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Brass ceiling fans go wonderfully with ivory and neutral colors. Brass has a gold-like appearance that radiates warm, golden tones, and is commonly used in household hardware. Ceiling fans with a brass finish are an excellent choice for matching existing hardware. Select complementary Hinkley brass wall sconces for a cohesive design scheme.
Brass Finish Ceiling Fans for your Home
Ceiling fans with a metallic finish are some of the most popular models on the market today and it is not difficult to understand why. The luster of a metallic finish complements most rooms nicely, and it is also a good choice for fans that will be placed in a more formal setting. There are many different metallic finishes to choose from today. Shoppers should always consider brass ceiling fans, in particular, if they want a metallic finish on their new ceiling fans.
It can be expensive to redo all of the accessories in the home to match a brass fan that looks completely different from what is already there, so it is better to choose a brass ceiling fan to match brass accessories than to replace all of these accessories along with the ceiling fan brass.
Consumers are fortunate to have several different kinds of brass cooling fixtures to choose from. Those who want a shinier finish will want to own one of the many polished brass options. It may be, however, that an older-looking finish is preferred. In such cases, buyers will want to look seriously at fans with an antique brass finish. The luster of this metallic antique finish of an antique style fan will not be as shiny as with polished brass ceiling fans or gold finishes giving the fan an aged look.
Like all other ceiling fans, antique brass fans, polished brass ceiling fans, and gold ceiling fans must be cared for properly to extend their life and keep them looking like new for a long time. Regular dusting will be important, and special attention to the finish to keep it from tarnishing may also be required. Anyone can perform this maintenance. Simply follow the manufacturer's instructions for both installation and care, and review our tips on how to clean a ceiling fan. Following the instructions, the ceiling fans brass should last for many years.


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Tooling Update
Hydraulic Systems Support In-Die Secondary Ops
Dadco, Plymouth, MI, introduces Power Cam and Power Pump hydraulic systems, ideal for in-die secondary operations such as punching, piercing, forming or flanging. Available in two force models, 15 and 40 kN, each system comprises a guided hydraulic Power Cam, a nitrogen-over-oil Power Pump and a hose assembly—each sold separately. Power Cam units, constructed of long-wearing close-fitting components, incorporate small Dadco nitrogen gas springs for reliable return/ stripping force. Zero-leakage hose-assembly quick disconnects are optional to ease installation.
Request a new 16-pg. color catalog for a thorough product description, operational overview and application examples.Dadco: 800/323-2687; www.dadco.net
See also: DADCO, Inc.
Related Enterprise Zones: Tool & Die

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Pancheros, a fast-casual Mexican restaurant known for "Burritos Better Built," introduces its new package design.
The packaging revamp includes novel graphic designs for all of the franchise's items, such as beverage cups, napkins, carryout bags, and burrito boxes.
Pancheros' new packaging features phrases meant to give diners a chuckle at checkout. For example, printed on the napkins is, "You probably won't need this but you should take one just in queso," playing on the word case and the Spanish word for cheese.
The designs use the brand's trademark terra cotta and yellow, as well as the contemporary style of using different font sizes in a single graphic to engage guests while also showcasing Pancheros' commitment to fresh, quality ingredients.
New slogans, like the one on their beverage cup, include, "Ice the only frozen thing we've got."
"The latest package redesign is incredibly visual and colorful. We're excited to upgrade our packaging to match our superior food and service," says Rodney Anderson, president of Pancheros Mexican Grill. "We know our guests are going to enjoy the package redesign and appreciate our brand's cheerful enthusiasm for cheeky humor."
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Salaam and Greetings of Peace:
It is written that the great Sufi mystic ibn Arabi was a studious and talented young man, already infused with mysticism through his father, and also through his uncles on both sides of his family. It is also related in al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya, that he married a saintly woman named Maryam, the daughter of Muhammad b. Abdun, a man of great standing and influence.
Maryam also shared with ibn Arabi his aspiration to follow the Way (Sufi path). From the Futuhat:
"My saintly wife, Maryam bint Muhammad b. Abdun, said, 'I have seen in my sleep someone whom I have never seen in the flesh, but who appears to me in my moments of (spiritual) ecstaty. He ask me whether I was aspiring to the Way, to which I replied that I was, but that I did not know by what means to arrive at it. He then told me that I would come to it through five things, trust, certainty, patience, resolution and varacity.' Thus she offered her vision to me (for my consideration) and I told her that was indeed the method of the Folk (Sufis). I myself have never seen one with that degree of mystical experience."
– From Sufi of Andalusia: The Ruh al-Quds and al-Durrat al-Fakhirah of ibn Arabi. Translated by R.W.J. Austin
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Beats by Dr Dre, Jimmy Hendrix, and a Will Ferrell a movie?
Question 6: did you just rock my world?
answer: yes
Q&A Who's song?
? I reach to the SKY~ and call out your name~and if I could trade~ I would~?
?And it feels~ and it feels like Heaven's so far away~? The world has grown cold?
????Now that you've gone away~gone away~?
??????I'LL SAVE YOUR SOUL? Oooo yeah!
The answer is "The offspring" (gone away)
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No, I feel pretty bad when I hear the name Daniel Hudson. What was Kenny hoping to do when he did the trade? Wasn't he aware Hudson was in his first year of service time, that Edwin Jackson's contract would be over after the 2011 season, and that Jackson's agent was Scott Boras?
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ELS Student Story: Bandar at ELS/Grand Rapids
Alruwaili, originally from Saudi Arabia, chose ELS/Grand Rapids because it is a safe and friendly city with a low cost of living. Alruwaili loves ELS/Grand Rapids because of the effective teachers and his exposure to different cultures while at the Center and on the Grand Valley State University campus.
When asked about the ELS Center, Alruwaili said, "First of all, it improved my language. Then, they corrected my grammar mistakes and told me many things about my major. They gave me many after school classes every month. For the first six months I used to go to the speech lab after school to improve my English and my skills. That was helpful."
Alruwaili plans to continue improving his English with ELS, completing level 112 and moving onto university. Alruwaili has received a conditional letter of admission to Grand Valley State University and looks to obtain a Bachelor's degree in Radiation Therapy.
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The company specialises in national and international road haulage of goods, warehousing, logistics and goods. Since the very start, this cooperative company has set itself apart through its desire to excel. Drawing on the strength of a quarter-century's experience, TransMiajadas has a fleet of 70 lorries equipped for all types of work, tautliner, semi-tautliner and some tipper trucks.
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Development and production of 3D NAND is ramping up, but 2014 will clearly be a shakeout year.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced in August it had begun mass production of a 128 Gbit NAND flash memory that is integrated in multiple layers, while Imec, a nanoelectronics research group, recently announced it had developed a new approach to layered flash using a technique known as laser annealing. Toshiba plans to begin 3D NAND production early next year, having announced plans to expand NAND production facilities in the summer.
Now that 2D NAND flash is reaching reliability limit, says Brady Wang, principal analyst with Gartner, memory vendors across the board are looking at how to respond to ever-growing demand for non-volatile memory, even if some aren't going public with their plans and timelines. It won't be until next year that Samsung's 3D NAND, which is produced at 32 nanometers with 32 layers, will be widely available, he says. "Its cost is still higher than the fully loaded cost of conventional NAND at 16 nm process geometry."
Developing a production process for 3D NAND that will allow costs for NAND flash to continue to fall is one of the key hurdles for 3D NAND if it is to become a viable successor to 2D NAND.
As Jim Handy, principal analyst at Objective Analysis, wrote in his ongoing blog series covering the why and how of 3D NAND, it's not stacks of chips, although many have that misconception. A stack of chips doesn't save money.
Ever since the integrated circuit was invented, the whole race has been to see how many transistors or how many bits of memory you can squeeze onto the same size piece of silicon," Handy said in an interview with EE Times. "That's how semiconductor costs have come down.
Storage of multimedia, particularly video, has created a ballooning demand for NAND flash, particularly on consumer devices, says Handy. Device makers such as Apple like to maintain price points for their products while enriching the feature set, which includes better storage capacity. "What we've run into with regular NAND is that it's getting far too difficult to shrink on the normal two directions you have on silicon," he says. "The idea of the 3D NAND is if you can't shrink anything anymore, how do you go vertically?"
3D NAND, in the short term, would push the cost of conventional NAND downward but ultimately replace it. However, because 3D NAND is not in mass production yet, there are still unanswered questions, says Handy. "Everybody is expecting new error modes to pop up, they just don't know what they are."
Ultimately, he says, price is going to dictate adoption of 3D NAND; it needs to be cheaper to make than regular NAND. "The whole point in going to 3D is to lower the price."
Wang says 3D NAND is not the only technology that might meet demand for non-volatile memory. Other emerging memory types include Memristor, which was first conceived in the early 1970s. "Memristor is a promising next-generation memory that has the potential to be faster and have lower power-consumption than current NAND flash memory," he says. However, it will be several years before mass production is possible.
Another contender is magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRAM), which has been in development since the 1990s. Unlike conventional RAM, data in MRAM is not stored as electric charge or current flows, but by magnetic storage elements.
For now, conventional NAND components will maintain their cost advantage at the chip level through at least 2015, says Wang, as it will take time for customer understanding and controller optimization to catch up. "3D NAND will have limited application traction, with select segments within SSDs representing the greatest near-term opportunity."


