I want to be a role model to others," Chaz said. "I think God has shown me that he wants me to use this. I think it's my purpose for my life."
Through the racing program, Chaz plans to bring his car and positive message to school children next month.
When he was younger, his parents would make him use his right side and continued his physical therapy.
"They would push me," he said. "My dad pushed me a lot when I was little. It came to be a habit."
Now in his third year of football, he continues to lift weights and does strength training.
"It's been hard," Chaz said. "I get tired more than others do. It's a little bit harder to tackle someone."
But he says the support from his family and his faith have kept him motivated.
"With my faith, I can do anything I put my mind to," Chaz said.
His father, Kevin Gregory, said when he was told about his son's disability, he thought any chance Chaz had for participating in sports was gone.
"We initially thought a lot of his sports or physical ability would be cut very short," he said. "He's almost like an odds-breaker to me. He's always proven me wrong. He's always been determined to prove everybody wrong."
Chaz began racing go-karts when he was 13. He has won dozens of races and travels to different states to compete, finishing second in points in 2005 and 2006 at the Spoon River Speedway.
Recently, Chaz was named rookie of the year through the sprint series, and he received an award during a banquet Oct. 18.
The high-speed hobby has made both his parents proud and his mother a little more than nervous.
"You're always nervous," she said. "You get the butterflies until they're off that track."
And through it all, Chaz and his parents keep moving forward and refuse to use the word "can't."
Chaz said his experiences have given him a perspective different from most people and some advice to give to those who may be in a similar situation.
"Always seek God," he said. "You've got to have that faith. Never give up. If you accept the good and not the bad, you'll move right along and you'll be just fine."
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Self-publishing isn't for everyone. There are writers who are great at their craft – but they would fail if they'd self-publish, simply because they weren't cut out for this. You can learn, from your own mistakes, from reading other self-publisher's blogs, but the truth is that there's no recipe, no universal formula. And there will never be one.
What's maybe ironic is that it's not the writing that makes the difference. Oh, far from it.
Those who are successful at self-publishing have one thing in common: they love to interact with people. Even though they're hiding behind a computer screen, they're out there, blogging, promoting, connecting with readers and other writers. They're building an audience, they're always searching for new readers and new ways to reach those readers – they're always experimenting, trying to find alternatives.
And there's one more difference: they're realistic. They set achievable short term goals. They don't expect to win the lottery, to become the next Amanda Hocking or J.A. Konrath or John Locke.
Self-publishing is for people who are enjoying themselves even when no one seems to be reading what they're writing. I know it's difficult, I know how it can ruin your mood when you see those stats on your blog, but remember that it takes time. Years and years before you find your audience. Don't hold grudges, don't cry when people give you one star reviews, don't hate those who are successful.
And be realistic.
Maybe all writers who want to self-publish should keep this in mind: they are choosing to self-publish because they love to write. They want to call themselves writers. Everything else comes as a bonus..
So here are ten things I learned (the hard way) about self-publishing. Ten things anyone who wants to self-publish should do before they click on that publish button.
- Write the best book you can: Common sense rule. Don't stop working on your book until you feel there's nothing more you can do.
In a way, a book is never perfect, but for an indie writer, just as it is the case with traditionally published writers, it's imperious that the finished manuscript is as good and polished as possible.
Even if you pay for an edit, for a copy-edit, even though you may have ten beta-readers at your disposal, it's important that you write a book that you feel is as flawless as you can make it.
The world expects nothing less from a writer, and, frankly, a writer owes this type of commitment to his readers.
- Build your platform: Nowadays indie artists put a lot of emphasis on platform building. What does that mean? Developing tools that you can use to reach, engage, and grow your audience.
It's not as difficult as it sounds, but it's also not as easy as it migh seem.
The reality in today's indie publishing world is that you need to stand out. Tens of thousands of books are being published each year; millions more are available for sale through online retailers, so building a community is a viable marketing technique.
Social interaction is one of the tools that make certain websites hugely popular. People want to get together, to talk, to interact, to share ideas and stories.
That's something an indie writer has to take advantage of.
The easiest way to do this is to have a blog, which would act as a central hub for your other social media accounts. Then you can have a Facebook page, a Twitter account, an author profile on Goodreads, and so on.
