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BLUEPEARL 114 is a yacht of impeccable planning, designed and built to the highest standards in collaboration with Robert Perry, High Modulus, BluePearl Yachts, Ltd., Renee Hilkku Interior Design Associates, Tartan Yachts shipyard and Ivan Erdevicki Designs. The BLUEPEARL combines the classic clipper ketch styling on deck and below with state of the art naval architecture, sail handling systems, including all amenities for gracious and very comfortable living aboard.
Basic DetailsMake: BluePearl
Length: 114 ft
Price: $9,995,000
Year: 2011
Condition: New
Location: NC, USA
Boat Name: BluePearl 114
Hull Material: Composite
Draft: 10 ft
Number of Engines:1
Fuel Type: Diesel
LOA: 114 ft
Beam:24 ft 6 in
Max Draft:10 ft
Number of Engines:1
Engine Make: 1x Volvo Engine
Model: D9
Displacement: 274272
Total Power: 500
Cruising Speed: 10.5
Max Speed: 12.5
Fuel: 2800
Fresh Water: 2200
Vessel Overview
BLUEPEARL 114 is a yacht of impeccable planning, designed and built to the highest standards in collaboration with Robert Perry, High Modulus, BluePearl Yachts, Ltd., Renee Hilkku Interior Design Associates, Tartan Yachts shipyard and Ivan Erdevicki Designs. The BLUEPEARL combines the classic clipper ketch styling on deck and below with state of the art naval architecture, sail handling systems, including all amenities for gracious and very comfortable living aboard.
On deck, the BLUEPEARL is expansive and uncluttered with a clean even teak deck that is modern but still shows the classic clipper look of a real sailing ship. Her ornate bowsprit is beautiful. Her dual aft helms and HMi monitoring systems afford the sailing enthusiasts fingertip control as you cruise along at 12 knots. The flat deck aft affords an area for sleek wood deck chairs while the sturdy bimini covered cockpit seats up to 12 easily at several inlaid teak tables, which is serviced by a wet bar, complete with ice maker, refrig and dumb waiter from the galley. There is plenty of storage space on deck and below decks.
The enclosed mid deck area allows for a complete 360 degree vista and is furnished with teak sofas and chairs which surround another inlaid folding teak table that seats eight. There is a mini galley in this area with dumb waiter access to the below decks galley. This area is protected by the spacious fully enclosed windowed pilothouse that also houses a third helm and full instrument console. There is a crew "oily room" for wet weather gear and wash down.
The flat clean decks with flush hatches are complimented by a classic raised salon with beautiful surrounding windows that provide an abundance of natural light to the interior of the yacht.
Although classic in styling, the BLUEPEARL's engineering is state of the art in all respects, from her all Carbon rigging to her hydraulic swim platform, captive reel winches, bow thruster, and optional deck crane. A complete Hmi/Apple entertainment/sound system with flat screens can be found in every room on the yacht. The Hmi system monitors all aspects of the yacht for safety and displays are in the captain's cabin, owner's suite and helms. An optional NVTI infrared and night vision system can be deployed on the main mast.
The Renee Hilkku interior aboard BLUEPEARL 114 is crafted in satin finished mahogany and teak complimented by vaulted overhead tongue in grove panels finished white, plank bamboo floors, lush carpet in places, elongated rounded portlights, large transom port windows in the aft suits, skylights, deck prisms and deep pile oriental rugs and marble baths. The layout and décor exude a luxurious stately ambiance of open spaces and comfort. The library/stateroom is inviting with a soft deep leather couch and chair, reading lamp, elegant paintings, bookcases, flat screen and fireplace. The day head with shower and sink are immediately off of the library. The interior spaces are well appointed and inviting. The BluePearl is a true home on the water and her level interior decks add to the feeling of a continuous living space. The galley boasts a full Viking range with stove along with a gimbaled stove and oven. There is plenty of storage for wine in the wine cooler and wine racks which abound throughout the yacht.
The RAISED PILOTHOUSE, with full navigation/communication station to starboard and dining settee for 8 to port offers unrestricted, panoramic views with line of sight visibility at deck level and lots of light.
The Pilothouse adjoins the MAIN AND DINING SALON forward and down 6 steps, to create an extremely comfortable expansive living area with oriental rugs and a furniture setting to port containing a large couch, an end table, and a tea table with flanking chairs. There are bookshelves and pictures along with a wet bar, icemaker and flat screen. Located to starboard, there is formal dining with seating for 12 at a beautiful inlaid teak table flanked by a built in wine rack and pass thru serving area from the gourmet galley.
The OWNER'S SUITE aft is very spacious and looks out through 4 large port windows and includes an office. This area can be built to have two adjoining staterooms with two ensuite heads and showers. The single master stateroom is adorned with walnut and maghoney with 1 ¾ inch two panel doors, a full ensuite head, with double marbled sink, a bidet and a massive marble tiled shower. A spacious armoire, desk and dressing table complement this most private area aboard the yacht.
The LIBRARY/STATEROOM is a cozy room with a queen sleeper leather couch, an overstuffed leather chair, end table, lamp, a fireplace, a large flat screen, book shelves, and its own ensuite head, sink and shower that can be used as a day head.
The mirror image GUEST STATEROOMS forward of the salon are configured with queen beds and nightstand. A 3 ft by 6 ft. Pullman bunk along the aft bulkhead can be used to create a third comfortable sleeping area. Each stateroom has a full ensuite head, marble sink and large marble shower. Guests have plenty of room for belongings in a large armoire and an ornate dressing table is available for the ladies.
The CREW AREA forward houses 5-6 crew in three staterooms, with separate ensuite heads and showers plus a crew mess and limited galley. The captain's stateroom has a double bed and desk complete with ships monitors.
There is a central PBX phone system with a phone in each stateroom and worldwide telephone and Internet.
The gourmet galley is to starboard just off the salon. It is isolated by a sliding heavy 1 ¾ inch door but has a serving pass thru to the dining area. A dumb waiter to the enclosed cockpit comes up in the wet bar area and allows easy service to guests. The galley has a floor to ceiling SubZero standard refrigerator, and under counter drawer freezer, a Bosch dishwasher, trash compactor, SubZero wine cooler, a full Viking stove and oven, a gimbaled stove and oven, a large exhaust hood, a large porcelain double sink with garbage disposal lots of drawers, cupboards and storage space. There is a full auxiliary chest freezer in the compartment below the salon/galley floor accessed by a door from the galley. This area also contains a separate full vertical washer and dryer.
The joinery is superior in mahogany and teak. The floors are plank bamboo. Marble and rich woods grace the baths and showers. Hatches have mosquito and blackout screens. Lighting is ambient and mood orientated. LEDs are used in utility areas for energy saving. There are reading lights, step lights, courtesy lighting and overhead lighting. Air conditioning is via two chillers with a thermostat in each room, which allows make up air, cooled air or warm air. There are many hatches, which can be used for outside fresh air.
Deck and Hull
THE BLUEPEARL is built to and maintained in American Ship Building Service Classification and she complies fully with the latest MCA Code for Large Yachts.
Molded epoxy composite solid hull below the waterline and cored above, the deck is cored with teak overlay on all deck surfaces.
Low aspect ratio fin keel w/ internal ballast.
Deep, partially balanced epoxy composite fiber spade rudder on a half skeg with cable/quadrant drive Hydraulically controlled.
The transom is clean and void of everything except a gate for a stern passerrale. There are no davits to clutter up the stern or cause problems with a dinghy dangling from the back of your sailing ship.
The hydraulic fold down swimming and boarding access with lights, shower, ladder and railings is located amidships on the starboard side of the yacht and is easily accessed from the deck. There is also a second on deck shower located in the stern.
There is a self-tacking staysail and a forward crane so that the dinghy can be carried forward on the expansive clear deck. There are two Muir VRC 6000 windlass and two anchors. The forward water tight compartmenting, water tight doors, stability & fire retardant capability and firefighting equipment, are all to MCA standards.
- 1 CQR, 136KG; 2x 120m of chain; 1 Bruce 136KG Anchors
- 2 Muir VRC 6000 Windlasses
- Key Power model KP18 75 HP hydraulic Bow Thruster
- 17 Rondal or better Flush Hatches
- Teak Decks
- Teak Caprail
- Teak Toerail
- 316 SS mounted in Toerail Stanchions
- 3 sets of Life Lines; 1 stern gate, 2 side gates
- Teak Bow Seat
- 2 Teak Stern Seats in corners
- CT Steel Head Marine CT2500 Dinghy Crane Mounted port forward 2500 lbs capacity (optional)
- Starboard Side Hydraulic Platform; custom with built in ladder with railing, shower & lights
- Shower Hot and Cold, at stern Custom with Grohe Shower handle
- Wheel - 2 Lewmar
- Wheel PH - Drive by wire
- Four (4) Deck Prisms
- Bimini, Sturdy, 3 in. SS polished GRP with 3 in. 316 SS polish tubing with built in lights
- Life Preservers - 12 USCG approved
- Life Rafts - 2 8 PAX each
- Fire Detection System - Tyco
- EPIRB - 2 EPIRB 406MHZ McMurdo
- Sun Awning: Custom
Electronics and Navigational Equipment
Navigation and communications equipment is MCA and Global Maritime Distress & Safety System (GMDSS) compliant.