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Disney on Ice: Princesses & Heroes (7 – 11 March 2012) - Disney on Ice's 'Princesses and Heroes' is a spectacular show with scenes from the stories of eight Disney Princesses including Ariel, Belle, Cinderella and Jasmine. - Wembley Arena, HA9 0PA - www.wembley.co.uk
St Patrick's Day Parade (17 - 18 March 2012) - Celebrate St Patrick's Day in London, and be sure to check out the parade taking place on March 18. Enjoy Irish bands, food, drink and celebration of all things from the Emerald Isle - Trafalgar Square, WC3N 5DN - www.timeout.com
Ballerboyz: The Talent (3 - 4 March 2012) - Eight talented dancers; Adam, Anthony, Ed, Leon, Luke, Matt, Miguel and Taylor, perform a mixed programme of dance. - Sadler's Wells, EC1R 4TN - www.sadlerswells.com
Serious About Street Dance 2012 (16 March 2012) - Hosted by Kymberlee Jay, this street dance event showcases over 200 dancers from some of the UK's best dance crews perform. Acts include Boy Blue Entertainment, Shockerellas and Beat Riderz. - Indigo2, SE10 0DX - www.theo2.co.uk
Wildlife Photographer of the Year (until 11 March 2012) - This annual photography competition celebrates the talents of today's wildlife and nature photographers - Natural History Museum, SW7 5BD - www.nhm.ac.uk
Lang Lang: Beethoven Piano Concerto Cycle (20 March 2012) - Lang Lang returns to the Royal Albert Hall after a sell-out show in 2010 to perform his complete Beethoven Piano Concerto cycle, joined by acclaimed conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philharmonia Orchestra. - Royal Albert Hall, SW7 2A - www.royalalberthall.com
Ideal Home Show (16 - 31 March 2012) - With over 600 exhibitors, the Ideal Home Show represents interiors, home improvements, gardening, gadgets, food and homewares - Earls Court, SW5 9TA- www.eco.co.uk
Picasso Exhibition (until 15 July 2012) - This exhibition examines Picasso's influence on twentieth century British modernism, displaying over 150 of Picasso's works from around the world. - Tate Britain - www.tate.org.uk/britain
Silent Films at Princes Charles Cinema (until 29 March 2012) - Silent films accompanied by live music from talented pianists to heighten the drama and action on screen. - Prince Charles Cinema, WC2H 7BY -www.princecharlescinema.com
Grep Proops (20 March 2012) - Greg Proops, star of 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' takes to the stage with his stand-up show. - Soho Theatre, W1D 3NE - www.princecharlescinema.com


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The Big Picture: Next Light
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I must Nth the "why no Hunger Games mention" crowd, imo that is clearly the most obvious successor. With a $600M opening, it's pretty much there already.
Can't imagine any of those other supernatural romance books being worse than Twilight.
That already exists. Read the Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan. Awesome, funny, and a girl that genuinely ISN'T Bella falls for Anubis.
OT: I genuinely liked "The Host" ( like to think of it as Twilight done right) and with a director that actually does good work I think this could turn out pretty darn well. The sad thing is that no matter how it turns out it will probably never change all the negativity from all those who treat Meyers writing career as the end of literature. For God's sake people, she wrote a sub-par teenage romance series and got lucky. Will you stop slandering her already?
Why make a zombie movie if the zombies aren't going to be ZOMBIES? It seems like a pointless and self defeating premise.
People say they bash Twilight because it's "badly written". You have lots of "nerd classics" like Transformers that were really badly written too, but it's okay to like them in nerd culture. Go figure.
Actually i LOVED The Host as a book. yes the writing is annoying and slow like usual, but i loved the ideas in it and thought it was a very interesting plot. I think it was much too smart for twilight fans and non twilight fans didn't read it which is why no one seemingly liked it.
But yah, and btw, Hunger Games is kinda like the next twilight. except not quite the same of course. less pure chick appeal.
damn it. i was looking forward to not having to sit down and watch twilight-ish spew.
>the host directed by Andrew Niccol
warm body could be good, eh
Where the hell can i find that god awful twilight clip with the cat? I need to share that with the outside world.
Yeah, it's done for shock value of "so taboo!"*, but I get ecstatic thinking about what would failed authors use for shock value once this thing gets stale. (and it will get stale quickly)
"Jim (the arrogant jerk with the heart of gold) falls madly in love with Jane (emotionless blank slate), but just as Jim was about to go for the steamy homerun, he found out that all this time Jane was - A DEAD DOG!"
*Que in XKCD with its "Hardlinked directory loop"
The cynical side of me says you were trying to shirk on Thanksgiving week and decided to make a Big Picture out of the trailers showing before Breaking Dawn pt. 2.
Try anime series.
A significant percentage of them are male-protagonist-based love triangle stories, and much of the rest are harem comedies. At least in the modern otaku-oriented industry.
The Hunger Games is actually very good, and just because it shares similarities with other works doesn't mean it ripped them off.
I can't believe MovieBob skipped explaining how Cassandra Clare's stories are basically Harry Potter fanfic she revamped for her books and that a lot of her fanfiction was filled with plagiarism. She is a horrible person.
No, but Gabriel Knight made me start thinking of Michael Knight.
I think every romantic teen movie would be improved by David Hasselhoff and Kitt arriving half-way through to bust up the annoying douchey guys, seduce their women-folk, and solve the major plot issues with some sweet car jumps.
Except 10 Things I hate about you, because that teen movie was awesome!
It's not quite so bad.
I read the book (I think... unless there's another zombie romance out there) and it's presented pretty decently.
Zombies eat brains because by eating them they get to experience some of the memories of that person, letting them experience life again for a little bit. It's basically their heroin, giving them an addicting euphoric experience.
And said zombie just ate a guy who was in love with said girl (can't remember if he was her boyfriend but I don't think so). And the memories he experiences in his rush are of her and they stick somewhat.
So instead of eating her as well he basically kidnaps her because he wants his heroin rush to last instead of having to go out and hunt people again and again to experience life for a bit.
I don't know how they'll do it in the movie, I'm quite afraid they'll try the whole romance expressed solely through intense stares method which will fail horribly. But the basic premise of the book was pretty decent. Not great, but definitely okay.
Maybe, but you have to admit that that clip Bob showed was pretty horrible, what with the cheesy music and everything. Then there's the inevitable... *shiver* ...Ugh I just don't want to think about that. Which again from what Bob showed us, does happen.
To be fair, if there's one thing Nerds rip on more than anything else it's their own material.
The Mass Effect 3 ending? The Star Wars prequels? Dead or Alive Beach Volleyball? Call of Duty? World of Warcraft? Diablo 3? Dead Space 3? The Green Lantern movie?
The amount of time 'nerds' spend hating nerd culture is far greater than the amount of time they spend hating things outside of nerd culture.
Not to mention the amount of time spend hating the various sub-groups in nerd culture.
Console tards? PC elitists? Casual gamers? Hardcore gamers? Shooter frat boys? Classic RPG spreadsheet nerds? 'Gurl gamurz'? White knights? Misogynistic douchebags? Basement virgins? Bioware fans? Nintendo fans? Sonic fans? Fans of whatever?
It's almost inclusive behavior. It's like Twilight fans are part of our culture. We hate their material, we hate their fandom, we hate just about everything about them. Just like we hate our own material, our own fandoms and just about everything about ourselves.
It's true, there's a lot of hate going around in nerd culture. I often find gamer forums depressing, even here, because it seems no one likes games anymore, it's just hate. Sometimes I'm around movie buffs (personally and in online forums) and it's generally not like that: people discuss what they love about movies, or even criticize movies they don't like, but it's rarely with the same amount of hate I see here. It's sad, but then I remember most people here (and probably in other gamers' forums) are quite young.
Hm. If they are spinning a yarn from the Judeo-Christian ball (great phrase, btw), then touche - you have a good point. I'm not crazy about finding myself arguing on the side of the woefully generic 'shadowhunters' as it is. From a phonetic standpoint 'nephilim' sounds pleasant and, as an attention-getter, is more interesting. Both subjective observations, of course.
To be honest, I think the genericness of it is what offended me so much in the first place.
Wasting a perfectly good name for something that you'd find in any old shite about angels and demons.
I had a friend who read the Mortal Instruments series and she already told me the big spoiler, and yeah it's weird, but you sure it's gonna be a big deal?
More Mortal Instruments spoilers sort of
Unfortunate to miss DKR and The Hobbit.
I did end up seeing DKR in a screening, but not super enthusied to see The Hobbit.
I'm looking a little more forward to these upcoming films than I probably should. None seem genuinely terrible (Warm Bodies kinda does, but it's a wild card. I won't judge it just yet). I figure they'll all be similar in quality to the recent Red Riding Hood and Snow White and the Huntsman, with one being noticeably better than the others and one being noticeably worse. Either way, there's a pretty decent chance I'll see a couple of them and that alone says plenty about my expectations.
B/c movies that go the opposite route are almost without exception labeled as chauvinist (often rightfully so).
Did anyone else notice the little girl at 3:50? Is she the same girl who played as the Red Queen in the Resident Evil movies? I can't tell.
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While vacations are meant to be relaxing, more often than not, traveling is a stressful experience. Even before you leave home, your mind is bombarded with questions and worries: What do I need to pack? Who will take care of the kids/pets/plants/etc? How early do I need to get to the airport? What can I take through security? Then it's standing in potentially long lines and wondering why your flight has been delayed. But in addition to the usual travel headaches, there are some important things related to your health that you also need to consider.
The key to taking a trip when you or your travel companion has cancer is to think ahead and prepare for any special needs. This means talking with your doctor about your medical condition(s) to know whether it is ok for you to travel, including whether it's safe for you to fly.
Up in the air
Some people with cancer may not be able to fly because oxygen levels and air pressure changes at high altitudes can be dangerous. For example, if you are at risk for increased swelling in the brain because of a brain tumor, are severely anemic, or have low levels of oxygen in your blood because of a lung tumor, your doctor may advise you not to fly. Changes in air pressure during a flight can also trigger swelling called lymphedema in the arms, legs, or other parts of the body for people who have had lymph nodes removed. To help reduce the chance of swelling, your doctor might recommend wearing a compression garment while traveling and/or to avoid tight-fitting clothing. It is also important to gently exercise your arms and legs and move around as much as possible during the journey.
Sitting through a long flight is already a risk factor for developing a blood clot, also called a thrombosis, and people with cancer, especially those who have recently had surgery or are receiving chemotherapy, have an even higher risk. Because blood clots are potentially life-threatening, you may not be able to take a trip that requires sitting for a long time. To reduce the risk of developing blood clots during long trips, get up and walk around at least once every hour to increase your circulation. Also ask the doctor if you should take aspirin or other medications before the trip. If you are interested in learning more, read the American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO's) recommendations on preventing and treating blood clots.
Medication information
You may also want to ask your doctor to write a summary of your medical/drug instructions, allergies, and diagnosis and treatment plan. Keep this summary and other emergency information, like emergency contact phone numbers, on hand throughout your trip. If you are traveling internationally, you might want to consider translating this information into the local language. Also ask the doctor to give you a medication schedule if you need to take a drug at a specific time and are traveling across time zones.
Because you can never be quite sure where your luggage will end up (my suitcase once went on a bus tour of Chile…without me), be sure to pack all of your prescription medications in your carry-on instead of a checked bag. If possible, bring an extra supply of your medications in case your return trip is delayed. It is also important to keep your medications in their original containers to avoid drug mix-ups and to show customs officials. If you have syringes and needles for injections, ask your doctor to write a note explaining why it is medically necessary to carry these supplies.
Although traveling can be physically and mentally exhausting, sometimes getting away from it all is just what you need. And with a bit of planning, you can relax and enjoy your trip.
This post was reviewed by a member of the Cancer.Net Editorial Board.