Think of social media as a perpetual conversation: if you can't add anything new to the conversation, there's no reason for you to open your mouth. So try to add something valuable to the conversation. Write interesting blog posts, offer insight into how your creative process works, but do so in a way you're comfortable. Don't set up dozens of accounts. Just use the platforms you're most familiar with or the ones you feel would work for you. It's not your duty to be available on every social media platform ever invented.
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That is, unless you're Dean Radinovsky. After traveling around the world, the Pennsylvania native has settled in Queens and he couldn't be happier.
"I always wanted to come to New York City to study art," Radinovsky said. "And when I did I really liked Queens. The cultural diversity, the people and the cuisine are all unique. Here, I am a citizen of the world more so than a citizen of the boroughs."
During his time in New York, Radinovsky has managed to make a name for himself, creating what critics have referred to as "masterful" and "beautifully smooth" pieces of art.
In an effort to further his reputation and career, Radinovsky is showing his latest series of work, four separate nine-foot paintings, at the Standard Motor Products Building at 37-18 Northern Blvd. in Long Island City. The exhibit will be on display through April 15th.
Radinovsky said the community has immediately taken to his work, responding with nothing but praise for his pieces.
"This is a good opportunity to get works shown for first time in a public space," Radinovsky said. "People were curious about it and so far I've received lots of comments on how [the paintings] have brightened up the lobby."
Growing up Radinovsky didn't always picture himself as a painter. It wasn't until high school that he began to seriously consider a career as an artist.
"I didn't realize until later on that I had some ability," Radinovsky said. "It has always been a very challenging pursuit but I feel compelled to express myself through art."
Talent, combined with hard work and good instruction, has propeled Radinovsky to the place he's in today. Radinovsky credits two artists in particular, New York native Robert Birmelin and Pennsylvania's Bob Andriulli, with influencing his work.
"They had a broad way of looking at things and their intellectual approach really expanded art," Radinovsky said. "They never encouraged people to paint like them but instead they encouraged you to find your own ideas and express them in paint."
Radinovsky has used their ideas and added his own unique touch. Instead of working with traditional style portraits and paintings, Radinovsky takes a more creative approach to his work.
Painting primarily abstract pieces, Radinovsky mixes a variety of colors and textures in an attempt to allow onlookers to use their imagination.
Radinovsky said even he often doesn't know what to expect when he begins a project. This uncertainty allows him to express his creativity much more so than traditional art would.
"It really helps me get to the root of the feeling I'm trying to express by working through subconscious," Radinovsky said. "I often find the final image just by continuing to refine composition as I go along, making it much more surprising at the end."
Being creative can take some time though. Radinovsky said the four paintings currently on display took nearly a year to complete. For him the hardest part often came at the end of the piece when deciding what finishing touches to apply. More than once Radinovsky let the paintings sit for a couple of months before resuming and completing his work.
For Radinovsky, time is a valuable thing these days. Working as a lighting technician to help pay the bills, Radinovsky has also recently decided to try his hand at film making. Having already made three movies, he seems to have found a second passion. Radinovsky made one thing clear though: nothing can take the place of his art.
"No matter what, painting is the thing I will always come back to," Radinovsky said.
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CMS needs to exercise "ample restraint" in modifying existing stage one meaningful use criteria. That is according to a May 7 letter(6 page PDF) to CMS Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner, M.A., from AAFP Board Chair Roland Goertz, M.D., M.B.A., of Waco, Texas. Too many changes too fast "will lead to significant confusion among eligible professionals as they begin their meaningful use journey," Goertz says.
In the letter, the AAFP lays out its concerns regarding the agency's proposed stage two meaningful use requirements, which were published in the March 7 Federal Register(www.gpo.gov) and which will govern the next phase of CMS' Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs.
Goertz notes that in the proposed regulation, CMS continually references modifications in stage two criteria there were based on experiences with meaningful use stage one. However, says Goertz, the capabilities of EHR early adopters should not be looked at as "predictive of the ability and efficiency of eligible professionals (physicians) who have yet to embrace meaningful use."
- The AAFP has responded to CMS' request for comments regarding the Agency's proposed rules for meaningful use stage two.
- The Academy asks CMS to show restraint in making changes from stage one so as not to discourage physicians just entering the program.
- AAFP Board Chair Roland Goertz, M.D., M.B.A., comes down particularly hard on rules that penalize physicians for the inaction of others outside the practice and for the imposition of penalties unfairly assessed in 2015.