- MAXSEA Plotter; computer monitor used only as plotter with antenna interfaced with GPS and radar
- HMI Systems main computer; touch-screen for all system monitoring on board
- Furuno Universal AIS FA-150
- Navifohrs electronic fluxgate Gyro Compass with Slave
- Plath Magnetic Compass
- Furuno GP 32
- Furuno Navnet 72NM
- Furuno SSB model FS-2 570C-GMDSS
- Thrane & Thrane Inmarsat Fleet 77 Voice, high speed data & fax; Sat C Easy Mail, Panasonic PBX
- Simrad or similar Autopilot
- NVTI (night vision technologies) NV6000
- 2 Furuno VHF; one is GMDSS
- VHF Handhelds
- 3 ICOM waterproof VHF handhelds
- Rudder Angle Indicator
- B&G hydra 2000 Wind, Speed, Depth, Log Monitors (4 gauges on cabin bulk-head outside, 2 at binnacle, 2 at chart table, 1 in galley, 1 in captain's cabin)
- Tyco T1200 Fire Alarm Panel at Nav Station PH
- Worldphone Mini M INMARSAT
- KVH #G6, satellite TV Antenna
- DSC Maxsys Alarm system w/ (4) beam sensors at hatches
Helm Station
- VHF Repeater
- Custom Crew Call Emergency
- B&G Hydra 2000 Wind, Speed, Depth, Log Monitors (2 monitors on the binnacle, 4 monitors on bulkhead)
- Simrad or similar Autopilot Repeater
- ITT Jabsco Search Light in Spreaders
- Panel Lights
- Electric Joystick for Steering
- Furuno Navnet (combined plotter & radar)
- Hydraulic Controls for Sails, Vang, Out-hull, Windlass, Furlers
- Engine Gauges
- Repeater of Alarm Panel for HMI System
- Hydraulic Control for PTO Main Engine, 3 Gen sets & Electric 10HP motor
- Stereo Kill Button
- Horn
- Throttle
Audio and Visual Equipment
- LG Flatscreen TV
- Panasonic model TU PT 600E DVD
- Sony AVD 550 DVD
- Hard Disc Audio Receiver Sony HAR LH 500 MP3 Player
- Amplifier Audio/Video Control Center Sony STR DE 185
- Surround Sound Speakers BOSE throughout boat including cockpit
Electrical System
The BluePearl has been engineered to run, "silent ship" with no generators required when cruising overnight, in temperate areas without air conditioning.
- 2 Northern Lights M944T 32 KW, 60 Hertz 3 phase
- 1 Fisher Panda DC 8000-24
- 120V/240V, 60HZ, 3 phase
- 24V for service and Navigation
- 12V for Instrumentation, VHF and Emergency
- 1 175AMP & 1 80 AMP for charging batteries
- 2 Mastervolt MASS 24/75 (house bank)
- 2 Mastervolt IVO Smart 12/35-3 Start Batteries
- 3 Mastervolt Inverter(s)
- 24 Volt battery system with 4, 2000 ampere hours storage capacity banks
- 1 bank for house loads and 3 for inverters charged by engine alternators or generator
- Shore Power by Asea Power Systems, converts from all voltage and frequency ranges
- 2 x 100amp (15m) Shore Cables
Sails and Rigging
- Mast: All Carbon, engineered by Tartan.
- Booms: Carbon Park Avenue; engineered by Tartan.
- Main Sail: Hoist by Harken captive winch and batt cars on external ball bearing track with custom reefing system.
- Foresails: 2 Harken Furlers.
- Complete mast & deck hardware for asymmetrical spinnaker 2.2 oz Nylon sail.
- Rod Rigging: 316 SS
- Staysail Rigging: PBO (detachable for ease of tacking)
- Boom, Vang: Hydraulic
- Halyards and Sheets: Dynema
- Deck Gear: Harken
- Main Sail, Jib, Stay Sail, Mizzen: D/P V36 and 28 Vectran Cruising Laminate
- Spinnaker to be 2.2 oz. nylon
- Main Mast Winches: Harken captive
- Main Sheet: Harken captive
- Mizzen Mast Winches: Harken captive
- Mizzen Sheet: Harken captive
- Jib: Harken Drum Winches
- StaySail: Harken captive
- Aft Utility Winches: Harken 2 B980.STC-H2
- Spin. Halyard: Harken 3 B980.STC-H2
18 Nautica including depth sounder and navigation lights. Mercury 150 HP 4 stroke outboard.
Mechanical Equipment
There are three entrances to the engine room via the galley door, the main salon floor, and the galley floor. The engine room has a stand-up area of 7 feet and workbench.
The control panel includes a Bjorge Moland screen, the generator monitoring systems, the battery chargers, technical documentation for the vessel, the fresh air make up unit, transformer, and the main electrical panel.
- Volvo D9 turbo 500hp / 313KW Max RPM: 2600
- Servogear Gearbox
- 36 inch Servogear Variable Pitch Propeller
- Retractable TBD ( approx 80 hp) Bow Thruster
- Sea Recovery AM900-2 Watermaker
- HeadHunter UV-12 UV Sterilizer
- 2 x 60 gallon (227 ltr) capacity Water Heaters
- Circulating pump from main hot water tanks, Instant Hot in each head
- Chilled Water Marine Air (Aqua Air - optional) 3 Stage 144kbtu Air Conditioning, Individual room control units
- AQFAH-04 Fresh Air Makeup Unit
- Atlas Copco Air-compressor
- HMI Systems Engineering Management System
Toilet System
- Fresh Water Toilets: Headhunter Royal Flush
- Sewage Treatment System: HeadHunter TW-HMX-502
- Black/Grey Water Tanks: 2 Black @ 200 gal each (910 L); 2 Gray @ 200 gal each (910L); 2 Waste @ 134 gal each (609.7)
Safety and Fire Protection
Engine room has an automatic fire suppression system using NOVAK gas extinguishing agent and is arranged with automatic fuel, air, and engine shutdowns as required by the regulations.
- Fire system complies with SOLAS, II-2, and MCA.
- Fire Extinguishers
- Fireman's Outfit MCA
- Piping In accordance with DNV/MCA rules
Additional Specs, Equipment and Information
Builder / Designer
- Builder: BluePearl
- Designer: Robert Perry
- LOA: 114 ft
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.


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Voters in Leavenworth County had a chance Wednesday evening to hear from candidates for the state Senate and Kansas House of Representatives.
Voters in Leavenworth County had a chance Wednesday evening to hear from candidates for the state Senate and Kansas House of Representatives.
Candidates for the Senate's 3rd District, incumbent Democrat Tom Holland and Republican Anthony Brown, and candidates for the House's 40th District, Republican John Bradford and Democrat Linda Johnson, participated in the forum, which was held at Lansing City Hall.
This was the third in a series of forums sponsored by the Leavenworth-Lansing Area Chamber of Commerce and the League of Women Voters of Leavenworth County.
The 3rd Senate District includes western Leavenworth County. The 40th House District includes the city of Lansing and a portion of Leavenworth.
One of the questions asked during Wednesday's forum concerned state income tax cuts that were approved this year.
Brown said the state is going in the right direction under the governor's tax cut plan.
Holland said the tax cuts won't generate enough growth to pay for themselves and will lead to massive deficits. He argued local governments will increase property taxes to offset cuts that will be made at the state level.
Johnson said there's no evidence the tax cuts will stimulate the economy. She said small businesses won't hire more people because of the tax cuts. She said the businesses will hire people when there's an increased demand for services.
Bradford said Kansas is losing jobs to surrounding states.
"It's all because of tax policy," he said.
Bradford said he supports what is called a fair tax, which would eliminate income and corporate taxes.
Another question asked candidates about funding for education.
Holland said as the state has come out of the recession, there was the opportunity to redirect more money into education. But he said the state has instead passed massive tax cuts.
He said people are now seeing the negative academic effects of cuts that have been made in recent years to state funding for education.
Brown argued education needs to switch to a model that is centered on students instead of teachers.
He said the answer is more than money.
"It's how you use that money," he said.
Bradford said the focus in education needs to be on students and performance outcomes. He said more money has not resulted in better student performance.
He also voiced support for parental choice, arguing the state's base aid per pupil funding should follow individual students.
Johnson said she doesn't support taking money from public education to fund private alternatives.
She said education, job growth and the economy are linked.
Another question concerned the state's abortion laws.
Bradford initially said he was opposed to abortion in all situations. But he suggested exceptions could be made in cases involving what are known as tubular pregnancies.
Johnson said she personally doesn't believe in abortion "for me." But as a public official, her job would be to make sure an abortion is safe and legal for a woman who is the victim of incest, rape or failed contraception and feels she has no other alternative.