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Sweet potato quiche
Quiche is that one recipe that I love coming back to — it's easy to make, looks delicious and tastes heavenly :-) Plus, it allows me to come up with new fillings, which makes it very versatile!
Sweet potatoes are very smooth and creamy when boiled, then baked, and shallots add a crunchy texture. The combination of them is very mild and aromatic, so make sure you spice it up to your liking!
German Zimtsterne (cinnamon almond cookies)
I always wanted to make these, and finally got the guts — oh boy, I wasn't really prepared for the amount of nitty-gritty with making these. I started with original German recipe that called for 500g of almonds, but that ended up being 2 full baking sheets and lots of sneaky snacking between steps ;-) But the result is good, and these cookies are worth the effort.
Orange cheese-tart
I didn't plan to make this cake at all, what I did plan was apple tart with apricot jelly... Well, sometimes I just change my mind, especially while experimenting in the kitchen :-) The result is interesting, refreshing and citrusy! :-) If you don't like the strong orange aroma, you can replace them with any soft and sweet fruit: peaches, pears, and apricots should do fine!
Creamy red-pepper chicken
This is my favorite chicken recipe, which is both simple and delicious! You can easily adjust it to your liking with your favorite spices and herbs, and it's virtually impossible to fail making this recipe.
Spongy waffles
Usually waffles are served crispy, but from time to time I like to make them soft and spongy — perfect base for a plum jam! :-) This recipe makes 4 delicious, spongy waffles that you can prepare in no-time!