"We strongly urge HHS to use caution in assuming that outstanding performance on meaningful use measures so far indicates generalized success, and that the bar should be dramatically raised. Successfully onboarding later adopters is likely to require a gentler approach."
Goertz zeroes in on pieces of the proposed regulations that he deems unfair to family physicians. "We are deeply concerned with criteria that mandate action by individuals and organizations outside the control of the eligible professional," he says. For example, the AAFP opposes a criterion requiring that, during the EHR reporting period, more than 10 percent of all unique patients seen by a physician view, download or transmit their health information to a third party.
"We cannot support this criterion in its current form," says Goertz. Instead, the Academy suggests that CMS require physicians to document they have the appropriate technology to provide patient connectivity, that they have encouraged patients to use this technology and that they have a means of measuring the extent to which the technology is used.
The Academy also strongly objects to CMS' proposal to allow EHR vendors to "opt out" of complying with a standard that deals with simplification, interoperability and universality of EHRs.
To start out with "excessive optionality" on the part of vendors would almost certainly result in a continued lack of interoperability between EHRs, says Goertz. This would result in barriers that would make many physicians unable to meet the relevant stage two meaningful use objectives.
The Academy also offers some strong language regarding the issue of "payment adjustments," which the AAFP contends are penalties slapped on physicians who do not demonstrate meaningful use of EHRs.
Goertz argues that CMS' application of the implementation of the penalty phase coming in 2014 reflects a different interpretation than language contained in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). "The AAFP does not believe that the ARRA describes penalties for not being a meaningful user in 2014," says Goertz.
He notes that the statute states the penalties must take effect in 2015. "Why not start the penalty … 90 days after the start of 2015? This would give eligible professionals all of 2014 to become meaningful users," says Goertz. He notes that application of the penalty for an entire year, even after a physician had successfully attested to meaningful use in that year, "does not promote the cooperative trust necessary to transform our disconnected health care system into a learning health care system."
In addition, says Goertz, a number of family physicians "still are seething from the premature application of penalties in the CMS electronic prescribing incentive program."
The Academy also cautions CMS against
- including laboratory and radiology orders for computerized physician order entry because not all entities are, at this time, able or willing to accept electronic orders;
- restricting compliance with the computerized physician order entry criterion to only licensed health care professionals because doing so would detract from team-based care;
- relying on EHRs to calculate the denominators of order entries because many physicians enter an order as part of their note and that unstructured data is not detectable by EHR technology; and
- requiring that clinical summaries be provided to patients within 24 hours (for more than 50 percent of office visits); the AAFP instead recommends a 48- to 72-hour window.
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The new issue of GOOP is all about G's family trip to Indonesia. I didn't read it. I just looked at the pictures. And there are a few of them with her kids. They're small shots so you don't really get a clear shot of their faces, but they're there, jumping off the boat, eating fish, hiking, all blonde and blue-eyed surrounded (and served) by the non-blonde and the non-blue-eyed. Right then. Chris Martin is not pictured but, like I've been saying, when you start pushing a lifestyle brand, at some point the compromise is the privacy. Apple and Moses may only be selectively included, but they're being included all the same.
Also new to GOOP – a collaboration with Sarah Chloe that's surprisingly kind of affordable. Monogrammed jewellery! You know I love a monogram, especially on my pyjamas. The pinky ring? I will pass. But I did not pass on the bangle. Bought two, one for me and one for a friend. Maria messaged me last night to tell she did the same. I think we may have been buying at the same time. The key to the monogram is always subtle. This bangle is slim and delicate, elegant, and the monogram doesn't shout. And that decidedly un-Paltrow price point is almost shocking.


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By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information Coordinator
and Rob Schabert, TTU Sports Information Director
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – After falling behind 7-0 on the
opening drive, the Tennessee State Tigers scored 34 unanswered
points on the way to handing Tennessee Tech a 41-21 loss Saturday
night in Tucker Stadium in the Ohio Valley Conference opener for
both teams.
TSU (3-1/1-0 OVC) found its offense through the air, with quarterbacks Ronald Butler and Michael German combining to pass for 343 yards and four touchdowns. A.C Leonard had five catches for 122 yards and two touchdowns, including an 80-yard strike in the third quarter.
The Golden Eagles (2-2/0-1 OVC) scored on a 79-yard, 12-play drive from the opening kickoff for a 7-0 lead but made numerous critical mistakes including losing three turnovers and being whistled for nine penalties for 65 yards.