Brown said he is 100 percent pro life. He said he believes the Kansas Legislature is doing a good job when it comes to abortion laws. He said it doesn't seem like there will be much of a change until the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision is overturned.
Holland answered the question with one sentence.
"I would not vote to change the abortion laws in this state," he said.
Candidates also were asked about the federal health care reform law.
Johnson said she doesn't support repealing the Affordable Care Act.
She said some parts of the legislation are great.
"I think we've got to start some place," she said.
She said there are going to be some glitches in the plan.
Bradford said he supports repealing the federal law. He said people are now learning what's in the federal law.
"What we're finding is we don't like it," he said.
Holland said there are some things about the federal law that are attractive.
But he said the federal legislation is complex and he hasn't fully studied it.
Brown said he supports the repeal of the law. He said there are some good things in it. But he argued the law shouldn't be achieved by trampling on individual rights and religious freedoms.
The candidates were asked about alternative energy programs in Kansas.
When talking about alternative energy, Holland said he thinks of things such as wind. He said he's been supportive of wind energy.
He said all forms of energy investment need to be supported in the state.
Brown objected to tax credits for alternative forms of energy. He said if an alternative energy form is a viable business, it should compete at the same level as other forms of energy.
Bradford said he's against wind energy. He said it won't pay for itself without federal and state subsidies.
"I see no future continuing with wind energy," he said.
Johnson said even with energy sources such as oil, gas and coal, the country still is going to need another source of energy.
"We've got to be developing wind now," she said.
She said there's a huge potential for jobs with the development of wind energy.

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(AFP) – England return to Belo Horizonte on Tuesday, scene of the country's greatest sporting humiliation, where they will attempt to restore pride against Costa Rica after another chastening World Cup experience.
Belo Horizonte's Estadio Independencia provided the setting for England's sensational 1-0 loss to the part-timers of the United States at the 1950 World Cup — a game latterly dubbed 'The Miracle Match'.
Sixty-four years on, England are braced for another day to forget in the city, although with Tuesday's game taking place at the Estadio Mineirao, they will at least be spared a reunion with the ghosts of 1950.
Roy Hodgson's side had hoped to be heading into their final Group D fixture vying for a last-16 place, but their tournament is already over after consecutive 2-1 defeats by Italy and Uruguay.
Instead, it is Costa Rica who have secured a berth in the knockout phase, thanks to stunning wins over the two teams who accounted for England, and the Central Americans now require a point to claim top spot.
England striker Wayne Rooney has called on his side to "restore some pride" on Tuesday, but Hodgson says that his chief priority will be to give playing time to those players who have watched from the sidelines until now.
"I'm going to be picking (the team) with a view that all the players who are with us get some minutes on the field," Hodgson told a press conference in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.
"I will be changing the team to give others a chance to show what they can do. It's not purely planning for the future and not purely sentiment.
"It's to give players a chance to go home from this World Cup — too early, bitterly disappointed — but to be able to say they weren't here to make up the numbers, they actually took part."
Hodgson has revealed that Leighton Baines and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will both miss the match through injury, while Frank Lampard is expected to come into the team for captain Steven Gerrard.
– 'England are a powerhouse' –
Both Gerrard and Lampard could be making their final international appearances, but the former declared on Sunday that he will not be making any announcements about his England future for the time being.
Baines's hamstring injury means 18-year-old Southampton left-back Luke Shaw can expect to get his first taste of a World Cup.
Everton's Ross Barkley, meanwhile, will hope to be given another chance to impress after promising substitute cameos against Italy and Uruguay.
Although Costa Rica still require a point to claim first place in the group, and with it a likely last-16 clash against Ivory Coast, coach Jorge Luis Pinto is also planning to shuffle his pack.
"It's important to give some football to those who don't normally get any and also to see how they fit into the system," explained assistant coach Paolo Wanchope, the former national team striker.
Costa Rica have become one of the stories of the tournament after stunning Uruguay 3-1 in their opening game and then edging Italy 1-0 in Recife on Friday — a result that confirmed England's elimination.
They are already assured of equalling their best World Cup finish, 24 years after reaching the last 16 in Italy in 1990, but centre-back Johnny Acosta says that they cannot afford to ease off against England.
"England will come to show why they're a powerhouse," he said. "Here, no player will want to lose three matches and go home empty-handed."
Rubin Kazan striker Marco Urena is a candidate to start after making substitute appearances in Costa Rica's first two games, but first-choice forwards Joel Campbell and Bryan Ruiz are both in excellent form.
Arsenal forward Campbell scored one goal and made another against Uruguay, while Fulham's Ruiz headed in the 44th-minute winner against Italy.


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ANADIGICS Introduces new WiMAX CPE PAs
New AWB7230 Product Supports all 3.5 GHz WiMAX Frequency Bands, Expands ANADIGICS' Portfolio of Power Amplifiers for WiMAX
ANADIGICS introduced a new power amplifier (PA) module designed for use in WiMAX Customer Premises Equipments (CPEs) and femtocells. ANADIGICS' new AWB7230 device is a fully-matched, multi-chip-module (MCM) that enables network performance across all the 3.5 GHz WiMAX bands.
The AWB7230 meets WiMAX spectrum mask requirements while delivering exceptional linear RF power, and can serve as the final stage amplifier in the transmit chain of either a CPE or femtocell. Covering the full 3.3 GHz to 3.8 GHz band, this device supports 3.5 GHz WiMAX networks worldwide, and also provides the highest level of power efficiency available for such applications. The AWB7230 complements ANADIGICS' AWB7221 PA, which was released last year to enable CPEs and femtocells operating in the 2.5 GHz WiMAX bands. With this latest PA, ANADIGICS now supports the two predominant sets of WiMAX frequency bands used around the globe.
"As WiMAX and other 4G technologies continue to emerge, ANADIGICS is responding to customer demands for high performance PA modules that enable exceptional consumer and infrastructure solutions," said Joe Cozzarelli, Senior Director, Broadband RF Products, ANADIGICS. "With the AWB7230, ANADIGICS continues to expand its product portfolio and demonstrate industry-leading performance by providing wideband coverage at high linear power levels, and with best-in-class power efficiency."
WiMAX CPEs provide an alternative to DSL and cable modems, and also play a key role in the transition to 4G, by offering consumers high speed wireless connectivity for their homes, shops or businesses. According to industry organization WiMAX Forum, nearly 600 WiMAX (fixed and mobile) networks have been deployed in 149 countries, with network coverage forecasted to be available to over 1 billion potential subscribers worldwide this year.
ANADIGICS' AWB7230 power amplifier is an optimal solution for current and next-generation WiMAX CPEs and small-cell base stations. Engineering samples are available now for qualified opportunities.
Key AWB7230 Facts and Highlights:
• Manufactured using an advanced InGaP HBT MMIC technology offering state-of-the-art reliability, temperature stability, and ruggedness.
• Delivers up to +29 dBm of WiMAX power with exceptionally low EVM.
• Provides more than 30 dB of RF gain.
• Operates with 16% power added-efficiency at rated output power.
• Supports all the 3.5 GHz WiMAX bands, from 3.3 GHz to 3.8 GHz.
• Incorporates RF matching networks optimized for output power, efficiency, and linearity in a 50 Ω system.


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Up until this week my atheism hasn't had any effect on my service to the city and hasn't come up in any city council meetings.
A lawyer from Springfield, Missouri is sending out letters (attached) to city and county governments across the state asking the government bodies to put up a prominent display of "In God We Trust" on or in government buildings. The lawyer is named Dee Wampler and he has written some books including "One Nation Under God: A Trial Lawyer Exposes the Myth of the Separation Between Church & State" and "The Trial of Christ: A Twenty-First Century Lawyer Defends Jesus." Here's his profile on his law office's web page: http://www.entrapped.com/profile_deewampler.html
Several cities and counties have already (unanimously) approved this:http://www.joplinglobe.com/local/x1623045398/-In-God-We-Trust-to-be...
Our mayor intends to bring this up at our next city Council meeting on April 11. I have notified the mayor and city attorney that I intend to vote against this. I also contacted the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Even if they can't do anything about it, I want people to be aware of what is happening. I'm not sure how I should handle this. On the one hand, religion is largely irrelevant in city government and vocally opposing this could stir up trouble for me. It's symbolic and won't really hurt anything. I could just quietly vote against it and not draw attention to it. On the other hand, this is an opportunity for me to have both my vote and a public statement in favor of church/state separation entered into the permanent public record of my city. Depending on how prominent the display is, it could be an annoyance and discouragement that I face at every meeting. I suspect the mayor will have enough votes to pass this regardless of how vocal I am.
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You might introduce the suggestion that everywhere "In God We Trust" is displayed, a similar message be additionally deployed: "al-Lah akbar!" Surely there are some Muslims in your town who would appreciate attention by the Council members.
I remember an assertion by a famous military officer who said (in essence), "If you lose the will to fight, some sonuvabitch who has the will to fight will take you over." [His words, quoted.]