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Letter to the House urging support for the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act (1/07/09)
January 07, 2009
On behalf of the National Education Association's (NEA) 3.2 million members, we urge you to VOTE YES on two pieces of legislation designed to address issues of pay equity – the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (H.R. 11) and the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 12). These important bills could be up for votes on the House floor as early as this Thursday. Votes associated with these bills may be included in the NEA Legislative Report Card for the 111th Congress.The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which passed overwhelmingly in the House last year, reaffirms civil rights threatened by a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Ledbetter v. Goodyear. Specifically, the Court ruled that, contrary to previous legal practice, a victim of pay discrimination must file a claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act within 180 days of the initial discriminatory pay decision. But in reality, this is almost impossible - because many employers discourage their employees from discussing wages, women are often unaware of a pay discrepancy for months or even years after it begins. The Ledbetter Act would clarify that employees may file suit up to 180 days after they are issued their last discriminatory paycheck - a much more reasonable time frame. Because the Senate failed to act on the Lilly Ledbetter Act last year, it was never enacted into law and must be voted on again in the House. The Paycheck Fairness Act would update and strengthen the landmark Equal Pay Act signed into law by President Kennedy in 1963. Among other provisions, it would prohibit employers from retaliating against employees who share salary information with their coworkers and hold gender-based discrimination to the same standard as discrimination on the basis of race and ethnicity. NEA is particularly sensitive to issues of fair pair, given that nearly 70 percent of our membership is female. Fair pay is critical to women's economic security, particularly in the current economic crisis. In 2007, women made 78 cents to the man's dollar. And, according to a new report by the Center for American Progress Action fund, the average woman stands to lose $434,000 in her lifetime because of pay discrimination. We urge you to help address these critical pay equity issues by supporting both the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act.
Diane Shust Randall Moody
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Commander cites 'rot' in U.S. nuke force
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel demanded more information Wednesday after the Air Force disciplined 17 launch officers at a nuclear missile base in North Dakota over what a commander called "rot" in the force. The Air Force struggled to explain, acknowledging concern about an "attitude problem" but telling Congress the weapons were secure.
Hagel reacted strongly after The Associated Press reported the unprecedented sidelining of the officers at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., where one of their commanders complained of "such rot" that even the willful violation of safety rules — including a possible compromise of launch codes — was tolerated.
The AP quoted from an internal email written by Lt. Col. Jay Folds, deputy commander of the 91st Operations Group, which is responsible for all Minuteman 3 missile launch crews at Minot. He lamented the remarkably poor reviews they received in a March inspection. Their missile launch skills were rated "marginal," which the Air Force told the AP was the equivalent of a "D'' grade.
"We are, in fact, in a crisis right now," Folds wrote in the email to his subordinates.
In response, the Air Force said the problem does not suggest a lack of proper control over the nuclear missiles but rather was a symptom of turmoil in the ranks.
"The idea that we have people not performing to the standard we expect will never be good and we won't tolerate it," Gen. Mark Welsh, the service's top general, said when questioned about the problem at a congressional hearing on budget issues.
Underlying the Minot situation is a sense among some that the Air Force's nuclear mission is a dying field, as the government considers further reducing the size of the U.S. arsenal.
Welsh noted that because there are a limited number of command positions to which missile launch officers can aspire within the nuclear force, those officers tend to believe they have no future.
"That's actually not the case, but that's the view when you're in the operational force," Welsh said. "We have to deal with that."
Hagel himself, before he was defense secretary, signed a plan put forward a year ago by the private group Global Zero to eliminate the Air Force's intercontinental ballistic missiles and to eventually eliminate all nuclear weapons. At his Senate confirmation hearing he said he supports President Barack Obama's goal of zero nuclear weapons but only through negotiations.
Hagel's spokesman, George Little, said the defense secretary was briefed on the Minot situation as reported by the AP on Wednesday and demanded that he be provided more details.
Welsh's civilian boss, Air Force Secretary Michael Donley, suggested a silver lining to the trouble at Minot. The fact that Minot commanders identified 17 underperformers was evidence that the Air Force has strengthened its monitoring of the nuclear force, he said. And he stressed that launch crew members typically are relatively junior officers — lieutenants and captains — with limited service experience.
It is the duty of commanders, Donley said, to "ride herd" on those young officers with "this awesome responsibility" of controlling missiles capable of destroying entire countries.
Donley noted that he is particularly sensitive to any indication of weakness in the nuclear force because he took over as Air Force secretary in October 2008 after his predecessor, Michael Wynne, was fired by then-Defense Secretary Robert Gates for a series of nuclear embarrassments. Donley was charged with cleaning up the problem.
It appeared the Minot force, which is one of three responsible for controlling — and, if necessary, launching — the Air Force's 450 strategic nuclear missiles, is an outlier.
The Air Force told the AP on Wednesday that the two other missile wings — at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., and at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. — earned scores of "excellent" in the most recent inspection of their ICBM launch skills. That is two notches above the "marginal" rating at Minot and one notch below the highest rating of "outstanding." Each of the three wings operates 150 Minuteman 3 missiles.
The Malmstrom unit was inspected in December 2012, the F.E. Warren unit in May 2012.
Michael Corgan, a nuclear weapons officer in the Navy in the 1960s, said the Air Force cannot afford to let its launch control crews lose focus on their mission.
"The kinds of things that caused those Air Force officers to be rated 'marginal' could well be what seem like trivial errors," Corgan said. "But in the nuke business you are not supposed to get anything wrong — anything." Corgan is a professor of international relations at Boston University.
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., chairman of the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee, expressed outrage, telling Welsh and Donley that the AP report revealed a problem that "could not be more troubling."
The tip-off to trouble was the March inspection that earned the equivalent of a "D'' grade when the unit was tested on its mastery of Minuteman 3 missile launch operations. In other areas, the officers tested much better, but the group's overall fitness was deemed so tenuous that senior officers at Minot decided, after probing further, on an immediate crackdown.
In April the Air Force quietly removed the 17 officers.
"You will be a bench warmer for at least 60 days," Folds told them in his email.
The 17 cases mark the Air Force's most extensive sidelining ever of launch crew members, according to Lt. Col. Angie Blair, a spokeswoman for Air Force Global Strike Command, which oversees the missile units as well as nuclear-capable bombers. The 91st Missile Wing has 150 officers assigned to launch control duty.
In his congressional testimony, Welsh said Folds and other senior commanders determined that the problematic launch officers had "more of an attitude problem than a proficiency problem."
He said he wished Folds had "used different language" in his email.
"The word 'rot' didn't excite me, but it got my attention," Welsh said, adding that he does not believe "rot" is the problem. "I don't believe we have a nuclear surety risk at Minot Air Force Base," referring to the danger of an accident or unauthorized launch.
The email obtained by the AP describes a culture of indifference at Minot, with at least one intentional violation of missile safety rules and an apparent unwillingness among some to challenge or report those who violate rules.
In response to AP inquiries, the Air Force said the lapses never put the security of the nuclear force at risk. It said the officers who lost their certification to operate ICBMs are now getting more training with the expectation that they will return to normal duty within about two months. The missiles remain on their normal war footing, officials said.
In addition to the 17, possible disciplinary action is pending against one other officer at Minot who investigators found had intentionally broken a safety rule in an unspecified act that could have compromised the secret codes that enable the launching of missiles that stand on high alert in underground silos in the nation's midsection. Officials said there was no compromise of missile safety or security.
Advising his troops on April 12 that they had "fallen," Folds wrote that drastic corrective action was required because "we didn't wake up" after the March inspection that he said amounted to a failure, even though the unit's overall performance technically was rated "satisfactory."
"And now we're discovering such rot in the crew force that your behavior while on alert is accepting of" weapons safety rule violations, possible code compromises and other failings, "all in the name of not inconveniencing yourselves," Folds wrote.
Folds also complained about unwarranted questioning of orders from superior officers by launch crews and failure to address superiors with the proper respect.
"It takes real leaders to lead through a crisis and we are, in fact, in a crisis right now," he wrote.
When the AP inquired about the Folds email, the Air Force arranged a telephone interview with one of Folds' superiors, Col. Robert Vercher, commander of the 91st Missile Wing.
"We are frustrated anytime we're performing less than we expect of ourselves," Vercher said, adding that he and other senior officers are implementing an aggressive and innovative plan to restore a record of high performance.
"There was a problem," Vercher said. "And we will fix it."
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Naperville man killed by roommate after sex, prosecutor says
Within eight hours of moving into Charles Clark's Naperville townhouse, Grant Muren had "intimate relations" with his new roommate, then a fight that led to Clark's murder, authorities said Saturday.
A DuPage County judge set bond at $2 million Saturday for Muren, 21, who is facing charges of first-degree murder and concealment of a homicide.
Muren found Clark, 55, through a Craigslist roommate listing, assistant state's attorney Tim Diamond said.
Diamond said there were signs of "extreme struggle" and severe trauma to Clark's neck. Muren struck Clark over the head with a small table, authorities said.
"The primary cause of death was strangulation," Diamond said.
Clark was a self-employed computer specialist. His body was found Wednesday morning when his girlfriend went to his home on the 1100 block of Vail Court in the city's Estes Park neighborhood after not hearing from him for a couple of days, Diamond said.
Upon entering the home, authorities smelled natural gas and found the burners on and the oven doors left open. Muren had tried to blow up the house by turning on the gas oven and stuffing lease papers into a toaster to ignite the fumes, "Bourne Identity" style, Diamond said.
Police also found lease papers and blood-soaked Lysol wipes inside the oven. Clark's body was in the upstairs bedroom, Diamond said.
Naperville police arrested Muren Thursday after a traffic stop.
Defense attorney Phil Nathe tried to get Muren's bond reduced, saying Muren was a high school graduate, had held some part-time jobs, and had the support of his family.
Muren lived with his mother in California but has had multiple residences in years past, Diamond said.
A Kane County judge had issued an order of protection against Muren last July after an issue arose with a former roommate in Kane County whom he also found through Craigslist, Diamond said.
Diamond added that Muren had a number of prior offenses on his record, including domestic battery, burglary and criminal damage to property. He served time for those offenses committed as a juvenile, Diamond said.
DuPage County Judge Alex McGimpsey ordered home confinement for Muren with a GPS tracking monitor if he is able to post 10 percent of the $2 million bond. McGimpsey also ordered Muren to surrender any firearms, ammunition and Firearm Owners Identification card, as well as his passport to Naperville police.
Muren's next court date is 9 a.m. Feb. 24 for arraignment in front of Judge Kathryn Creswell at the DuPage County courthouse.


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"The President Has Spoken; Now We Are Waiting for Action!"
The Gezira Club in the upmarket Cairo neighbourhood of Zamalek is the city's green lung. Thousands of well-off Egyptians head to the fashionable club every day to swim, run or indulge in a round of golf.
But anyone who even approached the area on Thursday, 4 June 2009 was pointed very firmly in the other direction by security guards.
The sports club had been declared an American security zone, with adjacent streets blocked off and four huge helicopters taking off just before 4 pm from the golfing greens, a contrast to the usual calm sounds of putting and chipping. Two choppers flew off towards the airport, while the larger machines headed towards the pyramids. On board was the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama.
Historical speech to the Islamic world
Two hours previously, Obama had closed his tensely awaited historical speech to the Islamic world at the University of Cairo, to tumultuous applause. Expectations were high and Obama's critics were sceptical, but in Egypt the overwhelming emotion even beforehand was joy that the US president had chosen the country as the place to hold his landmark speech.
An audience of 3000 people had been invited to the university auditorium in Giza, including 300 students from the various faculties. "I really like Obama and I have great hopes in him," said 19-year-old Alaa, a communication studies student, shortly before the speech. "And I'm sure he won't disappoint us."
For the medicine students Mustafa, Pakinam and Radwa, watching the president of the United States live was a dream come true. "We like Barack Obama, first and foremost as a person and secondly as president," Mustafa said. Obama's family background and his personal history in particular make it easy for most Egyptians to identify more with him than with any of his predecessors. His very appearance makes him look as if he could come from their country too.
Invitation to all groups in society
And the makeup of the invited audience is also likely to gain him bonus points in Egypt. "He invited all groups in society of all shades and colours, without excluding anyone," the Egyptian newspaper Al Masry Al Youm quoted Ahmed Maki, Vice President of Egypt's Supreme Court, a day after Obama's speech. "Our politicians, on the other hand, always do the exact opposite."
The invited guests at the University of Cairo included well-known members of the opposition and intellectuals alongside the highest representatives of Islam and Christianity in the country. There were also critical journalists in the audience, side by side with Egypt's cultural and political elites.
President Hosni Mubarak did not attend in person, instead represented by his cabinet and his son Gamal Mubarak – a rather symbolic gesture. Mubarak had invited Obama to a "private discussion" before the speech.
Barack Obama – welcomed to the university's imposing dome with cheers and thunderous applause – talked for an hour on US relations to Islam, extremism, the Middle East conflict and the threat posed by nuclear weapons. He spoke about democracy, freedom of religion, women's rights and the state of the economy.
Not just words but deeds
His announcement that he intended to begin the dialogue with the Islamic world anew – so as to reach a better understanding on both sides – had met with approval in the Arab world. But even before the speech, critics had pointed out that words alone were not enough to heal the rift in relations between America and the Islamic world.
"No single speech can eradicate years of mistrust," Barack Obama then promptly countered at the start of his speech, following it up with a quote from the Koran: "Be conscious of God and speak always the truth" – "That is what I will try to do."
Barack Obama took the audience's hearts by storm on Thursday with this very first Koran citation. There was rapturous applause in the auditorium, with the reactions to his speech showing just how much his words had touched people.
"He chose the quotes very wisely," commented the Family Minister Mushira Khattab. "I was most impressed by the fact that he talked about freedom of religion and made it clear how important it is to accept other religious communities."
Overwhelming response
On the steps outside the dome, students were still discussing the speech an hour after Obama left the building – the charismatic US president had captivated them too. "I'm really enthusiastic," said the medicine student Pakinam with a huge smile on her face. "I was especially impressed by his respect for Islam and his intention to focus more on education in the Arab world."
Particularly his words on the rich history of the Islamic world with all its achievements and his wisely chosen Koran citations were balm for the Muslim soul. "The fact that he assumed responsibility for correcting the image of Islam and showed his respect for Islam with several quotes from the Koran is a very good sign," the government-leaning newspaper Al Ahram cites Dr. Mohidin Abdel Halim, a professor at Al Azhar University. But the lecturer also took a critical stance towards Islam itself, explaining that it cannot be down to Obama alone to improve the religion's image in the world.
This is precisely what Barack Obama hoped to achieve through his speech: prompting dialogue and not only making clear how greatly the Islamic world is respected, but also appealing for understanding for the USA. "Our security relies on better relations with the Muslim world," says Dalia Mogahed, an analyst and director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies.
She responds to the critics that this is only the beginning of a process. "Every deed begins with a word," says the young expert, who helped polish Obama's speech.
One day after the speech, Cairo had almost returned to normality. The only reminder of the high-ranking visitor was the freshly tarred streets, swept clean of all the usual detritus especially for Obama.
Number one topic in Egypt's media
And of course Obama's visit and his speech were front-page news in the Egyptian press. The title pages all featured pictures of the US president, sometimes flanked by Hosni Mubarak, sometimes during his speech at the university or his visits to the Sultan Hassan Mosque in Cairo's old town and the pyramids at Giza.
In its enthusiasm, the opposition newspaper Al Wafd ran a rather provocative photo combination: its title page shows photos of Barack Obama and Gamal Mubarak, Hosni Mubarak's youngest son tipped by many to follow in his father's footsteps, climbing the steps to one of the government palaces – two dynamic young men striding ahead. The comment? Not necessary – a picture tells a thousand words.
Both pro-government and oppositional newspapers had only positive words for Obama's speech. However, all of them chose the same critical tenor, writing that the speech was designed to make everyone happy. All the important subjects had been addressed, they wrote, and the president's words had been chosen very wisely and favourably.
"Yet these words must also be implemented to be of any real benefit," commented the opposition newspaper Al Masry Al Youm. And the pro-government Al Ahram featured a headline as clear as day: "Obama has spoken; now we are waiting for action."
Amira El Ahl
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Amira El Ahl was a foreign correspondent for DER SPIEGEL, reporting from Cairo for two years. She has been a freelance Middle East correspondent since 2008.
Obama's Offer of Dialogue to the Islamic World
Turning Away from Simplistic Dualism
US President Obama has extended his hand to the Islamic world and offered it a "new partnership in mutual respect". In doing so, he is heralding the dawn of a truly new age and confirming a definitive break with the Bush era, says Loay Mudhoon
The Future of the Two-state Solution in the Middle East
Reviving a Fata Morgana?
US President Barack Obama is currently in the Middle East and is generally expected to canvas for a revival of the two-state solution. Bettina Marx investigates whether this concept still has a future or not
Hosni Mubarak's Reign in Egypt
The Pharaoh's Legacy
Hosni Mubarak has enjoyed unlimited power in Egypt for the past 28 years. Today, however, there is increasing resistance against his autocratic reign. Many Egyptians are wondering what the future of the Nile republic might look like after Mubarak's death. Amira El Ahl reports from Cairo