The first touchdown was scored by Golden Eagle senior center James Normand, who recovered a fumble in the end zone when quarterback Darian Stone fumbled trying to cross the goal line on a third-and-one.
TSU answered with a 47-yard touchdown pass from Butler to Ryan Mitchell, and five minutes later took advantage of a Golden Eagle fumble at the Tech one-yard line to set up an easy second score and a 14-7 lead.
Jamin Godfrey kicked field goals of 39 yards in the second quarter and 22 yards in the third to make it a 20-7 lead, setting the stage for the bomb to Leonard that made it 27-7. Leonard grabbed a three-yard pass for a 34-7 lead early in the fourth quarter.
Backup quarterback Jared Davis ralied Tech with back-to-back touchdown drives, the first culminating in a six-yard pass to Steve Wilson and the second resulting in a one-yard run by the redshirt freshman signal-caller from Tullahoma to make it 34-21.
Expecting TSU to run out the clock with the two touchdown lead, the Golden Eagles were caught by surprise when German heaved a 43-yard touchdown ass to Lavatiae Kelly with 1:10 to play for the final score.
Tennessee State finished with 438 yards of offense, despite being held to just 95 rushing yards. Tech had 301 yards of offense, rushing for 136 and passing for 165.
Defensively, Tra'Darius Goff paced Tech with 11 tackles while Marty Jones added eight and Jordan Johnson had seven, incuding two tackles-for-loss.
The Golden Eagles remain home next week to host a non-conference game against Indiana State. Kickoff is at 7 p.m., on Faith, Fmaily and Youth Night.
- Tennessee Tech and Tennessee State will open Ohio Valley Conference play, competing in the first league contest of the season.
- The Tigers own the series advantage, 16-10, and have won the previous two match-ups by a grand total of three points.
- Tonight's game marks the start of the race for the Sgt. York Trophy. Tech will host all three Tennessee School this season.
- Both teams come into tonight's contest 2-1 and having won their previous contest. Tech beat Hampton, 30-27, on the road while TSU took down Jackson State, 26-16, on neutral turf.
- The Golden Eagles rank second in the OVC in total defense while the Tigers rank first.
- Today's game captains for Tech are #16 Zack Ziegler, #60 James Normand, #94 Malcolm Mitchell, and #99 Jordan Johnson.
- Tech has won the toss and elected to receive to start the game.
- Cody Forbes returns the ball to the 20-yard line as we are under way in Cookeville.
- Quarterback Darian Stone rips a 19-yard rush and is barely tripped up as Tech reaches the 50-yard line.
- Golden Eagles really moving the ball well. They are now in the red zone after a 20-yard completion from Stone to Cody Matthews. Ball is on the Tennessee State two-yard line.
- TOUCHDOWN!!!! Darian Stone muffs the snap at the one-yard line, but senior center James Normand scores his first career touchdown by recovering the fumble in the endzone!
- The score is the first points the Tigers have given up on defense in the first quarter this season.
- Tech leads 7-0 with 8:54 to play.
- Tennessee State scores on a 47-yard touchdown pass from Ronald Butler to Ryan Mitchell.
- Game is tied at 7-7 with 5:08 to go in the first quarter.
- Chad Zinchini will enter to punt from his own endzone. He crushes one with a favorable bounce. It goes 59 yards and TSU will take over on its own 33-yard line with 3:07 to play in the first quarter.
- Malcolm Mitchell with a great pass break-up and TSU will punt.
- Tech takes over on its own one-yard line after a great punt by the Tigers. Just 44 seconds to go in the first quarter.
- Golden Eagles fumble and TSU recovers at the Tech one-yard line.
- Tim Broughton busts his way in for a touchdown and TSU takes the 14-7 lead with 33 seconds left in the first quarter.
- At the end of the first quarter, Tennessee State leads Tennessee Tech 14-7.
- Zinchini back in the game and punts it for 38 yards out of bounds at the TSU 32-yard line.
- SACK!!!! Midoho Okpokowuruk and Kevin Robinson-White combine to bring down the Tigers' quarterback and force a long third down.
- TSU kicker Jamin Godfrey attempts a 39-yard field goal.
- It's good. Tennessee State leads 17-7 with 8:24 to play in the first half.
- Tech starting to drive the ball again, the team crosses the 50 and is working towards another score.
- Big pass play from Stone to Stephen Bush. It goes for 19 yards and Tech is at the TSU 25-yard line with 6:02 to play.