If you don't object, who will?
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Ervin Mortensen, 75
Ervin "Erv" Mortensen passed away Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Ervin Eugene Mortensen was born Sept. 5, 1935, to Marvin and Grace (Krause) Mortensen on the family farm near Mason City. He attended school in Mason City through the 9th grade, when his father's illness required him to help on the farm. He entered the U.S. Army Oct. 14, 1958, and served at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., and Ft. Bragg, N.C. Erv also spent nearly 1 1/2 years in Germany before being discharged Sept. 28, 1960, at Ft. Dix, N.J. He remained in the Army Reserve until 1964. Erv was married to Sue Stevenson June 11, 1961. To this union four children were born: Timothy Ray, Jimmy Dean, Jody Kent and Tanya LaRece. The couple later divorced. Erv married Barb Lauer July 4, 1976, on the Lauer farm near Merna. To this union was born daughter, Christine Marie. Erv worked at Bow Oil and L&W Tire, but spent most of his life as a truck driver, both over the road and construction. He worked for Western Engineering for many years, and also for Critter Trucking until his retirement in 2008. He also enjoyed helping out on the farm whenever he got a chance, working on both the Krause and Lauer family farms through the years. November 24, 1992, he was married to Betty Harmon. They made their home in Callaway. He was a member of the American Legion Post of Callaway. Erv never knew a stranger and always had a million stories to share with anyone with a listening ear. He had a great sense of humor and loved a good practical joke. He was happiest when outdoors, whether it was hunting, fishing or working in his garden. Many of his neighbors enjoyed the bounty of fresh vegetables from Erv's garden during the summer. He also loved working on cars, and could often be found under the hood of a car. He loved to cook and can, and his cinnamon rolls and chocolate chip cookies were always family favorites. Visitors to Erv's house were usually greeted with a cup of coffee, a baked goodie and a great story. Those stories will be treasured and shared by all who knew him. Erv is survived by four children, Jim of Callaway, Jody (Ellen) of Broken Bow, Tanya Allen of Broken Bow, and Christine (Guy) Holloway of Broken Bow; step-daughter, Misty (Eddie) Garza of Sody Daisy, Tenn.; daughter-in-law, Tracy Mortensen of Grand Island and sons Tyler and Steven; brothers, Lee (Sherry), Lynn (Vickie), Everett (Joyce), all of Idaho, and Rich (Anne) of California; one sister, Kay (Lee) Winegar of Idaho; special friend, Evelyn Rich of Ansley; grandchildren, Ann (Chris) Scott of Gothenburg, Adam Holland of Lincoln, AJ (Tara Taul) Holland of Broken Bow, and Aron (Arlene Smith) Holland of Lincoln, Chelsey (Tommy) Haywood of Broken Bow, Megan Allen and Shelby Allen of Broken Bow, Matt, Corey and Zackary Holloway of Broken Bow, and Jordis and Jada Garza of Tennessee; seven great-grandchildren; and a host of friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Timothy Ray; brother, Bill; baby sister, Marie, and step-daughter Margeret. Funeral services were Jan. 18 in Govier Brothers Chapel in Broken Bow, with the Rev. Kathy Salts officiating. Inurnment will be in the Mason City Cemetery at a later date. Govier Brothers Mortuary of Broken Bow was in charge of arrangements. Memorials are suggested to the family or the donor's choice.


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Agreements to limit emissions of greenhouse gases are currently the focus of international negotiations, and with such accords will come the need to accurately estimate these emissions, monitor their changes over time, and verify them with independent data. In that context, the National Research Council convened a committee of experts to assess current capabilities for estimating and verifying greenhouse gas emissions and to identify ways to improve these capabilities. The committee examined the greenhouse gases that result from human activities and that are long-lived in the atmosphere, particularly carbon dioxide, which is the single largest contributor to global climate change. It found that countries can estimate their carbon dioxide emissions from fossil-fuel use accurately enough to support monitoring, but currently there is no sufficiently accurate way to verify countries' self-reported estimates using independent data, such as atmospheric measurements. Strategic investments could be made that within five years would both improve self-reporting and yield a capability to verify these estimates, reducing uncertainties about emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil-fuel use and deforestation -- responsible for three-quarters of emissions of gases likely covered by an international agreement -- to less than 10 percent.
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- Current methods produce emissions estimates with unacceptably high uncertainties
- Independent estimates of carbon dioxide emissions could be improved through research to reach a better understanding of emissions in the atmosphere
- Independent estimates of fluxes from land-use sources and sinks could be improved by producing a global map of land use and land cover change at least every two years, using Landsat and high-resolution satellite imagery
- National inventories of greenhouse gas emissions could be strengthened by extending more rigorous reporting and review requirements to all countries, not just developed countries
- Strategic investments focused on the most important sources of greenhouse gases, the highest emitting countries, and the most abundant and longest-lived gases, could yield improvements in monitoring and verification within 5 years
- The NASA Orbiting Carbon Observatory, which failed on launch in February 2009, would have been a useful tool to independently estimate carbon dioxide emissions -- NASA should build and launch a replacement
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, Southport Video Productions focuses on eleven eerie tales of the supernatural, all taking place in lighthouses.
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The tale of the cigar-smoking ghost of the Seul Choix lighthouse, who amuses himself by pulling pranks on the lighthouse visitors;
An account of a ghost at Chambers Island lighthouse on Lake Michigan--a spirit finally released from his earth bond through prayers of a visiting nun;
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LISTENING ROOM: Christina Aguilera blossoms as an artist with 'Lotus'
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Things have not been so beautiful for Christina Aguilera during the past three years. Her two 2010 projects -- the "Bionic" album and "Burlesque" film -- both bombed, and she divorced from Jordan Bratman. On the more positive flip side, "The Voice" provided a fresh popularity surge, so "Lotus" arrives as an opportunity to put her multiplatinum career back on track -- if she can again deliver the goods. For the most part, she does; the 13-track set teams Aguilera with hot contemporary collaborators such as Alex da Kid, Pillay, Shellback and the seemingly ageless Max Martin. But for all its cutting-edge sonics, "Lotus" still manages to showcase Aguilera's greatest asset -- a voice still big and abundantly divaesque, but matured to a point where emotion stands on equal footing with technique, which has not always been the case. Aguilera, who co-wrote seven of the songs, has a few chips on her shoulder here but mostly strikes a defiant and forward-looking stance, declaring on the opening, M83-sampling "Lotus Intro" that "this is the beginning" and assuring us that "I found my second wind/I found my second skin" on "Army of Me." She displays the vocal force to rise above the electronic underpinnings of "Your Body," "Let There Be Love" and "Make the World Move" -- which features fellow "The Voice" judge Cee-Lo Green -- while "Red Hot Kinda Love" is polyrhythmic, jungle-flavored fun. "Cease Fire" and "Circles" are hot messes that Aguilera saves with her performance, and she gets her emotive torch on for the likes of "Blank Page," "Best of Me" and "Just a Fool," the latter a duet with another "Voice" campadre, Blake Shelton (No Adam here? Hmmm ...). "Lotus" is the most fierce and focused we've heard Aguilera sound in years, and while we certainly wouldn't wish more ill upon her, it certainly helped fuel a kind of comeback this time out.
Green Day, "Dos!" (Reprise)
Given his current stint in rehab, it's a bit chilling to hear Billie Joe Armstrong sing that "the colder it gets you won't see me anymore" at the beginning of the second in Green Day's planned trilogy of albums. The current drama will surely send fans combing the lyrics on "Dos!" for indications of Armstrong's issues, but they won't find much. Like September's "Uno!," this is a mostly good-time affair with a few dark tinges and a garage-flavored pop sensibility that references the Stooges in "Makeout Party" and is so brutally straightforward in "F*** Time" that it might make R. Kelly blush. Rapper Lady Cobra adds a little slink to the reggae track "Nightlife," while "Wow! That's Loud" offers a bit of playful fashion commentary and the somber, voice-and-guitar "Amy" pays tribute to the late Ms. Winehouse. Three albums in four months still seems a bit ambitious, but "Dos!" indicates Green Day is drawing from an abundance of worthwhile ideas.
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Travis Barker & Yelawolf, "Psycho White" (LaSalle/Famous Stars and Straps): The blink-182 drummer and Alabama rapper join forces on this five song EP, with help from Barker's Transplants mates Tim Armstrong of RAncid and Skinhead Rob Aston.
Susan Boyle, "Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs From the Stage" (Syco/Columbia): The British singer's fourth album focuses on a theatrical repertoire, including duets with Michael Crawford and Donny Osmond.
Clinic, "Free Reign" (Solid Gold): The seventh album from the Liverpool rock group follows the 2011 EP "Ladies Night."
Crystal Castles, "III" (Fiction/Universal Republic): The Toronto electronic troupe has already released three singles from its third album, including the latest, "Affection."
Anthony David, "Love Out Loud" (eOne): The Atlanta-born R&B singer-songwriter delivers his fourth studio album.