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Did You Know… with Mike Furci: The Flu and Cold Edition
A column by Mike Furci that brings you research, trends and other info to help you with your fitness, health and nutritional needs.
…you should exercise with a cold? Dr. Kaminsky and other researchers at Ball State encourage people to exercise when they have colds as long as the symptoms are above the neck. It's the types of colds that produce symptoms below the neck like chest congestion and muscle aches that they're more cautious with.
Two studies were performed over a decade ago in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports Medicine and showed surprising results. The researchers found no difference in symptoms between those who exercised and those who didn't; there was no difference between maximum exercise performance between the groups, and there was no difference in recovery time from colds. (Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1997, Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1998)
…that a fever is a natural beneficial function of your body to fight off invading organisms when the primary lines of defense, your immune system, fail? So many people misunderstand fever, and believe it to be dangerous. This is primarily due to our "take a pill for everything society" created by physicians and big pharma. Your body raises its temperature because most infectious organisms cannot survive this environment; the ideal temperature for fighting infections is between 102 and 103 degrees F. The problem is, just as our bodies are doing what's needed to eradicate the infection, we self medicate with, or worse yet, give our children, anti-pyretic drugs like acetaminophen, ibuprofen and aspirin by themselves or in combination.
It's very important to think of a fever as a healing response. And contrary to popular belief, the best action is almost always little or no action. Rather than trying to lower a fever through medication, try to work through it and allow it to run its course. To support a fever, Colleen Huber and other naturopathic physicians recommend consuming liquids such as broths and water until the fever breaks. The body slows down the movement of food in the gut (peristalsis), so avoid solid food. Another and perhaps most important recommendation to support a fever is rest. Activity uses the body's essential energy needed to fight invading organisms, and hinders the immune function.
The benefits of a fever:
• Directly kills invading organisms through heat.
• Stimulates antibody production more specific to the infection than any antibiotic.
• More interferon is produced to block the spread of viruses to healthy cells.
• Stimulates production white blood cells which mobilize and attack invaders.
When to seek medical attention for a fever:
• Anyone with a temperature above 104.5 degrees F.
• Infants 100.4 degrees F. Seek care right away.
• Infants from 1 month to 3 months old, with a temperature >100.4 degrees F, if they appear ill.
• Children between 3 months and 36 months, with a temperature above 102.2 degrees F, if they appear ill
For anyone not in the above categories, employ rest and fluids to support the fever and allow it to do its job. (Naturopathyworks.com, Mercola.com)
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If you've been watching the Pre-Pub page closely, you might have noticed a major addition this past week—John Lightfoot's Commentary on the New Testament from the Talmud and Hebraica.
This commentary uses rabbinical literature to comment on the text of the New Testament, and to help modern readers understand the textual background from within the framework of Jewish literature. Lightfoot makes full use of Hebrew and Aramaic literature to provide thorough commentary on the New Testament. He uses Jewish sources to illuminate not only textual matters, but also the social and cultural context of the people, places, and events in the New Testament. This important work is meticulously written and has served as a model for synthesizing the New Testament with Jewish literature in the four centuries since its first publication. It covers the Gospels, Acts, portions of Romans, and 1 Corinthians.
First written in Latin, A Commentary on the New Testament from the Talmud and Hebraica was first published between 1658 and 1674, and reprinted as a whole in 1675, 1686, and 1699. The first English translation was published anonymously in 1684. It was reprinted in 13 volumes between 1822 and 1825 by John Rogers Pitman—an edition popular in the middle part of the nineteenth century. By the 1850s, however, the Pitman edition was becoming "scarce and expensive," and work on a new edition was begun. The resulting work was published in 1859 by Oxford University. It remains the standard translation of Lightfoot's work to this day, and has been reprinted numerous times—most recently by Baker in 1979 and Hendrickson in 2004. This is also the edition which underlies the electronic edition we're planning to begin working on in the near future.
If you're interested in Jewish studies and Talmudic literature, or you simply want to add a fascinating commentary to your library, you need to act now. This commentary has generated enormous interest this past week, and the Pre-Pub price is going up soon. Place your pre-order today to show your support for the project!


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You know what I hate? Glancing at my watch and actually reading the correct time. Thankfully, Kisai's new watch forces me to read it like I would a 1990's optical illusion poster.
Originally concieved by Tokyoflash Design Studio Blog readers in 2010, the Kisai Optical Illusion displays the current time in puzzle form. Apparently, you have to train your eyes to register just the slanted lines that actually comprise the numbers displayed. The watch will also reveal the time in non-puzzle form once every 20 seconds. The watch has made it into production and is now available with either a black or stainless steel band. Its LCD display — available in either green or "standard" — is composed of more than 1500 individual segments. Tapping on one of the watch's four corners reveals the time, date, alarm, and toggles the back light. It retails for $US199, though ordering from Tokyoflash in the next 48 hours will net you a $US20 discount and free shipping.
Check out the video below for a quick tutorial. Side note: I've been staring at the top art for like 20 minutes now and still have got nothing. [Tokyoflash]


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Questions Answered
Going into this afternoon's rubber game against the D-backs, I had some questions:
- Could the Sox hold their own defensively with Mark Teahen at third and Adam Dunn in right?
- Would one-time journeyman Phil Humber continue his mastery of major league hitters?
- Could the inconsistent Pale Hose offense score some runs off of Arizona's Josh Collmentor, who entered the game with a 4-2 record and a 1.86 ERA?
With the 8-2 White Sox victory, the answers are yes, yes and yes.
Teahen was outstanding at third, Dunn made a nice catch in his only chance and Humber was magnificent, pitching seven scoreless innings before leaving after allowing a pair of runs in the eighth. The former No. 1 draft pick of the Mets is now a sparkling 7-3 with a 2.90 ERA.
Holding on to a 1-0 lead through six innings, the South Siders scored two in the seventh on solo homers by Paul Konerko and the suddenly rejuvenated Alex Rios. The Sox added five more in the eighth, highlighted by a bases-clearing double by A.J. Pierzynski.
Fasten your seat belts. It's Sox vs. Cubs the next three nights at the Cell. How about a sweep to get us to .500?
Sox Note of Note: Konerko, who grew up in the Phoenix area, put on a show in the three-game series, hitting homers in each of the three games. His monster season now shows a .327 BA with 19 homers and 56 RBIs. Where would we be without him?