- Zach Sharp out to attempt a 46-yard field goal.
- It's blocked by Wilson Robinson and TSU recovers at its own 37-yard line.
- INTERCEPTION!!!! Bill Dillard makes a diving pick after a pass attempt by Ronald Butler goes off his receiver's finger tips!
- Tech takes over on the Tigers' 39-yard line with 4:14 to play in the first half.
- Zinchini in to attempt a punt. He boots it to the TSU 15-yard line.
- Big tackle by Jordan Johnson, forces the Tigers for a three-yard loss.
- Tech takes over on its own 47-yard line with 2:19 to go in the first quarter.
- Zinchini out to punt and he boots it 47 yards to the TSU 35-yard line. Just 1:15 left in the first half.
- Godfrey out there for a 52-yard field goal attempt for TSU.
- It's no good as it falls short and Tech will take a knee with two seconds left.
- The Tigers lead the Golden Eagles 17-7 at the half.
- Tennessee State returns the kickoff to its own 41-yard line and we under way in the second half.
- A quick three-and-out by the Tigers will force them to bring in the punt unit.
- The punt bounces down to the TTU five-yard line and Tech takes over with 14:00 to go in the third quarter.
- Zinchini will punt and he BOOMS a 63-yard punt. TSU will take over on its own 23-yard line after an illegal block in the back.
- BIG LOSS forced by Jordan Johnson and Midoho Okpokowuruk! TSU loses five yards and combined with two false starts, has second and 25 yards to go.
- Tech forces a Tiger punt. Leon Holderhead boots it 36 yards and Tech will take over on its own 42-yard line.
- TSU defensive back David Van Dyke intercepts a pass and the Tigers take over on their own 48-yard line.
- TSU is stuffed on third down and will have fourth-and-five at the Tech 30-yard line. The Tigers are going for it.
- The Tigers convert and have first and goal at the three-yard line.
- TTU holds the Tigers and they will have to attempt a 22-yard field goal.
- It's good and TSU takes a 20-7 lead with 5:24 to go in the third quarter.
- Ladarius Vanlier returns the ball to the Tech 26-yard line and the Golden Eagle drive begins.
- Zinchini out to punt and he puts it at the TSU 19-yard line for a 41-yard punt. The Tigers return it one yard.
- Touchdown pass from TSU's Michael German to A.C. Leonard goes 80 yards. Tennessee State now leads 27-7 with 2:46 to play in the third quarter.
- TSU recovers the onsides kick and takes over on its own 47-yard line.
- Tech forces the Tigers to punt and Maleek Hall returns it to the 15-yard line.
- Vanlier with a big first-down run and he gets an extra 15 yards on a face mask. Tech up to its own 45-yard line.
- Stone rushes for 14 more yards and gets another first down.
- At the end of the third quarter, TSU leads Tech 27-7.
- TSU forces a fumble and will recover it on its own 42-yard line.
- Touchdown pass from German to Leonard and TSU takes a 34-7 lead with 10:07 to play.
- Jared Davis enters the game for the Golden Eagles.
- Tech crosses in the redzone after a catch and 15-yard penalty by TSU.
- Neil Gannaway with a 13-yard reception and Tech has a first-and-goal at the TSU six.
- TOUCHDOWN!!!! Jared Davis connects with Steve Wilson and Tech now trails 34-14 with 7:27 to play.
- TSU takes over on its own 35-yard line.
- FUMBLE!!!!! Tech recovers the fumble at the Tennessee State 37-yard line with 7:14 to go.
- BIG GRAB by Krys Cates on fourth-and-five and Tech converts the first down and is in the redzone again.
- TOUCHDOWN!!!!! Jared Davis sneaks in on third-and-one and Tech cuts the lead to 34-21 with 2:49 to play.
- Tech's onsides kick attempt is recovered by TSU at the Golden Eagle 46-yard line with 2:49 to go.
- Touchdown Tennessee State. German connects with Lavatiae Kelly for a 43-yard touchdown with 1:10 to go. The Tigers now lead 41-21.
- Turnover-on-downs and TSU takes over on its own 45-yard line.
- TSU takes a knee and the game is over.
- The final score is Tennessee State 41, Tennessee Tech 21.


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KELO TV: Finance VP Discusses Economic Impact
Tom Meyer, Augustana Vice President for Finance and Administration, discusses the College in relation to the current economic situation.