Lana Del Ray, "Paradise" (Interscope): The British singer worked with hitmaking producers Rick Rubin and Rick Nowels on her third EP.
deftones, "Koi No Yokan" (Reprise): The Sacramento headbangers' seventh album is its second with bassist Sergio Vega sitting in for the disabled Chi Cheng, still recovering from a near-fatal 2008 auto accident.
Departed, "Adventus" (Underground Sound): The debut album from the new band led by former Cross Canadian Ragweed frontman Cody Canada.
Disciple, "O God Save Us All" (Fair Trade Services): The ninth album by the Christian rock group from Tennessee.
Brian Eno, "Lux" (WArp): The ambient music innovator's latest set features four lengthy pieces clocking in at more than 76 minutes.
Peter Frampton, "FCA 35 Tour: An Evening With Peter Frampton" (Eagle Rock): Frampton revisits his most famous album ("Frampton Comes Alive") and more on this three-CD, DVD and Blu-ray collection.
Guided By Voices, "Bears For Lunch" (self-released): The Dayton indie rock troupe is as prolific as ever, jamming 19 songs onto its 18th studio album.
How To Destroy Angels, "An Omen" (The Null Corporation/Columbia): The second EP from the industrial/electronic group fronted by nine inch nails' Trent Reznor.
Aaron Lewis, "The Road" (Stroudavarious): The Staind frontman's first full-length country album follows the success of his 2011 single "Country Boy."
Stephen Lynch, "Lion" (W.A.R.?): The third album from the actor/comedian/musician is a double set that combines live and studio recordings.
Machine Head, "Machine F***ing Head Live" (Roadrunner): The Oakland, Calif., metal band's second concert album was recorded at various tops during its most recent world tour.
Madness, "Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da" (eOne): The British ska/New Wave group's 10th studio album features a cover by "Sgt. Pepper's" artist Sir Peter Blake.
Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale, "Buddy and Jim" (New West): A summit meeting between two of the most prolific figures from the Americana scene. Enjoyment is guaranteed.
One Direction, "Take Me Home" (Syco/Columbia): The mega-selling British pop quintet keeps the catchy froth on high for its sophomore album.
Graham Parker & the Rumour, "Three Chords Good" (Primary Wave): One of the best British bands of the late 70s and early 80s reunites for the first time in 31 years, delivering a dozen welcome new tracks.
Elvis Presley, "Prince From Another Planet" (RCA/Legacy): This two-CD and DVD box set celebrates the 40th anniversary of The King's pair of June 1972 shows at New York's Madison Square Garden.
Soundgarden, "King Animal" (Seven Four Entertainment/Republic): The Seattle quartet's sixth album is its first in 16 years. It has, as the song says, "Been Away Too Long."
Various Artists, "Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2" (Atlantic): The latest musical companion in the "Twilight" series includes songs from Green Day, Passion Pit, Feist, Ellie Goulding and more.
The Weeknd, "Trilogy" (XO/Universal Republic): The Toronto singer-rapper remixes songs from three of his mixtapes and adds a trio of new tracks for his first full-length release.
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More than three dozen children die of hyperthermia in cars annually in the United States, and since 1998 more than 500 children have died in hot cars. Heatstroke can happen when the temperature is as low as 57 degrees, and car interiors can reach well over 110 degrees even when the outside temperature is in the 60s.
Here are some tips from safety advocates on avoiding accidental deaths in hot cars:
— Never leave children alone in a vehicle to run even a short errand. Use drive-thru windows at banks, dry cleaners and restaurants whenever possible. Use a debit or credit card to pay for gas at the pump.
— Put a purse, cellphone or other item you will need in the back seat of your car. This will ensure that you check the back seat before leaving the vehicle.
— Make a habit of opening the back door of your car and checking the back seat whenever you exit it.
— Keep a stuffed animal or toy in your child's unoccupied car seat. Put that item in the front seat when you place the child in the seat as a reminder that the child is in the back of the car.
— If a child is missing, immediately check the car, including the trunk.
— If you see a young child who is unresponsive or in great distress alone in a hot vehicle, get the child out and call 911.


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By Ewan Roberts
You could be forgiven for thinking that Andre Villas-Boas has been on the verge of catastrophe ever since he took charge at Tottenham; from having three games to save his job after a winless start to the season, to drawing against the worst side in the league and losing star striker Emmanuel Adebayor to the Africa Cup of Nations.
Yet, after 22 league matches, Tottenham sit fourth in the league, three points ahead of Everton and six ahead of Arsenal. The Lilywhites have lost just once in their last 13 games in all competitions.
Villas-Boas, the manager of the month for December, has proven to be a huge success. He's shown flexibility, a willingness to diverge from his preferred philosophy (instead deploying a somewhat uncharacteristic 4-4-2), a pragmatic adaptability and, perhaps most importantly from his chairman's perspective, a commitment to toe the party line.
Villas-Boas: the company man. His reserved, cautious press conferences are a far cry from the talkative, talking point-filled interviews offered by his predecessor, Harry Redknapp. On Saturday, Villas-Boas faced the owner of the most famous bulldog in Britain as Tottenham travelled to Loftus Road to take on Harry Houdini's QPR.
Despite its billing as an uber grudge match, and despite the 'real dope' jibes from Redknapp in the build-up to the match, the game itself was a rather subdued affair. Hugo Lloris, the Tottenham goalkeeper, was a spectator for much of the game, while Julio Cesar – despite a spectacular double-save in the opening minutes – was largely untroubled.
It was another idle day at the office for Spurs' French shot-stopper, whose side have let in just seven goals in their last 13 games in all competitions, keeping a clean sheet in seven of those matches (and limiting teams to one shot or less on target four times in their last six league outings).
After Stoke's recent blip – they've conceded 10 goals in their last three games– the title of meanest defence in the league may, on current form, belong to Tottenham.
Villas-Boas' training ground work on positioning and structure, plus the time spent studying oppositions' strengths and weaknesses, has made Tottenham a more solid and robust outfit. Last season Spurs might have withered in the face of QPR's dogged defending and irrepressible pressing – they succumbed to a 1-0 loss against Mark Hughes' relegation-battling Rs last year – but not anymore.
Tottenham look a solid bet to finish in the top four, but they've been in this position before and Villas-Boas will be acutely aware of how important the January transfer window could be to his and Spurs' Champions League aspirations.
After 22 league games last year, the Lilywhites had 46 points – six more than they have picked up this season – and sat in third place. But after forfeiting a 2-0 lead at the Emirates – and the opportunity to go 13 points clear of their north London rivals – Tottenham, then managed by Redknapp - endured a slump that produced just one win in nine games and handed the initiative back to Arsenal.
A somewhat lethargic performance against QPR, coupled with an inability to break down deep defences that was symptomatic of Spurs' poor form at the tail-end of the 2011-12 season, could hint at another post-festive programme slump.
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That year, Spurs' only January recruits were the then 33-year-old Louis Saha and 34-year-old Ryan Nelsen. There is a tendency to view the winter window as a time to merely replenish the squad, rather than use it as a springboard, but for Tottenham it could be an opportunity to move a step closer to Champions League qualification.
Last year, Saha scored just three league goals for Spurs, while his replacement at Goodison Park, Nikica Jelavic, bagged nine goals in 10 starts. Elsewhere Papiss Cisse struck 13 times in 14 appearances for Newcastle, with both players showing that there is genuine quality to be found in January.
The likes of Patrice Evra, Luis Suarez and Nemanja Vidic all moved in January too, while Spurs themselves signed Younes Kaboul in January, whose cross at Eastlands was headed in by Peter Crouch to ensure Champions League participation.
Tottenham rested on their laurels last season, ignoring the failings that had been glossed over by a healthy position in the league table. They cannot afford to do so again.
The flaws and limitations of Villas-Boas' Spurs are easily apparent, and they can all be fixed with the purchase of new personnel. Tottenham need a hard-working, mobile, clinical forward, and have been linked with Leandro Damiao and Alvaro Negredo. There's also a need for a playmaker, a void which could be filled by Joao Moutinho or Willian.
The chasing pack are closer than they were last year – with no Spurs fans yet bold enough to hashtag #mindthegap – and Spurs' creative needs are more pressing since the departure of Rafael van der Vaart and Luka Modric.
So chairman Daniel Levy must buy into the long-term vision of Villas-Boas and back his increasingly impressive manager in the transfer market. The Portuguese boss has shown a glimpse of what he can achieve with a young, pliable squad, the kind of mouldable collective that was denied to him at Chelsea; now he needs Levy to support him in a way Roman Abramovich did not.
Villas-Boas has proven his worth, prospering in adverse conditions, now it's Levy's turn to prove his own value to Tottenham and back the manager he bravely appointed last July.
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More than 30 years after the U.S. Supreme Court limited the ability of public school officials to censor books from school libraries, students and teachers in Rhode Island routinely face another type of censorship on a daily basis. Through the use of well intentioned but deeply flawed Internet filtering software, school administrators have been given a censorial power over classroom teaching that would never be tolerated for offline lessons – or for school library purchases. A bill I introduced this year, H-5652, requires that school districts adopt clear policies governing their use of filtering software, as well as procedures to allow teachers to quickly have websites unblocked, saving them time for classroom teaching.