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Growing beverage companies have a new option for raising investment cash, and the Coca-Cola Co. has a new way to get involved in determining their future, taking a limited partnership stake in a new fund focused on non-alcoholic beverage brands.
First Beverage Ventures, the private equity arm of beverage investment and advisory company First Beverage Group, launched the new fund with Coke's Venturing & Emerging Brands (VEB) group as a limited partner — along with several other investors — to invest in small and emerging beverage brands. Created as a "pledge fund," each partner has agreed to put up a specific amount of cash and has the option to invest in any deal brought to the table.
While details about the size of the fund have not been released, Tom First, Managing Partner of First Beverage Ventures, told BevNET that investments would range from $2-6 million with $5 million likely being the average size of a single investment. First also stated that the fund would be making "a couple deals a year" over the next two to three years with opportunity for additional financial investment.
The fund expects to make one or two deal announcements in the next three to four months, according to Bill Anderson, the CEO and founder of First Beverage Group.
In addition to First Beverage and VEB, the fund, which has been in development over the last 6-12 months, counts a group of family offices and high net worth individuals, most prominently David Kahn, the former president and owner of Empire Distributors, a large wine, beer and spirits distributor based in Atlanta, Ga., as investors. In 2010, First Beverage advised Kahn on the sale of Empire to a larger distributor, McLane Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. First noted that while the focus of the fund would be investments in non-alcoholic brands, Kahn's experience and knowledge of the overall beverage industry is an important and significant asset to its partners.
According to First, the group is looking at "relatively early-stage" beverage brands that already show strong consumer demand and is willing to make investment sooner than would most institutional firms.
Anderson said in a statement that "through this fund we will be investing in small, high-growth and highly differentiated brands which are now in the sweet-spot of consumer demand and retailer focus." Anderson followed up by noting that First Beverage is a "full team of former beverage entrepreneurs, distributors, and senior executives — [which] combined with our limited partners — is uniquely positioned to help build these emerging brands."
First noted that the overall shift toward health and wellness would be a factor in new investment, but declined to offer any details about specific beverage trends that the partners would lean toward, citing proprietary information about the fund. He did, however, say that it is unlikely that the fund would invest in pre-revenue and start-up brands.
"We thought long and hard about the right investment focus and who our ideal limited partners would be," Anderson said.


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Syntheses of geometric and organic vegetative structure characterize the abstract configurations of my work.
Professor of Art, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Virginia 1964-1998
Technical Assistant, Herman Noack Bronze Foundry, West Berlin, Germany 1962-1964
Assistant Professor of Art, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas 1959-1960
Ph.D. Ohio State University 1957 Sculpture, Columbus, Ohio History of Art
A.M. University of Chicago 1955 History of Art Chicago, Illinois (Greco-Roman Art & Archaeology)
B.F.A. Ohio State University 1953 History of Art, Columbus, Ohio Sculpture
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Akademie der Bildenden 9/60-8/62 Künste, Munich, Germany
Froebel Technical School 1/59-5/59 for Welding and Metal, Gary, Indiana
Faculty Development Awards
Spring Semester 1994, $2000 to cast one relief panel in bronze measuring 36"x 26"x 6".
Spring Semester 1990, $2000 to cast one relief panel in bronze measuring 27"x 26"x 8".
Spring Semester 1988. $2400 to cast one 3 scale model of a proposed sculpture in bronze for the oval terminus on College Drive.
Spring Semester 1987, $4300 to cast two relief panels in bronze. Panel I, 50"x 30"x 3.5"; Panel II, 47"x 15.5"x 5.5".
Fall Semester 1986, $850 to publish a brochure representing a selection of my work.
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German Government Grant 1962-1964 Hochschule für Bildende Künste, West Berlin, Germany
German Government Grant (DAAD) 1960-1962 for study at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich, Germany
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Bailfield Clark Collection, Warlick, Bermuda
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Kabam Buys Chinese 3-D Social Games Maker Balanced Worlds Studios
Kabam, the San Francisco-based games company that makes mobile and social games, has acquired Balanced Worlds Studios, a Beijing-based company specializing in 3-D social games. Kabam paid an undisclosed amount of cash for the 17-person game studio. The company's employees will join Kabam's Beijing games studio, bringing the total number of employees to about 90. Balanced Worlds is headed by game developers from the U.S. and Canada, who moved to China in 2006.


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Earthquakes: Information and preparedness in Maine & New Hampshire
Earthquakes in Maine
According to Henry N. Berry IV of the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation "Seismic activity in Maine is typical of the Appalachian region of northeastern North America. There is a low but steady rate of earthquake occurrence. The earthquakes are presumably caused by modern stress being released occasionally along zones of weakness in the earth's crust, but a more specific cause for the earthquake activity is not known."
"The largest earthquake recorded in Maine between 1747 and 1992 was near Eastport in 1904 with a Modified Mercalli intensity estimated at VII. The largest accurate measurement was on June 15, 1973 from an earthquake just on the Quebec side of the border from northern Oxford County, Maine, with a Richter magnitude of 4.8 (Johnston, 1995). Most Maine earthquakes are of small magnitude. Many are too small to feel. No Maine earthquake has caused significant damage. The persistent activity, however, indicates that some crustal deformation is occurring and that a larger earthquake cannot be ruled out (Ebel, 1989)." Complete article and references may be found here. More information below:
Earthquake preparedness at FEMA here.
Worldwide earthquake infromation here.
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Over the past two decades, Chinese contemporary art has become a major presence in the international art world. The diversity of work by China's leading artists now commands the attention of curators, critics, collectors, scholars, and the global art community. Yet Chinese contemporary art merely builds on magnificent artistic traditions of China's 5,000-year-old culture. AW Asia's mission is to support and advance this significant field of art.
AW Asia is a private organization and exhibition space located in the heart of the Chelsea art district in New York City. AW Asia promotes the field of Chinese contemporary art through institutional loans and acquisitions, curatorial projects, publications, and educational programs.
AW Asia is a collaborative partner for museums and institutions looking to incorporate Chinese contemporary art into their exhibition planning. AW Asia also works with leading curators to present conceptual exhibitions that draw from the immense diversity of work in this field. AW Asia's publishing program offers a range of original publications about contemporary Chinese art, including books, periodicals, exhibition catalogues, and monographs. AW Asia also hosts contemporary Chinese art-related events throughout the year, including private lectures and other professional gatherings.
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Rick McLaughlin, formerly the men's volleyball coach at Loyola Marymount, an assistant women's coach at UCSB, and the women's coach at Golden West College, was named UCSB's head men's volleyball coach in June of 2008.
Only the second head coach on the Gaucho bench in the last 40 years, McLaughlin has the program on the upswing, going 70-45 (.609 winning percentage) since 2014 with four straight postseason trips. He recorded his 100th win at UCSB against Sacred Heart on Jan. 9, 2016.
In just his third year at the helm, McLaughlin brought the Gauchos to the brink of a National Championship in 2011. Embarking on what USA volleyball legend Karch Kiraly called "one of the greatest postseason runs in any sport," UCSB won four straight postseason matches – including a pair of wins over No. 1 ranked USC and the first victory of the season by an away team at BYU's Smith Fieldhouse – to advance to the NCAA Final against Ohio State. The Gauchos would ultimately fall in a five-set heartbreaker.
The Gauchos put together another solid campaign behind McLaughlin in 2016, winning 20 games for just the second time since 1990 and advancing to the MPSF Semifinals at BYU via a first round win at Stanford, the first road win by any team in the MPSF Quarterfinals since 2001.
In 2014, McLaughlin led the Gauchos to a program-record 16 wins from conference play, ending the season with an 18-9 overall record (16-9 in conference). After finishing fourth in the ultra-competitive MPSF standings, UCSB hosted the first home playoff match in McLaughlin's tenure and its first overall since 2007. Despite trailing 14-7 in a do-or-die fourth set, the Gauchos rallied to claim a five-set win over No. 5 UCLA.
During his time with the Gauchos, McLaughlin has coached five All-Americans, including 2012 National Blocker of the Year Dylan Davis.
McLaughlin spent ample time during the 2009 offseason with USA Volleyball- first guiding the junior team to the 2009 NORCEA Pan-American Cup championship in Chiapas, Mexico before assisting with the Men's Senior National Team during their qualifications for the 2010 World Championships. Also, in 2010, McLaughlin guided the Team USA to a gold medal at the Pan American Games in Puerto Rico.
McLaughlin led the LMU program for eight years beginning in 1993 and ending in 2000 when the school dropped the program. He was named MPSF Coach of the Year in 1998 and 2000.
Following the 2000 season, he was also selected ASICS/Volleyball Magazine National Coach of the Year after guiding the Lions to the semifinals of the MPSF Tournament, a first for the program.
In the fall of 2001, he joined the staff of his brother Jim - a UCSB alumnus - to help rebuild the women's program at the University of Washington.
He began his collegiate coaching career under Marv Dunphy at Pepperdine, coaching the 1991 and 1992 seasons and helping the Waves to the 1992 NCAA Championship.
McLaughlin's second stint in Malibu (2002-05) resulted in three Final Four appearances and the 2005 National Championship.
He spent one year as an assistant on Kathy Gregory's UCSB women's staff in 2005, a year in which the Gauchos reached the NCAA tournament.
In 2006, McLaughlin became head women's coach at Golden West College, where two successful years culminated in a trip to the state title game in 2007.
As a player, McLaughlin was a four-year starting setter at Loyola Marymount. When he completed his career, he ranked among the Lions' top-10 in career assists (1,691) and service aces (58). At LMU, McLaughlin earned a bachelor's degree in business administration and finance in 1990. In 1999, he completed his master's degree in education at Azusa Pacific.