Professor Feinstein's Latest Book to be Published This Summer
Dr. Sheryl Feinstein, associate professor of education, has recently authored "101 Insights and Strategies for Parenting Teenagers."
Faith Fest Participants Make Blankets for Domestic Violence Victims
Faith Fest participants at Augustana worked together on Saturday afternoon, February 7, to make fleece blankets to warm women and children at Children's Inn.
Center for Western Studies Receives $300,000 Challenge Grant
Augustana College's Center for Western Studies is the recipient of a $300,000 challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
CWS Hosts 29th Annual Art Show and Sale February 20-22
Twenty-six local and regional artists will be featured in the 29th annual Artists of the Plains Art Show and Sale February 20-22 sponsored by the Center for Western Studies (CWS).
Augustana Included in New Research Center
Augustana College has been named a participant in a new 2010 research center created to conduct basic research in nuclear physics and astrophysics at the former Homestake Gold Mine.
Augustana Guest Speaker Greg Mortenson Nominated for Peace Prize
Greg Mortenson, co-founder of the Central Asia Institute and founder of Pennies for Peace, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in a bipartisan, bicameral effort led by members of Congress.
Augustana Offering Variety of Workshops for Spring 2009
Augustana College is offering a series of Continuing Education Workshops this spring. These workshops are scheduled from February through April, 2009. Many of the classes are held on weekends and class size is limited.
Award-Winning Russian Director on Campus to Work, Teach
Augustana College Theatre is excited to announce the arrival of two guest artists from St. Petersburg, Russia – Natalia Lapina and Andrey Khvostov. Lapina is on campus to direct the premiere of Ivan Fuller's new play Eating into the Fabric.
Senior to Represent BRIN Undergraduate Fellows in Pierre
Dan Day, a senior from Vermillion, S.D., majoring in computer science and biology, has been selected to represent all the Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN) undergraduate fellows at the Poster Day in Pierre, S.D., on February 17.


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As described in the README for facebook-ios-sdk, my app calls Facebook#authorize:delegate: before performing any API calls.
This method requires the user to authenticate (either in the Facebook app or in Safari) and then drops control back to my iPhone app. The problem is it asks the user to authenticate every time I call the method. If they've already granted permission to my app, they get a message saying that the app is already authorized and they have to press Okay to go back to my app. It doesn't look very professional.
So I have two questions:
Does the user always have to reauthorize in order to make Facebook calls? I always thought it would save the access token somewhere, maybe in the user defaults, so that you wouldn't need to reauthorize.
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Tarasenko Sidelined with Hand Injuryby Staff Writer / St. Louis Blues
UPDATE: Vladimir Tarasenko underwent a successful surgery on Wednesday, March 19. He will be re-evaluated in six weeks.
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced Sunday that forward Vladimir Tarasenko will undergo surgery after injuring his right hand during a 4-1 win against the Nashville Predators on March 15.
Tarasenko's procedure will be performed Wednesday by Dr. Charles Goldfarb of Washington University Orthopedics and Barnes-Jewish Hospital and he will be reevaluated in six weeks.
In addition, the Blues have recalled forward Dmitrij Jaskin from the Blues' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, on an emergency basis.
"The positive part for Tarasenko is he's going to come back as fast as he can and because it's a hand injury, he's going to come back in amazing shape," Blues Head Coach Ken Hitchcock said after practice on Monday. "He's going to be able to hit the ground running."
Tarasenko, 22, has appeared in 64 games this season, ranking sixth on the club with 43 points (21 goals, 22 assists), while his plus-20 rating shares 18th among forwards overall.
Currently in his second NHL season, the 6-foot, 219-pound forward has accumulated 62 points (29 goals, 33 assists) and 26 penalty minutes in 102 career games. The Yaroslavl, Russia native was originally drafted by the Blues in the first round, 16th overall, of the 2010 NHL Draft.
Jaskin, 20, has dressed in 42 games for Chicago this season, ranking third on the club with 29 points, including 15 goals and 14 assists. The 6-foot-2, 196-pound forward has also made nine appearances for the Blues, posting two points, including his first career NHL goal on Dec. 28 vs. Chicago. The Omsk, Russia native was originally drafted by the Blues in the second round, 41st overall, of the 2011 Entry Draft.
All done, surgery went well!— Vladimir Tarasenko (@tara9191) March 19, 2014