The software, currently used and independently configured by every school district in Rhode Island, designates certain categories of websites – or even websites that simply mention specific words – off-limits to students when they use school computers to access the Internet. In discussions I have had with teachers and school librarians, I found the extent to which students were restricted from accessing online information that teachers found useful, and even included in their lesson plans, was extremely disconcerting. Resulting in disrupted lesson plans and lost learning opportunities.
If you think the use of this software was focused on barring students from visiting pornographic or other "adult" sites, you would be very mistaken. Among the many sites that teachers found blocked and interrupting their lesson plans – either due to flaws in the software or over-reaching implementation of the filters by school districts – were, to give just a few examples, those for the Smithsonian Institution, PBS Kids, National Stop Bullying Day, and a website on global warming.
In fact, more than half the school districts block students from accessing websites that, by the filtering software manufacturer's own definition, "promote partisan historical opinion" or that include any information about undefined "anti-government groups." A few school districts even block, or warn students about accessing, websites in such categories as "books and literature," "social opinion" and "religion." One of the filtering categories that a few school districts use – "Lifestyle & Culture" – has been known to block students' access to pro-gay rights websites.
In addition, some school districts block websites based on keywords. This has led to such absurd situations as students being unable to access websites for a class assignment involving a synthetic polymer known as "polyvinyl alcohol" – because the search for information contained the word "alcohol."
The process governing the use of filtering software is just as troubling. The vast majority of school districts provide no information to students or teachers as to what categories of websites are filtered. Further, there is no transparency in the decision-making by administrators as to what sites or categories of sites are blocked, allowing non-teaching school officials to make virtually unaccountable decisions regarding the use of the filtering software. As teachers find class assignments disrupted by the over-blocking of websites, the school officials get to use their own discretion to decide when or if to accede to teacher requests to unblock sites for daily lesson plans and activities.
These practices have a serious impact on students' and teachers' ability to access information in schools. Instead of teaching students about appropriate Internet use and enforcing school rules and policies regarding the use of the Internet during class time, Rhode Island's public schools have used filtering software technology to truncate students' access to a wealth of information available online. These public school censorship policies have also unduly hampered teachers trying to make use of new and exciting educational resources.
At best, unrestricted Internet filtering represents a serious barrier toward the robust education our students deserve; at worst, it amounts to a troubling violation of the First Amendment rights of both students and teachers. With an overabundance of energy spent trying to "protect" our students from what is available online, Rhode Island's schools have limited their access to a wealth of available knowledge, and undermined a new technological tool that many teachers are seeking to embrace. We need to ensure our teachers are not wasting time and resources working to unblock the Smithsonian Institute sites and can focus on teaching our kids, and our kids can have the best resources to focus on their learning. Passing H-5652 will provide the framework so schools can make this happen.
AND... how is the budget going? Any major triumphs there? I heard on the radio RI wasted $12 Million on toll booths that we are choosing not to use because Speaker of the house wants to push through the budget, pay the 38 Studios bondholders so no investigation will take place. I do not advocate the tolls on the bridge but we RUSHED into 38 Studios, lost a ton of money, we RUSHED into building tolls on a bridge and wasted a ton of money.... when will the morons at the state house learn their lesson? When RI is broke, I guess. Thank you Mr Handy on this ground breaking legislation... it is summer, you have worked hard, take the rest of the year off.
If you wanted to give students the resources they need, you would properly, equally and fairly fund each school district. You are bleeding some districts dry while lifting the districts who throw away the most money. Warwick suffers while Providence, Pawtucket and Central Falls gets new equipment like computers and books. Fair is fair and our tax money should not be used to subsidize education this State in such an unbalanced way. Warwick students deserve to have a quality education too!


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Saints have reportedly offered in excess of £6m for Burnley striker Jay Rodriguez.
Nigel Adkins failed in his pursuit to sign the highly-rated forward during last summer's transfer window, but it appears the club have now gone back in for the 22-year-old as they look to strengthen the squad for their Premier League return.
The Clarets are ideally hoping to receive £8m for the player, who has one year left to run on his contract, but were said to be mulling over the offer from Saints, according to reports from Lancashire.
However, this afternoon Burnley's head of media, Darren Bentley, claimed the club had received no bids for the young striker, who is also said to be attracting the attention of Sam Allardyce at West Ham.


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Guilty Pleasures: Footloose
Can our Scott McKenzie escape the long arm of the law with another bad movie?
Your honour, Footloose is a criminal movie on more than one count. First of all, as I will prove today, it is such a guilty pleasure that every fan of this travesty should be sentenced to a life of shame without chance of parole. Secondly, it is guilty of riding on the coat-tails of Flashdance, which was released one year earlier. All the producers cared about was knocking out a 'dance movie' as quickly as they could and the only criteria that led to Kevin Bacon's casting in the lead role of Ren was that he was considered 'f**kable'.
The movie has dated horrendously. This is immediately clear from the embarrassing opening credits, where we see set after set of feet clad in shoes (and leg warmers, no less!—see exhibit A) from the 80s. If one were to sit down and actually attempt to endure this relic, they would be in no doubt about the sheer volume of cheese they will be expected to consume in the following 107 minutes. The main problem is that in making a movie that was supposed to be 'cool' in the 80s, the producers have created evidence of just how un-cool the era was. The fashions presented to us and the attempts by the actors to dance are the equivalent of catching your parents at it. You know it's natural to them, but there's no way you ever needed to see it.
Exhibit A – Kick off your Sunday shoes! Thanks, but I'd rather not.
This may have been the movie that launched Kevin Bacon onto the road to stardom, but for some reason it appears that every attempt to make him look like a red-blooded cool dude has been thwarted. To begin with, it's difficult to come across as the new James Dean if the chicken race you're competing in substitutes tractors in the place of stolen cars (exhibit B), and your success is based on the way you tie your shoelaces rather than your heroism. Lori Singer plays the love interest but the relationship Ren shares with Willard (played by a pre-two-for-one-dinners Chris Penn) is unashamedly homoerotic.
Exhibit B – More chug chug than vroom vroom
The emotional climax of their relationship is surely the montage of Ren teaching Willard how to dance (exhibit C), to the tune of 'Let's Hear It for the Boy'. I challenge anyone here today to watch this sequence in the light-hearted innocent way it was probably intended in 1984. In this post-modern, post-irony world, it is impossible to watch the sequence without questioning whether you'd prefer to have caught your parents at it than endure another second.
Exhibit C – To hell with the girls, let's hear it for the boys!
I could go on picking holes in this movie. I mean, how does the town full of people who haven't danced for years suddenly learn to do so in perfect formation by the end credits? Why does everyone in the diner turn round to look at John Lithgow when he's chastising Ariel, even though some of them are in the bathroom, unable to see him, never mind hear the music his daughter wasn't supposed to be playing? Where does all the glitter come from? Don't even get me started on the 'make Ginger pop' story.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I implore you on behalf of all that is decent to find Footloose guilty.
I will concede that Footloose would not have been made were it not for the success of Flashdance, but I ask you to consider the following question—is it not a better movie? After all, all Flashdance has to offer are neon lights and welding, but Footloose offers so much more. To begin with, the themes are more hard-hitting than you might expect from a by-the-numbers against-all-odds 80s teen movie. Family break-up, drugs, book-burning censors and a couple of fairly brutal moments (exhibit D) are all major factors in an adult story that betrays its Karate Kid-style setup.
Exhibit D – Cop this, Ariel
Footloose is different because it doesn't prescribe to the typical clichéd social structure within high school movies. In this world there are no jocks and geeks, just the good guys and the bad guys and the script is peppered with many nice exchanges between them. There is a wide array of different characters, some of which are awarded very little screen time, possibly indicating that a lot more footage ended up on the cutting room floor. This means there are a decent number of blink-and-you'll-miss-it moments, like when Ren is helped out at the diner in a one versus three grappling match (exhibit E).
Exhibit E – One outnumbers three
Admittedly, this movie may not be the greatest ever made, but the performances of some members of the supporting cast rise above the rest. The exchanges between John Lithgow and Dianne Wiest are few and far between, but they are at the emotional core of Footloose, and Ren's use of quotes from the bible to curry favour with the Reverend add a dash of welcome intelligence to the proceedings. As my learned friend for the prosecution has stated, the relationship between Ren and Willard may bring their intentions towards the characters of Lori Singer and an almost unrecognisable Sarah Jessica Parker into question, it does allow for some entertaining scenes:
Ren: You like Men at Work?
Willard: What men?
Ren: Men at work.
Willard: Well where do they work?
Ren: No, they're a music group.
Willard: Well what do they call themselves?
Ren: Oh no! What about the Police?
Willard: What about 'em?
Ren: You ever heard them?
Willard: No, but I seen them.