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Easter Symbols and Traditions
Between fantasy and reality, thousands of children in the world enjoy Easter celebration, where tradition, values and a family game offers unique experience which will be remembered in adulthood. One of the most anticipated days for children is Easter Sunday. The protagonist of the celebration is a chocolate Easter bunny and chocolate eggs. For the younger ones it is experience in the form of a game, an illusion that invites them to participate in a Christian tradition, but is also a great opportunity to teach values and concepts in a funny way. The egg as the origin of the universe […]


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Jun 28, 2010
Grocery Shopping (Janssen)
All of which is to say, you may read this post and think, "You only buy two items a week. No wonder your budget is low." And if you think that, I simply don't have an explanation.
Anyway . . . .
When I go grocery shopping, I make a list that looks like this (it's the same one my mom has done my whole life):
And then I just do not buy things that are not on my list. Period.
I cannot emphasize strongly enough how important it is to get to know your store (or stores). Ask friends or neighbors about any money savings tips they know - two of my favorite money-saving tips came from people I know.
One of my friends mentioned that if you used the self-scanner (a little hand held scanner that you can use to ring up your groceries as you go (I love this thing because I know my exact total before I even get to the checkout lane)), you got extra discounts that showed up only on the scanner (I also found out later that they are tailored to the things you buy, so I often am able to use those discounts).
My co-worker also told me about the reduced produce shelf and where to find it in the grocery store. I owe my $1.29 and delicious pineapple this past week to her. Not to mention all the times I've bought other ludicrously inexpensive produce from this cart. I do many of my side dishes this way - I just anticipate buying at least one or two items that I'll use from there.
Melanie asked about using coupons and how she's found them fairly unhelpful so far. Personally, I do not use a lot of coupons. I don't take the newspaper, but I religiously check coupons.com and am able to make that work pretty well. I scan through it every few days and see if there is anything I'm interested in. The main ones I use are for meat (chicken sausage, pepperoni, etc), cheese, sour cream, yogurt, cold cereal, chocolate chips, diapers, and sugar.
Once I found out that my store doubles any coupon under a dollar automatically, I had a better feel for how coupons could save me some substantial money. I also watch for sales to correspond with my coupons. If cereal goes on sale and I have coupons for it, I'm suddenly paying less than half than I'd pay for a smaller box of the generic brand. That's hard to beat.
Here's a picture of my receipt from this past week - the only thing that's not listed on here that I bought in this is the gallon of milk I bought at BJ's (the east coast equivalent of Cosco) and the additional boxes of cereal I bought a few days later:
I got a discount on my chicken and cream cheese (thanks to the scanner), I had a dollar off coupon for being willing to do a blind taste test of fudgesicles (would YOU have said no?), my reusable bag coupons, a diaper coupon, coupons that doubled for chex mix (a little gift for Bart) and my four boxes of cereal and $1 coupons for both of my yogurt packs.
This was, of course, a particularly good week for me - I'm not usually saving more than 50% on my groceries. But this week chicken was on sale for $1.79 a pound (Sherry informs me that is not a sale, but, let me tell you, in Massachusetts, that is a freaking STEAL. I have never once seen it go that low in the year we've lived here), plus my scanner gave me an extra 10% off. Cereal was also on sale for $1.50 a box and with the coupons I'd printed off a few weeks earlier and was just holding on to, I got those boxes of cereal for 40 cents each.
This coming week, I know that the yogurt I like most is going on sale and so I'll buy more than I usually do (and I've been hoarding coupons for this product for several weeks anyway). When one of my stores sent out $1 doubler coupons a few weeks ago, I bought four boxes of it (each of which have 4 yogurt cups).
At the end of the day, my main strategy is to just not buy things I don't need and to take advantage of sales, coupons, and discounts whenever I can.
Other grocery shopping secrets?
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- Carly said...
That's funny that I use practically the same grocery menu categories... and I got mine from my mom and going shopping with her all my life. Hooray for good moms :).
So where do you get the scanner? I've tried taking calculators with me, which doesn't work so well when I'm by myself... let alone with a one year old. The scanner would be awesome. I've never seen or heard of a store letting you do that. At the customer service desk?
Um, and I do think you eat minimally (but I don't hold it against you).
- June 28, 2010 at 4:20 PM
- Linda said...
Pinchyourpennies.com is great if you live in an area (like Phoenix or Utah) that has lots of people participating. I get all sorts of free and super cheap stuff with the coupons it matches with sales. It also uses a star system to rate how good of a deal you're getting which helps me know if I really should stock up or not.
- June 28, 2010 at 4:36 PM
- Chelsea said...
I've found in 3 years of couponing that I'm FINALLY willing to throw away coupons that expire before I use them. What I mean is, I used to just use my expiring coupons at the store, even if I didn't need the item and it wasn't on sale. End result? I would buy a bunch of stuff I didn't care so much about and it wasn't a really great deal, even with double coupons.
Now I'm not afraid to throw them away (the store does not honor them past the expiration date) and just look for another one the next week in the newspaper to combine with a good sale.
- June 28, 2010 at 4:51 PM
- Stacy said...
I am in awe of your ability to get things for cheap...
You inspire me to maybe put a little more time into coupon finding....
I'm also curious about this whole scanner deal. Details!
- June 28, 2010 at 5:19 PM
- Stephanie said...
Love these tips! I have no idea about the scanner either--this makes me really want to try coupons.com also
- June 28, 2010 at 5:30 PM
- Sherry said...
I love participating in the Utah food co-op. Great prices on great quality food, and it allows me to participate in something that is good for the community.
- June 28, 2010 at 5:32 PM
- Jennifer Lee said...
I can't tell you how happy it made me to see lucky charms lucky charms lucky charms lucky charms on that list. I don't know if it is a pregnant thing for you, too, but when I'm pregnant I can go through a huge box each week. Easy. However, I have never been able to purchase them for $.40. Lucky YOU.
- June 28, 2010 at 5:54 PM
- Katie said...
Wow! Amazing. And please do share the secret of the scanner. I want to use one too!! Where do you get it?
which grocery store(s) will I need to shop at for the best deals in Austin?
- June 28, 2010 at 6:53 PM
- Ashley said...
Here's my problem with coupons - we don't eat alot of the food that is discounted. We don't do processed foods, milk and dairy is a rarity and we've cut back on meat as well (everything but fish). So produce, pasta and organic foods are where are money goes. I will look into a discounted produce cart - any other tips on where to get discounts? As always -you ladies are great!!
- June 29, 2010 at 6:09 AM
- Preethi said...
Ditto Ashley. We do lots milk, but it is worth it to us to spend a little extra on good cheese and Greek yogurt from Trader Joe's as opposed to using coupons for the Safeway shredded stuff. We also don't buy meat, and are trying to move away from as much cold cereal.
That said, the reduced produce section is AWESOME. Another thing I've found to be really fantastic in the produce department is to find some sort of international food store. The farmers' markets in our area are all ridiculously expensive (hello, $4 apple, I'm sure you are delicious, but I am simply not willing to pay that much for you)(also, I miss Philadelphia's 2 amazing markets less than a mile from our place), and the produce at the normal grocery stores is also expensive/mealy. So we buy all our produce from these international food stores (Grand Mart and Bestway are the ones in our area). Their produce is exponentially fresher and cheaper, and it's entertaining to attempt to communicate with the cashier in Spanish.
- June 29, 2010 at 6:55 AM
- Gina said...
I have been really couponing for over a year. We usually save about 60-75% at the grocery stores. I find that we can eat much better now. I shop for sales on the chicken and turkey that we eat. (We rarely eat red meat.) We only eat whole wheat pasta and brown rice, but I have found great sales paired with great coupons to get both very cheap. (I don't mind keeping an extra shelf for things that we use often, so I always will purchase whole wheat pasta when I can get it for under 50 cents a box.) We raise our own tomatoes so we can have pasta for almost no money!) You can find deals and coupons for healthier stuff, you just have to not stop looking because you don't think you can.
- June 29, 2010 at 8:52 AM
- amber waves of grain said...
I like the scanner idea-- I've never seen it in stores around us.
Typically I stock the pantry any time I find a particularly good deal (i.e. 10 boxes of pasta for 39c ea), and then I can keep my regular grocery costs down because I can often wait to buy stuff til it goes on sale again. I do most of my shopping at Aldi which has big savings in comparison with regular grocery store prices.
Thanks for sharing your tips!
- June 29, 2010 at 10:16 AM
- Sarah said...
Scanner? I want one.
Coupons.com is especially good for lactose intolerant people like myself. A lot of times they have coupons for lactaid products or coconut products.
- June 30, 2010 at 10:11 AM
- Sarah said...
One more, I just remembered, Jansen once you have a toddler or two, that you have to take with you, I leave the bakery for the middle or last visit, then ask for a sample cookie for my kids if they were good. It makes shopping with kids so much smoother!
- June 30, 2010 at 10:21 AM
- Tamsen said...
There's a store in Weymouth that regularly sells chicken breast for .69-.79 cents a pound it's just not split, skinned or deboned. Definitely worth the work for that price. Pretty amazing receipt though Janssen.
- July 5, 2010 at 6:30 PM
- megan said...
I was going to ask you since your post on your own blog...where did you get that nifty list of what you need in your pantry, and also your shopping list divided into sections?
- July 6, 2010 at 8:58 AM