Ren: Where, in concert?
Willard: No, behind you.
At the very least, Footloose must be acquitted on the grounds that not just one but two of the original songs were nominated for an Oscar.
Prosecution: Objection! Those songs were a bunch of cheesy crap!
Judge: Sustained. But watch your mouth, councillor. Now, as ever, I must ask the good people of DVDActive. Footloose… guilty pleasure or not guilty?
Editorial by Scott McKenzie
Chris Gould Editor Join Date: May 2001 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,171
That clip is super gay.
shatnerfan Member Join Date: June 2008 Location: United States Posts: 71
I hate to admit this, bit I actually saw this at the drive-in...it added to the white trash appeal, trust me.
Ray Waterway Member Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 462
I grew up watching this movie; I don't consider myself white trash (I'm Asian), and I guess it's just a lot of good memories of the time. Having watched it as recently as last year, I have to say that yes, it's a guilty pleasure, but it's a damn good one. I mean, what's not to like about it? There's cheeseball music, to be true; however, "Top Gun" also had some cheeseball music, as did "Flashdance".
And notice how they're all released by Paramount...
My vote: guilty pleasure that is redeemable by a wonderful speech by Kevin Bacon at the town council meeting.
And notice how they're all released by Paramount...
My vote: guilty pleasure that is redeemable by a wonderful speech by Kevin Bacon at the town council meeting.
Marcus1138 Contributor Join Date: June 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 910
This is a great guilty pleasure and it's taught us all so much. I mean, how else would we deal with our anger, if Kevin Bacon hadn't taugh us how to dance it away?
Jersey Jedi Member Join Date: August 2004 Location: United States Posts: 714
80s fashion is back in style, so I wouldn't say that it has aged that terrible with respect to clothing. Editing, music and overall theme, however..... guilty.
But still fun.
But still fun.
Chris Gould Editor Join Date: May 2001 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,171
Jersey Jedi wrote: 80s fashion is back in style
I think 80s clothing and style are mutually exclusive.
I think 80s clothing and style are mutually exclusive.
jantheman Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: United States Posts: 21
Anyone who doesn't like Footloose obviously hates America (if you're not from America, substitute your own country in that sentence) and all that is good and green in the world....
This movie is 100% fun. Seeing people who hate this movie is about as sad as seeing a poor little kid whose parents won't let him/her believe in Santa Claus....
This movie is 100% fun. Seeing people who hate this movie is about as sad as seeing a poor little kid whose parents won't let him/her believe in Santa Claus....
knight d Member Join Date: November 2007 Location: United States Posts: 221
HAHA!! So if you hate this movie, you hate America? I've never been able to sit through all of this. The 80's also ranks in my top 5 decades ever. 70's, 90's, 40's, 60's, 80's
the-gr8shag Member Join Date: September 2005 Location: United States Posts: 172
This was turned into a musical & I heard that there is a remake in the works. Earth & all of Humanity, please take 2 more steps towards eternal Hell & Damnation!
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Troubleshooting the Open Lightweight Directory Access Protocol and the Berkeley Data Base
From DocWiki
To troubleshoot Open Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (OpenLDAP) and Berkeley Data Base (BDB), see the following sections:
OpenLDAP Server Not Responding
Problem: The OpenLDAP server is not responding.
Possible Cause: This problem could occur if, after a system crash, power outage, or manual shutdown, the OpenLDAP sever did not shut down gracefully, which caused data corruption.
Solution: To resolve this problem, stop the OpenLDAP server, and then recover the data. Follow these steps:
1. To stop the OpenLDAP server, enter the following command:
/etc/init.d/NetAppOpenLDAP stop
2. To recover the data, enter the following command:
$CISCO_CE_INSTALL_ROOT/bdb/bin/db_recover -h $CISCO_CE_INSTALL_ROOT/openldap/var/openldap-data
BDB Using Excessive Disk Space
Problem: The BDB is using excessive disk space.
Possible Cause: BDB creates transaction logs in the $CISCO_CE_INSTALL_ROOT/openldap/var/openldap-data file. If transaction logs are not purged, the BDB uses excessive disk space. For information about disk space, see the "System Requirements" and "Understanding Disk Space Calculation" sections in the Cisco Configuration Engine Installation and Configuration Guide, 3.5.
Solution: To resolve this problem, follow these steps:
1. To verify whether dbpurge.sh is running as a cron job, enter the following command:
crontab –l
2. If crontab –l is not in the list, run the Setup program to add it.
3. To manually purge BDB transaction logs, enter the following command:
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With the world understandably fixated on the Arab Spring, India's own season of discontent has gone largely unnoticed. The globe's largest democracy, India lacks a dictator to topple. But its activists are bringing about regime change anyway. More than six decades after the British departed, India is shedding the last vestiges of the colonial state.
Over the next few months – especially during the "monsoon session" of Parliament that begins Aug. 1 – India will witness major milestones in replacing archaic governance structures with something the British Raj promised but rarely delivered: the rule of law.
For sheer drama, the Arab Spring is a hard act to follow. But as an indicator of democracy's long-term prospects in the developing world, the coming Indian Summer will be every bit as profound.
Two momentous changes to Indian governance are under way, driven by powerful social movements. The more visible of the two seeks to end the impunity with which India's current rulers, like their imperial predecessors, plunder the nation's wealth. Independent India inherited powerful institutions and a Victorian governance culture that places senior officials above the law. The prime minister enjoys de facto control over government investigative agencies.
The coalition government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is drafting legislation to create an independent vigilance body called a "Jan Lokpal," or "people's guardian" – a superombudsman with the authority to investigate and prosecute officials suspected of abusing their public positions for private gain. It would effectively abolish the executive branch's viceregal prerogative.
Hunger strikes and protests
A hunger strike in April by a neo-Gandhian anti-corruption campaigner, Mr. Anna Hazare, forced the government to include representatives from civil society on the bill's drafting committee. This is all taking place amid public outrage over a multi-billion-dollar telecom-licensing scandal. Details have been captured on audio recordings that reveal extensive collusion among lobbyists, politicians, and name-brand journalists.
The activists and politicians drafting the ombudsman bill disagree on several issues, notably whether the prime minister and senior judges should be under the new institution's jurisdiction.
Many voices have emerged to complain about involving "extraconstitutional" actors in the law-drafting process. But involving civic leaders is hardly antidemocratic. It can be a useful counterweight to the influence of corporate lobbyists, who participate intensively in the drafting of much legislation. Others fear creating an institution that can subvert democracy by allowing the electorate's verdict to be overturned by an overzealous people's tribune. Yet, countries such as New Zealand have managed to create powerful, independent oversight institutions without disenfranchising citizens.
A summer of mass protest is planned if the Jan Lokpal ombudsman bill is not to the activists' liking – which the initial draft almost certainly won't be. A hugely popular television yoga guru known as Baba Ramdev, whose rally against corruption was broken up by police in June, has promised another fast unto death if action is not taken to plug loopholes. Expect India's independence day – Aug. 15 – to be marked by civil disobedience.
The second element of regime change is even more explicitly targeted at colonial-era governance. For the first time in independent India, a government is serious about replacing the Land Acquisition Act of 1894, which allows the state to dispossess landowners for almost any "public purpose."
The act's few landowner protections are easily trumped by countervailing emergency provisions. Compensation for landowners is pitiful. The key official who engineers these transactions – the district collector – is an imperial relic of vast authority whose extractive function is unsubtly encoded in his job title.
Activists have long demanded reforms to the Land Acquisition Act. A protracted campaign against the World Bank-funded Narmada Dam in the 1980s and '90s highlighted the callousness with which the Indian state uproots entire communities in the name of development.
The current effort to replace (rather than just tidy up) the act has been set off by popular revulsion at the more recent state practice of gifting forcibly acquired land to corporations, both foreign and domestic, to establish export enclaves known as "special economic zones." Nearly 600 such zones, which often feature luxury housing and other high-end amenities, are in various stages of completion across India. Their alleged economic benefits are widely regarded as an insufficiently "public purpose" to justify such blatant land-grabbing.
The state's forcible acquisition of land for private industry has sparked protests across India. The brutality of the state government in West Bengal – more than 30 people died in clashes between protesters and police in 2007 – contributed to this May's defeat of the Communist-led government that had ruled the state since 1977. A violent standoff is taking place in neighboring Orissa State, where land has been acquired by the government on behalf of a South Korean steel conglomerate.
A detailed proposal to overhaul the Land Acquisition Act has been issued by the National Advisory Council, a government think tank chaired by Sonia Gandhi. Widow of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, she is president of the ruling party and the current prime minister's de facto boss. The proposed legislation would vastly increase compensation to landowners and for the first time provide statutory relief to nonlandowners whose livelihoods are nevertheless adversely affected. It would also impose a higher public-purpose standard for compulsory land acquisition and set community-resettlement norms.
Momentum behind the activists
The fate of these two regime-changing reforms is uncertain, but more promising than cynics might imagine. The prime movers of both the Jan Lokpal ombudsman and land acquisition bills are the same activists who in 2005 drove passage of India's Right to Information Act, which superseded the Official Secrets Act of 1923.
Activists have had to prod the various branches of government to dismantle the colonial state. In 2009, in response to public-interest litigation, the Supreme Court struck down anti-gay-rights provisions of the Indian Penal Code enacted in 1860. In 2001, Parliament amended the Indian Divorce Act of 1869 to grant Christian women – each major religion operates under its own "personal law" – the same divorce rights as men.
To advance the agenda of accountable, rights-based governance, several key activists have embedded themselves within the state through appointments to official oversight and policy-guidance bodies. This core of dedicated reformers has pioneered a new model for channeling people's perspectives directly to the heart of policymaking.
India's vibrant social movements have seized on the dissonance between modern expectations of freedom and the provisions of colonial laws to advance the seemingly never-ending process of making subjects into citizens. Indians are consolidating democracy, making it durable by making it their own – a feat that people in the Middle East will soon realize is even trickier than unseating autocrats.
Rob Jenkins, professor of political science at Hunter College and associate director at the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, City University of New York, is researching how politics influences the realization of rights in India.


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Weekend fishing opportunities:
If your favorite fishing spot is no longer listed, it's probably because that river, lake or reservoir is closed for the season, inaccessible due to snow and bad roads, or offers limited fishing opportunities during the winter months. These waterbodies will re-appear in the Recreation Report when they re-open next spring, or when access and/or opportunity improves.
Send us your fishing report
We'd love to hear about your recent fishing experience. Send us your own fishing report through ODFW Fishing Reports -- the information will be forwarded to the local biologist who may use it to update various ODFW resources such as the Weekly Recreation Report.
ANTELOPE FLAT RESERVOIR: trout
The reservoir is not accessible by vehicle due to the snow on the roads.
BEND PINE NURSERY POND: trout
The most recent stocking was in late September with a number of one pound rainbow released.
BIG LAVA LAKE: rainbow trout
Closed to fishing until spring.
BIKINI POND: rainbow trout
The pond has received its fall stocking, and should provide anglers with good fall fishing opportunity.
CLEAR LAKE RESERVOIR: rainbow trout
Water level in reservoir is at low levels due to irrigation demand. Recent snow will limit access.
CRANE PRAIRIE RESERVOIR: rainbow trout, brook trout, kokanee, largemouth bass
Closed to fishing until spring.
CRESCENT LAKE: rainbow trout, brown trout, lake trout and kokanee
Opportunities for rainbow and brown trout are good.
CROOKED RIVER BELOW BOWMAN DAM: redband trout and mountain whitefish
Fishing for trout has been good. Water levels have been consistent and fish are feeding on small mayfly and midge nymphs. The use of bait is prohibited until May 2013. Trout over 20 inches are considered steelhead and must be released unharmed.
A sample of redband trout and mountain whitefish are tagged with a numbered floy tag protruding from the back. Anglers who catch a trout or whitefish with a floy tag are encouraged to release the fish with the tag intact after recording the tag color and number, fish length and location caught. Anglers can send the information to ODFW at (541) 447-5111 ext. 24 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
CULTUS LAKE: rainbow trout, lake trout
No recent reports.
DAVIS LAKE: redband trout, largemouth bass
Inaccessible due to snow.
DESCHUTES RIVER: steelhead, redband trout
Mouth to the Pelton Regulating Dam: steelhead, redband trout, whitefish
Trout fishing remains good for trout downstream from the Warm Springs Reservation Boundary. Best trout fishing typically occurs around midday, as the best light reaches the canyon floor. Fly anglers will find best success with nymphs along with egg patterns for trout and whitefish. Anglers are reminded trout fishing is closed upstream from the Warm Springs Reservation Boundary.
Anglers should note that fall chinook salmon retention closed on the Deschutes Nov. 1.
Anglers, who catch a tagged hatchery steelhead with an orange anchor tag, are encouraged to report catch information to ODFW at 541-296-4628 or via the internetAnglers catching a tagged wild fish should release it immediately without recording any information.
Anglers can check the trap the seasons catch at Sherars Falls as an indicator of fish movement in the Deschutes The Sherars Falls trap went offline for the season Nov. 2.
Lake Billy Chinook to Bend: rainbow trout, brown trout
Flows have increased with the end of irrigation season. This will make the river more difficult to wade but often triggers trout to feed more heavily and seek out new territories. Rainbow trout average 10 to 16-inches, while brown trout up to 26-inches are available. Anglers will find better access downstream of Lower Bridge. Remains open year round; however, gear is restricted to artificial flies and lures only.
EAST LAKE: rainbow trout, brown trout, Atlantic salmon, kokanee
Closed to fishing until spring.
FALL RIVER: rainbow trout
No recent reports. The river below the falls closed on Sept. 30. The river above the falls is open all year. Fishing is restricted to fly fishing only with barbless hooks.
FROG LAKE: rainbow trout
No recent reports. Snow will limit access.
HAYSTACK RESERVOIR: rainbow trout, brown trout, kokanee
No recent reports.
HOOD RIVER: summer steelhead, winter steelhead
Anglers are catching a few early winter steelhead, the fishing will continue to get better as the winter progresses. Anglers are reporting the best success on bait due to the cold water temperatures.
HOSMER LAKE: Atlantic salmon, brook trout, rainbow trout
Inaccessible due to snow.
LAKE BILLY CHINOOK: bull trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, kokanee, smallmouth bass
Fishing for bull trout has been fair. Anglers are reminded there are small numbers of spring chinook and summer steelhead in Lake Billy Chinook as part of the reintroduction effort. Please release these fish unharmed. The Metolius Arm closed to fishing Oct. 31.
LITTLE LAVA LAKE: rainbow trout, brook trout
No recent reports.
LOST LAKE: rainbow trout, brown trout
No recent reports. Anglers should check with the USFS Hood River Ranger Station for 541-352-6002 concerning access.
METOLIUS RIVER: redband trout, bull trout
Trout fishing has been good. Insect hatches should offer lots of opportunities for good dry fly fishing. Angling for post spawning bull trout should be excellent. Large streamer flies fished in the deeper pools and slots are the best bet.
The mainstem above the Allingham Bridge closed to fishing Oct. 31.
NORTH TWIN: rainbow trout
No recent reports.
OCHOCO CREEK UPSTREAM TO OCHOCO DAM: rainbow trout
No recent reports.
Angling is restricted to artificial flies and lures only; two trout per day with an 8-inch minimum length. Trout over 20 inches are considered steelhead and must be released unharmed.
OCHOCO RESERVOIR: rainbow trout
Ice fishing on Ochoco Reservoir is not recommended.
ODELL LAKE: kokanee, lake trout, rainbow trout
Closed to fishing until spring.
PAULINA LAKE: brown trout, rainbow trout, kokanee
Closed to fishing until spring.
PINE HOLLOW RESERVOIR: rainbow trout
No recent reports; might be frozen.
PRINEVILLE RESERVOIR: rainbow trout and largemouth bass
There is no ice near the dam near Powderhouse Cove. Fishing has been slow but the trout that are being caught have been large.
PRINEVILLE YOUTH FISHING POND: rainbow trout and largemouth bass
Due to safety concerns, no one is allowed to be on the ice.
ROCK CREEK RESERVOIR: rainbow trout
No recent reports; likely frozen.
SHEVLIN YOUTH FISHING POND: rainbow trout
Shevlin Pond is fishing well and typically fishes well throughout winter if not iced over.
SOUTH TWIN LAKE: Rainbow trout
Closed to fishing until spring.
SUTTLE LAKE: brown trout, kokanee
No recent reports
TAYLOR LAKE: rainbow trout and largemouth bass
Taylor Lake has been recently stocked, and has provided consistent catches of rainbow trout.
WALTON LAKE: rainbow trout
No recent reports.
WICKIUP RESERVOIR: rainbow trout, brown trout, kokanee, largemouth bass.
Closed to fishing until next spring.
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'Velocity' Show to Feature Icon Wind Deflector
March 14, 2013 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on 'Velocity' Show to Feature Icon Wind Deflector
Icon Direct, manufacturer of the AeroShield Wind Deflector for RV towing, announced that the product will be featured in an upcoming episode of "Performance TV" on the network channel Velocity by Discovery.
The episode highlights the easy, tool-free installation and benefits of using the product while towing. Hosts Tommy Johnson Jr. and Kathy Fisher are helped by Icon's Jordan Martindale as they install the wind deflector on a 2012 Ford F350 truck.
The AeroShield is designed to increase aerodynamics while towing by deflecting air over and around the RV. Icon said that users of the deflector have found increased fuel mileage of up to 3 mpg. The product is available through RV dealerships and RV parts distributors.
Learn more about the AeroShield Wind Deflector when the show airs March 21 at 5 p.m. (Eastern) and March 24 at 1 p.m. on Velocity.
For more information on the AeroShield Wind Deflector, visit the Icon website at http://www.icondirect.com.