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Costume Party at the Moslem Temple
An exhibition featuring MSU Artist-in-Residence: Critical Race Studies Qais Assali.
March 15- May 11, 2019
Reception: March 15, 2019 6–8PM
Artist Lecture: March 20, 2019 @MSU Broad Art Museum, 7PM
Please join the MSU Union Art Gallery and the MSU Department of Art, Art History, and Design in celebrating the opening of Costume Party at the Moslem Temple on Friday, March 15 beginning at 6pm, remarks will be offered at 6:30pm. This solo exhibition features the work of MSU Artist-in-Residence: Critical Race Studies Qais Assali.
Assali's interdisciplinary work stages questions between site and the body in relation to his own identity and locale in order to debunk metaphoric surrounding contested geographies. This exhibition was made possible thanks to collaborations with many others. Parade Float was made in collaboration with Syrian-American Artist Amanda Assaley. Mosaic Fountain was made by Syrian-American Artist Michael Howard. O My Lord, Increase me in Knowledge, was painted by Syrian-American Artist Reem Taki.
Costume Party at the Moslem Temple is organized by the MSU Union Art Gallery at Michigan State University. Support for this exhibition and associated programming is provided by the MSU Federal Credit Union, the MSU College of Arts & Letters, MSU Department of Art, Art History, and Design, the MSU Eli & Edythe Broad Art Museum, MSU Museum, MSU Library Digital Scholarship Lab, MSU Library Special Collections, MSU Muslim Studies Program, MSU Students United for Palestinian Rights, University of Michigan Special Collections Research Center, and the Arab American National Museum. Special thanks to Deborah Margolis, Jose Luis Benavides, Sally Howell, Penny Gardner, Becky Gaines, and Michael Dean.
Qais Assali (b. 1987 Palestine) is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor and Artist-in-Residence at Michigan State University. His works with video, installation, lecture performance, sound, photography, and in the archives seek to engage and subvert national geopolitical power dynamics. His interdisciplinary work stages questions between site and the body in relation to his own identity and locale in order to debunk metaphoric surrounding contested geographies.
Assali's work has been internationally exhibited at Jeune création, Paris (2016); 6018North, Chicago (2018); Festival Artes Vertentes de Tiradentes, Brazil (2016); The Overlook Place, Chicago (2018); solo exhibitions at Akademirommet, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo (2015); and Khan Al Wakala, Nablus (2016). Assali has been a faculty member at a number of academic institutions in Palestine including Al-Ummah College, Jerusalem, Palestine. Assali holds two master's degrees – an MA in Art Education from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and MFA from Bard College Milton Avery Graduate School.
2019 Master of Fine Arts Exhibition
March 23 – May 5, 2019 @Broad Art Museum
Reception March 23 6-8pm, Remarks at 6:30pm
The Master of Fine Arts Exhibition is the culmination of a three-year program in which artists explore their creative practice under the supervision of a faculty guidance committee. Extensive study in a medium or area of concentration, combined with coursework in the history of art and related fields, helps each artist situate their work within the broad field of contemporary art and design practice. The Department of Art, Art History, and Design celebrates the creative research of Laurén Brady, Chelsea Markuson, Mary Peacock, Mehrdad Sedaghat, and Andrew Somoskey as evidence of their achievement and continuing promise.
This year the annual Master of Fine Arts Prize will be awarded to an outstanding candidate by guest juror Dr. Tina Rivers Ryan, Assistant Curator at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery.
The 2019 Master of Fine Arts Exhibition is organized by the MSU Department of Art, Art History, and Design and the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University, with curatorial oversight by Georgia Erger, Curatorial Assistant. Support for this exhibition is provided by the Graduate School at MSU and the John and Susan Berding Family Endowment.
Atul Bhalla | Monday, September 16 | 105 S. Kedzie | 6pm
Atul Bhalla is a conceptual artist who uses photography, performance, video, sculpture, and installation to immerse himself in the physical, historical, spiritual, and political significance of water. Bhalla is a Professor in the Department of Art and Performance Art at Shiv Nadar University in India.
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Couture Season F/W 19 and S/S 20
360 degree Live Runway Footage
Release of the New S/S '20 Couture Catalog
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Opportunity to Network with Mikayla and Other Designers
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We are local people from all walks of life who love Jesus and have found a real joy and purpose in life.
As with all Christians, Sunday is special. We meet at 10.30am for a time of family worship lasting about an hour. In the early part, we are all together.
The children join their groups for teaching, leaving the adults to continue worship and to listen to a talk.
Our services are fairly informal and we enjoy being together as a Christian family to share a relevant message of faith and joy.
We are not only Christians on Sunday but we encourage each other to live out our faith through the week, whether this is at work, in the home or enjoying leisure activities with others.
The church seeks to serve the community and we are pleased that a number of organisations in the town meet in our church premises.


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So, not that anyone should care about Halo's story anymore. But the continuing of M. Cheif's ass-pained adventures can only mean one thing:
Cortana is coming back as a sexy lady-robot in Halo 6.
I bet Chief can't wait to be balls-deep in her lightning bolt port. You have no idea how long he's waited to do that.
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"They got frustrated with the technology and moved on to something else — I think is the short story," Smiths Detection vice president Brook Miller said of TSA.
Miller said the puffers had maintenance issues early on because they puff air and then suck it into the system to analyze it. "It just wasn't to be in the airport environment," he said. Puffers are still used at facilities with less human traffic to detect drugs, he said.
Smiths Detection, which is based in England, is one of the manufacturers of the full-body imaging machines that will replace the puffers.
On May 12, he says, the agency underwent a massive switchover from analog to fancy digital technology on the existing cameras that survey the area's four bridges and the PATCO train line, allowing DRPA to capture and store more images.
The agency will also "phase in" another 220 high-tech cameras throughout the system in 2009, bringing to more than 300 the number of lenses trained on the system's users and infrastructure.
Matheussen said that "no less than eight" of those cameras dot the Ben Franklin Bridge. None of them are trained specifically on the walkway, however. Instead, they provide a sweeping view of the walkway, roadway and PATCO line (which runs alongside the bridge) and allow DRPA police to zoom in, pan out and swivel to and fro as needed.
As for the quality of the image caught on tape of Weighnecht's attacker, all Matheussen will say is that "we have an image" and that the agency is working with law enforcement on both sides of the river to make an arrest.
GVI Security Solutions, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: GVSS), a leading provider of video security surveillance solutions featuring the complete Samsung Electronics line of products, has acquired a suite of Video Management Systems (VMS) software and related technology from software provider PacketNVR, LLP. The acquisition was effected through GVI's wholly-owned subsidiary, GVI Video Management Solutions.
The global positioning system could fail next year and repairs aren't moving quickly enough to prevent failure, according a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
It's unclear whether the U.S. Air Force will be able to acquire new satellites in time to prevent disruption in GPS service for military and civilian users, according to the report.
John Tedesco, president and chief executive officer of Guardian, said, "Marketing up to this point has been done primarily via word of mouth, but we've gotten some early adopters. Now that GPS is mainstream and there are exciting new products, we need to market to the industry and let it know that we are the leading provider," said Tedesco.
"If the Air Force does not meet its schedule goals for development of GPS IIIA satellites, there will be an increased likelihood that in 2010, as old satellites begin to fail, the overall GPS constellation will fall below the number of satellites required to provide the level of GPS service that the U.S. government commits to."
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12-12-12: It's a popular day for couples who are getting married
With Dec. 12 fast approaching, couples are taking advantage of one of the last repeat number wedding dates we will see in our lifetime. The repeated date wedding has been a success in the wedding industry throughout the early 2000's. A recent survey conducted by David's Bridal found that 43 percent of brides would consider planning their wedding on a special date such as 10-11-12 or 12-12-12.
The number twelve also resonates for those who study the Old and New Testaments. Jacob had twelve sons; there were twelve tribes of Israel and Jesus had twelve apostles. Religious people often view the number twelve as a symbol of faith and love, which is confirmed by various passages from the Bible.
Numerologists consider 12 a symbol of wholeness and completion. Since December is the twelfth month, couples with end-of-the-year weddings planned often take advantage of the concept that their wedding represents an 'out with the old, in with the new' mentality.
Alysen Hargrove and Tommy Cowan are planning a 12-12-12 wedding in Costa Rica for a variety of reasons. The Colorado couple got engaged on Alysen's 28th birthday last year, which fell on 11-11-11. The proposal came at her parent's home from her boyfriend of six years.


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During a recent trip to Wales I was struck by how well the goats that roam wild on the slopes of Snowdonia have adapted to the mountainous terrain .
These prehistoric-looking animals are thought to have been brought over to the UK by Neolithic man. I spent a fascinating few days trying to keep up with them as they nimbly negotiated the precipitous crags.
Following them through dense oakland hung with moss and lichen felt almost primeval.
This goat was truly living on the edge. The lake was a good 300ft below this crag. To read my article on these fascinating animals click here to link to the Yorkshire Post.